in menlo park, kris reyes for abc 7 news. >> thank you kris. >>> the search continues for a person who stole a mother's car with her baby in the back seat. she has been reunited with her child. anser hassan joins us live from emeryville with the search. ancer? >>. >> reporter: ama, good evening. the mom left the car running and the baby i the back seat. she went to get food to go. the suspect saw the car running, jumped in and took off. sergeant with the emeryville police department says the car stolen this morning was the perfect crime of opportunity. >> i don't know what the thought process was, if it was the baby was sleeping and she didn't want to interrupt the baby's sleep or if it was just a run in there real quick and it's not a big deal. >> the sergeant says the mother left her 4-month-old daughter inside the car with the engine running and went to pick up a to-go order from taco bell. when she came out, the car and her baby were gone. >> somebody rode up on a scooter, took the vehicle and drove off. >> the suspect dropped off the baby at 28th and union. >> the baby was checked

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our reporter kris reyes is in napa where wineries scramble to recover. >> everybody was pretty frantic. wine makers standing there literally saying can we go any faster what can we do to help. >> craig fry is describing the last few days for his team at a and f electric as they've been making rounds all over napa valley hooking up generators for wineries desperate to stay on top of harvest. some lost power for two days like keever vineyardis it's been an ugly two days since renting a generator. we are back up and current or shortly will be current. >> like most wineries in the area, the crew at keever has been working hard to stay on top of critical harvest deadlines. that's why fry's phone was ringing off the hook. he got at least 50 calls in just two days. >> we've helped out about 12 to 14 wineries in and two restaurants and we've worked about 45 hours in the last three days. >> you couldn't find a more grateful than jason keever for the electricians who saved the day. >> we've been running lean and scared. i'm so happy that we are back. >> honestly we are just doing our job. these

the value is as a human being with attributes that nobody haasl. >> in designate o, kris reyes for abc 7 news frmts there is a top gou his winning pumpkin to the topsfield fair. weighing in at 2294 pounds. the secret is in the seeds and daily nurturing. in the bay area, the world championship puch kin weighoff in half moon bay on october 14th. last year's winning pumpkin weighed just shy of 2,200 pounds. we head to our meteorologist. is it a good day for pumpkin patches. >> a little hot but today would be one of the better days because we bltd on the heat throughout the weekend into monday. and then we should cool off a little bit. but certainly what you expect for this time of year, the dry weather.ffsh flow. here is a live doppler 7 and no fog to speak of. a big ridge of high pressure building in chasing away the fog keeping the storm track north. and allowing a shift northeast and sea breeze petition beaches. temperatures in the low 40s in napa. cold start 4 had in santa rosa. low 40s in san ramon. 45 on the coast. half moon bay. nice shot here of emeryville where we look at high fi

in oakland hills, i'm kris reyes. back to the newsroom. >> thank you, kris. >>> in the south bay, officials gave a news conference a few hours ago about the power shutoffs. >> chris nguyen joins us live with more. chris? >> well, from the foothills to the south side, it sure has been a very frustrating day for many throughout the city. at one point, more than 20,000 homes and businesses were without power. although pg&e hasn't real rest leased an exact timeline for restoration, mayor sam liccardo says it appears power is coming back quickly in san jose. the mayor speaking with pg&e executives today, offering city staff and resources to help accelerate the process. >> so we had many city employees working around the clock, as i can attest to last night, as i witnessed them hard at work. >> but that hard work comes at a high cost. city officials say the public safety shutoff has cost san jose nearly a half million. >> we have certainly spoken to the governor's office about the large public costs. i have myself and we're

abc7 news reporter kris reyes found out how it works. >> it's called pocket point, and it's one of the many ways teachers are trying to get their students off their phones. since it launched in 2014, 20,000 schools and two million students are using it across the country. here is how it works. you sign up. a timer logs how long you've been off your phone. you earn points for every minute logged. those points lead to rewards. we talked to one teacher in san francisco who says it's worked wonders for her class. >> 2,613 hours off of their phone. we have a total of 74 students and 54 incentives have been completed. >> and that's just after one month of use. as for the rewards, here are some student favorites. >> homework pass, because i don't get to do my homework for one day. >> grade dropped, because that's really nice. what happens if you have a bad grade. >> banning orally. ing cell phone use in classrooms has been a hot topic with educates across the country. this fall san mateo became the largest public school to do an all-day ban, forcing students to lock their phones in pouchs. a

