to grow. >> how many homes are threatened? >> most of the fire is burning in an area that is very remote. the fire is burning and that towards a mix canyon area, outside of the vacaville area. that is our biggest concern. there are not of homes but we're working on plans to make sure we have resources should this fire continue to burn in the area of those homes. >> what tactics are you using? >> there is this terrain that isn't easy to access.

we're over half a dozen air tankers and brought in a large air tanker. it's dry conditions that are allowing this fire to grow. very aggressive attack. >> thank you for your time. >> we continue to monitor the fire from sky 7. spencer, we've been seeing into currently we're told winds out of the southwest with gusts to 31 miles per hour. and with winds that strong, it

helps fires spread. temperatures only 73 degrees. and there are other area that's make it difficult. >> we'd like to see photos of the fire. just share that on social media. >> good evening and thanks for joining us. >> our other top story, arrest of a suspect in the murder of a hayward police officer. >> scott loved his job. this is a tragedy. >> several remember a fallen officer and a suspect with gang affiliations has been placed

under arrest. the suspect turned 21 only four days ago. he's being treated for wounds suffered in the battle. he was a avid adult league baseball player himself we have live team coverage of the murder. laura, let's begin with you at the crime scene. >> this is where it went down. the police chief said from the time the sargent stopped a vehicle here on this street was 45 seconds. >> there is no why. it's senseless.

>> the chief spoke of the tremendous loss of the death of sargent scott lunger and confirmed an arrest has been made. >> we have made an arrest. and do mark anthony estrada. >> the shots were so rapid fire it was war like. bam, bam. police police say after lunger went down his partner fired at the pickup truck that sped away. police removed several bags of evidence. >> people don't care about officers you know? they just want to hurt them.

>> estrada's family is linked to a hayward roofing company. approached by abc7 news employees had no comment. >> we have to warn you some of this may be unsettling. >> shots fired. >> the officer continued to provide information and identified the sargent as his partner. >> the police department is made up of 174 sworn officer. he's the fourth hayward officer to be killed in the line of duty. the department hasn't lost an officer since 1987 prior to today. 28 years ago.

>> the community is taking this very hard we have video of the body being taken this morning under full he is supreme courts to the coroner's office in oakland. we're live where people have been showing their support. >> the chief emphasized what a great loss it was. >> we lost a warrior today. he was that it guy. when you look at a role model he was that guy. >> it's not just painful for law enforcement. you can see by the large memorial behind me the

opportunity is heart broken. >> tracy lives in the neighborhood where he was shot while conducting a stop. >> when outside, i found a hat. >> she knew. >> it's got a number under it. >> others brought flowers. >> just wonderful. a sweet guy. and and just tried to do the very best. >> the best is what this officer deserved. >> someone needs to give heart for officers. there is so much violence. it's sad. >> a fellow officer says it's a

threat law enforcement faces constantly. >> a traffic stop cost him his life. >> he joined hayward in 2001. at four he leaves behind two teen-aged daughters and a grateful community. >> he's not going to be forgotten. and we will remember him. >> a zoom has become a memorial site for sargent lunger. students heard of the death and began dropping off flowers at the school. the players are devastated. >> he was more than a coach. he was family. and he would tell us everything

will be all right. it's just not going to be the same without him. >> students are planning a bigger memorial on sunday. >> across the bay area, law enforcement agencies have been sending their condolences. mountain view police say we born with our brothers and sisters and los altos police tweeted our thoughts are with family friends, and colleagues of the sargent. >> you can share this badge on social media. >> coverage continues now on abc7 news app. the app is a free down load.

