it's middletown high school. they had to move to to the high school, a bigger area because they had a bigger crowd than expected. you can see the address, middletown here in california. expecting an update from cal fire within the next hour or so to get us a better sense of what acreage is at, still at 2,700? most likely not. what about containment? still at 30%? the hope is yes, of course, they've been able to get a better sense of containment. weather today not helpful for firefighters, according to the forecast. live near napa county, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> the fire's burning through power poles and lines throughout napa county. pg&e power out for 30 households and businesses in middletown and pope valley. overnight, pg&e told us its crews are on wait to napa to take a look at fire damage. >> always monitoring the very latest. we continue our coverage all morning with live reports from napa county. updating the story online as well with new details from firefighters. you can find pho

shelters are set up right now at middletown high school and pope valley school.ws for firefighters this morning, no real wind to speak of here on the border of napa and lake counties. hopefully that will help them get a better handle on this 3200-acre fire. live in napa county, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> thank you. firefighters from all over the bay area are helping in napa county this morning. the crew from vallejo posted some incredible pictures on twitter. and you can get realtime updates on the fire any other bay area wildfire at kpix.com/wildfires. >>> another check of traffic. i was concerned some of these accidents were causing major delays around the bay area but we do have some good news. both of these accidents have been cleared including this one coming into menlo park. it was a jackknifed big rig. they reopened all lanes within the last 10 minutes. northbound 101 right there approaching willow, you will still see those delays along the peninsula, but again all lanes are back only. and all lanes are also cleared in pleasanton. three lanes were blocked ap

and vivid lightning near middletown near the intersection of 301 and straddling route 1, this is aiming straight towards salem and should be in mcdonough at 4:07 and port penn over the river there coming in at 4:15 and delaware city 4:18, 187 lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes. any thunderstorms along 55 near woods town and elmer and bridgeton along with bay side. this is the beginning of a potent system down to the south and west. a severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00, a cluster of storms near baltimore and washington. can you see all of this lightning, over 1,000 strikes in 15 minutes, heading to dover and southern new jersey and delaware. this continues to pivot along i-95 and clips philadelphia. a severe thunderstorm in affect until 9:00, damaging binds and isolated large hail is a threat. speaking of the downpours, meteorologist, cecily tynan this is a truly tropical system we are dealing with. >> this is water vapor imagery and this green you see here is the moisture literally being pulled up from the gulf of mexico. bringing us oppressive humidity here not only here but qu

here is another photo smoke rises from the butts canyon fire near middletown. fire helicopter makes a drop on the butts canyon fire on tuesday, july 1, 2014, near middletown, calif., close to the border between lake and napa counties. by early evening 140 homes were evacuated and 2,500 acres were burned. >> reporter: we will love to see your images if you are taking them from a safe distance you can e-mail them and they're always updating our website, facebook and twitter. >> pam: the back row and politics that are getting an echo in getting away getting in the way of a deal. >> reporter: things change again. >> reporter: expecting to go down and tenure deal that will keep the aids in the coliseum. a's >> are hoping that it will continue to have patience and have the a's negotiate with our negotiators. and hopefully reach a deal. >> reporter: we will >> do not want the taste to leave a's we will give the a's an extension but the best name major league baseball act to do. faxed us to do >> reporter: some say that what is so uncertain to what traders and orders m

there's flooding to watch out for in middletown township, bucks county. blocking oxford valley road and trenton woods road at chicken foot park. have you been to chicken foot park? >> no. >> reporter: and absecon we have a downed pole at delay lieu road -- delilah road that's out of the way. >> we have flames on 39th street near high street in pennsauken, camden county. we got the pictures as the flames were really roaring. the fire started at 4:30 a.m. and ripping through the roof. no reports of serious injuries right now. >>> the wave of thunderstorms that swept across the area caused isolated damage and flooding lightning strikes may be to blame for several fires. katherine scott is live in levittown, bucks county, the scene of one of those lightning strikes. >> reporter: strong storms was the cause of damage across the area. some spots saw flooding others saw fire caused by lightning strikes. in levittown fire tore through this apartment complex. it was a busy night for the red cross here and other fire scenes. thick clouds moved across the evening an

the red cross set up a shelter at middletown high school. cots for adults, kennels for pets. lou's dog made it out. be her five cats are still at her now evacuated home. >> you see it on tv and you see other people go through it. it's a little different when you go through it yourself. >> reporter: how so? >> because it's your animals, the ones that you love. it's a little bit different. >> reporter: in middletown, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> firefighters from all over the bay area are helping in napa county this morning. a crew from vallejo posted these pictures on twitter. remember, you can get realtime updates on this fire and any other bay area wildfire on our website, kpix.com/wildfires. >>> san jose police say one suspect remains at large after a shocking home invasion on the city's east side. investigators say two armed robbers broke into the home of a couple in their 80s early yesterday morning. after robbing the couple, one of the attackers sexually assaulted the 85-year-old woman. >> disgusting. i think it's tragic, horrible. i don't know, it's just, uhm, when i heard ab

