a fire is threatening hundreds of homes in amador and el dorado county since yesterday afternoon. firefighters have it 20% contained, to the they say it's gained intensity today. the fire is dangerously close to a community near the town of plymouth. it's already destroyed five homes in the area. 700 more homes have been evacuated. residents are stressed, sitting and waiting for firefighters to get the upper hand. >> it's scary. it's really, really scary right now. >> i have confidence in them. it's a matter of having patience. >> winds have helped the fire spread quickly and also causing air quality problems in sacramento. >> in the bay year, the heat is starting to ease it one today it was still very hot. frances dinglasan as more with a look at live doppler 7hd. >> good evening. we're seeing clouds at the coast. that will bring some relief to

some inland locations tomorrow as well, but check out how warm it was today. even though temperatures came down it was still 104 in ukiah, 100 in fairfield and in concord. check out antioch and livermore. both at 101. and still quite warm all along the coast with 71 in half moon bay and 72 in san francisco. what helped to bring temperatures down was the increased sea breeze, gusting from the west at 30 miles-per-hour. the sea breeze will be with us tomorrow so we'll see the trend of temperatures going down, and i'll let you know when we'll be closer to average with the accuweather forecast. >> park is open but barbecues and open flamers offlimits. governor brown asked all people, businesses and government offices, to cut their water use by 20%.

but some state agencies don't know if they're saving water. the associated press asked 11 of the state's biggest water-using agencies for records showing how much they've saved in the fir half of this year compared to last year. only four could produce complete data. the department of state hospitals, developmental services, veterans affairs, and the employment development department. vallejo police arrested man with a violent criminal past on suspicion of murdering a woman and attempting to murder her five early son. officers responded to an assault call around 2:00 a.m. at this home and found the boy and his 40-year-old mother hurt from an apparent violent attack. he woman died on the way to the hospital. her son is expected to survive. police spotted 43-year-old darryl wakefield around 9:00 a.m. in east vallejo and took him into custody. police say he knew the victims and is on parole for a burglary conviction. a plane based in cupertino

made a fiery emergency landing on a highway this morning, hitting a truck in the process. happened 20 miles north of reno this morning. the nevada highway patrol says the plane hit the truck and both caught fire. the pilot told first responders his experimental plane lost power shortly after takeoff. the plane is registered to 51 aero leasing in cupertino. the nevada highway patrol says the two people in the plane and the two people in the truck are all okay. now to the crisis in the middle east. israel has offered to extend a cease fire in gaza for 24 hours. it appears hamas has not agreed as rockets were fired from gaza into israel today. many homes gaza have been destroyed. sergio quintana is live from san francisco where palestine --

pro-palestinians are protesting. >> today's demonstration included a few thousand participants. they marched through downtown san francisco. this is a group of -- that mobilizes regularly when tension ratchets up between israelis and palestinians. this event started just after 1:00 this afternoon and snarled traffic as marchers marched all the way to the san francisco chronicle building and left a few posters there and then continued on to union square and then back here to justin hermann plaza. demonstrators say they support a cease fire between israel and the palestinians. >> should both sides stop? >> yes, yes, i'm not saying that. there shouldn't be any more killing. shouldn't -- because the only people paying for this is civilians. reporter: this demonstration continues here at justin herrmann plaza until 5:00 this

afternoon. we did see a few mixed messages along the way. one group of protesters lit an israeli flag on fire during the march. demonstrators say they're hoping for a cease fire, but they also voiced a lot of doubt whether that might stretch on to anything more, any kind of a lasting peace agreement. reporting live in san francisco, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> aufc identifyinger who won a fight today is heading to israel to join the army. he lived his entire life there until 2009 when he moved to the beyer train in mixed martial arts and says it's his duty as an israeli to defend his home lean, no matter where he is living. a huge crowd turned tout see northern california's running of the bulls in alameda county. not all of them were happy to see the event make its debut. nick smith is live from the

fairgrounds with more. reporter: i can tell you that the event went off without a hitch as far as demonstrators but they were not happy about the event itself. nevertheless, more than 4,000 people took to the track during temperatures that at times almost reached the triple digits. >> i talked my girlfriend into it. reporter: we heard screams here and here. hundreds doing their best to get out of the way of more than two dozen 1500-pound bulls at the fairgrounds. >> exhilarating. it was terrifying, but amazing. but adrenaline. i'll do it again. reporter: the great bull run and tomato royale. the u.s. version of the running of the bulls in spain. this is the on bull run in northern california. >> i turned 50 and wanted to run with the bulls in spain and didn't make it so i thought it would come out here. >> meet 82-year-old vern. as the oldest registered runner

