.( pam) waller lives along k- street in benicia, with his wife. he was reportedly arrested this morning, while driving from benicia to his job on the cal- campus. kron 4's charles clifford joins us live tonight in berkelely. but earlier this afternoon, he visited roy waller's home and spoke with neighbors. charles . . . . well, roy waller worked here on well, roy waller well, roy waller worked here on the cal campus in berkeley but he lives in benicia where his arrest has stunned his neighbors. 58 year old roy charles waller lives with his wife in this house along west k street in benecia. it's a quiet fences and curious neighbors. sotvery suprisded and shocked andrew brunt lives two doors down. he say he and waller aren't friends, but they have exchanged pleasantries the way neighbors do. sotjust walkign by and seeing him as a neighbor really .just from time to time. that's about it. word of waller's arrest for multiple alleged rapes dating back to the early ninties has stunned andrews and his neighbors. sotyou never really know what your neighbo

nbc bay area cheryl hurd is in benicia where waller lived. cheryl, what do we know? >> that's right. he lives right here in this house, and neighbors are stunned by the allegations. the people i talked to say they really didn't know him very well, but they say if the allegations are true, they are glad he is no longer on the loose. >> quite a shock. >> reporter: marcy and andrew brunt say they knew something was wrong when they saw police in their benicia neighborhood. it turns out their neighborhood, 58-year-old roy waller is the suspected nor cal rapist. >> very disturbing to know that he was living almost next door to us. >> reporter: waller, a safety specialist at uc berkeley's office of health and safety is accused of terrorizing victims for 15 years. police saying his reign of terror spanned six northern california counties, including three in the bay area from 1991 to 2006. >> waller was arrested yesterday in berkeley as he arrived to work. the suspect is married and has had the same job for the last 25 years. >> reporter: investigators confirming his dna is a

he is currently a resident of benicia.(ryan) waller lives with his wife along k- street in benicia. he was reportedly arrested this morning, while driving from benicia to his job on the cal- campus. kron 4's charles clifford visited roy waller's home and spoke with neighbors. 58 year old roy charles waller lives with his wife in this house along west k street in benecia. it's a quiet neighborhood with white picket fences and curious neighbors. sotvery suprisded and shocked andrew brunt lives two doors down. he say he and waller aren't friends, but they have exchanged pleasantries the way neighbors do. sotjust walkign by and seeing him as a neighbor really .just from time to time. that's about it. word of waller's arrest for multiple alleged rapes dating back to the early ninties has stunned andrews and his neighbors. sotyou never really know what your neighbors are up to.meanwhile, the benicia police department says that after learning of waller's arrest, they are reviewing past cases. checking to see if he could possibly be a suspect in any unsolved crimes.back on k street, andrews

(pam) waller lives along k street in benicia with his wife. he was apparently arrested this morning while driving from benicia to his job on the cal campus. kron 4's charles clifford was in berkelely tonight... he visited roy waller's home and spoke with neighbors. 58 year old roy charles waller lives with his wife in this house along west k street in benecia. it's a quiet neighborhood with white picket fences and curious neighbors. sotvery suprisded and shocked andrew brunt lives two doors down. he say he and waller aren't friends, but they have exchanged pleasantries the way neighbors do. sotjust walkign by and seeing him as a neighbor really .just from . th. word of waller's arrest for multiple alleged rapes dating back to the early ninties has stunned andrews and his neighbors. sotyou never really know what your neighbors are up to.meanwhile, the benicia police department says that after learning of waller's arrest, they are reviewing past cases. checking to see if he could possibly be a suspect in any unsolved crimes.back on k street, and

they were led to benicia resident roy waller. >> i have often said that dna is the silent witness to the truth. >> investigators used the info to put together a family tree. that led them to waller, who watched the description of the rapist. police arrested waller yesterday as he arrived at his safety specialist job at uc berkeley. investigators tied the nor cal rapist to at least ten attacks. one in 1993 in rohnert park. three more between that year in 1996. there were also attacks in chico and the sacramento area. cornell barnard spoke with one of the victims. >> a north bay victim is coming forward and sharing her survivor story because she wants the world to know the nor cal rapist did not destroy her life. >> crying -- i don't normally cry a lot about this, but i have been waiting a long, long time. >> nicole earnest-payte said she felt so many emotions when she learned the man who raped her 27 years ago had been caught. >> it is interesting that when i saw his face i felt nothing. i felt completely numb. >> reporter: police say 58-year-old roy waller broke into her home when ni

