he started opening his car door, and immediately i knew he was going to rob me or do something. so my instincts kicked in. i looked him in the eye ran awa. >> reporter: as she ran she says she heard another woman scream. our police deputy chief ed alvarez says the man robbed the other woman at gunpoint after shattering her passenger window, and then robbed another man who had driven up behind her. amy ran to the station agent. >> and she said, oh, my god, that guy has tried to rob three other people this morning. >> we don't have enough officers to put at every single station the whole day. >> reporter: it's a collaborative effort between the police and the public. >> put the car in reverse, go around, if they have to, run my safety in jeopardy. >> she says after 15 years on bart, she now plans to take the bus. >> that's melanie woodrow reporting. police found the suspect's car ditched after a separate hit

and run, but say the plates didn't go with the car. not a huge surprise. they are still looking for the driver. now, we have a list of things you can do to try to stay safe while you're riding bart. find it on our app at abc7news.com. mountain view police captured a woman suspected of trying to kidnap a toddler, you're looking at the suspect, 31-year-old schauntel gomez. she wore a mask when she tried to grab the child from her mother yesterday. gomez, it is believed, hit the child's grandmother as well. police arrested her around 2:00 this morning. investigators don't believe gomez actually knew the victims. firefighters are still roving the hills of rural clayton, putting out hot spots from a st 250-acre fire. we were covered live at this time last night. it destroyed one home, and forced others out of theirs. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live in clayton where

evacuations are still in effect tonight, eric. >> reporter: and, dan, they're hoping to lift those evacuations later on tonight. as you said right now they are still in effect. however, we're witnessing what look to be mopping up operations behind me. you see at&t crews repairing phone lines brought down in the fire. down here, fire equipment from contra costa fire, a tanker and engine right there, keep putting out hot spots in this th able to save just about all the homes up here except for three outbuildings, and unfortunately one house. this is the one home firefighters were unable to save. the rubble and the small gas-fed fire, the only signs that something built by hand once stood here. and after we brought it to a firefighter's attention, even that fire was extinguished. now, unless something goes wrong, it's mostly mopup work. >> firefighters are driving all around the incident, are inside the perimeter of the fire making sure they mop up and completely put the fire out.

at least 100 feet from the perimeter of the fire. >> reporter: it's a far cry from yesterday when the fire exploded to 247 acres, threatening 100 homes, and forcing some residents to escape with what little they could grab. air drops from helicopters and airplanes were hurriedly called in. zach hasn't been able to return to his clayton home, saw the beginnings of the blaze while miles away at work. >> i saw a big plume of smoke over the hills. i was in pittsburg. >> reporter: it affected his area, forcing him and his son seth to stay at this shelter. >> the red cross set up a shelter. >> reporter: how comfortable is that? >> super comfortable. it feels like a vacation. >> reporter: gusty winds and heat made it no vacation for fire crews yesterday, the winds died down, even if the temperatures did not.

>> with the heat, that's always a concern, that some of these hot spots within the perimeter of the fire will kick up. but the firefighters are getting a lot of good work in there today. >> reporter: and one telling point, we didn't see one single fire truck code three with lights and siren, all afternoon long they've been mostly like this, finding hot spots, putting water on them, getting out shovels to make sure they don't flare up again. last night, about eight people stayed in the clayton library as an evacuation shelter, another 14 stayed in brentwood, hopefully those people will be allowed to return home tonight, and hopefully we'll get new numbers from the fire department tonight about acres burned and what they're able to do. in clayton, eric thomas, abc 7 news. the hot temperatures in contra costa county are not helping in that fire fight as you can imagine. let's turn to meteorologist sandhya patel with more conditions on the fire line. it is not right now, as you just mentioned, 98 degrees near the fire lines, relative

humidity is low, 15%, so so dry. that's not going to help the firefighters right now. the winds are gusting to about 8 miles an hour out of the west. around the east bay hills, the diablo range, under a heat advisory until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. lake county also until 11:00 p.m. tonight. mendocino county is under a heat advisory. we're still feeling the heat obviously around the region. here are the highs so far. in the upper 90s from concord to brentwood, 104 at lakeport, 106 in ukiah. 61 at san francisco, 66 oakland. san jose, 80 degrees. live picture from our east bay hills camera, a spare the air alert remains up today. worst of the air quality in the inland east bay and the santa clara valley. back to let you know how long the hot weather will last. governor brown declared a state of emergency for shasta county as a wildfire burning close to redding rapidly spreads. the car fire has tripled in size

