ago, amtrak told us that the truck appeared to be beating the train that was traveling between bakersfield and oakland. two other trains were stuck because of that crash. >>> oakland international airport is going to improve its runway thanks to a grant. it was last repaved in 2001. it's overdue. the runway lights also need to be upgraded. the faa is expected to help with some of the costs. >>> san francisco-based aimed at business customers and drivers must have upscale cars with luxury options, a black exterior and leather-like seats. uber has offered premium service for years. in fact, that's how uber started. lyft is trying to get in that game now. >>> if you go over the toll bridges in the bay area, you may be getting a refund. that's a result of uncashed checks and overpayments. if you don't claim your share by july 11th, guess what, it goes away. and the government keeps it. people started receiving notifications last month. to find out if you have a refund, go to abc7news.com and we'll have the link. >>> a water park opens to the public this weekend and here's a glimpse of what you

it's outside bakersfield, california.alley burned in a wildfire that swept across 75 square miles. it killed two people and destroyed 285 homes. the wildlands that fed this fire are the same wildlands that attracted residents like fred roach. is this the view that brings people to live in this spot? >> fred roach: it's the view that brought us here. yes, sir. >> inskeep: roach lives amid mountains covered with grass, so dry that lightning strikes or human activity can easily set it on fire. he used to be a firefighter, and saw smoke rise over the valley on june 23. >> roach: the wind was blowing right at us. >> inskeep: the fire moved miles in a matter of minutes-- faster than fire crews, under chief brian marshall, could keep up. >> chief brian marshall: i never expected this fire to do what it did. this is going to go down as one of the fastest spreading wildland fires in california's history. >> inskeep: why did it spread so quickly? >> chief marshall: wind. wind, coupled with drought. hot, dry conditions on a summer d

it's outside bakersfield, california.uch of the valley burned in a wildfire that swept across 75 square miles. it killed two people and

48 in walnut creek 49, and 52 at martinez and livermore at 50. 30s in the mountains, fresno and bakersfield are warmer than palm springs. san diego is a brisk 53 which is cold for san diego. we have flood advisory's out through friday for the west fork of the carson due to that snowmelt. look at the low down into southern california, sweater rather for the weather. 85 and in phoenix today 81 but tomorrow they will be 70 with the normal high of 92. we don't see this very often and very cool in las vegas at 54. this high pressure will build in and topple over to bring warmer weather today and tomorrow with another system coming in to settle land for a while. not much in the way of -- settle in for a while. not much in the way of rain and tomorrow will be the warmest day by far for a while. we have a cooling beginning on wednesday with a good punch and we will stick and stay all the way into the weekend and possibly beyond.>> wow, okay. >> a very cool spring so far. >>> it is 4:17 am. >>> the city of venetia says you may still see smoke coming from the refinery this week after the power outage

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. >> the valley town of cochran between fresno and bakersfield is working 24/207 raise its levees. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> well, and the take-away from the story, too, 200% of snowfall in the mountains right now, the snowpack in many places. that's like two winters of snow. sort of the underlying thing here sin from structure. the levees, the dams, all this stuff. it was built tin '50s. so we put a lot of load on it and there's a lot of demands on it because of how we move water. no landscape has been altered more than california, whether it be gold rush or logging or water. the way we've manipulated the water has created an infrastructure that needs to be maintained. so whatever that's worth. even though we're getting a lot of snow, we should be getting ahead of this a little bit because we're going to continue to have events like this where we have heavy rain, heavy snow pack. >>> forecast highs. tomorrow warmer than today. right now it's 86 in napa. that's nine degrees warmer than yesterday. 11 degrees warmer in novato. out at the beach a little bit of fog, but it doesn'

what great a the heat to summertime temperature gauge. 104 in bakersfield, 104 in phoenix. the greatest show on earth, as you may have heard, is folding up its big top for good. acbats and animals, barnum & bailey wowed one last crowd last night. the show has been around 146 years. lagging ticket sales and changing public taste forced them to shut down. the animals going to sanctuaries or european circuses. too bad they couldn't find a way to continue it without the animals. it's hard. >> it's a tough one, kind of splits you. you have all those memories when you were a kid. bill, thank you very much. >>> just ahead new details on three climbers including the american who lost their lives on mt. everest. it's a video everyone is talking about. show you the rest of the video and explain what happened next. will you be needing anything else? no. not a thing. beautyrest black. get your beautyrest. when it comes to heartburn... beautyrest black. trust the brand doctors trust. nexium 24hr is the #1 choice of doctors and pharmacists for their own frequent heartburn. for all day an

