our reporter, amy hollyfield is in clayton with the latest. >> they have open up a couple of roads. it happened this morning. that is a good sign.

abc7 news amy hollyfield is there with the latest. firefighters are making entry for the first time and think they will go in this and put the finishing touches on the fire and get it out for good. they wanted to get pg&e to turn off the power to make sure the firefighters were safe to do a full sweep of the building and make sure that no one else is inside. they do not have reason to believe anyone is in there but they want to make sure just in case. we have cell phone video that a viewer sent us taking shortly after the five break out and it was really going. necessity have suspicions about the fire. it took off too quickly. they got the call at 3:15 to come to the birthday in martinez and they say an old car lot was burning and there is a residence on the property and an older couple lived here. they got out okay. a neighbor told us she saw and her everything. >> i was sitting by my front window and i heard a loud boom and i heard a car alarm and i heard another boom and it went up in flames everything the whole thing, all at once.

. >> more on your impressions but, first, amy hollyfield is at the toll plaza. this is a long-awaited sight. >> it is fun to watch people go through the toll plaza and think of the experience they will have. it is history in the making. it will be the first time today. this is a picture of the cars going across after opening just after 10:00 p.m. last night. the cars are enjoying a straight shot across the bay, no more s-curve, just a straight drive. we have video from last night of the first cars crossing, making history as the new bay bridge opened after 10:00. cars were parked, packed, and waiting on both sides to be the first cars to cross the bridge. they were not sure when it would open so it was a long wait. we were told it would open last night and they opened it after 10:00. officials are hoping everyone is enjoying the experience. >> the project has a very storied history particularly this past year. we hope people can see this for the totality of what it is. we are delivering a beautiful state-of-the-art bridge. >> and expensive costing $6.4 billion.

team coverage continues with abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield. amy? kristen, we have a visual update. look at the images. this fire is huge. usually you will see fires calm down overnight but this is still very active and raging this morning. it was a busy night for firefighters and still going strong. they still up there on the republican trying to make progress. this started at 1:30 yesterday afternoon along the east side of mt. diablo. it forced people to evacuate from their homes in clayton. crews worked hard in the hot afternoon and were hoping the cool of night would help them make progress. >> temperatures usually go down and the humidities rise and we get a better chance to do direct and indirect attack. instead, there were reports this fire has grown from 800 acres to a thousand acres. they have 10 percent of it contained. one firefighters suffered a minor injury and they lost a willing, a remote outbuilding destroyed by the fire but so far they have kept it from homes. another update on the fire, it has burned into mt. diablo state park. tha

that is the forecast. >> we will do our coverage of the bay bridge with amy hollyfield joining us from the toll plaza. amy? it is very busy here at a staging area with lots of crews coming and going and we have good updates. the work is going well and it is smooth. they hope to get everything ready to go and ready for tomorrow's scheduleed open for 5:00 tomorrow morning. they are making good progress. they could possibly before the 5:00 open tomorrow. they is taken this opportunity with the bridge closed to pressure wash the tunnel and replace the lights that is lard to get done with traffic coming and going. crews are working on the bridge for car traffic but also working on the bicycle path hoping to get it open at find tomorrow. evening into all this work, they will pause today for a ceremony to mark the historic occasion. there is a sir moan chain-cutting at toll plaza and a procession of historic cars. people of note and dignitaries are added almost as we speak. there will also be a special guest. >> after the ceremony today they are expected to announce the opening time. right no

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have a report at the top of the hour. >> police identified several teens as "persons of interest" in the brutal beating of a pleasanton man. the 51-year-old david lamont is in a coma. he was with his wife and two daughters at home and he went outside to check out loud voices in a field. his wife found him beaten unconscious in the street a short time later. police are interviewing students from both foothill and another high school to see what they know. students say the gatherings with alcohol can pop up anywhere because of text messages or twitter. >> there is a reason we talk about it and obsess and worry about it for the entire four years in high school and in college. >> a neighbor saw a gold or brown s.u.v. drive away from the scene. police have made no arrests so far. >> federal transportation officials are investigating whether asiana airlines met legal requirements in helping the families of passengers after the deadly crash at sfo. staff with the ntsb that coordinates family response after crashes raised concerns with the department of tran

at 6:30 we will check back with amy hollyfield and katie marzullo. you can get breaking news updates on twitter@anytime. >> absolutely. wewilllookatthevisibility. canwefindfog? absolutelynot. theairistoodryandsinkingunderthe highpressureandourwinsarelight. a few clouds along the coast and everyone else is great. temperatures compared to yesterday at this time, without the cloud cover, with the light winds and the dry air, we are up to eight degree cooler. when you step outside it feels repressuring and temperatures are running mostly in the 50's and you cannot find a 60 anywhere. we are almost in the 40's in napa at 50. santa rosa and novato at 51 and 52. san francisco is the warm spot at 59 and antioch. 57 in oakland. 58 in concord. 55 in san jose. love that will that will that e. now the back drop to show you the 24 hour temperature change up to ten degrees warmer today in fremont to 83 and check out none in concord and near 90 in santa rosa and that is warmer than yesterday. very comfortable in the 50's this morning and we warm into the 70's and 8

