bay city taking the extent of the damage there. have any information as far as the airport and the marina, what the conditions are there. but there were some reports of damage across route eight over at the thompson creek shopping center as well. three to four homes we hear damaged, some with roofs down. we've seen pictures of a a lot of loss here and then we're going to go ahead and just toss to the officials as they're getting ready now to stand by with their press conference. scott haas is the director of emergency services. he's been giving us the upd update. one house blown off its foundation i'm going to move out of the way and let them take over. >> good m right now our primary focus is on bay city. bay city is where the most significant damage is. fire department, law enforcement and ems is currently griding the area to start doing search and checking on residents in that area. do have an update as far as injuries. we did have one injury that was transported to the queen anne's er. we're told it was nonlife-threatening. it

eight is closed in both directions between the bay bridge and bay city. er outages. bay bridge is getting by. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you wisdom and holly. >> coming up on fox5 news morning, thousands across the country march in favor of affordable care act. >> and a hospital treating a critically ill baby is receiving death threats. >> as we head to break right now, live look right now across the dmv. it's 5:39, 75 degrees. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> 5:42 is the time right now. we want to check in on a press conference that's happening right now. started about a minute ago in kent island in regards to the damage. >> there were initial gas leaks from propane tanks. all of those have been placed under control so currently there are no gas leaks. >> reporter: [inaudible] >> the main reason we want everybody to shelter-in-place, one, we're still doing rescue operations in the area. we're still going around house to house making sure everybody is okay. and the major problem is there's power lines down throughout the whole

the bay city neighborhood which sits just south of the bridge was hard hit. a lot of people on facebook say they definitely believe a tornado hit overnight. that of course would have to be confirmed by the national weather service. 8,000 customers in queen anne has no power. we have a crew on the way to kent island and we're going to share updates as soon as we do get them. >> ♪ >> 4:35 is the time right now. good morning to you mike thomas. happy monday to you. >> good morning to you. i'll let you know so far from& the national weather service no confirmation of any tornado yet but i'm sure they'll send a crew not a tornado did occur. you can kind of see at the begining of the frame right there, that most of us just had just heavy rain for the most part overnight and those are starting to clear the region off to the north and east. it's mainly cloudy outside to start your day, a couple sprinkles south of town that will continue to work their way out of the region. 76 degrees at reagan national at this hour. dulles at 74, bwi 72 degrees. here's your planner f

became a funnel cloud over the bay and moved to shore over bay city. looking again at the radar over that time period between 1:30 and 2:00 zooming in starting as a funnel cloud moves in heads towards stevensville at 1:29 in the morning. the estimated winds are 125 maximum on the ground for two miles. 150-yards wide. football field and a half wide. zoom in a little more and kind of give you a bird's eye view. from bay city moving northeast ward into stevensville on the ground for about two miles. so ef2. now what about tornadoes in general? we are an unusual country. the u.s. average is 1200 per year. maryland averages 10 per year, virginia 18. we know eight tornadoes in d.c. and our severe weather season is june and july. we are talking about thunderstorms in the immediate metro area in ten minutes. >> weather in our area any time before it happens with the wusa 9 app and sign up for weather alerts the updates will pop up when you need them. >> today our area continues to remember legendary anchor and journalist journalist jim vance who was smooth, a

the community of bay city one of the hardest hit south of the bay bridge.s you're crossing the bay bridge look to your right. that's what we' about. melanie alnwick begins our team coverage this morning. mel. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys and a quick update that we got from emergency services and also the medical director. the number one concern that they have as we get into the day is the fact that the power is going to be out here for quite some time, extensive damage as we've been saying. there's a shelter-in-place. they don't want anyone to go out unless they have to because they're asking everyone -- they want to keep the roads safe for the first responders. they want to get them in and they're trying to do a grid search at this point but without power they have a number of elderly residents here. if it gets hotter today, they will not have air conditioning. also, many of them have well water and those well pumps do not work either without power. so, they are opening shelters. there was one opened at the high school -- at kent island high school

where most of the damage is eastern anne arundel county, toward kent island, stevensville area, bay city. you're seeing the circles, just over the bay bridge. for a while, they even had the bay bridge closed. listening to the radio coming in, just about how strong those winds were. indeed, they topped out around when the national weather service goes out to assess the damage, if it's a tornado, look for signs if a tree was twisted off at the top versus just directly snapped off with some of the straight-line winds. either way, you see there's quite a bit of damage there. so really doesn't matter much in the way of what it's going to be classified as. right now, showers from waldorf to colonial beach, all eastbound right now. temperatures today into the 90's. 92, we're back to the 90's at the end of the workweek. so it's the book ends here where we're talking about heat, some humidity, even some storms coming back into the forecast at the end of the workweek on thursday and friday. as far as mid week, that's going to be your best day. wednesday, big improvement in the temperatures, big im

