. >> let's begin with "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard live near travis air force base with moren the developing story. cornell. >> reporter: gusty winds a huge problem today, carries this fire from a neighborhood where it began all the way to travis air force base where it was finally stopped tonight. this abandoned golf complex, a total loss. burned in the fire fight. sky 7 over a raging wildland fire, intense flames charging toward travis air force base. neighbors on bella vista avenue shot cellphone video of cyprus trees smoking after they ignited around 4:00 p.m. homeowner carlos lopez tried to put the fire out with his garden hose. >> the trees were on fire and they went pretty quick. like i said, tried to control it with water but it was too high. >> reporter: patrick layer lives next door, his car melt by the heat, the side of his house damaged by the flames. >> we rolled up and the house was on fire. i'm like, what the -- that's crazy. thank god it didn't burn it down. >> the kind carried it over the backyard fence of that house, and then it was off on its way to travis

cornell bernard is live with this story. rnell. >> reporter: yeah, 100 contacts with police and almost 20 arrests in the past four years. now, the suspect is charged with a frightening assault on a teenager here at walnut park. >> when it becomes dangerous to be in the parks, then it is kind of a concern. >> reporter: petaluma neighbors sounding off about an incident that happened at walnut park on thursday. two teenage boys were sitting on a park bench when they were approached b 49-year-old eric wayne conroy. police say the suspect approached the teens from behind and started choking one of the boys with a canvas strap. >> placed it around one of the 14-year-old's neck and tried to lift the 14 year old off the ground with it. the 14 year old was able to struggle and free himself. >> reporter: the attack unprovoked. the teen was not hurt and called 911. police arrestd conroy who is considered a known transient in town. this was conroy's 19th arrest in four years, mostly for drug charges and disorderly conduct. police have tr

. >> let's begin with "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard live near travis air force base with moren the developing story. cornell. >> reporter: gusty winds a huge problem today, carries this fire from a neighborhood where it began all the way to travis air force base where it was finally stopped tonight. this abandoned golf complex, a total loss. burned in the fire fight. sky 7 over a raging wildland fire, intense flames charging toward travis air force base. neighbors on bella vista avenue shot cellphone video of cyprus trees smoking after they ignited around 4:00 p.m. homeowner carlos lopez tried to put the fire out with his garden hose. >> the trees were on fire and they went pretty quick. like i said, tried to control it with water but it was too high. >> reporter: patrick layer lives next door, his car melt by the heat, the side of his house damaged by the flames. >> we rolled up and the house was on fire. i'm like, what the -- that's crazy. thank god it didn't burn it down. >> the kind carried it over the backyard fence of that house, and then it was off on its way to travis

cornell bernard is live at city hall with more on this. cornell? >> reporter: hi, eric. have to say it was a fitting tribute to those three ups drivers. respected and loved by their colleagues and of course their families. the clive memorial church ensemble performed a song to honor the lives of three u.p.s. workers. but the family and friends knew them by other names. >> big mike. uncle ben son. and infectious wayne. >> reporter: the three were gunned down on june 14 by fellow ups driver jimmy lam who had filed a grievance about working excessive overtime. lam took his own life the same day. mayor ed lee offered the vi vi victims' families these words. >> we will do everything to help you recover from this tragedy. but we begin with appropriately honoring their memories here today. >> reporter: congresswoman nancy pelosi says gun violence must end. >> things like this so unexpected, gun violence leaves a trauma behind. >> reporter: the cousin matt says his family is just trying to cope with the loss of a man who was bigger than life. >> maybe later. >> reporter: the tea

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard joins us live. rnell. >> reporter: ama, dan, project managers calling this a real milestone. concrete being poured at this muni station. you'd never know it but hundreds of workers below stockton street tonight making it happen. we saw it all, but getting there wasn't easy. 70 cement mixers were lined up around union scare for the big pour, and it is all happening deep below the earth. >> reached the bottom, and we're -- today we're pouring, an all-day pour. >> that noise is tons of cement being pumped down from stockton street to the platform level of the future union square station on the central subway line. >> hundreds of people working underground. you can see yourself walking in here, you don't see much activity on the surface with the exception of the trucks lined up. >> reporter: reporting this story took some leg work, up and down ladders and across cat walks. our escort said, don't look down. >> told us we would need ear plugs down here and they were right. so loud, 100 feet underground. ch