, -- benicia, 92 in ukiah on saturday.ended forecast, we're hitting the sweet spot and the nice thing is it's seven days we stay in the 80s to low 90s inland, around 70 near the bay and low 60s at the coast. it's hard to get everybody near average all at once. usually it's this side or that side, everyone for the next week. i think we've earned it. >> we'll take it. >> definitely. >> now we get to receive. >> yes. thank you, paul. >>> a bay area police officer gets called for help, then opens his heart in an incredible way, the life changing decision. it's time for the 'biggest sale of the year' on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, all beds are on sale. it's the last chance to save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends labor day. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no prob

she's in benicia where by all accounts 58-year-old roy waller seemed to be living a perfectly normal now. >> reporter: it happens to be national forensic science week which is actually fitting in this case just months after an arrest in the golden state killer case investigators have once again used genealogy to find a suspected rapist who terrorized northern california for years. in this quiet benicia neighborhood in a house behind a white picket fence investigators say a man violently raped and robbed 10 women in six northern california counties over the course of 15 years. police say 58-year-old roy waller is the norcal rapist. his alleged crime spree began in rohnert park in 1991 and he continued victimizing women in davis, chico, woodland and sacramento. >> those people you least expect sometimes you never know. >> reporter: waller lived here with his wife and like his home was unassuming neighbors say. >> from a distance he seemed normal. he was cutting down trees and pruning and they were laughing i think. >> reporter: but in a joint press conference today investigators from a

, -- benicia, 92 in ukiah on saturday.ended forecast, we're hitting the sweet spot and the nice thing is it's seven days we stay in the 80s to low 90s inland, around 70 near the bay and low 60s at the coast. it's hard to get everybody near average all at once. usually it's this side or that side, everyone for the next week. i think we've earned it. >> we'll take it. >> definitely. >> now we get to receive. >> yes. thank you, paul. >>> a bay area police officer gets called for help, then opens his heart in an incredible duty.. more than >>> well, one very special santa rosa police officer has gone above and beyond the call of duty. >> officer jesse whitten responded to a pregnant mother's call for help looking for a home for her unborn baby. the officer, already a father of three girls, decided to open his home to the child. the adoption was made official today. there she is. she's now being welcomed into the santa rosa police department family as well. >>> hi again. hey, we're going to get after it tonight in sports. all a

he most recently lived in benicia . he was arrested friday morning in berkeley. visited roy waller's home... and talked to neighbors. 58 year old roy charles waller lives with his wife in this house along west k street in benecia. it's a quiet neighborhood with white picket fences and curious neighbors. sotvery suprisded and shocked andrew brunt lives two doors down. he say he and waller aren't friends, but they have exchanged pleasantries the way nehbors do. sotjust walkign by and seeing him as a neighbor really .just from time to time. that's about it. word of waller's arrest for multiple alleged rapes dating back to the early ninties has stunned andrews and his neighbors. sotyou never really know what your neighbors are up to.meanwhile, the benicia police department says that after learning of waller's arrest, they are reviewing past cases. checking to see if he could possibly be a suspect in any unsolved crimes.back on k street, andrews says he's happy that the alleged norcal rapist may have been captured, even if it means loosing a neighbor.sotit's good news

once you get past that things clear up and you have a smooth ride across the benicia bridge and then a little sluggish heading into walnut creek. an earlier accident right near north main street no longer blocking any lanes but we are in the yellow 7 minutes from 242 down to highway 24. if you are heading westbound 24, things are still looking good heading over towards 580. your 580 approach towards the maze starting to get slow especially in some of the lanes if you are transitioning over to the bay bridge. eastshore freeway, whoa! it is lit up. you can see that this is just bright red in that westbound direction. your travel is time 25 minutes from hercules to the toll plaza with an additional drive time in the red of just under 20 minutes. better leave now! hat's a check of you r traffic; over to you. >>> let's go live outside. isn't that a beautiful shot? this is taken from our amazing photographer clayton this morning from the marin headlands looking back toward the bay and you can see the bay bridge there. and we are starting off the day with partly cloudy skies and some clear

