burned. governor brown declaring a state of emergency. >> this map shows what communities are in effect. spencer christian is monitoringmonitoring the conditions. >> first lets go to wayne freedman live in lake county. >> reporter: this fire has been burning all day. take a look over my shoulder. more hot spots. some insist on staying for their property or animals or fear of looters. to a billowing threat changing with the whims of summer winds. >> one moment it is fine and the

next oh, lord help us. >> reporter: last weekend the pawnee fired burned. >> i hate to say it, we are almost used to it. >> reporter: fourth straight year. cal fire estimated this blaze at 8200 acres this morning and counting. they are not encouraged by the start of this fire season >> the numbers and statistics are lining up srimilar to last year and what we have seen up to this point is similar to last year. >> reporter: 2017 ranked as california's worst fire season ever. why do you wait so long? >> because people will loot and steal. >> reporter: lake port police

arrested a suspected looter. the lake county has reluctantly grown use to the fires. >> every year it has grown worse. >> reporter: areas just hit by air attack teams. when we talk about 2017 being the worst year ever in fires. the numbers are sobering. 9,000 wildfires in the state last year. 10,008 homes destroyed. that is a lot of fire and they say right now, we are on track for another year like that. let's hope not. live in lake county, wayne freedman. >> that is stunning. the figures are mind bogglings. >> let's get to spencer christian. >> giving you a look at current

conditions. 88 degrees right now. 23% relative humidity. which is dangerously low. gusts 20 miles per hour. that wind will diminish. during the early morning seeing wind speeds below five miles per hour. i will have a closer look, more details later. we have sent out updates through the abc7 news app. >> we will keep you up to date. the supreme court today refused to hear a lawsuit gen against a sonoma county sheriff who shot and

lyanne melendez is in the news room with more. >> it went from the ninth circuit to the supreme court. the supreme court chose to not take the case. which means the ninth circuitinr supreme court found that there was no immediate threat to the sheriff and the jury should decide if the deputy used excessive force. hoping the high court would support their argument that officers don't need to wait for a gun being pointed at them before responding with deadly force to protect themselves and the public. >> we are trying to find out what that balance is. >> reporter: in 2013, andy lopez was carrying a plastic pellet gun that looked like

gel haus told investigators the boy turned around and raised. law enforcements are protected under the so-called immunity. >> reporter: andy's parents have a lawsuit against the department. the attorney representing sonoma county saying quote the county continues to evaluate all options to move this case toward a final resolution. the county has two options, settle with the family or have a jury decide. and sergeant gelhaus is still

with the sonoma county sheriff's office. >> thanks very much. the supreme court also declined to take up a case made famous by the netflix documentary making a murderer. an appellate ruled his confession should not be thrown out. defense attorney saying there is no physical evidence linking him to the crime. with three weeks to go in the ghost ship warehouse fire, attorneys met with the judge to discuss a plea bargain. laura anthony is live at the alameda superior court in oakland. >> reporter: this hearing was conducted almost completely

behind closed doors. the details are confidential, one of the attorneys seemed encouraged by what he heard. >> we are closer, that is all i can say. >> reporter: the attorney for one of two men criminally charged in the ghost ship fire says a plea bargain is a possibility. tony sera is the lead attorney. >> i have believed 100% that this will be a jury dpritrial ae will be going to trial as scheduled on july 16. last time we were so far apart and this time we are closer. almena. they each face up to 39 years in state prison. last week the abc news eye team

reported almena rejected. sera would not describe the latest offer except to characterize it as an improvement. the attorney for harris did not seem optimistic. >> it is still a very difficult scenario, and we are preparing for trial and want to take advantage of this opportunity. if we do go to trial, with he are going to make this the toughest case to try in history for the prosecution. >> reporter: and if this does go to trial, the defense has said they may even call oakland mayor libby schaaf to testify. there is another settlement hearing set for this friday afternoon. thank you.

a new scheme aimed at mandarin speakers across the country have hit residents in san francisco big time. one person lost nearly $3 million. calling it the chinese embassy phone scam. callers from overseas use software to mask their numbers. callers get a call with automated message in mandarin. >> there is not going to be any government entity that is going to ask for your personal information over the phone. >> millions have been wired from victims across the country. a death in the middle of the night during a camping trip.

carlos cau carlos saucedo has the story. >> reporter: southern california chemist was camping with his two daughters this morning when he was shot in the upper body and killed. neighbors say he saw the family before they left on their trip. >> they had bikes on top of the car and ready to roll and i thought this is great, this is family time. investigators confirm he was shot in the tent while his 2 and 4-year-old daughter was inside. they described tristan as an avid outdoorsman who loved to camp. relatives say the family was about to move to the bay area at the end of the month for new jobs. gofundme page to support wife and the two young girls.

