hiking trail in cupertino's picchetti ranch open space preserve. after an intense search with trackers, dogs and traps, department of fish and wildlife workers shot and killed the animal wednesday. the department tested the lion's dna with saliva found on the boy's teeshirt. they determined it is the same lion that attacked him. >> then we also were able to determine through the necropsy that the cat did not have rabies. that was a huge concern for all of us at the beginning. >> reporter: captain don kelly says they get calls about mountain lion sightings all the time. he's not surprised to hear about the one near san carlos. he even responded to a sighting in santa cruz last night. >> we get incident reports almost daily about somebody seeing a lion. what i think we have right now as a result of this particular attack is a heightened awareness, almost to the point of being frenzied in some cases. >> reporter: even though the lion is dead, hiking trails in the picchetti ranch open space

preserve are still closed while officials collect their equipment. the trail should be back open next week. >> here are some important tips if you ever encounter a mountain lion. first, don't run. that's the worst thing you can do. instead, face the animal, make noise and try to look bigger by waving your arms. it's more intimidating. throw rocks and other objects and if attacked, by all means with everything you've got, fight back. president obama has declared last month's 6.0 napa earthquake a major disaster, freeing up emergency federal funds. but the declaration doesn't h p homeowners or businesses yet. right now, the money will go to rebuild county and city infrastructure. homeowners and small business owners are still on their own until a second phase for them kicks in later. >> disappointed that it's not more clear-cut. i think if the aid is there, it just needs to be there across the board. >> i hope we don't have to wait too much. >> meanwhile, about 60 napa county inmates are being

transferred to neighboring solano county so workers can fix earthquake damage to the napa county jail. one concern was that because of the quake, inmates were able to chip off pieces of concrete that they would use as weapons. we will have an in-depth look at the recovery in napa county and in the hard-hit city of vallejo this sunday at 10:00 a.m. remember, you can still give where you live to help with earthquake recovery. simply text red cross to 90999 to donate $10 to the american red cross. three persons of interest are now in custody in san jose for the beating death of a homeless woman. someone found the woman's body about 2:20 this morning on the sidewalk by north 15th near commercial street. police believe she was in her 40s. locals knew her as betty and say she was very outgoing. >> she kind of just wandered around and would come up to people wanting, you know, she would make friends with everybody or try to. she used to come around, say my name's betty like betty boop, you know. she's harmless. i can't imagine someone would

actually hurt her. it's crazy. >> a lot of homeless people live in and around that area and locals say it's not unusual to see violent crime there. this is the 26th homicide of the year in san jose. police in palo alto are searching for a man accused of posing as a police officer. take a look at a sketch of the suspect. police say the man stopped two teenagers on bikes and lectured one of the boys for not following traffic rules. the man also showed the high school student a weapon, either a hand gun or a stun gun. police are looking for anyone else who may have come across this man. police arrested one man in a home invasion robbery in oakland. it happened in the city's laurel district. officers say two men robbed a home on bayo street near patterson avenue shortly before 5:30 this morning. police spent most of the hours after looking for the second man but could not find him. fairfield police are looking for the man who attacked an 82-year-old woman in her home this morning. detectives say the man was in her garage. he threatened her with a gun,

forced his way inside and pistol whipped her to the ground before handcuffing her to a chair. the man then ransacked the house and ran off. the woman's home health aide found her a half hour later. a state senator has been banned from holding public office for the rest of his life. today, a judge in los angeles county sentenced ron white to nine days in jail and 1500 hours of community service. in january, he was found guilty of lying about where he lived in order to run for office. the judge said he had no respect for the electoral process. the 62-year-old wright was convicted of eight felonies, including perjury and voter fraud. he is scheduled to start his sentence october 31st. an initiative to divide california into six states has failed to gather enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in 2016. there were claims that signature gatherers misled or even lied to people to get their support. silicon valley venture capitalist tim draper wants to

split the state to cut down on bureaucracy. san jose police are still not finished with their investigation into whether 49ers player ray mcdonald abused his fiancee. the arraignment was expected on monday but that's now been postponed. abc 7 news reporter vic lee with possible reasons for the delay. >> reporter: defensive end ray mcdonald is playing sunday at the niners home opener. he will play knowing that a possible domestic violence charge is hanging over his helmet. it's been two weeks since mcdonald was arrested at his birthday party at home. and still, police have yet to finish their probe. a 911 call said he was abusing his pregnant fiancee. attorneys we spoke to say they are taking their time, making sure they have looked at everything and talked to all the witnesses. there may be a good reason for the delay. the ray rice case. the ex-baltimore ravens star who is in the national spotlight because of his own domestic violence problems. >> that case was botched at the beginning by the police and the district attorney and i think the police and the d.a. here in

