. >> alan: still to come, a wildfire comes dangerously close to homes in vacaville. we'll have the latest. >>> a bay area assembly woman on probation for shoplifting wants to run for a new elected position. >> leigh: looks like we're finally going to get cooling, especially for those in the east bay. temperatures today near 100 degrees. where is the fog? it's off the coast and >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: firefighters are at the scene of a wildfire that burned 50 acres in vacaville. it happenedder in west ranch road. john alston is there with the latest. >> reporter: alan, the fire for all intents and purposes is out but this is still a work in progress. about 75 acres of grass and brush went up in smoke and flames. no homes were deadged but there are people here with backhoes and bulldozers and waters trying get to out the hot spots. sky 7hd was over the scene this afternoon as firefighters worked to keep the flames from touching half a dozen homes. this started at 2:15 this afternoon. it quickly went to a maximum eight al

lane in vacaville. inside the nanny was looking after her one-year-old baby boy. >> i just happened to walk out the backdoor and saw the flames and went back inside and grabbed the baby and called 911 and left. >> she didn't have time to take the family's two spaniels who were outside in their dog run. they were fine. >> she actually saw it and grabbed my son and called 911 and left my house because it was already coming up the fields. she just grabbed the kid and left. >> the brushfire broke out around 2:15 in the afternoon. sky 7hd was overhead as firefighters hustled to prevent the flames from reaching a half dozen homes in the hills. the fire grew to a maximum eight alarms. it brought out 150 firefighters from around vacaville and the bay area. three helicopters dop ped their buck -- dipped their buckets into the pond. the hundred-degree heat was brutal, but they caught a break. >> the big fen fit it was there wasn't much wind. really lucky because there was no heavy winds. >> the fire burned about

west, southwest ten at vacaville. vacaville gets a sea breeze that tells you everything you need to know. these tropical clouds are so close. they are just held in check. you can probably see them off to the distance east bay, south bay. there has been some rain down in southern california. and highs today the 70s continue to push inland. 80s pushing more toward the valley. it started yesterday around the bay but the low clouds that west wind and system dropping down we topped out on the temps wednesday. still warm to hot wednesday and thursday. so the wind picks up at times. also very warm inland well inland but not as nearly as hot as it has been. most locations drop 10-15 degrees. a lot of 70s now and 80s. 50s and 60s closer to the coast and local drizzle. fog will continue nights and mornings. that cooler pattern takes us right into the weekend. >>> italy's credit rating is taking a hit. moody's downgraded the bond rating. they stand at two levels of junk bond status. european markets are up this morning. investor

he was from southern california and worked as a corrections officer in vacaville.in blue for the game which helped police identify him. his friend says his family plans to take his body back to southern california soon and his cause of death is pending an autopsy. >>> three of the four children have been found safe but the search continues for a missing teenage girl tied to this abuse case. the boy was rushed to children's hospital in oakland after he nearly drowned. police have arrested his mother, stepfather and baby- sitter on child abuse charges. >>> a 16-year-old girl in their care is still missing and has been eye didn't paid to as a liza. >>> marshal tow bin outside of a safe way supermarket, officers confronted tow bin in front of the super market in response to a call. >> he repeatedly failed to comply with officer's orders and officers fearing for their safety discharged their firearms. >> i heard multiple boom boom boom, and i thought it was firecrackers. >>> luck is change willing in san jose. it was reportedly safe. permits for the top floor, casino ma

he worked as a corrections officer in vacaville. he was from southern california. he said his family will take his body back to southern california as soon as possible. >> he may be gone but a lot of people are happy there might be some closure here. >> it is presumed he fell into the water. an autopsy will be performed to determine how he died. his body was found in a rushing river in forestville. it. >> apeers to have been in the water for some time. they say it appears to be medical or accidental. >>> clean up after a sewerage spill, it happened at the shopping center in green bray. 800 gallons were redirected but 200 gallons went into a storm drain that leads to the creek. they agreed to pay money for a mistake that occurred in 2011. >>> they want in state money. it had be included by tomorrow. now that funding would give them more frequent service over the next ten years. all right your time is continuing to follow breaking news. after police activity there and sal, any change? >>> well, we are looking at the pictures from the lower deck and i can see it here

clear lake, ukiah, towards vacaville.de a slight cool down, a little warmup especially inland as they head to the weekend, pam. >>> the new home for the 49ers is beginning to take shape. some of the work is being done more than 100 miles away. now the billion dollar project is underway. giant cranes are now doing some heavy lifting. now the 49er project is keeping people busy in california. that is 112 miles from the stadium site and we were looking at the concrete the seats will be resting on. sherman hemssly the actor you know as george jefferson has died. his character was the successful businessman from the hit show the jeffersons. it was the first to feature an upscale african-american in primetime and he was 74 years old. he was not married and he did not have any children. >>> coming up on 5:00, gunfire on a local highway overnight the two victims turned for help in hercules plus a very busy morning in vallejo, the reason they were stretched a little thin. . >>> a good court ruling could be a bad thing for presiden

