we're reaching out and we're not going to cancel any hearing until the last minute. >> this is a very traumatic, difficult thing for any survivor to do. >> uncertainty grips capitol hill over brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination and how to handle the sexual assault allegations made against him by a palo alto college professor. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil. support for a full accounting of christine blasey ford's accusations may be softening a bit. today maine senator susan collins pushed back on blasey ford's call for the fbi to investigate her allegations before she testifies. collins is a republican. she says that would be unfair to kavanaugh. however, now some additional democrats have come out in support saying an investigation must come first. >> and all this comes as president trump for the first time seemed to suggest kavanaugh's nomination could be in jeopardy. david louie is looking into how the controversy is impacting

blasey ford's palo alto neighborhood. we begin in washington. >> reporter: we have a breaking development as we're coming on the air. red state democrat claire mccaskill says she will vote against kavanaugh if that vote comes up as soon as this next week and all of this as a source close to kavanaugh in the nomination process says he is shaken by the allegations but remains resolute. the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, chuck grassley, says he still hopes dr. christine blasey ford will testify on monday. >> we're not going to cancel any hearing until the last minute. i don't know what the last minute is. but until the last minute in hopes that she'll take us up -- >> reporter: "the washington post" first reported blasey ford's allegation that as a stumbling drunk teen supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while both were high school students. kavanaugh strongly denies the allegations. others have found it credible.

>> i believe what she said. >> reporter: and now the senate is divided. should they hold a vote or press the pause button? >> we have a deadline of october 1. that's when the supreme court starts. i think we ought to meet it. >> this nomination has been pushed and pushed and pushed with artificial deadlines. >> reporter: democrats still stung by republicans refusing to even meet with merrick garland, president obama's nominee in 2016, are upset republicans are now rushing to get kavanaugh's confirmation done before the midterm election. president trump urging both patience and speed. >> i want to give it all the time they need. they've already given it time. they've delayed. >> reporter: and for the first time he seemed to suggest kavanaugh's nomination could be in jeopardy. >> if she shows up and makes a credible showing, that will be very interesting. we'll have to make a decision. >> reporter: so what happens if monday comes and dr. blasey ford still hasn't testified? well, my sources within chairman

grassley's office say the senator still hasn't said definitively but in a letter he just posted to senate democrats says that kavanaugh has taken denial under oath and he is eager to move forward. reporting live from washington, lana zak, abc 7 news. >> what about the idea of perhaps private testimony or an independent investigator? >> reporter: well, larry, senator grassley has said he is open to all of those different options for her whether she wants to testify in public or in private. and he's even offered to send staffers out to california to meet with her. >> all right, lana zak, thank you. abc news just received this news statement from lisa banks, attorney for dr. christine blasey ford. dr. ford was reluctantly thrust into the public spotlight only two days ago. she is currently unable to go home and is receiving ongoing threats to her and her family's safety. fairness and respect for her situation dictate that she should have time to deal with this. she continues to believe that a

full nonpartisan investigation of this matter is needed, and she is willing to cooperate with the committee. however, the committee stated plan to move forward with a hearing that has only two witnesses is not a fair or good faith investigation. >> as the statement just mentioned, blasey ford says she's been the target of death threats since going public. gillibrand spoke about that situation. >> and the fact she is receiving death threats today, the fact she had to move her residency, has to protect her children from death threats and this kind of assertions online about her is exactly why survivors of sexual violence do not come forward. and it's probably exactly why she wanted to stay anonymous. >> and it appears blasey ford and her family have relocated from their palo alto home because of safety concerns from the death threats. abc 7 news reporter david louie is looking at what the blasey ford family is facing and joins us live near their home in