abc7 news amy hollyfield has more at 5:30. >> children playing in golden gate park made a disturbing discovery, a loaded handgun that was found in bushes while children were attending a birthday party. the child told his parents who contacted police. the officers came and took possession of the gun. no one was hurt. >> the bill has grown to $5 million for damage stemming from a water main break that flooded san francisco's west portal this year. according to the "san francisco examiner" officials say the bill will continue to climb when residents' damage claims are concluded. this was a flood of water into cars and homes in february. officials promised the bill will be paid bit engineering firm they believe is responsible for the break. >> a report says truancy among elementary students could be costing $1 million for their absentees. the school districts lost $1.4 billion, a year, during the truancy. those always absent are more likely to drop out and end up jobless or turn to crime. dropouts are costing the state $46.4 billion a year to factor in the cost of incarceration and lost

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is joining us with what we have learned. >> on the top floor, two investigators are up there right now and you can see their flashlights lighting up the room and it is dark up there but they are doing their best to figure out what started the fire. it is clear that it starts in the top floor of the building and that is where an older man lived by himself. firefighters busted down the door to get to him but it was too late and he died at the hospital. there are seven apartment units inside this building and eight people were live here. police, firefighters and residents were knocking on doors, trying to help people escape. everyone else did make it out okay. the top floor of the third floor was engulfed, stuff was flying off and burning and the fire department actually got here very quickly. we were lucky. >> they got the call a little after 1:30 to come to oregon street in berkeley and eight people lived here and not berkeley students and they say that the man who died lived here for 20 years. they say he was a smoker and he likes to light candles and some of the

but, first, we have amy hollyfield at the bay bridge toll plaza. a busy place this morning?very busy. reaction is frustration because there is a backup at the toll plaza. hopefully people are staying calm and thinking about the new journey. here is the view last night of the very first cars crossing the new bridge. this happened at 10:15. despite a scheduled 5:00 a.m. opening officials say the crews were done early so they opened it up early. the c.h.p. is watching to pick sure people do not speed. it doesn't look like that is a problem this morning. the speed limit is 50 miles per hour. there is no s-curve so it is wide open and people are worried people could go too fast, or too slow. on slowing is allowed for pictures. c.h.p.es have not had major problems just two issues. >> we had one incident where an individual stopped on the old structure, closed structure of the eastbound lane to take photographs and it is a very visual appealing photo and i understand why someone does that but you can fought because that treasure is closed. one person was arrested for driving under

amy hollyfield will join us next half hour with more. >> man is in custody after four hour stand off that started while being evicted from a gated neighborhood in san ramon. at ashbourne circle investigators say two sheriff deputies and a locksmith were in the process of foreclosure when someone fired through the door. the property manage was hit if the leg but is expected to recover. neighbors were evacuated and an emergency call went to 40 to 50 homes telling them all to "shelter in place." when negotiations went nowhere the swat team fired gas inside the door. the suspect surrendered and treated for gas exposure and taken in by police. >> we are learning more of the damage from the rim fire that burned for weeks in the sierra. the devastation is larger than any other fire in the sierra in centuries. the fire burned 400 square miles with part of the burn so intensely that everything in a 60 square mile area is dead. in total, nearly 40 percent of the entire burned area looks like a noon scrape and -- moon scrape. >> workers are returning to the walk navy yard after the shooting spr

abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, will have more at 5:30. >> children playing in golden gate park found a loaded handgun yesterday. they were attending a birthday party and one found the women. the child told his parents who told police. no one was hurt. >> the bill has grown to $5 million for damage from a water main break that flooded san francisco's west portal this year. according to the san francisco examiner officials say the bill will continue to climb when the residents' damage claims are included. the 16" pipe broke in february sending a flood of water into cars and homes. officials say the bill will be paid by the engineering firm responsible. >> new report says that truancy among elementary students could be costing the state billions. a million elementary school students were absent last school year. the schools lost $1.4 billion a year because of truancy. there were studies cited that shows often absent are more likely to drop out of cool and end up jobless or turn to crime so it is costing the state $46.4 billion a year when you fatter the cost of lofts economickist produc

amy hollyfield has more from emeryville. >> and now, there could be delays, again, look what people had to deal with last night: it was unlike something we have seen before. there was quite a backup in the city, and the congestion lasted until 10:30 last night. we found the man here in the east bay who said he drove on the bridge yesterday and he said it was very slow. >> it is slow. it is the novelty and people are taking their time and checking out the bridge. it slows everything down. >> your reaction to this? >> i did not change my pattern. you have to deal with it and do it and it will get better. >> officials are not sure what is to blame the they say it could be a combination of people slow down to get at look at the new bridge and the fact that school is back in session and vacations are over. the c.h.p. again is stressing that you can't slow down. you should not slow down and take pictures on the bridge. they say it could take a couple of weeks if all of this to settle down so you may want to keep that in mind as you are timing your trip. >> president obama is in russia this mo