police say joseph towns was an english teacher in middletown ship high school in cape may county. authorities say the 34 year-old engage in criminal sexual contact with the the student from october 2012 through october 2013. shortly after ago rested yesterday he posted bail and was released from jail. the the school district suspended towns and removed him from any contact with students. >>> the netter providence police department released a sketch of the man involved in the potential child luring incident tuesday morning. authorities say that shortly after 11:00 a.m. the the man seen right there attempt todd lure a teenage female in his small black car that happened on providence road in the area of strathmere court. subject is described as a white male around 30, with short dirty blonde hair and a mustache and wearing a maroon shirt. if you have any information you're asked to contact the police. >>> is there much more to cover here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> including phillies in an extra inning affair at the bank, highlights from south philadelphia on the other side, we w

the red cross set up a shelter at middletown high school. cots for adults, kennels for pets. her dog made it out but her five cats are still at her now evacuated home. >> you see it on tv and you see other people go through it. it's different when you go through it yourself because it's your animals, the ones that you love. a little bit different. >> reporter: in middletown, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> and firefighters from all around the bay area have been called in to battle the fire. the vallejo fire department posted these pictures on twitter. you can get realtime updates on the fire and any other bay area wildfire at kpix.com/wildfires. >> we are seeing a very strong push of the marine air and that means the higher humidity will give firefighters a good chance to get a handle only this fire. out the door we go. low clouds and fog surged well onshore and some good news for fighting that fire this morning. we are seeing that southwesterly wind but not a real strong gusty wind. five to 15 miles per hour. humidity running about 30 to 40%. so not the driest conditions ever. that s

big canyon road in middletown, california, not far from where we're at. the fire started around noon yesterday. according to one report, the thought is there were young men clearing weeds, using a metal blade. whatever happened with the blade, maybe it sparked something, hit a stone, whatever it was, it dit d ignite the fir. >> while it has been a rough night in the north bay the state is doing okay. this is a map that cal fire put together on google. as you can see, only this one red spot here on the screen and that is up in napa county. it's the only active incident cal fire's working which means they can dedicate all of their resources to getting that fire put out quickly. but let's take a look at current conditions now that firefighters on the ground will actually face today. meteorologist christina loren. >> it's easier when resources are not being spread thin. that's a really good note. also, this morning you saw that live picture out there and what you were looking at a mixture of fog and smoke out there. it's a combination of two this morning. the

one is at middletown high school on big canyon road in lake county. the second is at pope valley elementary school. >>> 7:05. two fires burning at the same time in san jose exposed how stretched the city's resources are for the fire season. on monday afternoon, a large grass fire threatened homes in south san jose. then another fire started about six miles away at the public golf course. according to the mercury news, 60% of the city's fire crews responded to both fires and that left only a handful of firefighters to cover any emergencies for the rest of the city. the fire captain says if they are ever in need of more help, it will call an off-duty -- call in off-duty firefighters or ask for help from other cities. despite being a very dry winter, only one city set a record. the rain year ended yesterday. san jose marked the second driest year with 6.4 inches of rain. it was san francisco's 15th driest year with 12.35 inches of rain. oakland recorded the driest ever with 9. santa cruz set a record with 13 inches. >>> just over a half-hour ago, the dow

high school off here in middletown. >> : the dimension the fire burning in san diego county would started right before noon today the burning of their rural town 50 mi. east of san diego. residents and firefighters desperate to protect homes. >> : no water? >> : dramatic images airdropping flynn retardant homeowners up there with hoses trying to protect properties so far to homes burned hundreds of others friends look at the flames right there evacuations are in place tonight no reports of injuries. tough julian canceled fourth of july parade >> : former teacher's aide and clover dale high school special education classroom now sentenced to a state prison for molesting a student that suit federal sentence to 11 years 4 months for molesting three boys under the guidance of tutoring them in a classroom and at home. the do not contest the charges back in may including eight counts of lewd act some miners and one count of possession of parts prior to figure that this family agree with the sentence >> : former soft beige t-shirt charged with possessing child part of the last year captured afte

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most of the residents created good defensible space, but many evacuated to a red cross shelter at middletown high school. she was conducting a fire-safe oughtit. >> i had to leave my cats behind. >> gale and the others stayed outside and the fire came within a quarter of a mile before a change in the wind turned the direction of the fire away. in napa county, alan wong. >> tonight they don't know when they can go back to their home. we have crews trying to protect several homes and had come over here and seen the other side of the road. it's not a threat. they will count on favorable weather tomorrow. abc 7 news. with winds and heat earlier today, the conditions have changed. the meteorologist is tracking the conditions closely tonight. >> definite improvement from earlier today when it was in the mid 90s and dry. temperatures have fall tone 63 degrees and the humidity is up. 65% and the winds have dialled back and are calm. occasional gusts to 2 miles an hour. with the marine air, hopefully firefighters will get some help. the live doppler picked up the intensity of the fire. you can see th

