alan wang joins us live from an ice cream parlor in berkeley with more. hi, alan. >> hi, ama. when it is still too hot in your dorm room at cal you go out for a little late night ice cream. one student tells me it was so hot in his classroom that his professor ended class early. this is one of those days people living along the bay wish they had an air conditioner. >> the breeze was absent along the bay as the temperatures

alan wang has the story. we do want to warn you though that the individual yoy is graphic.h dash -- dash the video is graphic. >> when chris holmes saw the badly burned cat he considered euthanizing him. >> he can't eat because his lips and mouth are so swollen that at first he couldn't open his mouth. >> after inserting a feeding tube, the cat showed signs of hope. dr. holmes said mr. burns is a friendly neutered cat who is obviously someone's pet. he is unable to see, the tips of his ears melted. >> there is antibiotic ointment, and it is hard to tell there are eyes in there. his nose is pretty plugged up. we are finally able to kind of open his mouth. >> the cat was found in the driveway in front of this home. there is no telling what he went through, but he was left behind in the chaos of the evacuation. >> there are 65 healthy dogs. they are trying to find their owners. they expect to receive more injured or lost -- to receive more injured or lost pets, but they are trying to find the owner of mr. burns. >> what a story. we want to thank all of our abc7 knew community

abc7 news reporter alan wang is live where the man taught for 25 years. alan? >> after police released the information late this afternoon word spread quickly on social media throughout the high school community. some even found out in the middle of the after school activities. >> i was on a break and looked down at my phone and that popped up. >> she found out taking a break during an after school tennis match. >> one of my friends screen shotted a website that said one of our former teachers had been arrested. >> 66-year-old marshall pfeiffer, a teacher who retired in june, was arrested for possession of child pornography. police would not say exactly how pfeiffer was caught, only that a task force of roll police departments searched pfeiffer's walnut creek home and arrested him around 7:00 this morning. >> you like to think it is not going to happen in your community. >> he received high ratings on the website rate my teachers.com. one student wrote, he's awesome. definitely my favorite teacher i had. >> our experience was great. they have been great. they c

i'm alan wang, reporting live, back to you. >> just terrible. so many people just waiting and wondering. that's the hard part. >> a live look from the east bay hills camera. the air quality definitely affected by the fire. >> meteorologist drew tuma will have more about the current conditions throughout the bay area coming up. >> the bengals man handle the silver and black. >> we're following conditions on the fire lines very closely. the weather a key factor. we'll be back to work tomorrow and everyone wants to know what the forecast will be. >> absolutely, and drew tuma has been tracking this and joins us with live doppler 7hd. >> saw the picture right before the break. we have moderate air squall air quality in the north bay. live doppler 7hd is painting a quiet picture but the mt. tam cam showing you smoke above. this is called the smoke inversion layer. we have cool, foggy air moving in, undercutting the warm air. that warm air above act luke a lid on the pot and trachethe smoke, so as long as the fire continues, we'll likely see the smoke

alan wang, abc7 fuse. abc7 news. >> and it has caused the district to shorten class hour tomorrow and thursday. that's because the schools don't have air conditioning and they banned out -- outdoor activities . >>> cal train is being forced to run at lower speeds. we go to the hills dale station in san mateo to find out what is happening on the rails. they are taking the rare precaution because heat can damage the tracks. now you can see how hot it is going to get where you live with the abc7 weather app for your smartphone. it is free on apple's app store or google play. we have more information at abc7news.com/apps. >>> a raging fire forces dozens of families from their home firefighters responded quickly and kept it to 80 acres. they say it burned the light brush and grass. they were allowed to grow back into their homes. >>> they forced several places to evacuate. it started this afternoon near sonora and quickly spread to 100 acres. they were worried about how quickly it grew, but they managed to keep

