live from the kgo broadcast center. >> good afternoon everyone. sky 11 hd overhead as a broke broke out near san francisco's united nation's plaza. several construction workers went to the hospital. >> this happened on the side of

former renwa hotel. our reporter is there live with the very latest. leeann. >> well the fire caused major disruptions to the area. fortunately no one was living inside that building but a few -- sorry about that. a few construction workers were hurt. the cause right now unknown. >> eight construction workers were treated at the scene. seven were taken to local hospitals. >> there were complaints of smokes inhalation. there was nothing life threatening. >> no one was living at the old hotel. it was being worked on mostly dem oliti demoition and welding. at that point fire fighters decided it was too dangerous to be inside and tackle it from the outside. >> there's no life safety issues. there's no -- there's no personal property inside, you know.

it's a building which is obviously very valuable. however it's not worth risking any lives for. >> reporter: at one point there were several explosions heard presumably from propane tanks inside the building. several near by businesses were told to evacuate. >> we were told to tíleave. you're closed for business now. >> reporter: those living just across the street were told to shelter in place. >> from that end from the beginning of there and then it came over and started working the way down. >> reporter: fire fighters also tried to cool down the building's faus aud. >> the heat from the fire drives out the mortar that can cause mortars to crack then makes the building unstable. >> once it was put out, fire fighters went inside to check for hot spots. that's what they are doing at the moment. then at some point they'll have to go back inside the building

to make sure that it is structurally safe. i'm live in the tender loin district of san francisco. abc news 7. >> thank you. fire investigators are looking into what caused a pier to go up in flames at the martinez marina. they say it was definitely man made because there was no electrical equipment or lightning strike where it started. this broke out just before 11:00 last night on the pier's west end off of north court street. it took fire fighters three hours to knock it down. nobody hurt but the pier is a popular spot for fishing. that's off off limb iits for no >> police there would be more victims when a man was accused of sexually abusing a seven and ten-year-old girl. the parents told police when they said he touched them inappropriately. investigators say he worked as a handyman in a complex and lured the children to a secluded area. police are asking anyone with information to come forward.

>> with the police staffing shortage in san jose. home burglars are pretty low priority unless you have security camera video. a home was hit yesterday. the owner got the very clear images of the burglar in action. our reporter is live with the story. video surveillance makes all the difference. >> reporter: oh, boy you got that right. the burglar got his 15 minutes of fame as the old adage goes. thanks to six, six security ca s cameras in this house. the homeowners posted its images on social media sites like fugitive watch and next door. so a lot of people saw what this burglar looked like including police and now you will too. this knucklehead. now he's trying to pry open the the door to the garage with a shovel. that doesn't work. >> ryan levy showed us the

security camera video on his ipho iphone. clear crisp images of a man who burglarized his home yesterday. here is a better shot of what happened before the man broke into his house. this video taken from one of the four cameras mounted outsize his home. the man paces anxiously. he tried to kick in a kitchen door. he picks up a shovel and tries to pry open a door. he throws a rock through a glass door. levy also has two cameras in his home which captures the man going through his belongings. >> he didn't get much. he got a watch case with some watches and cuff links. >> the man is scene walking away with his loot on one of the two cameras mounted on the front of levy's home. you can see his car at the top of the video. take a look again at the burglar. these close up shots from a neighborhood blog and also on

youtube posted by the levys last night. there will be no problem identifying him. >> people are going to know this guy. they are going to know where he stays. you know? levy says that detectives who saw these images seemed almost immediately to recognize who he is. he hopes they'll arrest him real soon. >> spending, you know, $600 on a can a camera system will probably end up having this guy convicted. >> levy was told by police the man may be a painter and that he has outstanding warrants. abc 7 news, dick lee. >> pretty amazing. investigators are releasing few new details about a police shooting over the weekend in east oakland. a county sheriff deputy killed the suspect yesterday. that man's family is already reaching out to a prominent civil rights attorney. our reporter joins us from oakland police headquarters with more. >> reporter: no fewer than three agenciesb"éz are investigating officer involved shooting, including oakland police. today we understand

