from napa county, and doug o'neal took this picture in downtown calistoga and e-mailed it to ureport@kgo-tv.com. this photo was taken at the vineyard on howell mountain and you can see the smoke behind the vineyard. >> we have continuing coverage on air and online and breaking news coverage continues on twitter@abcnews unglue. >> happy today round -- happening today, round two of a closuring in the san francisco area. here is what to expect. nick? >> we are standing here because caltran has turned on one of the signs. we want you to have an idea of what to expect for the commute.

send us your weather photos and video at ureport@kgo-tv.com. care of your back pain. you make him the mvp. tylenol is clinically proven to provide strong, fast pain relief. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol (together) it's got grains, which i like. i like the little bunches of oats. what i like is actually the flakes. it's got crunch, which i love. mmm. it's really good. honey bunches of oats. yay! >> are you shelling out big bucks for lawnry detergent? scum consumer has partnered with "7 on your side" to find out if you can use the cheaper detergent. >> "consumer reports" cut through the hype to get to which detergents deliver the cleanest laundry. >> 378 loads. that is how much "consumer reports" tested in laundry loads and two suspects that claim to clean without detergent, a pure wash and "watch it." both mount on the wall and inject ozone into your wash water. all the detergents and laundry systems were rated on how well they eliminated stains. >> we have many soils and stains including blood, wine, ring around

you can send us your weather photo or video at ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can post them on our news book page or share them with us at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> san francisco police are seeing an increase in burglaries at tech start-ups. videos are learning when they are ripped off. investigators hope someone recognizes the person captured on camera. the company does not think anything was taken. thieves target starups by blending into the office when employees are at work. >>> online scammers are renting hopes that are not for rent on craigslist including this ocean front home as a vacation rental for $200 a night. but it is not for rent. a resident lives there. >> they are posting fake pictures of the inside of the house and it has been devastating for the people and hard for me telling them you cannot rent this place. >> screamers are willing to take the money from anyone who will wire transfer the money to them. >> the prosecution and police say it is hard to trace the money because a scam artists use temporary e-mail addresses and you can avoid b

we will look at the kgo roof camera with fog visible at the tip of the pyramid but mostly the patchy fog and direction oh along the coast high clouds today but as the morning wears on the clouds will continue. we have an upper southern breeze that pushing the trough of low pressure from the pacific and that will push the moisture out and you may notice it is less humid today than yesterday and the day before that. we also have our higher temperatures on the way through the week end and into next week, as well, and the ridge of high pressure is coming in over the desert and will drop off in the bay area bringing us triple digits by wednesday. our highs today around the bay area in the upper 70's and to the lower 80's, as well, along the peninsula in the mid-to-upper 70's and low 60's along the coast still willing mostly cloudy for the coastal communities and partly cloudy for the rest of us with the exception inland are sunny. 90 in clear lake and 77 in vallejo and 80 in cloverdale. 69 in richmond in the low-to-mid 70's for the east bay and 79 in san ramon and 77 in concord in the low

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning, everyone, i am katie marzullo. >>> i am eric thomas. here is leyla gulen with the weather forecast. >> we have drizzle along the coast. it is anyoney in san francisco. live doppler 7 hd shows we are picking up the returns with fog on the coast and a deep marine layer pushing to the east. we will wake up to patchy fog and spotty drizzle and it could be foggy for the fourth of july but triple digits by sunday in the bay area we have possible slow downs in the caldecott tunnel eastbound direction to 44, we have a little bit of yellow. westbound traffic from orinda is not too bad and a look at the richmond-san rafael toll plaza is quiet, but empty. still quite early. i will keep you updated in a little bit. >>> napa is waking up to a waging wildfire with hundreds of hopes lettened and evacuated scorching 3,000 acres. amy hollyfield is at the cal fire station in napa. >> it is very calm right now. they are very grateful for that. they have 300 firefighters on the line battling the fire and they did not get a break over

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning on friday. it is 5:00. thanks for joining us. >>> it is muggy this morning. >> it has been a roller coaster, up-and-down, up-and-down it is more human because we have increasing marine layer and it will stay with us for the duration of the week end. live doppler 7 hd shows we are certainly picking up returns of coastal fog and patchy drizzle. you may have to use the windshield wipers. you can see we have a bit of a breeze and mostly cloudy start to the morning with increasing clouds across the bay area and it will dissipate revealing a little bit of sunshine and most of the sun is going to be inland. the, few days it will be warmer and with the muggy conditions it could be hotter with the full seven-day outlook straight ahead the right now we are headed into san jose where matt keller is on the scene of the fatal crash northbound 101 at lawrence expressway a signature alert with an investigation taking place so that can impact your commute. plan ahead. 101 looks like traffic is moving along fine

here is a live picture from our kgo roof camera. the low clouds have been covering up the moon at times and it is a cool view here. here is a look at the forecast. low clouds inland. patchy morning drizzle on thursday and friday. a lot like this morning. turning warmer this up coming weekenend. we have the low clouds around and we will see some spotty drizzle. we are going with another round. the computer animation is picking that up. don't be surprised if you run into slick streets. the temperatures are in the 50s with the cloud cover. notice some areas like livermore and fremont and san jose, you may start out with clear skies as the marine layer will only reach some areas. damp for the start of the morning commute due to the drizzle out there. the drizzle will be with us through the el morning hours. we will call for cloud cover along the coast. 60s there. 80s inland. today's high temperatures were slightly higher along the coast with a little more sunshine. cooler in our inland communities. the cooling will continue inland. high

