it helped me a lot. comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. this is abc 7 news. good afternoon, everyone. >> developing news. big changes today for redwood city based oracle. larry ellison is stepping down as ceo of the business softwaremaker after 37 years. ellison will still have a major role, taking over position of chairman of the board technology offic officer. he's handing over the ceo position to his co-president, mark hurd, the former ceo of

hewlett-packard. ellison founded oracle in 1977 with $1,200 of his own money. the 70-year-old is currently one of the world's richest men, and also owns stakes in other companies. ellison brought the america's cup to san francisco last year. right now, we want to get to breaking news out of washington, d.c. president obama preparing to make a statement on the senate's vote this afternoon. let's pick it up live. >> this includes support for iraqi forces, strengthening the iraqi government, providing humanitarian aid to the iraqi civilians, and doing their part in the fight against isil. here at home, i'm pleased that congress, the majority of democrats and a majority of republicans, in both the house and the senate, have now voted to support a key element of our strategy. our plan to train and equip the opposition in syria, so they can

help push back these terrorists. as i said last week, i believe we're strongest as a nation when the president and congress work together. and i want to thank leaders in congress for the speed and seriousness for which they approached this urgent issue, in keeping with the bipartisanship that is the hallmark of american foreign policy at its best. these syrian opposition forces are fighting both the isil and tyranny of the assad regime. with this new effort, we'll provide training and equipment to help them grow stronger, and take on isil terrorists inside syria. this program will be hosted outside of syria, in partnership with arab countries, and it will be matched by our increasing support for the iraqi government and kurdish forces in iraq. it's in keeping with a key principle of our strategy. the american forces that have been deployed to iraq do not and

will not have a combat mission. their mission is to advise and assist our partners on the ground. as i told our troops yesterday, we can join with allies and partners to destroy isil without american troops fighting another ground war in the middle east. the strong bipartisan support in congress for this new training effort shows the world that americans are united in confronting the threat from isil, which has slaughtered so many innocent civilians. their barbaric murder of two americans, they thought they could intimidate us or cause us to shrink from the world, but today they're learning the same hard lessons as terrorists who have gone before, as americans we do not give in to fear. when you harm our citizens, when you threaten the united states, when you threaten our allies, it doesn't divide us, it unites us. we pull together. we stand together to defend this country that we love, and to make sure justice is done. as well as to join with those who seek a better future of dignity and opportunity for all

people. today our strikes against these terrorists continue. we're taking out their terrorists. we're destroying their vehicles, and equipment, stockpiles. and we salute our dedicated pilots and crews who are carrying out these missions with great courage and skill. as commander in chief, i could not be more proud of their service. as i told some of our troops yesterday, the american people are united in our support for them, and for their families. and as we go forward as one nation, i would ask all americans to keep our forces and their families in our thoughts and prayers. thank you very much. >> we will have much more op the congressional approval to arm and train syrian rebels to fight isis coming up on "world news tonight." a dark twist in the massive king fire, which has now destroyed nearly 71,000 acres east of sacramento. at a news conference today, investigators announced that this man, 37-year-old wayne

allen huntsman, has been charged with felony arson in that fire. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony with the latest from el dorado county. >> reporter: the 37-year-old wayne huntsman was arrested and now held on $10 million bail at the el dorado county jail. he's charged with willfully and maliciously setting fire to forest land. >> we have over 150 law enforcement investigators working with local law enforcement, our federal partners and local district attorneys to go after individuals who willfully set these extremely dangerous and damaging fires. >> reporter: in the meantime, the king fire has grown to 71,000 acres. and has spread from el dorado to placer county. they brought more than 400,000 gallons of retardant in the past

two days. and the fire is just still 5% contained. they have minor injuries, but no homes have burnt. more than a half dozen small communities remain threatened. laura anthony, abc 7 news. the massive king fire is still growing. several communities are still threatened. and laura anthony will have live reports coming up from the fire on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. arson investigators believe they knew who set a fire that destroyed 30 homes, according to the fresno bee. the courtney fire broke out near bass lake on sunday. it has burned 320 acres. cal fire reports it is now 70% contained. four people hurt. one forester says the flames spread quickly because of the very dry conditions in the mountains. a fire that destroyed the town of weed is now 65% contained. it burned just 375 acres, but nearly destroyed weed. crews are still surveying the damage from the fire which

