and parks closed early. >> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. it is cooling off a bit tonight, but more triple digit temperatures are expected around the bay area tomorrow. >> we begin again. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel with the forecast. >> dan and ama, the bay area is roasting in the heat. the coast was the only exception in san francisco. let me show you what has changed. those areas were cooler because of the fog that has moved in and the sea breeze. this fog will continue to advance toward the coastline as we head toward tomorrow morning. highs today the record is tied, san rafael 100 and gilroy is 104 degrees. it was 107 in antioch and livermore and 96 in san jose and 102 in santa rosa. half moon bay, 73 degrees. tomorrow except for the coast in san francisco all areas under the heat advisory from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. there is relief on the way for the inland communities. i'll be back to let you know when. >>> classes are expected to be shortened again tomorrow and the campbell union high school district because of the extre

dan and ama? >> thank you, sandhya. >> as sandhya mentioned, waves are expected to arrive in santa cruz early tomorrow morning. >> let's check in with alan wang who is there live. >> hi, ama and dan. it is cold out here now. people in the santa cruz harbor are aware of the tsunami advisory that went out earlier today. the advisory only goes as far as san luis obispo where they could see a surge as high as three feet. we can see the surge rise half a foot which doesn't seem like much, but the boat owners know that just a small surge can cause serious damage. it can slam you against the dock. if it was strong it can break a line. it can slam you into another boat i guess. now back in march of 20011 a sue gnaw -- tsunami traveled and rocked the santa cruz harbor. that series of surges caused about $14 million. if we see if i affects of the earthquake it will happen around 5:00 a.m. reporting live from the santa cruz harbor, i'm alan wang, abc7 fuse. >> alan, thanks. the abc7 morning news, we will have

dan and ama? >> thank you, sandhya. >> as sandhya mentioned, waves are expected to arrive in santa cruz early tomorrow morning. >> let's check in with alan wang who is there live. >> hi, ama and dan. it is cold out here now. people in the santa cruz harbor are aware of the tsunami advisory that went out earlier today. the advisory only goes as far as san luis obispo where they could see a surge as high as three feet. we can see the surge rise half a foot which doesn't seem like much, but the boat owners know that just a small surge can cause serious damage. it can slam you against the dock. if it was strong it can break a line. it can slam you into another boat i guess. now back in march of 20011 a sue gnaw -- tsunami traveled and rocked the santa cruz harbor. that series of surges caused about $14 million. if we see if i affects of the earthquake it will happen around 5:00 a.m. reporting live from the santa cruz harbor, i'm alan wang, abc7 fuse. >> alan, thanks. the abc7 morning news, we will have

and parks closed early. >> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. it is cooling off a bit tonight, but more triple digit temperatures are expected around the bay area tomorrow. >> we begin again. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel with the forecast. >> dan and ama, the bay area is roasting in the heat. the coast was the only exception in san francisco. let me show you what has changed. those areas were cooler because of the fog that has moved in and the sea breeze. this fog will continue to advance toward the coastline as we head toward tomorrow morning. highs today the record is tied, san rafael 100 and gilroy is 104 degrees. it was 107 in antioch and livermore and 96 in san jose and 102 in santa rosa. half moon bay, 73 degrees. tomorrow except for the coast in san francisco all areas under the heat advisory from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. there is relief on the way for the inland communities. i'll be back to let you know when. >>> classes are expected to be shortened again tomorrow and the campbell union high school district because of the extre

taking students for a ride on one bay area college campus, what makes this difference. >>> and dan and amai seem to be caught in spider man's web here, more on comic-con after the break. >>> first, here is a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> and filming hollywood boulevard -- they have a lot of these. >>overcast, overca . >>> fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >>> a warning tonight for north bay pet owners, the sonoma county says a warning to keep your pets away from the river. they have seen toxic blue/green algae in the water. a dog died most likely after licking its fur after going in the water or to the shore. a sign is posted warning pet owners. >>> rescue crews are trying to help a whale caught in hundreds of feet of line have called off their search tonight. the whale is about 75 feet long with a line connecting to a buoy, they hope that the whale does not get too exhausted as it struggles overnight. >>> and santa clara is ready to test out a driverless shuttle that can take students across the campus. it is operated by computer

