People in a tent. And i heard a lot of screaming and i wasnt sure what was going on. Reporter a large limb from a black oak had fallen on a tent at upper pines camp ground. Park rangers rushed to the scene but it was too late. Unfortunately two young people were in the tent, minors under 18. The tree branch fell and struck them. And unfortunately, they died. Reporter the camp ground is packed with tourists from around the world this time of the year. Many making reservations a year in advance. Upper pines is popular with families because of its Majestic View of half dome. These people did nothing wrong. They were in an established campsite. Reporter park officials did not close the camp ground. An Investigation Underway to determine why the tree failed. This is what draws people here this time of the year and especially to that upper pines camp ground. This incredible view of half dome. At this point, theyre telling us this is just a tragic accident. In yosemite, laura anthony, abc7 news. Laura, thank you very much. The last person killed was a 27yearold concession worker in 2012. A wind storm dumped a tree limb on to his tent 2013, a Camp Counselor died when a tree fell during breakfast. Another popular campsite will close down because of the plague. Park workers just finished spraying insecticide 17 miles from the valley floor. A child got sick and had to be hospitalized. Now, two squirrels have died from plague. The camp will close on monday through friday for more spraying. Its carried by rodents and spread by fleas. Health Officials Say the right after this to humans is safe. Now, students who finished school in may but are blocked to get a high school diploma. We are now in San Francisco with the details. Katie . Reporter the diplomas are ready, and San Francisco is stepping up after a massive oversight from the board of education and state legislature, theyre inside, discussing this resolution, but is it expected to pass . Let me give you some background to expect this. The state ledge problem is that School Districts cannot give out diplomas until the exam is passed or the test no longer a requirement so students are required to take a test that is no longer available. For San FranciscoUnified School District that, is what 104 students, one woman missed the english portion by six points. I came to the United States two years ago knowing any english. I met a lot of goals. My teachers supported me. Reporter all three have been accepted to San Francisco state and classes start in less than two weeks. They missed the exit exam but couldnt retake it until july because it wasnt offered. Waiting until october would have jeopardized their college dream. Im really grateful. There is not expected to be any backlash, since the state is planning on phasing out the exit exam. Its just been a bizarre timing issue where this one class, the class of 2015 was stuck in the middle, not able to take the exam but not exempt from them. It looks like its going to be righted tonight here in San Francisco and other School Districts are expect to have had follow suit. Katie, thank you. An off duty contra costa she haves deputy drowned while trying to help a friend. South Lake Tahoe Police say he was paddle boarding with his girlfriend, sister and a male friend near el dorado beach. The sister and friend fell into the lake. The friend was in distress so he jumped into to help. He was our colleague and friend. He was an outstanding person, and professional. Were proud to say he was a Contra Costa County deputy sheriff. Franciss family says he was a talented athlete who played college and arena football before joining the sheriffs department. His sister and friend were not hurt. Happening now, protestors are gathering at the site of a Deadly Police shooting in oakland. Demonstrators briefly blocked traffic to a stand still, angry over the shooting that afternoon at 27th and Martin Luther king way. That is where abc7 reporter Sergio Quintana joins us with more. Sergio, what do you see . Reporter this is where the group is starting to gather together. Let me show you what they have been starting to set up. They say its supposed to start at 6 00 or so, but we have been seeing this Group Starting to grow. Police say this is where an armed robbery, car chase, attempted car jacking came to an end wednesday night, Oakland Police say the suspect had a gun so they fired but this is a situation that sparked outrage from some members of the community. Lets show you what happened wednesday night after the shooting, dozens of people gathered here. They managed to shut down traffic sometime. The group also vandalized one business. They had been accusing police of an unjustified shooting but according to a preliminary investigation, police say he was facing the officers and was armed. And an attorney for the police union told the San Francisco chronicle body cameras show the suspect was aiming a gun at them. Now, we just heard from the sister of the girlfriend of the 24yearold who was shot. She was telling us about some of the outrage that theyre feeling within their family. This demonstration is to be starting shortly. Well have details coming up on abc7 news tonight at 11 00. Reporting live in oakland, abc7 news. Sergio, thank you very much. Firefighters are closer tonight to getting a handle on the large jerusalem fire, its now charred 25,000 acres but it is 71 contained. 