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number of homes in an estates off frederickson drive and we just put out an evacuation order for all the home thoens south side of the regional park which would involve everything from silver creek drive. >> so you have a number of homes that have already been evacuated and some people who are on standby? >> correct. so we're doing an advisory evacuation order just due to the nature of the fire. the wind is starting to kick up a little bit more at this point in time. so it's best to get them out of the danger zone as early as possible. we have an evacuation center set up at mira vista park in the same neighborhood. and we have red cross there for the resident who choose to go down there. i imagine you have a lot of mutual aid right now. >> correct. this area is actually considered we're getting a lot of calls
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from different areas. plus we have a full complement from the district. we that means we have aircraft combatting the fire right now. >> all right. that's steve aubert reporting for us from the fire department. thank you so much. we'll let you get back to your job. well we also have a crew on the ground this evening near the area where homes are being evacuated. wayne friedman joins us live from grimsby drive. >> reporter: good afternoon. a second ago a firefighting plane flew by and dropped on that ridge. 15 minutes ago that area was ablaze with flames moving towards these houses. as we understand, it is 100 acres. it did begin about two hours ago. it started in a regional park and then it spread very quickly and it's still going. it began in black diamonds mine regional park. all of this in antioch.
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we have seen jet planes, helicopters, firefighting crews from around the region. and all because this is extreme extremely dry brush. as7wr you see, we have homes nearby. let me talk to a person who's been here looking at it from the beginning. jack reedenburg. your house is nearby. when did this begin? what's your day been like? >> it's been pretty scary. this fire jumped up in my view when i was about two miles away shopping. i could see the flames on the hill and i came rushing over to my house to see the flames are right up at my back yard. >> reporter: are they gaining ground on it? is it worse than when it started? >> it's definitely settled down. i think they're on top of it. >> reporter: you know, there is an evacuation order. you're not going to leave? >> like i said, i have family members that are over here and i want to make sure that they're all taken care of. >> reporter: what's your biggest concern right now? >> well my property. you know. and along there was a dog that
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was -- could be in jeopardy and there were other people that had their personal property that needed to be removed. >> reporter: we hope everything is going to be all right. that's the latest from here. it's a little bit quieter at the moment. not as wild as it was even 15 or 20 minutes ago but still a very active fire here in antioch. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> very scary for the folks there. people near the fire are using the #abc7now. we got this pic saying antioch is on fire. you can see just how much smoke the fire's produced. if you have any pictures or video you'd like to share, post it on social media. but please use the #abc7now. let's check the weather conditions out there right now. for that we turn to weather anchor spencer christian. hi spencer. >> okay, matt.
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you know it's sunny across the area. these are the official conditions reported right now in antioch. 94 degrees which is very warm. humidity low. although the official reading on the winds say calm. winds have been in the breezy range during the early evening hours. you could see with the movement of the smoke here from the fires, there is a bit of a breeze. but it's not very gusty. let me give you a look at how hot it's going to be tomorrow. because we're going to have worst conditions tomorrow in terms of fire concerns. high temperatures will be above 100 degrees in many of our inland locations including antioch which is expected to reach 102 degrees. i'll give you a closer look at tomorrow's conditions and all the hot spots in just a moment. >> all right. thank you, spencer. to new developments on a wildfire we first told you about on abc 7 at 4:00. the fire north of los angeles has forced 1,000 from their homes tonight.
