the school was built in 1913 because burlingame's population jumped so much after the 1906 earthquake. mckinley elementary was originally called burlingame gramar school and was changed in 1915. >> up next at 6:00, why disney is ending its current program that allows disabled visitors to move to the front of the line. >> a beautiful day in the bay area after our stormy day yesterday. leigh glaser tells us if it's here to stay. >> for the first anytime jim harbaugh's tenure as coach of the 49ers, the team loses lost. defeated be a former pupil. defeated be a former pupil. across the bay, the unherdded woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! um... where's my room? we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. because your kitchen dreams can be big. ikea has it all. we run errands. we run to the grocery store. in fact, the average american drives fewer than 29 miles a day. the 100% electric nissan leaf goes two-and-a-half times that on a single charge. it's a car. it just doesn't take gas. [ farrar ] so think about where you

the school was built in 1913 because burlingame's population jumped so much after the 1906 earthquake. mckinley elementary was originally called burlingame gramar school and was changed in 1915. >> up next at 6:00, why disney is ending its current program that allows disabled visitors to move to the front of the line. >> a beautiful day in the bay area after our stormy day yesterday. leigh glaser tells us if it's here to stay. >> for the first anytime jim harbaugh's tenure as coach of the 49ers, the team loses lost. defeated be a former pupil. across the bay, the unherdded and struggle to sleep comfortably together, now there's a solution. the company that individualized your comfort with the sleep number bed brings you sleep number dual temp, the revolutionary temperature-balancing layer with active air technology that works on any mattress brand, including yours. whether you sleep hot or cool, sleep number dual temp allows each of you to select your ideal temperature. so you can both sleep exactly the way you like at your own perfect temperature. and there's only one place in the wo

. >>> ten years ago today, federal agents raided the balance co-headquarters in burlingame, leading to one of the biggest sports drug scandals in u.s. history. the man behind balance co-victor conti, ended upper isser offing four months in prison. this was part of a plea deal. he is now living in the bay area and fighting against the very drugs he was accused of dealing. conti tells the contra costa times he realizes, yes, did he make bad choices and now he wants to use all of his experience to push the world's anti-doping agency and u.s. professional sport to do more to slow down the use of performance-enhancing drugs. >>> just a short time ago, microsoft ceo, steve balmer, appeared at a press conference in finland alongside the ceo of

katie marzullo is in burlingame with more on reaction. >> downtown burlingame starting to come alive this morning. i break the news to the workers showing up they were smiles. that is the minimum wage could go up. right now the minimum wage in california is $8. in july, next year it goes to $9. the beginning of 2016 it would become $10 an hour. a coffee shop manager i smoke with said her workers deserve it. >> it is a great idea. the workers work hard. why not? it is expense i to live here. >> if $8 kicked up inflation it would be $9.25, if it kept up with inflation. so we are only asking for 25 cent raise. >> why have a good answer to the why not, the chamber of commerce and the state restaurant association say it is an unfair cost to employers and it could lead to fewer employees and the costs could be passed along to customers. the governor still has to sign this into law but he indicated he would. the highest minimum wage in the country is in washington state at $9.19. >> thank you. united is dealing with a big fair problem. >> speculation of twitter's value is intensifying. >> j

sky 7 above burlingame. we can confirm it's grass burning in this area. no homes are at right aftight ar this ook that is good news. >> our breaking news coverage continues right now on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. >> let's update the weather forecast. >> okay. you know we have dry conditions and windy conditions so are concerned about high fire danger. higher terrain until friday afternoon. clear skies and continues to be breezy, tomorrow, dry, mild conditions from top to bottom. tahoe a mix of snow and rain. bay area, milder weather than today. high temperatures into upper 70s rather, up to 78 in our inland locations here is the accu-weather forecast. warmest day will be saturday. 80 around the bay and upper 60s on the coast. great weather but we can use rainfall. it's dry out there. >> yes. [ maragno ] if the car was invented today, it would run on the most affordable energy source available. it would charge overnight. every morning, you'd wake up with a full tank, ready to go. if the car was invented today, it would be the 100% electric nissan leaf

sky 7 above burlingame. we can confirm it's grass burning in this area. no homes are at right after this ook that is good news. >> our breaking news coverage continues right now on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. >> let's update the weather forecast. >> okay. you know we have dry conditions and windy conditions so are concerned about high fire danger. higher terrain until friday afternoon. clear skies and continues to be breezy, tomorrow, dry, mild conditions from top to bottom. tahoe a mix of snow and rain. bay area, milder weather than today. high temperatures into upper 70s rather, up to 78 in our inland locations here is the accu-weather forecast. warmest day will be saturday. 80 around the bay and upper 60s on the coast. great weather but we can use rainfall. it's dry out there. >> yes. >> >>> good evening, hopes of capturing best record in all of baseball slipping away from the a's right now. this is the last meeting of the year but you don't want to test the arm of josh redic. that is a bad idea, gunned down. josh hamilton grounds it to first. they

