i'm really happy to be home. it's been a long journey. >> one year after a devastating fire storm roared through the north bay, a time of healing and reflection now. good evening. i'm dan ashley. and it was an emotional day for most people as they marked the somber >> the flames moving so fast some people could not make it out of their homes. >> 44 people died, 8,900 buildings were destroyed. one santa rosa neighborhood that burned to the ground celebrated their collective progress this past

>> reporter: these north bay neighborhoods have really evolved this year. at first you see empty lots like this, maybe a homeowner looking for a missing pet and then the construction crews came and you started to see houses rise up. and today we saw cars pulling in, kids running around and families barbecuing. i can tell crow the recovery here in one year is nothing short of astounding. >> i remember pulling up to the mouth of the neighborhood and just seeing fire everywhere. you couldn't actually make out the houses. it was like a wall of fire. >> reporter: this video was when the fire marshal discovered his entire neighborhood was on fire. >> in some respects it seemed like it just happened yesterday, and for other parts of it it

seems like it's been years. we'll have the kitchen over here, kind of entertainment family area over here. >> reporter: one year later he's giving us a tour. it's on the same lot as his old house and is surrounded by new home construction in various stages, a long afrom the field of ashes the tubbs fire left behind. empty for most of the year the neighborhood is now filled with families again who came back to oxford court to celebrate their new beginnings. >> and all these cupboards close by themselves. >> reporter: the first back home in the neighborhood after the fires. and like so many fire victims they lost all their possessions. it was a hard lesson to learn, but nancy says she now loves living with less. >> i feel like we almost had too many things. less is more. it's nice to be simple. >> reporter: there's still a lot of work to be done. there's still plenty of empty

lots like this that have yet to break ground. and and spoke to some families tonight who are still battling with their insurance companies. after spending some time with these folks i have a feeling next year there'll be a lot more families back home. kate larson, nabc 7 news. >> a year after the tragedy police and fire in the north bay have found new ways to alert people of evacuations, especially in those first critical hours. that european style high-low siren that will warn residents when it's time to >> it allows us to drive a patrol car through rural country lace on mailboxes, fences orerne

doors to let first responders know they've left. >> and we have more coverage on the north bay wildfires one year lateren our website abc7news.com. another building burned to the ground today in another fire in salono county. close to susoon city. we are glad to tell you that no one was hurt. noerd building burned just yesterday. of course it's a very dangerous time of year in early and midoctober around the bay area as it is hot and dry and winds can pickup. officials have revised their figures tonight. 4,000 acres have burned and their containment is up to 80%. new details in that dead limousine crash in up state new york. tonight luchbed ones who have

lost family are coming together to make sure how a 30th birthday celebration in a rented limo could have ended so tragically. maggie rhuli has the latest. >> reporter: a vigil for the 20 lives lost. now concentrating on the vehicle, its driver and its checkered history. new york's governor pointing out several red flags. the driver was not properly licensed and the company has been told to cease operations for now. trying to piece together why the 2001 stretched ford uxcursion blew through a stop sign, with

such force the engine ended up in the driver's compartment with no signs of skid marks. >> it was missing misting or damp road could perhaps mitigate any skid marks. >> reporter: also looking into the driver's record, conducting an autopsy to see if drugs and alcohol were factors. >> we'll determine if there's any criminal kulpability on the part of anyone. >> reporter: that limo filled to capacity with friends and family on their way to a 30th birthday party for the youngest of four sisters. all four sisters along with three of their husbands killed in the c and east bay limousine company is losing business as a result of the accident in new york. the owner of prestige limousine in concord says despite having the same name it has no affiliation at all with the limousine company involved in

this collision. abc news reporter lillian kim has the story. >> reporter: someone through pumpkins at the prestige limousine fleet in concord. what's more, business come to an abrupt halt. >> it's been pretty much dead on that end. >> reporter: he says people are canceling reservations, too. four so far. customers are concerned that the business is relate today the limousine company involved in saturday's horrific crash in up state new york. both happen to share the same name. >> we have to keep clarifying we are not part of it. >> reporter: rebecca is the owner of prestige limousine which is now experiencing a setback, first there was the napa quake, then the fires and now this. >> i feel it's really hard to be judged for something you haven't done gg and you're not part of it. >> reporter: prestige limousine has been based here in concord

since 1996. it kurnltly as a fleet of 16 limousines and a staff of 19 drivers, all of whom have undergone background checks. the company is hoping the mistaken association will soon pass. >> we'll just hope they will give us our fair shake. >> reporter: in the meantime the company's limousines sit idle for now. abc 7 news. now, before you hire a limo here are five ways to make sure the trip is safe one. check federal records online. all of them are available on the u.s. traption department's website. ask the company about the credentials of its drivers including background checks. that's very important. also ask them about safety inspections. limoes are supposed to be checked by the feds every six months. make sure that's being done. and go online to check reviews from previous customers. and when your limo arrives look

for defects with the limo and make sure that your driver look alert and coherent. union city police swarmed a sideshow that broke out last night, one that brought out an unexpected guest. the intersection of whipple road and mission boulevard was filled with burning rubber at 9:30 last night. things really became bizarre, when, look, a horse was seen trotting across the street. yeah, there is right there. officers eventually broke up the crowd. one arrest was made for a parole violation. the open oakland oakland oad said it's premarpared to releas the names in approximately 45 days. the bishop says the dioceses has nothing to hide and releasing the names is the right thing to do. a muni bus driver has died following a crash last month.