bay city neighborhood, josh knight, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. in queen anne's county, clean-up is the object tried to accomplish today. we were going around and we would see the homeowners with a dazed look. they couldn't believe what happened. friends and family, showing up with the train saws and trucks and hauling away debris. i saw a house down the way. not only did they clean up the front yard, they were mowing point and not for a long time to to come is more severe weather. steve rudin in the weather center. i understand they have issued severe thunderstorm warning in the viewing area. hopefully it does not make its way this far east. steve: the rogue thunderstorm warning drafted 45 minutes. it did not amount to a lot. the good news it is fizzling out moving to your area. by the time it reaches your area there is not much left. joining national harbor. brighter than it was a half hour ago. storms rolled through. the temperatures haven't moved a lot. 85 at reagan national airport. frederick is 88. show what is going on with the thunderstorm

right now our primary focus is on bay city. bay city is where the most significant damage is. fire department, law enforcement and ems are currently checking the area to start doing a search and check on residents in that area. do have an update as far as injuries. we did have one injury transported into the queen anne's e.r., it was nonlife-threatening. it was some type of puncture wound but it's been the only transport our crews have done. we want to emphasize, which is important that people shelter in place and do not leave their homes until the power situation is taken care of. you must treat if anybody leaves their homes, must treat any downed line as if it was hot. we've been told by the power condition that two of the main transmission lines were taken out during the storm. it's going to be a significant amount of time until they can get it back up. there are full sources out hre and they have mutual aid responding to a system. we currently are estimating about 8,000 residents that do not have power. it's basically route 8, 50, corridor to kent island. we also want to i

some have nothing left. >> they blocked off route and bay city drive so nobody can get in without id. it's a disaster area. >> strong winds pushed this home clear off foundation down the street man's roof was found several feet away after being rimd off the house. >> looks bike a war zone. i know he was scared to death and elderly gentleman living loan. i wanted to make sure he was i kaxt i heard he's okay. >> electrically was noktd out to most of the island as many major power lines were bept in half forced down by trees or gusty winds. >> maryland lieutenant governor boyd rutherford toured hardest hit hears and reassured resident they had help. >> it's devastating in terms of just you know seeing the power and force that came through in this storm. >> we're very fortunate you know this is probably one of the more densely populated areas of kent island and that we did not have more injuries and definitely not fatalities. >> 500 generator to make one cup of coffee that's all i need. >> cleanup has already begun with neighbors pit help the ones less fortunate in the storm. >> it was a

. >>> a new system to make it safer to cross a business street expands to anotherest bay city. >> i'm meteorologist drew operate finishing off the weekend on a cooler note. we'll take a look at highs next with forecast coming up. >>> a texas road house restaurant is closed indefinitely following a greece fire. abc 7 news was out at the scene as firefighter worked to put it out. this pictures snowing the thick black smoke. the fire happened before the restaurant opened and all employees got out safely. >>> east bay city is getting new cross walk signals along a new busy free way. along snow may boulevard to prevent pedestrian deaths and injuries. when triggered the lower light starts to flash yellow then becomes solid yellow followed by two red lights on top. it agains flashing like a railroad signal alerting motorists to stop. >>> a stretch along 680 may be renamed in honor of a police officer. a police officer killed while serving a search warrant in dublin three years ago. a reside lugs before the state legislature would remain 680 between bow canyon road in smith's honor. >>> writi

up next, the push in bun east bay city to give -- in one east bay city to give people a place to callruction site. the developer tells us about security measures he's forced to take. >>> taking a look at the san francisco commute, northbound 101 looks good approaching the 880 split. >>> some fog and a breeze. it looks the same for others and a change to some. we'll explain why. oral-b's rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to... ...gently remove more plaque and... ...oral-b crossaction is clinically proven to... ...remove more plaque than sonicare diamondclean. my mouth feels so clean. i'll only use an oral-b! the #1 brand used by dentists worldwide. oral-b. brush like a pro. ♪ ♪ be a powerful force. nature valley >>> we listen to -- who is that? leonard skinner. >> call me the breeze. >> see. that was written by j.j. kale. >> as soon as you heard that voice, you would know who it is, right. >> steve knows and we know as we look at the bay bridge right now. there's traffic out there at 4:29 in the morning. live pictures and we're taking you right there. we'll take you throughout th