in moraga, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> if you haven't heard about this yet, it is amazing. a case of pilot confusion at san francisco international airport could have turned into an absolutely catastropc crash. >> where's this guy going? he's on the taxi way. >> on friday night an air canada plane from toronto was given the okay to land. as you heard there, another pilot warned the tower the plane was trying to land o the taxi that's where our media partners it the bay area news report were four planes getting ready to take off. the tower ordered the plane to abort the landing to go around the airport another time to land againo prevent a potenal crash. federal investigators are trying to figure out how close they came to the other flights. the taxi way has dim lights to prevent this kd of confusion. >>> happening now, amazon's biggest sales under way tonight, but does prime day offer the best prices? 7 on your sid looked into this. to qualify for the 30-hour sale costs $99 a year.me member which all times of procts are on sale. retail experts say it is a clever push by ama

earlier today abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard talked to frustrated residents who say the city is keeping them in the dark. >> god bless us. god have mercy on my beloved city, oakland, california. >> reporter: reverend mccray came to the scene to offer her support. crews are ripping down the burned scaffolding of this building, reducing it from seven stories to one in a few hours. the four-alarm fire on friday morning became a raging inferno, destroying this apartment building under construction on valdes street. sky 7 captured the giant crane spinning out of control above the smoke and flames. sarah is one of 700 residents displaced by the fire, just waiting for word they can go back home. >> we're basically being told as soon as that crane back there comes down, we can go back in. >> reporter: oakland fire department says it's got a plan to remove the unstable crane. >> it's an excavator they'll be using with two cables. one attached to rotate the jig in the area that we want to bring down the crane. >> reporter: some neighbors likely won't be able to return home until sunday. h

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard joins us live. rnell. >> reporter: ama, dan, project managers calling this a real milestone. concrete being poured at this muni station. you'd never know it but hundreds of workers below stockton street tonight making it happen. we saw it all, but getting there wasn't easy. 70 cement mixers were lined up around union scare for the big pour, and it is all happening deep below the earth. >> reached the bottom, and we're -- today we're pouring, an all-day pour. >> that noise is tons of cement being pumped down from stockton street to the platform level of the future union square station on the central subway line. >> hundreds of people working underground. you can see yourself walking in here, you don't see much activity on the surface with the exception of the trucks lined up. >> reporter: reporting this story took some leg work, up and down ladders and across cat walks. our escort said, don't look down. >> told us we would need ear plugs down here and they were right. so loud, 100 feet underground. ch

cornell bernard is live with this story. rnell. >> reporter: yeah, 100 contacts with police and almost 20 arrests in the past four years. now, the suspect is charged with a frightening assault on a teenager here at walnut park. >> when it becomes dangerous to be in the parks, then it is kind of a concern. >> reporter: petaluma neighbors sounding off about an incident that happened at walnut park on thursday. two teenage boys were sitting on a park bench when they were approached by 49-year-old eric wayne conroy. police say the suspect approached the teens from behind and started choking one of the boys with a canvas strap. >> placed it around one of the 14-year-old's neck and tried to lift the 14 year old off the ground with it. the 14 year old was able to struggle and free himself. >> reporter: the attack unprovoked. the teen was not hurt and called 911. police arrestd conroy who is considered a known transient in town. this was conroy's 19th arrest in four years, mostly for drug charges and disorderly conduct. police have t

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard is here to discuss it. >> reporter: the senate rejected aublican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. one bay area man worried about his family and what could happen next. >> a setback for republicans. the senate voting 57-43, rejecting a comprehensive proposal to replace the affordable care act. it came hours after the senate voted to start the debate. vice president mike pence, breaking the tie on capitol hill. also lending hills support, senator john mccain. a scar visible bof his left eye after brain surgery, but after casting his vote to move forward to debate -- >> mr. mccain, aye. >> he spoke his mind expressing reservations on what comes next. >> it is a shell of a bill right now, we all know that. i have changes urged by my state's governor that have to be included to earn my support for final passage. any bill. >> reporter: protesters against the repeal making their voices heard around the capitol and senate floor. >> my sister has a genetic condition called systic fibrosis. >> kevin berg worries his sister kathleen's preexisting