holiday weekend. >> thanks, dan and ama. here is a sample of tonight's show free. >> no hook. no back. >> san rafael, south bay and all of the bay area. this is abc7 news. >> an alarming number of dead or dying sea birds are washing up on bay area beaches and bird rescue centers say they are being inundated with a particular species. alan wang traveled to the head lands where many are washing up. >> holly recently found 20 dead sea birds along rodeo beach. she also found one alive flapping in the surf. >> and it was obviously disabled and unable to fend for itself. i did take it to wild care. >> that bird and many others were transferred to the international bird rescue center in fairfield. >> we are getting generally between five and 15 a day. >> interest fall bird rescue normally receives about 10 a year. right now they have 45 recouperating here. >> you can feel that he has no muscle at all. >> most are young like this baby rescued on tuesday. it is being fed a slur reof fish formula to help gain weight. the international bird rescue says the fish are diving deeper because o

>> thanks, dan and ama. look what we did in the name of entertainment. >> daly city, los gatos and all of the bay area. this is abc7 news. >> they filed legal papers aiming to hold the sheriff and other officials accountable for her shooting death. this afternoon they visited peer14 pausing near flowers left at the shot where she was shot. they released the suspected it killer and even though federal immigration officials wanted sanchez held. >> who in their right mind would let a felon loose on the streets where you people are in our standings. >> they filed claims against ice and the bureau of land management. he was killed with a gun like this one stolen from a blm agent's car. they couldn't comment on the claim. >> a man in sunnyvale is accused of dragging a dog by the leash so harshly it was knocked on conscious. they found 34-year-old manuel with injured and unconscious dog. the dog was checked out by the vet and taken to the humane society. he was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty. >> meyers' ann

taking students for a ride on one bay area college campus, what makes this difference. >>> and dan and amaem to be caught in spider man's web here, more on comic-con after the break. >>> first, here is a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> and filming hollywood boulevard -- they have a lot of these. >> is that overca . >>> fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >>> a warning tonight for north bay pet owners, the sonoma county says a warning to keep your pets away from the river. they have seen toxic blue/green algae in the water. a dog died most likely after licking its fur after going in the water or to the shore. a sign is posted warning pet owners. >>> rescue crews are trying to help a whale caught in hundreds of feet of line have called off their search tonight. the whale is about 75 feet long with a line connecting to a buoy, they hope that the whale does not get too exhausted as it struggles overnight. >>> and santa clara is ready to test out a driverless shuttle that can take students across the campus. it is operated by computers and

still a few more days of this. >> dan and ama, it is pretty steamy. matter of fact this week with the triple digit heat the hottest temperatures of 2015 so far. there are nothing but clear skies and when you take a look at the temperatures it is not exactly great sleeping weather. it is still close to 80 degrees. it is 57 and cooled off quite a bit. good luck sleeping. i know many homes don't. it is calm as far as wind is concerned. 2* will cool you -- it will cool you off. you can leave your extra layer behind. visibility is terrific and looking across the bay. the fog is missing and with the wind not being a big factor here, it will make for poor air quality. a spare the air alert. you will have to wait until saturday before we see a little improvement in the air quality. and this is what your more than will look like, clear. triple digit heat you. records are possible as we head for the next few days. satellite and radar showing us what is bringing the hot weather. therefore we get the compression of the marine layer and the fog is long gone. and yo