. >> waller's neighbors in benicia says he was the last guy you'd suspect of being a rapist often doing gardening outside his home. >> it's troubling to know there is someone living in the community who may have done such a crime. >> reporter: benicia police say she don't know if he committed any sexual assaults here but ner investigating. waller worked at uc berkeley as a safety specialist in the environment health and safety department for 26 years. the university sent a campuswide email to students saying none of the crimes he is alleged to have committed took place on or near campus, but this is nonetheless deeply unsettling. >> a wonderful life he has not destroyed my life. >> nicole now a wife and mom living in petaluma says she wants to be there when he faces the judge in court. >> i want to stand ten feet from him in the same room and tell the worldway she did. she says she wants to be in court on monday when he is scheduled to be arraigned in sacramento. coronell bernhard, abc 7 news. >>> we sent a push alert announcing the arrest in the case. that's what it looked like. you ca

. >> waller's neighbors in benicia say he was the last guy you'd suspect of being a raichist often doing garden. >> it's troubling to know there is someone living in your community who may have done such a crime. >> reporter: benicia police say they don't know if he committed sexual assaults here but they are investigating. waller worked at uc berkeley at a safety specialist in the environment health and safety department for 26 years. the university sent a campuswide email to students saying none of the crimes he is olgd to have committed took place on or near campus. but this is nonetheless deeply unsettle attention. >> i've had a wonderful life. he has not destroyed my life. >> nicole earnest pate now a which have and mom living in petaluma says she wants to be there when waller faces t dgen ur >> i want to stand ten feet from him in the same roo tl nole pateays she crt on monda wh w is arraigned in sacramento. coronell bernhard, abc 7 news. >> thanks coronell. >>> we sent out a push alert announcing the arrest in this case. and if you download the abc 7 news app you can get updates s

in be nearby awe, julie watts, kpix5 -- benicia, julie watts, kpix5. >> the first alleged rape was in rohnert park in 1991 and the victim said she is ready to face him in court. >> it's a big day in my life. it's a big day in my family's life. it's a day that i have been hoping for, wanting 27 years. >> reporter: for nicole pate the news came in a sudden and unexpected phone call this morning. >> i thought i would go to my grave never seeing his face, never knowing his name and having al never be held accountable. >> what we know is this started in 1991 in rohnert park. >> reporter: prosecutors say she was roy waller's first victim in 1991 but pate never did see her attacker. >> i've been walking around for 27 years looking is that him? that might be him. who is that guy? what about that guy? is he dead? is he alive? where does he live? it's very, very challenging as a victim of this kind of crime to walk around never having seen his face because he was masked. so i never saw and then i was covered up. so i never saw him. >> reporter: today along with elation at the news she expressed

investigators entered dna into a genology website that led them to benicia resident roy waller. >> ihave often said in my career that dna is the silent witness to the truth. >> investigators used information to put together a family tree that got them to waller who they say matched the description of the rapist. police arrested waller thursday as he arrived to his job at uc berkeley as a safety specialist of all things. recollect haved the raichist to ten attacks, the first in 19919 in rohnert park, three other attacks in the bay area between that year and 1996. now between 96 and 2006 there were attacks in chico and the sacramento area. >>> a north bay women are woman one of the victims of the norcal raichist is sharing her story. nicole earnest pate says she wants the world to know he didn't destroy her life. coronell bernhard has that story. >> crying. i don't normally cry a lot about this. but i've been waiting a long, long time. >> reporter: nicole earnest pate says she felt so many emotions when he she learned the man who raichd her 27 years ago had been caught. >> it's interes

live in benicia, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> scary to be on that block hearing the news. >> they used genetic to get him. this is the same that led to the arrest of joseph deangelo. they used a data base, a public one used by those in search of relatives. users who get dna places like ancestry.com or23andme, and they can expand their search for relatives. >> you can get updates to your phone, download the abc 7 news app. >>> new developments in the sexual assault allegations against supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh by christine ford. charles grassley announced no agreement has been reached with ford on testifying, but negotiations are still under way. grassley says a vote on brett kavanaugh's nomination will take place on monday, unless an agreement is reached. >> ford met with the fbi at the federal building in san francisco to discuss the death threats she has received. melanie woodrow is there now. melanie, what is the latest? >> reporter: we were here outside for most of the day. we had crews on the opposite side of the fbi building here in san francisco on the golden gate s

