ng the teen making trips to the area. this video shows a.j. playing the song "mad world" in the piano. >> came back -- we heard a neighbor saying how come nobody is doing anything and calling 911? >> it was like -- >> reporter: a.j. has been charged with one count of murder including special circumstances including kidnapping and sexual assault. >> we charged this individual as an adult. we will bring him to justice and at this point there is no plea deal. >> reporter: the death penalty is off the table however he does face life in prison if

convicted. abc 7 news viewers are leaving condolences for her family and loved ones. if you would like to share this remembrance you can do so at facebook.com/abc 7 news. cal fire launched a drone to help in the search for a missing san francisco teacher as authorities made a call today for fresh volunteers to continue the search. the 45 year old was last seen on friday while riding his motorcycle along the rock creek trail area in the el dorado national forest. authorities are looking for experienced hikers, bikers, horseback riders and drone operators to help in the effort. a public display of support, gratitude and grief is happening in hayward during a viewing for fallen sergeant scott lunger. the police chief spoke moments ago. >> the question that a lot of people are asking is how is the hayward police department doing. they are doing. we are staying busy putting

together the most epic honorable celebration of life tomorrow for sergeant scott lunger. >> the almeida sheriff's department and chp will take over duties so police officers can attend the funeral. a look at how the community is showing its support. >> absolutely. this afternoon we have seen a steady stream of supporters, family and friends here for sergeant lunger all attending his viewing. ahead of his funeral tomorrow a family business is doing their part to make sure police officers are ready. before brothers in blue lace up boots to say good bye to him fourth generations are making sure these boots shine. >> all our officers are coming in for this funeral and are all veterans. you can see it in their face. it is sad. >> reporter: sergeant scott lunger was once a customer here. >> he was a staple in the

community with helping everybody out. >> reporter: while he greets officers in mourning his son kenneth and other employees work behind the scenes. >> they put a little more love into it. >> surprising because it was so close. it was a couple of miles away from our store. >> reporter: the news hit hard. >> the officers are friends. >> reporter: the funeral procession will pass by. >> it was pretty powerful especially close to home. >> reporter: with heavy hearts and boots shining. >> it's our foundation. sergeant scott lunger was a big baseball fan. the oakland as twitter account posted this photo of him with his daughter and said we encourage you to attend the memorial service tomorrow at oracle arena. >> if you would like to pay your respects but cannot attend the memorial we invite you to join us for live coverage here at abc 7 news.

you can watch the service on abc7news.com. the east bay procession begins at 8:45. the memorial service is scheduled to start at 10:00. we will also be posting some of the most poiginant moments on our bay area twitter feed and at facebook.com/abc 7 news. a small earthquake struck along the fault near san jose just about an hour ago. usgs said it had an magnitude 3.3 hitting 12 miles southeast of san jose. it was just after 4:00. there are no reports of damage or injuries but we do know that some people did feel it. a move today that could stream line the process to build new stadiums for the as and the raiders. almeida county announced it wants to sell its interests in the coliseum complex to the city of oakland. county representatives raised that issue today during a meeting with city officials, the raiders and the national football league. supervisor says he believes the

city's response to the opportunity was positive. we'll see. we are breaking news out from clear lake. and specifically the town of lower lake. evacuations are underway due to a fast spreading fire that started just over an hour ago. clear lake is just north of santa rosa in between highway 101 and i-5 as we can see on the map. the blaze scorched about 150 acres and it is spreading fast. cal fire dispatched six air tankers and 170 firefighters to fight the flames. the fire broke out in the southern part of clear lake which is just north of the fire burning near lake berryessa. a viewer tells us this is the view from clear lake oaks. you can share your photos just post them on social meade with the hashtag abc 7 now. it is hot in the bay area with triple digit temperatures inland people are finding different ways to beat the heat

today. what better way to cool off than in the water. some families spent this sunny day at almeida beach and the park is closed today. officials say our summer heat is contributing to a high fire danger at the park. here is a live look outside from our camera. definitely feeling like summer time this week. let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel outside with a look at our highs so far and live doppler 7 hd. >> it has been a toasty day. take a look t a temperatures in our inland communities. antioch 108 degrees. up to 104 near where the fire is burning. 107. 103 concord. 104 fairfield. it is cooler along the bay. 70 in san francisco. 89 in san jose. 86 red wood city. santa rosa hot. san rafael 90 and in half moon bay 65 degrees. a 43-degree spread between half moon bay and antioch.