palo alto. david? >> reporter: larry and ama, as is our policy in this and similar cases we are not standing in front of or showing you the blasey ford house. it appears these reported threats against the blasey fords and their sons has prompted them to take precautionary measures to relocate. we have seen no stepped up activity by the police department here in palo alto on the street where the blasey fords live. neighbors appear to be going about their lives normally. one neighbor said it was unfortunate death threats have been made and they've pledged support in letters to the family that they will form a human chain if needed to protect them. the palo alto police department says no one has filed a report of any death threats but issued a statement saying, quote, if we receive a report of a crime we will work with the fbi to ensure it is properly investigated. san francisco based security expert and former fbi agent rick smith says it's difficult to know how long a threat might last without knowing about the

person making the threat and because the situation is still ongoing. >> when there's a political situation like this, there's far left and far right, that voice their concerns. sometimes it's just that. they're expressing themselves and they're never going to followthrough and it's just rhetoric. normal people don't do that. normal people with normal emotions don't do that. >> reporter: smith says it's likely the family has been advised to hire its own private security. for that reason go fund me campaigns have appeared to raise money to defray the cost. one site was started by a law university in washington, d.c. she admits she doesn't know the family. that site has raised just over $100,000 to help with security costs. however, there's probably no way to calculate the price for the loss of privacy as well as

inconvenience the family is facing. >> david, thank you. now the woman who accused supreme court justice clarence thomas of sexual harassment nearly 30 years ago is now speaking out. anita hill appeared exclusively on "good morning america" this morning. now hill's advice. anita hill is urging the % committee to push the pause button on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. hill tells "gma" she supports christine blasey ford's decision not to testify until the fbi conducts an investigation. >> absolutely it's the right move. the hearing questions need to have a frame. and the investigation is the best frame for that. a neutral investigation. >> in 1991 hill testified that then nominee and now supreme court justice clarence thomas had sexually harassed her when they worked together at the education department in the '80s. thomas denied those claims. there was an fbi investigation. it took only three days.

hill says holding a rushed hearing without a thorough investigation or ford's it testimony or blasey ford's testimony would be a sham. >> we need to be able to believe in the integrity of our court, and that means believing in the integrity of the individuals who are on it. >> i want to show you the makeup of the senate judiciary committee which holds the hearings. in 1991 you can see there were 14 senators on the committee all of whom were men. democrats held the majority, 8-6. now today the committee is bigger with 21 members, four of whom are women, all democrats. republicans have a slight edge, 11-10. if blasey ford eventually testifies gop senators may ask their female aides to question ford in this me too era. larry and ama? >> we are sendin push alerts like this one on the kavanaugh accusation and confirmation. you can get them on your phone

by downloading the abc 7 news app and enabling push alerts. turning now to the weather. it is warming up. there is a red flag warning in part of the bay area. >> drew tuma joins us. larry and ama, the warmer weather has moved in but the winds will be increasing. cause for concern. that will go into effect at 1 1:00 tonight. we will see gusts about 35 miles an hour, and that will decrease the humidity levels very low so fires can easily start and easily spread under these conditions. let's look at the winds this afternoon and into the evening. it's the north bay first that will feel the winds pick up 20 miles an hour. those winds picking up inland around discovery bay, fairfield and up into

if you live inland, the humidity will drop to dangerous levels. tomorrow afternoon watch what happens. we go to single digit relative humidity levels and a lot of spots that fire danger will be high over the next 24 hours. be very vigilant. i'll have the numbers when i step back inside in just a few minutes. >> all right, drew, thank you. >> the u.s. forest service says the largest wildfire on record is now 100% contained. the agency says crews finally have a line around the mendocino complex. the twin fires that erupted in lake county on july the 27th. the blaze originally named the ranch and river fires burned some 127 square miles and destroyed 157 homes and killed one firefighter. 54 days later the cause of the fires still under investigation. some 400 firefighters remain in the area. they're working on erosion control and monitoring hot spots.

authorities are investigating what they're calling a suspicious circumstance at a peninsula school. school officials in half moon bay sent students home for the bay. they tweeted the entire school was searched and there is no threat to the public. at this time they aren't saying what caused the school to be evacuated and students to be sent home early. flu season might be starting earlier than ever but will the shot actually work this year? >> it's pure speculation on what virus is going to cause an epidemic. >> there is some good news, though. why this year may be better than the last flu season. up next, could all those scooters soon return to san francisco streets? >> and a helping hand for veterans, how police and veterans group

