vegas casey though and what the hall of famer maintains was an attempt to reclaim some of his personal memorabilia. >> it's time to give him a second chance. it's time for him to go home to his family, his friends. this is a good man. he made a mistake. >> reporter: simpson is now 70 years old. his age and perfect record as a prisoner all playing into his appeal for freedom. explaining to the board he's taken a course on non-violent ways to deal with conflict and helped start a baptist church service in the prison. >> i was always a good guy. i could have been a better christian and my commitment to change was to be a beater christian. >> reporter: the board receiving hundreds of letters, asking them to factor in the 1994 murder of simps simpson's ex-wife for which simpson was i quitted. >> these items will not be considered. >> reporter: he told the board he plans to move to florida.

the soonest that could happen is october 1st. here is abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen. >> reporter: it's been o.j. overload since the mid '90s. >> how can he regain his reputation? how can he regain his prooefrs glory as a football star? he can't. he threw that all away. >> reporter: bay area residents not holding back their opinions who were born an raised in san francisco before making it big in the nfl. many people stunned by the decision to set him free as early as october. >> people still hold him responsible for a crime he was acquitted of. that's why a lot of people don't want him to get parole. >> reporter: the man who had his life fall apart before his very eyes. >> i've done my time. i've done it as well as respectfully as anybody can.

>> reporter: legal expert say he put on a solid performance this morning. >> when you're allowed to make a statement and not being cross examined on it, you can look very good and very polished. >> reporter: law professor said he wasn't surprised he got his way. >> under the rules of the parole board and watching his testimony, that seemed to be the logical conclusion. >> reporter: knowing today's hearing would be broadcast to a national audience. >> it's interesting to see different people on social media and how strongly opinionated everyone can be and how embl emblemmatic of race relations in our country. >> reporter: chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> if you would like to see what happened from start to finish, we have li hearing at abc7news.com. to developing news out of mariposa county. thousands of people remain under

evacuation orders as the fire continues to spread. we have a look at some of the devastation. >> not only out buildings but residents have been completely destroyed. we have views in the area surveying the area and mopping up any hot spots. >> reporter: the fire has blackened more than 70 acres and some areas is just burned the grass and brush. in other areas completely destroyed everything. >> we're seeing extreme fire conditions. you can see not only with the brush but the homes.

>> take a look at this map put out. the red indicate where is the smoke from the fire is expected to go. majority of it is heading into the sierra. red cross teams from the bay area are heading to mariposa county to help the evacuess aues they packed up their truck. they are expected to be gone for 15 days and serve evacuees whose lives have been changed forever. >> distraught. we try to give them encouragement and support. >> it's very devastating to go through a situation like that. that's one thing i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. >> if you would like to done nate to the red cross text them or go to our website, abc7news.com and we have set up

a link there for you. weather conditions are not helping now. only 17% and we have wind gusting to 16 miles an hour which is blowing smoke over wide area there. a diminish air quality. wind gusts over the next 24 hours show weakening of wind during the overnight to about 5 miles an hour or so in the early morning. winds will strengthen again in the afternoon hours. look at the satellite image. you can see the smoke traveling pnorth ward from the fire. as a result of that air quality alert is in effect for a wide area from south of bakersfield up to south lake tahoe. we'll monitor conditions as they develop.

let's look at a fire that broke out this morning opinion firefighters tell us no one was hurt but one person went to the hospital after an altercation at the scene. at least seven people were driven from their homes. arson investigators are looking for what sparked this morning's fire. sheriff's deputies say the father shot to death yesterday while pushing his 3-month-old baby was trying to turn his life around. investigators believe 29-year-old hayward was the shooter's intended target. the suspect escaped. the shooting occurred on willow. three officers will not be facing any charges. abc 7 news reporter live with dramatic dash cam video just

released. >> reporter: you're about to see this stand off back in april lasted over five minutes opinion officers giving the suspect more than 60 commands to drop his gun. residents say those commands were so loud at times they heard them over the highway's sound wall. he held a gun on busy highway 101 northbound near highway 92. >> he had been dripging heavily and using methamphetamine heavily. he was acting like a meth freak. >> reporter: moments earlier he rear ended her and demanded her vehicle. he complied and calmed 911. >> this is the victim walking southbound on the shoulder. >> reporter: three officers responded ordering him to drop the gun more than 60 times.