send us your weather photos and video at ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can post them on facebook page or share them with us on twitter twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> a california company is recalling fruits that could be contaminateed at trader joes including peaches and cherries we also sold at costco and sam's. >> police in denver are investigating one of their own when he pulled over a uber driver and claimed it was illegal. the drive and passenger were pulled over by the officer would said the ride-sharing service was illegal and wrote a speeding limit. it is legal if colorado. denver police opened an internal investigation and apologized to the man. >> we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> it is busy. the storm is losing the punch moving through san francisco at van ness and through the marina district. we will show you how it will move over open water and maybe angel island and it could have the richmond and san rafael bridge for a destination in 15 minutes and point richmond at 16 minutes and san pablo in 23 minutes. there is another st

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> two suspects speakerred the home armed with weapons. they were forced to the back of house. at some point, the 85-year-old female was sexually assaulted. >> san jose police are searching for a second suspect in a vicious home invasion robbery that started as the home of an a elderly couple early this morning and ended with the crash of their stolen car. >> good morning, i am eric thomas. >> police say the car crashed into the home at center and singleton roads ten minutes after the home invasion in another part of san jose. we are at the scene of the car crash. this is disturbing. >> police describe it as disturbing, six hours after they received the call from the couple, the investigators remain on the scene. the cops are tightlipped but this is what we know. the one suspect was 15. the second is possibly 17. we know that both males entered the home, they forced entry into the home with witnesses. one of the suspects forced the 85-year-old into a secondary room where he sexually assaulted her. both teens took off in the c

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> strange summer weather in july, thunder and lightning during a prolonged drought all over the bay area. >> you probably saw if you were up early an incredible lightning show over the bay area. it was spectacular. this is how it looks over at&t park, a rare summer storm that brought thunder and lightning to the bay area. a representatives for giants do not believe lightning struck the scoreboard although it looks like it from the video. >>> from the north bay, heavy rain fell this morning soaking cars parked in one neighborhood. from emeryville, there were dark clouds hanging in the sky north of richland with windshield wipers needs this morning. >>> a man was in the shower when lightning struck the the redwood cities outside his house. four trees were damaged. bill o'brian heard a big "boom," at 7:30 this morning. >> we didn't know what it was. there was debris. i didn't know some something blew up or the situation. we discovered that lightning had struck. >> oh bride thinks the house is okay but will get the plumbing check

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning. the clock just struck. i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> that was dramatic. clock strikes at 5:00. >> it is going to be cooler as you may notice. it was hot yesterday. taking a look at the camera, we have early morning fog and patchy fog and that will cool things counsel. it will be warm and dry for the fourth of july with a warm-up. the temperatures will come back up. we have a full freeway closing in oakland northbound side of the nimitz 880 at 98th and that is due to a major injury accident and we were reporting it was a fatality and c.h.p. called the coroner. we are not sure what is going on. the northbound side of 880 is shut down. that means 580 will be the alternate if you headed to the oakland airport and an alternate route will be needed. this is a shot of the bay bridge toll plaza you can see it is moving along just fine coming from emeryville and well keep you updated on the happenings in the east bay. >>> it is 5:30 1. crews are feeling the heat as they battle a

here is a live picture from our kgo roof camera.he low clouds have been covering up the moon at times and it is a cool view here. here is a look at the forecast. low clouds inland. patchy morning drizzle on thursday and friday. a lot like this morning. turning warmer this up coming weekend. we have the low clouds around and we will see some spotty drizzle. we are going with another round. the computer animation is picking that up. don't be surprised if you run into slick streets. the temperatures are in the 50s with the cloud cover. notice some areas like livermore and fremont and san jose, you may start out with clear skies as the marine layer will only reach some areas. damp for the start of the morning commute due to the drizzle out there. the drizzle will be with us through the el morning hours. we will call for cloud cover along the coast. 60s there. 80s inland. today's high temperatures were slightly higher along the coast with a little more sunshine. cooler in our inland communities. the cooling will continue inland. high tem

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning at 5:00 on wednesday. hope you had a good night sleep. it is quieter. >> for a lot of people. >>> the thunderstorms have moved on. what can we expect today? >>> calmer weather. check out live doppler 7 hd. just a few hours of patchy drizzle in the clouds. you could have moisture on the windshield wipers. that is it. increasing sunshine today. very mild from 70 around san francisco and oakland to 80 in san jose and 81 to 86 inland east bay neighborhoods and along the coast a few clouds left over but a lot of sunshine and 65 to 70. >> the commute is rough. we have had a couple of accidents through tracy westbound 205 before you get to 580 slowing traffic down. we have this report of a fire, vegetation fire along 80 so watch out for that. the drive does not appear to affect highway 4 antioch to hercules and through san jose quiet and a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where we seeing cashpayers floating up and they have gone and from emeryville camera to the eastern span of the bay bridge traffic is smooth a