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fast-moving fires have moved through. they're dousing the fire along the freeway. heavy brushing fueling the flames which are surging through dry canyons through the national forest. the fire is now about 20% contained from five hours after it started. the contra costa county unit deputies have responded to two drive by shootings in three days. the scenes were two and a half miles apart in bay point. 20-year-old tomas mendes of pittsburgh was shot and killed driving home from work on saturday. and then last night another shooting left 19-year-old patricia arcilla of concord dead. the shootings are described as gang related and says they're probably connected. >> concerns me most that our local gang members clearly have no fear and no worry about going out and doing this type of thing. i want to make sure the citizens of this fine community here in
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bay point are safe when they're driving up and down the roadway. >> the sheriff's department has not released any information about those involved. police are searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian and took off. that pedestrian is in critical condition in walnut creek. torres was leaving a bar when he was hit while crossing the street. investigators told us they were looking for a specific type of vehicle. >> appears to be an early 2000 model silver or gray nissan altima. and it is missing the left rear hub cab on the driver's side. >> if you see a car that looks like this, you're asked to call the police. state investigators are looking into an industrial accident in san jose. a utility worker died today after falling from a cherry picker. it happened this morning on south second street. the man was installing l.e.d. lights as part of the city's
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street light conversion program. an officer is recovering. the officer was hit in the face by a bottle and a second officer's car was hit by a cinder block that shattered the police cruiser's passenger window. you could also see some fireworks going off near the car. investigators are now asking for the public's help and are looking for anyone who might be a witness or have video. police departments throughout the bay area are recruiting but we discovered one agency that charges applicants. san jose police. and a viewer told us san jose pd was enough to just say no. david louis looks into the fee and whether it's sending the wrong message. >> reporter: working hard to recruit. but it imposes a fee others don't. a $100 fee paid to an outside
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contractor to get written and physical exams for the applicants. >> and now you have to pay a significant amount of more money to apply somewhere else. so this is going to be a factor when people decide where to apply. >> reporter: and that's what mr. trevino brought up in a letter to us. this is definitely working against your hiring needs greatly. i have not proceeded forward in the process for this very reason. san jose residents don't think the fee is fair. >> especially if they're not being paid enough for what they do it doesn't make any sense for them to pay. >> reporter: san jose police turned to an outside contractor during the budget crisis. other cities don't charge applicant fees. and that might give them a competitive edge. the amayor says he didn't know about the fee but says it hasn't had a negative impact. >> i'm certainly open to looking at this and talking to the chief about whether or not we really want to continue that.
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but to my knowledge it hasn't been a deterrent in numbers. >> reporter: david honda realizes that for some applicants, $100 could be a hurdle. >> if you're struggling financially and you want to be an officer, that could be a hurdle. because a hundred bucks, it can go a long way for some people. >> reporter: in san jose david louie, abc 7 news. >> we learned about that story from an e-mail to abc 7 news. if you hear of news, use the #abc7now. you may find yourself publicly shamed later this summer. here's why. a court order more than two decades ago could tors force the east bay utility district to release the names and addresses of their top water users. laura anthony joins us from danville to explain. laura? >> reporter: hi, matt. 1991 east bay did release the
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names and addresses of those water users. current excessive water users could find their names made public in september. >> they should be brought to the public's eye. >> reporter: it's an easy east bay will face in a couple of months after warnings, fines, and a chance to appeal. by law they must release the names and addresses of the customers who appear on their excessive use list. >> we're all in this together. and if you don't share in the trials and tribulations of sharing water, then shame on you. >> i don't think that's cool. i don't think that's cool at all. especially addresses. people have a right to privacy. >> reporter: with the new drought rate structure set to go into effect july 1st they have sent warning letters to more than 5,000 customer who is are clearly using too much water. that threshold is 984 gallons per day. four times the average per
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household in the district. penalties will kick in for customers who don't reduce their water usage. but they are relatively small. perhaps a greater deterrent after september 1st east bay mud could release the names and addresses of those on the excessive use list. >> unfortunately if we're asked, we're going to have to release the names and addresses and consumption data of the customers. >> then you can have tours. bus tours and point out the water violators. >> reporter: danville has the highest number of households receiving the warning letters. laura anthony, abc 7 news. a lot of water went to waste in san francisco's neighborhood today. an suv crashed into a fire hydrant. watch what happened. it sent a geyser into the air. police say an elderly man who was driving that car was taken
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to the hospital. if you see news where you live please share it on social media and the #abc7now. still ahead tonight, the price you'll pay if police recover your stolen car and the remedy now being proposed for innocent crime victims. and the new adventures of bat kid. we're live tonight for the premiere of the documentary film on that magical day in san francisco. and we continue to monitor the fire in contra costa county that has now
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we have an update on news in contra costa county. we hear that has doubled in the past half hour. 200 acres burning now. sky 7 is over the scene. we also know there are some evacuations ordered for residents of grimsby drive. an evacuation center has been established at the mira vista hills in that same neighborhood and the red cross is there offering assistance. we'll continue to follow this for you on abc7news.com and on twitter. talk about adding insult to injury. in san francisco people who had their car stolen and then towed have to pay the towing fees. city lawmakers support changing that and it looks like that will happen. carolyn tyler joins us with the story. >> reporter: what a bummer, right? last year the board of supervisors threw their support behind a resolution that would change that policy which is now a step closer after legislation