. >>> ten bay area cities allow the sales of safe fireworks. meanwhile, there's a warning out about some fireworks that are definitely not safe. wilton walker has got that story. >> reporter: every year, early july, bay area fire departments have to worey about fireworks, but this years they also have to worry about bogus fireworks. >> out of an abundance of caution, we're going to be upstaffing this year. >> reporter: for the alameda county fire department, the 4th of july unfolds like clockwork. >> fireworks are riel starting to kick off around 4:00 but is it starts getting crazy around 10:00, 11:00. >> a firework being manufactured has the potential to explode unintentionally. >> reporter: the faulty fireworks in question would not qualify for sale at the safe and sane fireworks stands. they're a bit higher firepower. the public has a certain appetite for them. >> this is probably our largest seizure. >> reporter: more than 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks in san leandro, and unusual. >> it does present the challenge. illegal fireworks comin

most of the damage seemed focus in the bay city area of bay city, maryland. this is just across the bay bridge, route 50 in the area. we know it's closed according to police. we have about 9,000 people without power. tracking the outages as well. police say there are structure collapses, gas leaks, a lot of damage, a lot of it focused around route 8 through stephensville. justin finch, this is a live picture of him on the bay bridge headed that way. he's going to get on the ground, survey the damage and keep us updated throughout the morning. stay with us. now back to you. >>> angie, thank you. 5:01. want to turn to storm team 4 and get you up to speed on the wer parveen. >> very stormy night for sure. we picked up half an inch. they were slow moving and heavy rain producing storms. >> we had a lot of rain. remember, the roads are wet. we have the puddles out there, ponding water still on the roadways. 76 degrees in the district. it's warm and humid to start your monday. we're going to keep the warmth in the forecast as we go through this morning. by 8:00 a.m

>>> they have broken into 50 cars in one night including 34 in just 30 minutes in one east bay city. tonight police are using this surveillance video to try to find the group responsible. >> disappointment. it's like is it really safer? it is just sad someone came in and hit that many of us. >> good sunday evening everyone i'm alyana gomez. >> i'm ken wayne. the break-ins begin at a brentwood hotel. 17 cars were hit there. the suspect stole a car then headed to livermore where they vandalized more than 30 cars in half an hour. ktvu's azenith smith is live in livermore and talks with some of the victims there. azenith? >> reporter: well ken, you can see some of the passenger-car windows have plastic covers on them. some of the victims tell me they are taking uber cars or taxis as they wait to get their cars fixed. yes, they have insurance, but the deductible isn't cheap. maria perez literally picking up all the glass pieces after not one, but three of her cars got broken into early friday morning. >> i live here around 13 years and nothing happens. and it is scary. i worry because i h

(pam ) here is the list of bay area cities which allow 'safe and sane' fireworks... in the north bay, rohnert park, petaluma, sebastopol and cloverdale. in the east bay, newark, union city and dublin. on the peninsula -- san bruno and pacifica.. and in the south bay, gilroy. we have the complete list posted on kron-4- dot- com. (steve) in san francisco. pyro technicians just finished setting up for the big fourth of july fireworks show. they loaded 15 to 20 tons of explosive material into morters which are being wired up. it's all happening on two barges which will be brought out to the municipal pier near aquatic park and pier 39. the show will go off at nine:30with roughly 10-thousand effects going off... in just 25 minutes. (pam)(pam) if you want to avoid the crowds on fourth of july, we have you covered. kron four will be bring you fireworks from across the bay area and the nation. 'july 4-th live' kicks off tomorrow night at 9:00, right here on the bay area's news stat (steve) now at 11...a heartbroken mother with a message.... for the man accused in the deadly h

bay. we continue with upper 70s and low 80s for inland cities. 80, petaluma. 77, san rafael. upper 60s in sausalito. in the east bay, gorgeous weather in play for alameda if you're going to the parade. into the afternoon, a warm one in danville but not too hot. temperatures coming down slightly from yesterday. afternoon highs in the south bay, 83 degrees in los gatos. 80, san jose. for the peninsula, and you repeat expected. 79 in redwood city. mid-sixties if you're spending time in san francisco this afternoon. for the fireworks tonight we expect clouds along the coastline and by 9:00 or 10:00, they are moving back into the bay. san francisco and the berkeley marina are likely to experience fog. at the coast, 55 into the evening hours. upper 50s and low 60s around the bay. inland cities will warm into the 80s this afternoon but 65 for the evening. has a look at the extended forecast. it would not change much through wednesday and thursday. we begin to warm up over the weekend but it is a modest were. low 60s at the coast. upper 70s around the bay and low 90s inland. >>> a new

we have a complete list in aefr bay city. open up the nbc 7 news app. >>> over night a subpoena arrested in a friday night crash. 11-year-old russell junior is accused of vehicular homicide, hit and run and driving on a suspended license. the crash on highway 4 killed a 5-year-old and 10-year-old boy. their mother and three month hold baby was injured. wilson accused of running away but lair checked himself in. >>> nbc 7 learned wilson union was the stepfather of 15 yearly regina jeffreys was killed. the family -- the lost of jeffrey struck wilson and his wife hard. jeffrey's killing still unsolved. >>> we have some sad news to pass along about a teenager we've been reporting on whose battling leukemia. darrell akins lost the battle after sieving his diploma. he lived thee years after doctors expected after he got a bone marrow transplant last spring. akins would have been 19 years old in august. >>> investigators in watch state are trying to figure out what caused a derail this afternoon. the the loco motivate and baggage ca