>> i am devastated. nothing you can describe losing a family member like this. particularly like this, a family man with two small >> reporter: some of the camp sites will remain closed for a week while searching for a suspect with any motive. for months californians have been paying an extra 12 cents per gallon on gas. when we will have a chance to have our say whether we keep paying the tax. the controversy involving a water bottle

some serious consequences tonight for a woman. >> this woman don't want to let a little girl sell water. >> reporter: the instagram video has been shown. >> she is calling police on an 8-year-old little girl. >> reporter: jordan's moppim sa she is selling water to go to disneyland. >> i lost my job. so she wanted to help.

>> dinot want i did not want to police because i was there. >> reporter: the backlash online has been fierce and swift. she appeared on nbc's today show. >> all kinds of threats. horrible images. and death threats. >> reporter: there have also been consequences for ettel's company. its yelp page has been bombarded with negative news. >> we pulled the products off our shelf immediately. we thought it was the right thing to do. >> reporter: ettel claimed she never called the police on jordan. and sfpd said there was not any

claim about a little girl selling water. san jose police officers are calling for the firing of independent police auditors. claiming he used misleading statistics. david louie has more on the controversy. >> reporter: more than 500 officers, about half of the entire source demanding that independent police auditor removed from his job. by using percentages when the number of incidents were less than ten skewing the results. >> he knew it was inaccurate. and he chose to do it and number tw, not change it until marin council basically made him. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo

was among those. >> i think the criticism is fair. i think the use of statistics rather than or percentages rather than numbers, i can see now that was misleading. >> reporter: he has appeared a revision. >> he violated the code of ethics, the city charter, if there is a police officer that had those sort of allegations, he would be put on administrative lead until it is sorted out. >> reporter: in a phone interview, he said he could have done better. >> do i think i could have presented that data in a way that would have been in a way that was more careful, sure.

>> reporter: ziser has made a revision. in san jose, david louie abc7 news. time to turn to our weather as we kick off this week. >> it is going to get hot once again. that is a big concern on the fire lines in lake county. spencer christian is here with more. >> sunny skies across most of the bay area. and it will be expanding a bit. from our rooftop camera, we are looking at blue skies over the bay. 60 degrees in san francisco. 64 in oakland. 57 at half moon bay. lovely view from emeryville. it is 73 degrees in santa rosa. and napa is 69. 81 in concord.

livermore is 76. looking out over the bay. we will see foggy areas near the coast and overnight. seasonal patterns in terms of temperature range. another serious warm up at the end of the day. let's look at surface wind. it is still breezy to windy all around the bay area. we see wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour. gusts to 35 miles per hour. clear lake, 20 miles per hour. we will see the winds taper off. most locations we will see wind speeds around four, five, six miles per hour. later on in the day, the winds will increase once again. over night lows, under mainly clear skies will be in the mid-50s. reduced visibility for the

morning commute in some spots. highs tomorrow range from low 60s to be the coast. we will see mid to upper eighth generally inland. ukiah, a high of 93 likely tomorrow. let me give you a look at the high temperature trend. temperatures dropping offer gradually going into midweek. at the end of the week, inaccuracy increase humidity is low. temperatures high, and with the windy conditions, this is not friendly firefighting weather. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. all locations will see a warm up on friday and especially on saturday. triple digits in our warmest inland locations. further cooling likely on monday. the wind and be the low humidity are a big concern.

