. >> ama: now let's head to sergio quintana who is live at s.f.o. where there are delays because of the weather. reporter: officials here at s.f.o. have been dealing with a ground delay throughout the day and because they expect the weather to continue, they expect those delays to continue through at least 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. inside the terminal, the departures and arrivals board are let up with cancellations and die -- delays. the airport duty manager tells me they're running on a 60 to 90 minute delay, mostly for short-haul flights up and down the coast, as well as flights to destinations like seattle and las vegas, and the cancellations are stacking up. 36 flights leaving out of s.f.o. have been strucked. and 37 flights destined for s.f.o. have been cancelled. passengers keeping an eye on flight update. >> did you look at the board? >> just now. >> right at 7:30 in the morning, and i was thinking she could have driven. she would have been here already. >> across the bay in oakland, the rain and drizzle made for a wet drive, and pedestrian

. >> ama: now let's head to sergio quintana who is live at s.f.o. where there are delays becae of the weather. reporter: officials here at s.f.o. have been dealingith a ground delay throughout the day and because they expect the weather to continue, they expect those delays to continue through at least 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. inside the ternal, the departures and arrivals board are let up with cancellations and die -- delays. the airport duty manager tells me they're running on a 60 to 90 minute delay, mostly for ort-haul flights up and down the coast, as well as flights to destinations like seattle and las vegas, and the cancellations are stacking up. 36 flights leaving out of s.f.o. have been stcked. and 37 flights destine for s.f.o. have been cancelled. passenrs keeping an eye on flight update. >> did you look at the board? >> just now. >> right at 7:30 in the morning, and i was thinking she could ve driven. she would have been here alady. >> acrosthe bay in oakland, the rain and drizzle made for a wet drive, and pedestrians had to pull out t

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has more. >> at the cal fire station in morgan hill, this fire truck has been driven on to the lot. it is part of the preparations being made throughout the bay area. >> we are talking about an additional 40 to 50 personnel that could be on duty throughout not just the south and east bay, but the peninsula as well as the north bay. >> a dry winter has left plenty of parched vegetation and they had a few wildland fires in the last few weeks. the forecast has several departments taking precautions. in the oakland hills teams will be out and about on fire patrols. >> the relative humidity is getting into the single digits. the wind and it is breezy right now, and as we get into the surrounding hills and the altimont, it gets windy. >> cal fire brings in trucks and personnel for the beginning of the fire season which usually starts the middle of july. and this year it seems to be starting early. >> we have our staffing where we are covering half of our stations and we are covering all of our stations and our engines at the peak levels we normally see in ju

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has more. >> at the cal fire station in morgan hill, this fire truck has been driven on to the lot. it is part of the preparations being made throughout the bay area. >> we are talking about an additional 40 to 50 personnel that could be on duty throughout not just the south and east bay, but the peninsula as well as the north bay. >> a dry winter has left plenty of parched vegetation and they had a few wildland fires in the last few weeks. the forecast has several departments taking precautions. in the oakland hills teams will be out and about on fire patrols. >> the relative humidity is getting into the single digits. the wind and it is breezy right now, and as we get into the surrounding hills and the altimont, it gets windy. >> cal fire brings in trucks and personnel for the beginning of the fire season which usually starts the middle of july. and this year it seems to be starting early. >> we have our staffing where we are covering half of our stations and we are covering all of our stations and our engines at the peak levels we normally see in ju

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has more. >> at the cal station in morgan hill, this fire truck has been driven on to the lot. it is part of the preparations being made throughout the bay area. >> we are talking about an additional 40 to 50 personnel that could be on duty throughout not just the south and east bay, but the peninsula as well as the north bay. >> a dry winter has left plenty of parched vegetation and they had a few wildland fires in the last few weeks. the forecast has several departments taking precautions. in the oakland hills teams will be out and about on fire patrols. >> the relative humidity is getting into the single digits. the wind and it is breezy right now, and as we get into the surrounding hills and the altimont, it gets windy. >> cal fire brings in trucks and personnel for the beginning of the fire season which usually starts the middle of july. and this year it seems to be stly >> we have our staffing where we are covering half of our stations and we are covering all of our stations and our engines at the peak levels we normally see in july. >> for cal

