let's go to live to cornell bernard on the scene. cornell? >> dan, am marks very serious situation unfolding here in paradise valley in the city of fairfield where a wildland fire is definitely threatening homes at this hour. mandatory evacuations under way here on couples circle. fairfield and vacaville police just moments ago going door to door, telling people to get out, don't waste any time, get out of your house now. flames just getting too close. we've got some aerials of that fire. it's burning on a hillside just east of downtown fairfield. the fire was burning in open space up until about 30 minutes ago. but then started to make its way in a westbound direction close to homes. flames where we are only about 200 yards from structures. now let's come back live here. cal fire now making its appearance here on scene. we have seen one air drop of flame retardant being dropped on this hillside. we are literally again just 200 yards from cobble circle here in the development in the paradise valley area of fairfield. we're told a nursing home

abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard joins us live along the embarcadero with details. >> three monthsgo electric scooters were banished from city streets. many called them a menace. now two scooter companies, skip and scoot have made the cut, and they say they are committed to safety. the whirling sound of electric scooters will soon be heard again on san francisco city streets. skip is one of two city startups awarded permits to operate. >> we're excited to learn how this is going to serve not just the riders of san francisco but a system that doesn't see the same kind of backlash we saw earlier. >> and what a backlash it was. some wound up tossed into trees after they seemed to appear overnight. they were driven on sidewalks, parked there, too, creating a hazard. two renegade scooter riders even wound up on the bay bridge. the city was forced to confiscate them, ordering a safety review. now there are new rules. >> they're allowed on the bike lanes, not on sidewalks. >> reporter: two scooter companies rose to the top out of more than a dozen which apply. but line scooter was >> safe

cornell bernard abc 7 news. >>> now to the latest on that wildfire. it is 41% contained after burning for nearly two weeks. that fire has consumed 1080 buildings in total. we learned this weekend that a flat tire on a trailer caused the fire when its rim scraped the asphalt. more evacuations near the mendocino complex fires. they've erupted in size burning a combined total of 398 square miles. the forest fire says it's active around the eastern side of clear like. they're creating fire lines and buffers around the communities. flames destroyed 68 homes and 62 other buildings. >>> many landmarks at yosemite national park will be closed indefinitely because of the ferguson fire. it's burned its way to the western edge of the park and the valley has been evacuated. one person who lives there, captured this scene as he evacuated. >> you have the pink on one side, the fire on the right and your goal is to keep cruising. >> it's charred 134 square34 sqe and is 35% contained. also closed due to the fire is camp mather. it's expected to remain closed for anot

cornell bernard is live in san rafael with the details. how's the victim doing? >> ray: eric, police say good news. they say that man will recover. authorities just now got a search warrant for this home here on 5th avenue. the shooting happened just outside the home. they're now looking for evidence. >> i feel asleep around midnight. i was woken to an apartment between two men screaming really loud. >> she thought the fight was unusual in her quiet neighborhood. but hours later at 3:00 a.m., the fight escalated. >> a woman in particular, with terrifying yells, just bloodcurdling. i hear two -- it sounded like gun shots. and then everything was quite. >> investigators say a 20-year-old man was shot after a fight broke out in the street near this home. but the victim vanished before officers arrived. >> we got a phone call from santa memorial hospital where a victim showed up with a nonthreatening gun shot wound. >> neighbors they there was a party at this house. >> there was a party when we walked by. >> one man visiting from washington state was arrested. >> the

cornell bernard abc 7 news. >>> another driver faces a murder charge. maury butler is accused of driving into a man after he got out of his car after being involved in a two-car collision. a 19-year-old was hit and killed. chp says this is butler's fourth dui and he was driving on a suspended license. >>> white nationalists gather for the unite the night rally two in washington d.c. and police pulled out all the stops to stop the violence. both groups were just a mile from the white house. have more. >> reporter: today for a second year in a row far right demonstrators gathered for the unite the right rally, across from the white house. but the turnout was low. last year demonstrators, including white nationalists and neo-nazis clashed violently with counter protesters in charlottesville, virginia. a car mowed down counter protesters and killed 32-year-old heather heyer. police didn't want a repeat. security was tight in charlottesville, virginia and in d.c. this time around, outnumbered bycounter protesters. >> we have hundreds of people mobilized. i d