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sandhya has the latest. >> it was definitely a gorgeous day, dan and ama, but cool by september standards oakland only 72 degrees this afternoon. a lot of people are enjoying it, but i want to show you the wayneing gibbous. a few clouds and just enough break to see the moon rising over the bay. it is absolutely beautiful. as you look at live doppler 7hd we have limited low cloudiness and the temperatures are in the 60s except in half moon bay where it is 59 along with novato. from our emeryville camera you can see all the way across the bay. fog is not an issue. below normal through friday. we are looking at a normal pattern with beach weather for your labor day plans. an exploratorium camera gives you a glimpse of your morning. we will see some clouds and some clear skies and here is what everyone will notice. today was cooler than average. tomorrow we are repeating it again. santa rosa 80 degrees. it is 4 degrees below normal. same thing for san rafael at 76. san francisco is a little below normal. redwood city, san jose, 6 to 7 degrees cooler than average. i am not hearing too pain com

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still a few more days of this. >> dan and ama, it is pretty steamy. h the triple digit heat the hottest temperatures of 2015 so far. there are nothing but clear skies and when you take a look at the temperatures it is not exactly great sleeping weather. it is still close to 80 degrees. it is 57 and cooled off quite a bit. good luck sleeping. i know many homes don't. it is calm as far as wind is concerned. 2* will cool you -- it will cool you off. you can leave your extra layer behind. visibility is terrific and looking across the bay. the fog is missing and with the wind not being a big factor here, it will make for poor air quality. a spare the air alert. you will have to wait until saturday before we see a little improvement in the air quality. and this is what your more than will look like, clear. triple digit heat you. records are possible as we head for the next few days. satellite and radar showing us what is bringing the hot weather. therefore we get the compression of the marine layer and the fog is long gone. and you don't have much of a breez

>> thanks, dan and ama. look what we did in the name of entertainment. all of the bay area. >> they filed legal papers aiming to hold the sheriff and other officials accountable for her shooting death. this afternoon they visited peer14 pausing near flowers left at the shot where she was shot. they released the suspected it killer and even though federal immigration officials wanted sanchez held. >> who in their right mind would let a felon loose on the streets where you people are in our standings. >> they filed claims against ice and the bureau of land management. he was killed with a gun like this one stolen from a blm agent's car. they couldn't comment on the claim. >> a man in sunnyvale is accused of dragging a dog by the leash so harshly it was knocked on conscious. they found 34-year-old manuel with injured and unconscious dog. the dog was checked out by the vet and taken to the humane society. he was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty. >> meyers' announcement that she is expected twins has triggered congratulations and criticism. she said she will take limited t

dan and ama? ery much. >>> up next, hundreds of young people lace up for a soccer game in the east bay today. what's behind their gold laces? >>> and new after 4:30, riding the waves. the unexpected show some surfers got in australia. >>> and at 4:22 we want to check your traffic. there it is. the 101 going through san rafael on the right-hand side. southbound traffic -- a little freeze there. trust me, it is actually moving in both directions. heavier on the right. that's your southbound towards >>> all right. check this out. some of the country's top cyclists took to the streets of san francisco today. abc 7 news was along front street as bicyclists zoomed by for the bike race. the final race of the day started about an hour and a half ago. this is the 41st annual race around san francisco, and it goes right by the front of our station. >> and they are flying. >> i know. i caught a glimpse of them today. >> me, too. take a look at the kids taking part in this labor day soccer tournament in berkel

then after that, dan and ama it looks like the heat comes back. we're mild to warm, then hot and sunny on sunday. but right now we're focusing on wednesday. a half inch of wet weather. >> that's great, drew. >>> up next, it's a big night on abc 7 with the premiere of the latest season of "dancing with the stars." a preview coming up. >>> some who know what it's like to survive a firestorm. oakland hills fire victims with >>> "dancing with the stars" is back. a new cast will put on their dancing shoes. >> behind the scenes in los angeles. >> after a brutal dancing boot camp, the cast of season 21's "dancing with the stars" is ready to kick up their heels. wildlife warrior bindi irwin is competing against triple crown winning jockey victor espinoza and alek skarlatos who took down a terrorist on a train. >> put on the sequins. >> chaka khan is also taking on back street boy nick carter and singer andy grammer. >> i'm surprised how difficult it is to do. >> but actor gary busey is promising chemistry. >> our dancing in this show is going to be beyond