>> there were people on the other side of the wall who heard it. >> you're going to see him raise the gun up and point at the officers. >> reporter: it's only then that all three chp officers fired. there were five shots, two of which fatally wounded. >> i think they showed great deal of restranint for a prolonged stand off. >> they did it the way we want it to happen. >> reporter: he had prior dui related offenses. the inspector says the gun was holding was loaded with a live round in the chamber. uc berkeley is disputing a claim that the university is blocking the appearance of conservative speaker ben shapiro. he's available to appear september 14th. they asked campus officials for a venue but campus officials

said they couldn't find one for that day. >> we have over 1,000 student groups and there's only a limited number of venues provided free of charge. you can imagine they get booked up well in advance. >> planned appearances by ann coulter didn't happen. the university couldn't find a venue for coulter. a mown untain lion was spot south of the main berkeley campus. the big cat appeared before noon yesterday. >> it's hard for me to believe they will be walking on these

main streets with all the cars and stuff. >> this is just the latest mountain lion sighting near the berkeley hills. they hunt for deer and deer live this those hills too. there's a community alert that's been issued by the san mateo police department after a mountain lion was spotted near laurelwood park. california issue presupreme ruled the state can take children who are at high risk of harming themselves. the decision upholds a lower court decision in the case of a los angeles county mother whose daughter ran away from home, had a child at 15 and skipped schools. the smart train and thort bay offering preview rides. what's behind the delays? from trauma to love. a dog abused and neglected has a new home right here in san francisco. all thanks to social media.

hitting the threes. steph curry's latest venture, just ahead. checking our traffic. this is a live look over 680 through walnut creek. you can see it's moving in both directions but a little heavier. stay with us. back after a break.

the smart railroad continues to take people on continued rides.

wayne joins us live with the story. >> reporter: good afternoon, larry. a lot of this has to do with the federal railroad administration which is testing the positive train control system. this is revolutionary. no other railroad in the nation has it or developed it. it's the first kind to test and first review and that accounts for some of the delays. in the north bay it continues to be the $500 million question, when will they start. >> we don't have a firm date but we are still targeting late spring, which is right around the corner. >> reporter: we asked on june 28th. >> really quickly. it's going to happen. >> reporter: we asked smart board president this morning. >> i will say soon. >> reporter: which was good enough for passengers taking another preview ride from >> i love it. we were right behind the engineer. >> it's going to work. like anything else it takes

time. >> reporter: it has taken time. after a first estimate of last november it awaits approval of the positive train control system. the first in america. ptc will render trains essential human error proof but there's been a learning curve. >> when we start our goal is to perfect. >> reporter: smart must prove it. more work needs to be done so we cannot estimate when final aproouf approval will be granted. >> you want to make sure the train controls are working properly and the gates. >> reporter: which has taken some fine tuning. on june 29th we shot video of this gate dropping too late after a train had already entered an intersection. it's one of those growing pains that smart says it's now fixed. sdp >> so far there's no red flags. >> reporter: we asked the question, when. >> we're really optimistic that it would begin soon. >> reporter: sh fewhich feels l sound bite.

>> this is video taken last night where a new out of service train pulled up to the platform. brt police are hoping witnesses will come forward after thieves targeted cars. you can see on the map where the crimes took place between early yesterday morning and late last night. crooks stole cars from the bay fair and south hayward stations. parked cars were broken into at rock ridge, fruitvale and south hay ward stations. there's a silver lining oth main spillway. gold. flecks and nuggets are washing down the feather river.

