good afternoon, everybody. >> first at 4:00 we start with the heat wave that's gripping the bay area. this is a live picture from our camera at the boardwalk. this is certainly a popular spot to cool down. you see those beachgoers out there. temperatures in the 80s there today. >> that looks like fun. that's the place to be. closer to home, abc 7 news -- east bay temperatures from the 90s to the triple digits inland. >> we have live team coverage for you on the heat wave this afternoon. let's begin with spencer christian. he's here with an accuweather update. >> this is potentially dangerous heat. with this high intense, there

are health hazards. let's look at current conditions. we've got sunny skies and hot weather across the bay area. here's a look at high temperatures so far. 103 degrees in antioch. oakland airport at 94 degrees. set a new record here for this date. 95 here. other numerous locations in the mid to upper 90s. we have a heat advisory in effect today and tomorrow for the entire bay area from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. i mentioned health hazards earlier associated with this heat. and we have poor air quality which is compounding the problem we have. air quality projection for the next few days. tomorrow will be as well. it's quite likely thursday and friday will be also as no improvement is expected until the weekend. we do expect a little bit of a letup by the weekend. certainly the triple digit heat.

i'll give you a look at the longer range forecast in just a few minutes. >> all right, thank you. you know it's hot when spencer ditches the tie. normally the tie is part of the outfit. but we continue our team coverage now. >> we do. leanne melendez now. >> reporter: the places to be are at home or office with the ac or here at the beach. this is where i would prefer to be. this is my office today by the way. we met one of the hardest working men in the north bay today. on those hot days in the north bay, matthew tindle expects to work long hours maintaining or repairing air conditioning systems. >> yesterday the phones started ringing and never stopped. >> reporter: in this case the homeowners had their ac inspected only to find out the older unit was drawing more energy than it should.

>> on a day like today, it's not 105 out yet. so when that sun starts cooking, you'll see the energy going up higher and higher. >> reporter: this results in higher power bills. pg and e reminded customers to save on their bills. >> i'm not a hot weather person so i try to stay indoors and go out later in the afternoon or early evening. because i exercise every day. other than that i get a headache. i learn to stay indoors. >> reporter: that's what many parents did today with the children. the heat kept many playgrounds empty. jack lawler drove the family from richmond to san rafael to get some relief. >> the kids are crankier. we drove across the bay to come here. this is the only swimming pool open at this time. >> we decided to come find some water, exactly. so we live near the beach, but the sand, i can't to deal with the sand. >> reporter: north bay residents

can expect a few more days like this one. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> all she needs is the inner tube and she's set for the day. you can see how hot it's going to be where you live with the weather app for your smartphone. also more information on abc7news.com. homes have been evacuated because of two wildfires burning near sonora. they've already burned 80 acres. so far no reports of any homes that have been damaged but the temperature reached the upper 90s in sonora today. it is expected to top triple digits making fire conditions worse. rescue crews found the body of a man who disappeared. divers using underwater robots found wouter van lear this morning. the 42-year-old's wife reported him missing from their rented boat which was docked there

overnight. he was on a camping trip with his wife and two friends. the coroner is looking into the cause of death. police do not suspect foul play. two people injured today in a crash involving four cars and a tour bus in san francisco. sky 7 hd was over the wreckage at 8:15 this morning. the car and suv both badly damaged. >> you're not going anywhere. what are you doing? >> and check this out. we are getting a new look at the man you see attacking the zip car in this video. ian hasfelt smashed a window in a fit of rage. today police released a new mug shot of him. officers recognized him because of his handlebar mustache and arrested him at at&t park outside the billy joel concert. three former correctional deputies have been charged with the murder of a mentally ill

inmate at the santa clara county jail. >> they made their first court appearance today. david louie is live with additional charges the former deputies are now facing. >> well, the district attorney's office revealed late today that the three deputies matthew farris, jereh lubrin and rafael rodriguez are charged on the same day accused of killing an inmate. the attorney for one of those deputies says they're trying to get out on bail. the three former correctional facility workers entered. not one of them looked at the gallery. each waived arraignment. they will enter jail with no bail until the end of next week. the file charges them with the murder of mentally ill inmate michael tyree.

