in union city, katie abc 7 news. >> police have now identified the woman who jumped or fell off the bay bridge yesterday and then swam away. sanchez edwards of richmond still on the run. police say she was driving a stillen car when she hit a guard rail. they say she slipped off the side of the bridge when officers approache approached. truck driver reported pecking up a soaking wet woman near the toll plaza and then dropped her off in the east bay. >> this man is back in jail suspected of arson for the second time in a week. fairfield police arrested david laugh lip after getting a tip from a witness early this morning. detectives believe laughlin set at least 5 separate fires starting late last nature. fairfield places arrested laughlin last wednesday following a suspicious fire. >> starting tomorrow the american flag will fly above the u.s. embassy in cuba for the first time in more than 50 years. east bay congresswoman bar were lewill join secretary of state john kerry for opening ceremony in had a van a.secretary kerry faces pressure from opponent of restoring diplomatic tie with t

in union city, katie abc 7 news. >> police have now identified the woman who jumped or fell off the bay bridge yesterday and then swam away. sanchez edwards of richmond still on the run. police say she was driving a stillen car when she hit a guard rail. they say she slipped off the side of the bridge when officers approache approached. truck driver reported pecking up a soaking wet woman near the toll plaza and then dropped her off in the east bay. >> this man is back in jail suspected of arson for the second time in a week. fairfield police arrested david laugh lip after getting a tip from a witness early this morning. detectives believe laughlin set at least 5 separate fires starting late last nature. fairfield places arrested laughlin last wednesday following a suspicious fire. >> starting tomorrow the american flag will fly above the u.s. embassy in cuba for the first time in more than 50 years. east bay congresswoman bar were lewill join secretary of state john kerry for opening ceremony in had a van a.secretary kerry faces pressure from opponent of restoring diplomatic tie with t

in san jose, katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> 8:08 is our time. in this drought, you probably noticed an overspraying sprinkler, someone soaking their sod or water wasting wader. now you can tell on them. there's a new state website to report people who use too much h 206789. the reports go to local government agencies for enforcement. if you fear the snitch label, you can remain anonymous. go to abc 7 news.com and look for this story to make a report. >>> if you think you see water being wasted where you live, e-mail us at abc listens. we'll check out as many tips as we can. >>> arborists are worried about a ripple effect from our drought. they say trees are becoming neglected or diseased or dying. across california, 12 million trees have already died over the past year. >>> time now is 8:09. weatherwise, a cooling trend on the way? >> yes, slight cooling trend under way. emeryville, it's cloudy outside for you. temperatures mild in the 60s. afternoon highs once again in the 70s with plenty of sunshine. but it will get cooler for first week of au

now it's 50/50. >> our thanks to katie couric and thanks to you for watching abc news tonight.irst thing in the morning. as always we're online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page and abcnews.com. thanks again for watching and good night.

in san francisco, katy marzulo, abc 7 news. 5:08 is our time. driving in this morning, my windshield wipers got a little action. you? >> no. but does that mean there is some moisture out there, mike? >>> must be. winds gusting up to 10 miles per hour. we haven't seen an update this morning. last check, 24,000 acres, about 50% contained. unfortunately, the winds are going to ramp up as we head through the afternoon nd aevening houand evening hours. san jose, 87 near the shark tank. about 65 this morning. around the bay, 74-84. becoming breezy just about everywhere. coast, 67-74, downtown san francisco. with the lack of clouds, strong sunshine. high burn potential today. inland, 84 in the north bay to 93 in the east bay. just beginning of the warmer and uncomfortable conditions. here is a look at san rafael. 101. no fog to speak of. it is going to be hot saturday, hot sunday and then it starts to break monday. the rest of the accuweather seven-day forecast. taylor swift coming up. >>> i will show you just where you are going to find those troubled