it brought out 150 firefighters from around vacaville and the bay area. three helicopters dop ped their buck -- dipped their buckets into the pond. the hundred-degree heat was brutal, but they caught a break. >> the big fen fit it was there wasn't much wind. really lucky because there was no heavy winds. >> the fire burned about 75 acres even after it was under control one neighbor refused to sit back and watch. and the professional firefighters are keeping an eye on the burn area through the evening. abc7 news. >>> in tracy, another big grass fire. sky 7hd was over the scene awhee still smoldering grass. firefighters responded to the area near coral hollow road. the fire spread to 97 acres before the flames were finally stopped. >>> and a huge traffic jam on interstate 28 after an accident blocked all northbound lanes in san francisco. four vehicles collidedr nea the geneva avenue exit just before 5:30 p.m. one car burst into flames. d up being rushed to the hospital. it took more than 90 minutes to clear the freeway. >>> two anaheim officers involved in

. >> reporter: we're here on pena adobe road in sake -- vacaville. it went to four alarms but they had so much manpower on hand they didn't pull the fifth alarm. we're join by chief doug rogers. cancan you tell us what happene? >> we're under investigation on the cause. a week stubble field. the wheat had been harvested. a good wind and burned 15 acres. the main concern was it would jump the road here and then from there it had a pretty clear path into the city of vacaville, so we called ten engines locally. calfire sent a land response and we contained the fire in an hour. >> any homes threatened. >> no. we contained it in the roadways. >> any injuries? i understand the highway had a lot of smoke on it and traffic was affected? >> ey, traffic was affected for a while. my understanding the chp shut the highway down for a would you minutes and the traffic was horrendous. took one unit 40 minutes to get hire from dixon. >> what is happening right now? >> we're in the mop-up stage. cal friarfire brought ad toker in. we have hand crews putting down soil

southwest 12 at vacaville. vacaville gets a sea breeze.west, northwest almost across the board a south wind. that is a cool direction. 53-61 but again that is at mofette closer to the bay. higher clouds are gone associated with one system. that keeps that energize. fog, sun, breezy. kind of chilly. a little bit of a misty morning. cool, to mild, to warm. petaluma 71. novato 72. napa beautiful 73. 83 pittsburg with west wind walnut creek 76. 79 beautiful degrees in pleasanton. if you are out by reidville airport it's running five degrees warmer. 60s on the coast. 60s in the city. upper 60s and low 70s for some. mid 70s on the peninsula. looks like a little bit warmer saturday inland and more so on sunday. that fog will burn off with your weekend always in view. pamela. >> thank you. >>> there is a glimmer of hope in the disappearance of 19-year- old uc davis student. el dorado county investigators believe she is still alive. she was last seen leaving a counseling center in sacramento where she was getting treatment following a stress relate

the vacaville police department donated $100. they had an event in the park. perhaps inspired by that man himself, in a matter of days, a bike-a-thon was organized called" the knight ride." >> we were just two takers and everybody is coming to -- teenagers -- two teenagers to -- offering to help out. >> it's a no-brainer. you gotta do it. >> reporter: the group is small but dedicated. in the end, they hope to send more than money to era row. they hope to send a message. >> no matter what happens in america, there's giving. >> reporter: the hope had been to raise $1,000. at the end of the day they exceeded their goal. live in vacaville, ann ruben, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tomorrow flags will be raised from half staff at public buildings across colorado. the governor ordered them flown at half staff eight days ago in honor of the victims of the theater shootings. >>> now to the race for the white house, president obama today used his weekly address to build support for the tax cuts for the middle class and not for the wellny. but republicans, they want all of th

the official high for vacaville today was 104 degrees.a look at the changing weather from our high definition roof camera looking toward the financial district. fog is rolling in not just over the coast, but over the bayside communities. as you look at live der 7hd you will see it. it is at the coast and over the bay. the marine layer is beginning to deepen 1200 feet tonight and that is signaling some change. we also have clouds moving in, and you will see more high clouds for the next two days. the temperatures right now, you can see it still pretty warm. inland areas in the 70s and 80s, but notice how much cooler it is compared to the inland areas. the coastal areas are in the low 50s where the fog is sitting. here is the visibility. this is what i am talking about as far as the fog being possibly a problem. i have been tweeting this. half moon bay is reporting visibility down to three quarters of a mile. you will possibly run into problems during the morning commute. give yourself a little extra time. another hot day inland thursday. s

