this fire has been small but smoky and stubborn nonetheless all day. the piggest problem has been the hilly terrain. >> abc 7 news reporter begins our live coverage tonight. >> reporter: firefighters are saying they are starting the get a grip on this fire. it's burned ten acres so far but it's only 10% contained. grizzly peak is completely shut down. you can see some of the smoke rising behind me in the berkeley hills. they are asking the public to avoid this area. itd roared into a five alarm blaze that ripped through the tall grasses and brush and trees up here in the hills sending an

ominous plume of smoke visible in all directions. this fire was within half a mile of territory burned in the fire storm. due to the fire's proximity to these high tension fire lanes the campus considered shutting down all power as a precaution. cal fire attacked by air dropping water and retardant. more than 150 fire personnel are battling this blaze. no structures were ever threatened but hundreds of grazing goats trapped in the path of fire were safely herded out. residents over the hill were warned to shelter in place if they are sensitive to smoke. firefighters made good progress along the berkeley side but hot spots are presenting challenges

along grizzly peak this dangerous, steep terrain. >> that was leslie brinkley reporting in the hills. >> uc berkeley warned of a pending campus wide power outage due to this fire but are saying that won't happen. >> reporter: within the last five minutes we learned the inspections of those lines are not necessary. later power outage is not anticipated either. that didn't stop people from putting up upcoming power outage warning signs around campus p many people chose to leave on their own all in an abundance of caution. let me show you sky 7 video. you can see the people choosing to evacuate the hill above the stadium and it caused quite a traffic backup. the botanical gardens closed for the afternoon. there are no mandatory evacuations, just a few recommended ones. some buildings closed in

anticipation of the power outage. you can see the sign letting people know that the disabled students program is closed for the afternoon. others left classes and study halls out of caution. >> it's always good to stay safe especially if there's a fire on top and the goal is to stay safe. that's number one priority especially when you're in campus like this. >> reporter: you can see for many students it's business as usual this afternoon. those that didn't have their buildings closed early and classes will resume tomorrow. campus life should be normal tomorrow. there's no anticipated power outages for tonight. >> thanks a lot winds have been an issue as firefighters worked to contain the fire. let's get over to meteorologist. >> it's still breezy in the area. i want to show you live doppler 7. it is picking up some of the smoke from that fire as you'll

notice. we show you the conditions. it's 86 degrees. it is dry there. 21% relative humidity and yes still breezy out at the south, southwest gusting to 14 miles an hour. over the next 24 hours expect gusty conditions to remain through the wee hours of morning before the winds taper. we want to talk about the heat advisory. it's been a hot day again inland and in the hills. a heat advisory has been extended until 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night. extended another day for the hills because overnight it's not going to cool off much and tomorrow will be another hot one. excess iive heat warning until 11:00 p.m. tonight. temperatures already 109 degrees this afternoon. i'll with back with a look at when you'll get some relief from this heat. it's coming and we'll talk about the chance of some thunder. frightening new information about the near miss at sfo. the ntsb says the air canada

flight was only 59 feet off the ground not 100 feet as earlier reported and closer to planes getting ready to take off. the plane disappeared for 12 whole seconds from a radar system designed to catch close calls like there one. >> the investigation is not yet over and despite this newly released information one retired pilot that we spoke with says the system is safe. >> reporter: the newly released ntsb pictures showed how close an air canada flight came to other aircraft on the taxi way at sfo last month. >> this was a disaster averted. >> reporter: the lane was just 59 feet from the ground. >> air canada flew directly over us. >> saw that. >> reporter: chris is a retired pilot. >> the fact that the united 787

that was number one on the taxi weight has a tail height of 56 feet, well it's alarming to take the difference between 59 and 56 but i think those aircraft were separate bid a significant amount. >> reporter: perhaps as much as 29 feet off to the side. the air canada pilot questioned light what is he saw believed was the runway. >> controller said there's nobody on the runway, you're clear to land. all of which was fact. the pilot was looking at the taxi way and not the runway. >> it's a very rare occurrence for pilots to lock onto a taxi way at night versus the runway. taxi lights are blue and runway lights are white. >> reporter: it was so off course that it hit a blind spot in the airport's radar system for 12 seconds. the radar system should have alerted air traffic controllers the aircraft was not where it's supposed to be. the united airlines radio the control tower to let them know

air canada was on the taxi way. >> as close as it was and potentially scary as it was, the whole thing worked. message to passenger, the system is safe. >> reporter: ntsb has not reach add final conclusion in its investigation. in san francisco, abc 7 news. tesla has announced an employee arrested for accidentally firing his gun at work no longer works there. police responded to the auto plant in fremo thrnt last night. he said he was clearing to gun to make sure it didn't have any bullets. it did. the bullet hit the floor. no one was hurt. he was charged with a concealed firearm. >> president trump is pro posing to curtail legal immigration. he's clear about who will be favored under the process. >> this competitive application process will favor applicants who can speak english,

