weather and traffic. ( robin ) in the north bay... the city of sausalito is considering steps to prevent future wildfires. kron 4's ella sogomonian has the details. taking from the devastating lessons of the north bay firestorm the southern marin fire prevention district along with the city put on this recent survey to learn whether sausalito residents are genuinely concerned about preparing for a wildfire and whether they care to invest in prevention efforts.vosurvey results show 73% of voters back the idea of an ordinance related to the issue. the survey noted fire prevention methods would include engineering, enforcement and education strategies. some ideas included chipper days to dispose of brush cleared from residential properties... and public emergency notices were ranked as highly important. important.highly ranked as highly ranked as highly important. ( robin ) that was ella somonian reporting for us this morning... in yolo and napa counties -- firefighters continue to make progess battling the county fire. firefighters say steep and

going beyond growing, one east bay city has okayed a new way of making money off legal marijuana. >>> not ready for prime time? why some amazon customers were seeing dogs instead of deals today. >>> and a hawaiian boat tour takes a really terrifying turn. see the moment a lava bomb hit that group. >>> and running over to the weather desk to tell you we've got sunny weather copping our way and lots of warmth as well, along with some humidity. vial the accuweather forecast coming up. >> good footwork, spencer. >> absolutely. here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live after abc news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan and ama. i've heard good things what you're about to see. ♪ my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think

the recent death of a pede cabdriver led to a packed house at san francisco city hall. nbc bay area's sam brock has more from there. sam, this is a long argument that's been going on in the city for a decade now. >> reporter: it's been going on for decades. but this construction here has been going on for at least years here. the caltrain extension, jessica, and cyclists say it's prompted a situation where it's essentially a death trap without the proper protections. they want a biker protected lane while this gets fixed up. the city tabled the plans. with yellow shirts and urgent messages, like "our lives, our lane," a group of cyclists showed up en masse at city hall weeks after losing one of their own. >> for the first time we'll all be wearing white. we're going to protect the street location were kevin manning's ghost bike is. >> reporter: the tragic death happened on a section of the embarcadero, one of two areas the city highlighted for biker safety improvements along with this ripped-up corridor near the caltrain evident on the embarcadero recently, a delay means a deat

going beyond growing, one east bay city has okayed a new way of making money off legal marijuana. >>> not ready for prime time? why some amazon customers were seeing dogs instead of deals today. >>> and a hawaiian boat tour takes a really terrifying turn. see the moment a lava bomb hit that group. >>> and running over to the weather desk to tell you we've got sunny weather copping our way and lots of warmth as well, along with some humidity. vial the accuweather forecast coming up. >> good footwork, spencer. >> absolutely. here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live after abc news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan and ama. i've heard good things what you're about to see. ♪ and every day you promise toor protect them.love. off! is here to help with proven protection against mosquitoes. trust our family to protect yours. sc johnson, a family company you act fast.an intruder... boo so do we. raid kills roaches 7 times faster than the next leading ant and roach spray. 7 times faster? [gasps] raid! get raid and get tough on roaches fast. sc johnson i love you, basement bathroom of solitu

bay only 64 degrees. downtown san francisco tomorrow, 68. more in the way of cloud cover for daily city. cooler at 63. w, stenson beach, 64. 83 for pat loo may. 85 napa. in the east bay tomorrow, 80s and 70s. 80 for caster valley. 83 for fremont, hectrcules. the accuweather forks, next seven days for you. tomorrow it is a sunny afternoon. a something like that dip many temperatures monday but back up tuesday. all indications as we head into next weekend, a little cooler inland in the upper >>> pack the house, the ark's are expecting a record crowd tonight at the coliseum as they take on the giants for day two. the giants won last night 5-1. now, this afternoon the ark's making a deal with the mets, trading for pitcher the ark's are giving that pitcher, bobby wall. will top in cash to fill the 40-man -- to the 60-day disable list. familia was 4 and 4 with 17 saves. two years ago the giants intentionally gave up the dh at the coliseum to mad son bun gardner. he doubled and scored. it's not happening tonight. matt will just be on the mound for the giants. he has one single and 18 at-bats this year. >>> ru

like most other cities in the bay... walnut creek is dealing with a housing crisis... ecifically...a housing shortage. kron four's philippe djegal reports the city is looking at different ways... to encourage building more affordable housing. (philippe) the city of walnut creek is preparing to update its local density bonus ordinance to keep up with recent changes to the state density bonus law. both incentivize affordable housing production by relaxing development standards like increasing height limits and reducing parking requirements. diana o'byrne lives in walnut creek and so does her daughter. her daughter works in san francisco because the pay is higher... but without rent control, her rent keeps going up and she's apart of a growing population of people in search of affordable housing.diana o'byren/residen t- "not only the very low-income, but but also the ople that are working, um, so that they can live close by." at city hall... more than thirty longtime residents, developers and property managers listened to what the city housing program and a consultant had

