developing news, mountain lion attacks a child on a popular hiking trail. >> just make it. i was in shock. >> hear from a man who helped save a lost six-year-old boy who walked miles from home and ended up at a homeless encampment. you don't see this often. no cars at all. all westbound lanes of the brain closed to traffic this morning. abc7 news starts now. a mountain lion attacks a little boy is badly injured on a popular hiking trail in the south bay. let's get straight to this developing news in the south bay. the search is on for a mountain lion that attacked a six-year-old boy in cupertino. it happened in the open space

preserve near the winery. we're live with what happened. reporter: officials with the department of fir and wildlife have blocked off the trail and are searching for the mountain lyon. -- the boy suffered bitemarks and is being treated at santa clara val hospital can, he is in serious condition. people with the department of fish and wildlife say his mom and dad fought off the cougar. >> the cat did make contact with the boy, did end up taking him into a brushy area, and his parents did fight the animal off, and the boy is in the hospital. reporter: again, the mountain lion has not been found. the department of fish and wildlife is working with park rangers to try to find the animal. you can see there are signs in front of the trail that do caution this is mountain lion

habitat and gives tips tot what to do if you encounter a mountain lion, the winery is still open but people are being cautioned the animal is still out there. >> a six-year-old san jose boy is back home tonight, safe and sound, after being missing for nearly 24 hours. sergio a zepeda wandered away from his home and end up in a homeless camp. reporter: no doubt little sergio resting up from his big adventure, which started on this very street and ended on the other side of that hill, believe it or not, at a homeless camp. >> he was just naked. i was in shock. reporter: jose never expected to see a six-year-old boy wander into the south san jose homeless camp where he was staying sunday. he says little sergio was plenty tired and very hungry.

>> doing fine, seemed okay. just scared. that's all. i made sure he got a blanket and food to eat. that's all. >> jose called police. authorities took sergio to the hospital as a precaution, then home to his worried parents. today they requested privacy but through friends thanked everyone who helped look for the boy, is autistic and doesn't communicate verbally. he wondered away from the family's home on saturday, wearing only a diaper. got out through the garage. >> it was frantic search on the ground and in the air. neighbors, fanned out, too. >> we were all around, searching over there, and down there, and then we all went up communication hill jurek police believe sergio set awe are off down the street, and then climbed up and over communication hill and then down into the homeless camp. a two-mile trek. >> i couldn't believe it. i was shocked. it can't make that far.

>> sergio is resting up from his adventure. police say no charged will be filed in his disappearance. >> victims of napa's earthquake that shook the area two weeks ago today will soon have a in the resource to help build. the city and county of napa will open a local assistance center. the center will provide people and businesses with information about building permits and financial assistance, food assistance, mental health, and other community resource programs. doors open 1:00 p.m. monday. napa has also launched a web site to assist in recovery efforted and you can find a link on our web site, abc7news.com. scientists now say the earthquake released groundwater that suddenly filled some dams and dry creek beds. people were puzzled by the water, fear the quake may have damaged dams. instead the chronicle reports i unexpectedly forced groundwater to the surface.

water officials are hopeful they can capture some of the extra water for use. happening now, nearly 700 people are gathering for an event to highlight that napa valley is recovering from the earthquake and very much open for business. these are the images we're familiar with from the napa quake. the city is not all ruins. people are having dinner tonight at 6:00 in the center of lincoln streak, the main thoroughfare in calistoga. part of the celebration of the strong will of recovery. three separate crashes involving nine vehicles caused a massive backup for people driving into san francisco from the east bay today. the accidents closed all westbound lanes on the bridge at 9:30 this morning. so take a look. a really eerie site. not a single car on the bridge. minutes later, traffic began flowing, albeit slowly across the bridge, and the backup

stretched for miles. the toll plaza looks more like a parking lot. all lanes reopened just before 11:30 this morning. here's he bridge backup from the emeryville camera. the accident happened just west of the yerba boundary na -- buena double. taking a live look from the bridge toll plaza camera. traffic moving othersly. no backups to report at this hour. >> family and friends said their final goodbyes to joan rivers today. here's details on the private service in new york. reporter: the song, new york new york, blaring from bagpipes down fifth avenue, a fitting fend today's memorial service honoring joan rivers. >> close up fifth avenue, now how happy she would be. >> the brooklyn native spent

more than 50 years sharing her caustic comedy with the world. >> joking about agency, including how she wanted this day to be. >> want my funeral to be a huge show biz affair with lyings and cameras and action. >> she got the hollywood glitz and glamor she dreamed of in new york city, with famous guests, a performance by hugh jackman, and lots of raunchy jokes, kicked off by howard stern. >> a bundle of laughs i have to say. irreverent, offcolor, just like joan's humor. >> humor and tears for the 81-year-old who died thursday after going into cardache arrest during a routine procedure on her vocal chords, he daughter melissa saying her own private goodbye ahead of today's star-studded service. friends say it was the perfect tribute to a woman who lived to make others laugh.

