a massive water main break flooded a vallejo neighborhood and cut water service to half the city. you can see the water gushing in this video. i'm katie marzullo. vallejo city workers isolated the break but repairs are expected to last through the night. people with reduced water pressure can pick up water from two fire stationness the city. we're live at station 92 with how the process works. >> reporter: we learned within the last hour a four to six block area is going to be

completely without water as crews test the safety of the repairs that they are working on. meanwhile, volunteers and city staff have passed out water bottles to the elderly and people with disability. you can see behind me a large, stacks and stacks of water for folks that are affected by the water. they're asking you bring your i.d. and also your own bag to pick it up. we're at the fire station along 900 redwood street. so stop by here if you need water. as you're about to see, it's going to be a while until service is restored. >> it was river coming down the railroad tracks. >> he watched a river of val's drinking water gush out of the 20-inch main. >> we have crews that have been actively working on this for several hours. it began last night. >> reporter: the city set up an emergency operations center, giving an update around noon.

the response, too slow, say people who live in a mobile home park that flooded. >> the city didn't have anything ready or aware of what to do and how to happen it, and so we -- handle and it so we lost it. thousands and thousands of gallons of water. >> just now or -- >> water blocked judy's but from her home as seen on her real phone video. >> at the time i was, like, scared. >> reporter: more than 30,000 people, about half the city, have reduced water pressure, which also applies to the hydrants. >> we don't have enough water to fight fires or deal with anything on the west side of town. >> reporter: the fire department called in water tender trucks from neighboring agencies to help. >> we're trying to prepare for the worst case. >> city leaders could not say how old the pipe is or how much water is being lost. >> we're trying to pump the water out of the cavern so we

can get in there and turn the water a off. >> reporter: service is expected to be restored tomorrow morning. if you have water, it's safe to drink in vallejo, abc7 news. >> no matter where you are in the bay area, you probably have seen something like this today. our walnut creek camera captured this look at dirty air. people are smelling smoke. the smoke has drifted from two large wildfires burning in lake county. >> i've heard it's coming from the fires to the north, and they said there's a wind blowing it back down here, into the bay and this area. so they're here. >> the smoke filled the sky above petaluma. stay indoors if you have respiratory problems. let's look outside at the conditions. this is from the east bay hills camera looking towards san francisco, you can hardly see the city. let's get the latest from drew tuma.

pretty bad out there. how long is that going to last? >> a hazy start to the weekend. this is downtown san francisco, and on a clear day you'd be able to see much of the east bay, but a veil of haze is over the bay area. the reason why, it's actually hundreds of miles to the north. several brush fires to the west of redding at this hour, and under a north wind today, a lot of the smoke moved south along the coast and into the bay area, and this is going to be the same setup as well for sunday. so, as we take a look at sunday, "spare the air" is now in effect. air quality in the inland east bay will be poor, the santa clara valley poor, so use public transits, car pool orbike to cut down on emissions, and it is incredibly warm. we hit a high of 86 in san francisco, down to 76 right now. 85, oakland. 92, san jose, 102, antioch, even

hotter for sunday. we'll look at those numbers with the full accuweather seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> not just northern california the soaring temperatures this weekend are making condition meanser dangerous for firefighters along the west coast. we're in los angeles with more. >> reporter: the perfect storm of bad news as wildfires scorch the western u.s. from north to south, record drought, heat with a, and now strong winds. in california, firefighters at 16 wildfires were also battling dehydration and heat exhaustion as temperatures soar into the triple digits. >> very steep terrain and conditions for the next 72 hours will be a challenge due to high temperatures. a big challenge. >> at least five firefighters had to evacuate yet. in simi valley, hundreds of homes sit just feet from the flames. >> i get a call from my daughter and she was on her way home, and she is crying and saying, it is

hour. >> the cabin fire has already blackened more than 2500-acres and crews can't get ahead. further north in washington state, mandatory evacuations are in place. the monster flames sparked be lightning and pushed by wind jumped thousands of acres and is expected to get worse today. >> keeping our fingers doesed. it's so dry up here. >> lightning sparked another fire and it spread. >> you can see flames in the trees and it grew up to an acre in a matter of minutes. just spread from there. >> now firefighters battling around the clock, desperate to hold the line. >> if it wasn't for them we we be in hell, literally. >> abc news. >> new video shows a vandal in the act of scrawling a racist message on a house in san francisco. a surveillance camera captured the crime along belcher stretch

