red flag warning in the hills.tchy fog along the coast, and our temperatures, again, will be cooling as we get into the afternoon. so the ridge of high pressure still in place, but this low over idaho is actually going to be pulling our way, eventually hanging off the bay area coastline there and it's going to, well, park itself there for the next few days. today, into the afternoon, we're going to be cooler. red flag warning will expire at 3:00 in the afternoon. sunday looks to be the bigger drop in temperatures, and not to add too much to your plate here, we may even see a few sprinkles. i'll show you that in the extended forecast. today, if you're going to see the giants play, lucky you. in the afternoon, upper 50s by the end of the game and onshore breeze picking up in the afternoon 10 to 15 miles per hour at at&t park. extended forecast, again, entering the possibility of slight chance for some rain. i think tomorrow morning we could wake up with patchy drizzle along the coastline. i think for sure, we'll see

. >>> and there is a red flag warnings, we will tell you who is affected next. >>> and a connection for 8-year- old leila fowler, the latest on the investigation, we will have more coming up. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good morning, thank you for waking up with us, first day of may right now high winds are winning around parts -- whipping around parts of the bay area plus fires are burning up north and we have team coverage this morning. our meteorologist steve paulson is monitoring the wind gusts and claudine wong is right in the middle of the action in sonoma county and we can see the smoke and the wind and we understand the win and spoke is not the only problem. are you okay? >> no. i am not. >> reporter: my eyes are burning and fire continues to burn along the fire line and i will give you an idea of where we are, this is knight's valley and crews are headed down there because there is so much fire we can't see all through this area and they are trying to get in front of this area and it has picked up in the last few minutes. this fire is one of several that are bur

red flag warning. wind advisory that goes until 11:00. ag until -- the fled flag until 6:00 -- red flag until 6:00. the wind advisory seems like -- it's not for everyone. some locations are breezy, other location, hardly at all. 60s to 90s. that low humidity, windy and very warm for some. really cold and foggy for others. temperatures will be way above average today. on the five-day forecast, windy, warm, except on san mateo, santa cruz coast. it does look cooler for everyone. speaking of cooler, this is the campus -- boulder, colorado -- believe this is from our general manager. for those of you who lived or went to boulder university, that's the scene this morning. [laughter] >> wow! >> it was 70 yesterday. >> this morning? >> yes. >> i guarantee you that this will all be gone in about two days. today it's snowing in the rockies all the way up to minneapolis. just incredible. great information on twitter. a lot of snow information and also local information. if you can, jump on. >> all right. amazing. thank you. >>> 8:27. right now, wild

if there is a red flag warning into tonight.ndy and very warm. >> it is very when the outside. we had wind gusts up to 70 mi. per hour. i have listed that the hallways and how warm we are compared to the seasonal high. san francisco will climb to 80 degrees. it will be a few degrees warmer for santa rosa. it is also a warmer start for the morning. check out napa up. hit 68 degrees currently in fairfield. he is a very warm morning perry ed we will be moving to 70's. hayward, is coming in at 65 degrees. as we follow these numbers into afternoon. futurecast 4 shows '70s and '80s by lunchtime. as with the clock in motion this indicates where we will see possibly '90s. we will probably see some '90s for the morgan hill and gilroy area. by 8:00 p.m. tonight the winds will have died down. let's break down your afternoon highs. it will be plenty of 80s for the south bay. san jose will come in at 84 degrees. mountain view will come in at 84 degrees. 82 degrees for san leandro and 87 for walnut creek. downtown san francisco will come in f

the red flag when it expires at 6:00 p.m..windy weather in the war over the next couple days coming up in just a couple of minutes george. >> erica we're tracking slower than usual traffic through marin county a hot spot southbound is morning. we have had no incidents or accidents to account for the delay. the drive times are over 44 minutes for your trip as you head out of novato. you will see the traffic begins to slow even a bit before the 37 interchange. if you head south bound with heavy traffic all the way into an even a little bit past central san raphael. >> james. thank you george continuing our coverage. of the fire that erupted in the north bay i was appointed to you on the map. the lower fire indicator that is the fire near yountville during north of nashville. on the right-hand side we have pictures of the actual fire. and on the right deal from our helicopter partnership with abc seven news. the fight broke out around 1145 last light of the burned 75 a.. it is 60 percent contained. so far a barn has been destroye

they have red flag warnings as well.the state pretty much both ends of it dealing with high high fire danger. it's going to stay that way for the next 24 hours. look outside right now, it's 92 in antioch. 92 in livermore. temperatures today very, very warm. well above the average. and fire danger still high. even though there's no red flag warning now you have heat. and low humidities and that's enough to cause you some problems. if you're going out to the ballpark tonight. the heat is going to make it great because going to the dodger game at 7:15 tonight. temperature first pitch, mid- 60s. when you leave that ballpark, in the high 50s. good night for baseball. hope you can get out there or know somebody going out. the wind is going to be cool. temperatures really swinging around now. because i've been talking about the offshore winds going from land to sea. the on shore winds are going to start to come into play. and that's going to cool us off rapidly. just is. and you know how that works. forecast highs tomorrow, thi

