live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> a somber day here in the bay area. as local groups hold remembrances on the 16th an v s anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. also a massive power outage in the bay area. thousands of residents woke up in the dark this morning as fierce winds take down dozens of trees and power lines. thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. pg&e crews are working feveri feverishly trying to get power restored to the last of the 6,000 kuflt whcustomers who los electricity this morning. it's a big one. matt keller is live in santa clara. >> reporter: what a strange morning. the winds started picking up

around 2:30 this morning then the trees started falling knocking down power lines and creating a very dangerous situation on the roads. the wind was howling this morning in the south bay. street signs were swinging and debris was flying. piles of pine needles on lark avenue in los gatas created an obstacle course for cars. they used a flatbed tow truck to push a tree limb off the roadway. the wind knocked branches into power lines in the saratoga area. pg & e says 11,000 customers without power in the south bay at the peak of the wind storm between 2:30 and 5:00 a.m. several stop lights at major intersections including winchester boulevard in san jose were out. bowers elementary school on barkley avenue in santa clara had to reroute traffic for

drop-off this morning. >> got a text from the school today to walk if you can because of this huge tree right here. >> reporter: this massive tree split in half knocking down a low voltage line right in front of the school. >> no damage anywhere else. there's just leaves and brush down, but that's about it. >> reporter: not far away on kiley boulevard in forbes avenue, more branches blown over into the road. 18 trees went down in santa clara during the windstorm. unusual morning, but thankfully no major injuries reported. >> sounded like a little mini hurricane. nothing like florida but it was really windy and nothing i've ever heard before. >> reporter: and important notice, some of the damage was not reported until later in the morning after the sun started coming up. so if you come across a power line, assume that it is live. reporting live in santa clara, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thanks so much. of course, meteorologist mike nicco was tracking the winds this morning and here to explain what really happened.

>> interesing phenomenon, one we don't get often. hi, everybody. let me show you the radar, this goes back to about midnight. look at how many thunderstorms there were to our south and how wide they were, about 200, 250 miles wide. those, as you go through time, watch them, thisdy disappear. where does all that wind and rain and everything goes? from the top of the thunderstorm to the bottom of the thunderstorm then to the ground, once it hits the ground it actually moved to the northwest which is right into the heart of our valleys that are oriented nor northwest-southeast like the santa clara valley. as that happened, oops, got ahead of myself there, that slered the winds and created the damage and the collapsing thunderstorm. >> all right. thank you, mike zblchbl. a father and son died when their single engine plane crashed near benicia yesterday morning near lake herman road. sky 7 shows you the crash site right there. see the beach craft bonanza went down after it took off from concord's buchanan field bound

for the arcata-eureka airport. the solana county sheriff's office identified the dead as 67-year-old perry vali of arcadia and 43-year-old preston vali of concord. a palo alto police officer is recovering after shot while shopping at a central california target. this morning the suspects are still on the loose. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon in lathrop in san joaquin county. officer steve ong was shot twice when one, possibly two suspects tried to carjack him. ong is recovering at san joaquin general hospital. he's expected to survive. not clear if the suspects got away with his vehicle. today is the 16th anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks that took nearly 3,000 lives on american soil. one bay area tribute this morning took on extra meaning after the passing of a fire battalion chief. abc 7 news reporter amy

hollyfield is live at station 7 with the story. >> reporter: kristen, it was a somber morning. they hold the ceremony early in the morning about 6:59, when the south tower collapsed at the world trade center and read the names of the firefighters who died. it takes several minutes, 15, 20 minutes. they say they never want them to be forgotten. >> donald j. -- >> reporter: 343 names. they may be strangers but these firefighters know their names could just as easily be on a list like this one. >> read a name, it's not somebody you know, but you can connect it to somebody, okay, this name sounds like this person. >> reporter: station number 7 in san francisco held its annual tribute this morning to the first responders who died on 9/11. even though the attacks were 16 years ago, longtime veterans still get choked up thinking about it. especially since a new group of young firefighters just became members of the team. >> watching these baby

firefighters working the first day yesterday, we have responsibility. >> reporter: the department is also a bit raw today because a beloved battalion chief died yesterday. the command staff skipped the ceremony and instead spechbt the morni morning at other stations consoling those who worked with him. >> a lot of members are having a tough time dealing with their grieving process, but as every family, we're sticking strong together, making sure that all of our firefighters' needs are attended to. >> reporter: the public was also missing at today's event. in the past, a crowd has gathered here. today, two people showed up. >> we used to have a lot more people from the neighborhood around and i know people have busy lives and maybe september 11th comes and goes, but not for us. >> reporter: one woman who was here says she is a native new yorker. she lives around the corner from this fire station. she comes to the ceremony every

