>> 18 hosfterheirst ngsecause it was burningty near a natural gas line. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. thank you for joining us. we want to show you where it happened near sass soon and poinsettia avenue. drone video showed the potential threat of the fire. heat detectors revealed temperatures reaching 400 degrees at one appointment. >> firefighters say this helped them understand what was going on in the vault. this video. that fire is out but the crews are checking things out. they've been there for the past several hours just in the past few minutes. pg&e sent us a photo of two birds they think, birds, yes, that may have brought down a power line sparking that fire. >> eric thomas is live in pittsburgh with more on the latest update from officials. eric? >> reporter: this is fire

station 87 where all planningin and a half from here. as you intimated there, you put fire and natural gas close together, you have a potentially explosive combination. >> i'm very happy to say and proud to say that as of 2:30 this afternoon, all evacuations have been lifted. >> but that was 15 hours after firefighters returned to the scene of a small grassfire to investigate reports that a manhole cover was glowing red from intense heat. pg&e says it's looking into reports that birds may have brought down a power line sparking the grassfire, which ignited natural gas leaking from an underground pipe. these infrared pictures show the heat from the fire burning a coraos fire and chevron first purnld the high pressure gas line, then pumped a nonflammable replacement gas into it to choke out the flames. >> with chevron's leadership, we went ahead and as we talked about this morning, used nitrogen to inject into the

pipeline to render it safe. >> reporter: chevron said there was little danger of explosion. but emergency officials were taking no chances ordering 4,000 people evacuated shortly before 11:00 last night. at 2:30 this afternoon, the sheriff's office lifted the evacuation. >> we're having having the transit buses respond to the evacuation center at calvary temple church and transporting those in need of transportation back to their homes. >> contra costa fire investigators are trying to figure out the sequence of events and what sparked the underground fire. but they consider the operation a success because -- >> we haven't had a single injury and things have gone, although sometimes ploddingly slow, we've been safe. >> reporter: calvary temple church was one evacuation center. a college in pittsburgh was another. those folks are told they can go back home. it wasn't just residents

affected. there are train tracks near this area and trains from amtrak as well as bnsf railways were halted for the entire 15-hour period until things were made safe again. we're told they've been cleared to roll again. live at station 87, eric thomas, abc 7 news. eric, thank you. whether it's a fire or an earthquake, preparedness is key in the bay area. we have tips at abc7news.com. frustration and empathy after the catholic diocese in san jose released the names of 15 former priests accused of abusing children. the priests worked in churches besides san joechlts you can see on this map where the 15 men held positions of authority. abc 7 news reporter carlos saucedo is live outside the headquarters in san jose with reaction. carlos? >> reporter: that's right. i did speak with many catholics. once the list was released today. some say it's time to forgive. others, including a victim, say

that this should have been done a long time ago. the bishop released names of 15 priests accused of molesting children within the san jose diocese spanning several decades. included in that list, joseph pritchard. >> father joseph pritchard along with classmates. >> he was victimized as a student 40 years ago. seeing pritchard's name caused frustration before. >> i got them to admit guilt. why weren't they doing the investigation then? >> pritchard was never prosecuted since the allegations were made public after his death. the diocese says the list includes credible accusations only. the accused priests are all either now deceased or former clergy members of the diocese. this comes just months after a shocking report from a pennsylvania grand jury accusing the catholic church of cover-up. >> any movement is good movement. but at the same time, cautious

optimism, i believe there's a lot more information that can be divulged woorld wide. >> bishop mcgraw said quote. i express my deepest apologies for those in the -- who violated the sacred trust by abusing children. the sexual abuse of children and young people is an appalling crime and sin. it's now time to heal. >> we want to grow from this and be better, be united. >> the church will survive. a lot of prayer. >> reporter: and the diocese tells me that this is all part of their commitment to transparency and accountability. meantime, the oakland diocese is also planning to do something similar. now, if there are other victims out there, they're encouraged to contact local authorities. reporting live in san jose, carlos saucedo, abc 7 news. thank you. as carlos said, we have a list of the priests on our website, abc7news.com. earlier this month, the oakland