. >> reporter chris reyes is there why the chief is proud of how his officers handled this. kris? >> reporter: good afternoon. while the police chief told me this is on the incident of a meeting he had about using the he escalation technique before deadly force. becase of that training, there was a peaceful end to the confrontation. >> aing the lean tos. a suspect approached them with a stick in his hand, a piece of lumber and threatened the officers and ordered them to leave the area. >> our sky 7 cameras caught the officer pointing his rifle repeatedly asking the man to drop the piece of wood who continued to advance on the officers. that's when the officer dropped his gun, tackling the man. >> this happened before noon on the bay front near willow road in menlo park. they were looking for another suspect who was threatening workers with a knife and machete. >> one of our officers deployed a taser device which was not effective because they were on the ground fighting. >> the suspect was charged with a deadly weapon an an officer. he was treated for minor scratches on the face.

abc 7 news reporter kris reyes joins us live from the park with the kris? [ inaudible ]. >> the initial caller reports that a vehicle struck one pedestrian and led to two pedestrians and continued to drive away from the scene. >> reporter: one victim died in the hospital another treated on scene and released. this is now a homicide investigation, however police say they won't release any details about the suspect or the victims at this time. they believe the two pedestrians were hit at different parts of the park. >> the rangers were first on the scene of the incident and began cpr are the victim until the sheriff's office and fire department arrived on scene. >> reporter: police confirm tha. yoev police say by the time they apprehended the suspect his vehicle was with a broken windshield. >> there was no use of force between our deputies and the suspect. at this time we don't have any motive or relationship between the parties that were involved. but we do encourage the public to reach out to us ashis is a very frequently visited park so anyone that has in

kris reyes for abc 7 news. >>> kris, thanks. >>> in the north bay, people have had to evacuate for the second time in two years. >> here's a comparison of the kinkade versus the tubbs fire. you can see the tubbs fire burned a -- it destroyed more than 5,000 homes. wade freeman is live with the story of some people going through wildfires wayne, yet again. >> reporter: there are a lot of people like that. some people are going home. highway 101 going northbound this time yesterday. this highway was closed to traffic. now some of the people in western sonoma county have the all clear to go home and they are doing so. closer to the fire, however, it's going to take a while and it's been tough. this is what passes for activity on chalk hill road in sonoma county. where fire raged, it now feels eerily quiet. mile after mile dotted with what had to be miracle stories. so many properties somehow saved. those who live here will take it. eventually, they'll get back home. more red flags stand in the way. >> did anybody have to go through all of this? >> no way. this is insanity. >> we checked i

. >> kris reyes, abc7 news. >> i like this idea. >> people are getting clever. try it out. see how it works. >> how long do you think you could go? >> what? >> wow. >> you won't get any rewards. no rewards for you. not one. >> drew, thank you for texting me. >> t9, right? bringing that back. what would you want if you were not on your phone? >> i know what kumasi wants? >> what? >> that personal pan pizza from pizza hut. >> yum. >> from back in the book-it days. that's why you read to get that free pizza. >> do your forecast. i have a surprise for you. >> i'm excited. live doppler 7, we're showing you the active sweep. we're clear and on our way to a sunny day. temperature-wise, out the door, 40s and 50s. the jacket is needed. that time of the year, layers are key. here's the 12-hour day planner, 7:08 is when the sun is up. light breeze. by 4:00, it's a bit warmer of an afternoon today than yesterday. 70s around the bayshore line. low 80s in our warmest spots by the afternoon. closer look at those highs. 69 in the city. 73 in oakland. 77 in san jose. 80 in santa rosa. 80 in

abc7 news reporter kris reyes was at the event and will have a full wrap-up on abc7 news at 11:00. >> as we take a live look outside at san francisco's pier 39. spencer has the seven-day forecast coming up next. >>> and we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, you mentioned that that money we set aside. yeah. the kids and i want to build our own crab shack. ♪ ♪ ahhh, you're finally building that outdoor kitchen. yup - with room for the whole gang. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. >>> what good is your refrigerator if it doesn't actually keep things cold? >> good question. that's what many owners of a major brand refrigerator are asking in two separate lawsuits. 7 on your side's michael finney joining us with more on their complaints. >> a puddle of water is how we first heard about this. and