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introduced this week. every month nearly 200 cars that are stolen are found by police and towed to auto return. owners like luis rodriguez then have to pay hundreds to get them back. >> it's something terrible that can happen to anyone, i guess. >> you're victimized when your car is stolen and we shouldn't be victimizing people again by making them pay a lot of money for something where they didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: supervisor scott weiner has authored legislation with the backing of the municipal transportation agency. if approved starting this december through next march, there would be changes. and when the towing contract comes up for renewal, it's expected to include the new provisions. muni's administrative fee would be waived for san franciscans. the towing fees would be waived for everyone. and the hours you're to get your cars before the storage fees
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accumulate residents will have a 48 hour grace period. non-residents, a day. keep in mind this is only if your car is stolen. most people wind up here for parking illegally. more than 40,000 last year. >> the fees are astronomical. it's been here overnight and it's already $600. >> i would like to see that change. that is a much broader structural problem. >> reporter: auto return supports the stolen car policy. it won't lose money under its contract. but the mta could be out hundreds of thousands of dollars. in san francisco carolyn tyler abc 7 news. we're going to switch gears to something that's totally fun right now. red carpet arrivals are now taking place in san francisco for the documentary "bat kid begins" is about to premiere. >> you remember bat kid. the leukemia patient that became the toast of the town two years ago when the make a wish foundation made him the caped
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crusader for a day. >> here's a live picture right now from the sundance theater on post street in san francisco. some of the people who helped grant miles' wish are arriving to the premiere in a convoy of lamborghinis. >> nice of you to let them use your cars tonight, cheryl. >> who's that critter there? >> lucille, right? >> yeah. >> our anchor ama daetz is attending the premiere tonight. the documentary opens around on friday. what a great time for ama tonight as well. >> she did a great job on that. >> i wanted to try for the stunt double for bat kid. >> before we get to you, spencer, we want to take a live look at antioch of the fire burning there in contra loma park there. and the good news is obviously as we get closer to the sun
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going down, temperatures are coming down. but it's still hot out there. >> you're right. and temperatures are going to drop slowly in that area as they often do when we've had a hot day like this. as the sun goes down, we can expect temperatures to drop maybe into the 80s. right now it's 94 95 degrees near the fire. the winds are being reported from the official reporting station in antioch as calm. it's been breezy generally in that region with 12 to 18 miles per hour. it's not gusty, that's the good news. but it is dry and that adds to the fire danger and the risk of the fire spreading.
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90 at fairfield. 87 in livermore. looking at downtown san jose here's our forecast -- a look at our forecast features. hot inland tomorrow. very hot, as a matter of fact. cooling begins on friday, though, so it's a one-day heat event. near-average temperatures by the weekend. now, our satellite image shows a hot air mass expanding westward into california. that includes the bay area. that's why temperatures will be soaring tomorrow. here's a look at conditions generally around the bay area tomorrow look for highs. 102 up at clear lake. 104 cloverdale. numerous locations will have highs in the 90s inland. mid to upper 80s at the bay. the heat easing on friday. but still quite warm in the inland areas with the highs into the 90s. finally we'll get cooler conditions across the board on saturday and through the weekend. temperatures will normalize a bit. overnight look for just a couple
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patches of coastal fog. low temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. it will be quite mild. then tomorrow south bay highs, 94. and morgan hill. on the
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temperatures climbing steadily into the upper 90s by mid week next week. it may take us, this pattern, into the hundreds again. >> oh boy. all right. thank you. just ahead a warning to sailors and all the ships at sea protecting the whales with a slowdown zone off the golden gate. and back to our breaking news story. in antioch, the big fire there. 200 acres at this point started two hours ago. evacuations underway.
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a marin county 7-year-old went to the state capitol today to ask lawmakers to pass a bill. he delivered the petition to the capitol today. he has a compromised immune system and could not attend his school because so many of his classmates were not immunized. if passed that bill would require vaccines for all school children. opening up its pocketbook to help california deal with the drought in the short and long-term. farmers and ranchers are getting $13.7 million to create more water storage and rural communities are getting $6 million to build better water systems. but the majority of the money will be used to protect streams, forests, and meadows from erosion as the land dries out. >> make sure that the streams
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that we have which over a period of time a drought begin to erode a bit. we want to make sure it's channelled in the right direction. >> central valley farmers could use $810 million this year due to crop loss. agencies are asking ships approaching the golden gate to show down to prevent whale deaths. officials say there's a large number of humpback whales in the golden gate straits. so to save the whales they're asking ships to decrease their speed to ten knots an hour or 11.5 miles per hour. that's hoping they will reduce the ship strikes. the u.s. coast guard is broadcasting this request to all of its mariners. still to come here tonight on abc 7 news, we're live over the fire in contra costa county where a neighborhood is now being evacuated. we'll update the story in a moment. plus a late development in the escape of two east coast prison inmates. the arrest of a guard now
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accused of assisting them. and from boston tonight the courtroom apology of the boston marathon bomber.
