live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news, hundreds of inmates injured at a florida jail after an explosion. >> to, tough new water restrictions go into effect in santa cruz, and how much each household getting and what will happen if they use more water than they should. >> the scandal surrounding donald sterling is far from over this morning, the l.a. clippers' owner is vowing to fight back. >> it is 6:00 on this thursday. >> what we have in common the past couple of days is the heat. mike has the forecast. >> united. we have all had to deal with it yesterday. and to a lesser step, today. live doppler 7 hd shows a light breeze. it is stuffy in a few areas with

some of us stuck in the mid-to-upper 60's and we will drop down to 63 around the bay and some mid-50's in some of higher elevations around the bay. at noon, 76 and 86 at 4:00 and down to 74 as the breeze develops. we are from the 40's in the not bay valley to norly 60 in the east bay valley and warming in the mid-80's by noon and 90 at 4:00 and not so stuffy tonight at 78. 60 and calm this morning and 75 at noon and the breeze starts the cooling friend at 4:00. >> we starting off this hour accident free and we have not had any accidents this morning reported to the c.h.p. we are seeing plenty of congestion including the altamont pass at 580 which is slow and we have a construction project lasting until 2:00 this afternoon and southbound highway 17 and a retaining wall is put in through scotts valley headed

over to county line. the santa clara county line where you can see slow downs. 580 westbound address to -- tracy to dublin, and the and all the bay area, this is abc7 bay bridge metering lights have just been turned on. breaking news in florida. two have been killed and 155 people are sent to the hospital after a gas explosion at a yale -- jail in pensacola. 600 inmates were in the jail at time and officials say the jail was flooded during severe thunderstorms on tuesday and wednesday and her to investigating whether this was directly related. the hot weather has firefighters in the north bay concerned after a winter with little rain and cal fire added

20 engines on monday, fur to six weeks ahead of schedule. the napa foothills are seeing patches of yellow feels and officials say the grass will only get more dry as the temperatures heat up. we will have a report in the next half hour. the temperatures are rising in santa cruz and water usage is not rising because the drought water rationing begins today, mandatory rationing. matt is in santa cruz with the plan and the penalties. matt? >> this sign says it all, in an effort to conserve water lawn irrigation is turned off and you can expect more lawns to turn brown across the city now that mandatory water restriction are in place. starting today, residents are allotted 249 gallons of water a day and those with more than four people can request more. if you use more than your share

you pay $25 for the first 10 percent and $50 for each 10 percent over that. these are the firsthandtory cuts in 25 years but they had to cut down for the past 10 years. >> we live with water restrictions and have to watch out for. if not, there is a problem. >> the water restrictions start today and run through october 31. you cannot water your property between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and restaurants can only seven water upon request, and pools in the city cannot be drained and refilled and shut off valves required. fours will patrol the city looking for violations with the goal to save 100 million gallons of water. now the battle of the billionaires. some of the biggest names in entertainment in sports are looking to buy the l.a. clippers

including open per -- oprah and sterling is fighting back. >> magic johnson is denying it. some are on the record saying they are very interested in the l.a. clippers and a retired boxer who says he was important and raised in los angeles and floyd mayweather and it is estimated they could sell the team if $1 billion although it is not for sale yet. a committee has a conference call today to talk about the next move. owners can veto make donald sterling sell if 75 percent agree but fans and athletes overwhelmingly want him gone. >> no matter how much coasts, we need to get him out. whoever is associated with him does not belong.

