now is my pleasure to introduce our very special guest, richard north patterson, the author of 19 acclaimed novels including esquire and in the name of honor. mr. patterson has written a new book, the dessel's light which explores the idea of a nuclear threat from al qaeda. what happens when al qaeda-style is a bonnet tries to detonated on the tenth anniversary of 9/11? mr. patterson the answer is that in a thriller that features a lineup of interesting characters including the u.s. intelligence figure and a work channeler who may or may not save the day to read mr. patterson was a lawyer before becoming a writer serving as an assistant attorney general for the state of ohio. he also worked as a lawyer for the securities exchange commission. he's been chairman of the organization common cause and has written for such publications as the times of london and "the washington post." many works have been international bestsellers and i daresay that the devil's list will join that list. please welcome richard north patterson. [applause] >> it's great to see you and to have read your book. the dev

is my pleasure to introduce our very special guest richard north patterson, the author of 19 acclaimed novels including turn 13. mr. patterson has written a new work, "the devil's light" which explores the idea of a nuclear threat from al qaeda. what happens when al qaeda steals obama tries to detonate it on the 10th anniversary of 9/11? esther patterson answers that in a thrill that features a lineup of interesting characters, including a u.s. intelligence agent named brooke chanda who may or may not save the day. mr. patterson was a lawyer before becoming a writer concert at one point as assistant attorney general for the state of ohio. he also worked as a lawyer for the securities and exchange commission that he has been chairman of the organization common cause and has written for such publications as the times of london and the "washington post." many of his works have been international sellers, and i daresay that "the devil's light" will join that list. is welcome richard north patterson. [applause] >> it's great to see you and to have read your book, "the devil's light" doesn't

this is north of patterson, west of tracy just off of 580 between 205 and i5.it is an area where you can see there are not a lot of homes just a lot of dry grass and this fire is burning out of control right now. they are really bringing in a lot of equipment to try to deal with this. what we understand, we just got information three helicopters, four tankers and four fire trucks are fighting this fire. we will continue to follow this and bring you more information as soon as we get it. >>> californians installed 47- kilowatts of solar energy equipment. >>> net flicks is heading south. the unline movie rental company will offer its live streaming to mexico and the caribbean. the move is the company's largest expansion. the news sent the company's stock soring ending the day at $290 per share. >>> google and microsoft are being sued over their street level mapping service. a louisiana company transscenic claims google infringe on its patent. those internet services allow people to see foot level. we reached to google , and got no comment. >>> and bradford street

on that note about the fire, the closure, patterson pass because of the equipment on the scene. going to the north bay, 101 shows slower sensor readings, the yellow in the southbound direction sticking around. speeds in the 50s through that stretch. the construction cleared from this area. here highway 37, westbound, reports of some sort of unknown substance bags spilled on the roadway. no lanes reported closed but chp has yet to provide detail. there is race activity this weekend. drag races going on. as you approach the maze, speeds are holding up close to the limit. the development here is the metering lights have turned on so you'll see slowing off of the berkeley curve right around emeryville. then we're looking at 880 further south. a live look, showing the volume of traffic on the right, holding steady. relatively light because it's friday so we don't see this until about 8:15. the nimitz can be an issue. >> you know this, mike. drivers traveling on a major freeway through the north bay, should be aware this morning of a shift in their commute. caltrans says starting today drivers head nort

patterson avenue and 39th. that is good news. let's go to walnut creek this morning take a look at your drive toward north main traffic flowing smoothly southbound 680 to san rafael construction northbound in novato. this is at the limit. no problems around the golden gate bridge, a little foggy but no issues getting into san francisco. bay bridge is reporting a high wind advisory if you are heading into san francisco westbound. go to abc7news.com for all your information. click on bay area traffic. >>> thanks a lot up next the royal couple said goodbye to california. how they spent their last day coming up. >> and hazards of riding a bike let's another look at will and kate. also we wanted to tell you about the hazards of riding a bike traffic that you may have to look out for. our dentist recommended act. [ male announcer ] act mouthwash restores enamel and makes teeth up to 2 times stronger. act. stronger teeth and fresher breath in every bottle. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thou