year because she says we should never forget. reporting live from san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. ♪ and bright stars >> a patriotic and solemn ceremony was held in union city this morning to pay tribute to the lives lost when united airlines flight 93 crashed on 9/11. 33 passengers and 7 crew members died when the sfo-bound jetliner went down in shanksville, pennsylvania. after being hijacked. the union city memorial was dedicated in 2007. alameda county firefighters pay tribute in florida this morning. they posted this photo on instagram showing the team and other fema crews at the orlando convention center. they're in orlando helping local authorities deal with hurricane irma. those who lost their lives on 9/11 were honored, ceremonies

held at ground szero in new yor city, pentagon in washington , d.c., and in shanksville, pennsylvania. here's abc's emily row. >> reporter: as the bells tolled in shanksville, pennsylvania, once for each person who died on flight the 93, president trump spoke to a crowd of families and employees at the pentagon. >> here on the west side of the pentagon, terrorists tried to break our resolve. it's not going to happen. but where they left a mark with fire and rubble, americans defiantly raise the stars and stripes. >> reporter: the president and first lady, melania, beginning the day on the south lawn of the white house with a moment of sigh lenlence at 8:45 a.m., the the first plane hit the world trade center. at ground zero, relatives of the nearly 3,000 people killed on 9/11 began the annual reading of the names of their loved ones.

>> my uncle, rescue 1 firefighter, gerard terrace nevins. we love you and miss you every day. >> i wish more than anything that i could have met you. >> reporter: the er ceremonies marking 16 years since those 4 hijacked planes hit the world trade center, the pentagon and a pennsylvania field on september 11th, 2001. the first time native new yorker president trump is observing 9/11 as president. >> on that day, not only did the world change, but we all changed. our eyes were opened. >> reporter: president trump began his remarks by talking about the hurricane situation. the very latest with irma and harvey. he said when americans face harship, we emerge stronger than ever. abc news, washington. pope francis is weighing in on daca today, the immigration program that protects children of undocumented immigrants from deportation. the pope says if president trump

considers himself pro-life, he should reconsider his decision to end daca. he says family is the cradle of life. and its unity must be protected. the pope's comments come as california announces it has filed a lawsuit against the trump administration this morning. it's the second one filed in the golden state. uc president janet napolitano helped create daca back when she was secretary of homeland security. now she's also suing to keep the program alive. irma has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but her wrath is still being felt across florida. comiing up, the damage left aftr the deadly monster storm and what's next for survivors. plus the heat we saw labor day weekend wasn't just hard for humans to handle, how you may taste the impact when you open your next bottle o

members of a bay area urban rescue and search unit are now in florida responding to the destruction left by hurricane irma. 30 members of task force 3 arrived at the air force base around 9:00 lst nigast night. additional 51 members are leaving today. irma leaves millions without power. i want to show you a live picture of south beach in miami. see the sun is now shining. some people are back on the beach. they are eager to get outdoors and breathe some fresh air. although authorities are urging them to stay in place. don't venture far from home as flood watch remains in place. you have the rough surf, you have the storm surge, still

dangerous situation. here's abc news reporter stephanie ramos with the latest. >> reporter: hurricane irma is now a tropical storm, but left a trail of damage across south florida. as the sun rose, the first glimpse at the devastation. the monster storm made landfall. not once, but twice. first in the keys, then tearing up florida's west coast. coming ashore on marco island. this mother, daughter and granddaughter from naples rushing to safety just in time. >> pand moemonium, very nervous very scared. >> reporter: naples, dangerous gusts topping 142 miles per hour. >> there's a giant vacuum sucking everything out. >> reporter: as hurricane irma came roaring in, storm chasers unable to stand. the entire state soaked and battered. in miami, a storm surge taking

over the streets. in the keys, boats on the roads, cars buried. houses barely standing. now more than 12 million people estimated to be without power across the state. most along the state's east coast. >> the forecast track takes the center then into georgia tomorrow. and then ultimately if the system weakening, becomes a tropical depression by tuesday. >> reporter: there's so much debris, downed trees scattered across south florida, cleanup is in full effect. stephanie ramos, abc news, miami. let's check in with mike far look at what's next as irma moves inland? >> as it moves inland, it continues to unwind, continues to throw its arms out like a skater would. the winds are slowing down but also makes the storm much bigger. look as it goes from the border of mississippi and alabama, all the way up to the north carolina ve carolina/virginia border. the wind radius is so much larger than it used to be, even though the winds are slower, these people have to put up with 12 to 18 hours of at least 39

mile per hour winds, eventually weaken things and destroy them. right now, winds of 60 miles per hour, moving to the north-northwest at 17. it heads up toward, say, huntsville, alabama, and memphis and weakens. the thing we've got to worry about as we head toward tomorrow and for the rest of today is the 10 million people that are at risk of flooding. that's all the areas you see in green. kristen? >> all right, mike, thank you. now to our morning money report. tesla owners evacuating from hurricane irma have an extra boost. the palo alto based elect liricr maker temporarily increased the battery life of luxury electric vehicles to allow people to drive further in order to get out o the storm's path. the software boost only applies to people in the southeast and only until this saturday. wall street likes the move. tesla shares are up this morning. the record heat that baked northern california over labor day weekend left wine grapes shriveling on the vines.