plus: changes one south bay city )s making to the way you report illegal fireworks... r last year )s debacle. )today in the bay ) 4:30 to 7. handing out punishment. >>> as you know 49ers star ruben foster dodged major legal issues in court, but he's still handed out punishment. foster will be suspended without pay for the first two games of the upcoming season. last year he pled no contest to misdemeanor charges. he faced far more charges after he was accused of beating up his girlfriend. those charges were dropped after she recanted her story in the courtroom. >>> it seems weed watchers are predicting a marijuana shortage in california. it'll happen in just a few weeks because new state regulations just kicked in and a lot of dispensaries were not ready for them. >> every cannabis flower needs to be tested by the state and increased testing standards. has to be all in child proof packaging, the labeling has to be correct. >> some of the largest dispensaries are able to sell products to the smaller ones. but it's unclear just how deep that shortage will be and how long.

, a facility she never heard of .the bay city detention hospital while away from her home was one of these american institutions and nina would end up spending three months there. inside, she was subject to repeated injections of mercury and in her trial later nina would testify about how much it hurts, about how much her hair started to fall out and her teeth started to fall out area she testified the shame that she felt. not only was she injected with the chemicals was also forced to disrupt floors and wash dishes. she shared a small room with three other women. after three months nina was released and she returned home to a life she no longer recognized. and perhaps since her mother had remarried and nina could no longer find a job. she was notorious, everyone knew where she spent those three months and wouldn't hire her. what's worse, the government agents coming to her house, telling her she had to continue to take the injections of mercury on an outpatient basis. for a couple weeks, nina reported to the local health officer twice a week injected her with mercury. and that cause

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. >>> an east bay city is hoping a b big cash reward will help them find an arsonist. they hope the money will convince someone to step forward about a string of construction fires, among the structures burned, 100-unit structure. they are desperate for new housing and the fires have made nearby neighbors feel less secure. >> these arsons are not only bad for the housing crisis but much more importantly, dangerous for human life. >> if you have any information, oakland asks that you call its tip line. we've put thatour website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> trains are up and running again after a deadly crash. it happened in san jose. a car drove right onto the tracks and a train, you can see, hit it. the crash killed the two men in the car. crews worked through the night to repair the tracks. crews are investigating as to why that car drove into the path of the train. >>> they could be on the move again. everyone living in this rv community has to be out by the end of the day. the campsite is on the lot of his lordship's restaurant. the people who live there countered the order

. >>> new at 6:00 tonight fremont police say a man wanted for indecent exposure in several east bay cities is now under arrest. this man, 31-year-old joseph "ironteeth" angelle was wanted in a series of case going back a year. a fremont detective working on a hunch identified him as a transient who worked in an auto dealership. while surveillance in san jose, investigators saw a naked man running from an apartment. he resisted arrest and officers used a taser before taking him into custody. the police say the man admitted to about 25 acts of indecent exposure. he is set to appear in court tomorrow. >>> also new at 6:00 a man from salinas was sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in a storage unit in redding in 2015. the 20-year-old was found guilty of torturing, starving and beating his girlfriend's 7- year-old nephew and 3-year-old niece. he was found guilty of torturing their sister who was nine at the time. the girl took the children in after their mother's death. in february she pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree murder, felony child

bay. a lot of sunshine will get us to 93. 87 for san jose. santa clara up to about 85 later on this afternoon. peninsula looking bright and beautiful. 82 for red wood city. a little bit cloudier on the coast line and cooler, the breeze kicking in half man bay. seeing sunshine in downtown san francisco at this hour. we will reach about 71 later on this afternoon. the clouds will be stubborn around daly city. it will be breezy. temperatures about mid 60s later on today. we will be warm. 90 in santa rosa. 88 in sonoma. there is lake port up to 103 later on today. the east bay a lot of 70s to low 80s. 77 in oakland. 79 in castro valley. inland hot spots. 99 in brentwood. 97 the high in livermore. much of the state is baking. 107 later on today in fresno. 111 in reading. 102 in palm springs. today will be the warmest day all week. here is the accuweather s day forecast we have the cool coast but we are hot inland. take it easy out there in the upper 90s. by thursday into friday high clouds move in. we will see an increase in humidity. it will feel muggy to finish off the week. saturday and into sunday becomes cooler. sunday is less humid so the weekend looki