>> thank you, spencer. >> the end of an era are upon us. how many more days before

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stocks sank today amid trade worries. there are reports that trump administration will limit technology exports to china. dropping 328 points. to end trading at 24,252. the nasdaq sank 160 points. netflix worst day in two years. lawyers for san francisco based uber were today. reasons given were uber's poor approach to reporting serious cr offenses. uber has since apologized and changed its busy models. the judge will have a decision on the case tomorrow. the end is in sight for toys

"r" us. all of the stores and us will close this friday. items marked down as much as 90%. you do have to shop in store. but you can go online to find a best of bay area stores that are already closed and ones that are still open. we have put that list for you on our website abc7news.com to try end of an era.. still ahead, a shocking tragedy in southern california that cost a firefighter his life. a guard at one of the facilities speaks

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policy reached a fever pitch today. lawmakers are expected to reject that immigration measure. dianne feinstein has drafted a bipartisan alternative. president trump continued his hard line and called for immediate deportation. >> we want a system where when people come in illegally, they have to go out. >> the trump administration is grappling with how to maintain a zero tolerant immigration policy while keeping people now abc7 news cheryl jennings has just returned following an invitation to meet jackie speier during her investigation. cheryl talked exclusively with a border guard to get his unique

perspective. she is here to talk about what was a fascinating trip. >> the congressional delegation came away filled with outrage. people in charge of the facility feel they are being unfairly portrayed. >> reporter: officer chris cabrera agreed to meet with a the separation of the families and the conditions with which they are obtained. >> this is not the way we treat people who are seeking asylum. border patrol and all of the agents are doing their jobs. but they are a criminal law enforcement agency. and from my view, they have

treated some of these children and families as you would treat a criminal. >> reporter: officer cabrera says most people don't know that many undocumented immigrants turned themselves in to the guards. >> if they thought we were that bad, why would they seek us out. they know we are here to help them get started in the process. >> reporter: we found a young mother and child she had turned herself in to the border patrol, and was detained for three days and did not lose touch with her child. they are taking a bus to california to live with a family member. she did not complain about her stay at the mccalan facility. >> we have children, we have family members. you have to treat people the way you want to be treated.

we would want to be treated accordingly. >> reporter: the debate of undocumented children is raging all over the company. lawmakers trying to come up with a plan. i have to thank my camera man. he was my camera man and producer and translator. >> how did the border guard feel about the congressional investigation. >> actually, he is a 17 year veteran. he has seen a lot and told me that he thinks it is good to have transparency. the agents are doing the jobs hum humanely and doing the best they can. and they care about the community. >> can you talk about where these immigrants are coming from. >> most people think most of these folks are from mexico, but what we saw and what we were told, is they are trying to get

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a federal judge said the lawsuit goes too far. new details on a double stabbing that happened near the pride celebration. police tell abc news they arrested a 19-year-old man and are looking for a second suspect. one of the victims has life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the stomach and leg. the other victim is expected to recover. a 77-year-old resident has been arrested in connection with the murder of a fire captain and a shooting of another firefighter. captain david rosa was transported to the hospital to the l.a. county coroners office. he was shot to death after

responding to an explosion. >> the environment we work in today. you go to these scenes and you never know what is beyond the doors. these brave fighter went through the doors. >> set the fire to lure first responders to his apartment where he shot them. an initiative to appeal gas tax and roll back vehicle fees. the plan to roll back the tax and fees is a key component anybody the state republican party strategy to win competitive legislative seats in the election. governor brown and supporters of the tax say the $5 billion needed for bridges and roads.

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the patriarch of pawn stars has died at the age of 77. h was known as the old man on the show. the shop posted on facebook today that harrison pas pas pass peacefully. first time two north bay men shared an experience. >> carolyn tyler shows us how they came together today seven decades together. >> reporter: one was 19, and the other 20, the year was 1945. it was at the nazi concent

camp in germany. he was a number and not a name. >> i weighed about 80 pounds. but thank to god, i had hope in my heart. >> reporter: at least prisoners died at dachau was hope was realized. ge the 192-year-old veteran known as stu still does not like to talk about. >> i couldn't do it in the end. i couldn't. >> reporter: today the past came back in a first time meeting with a grateful 93-year-old who shared memories, mementos and a

thank you. >> he delivered. >> reporter: this poignant gathering included families on both sides. the men's sons met at a mem mem last year. now she share a bond. >> praise the lord that i am here and i am talking about my story. >> reporter: in petaluma, carolyn tyler. >> what a story. if you like cooler weather, enjoy the next few days while you can. >> spencer has i have type 2 diabetes. i'm trying to manage my a1c, then i learn type 2 diabetes puts me at greater risk for heart attack or stroke. can one medicine help treat both blood sugar and cardiovascular risk? i asked my doctor.

