it's awesome. >> tens of thousands of fans get a kick out of the stadium. are they still sitting in traffic long after the lights went out in good evening. thank you for joining us. the hype has been huge for levi's stadium. only the fans got to see what the game atmosphere was like when the san jose earthquakes took on the seattle sounders. one of the big worries today, traffic. there was lots of it coming into the game but it was fairly smooth. will fans be able to get home in a reasonable amount of time? now live from santa clara. how is it going right now? >> hi there. the game edging fireworks fired off about an hour ago and there are still people trying get to out of the area. i can watch as people are streaming out. let me give you an idea. these people right here have decided not to leave yet because it is really a good back-up of traffic getting out of levi's stadium. it was two-thirds full with 48,000 tickets sold. the first event at levi's stadium which makes this the first rush to get out after the game. ♪ >> plenty of boisterous earthquakes fans poured in. but about half the people here were 49ers fans. and the new home stadium is a hit for those who have been anxiously waiting. >> i'm going to tell my grand children this, i'm going to tell everybody this. i'm a local. this is breath taking. >> this is the country's newest pro football venue and the first nfl stadium to be built in california in decades. and it wouldn't an true bay area destination without plenty of choices. there is a basic ballpark dog and a few other options. and since it is silicon valley, plenty of technology. >> if you want to go at a to have a must i'm or the bathroom, you go here. >> eric romero showed us the smartphone a.m. that helps fans find their seats and even their food. for now it seems to have met most expectations. especially when compared to candlestick park. >> this is better. >> now fans have to master the public transportation options to get here and get home. at levi's stadium in santa clara. >> the stadium costs $1.3 billion and took more than two years to build. it has nearly the 30,000 parking spaces. it spanned 28 lots with roads and intersections nearby to help with the flow of traffic. the stadium seats, approximately 68,500 fans. the 49ers' upcoming season is sold out with fans selling about 10,000 tickets per game. the san jose earthquakes president said it was an honor to be the first on the field. >> it is incredible. this is a great day for the community, for the earthquakes. 45,000 people here to christen levi's stadium. it is really an historic moment. >> the earthquakes have a deal with levi's stadium to play a max a year there for the next four years. other big events coming up at the stadium. the nine letters host the denver broncos in the first football game ever in the stadium. a pre season game. early next year, the wwe will bring wrestle mania 31 to the ninthers' new home on march 29th. then monster jam 2015. firefighters in san francisco are looking for a cause of a fire that forced 25 people to evacuate their home. flames broke out behind a building on third street just before 2:30. the two-story building had businesses on the bottom floor and residential units on the second floor. no injuries were reported. more than a dozen wildfires threatened homes and buildings across california. now governor brown is declaring a state of emergency. abc7 news reporter has the latest on the growing fire danger. >> reporter: the situation is not good. and we are just now getting into peak fire season. that's why the san francisco fire department has a strike team tonight. fire flows like lava on the hillside. the day fire has grown to 12,700 acres forcing evacuations and threatening at least 150 structures. started by lining, it has proved difficult to start. it now spans more than 7,000 irks a. cal fire considers it 0% contained. 16 other wildfires burn across the state. tonight san francisco fire department sent 27 people to help. >> we got the request for a strike team. we put together five engines. >> they should rival at the fire in shasta county around 1:00 a.m. and could stay on the scene for a week. these pictures show the california national guard making repeated water drops in the area. as of now, the 26,000 eric fire is only 5% contained. most major fire departments have offered reinforcements to the beleaguered northern california crews. while lightning caused most of the current problems, cars are blamed for two fires. >> they were cause bid the same thing. somebody driving a vehicle into dry grass and igniting the dry grass. >> reporter: the sand fire in el dorado county is now 100% contained. in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> better news for fire dangers. temperatures dropped below the levels. a first check on weather and live doppler 7 hd. >> good evening. the perfect example is walnut creek. yesterday was 103. today, 84. so 19-degree drop in one day. live doppler 7 hd. showing the coastal clouds and the fog starting to spill into the bay. still clear in some inland locations. and i want to show you more highs. we still hit 101 in ukiah. temperatures still steady. san jose was a bit cooler. temperatures dropped by 5 to 10 degrees and were cooler than average. i'll let you know how much cooler it will be with the seven-day forecast. >> all right. thanks. an american doctor infected with the deadly ebola virus is now in atlanta. doctors say they're confident the incurable virus will not escape. >> the main see climbing out of the ambulance, dr. kent