wine makers tell the "san francisco chronicle" three straight days of triple-digit heat crippled many wine grapes. they'll have to put grapes that taste overwipe into a lower quality, less expensive wine blend. big disappointment for people who love avocados, the price continues to skyrocket. according to the american restaurant association, wholesale price of avocados is up 125% since the beginning of the year. it's the highest price the group has on record since it began keeping track in 1999. this means you're going to be paying more at the grocery store. two key factors behind the surge, a weak harvest and insatiable demand for avocado. coming up, quiet on the set. the movie show taking place in one of san francisco's most iconic spots today and how it could impact your drive. and live look outside right now. checking out the bay bridge. you got clearing skies. it was hot yesterday, but what about today for your workweek?

meteorologist mike nicco has yo

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> all the talk about the south bay, thought we'd start this segment with a look at san jose, 280 and 17, it's much calmer and brightinger than it was earlier this morning. we're going to have a mixture of sun and close toduds today. warm once again. not record setting like it was yesterday. but the humidity's going to make it feel almost as warm. storms possible today and tomorrow. and then the midweek dip before another warming trend for the weekend. amazing how they keep timing out to the weekend. all right. right now, look at these

temperatures already in the 80s in the south bay. inland, east bay, 70s around the b bay. even san francisco 76. half moon bay at 81. going to have to revise that temperature. little cooler than that. mid to upper 70s in the north bay. here's what i think is going to happen for our highs today. 79 in san francisco. low to mid 80s around the bay. upper 80s to low 90s in the south bay. we'll have mid to upper 80s in the north bay. look at the mid to upper 90s in inland east bay neighborhoods. not record setting but still uncomfortable for a lot of us today. tonight is going to be another warm one by our standards because of the cloud cover and the humidity. 61 is about as cool as it gets in santa rosa, 69 in san jose. look at all those different little lightning bolts around. that's because we have scattered thunderstorms. possible because of this area of low pressure. right now, everything on this counterclockwise flow is rotating around it out over the ocean, but more moisture you can see is developing and coming up from the south. and that's going to bring us an increasing chance as we head through the evening and

overnight hours. here we are at noon. not much going on. we head into the afternoon hours. you can see down in the santa cruz mountains, isolated thunderstorm possible there. as we head through 7:00, it rotates off the coast. then more develops as we head toward the overnight hours through tomorrow morning. and then we'll have another chance as we head through tomorrow afternoon. just isolated. so they're not much, not going to be nearly as plentiful as what we saw south of us. just a chance. what it's going to do it keep us humid today, tomorrow and through wednesday morning. our nights with ill be a little warmer than average. afternoon temperatures are going to cool each day. look at that. once we get on the backside of the storm, pretty cool for this time of year for wednesday and thursday. temperatures warm back to average friday. then we'll be warmer than average with 70s at the coast. 80s around the bay. 90s inland. could be interesting next 36 hours with that chance of thunderstorms. >> yeah, all right. we'll keep an eye on it. thanks, mike. happening now, movie filming is closing down streets of san francisco in the russian hill

neighborhood. sky 7 was over lumbard at hyde e this morning as crews prepared to shoot. san francisco police are warning of intermittent road closures for the filming which will include a car chase. there will also be road closures tomorrow. no word which movie is being shot. animals evacuated from texas during hurricane harvey are starting new lives in the bay area. this is colt, one of many pups looking for a new family.

coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, unprecedented new effort to find a cure for cancer and starting here in san francisco. police tactic and training. san francisco shows how its officers deal with violent encou encounters. what we're seeing tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00. long ways from home from biscuit and charlie, ike, moving to the bay area from texas. this is dogma, love that name. this tiny terrier mix is two months old. one of dozens of dogs up for adoption at the san francisco spca. so is colt. the furry buddies were brought here during hurricane harvey. we told you about the rescues last week. about 50 dogs and 20 the cats. go to abc7news.com to learn more about the animals, how you can adopt them. after all they've been through, hopefully they find good homes in the bay area. >> what better area to be to

find a home. >> right. i expect we might get some from irma, too. >> yeah, especially because it's going to traverse a bigger area. >> the bay area, let's show them what they're made of. we love pets here. thanks for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. bye-bye.

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