we're here in los angeles. this is neil everett. i'm stan verrett. neil is going to tell you all about the world cup, semifinals. germany on the line. >> it's my understanding in about 20 minutes we could do this live. argentina/netherlands, who is going to take on germany. this went to pks, penalty kicks. that's the lingo. sergio romero stopping ron vlaar there taking the first penalty shot for neth. that's netherlands. lionel messi, he's very good. he's better than most of the other players. argentina up, 1-0 in the pks. now up 3-2. this is a must stop. it's not stopped. maxi rodriguez, maxi celebration for argentina. they will face germany in the final. >>> baseball, a's and giants, it's a bay area thing. bottom of the fourth. giants up 2-1. hunter pence. it's off jason hammel, it's not coming back, number 12 on the season for him. giants up 3-1 back at their place after losing 2-1 in oakland their cross-bay rivals. bottom six, up 3-2. one out. pence up the middle. giants go on to win it, 5-2. he had a pair of rb. s. >>> where is lebron james goin

in the meantime, the flight is due from los angeles, due to come up here again tonight. about whether they will make the attempt. they're going to look at the weather and make the decision later. live at sonoma county airport, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> it will cost the commuters big money to clean stains from the bay bridge's new span, there are tiny particles that got imbedded in the white finish. some of them look like rust. caltrans blames the bridge builder for the problem, that contractor blames caltrans. either way, toll money will cover about half the cost. >>> oakland police headquarters had to be evacuated today shutting down some city services. sky 7 hd shows firefighters talking to some of the 200 people forced out of the building happening at about 11:30 on 7th street, abc news reporter leanne melendez has more with the details. >> reporter: well, ama, quite a commotion this morning. the building was of course immediately closed, still closed at this hour it will not re open today. perhaps tomorrow if firefighters are done with their investigation. just

. >>> a terrifying ordeal at six flags in los angeles. riders left suspended high in the air for hours. it happened on a roller coaster at magic mountain. a car carrying nearly two dozen people hit a fallen tree. here's abc's treat think arla. >> reporter: a 55-mile-an-hour thrill ride turns dangerous. the car left dangling over the rails after park officials say a tree fell onto the track. >> it's at a 45-degree angle banked to the right and 45-degree angle down. >> reporter: witnesses heard screaming just after the accident. >> it sounded like they were like panicky because they didn't know what to do. >> we were just confused and scared and didn't really know what was going on. >> reporter: it happened on the ninja roller coaster at six flags magic mountain outside of los angeles. more than two dozen stranded on the ride. they were stuck 20 to 30 feet off the ground, some for hours as emergency crews worked to get them off one at a time. >> there's obviously a lot of panic, confusion. this could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: four

he was from los angeles. a 55-year-old surfer was struck. the bolts of lightning came from nowhere. i was in the water, boogie boarding. next thing i know i was trying to get my hold above the water for air. >> a witness says the lightning was so explosive it triggered car alarms. >> the fifth terminator movie will create large noises in oracle headquarters with filming this afternoon and last through wednesday. the residents have been alerted they could hear gunfire and explosions during filming. terminator is shooting in san francisco with arnold schwarzenegger and the son and daughter of oracle co-founder larry ellison is perhaps why the filming is taking place there. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. mike? >> good morning from the top of the broadcast center, we are tracking the moisture across southern california as it tries to inch its way toward us with a couple of chances of thunderstorms in the forecast and we will talk about the baseball game. the next seven days, may not be a wild roller coaster swing. >> the only major airline based in the bay area

studios here in los angeles. this is neil everett. i'm stan verrett. we've got quite a race in the a.l. west right now. >> oh, it's amazing! let's check out some highlights. we got, you know, we got the athletics, they got the best record. they're two games up on the angels when the day began. houston, on the other hand, has lost 60 games so there's that for them. jeff samardzjia, he has great hair and also a great fastball. eight innings, one earned run, six ks. brandon moss, i mean, how about this? write this one down at home and tell all your friends. with the bases loaded, this season he's now 5 for 9 with 17 rbi after that grand slam. a's won 13-1. >>> kluber and the indians taking on the royals. bottom of the eighth. still no score. kluber was fantastic. mike moustakas down the line. now, ryan raburn gave a great effort. i mean, he ran and maybe he was tired from running and that affected his, but that's the throw to nobody

the campuses are in san jose, san francisco, los angeles, and hair. campuses were still open. two months ago they surprised students with two day closing and said they had an issue overunpaid rent which it-w98mm resolved. >>> donald sterling filed a new civil lawsuit asking to block a deal brokered by his wife. documents filed yesterday by his attorney seek damages from his wife, the nba and the commissioner calling a sale of $2 billion to former microsoft c.e.o. unlawful and fraud length. the interim c.e.o. said that doc rivers doesn't think he wants to stay with the team if donald sterling remains the own er. >>> chrysler is recalling calls because of ignition problems. here is that report. >>> a new faulty ignition recall by chrysler, with 800,000 jeeps made from 2005 to 2007 and thing in addition could disengage. >> sales of orange juice are lowest level ever down 38 percent over 10 years. it is blamed because of the bacteria that destroyed the citrus crop in florida and orange juice is high in calories and sugar. most of us cannot stand telemarketers so maybe you would li

