amy hollyfield is live this morning. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, alexis. it does still look like they me get out of the way so you can see for yourself. of a lot of debris still on the highway. this happened about six hours ago. but still a lot to do here. two people did die in this accident, a man and woman. they were both driving cars. the other two vehicles involved were a tour bus and a big rig. it happened just north of the hayward city limit before the whipple exit. officers are working hard to get the lanes reopened in time for the morning commute. >> we understand one lane, two lanes impacts traffic. especially which all the lanes are closed. we urge people to look for alternate were routes to try to get to work, to try to get wherever they're going. >> reporter: at this point officers don't know why this happened but don't think alcohol or drugs were involved. it appears to have started with the tour bus coming up on stop-and-go traffic. it hit one car, pushed it to the side. then it hit another car, pushing it into a big rig. they're not sure how

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. in the north bay, a second grade teacher who was hit by a car and killed while riding her bicycle is being remembered this morning. the crash happened monday afternoon on sir frances drake boulevard near railroad avenue in wood acre. the 63-year-old deborah debeneditto was a long time teacher in san rafael. she was hit by a 2006 explorer. chp says the driver, paola drake of fairfax, was apparently under the influence. >> tremendous sadness. tremendous loss. obviously nobody expected it to happen. >> drake will be charged with with a felony dui and gross negligence, manslaughter. >> in the east bay, oakland city council is taking the first step toward regulating dockless scooters. the council voted that the companies pay ann annual riding fehr and a per-ride fee. they have to district half their fleet in east and west oakland. the council will take up other regulations at a later meeting. >>> in the south bay, a multimillion tkhmultiph multimillion dollar improvement on a license plate

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is tracking all of this from the site of the biggest fire. hi, amy. >> reporter: good morning. we are now learning there have been two fires overnight that are on the scene of construction sites. a trend that has been happening over the years here in oakland. look behind me a standing. they are still putting a from a sky7 where you can get a glimpse of some fl firefighters tell me this will probably burn in spots like that throughout the day. they're just in areas they can't reach and they'll be moving through the building through the day. this building was under construction. it was going to be townhomes. this was located at west grand and filbert in west oakland. firefighters got the call about 2:00 this morning. they went to a five-alarm they brought in about 90 firefighters to tackle this huge fire. they were also concerned about embers flying through the air. one did land on a home on isabella. it did some exterior damage to the home there. they did get that fire out and that home is still standing. no one has been hurt in this fire but t

. >> we will start with abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live at the scene. amy, that freeway has been closed more than seven hours. >> good morning, reggie. good news, they kicked us off the freeway. i'm stand anything a store parking lot. they wanted us out because they were about to reopen. my vantage point is it's hard to tell if they have gotten there yet. i know they are very close. they wanted to give the is street sweeper time to get the debris off the highway. then they would reopen it. this did happen at 10:40 last night. they've been out here more than six hours. two people did die in this accident, a man and woman. they were both drivers of the cars. this happened just north of the hayward city limit sign just before whipple. >> we urge people to look for alternate routes to try to get to work, try to get wherever they're going. >> at this point officers don't know why this happened. they don't think alcohol or drugs were involved. it appears to have started with the tour bus. they say it was in the middle lane, came up on stop-and-go traffic. push

lve in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> such a sad trend. thank you. >>> let's give you an idea of what the site looked like before the fire this morning. this is from google earth. it was captured in april of this year. you can see it was a three-story building under construction and that is wood framing, which, no doubt, helped to fuel those flames. as amy mentioned, residential construction fires have become a trend in oakland. so, this is footage of a previous incident. one of six major fires since 2012. just a few months ago, a coalition of builders put up $300,000 to help catch anyone responsible for burning down the projects. so far no word on what caused this fire overnight. >> abc7 news will stay on top of this breaking news all morning. we sent out a push alert when the fire first started overnight and you can get news on the go by downloading the abc7 news app. >>> there's been a lot going on this morning. it's 5:33. we're following breaking news of another fire. this time in san francisco. >>> first, you're never more than seven

amy hollyfield is there with an update. >>> new at 5:00. it's here. confirmation over amazon's cashierless stores. >>> the push to >>> so, this is downtown oakland right now. it's about 2:30 in the morning. >> a construction housing project goes up in flames in the east bay and people tell us they ul fire afar away daly city. >> it broke out around 2:00 this morning. let's show you where the scene is. it's happening at west grand and filbert and embers have caused he evacuations in the area. let's get to our reporter live on the scene, amy hollyfield. >> reporter: good morning. you can see spots are still on fire and it's very smokey. firefighters are putting water on this building but the situation is much better now. look at the fire they faced when it was really going. they called five alarms for this fire so oakland sent about

