we're talking about orinda officials with the orinda moraga fire district are considering a new ordinance that would require homeowners to get rid of all flammable vegetation and material within five feet of their homes. that includes plants and grass, wood fencing and any other combustible materials. joining us now is the mayor of orinda, darlene gee. mayor gee, thanks for being with us. how widespread is this problem in your city of orinda in terms of homeowners being dropped by their insurance companies? well, raj, we were the absolute most affected community in the state of california for insurance. non-renewals. and considering that we're only 19,000 people, we had a huge impact, perhaps as much as a third of our residents received non-renewal this year. that is a huge number. all right. so the idea here is to protect the homes in orinda from wildfire and get insurance carriers back. madam mayor, will this work to get those companies back? well, that's not guaranteed. raj. so that is going to be something that's going to be a big matter of discussion in terms of whether this ordinanc

heavy traffic impact for all those heading from oakland to orinda and beyond. if i could bring in on the phone, oakland fire battalion chief frank jeejeebhoy to get us the latest. are you with us, chief? >> yes, i am. how you doing? good afternoon. >> thanks for being with us. give us an update on the situation at the caldecott. >> oh, a quick update. what we had at approximately 954 this morning. we have reports of a vehicle fire in or two in the caldecott tunnel, and with heavy black smoke. when our first crew arrived on scene, they did see heavy black smoke coming out of the bore with approximately close to like 75 to 100 people that were, evacuated waiting, once we were able to get more crews on scene, they were able to go inside and extinguish the fire as well as assessed if we had any patients, fortunately, nobody was hurt, and our crews were able to go inside and extinguish the fire was. however, it did create a massive traffic jam. >> yeah, boy. and we'll talk about this traffic jam skyfox up above here, showing us the very difficult situation going fro

also from orinda. this doesn't happen in orinda. does not happen. i can't get over it. and why would somebody have a gun in their car? that's what folks who live in orinda are asking tonight, as a confrontation between two fellow residents driving through this neighborhood yesterday morning turned deadly. while investigators are releasing few details, dispatch audio suggests it may have been a case of road rage. we have a murphy advising. he defended himself, and he's in a dark gray vehicle. one party is bleeding profusely. males on the ground are advising the subject. pulled him, got out, started punching him, and then the rp shot him. investigators say they interviewed and released the other driver. neighbors of the man say they can't believe it. i'm shocked and very pained. very pained. this woman describes her neighbor as considerate and kind. she can't imagine him harming anyone. a gentle man? yes a very gentle man. always been helpful to his neighbors. always been watching out for this neighborhood. it's really scary. i do believe in self-defense, but you'd have t

. >> nbc bay area's bob redell joining us live from orinda. i know the mayor of orinda also now stepping in with some comments. >> reporter: correct. good morning, marcus and laura. mayor of orinda, darlene yee, she has sent a letter to governor newsom and other state leaders asking them to intervene in what she calls a, quote, insurance non-renewal crisis in her city. according to a filing with the state, state farm, the state's largest insurer, will not be renewing more than half the homeowner policies in the 94563 zip code here in orinda. we're talking about just over 1700 policies here. that's the most of any zip code in the state. as you can see on this map we put together for you, in the 94549 zip code in neighboring lafayette almost 1,000 state farm customers will lose coverage. the zip code in santa clara and santa cruz customers will see 1,000 customers off the rolls. and over 1400 customers in two zip codes in santa rosa and the immediate vicinity. we spoke to i astate farm customer who lives in san mateo but was visiting her daughte

both the orinda and lafette b.a.r.t. stations are closed. we are continuing to follow this breaking story. our ian cull is on assignment there. we'll bring you updates as they come in. >>> 96 years since mickey mouse made his big-screen debut. he is entering the public domain. you may know he first appeared in this "steam boat willie" whistle along in a 1928 short film. nonspeaking versions of mickey and minnie mouse. he looks very different in this very old film. disney's copyright on this older-looking mickey mouse expires today. that means people would be free to make remakes or spinoffs or adaptations. disney owns the rights to all the later versions of mickey that i think we know much better today. >>> well, let's get a last check of our new year's day forecast with the hardworking meteorologist kari hall. >> we may see the fog returning tonight. by tomorrow, we start out with some spotty showers in the morning, the heavier rain coming through in the afternoon to evening hours and lingering into wednesday. once that clears out, we have

the marquee is >> the probably the most iconic part of orinda. you know, the symbol that we all think about we think of orinda. it kinda makes me sad. i hope i hope they find success is amber acts as they've always been grateful for the support of the year in the community and word spread fast about the high pg any bill zamra copes. the utility will help them out. >> i did i didn't get a call from thing. you know, like, wow, they could try to you know, but, you know, we'll see where that goes. so >> the monday and tuesday closures are set to begin next month. but december acts as the popular once a month classic movie tuesday, matt will not be affected. reporting are in doubt. dan thorn kron, 4 news. >> take a look at your screen. this is what's left of an rv after it caught fire last night in san leandro. one person was inside but made it out safely. fire crews say they were able to put out the flames before they spread to a nearby home. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> a 45 year-old man is dead after bicycle crash in napa. polic

