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cars, big rigs, even a boat fell victim to the fire that began friday in san bernardino county and spread across the freeway.

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you can can see right there on your screen a disaster unfolding in san bernardino county.se who are just joined us, this is interstate 15 which is the main artery that goes from southern california into nevada on in to las vegas. and right now i-15 is shut down in both directions because of a brush fire that caught cars on fire. we are talking several vehicles. at last check at least a dozen vehicles were on fire as well as two tractor trailers. one of them was a car carrier. you can see directly behind those tractor trailers is a fedex truck and they are hoping the winds don't shift to catch that on fire. if you went forward a little bit, there is another set of cars on fire, including or not including but there is a tank truck that appears to have several types of gas tanks or propane tanks. firefighters are now trying to wet down the cars next to those that are burning to keep them from lighting fires what happened here is the brush fire broke out about two hours ago and in just those two hours it has gone from a few hundred acres to 500 acres and now we're being told t

that fight happening right now in san bernardino county as fire officials are trying to put this out. at last check, some 3500 acres smoldering. only 5% contained at this hour. we are also following new information about the firefight itself. san bernardino's "sun" newspaper saying drones or unmanned aircraft in the area hindered firefight efforts yesterday. here was the scene yesterday, people running from their cars in san bernardino as that massive wildfire spread and took over cars. cars were on fire. a boat was lost. there were explosions. you could hear them, people were saying. and these are the charred skeletons of the vehicles lining the road. dozens were set ablaze and apparently several structures were as well. no serious injuries were being reported. we are in san bernardino county this morning. paul, i want to ask you about evacuations. of those people out of their vehicles and running, where did they go? they were in the middle of a highway. >> reporter: they basically went right down this freeway that is now moving behind me. that's where they went. this is such a uniqu

. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in san bernardino county a fire on i-15 near hesperia. this all started with a grass fire which is now 3500 acres. we have seen cars and semi trucks fully engulfed in flames. about 20 cars and two large trucks. we are going to continue to monitor this developing story and bring the details as we get them. >>> also tonight a proposal for sweeping safety reforms for tour buses. reporter derek wolfgram says it comes in the wake of a fiery crash last year that killed ten people. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a glimpse at their future but a trip to humboldt state last year instead ended the life of 10 people including five southern california high schoolers. a fedex truck driver veered from his lane and hit the motor coach head on causing both to be engulfed in flames. as a result the ntsb this week issued recommendations to keep passengers of charter buses safe. >> present regulations require none of these safety presents for motor coach passengers. >> reporter: within just days state senator ricardo lora has introduced sweeping recommen

forced the grounding or suspension of air tankers and helicopters in four major wildfires in san bernardino county this year. while these cars and trucks were burning on a busy interstate recently, fire aircraft had to land because of a drone in the area. san bernardino district attorney mike ramos: >> if an intentional act of a drone was to cause one of these wonderful men and women fighting fires to go down and be injured or worse scenario, killed, we will prosecute you for murder. >> reporter: san bernardino county is offering $75,000 in rewards for information leading to the arrest of the drone operators. here on the willow fire, jane, the billowing smoke is evidence of a battle firefighters have not won yet. >> pauley: john blackstone thank you. a tree expert was sent to pasadena today to figure out why a 70-foot pine fell on a group of young day campers. it happened yesterday. firefighters and parents rushed in to pull the campers out. eight children were hurt. two are still in the hospital. they're expected to recover. the coast guard is investigating an oil slick off santa barbara county,

be injured or worse scenario, killed, we will produce proout you for murder. >> reporter: san bernardino county is offering $75,000 in rewards for information leading to the arrest of the drone operators. here on the willow fire, jane, the billowing smoke is evidence of a battle firefighters have not won yet. >> pauley: john blackstone, thank you. a tree expert was sent to pasadena today to figure out why a 70-foot pine fell on a group of young day campers. it happened yesterday. firefighters and parents rushed in to pull the campers out. eight children were hurt. two are still in the hospital. they're expected to recover. >> reporter: the coast guard is investigating an oil slick off santa barbara county california. it's not far from where an oil pipelieb broke in may. carter evans is following this. carter, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, jane, it looks like a picture-perfect day here, but if you look closer here at the sand, this is what you find-- a thick tarry oily substance washing up, certainly smells like oil. if you take a look from the air we can give you a better idea of wha

as to the second fire crews are battling some really intense flames in feeland, san bernardino county dubbed the north fire. crews are battling more than 3500 acres and only 5% of this fire is contained. but, take a look at what was happening last night. what an astonishing picture. people running from their cars and up the side of a mountain to get away from the flames. >> at first, he would take care of it put out. we tried to get closer. we would panic. >> he couldn't get out. it started at that end and slowly started to move forward. >> in san bernardino county this morning. i understand you have some new information for us. first of all, about those drones and a warning from officials regarding how those drones might have made this more difficult, this fight last night. what are you learning paul? >> christie after sort of backing off on whether or not drones had an impact on fighting the fire that was on the freeway with those cars burning, san bernardino has a term for these drones. people toying around. this prevented them from getting choppers up and dropping water on the fir