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. some tenants are outraged after their landlord required them to show a government-issued i.d. in order to get receipts for rent payments. 50 people protested at east po alto woodland park complex. many families say a new rule made them feel intimidated. sandhill property companies runs the complex, the largest in east palo alto. the company claims it was just trying to protect tenant's privacy. >> no, it is not. i can show you my receipt. you know what a receipt looks like, right? it has the amount you paid, the balance. >> i maze am an immigrant. when it comes to safety, it makes sense that they would like to do something like that. >> it has suspended the policy for the time being. >>> san francisco mayor london breed has created a new job to speed up the new housing. the director of housing delivery will work with several city departments to reduce the time it takes to build new homes. currently new projects must go through a permitting process after being approved by san francisco

live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. you are looking at what firefighters faced as they batted a house fire sparked by the inferno from the site several blocks away. everyone inside managed to get out safely. neighbors as embers raining down on their home. >> in july of last year, a seven-story apartment building on valdez was burned down.down.. >> oakland in emeryville. both were ruled arson. >>2016 five-alam fire a block from lake mary. investigators couldn't determine that cause. >> in 2012, arson fire burned a construction site for a senior housing complex near the west oakland bart station. >> our abc 7 news app has personalized push alerts to get more of the news you want delivered to your phone in real-time. >>> new trouble this morning for san francisco's millennium tower. this is a cracked glass panel. according to the city building inspectors it was pointed out by window washing firm. no explanation for why it took so long to come to light. this is after a window cracked last month. it was caused by some kind o

let's get straight to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield with that story. amy?reporter: good morning, jessica. the 3-year-old was brought here to this hospital after being assessed at another one. he didn't come here to children's right away. the shooting happened at 7:30 last night. it was in east oakland on the border of san leandro on robledo drive. police are trying to figure out if the shooting happened on the street or in a house. the child was first driven in a personal car to san leandro's hospital, but then transferred to children's hospital here in oakland. police did not say his condition. they're asking for anyone with information to please come forward and call police. they are trying to figure out exactly what happened last night. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area. one issue a lot of us want to improve, car break-ins. it's been an epidemic. we told you last week break-ins are down 14% compared to last year. let's put this all in perspective. this year the department has logged

amy hollyfield is on the road heading to the accident scene. >> she is trying to get there. in sunol. amy, what are you seeing? >> reporter: hi. good morning. a lot of tail lights. let me flip the camera so you can get a look at a lot of red lights and very slow-moving cars. we're crawling along here on southbound 680. we have been stuck in this for about 30 minutes. we probably haven't gone a mile or two. we're not making a lot of progress. it is very slow right now. i want to give you a bird's-eye view of sky 7. you can see the backup that we are stuck in and get a sense of how many people we're joined by here on the highway. i did just get a briefing from the chp. sue, i think you touched on it. they were hoping to get a rough estimated time was going to be 6:30. they are waiting for a sweeper right now to sweep the street. we had heard tools spilled onto the road out of the pickup truck involved in this accident. that's a good sign if they're waiting for the sweeper. that signals that everything else has been taken care of, including their investigation. and the towing, t

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. >> reporter: sacramento is not happy. one lawmaker is saying, we can't trust the dmv to solve the problems that it has created. the dmv director is now admitting the agency may have mistakenly registered 1500 people to vote, including some noncitizens. the secretary of state says he is disappointed and frustrated. an is assemblyman says it's time for new leadership at the dmv. the dmv director hasn't said anything about stepping down but did release a statement saying, quote, we have worked quickly with the department of technology to correct these errors. have also updated the programming and add the additional safeguards to improve this process. that is from the director. she says affected customers will be notified. but sacramento and some lawmakers have questions. reporting live at the dmv in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 20 lives lost but not forgotten. last night more than 1,000 people attended a candlelight vigil for victims of the limousine crash in new york. >> the governor there says the limo neve

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> a long road from recovery after hurricane michael. >> authorities just updated the number of people dead to 11. that is up from what we said earlier this morning. they fear there may be more victims. and you can see this drone video of an overturned freight train along highway 231 east of panama city, florida, one of the hardes hha aon people are without power right now. local governments imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew and told residents to boil their water. >>> emergency response teams from the bay area are heading to florida to help with rescue and recovery. the northern california chapter of the red cross deployed 10 volunteers and more are on the way. >> it depends on the needs and the skill sets and our availability. we just see dozens more volunteers going out in the next week. >> oakland's task force 4 sent two firefighters to pensacola. more team members are on stand by. if you want to help people affected by the storm, the red cross is taking monetary donations. more info at abc7news.com. abc 7 news is committed to building a

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. the pope condemned the shooting during his weekly address at the vatican. >> he called the attack an inhuman attack of violence. he ended his sermon with a prayer to end outbreaks of hate. abc 7 spoke with the jewish organization called hias. hebrew immigrant aid society. >> there has been in this country and actually around the world, a dramatic rise in anti-semitism, xenophobia, a rejection of our responsibilities to help asylum seekers and refugees. >> bowers said hias likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. it was founded in 1881 and has millions of refugees around the world. this morning the social media site where robert bowers made some of his statements against the jewish community is struggling to get back online. >> gap.com calls it's a free speech website. pay pal canceled the account. san francisco-based stripe said it is suspending is transfers to the site's bank account. >> right now it seems as though the answer that silicon valley to come up with is to try to