katie marzullo joins us from burlingame with more. katie? >> minimum wage workers are happy but there is another angle working out here. in the expensive bay area, a lot of people are already making more than $8 minimum wage out of necessity. burlingame avenue is under construction and on the street workers operate delicate machinery. >> we cannot ask minute to work for minimum wage. can you not live off of that. >> co-owner says that he starts his employees at $10 an hour is if that is the law, all the better. >> i am okay with pay more but it has to be an even playing field. if the people over this are paying more everything will work out. we will do okay because we charge a little more. >> the minimum wage in california is $8. lawmakers voted to raise it to $9 an hour in july and $10 january 1 of 2016. it feels good, finally. it has been a while. we deserve it. for sure. >> as a server, he makes $8 an hour plus tip helping out the extra $2 will help out for groceries and rent. other than that, it is perfect. >> not to everyone. >> you are

there were similar snake scams last week in san mateo and burlingame. also in burlingame, two men got a driver to pull over claiming she had a flat tire. one of them stole her wallet right out of her car. >>> and in napa, police are warning people not to fall for a scam involving fundraising for a police "dare" program. also burglars hit a san carlos home when the owner was lured up a ladder to check the roof. >>> in other bay area headlines now on this thursday, google's attorneys set to appear at a federal hearing today in san jose. they are arguing the company's practice of electronically scanning people's gmail accounts to target advertising is legal. google is asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit seeking to stop the practice. the class action suit says google is in violation of california's privacy laws and federal wiretapping statutes. >>> investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire this morning at a 7-eleven store near santa clara university. you can see much of the building's facade was blackened in the blaze. it all started around

. >>> police in burlingame are looking for two young dognappers. a five-month-old french bulldog was stealen by two girls when it wondered away from its home. witness told police that the girls were walking with the dog and claimed to own it. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> time is 4:47. our continuing -- fire has been burning for several weeks in and around yosemite national park. investigators say it appears an illegal campfire set by a hunter is what started that fire. not a marijuana grow. it had been previously reported. the hunter has not yet been identified and no charges have been filed so far. the fire burned almost 240,000 acres. it is 80% contained. >>> burkely leaders had -- berkeley leaders had an opportunity to tour the -- they are looking for another cam site that they -- camp site they can use next year. >>> centers of disease control are issuing a warning. the cdc says use of e cigarettes more have doubled. e cigarettes produce water vapor instead of tobacco smoke. they worry that they think this is safer than

. >>> a brush fire in burlingame turned the ride home for thousands of commuters into a big nightmare last night. caltrain service was brought to a standstill for hours last night because of that fire. firefighters had to drag hoses across the tracks. you see it there. kpix 5's brian webb with more on the delays that were so bad, some commuters took a break to make a beer run. >>> reporter: caltrain's cars packed with impatient commuters moved at a snail's pace late in the evening but it was better than not moving at all. >> going to take two, three hours. >> reporter: the fire started right next to the tracks just as the evening rush got going. instead, everything ground to a halt. fire crews had to run these hoses right over the train tracks to get to the fire, stopping the trains in their tracks for well over an hour. this man drove up from san jose to get his wife three hours late and way past their sunset time. >> she normally just arrived at san jose but now she has to drop herself off here and i need to pick her up. >> reporter: a little after 8:00 the tracks were clear and the

. >>> a brush fire along caltrains' broadway station in burlingame stopped trains in their tracks for hours during the evening commute last night. police asked caltrain to halt service shortly after 6:00. firefighters had to drag hoses across the tracks to get to the fire. tracks remained closed for more than two hours. . [ inaudible ] >> otherwise just go back to work tomorrow morning. >> samtrans buses provided free service along san mateo, burlingame and millbrae during the shutdown. bart and vta accepted caltrains tickets last night, as well. >>> okay. time for a little traffic. what time we got here? 5:02. liza is in for liz. >> good morning. caltrain is back to normal this morning after that bear of a commute last night because of that brush fire in the burlingame area. so they are offering full service this morning. no delays reported across the board for local transit including bart, golden gate ferries and the altamont commuter express. we have good news for the oil spill in walnut creek. it's all clear. traffic has recovered for the northbound drive leaving the san ramon val

this blaze in burlingame burning next to the railroad tracks. because of it, caltrain experienced major delays during the evening commute. the winds if that area very strong, but firefighters were nonetheless able to contain it very quickly. let's get to christian with more on this red flag warning effect. >> gusty winds problematic and they'll be with us for at least another day. as you know, it's mainly dry across the bay area right now, but before i get to the winds, i want to point out that we do have some areas of moisture near vacville. there is certainly some wet weather over there but it's isolated, certainly not enough to reduce the risk of fires in the bay area, and here's our red flag warning from 11:00 tonight until 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. this covers the diablo range. we can expect gusts of 35 to 45 miles an hour in the highest peaks. humidity is below 30%, so these elements combine to give us concern about high fire danger. right now we're looking at gusts to 33 miles an hour in the bay, and gusty winds, many other conditions, but