they are going to local gold dealers with what they found. >> what we hear is there are even the workers up there we have heard they are seeing the nuggets too. >> the most one person has made is about $400. it's something. dealers say they have been seeing a lot of people flocking to the river in hopes of striking it rich. >> gold in our hills. how about the golden one. warrior star steph curry we see him draining shots but he can deliver when he's making money on the side too. check out this shot add the camera crew moves into place. firing from deep and nothing but the bottom of the sunroof landing inside a brand new infinity. he made his latest log

shot while taping for a commercial and we're told he hit it on his first try because he's steph. >> what do you expect? >> that's a good looking car there. >> what do you drive? >> i don't know, something similar. >> something with four wheels. i have a steering column. >> train the weather for us. >> i wouldn't steer you wrong. let me offer you these nuggets. >> like three in one. we have sunny skies over the bay area. looks like a little patch of low clouds trying to form down along the coast. most of the coast is clear at the moment. this is a video looking at blue skies over san francisco. it's 64 degrees here in the city right now. 69 across the bay in oakland. mid to upper 70s. 62 at half-moon bay. this is the view looking toward the golden gate. looks clear there. we have 90 degrees now.

this is the view looking down from ocean beach southward. it's mainly clear but there's a little line of thin, low clouds trying to develop there. these are our forecast features. we'll see a warmer pattern tomorrow and bright, mild conditions at our beaches. overnight, it will be mostly bright, mild. it will be a bit of fog developing along parts of the coastline overnight. tomorrow we'll see overnight, a bit of fog gopping. near the coastline. not much over the bay. during the later hours we'll see the fog pretty much burn away from the coastline giving us a bright, sunny sky. high temperatures ranging from low to mid temperatures to low and mid-70s around the bay.

the morning will bring patchy fog with high temperatures in low to mid-60s but about 72 down in santa cruz. on we go to three-day outlook. friday, saturday and sunday, notice the big warm up over the weekend. there's high temperatures climbing up to about 100 degrees and the warmest inland spots we'll see low 80s around the bay and mid-60s on the coast. notice it for most of the week, it will be a more typical summer like range. 70s around the bay and low 90s inland. >> all right. thank you. ryan seacrest will continue to be the busiest man in show business. the role he says he's stepping back into this year. throngs of fans head to san diego for comic-con.

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it to you. chesting bennington has died. the 41-yearold was found dead in his home near los angeles this morning. his death is being investigated as an apparent suicide. he struggled with drugs and alcohol for years. he was very close with sound garden singer chris cornell who hanged himself in hay. this is video of bennington performing at cornell's funeral. today would have been cornell's 53rd birthday. it's official, a familiar face is returning to american idol on abc next year. >> i can confirm with absolute confirmation. >> absolutely, without a doubt. >> that ryan seacrest is returning of the host of american idol. >> you saw it here on abc 7. the big reveal on live with kelly and ryan this morning. kelly ripa had been cheering for her co-host since may when abc announced relaunching american

idol. american idol is holding auditions in oakland next month on august 20th. download our abc 7 news app and enable push alerts. you'll be first know when the venue is announced. tens of thousands of people have there are four days of panels, presentations, screenings and celebrity appearances. a whole bunch of people dress up for the occasion. >> downtown san diego transforms into this nerd fest and everyone loves it. the city loves it. the nerds are happy. the super heroes are happy and it's just a lot of love. >> comic-con has an economic impact of 143 million dollar on the san diego area. there's a lot of love and a lot

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here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. o.j. simpson cobe out of jail as soon as october 1st. he served nine years after trying to take back sports memorabilia from a las vegas hotel room. he plans to live in fl tl when released. cal fire tweeted this picture. more than 70,000 acres have burned and 45 structures have been destroyed. the fire is 10% contained and has forced thousands to evacuate. world news tonight is tracking the $2 million fine against exxon mobile.