. >> cornell bernard joins us live with the new reporter. >> reporter: ya', matt and ama. hump backs were super active on the bay today. we saw it firsthand. until they're done fielding and hanging out, there's an urgent plea to boaters to stay clear. >> fourth of july is a great weekend, a lot of people on the water. >> reporter: tim harwood is in holiday mode. he plans to celebrate the weekend on his buddy's sailboat. on the bay it is every boater for himself. >> you have to stay vigilant out there on fourth of july weekend. a lot of people don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: humpback whales are still hanging out in the bay and entertaining crowds that can't get enough. san francisco police marine patrols are warning the public to stay back after a boater collided with a whale this week near the golden gate bridge. that boater has not been located. >> there's a tug boat just ahead of us. we can raise them on the marine channel, let them know that there's a pod of whales ahead of them, that they can take action. >> we're going to be looking for whales. >> reporter

in sonoma county, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> and we have more details tonight on bill goldmanhe was the grandson of richard goldman, the prominent san francisco philanthropist who founded the goldman environmental prize. he was an assistant professor at the university of san francisco and flew missions for angel flight west, a charity that provides transportation to sick patients and their families. goldman was married to sarah falk goldman, an attorney. as we mention, shelves was on the plane. she survived. stay up to date with the latest on the story with the "abc 7 news" app. download the app for free and enable push alerts to get breaking updates as they happen. >>> hamg right now, heated moments at san francisco city hall. >> former mayor jean quan wants to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. that brought out supporters and opponents, hundreds of them. >> "abc 7 news" reporter lisa amin-gulezian picks up the story live at city hall. lisa. >> reporter: larry, it is because the planning commission taking place at this hour, more than 100 people were here to spe

. >> i'm cornell bernard in oakland where fans of a big-time rapper are lining up for a chance to meet and greet. >> i'm spencer christian. a nice long sustained warming trend has begun. the accuweather coming up. >> a secret garden in tahoe. the beautiful wilderness you can explore tonight for the first >>> a big homecoming tonight for an oakland rapper who is on the fast track to familiar. >> the artist known as g-eazy took time to meet the fans who waited hours outside, promoting a new brand of whiskey. >> abc report cornell brown was there. >> reporter: they waited and waited, some standing in line outside this jack london bevmo for hours. >> he represents the die where he's from and is proud of what he does. >> jerrold is amazing. that's what he does. >> gerald l.gillam otherwise known as rapper g-eazy arrived at the liquor store and took time to hug a fan. >> it is important to come back home. >> he grew up in oakland and calls it home. he once peddled his music outside this liquor store. >> i used to sell cds outside of my backpack. >> his career on the fast track. he is now pro

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live in san francisco with how the race went today. cornell. >> reporter: hi, kate. yeah, this was the 40th running for the san francisco marathon. it's a big deal, of course. gorgeous, gorgeous day for the event. the embarcadero back open to traffic at this hour. police presence was pretty strong along the race course today, but the event was safe. [cheering and applauding] >> reporter: 39 year old hor jo jumped for joy with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes. >> we all share one common thing, to get to the finish line. >> reporter: devon mcmahon was the top women's finisher 2 hours 27 minutes. runners were not far behind including first timer from fremont who told himself, keep going. >> the first thing came into my mind when i cried is like, never give up. anything in my life that comes as an obstacle or hurdle, i'm never going to give up. >> reporter: the police presence along the 26 mile course was hard to miss. the s.f.p.d. bomb squad was staged near the finish line. for the first time in the marathon's 40 year history, all northbound l

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard is here to discuss it. >> reporter: the senate rejected aublican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. one bay area man worried about his family and what could happen next. >> a setback for republicans. the senate voting 57-43, rejecting a comprehensive proposal to replace the affordable care act. it came hours after the senate voted to start the debate. vice president mike pence, breaking the tie on capitol hill. also lending hills support, senator john mccain. a scar visible bof his left eye after brain surgery, but after casting his vote to move forward to debate -- >> mr. mccain, aye. >> he spoke his mind expressing reservations on what comes next. >> it is a shell of a bill right now, we all know that. i have changes urged by my state's governor that have to be included to earn my support for final passage. any bill. >> reporter: protesters against the repeal making their voices heard around the capitol and senate floor. >> my sister has a genetic condition called systic fibrosis. >> kevin berg worries his sister kathleen's preexisting

in moraga, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> if you haven't heard about this yet, it is amazing.of pilot confusion at san francisco international airport could have turned into an absolutely catastrophic crash. >> where's this guy going? he's on the taxi way. >> on friday night an air canada plane from toronto was given the okay to land. as you heard there, another pilot warned the tower the plane was trying to land on the taxi way, not the runway. that's where our media partners it the bay area news report were four planes getting ready to take off. the tower ordered the plane to abort the landing to go around the airport another time to land again to prevent a potential crash. federal investigators are trying to figure out how close they came to the other flights. the taxi way has dim lights to prevent this kind of confusion. >>> happening now, amazon's biggest sale is under way tonight, but does prime day offer the best prices? 7 on your side looked into this. to qualify for the 30-hour sale you must be a prime member which costs $99 a year. all times of products are on sale.

