crews are desperate to keep it from homes. >> abc7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live. laura? >> well, hi, dan. we're on bucks canyon road when it started to jump the road we got out of there. let's show you what it looked like behind me. this is the direction of the fire. i'm in napa county. it's going north and east. that is toward those homes. crews have been at the mercy of the wind. firefighters hit it with helicopters. water drops from the sky. and tankers filled with fire retardant. the stubborn fire continued to grow, thanks in large part to winds. mother nature's and the cells.

the noise of the wind generated by the winds was deafening as firefighters moved in to try to keep the fire from jumping the road. >> the fire was sort of spreading out. it was kind of on two ends here, this way, this way. >> we're able to evacuate kids out earlier. >> debbie's horse ranch was evacuated. you can see fire line. there has to be 50 firemen working the line. and hoping to keep it from jumping the road as long as it doesn't, we'll be okay. >> the fire was contained, the fire fight just getting underway. those who live and work in the canyon could only stand by and watch. >> there are crews on the scene. they're there right away. it feels good knowing they're attacking it like that. yeah. >> david lives near where the fire started and tried to stop it along with neighborhood kids who grabbed garden hoses

>> the fire kept going that way and uphill. the kids did a great job here. and mostly stopped it from burning their house. >> the house is below flames they're showing you. this is a spot fire that just popped up. the rest of the side you can see is burned. this is the area cal fire just explained to me they're calling contained. it means it's already burned. as for the cause of the fire, still under investigation. in pope valley abc7 news. >> laura. thank you so much you can see winds on the ill side. crews are dealing now.

>> this is how we're picking up reflections of the smoke. to the area of the fire, what shows up is it's so thick and the plume, so large. these are the weather conditions. it's hot. humidity is low. 27%. winds are not very strong. we do have gusts now to 13 miles per hour. that is strong enough to cause a concern for fire to be high. it doesn't take very strong gusts to spread the fire. it could be worse if winds are stronger. >> it's sad. >> thank you. >> well, we mentioned at least five structures have burned. here is a look during the early stages of the fire showing what is left of the five buildings we don't believe they're homes,

but rather outbuildings, and camps. this is a live picture from our tower camera. it's 75 miles away well. have reports of smoke visible from clear lake. 50 miles north of that wildfire. >> now, evacuation point is pope valley school. this fire has continued to advance on the homes. it's forced evacuation of hundreds of people. there are a couple hundred homes in the area. that have had to be evacuated as a result of the fire. and again, it's gone from just about 800 acres to now well over 2500 acres and spreading because of change in the wind. >> we're told that the cal fire napa county and solano county, crews are fighting the fire. and watch it this afternoon just

got bigger and bigger now, at 2500 acres deputies going door to door, using bull horns now to evacuate residents. >> of course the evacuations will continue as flames continue to spread and it's at 30% containment at this point. we're covering this extensively for you and will have live updates during this our. and breaking news continues on twitter. >> we're going to go back to that story in just a moment. police in san jose are looking for a second suspect tonight in connection with a home invasion robbery of an elderly couple. an 85-year-old woman was sexual assaulted and police say the two teen-aged criminals stole the couple's suv, and ended up crashing into a house on sutter and singleton road. we're in san jose with more on this story. leanne?

>> you're right. very disturbing. police have one of the teens in custody he's a 15-year-old boy. they're looking for the second suspect described as a male hispanic between 18-25 years old he may be younger. police told he has a deep cut on his body, caused by that car accident. this suv crashed on single ton lane. people being chased for failing to stop the passenger is a 15-year-old boy, arrested but not the driver. this woman saw it all. >> i thought i was going to get shot. >> about 15 minutes later, it was discovered we had a home invasion. >> suspects had stolen the suv from the owners of the house

belonging to an elderly couple. >> two suspects entered armed with weapons they're forced to the back of the house. at some point, 85-year-old female was sexual assaulted. police confirmed they found a graffiti tag on the back of the house. but would not confirm if it was part of a gang initiation. a neighbor behind them told us she found two spray paint canisters in the backyard, supposedly tossed over the fence by the suspects. police took the canisters as evidence. neighbors are very fond of the couple. martha rosales says these people do what they please. >> it's unbelievable. >> reporter: she says the neighborhood changeed and she's finally moving. >> definitely.