2000 firefighters are still working this blaze. The fire started august 9th. Crews hope to have it contained by next week. Coming up, raiders nation, riled up in oakland. I know theyre going to go away. The first preseason game is just minutes away. Reaction from a fan base, worried this will be the last season in oakland. And steph currys special day on the golf course with the president. Im spencer christian. Get ready for warmer weather on the coast and intense heat inland. Swiping a quarterback is about to become as Old Fashioned as actually dialling a phone. A look into the near tu mim a lineman here in oakland. Day in, day out, a large part of what we do is about providing reliable power to our customers. Pg e is dedicated to the community. I love working here because this is my home. Oakland is my home. This is where im raising my children so its important to me to make sure my family and friends have the power and energy that we provide. This is very personal to me. It makes me work a lot harder knowing that this is my community. Together, were building a better california. Oakland raiders are an hour from opening exhibition against the rams and there is talk this would be the last season in california. Wayne freedman joins us with a raider nation revving up, wayne . Reporter revving up is not the word. These folks like to party. The question is, will they be partying here, next year . Take a look. The raiders lease expires after this year. The team is threatening to leave wout a footballonly facility in which to play. Is this a real threat . Honestly we have no answers. Theyre loyal, die hard and true blue as silver and black will ever get. We have hot wing s. You have raider earrings. I do. I want even tell you all of the raider things i have on. Reporter its a culture, if were to believe what we hear, it endangers one. I know theyre going to go away. They went away before. I think its terrible and a bad thing. I dont know why the city lets that happen. Theyre leaving big revenue here, and taking it somewhere else. Reporter it is complicated. The raiders threatened to move to los angeles where they hope to share a new stadium with the San Diego Chargers but the st. Louis rams are pushing for an what la stadium as well. Oakland and the raiders have been negotiating to put a new coliseum city facility here. Oaklands chief negotiator wasnt at liberty to tell us much, however, among issues. New development, amount of parking, and timing of development, that is in the mix now. Reporter with a season that would be a last. Or maybe not. Try dealing with wins, losses and uncertainty in a city trying to hold on to the bigleague status. If raiders do leave, what does it mean to the city . Also, they can keep the as. Reporter wayne freedman, abc7 news. Willie brown cut the ribbon on a newly built willie brown middle school. Its the only middle school in San Francisco with an engineering lab. The school sits atop a Bay View District hill. Former mayor brown hopes the view inspires the students. This view is unbelievable. Look out there. Youll see San Francisco at its best, all part of what those who envisioned the school thought would be inspirational for the youngsters. Reporter the classes begin on monday. Today, the district hosted a job fair to find qualified teacher. Oakland is one of seven cities in the state experiencing a shortage. The number of credentials dropped during the recession years. And dozens of people came out, hoping to get a job. There is another fair on wednesday. The biggest changes to credit cards in years is underway now. Banks and retailers are switching from magnetic strips to smart chip cards. Have you been noticing the credit cards arriving . Theyre going to be flowing through october. Many of us have seen these and it is the first step in a major change over. Were all used to swiping our credit cards, but things are changing and the reason to be found in the headlines. Thieves are all over credit cards. Ive never had incidents of fraud on my account. So me, personally. Id like to shake your hand of the only person in america that hasnt have what happened. I dont live here. She grew up in Northern California but lives in italy. They have used cards embedded with smart chips for a decade. Now, theyre being used here. You may have received one. Credit Card Companies are mailing