tyree was beat ton death receiving severe injuries to his spleen and liver. there was also a second felony count filed for a second assault in the zwral. >> we also filed charges against these three correctional officers for an assault on a different inmate a few minutes before the murder of michael tyree. >> reporter: bill rapaport told me he will seek bail for his client because he's not a flight risk. his father is a retired prosecutor in the district attorney's office. however, the district attorney will oppose any such motion. >> when someone commits murder, there's no bail. >> reporter: as the case goes forward, his intent is to try all three officers together. although they could be tried separately. legal analyst steven clarke says a plea bargain is also a possibility. >> do they need one of these officers to make their case in trial? that will be the key as to whether there's any type of plea bargain with respect to one or more of the officers.

>> reporter: the defendants are being housed in pleasanton. there was a short closed session today to go over the possibility the family of michael tyree might seek damages. david louie, abc 7 news. >> stay with us for continuing information about this story. we spoke to an inmate who claims he heard the entire incident. take a look at this picture. oakland police are asking for help identifying this man in connection with the murder of a musician outside a nightclub in april. emilio novoris was hit by a stray bullet. family of his joined police to ask for help. >> nobody can make up for what happened to us. you know, this tragedy. this is our voice here today. we need for somebody to help us. >> police previously released

pictures of two other persons of interest in the shooting. there's a $35,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. that kentucky clerk who was jailed for not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples was freed today. >> here's more. >> reporter: gay marriage versus embattled freedoms. kim davis is a free woman. >> i just want to give god the glory. his people have rallied and you are a strong people! >> reporter: a judge read the rights before mike huckabee and they were set to ramp up the fight and hold a rally for davis. the clerk spent six days in jail on contempt charges for her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses to couples. >> it's because her convictions

are more important than simply her own freedom. >> reporter: davis' showdown with gay couples trying to wed sparked another debate. rallies in the street supporting her, protests at the home of the judge who held her in contempt. the governor said it was up to the court. while a judge decided tuesday the clerks are now issuing marriage licenses, the court is now satisfied the clerk's office is fulfilling its legal obligation. kim davis says her fight continues. she does not want her name on those marriage licenses. the judge said if she interferes with the issuing of licenses, she can be thrown right back into jail. kenneth moden, abc news, washington. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, why drivers going north to marin county are in store for a surprise today. and facing plummeting poll

numbers. hillary clinton is saying something she has not said before during her campaign for president. this is an abc news exclusive. and new at 4:30. camping out and refusing to leave. the parking lot that's now the center of a new protest. a reminder about michael finney still taking your questions on twitter or facebook. he'll answer them live in a few minutes. search for michael finney on facebook or twitter to ask finney. and we check our traffic right now. the mcarthur mays moving a little bit better. approaching that curve and going over to the bay bridge on the left side, that is your 80 eastbound traffic all backed up. stay with us. across america, people like badominique wilkins...er ...are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes...

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a live look now at a big change to the evening commute over the golden gate bridge. starting today there are now four lanes heading into marin county for the afternoon drive home. just two coming back into san francisco. a zipper truck will adjust a movable barrier every average to give an extra lane. that was one of the goals for the barrier when it was installed back in january. the transbay tube reopened this morning. it was shut down over the labor day weekend for major improvements. matt keller talked with commuters to find out if they noticed a difference. >> reporter: the transbay tube and tens of thousands of b.a.r.t. riders are back on the

track. between the west oakland station and the downtown oakland tunnel. b.a.r.t. says it will make for a smoother, more efficient, and safer ride. but what do regular riders say? we asked riders to find out. laura isaacs works in the city. are you noticing any difference? >> not at the moment. you still get the pop in the tunnel in your ears. it doesn't sound as noisy but not really, no. >> reporter: does it feel smoother? >> not as bumpy. like sometimes you rock back and forth. so yeah, it does feel a little smoother. >> reporter: unfortunately the new track can't make it cooler or less packed in the cars. common complaints we heard in the cars on the ride over. for these people it still beats sitting in traffic on the bay bridge. >> we can take it.