the red flag warning warning is for solano county. what we are looking at is the potential for strong winds out of the north in the bay area. big fire danger in southern california. our fire danger on the increase into the next 24 hours. so when i come back we will show you how hot it will get, because things will heat up and we will stay on the fire as well. >> thank you. >>> a police officer is being hailed as a hero tonight after helping to save the life of a baby. ktvu's christien kafton is live. did the police officer say he was just doing his job? >> reporter: that is it. i spoke with him at the police department an hour and a half go. he said he was doing what any other officer he would have done. a baby stopped breathing at a daycare center. he rushed to the scene. he says when he arrived the women running the daycare center were already giving her cpr in this home. that is when he stepped in. >> i just kind of took over. started doing chest compressions. which is what we are taught to do. chest compressions. i did that for pr

the red flag warning stands. tomorrow we'll see the winds drop off which is why we'll let that red flag warning expire, even though temperatures will come up even more so. we could see the first triple digits of the year. i do believe we will in places like gilroy and fairfield. 80s and 90s inland. 80 degrees at 4:00 p.m. in santa cruz. 93 in fairfield and 87 in napa. tomorrow the heat is on. we'll cool you off saturday into sunday, low to mid 80s arrive on sunday. that's when it's going to start to get a little more comfortable. then we keep dropping like a rock monday into tuesday, bringing a few stray showers, especially in the north bay, about a 20% to 30% chance for that. mike it's getting busy in your area as well. look at that. >> the winds are changing a bit. still have the gusts, but our chopper was able to take off. they're showing as the crews take away the cars that were involved in this crash north 17. it is still jammed. this is northbound 17 approaching 280, jammed up on the maps. the lanes have ju

the red flag warning warning is

. >> as you know parts of the bay area, we're at a red flag warning. the weather conditions are almost extreme and this fire was spreading rapidly when fire crews arrived. >> a crowd gathered to see what was happening as the flames spread came close to a mobile home park. >> my mom lives in the first corner and i saw the cloud of smoke and it's about ten feet away from the fence line right there. i started watering down the mobile homes. it was scary. >> reporter: two people were treated for smoke inhalation but there were no other injuries and no other structures caught fire. >> we have fires here every year and usually multiple fires in a year. >> his happened three times last year. in a way i'm glad it is over. >> you heard the fire captain say this fire spread very quickly. that is what happens when it is this dry outside. the best thing people can do is call 911 at the earliest sign of smoke. >> our record heat has been a major factor in the fires and less than an hour from another red flag warning. let's check in with meteorologist sandhya patel.

that red flag warning in effect until 6:00 in the evening. now, temperatures outside now very, very mild. you get the winds mixing these temperatures around and 70 degrees in santa rosa, 6 the san rafael and san francisco. a cool 46, though, in pacifica. i think by the afternoon, again these temperatures are going to start to heat up again. yesterday, well, not as warm. average temperatures usually in the 60s and 70s. by the afternoon today, as much as 17 degrees above the average at 90 degrees in livermore. we'll have more on your weather coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> the red flag warning is of special concern in contra costa county where two fire districts are also dealing with financial issues there. the contra costa county fire protection district crews are now using bulldozers to get 200 miles of fire trails ready for the season. it is a rush job because hot, dry conditions have arrived about a month earlier than normal. not a good year for this to be happening because of the recent budget cuts. >> response times are

red flag warning for north bay mountains until saturday 3:00 p.m. humidity is going to be 15-30% range. wind gusts up to 40-50 miles an hour but they are expected to pick up. you can see a view from san francisco. record highs, 92, 86 in oakland. mountain view with a record at 80 and santa cruz was 92 degrees. some big time changes are coming for your weekend. i'll be back with the details. >> dan: happening now in southern california a major fire in ventura county tripled in size today. it's burned 43 square miles so far, an area as big as san francisco no homes have been destroyed but 15 have been damaged. fire is 20% contained. firefighters believe it might take more than a week to bring it completely under control. 900 firefighters on the line. fire has moved toward the ocean. flames jumped the pacific coast highway. >> nearly a dozen bay area strike teams are in southern california or on their way to lend a hand. counties participate in a system they give aid to a county that is overwhelmed. >> the dryness and temperature and humidity and wind,

the red flag warning is a big deal. the high pressures are building in and pushing clouds down the valley. but you got clouds right now and some clouds. there is the red flag warning right there and you can see the hill tops, that does not mean it would not be dangerous fire conditions. again, if you are down about 5 or 600 feet, you can still have an issue obviously. the winds are what we are watching for. the temperatures are warm. humidity are worst. and then we got the north winds. when i come back at 10:00 they'l going to be pointing this way down of the arrows. that'll be of the beginning of the stronger winds. for the forecast, we are looking for some winds that start to coming down the slope, that'll warm things up. maybe even more, strongest winds should be out there out in fayetteville, temperatures tomorrow will be gradually warm. a lot of mid and upper 80s. dab blow have win gust up to 45 miles per hour. the forecast's highs tomorrow, those are 80s of the oranges. but, the real story is the wind. right now t