>> we will start with live doppler 7 hd showing sprinkles around burlingame and san mateo and this is along with the cloud cover creating flight arrival delays of 49 minutes. use our flight tracker and look for the airplane. this is headed to the note, so places like san lenadro, oakland, alameda and even piedmont you may see a few sprinkles the next 45 minutes with the modify flow and sprinkles are possible the better part of the morning and it will be partly sunny in the afternoon with a lost the cloud cover and not much way in the marine layer clouds but mid-and upper legal moisture rolling through with sprinkles. dry air arrives tomorrow so if you do not like the humid wait 24 hours and we will have warmer-than-average weather throughout the weekend as we get our first offshore event of the fall. cold present to the north and high pressure pump the moisture to the south. the heavy rain is around tahoe with thunderstorms possible. we have 75 in milpitas and upper 70's for most of the santa clara valley. we will have sunshine and 80 and 80 is as warm as it gets on the peninsula with

[applause and cheering] and all the way from burlingame, california, it's the hubbard family. [applause and cheering] everybody's here, they're going to try to win themselves a lot of cash, and a shot at driving out of here in one of those head-turning ford fusions, baby, right there. that's a nice car. [applause and cheering] let's play "feud," everybody! give me ken, give me diane. let's go! [applause and cheering] [laughter] i love it when you're all at your house practicing what you're going to do. [laughter] all right, here we go, guys. top 8 answers on the board. instead of a thermometer, what might a nurse stick in an annoying patient's behind? [buzzer] ken. >> a wooden stick. steve: a wooden stick. put that right there. [laughter] stick. [bell] [applause and cheering] diane. >> her finger. steve: her finger? [laughter] what would you do that for? [laughter] >> they're feeling for, you know, things. steve: for what? [indistinct] stop, stop saying that. >> okay. [laughter] steve: put a finger! [bell] [applause and cheering] fist! a fist! pass or play? >> we'd like to pla

. >> covering burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> a look from the new eastern span of the bay bridge. traffic is moving pretty nice right now. it could change later today. the weather is going to be nice and warm. >> city college of san francisco may have another chance to save itself from losing accreditation a little known clause in the bylaws of the mission allows for fresh review of the ruling that could force city college to close next july. the window for review is small and the scope is narrow but officials hope to present enough evidence of reform to persuade the mission to reverse the ruling while city college is going through the appeals process. >> t.s.a. program to help passengers check in no their flights faster is expanding to include more bay area airports. it lets passengers keep belts, shoes and jackets on during screening and can have liquids and goals in carry on bags. right now san francisco is the only bay area airport in the program but oakland, san jose, and 58 other airports will join this year. the $85 program is hop -- open to frequent

. >> we are settling in on the comfortable stuff. 71 in burlingame. are we going to get warm? cold? are stay the same? your forecast next. ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. east san jose. deputies believe one other >>> four men are under arrest after a home invasion robbery. deputies believe one other person is still on the loose. man hunt lasted 4 hours and deputies searched on the ground and from the air. schools were put on lock down in the area. >> nothing like this happened in the neighborhood. i have children. sorry. >> the two women who were in the home said all the men carried weapons. they weren't hurt and investigators won't say if the home was targeted or not. >>> california on its way to beefing up the pay checks of minimum wage workers. the senate approved a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour by 2014. $10 by 2016. the governor al

. >> disgraced bicyclist lands lapse making -- lance armstro >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. a federal judge will rule monday on a lawsuit aimed at preventing richmond from using imminent domain to stop foreclosures. half of the homeowner have mortgages underwater. the judge denied a motion for an injunction. wells fargo and deutsche bank claim the use of imminent domain is unconstitutional. richard wants to use the power to buy mortgages. it is usually used to buy private land for public use when the owner doesn't want to sell. >> in antioch a man is if jail if shooting at police during a pursuit. the 19-year-old tried to ram a police vehicle, collided with two other cars, and shot at an officer yesterday. he was out on bail after a bug hear arrest and was taken into custody after an officer hit him with the patrol car. >> oakland police say security video has helped nba -- grab a thief. this was a t-shirt on grand avenue and the video shows the thief running into the store grabbing the owner's laptop and sprinting out the door. polic

. >> we are settling in on the comfortable stuff. 71 in burlingame. are we going ,, [ female announcer ] life is full of compromises. but when it comes to what your family really loves, you shouldn't have to sacrifice. and that goes double for ice cream. now you don't have to give up. you can give in with dreyer's slow churned light ice cream. we churn it slowly for all the rich and creamy taste with just half the fat. ♪ dreyer's slow churned light ice cream. ♪ nestlé -- good food, good life. east san jose. deputies believe one other >>> four men are under arrest after a home invasion robbery. deputies believe one other person is still on the loose. man hunt lasted 4 hours and deputies searched on the ground and from the air. schools were put on lock down in the area. >> nothing like this happened in the neighborhood. i have children. sorry. >> the two women who were in the home said all the men carried weapons. they weren't hurt and investigators won't say if the home was targeted or not. >>> california on its way to beefing up the pay checks of