. >> cornell bernard joins us live with the new reporter. >> reporter: ya', matt and ama. hump backs were super active on the bay today. we saw it firsthand. until they're done fielding and hanging out, there's an urgent plea to boaters to stay clear. >> fourth of july is a great weekend, a lot of people on the water. >> reporter: tim harwood is in holiday mode. he plans to celebrate the weekend on his buddy's sailboat. on the bay it is every boater for himself. >> you have to stay vigilant out there on fourth of july weekend. a lot of people don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: humpback whales are still hanging out in the bay and entertaining crowds that can't get enough. san francisco police marine patrols are warning the public to stay back after a boater collided with a whale this week near the golden gate bridge. that boater has not been located. >> there's a tug boat just ahead of us. we can raise them on the marine channel, let them know that there's a pod of whales ahead of them, that they can take action. >> we're going to be looking for whales. >> reporter

cornell bernard is there tonight and you talked with a victim there. >> reporter: yeah, eric, victim gene ham says he'll be brewing coffee at home for new, at least. he's just too scared to come back here. that's where a robbery happened last night at the starbucks store. police don't believe starbucks is being targeted, but it is one of the few coffee houses in town open late. >> i've never been that scared in my life. >> reporter: cartoon animator was working on his laptop computer saturday night creating a new educational dvd for kids. >> alphabet around the globe. >> reporter: he was about to become the victim of a brazen robbery. >> if he had a weapon i wouldn't be talking to you. >> reporter: he says four young men wearing hoodies stormed inside the starbucks. one headed right for him. >> suddenly he grabs my laptop right out of my hand, knocks the drink over and is out the door with it. >> reporter: another customer had her laptop stolen during the strong armed robbery and tried chasing down the suspects but they got away in the parking lot. on july 18 two customers had their

. >> i'm cornell bernard in oakland where fans of a big-time rapper are lining up for a chance to meetnd greet. >> i'm spencer christian. a nice long sustained warming trend has begun. the accuweather coming up. >> a secret garden in tahoe. the beautiful wilderness you can explore tonight for the first time in m ♪ we're all in this together. ♪ when you recognize something isn't right, make the call to the veterans crisis line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. including carpet and hardwood, tile, stone, even air ducts and window treatments. and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money back. that's 40% off everything coit cleans. call or click today. and you're about in to hit 'send all' that's 40% off everything coit cleans. on some embarrassing gas. hey, you bought gas-x®! unlike antacids, gas-x ® relieves pressure and bloating fast. huh, crisis averted. including carpet and hardwood, tile, stone, even air ducts and window treatments. and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money back. that's 40% off everything coit cleans. call or click today. >>> a big homecoming toni

. >> i'm cornell bernard in oakland where fans of a big-time rapper are lining up for a chance to meet and greet. >> i'm spencer christian. a nice long sustained warming trend has begun. the accuweather coming up. >> a secret garden in tahoe. the beautiful wilderness you can explore tonight for the first ti >>> a big homecoming tonight for an oakland rapper who is on the fast track to familiar. >> the artist known as g-eazy took time to meet the fans who waited hours outside, promoting a new brand of whiskey. >> abc report cornell brown was there. >> reporter: they waited and waited, some standing in line outside this jack london bevmo for hours. >> he represents the die where he's from and is proud of what he does. >> jerrold is amazing. that's what he does. >> gerald l.gillam otherwise known as rapper g-eazy arrived at the liquor store and took time to hug a fan. >> it is important to come back home. >> he grew up in oakland and calls it home. he once peddled his music outside this liquor store. >> i used to sell cds outside of my backpack. >> his career on the fast track. he is now

in sonoma county, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> and we have more details tonight on bill goldmanhe was the grandson of richard goldman, the prominent san francisco philanthropist who founded the goldman environmental prize. he was an assistant professor at the university of san francisco and flew missions for angel flight west, a charity that provides transportation to sick patients and their families. goldman was married to sarah falk goldman, an attorney. as we mention, shelves was on the plane. she survived. stay up to date with the latest on the story with the "abc 7 news" app. download the app for free and enable push alerts to get breaking updates as they happen. >>> hamg right now, heated moments at san francisco city hall. >> former mayor jean quan wants to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. that brought out supporters and opponents, hundreds of them. >> "abc 7 news" reporter lisa amin-gulezian picks up the story live at city hall. lisa. >> reporter: larry, it is because the planning commission taking place at this hour, more than 100 people were here to spe