in walnut correct, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> so sad. >>> oakland police identified an officer in critical condition tonight after crashing near port of oakland yesterday. jordan win gate is a patrol officer who graduated from the department's police academy last year. while responding to a call of a suspicious person it, he collided with another car and careened into a semi truck. he was trapped inside and had to be extricateded. >>> tonight people in glean county have been forced out of their homes because of the min doe chino complex fires. the lasher of the fires copies to push northeast. the sheriff issued tonight a large section evident forest was also closed off. areas east of the forest are under an evacuation advisory. >>> today, tourists were allowed back flow yosemite valley closed for nearly three weeks because itng nn from the ferguson fire. extension of highway 140. officials hope to have it fully contained tomorrow. it's unclear if they'll meet the goal. >>> the fbi is warning of a potential atm bank heist that could steal millions of dollars all over the world. aut

cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> new details on the unsolved deadly shooting on the bay bridge. chp says it has new video evidence and released this photo showing the suspect's vehicle. you see it on the left-hand side of your screen. witnesses say it's a kia sportage. august 6th, darnl stinnett junior was shot and killed on the eastbound span just before the tunnel. two people with him were injured. >> a car slammed into the back of a fire truck in san jose injuring about two people to on southbound highway 101 near coyote creek. firings were responding to an accident when a black tes las rear ended o trucks. the two pasnginhe tesla were taken to the hospital. investigators are looking into whether the tesla's autopilot feature was on at the time. >> developing news now in hawaii it, lane has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm but still dumping a lot of rain. this nasa image shows the then hurricane lane weakening here hawaii. this is what it looked like a few hours ago in waikiki. not exactly an idea counsel beach day. you can see the high surf and palm trees

cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> of course we're keeping tax on all of this. we have posted this image to our facebook beige. you will find the tribute for officer kirk griess. >> not far from the keep, crews quickly knocked down this small grass fire off westbound i-80 near red top road. it happened 3:45 today. the red top road on-ramp was closed for a short time. no one was hurt. as you see, they made fairly quick work of it. >>> devastating wildfires all over the state. crews are making headway on the massive mendocino complex. te ranch fire burned over 250,000 acres and containment is now at 53%. the river fire seems to be holding steady at nearly 49,000 acres. containment is now at 90%. there are still several evacuation orders in effect. you can find them on abc7news.com. cal fire expects to have the fires fully caped by september 1st. so several more weeks to go. >>> it has been a constant problem lead to go spare the air days. it was a little better out there today. this is a view from our camera in the east bay hills looking out over the bay. >> abc 7

. >> cornell bernard talked to people at the game. >> terrifying. >> karen was working concession at armijo high school before the football game when chaos unfolded. >> running into the concession stand, school on lockdown, g gunfire. >> karen's son on the field. the pops were gunfire from washington street and bell avenue. police called it a gun balt. >> multiple shooters, appeared that groups were shooting at each other. >> sky map 7 shows how close it was to the high school. one bullet ripping through the radiator of this minivan, 16-year-old killed, 18-year-old wounded. football stadium evacuated. hundreds of spectators told to take shelter in the gym. police say the same place one of the suspects ran and hid, blending in with the crowd. >> scared to death for my son. didn't know where he was, he was in the gym and heard one of the gunmen might be in the gym. to think your child in there, never think will happen to you. >> jv team took cover in the lockerm. ciseack fhehoes had to abandon friday. >> said the dude might be the gym, didn't know where he was at. >> that suspect was a