investigators are interviewing the deputy who shot that suspect early yesterday. they are trying to find out what led up to his firing of multiple gunshots. >> the shots could be heard on the police radio early sunday morning. it happened just from 6:00 a.m. near 105th avenue. according to oakland police, officers tried to stop the suspect earlier two hours earlier when he drove a silver volvo. soon after a asheriff's deputy located the suspect in the back yard. the deputy fired his gun killing the suspect. >> shots fired. >> police say the suspect did not have a weapon at the time of the shooting but maintained he may have stashed one somewhere in the neighborhood. >> certainly we're concerned involving weapons because this vehicle is associated to a home

robbery that occurs several weeks ago. >> oakland attorney said he already received a call from the man shot by the deputy. >> the mere fact that there was a home invasinvasion in and of f would not justify the shooting of a suspect unless the offeice were in fear of his life. police are not releasing the same of the suspect that was killed. >> the family of former cal football player plans to file a wrongful death suit against the rej ants of the university of california. he died during an off-season run. his lawyers argue he demonstrated symptoms during the run and tied as a result of excessive thickening of the heart muscle. this is one of the most common

causes of death in young athletes. cal says since they have not seen the impending lawsuit, they cannot comment. >> on saturday, stadium officials got parking and traffl be like. i was there. it was a challenge. they'll get it figured out. nearly 49,000 fans were there at the new stadium for earth quake soccer match. >> someone complains on social media about long waits leaving the stadium with hour plus waits leaving the train. a spokes person admits the huge crowds led to rough rides for customers. >> our light rail service was able to deliver 8,300 people to their destinations safely. that was a positive. some people did have to wait in line for a longer amount of time and some people were on this one train. the train went down. it lost power and when it powered back up, the ac didn't

come back on. so that was one train and that ride for people was pretty uncomfortable. >> bta is building a pocket track to allow for more trains to help with all of the those game day crowds. >> now, today fans were back in the stadium this time all of their 9er fans. sky 7 hd showing a long line. these fans were waiting to get into the 49ers first practice at the new venue. about 10,000 fans were chosen in a lottery system to get today's free tickets. most seemed really impressed with the 9ers new home. >> i love what the stadium looks like. as far as the weather, there's no comparison. its great to be able to sit and enjoy and not have the blowing wind and cold. >> candlestick has all of the history. levy will go all the history. >> it's a beautiful stadium. >> the 49ers first pree season game is on the road this nurse in baltimore.

the first game at levy stadium will be on august 17th against the broncos. it's going to take time. i have spent a long time talking about the 49ers people on saturday. everybody was frustrated. it's going to take time to get it all figured out. it's a process. >> all right. spencer christian outside now with an weather update. spencer. >> okay. sheryl. larry, it has taken me sometime also but i've got today's weather figured out. here is what's happening. as you know we've had clouds throughout much of the day. kee cooler than average. in the sierra wide area of rainfall from the tahoe area reaching west ward past euba city into the sacramento valley. just north of clear lake we have a fire weather watch in effect from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. wider area to the north of that

region fhigh fire danger. in the bay area 66 degrees in san francisco. oakland 79. 64 half moon bay. clouds over sfo with temperatures mainly in the upper 60s to 70s with santa rosa, papa valley. liver more. 80 degrees. the rest is looking much more summer like. i will have that forecast for you a little bit later. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the search for a local man runs aground over night in san francisco's ocean beach. >> also a former warrior's player who made a special mark on the nba about to could the same in an east bay community. >> now at 4:30 the battle over what to do when a couple leaves a newborn with down's syndrome with a surrogate that they've

hired. >> abc 7 and on twitter. >> let's get our first look at the afternoon commute. this is the sky way in downtown san francisco. the normal crawl coming at you going to the lower deck of the bay bridge for folks heading back to the east bay it's better if you're trying to get to

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it will also customer the home page based on where the shopper lives showing local weather and events as well as the customers search and purchase histories . a new basketball court is now open in oakland dedicated to one of the first european player who's made it big in the nba. the court at san antonio park is named after former warrior's star sarunas marcivlionis. this is one of the dozens at the bay area that the warriors helped to restore. sarunas marcivlionis said he was humbled by the honor. >> i can't forget all of these fans now. it's great. it's wonderful. >> i used to love to watch sarunas marcivlionis his nickname was rooney. became the first soviet player back in the 1999. retired in 1997. on another sports note as

