good afternoon, i'm dan ashley. >> two fires burning in san jose now. let's get to the first one. this is the fire at loss lagos golf course. >> that is not far if highway 101. flames are burning and sky 7 shows you golfers playing through in spite of the smoke and flames. it's not dangerous at this point. they continue with their golf game. >> yes. that is a dry creek bed there.

it is ep cooing flames from spreading and they need. that because it is in a heavily populated area. >> there has been heat and triple digit heat in some areas which is not helping. now another fire, two burning in san jose. this is a 70-acre grass fire going on two hours now. >> cal fire calling this the curry fire. this is a video now from sky 7 hd. we don't have reports of injuries at this point. there is a lot of support with air drops and dozers getting in there. we know there have been a number of evacuations underway. but this is burning so close to homes >> yes. >> 500 employees on have been sent home.

chief, how is it going out there? are you there? can you hear us? >> yes. >> how is it going on the fire line? >> so far, going well. >> tell me about that. give me a sense of what you're doing. >> we've stopped the floor of the fire, the structure threatened evacuations have been mitigated. and crews are still actively working. >> chief, we know this fire started before 2:00 this afternoon. is that right? >> do not have a reason at this point. it's still early in the investigation they're working on the cause. >> at this point we understand chief about 30% contained and unless that changed how big of a factor has heat been out there, today? >> it takes a toll. and adds another element to an

already-difficult job. and updated to take a look closer to 50% contained now. >> 50%. yes >> turning into your direction? terrific. >> yes. >> you don't have fire hydrants out there. you have trouble getting water tenders in there. just drinking water for folks >> yes. this is there are also drinking water issues resolved >> and it's working now 50% contained cal fire chief, thank you for coming on. again, real progress in the last few minutes as this fire has reached about another 20% of containment now about halfway contained >> yes.

they've been fighting in difficult conditions. it's been windy and we had several locations breaking 100 degree mark already. taking a look at highs inland east bay concord, fairfield above 100 degrees up north. notice how wide a range of highs we've had on the coast only 63 in half moon bay.xd it's cooling relief just south. we can see fog along the coast filling in around monterey bay and beginning to move northward into our direction. but there is still fire concerns over in the central sierra.

there is a danger for dry strikes and north is because of a concern for dry lighting strikes back to the bay area, we do have winds gusting now. up over 20 miles per hour in temperatures diminish should reduce a risk of fire but is concern. >> we're heading into hottest months of the summer around the bay. water usage in the bay area cutting back on it is going to be the key. >> yes. it can be tough in sports of the east bay. residents are letting their lawns die. that may not be enough.

>> laura? they have some of the toughest restrictions in the bay area now. because they're supply is limited and are out for residents plan plants and lawns a fighting chance. it's not hard to see how the drought is taking a toll on the lawns of dublin. >> we're debating to let oit go or not. >> i haven't seen anyone waste water or water running down sidewalks or gutters. you know? >> some neighbors have signs, firmly planted in the sea of brown explaining why the lawn might not look good.

for those wasting water there are a set of signs and penalties in place. this is a in dublin, accounts have been flagged. >> these folks either didn't get the message, or they don't believe it. and they're not conserving enough. >> there is a fine for a second violation, then, $500 up to a thousand dollars after that there water supply could be restricted or disconnected. >> it's disturbing >> we pride ourselves on not wasting water. so this is hard to take. >> they estimate customers cut back usage by 28% the hope to get the number up to

40%. heading into hottest parts of the summer. police are looking for two men they say committed two crimes against two women walking on 9th street near mission when assaulted. police say a group of men kicked and punched the women making homophobic slurs. >> the suspects approached the two female victims, made these derogatory comments then attacks occurred >> the women treated at san francisco general hospital and police are looking for surveillance video. >> department of homeland security considering tighter security at airports and may ask airports overseas to do the same thing. there is concerns there are

explosive that's could be smuggled past screening systems. they stress in months, terrorists have attempted to design explosives that could avoid detection >> on the last day of the court term, the highest court said family-held companies and corporations can opt out of the requirement based on religious objections. >> we have more from washington, d.c. a major victory for supporters of pro-life groups the supreme court voted in favor of two family-run businesses. >> supreme court recognized that american families do not lose fundamental rights. >> the companies applauded the