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> hope you had a great weekend. thanks for joining us. i am cent christian. >> i am eric thomas. >>> right now we do not have rain but we will have isolated showers, less coverage than the last round of moisture that came from the desert southwest. the south bay and inland do not have much cloud cover right now. by the afternoon, look for the mid-to-upper level moisture to vietnam in that will dim our sunshine and keep the temperatures chose to where we were yesterday, 75 to 86, 83 in the north bay to 95 inland east bay and along the coast, 64 to 70 in downtown san francisco. >> kristen said it is rotten and it is. a big rig carrying produce overturned and we have two lanes blocked. amy hollyfield is on the scene bringing us more details ahead. but it is a not injury accident but it is causing major delays from the central valley over the altamont pass moving only at seven miles per hour. you can see we are seeing backups from tracy at an hour and 30 minute those get in the westbound direction. use an alternate form

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good wineless morning. thanks for joining us. >>> you are waking up on mist and drizzle and dense fog. just the morning that meteorologists love. >> absolutely. something to talk about beside the marine layer. heavy drizzle around fairfax and muir road and south of mill valley where we have the best radar returns. this is the only game if town right now on the radar but this is plenty of drizzle elsewhere around the bay moving to the northwest and the monsoon flow continues above the marine layer and look how cloudy it is from the exploritorium. 81 to 88 with more cooling and sunny coast in san francisco at 63 to 67 and human so below average will feel 70 to 81 around the bay. the north bay shows clear conditions although we have drizzle in green making its way over to san rafael and toward 101 but we still at top speed. be careful because when the oil builds on the roads and it is moist we do not expect it to be slick but you have to slow down and be careful. it is slick. over the golden gate bridge we are

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> 5:00 a.m. it is friday. the fourth of july. what more could you ask for? >> i am kristen katie marzullo r kristen sze. >>> here is leyla gulen. >>> hello, everyone, we will start with radar satellite. if you are waking up with us at 5:00 a.m. we are waking up to patchy fog along the coast and it will remain confined to the coast because we have a ridge of high pressure that is going to be warming things up the next few days. can you see how clear it is at the airport. you can expect the morning fog to be sunny and fourth of july evening will be fairly clear for most of the bay area viewing and hot days inland this weekend and the full seven-day outlook is ahead but we will talk about traffic. so far, i have to say it is holiday lite and maybe some folks are going to take the day off. but northbound 280 is shut down until monday morning at 5:00 a.m. when it is expected to re-open and there is another project getting done while the closure is in place but it could impact the commute if you come in to the city

here is a live picture from our kgo roof camera. low clouds have been covering up the moon at times and it is a cool view here. here is a look at the forecast. low clouds inland. patchy morning drizzle on thursday and friday. a lot like this morning. turning warmer this up coming weekend. we have the low clouds around and we will see some spotty drizzle. we are going with another round. the computer animation is picking that up. don't be surprised if you run into slick streets. the temperatures are in the 50s with the cloud cover. notice some areas like livermore and fremont and san jose, you may start out with clear skies as the marine layer will only reach some areas. damp for the start of the morning commute due to the drizzle out there. the drizzle will be with us through the el morning hours. we will call for cloud cover along the coast. 60s there. 80s inland. today's high temperatures were slightly higher along the coast with a little more sunshine. cooler in our inland communities. the cooling will continue inland. high tempe

>>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center. this is abc 7 news. >>> good afternoon, everybody. >>> i'm ama daetz. it is the third plane disaster in a week. the international officials say the wreckage and missing remains from the missing air flight algiers crashed today. >> today, it totals 700 lives lost. the recent disasters are now raising more flying fears. abc news reporter kirk hawkins with more. >> reporter: bad weather and thunderstorms may have played a role in the plane to algeria. the aircraft was being operated by a spanish company for air algeria. at least 116 on board. the jet was 50 minutes into its flight when contact was lost. the french foreign minister believes the plane crashed in northern mali. despite the rash of plane crashes in the past week this air traveller says he is not fazed. the air algier crash was the 47th in seven days. 298 people were shot down over eastern ukraine. >> it makes you think twice about what happens and what is on your mind. >> reporter: including the still missing malaysian air f

>>> wog -- live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is tuesday morning. thanks for joining us. >> another muggy start to the morning. you could see a few sprinkles. mike? >> the best chance is across the north bay near petaluma and headed into the higher elevation between 101 and toward napa valley. that is about what we are seeing until you get into the central valley. that is a chunk of energy that will ride to the north and bring scattered thunderstorms across the northern california area which is why we have a possible fire hazard. in modesto there was a mini cold front when the two areas clashed, but we will be brighter today than year 93 to 99 and upper 80's around the bay. >> bart is still recovering in richmond and daly city direction. >> we have a look outside at the bay bridge with you get to the toll plaza where we have an injury accident that started with two vehicles a fender bender, really, and another car slammed into them. a foot is pinned under a car. we have injuries involved and it looks like traffic is building. as we look from this ar

