area. chp is letting eastbound lanes by when it is safe. the fire burned 80 acres and crews appear to be getting the upper hand and we'll keep you posted during this newscast. good evening, everyone, i'm larry beil. >> shocking allegations against a fresno man who may have infected other men with hiv intentionally. prosecutors are building a case against thomas guerra. they believe there are perhaps two dozen victims. we're live with the latest. leanne? >> he goes by the name ashton chavez, he's 29 years old, pleading not guilty to a misdemeanor charge, but now has been scheduled to return to court after prosecutors have come up with additional charges. this is a man prosecutors in san

diego say has sex with other men, knowing he was hiv positive his name is thomas guerra, believed to be the great nephew of cesar chavez. this now san francisco resident remembers him well. >> tommy. >> they dated for four months. he says he was handsome, charming and guerra assured him he was hiv negative, he later found out guerra lieed and after being tested he found out he was hiv positive he reached out to guerra. >> he pushed me away, very hostile. he exchanged messages before blocking me on facebook. >> the case first brought to the attention of prosecutors in san diego after a former boyfriend made charges against him. >> i know of 24 individuals that have been impacted by this.

i'm hearing that there could be hundreds. . >> i know of people in fresno, who are positive now who had relationships with him or had sexual encounters with him. >> the documents reveal guerra not only texted that he lied about his hiv status, then bragged about infecting someone else >> in my heart, i don't believe it that he is doing that. >> this is a friend of the family. >> his parents are very angry when they found out he was gay. you know? i took him in. he needed somebody to love him >> following allegations, guerra could face felony charges. >> if he was infecting people with hiv, he has to be punished. it's a horrible thing to do. >> anyone who knowingly infects

someone with hiv can be criminally prosecuted. a major subplot in the sunday earthquake has been the water situation. broken maybes kept firefighters from dousing flames in the first few hours. and now, here we are five days later with crews scrambling to fix the breaks laura? >> crews finishing up in this spot. they've been here for the better part of the day. there is a pipe below ground that has been fixed. this has been a tricky process. because as soon as they fix one spot, returning water to full pressure, another section that is damaged burst.

unfortunately, it's a common sight this week in napa, in the wake of the quake, precious water running down neighborhood streets. >> this is just getting them patched up. there is a choice of turning water off for everybody in the neighborhood or so let it run and this is gray right now. >> residents say they have been watching this. from the moment the earth shook, five days ago. >> he wants to water his plants, might as well do something with the water. >> it's a scene playing out over this neighborhood and others according to the city, crews still have 30 water main breaks to repair and 400 customers

without water service. part of a mutual aid agreement firefighters are here to help, including five crews from east bay mud. >> it would take us a month to do the work if we didn't have outside help. >> for those who don't have working service at home, napa valley college is making locker room showers available to those that want to clean up. in napa, abc7 news. >> an update on napa christian school. there is minor damage. the school will resume on monday. first christian school has been given a green tag for classes to begin on september 3rd. >> napa city officials say the debris scooped up since the earthquake weighs in at 2.6 million pounds and counting.

that debris is people's homes we're live with that part of the story. alisa? >> the quake damaged hundreds of homes and businesses. 170 buildings have been red tagged including this house, people who live here are devastateed and unsure how to move forward. >> we fell in love here. it's hard to leave. >> angela and her boyfriend lived on the street three years. it's suffering major damage in the earthquake. >> i appreciate the tourists and wine industry as much as anyone but regular people that make this town run on a daily basis are being forgotten, i feel like. >> larsson is staying with

family, others in the same boat are hunkering down in motels and at red cross shelters >> the number has gone up may be because a city is going through check was the houses but some paems are going to think they may not have water. >> 90 have been housed since sunday. >> it's been crazy. i would rather look after myself. it could have been worse. >> the shelter provides beds, showers and computers. i found people homeless before are seeking shelter here. >> a place to stay, and something to eat and the people are nice i have gone on a lot of emotional support. >> the county estimates damage in the south napa earthquake region to the yale yals more than $362 million. >> san francisco is answering a call for mutual aid from napa and vallejo. the mayor announced the city

sending building inspectors to assess damaged buildings. many structures haven't been inspected because of lack of man power. san francisco is sending engineers to vallejo. >> we offered our services. they said wait until we utilize the surrounding services and now, they've come and have asked for civil engineers and financial people as well. >> the mayor called a special meeting of the disaster council to assess the response, san francisco schools will hold an earthquake drill, tomorrow. >> briefly now, new snap shots from around the city tonight this, shows a new sink hole opening up at kensington court and scenic drive. here, you can see a check in table set up at the court house by napa county probation department hall of justice is closeed and a clock inside of the police department stopped since the moment the earthquake hit just after 3:20 on sunday morning.