out millions of them with the new chip cards, rather than swipe your card, you insert it into terminals like this one, that green apple in San Francisco. Stephanie ericson is with visa. The chip is generating a unique onetime code that changes with each transaction. The benefit is that a criminal canty use it to create counterfeit cards. They cant copy your card, they cant make counterfeit cards or sell the number for others to use. They dont have to switch over to chip card readers. Right now if there is a charge, im not liable. If october, if i dont have these machines, im liable. So the only thing that changes for consumers is rather than swipe youll insert. By the end of the year, 63 of the cards could have chips. Those that dont, the strips will continue to work. Well continue to see those and then it will be like dialling a phone. To see my reports online go to abc7news. Com. Click on the sections tab and then, select 7 on your side. I remember those days. Thank you. Sure. Power is still out at the tesla plant in fremont. This happened at 6 30 this morning. You can see the crane truck in this video. That power came to an immediate stop. Some nonfactory employees did keep working at the office in palo alto. And happening now, a wildfire erupted in the Los Angeles National forest, burning about 130 acres and a cabin near glendora. Crews have evacuated the area, including a camp ground. Temperatures topping out around 110 degrees. Hampering efforts to contain the fire. Im afraid this next few days is going to be not so great for firefighters. Yes. Temperatures arriving and were going to see that happening near the immediate bay area now up to our north. Sunny skies here in the bay area, its warm and going to get hot over the weekend. Extremely hot inland. Here is an area of the northwestern u. S. That is covered by red flag warnings and high fire danger until 8 00 this evening for this region of northeastern california and spilling into parts of western nevada and up into the oregon border as a matter of fact. Lets take a look at conditions, excuse me, near the rocky fires now. Its so hot, extremely dry. Temperatures 85 degrees and humidity down to 24 . And winds are gusty to about 13 miles per hour. Making it very difficult for firefighters to contain the fire. Overmight, wind gusts are expected to intensivy dropping off to wind speeds by mid day tomorrow, overnight, its going to be tough. From the golden gate from our east bay hills camera, looking at absence of marine layer. One indication its warming up. Its 75 in mountain view. San jose, 77. 82 morgan hill. 67 in half moon bay. Clear over San Francisco as you can see from our sutro tower camera. 86 degrees in santa rosa. Weve got mid 80s in fairfield and livermore. And blue skies over the bay as we see these forecast features, warm to hot next three days. Triple digit readings inland and that means increased fire concern. And continuing fire concern, i should say. Upper level low weve been watching that had been off shore making a run for the border right now is getting out of the way of the expanding hot air mass over the southwestern u. S. Going to contribute to our warm up. Lows under mainly clear skies with just a patch or two of fog forming overnight. Low temperatures into low 60s. Cooler and breezy in the north bay. Tomorrows highs in the south bay, 90s. Upper 80s to low 90s on the peninsula and well see mid80s on the east bay and upper 90s to near 100 inland. Here is the accuweather forecast. Three consecutive days through monday, of inland highs, at, or above 100 degrees before temperatures start to moderate. Its going to be hot and dry. High fire danger. Keep that in mind. Yes. Okay. Why nearly two dozen teenagers say the governments inaction on Climate Change may cost them a new sea chance to tryew look. Something different. This summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. The 2015 cadillac srx. Lease this from around 339 per month, or purchase with 0 apr financing. A group of Young Americans is suing the Obama Administration for its inaction on Climate Change, our Childrens Trust filed a lawsuit on behalf of 21 children ages 819 from new york to california say they have a constitutional right to live in a country that is habitable. To enjoy outdoors, sit in forests. Well see whether or not our federal government has the guts to put together a National Climate recovery plan. The groups attorneys are based in burlingame and nasa climate scientist james hanson is a plaintiff in the suit. Traffic is backing up near the stadium because taylor swift is performing there tonight. Shes so cute. Sky 7 hd was over levis stadium as crews were preparing for the two sold out shows. The opening act started pefsh yerming around an hour ago. Swift will likely not take the stage sometime. Its been a great year for steph curry. He won a league championship, he