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of the bay area. pg&e says it's not taking chances. >>
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i'm amanda del castillo in north side san jose, residents say drivers are not only speeding but ignoring stop signs, let to three. >> cornell barnard in the north bay, concern about power shutoffs this week. how you're getting ready. meteorologist sandhya patel, things you need to know about. abc7 news starts now. good evening, everyone, red flag warnings just went into effect. look at why we have those winds digging up out of the northeast at knoxville creek, 33 miles an hour, mt. diablo, very drying wind.
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red flag warnings until 11:00 a.m. thursday. dropping from teens to 20s, any fires that develop will rapidly spread. all of the bay area tomorrow and wednesday, increased risk of heat related illness. take it easy out there. i'll be back to let you know how hot it's going to get. pg&e turned off power in three sierra foothills counties, butte, yuba and nevada because of the high fire risk. >> tuesday pg&e is warning six additional counties should prepare, lake, napa and sonoma counties included. cornell barnard is live with details. >> reporter: yeah. it is a waiting game tonight. many folks in sonoma county wondering if they're lose power.
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many not taking chances but getting ready. >> just got to go with the flow. only thing we can do. >> says he's ready for possibility of losing power. >> just got batteries today to be prepared and proactive. >> reporter: pg&e called off a public safety power shutoff for monday in north by but possibility for more is real. >> we'll look at weather conditions and make a decision whether we need to shut off the power for safety. >> reporter: prompted city of santa rosa to activate emergency operations center. >> if pg&e does that, 33,000 residents without power, will create increased call for service, could impact traffic, increase people with access and functional needs. >> reporter: hardwarestores, some sold out of generators. brewing company needs to keep it
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going, ordered a two megawat generator, $300 to $400 an hour to run. >> it's quite an investment and what we're considering an insurance policy. >> people are looking for answers and tough when the goalpost changes every minute. >> reporter: critical of pg&e, says uncertainty of power shutdowns have left many confused. wants them better. >> chasing announcements is not right thing. we need to make those decisions together. request is work closer, more collaborative with us. >> reporter: just got an alert, 6,000 customers in rohn art park without power but told it's not related to the shutoff. city of santa rosa declared a state of emergency in order to free up resources in event of emergency in a possible power
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shutdown. abc7 news. >> stay on top of the weather any time and get forecast for your neighborhood with abc7 news app. two serious jolts in puerto rico. magnitude six and followed by 5.1, northwest of isabella. three after shocks. no reports of damage. offices were open in preparation for tropical storm karen expected to hit tomorrow. two women face charges in connection with this theft of a wallet from elderly woman. sparked outrage and went viral. stockton police arrested the women three days ago. they face several charges including elder abuse and credit card fraud. building a better bay area
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sometimes requires sounding an alarm. calling on drivers of san jose to slow down. >> amanda del castillo is live. >> reporter: dion, ama, the neighbors we spoke with said reckless driving has led to close calls. just a few weeks hit-and-run driver j hit-and-run driver injured a boy on his bike, neighbors want to be proactive. asking city for help. posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour. people living in northside neighborhood are fed up. feel safe crossing the street? >> no, i'm terrified. >> reporter: surrounded by several schools and short distance from b.a.r.t. station and booming downtown area. growth and activity have r resident even more anxious. >> triangulating with the
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massive amounts of traffic through here. >> reporter: front row seat. neighbors have posted signs pleading for drivers to slow down. >> seen 60 to 70 miles an hour through the stop signs. >> reporter: ai few blocks away, still no relief. nest cams captured more bad behavior. >> it's blood boiling. >> reporter: calls it reckless abandon by people who don't care about consequences. >> i've had close calls being careful. can't imagine a san jose high school student riding bike with earbuds in not paying attention, just a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: reaching out to the city to explore traffic calming measures before it becomes worse. >> anything to make people slow down in the neighborhood is going to save lives. >> reporter: mayor was also northside resident, he was unable to talk but the department of transportation
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says it's willing to explore traffic concerns with the residents as the city grows and traffic patterns change. abc7 news. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area, join our build a better bay area group on facebook. new developments. loss in court for neighbors in san rafael trying to stop smart train testing. judge denied the motion to halt testing of the system horns. it's expected to end soon, next scheduled for friday night. san francisco judge ruled that city can move forward with navigation center on the embarcadero. >> reporter: center is intended to help the homeless but frustrates neighbors, they took it to court. >> i think the city in good faith wants to run navigation center without negative effects but haven't shown themselves capable of doing that. >> reporter: city says not a
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permanent structure, will stay there maximum of four years. judge agreed heiress murder trial under way. today attorney said another man is alone responsible for the murder. computer virus forced the shutdown of union city's entire computer system. people can't make payments, apply for permits or licenses. >> inconvenient. >> reporter: likely take several days to get the system up and running. for more, abc7news.com. texts to 911 service is launching in city of san jose. gives access for hearing impaired but also way to call for help when phone call is unsafe. official launch in wednesday.
