it's been the deadliest day so far in to the mid-east conflict. 13 israeli soldiers died, 65 palestinians were killed. i'm ama daetz. a new influx of families fleeing the violence in gaza. this as the violence flares between hamas and israeli forces. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is heading to egypt to meet with officials about the crisis, and tonight we give you a closer look at the impact of the violence and a small but significant role in the bay

area, and how it plays in helping the wounded heal. reporter: abdul la came to the bay area in 2006 and again last year, after he lost his leg when he was six in a rocket attack on his home in the gaza strip. now his prosthetic leg has been destroyed. >> in gaza, all the family is scared. >> he spoke with us on the phone. our conversation occasionally interrupted by the sounds of gunshots and explosions. >> bomb is very -- >> he says he was injured after a missile was fired in his neighborhood. his grandfather had to help carry the 15-year-old to shelter a quarter mile away. >> we went from my house and we go around for -- and down in the

>> that's reema helping to translate. >> they that two minutes just to run again, 15 of them, and now they went to that third house where they are just huddling together. >> they work with the palestinian childrens relief fund, which helps kids caught in the cross-fire get medical treatment. >> we have doctors ready to go into gaza. we have medical supplies we're ready to send to gaza. >> they plan to bring him back to the united states to replace his artificial leg, but right now the focus is on keeping him safe and alive and offering support. >> okay? we are there for you. you are not alone. >> abc7 news. >> developing news in the malaysia airlines plane disaster. the pro-russian separatists who guard the crash site in eastern

ukraine say they won't send the victims' bodies back to their families. here's why. >> outrage is growing over the handles of remains from flight 17. family members demanding answers. >> i want to arrange a funeral. i can't. i want my children back. send them home. >> please. >> after days, many of the bodies were finally recovered. today nearly 200 of them were moved to refrigerated rail cars near the crash site but the pro-russian rebels have ignored cries to send the remains back. >> why can't you send the bodies back. >> the top rebel leader said they won't turn them over until international experts come here to examine them. the problem is to the experts are in kiev, no plans for them to travel. and the longer they wait, they longer there's no investigation into the crime scene, evidence unexamined. >> drunken separatist are stacking bodies into the back of

trucks, removing materials from the site. >> today the u.s. presented its most detailed evidence yet that the rebels who guard the wreckage are the ones two shot it down. >> there's a stacking up of evidence that russia needs to help account for. >> the u.s. also pointing a finger straight at russia. >> russia has armed the separatists. russia has supported the separatists. russia has trained the separatists. >> across the globe, vigils for the victims that calls for justice growing louder, and that rebel leader told me they would consider sending the bodies to russia but given russia's alleged involvement with the rebels it's unclear if the rest of the world would accept that option. >> we will continue to follow this developing story. our coverage continues now on the web site, abc7news.com, and on twitter. it wases a dreary day in much of the bay area, some spots saw a few showers.

let's take a live look at conditions now from the exploratorium camera. the bay bridge and the clouds. spencer christian joins us for a quick look at the weather. >> a muggy day here in the bay area. you can feel the moisture in air and you can see it on live doppler 7hd. no measurable rainfall. droplets have hit the ground but this is nothing compared to the action in the central sierra where we have had powerful violent thunderstorms breaking out, mainly on the nevada side and the california side. numerous flashflood warnings in effect from placer county to mariposa. many of those warnings have expired, but because of the heavy rainfall accompanying the storms, there could be flash-flooding occurring other even into the evening hours and we continue to follow that situation in the bay area, there's moisture passing through the north bay counties right now. there may be sprinkles hitting

the ground but no measurable rainfall. we have a dryer partern coming up. >> developing news out of sausolito. police investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a home overnight. someone called 9-1-1 at 2:00:30 this morning after hearing gunshots. police found two bodies in a nearby home. investigators are calling their deaths suspicious. police believe this was an isolated crane and say there's no -- crime and say there's no threat to the public. new details on a fatal rollover accident. a passenger, 22-year-old a rye ya nunez of santa rosa died. the driver, antonio mario suffered serious injury. the driver was speeding on the offramp. then ran a red-light and lost control. he faces several charges,

including vehicular manslaughter and dui. firefighters say the weather played a big role in keeping a grass fire under control in vallejo today. broke out around 9:30 this morning next to an apartment complex on broadway street. firefighters say thanks to high humidity and cool temperatures, the fire didn't spread as fast as it usually would have. they were able to quickly put out the flames. no one was there when crews arrived, but firefighters think the fire started in a homeless camp. happening now. a wildfire burning in washington state continues to rage on, destroying several homes and forcing evacuations of towns. fire officials say they basically evacuated the entire town of mallot northeast of seattle. flames destroyed 200 homes. lightning sparked a cluster of fires that has been burning for six days and has grown to 340 square miles. the flames changed course, pushed by winds, and that aloud some fire evacuees to return home. >> i looked around and i'm like,