for the most part we're drying but there's in middletown township, bucks county. oxford valley road. stick with trenton road. >> the strong storms that moved through early morning left their mark on the region. as you just heard this is only round one. katherine scott is live in levittown where a lightning strike can be blamed for a apartment fire. >> reporter: matt quite a few fires as the storm moved through and investigators are trying to determine if lightens wag to blame for the tire -- lightning was to blame for the fire. flames tore through this apartment building. fire crews were busy last night. >> the storm was intense. matthew gorny heard a boom and saw smoke coming from the home in montgomery township. firefighters were met with heavy fire on the outside which was spreading to the interior. the damage was heavy and the red cross is assisting the family of four. >> we have expensive damage on the roof area, most of the roof is gone. the second floor has expensive damage. lightning lit up the sky while fire crews worked to put out the flames at this levi

you have a parade in middletown township bucks confidentiality 9:00 a.m. they will close 413 between lincoln highway and trenton road. expect closures along main street and church and chester avenue. few of many. meanwhile, if you're heading to the shore, things are looking good so far on the garden state parkway. don't forget you want to use that instead of route 9 which is closed at wildwood boulevard because of a downed pole. >>> the fbi is investigating a bomb threat at the convention center in pittsburgh. participants known as furry, don animal attributes that attracts 5600 people from around the world. >>> justin harris has been refused bail being charged with murdering his 22-month-old son who he said he forget to drop off their son. harris and his wife had two life insurance policy on their son. harris was exchanging nude photos with several women including one teenager on the day his son died. >> the phillies continue their road trip they play the pirates in pittsburgh at 5:05 p.m. the phillies rally to win 5-4. expectations for noelle is as high

. >> middletown police officers searching for a brazen thief who targeted a big-box store not once, but twice in two days. scrergts released this sure -- investigators released this surveillance video. you can see he wears a prosthetic leg. he stole a chain saw on june 28 and came back june 29 and stole another chain saw. >>> the espies were held last night. michael sam the first openly gay nfl player delivered a powerful speech after accepting the arthur ash courage award. drake was the host of last night's introduced the lance cam, which is like the kiss cam, except you blow into someone else' ear. >> fierce flames and huge plooms of smoke prompted evacuations out west. >> new this morning, police are investigating a gruesome discovery inside a home in philadelphia. a live >> good morning, 5:00 a.m. on this thursday, july 17 we're following breaking news. >> reports of fumes lead philadelphia firefighters to a home, when they peer inside they find two dead bodies. >> a california city

most of the residents created good defensible space, but many evacuated to a red cross shelter at middletownhigh school. she was conducting a fire-safe oughtit. >> i had to leave my cats behind. >> gale and the others stayed outside and the fire came within a quarter of a mile before a change in the wind turned the direction of the fire away. in napa county, alan wong. >> tonight they don't know when they can go back to their home. we have crews trying to protect several homes and had come over here and seen the other side of the road. it's not a threat. they will count on favorable weather tomorrow. abc 7 news. with winds and heat earlier today, the conditions have changed. the meteorologist is tracking the conditions closely tonight. >> definite improvement from earlier today when it was in the mid 90s and dry. temperatures have fall tone 63 degrees and the humidity is up. 65% and the winds have dialled back and are calm. occasional gusts to 2 miles an hour. with the marine air, hopefully firefighters will get some help. the live doppler picked up the intensity of the fire. you can see the

tuesday night, at least thirty people slept in the gym at middletown high school. that number is expected to double tonight. as crews continue to try and put out the flames. the evacuated residents can only wait. >>seems like i'm getting a little more upset as i talk about it i'm like oh my god this is really for real. we're ready to go home i feel dirty and tired and hot and grimy and i don't know how much sleep i had last night and i'd like to go home and i can't. >>nine structures have burned so far, including two homes. but, no injuries have been reported. for updates on the north bay wildfire.you can check our website at kron four dot com. and stay here on kron -4. where we will have the latest information. our next newscast which starts tomorrow morning at 4 a-m. the second of three closures of interstate- 280 in san francisco. is now underway. and it will last several days. kron four's jeff bush is live near the freeway. to explain what you need to know about the closure. jeff- this will stretch through the july 4th holiday weekend? > > we are just two hours

but there are evacuation sites set up, one of them at middletown high school. as for the newborn foal it doesn't have a name yet and the owners are thinking about naming it lucky. in napa county, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >> that would be good. thank you. >>> back out life to chopper 5 right now, smoke still rising out of the hot spots. not the raging flames that we were seeing yesterday. as juliette said, 3800 acres have burned. 30% contained. brian hackney joins us now. brian, the weather really has made such a big difference because yesterday, it was really hot and dry out there and you really saw the fire spread quickly. >> yeah. and today obviously they have a lot to deal with but the good news is that we have a big layer of low clouds along the shoreline in the upper atmosphere kind of cool mass of air low pressure trough and while it's not cool out there, it certainly is a lot cooler than it could be. the satellite map you can see a large swatch of low clouds out there. do we have the live mobile weather van shot? the temperature out there was in the 80