inspected san francisco giant's pitcher matt kain will has in pain all year long because the floating bone pitches in his record. assuming all goes well, doctors don't find any leg ament problems he should be healthy by spring training of next season. >> it's been very painful for him. >> senwe're having conditions t are a little unusual for this time of year. cooler than average. it feels like it might rain. it might. here is a live doppler 7 hd. we have clouds offshore and clouds over the land as well. we also have some clouds right now looking at the western sky but lots of blue showing up in this angle. it will be cloudy overnight and a few sprinkles are possible in the overnight and early morning hours. there's a chance of showers mainly to our north tomorrow. here is why we have that probability of or probability

for precipitation. image shows aprn area of low pressure of a circulating low pushing into the sierra nevada and northern california some moving generally in our direction. we will see showers and rainfall developing to our north. maybe a couple of showers working their way down into northern sonoma and napa counties. most will not see measurable rain overnight. low temperatures been in the general upp50s to just above 60 degrees. cooler than last week. tomorrow by afternoon mainly sunny with high temperatures in the south bay in low to mid a80 for the most part. on the peninsula we will see 75 degrees at san mateo. 79palo alto.

downtown san francisco will have a high of 69 in the north bay look for clouds lippingering an once again maybe a shower or so well to our north. highs in the north bay generally in the low 80s. over in the east bay we will see mid to upper 70s. in the inland east bay we will have mid-80s to 90s. here is the seven day forecast will get gradually warmer as the weekend approaches. the warmest days will be sunday and monday where inland highs will top out in the mid-90s. a much more typical southern pattern than what we've seen today. i am enjoying this release from the heat we had last week. >> thank you spencer. >> we have some very exciting news to share here at abc 7. today we announced a cl collaboration with the top spanish language station in the bay area allowing us to work together on stories of interest for both viewers.

visit abc and uni vision create a fusion at the digital and tv network in october of 2013. arrangement between our two local stations is an expansion of that relationship. the only one of its kind in the bay area. we look forward to collaborating with them to bring you more stories from communities where you live on abc 7 news. >> coming up he was one of the strongest voices for gun violence prevention. up next how the bay area is remembering james brady. >> new after 4:30 a surprise visit. the adorable visitor. these guys got while at is it the biting? ...we need to break up. cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show.

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first practice. our reporter is there tweeting man i am ready to suit up. >> the canadian mother of five who has become a social media sensation after enduring some pretty cruel comments at the beach. she tweeted yesterday about her appearance on good morning america today. you can read more about why everybody want to talk to her at abc 7 news.com. >> well the nation is remembering former white house press secretary james brady who passed away this morning. he was shot in the head during an assassination attempt on ronald reagan in 1981. as part of his recovery he rode horses in washington d.c. she asked if she and her mother would enter the therapy program after him. she said brady whose nickname was the bear was-ç> he looked over at me and started telling me a story about

this bear and how it had gone through the x-ray machine at the airport and come out ferrell. the bear was very sad. it was a very depressed bear. i guess it borderlined on inappropriate but it was a wonderful icebreaker. >> well after the shooting brady fought for tighter gun control. a federal law requiring back ground checks for gun buyers is named for him. brady was 73 years ol. >> still to come on nbc 7 news at 4:00, the effort to clean up the muddy mess left behind by the surprised storm is that drenched southern california. >> also, preparing for the arrival of the second american ebola patient and this new optimism over an experimental serum that was developed here in california. >> and the newborn left in limbo after being refused by the couple who

>> this is abc 7 news. >> wild fires and mud slides are causing big problems across the state. especially in southern california. in san bernardino county authorities are going from one buried car to another searching for anybody that might be trapped in floodwaters or mud slides. more than 30 homes have been damaged. flash flooding claiming at least

one live so far. our reporter has more now from los angeles. >> reporter: flash flooding sending a river of mood and debris through southern california. swallowing cars, campers, and vans. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: thunder storms brought flash floods, rain coming down fast and furious as much as 4 inches fell in just one hour. 48-year-old lee was killed after the rushing water swept his car away. >> the flooding cut off access to two mountain towns in the county east of los angeles. >> this is the worst we've had since at least 1969. >> reporter: thousands stranded monday. authorities urging residents to stay put while crews clear the roads. >> i really don't even know what to say about it. it is what it's. >> reporter: jay got married saturday and cut his las vegas honeymoon short. his dream home now a mud pit and