live in the newsroom, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> cornell, thank you so much. the abc 7 news app has much more on the jacksonville, florida shooting, including reaction from survivors. download the app and be sure to enable push alerts because we'll be sending out breaking news updates on this story as they happen. >>> we have new developments on the killing of nearly a dozen cows in santa clara county. deputies arrested this man, 54-year-old mark belomini of fremont. he faces charges of animal abuse, illegal cattle driving and brandishing a weapon. at least nine cows were found dead, some in shallow graves in hollister this june. investigators believe a dispute over grazing rights might have triggered the killing. >>> developments in the ghost hip fire case. today the attorney for the defendant almena filed motion to set aside the recent rejection of a plea agreement in that case. judge james cramer rejected the deal that almena and max harris had reached with prosecutors claiming almena hadn't expressed sufficient remorse. the two agreed to plead no contest t

cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> a three alarm grass fire broke out near alhambra avenue. contra costa fire was able to contained fire to 30 acres around 8:30, but the freeway was shut down around 9:30. firefighters immediately began structure protection and the fire was burning near a neighborhood and the historic john muir house and no one was hurt and no homes were damaged. >> we sent out a push alert and you can get updates by installing the abc news app. it works on both apple and android devices. >>> contra costa county health officials are investigating a rat and cockroach infestation at sun valley mall. six restaurants were shut down and the businesses are back open and they're facing an administrative hearing with the health department and the district attorney. katie udas has the details. >> last week, a different scene. >> last week there was actually yellow caution tape all around this whole entire area. >> jcpenney employee had no idea why. we had no knowledge of a rat infestation. >> contra costa county, had rat and cockroach infest vaigz. >> this is very unu

in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> to make sure you're prepared tore changes at the newter, download the abc 7 news app. we'll send out push alerts if there are any problems and you can look up information on where to find your bus and what else is open at the center. >>> janet jackson will headline the lands music festival in san francisco. it's a three day event that has been a major hit with popular music groups like florence and the machine. ♪ abc 7 news was at golden gate park where 200,000 people took part in the 11th annual vent offering eight stages of simultaneous live music from different genres. >> everybody is just out here to have a good time. enjoy a p i life. you know, it's not politics or anything like. that just come out and have a good time. and listen to good music. >> janet jackson posted on twitter she is ready for san francisco. six area schools have opened their parking lots for concert goers to park and money raised by outside lands will go to supporting programs in san francisco schools. >>> another big event this weekend, the meteor shower. this

abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story. >> there are no limits to what you can achieve. >>eporter: kofi annan was one of the world's most celebrated diplomats. in 2001, he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his work in revamping the u.n. organization. >> because of his belief in my dream it gave me the confidence to take that footstep after footstep. >> reporter: heidi kuhn said it was his support safely removing the land mines replacing the earth with thriving vineyards and orchards. >> i'm sitting they're in -- here in the armored vehicle who has body armor on. >> reporter: and the humanitarian work was profiled supported by the u.n. >> so today i thank you, kofi annan. and the millions and millions of farmers who are benefiting by turning mines to vines. he's a very special man. >> reporter: the pin that she wears was a gift from kofi annan. >> he presented it and said thank you for listening to the earth. >> the world is changing and changing very fast. >> reporter: just has may, he made one of the last public appearances in the bay area as a guest speaker at stanfor

nbc news reporter cornell bernard has more. >> a wall of flames raced down a home in fairfield. firefighters made a stand confronting the fire before hancock drive. >> i did everything all i could do. >> the homeowner got his family to safety when mandatory evacuation orders came out. >> everybody is out and everybody is gone. we're not too far from us here. >> tell me why? >> this is my house. this is where i'm going to raise my kids. this is their future. >> others didn't stay. they packed their cars and took off. one rancher moving his cattle to a safer location as flames marched down the hill. our cameras captured the fire moments after they started off interstate 80 and within minutes it was headed toward homes in paradise valley. police telling neighbors to go. >> they were told to get out. >> bulldozers cut fire lines and firefighters protected homes from flames. >> they told us we had to evacuate. it is an experience. this is our retirement home. >>> fairfield high school became an evacuation shelter, residents making the best of a scary time. >> we were sitting to have

