on business. sharon's son is one owner and says figuring out who is responsible will be the next step in this stressful process she's been handling. >> it would have been nice if goitsing to happen if they'd been in town but you can't plan ahead for these situations. >> well, i'm told power is restored to all but one home, they hope to have phone service restored for homes tonight. one neighbor told me she has a tree larger than the one that fell on her property. this has inspired her to get it checked. she says she doesn't want neighbors to have to go through this every again. >> let's hope not, thank you very much. here is a breakdown of the damage. 90 trees knocked down, or damaged including 15 last night after the winds died down. the clean up could last until thursday. crews removed two tree that's fell in the city sunset district. the trees crushed home plate back stop. areas hardest hit were on the western side of the city. crews have been able to clear up some of the sandy mess from the highway. it was shut down when the 75 miles per hour wind gusts threw sand all over the road. the stretch remains closed. >> a lot of relief in southern california tonight. a fire evacuation order lifted for homeowners in ventura county. the drive destroyed two homes burning 170 acres. abc 7 news reporter leo stallworth looks at 18 hours of fear. >> fire race tlud parts of fillmore yesterday damaging homes like this one. sharon says her yard was on fire and fire came within steps of her home. >> i went down street to see what is going on. and and he grabs the hose. >> the fire started yesterday afternoon in a mobile home park. the cause is still under investigation. crews raced into action on the ground and in the air and the fire burned some 170 acres. some residents were evacuated. >> damage, two structures damaged from the fire. and there is one vehicle. >> gene says he stood and watched winds pick up flames. >> how close did it get to your house? >> about five blocks away. up the street. >> this is smoke so thick. so our daughter lives up on that foot hill. and we're a little concerned. >> crews are mopping up any hot spots. >> we're calling it 100% contained at this point. we do still have crews on the ground. >> with another wind alert tomorrow, fire crews are staying on alert. >> they're going to be patrolling the area making sure we don't have flare up autos officials say they brace for another wind event tomorrow, they want residents in this community and beyond to stay on alert and this is is just in case another fire brokes out. >> well, wind blew out of here, now, things warming up a good bit. sandhya patel is live outside of the abc 7 studio autos melting here, so warm but stunning, beautiful day on the bay. a gentle breeze. it's just blue skies behind me. you'll see clear skies across the bay area, don't see any fog or moisture. and as i show you winds right now, you'll notice it's gust bug not as strong as what we saw yesterday. so 32 miles per hour in half moon bay. 25 in san jose. 77 in oakland, napa, 76 degrees in concord. and 72 degrees in santa cruz. if you think is warm wait until you see what is coming. i'll be back with the accu-weather forecast. temperatures trend just minutes. >> thank you. >> and on wall street, another record day. the dow jones average closed at 14673. highest level ever. the dow up 12% this year. here is a look at numbers. >> the federal government's budget sequester clipped wings of the navy blue angels. the announcement means people won't see sights like this along the water front during fleet week. and one fleet week supporter fears that more cuts may be on the way. >> we may not get a parade of ships and that will be the next probably shoe that will drop. >> i think they're amazing feats of engineering but you know, it's, it's a question of where do they make the cuts? >> the blue angels attract hundreds of thousands of people to the water front. the loss might keep folks away. >> some peninsula residents not too thrilled about a two for one deal from the fire district. it has to do with the proposal to close two fire stations in millbrae and burlingame opening a shared fire house on skyline boulevard. fire officials say they would build a building to see whether the combined service works. >> it's not just trying to save money but reduce efforts. >> so taken two engine companies one from a station in burlingame and putting one engine here. >> closing the stations on hillside and crest view drive would save about a million dollars per year. about nine fire positions would have to be cut. >> coming up, the one area where motorists are starting to get a break and where prices are being driven up. >> a brazen armed robbery in a pizza place for children. police have a picture of the man they want to stop before he strikes again. >> shining examples of local programs working to help students make the grade and graduate from high school. stay with us. ab san bruno police want your help in finding this man caught on camera. he robbed a chucke-cheese restaurant yesterday. it took place at gun point inside of the manager's office. it was away from customers. now, police tell us there were about 30 people inside of the restaurant including 15 children. they were not harmed and did not seat robry. witnesses say man drove away in a silver toyota prius. >> california