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us from the sunset district. amy if. >> the fire chief just toured the home and says you can still hear the smoke detectors going off. she says it is hard to say why this fire turned so tragic. the 2 1/2-year-old was on the top floor and sheeping and killed with her father sleeping in the basement trying to stay away from the child because he wasn't feeling well and didn't want to pass it along to the child. the child's grandfather was on the top floor and is in critical condition. the mother got out okay. she just finished working a late shift and was up, eating something, but be else was asleep and could not get out in time. >> everyone is hurting. this is not what we are in the business of doing, we are in the business of saving lives but sometimes this is the outcome. we had a rescue squad on the side performing search-and-rescue and the mom indicated on scene there were people inside. particularly, her baby was inside. firefighters are surprise the of the outcome and trying to figure why this happened with t

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in san bruno where pg&e crews have been on the scene all night. >> i have good news for the 50,000 people who take caltrain on weekday mornings, service is running. you will have trains this morning. service was in doubt because of a gas leak that happened last night. construction crews punctured a gas pipe last night at san bruno avenue and san mateo at 8:15. they stopped train service and waited and wanted to see if they would cap the gas in time for the service. >> we are always working to try to keep our service up and running and that was the goal. we were able to achieve that. the actual gas line is removed from the train track and the train tracks have been elevated so we are able to continue construction work at the same time we operate trains. >> they cap the line just after 1:00 o'clock this morning, but no one was hurt because of all of this, no hems were evacuated but pg&e crews will spend the day out here repairing the busted pipe. >> this remain on, 49ers linebacker aldon smith is on leave following his arrest for d.u.i. and marijuan

amy hollyfield is at the police station. amy? >> police say the victims' brother and father were wearing dodger blue hats and t-shirts and a blue wig. here is video of the area where it happened, close to the ballpark at 3rd and harrison and perry under the i-80 approach at 11:39. after the giants and dodgers game. there was something said about the dodger apparel and there was a fight between two groups of men and a man was stabbed to death. police will not say whether this was certainly rivalry-related problem but all under investigation. they do have a couple of men in custody. one has blood on his shirt. they still have investigating to do and evidence to gather. in arrests have been made at this pin. i asked if the man with blood on his shirt was wearing a giants shirt or a san francisco resident and they said "no comment." it is shift change at the police station so the night crew is new briefing the day crew on what happened and we will check in, in a few minutes, to find out if during the briefing it was discovered that a

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us from the sunset district.ys you can still hear the smoke detectors going off. she says it is hard to say why this fire turned so tragic. the 2 1/2-year-old was on the top floor and sheeping and killed with her father sleeping in the basement trying to stay away from the child because he wasn't feeling well and didn't want to pass it along to the child. the child's grandfather was on the top floor and is in critical condition. the mother got out okay. she just finished working a late shift and was up, eating something, but be else was asleep and could not get out in time. >> everyone is hurting. this is not what we are in the business of doing, we are in the business of saving lives but sometimes this is the outcome. we had a rescue squad on the

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins from dublin. there is confidence that fire fighters have the upper happened and they are careful not to be over confident, and they say there are still smoldering spots they want to watch but when you are out there. >> you see is damage and destruction. this fire burned more than 3,000 acres residents say there were scary moments. >> the flames were so big and taller than trees and it looked like the fire lines were on fire. >> i don't know how they did that. they stopped doing this. >> this night was the most terrifying, the scene on monday when the fire was raging toward morgan territory road and a row of homes. firefighters saved the home and nothing was damaged. now, firefighters and residents are saying they feel like the worst has passed and they have lifted the evacuation order and people were allowed to return home. firefighters will have a containment line established around the entire area by saturday. the rim fire burning on the western side of yosemite national park has grown do 255,00

more from abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield in a few minutes. >> thousands of california workers waketh a smile upon word they could get a big raise. the governor will sign a bill to increase the minimum wage. >> the state legislature approve a bill to let undocumented immigrants get california driver's licenses. the licenses will include a special mark that indicates the person is not allowed to vote or receive social services. supporters say it could make streets safer. >> four, new jersey firefighters have been on the scene of a devastating boardwalk fire all night keeping an eye on the hotspots. officials are calculating the loss and trying to determine the spark of the fire that stretched across two resort towns and destroyed 50 businesses. >> in colorado boulder police chief says it looks better after officials sent evacuation notices to thousands of people living along a creek. the police chief says the creek has dropped from the peak. >> we will focus on the weekend trust, the seven-day forecast shows a warming trend. will it last the whole weekend if that is the question. >>

