wayne? >> reporter: good evening, dan. there's a party going on at the moment. they're partying now. they weren't partying this time a year ago when this looked like a disaster area it was eventually declared. you know what they say, if you want to learn about yourself, get tested. napa's small business owners were tested and they've come through. in napa any tourist will tell you the charm has returned. it's in the food. it's in the wine. and maybe also in the stories that any local will share about that morning one year ago today. >> i thought a bomb went off and then explosions and we saw these blue lights coming up from the earth. >> i still wake up in the middle of the night and imagine that the earth is shaking. >> reporter: if you saw these pictures last year, the damage to napa may have shocked you. and then, like most of us, maybe you moved on. not store owner patricia who still deals with aftermath every si

single day. >> i lost a lot. i lost about half of my inventory when all was said and done. >> reporter: including $11,000 of arts and crafts in second. it remains there, an homage of sorts. >> it's a conversation piece. it shows the durability of the paint a year later. >> reporter: for a few rare people, the quake has made business good. in the old county jail, charles must take down every brick to ensure historical accuracy for a new building going up. it's been a busy year for him. >> chimney, stuck co-the list goes on. man, it just goes on. we're about a month away from getting rid of the scaffolding. >> reporter: he sells fine wines in what became an icon. imagine keeping a 13-year-old business alive when the structure around it literally crumpled. but he's still here. what does it take for a business

in napa to survive here? >> you have to be established, be strong and perseverance and be tough. >> reporter: it worked for patricia when she paid to replace a broken window. >> if you don't give up and try, you can do it. you can do anything. >> reporter: it has been said often what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. the proof -- napa. >> i have to say the earthquake was a horrible thing but the community that i live in, i'm really very proud of. >> was it worth it? >> kind of. i don't know. >> reporter: worth noting patricia was out here at the party a few minutes ago. and you know that plywood that covered her window, she donate ed it to the city.

it's a fixture here this evening. back in an hour with a story of homeowners, many of them still struggling to get their houses back the way they were before the quake hit. live in napa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> okay, wayne, thank you very much. wayne is literally just around the corner from the point i am at at 3rd and main street. let me show you this building is where i was standing a year ago the day after the earthquake. bricks were all the way to the street. we were standing right in front of it. terrible destruction. wayne is literally on the other side of main street here. now as you take a look down main, our photographer is shooting the coffee shop that stayed open. the rest was so terribly damaged. it is still open today while the rest is seeing major rebuilding work. one of the young victims of this quake was badly hurt and he remembers exactly what it was like so many days ago now. napa resident nick dillon broke his pelvis in four places, remember, when a chimney fell on top of him during a sleepover one friend ago with friend. dillon survived but was badly

injured. he says the recovery is slow and sadly at times painful. he believes all the support he's received from the community has really helped get him through it. >> i think the earthquake has brought the community closer and we are growing stronger because of it. >> the sophomore turns 15 next month and looking back says he thought he would not survive his injuries. he was badly hurt but is seizing every opportunity to learn and grow from an experience that truly did change his life. while we're talking about schools and young people, repairs began for the first time today at napa high school devastated by last year's earthquake. abc 7 news was at st. john the baptist high school today. the first group of contractors began work fixing up the school, so much to do there. the school sustained nearly $800,000 in damage affecting one quarter of the 90-year-old building.

repairs have been delayed. >> our families, students and staff have been incredibly understanding of the recovery process and, you know, the great gift was that nobody here was injured, and while our materials were very -- our loss was very minimal, structurally we took a big hit. we are really interested in getting those classrooms back. >> they are and classes start at st. john high last wednesday. school officials are hoping the four damaged classrooms will be repaired by the christmas holiday. they're pushing to meet the deadline. i have a lot more to bring you here from the city of napa during the 5:00 news but back to cheryl in san francisco with the rest of the news of the day. cheryl? >> dan, thank you so much. we do need to turn our attention to news during the commute. b.a.r.t. service delayed because a train hit and killed a man in san francisco. at the embarcadero b.a.r.t. station where first responders wheeled in a stretcher this

afternoon. a man jumped in front of an oncoming train. the station has been shut down for hours and just about all afternoon only the yellow line has been able to krs the bay. that's the pittsburg/bay point line. the embarcadero station is expected to reopen any moment. it was another awful day on wall street. stocks bounced around wildly. the dow plunging again dropping nearly 600 points. >> this is scary. this stock sell-off comes basically from out of the blue for most people. >> it was a tumultuous day for the dow. it dropped more than 1,000 points at the opening bell, recouping some of those huge losses by midday only to fall again to end the day down nearly 600 points. and for the first time since october, 2014, cupertino based apple shares $100 each today until a stunning reversal. apple led the tech later closing at $103 a share. abc 7 news reporter david louie