burned 150 homes including those of four firefighters. charred neighborhoods remain off-limits while crews work to remove hazards. they're offering a reward a leading to the cause of that fire. as you know, rain has been scarce for months. but we did get a little bit overnight and into this morning. some folks had to break out the umbrellas for the first time in a long time. others were improvising. in berkeley this morning, a group of golfers, they would not let a few sprinkles dampen their spirits. there were problems, though, as a result of the rain. a pickup truck driver lost control on wet pavement and skidded off an on-ramp. several vehicles smashed into each other. we have a live look now at the skies from the emoryville camera. spencer christian has the day off, but meteorologist drew tuma is outside with the forecast. you're standing in sunshine, drew. >> what a difference a couple of hours has made. the morning showers are now all but out of here.

sunnier skies, and warming up quite nicely. across the region, generally we're just dealing with pockets of sunshine. but one area, a little closer to street level, has isolated light showers in the north bay, just north of santa rosa. 101 damp roadways still. but it will evaporate over the next hour. rain in the north bay, generally around .10 of an inch or less. san francisco saw its first measurable rainfall since 42 days back in august. .04 inches of rain. crystal springs coming in with .02 of rain. jackpot totals in the santa cruz mountains, look at this, guys, anywhere from .39 inches at the summit to almost .75 inches of rain here. we'll show you the clouds are breaking down. first look at the forecast. we're dry inland. still a chance of coastal drizzle. fog for the coast. warming up into the upper 60s to

the upper 80s in the inland spots. we have another chance of rain in the next seven days. i'll show you next in the forecast. >> drew, we'll see you in a few minutes. the rain stuck around the longest in the north bay. but we're seeing the sun shining through right now. >> vic lee is in mill valley this afternoon. hi, vic. >> reporter: mill valley, you know, usually gets drenched when it rains. and this street usually floods when it rains. but as you said, it's sunny, and it's been this way most of the day. most of that rain came overnight. nevertheless, what little bit of rain we had, lifted people's spirits, gave them some hope that maybe down the road it will rain some more. it was raining in the santa cruz mountains. some people weren't used to driving on wet roads. but the upside made up for it. it made residents of this dry, flammable region feel a bit more fireproof. >> all the fires that are going on in northern california, just scary. so, yeah, i'm delighted. >> reporter: in berkeley, it was a downright downpour.

>> we're super excited that it's raining. it hasn't rained in so long. we feel like we're just worried it's never going to rain again. >> reporter: early morning golfers didn't care about playing on wet links. >> my wife has this beautiful garden, and we went out and celebrated this morning. >> what did you do? >> we walked around and looked at the happy plants. >> reporter: all considered, it was really just a drop. >> we had .02 of an inch of rain. >> reporter: it didn't have an impact on people's lawns, or for todd rodriguez who installs irrigation systems. the drought has been a boon in your business. >> yeah. especially if it doesn't really rain, that means i have more days i can work. >> reporter: this is a hindu deity. >> the obstacle, new beginnings,

good luck. >> reporter: maybe next time she'll bring more rain. vic lee, abc 7 news. newark memorial high schoolteacher will not face any criminal charges for her recent twitter rants that included expressing a desire to, quote, stab some kids. hodge also caused an uproar when her tweets surfaced last month. she used expletives to describe the students and wrote that some of her kids, quote, make my trigger finger feel itchy. police decided not to charge her because the rants didn't arrive to the level of criminal threats. she has received a written reprimand from the district. some are calling it a game changer, a pill produced here in the bay area that is said to nearly eliminate the risk of contracting hiv. >> a san francisco supervisor is the first politician to disclose that he's taking this medicine which is still somewhat controversial. >> we're joined live from city

hall with more. carolyn? >> reporter: well, ama, there are some 50,000 new hiv infections here in the united states every year. so as you said, this new pill could be a game changer. it is controversial, though, as supervisor scott weiner told us today. scott weiner said he is hiv negative, and wants to remain healthy. that's why he's taking a little blue pill called truevata. the openly gay san francisco supervisor is the first politician in the nation to make that public announcement. >> and the reason i decided to be public is to try to dramatically raise awareness about not just existence, but how important and effective it is. >> reporter: the fda approved truevato in 2012. the pill also known as prep is produced by gill yad in foster city. taken once a day, it's said to be 90% to 99% effective in preventing hiv.