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> it is thursday at 5:00. thanks for joining us. >>> today is the day everything starts to change. >> you want to head to the beach. >>> meteorologist mike nicco, what is going on? >> i may do that. if you are going to the beach we will have total sunshine later today law tomorrow and maybe a few more clouds on saturday into sunday. plan accordingly. no thunderstorms. no drizzle. just a few clouds spilling cross san francisco. those have a short shelf life. by the afternoon, total sunshine. warm around the bay from 78 and 88 it will be hot inland from 87 in the north bay to 96 in the east bay, the coast and san francisco is 69 to 76. are you ready in how about the commute? >> we have one accident on dumbarton bridge eastbound direction. it sounds like it is blocking one lane. we do not have slowing. the green means you are moving along at top speed. east palo alto the drive along 101 approaching 84, no delays. the east side headed into newark on 880, it is moving along fine. to the north the san mateo bridge s

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is tuesday at 4:59. thank you pore starting your day with us. >>> first up we will get a check on the weather forecast. mike? >>> thank you, here is a look at live doppler 7 hd you can see a few radar runs as sprinkles are trying to fall from the monsoon moisture lingering over the neighborhoods, you can see we had impressive radar run as couple of hours ago and .04" of sprinkles are light rain fell. that is the only place for measurable rain. the first forecast shows increasing sunshine today and temperatures 67 to 82 around bay and into the south bay and inland, the warmest 183 to 90 with mostly sunny conditions and sunny along the coast into san francisco and 57 to 67. leyla gulen has the commute. at 5:00, we starting off with two accidents causing a jam as we take you into san jose, northbound highway 897, involving one vehicle, at taylor street is where we have one lane blocked with a slow down, first street is the best way around it and over the altamont pass, we are hearing there are two separate

. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> happy friday eve at 5:00, but, first, over to meteorologist mike nicco and the forecast. >>> it will be a nice commute as far as the lack of fog with santa rosa at seven miles per hour visibility the temperatures are short of normal for this time of year with the warmest days of the summer. it will not feel like it today, mostly sunny and 68 to 79 into the south bay and low-to-mid 70's in the north bay and along the coast, 60 to more sunshine and downtown san francisco and 66 and inland east bay is warm at 78 to 8 a with no air conditioning weather today. save some money. here is leyla gulen? >> you could be able to crack the whens and get in the fresh air. as we look over the altamont pass you have a buildup of traffic from address to the altamont pass over to livermore at 32 miles per hour and then itees up. this is how long it will take, tracy to dublin at 31 minutes and antioch to concord is found minutes and san rafael to san francisco is 18 minutes. headed in the opposite direction from san francisco to marin, we h

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good friday morning at action. thanks for ending the week with us. >> say that again. >> "ending" week. >> friday! >> we will check now on the forecast. mike? >> good morning, everyone, it is the end of the week and we have another day of cooler-than-average temperatures before the warming trend tomorrow when it is warmer-than-average. a few showers in the central valley will stay north of us. but there is a threat of fire danger but so far no lighting sparks. if you are headed to the forth this is a red-flag warning through the morning and in lake tahoe. forecast at home is mild around the bay and 70 to 80 with a few lingers clouds along the east bay shoreline from alameda and emeryville to richmond. inland east bay is warmest, 78 to 84 which is mild. the coast into san francisco is sunny and up to 68. that is the cool spot. >> we are starting off on a quiet note and we do not have accidents, northbound highway 17 we had the horrible deadly accident near bear creek road and everything has re-opened. drive safely.

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning on friday. thanks pore joining us at 5:00. >>> we want to send it over to the very hot meteorologist mike nicco. >> i'm sorry, i meant "hot" forecast. >> i understand, you saw the forecast is going to be 100. hot. later today. try to find air conditioning. maybe this is a good movie. six miles per hour in fairfield and eight at sfo and three at half moon bay. everyone else is calm this morning. nice to have you here, katie ka. total sunshine and near record highs hot around the bay at 86 to 95 and inland 94 to 102 and at the coast, 72 to 82. good luck beating the heat. >> calm down, you two. >> teach to -- too much to handle. >> eastbound 80 we have lanes blocked until 6:00 this morning. headed interest san jose we have a crash northbound 101 with a lane blocked in the car pool lane and c.h.p. is on the way. no problems there. walnut creek shows southbound 680 moving along without a problem. friend police are investigating whether there are more victims after they arrested a professor accusing h

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> it is 5:00 on monday morning. hope you had a great week. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. >>> we start with the forecast. >>> hope you liked yesterday. today will be close other than the fact we have more in the way of high clouds. probably less of a breeze to keep you comfortable. right new we light and variable and less than ten miles per hour but for fairfield, barely 12 miles per hour out of the southwest. as we move forward through the day, it is going to warm significantly and well will tack about how significantly by breaking it down. we are looking at temperatures that will run anywhere from the mid-60's along the coast to possibly even 72 degrees and downtown san francisco and inland it will be warmest whether it is north bay, south bay or east bay, 88 to 101 and 75 to 88. >>> mike, it is bastille day. >> we are storming anything? >> going to treat us to some crepes. >> or croissants. >> that will do. >>> hope you had a great weekend. in san jose, 101, 87 and 85 all just fine. headed over the dumbar

