francisco. the mayor says break-ins are down and will keep heading that direction. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. fire rips through an apartment building under construction in concord overnight. flames were extremely intense. one woman who worked across the street and sent us this picture said she has never seen anything like it. and when it was over, the building was just a heap of metal and smoke. good evening i'm dan ashley. i'm ama daetz in for kristen see. the atf is investigating whether arson is involved. >> destroying a two-block area near clayton road. >> leslie brinkley is live on the scene where the authorities released new details. >> reporter: very -- quite a few new details. the press conference wrapping up a while ago. they say they will start taking down tomorrow some of the massive walls behind my. you can't even -- the investigators can't set foot inside yet because of the

intense heat. we see flames still flaring up here and there this afternoon. the call came in at 1:00 a.m. a fire, a massive one, in what was going to be the renaissance ii apartment complex. much of the construction site in stick frame phase, that is all wood. >> even with no wind those things go up very, very quickly. when our crews arrived they found a large fire and went immediately to third alarm. >> a neighboring apartment complex was evacuated. 250 residents who escaped in pajamas. >> i heard some cops banging on doors. and you know saying this is not a drill. this is a drill. hit the pavement on the first floor you see the ash and fire. >> some took refuge as a downtown bar vinnies where she slept in booths. others retreated to a red cross people. >> well be taking groups of ten in at a time. >> by this afternoon people

retrieved pets and medicine left behind as they recalled the immensity of the fire. >> everyone was screaming, just get out. that's what it looked like last night. >> by dawn, the blaze was under control although claflding collapsed midday. traffic was a mess with parts of busy willow pass road and clayton road closed alcohol tobacco and firearms was called in to help vrgs determine the cause of the fire. they assisted in investigations in into the july 2016 fire at an emeryville construction site torched a second time ten months later. knows fires were deemed suspicious as was another fire in oakland last summer. all were started in the centers of the buildings before sprinklers and flame resistant sheet rock were added >> it's way too early to know if it was accidental or intentional. it's which too early in the investigation to know whether this fire is related to any of the other major construction fires that have occurred over the last couple of years. >> investigators hope to zero in

on a point of origin in the next few days. in concord, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> a home invasion suspect is now in police custody after a three hours long stand off inside a livermore hope. police descended on the home on coronado away and wagner driver using tear began drones and robots to cokes the man out. abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington has been at the scene all afternoon. and he eventually surrendered a bit more than an hour ago. >> around 3:30 police took the suspect into custody. they believe he was hiding in the attic. >> video shows from sky 7 the suspect taken away from his home on coronado way in livermore. follows an hourslong stand off after the man robbed his neighbor at gust and ran back home to hide. police evacuated surrounding homes by transporting residents in armored vehicles. they were concerned because the suspect was armed with a

handgun. >> the s.w.a.t. team came up to my parents' house in the vehicle and escorted them in the s.w.a.t. team and took them off to a excluded location which i current don't know right now. but i know they're safe i believe a at a residence nearby. >> police sent up drones to survey the area. s.w.a.t. teams used batters rams to punch a hole in the side of the house. throwing tear began inside and smashed a window. they threw in more tear gas rolling a rolling robert. they called the suspect's phone but got no response. >> at 3:35 our s.w.a.t. team and k9 entered the residence taking the suspect in crowed. no injury for the suspect or officers. >> police will not release the suspect's name but neighbors know him. they tell us that he caused problems around here before known to break into cars and might have a drug problem. live in livermore, alyssa harrington, abc 7. thanks very much. ahead on collision this

morning involving half a dozen vehicles killed a driver and injured three others in petaluma. happening on lakeville wla and the south mcdowell extension. as vic lee explainsing with police say it may have been caused by a distracted driver. >> reporter: the last of the six cars towed at 11:30. four hours after the head-on collision here at lakeville highway near south mcdowell boulevard. the driver of the mangled toyota prius killed. caesar works nearby and hold a medical dpreeg peru. he rushed over to the driver of the pree yaws. >> she was in a bad situation. i look at her eyes. and there were signs of brain damage. >> two men in a pickup truck and a driver of a honda were taken to the hospital with serious to moderate injures cause of the accident. >> it appears the kmefrlt silverado pickup traveling towards the city of petaluma