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that breaking news continues to be happening in antioch right now where evacuations have been ordered because of a fast-moving grass fire. >> this 200-acre grass fire is going in contra loma park. wayne freedman has the latest. >> reporter: they are taking the evacuations seriously. someone came out of this house getting out of here. a moment ago that police officer from the antioch police was doing the same as sirens came up through here. now, up on the hill, the biggest blowup we've seen in quite a while. this fire began roughly at 4:15 p.m. in black diamond mines regional park. it then spread to central loma park. we're hearing from contra costa fire that 200 acres have burned. they've ordered the evacuations for some 30 homes. we're looking at two helicopters coming at each other out of the smoke right now.
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they've used jet planes helicopters, firefighting crews from around the region. one reason all this dry brush, all these homes nearby. a few moments ago we spoke with one of those homeowners. he's lived in this neighborhood for two decades. what are you worried about? >> well my house is right in line with a set of eucalyptus and pine trees on the backside which crest the top of this hill. those eucalyptus trees catch fire, it's going to blow the leaves on my house and all over this court. >> reporter: yeah. and if you look over the hill right here just less than a hundred yards from this home. you have a firefighter on the hill. now we have a fire truck coming back. and this is a live picture of these flames coming over the ridge. this is what neighbors are most concerned about. right beyond that maybe 50 yards
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is row of jack's eucalyptus trees in his yard. if you look down there are people in this house. they're evacuating. this fire that seemed to be laying down 15 20 minutes ago, back up again with the winds. these flames coming down this hill. and no one except for one lone firefighter as we can see trying to stop it. so it's an ongoing situation here. and i think we're going to have a lot more of this before the summer is over with. very dry brush, winds that are picking up neighbors evacuating helicopters, jet planes coming in to knock the thing down. residents very concerned here in antioch. live wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> one viewer posted this picture on instagram. you can see all the smoke from the hills. brian coleman sent us this photo. this is from the intersection of lone tree and blue rock innin antioch.
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another posted this view of the fire from her back yard. post it on social media with the #abc7now. some other news of the day a second prison worker faces charges in connection with the escape of two prisoners in new york. correction officer gene palmer was arrested. he is suspected of taking frozen meat embedded with smuggled tools to the prisoners. saying he wanted to help in the search for the escapees last week. they escaped 13 days ago and are till on the run. in boston, a moment no one expected during the sentencing of dzhokhar tsarnaev. for the first time ever, the convicted killer apologized to the victims and their families as the judge sentenced him to death. >> reporter: an unexpected apology from the boston marathon bomber. dzhokhar tsarnaev speaking publicly for the first time since the 2013 terror attack that killed 14 eded four people and
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injured hundreds of others. he said i am sorry for the lives i have taken, the suffering i have caused you, for the damage i have done. >> he said that he was remorseful. i find that hard to believe. >> reporter: his soft spoken words followed hours of heart wrenching testimony from survivors and victims' families. the sister of m.i.t. officer sean collier shot to death by the tsarnaev brothers calling him a coward, liar, and leech who spit on the american dream. and the father of the youngest victim martin richard said tsarnaev chose hate. he chose destruction. he chose death. this is all on him. we choose love. the richards and others wanted a life sentence for tsarnaev. today it was publicly revealed that tsarnaev offered to plead guilty in 2013 in exchange for that, but the government rejected the deal. the judge made the death penalty imposed by a jury last month official today. tsarnaev ended his emotional statement focusing on his faith
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saying i ask allah for mercy on me, my brother my family. >> a sincere apology would have been nice. a simple, believable apology. >> tsarnaev's apology will have no impact on his sentence. he's expected to be sent to death row in indiana although the law requires an automatic appeal to be filed on his behalf. when we come back female announcer: don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale! save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale is ending soon! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪
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a bay area man got a scare recently when his stove top grill erupted into sparks. >> it turns out there was a hole in the gas burner. michael finney is with us now. and the story doesn't end there. >> reporter: not at all. the manufacturer replaced the damaged part but our viewer says another hole is already developing in the new gas line. he reported it to the federal government but couldn't get the stove -- well, couldn't return the stove i should say, or get a refund. that's when he came to me to get help. richard say dellloves cooking. if only he didn't have to worry about another blast.