was mvp and his family got a little better. Today, he got to hang out with president obama. Yes. The two hung out on the golf course today. This photo with the caption, when youre the mvp the president of the United States drives your golf cart. Dell curry and ray allen and no word on who won. Great day. On the wrong side of the law. California patrol officers arrested for homicide. Plus. Its good for our city and citizens. The move that could Keep Police Officers from leaving san jose. Looking for one of these . Yoplait. Smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. Nine people, including three chp officers and a criminal offense attorney have been arrested today in the death of a turlock man that went missing in 2012. Cory kauffmans body was found two years ago. Officials say modesto attorney was allegedly angry at him for allegedly stealing from his property. Police say the arrests make a huge impact on the department. It impacts all of american law enforcement. It just rips at the soul of an organization. Its not what we stand for. Its so far beyond what any organization stands for. A deal has been negotiated by san jose in its police union that could be a force of stability. Abc7 news has the details about the plan. 18 new recruits graduated from the Police Academy today. 16 more in the next academy class. But the department lost 400 officers since voter as proved measure b. The city negotiated a deal that could entice officers who left for higher pay in other cities to return. A5 signing bonus. Bringing people back is going to take time. But were going to see those numbers increase. Its going to help our academy numbers. Reporter the city and police union reached a tentative agreement, calling a 5 raise. 2. 5 in september, 2. 5 in december. Whether its invalidated or upheld, all parties will be working on pension costs for voters to approve on the november, 2016 ballot. Well be going back to voters in november but can move forward with this deal today, that is the critical thing. Reporter 900 members of the Police Officer association will vote this weekend. This settlement package is good not only for our city, and citizens. Reporter city council will vote on tuesday. Details are being worked out for background checks and training. In san jose, abc7 news. San Francisco Police department graduated its 244th class just minutes ago. Officers will start their Field Training tomorrow. A bay area mother is renewing a plea to find her sons killer and help with other cold cases. Her 17yearold son was shot and killed nine years ago today. Brown joined by other family whos lost children and homicide detectives today at grove and baker streets in San Francisco. That is the corner where her son was killed. Theyre there to ask witnesses for to come forward. Mothers like myself have no closure, and perpetrators are still walking the streets. Our silence is continuing to kill our children. 250,000 reward is being offered in her sons murder. The United States and cuba now restored full diplomat wrik relations. Last month, a Cuban Embassy in washington, d. C. Reopened to full fanfare. Secretary of state john kerry was in havana for the ceremony. The first u. S. Secretary to land on the island since 1945. This is a day for pushing aside old barriers, and exploring new possibilities. Kerry says the u. S. Cuba talks will take time, and start next month. The two countries will work on issues that are less complicated and new achievable. New drone video shows aftermath of the massive explosions in china. 200 Army Personnel trained to deal with chemical and nuclear catastrophes examined the site today. One eye witness captured terror, and pourer of the explosions. I thought i was dead. I thought were going to die. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the blasts, which killed dozens and injured hundreds. Police say they believe the water used to fight the fire could have created an explosive gas. And baby boomers are keeping too much assets in the stock market according to a report today. Your next hotel stay may be cheaper thanks to the growing popular of air bnb. Analysts say hotels may have to reduce prices as they struggle to compete with the homeowner rental. Hotel stays may dip as much as 4 over the next five years. Al gore is focused on one thing tonight, it is not the 2016 presidency. Gores spokeswoman confirmed there is to truth to rumors hes thinking about running. Hes focused on solving the climate crisis. It is true they talked about the possibility, but at least right now, the man who was almost president is not interested. Getting rid of the pesky mosquitos with more mosquitos . The test going on in california that could kill off geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. Co getting rid of those pesky mosquitos mean getting more . Reporter those pesky mosquitos wont let up. Denise and