. >> as you know parts of the bay area, we're at a red flag warning. the weather conditions are almost extreme and this fire was spreading rapidly when fire crews arrived. >> a crowd gathered to see what was happening as the flames spread came close to a mobile home park. >> my mom lives in the first corner and i saw the cloud of smoke and it's about ten feet away from the fence line right there. i started watering down the mobile homes. it was scary. >> reporter: two people were treated for smoke inhalation but there were no other injuries and no other structures caught fire. >> we have fires here every year and usually multiple fires in a year. >> his happened three times last year. in a way i'm glad it is over. >> you heard the fire captain say this fire spread very quickly. that is what happens when it is this dry outside. the best thing people can do is call 911 at the earliest sign of smoke. >> our record heat has been a major factor in the fires and less than an hour from another red flag warning. let's check in with meteorologist sandhya patel.

red flag warning. it's very warm out there. mid-70s by the delta. live doppler 7-hd. we're starting out warm and windy in the north bay with relative humidity dropping below 15%. looking at another hot day in parts of the bay with high fire danger, above thousand feet. here a lack at san francisco. look how sunny it is. mid-60s in oakland with lower 60s in san carlos and san jose. dense fog along the shoreline down to salinas and down to san mateo coast and half moon bay and hazy conditions, livermore as well as union city, 62 for you. really a lot going on with the day of transition as we start out warm but we're going finish cool where the fog sliding up from the south later on today. sunshine and temperatures still above normal today, but not as warm as yesterday. chance of showers comes in after midnight. it's an area of low pressure that will stay with us through tuesday. we are cooler with the fog. half moon bay, a little cooler from san carlos to hayward and surge late today will cool everyone off and be back to regular temperatures in next several days. wind g

the mark usually close fwhud comes early in the year. >> red flag warning for high fire danger expires in the next hour or so. and nowhere is concern greater than in hills in the east bay. >> fire officials as you might expect in this area are diswadding residents from doing things like gardening but it's easier said than done. >> moraga and orinda residents required to clear veg laigs. in this case the gardening service is doing the work clearing weeds from underneath power lines. >> right up there, sun is just beaming down. >> but the chief steven he'lly says a red flag warning day is not the day to do this job. it could start the fire they want to prevent. >> we've had occasion where people have been out in the afternoon. and. >> the garden says he looks for rock as way of signs. >> we're doing a lot out in oak and antioch oakley and this is like a 10 acre lot z we had a tractor z we started a fire. it closed down both sides of the freeway before the antioch bridge. >> he monitors winds through highway 24 door door. >> weather is the most dominant of the three. >> a shuttered fire s

of course we will continue to monitor the windy conditions and we will have more on today's red flag warning and you can find more information on today's website. >>> they are trying to determine if the man accused of kidnal be a toddler also killed leila fowler. they arrested jason yesterday morning. officers say he broke into a home and tried to grab a 15 month old girl but the child's mother was able to fight him off until police arrived and this all happened right in front of the woman's children. >> we ran into the room. >> i pushed the door. >> you pushed the door closed? >> yes. >> the sheriff said he does not think this kidnapping case is connected to the leila fowler case however they have taken dna samples from the man arrested. >>> yesterday about 1,000 people held a vigil for her. mourners tied pink ribbons and purple to a school fence. it included memories from her teacher and music from her favorite song, lady, need you now. >> i have had students who will always be special to me but please know for me leila fowler will never be forgotten and she will be carried in my h

a red flag warning is in effect. but, first -- >> thousands turn outÑi to remember an 8-year-old killed in her own home as investi> reporter: it was amazing.e1 it was moving.ó[ as we see, everybody in6z this community andlp then some came t to say good-bye to 8-year-old layla fowler, but her brother could not. >> i'mt( not saying good-bye to fá i'mi] going to say i'll see you later.e1 >> reportep3: more people turne out for tonight's vigil than 8-year-old layla fowler's faef rit colors. they madefá certain when it started getting dark, it started getting lighter. >> comfort us in our sorrow.Ñie& >> reporter: those who did

that red flag warning is out and mt. diablo is at 74 and i was look generally around 20 to 25 and a few locations are generally above 50s. there is really -- except for the santa. temperatures are on their way up. incredible lows 30s and 40s and santa rosa 68, 66 fairfield, livermore 68, 50s and 60s and some temperatures are on the cool side and there is some of that fog and it continues to work its way up the santa cruz coast. i doubt it will last long. almost 41 degrees and except for the fog on the santa cruz coast, it is well above average temperatures and if you get one of those chance untiles it will be much cooler sunday and monday. >>> there is a show of support foreground breaking athlete, here is how they were responding to his bold decision to come out. >> i felt like after crawling through a field of bashed wire -- barbed wire. .. >> a woman is fighting to clear her name and her legal saga is not over yet. >>> we will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather so stay tuned. ake one of t