amy hollyfield is live in heyward with new information. amy? >> reporter: hi, kristen. we've been watching all morning. it's a bus busy thoroughfare. last night -- it's a very busy thoroughfare. last night traffic was slow and now look at it behind me at 11:00 this morning, it's still because of an accident that happened 45 minutes ago. the key is to adjust and last night the chp said the bus did not. it was going faster than the flow of traffic. the deadly accident happened at 10:40 and led to the shutdown of northbound 880 in heyward for almost eight hours. investigators say one bus started it all. >> we believe that there was a tour bus in the middle lane, and it came up to stop-and-go traffic. it collided with the vehicle that was in front of it. >> reporter: the driver of that car was killed, but the bus didn't stop. >> the tour bus continued on, hit another vehicle and pushed that vehicle into the back of a semi truck. >> reporter: the driver of that second car was also killed. chp officers say they then had a long night ahead of them of investigating and clearing

. >> amy hollyfield is at the command center in pittsburg. amy. >> reporter: hi, reggie. relocated to the command center. we're expecting a press conference in just a few minutes. of course evacuees hoping they will hear some information about when they can go home. 1,400 homes told to empty out because of the threat of an explosion. it started 8:30 last night. that's when evacuations were ordered because of the risk of pipeline explosion, because of they wanted the evacuations to stay in place overnight. they asked cavalry temple church to open up and let people in. the church said of course. when we were over there they had at least 160 people that people were still arriving. in the pastor said when people started arriving last night, there was a lot of emotion. >> you know when they first showed up, there were some people in tears. you know, upset because they didn't know what was going on. some of them had door-to-door by the p.d. and tried to clear them ou. others got notification through news, radio and through the activation through the cell phones and whatnot. >>

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at livermore high school with more on the suspected opioid use. >> reporter: i just spoke with an official with the school district and she told me police haven't even told them who died, but they are aware that some of the kids know, and they are grieving, so they have mobilized their crisis response team. they have also reached out to parents and given them a guide on how to help grieving children. one student at livermore high school said the news hit her hard yesterday when she was told a fellow student had died of a possible opioid overdose. >> one of her best friends told me, and i like flat out broke down and cried for like half an hour, like sitting in office, just crying and crying and crying. >> i was horrified because you don't -- you don't see it every day. you don't realize what's happening in your town. >> parents were also shocked to hear the news and were suddenly filled with worry. >> those poor parents. can you do everything right, everything, and -- and it can all go wrong. >> reporter: livermore police announced the deaths

amy hollyfield is live with the latest at the station. amy? >> reporter: kristen, the station is still closed. they don't have an eta when they will reopen it. a technician team from b.a.r.t. police just arrived and went inside about 20 minutes ago. the man was hit by the train at about 9:15 this morning. firefighters found that the man was trapped underneath the train. it took them about a half an hour to get him out. they don't know what happened. they don't know if it was an accident or intentional. that is under investigation. he was alive when they took him away. >> as we transported the individual, he was in critical condition with serious traumatic injuries. the patient was conscious as we were transporting him. it's very amazing. >> reporter: here is a look at the equipment they used to get him out from underneath the train. the fire department has new cordless extrication tools. they used to have to haul in cords and a generator for their jaws of life. they say this is much quicker and that possibly played a role in saving this man's

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the marina safeway. no one won the massive jackpot, of course, but this clerk came pretty close. >> reporter: he did. five of the six numbers, kristen. he's a bakery clerk here at this safeway. the manager says he is in his 20s. he does not want a lot of attention so we don't have his name. we're told he's shy but a great guy and hard worker. one thing we do know about him, there are a lot of people who are really happy for him. word went out last night that someone bought a ticket from this san francisco safeway store on marina boulevard with five of the six winning lottery numbers. >> i was hoping it was one of my employees. i was totally -- i can't sleep last night when we found out that we had the five of six numbers, and, of course, i wanted to be the winner. >> reporter: the manager wasn't the only one who was excited. customers also felt a rush of hope. >> and when i saw it on the internet last night, i hit it. i felt it. i hit it. >> reporter: but it was the manager who got her wish. a bakery cle

that is where we find amy hollyfield. amy. >> reporter: hi, reggie.staying here at the calvary temple church. they were asked to open up and they said absolutely. people inside, red cross to help. they brought in cots so everyone would have a place to sleep. sit kind of noisy in there, but they are doing what they can with limited notice. last night a utility vault in bay point that houses valve for the pipelines caught fire. a por el on th ructure tess fire ener in the ee >> risk of explosion does exist. and for that reason, be if it's a caution, we are asking people to evacuate. we don't know if that's the worst case, if it will be the outcome, but it certainly could be. we strongly recommend anyone to evacuate immediately if they haven't already done so. >> reporter: bart put out a tweet overnight. they are worried parking will be limited so drivers are encouraged to use another station or get a ride to bart. this church ordered breakfast meals from denny's and will pick them up at 6 kh:30. they are doing what they can to keep people comfortable. l