>> the woman was hospitalized this morning and now returned to her home. her husband was not injured. in san jose, abc7 news. >> and the father of oscar grant lost his claim today for compensation in the death of his son. the jury found two did not have a deep connection. >> grant's family says the jury did not understand the type of relationship but the lawyer said the family only showed two letters of communications

between them. >> the jury made it clear that they did not think that that evidence came anywhere close to meeting the standard >> a two week long crack down on gangs put criminals in jail. law enforcement agencies took part in that operation. the 104 arrested nine wanted for murder. >> i spent two weeks focusing on the individuals. >> the u.s. marshals recovered nine firearms and a pound of black tar heroin. >> police are investigating a particularly disturbing shooting this evening.

one killed a popular youth counsel at a visitation valley playground where he worked with children. many of the children saw what happened. tonight abc7 news is talking with the victim's family. the flowers marked the spot where the 32-year-old allen calloway was guned down. police say the shooting was witnessed by dozens of small kids taking part in a summer program, including his 10-year-old son. calloway's was a father of three and a former gang member his new mantra, encouraging others to do the right thing. >> he felt like the past was behind him. >> and everything was the kids. we worked around here and cleaned up around here.

and told us about this stuff. >> he encouraged every neighborhood kid to work. he said it was the best diversion to crime. >> the supervisor is outraged >> this level of violence, this brashness of an act is not okay. we are not going to tolerate it. we don't want anymore of this. >> calloway's past may have caught up with him. police believe a rival former gang member could be the lead. they hope anyone with information will come forward to help. >> and still ahead tonight, new developments in a cal train investigation. why a conductor who was attacked by a passenger is now being investigated for the way he responded. >> also, team usa is knocked out of the knockout round. what will it mean for world cup

fever in the bay area and beyond. >> following yesterday's triple digits, we've had coastal fog bringing us a cool down. what coming our way. >> and back to breaking news story. we're keeping a watch on the fire for you. 2500 acres now burning towards 200 homes.

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happening in a video first of a aired sunday night. in this video you can see a passenger hitting a female conductor in the head as the woman began, watch this, shoved her to the ground the woman was arrested for assault. tonight, cal train confirms the male conductor has been suspended during the investigation. the female conductor was allowed to return to work with no discipline yary action taken. >> 49ers star alden smith finds himself in less trouble now that it looks like he will not face charges for making a phony bomb threat. los angeles city attorney office says it will not prosecute smith over a dispute with tsa agents and police in april. a hearing will take place to talk about how he can avoid similar incidents in the future. the d.a.reserve the right to

face charges in the future. >> a federal appeals court revealed it will reconsider the obstruction of justice conviction of former giants slugger barry bonds. bonds was found guilty of giving evasive testimony to a federal grand jury. the panel was looking at steroid use by elite athletes. >> on to soccer news, team usa knocked out of the world cup. earthquakes star tweeted out this evening i'm gutted to have let down everyone. it's been an incredible ride but i know this will make me stronger. this is rough for fans. wayne freedman tells us there

may be a silver in san francisco and across the nation, that myth wrikal truancy index went up. >> i'm a soccer fan, always >> we saw them watching in restaurants, cafes. around conference tables. mostly they were americans. >> how do you like our beer? >> in sacramento, they worked to claim seats. >> how early did you get here? >> 11:30. >> by game time, standing room only extended to outside >> you might get run over. >> that is okay.

>> and if you think crowd is impressive... center plaza had a big screen and a lively, united nations style crowd. it was tense. >> are you betting? >> no. >> i'm not feeling confident. >> we know how it turned out. belgium scored two goals and team usa rallied but late. for those who want to see soccer grow in the country, a victory. >> when is the last time you saw an american crowd this riveted on a soccer match? >> never. >> we have now. next world cup only four years away. in san francisco, wayne freedman abc7 news >> well, on to next matches. >> they're on friday. you can enjoy the 4th of july holiday watching france and germany. then, at 1:00 it's brazil versus columbia. on espn.

