a big year for lime disease. >> more than 17 hours after these flames broke out, this

concord construction site is still smoldering and many questions remain unanswered. thank you for joining us i am ama daetz. >> and i am dan ashley. is it arson? >> flames started just before 1:00 a.m. >> leslie brinkley is live from the scene with the latest. >> reporter: well, i am getting sprayed right now by mist from all of the thousands of gallons of water they are putting on this fire. still, lots of smoke back there even flames erupting from some of those windows. tomorrow they will begin to take down some of these walls and investigators will either tomorrow or wednesday look into whether this could be the result of arson. dispatchers were inundated with calls at 1:00 a.m. one describing an explosion

followed by a massive fire. >> upon arrival, they had reporting a large city block, five-sry apartment complex under construction in the framing stages well involved in fire. >> i looked out the window and all i could see is just a wall of flames and fire. unfortunately i looked as long as i could for the cat, but our pardon me started to smell like smoke. >> reporter: you had to get out. >> the dog was next to me fortunately. >> reporter: atf investigators are joining local fire officials to pinpoint the cause just as they did in three other construction fires in the east bay over the last three years. two blazes. and another in oakland. all deemed suspicious. >> way too early to know if this was accidental or intentional.

also too early to know if this fire is related to any other construction fire thatccurred in the last few years. >> reporter: this is a drone few. ash and debris rained down in the streets. >> residents should avoid washing or sweeps ash or debris into storm drains. >> what you have to come out, come back out through here and we will get you in to get your vehicle out of the garage. >> reporter: evacuated residents had ten minutes to retrieve clothes, and pets. >> we all made it out okay. livermore man in jail after allegedly robbing his neighbor in gun point. s.w.a.t. officers using tear gas

and drones to get the man to surrender. >> reporter: video from sky 7 shows the suspect being taken away in handcuffs. this follows hours long standoff. police evacuated surrounding homes. they were concerned because the suspect was armed with the hand gun. >> the s.w.a.t. team came up to my parent's house in their vehicle and escorted them in the s.w.a.t. vehicle and took them to a current location. >> reporter: setting up drones to survey the area. they threw tear gas inside and smashed a window. another team inside the front

door. crisis negotiators called the suspect's phone but got no response. >> s.w.a.t. team and a canine officer able to enter. >> reporter: broken windows and the rest of the damage that happened during that stand off. police believe the suspect was hiding in his attic and they will not release his name. but known to cause problems. new details about a dog that nearly bit off a finger of a 15-year-old san francisco boy. the dog named chops has been euthanized. cisneros suffered punctured wounds to arms, hands and legs. he is getting better. head-on collision this morning. killed a driver and injured

three others. police say it may have been caused by a distracted driver. vic lee is on the story. >> reporter: the driver of this mangled toyota prius was killed in the accident. head-on collision here on lake view highway. four hours to clear the road way. he hold the medical degree from his native peru. he rushed over to the fatally injured driver in the prius. >> bad situation. signs of brain damage. >> reporter: two men in a pickup truck were taken to a hospital. >> it appears the chevrolet silverado pickup crossed over double yellow lines.

>> reporter: the truck crashed into on-coming traffic. three other cars were also hit. police say alcohol or drugs do not appear to be factors of the collision. the driver may have been distracted. >> we believe inattention could be a factor. >> reporter: people use this highway as a shortcut to vallejo east bay. the sign says 45 miles per hour. but nearby workers say speeding makes this dangerous. >> advising us, to go the other way. >> reporter: so far no charges have been fil against the driver of the pickup. vic lee, abc7 news. happening now, let's take a live look right now.

you see around the room, everyone dressed up. event includes a wine from a winery in calistoga. apple ceo tim cook is among the guest. also attending rupert murdoch. unclear whether the bond between the two will help bridge major policy divides. the leaders today talked about foreign policy and hinted at a new iran nuclear deal. >> they restart their nuclear program, they will have bigger problems than they ever had before. >> translator: work on a new deal with iran. >> the leaders are also at odds with the paris climate accord. the legal back and forth over the president's travel ban is heading to the supreme court

tomorrow. many with majority muslim populations. the ninth circuit court of appeals rules the law violates. at the closing bell, the dow had its fifth losing day in a row making its longest losing streak of the year. the dow finished down 424 points ending just above 24,000. the nasdaq fell 121 to nearly 7,000, and the s&p was off by 35. alphabet fell 4.8% after reporting a strike in spending. apple dropped 1.5%. facebooks now revealing how it decides what posts get removed

