stadium. sergio? reporter: it is opening day and all the spectators here are making their way into what is now the newest, shiness, football stadium in the country. opening game is here, of course, they're going to be playing futbol, 0 as we call it in the united states, soccer. the earthquakes fans are eager to be the first ones to take in this grand sporting venue. it took a little over two years to construct the stadium. capacity is just under 69,000 spectators but won't get close to that number for this matchup between the san jose earthquakes and the seattle sounders. a lot of fans were decked out in 49ers crimson. >> grew up near santa clara my whole life and been a 49er feign and they brought it here. got to be here.

>> our inaugural celebration go niners. reporter: hours for before be gates opened up. so many people waiting to get through security. traffic took getting used to but fans got here by freeway or light rail in plenty of time. my colleague, cornell bernard, has been here throughout the day and continues our team coverage with a look at the preparations. >> welcome to levi's stadium. >> the first day on the job at levi's stadium for concession worker irene lopez. >> everything brand new, awesome. i just love it. i got lucky to be here and i'm ready to go for today's game. >> levi's stadium is almost ready for the fans. outside it's a mad rush to get finishing touches done.

sam is grouting as fast as he can. >> the building we have to do since this morning. >> time is running out here. >> oh, yeah. >> the first actual live event here, so i'm really amped up. >> p.j. shows off the tickets he bought with his dad for the earthquakes with seattle sounders game, and the team president called it an honor to be the first on need. >> a great day for the community, for the earthquakes to have 45,000 people here. to christen levi's stadium. an historic moment. >> traffic was jammed up well before noon. most of it people trying to get to great america. but soccer fans created more backups. if you're driving to the game, be patient, and follow the electronic signs. they'll direct you to available parking. >> the stadium is awesome. >> niner fans don't have a ticket but drove up from southern california anyway just to see the new place.

>> candlestick, have great memories there but this is definitely an upgrade. >> most the excitement at the start of the game will be up in the air and these three guys will be the main attraction. the sky diving team will land inside the stadium with a patriotic tribute. >> we're the best in the world. this is what we do and we'll make it look good, and put the american flag right there on the middle of the field. >> quite a quickoff nor brand new home of the 49ers. >> coming up in sports, mike shumann and rick juan will have a preview of the match which gets underway in an hour and a half. in other news, holster police are asking for your help. they're searching for an attempt murder suspect, jose barajas. the believe he me a of that kidnapped this woman, vanessa

flores from hollister. he was last seen driving a late model silver or gray kia and is described at 5'9", 160 pounds, black hair, brown eyes, and tattoos and the letter b and scrolls on both arms. >> a 13-year-old girl from oakland is recovering after being shot in the shoulder. she was standing in line being candy in lake core store on foothill boulevard. gunfire erupted outside the store just after 9:00. bullet came through the window injured the girl. an early morning shooting in san jose killed a man in a mini-mart parking lot. the victim was walking to a 7-eleven when he exchanged either word objected looks with someone in a parked car. the person got out of the car and opened fire. a video surveillance camera may have caught the shooting. this is san jose's third homocide in five days. new details bat chase we first brought you as breaking news yesterday. police arrested a murder suspect on highway 80 after weaving

through heavy traffic in berkeley. the police announced it was miguel ortiz. he is suspected of killing a 28-year-old san francisco man in the mission district last month. he was in the back seat of the car during the chase and has been handed over to police. >> six bolters in petaluma say the choppy waves in the bay were too much and capsized their boat. four boaters were rescued by the coast guard and taken here. two others were picked up bay good samaritan who was trailing the coast guard coast. their outrigger, seep here, began taking on water near the south tower of the golden gate bridge this afternoon and capsized. boateres were participate income the race around the rock event on the bay. >> a series of thunderstorms are moving through southern california this weekend. last sunday a rare storm hit he region. lightning strikes killed one person and injured several others caught offguard in venice beach. this morning a storm dumped rain on a bicycle race through the san bernardino mountains. some cyclists had to be treated

