before that, he was a lieutenant commander in the navy, flying p-3 submarine chasers. but his daughter says he was also interested in science and nature. >> he was just very smart all throughout my college, my entire childhood, at the dinner table he would teach me about arachnids and anything that had to do with science or birds or animals. >> reporter: he also knew about wildland fires, responding to help with aerial attacks in places difficult for ground crews to reach. when fire season was over, craig hunt taught chemistry at uc santa cruz. sarah said he thrived on helping young people. >> he spent countless hours grading their paper, making sure they were taught correctly. he took pride in that. my fondest memory of my dad is in the living room, he would sit and read his organic chemistry and quantum physics, then he would want to teach me. i would of course run away but that was what he enjoyed

learning. >> reporter: hunt also knew how to relax. he was passionate about fly fishing, hiking and scuba diving. there were family barbecues. yet there was always time to help his golfing buddy and neighbor. >> we drop anything in a heartbeat if you needed help or assistance. i know the last thing he helped me with was installing closet doors upstairs. >> reporter: hunt recently celebrated his 39th anniversary with his wife, sally. the couple met in college. a father, a teacher, an outdoorsman, a pilot. craig hunt was 62 years old. >> he was my best friend. he was there for me every day. any time. he was always there for me. >> reporter: in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >> remarkable man. fire crews are still working around the clock to get a handle on the dog rock fire near yosemite national park. this fire is near the town of foresta. it burned 210 acres. no containment at this point. highway 140 is closed at the western entrance of yosemite national park. the fire started along the

highway and spread very quickly. the rugged terrain and location of the fire is proving especially challenging for firefighters. >> the dog rock actually that the fire is named after is in an area called windy point. it's an extreme bend in the river canyon and it's named windy point for a reason. we get very strong day time winds and very strong nighttime winds. >> 60 homes were evacuated when the flames broke out yesterday but a park spokesperson says the community is not in imminent danger tonight. a 50-acre fire has forced the shut-down of interstate 80 near applegate. the fire started around 2:00 this afternoon. at least two witnesses have called 911 to say they saw car tires burning along the eastbound shoulder of i-80. no word on when 80 will reopen. the victim of a brutal beating at saturday's niners game is now in critical condition with partial paralysis and swelling of the brain. the brothers suspected of

assaulting him and another man were in court today. there they are, dario and amador rebollero. both were charged with felony assault. amador rebollero received an additional count of inducing paralysis. they were assigned lawyers and did not enter a plea. for the second time in two days, police say a man has flashed himself to a young girl in palo alto. police released this sketch of the man, saying he exposed himself while driving next to a 10-year-old walking her dog around 6:40 last night. on monday, police think the same guy did the same thing to a 14-year-old about a half mile away. police describe him as caucasian in his late 20s with brown hair. even though he was driving a newer blue pickup in one incident and a white volvo in another, police think the two cases are related. patrols are now being increased. a search is under way in fairfield today for a man accused of attacking a boy as he walked to school. it happened about 8:00 this morning at east tapper avenue

and falcon drive near grange middle school. the 11-year-old says the man threw him to the ground, then threatened him with a knife. the child managed to get away and run home. the attacker is described as a white man in his 60s, wearing a brown jacket with a fur collar. he may have short graying beard. anybody with information about him is asked to please call the fairfield police department. a warning tonight for anyone who plans to watch the giants play in the championship series. don't leave things in your car for crooks to steal. a break-in during last night's game ended in gunfire and death. abc 7 news reporter alan wong is live at the giants ballpark with the story tonight. alan? >> reporter: this happened about two blocks away from here near bryant and second streets, where a lot of giants fans park their cars. it's also where auto burglars have been victimizing those fans for quite awhile. last night, the san francisco police department went out looking for them. giants fans are becoming easy victims around at & t park.

when police confronted the suspects breaking into a car last night during a game, it ended in gunfire. >> when the primary officer approached the driver, he produced a gun. the officer called several times for him to drop the weapon. >> reporter: the 26-year-old was killed. a second suspect was wounded in the back seat. a third got out and ran but was arrested. no shots were fired at the police. >> we have crime patterns that we try to pay attention to. we have deployed officers accordingly. obviously they were correctly deployed last night because they caught somebody in the act. >> reporter: broken car windows around at & t park are a sign of the patterns that take place, especially on game night. >> people are at the games so robbers have enough time to smash and grab anything that they want. >> reporter: this security guard says auto burglaries are an easy crime of opportunity but residents here say the fans, many of them from out of town, make it easier for the burglars. >> most people are told by the police over and over again,