>>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >>> good afternoon, thank you for joining us, i'm dan ashley. >>> and i'm we're getting a look at a fire that has been burning for more than two days. >>> here you see the fire compared to what it looked like two days ago, here you see the firefighters made significant progress. >> they made it against the wildfire near the napa lake county line. reporter laura anthony is there with one of the families who returned to a burning house today, laura? >> reporter: hi, yes, ama, this is one of two homes burned. i'm standing in the living room. the owner gave us a tour a little while ago. this is the living room, this is the kitchen. you can see from the condition of the appliances that this is an extremely hot and fast-moving fire. >> looks like the fire tool survived. >> reporter: the family here with their house built 52 years ago, the house gone, one of two structures in the canyon in pope valley. >> doesn't look very good. i built this house with my dad, me and my brothers and my dad in 1962. a lot of memories here. and it loo

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good wednesday morning at 5:00, thank you for starting your day with us. i am kristen sze. >>> i am eric thomas. >>> first, meteorologist mike nicco and the weather forecast. >>> you could be happy to see the thicker marine layer with winds blowing out faster through fairfield so we will have cooler temperatures slightly. in san jose on 87 near the shark tank you can see the clouds are trying to penetrate the south bay and you not covering you so much as everyone else. you will see sunshine along the east bay valleys and quicker than everyone else. 83 for 90 is the warm spot and coast into san francisco is sunny and 57 to 67 and from 67 near berkeley to 79 in san jose. leyla gulen? >>> good morning, everyone, if you are just waking up we have a fatal crash blocking the intersection at st. accuracy -- santa theresa with amy hollyfield on the scene bringing more details in a few minutes. in the north bay through american canyon you are slowed down because of a stalled vehicle. it is eastbound along 80 at american canyon. th

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good thursday morning. it is 5:00. s that for joining us. >>> i am matt keller. kristen freaked everyone out when she said good "monday," morning. nobody wants to go back in time. we want to go forward. >> step outside. that will cool you off. especially in san francisco. temperatures are around 54 or 55 and 56. some of the cool spots. dry on live doppler 7 hd. you could terrorism into the clouds but they do not have as much moisture as you want. most of us are dry during the commute. we have fog in the north bay and the coast. by the afternoon hours, 73 to 85 away the bay and 86 to 100 from the north bay to inland east bay and coast and san francisco 64 to 70. >> we have a major delay system-wide on bart because of track work at mcarthur. keep that in mind. we had track maintenance being done and an equipment problem so we are looking at major delays. land ahead. if you need to have an alternate form of transportation i recommended you get going on that. you can see how clear it is at the bay bridge toll plaza. we do

xarelto® patient center app, call 1-888-xarelto, or visit goxarelto.com >>> announcer: live from the kgobroadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >>> good afternoon, everyone, i'm larry. >> i'm ama daetz. crews are watching for hot spots from a brush fire they just put out. you can see from sky 7 how a helicopter doused the flames with water. the fire broke out around 2:45 this afternoon. people reported seeing smoke from several miles away. >>> a record setting day in san francisco. we are looking at staying cool in the city. we have video from the aquatic park. >> in the east bay, it was hot enough for a water fight. these kids found a fun way to stay cool. this is a favorite for sunbathers. >> for those who didn't have to work, lucky you. it was a great day to be at the beach. spencer christian may be out there with the sunbathers. we have more on the record temperatures and the weekend ahead. >> i think you should go out there. san francisco is a new record for the day. it shattered the previous record. let's look at live doppler 7 hd. it is so warm out here, the temperature is 77 degree

details straight ahead. >>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center.is is abc 7 news. >>> it is not going to be 100%. not for a long time, maybe never, but what he gets is going to help him through now. >> an $18 million civil verdict today for the family of brian stowe. the man left brain damaged after he was beaten at dodgers stadium in 2011. >>> but only a portion of that money will come from the los angeles dodgers. i'm dan ashley. >>> we have team coverage for you. >> we begin with felix michaelson in los angeles. >> reporter: well, dan, this trial has been under way for several weeks, the stowe family has waited three years for this verdict. they sat in the courtroom as the verdict was read, and were in tears. >> brian michael stowe versus l.a. dodgers. >> reporter: a jury said the dodgers did not provide enough security for opening day 2011 when giants fan bryan stowe was severely beaten. >> the dodgers, llc, yes. >> reporter: the jury awarded stowe more than $18 million in damages, the dodgers will have to pay about $14 million of that. with no

. >> you can e mail your pictures to us at you report on kgo-tv.com. brap ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans! >> coming up at 6:00 we're going to show you around the all-new general hospital in san francisco. it's impressive facility now near completion soon to be ready for usual sorts of things but also next mass casualties. >> michael finney with welcome relief for middle class families not certain about how to put their kids through college in california. >> big birthday party at yosemite pictures inspiring abraham lincoln to preserve it for us. >> can't wait to see that. beautiful. >> before we go, we want to introduce you to an artist bringing a little bit of south america to san francisco. >> we learned about the artist matt christianson in an e mail from a viewer, his team painting a mural showing a brazilian rain forest. >> it's beautiful happens to be on mission street and brazil avenue he hopes you'll do more than just see the mural >> i jus