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. >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> today, team new zealand could close out oracle team usa and win with dangerously high winds on the bay forcing the cancellation of both of yesterday's races. lighter winds are the case today for races 11 and 12 this afternoon. team new zealand needs only two winds to claim the america's cup for the third time leading 7-1 in the finals, the first to 9 wins the cup, the oldest trophy in international sports. >> it was really gusting. they wanted to be safe. >> high pressure slipped in while we were sleeping and calmed the winds considerably. we have issues but mainly over the ocean. better day for sailing, and a lot of sunshine out there and live doppler 7 hd shows it is clear. here is what i am talking about, small craft advisory until...say, 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning for the coast. that is for northwest winds at 15- to 25-knots and half moon bay is eight so they will pick up a little bit this afternoon. fairfield is 14 miles per hour, but it is coming from the north and that is when you know you

. >> we are getting word of a new hot spot on the peninsula in burlingame. it is a multi vehicle accident. three lanes of traffic are blocked and emergency crews have arrives. it looks like it is the three right lanes. this is crawling as you work your way out of san mateo. if you have to travel between san francisco, peninsula, and the south bay you should stick with 280. >> clear skies outside and the temperatures are starting to climb. we're on a warming trend. it's 50 degrees right now in santa rosa. san francisco has a high of 64 degrees. when is not too crazy is just a little crazy. keep in mind we still have a red flag warning that as an affect. we do have increased at fire danger until 3:00 p.m.. we will see mainly '70s and '80s. mostly sunny skies and a very pleasant afternoon from walnut creek riparia . downtown san francisco have a high of 71 degrees caree. >> we are all pretty much in the same bolt. high pressure is picking up so warmer temperature into tomorrow. we are tracking the possibility of showers for sunday night forevet. quiet wear will

[applause and cheering] and all the way from burlingame, california, it's the hubbard family. [applause and cheering] everybody's here, they're going to try to win themselves a lot of cash, and a shot at driving out of here in one of those head-turning ford fusions, baby, right there. that's a nice car. [applause and cheering] let's play "feud," everybody! give me ken, give me diane. let's go! [applause and cheering]

there were similar snake scams last week in san mateo and burlingame. also in burlingame, two men got a driver to pull over claiming she had a flat tire. one of them stole her wallet right out of her car. in napa, police are warning people not to fall for a scam involving fundraising for police dare program. and burglars hit a san carlos home when a homeowner was lured up a ladder to check a roof. >>> there is a pricy lesson. safeway will pay $600,000 for clean air violations and fines. environmental protection authorities say the pleasanton retailer didn't properly fix greenhouse gas leaks from its refrigerators. they say safeway failed to keep properly maintenance reports. in addition to the fine, they agreed to reduce emissions 7% by 2015. >>> the internet giant google is investing in affordable housing. the franklin street apartments in mountain view are available for families making about $50,000 a year. a one bedroom runs $937 a month. a two-bedroom costs about $1,100 and a three-bedroom is about $1,300 a month. google has invested in free interne

a red flag warn wept no affect as crew reis main on the scene of this brushfire in burlingame that caused cal train delays. very strong winds, but they were able to knockdown the flames quickly. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. let's get to sandhya patel who is following this on live doppler 7hd. >> let's check out live doppler 7hd. it is tracking a shower that brought a hundredth of an inch in vacaville. it is not a big deal. here is what is the big deal. red flag warning at 11:00 p.m. and it just started and going until friday at 3:00 p.m. for the higher hilltops, gusts 35,45 miles an hour and the humidity is expected to drop below 30%. here are the current winds. lower elevations are not too terribly windy, but check out the higher elevations. hilltop winds right now 39 mount de diablo and when the northerly wind kicks in it dries out the atmosphere. we had the rain on saturday, but we add few days to dry out. you combine that with a dry winter and that means fuel moisture is running low. when you have low humidity and gusty winds what you are look at from our camera here is

people out in burlingame this morning took cover in whatever they had on hand. others were more prepared with rain coats and umbrellas, even some pets ready for whatever mother nature dished out. die-heart oakland as fans lined up outside the coliseum ahead of the game against the minnesota twin. fans were ready for the rain, donning slickers and rain coats. meteorologist mark is here with a look at the wet, last day of summer. mark? >>> ken, just two days ago, we had 80 and 90s without a cloud in the sky. take a look at the calendar for today. today is the last full day of summer and also the wettest day so far of 2013 for concord, livermore, mountain view, san jose. the it beats rainy days in january until now. it's the wettest day of the year for nose locations. as far as rainfall totals, very impressive amounts. this was the radar around 12:00 p.m. with the heaviest band of rainfall pushing in to the region. you can see the .83 inches for the airport, san jose and mountain view. san francisco the second- wettest september 21 on record with .39. you can see m