they have been running between lafayette and orinda. if you live in walnut creek, you're trying to get into san francisco and b.a.r.t. is your normal way of getting in, it is up and running and it's a normal tuesday morning right after new year's eve. this is after b.a.r.t. spent yesterday and overnight trying to repair the tracks, which they successfully were able to do. they had to use a crane to get the two derailed cars on the rails, back on the rails so they could be towed out of service. those two cars were on an eastbound yellow train along highway 24. this happened a little after 9:00 yesterday morning. at least one of the car's undercarriage also caught fire. all of the passengers and employees were able to get off safely. they were escorted on foot back here to orinda b.a.r.t. behind me. nine riders were taken to the hospital to be evaluated and in some cases treated for minor injuries. >> bob, at this point do we know why the train derailed? >> reporter: we just spoke with jim allison and we'll have some sound with him in abo

they say both the victim and detained person are from orinda.he sheriff's office has not released what led up to the shooting but say the crime lab is still at the scene. earlier today we talked to some neighbors about what they heard and what they saw. >> i heard a loud bang. first thing i thought about just because this is going on in our society that it was a gun. then i thought no, no way, not here. >> it's very sad. it's shocking. i guess it's the world we live in now. i'm surprised that it happened right here just because maybe because i live here. >> reporter: the contra costa sheriff's office says this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public at this time. they encourage anyone with information to come forward with tips. meantime the city in a statement is calling this a rare and unfortunate homicide. >> thank you. while violence like this in orinda is rare, next month will mark five years since that deadly mass shooting at an airbnb halloween party. >>> on to san jose, a pedestrian was hit and killed on northbound 10

sheriff's office in orinda.ete suratos, nbc bay area news. thank you. new evacuation orders in southern california tonight as the bridge fire continues to burn out of control. this is new video from the town of wrightwood in the san bernardino mountains. more people told to get out. now the bridge fire is the largest of the three major fires burning down south. it's already touched more than a torch. more than 51,000 acres. firefighters say lighter winds and higher humidity slowed the fire down today. but still, there is zero containment. about 40 homes and cabins have burned in that fire. silicon valley cash that is the lure for former president trump, who will be in the bay area tomorrow looking for a war chest infusion. now his visit comes just days after that. high-stakes debate with vice president kamala harris. tonight, mr. trump is saying it's one and done. that debate was his last. nbc bay area's jocelyn moran joins us from woodside, where preparations are underway for tomorrow's fundraiser. that big dol

really quickly, though, you said that both of the men were from orinda. do we have any idea if they actually knew each other? >> yeah, unclear. i do know that the alleged shooter, the shooter who opened fire, lives on that same street down the ways a little bit and unclear exactly where the other man lived. >> all right. our henry lee reporting live for us tonight, henry. thank you. now we go to the south bay, where elected leaders, law enforcement and small business owners hosting a rally today in support of proposition 36 on the november ballot. that measure is aimed at creating more consequences for drug and theft crimes, and would reclassify some misdemeanors as felonies. san jose mayor matt mehan says many small businesses are struggling with crime, especially those shops owned by vietnamese immigrants. >> in 2022, within just a span of 30 days, my store have experienced eight consecutive break-ins and it's continuously and we continuously experience this type of terror. >> boudin is the chairman of the story road business association in san jose. he

in orinda, pete suratos nbc bay area news. new at 11. it's official the santa clara county school board has appointed an interim superintendent during a closed session tonight. the board named charles hinman as the interim superintendent. he's replacing this woman, mary ann dewane, who was removed without cause. two weeks ago. the board has yet to give a reason for her firing, but the move does come a few months after our nbc bay area investigation. we first investigated complaints that the office of education misused some federal head start funds while dewane was in charge. today, a judge denied dugan's request to get her job back, stating that the board had the authority to terminate her. they want him to resign. that's the call from san jose's mayor and the city council to councilman omar torres. torres is facing a sexual misconduct investigation. mayor matt mahan saying today while torres hasn't been charged, the councilman has lost the faith of his colleagues and his constituents to do the job. here's nbc bay area's audrey asistio.

abc seven news reporter lena howland in orinda with the latest. and are you seeing the trains moving again? lena >> a little too early for us to hear those trains running just yet at the orinda station. but just 30 minutes ago, bart confirmed with us that they will be running normal service through this station. and that's between rock ridge and the walnut creek stations. now, this , of course, comes after crews worked well into the night to make repairs and also do some inspections. a giant crane was even brought in last night to lift the derailed bart car back up onto the tracks, which took hours to pull off. bart says damage to the track is not extensive, but this is something that cut off all train service between rock ridge and walnut creek, forcing passengers to use a bus bridge, passenger cars say the train stopped twice and then moved backwards as it derailed. then a mad dash to evacuate as the car filled with smoke. somebody behind us was like, just jump, just jump. >> so we just jumped in the outside like like mission impossible almost.