the south bay expecting 86 in morgan hill, around the bay, 79 in redwood city and 74 near hayward. r reading showed us 76 so similar. low 60s and cloudy at the coast. if you're looking at a warm up it will come during the bay area weekend and we have a few days a very mild weather. the warm up is not a big one but we will spell that out coming up. >>> pacifica is one of the 10 bay area cities that allow certain types of fireworks for the fourth of july. >> but as allie rasmus explains the police are cracking down on illegal fireworks. >> reporter: the illegal type fireworks is basically anything that shoots up into the air like bottle rockets and firecrackers, not allowed in the bay area. they allow safe and sane fireworks in the bay area with sparklers and these things you can bite the fireworks stands. there are about a dozen in pacifica. there is a fine for setting off illegal fireworks in the town and the police want to make sure you know about it. it will cost you about $1000 if you get a fine. they want to let people know about the fine involved in illegal fireworks, cracking

the bay city is the one that we know of.d 301, we saw there was -- kind of like a trailer that had been a fruit farm stand that got blown into the woods. there were watermelon and cantaloupe and tomatoes all over the place like littering a football field size field and so i think we'll probably going to find there's more damage. but the key is right over here where our cameras have been this morning. >> all right. appreciate you, bob. >> still no confirmation that it was tornado tucker, you've been talking about it all morning long. certainly strong enough but no confirmation that it was. >> wait and see. they'll send the weather service outlooking at the damage and looking at some of the signatures with our radar, when we look at velocity shear all likelihood it's a tornado that moved through early this morning much that's at 1:0. we heard the eyewitness there that bob interviewed say that she heard the storm coming through 1:00 o'clock and that's the heart of the storm crossing the bay. got going about midnight right acros

from natasha. >> thank you, mike. >>> nuthis morning, a high-speed chase involving several east bay citiesre it started. the suspect was taken into custody at 24th and adeline in oakland. police tell our media partner the east bay times the chase started with a traffic stop on chestnut street. the chase followed go south to san leandro and back through oakland and emeryville and berkeley. no word on what prompted the initial traffic stop. >>> new danger for the people woo live near friday's construction site fire in oakland. an office building damaged nearby is losing windows. shattering glass falling from as high up as 15 stories. amy hollyfield is live for us in oakland. >> they did make some good progress over the weekend, some evacuees were able to return home, but then this happened. quite a setback. look at all of the glass on the sidewalk and even out into the street that fell from this building, this office building on grand avenue. this caused a lot of problems for people living in this area. now a new evacuation order is in place. it means some residents are having to stay home.

nbc bay area responds and gets the city to examine how that happened next. welcome back. nbc bay area responds to a san jose resident that says theím fe department is too loose handing out hefty fines for using'o fireworks. wronglifully accusing people and needs to change. consumer investigator[Ñ says t change might just happen after we brought the problem to light. she has the new developments. >> san jose has a fireworks problem. these residents insist they're not part of it yet they all received a fireworks fine by mail for $500 each. the thing is no one ever visited them to verify the accusation. >> how many/o! police officers e you seen? >> none. >> firefighters? >> no. >> code enforcement officers? >> not a single one. >> someone else from the city? >> no. nobody at all. >> reporter: the citations originated on line. anyone reports fireworks violations anonymously using this internet page. by phone fire marshal ivan lee told us and these residents that some complaints might contain evidence like video or photos. but others can be pure hearsay. >> or a

across two east bay cities has residents concerned tonight.ng on for kron 4 news at six. pam? (pam) vicki ..... we are talking about dozens of vehicles either vandalized or burglarized. it started early friday morning in brentwood ... as more than a dozen cars were broken into. in one case... a car was also stolen. then a short time later, the crime spree moved to livermore... where more than 30- cars were broken into. tonight we will hear from some very angry car owners plus ... we'll have a description of the suspects. we will have that story .. and more on kron 4 news at six. vicki back to you. (grant) people who evacuated a large wildfire near yosemtie are finding out if they still have homes. authorities in mariposa county are lifting an evacuation order... and it is an emotional day for neighbors and friends. reporter miranda vertigo has more. as people slowly filtered back into the town of mariposa- (nats)stores like yosemite liquors are coming back to life.mary hettinger / store clerk:"that was horrible, i have never seen it that way,

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it started in the bay city area of island and traveled northeast here to stevensville where it ended.we pan over you're going to go see that access is stillry restricted to the neighborhoods ravaged by the storm. maryland state police, the lead agency here, coordinating this situation on the eastern shore. but the pictures here really are the ones that speak for themselves. you're looking at skyfox now on the left side of your screen. our cameras there to the right and it is hard to believe there was not a single fatality as a result of this tornado simply one injury and we understand that injury was nonlife-threatening. many of the homes out here just shells without roofs. but the bottom line, everyone here survived this tornado. the ground covered by endless debris, roofs lifted off, power lines down, there was a house fire earlier. some gas leaks also reported. the majority of the residents here asleep as the initial water spout moved ashore about 1:29 this morning. >> there was like a war zone up here >> shook the house. it was a really nasty storm. did a lot of damage. i have no

