an accident. it is hard to figure out what the place looked like with fire shooting dozens of feet into the sky. this shows the inferno that firefighters face after weeks of investigation. the fire department has released an initial four-page report on the cause and the damage. according to report, the fire started between the top floor, the sixth floor, and the roof section in the southeast quadrant. the investigator says a hot or smoldering object ignited the wood frame and from there it took off causing $40 million in damage to the apartment project and more than 500,000 of damage sustained by buildings nearby. >> the five-alarm fire was accidental. there was no malicious bent involved. a lot of people are relieved to get that information. >> a full report on this fire is expected in a couple of weeks and hopefully we will learn what 9 hot or smoldering object was. the developer of the 172-unit project said they do plan to go forward with development and as you can see behind me there were construction crews here today. >> thanks. demolition work is about to begin for the five alarm fire in san jose with crews standing by with heavy equipment to tear down what is left of a firm tv station. the building was him to numerous homeless people over the years and officials say a search dog will be brought if this afternoon to begin combing through the rubble. in san jose, firefighters say nine people are alive this morning after escaping a fast-moving house fire and a device that many of us neglect is getting the credit. matt? >> firefighters have not released a cause of a fire but they say it appears accidental. what was not an accident was the survival of family of nine because they were prepared for the worst. >> mom always knows best. this morning, star williams a mother of seven kids ages six weeks to 15, knew what to do when she heard the smoke alarm go off. >> i grabbed the newborn and 2 1/2 year old sleeping by me and grabbed them out and ran down the hall, one by one, yelling pounding on the kids' door, out, out, fire, fire. the flame started in the garage and spread quickly. the father of the baby boy and star and six kids escaped. the smock alarm was a true life saver. >> snow detectors work and we want people to know that smoke did thors will save the lies in a situation such as this. >> i was worried the fire would spread so i knocked on the doors and a gentleman was screaming "get out" to make sure everyone was safe. >> homes in the community are close together and firefighters called the second alarm and they were able to stop the flames from spreading. two homes had minor damage. two cars in their garage was destroyed with everyone inside. the family dog survived and was taken to an animal shelter until they fine a more permanent place to stay. >> we left with nothing. my kids have no shoes. some had no socks. the baby had in diapers, battles, in formula, nothing. just ran out. >> the red cross is putting the family up in a hotel and providing food and letting until the renters' insurance kicks in. right now, boston is paying respects to the peoples would leaves were changed forever by the bomb attack on the city's famous marathon that happened a year ago today and for some the can cars -- the scars are fresh. katie marzullo? >> vice president joe biden finished speak at a tribute the last few minutes saying america is strong and boston is strong. the tributes are about strength. >> light rain was falling this morning in boston as the first of today's tributes was underway. the families of the three pulling novembers and that of the police officer who was killed laid a wreath at site of the explosions. massachusetts governor and boston's mayor were there and the cardinal led the group in a quiet prayer. in another spot on the route, brothers who each lost a leg walked the marathon as pat of the "legs for life" relay. in the convention center, the music of the boston pops orchestra fills the area with vice president biden in the office the victims are named and remembered and survivors speak. >> i am so proud to be a bostonnian because i am so proud to be connected to all of you. >> no milestone is too many to celebrate even walking into a nonhandicapped bathroom stall for the first time doing a happy dance. a 12-year-old is in boston with his family and at the finish line waiting for his mom to finish the race when he was hit. he spent ten days in the hospital and released in a wheelchair but now is involved. both parents will run next monday the 118 the boston marathon. moment silence at the capacity moment the bombs explodeed. >> we will have a special live report from boston later this morning scheduled to we begin at 11:35 right after this news conference and we will also stream it for you, live, on the when, at abc7news.com. >> developing news, a.c. transit's chief financial officer is on paid administration leave accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands not from the job but from the church. amy hollyfield is at headquarters in oakland. amy? >> he has, worked here if five years and a spokesman at a.c. transit calls the charms "very upsetting." lewis clinton jr. is accused of spending 500,000 on himself. he has work flood finance for 25 years and now is the chief financial officer at a.c. transit a. >> those that work closely with mr. clinton are stunned and surprised. he is a trusted and competent professional and we are absolutely stunned to find him in this situation. >> a.c. transit placed clinton on paid administration leave and a spokesman points out that he is not accused of stealing from the transit agency and although he was in charge of a.c. transit's money officials feel certain that the public's money is secure. >> we have at left three audits each year one by an outside firm and one by the federal government so we have no republican to believe there are financial irregular charities with regard to a.c. transit. >> according to the criminal complaint, clinton served on three boards at the baptist church in oakland and oversaw the financial accounts. because he held a position of trust at the church, he was able to embezzle money from 2007 to 2013 and spent money on personal mortgage and loan, tuition for private schools, and real estate taxes and golf membership, and a luxury car. he has been arrested and faces four counts of grand theft. >> it is important to remember these are allegations and there is this presumption of innocence. we are certainly standing by that. >> he is out of jail on $100,000 bail and will enter a plea in court on may 21. i just got a call from the church's attorney and she tells me that church officials are cooperating with authorities and doing what they can to make sure all chair any goes where it is supposed to and used properly. >> a woman wanted in connection with a shooting death of a teen surrendered yesterday in san francisco. a week ago in richmond police say she shot and killed-year-old after some sort of altercation. the two knew each other and she will be transferred to the contra costa county jail in martinez. >> still crunching the numbersen the tabs? 