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good tuesday morning at 5:00. >> we will see what is going on with the weather. it has been humid especially for those on the west coast who are not used to that sort of thing. >> it is translating into a few sprinkles this morning. we have been watching that on live doppler 7 hd with a small chunk of energy and monsoon moisture and dew point that is closer together so the atmosphere is more humid allowing the rain to reach the ground and we have some around san mateo and san bruno up to south san francisco and another batch around palo alto and stanford and toward fremont and hayward and this is moving up toward the northwest so watch out, san francisco, san leandro and oakland and alameda and possibly over to sausalito. as far as forecast we will see increasing sunshine as we head to the afternoon hours and 87 to 92 inland and 72 for the high in san francisco and 74 at bay. >> we have a high wind at advisory at the benicia bridge where it is gusty. be careful crossing 6 80's. throug

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good monday morning at 5:00. hope you had a great weekend. thanks for joining us. >>> the vacations are over. kristen is back, as is meteorologist mike nicco. >> together again. >> the whole gang is here. good morning, everyone, hope you are having a good morning. we have low clouds spilling across the bay. at 1,000' is as high as they get. high clouds are showing up on live doppler 7 hd and that will be the mainstay in the trust away from the coast this afternoon. an the bay, high clouds and sunshine and quite a spread at 72 to 86 headed into the south bay. east bay, we pulled you out in your own weather area or microclimate at 92 to 99 and you can see a few low clouds and high clouds at 62 to 67 into san francisco. have a good day. >>> as we talk about what is going on around the bay area, good to know we have this ongoing project along northbound and southbound highway one putting a crimp in the commute because this is a detour in place, a foreclosure with a replacement of a part of a bridge. at the golden gat

. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> glad you are with us on thursday morningthe day before fourth of july. >>> first up we will get a check on the weather forecast. we will let you know whether you can see the fireworks. >> you will be able to see them tomorrow so that is good news. from live doppler 7 hd radar satellite, you can still see the cloud cover in the morning and patchy fog and drizzle along the coast. because you have the mass of dry air behind the cold front, it is actually going to bring us more sunshine in the early hours of the afternoon. that means tomorrow you will have the trend, with a ridge of high pressure going to bring us warmer temperatures over the weekend, so from emeryville camera you can see it is a gray start to the morning and tomorrow, there will be a warming trend. right new, we will talk about traffic and we are going to check out the 280 closure with the closure northbound side you my have heard about warning you and it will last until monday at 5:00 a.m. not going to be able to take it for the afternoon game at at&t park and

oh d >>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center.is is abc 7 news. >>> we've all seen how the housing market can go through boom or bust cycles. >> yeah, developers are investing millions in downtown san jose as a high rise, is it a good risk or a bet? >> abc 7's david louie is at the san jose market. david? >> reporter: well, there is the newest high rise, a brand-new project, with stores. san jose wants more people living downtown to support its restaurants and stores. this is one time it is okay for the mayor to leave graffiti on the wall, part of a topping-off celebration as the high rise reaches the full 23 stories. a year from now it will offer 1200 apartments for rent, part of the plan to raise the downtown, from 800 to 1200. >> we are trying to incentivize the apartments and really have a complete balance for people who are living and working here in silicon valley. >> reporter: even more high rises are planned. 4200 apartments will be available here in san jose, an increase of over a thousand last year, according to one anal

>>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. >>> at least one american citizen was killed. my thoughts and prayers are with his family for this terrible loss. >> president obama announcing this morning that an american was among the victims on the doomed malaysia airlines flight shot down over ukraine. >> thanks for joining us. president obama confirmed it was a missile attack that brought down the flight with 298 people on board over the ukraine. he joined countries world wide in calling for an impartial international investigation and called for a cease fire in the region so the investigation can move forward. let's go live to karen traverse in washington, d.c. >> reporter: president obama spoke at the white house earlier today and called the deaths on malaysia airlines flight 17 an outrage of unspeakable proportion. nearly 300 innocent civilians including children and infants. the president also called for a cease fire in eastern ukraine saying that russia, the pro russian rebels and the ukraine yns must make it happen. today the focus turns to who shot down malaysia ai

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> fireworks crackdown on this fourth of july bay area law enforcement agencies have zero tolerance for illegal tolerance in light of this year's fire danger. >>> good morning, everyone, i am katie marzullo. >>> the hills are covered in dry brush making people nervous. the danger of sparking a grass fire is very real especially with illegal fireworks. amy hollyfield is in dublin where people are planning to be safe and we sane. >> there are going to be fireworks because we are at a stand and sales are brick. this is a fundraiser for a soccer team. money on their mind but that is not all they are talking about. there is a loud and clear message your fire works need to be legal. you need to use them safely. >> this family loaded up on fireworks in dublin and the kids can not tell you exactly what they will see when they light the fuse but they do know they are excited. >> we will go crazy. hopefully they will not burn anything. >> this stand on dublin boulevard is doing what it can to make sure that doesn't happen. the volunte