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is on the scene on oregon street and has been there all morning withigure out why this fire started. it is clear where it started, up there on the top floor of the apartment building. that is where they found the man who died. residents inside the apartment building say that man lived here for about 20 years and is older not a berkeley student and was a very nice man. the apartment building has seven units and the other residents describe a few moments of panic as they tried to escape. >> i woke up and thought, holy crap and two firefighters came to my apartment and they opened the door and they were like, yell, be grab your stuff. quick. quick. quick. i grabbed my laptop. that is it. >> firefighters say everyone else made it out okay. the call came in at 1:30 this morning to come to the home on oregon street. firefighters had to force their way into the top floor unit and had to pry on the door and bet it down to try to get inside to get to the man. they say they could not save him. now they are looking for the cause. residents say the man was a smoke

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in san bruno. >> i have official word: the spokeswoman from caltrain is here and she will give us the latest. what is going on with service? >> fortunately we will be able to operate normal train service today in spite of the gas leak we experienced last night. we are happy to be able to led our riders know that trains will be operating normally. >> how did this impact you last night? >> last night we were fortunate because it was on sunday evening when we do not have a lot of service. there were only they trains in operation. we stopped trains in millbrae and south san francisco. we were able to get a bus bridge to get people around the area and bart honored caltrain tickets. >> monday morning is an important day. was it a tense night? >> we are always working to try to keep our service up and running and that was the goal. we were able to achieve that. the actual gas line is removed from the train track and the train tracks have been elevated above the avenue so we were able to continue construction work at the same time we operate trains. >> while i

amy hollyfield, how is it moving at the toll plaza? >> everything is moving fine. the toll plaza shows no backup. it is problem-free. you can see people making the trip. people are adapting to the if you bridge just fine. we have a shot from last night the first cars going across. officials opened it up at 10:15. they were scheduled to open at 5:00 this only but they finished their work early and decided to open it up. they kept the c.h.p. officers who were assigned to closure detail on the clock so they could watch for people possibly driving too fast, worried now that drivers have a straight shot and no more s-curve and they could be tempted to speed. they are watching for that. they hope that drivers just enjoy the expense. >> the project has a very storied history particularly this past year. we hope people can see this for the totality of what it is and we delivering a buick chronic state-of-the-art bridge. >> c.h.p. officers are getting the word out whilecy -- while it is an icon you cannot go too slow. both hands on the wheel and follow the speed limit at 50

. >> our apologies for audio program with amy hollyfield. we will go back to amy but, first, we go to pictures of what is going on. you can see the hotspots burning right there at 1,500 acres. when the sun comes up firefighters will try to do battle and only 10 percent containment so a tough battle head with today's weather. >> mike had a good view of the fire driving in and you are describing how it wrapped around the south side. walked outside and there was the on glow of the fire as it mid from the eastern side to the south side and it was spreading both ways, spreading up toward the observatory and spreading down into the valley behind blackhawk near the fault lane that runs back there so the folks in blackhawk that live in the deepest part toward the back, i would imagine they are starting to get nervous and a lot of the vegetation up there with the oil in it that burns so much, there is a lot of it up there in that area and that could go up quickly. you can see the environmental wins are light and no wind in concord and livermore but w

our reporter, amy hollyfield is in clayton with the latest. >> they have open up a couple of roads. it happened this morning. that is a good sign. the fire danger for this area has passed. they are still being cautious. we can hear helicopter right now getting water and it is about to pass over us for another drop. knowing it has calmed down is a huge relief to residents. >> the threat from last night is over but the memory is still on the mines of residents this morning. >> the winds swirled up. it jumped to a huge tree on this side. it blew up. it went down this meadow like a river of flames. it was intense and horrible. >> the fire him jumped the only bayer between the fire and a rove homes. >> my daughter was driving out 6 here and the flames were hitting her car, almost hitting her car. she was so scared. >> the firefighters held it back and today they monitored the astronaut make sure it doesn't flare back up. the confidence level among residents and firefighters has gone up. >> a public of us were talking to the crews and they said they feel the worst is over for our area her

there is a strike bart could use the managers to keep some trains running during peak hours amy hollyfieldill have a report with the latest in the next half hour. >> if you are a casual car pooler the downtown san francisco spot is relocating on monday, the new temporary location is on the west side between howard and full some for 18 months, still operate from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the move is needed because of a new construction project at the regular location on fulsome. >> the governor is being urged to veto a bill calling for emergency exits in new and old limousines in response to the deadly san mateo bridge fire in may that killed five women. the association president says the concern is when the new features would become mandatory. if the governor signs the bill the safety measures would have to bed add by january 2016 and new limousines made after july 2015 are required to have the emergency exit. the governor brown has until october 13th to sign the bill. >> investigators are releasing new information to help track down a suspect involved in a fail shooting at the contra costa

abc7 news amy hollyfield has more from san francisco. >> today we get to find out would gets the america's cup with the final deciding race starting this afternoon. some are calling what team u.s.a. oracle has done "the greatest come back in sports history." the team won the 7th race in a row yesterday. they are now tied 8-8 with new zealand. both teams are saying this is not over yet although team u.s.a. oracle has momentum on its side. >> this has been one of the most incredible days in sailing, and in sports. unbelievable come back. amazing. >> even the fans and spectators are shocked and many have returned to new zealand thinking the race was in the bag. san francisco mayor lee has been making plans on coming down here to the embarcadero to give the trophy away, never dreaming team u.s.a. oracle could come back from being down 8-1. the skipper of oracle says this is not over. today should be an afternoon full of suspension and the race will start at 1:15, weather permitting. >> and now: wind, waves, and who wins? >> it will be interesting to see that, winner take all. the wind: bay bre