flames breaking out in san bernardino county yesterday, growing four times its size in less than an hour. just to give you some perspective there. in all, some 3,500 aercres are smoldering right now and new information about evacuations. i want to show you the scene from last night because this is what a lot of people cannot get out of their heads. those people running from their cars and they ran up the side of a mountain to get away from the flames. >> at first, it was a little, okay, it's going to take care of it and it will be put out, but then as it started to get closer and closer, we panicked and couldn't get out. >> we couldn't get out. it starred at that end and slowly moved forward and then it jumped a lane. >> reporter: paul is in san bernardino county this morning. paul, what is the latest there? >> reporter: you can see behind me the headlights are a great sign. that means this 15 freeway that goes to las vegas and on to salt lake city is reopened. it's down to a couple of lanes. but this is where those dramatic pictures unfolded yesterday when a brush fire, as you pointed o

cars, big rigs, even a boat fell victim to the fire that began friday in san bernardino county and spread across the freeway. drones were in the way trying to film the flames. >> two drones pursued our lead plane. one underneath, one over the top. talking a situation dozens of people could have been killed. >> just 15 miles away, another fire on mount care in angeles national forest forced hundreds of campers to be vaektd, including girl scouts and hearing impaired children. the fire is still burning as well. that one is 35% contained. >>> he hasn't even suited up for his first game. an incoming freshman player was cut from san jose state. kanya bell was arrested friday. this was taken from the san jose website, he is accused of domestic battery of a woman. it allegedly happened on campus. bell was in summer school at the time of his arrest. spartans head coach said, quote, we have a zero tolerance policy for this type of behavior. >>> a manhunt going on in the south bathe morning. nearly 36 hours after it started. two men still on the loose after an intense search. good news, the park re

." >> san bernardino county the rain calmed a large grass fire that swept across interstate 15 on friday and firefighters are still on the job and so-called north fire is 75 percent contained burning over 4,200 acres and flames destroyed 20 cars and trucks and the drivers ran for their lives weapon the fire jumped the freeway. seven homes and 44 other vehicles were also burned. investigators are looking into what sparked the fire. >> images from southern california where heavy rain caused a bridge on interstate 10 in riverside county to collapse. a driver was hurt and had to be rescued after the truck fell into the river below and washed out. a passenger got out. interstate ten is a major route between southern california and arizona. the highway is now closed in both directions at eagle mountain road about 50 miles west of the arizona border and on drivers are stranded. caltrain said the stretch of the highway will be closed indefinitely but recommend naps of delores broad record-breaking rain to southern and central california causing put slides in san bernardino county. los angeles an

southern california are recovering this morning from torrential rainstorms and one place is in san bernardino county monsoon like rain turned dusty roads into flooded intersections. it started pouring like really, really hard and of course the dogs first notice it and they heighting under my arm. >> the heavy rain washed rocks and mud on to the roadways and numerous lightning strikes left 220 residents without electricity for hours. >> in san bernardino county one of the storm cells ripped through a park. several trees fowl and landed on top of rv temporarilies. the trees took out power lines and look terrorism was cut off and firefighters worked to cut off several propane tanks. the red cross was called in. >> pretty warm this morning. did not have to put on a jacket. >> a different morning all this week compared to what we have for the average because of the cloud cover and the extra moisture. we are in the low 60s along the east bay with orinda and castro valley the cool spot and berkeley and alameda at 61. richmond and oakland and hayward and union difficult and fremont sharing 62 and san leandr

>> we have lee byer with us with the san bernardino county fire information officer for the u.s.orest service. thank you, mr. byer, for being with us. we are looking at the cars being burned. can you give us an assessment of where the fire stands right now? >> our latest estimate, we are still at a little over 3,500 acres and still 5% contained. >> i'm sorry. can you repeat? is it contained at all? >> it's at 3,500 acres and 5% contained. >> 5% contained, good to know. you know, we know this is not necessarily new to california. authorities there are so adroit at giving warnings, at closing roads. do you have any idea for us as to how this could have happened? >> no. the fire is still under investigation, so we still haven't determined the cause. >> the cause of the fire. but how is it that it was able to jump on to this freeway? as i said, california authorities, they are so skilled and adroit at stopping traffic and recognizing when there is a danger. why was this so fast moving that perhaps nobody could catch it before we are seeing pictures like this? >> well, we know califor