>> just ahead a rock slide near yosemite. what the weather has done to force a main entrance to close. >> i'm spencer christian. it's a brisk evening across the bay area. how strong the winds are where you are in just a moment. >> dangerous tires putting all of us at risk. >> and what a quarter of million dollars can buy female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event! ends sunday. it's your last chance to get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster serta icomfort even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry! sleep train's interest free for 3

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breaking news a wildfire is

burning in napa county. look at the smoke. >> the fire started around 2:30 after a car accident in the cold canyon area near highway 128. a random spark ignited and the area went up. officials are concerned flames could spread near homes. if you happen to see smoke where you live send us your pictures or video. >> and this photo from the end of vacca valley parkway. this is the street seen from

mason street from vacaville. >> awe mudslide is blocking a main road to yosemite national park. highway 140 closed and crews have been working today to clear the road between mariposa and the park. >> reporter: so we're just in the midst of a flash flood rock fall mudslide. >> krista captured this video after getting stuck on the way out of yosemite. >> there was hail about that big. and we saw this fall down. >> you can see where a pilot crashed and died back in october.

that blaze left the area vulnerable to debris slides. >> nobody got hurt. he had to deal with detours after this slide shut down highway 140. another slide sent mud rushing towards houses, cars and this motorcycle officials were assessing damage but residents said only yards and driveways were affected. >> crews say they're working quickly to make it accessible for the public as well. abc7 news. >> in central valley farmers are pumping records amounts of water from underground

the below ground water is drained, land sinks to partially fill the space. when this bridge was built a coat could be placed underneath it. >> time has run out for a preschool looking for a new home. finding a new building could prove impossible. >> it may be a chance to learn english. an early start for kids. and a job. >> i would bring him to work with me. >> now? >> it is move out day. we're being asked to leave by the end of july. >> moving a school into storage isn't just tough, it's emotional. >> i love the children and teachers and want them back. >> for families the state

funded kids club was the only option. >> there are some programs that have ten spaces or four spaces but there isn't a problem with 250 spaces open. so these children don't have anywhere to go. >> now they're cleaning out the building once leased for $5,000 per month. they got notice so the strict can use the site for special needs kids. >> we need a central site so students can come to one location, we can assign our support staff to those students . >> why don't you want to help the children of antioch? >> talks have fallen apart. >> i would say there are politics at play with district administration. >> staff and teachers were told to find other work. >> i can go get a job. maybe flipping burgers, who knows. these kids have no hope. >> kids club is hoping to find a

new home. but so far they say all options have been too close to things like liquor stores. >> time to turn to weather. windy and cooler with clouds pushing over the bay. there is a 25 miles per hour gusts at sfo. p three miles per hour at fairfield. 22 miles per hour in novato. and so as you can see it's very windy. 75 in morgan hill. here is a view at the golden

gate bridge. it's 70 degrees now in santa rosa. and this is how it looks from our south beach camera here in san francisco looking eastward. here is an alignment bringing us cooler patterns we have had earlier in the week. so this cool air is bringing us brief relief from high heat. this afternoon, low clouds and fog spreading around inland. so there is a chance of pockets of

drizzle. 65 degrees in san francisco. and 76 degrees in sunnyvale. high of 77 in san jose. lows around 60. tomorrow we'll see those upper 60s to mid to upper 70s and low 06s on the coast. then upper 60s to low and mid-70s on the east bay. upper 70s to 80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. tomorrow will be the cooler day warming up friday a little bit. farther warming over the weekend and by next week low 90s inland

and upper 90s inland by mid to late week next week. going to have a warming trend. >> up nate date now on the fire burning napa. it started from a random spark. and this fire is burning a thousand acres. no homes immediately threatened but

>> san jose police chief says he feels it's time for the next generation to lead. he's been with the police department nearly 30 years. assistant chief garcia will take over in an interim basis. >> now to a home invasion robbery. two people were beaten with a baseball bat during a home invasion in brentwood. one victim is still in critical condition. sky 7 hd was over the scene this afternoon. three men broke into the home through a back door. the victims appear to have been targeted. >> now here is a suspect

accused of killing kate steinle. he was thin and frail as he walked into the courtroom today he has been deported five times already, but returned to san francisco to face a 20-year-old drug charge and then freed last month after authorities decided not to prosecute the case. today, democrats called for a review on holding nonviolent immigrants and added that a little communication between local and federal authorities would seem to be advantageous. >> still to come tonight here on abc7 news we'll update our top story. a 700 acre fire is now up to a thousand acres. >> and are you driving on recalled tires? michael finney has the reforms just announc