sergio quintana is live tonight where the preparations are underway. >> reporter: this will be the 36th running of the san francisco marathon but it will be the first time the start and finish line will be inside a secured area. right now there are some workers who actually assembling the starting line arches for the race. >>> as crews put together the last pieces of starting line organizers say there are notable differences runners and families should know as they arrive. >> this year it's completely enclosed. >> a three block area will be cordoned off and three access points on secure area on mission and folsom streets. >> all bags will be checked by security. >> reporter: runners have new rules to follow what they can carry during the race. most backpacks are no longer aloud. >> new security measures are in response to the boston marathon bombing in april. that attack is still very much on the minds of runners as they get ready to hit the streets of san francisco. hundreds of people have signed and boston banner including this runner. >> it kind of scares me after boston, but we have

sergio quintana is live tonight where the preparations are underway. >> reporter: this will be the 36th running of the san francisco marathon but it will be the first time the start and finish line will be inside a secured area. right now there are some workers who actually assembling the starting line arches for the race. >>> as crews put together the last pieces of starting line, organizers say there are notable differences runners and families should know as they arrive. >> this year it's completely enclosed. >> a three block area will be cordoned off and three access points on secure area on mission and folsom streets. >> all bags will be checked by security. >> reporter: runners have new rules to follow what they can carry during the race. most backpacks are no longer aloud,. >> new security measures are in response to the boston marathon bombing in april. that attack is still very much on the minds of runners as they get ready to hit the streets of san francisco. hundreds of people have signed and boston banner including this runner. >> it kind of scares me after boston, but we ha

sergio quintana has the very latest. reporter: in just the last few minutes, some of the crews that were fighting this fire have started clearing out. they were in the last part of the mop-up stage. let's show you where the fire was burning. the big mound behind me. the fire department says this is a problem area because it's open space. and there is someone in custody as part of an ongoing arson investigation but not clear if that person is a witness or a suspect. this fire was contained to five acres. crews arrived to a grass fire on this landfill area and called for more resources. at the height of the fire attack, more than a dozen trucks were own -- on scene and a helicopter was called in. commanders mobilized a sizable response to get a quick hold on the fire to make sure it didn't spread. they were dealing with hot, dry, windy conditions, and at one point the winds were fanning the flames towards the west. >> our concerns pushing westward it would jump the creek area, and there's also some light fuels on the other

reporting live in san francisco, sergio quintana, abc news. >> thank you. so how can you save yourself should the unthinkable happen and you find yourself trapped in your car underwater? an estimated 400 people die each year because their cars are trapped in water. most of the victims wait or call 9-1-1 expecting help. the safety experts say do not wait. unbuckle your seatbelt and get the window open and get out of the car before it sinks. because the back windows on some cars don't roll all the way down passengers should head through the front ones. an inexpensive window break tool like these can puncture the glass before water fills your car. the first 30 to 60 seconds are key to getting out of the car. and of course our reporting continues on twitter. follow us on abc7 news bay area. >>> meantime more breaking news. it has been a travel nightmare for southwest airlines. the reservation system went down a few hours ago leaving departing flights grounded because they can't check in passengers. look at the southwest flights at l.a.x. that were not able to d

reporting live in san francisco, sergio quintana, abc news. >> thank you. so how can you save yourself should the unthinkable happen and you find yourself trapped in your car underwater? an estimated 400 people die each year because their cars are trapped in water. most of the victims wait or call 9-1-1 expecting help. the safety experts say do not wait. unbuckle your seatbelt and get the window open and get out of the car before it sinks. because the back windows on some cars don't roll all the way down passengers should head through the front ones. an inexpensive window break tool like these can puncture the glass before water fills your car. the first 30 to 60 seconds are key to getting out of the car. and of course our reporting continues on twitter. follow us on abc7 news bay area. >>> meantime more breaking news. it has been a travel nightmare for southwest airlines. the reservation system went down a few hours ago leaving departing flights grounded because they can't check in passengers. look at the southwest flights at l.a.x. that were not able to d