we begin with amy hollyfield. amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning. you know the drill by now.d street. it is closed now. this time for oracle world. last month it was for dreamforce. the they have shut down howard in front of 3rd and 4th. key note address at 1:45 this afternoon. if you are not attending the conference, it's best to avoid the area and expect a lot of congestion through here. if you're about to leave the house to come through for work, keep in mind this section is shut down. the conference is over on thursday. they are telling us howard will be closed until saturday. so they have time to get all of this picked back up and cleaned and cleared out of here. plan on this area being a little bit of a hassle for this week. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> at the live desk, flames tear through a home in san jose in what police say is a suspicious fire. it started at 1:00 this morning on hamilton park drive. they were able to get the fire under control in 10 to 15 minutes. nobody got hurt. the home was heavily damaged. red cross was reque

amy hollyfield is live for us in san francisco. ght there, i got more details from police overnight that just came out. there is still a crime scene here. we are at the end of van ness, municipal pier. this is all blocked off with crime tape. last night this happened around 9:30 when police got the call. officers say an officer with u.s. park police fired a gun. san francisco police is the lead agency on this. they will be the ones conducting this investigation. they say it is still early. they are still gathering details. that is all they have released at this point. we don't know anything about who or why this happened or what led up to this shooting. they are asking anyone with any information to please come forward and give them a call. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thanks, amy. you might remember two years ago in august 2016, 20-year-old kelvin riley was shot in the chest and killed at aquatic park. he was walking around at night playing pokemon go. that murder is still unsolved despite a rewar

amy hollyfield season live at walnut creek. amy >> reporter: hi. good morning, jessica.nder way at the walnut creek station for mixed use transit center. parking lots like the one i'm obsolete. we have video from alameda and contra costa county leaders. they said local government should be making decisions about what communities look like, not the state. but their push fell short. the governor signed the bill last night. it gives bart more control over housing projects on its land around its stations. now, bart has a goal of building 20,000 housing units by 2040. bart released a statement saying, with the passage of ab2923, lawmakers are sending a message to all local policymakers about the urgent need to build housing now. at bart, we could not agree more. this bill limits a city's ability to interfere with how bart zones its properties. so expect to see changes starting to come to bart stations here in the bay area. live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news >>> the scooter company lime is sour after not making the cut for the pilot program. today the company, wh

reporting live from interstate 80, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy.s going well for you so far. we welcome your thoughts on the commute challenges that you face. use the #betterbayarea to join the conversation. >> fremont, hayward, oakland, 53 cop cord, liver moore. 58 in antioch. santa rosa, 49.a. the closer you get to the hills on the east bay shore, the more likely you will fall into some fog. and as you head eastbound away from hayward towards i should say west bound towards foster city, you are going to follow into fog on the san mateo. it will be around through the entire morning commute. give way to a warmer afternoon on mass transit. a little breezy on the bay. richmond, san rafael, bay bridge. for the north bay, fog and 49. 70, hazy sunshine at noon. 78 at 4:00. 61 at 8:00. for san francisco, we're going to flirt with the upper 60s this afternoon. even 70s possible around dwntown. 58 by 8:00. let's take a look at your temperature swing in the south bay. 55 this morning to 67 at noon. mid-60s by 4:00. down to 63 by 8:00. sue has, unfortunately

. >>> amy hollyfield live in livermore. amy. >>reporter: hi, reggie.ore police want parents to talk to their kids. they say one teenager died on sunday. another one died on monday. they want people to know that there could possibly be bad drugs out there on the streets. they put out a social media post saying they need to spread the word. >> if we can get one person to rethink what it is that they're taking, maybe that's success. the only way to do that is do some edcation and get it out in social media and out having people talk about it. >> reporter: police say it could take a couple of weeks to get the toxicology report and confirm causes of death. they decided not to wait because they said they needed to educate people. this is just too urgent. livermore has had four overdoses this year. a month ago police started carrying narcan. they say it has already saved lives. reporting live in livermore, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news >>> amy, thank you. a santa rosa doctor is charged with districting drugs without a medical purpose and health fraud. 72-year-ol

amy hollyfield joins us live. amy. >> reporter: hi, matt.dark on the streets around 8:00 last night, affecting 17,000 customers in the north bay. pg&e says it is doing this because of the weather. wind gusts to 50 miles per hour forecast for last night. this is an effort by pg&e to prevent fires. employees at all seasons bistro tried to save the $10,000 of food they had. he is panicked but he understands the need to save homes and lives. >> anything you could have done for your inventory? >> no. not on that short notice. there's nothing we can do. we have to cross our fingers. everything is iced down. a generator is definitely in the works at this point. i think everyone needs to have a generator f. this is the protocol, wonderful. now we know what's going to happen. >> pg&e shifted power off to communities in the sierra. a total of 59,000 customers are in the dark right now. no word yet when they plan to turn the powerback on. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> it is forcing school districts to cam classes today. they will be be close indeed