and why. facebook revealed its community standards for the first time ever today. thousands of human sensors receive the -- and terrorist propaganda. >> having a transparent list of why you do ban people not only helps us all behave ourselves a little better. but if someone is banned for political speech, you can say, look, that is not part of the list. >> anyone can repeal a decision to delete their post. whistle blower, christopher willy spoke to democrats today. he claimed he was part of an effort to reveal that cambridge

an litca gathered. the obama era net neutrality rules are officially gone. the republican led federal commission voted last year to rescind rules. state senator scott wiener has offered a bill to create a version of those now expired regulations. san francisco has awarded its first private transit operation to chachariot. operated by well-trained drivers. with the new permit, may be

moving stops and changing routes to comply with city rules. the change to b.a.r.t. schedule that will last years and pay off four-month early. temperatures dropping i will have the accuweather forecast coming up. larry beil live. the warriors are down on the far side of the court. steph curry news. we may be seeing him

it could end tonight.

warriors one win away of taking the first round of playoffs from the spurs. >> larry beil is live at oracle. >> reporter: the warriors are planning on making sure it does end tonight. curry is still out. although optimistic news on that front. young quin cook 25-years old getting a lot of playing time. guarding legends like parker. great in the last game for the spurs. going on 16 years playing together. their win over the warriors in game four sunday gave them a record 132 playoff wins as a tandem. and one of those playoff victories broke the heart of a young quinn ok. >> i grew up a laker fan.

i can remember crying and they won a championship that year. so it is so cool playing against these guys on a nightly basis. >> reporter: cook says he actually learned his spin move from watching tony parker on a dvd called ankle breakers and he hopes to break some ankles of his own tonight. as for steph curry, it is not the ankle, it is the knee that everybody is worried about. kerr updated the media that curry is now day-to-day. perhaps seeing him as early as this weekend. more on this story coming up later on. for now, live at oracle, larry beil abc7 sports. hardworking team of volunteers received a thank you

today. honoring dozens of workers for their help with hurricane puerto rico. >> long days. they were tired and hungry but did an amazing job taking care of people. all committed mission driven healers and i felt lucky to be with them. >> many patients were still without water and power. spring looks beautiful across the bay area of cour but also time for an annual warning of ticks. there is a new study from san francisco state. >> reporter: these bottles and pills have become a regular part of kirsten stein's life. >> maybe 30 pills a day. but i was up to 70 or higher.

>> reporter: for what? >> lime disease. >> reporter: even eight years later she is surprised how it changed her outdoor lifestyle. >> a lot of bone pain and muscle pain and memory issues. >> reporter: the green of grass. >> i didn't see the tick and i didn't see the rash. >> reporter: the same kind of tick that these scientists went looking for today. o cf1 o >> western black legged tick. >> is there a scientific name? an expert on tick, lime disease and hard at work today. the study looked at northern california in particular. in which areas are people more likely to be exposed to lime disease? the answer medium sized regional parts.

>>. >> reporter: rodents do well in managed areas like this area with fewer predators. the dangerous ticks are not the fat ones, but relatively small. >> black and transparent. >> reporter: check yourself carefully after time out doors. that is much easier than taking pills for the rest of your life. in marin county, wayne freedman. it is a gorgeous day to be out and about, but check yourself for ticks. >> we sent drone view 7 up high. our grown captured treasured island in the foreground. >> that is a nice shot. spencer christian is here with lounge this weather will last. >> check out this view.

you can see that we have got quite a bit of fog along the astline especially the north bay coast. let's take a look at some, well before the live shot, let's look at the 24-hour temperature change. much cooler. 11 degrees cooler right now in santa rosa. five degrees cooler inn novato. here is the view from our rooftop camera. a few wispy clouds around. mid to upper 60s in mountain view. and 64 in. 61 degrees up north in santa rosa. concord and livermore are in the low to mid-70s.

one more live view of emeryvil)5 spread. overnight fog spreading from the coast. overnight lows mainly in the mid-to upper 40s. notice how the fog deepens near the coast and spreads out over the bay and into the north bay. tomorrow morning 7:00 quite foggy. even a little bit of fog moves down into the south bay and into the north bay. reduced visibility for morning commuters. but by midday, the fog pulls back to the coastline. much like we had today. highs tomorrow will be 56 half moon bay here in san francisco