financially support themselves and their families and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy. >> the bill would limit the types of family members that immigrants with status can bring over to mainly their spouses and children who are minors. it would eliminate the international diversity visa lottery and limit the number of refugee admissions. it will cut legal immigration by 50% over ten years. laura anthony is live with >> reporter: while some people here think that president trump's proposal is wildly out of whack with the california economy, others think it's perfectly appropriate. >> it's been bad fluenough in o community. >> reporter: she serves day laborers in concord. a population that's mostly immigrant and largely unskilled. she believes the latest

immigration proposal is a step in the wrong direction. >> the economy here in california is really depen dent on immigrant labor. reare not going to have people picking our grape, picking our lettuce and other produce. the egg industry is entirely dependent on immigrant labor. >> reporter: we talked by phone with pleasanton congressman who sees the trump un-american. >> the president is trying to have every american take an sat test at the border. >> we need more high skill immigrants. >> reporter: the former chairman of the contra costa county republican party doesn't see anything wrong with legal immigrants having a higher level of skill and some proficiency in english. >> it makes sense because people

who already know english are more likely to be able to assimilate and accept our culture and customs. >> reporter: according to the state controller, undocumented immigrants make up about 10% of california's work force. laura anthony, abc 7 news. for the second time since june a car collides with wander cow in the east bay. that's story next. political corruption and city hall more fall out from the r raymond organized crime case. the alarming new trend is starting to emerge. the future of high speed transportation feels closer than who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too?

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charges along with former state senator. all three are charged with solicitingribes from an underkor fbi agent and laundering the moment. >> such allegations seriously when you have city officials

that are alleged to have been involved in such a scheme. >> reporter: the prosecution's evidence comes from wiretaps collected this the federal case in china town gangster. chow was convicted last year on charges from murder to money laundering. hooe he's now serving a life sentence. attorneys argued that the secretly recorded conversations with the undercover agent are banter and not to be taken seriously. they have also previously questioned the credibility of the fbi agent. at the end of today's hearing she would need more time to decide whether the case would do to trial. >> we're hoping and expecting justice to be done. three people were sent to the hospital after two cars crashed into a cow this morning.

it happened along eastbound highway 24 between fish ranch and wilder roads. one car hit a cow and the car was hit by another car. the cow died. this is the second crash caused by a car. the other one happened june 26th in the same area. cows often graze on hills in the area. a traffic tie up on the golden gate bridge today after an rv hit the toll plaza and got stuck. marin chp posted these pictures on facebook. the rv door was ripped off and the people inside could get out. the chp says the two people in the rv suffered very minor injuries and were treated at the scene. both wide lanes were closed but traffic is flowing again this evening. the city of san francisco is finding a bill that would create statewide business licenses for

ride share drivers. the bill is backed by both uber and lyft. right now drivers have to have a separate license for every city they drive in. the san francisco license costs $91 and help cover the impact of the city's infrastructure. san francisco says 70% of ride share drivers come from other cities and not having that ref new would heurt the city. drivers say the cost of so many separate businessm elon musk just broke its speed record. the higher loop one reaching 192 miles an hour in the nevada desert. it traveled farther than ever before. more than 1400 feet. he hopes the electric propulsion powered pod can get people from new york city to washington in half an hour. studies show employees over 55 years old are more likely than younger workers to die from

on the job injuries. >> that's sobering. >> older workers will make up a quarter of the labor market by the end of the decade. now an associated press analyst finds that even though the overall death rate is going down, it's getting higher for older workers. in california in 2015 the rate of fatal at workplace accidents was 3.4 for every workers. for older workers it was 60% higher. we need more research to make workplaces for all ages. >> if you're tired of waiting for facebook videos to load, you may soon get some relief. in the next few months the company is changing its policy to favor quicker loading sites in its mobile app. that mean ifs a web page loads

fast it will come up higher on your news feed. up to 40% lever the website after a three the new policy will roll out gradually. ford is adding a new quiet option to 2018 mustang. drivers can lower the volume on the cars signature roar. a company's video let you hear the difference. the quiet option was developed after a ford engineer neighbor called the police after the load roar of his mustang. now to weather.

>> some changes on live doppler 7. i want to show it to you now. we have the usual fog. what we're tracking are some thunderstorms in southern california and the sierra nevada. this is monsoonal moisture that's coming in from the south. the reason we're tracking it carefully, take a look at the moisture that's southwest of mon mon monterey. there's been some lightning strikes. there's certainly a chance as we head into the overnight hours and into tomorrow. it's been a hot day. look at the temperatures. triple digits concord. 74 in san francisco. 92 san jose. 95 santa rosa. these are highs so far and a comfortable 66 in half-moon bay. may not have been feeling so comfortable in those high clouds adding humidity to the air.

