cheaper the couple has an alarm system and six cameras in and around the home. that couple did something very smart. they posted the images of the burglar on social media sites like fugitive watch and next door. a lot of people saw this burglar. as the adage goes, he got his 15 minutes of fame. >> spending $600 on a camera system, we'll probably end uch having the guy convicted. >> clear images of the man who burglarized his home yesterday. >> knucklehead. now he's trying to pry open the door to the garage with a shovel. that didn't work. >> here is a better shot of what happened just before the man broke into the house. this video, taken from one of the four cameras mounted outside of his home. the man paces in the backyard

and tries to kick in a kitchen door. he picks up a shovel and attempts to pry open a door. having failed that, he throws a rock through the glass door. there are two cameras showing the man going through his belongings he got a watch case with watches. >> the man is seen walking away with the loot on one of the two cameras at the front of his home his car is parked out of frame. he gets in and drives away. you can see the car at the top of the video. take a look again at the burglar. these shots from a neighborhood blog and also on you tube posted by them last night. there will be no problem identifying him. people are going to know this guy. >> leafy says detectives seemed almost immediately to recognize

who he is. leafy was told the man may be a painter without standing warrants. >> police in mountain view say there could be more victims after arresting a man on child molestation charges he is accused of molesting two girls in the apartment complex where the girls live and where he worked as a handy man. >> cal fire is dealing with possibly the busiest fire season in a while, battling fires caused by lightning strikes in the north. that is five times the size of san francisco. and that includes 24 bay area

fire crews. wayne? >> this is their own map. if you're to count red dots here, there would be 3856 of them. each of them represents a fire broken out in california since the first of the year. you know how where there is smoke there is usually fire? that applies to bolts of lightning. >> a lot of times it hits trees. and with drought, there are a lot of dead trees so lightning gives fuel to get the fire started. >> this captain's agency is so busy he's moved from his normal base to sonoma county covering for crews from here that are fighting 12 major fires north.

six of them began from a flurry of lightning strikes. and now, more lightning strikes are on the way. >> this is a monsoonal moisture coming up from the southeast. >> it's been a strange season last month, lightning struck inverness >> it shook the house, rattling windows >> now, imagine thousands of the strikes in some of the driest conditions ever. cal fire, if concerned sends plains just to make sure no fires started >> sometimes they can wait before they surface into the fire. so we can call today a calm before the storm, not as a cliche, but reality. >> always conditions are crucial. abc7 weather anchor is watching conditions and is live.

spencer? >> this live doppler 7 hd view we've had rain throughout the day. some locations had over a half inch of rain. moisture is shifting west, it has weakened and eased up a bit. there are no reports of measurable rainfall yet. no reports of lightning either. that is a big concern here. so this area north of clear lake is under a fire weather watch. and to north of that region another area of the northern most part of the state into southern oregon under a red flag warning until 11:00 tonight. no lightning strikes seen in these areas so far. dan? >> thank you. >> tahoe is is soggy today take a look at rain from

heavenly. light to moderate rain expected to continue through throughout the evening. and abc7 news reporter allen wong took this video the weather is expected to continue over next few days and taper off by mid week. >> firefighters are hoping to contain the fire west of yosemite burning about 4700 acres forcing evacuations and destroying two homes. crews tonight will mop up the area inside. tonight, evacuation orders are lifted. those returning home say they weren't sure what they'd come home to. >> it was scariest thing. a wall of flames coming up and we had our kids here. it was brightening.

>> fema approved grants to help pay for some of the 14 wildfires now. >> businesses back open in concord following a gas leak this afternoon. a construction crew struck a three-ifrn gas main. repairs should be completed at any moment now. no one was injured. >> in san francisco, several construction workers had to be rushed to the hospital after a fire started in a former san francisco hotel. you can see the smoke there. first firefighters packed the fire from inside. it became too dangerous so they backed off. >> there is no life safety issues. there is not, there is not

personal property inside. it's not risking lives for. iet was under reno vacation. sky 7 shows construction workers being taken away. eight were treated for smoke inhalation and should be okay. firefighters got it under control this afternoon. >> investigators trying to determine of cause of a fire that damaged an old fishing pier. they say it was human cause. this broke out at north court street. the fire damaged a small structure used aez ferry master's building. >> we're learned the family of a man killed in an

officer-involved shooting reached out to a prominent civil rights turn. a deputy shot and killed the suspect whose name has not been released early yesterday morning. police say the 20-year-old was wanted in a home invasion and pistol whipping. police say the suspect did not have a weapon on him but may have stashed one in the neighborhood oakland attorney john buress tells abc7 news he received a fall from the family of the man. >> some of the thousands of my grant children could be coming to santa clara county. officials plan to meet with other local leaders about ways to house some of the children. one idea is using foster homes, county executive jeff smith told our partner that the county still has to work out how to pay for the program and other details.