today supporters called weiner brave, because the drug has a stigma in the gay community. fewer than 3,000 people nationwide, about 800 of them in san francisco, use it. adam is one of them. >> people take prep, people think you'll be promiscuous, but studies have shown that pretty much you stay the same. >> reporter: much of the criticism has come from the l.a. based aids health care foundation. their san francisco pharmacy fills out the prescriptions, but their regional director says the pill is not ready for wide-scale distribution. >> because it's premature. we don't know enough about what adherence levels need to be taken in order for the drug to be effective. access is another big concern. >> reporter: access was the topic at a city hall hearing today. supervisor david comepost is asking for an $800,000 budget

supplement to educate patients and provide subsidies for the drug that can cost up to $1,800 a month. supervisor weiner, city health insurance pays for his pill. he said his district which includes the castro is ground zero for the hiv epidemic, and he wants to help stop it in its tracks. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the sight and sound of a school bus crash. amazingly no one was hurt. also, the steps home depot has taken to the data breach. it started coming in like a freight train. for eight hours. . new after 4:30, reliving the horror of hurricane odile. a quick check of the

traffic. it's brutal in both directions.

oh [ bleep ]! >> this is horrifying. a school bus slamming into a house in clayton county, georgia, south of atlanta. the driver had just dropped off students at a volleyball game. when you see a red car crossing the center line in front of the bus. the bus driver could not stop. the bus plowing right into the home. the force of that crash knocked

a woman inside that house right off her couch. >> i was laying about here. and that picture frame landed there. i thought it was an explosion. and we got the aftershock. it could have been easily a much worse incident. >> it looked like all the bus driver could do is hang on to the steering wheel and maintain as much control as she could. >> as you can see, the house sustained major damage. the driver had only two choices, go over into a park full of kids or hit the house. luckily nobody was injured. home depot confirmed 60 million customers were affected by a massive data breach between april and september. the home improvement retailer says it has completed a major payment security project that provides enhanced encryption of customers' data. target's breach impacted about 40 million customers. a riverside county couple may have lost everything they owned during a flash flood this

week, but they're still thankful, that's because their 1-year-old tristan is alive. he was washed away after a wall of water swept through his room and knocked down the wall. his parents were frantic. >> we came around thinking we can break a window to get in. the whole wall was gone. his room was gone. he was nowhere to be found. >> my friend busted the living room window, came in through here, and he pointed out, he was like, dude, your son's over there. i turned around and saw him, peeked his head out of the mud. ran out and picked him up. >> i'm thankful to have my son. that was the most important thing to us. >> and he's smiling. tristan amazingly was okay. despite some mud and water in his lungs. also had a few cuts and bruises. the family's house is a total loss as you can see in the pictures. but they don't care, because tristan is fine. like i said, smiling. >> i know. the bright little eyes. hi, drew.

>> hi, guys. we're tracking brighter skies this afternoon. we're warming up nicely. temperatures typically right now should be in the upper 60s. we're in the mid-70s along parts of san francisco and the water. we'll show you it was a very active picture earlier this morning. things have quieted down and started to dry out. more in the way of clear skies, less in the way of cloud cover and rain. we'll take you outside sfo where earlier this morning we had arrival delays of two hours or more. things back to normal now. san francisco 73 degrees right now. oakland 76. san carlos 78. half moon bay sitting at 68 degrees. a beautiful shot this afternoon from our exploratorium camera showing the blue skies. partly cloudy conditions across much of the bay area this afternoon. 73 santa rosa. 77 napa. fairfield 80. concord 80. livermore is now at 81 degrees. one final shot we'll show you along the coast, we still have

