>> first, we'll hear from lyanne on the scene. >> reporter: good news is that the fire has been contained and what they're doing now, according to the alameda county fire department is that they're monitoring air quality because there was a lot of smoke out here. the shelter in place requirement is in effect for newark and fremont. this was a lot of fire, a huge plume. you can see fit san jose south and we're further north this afternoon. we can see it and don't know how it started. the building is owned by western pacific but they were leasing it and you can tell no homes were in danger and other businesses were not affected so that is

good. people were told to stay inside there were curious people that wanted to sigh the huge plume. >> i was at my dad's house and heard fire engines. what the heck is going on. >> you've seen the powerful well, it's hard to control. >> are you protecting yourself? >> i have lung disease. yes. i've used by inhaler. >> reporter: those with respiratory conditions are being told to stay inside. right now, the fire has been contained. they've done an incredible job here. it took time because it was really big. the alameda county fire department tweeted this, extensive overhaul going on and air monitoring in progress, no

reports of injury. >> here is a look at the current scene different from earlier. >> yes. it's changed significantly. and abc7 news weather anchor is here with a check on conditions out there. spencer? >> it's great. they're get being this under control now. winds are beginning to pick up just a little bit. current conditions are these, 69 degrees, not very warm. humidity 71%. it's good and pretty high. steady winds at five miles per hour, light winds, but gusts now are reaching 15 miles per hour and not strong enough, i think to complicate efforts now. but strong enough to move the smoke away from populated areas. we had video taken earlier.

you just saw that so good news for reports of a fire. looks like conditions are improving. >> thank you. ace train 6 may be delayed because of the fire. ace says trains will move at slower speeds throughout the fire area. >> the smoke got a lot of attention all over the bay area and kristin zee has videos and pictures of it. >> reporter: yes. we want to share those with you now. this is one of the most incredible ones. rob was flying in a helicopter over the scene and you can see he shot out the window and you can see the smoke rising. take a look at this video. you can see this thick smoke on

the east bay. and we want to show you more from joshua. he's underneath it. you can get a great shot of the smoke and one more here is just a little one as well. and that caused accidents on the roadway. >> thank you so much. another live look at the fire. the smoke now dissipating. we're going to send updates through our abc7 news app and enable push alerts immediately. >> now, to major story, america in crisis. gunshots hit 12 people.

>> yes, five of them died in the deadliest day since september 11th. >> rallies were held in the bay area, tonight we have live team coverage from oakland. protestors blocked traffic and broke windows last night. >> there are a good number of people and you can take a look. this is a peaceful rally. lots of drones and people gathering here, today, san francisco's acting police chief had said that any time you have a rally or a gathering like this, safety is a concern. however, he was adamant there

was a direct threat. >> he expects 500 to 3,000 people at tonight's rally. the rally a response to shooting deaths of alton sterling and philando castile by police officers. >> now is a time to come togeth together. >> it will be joined by several other groups including justice for mario woods and black lives matter. despite the shooting deaths of five dallas police officers after a rally in that city. >> we have a strong history of being disciplined and safe and inviting. >> let me be clear there is no threat directly related to the city at this point in time. >> acting police chief spoke with reporters today before addressing these grads.

>> the chie says he will help facilitate the first amendment rights this evening. >> we're going to stand out there and help them. >> from here, protestors will march to city hall. in san francisco, abc7 news. oakland police arrested just five people out of a crowd of 2000. protestors gathered outside oakland city hall around 7:00. they marched to police headquarters and by 8:30 they were up on interstate 880 stopping traffic in both directions. it took 30 seconds total to block all lanes and i want to show you the video now. you can see people walking to the freeway.

the screen grab and taken at midnight that shows traffic at a stand still. protestors left behind graffiti on the lanes and sides of the freeway. in downtown oakland, demonstrators broke windows and sprayed graffiti. the door to the police administration building were shattered and vandalized with red paint as you can see there. another rally is scheduled to start in less than an hour. >> that is right. another protest is supposed to get underway. it's very quiet down here now. we'll see what develops this evening. last night's protest was mostly peaceful, there were about 2000 people marching. as you've said there were freeway closures and some vandalism here in downtown oakland. chp and police tell me they're

braced for whatever develops tonight and one woman put it i understand rage and anger. i don't understand vandalism. workers boarded up broken windows downtown. >> we had bottles thrown at chp officers and we made two arrests. >> five arrests in oakland, with more expected as police follow up on social media leads. this was the scene. gridlock. a thousand protestors, angry over two more police shootings branched off and refused to leave. >> freedom of speech is their right. but being on the freeway is illegal. >> 880 was closed in both directions for five hours.

