abandoned on the freeway. this is the main road between southern california and las vegas and it is closed right now. >> five structures have burned and there are mandatory evacuations. >> go go people. >> oh my god. i can feel the heat. >> so hot. >> amazing video from our sister station. you can see a family on the highway trying to get past flames and you can hear their relief. they get clear of that fire. >> and this is what crews are worried about now. the homes just up the hill from that fire. this getto is from a house in the city in san bernardino county. the flames are heading that way.

50 homes are threatened and this woman says the smoke is so thick, they can't get a cell phone signal. whenever you see breaking news, post it with a hash tag abc7 now, so we can find it and feature it on air or online. >> san francisco sheriff deputies are reminding sheriff mirkarimi rescind his orders for talking to immigration agents. abc7 news is live in the county jail with the story tonight. vic? >> well, dan, here is the letter sent to sheriff mirkarimi. here is the most serious charge, listen. >> you had a woman who needlessly died because of the

policy. >> it in response to two orders barring deputies from contacting federal immigration agents. saying mirkarimi's refusal compromises the safety of sworn personnel, and those who come to visit san francisco. the reference to kate steinle's murder. the accused murderer is an illegal immigrant deported five times before. >> you can't silence us on a criminal issue. >> the deputy's leadership wants the sheriff to rescind directors immediately. >> how many people are we going to put at risk for being hurt or killed because this policy ties

our hands. that is crazy. >> sheriff mirkarimi characterizes characterizes >> i'm not surprised. >> the sheriff says this letter is not a legitimate grievance because it won't change working agreements. but deputies say orders will revent them from doing their jobs. >> a bust in a marijuana grow shut down a park. it was a scary scene. children at a science camp had to be taken away. 7500 streets with a street value of $16 million was confiscated.

the plants were removed by helicopter officer as rested a person but another two got away. >> they entered into the grow there are three suspects. all ran. we're able to catch one immediately and began to pursue other two. >> the search was called off because of safety concerns. the park is expected to reopen tomorrow morning at 8:00. >> daughters of charity health system found a buyer for the struggling chain of hospitals they own. you may remember a buyer backed out after the attorney general put restrictions on the deal. now, blue mountain capitol a hedge fund agreed to invest $250 million and take over management of the officer with an option to buy after three years. restrictions and all. the hospitals involved are seton medical center, o'conner hospital and st. louise.

>> he offered hope to cancer patients and collected big sums of money in exchange. investigators say vincent gammel is a conman, not a doctor that he says he is. laura? >> reporter: hi ama. this store is one address linked to vincent gammel, a man investigators say took advantage of people, cancer patients, at the worst possible time of their lives. >> and just a thousand dollars a day, $2,000. >> her name is fern. a southern california woman with stage four cancer who claims he portrayed himself as a doctor and duped her into spending $2,000 on bogus treatments including mixing of a concoction at his office that included a baggy of dirt. >> he did give me prescriptions

that were expired. some are advised what they did. he recommended medicines no longer approved by the fda. >> the 69-year-old is charged with practicing medicine and furnishing drugs without a license, according to detectives he had a large stash of prescription drugs in a richmond office and his home some, pouchl like morphine and much out of date. gammel appears on this website for his oncology institute. quote, the patients must have a place to go without someone siphoning them for money. the address is actually a po box maintained by gammel at this ups store in berkeley. did he not respond to our requests for comment. he's expected back in court next month.

in berkeley, abc7 news. >> an emotionally charged trial over frozen embryos involving a cancer survivor her ex-husband and uscf today. abc7 news is live in san francisco outside of the court house with more. katie? >> reporter: dr. lee said she rushed to sign paper work, anything to preserve her her fertility to go on to treat her cancer. but that paper work said embryos would be destroyed in the case of divorce. the trial may be the mid point of a major legal battle. >> we're prepared to take this up as far as appeal goes. >> in 2010, dr. lee and her then husband signed paper work to create the embryos. >> under california law there is a difference between a medical directive. >> fresh from a cancer diagnosis