. >>> bay area firefighters are battling a fire along the freeway in between vacaville and fairfield. the flames broke out just after 3:00 this afternoon along interstate 80 while firefighters are using tools on the ground to put out the flames, helicopters are working from the air as well. the rugged terrain and wind is not helping matters there. we'll have more on this tonight at 6:00. >>> meantime, a major storm hit the east coast overnight, killing at least 13 people. three governors have declared a state of emergency there. as many as 3 million people are without power. the hardest-hit area virginia and washington, d.c. and today, temperatures reached a record 104 degrees in the nation's capital, making it extremely dangerous for those people without power and, therefore, without air-conditioning. nbc's brian mooar has a look. >> reporter: the storms hit with little warning, and left behind a multistate path of death and destruction. not even mighty trees were any match for hurricane-force wind. >> the word that comes to mind is horrific. the wind was howling. the trees seemed to

the official high for vacaville today was 104 degrees.eather from our high definition roof camera looking toward the financial district. fog is rolling in not just over the coast, but over the bayside communities. as you look at live doppler 7hd you will see it. it is at the coast and over the bay. the marine layer is beginning to deepen 1200 feet tonight and that is signaling some change. we also have clouds moving in, and you will see more high clouds for the next two days. the temperatures right now, you can see it still pretty warm. inland areas in the 70s and 80s, but notice how much cooler it is compared to the inland areas. the coastal areas are in the low 50s where the fog is sitting. here is the visibility. this is what i am talking about as far as the fog being possibly a problem. i have been tweeting this. half moon bay is reporting visibility down to three quarters of a mile. you will possibly run into problems during the morning commute. give yourself a little extra time. another hot day inland thursday. spare the air day, an

the official high for vacaville today was 104 degrees.ake a look at the changing weather from our high definition roof camera looking toward the financial district. fog is rolling in not just over the coast, but over the bayside communities. as you look at live doppler 7hd you will see it. it is at the coast and over the bay. the marine layer is beginning to deepen 1200 feet tonight and that is signaling some change. we also have clouds moving in, and you will see more high clouds for the next two days. the temperatures right now, you can see it still pretty warm. inland areas in the 70s and 80s, but notice how much cooler it is compared to the inland areas. the coastal areas are in the low 50s where the fog is sitting. here is the visibility. this is what i am talking about as far as the fog being possibly a problem. i have been tweeting this. half moon bay is reporting visibility down to three quarters of a mile. you will possibly run into problems during the morning commute. give yourself a little extra time. another hot day inland thu

west to 28 gusting to 38 at fairfield and eastbound south, southwest 16 at vacaville. vacaville gets a sea breeze. pretty blustery cool day for many. right there. that low. it's on its way dropping south. doesn't have a lot to work with. so combination of those two and low to the north means a much cooler week. temperatures dropping off the table today taking us right into tuesday. morning drizzle. windy at times. blustery. much, much cooler. sunny for some. there is a lot of low clouds out there. 60s for temps for many. 70s well inland in locations that should be much warmer than this. livermore should be 89. 60 berkeley. very cool pattern around the bay. 60s and 70s for areas around san jose. 50s and 60s coast in the city and on the peninsula extremely cool pattern. will take us into tuesday and wednesday. does look a little warmer as that low ejects out of the area by thursday and friday. maybe higher clouds but things calm down back to average as we head toward the weekend. >>> time now 6:10. interesting story why some pilots are choking as they fly high performanc

in vacaville, ann rubin ktvu channel 2 news. >> the red cross says its blood supply is at its lowestevel. they blame the shortage on the heat and storms and that combined with the usual summer slow down in donations has caused the blood supply to drop to emergency levels of the red cross officials say in fact, at some point surgeons may have to cancel elective operation. >>> groups came together to help clean up some neighborhood organizations including the old oakland neighbors, parishioners from the first urinetarian andellia baker center for human rights. we caught up with some of them at l.a. square park. organizers say one reason for today's clean-up is that the city has little money to do it. >> we come in and do what the city is not able do. and what no individual is able to do, but coming togethers a group, we can get a lot down. >> it's the second year for the clean-up called throw down for the town. they gathered at 19th and harrison near lake merritt for a community concert. a new smartphone has helped samsung climb to the top of the heap when it comes to mobile phone sale

taking another day to get the vacaville areas. the low comes in and settles in and another one reloads. today, here we go, a big difference in the temperatures. 50s, 60s to to 90s and 1 00s. they're raring to go. they're waiting for the key and that will be the low there. and it will start to cool things down tomorrow. hot inland. not as hot for most. but a couple areas in the 1 00s. they will get the west breeze. berkeley 78 degrees. 98 livemore. 86 san jose and fremont about 80s on the peninsula, 50s, 60s and 70s closer to the coast. cooler for all friday and c arrying it into your weekend. >>> thank you. all of the major european markets are down as they worry about the slowing chinese economy. investigators showing concerns overnight except for china. they finished up 1/2 of a percent. some analysts add that they are reacting to the u.s. fed not offering any stimulus plan. >>> the futures indicatlower openers. lower oil prices offset by the oil refinery division. it jumped 14,000-barrels per d ay. >>> no time 5:20. fishing can