>> tonight, you'll be more organized? >> yes. most definitely. we don't have official word but we're on stand by. things are fluid. >> after the shootings, oakland police have been ordered to double up in patrol cars. >> this is a time for patience and understanding. >> oakland's mayor urged people to vent their frustration over police shootings in video testimonials saying we can give public voice to the pain many of us are feeling and gather community feed back. another protest is set for 7:00 tonight starting at city hall. in oakland, less leslie brinkley, abc7 news. we're seeing compassionate responses, police posted this picture to facebook, thanking the citizen who left flowers in front of headquarters with a

note honoring >> our coverage will continue throughout the newscast. you can find information on abc7news.com and through twitter. at 6:30 you're going to hear if law enforcement who found something to agree on in this crisis, coming up. >> everybody keeps to themselves. it wasn't something noticeable. you know? >> revisiting the neighborhood where jaycee dugard was held captive. seven years after her rescue. >> if you've been waiting for july warmth you'll be rewarded next week. >> we continue to monitor a

rally in san francisco against police violence. here is a look at the crowd gathered now. we're going to watch things as it develops tonight. stay with us.

this is a live look downtown atlanta. look at the people there in the streets. thousands are marching in response to the recent shootings. this began three hours ago and keeps growing. there are people on top of that big rig there. this is in response to this week's fatal shootings in louisiana and minnesota. in dallas, it developed into the

deaths of five police officers. >> a critical freeway connector usually packed with drivers now is still closed because of a big rig fire. let's give you a look at the northbound 880 ramp that connects to eastbound 80. a crew is working to clean up materials. the fire started at 1:00 this afternoon near the on ramp and drivers passed slowly but chp shut down the on ramp. there is good news, it's expected to reopen within the hour. >> abc7 news was in emeryville as agents began investigating that huge building fire. atf experts did an exterior survey, planning to figure out what caused this >> the 20 person team includes

explosi explosives and engineers. it's been seven years since jaycee dugard was rescued from that now she's out with a new book. a lot of things have changed since then. >> reporter: we did go back to the neighborhood. it looks a lot different without the live trucks and and reporters and police. we went to the parole system that failed jaycee dugard miserably. neighbors call it the house. this is how it looked then. this is the house today. >> just stucco. it's not cinder block.

they had security bars on the windows. >> the new owners tore down the fences that hid the horrors of the makeshift compound of sheds, tents, and out buildings. the squallid backyard. she was only 11 when kidnapped by the convicted sex offender and his wife, dugard was 29 when the garridos were arrested. garrido was on parole, but able to elude parole agents. after a two month investigation, the inspector general recommended a series of reforms, reduce case loads, better trainings and new policies. the corrections department tells us they have made the reforms. >> if they have, i'm not clear on what those reforms are.

and what has been changed. >> senator ted gains represents el dorado county. he introduced a bill that would have made it tougher for prisoners to be paroled out. it failed. while that goes on, things have changed for the state inspector general, offices are in this building in sacramento. the agency lost much of the power and can no longer launch probes into this unless triggered by the governor or the legislature. tonight we'll tell you about a program headed by the district attorney to make sure sex offenders on parole are tracked and monitored. >> thank you. and join us at

stay with us for all of the news. >> it is the weekend. >> it is. spencer christian is here. >> right now we're on the cool side of things, relatively speaking. clouds throughout the most. winds gustier and it's breezy in other locations. temperatures ranging from 57 60 and we've got low to mid-80s and 84 up north. check out this view of the marine layer rolling out over the city of san francisco and pushing over the bay. forecast calls for fog with spotty morning drizzle.

where we might expect that in just a moment. breezy, cooler and a warmer pattern sunday, tonight we'll have low temperatures in the mid-50s, inland east bay may see upper 50s, coastal areas and valleys may see low 50s and we're likely to see drizzle. low clouds pull back near the coastline and linger locally over the bay tomorrow afternoon. inland areas will be mainly sunny skies and temperatures remaining below average until sunday. from san francisco south ward, near east bay, union city, fremont, likely to see

drizzle. and maybe away from the coast. tomorrow, high temperatures had been in a narrow range and cooler than today, highs barely reaching 80 degrees in most locations. to had been breezy and highs will reach into upper 50s to 60. sunday, a bit of warming. further warming monday and a steady pattern next week of h h highs near or above 90 degrees inland. a reminder, aids walk is only nine days away.