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wildfire burning out of control. sky seven hd is over the scene of this blaze accounting for 700 acres. might be up to a thousand acres in size we cannot confirm at this point. >> we can tell you that the fire started around 2:30 after a car accident at the south end in the cold canyon area. crews rescued three hikers by helicopter just a short time ago. >> this fire is in a particularly remote area evacuation orders are in place and there is officials are warning anyone sensitive to please stay inside. >> and now a look at photos and

video from people using hash tag abc7 nows. >> there are just outside davis looking west. and you'll be able to see mountains in the picture. visibility has been reduced. there is another look of an incredible image. sarah is in vacaville. this is smoke coming in from the fire raising thousands of feet into the atmosphere. you can see this one coming from alicia. with southwest winds it's

blowing and it's stretching for a long span of roadway. here is a view from vacaville. you can see smoke billowing from the fire. if you have images please send them to us. and we want to see what you're seeing in the area. that is the latest and visibility is decreasing. >> huge plumes. >> yes. >> recalled tires known to be subject to blowouts could be on the war you're driving. >> there is a plan to fix it. >> big investigation this year. you may remember seven on your

side with tires known to puncture. there is pressure to remove them from the road and store shelves. regulators estimate 20% to 38% of the recalled tires are ever taken off the road. >> it would be more accurate. >> recall notices are send via the mail but he estimates two thirds he deals with don't send out notices. he's forced to look up the information. >> i'll just scroll through. there is

>> there is some margin of error there. we can make a mistake. >> last year, investigators say a church may have overturned after a tread separated from a recalled tire. some companies he says already have scannable tires. >> there are companies inside of a tire. >> the infrastructure is not in place. it's supporting a bill that would make registration mandatory. failure to act will prolong a

broken system. it told us. >> wow. >> we've been dealing with for a decade. >> thank you. >> sure. >> police and fraekts raided an apartment and rescued a young woman they say was lured to the u.s. and trafficked by two men. both were arrested. >> it took police 12 hours after receiving a tip to make the arrest. it's domestic and sexual violence investigators work out out of the family justice center. they coordinated their response with a center's advocate and rescued this woman. >> we believe this is a human trafshging case. because there was fraud

involved. >> she was slender brown hair. >> this woman whom we'll call maria did not want her identify revealed she saw the woman police say was forced to live in a closet and sexually abused. tuesday, police and homeland security agents raided this home. >> >> they say one man xor responded with a victim they say he lured her with a promise of a job and good life the neighbor told us the man was a painter with a wife and child. >> she moved out. and another girl i saw there. >> maria can't believe she was a sex slave because she moved freely outside of the home.

>> i used to see cleaning and she'd be cleaning you know? just hi bye, that is it. >> homeland security wants to know if two men trafficked other women as well. >> condos you can own for

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sausalito. with the down turn in the economy i ended up having to short sell it. >> the shores are in richmond when the developer bought this property in 2004 he hoped for a fast turn around. but the market then crashed and he went underwater on these homes but hung on by renting them. >> you're going to go into a project you've got to have a long term arrival. >> the least expensive property sells for a quarter million which is one bedroom and 500 square feet costing more miles away. in one week, selling only to people who rented here ten contracts. >> it reminds me of the prerecession days. >> almost a frenzy, they say indications if there is a bubble it hasn't hit richmond yet. or first time buyers. >> what does this tell you in the bay area? >> from richmond abc7 news.

