the actual flames. qualcomm in at 4:10. a bunch of vegetation behind houses and there is a place called scandia, that is in the area where we are where the fire is taking place. as of right now it is 50-70% burnt. 30% containment. they are having a problem with the winds in the area. 15-20 miles per hour winds that is causing the problem. behind us, we can come down here live, you can see there is burnt vegetation right here, close to these houses. good thing is, for these people the wind picked up and took the fire the opposite direction. there are homes right here, his wife is behind watering down to make sure if it comes back the area is wet. i was told, there is a command communication tower here in

fairfield that was at threat, they put a crew around it. i will bring you the latest as it happened. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. we have new details about an amber alert issued in the last hour. the highway parole says the 16- year-old boy who was abducted was not the driver of a vehicle the chp was looking for. he was working when a man walked in, robbed the business and abducted the child. the scene-year-old is a african american, 4'8", 130 pounds, wearing a red cincinnati reds baseball cap. the highway patrol is looking for a 1996 black two door gmc yukon. 4way499 is the license plate.

we do not yet have a description of the suspect. 25 laid off oakland police officer are back on the force tonight a as the department investigates a string of homicide in the last few days. ktvu's john sasaki is live. >> reporter: this has been a rough year for the police department. 25 officers are back and more than ready to hit the streets. >> you weren't there, 20% of the work staff were dealing with it today. >> reporter: he greeted his returning officers and with 65 homicides this year, the department needs help. >> when the officers come back we are not go -- going to take the positions and build a task force to dress the shootings. that's huge for us. >> reporter: one killing happened this morning. >> i heard the gun shots.

hear them every day. unfortunate. >> reporter: another shooting hanked yesterday and left one dead, 7 months after his brother was killed. >> he loved music, family, has a daughter. wonderful kid. happy. always smiling. >> reporter: it's because of that loss that returning officers can't wait to get back on the streets. >> when you get young, eager people like us, we are chomping at the bits to get out to there. we are ready. >> reporter: police officials say the city was able to rehire the officers because current officers agreed to pay 9% into their pension. >> they are all willing to give so there is more public safety, willing to give for the public. >> reporter: after training this week most returning officers will hit the streets starting this saturday.

live in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. a woman has died while climbing half dome with her sister. rob roth spoke with the woman's aunt. >> reporter: yosemite national park officials say they are not contemplating making safety changes at half dome even in the wake of the fatal fall. >> reporter: even experienced climers say climing up and down half dome can be risky even when using the cables in place. but it's a risk that sup to the hiker to take. >> we can't station a ranger at every spot and the visitor has to make that decision. >> reporter: it was noon yesterday that hailey laflamme slipped while coming down half dome and fell 600 feet to her death. she shows to climb half dome

despite foul weather. >> a severe thunderstorm had occurred earlier that morning and continue throughout the morning so the area was very wet with rain and the rocks were very slimry. >> reporter: one relative said she climbed last year and took her sister this year. he climbed half dome three times. >> quite steep. some places highly polished from weather and hiking boots, you just have to treat it seriously. >> reporter: climb half dome is so popular yosemite national park now requires permits to climb it. >> you also got gravity working against you. any slip you make is magnified. >> reporter: yosemite national park posts signs advising

hikers about whether conditions at half dome. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. mean time searchers have still not found the bodies of three visitors swept over the falls 13 days ago. they waded into the water above the fall, slipped and fell 300 feet to their death. the families say the guard rails are not enough to keep people safe. bay area man was on board a plane that crashed. it happened friday night north of flagstaff. deputies say they have found driver's licenses and pilot licenses for them. authorities have not yet made positive identifications. prosecutors in the bryan stow case said one of the

suspects assaulted several other people before beating stow. louie sanchez through a sota at a woman, and punched two of stow's friends before hitting bryan stow. louie sanchez and marvin norwood are held an half a million dollars bail. his family said he has had minimal responses. the family said a ct scan showed excess fluid and they are waiting to see if his body will absorb the fluid on his own. the woman accused of breaking in to alex trebek hotel room pleaded not guilty today of burglary and possession of stolen property. alex trebek said he ruptured his achilles tendon while chasing lucinda moyers out of