reporting live in san francisco, sergio quintana, abc news. >> thank you. so how can you save yourself should the unthinkable happen and you find yourself trapped in your car underwater? an estimated 400 people die each year because their cars are trapped in water. most of the victims wait or call 9-1-1 expecting help. the safety experts say do not wait. unbuckle your seatbelt and get the window open and get out of the car before it sinks. because the back windows on some cars don't roll all the way down passengers should head through the front ones. an inexpensive window break tool like these can puncture the glass before water fills your car. the first 30 to 60 seconds are key to getting out of the car. and of course our reporting continues on twitter. follow us on abc7 news bay area. >>> meantime more breaking news. it has been a travel nightmare for southwest airlines. the reservation system went down a few hours ago leaving departing flights grounded because they can't check in passengers. look at the southwest flights at l.a.x. that were not able to d

sergio quintana has the very latest. in just the last few minutes, some of the crews that were fighting this fire have started clearing out. they were in the last part of the mop-up stage. let's show you where the fire was burning. the big mound behind me. the fire department says this is a problem area because it's open space. and there is someone in custody as part of an ongoing arson investigation but not clear if that person is a witness or a suspect. this fire was contained to five acres. crews arrived to a grass fire on this landfill area and called for more resources. at the height of the fire attack, more than a dozen trucks were own -- on scene and a helicopter was called in. commanders mobilized a sizable response to get a quick hold on the fire to make sure it didn't spread. they were dealing with hot, dry,

sergio quintana joins us live from the castro where the festivities are winding down. >> music stopped about 10:30 but you can see there are still plenty of people who are clearing out of the castro. they had lots of reasons to party. every pink saturday celebration starts with the pink triangle but the pink party that packs in tens of thousands of people. this street fest is hallmark of gay pride weekend and draws people from around the world. >> i'm from london. >> i'm from toronto. >> there are the go go dancers and of course there are rainbow flags everywhere. but this is bigger than ever. >> this is biggest pink saturday in years. we'll have 30,000 people before the night is over. >> they are celebrating the supreme court decision. for many this is victory celebration. >> i was very proud to be there. i got to celebrate everything. >> i feel like you are in love with somebody you should be able to marry them no matter what. >> the whole point is simply to have fun. >> the whole point of the party is to give back to the community and to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

sergio quintana joins us live from the castro where the festivities are winding down. >> music stopped about 10:30 but you can see there are still plenty of people who are clearing out of the castro. they had lots of reasons to party. every pink saturday celebration starts with the pink triangle but the pink party that packs in tens of thousands of people. this street fest is hallmark of gay pride weekend and draws people from around the world. >> i'm from london. >> i'm from toronto. >> there are the go go dancers and of course there are rainbow flags everywhere. but this is bigger than ever. >> this is biggest pink saturday in years. we'll have 30,000 people before the night is over. >> they are celebrating the supreme court decision. for many this is victory celebration. >> i was very proud to be there. i got to celebrate everything. >> i feel like you are in love with somebody you should be able to marry them no matter what. >> the whole point is simply to have fun. >> the whole point of the party is to give back to the community and to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

sergio quintana has the story. >> rainbow flag has been flying over richmond since thursday. it's a detail some visitors didn't even notice. >> i didn't even know how long it's had the flag up there. >> when the flag went up and email went out to 900 richmond employees some didn't appreciate the colors flying. one employee wrote waving the gay pride flag in richmond is not appropriate. linda wrote i have never seen a flag displayed for native heritage month or hispanic heritage month or irish month didn't they struggle, too? other minority groups are also regularly celebrated. >> no moreersy controversy than juneteenth. >> the decision to fly the flag was made by the mayor. gay pride been flying for the last few days and mayor said it will continue flying for the rest of the month. residents we talked to didn't mind the rainbow colors. >> i don't think it's that big of a deal. >> they also said they respect city employees who oppose the rainbow flag flying because everyone is entitled to their own opinion. >> a missing teenager who suffer a traumatic brain injury could die. l