he was an immediate sensation on at the track. >> there are more than 700 racers on the track. the rest of us stand off to the side and this is as close as we get. >> but not everyone thinks the race is fun and games. >> animalling are being exploited. >> with the nonprofit direct action everywhere. she was among the group of demonstrators. they're calling attention to what they say is the poor treatment of animals. >> this is not entertainment. this is violence. this is animal abuse, and this event forces animals, the bulls, into dangerous situations. >> we give. the plenty of great food, plenty of water, shelter, medical care, anything they could possibly need as a big old bull. >> rob dick 's is the event organizer. >> if you're in the way you get run over. i if not, your fun. >> one runner was taken to the

hospital with neck, back and head injuries and as for 82-year-old ron? >> let's do it again. >> a sentiments shared by many here today. nick smith, abc7 news. >> still ahead at 6:00. san francisco needs housing, and the city has a plan to build thousands of low-income homes. but is it realistic? we look at a new report that casts the outlook at gloomy. why scientists are digging through dirt to help make more clean water

a new report says when it comes to san francisco, meeting the mayor's affordable housing goal the outlook is gloomy. a new city report says building

20,000 new market priced housing units is atapable but meeting the corresponding goal of 10,000 affordable housing units wail be harder. it's hurt by decreased state and federal subsidies and at the dissolution of some reattempt agencies. to help get the most out of every drop of water in the drought some ranchers may soon turn to earth worms. a pilot program is using earth worms to purify water used to clean cow weapons so it could be used to water crops. when a rancher cleans out cow stalls, the water, carrying manure, collects into storage tanks. the water is used to absorb wood shavings, and the worms eat the wood and what is left behind is cleaner water. not safe enough to drink but good enough for farming. >> irrigation water with drip irrigation and center pivots. >> if you looking to cut back on water use to help with the

drought, simple changes at home can help you save gallons of water every day. we have a i link on abc7news.com. up next at 6:00, the super bowl of comic book conventions is back. a look inside the showcase of pop culture and how it's paying off for the city of san diego. could we see relief from the heat? meteorologist frances dinglasan is up next with the forecast. >> a packed house in memorial stadium today for football of another kind, the niners lose a key member of their offense, while the giants gain what they hope will be a key member of the playoff punch.

more than 130,000 people descended on san diego this weekend for the world's largest comic book convention. though comic-con is about much more than just comics. it's an explosion of pop culture where fans go all out, dressing as their favorite characters and movie and tv studios give sneak peeks at their productions, hoping to build buzz. the event is a boon for san diego, generates $2.5 million in tax revenue in just a few days. and attendees and organizers spend $175 million while staying

in the city. here in our city in san francisco it is heating up, a record yesterday. frances is here with the latest. >> we did break some records yesterday but not today. we got close, just didn't quite break it. we saw a lot of clouds at the coast, and santa cruz, beautiful day. high of 78. tomorrow the same. right now, temperatures coming down, san francisco, 67. san jose, 80. gilroy, 84. half moon bay, 59. and we have this beautiful shot for you from emeryville. we're looking out west. we'll see increasing high clouds this evening and into tomorrow. more temperatures right now in santa rosa, 83. napa, 78. novato, 88. fairfield, concord, livermore, 93, 94 degrees. it reached 100 in some of those locations. here's a look down towards the downtown area, san francisco, from sutro.

blue sky but we saw stronger sea breeze today and that will bring a slightly cooler numbers as well tomorrow. high clouds will be moving in, so you might see slightly more humid conditions. so, this huge hot-air mass continues to bring warm numbers inland but with the increased sea breeze, we'll see temperatures come down a little bit. the forecast animation shows some clouds moving in overnight, and some patches of fog along the coast, and then we'll see plenty of sunshine tomorrow noon with the sea breeze slightly cooler numbers. overnight lows mild. but we'll find some 50s along the coast. 56, half moon bay, 58, san francisco, 65, san jose, mid-60s inland east areas. hot still in san jose, 87 for you. 86, milpitas. and sunnyvale, warm weather on the peninsula. 85, menlo park and palo alto. 86 in mountain view. 70, pacifica.

