eat relief for special olympics officials. police here, to say the least, were surprised. >> we immediately realized he was the missing athlete from the hayward area. >> reporter: officers made sure he wasn't hurt and then took care of him. >> he slept for a good part of the morning. we fed him, gave him some food and he was in good spirits. >> reporter: still the burning question, how in the world did he get here from l.a.? a 375-mile trek. >> he spoke to a brother who had taken a bus to northern california, but as far as where he boarded the bus, what bus he was on we have no idea. >> reporter: hayward police called at&t hoping for more answers. >> mr. gusmari kept saying he didn't know. >> reporter: for now the mystery of his journey across california lives on. instead of bowling, maybe he should have been in the marathon.

vic lee abc 7 news. and word a second special olympian who went missing has been found. he was spotted at los angeles international airport. a search turned up nothing. the man was just located about six miles away. it's not clear how he got there or what he did all day. a turn for the worse in the fight against a raging wildfire. a spot fire from the rocky fire has jumped highway 20 near the town of lower lake. it's just what crews were trying to prevent. nearly 3,000 firefighters are battling the flames including crews from out of state. firefighters say they're worried now that the flames have jumped the highway. >> a whole new wilderness area and a substantial amount that's there due to no roads very very tough access. >> right now firefighters report 12% containment, more than double from yesterday.

here's the view from sky 7 hd. look at all the flames lapping up there trying to fight it from above. since the fire started on wednesday, it's destroyed 2 4 homes and scorched nearly 94 square miles. >> it is so hard to wrap your head around how huge this fire is. but had might help give you some perspective. cal fire puts the size of the rocky fire as it's known at 60,000 acres almost, as we said 94 square miles. now when you add up the area of san mateo, belmont san carlos, redwood city, atherton, just shy of the amount of land that has burned near clear lake. as you can imagine a fire that massive affects a lot of people. and abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana is live with how some of the evacuees are coping. sergio? >> reporter: we know that a lot of people in the area have been finding high hills that they can watch the progress of this

firefight. back there a mile away is the western section of this fire line. and then a little bit to your right is where the fire continues. that plume over there that's gray is only about 2 miles away from the town of clear lake. that is very close to a lot of people who are getting nervous. massive plumes of smoke tower as residents worry how close the fire is burning. nearly 40 evacuees checked into middletown last night but others continue to camp out at sites throughout the area. >> we can run the air conditioner so the baby is cool. we have a dog with us and my husband and i. >> reporter: geri driver and her foster baby were able to evacuate from their home last week and set up a mobile home camper with free power and water hookup thanks to the association. it's a challenge to be here so long because the animals are used to running around on their

property. >> we packed up our stuff, grabbed our animals and had to go because we saw the flames coming. we were like yeah we're not going to stay here any longer. >> reporter: at the equestrian center the stables have become one of the area's most popular livestock evacuation spots. one of the largest groups are 17 alpacas. >> they came to us wednesday night and we've been housing them since then. their owners have not contacted us. >> reporter: they were brought here along with two goats. the staff hopes to make contact soon with their owners. otherwise they may have to get foster homes for the whole group. now last night there were a number of streets and highway that is were blocked off and some of them remained closed this afternoon including that one right down there. the good news is overnight there have not been any new evacuations that have been called but this afternoon it does look like these flames are

starting to explode. we'll be checking back to see the progress of the firefight s. reporting live in lake county, i'm sergio quintana, abc 7 news. look at all that thick smoke behind sergio. the gusty winds aren't helping the firefighters. a look at the conditions, drew tuma. this is a tough time to make progress. relative humidity dropped to bone-dry levels and the wind increase. to the rocky fire this hour. the temperature 88 degrees. that relative humidity only at 16% and the winds out of the south/southwest gusting to 18 miles per hour. we talked about it earlier. this fire takes up 94 square miles. we're going to give you another perspective. we took the perimeter of the rocky fire in red and overlayed it on top of the city in san francisco and you can see that fire would engulf the city and then some. here is the sheer scope of what firefighters are dealing with this hour. we'll see that trend early tomorrow morning. winds become calm.