and aware of her advanced age, she testified she signed with out much thought. now, years later and divorced she wants the embryos. something attorneys are fighting in san francisco superior court. >> they want the medical directive enforced calling for the embryos to be discarded. skinner says the case boils down to the definition of the document. >> your position is that it's not a contract? >> that is right. it's a medical consent form that can be revoked or changed at any point. >> the presiding judge will issue a ruling. >> new details tonight in the berkeley balcony collapse. two more of the injured students from ireland are expected to return home within a week. the irish media outlet rte news

reports their doctors are working with medical teams in ireland to coordinate rehabilitation plans before transferring them home. a memorial mass is planned to honor six students who died in the collapse. it starts at 7:00 in san francisco. >> there is a special effort in the east bay tonight to protect about two dozen nesting cliff swallows. she the traveled to find a home at orinda's wilder field. hi janet. >> reporter: hi ama. who would have thought that cliff swallows would make this public area their home but they have. the golden gate audubon society says this building looks like their natural habitat the problem is not everyone is respecting their home. someone destroyed a new nests along with tampering with birds or eggs the swallows have been here for thousands of years, and

they're here because they can access water and mud to built nests pellet by pellet and here they mate once per year in the spring, then feeding their babies before my greating somewhere else a bird enthusiast saw the damage and said she wanted to get the word out it's not okay. >> they travel 2500 miles to get here for this opportunity to breed once per year. and they put a lot of energy and effort into building their nests. they you know each nest is 1200 little lead pellets. to see that wiped away, and it's a protected bird. so yes, i care about them very much. >> cliff swallows are not an endangered species and the population has been affected by climate change. there are 20 left around this

building. you can see some of them here are underneath the roof. they like to nest in colonies and like to live near people. but we have yet to see any of the birds fly home today. reporting live here in orinda abc7 news. >> okay, thank you very much. >> we'll continue to monitor the freeway fire in southern california. more news is coming up. >> also, messages of slavery and environment leaders will be taking with them as they travel to the vatican. >> two months after an oil spill, the clean up is complete. officials declaring this beach open for business. >> continuing warm patterns and increase in humidity. a slight chance of showers all in my weekend forecast coming up in just a moment. >> late yir tonight an unexpected discovery made from latest pictures from pluto. stay with us.

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fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. some california leaders will head to the vatican to discuss climate change. >> mayor licardo is traveling to italy this weekend. >> this is a great opportunity for learning. >> he's just a handful of u.s. mayors invited to speak in a global symposium. he'll address topics from social inclusion to urban inequality. >> they wanted to hear about the

largest city in silicon valley about how we're using more innovative approaches to tackle challenges the cities face. >> our respect is fundamental but something that has been missing. so yes, this is a big break through on the part of the view. >> the professor is a senior lecturer in environmental study.

>> and an opportunity to share best practices on the global stage. now, lieutenant governor newsom is now in charge of the state. it's the 15th time he's taken the helm since being elected five years ago. >> the santa barbara beach is now safe for swimmers. >> so we got lucky the camp ground opened just in time for the trip. >> it's clean. we're trying to find a sign of oil. we couldn't see any. >> crews spent two months cleaning 21,000 gallons that spilled in the beach and ocean. a preliminary investigation

suggests corrosion played a role in that break. >> at least it's back open. and the weekend is here. >> lovely weekend. hello. lovely weekend to go to the beach. may get muggy. here is a look at live doppler seven hd. i think it's okay. i endorse it. sunny skies over in the bay area now. here is the view looking towards the bay. low clouds near the coast. mid level clouds and lots of blue skies. it's 65 degrees in san francisco. 73 in mountain view. san jose 78. 77 morgan hill. 63 half moon bay. this view showing also clouds in several levels of the atmosphere. blue skies over the way. it's 75 degrees in santa rosa and napa.

