john alston is live with the latest on the search in pacifica. >> reporter: in a few hours the volunteers will wrap up four days of searching, obviously concern is growing because of the length of time and because of her physical and mental condition, which includes dementia. now, search and rescue teams from san mateo county and around the bay area have been searching the rugged ter explain the thick brush of the san pedro valley park. there are volunteers on hoof, horseback, atvs and motorcycles. maria janzen disappeared from her home. he husband was working on his computer around 2:00 when he was done around 4:00 that day he noticed his wife was gone. she would hike the nearby trails with a friend. several times a week. >> a lot of family and friends have been out. once we got the message she is missing, we hiked the trails where she hikes. we've walked through the streets, knocked on doors, handing out fliers, posting fliers out. >> we have been focusing on trails that lead directly to their residence, and in addition to that, we were pinpointing assignments and locations based on her

johnal stone is there live for us -- john alston is live for us. >> they say it is unlikely that cityould close, but the interim chancellor said city college, the largest in the state is in trouble. >> and we take it seriously because it is in fact very, very serious. >> the interim chancellor is talking about the city college of san francisco. now at risk of losing accreditation and possibly closing if the board doesn't fix some serious problems fast. >> what has y'all been really doing? look where we are at in this situation. we shouldn't be in this situation first of all. second of all, you guys are talking about all of these words and beautiful things you say, but actions speak louder than words. >> the state accreditation commission says city college has been falling down on-the-job. problems like leadership weaknesses at every level. failure to react to on going reduced funding and spending a higher than average 92% of its budget on salaries and benefits. the commission came under fire. >> i would just like to say shame on the accreditation committee. i don't want anymore admini

johnal stone is there live for us -- john alston is live for us. >> they say it is unlikely that city college would close, but the interim chancellor said city college, the largest in the state is in trouble. >> and we take it seriously because it is in fact very, very serious. >> the interim chancellor is talking about the city college of san francisco. now at risk of losing accreditation and possibly closing if the board doesn't fix some serious problems fast. >> what has y'all been really doing? look where we are at in this situation. we shouldn't be in this situation first of all. second of all, you guys are talking about all of these words and beautiful things you say, but actions speak louder than words. >> the state accreditation commission says city college has been falling down on-the-job. problems like leadership weaknesses at every level. failure to react to on going reduced funding and spending a higher than average 92% of its budget on salaries and benefits. the commission came under fire. >> i would just like to say shame on the accreditation committee. i don't want anym

johnal stone is there live for us -- john alston is live for us. >> they say it is unlikely that citycity college, the largest in the state is in trouble. >> and we take it seriously because it is in fact very, very serious. >> the interim chancellor is talking about the city college of san francisco. now at risk of losing accreditation and possibly closing if the board doesn't fix some serious problems fast. >> what has y'all been really doing? look where we are at in this situation. we shouldn't be in this situation first of all. second of all, you guys are talking about all of these words and beautiful things you say, but actions speak louder than words. >> the state accreditation commission says city college has been falling down on-the-job. problems like leadership weaknesses at every level. failure to react to on going reduced funding and spending a higher than average 92% of its budget on salaries and benefits. the commission came under fire. >> i would just like to say shame on the accreditation committee. i don't want anymore administrators at my school. i want my teachers to

in the newsroom, john alston, abc news. >> thank you. >>> another bomb scare in wal-mart in kansas. the threats made against the wal-marts in leavenworth and lawrence. there were 11 threats in kansas and missouri. today the stores were cleared and officials say there were no bombs of the. >>> san francisco police spent the day searching for clues after a man was found dead behind a home in diamond heights. they discovered the victim in a backyard on carmeliam way. it appears the victim had been shot. one neighbor thought he heard gunshots around 11:00. the medical examiner will check the fingerprints in hopes of identifying him. >>> a pill bull -- a pittbull that mauled a two-year-old boy remains in the custody of animal control. the boy was attacked at the home of his baby-sitter. doctors reuh of tayed one of his his -- reattached one of his eyelids and he has been released. >>> and there was a case of a teenager who was kidnapped. an amber alert remains in affect for 16-year-old eunice who disappeared from a home last night. the bodies of two men were found in the home. eunice and

