they did not want to talk on camera. >> we seen the car had crash. the passenger was inside. we seen two other cars which was a charger and the other was a camaro or a corvette, something like that, and the person that came out of the camaro screamed, loud, i killed her, i killed her. >> she says they took off. she said when the car hit the pole power tonight out in the neighbor. police say they do think speed was a factor but they are not saying for sure racing was involved. they heard that possibility exists but they don't have physical evidence to support that. they are looking into that possibility. our other top story? all around the bay area the

record-breaking heat means you have to be more careful work organize playing outdoors. in orinda it was 92 at 4:00 p.m. at the pool in orinda park. it looked like a weekend in july as kids and parents tried to get relief from the heat. >> it doesn't pick up like this until mid-june with people getting close to the end of school and realize, right, the pool and they flock out but i am happy to seen here. >> the pool heater has turned off because the water is warmed naturally by the sun. >> in palo alto police have extra patrols the when it is hot there many homes without air conditioning keep their windows open and police warn burglaries like to take advantage and break into empty homes during the late morning and mid-part of the day. the palo alto police department is using twitter and community outreach to spread the word.

this is cause, fire consumption to jump to the highest seasonal level in six years as people start to use their air conditioning for real. the grid operator says resources are adequate but they face reliability challenges and higher prices. energy analysts say it will be an early test of how the state grapples with a record drought reducing hydro, electric, and natural gas supplies. you can track the record-breaking heat with the abc7 news weather app with information at abc7news.com/apps. happening now in southern california, officials are getting ready for more fires and warning residents to be vigilant with higher temperatures and santa ana winds. in santa barbara county a wildfire forced evacuation of 1,200 homes and businesses. most have been allowed to return home. the fire starts yesterday early afternoon and grown to 700 acres

and is 5 percent contained. >> in northern san diego county crews are balancing 800-acre brushfire with firefighters credited for keeping the flames away from homes in one area of san diego. it threatened more than 20,000 homes. evacuation orders were lifted at 8:30. the fire has charred 800 acres and only 5 percent contained. pg&e crews fixed down power lines after a pressure fire broke out when a car knocked out a power pole. the drive escaped with minor injuries. crews stopped the flames quickly. the downed lights cut off power to homes and businesses. their electricity is become on this morning. police are trying to find a registered sex offender who is suspected of battering a female student on monday. the 50-year-old roger lopez was detained after a 25-year-old student say a man grab her in the groin area out of people's

park around 9:30. campus police released lopez because the victim could not positively identify him. police later determined that lopez is a registered sex offender and is not in compliance and they believe he is the man who attacked the woman based on statements he made. >> police are searching for two bug her suspects caught on video. the homeowner was machine -- monitoring video remotely and he saw to people trying to break in. he called police. they could not fine the bug alreadies when they searched. >> new surveillance video hopes to track down vandals who damaged homes and cars from april 25th in southeast antioch. a person is running with a bat and a car driving close by. a witness told us that it was a dark gray, four-door honda or toyota. the ones in 33 vehicles and two

homes were smashed. san jose city council has decided to delay a vote on whether to stiffen the rules for marijuana disexpenseries after several hours of pleas last night from supporters and opponents of pot clubs. the city council members need more time to review the information presented to them and plan to vote next week. business owners say they are a nuisance and drive customers away. medical marijuana supporters fear that the new rules will drive the clubs out of san jose entirely. happening today, california lawmakers could take a big step to a statewide ban on plastic grocery budgets. the senate natural resources committee votes on a bill to phase out single use plastic bags in grocery stores and pharmacies in july of 2015 and would expand to liquor and convenience stores the following year. vilists say they pollute waterways and harm wildlife. the plastic bag industry has launched a tv ad campaign

opposing the pan. if the bill passed it will go to the full senate for a vote. >> organizers hope bay area residents will turn out again today to save the life of a seven-year-old boy battling leukemia. baylor needs a bone marrow transplant. a search for a bone marrow match is empty so far. the drives were held over the weekend in albany and walnut creek and there is another drive from noon to 2:00 at the shared services building on 4th street joining the bone marrow registry is fast and easy and all it takes is a your check. >> before the program, none of us want to hear, this is the hottest day of the year? >> yes: so far. we are only in the middle of may can we have until september and

october. amazing how fast the dry ground heats up. 49 is the best sleeping weather in american canyon. hardest to slope according to temperatures is san rafael at 63 and bodega bay at 62. a lot of mid-to-upper 50's throughout the north bay. the rest of us, 61 in el sobrante and 67 in almeda. in brentwood the houses have air conditioning at 72. we are in the mid-to-upper 50's in san ramon and novato and cupertino and 62 in san jose and 54 in half moon bay. all of those temperatures are same in napa, 11 degrees warmer. we knew it would be to you have to sleep last night. hope you rested peacefully. here is the day planner. 60's through the morning and a few 50's. we will be in the mid-70's by noon. 80's and 90's everyone at the bay and mid-80's at 4:00 at the coast and low-to-upper 90's and