and issues a challenge. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz covering the pope's visit in washington, d.c. pope francis took over the nation's capitol making a full day of appearances and getting overwelming response. some waiting more than seven hours just to see him from a distance. thousands of adoring faithful gather to catch a glimpse at pope francis. >> it was super exciting. >> it was unbelievable. i have no words. >> jesus came here today. >> he embraced a girl so overwhelmed she was brought to tears. another touching moment came when a girl was stopped who sneaked through the barricade. little sophie cruz gave him a letter with a wish that her parents and millions of others there illegally are allowed to stay. pomp and serk welcomed the -- pomp and circumstance welcomed the pope at the white house. and then the histor canonization of the first hispanic american saint, junipero serra who established nine missions in california. the mission delores got to meet the pope. >> the pontif ended the day in typical pope francis fashion, blessing people before calling it a night. >> some 25

and issues a challenge. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz covering the pope's visit in washington, d.c. pope francis took over the nation's capitol making a full day of appearances and getting overwelming response. some waiting more than seven hours just to see him from a distance. thousands of adoring faithful gather to catch a glimpse at pope francis. >> it was super exciting. >> it was unbelievable. i have no words. >> jesus came here today. >> he embraced a girl so overwhelmed she was brought to tears. another touching moment came when a girl was stopped who sneaked through the barricade. little sophie cruz gave him a letter with a wish that her parents and millions of others there illegally are allowed to stay. pomp and serk welcomed the -- pomp and circumstance welcomed the pope at the white house. and then the historic canonization of the first hispanic american saint, junipero serra who established nine missions in california. the mission delores got to meet the pope. >> the pontif ended the day in typical pope francis fashion, blessing people before calling it a night. >> some

dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz covering the pope's visit in washington, d.c. tomorrow will be a big day for pope francis here in the nation's capitol during his first ever visit to the u.s. he began his trip with a red carpet welcome featuring president obama. it is a rare thing for the president to meet dignitaries as they arrive in maryland, but the first family showed up for this historic moment. the pope in a sign of humility skipped the custom --custamary limousine for a fiat. he is the third pope to advice at this time washington. to visit washington and the third pope to address -- the first pope to address congress. he is a man roman catholics call his holiness. during his visit he will make stops in new york city and philadelphia. two million people are expected to gather for his appearances. now tomorrow morning the pope will start his day by meeting president obama at the white house. before then he will beheading to the midday prayer with the bishops of the united states. he will wrap up the day with a mass canonizing father junipero serra. many na

dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz covering the pope's visit in washington, d.c. tomorrow will be a big day for pope francis here in the nation's capitol during his first ever visit to the u.s. he began his trip with a red carpet welcome featuring president obama. it is a rare thing for the president to meet dignitaries as they arrive in maryland, but the first family showed up for this historic moment. the pope in a sign of humility skipped the custom --custamary limousine for a fiat. he is the third pope to advice at this time washington. to visit washington and the third pope to address -- the first pope to address congress. he is a man roman catholics call his holiness. during his visit he will make stops in new york city and philadelphia. two million people are expected to gather for his appearances. now tomorrow morning the pope will start his day by meeting president obama at the white house. before then he will beheading to the midday prayer with the bishops of the united states. he will wrap up the day with a mass canonizing father junipero serra. many na

. >> it is indeed, ama and dan. the last time we had a tsunami advisory was in march. let me show you the large, powerful earthquake. the engineer he traveled northwestward across the pacific ocean, which is why we are basically dealing with a tsunami advisory for the hawaiian islands. there is also a tsunami advisory for parts of the southern california coast. let's take a look at exactly where it stretches from ragged point state beach, the first waves expected to arrive at new port beach at 4:46 a.m. what does this mean? family and friends need to get off the beaches, out of the harbors and if you have boats, even though the bay area, monterrey bay are not under an advisory, first wave expected to arrive tomorrow morning at 5:19 a.m., heights of .4 feet. here is a live look from santa cruz, good idea so we don't see a repeat of the march 11th issue and as we take a look at live doppler, we have a few showers in the valley fire area. humidity running 9 9% and winds down and watching the showers diminishing. rainfall totals in and around the fire zone from 500 at lowe

