el cerrito. dan? >> wayne, thank you very much. when you get there, we'll have more from the scene. thank you, wayne. breaking right now, a large fire burning in santa clara. this is video from a half hour ago after it broke out on alfred street. >> it's hope services. according to the website, they provide assistance for people with disabilities. >> on fire are donated goods like clothing, electronics or furniture. let's look live at the scene. firefighters have been able to contain the fire to the parking lot. >> robin is with hope services and joins us now on the phone. robin, are you there? can you hear us? >> caller: i'm here, thank you. we are grateful no one was hurt.

we are -- this is a staging area where we collect items that are donated to hope services. we support people with developmental disabilities. we have been around about 62 years. i think people are well aware of our trucks that go around and collect discarded items and then we collect them and then help put people to work who have disabilities that might not otherwise have jobs. >> is it mostly clothing? >> caller: we believe it's mostly clothing. it started about 4:10. everyone was gone for the day, so nobody was injured. we lost three trucks. they are trucks that collect donated items. it's an impact for us. >> it is. most of the people had gone. were some worker there is? any idea what may have started this. >> caller: no idea how it started. it started in a big that had clothing and donated items.

>> it started in a bin, not close near the trucks? >> it was a pile near the trucks, but they were in big storage containers, but something -- we won't know until we get a report. >> all right. robin, thank you so much for joining us with hope services. very unfortunate that burned. >> too bad, especially the trucks. it's tough donate. we'll keep an eye on both fires and bring you any significant developments on abc 7. now to levi stadium. the 49ers sideline to sideline, goal line to goal line yesterday. >> 4:00 this morning, they began rolling out a thicker sod for the sunday game against the chargers. the field is incomplete. the race is on to finish it. david louie is there tonight with the story. david? >> we are learning all that energy going into laying down the sod could be not the final

answer but rather a temporary solution. we have heard from coach harbaugh and the team's coo. they say a permanent solution is in the works and work on that may begin after sunday's game. at the rate the replacement process is going, the niners are hopeful the sod will be in place by tonight. there are no guarantees. the crews are pain stakingly laying the thicker sod so there won't be seams. the rolls are being compressed so they lie flat. they are turning down interview requests. they will figure out later who or what is at fault. coach jim harbaugh talked about having it ready for sunday. >> we are regrouping and retooling. new field is going in. once again, our organization, we count on them to do things at the highest level. >> reporter: slipping on the

4-month-old grass. he's confident the playing field will be ready in two days. >> i'm very confident. >> reporter: you believe them? >> yes. >> reporter: it's going to be untested. >> hopefully when we go out there, it's good. >> reporter: running back michael james said players have to be prepared for all kind of field conditions. >> you can slip anytime. if it's wet or snows, tough go out and compete. same for everybody. >> reporter: dawson is not blaming the sod for missing two field goals against the broncos. >> when i miskick, it's easy to blame things on that. excited to get out there this week to see what i can do to get better. >> the test comes sunday. >> going to be good and playable. >> reporter: in santa clara, david louie, abc 7 news.

two high school football games scheduled to be played at levi stadium friday have been postponed because of the condition of the field. they were scheduled to play teams from the sacramento area. the front office says the games will be played in late october. >> the team isn't only dealing with problems on the field, they are responding to concerns safety railings in the sky boxes are too low. a personal injury lawyer says it rails are not high enough and someone could fall. the team responded saying the stadium passed all inspections and applies with applicable laws and building codes. a schoolteacher is in custody for possession of child pornography. the crimes against children left 58-year-old mitchell wolf after serving warrant at his home. he is being held on $1 million

bail. contra costa sheriff's investigators are trying to determine if local victims are involved. new developments related to the massive recall of beef last february that came out of a petaluma slaughter house. a former owner pleaded guilty to misbranded diseased meat. singleton will testify against his former partner, jesse and two slaughterhouse workers. federal authorities say they conspired to chop off the heads of cancerous cows to pass usda inspections. >> he was not involved in the actual conduct of the meat entering the supply. he was the manager and he was aware of the conduct and allowed it to continue. >> 76-year-old is charged with distributing the meat and fraud. an angry, but peaceful rally

just ended at the federal building. it marked the 5 month anniversary of alex nieto. vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: the family says they have a lot of questions about the shooting and they don't believe the police department's account of what happened. also the medical examiner's report is not out yet. it's been five months. all those reasons why the family filed civil rights lawsuit to get answers. the march to the federal building started before 1:00 this afternoon, escorted by police, about 100 people walked from bernal heights to the district. it took three hours to reach the federal building. it was noisy, but peaceful. john burris filed a lawsuit earlier in the day.