city on the list. beating out only cleveland and detroit. san jose was the next bay area city in the study, number 73. san francisco 70th. they considered cost of living, safety, vacancies and affordability. the top four cities are all in arizona. >>> a pair of storms in the pacific are stirring up a dangerous swell heading to san francisco's coast. john ramos found out even the shallowest water could sweep you away. >> reporter: ocean beach is a popular place to flirt with the power of mother nature and that is why ocean rescue super visor keeps a sharp eye out. >> ocean beach is a very dangerous beach. we look for people knee deep or less. anybody past their knees we will bring them in. >> reporter: rip currents are a common thing at ocean beach but what is coming this way will be over the top. large swells reach here tuesday morning. when they hit the shallose, 6 to 8-foot waves will be created and their energy will be moving parallel with the coast, the rip danger will be severe. even for people wading in shallow water. >> they will build up and they can create a

city. looking at the south bay commute, not bad and in fact 280 in san jose as light. here is the sfo shot of the runways and the fog is pretty low. you may see fog driving to the south city, san bruno and in that area. >>> it is 6:03 am. >>> knew this morning the fire destroyed a building in downtown lafayette that housed several businesses including the popular restaurant, and the chamber of commerce. >> the building was already engulfed in flames when the firefighters arrived. allie rasmus is in lafayette trying to get an idea of where you are and firefighters say it is a total loss. good morning.>> reporter: yes, you can see why and here we are downtown lafayette. this building was at the lafayette circle. you can see it is a total loss with lots of damage and you can see the inside of the building exposed. according to the fire marshal, at least nine businesses including the restaurant and the lafayette chamber of commerce. the fire began around midnight growing quickly in the fire marshal said they had an initial report that the fire may have started in the restau

." >>> a south bay city tries a new tactic to prevent a dazzling night from becoming a dangerous one.ile one bay area firework show tries something new to keep tomorrow's crowds under control. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. we have live team coverage on efforts under way to celebrate the fourth of july safely. we have crews across the bay area with a new effort to stop illegal fireworks in the south bay. >> first to the alameda county fair where the fireworks show has become so popular organizers are doing something different. "abc 7 news" reporter katie utehs live to explain. >> reporter: hi, ama. the gates will close at 6:00 in an effort to keep people from flooding the fair grounds ahead of the fireworks show. there may be one thing that can pull a kid away from the carnival, fireworks. >> i was heading on a ride and i heard fireworks. i was like, let's get out and go see it. you could see it almost everywhere no matter where you stand. it was huge! >> reporter: the fourth of july fireworks show return to the alameda county fair in 2014

. >>> and later, new at 6:00, one east bay city hoping a tiny house could be the big solution to a growing problem. >>> a new development involving the police officer in minneapolis who shot and killed a woman after she had called authorities for help. the associated press is reporting that investigators said right before the shooting there was a loud sound near the police car and it may have startled the officers. officer mohamed noor reportedly fired his gun from the passenger side of his police car killing 40-year-old justine damond of australia. noor and his partner were responding to her 911 call reporting a possible assault near her house. she was in her pajamas talking to the officer on the driver's side of the car. that's when officer noor, who was on the pinker's side, reached across his partner and fired his weapon through the car door killing her. the question that still hasn't been answered is why he opened fire. police also say the officers had not turned on their body cameras and that the dash cam didn't capture the shooting. >> i don't know why the body cameras weren't turne

i can tell you dozens of homes throughout the bay city neighborhood and stevensville were torn aparts that violent weather blew through early monday morning. many residents were asleep waking up disoriented and some finding out they have nothing left. stroj winds pushed this home clear off the foundation and just down the street another home where 83-year-old man's roof was found several feet away after ripped off the house. electricity was also knocked out to most of the island as many power lines were bent in half and lieutenant governor boyd rutherford came here and toured the hardest hit areas and told residents they had help. take a listen. >> i was scared to death. i know he is elderly gentleman living loan. so i wanted to make sure she was okay. >> it was a really nasty storm. and did a lot of damage. i have no standing trees left the house is undamaged we're good the fam an act of nature there is nothing we can do about it. >> so there's extensive damage you can see where it swept across the trees and homes and businesses are have been affected. >> reporter: what are people t

. >>> we now know the person arrested in a high-speed chase covering several east bay cities is wanted for murder. that suspect taken into custody just after 11:00 last night at 24th and adeline in oakland. "the east bay times" said the chase started with a traffic stop on chestnut street. they tried to pull the driver over when they noticed he had a handgun. the chase went to san leandro and back north to oakland and into emoryville and berkeley. investigators have not yet released details about the murder case that they believe the suspect may be linked to. >>> new developments in the russia investigation. we are learning more about donald trump jr.'s meeting with a kremlin-linked lawyer. the meeting came two weeks after his father landed the gop nomination. abc's emily row explains why trump jr. explains why he agreed to do it. >> a miss universe connection initiated the meeting between then candidate donald trump's inner circle and a russian lawyer with reported ties to the kremlin. responding to a "new york times" report, don jr. first told abc news on saturday the meeting was pri

