customers had no power. here is what pg&e was telling with. they have been getting calls of sparking poles and poles on fire. the morning rain caused the out aims. the problems are lustered around berkeley and albany and san pablo and kensington. pg&e is working on it now. they are slowly bringing customers online and getting the power restored. all of the power will be turned on by late morning. >> developing news, the king fire in el dorado county exploded inside yesterday nearly doubling in acreage to 29,000 acres the fire stood at less than 12,000 acres this time year.

3,700 firefighters are battling the flames eat of sacramento. 2,000 homes are threatened. mandatory evacuations expanded as the five day old place shows no sign of slowing. the governor declared a state of emergency for el dorado counties. we have a positive note: highway 50 is open again. >> personnel fighting the fire are from the bay area. a san francisco strike team left and another from alameda. they have been joined by crews from utah and idaho and los angeles. the fire that devastated the town of weed, california, poes problems. three people have been injured in the fire that destroyed 150 homes. evacuation orders for 3,000 are in effect and firefighters have slowed the spread of the fire and have it 60 percent contained

at 375 acres. a $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to the cause of the fire that broke out on monday. >> a different weather threat has a couple anxiously awaiting for a phone call. their daughter has been missing in cabo san lucas since a weekend hurricane devastated the tourist haven. >> lisa call me as soon as you can. we love you. it is mom. >> the same message she has left dozens of time for her daughter would has not been heard from since hurricane odile hit last weekend. lisa and her fiance were vacationing in cabo san lucas. >> she and her husband say their daughter texted sunday to say it was raining very hard and calls stopped. >> i am getting to the end of my rope. my daughter has a life

threatening condition if she eats the wronged if she can be in shock. >> calls do not foe through and e-mail are not answered. they are searching the when for news of we stranded tourists and when flights could depart. >> of been through a hurricane before? >> no. >> a woman just made it out of cabo san lucas escaping what can only be called a bachelorette party from hell. 14 girls in paradise for the weekend, power was out, the water was out. >> they took refuge at the hotel that was battered. >> we were in the halls and the wents starting shattering in the halls so we moved interest our bathroom. >> she and her friends board add night home on a federal police plane. in alameda the vasquez family homes anyone returning can help. >> we are desperate to know if they are safe. >> alaska airlines is tweeting

conditions in cabo san lucas remain difficult and they were able to operate three relief flights on wednesday and more are planned. five states are under flash flood watch as remnants of hush odile move through the southwest. millions could see up to six months' of rain in a few days. the national hurricane center says parts of arizona and new mexico could get 9" of rain and people in arizona are sand bagging after severe flooding last week led to dozens of water rescues. polls are open in scott to decide if they should break law from great britain with four million in scotland picketed to turnout, 97 percent eligible voters registered. they will decide if they will break the 300-year-old union to become independent. this would be momentous, the

u.k. would lose a third of the further and 8 percent of the citizens, equal to texas seceding from the united states. poll close at 2:00 our time this afternoon and results could be known a few hours later. happening today, former san francisco giants slugger beltway bonds -- beltway -- barry bonds can have his conviction overturned after being convicted of lying to a federal grand jury over the steroid scandal. the jury deadlocked on three charges and the prosecution decided fought re-try him. in court, his attorney says the government has take were obstruction laws to an extreme. it says this is a kay of the prosecution seeking a conviction of a high profile defendant at any cost. santa cruz county sheriff is accepting for a man flashing women at least twice in live oak.

a woman says a man exposed himself as she was jogging on a trail on september 12 and ran away after she threatened to call police. this is video from a surveillace camera of the suspect running away from the scene were the other incident happened in mid-august in the same area. the same person was involved in both incidents although the victims' description are different. the the anti-hi drug is in the news because a supervisor is taking the drug the first public figure to disclose he is taking the drug that is used to treat and reduce the rib of h.i.v. and he hopes to make more men consider taking the drug. the supervisor will hold a meeting to explore how to make the drug available to all city residents would need it regardless of income. a rally is held at 9:00 a.m. before the meeting. >> the plastic bag ban starts today in walnut creek and no retailer may distribute single

use plastic bags at check out. a minimum ten cents is charged for paper bags made from post consumer recycle materials and shoppers are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags to avoid the fee. the plagues were among the most commonly found liter along the creek bank. city council adopted the ordinance last march. we will find out about the rain. mike, it was humid? >> humid this morning. and warm. with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60's and a few 70's so you notice that and it adds to the smell of rain when you step outside. best radar is to the north are we have scattered light rain and the only area in the valley that is seeing any significant measurable rain is santa rosa at .08". most has been in the upper levels of our hills and