his room. prosecutors haven't decided whether to go after her three strikes. two agencies came under fire for their failure to spend federal stimulus money. a hearic took place today after showing the energy commission and department of community services didn't have plans to spend millions of federal dollars. this is a second time they found agencies not spending stimulus money fast enough. >> we got it, we got it, we will take corrective measures and here we are with another audit. >> california has $280 million left to spend. if it doesn't use it by april it must be returned to the government. man faces 5 years in prison after admitting to securities fraud. he ran california star properties. prosecutors say he admitted to taking a million dollars from

investors. he fled to costa rica and was arrested there. it appears plants nabbers are stocking san francisco. folks say someone is steeling their flowers and plants. in some cases planters are taken. police say they are on the look out for anyone in the area walking around with a plant. investigators would like to talk to this man. some resident bought cameras in the homes of stopping the crimes. the death of a bay area soldier serving in afghanistan. he died yesterday after enemy forces attacked his vehicle. his body is expected to arrive tonight in delaware. we are learning more about this home town of the soldier from those who knew him and we will have more on the 10:00 news.

normally this room would be stacked with back packs and school supplies but there is just not enough. we will tell you how great the need is this year. we will have your forecast, cooler than average temperatures and also update you on the fire, i will see you back here in 10.

. an update on the fire. ktvu's paul chambers joins us with more information on the fire. >> reporter: let me go to the fire marshal to get the latest. can you give us an update? >> sure. we are at a seven alarm fire.

28 units on scene and 80 personnel. fighting the fire. 60 acres at this point. we are 60-70% contained. >> reporter: no homes were in jeopardy? >> that's correct. the winds have blown the fire away and into the hills. >> reporter: and also, you said there is a tower at jeopardy? >> it's an unmanned communications tower, just equipment located there. we set up early on to protect the tower and the fire did not effect it at all. >> thank you very much. let's wrap it up. 7 alarm fire. 70% contained and about 60 acres burned. houses were not in jeopardy. people decided to water their lawns in case and stand by, we will bring you the latest as it occurs. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. police tell us a second

victim died following a shooting. after 2:30 a.m. someone fired at the car carrying rose mcfadden. the two were waiting for the gate to open to her apartment complex. she died nat scene and he died this afternoon. rose mcfadden had four children. >> she was a lovely person, always go to church, always happy. always take care of her kids good. you know? hurtful. >> no arrests have been made. this brings the homicide tote tool 23 this year. there was 21 last year. tonight we are learning more about the second victim, hear what relatives are telling us at 7:00 on tv 36. in washington d.c. the house passed a measure to keep the government from defaulting but the vote almost became second, congresswoman gabrielle

giffords returned to the floor. this was her first appearance since being shot in the head in january. the entire house stood and applauded her as the voting entered its final minutes. nancy pelosi paid tribute to her return. the vote was 269-169 with nancy pelosi and gabrielle giffords voting yes. it now moves to the senate where support is stronger. a vote is expected at noon tomorrow. it is anticipated it will pass and beyond -- be on president obama's deng. >> stock shot up on word of a debt deal. a weak manufacturer report sent stocks stumbling. the dow jones industrial average ended the day with a loss of 10.75 points to 12,132.49. the nasdaq composite fell 11.77 to 2,744.61. san francisco mayor ed lee

said he and his staff are trying to deal with cut backs and they will try to deal with new ones once they know what they are. >> we have calls into the white house. they are providing a national briefing to mayors to let us know what they think will happen. the states trickle down to major cities. these cuts are still ones we are nervous about. >> one of his most important jobs is to keep an eye on the public pocket book. >> back to school is aing stress for some families who are just trying to make ends meet. ktvu's janine de la vega is live where teachers making a push to get their students the supplies they need. >> reporter: we are here at city hall with teachers and union workers, holding a rally to encourage people to donate.