the treasury department found the company violatiolated sanct against russia while secretary of state are rex tillerson was ceo. president trump lashed out his attorney general and the special prosecutor charged with leading the russia investigation. megan hughes is live in washington with the latest development. >> reporter: good afternoon. a white house spokesperson telling us late today that the president does still have confidence in the attorney general. this 24 hours after this blistering interview with the new york times. >> you will not resign. >> reporter: questions swirling about whether the top cop jeff sessions will with stepping down after this event from donald trump to the new york times. >> how do you take a job and then recuse yourself? if he could recuse himself before the job, i would say thanks. >> reporter: shaking off

resignation questions for,0 now. >> we love this job. we love this department. i plan to continue to do so as long as that's appropriate. >> reporter: in addition to sessions trump slamming rod rosenste rosenste rosenstein, james comey, andrew mccab and robert mueller, the man tasked with investigating russia and possibly collusion with the trump campaign. trump saying mueller's office is rife with conflicts of interest. >> he was looking at your finances, unrelated to russia. is that a red line? >> i would say yes. >> reporter: democrats quick to accuse president trump of overreach. >> the president can't start drawing red lines. mueller has a right to investigate this. he reports to the justice department and not to the with the of the united states. >> what we're seeing is obstruction of justice, criminal intent unfolding almost as a textbook case right before our

eyes. >> reporter: the congressional investigation heating up. the senate intelligence committee will interview white house advisor jared kushner in priva private, monday. donald trump junior and paul manafort have been asked to testify. >> if they don't voluntarily come, they will be subpoenaed. >> reporter: any move to fire mueller could spark ut rage and prompt a law protecting independent counsel. >> up next in the congressional investigation, you mentioned jared kushner will be answering questions. what will lawmakers be looking to find out from him. >> reporter: he will be interviewed in private behind closed doors behind members of the senate intelligence committee. kushner will be asked about those meetings he had with russians during the campaign. meetings he failed to initially disclose on his security clearance forms and he will likely also be asked about that

meeting that recently reported on meeting organized by donald trump junior. >> all right. thank you, megan. republican leaders are trying to force a senate vote next tuesday of their troubled health care bill. proponents of the new bill face two new hurdles. the possible absence of arizona senator john mccain means the measure will fail even if just two republican senators vote against it. party support may be in jeopardy after the budget office estimated today the bill would add 22 million more uninsured americans by 2026. senator john mccain has built a legacy on his reputation as a fighter, as a prisoner of war and on capitol hill. now his new fight, a common aggressive form of brain cancer. reaction pouring in from both sides of the aisle from brump president trump to former president obama.

>> i can't think of anything i've done that's worth doing without john. >> reporter: to colleagues who find themselves on the other end of a fiery argument. >> this country needs john mccain now more than ever. >> reporter: both sides of the aisle say they are praying for john mccain. he's represented arizona in congress for more than three decades has been diagnosed with an extremely aggressive brain tumor. >> i was in tears when i heard it. >> he's never shied away from a fight. i assure you he isn't going to back down now. >> reporter: senator mccain was a prisoner of war in vietnam for five and a half years. he ran for president twice and just last week, he was challenging his fellow senators on the floor. >> let's get some work done. >> reporter: ever the fielghter his office is back to business as usual releasing a strong statement condemning the president's recent actions in

syria. on twitter he jokes his sparring partners better watch out because he'll be back soon. senator graham says mccain called him three times this morning yelling at him to buck up. abc news, new york. more breaking news that we're following this time out of san jose. these are live pictures from sky 7 of a grass fire in san jose. this is near the santa clara valley medical center. this is right next to highway 280 where 880 and highway 17 connect. the off ramp is closed right now. no cause of this fire been determined but the smoke is obviously visible for miles away. surely a distraction to drivers in the area. we'll keep you posted. protester converged on the immigration enforcement.

deadly violence in her native el salvador. she's been held at a deif he thinks center where her health is deteriorating. >> she refuses to attend to her condition. we don't want her to be another fatality of this broken immigration system. >> sending the message that people need to be cared for in this time of uncertainty. it's a 61-year-old woman who

is claiming that dali is her father. she had an affair with her mother. tracking marijuana use behind the wheel. the bay area company that's found a solution. we want to develop scientific paths for students in high school as well in some of the university. >> what this star scholar isn't heading to a university right way. what she says is more important right now. i'm spencer christian as we look at the coast we see mainly sunny skies and warm up is coming the way. i'll have the forecast in just a moment.