inspiration diana nyad wants us to take from her historic swim from cuba to >> covering walnut creek, burlingame and campbell and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning, the view from emeryville to the new wide open eastern span of the bay bridge is gorgeous. we will tell you what it is like to drive across. >> we will show you what it is like to drive across to get a sense of what it is like. we will check with our engineer behind the wheel with a look at the new span using cell 7 technology. i am almost in the same spot as the last report, i did not quite mattock to the towers. the speed limit on the bridge here is 50 miles per hour. that is a very difficult -- to keep it at 50 miles per hour because this is a straight wide open stretch of roadway you find yourself creeping up to 60, 65, real quickly. you have to be very cautious. you can just now see that majestic single spire with the cables coming down to the left hand side of the picture and i am coming up to a mile from treasure island and yerba buena island off-ramp and the traffic is moving very well with no backup at the toll

. >>> a brush fire along caltrain's broadway station in burlingame stopped trains in their tracks for hours. during the evening commute. police asked caltrain to halt service shortly after 6:00. firefighters had to drag hoses across the tracks to get to the fire. tracks remained closed for more than two hours. . [ inaudible ] get home tonight. >> otherwise just go back to work tomorrow morning. >> samtrans buses provided free service along san mateo, burlingame and millbrae during the shutdown. bart and vta accepted caltrains tickets last night, as well. >>> how is traffic this morning? >> everything looking good for mass transit so no problems this morning on caltrain. no delays on the system and no problems for bart or the local ferry systems. so we have an accident being reported into fremont. you will see southbound 880 at stevenson blocking at least one lane of traffic. but once you pass that, traffic picks up okay through the milpitas area approaching the 237 interchange. now, we have backups over at the bay bridge toll plaza. so bay bridge crews have switched on the metering li

the $200 million hotel will include presidential suites with bullet proof >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> today is the 12th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. this is a picture from new york city, the memorial plaza where at 5:46 our time this morning there will be a moment of silence to begin a program where the victims of the attack, the names, are read by family members. we will cough this all morning. >> we are learning more of the man who was killed in a berkeley apartment fire that we showed you yesterday. the 56-year-old was a professor at usf receive add doctorate in england. goodwin was a founding member of the media studies and wrote about music, television, and pop culture. investigators are looking into the cause of the fire in his apartment in an older home on oregon street near telegraph avenue. seven of the neighbors got out. >> fremont police are on an unusual burglary case after a curious man found stolen cremated remains and called police to the creekside village apartments finding a box along the side of the

. >>> the search is on for three men wanted in an elaborate theft in burlingame. a woman was driving when a van pulled up alongside her. the:00 -- the occupants said there was something wrong with her car. that's when police say she was ripped off. >> when she was pulled over there was an issue with one of the tires and they would help her change the tire and distracted her in a way to get her to go into the trunk while one of the persons or two of the people in the car and in the van reached into her car and took her wallet out of her purse. >> there have been similar incidents targeting the elderly around a the bay area. police say the most important thing you can do is to be aware of your surroundings and keep your car doors locked at all times. police released a photo of a woman accused of impersonating an animal control officer. this is the woman helped police burglarize several homes. she pretends she is investigating a snake infestation and then lures the residents into their backyards while her accomplice sneaks in and steals from the home. homes in seven

threat washington, dc, is making over a proposed change to the way california >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> new this morning, the crisis in syria: france plans to present a resolution to the security council to syria to place the chemical weapons under international control. the president told abc7 news that the threat of military action still needs to be on the table. russia is also working on plans to carry the proposal forward. this as support for a resolution authorizing force is in congress. for dozens of protesters we gathered in san francisco, one of 200 demonstrations nation-wide. >> we are barely out of iraq and afghanistan and now we planning to bomb yet another middle east country? that is wrong. the latest washington post/abc news poll shows two-thirds of americans open pest military actions. the president hopes to convince americans otherwise in his nationally televised address tonight. abc7 news will carry president obama's address to the nation that begins at 6:00 this evening. >> a bay area woman has won a local victory o

a red flag warn wept no affect as crew reis main on the scene of this brushfire in burlingame that caused cal train delays. very strong winds, but they were able to knockdown the flames quickly. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. let's get to sandhya patel who is following this on live doppler 7hd. >> let's check out live doppler 7hd. it is tracking a shower that brought a hundredth of an inch in vacaville. it is not a big deal. here is what is the big deal. red flag warning at 11:00 p.m. and it just started and going until friday at 3:00 p.m. for the higher hilltops, gusts 35,45 miles an hour and the humidity is expeed to drop below 30%. here are the current winds. lower elevations are not too terribly windy, but check out the higher elevations. hilltop winds right now 39 mount de diablo and when the northerly wind kicks in it dries out the atmosphere. we had the rain on saturday, but we add few days to dry out. you combine that with a dry winter and that means fuel moisture is running low. when you have low humidity and gusty winds what you are look at from our camera here is f

