it's happening on the peninsula. the aftermath of a horrific head on car crash closed lanes of highway 92 inside half moon bay city limits. there, you can see a life flight helicopter. >> two people seriously injured. when you see the wreckage, you can understand why. terrible. motorists advised to avoid the area. there is a lot of work to do to clear the wreckage. breaking news continues on twitter. >> good afternoon, i'm dan ashley in for larry beil. >> i'm carolyn johnson. now to the near-record breaking temperatures around the bay. >> a lot of people enjoying the

heat. hope you got a chance to. it was shady enough to get in the water for a little bit of a swim or rowing. >> san francisco a lot of people in shorts and tank tops along the embarcadero today the hot, dry weather is raising concerns about fire dangers. warning signs went up today in several communities. >> this is a live look outside in santa cruz. spencer christian is here with the accu-weather forecast. nice, but steamy. >> nice and steamy. exactly what it is. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see we have almost a cloud-free sky. just thin, high clouds around. more off shore than over land areas. it's very warm to hot. here is a live view from our camera. looking back at coit tower. readings 87 in san francisco. 88 in oakland and redwood city. 95 gilroy. gilroy five degrees below the

record for the date. some locations within a pew degrees, we haven't hit one yet. 81 now in half moon bay. here is a live view looking over the golden gate. more temperatures that are toasty, 88 degrees in santa rosa. san rafael, eight #. 88 in fairfield and concord. and this is our first forecast looking at the bay bridge from our emeryville camera. sunny and mild in the morning. hot in our inland areas again tomorrow afternoon. cooler on the coast tomorrow. i should point out as we check and wait to see, i should say, the peak of warming occurs during this hour, between 4:00 and 5:00. we won't have final readings in for a while. we might hit records but so far just hot. >> a major wildfire in southern california forced officials to

evacuate homes and schools officials say dry, gusty winds up to 60 miles per hour are fanning the fire in the foothills of the san bernardino mountains. smoke billowing over rancho cucamonga. it's an active fire. so far it's burned a thousand acres and 550 firefighters are battling it. they have a long way before they can get it put out. >> yes. >> a welcome sight in the east bay. water from the sacramento river flowing into east bay mud system. this is the first time the district passed this source. >> that is right. it's been in the making for years. as wayne freedman explains live for us this afternoon from the reservoir, it's much needed. wayne? >> dan, nothing beats planning ahead for times of trouble. a good example would be that reservoir behind me, here. normally, it would be full this time of the year. now, it's only 75%. but in june, they're saying it's

going to be topped off. how could that be? >> this is music to the ears of mud customers. we're out of the rainy season. >> regarded as an engineering marvel? >> yes. boy. >> what would romans say? >> they'd be impressed >> you might forget she has a little bias she manages operations for east bay mud helping engineer this project helping move river water 130 miles over the hills and down to this spot. it's a supplemental water agreement 40 years in the making. 5.2 billion gallons between now and june. >> how much energy does it take? >> a lot. takes a lot of energy. moving about 16,000 acres. it's probably about 20,000 megawatts. >> per day? >> no. no. moving the wall.

>> east bay mud spent half a billion on planning for the project. now for the first time, is taking advantage. in this state, where governor brown asking for cut backs of 20%, east bay mud is asking residents for only ten. the general manager says they've given more. >> we can ask not to conserve. but we're not doing. that we have supplies. it's one of the benefits of 40 years of planning. >> critics describe them as acting responsibly. matth matthew burger studies the instatute. >> we can learn to use less n australia they're using 40 and 50 gallons per day. >> it's a lot less than passed through the frame in this one sentence. it's a beautiful river of

plenty. >> and we've had a little rain, it's nowhere near enough. california has just under 27 inches of rain since this water year began on october 1st. >> and you can keep track of whether rain is headed our way with the abc7 news weather app. it's free to down load we have information on abc7 news.com/apps. >> we're following breaking news now. a computer glitch forced a ground stop at lax. >> flights are just starting to take off from there now. laura anthony at oakland international airport. >> this one of several airports in the west. that was affected by this software glitch, we're told. that is located in palmdale. at the time of the ground stop there is no activity on the tarmac there as flights were