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but the reality is, they are illegal to use in most cities here in the bay area. he san francisco fire department is warning tonight ... even the safe and sane fireworks... can cause major injuries and damage. the safe and sane fireworks are being sold in cities like dublin, pacifica and san bruno.... those firworks cannot be used in many neighboring cities in san mateo county... and they are not allowed at all within san francsico city limits. that includes the common favorite sparklers. (justine) the city's dispatch center is expecting a busy night on the fourth ... and will be boosting its staffing that night.. if you have illegal fireworks.. you will be fined or even get jail time. the citys fire and police will be responding to reports of illegal fireworks ... but the police department is asking the public to call the non - emergency line which is listed on our kr

we are seeing more and more of this is in a bay city neighborhood down the street. ,ome after home looks like this the massive tree coming down and the home is a total loss. a sign says we are ok, that is what is morocco's, no one was -- that is what is miraculous, no one was killed, winds up to 125 miles per hour over a two-mile span and only 150 yards wide. some homes and businesses untouched. others just feet away of --erate it -- of literate it obliterated. >> never sought any tornado when i lived in texas and two drive-through one night after it happened was amazing. yesterday morning, it almost took your breath away. do think this how this could come through and not destroy more houses. john tornado started as a water sprouts and was the strongest tornado in maryland since 2004. marilyn governor larry hogan has promised assistance and more than 70 crews with maryland state highway administration and transportation authority are on the ground trying to clean everything up. there is some progress this afternoon, most of the power and water east of the bay bridge as been restored. rep

. >>> the bay area's fourth largest city may also be the safest. san francis"san francisco chron reports there hasn't been a homicide in fremont since 2015. back in 1998 the city had nine killings. police say it's a combination really of people staying hyper vigilant about what's going on in their community. and the city's abundance of both public and private security cameras. >>> the faces of facebook you may not think about. next at 5:00, the workers struggling to make ends meet and how they plan to increase their paycheck. >>> plus -- >> i just cast go in such short notice. >> a concert rescheduled and now he can't go or get a refund. the warning the next time you buy a concert ticket. >>> and a south bay city is getting its first image makeover in 46 years. you may be surprised at how much it costs. >>> 500 cafeteria workers at facebook today decided to join a union. to get higher pay and benefits. david louie is live near facebook in menlo park with the details about what's driving this trend. david? >> reporter: well, ama, a coalition of fait

. >>> an east bay city is getting new crosswalk signals to stop the loss of life in a new thruway. they're called hawks. when triggered the lower light flashes yellow, then solid yellow followed by two red lights on top that flash alerting mothered iss to stop. >>> a stretch of 680 in san ramone may be renamed in honor of tom smith, 23-year veteran who was mistook for an armed suspect and was shot. >>> tomorrow is the final day for public comments on president trump's review of 27 national monuments that could be downsized or eliminated. six protected areas in california are on the list, including snow mountain in the north bay. the monuments can serve hundreds of thousands of acres and were created by the last three presidents. president trump ordered the interior department to re-examine if those areas are designated appropriately. you can comment on mail or online. we have a link at abcnews.com. >>> they've been writing to each other from opposite sides of the pacific ocean for nearly four decades. today these pen pals met face-to-face for the very first time. >>> cooler weather

. >>> an east bay city is getting new crosswalk signals to stop the loss of life in a new thruway. they're called hawks. when triggered the lower light flashes yellow, then solid yellow followed by two red lights on top that flash alerting mothered iss to stop. >>> a stretch of 680 in san ramone may be renamed in honor of tom smith, 23-year veteran who was mistook for an armed suspect and was shot. >>> tomorrow is the final day for public comments on president trump's review of 27 national monuments that could be downsized or eliminated. six protected areas in california are on the list, including snow mountain in the north bay. the monuments can serve hundreds of thousands of acres and were created by the last three presidents. president trump ordered the interior department to re-examine if those areas are designated appropriately. you can comment on mail or online. we have a link at abcnews.com. >>> they've been writing to each other from opposite sides of the pacific ocean for nearly four decades. today these pen pals met face-to-face for the very first time. >>> cooler weather

reporter: strong winds leaving thousand without power in the northeast ripping a part houses in bay city maryland. authorities are asking people to shelter in place. >> it's freak of nature, it does happen we're just thankful it didn't happen when anybody was in the buildings. >> reporter: rivers hit record levels in i illinois and now voluntary evacuations are underway. >> this flooding has been the highest ever seen in the area >> reporter: a flash flood trapped 17 hikers in arizona including a 4-year-old boy. powerful storms in northern kentucky sweeping away trucks. >> looks like it got pushed into the building, look at that. >> reporter: this home dangling over a river nearly two football fields away from its foundation. >> our house is down the creek now. >> reporter: one man's house who was swept away remains missing, crews are digging through two miles of debris. >> it's going to take time to go through everything. >> reporter: the storms continue in the northeast with intense rain up to 2 to 3-inches an hour in some places. threatening flash flooding in new jersey and philadelph