>> this is a person who was not armed. we don't believe the narrative of him pointing a taser at the police officer at the time was true. >> reporter: the day started with a small sunrise gathering at the site in bernal heights park where alex nieto was killed. they marked it with an aztec ceremony offering prayers and calling the spirits from the other world. maria is angry at what she calls a senseless police shooting. >> policy changes need to happen. officers need better training and actually think before they shoot. >> reporter: the 28-year-old was shot and killed last march by police investigating reports and a man with a gun. officers shay they fired when he appeared to draw a weapon. it turned out to be a taser. >> this is the weapon he had. >> reporter: police chief told a town hall gathering the officers thought it was a real gun. family and friends say witnesses

told them he never pointed the taser at officers. they hope a federal lawsuit will help clear the air. >> we want the truth. we want transparency that will help the family. it will help the community heal. >> an internal police investigation cleared the officers involved in the shooting. those at this rally want another review by the justice department. vic lee, abc 7 news. in antioch, a 19-year-old man is suing the city for $2 million claiming the police used unnecessary force when they shocked him. an antioch police officer shot him on june 9th outside a home on sycamore drive. this is video taken that day. investigators say he was armed with a handgun and running from police. his attorney says his client was unarmed when he was shot. although a weapon was found in the area. it's a busy friday night. coming up, why the pentagon is

accusing a fighter jet of reckless midair intercept. driverless car. a decision forcing google back to the drawing board. >> how california restaurants are going to the dogs. >> reporter: i'm abc 7 news meteorologist, sandhya patel. breezier and cooler today. what the weekend will

state senator ben released a statement saying he accepts complete personal responsibility for his actions after the chp arrested the 44 san diego democrat in sacramento about 2:30 this morning on drunk-driving charges. we have more from the capitol.

>> reporter: senator ben left the sacramento county jail just before noon after a rough night. senator, what do you have to say to your constituents. >> sorry? >> reporter: what do you have to say to your constituents? >> i'm going to pursue my innocence. at that time, i'm not going to make comments. >> reporter: he was driving a state-owned car the wrong way down a one-way street when he pulled a u-turn before being pulled over by officers. he showed clear signs of intoxication. >> i don't know if the officers recognized him. i don't know if he identified himself as a senator. but, it would be standard chp policy to just treat him as they would anybody else. >> reporter: he reportedly had been celebrating at a latino caucus dinner earlier in the evening. a few hours later, a senator

tweeted this video of him and members of the caucus at the capitol balcony. >> this process is over. i'm not going to comment. thank you. >> reporter: what's next for you, senator? >> find where my ride is. >> reporter: sir, can you tell us what you were celebrating last night? >> reporter: he had little to say to reporters, but acknowledged the seriousness of the situation. >> reporter: it's a serious issue. do you have anything to say about the issue itself now that you are in the center of something getting attention about it? >> i have the right to pursue my innocence. that's what i'm going to do. the city of richmond has been ordered to repay the government $1 million because it didn't manage a neighborhood stabilization program. they announced the city didn't monitor the work being performed, which led to delays and work not being done at all.

the city spent nearly $1 million for the work. the report says the city failed to make sure renovated homes were eligible to buyers. they asked the city manager to open an investigation to see if they can force the developer to repay the city. >> many bay area restaurants allow dogs to sit with owners in outdoor patio areas. the governor signed it into law effective new year's day. we have live in walnut creek to see what it means. >> reporter: let's be clear. i allows man's best friend to sit out here on a patio like this when the owner is dining. service dogs are not allowed inside the restaurant and certainly not in the kitchen. this guy doesn't realize it, but there's a new law coming to california that allows him and others like him to move on to

the patio with their human friend. >> let me say hallelujah. >> reporter: he owns the brewery and restaurant, one of many in walnut creek with a large outdoor patio area for diners. he says the signing of the law allowing restaurants to decide whether to allow canines on the patio is overdue. >> we have always allowed that to happen, even though it wasn't necessarily completely tolerated in some places. we are happy, now it allows us not to look over our shoulder and allows dog lovers to come to the patio and have fun. >> i have a dog and love my furry friend. >> reporter: not all are ready to eat up the new regulation. >> there needs to be a limit as to the amount of dogs on a patio. it can't be a dog park in a restaurant. >> reporter: others say it's the owners, not the dogs you have to worry about. >> i think it's okay as long as the dog, you know, has a

responsible owner. i think that a lot of people have breeds of dogs they don't understand and can't control. >> reporter: what about if the dog leaves a present? >> it is up to the dog owners to deal with that quickly and effectively. >> reporter: the law officially goes into effect january 1st. as you see from the replacement of the water dish, many set a place for fido. abc 7 news. we want to return to the breaking news out of santa clara where a fire is burning tonight. >> this is new video from an abc 7 news viewer. you can see the dark plume of smoke put up by the fire. it broke out in a parking lot at hope services, full of donated goods, which was mostly clothing. >> they have maintained the fire to the parking lot. fire chief bill kelly is joining

us. what can you tell us about the nature of the fire? >> caller: the fire broke out before 4:00 and found several trucks at the rear of the yard and donation bins on fire t. trucks were used to drive-through neighborhoods and collect household goods. this was the storage facility at the rear of the center. firefighters got on scene and saw the smoke. firefighters quickly brought hose lines around the back to put the fire out. >> i know it's early and you haven't started to investigate. any hunch? could it have started from a truck because of heat from an engine? >> it could have been a truck or collection bin near the truck. all the material was closely located to one another. fire can spread quickly. of course there's fuel on the trucks, tires and other things that make the smoke so thick. it's going to take awhile before we can get an investigator in there to find the exact cause an origin of the fire.