. >>> the search is on for three men wanted in an elaborate theft in burlingame. a woman was driving when a van pulled up alongside her. the:00 -- the occupants said there was something wrong with her car. that's when police say she was ripped off. >> when she was pulled over there was an issue with one of the tires and they would help her change the tire and distracted her in a way to get her to go into the trunk while one of the persons or two of the people in the car and in the van reached into her car and took her wallet out of her purse. >> there have been similar incidents targeting the elderly around a the bay area. police say the most important thing you can do is to be aware of your surroundings and keep your car doors locked at all times. police released a photo of a woman accused of impersonating an animal control officer. this is the woman helped police burglarize several homes. she pretends she is investigating a snake infestation and then lures the residents into their backyards while her accomplice sneaks in and steals from the home. homes in seven

. >> the red flag warning took affect crews watched an early fire in burlingame that broke out along the train tracks at california drive. the fire spanned 2.5 acres and caused delays to caltrain service. winds were very strong with firefighters containing the fire quickly. >> we have new details in a murder of a man that stepped off a light rail train. a suspect is behind bars. abc7 news has learned police have found a treasure trove of evidence at the suspect's home. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has details. >> police found more guns at the suspect's house, what type, how many, and whether he legally owned the guns is yet-to-be-determined by the house is three blocks away from the crime scene in the ocean view neighborhood. police have arrested a 30-year-old man. investigators have been circulating this surveillance video from muni that helped lead them to their suspect. police say he shot and killed a san francisco state student justin valdez after he got off a light rail car on monday night around 10:00. police believe the killing was random and unprovoked. valdez was from s

. >> toddler and a woman fall into >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> 4:41 on friday the 13th but nothing unlikey about our forecast the we have drizzle and this is a picture of the embarcadero. we will check with mike nicco for the weekend forecast. >> developing news from western afghanistan. american security forces have stopped an attack on a united states consulate after taliban militants use a suicide truck bombing to gain access. the attack happened after militants breached the outer gates. there was a gun fight between the militants and security forces. two afghanistan security guards were killed and five attackers. the united states says all consulate personnel are safe. taliban claimed responsibility. in geneva they are frying to rid syria the chemical womens. jerk years ago and the syria foreign minister are discussing a framework while experts work out a plan to be inventoried, quarantined and destroyed. syrian president bash been has signed a decree for syria to become a full member of the united nations treaty banning

. >>> ten years ago today, federal agents raided the balance co-headquarters in burlingame, leading to one of the biggest sports drug scandals in u.s. history. the man behind balance co-victor conti, ended upper isser offing four months in prison. this was part of a plea deal. he is now living in the bay area and fighting against the very drugs he was accused of dealing. conti tells the contra costa times he realizes, yes, did he make bad choices and now he wants to use all of his experience to push the world's anti-doping agency and u.s. professional sport to do more to slow down the use of performance-enhancing drugs. >>> just a short time ago, microsoft ceo, steve balmer, appeared at a press conference in finland alongside the ceo of nokia. >> nokia. >> nokia. got that cleared up. microsoft now buying nokia tore a total of $7 billion. microsoft now trying to catch one both apple and samsung. >> good morning. mostly apple. microsoft is really copying apple's approach. you own the hardware, the phone. you own the operating system. you own the app store. microsoft can do that if it own

a red flag warn wept no affect as crew reis main on the scene of this brushfire in burlingame that caused cal train delays. very strong winds, but they were able to knockdown the flames quickly. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. let's get to sandhya patel who is following this on live doppler 7hd. >> let's check out live doppler 7hd. it is tracking a shower that brought a hundredth of an inch in vacaville. it is not a big deal. here is what is the big deal. red flag warning at 11:00 it and it just started and going until friday at 3:00 p.m. for the higher hilltops, gusts 35,45 miles an hour and the humidity is expected to drop below 30%. here are the current winds. lower elevations are not too terribly windy, but check out the higher elevations. hilltop winds right now 39 mount de diablo and when the northerly wind kicks in it dries out the atmosphere. we had the rain on saturday, but we add few days to dry out. you combine that with a dry winter and that means fuel moisture is running low. when you have low humidity and gusty winds what you are look at from our camera here is f

sunshine this afternoon warmed us up to the mid-80s in pleasanton, saratoga 79, burlingame 71. clouds are already coming back. find out what the weekend looks like weather-wise next. >> i'm ken bastida in san francisco. willie l brown, jr., the man and the bridge. coming up. ,,,,,, area realtors. palo alto is especially attractive.. to wealthy foreign buyers. len ramirez show >>> businesses is booming for many bay area realtors. palo alto is especially attractive to wealthy foreign buyers. len ramirez shows us their high- end house hunting experience comes complete with luxury limo service. >>> reporter: when it comes to selling real estate in palo alto it now pays to speak chinese. from shanghai to hong kong, interest in palo alto's priciest neighborhoods is soaring and that has real estate brokers doubling down on new ways to capitalize. here it's all aboard what could be a marketing master stroke mercedes-benzes style. he invested $100,000 into the luxury bus specifically to drive around and show properties to wealthy foreigners four and five families at a time. >> people wh