(vicki) theives targeted more than 30 cars in just two days-- in one east bay city... and now police are searching for the culprits...(vicki) thanks for joining us, i'm vicki lvakis...(ken) and i'm ken wayne in for grant lodes... dozens of people woke up to smashed windows and personal property stolen from their cars in berkeley overnight.... the five areas include rose and josephine streets... monterey avenue and hopkins street as well as fairlawn drive... (vicki) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live tonight at the berkeley police department...ella what are they saying about this crime spree? an officer here tells me it's rare to see so many cars broken into or burglarized in a short amount of time...in just two days more than 35 cars either had their glass windows smashed in or door handles pulled so a lot of people lost some all the cars were parked in residential neighborhoods in north berkeley. and a majority of those targeted were parked on josephine street between rose and cedar street. others near indian rock park, hopkins, the alameda and fairlawn drive. one victi

only a few bay area cities allow the safe and sane fireworks... but the majority of them do not allow any.. yet, people still buy and use them.(vicki) so the city of san jose created an online tool, where neighbors can report the use of illegal fireworks. kron 4's ali reid joins us live from fire station 26 in san jose ... have the number of people been using this tool increased? more people are definitely using the website ... because once you go online you have the option to report anonymously.however fire officials say it's a good idea to leave your contact information ... should they have any follow up questions and need to get in touch.the use of illegal fireworks is a serious

city, 77. a little more comfortable hayward 70 degrees. fremont 80 degrees. across the east baye go, temperatures very, very close to triple digits in places like antioch and brentwood. fairfield 99 degrees. yesterday, vacaville hit about 104 degrees. 70 in berkeley. 70 in richmond. wine country temperatures in the low 90s for napa and sonoma. this is where the triple digits are in full effect today. lake poured and clearlake a heat advisory through tomorrow. >>> the bay bridge toll plaza that's the happening spot this morning. we are definitely seeing a backup develop just beyond the west grand overcrossing. your travel times remain in the green likely to change here in the next few minutes. >>> a woman accused of intentionally slamming her suv into a pedestrian in santa cruz has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. police say mackenzie gilberd was walking on modesto avenue friday when kelsey ann nowell allegedly swerved across the street and hit killed her. it'slear if they knach other. if the convicted, nowell will go to jail for 26 years to life. >>> some san francisco supe

only a few bay area cities allow the safe and sane fireworks... but the majority of them do not allow any.. yet, people still buy and use them.(vicki) so the city of san jose created an online tool, where neighbors can report the use of illegal fireworks. kron 4's ali reid joins us live from fire station 26 in san jose ... have the number of people been using this tool increased? more people are definitely using the website ... because once you go online you have the option to report anonymously.however fire officials say it's a good idea to leave your contact information ... should they have any follow up questions and need to get in touch.the use of illegal fireworks is a serious concerre in san jose, especially now that we're in fire season. and as we've seen with recent fires, they can spread really quickly and cause a lot of damage.all fireworks are illegal in san jose ... but in neighboring gilroy, safe and sane fireworks are legal...and officials believe people head over to gilroy, load up, then fire them off here.i spoke to a couple of peo

. >> a big problem for homeowners in an east bay city. one of the biggest water main lines burst around 10:00 p.m. city says this is the biggest pipe break in sometime. it only cut water to about 50 customers. the blow out knocked out a water line and suer line. those were fixed last night. >> from housing boats to housing people. the city counsel approved a big water front project that will add hundreds of homes to the east bay. at the site of the na includingong with 250,000 squar of commercial space. don't expect to see construction start yet. the seawall in the area needs to be fixed first. the project will take 15 years to complete. >> this was supposed to be a feel good event. a build a bear blitz. thousands of families rushed to stores across the country. things got tense. from florida to the bay area. the hins grew so long that stores had to turn people away. the chain calls it a pay your age day. as in an 8 year-old kid would pay eight bucks to build a bear. we're at the mall with the latest on what happened. and what happens next

bay. 74 in oakland. sunshine is breezy. 85 for union city. about 86 the high in fremont. then inland in the low to mid-80s for another day. 95 the high in antioch and 94 in walnut creek and 94 in please abili -- pleasant ton so the fair will be shot and sunny. so tomorrow the uv index very high and time to burn less than 15 minutes if your skin is unprotected. accuweather seven-day forecast. sunny skies tomorrow and a steady pattern on monday and into tuesday, a little change mid-week and then the fog will return by thursday. and that will cool us off friday into saturday back to where we should be for this time of the year. >> drew is back from iceland. our forecast a little bit different. >> san francisco in the winter time. >> okay. that is fair enough. not bad. >> and some people are back from vegas which is the opposite. thanks, drew. >> big news when it comes to the warriors. >> i'm back from the peninsula. is that exciting? >> it is warm and sunny. >> not exciting at all. warriors make it official with one big man and have plans to bring in another. and jeff samard

one east bay city is getting closer to opening its first marijuana dipensary. ( lydia ) and later... scammers in the south bay are exploiting a parent's worst nightmare to earn a little extra cash. ( lydia ) and after the break... the bay area joins nationwide protests to end the president's immigration policy. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. ( lydia ) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)a cooling trend will continue through mid week as onshore flow persists and an