diocese said it would release names of priests who have been accused of sexual abuse. at st. steven church in san francisco, the archdiocese is holding a listening session for victims of sexual abuse. a reminder that we have resource for you to take action. find your ally when it comes to topics like sexual abuse or mental health. go to abc7news.com/take action. streets are closed in oakland because of a hit and run involving robbery suspects. sky 7 was over the scene a short time ago at hill mont drive and seminary avenue. at least one person was injured. one man in handcuffs was loaded into an ambulance. investigators found a gun in the area. not clear if the suspects are still on the loose. sky 7 was over a water main break in alameda a short time ago. this is near high street and otis drive. part of high street is still blocked off. there's no word on what caused this water main break. across california today,

more condemnation in response to comments by president trump essentially blaming the state's management policies for recent wildfires. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman sampled reactions today and joins us from sonoma state university in rohnert park. orter: we heard reactions all right. president trump made the comments inside the white house. we don't know exactly how the discussion turned to wildfires in california. they certainly made their mark. this state lost 1.5 million acres this year alone. >> it's costing our country hundreds of billions of dollars because of incompetence in california. >> if a president could inflame residents in a fire weary state you just heard it. cost close to $3 billion in california this year. president trump blamed liberal wild land preservation policies. >> california, we're not going to continue to pay the kind of money that we're paying because of fires that should never be to

the extent. >> he's politicizing disasters. >> in the north bay fire country today, condemnation came fast and heavy from sonoma county supervisor. >> clearly, he's lacking knowledge about federal policies and federal funding. >> reporter: while the president blamed environmental restrictions for allowing forests to grow, experts noted that half of the wild lands belong to the federal government. 750,000 federal acres burned this year. >> the comments are really uninformed and couldn't be further from reality. >> we reached cal fire director ken pim lock by phone. he described not a california problem but a western states problem. >> 100,000 acre fire is becoming the norm. >> look to climate change, he said. at sonoma state university, professor matthew clark wondered why the president wouldn't mention that subject. >> in the science community, it

is reality. there's data to support it. having a president that acknowledges the data and the reality to face our complex problems, yeah, i think you would have more credibility. >> dr. clark specializes in mapping the fuel in wild land regions. part of the problem, he says, our tendency in the state to build homes in those areas that historically tend to burn. in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. wayne, thank you. do you remember this dramatic video from last thursday. hard to fofrmrget. a truck hauling plywood. the driver walked away without a scratch. but the cleanup from that crash, it continues. the truck was pulled up last tuesday. but cal trans crews extended the cloefsh you are of route 175 through tomorrow. chp says if the driver heeded multiple signs warning of length

restrictions for semi trucks, this could have been avoided. you never know what you find in the garbage. >> next, the board of education. campaign mail. campaign mail. >> that's where it all goes, huh? >> tis the season. we're asking what do you do with your campaign mail? the man who brutally -- the test that revealed the worst. a life in song and legacy in stone. remembering a man who packed a lot in his 45 years. if you'd

flyers, postcards, the campaign mail is endless. we want to know what you think. what do you do with the mailers? log on to abc7news.com/vote right now. you can watch your vote count in real time. we're going to keep the results up throughout the segment. they'll be coming up at the bottom of the screen. what do you do with them. recycle, skim through them. sa save. melanie woodrow is live with more. melanie? >> reporter: yeah. what do you do with them? that's the big question. i'll tell you the idea for this story came from our own mailboxes. so many brochures and flyers, we wanted to know who is printing them and where do they wind up.