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if you're just joaning us now want to update breaking news. over what is now confirmed to be a thousand acre wildfire burning in napa county. they have a name for it now. being called rag fire. it's now 5% contained and there are reports of falling action and winters is 14 miles from the

fire so it's easy to catch fire and fly over and then ignite other areas so that is a big concern the fire is threatening structures in the area which is a grave concern to firefighters. if you see smoke or flames, >> winter was a tough season but one of them is getting a summer makeover. dan ashley reports heavenly is the first ski area to take advantage of the new regulation as louing it to become a year round playground. they're ready for adventure. this is the zip line up to 50 miles per hour. some scream others calmly

taking in the scenery. >> i'm pretty excited. >> operating on u.s. forest service land with a special permit now getting a new summer life. >> there are six zip lines with more activities under construction. all because of regulation as proved by congress to allow ski areas to branch out. >> place new activities in areas where it has support facilities. parking. >> heavenly's gondola was bringing people up for one of the best views in the world. now, they can continue higher up to activity area.

>> this provides a guided opportunity to interact in a natural setting that folks might feel intimidating or beyond skill sets. >> we have about 135 folks on staff. and those jobs did not exist two years ago. >> crews are building a coaster similar to this one in a colorado resort. and working on something called a can yopy tool. they're zipped from tree to tree. >> objections came from the sierra club. worried about more traffic but forest service believes the park is going full speed ahead. other resorts are watching to see if it pays off. >> so far, recrews are good. >> fun and fast.

>> we come back to do this again. >> fun, but pricey. $42 for an adult with extra fees of $10 to $60 per activity. dan ashley abc7 news. >> i would pay not to get on that zip line. >> right. >> people may not like that but others do. spencer is back. spencer? >> here we are. clouds gusting to 25 miles per hour now at sfo. all around the bay area, a breezy to gusty evening. tomorrow look for warm but not exactly hot weather in the state. upper 80s in chico and sacramento. 77 down south in los angeles. here in the bay area mild, would be a better description. clouds linger where highs reach into 60s upper 60s to mid-70s around the bay. mid to upper 70s inland and here

is the accu-weather forecast. we'll warm up getting into the weekend. and by next week mid week, high temperatures inland upper 90s on tuesday and wednesday. upper 80s on the bay and 70s on the coast. >> thank you. >> coming up in sports, solid pitching, timely hitting. that continues to work for giants. buster posy.

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>> genes need a healthy matt cain making just a first start of the season. just one mistake in six innings of work. a slider facing the second deck there. cain was in cruise control. and ends the fifth, one of his six ks is earning his second win of the year. giants in the sixth. you don't want to give him a

strike. >> getting away from matt kemp look at brandon crawford and aloha means goodbye. giants is your final, a's friday at at and t park. l.a. trying to avoid a sweep in atlanta. three in the fifth. peter son driving to make it 3-1. would >> soccer is getting more attention in the u.s. these days. men's national team for a sixth final in gold cup in atlanta. this is semi final action against jamaica mon. 31 minute, great throw and a

header over the head of by bazon. and a shocking 2-0 lead, team usa had the gold cup to brazil. great start to the second half. the follow there to make it a one goal game. >> pull pulls off upset 2-1. showing the winner in sunday's final. >> stage 17 by a team car there and struggling at that point. and a first career stage win and

his lead is and revealing moment today. l.a. lakers introduced three new players just acquired the question, have they heard from kobe bryant yet? >> have you heard from kobe? what is he saying? >> kobe has been on vacation but is sure he has a cell phone. and drag racing is another race now today with motor sports into their future. andy car driver with a challenge

today, the great stop. about some drag racing with remote control cars. the aggressor trying to take the car out. fittingly, she would win the ring. >> o.owe or, he let her. >> come on! >> join us tonight on abc # news at 11:00. we continue to follow breaking news where this fire just exploded inside. plus a vigil for a hayward mofr killed during a traffic stop today. thanks for joining us. >> for the entire news team, have a good night.

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