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this is abc7 news. >> amazing person. truly caring. the kind of person who would go out of his way for other people. >> friends are still in shock tonight after learning about the death of a prominent bay area chef. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm dion lim. dominic sarkar was found murdered early monday morning. >> police believe he was targeted in this attack. ne reporter amanda del castillo is live with what she's learned about the victim. amanda? >> reporter: dan, dion, today i spoke with dominic sarkar's friends and former colleagues who say that his death is not only a tough loss for those who knew him but also a loss for the culinary world. dominique sarkar was known for his culinary skills. workers at rangoli flavors india on treatment tell us sarkar was eight to ten months. for nine years before that, he

worked in this kitchen at passage to india in month view. >> everyone loved him. he was very well respected and a master. >> reporter: shi vanny was here with sarkar on sunday. he told the crew he was about to fly to india but would return after his three-week trip. sarkar was going to india to visit his wife and three daughters. his flight was set to take off sometime monday morning. >> after coming back from india, he was going to going to come here and very much excited about it. >> reporter: he left the restaurant around 2:00 p.m. and returned home to fremont. around 12:30 a.m., a neighbor reported hearing gunshots. police found his body insided this home in a room friends say he rented. sarkar was shot dead. >> and i was wishing him have a safe journey. he says don't wish me now. i'm going to call you from the airport around 11:00. and at 10:30 yesterday, i found

out he's no raiat large. anyone with information in this case is being asked to contact fremont pd. i'm live outside of the fremont police department tonight, amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >> developing news now, hurricane michael is a monstrous life-threatening storm tonight. tens it of thousands of people have evacuated and store shelves are empty. it's on course 0 make landfall along the florida panhandle tomorrow afternoon. news reporter elizabeth hur is in panama city beach, florida. >> reporter: michael intense phiing in the florida panhandle preparing for a monster storm. >> the storm is dangerous. if you don't follow warnings from officials, this storm could kill you. >> reporter: michael's power already on full display off the coast of cuba. for hundreds of passengers on board the empress of the seas cruise ship, all safe but still in awe. >> we battled 13 to 15-foot swells last night.

there were heavy rains at point. there was lightning in the distance. >> the storm already leaving central america devastated, killing more than a dozen in the region. here in the u.s., most residents in michael's path are heeding the warning from officials to be prepared. stocking up on food and water while moving anything and everything out of harm's way. >> i don't know what to think. i just hauled back to georgia and rebuilt the thing. >> there are voluntary and mandatory evacuations with officials stressing their concern is the storm surge. >> the potential of 12 feet of surge in some areas is just deadly. you cannot survive this. >> reporter: if you have been ordered to evacuate and have not, it will be too late come tomorrow, calling the storm thed i'm elizabeth hairt herr. >> hurricane michael keeps

getting more dangerous as it nears the coast. these are live pictures of gulf shores, alabama. bracing for this hurricane. let's go to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya tracking what has become a monster storm. >> and a stronger storm, now a category 4. look at hurricane michael from the satellite perspective. a well organized storm. eye is well defined. category 4 maximum sustained winds of 130 miles an hour moving to the north at 12 miles an hour. landfall expected tomorrow morning as a cat 4 a the florida panhandle. it will weaken to a tropical storm drenching georgia, the carolinas, eventually weakening and moving out over the open atlantic. one of the biggest threats is the storm surge. look at what they can expect in that area. it is actual going to be a very serious situation. they're going to be looking at as that wall of water comes on shore, sorry about that, we're having problems with the graphics. they will be seeing rainfall

intensity as you'll notice from the doppler 7 moving ashore across the panhandle. the rain could add up up to a foot. hurricane force winds, the potential for tornadoes, as well. this is going to be an extremely dangerous storm that could prove destructive. dion? >> thank you. new details tonight about the handcuffed man who managed to steal a san jose police car. the cruiser was taken after the suspect was pulled over in a stolen semi truck early this morning. by the time the manhunt was over, police say he stole yet a third vehicle. abc7 news reporter katy u disspoke with the suspect's father. >> reporter: the spree started early tuesday when police arrested and drew tru of a poli then drive off. he ditched the patrol car in heyward and took another truck.

