dozens of homes are evacuated and less than a third of the fire is contained. amy hollyfield is at a fire station with more in napa. >> they are still be working hard on the fire having worked all night. cal will work around the clock for a couple of days. necessity do not want to turn their back on it. right now they are putting the fire at 2,700 acres burned. it is 30 percent contained. five structures they say have been destroyed. there is a mandatory evacuation in place for 200 homes. some people say they find it comforting to see all of the firefighters here. >> there are crews on the scene and more are coming. it feels good knowing they are attacking it. >> this fire is burning in pope

valley east of calistoga in napa valley. the winds died down and firefighters were happy about that and it gave them an advantage. it is calm outside right now. they are making progress and when the sun comes up they will be able to assess how much they have accomplished. we do expect an update later this morning. >> 200 homes are at the estates near pope valley. the fire came a quarter-mile of a subdivision before a change in the wind changed the direction of the fire. 50 residents were cut off when the only road in and out was struck by flames. some decided to stay after the lane was cleared. >> hundreds of feet of new fire hose with the tools to hookup. >> they better be in front of us or on our tail. there is a reason if we are leashing.

>> many evacuated to red cross shelter ten miles away. we have continuing coverage of the fire on air and online. >> we have breaking news in the east bay firefighters are wrapping up a house fire in oakland that broke out after 1:30 this morning. flames shot up to 30' in the sky. it took crews 15 minutes to get the fire under control. no one was hurt. the person who lives there was not at home. happening today, caltran is ready to close part of i-280 for the holiday weekend shutting down from 101 split to 5th street tonight at 9:00 p.m. we and not re-open until monday at 5:00 a.m. the reason? bridge hinges need to be replaced. they allows freeway to ben and

flex. crews will install new hinges four times the size those there no. they already did it on the southbound section over memorial day week. nick will have a report at 5:00 a.m. from the scene. >> outrage in san jose neighborhood after an elderly woman was sexually assaulted during a violent home invasion. early yesterday morning, two people armed with weapons broke into an elderly couple's home, attacked the 85-year-old woman and stole the s.u.v. police arrested a 15-year-old boy for the attack after the s.u.v. crashed into a vacant home a few miles arm. a second suspect got away but he is believed between 7 and 25 years and suffered a large cut in the crash. no words to describe. nord ons -- no words. it is heartbreaking. >> graffiti was found painted on their home but police will not say if this is part of a gang

initiation. the video of a caltrain conductor pushing an aggressive passenger is causing strong emotion. a legal analyst said the man did nothing wrong and should not be punished. >> the trouble started on the caltrain saturday. you can see a woman hitting a female conductor with her purse and off the train the beating continues. the male pushes the woman and he turns around, bam, she hits him in the head. he kids her and pushes the woman. hard. this was a common reaction from passengers watching the video. the moment the woman went down. the male conductor identified by a union source as bruce thompson has been off duty since. caltrain would only confirm he removed from service but would not say why. >> making him the fall guy is concerning. >> legal analyst does not

understand why he isn't on the job especially since the female counterpart is. i tried to ask thompson's employer transit america services incorporated but no one answered. clark watched the video frame by frame. >> he has to protect the public. he did not do anything that was so excessive that appears beyond the bounds reasonableness. >> passengers were membered. >> he was doing his job. >> the suspect, maria posada-valdarrama, was arrested for assault. in mountain view for abc7. >> in november berkeley voters will decide whether to add an extra tax on sugar drinks voting last night to put the measure on the ballot to add one cent an ounce tax on all sodas. the money collected is used to promote good nutrition.

opponents say a sugar tax would put an extra financial burden on consumers and businesses. >> protests waving american flags turned back buses carrying immigrant families to processing centers in riverside county. 140 detainees were taken to a suburban processing center when the protesters intervened yesterday. the immigrants were rounded up in texas after crossing illegally a wave that is overwhelming the state facility. protests want the undocumented immigrants deported immediately. they were re-routed to san diego with more arrivals expected every 72 hours for several weeks. >> the oakland city council ordered the four members of the joint powers come see crumb authority to reject a lease tension for the a's during tomorrow. the city's representatives will release their own proposal. yesterday the four representatives released details

of a proposed deal they, worked out with the a's which the county supports. last week, city council members no showed at a coliseum board meeting preventing the board from vote on a lease rope am because they believe a city should negotiate a bet we deal with the a's. >> leyla gulen has a check of the weather and hot and dry conditions. >> very hot and dry in napa and the north bay and the east bay, and inland areas but around the coast and the peninsula, parts of the south bay, it is moister. live doppler 7 hd shows radar satellite runs showing we have morning fog that will develop over the morning hours and reducing visibility and seeing a three-quarters of a mile visibility at half moon bay so be careful when you drive along highway 101 through the north bay. the neck 12 hours, under clouds, as well, so we have fog and