87 in livermore, here is the view from sutro tower. will be warm inland throughout the weekend, muggy sunday. humidity rises. and there is a slight chance of showers late sunday and again late monday. here is a satellite image high pressure building northwest looking jet stream well north. a couple disturbances out to sea may have an affect for the weather. we may see high clouds sunday morning around 5:00. and into afternoon there is a chance of isolated showers, over higher terrain. taking a forecast for monday similar picture for monday

afternoon. high temperatures and a lovely day. overnight, fog at the coast. mid-70s to low 80s. downtown san francisco 69 degrees tomorrow. 74 in oakland. inland east bay warm to

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>> google stock rose after a report showing expenses falling closer in line with revenues. >> extra $10,000 you can buy a model s. they call it lewd chris mode. you can get an upgrade. >> facebook's strong economy home sales surged last month up 7% from last year. the bay area had its best month in nine years. and san francisco with a median

price topped $1.1 million. >> apple is on track to set a new milestone in the corporate world. by september, apple will have raked in $52.5 billion. >> law enforcement officials got special training on how to improve response to child kidnappings. mark klaus spoke to the officers about his experience experts say the first few hours are critical. >> 54% of the cases what you find initial contact site, the subject may only go one and a quarter miles. that is a big plus for us if we can get air support. >> experts say child predators are now searching for victims on

social media sites. >> tonight here on abc7 news we're going to bring you up to date on our top story. the brush fire that spread across a southern california freeway, destroying a dozen vehicles. >> victims in the massacre in chattanooga yesterday. who were they? >> and a gap in airport security that could put you at risk

>> new detames on breaking news we brought you at the top of the newscast. the north fire has grown to 3500 acres >> let's take a look at the fire burning near i 15. five homes are destroyed. >> drivers had to walk off the freeway to an evacuation center. 20 vehicles have been destroyed since the flames broke out.

>> huge fire, people were running up the hill. older people couldn't walk. they're being dragged up the hill. just a nightmare. everyone was screaming. cars were on fire, blowing up. it was bad. and from michigan we're visit from l.a. now, we have no car. >> these are live pictures you're looking at. another 50 homes are threatened. it's a crisis down in san bernardino. the wind whipped fire spread from about 3:30 from 50 acres to 2000 now. there

are looking live >> the police chief called his officer officers hero. the fbi is trying to determine what caused mohammed youssef abdulazeez to open fire. four marines were killed on thursday in chattanooga tennessee we're learning more about them. flags are flying at half staff in mississippi for sargent sullivan. the governor posted his photo saying terror comes home to massachusetts. lance corporal squire skip wells also joins the fallen. >> he was an rotc in high

school. he loved that. i just think that is a calling that he had. >> sargent wyatt's wife thanked people for prayers and the wounded include randall smith his grandmother said he saw the shooter and tried to warn others before being shot three times. a marine corps recruiter was wounded and a police officer shot in the ankle. authorities are still trying to figure out what motivated him to commit the attacks. his only trouble with the law was a dui in april. >> the chairman of the house homeland committee shooting says he believes they were inspired by>> what keeps up about is the one case we don't know about. we do know a lot about the plots

and communications going on in the united states. this one, we did not. >> abc7 news uncovered evidence of a gaping hole in airport security that could affect your safety. keith mayfield was charged with smuggling marijuana through oakland airport. the fbi says they used security badges with bags of marijuana then handed bags to passengers. abc7 news obtained court documents revealing two other incidents at oakland airport. in april, the fbi says southwest baggage handler christopher

cross used his security clearance to carry drugs into secured areas and on to planes. two other airport workers were also arrested. in may, another a ramp agent. two screeners are accused of receiving bribes in return for allowing carry on bags to pass through security in march. >> they let the bags go through. >> the u.s. attorney says this is a bigger issue. >> the issue is airport security. we'd be concerned if anyone used that access to smuggle in guns and explosives. absolutely. >> it's happened at atlanta international airport. more than a hundred guns were smuggled on to flights from atlanta to new york last year. federal agents arrested a delta

baggage handler. from there they say an accomplice took the flights. >> they have ability to bring whatever they want. >> baggage handlers and other workers go through background checks and and maybe random screenings. and tsa does not require screeners to go through full screening. only this one does. all airport workers have to go through this process.

security anna hist rick smith is a former fbi special agent. >> it's a first line of defense to have screening for workers i don't, it's unacceptable not to have that. >> officials including oakland's tell us screenings are too costly. >> i think that is a ham excuse. >> tsa referred us to one of the reports. another way there is not enough money. vic lee, abc7 news. >> still coming up tonight, unexpected discoveries now being made at the furtherest reaches of the solar system.