santa clara county are being extra careful not to make the same mistake. >> reporter: there may be another reason. victims often refuse afterwards to testify against their abusers. in this case, the reported victim was mcdonald's fiancee. >> it would be very rare to have a domestic violence case where the complaining witness or victim does not testify. that would be a very hard case to prosecute. >> her fiancee was hitting her at this address. >> reporter: even in criminatin audio from 911 or a police dispatch call may not be enough. >> yusing a dispatcher's report is typically considered to be hearsay, and so he can't use that and i'm not sure about the witnesses. >> reporter: we are told it may be a couple weeks before the investigation is done and the d.a. decides if he will prosecute. you can bet investigators will cross all the is and dot all the ts and because of the spotlight,

they will take all the time they need. vic lee, abc 7 news. the nfl public relations nightmare continues. today a texas grand jury indicted one of football's best running backs. a warrant has been issued for adrian peterson of the minnesota vikings for reckless or negligent injury of a child. authorities say peterson used a switch, a tree branch, to spank his son. late word from the team has peterson deactivated for sunday's game. the situation extends a troubling week for the nfl. it began with video surfacing monday morning of baltimore ravens running back ray rice punching his then fiancee in the face during an incident february in a hotel elevator. families are turning the ray rice scandal into a live lesson by making the negative something nice. take a look. young fans are wearing rice's jersey and changing the name rice to the word nice. parenting experts say the message is very powerful. this football jersey has gone viral now and in full disclosure, the young man you

see here on the right, 2-year-old jackson sprague, is my nephew. very cute and a great message. a salute to veterans. >> these people are in harm's way. these men and women need care. >> up next, the demand for dental work and how the bay area is lending a hand. plus -- >> san francisco is the best place to start one of these businesses. >> pick it up and pack it up. the startup that just may have come up with a better way to ship your packages. i'm michael finney. it's worth today $190. we are following a wildfire in southern california. you can take a live look here. this is happening right now. we saw some great flames earlier just erupting from the mountainside. you can see a plane going by there. there is a lot of smoke in the area.

traffic is still backed up near foster city after an accident just after noon. sky 7 hd shows us eastbound highway 92 and foster city boulevard, where a big rig hauling dirt rolled over, spilling dirt on to the road. the driver suffered minor injuries. crews needed a crane to help get that truck right side up again. somebody ran the red light with the little black car and i guess the van tried to avoid hitting the car, ended up in the subway. >> she really does mean inside a subway sandwich shop. this is video sent to us from a viewer. this happened at battery and pine street in san francisco. the woman driving the black car has been cited for running a red light. crews cleaned up the mess and

fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. preorders for apple's iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus began this morning and guess what? they crashed the apple store for two hours. problems are still going on. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live with the story. lot of people want their hands on this phone. >> reporter: well, that's right. at least for a couple of hours there were a lot of problems. right now we are told by apple things have pretty much smoothed out. despite those problems, apple claims that a record number of customers preordered the iphone 6 even though for many of them, it was a long night. eager iphone 6 seekers who stayed up late to preorder might have been greeted by this, or some other clear indication that the apple site and others associated with the new iphone were overwhelmed. maybe apple shouldn't have let their live stream crew also run the iphone preorder release, said a twitter.

lindsey covers apple for san francisco based c-net. >> there was a gigantic amount of demand and apple and a couple other carriers weren't quite ready to handle the load they got in the middle of the night. >> reporter: a spokeswoman acknowledged the site was busy without saying that's why it crashed. quote, response to the iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus has been incredible. with a record number of preorders overnight. the site was up and running and processing iphone 6 preorders just fine by later in the morning. >> i didn't have any trouble. i woke up at 9:00 a.m. today before work and i just went on apple.com, preordered it. d didn't have any issues. >> reporter: the iphone 6 is still available online but preorders for the larger iphone 6 plus already sold out. the iphone 6 will be available in stores september 19th. in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. three bay area newspapers may be getting a new owner. digital media operates the san

jose mercury news, independent journal and times herald as well as several others and says it's considering selling some or all of the company as it seeks to stabilize its financial future. state regulators are telling uber lift and sidecar they have to shut down their new carpooling options. the public utilities commission says they are infringing on the domain of airport shuttles by charging passengers individually when multiple riders are in the car. ups says tonight that e-commerce is cutting into its business big-time. it is delivering 42% of online goods, well below the 55% that the company actually forecast. ups blames free shipping, fierce competition and the power of amazon.com. but the good news for ups is coming from a new company in san francisco called ship. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson explains how they are carving out a unique market. >> reporter: some say -- >> it really is like magic. >> reporter: but a better description is this.