>> reporter: in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. republican presidential hopeful dr. ben carson brought his campaign to san francisco's mark hopkins hotel. a standing room only crowd joined him for a forum moderated by dan ashley. dr. carson also answered questions from reporters including one on why he came to one of america's bluest areas. >> this is called the united states of america. how can it be united if we ha have -- everybody should feel welcome in every part of our country. >> the republican has surged in polls. in iowa he's second to donald trump. and he's running third in new hampshire. in an exclusive interview with abc news anchor david muir, hillary clinton acknowledged today she made a mistake by

using a personal e mall account as secretary of state. david muir sent this tweet. quote, i'm sorry about that, i take responsibility. you can see david muir's one-on-one interview with hillary clinton at 5:30 right after abc 7 news at 5:00. an online college rating site is out with a list of top universities. topping college factual.com's list is yale university because of the high freshmen retention rate. and graduation rate at 89%. second is the university of pennsylvania followed by duke, then comes stanford at number four and harvard rounds out the top five. >> and they're all about $60,000 a year in case you're wondering. big day for apple. they will envail new products here in san francisco. reports say apple will show off a new iphone 6.

analysts are expecting an upgraded camera and more powerful processer. and a refreshed apple tv device. we will have the unveiling here on abc 7 news. pandora will mark its tenth anniversary tomorrow. to celebrate the oakland-based company is holding listener love day. that is 24 hours of music with no ads. they stream more music than any other in the world. what is their most liked love? "don't stop believing" by journey. >> that's not a surprise. >> i don't stop believing it's going to get cooler any time soon here. >> if we can last the next three days, we'll finally experience a little bit of relief, but it will be gradual. here's a live look at live doppler 7 hd. as you know sunny skies and high

conditions, it is roasting here on the roof. temperature change. no change in san francisco. it's just as hot as it was yesterday. but most other locations are anywhere from 3 to 6 degrees warmer or should i say hotter right now than they were at this time yesterday. here's the view from our east bay hills camera looking at blue sky in the direction of mt. diablo. san francisco current temperature is missing right now but last check it was upper 80s. 96 in morgan hill. here's how it looks looking down on to the bay. napa, 94. 99 at navarro. 102 at livermore. and a lovely view of the bay. we'll see triple digit forecast. the heat will ease over the weekend. we hope air quality will as well. shows a continuing growth of this big hot air mass, this huge

ridge of high pressure that will keep the heat wave going through friday. so let's take a look at what we expect overnight. clear skies, mild conditions with overnight lows mainly in the low to mid-60s inland and around the bay. the exception would be in the north bay valleys where lows may drop into the mid to upper 50s. along the coast we'll probably see upper 50s. tomorrow another scorcher in the south bay. we'll see highs ranging from 100 to cupertino. 104 morgan hill. look for palo alto and mountie view, low to mid 80s. a high of 86 pacifica. 94 the expected high in downtown san francisco. up in the north bay valleys, 101 at santa rosa. 102 at napa. we go to the east bay now where we expect highs of 95 in oakland. 97 in union city. and the inland east bay, all

above 100. 105 in pleasanton. 104 fairfield. here's the accuweather forecast. likely again b on friday as triple digit heat hangs on through friday. finally over the weekend heat starts to heat up a bit. early next week we start to see a more seasonal average range of high pressures dropping back to the 80s inland. >> just the 80s. we'll take seasonal. >> take it in a second. thank you, spencer. all right. well, actress vanessa williams was forced to surrender her miss america tiara years ago. how she's now getting ready for a crown comeback. and the man who killed cecil the lion returns to work. new after 4:30, why this dentist says it's importan

two weeks before he visits the u.s., pope francis is making another policy change. it will now be easier and less