i'm dan ashley. >>> we have team coverage for you. >> we begin with felix michaelson in los angeles. >> reporter: well, dan, this trial has been under way for several weeks, the stowe family has waited three years for this verdict. they sat in the courtroom as the verdict was read, and were in tears. >> brian michael stowe versus l.a. dodgers. >> reporter: a jury said the dodgers did not provide enough security for opening day 2011 when giants fan bryan stowe was severely beaten. >> the dodgers, llc, yes. >> reporter: the jury awarded stowe more than $18 million in damages, the dodgers will have to pay about $14 million of that. with norwood and sanchez responsible for the rest. the dodgers owner frank mccourt was not found negligent at all. the family was asking for about $35 million in damages but say they're grateful with the verdict. >> we're through with it, bryan got some money, and it will be towards his recovery. >> reporter: the dodgers have not decided yet whether to appeal. >> don't necessarily agree with every part of the decision but we certainly respect the decision. >>

the "los angeles times" says two visitors on the ninja when a branch hit the ride are suing the park. the suit filed in los angeles county superior court say they failed to provide a safe and fit vehicle. four were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. a representative for six flags declined to comment. >> the wife of l.a. clippers' owner donald sterling seeks to sell the team for $2 billion to former microsoft c.e.o. ballmer. donald sterling yesterday wrapped up his testimony say he will never sell the l.a. clippers and promised a lifetime of lawsuits again the nba and at the end of the row seedings she tried to approach her husband and he shouted "get away from me you pig." the judge admonished him from commenting further and the nab has banned donald sterling for life for making racist comments on tape. >> a bay area appeal is in crisis after a young mother suddenly collapsed from an people are stepping up to help her. >> on fourth of july our daughter collapsed at home and we discovered she had an room on friday and i was thinking, what can i do? i released i could try and rai

we begin with the major cleanup effort under way in los angeles on the campus of ucla. a 90-year-old water main burst under sunset boulevard shooting a geyser three stories in the air. streets were completely overrun and the school's newly renovated pauley pavilion flooded. >> and before crews could shut the water off, some 10 million gallons of water were wasted. abc's kirk hawkins has the latest. >> show you just how close that geyser is to the campus. >> reporter: in this aerial video you can see the massive water main break that shut down streets near the campus of ucla in l.a.'s westwood neighborhood on tuesday afternoon. >> i didn't really know how bad it was until i saw -- see it here myself. >> reporter: firefighters say at least three drivers were rescued from several cars that were stuck with water flowing as high as the windows. a bus, several cars and students attempted to navigate the fast-moving water. >> it's pretty horrible. i've just been finding out about the water issues that l.a. has and the drought that is going on. so it's pretty devastating to see

now an we haven't in november if los angeles county will not likely happen. organizers have been denied a permit for the event and fire department officials cited safety concerns and an attempt to hold the event if riverside county was denied. ought famous beaver family in martinez is stilt at it and they are good for the drought. a group is dedicated to maintaining the beavers which are helping the water stay in the creek despite the drought. that is helping preserve fish and other wildlife. >>> they are kind of doing the restoring quaterback for the town martinez and working 24/7. they doing it for free. >> a beaver festival is saturday if martinez. we have a link if you check on abc7news.com. >> beaver fest. >> what do you eat at a beaver festival? leaves? woods? >> hopefully not beaver. that is probably considered a delicacy somewhere. >> no animals. no animals. we are headed into the weeken cool enough? >> inland where people want to see more normal temperatures. it will take until saturday and sunday to get there. we have lie and variable wind at 20 mil

cloudy in los angeles at 86. in the bay area the temperatures will be coming down. 91 in concord and other places holding steady. 69 in san francisco and 86 in san jose and 81 in fremont and 77 in oakland. if you are heading to the giants' game tomorrow it will be mild. the temperatures in the mid60s and dropping to near 60 when the game ends. and here is a temperature trend for you. we will be just above average all week in san francisco. the average is 66. we will be in the 70s through the rest of of the week. that means inland areas will be in the nineties all week as well. >> thank you so much, francis. >> colin is here for shu. >> we will go up to sonoma. drag racing chip off the old block. how daughter took down dad at the sonoma nationals. that story in the sights and sounds. that's all next. in san jose. authorities are evacuating homes at 6th and southeast virginia. firefighters believe they are starting to get a ham on. it 280 is closed at seventh street because this fire is not far from the freeway. it