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flu season is already under way. it's a little earlier than norming a, but that doesn't mean it will be a bad year. >> you can see only a handful of states are affected by local and regional outbreaks of the flu. most of the country just has sporadic cases. >> wayne freedman is live in marin county with a look ahead to this year's flu season. hi, wayne. >> reporter: good afternoon, ama. it's not easy to cover a flu virus outbreak but it's hit its stride but that's what we did today. the vaccine this year is already locked in. the question, where did that vaccine come from? how did they come up with it? how effective will it be? the subject probablynsatsueray so here it comes, you're not thinking about flu yet, are you?

>> no. >> reporter: doctors have a different perspective. half a century of flu experience for this doctor in mill valley including last year's flu with all of its complications. >> last year the shot didn't work. they ended up with the wrong virus. >> reporter: experts know it follows winter up and down between the northern and southern hemispheres. >> dr. matt willis tracks on a graph. it's a best guess. it's been mild down there this year. >> we're worried for the possibility there will be a novel or new strain we haven't anticipated. that happened with swine flu in 2010. >> reporter: 100 million people, 5% of the world's human

population were killed. a similar virus could develop again. and then -- >> it's possible if a new strain like the 1918 strain came out again we could have similar morbidity and mortality. it would take weeks if not months to build a vaccine. that's too long with the same strain. if you're over age 60 get the vaccine as early as possible. live in marin county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. all right, wayne, thank you. for more information about the flu and the flu shot go to abc7news.com. we have a link to the cdc where you can get answers to many of the questions you might have about the flu. students and parents in the oakland unified school district are celebrating a little bit of good news here. the state is putting up money so they don't have to worry about getting to and from school. abc 7 news was at westlake as lawmakers, educators and the mayor announced ac transit will be able to continue to take kids

to school in oakland. it was looking like they would have to end the service. they could not keep a 20-year agreement because of funding issues. >> every student deserves safe and reliable transportation. the state funding our schools does not provide adequate funding. we have many that do not provide bus service. some do. but some do not. >> the mayor said she's extremely grateful for the money since it keeps the buses running to her alma mater. but this, keep in mind, is a one-time fix. it handles one school year. oakland still needs to figure out a long-term solution but at least this buys them some time. lime has filed a formal appeal. the company claims there was significant bias in the

selection process. lime says sfmta changed its rules two days before the permits were due. late last month they awarded only two scooter permits to companies called scoot and skip not bird or lime. the organization has not commented on lime's appeal. >> keeping union square a retail destinati destination. legislation to ban them from occupying the first three floors. nonretail spaces are allowed on ground floors only if they offer services to the general public. offices are currently permitted on every floor aboveground floors. there's a house on the move in texas. check this out. it's the oldest home in plano, texas, built in 1861. it was going to be demolished so

a family bought it and they're moving it across town. residents raised about $500,000 to move the structure. that is not a small house. that could not be easy to move that. >> that's incredible. >> that's an engineering feat. >> for sure. >> drew's back in house with us. >> enjoying the sunshine for a little bit. >> you feel about 12 feet tall. >> it was a great shot of just the blue sky out there. >> larger than life. >> and warm weather is going to stick around. it does cause some concern for our fire danger. not a cloud to be scene from this vantage point. not a cloud to be seen. this is a post card picture right now. we are soaked in sun and it is very effective at warming us up this afternoon. the 24-hour temperature change everywhere, no matter where you live, you are warmer now than this time yesterday by ten degrees in oakland this hour.