in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> it's 4:44 now. u.s.ked forces in iraq are declaring victory over isis. the country's prime minister says the government has reclaimed the city of mosul for civilians there, it's been a desperate struggle to stay alive. homes, neighborhoods, and lives destroyed. the operation to retake mosul started back in october and now the focus turns to syria, the capital for isis. u.s.-backed forces are already making headway there against the militants. >>> in london, dozens of firefighters put out a big fire at camden lock market. officials say flames burned three floors and the roof of a building within the complex around 3:00 a.m. local time. the popular destination offers shopping and night life activities. witnesses say the fire moved fast and they thought the building could explode at one point. fortunately, no one was hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. quarter to 5:00 on a monday morning. looks pretty qui

abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is live in sonoma with the latest. cornell? >> reporter: larry, kristen, here is what we know. we are about 150 yards from this crash scene where that single engine plane crashed just before 1:00 this afternoon killing one person onboard. investigators and the sonoma county sheriff's office as well as the coroner is here on scene. the sonoma county sheriff's department said the plane took off from the sonoma sky park about 12:45 and crashed about 1,000 feet from the runway. take a look at some video that was shot just moments ago. four people were onboard. we understand that one person was killed, three others were injured. we have just learned that two of the victims were children. they were taken to oakland's children's hospital. their condition is unknown. now, sky 7 was over the crash scene and we have learned the aircraft was possibly a sirrus sr-22. that is a high-tech aircraft equipped with an emergency parachute which is appeared to have deployed. that parachute orange and white in color. faa investigators have just arr

cornell bernard has the details. >> we heard a plane taking off and sputter. >> robert was having lunche terrible crash. a single-engine plane plummeting to the ground seconds after taking off from the sonoma sky park airport. >> really heavy fuel smell, so what i was concerned with was there was a spark that would go up. >> worried the plane would explode, they rushed to help until first responders arrived. they pulled two young children from the wreckage. a girl who was unconscious and a boy. >> what's your name, buddy. my name is george. can you get me out? i'm going to cut the seat belt. >> their father who was piling the plane did not survive. bill goldman from san francisco was an assistant professor at usf. he was flying an ar-22. a high take aircraft with an emergency parachute. sky 7 was over the crash where the chute was visible. >> what did you hear first of all. >> a big bang. >> scott peterson works near the airport. he said the plane didn't have enough altitude for the parachute to help. >> one of our guys said when the parachute came down, it just pointed the nose straigh

in sonoma county, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> the man accused of killing kate steinle, his case moves closer to a trial. he said he found a gun and picked it up and fired it by accident. that shot hit steinle while she was walking at pier 14 in july of 2014. his immigration status touched off the debate about sanctuary city laws. he had been deported five times before kate steinle was killed. >>> in saratoga, deadly shooting in a quiet neighborhood left many residents on edge there. crime scene investigators are still there processing the evidence. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the latest from santa clara county. >> reporter: for this close-knit community in saratoga, residents remain stunned after tragedy hits close to home. >> continuously more sirens arrived. i looked outside and i saw just dozens of sheriff's cars coming by. >> reporter: at this hour investigators from the slaent clara county sheriff's office are combing through evidence after a deadly shooting on bucknell road. sheriff's deputies responded around 7:00 this morning after receiving a call that a 57-yea

in sonoma county, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> the man accused of killing kate steinle, his case moves closer to a trial. he said he found a gun and picked it up and fired it by accident. that shot hit steinle while she was walking at pier 14 in july of 2014. his immigration status touched off the debate about sanctuary city laws. he had been deported five times before kate steinle was killed. >>> in saratoga, deadly shooting in a quiet neighborhood left many residents on edge there. crime scene investigators are still there processing the evidence. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the latest from santa clara county. >> reporter: for this close-knit community in saratoga,esidents remain stunned after tragedy hits close to home. >> continuously more sirens arrived. i looked outside and i saw just dozens of sheriff's cars coming by. >> reporter: at this hour investigators from the slaent clara county sheriff's office are combing through evidence after a deadly shooting on bucknell road. sheriff's deputies responded around 7:00 this morning after receiving a call that a 57-year-