the family pets are missing. >> both of my dogs are gone. >> reporter: all of that water is desperately needed elsewhere in the state. fire fighters battling more than a dozen wild fires burning in northern and central california. a state of emergency after lightning struck the most recent flames. 100 square miles have been charred an at least eight homes destroyed. defying mandatory evacuation orders and refusing to leave, some homeowners are sticking around to defend their homes. >> we're keeping the pets close. >> reporter: fire fighters say more evacuations are likely. right now the wild fires are threatening more than 700 homes. abc news, los angeles. >> right dead center of the road. >> look at this incredible video. a fire fighter captured his dramatic escape from the fire in redding on friday. three fire fighters were forced

to drive directly through the blaze on highway 89 to get out of there enact. i different fire department got caught in that blaze on friday night. >> water is once again safe to drink in toledo ohio after tests showed a decrease in toxins of a continuing algae bloom in lake eerie. >> there's nothing we could have possibly done different that would have prevented this. >> they ordered residents to flush out their systems for at least 15 minutes. they are also advising watering cars to avoid taxing the system too fast. >> right now a man in new york is being tested for the ebola

vierious. he showed up this morning complaining a high fever and gastrointestinal problems. the man had recently been to west africa. he been isolated for medical screenings. late this afternoon, a doctor said odds are he did not have the disease. they are on high alert after the disease sickened 1800 people killing 187 of them. the doctor being flown to atlanta to be treated for the ebola virus says he's improving thanks in part to another miracle drug. another american who also got that drug is expected to arrive in the u.s. tomorrow. our reporter is live with more now from atlanta. >> reporter: a second american ebola patient heading home to the u.s. na getting on this medical evacuation in liberia traveling to atlanta for treatment. >> still fighting. still walk but able to sit up

and receive treatment and even eat a little bit and take in fluids. >> today we're learning more about an experimental serum and she and her colleague were given in liberiliberia. it was manufactured in san diego and never tested on humans but in a desperate effort to save their lives, sos sources tell uy took it and worked many minutes leaving to a dramatic improvement. >> the hearing that he recovered and is doing better is terrific news. >> but experts stress there is no proven cure for ebola. doctors deciding both americans have a better chance at survival if their symptoms are treated here in the u.s. rather than west africa where the outbreak is surging out of control. experts say they are confident though the disease will not spread here. they know what they are do. it's safe. p

people should be at least about it. >> she is expecting tomorrow here afternoon and will be treated in a specially isolated room away from other patients. >> marsy gonzalez, abc news, atlanta. >> now to international news, a senior israeli official says the government has accepted an egyptian cease-fire proposal to end a month long war against hamas militants. a preliminary 72 hour truce will begin tomorrow. an israeli delegation will head to egypt for talks meant to work out a twruce within the next three days. palestinian officials have already accepted that egyptian proposal. >> in southern china, rescue crews are rushing to find survivors in the rubble after a magnitude 6.1 erj waarthquake. more than 1800 people were hurt.

at least 380 people killed. that death toll is expected to rise. >> the australian government is getting involved in an unusual case involving a baby with down's syndrome. seven month old gamy and his twin sister were born in thailand via a surrogate. his surrogate mother says when the biological parents found out he had down's syndrome they left him in thailand while taking the healthy baby girl back to australia. couple said they never knew he exists but the surrogate says that's a complete lie. she claims they asked her to abort the boy. >> this is my baby. he grew in my tummy. it would be a sin. this is not his fault. why did he have to suffer like this. >> officials are now trying to determine if gamy can be granted australian citizenship to an organization can bring him to

melbourne for heart surgery. they have already recognized more than 200 tlo$200,000 for h treatment. >> coming up, the zoo selfie that took a wrong run for one man. >> plus inr unexpected visitor e guys got. >> i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me at facebook.com/michaelfinne yes,abc news. i will answer your questions right here live in just a little bit. >> our roof camera shows a mixed sky over the tower. a little blue. lots of clouds. there may be some rain drops on the way. >> at 4:37 checking out the san mateo bridge is actually backed up about five minutes ago. it was really much thicker so it has smoothed out a little bit. clear sailing if you're heading back toward 101.