later tonight we'll report on number of businesses in downtown napa that have been red tagged. and a geologist showing us seismic sensors now being planted around town, and what they hope to learn from them. >> an east bay high schoolteacher created a fire storm after posting tweets that insult and wish bodily harm on some of her students. she's a history teacher, and popular with students, parents want her fired. >> tweets went viral. so it's no secret that a popular history teacher venting about her students. using the handle that is now deleted she tweeted i want to stab some kids. is that bad? in another she tweeted if you don't like your history class, stop wasting my time and yours, and go find somewhere else to be, you uneducated twit. another wishes for bodily harm for two students.

some language can't be used on tv. as tweets spread, reaction was mixed. >> they're just saying how teachers need to grow up they don't know her. she's probably not saying that to literally threaten them, but as to just venting. >> hodge dz not respond to our request but told her students she was worry. >> she told me she's apologetic and told me that she regrets it and wasn't serious about it. >> the school district isn't talking after giving her a written reprimand. >> as a teacher, she should be held to higher accountability. i can't vent about patients on facebook she shouldn't be able to vent about students, either. >> her students give her high

marks but for other that's doesn't justify what should be considered threats. >> i think she should be fired. >> students say this taught them that postings spread fast, so be careful what you tweet. in newark memorial high school, abc7 news. >> thank you, david, still ahead tonight, the closure of a bay area freeway and repairs that may force to you find a new way home. >> giant waves continuing to pound the coast we'll hear from surfer who's are risk it all for a ride. >> the wicked waves are becoming calmer but tropical storm marie going to bring about changes details in the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> they're not your grandmother's earthquake supplies. ahead, high tech gadgets that can help you out in a disaster.

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happening now a major road closure in san francisco. northbound lanes of interstate 280 closed between highway 101 and king street that began at 2:00 this afternoon. crews got to work. this is part of a perfect jekt designed to make 280 safer. 2 pieces of roadway will be replaced as crews add new hinges to strengthen the freeway the closure will have a big impact this weekend. taking a look now at 280, and

280-101 junction. their closed off, the lanes will stay closed, expected opening at 5:00 a.m . taking a look at traffic now, you can see northbound 280. it's forcing traffic coming into the city, which is red and likely to be for much of the weekend. so, for help navigating around 280 closure, we recommend you get waze on your smart phone. it's our exclusive abc7 news traffic app. you can get it free from apple app store or google play. >> sonoma investigators have decided not to prosecute a 30-year-old. she is leaving the court house today, she has been accused but never charged with grabbing the throat of a boy who allegedly had been threatening her daughter at school.

she claims she never touched him. after interviewing witnesses investigators were unable to determine what happened and district attorney issued a statement saying the burden of proof necessary for a conviction could not be met at this time. >> tropical storm marie continues to churn up heavy surf. this life guard station washed away from point mugu. 15-20 foot waves have been pummelling beaches for two days now we have a live picture now. you can see people have been lining up in droves to see. the waves are beautiful but dangerous. we have the story now from the wedge. a popular spot in newport beach. >> the high surf is still spectacular. >> this is just sick, so narly.

>> despite the beauty, conditions remain treacherous. early afternoon, life guards rushed in to save a body surfer, one of 100 rescues since yesterday in newport beach alone. even experienced can run into trouble. this young surfer had to retrieve his broken board from the rocks but was uninjured. >> i want to job but it didn't work out well. >> summer swells like this not seen in years. many with camera in hand to capture the waves. >> these are the biggest ones. >> this is awesome. further south, signs warn people to stay out of the water the current washed away 50 feet of the beach. people sit on shore and take in

the power of mother nature. >> water here. >> in newport beach, these young boys are cashing in on the crowds with a sidewalk stand they've raised $600 >> just decided maybe we would make money when there are people here. >> life guards expect crowds to soon dwindle as the high surf advisory ends early friday afternoon the young boy plans to donate a percentage in memory of ben carlson. the life guard who died while rescuing a swimmer last month. >> go for those kids going towards a good cause >> yes. >> we have we're going to have changes to the sky tomorrow.

nice-looking holiday weekend forecast. live doppler 7 hd, clear skies, for the time being. we're giving way to a little bit of moisture. a unique shot showing you different slices in our atmosphere. clouds in the background and mid level clouds out there. those clouds are pushing in as we speak. gilroy, 76. a gorgeous shot showing alcatras. cloud cover during top of the bridge. fairfield, warm at this hour. sfo, quiet out there. clouds you can see from the background are starting to move in. the crowd will thicken up with blue skies.