mountains. it is still possible we will get drizzle and light rain through 9:00 anywhere. visibility is three at half moon bay and five at novato. this is richmond-san rafael bridge the richmond side. it is wet. the showers roll through this morning. drizzle. light rain. temperatures in the 60's through 7:00 or 9:00. the showers shift to the north at noon. they taper headed to 4:00 so it should be dry if the commute. temperatures top out in the 60's at coast and mid-70's around the bay to nearly 80 inland. right now the golden gate bridge, you can see how wet it was on the toll plaza but it is dry here at the golden gate bridge. from san francisco, you are looking at clear conditions and moving in from marin county, no

delays. we have construction projects along 880 as we focus on oakland northbound 880 at 16th and broadway the crews are in the southbound direction headed south of high treat you will find a couple of lanes blocked to marina and it frees up before 238. watch out for the construction crews. slow for cones. >> a new push to find sierra lamar with sports stars and hundreds volunteering searching for the teeth presumed murder. >> people are warned not to feed the ducks and geese at a popular

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covering san rafael, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. a look at the embarcadero in

san francisco. a little drizzle throughout the bay area, maybe light rain headed to work. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco on the rain and talk to leyla gulen how it is affecting traffic. members of the sharks are pitching in to find missing teen sierra lamar although her body has not been discovered a man was charged with murder. the family believes she was wearing a sharks jersey when she vanished so that is one reason the team got involved. >> one of the san jose sharks leading scorers is scoring points off the ice. >> he is not just about himself. >> this is something that i have followed closely and i thought it was a good idea for our organization, the sharks, to get

involved. >> the teammates signed 1,000 autographs to benefit the search for missing teen sierra lamar disappearing two years ago in morgan hill. >> my parents have stressed giving back. >> fans stretched an the block waiting to meet the players and get autographs for $20 donation. >> he called up and said i wanted to help however i can. >> as a family it helps to know people are so concerned and they want to do what they can. >> six other players jumped on board. >> a tragedy. we wish the best for the family. >> they are doing this on a night before the start of training catch. they have to be there at 7:00 a.m. >> sharks raised $11 in three hours and pumped up the more rally in a town devastated by the disappearance of sierra

lamar. the successful fundraiser to help a family struggling to survive after the death of their mother. last night, the event was for 22 -year-old and his family. we told you about them on monday, he and his girlfriend took in the four young siblings when the mother died of cancer. after being forced to move in with the girlfriend's parents they are getting a hand from the community. >> i wanted to help them and my manager here said he wanted to help. >> total strangers put this together and it is, i am in awe someone would have the community come together. >> they donated proceeds from a raffle and 10 percent of earnings and $16,000 have ban

earned, double the goal. you can help by going to abc7news.com. >> animal control in livermore are pleading not to feed the ducks at a popular upon. this is why, there are more ducks at the duck upon suffering from a deformity of the wing that is because of feeting by people. the birds are not continued for a diet of bread and rice which is what a lot people toss and the high calorie diet causes the joints in the wings to become twisted and it is usually fatal. >> baseball teams went in different directings in the fight to get to the post-season. another agonizing game for the a's leading in the ninth, there is a six run final inning for the range el -- rangers win. >> in arizona, the giants worked

imagine it bases loaded and the rookie delivered a single to center and that scored two and the giants win 4-2. they are only two games back of the dodgers in the division race. the dodgers were clobbered in colorado. >> was that a good luck move. >> i was shedding a tear for the dodgers getting clobbered. >> meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> thank goodness seattle lost. live doppler 7 hd shows the last six hours we talked of this yesterday, the moisture was going to be in a shallow layer before 4,500' and the radar is picking up the moisture but it will miss to the south. because you do not see radar runs across the santa cruz mountains in the south bay that does not mean it is not raining with the higher amounts in the santa cruz mountains and

southern winds are pushing through pumping the moisture and warmth we are dealing with, this morning, and the embarcadero had a light shower roll through but it was dry about 3:00 this morning, an hour and 43 minutes ago so you can understand how ran democrat and quick it changes in the commute. we are going to run in the mid-to-upper 70's to the south and mild days and 88 around los gatos and morning hill andingly provide. low-to-mid 70's in los altos and mountain view and upper 70's. upper 60's along the coast to downtown and south san francisco in the upper 60. through the north bay we have the best chance of showers hanging in the low-to-mid 70's because of that. the cloud cover will be more extensive. must of us are partly sunny if not seeing a lot of decrease in the cloud cover to sunset at 7:12 and low-to-mid 70's along