in san francisco, katy utis. >>> one way to cool off from the heat inland is to hit the water. abc 7 news was at a full water world california in concord this afternoon. the wave pool very popular and same story for people floating down the lazy river. anything to get out of the blistering sun. >> gorp gas day and we're just staying out of the heat, staying wet with the kids. >> my daughter's birthday so we're here with friends just enjoying the day and trying to beat the 105 degree weather. >> there is no better place to do it than here. >> park officials couldn't release exact numbers on ticket sales but said this was close to a record-breaking day. tomorrow is another spare the air day in the bay area, so you'll notice smoke and smog from the wildfires in lake county. in the atmosphere for a third day. health officials say you should try to limit outdoor activities, avoid mowing your lawn and carpool if you have to drive. you can see just how hot it's going to get where you live weather app for your smart phone. it's free on apple's app store or google play and we have more info

katie couric. >> reporter: from abc's agent carter to the much-anticipated "supergirl," no longer just a sidekickuperheroes are suiting up. a new wave of creators ditching the damsel in distress label and redefining a genre. >> spider-man, batman, superman, a lot of something-mans. not a whole lot of something-womens. >> reporter: even with a fan base at 47% women, comic books, long considered a boys' club, used women to play sexy second fiddles to the male heroes. >> in the '90s things got really severe. ridiculous, clownish breasts. and then both breasts and both butt cheeks appear at the same time, which is what we call the brokeback pose, common enough in comics that we have a name for it. >> reporter: two decades later there's an evolving fan base and fresh ideas. >> women are stepping up and demanding what they want. and publishers are responding. >> reporter: the genre now depicting strong but real female heroes like a re-envision eed wonder woman. >> i'm a writer on the "wonder woman" comic book. i think of my life experiences and the the experiences of the strong women that i know in my

that's where abc 7 news report er katie joins us. >> reporter: there were surveillance cameras at one of the locations where a prowler broke in. it's that surveillance footage shown on our air and thecanvassd that helped lead to the arrest. all the victims were women and there were no stolen items taken from the moment, so it was just targeted to women and no thefts occurred to the burglary/break-ins. they're not releasing his name because he's a minor. he turned himself in possibly because of the mounting pressure of his picture being out there. sexual assault of a minor and two counts of burglary. that may be just the beginning. they're working to connect him with a string of seven burglaries in the city's west end. police say the teen fled the home before physically contacting any of the female residents in the earlier cases but the seventh incident involved the sexual assault of a young girl, and she is the youngest of the victims. people who noknow the suspect ss he attends island school. >> he's always quiet with -- i don't know if it was his girlfriend or not. i was shocked. yo

global news anchor katie couric. >> reporter: from abc's agent carter to the much-anticipated supergirl longer just a sidekick, female superheroes are suiting up, a new wave of creators ditching the damsel in distress label and redefining a genre. >> spiderman, batman, superman, a lot of something mans, not of a lot of something women. >> reporter: even with a fan base now 47% women, comic books long considered a boys' club used women to play sexy second fiddles to the male heroes. >> in the '90s things got really severe. ridiculous, clownish breasts. and then both breasts and both butt cheeks appear at the same time, which is what we call the brokeback pose. it is common enough in comics that we have a name for it. >> reporter: two decades later, there's a evolving fan base and fresh ideas. >> women are stepping up and demanding what they want, and publishers are responding. >> reporter: the genre now depicting strong but real female heroes, like a re-envisioned wonder woman. >> i am the writer on the "wonder woman" comic book. i think back on my life experiences and the experiences of

abc 7 news reporter katie has the latest on what happens there. >> reporter: the sergeant is expected to survive. meanwhile, police say that the gunman, the man who pulled the trigger, came out firing. >> 10 or 15 gunshots. >> reporter: sarah gladstone woke up to gunshots around 1:30 in the morning. >> people running down the street take cover. >> reporter: lakeland police officers investigated a sexual assault report which led them to a house along mlk way and and gar street. >> the suspect ultimately came out of the front door with a rifle and immediately began firing upon the officers that were in front of the house. >> here is the rifle that was recovered from the suspect. you can see it looks to be a type of assault rifle with an extended 30-round magazine. >> reporter: a sergeant and an officer fired back striking the 48-year-old man but not before he hit the sergeant who is a 14-year veteran. the gunman later died at the hospital. oakland resident linda jenkins has been hit by stray gunfire. she calls the violence senseless. >> i mean. i don't understand why people would do thi