expensive to get a marriage annulment in the catholic church. bishops have the ability to fast track annulments themselves. the process should be completed in 45 days. it's a significant change because annulments allow divorced catholics to remarry within the church by declaring they have initial union was never a valid marriage. he will be heading to washington, d.c. one of the three cities he'll visit in the u.s. join me as abc 7 news follows pope francis on this trip. queen elizabeth ii will be making history tomorrow. she will become the longest serving monarch breaking queen victoria's reign on the throne. good job if you can get it. elizabeth is the nation's 40th monarch and only the 6th queen since william and conquerer took the throne. a woman forced to give up

her crown making a comeback of sorts. >> vanessa williams returning to the pageant to serve as the head judge for the 2016 competition. back in 1984 williams became the first african-american miss america but resigned shortly after because "penthouse" magazine published nude photos of her taken several years earlier. >> she went on to have a successful career as a singer on stage and on screen. >> you can experience the glitz and glam sunday at 9:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. "the view" returned today with two new faces and one familiar one. >> i'm happy to be back but when i saw my husband sleeping this morning, when i was getting dressed to come here i said what did i do. >> back to work. comedian joy behar rejoined along with candace cameron bure.

you can catch "the view" week days here on abc 7. "star wars" fan are fuming over the release of the new movie. >> americans will not be the first to see the movie. it is first opening in the united arab emirates on december 15th. then in france on the 16th. great britain on december 17th. all before it plays in u.s. theaters on the 18th. it's likely some theaters here will have screenings the day before the wide release. abc 7 news at 4:00 does continue. a fire truck belonging to an east bay fire department breaks down as there's a call for help. how firefighters stepped into action. new developments today in a police brutality case that sparked days of rioting in baltimore. the settlement now in the works. and camping out on the top of black asphalt in triple digit

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here are the headlines where you live today at 4:30. that spot to be as the bay area is right in the middle of a heat wave. officials have had another spare the air alert for tomorrow. that is the sixth of the summer

season. spencer christian says intense triple digit heat will continue through friday. spencer will have the full forecast coming up in about ten minutes. republican presidential candidate dr. ben carson is here in san francisco today discussing why he believes he should win the republican nomination. ben carson says the nation's issues are not democratic or republican problems. they are american problems. carolyn will have a live report at 5:00. some homeless people will try to scuttle a property deal in sonoma county. they want to use a building owned by the water district as a center for veterans. but the county wants to sell it. we have the first look at a standoff that is just beginning. wayne? >> it would appear that it is just beginning. behind me, this is water district property. the tents went up last night. homeless advocates as you said want veterans to be housed in

the building in front of us. the city on the other hand, the county is saying this is not our property. it belongs to the water agency. the water agency is saying we're just trying to sell our building. you might call this the parking lot summit. >> it is trespassing. >> reporter: what leverage do you have? >> we have moral authority. >> reporter: a homeless encampment popped up on the property late yesterday. nine homeless people plus five homeless advocates taking up residence behind a former administration building that will soon hit the market for roughly $6 million. this is an outrage to the local homeless who want the building for affordable housing. >> we're not taking their property. we want to borrow their property until they can help us get a place to live. >> reporter: put up a four-room tent on the property. others here have done the same. they're making demands. >> water, porta potties, showers, access to electricity. >> reporter: it is a difficult spot for the water agency. >> we are really kind of in a

middle man position here. we are a water agency. we don't manage homeless affordable housing policy. >> reporter: no. now they just deal with it. details remain sketchy about today's parking lot meeting which included the health department. >> at this point we just met with them. we learned about the situation this morning. as far as solutions, it's going to be part of an ongoing conversation. but i do believe that the county is going to have to come up with some alternative solution if they're not to stay here. >> reporter: in short, to be continued. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. crews are working to fix a water main -- excuse me. they're working to fix a water main break in san francisco. sky 7 hd captured this video of two workers shortly after the leak was located this morning in the glen park neighborhood. we're told the leak was from an eight inch main installed around 1973.