her husband put on repellent to keep the bug as bugs away. Over 5,000 mosquitos were unleashed into this clovis neighborhood. Unpleasant until you consider theyre all male, only females bite because they need your blood for eggs. This is a new novel strategy. Reporter consolidated mosquito abaitment district manager steve mull yi began says the fight rides on these tubes holding male mosquitos, seeking females. They were shipped from the university of connecticut. Theyre dusted with a minute amount of insecticide that kills mosquito larvae. Reporter mosquito busters spread out in this neighborhood. The males transfer insecticide to the female when they mate. The female has it she can dobit it into water sources thus treating that particular water source and killing immatures. Reporter yellow fever mosquitos lay eggs in tiny containers, even drainage pipes. These are difficult to find. Theyre hidden sources. Reporter this tykes the fight to the breeding ground. Its frustrating not to see a reduk redukes reduction in numbers. Reporter nationwide, all eyes are on clovis to see if this works. Though it will take a few months to kill off the next generation. Bay Area Companies spearheading a food revolution. Vo todays the day. More and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about longacting levemir®. As my diabetes changed, it got harder to control my blood sugar. Today, im asking about levemir®. Vo levemir® is an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. And levemir® helps lower your a1c. Levemir® lasts 42 days without refrigeration. Thats 50 longer than lantus®, which lasts 28 days. Levemir® comes in flextouch, the latest in insulin Pen Technology from novo nordisk. Levemir® is a longacting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes and is not recommended to treat diabetic ketoacidosis. Do not use levemir® if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. The most common side effect is low blood sugar, which may cause symptoms such as sweating, shakiness, confusion, and headache. Severe low blood sugar can be serious and lifethreatening. Ask your doctor about alcohol use, operating machinery, or driving. Other possible side effects include injection site reactions. Tell your doctor about all medicines you take and all of your medical conditions. Check your blood sugar. Your insulin dose should not be changed without asking your doctor. Get medical help right away if you have trouble breathing, sweating, extreme drowsiness, swelling of your face, tongue, or throat, dizziness, or confusion. Todays the day to ask about levemir® flextouch. Covered by most Health Insurance and medicare plans. Millions of people around the globe suffer from malnutrition. What if the answer could be found in a tree . One company is hoping to bring nutritious meals to the u. S. Market, where creating an economy where healthy food is needed most. Reporter inside of this office, theyre coordinating a food revolution. Lisa curtis is the cofounder of coolly coolly. I was surviving on just millet and peanut better. A couple women told me about the plant, marenga. Reporter she can give them a good source of nutrition and provide jobs. The trees leaves contain calcium, iron, vitamin c and vitamin a. It can be made into a powder to be mixed with other foods. This as well as being high in protein and vitamins and high in digestible proteins, comparable to milk and eggs. Reporter jed is with Johns Hopkins university and has been studying the plant for 25 years. He spoke to us via skype. Many Health Organizations are urging locals to plant marenga. Its a tree crop, and a vegetable crop. The leaves are what most people meet. The seed pods are edible, also. Reporter the range overlap was the same regions where some of the worst malnutrition exists. The popularity of coolly coollys health bars and powders is increasing. Its in 300 specialty stores, including whole foods and expects to be in 500 stores in the fall. It work was 500 women in ghana. They grow the trees and harest the leaves. These women are making 5 to 10 times average income in areas where they live. Marenga is very easy to grow. You just pluck the leaves off the tree. Doesnt require very much water, very much care. So its a easy way for them to make a steady income. Reporter the operation is about to get bigger. Coolly coolly received a grant from the Clinton Foundation allowing them toechl panned into haiti. What a great program. Theyve hired worker was the california autism process to help them process orders. That is terrific. Love that. Weekend is here, so is the heat. Heat will be rising for sure. Here is live doppler seven hd. Palm springs has a record high for this date, 117 degrees today, the high, breaking the old record for the date of 116 set back in 1962. Now looking for highs 99 in chico. And 103 in fresno. Here in the bay area, warm to hot. Warm