. >> alan wang picks up our coverage tonight in calistoga. alan? from middletown. an iron clad community where football brings them together on a friday night. this was day six of sitting in tents and waiting for another red cross meal. and before this latest news morale was taking a huge plunge. >> news middletown residents can return home tomorrow comes as nerves are beginning to fray at this evacuation camp. >> people who are fighting everywhere. everyone's emotions are running wild right now. we are all ready to get home. >> they could use a moral boost here, especially on a friday night when the middletown high school mustangs are supposed to be playing their homecoming game. >> it brings everybody's hopes up. everybody loves it. >> a pile of face masks is all that's left in the burnt out shack. he has more than 200 wins on a field named after him. >> you run into them and they tell you they lost their home. >> the fire spared his home, but many players have no where to live making getting back on the home field that much more important. >> i

in the north bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> a harbor pour pus in nap dash -- dash porpouise has died. the carcass will be tested to try to determine a cause of death. it may have been suffering from algae toxicity. >> and a reminder for labor day weekend. there are no bart trains from 12:01 on saturday morning until late monday night. bart will make repairs inside the trans bay tube during that time. bus service will run between the 19th street station in oakland and the trans bay terminal in san francisco. but as you can imagine, you should expect delays. a 12-year-old merced boy who didn't want to go to school because he was being bullied got a very special escort this week. members of the sons of thunder christian motorcycle club stepped in to help alex. alex's grandmother put out a post saying he was beat up and he didn't want to go back to school. a family friend organized a biker's escort. one of the bikers said it was a moment he will never forget. >> he got uh hold of me and it was a death grip. then he eased up on it. i knew it was the highlight of his year if not his life. >

abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at santa clara city hall. alan? >> the discussion is taking place in city hall right now. this is an esh you that raised concerns with residents here even before the stadium was built. this fight has santa clara city council members wondering if they should stop selling alcohol at half time. currently the alcohol sales end after the third quarter. there is also talk of delaying tailgate parties as late as 7:00 a.m. so far there were 24 assaults since the 49ers began playing at levi stadium including this one that left a man with a severe brain injury. the santa clara police chief says restricting alcohol is not the answer to a problem caused by just a few people. he suggests revoking an unruly fan stadium builder's license also known as an sbl. >> if you are selling your ticket to somebody else you should beheld responsible. >> that means you can lose the right to purchase season tickets. no action will be taken at this con cul meeting. the outcome could depend on the behavior of49er fans at future games. reporting

alan wang is in san leandro at the intersection where it happened. alan, how is he doing?lice say neither the driver nor the boy are at fault here. they say the boy was properly walking his bike in this crosswalk and the driver was doing his speed limit. the morning sun blinded him and he never saw the boy until he felt the impact. >> the joy of riding his bike to school for the first time this year changed in an inconstant. in an instant. he was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a chevy tahoe. his mother was waiting for him to arrive at washington elementary school in leandro. >> and i looked down the street to my right. four blocks away there was a fire truck and a ambulance and police cars. my heart dropped. >> the suv going 25 miles per hour struck owe ryan while he was walking his bike in the crosswalk. it knocked him unconscious and police were told it was a fatality. >> i saw his tennis shoes in the middle of the street and that's when i knew it was him. >> the impact threw him 30 feet, breaking his leg, arm, collar bone ribs and pelvis. miraculously he e

alan wang has the story. we do want to warn you though that the individual yoy is graphic.h dash -- dash the video is graphic. >> when chris holmes saw the badly burned cat he considered euthanizing him. >> he can't eat because his lips and mouth are so swollen that at first he couldn't open his mouth. >> after inserting a feeding tube, the cat showed signs of hope. dr. holmes said mr. burns is a friendly neutered cat who is obviously someone's pet. he is unable to see, the tips of his ears melted. >> there is antibiotic ointment, and it is hard to tell there are eyes in there. his nose is pretty plugged up. we are finally able to kind of open his mouth. >> the cat was found in the driveway in front of this home. there is no telling what he went through, but he was left behind in the chaos of the evacuation. >> there are 65 healthy dogs. they are trying to find their owners. they expect to receive more injured or lost -- to receive more injured or lost pets, but they are trying to find the owner of mr. burns. >> what a story. we want to thank all of our abc7 knew community