last month the former school groundskeeper in benicia was awarded more than 200 million after a jury found the product roundup contributed to his terminal cancer. monsanto continues to insist there is no proven link between the active ingredient in roundup and cancer. the company is also asking the judgment be set aside or a new trial ordered. says.. numbers have more than high >>> shocking new stats on vaping among teens in marin county, the state office of education says numbers have more than doubled among middle and high schoolers in the last two years. 11th graders saw the largest jump in active users going from 11% to 28%. the study also finds nearly half of 11th graders in marin county have tried using a vape or an e-cig at least once. >>> a new dam seven years in the making has been completed in the east bay, but we won't have to take seven years to show you how it proceeded. there is a time lapse. the calaveras dam is on the border between alameda and santa clara counties. kpix5's don ford says it replaces an old dam that was at risk of collapse in a major earthquake. >> rep

. >> i want to head up to the benicia bridge. there's a semi sitting in the far right lane and chp is on the scene. that shouldn't turn into anything major. san mateo bridge, westbound 92, slowly filling in. that's about it for today. next traffic update at 5:00. >>> from the 7 on your side team, a major new consumer protection kicks in this week. beginning on friday, the three major credit reporting agencies, equifax, transperian and transunion is to provide a credit freeze free of charge. it's intending to stop financial loss from i.d. theft. here in california, previously freezes have cost $10 for each reporting agency and another $10 from each to remove the freeze. >>> firefighters in british columbia were working to bring a fire under control when they got a surprise. that swirling wall of flame suddenly grabbed their water hose. tis happened in britt ibritish columbia north of vancouver. they say the firenado pulled their hose more than 100 feet into the air before melting it. i have never seen anything like that. >> wow. t

we have a lane possibly two blocked, after you make the split with 80 and getting down toward the benicia bridge. the bridge is moving smoothly clear in both we move south of rest of the bay and in the shot pretty much what you'd expect for the morning. little more slowing 87 started off a little early and just sticking around from capitol to kurtner clearing by downtown. over here we saw improvement from yellow to green, northbound 101. little slowing around oakland road but things are moving nicely and no crashes through the area, guys. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," the creator of one of america's most popular pair of puppets talks about his inspiration. >>> plus men only. facebook under fire this morning for a set of ads. we'll take a look, when "today in the bay" continues. >>> good wednesday morning. right now, at 6:12 we take a live look outside in fremont as you get ready to step out the door, already busy, and our temperatures go from the low 50s this morning to the mid-70s today. it's going to be a little bit warmer than

today, the benicia man appeared in court. >> after police say they linked his dna to a decade of attacks. also in court today, some of his alleged victims. let's bring in nbc bay area's jodi hernandez in sacramento where that hearing was. jodi? >> reporter: raj, the two women who came to court today said it was an incredibly emotional and tough thing to do, but after being haunted by their attacks for more than two decades, they felt they had to be here. >> i just grabbed my husband's hand incredibly hard and i started to tear up and i started to shake a little. >> reporter: that's how nicole earnest-payte describes what it was like to see her alleged time. 58-year-old roy waller shook his head after he was formally charged with the fst of at least ten rape

police arrested 58-year-old roy waller of benicia thursday when he arrived for work at uc berkeley. investigators say dna samples plus evidence from several crime scenes led them to him. waller is charged in sacramento county with 12 counts of sexual assault against two women. authorities think he also committed at least ten other assaults including attacks in rohnert park, sonoma, vallejo and martinez. >>> legendary comedian bill cosby is in a pennsylvania courtroom today for the start of his sentencing hearing following his conviction in april for drugging and molesting a woman in the year 2004. the 81-year-old could receive anywhere from house arrest to 30 years in prison. abc news reporter elizabeth hur is joining us now live from norristown with details. elizabeth? >> reporter: arrived and -- >> reporter: bill cosby back in court in pennsylvania facing possibly years behind bars. the former comedian found guilty in april of three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexual assaulting andrea constand in his home in 2004. >> each of the charges carries a