that's great for firefighters. unfortunately, the winds will increase and we are tracking a return of the heat moving inland. we'll detail the numbers of the full accuweather forecast in a few minutes. dan? >> thanks very much, drew. a firefighter who died in the line of duty last week was honored during a procession. here you see cars going out into smoky mountains toward mt. shasta. he was reported missing while fighting the fire in the national forest. crews discovered his body friday morning. an autopsy is scheduled next week to determine exactly how he died. more than 9,000 firefighters are battling 21 active fires across california. there have been thousands of lightning strikes since last week sparking hundreds of small wildfires. an oklahoma police sergeant is undergoing a second surgery after a man shot him with an assault rifle early this morning. the shooting happened along mlk way and apgar street in north oakland. officers returned fire killing

that suspect. abc 7 news report erer has the story. >> reporter: he is expected to survive. the sexual assault suspect shot by police was pronounced dead at the hospital this morning. >> it's sad to see this. >> reporter: linda jenkins walked by the scene in north oakland. she, too, has been hit by gunfire. >> it's senseless. >> reporter: police markers cover the street along mlk way and apgar streets. two officers exchanged fire around 1:30 in the morning with a man suspected of sexual assault. >> it's likely close to a full magazine if not full. >> reporter: chief whent. >> the officer came out with a rifle and immediately began firing upon the officers that were in front of the house. >> reporter: police say the 48-year-old man wielded this

gun. >> you can see it looks to be an assault rifle with a 30-round magazine. >> reporter: the gunman shot a sergeant a 14-year veteran. a second officer with only one year on the force was unharmed. the gunman died at the hospital. police have not said how many times he was struck. sarah gladstone lives nearby. she awoke to the chaos. >> people running down the street, take cover. >> reporter: she find the gun battle unsettling. >> i think gun control in america is out of control. >> reporter: police have not released the identity of the man shot and killed nor the two officers involved. two women who are related died nearly 30 miles apart in what investigators believe was a murder/suicide. novato police discovered the body of a woman in her late 60s inside this home early this morning. it appeared she had been stabbed. several hours later a woman in

her 30s was found on the great highway in san francisco near the zoo. she had a self-inflicted wound and died at the hospital. the pizza delivery man who broke into a home. up next the dangerous impostor police say terrorized a bay area family, the manhunt tonight. a high-profile murder in san francisco now having repercussions in san jose. the fight over deportation ratchets up. the crippling of california's almond industry. how a billion-dollar crop is being brought down by a little white rock. also tonight trapping bobcats in california. a long-running feud is about to come to a head. and the message for all of us from the first dog of california. >> stay right

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it's been just over a month since kate steinle was shot and killed allegedly by an immigrant who had been deported several times. the incident hassan at that santa clara revisiting its policy. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live in san jose with an update. david? >> reporter: ama, the potential shift in policy is aim at keeping dangerous people from being released into the community. portions of that community thinks this might rekindle distrust towards law enforcement. a review is under way. they have been asked to review whether the policy should be modified. the shooting death of kate steinle on the san francisco waterfront has raised concerns cities and counties with

policies of noncooperation with homeland security are allowing dangerous felons to go free. the mayor has urged them to reconsider the policy first enacted in 2011. >> as long as we are clearly disarcinadis disding wishing this is something we reserve for violent felons, it's very clear to our residents that they can continue to trust the city and the county. >> reporter: sheriff lori smith says she has always believed in i.c.e. holds. >> i think we ought to place i.c.e. holds, serious and violent felonies. >> reporter: the supervisor sits on the working group. >> we want to make sure people aren't afraid to dial 911 or to be afraid of people in our community and so i think that means it's time for a good thoughtful discussion. >> reporter: lisa marie opposes any change in the existing policy.