ten degrees warmer in napa. back into the 80s, that comfortably cooler air is no longer with us. we're down to 65. the sea breeze has kicked in. the big story, the winds are going to pick up. that wind will descend down inland as well. do not be surprised if the wind wakes you up in a couple of spots. temperatures in the 50s is with a we'll fall to in the overnight hours under plenty of stars. your day planner is nothing but sunshine. we start you out at 7:00 in the morning. by noon we're into the low 80s. by 4:00 in the afternoon that sunshine will cause warm to hot temperatures across the entire

region. a closer look, starting in the south bay, we're calling it hot. 88 in san jose for the afternoon high. 94 for gilroy. along the peninsula tomorrow a warm one. 81 for redwood city. close to 70 in pacifica and half moon bay. warm in the city. 77 and sunny in daily city. into the north bay, 80s and 90s tomorrow. 83 in vallejo. clover dale hot at 95 degrees. oakland tomorrow 80 degrees. 83 in fremont. inland here is our hottest spots, into the 90s we go. 95 in brentwood. 94 in livermore. unfortunately with this warm, stagnant air mass, our air quality will be declining over the next couple of days.

by thursday notice the haze in the atmosphere. if you have respiratory issues, take it easy outdoors the next couple of days. the accuweather seven-day forecast is warm to hot across the region. we'll gradually cool off as fall arrives. hot weather wants to take over the forecast. >> september summer. >> we now know who is going to be playing at the next super bowl halftime show. not quite official just yet though. >> and putting an end to wasted

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we have breaking news in san jose. police are investigating a deadly crash that took place on mckean road. sky 7 showing us the scene here. you see the red car completely on its side. there's a black car off the road on an embankment. this looks like a terrible collision that happened. it took place about an hour ago. it's not clear what caused this. sky map 7 shows us that authorities say it will remain closed until 7:00 this evening. other stories making headlines. the republican chair has rejected democrats' calls to delay monday's hearing about sexual abuse allegations christine blasey ford is making against brett kavanaugh. blasey ford, who lives in palo alto, has asked that the fbi probe her accusations before any hearing takes place. a go fund me account has been

created for her security. so far it's raised more than $137,000. there is high fire danger. abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma tweets, low humidity makes it very easy for fires to start and spread. president trump spent part of the day in north and south carolina visiting people impacted by hurricane florence. marcy gonzalez is live in wilmington with the latest in the ongoing crisis in the carolinas. marcy? >> reporter: the president getting a firsthand look and praising the recovery efforts that are really just getting started after what he says was one of the most powerful destructive storms to ever hit this country. president trump in the carolinas giving out meals and hugs. visiting some of the communities hit hardest by florence and the

devastating flooding that's followed. promising quick federal assistance, thanking first responders and volunteer rescuers who pulled more than 4,000 people from vehicles and homes inundated with floodwater. >> the true character of the american people. so true. citizens all across our country rally together to rescue the stranded, to protect the innocent and restore hope to families who have experienced tremendous and unbearable loss. >> reporter: neighborhoods still under water and the death toll still rising. two women in police custody restrained inside a transport van died after the vehicle hit floodwaters trapping them inside. and the dangers for many still lingering.

concerns contamination impacting water supplies and rescues. >> we still have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: and the levels of some rivers that have already crested including this one aren't expected to start receding for days. the governor of south carolina says the worst flooding there is yet to come. >> you've been following this, is there any sign of recovery there in north carolina? >> reporter: we are start to go see some signs. the power is slowly coming back on for a lot of people here in north carolina. right after the storm there were close to a million customers without electricity. about 160,000 people now still in the dark and that's the reporting from the power company, duke energy. that number keeps going down. we're seeing more roads reopen. hundreds have reopened since yesterday. about 800, though, are still

closed because of flooding. >> that is some improvement. the american red cross is raising funds. text the word florence to the number 90999. the suspect in a work place shooting in wisconsin has died. the shooting took place in middleton this morning just northwest of madison. authorities say three people were hurt in the attack. it's not clear if the shooter worked at the company or even the extend of the injuries to the three victims. four people including a police officer were hurt when a gunman opened fire at a courthouse. this happened in mason town, pennsylvania. that's about 69 miles south of pittsburgh. the police officer had injuries to his hand. a hospital spokesperson says the other three victims are now in fair condition. they say the gunman was shot and killed by police. he was due in court today on a