livermore and even vacaville things are picking up at 16, low 50s for some 50s nor others and tropical clouds are associated with a low, santa clara valley, contra coster and solano, it is close to the east. fog sun clouds, breezy to warm upper lake and ken field 82, 95 antioch, san leandro, caster valley, 87 morgan hill, sunny veils, 60s and 70s on the coast and it is a much higher cooling trend coming up by the end of the weekend. >>> we are getting word that the ncaa has hit penn state with $60 million in fines twice as much as was expected and also vacating the late coach's joe paterno's wins and so far, that is what we have been watching from the ncaa penalties from penn state. >>> the international aides conference is happening right now in washington d.c. and at the same time, the entire aides quilt, we will give you an impact around the world. >>> wait until you hear how many people were packed inside. . >>> welcome back to ktvu channel 2 morning news, we have new information in a deadly crash in texas. a puck i can truck carrying 23 people and we have just learned two more peo

all led to nearly nine degrees were fairfield in vacaville it was 73 in oakland in mountain view thei wanted you to take a look at that is because going to be hotter today starting of the few clouds and straddling the seashore right conditions and the ins. top of the '90s in fact if you're heading out to the alameda county fair area of low pressure right there. from the east moving backwards toward the west coast entering your back door and as it does look out the atmospheric humidity tumbles into the teens if heading out to oakland's a's baseball action tonight after high of 72 degrees will be tumble into the lower 60s during the game if you're getting away today lucky you. this sacred place to be don't have to get away but if you are state capital to put the jets 99 degrees fresno merced modesto otherwise low 80s on the north shore and south shore of the greater lake tahoe area it pair sixes and monterey bay and if you want relief from the key to 64 degrees in eureka your daytime highs today and with your neighbor had '60s to the beaches '70s the '80s, on the peninsula including be

vacaville hot yesterday, breeze this morning cooling-off locally, thunderstorms in the sierra nevadaight now from our sutro cam you can see low clouds and higher clouds this will aid in cooling persistent marine layer increase of an onshore flow in the days ahead, starting with today, live doppler with winds gusting to 50 miles an hour we have storms from the north sierra south of lake tahoe and right over the lake. around kings beach light showers in sacramento this has been a busy and dangerous area this morning. thunderstorms will continue with the lightning back home we are looking at a big cooling trend that will continue knocking down temperatures another five to seven degrees today, 62 concord fremont 55, low clouds and fog a few other higher clouds this morning, cooler especially inland, you will feel it around the bay and north bay and more significant cooling each day, first system bringing the showers and thunderstorm storms to the sierra nevada, increased marine layer, second system to the north and west of us for days now and that's going to spread the marine layer furth

there is a pretty good sea breeze from delta to travis to vacaville and that's a good sign things will cool down. inland temperatures will warm up. there will still be an on shore breeze, 500s and 60s, i mean if you are here, it may get closer, i really don't see that much change. >>> i will turn in enough to begin the process of draining the reservoir near yosemite park. it will require san francisco to draw up a plan to return the valley to its natural state. if it passes, they will put another measure to drain it. it currently supply more. >>> google is pushing are for rights and they will focus on antihomosexual fun. google is named by a friendly place by gay rights groups. >>> and a deadly pursuit after a car smashes into an oakland church. the good samaritans that helped police cash tear man. >>> the daring he is end from one man after his life was saved. -- the daring escape from one man after his life was saved. . >>> an outreach campaign may have limited the problem. >>> just a big difference in the temperatures, as much as 35 degrees, for some it will be hot, time now for the

today vacaville police said they are developing some leads in the case. >>> san jose police announced today the arrest of three men wanted in connection with a homicide last october. police identified the suspects at 20-year-old noe hernandez, 19-year-old andy gomez and 18- year-old jose gonzalez. one of them shot hansel perez saucedo killing him. prosecutors added a gang enhancement to the charges. >>> a frisk proposal is facing more backlash in san francisco. but ktvu's david stevenson tells us why the mayor says he thinks it might help stop the escalating gun violence in the city. >> reporter: 50 people rallied outside san francisco today calling on mayor ed lee to back away from starting a back away and frisk. the mayor says something has to be done. san francisco's murder rate was up. opponents say stop and frisk is not the right solution. >> we hear about community policing, we hear a lot about partnering with the community, stop and frisk is not the right move. >> reporter: new york city has aggressively ramped up stop and frisks as a policing practice. the majority of those st

vacaville at 103. back the maps out. show you this it, there is a satellite, that's the other extreme of the temperature range. the cool marine air near the coastline. fog hugging parts of the coast especially south of pillar point. as far as temperatures locally just updated. you can seat 90s inland near fairfield, concord and livermore. not much change here. we had triple digit heat there yesterday. san francisco 67, san jose in the lower 80's. for today a -- the laner rain layer and temperatures cooling off for the coast. look what happens over the next 12 hours, the marine layer deepens and cooler temperatures in the forecast over the next few days, overnight lows for morn morning, plainly in the 50s to around 60 degrees and here the latest on the satellite. coming up how much cooling you can expect for monday and also the weekend always in view a sneak peek at the upcoming weekend in the seven day. >> a mentally disabled woman reported missing yesterday in san jose has been found safe. a deputy sheriff found her at

