karina rusk shows us why two men were recognized for their heroic efforts. >> they noticed somethinght around this area. we saw a little bit of smoke coming from the backyard. >> the rural metro ambulance team quickly made a u-turn and called in a possible fire. sean ellis jumped into action. >> instinctively, i got into a side door here. >> up here in this house was a sleeping 17-year-old. >> came in my room, your house is on fire. right then, i got scared. is this real. am i dreaming? >> the fire was sbregd quickly. >> i saw the flames were flickering out of the doorway and the thick black smoke completely filled the whole hallway. i said it's time to get out of here. all that before fire crews were able to arrive which brings us where the two men were honored for their heroic effort. >> i the fire was spreading very quickly. they not taken action the outcome would have been much different. >> kyle's mom really saved two lives that day. >> for sean and brian, there are plaques and pictures and handwritten cards from the entire family. >> i wanted to thank them you can't thank them

karina rusk explains. >> reporter: morgan hill is known for showing the patriotic side on 4th of julyays of events that includes fireworks and a parade that draws people from around the bay area. >> i wish it would go into san jose. >> celebrations include july 3rd street dance and downtown merchants look forward to the crowd but an abrupt change to smaller event to the coastal center is a huge blow. >> more than just losing the revenue that night. i think that people the community likes to hang out in the streets. it's kind of a fun night. >> dedicated volunteers that organize all the activity says the street dance was too much of a party and jeopardized having a clean downtown for the parade the next morning. >> 8,000, 9,000 people with alcohol and security concerns and bathrooms and all the other stuff. >> the change has ignited a firestorm of debate and accusing organizers about the needs of small businesses still struggling with a tough economy. >> in order to keep them happy, keep them here, it's important that we don't move it. >> organizers admit the decision could have been b

karina rusk shows us why two men were recognized yesterday for their heroic efforts. >> it was an ordinaryft until he noticed something unusual. >> this area here we saw a little smoke coming from the backyard. >> the rural metro ambulance emt quickly made a u-turn and called in a possible fire. his paramedic partner, shawn ellis, jumped into action. >> instinctively just two kicks i got into the side door here. >> upstairs in this san jose house was a sleeping 17-year-old. >> he just came in my room and he was like ma'am your house is on fire. and that's when i just got scared and i was like is this for real? am i dreaming kind of? >> the fire was spreading quickly. >> the flames were flickering out of the doorway and the thick black smoke began to just completely fill the whole hallway and at that time i just said i think it's time to get out of here. >> all of that before fire crews were even able to arrive, which brings us to this ceremony where the two men were honored for their heroic efforts. >> as they found, the fire was spreading very quickly and had they not been there to take a

abc7 news reporter karina rusk explains. >> morgan hill is known for showing its patriot tick pride on the 4th of july. there's two days of events that draws people from around the bay area. >> i wish it would go for the entire monterey strip into san jose. >> the celebrations also include a july 3rd street dance and every year downtown merchants look forward to the crowd, which is an abrupt change this year to a smaller event at the city's community and cultural center a huge blow. >> more than just losing the revenue that night, it's -- i think that people, the community likes to hang out in the streets. it's kind of a fun night. >> dedicated volunteers who organize all of the freedom fest activities say the street dance got to be too much of a party and jeopardized having a clean downtown for the parade the next morning. >> there are now 8,000, 9,000 people with a tremendous amount of alcohol and security concerns and bathrooms and all the other stuff that street closers. >> the change has ignite add firestorm of debate with mean people accusing freedom fest organizing of not caring

karina rusk was there. >> reporter: will lynch is getting his day in court albeit as a defendant accused of beating the priest he says molested him. in the opening statement the prosecutor made a stunning admission. she says the evidence will prove father jarred lindner molested lynch as a child and would probably lie about it on the stand. >> she is calling the own victim a rapist and molester and that goes toward his credibility. >> the deputy d.a. first showed a blown up picture of the bloodied and bruised father linder in and said it did not give lynch the permission to play out what she called vigilante justice in 2010. lynch seemed to take responsibility for the confrontation with father linder in at the church's los gentleman tows retirement community. >> i did everything i could do under the law. where does my moral obligation to myself, you know, to society to prohe text society from him super seed the law of the land? >> there were also clips of lynch crying as he explained in graphic detail the abuse he says he suffered at age 7 and his brother at age four. and that is what th

abc7 news reporter karina rusk explains. >> morgan hill is known for showing its patriot tick pride onthe 4th of july. there's two days of events that draws people from around the bay area. it includes fireworks and a parade. >> i wish it would go for the entire monterey strip into san jose. >> the celebrations also include a july 3rd street dance and every year downtown merchants look forward to the crowd, which is an abrupt change this year to a smaller event at the city's community and cultural center a huge blow. >> more than just losing the revenue that night, it's -- i think that people, the community likes to hang out in the streets. it's kind of a fun night. >> dedicated volunteers who organize all of the freedom fest activities say the street dance got to be too much of a party and jeopardized having a clean downtown for the parade the next morning. >> there are now 8,000, 9,000 people with a tremendous amount of alcohol and security concerns and bathrooms and all the other stuff that street closers. >> the change has ignited a firestorm of debate with mean people accusing fre

karina rusk shows us why two men were recognized yesterday for their heroic efforts. >> it was an ordinary shift until he noticed something unusual. >> this area here we saw a little smoke coming from the backyard. >> the rural metro ambulance emt made a u-turn and called in a possible fire. his paramedic partner, shawn ellis, jumped into action. >> instinctively just two kicks i got into the said door here. >> upstairs in this san jose house was a sleeping 17-year-old. >> he just came in my room and he was like ma'am your house is on fire. and that's when i just got scared and i was like is this for real? am i dreaming kind of? >> the fire was spreading quickly. >> the flames were flickering out ever the doorway and the thick black smoke began to just completely fill the whole hallway and at that time i just said i think it's time to get out of here. >> all of that before fire crews were even able to arrive, which brings us to this ceremony where the two men were honored for their heroic efforts. >> as they found, the fire was spreading very quickly and had they not been there to take act

he is playing tonight for the single a team and karina rusk has the latest. >> sheriff investigators say the woman accusing pablo sandoval of sexual assault was with sandoval and small group of people thursday night at club in downtown santa cruz, they confirm this is where the third baseman was hanging out before he left early friday morning. >> he was downtown in a small group along with her. though went to the resort in aptos. >> more than just the two of them? >> correct. >> the 21-year-old claims it took place at sea scape resort in aptos and reported it 4:25 friday morning. >> she contacted at an undisclosed location in santa cruz. she was not at the resort when we spoke to her. >> they contacted had him and he drove his porsche to the office and he is fully cooperating with them. his attorney issued a statement, he voluntarily met with the sheriff's department rae89d to consensual personal relationship that took place on that day. yesterday, the slugger had this brief comment. >> i know i guys going to ask about this question. the process is going on so i can't talk about it.