john alston talked with her husband he is worried sick about his lifelong partner where is she? the big question. >> reporter: he's talking about his wife of more than five decades, 76-year-old maria jansen they often walk on the trails behind their home. wednesday afternoon he finished work on his computer when he noticed his wife was missing. >> she was not there. she was just not there. 2:00, she is sitting there and 4:00, she is not. she walked out, and so i thought maybe out in the backyard. >> reporter: all day saturday and the past several days hundreds have scoured the rough terrain in and around san pedro valley park, law enforcement from san mateo county and the bay area, volunteers on horseback, atv's and motorcycles. maria jansen is 5'5, 100 pounds last seen wearing yellow garden shoes and green pants. authorities say she suffers from dementia and memory loss. >> i'm extremely concerned about her well -- well-being she has been gone for three nights, she 76-years-old. >> reporter: searchers are concentrating on the park because that is often where she hikes with her

in the newsroom, john alston, abc news. >> thank you. >>> another bomb scare in wal-mart in kansas. made against the wal-marts in leavenworth and lawrence. there were 11 threats in kansas and missouri. today the stores were cleared and officials say there were no bombs of the. >>> san francisco police spent the day searching for clues after a man was found dead behind a home in diamond heights. they discovered the victim in a backyard on carmeliam wait aps it appears the victim had been shot. one neighbor thought he heard gunshots around 11:00. the medical examiner will check the fingerprints in hopes of identifying him. >>> a pill bull -- a pittbull that mauled a two-year-old boy remains in the custody of animal control. the boy was attacked at the home of his baby-sitter. doctors reuh of tayed one of his his -- reattached one of his eyelids and he has been released. >>> and there was a case of a teenager who was kidnapped. an amber alert remains in affect for 16-year-old eunice who disappeared from a home last night. the bodies of two men were found in. eunice and the two men with

john alston is live from pier 39. it really did look like a pretty good show? >> yeah, and right now the crowds are leaving the embarcadero. there was some fog but not enough to ruin the show for an estimated 200,000 spectators. 4th of july show lit up the bay. it was seen in people's eyes and the color was also reflected on the homes on telegraph hill. >> it was amazing. >> they were two identical fireworks shows that were launched from a barge off a pier 39 and from the pier on aquatic park. they had visitors from great britain. >> you are from england? >> yes. >> here on july the 4th? >> for a special occasion. >> are you here either to get your taxes back? >> i don't know. >> embarcadero was clogged leading up to the show. it took more than an hour from at&t park to bay street where traffic was diverted. >> can't find a parking spot for almost an hour. >> do you think you're going to make it? >> i don't think so. i let my family go and tried to find a parking spot. >> still, it's a crowd pleaseer. >> reporter: the show lasted about 20 minutes. >>> we have b

in pacifica, john alston, abc7 news. >> a wildfire that may have been intentionally set continues to burn east of ukiah this morning. that fire broke out around 1:30 yesterday afternoon near mill creek road in mendocino county. a viewer of ukiah sent us this video. right now the fire is estimated at 400 acres and is 30% contained. no structures are threatened. the chp is investigating reports of a loud explosion before smoke was spotted. and reports of a man who was seen starting that fire by witnesses. >>> san francisco city officials predict tens of thousands of runners are going to participate in this morning's annual marathon. for the rest of us that means road closers. three lanes of the golden gate bridge will be closed from six to nine this morning and several city streets will also be closed for the runners. one of those is the embarcadero. that race begins shortly at 5:30 this morning near the ferry building and that's where it is also going to end. several booths have been set up along the route. >>> coming up next, we are learning more about suspected colorado theater shoo

john alston is live from pier 39. it really did look like a pretty good show? >> yeah, and right now the crowds are leaving the embarcadero. there was some fog but not enough to ruin the show for an estimated 200,000 spectators. 4th of july show lit up the bay. it was seen in people's eyes and the color was also reflected on the homes on telegraph hill. >> it was amazing. >> they were two identical fireworks shows that were launched from a barge off a pier 39 and from the pier on aquatic park. they had visitors from great britain. >> you are from england? >> yes. >> here on july the 4th? >> for a special occasion. >> are you here either to get your taxes back? >> i don't know. >> embarcadero was clogged leading up to the show. it took more than an hour from at&t park to bay street where traffic was diverted. >> can't find a parking spot for almost an hour. >> do you think you're going to make it? >> i don't think so. i let my family go and tried to find a parking spot. >> still, it's a crowd pleaseer. >> reporter: the show lasted about 20 minutes. >>> we have b