we will continue following this breaking news, this developing news out of san bernardino county.s morning a bay area dairy farm is recalling one of their products because there might be pieces of plastic in it. clover stornetta farms is voluntarily recalling their 2% milk from grocery stores in northern california. the gallons, quartz, and half gallons have an expiration date of july 29th. the kerry said if you have already purchased the milk return it to the grocery store for a full refund >> president obama talked about the long-term deal earlier this week that will prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. he said it cuts off every pathway they could take to acquire a nuclear weapon. it will make the world safer and more secure. >> there's a reason the deem took so long to negotiate. because we refusion today accept a bad deal. we held out for a deal that met every one of our bottom lines and we got it. >> president obama will continue to press this deal. next week he will address the convention of the veterans of foreign wars. he said he hopes the deal will keep america a b

this is video from san bernardino county. that's when tanker planes were grounded. it also happened on june 29th here in northern california. just yesterday, air tankers were grounded for eight minutes until the san bernardino national forest. firefighter aircraft often fly blow in the same -- low in the same place as drones. >>> negotiates are -- negotiators are still working to close a loophole with iran. an agreement is close but some issues remain. >> reporter: this could be the final countdown. the latest round of talks now in their 17th day after missing delete previous deadlines -- three brief deadlines. negotiations between secretary of state john kerry and other officials are ongoing. >> translator: very good progress has been made in the last two or three days. of course, some issues still remain. as long as they are not resolveds works, we cannot announce the agreement. >> reporter: the issue is under discussion. the lifting of a u.n. arms embargo on tehran and iran's desire for any u.n. security council resolution backing the deal recollection stop callin

the fire jumped interstate 15 and destroyed at least 64 vehicles in san bernardino county. it's burning in an area 55 miles northeast of los angeles. it is only 5% contained, but the rain is helping stop it from spreading. my gosh. devon: that was a crazy situation. that is the main route between vegas and l.a., hundreds of people out there. incredible moment. speaking of heat and flames come and nothing like what is going on there, but it can always be worse. you have the polyester uniform, the body gear for the officers the start, having to deal with that in the heat and humidity, keeping us safe, we salute you. looking at the heat advisory sunday, 1:00 until 8:00 am it will feel like 105, possibly as hot as 109. these advisories show you what the heat index means, the air temperature always taken to the shade. you have to combine that with the humidity. the higher humidity is the value of water in the atmosphere. the combined heat and humidity is the heat index, and the more water is in the air, it is harder for our bodies to law. the drier air and a cooler breeze, that

san bernardino county. i think san diego county river side friday to sunday over 3,000 night thing strikes. record rainfalls for some not only the wettest day of the month but the wettest july ever. ray moe that over an inch of rain. river side .88. san diego .45. records for the date they also had a record high of 88. can you imagine that? half an inch of rain 88 degrees. fresno a third of an inch. and lax had .35. we had some of the clouds but not enough. there is still moisture streaming up. question is will it make it here? the question is will it stay south and east. starting off with temperatures that are really warm. 70s for many locations. i mean way above. in fact a good 10-12 warmer than they were. there is not much of a breeze. if there is one it's out of the south. 70s to the interior. 60s for most or 70s. thunderstorms over the sierra again. central sierra southern a little more active. still tahoe and truckee. for us some patchy fog will return but it's all in central and southern california. s

from that storm helped slow a fire that destroyed 18 vehicles two big rigs and five homes in san bernardino county. the storm has also brought erattic wins. evietnam situations are in place but highway 15 is now open. >>> firefighters say their responsible was slowed because of people using drones. the same problem is happening at fires across the state. we're live in the nussroom with more. >> as drones become increasingly popular their interference with wildfires is increasing, the risk they pose at wildfires could be deadly. >> talking about drones over wildfires, fire official says the message is clear. >> if you fly we don't fly. when it comes to drones over fire. >> for 26 minutes firefighting planes were grounded friday according to fire official when they should have been put thought fire that crossed over a southern california freeway in the air instead, five drones, according to the u.s. forest service. ground crews tracked down the drone operators and forced the drones down. >> they pose such a significant hazard, both to the aircraft the crew onboard and along with the firefighters on

friday afternoon who is traveling to and from las vegas or in southern california going to san bernardino countyeeping our eyes on it. as they get more information are evacuating people to a local hospital. get you more and. >> san concern beano forest service. david are you there? >> yes, i am. >> how serious is this? it looks horrible. >> yes it's very serious. homes are threatened, brush fire is moving very fast. >> why is it that if we have got helicopters now that the drones are out of the way dropping hopefully water and whatever else is needed to put out a fire, why doesn't it seem to be having any effect there? >> because of the high winds, basically feeding the more oxygen to the fire and creating the fire intensity and making it burn hotter and faster. >> as i'm looking at this truck that is burning like with the smoking coming out of it on the screen, i mean, every one of these vehicles has gas in it. i mean, it's not just the fire, it's an explosion that can occur yes? >> that's correct. >> and how do they stop this? i mean, no one -- there is nothing on the ground. all of our effort