halted. faa ordered flights halted at 2:00 today software glitch occurred. there were flights actually in route to los angeles diverted here to the bay area. we can take a look at sfo. we have a live picture of sfo. we understand four flights were diverted and landed in san francisco supposed to go to southern california. a couple that had taken off from sfo and headed to los angeles but we're told to turn around and go back and land. now, at 3:30 the ground stop was lifted but the residual affects could last sometime. we're told now that the delays are down to about 20 to 40 minutes they were up to two hours. some of the other airports affected, las vegas, phoenix, salt lake city. the ground stop has been lifted and the glitch fixed but anyone going to the airports might be aware there could be some delays into the evening. at oakland international

airport, abc7 news. >> laura. thank you. >> a 23-year-old man has been arrested and accused of kidnapping two women in separate cases. police say kenneth middle brooke forced each victim into the car. one woman crashed into another car in order to get away. >> when they pulled to the side, the victim actually ran over to his car and trying to explain to him what is going on. he did the right thing and called 911. at that time, middle brooke got back into the driver's seat and drove off on the freeway. >> police say middlebrook went to a mobile home park and forced another woman to drive him to amma door county. he was arrested monday morning. >> in san leandro, three people recovering from chemical burns after an explosion in a homeless encampment. investigators say a man and

woman were taking hash oil in a tent with butane when it blew up. they ran to a apartment complex the man used a hose to water himself down. a woman ran into an apartment and jumped into the bathroom. a woman trying to help them burned her feet. >> napa valley high school is expected to be back to normal tomorrow. classes had to be cancelled this morning because of a chlorine leak. investigators say a car accident knocked out power to the school, causing the system to malfunction. you're looking at pictures from sky 7 hd of the pool. three workers were treated for inhaling the chemicals. >> still ahead on abc7 news, the latest buzz about the driver who ran off the road with a bus full of students. surveillance video may prove the excuse doesn't fly. >> flood emergency the twisters caused a

>> plus, michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact michael on facebook.com. >> and going nowhere, fast. cars on the left side of the screen trying to get onto the bay bridge. it's moving along. not too bad, but a little sticky. stay with us.

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take a look at this. a train derailment in virginia sparked a massive fire officials rushed to evacuate people as thick black smoke filled the air. between 12 and 14 tankers of crude oil were involved. no one was hurt the cause is still under investigation. >> security cameras captured a school bus running off the road and into a ditch in washington 40 miles south of seattle. a bus driver, shar smith claims she was distracted by a bee but in the video she appears to be looking down not swatting at anything. she has within fired and could face criminal charges if she was texting. 26 students were on the bus. none appeared to be hurt. that contradicts claims by the parents of a 13-year-old student seen here they claim he suffered a concussion and bruised ribs officials say the video doesn't support that.

>> houston, texas police are looking for three men one investigator calls the clumsiest crooks he's seen in a long time showing them attempting to rob a boutique. something spooked them. one rifle bumped into his buddy the gun went off. police believe that prompted the guy with the rifle to start shooting on the way out of the store. the men are still on the loose. >> florida state heisman trophy winner is apologizing after another brush with a law. issuing a civil citation for shoplifting claiming he took crab legs and crawfish from a supermarket. he told deputies he forgot to pay for it. he was not charged with a crime but has been suspended from the baseball team. he's a member of the pitching staff. he was accused of rape last year but never charged. >> 37 people died in four days from a huge storm system tearing

through the south. first it was tornadoes, now, come flash floods. abc news reporter ashley bridges has more now from arkansas. >> reporter: a grateful pensacola woman thanks the emergency crew that picked up her 5-month-old baby and carried to it safety. 22 inches of rain and about 24 hours flooded parts of the florida pan handle including this mother's home they were two of the 200 people who had to evacuate. >> it was water on the bottom, down stairs. it was water in there. >> florida's governor declared a state of emergency for 26 counties >> we've had 300 requests for evacuations. >> flood waters turned roads into rivers. the parking lots and threatening to wash away houses in north carolina, flooded and stalled-out cars everywhere. >> we had about four and a half feet of water in the driveway. it's three feet in the house. >> this is coming on the heels

of a rash of tornadoes that struck the tar heel state the system started to sweep across the state sunday w out water, wind is too much to reckon with. many families just leaving shelters and registering to return to their homes or at least two pieces of them. scary sights for anyone but especially for wee ones. >> lightning. >> i don't know what to tell them. just love on them. >> i don't have any homes. all of the tornadoes messed it up and stuff. they need help. >> heading into day 5, 17 states from florida up to massachusetts remain under flood watches and warnings. for abc news i'm ashley bridges >> part of a road washed away in baltimore, maryland sending cars crashing down a ravine.