in pacifica, john alston, abc7 news. >> a wildfire that may have been intentionally set continues to burn east of ukiah this morning. that fire broke out around 1:30 yesterday afternoon near mill creek road in mendocino county. a viewer of ukiah sent us this video. right now the fire is estimated at 400 acres and is 30% contained. no structures are threatened. the chp is investigating reports of a loud explosion before smoke was spotted. and reports of a man who was seen starting that fire by witnesses. >> up next we are learning more about the suspected colorado theater shooter james holmes as he is expect the to be formally charged in court tomorrow. and republican presidential candidate mitt romney meets with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem. what the two hey, there's barely a line at space mountain. you there ! i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access

john alston is live from pier 39. it really did look like a pretty good show? are leaving the embarcadero. there was some fog but not enough to ruin the show for anmd estimated 200,000 spectators. 4th of july show lit up the bay. it was seen in people's eyes and the color was also reflected on the homes on telegraph hill. >> it was amazing. >> they were two identical fireworks shows that were launched from a barge off a pier 39 and from the pier on aquatic park. they had visitors from great britain. >> you are from england? >> yes. >> here on july the 4th? >> for a special occasion. >> are you here either to get your taxes back? >> i don't know. >> embarcadero was clogged leading up to the show. it took more than an hour from at&t park to bay street where traffic was diverted. >> can't find a parking spot for almost an hour. >> do you think you're going to make it? >> i don't think so. i let my family go and tried to find a parking spot. >> still, it's a crowd pleaseer. >> reporter: the show lasted about 20 minutes. >>> we have breaking news in east oakland, sk

john alston is live in the mission district. these are not fireworks but explosives? >> reporter: as far as police are concerned. this all started with a tip from a concerned resident. police say they got permission from the suspect to search his house. what they found was dozens of homemade explosives with a total power of 12 and a half sticks of dynamite. >> agnus is one of of the people oh on the street right in the middle of the scare in the afternoon. it was in the apartment above hers they found 63 homemade explosives with the power of a quarter to half a stick of dynamite. >> they knocked at the door. to go down to the corner -- that is when they said something about a bomb scare. >> she says it was her son-in-law 44-year-old jerry lopez. they arrested him on charges of possessing destructive devices and explosives, both felonies. they say he is felon in possession of a firearm. >> police say they found 63 explosives, equivalent to about 12 1/2 sticks of dynamite. >> the bomb squad conducted its search. >> she said that the police had knocked on her door and to

john alston is there live for us. >> reporter: and dan, they are hoping to get this casino open sometime next month. as you mentioned the parking lot is totally empty and building is vacant but you can sigh it's all lit up and that may not be for long because the police chief has given his blessing when certain conditions are met. >> it's quiet now but the owners are hoping that sometime next week these 49 tables will be hopping once gaming control gives final approval. >> we submitted all the documentation we believe they require. so as soon as we get feedback from them, early next week, we hope we can pick up the permit and later next week open the front doors. >> the police chief signed off the card room providing they meet certain conditions. it has to test the surveillance system making sure there is off-site tv monitors at the division of gaming control and they want to information tracking devices, showing player activity and how fees are collected and paid. city councilman says the outstanding issues are relatively minor. >> i think there are issues that will be resolved quickly.