waller is married and lives in benicia. his first known victim was 21 years old when she was attacked. she was among the victims who showed up in court in sacramento today seeking justice. >> i don't know that i can describe in words how much i have waited and waited and waited. when you wait this long and you want this so much, there would be no place on the planet i'd be right now. >> so far waller's only been charged with raping two women in sacramento county. prosecutors say waller was identified after investigators entered dna evidence into a genealogy website which narrowed the search to his relatives. authorities got his dna from a straw that they pulled out of his trash. police say it matched and waller was arrested last thursday. >>> now to the growing controversy involving the nation's highest court. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh says he has no plans to step aside after a second woman came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. ktvu's jana katsuyama joins us now. she's in tm with kavanaugh's effort to

cooler closer to the water of course. 87 in benicia and vallejo. 90 in pleasanton. 93 in livermore. 37 sauls, 80 alameda, warmer though further north in the far north bay seeing temperatures in the mid-90s. 95 in ukiah. 92 in clearlake and 94 in lakeport where the mendocino complex fire is still burning. similar temperatures tomorrow. a little bit of fog with the mid-60s before things start to cool off a little bit into the weekend. then they cool off again in the middle of next week. above average temperatures going into and through the weekend. certainly nice clear sunny skies. perfect to enjoy some outdoor activities. jaclyn. >> absolutely. my dog will love it. right now, we are tracking a pretty light ride the start of your there is morning commute. checking in problem-free out of antioch. 680 and 282, westbound commute direction 24 at telegraph a little busy. but all roads in the green. busy in both stations compared to what we typically see. but no major backup and slowdowns. on the eastshore freeway, it's just a steady ride with a drive time about 15 minutes. we have some of the

the rally follows a $289 million jury verdict for a former benicia school groundskeeper who claims the active ingredient in roundup contributed to his terminal cancer. >> they need to be treated as you or i would be if we cast out poison on people and knepp got sick from it. >> monsanto insists its products do not cause cancer and plans to appeal the verdict. >>> a rosewood woman's lifelong dream of becoming a flight attendant is about to take off. 35-year-old tracy has downs syndrome. she's always loved airplanes and recently she shared her career goal with a southwest flight attendant, vicki, on a trip home from texas and that's when this happened. >> would you come join me on the airplane and would you be my assistant pilot? >> ouou? >>eah. thinay witmom and dad u do that? >> dad? >> well, of course. >> vicki quickly put the plan into place getting tracy her own official southwest wings, badge and other necessary flight attendant gear. of course, the two will be taking off for seattle about 10 minutes from now we're told! then they'll make the round trip home to sacramento. >>> it w

the arrest of a benicia man ... accused of being the so- called nor- cal rapist.ed up decades old assault cases ... some right here in the bay area.(catherine) the news continues in 70 seconds... on kron 4 news at six. this is customizable streaming tv for your family. ...whatever size. it's saving money with flexible channel packs. live tv and the latest shows to stream. and all your streaming apps in one place - even netflix. this is how xfinity makes life. get started with xfinity internet and tv for just $34.99 a month for 12 months and customize by adding flexible channel packs. click, call or visit a store today. (pam) thanks ashley.... our team coverage continues.....(catherine) let's get to kron4's terisa estacio live at u- c berkeley -- where the suspect worked.. terisa? roy waller worked here at uc berkeley for 25 years... officials sent out an email t a they are looking into his work here and whether he could be connected to an unsolved sexuall assaults. (take pkg) disbelief and dismay here on campus, after news spread about this man, uc berkeley employ