sky map 7 shows a third scene, the intersection of smally avenue and mission boulevard. >> the search for the suspect came to a head right here at this auto parts store where the suspect stopped to tell his father he was okay. >> we had had developed investigative information that he was still in the area. so we saturated the area with police officers. >> it was a s.w.a.t. team almost out ear here. >> his father said the canine lached on to his son's stomach during the arrest. >> they had the ambulance come out and i guess he got bit pretty good. >> reporter: police say they had watched him pull up in yet another stolen truck. >> he was smart enough to change his clothing and obviously, he managed to somehow get rid of his handcuffs. >> he was first arrested wearing a campbell's towingirt. he is not an employee and the company tells abc7 they had a truck stolen recently. police are now digging into his

record. katy u dis, abc7 news. >> water across san francisco is being. tested tonight after residents in the sunset district said their tap water might be contaminated. one woman told the chronicle" that home water kit tested positive for pesticides and says other neighbors say on social media their water is tasting bad. san francisco public utilities commission officials say the water is safe. but they're doing these tests as a precaution. >> we're learning new information about the limousine that crashed in new york this past weekend killing 20 people. a brake malfunction was one reason it failed a safety inspection last month. epmbiv wasotionsd iio crash. through a lawyer, his family says they believe he was given an unsafe limo to drive. >> it's an american institution. sears could file for bankruptcy

as soon as this week according to "the wall street journal" which reports the retailer hired a boutique advisory firm to possiblily put together a filing. it added restructure touring expert to its board. the retailer nears a key debt repayment next monday of more than $130 million. in the east bay, a grandson trying to revitalize his family's berkeley nursery growing weed spoke before the city council tonight. we told you about his plans to turn it the lot on dwight way into a cannabis nursery. he desn't want to sell it ready to consume, just the plants and seeds. he urged them to clear the way pore cannabis nurseries. moments ago council members said they're leaning toward an patroning it. >> bitter disappointment for a group of newly appointed master sommeliers. 23 of these elite wine expertses

were stripped that have coveted title. the conical reports the decision was announced in a letter by the organization that add ministers the exam saying it learned of a breach by a master sommelier likely someone administering the test. just 274 people worldwide passed the exam since first offered in 1969. one year after the devastating north bay wildfires a family-owned winery is rising from the ashes. >> plus, it's an exclusive new space designed just for women in the bay area but it is not without controversy. >> and police looking to nail some thieves why they're stopped by an unusual theft in the north bay. >> first here's a look what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live'". >> thanks, dan and dion. tonight the tweets are mean. one of moo employees was talking about how the chain smokers were

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abc7 news reporter kate larsson was in napa tonight and has the story. >> cheers. >> with a clink and a toast, sig norrell la broke ground on a new state-of-the-art facility along the sdotrail. the fire took the winery from this to this. >> after about an hour this place was enveloped flames burned the winery down the hill. fortunately the grapes were spared since this vineyard acted like a fire break. even though the building that burned was just 20 yards away. >> the vine itself was quite lush. there's not enough there to burn. we didn't know that before the fires of last year but we were pleasantly surprised to see our vines 100% intact. >> reporter: ray says the fire wasn't their only battle. in the months after the fires, wine tourism essentially stopped.

>> people were scared to come here and thought there was nothing left. we had to make sure that people understood there were very few wineries that got hit. >> reporter: sig norrell la have a temporary tasting room and expect to complete their new facility in two years. and he says their 2018 vintage is the benefit they've seen in 30 years of wine making because there year, the conditions were just right. in napa, kate larsson, abc7 news. >> we do have much more coverage on the north bay wildfires one year later at our website, abc7news.com. >> a new tech alternative workplace opened today called the wing and designed specifically for women. it features meeting rooms, a cafe and a beauty room. membership for a single location is $2350 a year. one local member we talked with says it fits her needs as a business owner and work at home mom. >> i was inspired by the mission

of the wing, how they empower women, lift them up. >> in new york city where the wing has other locations the human rights commission tells us there is an open and ongoing investigation into possible violations of anti-discrimination laws. the wing's co-founder tells us anyone can apply for membership. >> you could be in for a cut of $770 million in unclaimed property. a state controller's office announced today it's holding that amount in unclaimed cash that belongs to california residents. it includes forgotten bank accounts, stocks and items in safe deposit boxes. we have a link at our website so you can find out if any of it is yours at abc7news.com. >> healdsburg hope to nail the thief who snatched a hammer. the crime required some really he s 20eetonnd pounds of wood and