>>> a red flag warning for the bay area and this is one reason why. bay area wildfires are the top story. good afternoon, i'm tori campbell with the threat of high winds and hot weather, firefighters in the north bay battle a grass fire this afternoon. with continuing coverage and new developments of a story we first brought you this morning, ktvu's brian brings us the report this morning. >> reporter: firefighters have made significant progress. this is the scene of the yellow fire. considering california fire won't be significantly staffed until next week, they've made progress, at least with this fire. cal fire crews are busy with dozers throughout the day. here's where we stand right now. the fire at 2:00 this morning was originally two separate fires but merged into one earlier this morning. so far, it's burned about 125 acres. this is along yellow jacket road. according to cal fire, it's about 50% contained and should be fully contained by sometime tomorrow morning. cal fire say the winds came relatively early considering it's not fire season ju

red flag warning has been extended until 12:00 tomorrow. so we'll continue not only with the red flag warning in the hills. we'll have the heat advisory. i'll be back with the impact forecast. on what you can expect on what will be the warmest day of the week. >>> fire training was actually underway just yards away today from one of the fire fights in napa county. new at 6, law rain blanco is live where dozens who wanted to help couldn't. >> reporter: we're standing on the drill grounds. you can see that building behind me. that's where they train on structure fires. they also pull hoses up that dry brush and the hills. it's also to get ready for fires as close as across the street. these firefighters training for fire season are booking up steep, dry brush. even while hauling hoses and 40 pounds of gear. this week long cal fire returning academy includes training for wildland fires, emergency medical services, hazmat, learning how to respond to a blackout situation when there's zero visibility. >> have to perform a task of putting a new ai

red flag warning in affect until 6:00 tomorrow evening. and we have record highs likely on wednesday and thursday as temperatures rise next couple days. dry front pushing through. sharp difference between jernts of high pressure center of rp inland produces a tight gradient meaning strong winds in this case dry winds. now looking at the week ahead another graphic rendering here. this is a trend up to 91 degrees on thursday. and temperatures will taper off for the weekend and we have a sharp drop in temperatures sunday, monday, tuesday. that is beginning sunday. mild, breezy, low temperatures into mid-50s but highs tomorrow on the rise in the south bay mid to upper 80s low to mid-80s, moving towards upper 80s and topping out at 87 degrees tomorrow, mid-70s on the coast. the very warm conditions for coastal areas here in the bay area. 77 degrees downtown san francisco tomorrow. 86 santa rosa. on the east bay, oakland topping out at 85. 84 union city. highs into upper 80s to about 90 in walnut creek. here is the accu-weather forecast. thursda

that red flag warning for the north bay hills. you can see winds in the hills but not the advisory criteria. we will be watching it for you. it's 58 in napa, so the cool mornings there has moved in but that's going to be push aid way by this very strong wind. red flag warning in the north bay. we have records today. it was a spare the air day today. when i come back we're going to talk about the mayor cooling and the red flag warning that will occur in a few hours. >>> take a look at the air as the sun was setting. officials issued a same day spare the air alert at about 1:00 this afternoon. typically those alerts are announced a day in advance so people are aware ahead of time. smoke from the north and heat were the cause of that warning. >>> a springs fire is burning. if flames still threaten up to 400 homes tonight. evacuations have been ordered for several neighborhoods. more than 1000 firefighters are fighting this blaze. >> we stocked up, what it bode s for us is what the rest of the year has and if we're going to wear peopl

that red flag warning for the north bay hills. you can see winds in the hills but not the advisory criteria. we will be watching it for you. it's 58 in napa, so the cool mornings there has moved in but that's going to be push aid way by this very strong wind. red flag warning in the north bay. we have records today. it was a spare the air day today. when i come back we're going to talk about the mayor cooling and the red flag warning that will occur in a few hours. >>> take a look at the air as the sun was setting. officials issued a same day spare the air alert at about 1:00 this afternoon. typically those alerts are announced a day in advance so people are aware ahead of time. smoke from the north and heat were the cause of that warning. >>> a springs fire is burning. if flames still threaten up to 400 homes tonight. evacuations have been ordered for several neighborhoods. more than 1000 firefighters are fighting this blaze. >> we stocked up, what it bode s for us is what the rest of the year has and if we're going to wear peopl

keep in mind the red flag 1 is expires in 6:00 p.m..is causes concern for everyone above a thousand feet. right now we're not to bad some pretty gusty conditions overnight. fairfield 18 allow an hour winds. 15 in santa rosa. the rest of the bay area is waking up to calm conditions. later today to cast 4 highlights the 7:00 hour. we're talking 24 mi. an hour went for fairfield. 19 for santa rosa. >> looking at the blue shading on your screen indicates wind gusts between 20-30 mi. an hour. the wind starts to die down to the afternoon and evening hours. by the time the advisory expires we're talking 11 mi. an hour winds. for concord and. a look at your afternoon highs will be lower than what we saw yesterday. santa clara 8584 in mountain view. the numbers are pretty conservative. a few spots could reach 90. fairfield is one. 88 degrees. 87 and his bird. >> 84 downtown san francisco. 88 in napa appearing at a four for petaluma. we have even more whether on the way. tomorrow is shaping up to the warmest day of the week. high- pressure is in