92 still in san jose and 95 in gilroy. you'll be seeing more of those clouds that you're looking at there. another live picture from our east bay. you see the fog down below and the clouds up above. hot tomorrow. heat advisory is up through the hills through tomorrow evening. slight chance of thunder for your thursday. here is your hour pi hour forecast. the clouds coming in from the south. towards our area. here is your 12 hour planner for thursday. 60s.

warm inland at noon. keeping slight possibility of thunder. the coastal areas where the fog will be sitting. temperatures in the 50s. out towards the inland area it will be another mild night. at least you have the ac. it's not going to be too hot for you. hot in the south bay tomorrow afternoon. 90 in san jose. filtered sunshine on the peninsula. mostly 80s around there. 65 in half-moon bay. these temperatures kcoming downa little bit. daily city 64 and in the north bay 92 in santa rosa. head in towards the east bay. it's going to be a pleasant day. 79 in oakland. inland spots you'll be on the hot side still but not expecting as many triple digits tomorrow. 98 in concord. have to get out towards brentwood to see 100-degree reading. keeping in that slight chance of

a shower or thunder. mid-60s to the upper 90s for your thursday. heat will continue to ease as we head towards the weekend we're back down to average. then the temperatures will pretty much remain similar right on through early next week with a typical pattern. you can download the accuweather app. you can also track live doppler 7 in the event we see a thunderstorm developing. >> thanks. a dna first. scientists are one step closer to correcting defects in human embryos. >> a local expert says this

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spent more time socializing with other animals and less hyperactive when alone. there's hope when finding a way to change the cell's behavior in people with lead to treatment of that disorder. a genetic's watchdog group says it's deeply disturbed by the dna advancemented announced today by an international team of scientists. the scientists have figured out a way to correct the defect with a heart disorder. it might help families plagued by other diseases but critics say it's a slippery slope toward designer babies. >> if you open that door just a crack you are at a very high risk of having the door blown wide open. >> the technology isn't needed to prevent the transmission of inherited diseases.

it doesn't require the manipulation of the genes of children. what happens when you take a couple of coast guard people a little muscle and some rope. >> that sounds like the start of a joke. it really is how you keep a submarine secure. that's next. first we want to thank them for the top of the transamerica building this san francisco. isn't that great shot. share your pictures with us on social media be the

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sky 7 is over breaking news in richmond. we have some video of a person who was involved in a police car chase that's been shot is lying on richmond parkway. >> we do not know this person's condition but the injuries appear serious. we'll have the latest on abc 7 news at 5:00. let's check in to see what's

coming up at 6:00. >> we have new information on that 17-year-old who jumped from a jet at sfo and why he likely won't face federal charges. also the home burglary where the thieves took more than just valuables. they stole precious memories as well. >> i don't know where i'd be able to pick them up if i couldn't do it on market street. >> big changes are being proposed for san francisco's market street. the ideas are a dead end for some drivers. all that plus much more coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thanks. see you then. finally tonight, a historic landmark is safe and secure. >> it took a little muscle make it happen. >> heads up. >> a detail from the united states coast guard join the crew of the uss pampaneo in san francisco today. they were swapping out the decade old mooring lines that

secure the world war ii submarine to the pier. >> the line will stretch about a thousand feet. it takes little muscle to move them around. the coast guard says sun and salt water take a toll. >> they should be swapped out roughly every ten years depending on how much use and sunlight they get. they are made out of synthetic nylon and have a kevlar core in middle. >> you need to change them out so make sure the vessel doesn't float away. >> it was launched in 1943. it was restored in the late 1970s. it's been a popular tourist attraction ever since. if you've never seen it, it's well worth your time. >> impressive. world news tonight is coming up next. >> we appreciate your time. hope to see you again at 6:00. >> see you then. bye bye.

tonight, the deadly explosion. the school and the powerful blast. children and teachers inside. rescuers searching through the rubble for survivors. we're on the scene. the major headline from the white house tonight. the president now behind a plan to slash immigration, cutting it in half. and the fight from the podium today over what the statue of liberty really stands for. the train derailment and the evacuations. train cars slamming into a home. the fireball caught on surveillance. our team is there tonight. the pool emergency. at least 40 people rushed to the hospital. many of them children. several in serious condition tonight. authorities are now blaming a possible chemical leak. and tens of thousands of americans lining up today. the major jobs offer, and what many of them then told us. that it wasn't just the job they are looking for.