overcast skies. but san francisco is in the sunshine right now. so the sun returns this afternoon. we still hang on to the chance of coastal drizzle overnight tonight and returning to a sunnier pattern for this weekend. we'll show you an area of low pressure responsible for the morning rain. that is now departing to the south. but it's still giving us a wind of a south-southwest. that means off the ocean. so a humid night ahead for us in the bay area. but also, we're still into the beach hazard until 9:00 tonight because of the strong rip currents. just take note if you're at the beach over the next couple of hours. the forecast animation will show you that coastal drizzle. and cloud cover overnight tonight. that will move out. we turn to sunshine, and we're warming up across the region. temperatures five to ten degrees warmer tomorrow than we were today. overnight lows, you do notice a chance of that drizzle along the coast bottoming out in the upper 50s to mid-60s across the region. highs tomorrow in the south bay,

where san jose will go to 80 in the afternoon. 79 for sunnyvale. 74 san mateo. 69 for pacifica. downtown san francisco, 72 degrees. 65 for daly city with the cloud cover sticking close to the coast. 81 santa rosa. 84 sonoma. east bay in the 70s. 79 san leandro. inland spots, warming into the mid and upper 80s. 87 antioch. and 83 for san ramon. the forecast as we begin a warming trend that peaks on sunday with 90s inland. i want to focus your attention to wednesday of next week. we could be tracking another cold front. we'll keep updating the forecast and continue showing you the chances as the day moves toward midweek next week. >> thank you, drew. up next, the legendary jimi hendrix as a wax figure. the great lengths officials went to make every bit perfect.

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in headlines today, congress has approved president obama's request for funds to arm and train syrian rebels to fight terrorists. less than a half hour ago, the president addressed the nation. >> the united states continues to build a broad international coalition to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as isil. >> 37-year-old wayne allen huntsman has been arrested on suspicion of starting that major fire burning east of sacramento. the 111-square-mile fire is threatening homes. the fire doubled in size overnight. it's only 5% contained. larry ellison is stepping down as ceo of oracle corporation. co-presidents mark hurd and capps will replace him as c co-ceos. police are stepping up patrols after a fourth day without water or power following

hurricane odile. a family was there when the hurricane hit. they said surviving the storm was nothing compared to how hard it was to get out of mexico. >> kevin tells me he was well aware of the storm before he left for cabo, so he researched it and said there was no indication the resort town was going to take a direct hit. so they went ahead with their vacation as planned. but they will not be going back anytime soon. these are the vacation photos. not exactly the picture of paradise. >> it started coming in like a freight train. for eight hours. >> jep innifer and her husband their three kids were hunkered down. >> it sounded like there was an army trying to get in the front of the building. >> as bad as it was, their hotel made it through, when the storm passed they still had power from a backup generator, running water and food. it almost seemed like things

were going to be okay. but then people from other hotels started showing up, desperate for shelter and something to eat. it was clear to the couple their luck might not hold up. >> i told him about people trying to get into the hotel, and first thing he said is, do you have kitchen knives? i freaked out a little bit. >> they decided to leave. a $600 cab ride got them to the airport. >> people were fighting, and argui arguing, and the tensions were rising. more people were coming in. they would let you in. finally they opened the doors and everybody's crowding in there with their suitcases and falling. there was a pregnant woman with us. >> about eight hours later they were among the last people to get on a flight to tijuana. once there, they walked across the border to get back on american soil. congressman eric solwell are

still helping people who are trapped in mexico. we posted information on our website abc7news.com about that effort, and how to reach the congressman. live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> katy, thank you. a follow-up now, good news for an east bay family. liz vazquez tells us she's heard from her daughter lisa today. we told you their story last night at 11:00. lisa and her fiance were on vacation when the storm hit and they've been out of contact since sunday. they were on a military transport plane to dallas and hope to be back in the bay area by this weekend. president obama is stepping up a u.s. commitment to help ukraine in its battle against pro-russian separatists. the president met with the ukrainian president petro poroshenko at the white house today. the package does not include poroshenko's request for lethal assistance, which he made during his appearance today before a

