harrington is sleeve with more on the disturbing allegations. alyssa? >> reporter: dan, kristen, suspects are being held at juvenile hall in martinez. the victim attends the high school which is directly across the street from de la sal. the schools held assemblies today to discuss the incident and talk about behavior and mutual respect. parents at corondolete high school got word of an alleged assault in the letter sent home this afternoon. two males from neighboring schools were arrested for assaulting a student off campus back in september. the victim reached out to counselors this week. they called police.shocking news like that. i stand behind the school 110% and handle everything with grace. >> reporter: in a lengthy parent letter officials said "we are proud of the courage our student has shown in coming forward and we will continue to support her. "the sheriff's department arrested a juvenile, another from de la salle.

this is not the first time. a former football player was found guilty of rape back in may. one mom who did not want her face on camera called the allegations disturbing. >> i don't understand how this keeps happening and it's not being addressed or these kids are being punished. if they -- if rightly so. >> reporter: some students say the suspects are football players. we did see former de la salle coach on campus. a letter to parents said in part "although we cannot comment on the incident, let us make ou ourselves clear at de la salle high school we demand respect for all persons." ignecio valley officials would not comment. the district called the allegations very serious and say they're working with law enforcement. in concord, alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. we're learning more about the san francisco police officer critically injured in a hit-and-run yesterday. officer elia lewin-tankel was patrolling on his bicycle when he was hit.

abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen joins us with more. >> reporter: the officer's family arrived from out of state last night. they're now asking the community to send some good energy and prayers their way. the police chief has spent much of the day here at sf general and he's doing everything he can to provide support. with family and colleagues by his side, officer elia lewin-tankel remains in the intensive care unit at san francisco general hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. the 32-year-old was working the bicycle beat when he was struck by an suv on turk street between van ness and franklin yesterday afternoon. it happened as the driver tried fleeing from police a few blocks away from city hall. sources tell abc 7 news the driver, 50-year-old marquise johnson, was booked into the county jail last night on suspicion of attempted murder, reckless driving, and hit-and-run, among other charges. this after he led officers on a chase to the panhandle where he

reportedly dumped the suv at masonic and ran off toward buena vista park, eventually taken into custody hours later in the tenderloin. this isn't the first time the five-year veteran has been injured on the job. previously served the department's purple heart award in 2015 after being hurt while protecting the life of someone else. and the officer is very respected by his peers, in fact, he recently started law school. they call him a very smart guy who is truly dedicated to his community. especially the tenderloin where he is typically on patrol. we just received word that the police chief will address the media in just a few moments to provide an update on the officer's status. at last check, he remains in critical condition in the icu here at sf general. live tonight in san francisco, i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> a lot of people pulling for him. it's raining in the north bay right now. much needed. our reporter tweeted pictures

from highway 101 just a short time ago. here's what it looks like over the bay. let's go to abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel for more. >> the rain is falling below the radar beam, as you look at live doppler 7, santa you re eureka. on our storm impact scale this is a level 1, light system. expect light to moderate rain. wind gusts 15 to 30 miles per hour. could see a tenth to half an inch of rain. near the bear fire in the santa cruz mountains, winds are increasing. 16 miles an hour you'll notice. in the north bay we're also seeing breezy conditions. clear lake right now, 20 mile an hour winds. of course, we are watching what's going to happen very carefully. hour-by-hour look showing you the showers at 6:00 in the north bay, steadier moderate rain in

mendocino county by 8:00 p.m. and slides south at around 10:00 p.m. the rest of your hour-by-hour timeline is coming up in just a few minutes. kristen? >> all right. thank you, sandhya. that cooler weather and rain helped push the overall conta containment of the wildfires still burning in sonoma county up to 80%. cal fire says expect full containment on the fires. now they expect i to be tuesday for full containment. 7,000 buildings have been destroyed. the state insurance commissioner predicts losses of at least $1 billion. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in sonoma where community meetingsevacuees are held today. >> reporter: meetings in snoem th sonoma, this afternoon, more meetings tonight in santa rosa. one of the big frustrations for the people is the kind of things behind us here, a road block on highway 12, that's keeping them from getting th inting to their. today they got answers and starting points.

