in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> we have breaking news. in colorado it is feared dozens of additional homes will be destroyed by one of the wildfires turning out of control. this is burning near colorado springs. the fire broke out yesterday. this is about 60 miles south of denver. 90 homes have been destroyed from just this one fire. totals now top 100. evacuation notices have gone out to 7300 residents and troops have been defloyd help police prevent looting in the area. >> some frightening moments for local kids when a muni bus was rear ended by a street car. this happened on the f line at 6th and market. the kids were on the way to you a field trip. carolyn? >> larry it's a field trip the children here will probably never forget. for those injured it's mostly bumps and bruises. when he picked up his children from vision academy summer camp this afternoon he knew they'd have a story to tell. >> this is scary. >> his boys were among 31 students head together cable car museum. two other modes of transportation collided around 11:00 this m

in newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you.bc 7 entered an edition of beyond the headlines to see goit to abc 7 news.com. >> and a colorado judge accepted james holmes plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and charged with killing 12 movie goers and wounding dozens moyer in the rampage. also the judge granted access to a notebook holmes sent a psychiatrist before the shooting that reportedly includes drawings depicting violence. >> that killer tornado last week was more powerful than first thought. the national weather service rate that had twister an ef 3. now have determine thed it was an ef 5 with winds 296 miles per hour and cut a swath of 2.6 miles wide. six smaller radars were detected by radar. >> a veteran storm chaser got caught off guard last week. sheer his video. he didn't realize he's driving into a swollen creek. take a look at what happened. the car is swept away. a police officer had to pull the dryer to safety. >> well, a new audit shows pg&e has taken m in millions more than it spent on maintenance revealin

in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you, laura. >> tonight the city of san bruno wants pge to pay more money and fines for the explosion that killed eight people, destroying 38 homes, the public utilities commission recommended the utility spend to upgrade the safety of the natural gas system. san bruno wants pg&e to pay penalties amounting to almost $4 billion and also recommends the utility be fined. pg&e says both proposed penalties are excessive. >> a judge today sentenced a father to three years in jail for kidnapping his two children from their home and stealing a yablgt from an alameda marina. the 43-year-old will likely just spend nine months behind bars he surrendered near santa cruz. he believes his his attorney says he had no idea what he did. >> california's more lok closely. and nannette miranda has the story now on the fight over $3 million. >> the state's foster children are el j jibl until age 21 for coverage under medical. a program for low income californians. they lose insurance after that. >> i don't have. >> i safety net. >> that is what happened to this stanford g

in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> christopher mufay who kidnapped his children and took them for a ride on a yacht will serve time in jai. a judge sentenced him to three years for child stealing and possession of stolen property. and the attorneys says his client realizes there is no rational explanation and says he believes his kids were being exposed to someone with substance abuse issues. >> temperatures soaring around the bay area. >> and that is often the case as air quality declines, live doppler 7 shows just a thin layer of clouds near the coast. sunny skies and hot conditions right now. blue skies over the bay. san francisco, 64 degrees now. 80s in mountain view. a cool 57 in half moon bay. back to the bay area, temperatures 98 right now in santa rosa. these are not the official final highs for the day. looking on to mount tam talking about air quality tomorrow. elevated owes yeen yon levels, it will be poor and inland east bay now, looking at a little bit of fog around golden gate bridge this is our first forecast. a mild to warm evening. clear inland. temperatures t

in newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you.bc 7 entered an edition of beyond the headlines to see goit to abc 7 news.com. >> and a colorado judge accepted james holmes plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and charged with killing 12 movie goers and wounding dozens moyer in the rampage. also the judge granted access to a notebook holmes sent a psychiatrist before the shooting that reportedly includes drawings depicting violence. >> that killer tornado last week was more powerful than first thought. the national weather service rate that had twister an ef 3. now have determine thed it was an ef 5 with winds 296 miles per hour and cut a swath of 2.6 miles wide. six smaller radars were detected by radar. >> a veteran storm chaser got caught off guard last week. sheer his video. he didn't realize he's driving into a swollen creek. take a look at what happened. the car is swept away. a police officer had to pull the dryer to safety. >> well, a new audit shows pg&e has taken m in millions more than it spent on maintenance revealin