59. mid-60s shoreline. north bay highs will be generally in the upper 60s. farther north milder. we will see highs in the mid-70s. and rainfall potential. few hundreds of an inch. accuweather seven-day forecast. fairly mild weather tomorrow. possibility of sprinkles and over the weekend dry conditions. skies will still be bright and probably won't see much of a warmup until next tuesday. nothing like what we had yesterday. a few 70s. ashley judd, lilly tomlin, and jane fonda. some big names

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in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. look at that. that is a scaffolding collapsing onto the streets below. this happened this morning at that concord apartment complex that burned over night. fire officials say they are concerned that more of the scaffolding could collapse tonight. we will bring you updates. the man accused of plowing into a crowd of pedestrian in toronto yesterday made his first court appearance. alek minassian. investigators are trying to determine a motive. the suspect's limited social media presence has been no help

besides a single facebook post. >> the accused is alleged to post a cryptic message on facebook. he drove the van southbound on young street and onto the crowded sidewalks. >> a memorial of flowers, candles and me mentos. during closing arguments today, cosby's attorney calls constand a con artist saying she made up the story. a big back tax bill leaves today's big business watch. saying it will collect back taxes that apple owns.

ceo tim cook says the company followed the law. both apple and ireland are appealing the ruling. yahoo was sold to verizon last year. the fcc accused the sunnyvale company to disclose the breach. millions of users were hacked. silicon valley companies are courting military veterans as the field of artificial intelligence and drone technology expand. sponsoring an educational program that demonstrates how apical their military training works. david louie was on hand.

>> reporter: the capability of drones keeps expanding and with that, a need for more skilled people. hosting a group of veterans, military veterans to open their eyes what they could offer as veterans. >> should be thinking about how to leverage that experience set. >> reporter: these 25 veterans are participants in a ten-day program. one of them is grant who separated from the air force two weeks ago after eight years of active service and four years at the air force academy. >> ai and drones are interesting to me. under lying a lot of the technology that i at the forefront. >> reporter: six veterans on his team which manufactures own

veterans. jennifer is preparing to leave active duty in the navy she valued the opportunity to pick the brains of veterans now working in the valley. >> teaching us about leadership and team work and how to manage projects and translating that to a dialogue/theability to transfer that. >> reporter: the majority of the students get hired in the tech sector. in menlo park, david louie, abc7 news. the price of wine is rising. >>

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years. giving crews the extra hour to work will save $15 million and four months. it will impact fewer passengers. it was supposed to be almost finished now, but you take one drive down san francisco's vanness corridor and you can tell it is nhere near finished. >> the now reporter jonathan bloom there has been another delay. >> one of the most important transit projects in our city and i cannot wait. >> reporter: now they will have to wait the project to redo the street hit a five-month delay. >> we are finding a lot of things that we didn't know there were there. and when we do find things we

have to stop. >> reporter: workers uncovered utility lines. they have to dig around them by hand. >> our teams will be working hard to limit annoyances, dust, dirt, and noise. >> reporter: noise that shakes the neighborhood. >> our business dropped. >> reporter: tommy's joint a lunchtime favorite for years. >> blocked off, gates up, and fences. >> reporter: even if you brave the chaos of traffic. >> they want to come. they want to come more often but they don't do it anymore. >> reporter: patience running thin. turns out all of the construction in the streets is causing major headache for the construction of the new hospital. >> we can't get our deliveries. >> reporter: working with sheet

metal that has to work through this. >> it will be a much more pleasant and safer environment for anybody and people who are on transit will get up and down the corridor much faster. >> reporter: promising it is worth the wait. >> we might as well be rewarded in the end. all right. so did you notice cooler weather today? >> felt cooler, no question. is it the taco taco are you one of the millions of americans living with a taco obsession? my $3 taco deal with three of the tacos you love and a refreshing drink can help. try my $3 taco deal today. clear! taco! taco! new at jack in the box.