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that man's photo attempt. what makes a selfie mail more interesting is that he was hoping to prove how tame that bird was to a friend who had been previously bitten. it did not go quite as planned. however as you can see he did he did get the shot. >> this is a better animal story. a surfer with a go pro catches an adorable moment. catching waves with a baby seal who wants to have some fun and try out a board. i got to swim around on my own this board thing is tremendous here. they road around with him for about an hour. he's having a hard time -- it's not that easy to stay on a surf board. he thinks he's kelly slater. they were hanging around with this pup for about an hour before they went back to shore. that's an unbelievable selfie. they say baby seal tried to follow them to the beach. i think he wanted to go home with them. he was having such a good time. >> that's fantastic. that's a once in a lifetime

experience. >> oh, many goodness. >> spencer, we can't top that. >> there's no way. that's a really cool video. can i shoaw you some pretty coo weather. clouds around much of the bay area right now. although breaks of sun shine. maybe a sprinkle or two over night in the northern part of our viewing area. let's look at some threatening tropical weather moving toward hawa hawaii. a powerful category four hurricane maximum sustained winds 140 miles-per-hour. julio following behind. by friday, hurricane azel which by that time will be down graded to a tropical storm could be passing directly over hawaii soon to be followed by hurricane julio, it looks like by friday if the tropical storm will have passed over the islands but

julio will be bearing down on the islands. this pretty severe tropical storms heading to hawaii. looking across the state of california tomorrow. warm within in the interior ses section not very hot. in the bay area mainly sunny skies. ranging from 60s in the coast to 90s in the inland areas. >> still ahead on abc 7 news a 4. the new claims about how vulnerable passenger jets are to hackers. plus real life sieb organizes. the remarkable way people are using implantable technology. >> what if you're right and the new car you buy is constantly at the

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>> this is scary. new claims raising concerns about the safety of air line flights. cyber security wiz, says he's devised a method that could give hackers access to a plane's

satellite communication's equipment through the passenger wifi and inflight entertainment systems. they would have the ability to manipulate a jet's avionic system but claims it would not allow a full pledged break into the cockpit during flight. he will present his research to a security conference this week in las vegas. >> that's terrifying right. well, cyborgs are stables of science fiction films from star wars to star trek but some real life cyborgs are emerging. they are using implantable technology in remarkable ways. >> our reporter laurie seagull has the story. >> neil is a musician, artist and a cyborg. that's an antenna surgically implanted in my soul. >> yeah. that's a human antenna implant.

>> it's a feeling that you are technology. >> by definition, a cyborg is a person whose human skills are enhanced by technology. as devices increasingly take over our lives some people are actually putting technology into thur b their bodies. neil whose colorblind says his antenna allows him to hear color. why in the first place did he decide to attach this to yourself? >> i didn't want to wear technology. i wanted this would be an integral part of me so that's how i kept developing it until i found that it actually drilled into my head and implanted it. >> how did you find a doctor who agreed to put that in your head. >> that was very complex. >> one particular cyborg sees business opportunity in embeddable technology. he sells chips people can

implant inside their body. >> i think we've sold probably around 2 to 3,000 implants across all the different types. >> he has one in each hand and uses it to scan into his car, home, and personal safe. >> essentially what i've done is take an rfid access card and moved it from a pant as pocket to skin pocket. neil envisions a world where implantable tech could;xoñ give people superhuman abilities. >> okay. i'm not doing any of that. michael vinny is here answering questions sent in by facebook, twitter and e-mail. you're just you? >> no superpowers. >> he's merely mortal unfortunately. corey b. asks via facebook somebody in my neighborhood goes around on recycle day an takes out all the aluminum and plastic in containers. is this illegal. >> isn't that frustrating.

it used to be a very big problem. yes, it is generally illegal. there are state laws around this. most cities and counties have their own laws. basically the problem is if you have them showing up and taking the recyclables out of your cans first of all they throw all the other garbage around and then the money that's going to help pay for the whole program ends up getting eaten up by the person stealing it so it is considered the considered theft. the city of oakland and san francisco say it's threat. in san francisco if you go to the website and county of san francisco, they actually have a form you can fill out about the threat. >> oh, my goodness. >> so they are used to seeing it. you should report it. >> all right. greno asks via facebook, i got a bank app where you take a picture of an app and deposit it into my account. what happens if there's a glitch and i bounce checks. >> that's the problem. two things hire. when you use the app to take a picture of the check and send it

in. it's great. i use it. i love it. by hang onto the paper work. do not throw it away until you see that the money has come into your account. actually, i would even hang onto it for a little while past that. i put them in a folder. so you really shouldn't start spending any money until you see that that account has cleared. it should only take a couple of days. you could unwind it. i could unwind if for if need be but it will be a big hassle. >>paranoid. >> that's my motto in all areas. >> i have a 1-year-old car that's constantly at the dealership to be fixed. a lot of times, it's the same problem over and over again. what are my rights here. >> your car is probably a qualifying candidate for the lemon law. here is how it works. first of all it applies to cars who are up to 18 months old when they've been sold. the date that you buys for a year and a half.