i don't think too many people will complain, ama and dan. >> we will not. thanks very much. >>> coming up, living longer, the very simple thing you can do for 25 minutes a day to add seven years to your life. >>> on "world news tonight" with david muir. >>> the latest advance in fixing broken ribs without all the pain. we'll have that story at 6:00. bill's got a very tough 13lie here...... looks like we have some sort of sea monster in the water hazard here. i believe that's a "kraken", bruce. it looks like he's going to go with a nine iron. that may not be enough club... well he's definitely going to lose a stroke on this hole. if you're a golf commentator, you whisper. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. this golf course is electric... >>> boy, a sight over the weekend, see a hump back whale came out of the water next to the group of women. then it dove back down. paddle border viviana said she has never seen whales come quite so close to miramar beach. >>> a driver sheared

good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley.opments following our exclusive report here on abc 7 news last night. the family of kate steinle took legal action today against officials they believe could have prevented her murder. late today as abc 7 news reporter vic lee was about to go live at 5:00 with his report, kate's mother, brother and father revisited the scene where she was shot to death july 1st. vic is live with more information on legal action that they took today. vic. >> reporter: well, dan, the legal action that the steinle family took today was to send a message that things have to change to prevent something like this from happening to other families. now, they say they have received a lot of expressions of sympathy, but that no one has taken responsibility or accountability for kate's murder. late this afternoon, the steinle family walked onto pier 14 to the spot where kate was killed. whatever they said, whatever they thought, this must have been on their minds. >> and i know that she's proud of what we're doin

bringing a message of compassion and vision of the church of the poor to the wealthiest nation on earth. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm ama daetz in washington. the buzz is not about politics but the pontiff. 78-year-old pope francis is making his first visit to the united states. he arrived this afternoon, near washington to an awaiting red carpet and greetings from the first family. the president will welcome pope francis tomorrow. he will be the first pope to address a joint meeting of congress. pope francis left by motorcade for the apostolic emembasbassem. many tried to get closer to the building where the pope will sleep this evening. the pope will make stops in new york as well as philadelphia. tomorrow, pope francis is scheduled to bestow sainthood on the father of the california missions. here in washington, they're making last minute preparations for the ceremony. thousands of people are expected to attend the controversial rise to sainthood. inside of the carmel mission lie the remains of one of california's earlit colonis. he left off the coast of spain. >> they come to rye to baptize indians they felt never h

bringing a message of compassion and vision of the church of the poor to the wealthiest nation on earth. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm ama the buzz is not about politics but the pontiff. 78-year-old pope francis is making his first visit to the united states. he arrived this afternoon, near washington to an awaiting red carpet and greetings from the first family. the president will welcome pope francis tomorrow. he will be the first pope to address a joint meeting of congress. pope francis left by motorcade for the many tried to get closer to the building where the pope will sleep this evening. the pope will make stops in new york as well as philadelphia. tomorrow, pope francis is scheduled to bestow sainthood on the father of the california missions. here in washington, they're making last minute preparations for the ceremony. thousands of people are expected to attend the controversial rise to sainthood.

and everyone is okay. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. now, our other breaking news, wildfires burning here in california. >> we're is a look at orange county. a 12 acre fire forced home evacuations in la habra just beyond a gated community. police have gone door to door on ten streets in order to order people out. >> firefighters are working to keep the flames away, hosing the grass and hitting from the air. they've done a good job putting out the flames. a wall of flames burned above the neighborhood. >> you can see the progress in the past hour. the area has seen triple digit temperatures making the dry brush dangerous. >> two wildfires forced a school, christian camp and homes to evacuate near sonora. one person was injured. firefighters said it's growing at a dangerous rate of speed, now 20% contained. the area is going to get considerably hotter over next few days. >>> in yosemite, the fire burned 500 acres with no containment. it was spotted last night in indian canyon, burning dead trees, creating a large plume of smoke. yosemite