decision saying the contraceptive mandate burdens the exercise of religion. but the white house argued this ruling jeopardizes health of all women employed by these and other closely held companies >> president obama believes they should make personal health care decisions for themselves. >> this ablow for the obama administration the first time the high court ruled for profit businesses can hold religious views under federal law. the court kept focus where it belongs on families like the greens and hahns and on every day american who's seek to live out their faith. and we'll work to make sure women will have same coverage as everyone else. >> this was split along ideological line was all five

conservative justices ruling against the obama administration. >> still head here on abc7 news at 4:00 more safety trouble for general motors >> plus, good news for team usa. one man played in the world cup with team usa. his take on the showdown with belgium tomorrow >> attack on two cal train conductors how social media helped investigators. >> take a look at traffic out sigh. oh, goodness, it's bad going towards bay bridge. going home, not so bad. back with more on the news at 4:00.

>> more problems tonight for general motors, continuing to have difficulties over safety. >> today, auto maker announced six recalls today over ignition switch problems. >> this is remarkable. gm recalling 7.6 million additional vehicles bringing total number of recalls this year to more than 28 million. this set back comes as a special administrator announced victim compensation plans today more major recalls involving 7.6 million cars, trucks, suvs. with model years back to 1997. concern is the ignition keys.

gm says it's aware of three deaths involving older model sedans including in the new recall. they say there is no evidence defect was to blame. this in addition to gm calls recalled for problems with ignition switch that's led to 54 accidents and 13 deaths victims and families learned how gm plans to compensate them. >> gm shows they said whatever it costs to pay claims under the protocol, they will pay it. there is no ceiling. >> that will be based on factors including age and family obligation the lawyer in charge says he will decide who qualifies and how much awarded. gm playing no role in that

decision. some grieving families say gm needs to do more. >> loss of my son. i want them to acknowledge this. they put out defective vehicles and he didn't have to die. >> victims and family members have until the end of the year to apply. >> thank you. >> sure >> let's take a look now at world cup scores, second game, germany weet beat algeria. >> here is a welcome site for u.s. song soccer. working on the field today, injuring hamstrings two weeks ago. his missed two game set it is an elimination game.

the team wants to make the most of a good opportunity. >> we're hungry to get out of the group stage. so going to make the most of it. >> you don't want to do it now >> he has not decided if altadore will start. so taking it easy, perhaps >> that is getting a lot of attention. some may be more tempted than ever to skip work tomorrow. >> not us we'd never consider such a move. abc7 news might is now live from a place known for its hi, rain. >> it's true. he should watch people watch

soccer. who is going to be watching soccer on a monday? well, ways wrong. mid afternoon in the business district. isn't it always like this? >> i hang out where this soccer is. >> in this case a place called irish times on sacramento street filled with germans. anyone else might have been a bystander. even brian hancock. >> your typical american soccer fan. every four years, huge usa soccer fan and in between, don't know what is going on. >> let's visit a living room in vallejo. that picture of him might seal the deal he played on team for america in

1990, 1994. >> it explains on a monday afternoon. wait until team usa plays tomorrow. >> american team getting better? >> mixed reviews >> lucky to win >> get here early. way early. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> it's good stuff. you can watch tomorrow's world cup matches live belgium versus united states. so that is going to be a good match. >> absolutely. >> spencer christian keeping an eye on changing temperatures. hot out there today. >> yes. many inland locations today

yes. we did have triple digits cooling near the coast. you can feel it here in san francisco. so that is see this view here on abc7, 66 degrees in san francisco. and 81 gilroy. how about the view of the golden gate bridge? 100 in fairfield. down a few degrees actually. 98 concord, down from a high of 103. livermore down from earlier reading. here is a view. nice view from sutro tower, high clouds over golden gate. fog tonight around the bay area

near the coast. will be cooler and here is our cloud pattern. low clouds, fog up the coastline now. cooler air with fog. spilling into monterey bay area already. and continuing forecast during evening, overnight hours, fog pushing to our coastline here and won't have much of a cooling affect tonight in terms of lows mild with temperatures down inland. we won't see triple digits tomorrow. highs low to mid-80s. and upper 70s as well.

downtown san francisco, 66 the high tomorrow. north bay, highs reaching into low 80s. east bay, low to mid-70s. inland east bay which is a couple low 90s cool down continuing through friday, 4th of july, pleasant weather, friday. mainly sunny skies highs upper 80s and a gradual warm up through 4th of july weekend. with no excessive heat. so things looking good for the rest of the weekend. you can feel winds increasing now. up next a family dog heads back after six years >> then after 4:30... >> another big week ahead for soccer including san jose

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case >> and later a different classroom. changes coming to the state public schools. cheryl and i will be back with more for you right after this. heat shields are compromised. we what's that alarm?ures. fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything.