red flag warning in affect until 6:00 tomorrow evening.nd we have record highs likely on wednesday and thursday as temperatures rise next couple days. dry front pushing through. sharp difference between jernts of high pressure center of rp inland produces a tight gradient meaning strong winds in this case dry winds. now looking at the week ahead another graphic rendering here. this is a trend up to 91 degrees on thursday. and temperatures will taper off for the weekend and we have a sharp drop in temperatures sunday, monday, tuesday. that is beginning sunday. mild, breezy, low temperatures into mid-50s but highs tomorrow on the rise in the south bay mid to upper 80s low to mid-80s, moving towards upper 80s and topping out at 87 degrees tomorrow, mid-70s on the coast. the very warm conditions for coastal areas here in the bay area. 77 degrees downtown san francisco tomorrow. 86 santa rosa. on the east bay, oakland topping out at 85. 84 union city. highs into upper 80s to about 90 in walnut creek. here is the accu-weather forecast. thursday

he is track the latest on the red flag alerts in the bay area. lawrenc. >> still blustery in the bay area. mount diablo has gusts every over 50 miles per hour. so red flag warnings continuing outside in the north and the east bay. we have the red flag warnings up continuing right into the diablo range. we have some hot afternoon temperatures expected again up into the 80s even some low 90s. and then the humidity levels less than 30%. so yeah, the recipe is right for fire conditions until 6 p.m. the rainfall amounts, you remember we had all that rain before the first of the year, and then once we hit january, it pretty much shut off. from january to april 2013, just over 3" of rain. that is now an all-time record for the driest drought on record for the last 164 years. that is simply amazing. we'll have more on the weather, it's only going to get hotter now, coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> bay area communities need all the help they can get as fire season kicks into high gear. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran explains the b

got the red flag warnings, strong winds. protect your home especially if you live in the higher elevations, clear the brush away. that's one way to protect yourself and your family. it's getting hot two months earlier than summertime arrived. first day of summer isn't until june 21st. first day of may, temps in the mid 90s. this is the reason why, we're starting out nice and mild. getting these warm down slooet sloping winds. now we have read flag warnings in southern california as well. you want to keep in mind we're getting into that time of year. best time to practice good fire safety is between now and september. hills above 1,000 feet, red flag warning in place until wednesday, this evening at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, excessive heat warrick in place for parts of the bay area. we'll show you where and let you know when we'll get heat relief and when we bring in the rain. it's all in your seven-day forecast. first one to get you out the door on time, mike inouye. >> turn the camera toward the bay bridge toll plaza. i don't see

>> the red flag warning is until 6:00, that is how much longer we have to deal with this. we have live doppler 7 hd and we see we it is quiet. we could use some rain but it is not in the offing. look how much warmer it is because of the winds, from 14 degrees warmer at sfo to ten at livermore and 16 at santa rosa and you factor in what that has done to the temperatures and we are running 70 right new in santa rosa, 59 in san carlos and 63 in oakland and 63 in mountain view and 61 in san jose. today, it will be breezy through the morning, high fire danger through the afternoon, and the threat starts to fade but notice the temperatures by 4:00, flirting with 90 inland and 70's at the coast. the seven-day outlook shows -- excuse me, the three day forecast, dangerous heat tomorrow. cooling hits the coast on friday. it rolls into the bay on saturday. on sunday, it goes inland so this is an an end ahead but it will take to the weekend. >> in napa county we have one way traffic control in affect. highway 128 between scott road and center lane is not fully shut down with one-way t

we had the red flag warnings going. we'll talk all about your full forecast which now includes rain. lots to talk about, 4:31. first let's talk to mike about your drive. >> rain, it's going to sizzle when it lands. looking over towards the golden gate bridge. this is moving smoothly, but north of here between the waldo tunnel and the north end of the bridge, road crews have a lane or two blocked still with overnight road crews. you don't see slowing on our sensors. the city itself moves slowly and the bay bridge is just fine. south 101 approaching silver, a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. reports are that there was someone that was over there by the side of the car as well. we'll get updates once the chp arrives. we'll watch this interchange carefully. we'll send it back to you. >> new hope this morning as investigators may have found the man wanted for stabbing and killing an 8-year-old girl in her central valley home. 44-year-old jason way rain was arrested yesterday. he's accused of breaking into an apartment and t

>> we still have a red flag warning above 1,000 feet.ty winds and low relative humidity right on through the afternoon. elsewhere around the bay temperatures will be cooling off. we are talking about in the lower 70s downtown san francisco. upper 70s in oakland. still warm in our inland east bay, but certainly cooler than it's been. today the warmest day out of the next seven. a slight chance of showers comes our way tomorrow. lingers into tuesday. big changes tomorrow. >> all right, lisa. thank you. thank you all for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. abc7 news continues at 8:00 a.m. don't forget, you can get your exclusive free alarm clock app on your android phone along with your i-phone. ha >>> good morning, america. this morning, breaking news. california burning. massive wildfires out of control growing overnight now threatening thousands of homes. our team is right there documenting the fight from the ground and from the air. this morning, could a change in the weather turn the tide in this desperate fight? >>> also dev