all the damage, outbuildings, my tack shed, my barn, but my house is still standing standing and s alive. that's all i could ask for. >> help is coming. two military air tankers capable of dropping 3,000-gallonsgallonf water or retardant from the air are being sent from wyoming. a neighborhood shaken bay hot-air balloon accident captured on camera. what witnesses say happened just before this balloon hit live wires. first on abc7 news. ♪ >> getting happy and helping the fight against a.i.d.s. highlights from this year's san francisco a.i.d.s. walk whe

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for nearly three decade people from around the bay area have come together for a.i.d.s. walk san francisco. each year millions of dollars are raised to help fund the fight against h.i.v. and a.i.d.s. sergio quintana was at the event today at golden gate park. >> the start of a.i.d.s. walk san francisco is often a star-studded event. my colleague, dan ashley, was master of ceremony and was joined by cheyenne jackson who kicked off the event with a song. ♪ imagine all the people >> one of the lead organizers called attention to the group of european a.i.d.s. researcheres who were killed days ago. they were among the 298 passengers aboard malaysia flight 17 when it was drowned in ukraine. >> we did indicate our efforts today to them, to their enormous

contributions to ending this epidemic. >> then participants took to the walking route. this year an estimated 20,000 people are participating. they've collectively raised more than $2 million. this is the 28th annual walk, and abc7 has been a sponsor of the event almost from the start. >> this is our 27th year, and it's a legacy we're really proud of and keeps getting bigger and bigger, and we are glad to be part of it. >> since then there have been big changes in the battle against a.i.d.s. early on it was a highly sigma advertized disease, but through hard work and public education, now whole families are part of the effort to eradicate h.i.v. and a.i.d.s. >> i brought my kids out here because they need to learn how to support and give back to the community and a worthy cause. >> the money raised goes to support project inform, an organization with a mission to support people living with h.i.v. and a.i.d.s. as well as education and prevention

efforts. >> a big part of the san francisco a.i.d.s. walk -- i mean big -- is the abc7 jumbotron. people were waving and dancing. members the abc7 news team were on hand to cheer them on. here's a team member in front of the jumbotron. a thumb's up from cheryl jennings who made it an annual tradition to be part of the san francisco a.i.d.s. walk. and here's traffic reporter lela interviewing a young participant. and katie tweeted this photo. you see a crowd of supporters smiling. >> if you took part in the san francisco a.i.d.s. walk we want you to share your memories. e-mail your photos to ureport@kgo-tv.com. we shall will show your photos at 6:00. >> last call tonight at a popular bay area restaurant. the end of an era for an eatery that has been serving san

francisco for some 60 years. taking a live look outside, we saw a mix of clouds and sun today, even a little drizzle. could we see some rain? the forecast is coming up.

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new video tonight shows the explosion that happened when a hot air balloon crashed into power lines last night. it happened in massachusetts. witnesses say there were no -- there were two blasts when the balloon crashed into the live wires before it landed in someone's yard. five people were taken to the hospital, suffering from burns, some serious, the faa is investigating. it's the end of an era for a popular italian restaurant in san francisco. after nearly 60 years, after they opened, villa romano

restaurant in inner sunset is closing. owners are ready to retire. tonight, there is the restaurant's last night in business. they say it's hard to say goodbye. >> my parents and i are very emotional about the whole concept of closing. it really hasn't sunk in yet, but right now we're sort of in festive mode, getting a chance to see regular customers come in one last time, and then once we close the doors at 10:00, 10:30, whatever time we close, we'll kind of feel what we feel at that point. >> the family has not yet decided what they'll do with the space on irving street. a lot of people will have a good dinner. let's get a look at the weather with spin sir christian in live doppler 7hd. >> what an unusual day for mid-to late july. here's live doppler 7hd showing areas of clouds and moisture over the bay area. we had some sprinkles widely scatters. powerful thunderstorms in the

sierra and moving from the sierra into the foothills and parts of the central valley. mainly rainfall, and some flashflood warnings for parts of the region. the storms are rumbling on. here's a live view from the emeryville camera. mainly cloudy. 65, san francisco, oakland, 69. 77, san carlos. gilroy, 82. 66, half moon bay. looking at clouds over the golden gate right now, we have temperature readings of 68 in santa rows sample low 70s at napa, novato, fairfield, 7 4 , concord, livermore, and one more view from the exploratorium camera looking south. we have clouds over the bay. mostly cloudy and mild overnight. some clouds will linger into the morning hours tomorrow. we should have mainly sunny skies by the afternoon. and a much warmer pattern develops by thursday. here's the satellite radar composite image showing the area