. >> alan wang picks up our coverage tonight in calistoga. alan? >> many of the evacuees are from middletown. an iron clad community where football brings them together on a friday night. this was day six of sitting in tents and waiting for another red cross meal. and before this latest news morale was taking a huge plunge. >> news middletown residents can return home tomorrow comes as nerves are beginning to fray at this evacuation camp. >> people who are fighting everywhere. everyone's emotions are running wild right now. we are all ready to get home. >> they could use a moral boost here, especially on a friday night when the middletown high school mustangs are supposed to be playing their homecoming game. >> it brings everybody's hopes up. everybody loves it. >> a pile of face masks is all that's left in the burnt out shack. he has more than 200 wins on a field named after him. >> you run into them and they tell you they lost their home. >> the fire spared his home, but many players have no where to live making getting back on the home field tha

i'm alan wang, reporting live, back to you. >> just terrible. so many people just waiting and wondering. that's the hard part. >> a live look from the east bay hills camera. the air quality definitely affected by the fire. >> meteorologist drew tuma will have more about the current conditions throughout the bay area coming up. >> the bengals man handle the silver and black. >> we're following conditions on the fire lines very closely. the weather a key factor. we'll be back to work tomorrow and everyone wants to know what the forecast will be. >> absolutely, and drew tuma has been tracking this and joins us with live doppler 7hd. >> saw the picture right before the break. we have moderate air squall air quality in the north bay. live doppler 7hd is painting a quiet picture but the mt. tam cam showing you smoke above. this is called the smoke inversion layer. we have cool, foggy air moving in, undercutting the warm air. that warm air above act luke a lid on the pot and trachethe smoke, so as long as the fire continues, we'll likely see the smoke

alan wang is in san leandro at the intersection where it happened. alan, how is he doing? >> police say neither the driver nor the boy are at fault here. they say the boy was properly walking his bike in this crosswalk and the driver was doing his speed limit. the morning sun blinded him and he never saw the boy until he felt the impact. >> the joy of riding his bike to school for the first time this year changed in an inconstant. in an instant. he was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a chevy tahoe. his mother was waiting for him to arrive at washington elementary school in san leandro. >> and i looked down the street to my right. four blocks away there was a fire truck and a ambulance and police cars. my heart dropped. >> the suv going 25 miles per hour struck owe ryan while he was walking his bike in the crosswalk. it knocked him unconscious and police were told it was a fatality. >> i saw his tennis shoes in the middle of the street and that's when i knew it was him. >> the impact threw him 30 feet, breaking his leg, arm, collar bone ribs and pelvis. miracul

reporting live from the santa cruz harbor, i'm alan wang, abc7 fuse. >> alan, thanks. the abc7 morning news, we will have the latest on the sue gnaw mooy advisory. we will have the latest on the tsunami advisory. we will have the latest on the bay area. >> taking a live look from the emeryville camera. tonight smoke from the massive valley fire could drift into the bay area tomorrow. the warning is coming from the bay area air quality management district. >> and we are getting a new look at the damage that has been done. cornell? >> dan and ama, evacuees dealt with the rain as best as they could. firefighters were very happy to see the rain. new destruction by the valley fire is just now being discovered. it is so hard to see all of the devastation and the fire damage. >> the owner is seeing up close the landmark hoberg's resort that was on cobb mountain after the valley fire moved through. the history of the place, been here since 1885. it was a historical landmark that can never be replaced. >> a chim is all that's left of the big ballroom where big bands played in t

abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at santa clara city hall. alan? >> the discussion is taking place in city hall right now. this is an esh you that raised concerns with residents here even before the stadium was built. this fight has santa clara city council members wondering if they should stop selling alcohol at half time. currently the alcohol sales end after the third quarter. there is also talk of delaying tailgate parties as late as 7:00 a.m. so far there were 24 assaults since the 49ers began playing at levi stadium including this one that left a man with a severe brain injury. the santa clara police chief says restricting alcohol is not the answer to a problem caused by just a few people. he suggests revoking an unruly fan stadium builder's license also known as an sbl. >> if you are selling your ticket to somebody else you should beheld responsible. >> that means you can lose the right to purchase season tickets. no action will be taken at this con cul meeting. the outcome could depend on the behavior of49er fans at future games. reporting