orinda mayor darlene g. and says enforcing an ordinance like this might get some backlash, but there is data outside of the country that suggests it works, and it is very well researched. so it is based on actual science. it's not a it's not a theory, but it is also one that's going to be a very, very tough thing for people to accept if it's decided to be the best solution. well, speaking of that research, it suggests that ember resistant zones work best when more than 30% of homes on a block comply. this proposed ordinance would be some of the most stringent rules to protect homes from wildfire risk, with the goal of getting insurance carriers back earlier in the year. as we've reported, california's largest insurer, state farm, announced that it would not renew tens of thousands of residential policies in the state and, of course, there are projections that there may be even more policies that are dropped by insurance companies. and there's actually one city that's a little bit closer to the bay area. laur

service is normal at orinda and lafayette b.a.r.t.just had two trains coming and going at the orinda station. b.a.r.t. is saying the repairs were a success overnight and they will have two-track service on the yellow line, both eastbound and westbound between lafayette and orinda. so if you live in walnut creek and you're trying to get to san francisco, b.a.r.t. says you can hop onboard and it should be whatever a normal tuesday morning commute would be the day after new year's. the transit agency spent yesterday and overnight fixing the tracks. they used a crane first to get the derailed cars so they could be taken out of service and back to the maintenance yard. there were two cars on an eastbound yellow train that derailed along highway 24 a little after 9:00 yesterday morning, and then at least one of the car's undercarriage caught fire. all passengers and employees were able to get off safely and they were escorted back to orinda b.a.r.t. behind me. nine riders were taken to the hospital to be evaluated and, in some cases, treate

i'm sara stinson reporting in orinda. back to you. >> the woman killed in a mill valley house fire earlier this week has been identified. marin county sheriffs, a 51 year-old jodi lyn price died when her home on alta vista road went up in flames monday. firefighters say one of the 2 residents were able t escape but price unfortunately did not make it out. fire crews were able to rescue for dogs from the flames. but one of those dogs has since died as well. the exact cause of the fire remains under investigation. a pedestrian has died after being hit by a car tonight in burlingame. police say the crash happened around 6.20 this evening outside a shopping plaza at the intersection of dwight road and peninsula avenue. officers say the person was crossing peninsula. ave want to car making a left turn, hit them. the driver did stay on scene and is said to be cooperating with the investigation. tensions are rising in san mateo county has that unions representing deputies and sergeants vote on a no confidence resolution against

. >>> in orinda, homicide investigators are trying to figure out how a body ended up in the middle ofe're live with the very latest. >>> and we are tracking california's largest wildfire which has grown ten-fold in just 24 hours. the evening edition is next. take that up a little bit higher. you should feel that, like, right back here. oh, yeah, i felt that! good, that is so much better than last week. thanks, i've been doing 'em every night while i'm watching tv. - oh, what are you watching? it's a mystery. high quality care that meets you where you are. i came to bayview hunter's point, where there was only one pediatrician to serve more than 10,000 children. daniel lurie said, i'm going to help. we opened a clinic for our most vulnerable children. i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him as we have brought solutions where people thought the problem was unsolvable. daniel doesn't take excuses. he holds himself accountable. and i know that he can do it for the city of san francisco. >>> right now on cbs news bay area, a rare homicide investigation rattles a quiet east bay neighbor

i'm dan thorn, hundreds of homeowners in orinda say they are desperate for solutions as they're about to lose their home insurance policy just as wildfire season begins, the city hosted a town hall tonight for the community to ask questions about their insurance policies. but as kron four's, sara stinson explains someone home disappointed. >> homeowners here in orinda tell me they've either been dropped by their home insurance company or they're on the brink of that. many saying they are desperate for answers and solutions. that's basically why i came to see my worst fears were realized and they are. her brown is one of thousands of bay area homeowners experiencing the statewide insurance crisis. first hand. he's lived in orinda for 30 years and recently got told by his home insurance provider that he's being dropped this fall. don't have a plan right now. brown in more than 100 others packed into the library auditorium wednesday night for a town hall with the state department of insurance and the renda mayor, darlene been very, very hard hit. we were one of the hardest hit communitie

the desirability of orinda. she calls this a crisis. >> a crisis to so many, so many people in limbo. has anybody said what they plan to do next? >> reporter: well, people are trying to figure out what they are going to do. the state fair plan is the option of last resort, for people who cannot get insurance anywhere else and what's -- and an insurance agent said the people who have gone to that option are finding out the insurance rates are doubled and not getting the same coverage that they used to get. not a good option but mainly the only option. the insurance agent told me, a state farm agent, that he is sadly calling his clients, hundreds of clients over the last couple of weeks. he is really sad but says it is out of his hands and will impact his business, too, because those are his policies and worries is customers may take their auto insurance and other, life insurance, elsewhere. this will impact a lot of people. >> so tough for that agent. jodi, thank you, we will see the full story later on in our ne