domestic violence charge. the man accused of murdering mollie tibbetts pleaded not guilty. he waved his right to a speedy trial after he pled not guilty to first-degree murder today. this is video of the suspect in court this morning. tibbetts went missing after going on a run in late july. her father still lives in california. the woman who helped to kidnap elizabeth smart in utah is now free. 72-year-old wanda walked out of prison out of the view of cameras. it was a surprise announcement that authorities had somehow miscalculated the amount of time that she should serve. smart believes she is still dangerous and should still be in prison. her husband is serving a life term for kidnapping and raping smart in 2002 when she was only 14 years old. president trump renewed his offensive on jeff sessions saying today, quote, i don't have an attorney general. the president told hill.tv he's,

quote, so sad over jeff sessions. president trump has repeatedly denounced the former alabama senator for recusing himself from the russia investigation. here is what the president told reporters after his comments came out. >> i'm disappointed for a number of reasons. we have an attorney general. i'm disappointed in the attorney general for many reasons, and you understand that. >> the president claims in the interview that sessions didn't need to recuse himself. department of justice guidelines recommended that he do so because of his own contacts with russian officials during his time with the 2016 trump campaign. still ahead, a new effort trying to save lives, the first of its kind, a summit between police and veterans groups and how they're teaming up to save the lives of america's veterans. looking outside we are soaked in sunshine this afternoon. even warmer air moves in tomorrow. the numbers and the accuweather you could save energy by living off the grid.

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in the midst of national suicide prevention month, lawmakers came together for a first of its kind summit. >> this is an all-out effort to reduce the number of veterans who commit suicide every year. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen with more. >> reporter: law enforcement representing multiple departments from throughout the south bay and the peninsula gathered to discuss a pressing topic -- a rise in veterans committing suicide and what can

be done to prevent it from happening. >> most police officers are veterans and they want to help out their brothers and sisters struggling that are in crisis and that's the big takeaway. >> reporter: a first of its kind summit covering topics from ptsd to escalation in what can be described as an open and honest conversation. >> when they say i'm going to kill myself, i'm going to kill my family first, from their thinking it's about protection. >> reporter: police chief ron jones and his commitment to connecting local officers with more resources. >> sharing this kind of information especially at the first responder level between the va police and the local community police since they'll be dealing with that crisis at 2:00 in the morning who can they reach out to instantly at that point? >> reporter: the va reports more than 6,100 veterans die every year by suicide. recently a 27-year-old veteran committed suicide in san jose. in that case police tried to intervene but the man shot himself to death. san jose unit officer matthew

walsh, himself a veteran of the marine corps, says he'll immediately apply what he learned today. >> getting a face with a name and establishing those connections so that we can try to deconflict any type of situation where a veteran is in crisis and trying to reach a positive outcome. >> reporter: law enforcement taking a proactive approach to help save more lives throughout the bay area. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. according to the v.a.'s national data report released in june nearly 21 suicides every day. 16.8% were veterans. 3.8% were active duty. a recent article says the numbers amount to 6,132 veterans and almost 1,400 service members who died by suicide in one year. >> logon to abc7news.com. we have links on suicide, domestic violence, bullying and school safety and links to

connect you directly with your local lawmakers. we're looking at the overnight hours. temperatures will mainly drop into the 50s. they will spread south inland. future track and wind gusts by 11:00. we expect the winds to pick up in the north bay and then after midnight the winds really crank in discovery bay gusting over 20 miles an hour. we have the red flag warning tonight. the breezy winds, low humidity means any fires that start can easily spread. tomorrow even warmer than today. the seven-day forecast, suddenly summer, even on friday it's warm. by monday, tuesday and wednesday warmer weather will move in. >> thank you, drew.