krsed over double yellow lines. >> the truck crashed into on coming traffic clyding with both the prius and the honda. three other cars were hit. police say alcohol or drugs do not appear to be factors in the collision. but the driver of the pickup may have been distracted. >> whether they were looking at something else, a cell phone whatever the case might be, we believe inattention could be a factor. >> people use this stretch of lakeville as a shortcut to vallejo and the east bay. the sign says 45 miles an hour. but nearby workers say speeding makes in road dangerous and that they avoid traveling on it. >> so the president of the company is always advising us when we go home the go the other way. >> so far no charges filed against the driver of the pickup. vic lee, abc 7 news. a driver is fighting for his life this afternoon after his car collided with a fedex van in santa rosa. the man's bmw and the fedex van

hit each other before 11:30 in morning. witnesses say the bmw was driven erratically before the van turned in front of it. the fedex delivery driver broke several bones. she is expected to survive. police have not determined who is at fault yet. u.s. customs and border protection officials are denying allegations of torture and religious discrimination made by a filipino peace advocate. jerome as detained a week ago today before being put on a plane back to the philippines. supporters staged a protest at the airport last night. they claim the alleged treatment violated his human rights. >> we are seeking for transparency and accountability on the part of customs and border patrol and department of homeland security about what actually took place. >> government officials say he wasn't deported that he voluntarily withdrew his application fore admission to the u.s. they also say that allegations that abba was tort are yurred

denied food and kept in a stainless steel room are false. he was due to speak at a human rights conference in washington, d.c. >> san francisco's mayor says tonight that car break-ins are down at a big garage off union square process the the sut era stockton garage is one of many owned by the municipal transportation agency. any say improvements with expected in many of them. melanie woodrow is live there. melanie this is an epidemic and they're dealing with it. >> reporter: yes and we have good news for residents and anybody visiting the city of san francisco. this is part of a safety program that will soon expand to all public parking garages in the city. steven shepherd and karnta are here from san diego parking in the sutter stockton garage for two days while sightseeing. >> i saw the signs, warning. and yeah, you kind of thought we should check out the car before

we go. >> we didn't know. >> while families vacation others are staking out vehicles. >> i call this criminal tourism and it must stop. >> today the mayor police chief and director of transportation announced an 83% decrease in the number of car break-ins at the sutter stockton garage in union square. >> this is a team effort. >> improvements in include fencing with lighting signage, high definition cameras and a dedicated foot patrol officers. thieves aren't just stealing stuff. last year someone broke into julia's car at the fisherman's whav garage and stole hero father's ashes. she was visiting from north carolina to spread them in her father's favorite city. a few days later someone turned the ashes into an undercover officers. earlier this year a flown criminal targeting cars in through a 5-year-old chicago wau you a offer the seventh floor during a break? >> the only way the police were able to identify the perpetrator

is because of a dash board camera capturing the. >> you see a sign not a mission accomplish sign. >> still the future is promising reform will be implemented at the 22 city owned garaging early 2020. in san francisco pb melanie woodrow abc 7 news. several east bay cities are be fine for failing to treat sewage. berkeley along with east bay mud and this sanitary district will have to pay more than shh $389,000. the viechltle protection agency says any violated the terms of a settlement. east bay mud and seven cities already paid more than $1 million as part of the settlement. more to come. a legend lives through the changes. it was lonely before. you'd be the only woman in and there was no place to turn. jane fonda and lily tomlim

still conquering-month-old and stereotypes too. how they turned hollywood into ground zero. >> this is a dangerously high level of nick teen. >> after lots of complains by parents the fda is going after a bay area vp. >> vpn you want to learn in acronym it's the safest bet for public wi-fi. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, a double digit drop in temperatures some juries today.

how many times do you get together to a conference where there are so many women. >> inspirational and quite promising. jane fonda, lily tomlim, ashley judd and maria sh rifer were the speakers added this year's professional women offia conference in san francisco.

a -- 6,000 people there. as abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez explains this year it was about the empowerment movement. >> they are iconic figures in the film industry, jane a and lily tomlim together speaking out the about the gender pay gab so many women are fighting to close. >> equal pay hasn't been achieved yet. so first of all we have to achieve it and then we have to sustain it. >> but to achieve that both agree it starts out by forming alliances. >> it's just working and working. and a working together and helping women who are down who are behind you. and don't have your voice. >> in years past, the professional business women of california conference focused on creating more opportunities in workplace. and even leaning in. but this time the empowerment movement dominated the conversation. >> and of course the conference had to include a discussion of the me too movement. led by none other than actress

ashley judd. >> one of the greatest things that we women can do is learn how to set and maintain healthy boundaries. >> newscastser and form first lady of kr maria sh riefr came to talk about women's health. today she is an a arrange text in the fight against allison heim zbleers let's try to understand and be open about it. because that way more people will come forward. and people will say, like, i'm not alone. >> bay area congresswoman jackie spire hepz this this conference get started in 1989. today she encouraged all to keep the empowerment movement alive np in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> the fda is cracking down on a tobago product made by a san francisco based company. jewel makes an ecigarette that looks like usb drives. the fda is asking for information on how the products appeal to teens. this is considered the first