today vacaville police said they are developing some leads in the case. >>> san jose police announced arrest of three men wanted in connection with a homicide last october. police identified the suspects at 20-year-old noe hernandez, 19-year-old andy gomez and 18- year-old jose gonzalez. one of them shot hansel perez saucedo killing him. prosecutors added a gang enhancement to the charges. >>> a frisk proposal is facing more backlash in san francisco. but ktvu's david stevenson tells us why the mayor says he thinks it might help stop the escalating gun violence in the city. >> reporter: 50 people rallied outside san francisco today calling on mayor ed lee to back away from starting a back away and frisk. the mayor says something has to be done. san francisco's murder rate was up. opponents say stop and frisk is not the right solution. >> we hear about community policing, we hear a lot about partnering with the community, stop and frisk is not the right move. >> reporter: new york city has aggressively ramped up stop and frisks as a policing practice. the majority of those stopped are

. >>> new, a heart breaking decision for the mother of a 20- year-old man from vacaville in a coma since earlier this month. what happened to him and what his mother just told doctors to do. >> i still was holding out all hope for a miracle. >> reporter: kathy was praying for a miracle that her 20-year- old son would snap out of the coma he has been in since he was beaten on the 4th of july. it didn't come. yesterday she made the difficult decision to disconnect him from life support and donate his organs so others can live. >> maybe somebody, somehow will -- will have a life because of this. i don't want this to go for nothing. >> reporter: police say he had just arrived at a outdoor party of more than 100 people here in this area that night. he saw a fight between two men and tried to break it up when someone else hit him from behind. >> hit the curb, that's all i know. >> reporter: this resident said he didn't see it happen. he said the fireworks and barbecue block party has been going on for 17 years here. police say that few people are talking to them. >> this is a homicide. >> repo

. >>> they are trying to figure out what caused a brush fire from 100 feet from homes near vacaville. it started near west ranch lane. this fire was contained after burning 75 acres. fire crews watched for any player ups. -- flare-ups. a fire burned in yellow county and that started saturday near the cash creek casino. according to cal fire it is 8 5% contained and burned 125 acres. only minor injuries have been reported and crews were out patrolling and putting out hot spots. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> a funds raiser -- fundraiser over the time they were riding their bikes. 41-year-old man and his nine- year-old daughter hardass was killed. they are starting a fund raising for -- funds raising for hanna so she continues to go to school. >> organizers say it will be used to buy her a laptop and the rest will be put into a college fund. the man driving the car was speeding and so far no charges have been filed. >>> she will run for the supervisor's seat. lockyer was appointed -- somebody was a pointed to fill the vac cabs i. -- vacancy. >>> mary pled guilt

a large grass fire in vacaville slows traffic on westbound interstate 80 elliott mendoza sent us these photos it broke out around 4:30 p.m. near jericho and rode the c h p shut down a section of the freeway no homes were threatened the fire and is now out. firefighters are mom and up hotchpots a bay area mans father among several m and buried tomorrow at arlington national cemetery dennis jordan of san jose and brothers will attend a barrel their father was killed when his twin-engine can ship went down during the vietnam war. five other men were inside the remains of five buried inside a single coffin. large numbers of starving pelican's turned up on california impeaches what life experts are doing their best to save them another pelican was delivered to what rescue this afternoon anne mackovic tells us the growing number of birds in distressed is taxing rescue workers. >>> and an ocean bird purgatory 40 mi. from the coast and these are the lucky ones injured by fishing lines are unable to find food are brought here to international bird rescue in court yet. >>> five years ago 25 peli

traveling west southwest to vacaville, west at napa airport, west southwest out towards livermore, 50s on the temperatures and mainly 60s, 55 fairfield. these high clouds drift by and they continue to come down a little bit. a misty morning hop. i went walking in the park, it had be cooler out of of the coast 70 vallejo, venetia, 83 brentwood, 80 livermore, but that's a soft 80. 75 san jose, too much fog on the coast. although san mateo coast got in opt sun before everybody else did on the coast. 50s and 60s and 70s on the peninsular. we will bottom out with your weekend always in view it looks warmer inland sunday and monday, pam? >>> chinese government is believed to have reported a lower number with death tolls. rains were highest in more than 50 years. the rain toppled power lines and homes. >>> they are looking into how two young girls disappeared. even though the video is hard to see, you can see that is around the time it went missing. their bikes were found by a lake in the area. investigators trained that lake but found no sign of the girls. they are looking into the abduction