in the last day and is now 20,000 acres and 10% contained. 192 buildings are threatened as of now. more than 1,300 firefighters are on the front lines trying to slow the flames. flames are now in the community of old shasta, and people there and in west redding should be prepared to leave at moment's notice. yosemite national park remains closed tonight and will stay that way until at least sunday as crews work to control the ferguson fire we've been talking so much about. flames have charred more than 43,000 acres. tonight the blaze is 27% contained. flames have not entered the park itself. they're not in yosemite. fire has interrupted numerous tourist plans and their vacation efforts. the cause of that fire is under investigation. meantime, in southern california tonight, riverside county is also under a state of emergency as crews try to get control of a major wildfire there. flames broke out at noon yesterday in the hills near idle wild, and spread fast. officials just announced the

fire is up to 7,500 acres and 5% contained. more than 2,000 homes are evacuated tonight. reporter rob mcmillan from our sister station is there live tonight. rob? >> reporter: right, the entire community of idle wild is now under a mandatory evacuation order. as you can see behind me, some folks have stayed behind. the fire itself is burning to the east of this mountain community. while we can't see any flames on the top of the ridge there, the smoke is certainly there, and while at least five homes burned yesterday, this massive fire appears to be staying away from idle wild for now. around 1:00 this afternoon the direction of the cranston fire shifted with one of the fingers of the fire turning back toward idle wild. the flames cresting the ridge just to the east of this mountain community now in sight. but fortunately, all morning long, air tankers made drops along the ridgeline, painting a

thick layer of red, a wall of fire retardant meant to keep the flames away and protect further homes from destruction. >> it's going to be hot, it's going to be dry, and the winds are going to pick up. there's still a lot of fire burning out there. so we've got a big concern of just on firefighter safety alone. >> meantime the power is still out for much of the area up here. even though the village market is still open. life isn't easy in idle wild right now. especially looking at this. >> those in the area need to listen to law enforcement as well as fire crews. if it's time to go, they need to go. we don't have time to pick up any items. they've already been told we're under evacuation. so they need to be ready to go. >> reporter: again, this fire has burned more than 7,500 acres, only 5% contained right now. five structures were lost yesterday and structures to the south of idle wild are

threatened as we speak. reporting live from southern california, rob mcmillan, abc 7 news. pg&e lost a billion dollars during the last quarter because of casts faced from last fall's wildfires. >> those wildfires killed 45 people. they were blamed for 16 of the fires, destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. pg&e faces more than 200 lawsuits. governor brown proposed steps to reduce -- pg&e is calling the measures, quote, insufficient. a truck dangled over the flyover this morning, after a crash between the truck and a car. one person was hurt. debris from the crash damaged two cars below. the fire department posted these harrowing pictures. in oakland, a trailer overturned and spilled more than 40,000 pounds of sunflower seeds

this morning. the spill made a mess at the west grand avenue onramp to east bay interstate 80. cleanup took a while as you can imagine. the chp posted this picture. ghosting isn't just for dating anymore. now it's at work. what's behind the case of a disappearing employee? also, facebook is in trouble. investors can't run fast enough as they learn that not everything gets better and better. buying new appliances, "7 on your side's"

facebook had its worst day ever as a public company today. >> the company's market value fell by $119 billion. that one-day decline is roughly the entire market value of nike or mcdonald's. >> it's staggering, obviously. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live at headquarters at menlo park. can't be happy there tonight.

>> reporter: definitely not, kristen and dan. those were incredible numbers you just gave. it's estimated ceo mark zuckerberg took a $16 billion hit in his wealth today. the stock selloff, as well as the performance of the stock over the next couple weeks as the jitters wear off will be an important test of confidence in zuckerberg and his team to right a ship that seems to be listing right now. if mark zuckerberg thought he was under pressure when he testified before congress, that's no match for the pressure --

welcome back, we had technical issues with that story david louie was doing for us about facebook's worst flung ever. >> back to david's report. >> reporter: if mark zuckerberg thought he was under pressure when he testified before congress, that's no match for the pressure he's under now from

investors. they're sending a message he needs to get on top of a list of big challenges. from the way facebook data has been used to target advertising, and to shape public opinion, to addressing privacy issues. the management professor at santa clara's business, he's not suggesting zuckerberg will or needs to step down. he does control 60% of the company's stock. >> the problem is if you don't learn in computer science, the techniques of managing a global company that involve governments, that involve diverse shareholders, that involve diverse political interests. >> facebook executives precipitated the selloff when they forecast slower growth and lower operating margins as it sinks more money into security features. user numbers are also a problem. >> it's losing its teenage audience, very important, getting it in instra gagram, bu losing it on facebook. there's questions about whether this company will continue to