joins us from san jose with a roller coaster day on the market. david? >> reporter: a good way to describe it. the stock market on a roller coaster has left many an investor gasping for air. now hold on because the shanghai stock market trading day begins in just ten minutes and it was an 8.5% previous day drop in the shanghai market that led to all the turmoil on the u.s. market today. apple ceo tim cook took an unusual step today and sent an e-mail to a financial reporter disclosing that sales in china have been strong in july and august. the e-mail helped apple stock recover for a while but eventually ended down 2.5% at the close and the dow fell 4%, that's over 1,000 points in two days. >> i know it took a hit friday because i did take a look at that. today i haven't looked. >> reporter: are you afraid to look? >> yes. >> reporter: sarah ward at 69 years old gives her little time to recover losses, but she's

already given up on retiring anytime soon. she thinks she may have to work until she's 90. she's one of several seniors we interviewed. the nearly 1,100-point drop at the market open was probably caused by computers according to former investment banker, the dean ameritus. >> it was like blade runner, the machines were killing the machine. we had an algorithm panic attack if you can call it that and it took a little time for the humans, if you will, to intervene. >> reporter: uncertainty remains that could fuel more days of volatility including the possibility of an interest rate hike by the federal reserve which could impact home and auto loans and credit card rates. a retired ceo. >> they've been unrealistically low. i think the fed has been threatening they're going to raise the rates. i don't know why people all of a sudden get upset they may go up.

>> what china will do to prop up its economy. just ahead at 5:00, a new report about harmful bacteria in ground beef. >> if you get sick, your infection can be difficult to treat. >> next on 7 on your side, what may be in the burger you're eating and how you can protect yourself. also, the ruling today that's making it easier for the government to sue companies that have fallen victim to hackers. and how a napa quake anniversary coverage continues with how it shook social media. and i'll be back to show you how napa is celebrating today 365 days after that earthquake. the recovery we do you like the passaaadd? it's a good looking car. this is the model rear end event. the model year end sales event. it's year end! it's the rear end event. year end, rear end, check it out.

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7 on your side's michael finney joins us with exclusive coverage. >> americans eat a lot of ground beef. it's amazing. last year americans bought more than 2 billion pounds. consumer reports conducted lab tests and found cause for concern. the hamburger you're grilling could contain harmful bacteria that unless you cook it thoroughly it could make you sick. "consumer reports" tested 300 packages of ground beef purchased in stores across the country, almost all contained bacteria that signified fecal contamination. more than 40% staph and another that causes almost 1 million cases of food poisoning annually, many related to beef. and a significant amount contained bacteria that are

resistant to three or more classes of antibiotics. the key reason? the overuse of antibiotics on cattle farms. >> the creation of antibiotic resistant bacteria, a major public health problem. if you get sick from these bugs, your infection can be difficult to treat. >> reporter: the test revealed good news. ground beef from cows that are grass fed and raised without antibiotics were three times less likely to have super bug bacteria. >> this study is significant because it's among the largest scientific studies to show that sustainable methods of raising cattle can produce cleaner and safer ground beef. >> reporter: when shopping for ground beef "consumer reports" recommends shopping for grass fed or organic, even better is organic and grass fed beef which in their tests was less likely to contain bacteria and super bugs. that beef also comes from animals raised in more humane

conditions. no matter what beef you buy, consumer reports remind you that cooking to 160 degrees fahrenheit is the safest temperature for your meat so that the bacteria has been killed. "consumer reports" contacted the national beef association. the spokesperson there said if all cattle were grass fed we'd have less beef and it would be less affordable. since grass doesn't grow in pasture year round in many parts of the country. make the most efficient use of land, water, fuel, labor, and feed. >> the best defense is to cook it thoroughly then. michael, thank you. judges rule today business that is do not protect customers' personally identifying information can be published by the federal government. the trade commission can levy firms that have been hacked because of lax security. they sued windham after a massive attack exposed credit

card data of 600,000 customers. also students were welcomed back to class today. abc 7 news was at fremont high school where the district superintendent wilson toured the campus. it was short 70 teachers last week. today it has 12 open positions for educators. lyanne melendez caught up with one of the new hires who happens to be a teacher of the year. >> oh, okay, i thought it was a southern accent. >> reporter: wanda reynolds was named new jersey teacher of the year. in may while contemplating a move oakland caught her attention. >> the people, the school, the history here. oakland is entrenched in african-american history and so many movements, power movements have been made in this community. how could i not love it? >> reporter: alliance academy in east oakland jumped at the opportunity to hire someone like reynolds, a seasoned english

teacher committed to working in underserved communities. last year alliance academy faced a harsh reality. only 9% of students here were able to read at or above grade level. finding teachers willing to come and invest has been a challenge with a teacher shortage. other schools were looking for teachers. >> what would happen, if a school had a more solid history, the teachers were able to make a choice and so they would choose, of course, the school that seemed more security. >> reporter: reynolds is seen as a rising star in the school. the teacher shortage was due to baby boomers retiring and years of handing out pink slips during the great recession also discouraged many from getting into teaching. that's now changing. >> we just increased pay for our teachers and so we're competitive in terms of salary and still offering the best benefits of the region and then we started recruiting early. >> reporter: oakland says the search for more teachers in key positions continues.