in solano county, it broke out northwest of vacaville at two 25 this afternoon. it took crews a little more than an hour to bring under control no injuries reported it came close to homes but none burned. the world's largest aids conference opened in washington d.c. a lot has happened since the 20 years the conference last met in the united states anti- aids drugs have been developed that give patients a nearly normal life expectancy is turning the tide on hiv it is trying to stop the spread by using in treatment as prevention. at penn state university a symbol of pride removed it is only the beginning of what promises to be a difficult week on campus. >>> the dismantling of an icon the 7 ft. tall statue of joe paterno that stood outside the stadium covered with the tar before workers used a forklift to remove from foundation and put in storage. >>> this is a tragic as this the >>> i see there's a lot of problems >>> on monday morning the hammer comes down on the university as the ncaa could be unprecedented penalties >>> what is of the table is the so-called " d

it vegetation fired and vacaville burned 21 a. before brought under control elliott mendoza it sent as these photos the fire broke out near cherry glen road a field of wheat stubble ignited, the c h p shutdown a section of interstate 80 no structures burned the fire was out in two hours. and most destructive fire and colorado's history now 98 percent contained, now time to assess the damage. the fire forced more than 30,000 people from their homes in and around colorado springs could have a destructive effect on the economy. the damage could be in excess of one hundred $10 million. the total impact could be greater. the man accused of shooting an unarmed florida teenager now holed up in a florida safe house george zimmerman released after posting bond on friday. the defendant is protected by a security team at an undisclosed location. zimmerman has gotten death threats. he faces a second-degree murder charges. large numbers of starving pelican's turning up on california beaches what experts are doing their best to save them anothe

. >>> new, a heart breaking decision for the mother of a 20- year-old man from vacaville in a coma sincearlier this month. what happened to him and what his mother just told doctors to do. >> i still was holding out all hope for a miracle. >> reporter: kathy was praying for a miracle that her 20-year- old son would snap out of the coma he has been in since he was beaten on the 4th of july. it didn't come. yesterday she made the difficult decision to disconnect him from life support and donate his organs so others can live. >> maybe somebody, somehow will -- will have a life because of this. i don't want this to go for nothing. >> reporter: police say he had just arrived at a outdoor party of more than 100 people here in this area that night. he saw a fight between two men and tried to break it up when someone else hit him from behind. >> hit the curb, that's all i know. >> reporter: this resident said he didn't see it happen. he said the fireworks and barbecue block party has been going on for 17 years here. police say that few people are talking to them. >> this is a homicide. >> report

he worked as a prison guard in vacaville. >>> up next, america celebrates with fireworks, music and yes, hot dogs. >> and honoring a soldier that lost his life in afghanistan. and a battleship that spent years rusting away in suisun bay is newest tourist attraction. >> coming up next on "nightline," for americans that is fighting a foreclosure, here is a guru. we'll show how he does it. why thousands are paying for [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh. >>> new york city celebrates independence day with a spectacular fireworks show. colorful display lit up the city skyline and hudson river. they had 40,000 fireworks. >>> the newest member of the santa clara police department is in training this july the 4th but he is not a person he is a police dog. as sergio quintana tells us the canine has been added to the force because of the dream of a fallen sol

he worked as a prison guard in vacaville. >>> up next, america celebrates with fireworks, music and yesier that lost his life in afghanistan. and a battleship that spent years rusting away in suisun bay is newest tourist attraction. >> coming up next on "nightline," for americans that is fighting a foreclosure, here is a guru. we'll show how he does it. why thousands are paying >>> new york city celebrates independence day with a spectacular fireworks show. colorful display lit up the city skyline and hudson river. they had 40,000 fireworks. >>> the newest member of the santa clara police department is in training this july the 4th but he is not a person he is a police dog. as sergio quintana tells us the canine has been added to the force because of the dream of a fallen soldier. >> four dogs make up the canine patrol and newest edition is ardo. >> i talked with sheryl walch by phone. >> sean was killed in afghanistan last november. he was a military policeman with the national guard outfit out of san jose but before his military service, he met sean when he was plex morer with the san

tragedy if vendors have raised $1,500 to help pay funeral expenses don knapp cbs 5 >>> a fire in vacaville burned 21 a. before being brought under control at mendoza and sent these photos it broke out about 4:30 p.m. a field of wheat stubble ignited. the c h p shut down a section of interstate 80 for awhile the fire was out by 6 there be p.m. two small quakes a minute apart should carom remote area of northern california at a magnitude of 3.1, and in a letter and a 3.9 quake get no injuries reported the manager of the store in, and said bottles rattled but no damage. more starving pelican showing up on the california coast rescue workers are struggling to help them, this afternoon this pelican was delivered to wild rescue anne mackovic tells us the rising number of cases has experts looking for answers. >>> and ocean bird purgatory 40 mi. from the coast these are the lucky ones injured by fishing lines are unable to find food and brought here to international bird rescue in korea. >>> five years ago only 25 pelican's ended up here per year they've seen 95 this year and 40¢ july 1st most ar