don't leave anything in plain sight. they leave things in plain sight. >> reporter: police plan to view video of the incident that may have been captured on this surveillance camera on bryant street. meanwhile, their crime suppression unit will be out patrolling again during the national league championship series when the st. louis cardinals come to town. alan wong, abc 7 news. a man is dead following a carbon monoxide scare at a san francisco apartment building this morning. the gas set off alarms about 5:00. firefighters evacuated the building after finding above normal levels of carbon monoxide. residents admit the whole thing was pretty startling. >> i was just sleeping and got woken up by like six of s.f.'s finest and was told i got to evacuate, it's co2 in the building. >> authorities say a man in his 90s went into cardiac arrest

during the evacuation and then sadly died of a heart attack. pg & e has not located the source of the gas but believe the change in the wind direction might have blown the gas back down drainpipes and into the building. babies and the elderly are the most vulnerable to carbon monoxi monoxide. you can't see it or smell it. state law requires all homes to now have working carbon monoxide detectors. contra costa county is confirming its first case of enterovirus d-68. health services officials say the case involves a person under the age of 18 who was hospitalized but has since recovered. this is the sixth reported case of enterovirus d-68 in the bay area. the first in contra costa k the respiratory illness has been reported in 43 states with one confirmed death. there are several developments in the ebola crisis tonight. 42-year-old thomas eric duncan died today in texas. he was the first person in the united states diagnosed with the virus. a sheriff's deputy who came into

contact with duncan may have also been infected. health officials are investigating whether a nurse contracted ebola when she touched her face with gloves after leeaving a quarantined area. her dog was killed because of fear it could transmit the disease. passengers from west africa will face additional screenings at five u.s. airports. those screenings will start this weekend. airports in the bay area are not yet implementing that screening but they are consulting with the centers for disease control about the proper protocol. the u.s. is set to deploy 4,000 service members to west africa but they will not be treating patients directly. the surgeon general of the u.s. navy who is in san francisco for fleet week says the military will provide infrastructure support including diagnostic equipment. >> they need beds. they need clean water. they need all the rudiments for an infectious disease to make the environment as hygienic as possible. that's what we help to provide. >> the vice admiral says the

role of the u.s. military will be limited and the chance of infection among service members will be slim. people burying ebola victims in sierra leone are back at work after walking off the job over contamination fears. while health staff in liberia are threatening to strike. the government there says ebola victims should be cremeated to prevent the disease from spreading. there are daily developments on the ebola crisis. you can get alert s on that and other breaking news with our abc 7 news app, it's free to download. we also have more information at abc7news.com/apps. busy day. lot more to bring you. dire words from the head of google. eric schmidt says the government is teetering on the edge of catastrophe. what it needs to stop right now before it breaks the internet. also ahead, big fines over bogus charges. the customers getting a refund from a major phone provider. a spin on being taken to the cleaners. how one shipping company will no longer leave you waiting at

home. and -- >> and talk about school spirit. what's behind it and why governor brown is even caught up in it. that's next.

tonight, the executive chairman of google is issuing a dire warning about the affect of the nsa spying on the internet. >> we are going to end up breaking the internet. >> eric schmidt joined other top executives and senator ron wyden at a forum today, talking about how the surveillance program is making it more difficult for them to deliver services. schmidt says nsa spying on other nations will lead to a splintering of the internet where nations set up their own online world.

>> the cost of that is huge in terms of knowledge, discovery, science, growth, jobs, et cetera. >> if we don't address it, we will lose something even more important still, i think, which is the ability to keep growing this industry, keep creating jobs, keep strengthening american competitiveness and keep building a world that is better connected. >> telecommunications executives were also in court today pushing for more freedom to report when the u.s. government demands user information. right now they cannot report on many data requests because of a gag order. at a hearing in san francisco today, the justice department said it needs anonymous access to that information for national security reasons. the tech companies say it violates their free speech rights. a stanford scientist is sharing a nobel prize for making microscopes better. william mernor is pictured on the left.

the work allows scientists to see molecules inside cells. the prize in physics has been awarded to three recipients. a local scientist is among them. they were rewarded for inventing a new energy efficient and environmentally friendly light source. abc 7 news reporter nick smith has the story from fremont. >> reporter: outside the headquarters, the professor, winner of the 2014 nobel physics prize, posed for pictures and signed autographs just like the rock star he is. >> well deserved, well deserved award and thank you. >> reporter: the company's ceo flanked by the co-founder and business partner shared an intimate story about the nobel prize winner, telling the room

how it was their shared idea over a theoretical academic research that would later give birth to sora. >> focuses on l.e.d. lighting products. this is the same blue technology that he has won the award for. >> reporter: the prize winning technology works like this. this blue l.e.d. allows white light to be created in ways that is energy efficient and still soft enough to tone to be pleasing to the eye. the l.e.d. bulbs are helping reduce energy use and lowering the cost of lighting worldwide. the l.e.d. bulbs also contain no mercury. he talked about the pre-dawn call from the nobel committee. >> they called me to my cell phone. i don't know how they could find my cell phone number. i don't know. >> reporter: for more than 30 years, scientists have been trying to create the blue diode used in the l.e.d. the work is considered transformational. he's ready to roll up his sleeves and get back in the lab. >> no change.