basin street green valley road and we have a big new construction closure that begins today in middletown township bucks county near langhorne. 213 maple avenue bridge. project starts today going through october of 201 long term posted detour takes you over old lincoln high way and down in hamilton township atlantic county mill street closed through jewel 25. meanwhile time for commuter report and so far this morning if you're coming back from the shore not a lot of problems on the ac expressway and garden state parkway looks like a vehicle stopped northbound side and tam, erin, that's no big deal. >> thanks so much, matt. un security council concluded emergency heating on situation dpaz ait demanded immediate end to fighting. idz raily ground defense in gaza city killed more than 430 palestinians and 20 israeli soldiers died including two americans that joined israeli army. more than 1,000 homes in gaza have been destroyed and another 13,000 damaged secretary of state john kerry is flying to he yipt to help broker a cease-fire. >> cooler temperatures and lower winds are help ago firefigh

they have an evacuation site at middletown high school. the wineries have had to continue to evacuate. we're going to continue to monitor this for you. >>> police are looking for a second suspect in a home invasion robbery of an elderly couple and the sexual assault of an 85-year-old woman. this all started at their home and ended when the suspects crashed the stolen car leann is live from san jose to explain how the thing unraveled. >> let me start out saying in the case of a sexual assault, it is abc policy to not show the victim home. now police are describing this as a horrible crime involving two young men. attacking people inside their home. and it may be gain related. this was taken when the driver and the the passenger refused to stop. the suv slammed into the vacant house on san jose. the passenger, a 15-year-old boy was arrested. but not the driver. here's the witness. >> he looked all discombobulated. he took off running. he ran. >> investigators found out the suspects were linked to an earlier crime five miles away. >> about te

most of the residents created good defensible space, but many evacuated to a red cross shelter at middletown high school. she was conducting a fire-safe oughtit. >> i had to leave my cats behind. >> gale and the others stayed outside and the fire came within a quarter of a mile before a change in the wind turned the direction of the fire away. in napa county, alan wont they >> tonight they don't know when they can go back to their home. we have crews trying to protect se come overd had come over here and seen the other side of the road. it's not a threat. they will count on favorable weather tomorrow. abc 7 news. with winds and heat earlier today, the conditions have changed. the meteorologist is tracking the conditions closely tonight. >> definite improvement from earlier today when it was in the mid 90s and dry. temperatures have fall tone 63 degrees and the humidity is up. 65% and the winds have dialled back and are calm. occasional gusts to 2 miles an hour. with the marine air, hopefully firefighters will get some help. the live doppler picked up the intensity of the fire. you can see th

parts of the northern napa valley and all of that smoke and haze is heading up into lake county, middletown in there as well. there was a huge fog bank. there's still a lot of fog. the fog burns off and heads back to the coast. they get more of the westerly breeze. the fog is our friend. napa right there at the airport. concord, napa, south wind has been there all morning long. a little built of a westerly breeze. temperatures, openly 66 at the napa airport. as you move to the north end of the valley, you get to the upper 70s and 80s. it's better. we're coming up to the 4th of july. everything is so, so dry. we'll have more coming up in the weather segment. >> thank you, steve. for continuing coverage on the butts fire in napa county, stay with us here on ktvu for updates throughout the day. follow us on facebook and twitter. you can always go to ktvu.com for the latest information. >>> oakland firefighters say it took just 15 minutes to extend give a house fire but the home was a total loss. the fire started around 1:30 a.m. at a home on el paseo drive in east oakland. flames were coming o

>> reporter: scott brown was one of 30 people who stayed the night at this red cross shelter at middletown high school. his entourage in tow. >> three dogs, five cats, two horses. >> reporter: it was far from restful. >> generators and people and sleeping in the truck. >> reporter: but it was his best bet to escape this massive wildfire that broke out at around noon yesterday in the pope valley area and quickly spread. >> the fire is burning like it should in october. >> reporter: fueled by drought conditions. >> so we're looking at some pretty volatile fuel to say the least. >> reporter: five structures burned. neighbors say these were quan set huts used at vacation homes. 180 homes were evacuated many in the berryessa estates subdivision. >> there are some neighbors still there too who wanted to try to protect our homes that stayed so we're concerned and also for the firemen's safety. they are taking a risk being out there protecting our homes because there's only one road in and out. >> reporter: firefighters haven't nailed down the cause. that investigation is still under way. in napa