if your car has been in the shop four times and hasn't been fixed or in the shop 30 days and hasn't been fixed or one time and it's a safety issue, think in terms of air bags or breaks, then again, you're looking at a lemon law buy back. what they do is buy back the car. it's not an easy thing to do. you might want to get ahold of an attorney. check into it. >> michael, thank you. just ahead, the crash causing concern in northern california. what's being done about it right now. >> i'm dan ashley in the abc 7 newsroom. coming up new at 5:00, whale warning, the danger posed to the bay area and how the government is stepping in. plus don't look down. the scare of a lifetime for two window washers. how this turns out. those stories coming up at

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8:00 with bachelor in paradise and 10:00 mistresses followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. there's a new fashion trend in japan, the mail online reports it's called the cavity pose. that's when you pose for photos your hand pressed against your cheek as if you have a toothache. models are apparently striking the cavity pose on fashion magazines and social media. wasn't that that bob hope thing. i think he used to do that. efforts are under way to plug several cracks in a county dam before it gets worse. those cracks caused concern over the weekend prompting a flash flood warning for a brief time. the areas considered to be at risk are southwest to the town of twaineheart. >> reporter: this afternoon right beside twaineheart a number of engineers checking on the damage done to the dam. crews are trying to reduce the

levels of the lake by 10 to 15 feet. part of the rock footing holding one of the side cracked this morning just before 11:00 a.m., a dam operator reported that there were cracks in the dam and that quote, a fire hose worth of water as is throwing through the cracks. the operator heard loud booms near the reservoir. right now, the down of twainheart is not in any danger but sullivan creek and areas next to it could be impacts especially when they release water from the lake. according to the president of the association, there's no danger in the dam breaking. >> the water will be will be around what it would normally be in a winter storm. however we're in the middle of the summer in a drought so it will be abnormal to see this type of water flow. we want to get that information out. so we don't get anybody in a pool who might be out for a little dip and they see a

increase in water flow. we're just trying to get that information out. >> thanks for joining us at abc 7 at 4:00. >> larry thanks very much. from one end of the building to another. smoke billows out of a san francisco hotel sending construction workers to the hospital. we're live there at the scene. >> wild fires grow across the state. we'll have a live report on the conditions crews are facing. >> also ahaddead here, a freemo fan man ais rested after a night of terror for one family. >> i'm spencer christian with a lot going on. fire concerns to our north. maybe showers coming through the bay area. my forecast is coming up. >> a fire fighter captured his dramatic escape from a sahasta

county wild fire friday. >> a different truck from the redding fire department got caught in the wild fire friday night. it is growing rapidly, too. 30,000 acres with zero% containment. this amazing picture of the fire was taken by a redding fire fighters. the area burning east of redding under a mandatory evacuation order. eight homes are gone. bay area fight fighters are on the lines trying to save others. >> the fire in shasta county was sparked by lightning. there was concern more lightning could occur as red flag warnings go up in the area. >> let's get right to the live doppler 7 hd. first of all we have an area of rainfall over in the central sierra. that includes lake tahoe area. so far though we're not picking up any lightning strikes. that's good news. temperatures are a little bit

below what they have been in the last couple of weeks. rainfall is pushing west ward as you can see over toward the sacramento valley. to our immediate north, north of clear lake, a fire weather watch is in effect. will be in affect from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. to the north of that region, northern most part of california into southern oregon, there's concern that lightning strikes could tricker fires in those areas. no lightning strikes to be found right now. spencer, thank you. >> seven of the ten major fires burning across the state tonight were started by lightning. more than 160 acres have burned and more than 10,000 fire fighters are on the front lines some are from the bay area. our reporter joins us now near santa rosa with more on that. wayne. >> hi, sheryl. if you look over my shoulder you see that airplane here at the cal fire base. it is actually based in holister. they mov