stay with ktvu news, as this red flag warning continues. we're going to be monitoring the fires still burning, and bring you the latest information on air and on your mobile device. >>> in downtown oakland, more than 150 people hit the streets tonight as part of a may day protest of the city's minimum wage. eric rasmussen was with those protesters. eric is live outside city hall, where the crowd just broke up in the past couple of hours. >> reporter: people have just about cleared out of here. the only think left behind, a little bit of trash from the food they were serving protesters tonight. this time it did not include any clashes with police. a loud and lofty demand from these protesters in oakland. raise the minimum wage from 8 to $15 an hour. a stop at this taco bell turned tense for a moment, when some protesters briefly went inside the restaurant. but even as this march shut down major city streets, including broadway, and telegraph, the protests remained peaceful. a year ago, occupy oakland protesters clashed with officers who used

but as a picture of red flags and warning signs surrounding ariel castro emerges, the biggest red flag is the least talked about today, because it seems on the surface almost too routine to be a red flag because it is such a fact of american life and that very mundane red flag is ariel castro's record of alleged domestic violence. a disturbing list of charges against castro dating back to 2005 reporting based on court documents that his ex-wife, quote, suffered two broken noses, broken ribs, a knocked-out tooth, blood clot on the brain, and two dislocated shoulders. requesting a judge keep castro from threatening to kill her and further alleging the ex-wife has full custody with no visitation for castro, nevertheless, castro repeatedly abducts their daughter and keeps them from mother, prompting katie jambaker to write, quote, we care very much about pretty adolescent girls who disappear in thin air, but we should also worry about guys who abuse their wives and children before they find replacements to hide in the basement. we're talking about a man that had been accused of assaulting

red flag warnings for the north bay through 3:00. but a change in the forecast that could include some firefighting rain. >>> think of it as a genius bar at a public library. starting monday, you will be able to road test e-readers. now, a story you will see only on nbc bay area. >> reporter: yes, libraries are still filled with paper books. but especially around here they're also full of tech savvy people and with that in mind, the library will roll out what it calls the tech tool bar. a smorgasbord of e-readers because the library was getting so many questions about them. >> partly to train any volunteers here who are more tech savvy and are happy to take that time to explain to someone, oh, this is a feature of the kindl. this is a feature of the nook. >> we have digital magazines. we have free music, mp3s you can download and keep. so we're really trying to get the word out about all of this free stuff we have beyond just e-books. >> reporter: the library calls a genius bar on wheels. sitting in the shadow of apple headquarters,

. >>> a red flag warning in effect across the bay area. the national weather service issued the red flag warning for the north bay hills, the east bay hills and the north range. potentially large fire risks. parts of the east santa clara county hills. >> the reason we are seeing the red flag warning, temperatures and winds, currently temperatures remain very mile across portions of the bay area: 76 in napa, 75 in fairfield. wind speeds really howling in fairfield. these are sustained wind speeds of 30 miles per hour in fairfield. we are going to see more of those breezy conditions tonight so it will be windy and dry with a high fire danger tonight and tomorrow. a warmer afternoon tomorrow than what we saw today and back to a warming trend and record high temperatures coming up. >> the food and drug administration say the morning after pill should be available on shellst without prescription. it is now available for girls 15 and younger. >> reporter: a 15-year-old will soon be able to walk into a pharmacy and pick up the morning after pill

a red flag warning is still issued. it is dry and it will be windy.ave more coming up on this. >>> an unusual health scare. a case of typhoid fever has been involved handing a food handler at stonestown galleria. what people need to know if they have eaten there recently. >> reporter: the san francisco health department was alerted to the case by a doctor who treated an employee who works here at the cafe. >> if they ate on days of april, 17, 18, 20, 27, those are the days we think may have had an exposure. >> the worker con tracked the disease while traveling out of the country. >> people need to know if they travel outside the country, to asia, central america. any developing country, they should be aware there are vaccinations available. >> reporter: officials say it is unlikely others where exposed because of hand washing requirements for food service workers. however, there is a chance. >> most symptoms show up in two weeks. we are getting to the two-week windows. some cases can go out to three weeks, so people need too be aware. >> typhoid could

this is an early red flag warning we will be talking about, coming up., i want to take you to san jose. it was warm with a high of 80. concord, you hit 85. downtown san francisco, only 65. we will get toasty. north bay hills, east bay hills, winds increase tonight. that really picks up the fire danger when coupled to that low humidity. take a life look outside. it has been a beautiful day to be outside. now we get hot starting tomorrow. you will start off tomorrow morning pretty mild. everybody in the low to mid- 50s. san jose, 53. satellite radar review shows a huge ridge of high pressure. it is getting stronger and building into the perfect spot. we will get the offshore wind north and west. that will warm us up. mid to upper 80s tomorrow, including concord and livermore. san francisco downtown, you will be back in the 70s. 90s away from the water thursday, friday and saturday. 95 on friday. near the bay, 70s at the coast. on sunday, the wind direction will change. we will get cooler. morning cloud cover by next week. highs only in the 60s near the bay

red flag warning going up into friday, saturday, time period. highs so far today, it's been cool in half moon bay. 59 degrees inland areas up into low 80s and has been a warmer day just about everywhere today. and is going to get hot. >> thank you. a large swath of the nation's mid section is under tornado warnings now. no damage or injuries have been reported though. residents have been told to brace for hail and thunderstorms as well as possibility of more tornadoes and flooding. warnings extend north to minnesota. forecasters expect the weather will worsen later tonight into tomorrow. >> we've got a look fr a man accused of a drunk driving crash that killed three people. he face aid judge, increasing bail to 1dzs million. abc 7 news is live and the blood alcohol tests are back right, but have not been released. >> you're right. reality is sinking in. many people are visiting this memorial here. first, the man police say caused the crash was in court today. 25-year-old paul dias faces three charges of felony manslaughter for a memorial day car