police tell "eyewitness news" tonight that 34 year-old joseph towns assaulted that student, at middletown ship high school, sometime between october of 2012, and october 2013. towns turn himself into the authorities today, couple hours later he was released after posting bail. >>> the conflict in the middle east is now having a big impact on american travelers. u.s. airways is one of several airlines in the u.s. and europe canceling flights to israel. tonight's non-stop u.s. airways flight from philadelphia to tel aviv was canceled, this move comes after a rocket landed near tel aviv's airport cause ago lot of damage to day we have talk via skype with the woman who works for jewish federation of the greater philadelphia and is in israel right now. >> the feeling is that there is no safe place at the moment. i'm very, very scared paw i have many friend. i have nephew, i have relatives, that are there, that are in gaza, that are on the boarder with gaza, that might be in gaza at the the moment as we speak. >> egypt has proposed a cease-fire that is back by u.s. and israel but hamas has reje

california in weeks, dozens of people who have been evacuated, some of whom have taken up shelter at middletown high school, wait for news about their homes. >> i'm in shock. very surreal. >> my daughter's safe in napa and everyone got out alive, so i think that's the most important thing. >> reporter: how you holding up? >> i'm holding up fine. >> it's upsetting and nerve-racking and there's nothing you can do. and you know, you wait a long time for word on what's happening. >> reporter: tina's home is one of 380 still in danger. though we told her that a drive through her neighborhood this morning looked promising, firefighters have so far been able to protect most, if not all of the structures in bare berryessa estates. the brush is the driest it's been in a generation. >> the fire is burning like it should in october. so we're looking at some pretty volatile fuels, to say the least. we are very, very serious and when we say pay attention to your surroundings, be cognizant of your area, one little spark can do this. >> reporter: and one little spark, that might have been what caused this fir

one is at middletown high school. that is on big canyon road in lake county. the second is at pope valley elementary school in pope valley. there is extra security at washington hospital in fremont after components of a bomb were found inside the lobby. ktvu sent out a security notice. not many details on exactly what was discovered. the letter says the fbi and local law enforcement confirm they were components of a bomb. anyone entering the hospital including patients, staff, and vendors will have to go through a security screening. janine de la vega will have more on the story coming up at 5:00. >>> 4:32 is the time. new this morning fire investigators in oakland trying to determine the cause of a destructive house fire. this was the scene moments after the fire started at 1:30 this morning near 105th avenue. no one was home at the time but firefighters say that intense fast moving fire gutted the home and forced the evacuation of the house next door. >> the fire was extinguished fairly quickly. we had one structure that was not burned. we are investigating

police in middletown township in cape may county say the party had been going on for several hours when the fight started sunday night. it apparently began inside the hall and spilled out on to the street. police shut down the reception and told the guests you got to leave. it's not clear yet what sparked the fight. nobody is hurt but a man and a woman now face disorderly conduct charges. >> so temple university just became the first university of its kind in the northeast to do something. >>> well temple is making standardized test scores optional for incoming students. what kind of freshman temple is trying to tract coming next. >> a local mayor said she has never ever been to the prom. today someone put together quite the production to make things right. hey, colleen. >> lucy, day off for the eagles but not for desean jackson. coming up, what he is saying about his time in philadelphia. scott? >> colleen, nice weather, comfortable conditions. low humidity. only in the 70s today. but will it last? details on some changes with the seven day weather authority forecast next. >> and to it

the estates have been told to get out and the red cross set up this shelter at the high school in middletown. this afternoon it was all but empty, because most of those who were here last night left for work this morning. >> last night we had 30 people sleeping here at midnight. and we expect at least that many tonight. >> reporter: you're looking at a live picture of one of the bombers that has come in in the last couple of hours, as the smoke has lifted because the winds are picking up. those bombers have been able to join the attack, and that is some good news. we've been watching them, watching the weather. we'll give you the very latest on what is happening with the weather and this fire coming up at 6:00. nbc bay area news. >>> mark, thank you. >>> we mentioned the aerial attack and the ground attack. this will be an expensive fire fight. governor brown has already secured federal money to help contain this blaze. cal fire said crews from 16 counties, state and federal agencies, once again, 16 agencies are on the front line as we speak. the federal grant will partially reimburse the ag

in bear, delaware, by 11:34 and middletown, delaware, by 11:46. very heavy rain some lightning and gusty winds associated with these storms. here's some of the heaviest rain we've been watching right here along route 1 heading down toward upper oxford and london grove and heading toward hokessin delaware and of course newark and also we're looking at wilmington seeing some of this heavy rain as well. we do have a flash flood warning in effect for chester county until 12:45 tomorrow morning and that does extend as far east as places like paoli pike and also malvern. we're looking at additional rain tonight with wind gusts an additional half inch in some spots. stream and street flooding is a very good possibility in these storms. chris we'll continue to track the storms and show was to expect as were head closer at the weekend. >> kathy, we'll see you again in a few minutes. >>> flooding fears persist down the shore tonight where flood what watch remains in effect until midnight. heavy rains turned in streets into streams. our executive produce sr.