seven fell below this afternoon. houses were evacuated as well. >> let's turn our attention now to weather outside. awfully warm out there. >> it's smoking. >> it's hot. still, toasty. let's take a look at the live doppler 7 hd image. thin clouds over land areas. it's sunny and hot now. here is a look at high temperatures so far today. it's 90 degrees here in san francisco. 90 up north. and clover dale. 88 in fairfield and antioch and concord. you can see it's pretty hot. again, no records yet.

clear, mild tonight. warm to hot tomorrow. cooler at the coast tomorrow. and we'll have a cooler pattern for the entire bay area throughout the weekend. we've got a dome of high pressure for one more day of warm to hot weather but here comes clouds. and some cooler air and that will reach us on friday, bringing cooler weather to all areas notice during the day we can develop a sea breeze and gets clouds at various levels low clouds, and high clouds dropping temperatures sharply as we head into weekend. looking at high temperatures for the week ahead in oakland notice tomorrow will buy far be warmest day of the seven day yochld a high of 83 tomorrow. average high this time of the year is 68. temperatures dropping off rather sharply on friday. about 77 in oakland then remainder just mid-80s. that is typical of what we'll

see for the bay area. that high temperatures range there. overnight, looking for mild, clear conditions once again. lows will be mainly into mid to upper 50s to even low 60s in places like clover dale and antioch. tomorrow, sunny and 88 in san jose. highs 86 in redwood city and mountain view. mid-70s on the coast tomorrow. up in the north bay we'll see mid-80s in san gnoma and napa. east bay highs into low to mid-80s. inland east bay, highs into low 90s. 94 in antioch. here is the accu-weather forecast. notice a sharp drop in temperatures friday. from saturday throughout the forecast period highs remaining

a steady pattern. upper 60s along the bay. bring on cooling. i can use it now. >> we all can. thank you. >> coming up next a fifth grader is breaking barriers. a special visit today, and his big prize. >> and then at 4:30, how hampster is gaining popularity all because of a tiny burrito. >> taking a look at traffic once again. looking at mcarthur maze cars on the far right going around the corner there. going into the city. pretty sticky coming into another direction going north the news at 4:00 continues in just a moment.

>> part of this road wash away in walt -- baltimore, maryland. several cars are teetering on the edge. homes have been evacuated. no reports of injuries now. >> well, special ticket packages for paul mccartney's candle stick park concert are going to cost a bundle. promoter another planet entertainment sent out a notice today for thoegs special deals. prices with perks like a reception, special entrances and merchandise ranging from $455 to $2,000. regular tickets going on sale monday. prices from $49 to $254. san francisco mayor ed lee asked him to include lower-priced tickets. >> big day for a fifth grade student in brentwood who won an essay contest about overcoming

barriers he got to meet sharon robinson, daughter of jackie robinson. she congratulated raymond who won the essay contest. the student wrote about his experience overcoming surgeries because of two brain tumors. >> what stood out was your strength of character. that is what we're looking for. we're looking for kids that have had challenges in their lives but have found strength like you did. and like my dad did. to get to the next >> raymond says his favorite prize is a trip to july's all-star game in minneapolis. he'll be honored during the home run derby. >> good for him. >> just ahead at 4:00 look at

who and what caltrans is to blame for the crawl on the new bay bridge. >> this is an incredibly difficult decision >> the young man accepted to every ivy league school makes his choice. he says music drove his decision. >> a bear cub left in lake tahoe and how he got there. stay with us. the news continues.

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happening now, teams are trying to retrieve a crucial piece of evidence over the weekend. you're looking live where crews are working to salvage the fuselage. >> the sheriff's office tweeted this photo pulling the cessna's engine from the bay. investigators say he was flying on sunday the two collided when one tried to pass another. the faa assumes the pilot of the cessna died. vic lee will have the latest at 5:00. >> there has been much talk about the recent morning

commutes on the bay bridge. traffic has been horrendous. >> it has. here is a live look at traffic now on the bridge. today we asked abc7 news to get some answers from those in the know. >> she joins us with what she found out. leanne? >> there is no evidence but there are several factors causing this back up the bad news is that they're not going away soon. traffic has been the discussion later. at 11:30 the back up extended past the maze the metering lights were still on. >> very bad. every morning. every morning. there is a back up until we reached the part where old bridge was. coming apart. so it was gawker-related today. >> john goodwin told us commuters can't help themselves.