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a pilot program is come to the international airport to beef up security and keep passengers safe. abc 7 news reporter matt keller with the details. >> reporter: you think airports are for ttresses try to get pas security. security breaches were not uncommon at the international airport. five in about a year including april 2014 when a 15-year-old boy climbed into the wheel well of a plane that then flew to hawaii. in april 2015 a woman hopped a fence and ended up in a secured cargo area. flash forward more than three years and a tsa selected san jose along with miami international airport to test new perimeter intrusion detection and deterrence technologies. >> tsa will come out and do a full study of our perimeter and determine how can they use

technology to continue to reinforce our perimeter here. >> reporter: san jose's airport is getting up to $4 million for the program. some of the security technology being tested includes video cameras, analytic software, monitoring large areas for potential intruders and infrared sensors. a congresswoman said by bolstering the technology deployed to keep our airport perimeter secure we are taking steps to ensure the safety of businesses, travelers and help establish mineta as the premier gateway to silicon valley. lessons learned could lead to changes across the nation. >> and with the study and the implementation here in miami they can take the best practice installation to start by the end of the year and the study to be completed by next summer. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> if you noticed a lot of crews nearby, it was just a drill.

first responders practiced what they would do if a plane crashed into the water. you can see there were emts, crews on boats, some of the people from more than half a dozen participating agencies. 130 volunteers also pretended to be passengers. federal regulations require tests like this every three years but sfo does it annually. the great recession only lasted a year and a half and here on the ten-year anniversary of this event we've been bombarded with stories about a recovered economy, moving stock market and increased home prices. >> that is only half of the story if that. michael finney with more. >> reporter: the great recession changed lives. one in five workers lost their jobs, many of their homes, too. companies got used to hiring tem temps. where do we stand today? helping us sort that out is a financial adviser from morgan stanley. i appreciate you dropping by. >> thanks for having me.

>> reporter: so companies are doing well. the stock market is doing well. how about the people living on main street? >> people are sensitive. we saw wages rise but the core inflation rate was 1.7%. that's not good. they said wages are increasing about 2.8%. inflation is about 2%. it's still a marginal increase. they said the cost is going up 3% which tells me that employers are trying to keep pages down and supplementing on a discretionary basis. bonuses i can give it to you this year and not next year. >> reporter: if you give somebody a bonus somehow that's not what you negotiate off of. >> exactly. but it's all cash out and the employers want the flexibility in case we do have a recession and that will happen at some

point. >> reporter: here in the bay area and we were talking about this, a lot of smart young people coming in. it makes it look like everybody is doing fabulous. >> three or four years later they want to be able to buy a home or a condo and it's incredibly expensive. >> reporter: how do you deal with that, you and your family, you're making this money though it sounds great in the middle of america, so-so here trying to buy a house. >> there are things you have control of and things you don't have control of. you don't have control of how much you're making. somebody else decides what you're going to make. once you know what that number is, then you have to work backwards on your expenses and you have to really decide what are your mandatory expenses. and what are the variable expenses. mandatory we have to pay. maybe we need to dial back a little bit just so we can put away money for emergencies and money for our kids for college and money for retirement. >> what i keep hearing is

millennials get it, that their parents lost houses, lost jobs, and they came up in a different world and so they get it. is that what you see? >> they have a different behavior. they're putting away money into their 401(k) plan to the maximum level so they are reducing their expenses because they know they're going to have to take care of retirement. >> okay, so gen x-ers and the baby boomers, too late? what can they do? >> what we need to do, all of them all the way down gen-x, millennials, we need to set a money date on our calendar. so i write down george money date. i will work on my finances for an hour. >> reporter: that doesn't sound fun. >> if michael finney calls to go out, i can't. i have a money date. you have to be disciplined and allocate so much time per month to do that. >> reporter: does that really work? >> it totally works. most people avoid it because they would rather have fun. reducing your expenses and planning is hard work.