72 downtown san francisco. so still above average, and north bay numbers also quite warm. warm to hot, even. so 85 in petaluma. 87 in napa. still hit 100 in you -- ukiah and clear lake. east bay, 75 in berkeley, low 80s through hayward and san leandro, and instead of the 100s, in the upper 90s in the inland locations. so look for 99 in antioch and brentwood. just a little bit cooler, a little more comfortable. 95 in san ramon, if you're heading to the garlic festival, lots of traffic today and tomorrow as well. 10:00 tomorrow, warm already, 78. 1:00, 90. by 4:00, in the afternoon, sweltering at 95, and dare i say also stinky. 7:00, mid-80s for you. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. so we have hot weather inland but notice it will be a little bit cooler and temperatures will

be dropping by about 10 degrees into next weekend. so by then it will be more comfortable for inland areas, and closer to normal, upper 70s around the bay and mid-six is in along the coast. >> that will be nice. thank you, frances. colin rush is in for shu and you have some baseball. >> now where it's hot, too arlington, texas. 96 right there at 8:20 at night. >> that's awful. awful. >> that's where the a's are playing. in recent years the a.l. west hat been about two teams, a's and rangers-not this you're, oakland, 22-1/2 games up, sonni gray, gets out of a jam here, coaxes the 6-4-3 double play ball out of adrian beltre in the fourth, arencebia up the middle.

right now, it's 1-0 texas. matt cain on the disabled list. the giants lead over the dodgers in the west is half a game. so what does the gm do? trades for jake peavy. peavy began his career in san diego with bruce bochy as his manager. he was 1-9 this season with won't and gets the starting nod tomorrow night in the series finale. tonight's game just underway. >> as far as position battle goes, big question heading into niners training camp is who would stake their claim as frank gore's backup. won't be kendall hunter, he tore his acl in practice yesterday. this is file video of hunter, second major injury in two years. in 2012 he suffered a tomorrow achilles tendon. hunter is likely to miss the entire upcoming season. he injury to hunter opens the

door to la michael james, marcus lattimore, and car roz hyde, prevailing vision suggests hyde is the front runner, today at practice, both james and hyde expressing empathy for kendall hunter. >> watching him practice, how he carry himself at practice and how he execute at practice, i'm going to keep continuing doing what coach ask me to do, come to practice every day, you know, give it my best. >> just got to try to play for him. compete and -- when i feel like i can't give it anymore, give a little more extra for him. >> practice just wrapped up at day two of raiders camp. i was in napa yesterday with the top pick, khalil mack. justin tuck and the other veterans will be looking out for this kid. seems to be a really likeable guy. now all he needs is some time. >> starting at the bottom right

now. i know i have to get a lot better. can't give myself a grade. wouldn't be too good. hopefully i can improve a lot more. >> be a time when he will be ready to take it up a notch. you don't want to overload him with two much stuff. a lot of people in his ear right now, from coaches and stuff like that so ruth now just let him get in this groove and we'll work -- slow process, a long season. >> round three of the rbc canadian ocean, the day belongs to jim furyk. two are time winner of this event. the par-4 fourth. finished with a 5-under 65. has a three-shot lead into tomorrow's ryan. >> sandy barber's unemployment is short-lived. the lock-time cal athletic director who stepped down pass joined penn state. she takes the helm of the school

still trying to rebound from the jerry sandusky scandal three years ago. >> barber's old stomping ground, memorial stadium. real madrid facing milan. then bale does that. during the match, a young kid ran out on the field to get an autograph. then reality sets in. that's a no-no. the match would go to penalty kicks. acardi beats the keeper. 3-2 the win for milan. >> kid will learn his lesson. it's not autograph time. >> thank you, colin.

of elmira, , a boy was born into an all-american family. the odds of him achieving his dream in the fashion industry? 1 in 23 million. the odds of having a child diagnosed with autism? 1 in 68. i am tommy hilfiger, and my family is affected by autism. learn more at autismspeaks.org/signs.

join me tonight at 9:00 on kofy cable 1 and then at 11:00 on 7. we'll update you on a fire that forced evacuations and tell you how the fire couldn't catch up with a giant tortoise. all coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. tourists in san francisco can get a piece of hollywood this weekend, a new movie starring the rock is being filmed in knob hill. san andreas features duane "the

rock" johnson trying to rescue his daughter in the bay area after the earthquake. you're looking at stand-ins. filming will continue tomorrow. the project has been shooting since last week. that is it for abc7 news at 6:00. for frances dinglasan, colin rush, mike shumann, thank you for joining us, we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00, here's a live

[ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet, period. [ heart beating ] xfinity internet from comcast. double the speed. [ heart beats ]

>> announcer: the following is a paid advertisement for cold plasma sub-d by perricone md. how old does your neck make you look? would you like to take years off your appearance and help remove some of the signs of aging on your neck for a look that is firmer, tighter, and more youthful? well, now you can. introducing dr. perricone's cold plasma sub-d. sub-d is specifically formulated for the area called the submandibular. often neglected, the skin in this area has unique needs, and cold plasma sub-d helps tackle the most common signs of aging on the chin, jawline, neck, and décolleté. coming up in the next half-hour, you're going to meet the creator of sub-d and the dermatologist to the stars, dr. nicholas perricone. dr. perricone believes that aging is optional, and you don't have to age like your parents.