. >> reporter: the pipeline safety program spans from bakersfield to eureka so other communities areackling this same issue. >> there's not a timeline for when tree replacement will start. >> reporter: the show of community disapproval led city council to postpone the tree cutting but it is not halted all together. in lafayette, katie utehs, "abc 7 news." >>> new details. president trump is using twitter in a different way to make a political statement. his new twitter banner includes a message reading in part, there is no evidence of collusion with russia and trump. the move comes after forming acting attorney general sally yates testified. she said she told white house staff national security adviser michael flynn could be blackmailed after lying to his bosses about contacts with the russian ambassador. >> the vice president was unknowingly making false statements to the public, and because we believed that general flynn was compromised with respect to the russians. >> flynn was forced to resign in february after yates' warning became public. >>> new at 11:00, the iconic mavericks

almost 70 in las vegas. 70 in bakersfield. sex -- 68 in sacramento.se high clouds will clear out and it will be sunny today. i don't think it will take long to warm up. high pressure dominates the west until the system breaks out. we will have system coming in toward the end of the week around thursday or friday. 70s and upper 80s and 90s through the interior. if today is the hottest day, it will be tomorrow for some. the coast and bay begin a cool down tomorrow and everyone gets in on that as temperatures get back to near normal. but not until friday. i don't think there will be much rain this weekend but it will be windy and cooler. there will be rain in southern california more so than here. >>> 4:20 am. i want to show you this. a car crashed into a pet store in a santa rosa strip mall last night. santa rosa fire department posted this picture on their twitter page. crews helped clear the area and board of the smashed storefront. this is on montgomery street and summerfield road. a busy area. luckily, no injuries. no animals were hurt. >>> 4:20 am.

. >> reporter: the pipeline safety program spans from bakersfield to eureka so other communities areing this same issue. >> there's not a timeline for when tree replacement will start. >> reporter: the show of community disapproval led city council to postpone the tree cutting but it is not halted all together. in lafayette, katie utehs, "abc 7 news." >>> new details. president trump is using twitter in a different way to make a political statement. his new twitter banner includes a message reading in part, there is no evidence of collusion with russia and trump. the move comes after forming acting attorney general sally yates testified. she said she told white house staff national security adviser michael flynn could be blackmailed after lying to his bosses about contacts with the russian ambassador. >> the vice president was unknowingly making false statements to the public, and because we believed that general flynn was compromised with respect to the russians. >> flynn was forced to resign in february after yates' warning became public. >>> new at 11:00, the iconic mavericks surf

that's the one that visited us. 59 right now in los angeles. 64 in bakersfield. high pressure nosing in. this will give us in north, northeasterly breeze. it will be here for one day. tomorrow, the fog will come roaring back. mostly sunny. 60s, 70s, mid 80s. 88, antioch. temperatures tomorrow. the fog will come flying in. it will give us a big cooling trend which will take us all the way into the weekend. 60s on a lot of temps that are in the 80s now. >> for outdoor plans on sunday, which is mother's day -- >> windy and cool as a right now. >>> good to know. thank you, steve. >>> 4:20 am. filling a void. a new starbucks will soon open in east oakland. replacing this empty lot. and 20 minutes, why supporters say this will be a lot more than just a coffee shop. >>> another lawsuit against the millennium tower in san francisco. the nfl legend now suing for more than $1 million in damages. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, m