>> announcer: live from the kgo broadcasting center, this is abc 7 news. >>> good afternoon. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm sheryl jennings. prosecutors will not file criminal charges against deputy eric gelhal. >> he shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez in santa rosa last year. the death of that teenager who was carrying a toy pellet gun designed to look like an assault rifle set off massive protests and criticism. >> wayne freedman joins us with reaction to today's decision. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon, sheryl. here in sonoma county this is a decision that people had anticipated, waited for and that they had dreaded. there was no way that this decision by district attorney jill ravage would not be controversial, and it is controversial. her decision, that the killing was justified. >> given his training and experience, he believed honestly and reasonably he was faced with ado or die dilemma. >> reporter: she showed the similarities between a real ak-47 assault rifle and the replica that 13-year-old andy lopez carried just before being shot and killed. it's been almost

>>> live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. we begin with developing news out of san francisco. police are searching for a hit-and-run driver after a vehicle slammed into a bus and took off. it happened about an hour and a half ago. two passengers say they were injured. witnesses told us several people were taken to the hospital, though police have not yet confirmed that. right now a crew is trying to determine if the bus was damaged. tonight there is no sign of a cease-fire in the middle east, and there was no let-up today in israel's air assault on hamas in gaza. israel also has thousands of troops on standby at the gaza border. they are ready to attack if hamas doesn't call off a missile barrage aimed at israelis. here is the latest from jerusalem. >> reporter: israeli commandos approach gaza in small boats. their target, hamas launchers used to attack israeli cities. israeli warplanes spent a sixth day bombarding targets inside gaza. they have now hit more than 1,300, and vow to stop only when hamas milit

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> the heart of downtown san jose looks peaceful but a man was stabbed to death early this morning near the tech museum in the san jose fairmont hotel. it is the 22nd homicide of the year. >>> thanks for joining us. >>> san jose police are looking for half a dozen suspects, who live and work in the area are worried of the rising violence. matt? >>> homicide detectives finished the investigation about two hours ago and during the day many families head here enjoying the park or headed to the tech museum. but at night many are too scared to be here. >> popular evens bring hundreds and thousands to the plaza all year. this morning in san jose it was the violent death of a man that brought dozens officers. witnesses say five or six men attacked another man at 2:15 this morning. officers arrived they found the victim in the crosswalk on market street with one stab wound. he died at the hospital. police say it is not appearing to be gang-related killing. >> there are some items including beer bought wills and things like that in

double the speed. [ heart beats ] >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> protesters greet president obama during the visit to the bay area for a quick fundraising trip. he is attending two events, one in san francisco and one in the south bay. >>> moments ago marine one took off from crissy field headed south to the second event. this is video of it captured by emeryville camera. >> the five helicopters flying over abc studios. >>> we have team coverage. amy hollyfield is in san francisco. katie marzullo is in los altos. >> that is where the president is headed to the second event. katie marzullo? >>> the situation here is changed in the last few minutes. you can see two protesters, a much larger crowd moments ago but the group got word that president obama's motorcade would not be coming past this location at the park-'n-ride at 280 so they decided to head to the actual location of the fundraiser. the larger group that is here, and there are two groups protesting here originally, they wanted the president's attention on net neutrality opposed to the large entertainm

send them to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >>> still ahead at 6:00, why the state of california is having a hard time meeting its energy goals right now. >>> underprivileged kids see more benefits than good grades when they're transferred to top notch school. we'll tell you how else they're >>> analysts say the state's drought witness make it hard are for the state to cut pollution and will likely lead to more pollution. the san francisco chronicle reports because reservoirs are low power companies cannot produce as much electricity from hide dre electric dams, meaning they have to pie power from traditional sources like coal or natural gas burning engines. >>> a new study suggests kids who attend better schools are healthier. researches at ucla compared inner city kids in los angeles selected to attend high-performing charter schools and students who attended lower-performing schools. those at charter schools had better overruled health and engaged in less risky behavior like binge drinking and safe sex and drug use. only nine percent dropped out of the charter schools compared to 20 per

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> the santa rosa sheriff is bracing for a second day of democrat congratulation over outrage because the district attorney decided not to charge a deputy that shot and killed a 13-year-old carrying a coy gun that looked like an ak-47. >>> andy lopez was shot and killed by deputy erick gelhaus last year october 22nd. the commune was angry now and more upset now. amy hollyfield joins us outside the sheriff's department. amy? >> look at this barrier that the sheriff has put around the building. we talked to protesters and they say they don't appreciate message this sends them. we checked in with city leaders and protest organizeers to see what they are expecting this afternoon. >> protests actually already held a march. this was last night. they say they will continue their activism. they hope the rally is larger and louder. they say they want justice for 13-year-old andy lopez. he was just a child and should not have been shot to death. the d.a. announced year the shooting was a tragedy but not a crime and that she would not