i have received many kinds of awards. this is highest award. basically no change for my work. >> reporter: he will split a prize of $1.1 million with the other winners for physics. nick smith, abc 7 news. the oakland unified school district is trying to connect 10,000 families with kids in schools to the internet. today the district called on private businesses and community organizations to help reach that goal. the idea is to provide every student with at-home internet access and a computer or tablet to do homework or project research. governor brown focused on fitness today when he visited an excited group of students in san jose. they sang their favorite college fight songs to welcome the governor and california schools chief to katherine smith elementary school. state officials were there to

celebrate the opening of the school's new fitness center. >> when i was in school, the things i liked least was sitting down. what i liked most was running around. let's not sit around anymore. let's get out there and see the new fitness center. >> the fitness center already received a national award for demonstrating new and innovative ways to get students more active. >> i think we could use that here. >> very cool. >> great idea. consumer news now. at & t agreed to pay more than $100 million for cramming extra charges on customer's smartphone bills. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with this story. that's a lot of money. >> yeah, this is really huge. i have been fighting about this with these phone companies for decades literally. this means millions of at & t smartphone customers may be in line for a refund. at & t has agreed to pay $105 million to settle charges by the federal trade commission.

it said the company was cramming cell phone bills with unauthorized charges. those charges were for services like ring tones, flirting, horoscopes and celebrity gossip. customers never ordered them. at & t says the unauthorized charges came from third party companies. at & t has now stopped billing for those companies. about $900,000 of the settlement will be used to repay california customers. the average refund will be around $10. i posted a link that you need to go to if you want to file a claim. just check out abc7news.com. look under 7 on your side. the new study has found that restaurant chains are slimming down their menu items. researchers found new menu items have an average of 60 fewer calories, about as many as in one oreo cookie. the study looked at new offerings at 66 fast food chains nationwide.

researchers said they seem to be getting ready for a new rule in the affordable care act that says restaurants will have to post calories next to their prices. one day soon you may be able to pick up your ups package at the same time you pick up your drycleaning. ups is starting a new service that will deliver packages to local businesses like drycleaners, pharmacies and coffee shops. the service will reduce the number of stops ups drivers have to make. however, the company says the program is really designed for customers who work all day. if the recipient isn't home when the truck arrives, packages may be left on the doorstep and of course, that's when we see the video of the packages being stolen. >> thank you. >> outrageous video, too. let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. still nice and warm out there but it is cooling off a bit. >> meteorologist sandhya patel joins us with a look at the weather. >> yeah, you know, it's not too often we have to say this but remember we talked about the cooling trend for today? didn't quite happen. it's not an exact science, all right? it actually warmed up across

most of the bay area but right now, it is cooling down. the sea breeze is back, blue skies behind me. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. we will talk about when the temperatures will go back down again. it's just a temporary uptick in the numbers. live doppler 7 hd showing you some patches of fog along the coast. i want to show you this beautiful view sent by christopher, lunar eclipse from the san jose vantage point. absolutely gorgeous if you were up early enough to check out the total lunar eclipse. right now, we are watching that fog coming back in towards the golden gate bridge and here are your temperatures. 63 in san francisco. 71 oakland. 82 san carlos. 80 in san jose. half moon bay, you dropped to 59 degrees. highs so far today, low 60s around half moon bay, pacifica but it got all the way up to 96 in livermore. 95 santa rosa. definitely it got hot up there. santa rosa area as well. san jose, sunny skies and here

are your temperatures. mid to upper 80s for the north bay and santa rosa, napa. petaluma, 75. currently 92 degrees in livermore. beautiful view showing you some low clouds out there but blue skies up above. we are looking at foggy conditions at the coast and bay in the morning, cooler inland thursday and friday. warm autumn weekend is ahead. what we typically expect in october. here's the pacific satellite picture, what's left of simon is just remnant low. it's the moisture. that rain stays across the desert southwest. most of the bay area today got a chance to enjoy some sun. the north wind around this area of high pressure is what brought us the warming today and cleared out parts of the coastline. we are going to watch for some rain next week as the storm is developing in the pacific. so take a look at our computer animation. tonight, we will see that fog around the coast and pushing over the bay by tomorrow morning's commute. the sun will break through tomorrow afternoon away from the coastline and a few high clouds will pass through the bay area.