grow. ultimately, if you project far enough, whether it might start to shrink. >> facebook has added instagram and whatsapp to grow. it's now policing what people post. >> they have so many billions of people communicating stuff that -- in a lot of cases, it's incorrect information. >> reporter: now, to put things in perspective, facebook stock took a hit of close to 12%. six years ago this very week over concerns whether it could make revenue from selling ads on mobile devices. the doubters were clearly wrong, and today, just about 90% of its revenue comes from mobile ads. we're live in menlo park, david louie, abc 7 news. okay, david, thanks so much. now, with the stock drop, facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg is now the sixth richest person in the world according to forbes. >> he was a few spots higher yesterday. but zuckerberg's net worth is

still $67 billion. >> he'll get by. jeff bezos is number $148 billion. the hot job market is forcing companies to change how they interview and hire people because a growing number of applicants are ghosting them, that is, not bothering to show up for job interviews. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley looked into what's happening. >> are people blowing off scheduled job interviews? >> yes, they are. >> this staffs agency has offices all around the bay area, help companies fill thousands of positions for $50,000 a year jobs and $200,000 a year jobs. five years ago, only 1% of applicants wouldn't show up for an interview. now, it's 10% to 20%. >> it's not just millennials. it's everybody. it's everyone, even if i looked at those numbers of no shows,

it's spread across all age groups. >> reporter: this applicant says she thinks ghosting is unethical, but she can see why people move on. >> the market is very high. you have so many opportunities, and they are paying well. they are paying well, and the benefits also very high. >> reporter: ghosting is forcing firms to modify their hiring practices. no long delays. instead of saying we'll get back to you next week, it's we'll get back to you tomorrow and get you to start the job as soon as possib possible. even then, people are accepting offers and ghosting on the first day of work. >> i do think there is a major shift companies need to do in their hiring processes. to adjust to the new culture that we have here. >> reporter: a competitive culture where job candidates are driving things to move faster. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. now, to consumer news, and buying new appliances. >> yeah, before you shop, you're

going to hear what "7 on your side's" michael finney has to say, there are so many options to think about. >> it's a lot different than it was. just a few years ago. so if it's been a while since you've shopped around, a lot has changed. first, it can seem overwhelming. but i've got advice to make your shopping just a little more manageable. jane batista and her family are renovating their kitchen, all new appliances are in order. shopping has been overwhelming, she says. >> so many options and so many choices, i wanted the big huge refraj ray for that's side by side, my husband wants the one with the drawer that pulls out at the bottom. >> consumer reports sarah morrow says once they agree on a style, there's only a handful of features really worth the money. >> a freezer compartment that converts to fridge space for storing extra food on the holidays, entertaining, even better, look for airtight crisper drawers.

>> they're designed to keep fruits and veggies fresher, that means a good crisper drawer saves money. the crisper daughters in this lg performed well, consumer reports lab test found it keeps a consistent temperature throughout the fridge and offered excellent efficiency and thermostat control. when it comes to cooking, you have plenty of options, from gas, electric, and induction. >> plenty of people assume that gas is the way to go, but our tests have shown that we've got top performers among gas, electric and induction. in general, one way to save money is by skipping the separate wall oven and cook top and going for a range instead. >> chefs and bakers alike may want to consider this consumer reports recommended frigidaire electric smooth top. a large oven. the testers say it's impressive at baking. looking for a dishwasher? >> a soil sensor, scrape off your bishops, get the

pre-rinsing, load everything and let the dishwasher do its job. >> this bosch is a consumer reports best buy. it has an adjustable upper rack, tailor it to the dishes you need to wash. and most important, it offers excellent cleaning performance, which is a big plus for jane. >> i do not like doing dishes. i will definitely run the dishwasher a few times a day. >> okay, now, here's a really important consideration. dan and i were just talking about this. size. no matter what appliance you're shopping for, you want to be sure and measure the space where it is going to end up, and the doors that it must pass through in order to get to where it's going to end up. both ways, people can't get it in. >> you forget something like that. >> you think they're all the same size. >> i had that problem with a dishwasher. thanks, michael. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. if you have visitors in town today, they may be wondering why

is it freezing in half moon bay? then you travel to concord and it's 97 degrees. welcome to the bay area. a good 38 degree spread here around the region. this is typical in the summertime, as you know, and live doppler 7 is tracking the fog along the coast. also tracking thunderstorms in the sierra nevada, you will notice just south of tahoe, those storms do contain rain, which is what we need to see to help those firefighters. we don't want any dry lightning to cause any problems. i want to show you the highlights of what's coming up, fog along the coast and bay tomorrow morning. hot inland again tomorrow, but i think the temperatures will come down a few more degrees. so today the temperatures actually flipped a few degrees. that trend will continue. and then the heat eases over the weekend a little bit. so there will be some changes. emeryville cameras showing you the marine layer. it has started to deepen looking across the bay there. here's a view of that natural a/c from our south beach camera. 63 degrees in the city.