in the try angle neighborhood. the victim is a cofounder of a tech firm that sold for $1 billion. we'll hear from the victim coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. we have new details tonight on a deadly accident involving a bicyclist in. the victim is stephen me of fremont. officers say he was on the right-hand side shoulder when he suddenly veered into the bath of a car. he was wearing safety gear but was thrown from his bike and down a dirt embankment. the driver of the car was not arrested. >> in sonoma county two people died in a head-on collision and two others suffered serious injury. a ford pickup truck going southbound on 101 swerved, flipped, and hit a jeep. a man and a woman inside the truck died at the scene. two people in the jeep were airlifted to the hospital. it happened last night near the

guyserville exit. a driver of a third vehicle was unable to avoid the pileup and bloomed the wreckage but no one was hurt in the third car. details on the massive explosion in china. state media says the death toll from the wednesday blast has risen to 104. the new toll comes as rescuers scour the area devastated by fire and explosions at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals. rescuers found another survivor today but several additional small explosions rocked the disaster zone today. ahead, deal involving oakland's airport gives passengers a new option to get around. also, the technical problem that halted flights at several major airports. >> if i die after doing this, at least i've done something with my life. >> a life-saving choice that sparked a kindness revolution. how one woman put into motion an effort that has saved 50 lives.

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u.s. and japanese cities marked the 70th anniversary of the end over world war ii with a ceremony at pearl harbor the japanese attack in 1941 was the beginning of the war for the united states. the mayor of honolulu said the ceremony honored and remembered the past. part of pearl harbor is open for the public for a display of fireworks to celebrate decades of peace. >> the faa knows what caused flight delays at east coast airports today. the agency says it was a

computer problem at an air traffic center in virginia that controllers use to direct high-altitude flights. that forced them to stop planes from leaving the -- area's three major airports and passengers were not happy. >> supposed to fly out this morning and the pilot was not available. then we got on the plane and we're told the radar is not available. so here i am. >> the faa is continuing to investigate what exactly went wrong. sfo reports a few related cancellations and delays this morning but says operations are back to normal now. oakland's airport has reached a deal with uber. uber can now legally pick up and drop off airport passengers. airport officials say it's pat of an eight-month pilot program. the airport has the same agreement with the service >> how thousands of students in the east bay area are getting a

good start to the new school year. and near record-breaking temperatures across the bay area, when will the heat peak? meteorologist drew tuma has

a new exchange program for organ donors and an a.m. hop holds the report for the longest living kid any transplant chain. a woman donated a kit any and her daughter give her kidney to another perfect so on. there are currently 50 people in the chain. they hope to continue the chain and get to 1,000 people. >> i see myself as a small part of the story. i'm benefiting from the story.

donors that extend forward to keepeuñ this chain going that ae the true heroes. >> so far the kidney donation program has involved people from 11 different states. doctors say the more people who know about it the more lives that can be saved. thousands of students are getting a special back-to-school gift this month. we were in oakland when the lend a hand foundation stuffed 4,000 back pacs -- backpacks to give to students. the mission is to help at-risk youth in the area,ing this is the events 18th year. >> heart warming to see the child looking in their bag and pulling out different things. the greatest feeling. >> in two years, for lend a hand's 20th year they hope to stuff 20,000 backpacks. >> "star wars" fans are rejoicing after disney announce is it's creating two "star wars" theme parks. today at disney's fan club, expo d23, our parent company unveiled

the plans. disneyland in anaheim and disneyland in florida will get a "star wars" theme park. it will about remote trading port packed with "star wars" characters and rides. they have not said when the new attraction will open. def until lay lot of people excited about that. over to drew tuma for a check of the forecast. just sweltering. >> i don't know if people are so excited it's this hot or it's getting hotter tomorrow. >> are you a "star wars" guy. >> i love it. can't wait for the movie. live doppler 7hd showing you a picture. the heat and the haze. a live look from the east bay hills camera showing you the haze, the veil of smoke over the bay area, and it's warm. 76, san francisco, 85, oakland, 93, mountain view. san jose, 892. 99, marge -- morgan hill. san jose, the milky white sky and it's 96 in santa rosa, 891,

napa. novato, 95. 99, concord. livermore, 101 degrees. there's a white chop on the bay waters. no surprise the forecast calls for a warm overnight period on sunday so it's hot and hazy. that's why the "spare the air" has been put into effect for the second half of the yanking weekend, and then we're track thing marine layer. if you're headed at&t park, at first pitch it's mild at 75. but the last out, temperatures 68. overnight, look at lows. most spots in the 60s overnight. 62, san francisco, 63, oakland. 65 san jose, and 67 antioch. here's why we're so hot. a high pressure right over the four corners and that's the muscle-maker of the forecast.

