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abc7 news at 11 starts right now with breaking news. >> the break news is from alameda where crews are battling two brushfires burning along northbound i-680. a to acre fire is threatening hopes near happy valley road. cal fire is assisting firefighters. lanes are closed at this time. drivers can expect delays in the area. if you see any smoke in the area you can share photos are video with us on social media using the # abc7now. wewillpostthe
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we will post the images. >> modesto police will release new information of the murders of five including a physician amanda crews another adult and three young girls. the suspect martin martinez is in jail in san jose but probably not for long. abc7 reporter janet o is in san jose with more. janet? >> eric 30-year-old martin martinez is awaiting transfer to modesto according to the detail and will be transferred by wednesday. he was arrested at the westfield oak field parking lot on sunday when san jose police got a tip he was in the area visiting family. now, abc got exclusive video of the red lincoln navigator parked outside the east san jose home. martinez quickly became a "person of interest" after modesto police discovered a mass murder at a home on saturday afternoon. police found five people dead,
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two women and three little girls ages six months to six years. among the victims is amanda crews a doctor who had a troubled relationship with martinez. they shared a six-month-old baby girl who martinez is also accused killing. makes in san jose who her the police activity say they were terrified to hear what martinez was arrested for. >> he can be, you know to have it in my neighborhood. i would not be able to sleep knowing someone like that is in my neighborhood. >> flowers and candles are placed out the victim's home. amanda crews was a caring doctor a mother of the two killeds killedded, six-year-old his breath and the baby girl who neighbors called rachel. neighbors say crews lost another child christopher, who died after being in a coma less than a year ago.
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>> she will be with her son. she just lost her son six or seven months ago. >> neighbors say the third child killed was a friend of crews' six-year-old daughter elizabeth hang out and getting ready to go to the county fair. a facebook post also revealed that the other adult victim may be martinez' mother. family members had "no comment," today. >> thank you janet. a teenager is recovering after plunging nearly 300 feet off a cliff in san francisco. here is video of the 18-year-old coming off a rescue boat getting placed on a stretcher. crews found them at the bottom of the cliff after 2:00 a.m. this morning. san francisco fire department said the teen was walking with a friend by a trail called dead man's cliff when he fell. >> there are no lights. this is not a good place to hike. there are a last narrow paths and rows and it is easy if you
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are not familiar with the trails to fall off the cliff. stay away. do not come here at night. >> the teach was taken to san francisco general hospital. he is pretty banged up but expected to recover. >> investigators are looking into see what caused the overnight fire in san francisco. it started shortly after 3:00 a.m. on the roof of a house near union and take already streets. there is no word about any injuries. >> drivers near highway 4 saw these flames from a small grass fire during the morning commute. around 4:00 a.m. at willow pass road in bay point it was put out quickly. no word on a cause and no injuries have been report. >> san francisco police hope someone will recognize someone caught open surveillance video vandalizing a video that mixed lgbt and latino culture. a man splashed flammable liquid on the mural at 24th and bryant june 29 and he lights the liquid and runs away. the mural has been van israelized four times.