. >>> an east bay city is coming up for an affordable october.ting up a payment plan for low income drivers. people can make payments for at little as $25 a month. >>> you might have seen the game, the giants and the a' via local hot spot.es a surprise we'll show you. ♪ ♪ can world-renowned artist red hong yi use the chase mobile app® to pay practically anyone, at any bank? eating a m♪ ♪rpiece made of tea leaves? yes. but this isn't for just anyone. ♪ ♪ hong yi! it's for the strongest man in her life. ♪ ♪ life. lived red's way. chase. make more of what's yours. oakland...the bay bridge series. for >>> hopefully you were watching as the second half of the baseball season started tonight. >> for the giants, no brand belt. his wife had a baby boy. >> they're calling him auggie. brandon watched the game from the maternity ward, by the way. at the coliseum, a big crowd tonight. and that's the new trophy they're giving to the winner of the bay bridge series. so without brandon belt they called up a kid from the minor leagues. here he is. ryder jones. s

bay. san jose, 85, for cupertino and sunnyvale. >> cloudier close to the coast. drizzle earlier on. 69, your high in san francisco later today. 65 for daly city93, santa rosa. 86, napa. 87, san rafael. go into the mid if not upper 70s to low 80s in the east bay, and inland, we'll be hot. in the mid 90s. it will be warm away from the coast. the seven-day forecast shows you hot inland today. even warmer on wednesday. and then thursday into friday, we're going to track humidity on the rise before cooler air arrives by the weekend. that's the weather. let's get a check of traffic with alexis. >> good morning. we have traffic alert to start things off in san mateo. here's a live look from the scene. we have matt keller and his photographer out there for us today. this is northbound 101, connector to eastbound state route 92. that's still shut down due to a crash that happened around 10:30 last night. a box truck culling a lot of produce flipped over, possibly taking a curb too fast, and then sounds like a fire beneath a truck in a marshy area started after the crash. that's long gone, but they're having trouble clearing the box truck. i'll show yo

. >>> for the second time in two weeks the south bay city is dealing with white supremacist posters. one said, keep america american with a subhead reading report any and all illegal aliens. they are not immigrants. they are criminals. the poster references a website channeling nazi ideas and associated with a texas white supremacist. >> this is offensive and it has no place in anywhere really but especially along a community and kind of with the irony of it being independence day. i don't -- unwelcoming and harsh. >> city officials say the person who put up the signs faces a fine of $100 for each offense. >>> a homeless woman is in jail. she is accused of stealing a police suv in oakland. witnesses say that it was stolen yesterday in a matter of seconds. witnesses say they jumped in the car and then took off. two hours later police found that suv and the woman at the bay bridge toll plaza and there was a dog in the backseat. police think she may have stolen the dog too. the dog was taken to animal services and is waiting for its owner to pick it up. >>> we are hearing two people arr

how one bay area is going full speed ahead to fix its roads. new york city is having ripple effects... including in the bay area. on tuesday... alexandria >>> a primarily election upset in new york city is having ripple effects including in the bay area. on tuesday, cortez defeated a long time congressman. 28-year-old cortez is a democratic socialist. some bay area activist believe her policy positions are on theac fo example, the message of health care for all, education for all and housing for all. the east bay democratic socialist of america say gotty electricitied, the group -- got elected, the group had 6,000 members nationwide and now there's 40,000. >> this means the democratic party will go harder left, more toward these progressive platt forms that look very different from the democratic establishment like nancy pelosi. >> much of that democratic socialist energy comes from the bernie sanders presidential cam mean. sanders did not shy a bay from promoting democratic socialism. >>> good morning, one thing you can say about politics it's not boring an

bay. closer look at some other neighborhoods around town. redwood city 84. pacifica 61 degrees. look at fairfield 98. another day of heat. inland hot. heat advisory all around us. but not quite anywhere near the water. so it's still in effect through the east bay hills, higher elevations. temperatures could be up to 105 again, excessive heat warning in the areas in red including the chico-redding area. so they are going to have 110 in their forecast, possibly 112. this ridge is still in place. that's what's keeping us warm through the weekend. hot saturday and the 90s well above average. so your seven-day forecast still looks pretty warm. seeing mars is rare at this time. san francisco marathon forecast. 61 sunday. it's going to be cloudy in the morning, good running weather. especially through san francisco. staying in the 60s for the bay and the beaches for the next seven days. >>> we are going to be going over a lot of those closures due to the san francisco marathon but if you do not need to be driving in san francisco this weekend, you should opt not to because there's goin

