the overnight fire lighting up the sky... and now -- the work to find out how it started. od afternoon, now at noon, raging flames destroy businesses in lafayette. the overnight fire lighting up the sky and now the work to find out how it started. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. lafayette's chamber of commerce was among the offices destroyed in the fire.

crews just finished fighting it just a short time ago but as jessica flores reports, the investigation is just beginning. >> reporter: the flames shooting in the air in downtown lafayette, seen for miles around. ken bastida took this video on his way home from work around midnight as the fire devoured the two-story office building. fire crews spent the early morning on the defensive, trying to battle back the flames and smoke and keep embers from flying into nearby apartments. >> we did evacuate three buildings initially because of the amount of radiant heat. we also had some propane tanks that were exploding and so we wanted to make sure everybody was safe. >> reporter: nearly 7 hours into their firefight, crews were still putting out hot spots and dumping water on the charred building. home to the chamber of commerce, the popular restaurant nearby, and a number of small businesses. >> i'm in shock. i just found out. >> reporter: for two decades, marta's skin care business was

on the second floor. it collapsed. now a total loss. >> hair salon, all our lives are impacted. >> reporter: contra costa says the damage is at more than a million dollars. everything is gone. no one is hurt. >> there's financial loss, um, there's emotional loss. um, you know, and when tragedy happens, i'm sure that the community will come together. >> it's just sad. things that can be replaced. thank god no one was injured. no one was killed. and that's the main thing. >> reporter: right now, the building is too unstable, too, dangerous for fire investigators to go inside. so it may be days, even weeks, before we find out exactly what caused the fire. reporting in lafayette, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. people in the south bay will be paying more when they turn on their taps. the state regulators just approved a proposal from the

san jose water company. it raises monthly bills by about 3.7%. for the average customer, that's an increase of $3.67. officials say it will help the higher costs of wholesale water rates from the santa clara valley water district. all lanes of northbound highway 29 in napa are back open after this mail truck overturned. it happened around 4:30 this morning near south kelly road. the truck landed on its side spilling mail on the highway. investigators are looking into whether the driver of the truck may have fallen asleep at the wheel. president trump is in france today on his third foreign trip since taking office. he just wrapped up a news conference with french president emmanuel macron in paris. president trump highlighted the long history between the two countries. he didn't discuss his decision to withdraw from the paris climate accord. and before the conference, president trump said that the leaders spent time discussing ukraine and the cease-fire in syria. president trump is also standing by his son as donald trump, jr., faces questions about potential collusion with

the russians during the 2016 campaign. cbs reporter mola lenghi has the details. >> reporter: president trump is defending his son's decision to meet with a russian lawyer who promised to deliver dirt on hillary clinton. >> most people would have taken that meeting. it's called opposition research or even research into your opponent. honestly, i think the president made a very big deal over something that really a lot of people would do. >> reporter: donald trump, jr., released an email exchange with a music publicist who set up the meeting. the supposed compromising material on clinton came from the russian government to help his father win the election. president trump insists russia wanted clinton, not him, to win. but cbs news has confirmed intelligence sources intercepted russian officials talking about how to influence the election as far back as 2015. then last spring, they began discussing how to help trump win. it's not just the president's son in the crosshairs. jared kushner, the president's son-in-law, and senior white

house adviser, is also being looked at for possibly coordinating with russia. special counsel robert mueller as well as the intelligence committees in the house and senate are investigating whether the trump campaign's digital operation coordinated with the russians to target voters with fake news stories on facebook and twitter. >> if there was any kind of coordination on the timing of the pushing of either negative stories or false stories by russian social media trolls, we need to know that. >> reporter: mr. kushner oversaw the trump campaign digital team. mola lenghi, cbs news, the white house. the white house confirms, president trump spoke with his son in recent days and the president's attorney denied reports he trying to wall himself off from those in legal jeopardy such as jared kushner. meantime, donald trump, jr., is on the cover of this week's "time" magazine with the headline, redhanded. a cover features excerpts from the emails he made public on tuesday, superimposed over his photo. new at noon, senate republicans just rolled out a

revised healthcare bill to try to replace obamacare. there wasn't enough support to pass it previously. as weijia jang reports, the new bill may not have enough support, either. >> it's a ticking time bomb today. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell appealed to his chamber to act moments after releasing a revamped plan to repeal and replace obamacare. >> the american people deserve better than the pain of obamacare. they deserve better care. >> reporter: cbs news has learned the new draft adds billions of dollars in opiod funding and more credits to help low income americans pay for coverage on the individual market by leaving some of obamacare's taxes on the wealthy in place. like a tax on investment income and salaries and bonuses for healthcare ceos. a move conservatives are already criticizing. >> when you're keeping half the taxes most of the regulations and creating a brand-new