john alston is there with the latest. >> reporter: alan, the fire for all intents and purposes is out but this is still a work in progress. about 75 acres of grass and brush went up in smoke and flames. no homes were deadged but there are people here with backhoes and bulldozers and waters trying get to out the hot spots. sky 7hd was over the scene this afternoon as firefighters worked to keep the flames from touching half a dozen homes. this started at 2:15 this afternoon. it quickly went to a maximum eight alarms. that has not happened here in a few years according to the fire chief and brought out 150 firefighters from around vacaville and the bay area as well. the flames chewed up the hill toward one house where a young woman was baby-sitting for a one-year-old child. she saw the flames, grabbed the child, ran out, got out, had to leave two dogs hip, happy to say the dogs are fine, they're in their dog run. three helicopters were brought in, making two dozen water drops. fortunately there is a small pond nearby so the helicopters did not have to go far to get their water. the caus

john alston is live in the mission district. these are not fireworks but explosives? >> reporter: as far as police are concerned. this all started with a tip from a concerned resident. police say they got permission from the suspect to search his house. what they found was dozens of homemade explosives with a total power of 12 and a half sticks of dynamite. >> agnus is one of of the people oh on the street right in the middle of the scare in the afternoon. it was in the apartment above hers they found 63 homemade explosives with the power of a quarter to half a stick of dynamite. >> they knocked at the door. to go down to the corner -- that is when they said something about a bomb scare. >> she says it was her son-in-law 44-year-old jerry lopez. they arrested him on charges of possessing destructive devices and explosives, both felonies. they say he is felon in possession of a firearm. >> police say they found 63 explosives, equivalent to about 12 1/2 sticks of dynamite. >> the bomb squad conducted its search. >> she said that the police had knocked on her door and to

john alston has more. >> now caltrain zips down the peninsula. if and when the high-speed rail line is finished, the trip from san francisco to los angeles would take about three hours. >> i would be in favor. if the price was right, i would absolutely take the train. >> the first phase of the rail line is now off and running. construction could begin early next year on a 130-mile stretch through the central valley. the state senate gave final approval to spend nearly $8 billion to get pro project going. it was a tough sell in a tough economy passing with only the bare number of votes. >> the only conclusion i come to is this is the wrong plan in the wrong place in the wrong time. >> they thought it might doom the governor's tax initiative. hurting education and social programs. the package approved by lawmakers includes $2 billion to upgrade local train service in the bay area. 700 million will go to electrifying caltrain. burlingame mayor was against the high-speed rail line. that was if it involved build an elevated track through his city. now

john alston is there live for us. >> reporter: and dan, they are hoping to get this casino open sometime next month. as you mentioned the parking lot is totally empty and building is vacant but you can sigh it's all lit up and that may not be for long because the police chief has given his when certain conditions are met. >> it's quiet now but the owners are hoping that sometime next week these 49 tables will be hopping once gaming control gives final approval. >> we submitted all the documentation we believe they require. so as soon as we get feedback from them, early next week, we hope we can pick up the permit and later next week open the front doors. >> the police chief signed off the card room providing they meet certain conditions. it has to test the surveillance system making sure there is off-site tv monitors at the division of gaming control and they want to information tracking devices, showing player activity and how fees are collected and paid. city councilman says the outstanding issues are relatively minor. >> i think there are issues that will be resolved quickly. >> repor

john alston is live in the mission district. these are not fireworks but explosives?a tip from a concerned resident. police say they got permission from the suspect to search his house. what they found was dozens of homemade explosives with a total power of 12 and a half sticks of dynamite. >> agnus is one of of the people oh on the street right in the middle of the scare in the afternoon. it was in the apartment above hers they found 63 homemade explosives with the power of a quarter to half a stick of dynamite. >> they knocked at the door. to go down to the corner -- that is when they said something about a bomb scare. >> she says it was her son-in-law 44-year-old jerry lopez. they arrested him on charges of possessing destructive devices and explosives, both felonies. they say he is felon in possession of a firearm. >> police say they found 63 explosives, equivalent to about 12 1/2 sticks of dynamite. >> the bomb squad conducted its search. >> she said that the police had knocked on her door and told her to shelter in place. they were searching the house for explos

john alston is there live for us. >> reporter: and dan, they are hoping to get this casino open sometimeext month. as you mentioned the parking lot is totally empty and building is vacant but you can sigh it's all lit up and that may not be for long because the police chief has given his blessing when certain conditions are met. >> it's quiet now but the owners are hoping that sometime next week these 49 tables will be hopping once gaming control gives final approval. >> we submitted all the documentation we believe they require. so as soon as we get feedback from them, early next week, we hope we can pick up the permit and later next week open the front doors. >> the police chief signed off the card room providing they meet certain conditions. it has to test the surveillance system making sure there is off-site tv monitors at the division of gaming control and they want to information tracking devices, showing player activity and how fees are collected and paid. city councilman says the outstanding issues are relatively minor. >> i think there are issues that will be resolved quickly. >