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us with the latest. amy?ort. the fire is out. they are in the mopup phase. they think they have figured out the cause. it started at 3:30 this morning on 24th at market in oakland. it took an hour to put out. they think electrical problems in the laundry room started the fire. it started this one house and it spread next door. it was a challenge for firefighters who had to submit the resources when they got here. the first home a duplex. do people live up and two live down. this was a visitor in the downstairs unit so three were downstairs and two upstairs and all five are work with the red cross. they all got out okay on their own before the fire department got here. one person did twist an kill on the way out but they are okay. because it was two homes firefighters went home and took this to a third alarm meaning that 50 firefighters showed up. they are all okay. no major injuries to report, jut one twisted ankle of a resident. >> thank you. in hair, -- in hair, two auto theft suspects are in chase after a

amy hollyfield will report on that, this morning. president bashar al-assad claims the united nations report that found evidence of of a sarn gas attack is unrealistic and denies he was behind it. bashar al-assad accused rebels using chemical womens and said the government would abide by an agreement reaped by officials to give up chemical weapons stating it would take a year to destroy the stockpiles at an estimated cost of $1 billion. >> japan's prime minister says he is convinced that all of the radiation contaminated water is now contained as the fukushima nuclear power plan the prime minister took a three hour tour of the complex which was crippled following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. after he again emphasized that together crow is safe as he promised the international olympic committee before awarding the 2020 games this month. he said he would work hard to counter rumors regarding fukushima's safety. >> honda is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicle. the defects that could pose a danger. >> what thousands of parents

threatening dozens of homes and building near clayton and we have team coverage starting with amy hollyfield at a staging area in clayton. amy? >> i have a new update. the fire doubled overnight and now is 1,500 acres. you can see how active it is in the dark. it is still raging strongly and is very powerful, an active fire. firefighters are very busy. they say more firefighters from across the state are on the way. right now. they say they have a lot of work. they still want to build eight miles of fire line around the fire. they say it is about 10 percent contained. it started at 1:30 yesterday afternoon along morgan territory road on the east side of mt. diablo near clayton. the vegetation there is very dry and discussion -- susceptible to fire. this spread in a hurry. it destroys one outbuilding but they kept it from reaching hopes. they have told some people in clayton they do need testify -- need to evacuate. one firefighter hurt his foot but is expected to be okay. it is not a bun. it is steep terrain. 300 firefighters are on the line and that number is expected to grow significantly

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is outside police headquarters. >> we will get an update on the case this morning and we are feeling good about it because they are close to making an arrest. the 51-year-old david lamont was beaten and left lying unconscious in front of his pleasanton home. the police say he went outside to confront noisy teenagers. he is married. he is the father of two. >> i cannot describe, it is devastating. we have a very good man that did nothing to deserve anything bad happening to him. >> whatmont is in a coma and is suffering from major head injuries. police say they are following up on leads including a search for the brown s.u.v. seen in the area at the time. they will announce their progress later this morning. reporting in pleasanton for abc7 news. >> developing news from east palo alto this morning, where police want do fine the people who opened fire on a car a few hours ago. two people went to the hospital with gunshot wounds to the arm, after being shot just before 1:30 this morning. it happened on university avenue near michigan avenue. two or three

meteorologist mike nicco is in the weather there but, first, amy hollyfield is near clayton where homes are threatened. >> here is why it is growing. check out this patch of fire and how remote the area is in a rugged terrain. firefighters can not get to it or it is not worth risking their safety because there are no homes. that is why the fire is growing, because they are letting it burn and why all the smoke is being created. the fire burning on mt. diablo nearly doubled overnight growing to 1,500 acres. firefighters expect it to get bigger before they get control. >> i feel confident that we will be able to get a control on this, probably not today, certainly not today, it will be probably a good couple of days before we can get our arms wrapped around this. >> jack wilson feels confident enough that he decided not to evacuate. he was up all night. >> very intense. i am watching it. >> cal fire had a crew and helped me to get things organized. >> the smoke coming off the fire looks daunting. the response looks intend with 500 firefighters on the line and 70 engines. jack wilson is fe

abc7 news amy hollyfield is at the toll plaza. so far, so good? >> the updates are good, katie. they will feel confident. they say you could drive on the bridge right now and it could handle traffic. they want it to be perfect. expect them today to work again as they are working right now around-the-clock to smooth out the rough patches and get stuff done they normally have trouble getting to such as cleaning the tunnel. they changed the lights inside the tunnel. officials can get four months of work done in four days when the bridge is closed. it looks good. it seems like it is about ready. the question is: will it open early? word now from caltran is they are sticking to the 5:00 a.m. scheduled opening tomorrow. >> we don't want the public planning for phantom early open that may never come to pass. they should plan their morning commute, their run trips, from their holiday weekend vacation based on a 5:00 a.m. opening. >> officials are holding a big ceremony today to mark this occasion and after the ceremony, they are expected to announce the opening time and whether that has