lawmakers hope to stop a new trend that targets celebrities called s.w.a.t.ing. someone calls today report a fake emergency usually at a celebrity's house. it's not just in l.a. but in northern california, too. a bill would increase penalties for making false calls. law enforcement say the calls tie up officers from responding to real emergencies. >> initially when we get calls like this, we'd roll out entire s.w.a.t. teams. those can get expensive according to the lapd. >> this bill would hit pretty hard and if minors are guilty they're parents would be held responsible. >> we have good news about california education. more students are graduated and fewer dropping out according to state department of education. the report show there's is still huge achievement gap. laura? >> hi, cheryl. well, here in richmond high, nearly one person of the senior dz not graduate with their class last year but there is a nonprofit group stepping up to mentor students here to help make going to college a reality for many. jer regardo is a freshman standout in the st. mayor ease college soccer neem a four-year school. something he and his friends never dreamed they could attend. >> we're in the same boat. it's about the money. and that we're scared of going somewhere we won't probably make it. >> he graduated last year from richmond high school. just 71% of the hispanic students joined him in 2012. his younger brother is a freshman there. and both participated a program. college is real is a group of professionals who volunteer as mentors to keep kids on the path towards graduation. >> i as a mentor am just before as kind of a sounding board we have lunch maybe once per month. >> according to state department of education 78.5 prgs of the high school seniors graduated with their class. at richmond high, graduation rates are lower but mendoza proved he can do it with the help of his mother and mentor he plans to follow in his brother's footsteps. >> i would love to follow in my mother's footsteps. now, we're trying our best to see. >> now california did see a small improvement in rates last year. despite being 49th in the country in per pupil spending. you can look at our web site abc 7 news.com. >> a little proin duss sacramento today would make california the first state to punish bo boy scouts financially for the policy of denying gay members. the bill has its first committee hearing tomorrow. >> let's talk about consumer news. motorists getting a nice spring surprise at the gas pump. >> they know they're going to drive and not this year we've seen a double digit drop in the average price. the price in san francisco declined 12 dlents month to $4.18 a gallon n oakland average there is $4.02 a gallon. best price for gasoline is the south bay. average in san jose dropped below $4. it's now $3.99. a saving of 18 cents just over the past month. triple a tells us it's due to lower crude oil prices and a switch over to summer blend gasolines. unfortunately drivers won't be gaet geting breaks on car repair bills. the cost increased, get this, 10% last year. this hike is the biggest jump in six years. average age of a car on the road these days is 11 years, and that leaves a higher repair cost. record heat found in other parts of the country is another reason for increases. because of the overheated cars. millions of americans that may have been wrongfully foreclosed upon will be soon getting a check from some of the nation's largest banks. $3.6 billion will be distributed. now, most will get a check for 3s -- $300 but a handful will get a check for $125,000. the check is in the mail. for real. yes. >> michael, thank you. >> let's go back to talk about the weather. forgis spring fever weather. >> i am indeed. it's so warm up here. sun is out it's a beautiful day here, temperatures are going to climb more heading into your wednesday. let's check out live doppler 7 hd. i'll show you what it looks like from that perspective. it's clear no, fog to speak of right now. it's absolutely gorgeous. looking at this view from our camera, you can see blue skies, traffic moving along just fine. it's gotten up to 80 now in oakland. 73 san jose. 57 half moon bay. looking towards financial district of san francisco, you can see nothing but sunshine there. fairfield, 75. here are the highlights. clear, mild overnight tonight. warm at the coast z also, in our inland valleys tomorrow, cooling begins on thursday. so check out pacific satellite picture. here is what is going to bring us another warm day. high pressure temperatures peaking tomorrow, and then, you'll see them falling a few degrees starting thursday. tomorrow morning it's a mild start. clear skies. with exception of maybe a patch or two of fog. upper 40s to mid-50s. as a matter of fact it's going to be short sleeve weather tomorrow afternoon. morning starts out clear. and temperatures up into 60s at the coast. 70s and 80s most of the bay area with the exception of the coast. it's going to be a warm wednesday for you. highs for wednesday in the south bay 8 p 3 los gatos. milpitas, 78 degrees. it's beach weather. palo alto, all into low 80s, half moon bay up to 68 degrees. downtown san francisco, you're going to be up to 72 tomorrow, just a glorious day. north bay communities 83 for yu kaia. up to 72 in sausalito. 80 degree weather for oakland and union city. we're going to see temperatures above average. 