sergio quintana has the story. >> rainbow flag has been flying over richmond since thursday. it's a detail some visitors didn't even notice. >> i didn't even know how long it's had the flag up there. >> when the flag went up and email went out to 900 richmond employees some didn't appreciate the colors flying. one employee wrote, waving the gay pride flag in richmond is not appropriate. linda wrote i have never seen a flag displayed for native heritage month or hispanic heritage month or irish month, didn't they struggle, too? other minority groups are also regularly celebrated. >> no more controversy than juneteenth. >> the decision to fly the flag was made by the mayor. gay pride flag has been flying for the last few days and mayor said it will continue flying for the rest of the month. residents we talked to didn't mind the rainbow colors. >> i don't think it's that big of a deal. >> they also said they respect city employees who oppose the rainbow flag flying because everyone is entitled to their own opinion. >> a missing teenager who suffer a traumatic brain injury could

sergio quintana has more. >> at the cal fire at morgan hill, this additional fire truck has been driven onto the lot. >> we're talking about an additional 40 to 50 personnel that could be on duty, not just east bay but peninsula as well as north bay. >> a dry winter has left plenty of vegetation. this week's weather forecast has several departments taking precautions. teams will be out and about on fire patrols. >> in the single digits and the wind, it's kind of breezy right now. as we get to the surrounding hills, it's very windy up there. >> cal fire usually brings trucks and which usually starts in the middle of july but this year seems to be starting early. >> we will be covering half of our stations and covering all of our engines at the peak levels we would normally see in july. >> for cal fire the additional staffing will stay on until the end of the seasons. >> today and tomorrow, marin county residents will learn how to better protect their homes from wildfires. it's part of the defensible space standdown effort. they will talk to residents how to make their homes more resistan

sergio quintana asked the judge walk bertha. it airs tonight abc news at 11:00 over on channel 7. defenders of prop 8 are vowing to keep fighting. political reporter mark matthews has that side of story. >> in front of the supreme court, prop 8 attorney made it sound like the decision was not bad. >> it's important to understand today's ruling has completely nullified the 9th circuit's ruling against proposition 8. that was held by the supreme court. >> but more the reality that a federal court injunction has been left standing. speaking in sacramento, prop 8 organizer acknowledged as much. >> the news today is obviously the defeated of prop 8. it's been a long road. it's sad to see that our nation's laws are not functioning because of tyranny. >> he told state has famed to support the will of people. he is referring to 2008 voted in favor of the gay marriage ban. >> the vote of the people matter anymore? does your vote count when judges strike it down? if your vote doesn't counted, we don't have a democracy any more. >> archbishop echoed that theme. he said california voters have

reporting live, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> new developments tonight. the charges against the man accused of murdering a well-norway south bay millionaire have been dropped. the were the first to bring you the latest in the ravi culp a investigation. lisa amin gulezian is live from the newsroom with the story you'll see only on abc7. >> lucas ander sewn's lawyer was able to prove to the d.a. her client was nowhere near to the crime was in the hospital. >> lucas anderson left this red jump suit behind thursday when he walked out of the jail a free man. he was accused of breaking into ravi culp kumra's mansion with four other people, robbing the multimillionaire and then killing him. now prosecutors admit anderson was never there. >> mr.eded a kerrson had been admitted the medical center befe the robbery gap and was held there until 12 hours after it was over. >> the reason anderson was picked up and charged is because investigators say they found the 26-year-old's dna under the victim's fingernail's. anderson's attorney isn't so sure. >> that makes an as