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is on scene with the latest. >> new fall out from the decision to my chinese flag over san lenadro city hall which was to attract new asian-american businesses but opponents say it endorse as brutal government. credit ins have accused the chinese government of oppression including the exile of the daily daily from tibet. >> it represents blood, blood of those in tibet and the chinese who have been killed and massacred by the chinese government the. >> we want to show that we welcome them in san lenadro. we want them to live here if they are not here and open up businesses. >> monday night they voted to temporarily replace the city flag at city hall on october 1, the date the people's republic was formed in 1949. the school board voted to cancel the regularly scheduled meeting for that day in profit. >> this are two more victims of a suspected child molester who worked at the morgan hill ymca. a 20-year old is now accused of molesting five girls between three and seven. he was arrested in july after a girl said he tried to force her to have sex. the pro

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> that is some fancy stuff. converting to a tricycle?a bike ride today. hope you are out early because we are already into the 60s. exploratorium camera looks cool out there. the numbers in san francisco will climb into the mid80s. we will tell you how hot it will get where you live when we return. >> thank you, lisa. and almost perfect. a giant inches away from baseball immortality. we will hear from the pitcher and hunter pence who had a chance to make t 8:47 on your saturday morning. and look at this iconic san francisco. this is a view of the golden gate bridge from our sutrow tower cam and it is crystal clear out there. it is not often you can see all of that orange paint on a saturday morning when we aren joing this view. it when we are enjoying this view. it is clear and it is going to get hot. lisa argen has the details. >> a little more likely in september we get those views and we get the heat and the high fire danger and a spare the air day today. no fog at all. in fact, the absence of it is what will influence our weather the

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the police station with more. amy?> this is still getting put together. we know there was a fight. there was a fatal stabbing. there was dodger apparel involved. here is video of the area where it happened. it was close to the ballpark at 3rd and perry where we took the video under the i-80 overpass, the entrance ramp. this is the area where it happen ed. a couple of groups of men got in a fight after the game at 11:40. something was said about the fact the guys had on a dodgers hat and shirt and a blue wig. there was a fight. a man was stabbed to death. we are told the victim's father and where were wearing the dodgers apparel. police say they have men in custody. including one who has blood on his shirt. no arrests have been made. they are still gathering information and evidence. they are still trying to figure out what happened, who is to blame, who could be charged. they need a little bit more time on this one because they are talking to people at this point so we are in contact with police and we are getting upda

we will get to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield with more on what happened. amy?> the boy was killed right here in front of his school. grief counselors are on the thai here now to help the kids at the middle school. this happened at 7:45 a woman pulling out of the school driveway on to the highway hit the 12 year old boy who was riding his bicycle the he was wearing his helmet. investigators do not think speed or alcohol was a factor and they are calling this a tragic accident. the woman stopped and has not been arrested or given a citation. they have not released the name of the boy. they do not know if the woman knows the boy but there is a good chance she does, it is a very small community with only 1,200 people living here, a small, tight-knit community. there are two ones but if anyone else saw it, you are encouraged to call the california highway patrol. the ones are adults and they do not think any children saw this happen. the boy did die on the scene. he is from discovery bay. his name is not released. the c.h.p. is telling me this is a good reminder for

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at van ness. amy? >> look how huge this measural -- the mural s the artists were overwhelmed. this is the largest mural the university has ever produced. you cannot miss it, 116' wide. it is 50' high. 18 students painted this mural. several of them are here this morning to dedicate it. they decided to paint this scene early in the year. they picked america's cup because of the excitement the event has brought to the city, such a big event for san francisco. the project was well underway when sailor bart simpson was killed racing for the artemis team so it was dedicated to him. >> he passed doing what he loved and there is no better way to honor him. when we found out all the information it was a lot to take in but it was the most amazing thing any of us had done. the mural took four months to produced. they were harnessed on scaffolding and using helmets. they were shocked when they saw the finished product. this was created on the side of a building owned by the academy so it will be here forever and

amy hollyfield troin dusz us to the designer creating a one of a kind set of wheel was a royal price tag. big celebrities like courtney kardashian called and placed orders but nothing quite prepared him for the call received. >> excited about this one. because of the hype with the royal baby. this is probably the coolest thing he says the call came from someone within the inner circle of prince william and kate middleton asking for a baby stroller for prince george. >> very nerve wracking whenever it's for a high profile client because you want to make sure it's the very best of your capabilities. >> icono calls his strollers roddlers, he custom makes each one. the price starts at $1500. this is what he designed for the prince. >> he wanted to do a british ratesing green theme stroller for prince george. i'll put circles on the side of the cars they wanted the number 2 on the side of it. just had to make sure it had a union jack included. >> he doesn't know what the number two stands for this, costs $4500. he won't say who made the order but money has been wired now, all he needs to