>> john alston president aring. >>> elianna lopez, the wife of ross mercurimi is back here. she came without their son from venezuela. she is set to testify before the ethics commission tomorrow about her marriage. they will decide whether to remove him from the sheriff's department. in another development our exclusive eye team report with dan noyes who interviewed lopez was entered into evidence in the case. he pled guilty to one count of false imprisonment related to the domestic violence incident on new year's eve. the incident began with an argument over lopez taking their son to venezuela. >>> vector control is warning to wear mosquito repellant to ward off west nile virus. this following the discovery of two dead birds in fecked it with the mosquito-borne disease. one in a pleasant hill neighborhood and the other across the county. residents are asked to make sure there is no standing water where mosquitoes might breed. especially neglected swimming pools. they are such notorious breeding grounds that they are asking to report them to authorities. >>> the divorce betw

>> john alston president aring. >>> elianna lopez, the wife of ross mercurimi is back here. she came without their son from venezuela. she is set to testify before the ethics commission tomorrow about her marriage. they will decide whether to remove him from the sheriff's department. in another development our exclusive eye team report with dan noyes who interviewed lopez was entered into evidence in the case. he pled guilty to one count of false imprisonment related to the domestic violence incident on new year's eve. the incident began with an argument over lopez taking their son to venezuela. >>> vector control is warning to wear mosquito repellant to ward off west nile virus. this following the discovery of two dead birds in fecked it with the mosquito-borne disease. one in a pleasant hill neighborhood and the other across the county. residents are asked to make sure there is no standing water where mosquitoes might breed. especially neglected swimming pools. they are such notorious breeding grounds that they are asking to report them to authorities. >>> the divorce betw

john alston is here, but it is all about trust, isn't it? >> that's true. tonight an official with the commission refused to reveal any information about filming locations except to say there were no filming permits for tonight. and bart declined to provide information saying it has an agreement with the producer to keep the filming as quiet as possible. >> according to family members and those familiar with the project, one of the filming locations is the fruit veil bart station in oakland where he was shot and killed by a bart police officer. the film is being made with the blessing of bart which is being paid as undisclosed amount of money by the producers. jim allison tells abc news when there was filming on bart property, the permit ensures that bart is reimbursed for staff work so taxpayers are not sub subsidizing the film. but he would not reveal any specific financial details. the independent film titled fruit veil has octavia spencer. the two had a chance to talk about grant recently. >> i told her that was the last time i got to see him, my birthd

john alston is here, but it is all about trust, isn't it? >> that's true. tonight an official with the commission refused to reveal any information about filming locations except to say there were no filming permits for tonight. and bart declined to provide information saying it has an agreement with the producer to keep the filming as quiet as possible. >> according to family members and those familiar with the project, one of the filming locations is the fruit veil bart station in oakland where he was shot and killed by a bart police officer. the film is being made with the blessing of bart which is being paid as undisclosed amount of money by the producers. jim allison tells abc news when there was filming on bart property, the permit ensures that bart is reimbursed for staff work so taxpayers are not sub subsidizing the film.buy specific financial details. the independent film titled fruit veil has octavia spencer. the two had a chance to talk about grant recently. >> i told her that was the last time i got to see him, my birthday celebration where he c

>> john alston president aring. >>> elianna lopez, the wife of ross mercurimi is back here.he came without their son from venezuela. she is set to testify before the ethics commission tomorrow about her marriage. they will decide whether to remove him from the sheriff's department. in another development our exclusive eye team report with dan noyes who interviewed lopez was entered into evidence in the case. he pled guilty to one count of false imprisonment related to the domestic violence incident on new year's eve. the incident began with an argument over lopez taking their son to venezuela. >>> vector control is warning to wear mosquito repellant to ward off west nile virus. this following the discovery of two dead birds in fecked it with the mosquito-borne disease. one in a pleasant hill neighborhood and the other across the county. residents are asked to make sure there is no standing water where mosquitoes might breed. especially neglected swimming pools. they are such notorious breeding grounds that they are authorities.port them to >>> the divorce between bill loc ce