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helped him out. >> viewer spent hours trying to reset the problem. finally the company sent him a technician or did it. matt runs his contracting business from home so it was a problem when his internet went down. >> we tried comcast and they say they need to send a technician. >> i was disappointed. but what were my options? put it on my calendar and i wait a week. and at the end of the day they never show up. >> reporter: he says he called comcast. where was the technician? >> oh, we screwed up. >> reporter: he had to wait another week. >> he sai said i wanted to canc with you guys. i said you are not providing my

service. >> reporter: matt did cancel and thought the whole thing was over until six months later. comcast had charged an early termination fee and sent it to collections. he contacted "7 on your side" and we contacted comcast and said there was confusion over when that technician was actually scheduled. however, comcast waived the cancellation fee and took it off his credit report telling us comcast is on a mission to reinvent how we -- we strive to work with our customers to correct the situation promptly and resolve issues to the customer's complete satisfaction. we have earnestly sought to do that in this particular case. our understanding that we took the necessary steps to respond to and fully resolve the

concerns that were raised. and it did. comcas came back out and reconnected his internet and matt is back in business. i want to hear from you. my "7 on your side" hotline is open week days from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. telephone number is (415) 954-8151. you can also reach me through my facebook page and on abc7news.com. >> good job. nice work as always. >> thanks. the price of wine is going up around the world. the international organization of vine and wine reports global wine production has dropped mostly because of bad weather. in italy, wholesale wine is up. >> poor placement. we didn't get spencer enough time to get it back to together.

>> i will have to start drinking water again. >> that will never happen. >> here is a look at live doppler 7. that pattern will continue during the overnight hours. overnight lows under partly foggy condition. then tomorrow, by midday, the fog will be back at the coastline where it belongs. highs will range from mid-50s at the coast to mid-70s inland its cooling pattern will continue with possibility of sprinkles mainly in the north bay and along the coastline. remain cool, cooler than average over the weekend and temperatures will gradually start to bounce back. thanks spencer. >> all right. a lot of sports to talk about tonight. >> we do. larry beil is live at oracle arena. game five.

>> reporter: yes, what the warriors will hope to be final game five of the series. hope to finish off the spurs tonight. we got a steph curry

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>> reporter: how are you doing everybody? larry beil live at oracle arena.

counting down game five. steph curry is set to begin his own private individual workout in less than ten minutes on the court behind me here and just a few moments ago, a promising update regarding steph's condition and that sprained knee. just a few minutes ago, steve kerr told us that steph has been upgraded and now listed as day-to-day and it is possible if the warriors to play this weekend, a possible game seven against the spurs or game one in round two against the pelicans. kerr says he would not rule out a steph curry appearance. this is big news. the last time kerr mentioned the two time mvp, the coach said steph wasn't even close to returning. i have a feeling we are going to see steph curry sooner than

later. as for who we will see on the court tonight, an up and down season for mcgee. listed as dnpcd.where he was did not play, coach's decision. once again, in the starting lineup tonight. he brought motion tor the series. he is now up to 9.5 points per game. putting in big minutes and kevin durant was asked what he brings to the team? >> very happy to be here. not just complacent or satisfied, but knowing where he comes from and his journey and excited to be in the opportunity. and that rubs off on a lot of people.

that gratitue for the game. he shows it every single day. he wants it. he makes a mistake out there like all of us, wants us to tell us what he did wrong and be better next time. westbrook confronted him. and if westbrook left the bench, that would be an automatic one game suspension, the nba says he will be fined but will play game five. let's talk football. the jon gruden era officially beginning on the field with the raiders. second time around for chucky. gruden very happy with how practice went. excited about his quarterback derek carr.

they a lot of ground to cover. the coach did not hold back. >> today he was all over it. we tried to give him audibles, and different situations on the first day and he didn't blink. he is a real good player. we just got to do our part as coaches and we got to improve the positions around him. >> he threw everything at me. he tried to get me. see if i was listening to him in theeetings. so we had a lot of fun. >> reporter: baseball tonight, the a's are hot, won three in a row. on the mound, pitching well. five scoreless and struck out six. the throw, guzman, oh, full extensio on the splits. i am in pain just watching that. what a play. a deep drive off of cole hammil.

1-0 athletics in the six. 9:00 and 11:00. see y then. how a twitter user put together a video that impressed. students who made the images, parents of the targeted students are confronting the district. >> look for breaking news on twitter. we appreciate your time. i am dan ashley. >> i am ama daetz, for the entire news team, have a great evening, everyone.

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