heavy lifting. >> reporter: george, thanks for joining us. >> i can't wait for my next money date. it usually ends badly. if you don't think legal marijuana is big business check out these numbers. according to bloomberg the cannabis company tilray incorporated is worth more than many leaders in other industries including american airlines and oakland-based clorox. shares of this company jumped 38% just today. after imported weed into the u.s. the stock closed $214 a share today up 917% since july. they had a lot of good money dates making it worth $22 billion. the iconic mcdonald's apple pie is getting a makeover. they are altering the recipe.

it will have fewer ingredients and a whole new look. they are now covered in a crust and sprinkled with a sugar topping. mcdonald's says it's made with six different kinds of apples that are 100% american grown. each pie is $240 calories. >> yay or no? >> people like their apple pie. we'll have to see how it tastes. >> when you go to the store do you certificate. for the perfect fruit or vegetable? what happens to that not so perfect piece of fruit? one bay area chef says he has the answer. what he's doing coming up. >> and what's coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. better cell phone service but at what cost? why one community has a lot of questions about expanded coverage. plus, a bunch of legos, ais hom a matter of hours. it could be the face of the future. and the latest airline to raise fees for

it's my job to protect as a public safety,pg&e, keeping the powerlines clear while also protecting the environment. the natural world is a beautiful thing. the work that we do helps protect it. public education is definitely a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the powerlines. we want to keep the power on for our customers. we want to keep our communities safe. this is our community. this is where we live. we need to make sure that we have a beautiful place for our children to live. together, we're building a better california.

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lyanne melendez found out what many already knew. they taste just as good. >> hi, my name is nick. i grew up in rural michigan. i lived in central europe. we would always just use everything. it's just common sense. >> reporter: when you think of it, that's so not urban america where we pick and choose our produce and meats and then discard what we don't like. this whole pepper is absolutely perfect except support that little blemish and they won't accept it. >> that's correct. >> reporter: nick has been focusing on using the surplus, the imperfect and unwanted from farms. >> i know that there's all this stuff out there and we could be doing something with it. i do lay awake at night thinking about it. >> reporter: he is using those ingredients at restaurants like duna. most don't have the space to produce hundreds of pounds of produce, he wants to do it for them. >> we'll use large skillets that can braise large

>> reporter: some fruits and veggies come from the imperfect produce located in bayview. you guessed it, they buy what farmers don't want or think they can't sell. so maybe the idea is to foster a culture of people who love eating ugly. well, maybe ugly isn't the right word. >> no, they're not ugly. they just look different. it looks the way nature made them. they look a little small, a little big, curvy, scarred because they've grown in the ground or on a tree and that's how things look. >> reporter: sort of like people. >> yeah. >> reporter: those involved in this no waste movement value what nature graciously gives them. in san francisco lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> they're not ugly. they just have character. you, too, can buy a box of some of that fruit. it's healthy and delicious produce. the company imperfect produce has a website and they deliver. we'll put a link on

abc7news.com. that will do it for this edition. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. fire mostly. that's the greatest risk around here. >> and the windy conditions do not help. the national weather service and the high fire danger for parts of the bay area. an olive branch, of sorts, to judge kavanaugh's accuser. what one senator says he is willing to do. what is at stake? why many women say this is about much more than a fight over the seat on the supreme court? is your family prepared? why doctors suggest getting the flu shot right now. the largest wildfire in california history has now been declared totally contained. but this comes just as a red flag warning is now issued for the north bay hills and beyond. that starts tonight. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> let's get right to

meteorologist sandhya patel. we are seeing the wind picking up out of the north. a look at the red flag warning. it begins at 11:00 p.m. tonight. the santa cruz mountans with gusts up to 35 and lower humidity. any fires that develop will spread rapidly. hour by hour watch the wind direction. the arrows coming out of the north at 11:00 p.m., clover dale, that wind direction really dries out the air. the humidity values that are pretty high tonight will be coming down as we head to tomorrow morning down to 16% at lake berryessa and fair field. fire danger running high as we head to later on tonight. of course the new normal in california is a year-round wildfire season.