>> it wasn't a parking lot -- >> caller: that's the concern make sure the surrounding buildings can't catch fire. there were access problems initially. we had to fight the fire from above. then we got lines back there and were able to get the water on the fire quickly. >> no injuries to report, right? >> caller: no injuries pt about 18 firefighters on scene. a concern we had was the commute traffic on neighboring highway 101, but the winds kept the smoke away from the freeway. >> good. >> good to hear. thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. pres appreciate your efforts. >> chief kelly on the phone. as the chief mentioned, the winds kept it away from 101, the smoke, which is good news. >> sandhya patel is checking the weather. >> yeah, it has been a breezy to gusty afternoon. of course, that has been blowing

the smoke from the two fires burning around the bay area. the good thing is it's an on shore breeze bringing the cooler marine air. it should help the firefighters. we'll talk about the weekend. i'm seeing more cloud cover. it's certainly cooler right now. live doppler 7 hd is tracking fog along the coast and the bay. the tropics are heating up. take a look at the newest storm that formed. tropical storm marie, well to the south of baja. we have tropical storm lowell. carina was upgraded to a hurricane. the concern is there for beach goers and people heading to the beach. be careful. there's a high surf advisory for southern california beaches until 5:00 p.m. if you are heading down there, it may release the rip currents. foggy from the golden gate

bridge camera. no surprise here. 68 in oakland. 76 right now in san jose. we are expecting the temperatures to recover for the second half of your weekend. here is the view from the lake tahoe camera. a late wind advisory is up. a sunny weekend with highs in the 70s, if you are going there. today's high temperatures in most areas down two to four degrees thanks to the sea breeze and cloud cover. mid-70s in santa rosa. 78 in livermore. here is my beautiful view. you can see the clouds stacked up. low clouds and fog overnight. patchy morning drizzle in the morning. a good push of the marine erinland. patchy morning drizzle for saturday morning plans. warm inlands, temperatures about the same as today. your morning plans will include damp roads. if you are going out to take the dog for a walk or getting the paper, be aware it might be

damp. mid-50s to low 60s for your afternoon. here is what it's going to look like. in the south bay, 82. 81 in redwood city. a mild one. 66 in pacifica. 68 downtown san francisco. in the north bay, 80. 81 in napa. a nice day in the east bay. 73 oakland. inland spots on the warm side around antioch, upper 80s. 85 in livermore. the niners are taking on the chargers sunday. mid to upper 70s. sunny, uv index high. one thing to keep in mind, this is a north-south oriented stadium, like candlestick, but the east side gets the heat. it may get hotter. it's not like the stick where they get the fog and the breeze. they will be obviously dealing with warm weather there. the seven day forecast, warmer sunday. low 90s. we cool you briefly monday only to see the temperatures rise.

a warming trend tuesday through thursday putting us in the 70s at the coast. pretty good warm upcoming next week. dan and ama? >> thank you. is it a toy or a drone? coming up next, what's going on deep in the english countryside. >> make a note of this, new at 6:00, the developer trying to come up with a tech tool that works almost as well as pen and

the pentagon say as chinese fighter jet put a navy plane in danger. they filed a complaint with china. it made several passes. the pentagon spokesman talks about the passes. >> it passed the nose at 90 degrees with its belly toward the p.a. then they flew directly under

and alongside bringing the wing tips to 20 feet. then conducted a roll. there's the p.a. it went like this. >> the p-8 was conducting surveillance when it happened tuesday. google is having to modify the self-driving car. there's no steering wheel, brakes or gas pedal. it's going to change because california is requiring all self-driving cars to include full human controls during testing. google plans to test it for a couple years so it will be awhile before they show up on public roads. a drone developed in england could be the first to carry an actual person. this is one-third the size of the full version. engineers say they plan to test the full sized hover bike as an unmanned vehicle. once they get the proper

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we will be back at 6:00, coming up, the burning issue at the burning man. the complaint about millionaires and their expensive creature comforts. the bay area man who racked up fast track fines for trips he never took. that's coming up at 6:00. about 65 students from palo

alto celebrates the opening or the center at levi stadium. >> the stem based education and life skills enrichment program using football and the stadium as educational platform. >> it includes a stadium tour, exploration of the 49ers museum and the stem lesson in the high-tech interactive classroom. >> learning experiences in a beautiful new atmosphere with people that are in tune to them and their success. >> the museum expects to host three field trips, more than 20,000 bay area students in the first year. >> it's made possible through a $4 million investment shared by the 49ers and chevron. a great opportunity for young people. >> really is. world news is next. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley.

we appreciate your time. we will see you at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight, fire and rain. fierce storms and floods forcing firefighters to battle from the water. mudslides shut down highways. families trapped in cars. ginger zee is tracking it all. speaking out. the family of american journalist james foley raising new questions. did america do enough to save him? falling off the ferris wheel? two children plummet 15 feet. what eyewitnesses say they saw as the children hurtled to the ground. and the secrets of life from the people who showed us how to dance, smile, and sing. ♪ come on with the rain i've a smile on my face ♪