>> that is funny. oh, fine we'll watch other teams now but it's been great . >> yes. >> we're watching conditions on the fire lines >> we are. now, the weather leading up to the big weekend, 4th of july weekend you know how hot it is here yesterday. sharp drop in temperatures thanks to old marine layer that is pressed up against the coastline there. but, we still have high fire concerns not just in the bay area, but beyond. red flag warning until 10:00 tonight over the central sierra and 11:00 to the north from oh, about ring north. this is because of thunderstorms as you can see. breaking out throughout the sierra and points north. up to an area of a cluster of thunderstorms. these lightning strikes could trigger fires. that is why there is a high concern now in those areas back to the bay area. looking live not only do we see

low, mid level clouds moving in from of the coast, but smoke off in the distance from the that fire. these are the current readings. 60s in san francisco. 76 san jose. 72 gilroy. 59 half moon bay. looking west, we've got clouds at various levels. and low clouds and fog building up here. 77 novato. 80s in livermore. from our camera looking at forecast conditions spotty drizzle is possible. especially near the coast. mild to warm conditions from 4th of july we'll be heating up over the weekend into next week. cloud patterns today has been like this. clouds helped out about this

area of circulation called a coastal eddy. it's pushing beyond a coastline. a big dip in the jet stream. contributing to a steady sea breeze that brought our temperatures down. forecast shows this spotty drizzle near the koechlt. temperatures mild overnight quite a few of those lately. tomorrow, we'll see fog back to the coastline, giving way to sunny skies mild to warm with highest readings inland into mid to upper 80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. so starting to warm up again, friday. which is 4th of july. more saturday. low 90s inland. sunday, monday, high temperatures inland into upper 90s to near 100. those are going to be two warm days i won't say hot yet.

but hitting triple digits i'll call it hot. >> thank you. >> and we have more ahead coming up next, uc berkeley's new food initiative. >> a recipe from famed chef alice waters. we'll be right back here 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.

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introduced it's new superintendent to the media today. was chosen from 20 top applicants. district officials cite his work including turning around a troubled high school they say the 42-year-old is young, energetic and has a real vision for a diverse community. ' arrived to take up this job three weeks early. >> it's been important to get started before i was supposed to get started because we want to make sure we're not wasting time. something that people will tell you is that i'm an impatient person and like to move quickly. >> the university of california announced today that it wants to come up with a recipe for challenges of feeding healthy food to the world. today they toured edible school

yard started by waters they hope living laboratories can help solve problems such as hunger and obesity. >> our goal is far reaching. it is our intent to do everything in our power to put the world on a pathway to feed itself in ways that are nutritious and sustainable. >> waters seized effort as a way of expanding learning opportunities. >> i felt like food and agriculture can be woven into all of the courses of the university. >> the effort will involve every campus affiliated with the university. >> a lot more still to come here tonight at 6:00. we had our eyes on big fire burning out of control in napa county. 2500 acres and headed towards homes. >> a series of home burglaries

a growing problem, what authorities are doing to stop them. >> a look at traffic that could snarl your drive into san francisco when caltrans closes a freeway this week. another half hour of news in just a momen

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to the latest on breaking news we've been following all afternoon. a fast-moving fire threatening hundreds of homes in napa county. a shift pushed names toward nearly 200 homes in a neighborhood in lake county that is in the line of fire now. there are mandatory evacuation areas for spots tonight the flames have charred 2500 acres and burned five buildings so far. our reporting continues right now on twitter and abc # news bay area. >> listen to this. a big crime spree in southern san mateo county. so many home burglaries there, sheriff's department is adding patrols.