smith said he expects the board to take up the issue when they return from summer recess. >> and a temporary shelter were unaccompanied children on the naval base will close soon. about 7700 children have been housed at the shelters the flow of the children has slowed over the summer. officials say existing facilities are capable of housing the children. >> the u.s. coast guard suspended a search for a boat captain whose vessel ran aground this morning. the coast guard called off the search. looking for the man around noon today they say he called other boats saying his vessel, paloma was stuck on rocks he said he was thinking about

swimming 25 yards to shore. the feem could not go into the cabin. >> was not safe for response personnel to get on scene. so we don't know if he made off the vessel to shore or not. >> crews will focus on bringing the boat to shore the vessel could have up to 400 gallons of fuel on board. >> and still to come a debate over in some of the facilities. why california dads say they're not being treated the same as moms >> parking practice. some fans unhappy after spending long lines at levis stadium. >> new app can connect you to a

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>> state lawmakers are back from summer recess after a month of recess to take action on big ticket items they plan to devote attention to the water bond in november. lawmakers are deciding whether to support the bond passed in 2009 or a modified version of that proposal.

>> everybody is aware this is the third worst drought we've had. if we don't plan for it now, it's going to bite us in the tail down the road. >> there has been debate about the size of the water bond and how much money should be aloe indicated for projects. the potty parody would require changing stations installed in men's rest rooms if one is installed in an adjacent womens' bathroom and requires family rest rooms to be accessible to both men and women. >> today was another chance for 49ers to work on their traffic in levis stadium. 10,000 fans waiting to get in to watch the team's training camp practice the crowd is about a fourth of size of the one there saturday

to watch the first sporting event of the stadium when report reportedly took fans 90 minutes to get in, and out of the parking lot. david? >> everybody was familiar with candle stick but coming to hef eyes stadium is new to everyone. but clouds are somewhat smaller. crowds make sporting events dynamic. after instructing fans how to get here and encouraging people to use public transit there have been snags. cars put stress on drivers >> nobody likes standing in lines. and any time you can fix things

we're going to try of the >> the real test is august 17th. vta service will need some fine tuning. fans waited up to an hour to board trains after the game. >> she got pushed into a parking lot. so ended up walking to a friend's house. and got a ride home. >> vta plans to have this track ready by the 17th. we're going to make our service better and are going to find out where to make improvements. >> dwight

they'll get it fixed. >> fans are urging patience. >> it's going to be a nightmare but will get better. as long as we get to see our boys win, right? patience. >> problem down south is flash flooding. rob mcmillin has a look at the damage. residents say it's been a long time since seeing a storm like this one. starting with heavy rain, then, a flash flood. cars went into the creek. this car pressed up against him. >> one carrying a 48-year-old

killed in the mudslide. >> now, it's time to clean up. from neighborhoods, cars are keeping up. in forest falls they've been cleaning up all day long. >> it's happening to someone else, right? >> now, jake's dream home is buried in mud. >> i'm at a loss for words. i don't know how to get through this. i can't do this on my own. >> there is a mess in oak glenn.

>> this sounds like a freight train coming through. >> between forest falls and mount baldy, 80 homes damaged and a dozen with severe damage inside. >> we're getting rain as you can see interesting this time of the year. >> yes. it is. >> unusual. and rain has problems down south. clouds are thinner than they were just a little while ago. from sierra, light rain central valley. here it's 68 degrees in san

francisco oakland, 69. clouds over sfo. looking like that pretty much all day. 72 degrees in santa rosa. upper 70s in fairfield and livermore. and some broken high clouds above. forecast features partly to mostly cloudy skies and mild. we may see sprinkles overnight and a chance of scattered showers into the northern part of the bay area. wrap around moisture there is pulling moisture into where there was significant rainfall there today lighter rain and some moving into our direction. will it hit the ground? we'll start at 7:00 this evening

and we'll see moisture continuing to move into the northern part of our viewing area. some spotty showers could work their way possibly into solano county. overnight, look for increasing clouds. highs reaching into low to mid eight #s. peninsula, upper 70s to around 80s on the coast, mild as well. 67 half moon bay. it will be cloudy much of the day in the northern most part of the region. inland east bay mid to upper 80s in fairfield and antioch.

warming conditions and sunday, monday, mid-90s inland. low to mid-80s around the bay. so nice dose of more august warmth. >> right now, it's august. >> thank you. >> coming up medical advice. what a new app promises. what other doctors think about it. >> a threat to personal information on your computer. how you give hackers full access to your hard drive.

