barking. >> if it wasn't for her, we would have been in trouble. waits spreading quickly >> steven morris took these photographs in the brush hin the house. >> this fire grew in just minute s. >> investigators looked for any clues. in 2012, novato suffered 60 arson fires remaining unsolved now, the police department and fire department are concerned that one or more people could be at it again. >> there is someone out there. whether related to 2012 fires we haven't been able to make that connection, yet. but location and duration of the fires and size of the fires are very consistent. >> this year there is one disturbing escalation. because three of the fires involved structures. one burned at this house, another burning a door of an apartment. a third burning trash cans

>> when you start burning personal property or endangering a dwelling, then, the different crimes apply. >> in this community, everyone is now on alert. in novato, abc7 news >> a turning point of destructive fires in san diego county. five have been 100% contained and another one in the community of rancho bernardo is nearing full containment. 11 fires erupted this week, burning 20,000 acres, leaving one person dead in a homeless camp the fires have been so destructive, destroying dozens of structures including what used to be a search the pastor searched for an antique bell.

iet was predicted by fire officials in january that this would with worst fire season ever in san diego region. we're seeing that there words have come true. >> three teenagers were arrested and we're learning today sparks from dulty construction equipment caused a 1500 acre fire in rancho bernardo. >> a former cal fire battalion chief accused of killing his girlfriend finally has been caught after more than two weeks on the run. police say he stabbed his 26-year-old girl friend friend to death inside of the home they shared fleming arrested today and booked into sacramento county jail. a station says he was found in a bus stop and mreming was fired by the state after not showing up to work for a week.

>> congressman eric swalwell says technology may improve security around airports but airports want passengers to pay for it. swalwell sits on homeland security committee. today, he did not endorse six companies that make security systems. this comes after a 15-year-old hopped a fence at mineta san jose and stowed away on a flight to hawaii. experts want to increase the cap to charges from $4.50 >> passengers pay for what they use. >> congressman wants to create a pilot program. >> san jose police are investigating tonight after a 25-year-old father was shot and killed. he died after being shot near his home about 11:00 last night. his wife told police that

someone shot him as they were coming hoef after getting gasoline. family rushed him to the hospital, not far away. officers have not identified any suspects. the family says the 25-year-old has a 2-year-old son. and this serious accident in san jose. fire department tweeted this photo in monterey. officials say the vehicle was the only one involved in the accident the cause of the crash is still under investigation. and the condition of the driver, unknown. >> a horrifying video of abl animal abuse at petaluma high school stirred so much outrage there is a push to shut down the wildlife museum. nick? >> good afternoon. wild live is part of the education program.

what we're learning today is that the way you treat animals, even ones being used to treat reptiles matters to many. the video may be hard for some to see. >> i was just in second period we're talking about it. >> this is the video, that is disturbing to watch, went viral. >> this is what she the sound of flesh, bone hitting granite over and over. two groups say it's hard to describe. iets something learned outside of the classroom. that is not the environment they promote. iet was recorded and turned over to officials. news of the video has taken on a life of its own. >> shocking. and not the way to treat any

animal. >> others agree. a competition has close to 1300 signatures calling for governor brown to shut down the museum and classes connected to it he's upset with what he's seen, he believes ending the program is unnecessary. and a step too far. >> school officials released this statement to abc7 news. as soon as teacher asks administrators were made aware, students were disciplined accordingly and point out dozens have earned scholarships to college because of their ties to the wildlife museum. and say it's the exception, not the rule. students at sacred heart cathedral prep used fashion,

wearing ties to support jessica urbina whose senior picture will not appear in the school year book because she's wearing a tuxedo. boys wear a tux, girls wear what is called a drape. >> straight, gay, bi, transgender they're all welcome. >> i support my girlfriend i love my school. i want to make it as good as it can be for people like us >> school says she will be able to walk at graduation and her name will not be left any programs. and this school year ends, good news for students rushing next year. the school scrapped plans but fall semester was cut by $100.