the core of the heat moves over us on sunday so we're even hooter the second half of the weekend so highs for sunday in our microclimate, starting in the south bay, 896, san jose, 100, gilroy, peninsula, 91, redwood city, 83 half moon bay. downtown san francisco, 86. 76, daly city. north bay, 98. santa rosa, 102. 96 san rafael. 94, vallejo with the haze, 94 fremont. 90 hercules, and inland, 102, antioch. and 101 in livermore. fast forward into monday. the heat slowly eases by monday. inland, few triple digits but around the bay we're out of the 80s and 90s. most spots around the immediate bay fall into the seven inches 80s in the south bay and low 90s in the north bay. here's the forecast. tomorrow, here we go the core of the heat is over us, it's hazy,

still hot inland on monday, but by tuesday, this heat wave eases. wednesday and thursday we're a little cooler and then back to a steady pattern by friday and saturday. mild to warm so use the sun screen and remember to hydrate the next 48 hours. >> good tips. thank you, drew. we have colin resch in for shu tonight, and sports and you're talking golf. >> talking golf. jordan spieth taking the golf storm by world. >> heard the name. >> the day he had and the finish, amazing. the story of the year has been jordan spieth but a guy right on his heels is jason day, putting himself in position once again for that elusive first major, but spieth is ri

they call saturday moving day in golf, and was it ever today. a resolving leaderboard at the pga championship witch players on the attack. more than 50 players had to finish their second round this morning matt jones, two-shot lead when the third round began. this is the south african with a bogey-free 64. at 12-under. everyone trying to mark a move. rory mcilroy, 68 to get to minus 6. justin rose's putter is on. he is at 12-under. we got a ball and a hospitality tent and matt jones, 165-yards through the beer drinkers and this is all you can ask for. buries it. jones will take a bogey but

could have been worse. martin kaymer, the champion five years ago, playing alongside granddon and -- brandon, and this is his birdie putt. now to jason day, the australian who is long overdue for his first major. on fire, minus 12, on 11, an eagle putt. bangs that in day at 14-under, holes 10 through 14, cards a three on each of them. then jordan spieth making a charge, six birdies on the back nine, including 16, 17, and 18. spieth, 7-under 65, in at 13-under. day would birdie 17. right now he is 15-under. a two-shot lead on spieth. >> new raiders head co-jack del rio dimore than let cooper get his feet. he game-planned around the pick.

cooper touched he ball on three of oakland reside five plays. two were catches. the other an end around, gained just three yards but showed he can be a threat. the raiders with the 18-3 victory. all three quarterbacks played well. all positive signs for del rio. >> flies to play well. we knew coming in, just a start. we knew there would be things to correct, but really proud of the crisp play. we were physical in the trenches, and those are good things. >> i think we did some good things. it was good to see that this early. again, we have three more games left in the preseason and then have our first game at home. so i think we did really well. just how we bonded out there. >> niners kicked off the plea season in houston. short, the 58-yard catch and

run. houston leads. a's and orioles, josh reddick, his 14th of the year, 3-0. right now a's lead 3-2 in the fifth inning. >> giants and nationals at 7:00 tonight. jake peavy on the hill against geo gonzalez. >> next, hold on for one final ride. a beloved roller

coming up at 6:00. just getting word of an officer-involved shooting in sunnyvale. what could be causing a rise in california babies born addicted to drugs. join us at 6:00. thrill seekers have just one more day to hold on for dear life and scream in vallejo. six flags discovery kingdom provided the video of the roar rollercoaster, running for the final time tomorrow. six flags is planning a special ceremony. the park invited the employees who opened roar in 1999 to take the final road. six flags estimates 11 million people have ridden roar. the park has not said if it will add a new ride in its place. that does it for us here at 5:00. thank you very much for

watching. see you again at 6:00. tonight, travel at a standstill all along the east coast, flights grounded. a computer glitch bringing some of the nation's busiest airports to a halt. the cancellations, the delays, the headaches -- >> he said that it was going to be an indefinite delay. >> felt all around the country. across the west, wildfires raging out of control. hundreds of families forced to evacuate. crews on the front lines racing to save their homes. politics, pork, yes, even a helicopter. the front-runners are at the iowa state fair tonight. we're there, too. the teenager trapped under his truck. he can't move, but he manages to enlist siri for help. >> send help, please! help me! >> now, that's a smartphone. and, the 70-year-old mystery.