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this is a video for the service. press a button to talk to the doctor. it sure beats the waiting room. >> hurdle of getting to the doctor is high people just don't see the doctor. >> the chief medical officer says he hopes the service can take the place of the first office visit to get a referral or common prescriptions. >> sometimes people are looking for guidance about a problem. >> it's time to go see a doctor or run to the emergency room right now. >> when i first heard about this i was thinking it would be as an on basis. >> health tap prime is only by

subscription. $99 per month. there is no option to pay for just one call. >> i think subscription model is an interesting experiment. >> he thinks it could take off when insurance companies catch up. some are taking notice. >> they're all seeing that we're the future of health care. >> heads up for those of us who use usb flash drives. our ports are more vulnerable that once thought. german researchers found anything connected can be reprogrammed to take over our computer and found an droid phone chargers can pose a similar threat. and that is unnerving. >> fight hadding in gaza ramping up again. tonight a new cease fire deal on the table. >> another possible case of

ebola in america. top secret drug officials say may have saved two americans infected with the virus >> a new warning for people who have used their credit cards in a popular restaurant. stay with us. we'll be right back.

two americans affected with ebola are undergoing testing with a drug never used on humans. it appears to be working. dr. kent brandly is there. today, officials announced they've been given a serum known as zmap made from lab animals exposed to ebola to boost immune systems. health officials are encouraged by the news but are still cautious. >> we need to be careful. i do hope it was impressive as

being described. if it is, that bodes well for the product. >> a man is being tested and is experiencing some ebola symptoms doctors isolated him as they do tests but do believe he's going to test positive. 887 people have died from the outbreak. >> tonight people living in parts of ohio p michigan have been told it's safe to drink tap water again. the city told residents not to drink, or boil tap water after toxins were found. public health officials say toxins are likely from an algae bloom all weekend, people had to fight to find water safe to drink and faith in. national guard called in to deliver bottled water

the proposal is meant to stop a war. israeli officials say the deal is the same one they've been on board with since first proposed three weeks ago. >> it's the egyptian proposal calling for immediate cease fire and conditional cease fire, then, parties will agree to talk about issues. >> and israeli delegation is expected to 'd to egypt for those talks. >> and local unions have voted to strike. this after a bargaining session with a golden gate highway and transportation district the district pope yoesed a three-year contract increasing

employee health care premiums negating their minimum wage increase. the chair says there is time to turn things around but members are prepared to strike. >> tonight, money matters on wall street. the nasdaq infished 31 points higher. and after a rough week, s and p rose gm says the department is considering a civil lawsuit for potential violations of a financial reform act.

and the drug store chain boots will be list company's head quarters in switzerland. >> be prepared to pay more next time you fly. average round trip ticket reached just over $509 in first six months of the year. that is up nearly $14 from last year. this is compared to 2.1%. >> red box adding features to interact touch screen kiosks. this with the san francisco based monday profit light house for the blind. red box has two years to develop and install head phone jacks, and text to speech output at

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pf chang's says a data breech affected 33 locations including one in palo alto and could include card numbers and dates so customer cars used from last october to june. the chain has not determined any specific data was stolen. people are advised to please review their financial records. >> when restoration hardware sent out 17 pound catalogs to millions of people? >> yes i got one, too.

critics call it a waste of natural resources but one woman hopes to turn it into something great. >> yes. we've heard so much about that. they to not inspire this woman to shop at restoration hardware. however, they did inspire a one woman show with 0 art pieces featuring that notorious catalog. seemed few bothered to open the catalog. plenty got upset. >> people know better. and know not to waste resources. >> the books weighing 17 pounds. others suggested ways to use

them. a bench press. >> the table is the restoration hardware catalog piece. >> now, meet artist amanda clear. she got a bundle on her step, too. >> this is an incredible waste. >> she got it. she can turn this unwanted material into a work of art. >> in particular, i liked the texture. >> she made animal pictures she tears pages and glues them in like a mosaic. >> using them as dirt, mountains and trees >> here, words are forming eyes of a cat. >> you can't read what it says but looks interesting. >> when posting the dog picture, friends sent her their catalogs to make more art.