in the north bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> a harbor pour pus in nap dash -- dash porpouise has died.he carcass will be tested to try to determine a cause of death. it may have been suffering from algae toxicity. >> and a reminder for labor day weekend. there are no bart trains from 12:01 on saturday morning until late monday night. bart will make repairs inside the trans bay tube during that time. bus service will run between the 19th street station in oakland and the trans bay terminal in san francisco. but as you can imagine, you should expect delays. a 12-year-old merced boy who didn't want to go to school because he was being bullied got a very special escort this week. members of the sons of thunder christian motorcycle club stepped in to help alex. alex's grandmother put out a post saying he was beat up and he didn't want to go back to school. a family friend organized a biker's escort. one of the bikers said it was a moment he will never forget. >> he got uh hold of me and it was a death grip. then he eased up on it. i knew it was the highlight of his year if not his life. >>

alan wang, abc7 fuse.7 news. >> and it has caused the district to shorten class hour tomorrow and thursday. that's because the schools don't have air conditioning and they banned out -- outdoor activities . >>> cal train is being forced to run at lower speeds. we go to the hills dale station in san mateo to find out what is happening on the rails. they are taking the rare precaution because heat can damage the tracks. now you can see how hot it is going to get where you live with the abc7 weather app for your smartphone. it is free on apple's app store or google play. we have more information at abc7news.com/apps. >>> a raging fire forces dozens of families from their home firefighters responded quickly and kept it to 80 acres. they say it burned the light brush and grass. they were allowed to grow back into their homes. >>> they forced several places to evacuate. it started this afternoon near sonora and quickly spread to 100 acres. they were worried about how quickly it grew, but they managed to keep it

abc7 news reporter alan wang is live where the man taught for 25 years. alan? >> after police released the information late this afternoon word spread quickly on social media throughout the high school community. some even found out in the middle of the after school activities. >> i was on a break and looked down at my phone and that popped up. >> she found out taking a break during an after school tennis match. >> one of my friends screen shotted a website that said one of our former teachers had been arrested. >> 66-year-old marshall pfeiffer, a teacher who retired in june, was arrested for possession of child pornography. police would not say exactly how pfeiffer was caught, only that a task force of roll police departments searched pfeiffer's walnut creek home and arrested him around 7:00 this morning. >> you like to think it is not going to happen in your community. >> he received high ratings on the website rate my teachers.com. one student wrote, he's awesome. definitely my favorite teacher i had. >> our experience was great. they have been great. they c

reporting live from the santa cruz harbor, i'm alan wang, abc7 fuse. >> alan, thanks. the abc7 morning news, we will have the latest on the sue gnaw mooy advisory. we will have the latest on the tsunami advisory. we will have the latest on the bay area. >> taking a live look from the emeryville camera. tonight smoke from the massive valley fire could drift into the bay area tomorrow. the warning is coming from the bay area air quality management district. >> and we are getting a new look at the damage that has been done. cornell? >> dan and ama, evacuees dealt with the rain as best as they could. firefighters were very happy to see the rain. new destruction by the valley fire is just now being discovered. it is so hard to see all of the devastation and the fire damage. >> the owner is seeing up close the landmark hoberg's resort that was on cobb mountain after the valley fire moved through. the history of the place, been here since 1885. it was a historical landmark that can never be replaced. >> a chimney is all that's left of the big ballroom where big bands played i

in oakland, alan wang, abc7 news. >> abc7 news was in berkeley where people took part in pinkout day. it is a nationwide movement supporting planned parenthood. the group's president testified during a tense congressional hearing. the republicans want to end funding after the undercover video claimed to show planned paisht hood official -- planned parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue. >> the latest smear campaign is based on efforts from opponents toen trough -- to entrap doctors and clinicians into breaking the law and once again our opponents failed. >> planned parenthood receives $528 million every year in government money and by law no federal funds can go to abortion. >>> the kentucky clerk who went to scwail for failing to issue the same-sex marriage licenses claimed she met with the pope. the two met briefly on thursday in washington, d.c. pope francis allegedly told her to stay strong. the vatican officials cannot confirm the meeting. when asked about the davis case on the flight home she is a conscientious objector. >> car buffs were looking forwar