on the coast. Highs there in the mid70s. Warm to hot around the bay. Well see upper 90s inland. Here is the accuweather forecast. This as temperatures start to moderate. Spencer, thank you. Weve got football to talk about. Yes. Football back in the bay with derek carr have to say to raiders look yeez before the opener. And pga championship,. Jason day ties for ninth at the u. S. Open, tied for fourth at the british, now having his way with whistling straits, ties for the lead at the 97 pga championship. Phil mickelson trailing down. Hiroshi iwada, who . That is what i said. Ties the record for the lowest round in the record, ever. Rory mcelroy, chips in for eagle on two. Minus two for the tournament. Jordan speed, on 18. Ninth hole, gets to minus six. In contention, hes a seven under. John daily going ten top on the par 37. Finally goes the safe route what do you do with the club . You retire it, for sure. Good for lake michigan. That kid will take it. Nice souvenir for him, right . He should have kept the six. Tiger didnt have a six. Yes. Tiger woods at four over, cut lines at two over right now. Hes about four holes to play. Russell henly was the coleader of 8 under. Now 6 under. Two off season atop the leader board. Matt jones, joined there by jason day on third. Hell have a birdie putt on 15 when play resumes tomorrow morning. The culprit, that is putting an end to round two. Justin rose is one back. Harris english at minus 7. Eight months ago, raiders finished 2014 campaign with a 33 point loss in denver, final record, 3 and 13. The preseason opener, tonight against the rams. Optimism higher than its been in years from the silver and black. A big reason, expected symmetry between amari cooper and other rookies to impress just as carr did last year. I mess with rookies like are you getting nervous yet . No. No. Yes, you are. Youre so excited. You just want to go out there and man, youre playing for the first time. I dont mess with amari too much. He has enough on his plate now. In houston, tomorrow night, will we see bowman in action . Everybody is excited, you know . Im doing everything i did. We just want to be safe and smart. Main thing to be ready for monday night. You know what, i dont want just to go out there for 2, and 3 plays i want to get out there and do something. Ill decide when game that is and go from there. Baseball, after being swept by blue jays, as starting a threegame series in baltimore. Adam jones, threerun shot at the 43 game. And orioles go head on this chris davis tworun blast. Giants nationals first pitch in about 20 minutes. Sports brought to you by bank of the west. Join us tonight on coffee tv tonight, saved by siri. A young man says apples personal assistant, along with doctors, saved his life. And a long road to recovery for a woman severely injured in a collapse. Tonight, shark tank at 8 00, followed by what would you do at 9 00, then, 2020 at 10 00, then join us for abc7 news at 11 00. Finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. History made in havana. U. S. Marines raised stars and stripes over the u. S. Embassy. John kerry with an unprecedented call for Democratic Change in a country ruled by a single party and until recently, a single man. The revolution produced a society that left its citizens in isolation and some would say, frozen in time all of these years. But the u. S. Embarko against cuba that began in 1960 failed to break the back of castros communist government for two generations. President obamas decision to normalize relations is being applauded by some, booed by others. Especially in miamis Little Havana where cuban americans are deeply divided on this. Will this decision bring Democratic Change to cuba . Time will tell. We do know the policies of the past did not work. Going forward what matters now to paraphrase john lennon, give change a chance. Let me know what you think. Look for breaking news on on twitter. From all of us, we appreciate your time. See you again at 9 00 and 11 00. This is the jeopardy tournament of champions. Here for the deciding game are the three finalists a 20time jeopardy champion from kenilworth, illinois. A compliance analyst, voiceover artist, and blogger from broadview heights, ohio. And an i. T. Consultant, originally from florence, south carolina. And now here is the host of jeopardy alex trebek thank you, johnny gilbert. Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Decision day for us. The winner of the tournament of champions will be crowned at the end of this halfhour. You can see what they won yesterday. Johnny has just mentioned it. Well take those totals down to 0 right now. Good luck. Here we go jeopardy round. And now the categories. We start off with. [ laughter ] alex ben, you look intimidated. Yep. But you select first. Well, you do know him from adam for 600. Arthur. Who is joseph . Correct. Adam, 800