live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> the huge fire in napa county pope rally is bigger, more than 4,300 acres now with hundreds of fires on the line getting help from helicopters. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> firefighters are trying to protect pore homes from being burned. 400 are threatened. here is a look from sky 7: much different picture than we have seen a couple of days ago that started around noon and it just took off in the heat and wind

and two homes and seven structures burned. no one has been injured. it appears from this picture that the crews have made a lost headway in containing this wildfire. here is video from how bad it got. caltran is fighting it aggressively with local crews fighting from the air and the ground. 400 homes are still considered "threatened." those who been evacuated don't know when they can return. it is steep and rugged terrain and it is moving northeast toward snell peak and is considered only 30 percent contained. we will bring you the latest information immediately on twitter at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. cal fire called in 600 more firefighters to help contain the fires including alameda strike team that headed to napa this morning. this is video of crew ready to leave from the county fire station 12 in san leandro.

the team from oakland, livermore, pleasanton, fremont, and hayward. >> cal fire is having a tough time as we showed you fighting the fire and the potential for winds is not helping. leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco have more. good morning, everyone, as we look from emeryville camera to the bay, the haze we see is the marine layer revealing more sunshine but it is the wind we want to keep our focus on. we had erratic winds yesterday but it will be calm. we do not have any winds in napa but we picket to see gust up to eight miles per hour, and heavier in fairly, but, of course, it is sunshine and hot. hopefully firefighters can get the upper happened. we will have continuing coverage of the fire on air and online. our coverage continues, now, on twitter at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. developing news in san bruno

crews responded to a hazardous material situation with a couple of intersections cut down atlantic and pacific and huntington. three barrels of unknown liquid are being voted at the san bruno bart station. there is no word on when the streets will re-open. >> police are vetting a homicide this morning. officers responded to reports of an unresponsive woman at 24th and chestnut before 4:00. the woman has visible signs of trauma but not saying if she was shot or killed another way or if she lived at that location. a special meeting is underway that could affect the future of the a's in oakland. right now coliseum board members are meeting behind closed doors and considering a possible new lease deal to keep the a's in oakland for ten more years. the city council member is urging the board to vote "yes," and says there were major developments overnight and the

co-owner has major league baseball's authorization to seek a stream or permanent location outside the city of oakland if there is a no vote. >> big traffic alert, part of interstate 280 san francisco is shut down because of a major construction project. it is expected to cause major traffic tieups this afternoon. the alternate way into downtown is to take highway 101 to interstate 80. you can see some backup as the 4th street 506 ramp. amy hollyfield is joining us from the construction site with more. amy? >> yes, the c.h.p. says that they don't have any major problems to report from the shutdown, just some condition fusion and some backup, but, officers are worried about the weekend pointing out going into san francisco on a weekend there is usually a backup even when the freeway is o the closing now is in affect, northbound 280 from alameda into san francisco is closed. construction crews are hard at work, and everything is going as planned, yet talking about it and seeing it are two different

things. >> we could have an earthquake and so forth, it is erie. we had a clear use memorial day and another planned labor day weekend. it has to be done. >> they are replacing a hinge worn out from years of wear and tear and will be here until 5:00 a.m. on monday. the closing was president publicized drivers approached the on-ramp and having to do a u-turn. >> we have officers trying to help people get around. >> this will have a big impact on those coming to san francisco for fireworks tonight and coming in for today's giant game. >> horrible. it took 45 minutes longer than if i took the 280 up. >> we talked to employees of at&t park who said coming in was tough.ç >> a go around on 101 and take the last exit and i want all the way around as if i was going to the bay brick.