>> do anything different to owe cop rate with co-opoperate with i.c.e. our local government is cooperating with i.c.e. >> reporter: they hope to make a recommendation at the end of next month. david louie abc 7 news. bay area activists launched a campaign to free a victim held by immigration authorities. the activist chanted outside the san francisco immigration office for the release of santiago. they say she fled an abusive relationship and will face more abuse if deported. she has been detained for three years. >> we should be protecting the domestic violence survivors. >> the department of homeland security says she has been

deported five times and does not have a legal basis to remain in the united states. >> a reminder this afternoon don't open your door for strangers. a teenaged girl opens the door to a man she thought was delivering a pizza. he wasn't. police say it happened on suzanne drive just before 10:00. briefly grabbed the girl's mother. the father got involved and the entire family ended up driving the men away. >> it could be made illegal to trap bobcats across the state. they are expected to have two options. a statewide or partial ban. the california department of fish and wildlife recommended the partial band. the partial ban. they would be able to hunt in much of northern california but

have to pay more than $1300 to do that. well something to share tonight, an image from the california department of fish and wildlife shows a really rare sight. a wolf right in the center of your screen. the photo captured last month shows what official believe to be a wolf. the last wolf sighting was the famous or-7 in 2011. officials confirm this animal is not or-7 which is in southern oregon. before then not a single wolf had been sighted since 1924. >> wow. well salt is slowly crippling california's almond industry. tonight from our sister station in fresno, we have mover on how almond growers. >> reporter: the signs of distress are obvious in this almond orchard. loss of foliage, burned leaves and a much smaller crop that looks to be drying up.

>> it should be lush green and vibrant. >> reporter: the almond grower likens it to a train wreck in slow motion. >> the tree defoliated early. it lost all of its leaves due to high salinity. >> reporter: groundwater pumping is the norm with so many growers facing zero water allocation. you can actually see the salt rising to the top. there are quality problems. >> the municipalities from stockton on up through sacramento are dumping their water, their sewage water, treated sewage water. >> reporter: he says the salty irrigation water has impacted the size of his almonds. the crop has shrunk by two-thirds and the nuts are much smaller this year. >> about the only thing that

kernel will be good for is something really low valued as almond butter or milk. >> reporter: this problem has been reported around western fresno and merced county all praying for rain. >> without any rainfall to push the salt naturally down through the soil it's just this continued buildup. >> reporter: the trees would have been productive at least six more years. the state created a website designed to take water waste complaints. so far more than 700 tips. more than 300 water agencies have signed up to get the tips. those water districts can take the information from the site and notify those responsible for wasting water.

>> clearly there was a desire, a need for some kind of a one-stop location folks could report suspected water wasting or leaks. >> the state control board hopes it will encourage them to conserve even more. the twitter account tweeted this photo turn off the faucet while brushing those canines. drinking water straight from the hose. keep saving california. >> everyone is conserving even little lucy. there's no rain anywhere in sight but a beautiful day. >> drew tuma is in and has our accuweather forecast. >> we're reaching the coolest part of our cooldown from here on out we're tracking warmer air moving in which is unfortunate.

a lot of blue upstairs. live doppler 7 hd is so powerful it can pick up on the smoke being emanated from the rocky fire. that's the blue on the screen this hour. we have smoke over bartless spring road all pushing to the north thanks to a wind. back in the bay area a live look at abc 7 studios. the deep blue sky showing it's a dry atmosphere over us. 76 in mountain view and san jose. 71 even at the coast is mild at half moon bay. showing you an equally delightful picture across the region. 77 in napa. what you're noticing no intense heat today.