when fire victims gathered inside the sonoma veteran's hall, they came with heart ache. >> what do you have left? >> nothing. >> we just bought our retirement home, we've been there 14 weeks. >> reporter: that's just a taste of the emotional baggage following last week's fires, neighborhoods scorched beyond recognition, blackened unrecognizable regions blocked by orange cones, orange lights, orange signs. today homeowners like dell came looking for answers. >> it's frustrating. >> i want to know why i can't go home. >> the theme has been and continues to be patience. >> reporter: this was a briefing from local, state and federal agencies. some of whom admitted they don't have all the answers yet. roads, for instance, suffered so much damage, while clear, their infrastructures are greone. >> guardrails to utility poles to trees that are smoldering and will fall down. >> reporter: fema took applications on site. this business administration offered loans. >> this area has a lot of affluent folks who are insured.

we can pick up the gap they have -- we can loan them the money they won't get from their deductible. >> reporter: as for clearing away the wreckage of their homes, the california office of emergency services says it will do that for them, but it will take months. >> this operation is a marathon. it's not a sprint. >> reporter: so begins the task. >> it's a beginning. you know, we -- we have hope. >> reporter: in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. well, now that the fires are close to being contained, napa and sonoma want people to know they are eepopen for business. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas live in downtown napa with that part of our coverage tonight. >> reporter: late october in napa, this place should be hopping with tourists. as you can see, it is not right now. a lot of people stayed away because of the fires. well businessowners want them to know that they are open. and they want those tourists to come back.

the fires that roared through the hills surrounding napa left much of the lush wine-growing valley intact. >> see up there it's burned. >> reporter: nick perata owns a small tour company in town. >> can't wait for this rain, hopefully it materializes. >> reporter: nick took us on a brief tour designed to show the damage to the most popular areas is limited or nonexistent but that hasn't stopped his customers from canceling. >> to date we canceled 38 tours we had booked and for a small three-car limousine operation, that's huge. >> reporter: that translates into about $30,000 in lost business and a half dozen employees with no work. >> everything came back up, and we're ready to go now. >> reporter: tom porter owns porter vineyards where employees with hoses and shovels stopped the flames just one road shy of his grapevines. power was restored yesterday and they're ready for visitors. he's also fortunate that more than half his grapes were harvested before the fire. >> so all of the white and early maturing variety ls

like merlot and syrah were picked some time ago. >> reporter: cabernet grapes are picked later and may have suffered smoke damage. they won't know for sure for a while. businessowners do know this, the best way to help the region bounce back is for tourists to come back. >> i just want everybody to know we are open for business. it's business as usual. >> i would say to people at home, come back to napa. come and see us. >> reporter: they add the sooner, the better. in napa, eric thomas, abc 7 news. neighbors lhelping neighbor. 7 on your side is once again in the fire zone. >> reporter: i'm michael finney, 7 on your side is set up and helping people even though it's raining here in santa rosa. we're going to talk about some amazing help coming up in just a moment. >> terrific, michael. thanks. man seeing this happen in your bedroom in the middle of the night. there was only one thing that could make it worse. the billion dollar bidding war for amazon is almost over. what the bay area is doing to compete for the new

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today is the deadline for cities across the country hoping to be amazon's second headquarters. abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom has a look at two proposals coming from the bay area. >> reporter: amazon builds warehouses, bookstores and supermarkets, but this is different. a second headquarters. >> the bay area is the world's innovation capital. we have the talent, the universities, that amazon is looking for to move its company forward. >> reporter: so five bay area cities work together on this proposal. amazon could have offices in san francisco and fremont, but a sprawling campus in concord. >> the concord naval weapons station is a blank slate. >> reporter: oodles of empty land near a new b.a.r.t. station. bay area council promises roads, trains, and housing for 50,000 amazon employees are coming.

>> so we can continue to grow the economy. >> reporter: but there's another bid for amazon's new campus coming out of san jose. rather than a blank slate, san jose is offering amazon a canvas already painted with color. >> young talent, wants to be urban centered. >> reporter: in a neighborhood where amazon already has a small lab facility, san jose is making an offer. >> the opportunity to be part of the revitalization of this incredible downtown core in the bay area's largest city. >> reporter: they're renovating a slew of historic buildings but keeping their character. >> everybody in silicon slvalle has been trying to fake this with creative office space and these buildings are authentic. >> reporter: there's one thing they won't offer. >> there's a request for subsidies, and i've been very vocal about the fact that we should not be using public dollars to lure companies into our city. >> reporter: major sam liccardo agrees amazon could transform downtown but -- >> i'm quite happy to pass on this opportunity if it comes at the price of taxpayer dollars.