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we are back today with another abc 7 star scholar. every year abc 7 recognizes seven day area high school seniors for their extraordinary achievements and awards each with a $1,000 scholarship. we spoke with one star sko lor about her love of wildlife and commitment to conservation. >> class of 2017 please rise. >> reporter: she's made her mark on the campus. >> it's been almost four years. it's kind of sad, really sad. >> reporter: this recent graduate was a member of student government, varsity tennis player. >> eye on the ball. >> reporter: and homecoming queen. she's best known as a loyal conservationist with plans to study environmental science at yale university. >> i'm interested in research,

veterinary medicine and policy in the political climate we're in now. to make an impact outside of the sciences and do a lot of advocacy. >> tell me about what you started. >> i wanted to organize a trip. i thought it was great way for students to work hands on but also appreciate all the data. i think that's the biggest part of conservation is figuring out what the issue is is and having the backing. >> reporter: she and her twin sister are ambassador to an organization in costa sea turtles. >> we want to develop scientific paths for students in high school as well in some of the universities here for students to be able to get internships and lab experience or field experience as well.

>> great program. if you know a young change maker in your community, they can apply for a $500 summer of service grant. this is near the hospital of the intersection of highway 85 and highway 17. the off ramp is closed right now. we have sunny skies across the bay area. we have sunny and warm days. tomorrow look for highs ranging from low and mid-60s at the coast.

hot in some spots over the weekend. we're in the inland east bay, upper 90s to almost 100 at fairfield, concord and antioch. on sunday pretty much the same thing. 102 at clear lake. we won't see quite as many triple digits. on monday we'll see still warm inland but temperatures to moderate a bit. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. after a hot weekend we'll see mild to warm conditions for the remainder of the week of monday through thursday and low to mid-90s inland. low 60s on the coast. just two days of heat. that's all. >> thank you, spencer. new lease on life for a dog that got off to a rough start. the san francisco resident who stepped up to help thanks to a lot of generous people online. if it sounds too good to be true, you know it probably is. it's now led to nearly a million

an abused puppy to tennessee made an unlikely journey overnight to meet her new

forever family. >> we spotted what turned into an incredibly generous adoption story where the community stepped up quickly to help. >> there you go. >> reporter: 11 moelds-month-ol is a new san francisco resident. she met her for the first time tennessee.sh off the plane >> as i saw them coming down, coming out of gate i just was like, oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. i started crying. i got really choked up. >> reporter: she had a rough start in life. at three months old she was stabbed in the face and lost her left eye. she shuttled from home to shelter this tennessee until a humane volunteer realized san francisco might be the perfect place. >> i think it's a great place for a dog to live. >> reporter: she moved from san francisco to chattanooga. she had a trip planned this week

so she posted the story on next door monday night. sglfs amazing how quickly people rallied for her. >> reporter: less than 24 hours later she signed adoption papers and donzs of people chipped in to buy a plane ticket for another volunteer to help escort mika on the plane. >> it is amazing but it doesn't surprise me coming out of san francisco. i think there's a lot of awareness here and really big hearts. >> reporter: she's loving her thu backyard and first taste of san francisco life. dogs often stay in shelters for more than a year this tennessee. this was an opportunity to save a life and a small san francisco community agreed. kate larson, abc 7 news. >> alexia is working the help her shelter in tennessee that takes care of hundreds of dogs at a time. if you'd like more information, log onto our website. >> such a terrific story.

it was too good to be true. >> have i got a deal for you. there you go. refunds are being issued to people who paid for vacation packages. people were told they could win exciting travel packages to destinations by answering a trivia question. once people answered correctly, bgc and asked people to send in $400. that was just to cover the taxes of the trip. the federal trade commission alleges prizes were never delivered. refund checks are being sent out to 53,000 people under a settlement with the federal trade commission. a teething toy has been pulled from the market because it can break into little tiny pieces. not something you'd want around your child. more than $14,000 of these

winkle color burst toys. they are made with plastic tubes inserted into a plastic tube with rattles inside. it's an activity toy and teething toy. the plastic can become brittle and break posing a choking hazard. the company has four reports of broken plastic but no choking. amazon's growth has many traditional retailers struggling. we told you about that a lot of times. instead of fighting it, sears will join it. they will sell their kenmore appliances on amazon. it will connect to alexa giving users voice control over their appliances. alexa will tell an air-conditioner to lower the temperature in the room or tell the washer to start the laundry. you can find some of the pru