that's where amy hollyfield is right now. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, alexis. 165 people are staying here. the pastor tells me there was a lot of anxiety overnight as people wondered what was going to happen to their homes. if their homes would be okay, if everyone here would be safe, when they could go home. a lot of emotion here this morning. it all started 8:30 last night. it was pretty frantic. church officials were just getting out of a board meeting when officers showed up and said can you open your church. they said we sure can. evacuations were ordered because of the risk of an explosion because of a grass fire and utility pole that fell. no one has been hurt. there has not been an explosion. officials have isolated the line. there is still a risk. that's why they wanted to get the evacuation orders in place. they are still in place this morning. they have even canceled school at willow cove elementary in pittsburg just in case. here at calvary they are considering. the pastor said when people first started arr

i want to toss it out to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield. she's there and she knows a lot more than i do. >> reporter: hi, alexis. we were up there at the, dent seen briefly. you can see it behind me. they wanted us to get off the highway because they're doing their best to clear this scene so they can open this up for the morning commute. we saw chp officers with shovels sweeping the highway. i'm not sure i've ever seen that before. they were really hustling and telling me, we got to get out of here and open this for the commute. this is westbound 580 right at 680, the pleasanton area. we saw a crashed car. it was on a tow truck about to get hauled out of there. i did ask a chp officer, what happened? she said it was a short pursuit and a crash and that's why this car is there blocking the lanes. we didn't see a crashed chp car. we just saw the crashed car of the person they were pursuing. i asked if everyone was okay. she said yes. but it looks like they're going to get this open very quickly. this shouldn't impact your commute too much. i

live in larkspur, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> this is related because there's a new report out that tells us pretty much what we already know. traffic in san francisco is getting worse. county transportation authority, the average traffic speed in 2010 was 24 miles per hour. in 2016 that went down to just 20 miles per hour. the report blames half of that slowdown on the number of uber and lyft cars on the road. the other half is blamed on population and job increases. uber and lyft certainly had something to say about this. lyft telling "the examiner" the study is flawed and an incomplete picture of the transit challenges san francisco faces. uber says that the study fails to consider critical factors, like the spike in tourism or the growth of freight deliveries. >>> on the peninsula, a man is facing charges for following and then trying to sexually assault a woman at a b.a.r.t. station. it happened sunday at the san bruno b.a.r.t. station. 20-year-old kevin ramos is accused of following the victim out of the b.a.r.t. station and into a dark corner of a nearby sears parking lot. th

. >> oracle's open world is where we find abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield. hi, amy. >> it is carpeted, well lit. tables and umbrellas. oracle open world. last month incident was dreamforce. the big conferences mean howard between 3rd and 4th is closed. it creates a lot of congestion in the area. >> when i come here, i spend an awful lot of money. it is probably not what you want to hear, but it did bring 30,000, 40,000 people in. that's a lot of people coming to spend a lot of money in san francisco and enjoy your beautiful city. >> this area will be closed all week so avoid it if you can. we talked to a taxi driver who said it does bring traffic to a stand still when they do doe m attendees need rides around the city. he is happy to drive them if they need a ride. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >> in the east bay, police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a man 4:30 saturday morning in pittsburg. police say the driver was going eastbound on buchanan road near meadows avenue. police have identified the victim as michael watkins from a

amy hollyfield live in novato for us. >> reporter: good morning. rain right now but it has been raining here even before we got here. if you take a look at the pavement, it showses you what to expect out here. this video shot overnight. this was on northbound highway 101 north of petaluma boulevard. there was an accident, about 1:30 this morning, a rollover. it was raining pretty moderately at the time. no one was hurt. but a lot of rain coming down. this is what want officials want to warn you about, people will be sliding around, the roads are slick and you need to go ahead and give yourself extra time. >> one of the big things is rain's going to slow people down. you're going to be tempted to get on the mobile device and text your loved ones and let them know you're going to be late. >> reporter: here's some video we shot of the rain coming down. you can see it was pretty heavy. we were on highway 24 and went through the tunnel and had rain on the other end of the tunnel as well. this was between 3:30 and 4:00 this morning. expect wet roads all

live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. city crews are testing water across san francisco after a few neighbors in the sunset district said their tap water may be contaminated. one woman told the chronicle an at-home water kit tested positive for pesticides. other neighbors noted their water tasted bad. they say the water is safe but doing tests as a precaution. >>> in the east bay, berkeley city council says they are open to allowing a nursery to grow cannabis. we told you last week about the plan to turn the lot on dwight way into a cannabis nursery. he is trying to revitalize his family's nursery business. he says he doesn't want to sell marijuana ready to consume. instead, he wants to sell the plants and seeds. last night he urged council to clear the way for cannabis nurseries. council members said they are leaning toward approving it but will discuss it at a later meeting. >>> you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's talk more about michael and see what it did while you were sleeping.

amy hollyfield is live for us in san francisco. amy. >> reporter: damocles cleared out about an hour ago. municipal pier is open this morning. they did get this area cleared out. they were here for eight hours investigating this area. look at new video taken withined hour -- within the hour the tow truck s taking the vehicles out. san francisco police say a park police officer was involved in a shooting. someone was taken to the-threat injuri injuries. another person was detained. san francisco police are handling the investigation. they got the call about 9:30 last night that there had been a shooting at the end of van ness avenue. you can see aquatic park across the way. a very popular attraction here in san francisco. officers have not said who these people are who were involved, if they live here, if they were visiting. just that one was shot and one was detained. they haven't said whether this appeared to be an officer-involved shooting. they are investigating. they are asking anyone with information to come forward and give po