in burlingame, two men in a white van drove up behind a woman telling her to pull over because they said her car had a flat tire. one of the suspects distracted the woman pretending to change her tire even though her tire was not even damaged in the first place. the other suspect reached into the car and stole her wallet out of a purse and ran away. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> and yet another case in san carlos scammers told an elderly man his roof needed work. while i was up on the ladder, two accomplices burglarized the home. >>> another milestone is being reached today for transportation around the bay area. it's the transbay transit center here in san francisco. today politicians and project leaders will be on hand when they start pouring the concrete for the foundation. it is the first permanent part of the facility that is scheduled to open in about four years. >>> environmental protection agency will hold an event in menlo park this morning to show off an effort to help save a threatened species of fish there. crews will remove a concrete barrier from the san fransesquito creek at el

a brush fire interrupts cal- train service in burlingame. helicopter partnership with is it there? >> pam: police have arrested a man. in the killing of san francisco state university student justin valdez. the victim was gunned down as he was getting off muni. this is surveillance video of the 30-year old man believed to be responsible for the attack. it happened monday night, near randolph and bright streets. new tonight at 8-- >> pam: kron 4's philippe djegal is at san francisco state. with what we're learning about the victim. >> reporter: we are told that he is best known he is the member of the university man poulticing. members of the club eight actually just heard about the passing into broken up. this crack down- as a person person. students are morning. mourning. >> this is tragic. >> on a lot of students and even i take that at ninth and just sucks. >> i am shocked this is so random and it does not make any sense. just a waste of life. >> reporter:san francisco state university president lee wong. released a statement. it says. quote - >> pam: "this is truly a tragedy fo

. >>> the search is on for three men wanted in an elaborate theft in burlingame. a woman was driving when a van pulled up alongside her. the:00 -- the occupants said there was something wrong with her car. that's when police say she was ripped off. >> when she was pulled over there was an issue with one of the tires and they would help her change the tire and distracted her in a way to get her to go into the trunk while one of the persons or two of the people in the car and in the van reached into her car and took her wallet out of her purse. >> there have been similar incidents targeting the elderly around a the bay area. police say the most important thing you can do is to be aware of your surroundings and keep your car doors locked at all times. police released a photo of a woman accused of impersonating an animal control officer. this is the woman helped police burglarize several homes. she pretends she is investigating a snake infestation and then lures the residents into their backyards while her accomplice sneaks in and steals from the home. homes in seven

. >>> a brush fire in burlingame turned the ride home for thousands of commuters into a big nightmare last night. caltrain service was brought to a standstill for hours last night because of that fire. firefighters had to drag hoses across the tracks. you see it there. kpix 5's brian webb with more on the delays that were so bad, some commuters took a break to make a beer run. >>> reporter: caltrain's cars packed with impatient commuters moved at a snail's pace late in the in

phillip greg very part of the legal team in burlingame arguing against dismissal october 4th. to bolster the case this is what he concluded. >> there is no economic reason why major league baseball shouldn't wholly support athletics coming to san jose. >> we contacted major league baseball in new york which has not seen the latest filing and was not able to comment. >> we're here in the heart of silicon valley. competition made silicon valley great. and we simply believe that major league baseball should be subject to the same competition every other league in the count story subject to. >> the judge who issued a controversial rape sentence was forced to cancel today, telling the judge he didn't have authority to reconsider the 30 day sentence he gave a former teacher. judge g todd ball was widely criticized for justifying the sentence by saying the victim acted quote older than her chronological age. the judge apologized and tried to change the sentence today. the case is being appealed. >> aaron hernandez pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and follows the latest indic

. >> i live in burlingame and ride my bike to work. today i used it during lunch as well. >> i commute back and forth from work and it's been helpful. i was excited when it came out here. >> the program is designed for quick short trims. david truong who moved here tested it out for the first time. >> you rather take a bike than take a taxi, so yeah, i believe i'd try it. >> reporter: the air quality district says about 1600 riders signed up for annual members which run $88. nearly 1400 purchased three-day passes. they're just starting to learn usage patterns and will continue to make improvements in the coming months. >> we do know that rebalancing will be an important part of the program. there will be a lot of shifts throughout the day in need, depending on the passenger flow through the system. >> reporter: we've learned there has been a few minor issues including vandalism and a bike that went missing in the south bay for a short time. now, i was able to try out the system tonight. it took a couple minutes to put my information in

with scoreboards is what espn is calling the oakland coliseum and who he is >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> on this thursday morning, here is a nice way to start things off. the city of san francisco, and the view is gorgeous. we are checking traffic and weather with the updates in a couple minutes. >> first, the bay area, now southern california meatball laced with poison are putting pet owners in a los angeles area community on alert. a man says his dog nearly died last month after eating meatballs thrown on to his property. the meatballs were found to be laced with the dangerous pesticide. police are calling this an isolated incident but the dog owners say they not worried to let their dogs go out for walks. this summer, in san francisco, tainted meatballs were found in the twin peaks neighbor, and were also laced with poison. one dog actually died. no word this morning if police believe the two cases are related. >> interest rates for homes, cars and credit cars are likely to stay low because of the decision to keep the interest rat