79 in livermore. future tower cam showing you downtown san francisco in the foreground, basking in sunshine. so, too, is the east bay and the east bay hills. the forecast calls for a partly cloudy day tomorrow also on the mild side. then we're tracking warmer temperatures wednesday into thursday and then mother nature has a few mood swings so we'll cool down once again come friday. thursday this area of low pressure that will continue to move in along the coast. that will bring the cooldown from the heat. no sign of showers we say yet but there is some instability in the atmosphere that we will be watching for an isolated shower to end the workweek. where we are seeing significant showers, the pacific now tropical storm guillermo has weakened 65-mile-an-hour winds. the latest track has guillermo more to the north of hawaii so the island away from the storm. light rain expected wednesday

and into thursday. the roughest of the rain and surf will stay mainly away from the island chain. mid-50s to low 60s with patches of drizzle popping up. 81 los gatos. 79 palo alto. downtown san francisco 69 tomorrow. into the north bay 79 santa rosa. 75 vallejo. oakland up to 75 tomorrow. fremont 79. inland enjoy the 80s for tomorrow. 82 pittsford. 79 in san ramone. warmer wednesday into thursday and then we go cooler friday into saturday before we turn warmer once again on sunday. so the theme is we'll go from cool to warm to cool to warm. you can track that with mother nature. ama and dan. >> thank you very much. riding the waves takes on new meaning. up next, what this daredevil has

to say about this epic stunt on water. >> and did anyone order room service? the new delivery bot now a

incredible video out of theor in out of the netherlands. the crane gave way bringing a second crane down along with it. there goes the crane. at least 20 people were hurt. someone easily could have been killed of course. officials say the collapse took down a row of homes as well. >> four people are recovering from injuries after riding in a tourist bus in london. it crashed no a tree and had its roof ripped off. passengers say the crash sound like a bomb going off. the head of the silicon mafia on the run for 20 years

has been using code to communicate with allies. italian investigators say the mob boss used a code based on the names of different farm animals to send notes related to different orders. they were to communicate with 11 other men. they were arrested accused of helping the man stay in command. making headlines for a viral video he wanted to show everyone how bacon in texas is cooked by using guns. >> there's grease coming down. let's see if we've got some bacon. >> all right. well, this is the latest move by the freshman senator to gain traction before the first republican debate this week. lindsey graham put his cell phone in a blender after donald trump publicly gave out his cell

phone number. named the australian evel knievel by fans robby madison is familiar with wild stunts. he may have outdone himself this time the first person to ride a dirt bike on skis to surf the massive waves of tahiti. it looks like the waves will wipe him out but he emerges live and still trucking. he says the video doesn't really show just how physical it was calling it a near death experience. that does not look easy. >> it's crazy. >> out of the mist. >> amazing. trading her crown for a helmet. up next why a sonoma county teenager is renounci

new at 6:00 on abc 7 news, a fire forces hundreds of people from an east bay apartment complex.

tonight a live report on what or who may have caused it. also the new heart procedure helping patients survive deadly infections without open heart surgery. and the bay area woman forced to camp in for four months. 7 on your side's michael finney shows how the maker of her broken refrigerator left her out in the cold. >> those stories and more on abc 7 news at 6:00. i hope you can joy us then. >> the reigning miss sonoma county is poised to trade her gown for combat fatigue. >> she lives next -- leaves for boot camp with the marines. >> she won her crown six months ago and says she fully expected to go to college but decided to go in another direction. >> she's only one of five to volunteer for military service. we wish her well. "world news tonight" is next. >> for all of us here we appreciate your time and hope to see you again at 6:00. >> that's right.

you can always find us on twitter. breaking news tonight. as we come on the air in the west tonight. racing to get out. we're on the front lines in california tonight. several wildfires, one exploding in size. homes burning to the ground. the families told to get red. also an american city urnds water. driver rs told to get off the streets. giant tornadoes touches down. also breaking a major development of the urgent man hunt in one american city. a suspect believed to be armed and dangerous after a suspect is armed and killed. tonight, with relive. two church bombings just miles apart in the middle of services. authorities saying the intense was to ininjury to do harm. the explosive video tonight. the little boy handcu