towerrering flames come dangerously close to homes. the additional help needed to push back the flames and save a neighborhood. good evening i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm ken wayne. some benecia residents are breathing much easier after a fire burned close to their homes. firefighters called extra help to battle the fire. >> reporter: you can see very nice two story homes behind me and just on the other side of them is where the fire burned.

and for a time, the residents say the flames looked taller than the homes. the fire started near benicia homes and it quickly had residents ready to evacuate. >> i saw all the moms were there and the kids were crying, they were scared. >> my family comes first, i told them to get the truck and pull it out and get it in the cul-de-sac. i wanted the firefighters to know exactly where it was. >> reporter: that brought in crews from surrounding communities including vallejo and fairfield. >> the winds weren't too bad. the temperatures were good. they were fairly low and the humidity was high. those were working in our favor. there was quite a bit of brush on the hillside. >> reporter: the fire burned 10 acres and came within mere feet of numerous homes.

>> any time you're in a fire it's a scary thing. but they did a great job. the fire department did an awesome job. >> i'm very thankful, it was scary. >> reporter: no one was injured in the fire which took about an hour to put out. investigators don't know what cause it but they say it was not weather related. john sasaki, ktvu news. now to the economy and traders and investors are racing for the potential fall out from standard and poor's downgrading. tonight we talked today a bay area economist. gary slousburg. he says what happens to the markets when they open tomorrow is anyone's guess but he says he wouldn't be surprised by some sort of sell off. >> you wouldn't be surprised by some sort of volatility sell out that. means the money might move into treasury securities.

>> reporter: commodities outside of gold could weaken too. the telaviv market was delayed by 30 minutes to stop the drop off but that did not work. so far japan's nikkei dropped 1.3%. the kospi was down 3.3%. for consumers the real downturn of the downgrade was interest rates. >> reporter: at downtown toyota, car buyers spent the day checking out the inventory. dayne hanson says he has to factor in the price of the car along with the price of the loan to see if he's getting a good deal. >> we don't have 20,000 laying

around. we need a low interest loan. >> reporter: standard and poor's downgraded u.s. credit a move that will likely move to an interest rate hike. low rates for loans may disappear. >> 0% on some cars, 1.9 on others and i think those are great interest rates. because if the interest rates do go up and those rates become unavailable. let's face it you've missed your opportunity. >> reporter: kit yaro says consumer confidence is already waning, an interest rate hike may weed out consumers. >> i don't think interest rates will skyrocket. if someone is serious about making a big purchase, i think there's still enough strength in the consumer psyche that it's not going to fell them. >> reporter: yaro says while it might not be good enough, it could be worse. >> it certainly will not have the same disaster effect than

it would have four years ago. >> reporter: some foreign governments are making a move to diversify their effect away from the dollar. japan and the uk have sent out a strong signal they will not be dumping their u.s. debt. all eyes are on the market tomorrow. christien kafton, ktvu knew. timothy geithner scalded standard and poor's. saying that they showed a lack of math. there was talk he was going to resign. geithner is if only remaining top official from mr. obama's top economic team. geithner also tried to calm

down news. finance officials from europe, japan, the u.s. and canada are not only concerned about the u.s. downgrade but also about italy and spain's economic woes. governor jerry brown minced no words today about describing what could happen as a result of the downgrade. >> if you don't want to pay the taxes you have to cut social security, the military, research, highways, hospital, schools, universities you have to retrench from being a great superpower. i think there is a bill at the end of that that people might be willing to pay if they don't pay it, america will never be the same. >> reporter: but his own budget set, california heads against the debt drama. the state borrowed to keep their cash reserves intact while interest rates were still low. you will find the latest on ktvu.com. just click on the wall street tab and be sure to tune in to

ktv, morning news. they'll have the opening bell at 6:30 a.m. a verdict is expected soon in the espionage trial on two uc berkeley graduates. their attorney says they hope the verdict will lead to the men's release. the men's attorney says they along with sarah shourd accidently crossed into iran while hiking in iraq two years ago. the pentagon tomorrow is expected to release the official list of those killed in yesterday's taliban attack on the u.s. helicopter. the heavy loss is being felt all across america. >> i just thought of my niece.