. >> the work is part of the 119 miles now under construction between nearby madera and bakersfield but it is not without pain. the impact include the demolition of overpass and farms and endless detours an the relocation of hundreds of businesses. the work is even moving over a section of highway 99 by 100 feet. >> construction for high-speed rail is at a minimum a big hassle. >> some residents say the work has turned life upside down. >> i start thinking about it and i get angry because there are so many people good that are affected by this. >> a pastry maker lynn said the frustration has boiled over. >> most of the people here in this area hope that high-speed rail does not continue. >> we make sure that we are sensitive to those impacks. it does change someone's way of life, the way they do business. >> reporter: nearby in the city of madera, the rail line sees part of daniel -- seized part of daniel reilly's property through imminent domain. it will prevent him from passing the large steel tanks past his driveway and he's going to trial to try to stop it. >> i was doing fine until

schools in the nearby community of elverta have reported a similar illness. ( marty ) in bakersfield.orkers have been exposed to a pesticide. they got sick while harvesting cabbage at a farm friday morning. the incident shut down harvesting operations after some of those workers complained of sudden illness. their symptoms included vomiting and nausea. first responders decontaminated the site and one worker was hospitalized. ( marty ) a farm official says a highly toxic pesticide called "vulcan" was used on a nearby field thursday night. but it's still unclear if that's the reason for the sudden sickness of the workers. the kern county health department has cleared the area and said it's safe for people to ( marty @ bam ) this year's record snow melt is causing problems at yosemite national park. the melting snow has led to flooding in some parts of the

bakersfield, california, went with the headline simply "fired," to front page of the daily news in new york. detrump, front page there, dispatch. trump gives comey the boot and axed, comey fired, calling into probe of russian in the 2016 election. elmyra, new g in york, independent, good morning. caller: yes, good morning. 'm concerned about the checks and balances in our country right now. people seem to think that this started after president trump took office, true.is not the investigation into russian interference is ongoing while was in process. and some people seem to think should have ident control, get rid of senators and ongressmen that were duly elected, that doesn't sound very democratic. way esn't sound like the our country is supposed to run. it concerns me that we've gotten of partisanship that we can't see that we need a balances, nock and matter who is in power, democrats or republicans. the third firing, that i cerns me also up to what consider someone speaking truth to power. ost: you think that is what comey did? caller: i think that is what and i'm very d concerned

amtrak says it appeared the truck driver was trying to beat the train that was traveling between bakersfield and oakland. two other trains were stuck because of the crash. buses and b.a.r.t. trains picked up those passengers. >> well, still to come here, on edge in golden gate park. >> this man ran up, knocked me to the ground. >> scary moments at what was supposed to be a tranquil spot, place of repose. why this area is quickly turning into a magnet for robbers. >> carbon monoxide alarms are supposed to protect you but some could put your family at risk. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. it warmed up today but big changes are ahead. i'll show them to you coming up. >> thanks, sandhya. aclu is warning people about traveling to texas. >> celebration for place to stay is a >>> there has been a series of grab and run robberies in golden gate park. many are at stow lake. people have been punched and thrown to the ground for their cameras, all because they were bird watching. abc7 news reporter vic lee is live at the park with the story. vic? >> reporter: well, dan, bird watchers here

amtrak told us it appeared the truck driver was trying to beat the train that was traveling between bakersfield and oakland. two other trains were stuck because of the crash. >> the city of oakland will pay out nearly $1 million to settle a claim involving several police officers caught in a sex scandal. the claim was filed by jasmine abuslin previously known, the 19-year-old former sex worker said she was exploited by the officers. four were charged having sex with a minor and giving her confidential information. she said she had sex with two dozen officers from various departments. she also has claims in richmond and in livermore. >>> police say they've located the vehicle belonging to a person of interest in the search for a missing uber driver. they found the car at sfo. now both men who were friends are missing. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live outside police headquarters with the very latest. melanie? >> reporter: eric, several updates today. investigators have now served additional search warrants, both here in san francisco as well as hayward. and that person of interest vehic