cloud cover. that will dissipate by noon and by 4:00 p.m., some places are responsing sunshine and still clouds and temperatures reaching 88 degrees inland and 76 away the bay and 60 along the coast for another cool down. the weather forecast is straight ahead. >> on the road, as far as i can see it is mostly construction as we head to the altamont pass we are seeing a buildup of traffic in the westbound direction however, eastbound side between portola avenue to livermore avenue we will have construction that will last until 5:00. on northbound side of 680 between crow canyon road and sycamore valley we had a couple of all -- auxiliary lanes added. southbound, from marin, into san francisco, golden gate bridge

shows traffic is light. the fog will continue to develop. it will create a moist condition >> a warning this morning for a bay area neighbor, a mountain lion steps away from homes and you will hear from a shaken witness. >> disaster caught on camera, a fiery food truck explosion engulfed people passing by. >> a big storm has millions of people has millions on alert and why they are warned the worst i

covering cupertino, wine country and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. amazing. a fiery explosion when ad if truck blows up in north philadelphia yesterday. 11 people were injured, two seriously. the explosion happened outside an auto body shop. a row pain tank is believed to

be the cause. the blast shows no homes or businesses were damaged. people living in san mateo after neighbors spotted a mountain lion killing a deer feet from homes. the police department sent an advisory to neighbors letting them know. it happened yesterday morning. the deer died and the mountain lion was gone by the time crews arrived. >> my dad shined the flashlight and the mountain lion was eating the baby deer and when you shined at it it jumped identify the creek and ran up the him. it gave me the creeks. i never had seen a cat that big. >> there is a creek in the area where deer gather and that is likely attracting the lion. the east coast is praising for high winds and rain caused by tropical storm arthur. thousands are without power in the midwest after a deadly storm has killed at least four people. here are the details.

>> a major storm brewing east coast of florida taking aim at the east coast. >> it is pretty but the surf looks dangerous. >> the first named storm of hurricane season, arthur, gaining strength, churning up the atlantic, bringing heavy rains and dangerous rip current. it will graze the carolina coast on friday as category one hurricane. >> it is going to be a hurricane that will cause disruption. there will be wind. there will be rain. there will be rough, rough seas. >> arthur is threatening many with a soggy independence day. red flags are out at some beaches. the forecast is not stopping the fun. yet. >> we have been in beach mode and not paying attention to the water. >> in the middle of the country, from arkansas to new york state, a severe weather watch is in affect possibly bringing large hail and winds over 70 miles per hour. in the midwest, clean up has

begun from yesterday including more than half a dozen reported tornadoes. >> a man in iowa was killed weapon the winds toppled this building. a somber night in cedar rapids as the body of a teen swept into a storm drain was found. >> in indiana, 80 miles per hour wind brought a tree on this mobile home killing a boy inside. >> shocking. >> arthur is moving north at two miles per hour. it could become a hurricane by tonight. millions are on alert. two water districts and land owners in the travel valley are making millions of dollars off california's drought by auctioning off their private reserves to farms. economists say it is decades sin the water market is so

hold claims on water that date back a century, private firms that are extracting ground water, and land owners who stored water in underground caverns. >> now, we are trapped in the midst of the drought. how is the forecast? >> not impressive. if you are just waking up, waking up to fog along the coast, a bit of clouds and we had quite a few clouds yesterday. today, it will burn off leaving most of us with partly sunny skies. the winds are more gusty and calm in novato and santa rosa and napa at three miles per hour, and 36-miles-per-hour gust in fairfield and we are concerned about the gusts near

polk valley where the fire is burning. amy hollyfield is there on the scene with more information for us but we have 16-miles-per-hour gusts here and there and it is not what we want to hear. ten-miles-per-hour gusts at sfo. as far as our temperatures, they are lower than they were for the average temperatures around the bay area. from tonight into tomorrow we can expect more spotty drizzle and more clouds and fog and cooling things down and we will be back up again over the week. the seven-day outlook is straight ahead as we look at what is happening in san francisco we have mid-50's and mid-to-upper 50's across the bay. we have a game tonight at at&t park featuring fireworks so hopefully everyone can see them under clouds and fog. first pitch is 7:15 and 59 degrees bit end of the became and breezy and it will be chilly. our highs today an the bay area show upper 80's inland and 70's

around the bay. 60's around the coast. overnight lows are going to be cooler, upper 50's to low 60's and clouds stay with us and for the fourth of july holiday we are dry with temperatures coming back up and you may see triple digits sunday into monday. this is construction if you are traveling along 680 northbound direction to stoneridge drive you will find a couple of lanes taken away lasting until 5:00 this morning. a few more minutes. mass transit and muni and bart and ace train, all running on time and as we look at the drive they walnut creek, the drive southbound is moving along fine. it looks bouncy so we could have gusts. keep both hands on the wheel. >> team u.s.a. came up short

against belgium with a matchup in overtime. >> americans are proud of their team loving the goalkeeper tim how war's performance, 16 saves, the most in 60 years. he was thanked by two million tweets and gained 100,000 twitter followers. >> a trip beauty to tim howard bond up with diehard plains changing the secretary of defense wikileaks from chuck hagel to "howard." hour is a screen shot from being shared on twitter. >> a sea fans in san francisco were at civic center plaza leaving heartbroken but proud of what team u.s.a. managed to accomplish. the next matches are on friday and you can enjoy the fourth of july holiday watching france can germany on espn at 9:00 and at