>> reporter: eric carson vaughn was one of eight seals killed. kimberly is now left to care for kimberlan and reagan. >> i want to tell the world that he was an amazing man and wonderful husband and a fabulous four to two fabulous children and he was a warrior for our count industry. and he would not want to leave this earth in no other way that he did. >> reporter: at the diner of of the their new home, mary's diner is in virginia beach. >> you have to ask, is it worth it? >> very sad, very sad. >> reporter: these are secretive commandos that could never reveal what they did to

their neighbors. this community has gone from the triuph of the killing of osama bin laden to what seems to be the single largest loss of life for the seals. virginia beach mayor wanted to throw a parade but knew he couldn't. now he has to help an entire city grieve for men who's name many people are hearing for the first time. >> it hurts. but everybody thinks so highly upon them. >> reporter: mcguire knows about that pain. he was a former seal who was stationed in virginia beach. >> we are at war and freedom isn't free. more details now on the circumstances surrounding that helicopter crash. according to the associated

press, u.s. officials say the helicopter was shot down after helping other soldiers who had come under fire. it's expected the u.s. will rely more heavily on special operation forces. those forces are expected to remain in the country. nato says from april to july there were more than 2,800 special operation raids in afghanistan that is twice as many as during the same time period last year. a roll over accident in marin county has left one man dead tonight. it happened at 5:30 this evening on highway 101 between petaluma and nevado. this dodge magnum rolled over and hit a tree. the driver a 19-year-old petaluma man was the only one in the vehicle. all lanes are now open. investigators say the victim was handicapped but no other details are available. no word yesterday on the cause of the crash. san jose police this

morning had to search through a mark to try to find the victim of a fatal stabbing. police said they got a call for help just before 3:00 this morning in the area of south 19th and east santa clara streets. when police arrived no one was there they searched near by roosevelt park and they found the victim who was pronounced dead at the scene. police have not released the victim's identity. >> we don't know what the circumstances are that led to the murder. hopefully we'll be able to accomplish that and make a determination whether it's gang related or not. >> reporter: this is san jose's 28th homicide this year. there were 20 in all of last year. an east bay city's battle with illegal dumping how the economy could be a factor and the reason surveillance cameras are not an option in stopping it. is he ready to run? we might have the answer on mayor ed lee and whether he plans to enter the mayor's

race. crime fighting goes social. see how the sheriff's department are going social to help solve crimes.

interim san francisco mayor ed lee expected to end speculation tomorrow and announce his plans. the mayor told us on friday that he was going to spend the weekend talking to family about

a run. when the veteran city administrator was picked to serve out the remainder of gavin newsom's term, lee said he would not seek reelection. several community leaders have since urged lee to run. a bathtub, even a boat that's what's being dumped in the city of hercules. >> reporter: today we checked out the two areas known by the city as dumping spots. the good news, we weren't able to find any debris. but take a look at this photo which tells a different story. >> they'll back right up and dump a bed or couch and you see a bunch of bags on it. >> reporter: although it's not an every day occurrence, one worker was called out three times in one day. as fast as he could get it cleaned up, he would have to come back.

cleaning at a cost is coming at a -- cleaning is coming at a cost. but because of cut backs his crew has dwindled count to him. and he's calling people from other areas to fill in the gap. >> it does take them away from their normal duties we have to pay them to be out there. and we have to pay for them to dispose of the trash. >> i think if you have a big sign saying it's going to cost you this amount of money i think it'll clear it up. >> reporter: mcguire says there's no place to put cameras on this part of the road. >> a lot of times they leave it in the home they move out of or they pack it up and take it some where and dump it some where. >> reporter: if you see someone illegally dumping, call city hall or police. david stevenson, ktvu news. tonight there's proof that pg & e executives knew how

dangerous their pipelines were before the san bruno disaster. the july 2010 report now filed with state regulators briefed executives about quote unacceptable risks in the pipelines and weaknesses in the safety program. the report urged pg & e to install automatic shut off valves. it took workers more than an hour to automatically shut down the gas lines. gas will temporarily be provided as needed. customers might smell gas as the lines are vented. last week pg & e said their testing of 5,200 miles of pine line is taking longer than anticipated and may no be done by the year as they had

proposed. and ryan white of philadelphia was hit by at&t park by a pickup truck truck. the boy is making small improvements but is still in critical condition. andrew vargas was arrested after that accident. he's expected in court tuesday on dui and hit and run charges. san francisco police tomorrow set to crack down on motorists, cyclists and pedestrians violating traffic laws. volunteers yesterday handed out fliers encouraging people to be safe. police say more than 200 people were injured in accidents in the area of fifth and market streets last year. anger tonight from san francisco giants manager bruce bochy over a twitt by a radio host. bochy says sports radio personality tony bruno made a racist remark when bruno called reliever ramon ramirez an illegal alien in a twitt. bruno went on to call bochy a coward. all because of a brawl which

started after ramirez hit shane victorino in the back. bruno has since apologized and his twitt has been deleted. 45,000 workers are on strike tonight. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> reporter: the striking workers are basted along the east coast. the company says it's possible the strike could affect land line operations such as the installation of fiberoptic television and internet lines. a spokesman for the communication workers of america said negotiations are ongoing but he said the bargaining was quote the worse we've seen in 50 years. union leaders say verizon is asking for roll backs. verizon says it needs workers to pick up a share of work benefits. sadness tonight in san diego after an officer shot in an apparently unprovoked attack