john alston is live in oakland with those details. john?there's supposed to be speeches and hip-hop dancing here. even though the prosters were kicked out of lake view elementary, they're hoping to keep their movement alive with an event like this. demonstrators arrived at splash pad park and they're calling this a sit-in and a celebration of their goal of calling attention to school cutbacks and closures in the city of oakland. now, some of these protesters were removed from lakewood two weeks ago. lakewood was one of five schools closed. one will become a charter school. the plan is to change lake wood into administrative offices but that plan might not happen without a fight. >> where do we go from here, our next step? can we block the district from moving administrative offices into this emptiry school, into this neighborhood school? and what else can we do to fight for a fully funded public education against further program cuts, school close exphiewrs privatization. >> protesters won't say what their plans are. several oakland pd cars

john alston is here, but it is all about trust, isn't it? >> that's true. with the commission refused to reveal any information about filming locations except to say there were no filming permits for tonight. and bart declined to provide information saying it has an agreement with the producer to keep the filming as quiet as possible. >> according to family members and those familiar with the project, one of the filming locations is the fruit veil bart station in oakland where he was shot and killed by a bart police officer. the film is being made with the blessing of bart which is being paid as undisclosed amount of money by the producers. jim allison tells abc news when there was filming on bart property, the permit ensures that bart is reimbursed for staff work so taxpayers are not sub subsidizing the film. but he would not reveal any specific financial details. the independent film titled fruit veil has octavia spencer. the two had a chance to talk about grant recently. >> i told her that was the last time i got to see him, my birthday celebration where

john alston is live with the latest. john? >> reporter: the search and rescue crews called it a day just after 6:00 tonight. and tomorrow irefforts will be scaled become. hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement have covered hundreds of acres without luck. >> where is she? where is the big question. >> reporter: talking about his wife of more than five decades. maria janzen. they often walk on the trails in the park behind their home. on wednesday afternoon, he says he finished work on his computer when he noticed his wife was missing. >> she was not there. she was just not there. 2:00, she is sitting there, and 4:00, she is not. she walk out. and so i thought maybe out in the backyard. >> reporter: all days and the past several days hubs of searchs scoured the terrain around the park, not only law enforcement from san mateo county and the bay area-but volunteers on horseback, atvs and motorcycles, maria jansen is 5'5", 100-pounds, last seen wearing yellow croc garden shoes and green pants. she suffers from dementia and memo

john alston is live with the latest. john? it a day just after 6:00 tonight. and tomorrow irefforts will be scaled become. hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement have covered hundreds of acres without luck. >> where is she? where is the big question. >> reporter: talking about his wife of more than five decades. maria janzen. they often walk on the trails in the park behind their home. on wednesday afternoon, he says he finished work on his computer when he noticed his wife was missing. >> she was not there. she was just not there. 2:00, she is sitting there, and 4:00, she is not. she walk out. and so i thought maybe out in the backyard. >> reporter: all days and the past several days hubs of searchs scoured the terrain around the park, not only law enforcement from san mateo county and the bay area-but volunteers on horseback, atvs and motorcycles, maria jansen is 5'5", 100-pounds, last seen wearing yellow croc garden shoes and green pants. she suffers from dementia and memory loss. >> i'm extremely concern about her well

john alston describes the final hurdle they must clear before the doors get open. >> it's quiet now but the owners are hoping that sometime next week these 49 tables will be hopping once the city's division of gaming control gives final approval. >> we submitted all the documentation we believe they require. as soon as we get feedback from them, we're hoping we can literally pay for the permit, pick it up and later next week open the front doors. >> reporter: police chief signed off on the card room providing they meet conditions. it has to test the surveillance system making sure there is off-site tv monitors at gaming control. the city wants to make sure they get information from tracking devices showing player activity and how fees are collected and paid. city councilman says the outstanding issues are relatively minor. >> i think there are issues that will be resolved very quickly. we should expect them to open shortly. >> by law they have to shut down their other casino in town. eventually they want to open another salon near the airport but it could take months. the new casino is