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. >>> middletown ship high school teacher joseph towns is under arrest accused of sexually assaulting a student and possessing child pornography. the 34 year-old is free on bail this morning. >>> 5:43. let get traffic and weather together. hot humid day, katie. >> absolutely; this is what july days are made of. we have building heat and higher humidity so it feels steamy as day progresses and eventually this guy has got to cross, and thinks our next frontal boundary. when it does roll through i don't think severe weather is as concern for us but there is a slight risk through northeastern, pennsylvania that perhaps your travels are taking you up toward pocono region that is where we have our best shot to see the strongest of any thunderstorms that ignite but there could be gusty wind or downpours in our area. anything in the way of severe weather will be confined well off to the north of philadelphia. now, dry air meanwhile is inhibiting tropical development here. we have seen decent potential, with their latest tropical depression number two as it is starting to make essentially a be

mike the doherty from middletown met that 16-year-old through an app called whisper.o met at the neshaminy mall and went to a hotel. that's where police say he beat and sexually assaulted the girl and left her there. doherty was arrested yesterday. >>> this from our delaware bureau, a rouse iing welcome ho for members of the delaware national guard. nbc 10 in wilmington yesterday where members of detachment 1 returned after a one-year tour in afghanistan. senators tom carper and chris ç kunz was there as well. >>> can the iraqi security forces hold together in the face of a terrorist threat? that's the question u.s. troops are trying to answer. general martin dempsey said some of the 750 u.s. troops sent to iraq will decide how to help that nation fight the insurgency. dempsey said the way iraqi citizens are included in their government will also help determine u.s. policy. >>> happening right now in the oscar pistorius murder trial, for a second straight day, prosecutors are trying to discredit the star's manager or agent. the manager has testified that reeva steenk

but the main road heading into middletown, that's closed. so folks, the evacuees who live in this area, had to drive all the way around an hour and a half. but i talked to plenty of them. they said they didn't mind. they are just glad to be home. liz? >> all right, good to be home. thank you, ryan takeo. >>> jurors deliberating in the bryan stow trial in l.a. were behind closed doors for another day today and then at it for a week now. -- they have been at it for a week now. yesterday they told the judge they were hung but the judge sent them back to work. the issue is whether the los angeles dodgers and the owner provided enough security at the game where bryan stow was beat n by two dodger fans. stow was permanently disabled by the attack. >>> new details tonight in the deadly shooting of a 15-year- old boy at a sonoma county birthday party. police are looking for these teenagers. they are 16, 17 years old. the shooting in windsor happened two weeks ago. the teenagers are from santa rosa. 15-year-old nathaniel torres was killed that night.

another one near middletown delaware and these are moving north and east. another batch over here will be moving through in the next few hours. i have had a lot of people posting than my facebook page about the colors tonight. the sky was orange and yellow. this was sent in by colleen from deptford, new jersey. spectacular. the reason why these storms a lot of them occurring when the the sun was setting. the the sunset you get long wave lengths of the color spectrum orange, yellow and red. they were reflecting off of the cumulus cloud. really spectacular views on this very stormy night. the temperatures have cooled off thanks to the rain, philadelphia 77 degrees. millville 79. allentown 76. dover still very warm 84 degrees. today's high 96 degrees. the hottest day, in nearly a year. the problem as we head toward the fourth of july we have a very slow moving cold front, essentially stalling, thanks to arthur. what will happen between now and noon friday we will get loaded with moisture. any storms one to 3 inches of rain and that could cause more localized f

. >> reporter: over in middletown, nbc 10 witnessed the damage caused after this full heavy tree crashed through the roof and into the side of this home. no one was inside at the time. back up in langhorne, residents know it could have been worse. >> we were very fortunate. i mean, damage to the house can always be fixed but everybody's okay, so we're doing good. >> reporter: originally the fire department rushed out to this home out of fear that the lightning may have sparked a fire. there was no fire at the home, though, and no one inside was hurt. we're live tonight in langhorne, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >>> and take a look at this huge tree that came down. this happened at 21st and the ben franklin parkway in center city. the tree blocked at least one lane of traffic. >>> if you had to be outside, you definitely needed an umbrella tonight. nbc 10 in wilmington just after 7:00 this evening. lots of rain but we didn't hear of any major problems in delaware. >>> back now to hurricane arthur which is now a category 2 storm churning just off the coast of north carolina. this video is

a laptop caught fire and burned in middletown township woman. "eyewitness news" reporter elizabeth hur spoke with her. >> fire officials say it is not yet clear what went wrong, but preliminarilly looks as if the battery pack inside the laptop much like this one, it blue up, like a bomb. >> here is the computer. >> from just a quick glance, it is difficult to tell how this laptop caused this much damage. >> these were all on fire. next thing i knew, my shirt was on fire, and i grabbed that, and took that off. i think that's when i singed my hair. >> and even with her singed hair, burned face, arm, and foot, loretta of langhorne manor considers herself lucky. >> this is essentially where if i turned this around? >> it would go somehow in here. >> she said she greatful she and her disabled husband escaped worse injuries when she says her laptop exploded sunday afternoon. >> it blew up, flipped my computer back, everything, the battery pack and all came out this way. >> the debris flew clear across the room, six to 8 feet. >> i've been a volunteer