no word yet on how much water was lost, but it did cause quite a puddle down hill. in san francisco police are looking for the gunman who went on a rampage and injured two men at a bus stop and put bullet holes into nearby businesses. police may have an important lead. amy holingfield has more. >> reporter: san francisco residents were greeted by crime tape. bullets shattered the glass at 1 11:30 last night. it was a stark reminder this morning of the violence that plagues this neighborhood. >> it's a bad neighborhood. from daylight to dark, during the daytime it's okay. after dark you don't even want to be caught out. >> reporter: the two men were taken to the hospital in stable condition. a 35-year-old man was shot in the foot. a 54-year-old in the chest. police are looking into whether it was gang related and who was

the target. even if the attack was personal, it had an impact on the public. >> i pull the shade open, the blinds open. i look up and i see this huge hole. >> reporter: when jasmine payne got to her office today, a bullet had pierced a window. it's across the street from where the shooting happened. >> it was unsettling. this morning i was afraid. >> my heart goes out to this community out here who has to deal with, you know, this type of incident. >> reporter: roberto is trying to stop the violence in the mission with his nonprofit group homey. an anti-gang group focusing on the youth. >> there is progress being made. i think the community has come together in some really positive ways. you know, we have an initiative of we'll map the peace. it's several different organizations looking to target the disenfranchised youth in our community. >> reporter: police have not made any arrests in this

shooting but say they have good video evidence from the cameras in the area. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. freddie gray died last april. police say his family will get $6.5 million from the city of baltimore. that is expected to be approved tomorrow. six police officers have been charged in his death. each has pleaded not guilty. the woman who survived an on-air shooting that killed two tv news journalists in virginia left the hospital today. vicki gardner was being interviewed on live tv on august 26th when a gunman opened fire. wdbj reporting alison parker and her cameraman adam ward were killed. the gunman killed himself after a police chase. doctors had to remove one of gardner's kidneys and some of her colon. the new cheating accusations

following the new england patriots. but up first, weather we could use in california. heavy rainmaking for a soggy start to the workweek in the midwest. ask finney is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on facebook and twitter. i'll answer questions here live a little later. i'm spencer christian looking west. we see no coastal clouds and we see no cooling in our immediate forecast future. i'll have the accuweather seven-day forecast in a moment 37. and at 4:36 we take a live look at our traffic across the san mateo bridge. heavier on your left-hand side. heading to the east bay. stay wit

well, we could use some of this rain around here. several inches fell overnight in green bay, wisconsin, causing widespread street flooding. that part we don't need. flash flood warnings posted in six counties through the morning hours. >> the only moisture we're going to see around here is the sweat dripping off spencer christian right now outside. >> he sounds so sympathetic, right, spencer? >> yeah, right. >> i feel for you. >> just dripping off his lips as the perspiration is dripping off me. sunny and hot and it will be for the next few days.

powerful hurricane linda now a category 3. not too far southwest of cabo san lucas. good news is it's expected to move northward and westward away from popular areas. there's one model that goes contrary to that. we expect it to move away by the weekend. pose no threat to the areas. some high clouds and a little bit of moisture moving up into the bay area. could make for muggy conditions here. we'll keep tracking that for you. look for triple digit highs in chico, sacramento, fresno, and palm springs. 95 in los angeles and perhaps some scattered thunderstorms in southern california as well. here in the bay area, we'll see triple digits in our inland areas again. and upper 90s around the bay. 94 the expected high in san francisco. 95 in oakland. 82 in half-moon bay. and we'll use livermore as our high temperature trend indicator over the next seven days. look for highs of 106 the next two days in livermore. 104 friday. and then temperatures, highs will drop into the 90s over the

weekend. that's typical of what our inland areas can expect over the next several days. >> all right. come down and is join us in the ac. >> i'll be happy to do that. >> all right. breaking news out of las vegas. a live picture from mccarron international airport. that is a british airway flight on the runway. there was a fire on this flight bound for london. the fire has been put out. look by the wing on the left-hand side. you can see a noticeable scorch mark on the plane. no known injuries and all passengers are set to be removed from the aircraft. imagine how scary that had to be. the airport is still open, but we've just learned that one runway is out of service. that could cause some delays for any bay area passengers headed to or from las vegas. we're rk working to get more information on this. we'll have updated on abc 7 bay area. half of the country is at risk for the disease that kills 3 million people every year. but first, defying death