died today. investigators say jeremy hinder was hit while sitting in his patrol car. the suspect wrote a two page suicide note but did not say how he was going to kill himself or why. a small ohio community is in shock tonight after a shooting rampage that left eight people dead. authoritys in the small township of copley say one man shot and killed five people in one location and another two in another location before officers gunned him down. one of those victims was 11 years old. >> she started screaming my son, my son. my 11-year-old son, he went the opposite direction he went. she was looking for him. >> reporter: the shooting stemmed from an argument third base the gunman and the victim were related -- argument and

the gunman and victims were related. investigations is going to the social networks. >> reporter: it is a social networking world. so many of us now share our lives online through facebook status updates and twitts it's no wonder police are hanging out on the web too. nowadays law enforcement agencies turning to social networking sites to track down suspects and crack crimes. >> we have a lot of suspects that go to public data bases including our own long term data bases and they will look for that person and look for clues. >> reporter: the los angeles county sheriff's department recently nabbed a vandal after he posted pictures of his graffiti on facebook. captain parker says privacy

should not be a concern. >> we're not following people, we're looking for crime, okay. or public disruptions. so civil disturbances and things like that. >> reporter: but social networking experts still caution, be careful what you share. >> people need to think twice when they're posting some things. do i really want this to be public and am i really prepared tp-rd the consequences -- for the consequences that might come if this does become public. >> reporter: the sites also allow police to inform the masses. >> it's important that we are open and transparent to the public. >> reporter: the sheriff's department says social networking also allows them to alert specific groups of people like a certain neighborhood perhaps where a crime is occurring. on the flip side it also allows folks to communicate with them by providing tips online and reporting any suspicious activity they may see. casey stegall, fox news. i want you to take a look

at this. a high wire act goes terribly wrong. 300feet above the ground, but it's what this performer did next that's really shocking. some big names come to the bay area tonight for a concert. this was no ordinary show. how they helped people half way around the world. and drizzle gave way to sunshine today. but again it wasn't very warm. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average. so will that continue or could we get a little warm up here in the five day? we'll have it all wrapped for you in weather.

good news tonight from southern california where a wildfire near marino county and river side is fully contained. firefighters credit cooler weather and high humidity for helping them contain the fire that started yesterday. flames closed the closure of

rout 60 before chp officers were finally able to take them to safety. the regional park district will take up an issue of removing eucaliptus trees. a conservation group sued over the plan saying the district wanted to remove too many of the trees. the proposed settlement will slow down the pace of removal but that has upset homeowners on the east bay hills. one calls the trees candles waiting to explode. in london, extra officers are on the street following a night of rioting and luting. the rampage started yet during a protest march over the fatal shooting of a father of four. the rioters set fire to cars

and a building. the rioters then luted stores and pushed shopping carts full of stolen items down the streets. at least 40 people died in deir el zour. human rights workers say more than 1,700 people have been killed since march as president azad tried to put down a movement demanding an end to his rule. and a cry these tight rope walker -- a chinese tight rope walker loses his balance and slips. a strong wind gust caused him to lose his balance. the man managed to hang on and wrapped his arms and legs around and hung on with one arm and pulled himself back on to the line. the balloon descended to about 100 feet from the ground and

the tight rope walker finally made it across safely. >> unbelievable. >> beautiful music and an all star line up to raise money and awareness about nonnuclear energy options. the stars all joined forces for the musicians united for energy. profits from the show will help disaster relief for japanese earthquake and tsunami survivors. back in the 1970s, musicians united for safe energy organized a series of no nukes concerts. >> this is my chance to see this line up and really pay homage to these great musicians who guided back in the 70s toting the bill about electric

power. and saying no nukes, the concert was way more about what is the alternative. >> reporter: well for those of you who missed the show tonight the concert can now be seen online. >> some duey brothers music there. and looking at something just released from the fbi that could be a huge help as soon as a child disappears. remembering a bay area music legend. and who benefits from it.

there's an app for just about everything. more than 400,000 for the iphone alone. as ktvu's jana katsuyama tells us, now the fbi has an app for parents. >> reporter: in jack london square parents kept an watchful eye on their children. >> don't let them wander far

enough that i won't be able to find them. >> reporter: according to the u.s. department of justice, an estimated 500 children are reported each year. some get lost, others are kidnapped prompting amber alerts. >> as much information as we can get as quickly as possible is going to allow us the opportunity to hopefully find this child quickly and safely. >> reporter: now the bureau of investigation is releasting a new app to help parents -- releasing a new app to help parents set up a child profile. >> that would be faster to community to communicate to the law enforcement to find your kid. >> i think it's a good idea. i mean if children were missing the faster we can find them the better.