is on verge of achieving the ultimate come back, abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at america's cupillage. amy? >> kristen, they have the home field advantage and new zealand just arrived and they industrial through here to some cheers, but look what is waiting for team oracle u.s.a. when they get here: they will walk on the red carpet lined with fans. one called them "the miracle team." organizers say the day's set up is everything you want in a sporting competition. >> fans started lining up a couple of hours before the gates opened. many of them say they are playing hooky from work or school to be here. >> today is the day. it is winner take all. this is the day we have been waiting for and we have been coming to the races since last summer. we have been up here about nine times or so. >> this is the day the america's cup stays in america if oracle team u.s.a. wins or it goes to new zealand if they win. this showdown is adding to the enthuse a of the final race. team oracle u.s.a. was not supposed to be a contender trailing 8-1 at one point the now the major is tied. this is now

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the story. >> firefighters are trying to figure out why a fire at this home in san francisco turned so traumatic. >> it seems like they were doing the right thing. the house was not cluttered. working smoke detectors. very tragic. >> it happened at 1:30 this morning on 18th avenue. a one year old girl who was sloping on the top floor of the home was killed. her father also died. he was asleep in the basement. the mother was awake at the time on the middle floor. she got out okay. >> she bed would the late shift and was eating on the second level. >> firefighters say a gate at the entryway cost time. the mother had told them about her family members inside. >> we tried to get through the gate and also get access through the garage. both were difficult to access. it took three to five minutes. they tried to rescue the family but could not get to everyone. >> everyone is hurting this o. this is not what we are in the business of doing the we are in the business of saving lives and this is sometimes the outcome. >> the dead have been identified as on

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is on the path with more on that. >> welcome to the new bike and pedestrian path, eric. this is opening to the public at noon in another hour, but, first, they wanted to have a ceremony to commemorate the moment so media invited guests and dignitaries are here including the mayor of oakland who rode her bicycle here. there are two lanes for bicycles, with one lane for pedestrians. the views, of course, are amazing. the bicycle ride is not for the faint of heart. >> it is uphill from oakland to the island. it will be a pretty hard ride and a stiff walk. the other is, that means that it is downhill from the island to oakland and for bikers, especially, we encourage them to keep their speed down because you can go pretty fast just coasting. >> maybe not ideal for small children. it is about a four mile round trip right now. remember, it is not finished. it doesn't go all the way to san francisco yet. that is still a few years away. the s-curve is gone, but right new from sunrise to sunset, you can park, if you want to, on the north side of the road with limited

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the pleasanton hill. >>the traffic issues will take a while to get used to. cars making a right, you think they are beginning to nordstrom rack, right? no, they have to go by nordstrom rack and all the way around this parking lot just to get to that safe way gas station. it is all part of a grand plan to try to ease congestion. >> it is a moment for shopers and city leaders to celebrate the only nordstrom rack is now open in pleasanton hill. but one person's joy is another's hardship. >> my concern is trab. >> bargain trackers are own a collision course. at the edge of the nordstrom rack is a bargain gas station so with the gas station and now nordstrom shoppers 2,000 shoppers line up for the grand opening. the mayor says city planner saw this issue planning. >> we have wonderful folks in the economic development sheriff department what worked hard with the engineers and the other folks to make sure this was going to happen the right way. >> they have reconfigured how gas station customers get to the pump

and now to sausalito with amy hollyfield. >> buying the shoes is the expense sitting on a custom-madeetee surrounded by beautiful shoes that are like art work and the owner has made the experience guilt-free. among the shops in sausalito you may not expect to find a high-end shoe boutique but that is how wayne likes it. >> i am trail blazing and i would like to see more stores come into sausalito at a level everyone can appreciate opening two stores on wednesday a store as pretty as the schools displayed with not many for sold less than $1,000. we have champagne, a shall pick you up by private car. >> to store isn't just indulgence but about giving. we will donate 10 percent of our proceeds from that day through the month of october to zero breast cancer marin. >> he lost two sisters to cancer , and the giving continues beyond october. he will select a different charity each month to donate a portion of the sales. his sisters would be proud of his generosity and the store. >> they would be pleased. they would go crazy. >> i spoke with the director of zero breast cancer marin and she s

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us from clayton. >> sign of confidence, they are letting firefighters go home. as they leave clayton, they are seeing several signs of gratitude. >> a couple of finally returning home and are feeling very relieved to have a home to return to. >> we are blessed everything came out the way it did and there was no damage. we are just glad for the fire department. >> we released some of the resources to the region and making them available to their home unit or other fires and we are in the mopup phase. >> the fire is now out leaving behind 3,133 scorched acres of land around mt. diablo and near the town clayton. crews ahead good progress last night getting 70 percent of the fire area surrounded with the safety zone and they hoped to finish digging out that fire line by friday. a woman stayed with her daughter during the fire and got her family thinking. >> my children want me to move closer to town because it is a long way out here but i of although it. i do. it is a beautiful area. >> the couple love it, too, and say when they pulled into the drive they k