>> the red flag warnings were extended until moon tomorrow. let's check out live doppler hd and the skies are clear across the bay area, but the red flag warning is in affect for the north bay mountains, east bay hills and de yaw blow range -- diablo range. elevation about a thousand foot. humidity levels are 10 to 20%. winds are gusting 30 to 45 miles per hour. fire danger remaining elevated. you can see a little shaky camera there, but here are some of the hill type wind gusts right now in the north bay hills . knoxville creek, 30 mile an hour gusts and hawk eye 28. mount diablo34 and calaveras road,30 mile an hour wind gusts. record high temperatures coming and a heat advisory going up. >> sandhya, thank you. >>> the yellow fire burning in saw though ma county is 60% contain -- in sonoma county is 60% contained. 100 acres burned and one farm house. alan wang is live in saw -- sonoma county with the latest. alan? >> carolyn, this fire is no longer a threat to the wine country or its tourism. but it is a wake up call to the firefighting seaso

we have a red flag warning. once that goes away we'll see cooling around the bay with that westerly wind. temperatures are going to stay warm. i'll show you what i mean in a moment. currently 86 in napa. 86 in antioch. upper 70s along the coast. here's the big story, national weather service has issued a heat advisory for tomorrow. basically for the entire bay area. this comes when you have urban areas like san francisco out on the avenues, places in oakland that don't have air- conditioning typically. so when you get temperatures near 90 in san francisco, temperatures in oakland near 90 or at 90, national weather service ponies up with a heat advisory. that's what we'll see tomorrow. records possible. number of records. it's just going to be a very warm day. winds that are slightly offshore are going to clock more offshore tomorrow. when they do, that's when things start to heat up. hot day tomorrow is going to bring temperatures well above the average. san francisco, one of the areas where the heat advisory is

stay with ktvu news, as this red flag warning continues. we're going to be monitoring the fires still burning, and bring you the latest information on air and on your mobile device. >>> in downtown oakland, more than 150 people hit the streets tonight as part of a may day protest of the city's minimum wage. eric rasmussen was with those protesters. eric is live outside city hall, where the crowd just broke up in the past couple of hours. >> reporter: people have just about cleared out of here. the only think left behind, a little bit of trash from the food they were serving protesters tonight. this time it did not include any clashes with police. a loud and lofty demand from these protesters in oakland. raise the minimum wage from 8 to $15 an hour. a stop at this taco bell turned tense for a moment, when some protesters briefly went inside the restaurant. but even as this march shut down major city streets, including broadway, and telegraph, the protests remained peaceful. a year ago, occupy oakland protesters clashed with officers who used

there is a red flag warning that has been issued. headed out this evening it will be clear and we was still see warm temperatures. low 50's if you are headed out the door in san francisco and oakland. we're still seeing 40's in santa rosa. by noon time it will be a nice day for you to eat out. we're expecting 70's and some 80s by the war drums claim. putting the clock into motion all this red would indicate what was the '90s. for those of you head out this evening is still will be pretty warm. >> 89 degrees for cupertino upper 80s the campbell. a couple 70's for fremont and we will see '90s for fairfield and pittsburg. 93 degrees is expected. downtown san francisco will dental a high of 72 degrees and upper 80s for santa rosa. the red flag warning has been issued for the delta. this will be in effect today and last to tomorrow. the highest winds will be this afternoon. you want to keep this in mind throughout your commute to mark. the 7 day around the bay highlights the temperatures to be in the mid 90's and gradually cooling as we h

but as a picture of red flags and warning signs surrounding ariel castro emerges, the biggest red flag is the least talked about today. because it seems on the surface, almost too routine to be a red flag, because it is such of a fact of american life, and that very monday red flag, which i bet you have not heard about, is ariel castro's record of alleged domestic violence. the cleveland plain dealer is out with a disturbing list of charges against castro dating back to 2005. reporting, based on court documents, that his ex-wife, quote, suffered two broken noses, broken ribs, a knocked out tooth, a blood clot on the brain and two dislocated shoulders at castro's hands. her attorney was, at the full-time, requesting that a judge, quote, keep castro from threatening to kill her and further alleging that the ex-wife, quote, has full custody with no visitation for castro. nevertheless, castro frequently abducts their daughters and keeps them from mother. those grisly details prompting jezebel's katie jam baker to where, we care very much about pretty adolescent girls who disappear into thi

a red flag fire warning in the bay area tonight. this is a live picture of flags in the wind from san francisco. the wind gusts combined with high temperatures are fueling an early start to fire season. bill martin is tracking the winds and says we can expect strong gusts in the coming hours. >> between midnight and 4:00 in the morning we could southeast gusts at 50 miles per hour. that's how the red flag triggered. it's dry out there. we haven't had rain in a while. here is where the red flag warnings lie. in the east bay hills, they will have strong winds. there's a strong add advisory in the green area, those winds will start to increase. strong wind right now, fairfield's gusts have been over 40 miles per hour. we have wind right now at fairfield 26 miles per hour. vacaville 29 miles per hour. so the winds are picking up rapidly as we go into the evening hours. stronger winds late tonight and early tomorrow morning. up to 55 to 60 miles per hour winds. you will hear it out there tonight. when i come back, we're going to talk abo