abc7 reporter cornell bernard is life at the embarcadero with how things went today. >> reporter: as far as we could tell, all the runners told us they had a great time running the marathon and two half-marathon events. weather is great. still is sunny is warm. the embarcadero open to traffic after being closed much of the day. police say the event was a safe one. ♪ finishing the 40th annual marathon earned you a medal and some brags rights. >> i did it. i'm done! hoer jorge maravilla with a time of 2:20. >> i'm fortunate to be a part of that community. >> reporter: 25-year-old devin mcmahon was top women's finisher at 2:52. a record 27,500 runners were not far behind including first-timer pu who fremont who told himself, keep going. >> the first thing that came to mind, is never give up. anything in my life that comes as an obstacle or hurdle, i'll never give up. >> reporter: the sfpd bomb squad was staged at the finish line. all northbound lanes of the golden gate gauge were closed for three hours because of terrori terrorism concerns. >> we're happy to work with local authorities

cornell bernard is live with nor more. >>> this rally wrapped up a short time ago. it appears republican efforts are on life support tonight but the president says not so fast. >> what do you want? >> reporter: in san jose dozens caught the attention of drivers outside santana row. their message health care for all. >> i got here to celebrate that the aca was not overturned. >> cathy forta says the affordable care act covered her 24-year-old son pfs hospital stay after he suffered several strokes. >> it saved his life and he's my only son and i'm so joyful. >> the senate's failure to pass repeal for obamacare may be a temporary victory. the president tweeting unless the republican senators are total quitters, repeal and replace are not dead. demand another vote before voting on any other bill. >> i care about americans having access to affordable health care. we're an innovative nation. we can do this. >> reporter: in san mateo a small group of protesters urging law makers to spare their health care. >> the only reason i have it is because obamacare required my empl

abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is liecve with all the w developments. >> reporter: just got off the phone with congresswoman jacky spears office. this group of demonstrators on highway 101 was hard to miss and that was the point. >> just being out here today we have a lot of visibility. >> reporter: this group wants more safety barriers built on this stretch, barriers which may have saved the life of dan's son, richard moss who vanished while driving to work may 25th. his body was never found. a tire believed to be from his car was located off the side of this clip last week. >> there could be any two reasons why it went off the cliff. inthere was a barrier there, he would have had had to get a new car or go to the hospital but the result is death. >> she basically went over the cliff. >> reporter: she died one night last september when her car crashed off highway 101. jason died on highway 101 before the birth of their child. >> i feel like this is an issue that's going to be an issue until we sort of get a response from cal tran. >> reporter: cal tran says it's reviewing the m

. ♪ >> reporter: in san francisco, cornel bernard, abc7 news. >>> new video shows a small grass firet caused a traffic backup in the north bay next to highway 101 near golf course drive this afternoon. the chp had the freeway shut down to one lane while firefighters worked to get it under control. >>> happening now, 14 large wildfires are burning across the state in bay area firefighters are on the way to help with the fire fight. crews from southern marin and mill valley left early heading north as part of a strike teechl fighting a fire. crews from san francisco are headed south to san lose ib ip sew. about 5,000 firefighters are battling flames. the largest fire is the alamo fire that's burned more than 23,000 acres and only 10% contained. a nearby santa barbara county, the whittier fire has grown to 7800 acres that started just yesterday afternoon. this is time-lapsed video. that fire is only 5% contained. >>> a driver crash and burned to death near kenwood. the chp responded to 911 calls after 4:00 this morning on a brush fire outside of ken boost wood on highway 12. a volvo had

cornell bernard is live with nor more. >>> this rally wrapped up a short time ago. it appears republican efforts are on life support tonight but the president says not so fast. >> what do you want? >> reporter: in san jose dozens caught the attention of drivers outside santana row. their message health care for all. >> i got here to celebrate that the aca was not overturned. >> cathy forta says the affordable care act covered her 24-year-old son pfs hospital stay after he suffered several strokes. >> it saved his life and he's my only son and i'm so joyful. >> the senate's failure to pass repeal for obamacare may be a temporary victory. the president tweeting unless the republican senators are total quitters, repeal and replace are not dead. demand another vote before voting on any other bill. >> i care about americans having access to affordable health care. we're an innovative nation. we can do this. >> reporter: in san mateo a small group of protesters urging law makers to spare their health care. >> the only reason i have it is because obamacare required my empl

abc7 reporter cornell bernard is life at the embarcadero with how things went today. >> reporter: as far as we could tell, all the runners told us they had a great time running the marathon and two half-marathon events. weather is great. still is sunny is warm. the embarcadero open to traffic after being closed much of the day. police say the event was a safe one. ♪ finishing the 40th annual marathon earned you a medal and some brags rights. >> i did it. i'm done! hoer jorge maravilla with a time of 2:20. >> i'm fortunate to be a part of that community. >> reporter: 25-year-old devin mcmahon was top women's finisher at 2:52. a record 27,500 runners were not far behind including first-timer pu who fremont who told himself, keep going. >> the first thing that came to mind, is never give up. anything in my life that comes as an obstacle or hurdle, i'll never give up. >> reporter: the sfpd bomb squad was staged at the finish line. all northbound lanes of the golden gate gauge were closed for three hours because of terrori terrorism concerns. >> we're happy to work with local authorities

