sky 7 hd is live over a brush fire that just broke out in livermore. crews are battling that at south limb road near 580. >> the fire broke out just before 10:30 this morning and firefiters estited it burned about 10 acres so far. you can see some of the charred areas smolders. that's where the windmills are. you can see the fires by that windmill farm at the altamont pass. >> you can see the wind blowing the smoke as well. we know no hom have been threatened. no word yet how it started. a helicopternd plane have been helping put that fire out from the air. >> we'll continue to follow this and bring you updates throughout

this newscast and online at abc7news.com. a fire danger higher than usual. temperatures going up at the same time the air quality is going down. >> absolutely. this is the first spare the air day of the summer and it's going to be dangerously hot in some areas. meteorologist mike nicco is standing by and terry mcsweeney. >> we have two things going on, the excessive heat watch, we are the spare the air day meeting. but if i were to jump in the water in this fountain itould cool me off but i shouldn't mo around too much because the air would be bad for my lungs. >> curtis oldson of livermore knows it's the first spare the air day of th summer. he's trying to do his part. >> riding my bike instead of driving my car. sometime in the evenings we have small littlfires in the backyard. we wouldn' do that. >> the air quality management distri issued the spare the

air alert becausof unhealthy smog levels that can cause discomfort to anybody's respiratory syst but comfortable troublesome for seniors or anyone with respatory or heart conditions. the air quality district advises people to put down theirs and brothe and if you have to do yard work do it like pedro valdez >> air days we don't use the machine. >> the bad air means if you must exercise outside, do so in the morning when the ozone levels are lower. and no matr when or where you exercise, for example at pleasant and reactive gym, keep a water bottle nearby. >> i know my athletes all keep an eye on hem. somebody new, i'm not gonna push 'em too much in the heat. if i see signs that are bad, i'll pull them aside, have them sit down and drink water and get hydrated. >> air condioning technicians are gearing up for what will

probably be a very long day. >> people have had their air conditioners turned off. so right now the phones are going to start ringing, our teches are goi to be out late this is they start 7:00, they'll be out there 11:00 at night. >> a walk to amber's doctor hoping to bring sophia into the world before it ts much hotter. >> when i was pregnant, out waking and trying to get the baby to come so we could get her before this 107 this week. >> so you'd like to get her out before tomorrow. >> absolutely. (laughter) >> she's laughing now but serious concer for of course for that infant. all young peoe and seniors as well. the ba air. where is the air the worst in the bay area right now but the answer to that, let's go to mike nicco in the weher center. >> and it doesn't always coincide with where it's hottest. the same type of condions bring us the heat and poor air

quality at t same time. for today it's the santa clara valley. those most susceptible the elderly, the young. that unhealth air tomorrow will spread into the east bay valleys and more people susceptib to that poor air quality. here's where it's going to get you. you're really going to notice the difference. none of us have air conditioning because it's usual free. it's going to get wor today and even more so tomorrow. the excessive heat watch is for tomorrow. that's everywhere but the coast. that's where you need to go to find relief from the heat or find an indoor place that has air conditioning. kristen. >> mike, thanks a lot. today's scorching heat coincides with o grape harvest and vintners say an unusually cool summer has made an impact. growers at the robert hunter winery in sonoma are starting their harvest today for the

sparkling variety. the cooler weather has ledded to a below average crop size. he has never seen a summer like this. >> makes you tear your hair out a little bit but tre's nothing you can do with the weather. you need to learn to roll wi the punches. >> despite the smaller crop size, hunter farms say all signs point to a good year in terms of wine quality. >> the food and drug administration is warning egg lovers to cook eggs thoroughly after half a billion salmonella tainted eggs. the fds is pleading with congress to give it the power to order recalls. right now the fda can only react to outbreaks like the one that sickened more than a thousand people instead of working to prevent them. >> the spa says it's possibly the largest egg recall in the history of the agency. more than 500 million eggs from just two farms in iowa. it began as a problem for stores in eight states.

it has been doubled to 17 states. but close to 2,000 illnesses identified by the cdc. the common denominator? the owner of the farm implicated, jack decosta. his company has been charged with eight major violations the past 15 years. just this summer he was h with a $25,000 fine after undercover video revealed cruel treatment of hens. the attorney's firm represents more than three dozen salmonella victims. the first lawsuit wilbe filed today on behalf of a california girl. >> she was hospitalized for a period of threeor four days and encouraged snificant in the tens of thousas of dollars in medical expenses. >> so why hasn't the fda shut the costa forms down? >> this is the fst major food safety issue that i'm aware of associed with his companies. >> and up until new regulations

last month, the agency lacked the authority to inspect poultry farms. >> the only respon from the affected compani has been written statement their management is addressing them swily and effectively. abc news chicago. >> we have a list of the egg brands affected by the recall and all the lot numbers at abc7news.com. just click on "see it on tv." >> park lice are looking for a pair of women accud of robbing a transit riders at the coliseum bafrt station -- bart station this morning. the victim, a woman, was walking when a car pulled up. two other women got out of that car, showed the victim a gun and took her purse and cellphone. here's a description of the car. a four-door buick or plymouth, brown or bei. some rust on the back door or trunk. license plate ends in 545. if you see it, call bart police.