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> watch out the next time you water your lawn or wash your car. if you waste precious daughter you could be hit with big fines. >>> good morning, happening now state water officials are meeting now in sacramento on emergency regulations to impose mandatory conservation measures and huge fines. eric thomas has that story. >>> an official says this is an attempt to grab people and say "this is an emergency." this year, the governor urged water users to cut consumption by 20 percent. most have only managed cuts of 5 percent to 6 percent. the state water resources board will approve fines up to $500 a day for violating the water-saving regulations, and that includes watering the lawn that water flows into the street or on to neighboring property. washing your car with a hose that doesn't have a shut off nozzle. using water to clean drives or sidewalks. a water expert says ground water is quickly being depleted with dire consequences. >> we are going to lose 17,000 jobs, $2 billion worth of state revenue from other crops, and we

send them to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >>> still ahead at 6:00, why the state of california is having a hard time meeting its energy goals right now. >>> underprivileged kids see more benefits than good grades when they're transferred to top notch school. we'll tell you how else they're heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you. >>> analysts say the state's drought witness make it hard are for the state to cut pollution and will likely lead to more pollution. the san francisco chronicle reports because reservoirs are low power companies cannot produce as much electricity from hide dre electric dams, meaning they have to pie power from traditional sources like coal or natural gas burning engines. >>> a new study suggests kids who attend better schools are he

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good thursday morning.y 3rd. the day before fourth of july. >> big day. big holiday weekend. >> that is a hint. big hint. leyla gulen has a look at the forecast and traffic. >> as we look at live doppler 7 hd radar we have more of the same as yesterday. we have fog. it is off to the coast. we have a cool air mass to the north of us. we have dry air behind it. that is keeping our temperatures below average the next couple of days. the next 12 hours, you want to dress more for spring. 66 degrees along the coast. now traffic: big 280 closing. we have warned you about it all week. that is san jose looking clear but northbound 280 from 101 to downtown the entire stretch is closed until monday at 5:00 a.m. you are going do need a detour. they are warning you to use mass transit. it will cause quite a pinch nor

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> sky 7 is over a gruesome traffic accident involving a big rig and up to six vehicles on highway 7 in the santa cruz mountains. one person was killed. several others are injured. thanks for joining us. c.h.p. says the accident happened just before 8:00 this morning and it brought track to a complete stop on 17 near pair creek road. we joined near the scene. that is the tractor trailer that caused the accident at 8:00. we are on the frontage road the northbound lane of highway 17. the truck was going northbound on 17 and according to early reports we hear that he may have lost his brakes and crashed through the railing that separates the main highway from the frontage road. the highway what troll is out here in full force and the reason why this road is going to be closed for another three or four hours is that the multidisciplinary accident investigation team is deployed here. they are interviewing witnesses. you can see road crews trying to figure out how to repair the rail and we have nine vehicles which were damaged in the

this is a time lapse from our kgo roof camera.his was earlier tonight and our moon coming up despite the cloud cover. it is a super moon. you got it, dan. it is coming up tomorrow morning officially at 4:25 a.m. our time. and here is a closer image that we captured from our same camera. you will want to check out the super moon at 4:25 a.m. the reason it is called a super moon is the moon's distance differs from time to time and when it is closer to us it is known as a super moon and appearing brighter and bigger and anyhow go check it out. we will talk about what is going on right now. live doppler 7hd and tracking the low clouds and remember earlier today we saw all of this breaking up. many of the coastal areas saw the sun as well. it did start out with measurable drizzle this morning along the coast and the south facing places. the low clouds are starting to push back in. you will see them tomorrow morning. i am not expecting a round of coastal drizzle. there are changes coming. the exploratorium camera showing the low clouds

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> a grueling commute in the altamont pass after a truck carrying bananas topples over and spills fuel everywhere turning the 580 into a park lot. ought clean up is complete. all lanes are open. what a tough monday morning from the central valley into the bay area. amy hollyfield is at the exit if livermore. amy? >> we are hearing about people being stuck in this for hours. crews are working on the guardrail. all lanes now are open. this stretch of freeway behind me is in livermore with partly closed for eight hours. here is the big moment, uprighting the big rig. this could have gone terribly wrong. it didn't. it looks easy, right? why was it closed so long? because of what was on the truck: 40,000 pounds of fruit. midway through the morning crews got creative and made a slide to send the boxes down the hill to a flatbed trick which sped up the process but still, it took four hours to unload the truck by hand. then they had to uproot it and tow it out of here. this happened on westbound 580 in livermore. it stayed like this a

e-mail your photos to ureport@kgo-tv.com.shall will show your photos at 6:00. >> last call tonight at a popular bay area restaurant. the end of an era for an eatery that has been serving san francisco for some 60 years. >>> taking a live look outside, we saw a mix of clouds and sun today, even a little drizzle. could we see some rain? the forecast is coming up. take your time. no rcome on.y. with the chase mobile app you can get a lot done in a little amount of time from transferring funds wait a minute. you've got to be kidding. did you guys see that? that ball was out. to paying your coach for adding five miles per hour to your serve. that ball wasn't in. get your eyes checked. help me out here. download the best mobile app today. so you can always have the advantage. chase. so you can >>> new video tonight shows the explosion that happened when a hot air balloon crashed into power lines last night. it happened in massachusetts. witnesses say there were no -- there were two blasts when the balloon crashed into the live wire