in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you, laura. >> tonight the city of san bruno wants pge to pay more and fines for the explosion that killed eight people, destroying 38 homes, the public utilities commission recommended the utility spend to upgrade the safety of the natural gas system. san bruno wants pg&e to pay penalties amounting to almost $4 billion and also recommends the utility be fined. pg&e says both proposed penalties are excessive. >> a judge today sentenced a father to three years in jail for kidnapping his two children from their home and stealing a yablgt from an alameda marina. the 43-year-old will likely just spend nine months behind bars he surrendered near santa cruz. he believes his his attorney says he had no idea what he did. >> california's more lok closely. and nannette miranda has the story now on the fight over $3 million. >> the state's foster children are el j jibl until age 21 for coverage under medical. a program for low income californians. they lose insurance after that. >> i don't have. >> i safety net. >> that is what happened to this stanford grad wh

in the newsroom, abc 7 news >> >> british restaurant is bringing new meaning to the phrase flying fishk at this. this restaurant chain called yo sushi cries out invention dubbed the i tray. delivers food to table without a waiter. tray flies up to speeds or rather at speeds of up to 25 miles an hour and it is controlled by an i-pad. also outfitted with two on board camera so kitchen staff can check the fad that has been delivered by live feed. if this concept is successful the chain known for delivering food on conveyor belt which you just saw plans to put theray in all 64 of its restaurants next year. it seems like a bad ide idea. could really get out of control there. >> we have a new and exciting improved abc 7 news app to tell you about. it's for your i-phone or android device and it's 43. use it to watch abc 7 news on your smart phone. 7 news anchor shows us how to do loun load it. >> do you have the app for news ife1 the bay area? new and improved abc 7 news mobile phone app can keep you updated with the latest news weather and traffic. all in the palm of your hand. >> i'm caroly

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> fb hopes someone recognize one of the 3 robbers captured by survillainsÑimera during a series of bank robbery. agents say all 3 pulled 3 take over robbery since monday. latest took place yesterday at bank of america branch on sunset district. that he was hit 2 other bank on monday. one in china town and another m million pwraechlt got good photo. investigators believe the same men robbed another bank in san francisco back in april. >> fight great mall in milpitas ended with the arrest of one machine and the death of another. it happened inside sports authority store shortly before 11 this morning. police not relessed further details about the 2 men involved or the weapons that was used in this. nor have they said what sparked this incident that led to a murder. employee customers held in the store while police tried to sort out exactly what happened. >> received a call friends the sports authority about fight involving a weapon. officer arrived in 13 seconds and able to take the suspect in custody while he was still i hope the store. >> sports authority sto

first, dan asked me live in the newsroom on abc 7 news at 11:00. >> larry, thanks so much. great show tonight. great game. well, here are some of the stories we're working on for abc 7 news at 11:00. fast-moving grass fire has spread to a hotel in the north bay. we have a live report from the scene for you at 11:00. also a fire broke out tonight in a historic tender loin hotel. everyone is okay. it is unclear whether everyone will have a place to stay tonight. we'll have the latest there. the city of san jose is suing major league baseball. a huge move for not allowing the a's to move to the south bay. reaction tonight from fans and the team's owners. that's all coming up for you tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00, but larry, we'll be back in a moment with toy eight after the game. stay with us. >> parker finds -- he throws it down. miller took a shot. that's leonard with an emphatic dunk. >> kawhi leonard offering up the facial to mike miller. this is earlier in the game. this is, ouch, full frontal facial. everything. 22 points, 11 rebounds for kawhi. >> well, you mean dunkin

in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> if you are traveling a reversal tonight for the tsanse criticism from politicians, unions and the airlines, the agent icy is dropping a proposal to let passengers carry is small knives on to planes. the ban went into effect after the september 11th attacks of course when hijackers attacked airline crews with box cutters. tsa screeners confiscate more than 2,000 small knives from passengers every day. the ban also applies to bats and golf clubs. >>> good news for a 10-year-old philadelphia girl diein dieingm cystic fibrosis. a federal judge made her eligible to seek donor lungs from an adult transplant list. the rulin rulisn effect until june 14. sarah has been hospitalized for she months and has not been able to find a donor. transplant rules state that children under age 12 must wait for pediatric lungs to become available which is rather. sarah's doctors believe they can perform a successful transplant with adult lungs. so wish sarah well. >>> as more and more people consume the energy drinks have you tried them. a new study finds th