joint session of congress. >> they need more political support throughout the world. they need more military equipment. lethal and nonlethal. >> mr. poroshenko also asked congress to create a special fund to support investment in american companies in ukraine, and to help reform their economy and their justice system. starting tonight, sierra leone will be shut down nationwide for three days as it tries to slow the spread of the deadly ebola virus. the nation's 6 million people will be confined to their homes while volunteers search house to house for victims who are in hiding. earlier this week president obama ordered thousands of troops to west africa to help build treatment centers and to train health care workers there. the polls have closed in scotland, and the vote counting is under way right now on whether to end the country's 307-year union with england. this is a live picture.

people are counting every paper ballot. polling places reported a heavy turnout. terry moran is in scotland for this historic vote. >> reporter: scotland's day of destiny. if not now, when. at polling places across the ancient land, millions of voters are casting their ballots on whether scotland should break away from the kufuk and become independent nation or remain part of a centuries-old union with london. >> it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> reporter: an amazing 97% of scots have registered. in the frantic final weeks, passions are running sky high here. but the voting today is orderly. civil. polls show a very tight race with no voters, those who want to stay in the uk, with a slight lead. among their leaders, former

prime minister gordon brown, a scotsman, who made an impassioned plea in the final hours. >> have confidence, and say to our friends, for reasons of solidarity, sharing, justice, pride in scotland, the only answer for scotland's future is vote no. >> reporter: the voting will continue here and across scotland until 10:00 p.m. local tonight. there are no exit polls. paper ballots, so they're counting the votes one by one until the crucial result of the future of scotland, the united kingdom, and the allies around the world, won't be known until about breakfast time friday morning. terry moran, abc news, edinburgh, scotland. coming up at 4:00, a race against a subway train. the incredible feat of one man, next. exciting home run cash turned into instant panic for one baseball fan.

i'm meteorologist drew tuma. a live look from the mount cam. the sunshine is in. how about your friday forecast. we'll have that coming up. and taking a look at your traffic. san mateo bridge at 4:30, a little heavy on the left-hand side. 880, traffic on the right-hand side heading over to the peninsula. stay with us.

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a runner in britain decided to see if he could beat the london underground. a couple of friends with cameras followed james as he got out of a subway car, ran a quarter mile to the next tube station and got back inside the same car. the run took him 1 minute and 20 seconds. i'm going to slow down here so he can get to the next car. >> there he is. >> all right. it took him 1 minute 20 seconds including getting through ticket barriers. >> that's funny. ecstasy to agony for chicago cubs fans. >> a guy catches a home run ball last night. his euphoria quickly leaves him when he realizes his wedding ring has flown off. he was high fiving everybody around him. he figured out, there it is. it was eventually spotted on the warning track. probably next step for him, a trip to the jeweler. >> yeah. get that resized. >> get the ring resized. but he got the ball and his ring back. >> all ended well.

>> that's as good as it's going to get. time for a check on the weather. drew tuma here with the accuweather update. >> brighter and clearer this afternoon. one spot hanging on to isolated rain. we'll show you the sweep around the bay area. mainly dry. but we'll press into street level around santa rosa. 101. you notice just some light shower activity. isolated to this area of the region. this will fall apart over the next hour. and everyone will be dry. nationwide, look at weather. most of the lower 48 will be quiet for friday. the only exception around the gulf coast, we do expect some showers in the afternoon. humid with temperatures topping out in the upper 80s. back here in california, a nice end to the work week. plenty of sunshine across the state. 88 in fresno. 82 sacramento. 83, los angeles, cooling off after the heat wave earlier this week in the 90s. tomorrow 72 the high in sacramento. we'll see a high of 84 for

concord. we're coming back after a wet morning. we're ending the work week on a dry note. the forecast is coming up at 5:00. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a bay area man's unsettling discovery while eating his breakfast burrito today. plus -- >> an oakland artist's fight against fast food addiction in local neighborhoods. i'm michael finney. coming up, they hole you'll never see it coming, the way thieves are stealing your credit card information.