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a new kind of farmers market opens in los angeles. instead of fruits and vegetables, you will find something entirely different. and empowering women. powerful impact the top scholar is leaving on her community and people across the glob heat shields are compromised. we what's that alarm?ures. fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you. >> welcome back. it's 6:30 and we are starting with a quick check of the weather. here's lisa. >> good morning. hi, katie. here's a look from vollmer peak. you see the river of fog here. and out toward mt. diablo. we have clear skies above. temperatures in the low to mid-50s, concord and livermore. looking gray around novato at 52. the delta has a south wind up to 30 miles an hour. but that won't stop the warming from happening. in fact, we will see

triple digit heat again in phoenix. 80s from los angeles up to seattle. mild in the northeast. 81 in washington, d.c. and 79 in boston. >>> hope is fading for a swift end to the deadly fighting in the middle east. fuel tanks from gaza's power plant went up in flames this morning, that after israelis launched a new round of explosions over gaza overnight. several buildings targeted, including a media complex housing arab media stations. the worst bombardments. israel and hamas blame each other for the deadly attack yesterday on gaza's main hospital. >>> we're learning new details about the suspect killed in a shootout here in a busy manhattan neighborhood. a source says charles mozdir had five shots in his gun and 0 bullets in his pocket. he wasn't going to be taken in according to the source. his appearance changed so dramatically cops weren't sure they had him at first when they got him. here's more with abc's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: it was a gun battle in broad daylight. two federal marshals and one new york city police detective shot at a local

. >>> one man helped turn the los angeles commute into a traffic jam that lasted three hours. the chp closed all lanes of the i-5 in east l.a. because of a man standing on an overpass. you can see him wedged between the freeway sign and the fence there. police feared he might jump and put a big air cushion beneath him. he was finally taken into custody without incident. >>> a popular beach in cap -- cap paw toe law was shutdown when a mysterious object washed up shore. a yellow doughy substance showed up on the beach and a kayaker reported seeing it floating out in the water. at first people were afraid it was toxic so firefighters were called in to investigate. health officials believe it is a natural substance, and they lifted all restrictions at 7:00 this evening. this morning thousands of dead anchovies washed up on the beach, but health officials say fish die offs are not really unusual this time of year. >>> the great bull run is scheduled for tomorrow at therg. just like the event in spain. unless an animal rights group has its way. 3,000 people are expected to race thr

live in los angeles, kirk hawkins, abc news. back to you. >> kirk, thank you so much. we have found millions of gallons of water leaking into the bay because of a broken pipe. coming up at 4:30, we'll show you how much is being lost and why there is no rush to fix it. >>> a member of san francisco's fire department is credited for tackling a car thief because of chaos on the city streets. police say a man stole his construction truck, hit several cars as he drove across the city. police spotted the man driving the wrong way on 11th street. he jumped out of the truck and started running, officers chasing, until a department staff member happened to see the ruk us and stopped the man. >>> the transportation agency board has approved a new contract with the muni operators union. today's vote ends a labor dispute that ended with a three-day stickout that created a mess for commuters last month. the new contract gives operators a 4.25% raise over three years and requires workers pay into their pension plans. the pay raise goes into effect in october. >>> golden gate bridge

researches at ucla compared inner city kids in los angeles selected to attend high-performing charter schools and students who attended lower-performing schools. those at charter schools had better overruled health and engaged in less risky behavior like binge drinking and safe sex and drug use. only nine percent dropped out of the charter schools compared to 20 percent at other schools. >> a bay area business reached an incredible milestone. >>> find out if anymore precipitation is expected in our near future. spencer christian is up next with the forecast. >> coming up in sports, giants and a's highlights as rory mcilroy wins the british open going wire-to-wire. heat shields are compromised. we what's that alarm?ures. fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you. >> a sweet celebration today for an oakland favorite. benton's creamer

most at a popular los angeles beach, as rare summer thunderstorms roll across part of the state. good evening, i'm ama daetz. 13 of those lightning strike victims were injured this afternoon at venice beach. one was struck on catalina island off the coast. you're looking now at a photo of one of the victims, scuba diver. a total of eight people were taken to the hospital two in critical condition. the lightning actually hit the boardwalk. this unusual weather came from monsoon moisture that brought a line of brief but fierce afternoon thunderstorms to the region. >>> take a look at video just into the abc7 news room a short time ago, showing us a crowd gathered at venice beach and emergency crews. at least three lightning strikes sparked two brush fires in the catalina island area earlier in the day. >>> now, let's gate check on this really unusual weather. abc7 meteorologist frances dinglasan is here with live doppler 7hd. >> i want to show you online live doppler 7hd. the satellite radar composite of that area during the 1:00 hour. look at that severe line of thunderstorms head

brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> lightning was also crackling across eastern tennessee as severe thunderstorms moved in. a possible tornado damaged or destroyed up to 30 homes. the high winds swept in late last night, knocking out power to thousands. one county sheriff and his wife took refuge in their basement only to emerge to find their house completely flattened but so far no reports of injuries. >>> now, these storms are from a powerful cold front bringing dangerous downpours and thunderstorms to millions. >>> let's get the latest from accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, reena and devin. holding on to strong to severe thunderstorms across the southeast as a cold front marches from the coast of eastern north carolina back towards new orleans. storms will bring gusty winds, large hail and torrential rain. a cool air mass settles into the ohio valley across the great lakes. many spots a good 10 to 15 degrees below average. this while temperatures are soaring across the west. widespread 90s and triple digits as moisture continues to be drawn