there is a number of children, 2,000, who have regterred to receive them for free. >> reporter: it looks like fun, summer play time, but they aren't at home. they are inside community services, distracted with toys while their mother speaks with a case worker. in two weeks they will be homeless. >> this is the first time me not financially been able to support my kids. >> reporter: she was laid off from her job in january. she hasn't been able to find work and with money running out she can't afford rent or school clothes or back packs. >> they are like $35. and school supplies, with everything, note pads, another, what, $30. so it's hard. >> reporter: this family is

just one example. they are scrambling to collect school supplies for them. >> wee seeing a lot of families holding out, not asking for help. >> reporter: with four more days left, they have only collected half of what it needs. the agency don't want children to be left behind. >> i know we don't have enough money to provide, so it's -- i am like so thankful that this place can give us the stuff. >> reporter: the last day to donate school supplies and back packs is this friday. if you would like to help, go to our website, www.ktvu.com, scroll down to web links and click on that. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. breaking news story we have been following since it began,

two hours ago, in fairfield, the smoke from the fire. close to cordelia, near scandia. firefighters saying 80% containment. a good one to fight, it's burning up hill. as it burns it burns rapidly, and slow going down hill. winds are blowing this way. paul chambers is down here, if you saw the live shot. this next session will be down hill. fire goes slowly down hill. firefighters are feeling good about this one and we hope that is the case. we will stay on it. tonight, cool one. fog comes back. coastal drizzle as well and we go into a weather pattern that is like last week. i know. it's really a unique pattern. temperatures, not cold, but there is lots of fog. half moon bay, twin peaks, get

the jackets out. you will be wearing them. sun came out today. the fog went away. that could happen again. right now fog tomorrow morning. 7:00 a.m., it's everywhere. burns back to the coast. it's there. south wind clears parts. you get the picture. what we saw last week, we see this week. tomorrow not a bad day. warmer. the heat is in the valley. for us lots of 70s and 80s. this is the highs. 85 fairfield. 77 san rafael. weather, the climate data for the month of july came in, when july ended, san jose was over three degrees below average. lots of cities below average. as we head into tomorrow, 82 san jose, below average temperatures. up shot, we haven't been doing a lot of fire stuff.

we got one today, firefighters have a good handle on that. the idea being with the temperatures, higher humidities and winds, unusual winds, light winds out there, firefighters are getting a good break on things. there is your weekend in view, i will have that update tonight at 7:00. >> thank you. >> the operating system is on half of smartphones. google owns android. android has a global market share of 48%. apple has 19% of the market. . taste of the bay area is headed to a store, the dining experience that will be flown in for 10 days.

. back to our developing story, news chopper 2 above fairfield, next to cordelia. fire cruise surrounded 60-70% of this grass fire. it burned 60 acres so far and went to seven alarms. there are homes and businesses near by but no one has been

evacuated. the fire is burning away from the areas. a world famous restaurant is making the trip across the pound. he plans to recreate the french laundry restaurant on the fourth floor of hair ud's department store in london. for 10 days in october diners will be able to eat for $400 united states per person. giants against the diamondbacks. >> yeah their lead shrunk a little bit. giants hoping to regroup with a couple of new additions making their home debut tonight. that would be carlos beltran and shortstop, orlando cabrera picked up in trades and the giants with that two game leading taking on arizona for three and the new comers spoke about arriving in san francisco

with the new team. >> iget to know them on the plane, on that ride, like i said, i am happy to be here, happy to be part of the team. i believe we have a chance and we need to keep going. >> the situation -- some of the guys thought -- all the people trying to, you know, develop guys so we didn't know. i was hoping they were trying to trade me. too old to get developed. [ laughter ] >> hopefully he has something left in the tank. randy moss had enough. he is retiring after 13 years in the nfl. he said he had a few offers from nfl teams but he had

enough. randy moss caught 954 passes for 14,858 yards, and 153 touchdowns touchdowns. the raiders with a big deal today as they have reuped and extended the contract of linebacker kamerion wimbley. 5 years, $48 million. >> thank you. we are monitoring the seven alarm fire, the latest coming up at 7:00 on tv 36. thanks for joining us.