he worked as a prison guard in vacaville. >>> up next, america celebrates with fireworks, music and yes, hot dogs. >> and honoring a soldier that lost his life in afghanistan. and a battleship that spent years rusting away in suisun bay is newest tourist attraction. >> coming up next on "nightline," for americans that is fighting a foreclosure, here is a guru. we'll show how he does it. why >>> new york city celebrates independence day with a spectacular fireworks show. colorful display lit up the city skyline and hudson river. they had 40,000 fireworks. >>> the newest member of the santa clara police department is in training this july the 4th but he is not a person he is a police dog. as sergio quintana tells us the canine has been added to the force because of the dream of a fallen soldier. >> four dogs make up the canine patrol and newest edition is ardo. >> i talked with sheryl walch by phone. >> sean was killed in afghanistan last november. he was a military policeman with the national guard outfit out of san jose but before his military service, he met sean when he was plex morer

although common in vacaville. vacaville had a southwest at 10 yes. there is still a component of a westerly breeze in place for most. temperatures will slowly recover today more likely inland starting tomorrow. so cooler thursday will lead to transition day today and on the weekend inland temps come up. sierra, nevada looking very nice. i'm going up there. sunny looks really good. there could be maybe toward sunday. sunday you could see clouds starting to increase up there. sunny, breezy, morning clouds if a little warmer. temperatures starting to rebound a tiny bit from those upper 70s yesterday to a few very low 80s. unless you are away from fog influence. a lot of 60s and 70s around the bay. upper 70s and low 80s inland. san jose 78. temperatures will start to rebound slowly for some on the peninsula. it will be a slow process for those along the coast from pacifica, half-moon bay there is a lot of low clouds out there. it will be warmer through the interior. it does look warmer inland. >> thank you. >>> new this morning british authorities have o

that >>> this morning solano county fire crews are keeping a close watch on a 75 acre wildfire near vacaville first reported 2:30 yesterday afternoon. investigators say it appears to be accidental, but think haven't determined the cause. sky 7 hd was overhead as firefighters hustled to prevent the flames from reaching homes. 150 firefighters were called in. early on the flames raced up a hill towards this home where a nanny was taking care of a 1-year-old. >> i happened to walk out the backdoor and saw the flames and just went back in, grabbed the baby called 911 and left. >> helicopters made two dozen water drops. crews worked in 100° heat, very little wind, it took over an hour to get the fire under control. >>> update to a story we brought you at 11 last night. san jose apartment fire that left dozens looking for a new place to stay. it started after 9:00 last night. officials tell us flames were confined to one apartment on camden drive. two people were injured, one burned the other with smoke inhalation. the fire was in one unit, other residents, up to 50 people left homeless the cause h

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he's 27-year-old victor mario works as a prison guard in vacaville. his friends last saw him after the game and they believe he fell in the water. the coast guard began searching for several days before calling off their efforts. family and friends have never stopped looking for victor. i just got off the phone with his cousin jennifer, she says this morning she did receive a call from the san francisco police officers association and they told her that the body was wearing the same clothes as her cousin the day he disappear. again an official identification is pending notice from the medical examiner's office. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> this 4th of july the san jose fire department will have double the number of crews on duty they don't know if that will be enough to deal with expected flood of calls about illegal fireworks. terry mcsweeney joins us live from the east san jose foothills. >> reporter: beautiful view from up here. take a look out, imagine it tonight, all those fireworks displays going off here, there and everywhere. all beautiful,

a high wire perform >> alan: we have a five alarm grass fire threatening homes in vacaville. we'll bring the latest at 6:00. >> ama: also coming up at 6:00. the big bar gap on beach front property in the san francisco bay, and the black market goes green. why recyclable material is now the hot ticket for thieves. join us at 6:00. >> alan: some tense moments for a tightrope walker in china. he was attempting to walk backward blindfolded across 766 yards of tightrope. >> it was windy, the cable started swaying, it was 130 feet to go. the performer lost his balance and fell. he says he started feeling faint. fortunately, though -- oh -- he was only slightly hurt. wasn't he tethered to something? that does it for us. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

he's 27-year-old victor mario works as a prison guard in vacaville. his friends last saw him after the game and they believe he fell in the water. the coast guard began searching for several days before calling off their efforts. family and friends have never stopped looking for victor. i just got off the phone with his cousin jennifer, she says this morning she did receive a call from the san francisco police officers association and they told her that the body was wearing the same clothes as her cousin the day he disappear. again an official identification is pending notice from the medical examiner's office. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> this 4th of july the san jose fire department will have double the number of crews on duty they don't know if that will be enough to deal with expected flood of calls about illegal fireworks. terry mcsweeney joins us live from the east san jose foothills. >> reporter: beautiful view from up here. take a look out, imagine it tonight, all those fireworks displays going off here, there and everywhere. all beautiful,