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a new report by our sister network espn claims that the spygate scandal involving the new england patriots was much deeper than originally thought. and that roger goodell helped sweep it under the rug and that is part of the reason why he then came back and hammered the patriots recently in deflategate. the report says the patriots secretly videotaped the signals from 40 different games from 2000 to 2007. also says pats employees used to sneak into visiting locker rooms and try to steal the list of plays opposing teams were set to run. a lot of team dos that. goodell says he suspended the investigation only three days after it began and levied sanctions against the team for only one incident in 2007 then had all the tapes destroyed. we have a link to the full report on abc7news.com.

crowds greeted a dentist in minnesota as he returned back to work today for the first time since killing one of africa's most beloved lions. dr. walter palmer says his patients and staff wanted him back and he contends he's done nothing wrong. elizabeth hurst tells us more. >> reporter: the man called the most hated dentist in the world arrived with private security ignoring the shouting from protesters. reporting to work for the first time in nearly two months. >> i think he should probably leave town. >> reporter: since his killing of cecil the lion in july, dr. walter palmer has kept a low profile with protesters shutting down his practice and his family receiving death threats. >> he should pay for what he did. if we don't do something now -- going to make me cry -- i just hate the thought of it. >> reporter: palmer always

maintained he believed the hunt was legal. saying only his local guides in africa have been criminalally charged in this case. >> the attorney working with him says he has been in contact with the u.s. authorities, haven't heard from anyone in zimbabwe about these reports that he might be extradited. >> reporter: on this day citing his responsibility as a health professional, it was back to work for palmer with some of his patients showing support. >> i don't think all the negative attention and what's going on would affect his ability to practice dentistry in any way. >> reporter: palmer says he's now hoping for some sense of normalcy back in his life. police in the mean time says they will continue to monitor the situation. but so far no major issues reported. abc news, new york. ernie asks via facebook, how long can people do a remodel on

a house? >> already seems like it's taking forever. look, the rules are different from city to city. and also from homeowners association to homeowners association. it's normally around nine months is what they'll give you. so if it's past nine months, you might want to check. but check locally. there's not some big data base. the other problem is even when people go past their nine months, hardly anything happens to them. so you can gripe about it. >> all right. kristen says i think my son might have been involved in a driving accident. can i see his driving record at the dmv? >> yes b you can. it's public record. costs about five bucks. go online. dmv.ca. make sure you got to gov in

there. .ca.gov. there's a lot of others out there. >> put it on the website? >> yeah. i'll do that. >> thanks for clarifying. >> yeah. >> vicki asks how do you feel about using credit monitoring websites? >> i don't do it. you have to make up your own mind. they're pretty expensive. they started out at just a couple of bucks. but they didn't do much for you. now they actually can do some things you can't do. they have different ways of doing it. there's three major ones. go out to the dark web and look around for your name, social security number. if they find it, they know it's floating around out there and they'll let you know it's floating around. if it's out there, they can't stop it from being used. what you want to do is check your own credit report. you can do it free by going to annual credit report.com. you're allowed one each from the

three major reporting agencies. so get a new one every four months. that's what i suggest you do rather than pay money for it. >> perfect. thank you. >> new research suggests that half of all adults in the u.s. have diabetes or prediabetes. researchers looked into health surveys and found b that 12% to 14% of adults were diagnosed with diabetes in 2012. most have type 2 diabetes. that's the type linked with diet, obesity, and inactivity. and others are prediabetic. in other health and news, scientists have discovered what's behind that runners high. >> and most iphone fitness app dos not make the grade. here's jane king with today's wellness report. >> reporter: most iphone exercise apps don't give you the best workout. university of florida researchers tested 30 free iphone workout apps to see how well they meet all of the american college of sports medicine guidelines. the results were not great.