administrators have planned to charge almost $800 a year but now, students will pay about $600. this photo shows extent of the damage. it's not the first time local's corner has been tagged. people say it's another way to gentrification. >> local's corner has been vandalized, throwing a brick and rock through the window. many asking why it's being targeted. well, we found out why. one owner was busy removing graffiti. this is the sixth time it's been

vandalized. here are the before pictures. all of the windows spray painted silver. the facade almost entirely covered neighb neighbors believe it's because of the change in the mission. >> if rent is going to be tripled you get recentful. if you lived here and your corner store is gone but there is a fancy bistro there, you may get recentful. >> you see a difference between money pouring into mission and residents just trying to continue their day-to-day. >> another restaurant on florida and 20th has been tagged 12 times in two years. >> it's unfortunate. we're hoping to change the neighborhood and make things a little bit better here. it's turning around. but... you know, it's kind of unavoidable here right now. >> with regard to locals corner

community leaders say owners have not been popular because the restaurant once refused to seat a large latino family. but the owners said they didn't have a table big enough for them. latino community leaders have sat down to find better ways to work with the neighborhood instead of trying to change it. >> on the other hand here are young business owner trying to start a new business you open a bistro should you be punished? >> today, one of the owners of locals corner sat down with ra tino community leaders deciding what to do. they reminded him other groups opposed gentrification in the mission. >> the federal government says silence can kill. so, tonight hitting gm with a

maximum penalty. how much of a hit it is. >> also, ahead california veterans's fight with dmv. what we could earn from a special satsus >> why matt cane was strolling out a first page instead of pitch today. >> i'm michael finney. have a date night covered finney's friday free s

take a look at this. this is a bad day behind the wheel. a truck driver hit a low hanging branch. that 20 foot branch was ripped out of the tree's trunk, then tore up part of the cab. and smashed a rear wind yoef a

limousine. police blocked traffic until workers could clean the mess >> a record fine for gm. department of transportation says the company will pay $35 million for failing to reveal problem was the sig anything switch. it's also agreeing to unprecedented oversight the defect led to dozens of deaths the transportation secretary says gm covered up a problem for years >> they had that information and told no one. they didn't tell their chers. those customers driving car was a dangerous defect. crashes happened and people died. this is less than a day's revenue for the company. >> efforts to overhall u.s.

immigration law today. house republicans voted to block a bill to undocumented immigrants who serve in the military. advocates staged another protest in san francisco immigration office the head of homeland security says it may change immigration policy. >> when securities were intended to target serious criminals it's not had that detective. it's separated families and torn apart children from parents who have been deported. >> 2 million people have been deported under the obama administration, more than any other president >> a man denied enry into the united states is getting a personal invitation to the white house he's inviting india's next prime

minister to visiting washington. the president says is he looking forward to expanding the relationship between the two countries >> we congratulate india on a historic national election which saw more voters cast ballots freely and fairly. >> the united states denied the visa in 2005 for his alleged involvement in deadly religious riots. >> nine minutes after this rocket launch, it exploded. russia says there are reports that some might have fallen in siberia. this is the second failure in a year. >> california is the latest state to consider legislation to

december nate military services on driver's licenses and ids of men and women that served in the armed forces. supporters say it will make it easier for vets and help if they end up, say, on the wrong side of the law. >> if something is going on, let's the policeman know this is a veteran. maybe he's been in combat. maybe he's got ptsd. >> 47 other states allowed veteran december nation on identification cards. >> san francisco giants pitcher matt cane known for painting corners on the mound but today did a more traditional kind of painting. the hospital is adding more colors to brighten up the place. he painted a silhouette in a giant room the star says his mother battled

cancer. >> it's surprising that how much being able to go through these situations and meeting people part of it and some people going through chemo, how much they can touch our hearts. a small wildfire in the santa cruz mountains by morgan hill. the scene near the reservoir. it's now about seven acres so it's call. cal fire says it's closely containing it already. that is why it looks well in hand. >> so much dryness out there. >> a niece weekend is in store. >> right now, it's bright and breezy out here. and we'll continue to go down

hill hitting the weekend. you'll see there is no moisture. we're not seeing clouds here now. so beautiful day. temperatures running lower. down seven degrees in livermore. down nine in oakland and beautiful view from san jose cam. we're seeing sunshine there now. 63 in san francisco. 69 in oakland. from our cam, you can see lake wind advisory going up tomorrow from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m f you're heading up there, gusting winds both days saturday, and sunday. expecting partly cloudy skies with highs into 60s. inland east bay so looking pleasant. from our camera, looking towards mount diablo now.