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abc 7 news is in the newsroom with latest for us. >> snowden revealed himself but in 2006 another whistle blower made headlines, reported government eavesdropping that was centered in the bay area. and tonight is saying snowden is corroborating what we heard seven yearsingo. this is the man claiming responsibility for what is alleged to be one of the alleged national security leaks in u.s. history. edward snowden was working at the national security agency when he became concerned about the number of insmerntz caught up in the data collection program. >> if you're not doing anything wrong, you're being watched and recorded. i had authority to wire tap anyone from you, your accountant to a judge to a president if i had a personal e mail. >> u.s. officials say snowden caused grave damage owe to national security them view him as a criminal. a whistle blower believes he's a hero. >> he's a brave individual. >> klein blew the whistle on the company for allegedly awill youing massive surveillance of telephone and internet traffic but the legal case was thrown out. after congress passed a law g

abc 7 news is in the newsroom now with more on the doma decision. vic? >> what that should mean for married couples is sell brit today, call your cpa tomorrow. on a practical level this means married couples will have to sort out benefits and that could be complicated. >> justices of the supreme court thank you for affirming principle of equal justice under the law. >> edith winsor sued the government after she was forced to pay a huge inheritance tax when her wife died in 2009 because their union wasn't recognized. it's an issue worrying many couples this couple live in pa civica and have been a couple two decades but didn't get hitched though they had a chance to do it before prop 8 banned gay marriages. they had friends with bad experiences with confusing tax filings. >> we found interest a number of friends that they had to file multiple returns because they had to file one way for state and another way for the federal government. >> today's ruling now means shooting and goiren will get married as soon as they can. >> they will be able to file jointl

abc 7 news is in the newsroom now with more on the doma decision. vic?> what that should mean for married couples is sell brit today, call your cpa tomorrow. on a practical level this means married couples will have to sort out benefits and that could be complicated. >> justices of the supreme cot thank you for affirming principle of equal justice under the law. >> edit winsor sued the government after she was forced to pay a huge inheritance tax when her wife died in 2009 because their union wasn't recognized. it's an suis worrying many couples this couple live in pa civica and have been a couple two decades but didn't get hitched though they had a chance to do it before prop 8 banned gay marriages. they had friends with bad experiences with confusing tax filings. >> we found interest a number of friends that they had to file multiple returns because they had to file one way for state and another way for the federal government. >> today's ruling now means shooting and goiren will get married as soon as they can. >> they will be able to file jointly on t

. >>> in the newsroom coming up at 6:00 the san francisco judge overturned prop 8 is talking to abc 7 news political reporter mark matthews right now. we'll bring you his reactions and we'll take you live to the castro. a huge rally will be underway to celebrate today's same-sex marriage ligs zigs. also, nasa's efforts to study the sun that could lead to a better way to communicate here on earth. thank you well a huge salute for one east bay veteran in sacramento. >> serving my country for better for worse. they're the future of the country here. >> that is 93-year-old navy vet from san leandro one of 65 war veterans. >> looks fantastic. would love to to hear that. >> i would, too. important to hear those stories. >> from all us of here thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. our >>> this is "world news." tonight, landmark ruling. the supreme court redefines the modern american family. two historic victories for gay rights and same sex marriage. outside, the emotional reaction. the nationwide response. and right here, the tiny 84-year-old woman whose mighty determination just ch

abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. katie? >> reporter: a lot of reaction. we want to take you live to rome right now where a news conference is under way at the hotel where james gandolfini was when he got sick and of course later died. it looks like it is just wrapping up there. a family friend was at the podium and says it appears that james gandolfini died of a heart attack. a lot of reaction from not only hollywood but politicians this morning. in a tweet, chris christie, the governor of new jersey, gandolfini's home state, called the actor a new jersey pressure and deepest sympathies to his family. and john mccain said one of the nicest guys i've ever met. this morning we have learned that gandolfini's body has moved from the hospital in rome to the city morgue and again we expect to know officially that he died of a heart attack after his autopsy which is scheduled for tomorrow. an official with the hotel where gandolfini was staying with his son, michael, said michael called the front desk around 10:00 local time yesterday after his dad got sick in t

abc 7 news. >> >> reporter: >> ga >> gar >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom.the kron4 morning news at 9. let's start with the weather and traffic. >>mark: george: drive times have been pushed up to over 30 minutes. let's take a closer look at 11 northbound and southbound, both directions. our san francisco camera shows that conditions are very much improved and now for the southbound james lick freeway as well as for the inbound central freeway. they have sped the emir and lights up at the bay bridge toll plaza to help clear up the back up, it still reaches all the way down to the 80 split. that drive time is running at up to 26 minutes. out of the macarthur maze, from highway 24 is a 37 minute drive time to get into downtown san francisco from the beginning of the back up. and a anny? >>anny: good morning to you you are at 63 and same deal for santa rosa. what are we expecting for today?. today is of the coolest day. plenty of sunshine, breezy at times. we will talk more about the warming trend, this way towards the end of the week. i will talk about what is