insurance bailout superfund, that to most people doesn't look like repeal. i will vote against proceeding. >> reporter: failing to overhaul the law will come with consequences. >> i will be very angry about it and, um, a lot of people will be very upset. but i'm sitting waiting for that bill to come to my desk. >> reporter: gop leaders are also trying to sway moderate holdouts who mostly worried about deep medicaid cuts. but the new healthcare bill does not appear to address that concern. with support from their own party in question, some republicans say it's time to he reach out to democrats. >> i want to give democrats an opportunity to at least have input to the idea. >> reporter: gop senate leaders want to pass something before next month's recess. weijia jang, cbs news, capitol hill. >> republican senate leaders delayed the start of the summer break by two weeks to wrap up healthcare and focus on other priorities like the debt ceiling. former president jimmy carter is being treated for dehydration in canada. he is there building houses for

habitat for humanity. the organization said that in a statement the 92-year-old was dehydrated working in the sun. carter told habitat officials that he is okay. he and his wife are in the middle of a week project building houses in various canadian cities. a photo of a soldier's salute has just gone viral. it's an image of a man in kentucky getting out of his jeep in the pouring rain to stand at attention for a passing funeral procession. that post has been shared more than 200,000 times on facebook and instagram. still ahead, pilots blinded by the light caught on camera. now the feds are on the hunt for the people who pointed lasers at helicopters. >> reporter: a sketch comedy and a futuristic drama lead the pack. i'm danielle nottingham in los angeles with this year's prime time emmy nominations. >> stay tuned for that one. hi, everybody, from the kpix weather center. this is it! this is it as far as our seasonal temperatures are concerned. the numbers are going to spike.

and i'll tell you which day will be the hottest as the news continues. we'll be right back.

battle is brewing over a potential pot shop... on the corner of noriega an x in san francisco, a bitle is brewing over a potential pot shot on the corner of noriega and 23rd the sunset. kpix 5's anne makovec reports the city leaders are expected to review plans today to open a dispensary linked to a former oakland mayor. >> reporter: the proposal comes from the former mayor of oakland jean quan and her husband, dr. floyd huen, the clinic would be run by the collective apothecarium combining marijuana therapy with traditional chinese medicine. there are 38 pot dispensaries

in san francisco and none in the sunset district even though the apothecarium says it's had 3900 patients living here. >> why do you have to have a shop in the neighborhoods like this? neighborhoods have preschool and churches. >> reporter: theresa of the san francisco community empowerment center says neighbors have been come to her with concerns. >> they don't feel safe. and they don't feel safe for their children to walk by. >> reporter: the opposition is vocal shouting him down at the community meeting in march. >> why we have to listen to this garbage, no, no, no!! >> reporter: neither the spokesman for the apothecarium for the doctor were available for comment this morning, but in a letter to the planning commission, the attorney said this about the opposition: >> reporter: the planning commission meeting starts at 1:00 this afternoon at san francisco city hall.

in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. the feds are looking for suspects after laser strikes on two helicopters in cleveland. no one was injured. the pilots were temporarily flash blinded by the green light from the laser beam. both strikes happened on the 4th of july. one helicopter belonged to local police and the other to a hospital. they may face prison time or a fine. next time you fly on united airlines, they have a new flex schedule plan to deal with overbooked flights. if a seat becomes hot, you may be offered a buy-out up to $250. if you accept you'll be rebooked from the same airport within24 hours. looking at the big board, the dow is up about 18 points. new at noon, the emmy nominations are out with a lot of new tv shows getting noted. cbs reporter danielle

nottingham looks at who is up for the golden statues. >> reporter: west world tied "saturday night live" for the most emmy nominations. the fantasy series earned 22 nominations including best drama and best actor. among its competition, another newcomer, "this is us." the nbc show is the first broadcast show nominated for best drama since 2011. rounding out the category, better call saul and four streaming series the crown, hand made's tale, house of cards and stranger things. on the comedy side, hbo's deep which won the last to years is nominated again. during the announcement, shamar moore told veep supporting actress she received her fifth straight nod. >> what's it like you're like the meryl streep of tv or something? >> i don't know about that oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it faces off

against atlanta, "black-ish," master of none, modern family, silicon valley and the unbreakable kimmi schmitt. atlanta's donnell glover and master of none aziz ansari both got multiple nominations for acting and writing their shows. >> these are true talents. >> reporter: debora burnbalm is the executive editor of variety for tv. >> you get a sense of the writers and their point of view on a show. >> reporter: stephen colbert hosts it live on cbs on september 17. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. roberta wants a recount. [ laughter ] >> i'm not too happy with some of those picks. what happened to "orange is the new black"? i mean, can we talk? >> talk. >> this was a breakthrough season! [ laughter ] >> hi, everybody. let's get down to business right now. this is breakthrough season. we have some of seasonal weather. that's breaking news. it's too hot or too cold. we have blue skies and cleared out across the bay but the

coast is not clear. current air temperatures from 71 degrees in santa rosa to 84 in livermore. it's 61 in san francisco. along the coast we still have that beach hazard statement in effect. it was extended. anywhere from santa cruz all the way to stinson beach. we have some big swells pounding the shore. dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. remnants of what was once a hurricane churning up high surf in southern california. no high pressure which has been firmly in place over the four corners states is now lifting to the north. and as it does so, we have a warmup for the weekend. 94 state capital today. it is currently 76 on its way up to 81 degrees in the greater lake tahoe area. 64 which is seasonal in monterey bay. official sun goes down at 8:31. temperatures by then from the 60s at the beaches, we'll have some sunshine in pacifica. not so much over there in daly city. we do have the clear skies in mount davidson, otherwise 70s in oakland and emeryville.