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has a look. >> reporter: police turned some people away, limitingc open house after a huge crowd showed up. the doors opened at 11:00 a.m. and by noon this was what we saw. a sea of curious spectators wanting to get their first look at the new center. >> it connects sf to the bay, i can tell there's a lot of investment. this is a big deal. i'm impressed. >> reporter: the $2.26 billion transit center is impressive. four levels above ground connecting commuters with the bay area. a commute game changer for lisa how land. >> i don't live super close to bart in oakland. there's a lot of transbay buses that go closer to my house so i'll choose to use that now. >> reporter: so this is going to work for you? >> yeah. >> reporter: folks are grabbing pictures on the center's cable stay bridge which will allow transit buses to fly over downtown's notorious traffic snarls. >> you go across six busy streets of traffic during congested hours and they never touch a city street if they come if the east bay on city transit. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the crown jewel might be

in sonoma, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> berkeley police are bracing for protests and counterprotestsay. they've banned weapons at civic center and aloeny parks in an effort to prevent violence. you're looking at when patriot pray mch in berkeley yesterday. officers arrested more than a dozen people when clashes broke out. the so-called no marxism in america 2 is expected to happen at civic center park counterprotest counterprotests are also expected. >>> venezuela's president dodged an apparent assassination attempt. droned armed with explosives detonated while nicolas maduro was delivering a speech to hundreds of soldiers. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this all played out on live tv. the blast injured several people, but maduro escaped unharmed. he blames far-right factions and also the president of venezuela's neighbor, colombia. >>> president trump returns to new jersey for vacation today. yesterday, he campaigned in ohio, admits some controversy. he slammed lebron james on twitter, of course, arguably the state's favorite native. and this morning, melania trump is responding.

cornell bernard has a look. >> police turned some people away, limiting access to the new sales force transit center public open house. after huge crowds showed up. this was what we saw. a sea of curious spectators wanting to get their first look at the new center. >> it connects sf to the bay. i can tell there is a lot of investment. this is a big deal. >> reporter: the $2.26 billion transit center is impressive, one million square feet, four levels above ground connecting commuters with a bay area. a commute game changer for lisa. >> i don't live super close to bart. so there are a lot of bus that's go closer to my house. i'll choose to use that now. >> so this is going to work for you? >> yeah. >> reporter: folks were grabbing pictures on the center's cable bridge which will allow transit buses to fly over the snarls. >> they're going to go over the traffic during congested hours and they'll never touch the street. >> reporter: the five acre roof top park is a place to hang out and take in skyline views of the city. >> talking about letting the sunshine in, the coolest feature is t

in fairfield, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> all right, thanks, cornell. and now to the mendocino complex fire which has burned more than 325,00067% and cal fire expects full containment by september 1st. the fire has now destroyed 119 homes. two firefighters have been injured and some mandatory evacuations do remain in place. the fire started two weeks ago and is now the largest wildfire in california history. >>> now to a tragedy that claimed two lives including that of a chp officer. 46-year-old officer kurt griess was killed during a traffic stop on interstate 80 in fairfield yesterday. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has it. >> motorcycles led the van carrying the body of a fallen chp officer from the hospital to the solano county coroner's office. curbing griess, a former marine spent 19 years with the highway patrol and 16 working out of the fairfield office. today is a tough day. it's a tough day for the frantic calls about an accident on the shoulder of interstate 80 at manuel campos parkway. wnd passerby, a motorcycle involved, possibly a chp motor

cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> much preached. thank y -- preeshtd. gofundme accounts have been set up for both. >> a suspected isis member is in custody tonight accused of murdersing a police officer in iraq. cort documents show omar amin showed acts of violence on the h behalf of the terrorist organization. he was tracked down today in sacramento. >> the fbi joint terrorism task force and the sheriff's department arrived at the eastern villa apartments. >> the neighbors are from iraq. >> another neighbor didn't want to go on camera but described what she saw. >> there's a family with children, about 10 to 15 people huddled upstairs on the patio. there were several fbis, highway patrol. and a woman up there. >> agents took boxes of possible evidence out of the apartment. then a court document was released stating iraq made a normal request for the extradition of omar amin. he's charged with murder. they say a convoy pulled up to the victim's home and people began shooting. the victim returned fire. the document goes on to aamin fired the gunshot that