in chicago, in los angeles. you know, in atlanta. this happens all across areas where there are large populations of people of color. and in rural areas. it is ugly, it is mean, we've seen this over and over and over. >> reporter: it all unfolded in a matter of minutes. two plain clothe police officers confronting eric garner, for allegedly selling cigarettes, a misdemeanor. there is a tense standoff as he protests. watch as the two officers move in and try to physically arrest him. garner seems to resist, one of the officers puts his forearm around garner's neck and other officers join in, and within seconds the 350-pound man is down. from the ground, garner cries ou out. >> i can't breathe, i can't breathe! >> reporter: for several long minutes, garner lays on the ground, not moving. >> he was saying stop resisting, it was like, i'm not resisting, i can't breathe. and i already knew. >> reporter: paramedics arrive, one is seen on the videotape speaking to garner. >> sir, answer the questions, okay? >> reporter: but they appear to d

kirk hawkins for abc news, los angeles. reena, ryan, back to you. >> thank you. >>> now a wild scene from the denver area. a news helicopter was overheard keeping an eye on a carjacking suspect who was armed with a rifle. he's seen at a highway maintenance facility to see if a couple trucks could be used to get away. when that didn't work, the guy enters a house and makes quite an exit. there you see him walking into the house. watch right there. driving a mini van straight through a garage door. he drives down a dead end road and flees on foot, onto the interstate. after several drivers don't stop for him. an officer forces him to put his gun down. he doesn't give up, until the cop gets hold of him and wrestles him to the pavement. imagine that. >> incredible video there. >>> a suburban indianapolis community is in shock this morning after the death of a local high school student. haris suleman and his father were on a round the world flight when their single engine plane crashed after takeoff from american samoa. the 17-y

there will also be thunderstorms in the southwest and showers along the gulf coast. >> los angeles to portland will reach the low 80s. upper 80s in the boston area. washington, d.c., salt lake city and dallas will be in the high 90s. mild in minneapolis, in the 70s there. >>> a powerful typhoon struck the southern japanese island of okinawa. the storm is one of the strongest to hit japan in decades. generating 115-mile-an-hour winds and waves of nearly 50 feet. take a look at these shots of the storm taken from the international space station. so far no reports of serious injuries. >>> a southern california community is mourning a loss of a beloved lifeguard who died while trying to save a swimmer. 32-year-old ben carlson jumped from a rescue boat to try to get to the swimmer in rough surf but he was overtaken by a huge wave. fellow lifeguards took three hours to find his body. >> it's a tragic loss and it's just a reminder that the ocean is a dangerous place. that people take it a little bit too lightly at times. and we never would have expected any of our lifeguards to have this hap

today, 114 at palm springs. 90 in los angeles. 82 in san diego. the heat hasn't made it to sacramento and 88 in north lake tahoe and sunny and 77. >> we have another accident as we look at our waze app in the area through tracy are we have a fender bender. it is blocking a lane. you can see the slowing along 205 westbound. wazers are reporting an accident westbound through tracy with a vehicle stopped on the shoulder and a wreck is stopped on the road. it is a show ride before you get beyond the accident and then you are looking at clear conditions and you have another area of construction as you continue in the westbound direction. at san rafael the drive along 101 is smooth headed to 580 and at the golden gate bridge into san francisco it is wide open and quiet. matt and kristen? >>> university of california schools will see an increase in out-of-state students continuing the trend that some feel is sending the wrong message. the percent of freshmen coming from outside california is above 20 percent up from 18 percent last year and 15.5 percent

. >>> one man helped turn the los angeles commute into a traffic jam that lasted three hours. the chp closed all lanes of the i-5 in east l.a. because of a man standing on an overpass. you can see him wedged between the freeway sign and the fence there. police feared he might jump and put a big air cushion beneath him. he was finally taken into custody without incident. >>> a popular beach in cap -- cap paw toe law was shutdown when a mysterious object washed up shore. a yellow doughy substance showed up on the beach and a kayaker reported seeing it floating out in the water. at first people were afraid it was toxic so firefighters were called in to investigate. health officials believe it is a natural substance, and they lifted all restrictions at 7:00 this evening. this morning thousands of dead anchovies washed up on the beach, but health officials say fish die offs are not really unusual this time of year. >>> the great bull run is scheduled for tomorrow at the alameda county fairgrounds. just like the event in spain. unless an animal rights group has its way. 3,000 people

. >>> breaking news south of los angeles. firefighters are trying to rescue a man whose dangling from an overpass above interstate 5 in commerce. the highway patrol stopped rush hour traffic in both directions along the major north/south artery. some drivers left their cars and walked to where they can see the efforts to save the man. they believe he's a jumper or tagger. a crisis negotiator is trying to talk to him. >>> a travel nightmare for passengers trying to get to london on a norwegian air shuttle is finally over. not before it stranded travelers for two nights. we are there with the story. >> reporter: hundreds of travelers stranded in los angeles were hoping the third time would be the charm. >> the third day, our third attempt to get on this plane and it's been a nightmare. >> reporter: he's one of 238 passengers aboard a norwegian flight to london, a flight that was supposed to depart from l.a.x. on wednesday. >> people stuck here at the airport. it was too late to get the reservations. >> reporter: the only mentio