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thanks, amy. it is forcing school districts to cancel classes today.ls will be close sto -- closed in calistoga. kelseyville, konocti. lakeport, middletown, woodland, clearlake. you can go to abc7news.com to find out if your power will be shut off. it will tell you if your home is served by pg&e and if it will lose electricity. >> more breaking news fro live desk. a royal baby is on the way. prince harry and meghan markle are expecting. a tweet from kensington pal yas overnight. it says their royal highnesses, the duke and duchess of sussex are very pleased to announce that the duchess of sussex is expecting a baby in the spring of 2019. m meghan is about three months pregnant. right now the couple is on a 16-day tour. the palace said they do not plan on making any changes to the travel schedule with this announcement. harry and megan tied the knot five months ago. a mutual friend set up the 37-year-old los angeles native with the 34-year-old british prince in 2016. >>> president trump mimicked her testimony saying she didn't know the year, time, or pl

live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you.nor brown has vetoed a bill that would have allowed san francisco to open a supervised safe injection site for intravenous users. enabling illegal and destructive drug use will never work. san francisco, though, could still go ahead and open a site but it could violate state and federal law. mayor london breed south side she will try to move that forward. >>> happening now, crews working to shore up cracked beams at the salesforce center. the materials they are using to shore up the $2 billion building were delivered over the weekend. fremont remains blocked between mission and howard. transit officials say they should know by tomorrow when they could partially reopen it. >>> time approaching 6:38 a.m. on our monday. today the big takeaway, it feels muggy out there. it will be on the mild side as well. 60s is to 70s across much of the region. warmest spots going into the 80s. you'll notice there will be an increase in cloud cover throughout the day as you travel. rain returning tomorro

n sfrancisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news >> amy, thank you. anger on the peninsula. people in the largest afford bible apartment complex were forced to show i.d. to pay representative. it is not just an in convenience, it is a form of intimidation >> reporter: the woodland park community was much quieter wednesday after 50 people marched in protest of new rules at the complex. the property company says the new policy required residents to show government-issued i.d. when requesting a payment receipt. >> i'm old school. i want to see the person that i give my money to. and i definitely want my receipt. >> it caused a lot of frustration and fear among the large immigrant population in the complex. property owners say intimidation was not the intent. instead, they have pointed to safety saying there have been previous attempts to access private information printed on receipts. >> no, it's not. i can show you my receipt. you know what a receipt looks like, right? it just has the amount you paid, the balance. >> reporter: others feel this is the right move. >> i myself am

we begin with amy hollyfield. amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning. another conference, another shutdown of howard street. it is closed now. in front of moscone center. this time for oracle world. last month it was for dreamforce. people in the area know the drill by now. they have shut down howard in front of 3rd and 4th. that is for the week. traffic will be very congested around here. you will want to avoid this area if you can. if you're about to start your commute, heads-up that this is happening. larry ellison will give his keynote address at 1:45. it will last until thursday. but officials say it will be closed until saturday as they work to tear it all down and clean it all up. so count on this being out for the week. a void if you can. it will be tough to navigate around here. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> in the east bay, police searching for a driver who hit and killed a man 4:30 saturday morning in pittsburg. the driver was going eastbound on buchanan near meadows avenue. he was walking on the opposite di

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> okay. thank you, amy. you are looking at what firefighters faced as they battled a house fire sparked by an inferno several blocks away. flying embers ignited two homes. everyone managed to get out safely. neighbors described the embers as raining down on them. it is the sixth major construction site in oakland to burn in just six years. >>> in july of last year, a seven-story apartment building burned down. the cause of fire was not determined. arson not ruled out. >> a development on the border burned in july 2016 and again in may 2017. both were ruled arson. >> on halloween in 2016, a five-alarm fire hit a construction site a block from lake mary. investigators couldn't determine the cause. >> and in 2012, arson fire burned a construction site for a senior housing complex near the west oakland bart station. >> stay on top of the latest developments on the oak land fire with our abc 7 news app. enhanced live video features and push alerts. >>> there's new trouble this morning for san francisco's millenni

abc 7's amy hollyfield was there. >> it's frustrateding. let's get this over with. >> reporter: mary vegas gets nervous before every court appearance. she visited her son's graveyard. he's one of those who died in the goefts ship fire. >> i went to the cemetery yesterday and i talked to himmihim and i said make this better, make me feel go reporter: today went without answers. the attorney says these delays are hard on him too. they were hoping the judge would consider a plea agreement. the judge rejected it saying al me na doesn't sound remorseful. >> it's very sad that no one sees the deep felt remorse that he truly has. >> reporter: the term of that plea agreement are a nine-year prison sentence in exchange for a no contest plea to 36 counts of involuntary man slaughter. now everyone can come back in four weeks when this hearing has been reset and try to do this all again. in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> there's a key deadline in the case of bay area man who won a multi-million-dollar case against man sonsanto. johnson sued th

