morning, a witness heard a loud bang and said they saw a can flying. police say nothing was damaged here and no one was hurt. this is one of two suspected arrest sons that happened yesterday, and the other was on mission near st. patrick church. these two the latest in a string of arsons, with nearly a dozen in the last few weeks in the south of market area, and most of the damage and the most dangerous was at a parking garage at the plaza. police and fire have now formed a special or son task force to try and figure out who is doing there and why. they are looking at surveillace camera cam toured from different cameras around the area. some construction sites have been hit and those companies have hired additional security guards to watch out for what appears to be a serial arsonist. residents evacuated from a

subdecision are back home this morning after a 100 acre wildfire forced them out for seven hours. the fire broke out at 12:30 yesterday afternoon in wooded terrain. it destroyed one outbuilding and a couple of vehicles. 60 percent of the fire has been contained. officials say a preliminary investigation shows the fire was started accidentally by someone using mechanical equipment in the hot weather near dry grass. a brushfire burning in southern california has grown to 150 acres. the fire began after noon yesterday is burning above glendale in the hills. no evacuations are ordered. firefighters from several agencies are battling the flames from the ground and the air. officials say three hikers were airlifted and two were helped out by foot. >> a man was hit by a light rail

train on the southwest expressway in san jose after 9:00 last night. authorities say the man was chasing after his dog and he was hit. there were 25 people on the train at the time. no one was hurt. they were taken to another location. authorities say the emergency lights were flashing and the signature 23458 gates were working. >> authorities have identified the pilot who died when the small plane caught fire and crashed near livermore. the 63-year-old jerry parker of livermore likely jumped from the experiment am aircraft when it caught fire on saturday seconds after taking off from the livermore municipality airport. the plane crashed in a field north of interstate 580. his body was found 300 yards from the plane. sparks start add brushfire contained after burning 1.5 acres. f.a.a. records show he was a pilot and an aircraft mechanic. the f.b.i. will release details on a crackdown on human

traffic in "operation cross country," including arrests in the bay area. we were embedded with the f.b.i. and local police on one raid. our reporter will have full coverage of what happened tonight on abc7 news. >> secretary of state john kerry is in baghdad amid threats of a civil war in iraq. he flew to baghdad to meet with iraqi prime minister maliki and personally urged the shiite-led government to give more power to political opponents before a sunni insurgency sweeps away hopes for lasting peace. militants tightened their grip on western iraq on sunday moving closer and closer to the couple. the army has withdrawn from at least three towns in anbar province. >> the fight over the ownership of l.a. clippers is headed to court donald sterling is

fighting his estrange wife and the $2 billion sale she made to sell to former microsoft c.e.o. after the nba banned donald sterling for life because of a racist rant he made that became public. the hearing is 1:30 this afternoon in los angeles superior court. >> world cup fever is only getting hotter as team u.s.a. plays the next crucial match on thursday to advance to the next round after a disappointing tie, 5,000 clearing fans jammed into san francisco civic center to watch the game on a jumbo-tron between the united states and portugal. team u.s.a. came back from a deficit to take 2-1 lead and they only needed to hang on for 30 seconds to steal a victory but portugal scoreed and tied the game. there were parties everywhere. we are reporting now from san jose. >> the game was good. it was insane.

let my tell you. hundreds were glued to the jumbo-tron for every exciting second. >> we scored that first goal it was amazing. everyone was going crazy. >> second goal, more crazy. >> >> these ladies believe not having complete gear is why it took a turn. >> don't loss it. they lost. >> with seconds remaining in the five minutes, michael bradley was stripped and portugal was off for a final rush. >> we had it. we were there. we were winning. suddenly, ten seconds, boom, they score. soaker is like that. that is the game. >> as far as soccer has come they still have a lot to prove

to go all the way. >> what is next? portugal game tying goal prevents the mens from advancing from the group stage and into the knockout stage. team u.s.a. will face germany on thursday morning and need tie or a win to advance. if the united states loses it could still advance if the game define ghana and portugal ends with a draw. >> world cup action continues at 9:00 with australia taking on spain. you can watch the game on espn and the negligent laps and chile on espn2 and at 1:00 o'clock, you can watch croatia and mexico on espn and scam afternoon -- cameroon and brazil on espn2. >> how is the weather while we sitting in the bar watchinged game? >> overcast. a lot fun. that was a tough, tough match to watch. you outplay the whole time and

they score with 25 seconds left. >> if you are headed into downtown 52 in san francisco. through the golden gate bridge, 52 in crissy field. low-to-mid 50's along the bayshore. into santa clara at 54. inland around pleasanton and walnut creek up to 59, petaluma is coolest at 48. american canyon is 55. half moon bay is 54. the temperatures are running close to yesterday or warmer in san jose and half moon bay but deeper clouds this morning and it will take to 11 o'clock and a few high clouds at noon and total sunshine away from the coast and more sunshine at the coast topping out in the mid-to-upper 70's around the bay and inland. we had a big rig that lost a

tire and that, now, is cleared and gone and we have road work west 580 north livermore the fast lane is blocked until 5:00 this morning so that is the reason for slow traffic. other road work approaching the macarthur maze eastbound 580 the ramp is closed and you need go to the toll plaza to do a u-turn. westbound 80, road work golden gate field that will be picked up by 5:00. there is haze with low fog and traffic is moving nice lid in toward the bay bridge toll plaza with no delays on the span into san francisco. a new clue in a southern california firefighter who disappeared during a hike nine days ago. our a race is keeping the coast guard busy.