>> he hasn't asked for forgiveness or apologized and he content with the way he feels. >> curing to the rules the commissioner has these days to provide donald sterling with the charges and donald sterling has five days to respond. a vote could come in continue difficulties of that. donald sterling has not said what he intends to do but fox is reporting that donald sterling said they are "not for sale." speakers say donald sterling could tie up the sale for the rest his life and another glitch: if his estranged wife files for divorce, the california property low could hold back the sale. >> may day manns are planned in several cities today. the call for immigration reform will be one of many issues demonstrators are expected to rally around. rallies are planned in san jose, san francisco, oakland, berkeley, fremont, and santa

rosa. other issues the rallies will focus on, police violence and military policies that force mission. >> a 23-year-old iraq war veteran is if jail accused of kidnapping two women. he was living in his car and his father said that his son has post-traumatic stress disorder. middle brook forced a 19-year-old woman to drive him to mountain view to see his father because his license was suspended. he forced another woman to drive him away and was later caught. middlebrook was turned over to the police and is facing kidnapping charges. we know how a teen stow away snuck on the tarmac at san jose international airport three weeks after an inspection of the perimeter. the t.s.a. had a three month review of security at the airport. yesterday, senator boxer

questions the review. >> you are looking for 100 percent guarantee that does not happen. >> i am looking for layered defense. >> which we have. >> airports have. it is not guarantee 100 percent. >> it did not happen. >> this is serious business. >> i agree. >> the boy scaled 10' tall fence and mineta is in compliance with all federal regulations and standards. >> it feel like the heat wave has been going on for quite a while. >> check out the temperatures in the east bay valley, most of us in the mid-to-upper 50's through the san ramon valley toward livermore and we are right now in the upper 60's to mid-60's and 65 in san francisco and 61

in san carlos and vine in fremont and san jose and look at the north bay, 50 in north field and napa and novato at 52 degrees. this is the climax of the heat during the morning hours. here is a look at our week ahead: 86 in oakland with the average high at 68 and we are 77 tomorrow as the sea breeze reaches us and it really kicks in. look at saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, temperatures near or below average. we have one more difficult day of bad heat. >> we have a brand new accident in hair, southbound 880 as you approach this area with two cars involved here. there are possible injuries on the shoulder so no lanes are blocked. you can see we have delays as you pull away from 238 up to the scene of the accident.

traffic on the bay bridge, one is a better economic and more jobs and everyone is looking at the other old span of the bay bridge bees dismantled and it will be more impressive as more of the bridge is taken away so we have heavier traffic headed into san francisco so give yourself plenty of extra time. >> thank you. what is leading to a surge in soldiers getting inked? >> and at&t wants to take on comcast in a possible mega merger. >> tesla was targeted.

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covering walnut creek, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. 6:13 on this beautiful thursday morning. you have the sun rising in the east. you have just a beautiful glow

over a smooth bay and you can see that it all adds up to hot temperatures. meteorologist mike nicco has more on that ahead. >> the two republicans vying to unseat governor brown are ready for the first debate on may 15 if anaheim. the two los angeles conservative talk show hosts will moderate the event ahead of the june primary election. at&t is making a bid for a directv, according to the "wall street journal" with a combination of the two companies creating a giant similar to come taft if comcast completes the merger with time warner cable. there are now six million customers and directv has 20 million customers. >> tesla owners if san francisco are fining themselves with bizarre notes on the windshield. this was left on one tesla

accusing the company of "manipulating congress." it questions the safety of the electric car's batteries and urging owners to return their cars. there is no word on who is behind the notes. >> crackdown on tattoos is leading to a surge in soldiers getting inked so "new york times" reports that parlors around the country are seeing big business. the if you rules in effect restrict tattoos that appear below the elbows and knee or above the neck. however, soldiers who have ink in the areas already will be grandfathered in. a group says two recent golf outing for rebound cost taxpayers almost $3 million. the watch says they obtained favors records that show more than $2 million spent on air travel to palm springs over president's day weekend in february and another $900,000

spent on flying to florida in march. the group says the administration billed this as a work trip to highlight the drought but spent only a few hours doing that and spending the next three days playing golf. you have a government outing landed today? take plenty of liquids. now a look at what is going on: a beautiful picture of the sun rising and our highs close 91 yesterday in napa, two degrees shy of a report. 90 in san francisco, three degrees shy. i forecasted 86 so i was underplayed on my part. i apologize. sfo is 90 and that tied the record and livermore was 92 and santa cruz was 93 and the report