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>> i was prepareing the grill. i discovered there was a big hole in the gas burner. >> reporter: she shows us that hole. a good half inch around. the heat had sent up the sparks. >> the next day i called the company. >> reporter: blue star replaced the burner immediately and richard started grilling again. however, four months later he says it's happening again. >> the second was beginning to fail just like the first one. you could see the dimples beginning to develop. >> reporter: he's showing us the new gas burner. it looks worn in the same area as the old one. >> at that point i was sufficiently alarmed. >> reporter: richard wrote a detailed report and sent to it blue star and to the retailer, ferguson enterprises. he also notified the consumer product safety economy. >> the only people who called me was the consumer product safety committee. >> reporter: they said the problem is indeed happening
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again. the cpse has taken no further action. richard still worries about the grill. so he contacted 7 on your side. we contacted blue star and it tells us its stoves are safe. saying, there is no defect and no safety issue posed by the stove top char broiler or griddle on any of our ranges. all of which are designed to meet the highest safety standards. next we contacted ferguson enterprises. and we got action. >> the next day the company called me and offered me a full refund of almost $9400. >> reporter: and there it is. a check for the full purchase price of that range. >> that was a great relief. >> reporter: blue star tells us it has had only seven service requests on its ranges over the past ten years. and other than richard blue star says no one has raised a safety issue. we'll be keeping watch. >> great work michael. all right. we continue to follow breaking news in the hills above the antioch sky.
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here's a live look from sky 7 hd of the stage at levi stadium where the surviving members of the grateful dead will reunite this weekend. it is their 50th anniversary. the shows are sold out but you can get tickets on stubhub for as little as $19. the santa clara event is a warm-up for their farewell performances july 4th in chicago which is the last place they played before jerry garcia died 20 years ago. we have an update now on the large grass fire burning in antioch. more than 200 acres are charred dozens of homes have been evacuated, evacuees are being told to go to mira vista park where the red cross is on standby to assist. alan now has the latest. alan? [ no audio ] >> we can see alan -- there we
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go. >> reporter: i'm in the back yard of a home here. i'm going to my forward facing camera right there where you could see a home that just escaped getting burned. this fire looked like it was under control and you could see that smoke there. it was just -- the winds just soaked it up on the other side of the hill. these firefighters pulled their lines to the back yard. they waited here for it until it got right up to the house. as soon as it got in there, they started hitting it with their hoses. me and photog andrew shepherd were back there. as we heard them fighting the fire, we heard the sounds of a jet coming over the top of our head. that was cal fire. a tanker full of retardant. i knew exactly what it was so i started running for cover. i jumped under that porch shelter right there. and all of a sudden it started raining down orange retardant on top of andrew. and as you can see, this porch,
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this patio here used to be just regular cement colored. it is now orange. and that is exactly where andrew was standing when he got hit by that retardant. he's okay. this is not toxic in any way. he'll just have to go take a shower or wash off. but some very intense moments out here. by the way, the story behind this home here the couple had just bought it. today was closing day. they did their walk through. they got the keys. and then they saw smoke coming up over the hill. they were quickly evacuated. sop they've been watching this whole thing. they said it was hard just to buy a house out here. they felt lucky they bought one. then they felt really unlucky as they saw the smoke coming up that hill. so that's what's going on out here. these firefighters just saved a whole row of homes out here just a few minutes ago. this is one you really are happy you paid your taxes.