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to act on immigration and will move on his own to make policy changes. president obama says he will use executive orders to change immigration laws and says he is waited for more than a year to give house speaker john boehner time to act he says boehner told him the house will not vote on immigration this year. >> i don't prefer taking administrative action. i would love nothing more. the house on my desk. >> president obama said thousands of children showing up at the border under score the need to drop politics and act on this issue. soon after he spoke, house speaker issued this statement. the president's own executive orders have led directly to the humanitarian crisis along the southern border giving false hope to children and their

families that if they enter illegally they will be allowed to stay. >> a group called on the whies thousands to release thousands of children being held by federal authorities. the effort rallied outside immigration offices in downtown san francisco. that group accuses the obama administration of warehousing latin american children. >> before it was like teenagers now, it's preteenagers the u.s. has a responsibility to admit them, give them medical treatment, education and allow them to stay. as full citizens of the united states. >> one of the protestors beli e believes changes in foreign policy would change the activity. >> and president obama named the former head of proctor and

gamble says he is an expert at making organizations better. the nomination comes at va has come under fire for long waiting times and a lack of service for veterans needing medical treatment. he still faces senate confirmation. >> very sad news, three israeli teenagers kidnapped this month have been found dead israel's prime minister says he plans to hold the culprits responsible. the bodies discovered after a frantic two-week search. israel accused a hamas group of being behind those abductions in a statement today israel's prime minister says hamas will pay a heavy price for what they've done. >> president obama sending more troops to ire yook. 800 troops now in and around iraq to train local forces secure u.s. embassy and protect americans >> murder trial of lifrn

lifrnin -- olympian oscar pistorious continued today. arguing he was not suffering from mental illness when he killed his girlfriend the evaluation after a defense expert testified he had an anxiety disorder that could have contributed to the shooting. prosecutors say he killed her after an argument. >> toronto's mayor returned to work, facing photographers and reporters. mayor ford went into rehab of a video surfaced showing him smoking crack. >> my commitment to living clean now unwaivering. the people of this great city i want to offer a public apology.

>> ford's stay came several months after he said he was done drinking and speaking of being done he says he plans to run for a second term. as mayor of canada's largest city in october. >> the sheriff's department crediting social media with helping them solve a big case. the attack on two cal train conductors caught on cell phone video. you can see it here. officials say they sent out a tweet asking for information about who is responsible and this response was overwhelming. abc7 news reporter nick smith has the story. >> i put a tweet said hey, we're looking for this person. you know? you might have video involved. >> the response received after asking anyone come forward was overwhelming. >> within minutes, everybody was

retweeting it. >> this 22-year-old was arrested after police say she assaulted two employees. and injured one of them. a woman replied with a link the incident was posted on instagram. >> take a look at this scene at the san antonio stop in mountain view. this started on the train, then moving to platform. the sheriff's deputies say conductors are trying to get him off the train around 8:30 saturday night. you can see her hitting conductors the mail conductor then pushes her, she falls on to the sidewalk >> we got people that said i was there. i didn't know you're looking for witnesses. >> she was arrested for felony assault this, is the first time the agency has used this form of social media to solicit evidence of a crime. >> it was an experiment. but it was perfect. >> investigators tell us she was

not seriously injured when histing the ground but the cal train operator had to be hospitalized for a mild concussion she was released yesterday afternoon. >> freeway closure beginning on wednesday in san francisco. and it will last through the 4th of july weekend. northbound interstate 280 will shut down, starting wednesday at 9:00 p.m . workers replace a bridge hinge over the memorial day weekend. >> all right a lot more to bring you here on abc7 news at 4:00. coming up, brutal truth. how living legend mick jagger kicked off another legendary group's reunion tour >> spencer christian, we can see high clouds over the golden gate and fog beginning to develop. cooling fog, i might add. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> speaking of cooling fog, or, is that haze? this is a san mateo bridge.

you can see traffic there is heavy. in this direction but you know, it's moving. we'll be right back.