we had a sergeanttr tt, d he to have vial of e vehicle on state route 1, south of the half moon bay city limits. >> reporter: the chp and san mateo county sheriff's took him and without resistance. he was in possession of a military grade weapon. >> i was told that he was cooperative, and that's all i was told at this time.>> reporter: -- >> the stolen humvee was towed to the humvee e- the chp office, the military came and picked up the soldier. >>> accused of a deadly stabbing, said to make his first court appearance, john lee cowell, attempted murder, violation of parole, and more charges. nia wilson was stabbed in the neck and died on the platform. trend 28 is being criticized for see something, say something, one thing that happened when she tried to re- sport the suspicious activity. >> this guy was harassing me, he had a knife on his ways, and i called the bart, they put me on hold, i went to the app online, they said they called me back, i said you put me on hold, i am riding for 10 or 15 minutes, and you with the responding officer to call, i don't know where he went, the only re

bay area saturday and sunday. holding steady with mid-90s for the inland cities with lower 80s around the bay.ns cool with the onshore breeze sticking around. monday and tuesday only subtle changes but yes i think today folks will notice we are feeling a little tropical. a different feel.>>> 7:49, a new documentary about the north bay wildfires. coming up we will tell you when is going to premier. >>> plus, in the south bay white supremacist messages. why it is happening and why it might be part of a growing trend. ( ♪ ) pixar pier has arrived! prepare to be awed. prepare to be moved. prepare to make a mad dash... ( ♪ ) ...because with the incredicoaster, pixar pal-a-round, and a bunch of your favorite pixar characters, it's going to be pretty incredible. pixar pier is now open! only at disney california adventure park. >>> ♪ >> is old-school hip-hop on friday morning traffic jams. i want to thank julie for requesting this song and of course you know that we will have ice cube visiting us coming up that is what inspired the traffic jams today. tell me what song you want to hear just use our ha

city manager. he served in the position six years. the east bay times reports he was accused of sexual misconduct. but an investigation revealed the allegations were not credible. >>> affecting your vote, santa clara ordered to split up the city into districts for future elections. today the city holds its first public meetings on what that would look like. that's at 6:00 at the council chambers. >>> a lawsuit brought by an asian american man claiming the large asian american population doesn't get fair representation because they were city wide elections and the judge agreed. >>> superintendent for the santa clara county office of education sent a letter to the white house telling the president the actions are leading to serious mental trauma for immigrant children. many here legally. now too afraid to go to school. there's a copy of the letter and more on a story only here on nbc bay area. >> reporter: this is how hundreds of children are spending their summer in the mt. pleasant school district. lenning robotics. this is in the back of minds of

. >> we had a sergeant that was out patrolling on the coast and he 1 stsouth of the half moon bay city limits. >> slick was doing training exercises when he left his post. kion reports that it happened after he was demoted. >>> a suspicious package prompted evacuations at an office of one of president trump's harshest critics. a packaged labeled anthrax was found at the los angeles of maxine waters. police evacuated the scene as a precaution but hazmat crews determined it was not dangerous. now investigators are trying to find out who left it there. >>> empty tables during lunch hour. some san francisco restaurants next to offices for big companies are having a hard time staying open. some think it's because many companies offer a free lunch for employees in a cafeteria. some san francisco supervisors want that to stop. they are trying to put a new law in place to ban workplace cafeterias and they think they have the right to do it through zoning laws and public health codes. they want to prohibit in-house cafeterias in new office buildings and tech campuses. >> and this is the beginni

bay city rollers guitarist alan longmuir has died aged 70. of the band, died with his family around him. i'm joined by les mckeown, who is the lead singer of the band. thank you very much forjoining us les, can you introduce to you with? this is my wife, we've been together with alan and eileen at the hospital for the last few days, on and off. i wa nted for the last few days, on and off. i wanted to come and see because he was ina wanted to come and see because he was in a bad state after the virus that he caught in mexico. we wanted to give him moral support. u nfortu nately to give him moral support. unfortunately when we left last night we got a text message from his brother derek who had been standing by his bedside since he'd been back in scotland, with his wife eileen, we wa nted in scotland, with his wife eileen, we wanted to give him moral support and encouragement to come back to us. and encouragement to come back to us. we are so sorry that you are here to talk to us because of the news that sadly, he has died. i guess, obviously, y

. >>> coming up tonight on abc7 news at 6:00, the major step east bay city is poised to take to allowocal company to try to cash in on burgeoning cannabis trade also. >> will really be taking a big step forward for our environment and oceans. >> the effort under way to ban plastic straws in san francisco. the number used everyday is simply staggering. >> critical deadlines this week facing the ballot measure that aims to split california up into three separate states. those stories and a lot more coming up in a half hour on subpoenas 7 news at 6:00. >>> an east bay dog missing for three years finally reunited with its owner. >> unbelievable. antioch animal services posted this video. on saturday, you could see the owner joyous and overwhelmed with reaction when she sees the french bulldog for the first time since november of 2015. >> what happened between now and then, it's unclear. we're told the dog named hemi jumped into a police car and they discovered they had a microchip. >> they learned the real owner lived in orinda and informed her they had found her dog after all this time.