70s carquinez strait. outside number today 93 in brentwood. low 80s in san jose. that's where we should be for this time of the year. the winds are variable to 20. the air quality moderate all the way through sunday when we realize highs again in the 100s, just gradual cooling next week. the fair, if you missed the alameda county fair, it's the big california state fair going on in sacramento this weekend. 103 degrees. >> whoo! ! we have the stern grove festival during the summertime a mixture of sun and clouds. take your pick, hot inland, cool at the coast. that's part of our microclimate. 5 in pacifica65 in pacifica, to up to 105 in sacramento. >> where are the 80s? >> go to hawaii. he will get 80s year round. >> i can do that. >> like little red riding hood! >> goldilocks.

>> whatever. [ laughter ] >> that one, too. [ laughter ] time now -- never happy. our tip of the day now with fresh grocer tony tantillo. summer fruit with an out-of- this-world name. >> reporter: ell, today's tip of the day is going to be saturn peaches also called donut peaches. they are shaped like a donut or saturn. that's what they're called. delicious, white meat, loaded with sugar with a lot of flavor. they come around for a few weeks out of the year in the summertime and then they're gone. so enjoy them. selection and storage very important. when you buy them, you want to make sure they are beautiful all the way around, texture and colors, not too soft. if they are too soft they will be bruised. so don't buy them some of the. a nice light touch. that's all of to do. a little give, that's perfect. store trem on the counter not the refrigerator. -- store them on the counter, not the refrigerator. probably the highest amount of

sugar in summer fruit that there is. delicious! saturn peaches, donut peaches, in the market, enjoy! and i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer, and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. they look cool, don't they? >> and they taste good. coming up, lending an ear to bay area seniors. how this teenager is making sure they are heard and have a friendly voice on the other end. >> and send us your questions about your pets' health and well-being. ust email pets@kpix.com, and we'll have our pet expert, dr. jill chase, give you an answer every friday right here at noon.

phone call away. that's thanks to a teenager with assionate hear for loge seniors in the south bay, a friend is just a phone call away thanks to a teen with a compassionate heart. sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award winner >> reporter: 17-year-old anika kumar and her teenaged volunteers brainstorm what they might talk about. then -- >> hi,. >> reporter: they call senior citizens on the phone from their classroom at notre dame high school in san jose. the program is called forget me not. she started the non-profit two years ago to make sure santa clara county's older adults aren't neglected. >> that can lead to loneliness and depression and increased risks of complications from chronic illnesses and things like that. >> reporter: the program operates during the school year and every week volunteers make sure to call every one of the

40 people currently on the list. >> they have so much to share, so many stories, so much advice and encouragement and, yeah, it's really great, the relationship that you can have with them. >> reporter: to this person it's a gift. >> hello? >> reporter: he is really blind -- he is legally blind and doesn't get out much so a weekly 20- to 30-minute call from forget-me-not lifts his spirits. >> this talk also brings me -- makes me alive again and young. >> reporter: this person at the a senior community trains the volunteers and supervisors the call sessions. he says the outreach helps older adults feel connected. >> some need reassurance that things are going to be okay or this will pass or, you know, that kind of thing. others just want a conversation around their interests. >> oh, yeah, really? you went on a tour of san francisco? >> reporter: this volunteer applauds anika for dialing into a critical need. >> she is very driven and passionate and persistent. and a really good role model. >> every call i make i'm learning so much from what they have to say.

>> so you got to meet your granddaughter for the first time. >> reporter: so for serving senior citizens through meaningful phone conversations, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to anika kumar. sharon chin, kpix 5. >> you can nominate your own local hero for a jefferson award online at cbssf.com/hero. we'll be right back. shark warnings, ignore d!

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kayaker in santa cruz... prompting the shutdown of a stretch of beach and water. but that isn't stopping surfers... so is this just "business as usual?" that story a great white goes after a kayaker in santa cruz prompting a shutdown of beach and water. that isn't stopping surfers. is it business as usual? that and more at 5:00. just checked out some of the surf cameras there steamer lane? 30 surfers in there, not scared. ♪[ music ]

>> quinn: you're threatening me? in my own home? >> sheila: you grabbed my arm. never do that again. >> quinn: or what? you don't intimidate me, sheila. so tell me, what were you really doing upstairs? >> sheila: it's like i told you -- i came to collect eric's medications. >> quinn: give me that. >> sheila: give that -- give that back! >> quinn: is that a gun in there?! >> sheila: god, no! get out of my way! >> quinn: i will... if you tell me where my husband is. >> sheila: no! he doesn't want you to know. he doesn't want anything to do with you. he doesn't want anything to do with anyone in this family. he's done with all of you. >> brooke: can't believe he won't even answer ex