>> what are the main factor for the deadly crash of asiana flight 214? we will talk with the woman who led the federal investigation. >> first, though, the tech bytes high profile testers, apple is using well-known professional athletes like kobe bryant to test i-watch. linkedin is giving job searchers the freedom to check during the day with all actists kept private. xbox is the most liked video game in the united states and a survey looked at facebook for xbox and play station 4 and found that 22 states prefer microsoft console and 19 favor sony and nine undecided. smithsonian is high-tech with the first presidential bust created with a 3-d printer,

experts used a face scanner to help chronicle president obama's facial features

a dog belonging to a california firefighter who disappeared during a backpacking trip who disappeared, the dog has been found. the own certificate still missing. the dog ran off, and the firefighter chased after him, wearing only shorts. duke was found yesterday in the mud where he parked the car. the sheriff is scaling back the search after crews scoured 50 square miles in the area on foot, by horseback and by air. >> five rowers are fine after being rescued during a race to hawaii from california. these were two separate rescues. the latest happened yesterday morning at 52 miles west of morrow bay. this is video of the rescue.

the rescue rower called for help after the boat capsized several times. >> on saturday the coast guard was involved in a similar rescue involving four rowers who were in trouble overnight all okay. they are all taking part in the great pacific race from monterey to honolulu. >> hardest part is seeing anything in the ocean including a small vessel so, they had emergency positioning device so we can pinpoint the position. >> organizers describe the 2,400 mile race as the biggest and baddest home endurance challenge on the planet. >> tomorrow, the national transportation safety board will issue the official findings into what caused the crash of asiana flight 214 at sfo last year. three teens were killed and 180 people injured when the many hit a seawall while landing. a former head of the national

transportation safety board talked with us in an interview about what to expect from the meeting. they could issue recommendations to the air manufacturers about information that could be in the manual for tuning a pilot making recommendations to the airline or make recommendations to train centers. a lot of the training is contract tout third parties. finally, they could make a recommendation to the regulators there is more trouble for asiana airlines, this month, the south korean government suspendedded flights for a week to japan after a pilot took off despite an engine problem beforehand. we will be in washington for the ntsb hearing with live coverage here on abc7. san francisco water officials will update city residents on conservation efforts. they are asking customers to cut

water use by 30 percent or face mandatory rationing and the agency is expected to announce people are conserving enough water to avoid rationing. for now. they will give an update on supply levels in the water system which serves 2.5 million residents. >> the average cost of gasoline has gone up by two cents the last two weeks according to the survey, the average price for a gallon of regular is $3.71. analysts warn prices could increase in the coming weeks because of concerns over oil production as violence grows. tucson, arizona, has the lowest average a price at $3.37 with chicago the highest at $4.15. >> a program to close one of the most popular tourists stopped is off to a smooth start. the crookedest street in the world closed down on saturday from noon to 6:00 p.m., and this will repeat over four week ends to ease the traffic congestion. for the first week, it went

smoother than expected. the road became packed with those would decided to walk the roads and snap photos. >> a lovely day for a week. >> it will be nice unless you are near the shoreline or the coast where it will be breezy. clouds are thicker this morning. we will see if that will happen and on our temperatures we will show you the small craft advisory across the bay area, and the cartinez straights, and 15- to 25-knots and faster and last longer over the ocean until 3:00 on wednesday morning with a wind at 15 to 30 knots bringing you sunshine this afternoon which takes avenue the cloud cover. the clouds are not come meetly unfurled but they are not sitting still and you can see the dancing lights of the bay

bridge behind the forecast highlights calling for lower sunshine and temperatures chose to yesterday but not warmer, and we will see a cooler trend through the middle part of the week as the cold front is near enough to threaten northern california with the rain but probably not us, and when that passed we will be back to average by the weekend. you can see the cloud cover increasing through 7:00 and by 11 o'clock the northern grade will kick in and take away the cloud cover with sunshine from time to time with temperatures in the 60's, 70's and 80's. mid-80's in los gatos and morgan hill and sunshine and 72 in santa cruz and mid-to-upper 70's for the rest of the south bay. we will have mid-to-upper 70's for most of the peninsula and 69 around millbrae and breezy. you can see the clouds are