and you can log on to sf.aids walk.net. >> a quiet street was suddenly packed today. >> what they're saying about the

police have no significant leads in the killing of a palo

alto woman. investigators obtained a search warrant today and swept the home for evidence. a neighbor was surprised by this unfolding investigation in her usually quiet neighborhood. >> they were talking to someone and two more cop cards showed up and they set up the crime scene and we're in it wech had to move back. we couldn't see after that. >> police are going to continue to search the property oaf the weekend. a 24-year-old berkeley man is under arrest after police matched his fingerprints to a series of sexual assaults in 2008. one happened in july, 2008. police say the threatened the victims. police arrested johnny

donebarred. >> a space capsule will dock with the international space station on board. it's a napa native making a visit into space. >> meet mentors who convinced her to become an astronaut. >> looking live over police violence, we're going to update the rally, next. also, we hear from law enforcement and victims of police violence as they attempt to find common ground during what has been a difficult week. >> stay with us. more still t

updating that massive fire in a newark plastics recycling center, alameda fire says it's now fully contained. >> you can see it's just a smoldering heap now, but this afternoon, man, it was spewing thick spoke for

>> are you protecting yourself? >> yes. i've got lung disease, so, yes. i've used an inhaler. >> no word on how the fire started. right now, a rally is underway in san francisco to protest police violence. >> marchers are going to head to city hall. >> this is a live look there. you can see a lot of people standing around for the moment and are not marching quite yet. >> they marched on to interstate 880 and blocked traffic for hours. >> this was a mobile shooter with written manifestos on how to shoot and move. >> and there are new details out

of dallas about the man police say acted alone, shooting and killing five police officers. >> police say micah johnson hated white people and was upset by the recent killings in louisiana and minnesota. he died when a bomb squad robot detonated a bomb near him. >> police in his home found rifles, ammunition and a personal journal of combat tactics. >> let's take a look at downtown atlanta. thousands of people are in the streets now. >> the march began about three hours ago. there are thousands in the streets. >> police shootings, communities not trusting officers, smart phones with cameras. we see and watch live what we'd only read about not that long

ago. >> in hayward, wanda reminisced on pictures of a little boy that would grow up to be a victim, a martyr. >> this is my baby boy, oscar, oscar grant. >> her house may mai have been a quiet place to try to make sense of what happened this week. it came to a head in dallas last night. five police officers shot dead, seven wounded in a demonstration against police shootings. the single sniper person yi fis a national rage against police that has been festering for years. >> we've got to sit down and begin to come together and talk about it. >> we're watching cell phone video seems to brought this us now. >> would have that happened if

the passenger and driver were white? >> police officers need to be taught the way of peace. the way of love. the way of nonviolence. the respect of every human being. >> policing has not changed with the speed of theest of the culture. >> this retired police commander, freddie gray, mario woods, sandra bland, all people of color and all incidents partially captured in the public eye. >> these images of people dying in confrontation was the police are engaging the community. >> not soon enough for wanda johnson, the mother of oscar grant. >> double standard is not worthing. >> in hayward, abc7 news. >> the story out of dallas continues to develop and we're on it. trust abc7 news to share

information and and get updates by down loading abc7 news app and enabling push alerts. >> next week marks 40 years since the chowchilla school bus kidnapping and the i team learned a lawsuit was settled this week. three young men kidnapped a bus load of children and the kids and bus driver escaped. ten victims sued the kidnappers. lawyers released a statement today. the matter settled on terms acceptable to all parties. >> a russian space craft is scheduled to dock at the international space station. and astronaut kate ruben was no

ordinary student. >> this rocket is heading up into the sky, i just choked up. you know? i was overwhelmed. >> he said her graduate work prepared her for space. >> many of the conditions she'll have to face as an astronaut. she was wearing a space suit, dealing with life threatening dangers. >> he says kate never took the easy road. >> she had to learn how survival training. >> her interest in science began before grad school. some folks still remember her. >> she was a top student and dove into the material. >> mike was her soccer coach.

she was honor society. >> she was editor in chief. >> could you say this girl is going to be an astronaut? >> i can't say i did. i knew there would be something special about her. >> there will be a live feed from the space ship. >> the topic, her study of genetics. curiosity is in her >> in free time, i'm a bit of a nerd, probably going to do science experiments up there. >> hundreds of people lined up this morning some camped out before dawn. >> why some say this is the best way for them to get their childrens' school

the nates is looking at why an airplane landed at the wrong airport. the air bus with 130 passengers took off from minneapolis, st. paul, the flight crew has been taken off duty. a thousand people lined up to sign up for a school supply give away in san jose. abc7 news was outside sacred heart community service today. the line was a quarter mile long. some people camped out overnight, organizers say they'll have more supplies than before to give away. they say they'll need more because of the high cost of living. >> it's harder to get the supplies all day. >> sacred heart will register 3300 students for the give away which takes place august 12th. to donate go to our website on

abc7news.com. lake tahoe's current water levels is below average. >> tonight, a look at the shifting water levels and how the people who depend on the lakes are adjusting with them.