brantly, is the first to have it on u.s. soil. it is a vicious virus that has killed hundreds in west africa over the past few months. for now, dr. brantly who was infected while trying to contain ebola in liberia, will be treated in atlanta. the unit is designed to contain, to protect against infections. above and beyond what is probably needed for ebowl. a dr. brantly talked to his wife today through thing glass. the family is concerned. >> i know he was feeling better and hopeful. >> dr. brantly's co-worker at a treatment center in liberia is also infected. nancely will arrive back to the u.s. in several days in the same medical evacuation plane that flew her colleague home eequipment with its special isolation tent. it spreads by contact with contaminated body fluids and there is no cure. alarming some here in the u.s. >> i understand the public concern. this is a new infection for the united states but we really think that we have processes that maintain the safety of the general public at large. >> reporter: still, doctors are taking no chances. abc news, new york. more trouble for the del mar race track in southern california. for the tenth time this season a horse has died. it happened when a horse suffered a heart attack close to the race's finish. today's death occurred on the synthetic polytrack surface. police are searching for a murder suspect. officers say he shot someone last night around 9:00 p.m. they believe he may have kidnapped a 20-year-old. she was last seen driving a late model silver or gray kia or mid sides suv. barajas has black hair, brown eyes and tattoos on both arms. vandals attack a community farm in oakland. someone broke through the gate. they uprooted vegetables, knocked over bean poles and broke through chicken coombs. nonprofit organizations city slicker farms. they bring healthy and affordable food to neighbors. still to come at 11:00, a frightening afternoon on the bay. six men plucked from the frigid waters. what they were doing that got them into trouble. ? plus, the mad dash for bottled water. what it will take before it is safe to drink again. plus, lots of hidden cash in the bay area. six people including three from petaluma are all recovering after they were thrown into the san francisco bay when their canoe capsized. it happened around 3:00 p.m. near the south tower of the golden gate bridge. this canoe was participating in the round the rock challenge when the waves became choppy and fast swirling waters pull the canoe toward the tower and swamped it tossing everyone overboard. >> with the waves being so close together and coming in so quickly, the water was pouring in faster than we could bail it out. before that it basically sunk the canoe. >> i've never been in something that extreme. pretty much it was paddle for your life. just to try to get away from the tower. to make sure that the tail of the canoe got around the tower. >> the coast guard gave the crew some blankets and hot coffee. then they'll be back in the water tomorrow. >> tonight concord police are looking for the suspect that assaulted the woman found bleeding and unconscious. she was found early this morning before boston. the 40-year-old victim was given first-aid and transported to a local hospital. video caught this image of a man walking away from a park in palo alto where two women say he exposed himself. this is a sketch of the suspect. he is scribble as 45 years old, six feet tall, 170 pounds with a him build. he was last seen wearing a baseball cap, blue jean jacket and white pants. >> a new maintenance plan to minimize service disruptions for b.a.r.t. the plan itself caused disruption. they took two crews out of service while they worked on it. there was no direct service. tomorrow there will be no direct richmond or fremont service to san francisco. what could be the last hidden cache treasure hunt took place today. people swarmed over baker beach looking for pez dispensioners. some came prepared. >> i am using my feet which has been super effective at finding rocks. i have this one. it is a beautiful rock. >> it was the first clue that was out. and stole, in our minds we thought about baker. so baker beach. >> the man behind hidden cache tell abc7 news this will be the last cache drop for a while. michael strahan has been inducted into the pro football hall of fame. >> my life now is like teleprompters and scripts and all that stuff i just wrote some things. this is from the heart. this is not tv michael. this is football michael. >> we'll have more on today's hall of fame inductees coming up later in sports. live with kelly and michael airs weekdays only on abc 7. pretty cool to see michael strahan get rewarded like that. now we're getting rewarded with some cooler temperatures after we saw some triple digits yesterday and the day before. much more comfortable in the 80s compared to the hundreds. showing us the clouds and marine layer making it back to the marine layer overnight. we're seeing the low clouds as well. looking out toward the bay bridge. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. san jose. gilroy, 59, and half moon bay 57 degrees. as we show you another live shot toward the bay bridge. here's what you need to know. we'll see the clouds and low fog overnight. afternoon sunshine tomorrow with some mid and high level clouds passing through. and that might bring us the ever so slightest chance of sprinkles. i'll show you why. even into some inland areas. temperature will be on the cool side. 57 in oakland and also in morgan hill. sunshine and temperatures very similar to today's numbers. just a touch cooler. possibly in some locations. so some mid 80s to low 90s once again in some of the inland areas. i want to draw your attention. tomorrow afternoon we'll see some of the clouds. the monsoonal moisture its way back toward the area. that might bring a chance of sprinkles late tonight into monday. it could bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms. sun afternoon, even into monday and possibly tuesday. tomorrow should be pleasant. again in san jose. look for near 80 degrees. 79 in santa clara. 77, palo alto, 77, san mateo and still 60s at the coast. 63 downtown san francisco. some sunshine and some 80s through sonoma and napa. look for upper 60s to 70s in the east bay with 69 in oakland. 89 in livermore. fls you're headed to the art and soul festival in oakland, pretty comfortable. most temperatures in the mid 60s. reaching upper 60s by the afternoon. here's the accu-weather seven-day forecast. so we have typical weather conditions expected tomorrow with just a touch cooler inland possibly tomorrow into monday. and just a very, very slight chance of sprinkles. and it is more wishful thinking at this point but we'll mention it. temperature barely setting through the week. >> we'll take typical. thank you. >> i'm not sure if you've heard but this new stadium has open up in the south bay. >> that's what we're talking about. levi's stadium. the quakes are the first team with the victory. we have your highlights and ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. 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[ heart beats ] good evening. thank you for joining us. in tonight's headlines, traffic relatively smooth right now for fans coming out of levi statement. more than 48,000 ticket holders finally got to see what the game atmosphere was like inside the first nfl stadium to be built in california in decades. the fans who were this say they can't wait for football season in their new digs. the san francisco firefighters are still searching for the cause of a fire near third street. the fire forced about 25 people to evacuate the building. no injuries have been reported. and bay area fire crews are heading to help battle 17 fires burning right now across the state. governor brown has declared a state of emergency. nearly 200,000 acres have burned across the state this year. >> a new warning from israel as the crisis in the middle east continues. the prime minister said the operation will go on as long as it takes to make his country secure. they believe the army officer captured by hamas during an ambush is dead. aebs news chief foreign correspondent reports from gaza. >> reporter: the ruins of a target ferocious bombardment. two israeli it's and suspected capture of another yesterday. that incident dashing hopes for a cease fire. they counted their dead all day here. more than 150 killed. hundreds wounded. and still no sign of the israeli soldier. 23-year-old, hamas suggesting he may have been killed with his captors in an israeli air strike after the attack. and downtown gaza city. including the slameck university linked to hamas. >> the israelis say they targeted this place because it was the kreb of hamas's weapons, research and development. palestinians, many of whom graduated from this university say it was an act of punishment. tonight benjamin netanyahu rejecting talks. >> israel will do whatever it must do to protect its people. >> there are signs the israeli military is winding down saying it is almost finished with the main objective. destroying that network of hamas-built tunnels and pulling back some forces. while in northern gaza, residents were allowed to return home. this man at his uncle's roo end house but defiant. >> is anyone winning this war? >> i believe the resistance will win. it hardly looks like victory. >> another rally will be held tomorrow. this one in spofrt israel will be held at the civic center in noon. the counter rallies expected to occur. a palestinian american has learned eight of his family members died in an air strike in gaza. he has been watching the escalating violence in gaza following breakdown of this week's temporary cease-fire. he called from the west bank to tell them eight members of his family had been killed. >> there is no word for it. until you have experienced it, you have no way to describe that pain and that hurt. they were very long. they had no desire other than to have a free and good life. >> a ninth family member also died in a separate incident. in taiwan clean-up is underway after explosions ripped apart streets. 27 people were kill and many others were injured. it was leaking propane every hour before the inls dent. a different kind of health threat where officials have found dangerous toxins in the water supply. the shelves and stores are empty after people cleared out all the bottled water. more than 400,000 residents are unable to drink the water after the toxins causing nervous system and liver problems was found. >> i believe it would not be safe to use it for humor animal consumption. >> they won't be able to wash dishes. they won't be able to wash their vegetables or their food. >> the toxins came on algae blooms so big, it is visible from space on the south shores of lake erie. scientists are working to neutralize the dangerous organisms. and they are boringing to clean up a spill. the leak happened near the college of san mateo. it is unknown how much waist got in the creek but also say it shouldn't pose a health problem unless they drink it. workers in