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the pleasanton police department which wrapped up a news conference. >> they tell us they are interviewing teenagers right now. teenagers from both high schools here in pleasanton and are calling them "persons of interest", not suspects. they are trying to figure out who beat the 51-year-old david lamont into a coma and what criminal charges to bring against his attackers. he was found unconscious in front of his home on saturday a little after midnight. his wife says he had gone outside to confront loud teenagers. police say the community has been very helpful. >> we thank the community for coming forward. some of the information we have received led to the identity of several involved parties that are currently "persons of interest" at this time. no one has been detained. there has been no arrest made. the investigation is still active. i cannot comment further. >> lamont is the father of two. he is in a coma. he has severe head injuries. he is in critical condition. neighbors say teens often gather in the empty field behind that moves important str

in 30 minutes amy hollyfield will have a report on the bay bridge commute. >> sunnyvale police are investigating the fatal shooting of a drug suspect dug an under cover investigation that they did not conduct in their city. off highway 101 a motel clerk heard 15 shots. the suspect was pronounced dead at the hospital. no officers were inviewed. the white pickup truck with riddled with bullet holes and questions remain whether the suspect had a weapon and how many officers fired. >> we are trying to determine that. there were multiple officers but how many fired shots, we are investigating. >> the sunnyvale police knew of the operation and had officers near. the santa clara county district attorney is investigating. >> the leader overseeing reform of the oakland police department is demanding quick action. in the latest monthly report, former baltimore police commissioner says that failure to hire more trained officers quickly would drain the department seen director leaders and lebanon it with an increasing personal of junior officers. the oakland tribune reports by july oakland had only 625 swor

amy hollyfield is at lincoln high school. amy? >> counselors are here at the high school this morning and students will dedicate a message board to kevin san and have a big board at lunch time that people can sign. 16-year-old kevin was killed on friday morning on his way to school. he was in his family's minivan when they hit by a car. his sister and his mom were seriously hurt. kevin's friends left candles and flowers over the weekend at the spot where he died at pine. he was a member of the junior rotc drum corps. practice was canceled. his friends are suffering. >> we are close to kevin. it feels like another day where he would be with us but, instead, we giving our respects. >> he would always have a smile on his face. gloomy day he would give a laugh. >> we have learned the driver of the mercedes who booked his van has been booked on the charge of vehicular manslaughter. she was not under the influence of drugs are alcohol but she was driving erratically and speeding for several blocks. investigators have not released her na

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in pittsburg. working smoke detectors save lives. >> that would have been a very helpful thing in this fire: no smoke detectors. investigators hope the autopsy results will help them figure out the cause of the fire. three women died in the house fire in pittsburg that started after 12:30 in the morning. the women were sloping when it started and they had no warning because their smoke detectors were not working, they were sitting on the kitchen counter and the batteryies had been taken out. >> is it something you just push off in really, it is sad. investigators have not released the names of the victims. they are in their 60's and 70's. the home next door was damaged, too, but the neighbors get out okay. investigators hope they will discover more clues to help figure out why the fire started. they do not expect foul play. >> in colorado rescue attempts begin for those stranded. downpours grounded rescue operations forcing national guardmen and first responders to stay on higher ground. several to

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us. >> the presentation is going on right new. look inside. i want you to see what is happening. the chief engineer is right now telling the board of directors this is a big moment for the bridge with cars in the opposite direction of dangerously close separated only by plastic cones. the idea being proposed today is to buy a concrete barrier that was custom-made for the golden gate bridge. today's proposal is considered a formality but a board member told us they still have a lot to consider today before they vote. >> we want everyone to understand what it will mean that bridge lanes are more narrow and how it will complicate that or add to problems. we have work to do on both ends of the bridge and a 52 hour closure to come to grips with. there are things to talk about. >> the closure he is talking about would be from a friday to a monday at the end of october or the beginning of october next year. the barrier is more than a year away and it will cost $26 million. here is another picture of the discussion, a committee that will vote on this

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the toll plaza. finally, amy. >> good morning, eric. isn't it great? it feels like christmas morning a big fun present for the bay area. we are at the toll plaza. no problems here. no backup. cars are moving without any trouble. they are going on a historical trip. here are the cars crossing the first time this morning. they are doing fine with a straight shot across the bridge. no s-curve to deal with. the c.h.p. is hoping that doesn't translate interest heavy-footed motorist. do not go too fast. you have to obey the speed limit which is 50 miles per hour. we have video of the first cars crossing the bay bridge that opened at 10:15. it was scheduled to open at 5:00 this morning but the work went smoothly so they were able to open it last night. it was greeted with enthusiasm. cars were waiting on both sides of the bay as people hoped to be some of the first to get across it. it opened at 10:15. it is historical but c.h.p. says do not slow down, no gawking. can you not stop and take pictures. move as normal. you cannot speed. you cannot