mid-60s mountain view. san jose -- oakland, i should say, san jose, 78 degrees. still hot in gilroy, 92 degrees. golden gate bridge camera, it's socked in, the bridge showing visibility issues. be careful if you have to drive across the bridge. 72 in santa rosa right now. 79 in novato, up to 94 in concord. live picture from our emeryville camera showing you the marine layer one more time. fog along the coast and bay overnight. hot inland again tomorrow. the heat eases a bit over the weekend. here's a look at the hour-by-hour forecast. see the fog spilling over into the bay as we head into tomorrow morning's commute, 5:00 a.m. watch out for that fog between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. heading into the afternoon, pulls back towards the coastline, which is also something that we see around this time of year, keeping you in the comfort zone. temperatures first thing in the morning, low 50s to the mid-60s, mild inland, but definitely cool along the coastline. highs for friday in the south bay, 98 in gilroy, to 84 in san

san jose. 82 in sunnyvale. 78 redwood city. 63 in half moon bay. it's breezy, daly city 60 degrees. downtown san francisco 64. summer microclimates are fixing again in the north bay. 60s right near the beaches here. 86 in santa rosa. nice day in the east bay if you have to choose between the two ends of the extreme. this is mild. oakland, 73 degrees. 77 in newark. 94 in concord, 93 in livermore. not as hot as it has been. you can download the accuweather app and check out the temperatures hour by hour. accuweather seven-day forecast, still hot inland. low 60s to mid-90s, summer spread for the weekend, those temperatures starting to come down by a couple of degrees. by sunday, the heat eases. you'll feel the difference. low 60s to low 90s for your monday as well. and then temperatures coming up a couple of degrees.

tuesday, wednesday. so we're not going to be in that extreme heat mode much longer. dan and kristen. >> thanks so much, sandhya. you don't see this very often, a texas inmate tried to escape a moving patrol car by kicking out the windshield and climbing atop the vehicle. >> the bid for freedom was short lived to say the least. taken into custody after backup aufrszs arrived. good try. when you think of a police chase you might think of someone trying to speed away from the law. except when the suspect is actually driving a piece of construction equipment. concord police found themselves chasing a stolen backhoe yesterday afternoon, the backhoe can't go faster than 25 miles per hour, but officers worried that somebody might get hurt because it was being driven erratically. and they eventually stopped it and arrested the man driving it along willow pass road. the 49ers hit the practice field for the first time after opening training camp. there was a very encouraging sign.

on the field and practiced without limitations. sherman, a four-time pro bowler tore his achilles last november. received a $2 million signing bonus for passing his physical on the first day of camp. >> he's so into it mentally with regards to football. athletically looks the same. he'll tell you he's rusty, but he'll continue to work and get better. but he's -- we're excited to have him, he's really good for the room. glad he's here. >> sore fan, suspended linebacker reuben foster was on the field. he can work out with the team, but will miss the first two games. >> i'd liked to remain -- somebody might like to be 20,000 feet up. coming up, a

coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00, safety on bart, riders especially when it comes

to the homeless and the mentally ill were worried. advice from officials that is falling flat with riders. san jose's massive cannabis convention, explain why the gathering is being called one of the most important marijuana meetings in the country. breaking up california, the latest attempt is on hold. you'll see how the current effort differs from those in the past, and there have been a lot of them, as you may recall. all of that and more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. our final story, we'll have you shaking in your boots. >> drone video of polish daredevil becoming the first person ever to ski down k-2, the second highest peak in the world. >> he strapped on the skis after he scaled the 28,000 foot peak without supplementary oxygen. e's a maniac. >> yes, it took him seven hours to reach the bottom. k-2 is the most dangerous mountain in the world to climb, 350 people have done it. >> way to go.

"world news tonight" with david tonight, as we come on the air in the west, the state of emergency right now. a dangerous night ahead. the fire exploding in size. homes burning to the ground. thousands now fleeing. and tonight, authorities say the fire was set. our team is on the scene. tornadoes touching down in the northeast. two confirmed now. homes ripped apart. rob marciano standing by. a disastrous day for facebook. the plummet. the worst drop in one day for a single company ever, losing nearly $100 billion. president trump igniting that trade war, now telling american farmers, be a little patient. and today, saying, you're not going to be too angry with trump. tonight, what american farmers are telling us. also breaking, following the money. inside the trump organization,