>> this is how she would want to go out. >> celebrating a remarkable life as the state health department and city medical examiner continue investigating the circumstances of her death. abc news, new york. >> the president outlines his plan to deal with the growing global threat of isis. ahead, how he says he is going to deal with militant groups and the u.s. military tries a new machine of attack. >> -- a new plan of attack. >> what is behind this muddy mess on the peninsula. >> i'm meteorologist drew tuma. the sunny skies over the weekend are going through a little built of a change as we head into monday. i'll let you know what the details are with the catastrophe

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right now, redwood city water crews and pg&e are on the scene of a water main break. the area is shut down to traffic. officials say repairs could take several hours. the break has also affected water usage for people in a nearby apartment building. details on the cause of the break have not been released. president obama says he is ready to begin laying out his strategy for defeating the islamic militant group isis in the middle east. >> number one, this is a serious threat. number two, we had the capacity to deal with it. here's how we're going deal with it. i'm going to ask congress to make sure that they understand and support what our plan is. and it's going to require some resources i suspect above what we are currently doing. >> the president told nbc's "meet the press" he'll meet with

congressional leaders on tuesday and address the nation on wednesday. the is military launched airstrikes around the dam today. [chanting] >> more than a dozen ukrainians and supporters protested outside the french consulate in san francisco this afternoon. the demonstration was part of a global effort to publicly denounce the french military alliance with russia. meantime, clashes between government forces and russian-backed separatists continue in eastern ukraine despite a cease fire agreement. another nba owner out of the game tonight due to racist comments. what atlanta hawks owner bruce levinson said. a live look outside right now at san jose, very nice, pleasant day out there, and some warmer weather coming our way, we'll find out when ahead in the forecast. now, here's a look at what

is ahead on world news at 5:30. >> good to see you. coming up on "world news tonight" the extreme weather from coast to coast. lightning, flashfloods, and a big chill to come. plus today's star-studded sendoff for joan rivers, her glittering memorial, and earth's close encounter with an asteroid. are there more on the way? that's after abc7 news at 5:

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another nba owner is losing his franchise over racist remarks. atlanta hawks owner bruce levinson says he will sell his controlling stake in the team because of an e-mail he sent in 2012. he admitted it contained inappropriate and insensitive comments like, quote, my theory is that the black crowd scared away the whites and also wrote the kiss cam is too black.

this comes after clippers owner donald sterling's assist remarks became public. >> we were all deeply offended. we all quickly spoke out against these words that we heard on that tape. >> levinson called his words embarrassing and apologized to the hawks family and friends. the nba commissioner called the e-mail entirely unacceptable, but praised levinson for self-reporting it to the league. on monday, abc7 will be the new home of "rachel." the celebrity chef visited abc7 news on friday, posing for pictures and handing out copying of copies of the cookbook. her show features her cooking skills and includes celebrity guests and musical performances. rachel rey is part the new daytime lineup that begins tomorrow, after the new season

of "who wants to be a millionaire" then "jeopardy" at 1:30, "general hospital" at 2:00, and then the abc7 premiere of roy rachel ray" 3:00. >> the forecast for this weekend, saturday and today, soaked in sunshine. we'll see changes to the skies thanks to a tropical storm. abc7 live doppler 7hd will show you generally clear skies out there. we have a dry return so taking you outside. the sutro tower cam showing you downtown san francisco, bright blue skies but in the distance a haze, the smoke from the wildfires up north, bringing us also air pollution that's afternoon. 64 in san francisco. 69, oakland. san carlos, '2. san jose, 84. half moon bay, 63. our east bay hills camera showing you a great picture of mt. diablo and blue in the sky.