a nice-looking day but cooler in our inland valleys. tomorrow morning starts off cool, especially in the wind sheltered valleys of the north bay. 50s around santa rosa, napa. most other areas in the 50s. watch out for fog and make sure you bundle up when you leave home. tomorrow afternoon, 80 in san jose. you drop from 85 so a little cooler. 79 in santa clara. 73 santa cruz. on the peninsula, a few high thin clouds, filtering the sun. 77 in redwood city. 60 in pacifica with some fog hanging around well into the afternoon. 68 downtown san francisco. north bay, 60s along the coast but mid 80s around napa, santa rosa. 80 in vallejo out towards the east bay. mild, sunny day, 72 oakland. 76 in hercules. 75, fremont. inland spots, you will still have warm weather but not quite as hot as today. 85 concord. 88 in livermore. for your fleet week festivities practice rounds tomorrow with the blue angels, blue skies for the afternoon. clouds and sun on friday, still

mild and sunny and warmer, mid 70s for saturday if you're going to check out all the fleet week festivities. accuweather seven-day forecast, cooler inland friday, mid 80s. then we bump you up, low 70s to low 90s for the upcoming weekend. fog will get blown away. it's beach weather still monday. much cooler tuesday and look what happens on wednesday. sharp dropoff in temperatures. low 60s to mid 70s and we may be talking about a chance of some rain late wednesday night going into thursday. nice to hear rain chance at least. >> it is. thank you, sandhya, very much. just ahead, the navy is celebrating its birthday in the bay area and we are all invited. up next, how you can take part in a week-long event.

president obama plans to designate nearly half of the san gabriel mountains as a national monument. the federal protections are designed to prevent overcrowding and pollution.

that area stretches from santa clarita to san bernardino and attracts millions of visitors a year. it also provides los angeles county with 70% of its open space and more than a third of its water. after the president makes that announcement in los angeles, he will be arriving here in the bay area for a fund-raiser at san francisco city hall. tickets start at $1,000. $10,000 for a quick meet and greet. it will be the president's last trip to the bay area before the midterm elections. apple has sent out this invitation confirming its next product launch for october 16th. insiders believe apple will unveil the next generation of ipads. they just released the new iphones, of course. after a one-year hiatus because of federal budget cuts, fleet week is back in san francisco. this morning the "uss kidd" arrived in the bay, to be berthed at pier 35. the public will be able to tour it starting this saturday. tours got under way at the "uss america" at pier 32.

sailors and marines are out and about doing sight-seeing in the city. if you spot one of them, pull out your smart phone. fleet week organizers are encouraging people to take selfies with service members and posting them to social media. also nice to thank them for their service. i try to do that whenever i can. the air show also returns this weekend with the blue angels. for a complete list of fleet week events, visit abc7news.com. still ahead, a perfect night's sleep. scientists figure out exactly how much we need. plus what some babies are doing when they thought no one was watching.

how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amount might last. i was trying to, like, pull it a little further. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. i'm going to have to rethink this thing. it's hard to imagine how much we'll need for a retirement that could last 30 years or more. so maybe we need to approach things differently, if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. ♪ trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46.

well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. save money and save lives. yes on 46. coming up new at 6:00, a familiar scam with a new target. an attorney from 7 on your side, the east bay lawyer who received an offer too good to be true. and the bay area's view of last night's total lunar eclipse. and when you can get the chance

to see another one. all coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> see you then. thank you. a new study claims to pinpoint the exact amount of sleep we need to have every night. >> after tracking more than 3700 people over seven years' time, researchers in finland say men should get seven hours and 48 minutes of sleep a night. >> women should get seven hours and 36 minutes. there you go. but we do have some work to do. a recent poll shows 40% of americans get less than seven hours of shut-eye a night. i can tell you that's for sure. on the subject of sleep, one father in england checked on his twin daughters at bedtime expecting them to be tucked in and snug. >> instead they were too busy chatting to even contemplate sleep. >> lots of giggling here and there. they clearly have better things to do at bedtime. >> the family posted the video to facebook. it's brought delight to millions of people. how cute.

thanks for joining us. welcome to "world news tonight." and the new scare in dallas this evening. the possible new patient, raced to the hospital. he was part of the team responding to that apartment. just hours after we learn the ebola patient in dallas has died. also breaking, the nationwide manhunt for one of america's most wanted. and tonight, what authorities have just revealed. the new image, the mohawk. and they read his letter for the first time. the tornadoes from the south to the microburst in the northeast. the stunning damage. and look at this. the biggest tropical system of the year, about to hit. the nfl star in court today. was it child abuse or was it simply parenting? what they said today. and payback time. the cell phone carrier ordered to pay back millions of customers for some of those tiny fees that add up on your cell phone bill. do they owe you money tonight? good evening and it's great