san francisco's new $100 million cruise ship is officially open for business. this morning the crown princess became the first ship to berth at the new terminal at pier 27. the facility was originally built for the america's cup. now it houses a ticketing office and border inspection area. there's also a 3 1/2-acre park next to the terminal that's open to the public. >> it's not only the visitors in san francisco, it's the san franciscans themselves who will be able to enjoy seeing these

vessels up close and perm. san francisco's a maritime city. this is really going to be an exclamation point to the city. >> the terminal will allow san francisco to welcome much bigger cruise ships with up to 4,000 passengers. the facility also offers shoreside ability to turn off their engines. bigger tax credit to entertainment companies that produce movies and tv shows in california. the bill triples the tax breaks to $330 million per year. producers will receive credit based on the number of jobs they create. backers of the bill claim california has lost thousands of entertainment jobs to states with lower production costs. new tax credits for filmmakers go into effect next year. a bay area man got quite a shock after he ordered a burrito this morning at a carl's jr. restaurant. martin martinez and his wife got the burrito in pi noel. he drove away and was about to take a bite when he noticed

something weird. inside he found a four-inch blade. he went back to the restaurant and said the response he got was even more shocking. >> as soon as i got there, like they knew where this was coming from. they started saying that they knew this could happen. because the machine was not fixed. >> martinez never saw what machine he was talking about. he got his money back and tried to contact carl's jr. after posting a picture on facebook but hasn't gotten a response. carl's junior restaurant is looking into the matter. a new music video from a 19-year-old performer in oakland is aiming to fight what they call fast food addiction. ♪ the rap is called are you loving it. it was posted on the youtube page by muse video, featuring

local artists. wendy, burger king, jack in the box and ronald mcdonald are depicted as junk food dealers. they say the video is based on their own personal experiences with fast food. they say they want to encourage others to eat more vegetables and food locally grown. three automakers today announced three separate recalls, including two vehicles which actually could explode. >> michael finney here now with the details. >> you can't tell the players without a program. there are so many recalls today. >> it's constant. >> it is constant. general motors today announced a recall of 3,200 natural gas powered vehicles, because of the risk of fire or explosion. the vehicles are known to leak gas. recalled are the chevrolet express, made between september 2010 and april 28th of this year. gm also recalled the savannah vehicles made between may 23rd, 2011, and april 21st of this

year. and 2014 and 2014 fiat 500 ls. one of the air bags may not inflate properly. and toyota recalled five different vehicles, including the 2014 analog because of a fuel pipe problem. also named as a recall for the save issue, are the 2014 camry, highlander, sienna, and 2015 lexus rx. there are squiming devices that steal credit card information. they can easily fit inside a gas pump or atm. one man's card was skimmed at a drive-through restaurant. >> they were actually able to catch the individual sliding the card and grabbing a receipt and hand it to me, all in one nice movement. you'd never know that he was doing anything wrong. >> watch this. you can watch the cashier swipe the card twice.

see? there, one, and there it goes again. watch for the actual food order. skimmer police say watch for the extra swiping. also check for signs of tampering at atms and gas pumps. the latest list of schools which produce the most billionaires in the rivalry. a new report ranked both schools in the top ten with one dozen undergraduates from uc berkeley, now billionaires. that's the eighth most billionaires in the world. stanford is ranked number seven. the farm is responsible for graduating 14 students who later became billionaires. in the top five are princeton, with 14 billionaires, usc, 16 billionaires, yale has 20 millionaires, among its undergraduate alumni, harvard

with 22 billionaires. the university of pennsylvania with 25. most of whom attended the prestigious wharton business school. >> and your alma mater, chico state? >> the harvard of the west. >> yeah. and were they not on the list? >> i'm shocked that i didn't see them there. >> wow. surprising. >> thank you, michael. >> sure. up next, company matched the partnership between tech companies and several bay area schools. and this is more than just money. i'm dan ashley in the abc 7 newsroom. at 5:00, terrified passengers after an emergency landing for jetblue. we'll explain what happened. a virus that has sickened teenagers across the country, now hitting california. why this could just be the beginning. ama is with me at 5:00.