. >> between fresno and bakersfield is working 24-7 to raise the levees. >> now at 10:00 oakland is makingan go to school. there was a community meeting because of a loss of $2 million in state funding that they were forced to end their contract with transit. they pay ac transit extra even though students pay individual fares to ride. >> she may not get to school on time. there are letters of truancy. students should not be pennallized for not being able to get to school on time if it is a hard ship to get to school. >> middle schools served by the bus line would be affected. so far the two sides are still far apart. >>> changes in the school lunch line. school meals being rolled back. >>> hot tomorrow. forecast highs and the long range forecast with a cool down. >>> a deadly shooting in san diego at a pool party. why the shooter was distraught. intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes. it. it's not likely to go away on its own. it took my most honest friend to help me do something about it. she told me premarin vaginal cream can help. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vagi

it's outside bakersfield, california. much of the valley burned in a wildfire that swept across 75 square miles. it killed two people and

. >>> a dog is caught in the act stealing bread from bakersfield, california.got away, the pooch was captured before it returned the day, the dog is up for adoption. >>> if you love bacon, a new festival in ann arbor, michigan this summer is devoted to the pork product. you can learn about the breakfast staple and learn how to cook it, and of course you get to eat it. >> tell us what you think about any of these videos by going to our facebook and twitter accounts. >> the holiday weekend. >> meteorologist chris sowers will have the final check of accuweather. that's when "action news" comes right back. >> we'll be back. welcome to maxx you. you are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. we see what makes you unique. so we have something for everyone, at a price that's just right for you. maxx you. maxx life. t.j.maxx mr. brady, we've been expecting you. will you be needing anything else? not a thing. beautyrest black. get your beautyrest. beautyrest black. look right now at penns landing. looks really nice out there. we're in the middle, of course, of the memori

biggest risk is to the people in agriculture in the southern san joaquin valley between fresno and bakersfield. worst-case scenario is a snowmelt lake hundreds of square miles or the land is now mostly dry.>> all along the system you have a limited ability to carry a lot of flow. when you have millions of acres of snow ready to come off, it just becomes a bathtub with a very limited ability to drain.>> it is a worrisome watch. a long heat spell or warm rainstorm or both. ktvu fox 2 news.>>> want to bring in bill martin with the increasing rivers. how bad do you think it will get? >> reporter: i think the snow will melt and we will be fine. that scenario is worst-case scenario. rain and heavy snowmelt. we don't see anything like that. it is hot outside but it is always hot. we have a record snowfall. we have 200% of snowfall in the mountains. this is how much has been dropping off. april 14 was 155 inches. today it is down to 123. we are losing a couple feet every week. that is creating a hillary lake -- high lake tahoe. chucky is forecast to stay below flood stage is. it is forecasted to stay

that two weeks ago amtrak told us that he was trying to beat the train that was traveling between bakersfield other trains were stuck because of the crash. >>> opponents of california's bullet train are heading back to court. they refiled a lawsuit challenging a new law that allows high-speed rail money to be spent instead on the electrification of cal train. earlier this month, the san francisco judge threw out the efforts to block the $64 billion high-speed rail project. the new lawsuit challenges legislation signed by the governor last year. opponents say it unconstitutionally allows high-speed rail bonds to be spent on cal train violating promises made to voters in 2008. >>> if you use one of the bay area's many state-owned bridges that have a toll, listen up. you could have money coming to you. the toll authority is sitting on nearly 1$1.5 million in refund s a result of uncashed checks and overpayments of fines. if you don't claim your share by july 11th, the authority gets it. it goes away. people started receiving notifications last month to find out if you have a refund visit abc7new

reporter: the biggest risk is agriculture in the southern san joaquin valley between fresno and bakersfield. worst-case scenario a snowmelt hundreds of square miles for the land is mostly dry. >> all along the system you have a limited ability to carry a lot of flow. when you have millions of acre- feet of snow ready to come off, it becomes a bathtub with the limited ability to drain. >>reporter: for now, a worry some watch especially for a long he spell or warm rainstorm or both. >>> it is something, we were sort of celebrating all the snowfall and then you have to think about the impact of when it starts to melt. >> exactly almost like we all want to custom order. precise amount of water, precise amount of snow. the past few years with the drought the lower extreme and now high extremes, here in the bay area temperatures are coming up up as well. records with that. with the snowmelt you what a long, drawn out process. thankfully we had heat increasing rates of snowmelt over the next few days will cool things off. things will stabilize a bit. as far as records today we had two new ones for