reporting live, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> new developments tonight. the charges against the man accused of murdering a well-norway south bay millionaire have been dropped. the were the first to bring you the latest in the ravi culp a investigation. lisa amin gulezian is live from the newsroom with the story you'll see only on abc7. >> lucas ander sewn's lawyer was able to prove to the d.a. her client was nowhere near to the crime scene, that's because he was in the hospital. >> lucas anderson left this red jump suit behind thursday when he walked out of the jail a free man. he was accused of breaking into ravi culp kumra's mansion with four other people, robbing the multimillionaire and then killing him. now prosecutors admit anderson was never there. >> mr.eded a kerrson had been admitted the medical center befe the robbery gap and was held there until 12 hours after it was over. >> the reason anderson was picked up and charged is because investigators say they found the 26-year-old's dna under the victim's fingernail's. anderson's attorney isn't so

sergio quintana spoke with them as the big moment got closer. >> it's friday, still a little bit in shock. >> did you think they were going lift the order so quickly? >> no, not at all. we woke up this morning and went to work. >> it took a long time but four and a half years after we filed the case, here we are with a win in california but the supreme court we had a federal win as well with the overturning of doma. this is really great day and fact we can get married is joyous occasion, we wish they were all here. they were too far away to get here in half an hour. >> we are fortunately in a situation, even though our children are all adults where they can start their life while we st and applaud the 9th circuit for recognizing that any day justice is delayed it is denied. >> dan: pamela harris, you heard from there spoke about ninth circuit moving so quickly. the losing side has 25 days generally to ask the high court to rehear the case. constitutional law expert from the university of san francisco it's not that unusual to lift the 25-day stay. >> to go through the details and the opin

reporting live in oakland, sergio quintana. >>> strong wind gusts appear to be blame for knocking down a tree on this cars in san francisco. tree branches damaged at least one car on cell street around webster street at 4:00 this afternoon. luckily no one was hurt. the mishap delayed drivers for a short time. the branch fell around the same time that wind warning were in effect. the wind is really whipping up tonight in the bay area. in sausalito, high winds damaged a power pole and several transformers, causing outages to several homes. this is in the area of johnson street, napa street in caledonia. pg & e tells us all power will be restored by 7:00 tomorrow morning. let's get details on the big weather changes from. the fog is already starting to move inland a bit. this is definitely going to be what cools us all down tomorrow. here is a look at some of the highs for today, man, it was warm to hot, livermore, a new record of 107. antioch reached 107. 106 in fairfield. 90 in santa rosa. and 62 in san co. co.o have a threat of some isolated dry thunderstorms, so our fire weather watch

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the story. >> the rainbow flag has been flying over civic plaza in richmond since thursday. it's a detail some regular visitors didn't even notice. >> i didn't realistically know how long the flag was up here and i come down and read every night. >> when the flag went up and an e-mail went out to all 900 richmond city employees, some didn't appreciate the colors flying. according to the contra costa times, one replied to the e-mail writing "waving the gay pride flag in the city of richmond is inappropriate. richmond is not the castro. it's offensive to our faith-based community." >> one wrote i have never seen a flag displayed for native-american heritage month or hispanic heritage month or others. didn't they struggle too? they said other main orty groups are also regularly celebrated. >> no moran controversy for juneteenth and cinco demayo flag. america is strong because of diversity, not because of it. >> the gay pride flag has been flying there the last few days and the mayor said it is going to continue flying for the rest of the month. resid

reporting live in oakland, sergio quintana. >>> strong wind gusts appear to be blame for knocking down a tree on this cars in san francisco. tree branches damaged at least one car on cell street around webster street at 4:00 this afternoon. luckily no one was hurt. the mishap delayed drivers for a short time. the branch fell around the same time that wind warning were in effect. the wind is really whipping up tonight in the bay area. in sausalito, high winds damaged a power pole and several transformers, causing outages to several homes. this is in the area of johnson street, napa street in caledonia. pg & e tells us all power will be restored by 7:00 tomorrow morning. let's get details on the big weather changes from. the fog is already starting to move inland a bit. this is definitely going to be what cools us all down tomorrow. here is a look at some of the highs for today, man, it was warm to hot, livermore, a new record of 107. antioch reached 107. 106 in fairfield. 90 in santa rosa. and 62 in san francisco. we do have a threat of some isolated dry thunderstorms, so our fire weath

