sure we haven't disturbed anything. they confirmed we're working in still. >> reporter: however, another archaeologist discovered native soil may be exposed at the far end of the site. if remains are found, work will stop. >> errors do happen. rather than make excuses they took action to make any corrections so there would not be impact. an archaeologist chosen by the council will be on site for future trench work. >> it's late for anything to be done. for construction, they should be careful. and breaking news now. abc news reports a potential suicide bomber has been killed in canada. canadian police say the man presented an imminent threat. the royal canadian police say they received credible information today and were able to identify, locate and neutralize the suspect. a contra costa man charged with murder and torture of his wife could be eligible for the death penalty. deputy as rested him after finding his wife, marie dead in their home. the gated community is near danville. investigators say she died of blunt trauma to the head. a man's body discovered inside san francisco's shopping mall is a homicide case. the body was found inside of the west fooed san francisco center on market street. lonny riviera is live with the information. >> reporter: this is where police spent time today. they're saying the man is a white male in his 30s. here is a look at the scene. someone reported the body of a man discovered inside of the small. the medical ex-examiner came to west field center mall. detectives entered through bloomingdale's and that is where they seemed to focus their investigation. >> so white male victim in his 30s. we don't have a confirmation of identity at this point. the examiner is responsible for confirming identity of the body. westfield management issued this statement that said the center is open and operating normally and we're cooperating with the investigation. the mall opens this morning and stays open until 8:30 this evening. you can see this is a well-traveled area. they're asking anyone who has seen anyone to contact police. berkeley police are warning pokemon go players to be careful after three people were robbed after playing the game with their phone. one july 12th, the other two on the 31. robbers jumped victims while they're preoccupied and stole devices. >> police have arrested a suspect after a shooting and car fire that happened just before 2:00 on empire road, leaving two people dead and one injured. the alameda county district attorney charged francisco hernandez. a san francisco paramedic accused of setting off an explosive outside of a neighbor's home faced a judge today. abc7 news was at the hall of justice as the 32-year-old went in for a makeup hearing. he pleaded not guilty to 26 charges connected to the explosion. 20 suspected gang members are in jail after months of an investigation involving the fbi and chp. we're live outside of the district attorney's office where news came down today. leslie? >> 300 officers at 5:00 a.m. on august 3rd, raided 19 homes from richmond to martinez and to modesto. they had arrested 24 gang members. these are the faces of the gang members police say are responsible for highway shootings, human trafficking, attempted murder and drug deals. >> this results in 22 witness murder plots. we had individuals plotting to murder some witnesses that had come forward and spoken to the police. >> this is a boat the da says gang members cruised around the delta in. a number 1/4 on the front, their adopted emblem. they saw it was bought with illegal drug profits. the back seat filled with marijuana. >> that activities gets joy and profits from praying on the community. >> a number of the suspects were linked and accused of committing highway shootings. >> eight shootings are believed to be connected to the suspects arrested. >> they used freeways as part of the day-to-day travel whether going to the store or conducting criminal activity. >> the investigation originated with concord police as they cracked down on a spike in crime and expanded to include the fbi and other law enforcement agencies. they seized methamphetamines and heroin, and shut down two grow houses. a 31-year-old and 28-year-old, the da says half of the gang is now off the streets and they hope more witnesses will feel safe coming forward. >> anyone convicted of raping an unconscious person can't get time taken off a sentence. that is a bill being proposed tonight. assembly come nora campos wants offenders to serve full sentences in response to the short sentence handed down to former stanford swimmer brock turner, convicted of sexual assaulting an unconscious woman. >> he got sentenced for six months. only going to serve three months. where is justice in that? >> it could create a hitch if voters pass governor brown's voter reform initiative. a hearing happened at the state capitol on a bill that came off last year's deadly balcony collapse in berkeley. six students died and seven were hurt when the packed balcony collapsed in june. the mother of a north bay woman who died spoke about the changes she wants made. a mother is trying to turn her pain into political power today in the wake of the tragedy on poor oversight of the industry. this is what remained off the uc berkeley campus june of