stubborn at 60 and sausalito and mid-60's north bay beaches and low 80's through the north bay valleys and the east bay shore upper 60's for low 70's and castro valley 173, the warm spot and 79 in san ramon and everyone else is in the home 80's tomorrow i am a degree or two cooler and the cool of the weather on wednesday and thursday and a rebound on friday, saturday, and warmer than average by sunday. have a great day. >> good morning, everyone, we had road work to be picked up, west 580, off of the altamont pass, you can see the slow traffic headed into the live more area and it is from north livermore that will be picked up, hopefully, shortly and as we go to the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are not on yet

and just a few cars stacked up, the cash-paying folks and the upper deck into san francisco, no delays, a beautiful morning, fog, though, so if you travel the golden gate bridge you can expect that on the deck a little bit so take extra care heading out this morning. a young girl wanted to help her dad get time off from his job at google. >> she sent this liter saying hour dad only gets one day off, and show asks, if her dad can get a wednesday off which is his birthday. the response from google looked a bit more official, and her dad said the boss gave him that wednesday but an entire week in july. it agrees that birthdays with dad are pretty darn important. >> wow! got to get my kids to write to our boss. >> get your kid to write to our

boss. >> coming up, paying a heave right for a golden tan. long-term danger to your health of indoor tanning bed. >> positive side to the california drought, it is saving hundreds of the oak trees. >> more come to the aid of a little girl kicked out of a kfc because of her facial scars and sketch rousers she is getting now.

soccer fans are sharing their team u.s.a. pride with us. check out the sibling rivalry, it is between this young boy and girl and this picture of two friends taken at a candlestick park match between the united states and azerbaijan last month. you can upload it through our news app or at

ureport@kgo-tv.com. the drought could be saving the signature tree, the oak trees by slowing down the spread of oak death which responsible for reducing the number of contagious spores that is killed thousands of trees. they say the findings are significant because of predictions that sudden oak death would kill 90 percent of state's oak trees in 20 years. >> it is summer here, but, now, that means it is winter in antarctica. they celebrate bid taking a dip, yes, outdoors, and this frigid video from the australian government, the scientists sawed through a yard of ice and jumped right in. the water? two degrees -- that is balmy because the air temperature was minus 30. >> look at the steam rising. >> okay...the warm was warm at two degrees. >> mike would you do it?

>> yes. yes. yes i am. a shocking experience. >> are you feeling all right? >> it takes your breath away. literally. >> good morning, everyone, we will talk about the boys of summer, the giants are back on town and the a's or on the road playing the mets in new york, 611 at 7:15. sun is setting at 8:35. shear a look around the state, mid-to-upper 90's with heat in the central valley, and 81 in lake tahoe and low-to-upper 70's and 105 in palm springs. >> we have road work out there that will be picked up half an hour ago and they are late getting it picked up, north livermore, you can see the slow traffic approaching the cone zone and at the macarthur maze, west 580 to eastbound 80

for a few more minutes the ramp is closed so you have to go to the toll plaza and turn around to move to eastbound 80. at the san mateo bridge, traffic is moving nicely with tail lights headed over to foster city and 14 minutes between hayward and san mateo. new this morning, a new report fines that cigarettes have become more addictive and dangerous than ever. the campaign for tobacco-free kids finds over time, cigarettes so been manipulated to allow them to deliver more of a nicotine punch making them more addictive. added ammonia has increased the availability to the brain and they include the passage of smoke deeper into the lungs. researchers believe this is minute to hook younger customers. >> a study finds young people who use tanning beds could be at increased risk for developing certain types of skin cancer

early if life. if you are younger than 20, indoor tanning can double your risk of developing basal cars known by age 50. it is a slow growing cancer underscoring the importance of counseling teens and young adults of the risk of indoor tanning. the study appears inned "journal of pediatrics." >> strangers are coming to the aid of a three-year-old in mississippi who was asked to leave a k fc because of scars after recovering from a pit bull attack. the story went viral and this week, a plastic surgeon from las vegas who specializes in minimizing scars we offered his services for free to victoria and her family. >> i saw her story on the news and on social media and i was

very affected. >> i cannot thank him enough or his staff enough. >> another plastic surgeon in florida has offered a eye for victoria. kfc wants to donate $50,000 for the medical bills. >> a man hit and killed by a light rail train in the south bay and we have what police say he was doing minutes before the accident. more iraqi cities fall to militants as the government begs the united states for more help. >> the bay area city that is about to give man's best friend more freedom to

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, at 5:00, thanks for joining us. >> you celebrate the first monday of summer with cupcakes. >> the summer cupcakes! of course. >> is that a new tradition? >> yes, anything for cupcakes. >> kristen nose about the cupcakes. >> eight miles per hour novato and santa rosa and clouds are thicker or higher in the atmosphere so they will cover more this morning. there is a warmer air mass as you can see around mount tamalpais so look from the east bay hills and that means temperatures are a bit warmer than yesterday, at 78 to 87, with total sunshine this afternoon and clouds along the coast into san francisco and 59 to 66 and around the bay we have sunshine and