1:00 o'clock it is brazil and columbia on espn. >> senator barbara boxer brings her campaign against medical errors to the bay area today. >> a young mother moved to tears at the check out counter with a random act of kindness going viral. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill.

a view of the san francisco skyline from our exploritorium camera. can nature wake out the top of the builtings this morning, with low clouds hacking in there and i used my windshield wipers in the city. the mist is just dampening things up. leyla gulen has the full forecast in a bit. >> visit us at abc7news.com for

a guide to the fourth of july activities including parades and all the big fireworks shows. wiveness on the events where you can see members of the abc7 news team the. >> health officials advise people not to swim in the ocean at a popular monterey county beach. unsafe levels of bacteria were found on the beach on monday in stillwater cove at pebble beach. they estimate the level of contamination in the water. marine life and animals and human activities can be the cause. the advisory is in affect until the levels safe for recreational contact. >> san mateo county supervisors have a growing list of people opposed to new restrictions on dogs in federal parkland. the board says the proposed restrictions are too severe and voted unanimously yesterday to send a letter outlining their opposition to officials with the golden gate bridge national

recreational area that bans off leach dog walking at four spots in san mateo county. san francisco and marin counties are already on record as opposing the plan. >> if if you are in san francisco portrero, spotted under the deck of a home at 25th and rhode island streets, the wildlife emergency services are working to catch this critter but how did it get here? they usually live in the sierra and can hitch a ride to lower elevation. >> i see them hitchhiking to the bay area. >> kind of cute. >> how is the forecast? >> you can see the camera bouncing. we have a breeze. temperatures in san francisco are 56 degrees. in oakland it is 57. vine in san carlos. upper 50's for the south bay.

half moon bay is 55. we wake up to fog and low clouds. the rest of california everything is cooling down. it will ramp up as we hit the weekend. we are 10 in palm springs. 105 in fresno and 52 in eureka. we are going to talk about remark and see what is happening, eastbound side of the bay bridge with a project here at the toll plaza. it should be picked up soon. drive time traffic 580 westbound address to was to valley 39 minutes, 101 northbound highway 85 to the san jose airplane, 11 minutes and through daly city into san francisco, ten minutes and do not forget we have a project closing tonight, 280 extension nobody from 101 into downtown all ahead. it is 4:54, san bar behalf

boxer will will sobbed in a campaign to reduce medical errors. a government report found that each year up to 440,000 americans die as the result of preventable errors if hospitals. that is the equal to jumbo jet crabbing every day. errors range from hospital awared infections, bedsores, and patient falls. >> militants suspected in the attack on the embassy in benghazi, will appear at a dough tension hearing in washington, dc. ahmed abu khattala pled not guilty to conspiracy to aid terrorists. a court filing says that khattala was motivated to participate in the violence by his extremist ideology. officials say he was the ringleader of the 2012 attack

that killed ambassador and bay area native christopher stevens. he was captured by special forces last month in libya. >> a rocket with a nasa satellite designed to carry carbon dioxide in the atmosphere roared off the launch pad this morning after 3:00 a.m. and represents the end of a five year struggle after a similar satellite was destroyed in 2009 after a failed launch. the sat light today sniffs foe carbon dioxide at the height of 488 miles. they will study the process behind the way the environment on southerns carbon dioxide. random act of kindness made an unsuspecting woman in south dakotan online sensation. she was in a check outline in wal-mart when a customer in front of her did not have enough money to pay for diapers. flynn bought the woman $120 worth of diapers. another shopper captured the

gesture on the cell phone and posted it on facebook. it went viral. she was just trying to spread the love. >> she did, indeed. >> cool temperatures help out firefighters to get the upper hand on a fast-moving wildfire in napa county. we are live with the progress made and the evacuated neighbors waiting to hear when they can go home. >> here we go again, with the looming freeway closure in san francisco and how long drivers can expect to navigate. >> the p.g.a. returns to the bay area with a major golf tournament announced this morning.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone, i am katie marzullo. i am eric thomas. here is leyla gulen with the weather forecast. >> we have drizzle along the coast. it is anyoney in san francisco. live doppler 7 hd shows we are picking up the returns with fog on the coast and a deep marine layer pushing to the east. we will wake up to patchy fog and spotty drizzle and it could be foggy for the fourth of july but triple digits by sunday