>> tips from the public have helped them identify a man suspected of stabbing a dog several times last week they're not yet release willing the suspect's names but they have contacted his attorney. they say the man could be arrest as soon as today. authorities are trying to determine the appropriate charges. the attack happened la thursday after lenny, an american bulldog, and the suspect's pitbull began behaving aggressively toward each other. that's when th suspect stabbed lenny four times. other dog owners used the park say the attack is stunning. >> all the dogs run off leash. all the dogs are well-behaved. if your dog is not, you usual know not to come here. >> the stabbed dog is recovering at home after surry to remove his spleen. the dog is expected to make a full recovery. >> sad news today regarding a los angeles bay area television and radio anchor, did mcel hatten has died.

he passed away after an illness related to a stoke. the oakland native many of us knew as mac required from the anchor desk in 2000 after nearly 25 years on the air. prior to that he worked for kcbs radio for 25 years in various roles includi hosting the bay area's first call-in radio show. he oversaw the radio station's move to an all news form as news director. he was an inaural

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we wanna take you back live to sky hd over us livermore where crews have been battling a brush fire. it looks as though fires have put it out for now and it started 10:30. >> about 10 acres of grass at part of the windmill farm past interstate580. no homes were ever threatened and we don't know how it started. >> weather has increased our fire danger today

it's been low. mike nicco joins us with a look at high temps >> it is heightened because of the warme weather. the dry relative humidity. but we don't have any fire weather watch and no red flag warnings but just be careful the next 24 to 48 hours because it is heitened with something like that. you can see how quickly that flamed up. a look from sutro tower on san francisco to the east bay hills. a little hazy but no clouds. how warmer than 24 hours ago. ten in fremont and sunnyvale are 18 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago and 19 in santa rosa. your body is definitely going to notice that. let's show the temperatures up there. everybody at lea in the 70s around the bay and inlan look at that 75 redwood city, oakland. san rafa, napa, 76.

san francisco 78. actually above average. we have 68 half moon bay but you're not far from getting into the low to mid-70s either. 73 monterey, 74 santa cruz and 80 watson vil, salinas and 83 gilroy. the number one highlights, the building heat and the poor air quality. not only today but tomorrow. it's going to be clear but pretty warm tonit. breeze, d in the hills which means the fire danger will continue. cooling at the coast. tomorrow but more so wednesday, around the bay thursday and finally inland by friday we're back to where we should be this time of year. actually looking at a cool weeken the high pressure up the pacific northwest stopng the cool and clean air that the sea breeze brings in. instead keeping our pollution at bay literally instead of venting it into the central valley. it's also compressing the atmosphere a trapping it along the lower area. the rm spots along the bay at the century mark if not a little

above. the humming of air conditioners. mid to upper 90s today. fremont, 92 degrees. mid to upper 80s for the rest of the east bay shore. down in the south bay today, if you ha a. c. you may wanna use it. low to mid-90s there. mid to upper 80s on the peninsula. los gatos and mountain view near 90. 78 half on bay and 80 daly city. downtown south san francisco, sausalito mid-80s. upper 80s san rafael and vallejo. sunshinend low to mid-70s at your beaches. 70 monterey and0 watsonville. going to be toasty tonight at at&t park. warm, 84 degrees. the first pitch at 7:15 dropping to around 76 degrees. tonight we'll have temperatures mainly in the low to mid-60s. a few upper 60s and that's going to lead us to a warm he day tomorrow. the reason we have that excessive heat advisory around the bay and inland tomorrow will be the hottest day with records falling. temperatures will drop nearly 6

degrees wednesday another 4 degrees thursday, another 8 degrees friday. by the time the weekend rolls around, our temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees cooler than today and tomorrow. >> me, thank you. >> you bet. >> follow up on our miracle in chile whe officials are taking steps to provide food, water and medicine to 33 trapped miners who have managed totay alive for 17 days. (cheers and applause) >> that s the reaction when families and friends of the miners learned their loved ones were alive. yesterday rescuers lowered a small device to the dropped men with a video camera attached. the images showed one of the miners they also recovered note that reads all 33 of us are fine in the shelter. >> in this instance they survived the initial days they were trapped. they made contact with the outside which is important for their mental state. and then that will keep them going. >> but thei ordeal is not over. the instability of the surrounding rocks means it wi

be at least two to four months before the miners can be rescue crews will have to ler food and water to the miners until then. former talk show host montel williams is apparently looking at getting into the medical marijuana business. today' san francisco chronicle reports that williams, a long-time supporter of medical marijuana with an attorney and one council membethey've talked about the issue. williams is said to be proposing growing certain types of marijuana for specically illnesses. they agreed to grant permits to four massive mariana farms. >> the

>> today son oprah at 4:00, carson kressley helps guests down their look to let their true selves shine. at 5:00 we could reach our hottest temperures this summer so far. we'll let you know if we hit any records for the state and look how our unusually cooler bay area summe has been affecting gardens. plus the concerns over whopping cough as some schoolpetition to crowd even more kids into each class. those stories later today at 5:00. >> there's something valuable in this story for all parents and kids. a girl a big hero for getting help that saved her dad's life. walked several blocks from her home to a fire station last friday after her father collapsed in the living room.

her father had gotten medication confused. >> i've been here over 20 years. that's the first time i everel had a three-year-old walk up to the fire station. walked us down to the house. you know, her dad was sittin' in the living room, needing medical care. >> the famil says they pass the fire station every day and point to it as a safe place. apparently she was listeng very carefully to her parents >> wow, good job. good lesson f all of us. that's going to do it r us. >> "who wants to a millionaire" is coming up next. >> have a great day. bye-bye!