. ♪ >> reporter: in san francisco, cornel bernard, abc7 news. >>> new video shows a small grass firet caused a traffic backup in the north bay next to highway 101 near golf course drive this afternoon. the chp had the freeway shut down to one lane while firefighters worked to get it under control. >>> happening now, 14 large wildfires are burning across the state in bay area firefighters are on the way to help with the fire fight. crews from southern marin and mill valley left early heading north as part of a strike teechl fighting a fire. crews from san francisco are headed south to san lose ib ip sew. about 5,000 firefighters are battling flames. the largest fire is the alamo fire that's burned more than 23,000 acres and only 10% contained. a nearby santa barbara county, the whittier fire has grown to 7800 acres that started just yesterday afternoon. this is time-lapsed video. that fire is only 5% contained. >>> a driver crash and burned to death near kenwood. the chp responded to 911 calls after 4:00 this morning on a brush fire outside of ken boost wood on highway 12. a volvo had

in alameda, cornel bernard, abc7 news. >>> police in oakland are looking for an armed suspect who raped a woman last night. it happened around 9:30 on tenth avenue near east eighth street. the woman went to the hospital. the suspect was armed with a gun and a knife. >>> a wildfire that started yesterday east of stockton is 60% contained tonight. this is a picture from cal fire of the jacksonville fire. it's burned nearly 700 acres south of jamestown. mandatory evacuations were lifted today. we talked with nervous residents. >> about as close as it gets. >> reporter: brian walker didn't want front row seats to the jacksonville fire, butter he sure got them. >> we were watching the fire come over the hill and turned around, it's already jumped the fence. >> reporter: jumped the fence and burned within a dozen feet of his barn, a few dozen shy of his home. it was surrounded on three sides. firefighters made a stand here and they won. >> they are the most amazing people on this earth. amazing. >> reporter: marcy has her evacuation plan ready. cal fire had some mandatory evacuations and put

cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> lisa, kind of an up and down week, would you say? >> yeah, we spread the warmth around yesterday or the heat. we're going to spread cooling around today. unfortunately, not everyone will feel it, but boy, oh, boy. look at this from mt. tam. a big surge of fog with us this morning bringing the clouds to san francisco, even as far east as concord this morning. we'll talk about the cooler day today. much cooler weather to start the work week, and that last week of july in just a few minutes. >>> thank you, lisa. also ahead, residents who had to flee a massive fire in mariposa county are getting a look at their homes for the first time. and -- >> pablo sandoval. >> yeah, the panda is back. giants fans flocked to the south bay to see a familiar face. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't

in alameda, cornel bernard, abc7 news. >>> police in oakland are looking for an armed suspect who raped a woman last night. it happened around 9:30 on tenth avenue near east eighth street. the woman went to the hospital. the suspect was armed with a gun and a knife. >>> a wildfire that started yesterday east of stockton is 60% contained tonight. this is a picture from cal fire of the jacksonville fire. it's burned nearly 700 acres south of jamestown. mandatory evacuations were lifted today. we talked with nervous residents. >> about as close as it gets. >> reporter: brian walker didn't want front row seats to the jacksonville fire, butter he sure got them. >> we were watching the fire come over the hill and turned around, it's already jumped the fence. >> reporter: jumped the fence and burned within a dozen feet of his barn, a few dozen shy of his home. it was surrounded on three sides. firefighters made a stand here and they won. >> they are the most amazing people on this earth. amazing. >> reporter: marcy has her evacuation plan ready. cal fire had some mandatory evacuations and put

in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> that's great. what i really want to know is did alexis and jessica have their lunch yesterday as they were supposed to. >> we didn't. >> you didn't? all right. we'll have to talk more about that later, find out why. here's a look at san jose 280. we were talking about it might be hard to get around san francisco. on the water today, breezy north of the bay bridge. if you're out and about, it's going to be good. have some sunscreen if you're going to be outside for too long. exercising, same thing, milder this afternoon. around the state today, 103 in redding. top 100 in fresno and also in palm springs. 92 with thunderstorms in yosemite. 80 with thunderstorms possible in tahoe. and we still have poor air quality, at least through thursday. all throughout the san joaquin valley. let's take a look at sfo. pretty quiet right now, but clouds are encroaching. i'll let you know if there's any delays. today and tomorrow, cooler to steady. then you can see a little bit of a warming, especially inland, for w