from that storm helped slow a fire thatestroyed 18 vehicles two big rigs and five homes in san bernardino county. the storm has also brought erattic wins. evietnam situations are in place but highway 15 is now open. >>> firefighters say their sponsible was slowed because of people using drones. the same problem is happening at fires across the ste. we're live in the nussroom with more. >> as drones become increasingly popular their interference with wildfires is increasing, the ri they pose at wildfires could be deadly. >> talking about drones over wildfires, fire official says the message is clear. >> if you fly we don't fly. when it comes to drones over fire. >> for 26 minutes firefighting planes were grounded friday according to fire official when they should have been put thought fire that crossed over a southern california freeway in the ai instead, five drones, according to the u.s. forest service. ground crews tracked down the drone operators and forced the drones down. >> they pose such significant hazard, both to the aircraft the crew onboard and along with the firefighters on the ound.

what we are learning about this wildfire that is sweeping across the san bernardino county freeway burningalso coming up more problems for san francisco sheriff mirkarimi's mirkarimi's. >> and an audience with the pope. what governor brown and mayor plan to say about the environment during a meeting this weekend all coming up in half an hour at 6:00. >>> so there is a word we dread hearing. are we there yet. >> kids on average begin to ask this question two hours and 23 minutes into the drive. researchers recommend a break around two hours into the drive. >> 45 minutes and they are asking. >>> here is one way to beat boredom, pick up a hitchhiking robot. >> the robot headed out on a cross country tour of the u.s. it left massachusetts and plans to wrap up in san francisco. >> the catch, the robot needs a lift from drivers to get from stop to stop. it was created by canadian researchers as a social experiment to see how people interact with it. its journey last year took 26 days. >> there you go. give it a ride. >>> thank you for joining us. world news tonight is next. i'm ama daetz in for

the 3,500 acre north fire still burning out of come in san bernardino county. yesterday afternoon the brush fire in the cajon pass spread across the 15 freeway igniting cars, big rigs and even a boat. drivers got away just in time. just 15 miles away from that another fire in the angeles forest forced campers to be evacuated. this included 90 girl scouts and 130 hearing impaired children. the 200 acre pine fire is still burning as well. >>> in los angeles rain thunder and lightning caught a lot of people off guard. the national weather that service issued several flash flood warnings for certain parts of southern california. also a plane heading from los angeles to washington, d.c. had to be turned back after being struck by lightning. the alaska flight made a very safe emergency landing about 1:00 this afternoon at l.a.x. a spokesperson says passengers did not feel anything when the lightning struck and that planes are built to withstand lightning strikes. thunderstorms are part of the same system that nearly hit mexico, according to weather forecasters who sa

yesterday, the 35-acre fire in san bernardino county spread across the 15 freeway igniting cars, big rigs even a boat. crews suspended crucial helicopter water drops because troens s drones were in the way filming. >> two of the drones pursued are lead planes. one underneath, one flying over the top. we're talking about a situation where dozens of people could have been killed. >> now, just 15 miles away another fire in angeles national forest forced hundreds of campers to be evacuated. this including girl scouts and hearing impaired children. the 200 acre pine fire is still burning as well. >>> we've seen the fire now the rain. a rare july thunderstorm hit southern california. you see it there. several beaches had to be closed because of the threat of lightning. several flash flood warnings were issued. lightning did strike at least one plane in southern california. this flight heading to washington, d.c. had to turn back after being struck. the pilot and crew along with 159 passengers made a safe emergency landing about 1:00 this afternoon. a spokewoman for alaska airlines says pas

gadi schwartz nbc news, san bernardino county, california. >>> some tense moments today in columbia, south carolina, where passions are still running high after the removal of the confederate flag from the statehouse grounds eight days ago. supporters and opponents of that decision took to the streets today for separate rallies that got heated at times. we get more tonight from nbc's charles hadlock. >> reporter: the grounds of the south carolina statehouse today divided once again. north and south, black and white. on the north steps, a small rally by the black educators for justice, a radical offshoot of the black panther party. on the south side the ku klux klan their first march in 26 years. >> i'm here for my poor father z who died under this flag. >> reporter: demanding the flag be returned to statehouse grounds. enraged that south carolina lawmakers voted last week to remove the flag following the massacre of the emanuel nine, the pastor and eight church members of the predominantly black church in charleston allegedly gunned down by dylann roof. roof is believed to have visit

incident is less than a month after another drone grounded aircraft battling another fire in san bernardino county. >> nasa's new spacecraft is closing fast in on pluto the most distap planetary body explored with the approach at 4:49 tomorrow. at that point the spacecraft will take high dove in addition snapshots with the first images arising on earth on wednesday. scientists in mountain view contributed to the 10 year mission with the science center in oakland offering live coverage of nasa's new probe starting at 5:00 tonight. >> fight against breast cancer just got a big boost whats to hundreds of walkers who are waking up with sore legs and feet. >> so working i. more than 2,000 help took part in the avon 39 walk to end breast cancer this weekend. walkers passed outside the abc7 studios on the embarcadero in san francisco on saturday. 300 were breast cancer survives. the walk covered 39.3 miles from fort mason and then back to san francisco raising $4.6 million. $600,000 more than last year. >> lacks like the weather cooperated. mike? >> very comfortable. temperatures were in the 60s to 70s.