was 94 and salinas had a record high 94. the sun is free of the ground there so we will move on and talk about visibility. it is unlimited other than the high clouds you are seeing and the beauty any that is out there as far as the clouds creating some trails which are colorful. look at mount tamalpais, a great picture can captured a couple these and put them on twitter. you can send yours over on face become. cooler wind shift tomorrow and through the week and cooler nights are coming our way. today, we will start to the south upper 80's low 90's and mid-90's deeper into morgan hill and gilroy and 84 in santa cruz and 82 in millbrae to 90 at los altos, a spread on the peninsula and mid-to-upper 70's along the coast and low-to-mid 80's in

downtown and south san francisco and the key to the coast is the temperatures warm up between noon and 2:00 the sea breeze kicks in and you drop this evening and mid-to-upper 80's through most of the north bay and the east bay shore and the low-to-mid 90's are wide-spread in the east bay valley again. we will drop counsel to 48 in napa for the cool spot and 50 in stand rose and mid-to-upper 50's elsewhere and not so many 60 degree temperatures tomorrow morning so this morning is the hottest morning we have going and today is the hottest temperature inland because the cooling friend starts at the coast this afternoon and it spreads inland at six to 12 degrees dealer and another four to eight degrees cooler on saturday and sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday is below average and sunday night into monday the chance of rain has faded away. leyla gulen? >> around the corner from the broadcast center we have a report of an accident at battery and broadway.

an s.u.v. rolled and there is debris everywhere. minor injuries reported. we have traffic being re-routed. keep that in mind if your travels take you through the financial district if san francisco. 50 bart trains are on time with no delays and we will check to see if the accident is impacting your muni buses. as far as the bay ferry, larkspur to san francisco at 7:30 a.m., that ferry could take you 45 minutes so plan ahead. google glass will set you back $1,000 so how much does the gadget actually cost to build? tech experts tear down the hot new eyewear to find out. >> turning off the light or unlocking your door is now just a swipe on the smartphone away.

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america" flash flood warnings in the east and wildfires out west. 2,500 have been forced to evacuate in southern california. we are tracking the latest on the storms all next. >> "good morning america" is in 37 minutes but, right now, smartphones do it all these days, and that includes controlling everything from the home door locks to lights. should you connect your home? >> another question, how much does it cost in "consumer reports" partnered with "7 on your side" to find out. here is michael finney. good morning, is the future here? more and more products are available to control your home lights, looks and appliance from your sharp phone or tablet and "consumer reports" has been testing some of the we connected home products and can tell you which to public and which to skip. daniel can control lights, tv, stereo and window shades from

the iphone. >> so convenient, you don't have to think back, oops, did i shut off the lights? >> "consumer reports" has been testing wi-fi-connected devices including lighting systems, electronic door looks, generators and ranges and wall oven. >> the products are cool. we test those features and we want to make sure they work. >> that was the problem with electronic door looks. you can use your tablet to lock or unlock remotely but they did not stand up to the break in tests of "consumer reports". >> best was a dead bolt, and the thermostat has plenty of features but it costs $250 and harder to set up. with $170 color touch series, set up is a breeze. >> lighting systems, the $200

system from philips lets you dim and change the colors of the bulbs but $50 connected is easier to set up and does not change colors but you can dim the bulk from the cell phone. >> should you considered a connected home? this system costs $25,000. >> it is fun to watch but i'm not sure that it is really the one touch control is there for the average person. >> sometimes the extra money is worth it, for example, with a color touch thermostat you can add wi-fi connection key for $65 generators can have added links if the generator stops working and automatically calls for repairs. the morning news continues at 6 ok with breaking news.