a hospital spokesperson tells the examiner today that milton james died two weeks ago at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. james was driving a 19th avenue bus when it slammed into a tree on lumbard street september 10th. no word yet on a cause. a processing error by the dmv mistakenly registered people to vote. the dmv says tonight the mistake involves about 1,500 people some who are not citizens but none live in the country illegally. an internal audit discovered this mistake. the director of the dmv says the department is working quickly to fix it. last month the dmv said it may have boxed about registrations because of an error. the leaseholder's father started the business and the same family owns the building.

it's been sold following a disagreement among family members. the closure will also affect some half a dozen businesses that lease space in the commercial kitchen to cook and bake. coming up local veterans forced to sleep-in cars and skip medical care? >> we go inside the peninsula home that's trying to change that. and whole foods takes out a restraining order. why an east bay store is banning some customers. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it was a warm fall day around the bay, but changes are on the way. i'll show them to you coming up. but first here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. you watch your stuff, is that something

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country. it has helped our nation's heroes so they don't have to sacrifice their last dime for temporary lodging. many tell abc 7 news high hotel rates often kept veterans in their vehicles ahead of doctors visits. >> so there's a lot of folks sleeping in their cars or traveling a great distance. >> reporter: while billy briels and his wife still make the more than 100 mile trek for treatment, they no longer have to sleep irtheir car. the double purple heart recipient was hit by shrapnel and came home a wounded wariar. va palo alto leaders and the foundation started to take notice. >> people forget match they forget the sacrifices veterans made. and veterans aren't front and center often enough and what they've done for all of us and so self-lessly. >> reporter: they came together

it fund the lodge's construction costs. the one of a kind four star facility is free to veterans equipped with 52 guest room, a dining room, a library and much more. now, briles says veterans often hear thank you for your service to our nation. he says with this lodge that message is both received and reciprocated. >> amanda, thank you. all right, let's turn our attention to the weather forecast as we started a gorgeous night out there around the bay area. >> it looks like a little cooler coming our way. >> it is going to be cool rights here in the bay area. right now i want to turn your attention to hurricane michael in the gulf of mexico. it is really not changing much in strength. hearmer wat g her it is moving gulf of mexico after it moved across western cuba. it is heading in the direction of the panhandle of florida packing maximum sustained winds

of 90 miles an hour. it is moving to the west, northwest at 12. and on this track expect to become a major category 3 hurricane by wednesday morning making landfall across the panhandle of florida, eventually curving to this northeast, pushing across the south eastern united states and then weakening to a tropical storm. the biggest thing with this hurricane will be the following. dangerous storm surge up to a foot. isolated areas could pick up to 12 inches. life threatening flash floods are possible. large swells and rip currents. so if you have travel plans to the southeast, storm. live doppler 7 showing you clear skies. here's a look at those temperatures. pretty much in the comfort zone with 50s, 60s. earlier this afternoon we had 70s and 80s across the bay area, so it was a warm autumn day.

and the winds that we had yesterday really cleared out our air. we have good air quality here in the bay area. cooling trend starts tomorrow, fog returns along the coast and warming will return at the end of the workweek. i want to show you an hour by hour forecast. tomorrow morning, 5:00. we have a bit of fog around monterey. that fog will work its way up the coastline. by 8:00 a.m. it is near the san mateo coast. by the time we head into the noon hour and 3:00 p.m., that fog is going to sit around through the evening hours right near the coast along with the sea breeze, you're going to see a drop in those temperatures, and it will be noticeable across the coastal areas and across the bay. 48 in morgan hill. as we head into the afternoon here's what it'll look like. 81 degrees in liver moor, 78 in san jose, 82 in sana rosa. san francisco 68 degrees and 64 in half moon pay with that fog around. you can download the accuweather

app and track those temperatures anytime you want. cooling starts tomorrow, even cooler on wednesday. really mild conditions on thursday before those temperatures start to rise again. mid to upper 80s by the end of the week into the weekend. inland mid-60s coast and then a drop in the numbers sunday going into mondays. but when you have places like san francisco at 79 today and tomorrow you're only in the upper 60s, you'll notice the difference. need that jacket. tomorrow on good morning america ely kemper,

an animal rights group is banned from a whole foods in berkeley after the store filed a restraining order. >> the guardian reports that the telegraph avenue store filed the

order against the direct action everywhere group claiming the years protesters have been blocking aisles and putting customers and workers safety at risk. >> the group accuses the store along with others of animal welfare violations. a lot of sports going on. mindy is here with all the highlights. >> good stuff tonight. >> yeah wra, a lot of stuff. when was the last time you've seen a player or coach tossed into the preseason? well, if you were at

two teams on opposite end of the marx

warriors gm bob myers, and stephen curry looks to be in midseason form. first three of the night. that is actually a four point play. 24 total. things got weird in the third. head coach steve kur went on the court to argue with the young referee and got tossed. cerr said i don't want to be here anyway and sarcastically waved good-bye. kevin durant was also tossed with kerr. i'll even say it, bring on the regular season. amanda cane and sharks in brooklyn against the islanders. the sharks took 35 shots on goal. leonard stops all of them. san jose some bad bounces.

the shot deflected off into the net. islanders win 4-0. sharks dropped a 1 and 2 and will play in philly tomorrow. yankees statdi yankees stadium game sox had 10e-0 after four. yankees camp can't believe it. it got so bad that new york brought in backup catcher austin to pitch the ninth. brock holt launched a two run homer off him and became the first player ever to hit for the cycle in the post-season. red sox crushed the yankees 16-1. they can wrap up the series tomorrow. quite the monday night for drew bre the yards. this was am play. he got in halftime. the game was stopped for a few

minutes so brees could hug nearly everyone in the stadium including his family and head coach shawn paten. brees now has 72,100 yards inyan counting. this sports report sponsored by river rock casino. and milwaukee

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