it happened near the orinda station.orked through the night to remove that damaged train and repair the tracks at number three. >> traffic is pretty light this morning in the bay area as it seems like most people are still enjoying their holiday break. this is a live look from the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights did flip on at 545 this morning, but doesn't even look like it because traffic is flowing nicely there. >> number four, a japan airlines plane bursts into flames overnight after officials say it collided with a japanese coast guard plane while landing at tokyo's haneda airport. 379 passengers and crew on the japan airlines jet got out safely. the pilot of the coast guard plane is safe, but officials say that five crew members were killed in this crash. >> number five, today is the first snow survey of the season and the sierra state water experts believe it will be well below normal for this time of year. >> number six, san francisco residents can begin recycling their christmas trees today. you must r

in orinda, pete suratos nbc bay area news. new at 11.s official the santa clara county school board has appointed an interim superintendent during a closed session tonight. the board named charles hinman as the interim superintendent. he's replacing this woman, mary ann dewane, who was removed without cause. two weeks ago. the board has yet to give a reason for her firing, but the move does come a few months after our nbc bay area investigation. we first investigated complaints that the office of education misused some federal head start funds while dewane was in charge. today, a judge denied dugan's request to get her job back, stating that the board had the authority to terminate her. they want him to resign. that's the call from san jose's mayor and the city council to councilman omar torres. torres is facing a sexual misconduct investigation. mayor matt mahan saying today while torres hasn't been charged, the councilman has lost the faith of his colleagues and his constituents to do the job. here's nbc bay area's audrey asistio. new

all hope is not lost for orinda theater. the owner tells us the community is reaching out in their time of need, as it always has. >> this lady came in and she goes, can i buy some candy? and i said, sure, you know, i said, you want movie tickets? she says , no, i just want to help you guys and buy a candy. and i said, oh, thank you so much. and she said, i just hope it's going okay. and then i was just like, at this point i just spelled it out to her, you know, and she says, oh, let me, let me help you. and she donated $50 in orinda. >> tori gaines ktvu, fox two news, also new at six tonight, the city of cupertino is working to fix what city officials are calling an accounting error. >> the city recently discovered more than $100,000 in affordable housing funding, went to pay off fees from a housing lawsuit, according to city documents. the city used money from its below market rate housing fund to pay for a lawsuit filed last year by housing advocates against the city's noncompliant state mandated housing plan. the city ma

again, it's going to be a busy overnight here at the orinda bart station reporting live. i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news for sure. >> leslie, thank you so much. ac transit is providing a free bus bridge between the affected stations, and busses will run between the orinda and walnut creek stations, making a stop at the lafayette station in between . bart is warning riders to add additional travel time to your trips. >> now to new details about the person who died after suffering fireworks related injuries in san francisco. abc seven news reporter luz pena went to treasure island, where residents are mourning the death. >> luz joins us live now from the newsroom with the very latest on this luz. >> just devastating. i spoke to a friend of the victim who said he was only 18 years old, and according to several neighbors, there were about 50 people around. fireworks last night. and today they're mourning the death of 18 less than an hour into the new year, san francisco police officers responded to a chaotic scene involving a fireworks injury on treasure island. in the ba

the pink spots, also big impact. 1,700 policies will be dropped in orinda. in santa rosa, 1,400 policies dropped. other hot spots include lafayette, santa clara, and down in santa cruz. we should note they're not dropping all policies in these zones and cities. state farm says they'll notify customers sometime between july 3rd and august 20th. so many of the people who live in these areas, well, of course they're on edge, including the mayor of orinda. >> they are not being a good neighbor. they are certainly not being a good neighbor to anyone in orinda. >> this i worry about in the middle of the night. and when i wake up, i still worry about it. >> a play on words there. they're not being a good neighbor. let's bring in our consumer investigator, chris chmura. you've been talking about this not for weeks but for months, dating back to last year. remind us why is this happening? is it just coming down to money for state farm? >> it's not just state farm. it's essentially insurance companies saying that, we're not paying enough for insurance to cover the los