ago amtrak told us it appeared the truck driver was trying to beat the train traveling between bakersfieldnd oakland. two other trains were stuck because of the crash. >>> if you use any of the seven state-owned toll bridges, you could have money waiting for you. the toll authority is sitting on roughly $1.5 million in refund. that money is a result of uncashed checks and overpayments of fines. if you don't claim your share by july 11th, the authority gets it. people started receiving notifications last month. to find out if you have one of these refund, go to abc7news.com and look for a link. >>> you can take up that extra money and hit up the new water park that opens to the public this weekend. here's a glimpse of what you can expect. our media partners took this video of the new 48-foot water slide in dublin. the 31,000 square foot facility is called the wave and include as splash pool with water-dumping buckets. the city began building wat water park during the drought. they were hopeful construction would be complete by the time the drought was over. i love water parks. >> so do i. i

. >>> back home in california, rescue crews pulled a victim's body from a river by bakersfield this weekende man had been rafting with a friend in kern river. this is the latest in a series of rescues over the weekend after the wet winter caused powerful and dangerous rapids. so far this year, 3 people have died on the kern river. >>> an alarm sight at some southern california beaches. hundreds of dead pelicans and other sea birds are washing up on the coast. this is normal to see birds and seals die this time of the year due to domoic acid in plankton but never so many six birds. >> we see six to 12 every walk so something is going on. >> the plankton bloom was bigger than normal probably due to the runoff from the rain. it's impossible to predict how long it will last. it may not end until early summer. >>> the oregon man accused of going on an anti-muslim rant on a train and then stabbing three people who tried to stop him is due in court today. authorities say 37-year-old jeremy christian directed the slur at two teens one wearing a hijab, when three people tried to protect the teens, c

they rescued about 20 people who were thrown into the rapid water near bakersfield. officials fear the kern river could become more dangerous as more snow melts in the mountains. >>> scientists say a volcano in alaska is likely to erupt again following a massive blast that affected airline traffic. this graphic comes from the alaska volcano observatory and it shows the eruption of the volcano along the southern edge of the bering sea. the eruption sent a cloud of volcanic ash 45,000 feet high. airliners operating between north america and asia fly near the volcano and ash is a threat to jet engines. >>> the university of california is no longer picking up the tab for its governing board. we told you the school system was under fire the uc regents' lavishes dinners. one was held in january for $17,600. that was the day before regents voted to increase tuition. "the chronicle" reports the events were charged to a private endowment. uc president janet napolitano says the practice will stop in order to avoid question over the use of university funds. the regents will hav

people died over the holiday weekend and two dozen people had to be rescued from the kern river near bakersfield. officials say the three deaths all involved rafting incidents. after five years of drought, the record snow melt caused increased runoff and brought dramatic rapids and swift flows to california rivers. conditions along the kern river are expected to be dangerous throughout the entire summer. >>> outside our doors this afternoon, cool, breezy, another day of this expected, even the possibility of a few sprinkles starting tomorrow morning. ly explain this in just a moment. the inner east bay cooled off a bit. 73, concord. 77 in antioch, so, a nice one for you there. not bad at all. but most of us remained mostly cloudy for the entire day. 74 santa rosa. and, along the peninsula, upper 60s in redwood city. 58 the afternoon high in san francisco. look at the current conditions still holding onto 73 santa rosa, 71 napa. inner east bay, a cool one in livermore, 61 for now right now. around the bay, it is cool as well. 61 hayward, 56 in san francisco. and 61 sfo. out to see the giants play