. >>> take a look at the booking photo of a benicia man, roy waller in custody.1991 and '96. he was ared on his way to work at uc berkeley. waller worked at the university since 1992, shortly after the attacks began. livter: that's right, larry. roy waller worked here at the building behind me on the uc berkeley campus for 26 years at a safety specialist. he is now on investigative leave. here in the uc berkeley environment health and safety department, he worked as a safety specialist since 1992. he managed the training use for use of equipment on campus, including forklifts, aerial lifts and res praters. dna evidence led to his arrest. >> it's an unfortunate situation. it had to be around a campus where there's a lot of, potential victims. >> reporter: some students say it was unnerving when they got a copy of the e-mail, emphasizing that none of the crimes he committed took place on or near campus. this is nonetheless deeply unsettling. >> disturbing. i'm glad he got caught. >> surprising that didn't get discovered until recently. >> reporter: uc berkeley pled

month you might remember we told but this a jury in san francisco awarded $289 million to former beniciaer duane johnson. he blames heavy contact with the herbicide in roundup as a cause for his non-hodgkin's lymphoma. >> we're calling also on the attorney general of california becerra to begin a criminal investigation of monsanto executives for fraud, for organizing to provide fake evidence that it was safe. >> demonstrators say monsanto should face criminal prosecution for fraud. the new parent company revealed that the company faced an estimated 8,000 lawsuits over the weed killer. in a statement, monsanto's vice president said: >>> when the oakland unified school district announced it was eliminating ten after school sports, the oakland raiders announced it would step up and help out. well, today the raiders presented a six-figure check to the school district. rob roth was there and joins us live from oakland with more. >> reporter: in simple terms you may call it a "hail mary" pass. but the oakland raiders presented a check for $250,000 to the school district to save some sports tha

so all of us affected by that onshore breeze today. 60s to 80s today. 82 in dublin. 76 benicia. at the coast mid-60s. so that's where temperatures will be about 5 degrees below average. even inland these numbers are slightly below average by one or two degrees. what's going to change is friday will be jumping to above average conditions when temperatures will go up because of the ridge of high pressure that's going to move from the coast closer to northern california. when it does that, it will bring a north wind and higher temperatures. around the bay in the mid- 70s. then friday inland upper 90s in the hottest locations and 90s through the weekend. >>> google just marked its 20th anniversary in mountain view. in those two decades, the company grew enormously and now, it's only getting bigger. as if the googleplex wasn't big enough, there's a massive construction project going on next door. the city is filled with hundreds of shuttle buses and colorful bikes which begs the question: how do neighbors feel about the takeover? >> mountain view used to be very, very quiet. ha. i do

earlier this month, a jury in san francisco awarded $289 million to a former benicia schools ground keeper duane johnson to blamed heavy contact with the herbicide glyphosate in roundup as the cause for his non-hodgkin's lymphoma. >> we're calling on the attorney general of california to begin a criminal investigation of monsanto executives for fraud, for organizing to provide fake evidence that it was safe. >> demonstrators say monsanto should face criminal prosecution for fraud. the new parent company bayer recently revealed that the company faces an estimated 8,000 lawsuits over the weed killer. in a statement, monsanto's vice president said: >>> still ahead, a north bay police officer answers the call for help in a very personal way. the moving response from the officer when a pregnant woman told him she needed to find a home for her baby. >> plus, the oakland a's get some help for the stretch run. signing a bullpen pitcher who started the season with the giants. mark ibanez reports later in sports. don't call it a comeback. i've been here for years. rockin' my peers. puttin' suckas in

today, the benicia man appeared in court. >> after police say they linked his dna to a decade of attacks. also in court today, some of his alleged victims. let's bring in nbc bay area's jodi hernandez in sacramento where that hearing was. jodi? >> reporter: raj, the two women who came to court today said it was an incredibly emotional and tough thing to do, but after being haunted by their attacks for more than two decades, they felt they had to be here. >> i just grabbed my husband's hand incredibly hard and i started to tear up and i started to shake a little. >> reporter: that's how nicole earnest-payte describes what it was like to see her alleged time. 58-year-old roy waller shook his head after he was formally charged with the fst of at least ten rape cases over northern california. they believe the blens yeah men the notorious norcal rapist. earnest-payte is believed to be his first victim. he was just 21 years old when he attacked her in her rohnert park apartment. she's waited for this day for years. >> there is no place on the planet i would be right now. >> reporter: maki ande