both in san bernardino county. we saw it tear across the freeway yesterday, torching dozens of cars. not far away, another fire is out of control. the sky was glowing last night as flames approached the community. it forced hundreds of campers to evacuate. and this gives you a better idea of where the fires are. the two locations about 20 miles apart. the fire forced two summer camps full of children to evacuate. reporter with what became a scary night for the kids and their parents. >> as the sun rose over the angeles national forest, flames flickered in the distance, reminding those passing by of a difficult night. >> my wife and i and there's a couple others, we live up at the camp. we are permanent residents up there. so, -- >> what could be is overwelming. flames got too close to his home saturday morning. since he runs the bible camp, he couldn't worry about his own belongings, he had 130 children to evacuate. >> we are safe, but our house is up there and we can't get up there. >> his camper rs are home now.

. >> also in san bernardino county, one of the storm cells ripped through a park and several trees fell and landed on top of four trailers. this is at the retreat in the city of redland and took out power lines. electricity was cut off to the park. no ones with injured but the red cross was called in. >> we are if for major bart closure. there is no service between san francisco and the east by all day saturday and sunday. crews will rebuild track in the tube making bart run smoother and faster with buses schultzing riders between oakland's bart station on 19th and the terminal in san francisco that is temporary. there is extra ferry service across the bay. if you drive, watch out there will be up to 20,000 more vehicles on the bay bridge this weekend. for more information on how to get cross the bay go to our website at abc7news.com. we have all you need there. leyla will keep you posted. >> it should be messy getting into the city the weekend but the weather will be pleasant. >> absolutely. we are waking up to a uniform air mass over san francisco this morning. good morning west porta

tonight the 3,500 acre north fire still burning out of control in san bernardino county. yesterday afternoon, the brush fire in the cajon pass spread across the 15 freeway igniting cars big rigs and a boat. drivers got away just in time. meantime, 15 mile away from that, another fire. this one in the angeles national forest forcing evacuations for campers. among those campers, 19 girl scouts at 130 hearing impaired children. that 200 acre pine fire is still burning. >> in los angeles rain, thunder and lightning caught a lot of people off guard. boy, that is a sound that we have not heard in a while. just listen to this. the national weather service is issuing several flash flood warnings for certain parts of southern california. also a plane heading from los angeles to washington, d.c. had to turn back after the plane was struck by lightning. the pilot and crew along with 159 passengers did make a safe emergency landing at l.a.x. at about 1:00 this afternoon. a spokesperson for alaska airlines says passengers on board didn't feel anything when the lightning struck. the bo

both in san bernardino county. this one coached 3500 acres. it tore across i-15 setting dozens of cars ablaze. it has destroyed two hundred acres and forced hundreds of campers to evacuate in wrightwood. joy benedict on the scary night for the campers there. >> reporter: as the sun rose, embers still smoldered and flames flickered in the distance reminding those passing by of a difficult night. >> we live up at the camp. we are permanent residents up there. so our ... >> reporter: what could be is overwhelming for this wrightwood resident. flames got too close to his home saturday, but since he runs the bible camp, he couldn't worry about his own belongings. he had 130 children to evacuate. >> we are safe. but our house is up there and we can't get up there. >> reporter: his campers are home now, but he and his wife are waiting out the fire at this red cross shelter and they aren't alone. the pine fire broke just after 9:00 p.m. friday night near camp care. firefighters started evacuating houses including the girl scout camp an the lion camp f

the quake was centered near fontana in san bernardino county. it struck just before 6:00 a.m. >> there was no warning. rumbling. it was just a drop. >> well, no reports of any significant damage. there is something in the watt tore night that swimmers will want to avoid and it is not a shark. it's e. coli. warnings are posted all over cal beach tonight warning swimmers about the dangerous bacteria levels. cal beach is notorious for having some of the dirtiest water on the west coast. it has twice made the beach bummer list. the drought is so bad, salt water from the bay is actually getting into the delta. normally t rivers would push back the saltier water, but because they are so low, the bay water is getting through to the estuary. the salt levels have exceeded federal regulations in two spot. one on the sacramento river and another on the san joaquin river. >>> well uc berkeley is the number one university in the united states according to the center for world university rankings. overall, cal is seventh on the list out of a thousand schools