sergio quintana reports. >> i now declare you spouses for life. >> this is moment chris and sandy and four sons have been waiting for. it took nine years and supreme court decision to get here. they are the first same-sex couple to marry in california since the supreme court invalidated proposition 8. they were at the san francisco county clerk's office minutes within the appeals lifted a stay in this case. it was surprise for everyone. >> did you think they were going to lift the order so quickly? >> no, not at all. we woke up this morning and went to work. >> fact that we can get married so quickly is joyous occasion their son was the ring bearer. this all happened so fast. california attorney general pamela harris officiated. >> i was very direct and informing the clerk that the marriages are to begin immediately. >> within minutes of them tying the knot dozens of other couples did the same things. for hours they erupted in cheers. a line of people waiting for 80 licenses were issued. >> it doesn't matter what this county clerk says. >> just before they went to city hall. they were

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the details. >> as crews put together the last details, there are noticeable differences runners and their families should know. >> the start and finish line this year is completely enclosed by police barricades. >> a three block area will be cord donned off and there will only be three access points to the area on mission, howard, and fullsome streets. >> at those points there will be bomb sniffing dogs and bags will be checked by list. >> there are new rules. most backpacks are no longer allowed. only a small backpack with a 2-leiter drinking bottle. >> this is in response to the bombing attack in april in boston. at the race registration, runs of people have signed an sf for boston banner including this runner. >> honestly, it kind of scares me, my second one after boston, but you just have to go out there and do it. >> some people in the san francisco marathon were also on the course in boston. one runner hopes her time in this race can lead to a happier finish in boston next year. >> it wasn't a happy finish after the bombing. it was a very

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the story from where it all began. >> a towering palm tree on fire and people running in the backyard away from hot ashes being whipped by the wind. this is what this family watched as his family ran for safety. >> we started hearing popping noises and then what was a clear sign was the palm tree caught on fire and it went up and that's when we started to run away. >> a couple family members even got burned by the flying embers. they were having a birthday party when they noticed a fire in the building that abutts their yard. their neighbor quickly started spraying down his house. >> the wind is so high right now, it was going -- there was smoke everywhere, along with the ashes. some of the ashes was getting on other properties, like mine. >> oakland crews tried to get a handle on the main fire in what used to be the school, but wind pushed the smoke and embers into the nearby neighborhood. that started fires in two nearby homes so trucks were sent there to get ahead of the other fires. >> we are making no embers are flying and no potential or o

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the story. >> the rainbow flag has been flying over the plaza in richmond since thursday. some didn't even notice. >> i don't realistically know how long the flag is up there and i come down and read here every night. >> when the nation went up and an e-mail went out to all 900 employees, some didn't appreciate the colors flying. one employee replied to the e-mail writings waving the gay pride flag in richmond is inappropriate. >> it's offensive to the christian community. >> one wrote i have never seen a flag flown for irish american month or other groups that struggled too. and jim rogers said other minority groups are also regularly celebrated. >> america is strong because of diversity, not in spite of it. >> the decision to fly the flag was paid by the mayor. gay pride flag has been flying on the plaza for the last few days and the mayor has said it will continue to fly forrest of the month. residents we talked to didn't mind the rainbow colors. >> i don't think it's that big of a deal. >> doesn't bother me. it respects that part of our comm

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the story from where it all began. >> people running out of the way to get out of the way from hot ashes from flew from the wind. >> we started hearing popping noises and then what was a clear sign was the palm tree caught on fire and it went up and that's when we started to run away. >> a couple family members even got burned by the flying embers. they were having a birthday party when they noticed a fire in the building that abutts their yard. their neighbor quickly started sprague down his house. >> the wind is so high right now, it was going -- there was smoke everywhere, along with the ashes. some of the ashes was getting on other properties, like mine. >> oakland crews tried to get a handle on the main fire in what used to be the school but wind pushed the smoke and embers into the nearby neighborhood. that started fires in two nearby homes and struck were sent there to get ahead of the other fires. >> we are making no embers are flying and no potential or other fires in the area. >> after a couple hours crews got a handle on all three fires