the fog that is rolling in contributing to the cool down. as we continue to see the fog and the sea breeze's effect air quality will continue to improve. i will let you know what is entering the picture besides the possibility of muggy weather coming up. abc 7 news reporter is live in brentwood with how folks dealt with today's heat. it was steamy there. >> reporter: only thing saving my bacon is the slight breeze that picked aup. clearly the folks here are handling it better than i am. the guys behind me freedom high school football players are doing a modified practice because it is so toasty out here. the leaderboard said 102 degrees. it is probably toastier now because it is closer to the evening and the hottest time of the day and throughout contra costa county we found man and beast trying to escape the heat

today. patches knows how to deal with the dog days of summer. a dip in the pool at contra costa animal services in martinez. she adopted joey coming home to temperatures in the triple digits. >> we usually give them ice as a treat and they just chew it up and love it. >> reporter: victoria would never leave her pets in the car. but animal services says many people do which is why they are trying to get new warning posters in windows at shopping centers. >> reality checks like wait a minute. >> reporter: the sun valley mall is where people often go to beat the heat. >> probably in the 60s. very comfortable. >> reporter: water balloon fight at freedom high school is part of making incoming freshmen comfortable during the two-day orientation. >> everything that we do is team building and getting the students to know each other. >> reporter: water balloons are

also just fun because both man and beast deserve some relief from the heat. a tragic accident today in contra costa county. police say an elderly woman mistook the gas pedal for the brake and ran over her husband killing him at their home. investigators say 84-year-old yvonne catrel was repositioning the car and hit the gas instead. 89-year-old glen catrel died at the hospital. san jose market is cleaning up broken glass. this is the seventh time someone has broken into the market at north park in the past two months. this time vandalizing a glass refrigerator door. a news viewer sent us this

surveillance video. he says he is frustrated police aren't doing more to stop it. so far no comment from police. repair crews working on this broken water line expect to have it back in service on saturday. 15 million gallons of water was lost because of this break that utility crews discovered monday night at the park in san bruno. the water was shut off yesterday morning. the park remains closed as repairs continue. coming up next developing news overseas. the new large piece of debris that could belong to malaysia flight 370. what boeing says about this latest clue. stopping at stop signs. the recent crack down is leading to an unusual protest just getting underway now. how it could effect the evening commute. tesla is turning customers into sales team. the incentives being offered to

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major news about a possible break in the mysterious disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370. experts say they have a high degree of confidence that wreckage found washed ashore in the indian ocean belongs to a boeing 777, the same model as that missing airliner. officials say the debris is a two meter long piece of a 777 wing. flight 370 vanished in march of last year with 239 people on board. the debris was found on reunion

island more than 3,000 miles away from where crews searched for the plane. if confirmed it would be the first piece of debris linked to the plane. hundreds of bicyclists plan to obey the lot to show how ubzord they feel the law is. this could cause a traffic nightmare for commuters along the wiggle in the lower neighborhood. carolyn tyler joins us live with more. >> reporter: the protest is expected to get underway around 5:30. i have to say every response that i got on my twitter posting about this was opposed to what thee bicyclists want which is to turn stop signs into yield signs for them. >> i'm going to still roll through stop signs. >> reporter: that is what the fuss is all about. they say they should not have to stop at stop signs if the intersection is clear. >> you can maneuver more easily.

it is very easy for cyclists to treat it as a yield sign. >> reporter: the group will obey the law to protest the law. stopping at each and every stop sign hoping to backup traffic to challenge one police captain's recent crack down. activists say targeting bicyclists is diverting limited resources. >> every moment that he has his officers not focusing on most dangerous violations is resources taken away from saving lives and keeping our streets safe. >> reporter: the police chief doesn't think the officers are out of line. >> i would suggest that we are not overenforcing on bicyclists if only 1% of the tickets are going to bicyclists. >> reporter: supervisor calls the citations over the top. >> it is one thing to break the law to blatantly break the law. it is another thing to yield through a stop sign and roll through a stop sign when there is no one else around. >> reporter: she says she will look into crafting legislation

like the law in idaho that lets cyclists do exactly that. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. a u.s. citizen had to take the oath of citizenship today in san francisco just to take a vacation out of the country. abc 7 news was at the immigration office as 14-year-old was officially sworn in as a citizen. she was automatically granted citizenship but could not get a u.s. passport. >> we weren't able to get one because i didn't have the original court order from siberia stating that the adoption was granted. >> i wasn't able to travel so i felt trapped because i couldn't go anywhere really. >> senator feinstein's staff helped her get a citizenship certificate. within minutes she and her mom were in line to get that

passport. ceo musk is looking to boost sales. the company will offer a $1,000 credit to tesla owners whose referrals result in a sale. the first person to hit ten referrals in each north america europe and asia market gets a free model x suv. referal program will end on october 21. interesting approach. an oven known to burn some users is being recalled by whirlpool. >> michael finney is here with important information on this. >> this is a very popular oven here. whirlpool is recalling more than 40,000 ovens because of a fulty oven rack. one reported second degree burns to the back and arm. the oven racks can call out. it sells for about $5,000 at

sears and other stores. thinking of changing your smart phone soon? experts say now is the time to trade in your iphone if you want to get the most money. the value of iphones could drop in just a few weeks when apple is expected to release a new model. the website anticipates values of current models and says it will drop 10% in september and 30% in november and december. southwest won't have to change its bags fly free slogan. the airline has confirmed it would stick to the policy of allowing two free checked bags. jet blue eliminated a similar policy. the southwest airline fears it will lose customers if it does away with the free bag. thank you. >> let's go outside. the heat you will be glad to know is beginning to abate. >> meteorologist sandhya patel

is outside with the latest. >> we are losing some of the steam. right now behind me i can see the fog coming in and the breeze is picking up. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd and i will show you what is going on. we are watching that fog just increase along the coast line there and so is the breeze. now down to our south showers, thunderstorms in southern california prompting flood advisories. so far they have seen some reports of flash flooding. six reports to be precise and one report of hail. just in case you are traveling down there that is all due to monsoon moisture. here in the bay area we are watching for the potential for strong rip currents. there is a beach hazard statement until 9:00 p.m. tonight particularly southwest facing beaches will increase the risk of rip currents. from our camyou can see this is what is providing relief to our beaches in the bay. 66 degrees in san francisco.