most of the apps did meet the standards for aerobic and strength training. but most of them were not up to snuff when it came to flexibility exercises. scientists at the university of montreal have discovered that the hormone leptin could be to blame nor runners high. when in motion, the levels may fall and that sends a hunger signal to the pleasure center of the brain. a new study published in the american journal of pediatrics show teens are using e-cigare e e-cigarettes in place of cannabis. hash oil or wax can have thc concentrations 4 to 30 times as high as dried cannabis. and the pumpkin spice latte at starbucks will contain real pumpkin for the first time.

i'm jane king. here's to your health. abc 7 at 4:00 does continue. up next, an east bay fire truck breaks down just as there's an emergency. the hike to help that helped save one man's life. new at 5:00, the security flaw that's putting hundreds of millions of internet users at risk we'll have the story. and what could be a legitimate reason to make a selfie. a

here a look at tonight's primetime lineup. shark tank. agents of shield at 9:00. extreme weight loss at 10:00. then join us for the news at 11:00. los angeles could soon follow san francisco's lead in banning smokeless tobacco from its ballparks.

they hope a ban would help reduce teen tobacco use. the centers for disease control and prevention says high school athletes use smokeless tobacco nearly twice as much as non-athletes. a new law still has to go to a final vote. firefighters from east contra costa county are being hailed as heroes for saving a man even after their fire engine broke down. >> reporter: it's the kind of job where seconds can make all the difference. on sunday stranded in a parking lot, the firefighters of engine 52 here made a split second decision that saved a man's life. the day started like any other for engine 52. but it ended in a way no one could have predicted. on the way to the call, they lost the services of thafr truck. >> we had a mechanical failure on the engine and lost power. >> we're out of service, mechanical.

you can start another unit to our call. >> reporter: with their hood up in the parking lot of a chuck e cheese, all the crew could do was wait for a tow truck. but then they heard another engine company called out to a medical emergency at the mall across the street. >> we decided to grab our gear and run on foot. we knew we'd beat the engine responding to it. >> reporter: hauling 60 pounds of gear, the three firefighters ran a quarter of a mile through a parking lot and into a payless shoe source to get to the man in cardiac arrest in the store. a woman was already doing cpr. >> we ended up getting the guy stabilized. by the time he got to the hospital, he had a heart beat. >> reporter: he is in critical condition in the hospital. laura anthony, abc 7 news. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right

now. an inmate was killed at the santa clara county jail. an inside account only on abc 7 news. plus the racist graffiti in san francisco. turns out there's a lot more and now one supervisor has a message for those responsible. more transparency or just a lot of paperwork? the concern tonight over a new mandate to prevent profiling. bay area baking in this heat wave. more on that coming up. three south bay jail guards appear in court for the first time. the men who were supposed to protect the inmates are now charged with murdering one of them. i'm ama daetz. >> and those deputies are face new charges tonight. michael tyree was found dead in

his cell in late august. the coroner says he was beaten to death. the three defendants lubrin, rodriguez, and farr are is. >> we also have an assault charge for juan villa minutes before the murder of tyree. >> the actions of those kussed of this action are not those we expect from our correctional deputies. an inmate is speaking out about what he heard and saw the night of michael tyree's death. he spoke exclusively to reporting melanie woodrow earlier today. she joins us with more. >> reporter: the inmade gave us

permission to use his name. he said everything she shared with us today he also reported to the detectives investigating michael tyree's death. inside the santa clara county main jail, armando galvin said he heard screams coming from a nearby inmate's cell the night before michael tyree died. >> saying i'm sorry, i'm sorry. please, please, i'm sorry. >> reporter: galvin says the screams and pleas were followed by silence. at the time, correctional deputies matthew farris, jereh lub bin, and rodriguez were doing rounds. he said when they got to his cell, they were acting differently and hardly searched. about an hour later lubrin returned. >> excuse my language, but he said does he usually [ bleep ] himself. then he went back to tyree's cell and was calling his name.