in oakland, wayne freeman, abc new, news. >>> the drought is over in california, but all of us can certainly remember when it was the cornerstone of governorf gor brown's administration. >> we're right down there. don't flush more than you have to. don't shower than you need to. and turn the water off when you're shaving or brushing your teeth. every day this drought goes on, we're going to have to tighttown screws of what we're doing. two prongs of government, persuade and coerce and right now we're doing a fine job of persuasion. >> a lot of us responded to the governor and scaled back on our water use. it was part of a communal effort to build a better bay area, but now san jose water wants to charge more for conserving water and residents do not feel like being penalized for following the news. nbc's david louie joins us live with more. david. >> hi, kristen. residents look forward to opening their bills to see how much money they save. they could see their monthly bills go up on average $2.19 for having done the right thing. >> i'm being punished for doing the right thing. >> reporter:

. >> wayne freeman walks us through what happened. >> if you haven't seen enough of that video, you will see more in a second. it came from this camera right up here in the corner. yesterday afternoon, a mother and her two children, the narrowest of differences between bad luck and escape. let's show you the video. how did they ever get out of the way? it was driven by a 60-year-old woman with a young child inside. it continued on and nearly hit a house according to one restaurant employee, a table hit the little girl. she felt pain in her head and stomach. she'll be okay. napa police have not provided an explanation. no arrests, no explanations. vivian, you saw it. >> i saw everything. >> reporter: how does this happen? >> i don't know. it was unbelievable. i've never seen anything like that before. other than movies. just standing behind the counter, staring out the window. every was fine everywhere. tables, pots, chairs, the stop sign. everything. >> did you think the mother and her children would beok >> that was the first thing. i had just finished greeting her. and when the door sh

wayne freeman is hive with those details. >> the developers, santa wants to follow a pattern that is successful. they want high rises. they're looking at 3,500 units in the next few years. at the fourth street deli down, they're used to big crowds after a quarter century. the owner sees it as a sign of economic health. he may see many more if they get their way. as in high rise housing and a culture of change. after inviting develop orders a bus tour through town, there are drawings and proposals on the board and plans to fast track the building by streamlining the building process. >> what is the advantage of vertical? >> we can bring more smart growth in a concentrated way, rather than sprawling out to the rest county. >> the north bay firestorm made a part. santa rosa already had a housing crisis before the flames destroyed close to 3,000 homes and 400,000 square feet of commercial space. peter runs the chamber of commerce. >> i think there's a younger generation in this community that would love to live and stay in their home town. they would love to move here and build a family

wayne freeman sent out this video showing robbers. it was cam urd on security camera footage. of them are in custody. >>> on abc world news tonight, secret service officers arrested a man who tried to set his clothes on fire near the white house. president trump was in the white house at the time. >>> a child is in the hospital after going over a railing in the mall of manager. witnesses say the child may have been thrown or pushed by a random stranger. >> reporter: the mall of america is a place for fun. you can see the amusement park equipped with a roller coaster. this morning police got a call for help after two 11 were landing on the first floor. >> we have a report on the south side that someone just fell from the first floor to the, from the third floor to the first floor. >> they initially believed he had fallen from the third floor. later they learn that he was thrown or pushed. >> witnesses also indicated the suspect that had either pushed or possibly thrown the child took off running immediately after the incident. we located the suspect quickly. >> the suspect, the