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the san bernardino county sheriff suggested shooting them out of the sky. >>> it is 4:56.inneapolis dentist office was the site of a large protest by animal activists. [ chanting ] >> that's dr. walter palmer. he is being villified for hunting and killing a lion. authorities say cecil the lion was lured from a protected environment and then shot by palmer with a crossbow. they want him extradited for the death. palmer hasn't been charged with a crime. the dentist said he relied on the guides and the didn't know the lion was protected. >>> it is almost 4:57. teams are examining a fragment of a plane found on an island off the coast of africa. how it may help determine what happened to a malaysia airlines flight that disappeared. >> reporter: a teenaged boy accused of killing an 8-year- old girl here in santa cruz appears in court for the first time today in >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, it is thursday, july 30. i'm maria medina. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00 now. the teen accused of killing an 8-year-old santa cr

. >>> thank you ladies, rain helped firefighters make progress on two wildfires in san bernardino county. fire is now 75% contained in the pass but there has already been some significant damage. the fire destroyed seven homes and more than 60 vehicles when it erupted on friday. another wildfire in the san gabriel mountains is 40% contained. it forced 300 campers to evacwait when it erupted friday night. no one has been hurt in either fire. >>> former president george h.w. bush is now out of the hospital. the nation's 41st president had been under care since wednesday when he broke a vertebra in his neck during a fall at his summer home in maine. he's now been fitted with a neck brace and doctors say the 91-year-old did not suffer any neurological damage and should make a full recovery. >>> for the first time in 54 years the united states and cuba now have full diplomatic relations. the cuban embassy in washington, d.c. will officially reopen during a ceremony later this morning. the limestone building is nearly a century old and was recently renovated. a delegation of some 30 cuban dipl

the san bernardino county sheriff has proposed shooting them out of the sky. >>> a new oil slick poppedabout a dozen miles from where a broken pipeline spilled thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of santa barbara. the coast guard is investigating where the new oil slick may have come from. it was reported near the city of goleta. the beach was closed this morning after a couple of kayakers ran into it. they came back to shore with the oil on the legs and kayak. the slick is reported to be about a half mile long. >>> investigators are looking into whether it was part of that big oil spill that happened back in may. a 24" pipe ruptured near refugio state beach releasing more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil. clean-up for that spill took two months. >>> earlier we saw paul deanno out at at&t park with his giants hat on and, oh, now you're the cool paul deanno with your hat turned backwards. [ laughter ] >> backwards! backwards. we can flip it around now, yeah. tell you what, there is no better place on earth to have a slumber party than at at&t park! this is the outfield, folks. thi

this getto is from a house in the city in san bernardino county. the flames are heading that way. 50 homes are threatened and this woman says the smoke is so thick, they can't get a cell phone signal. whenever you see breaking news, post it with a hash tag abc7 now, so we can find it and feature it on air or online. >> san francisco sheriff deputies are reminding sheriff mirkarimi rescind his orders for talking to immigration agents. abc7 news is live in the county jail with the story tonight. vic? >> well, dan, here is the letter sent to sheriff mirkarimi. here is the most serious charge, listen. >> you had a woman who needlessly died because of the policy. >> it in response to two orders barring deputies from contacting federal immigration agents. saying mirkarimi's refusal compromises the safety of sworn personnel, and those who come to visit san francisco. the reference to kate steinle's murder. the accused murderer is an illegal immigrant deported five times before. >> you can't silence us on a criminal issue. >> the deputy's leadership wants

this getto is from a house in the city in san bernardino county. the flames are heading that way. 50 homes are threatened and this woman says the smoke is so thick, they can't get a cell phone signal. whenever you see breaking news, post it with a hash tag abc7 now, so we can find it and feature it on air or online. >> san francisco sheriff deputies are reminding sheriff mirkarimi rescind his orders for talking to immigration agents. abc7 news is live in the county jail with the story tonight. vic? >> well, dan, here is the letter sent to sheriff mirkarimi. here is the most serious charge, listen. >> you had a woman who needlessly died because of the policy. >> it in response to two orders barring deputies from contacting federal immigration agents. saying mirkarimi's refusal compromises the safety of sworn personnel, and those who come to visit san francisco. the reference to kate steinle's murder. the accused murderer is an illegal immigrant deported five times before. >> you can't silence us on a criminal issue. >> the deputy's leadership wants