. >>> is expected to be okay of a shark bit him off manhattan beach in los angeles county. it happened as a group of long distance swimmers swam by a pier. unbeknownst to them a group on the pier was trying to real in a seven-foot baby great white shark. that's when it crossed paths with the swimmers. a surfer described what happened. >> the shark jumped right in front of the swimmers, and then we started hearing some screaming. >> like nothing heard before. >> single bite to the chest area. he was treated by manhattan beach paramedics and transported to harbor ucla. >> because it was just one bite, officials aren't calling this a shark attack. the believe the shark was panicked and trying to escape. >>> a woman's family says she was beaten on the side of the road by a chp officer and now they want that officer punished. a warning, this video may be difficult for some viewers to watch. the chp says the officer was trying to stop the woman as she walked on the side of a los angeles freeway on tuesday. she was arrested and is now in a mental health facility. yesterday the chp

for becoming one of the most desirable women in los angeles. >> i was like, i don't have any selfies, i don't have any head shots, so i don't understand where this is coming from. >> reporter: jessica joined ok cupid when she moved to l.a. two years ago. >> i was in this stage where i was newly single. i went on this serial dating spree. as i really got to know what i liked and what i didn't like i started to like cut down my profile to make it more about like me and putting myself out there so that like i was attracting the right guy as opposed to just like casting this huge net. >> reporter: that backfired. instead of narrowing her dating pool jessica is inundated with messages from men, as many as 700 a week. >> hi. hola. hi, sexy. i read your profile, what do i win? no, i don't -- if you want to take the time to write about yourself, then i'm not going to take the time to respond to you. >> reporter: we met jessica as she was about to head out on a date with one of her ok cupid suitors. >> how are you? >> good. >> reporter: as it turns out, jessica does have somewhat of an edge. s

in los angeles, the president called on companies to engage in economic patriotism and stop shifting their tax addresses overseas. the president wants congress to enact legislation from getting around the law. he says it is legal but not ethical. >> they're renouncing their u.s. citizenship, claiming they're based somewhere else even though most of the operations are here. you know, some people are calling the companies corporate deserters. >> earlier in the day the president took a break for lunch at cantor's deli, a los angeles landga&-9ñ his date? four people who wrote the president letters about job training and careers, that is a nice lunch. >>> and still to come, a growing outrage over a plan that would make selling a home in san francisco even more expensive. >>> and stacked up and ready to go. later here the final destination of all of these small [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, mos

welcome to our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. let's get you caught up on some of the action from the ballparks from monday night. david ortiz said he felt like he was about to get hotter than jamaica in the middle of august and then he delivered on that promise against the blue jays. off brad mills, 425 feet, ortiz's 21st of the year. two-run shot. top five, guess who? guess what? off mills again. another two-run shot. the red sox had plenty. they win it, 14-1. ortiz with 22 on the year now. >>> there's all sorts of logjams in the national league. marlins and braves from atlanta. julio teheran going for the braves hits casey mcgehee frozen on the fastball. teheran with his first strikeout and jarrod saltalamacchia his third. and giancarlo stanton whips out another slider. ties a career high. garrett jones up the middle. christian yelich and the marlins win it 3-1 trying to climb in the race with the braves and nationals on top of the national league east. the central and west also all knotted up too. that's it from here. now back

musk is working with the los angeles police and fire officials investigating the accident it happened during a high-speed chase on friday. the car split in half after it hit several cars in west hollywood. seven people remain hurt including the drive. tesla says there are not many model s's involved in be whys so he wants to better understand what happened. >>> trading is underway on wall street and we want to take a look at the big booed on the full day of trading after the fourth of july holiday and the dow is opening off 57 points but it is still over 17000 at 17010. >> if you launch a "watch," it is smart to get someone who knows about them. apple hired someone from a swiss watch maker and apple joins a growing wearable market including companies like samsung and pebbles. >> tgi friday's is serving endless appetizer for ten bucks, all you can eat appetizers designed not only to boost the tough summer season but to counteract preference for casual changes like panera and ends in late august. >> beautiful all stars are announced. >> a lot of green and gold six oak lamb a's players w

from our "sportscenter" studio in los angeles, i'm stan verrett. this is kenny mayne telling us about the home run derby. >> yoenis cespedes. oakland athletics. oakland athletics were sent out on its own. no supervision, working out so far. look at that. over to those people. todd frazier. yeah, admires it. cesped cespedes, home run. nine home runs in the final round. pops 452. todd frazier, he didn't do as well, one homer, six outs, he's got to do something. nope. that ain't going to do it. cespedes wins his second home run derby. only ken griffey jr. had done that. >>> some action from the nba. cavaliers/76ers. here's a look at andrew wiggins. top overall pick in the draft. this is why. spin move. gets to the hole before the defender, and he's able to -- sounds like that's marv albert doing the game. marv going summer league. >> yeah, like it. he cares. >> that's getting it done. noel, remember him from kentucky, got hurt. missed all of last year but really looking forward to big things from him. wiggins and cavaliers though get the win, 86-77. >