the east bay shore in hercules and fremont and inland east bay in the upper 70 to low-to-mid 80 around antioch and brentwood and livermore so obviously a weak cold front not even worth calling it a cold front because the temperatures are not were directing. upper 50's santa rosa napa and cloverdale and santa cruzen else in the home 60. the area of low-to-upper with the weak cold front moving through right now and showers are going to spread and the neighbors and here we go through the morning hours and notice as we head to noon focusing on the north bay and headed to the evening commute showers are about gone. overnight we are going to see fog and low clouds develop and tomorrow afternoon we seeing a lot of sunshine and the coast we will try to get some in your neighbor. if we get more rain it is less than .1" in the higher elevation. through the weekend, it will be

warmest then. have a good one. >> it is dry in san jose 280 away from 17 the riff is moving along well with a lot construction. this is what nick tweeted,rying through the santa cruz mountains that is where the light rain has fallen. it is causing slick conditions. be very careful. thanks to nick for that. in san jose we have this construction project northbound and southbound 880 to 280 you will find lanes are blocked and the transition road northbound 280 to northbound 880 shut down until 5 o'clock for a few more minutes. you will miss it. apple's new operating system is available for download but a problem forced the company to pull the health app.

a bug affecting the brand new rating system on the highly touted fitness yap that will be fixed later this month. amazon has six new tablets and readers from a new high end fire to a kids' focus for children able three to 10 and one is pressure sensitive for one hand operation. t-mobile has a new solution for those who struggle with dead spots, you can make wi-fi calls in areas where the reaccept is spotty, free, to the simple choice customs. >> a new video game has earned $325 million in five days and now played over 100 million hours. made in hollywood. the measure the governor is

signing aimed at bringing more movie magic back to california. >> the drought is leaving a lot will withs bone dry and a volunteer fire department went a little too far to help a

here is a look at the moisture on the roads with a picture of the richmond-san rafael bridge toll plaza. we know the mist has moved through. it is widely scattered. governor brown will sign a bill into law to boost the policemen and -- the policemen and tv industry meaning thousands of more jobs for those in california increasing the tax credit to $330 million a year for five years starting 2015 fiscal year. the signing ceremony is this morning in hollywood. today a special remembrance

for jimmy hendrix who he was only 27 when he died from an overdose of prescription sleeping pills in 1970's and regarded as the most influential rock guitar it of all time, and rolling stone calls him the "greatest electric guitarist of all time." >> damp at wharf this morning? >> absolutely. drizzle and light showers. that is how it will be in the entire morning with radar across the north staying mostly north of 80 today so we could have a scattered shower in lake tahoe but it will not help the fire. the winds that come from it could be fanned.

mid-80's in sacramento and cooler conditions in san diego and los angeles and upper 70's to low 80's and south facing beaches risk a strong rip current through the evening. in the low 70's at the game tonight. >> crews are work at the golden gate bridge and in san francisco we have cones being picked up in the northbound direction. be careful. drive on the far right. southbound remark is not a problem. over the altamont pass we seeing more traffic building apporaching 580 at 33 miles per hour for a top speed and it jumps to tri-miles per hour with slowing in the eastbound direction because of construction. in castro valley, clear and no delays. a sweet deal. mars candy is pledging $40 million for food related research to create a new uc

davis program for food and health, to make new discoveries in sustainable food agriculture and health. mars will donate the money over 10 years. the university plans to kick in another $20 million. the institute is housed at the world food center. a san diego county volunteer fire department is dissolved after firefighters were busted stealing water from another fire department. a truck from the volunteer fire department is seen hooked to a hydrant owned by another fire department. the sheriff deupties say a fire board member told the firefighters to steal 2,500 gallons of water and deliver it to his friend's well which ran dry. officials found out and they lost the fire contract. the county fire authority is now run the station. dramatic video of a school bus driver in georgia drive back

to the bus barn. everything is normal until a red car hits the bus causing the driver to swerve. incredibly she was not hurt and was the only person on the school bus. >> governor declares a state of emergency as a wildfire explodes out-of-control with a fast growing threat as flames roar toward the homes. >> new legal trouble for pg&e and a judge is threat being to fine millions in a case helped to the de

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning on thursday at 5:00. we had a bit of rain and we still have scattered precipitation. >> it will hang around in the northern part of the sonoma headed into mendocino and lake counties. you can see they are moving to the north. the low and the cold front are still to the west. as long as the low and cold front are to the west we have the lifting mechanism and moisture ahead of it for more scattered light rain and drizzle through 9:00 and everything will shift north until 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. the golden gate bridge