the weed killer roundup contributed to the cancer diagnosis of a former school groundskeeper from benicia and that monsanto should have had a warning label about the potential health hazards. attorneys for monsanto say the plaintiff in the case failed to prove that roundup or similar herbicides caused his non-hodgkin's lymphoma. >>> a new study from uc- berkeley and the california housing partnership is taking a look at gentrification. and it found that a heavy concentration of highly paid workers in parts of the bay area is creating new concentrations of poverty and racial segregation. tom vacar reports. >> reporter: what they're saying is it's a form of both economic and racial segregation. the study shows the disproportionately people of color are being pushed out of san francisco, oakland and other places where the booming economy is causing housing prices to skyrocket. >> low income people of color are getting displaced from long-standing communities of color and often being pushed to new areas of segregation and poverty on the urban periphery, east contra costa county, southern alam

palo alto 74, hayward 73, pacifica 71 degrees, benicia 75 degrees with sunshine, sunny in novato 78,cooler than today, oakland 71, mill valley 75 and a high of 82 tomorrow in cloverdale. we lose a few degrees each day through thursday, 70s inland, 60s near the bay. we warm back up closer to average with a lot of afternoon sunshine for the upcoming weekend. that is your kpix5 forecast. >> like it. paul, thanks. >>> up next breaking ground for new stadium lights, the feud that stalled that project for decades. >> coming up on nightbeat at 10:00 more fallout for nike after releasing an ad featuring former san francisco 49er colin kaepernick, the mayor now banning booster clubs and recreational departments from buying any nike products tonight on nightbeat at 10:00 on our sister station kbcw 44 cable 12. it's finally here. the ross fall fashion event has the brands you want... nooo... yes. ...at "oh, yes!" prices. like that handbag for-wait-how much? what? or that cute jacket that says "check me out" at a price that makes you say... check this out. that's yes for less. find your new fall

the weed killer roundup contributed to the cancer diagnosis of a former school groundskeeper from benicia and that monsanto should have had a warning label about the potential health hazards. attorneys for monsanto say the plaintiff in the case failed to prove that roundup or similar herbicides caused his non-hodgkin's lymphoma. >>> he has already been sentenced to decades in prison but now this man is back in state court to face new charges. coming up at 5:30, how the defendant, who is a disbarred attorney, could end up cross- examining the victim. plus -- >> the confirmation of supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh is stalled as the woman accusing him of sexual assault demands an fbi investigation into her claims. i'm doug mckelway in washington and have the details coming up. >> and allegations of mismanagement of funds by a south bay chamber of commerce. the result, the city lost millions of dollars. coming up, hear from members of the chamber on those allegations. >> and a red flag warning tonight for fire danger in parts of the bay area through tomorrow. >>> there are new ques

benicia bridge at the 680 and 780 split, the semitruck has been cleared. >>> saudi arabia's sovereign wealth fund is investing in lucid motors. this comes days after musk said saudi arabia would help tesla go public. lucid hopes to deliver their first vehicle in 2020. >>> president trump will impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese imports. 10% next week,5%inanuary. but apple's plea to dodge the tariffs appears to have paid off. reports say apple watch and air pods are spared from the latest round. earlier this month apple asked the u.s. trade representative to reconsider putting the items on the list of goods impacted. shares of apple stock jumped after that report came out. >>> in today's gma first look, spacex is revealing the identity of the first space tourist who will pay millions to go into orbit. >> abc's david kerley has details. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look," the man who send his tesla roadster towards mars now has a paying customer who wants to go to the moon. japanese clothing magnate is buying an entire mission, not just for himself. he wants to

he drove all the way from benicia. and still i thought i was going to have to or whoever was there was going to have to get a blanket and maybe catch these kids. >> mariann te unbelievable sight with her cell phone. >> it was the most terrifying thing i've ever seen. >> reporter: witnesses say it took more than half an hour for officers to arrive. by then the children had gone safely back inside. vallejo police admit they should have responded sooner. >> it warranted an immediate response, and we didn't do that. we're going to look into our procedures and protocols and make sure it doesn't happen again. we'll fix this mistake. >> we are back here live. you can imagine what would have happened had those children fallen from the ledge. fortunately, they're okay. now, witnesses tell us that they did show the video to the officers when they finally arrived but the officers were not able to check on the children because the building was locked. police say they are now still trying to get inenre situation is under review. re