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. sears reportedly getting ready to file for bankruptcy. >>> it could happen sometime this week. matt keller live in san jose. matt? >>> good morning, reggie and jessica. you see sears all across the bay area. nowthere are only a handful left. the question now is how long will these remaining ones last? t"the wall street journal" is reporting a bankruptcy filing could happen this week. they added restructuring to its board. it has a big deadline for $134 million next week. analysts need to raise a billion dollars a year to stay afloat. sears has 900 stores. they also own kmart. sears continues to discuss other options and could have an in-court restructuring. investors are bracing for the worst. they closed at 59 cents yesterday. live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> now a live desk update. >> at our live desk, hurricane michael expected to make landfall this afternoon in the florida panhandle. afternoon for the east coast. sometimes this morning for us. it has strengthened to

amy hollyfield live in bay point. amy. >> reporter: hi, reggie. the site of the fire. we were kept far away from it yesterday. they can work in the dark. drone video of the area. it was burning. the heat was up to 400 degrees in the underground pipeline that was in a vault. officials ordered 1,200 homes to evacuate in case the pipeline exploded. a few evacuation centers opened up. some people slept in their cars at the bart parking lot. some were thinking the evacuation wouldn't last that long. they weren't back in their homes until 2:30 yesterday afternoon saying the whole thing was frustrating and scary. >> it could happen again. you never know. it might be too late. i don't like it. they need to do something about this. it's unsafe. >> they believe a grass fire started in the vault. it took a while to get out because it was full of gas. they had to drain the gas out of the pipeline so the fire would die down. it took longer than they estimated it would. no one was hurt. there was no explosion and no homes were damaged. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, aim

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thanks, amy. in the south bay, we know the names of 15 clergy members accused of child abuse from the diocese of the catholic church. it includes only men with credible accusations against them. >> in 2002, i came forward. why didn't they do anything then? >> bishop patrick mcgrath said i express my deep 6th apologies for the actions of those who violated the sacred trust by abusing children. the sexual abuse of children and young people is an appalling crime and say sin. we have a list of all the priests's names, the allegations against them on our website, abc7news.com. >>> happening today? a san francisco courtroom, a group of nuns will scare off against is the state of california. the issue, birth control. the trump administration gave groups a religious exemption. the 9th circuit court of appeals is hearing the case. >>> new restrictions approved for alcohol and bars. it is part of an effort to control gentrification and protect small businesses. a cap will be placed on the number of raupbles

amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with more on how local communities are coming together. amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning, alexis. there was a vigil here last night at temple emmanuel here at lake here in san francisco. it was a great turnout. there was a line to get inside. there are two other vigils schedule indeed san francisco today, but this was held last night. they prayed for peace and comfort. they read the names of the shooting victims aloud. the rabbi did not try to explain the attack but focused on why everyone was there. >> we are here to rebel against hate speech. >> reject this targeting of our sisters and brothers in the faith. we are reminded that jesus wept for us all. >>> the rabbi congregation emmanuel says congress gants have been maling is and would like -- have been e-mailing and would like to see more security. there arevigil. they are worried about all the hate that exists and the weapons and the ammunition that are available. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> such a shame that all of that security is needed. thank you, amy. the pope condemned the sh

. >> abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live for us in the north bay this morning. amy?> reporter: we are getting a soaking in the north bay. take a look at the traffic and the rain. we are on southbound highway 101 in novato. and it's heavy rain right now that we are experiencing. we haven't seen any car accidents so i'm very happy to report that. hopefully it stays that way. there was one accident overnight that we have video of. this jurszst juhappened around around petaluma. a car rolled over. it was a single car accident and no injuries. this is what officials are worried about. it is going to bee extra careful. >> one of the big things is the rain is going to slow people down. you'll be tempted to get on that mobile device and text your loved ones and let them know you'reo be late. >> reporter: this rain is widespread. it's certainly not just the north bay getting wet. this is what we experienced. this was around 3:30 on highway 24 and then we went through the tunnel and experienced rain on the other side as well. a good soaking of rain through the bay area. one pi

that's where abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is this morning f. amy. >> reporter: hi, matt.ice put up temporary stop signs at intersections just to help people get through since obviously the traffic lights aren't on. the power was turned off here around 8:00 last night. power was also shut down to customers in the sierras. in total, 59,000 customers are in the dark. pg&e is doing this because of extreme weather conditions. the wind gusts were pre-dickpre 50 miles per hour. >> we had no idea until it went out at the restaurant that we were eating at, sam's social club. >> and you would have done a few things differently had you known? >> yeah. our batteries. our phones are almost dead. it would have been nice to know because we would have charged our phones ahead of time. >> reporter: this is creating a little bit of stress for some residents at the all seasons bistro. employees are doing their best to pack all food on ice so it won't spoil. they have $10,000 worth of fd to try and save and no refrigerator to help with that. companies are calm. down in the flats, it is not v