meanwhile in the north bay.... the cityer pg&e for the damage caused by the north bay wildfires last year.kron4's maureen kelly talked to the city's mayor who says they want more than money from the utility. .the northbay fires...which took almost 2 dozen lives in sonoma county....wiped out 3000 homes within the city limits of santa rosa.....some of which you can see being rebuilt here in coffee park. those who are rebuilding say the damage here is immeasurable..... it's a disaster a lot of broken homes a lot of broken heartsbut those same fires did a lot more damage that the city is grappling with.....we lost a lot of underground and above ground infrastructure including a fire station that was just built a few years ago millions and millions of dollars we're dealing with water contamination problems with recovery problems that we're gonna be dealing with for years and years to come devastationhe city says the lawsuit filed against the utility last week will also provide a way for them to compel pg&e to implement new safet

department has a zero tolerance policy regarding illegal fireworks in dublin or neighboring east bay cities. >>> travelers in and out of mineta san jose international airport will be drayed for a short time on independence day. that's because of a rare move to ground all flights for half an hour. it's an effort to avoid conflicts between fireworks and airplanes. nbc bay area's thom jensen live at the airport with more details. thom? >> reporter: good evening, ayoushah. this is extremely unusual. you only see these sort of shutdowns after 9/11 we saw it, of course, then after earthquakes and during extreme weather events so really unusual, but wednesday night between 9:30 and 10:00, all arrivals or departures between that time will be closed down while there are fireworks in the air. the federal aviation h administration said the annual fireworks display at discovery meadows poses a danger to aircraft and wanted the city to move that show, but the city decided it has to stayut locati for people to use palamass tran and find parking. passengers told us they understand it's a delicate balance

bay. redwood city, 83 degrees. mostly some 60s in san francisco. in the north bay, mid 80s.et's talk about this humidity because we're getting a surge of monsoonal moisture, and this is something that typically happens in the desert southwest. but this will be stretching into the bay area as we go through the day. we're already seeing that humidity moving in by the yellows and orange. it shows that we're seeing the higher humidity moving into parts of the bay area and the central valley, and that could spark off a few lightning strikes and possibly a few showers just to the east of the bay area. so i'll be tracking that throughout the day. as we head over to mike, you have been tracking the morning commute and a couple things to talk about. >> a couple things to talk about. because even though the commute is moving smoothly, we want to point out some slowing and also what may be unexpectedly slow in the future. the south bay is looking great right now, but over the last week, we have seen things kick in 7:30, 8:00. by egg:30, the northbound routes have been stigging in morni

makovec is live in san jose this morning with the city's new tactic. >>> reporter: fireworks of all sorts are illegal here in san jose as we see in many baycities. but as we see all around the area as well, a lot of people are simply ignoring that law. i had trouble sleeping last night because of it. you might have had the same issues. so the city here is hoping for some enforcement from the community and more people are using the city's online fireworks reporting website because for the first time ever this summer, it lets them upload photos and videos of their neighbors behaving badly. they have gotten 600 reports with pictures or videos so far and fire officials say, with fire conditions as dangers are as they are now, it is more important than ever to obey the law. >> the hotter it is, the drier it is, the windier it is, the faster any fire is going to spread. so we constantly are encouraging people to take care of their activities during fire season we don't have fires starting. fireworks are just one more way that fires can start. >> reporter: the first fine for illegal fireworks in san jose is $500, going up to $1,000 for the third

it is owned by the city at 1798 bay road. there will be space for 20 rvs which would have been to be safety checked, operational and able to drive in and out of a space every day. there will be trash pickup, portable showers and laundry machines. it's a partnership between the city and the charity called "we hope." they call it a first-of-its- kind project. and there was a lot of support for this plan at the city council meeting last night. >> i can say to you in no uncertain terms that whenever there is a state of crisis in a situation in a city such as ours, when we hit the floors we have three commands to attend to and that is for safety, security and sanitary measures. >> reporter: and a lot of the people living in this homeless encampment on bay street are hoping to be able to move to the new site. the city is planning to pay $300,000 for this. that funding, though, has not yet been allocated. the charity "we hope" is planning to pay $200,000. priority is going to go to families to live in this rv park. 53% of the kids t