. >> in san mateo, kris reyes for abc 7 news >>> there is a new top gourd in the state of massachusetts. a man from connecticut hauled his winning pump wing o king to the fair yesterday. weighing in at 2294 pounds. experts say the secret is in the seeds and daily nurturing. here snt bay area, the world championship pump quinn o king weigh off in half moon bay on october 4th. last year' he is winning pump kig weighed just shy of 2,200 pounds. let's go to our meteorologist lisa argen tracking the forecast. might be too warm for a pumpkin patch today. >> it could be. but warmer through monday. and the overnight lows mitigating a bit. certainly chilly out there. but plenty of 30s days. but not this morning. in the 40s for the coolest locations. and that trend of slightly warmer mornings we are talking two or three degrees continuing through monday. due to the heat we gain throughout the afternoon. here is a live doppler 7. no fog. big are ridge of high pressure building into the eastern pacific. and that's a line for the storm track to ride high. as the high gets closer. that's shutting off

kris reyes for abc 7 news. >> businesses impacted. >>> pg&e coming under intense criticism for holding a party at the posh sonoma the county winery. >> dan noy huss a chance toask pg&e president and ceo about the decision at a news conference yesterday afternoon. >> pg&e held a wine tasting at the silver oak winery outside healdsburg monday and tuesday this week. 60 people in all. a spokesperson told me the event was funded by shareholders not with rate payer dollars. snorp jerry hill isn't so sure. >> on plikingle events the sharmds pay. you thank the customers i think the rate payers would pay. >> the site of the horrific natural gas pipeline in 2010 p. after criminal conviction for safety violations and obstruction hill said it looked like the utility gas division was cleaning up its act. >> then we saw as we did a couple months ago they falsified over 100,000 records on their locate and dig reports. navy actually falsified that could have fut put people's lives at risk and then they do something stupid like this. >> the party getting the most criticism. coming the same days the ut

. >> in san mateo kris reyes for abc 7 news. >>> there is a new top gourd in the state of massachusetts. a man in connecticut hauled the pumpkin to the fair yesterday weighing in at 2294 pounds thp. they say the secret is the seeds appear daily nurturing. here in the bay area the weigh off will be on october 14th. the last year winning pumpkin weighed just shy of 2,200 pounds. >>> meteorologist lisa argen is tracking the forecast for us. and lisa, they say that to build or to grow a pumpkin it's usually between 50 and 70 degrees. is it like that for us. >> well it could also be turning into a squash that oprtities to look at some pretty gusty winds. this first coming up today is a moderate offshore flow. you can see live doppler 7 showing the storm track well north. and high pressure carving out a big ridge building closer to the coast of california. initiating the normal winds. 50 in oakland. 57 in san francisco. lacking at 44 in mount view. process overnight, yeah, cooling off nicely. as warm as we get at least we have the longer nights and shouldn't be too taxing the next couple days

kris reyes for abc 7. >>> pg&e coming under criticism for holding a party at a posh sonoma sonoma county winery this woke on the anniversary of the devastating north bay wildfires. dan noyes had had a chance to ask the pg&e president and ceo about the decision as a news conference yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: pg&e held a wine tasting at the silver oak winery on monday on tuesday this week for the utility top natural gas customers. 60 people in all. a spoke person told me the event was funded by shareholders not with rate payer collars. snorp jerry hill is not sure. >> on political events the shareholders pay. if you thank good customers i would think the rate payers pay for that. >> hill's district contains sand bruneau o cite of the horrific natural gas explosion in 2011 after the criminal conviction for sfrouks, hill said it looked like the utility gas division was cleaning up its act. >> then we saw a couple months ago they falsified over 100,000 records on their locate and dig reports. they've actually falsified that could have put people at risk and then they do something stupi