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. amy >> reporter: hi, jessica. yeah, asphalt parking lots, like the one i'm standing on right now, could soon become obsolete. they could be turned into transit multiuse centers next to bart stations. it allows bart to do what it wants wi wants with its own property. they said local government should be making decisions about what communities look like, not the state. riders say they understand the need to create housing and get cars off the freeways. >> in a place you can live and work and not have to drive, it kind of makes a lot of sense, you know? unfortunately, the -- what is it that bully mentality of we're going to do this without your -- um, it kind of irks people. but in the end i think it's going to be a better thing. >> reporter: pwarplt put out a statement reacting to the signing of the bill saying with the passage of this bill, lawmakers are sending a message to all local policymakers about the urgent need to build housing more. at bart, we could not agree more. bart officials also said they are commit

amy hollyfield is on that story. >> reporter: another tech company's conference, another shutdown of san francisco's howard street. drivers coming down howard being forced to turn onto 3rd street, were not happy about it this morning. >> it's been pretty bad. it definitely makes an impact. personally, i don't think they should ever shut down the streets like this. >> reporter: even drivers with a straight shot into downtown on 3rd street right next to the shutdown don't like it and expect it to get worse later today. >> it's just going to be like -- >> reporter: this shutdown is for oracle open world. howard is now lined with tables. san franciscoens are getting so used to this, they can compare the impact of different conferences. >> slightly less traffic. >> reporter: last month's dream force had three times as many people. still, some residents say this is taking hospitality a little too far. >> it's a little bit of a drag for the rest of us, and it now takes an hour to go three blocks. >> reporter: others recognize this crowd means big bucks for the city. >> i'm a business person

in calistoga, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> here is a look at how windy it was last night and this morning. peak gusts at 65 miles per hour at mount saint helena and mt. diablo. look at the surface wind right here, only single digits in most locations, only ten miles an hour. we have a red flag warning still county and solano county. winds in those areas could gust to 35 miles per hour. humidity will be very low. fire can easily spread under those conditions. look how warm it is. temperature readings in the low to mid 80s in most inland areas and up to about 80 degrees. around the bay it's 73 right now in san francisco. temperatures will be dropping tonight. i'll give you the full forecast in a few minutes. >> you can get alerts, and you can cut tom mize the weather on the topics you're interested in. >>> a suspect is in custody after a high-speed chase that injured a sheriff's deputy. ryan moore was arrested on reckless evasion, resisting arrest and possession of a stolen vehicle. the deputy crashed along highway 1. the sherif

. >> amy hollyfield is live in the north bay with a look at conditions there. is it still raining where you are? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. it is. this is northbound 101 in novato wherie it's coming down quite hard. this is what your commute would look like if you leave right now. you want to consider giving yourself extra time. officials are worried about cars slipping this morning. we have video of exactly what they're worried about. this is an accident that happened around 1:30 this morning also on highway 101 near petaluma when it was raining pretty hard. a rollover accident, ain is oka. this is what crews want to warn people about, tell them -- they want people to be extra careful this morning. >> we find our perception reaction time is delayed a little bit. the roads are wet and our cars start to slide and that's when we see our collisions. here's video we shot in notice vat stow around 4:30 in the rain. it's been steady throughout the morning. we've encountered it in the east bay as we were driving to the north bay. it's widespread all over the

amy hollyfield talked to his excited manager. >> reporter: word went out last night that someone bought a ticket from this safeway store with five of the six winning lottery numbers. >> i was hoping it was one of my employees. i couldn't sleep when we found out. >> reporter: and the manager wasn't the only one excited. customers also felt a rufsh sh hope. >> when i saw it, i felt it. >> reporter: but it was the manager who got her wish. a bakery clerk had the ticket worth $1.9 million. >> i literally ran through the entire store screaming unprofessionally i'm sure. and there he was at customer service. >> reporter: here are the winning numbers. a fellow employee checked the bakery clerk's ticket and saw five of these six numbers. and told him he had hit it. employees then gathered to congratulate him and take pictures. >> i think we were all very excited for him. he just -- he had zero expression on his face. he didn't know what do. >> reporter: they snuck him out the back door. >> so i decided to come here because it is possible. baker one, so i can win. >> reporter: when alton realize

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. we welcome your thoughts on commute challenges you face. use the #betterbayarea to join the conversation. >> ready for the individual helicopters to debut. >> oh, man. they can't come soon enough. >> good morning, mike. >> good morning, guys. let's look at what's going on as far as the fog. livermore, less than an eighth of a mile. same thing up and own highway 101. 680 is very foggy in san carlos. the peninsula getting foggy also. walnut creek, southbound on 680 towards 24, the fog gets thicker and thicker. temperatures, they're running very mild this morning. the extra humidity is why we have the fog. low to mid-50s at 7:00. 71 at noon.sue. >> that commute right now that amy was talking about from hercules into the bay bridge, san francisco, is now 27l llg w. to oakland. full freeway closure at 23rd on the nimitz, caltrans work. there is a detour in place. a stretch of traffic. 66 hair hegenburger, a car is flipped side ways. it is starring out to be a nasty nimitz commute, especial