73 in oakland. mountain view 80 degrees. half moon bay in the 60s. san jose camera showing you beautiful blue skies right now. santa rosa is 88 degrees. napa 81 and we are seeing triple digits in fairfield and livermore. a live look from our east bay hills camera and this is our natural air conditioning back a little earlier so going with foggy overnight near the coast and the humidity rises on friday. there may be more than humidity coming up. i will show you that in just a moment. satellite radar we have a hot air mass in place. this is the hottest of the next seven days. temperatures are going down as we head towards tomorrow in our inland communities. it is cooler coast is bay. moisture moving in. some of that will be drifting up northward towards the bay area. thursday morning we are watching some of that start to approach and then the humidity rises as we head into friday morning. notice a little bit of green

showing up. isolated shower nout out of the question for your friday. it will feel sticky even though it is cooler and may not be so comfortable. the humidity will remain on the higher side of normal. tomorrow morning mid 50s to mid 60s. at least the fog will be around and the breeze so we are looking at better sleeping weather tonight for those of you who do not have air conditioning. highs for thursday in the south bay. 92 morgan hill. gilroy 87. 88 in santa clara. on the peninsula mid 80s. 80 in san mateo. 65 in half moon bay. daly city 64. 70 in downtown san francisco. north bay 60s coast side. 87 in santa rosa. sonoma. 88 in napa. in the east bay 77 in oakland. 82 newark. 86 free mont. inland still hot. antioch 98. pittsburgh 96.

i had an e-mail from a viewer who said come out to pittsburgh. we love you. i'll show you what heat is about. accuweather seven day forecast out of the triple digits for thursday. it is cooler as we head into the weekend but the humidity will remain high especially for friday and saturday and will be watching for the potential for an isolated shower or thunderstorm to develop on friday. we'll keep you posted on that. live doppler 7 hd will be tracking it for you. up next on abc 7 news at 5:00, what happens when you drive a nine ton big rig up a racetrack ramp? the stunt that set a new world record. the new smoke detectors cost a bit more but could save your

some lawmakers hope a tough

new measure will help. created a $75,000 reward fund for the arrest and conviction of anyone who flew remote controlled operated aircraft over three recent wild fires. in one fire earlier this month cars burned as tankers remained grounded because hobby drones were in the air in the area. and just yesterday in dublin at least one drone interfered with water drops on this brush fire at the army reserve area. walkers and bikers who venture out to the bay bridge trail. the water is recycled comes from the building new the tol plaza. the building combines six maintenance facilities into one and has sky lights and motion censors to cut down on energy use. a major test for america's

space program conducted at lockheed martin facility today. the farm is helping nasa develop the orion space craft. the test focused on how a panel separates as it ascends into orbit. nasa first space craft designed for the long duration mission into deep space. could help transport astronauts to mars. dare devil set the new world record for the longest big rig ramp jump. he barrelled down the run way sending a nine ton freight liner air borne. he travelled 166 feet before the semi slammed down blowing out a tire. the jump beat the old record by more than 100 feet. >> up next swimming off the coast of san francisco. >> how he is doing this hour as

he tries to get to the islands. back in a moment.

coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00 new video obtained at last month's pride parade shows a man taken down by police in san francisco. his arrest and why police say he won't be charged with anyone. another oil slick off the

southern california coast. we will have a look at the damage in a live report. and nintendo teams up with facebook, first of its kind collaboration and what they are cooking up all coming up in half an hour at 6:00. we want to update you on a story we first shared with you last night. a bay area man is a few miles away from becoming the first person to swim from the golden gate bridge to the islands. >> impressive. abc 7 news caught up with simon dominguez before he jumped into the water for his 30 mile journey last night. >> dominguez has endured fridged water while braving feeding ground for great white sharks. he believes this is a tougher quest. >> can you imagine how cold that was? 30 miles in that choppy water. >> thank you so much for joining us. world news tonight is next. i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time as always and hope to see you again in half an hour.

breaking news tonight, the air in the west has the missing passenger jet, flight 370 finally been found? part of a wing discovered and u.s. officials just now saying it is the same type of aircraft. we have a team standing by tonight. also breaking tonight, the officer just charged with murder. you will see what his own body cam reveals. the routine traffic stop over a missing license plate. the driver shot the car rolling away with the driver in it. the new fallout tonight, the 911 operator hanging up on a frantic caller trying to save a young life, the operator saying you can deal with it yourself. the dangerous heat wave coast to coast tonight, firefighters rushed to the hospital. the power outages, and we're on the scene in california of a new