barnard did the work on thaigz of last year they've worked twenty-four hour to make that happen the same thing on friday and saturday and sunday that's the dedication we need to have a successful project barnard has earned our admiration (clapping) and we also before we visit the tunnel we have a surprise only two people know literally we have a literal toej token for the appreciation i've been blessed reiskin republican mentioned every project received the support of the board this project has been successful because of the leadership of mayor ed lee and the board of supervisors and my bottles edward reiskin and the director of transportation. mr. north korean the chairman of our mta board of directors and it makes my job easy so we have a token of appreciation a brace token mom chung and big al mass journey thank you (clapping) >> so i want to thank everybody for coming out we're going to allow some of the folks and that media so see this we can only do is a certainty up to the minute amount of people at that time, so thank you all so much for coming out >> on december 28, 1912, san fr

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i'm cornell barnard. thanks so much for joining us.twitter, facebook and your mobile devices with our abc 7 news app. hope you have a while i was on a combat patrol my c in baqubah, iraq,nned out. a rocket-propelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. when i came home, i felt alone. my family was around me, but i couldn't talk to them about what i'd seen and what i'd done. i remember just thinking, man, the way i am right now, i don't want to live. i was discharged from the army, and i've been working with the wounded warrior project since 2007. warriors don't have to be severely wounded to be with the wounded warrior project. we do have a lot of guys that have post-traumatic stress disorder. being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. just because you've left the military doesn't mean your life is over, because when these guys are coming home, i'm kind of leading and training them, instead of for combat, i'm leading and training them to heal. and if i come away wi

good evening, i'm cornell barnard in for ama daetz. today, the east bay saw at least two brush fires, near pleasanton one fire destroyed an rv and speed boat, witnesses say the person was mow iing, and the fi blew across the acres. the friends helped contain the fire. >> i think it was a riding mower, 95 degrees in the middle of the day, mowing two-foot tall grass, should have better sense. >> we pulled his boat out of there. we were afraid it could have caught on fire. but the fire department got right on it putting out whatever they could. >> authorities questioned the man who was mowing the field, then took him away in cuffs. we're told he was cited for causing the fire and then he was released. >>> and firefighters say dry brush and wind fuelled this fire in bay county, the fire was reported at solano and sassoon. nobody was hurt and no buildings were damaged. >>> looking above the bay, cooling off tonight. but tomorrow well it will really heat up. abc meteorologist has more with live doppler 7 hd. >> hi, cornell, yes, things are g

. >> reporter: cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> fireworks in the three-year drought is a recipe for disaster, that's why a class was held in defensible space training. residents were taught how to clear fuel to stop a fire from accelerating. >> i think a community effort,fire department and community can certainly mitigate a large-scale disaster. it's important for each and every homeowner to take personal ownership of their property that helps us get our job done, as well. >> the department will provide a chipping service for residents who do their own fuel removal work. >>> california's drought is affecting boaters at fulsom lake marin marina. the water level is too low for boats. it's usually 450 feet this time of year. owners have to move their boat to an upper level parking area or be fined. >>> developing news out of san francisco, a man was shot about an hour ago outside of subway. police have not made any arrests. the victim has been taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. >>> police have identified a person of interest in the liquor store robbery attack caught on camera. s

cornell barnard joins us today. what people did to beat the heat. >> reporter: it is definitely hot out here. don't be fooled by this optimistic bank sign pit's actually 97 degrees here in waln walnut creek. that's bad news for those just trying to stay cool. >> ask any dog in walnut creek, they'll tell you it's hot. this group of pug owners headed right for the nearest shade after their usual sunday meeting. >> i like to dip their feet in the water. that cools them off the fastest. >> of give tor take a couple of degrees? everywhere you look, tall grass, bathed to tinder dry protection. fremont firefighters are putting own a small grass fire early sunday. cal fire crews in contra costa county are on high alert. >> all it takes is that metal blade, one rock to hit it and it's amazing how quick it will take off. >>. >> reporter: a one-achor fire was started by a man mowing some tall grass. he was cited by police. those who came to escape the heat came to san francisco. jamie chang was getting ready to run a 5 k. >> g