>> the red flag warnings were extended until moon tomorrow. let's check out live doppler hd and the skies are clear across the bay area, but the red flag warning is in affect for the north bay mountains, east bay hills and de yaw blow range -- diablo range. elevation about a thousand foot. humidity levels are 10 to 20%. winds are gusting 30 to 45 miles per hour. fire danger remaining elevated. you can see a little shaky camera there, but here are some of the hill type wind gusts right now in the north bay hills . knoxville creek, 30 mile an hour gusts and hawk eye 28. mount diablo34 and calaveras road,30 mile an hour wind gusts. record high temperatures coming and a heat advisory going up. >> sandhya, thank you. >>> the yellow fire burning in saw though ma county is 60% contain -- in sonoma county is 60% contained. 100 acres burned and one farm house. alan wang is live in saw -- sonoma county with the latest. alan? >> carolyn, this fire is no longer a threat to the wine country or its tourism. but it is a wake up call to the firefighting seaso

california has been under a red flag warning.dry conditions are really making our job very hard. >> some of the teacpitchers that we are showiare you still p some of this down. >> we do have some reports of some homes that were damaged but right now we are doing our best with the fire crews at the underground level. we are trying to protect these homes as much as possible. so far the fire has damaged about 4000 homes. we are born to have to call for more resources if this fire continues to burn this way. we are doing everything that we can at this point to put a stop to this. >> when we talk about the fire in northern california that is winding down. will you should any of the cruise from here to there? >> if the fire is more contained, we will certainly start moving those. this is one of the reasons why most of the area has seen a lot of smoke. we do have some large fires that we are trying to deal with. but for the first week of may, this is a sight to see. >> just looking at these pictures more than a thousand firefighters per

a red flag warning above 1,000 feet in the hills of the north bay. we will talk about cooler and fire danger and rain all when we return. >> thanks, lisa. also next, the sharks battle the canucks in overtime in game two of their playoff series. could the men in teal take a 2-0 series lead? larry >> welcome back, everyone. it's 5:46 on this saturday morning. you are looking live from our exploratorium cam. skyline of san francisco. the sun is starting to come up on what is going to be a warm and beautiful day. but lots of changes in store. lisa argen will have that for you coming up in just a few minutes. >>> a prototype of a plane that could travel from new york to los angeles in under an hour was tested this week. on wednesday a b-52 bomber took off from edwards air force base and watch as it releases what appears to be a thin silver bomb. no, it's really a plane, an unmanned x-51a wave rider. the rider hit five times the speed of sound. that's more than 3500 miles an hour before crashing into the pacific. such a plane may never be used commercially

we still have red flag warnings until 6:00 this evening for high fire risk over higher elevations across the bay area. record dry vegetation or fuels. and concern for fire remains elevated. i'll have more looking into tomorrow's forecast nkt just a few minutes. >> thank you. abc 7 news is live in the hills above berkeley with firefighters raising awareness about the sensible -- defensible space. >> officials here are discouraging people from using barbecues and gardening equipment that could spark a fire, but it's hard to make sure everyone is getting that message. >> red flag waved outside of the fire station warning residents this a.is a high fire danger day. the chief monitors the winds. he can also watch the relative humidity, anything below 20% is dangerous. by 11:00 in the morning it had dipped to 15. fuel, weather, and topography are the three factors in fires. residents are required to clear weeds and vegetation from homes but officials say a red flag day is not the day to do it them warned heat and sparks could cause the fire they're trying to prevent. mike davis knows today is

. >>> we're going to look at these increasing temperature and talk about that red flag warning that goes into effect tomorrow ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] [ female announcer ] small... [ engine revs ] wicked... ♪ and now... ♪ topless. ♪ the fiat 500 abarth cabrio. ♪ . >>> the san jose police department paid tribute today. >> dozens of officers, family members and the public listen ended as each name was read. >> the last officer killed was jeffrey fontan aback in 2001. >> a teenager was shot and killed early today while waiting for a ride in front of an elementary school. >> as robert honda reports, the homicide is just one if a string of overnight shootings >> reporter: san jose police spent the day investing the shooting death of a teenager waiting for his uncle across the street to be picked up to go to work. >> the shots killed 19-year-old bandares about 5 a.m. >> i said that's really loud and sounds like it's in the backyard. >> talked with the victim's uncle who said his nephew moved into a near by apartment and went to work together with a janitorial company. >> his nephew told his aunt he