she )ll become the first african-american woman to lead the bay area city. ing history becoming the first african-american woman lead the bay area city. good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i'm laura gars why. >> i'm marcus washington. we are minutes away as laura said from the beginning. nbc bay area's pete suratos is live in front of city hall. what does it look like right now? >> reporter: good morning to you. you can feel the energy of the inauguration ceremony and show you guy what is we are looking at right now. you got -- pan over to the cwd you about 1,000 or so people they're expecting to show up here for this inauguration ceremony. of course, talking about the first female african-american mayor in san francisco's history and we all know about mayor-elect london breed's history growing up in the projects, the philmore western edition and then elected to the board of supervisors in 2012 and then becoming the president of a board of supervisors and of course, had to step in as an interim morudde passing of maynor lee and then past ju

in two east bay cities ... suffered severe injuries after lighting fireworks...ki) thanks for joining us, i'm vicki liviakis...(ken) and i'm ken wayne, in for grant lodes... and they were injured in bay area cities that don't even allow fireworks... not even the ones classified as the safe and sane ones...(vicki) kron 4's ali reid joins us live from newark tonight, where one man lost at least one finger. ali ...what can you tell us? charlotte duval / neighborjuan arreguin / neighborneighbors tell me it was a big celebration.fireworks were being set off right at this intersection.around 10pm, things took a turn for the worse.pkgduring the 4th of july celebrations ... fireworks could be seen all over the bay area. some of them, however ... were illegal. i heard them shouting and stuff.those screams of fear ... a big explosion amputated a 28 year old man's finger and part of a second finger .... while he was lighting fireworks on dupont avenue.charlotte duval / neighborthey looked like they were using safe precautions, so we don't know if it was just a bad one. we w

these palo alto city council approved the first ever rv parking program. ever been on bay the city you would see a lot of parked campers and rvs. the city is teaming up with project we hope to open up a city lot and allow rvs to park safely while the people transition to permanent housing. officials admit the one year pilot program has its challenges. >> assign case managers to each of the families so they'll have someone to help them navigate to that road to self-sufficiency. >> there have been concerns from residents that live nearby about the potential impacts of this program. >> reporter: those concerns include security and sanitary issues, hygiene units will be made available. once the site opens in november the area will only be able to accommodate about 20 rvs. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a massive fire breaks out at a storage facility in martinez. this is video from the scene on howell road at a property where pyramid movers is located. crews were called around 12:30 this morning. contra costa fire says some storage boxes caught fir

grand jury said they continued to maintain the contract with assault groups. >>> today half-moon bay city council set to approve new regulations for accessory drieling. today in the bay reports this isn't the only local community helping people cut through that red tape to save money. >> hi there. there is a whole push at the state level to try to streamline the process. it has a full bathroom, washer, drier, living area and loft. they built this unit for $120,000 so their daughter could afford to live where she grew up. >> it came to me that she wasn't going to be able to afford to rent something especially with her dog and with the rents around oakland. >> the family has a couple of tips if you're considering building it. they say find a builder who has built them bfrmt thefore. >> i wouldn't say the expense is the worst thing. it was the time that they took to do it. we would call and they would say 30 days. at 30 days they would call and say 30 more days. >> it took three months to build but about a year and a half of paperwork through the city and bureaucracy. >> reporter: and we hav

so many cities in the bay area arampers on their streets. w the east palo alto city council is doing something new. of course this has to do with the housing crisis and how much it costs to buy a house or even rent an apartment here in the bay area. the east palo alto city council approved the first ever rv parking program at its meeting last night. ever been on bay road in the city you would see a lot of cam percent and rvs. now the city is teaming up with project we hope to open up a city owned lot and aa how rvs to park safely with the goal of helping people transition to permanent housing. case managers will be assigned to each family and mobile hygiene units would be available. >> it would be great for us and help us a lot, you know, because mainly we need a place to stay, right. we got it, but we just pretty much just in the middle of the street, kind of. entsre ced : city officials say about the impacts sit su. once t site o in november accom about 20 rvs. reporting live in east palo alto, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> hap

like most other cities in the bay... lnut creek is dealing with a housing crisis...more specifically...a housing shortage.(vicki) kron four's philippe djegal reports... the city is looking at ways to incentivize building more affordable housing -- with a focus on density. (philippe) the city of walnut creek is preparing to update its local density bonus ordinance to keep up with recent changes to the state density bonus law. both incentivize affordable housing production by relaxing development standards like increasing height limits and reducing parking requirements. diana o'byrne lives in walnut creek and so does her daughter. her daughter works in san francisco because the pay is higher... but without rent control, her rent keeps going up and she's apart of a growing population of people in search of affordable housing.diana o'byren/residen t- "not only the very low-income, but but also the people that are working, um, so that they can live close by." at city hall... more than thirty longtime residents, developers and