abc7 news reporter nick lee has the story. >> the so called door knock burglaries they hit empty homes, look for unlocked windows and doors they'll pry them open if they can. in june there were ta home burglars under the jurisdiction of the sheriff's office. they include san carlos, and woodside and mostly in the southern part of the county. then, the last week of june, a shocking jump. 11 burglaries >> we're heightening our uniformed personnel in various areas. >> sheriff investigators want to know if there may be a nexus to highway 32. if coming from out of town and jumping into the quiet, tranquil

communities. the burglaries are getting more brazen and frightening. the neighbor was evicted here in san carlos. >> five people were asleep in the house, someone broke in and ransacked the place. >> there have been several burglaries on the streets. residents found neighborhood watch stylexd networks they exchanged information about suspicious occurrences. this resident only wanted her first name used >> someone knocked on my door. a white van parking outside of my house. >> police say social media crime alerts are paying off. and neighboring belmont, they're down from last year. police captain >> if they have cameras to check their cameras and provide us with video if they have it. >> advice is lock doors, shut windows when you leave home.

burglars, they say, commit crimes when opportunity knocks don't welcome them in. >> police in oakland released booking photos of 15 men they've picked up for trying to buy, or sell sex these men have been arrested and charged with prostitution related offenses. oakland police have launched a web site with pore pictures like these in hopes of shaming the suspects. here are some of the accused customers by the way. their citieses on the web site the people have within been charged but not convicted they're of course innocent until proven guilty the site will be updated twice per month. >> police have evicted a number of squatters for a second time. what was once a gateway to bayer island has become a haven for the homeless the building has been vacant

nearly 0 years, neighbors say the problem is getting worse. police escorted a dozen people from the building >> a portion of 280 will close this holiday weekend. northbound 280 splitting to fifth street. and will not reopen until monday at 5:00 a.m . for more on this saying jonathan bloom is on the story. mem wril day weekend looks like this. caltrans closed southbound 280. >> giants games and it's just, i mean people are everywhere. it's crowded >> damion is relieved giants are way for the closure of the northbound lanes with you but there is another event to worry about. >> for people that do drive it's

going to be horrendous. >> but necessary for caltrans >> there is >> standards have changed and what we want to do is make sure this stays safe for the voting public. >> caltrans chose holiday weekend because many people are out of town. . >> i won't be back at work until monday morning. so i am free and clear. >> we checked with waze about what happened. >> the morning commute it added ten minutes of time. >> waze saw a 20% jump.

lots of people use it, you may get different directions. >> lots of people going to 101. if that backs up, that another route goes faster, that will be the recommended route. >> it can predict your arrival time but not even waze can predict if you'll be able to see fire works through the fog. >> coming up next, new evidence tonight from michael finney. >> yes. it's about how these color packets you that may have around your house have proven to be a hazard to children. stay with us.

consumer reports partnered with seven on your side the follow up on a story michael finney looked into several times. that is hazards by laundry deterrent packets. >> they're the packets tossed into the wash. there have been 20,000 calls to poison control centers since they went main stream. >> alice is better now, it's

touch and go nine months ago. he bit into a tide deterrent pod from a package just brought home from the store. >> so much diarrhea and throw up. it was bad he turned blue was the scariest part. except for this, when you quit breathing. >> his mother says he got the pod when run rolled under furniture after the lid popped up. throwing them on the floor. he was air lifted to the hospital and ended up on a vent later seven days. consumer reports says the candy colored packets contain highly concentrated detergent that is toxic to ingest. >> when they first came out, biggest manufacturers used clear containers that resembled snack jars >> some lids kr flimsy. cost could made the switch for his its detergent.

and the maker of tide introduced an opaque container with a child-resistant lid. >> another important change, redesign packets so they don't look like candy. at home, importantly, keep them closed and out of the reach of children. if you think your child has been injured do as michelle did, call the poison control hot line immediately. 1-800-222-1222. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> go to abc7 news.com and click on sections tab, then 7 on your side. >> there is a quick link to contact us on our home page. just look for michael's picture. >> do that when you have the time. stay tuned because next, how world cup soccer has inspired a new generation of strikers. >> soccer summer camp is just ahead.