the rally follows a $289 million jury verdict for a former benicia school groundskeeper who claims thective ingredient in roundup contributed to his terminal cancer. >> they need to be criminally prosecuted as you or i would be if we passed out poison to people and they got sick from it. we would be immediately arrested. >> monsanto insists its products do not cause cancer and plans to appeal the verdict. >>> the queen of soul was laid to rest in detroit today but not before musicians, family and friends paid tribute. cbs reporter kenneth craig was there. >> reporter: aretha franklin's musical farewell brought mourners to tears. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: and former presidents to their feet. >> i was so glad when i got here when the casket was still open because i said i wonder what my friend's got on today. >> reporter: the special tribute featured some of entertainment's biggest names. ♪ really going to miss you ♪ it's really going to be different without you ♪ >> reporter: relatives shared their memories of her iconic voice. >> nothing sounded better to me than the way my grandma sings

contra costa county looks great coming across from the north bay, carquinez bridge and benicia bridge close to speed. the slowing around golden gate field about an 18-minute drive, this should improve over the next ten minutes and start to build and we may see the metering lights turned on in the next 10 to 15 at the toll plaza. we'll use that as a guide to tell us how busy the maze is. no delays reported for any of these rails, that's good stuff and the ferry system not reporting any problems. fremont looking at 880 past the truck scales, but 880 northbound past them and southbound as well with the headlights just fine. laura, back to you. >> thank you very much. we want people to be just fine as well, september is national suicide prevention month, and this week we've been exploring what to say and what to do when you want to help out, but you don't know how. national suicide prevention lifeline says be the one, be the one to keep them safe by asking if they have a plan to end their lives and then separate them from anything they could use to hurt themselves. be the one to be there

sunshine, 84 degrees, fremont 78, pacifica 61 degrees, danville 88, pittsburg and pleasanton 89, 75 beniciaere, beautiful day in sonoma and napa, 81 degrees in sonoma, 93 your high tomorrow for clovedale. extended forecast, we cool off a few degrees wednesday and thursday. friday we get toasty. we'll see mid-90s inland. mid-70s near the bay. at the coast highs stay in the mid-60s. that is your kpix5 forecast. >> paul, thank you. >>> turning tragedy into triumph. >> coming up inspired by a devastating loss, today's sra scholar now uses science to help others. the nature of a virus is to change. move. mutate. today, life-changing technology from abbott is helping hunt them down at their source. because the faster we can identify new viruses, the faster we can get to stopping them. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest. but as christin ayers shares with us: olivia di santo is now shooting for a career in science. . >>> today's sra scholar loves sports growing up, especially basketball. >> but as christin ayers shares with us, olivi

4 and in towards 242, concord, pleasant hill, starting to see more traffic coming across from the benicia bridge. the bay bridge, we see a little slowing and should see the metering lights turn on in the next couple minutes. getting up there, 880 shows a nice easy drive. the tail lights, no problem. southbound with the tail lights, they head past the hayward area to the san mateo bridge. you'll see more traffic, but no problems getting westbound across this 580 from richmond to san rafael, looking at an easy drive. back to you. >> like those easy drives. >> hope it stays that way. >> all right, 5:19. coming up, turn back time. cher turning back the clock. the singer sitting down for an exclusive interview. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no problem. life, lived serena's way. chase, make more of what's yours. there comes a point when you realize the bathroom you used to love needs a makeover. let a professional rebath design consultant help craft the

we've got a lot of red on our traffic maps at this point and a long delay on the approach to the benicia780. this is all due the a crash in the clearing stages, but emergency crews are blocking the left lane. you can see that's causing quite the backup there. that's about a 20 to 25 minutes delay. and a sig alert here southbound highway 13 near redwood road in oakland. a rollover crash started on the southbound side and ended on the northbound side, so we've got some delays in that area, too. jessica? >> alexis, thank you. coming up on "gma",","," a a a a >>> good morning, america. supreme court showdown. judge brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault when they were in high school, now both being called on to publicly testify in front of congress. kavanaugh accepts. no response yet from the accuser, as president trump stands by his nominee. >>> exclusive this morning. one on one with apple ceo tim cook. live on "gma," just days after he revealed the newest iphones and apple watch. he'll demo the latest live on "gma." ♪ got the heart of a hero >>> and we're live with o

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