for hypothermia. >> here in the bay area, little relief for areas dealing with the recent triple digit temperatures. abc7 meteorologist frances dinglasan has a look at live doppler 7hd. >> good evening. we saw the clouds move in and the sea breeze kick in, and that brought temperatures down. with live doppler 7hd, still see the clouds at the coast. they'll fill in overnight. look at the highs today. antioch, 94. liver mark 89. yesterday, livermore was 102. san jose, 7 5. yesterday, 82. so, we did drop by double digits in terms of high temperatures in certain parts of the area, and i'll let you know if that trend will continue for tomorrow. matt? >> thanks. the aisler fire strike by a lightning strike has exploded to more than 7,000 acres. fire is burning in the thousand lakes wilderness area in hassen

national for rest. governor jerry brown secured assistance through fema to help with the costs of batting this fire. >> in the day fire, grown to 12,500 achers, burning two miles north of the day community and threatening 150 structures. fire officials issued more evacuations. crews say the high temperatures and strong winds are making it difficult to knock down the wildlife, also caused bay lightning strike. the last two major fires in northern california, the bully and sand fires, were both sparked by drivers having car trouble and pulling off the road into dry grass. calfire officials say it's important to take care where you stop your vehicles since grass and brush are extremely dry and any sort of ignition. start a fire pickly. >> if you have to pull off, try to put it where there is no grass, rocky area, or a dirt area, something along those

lines. >> california's busiest part of wildfire season typically starts this month and next month. already ahead of schedule with more than 40,000 acres burn so far. the crews are working to clean up a potentially hassors situation at a san mateo park. raw sewage con tam mated the park. took two rounds of testing to discover the problem. the leak happened near college of san mateo and the sewage drifted downstream. it's unknown how much waste got in the creek but officials say shouldn't pose a health threat unless a person drinks it. the city expects the warnings will be lifted next week. >> ahead at 6:00, the decommission of an old power plant in southern california will top $4 billion. we'll tell you if people in northern california will have to cover those costs. oracle's ceo larry ellison makes a pair law in hawai'i and became the owner of every hotel

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a nuclear power plant in southern california will be taken apart but it's at a huge price. according to a plan from so-california edison dismantling the san oknown plant will cost

$4.4 billion and the radio active fuel will be held at the facility. the ceo says the company has plenty of money to pay for the project. l.a. crews finish major repair objected the nearly century old water main that burst, spilling 20 million gallons of water on ucla's campus. take a continually running faucet 15 years to release that much water. it will now be reinforced with concrete blocks and extra steel plating to protect the joint, and crews began filling the giant hole the burst created in the street. ucla started a $1 million crowd funding effort to help those affected by the flood and has already raised $39,000. >> up next at 6:00, monterey bay has seen an explosion of wildlife this summer. why authorities now issued a warning to stay away. >> can we expect a sunny sunday in the bay area?

meteorologist frances dinglasan is up next with the forecast. >> levi's stadium holding its brand yo -- grand opening today. sports is on deck.

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oreck kell's ceo larry ellison now owns every hotel room on the island len nye. the hotel was built in 1923 for dole plantation executives. its former owner and operator said it was hard to compete with the other hotels ellison owned. >> monterey boaters are being warned to keep their distance from hump back whales feeding near shore. staff received reports of vessels including battle boards and tie yacks moving could -- kayaks moving do close. sanctuary officials advise boaters to stay 100 yards away from the protected species and warn those who injure or harasses the humpbacks will be

fined. exasperated by the fact a lot of people are heading to the coast to escape the triple digit heat but today a little cooler, right? >> cooler inland but at the coast, still cloudy. you can see with live doppler 7hd, and the clouds will start to spilly. we can see it with this live shot. oakland, 64. san carlos, 73. san jose, 72. gilroy, 81. half moon bay, 59. from the golden gate bridge you seal the sea breeze pulling in clouds, and the temperatures in the 70s in santa rosa, napa, fairfield, concord, livermore, low 80s. this time from the exploratorium, the bay bridge, more low clouds. the fog which clouds will spill in overnight from the coast. we'll see afternoon sunshine especially inland, and then unfortunately very little change all next week. so the forecast animation shows the clouds and the sea breeze