loan as part after art show. the hammer's been missing since friday. who would take it? what will they do with it? who knows. not exactly going to be able to sell it on ebay. >> how to ship it. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. we're tracking hurricane michael which may be a category 4 by the time it hits the coastline in florida. >> high winds. with more, let's get to sandhya patel. >> take a look at there very large storm. it is a category 4 right now. it is closing in on the gulf coast. our live doppler 7 is tracking bands of rain beginning to move in across the florida panhandle. besides the very heavy rain that they are expecting there that could cause flooding issues there arether issues they're concerned about and the storm surge is one of the biggest ones. look at the normal sea level. the storm surge, the wind of the storm pushes that water ashore in case you don't if you're not

familiar with it, by the time it res three feet, water overtakes low lying roads and lawns and then as it gets to six feet, water is entering the first floor of many homes. in this situation, this hurricane is expected to bring storm surge as high as 13 feet. when you've got over 12, you're looking at widespread destruction of buildings and that's why this is going to be a life-threatening situation with hurricane michael. a dangerous category 4 storm we are tracking and we hope obviously for the best for those along the gulf coast. live doppler 7 right now, pretty widespread low clouds locally and fog. temperatures right now in the 50s and 60s as we look at this time lapse, you pretty much saw what was happening this afternoon and evening. the marine layer deepened. all of a sudden, low clouds pushed in overbay and quickly as the wind started to ramp up and because of this, we are heading be gray tha what we were

used to. emerigtonight. an offshore flow drying out the air. as of right now, no red flag warnings. be aware that fire danger will be increasing for the north bay. fog and spotty drizzle in the morning and cooling continues tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow morning you're going to sleep well tonight. temperatures mid 40s to mid 50s. watch out for the drizzle in spots and certainly low visibility because of the fog. tomorrow afternoon, even cooler than today. today we saw 10 to 15 degree drops, double digit drops in some parts. inland tomorrow, out of the 80s, in the mid-70s. mild. along the coastline temperatures in the 60s and breezy. we're keeping an eye on another storm, tropical storm sergio in the pacific, downpours expected across cabo san lukas as this system continues to weaken and

fall apart. it will send us a southerly surge. the swells are picking up, six to ten-foot swells right now. beach hazard statement thursday. if you're going to be along the coast, breakers as high as ten feet. rip currents are possible. accuweather seven-day forecast. morning fog and drizzle tomorrow. temperatures low 60s to upper 70s. cooling continues for your wednesday. especially inland. for those of you who like the warmth, mid to upper 80s coming your way friday through the weekend. 60s, 70s at the coast. beach weather in the forecast. just in time for the weekend. >> looks lovely. thank you so much. >> summer's back. >> well, who needs a cape. how this hero pizza delivery man got to meet his hero. >> coming up. tomorrow on "good morning america," steve carell and oscar nominee tim think chalamet

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pop hero after joey helped save a woman's life. he was working and delivered a pizza when he noticed a woman at the house bruised and appeared to mouth the words help me. it turns out she had been kidnapped. his friends reached out to swift and she rewarded with him a backstage pass and a hug. how fun is that. that was sweet of her to do. >> look what happens when you speak up and say something. >> the other woman was very appreciative. >> on to sports. mindi is here. >> the sharks are skating on fire. they got a second wind in the second of back-to-back games on the east co

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abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> the philadelphia flyers new matt mascot gritty doesn't like sharks. real or otherwise. especially the san jose sharks. he went on the attack incoming an squariam today to send a message to san jose fan the sharks don't like the flyers or gritty as they spoiled had his home debut today. three minutes into the game, the

sharks odd-man rush. logan couture keeps it and gets the wrister past brian elliott. the sharks not done. 11 seconds later la banks's shot deflected buddiflected on the rebound. four assists. still in the fours, pavelsky pokes in another. this one would be reviewed. but about the refs saw the right angle and it's a good hockey goal as threw like to say. sharks on the power play now. evadder cain gives the sharks their first power-play goal of the season. san jose will 48 shots on goal and win big 8-2 the final. the warriors play the first of two preseason games against las vegas. tomorrow draymond green will not be on the court. he could play against the lakers friday night but he hasn't practiced in ten days. an mri came back clean and he's expected to be ready for opening

night against the thunder october 16th. alds ended with all account drama baseball fans have come to expect. bases loaded bottom of the ninth elimination on the line for new york. yankees fans hoping the bombers could stave off elimination but with the red sox up 3-0, christian vazquez connected off zach britton. boston opened up a 4-0 in the ninth, giancarlo stanton representing the tying run against kimbrel would strike out swinging. bases full. yankees season on the line. gary sanchez drives one deep to left. it stays in the park. tegs is a one-run game sacrifice. eduardo nunes with the throw the to first bare will i beats