i'm alan wang, obc7 news. >>> and from the valley fire has emerged a story of kids helping kids. on thursday firefighters distributed toys to kids evacuated from the fire. this morning the sonoma county wildcats and their cheer group will help. they are holding a toy drive at their home game in forestville from 11:00 30 to 4:00. the toys will i taken to the moose lodge evacuation center with where the players, all dressed in uniforms, will be handing out the gifts. >> lake county deputies arrested jeremiah guinness thursday night in lock lomen. >> a man was arrested thursday night, accused of stealing an s.u.v. from other evacuated. he was taken from an evacuated property in lower lake. they say he admitted to spray painting it black and white to try to make it look like a police car and filling it with several items stolen from the home. 6:04 is our time. the lake county animal shelter is using social media to try to find the owners of more than 200 pets found in the valley zone. a heartbreaking picture. workers want to reunite all the pets and owners, but some people won't be c

i'm alan wang, obc7 news. >>> and from the valley fire has emerged a story of kids helping kids.on thursday firefighters distributed toys to kids evacuated from the fire. this morning the sonoma county wildcats and their here leaders will help. they are holding a toy drive at their home game in forestville from 11:00 30 to 4:00. the toys will i taken to the moose lodge evacuation center with where the players, all dressed in uniforms, will be handing out the gifts. >> a man was arrested thursday night, accused of stealing an s.u.v. from other evacuated. he was taken from an evacuated property in lower lake. he admitted to spray painting it black and white to make it look like a police car and filling the vehicle with several items stolen from the home. >>> they are using social media to find northern 200 pets found in the heart fire zone. a heartbreaking picture. workers want to reunite all the aboutets and owners, but some people won't be coming back because they no longer have the means to care for their pets. abandoned animals will eventually go up for adoption. >> 5:04 is our

alan wang is on the story. >> this is the log cabin they bought and renovated before it burned to the ground on september 13th. now a third set of human remains have been found in the ashes. >> we are now treating this investigation as a homicide and arson investigation. >> until investigators know for sure who died in the cabin, they can't pursue the killer with any certainty. it is widely believed 37 yoorld by cannon -- buchanan and molly mcafee and their 7-year-old son gavin buchanan were at the cabin when it burned. they have not returned to their home and they are still considered missing. >> when it turned out today there were three bodies, i think it injected a certain element of finality here. if so friends and family tell us they have no idea who would murder them. >> it is the general public being this danger and that's what we wanted to stress is the general public does not need to worry about their safety. >> dna test results to identify the remains won't be available until the end of next week. abc7 news. >> the latest now on the valley fire. abc news was there as people

in oakland, alan wang, abc7 news. >> abc7 news was in berkeley where people took part in pinkout day. it is a nationwide movement supporting planned parenthood. the group's president testified during a tense congressional hearing. the republicans want to end funding after the undercover video claimed to show planned paisht hood official -- planned parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue. >> the latest smear campaign is based on efforts from opponents toen trough -- to entrap doctors and clinicians into breaking the law and once again our opponents failed. >> planned parenthood receives $528 million every year in government money and by law no federal funds can go to abortion. >>> the kentucky clerk who went to scwail for failing to issue the same-sex marriage licenses claimed she met with the pope. the two met briefly on thursday in washington, d.c. pope francis allegedly told her to stay strong. the vatican officials cannot confirm the meeting. when asked about the davis case on the flight home she is a conscientious objector. >> car buffs were looking forwar

alan wang is on the story. >> this is the log cabin they bought and renovated before it burned to the ground on september 13th. now a third set of human remains have been found in the ashes. >> we are now treating this investigation as a homicide and arson investigation. >> until investigators know for sure who died in the cabin, they can't pursue the killer with any certainty. it is widely believed 37 yoorld by cannon -- buchanan and molly mcafee and their 7-year-old son gavin buchanan were at the cabin when it burned. they have not returned to their home and they are still considered missing. >> when it turned out today there were three bodies, i think it injected a certain element of finality here. if so friends and family tell us they have no idea who would murder them. >> it is the general public being this danger and that's what we wanted to stress is the general public does not need to worry about their safety. >> dna test results to identify the remains won't be available until the end of next week. abc7 news. >> the latest now on the valley fire. abc news was there as people