products on amazon now. >> alexa, please get my laundry started. >> fold them. >> exactly. now to some fun games and music. >> jessica from abc 7 mornings has a look at ideas for a fun weekend from our partners add hoodline. >> want to give back this weekend by going on a hunt. this week's game will benefit the st. francis challenge and their effort to make more of these transitional housing units in other words to help curb the homelessness problem in san francisco. >> it's a fun one hole shelter. we're two teams away and we need two teams to sign up. >> meet up on saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the southern pacific brewing company. it costs 30 bucks to enter and the hunt lasts about two hours. >> the money that's being raised will go toward building another

shelter that costs $1,000 in material to build. this has locking doors and it feels secure to stay in here and you can store your belongings. we had a pregnant couple with two dogs living in one of these shelters. they meet national fire protection standards. they have windows and come equipped with a smoke detector and fire exping wisher. from walking to cycling. try this this weekend. head over to oakland's jack london square for pedal fest. you can watch dare devil stunts, see art bikes and enjoy music on the square. there's also a kids bike rodeo. how about sitting down for a free concert. join the san francisco symphony. concert starts sunday at noon and goes until #:00. for information on these events and much more, go do abc7news.com and we'lling you up with hoodsline. have a great weekend.

cracking down on impaired driving. sg mairn has become just as strong f not stronger, of a problem with driving as alcohol. >> as we get closer to legal use, a bay area company has a solution to help behind the wheel. elon musk claims it's happening. new york to d.c. in 29 minutes. california is next. his ambitious hyper loop has cleared an important hurdle. a medical company has sights set on an expansion. amazon continuing its massive bay area growth tonight. we'll explain what's happening. we'll see you for abc 7 news at 5:00.

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band, the gong show at 10:00. don't miss abc 7 news at 11:00. a bay area company successfully marijuana impairment in drivers as california prepares the legalize med kale marijuana next year. this test could provide law enforcement with a much needed tool to identify people driving while stoned. >> reporter: at sobriety check points police are looking for drivers who may be impaired. >> marijuana has become just as strong, if not stronger, of a problem with driving as alcohol. >> reporter: san francisco police estimate one in four driefre drivers stop for driving under the influence is stoned. identifying them takes s sobriety test. it measures the amount of thc in a person's breath.

the company gave us this video on a closed course. they got people stoned an put them through an obstacle course of common road side hazards. >> the whole point of this test was to show what happens when you get impyaired. >> reporter: drivers navigated sober and then smoked marijuana again at speeds up to 65 miles an hour. >> when they were stoned, they didn't smoke very mump, some of them smoked a lot, some very little. they all made major errors that would resulted in a fatality. >> reporter: hound labs is conducting krin cal tri ining c. they expect to make it available by tend of the year just in time for the state's new recreational pot laws. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00.

abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. from prison to parole. aftermaking his case o.j. simpson is set to be a free man again. this is probably the worst fire we've ever had and it's nowhere near over yet. >> west of oyosemite. i'll show you the weather conditions plus a look at temperatures going up for the weekend. if major oil company is allowed to buy more oil, it could affect how much you pay for gas. 29 minutes from new york to d.c. it once seemed like a wald dream but elon musk's hyper loop is said to clear an important hurdle and california is its next stop.

i do vote to grant parole when eligible. that will conclude this hearing. >> thank you. thank you. >> o.j. simpson will soon be out of prison. he was granted parole after serving nine years in prison for a las vegas robbery. good evening. >> thank you for joining us. simpson could be released as early as october 1st. the 70-year-old was sentenced to 33 years in prison after a 2007 robbery in a las vegas hotel. he maintains he was trying to reclaim some of his personal memorabilia. >> he appeared before the nevada parole board and said he had no intent to commit a crime that day in vegas. >> i thought i was glad to get my stuff back but it wasn't worth it. nine years away from your family is just not worth it. i'm sorry. >> you're a low risk to reoffend on our