pg&e's program spans from bakersfield to eureka so other communities are tackling the same issue. >>> san francisco police officers are using force on suspects less often according to a new report. chief bill scott calls it proof the department's efforts to train officers on tactics such as deescalation are paying off. the report found a nearly 16% drop in reportable uses of force in the first quarter of 2017 compared to a year ago. officers used force in less thanl 1% of incidents and the report found a 45% drop in assaults on officers. >>> frightening moments for costco shoppers when three men tried to smash their way into the store's jewelry case. abc 7 news was in danville on a story in camino ramon where this happened last night. one of the suspect is in custody. police say the man used a hammer to smash a jewelry case. store employees were able to hold down a suspect until police got there. the search is continuing for the other two. investigators in san rafael say there may be more victims in a scam involving a man offering sex in exchange for a fake apartment. a woman reported

. >> reporter: the pipeline safety program spans from bakersfield to eureka so other communities are tackling this same issue. >> there's not a timeline for when tree replacements will start. >> reporter: the show of community disapproval led city council to postpone the tree cutting. but it's not halted all together. in lafayette, katie you utehs, abc 7 news. >>> let's start with a look at walnut creek, about 55 degrees under a clear sky. south on 680 towards 24. exercising today will be a little warm in this area and all of our in line neighborhoods so grab extra water. strong sunshine if you're out and about. wear the sunscreen, burn factor is 10, 15 minutes. here's 280 at 17 down at san jose. you can see a few high clouds so we'll call it partly cloudy. tree pollen, grass pollen haven't changed, neither has the uv index. it will be very high today. let's talk temperatures. if you're waking up in castro valley, dress for 50. cool spot along the east bay. berkeley, san leandro, 52. richmond, union city the warm spots at 54. san francisco 52, san carlos 54, same thing at san jose, c

. >> questlove: 661, bakersfield! yeah! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much! oh! [ cheers and applause ] i feel the love! i feel the love! i give it right back to you. welcome, everybody. welcome to "the tonight show." this is it. [ cheers and applause ] you made it! this is the show, baby. here's what people are talking about, you guys. i saw that president trump did an interview the other day where he said that he never realized that being president was such a big responsibility. [ laughter ] somewhere far, far away, hillary clinton crushed the wine glass she was holding. [ laughter and applause ] "gosh! you've got to be kidding me!" in the meantime, trump is asking congress to fund his border wall, and there might be a government shutdown if they don't. or as trump put it, "you hear that? the wall hasn't even been built, and it's already a huge obstacle. [ laughter ] it's amazing -- [ applause ] how quickly that happened. bigly." [ cheers ] this isn't good. i saw that trump's star on the hollywood wal

involving train 711 which runs from bakersfield to oakland. there were 123 passengers on board. some reported minor injuries but no one was actually transported to the hospital. cutting boulevard is closed because of this crash. skyfox giving us these pictures. the boulevard is expected to stay closed for the next several hours. >>> and use of funds for freeway cameras. we will tell you about a commitment to build a surveillance network and who is paying for. >>> warmer temperatures around the bay area today but how long will they last? rosemary orozco will be here to tell you when you can expect the cool down. >>> firefighters have responded to hundreds of wildfires this year. now they are warning homeowners this fire season could be more dangerous than usual. this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first bowl today. internet speeds 20x faster. at&t fiber sounds amazing. wait a sec, i'm not done

in bakersfield, california, dozens of farm workers are recovering after they were exposed to a highlytoxic pesticide, whose use was recently green lighted by the epa in one of the agency's first decisions since trump took office. last year, the epa had appeared to be on the verge of banning the pesticide, but under the direction of epa head scott pruitt, the e agency unexpectedy reversed couourse and approved e use. multiple studies have found the pesticide can cause both immediate symptoms, such as vomiting, diarrhea, and blurred vision, as well as long-term damage in children, such as developmental delays and higher rates of autism. and in west virginia, former police officer stephen mader is suing the city of weirton after he says he was fired from the police department for not shooting a suicidal young man. in may 2016, officer mader arrived at the house of 23-year-old african american ronald "r.j." williams, jr., after williams' girlfriend called the police because he'd threatened to hurt himself. officer mader says he found williams holding a handgun and acting suicidal. mader s