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>> the family after woman slot and killed at pier 14 in san francisco will be in washington, dc tomorrow, to push for immigration reform. kate steinle's parents and from will testify in front the senate judiciary committee addressing city sanctuary laws. the family also plans to meet well located officials throughout the woke. francisco sanchez, a five time deportee has pleaded not guilty to the murder but told abc7 news he did fire the shot that killed her. in a statement to abc7 news, her brother brad, said that it is time for those in power to come together and agree on a policy good for our sculpt and keeps americans safe. abc7 reporter will be in washington, dc, for the family's testimony with reports tomorrow from our neighborhood's capitol. >> temperatures in the bay area we are off to a regard warm start this morning. meteorologist mike nicco has more on our muggy forecast. how is it looking mike? >> it is warm up here already. since we got off to such a record warm start let me throw
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the numbers at you. starting here in san francisco, 65 degrees record warm low temperatures. 69 in oakland. san rafael, napa, 66. santa rosa, 64. palo alto, 68. 69 in san jose. 71 in livermore. those tie record warm low temperatures. from emeryville can you see the mid-level moisture coming in from tropical storm delores a reason why it is was so muggy this morning. it wiped out the main layer. it is cooling effects, as well, and the ocean temperatures are warmer-than-average. anywhere from five to 12 degrees warmer-than-average today. no storms to speak of right now on live doppler hd and at least on the local view but if you widen it out you can see in the southern shes of the san joaquin valley and the high country, storms are starting to develop and those could roll our way. i will tell you when they will get here and how long they will last and how long we have to put up with the humidity. back to you. >> along with the warm weather we are talking about, a pressure
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fire is burning along northbound interstate 680 and we hear this a a multiple alarm fire, three alarms, possible a20-acre fire threatening hopes near he valley road and open flames still are going, and this patch of black is getting even bigger. cal fire is assisting. we will have more on this as the information is available. >> it is threat being homes including one home that is right on the edge of the burn area so: we believe firefighters are trying to save that home fromching fire. >> good news is it looks black around the home so the land away home is not on fire right now so hopefully that structure has been saved by firefighters there. if i sigh smoke in the area put #abc7now. well use your photos. >> it is move day for a house in san francisco the 120-year-old structure is moving just 8 on' but the crews have to be very careful. our news reporter is in san
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francisco with more. amy? >> yes they are making progress, moving this way and they say they are already about halfway done look at all the attention it is getting, people are fascinating by the process. the construction crews say well it is delicate work but all in a day's work. >> two men what showed up for work today will really have something to show for it by this afternoon, the two of them will move this house over by 0', just two guys, pulling inch by inch. >> it is exciting. as everything. it doesn't move quickly. it is moving. >> the 80-year-old home across from the panhandle sits where the urban school of san francisco will build a high school gym and classrooms so the house has to go. they did not want to demolish it. >> it is a nice house and when you go inside you will see the moldings and everything, it is a beautiful old house and should be preserved and it has historic value as well.
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>> neighbors agree it is worth saving. >> it is our heritage, if we wanted to look like stockton or fremont we could do it but people come because it is unique. >> the school plans to turn the building interest affordable housing. >> hard to hire teachers and find places for them to live right now as everyone is aware with represent being sky-high. we will actually rent this house to faculty or staff. >> thank you is another project for another day. custody about stopping and staring at this moving house. ted got here first thing this morning to watch. >> it defies the logic that a building that is solid and stationery can move. it is kind of ma'am california. part of the people in the audience out here are donors who helped make this possible in addition to the gym and the
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choose rooms they will put a parking garage here. it is san francisco, you have to use every inch of land wisely. reporting in san francisco for abc7 news. >> lucky if you can get an inch of land to use wisely. >> still ahead a newer regard between cuba and the united states and donald trump increasing his attacks on center john mccain and how john mccain is responding to comments about him being a war hero. >> searching for e.t. hawkings multimillion dollar hunt for alien life.
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>> back to breaking news in alameda county where crews are battling two grass fires. there is one home threatened. right here. you can also see helicopters doing water drops along the flames. flames have burned the foliage to the end of the house. we do not know if this is a structure burning but the fire is still going. againings helicopter drops and firefighters are on the john trying to get this under control. if you have pictures of this you can see the smoke in the area you can share your photos are on video with us on social media using #abc7now. >> senator john mccain said donald trump does not owe him an apology but should apologize to all veterans for denigrating their service. he continued attack on the
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arizona senator today and in the "usa today" opinion piece accuses john mccain of abandoning the veterans and making america less safe through votes in congress. donald trump said jam jam was only a war hero because he was held captive. john mccain is a former p.o.w. and calls them political. we know who we are and are well adjusted people and we understand that first of all, it is political rhetoric for the most part. it is just stirring the pot so i don't need an apology. >> people that worked hard and went through without getting captured are forgot. >> donald trump said no way will he drop out over this uproar. >> newer ran in america with diplomatic relations restoring normal ties ending half a century of cold war animosity. our reporter has more from washington, dc. stehpanie? >> after 50 years the united
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states and cuba have restored full diplomatic relations re-opening embassies in each other's capitals and diplomats and artists of the cuban revolution commemorting the break through with the cuban flag raised outside the embassy in washington, dc. the singing of the cuban national anthem. >> we reaffirm cuba. >> on the caribbean island, workers and diplomats have been preparing everything from new business cars to the embassy sign although things are quiet outside the building today. >> i have been here we will continue to have very serious differences. however i strongly believe the best way for america to support our values is through engagement. >> that includes making it easier for some groups to visit cuba from the united states. cuba and the united states broke diplomatic relations in 1961
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when fidel castro banished diplomats calling the united states embassy a nest of spies. critics including several republican presidential candidates say cuba has not yet done enough to earn a you it relationship with the united states. >> i enthe diplomatic relations with anti american communist tyranny until such time as they actually held a democratic opening in cuba. >> the festivities in cuba have to wait for secretary of state john kerry's visit. the official embassy re-opening is scheduled there for early august. stehpanie ramos for abc news in washington. >> the sunshine is showing change from the tropical air mass and back to normal and thunderstorms that could be in the transition. >> flash floods in southern california. it is not over yet. a bridge collapse shuts down a portion of a major interstate. >> breaking the changes of love.