there is a nearby evacuation site at middletown high school where a lot of people are staying right now. coming up at 6:00 despite all this devastation there is a story about life. it's about a horse and a foal. the foal born right when this fire started and quite an amazing evacuation. in pope valley, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >> look forward to that story, all right, juliette, thank you. >>> the overnight fog and cooler temperatures today did help firefighters gain the upper hand here. this morning low clouds covering much of napa valley raising the humidity level. also, good news for that firefight. brian hackney is tracking the latest conditions. >> good news is that it's not as hot as it was and not as windy as it could be for sure and we have the kpix 5 mobile weather van out to show you the conditions out there. the winds are shifting around but the velocity of the winds really aren't that great. back here we are looking at temperatures showing 91 degrees, relative humidity 34%. of course, there hasn't been any rain. the barometric pressure is as she goes and the wind speed is 8

south and eastward down the i-95 corridor into middletown and including glassboro there. for that matter, we get into wednesday morning. we could find 1 to 3 inches of rainfall. it is showing you some locations could find more than that if you have a storm that moves on the same area. flash flooding is a big concern. rainfall total was 2 inches. less than an hour possible issues on the streams and creeks. adam joseph has the latest from future tracker 6. >>> it's a good time to download the stormtracker app. you can use it on your smartphone and tablet. you can stay up to date if your power goes out. >>> dozens of people are out of their homes right now because of a smell in delaware county. they were at skippack township.f the firefighters gave us an update on what caused this. >>reporter:gasoline was the culprit here. it focuses on the three houses. they got into the sump pits in the basement. they never know how it got there. may never know they say. what they found was gasoline. we are going to flush out sump pits with water. hopefully they will be able to stay there

middletown, 85. sea isle city atlantic city, 82. dover and millville, 85. cape may, 80.oconos probably not reaching 80 degrees, 678 mostly sunny skies, the jersey shore on the sand you'll see somewhat of a breeze it will be at your back with high temperatures topping out in the low 80s, uv index is extremely high apply the sunscreen. heat wave number two potentially begins tomorrow, again, you need three consecutive days of 90 degrees or higher to be considered a heat wave. we have 94, 96, and 92, looks like we'll hit that assuming everything holds it's course. monday, hot and humid, 94. tuesday, hot and humid, 96, and wednesday, 92. >> a fundraiser this past week has raised thousands of dollars for a firefighter and south jersey native who is in the fight of his live. [bagpipes playing. >>> this was the scene for deptford to support steve skipt. he moved to south carolina to become a firefighter there, now he is undergoing chemo therapy to fight kidney cancer. more than 400 folks gathered for the fundraiser. >> this is an amazing display of brotherhood and support for s

the evacuation point is middletown high school. you can follow us for more on twitter at abc 7 news for breaking news alerts at any time. . >> the federal trade commission is accusing t-mobile of bilking sitz customers to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. the mobile phone provider billed consumers for subscriptions to unauthorize unauthoriz unauthorized premium texts. the fcc said t-mobile collected as much as 40% of the charges after the company knew the subscriptions were unauthorized. t-mobile said it is unfounded and completely without merit. >>> there's a new twist tonight on the fired nanny. she says she's not the nightmare, her former employers are. >> is so-called nightmare nanny striking back. diane insists she's not a squatter but a victim. >> they were the ones trying to exploit me as if i was some poor migrant worker from a foreign country. >> in an interview with l.a.'s knx radio says she wasn't fired, she quit after being forced to work 90 days straight without in i time off. >> when i was working there, i

middletown township bucks county starts at 9:00 a.m. it will close 413 near lincoln highway.orris town this has been cancelled, they called it because of the expected bad weather. >> hurricane arthur has knocked out power to thousands in north carolina, marci gonzalez has been there riding out the hurricane in nags head. alter art lashing the north carolina coastline making landfall as a category 2 with 100--mile-an-hour winds. >> when i got my kids in the living room, i took them to the bathroom and we were heading to the, the ceiling was just -- to the, the ceiling was collapsing behind us. >> reporter: arthur moved up the coast taking aim on the outer banks. on hatteras island evacuations were mandatory. >> it's a bad situation there's nothing you can do. >> we're packing up to head to safer grounds and hope they call us back. >> reporter: no heading back just yet as arthur continues pummeling the shoreline. and now that we have daylight once the rain let's up a bit people will be able to to go out and assess the damage. one of the major concerns was coastal flooding with