john alston has more from vacaville. >> the flames raced up the hillside toward this home on west ranch lane in vacaville. inside the nanny was looking after her one-year-old baby boy. >> i just happened to walk out the backdoor and saw the flames and went back inside and grabbed the baby and called 911 and left. >> she didn't have time to take the family's two spaniels who were outside in their dog run. they were fine. >> she actually saw it and grabbed my son and called 911 and left my house because it was already coming up the fields. she just grabbed the kid and left. >> the brushfire broke out around 2:15 in the afternoon. sky 7hd was overhead as firefighters hustled to prevent the flames from reaching a half dozen homes in the hills. the fire grew to a maximum eight alarms. it brought out 150 firefighters from around vacaville and the bay area. three helicopters dop ped their buck -- dipped their buckets into the pond. the hundred-degree heat was brutal, but they caught a break. >> the big fen fit it was there wasn't much wind. really lucky because there was no heavy winds. >> the

john alston has more from vacaville. >> the flames raced up the hillside toward this home on looking nanny was lookingle. after her one-year-old baby boy. >> i just happened to walk out the backdoor and saw the flames and went back inside and grabbed the baby and called 911 and left. >> she didn't have time to take the family's two spaniels who were outside in their dog run. they were fine. >> she actually saw it and grabbed my son and called 911 and left my house because it was already coming up the fields. she just grabbed the kid and left. >> the brushfire broke out around 2:15 in the afternoon. sky 7hd was overhead as firefighters hustled to prevent the flames from reaching a half dozen homes in the hills. the fire grew to a maximum eight alarms. it brought out 150 firefighters from around vacaville and the bay area. three helicopters dop ped their buck -- dipped their buckets into the pond. the hundred-degree heat was brutal, but they caught a break. >> the big fen fit it was there wasn't much wind. really lucky because there was no heavy winds. >> the fire burned about 75 acres

john alston has the details. >> reporter: according to family members and those familiar with the project one of the filming locations fruitvale station in oakland where 22-year-old oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer. the film is being made with the blessing of bart paid an undust disclosed amount by the producers. when there -- there was film ing -- he would not reveal specific details. the independent film stars oscar winner octavia spencer who plays grant's mother. other filming locations have included highland hospital. police say there will be filming at the san leandro station later this week. the transit spokesman says bart oversees the content so bart is not portrayed in a way that bart does not want to be portrayed. city and transit agency has been keeping details close to the vest >> i would think it has to do with how the case turned out. the controversy behind the case. what kind of appearance it will give oakland with this movie >> reporter: bart officer ym was acquitted of murder but -- johannes mehserle was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaug

our reporter john alston industries the final hurdle the casino must clear before the doors are open. >> it's quiet now, but the owners of casino m8trix in san jose are hoping that sometime next week these 49 tables will be hopping once the city's division of gaming control gives final approval. >> we've submitted all the documentation we believe they require so as soon as we get some feedback from them early next week we are hoping we can literally pay for the permit, pick it up and later next week open the front doors. >> san jose police chief chris moore signed off on the card room provided they meet certain conditions. it has to test the surveillance system, making sure there are off-site tv monitors at the division of gaming toll. -- gaming control. also the city wants to make sure it gets information from tracking devices at each table showing player activity and how fees are collected and paid. a city councilman said the outstanding issues are relatively minor. >> i think they are all issues that will be resolved quickly and i think we can expect to see the matrix casino open k

john alston industries the final hurdle the casino must clear before the doors can open. >> it's quiet now, but the owners of casino m8trix in san jose are hoping that sometime next week these 49 tables will be hopping once the city's division of gaming control gives final approval. >> we've submitted all the documentation we believe they require so as soon as we get some feedback from them early next week we are hoping we can literally pay for the permit, pick it up and later next week open the front doors. >> sack hose police chief chris moore signed off on the card room provided they meet certain conditions. it has to test the surveillance system, making sure there are off-site tv monitors at the division of gaming toll. also the city wants to make sure it gets information from tracking devices at each table showing player activity and how fees are collected and paid. they said the outstanding issues are relatively minor. >> i think they are all issues that will be resolved quickly and i think we can expect to see the matrix casino open k shortly. >> by law they will have to shut do