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firefighters on the scene of what is now a raging wildfire the i-15 freeway in san bernardino, countyu're looking at part of the fire that has shut down as you see there. traffic -- the firefighters on the highway fighting this blaze. some cars as you see caught by the winds there a flame as well. this is northeast of los angeles. the 500-acre brush fire jumped the freeway, setting fire to at least six cars. paramedics dispatched for possible injures. the brushwork both sides of i-15. it's a busy stretch of highway. the main route from los angeles to las vegas especially busy of course on a friday afternoon. we'll have more details as we follow this breaking story. >>> we have just learned that the man who gunned down four marines in chattanooga spent time working at a nuclear power plant in ohio. a plant spokesman says muhammad youssef abdulazeez was quote briefly and conditionally employed at the perry nuclear power plant for ten days back in 2013. he was never given unescorted access to the plant. never entered a secure area at the plant. and we are still unclear as to what he was

this morning about fire burned out of control the southern california the fire is burning in san bernardino countyn and jumped interstate 15th the strong points cars the mandatory evacuation are in place for people living in the area of this morning that fire is only 5 percent contained the call the blaze is still under investigation. >>anny h.: presence like the l.a. area san bernardino and also san diego take a look at storm track a satellite radar picture because of this house and storms moving from the stopped hitting up farther north in this is all thanks to a tropical storm the lawrence the bourse is expected to continue to weaken until depression later on today but you can still orbiting as a much-needed rain and some relief for the firefighters and the humidity also increase. >>anny h.: for the bay area today things are fairly quiet may be a scarce our forms for the sierra nevada later this afternoon of dropping to be fairly quiet timber to of all corn down a little bit today here is a live look for walnut creek camera placed on a lot like this with your inland at the bay or the coast we'r

he was in san bernardino county in federal custody and was released to san francisco.once he was released? why didn't ice just have him deported in san bernardino the way they would in most cases. the blame lies with them and they ought to notify ice he would be released. >> rebecca, people are shaking their head that sanctuary cities announce they are guess to disobey federal law. >> i don't think this case presents that story well and that is not a fair way of discussing what states and cities like san francisco are doing. they are making their open decisions about what their law enforcement folks need to focus on. and as has been be mentioned here it was a tragedy for a tragedy for the family i can't fathom and calling it a sanctuary city doesn't make sense. and the federal government had him in custody and could have deported him. they chose not to and blaming san francisco for the tragedy doesn't make sense. >> they didn't notify immigration officials and it is my understanding that san francisco decided to let them go. >> and they are thinking about when they not

. >> san bernardino county is offering $75,000 in reward for tips to catch people would everyone flying crones above a wildfire in southern california. in one incident they prevented crews in dispatching helicopters and water buckets for 20 minutes after a wildfire starts near a freeway. the reward is granted if a tip leads to arrest in convection. >> the santa cruz district attorney will announce if a 15-year old boy is charged as an adult in the death of 8-year-old madyson middleton. 200 gathered at the peach -- beach to mourn her dea she was lawyered to the suspect's apartment because she knew and trusted him the neighbors described the teach as well marched and nice. it is a crime many cannot make sense of. any child in this community is any of our own kids. no parent should bury a child. >> a source said the teach had contemplated suicide and wanted to see how people would react to the murder. he sexually assaulted and strangled the 8-year-old girl. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the investigation into maddy's death continuing on-line at abc7.com and on facebook and twi

gadi schwartz, san bernardino county, california. >>> and staying in california for another developing story we're following. learning more details about a family of five found dead inside their home. what police are telling us about what they have already uncovered in this investigation. >>> it is down right muggy out there. and this sticky hot feeling sorry to say it's actually going to stick around all day long. then all day tomorrow. we'll check in with amelia why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you don't. 100% fiber optics is here. get out of the past. get fios. now for $79.99 a month. go online or call. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> a drop developing and tragic story out in california. five people including children found inside a home. the modesto police went to do a welfare check yesterday

the flame jumped interstate 15 in san bernardino county and sent terrified drivers running from their cars and then up a hill to safety. 20 cars and two semi trucks were destroyed and dozens more damaged. firefighters also had a hard time fighting the fire because five personal drones were flying in the area for 25 minutes. the fire department sent out this tweet telling people to stop. cnn's dan simon is covering the fire for us from san francisco. how are they doing now? >> reporter: they're making good progress. it's only 5% contained, but they're not dancing like yesterday. truth be told, i think we'll be seeing more situations like this as the price of these drones continues the drop. they're now cheaper than iphones in most case and they're fun to fly, but they can be a great hindrance to firefighting efforts. in this situation yesterday, you had people flying these drones at least five of them and for a good 15 to 20 minutes or more the helicopters could not douse those cars with water because you had a situation where the helicopter, you know, could collide with one of these d

the flames jumped interstate 15 in san bernardino county and sent terrified drivers running from their cars up a hill to safety. about 20 cars and two semi trucks were destroyed as the flames seared the freeway there. we are also getting new details that the five-person drones being flown in the area had been hampering the fire fighting efforts for about 25 minutes. dan simon is covering the fire from san francisco. very frightening situation. firefighters putting their lives on the line to fight this battle. they have this latest obstacle personal drones. >> we were told they had at least five drones in the area preventing helicopters from dropping water on to the cars for as long as 25 minutes. i don't have to tell you, in a case like this you have an emergency situation. 25 minutes is eternity. so this is getting a real hindrance in southern california and in parts of the country where you have firefighters trying to put o's these flames and drones in the area. you have the forest service putting out a statement. they are very clear about this. it says please stop flying hobby drone