>> we are following the deadly jail explosion in florida with hundreds of inmates injured. check it out, the temperatures heated up and a grass fire ignited in antioch. firefighters say they are getting ready for a long season. you should be, too. san pablo bay and the reflection of the hot sunshine coming again with a cooling trend on way in time for the week. >> and in the traffic center the bay bridge toll plaza is busy but when you get into san francisco, we have a big accident at corner of product way and battery with more details ahead.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news, 6:29 on thursday morning and this is what drought looks like. owe viewer of lake tahoe you can see barely maim of snow. >> heavenly resort is closed no the season with the other

resorts. not a good year. they will conduct the last snow pack survey of the year. that is how we begin may 1. right now meteorologist mike nicco has more on the heat. nice to see you. live doppler 7 hd shows a few high clouds but it is just too dry for anything else. it is part of the heat wave, not a humid heat which would be more taxing. most of us are in the 50's and 60's and there is an exception in the north, a few 40's but it is colorful, check out my twit ter page, 86 is the temperature at noon for inland and mid-70's along the coast and low 90's inland to top out at 4:00.

we have a big accident in san francisco. if you do work in the financial district listen up: this is video shot by our assignment manager, and as you can see battery at broadway there is a serious accident with a lot of police activity with the crash involving an s.u.v. that now is on its wheels. we had an overturned s.u.v. with minor injuries reported and an intersection blocked off. that remains if place until further notice and i will let you know when the streets re-open. remark is diverted, as well as muni service so no delays reported there but i will keep you updated all morning. the heat wave does not help for early start of this year's wildfire season. crews are getting a jump on being prepared. amy hollyfield is in antioch where we saw an example of the danger overnight.

a little early in the season to be showing you this, but a tarred he will side caught fire after immediate night in antioch. firefighters got it out quickly burning three acres. it did not reach any buildings. it is an example of what is to come. firefighters are not happy about the early and hot water come buyed with dry conditions. the moisture early this week is not significant and the heat is burning it off. it is time to prepare. if you do decide to do yard work today to clear out brush around the house, timing is everything. >> i try not to do it in the hottest part of the day. stay away. do your work early in the morning and when it is hot, stop. cal fire is represented. they have had extra crews

earlier than usual, four to six weeks early in northern california. it is time to clear out the brush around your house. it will be a long season. this dry grass in antioch is the fuel firefighters are worried about. this was close to the fire that burned a few hours ago, and they are making a push to cut stuff like this back to get rid it as soon as possible because fire season although it is not officially called, it looks like it is here. in antioch, this is abc7 news. this morning, san jose firefighters are investigating the cause of a three-alarm house fire and this is video from the flames from our viewer with the fire starting before 9:30. when file fires arrive, 50 percent to 60 percent of the 3,000 square foot house was engulfed.

officials say one of the big concerns was making sure firefighters do not get fatigued in the heat. today the nba will take the first formal step to force l.a. clippers owner to sell the team. katie marzullo is in the newsroom to explain. this could go from the hard court to the courtroom. >> it is looking that way. an nba finance advisory committee made up of owners and others has a conference call today and they will talk about the next move with all signs pointing to the majority of team owners forcing donald sterling to sell. if they vote that way it is not necessarily the end the he can fight the decision and looks like he will. donald sterling toll network the team is "not for sale." speakers say donald sterling could tie up the sale for the rest his life and there is another glitch if his estranged while files for divorce the

california property law could hold off selling of the team. >> plenty of interest if buy including a boxing great. >> they need a fate, what better nation than a fighter who has been in the ring, who wassor has fought for his life and the world championship titles. >> floyd mayweather jr. wants the team and oprah and david geffin have expressed interest, and it estimated it could sell if $1 billion. the commissioner has three days to provide donald sterling with the charges and donald sterling has five days to respond with a vote to were days of that. thanks. tonight, the warriors will try to keep off elimination and force the game seven against the clippers losing game final on tuesday with the warriors now trailing 3-2 and tip-off is at

7:30. >> sharks and their fans face another long off season after another disappointing playoff exit and last night the sharks struggled in game seven against the kings and los angeles advanced to the western conference semifinals. the sharks were the 4th in history to lose the series after winning the first three games. >> florida officials say a gas explosion at a pensacola jail has killed at least two people and injured 155 inmates and corrections officers. the building collapsed partly after a blast in the county jail booking facility. 600 unmates were in the jail. the jail was flood during storms on tuesday and wednesday and they are investigating if it was directly represented. malaysian officials released a report on the investigation into the disappearance of

malaysia airlines flight 370 including details saying on the day the plane disappeared it was off the radar for 17 minutes before it was noticed and officials did not launch a rescue for four hours. the jet disappeared march 8 with 239 people on board while traveling to beijing. coming up, the foreign california -- the northern california city limiting water customers to 249 gallons a day. >> new photos show more illegal drug use by toronto mayor rob ford. >> the sun is glistening off the bay bridge and traffic is heavy.