. >> the orinda community is shocked after learning about the deadly shooting on highway 24 near orindaday night country custis eph taking pictures and examining the vehicle that was shot at leaving the driver and passenger with minor injuries. the crime, an anomaly says alvin gonzales because the city of orinda is typically safe. he lives in walnut creek and works not too far from fish ranch. pretty calm from what i that's france. pretty safe. to be honest, he was stopping at a chevron gas station monday night. >> really don't care that type things going around. you this area. so to worry. i guess it's something to look at now. got some tips for the gap. >> he's new to the area and finds himself comfortable enough to occasionally asks for directions. even though people have time to our own here at the restaurants, you walk by once he's free. nice idea. cano shares the same sentiments as gonzales. i chose to live in orinda because it was safe. compare it but its its close. >> to population centers. and with that like, you know, things are going to happen. he said he's completely shocked

live in orinda. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, henry, thank you. >> doctors, nurses and health care workers are all urging governor newsom to sign a bill to save saint rose hospital in hayward. they held a rally earlier today outside of saint rose. they say it provides critical emergency and health care services to thousands of medi-cal recipients and other vulnerable patients in e hayward area. the bill's author, assembly member liz ortega, spoke at the rally about her own personal experience receiving emergency medical care at saint rose. >> saint rose is more than just a building. it's a lifeline. i recently had an emergency surgery and was able to get to the emergency room from my home in less than ten minutes. that experience drove home to me the absolute necessity of having an emergency room close by. >> the hospital right now is facing bankruptcy and is in danger of closing unless the state intervenes. the assembly bill would forgive some of the hospital's loan debt and enable ala

orinda police are asking anyone with information to please contact them. it may not feel like it, but the rainy season is just around the corner and new rain means new risk of flooding. and today we got an inside look at a project to protect hundreds of homes from flood waters in the south bay. it's a project decades in the making. now entering the final stretch. here to tell us about it and with a closer look is our nbc bay area's ian cull. yeah. so if you live in morgan hill, you know that the upper georges creek is often in danger of flooding during major rainstorms. and i've reported on some of those scenes in the past, especially the past six years, when rising waters threaten to soak homes. and some businesses in downtown morgan hill. and for decades, local and federal officials have been working on a flood protection project. today, they announced they've secured $80 million in federal funding to finish the final phase. and they say it will help prevent that flooding and protect more than 1100 homes and 500 businesses in morgan hill. and though it's

. >> in orinda. lena howland, abc seven news in san francisco, a homeowners association is hoping that a new fence will deter open air drug markets in their tenderloin neighborhood at macalester and leavenworth streets. >> the gate even requires a code to get in, cordoning off a paved area where people used to gather at night, according to a media partner. the san francisco standard, the department of public works issued a permit to the 83 mcallister homeowners association. >> the san francisco police department made 54 arrests in a large scale enforcement operation that happened wednesday. it's a part of the city's effort to stop illegal drug deals that happened around the un plaza at night wednesday. those officers seized 600g of narcotics and stolen property, provided shelter to people in need and impounded illegal food vending cards. police say 34 of those arrested already had warrants out for their arrest, and others were arrested for possession for scale, a sale of narcotics, lower electric bil

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we are here at the orinda b.a.r.t.etting ready for a new day and a new commute after a derailment here in the east bay. we'll have the latest on getting things back to normal coming up. >>> here's a live look outside before we head to break. it's a tuesday morning. at the bay bridge. we have some rain on the way for the afternoon and evening commute. we'll have the update and when the s kerendia presents... the abcs of ckd a is for awareness, because knowing that your chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes could progress to dialysis is important. b is for belief that there may be more you can do. just remember that k is for kidneys and kerendia. for adults living with ckd in type 2 diabetes, kerendia is proven to reduce the risk of kidney failure, which can lead to dialysis. kerendia is a once-daily tablet that treats ckd differently than type 2 diabetes medications to help slow the progression of kidney damage and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks. do not take kerendia if you have prob

right in the entrance there in orinda on its way to oakland. so if you are a commuter coming out highway 24, highly recommend jumping on bart. that will take some time to clear. we'll have more on that. and then earlier this morning around 230, we had a big rig go down highway 238 northbound to southbound 880. you can see the map there. number one lane blocked due to that collision. a few lanes were blocked earlier. they're now detouring off 238 onto 880. tow trucks on the scene along with chp local fire department is there as well. that was a tractor trailer on its side. there you can see it and it completely burned out. and that blocked all lanes there on 238. one lane is open right now and our allie rasmus just arriving on the scene with her photographer, chip. allie, what can you tell us? >> frank, we are on 580 overlooking the backup on northbound 238, and you can see it here behind us. we can't get close to that crash because the backup is so bad. it extends at least a mile from 238 and 880 connector. let's show you the video right away.

and we're live in orinda tonight. i'm cornell bernard, abc seven news.ll right. >> cornell, thank you so much. and this is the fourth bart derailment in the last 15 years, all in the east bay. the mostrillionecent was in june of 2022. excessive heat on the tracks, upwards of 140 degrees caused a train to derail between the concord and pleasant hill stations in february of 2014. uneven track wear caused an out of service train to derail. also near the concord station. in march of 2011, uneven track wear, again near the concord station, caused two cars to derail. three minor injuries were reported, and in december of 2009, a train derailed between the lake merritt and 12th street stations in oakland, and we are making sure to keep you updated through the abc seven news bay area mobile app. be sure to get the very latest live coverage of the delays and traffic with our abc seven mornings team that begins at 5 a.m. we're getting new details tonight on a new year's fireworks tragedy. a mishap on treasure island in the early morning killed an 18 year old. poli