>> reporter: in san jose, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. one abc 7 news viewer sent us vid joe of a tree that crashed onto their home right bfore the fires broke out in sonoma. >> right through the roof. >> this happened one hour before we had to evacuate. >> wow. >> yeah. wow is right. it happened at 1:00 in the morning. fortunately nobody was hurt. the house sustained quite a bit of damage and there was also a big mess to clean up. danny sent us this video using #abc7now. we'd love to see your pictures as well any time. well, abc 7 news and the 7 on your side team are continuing the effort to help fire victimss in the north bay. >> mikechael finney live at a local assistant center in santa rosa for day three of our popup event. michael? >> reporter: hey, we're here, having a good time, helping a lot of people. we will be here until 7:00. so even though it's raining, if you need some help, if you need

to talk to us about your concerns, please come down. now, we're offering help, but this guy here, mike -- i'm forgetting your last name. >> coloff. >> reporter: that's right. with the yiunited way. the united way in wine country, united way in the bay area are teaming up and you start giving out money tomorrow. let's talk about how the money is coming in and how it's going out. >> we're so excited. people have been coming in with online donations. these donations are adding up. starting tomorrow our application goes live. we're going to start giving out $1,000 gifts to individuals in need. >> reporter: individuals in need, renters, homeowners? who? >> both renters and homeowners. if you lost your residence during this fire, we're supporting you with $1,000 gift at the beginning, as donations continue to come in, we may be able to give more later on. >> reporter: so $1,000. what's the paperwork like? is it an all-day procedure? >> no, we're not the government. so we're very fortunate. it's a one-page document. anyone can do it. >> reporter: excellent. and we can give -- where do we

go to give, where do we go to receive? >> to give, uwba.org. to receive, unitedwaywinecountry.org. >> reporter: all right. mike with the wine country united way. united way of the wine country i guess i should say. feel free to give all you want. feel free to come out here. we'll be here until 7:00. reporting live from santa rosa, michael finney, 7 on your side. >> all right, michael, thanks very much. great work you're doing up there. all right. we should let you know that right now san francisco's police chief william scott is about to hold a news conference to talk with us and give us an update about the bicycle officer who was hit yesterday. and that would be officer elia lewin-tankel of course. >> he was hit by a car, by a suspect that later was caught after a citywide manhunt. the officer was critically injured, in very bad shape. you're listening live to chief william scott in a moment speaking at zuckerberg general

hospital. let's listen to the chief. >> ready? okay. good evening. yesterday's horrific event involving our officer elia lewin-tankel is a reminder of the dangers that law enforcement officers face every day as we perform our duties to protect the public that we serve. our police family has responded admirably with great spirit, strength and resolve to support each other and elia, his and his family. currently elia remains in intensive care. as he continues on his road to recovery, it's important and uplifting to remember that elia is a fighter in every sense of the word. and this fight is not over. i'd like to read a statement from elia's wife. "if elia was writing this, he would want to say that he is like every other cop working in san francisco. he goes to work every day to protect and serve his community. he does this with heart and

passion. at the end of the day, like any other officer, he wants to come home to his family. elia is a symbol of strength, it's in his blood. this situation will be no different. this is not the end of elia's story. please, please send him positive energy and love. he deserves it and he will no doubt get through this." elia's family and the men and women of the san francisco police department want to thank the public, zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. city leaders. and our law enforcement partners for their outpouring of support during this trying time. we ask that you continue to support elia and his family through your thought and your prayers toward his recovery. thank you. before we go on, i'd like to provide some details about the ongoing investigation. our investigators yesterday afternoon took into custody

50-year-old marquise a. johnson. he has been charged for the following counts. attempted murder. use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felfelony. afflicting great bodily injure on another in commission of a felony. battery with serious injury. serious bodily injury. resisting arrest causing great bodily injury. possession of a stolen auto. felony possession of stolen property. felony evading, causing serious bodily injury. reckless driving causing injury. felony evading a peace officer. unlicensed driver, and resisting or delaying a peace officer. these are the booking charges. at this time, we're not releasing -- >> you've been listening in on a press conference by san francisco police chief william scott. speaking right now from san francisco general talking about the officer, elia lewin-tankel

who was hit yesterday by a suspect while he was on bike patrol and he is currently in critical condition. still in the intensive care unit after getting surgery. >> all right. let's move on now. of course, we'll keep that officer in our thoughts. but let's move on and talk about the weather forecast. some much-needed rain around the bay area. particularly in the north bay on the fire lines. >> that's right. and dan and kristen, as you take a look at live doppler 7, we are seeing light showers in the north bay falling below our radar beam which is why you're not seeing it here on the radar. temperatures at this hour in the 50s and 60s. it is a cooler day with better air quality, so the spare the air alert and the health advisory have been dropped for today by the air district. a level 1 system, it's a light system on our storm impact scale between tonight and early tomorrow morning, light to moderate rain. wind gusts 15 to 30 miles per hour. ter tenth to half an inch of rain. high surf advisevy starts at 6:00 tonight, runs until 6:00