in fairfield, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> as the first evacuations were ordered for that fire. weigh sent out an alert, doin load the abc 7 news app and push alerts. >>> 46-year-old officer kirk griess was killed during a traffic stop on interstate 80 in fairfield yesterday. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has that story. >> a solemn procession ofolic motorcle led tartheodf e fallene solano county coroner's office. kirk griess, a former marine, spent 19 years with the highway patrol, 16 working out of the fairfield office. >> today is a tough day. it's a tough day for the california highway patrol. >> dispatchers began getting frantic calls from minu manuel campos parkway. a chp motor officer that was hit by a vehicle while he was on a traffic stop. >> indeed, griess had pulled over the driver of a saturn and moments later disaster. >> for unknown reasons the driver of a three-quarter ton pickup left the main portion of ou struck officer lled on to the griess. >> chp in progress on chp officer at this time. copy. cpr in progress on chp officer. >> griess wasn't breathing and both

abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard continues our live team coverage with that part of the story. all crowd is now gathering outside the macarthur bart station for what is being called a peaceful prayer rally to remember the life of nia wilson. memorial in her month honor continues to grow in the sidewalk facing 40th street here. now 18-year-old nia wilson was killed july 22nd in an unprovoked attack on a bart platform as she left a bart car. nia's sister was also stabbed but survived. john cowell was charged with the crime. police have not determined a motive, but many believe the crime was racially motivated. >> people really want to put emphasis on that it's random. but i don't think anything like this is ever random. when a woman of color dies, it's never random. >> whether or not this was related to a hate crime or not, but it needs to stop. it's happening an an alarging rate. so i wanted to show support for the young girl's family for everyone's family who has been touched by this kind of violence. >> we've already heard several speakers talk about nia and wanting justice for

. >> cornell bernard is in the newsroom with their story. cornell? >> reporter: the north bay non-profit roots of peace mourning the death of the former u.n. secretary-general and say he was the first to believe in their vision of ridding the world of landmines. >> there are no limits to what you can achieve. >> reporter: kofi annan was one of the world's most celebrated diplomats. in 2001, he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his work in revamping the u.p. organization. >> because of his belief and my dream, it gave me the confidence to take the foot step. >> reporter: heidi said he was the first supporter of her mariner based non-profit root afc peace helping war torn regions around the world safely remove landmines replacing the earth with vineyards and orchards. >> i'm sitting in an armored vehicle with the founder of roots of peace. >> reporter: abc7's cheryl jennings traveled to afghanistan with heidi profiling her humanitarian work inspired by the u.n. >> so today, i thank you kofi annan and the millions of farmers who are benefiting by tu

in sonoma, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> berkeley police are bracing for center and alony parks inrt to prevent violence. you're looking at when patriot prayer marched in berkeley yesterday. officers arrested more than a dozen people when clashes broke the so-called no marxism in america 2 is expected to happen at civic center park at noon. counterprotests are also planned. banned objects include things like sticks, poles, pipes, shields, and fireworks. >>> president trump returns to new jersey for vacation today. yesterday, he campaigned in ohio, amid some controversy. he slammed lebron james on twitter, arguably the state's favorite native. and this morning, melania trump is responding. here's abc 7 news reporter elizabeth herr. >> reporter: president trump hitting all the usual notes, rousing his base in columbus, ohio. >> america is winning again. we're building their wall. >> reporter: strikingly absent from the president's remarks, his war of words with basketball superstar, lebron james, less than 24 hours before taking the stage, the president tweeting, lebron james was jus

cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> and a gofundme page to help his family with expenses has raised more than $25,000 as of this morning. if you would like to help and for more details on this go to abc7news.com. >>> drone teams from the bay area wrapped up their projects documenting damage and destruction caused by the carr fire. that's what you see in these photos. firefighters and sheriff's departments from menlo park used drones to capture high resolution photos and videos of the fire's destruction. the images are then stitched together to create 360 degree maps of effected communities to get a better sense of the impact. the two teams used the technology during the tubs fire in santa rosa last year. >>> parts of yosemite national park closed indefinitely. >> all because of a deadly ferguson wildfire which made the park too dangerous for visitors and today the three main roads into yosemite valley have been overtaken by firefighters who are working around the clock to keep those flames from advancing any further. we've learned dead and downed trees are burning and exploding. it's eno

. >> cornell bernard joins us live after battling the crowds at today's public party. >> reporter: deon and eric, i wasn't the only one wanting to look inside the new sales force transit center. the crowds were massive today for this preview event. there were even concerns about overcrowding here. police turned some people away, limiting access to the new sales force transit center's public open house after huge crowds showed up. the doors opened at 11:00 a.m., and by noon this was what we saw. a sea of curious spectators wanting to get new center. >> connects sf to the bay. there's been a lot of investment, this is a big deal, i'm impressed. >> reporter: the $2.26 billion transit center is impressive. 1 million square feet. four levels above ground connecting commuters with the bay area. a commute game changer for lisa. >> i don't live super close to bart in oakland, so there's a lot of transbay buses closer to my house. i'll probably choose to use that. >> this is going to work for you? >> yeah. >> reporter: folks were grabbing pictures on the center's cable stay bridge which will all

cornell bernard is live in the city looking at some of the pictures it looks like everyone showed up to see it. >> reporter: yeah, guys. an amazing showing today. in fact, the crowds were so huge here at the new sales force transit center, police had to limit access to the lobby areas and the roof deck due to overcrowding. safe to say those who did get a look were pretty impressed. the wait is over. the long lines of people who wanted to be the first to get a glimpse inside the new sales force transit center. a few first impressions. >> it's really beautiful. >> i'm really excited. i think it's going to make getting back and forth from the city a lot easier. >> it's been a long time coming. but i think it's well worth it. >> reporter: hours after the public open house began, check out the huge crowds which showed up. the $2.26 billion transit center is impressive. 1 million square feet four levels above ground, connecting commuters with the bay area. a commute game changer for lisa. >> i don't live super close to bart in oakland, so there's a lot of buss that go closer to my house. i

in walnut creek, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, san francisco's newest hospital will get ready for its big grand opening. s ier replace saint edical luke's hospital which is on the same block. now the grand opening is august 25th, but this afternoon hospital staff will take part in a practice run. the new campus will have an emergency room that's four times larger than the er at saint luke's. >>> we know the name of the officer in critical condition after crashing his patrol car near the port of oakland. 22-year-old jordan wingate graduated from the department's police academy just last year. officer wingate collided with another car early monday inrnmo car then hit a semi truck. officer wingate was trapped inside. he had to be extricated. no one else was hurt. >>> sonoma supervisors want to revamp the fire department. supervisors approved a plan to consolidate 39 fire agencies and increase the number of staff stations. they're asking voters to approve a half cent sales tax next year that would raise nearly $42 million annually. that would just about cover the annual

as abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard explains, the effort was launched by one woman impacted by last october's wildfires. >> i can't believe it happened, and that amount of food is going up there. >> palettes and palettes of donated pet food and hay are being loaded on this flat-bed semi headeak aino counties to h animals. >> it's been a full-time job to get this put together, but it's been put together, it's on the road, and the animals will be fed. >> last weekend barbara told abc 7 news about her idea to help victims after seeing so many horrific images on tv from the fires in redding and so many stranded horses and pets. she put out the call for donations on facebook and the response was amazing. >> we have about 18 tons of pet food. and hay. that is going up there. i really want to thank everyone, channel 7 viewers, community of sonoma, all of our friends, everyone who's donated. >> a store is pitching in, donating pet supplies and hay. it's also collected $3,000 in cash donations. >> it's been wonderful, and i'm so glad we could contribute. my heart goes out to the people, but