>> here you can see one of the biggest volcanos in mexico

erupting. it's in central mexico about 50 miles outside of mexico city. there were two explosions in 36 events described as low intensity. you can see the ash spewing into the sky. >> wonders billions of miles away. nasa uncovering details about bhutto from data from the highlights. >> and what they once knew as a yellowish blob is coming to life. it's a fascinating world. >> i'm biassed but i think the solar system saved the best for last.

>> i have to take deep breaths the landscape is just astoundingly amazing. >> based at nasa aims here this geologist has been picking apart these images. >> we have discovered some strange story to tell. >> lack of craters means they're young. >> as new horizon space craft drifts, it's looking back to measure it's atmosphere that scientists say is escaping are from the dwarf planet's weak gravity. >> what we can see is a tail that is being pulled away in solar wind. >> they've discovered winds

around ten miles per hour and will learn more. >> we're looking forward to getting that data in a month or two. >> we have on the ground less than one of those 50. >> it's been must have to incite imagination. >> pluto is becoming a brand. and we don't really to work that hard. >> there is lots the hard work to do. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >> that is cold. >> yes. >> coming up

jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different.

follow yours. for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent but anyone can help a foster child.

here is another look in southern california. a wildfire is threatening about

50 more homes. >> it's burning near interstate 15. and shut down all southbound lanes of 15 in the area. >> stay with us for breaking news on abc7 news bay area. >> a woman pleading guilty in sacramento is carrying on a team for her jailed husband has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $3.7 million. an investigation that began in 2011 uncovered a moechl. the sentencing is part of a plea bargain. her husband is serving a 24 year prison term for falsely

promising to reduce mortgages by 75%. >> bay area historians marked a big event that took place in san francisco. this is footage of the liberty bell. that was the last time it left philadelphia. the moment is special for those people like rosemarie her grandfather provided 20,000 roses for the float. and you can find a link on abc7 news.com. >> that is incredible. >> yes. neat. let's check our weather. low clouds near coastal locations. mainly clear skies at the

moment. weakening and generating a flow of high clouds and moisture from southern california. high temperatures from 60s on the coast to 70s and low 80s around the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. and will feel muggy. there is a chance of showers to get cooling by mid week. >> thank you. >> we have collin rush in tonight. >> we do. we're talking about the old course. >> yes. it was an event for me.

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tiger woods won two of three in his british open. tiger won't make the cut. two birdies in 29 holes tied him for last. weather clearly for the birds. getting minus seven tied for fifth. took a double bogey. tricky sidewinder

on four. tiger woods only playing the weekend, plus five, wins picking up into afternoon. bogey on 11. even for the day. and is five under for the tournament. his first on the 29th hole. hets hear from willis. >> they have to see the stages

to be basics. you've got to look where it should be. >> in tahoe, justin timberlake joining in. knowledge here for eagle. trying to tee off on seven. onehanded. a's and giants back in action tonight. did you know that a's have the best record since may 23? still have the worst record in

the league despite being nine games under 500. seven loss as way, last time they lost st. louis 16 years ago. >> we're not where we want to be. you just want to hang in there. and if you look at what we've been through i'll take it. >> 123 miles green jersey, admitting he waited too long here. some of the finish by a bike line for a win. maintaining his court by three minutes. this is abc7 sports report brought to you by bank of the

west. >> thank you. >> yes. >> join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00 and 9:00. we want to bring you pictures and information on the brush fire in southern california. >> an east bay company is focusing on a new customer base. >> finally tonight a few thoughts about what matters. in an age of daily technology marvels, magnificent when you pause to consider. there is a device 3 billion miles from earth. it's staggering, really. the new space craft is coming within a handshake of that dwarf

planet. not only in the remarkable scientists to get it there but they can then have it sent thousands of pictures, gather data and send it back to study. all 100 years since the wright brothers took flight. critics question the massive expenses, but that is part of the pun lunacy. what matters is recognizing it's always been our nature to explore, learn about ourselves and our world. it's in our dna. let me know what you think. >> that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. looking for breaking news on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, we appreciate your time we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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