city here. ahead at eight.. not even "legal" fireworks are allowed here. the warning from one bay area city ... about setting off fireworks... and the stiff penalties if you do. plus. one dad says he found an adult sending illicit messages to his teenage daughter. what happened when he took the matter into his own hands. and next. the search intensifies for a missing 22- year old on the peninsula. the clue his family hopes ... will lead them to him. ((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist lawrence karnow. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. (steve) renewed hope in the search for a young man from montara... who has been missing now ... for more than a month.(pam) yesterday -- a woman found 22-year-old richard moss' triple-a card... in the sand at montara state beach, behind la costanera restaurant...(steve) and, that's where kron four's philippe djegal reports -- volunteers searched today. (philippe) with rakes... nats- raking metal detectors and their bare hands...dan stegink/family friend- "we're gonna keep searching until we find him." cl

it's the south bay city's first murder in two years. sally hernandez was killed late last monday. the hernandez family say the two were childhood friends. de la rosa faces murder charges. hernandez's funeral is at 9:00 this morning in downtown san jose. >>> san mateo police say officers arrested a half-naked transient who entered a home after roaming the neighborhood a little bit after midnight yesterday on railroad avenue. a neighbor saw the man in his back yard wearing only a t-shirt and shoes. when police officers arrived the man had already entered a home next-door. got into a physical confrontation with the home owner there. the officers say the man had a history of drug offenses. >>> a palo alto gas station, police say this suspect walked up to a man getting gas, pretended he had a weapon and yelled, give me the car. the suspect jumped in the man's pickup and sped away. he tore the gas nozzle and hose off in the process of stealing that car. it happened at the shell station on embarcadero road. police are still looking for that suspect. >>> 4:36. parking in downtown walnut c

>> abc7 news at 6:00, a new system to make it easier to cross the street expands to another east bay citytried at joint base andrews, but the wind was not cooperating. yesterday mr. trump stopped to grab a hat that had blown off the marine's head. he put the hat back on, gave him a pat on the arm. moments later the hat blew off again. the president passed it on to somebody else. that's how politics works. that's it for abc7 news at 5:00. we did you for your time. i'm eric thomas for drew and shu. we'll see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight, the new details just in. what we've learned about that meeting between the trump campaign team and a kremlin-linked lawyer. tonight, the president's son explaining what he was allegedly promised, and what it had to do with hillary clinton. plus, president trump's new proposal. a partnership with vladimir putin that has some in his own party outraged. >>> also tonight, raging infernos. more than 40 large blazes burning. thousands evacuated. children trapped at a camp. and the firefighters who made sure this american flag was saved. >>> driving out isis

(pam ) here is the list of bay area cities which allow 'safe and sane' fireworks... in the north bay, rohnert park, petaluma, sebastopol and cloverdale. in the east bay, newark, union city and dublin. on the peninsula -- san bruno and pacifica.. and in the south bay, gilroy. we have the complete list posted on kron-4- dot- com. (steve) coming up new at ten:police are warning about a wave of vandalism. we'll show you where more than 30 targets were hit with spray paint -- or found with tires slashed. (pam) then: go back to california..hear from the couple who moved away from the golden state -- and ended up victims of hate. (steve) and next and only on kron 4 -- if you're coming to san francisco tomorrow beware...we have new video showing just how fast someone can break into your car. (pam) if you're one of the thousands of people who plan on being in san francisco tomorrow for the fourth of july.. beware. neighbors who live near the crooked section of lombard street say, theives are targeting both out of towners ... and locals. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the sto

. >> the bay city community hard hit. >> it was scary. thunder and lightning. it really does sound like a train. all of a sudden a limb comes through the bedroom window. >> it was like green and red and white flashes all through the sky and then i grabbed my kids and my phone went off and i was like let's go downstairs and the power went out. >> luckily nobody got hurt. this is amazing. >> the grandfather says his daughter and son-in-law rescued the baby from the subdivision. >> they were the superheros last night getting their baby out. the roof collapsed on the crib and they were able to get the baby out. >> there was a drywall that rested on the top of the crib. >> anything can be replaced. i'm happy my daughter, son-in- law and grandson are healthy and made it out. >> in stevensville maryland on kent island scott broom >> an elderly man who was injured in the tornado has already been released from the hospital. >>> new at 6 a swastika and the n word, two of the most feared and hated reminders of racism and genocide and tonight an alexandra lawyer and his pa