>> we are the middleman in between people and the post office. >> reporter: ship calls itself the easiest way to ship anything. >> their growth has been unbelievable. we have shipped over 15,000 packages in san francisco alone since we launched in april. >> reporter: the idea came from a problem ceo and co-founder kevin gibbon ran into in the past, shipping a package can be a pain. think long lines and not enough packing material. >> the way the consumer model is going is choose on demand. >> reporter: he created an app that allows people to take a picture, put in an address and wait for messengers they call ship heroes to show up. >> cool. you're all set. >> reporter: the company charges $5 a pickup. customers receive unique qr codes to track progress as the item is whisked to a warehouse in the bayview district. packing professionals create custom boxes, then hand off the package to traditional carriers like ups, dhl or usps.

>> how actually our business model works is that we get very large discounts from all the shipping carriers. >> reporter: they charge customers the retail rate and keep the difference. >> has this removed stress from your life? >> huge. all of our lives. yes. >> reporter: ship plans to open in new york city next month. tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. dentists around the country banded together today to give the men and women of the military free dental care. it's part of freedom day, an event to honor service members active and retired with no-cost cleanings and other dental work. 450 dentists from throughout the u.s., including many here in the bay area, organized the event last year. they held it again today and want it to become an annual tradition that includes other types of businesses as well. >> not everybody can close their place down for a day like we are doing, okay? even if they can do an hour or two. the whole idea is to thank these people for all the great things

they have done for us, all the sack ri forifices they made. i don't think it's too much to do one day. >> if you would like to seek out or provide free services for military members for next year's freedom day, we have a link on our website. an orange county wildfire has blown up very quickly tonight, now 1200 acres and still spreading. here's a look from above, where cal fire planes and helicopters are dropping fire retardant. it's burning in the remote cleveland national forest south of corona so no homes are threatened at this time. again, the flames are still spreading. of course, like it is here, it is quite warm down there. >> it certainly is. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest on the forecast. sandhya? >> yeah, it is beautiful out here and it has been hot in some parts of the bay area. inland of course. out here along the embarcadero, people are in short sleeve weather and with good reason. let me show you the highs so far today. you will see where we are feeling the heat. fairfield, livermore, 101 degrees. yeah, it was toasty today.

97, concord. 99, antioch. 92, santa rosa. 85 in san jose, fremont, oakland, a warm 78, redwood city 81. san francisco, 68. it was 64 in half moon bay. summer microclimates are with us. showing you the fog along the coast t coast. as you look at the view, just a gorgeous one but air quality is suffering. spare the air alert remains in effect. 63 in san francisco right now. it is 74 in oakland. in the 80s in san jose. half moon bay, 63. if you are heading to tahoe, it is nice, bright and sunny and will remain that way this weekend with low 80s expected. 90 in santa rosa. it's still hot in fairfield. 100 degrees. concord, 97. livermore, 98 degrees. this is just a gorgeous view. you can see what's ahead for the upcoming weekend. you will see the fog down below and the high clouds up above. that's exactly what's in the forecast for tonight. inland heat eases tomorrow. cooler pattern early next week so as you take a look at the

cloud pattern, really, the fog layer's about 1,000 feet. it's not going to progress very far. it's a persistent fog layer that will stick around as we head towards tomorrow afternoon. and the high clouds will be mixing in as well. the clouds will be harmless but it will definitely be a filtered sunshine type of saturday. tomorrow morning, mid 50s to low 60s. if your kids have a game early in the morning, pretty good cooling overnight so you might want to bundle them up a little bit. i don't mean heavy jackets and coats, but perhaps long sleeve shirts and then for the afternoon, it is going to be a pleasant one in the south bay, hot in gilroy aus expes you exp around this time of year. 80 in san mateo. 83 redwood city. occasional high clouds there. 65 in pacifica. fog will be around in daly city. 72 in downtown san francisco. north bay, 88. santa rosa, napa out towards the east bay. warm in oakland, 78. same thing for hayward, 80 degrees. inland spots, you are still hot

but not as hot as today in walnut creek, 96. 98, livermore. there is so much going on this weekend. of course we are talking the football games. stanford versus army saturday, tomorrow afternoon, upper 70s to low 80s by evening. uv index very high. high clouds will be drifting in but you will need sun screen and perhaps a hat. and the niners home opener is on sunday, 5:30 at levi's stadium against the bears. if you are going, it's going to be very pleasant weather. mid 80s dropping down to the low 70s. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, sunday, you notice temperatures are down, mid 90s inland. by monday we will drop you down to tup the upper 80s. the temperatures will be on cruise control. we are not expecting a whole lot of change. dan and ama? >> thank you, sandhya. >> perfect. up next, a chance to see a new-age icon.