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>> rain is causing big problems throughout southern california. a homeowner filmed this video showing the weekend downpour. engineers say both direction of interstate 10 are now closed after a bridge collapsed near joshua tree national park. our reporter is on the scene. >> they say a driver of a pickup truck fell through the bridge as it collapsed with the water knocking out the underpinnings of the bridge.
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>> the driver is expected to be okay. interstate 10 is a major thoroughfare between los angeles and phoenix. >> that is the sounds of thunder crackling in the skies over central california late yesterday. a sudden electrical storm hit fresno knock out power and setting off small roof and grass fires around town. >> we got the possibility of thunderstorms in our area today. >> and the rain is supposed to go along with that. here is mike. >> that is the problem. most of that let go across southern california and not much is coming toward us, we just have a small chance of a thunderstorm today. good morning, everyone, we will look back to this morning, you woke up maybe some of you were grouchy because it was hard to sleep last night. tonight maybe not so bad but it will be wednesday morning before we can get the cool temperatures and you can see how calm the bay was this morning and some of the mid-level moisture coming in. here is where we are starting to see the change, a sea breeze is
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developing but no marine layer yet, plus this is coming off the pretty warm ocean water and we are 64 in san francisco at the buoy. we will not reach 86 the record high, it may not keep us from being warmer than average. here is a look at what is going on as far as the clouds. can you see them coming down from the north and those will become more prevalent by wednesday and have a more dominating effect of bringing us back to seasonal temperatures. as far as the winds, they are blowing in from the ocean at 10 miles per hour in most areas including away pleasanton where the fire is raging right new. 70 in san francisco 70 in oakland, and 78 in hayward and san mateo is 77 and everyone else is in the 80s until you get to los gatos at 90 and antioch behind it at 89 and livermore at 88. the temperature at half moon bay is 66 and that is dropping now that the sea breeze has developed. can you see the low clouds on the right side of then the hazy conditions and we will have sun and clouds and muggy by our standards and that could spark an isolated storm today
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and overnight and tomorrow afternoon the sea breeze returns to all of our neighbors and knocking down the extra warm temperatures especially inland at 90 in santa rosa and napa at 92 and mid-90s conquer, livermore antioch, fairfield, nearly 90 in san jose 76 in san francisco and 80 in oakland tonight in the mid-to-upper 60s again and warmer than average with 70s hanging on in the inland east bay neighbor and maybe have to run the air conditioning to stay cool. here is a look at what is going to happen the storms are developing to our south possibly pushing inland east bay and some the south bay as we head to the afternoon hours but falling apart by tuesday morning and by tuesday afternoon you can see the best chance of storms will remain in the mountains where we have flooding potential the rest of today. as far as my seven-day forecast temperatures are falling back to average tomorrow with dry air starting to roll in and the humidity will relax and the dry and cool air will coulds in wednesday and thursday and a more normal pattern with normal temperatures on friday,
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saturday, and sunday meaning morning marine layer cloud and afternoon sunshine. a town of humidity for today and a th two is possible. back to you. >> grin and bear it. >> headacheers are threaten to leak data from an online cheating website unless it is shut down which has exposed personal information of some of the 37 million users. hackers are upset over the company's full delete service which promises to completely erase the user profile for a $19 fee. hackers say that is a lie. the company said that it has secured the sites and is working with law enforcement to secretary the hacking. >> the search for alien life is getting a boost in money and brain power. world famous physicist stephen hawking is joining a russian entrepreneur in trying to kick the search for alien life into high gear. hawking said we must know whether we are alone in the universe. russian business pan milner is putting up $100 million to convince millions of people to donate spare computing time on
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