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[ male announcer ] if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. the mystery boat we reported year was used for drug smuggling according to the coast guard. we were above the over turned boat yesterday morning when it was spotted. the coast guard sent a helicopter and a cutter to look for anyone in distress but they found no one. authorities say the 20' open hulled boat is similar for the common type of fishing boat in mexico and central america which are souped up with two engines used to ship drugs and people to the united states. >> happening now in the south bay, santa clara county supervisors are considering a help frommal to have the never patrol san jose city streets and the police department has has trouble recruiting and keeping officers. the city would pay the conduct for using the unused payroll money. >> google glass want on sale to the john public at 6:00 a.m. for a day only and a limited number of the devices are offered for $1,300 but not everyone is pleased with the really intermediate of the eyewear. the tech giant is blamed if rising rents and tenant evictions. >> this afternoon, tran supervisor chu will propose legislation to lift a ban on short-material rentals through websites imposing a number of rules on people with want to offer apartments or rooms as vacation residentials requiring anyone residenting out their place to pay hotel taxes and have liability in. however, it would only allow short-term rentals in apartments where someone lives 75 percent of the year and it would not override lease agreements. >> also happening today, the nta board could decide whether to go back to free parking on sunday. the mayor wants to stop the ticketing of cars but since january of 2013 the city has collected $7.5 million define meter fees and parking tickets. today is april 15 and you know what that means. if you are due a refund today is not a deadline. penalties if filing late federal tax returns apply only to those who owe. the i.r.s. says three-quarters of the filers get refunds. if you mail the return two area post offices are open late with drop offs until 10:00 p.m. so it can be postmarked. >> there used to be a time when they were open all over the bay area until midnight. >> you are in luck with the forecast. >> it will be a beautiful day. if you have a refund go to at&t park tonight because it is jackie robinson today and the giants take on the dodgers. from the mount tamalpais camera, you thought you would be look at the clouds stick around but they will turn on and some areas are showing blue skies with warm and dry conditions today and the rest of the week. the full seven-day forecast is straight ahead. >> the power of social media reunites a man with his lost wedding ring, an unusual message that helps make it possible. >> the flashback on "good morning america" today, do you recognize that face? available strahan covering daly city, dublin/pleasanton, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. southern california man and his wife have been reunited with something very special: his wedding ring. his ring slipped off his finger and on to the beach while he was visiting in santa barbara county two years ago. he looked along shore but could find it. a woman found it walking along the same stretch and the waves never carried it away and at first she thought she found a bottle cap. >> i thought it was...there was no way, i thought it would come on shore. >> my gosh, a ring! i read the encryption and i thought, well, i love my wife and my lobster so i thought, a lobster fisherman. >> that is from an episode of "friends" which mentioned that lobsters make if life and she posted a picture of the ring on facebook. a co-worker of his wife saw it, told her and his faith in humanity has been restored. he knows a little more about wave action. >> speaking of that, we will check in with leyla gulen and the forecast. >> the tides of love. the weight of commitment. >> don't wash your ring away. >> it is a beautiful day for a reunion. it is gorgeous. we look right new from our camera toward the airport and you can see flat clouds are starting to peel away and the low cloud layer continues to burn off today but we are still going to be seeing the thick many layer sticking around for the evening hours and our live doppler 7 hd satellite shows the clouds still rolling in and it will start to dissipate in the morning and we will see things more blue sky as we look from our emeryville camera to the eastern span of the bay bridge and saw the clouds hangover san francisco and in the east bay we starting to see more blue sky. san francisco, now, is 57, and oakland is in the 60's and redwood city is 61 and san jose at 64 and 71 in los gatos and half moon bay is cooler there at 55 degrees. so, foggy as well, and windy conditions and we have a gusty condition over the pacific waters so if you are headed out on to the boatway, travel with someone who is experienced because 35-miles-per-hour gusts is expected. six miles at hayward. 15 miles per miles per hour at . a low over the pacific northwest is bringing in the cloud layer and it will brush through overnight and leave us with sunny skies tomorrow and dry conditions. our highs for today are going to be 75 degrees in san jose, and 71 in milpitas and 77 in los gatos along the peps that and 62 in pacifica. under sunny skies. the not bay is in the mid-to-upper 70's and lower 70's for petaluma and san rafael. 74 in vallejo. 72 in richmond. 72 in castro valley. mild and warmer inland at 79 degrees. right now, at&t park shows it will be a great day if a game and first pitch at 7:15 and it will be cool at 59 degrees, giants taking on the los angeles dodgers, the lows are in the upper 40's to low we -- lower 50's and dry for the rest of the week but warming closer to easter sunday. >> this morning, michael strahan debuted on quick visit. the official new role is next week and he got the red carpet treatment with music, dancing and a welcome video and a little neck action. and george stephanopolis gave him a shiny new alarm clock. >> the gifts kept on coming, including a giant coffee mug to fit his giant personality and a wheel bower of his favorite candy before dashing off before the other gig co-hosting live with "kelly and michael." >> a story behind praying pups who are counting their blessings before every meal. at 4:00, a high school graduation at a california school that left some students running from the room, ashamed and in tears. students tell us what happened. >> at 5:00, the next big thing could be on your wrist. "7 on your side" looks at whether buying a smart watch is a wise decision. >> dogs in china doing what few people do before each mail: -- before each meal: sitting down to pray. >> they bow before they eat but best of all, their owner has trained them how to put their dinner bowls arm after they eat. i cannot get my kids to do that. thanks for joining us. [cheers and applause] >> yay! hey! hey! what up, buddy? what up, what up? yeah! [laughs] hey, baby, what up? >> i'm good, i'm good. >> come on, man! yeah! 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