the los angeles coroner confirmed that a 20-year-old man died from his injuries. off the coast, jolts hit catalina island, injuring a golfer. extreme weather also took a tool in the midsection of the country and along the atlantic coast. >> looks like a war zone to me. >> reporter: damaging winds in lexington, kentucky, took down trees. 20,000 homes and business in the dark after this sight over louisville's ballpark. in claiborne county, tennessee, a devastating amount of debris. and they remain in harm's way. thunderstorms are expected to be severe across the ohio valley and through the mid-atlantic states this morning. lightning continues to be a serious concern. susan saulny, abc, washington. >>> and hot, dry weather challenging fire crews in northern california. battling two major fires there. they face another day of triple digit temperatures and gusty winds. the sand fire, east of sacramento, destroyed ten homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. >> the sheriff came to the door, and said you have to evacuate. now. >> i have my stuff loaded, truck

this is a look from our sister station helicopter in los angeles. the treat is lit up as crews work. more than 90-year-old pipe ruptured is what started it before 3:30 yesterday afternoon and it gushed for three hours. eight to ten million gallons of water overwhelmed the ucla campus pouring down stairs and into an underground parking lot. crews did what they could to divert the flow away from the pavilion but the wooden courts were submentioned under 5" to 6" of water damaging the famed basketball court. >> i have been here so many times, supporting the bruins, win after win after win and it is hard to see this happen to this place. it is the heart of ucla. >>> the pavilion was just re-opened two years ago after $130 million renovation. it is not clear if the floor will have to be replaced but damage will be in the millions. katie marzullo will have the latest at 6:00 am. >>> after 2 1/2 hours when millions of gallons of water had gone down the drain the sprinklers came on crass the street. no one realized though were set to "automatic." for more v

welcome to our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. this is neil everett. let's just say it wasn't a good day in brazil for the brazilians. >> i was watching the tour de france. no, really. >> it's not even going on right now. >> no, it is. >> is it? >> that's how insignificant it is. here we go. neymar out. silva suspended for brazil. germany taking advantage of the -- of just no defense from the brazilians. thomas muller, muller, muller, muller right there. germany up, 1-0. everybody for germany scored at least one goal. kroos scored more than one. oh, listen, this was the host country. huge plans, those plans are scrapped. germany advances to the world cup final, 7-1. >>> stateside, baseball is the game. st. louis to be exact. carlos martinez and the cardinals hosting the pirates. top five, andrew mccutcheon with one on and one gone. pirates up, 4-2. bottom nine, game tied at four. >> he went 0 for 5 the night before. >> drama. mccutcheon? >> yeah. >> okay. all right. different game. off ernesto frieri. >> how is it? >> time to bounce. in st. louis cardi

today in the los angeles county mountains and tomorrow morning you notice we have cloud cover around the bay through the afternoon. no threat of rain and that will be to the east of us. but still, plenty of blow off perhaps from some of the clouds and a partly cloudy sky. and the dewpoints getting close to about 60. so we will feel a little bit different around here. in terms of temperatures today at the fair, wow, 94 degrees this afternoon. and marin county one more day up there today. 87 in san jose. cupertino about the same. 84 redwood city. warmer for you. but you will have the fog from the sunset, san francisco upper 06ths to near 70. 75 oakland and fremont much warmer at 84. about 97 pittsburgh about. 95 pleasanton. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. very warm to hot today. a little bit of relief tomorrow. not tomorrow, i should say tuesday. the heat peaks tomorrow and the cooling trend by the middle of the week. near average temperatures with mid-and upper 80s inland. mid-70s around the bay. we will let you know how warm it will take my bicycle your community by keepin

abc news, los angeles. >>> the earth had a close call with a solar storm a few years ago. a weather model from n.a.s.a. shows the mass ejection blasting through space in july of 2012. it did not hit the earth burks it did come close. researchers say if the flare had happened one week earlier, earth would have taken a direct hit. scientists say people would not have been physically harmed, but communications systems could have been knocked out and damage could have exceeded $2 trillion in the u.s. alone. >>> safe way shareholders have approved a $9.2 billion sale of the company to albert sons. the media partner the contra costa times reports shareholders approved the sale yesterday. the deal still needs to clear a review by the federal trade commission. it will create a network of more than 2,000 stores, including distribution facility and manufacturing plants. network will have more than 250,000 employees. >>> good news if you want to change cell phone carriers but they will want you to give up your phone. the house of representatives approved a bill yesterday that will le