the summer tourist season is in full swing in lake tahoe ou now. >> government forecasts indicate climate change is likely to have a serious impact on the future of the lake and that means tough decisions are coming up. >> blue skies, blue water, thousands to take it in. the lake level is almost thee feet below average but it's higher than last year and that is enough to make a big difference on the water. we shot this video in july. this is what the same spot looks like now. >> but the marina owner is worried about the future with

climate change threatening the tourist dependent economy around the lake. >> the water level drops they won't be able to get into the marinas. >> they've used a floating dock to extend into deeper water. you can easily see the problem that many >> we can expect warmer temperatures, less snow pack. >> the projections as the regional planning agency is working on new rules. they're controversial. for 30 years, environmentalists have fought over the buildings including adding new and longer piers and buoys and possible

dredging. the last said was thrown out when the league to save lake tahoe sued and won. >> it allowed for no adequate mitigation. >> now with a ned for updated shore line policy, factions are pledging to work together, starting with research. >> we want to protect the lake more than everyone else, so it's important to make sure that this science backs up what we're looking to do. >> experts say water levels peaked but good boating conditions are expected to last for a couple months. >> good to hear. >> yes. >> shelter in place in newark has been lifted.

the fire put out a huge plume of smoke. >> we've been watching the weather conditions there, too. >> that is right. spencer? >> here is live doppler 7 hd. breezy conditions now and we have advancing clouds from the coast with interior parts of the state and shower activity around eureka. highs from 60s on the coast to 60s and 70s around the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. warmer pattern sunday and all of next week will be mainly sunny skies with high temperatures in

the low 90s inland, low 80s around the bay. low 60s on the coast. july will look, and feel like july. >> thank you. >> rick kwon is in tonight. >> lots to talk about. great weather for golf. >> coming up in sports, second round results from u.s. womens' open and how the a's are doing as daniel mingonon takes them how many against the houston astros. >> sky 7 hd is live over antioch now. there are reports of aha! oof!

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breaking news in the east bay. sky 7 hd is over a fire in antioch called indian hill drive. >> some structures involve firefighters on the scene. you can see the hoses there. it's not clear, the extent at this point. you can see some smoke coming off of it. >> it looks like it's not going to spread further. >> right.

>> brandon belt will be joining teammates in this tuesday's all star game in san diego. belt was named as the winner of the final five. he is batting 300 with 46 rbis. bumguarder is starting on sunday against arizona. with his parents looking on, daniel mingdon was pitching and in the third got out of a jam by striking out the side. carcass simmon made it 3-0. now, this game ais tied at 3-3. deciding to leave oklahoma city was not easy for kevin durant. when steph curry and andre

iguadala flew out to the hamptons to convince him to join, it was hard to say no. so many great scores on the team they had to let him know he'd fit in and won't have to change. durant spoke to jerry west but it was a feeling from new teammates that did the trick. >> i know he loves the city but when you make a decision like this, as a player, you want to make a decision where you feel comfortable with who you're going to be playing with. >> former warriors big man, most spaces signed with l.a. clippers. he got a one-year deal for a veteran minimum of $1.4 million. >> lydia co with a six under par

66. let's go about a half hour from san jose and she has eagle, 70 today with three under for the tournament. after she bogeyed, went on to make first round leader makes this birdie putt. she's out six under but still has five holes left to play. at wimbledon, roger federer in the semi finals. couldn't close out the canadian. federer takes a tumble. rallying to win in five sets. the return is long, scores were the first time a canadian man

made the finals. andy murray winning in straight sets. this was match point and for the return, scores were 6, 3, 6, 3, 6, 3, it's going to be murray versus rounich. tour de france, three hours, 52 minutes, behind him a bit of chaos. a again ator lost power causing an inflatable arch to and this sports report has been brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you, rick. >> join us tonight at 9:00, keeping secrets on facebook. the option to keep your conversations very private. >> and jaycee dugard sits down

with diane sawyer tonight on "2020". the bay area program making sure sex offenders are tracked and monitored, at 11:00. finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. 24 ours since the ambush in dallas. the shooters supposedly upset by the shooting deaths of black men by white cops. there is no reason for what he did. no justification regardless, it's a real issue of police violence directed at african americans. are there bad cops? poorly trained cops? sure. most are neither, but the vast majority are honest, hard working and decent. the dallas shooter knew nothing about the officers he ruthlessly targeted for death. and antipolice violence rallies happening in oakland, atlanta and police are on edge.

will it happen again? somewhere, right now, and other wise honest black man has a police officer at his car window and is on edge, too. we can't go on like this. what really matters on this tense night in america is that we find a way to back way from this very dangerous cliff. let me know what you think. >> that is going to do it for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news

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