. >> i live in burlingame and ride my bike to work. today i used it during lunch as well. >> i commute back and forth from work and it's been helpful. i was excited when it came out here. >> the program is designed for quick short trims. david truong who moved here tested it out for the first time. >> you rather take a bike than take a taxi, so yeah, i believe i'd try it. >> reporter: the air quality district says about 1600 riders signed up for annual members which run $88. nearly 1400 purchased three-day passes. they're just starting to learn usage patterns and will continue to make improvements in the coming months. >> we do know that rebalancing will be an important part of the program. there will be a lot of shifts throughout the day in need, depending on the passenger flow through the system. >> reporter: we've learned there has been a few minor issues including vandalism and a bike that went missing in the south bay for a short time. now, i was able to try out the system tonight. it took a couple minutes to put my information in

. >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning, a look from the sutro tower camera look at san francisco mission district to mt. diablo and it will be a cooler and windy day after the sunrises. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco in a few minutes. >> president obama is back at the white house after a stay in new york city. the president and first lady walked off air force one at andrews. while not big apple the president addressed the united nations general assembly where he told world leaders he will use the remainder of his second term to pursue better relations with iran. >> the president also shared the stage in new york with former president bill clinton, the two appeared together to discuss president obama's affordable care act during a session sponsored by the former president's foundation a week before people without hadn't -- health insurance can sign up for coverage. >> kenya begins they days of mourning. uncertainty about the situation remains although kenya's leader declared an end to the soon -- siege. five ex

. >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a coast guard warning is in affect for anyone going on or near the water today. rough seas and so-called sneaker waves could catch you by surprise the our reporter explains. matt? >> watch your back on the beach. that is the warning today from the coast guard, you can see why and how big and rough it is. in pacifica, it is expected to stay that way until tonight. the national weather service has issued a rough advisory at point reyes and near carmel with swells up to 10' to 15 feet high. there will be moderate large surf and sneaker waves which are unexpectedly large waves that are higher, stronger, and can reach further up the beach, sometimes catching beachgoers by surprise washing them out to sea. a rich mapped mass want camed at point reyes after a sneaker wave pulled out his wife and dog. they survived but the man did not. four others died from sneaker waves last winter on northern california beaches. the coast guard recommends the boaters tell a reliable eastern where they are planning

. >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. welcome back at 6:44. the 49ers heavy the rams on thursday a big game to play without star line backer aldon smith. the team announced he will go into rehab after getting arrested on suspected d.u.i. abc7 news reporter matt keller is at 49ers headquarter. >> the 49ers are struggling on-and-off the field as aldon smith seeks treatment after a d.w.i. arrest. he played yesterday with five tackles against the colts and said he was taking indefinite live and spoke publicly apologizing to the teammates and family and said he will do everything in his power to make sure nothing like this happens again. the decision to play him was widely criticized but the move was defended. >> to face the media, face his teammates and take full responsibility to what he is doing, we felt that was the best situation for aldon. >> police say they arrested smith on friday on suspicion of drunk drive asking marijuana possession after crashing into a tree in french the san jose home. this is the second d.u.i. ar

. >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a picture of san francisco, the bay and the east bay, with high fire danger today and football right here on abc7 news later on today. we will explain. >> unfortunately, there is also high fire danger, arson in southern california. this is new video, can you see what firefighters were dealing with inless an last night. altogether, the crews had five different fires. animal building estimated 20,000 in damage. >> a just released "new york times" poll finds that 49 percent of americans now disapprove of president obama's job opinion abc and only 32 percent approve. two-thirds of americans say the country is on wrong track. syria and iran and the economy and health care are cited as reasons for low approval rating. >> stanford graduate, newark new jersey mayor, book known for his following on twitter and that included a stripper. he exchanged the direct messages with a dancer who worked at a strip club in portland, oregon, appearing to be nothing more than casual wanter. a spokesman is calling the

philip gregory part of the legal team of if burlingame that will argue against dismissal in federal court october fourth. to bolster the case hire well known sports economist professor from stanford will analyze the situation and he concluded this. >> there isç absolutely no economic reason why major league baseball shouldn't wholly support the athletic coming to san jose. >> we contacted mainly league baseball in new york which his not seen the latest filing and not able to comment. >> we are here in the heart of silicon valley in competition made the valley great and we simply believe that major league baseball should be subject to the same competition that every other industry in this country is subject to. >>reporter: in san jose, davi david, abc 7 news. >> pretty much new it was happening, right. but now you can see tonight real time. g mail account and how all the advertising gets on it. >> and at the control. 165 target. >> test pilot ride along. new video of what space tourist might see when they soar at supersonic speed. and. >> greatful dead micky hart setting tout paragraph s