. >>> in los angeles, a little profitable late night fun. people were getting out of their cars at a park in withery, california, to look for cash. the money was hidden in pez candy dispensers by the real estate mogul who started tweeting about hidden cash drops in may. he's already dropped a clue about another drop this morning in orange county. >>> all right. 99 days of freedom. the reasons behind a new campaign to get people temporarily to quit facebook. >>> and more trouble for the high-end prostitute who is accused of murdering a google executive with a lethal drug injection. this morning the other death investigation she's now at the center of. >>> plus, caught on camera, good samaritans help a police officer who caught fire. samaritans help a police officer who caught fire. >>> welcome back. so good news for people with a sweet tooth. rumors of the death of crumbs cupcake shops may be premature. an investor group may acquire them and re-open the stores which closed suddenly monday night. marcus lemonus is heading the group and says pl

no word from alaska airlines about whether it will send the flight up from los angeles tonight or not. it depends on the weather. >> well, we want to tell but a classic vehicle auction like no other. we're talking about >> this was used in the tank series. up for auction, a variable >> he made collecting and restoring his life's work. . >> i just enjoy working on them and driving them around. >> we have a tank, one of the most important vehicles. >> it was designed to have thick armor to go into the >> this might be, i don't know. >> yes. >> nick has competition. >> and it could sell for 5,000 or more. there is a 200 page glassy catalog. and people with an interest, this is that once in a hive time opportunity. >> this is raising and lowers for rain. >> when over, 116 pieces will be sold. it will put 84 on tos play. >> the guys who served on those is a tribute to them to keep them alive. >> just incredible. >> what a collection. >> absolutely. >> hi, spencer. >> hi, ama. and dan, thank you for we've got sunny skies, low clouds at the coast pushing locally now. you can see low clouds t

the 4.4 quake rattled san bernardino county, tht's east of los angeles. this happened saturday morning. the epicenter was eight miles from big bear lake where tourists were shaken up. >> it's pretty scary. felt like a rumble and like the trees were like moving and it was really scary. >> felt like a little shake but then a lot of shake afterwards. >> like if someone was taking the building and like trying to move it, it wasn't rolling. it was like a jerking almost. >> and officials say no one was injured, but a highway in the area had to be closed because of a rock slide. >>> just a few hundred miles north, a huge wildfire is raging in monticello, california. officials launched an all-out air assault to fight the blaze that is burning in a remote and rugged area there. the fire has more than tripled in size scorching 7,000 acres. dozens of residents and vacationing campers had to be evacuated. the fire is only about 30% contained. >>> and ukraine is claiming a major victory against pro-russian rebels in the country's embattled eastern region. ukrainian fo

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from your los angeles dodgers please welcome clayton kershaw! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thanks for coming. >> absolutely. >> jimmy: do you watch "the bachelorette"? do you know what's going on there? >> i do. she made the right choice. he played baseball, right? he's in great shape. looks really good, really good. >> jimmy: that's quite an endorsement. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you watch with your wife, i assume? >> when she's there. >> jimmy: with the guys. in the old days the players would watch -- because they were in the clubhouse all day, they'd watch soap operas, "all my children" and stuff. does that still go on? >> i'm a big "price is right" guy. i'd wake up, go straight to "price is right," that would lead into "matlock." my two hours were set. >> jimmy: what channel are they running "matlock" on nowadays? >> that's a little back then. i can't find it anymore. >> jimmy: i gotcha. well, you're having an unbelievable -- whatever you're watching it seems to be working for you. unbelievable. you guys just got back from, over the weekend, w

a los angeles-based developer made a $27 million deal to buy the property that is in the middle of the sonoma district. no matter would it could mean. >> already looks warm from sutro tower this morning but this is our coolest morning this week. i have an update on the heat wave and how long it will last. >>> seven, if you are just getting up, it is locking slow out there in certain spots. we have heavy traffic offer the altamont pass. we are accident flow at this hour. i will keep you updated on the details. >>> a group of orphan birds is getting a fresh start. 30 kids with the richmond activity league released the herons and egrets into the shoreline where a $10 million project is underway to restore their habitat. the birds everyone raised by international bird rescue of fairfield after they were found as chicks. >> you will need a super bank account to be highest bidder in a comic book auction on ebay. the comic their introduced the world to superman in 1938 is one of only 50 known to exist. similar copy today for $2.1 million three years ago. part of the proceeds go to the christo

. >> los angeles last year he talked about an incident in a you tube page, talking about being unlaw fly detained in his house during a party. mr. howard asked the san jose police for a written apology and also, for discipline of the officers involved. the san jose police have not responded. from san jose, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> one person taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in atherton this afternoon. police closed part of el camino real for about # 0 minutes while investigating. this happened around 3:30 our media partners reports the victim was taken to stanford and had serious injuries. >> and police are investigating a shooting death of a man in east oakland. sky 7 was over the scene this afternoon. circumstances are under investigation. east 17th street is blocked off and officers investigate. >> the two men convicted of murdering a little boy in east oakland will spend their lives in prison. one was sentenced to 137 years to life and willy torrance serving 121 years to life. the 3-year-old carlos nava was shot and killed as his mother pushed the boy in his sco

los angeles dodgers, llc? yes. >> the jury says the dodgers did not provide enough security. >> a chain of events one thing led to another. >> the dodgers who have to pay about $14 million of that and the jury said frank mccourt is not negligent. the family had been asking for $37.5 million in damages. >> this is a nice nest egg for the family that needs it. >> the dodgers haven't decided yet whether to appeal >> we respect the decision. >> the jury told the judge they're deadlocked. >> there is a lot of tension. it was very nerve wracking. >> he still is glad stow is getting millions. >> i'm glad there is a verdict. >> when asked what he would tell his son, his father says he'll use the judge's name. >> his name is victor e chavez i said victory for brian. >> at one point dodger's attorneys talked about the fact brian stow was drinking his parents said they're grateful the jury found he was not negligent in any way. >> thank you, and today's verdict may have an implication way beyond the brian stow case. acco

tonight susan sarandon, ramon rodriguez, from the los angeles dodgers, yasiel puig. and music from robin thicke. with cleto and the cletones. and now, what are the odds, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you for being here. thank you.