>> yanni is coming to town and you can

the giants are getting ready right now for game one of their big three-game series against the dodgers. the giants and center fielder angel pagan enter the weekend two games behind l.a. the team is playing great baseball right now, really very exciting, winning 5 out of their last 6 games. >> it's a big series, good for baseball and we're excited about it, as you should be. this time of year, to be playing games like this is why you work so hard starting in spring training to get to this place. we look forward to it. >> i mean, it's been great. it's got a lot of the feeling like 2012 had. we're in the hunt again, chasing the dodgers by a couple games. this is going to be a huge series. >> whatever the outcome of the series, the race should go down to the wire with the teams playing three more times in l.a.

in the season's final weeks. really good stuff. >> we have giants baseball, 49ers have a new stadium. whal what else is there for a perfect weekend? >> how about friday free stuff? michael finney is here. >> this first one is really cool. it's called create your plate. here, take a look at that right there. thinks what you can do. >> who is that good-looking guy? >> everyone is going to get this specific one. we know you want that in your home. flip through that. there are several others in there. you can put your picture -- >> come on, dan. get it together. >> he's freezing up. >> nerves. you are going to get -- there you go -- a $50 coupon so you can make these yourself. you use a gift card for platables which are reusable decals you create and then you put them on these clear dishes. you can get platables for glass

plates as well. pretty cool. >> so great for like a themed party or something. >> there you go. okay. now, quickly, i got to show you this. we will give you two free tickets to yanni. there you go. the live show will feature music from his new album "truth of touch." you can experience the energy and magic. he is performing on september 16th at 7:30 in oakland. we will give you two tickets worth $140. if you get in on all of our stuff today, it's $190 worth of free stuff. dial this number, 800-kgo-7177. we should have put it on the screen. go to our website. we'll take care of you there. >> perfect. thank you. >> i like my plate. a banner day for some bay area kids. ♪ >> up next, the special connection they have to a song

not everyone can sing on key. >> you'll see why, next. ♪ you'll connect withnte, your doctor any time, anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. is it the biting? ...we need to break up. cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied with u-verse. switch and we can stay together forever. forever? ow. i'm not gonna lie to you. it's also the biting. break up with cable. choose u-verse tv from $19 a month for 2 years.

abc 7's new daytime lineup started this week. after terry cruz is hosting the new season of who wants to be a millionaire at 1:00 p.m., jeopardy is on at 1:30. >> general hospital is now on at its new time, 2:00 p.m. then we are welcoming rachael ray to abc 7 weekdays at 3:00. check out the new lineup. >> be sure to stay with us for abc 7 news at 6:00. coming up, counting down to the 49ers home opener at levi's stadium. tonight, the unsavory behavior that has some neighbors on edge. plus -- >> i don't know! >> when you figure it out, call me back. >> confusion in the chaos. the frantic and frightening moments immediately after the napa earthquake. the abc 7 news i-team has the 911 calls and you will hear them. >> come along for a look at the invitation only event that's

part conference, part festival and all about making things. >> very cool. join us for those stories and a lot more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. singing the national anthem took on special meaning this morning at a san francisco school. ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's -- ♪ >> these are students from fran sis scott key elementary. of course, key was the author of the anthem. >> he wrote the poem which later became a song 200 years ago this month. >> they need to cherish and celebrate their history and know what their past was and their history was. when they hear this song, they know that today they celebrated the 200 anniversary. >> key wrote the star spangled banner during the war of 1812, inspeier ish /* inspired when he saw the american flag still flying after the siege of baltimore. >> the anthem isn't always sung on key or even with the right lyrics.

>> that's true. we compiled a few samples. take a listen. ♪ the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ the ramparts we watched was still streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets red glare as bombs burst in the air ♪ >> wow. you sing at events sometimes but you have never forgotten the words, have you? >> thank goodness, never forgot the words. proud to say mostly on key. world news tonight with david muir is next. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, thanks for your time. we appreciate it.

>> our next newscast is 6:00 p.m. welcome to "world news tonight." breaking tonight, the nfl in crisis mode. another major nfl star indicted today. one of the biggest stars in the league. also, what the nfl commissioner is saying about the other case. ray rice in the elevator, knocking out his wife. is he sticking to his story? and tonight, the joan rivers investigation, the doctor being asked to step down. and what really happens after you take your car into the shop? our team, and our cameras rolling. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> you don't? want to see what the video says? and our person of the week. sting, and the brand new american honor. why he's standing up for american jobs. and is it true? he's not leaving any of his millions to his children? how he answers that tonight.