katie roof has been working the story getting the abc's of google's reaction on the street. what are you hearing? >> got off the phone with an analyst, he upgraded it to a buy, he believes this will bring more tranparency. we're going to see how all google's businesses are doing or alphabet's businesses are doing, and more accountability for the businesses because they won't have the corporate red tape and talked to frank aquilla, he thinks this could lead to more m&a. the clear idea of what the businesses are doing and could lead to spin-offs according to a different m&a lawyer. liz: interesting angle for calling the sullivan and cromwell lawyers, you get a sense what it triggers. google's businesses, nest, youtube, the android hardware services as well. they have a bunch of businesses, what's at the heart of putting these under an umbrella and breaking out the google search numbers? >> right, we'll get a picture how each of them are doing, some of them will be a part of google. youtube, maps, all of the internet will be part of the google division, and nest, the smart ther

abc 7 news. >>> gusty winds and dry conditions made the fire hard to control. drew has more. >> katy this fire has gotten so big we can see the smoke from space. satellite images this afternoon shows you just to the east of clear lake this gray vail you see right here, it is actually the spoke from the 54,000 acre fire we have covering three counties. at this hour this is the time of night firefighters really like. the air temperature goes down, relative humidity goes up it's at 37% right now. the winds are relaxing. we have gusts at this hour to ten miles per hour. where do the winds go from here? early tomorrow morning they will relax between two and four miles per hour but they will increase tomorrow afternoon with gusts nearing 15 miles per hour. we'll take a closer look when i see the seven day in a few minutes. >> thank you, drew. >>> air tankers are playing a critical role at the rocky fire. each day they drop thousands of gallons of retardant on the fire. two c 10 0130s are out fid the with the modeler firefighter system. the retardant does not extinguish the fire but helps.

abc news cliff lapped. >> republicans in san francisco gather in the presidio to watch the debate tow. the katie is there live with reaction tonight katie. >> on republican they were entertained watching along with them i can tell you this debate certainly got the share of laughs most courtesy of donald trump when it comes to actual support for trump he didn't $15 much of that here f.better or worse donald trump knows thousand get a rise out of people. him if republicans feel trump is not a serious candidate. but others pre-appreciate what he brings to the taichbility i'm very much anti-donald truchlt he's a joshing and distraction. >> i like his straight shooter. i think he need to tone down some of what he said in the past. hopefully he'll do take but i like what he sichlts everybody was uptight as they usually are in these type of things and i think donald trump brought a degree of that to the party e-trump just one of 10 candidates in the top tier debasement i'm very impressed by the governor who have made a difference. especially those governor who govern in purple or blue statements jeb bu

abc news cliff lapped. >> republicans in san francisco gather in the presidio to watch the debate tow. the katieere live with reaction tonight katie. >> on republican they were entertained watching along with them i can tell you this debate certainly got the share of laughs most courtesy of donald trump when it comes to actual support for trump he didn't $15 much of that here f.better or worse donald trump knows thousand get a rise out of people. him if republicans feel trump is not a serious candidate. but others pre-appreciate what he brings to the taichbility i'm very much anti-donald truchlt he's a joshing and distraction. >> i like his straight shooter. i think he need to tone down some of what he said in the past. hopefully he'll do take but i like what he sichlts everybody was uptight as they usually are in these type of things and i think donald trump brought a degree of that to the party e-trump just one of 10 candidates in the top tier debasement i'm very impressed by the governor who have made a difference. especially those governor who govern in purple or blue statements jeb bush. ch