cornell bernard has our story. [ chanting ] >> reporter: in san jose, dozens caught the attention of drivers outside of santana row. the message, health care for all. >> we're not hear to celebrate the aca was not overturned. >> they say it covered her 24-year-old son's hospital stay after he suffered several strokes. >> it saved his life and he's my only son and i'm so joyful. >> reporter: the senate's failure to pass repeal may be a temporary victory for those who want to keep it. the president tweeting unless the republican senators are quitters, repeal and replace is not dead. mand another vote before voting on any other bill. >> i care about americans having access to affordable health care. we are a healthy innovative nation. we could do this. >> a small group of protesters stood on the streets urging lawmakers to spare their health care. >> the only reason i have it is because obamacare required my employer to offer it and it is a terrible plan but it is what i've got and it keeps me alive. >> reporter: in walnut creek this group marched through downtown concerned about fundin

abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is liecve with all the w developments. >> reporter: just got off the phone with congresswoman spears office. this group of demonstrators on highway 101 was hard to miss and that was the point. >> just being out here today we have a lot of visibility. >> reporter: this group wants more safety barriers built on this stretch, barriers which may have saved the life of dan's son, richard moss who vanished while driving to work may 25th. his body was never found. a tire believed to be from his car was located off the side of this clip last week. >> there could be any two reasons why it went off the cliff. inthere was a barrier there, he would have had had to get a new car or go to the hospital but the result is death. >> she basically went over the cliff. >> reporter: she died one night last september when her car crashed off highway 101. jason died on highway 101 before the birth of their child. >> i feel like this is an issue that's going to be an issue until we sort of get a response from cal tran. >> reporter: cal tran says it's reviewing the matter.

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard went in search of an empty seat. ♪ >> reporter: it's one of the oldestourth of july traditions in california, morgan hill's independence day parade going strong since 1876. >> it is a good old-fashioned hometown parade. >> reporter: the co-chairs maureen and bob hunt say 50,000 people are expected this year and many can't wait to save a seat. drive along the mile-plus route and you'll find chairs everywhere. big chairs, small chairs. some standing up. others lying down. believe it or not, spot saving started as early as the month of may. why do people put the chairs out so early? >> they want to make sure they get a prime spot. they love it! we love them. >> reporter: some folks blocked spots off with caution tape weeks ago. >> we are in the mix. >> reporter: this man brought four chairs out. >> i marched in the parade as a kid. >> reporter: some chairs are protected with padlocks but most are not. call it the independence day honor system in morgan hill. if you put your chair out two months ago or two days to say it will still be waiting for you july 4t

in san francisco, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news.." >>> cellphone video shows people evacuated from terminalne at sfo today. a police dog detected something suspicious about an abandoned suitcase. turned out a passenger late for a flight left the luggage behind bought he didn't have time to check it in. police defrmd it posed no railways. sky 7 was above the golden gate bridge this afternoon after a crash involving a charter bus sent 11 people to the hospital. chp says the bus crashed into two vehicles stopped in the slow lane near the toll plaza following an earlier crash. the bus was returning to san francisco from graton casino. two southbound lanes were blocked for about an hour. >>> three weeks after a deadly shooting at an u.p.s. facility in san francisco, only 15 much the 50 or so workers are back on the job. a union official representing the worker says they're still fearful about returning. three ups drivers were killed and two others wounded during the june 14th shooting police. the gunman, 38 year old jimmie lamb, killed himself when confronted by responding officers. >>> friends

in oakland, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> the i-team has been digging into suspicions of arson in the fire. >> as dan noi explains it seems to fit into a string of arson investigations in that area in recent years. >> reporter: the marketing photo for the project shows its promise, 196 units of badly needed housing in oakland, 31,000 square feet of retail, but the project was in a crucial stage before the fire retardant and stucco was applied. it was just timbers, a skeleton ready to burn. oakland mary libby shaf spoke what was on many people's minds this morning, could it be arson? >> we know two recent fires on the emeryville/oakland border were confirm as arson and that's incredibly disconcerting to us. >> reporter: they suspect the motive was use of non-union labor. some neighbors believe anarchists set the blaze. he posted on his facebook page, burning house under construction doesn't make oakland housing more affordable, only speeds up displacement of residents. we were told the company recognized the dangers and took steps to protect the project. >> partners added security

cornell bernard is there tonight and you talked with a victim there. >> reporter: yeah, eric, victimsays he'll be brewing