crews will be fogging contra costa county, in martinez overnight. it will be south of carquinez straight the chemical is hazardous to people and animals and though only a low follow will be sprayed you're going to want to keep your pets indoors. >> this match, the impact of the run is certainly significant on young people. they've been glued to tv, learning and getting motivated to improve their own game. david louie went to soccer camp today. parents are paying to send their kids to soccer camp for a week. >> usa. >> why do you say that? >> i just like usa. >> no tv was available to catch

the usa take on belgium. the kids say they've been watching every match they can. >> it's one of the most-important things i'm going to do. >> is that because you learn something? or love how you play? >> the team coach is grateful for the fan face. >> it's growing on every level. in every country, it's that way we want to do well. we want to inspire them. >> kids may try to imitate what they see on tv, such as headers. soccer camp coach doesn't think kids younger than 12 or 13 should be doing it with regular balls >> we come in as coaches and try to break it down as much as possible. and when you use this, it's

going to be more safe. >> the coach said balloons are used to teach the technique to younger players. >> i think it's at an older age, it's something to think about. but at this age, they're just trying to stop kick play. >> all right. despite the loss we want to see your world cup fan photos. >> that looked like fun. >> e mail your pictures to us or upload them to our news app or on abc7 news.com/you reports. >> we've seen great photos. one last time, want to update the weather. >> spencer? >> okay. i want to have a time lapse. check this out.

it's a very dramatic time lapse video. here is live doppler 7 hd. we have concerns of a red flag warning. this one near reno produced winds, wind gusts up to 71 miles per hour and there is concern about this right now. looking at clouds and different levels of the atmosphere, to yesterday's ties you can see how much cooler it was today. livermore a high of 105. a 17 degree drop today. temperatures dropped because of it. tomorrow, we'll see high temperatures in low to mid-80s and here is the accu-weather forecast. the temperatures tropping off a little bit. moderately warm through friday.

and then, heating up over the weekend sunday and monday. >> thank you. mike assuman is here with sports? >> world cup. >> team usa played their hearts out today against belgium. especially goal keeper tim howard. 16 saves to keep our boys in the game. would not be enough. belgium moves on and

i'm not sure team usa could have played better today. goalie tim howard has 16 saves. most in 50 years of world cup history. striker josie altador did not play. but the squad had a bend, but don't break mentality today howard holding belgium scoreless and again in the second.

35-year-old using his feet and san jose earthquakes with a chance of a lifetime. off the header from jermaine jones over the goal. the irony called off side but he wasn't. so had he throwed it would not have counted but that is going to be a nightmare. game goes to extra time. for belgium cracking howard. in u.s. defense and it's 2-0 belgium. in the air, one motion, what a play. one final opportunity three kicks. u.s. executes to perfection. everything but the finish.

two on the final they hung in, giving themselves a they took chances well. >> today switzerland and argentina with two minutes left, that would be the game winner, argentina moves in to face belgium. tuesday, this kid is a wild card entry. watch this. between the length of the winner. making shots like that. ranked 144th in the world

he had nothing to match like it. his 37th's. he was ousted for the third year in a row. a 2004 champion home to 11 and on the back hand with a three-set victory. serena williams with a viral illness she pulled out today at wimbledon she was out of sorts on warm ups, stumbling around. doctors checked her blood pressure. she decided to play she bounced her first preserves into the net. double faulting on all three the umpire checked on her after

that. a walk off grand slam, oakland trying to rebound today a solid outing. and in this fast ball into the seats and left two run shot. get this. no strike outs, no walks under 100 pitches game less than two and a half hours. this abc7 sports report brought to you by or card supply, hardware. >> great game. >> where he. >> thank you. >> we have ab an update fofr for you on a fast moving wildfire. the fire burned 2500 acres only 30% contained there are evacuations in place and our breaking news continues now on

twitter. >> and of course we'll have live reports tonight at 9:00 and also at 9:00 what happened when residents trying to stop government buses loaded with illegal immigrants? a fiery food truck explosion caught with disastrous results. >> thanks for joining us. >> we appreciate your time. 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.

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