step toward possible enforcement actions. the fda also plans to conduct stings to see if retailers are illegally selling to minors. they say kids are at risk particularly. >> we have concerns about the manufacturers who claim the intent of the devices is to provide a safer alternative to cigarettes. but we know that they're created in an environment that guaranteed continued youth addiction to nick teen. >> in a statement jewel says we already have in place programs to identify and act upon these violations at retail and online marketplaces. and we will have more aggressive plans to announce 9:45 coming days. the company also says it monitored retailers to ensure they are following the law. >> well, with stories about hacks and websites selling your data, keeping our digital lives private and secure is more important than ever. >> certainly is. one easy way is to use a vpn. "7 on your side" michael finish in. >> i have one on my impurity doo

do you guys use one. >> it's a little slower. vpn is short for virtual private network. anyone using public wi-fi added a coffee shop or airport would be use to use a vpn pmt how do you know which one is right for you? let me give you some guidelines. when sahr aren a corey meyer launched the chocolate company little bird company kitchen they knew they would have to travel all over to help it take wing. >> in order to stay connected to the inventory we needed to do it securely and we needed a vpn. >> think of it as the server in the middle. in order for data to travel between your kwurt and another server like a website app or cloud it has to pass through the vpn first making the digital footprint harder to follow. >> most good vpns have inkripgs. >> it's not just for business. brie fouler of consumer report says anyone using public wi-fi added a coffee shop or airport

would be use to use a vpn. choosing a service can be complicated. meyer's first two tries soured quickly. >> we had to keep logging in. it was so frustrateding being in ohio and trying in a hotel room getsing into the inventory system and couldn't. >> her current vpn allows her to log in with one click. >> if you had to add in codes or put in a password it may not get used. one that isn't used isn't protecteding you. >> another thing to look for is whether the company keeps a log of your opportunity. >> some vpns make no bones about the fact that they're collecting your data which is anti-thet cal to a vpn. >> this is more common among vp but typically they are running about $5 to $10 a month. meyer says the peace of mind sweeten the deal.

>> i can sit anywhere where there is wi-fi and know we are protected. >> this isn't just for using public wi-fi. you can use it no your home so your sbrrnt service providers kantd track what you are looking at or shopping for. whether you know it or not they can collect your data too. >> scarey out there, michael. >> good information thanks. >> sure. >> all right. well how could you ask for a more beautiful day for sailing? probably not the drone view seven caught a pair of sailboats on the under the eastern span of bay bridge. perfect weather for a day on the water. >> it is. now the accuweather forecasts with sandhya pennsylvania patel. hi, everyone. more nice weather ahead for sailing. right now i want to show you the live doppler 7. you notice it's socked in along the coastline. the fog around this morning, that took its sweet time pulling out. and still around parts of the coastline. temperature trends were down 10

degrees in concord compared to 24 hours ago. down 11 degree in santa rosa. concord up in the 70s. yesterday in the upper 80s. a big difference as the marine influence is going strong tonight. -- this afternoon. look at the forecast features. fog inland tonight. sunny skies inland tomorrow. foggy at the coast. you know that sounds like a summertime pattern coming in early. and sprinkles possible at the end of the week. a live picture from the south beach camera, a combination of sunshine and high clouds right now. looking towards san francisco. and a little bit of a murky view from the emeryville camera as the fog is dloe below and the clouds above. 58 in san francisco. low 60s in oakland but still mild in mountain view. 66. 70 degrees right now in san jose. a live look from sutro tower camera and the sun is filtered by the clouds, 60s, santa rosa, nap an pch 73 in fairfield. livermore at 75. today's high in the upper 50s to

low 80s. cooler today and that's just the beginning. it's going to get even cooler. ewe see in the accuweather seven-day forecast in a moment. tomorrow morning watcher out for fog. widespread like this morning. temperatures in the mid-40s to low 50s. definitely needing an extra layer getting going as it starts out cool. 8:00 tonight this is the fog forecast you'll notice the fog already pushed over parts of the bay. and it will continue to spread into some of the inland valleys heading towards tomorrow morning's computes. it's socked in at 7:00 a.m. around the bay as you notice. also well up into the north bay where you get a strong marine influences this time of year pl fog lingers near the beaches. sunshine for you inland. a little something for everyone. mild inland mid-to upper 70s with sunshine on the coastline for those who love the fog this is the lucky day. fog will hang around keeping it cool. temperatures in the 50s there. and agency you look at what's ahead for friday we may see a few sprinkles or a light shower 9:45 case of yukia on friday but