we talked about waves. they're coming down further and further. anywhere around from 6 and 7, still has a rip current risk but swells will continue to decrease heading towards the weekend. still, farther south, it seems strongest, waves between 5 and 8 feet strong. and those are too receding along beaches thchl is because of tropical storm marie now. she continues to weaken through the next 24 hours. you can see real estate, it continues to grow and so our forecast will show you tomorrow, here comes highs not as bright for friday. good news, by saturday we're back to sunshine to start off the weekend. overnight lows, upper 50s along the coast. lower 60s and highs tomorrow

because of the cloud cover and not as much sunshine cooler on the way. 80 in redwood city. 64 bodega bay. 83 for napa, east bay. 73, oakland. 78 fremont. and inland locations are cooling off. mid-90s tomorrow, upper 80s, 87 pleasanton. 89 san ramone. accuweather forecast, partly cloudy skies but the weekend forecast looking brighter, better by labor day on monday. it's a bit warm, but really nice around here for the holiday weekend. >> yes. looks good. >> thank you. >> sure. >> coming up next, the brand new facility being built by apple for what could be a historic announcement in less t

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apple sets the date for what could be a historic product launch. they're expected to unveil iphone 6 and possibly a smart watch september 9th. the invitations went out today the flint center is where steve jobs first introduced the mac computer 30 years ago. >> bart unveiled a new app

giving riders a direct link to the police. the app is called bart watch and let's users click a button to call police directory or send a message to the police dispatch center. many times riders fear reporting an incident on the rain. >> they report it later, often, our suspect traveled on and we're unable to locate them. bart passenger was report everything from robberies to illegally-parked vehicles and let's riders report anonymously. valley transit authority has a similar app you will called vt alerts in april of last year >> today, crews at levis stadium continued treating dirt they

hope we won't see again until after football season. take a look at the batch of sod that is scheduled this weekend the team says the field will be ready for the home opener and an international soccer game september 6th. >> it's better be ready. >> yes. >> more still to come here on abc7 news at 6:00 surprising number of businesses in downtown napa, that have been newly-red tagged not as safe as first thought. >> and we'll show you the sensors now being planted around the city. find out why experts are learning days after the quake. >> and hillary clinton coming to the bay area, breaking a silence on the ferguson, missouri p

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in the wake of sunday's big earthquake, they changed their mind about buildings they previously said were safe to be in. jonathan? >> with some buildings, there is no question. if you take a look, it's clear it is not safe for anybody. it's one of 170 buildings the city says has now been red

tagged they tell us another 652 have been yellow tagged meaning you can enter with caution. but there are buildings on the other side of the block that were green tagged. now, owners are getting a nasty surprise. there are green tags, yellow tags and red tags. and then, there is a petes reip. now, the only person at the tables is the owner having to tell customers he's closed for business the workers are just waiting. >> we just opened. we're just trying to get known. for this to happen is unfortunate. >> but they're not alone. every restaurant was red tagged, though all of the buildings survived the earthquake thanks to steel beams. >> that frames the buildings and why, if anything needs to happen, we're built like a tank. >> the problem isn't in these buildings. it's what is behind them. some of the most-devastating

damage was to this row of brick buildings, never retro fited and now, ready to topple. it's dangerous. there are thousands of tons of bricks, sticking up in the air that could fall over. >> city inspectors determined if the bricks start to fall they're likely to fall backwards into restaurants. >> it's unfair they're being impacted this way. >> i've been told the owner refused to retro fit it. >> now, the city says hes two choices, find a way to shore up the building or tear down the top story. one owner made a successful appeal to the city, saying because his building is taller than ones around it, there is no chance a brick could fall through the roof them. agreed to let thomas restaurant reopen. >> i have a feeling folks are going to want and need a drink and a good, warm meal. that is what we're going for. >> you've heard the saying,

neither storm, rain, heat or earthquake damage can stop the postal service. postal workers set up in a parking lot. the building happens to be one of many off limits. people with po boxes can pick up mail and buy stamps >> volunteers helped fill shopping bags many families lost food stored because it either sfiled or spoiled because of lost electricity. others turned to the food bank because they're short on cash after the disaster. >> my husband hasn't been able to work due to the earthquake, and that is money that, you know could be used for food. we're getting food and this is great. >> we served over 70 families within an hour and a half. it was amazing. our volunteers are absolutely fabulous. >> the food bank credits people in the napa area with donating

the groceries and money to help feed people. >> the napa earthquake is the biggest we've seen here in 25 years scientists are trying to learn all they can now. nick smith talked with researchers working in the quake zone. and they can run but cannot hide from nick smith. >> they can't hide. you need to know what they're doing is planning to gauge not only the size of the earthquake, but also, the after shock. this information can be critical to helping predict when the next one will hit. >> this means we're just collecting data, trying to understand better. understand what happened and what is likely to happen. >> u.s. geological survey geologist is leading a team of scientists that spent most of

their day with devices like this. >> it has to understand the earthquake itself and what it's like. >> they're using these sensors to measure so numbers can be crunched. >> this will let you know more about the behavior of the faults and what we're seeing now may explain something. >> data specialist says this tiny seismographs work like a recorder. crews are burying them deep enough so you can't find them unless you know where to look. >> in all, it's about 250. >> new damage collected that may recall more about where the big one will help. >> we're an earthquake country. >> gary mcdanielles is a retired

firefighter. he showed us damage to the >> if we don't expect for the disasters it's going to be a disaster in itself. >> 250 quarters and brain power at work. still, the only certainty is that no one knows when, or where the next will hit. >> the need for aid is urgent in napa. here is how you can give where you live. text the word red cross to 90999 and a $0 donation will appear on your cell phone bill. >> coming up next, latest on comedian joan rivers. >> the condition she's in after being rushed to a new york hospital.