alan wang has the story from san leandro. >> the joy of riding his bike to school for the first time this year changed in an instant. ten-year-old orion benson was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a chevrolet. his mother was waiting for him to arrive. >> i looked to my right and four blocks away there was fire trucks, ambulance and police cars and my heart dropped. >> s.u.v. going 25 miles per hour struck orion benson while rocking his bicycle in the crosswalk and knock imunconscious. police were told it was a fatality. >> i saw his tennis shoe in the middle of the street. the impact broke his leg, arm, collar bone, ribs and pelvis. he escaped a serious head enjoy. >> if he wasn't wearing a helmet i would be landing a funeral. >> police went's and beyond paying a visit to orion in the hospital. the officer bought him a new outfit after cutting off his colleagues. >> a history us are fathers, the sports coaches, these are things we can relate to. >> his mother calls them her heros and police are calling this accident the perfect example of why bicyclives should wear a helm

in fremont for alan wang for abc7 news. >> it is 4:35. condemned inmates at san quentin receive visitors this weekend another sign that the prison is getting back to normal after an outbreak of league air's disease and can resume taking showers starting today. the outbreak began august 27. more than 100 inmates got sick and water had to be shut off to the prison. league air's disease is a severe form of pneumonia spread by steam, mist or moisture. >> a bill blocking pg&e from getting a tax break on $1.6 billion fine could be reconsidered next week. the state regulators imposed record setting penalty after the deadly 2010 gas explosion in san bruno. according to the chronicle" stopped them great writing east the fine which would save the utility $115 million. lawmakers may vote again before they adjourn on september 11. >> california drivers could soon have to pay a new fee to help fix our crumbling roads. the governor brown is roping $65 a year user fee when you register and there would be increases in the state's diesel and gas taxes tie

alan wang traveled to marin head lands where many are watching up. >> holly recently found 20 dead murre sea birds along the rodeo beach and one alive flapping in the sub. >> it was obviously disabled and unable to fend for itself so i took it to wild care. >> that bird and many survivors are transferred to the bird rescue center. >> we are getting between five and 15 a day. bird rescue normally receives murre as area but 45 are recoup operating. >> they have no muscle. >> most are young, like this baby rescued on the beach at point reyes on tuesday. it is being fed fish formula to help regain weight. the international bird rescue believes the fish are diving deeper because of warming water temperatures. >> if the fish are lower than the baby flus can dive for food we see a lot of sick and dying baby murres. if you find a sea bird in distress they recommend you throw a towel over it and wrap it up. >> gently place it in a well ventilated box. you can take it to a wildlife rescue center that cares for birds or call your local animal control. >> former oakland raiders head coach said he is

it is 35 percent contain alan wang has more on how evacuees are doing much. >> we are not down, we arewl come back. love you guys. thank you for who you are. >> lake county supervisor tried to keep morale from slipping as hundreds of evacuees gathered for the updates. >> many of you know we have had three confirmed fatalities. i hate to say it but i expect to find more. >> there was good news, residents in middletown and north side of cobb and hidden valley can return home on saturday. if they have a home. for others the waiting conditions. >> what do i do? where do i go? >> sitting around waiting for someone to tell you it is okay to go back. >> safety is the reason behind the wait. pg&e has 400 utility poles to replacings and miles of buyer to restring. police arrest three more men suspected of looting vacant homes. >>? i catch you looti

let get to alan wang at the fairgrounds. >> reporter: this place is full of people who say they barely escaped with their lives. let me give you a look around here. everywhere you turn people are sharing stories, express hogue they're still in shock, wondering if their homes are there. as fast as the fire struck, the fairground turned into a refugee camp. the red cross says 5line to a thousand evacuees are camp edhere. it's a chaotic collaboration between the understaffed red cross and community members bringing in supplies. we heave seen people bring in fresh produce. they're buying diapers at the store and shipping in pallets of water. the red cross says thank you, however, they say it is no longer needed. it now is asking for cash donations so they can get exactly what these evacuees need. most people we spoke with say they escaped with the collects they had on. >> just like a wall of fire coming straight at us, and it was leaping, big leaping flames, and boom, just like a war zone actually. >> our neighbors were trying to get out. there was a line of cars, hundred cars trying to ge