>> that is a scenic attraction. >> the economy improveed and there are more jobs in the city, more people are driving in. there are about 1500 more cars but goodman says that number is not high enough to have an affect on the commute. we asked for a second opinion and drove across the bridge with chp officer. >> one is demolition of the old bridge. second is the beauty of the new bridge. thirdly, we have construction both on the left and right shoulder. >> by law, drivers have to slow down. he also admits often passengers and drivers take out their cameras to take a picture of the growing gaps. that is never recommended caltrans says the gap is only going to get bigger. the construction on the new bridge will continue for a

while. >> anything drivers want to look at is going to be a draks. >> he says better, safer view is from the bicycle the new bay bridge has a bicycle lane. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> caltrans figured out a simple fix it says. grease. caltrans placed these canisters filled with grease to prevent moisture from damaging the 2000 rods and bolts. 192 have been treated. there has been concern the high strength rods could become fragile. the grease method has been used before to prevent moisture damage. >> oklahoma governor is calling for an independent review of the state's execution protocols

after last night's botched execution of a convicted murderer. officials halted the execution of a man when he convulsed. ten minutes after given the second of three drugs his vein exploded and he died 23 minutes after the process began. legal experts say it complicates the use of lethal injections. >> physicians are a lot of times not involved in the process because it's a violation medical ethics to assist in putting someone to death. so it's become an amateur option. >> the white house condemned the botched execution saying it falls short of humane standards. executions are now on hold in oklahoma until the investigation is completed. >> a push to raise federal minimum wage failed in the senate. democrats say they'll bring this

issue to the floor. republicans say they'll never get on board because it will hurt businesses. abc news is in washington. >> it was still a significant defeat for the president. >> motion is not agreed to. >> today, the senate failed to move forward on a bill that would have raised federal minute pum wage from $10.10 an hour, only one republican voted to continue debate. harry reid says this highlights issues between fellow democrats and republicans. >> they're fighting for billionaires we're fighting for people struggling to make a living. >> but consensus is that it would hurt small businesses. >> it will not grow the economy. it will dot opposite. >> this is a big issue for the president. today, he said senate

republicans failed working americans. >> by preventing a vote, they preventeds a raise for 28 million hard working americans. >> democrats want the debate to be front and center. a poll from january found two thirds of americans support raising the minimum wage. recent polling shows americans at 31 points say they're likely to support the candidate who supports raising the wage. republicans say they're using this to make them look bad democrats say they're going to keep bringing this up again and again. a 17-year-old boy says he made a difficult decision of his life, which ivy league school to attend he revealed he has chosen yale.

he became a celebrity this month when he was accepted into all eight ivy league universities. he says he chose yale because of its music program and he looks forward to joining the or kes stra and hopes his success inspires others. >> i see myself as a that more kids appreciate higher education. >> he is the son of immigrants from ghana. his s.a.t.score of 2250 puts him in the 99% percent. he'll have 11 advanced courses by the time he graduates. >> what a young man. an employee of college hunks hauling junk is getting praise for this good deed the team and an elderly woman

got struck in a broken elevator. she was not able to stand a 23-year-old acted as a human chair for half on hour until the elevator was fixed. what a guy. >> nice effort there. i like that. teamwork. >> coming up wait until you see what happens when you put a bite-sized burrito in front of a hungry hamster. you can contact me at facebook.com and over at twitter on m finney. >> looking towards mount diablo. blue skies this little spell won't last too much longer. >> 680 in walnut creek moving in both directions. stay with us.

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a 2-year-old girl is getting a gift from a stranger because of a plea on facebook. she suffers from a disorder scarring her kidneys dialysis kept her alive. her mom created a facebook page pleading for a donor. christy harding saw it. she said this made her sad. >> and i don't know why i stopped on this one. and called. on this one. and i'm a match, to this one. >> i wanted to cry, smile, and laugh. my son was standing there. i -- tears were coming out of my eyes he said mom what is wrong? i said nothing these are happy

tears. ariana is going to get a kidney. >> she's set to get it next week. christy flies to minnesota for that surgery. >> well, a tiny bear cub has been causing a now, we think that tahoe is getting cuter. ready or not, here comes tahoe. tahoe just learned to jump. bear cubs learn fast. this is tahoe on april 17th. tahoe discovered in a bear kennel. a lake tahoe group working to help bears coestist.