it all happened between lafayette and orinda very close to the orinda so 're going to show you photose scene now, moments ago we talked our reporter will tran on the scene and passengers were evacuated safely from the train. no one was hurt in this incident. we're told to of the bar cars on the train caught fire. we don't know what caused this yet, but we do know this is causing major delays for bart riders. there's no train service between rock where edge and walnut creek. we are continuing to follow this storm. make sure you stick with kron. 4. breaking overnight. not even a day into the new year in japan was struck by 7.6 earthquake. you can actually see video was shaking lasted quite a while. it's currently unclear how many people have been hurt or killed and tsunami warnings have been issued for the country as well. parts of north korea and russia. well, quite a lot happening on the new year. we need to remind you what the weather is going to be like. and what a beautiful day today. and tomorrow the rain is going to fall. >> exactly. we have some unsettled weather for the first w

reporting live in orinda, emma goss, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much.s is not the only derailment in recent memory for bart. last june a train had a partial derailment in concord. no one seriously hurt there, but one person was treated at a hospital. as for the cause of that, you might recall we were dealing with triple digit temperatures then which triggered a rapid increase in heat, which according to bart, caused the rail to mis align. >>> let's take you outside and give you a live look. it's dry right now as you look through the cameras, but that's going to change. we expect more rain. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. when we say tomorrow we're expecting the rain, what areas specifically is it starting in? >> it will be marin, napa, and sonoma counties through tomorrow afternoon. right now we're dry. we take you off to the north, and we're starting to see rainfall develop off the coastline of eureka, but the cold front still has a little time to get here before things pick up. the good news, if you're getting back to work tomorrow, i

i mean, you drive by 24, you see the towers as orinda. a lot of people don't even really realize it's a town, but it actually is a small community. but it's the love for the theater that's really driving this theater. stay open. >> so what better place to watch an event dedicated to celebrating movies? owner derek zemrak says he holds this event every year so fans could come together to watch the oscars in a theater. >> you're going to watch the oscars, watch it in a theater, because that's where you're paying tribute to the people that make theaters go every single day. >> they even brought out some celebrities. so what are you doing here tonight? and godzilla ended up winning for special effects. plus, it featured local actors starring in some of the year's biggest films. mark holsters played a small role in sunday's best picture winner oppenheimer. >> i played a small part as a professor, a background role. it's probably one of the most detailed movies i've ever worked with, so it was a real great privilege to even be part of that. >>

details emerging on a road >>> right now at 5:30, new details emerging on a road rage shooting in orinda yesterday. today we're hearing from a neighbor of the man who allegedly pulled the trigger. sooji nam spoke to her about that deadly confrontation. >> reporter: we're outside the orinda police department, which is investigating the homicide along with the contra costa sheriff's office. the sheriff's office just identified the man that was killed in the homicide as 50-year-old scott decker from truckee and orinda. meanwhile the other driver that was detained yesterday has been released as the investigation continues. a day after what officials are calling a rare homicide in this quiet orinda neighborhood residents remain in shock after learning about the deadly shooting near las vegas road and la esperal road. police responded to the area around 11:00 a.m. yesterday and found decker with a gunshot wound near two vehicles, a tesla and a toyota 4runner. he died at the scene. kathy, a neighbor who did not want to show her face on camera, tells us she knows the other driver of the tesla an

and the contra costa county sheriff's office, which patrols orinda, is continuing in orinda. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> new at ten. the city of oakland is suing the oakland school district, saying it has refused to pay its fair share of election costs. the city attorney says the special election for district five last year cost nearly $600,000. the city adds that the election was required only because the board of education did not appoint a provisional board member. the city says ousd has also refused to pay its share of general election costs for school board director elections in 2020 and 2022. >> some bad news for the 49ers is coach kyle shanahan revealed today. star running back christian mccaffrey will not play in sunday's game. mccaffrey is still dealing with an achilles injury that kept him out of the week one matchup against the jets, and now he will miss the team's first road game against the minnesota vikings. coach shanahan said today he is also considering placing mccaffrey on the injured reserve list, which would force him to sit out for a minimum of four

nearly 2000 of them in orinda. si,ce i'm not going to be renewed come august first that maybe my house will burn down before august and at least enough being so that's how desperate. we all are the state does offer a policy for homeowners who are unable to get insured in the marketplace. it's supposed to be a temporary safety net, but the commissioner's office says 1000 people are applying for it every day. the deputy commissioner explained the state's ongoing plan to stabilize the insurance market. the california sustainable insurance strategy includes requiring insurance companies to write no less 85% of homes and businesses in distressed areas that are identified by the insurance commissioner. the state hopes to complete several reforms by december of this year. but some say that's too late at the pace. they're walking your year with the patients are dying on the side of the road. and there are your way from getting to the hospital. we do appreciate what the insurance commissioner and the governor are trying to