>>> good evening, and thanks for joining us, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. here are the latest headlines on the fire that burned more than 61,000 acres and is only 5% contained. 400 homes have been destroyed as well as many other structures, hundreds of other structures, including apartment buildings and businesses. >> 13,000 people have been displaced and one fatality has been confirmed. many people remain unaccounted for. >> 50 engine crew rz from other states have been called in to help as well as crews from nevada and the california national guard. all public schools in lake county will remain closed for another day tomorrow. >> firefighters are making good progress in fighting the fire. the fire has been spreading in every direction since it broke out on saturday afternoon. our crews have been throughout the areas all day today, abc7 news reporter cornell bernard joins us in middleton. >> reporter: the scope of the tragedy is very hard to comprehend. we're here on lincoln street. this is one block away from highway 29. destruction is all too clear. the n

and everyone is okay. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. now, our other breaking news, wildfires burning here in california. >> we're is a look at orange county. a 12 acre fire forced home evacuations in la habra just beyond a gated community. police have gone door to door on ten streets in order to order people out. >> firefighters are working to keep the flames away, hosing the grass and hitting from the air. they've done a good job putting out the flames. a wall of flames burned above the neighborhood. >> you can see the progress in the past hour. the area has seen triple digit temperatures making the dry brush dangerous. >> two wildfires forced a school, christian camp and homes to evacuate near sonora. one person was injured. firefighters said it's growing at a dangerous rate of speed, now 20% contained. the area is going to get considerably hotter over next few days. >>> in yosemite, the fire burned 500 acres with no containment. it was spotted last night in indian canyon, burning dead trees, creating a large plume of smoke. yosemite

good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. new developments following our exclusive report here on abc 7 news last night. the family of kate steinle took legal action today against officials they believe could have prevented her murder. late today as abc 7 news reporter vic lee was about to go live at 5:00 with his report, kate's mother, brother and father revisited the scene where she was shot to death july 1st. vic is live with more information on legal action that they took today. vic. >> reporter: well, dan, the legal action that the steinle family took today was to send a message that things have to change to prevent something like this from happening to other families. now, they say they have received a lot of expressions of sympathy, but that no one has taken responsibility or accountability for kate's murder. late this afternoon, the steinle family walked onto pier 14 to the spot where kate was killed. whatever they said, whatever they thought, this must have been on their minds. >> and i know that she's proud of what

. >>> good evening, and thanks for joining us, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. test headlines on the fire that burned more than 61,000 acres and is only 5% contained. 400 homes have been destroyed as well as many other structures, hundreds of other structures, including apartment buildings and businesses. >> 13,000 people have been displaced and one fatality has been confirmed. many people remain unaccounted for. >> 50 engine crew rz from other states have been called in to help as well as crews from nevada and the california national guard. all public schools in lake county will remain closed for another day tomorrow. >> firefighters are making good progress in fighting the fire. the fire has been spreading in every direction since it broke out on saturday afternoon. our crews have been throughout the areas all day today, abc7 news reporter cornell bernard joins us in middleton. >> reporter: the scope of the tragedy is very hard to comprehend. we're here on lincoln street. this is one block away from highway 29. destruction is all too clear. the neighborhood has

dan ashley. ama daetz has the night off. these are stunning new allegations and they are coping after -- they are coming after the beating death last month. janet is live with the story. >> and dan those supposed threats forced a lock down at the main jail. the correctional officers on that floor were immediately moved elsewhere. and now an investigation is underway to find out if any of this is true and who all would be responsible. >> detectives is internal affairs are taking a close look as deputies are threatening inmates that say they witnessed the beating death of another inmate. the bay area news group reports that today the sheriff investigators formed the cell brock where tyree died last month. >> you can't discount these stores. >> robert powell is representing rueben garcia who saw three correctional officers assault tyree. he himself has been a victim and two other correctional officers banged his head to the ground breaking his jaw in july. >> if you want this to stop you need to say i am a [bleep]. >> they say it is time for the sheriff's office to

dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> reporter: and i'm ama daetz live in washington, d.c.ering the pope ease historic visit to the united states. 25,000 people attended the historic canonization today of the hispanic priest that established nine of the 22 missions in california. it was the first canonization on u.s. soil, seen as controversial by some who say the mission enslaved native americans and spread diseases that killed much of the native population. others say it acknowledges hispanic peoples' contribution to the church. the cure rater of mission dolores was part of the ceremony and got to meet the pope. . >> i thank the holy father and asked him to continue to support native americans throughout the world but especially in california. >> reporter: he urged the crowd to spread christ's message world wide. a daily city man who traveled here to see the canonization says he's inspired. >> it was my

dan ashley. ama daetz has the night off. these are stunning new allegations and they are coping after -- they are coming after the beating death last month. janet is live with the story. >> and dan those supposed threats forced a lock down at the main jail. the correctional officers on that floor were immediately moved elsewhere. and now an investigation is underway to find out if any of this is true and who all would be responsible. >> detectives is internal a close look as deputies are threatening inmates that say they witnessed the beating death of another inmate. the bay area news group reports that today the sheriff investigators formed the cell brock where tyree died last month. >> you can't discount these stores. >> robert powell is representing rueben garcia who saw three correctional officers assault tyree. he himself has been a victim and two other correctional officers banged his head to the ground breaking his jaw in july. >> if you want this to stop you need to say i am a [bleep]. >> they say it is time for the sheriff's office to weed out the bad ap

dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> reporter: and i'm ama daetz live in washington, d.c. covering the pope ease historic visit to the united states. 25,000 people attended the historic canonization today of the hispanic priest that established nine of the 22 missions in california. it was the first canonization on u.s. soil, seen as controversial by some who say the mission enslaved native americans and spread diseases that killed much of the native population. others say it acknowledges hispanic peoples' contribution to the church. the cure rater of mission dolores was part of the ceremony and got to meet the pope. . >> i thank the holy father and asked him to continue to support native americans throughout the world but especially in california. >> reporter: he urged the crowd to spread christ's message world wide. a daily city man who traveled here to see the canonization says he's inspired. >> it was my first and unbelievable, and fantastic. i have no words. >> reporter: pope frances held serra as a man who quote sought to defend the dignity of the native community. t

and everyone is okay. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz., our other breaking news, wildfires burning here in california. >> we're is a look at orange county. a 12 acre fire forced home evacuations in la habra just beyond a gated community. police have gone door to door on ten streets in order to order people out. >> firefighters are working to keep the flames away, hosing the grass and hitting from the air. they've done a good job putting out the flames. a wall of flames burned above the neighborhood. >> you can see the progress in the past hour. the area has seen triple digit temperatures making the dry brush dangerous. >> two wildfires

ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. swimming pools are filled andling centers are open as people cope with blazing temperatures of a september heat wave. >> abc7 news was on the san francisco water front to get these pictures. only one city came close to breaking the temperatures. >> there is a thin, shallow layer of fog so the rest of the bay area is just sweltering. oakland airport, 103. 107 today was the high in antioch and livermore. those weren't records, but pretty hot. 100 the high in redwood city and 86 here in san francisco. we have a heat advisory effect in san francisco. and there is also increased risk of heat-related illness. >> let's turn to our reporters in the field now, some schools let out

states of iowa and new hampshire and according to monmouth university, it's only trump who beats carson in a matchup. carolyn tyler is live with more. >> reporter: well, ama, dan asked ben carson today if he would be willing to run on the same ticket with donald trump. and he said anything is possible. and he joked that at the very least trump might help a president carson negotiate a new deal with iran. >> everybody should feel welcome in any part of our country. >> reporter: dr. ben carson explaining why as a republican presidential candidate he brought his conservative campaign to liberal san francisco. he shared with the commonwealth club his views on immigration. >> you can't even begin this debate without securing the borders. and we have the ability to do that. >> reporter: the doctor calls the affordable care act flawed. >> our health and health care is being put in the hands of the government. that's not america. >> reporter: since the republican debate last month, carson has consistently ranked second in the polls. behind donald trump trying to get his message out. today he told the crowd he's opposed to, quote, abortion on demand and was asked wheth

ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. swimming pools are filled and cooling centers are open as people cope with blazing temperatures of a september heat wave. >> abc7 news was on the san francisco water front to get these pictures. only one city came close to breaking the temperatures. >> there is a thin, shallow layer of fog so the rest of the bay area is just sweltering. oakland airport, 103. 107 today was the high in antioch and livermore. those weren't records, but pretty hot. 100 the high in redwood city and 86 here in san francisco. we have a heat advisory in effect in san francisco. and there is also increased risk of heat-related illness. >> let's turn to our reporters in the field now, some schools let out early today and laura anthony is in the east bay where temperatures were well over 100 degrees today. laura? >> reporter: there are people making their way out here, in shadow creek park. 105 degrees last we checked. uncomfortable for people, but not for everyone. with temperatures climbing, this is the place to be in pleasanton. space in

and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil in for dan ashley.orders for people who live in middletown are being lifted effective at noon tomorrow. evacuation orders were issued for twin lakes. some people who live in those communities are home tonight. >> also thank you tonight, lake county officials will provide escorts tomorrow to residents where evacuations remain so they can check on their animals. this includes hidden valley lake , lock loman, cob and anderson springs. this as the fire continues to burn. it has spread to 73,700 acres. the containment is up from 40% earlier today. and schools in middletown could reopen next week. >> 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

and forced countless people to evacuate. despite the disaster there are signs of progress. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. sky 7hd flew to lake county to get a good look at where they believe the fire started on saturday. crews are focusing on this shed off high valley road in the community of cobb. >> the fire is under investigation and it is still out of control. 67,200 acres are burning and 585 homes have been destroyed. >> as we said signs of progress. >> but there is containment and some schools are reopening in the morning. >> let's start with lilian kim who is live in middletown. >> it is difficult to process the word progress amid this destruction. but slowly and surely firefighters are gaining the upper hand. crews spent the evening setting backfires on cobb mountain. the cold temperatures made it possible for firefighters to conduct these controlled burns. >> just down the way investigators went to the property on high valley road where they believe the valley fire may have started. they paid close attention to this shed where flames burned fast at the hill behind it on saturday afternoo

and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. we learned that evacuation orders for people who live in middletown are being lifted effective at noon tomorrow. evacuation orders were issued for twin lakes. some people who live in those communities are home tonight. >> also thank you tonight, lake county officials will provide escorts tomorrow to residents where evacuations remain so they can check on their animals. this includes hidden valley lake , lock loman, cob and anderson springs. this as the fire continues to burn. it has spread to 73,700 acres. the containment is up from 40% earlier today. and schools in middletown could reopen next week. >> 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 nerv

and use. >> thanks for joining us for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope to see you at 9:00 and 11:00. brain teaser. i have two coins totaling 15 cents. one of them is not a nickel. what are they? a dime and a nickel. no, i said one of them is not a nickel-- but the other one is. i've heard that before. okay, a man and his son get into a car accident. they are rushed to the hospital. the doctor says, "there's no way i can operate on this boy."

and use. >> thanks for joining us for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. of us here, we appreciate your time. hope to see you at 9:00 and 11:00. this is the "jeopardy!" teachers tournament. here are today's contestants -- a high school english teacher from alexandria, virginia... a fifth grade teacher from queens, new york... and a high school math teacher from tabor, iowa... and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ applause ] thank you, johnny gilbert. ladies and gentlemen, welcome. for the next two weeks we are back in class, sort of. but this time, we are doing the testing on the teachers. colin, erin, and martha, welcome aboard and good luck. here we go. this is the first of our quarter-final matches. and these are the categories you have to deal with... notice the "c" in quotation marks. followed by... and then... and... martha, you get to start. i'd like "c" you at the movies, please, for $200. erin. what is "city slickers"? you got it and you're on the board. "c" you at the movies for $400, please. martha. what is "cleopatra"? yes,