>> i told them she was fine. then, saying i dropped her off. >> he knew enough details to make the story believable. >> i think he's a hero. >> next, the bear risked away to lake tahoe wild live care. when arriving she was five pounds, ten weeks old now, she's gaining weight. >> is it's a special formula for baby bears. with lots of fat in it. >> settling in to a routine. >> it's time for her to get down and be a bear. >> tahoe gets the run of the clinic with supervision. so she doesn't get hurt checking out everything she sees.

there is a lot going on. cheryl is busy with a swirl, tahoe wants to eat again. after an hour, she's on a blanket the sound means she's happy. it's nap time again. tahoe sleeps then gets to play as much as she wants. but interaction with people to a men mum. >> there is no talking to the bear. none of that. the goal is to keep tahoe wild so she can be released. now, the cub is getting her bottle from a giant stuffed duck. great news this, is the 59th cub

they've cared for. they've been successfully released and would have died without this care. >> that is not acceptable. >> they do. tahoe gained two pounts in two weeks. as you can imagine it costs a lot of money. they get their money from all of their bear leagues. >> adorable. >> yes. >> michael finney here now to answer questions you sent owe to him by facebook. first comes from candy m asking is it legal to ask for a photo of a phone shall employee before considered illegal? >> yes. but there is no law against it, though common sense and your attorney will tell you don't do that. if they're asking for a picture

sounds like a set up. like they're trying to discriminate. right? if you're an employer trouble. >> carmen pe mailed i have been renting my apartment four years. we got a rent increase of $900 per month. can they do that? >> they can. san mateo has no rent control laws. san mateo can do whatever they want in terms of the contract design. try to negotiate. saying do you want us all to leave? how about this instead? and try to sign long term. >> this one from eric r. i wrote a check for $50 but wrote out $500

the bank paid the amount. who is right? >> the bank, the written word is always taking precedent over the numerals. idea being it's easy to make a mistake meaning 500 when you mean 50. that said they've got to give you your money back. make sure to get it bank did the right thing. >> what a frustrating mistake. >> it is. >> thank you. >> it is a must win we'll go live to the tank. can the sharks come back after losing three? >> we hope so. what players say will make a big difference. >> i'm cheryl jennings. coming up at 5:00 if you think your flight is always late, one airline now plans to do something about it a coach training olympic

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here is a look at prime time line up. >> it's win or go home for the sharks they're hoping to beat their rifle l.a. kings in game seven tonight. abc7 news is live with a look. >> there is nothing like like a game seven in any sport. ask of course that just what we have here tonight. l.a. kings and sharks here at sap center. sharks after game three they took a lead and then games 2 and

3 scored 13 goals from 13 different players. this goalie tieing it up and kings won three straight. now, they have to have confidence and mow muntem to win game seven. of kourgs this is why you play for home ice advantage to have game seven in your house. so among sharks we're talking about we're glad we're home at the tank. >> you know our fans are going to be great. >> we didn't think it's going to get there this way. we're here now. >> how you get this, or we trade games sh we're at game seven. and that is all that matters

one game, all marbles. >> sharks trying to prevent the kinks p becoming the fourth team in national hockey league history to win a seven game series. it's win or go home. should be a great one here tonight. we'll have more coming up at 6:00 in sports. what are the chances? it's 95 degrees here on the pavement. >> we'll put you in there shortly. how they were up in this series how challenging is this to pull it together? this is tough. >> they've come out slow. tonight's win or go home. so a lot more coming up at 6:00. i'll see you then.

>> get inside, shu. thanks for joining us. the news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. barges, and boats on the crane pulling up parts of a plane that crashed over the weekend. >> hottest day of the year so far. a lot of people enjoying it fire danger is almost as high as temperatures. >> everyone feeling the he'd today. >> major flight delays because of a computer glitch. we're live with ripple affects reaching to san francisco. >> sky 7 is live a recovery operation is underway following a plane crash and just minutes ago they found what they were looking for.

good evening. >> a marin salvage company trying to remove the fuselage after colliding with another plane in the air. that operation taking place now. abc7 joins us monitoring this developing news. >> we're with two miles from where wreckage is. it's hard to determine from this distance. there is a red back to you buoy out there the operation started after 4:00. you can see a large barge with a crane. the crane pulled up a large part of the cessna. looks like fuselage perhaps attached to the tail or wing

we don't know if there is a body retrieved as well. wreckage was exactly where divers said it was. >> san francisco police used an underwater camera that located wreckage yesterday. session in a plunged after colliding with a vintage plane. authorities have not released the name of the pilot. frank miller. >> there is a lot of silt. there is 0 visibility then. >> amount of time depends on how embedded it is. eric johnson is the harbor master. >> probably use bags and maybe get a net underneath it. lift it up as one