86 fairfield. walnut creek 84 degrees. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. tomorrow warmest day. sea breeze back. clouds coming in. temperatures starting to come down. we'll continue with the cooling trend going to get windy into sunday, monday, temperatures falling more degrees but in rain in the accu-weather forecast. rain or shine, follow on twitter for outage information and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. we'll always keep you posted. i'm sandhya patel. back to you in the studio. >> we're coming up with you. looks nice up there. >> all right. still ahead bay area trip to raise awareness for an explosion situation left behind from the vietnam war. >> it's a hands on effort y it's hands off whit comes to one group's effort to remove graffiti from overpasses and street signs in a bay area city at two young hempeople from the country of laos are in the bay area talking about the impact of unexploded bombs that are left over from the time of the vietnam war nearly 40 years ago. a former u.s. ambassador traveled with them. a mother leading a team of women to remove unexploded bombs she leaves her 2-year-old son when going to work. she visited stanford with retired ambassador douglas heartwick and this man who lost his left hand to a cluster bomb at just 8. >> i served as ambassador to laos in early 2000s. it remains almost equally serious today. >> i am honored to be doing this work and help was development of the country and makes me happen yes to know i can contribute to lessen dangers. >> this is to let people know how they can help laos have a safer future. >> we can make a difference. >> california reached a major milestone in the number of registered tissue and organ donors. 10 million californians signed up to become donors however, still, 22,000 people in california are waiting for life safing organs to help spread the word, state is issuing this new specialty plate. reservations for the plates will be accepted beginning in june. >> several bay area whale watchers hd a rare opportunity this weekend about two miles off the the coast of half moon bay. take a look. the video provided by oceanic society shows how close they got. wow. the society runs tours all year long. >> talk about a close encounter. >> i know. >> cool. >> coming up speculation abound autos coming up, big names for people who could be performing at this year's in the abc 7 news room coming up at 6:00 remembering a soldier killed in afghanistan. tonight the humanitarian efforts he was participating in. also. >> visitors? a washington machine problem. five service calls and it couldn't be fixed how michael finney fixed it once and for all and a look at the penguin about to make his bay area debut. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you so much. >> and there is a growing buzz about the band that's could be part of the outside lands music festival. >> official line up will be released april 16th but hints have been leaked with paul mccartney being a possibility. >> how about red hot chili peppers and last year included neil young and stevie wonder. >> it runs august 9th through 11th. people know it will be terrific entertainment. >> okay. world news is coming up next i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at 6:00. this is "world news." tonight, chaos on campus. a violent stabbing spree at a college in texas. more than a dozen injured. the images tonight of how they wrestled the attacker to the ground. on the run. the two boys kidnapped by their parents after they lose a custody fight. sailing them all the way to cuba. tonight what the cuban government says they will do. caught on tape. the secret recording of a senate leader targeting a challenge from ashley judd with claims like this. >> she's clearly, this sounds extreme, but she's emotionally unbalanced. >> the hidden tape revealed tonight. >> and father and son. behind all the fanfare and confetti, the incredible story of an unlikely hero playing the game of his life, a win for his ailing father. good evening. diane is on assignment. we begin with a story of terror and heroism on campus. it happened in texas, at lone star community college. witnesses saw a lone figure dressed in black, wielding a knife, on a rampage. images from the scene streamed in all day. students sprinting to safety. others carried off on stretchers. at least 14 were injured. and there would have been more if not for a group of quick-thinking, courageous students determined to act. abc's david wright has the latest tonight. >> reporter: the attack began at 11:20 this morning in the college's science department. >> suspect will be a male running around loose, stabbing people. white male, black hat, with a black and white shirt. >> reporter: eyewitnesses said a man carrying an x-acto knife, ran down a hallway slashing students in the face and neck. >> i was just going to class. i just walked in and i saw a girl bleeding on the stairwell. >> reporter: today, students and faculty members chased down the man with the x-acto knife, as they waited for police to arrive. >> we have 14 victims. 14. >> reporter: four of the victims had injuries serious enough to warrant being transported by helicopter to area hospitals. abc's houston affiliate, ktrk,
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