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obama today, ukrainian officials say russian forces have taken over the eastern part of the country and warned the united states and allies will take action to punish moscow for violating kruk crane's sovereignty. >> and as a result of the actions taken and the major sanctions, russia is already more isolated than at any time since the end of the cold war. >> the president announcing he's sending john kerry there to assemble a consensus for dealing with the extremist group isis. and "general hospital" can be seen at 1:42 a.m so be sure to set your dvr. >> former secretary of state

hillary clinton answered critics who criticized her for not weighing in on a shooting of a teenager in ferguson, telling a group of tech executives she grieves for the 18-year-old and his family he was unarmed when shot and killed by a white police officer. mrs. clinton says she recognizes racial ineek quality is in america >> imagine what we would do and feel if white drivers were three times as likely to be searched by police during a traffic stop as black drivers. instead of the other way around. >> mrs. clinton was widely criticized for stay being silent following the shooting. she's a potential democratic candidate for president in 016. >> joan rivers has been hospitalized in new york after being rushed to the emergency room this morning. the 81-year-old was under going

a procedure on thur threat when going into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing. she's in critical condition. joan rivers was in the bay area fairly often, here is video of her in 2010 on "the view from the bay". she was promoting her movie that year. >> she's recorded as the first person on the red carpet to ask "what are you wearing? "." and michael finney with

the earthquake shook napa sunday, many had to rely on themselves for food, water and electricity. much of what they used is different from the kit. >> we've come a long way since the 1989 quake. >> these are not your mother's

earthquake supplies. they are designed to keep you connected to each other. they've been told to get ready for the kind of disaster that struck on sunday >> the needs are shelter, water and communication. she says earthquake preparedness has leapt ahead. >> now, lindsay from c net is using her since a flashlight. it can also sound an alarm. also, a red cross app will send messages to contacts by face book, twitter, e mail or text. >> you can use your phone to provide information but can't remember otherwise.

>> your concern might be keeping it charged this, radio can be powered up by cranking handles after about two minutes it has enough power to turn on this light. if you're tired of cranking leave it up to the sun to get more information. >> that is the update. to be able to charge with small convenient sources. >> here is the solar panel that powers back up batteries that can then power up your phone, and lap top. now, he shows us video of the hottest way to power phone. >> this practical power pot five. >> this heat is converted to energy. >> it wasn't available in 1989. >> things have changed since

1989. many tell us snapping them up. now, so, stock up before the next quake. don't wait until afterwards. >> i just want to boil the water. >> you can reach me by clicking on the sections tab. >> i just want to watch the charge. >> hi, drew. >> hi. a quiet night is ahead. we're not finding showers out there and expect a dry night tonight.

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break point, into the net. took the set bageling her opponent. third set look at the power slam there. in the third, five straight games. right now, daiz leading in a 5-2 in the third set. 21-year-old nicole gibbs here upset the 23 seed. gibbs rostin a tie break. and won the decisive set 6, 7. >> giants subbing for tim lincecum. it's obscure, but still a record. giants and rockies needing to

retire just eight battles. a two run homer, giants to the third just two outs to go. jackson williams, swing and a miss. a record 46 in a row the streak ends just later. a's and angels begin a huge series tonight in anaheim nchl a letter, roger gedal admits he made a mistake after a domestic abuse situation. the league will now level stiffer penalties going forward with gadel saying i didn't get

it right. in the second game a rib injury and a concussion. >> that is why here and do those things. you want to help the team win. >> this aim marks the end of terrell pryer. and pete carol just loves him. >> impressive with a good way about himself.

and we can do everything we want to do. >> and warriors adding back-court depth today. if you remember a few weeks ago he was a blur. signs a one-year deal for the minimum. latest on cc is 5-2 in the third and showing a lot of fight. >> that is neat. >> google's drone project. releasing details of the secret project at 9:00 >> and then at 11:00 pushing

limits of krefl promotion. tonight what the city says about tesla plan for outside its plant. >> in prime time tonight a special, the world's wildest commercials. >> that is going to do it for this edition of abc7 news. and from all of us here, thanks for watching have a great night.

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