santa cruz are still cleaning up from a massive anchovy die-off. 30,000 fish have been scooped out of the water since wednesday night. it is the third fish kill. thousands of anchovies washed a shore on july 25th. and a not so positive experience for one southern california center. the 9-year-old was supposed to get goldie in april to help detect when he has an epileptic seizure. his family raised the $12,000 they were told goldie costs. donors sent money directly but still no dog is that no response to repeated messages left on voicemail. >> you ask people to help you when you have a sick kid. we asked in good faith. it is embarrassing because i felt maybe i should have known. but i didn't know. >> it turns out at least 20 families are suing positive service dog solutions for delivering untrained dogs or not delivering them at all. an attorney for the nonprofit said it is looking to file bankruptcy. still to come, they will help both the air force and you. what was on the rocket that will help make a difference? and the robotic spacecraft headed for a close encounter and has bay area scientists excited. and the accu-weather center. there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the california state forecast. i'll hav liftoff of theate las five. >> the atlantis five lifted off from cape canaveral in florida. the unmanned rocket is carrying a gps satellite. it will replace a gps satellite. it has been using three time-on its expected life. the new satellite will provide the air force with highly accurate positions that guide troops and women's and help with rescue efforts. it will help civilians and apple maps. the satellite will be activated in september. for the first time ever, a robotic spacecraft is about to catch a comment and then go into orbit around it. the spacecraft is sending back never before seen images. that's the start of the most detailed. >> we have been really surprised recently as we get close to this comment, the telephoto cameras on the spacecraft have shown us, it is not what we expected. >> exploratory and. physicsist is talking about the strange comet. >> it is shaped like a duck. it is like two comets pasted together. >> they were taken by rosetta, a spacecraft operated by the european space agency which created this animation. it has been speeding into space for the last ten years to reach the comet 300 million miles from the sun. slowing down to maneuver into position. >> we really approached close to the comet. we'll be within tens of miles. may be from san francisco to palo alto. we'll be that far away. >> rosetta will be the first spacecraft to ever orbit a comet. >> that will give us a view from above of the entire comet. and so we'll get great high resolution pictures. >> it is carrying a small landing craft that will be deployed in november with instruments to drill. >> it will give us a real chance to final out what is this comet made of. >> now that they know there are two distinct parts, figuring out where to land is trickier than expected. >> we can only hand on one place. so which of the two will we land on? >> the comet is only a couple of miles wide. and kind of fluffy. >> to go your kitchen and grab a dry sponge. that dry sponge is about the density of the comet. >> the latest data shows the surface temperature is 94 degrees below zero. >> the ices are turning into gas. the gas is water vapor. and it is losing right now about two one liter water bottles of water every day. >> this exhibit at the exploratorium use chunks of dry ice, dropped into water to demonstrate comet behavior. this is the kind of comet activity scientists hope to see for themselves along with clues to better understand how our solar system formed. >> we can find out where did the water ice on that comet come from. how does it match the water on earth. how is it different? >> in san francisco, dan ashley, abc7 news. if all goes as planned, it should reach the comet next wenls. we have links to at love cool comet information. a man in washington state was using his camera phone to record lightning when instead this happened. he got hit by a lightning strike. the man is okay despite having electricity shot through his body. the lightning bolts destroyed trees in the puget sound area and set a garage on fire. it's time to check in. do you think there is a little tiny chance of some rain? yeah. >> can we couch that anymore. >> the chance of a sprinkle or some drizzle. we have clouds right now. live doppler 7 at the coast. temperatures mainly in the 50s and some 60s out there. a view of the twin towers area. 60 in livermore. so here are the highs for tomorrow around the state. notice the area of a chance of thunderstorms and even some showers in parts of the sierra nevada. that will be moving in to tahoe. a high of 80. and this brought sprinkles and even some rain chances in san diego. 79, sacramento, 93. so still hot through the central valley but not as hot as yesterday. 90 in antioch, 63 in san francisco, 80 in san jose. and it will be a popper la event. the temperatures in the upper 50s, low 70s by the afternoon. here's the accu-weather seven-day forecast. so we've got a very difficult summer pattern. a touch cooler possibly on monday and notice not much fluktuation in the numbers. it will be 90s for the most part into next weekend. >> looking skin. there we know about the raiders. some consistent greatness. now we have another hall of famer. >> that's right. only one position not represented until today. a is it the biting? 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