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good morning, we are back and a look at the ferry on the calm bay waters. a few high clouds but check out temperatures this afternoon: 15 to nearly 20 degrees above average with most of us in the 80's and a few 90's still hanging on as you get away from the bay water. we talk about what is happening

in san jose, we are 90 today and 73 is the average and 896 tomorrow and near average on saturday and below average through the week and rebounding next week. if you travel an the state, 80 in monterey and 70's today in lake tahoe and the record is 74 in lake tahoe. we have a crash if hayward southbound 880 with one lane still blocked causing quite a backup away from 238 and to the south, a brand new accident is where we have an overturned vehicle with more on that in a minute. in walnut creek, this is our drive, you can see it was a jeep ran into a freeway service patrol and blocking southbound 680, so you can see the traffic is moving in the southbound direction and it is causing a backup at main street as well, and hopefully the crash will clear soon and i will give you the alternates in the next report.

>> new this morning a once popular table retailer facing hard times. technical experts breakdown google glass, is it worth the $1,400 price tag? >> mandatory water rationing in santa cruz with tough new rules for households and wall happen if they don't follow the

covering antioch petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. 249 is the public of gallons of water today you have to him yourself to in santa cruz. >> we have the penalties if people who do not obey the water restriction. matt? >> it will be a hot day today in santa cruz, close to 90s at the water restrictions begin. city hall is taking it seriously. check out the fountain. in water is flowing here. just planters with cactus and other drought resistant plants through october 31. this is designed to provide indoor use water but now outside. can you not water between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and you pay a

penalty if you go over your allotment. the goal is to save 100 million gallons of water. many in santa cruz are used to this. >> we are very careful. we do not have landscape water and we take short showers and we do not use a lot of water washing dishes and testify so we are conscious. >> here are the specifics, today, residents are allotted 249 gallons are water per home per day households with more than four people can request more water, customers will pay $25 for the first 10 percent and $50 for each 10 percent over that, the first mandatory cuts in santa cruz in 25 years and workers from the water department will go on patrol and looking for leaks, and any rule breakers. thank you, to put it in perspective, the average household uses 400 gallons of water and that is per day.

toronto mayor rob ford is taking a break to get idea help for substance abuse avid yes was obtained of him smoking crack cocaine from a pipe in his sister's basement. these are images. a drug dealer who shot the video last weekend and rob ford posted that he does have a problem with alcohol and has made some bad choices so he is taking a break from his mayoral duties and campaign to get help. trading is underway on wall street so we will look at the big board and we see the dow is in positive territory and up 20 points to 16601. >> a group that take apart and an lies new consumer gadgets examined the google glass and estimated that the cost of the component that makes up a $1,500 pair of google glass repair is only $80 and a spokesman called

this "absolutely wrong," but did not el has been rate. points of contention include the high cost of making a high resolution glass display that small and fitting it into a pay of glasses. jobs will be cut as part of a closing retailerrests to turn the business around, 125 stores will be closed by the end of the fiscal year and the company expects shutting kids clothing stores this malls will save $35 million a year. >> before the first game is played at levi stadium one man left a big winner. in love. >> this is the perfect place for us to start the next chapter of something great. scotty! will you be my wife? is that a yes?