we're not specking a lot more than that with the system that's going to come through. a low back at accuweather seven-day forecast, morning fog giving which to sunshine inland thursday cooler weather. notice the temperatures around the bay and inland dropping. the cooling continues on friday with more cloud cover when your warmest spot is 66 that's cool. 54 on the coast taking through the weekend. clouds sun mix with temperatures running below average. and then slowly we see a moderation in the temperatures by tuesday. download the 57 and check out the temperatures any time. but you know, dan and ama, there are people who love the fog. >> thanks sandsia. lawmakers compete for sushi osberging rights. that story next. and new at 6:00 from "7 on your side," the bay area man who took a stand when a comcast technician failed to show up and then the com

there was an incredible effort to save a life overnight in detroit. a man tried to jump from an overpass. and 13 truckers drove in. michigan state police tweeted out this image. starting with one truck stopping unthe bridge from where the man threatening to jump. authorities waved a dozen others to park under the overpass. officers convinced the man not to jump. shaking each trucker's hand and thanked them for assistance. sales force is us eyeing the visit franceary president to announce a $2 billion investment in the french business over the next five years. theis based software company says it's taking advantage of a market that has a lot of growth opportunities. google and facebook are veenlt recently nounlzed similar investments. french president emmanuel macron is in -- is a former investment banker and is visiting washington tonight. door dash is expanding beyond restaurant delivery. and into another type of food

service 367 groceries. the san francisco-based food delivery company announced today it will start delivering groceries for wal-mart. the partnership is part of wal-mart's push to bring froze grocery delivery to 40% of american household in the next year. a friendly competition today between california lawmakers to see who would be named capital roller. a bipartisan group competed in an annual sushi rolling eentd hosted by the california rice commission. but amid all the fine rice growers are worry a trade war with china could slow down the industry. they've been working for ten years on a deal allowing u.s. rice to be sold in china fore the first time. >> this is now a political issue. and that we are right there at the finish line on rice. with you we're not going to be able to cross it until the political differences between the two countries are fixed. >> assembly republican leader brian dolly won the competition. the rice industry generates more than $5 billion annually for

california. this was a day some students athletes in contra costa county will cherish a long time. >> they got to lace up and tie up some self-respect. that's next. >> reporter: superior accuracy in the palm of your hand. the new accuweather app from abc 7 news. minute by minute forecasts but realtime radar and alert keeping you

we need to help more tocalifornians get ahead.d, that's why antonio villaraigosa brought both parties together to balance the state budget with record investments in public schools... and new career training programs. as mayor of la, he brought police and residents together to get illegal guns off the streets and keep kids out of gangs, and on the right path.

that's antonio villaraigosa. a governor for all of california. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, one of the and i arteries through san francisco why the completion is delayed again. drivers aren't the only ones unhappy. also the bay area boot camp that's preparing local veterans for cutting edge, high-tech jobs of the future. and the sky rocketing price of wine. it's going up around the world. and one factor is to blame. that's all coming up in just a half our on abc 7 news at 6:00. finally here more than 500

students from 50 schools learned lessons in teamwork and sportsmanship during the special limps northern california games in the east bay. >> here they come. >> today's contra costa county school games included special education and general education trals games. treat fudge track and field in lafayette. >> the p.a. announcer dick callahan empties and had high prays. >> the parents are wonderful to bring them out in the competition is great. i can't tell what you a treat it is for me to be part of it. >> special olympics northern california offers free year-round training and competition programs nowhere for nearly 23,000 this wills. great job. >> so wonderful. all right well world news tonight with david muir is next. i'm ama daetz for kristen zee. >> for all of us here when we

appreciate your time and see you again at 6:00. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. police officers shot in dallas. a civilian shot, too. our reporter on the scene at this hour with late reporting. also tonight, president trump's personal physician under fire. the breaking news involving him tonight. he'd been picked to run the v.a. tonight, allegations of misconduct against the president's nominee, ronny jackson. what he's accused of doing. we have new reporting on this front, as well. also breaking tonight, the deadly van attack, and now, the discovery. what we've learned about the man accused of running down pedestrians with a van. the deadly attack at the waffle house. and tonight, the stunning find inside the suspect's home. there is word coming in tonight on former president george h.w. bush, in the hospital just days after he said good-bye to his beloved barbara. what we've now learned. up close and personal at the white house today. th