meanwhile, down to the south, san bernardino county, thunderstorms rumbled this afternoon and produced challenging conditions. see if you reported tree branches, dirt and mud blocking highway 38 near big bear lake earlier. mud and debris across the highway at one point flash flooding was occurring and hailstorms near apple valley. we have video to show of the hail falling in the apple valley area this afternoon. looks like the hail we had here in the bay area recently. get back to the graphic to look at what's happening closer to home. over the golden gate mainly blue skies traffic flowing freely. cloudy areas overnight not completely cloudy. mild to warm afternoons lie ahead this week. spotty drizzle tonight into thursday. here is the radar showing the low pressure offshore. it's stationary for now. the circulation is helping to bring mild air up to the bay area. we have mild conditions along the coast. look at these coastal ocean temperature reads. six to nine degrees above average. half-moon bay at 65 degrees. ocean water set a new july record for ocean temperatures in half-moon bay

with cooper still at large, san bernardino county sheriff floyd tidwell took to the air waves. >> we have evidence in our possession that places, kevin cooper at the crime scene. and we have other evidence that gives us cause to believe that kevin cooper was responsible for the murders. >> police patrolled on both sides of the california mexico border today seeking the escaped convict, kevin cooper. >> tidwell launched one of the largest manhunts in state history. circulating photos of cooper and the ryan station wagon. >> there is growing fear in the california community of chino. >> i want to know what the state officials are going to do. >> as pressure mounted to apprehend cooper, police caught a break. >> we recovered the ryan station wagon from a church parking lot in long beach. cooper t eer used the car to es >> the motive was clear. >> cooper's motive was to get the hell out of chino hills. if he had to kill people to cover his escape, then he would. >> the killer seemed to be within reach. but then the trail went cold. on july 30th, 1983, almost two months after, responded t

. >>> this is the perspective from people on highway 17 heading toward that fire in san bernardino county. huge clouds of smoke and traffic moving very slowly. you can only imagine what those drivers were thinking at the time. the fire is burning in grassy terrain. the fire moved very fast and ended up burning 20 vehicles in all and damaging 10 others. a highway patrol officer said he had never seen anything like it before. the fire broke out about 2:30 this afternoon then jumped the freeway about an hour later. fire crews made water drops on the vehicles but then other vehicles caught fire. >> we couldn't get out. it started over on that ends and slowly started to move forward then it jumped the laneses. >> at first it was a little. okay they'll take care of it. t put out. but then when it started getting closer and closer we started to panic. >> many people abandoned their cars and hiked out of the area. the chp asked people to leave their keys behind but some people didn't and those vehicle. >> tom: have to be towed out. 3,500acres have burned so far and at this hour, interstate 15 is

delores brought rain to southern and central california over the weekend and caused mudslides in san bernardino countyles and san diego padres game angels and padres were rained out for the first time in years. >> victims of the berkeley balcony collapse were in a traditional irrash mass. six people on the balcony died. seven others were injured. of the seven survivors, five remain in the bay area. >> we have been trying to support them. normally what they would do is do summer work. they would earn income. we hell then pay republican and travel to the hops and help families fine accommodations. >> last week the berkeley city council passed an ordinance mandating periodic inspections of balconies and setting new standards during construction. >> police hope someone will recognize a person caught on surveillance video vandalizing a controversial mural in the mission district splashing a flammable liquid on to the mural and lights it and runs away. this is the 4th time someone damned the mural since it day becaused last month mixing lgbt and latino culture. >> cuban officials will inaugurate the embassy

for a free 30-tablet trial go to cialis.com >>> los angeles we are watching chaos in san bernardino countylas vegas to southern california shut down because of a wildfire burned across the freeway igniting at least 18 people cars boats, big rigs. people were told to get out of their cars and run for their lives. the freeway fire is now mostly out but 100 or so vehicles are burned and abandoned and will take hours to reopen the southbound lanes. two of the northbound lanes have reopened but traffic is backed up for 20 miles. no serious injuries but thousands appear to be stranded. the fire has gone from 500 acres to 3,500 acres in two hours. the very definition of spreading like wildfire. five homes have burned. mandatory evacuations are underway. high winds, hot temperatures, updates throughout the night. >>> i just received a briefing from fbi director comey as well as my white house team about the shooting in chattanooga today. we don't know yet all of the details. we know what appears to be a lone gunman carried out the attacks. >> president obama commenting on shootings in tennessee. i