>> 49ers fan surprised his girlfriend by proposing dug a tour of levi stadium and the 49ers captured the moment open video and she said "yes," and you can bet some money that will show up in a marketing campaign. >> she called him scotty so i guess he beamed her up. >> i got a million. >> meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> beamed up the heat yesterday. >> 90's in san francisco? >> yes, 90 in san francisco. i forecast 86. i was off a little bit. >> you only hit a triple. so sorry. >> we had a lot fun, look at this picture, the fifth graders the selfie is the best i could do. >> who is the guy in front? >> he fits right in. they had great questions and it was 92 on my car thermometer and

they do not have air conditioning and it was 2:00, the last part of their day and they stayed with me the entire hour i was there with great questions, great comments and just good students. when i speak to kids i am floored by how much more they know at that age than i did. thank you, everyone. that was a wonderful time hope you had a great time. parents, you should be proud of your kids. >> we will talk about what is going on, a stuffy morning because we do not have a breeze, at three to seven miles per hour. speaking of the 50's los gatos is 69 and mid-60's around mountain view and everyone else is in the upper 50's and we are at 64 in alameda and northwest she is a cool spot at 51 and fairly at 54 and san pablo is 57 and lafayette and danville 54 and 53 and from mount tamalpais this morning, a beautiful

picture looking to angel island and off in the department, warm to hot this afternoon and cooler shift tomorrow and through the weekend and cooler nights are on the way. upper 80's to low 90's until morgan hill, and hose is 90 degrees and 90 in los altos and dropping to 82 in millbrae and by 2:00 you will drop as the sea breeze kicks in and low-to-mid 80's around sausalito and mid-80's to nearly 90 in the north bay valley and mid-to-upper 80's through the east bay shore and local 90's in the east bay valley and the temperatures show 40's around napa and the rest of us in the 50's and the 60's are gone. six to 12 degrees cooler tomorrow and another four to eight degrees cooler on saturday and sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday below average with cloud cover and the rain chance on sunday -- gone. as we take our travels from unioncy to hair we have a new accident involving an overturned

vehicle on its side in a ditch and there was a person and a baby inside but it doesn't sound like there are injuries, northbound 880 at dakota road. in san francisco, broadway right now the financial district at battery, an injury crash. muni and traffic is diverted. back to walnut creek, this is a crash involving a jeep and service patrol truck causing a pinch in the traffic stream. >> ahead, seven things to know before you go. stay tuned.

as we hand things off to "good morning america" seven things to know: hot temperatures have firefighters on alert. cal fire has added extra fear engines to the rotation four weeks ahead of schedule. last night, contra costa county firefighters knocked down a these acre grass fire in antioch it is as cool as it is going to be, right now. we are from 15 to 20 degrees warmer-than-average until the sun will set at 8:00. we have total sunshine, a few high clouds and 82 to 90 around the bay and 84 to 94 inland and

75 to 80 at the coast. three, water rationing begins today in santa cruz as california faces an historic drought with residents allotted 249 gallons water a home each day and customers would use more pay a fine starting at $25. one person is recovering from burns after a three alert fire in san jose, a viewer sent this video and the other people in the house got out safely and no word on the cause. >> officials releases a relative report in the investigation of missing malaysia airlines flight 370 finding that plane was off the radar for seven minutes before it was noticed and officials did not launch a rescue operation for four hours. the warriors will try to stay alive and force game seven after losing game five and trail 3-2 in the best of seven with tip-off at 7:30.

a small number of tickets are still available on the web site between $147 and $1,200. >> seven, yes, expect delays on 880 as you approach the arena. we have a hectic commute, you can he is how busy the bay bridge and 880 is riddled with problems and oakland has a couple of lanes blocked at oak street. >> we continue online, twitter, face book and all mobile devices. we will see you in 25 minutes.

. good morning, america. breaking now, the major flooding causes a massive explosion. killing two and injuring hundred the at a florida jail. >> oh, no, that's not good. oh, my gosh. >> rising waters across the northeast, pummeling roads in a heart beat. nine children and a driver pulled from this bus. breaking new details on the huge wildfire out of control in california. winds more than 90 miles an hour, fueling it. planes and helicopters, can't even take to the air to battle the blaze. thousands rush to evacuate. breaking overnight. back in hot water. new tapes of mayor rob ford, what looks like a crack pipe, making new comes about his