p.m. tomorrow. watch out for large breakers, west-northwest facing beaches. watch the winds as we head into tonight, the system is approaching, gets breezy 24, 25 miles an hour winds. heading into midnight. then the winds ease up going into tomorrow morning. only to pick up again tomorrow afternoon. hour-by-hour we go, light showers in the north bay now, this is where they'll stay at 7:00. becoming moderate in mendocino county by 7:00 p.m. the yellows indicating that. sliding south at 9:00 p.m. and notice that it crosses the central bay, san francisco, at 11:00 p.m. down toward the san mateo coast and into the south bay by midnight. so some of you will have to hwat longer. 1:00 a.m. in the east bay and the south bay. into the early morning kmocommu isolated showers but not a widespread event during the % morning hours. it will dry out, be a clear breezy friday amp. in terms of rainfall totals, highest totals in the north bay and the lowest totals expected in the south bay. anywhere from a tenth to half an inch. tomorrow morning cool.

mid 40s to low 50s. as we head into the afternoon, keep that jacket handy. upper 50s to upper 60s. it is going to be breezy and certainly cool. in the sierra, cold enough for winter weather advisory. 11:00 p.m. tonight until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. up to a half a foot of snow. above 6,000 feet and gusty winds. so carry your chains if you're going to the high country. the accuweather seven-day forecast, breezy, cool tomorrow afternoon. sunnier and milder as we hit the weekend. temperatures will continue to rise on sunday. warm. fall weather monday. summer-like warmth on tuesday. 70s to t90s. dropping again. download the accuweather app and check out live doppler 7 any time you want. this is much-needed help for those firefighters. kristen and dan? >> okay. it is, indeed, sandhya. thanks very much. the fallout over the father of our country and the next step for a san francisco mural. that story next. anyothen at 5:30 on "world with david muir." >> president trump's chief of staff general john kelly, it's deeply personal.

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a san jose institution is closing its doors after more than six decades in business. men's clothing store moser's limited located in the fairmont hotel will shut down later this year. the store opened in 1955 and survived the south bay's economic ups and downs and dramatic evolution of silicon valley. it has had one owner, 88-year-old ed mosher who says the sad decision to close is being done so he can focus on beating cancer. he's happy he has been able to contribute to his beloved san jose. >> becoming the city i always hoped it would become with its growth and development. >> mosher is a native of this city. he says his entire inventory is discounted. he plans to shut down when it's all gone. the personal shopping service, stitch fix, has filed

for an ipo. it's based in san francisco. analysts say this will be the first test of how investors feel about this newest breed of companies where customers pay to have regular shipments s of st that's curated for you. ipo expected to raise as much as $4 billion. warby parker and rent the runway are said to be watching the situation closely. the parks service is dropping a decade-long fight to restrict dogs in the golden gate national recreation area. the decision comes a s after a lawsuit filed by dog owners uncovered irregularities in the decisionmaking process. proposed rules would have required dogs to be on a leash in marin, san francisco and san mateo counties. park officials wanted to protect native plants and wildlife but opponents lobbied successfully for their dogs to run off leash. three san francisco schools have on track to become city recognized landmarks. abc 7 news was at george washington high school in the outer richmond which along with roosevelt middle school and the

former sunshine school are all eligible for that designation. george washington high features a mural depicting the former presidents' life but it's controversial for its depiction of slaves and native americans. that mural is a big reason it is being considered for landmark status. 1970s, several response murals were painted inside the school showing the achievements of black, asian, latino and native americans. it seemed like a long walk for some little kids. >> yeah, but it sure was worth

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san francisco plaza with a controversial name. that's all coming up and a lot more then at 6:00. finally tonight, san francisco firefighters are lighting up the hearts and faces of two kids who lost their santa rosa home to wildfire. >> they really are. the department posted this photo of its facebook page. it shows a grandmother with her two young grandsons and two new bikes in the parking lot of toys "r" us on santa rosa avenue in santa rosa. >> the fire crew temporarily stationed there decided to purchase those bikes and assemble them after finding out the boys lost most, all of their possessi possessions, actually, in the fire. >> see the smiles on their faces, hear them giggle knowing their parents were back there digging through their house trying to find some stuff and things they can salvage, that's rewarding for us. >> the fire crew said it all started with grandma walking up to them in the parking lot hugging them and thanking them for their service. >> isn't that so sweet? off he goes right pedalling awa i. >> "world news tonight with

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