>> i think i could be busy for the rest of the life with these bundles. 3,000 pages she can fill a few seem. >> goal is to get a show. >> amanda plans to show them this fall. we asked about customers using the books for everything except buying merchandise. how far, ceo told investors it's too soon to junl the catalog he calls source books he says we're still in early stages of reading the results, we're pleased with the initial response to new products and continue to believe the design and presentation of the new books had been transforma tiff.

>> by the way amanda tells me she dislike restoration hardware furniture, she doesn't appreciate the massive mailers and says stop sending her catalogs, though. she has enough. . >> i was going to send mine. >> oh. >> for more go to abc7 news.com. then select 7 on your side with information on how to tell me for the problem. we have a link to contact me with issues. >> thank you. >> we have really exciting news we want to share here. ted announcing a collaboration with kdtv 14 top spanish language station. it allows us to work together on stories of interest and uni vision viewers. disney, abc and uni vision

created fusion, a digital network. the arrangement is an expansion of the relationship the only one here in the bay area we look forward to collaborating to bring more stories from communities where you live on abc7 news. >> just ahead a university topped the new national list >> the school is leading the way when it comes to diversity.

stanford named most lgbt-friendly campus in america. the lgbt community resource center offers students a safe environment surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity. >> two powerful systems moving. a category 4 foeled by tropical

storm julio. then following on friday by what will be a category 1 hurricane, julio. so we'll update you on conditions as they develop. >> well, on to sports now. lots to talk about. >> larry beil in now. >> wearing your ninerss colors. >> i'm ready. ready to go. >> niners trying out their new billion-dollar home. how the players like it. a live report coming up next in sports.

good evening. what does $1.2 billion look like? mike shumann was there. shu give me your spirs impressions. >> 10,000 people got in to watch

the team practice for the first time. it was like a game, you know? fans were going crazy watching the team play. there is some things to be worked out. with a win in the soggy >> the grass there, the wind those things, get used to this stadium. >> what it looks like is a little bit different than here, having the stadium in the background >> this is the main thing today you know? coach told us to spent the day, it was great today. >> felt great.

as soon as i stepped out there, it felt good. >> we'll have two more games and regular season opener sunday night is against the bears. >> the locker room is gargantuan. as expected the season is over for matt cane. cane has had bone chips in his elbow. and on the field today, giants trying to take three of four. chris young going back. they're at the wall and crashing into one another. it's a triple for pens.

two batters later. fall gets away. still tied into 9th. pablo sandoval feathers it. 344 as giants win and take three of four in this series. sunny gray was made american league pitcher of the month. a classy move by john lester. took out a full page ad in the boston globe thanking the fans there for supporting him. he's a free agent for the end of the year. this is a way to hype up a

fight. john bones jones gets into it with daniel cormeier day. they take the back drop down. they take the ufc president down in the process. just knock him aside officials were so distressed that they quickly put the video up on their vine account i mean they were outraged. >> they wanted to see how upsetting it was. >> everybody, look here. >> thank you >> join me tonight, bear rescue. this burned cub crawling to humans for help how people are coming together to get this little girl back on her feet. then, at 11:00, lights, camera, action. a blockbuster takes over san francisco is the bay area becoming the new

hollywood, perhaps? saw them setting up today it's a big time operation. >> tonight's prime time line up, at 8:00 it's bachelor if paradise. >> and that is it for this edition of abc7 news. from all of us here, look at the beautiful

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this the "jeopardy!" teachers tournament. here is our first group of semi-finalists -- a fifth-grade teacher from cincinnati, ohio... a high-school history teacher from williamstown, massachusetts... and a fourth-grade math teacher from richardson, texas... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the first of our semi-final matches. the two players who do not win the game today will go home, each receiving $10,000 in cash. that's good, but not as good as the winner, because that person gets to come back in three days and play for $100,000. so, this is a big, important game.

john, timothy, and katie, good luck. here comes the jeopardy! round. and now here are the categories. you'll see those two letters in each correct response. [ laughter ] alex: john, start. "oh" for $200. john. what is pharaoh? yes. "oh" for $400. answer there -- daily double. [ laughs ] [ applause ] oh, boy. alex: you know the drill. you can risk up to $1,000. i'll go for $1,000. okay. what is bohemia? yes. [ applause ] "oh" for $600.