to extort capital from all of these northern maryland cities like hagerstown and middletown in frederick and he waste a lot of time when his mission is to get to washington, change the scope of the war, capture the city, dispersed the lincoln but he istion, extracting 200 grand from frederick. priorities. nature, the second factor. on july 10, the thermometer in georgetown in maryland stood in the mid-90's. the drought had been in the region for weeks on end. supply andn short the marching callings went .hrough six inch on the highway, not what we have with i270. probably took them just as long. [laughter] just about as unpleasant too. all of these delays due to our main point about the battle of fort stevens, and i don't want to go on too long because we have other things to talk about this afternoon. fort stevens had been set up as here insachusetts washington as early as 1861. after the previous invasion, they expanded fort massachusetts, who had been built by volunteers into fort stevens. you can still see, and we'll talk about the restored parapet. otherwise everyone says, where is

greta in middletown, we were 105. i doubt you cool off that much. a solid fog bank. it will be cooler today. cooler today. breezy to windy. it looks warm he on the 4th -- warmer on the 4th. not crazy hot. kentwood, oak mont, 102. today, 82, 97, 90, 86. the west wind cranked up last night in the delta. the fog came screaming up the coast, went by monterey, slammed into santa cruz around 1:00 yesterday. and then by 4:00, that west wind kicked in. we'll go 65 in san francisco. that's a little bit below average. 67 is normal for july 1st. talk about fog. it's sold out. the higher clouds yesterday definitely put some higher humidity in there. if it felt tropical to you, that's why. the fog coast and bay will keep things held in check. 23, gusts to 32. some of the higher elevations showing a west wind. these are way down compared to yesterday. we had upper 60s at this time yesterday. on the peninsula, foster city, 58. la honda, 48. that's much, much cooler. menlo park, 62. 63 out in sacramento. 60 in ukiah. they will be about 95 today. but still some very, very big drops o

. >> at the high school in middletown, randy fischer is one of those waiting to go back home. her husband is one of those who defied the order to leave and has been calling her with updates. >> reporter: did he say any houses there were being threatened? >> right now i don't think they're in immediate danger. >> reporter: in berries sa, trevor is another one who refused to go. >> i came in. if need be, i can leave on a boat in the night. >> reporter:'s been watching the winds swing around towards the community. >> we live in a matchbox full of matches basically. >> reporter: they are clearing brush, trying to get dozers around as much of it as they k right now it is moving north and east toward lake county and towards the community of barries sa estates. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. arson investigators are looking into the report that two boys with a weed cutter could have started the fire. this woman was shopping in santa rosa when she got the call from her husband. >> it was pretty frightening when i found out it was actually at my house. >> reporter:

valley road is under evacuation orders and two evacuation centers set up, at hope valley school and middletown high school. >>> and we're live, and you're miles away from the fire, but you can smell the smoke. >> the good news here, is you cannot actually smell the smoke. we are west of the fire here, but you can easily see how much smoke is put out by this fire. we're miles from the fire lines here, at hunt and railroad avenues, the fire is blown away from this direction. i talked to our meteorologist, and she said, north by northeast winds, blowing 5 to 15 miles per hour, and it appears that's the case. it's blowing the smoke from this fire in that north, northeast direction and away from the heavily populated areas here. on the other side of the fire is lake berry, and that's an area that's not heavily populated, and here in calistoga, there's more population, and a lot more people, living and working and visit it go area, of course, this is the wine country that people come all the time to visit and they're looking up and seeing this fire and realizing that something serious is going on. w

hagerstown, fredericks, middletown, and bones grow with this strategy. was unsuccessful, early's orders ready with two lady town in ashes in retaliation for the burning of both houses and others in virginia as well as the town that had been burned in southern states. mccausland and his men reached chambersburg on the morning of july 30 post up after establishing a battery on the hillside outside of town, the confederates through a few shells that were meant according j scottnia calvaryman moore, to intimidate rather than harm. i doubt the president thought that way. meanwhile, the eighth virginia alvarez dismounted and began to pour through the streets and alleys, converging at the diamond, which moore admitted was the objective. as chambersburg residents left their homes, mccausland and his general writerly's order allowed and asked that the city council assembled to discuss the rent the money.ollect the town citizens, moore wrote, seem to think that they were jesting. and they asked the time to consider. there are different reports of how much time the

middletown township 23 mapel avenue closed between old lincoln highway and bridge town pike. we have construction until october 2016. brownsville road will get you around that. eastbound side of the ben franklin bridge right lane block expect a slow down patco track replacement, guys. >> kacie, thank you. >>> caseworker killed and doctor injured after a psychiatric patient opens fire, at a darby hospital. >> fox 29's steve keeley live outside a hospital with the story, good morning steve. >> reporter: we're outside hospital but it happened across the street on the hospital ground at the psychiatrist office up there on the third floor. you can see those grounds are connected by this walkway right over land down avenue and sidewalks here across from the main hospital grounds. you can bet many are pointing to this case and psychiatrist lee silver man to win never ending debate when it comes to all work place and school shoot initial this country if they say if only some within legally had a gun on them they could taken out the shooter before the rampage got worst and shooter too