live in oakland, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> thank you.bc 7 news was also in san jose where hundreds of people enjoyed national night out at emma prusch farm park. the captain believes an evening of family fun can build year round trust between the citizens and the officers who serve them. >> our job is to go out in the community and be one with the community and work with them closely to help them solve crimes, to help them help themselves in their own neighborhood. getting neighbors to meet neighbors they've maybe never met before. >> while younger kids enjoyed getting their faces kidse til e a zip-line. >>> well, the dmv is taking new steps to reduce wait times that can sometimes take up to eight hours. abc 7 news was at the san jose driver's license processing center today where one of the new options is available. take a look. it's an automated kiosk to help customers check in. the dmv is also bringing in more employee, opening some offices earlier and working on a text notification program to alert waiting customers. people in san jo

let's go to live to cornell bernard on the scene. cornell?rks very serious situation unfolding here in paradise valley in the city of fairfield where a wildland fire is definitely threatening homes at this hour. mandatory evacuations under way here on couples circle. fairfield and vacaville police just moments ago going door to door, telling people to get out, don't waste any time, get out of your house now. flames just getting too close. we've got some aerials of that fire. it's burning on a

. >> cornell bernard is live for us in santa rosa with details. >> ray: friends and relatives of jairushat he moved to santa rosa with his family several years

. >> cornell bernard joins us live after battling the crowds at today's public party. >> reporter: deonc, i wasn't the only one wanting to look inside the new sales force transit center. the crowds were massive today for this preview event. there were even concerns about overcrowding here. police turned some people away, limiting access to the new sales force transit center's public open house after huge crowds showed up. the doors opened at 11:00 a.m., and by noon this was what we saw. a sea of curious spectators wanting to get new center. >> connects sf to the bay. there's been a lot of investment, this is a big deal, i'm impressed. >> reporter: the $2.26 billion transit center is impressive. 1 million square feet.

cornell bernard has the story. >> it started off small and came to this. i'm very proud of her. >> tim is praising his wife for helping make all this happen. palettes and palettes of pet food and hay are being loaded up and headed to lake and mendocino counties to help fire evacuees and animals. >> it has been put together on the road and the animals can be fed. >> this volunteer told abc 7 news about her idea to help the victims. after seeing so many horrific images from the fireses in redding and so many stranded horses and pets. she put out the call and the response was amazing. >> we have about 18 tons of pet food and hay up there. i want to thank everyone and the community of sonoma and everyone who donated. >> the old bar feed store is donating ped supplies and hay. it collected $3,000 in cash donations. >> my heart goes out to the people, but i'm glad we can donate. >> they are helping victims and their animals impacted by the carr fire. we have water, food, even toys for pets. brash is helping others the way she was helped after the north bay wildf

cornell bernard has details. >> this 21-year-old who everyone called jay loved his job at pg and e. here he is all smiles with his best friend brandon. he was working in rural county saturday near the scene of the car fire when tragedy struck. >> he was performing electric power restoration work when he suffered fatale injuries associated with a vehicle accident. >> he was an apprentice line man who worked for the company for two years. he moved to santa rosa with his family several years ago. his cousin told us by phone how proud she was of jay. >> yeah, i was proud. and i was so optimistic when he graduated and he got a job, when he bought a house. it seemed like he was really doing good. >> a gofundme page has been established by friends to help his family with expenses during this time. so far more than $18,000 been raised. >> pg and e says it is reviewing safety measures for all of its crews working in the fire zones. >>> tonight a majority of the yosemite national park is closed indefinitely. >> while anticipated, we certainly hoped it wouldn't happen like this. >> the impact