don't be surprised if you are driving around this evening the car hits 100 inland. >> yikes. that sounds hot. >> good morning, everyone, as we take you out to the east bay this is are we have construction and this is going to be lasting until 5:00 this morning, eastbound highway 24 between 13 to the other end of the caldecott tunnel, two lanes are blocked and westbound is not affected from orinda to oakland. as we pull out we take a wider view of berkeley looking smooth up to the oakland maze and as you travel along 880 at 580, everything is moving along fine. the san mateo bring shows the drive from hayward to foster city is quiet and we are looking at 13 minutes. another twist this morning in the oscar pistorius murder trial. what the judge is ordering the star to do that will cause delays. they could look safe but

mask a deadly danger: automakers are urging millions to replace their tires. blown away, dramatic pictures of the bounce house that went airborne. what you cannot see there are kids

covering santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. the stunning scene like the wizard of oz, a bounce house is flying through the air with three children inside in new york on monday after strong gusts ripped out the stakes holding the bounce house to the ground and it went 50 feet in the air before landing in a field. one of young boys remains in a medically induced coma. the other boy and a girl are expected to recover. we have incredible video of a motorcycle colliding with a

van in missouri. red light camera video from the police department captured the accident. amazingly the 20-year-old motorcyclist was not seriously injured. just bumps and bruises. his fiance and ten-month-old daughter were in the car behind him and witnessed it. in south africa, the judge in the oscar pistorius trial ordered him to undergo psychiatric test. he is said to suffer from anxiety disorder which may have played a role when he shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. oscar pistorius claim he shot her by mistake thinning she was an intruder. the prosecution argues that he killed her after an argument intenseally. the judge says that the 30 day evaluation will ensure oscar pistorius get as fair trial. today is national transportation board will talk about how tires play a role in hundreds of deadly car accidents including the age of tires.

the tires that look sturdy can come across six years after being made. the companies have worked to defeat proposed laws to inspect tires in eight different states for aging problems and industry group disputes the six year guideline and calls it "arbitrary." is there an electric frisk car in your future? bay area transofficials -- transportation officials hope so. cornell looks at what it will cost you. >> it plugs in. in the future many of us could be plugging in, not filling in the cars. now they are a mystery. even the mechanics have wees. >> the cars are so new we do not know their longevity. >> carolyn opened her shop for the showcase of electric trip considers, bmk and cadillac to name a few. they reduce emissions.

>> the costs of operating are a fifth of a gasoline-powered vehicle. most of the cars caught $10,000 more than the same gas-powered model and have an average range of 100 miles on a full charge. it was my turn to drive an electric car for the first time. >> it is totally silent, year getting used to that. i cannot keep my eye off that gauge, telling me how much battery life is left. i have 33 miles before the use is gone. >> charging could increase your power 20 percent a month unless you have solar light. >> my electric bill last month was $15 for the whole house and charging the car each night. >> check out the cars on display on saturday on the marina green in san francisco. magic johnson has responded to donald sterling's commenting

slamming the basketball player. johnson was interviewed by anderson cooper on cnn about the rant that got l.a. clippers owner banned calling donald sterling a man upset and reaching in his attempt to try to retain ownership of the l.a. clippers. >> donald sterling is not welcome back in the nba. he should not be welcome by the owners, the players, former players and the fans -- i was there the other night -- don't want to seedness done as the owner. what he thinks and what he feels, he is another world if he thinks that everyone wants for see him back owning the clippers. >> donald sterling went from apologizing for the racist remarks to attacking johnson bringing up the stars' h.i.v. stat discuss calling him unfit role model for concern. >> a new home for the troll on

the eastern span of the bridge the same location where the broken bolts were discovered that brought safety concerns of the span. officials say the troll is not visible to drivers and is somewhat visible from the bicycle path and the water. officials took it away until they found a suit average spot for him to reside permanently, privacy is a big issue for him apparently. >> a big issue for him and the rest of us. >> if you are going to the game, both of day game and both stadiums are in the low-to-mid 90's so it will be brutal for the fans, too. if you are going about your normal day i want to start off by reminding you of the heat advisory until 8:00 everywhere but the coast where temperatures are in the mid-to-upper 80's which is just below the heat advisory criteria. look at the wind: light and

variable again this morning. less than 15 miles per hour and most of us around three to five miles per hour if you have a wind at all on live doppler 7 hd. look at the ferry building, the flags are not moving. the marine layer is still eliminated by our area high pressure and stagnant air will cause poor air quality again even though forecasting the poorest air quality inland east bay and around the santa clara valley i tweeted yesterday about reports of where the poorest air quality was and often it showed up if san rafael and hayward. that is why we are all under the "spare the air" umbrella. as far as what is going on right now you can see from the east bay hills the port of oakland to san francisco it is calm. it is our hottest day with record heat everywhere. coastal cooling tomorrow. the rest of us get our break from the heat on friday and temperatures slowly slide back to average by saturday and sunday. if you are headed to the peoples

today for relief, that is where the long periods of southern swells will be the most dangerous. we have rip currents in large shore breaks possible. look at all the at terrifics in- all the asterisks, 1303 in gilroy, 95 in santa cruz, and mountain view is 96 a record high. in the mid-to-upper 80's along the coast to our second record high downtown at 92. in the north bay, san rafael is 95. napa is 97, possible record highs with mid-to-upper 80's at your beaches. the east bay shore, richmond and oakland at 94. those are record highs. 95 in fremont and castro valley is the warmest and 101 in livermore will be record, too, but the warmest is 102 in antioch. tonight we will not be so warm as this morning, mid-50 to low 60's. we have mild are nights as we head into milder afternoons.