last year. six young people died. ashley donaho and five irish exchange students here for the summer. >> she'll never get marry and her father will never walk her up the aisle. her father did carry her up the aisle. he carried her coffin up the aisle. >> also testifying is the woman whose birthday they were there celebrating. following the collapse, officials learned the construction firm behind the balcony paid $26 million in building-related settlements in three years. the bill is a modified version of a proposal submitted last summer. >> thank you. today, cal fire announced what started one of the most-destructive fires in california history. >> the valley fire was caused by faulty residential electrical connection. the evidence investigators found, and the one thing they didn't find. >> we had a winner of a forecast today and of the next 24 hours, air quality is going to increase. let's take a look at the numbers and the full accu-weather forecast coming up. what makes today's project historic. >> travel california's clean air laws we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪ 55 homes destroyed and 76,000 acres burned and four people killed is the toll of last year's valley fire, burning parts of lake, napa and sonoma county. investigators announced what started the fire. >> this announcement took place in the town where white picket fences surround lots where peoples' homes used to be. now, the search for the cause of the fire is over. and answer is a hot tub. investigators say 17 miles from here a do it yourselfer was putting in electrical wiring for a tub that turned out faulty and ignited what is being called the most-most destructive fire in california history. >> it began on high valley road, the owner installed a new hot tub. >> there was electrical conduits outside, and that heated up ignited grass. >> four people lost their lives as it destroyed about 1300 homes. >> it will be turned over to legal staff to determine whether or not a crime has been committed. >> the district attorney has a month to file charges. causing a fire, no matter how devastating is not automatically a crime. >> criminal law is beyond negligence. if it's gross negligence or recklessness. >> among possible charges, doing that electrical work without a permit. >> there is a permit required for electrical installation and we're unable to locate or identify a permit on file. >> investigators zeroed in on the home after the fire started but have to be sure. checking out leads that incorrectly blames the fire on everything from arson to drug labs. >> they wanted to make sure they got it right. >> in middletown, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. a wildfire burning near coalinga is prompting new evacuations. the mineral fire broke out yesterday afternoon. cal fire says it's burning in steep terrain, making containment difficult. people in the fire zone have been asked to leave their homes. >> vac waiting here at 1:30 in the morning and then, at 2:00 in the afternoon, they, the she haves pulled up and said you've got to roll and i said now, i'm out of here. >> a thousand firefighters are on the front lines of the fire. progress has been made by crews fighting the pilot fire in san bernardino county. it's up from 6% containment yesterday. a spare the air alert for the bay area is in effect tomorrow because of the sobranes fire which burned nearly 70,000 acres in monterey count eye. firefighters say this started with an illegal camp fire nearly three weeks ago. crews hope to have the fire contained by the end of the month. 49ers played a game on sunday at levis stadium. today, they returned to candle stick. 49ers reached back to 1946 when founded, and they started playing here. they played here until 71 and for fans to remember when they played here it was a very special treat. this practice celebrates history. one fan was in the stands for the final, painful game here in 1971. >> i believe it was the one we lost to detroit. he know? they beat us in the 4th quarter. a heart break. >> back then, it was in his backyard. he used to live in the avenues. lou rodriguez says he spent a buck 50 on snacks. >> what did you get? >> corn chips and hot dogs. >> things have changed since then. gourmet food is on the menu. selfie sticks are a piece of the hard core equipment and of course, 49ers don't play in san francisco anymore. there are things that changed since 49ers left in 71. what has not changed are the crazy fans. >> some of the rowdiest come from across california like stockton, fresno and chico. this guy from florida. >> are you here for the day? >> going home. >> there is a hope the 49ers return to championship football. >> i'm a montana fan. i love steve young. those are other great teams. i used to love coming to here so being back here is refreshing my mind, my youth. >> he hopes this upset them on the winning course. in san francisco, abc7 news. the final one of five trusses on the span of the bay bridge came down today. all that remains of the old bay bridge are 14 smaller tresses. each is taken to the port of oakland to be dismantled for scrap. >> it's time to check in on the forecast today. >> that is right. hi, crew. >> tons of sunshine and temperatures and winds are going to switch overnight. near term, you've got that fog where it hangs for much of the day. we have temperatures if santa rosa now. we'll take you outside and it begins the journey. we're going to track heating up numbers and friday, and into saturday. tonight, into the 50s and fog along the coast and around the bay. 57 san jose. about 54 in vallejo. there is that fog expanding by 8:00 or 9:00 around the bay. by 10:00 most is well to the coast meaning sunshine by morning and afternoon away from the coast. similar set up than what we have had today. wind gusts will show you it's all about the wind direction. right now, it's on shore, tomorrow morning switching to south. poor air quality inland, and i do have respiratory issues, it's not going to be a great day to be out and exerting yourself. 