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practice. >> that is amazing. wow. all right. >> one of the world's greatest comedy troops is returning for a final series of shows >> yes. and he enlisted a rock legend no stranger to reunions in the second act of his 20,000 tickets sold out in just 45 seconds. >> that is pretty cool. a good idea. >> 45 seconds. same time it took for that guy to put his pants on, right? >> there is no connection. >> temperatures are dropping down from triple digit range.

you can see high clouds beginning to stack up. a high of 103 in livermore. that is pretty hot. and right now, showing mainly sunny skies we've got high clouds and ever increasing low clouds moving up along the coastline. tomorrow, we'll see sunny, dry in the west. across california will be sunny skies and warm to hot tomorrow. yosemite, 102.

low to mid-70s around the bay. the heat has ended. >> good to know. thank you. >> coming up next a bizarre site on the freeway. what witnesses say is happening. >> california classrooms will are a new look. what students will see differently >> ro gres on a new soccer stadium in san jose. >> and these soccer fans are ready for friday's columbia brazil match. even the family dog, sporting team columbia. >> you say that well, cheryl. i like that. >> we'd love to hear from you. >> so cute. we'll be right back. things on purpose? youe not a color found nature.

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fans will have a unique feature. a bar. and in this game, fans will have a good view of the action. >> you're up about 6 to 8 feet. you can grab a beer ask have a great atmosphere. >> quakes enjoying this halo affect in the world cup. the u.s. faces b belgium on tuesday. >> to give everything >> do we have a chance? >> there is a chance >> we'll see. >> now, the menlo park company says there have been a billion world cup related posts and likes. they never have a billion

interactions. the shootout between brazil and chile broke a record. nearly 389 tweets were generated. now we have coverage on our web site abc7 news.com including how some researchers are looking at emotions >> california public schools will look different as new stem programs continue to take shape. >> leanne? >> reporter: two years ago a task force formed to take a look at stem education in california schools. they came up with some ideas and made recommendations. and came up with what they hope will be a blueprint for great

schools a class in robotics taught outside as an extracurricular activity. california wants to make this and other programs a necessity the superintendent of schools presented his final stem report at the exploratorium. they were given by 54 people, teachers, school administrators, and lawmakers. among recommendations increase number of computers and improve internet capabilities. >> we had $$400 million this year to invest. >> some of those will go towards training teachers to do more hands on instruction. saying the classroom will operate more like a college. >> google docs, four students

can work in a classroom on the same document. and then at home, they can continue their work. >> a key point is the need to include businesses with intention of recruiting students. >> then, we bridge that gap. it is more robust. >> being exposed to stem programs at school has made a difference in her life. >> this is not just about making things but allows you to think about how to make something how it's going to contribute to the world. >> very empowered the superintendent thinks most ideas can be implemented within five years. in the newsroom abc7 news. >> leanne, thank you >> up next, carrying on a family

legacy. work to give back to the community makes him one of the year's top scholars >> coming up, stroller safety. a baby carriage earning poor marks from consumer reports. it could be a particular problem for the bay area. >> what could be bags of cash. how $0.10 could add up to a billion dollars. >> news at 4:00 continues in just a moment.

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news at 4:00. >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins now. >> two grass fires in swaelterring heat. an update is just ahead for you. >> triple digit heat is tapering off we have serious concerns about fire because of winds. i'll have the accu-weather forecast. >> why this social media giant depressed a bunch of users. >> flames rage in a golf course in san jose the fire department has six units on the scene and understand they're calling for mutual aid it doesn't stop in golfers. so far, the fire is not spreading to nearby homes, thanks for joining us. >> that is not the only fire burning tonight. the loss lagos course located near center road.

another fire burning miles away. this is 70 acres and forcing evacuations here is a view of the fire. firefighters spent the last three hours trying to deal with it and have fairly successfully at this point. vic? >> this is the bigger fire. there is about 30% contained it's burned 70 acres. you can see white smoke not black smoke. it's good news meaning no homes were damaged the fire spread down hill towards santa teresa park.

>> we can see flames everywhere. people were running out. it's scary. >> i saw flames across the hill. >> were you scared? >> kind of. >> that is hur kwee. >> this is an interspace area, san jose fire asked for aid. and by afternoon, firefighters were able to make progress but 70 acres burned. response seemed to be working. residents evacuated from two