>> daily, we're probably shipping out 40,000 to 50,000 pounds much political mail. >> campaign broe smurs, postcards and flyers. he prints so much of it, the local post office gave them a nickname. >> they have said we're the kings of political mail. >> from the printing press to the post office to your mailbox. >> how much is too much? >> all these big flyers, little flyers. gobs and gobs of paper. >> do you read it? >> no. >> it's a waste of paper. >> i actually look it over. i threw out. recycled. >> this is recycle central. the largest recycling facility in san francisco. >> along the initial sort deck, employees are pulling out plastics. we're pulling out campaign mail. >> another. by the way, i'm sorry i didn't bring plastic gloves. >> would it be better if there was less election mail? >> it would be nicer if there was a little less election mail.

but there are no rules about that. >> the only rule he wants you to follow is theirs. >> we want to make sure they recycle envelopes and postcards. any form of paper. including election mail. >> while you might want less of it, all this campaign mail is good business for the printing press. >> we would love to have this year round. it's pretty much every other year. >> after working 16 and 18-hour shifts, folks know where they'll go after this. >> hopefully on a vacation. >> before the next election cycle kicks in. >> reporter: in addition to that live poll going right now, i also tweeted out a poll earlier today asking you what you do with your campaign mail. so far there are about 200 votes and 67% of you say right to the recycling bin. live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. all right, thank you. we're keeping track of what all you viewers are voting right

now. we want to know what you plan to do with the mailers or what you're already doing. 89% say they recycle. 9% say they save. go to abc7news.com/vote and we'll keep the voting open through 6:00. whistle blower, tyler schultz spoke about his experience at that discredited blood testing company at santa clara university today. this as the company's founder, elizabeth holmes was back in court for a status hearing in the case. she's accused of medical fraud after pushing a high tech pioneer and testing method using a single drop of blood. schultz says the company knew it could not deliver accurate results. >> ran samples known to be positive for syphilis and we only got 65% right. so say we tested 100 samples known to be positive. 65 had syphilis, the others were syphilis-free. >> schultz says the company massaged the results to show there had been a 95% success

rate. he raised numerous concerns about the flawed test results with holmes before he left the company. the fog left us for several hours today. good evening. now it's coming back in. take a look at live doppler 7. just heading back towards the coastline. we typically see this in the summer, but it's carrying into fall. let's talk about winter. noaa, just issued a winter outlook for december through february. basically, they're saying that the temperatures for most of the country will be above average. so expected to be a mild winter around the region, including for the bay area. precipitation, there are equal chances for the bay area. southern tier states look wetter than average. some of the northern parts of the state look drier than average. here we are in between the two. where will we stand? well, i can tell you this much. there's a 70, 75% chance of a

weak el nino this fall and winter with the drought continuing for southern california. it's really not a clear pattern as to what's going to happen here locally. we know what's going to happen overnight. the short-term forecast from our emeryville camera, you'll notice patchy fog. 66 in oakland, 59 in san francisco. 73 in san jose. it's cooling down in pacifica. here's the fog from the sutro tower camera rolling back into san francisco. 74 in napa. as we look at what's ahead, let's check out our highlights. really it's going to be nice looking weather. we'll have some fog around. let's go back to that if we can. we'll have limited fog around, i should say. it's going to be confined mainly to the coastline. sunny and warmer tomorrow afternoon with a cooling trend sunday through tuesday and there is a possibility of showers the middle of next week. right now, of the best places to be is santa cruz. although there aren't too many people out there. it is a beautiful day.

in case you're headed to the coast through tomorrow, watch out for the northwesterly swell. it's bringing a higher risk of sneaker waves. tomorrow morning, there will be fog around, mainly around the coast. locally inland. low 40s to 50s. you will need that jacket or sweater. then in the afternoon, it's short sleeve weather. look at this. it's going to be a nice day in the south bay. you can download the accuweather app for free and check out 86 in gilroy, 82 san jose. 80 in sunnyvale on the peninsula, 79 in redwood city. 68 pacifica. 69 half moon bay. the fog will clear, even the coastline downtown san francisco 71. daly city 69. north bay temperatures. 60s at the beaches. 78 in san rafael. 83 in santa rosa. east bay temperatures, 76 oakla oakland. it's going to be warm. walnut creek, pleasa livermore, pittsburgh, fairfield in the middle 80s. here's a look at the forecast. warmer end to the workweek.