and we're live in orinda tonight. i'm cornell bernard, abc seven news. all right. >> cornell, thank you so much. and this is the fourth bart derailment in the last 15 years, all in the east bay. the mostrillionecent was in june of 2022. excessive heat on the tracks, upwards of 140 degrees caused a train to derail between the concord and pleasant hill stations in february of 2014. uneven track wear caused an out of service train to derail. also near the concord station. in march of 2011, uneven track wear, again near the concord station, caused two cars to derail. three minor injuries were reported, and in december of 2009, a train derailed between the lake merritt and 12th street stations in oakland, and we are making sure to keep you updated through the abc seven news bay area mobile app. be sure to get the very latest live coverage of the delays and traffic with our abc seven mornings team that begins at 5 a.m. we're getting new details tonight on a new year's fireworks tragedy. a mishap on treasure island in the early morning killed an 18 year old. po

. >> and fire officials in the east bay cities of orinda and moraga are considering new defensible spacees. that would be some of the strictest in the nation. they say it's part of an effort to convince insurance providers to come back into communities amid this ongoing crisis, with homeowners who can't get insurance. but as abc seven news reporter tim johns tells us, and as you can imagine, the proposal is already getting pushback. >> reporter homeowners in moraga and orinda could soon be subject to some of the most stringent, defensible space rules in the country. the rules are being proposed by the moraga, orinda fire protection district, and would require homeowners to uproot plants, take down wood fencing and remove all other combustible materials within five feet of structures. >> there are many ways to prevent fire hazard. i don't know why they're wasting time to pass this kind of policy. it's ridiculous. >> outside her home in moraga, karen cheng told us she strongly opposes the new proposals. cheng says if they're enacted, she worries about how much money it might cost her famil

. >> now we're learning more than half of state farm policyholders in orinda are about to lose their coverage. andrea nakano speaks to homeowners who say they've run out of options. >> reporter: tom holland has lived in orinda for 15 years. his home is tucked in the beautiful hillside where he takes daily walks with his two dogs. after paying more and more each year for homeowner's insurance, he just found out his policy won't be renewed. >> i just called my broker and he said, "you're canceled." so that's it. >> reporter: he's one of many state farm policyholders to lose their insurance. >> i think it's been slowly coming at us for five years. >> reporter: holland said early used to pay about $3,000 a year. that has steadily increased to roughly 8,000. >> honestly, it was not a shock because it's been a known issue and also our people are assumes going up like 30 to 60% a year for about five years. >> reporter: this comes as holland and many of his neighbors have been taking steps to mitigate fire risk. >> this is our home. the moraga-orinda fire department has ordinances and we met

i'm sara stinson reporting in orinda. back to you. >> well of the east bay of oakland, police say they've made an arrest in a homicide last month. this happened on the 12th avenue right near east 15th street back on august, 10th police say was a robbery that led to a murder and the victim was set up by workers. say he was soliciting prostitution. one of the alleged workers was also arrested was also linked to a similar incident taking place back in may. police say this investigation was part of a larger operation to crack down on prostitution and human trafficking in oakland's international corridor. all the peninsula, tensions are rising in san mateo county unions that are representing deputies and sergeants voting on a no confidence resolution against the sheriff's chief of staff victor inj. the unions are upset with inj over and alleged overreaches role. sheriff christina corpus is saying that she stands by her elected chief of staff. alice, in a statement saying this vote is no more than a political stunt. people that

marquis is >> the probably the most iconic part of orinda.ou know, the symbol that we all think about we think of orinda kinda makes me sad. i hope i hope they find success is amber acts as they've always been grateful for the support of the year in the community and word spread fast about the high pg any bill zamra copes. the utility will help them out. >> i did get a kick. i didn't get a call from pg thing. you know, like, wow, they could try to you know, but, you know, we'll see where that goes. >> well, he's mondays and tuesday closures are going to begin next could be temporary for the time being. they're going to reevaluate probably within the coming months. and hopefully the bill comes down. as for the classic movie tuesday matinee that happens once a month at the theater. that's actually very popular. as amtrak says that's not going to be affected by these closures at all. that's the latest here live in orinda. dan thorn kron. 4 news. let us hope that is a beautiful day to thank you, dan. >> kron 4 is your elections headquarters san f

he lived in orinda and truckee. the shooter also lives in orinda, and neighbors say they are rattled by this happening. i mean, it's really scary. i do believe in self-defense, but you'd have to expect that someone was really, really threatened in order to resort to that type of violence. police are investigating. they say they're asking anyone who may have seen anything to contact them. lots of questions tonight after a police shooting shut down the powell street bart station for hours. san francisco police say at least two officers shot an armed man. and now we're getting an exclusive look at what happened just before the shooting. here's nbc bay area's ted quintana. in video, you will only see on nbc bay area news, you can see officers chasing what they say is a person with a gun into the powell street. bart station. then several gunshots. the shooting happened just inside the powell street bart station at hallidie plaza. police chief bill scott says this is an incident that actually started a block and a half aw