of circulationing bringing the moisture into the sierra and the bay area, producing sprinkles. following the time line, clouds and moisture continue moving through and will lift northward by tomorrow, giving us a drier pattern, less humid feel to the air. the wake ahead in livermore, a temperature range like this one. warm the next few days and temperatures in to the low 90s by thursday. mid-nines in on friday, saturday -- mid-90s on friday, saturday, sunday. over, mostly cloudy. mild, low temperatures in the low 60s. tomorrow's highs will range from upper 70s to mid-80s in the south bay. upper 70s to near 80 on the peninsula. mid-to-upper 60s on the coast. mild. 68 downtown san francisco. north bay, high clouds and sun. highs in the upper 70s. east bay, highs in the

mid-to-upper 70s. inland east bay, highs from right around or just above 80, to mid-80s farther inland. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. weather pattern remains steady. we start warming up a tad on wednesday, and then a much more significant warmup beginning thursday, continuing through the weekend. mid-to-upper 90s inland, and upper 60s to 70 on the coast. warmer, and we'll lose the high humidity and that sticky feel. >> look forward to it. thank you, spencer. like rick is in for shu and you have the wrapup of the british open. >> rory mcilroy one day dreamed of winning the british open. today that dream came true. going wire-to-wirement your name is now

>> armed with a six stroke lead in the final round rory mcilroy held off the challenges to win his first british open. no golfer had ever blown a six-stroke lead in the final round. on his first hole, this birdie. he shot 71 today. sir -- sergio garcia got to within two shots of the lead but on 15 he fails to get out of a deep bunker. that would end his chances. rickie fowler hung around but never could really mount a charge. here a birdie on 15. he would finish tied for second

with garcia. on the final hole, rory, putting for birdie, just to the left. no problem, taps in for par and wins by two. a dream come true for the young irishman. he gets a hug from mom. he joins tiger and jack nicklaus this oonly three players to win three majors by the age 25. >> it's been an incredible week. i'm happy i give myself enough of a cushion today because there's a lot of guys coming at me, especially senior joe and rickie, and to be looking at this thing with my name on it, it's a great feeling, and obviously hasn't sunk in yet, but i'm going to enjoy it and let it sink in. >> now to bible. the a's trying to take 2-3 from baltimore this afternoon. more than 30,000 fans, including these kids, came out to the coliseum. oakland jumped on starter for the two runs in the first.

jaso drives in crisp and later scored. machado strikes out. steven vote had another strong game. the a's put the game away with three in the six. gentry with the bases-lead loaded single. oakland, 10-2. the angels also won so the a's leading the west remains as one and a half games. >> the giants will be without brandon belt. he will be on the seven or 15-day disabled list with a concussion. he was hit in the face by a baseball in miami. tim lincecum, a shaky start in the first. mcgehee takes him deep to left for a two-run homer. san francisco answers in the third. buster posey, down the line to left. two runners score and the game is tied.

the marlins' half, lincecum throws one in the dirt but sanchez throws out standon. lincicome would not be so lucky in the seventh. up corks another wild pitch. it's the game winner. giants lose 3-2, the dodgers and cardinals are just now underway. after two days, the 15th 15th stay of the tour de france was a flat 138-mile course. it woulds a mad dash to the finish. he leads by four minutes and 37 seconds. tomorrow ises a rest day. by the way, the sell celebrity golf tournament in tahoe was suspended because of a lightning storm. >> thank you, rick. ahead, the animal crews go fishing during a

on abc7 news at 6:00, the state of california is having a hard time meeting its energy goals right now. and underprivileged kids see more benefits than good grades when they attend top-notch schools. the neighbors some santa cruz came to the rescue of two sunks trapped in the storm drain. wildlife emergency services war called in and pulled out the shivering pair with nets. they were treated and released back into the wild. very nice. that does it for us here at abc7 news at 5:00. abc7 news does continue now online, on twitter, on facebook, and on all your mobile devices, with the abc7 abc7 'are abc7 nes news app. see you at 6:00.

world news is next. welcome to "world news." tonight, outrage, pro-russian rebels have seized the bodies of the dead from mh 17 as victims' families and world leaders react with anger and anguish. in an abc news exclusive, this rebel leader explains what he wants before he gives those bodies back. fiery alliance, four western wildfires merge to create an out of control inferno. tonight the exhausted fire crews and the stunning new view of the destruction. explosion, what happened when a hot air balloon hit a power line in suburban boston? why do these balloon disasters keep happening? and remembering james garner, the tv and movie star whose career spanned generations, from loveable gambler to cranky detective, to