napa, currently 75. fairfield, 85. 83, concord,; and our hemry veil cam showing the sunshine bouncing off the bay waters, gorgeous afternoon. the forecast features will show you the chance of isolated coastal drizzle tonight. nothing widespread but the chance is there. we're talking about our sky changing from sunny to high clouds filling in, thangs to norbert moving further to the north over the next 24 hours, and then talking about warmer air mid-week. the forecast animation shows you along the coast and around the bay, low-lying clouds and fog tomorrow morning. that retreat as little bit but thanks to norbert we'll see filtered sunshine monday afternoon, still a gorgeous day around the bay area. late talk about norbert. it's falling apart, a weak tropical storm at this point. winds down to 50 miles-per-hour, moving eight miles-per-hour, but as it gets closer to land it's

bringing a large amount of moisture to california, nevada, and arizona, and there is a flashflood watch in effect across five states for the potential of several inches of rain through tonight and early tomorrow morning, with widespread thunderstorm activity and a chance for torrential downpours. looking at the futurecast, the potential is for anyone from two to six inches of rain in san diego, even las vegas. so they're dealing with downpours and likely street flooding. back here at home, a quiet night. overnight lows, mid-50s. low 60s inland. highs tomorrow, bit cooler thanks the clouds. 78, san jose, 80, los gatos. 74, redwood city. 63, pacifica, the fog sticking with us. sunset district, 75. pet resume narks -- petaluma, 77. 70 the high in oakland.

and 80s inland. 85, antioch, 84, pittsburg, and 85 the high in livermore. the accuweather seven-day forecast will show you the high clouds sticking around on monday and tuesday, and opens the gates for warmer air to arrive on friday, saturday, and sunday, in the 90s and even touch the 70s by next weekend. >> even steven right here. everyone gifts to much rain or not enough. >> feast or famine. >> on to shu. the niners. >> speak offering feast or famine, niner and raiders. the jets just hammered the raiders, physically dominating oakland, and this low-scoring affair. both highlights coming up next

>> the 49ers were hitting on all cylinders against dallas, running only for offensive plays. first time since 1959 they scored 21 in the first quarter. first play, chris culliver starts off the scoring. goes 35-yard for the touchdown. 49ers offense on the field for 94 seconds in the first quarter. kaepernick escapes the sack. 14-3 niners, after an eric reed interception, return to the two-yard line, vernon again, cowboys stunned. three picks and a fumble returned for six by the 49ert defense. anytime the cowboys were driving, defense would come up pick. patrick willis, interception in the end zone, tony romo with three in the game.

debut and his first nfl touchdown, four yards here, 28-3 at the half. jim harbaugh, 4 or in season openers as they win 28-17ure final. rough start for rookie quarterback derek carr and the raiders against the jets. 20-13, 151-yard, two td cozy, 7-3 raiders. but the jets took the lead. smith to johnson, 10-7 new york. jets outgain the raiders. 212 to 25 on the ground. chris ivory breaks loose. touchdown run. play of the day, raiders got a late touchdown, carr 30 yards to james jones, look at this

one-handed catch. but raiders lose their third straight opener under dennis allen. >> we weren't continue enough to give us an opportunity to win the game. and that's where we got to get better. as a football team. >> this isn't my first loss. this isn't my first time losing a game, not my first time dealing with adversity. and every time, you can put it all on me because i'm going to good ahead and work my tail off and fix these things. >> to the diamond, a's and astros. houston up 2-1, two-run shot, a's up 2-3. fifth of the year, but lost the lead in the ninth. cook walks the bases loaded, then fernando walks in the game-winning run. a's lose 2-3 to the astros, 4-3 the final. >> women's final at the u.s. open, serena williams dominated care line wozniacki. she was on a mission and wozniacki was overwhelmed.

serena has to be considered one of the all-time greats. a winner of her 18th major title in singles, receives a record $4 million first place check. and the brian brothers went to stanford, won their 16th grand slam title today. opening day in the nfl. wick a tour at 6:00 right here on abc7. >> up next, take one down and pass it around. come on, gentlemen. 99 bottles of beer of the wall. the basis of a marketing stunt that is spilling a lot of beer. ]

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>> coming up at 6:00, we'll have live team coverage on the mountain lion attack, including a live report from the hospital where the boy is recovering. >> a mystery in space. why something the space station did without apparent human commands has astronauts baffled. join us at 6:00. a beer company has come up with a gimmick that is selling a lot of beer. check out the limited addition 99 pack of beer from austin it's selling out. the company says it started as a joke but is getting serious, the seven foot box weighs 80 pounds-not easy to take to a party. how much?

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