>> the trip from pacifica took twice as long and 3rd street was not much better. backed up the who will way all intercessions had top light and tons of people. it was horrible. >> here is another look from northbound 280 closed because of construction and southbound is fine. keep in mind that employees a couple of hours before the game we talked to so it will probably be worse. both employees and the c.h.p. officer all had the same advise: take public transportation if you can. >> that is great advice. the santa clara county communications center is backed up and running again this only after a power system failure forced the dispatcher to respond to emergency calls outside and it happened at 10:30 and the failure happened and during the out average the center could not handle 9-1-1 calls for santa clara county. the called were routes through san jose his and fire dispatch and relayed to county crews.

the county worked through the night to fix the problem. crewed had to make sure the system passed a series of safety checks before being switched back on line and the cause of the failure is under investigation. >> an east bay congressman is at a homeland security field hearing in texas on the immigration crisis. this is the hearing, the texas governor is there and he has been addressing the group. representative saw legal -- swalwell was there, as well. ought hearing is "crisis on the texas border," surge of minors, 52,000 children have been picked up along the southern border most without their parents from guatemala, el salvador and and honduras. the condition has nature changed but the white house policies have. >> fail policies in my judgment are causing this dire situation

in texas in the first place and can cause it to be worse. the emergency the policies are sending is that if you come, you can stay. facilities in texas attempting to house the influx of illegal immigrants are bursting. the border patrol flew dozens to california leading to dramatic protesters. >> viva usa! in the southern california city demonstrators on both sides of the issue argued outside of a townhall meeting. the day before profits succeeded in stopping three buses that were attempting to bring undocumented immigrants into the area. they were forced to rehelp route to san diego. also this morning, our first look at new tv commercials designed to discoverage illegal immigration. they will be played in the united states and in el salvador, honduras, and gatt miami and the commissioner is warning central american par. s, the trip north has become more treacherous. >> if you cross illegally into

the united states, you are putting yourself and your children in grave danger. >> the border patrol is launching radio spots and putting up billboards to counter the notion the immigrants or those traveling with children are getting a free pass in the united states. a tough sell because the overwhelming number of moms and kids coming across illegally have been allowed to take buses to be with family in the united states already. >> immigration hot topic in the bay area and coming up, the swearing in ceremony in the south bay and what the new citizen are most excited about. >> another look for you from sky seven over the your fire burning in napa county and what you see the structures that have been destroyed. two homes, for sure, and seven other buildings, as

80 people were part of a naturalization ceremony to become america's newest citizens nick has more from santa monica. >> this is very emotional. >> absolutely. the reason it was at great america because they wanted the new citizens to experience manage different for the fourth of july with their families and gave them tickets to theme park. most of them are from different parts of the world there is something they all hold close and dear, their newly earned power to vote.

>> i can pretty much do anything i want. >> except skip this line. >> this is how the day started. men, women, young and old waiting in line. it will not be the last time they have to wait in a line but after today they will each do it as a citizen of the united states. >> better life in america, and just able to vote. >> citizenship and immigration service swore in 79 of america's newest citizens during the naturalization ceremony at california great america amusement park. guest speaker representative mike honda spoke about the power of vote and on of citizenship. >> martin, from mexico, shared this special day with his family, telling me he will fight to help others wanting citizenship have the same. >> my kids didn't know i went a citizen. >> patricia is from mexico and

says it is difficult explaining to her daughter what happened in southern california when residents had a stand off with bus loads of immigrants turning him away and understandy so many families want to come here, anyway they k. >> my parents did it with me and i am here and my kids are adults. this is my little one. i have a 26-year-old. i am a grandmother and...it is difficult. >> more than,000 united states citizens will be sworn in over the fourth of july week end adding more voices and potential voters to those helping to decide policy. money news: the dow has closed above 7000 for the first time after a big gain in hiring closing at 17068. nasdaq and the s&p 500 were up and closed early today ahead of

the fourth of july holiday. >> the jobs report. unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent the lowest since september of 2008 when it was 6.3 percent in may. 288,000 jobs were created last in. good news on the weather? yes, indeed, sunnier along the coast. we went to focus on pope valley and a look from sky 7, and this is right offer the scene of the fire where it looks like it is under control, more so than yesterday with temperatures still going to be hot, reaching the upper 80's to lower 90's and winds are calm expecting give to eight-miles-per-hour gusts and hopefully that will give firefighters an advantage. i will have the seven-day outlook straight ahead. gassing up and getting out, hurricane arthur threatens to milk it a wet and windy fourth of july for parts of the east

>> covering san francisco, santa clara, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> hurricane arthur gaining strength in the atlantic threatening a blow to north carolina's coast. arthur's maximum sustained wind are at 90 miles per hour. tens of thousands on vacation and residents are evacuating. hurricane warning stretched from surf city to the virginia border and watches are in affect for other parts of the state.