>> reporter: some parents though say they have security concerns. >> it's information that's leaving me and i don't know is this data base secured. >> if my phone gets stolen or something happens to that data, it's not only my personal data it's my child. >> reporter: right now this application is only available to the iphone, but they want to have this am available for all mobile devices. and california is going to ask for extra time to reduce their prison population. the state will likely these more than two years to decrease the number of inmates by 2,000. they recommend the state should put a hold on building more prisons until the court order is fulfilled. ford and volkswagen are in the center of a safety probe. federal officials say they've

received 30 complaints about a transmission problem on 2011 and 2012 ford mustang. some are not able to shift into gear, others are reporting problems merging into fast traffic. and volkswagen is looking into complaints of a fuel line leak in the jetta volkswagen. money raised from donation and fees will benefit nonprofits diagnosing people with ms. >> it goes right through downtown and it's like, it's a circle the fans got to be involved the whole time almost. so it was really -- i liked that aspect of that a lot. >> it's for a good cause and everything. so i think it's a great way to stay in shape and you know have a good day out. >> reporter: the men and women's professional bike race

was held this evening. dead heads and other music lovers celebrated the life of jerry garcia at an annual event called jerry day. the gathering was at john mcclaren park. garcia grew up in the excelsier neighborhood. garcia died in 1985 but for some people he's still very much a presence. >> every day is jerry day to me. everything jerry sang, our life is meant to it so we have a memory of each song, where we were and what happened. >> reporter: proceeds from today's performance benefit the san francisco parks trust. residents near the famous hollywood sign have a message for tourists, go away. this message was painted on a dirt patch near the famous los

angeles landmark. there you see it. tourist go away. tourists argue the problem should be expected, for those who choose to live near big attractions. about 60 head of texas long horns found themselves in the bay area right in downtown santa rosa. here's some still pictures as the cattle were herded to the sonoma fairground. it's all part of the fair's diamond jubilee, the 76th anniversary. fair organizers say they wanted to bring back a piece of sonoma county ranch and history with the cattle drive. they're thinking about doing something similar next year. the fair runs through august 14th. that right there is something you don't see every day around here. if at first you don't succeed try again. the historic under lay tonight and the risk the 61-year-old woman faces. expect a bit of a warm up

this week, meteorologist steve paulson will tell us when it should get here. !á yn@ vp

well another cool pattern, last time we had any heat around here was the july 3rd, july 4th weekend. after that we've had a cooldown which has carried almost now for a month. so if you think these temperatures are cool, they are. it's 59 already. sometimes that fog doesn't come in until early in the morning. it's already there now. so that tells us it looks like a regrouping of the fog is back and not much of a change in our pattern. tonight low clouds and fog and

i'm sure that drizzle will be popping up tomorrow morning. more of the same, fog, sun. cool for some, mild for others. some people love this, some don't. but we're stuck in a pattern. by early next week very little change. the problem lies with a couple of typhoons out in the western pacific. i'll have more on that in just a second. high temperatures for today, we should be actually 67 in san francisco. it was only 60 degrees. san jose should be 82. that's 73. concord and livermore should be in the upper 80s. 50s, 70s and a few low to mid- 80s. we keep getting a series of these low pressure systems. they don't have to be strong this time of year. the fog bank is large and in charge and all it needs is a little umph. that's what regroups it, recharges and it's moving back in. the lows have been stuck for a month. they've been about 55 in the

north bay, about 57, 58 in the east bay. about 58, 59 to 60 peninsula and south bay. they're already there right now. low and behold we also have another sea breeze that refuses to give up. this is the direction the wind is coming from. so sfo, west southwest 15. any time you get a south- southwest wind that's a cool direction and the northwest is cool for san jose. stockton with a west at 10 that's just drawing in that big time sea breeze. little circulations right there. those start to move in, that's what gives us that drizzle and keep that is fog machine moving right on. as long as another system dropping in, we get some drizzle late night early morning. after that temperatures struggle to get well about five, 10 degrees where they should be. the high pressure system wants to build back in but they can't do it. any time it tries it blows back

in here. low clouds will move back in here. the fog returns, it's already back. and then morning drizzle, windy at times and temperatures will continue to be held in check. if anything i think we're going to stay this way. not much change. >> all right. >> thank you. an american woman has started a spectacular feat. again. diana nayad just got in the water tonight for the 103-mile swim from havana cuba to key west florida. nyad's spirits were very high when she got started today. >> my adrenaline is flowing very hard but we prepared for two years. >> reporter: nyad says there's no getting around that there may be dangerous sharks in the

water. she attempted the same feat in 2008. >> she doesn't look 61. >> no she doesn't. tiger woods former caddy takes a jab at his former employer. and we'll hear from the giant's ace coming up next in sports wrap. [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the iihs. that's the power of german engineering. hurry in and lease the jetta s for just $179 a month. ♪ visit vwdealer.com today.

good evening everyone and welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. losers in eight out of their last 10 games, the giants were ready to get back into the win column. tim lincecum trying to