i'm neil everett on the "sportscenter" desk in los angeles. a friend of mine texted me and said i looked orange. do i look orange? northwest league action. spokane beats vancouver. >>> now let's go to the majors. nationals/marlins. the nationals had a 6-0 lead in this game, and lee singer in research said the probability was 9% that they would win given the big lead they had. there went the lead. a triple tied it. rafael soriano couldn't get anybody out. jeff baker came in or jeff baker facing jerry blevins with two on, two out. and that's it. that's a walkoff. marlins overcome a 6-0 deficit and get four runs in the ninth and win it 7-6, their fifth straight win. >>> jason lane, no relation to jerry layne, is the oldest pitcher to make his first major league since '07, and there's some satchel paige history in there. if you go to "the san diego ut" you can read all about it. lane pitched well, bottom first, got justin upton and how about a shave for, i'm sorry, jordan schafer out. scoreless in three, bottom seven, lane still pitching and pitch

. >>> we're going to turn into pictures that came in late today from los angeles. it was a wild scene, a 30-minute police chase, a spinout that followed, choppers following it all. the suspect eventually face down in the middle of the street. the officers then racing to the car to make sure no one else was inside. they say the suspect had stolen the car. he's under arrest tonight. >>> we move on this evening. just 24 hours after team usa's heartbreaking loss in the world cup, america's star goalkeeper is a hot commodity. his record 16 saves and sponsors racing to sign him up. so many having fun with his newfound fame, a spot on mt. rushmore, several right there. on wikipedia he was dubbed the secretary of defense. the real secretary of defense congratulating him. he got a call from the president, too. what was discovered in tim howard's high school yearbook, what our reporter found that might have predicted it all. abc's paula faris in brazil for us. >> reporter: goalie ti m howard saved his best performance for the world's biggest stage. in spite of it all, team u

their names. >> sara and juan carlos in los angeles. >> in los angeles, so happy anniversary. all right, let's head in to robin. >> boy, fierce. whoo! >> that was good. >> very good. >>> burning up "heat index." taylor swift making headlines for her op-ed in "the wall street journal" writing about the future of the music industry and she's very optimistic about it unlike a lot of artists. she says that fans are still buying cds and will continue to do so, she says but they're only buying the ones that hits them as taylor says like an arrow through the heart and she also predicts that social media will play an even bigger role in the industry in the future. she notes that she hasn't been asked for ab autograph since the invention of the iphone, you know, because of all the selfies. no more autographs. it's all about the selfie and she is very optimistic about what's going to take place and she says it used to be you were a star and then you were big on social media. now she says you're big on social media and that makes you a star. >> she says even a star like taylor swift has

i'm nick watt for "nightline," los angeles. >> holy shark indeed. that looks good. >> did you see it? >> i did. i saw the first one. the sequel here will debut tonight on sci-fi channel. in theaters in august. i'm ready to watch this thing. i'm ready for a little lighthearted fun this summer. >> incredible. took off on facebook and twitter. i tell you, that internet thing is not going away. >> that's for sure. stay with us. don't miss our updates. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> good morning. i'm reena n. >>> good morning, i'm reena ninan. >> i'm devin dwyer. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." tanks went through a u.n. school in gaza, killing hundreds. more details coming up. >>> the man accused of kidnapping new hampshire teenager abigail hernandez is being held on $1 million bond. they faced each other in court yesterday. abigail returned home last week. she wasmying for nine months. >>> officials hope the shocking video of a close call involving two women

. >>> the president will take off around 1:30 for more fund-raising in los angeles. time for a check on the morning commute with leyla gulen. >> expect lane closures and traffic impact due to his visit. as we take you into san jose, this is fogging up a lane, gumming up a commute, an accident blocking one lane. and don't forget, the sonoma nationals is coming to the sonoma raceway friday through monday. heavy traffic along 237 and 121. matt? >> mike n >>> good morning. much quieter on live doppler 7-hd. just tracking a few sprinkles, maybe a little drizzle for the morning commute. temperatures mild once again, look at this, a lot of mid to upper 60s, cooler, though, in los gatos, about 58 degrees. here's a look from our roof cam, you can see the cloud cover starting to break up. temperatures in the oakland and san francisco where we should be, the rest of us about 2 to 7 degrees cooler than average. this is the coolest day moving forward. check out the heat wave coming in the accuweather seven-day forecast. 90s inland thursday through at ♪ all by myself >>> take a