>> a tough time for those folks. leyla gulen is here for meteorologist mike nicco. >> we have calmer conditions at our beaches. we will look outside starting with santa cruz beach and not quite beach weeks ago. it is 63 degrees right new and santa cruz beach is going to warm up to the mid-70's this morning and it look like folks are headed out there already and we are starting to see some sunshine because the marine layer is starting to dissolve across the bay area, finally, and live doppler 7 hd shows a little bit of fog confined to the coast and parts of san francisco but it is melting away as we peek and that will bring our temperatures up a little bit but still, staying relatively cool we than average. 12 american gusts in napa right new and we are expecting some milder presses later on today and that will help us firefighting in pope valley. can you see toward san francisco, we still have a many layer that will efferentally

burn off and santa rosa currently is 71 degrees and in the mid-60's for napa and novato and upper 80's in fairfield and 73 and low wherever 70's for concord and livermore. we have a game at at&t park and the joyans take on the st. louis cardinals. 67 is starting temperature under partly sunny skies but, still, a high u.v. index so bring a hat can -- hat and sun screen. a dry breeze is behind the cool air from british columbia and for fourth of july, tomorrow, hopefully everyone is keeping their fingers crossed to watch the fireworks. if you are on the pens larks south by, east bay, or inland valleys, you are going to be able to see the fire works but there will still be fog coming in back over friend and revealing mild temperatures, as well, for the duration of the evening. for the weekend we have a

warm-up over the four corners. warm air, upper level ridge, will bring our temperatures up and you could even see some triple digits by sunday or monday. our highs today are in the upper 80's to lower 90's, and closer to the bay it is 76 in richmond and san mateo. the north bay is hot at 95 in clear lake and along the coast, mild and a little bit on the cool side. our overnight lows are still in the mid-to-upper 50's with fog and patchy drizzle for the morning commute and it will be comfortable tomorrow. we stay dry for fourth of july holiday with temperatures reaching 88 degrees inland and circuit along the coast and as we head into the weekend you can watch the temperatures climb back up so the muckry is -- mercury is rising sunday into monday and a slight cool off on monday and tuesday. >> a big celebration in the east

bay including fireworks is listened tonight at the pavilion in the bay in richmond. at 6:30 they will have live music and food. the ok large east bay symphony performs at 8:00 with fireworks at 9:15. you can visit us online for a complete guy to fourth of july activities in the bay area including parades and the big fire work shows and information on the events where you can see members of our abc7 news team. >> i will enjoy all of it on saturday morning because that is way past my bedtime. >> still head, explore where you live, at look at the other big events going on in the bay area this fourth of july week

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surprise!lcome back. crystal geyser alpine spring water. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. news flash, it's bottled at the source. news flash, we sell it in cases. oh. thank you. oh no no no. crystal geyser. bottled right at the mountain source. fireworks, broadway, jazz, opera, there is a lot to explore this weekend on fourth of july. leyla gulen is your guide. >> the bay area sky is aglow in red and white and blue for independence day, with radio disney and abc7 presenting the san francisco symphony and say hello to spencer christian. check out our website if fire work shows around the bay. >> the classic award winning gospel "curly" opens, a traveling preacher comes back to

the small georgia town to save the church and emancipate local cotton pickers. >> the fillmore jazz festival celebrates the ladies where multiple stages of live music, food, and crafts -- craft beers serve. >> and a blend of dance and farm to table news and desserts on the dock at duck. >> mingle with the danceers, musicians, and guests average the bonfire. >> finally, the san francisco opera will hit a giant home run with verdi live cast from the jumbo-trons on saturday with food on the field and in the stands where they have viewing areas. coming up at 4:00, we go to

san francisco's chinatown one of the must popular politicians to buy illegal fire works every fourth of july and at 5:00, robbery gone wrong, two gunmen go into a jewelry store and what surprised the crooks right in the middle of the crime. >> from all of us at abc7, thank you for joining us. before we go, a last look for you at sky 7 above the massive wildfire burning in napa county, 4,300 acres are burned, and still only 3086 contained and two homes have been contained. we will follow this throughout the day. have a good one.

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