in one north bay city.. says officials aren't moving fast enough. >>> a former bay area mayor wants to jump start the cannabis industry in one city. according to the marin journal, the former fairfax mayor wants to allow recreational cannabis sales and consumption events. 550 signatures are needed@the measure on to the november ballot. >>> about two-thirds of san francisco's residents are renters. by contrast, single family homes cover 60% of the land, especially in western and southern neighborhoods. affordable housing advocates say this the proves zoning laws must change to allow high density housing in more areas. >>> happening today, dmv offices are opening an hour early. >> reporter: good morning. i'm here at the claremont oakland office and there's already a line here. there are more than a dozen people here. this is a sign of how long people have to wait. we have had reports of people waiting nine hours. it's all due to the real id deadlinethat you must have to travel domestically by 2020. constituent

. >>> an rv community is being ordered off the land bay city.es say people cannot park overnight at the marina. many who live there say they have no place to go. >> it is one of the only spots we can come to where we don't get hassled by the police and other people. yeah. i don't know what we are going to do actually to be completely honest. >> he says she working on finding another spot for people to park. >>> new details. it seems they finally getting down to the nitty-gritty. according to the chronical leasing deals could include stores you may or may not know. one kantds the businesses would likely open by january. >>> well, some would say they need to know but i'm happy. a little build north of 680. chp is on scene. reports are there is a large puddle. it is not glowing over the last hour. it has been there. chp flashing lights causing slowing. we'll continue to track that. they supposed to get out there and help with water on the roadways. in the middle cash lanes starting to slowly build. a lighter flow of traffic. for san francisco it wi

dublin is one of 12 bay area cities that allows fireworks sales. the profits go to a local church. >> we are going to do it legally. we are going to keep it controlled and have water on demand, you know, keep a bucket full of water ready to go, basically be smart. >> reporter: but in neighborhoods, there's some uneasiness especially with fire season at full throttle. one spark especially from a more high-powered illegal firecracker that lands on dry grass will be trouble. >> i'm worried because of the dry grass and fires we have had. i hope people keep it under control. >> reporter: the alameda county fire department will have extra crews out tonight and police will also be on the lookout. rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a lot of people out barbecuing and celebrating the 4th. let's go to bill in the weather center to find out about the weather for the fireworks shows tonight. >> just what to expect. it's a classic 4th of july fog at the coast, with better air quality. the fireworks will go off without a hitch. deep marine layer. fog at

one south bay city is looking to help the homeless. the new areas now open to people living out of their cars. you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. (catherine) as more and more homeless people are sleeping in cars and r-v's, parking those impromptu "mobile homes" is becoming a big problem in thebay area... (vicki) one solution is to allow some of those people to park theirvehicles in church parking lots. kron four's rob fladeboe has more on the story now live frommountain view.rob? (rob live) i'm here on crisanta avenue next door to rengstorff park in mountain view. the idea is to get some of these vehicles off the streets, at least for a little while and maybe privide some assistance to the homeless at the same time. it's not just mountain view bu 40 motorhomes pickup trucks and other vehicles parked here on crissanta avenue right next to the caltrain tracks. there are at least 300 city wide. this month, a 2-year pilot program begins th

city. (ken) in the south bay....l looking for one of three people accused of stealing ten- thousand dollars in bitcoin currency. police say three people stole a computer from a home on with ten thousand dollars worth of the cryptocurreny. santa clara police have identified two suspects as 18 year old yessica barajas of san jose and 24 yaer old welbar quintanilla of san jose. deputies have not been able to locate the third suspect or the missing computer. ( pam ) coming up.. fourth of july pride all over the bay area today .. we will show you the crowds at some of the local parades .. ( ken ) meanwhile .. many americans seem to be struggling with their patriotism on this national holiday .. details on a new survey.. ( pam ) and next.. a lot of people decided to use this independence day to express their freedom to protest .. the main target - immigration and customs enforcement. (ken)and it's already time for fireworks in our nation's capitol... here's a live look... instead of celebrating independence day -- immigrat

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city-owned land. this is at 1798 bay road. there will be space for 20rv twenty rv vehicles which would have to be inspected and can drive in every day. it's a partnership between the city and the charity called we hope. they hope that it's a -- they call it a first-of-its-kind project. >> they have so many homeless people here. they are all drug addicts. that's not the case. we can't afford a lot of things here. >> reporter: that is one of the people living in this current encampment on bay street hoping to move to the new site. as for the funding, the city is planning to pay $300,000. that funding has not yet been allocated though and the charity "we hope" plans to pay $200,000. the first step is bids for site preparation. >> how will they be chosen? >> reporter: the charity will decide and then helping these people along the way. the goal is not for people to live there long term. it's to get them into other permanent housing. but preference will be given to the families of a lot of children in the ravenswood school district.