by saturday we are back to where we should be, 60's at the coast and 70's for the rest of us. >> speaking of mild, our traffic is mild out there and we do not have accidents on the major freeways as we look right now in the east bay we have construction and this is southbound 680 making the drive from san ramon to dublin between sick more valley road and this area a couple of lanes are closed until 5:00, and headed into dublin it is moving along fine. the drive time track from walnut creek to dublin is going to take you 15 minutes and with the construction, even, southbound 101 from santa rosa to san francisco is 53 minutes and through the mountains in santa cruz, 23 minutes and san jose at 87 beyond the julian street off ramp and traffic is light. 4:49. same-sex couples in idaho could get married this friday now that a federal court judge has struck down the ban on gay marriage as

unconstitutional. the ruling orders clerks to start issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples at 9:00 on friday morning. the governor intends to appeal the ruling meaning a court could block the wedding. a man with middle east respiratory syndrome could have we supposed 100 people to the virus at two florida hospitals. the 44-year-old who works as a health care provider in saudi arabia went two orlando hospitals for treatment after developing symptoms last week on a flight to london and traveled through boston and atlanta before arriving in or atlanta. 20 hospital workers have been placed in isolation while awaiting test results. officials are contacting another 80 people to get tested. hundreds of students plan to descend on the u.c. regents meeting today and what they are demanding the leaders start doing right away. >> also, a new perk for bus riders in the north bay and why they can power in. >> you will not see this every

day in your dentist office office, this porcupine had to get some dental

a middle school under construction in the east bay could be renamed for a japanese american rights activist. the school board will consider renaming portola middle school for a man would refused to cooperate with the intendment of japanese americans during world war ii and, instead, going into hiding until he was arrested in 1942. the arrest was used as a test case against the order by the american civil rights union in 1998 he was awarded the medal of freedom by president clinton. transit riders will see new buses with upgrades. 25 new buses include wall plugs for seated passengers so they can recharge their laptops or cell phones.

in addition, the new 45' long buses burn 95 percent cleaner than the older buses. they still need to be built and are available next year. they are funded entirely through grants. nice long bus ride with air conditioning into work, not a bad idea or in the aconditioning to and from the coliseum, 90 degrees at 12:30 to 93 at -- at the same thing is going to happen 10 minutes later at 12:45 at at&t park, 91 and warming up to 93. we are not the only ones baking, 75 and record high in lake tahoe and 89 a record high in monterey and 100 in the central valley, los angeles, mid-to-upper 90's around san diego and palm springs. speaking of mass transit, we

have 31 bart trains running on time and we have this major closure if you are going to be driving this morning, be aware that at 5:00 cones are picked up but a full closure right now eastbound and westbound highway 37 between vallejo and the point is where we have construction crews. we will not traverse the span until 5:00 this morning. that is why it is indicated in purple. over the altamont pass, 40 miles per hour as you leave tracy starting at tracy boulevard and at 580 it picks unas -- picks up as we head we westbound. >> a coalition of students, faculty and alumni will urge divestment of fossil fuels. it is not on the agenda for the regents meeting in sacramento. members of fossil-free uc want the system to divest of the companies by november after stanford announced it was

divesting from companies involved in coal mining. a resting spot for runners is off limits dug the bay to breakers race located at crest of the we hayes street hill which is hang out for those making their way to golden gate park. neighbors come palestinianed -- complained of drinking and they asked the area be fenced off. 20 percent more officers will watch out for alcohol on the course. bags bigger than a notebook are banned along with nudity. >> the 49ers have released details of the ticket prices for games at levi stadium. a new pricing model divides games into three categories can charges more for popular games up to $187 pre-season and prime ticket for $110 and $475 while marquis games cost $131-$569.

a ticket. fans who pay for a seat license will get discounted breaks on regular season tickets. >> dentists have to deal with all sorts of facials and sometimes ailmentsç can be unusual. meet the pock -- porcupine. he lives at the zoo in chicago. one of her large front teeth is growing while the other three have stopped growing. if the dentist did not cut down the tooth the porcupine could not eat. so... >> get the point? >> no, i don't get the "point." the "point" has been sawed-off. >> it is an open invitation to a crook saying who can put you at risk. we have an easy mistake to avoid if the heat. >> the largest city in the south bay debates tough new rules for medical marijuana.

a break for city college in san francisco and it may not lose accreditation

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good wednesday morning at 5:00, thanks for starting your day with us. hottest gay of the year so far. i know those are words you wanted to wake up to. mike will expand on that most maybe do not want to wake up if you did not sleep well and what you need to know is this morning is the warmest morning also, but, tomorrow is not going to be much better. when we get to friday and saturday morning it will be back to the normal sleeping habits. today,