. >> lisa barnard, al jazeera, san fran sifbl 0. >> improvements are coming to tesla's model s electric car. among those changes, new software that will help the car learn its driver's habits. check that out. there is even a nav goths system that will steer drivers away from traffic jams. tesla's model s is epa rated at up to 265 miles a on single charge. >> that's the most of any electric car. >>> stay tuned. coming up on al jazeera america, we will introduce you to a photographer whose work helped saved one of america's most famous parks. >>> good afternoon. welcome back to al jazeera america. live from new york. i am morgan radford. he script's new president said he will correct what he calls the mistakes of the past. abdel fatah he will sisi was sworn in after winning 96% of the vote in last month's presidential election. radio now, looking at live pictures of vatican city where the palestinian and israeli presidents have arrived for an inter faith prayer ceremony. the pro presidents will plant an olive tree during their visit. pope francis is hosting the meeting in hopes of reinvig

to thomas barnard was traveling with union telegraph officers that night, the first because never delivered they cannot locate avril. after receiving the third message, he went off on his own. he found avril asleep by the sides of the fence. the response was less than her railway. without the slightest manifestation of interests or in the peril to which it was six those, he merely said i will be there in the morning. many residents concluded that if he had only awakened fully from and moved toward chambersburg, the town would have been saved. he did not. later that morning he found himself and his men flanked by the confederate and chose to places demands between the enemy and baltimore rather than coming to the aid. they finally made it around or he clock in the afternoon. then pursued the man to the potomac. all they concluded that it is clearly possible that they could protect pennsylvania from being infested with rebels, many residents argued that the lack of action made him the delinquent, the one who could and should have saved us. war, theime of stalled. they are making slow progress

i'm cornell barnard in for carolyn tyler. let's start with a quick first look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. we have no fog to speak up. temperatures mild everywhere. mainly in the 60s around the bay. 66 san jose. morgan hill waking up to the mid-60s with san francisco 58 and san jose plenty of sunshine. we have no 70s from fairfield. concord at 70 right now. and santa rosa 68 degrees. so if you head on out, temperatures in the 60s and 70 he is. bay side and inland by noontime. 70 around the bay. 60s at the coast. we will see plenty of sunshine at the beaches but numbers climbing through the mid-90sed to inland. we will look for temperatures to climb around 80 around the bay. we will talk about warmer weather in a few minutes. cornell. >> thank you very much. developing news out of antioch where a man is dead after being hit by a car. it happened after 2:00 this morning on westbound highway 4 near oath street. a pedestrian was hit. he was pronounced dead at the scene. highway 4 was shut down for a short time while police investigated. no w

>> good morning, i'm cornell barnard. a mountain line was captured.0 last night. it took about a hatch hour to capture it. there are no reports of injuries. the spot where the cougar is caught, less than a mile from where the officer spotted a mountain lion early yesterday morning. no word on where they are planning to take the animal. >>> the maverick surf is under new ownership. the new owner wants to make the event mainstream, like the world cup or super bowl. the company will try to line up a major network to broadcast mavericks. it will also be branding change on social media. as for the surfers, they want to pay the expense of the surfers. many travel from overseas with just 24 hours notice. each year two dozen of the world's best big wave surfers try to tame the waves off of half moon bay. here's lisa argen with the forecast. good morning. >> good morning. here's a look from our sutro camera. you can see the low clouds and fog with us. they are up over about 1200 feet and we are looking for them to burn back to the coast today. 57 in oakland, a

. >> crews in texas lad their hands full thursday with a gas line blowout near the town of east barnard, flames 100 feet into the air damage add power plant. one minor injury was reported. crews shut off the gas and the fire burned out. >> a judge ruling in favor of colorado gun control laws requiring background checks or all gun sales. they limit magazines to 15 rounds or less. a lawsuit claims that was a violation of the second amendment. the judge cited previous supreme court decisions saying the right to bear arms does not guarantee the right to use any firearm one chooses for self defense. >> parts of the u.s. dealing with plenty of rain and flooding in some cases are set for a soaking this weekend. >> we turn to our meteorologist nicole mitchell. nicole, wet again. >> yes. i'm from minnesota and really start to go feel the empathy here. not only was it a cold and snow why winter, now we have the flooding. i'm thinking about going back next week, all that standing water is just going to be mosquito heaven. we've had day after day of the rain in the midwest. the rivers were coming t