. >>> another search was held for a vacaville man who may have fallen from a san francisco pier.rrilo was last seen on monday night on pier 22. his family was outlooking for murillo yesterday. police say murrilo and a friend had just left the dodger game. his friend said he looked away for a short time and murillo was gone. hope -- his family is holding out hope he will be found. >>> murdoch followed up criticism that romney was playing it safe and not looking like a challenger. today the media mogul focused on romney's campaign team. he said, chicago pros will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends. >>> after spending the july 4 holiday at camp david, president obama resumes his campaign with a bus tour. john boehner threatened an immediate repeal of what many call obama care. >> this has to be ripped out by its roots. this is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. the american people do not want to get on this path. >> they will bring it up and when they bring it up they will ask for repeal. repeal of all the things i've said have children, have young

two of those people from vacaville are doing their part to help victims. are riding their bikes to raise money for shooting victims. family friends say they were in a theater in vacaville watching the dark night when the shooting happened in colorado. they say they're grateful for the community's response. >> it is an amazing experience a lot of people came and helped us. the police department, our teachers and family came to support us. we are a small community, there are a small community, as a community, we support them. >> they surpass their goal of raising $1,000, 50 people joined in raising support. stay with kron4 news for continuing coverage of the colorado theaters shooting. we will have the latest details on our web site. we also invite you to share your thoughts on our facebook page and it twitter. >> in a year-old is recovering after being shot at her hall. >>ysabel: here is a live look outside in san francisco, still blanketed in fog. hopefully we'll ha averepeat of yesterday's weather. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike br

southwest at vacaville. there is a delta breeze although it's not as strong as it has been. 50s and 60s. really mild air mass. water temps have come way up. last week at this time we had low 40s toward the north bay. napa 59 this morning. doesn't take long to start warming up once you burn off the low clouds. maybe a couple 80s well enough inlapped. system to the north high pressure to the south it's just day-to-day changes. a little warmer, a little cooler. fog, sun, warmer. those clouds will burn off sooner today. could be local drizzle. 60s, 70s low mid 80s. getting in more of a summertime pattern. it does look a little warmer tuesday. settle back in on the fourth. pam. >> all right, thank you. >>> this morning a chinese court announced apple will pay $60 million to settle a legal battle over the ipad name. apple says it bought the rights to that name in 2009. chinese authorities say ownership in china was never ored. >>> the battle over thomas kinkade $66 million estate returns to court this morning. the

now there is always vacaville, clear lake usually they are the last ones to cool off. the wind has picked up. it's still warm inland but not as hot. fog, sun, cooler. temperatures anywhere from upper 50s to low 90s now. a lot more 70s and 80s in locations that were significantly warmer. fog continues to ramp up here. it looks like it will be a cooler pattern all the way into next week. right now i think the message is cooler. pamela. >> thank you, steven. >>> an american climber was among the dozen injured in a deadly avalanche in france. nine climbers were killed yesterday morning. it's believed that one of the climbers accidentally caused a slab of ice to snap off and that triggered the avalanche. the identity of the injured americans has not been released. >> the federal government is using a new tactic to crack down on the medical marijuana industry. saying the properties are being used to distribute illegal drugs. harbor site health center is being evicted. so is the vapor room in san francisco. >> it's going to return many thousands of patients to the illegal mar

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and south, southwest at vacaville. that is a howling sea breeze. i got a good look at the low spinning right there. for this time of year it's very impressive. don't think we will get any rain out of it. keep an eye on some of the higher elevations but it's a dry system. much cooler. low clouds, sun, very windy at times for some. highs today 50s, 60s, and 70s. that's it. yeah that's it. i mean really a cool pattern. 79 antioch. 72 concord. 68 santa rosa 68 redwood city. 59 san francisco. much cooler and windy tuesday into wednesday probably. transition day thursday as the low ejects out. it will be warmer but we'll have to keep an eye for the remains of what is hurricane tropical storm fabio some of the high clouds could drift in by the end of the week. jan that. >> thank you, steve. >>> microsoft and nbc are breaking up. microsoft is selling its half of msnbc.com to nbc. something the company insiders say microsoft has been wanting to do. microsoft already sold its stake in msnbc cable to nbc. it will now redirect users to nbcnews.com. >>> there a

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elsewhere a crash westbound 80 leisure town in vacaville traffic moving at 61 miles an hour supposedto be to the right in a ditch we'll keep you posted on that as well. live shot of the golden gate bridge, no trouble this morning. you can see across the span, looking good. the ride out of marin county also fine this is 101 in san rafael southbound for taillights the civic center on the left this is looking good towards 580 to the golden gate bridge. >>> you like frances' traffic info? of course you do. you like mike's weather? of course you do. all you have to do is wake up to the alarm clock app. you will find it free you can download it at the itunes app store. >>> more than 30 starving pelicans are being cared for the birds have been brought in the past couple of weeks emaciated because they can't get enough fish to eat. the staff tube feeding them, using space heaters, and heat lambs trying to keep those birds warm. younger birds that are less skilled at diving for fish are most affected by is considered a food shortage. >>> pixar is -- dreamworks cut the ribbon on a new campus i