in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. all right. let's go back to napa for a moment where a celebration continues. our dan ashley joins us from downtown napa. city leaders are calling this a celebration but it is so much more than that. >> oh, you're exactly right, cheryl. it's time to assess what's been done and what still needs to be done. the mayor and other leaders say they are preparing for future emergencies using the lessons learned from the 6.0 earthquake exactly a year ago. they are taking into account how much work they have done and what still needs to be done as the recovery continues. this event today is called napa strong. it is the sentiment shared by communities that stood together after they were shaken by that devastating earthquake, the biggest since 1989 in the bay area. napa's mayor says they've come so far from that terrifying moment and an overwhelming feeling of so much work ahead is

still present. >> a year ago it was scary. so many unknowns. we didn't know the extent of the damage. we could see it was really a mess, so much cleanup to do, and just didn't know how long it was going to take to get back on our feet. >> now the mayor says about 85% of the construction that needs to be done has been done. so clearly there is a lot of progress that has been made. i stand here on main street at third in downtown napa and we can see a lot of work still to be done, some of the buildings knocked down so badly a year ago are still in need of repair. workers today earlier were just all over these buildings getting work done. the work continues, cheryl. >> dan, it's remarkable. they are so resilient. thanks so much. >> oh, absolutely. well, you know the napa earthquake was the first major earthquake to hit the bay area in the 21st century. a lot of us who felt it responded in a very 21st century way.

it woke me up in the middle of the night. i sent out a tweet asking others what they felt. abc 7 news viewers had a lot to share. >> i got bombarded with tweets. pleasanton felt the whole house meeting. gas leaks in american canyon. >> that's a car in downtown napa. >> bay area social media lit up with pictures and video. i want to show you the newest video we're getting here. this facebook posting showed guests at a napa hotel evacuating as alarms sounded and water flooded the hallways. first the local residents shared what they saw. soon emergency officials including the napa police were also using twitter and other social media to get out critical information. napa officials say media outlets helped by retweeting important news to a much wider audience. >> the electricity went out. a lot of people didn't have tv. >> but many did have cell phones, now a key part of disaster response. hurricane sandy in 2012 is

actually considered the landmark event that launched social media as a critical tool in natural disasters. now that tool is being fine-tuned in communities all over the bay area. >> it helped people connect, find out what was happening, help people to be able to come here and help. >> in napa that meant sharing scenes of great loss, also linking lost pets and their owners, helping quake victims in need, and sharing the incredible resilience of our bay area community. if you have pictures or video of napa quake damage or cleanup, please share it with us by posting on social media with the #abc7now. today has been a big day as we've seen for residents in napa county. to abc 7 meteorologist. let's look at what it's like right now out here is absolutely beautiful. the fog that we have this

morning has pulled away and as you look at the graphic there you will notice that it is sunny across the entire region and temperatures are up anywhere from 2 to 8 degrees. mid-70s for oakland, mountain view. it is currently 77 in san jose. you'll be seeing more of this from our golden gate bridge camera. low 80s from santa rosa to napa. 88 in livermore. our warmest spots up to the low 90s today. a little hazy sunshine from our emeryville camera. cooler pattern by week's end and there's a slight chance of drizzle or a light shower saturday. satellite radar, we're in between two systems, low pressure to our northwest. we'll call it not too hot, not too cool, just right. cooler pattern is setting up for the end of the week as the trough drops down and that will bring changes in the form of better air quality and obviously

rain for the pacific northwest and for parts of northern california. we're tracking a slight possibility of maybe a light shower or drizzle here saturday morning. we'll keep you posted as we get closer. tomorrow morning when you get going, mid-50s to low 60s. there will be fog around near the coast and a few patches around the bay. but other than that, shouldn't see too much in the way of fog and then for the afternoon lingering near the cost about the same today, maybe warmer. 70 in san francisco. 83 in napa. 84 santa rosa. 90 for livermore. 92 in apartmentioch. 84 in san jose. no weather extremes here. not too hot. not too cold. a little bit warmer as we head to thursday. that's when temperatures peak. low 70s to mid-90s. cooling for the end of the workweek, beginning of the weekend and tracking a slight chance of maybe a few showers or

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responder. dan? >> cheryl, thanks very much. we always use these incidents to remind all of us to be prepared in the event of a major earthquake. 365 days ago when the earth shook so violently here in napa, they were prepared. they were ready. i spoke this afternoon with a paramedic who things got very busy very fast early that morning when the quake happened. >> and the calls kept coming, we kept going, it was a long 24-36 hours. we fall back on what we do and our team that we have here at the fire department worked well together, and we just kept taking the calls as they came in. they kept coming in. >> they sure came in. there were a couple hundred people injured, many of them seriously. several significant fires burning. they had a lot to do. we have a lot more coming for you here on abc 7 news at 6:00 live from downtown napa.

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