taking a look at pacific satellite picture. cooler day for the bay area. our warmest inland spots. we have managed to get into low 90s in antioch. cooling continues into monday the rain is out of the bay area forecast. but expecting rain up in northern california tomorrow morning heavy cloud cover along the coast low, high clouts if i were you i'd grab an extra thin layer for morning. clouds will be dissipating except for high, thin ones into afternoon. 60s to 80s for your range. so nice weather. 72 oakland.

seven the in livermore. peninsula, 73. 76 degrees in san jose. and beta breakers weather looks fantastic. the race crosses san francisco. ending up at the great highway in the morning. mid-50s with a cool start. partly cloudy skies at 9:00 . some people there show up with no clothes on anyway. if you show up it's going to be great weather. temperatures dropping into mid-70s by monday. then nice recovery inland. mid-60s coast side the heat taking a break from the bay area.

still ahead from adults to kids everybody getting a chance for a night out. >> it's finney's friday free things on purpose? youe not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source.

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>> officials are hoping people will show up to help a 7-year-old boy battling leukemia his parents are japanese and german heritage. a search come up empty so far. now, there is a drive tomorrow from 11:00 until 4:00 at asian heritage street foundation at larkin and mcallister in san francisco. >> wish him well. moving on. if the weather stayed this hot michael finney planning to give away fans. >> free fans but it cooled off. right? >> the first item is tickets to latest sesame seed show.

we've got video of it. let me she you right there. cookie monster. so it's make a new friend at sesame street live is what you're looking at there. it's more to the life. if you have taken a kid to one. you know how much fun they are. lasts 90 minutes the video is courtesy of v corporation an $18 value, why would you pay for it? you don't have to. okay. now, kids taken care of. now toshg date night i've got you taken care of there. i've got two tickets for you. as a matter of fact, up to four tickets to punch line in san francisco. you're going to see robert hawken who's is a script writer turned actor. a huge cometic. he's done a half mour thing for comedy channel you may have seen him on conan

show. biggest is between 16s sxdz $20 times four. why would you pay that? you can get them free. >> he have to know how to get the stuff. >> we do. >> you can do. >> wow. >> and it's -- wow. >> it can be done. dial that number. at any time, log on to abc7 news.com. >> that is fun stuff. you have a special report coming up? >> i do. coming up tonight at 11:00. we're home, busy with the kids getting dinner, then, the phone rings it's a telemarketer. tonight at 11:00 a telemarketer sharing her secrets with seven on your side giving insider information on how to get those to stop >> if you're not interested, i use those tips myself. rules you need to follow to end this aggravation.

we've tried it. it works. so join me tonight at 11:00. >> michael, thank you. >> they're like rust. >> i'll be watching them, thank you. >> all right. just ahead, say goodbye to one of the country's best listeners. >> coming up, final sign off for barbara walters. what she plans to do now, off camera.

coming up a crack down by police that could drive up the price of getting to the airport. >> also... >> my mother passed away from the same type of lung cancer i have. >> local doctors fighting the disease with help from a new generation of drugs it's coming up in a half hour at 6:00 >> thank you. >> an era ended today for a television icon ask a member of our abc news family.

cheers as barbara walters walked off the set of "the view" for the last time. she created the show nearly 18 years ago. >> she set the standard for many women >> she can d.more than just blaze the trail but continued to hold her ground sh producing and creating nearly four decades. so, her shoes cannot be filled but i feel lucky to follow her footsteps. >> and as for what she will be doing now? >> i look forward to not having a schedule. i look forward to traveling. and it's a my life. >> the many people celebrating. and tonight a special two-hour

tribute as well. join us for that. >> thanks for joining us. welcome to "world news." tonight, hot zones. new video is pouring in right now. look at what the camera caught. a neighborhood exploding in flames. and could this have been started by a golf cart? the new question being raised tonight. close call. 20 seconds from calamity. what this passenger discovered right outside his window. and, what a view. the all-star celebration for our barbara walters. she's our person of the week. and a good evening to you on this friday night as we close out this week together. there's a state of emergency in