upper 60s to mid-80s. little change saturday. but the temperatures do start to fall on sunday. cooling continues monday through tuesday as you will notice. low 60s to the mid and upper 70s. clouds will be increasing between tuesday and thursday and that's when we're tracking the possibility of a few showers. the problem is, not all computer models are in agreement. it's still several days out. we'll keep you posted. certainly, as we head towards halloween, unofficially the bay area typically sees rain around halloween. we're going into the third week of october. so we'll see. >> i was going to say fall. the real fall appears to be arriving soon here. >> right. it's going to feel like november next week. >> thanks, sandhya. why does half of a

believe it or not, thanksgiving and the holidays around the corner. maybe you're thinking about buying a new stove. >> michael finney says why induction ranges or cook tops

may be a good idea. >> if you're shopping for a range and decided to go for a smooth top electric, you have one more big decision to make. should you spend a little more and get an induction cook top? >> they're similar in appearance and in fact, the oven operation is no different. the way the cook top heats and the way it performs is what sets it apart. here's the science behind how it works. >> well, instead of a red hot element below this glass surface for induction cook tops, the element generates an electromagnetic field. the field interacts with the pot and the pot gets hot. >> every induction range and cook top that was tested has high-powered burners that provide quick cook top heat and superb simmering. here's something that's kind of cool. literally. >> see how only half of the chocolate bar is melting. the pan is hot and next to it

isn't. that's the difference between induction and radiant cook top. >> you can get a recommended model for around $1,000. this frigidaire gallery got excellent ratings for heating and spieth speed. induction burners don't glow like radiant smooth tops do when hot. some manufacturers added imitation flames so you can tell when it's on. if your current cook care isn't magnetic you'll have to replace it. try sticking a magnet to the bottom and check. if it sticks, it will conduct heat on the induction cook top. you can check for this icon on the bottom of cookware you're considering. one other drawback, a buzz or hum is common when using the higher settings. you may notice clicking sounds on lower settings. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. a man's music and now art.

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coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- >> been in the market for a long time. we've seen this before. >> they go up and they go down. when it's the price of the most expensive thing you'll ever own, you want to know what direction the housing market is going next. plus, 7 on your side investigates what's being called one of the largest contractor frauds in history. some victims are already getting their money back. that's coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. finally tonight, a tribute to a bay area original as melodic as it was moving. >> members of the choral singing group chanticleer gathered to memorialize their -- he died of aids in 1997. >> they earned grammy awards with vocal pieces dating back to the renaissance. >> lewis was in the symphony chorus at the time. he got a group of friends

together and said let's try this. >> it was a chamber ensemble where people came together and put their efforts into this. the music was fantastic. >> the group dedicated a boulder in the aids memorial grove in san francisco. their tribute is not in there. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> wow. that is incredible. as you can hear, his legacy lives on. >> perfect pitch as one would expect. right? >> world news tonight with david muir is up next.

i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. thanks for inviting us into your homes tonight. we'll see you again at 6:00. california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%. that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. we've done it before. now, let's do it for every public-school student in california. i'm marshall tuck. i'm running for state superintendent. minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and natural disasters.

vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it. narrator: he claims to be an education reformer, but marshall tuck's failed record managing actual schools won't work as superintendent of public instruction. as ceo of l.a.'s partnership schools, the teachers gave tuck a vote of "no confidence." and tuck's total mismanagement of l.a. charter schools caused financial problems that cost taxpayers thousands. tony thurmond. the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers. holding all our schools accountable and always protecting neighborhood public schools. tony thurmond. for our schools.

tonight, breaking news. has that recording now been heard? the claims mounting, and this question -- did secretary of state mike pompeo listen to the recording? turkish authorities say that u.s. resident, "the washington post" writer was dismembered. now at least one turkish official says the secretary of state is now aware. pompeo behind closed doors with president trump today, and what was said after. also tonight, the blowup inside the white house about something else. this evening, the expletive-laced shouting match outside the oval office. the raging waters tonight and more rain coming. the dams already open, creating a new wave of concern at this hour. the former president of usa gymnastics arrested. u.s. marshals overnight taking him into custody at a cabin in tennessee. what they accuse him of. the missing 13-year-old, her

dead parents and the phone call