pushing into the bay and even some inland areas. so we'll wake up to gray skies with temperatures in the 50s. 57 in oakland, 56, san francisco. 60, san jose, 59, antioch. now, that heat that brought us triple digit temperatures yesterday, is going to ease a little bit over the last 12 hours, as the hot air starts to move away, temperatures cool down quite a bit, and tomorrow, when we hit lunchtime, we'll get mainly sunny conditions around the bay and inland areas, but still cloudy and cool at the coast. numbers are going to be actually very similar. so temperatures holding steady, maybe fluctuating a few degrees in some areas. so look for a high of 80 in san jose, 89, morgan hill. warm on the lower peninsula. 77 in menlo park. at the coast, low 60s, sunset district. a range of temperatures in the north bay from 60s at the

coast, low 80s through sonoma and napa. 78 in vallejo. look for a very comfortable, mild nurses in the east bay. upper 60s in berkeley and oakland, 70ss in fremont. and we'll come down within today's numbers. so 90 in antioch. 89, livermore, lots of events this weekend. if you're heading to the oakland art and soul festival, should be fairly comfortable. might lead a layer. partly cloudy during the morning, warming up to the upper 60s in the afternoon, and also the tour depeninsula going on. very comfortable for bike riders with 58 during the morning, low 70s by the afternoon. so get your ride out of the way during the morning hours. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we have very typical pat person, 60s at the coast. low 90s inland, maybe just also cooler for monday, and then

notice the range of treasures -- temperatures continues all week with very little change until next weekend. >> a lot of people sure glad not to see the triple digits. >> 90 is more comfortable and you can always come to the coast. >> thank you, frances. >> mike shumann joins us now. the moment of truth for the a's. >> that's right. for a new player. the a's pitching staff got a boost with the addition of jon lester. picked up from the red sox. might not be considered the ace of the staff. he was traded for cespedes so he had to win over a's fans. in the fourth, the fly to center. watch sam fuld. perfect catch, even a more perfect throw. gets alex gordon out another home. inning over. thank you. lester settled down. 6-2/3 innings, three runs, nine hits, struck out three and gift

this victory. jason vargas has not allowed a hit in four innings but the a's bats explode in the fifth. eight runs on eight hits. everybody getting involved in the big blow, from the pride of petaluma, jonny gomes, singled with the bases loaded. bounces everybody from gordon, everybody scores. 8-3 victory. >> giants facing the mets. nice catch by the little giants fab. that's not the only great defensive play. originally called safe, replay showed he was out. both pitchers had no-hitters going, jake peavy, a perfect game until the seventh. four runs and four hits. 4-0. pablo sandoval, in the seventh. right now, 42-mets. we'll have complete highlights at 9:00 and 11:00. >> the 49ers new home, levi's stadium, with the grand opening, and this a original form of football, soccer, the

earthquakes hosting seattle. rick quan joins us with a preview. rick, i'm jealous, you're on the field before i am. >> eat your heart out, shu. you may have scored a touchdown at thestick -- the stick but i was first on the field. it doeses live up to the hype, especially the press box. back at the stick i used to watch the game on a stool in the back of the room. here, completely different story, we with padded seats, legroom, and space for your laptop or notebook, and the food is a whole lot better. no longer just chilly cheese dogs. the menu for today's press, we get to have free range chicken and a creamy tomato curry sauce. caesar salad, and cheesecake for dessert. 45,000 expected here tonight. yesterday the quakes got a chance to practice on the field. they save the grass here is similar to what they usually play on in santa claire's buck

shaw stadium, but the surrounding are much, much different. >> i expect it to be loud. a lot of people are here to see the stadium and will get a good soccer game as will. >> it's going to be amazing, i assume similar to stafford when -- to stanford. >> going to bev a great atmosphere, loud, old trojan fans keep us going. >> the quakes are actually good in their own facility but this is such a grand stage. they've agreed to play one marquee game here each year for the next five years. the niners play their first game here august 17th against the denver broncos. back to you. >> the pro football hall of fame inducted seven new members today in canton, ohio. highlighted by former raiders punter ray guy. michael strahan, ray guy, and

guy is the first punter to be inducted into the hall of fame. 14 years, three super bowl rings, seven-time pro bowler, all with the raiders. been a long-time coming for ray guy. congrats all seven players. let's head down to stanford, women's tennis. bank of the west classic, serena facing pet -- petkovic. advances to finals again as petkovic goes long on match point. serena wins in straight sets issue this sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware and i know you're going to one preseason game there. >> looking forward to see how the traffic goes after the game. see what time i get home. >> that's the key. >> thank you, shu. >> we'll

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