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alan wang in antioch, abc 7 news. >> great job by the firefighters. >> it's amazing both from alan and from wayne we've seen just how close those flames have gotten to those homes. so obviously a very serious situation there. we're going to check in now with spencer with an update on the forecast. still hot out there. >> it is indeed. temperatures in the antioch area still in the low 90s. as we're looking at live doppler 7 hd. we had a hot day in our inland areas. warm today. it'll be hot tomorrow. here's a look at some of our high temperatures. mid-90s in our inland locations today. and tomorrow statewide we'll have triple digits from top to bottom. we'll have high temperatures above 100 degrees. that includes the bay area where we'll see highs of 102 at antioch tomorrow. 101 at fairfield. so that region is going to be sizzling again tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven-day
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forecast. we'll see the entire area cooling down a few degrees on friday. but the more significant cools occurs over the weekend when it drops back into the 80s a more seasonal range. and then next week we'll warm up again but not quite to the triple digit level zplp it's scary for all those folks with the high wind. >> it's a huge challenge for the firefighters because it's so dry, so warm now and getting hotter tomorrow. we'll hope for the best tomorrow. >> not a good sign what we're seeing tonight. thank you, spencer. listen to this. the warriors, nba championship trophy making the rounds today where the san francisco travel association held its 105th annual lunch. the giants three world trophies were on display as well. so cool to see the trophy there. you know steph curry's lips were just on it a few days ago.
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maybe it rubbed off there and spray wit windex. >> hey, let's talk a little baseball. i can guarantee you new a's third baseman lowry saw what josh donaldson did today. perhaps he was motivated because he's provided plenty of
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s pitching reenforcements could come as early as next week as matt cain and jake peavy are expected to rejoin the giants. but he's been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right fibula infrastructure. ioki stayed in the game but was struggling to run the bases. he'd be driven home from third and then he headed to the locker room. a potential all star this season ioki is hitting a high with 33 runs scored. >> this is a big challenge. there's no getting around it. we've had to go in this well before. you know, being challenged with injuries. but you lose two of your players
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and outfielders. that's why depth is so important. half to have some guy step it up. we do. >> i said right field. ioki plays left field. this has become an annual thing for buster posey. helped hand out gloves and a ticket to tonight's game to 1,000 kids from the junior giants baseball program. a's and rangers. largest hot dog in baseball, heart attack waiting to happen there. bases loaded for brett lawrie gone. his new best friend stopped and dives and throws out. look at that play. oakland scored eight runs last night. they had after two frames last night. josh begley with the homer. second in as many nights. the two-run bomb there.
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a's leading 8-2 in the sixth. lawrie doing his best to replace donaldson in oakland. but when josh makes plays like today, makes us miss the guy. this may have been better than derek jeter's dive into the stands years ago. he'd lose it on the next one. bare handed gun. a pitching and offensive dual that went to the 12th tied at zero. that's chris cobello. sew lor homer. toronto toronto, the win. the nba draft, it's tomorrow night. the warriors own the final pick of the first round. bob meyers could trade up or package in a trade or just keep it. but that's no fun to talk about. another fun topic of conversation, who will be the number one pick?
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duke's jaleelhlil okafor was the top for most of the season. but now people talking about karl-anthony towns. >> i want to make my mark on anything i feel comfort enough to play for. you have to sacrifice. whatever team i go to, i'm going to be the best i can be and help try to win a championship. >> he doesn't want to go 60th. he wants to be first. monta ellis has opted out of the final year of his time with dallas. they aren't expected to resign monta. averaging almost 19 points per game this past season. miami and indiana rumored to be suitors for his services. this brought to you by bank of the west. so maybe the warriors get another player to ad to the long bench. seemed like they have enough players. >> they want to move david lee.
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but that's going to be tricky without the $15 million. tomorrow night's going to be interesting. it will be. >> thanks. all right. we -- please join us at 9:00 tonight on cable 13. we'll have continuing coverage of the fire burning in antioch right now. more than 200 acres charred dozens of homes evacuated. the evacuees are heading to the mira vista park. we're streaming video online on abc7news.com and our abc 7 news app. we'll also use the app to send out push alerts of this breaking news. plus down the drain. tonight the swirling vortex big enough to swallow a boat. that's at 9:00. and at 11:00, a dramatic scene of bees. tonight the unusual rescue. >> that's it for this edition of abc 7 news. look for breaking news on twitter and abc 7 news bay area. have a great night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a graduate student originally from wheaton, illinois... an educator and writer from toronto, ontario, canada... and our returning champion a graduate student in history from somerville, massachusetts... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. one thing we learned on yesterday's program -- it's important to do well in all three rounds. our champion, matt got two out of three. didn't succeed in final jeopardy! but he had made the
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game a runaway, umulate a lot of money. shayna and pat, welcome aboard. good luck to all of you. here we go. now a look at the categories starting off with... and there is a theme in anagrammed world, and if you discover it early on, it will help you. matt, start us off. anagrammed world, $200. shayna. what is cyprus? that's it. anagrammed world $400. matt. what is salem? salem. meals, right.

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