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heritage month through october 15th with posts to our instagram feed. today we've got a throwback thursday post. check out some of these vintage photos on exhibit through january at the san francisco mexican museum. we have more details on instagram at abc 7 news bay area. a few tech companies in san francisco about to -- are about to leave their mark in classrooms throughout the city. each company will be matched with a public school to offer more than just financial support. abc 7 news education reporter le an mel endes has more on this unique partnership. >> reporter: bobby is not a teacher. yet he knows plenty of spanish to engage these english language learners. he and about 50 co-workers will make this school their volunteer school of choice. >> our commitment is to come to the school, read to the kids, not just bring stuff, but buy stuff, but invest time in the school with our employees. >> reporter: they both work for

zoom, based in san francisco. the company will support the school for a minimum of one year. already zoom has donated 500 books to the school library. this is the principal here. >> it's been a godsend. he's going to be helping us with a whole bunch of reading books as far as we agreed on, right? >> whatever you want. we're going to start with the 20, and assess how that goes. and then talk about scaling up. >> reporter: the superintendent and mayor of san francisco have been working for more than a year to get tech companies involved in the public school system. >> they're going to allow the teachers to do what they need to do, teach. while we take care of the facilities, or the supplies, or the things that might be challenging. >> i only need $1. >> reporter: the program is seen as a wise investment for the city. >> we have to do it for the

city, so we can get the kids well educated. and put through the higher education system successfully for college, and then into the work force. >> reporter: the goal is to have all 116 san francisco public schools paired with a tech company within a year. in san francisco, lyanne melendez. >> that's a great program. let's hope it works big-time. thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. larry, thank you. a key congressional vote a short time ago. what it means for the president's plan to fight militants in iraq. a suspected arsonist is arrested in sacramento. >> he was booked in the el dorado county jail. >> the fire chased 3,000 people from their homes. why it's proving so hard to fight. plus, silicon valley shocker, larry ellison steps down from oracle. what this means to the company's

future. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel, tracking summer showers today. what's ahead for the weekend. live, from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. unprecedented conditions. >> fuel-driven fires because the vegetation is so critically dry. >> the king fire in el dorado county shows no signs of slowing down. >> there's no estimate of containment for this fire. >> officials say this fire is aggressive and dangerous. good evening,. >> they also say it was started deliberately, and an arson suspect is now in custody. the officials arrested wayne allen huntsman, there's his face, the 37-year-old is being held on $10 million bail. this king fire doubled overnight to more than 71,000 acres. 12,000 homes are at risk. the fire is costing $5 million a day to fight.

the governor has declared a state of emergency. let's go live to laura anthony. laura, this fire is really proving tough to get a handle on. >> reporter: well, it is, dan. in part because of the terrain. i'm actually standing right next to highway 50, still closed, has been all day. let's show you a small example of what's going on here. this fire burned right up to where you can see the steep drop-off. an area you can't get to it on foot. despite the massive size of this fire, so far no homes have burned beyond that. as you said, authorities do believe they have the man who started it. 37-year-old wayne allen huntsman was arrested wednesday in placerville and now held on $10 million bail at the el dorado county jail. >> he was taken into custody ultimately in placerville. >> reporter: huntsman described as a transient, charged with willfully and maliciously setting fire to forest land.

he has prior felony convictions in santa cruz county, but none of those involve arson. in the meantime, the king fire has grown to 71,000 acres, and has spread from el dorado to placer county. >> fires are spotting over a mile ahead of the main fire. that means that the embers that come out of these fires, the smoke column, they are lofted and go way out into the unburned area, land and start a fire. >> reporter: while hand crews work on the ground, cal fire said they've dropped more than 400,000 gallons of retardant in the past two days. and the fire is still just 5% contained. it's a reality that those who live near the fire lines are well aware of. >> people keep saying, why don't you just get out and go someplace else. but you have to know, you know. >> reporter: and those folks still don't know really what's going on with their homes. haven't