81 in cupertino. 72 san mateo. 58 daily city with fog. 82 calistoga. 69 sausalito. east bay, nice afternoon. mild, 72 oakland and about 80 fremont. and we'll warm but not quite hot yet. about 89 pleasanton. sharing a beach forecast, starting off with fog and sunshine, but remember the high uv index so a 15-minute burn time can happen. here is the accu-weather forecast. hazy sunshine tomorrow, inland, returning warmer friday. it's really saturday. temperatures around the bay, 80 degrees in spots. sunday winds will switch again and steady pattern of temperatures towards second half of the accu-weather forecast. >> thank you drew. >> coming up next, london calling. >> why a local transit agency may lead to a fleet of double decker buses when abc7 news continues. a new ridership record for cal train leads today's business watch. it is 3% aabove the prior record. 1900 passengers rode in the past fiscal year. yelp saw stocks soar after reporting a profit and faces strong competition from other sites. today, yelp stock gained points. >> delta airlines expects to resume normal operations, cancelling 300 flights stemming from a power outage that grounded hundreds of thousands of passengers. and delayed hundreds more including several at san francisco international airport. the airline is offering refunds and some will receive travel vouchers. >> now in oakland, ac transit board is set to vote on a proposal to buy 10 double decker buses. they have 80 seats and used on trabz bay rides. >> this morning we had about 7 or 8 people standing up for the ride. later buses, it gets more crowded. i won't mind having more room. >> the west contra costa transit authority might buy six double decker buses. a minority group is getting a resource center more than a year after requesting one. the many benefits students say i will provide to the black community. >> shocking. this is really safe area. only abc7 news finds good samaritan who stopped a sexual assault on a busy street in the middle of the day. a broadway ♪ ♪ you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. financial guidance while you're mastering life. america thought our pancakes but we knew we could do better. so we did. we made denny's 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out for the best. >> i asked if he'd done it before. he said he had. >> we hooked at other cases on file and reached out to other departments and we can't find anything that matches. >> the da says nguyen is charged with felony false imprisonment, misdemeanor battery with allegation sexual intent and assault with intent to commit a felony, the felony being rape. >> family didn't mention the possibility of a history of mental illness. >> hopefully he gets the help he needs. >> brian says he was in the right place at the right time. a man walking in a parking lot was run over by a car. the driver says she didn't know she'd hit someone. the 55-year-old was walking through the walmart parking lot, run over by a driver pulling into a spot. first describers described injuries as life dwlenting but he's stable and expected to survive. officer as rested the driver for driving under the influence. bars broke into an apple building overnight. this isn't the main campus. a guard spotted the suspects, followed their car into san jose. and investigators recovered stolen lap tops if the court. >> santa clara court employees are negotiating with administrators. workers want pay raises. leaders say the court will continue. >> there is strong reaction in san bruno today. the fire and explosion took eight lives, destroying 38 homes. a jury found the utility guilty of six counts of violating federal pipeline safety law and the city manager says it confirmed what she said all along. pga and put profits over safety. >> it was a man made disaster. one that resulted from negligent decision-making and action. someone should be held responsible for murder of everybody that died. >> pg and e is not commenting and says it is committing to improving safety. after more than a year of negotiations, the black student union at cal will now have its own resource center. it was one of the many demands made by the organization to help improve the educational experience for african american students. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez has the story. >> reporter: the california voter approved prop 209 banned race-based admissions. since then, cal has seen the number of african americans decline. >> i realized there is a lot of antiblack mentality when you join clubs when you're the only only black person. >> having a resource center to meet and stay connected was a demand put on the table by the black student union. after a year of negotiations, uc berkeley agreed to give the space. it will be called fannie lou hammer research center. >> it's going to sustain our he megsal lives, academic lives and mental. it's important for diverse students to feel they their own place to go to. this place will be renovated. >> reporter: the university will pay $82,000 for renovation and to furnish the space. another demand is the renaming of barrows hall. bsu wants the university to change the name to ashada hall, a former black panther that sought political asylum in cuba. the university says the dialogue continues. the center will open in the fall. at uc berkeley, abc7 news. a new bill would add more options to a rape portion of a college education. forms would add groups and the bill is backed by major asian american groups, critics question reasoning and focus on asian americans. >> we like data. we like to get data to be able to put tools to the right problem. but many in the asian community are concerned they're being singled out. the author of the bill says he isn't sure what the data collected would be used for. the proposal heads to the senate appropriations committee this week. governor brown vetoed a similar bill last year. sanford scientists are breaking ground with three d printers. they can take images from other planets and present them and manipulate the printed version. bay area scientists have helped discover a new species that may no longer exist in the world. researchers at california academy of sciences compared information using birds in their collection. they found two subspecies of vemillion fly catchers that should be considered full species of their own right. >> wow. >> the local dungeness crab season began late because of high levels of toxins in the water. >> find out if fishermen have been able to recover from the delay. a helicopter pulled these stranded travellers from a mountain top in nepal because they bought a specific type of travel insurance. tonight, michael finney introduces us to the bay area based company behind it. california's clean air laws we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪ one of the hottest shows in broadway are coming back to san francisco. "beautiful" tells the story of carol king. two cast members play a song writing couple who compete with king and her husband for hit songs. >> you can see both couples striving for the number one hit. and sort of the reason they go on vacation is so they can make sure the other team isn't working while the other is gone. the carol king musical hit the stage in san francisco and says fans can expect changes from the original show. >> ed sheeran may be thinking o outloud about a grammy winning song. saying parts of two songs are quote, substantially and, or, strikingly similar. there is no comment so far from sheehan. >> coming up next, what 7 on your side's michael finney calls travel insurance on steroids. >> what this company provides that others simply do not. stay with . travel insurance is an important investment. it covers delays and cancellations. >> is that enough? michael finney is here with a special brand of travel insurance. >> i'm going to tell you about a company that sells a unique service to travellers. insurance is a good idea. if you get sick, you'll get your money back. if you're traveling when there is an act of terrorism, you're expenses will be often covered. but it will be up to you to make arrangements to get out of the bad situation. unless you're covered by bay area based rip cord rescue travel insurance. it offers evacuation and rescue. jerry rhodes was tracking to base camp when last year's earthquake struck nepal, triggering an avalanche. >> a situation where we were fortunate to be alive but at that point we had no idea how we're going to get out or what we're going to do. >> the group had rip cord travel insurance. they made contact and rip cord came up with a plan. >> we want you to go back the way you'd come, down trail. and in three days, in 28 miles, we'll meet you on top of this cliff. >> his group made their way to the rendezvous and at the appointed time, a russian helicopter arrives to pluck them off the mountain. listen and you'll hear cheering. albora was deployed to make that happen. >> we talked to people, made relationships and convinced we needed a russian helicopter wex got it. >> todd is the co-founder. >> we'll get you from a point of emergency f you're in a mountain top and get sickness, we'll get a helicopter f you're trapped in an earthquake or in a dangerous environment, civil war, we'll send a team to get you and bring you home. >> it worked for jerry. >> they were very cool. very collected. very competent. they knew what they were doing. >> we want people to enjoy selves and focus on the reason they are traveling and know that rip cord has their back. >> how much does it cost? jerry paid $400 for the policy. you can get a year round coverage for about a buck or two per day. go to abc7news.com and select 7 on your side. >> that is cool. >> thank you, michael. >> spraying for mosquitos in san ma day co younty was a success according to vector control. 