bay. and see sunshine inland. temperatures 60 degrees in daly city to 90 in discovery bay. and we're talking about temperatures a degree up and down and that's about it. we'll have the fireworks forecast coming up. >>> we've been tracking a deadly accident this morning that happened in san pablo. westbound 80 all lanes had been shut down at el portal but now all lanes are open. but we have reports of a new crash. this is the area where a lot of drivers were getting back on the freeway and continuing westbound. so this is a motorcycle crash with two lanes blocked. emergency crews are heading to the scene and we were dealing with the backups on westbound 80. the residual delays had not diminished yet. and now we're going to add on to the backup. give yourself plenty of extra time on the east shore freeway. it's backed up beyond appian. >>> the westbound lanes of i-80 are back open. but there could be delays in that area. it was shut down for about two hours. this is what it looked like in san pablo. at least one person died. >>> the city of san jose is trying to rely on peer

stevensville maryland is one of them and bay city. we have a picture from the bay city area.in, it looks like it was a weaker low-end tornado, but enough to do a lot of roof damage. power is out to a lot of this region, and there are reports of a house fire from one of them and boats that were tossed out of the chesapeake on to the shore. we'll get you more pictures as we get the day break here, but it may have been a maryland tornado overnight. the heavy rain associated with that is still to the east. still a flash flood warning south of philadelphia. that's improving, though. now all the heavy rain is starting to move through the new york city area and the jersey shore. it's raining hard out on long island, and then we have embedded areas of heavier rain from scranton over to albany and into areas of northern portions of new england. it's a soggy day. slow morning drive. then we'll have to deal with airport delays too. here's the timing of everything. it's 6:00 a.m. this morning. let's fast forward to the lunch hour. now how quickly this is in and out. new york city is almo

we have a complete list of all the big shows in every bay area city.ou'll find it on your smartphone. just open up the abc7 news app. >>> happening now, a man who is refusing to surrender to police is locked in a standoff with fremont police officers. the confrontation is happening on farwell drive and buchanan place. officers have their weapons drawn. police say the man is armed with a knife and is accused of hurting someone during a disp s dispute. that victim is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. >>> we have some sad news to share with you tonight. an oakland teenager who battled cancer has passed away. tonight we remember darryl aikens. >> there he is. here he is. the one and only. >> last month, darryl aikens got to experience a day he thought might never come. >> this is like a dream come true. >> mcclymonds high graduation. the former high school football player hadn't been to school in a while. darryl had leukemia, and even after a bone marrow transplant last year, doctors told him he had only months to live. >> what makes you wan

. >>> this morning, an east bay city is offering rewards for homeowners who help them catch vandals. cleaning up graffiti can be costly. oakland spent $25,000 going after taggers over the last year dealing with 30 incidents just on the weekend of june 3rd. now, the city is offering rewards up to $300 for clear evidence of those taggers in the form of video or photos. >>> 4:35. happening today, this morning two men charged in the deadly ghost ship fire make another court appearance. of course 36 people died in that fire last december. the two are each facing 36 counts of manslaughter. both men have a plea hearing later today. one was the master tenant of the warehouse. harris lived there and working. both men were arrested last month. >>> san jose police say they have arrested five people involved in fatal shootings of last year. san jose police say castro walking down mindel avenue. passengers got out and shot him. police say the final suspect was arrested june 3rd. three are juveniles. >>> police arrested a roanoke park shop worker accusing him of running over a teen who allegedly t

along the east bay 72 alameda, upper 80s and lower 90s for the inland cities with south bay locations. upper 60s in santa cruz and for the peninsula this afternoon we have 70s with a few lower 80s. 65 in san francisco today so if you're going to see the giants it will be cool and breezy and here is a look at your extended forecast with temperatures in place through tuesday and then we will heat up back to the mid- to upper 90s wednesday to thursday near 100 on friday for inland communities. cooling down as we get into the bay area weekend but still microclimate pattern in place with low to mid 60s at the coast. mid-90s inland and it is that time of year again, the gilroy garlic festival is coming back.>> thank you.'s -- you. >>> we will take a look at how a customer in starbucks reacted when a masked man tried to rob the cashier. >>> police are praising a starbucks customer after he stopped a robbery and it is caught on surveillance. a man walks into a starbucks store carrying a replica gun he demands money from a cashier. the robber pulls out a large knife and then 58-year-old craig

. >>> plus, details on a high- speed police chase through several east bay cities. >>> a driver led police on a high-speed chase through alameda county last night. the highway patrol saw a man with a handgun in a car. police tried to stop the driver which led to a chase that reached speeds up to 100 miles per hour. the hour-long pursuit went through berkeley and san pablo. the chase ended back in west oakland where the driver was arrested. >>> workers spent the day cleaning up an oakland elementary school after vandals broke in over the weekend. many in the school district say it is one of the worst cases of graffiti they have ever seen. rob roth explains what happened and what the school hopes to do to prevent it from happening again. >> reporter: here at acorn woodland elementary school in the heart of east oakland, the mess is massive. graffiti is on the walls, floors, desks, and even the ceilings. this is one of two rooms the vandals struck, not to mention the hallway. all nine members of the oak land district's painting crew have been called in. the damage includes scratched computer