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breaking news now an update on the pawnee fire. cal fire reports the pawnee fire has grown to 10,500 acres and 5% contained. you can see what a long way we having t have to go. there is a community meeting. the fire started two days ago

and burned down 22 homes so far. 600 homes remain threatened and mandatory evacuation orders are in effect. their storage unit became infested with rats. >> "7 on your side" michael finney shows you how this is the least of the family's worries. >> this is going from bad to worse. many of their possessions were ruined and they also may not have a place to live as of tomorrow. some of you may find this story a bit difficult to watch. >> oh, i am touching it. i just touched poop. >> reporter: they say everywhere they look, there is sign of a rat infestation. >> all on the ground, that is pop over there in front of the fire pit. >> there is a hole in the box.

>> reporter: the family discovered this when they showed up to move the belongings into the new rental homes. >> we were in shock. the kids were >> reporter: much of what was in here was taken to a dump. an employee blamed it on construction. >> i heard that, hell no. you heard that? that was a rat. >> reporter: both tara and amy are understandably jittery. they took this video of the rats in the storage unit. it has been a difficult two weeks for the family. their stuff in storage was supposed to be moved in this rental home in oakland. >> we moved everything over here -- sorry. and then found out that she wasn't even the landlord.

>> reporter: they say they lost nearly $4,000 to a woman they thought was the landlord of the home. they said the woman promised to reimburse them. the real landlord is a pleasant hill police officer. police are now searching for the woman suspected as the landlord and getting away with thousands of dollars fromtar tara and amy >> my heart sunk. still in shock. >> the couple was told they must vaca vacate what they thought was their new rental home. i want to hear from you. my "7 on your side" hotline is open week days 10:00 to 2:00. the telephone number is (415) 954-8151. >> oh, keep us posted.

>> one last time, i want to update the heat coming our way. >> spense scer is here with tha >> here is a look at live doppler 7. low clouds and fog near the coastline. overnight lows will be mainly in the overnight lows in the 50s. during the morning commute we will have foggy spots there. reduced visibility in a few areas. then we have the sunshine and mild to warm weather. mid and upper 80s in most inland locations but 90s in cloverdale and ukiah. look for much warmer weather on friday and then comes saturday. triple digits once again. but just for one day and temperatures start to moderate

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golden state doesn't disappoint. jacob evans says his first impression of the bay area is the weather is nice. coming from cincinnati. the warriors selected evans with the 28th overall 6'6" and can play. luxury of joining the roster that is loaded with great all-starters. >> great shooters. i am sure i can learn a few things from them to shoot the ball better. the knowledge they have. to see how they carry themselves, and try to help myself develop. >> he is going to be around so much more than myself, and the players. that is going to be his family. and i know you are going it love

it. they will challenge you, but it is a high character group and i think you are going to love being a part of it. >> this should be a day that is celebrated by dubs nation. on this day the warriors selected the baby face assa >> with the seventh pick, the golden state warriors select stephen curry. >> this is what curry was introduced to dub nation. critics wondered if he had enough game to play in the nba. i think he has answered that question. >> dream come true for me to be drafted nba, to be an nba player and have an opportunity to take my game to the next level. i see golden state as a great

fit for the way i play and the direction this time is going. >> 13 might be unlucky for some, but not for ed win win win win n a sister act in motown taking on the tigers. jackson gets goodrum straight pitches. adding to the a's record for 26 road games. the bottom of the frame, nick castellanos taking a 4-1 lead. hicks, what a great catch by dustin fowler. the lowry hits the power

the comebacker, look out, snags it and throws out to end the inning. the a's your final 5-4. ronaldo and ricardo goes outside the box. same score, ronaldo with a penalty kick. and in the 95th. taking on host country russia, scoreless in the tenth minute. 1-0. uruguay in the corner kick. setting up the goal by cobani. >> the giants are off today.

back on the diamond tuesday against the rockies. and having the end of the season award. the warriors are not up for any of the awards. i guess when you are too good, people don't want to give you any more awards. >> joining us tonight on kofy-tv 20. the pawnee fire has grown 10,0 10,000 acres and only 5% contained. >> and here is the lineup on abc7 tonight. at 8:00, bachelorette followed by the proposal. >> look for breaking news on the abc7 news app. i'm ama daetz. >> and i am dan ashley. we appreciate your time, we will see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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