70% of the mosquitos in the targeted area were killed and none of the mosquitos wested positive for west nile virus. the state reported someone in sacramento died from west nile. california fishermen say they continue to suffer due to the money they lost during crab season. one lawmaker renewed a call for the federal government to help them after the fishing industry lost millions. >> folks have lost their boats, they're losing homes, they can't pay rent and mortgage. they've lost their cars and trying to make ends meet with odd jobs. >> crab season usually opens in november and december, high levels of acid delayed it until may. >> the bay area is beautiful no matter where you live. take a look at this picture of the california coastline on instagram. share pictures and follow us on instagram. >> spencer is off andrew is back with an update on the forecast. >> we're going to have a spectacular show in the sky. one of the best meteor showers all year, how you can see in just one second. live doppler 7 showing you fog making its presence known along the coast and now, pushing in and around the bay. so really, folks in the south bay and north bay may have a best chance of seeing this. look at this. 150-200 per hour. you're going to want to look. the best viewing going to be after midnight and before the sun comes up. tonight, tomorrow night, will be the best night to see an awesome show in the night time sky. 67 tomorrow, 84 san jose. afternoon sunshine. the accu-weather forecast shows you we're tracking a warming trend that peaks saturday. inland spots get close to 100 degrees. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> to owe sports and interesting baseball news. >> yes. hairy beal is here with that. layer sglee. >> hi, there. barry bonds had the best eye in the game to play. what happened today to get him ejected? giants wrapping up a series with the good evening, everybody. giants wrapped up what seemed like a road trip through quick sand today in miami. they got the one run they needed on a day that saw barry bonds ejected from the marlins dugout. the bobblehead museum is always rocking if you know what i mean. trying to stretch off a double, mistake. perfect though and that ends the inning and 5 scoreless. this guy, brandon crawford ends it in the fourth. a solo homer, 1-0, giants only one of the day. marlins hitting coach taking exception would get tossed from the game. the home run king walking up to the home plate umpire cory blazer to plead his case. bottom nine, and he gets swinging and the giants win the series. they take this game 1-0. giants, victorious. dodgers two on, top of the first. josh reddick scores. freddie galvas turns into a hero today with a 3-1 bomb. giants have a lead over l.a. in the nl west. and san francisco held practice at their old home today, and they're now at levis today, they played at kezar and players loved it. >> all in all, a lot to do and work on. and guys weren't used to playing in front of fans got a taste of that. a lot to do. >> good fun interest. >> raiders begin their season, quarterback derek hall discussing the game. >> playing clean. i didn't do that. that cell phone is turned off. i don't know whose it s they snuck in in here. just be clean. you want to play clean football. >> just be clean, clean. here is a look at team usa's basketball pursuit of goal continues. they got a scare today. and while the star players were enjoying the olympics, warriors gm surprising kids today, and bob played on a national championship team at ucla. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. dan, ama? >> thank you, larry. >> join us tonight on cable channel 13. coming up, the man who tried to climb trump tower with suction cups. did you see this? the reasons he gave for doing it. then at 11:00 the woman so desperate to find her missing dog she's offering a $10,000 reward. >> that is coming up later, that is this edition of abc7 news. we appreciate your time. >> i'm ama daetz. from the news team, thanks for watching. someone's finally ready to start her day. time to work some magic. tada. get gooeyflakyhappy. toaster strudel. ♪ ♪ this is the "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. now let's meet today's semifinalists. an aspiring teacher from kinston, north carolina... a college instructor from squamish, british columbia, canada... and a paralegal from washington, d.c... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ applause ] [ chuckling ] thanks, johnny. well, as you can tell, folks, there's not all that much pressure. our contestants still have an excellent sense of humor, as these three -- matt, andrew, and catherine -- get ready to face off to find outree -- who gets to come back tomorrow to start playing for a quarter million dollars. good luck. let's get into the jeopardy! round right now. and we start you off by showing you these categories. "d.d." coming up in each correct response, of course. matt, start it. let's start with food & drink for $600, please. catherine. what's a bellini? you're right. $800, food & drink. andrew. what are tapas? tapas, yes. food & drink for $1,000. answer there -- the daily double. well, we'll find it early, get it out of the wa

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