here at the orinda station.that things are back to normal and they were able to get that first train running on this line again just before 5:00 a.m. it is still early this morning though, so not seeing too many people at this station yet. eager to hear what they are saying as they try get back to the regular workday that is in front of them. now we should point out that we are only about a half mile away from where this all happened and of course the investigation is still ongoing. no clear sign of what the cause is yet. that is something that b.a.r.t. reiterated but they did explain that usually the operations control center can move tracks remotely and yesterday, it was not able to do so. so take a look at the aftermath of an antioch bound b.a.r.t. train derailing yesterday. passengers say the train came to an abrupt stop and they heard pops and then saw smoke and flames shooting up from the train forcing passengers to scramble to safety. >> we all got up and run to go to the next car to at least run. and so

department office in orinda. it is 606 right now. the alum rock school district has a new leader. late last night, the school board announced herman cerda is the new superintendent. most recently, he was the assistant superintendent of educational services for the campbell union high school district. back in march. the school board voted to terminate its contract with hilaria bower. then the board president was removed two months later. the new superintendent will face school closures over the next year. the alum, rock board vice president says it plans to close nine schools, but it will be a community process as they decide on which schools will need to shut down. we have approximately $20 million budget shortfall and it needs to be addressed. we have enrollment that capacity of about 20,000 students, and at present we have 7500 students. the school board says it expects to make the decision on what schools to close by the end of the year. the closures would go into effect next. school year. happening today, the

the marquee is >> the probably the most iconic part of orinda. you know, the symbol that we all think about we think of orinda. it kinda makes me sad. i hope i hope they find success is amber acts as they've always been grateful for the support of the year in the community. and word spread fast about the high pg any bill zamra copes. the utility will help them out. >> i did i didn't get a call from thing. you know, like, wow, they could try to you know, but, you know, we'll see where that goes. so >> the monday and tuesday closures are set to begin next month. but senator acts as the popular once a month classic movie tuesday, matt will not be affected. reporting are in doubt. dan thorn kron, 4 news. >> 7.12, is a time and breaking news overnight. sad news out of hollywood. actor louis gossett junior has passed away. he was the first black man to win best supporting actor for his role in an officer and a gentleman. fantastic movie 1982. costar richard gere. and before that, he also won an emmy for his role in that tv mini series in the 70's route

but his solar project in orinda will help the east bay mud cut down on greenhouse gas emissions sends kron four's. philippe djegal reports tonight. this should also contribute to the utilities goal of being carbon neutral. >> more than 8 years in the making on thursday, the east bay municipal utility district launching its orinda photovoltaic, solar energy project with its partner to tell energy is renewable very excited that a project like this is possible in our service area. more than 12,000 solar panels, the size of dining tables have been installed on 12 acres of land in orinda. >> all of them tracking to the sunlight. each panel generates kilowatt hours that will feed back into the grid. so tell energy's vice president eric but says east bay mud can buy those hours at a discounted rate. because clean energy is affordable every year, there 10% of their total energy costs being offset by this project. we cannot be successful in our mission >> without protecting the environment, the partnership between east bay mud into tell energies is slated for a 25 year contract the 10% savings

orinda police got a call around 11 thursday morning. >>in a 9-1-1 audio, you can hear operators telling responding officers that the suspected shooter is one of the people who called it in. >>alright, rather for our got wrong law. and questlove. my called an estate fired shots after perfect option. >>many neighbors say they heard the gunfire heard when a bang. >>and actually sounds like a gunshot, but enter into some kind of strange. and my dog started barking. and so i went out to the police. police say officers found the person shot and tried to save him, but he died at the scene. the contra costa county sheriff's office responded to help investigate. >>they say a person has been detained and both people involved are from orinda. several neighbors say road rage between the 2 drivers led to the deadly shooting. people driving >>i mean, i've heard of road having around here, certainly on the freeways, but i didn't expect to hear outside my house chilly news, roads costly and i've noticed an uptick in a driver aggravation. everybody's go

the marquee is >> the probably the most iconic part of orinda. you know, the symbol that we all think about we think of orinda. it kinda makes me sad. i hope i hope they find success is amber acts as they've always been grateful for the support of the year in the community. and word spread fast about the high pg any bill zamra copes. the utility will help them out. >> i did i didn't get a call from thing. you know, like, wow, they could try to you know, but, you know, we'll see where that goes. so >> the monday and tuesday closures are set to begin next month. but senator acts as the popular once a month classic movie tuesday, matt will not be affected. reporting are in doubt. dan thorn kron, 4 news. >> it's 10, 20 and san francisco police have detained 2 people for a shooting that killed someone near union square and happened last night around 9.30, near the bart off of market street. police arg still trying to figure out what led up to the shooting. they haven't identified the victim or if they've made any arrests yet. >> in the south bay, we h