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california works to strengthen immunization laws, i-team is digging into the data. lowest rates for kindergarteners next. new death blamed on vaping. latest victim. "jimmy kimmel live" coming up. >> thanks. this is a night of two dozen stars. >> right here. >> thanks. >> you have to use your emmy to grab the fruit. >> okay. >> ready? >>
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♪ ♪ ♪ new developments, new vaping related death brings the toll nationwide to nine. governor of kansas says a man
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over 50 died recently after illness linked to vaping. governor laura kelly said the man had underlying health conditions. 530 confirmed lung injuries related to ecigarettes as of september 17th. new school year is under way and we're looking at immunization rates. >> according to department of health, 142 bay area schools are below the rate for measles that health officials recommend. >> melanie woodrow did digging, more than half the schools are in sonoma county. >> according to the health officer, last reported case was 2011, still low immunization rates for children in kindergarten in sonoma county is concern for health officials. there's no way to tell the
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difference looking at children playing but according to data by the california department of public health, only 23 of the 44 kindergarteners were immunized against measles 2014 to 2019. remaining had medical exemptions. >> have heard from some of the parents that certain doctors are more willing than others to provide a governor gavin newsom, more scrutiny for doctors. another new law invalidates doctors with motions before the board. santa rosa based pediatrician. >> sonoma county is haven for
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fraudulent medical exemptions and is dangerous to health of the community. >> 4 of the top 10 schools with lowest rates were located in sonoma county. >> it's really rare for somebody to actually qualify for a medical exemption. >> dr. celeste philip degrees. >> below 95%, it's concerning. >> says the percentage with medical conditions that make getting is 22%. >> childhood leukemia or cancers and lifelong sinyndromes relate to genetics. >> after filed on behalf of the
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board, investigation becomes public information. july 29th filed accusation against dr. kenneth stoler of san francisco, relocated his office to santa rosa. details interactions with ten patients, alleges he engaged in conduct that was grossly negligent. he didn't respond to call for comment. meantime dr. philip is hopeful new laws will increase the measles immunization rates. expects the numbers at the charter school to be different as well. >> maybe some families will feel strong still about not having their child vaccinated. and i think home schooling might be their answer. >> says there's 6% uptick in the numbers this year. 58% of kindergarteners receiving vaccinations. >> also points out that higher percentage of seventh graders are getting vaccinated, with 82%
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receiving all vaccinations, including measles vaccine for 2019 to 2020. sonoma health official recommends the cdc's schedule. in the newsroom for i-team,i-te, news. menlo park's guild theater is closing this thursday. one of the last single screen theaters on the peninsula. when it opened in 1925, showed silent films accompanied by a live organist. plans to demolish it and rebuild as music venue. we have a lot of weather to talk about. >> especially the heat. >> autumn is here, here comes the heat. strong winds tomorrow in the hills, elevated fire danger and
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take it easy, heat illness is possible. couple of cities and difference between areas on the warm side or hot side. daly city at 9:00 a.m., 68 degrees. concord at 73 by lunch hour, uncomfortable in concord, not in daly city but warm. 80s, 90s, concord up into the triple digits. stunning live picture from san francisco, visibility is terrific because skies are clear, nothing on live doppler 7 in terms of rain or clouds. temperatures from the 50s to 70s. it was warmer today. tomorrow temperatures are going to soar and air quality is going to decline. spare the air alert issued for tomorrow, moderate to poor air quality for entire bay area. view from the mt. tam camera, high fire danger. temperatures soar with warm to
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hot weather continuing on wednesday. out the door, low 50s to mid-60s. windiest in the hills. lower elevations will be fine. hour by hour wind forecast. north-northeasterly wind in the morning will drive humidity values down throughout the day. 5:00 a.m., 20s and 30s in valleys, teens starting to how up. 11% humidity in fairfield. 13% in livermore, that's why the fire danger is elevated. san jose, triple digits. on the peninsula, mid-90s, 81 in pacifica. half moon bay, 82 degrees. sunset district, 80 degrees. north bay, san rafael, upper 90s
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in santa rosa. east bay, low 90s. head inland, stay hydrated. 102 in concord, accuweather seven-day forecast, triple digits inland, 80s at coast. then a little bit of relief on thursday. much cooler. heading into the weekend, 30 degree drop by sunday. low 70s for warmest spots. more cloud cover. fog will be back to help. >> thank you sandhya. tomorrow on "good morning america" renee zellweger
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soccer is the sport of choice in honduras, but for one
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san francisco giant, it was baseball that provided a path to the united states, now mauricio dubon is living his dream with the team he grew up watching. came to u.s. after talent was spotted in missions trip in honduras, lived with host family in sacramento, now playing for adopted hometown team. >> if you would have told me when i left honduras that i was going to get my first big league hit in oracle park, i wouldn't believe you. when i took the field, i have memories of coming to the games and sitting in the stands. now finally getting p playing time here, it was special. >> how cool is this, after the giants final road game yesterday, everyone on the team plane boarded in orange thank you boch t-shirts. will manage final six games of his career.
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san francisco off to 3-0 start first time since 1978. fired up after a win over the steelers. >> can you smell what the 9ers are cooking? >> tip of the hat to the rock. tweeted, if you smell what the 9ers are cooking, 3-0 is hell of a start. keep having fun boys. >> witherspoon injured fourth quarter against the steelers, mri today, going to get second opinion from foot specialist. october 7th, against the browns on abc7, bye this week. redskins quarterback alex smith working way back from gruesome leg injury. nobody can stop 52 in bears
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that's it for tonight. thanks for watching. dion lim. >> i'm ama daetz.
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thanks for spending time with us. us. >> have a good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- the writer-director and cast of "charlie's angels", from "the good doctor" freddie highmore, guillermo at the 2019 emmys. and music from cage the elephant. and now, prepare yourselves, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: hi, everyone. welcome. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. [ cheers and applause ] thanks for coming. that's very kind. i appreciate it. thank you for joining us on what today -- today you know is the first official day of fall. and here in l.a. leaves don't really fall off trees so kids here are forced to jump into piles of empty vape cartridges. it's very sad. [ laughter ] and not only is the summer over,
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