cornell bernard had their story. >> there are no limits to what you can achieve. >> kofi annan was oneheidi says it was it was annan who helped war torn regions around the world safely removed lao land mines, replacing the earth with orchards. >> i'm sitting with body armor on with the founder. >> cheryl jennings traveled with her in 2015 profiling her humanitarian wor supported by the u.n. >> so today i thank you, kofi annan, and the millions of farmers who are benefiting from turning mines to vines. he was a very special man. >> the pin was a gift from him. >> he presented it and said thank you for listening to the earth. >> the world is changing, and changing very fast. >> gist last may annan made one of his last pick up appearances in the bay area as a guest speaker at stanford. ie has one more angel in heaven. >> tributes are pouring in to kofi annan. antonio guterres tweeted he was a guiding force for good. i join the world in the loss. >>> we are learning tonight the white house's top attorney has cooperated extensively with the special prosecutor who's looking to see if preside

cornell bernard has the story. >> it was terrifying. >> reporter: karen duff was working at the stadium concession stand at armeo high school when chaos unfolded. >> people just started running into the concession stand saying that the school was, is apler.orr: ren's son tand then it was like three po. >> reporter: those pops were gunfire coming from nearby washington street and bell avenue. police called it a gun battle. >> we do know there was multiple shooters, it appeared the groups were shooting at each other. >> reporter: this is how close it was to the high school, a block away from campus, a bullet ripping through the radiator of this minivan. a 16-year-old was killed, an 18-year-old wounded. the football stadium was evacuated. hundreds of spectators told to take shelter in the gym. police say it's the same place where one of the suspects ran and hid, blending in with the crowd. >> i was scared to death for my son. i didn't know where he was. i just knew they were in the gym. then we heard one of the gunmen might be in the gym and to think your own child is in there -- you never

live in solano county tonight, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> we appreciate that update, cornell. thank you. now the chp has established a fund to help support officer greiss's family. you can find a link to donate at our website, abc7news.com. >>> now to the developing news that abc 7 news broke just an hour ago. the attorney for ghost ship fire defendant max harris says he'll make a motion to sever his client's case from that of co-defendant derick almena. melanie woodrow is in our newsroom now with details. >> attorney curtis brig says he will mention that motion at a hearing this friday. the hearing comes after judge james cramer rejected derick almena and max harris' plea deal last week. the judge said almena wasn't remorseful enough. more twists in the ghost ship warehouse case. now only on abc 7 news, max harris' attorney curtis briggs says he'll make a motion to sever his client's case from derick almena's case. >> based on what a lot of the victims said, matt harris saying why is that nice? he took immediate accountability, cooperated with authorities. >> friday james cra

here's cornell bernard. >> was terrifying. >> reporter: karen duff was working at the stadium concession stand before kickoff of the jv football game when chaos . >> we had the national anthem and then kickoff. then three pops. >> reporter: those pops were gunfire from washington street and bell avenue. police called it a gun battle. >> we know there were multiple shooters. the groups were shooting at each other. >> reporter: you can see how close it was to the high school. just a block away from campus. one bullet ripping through the radiator of this minivan. a 16-year-old was killed, an 18-year-old wounded. the football stadium was evacuated. hundreds of spectators told to take shelter in the gym. police say the same place one of the suspects ran and hid, blending in with the crowd. >> scared to death for my son. didn't know where he was, he was in the gym and heard one of the gunmen might be in the gym. to think your child in there, you never think it will happen to you. >> reporter: the jv team took cover in the locker room. isaiah came back for the shoes he had to leave on friday. >

cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> a three-alarm grass fire broke out near alhambra avenue. contra costa fire was able to contain the fire to 30 acres around 8 time 30, but the freeway was shut down until 9:30. upon arrival, firefighters immediately began structure protection. the fire was burning near a neighborhood and the historic john muir house. >> we sent out this push alert when the fire broke out. as always, you can get push alerts by installing the abc 7 news app. the app works on apple and android devices. contra county health officials are investigating a cockroach infestation. six restaurant his to be shut down. we're facing an administrative hearing with the district attorney. katie utehs has the details. >> the food court at sun valley mall looks new and it's busy, but last week, a different scene. >> last week there was actually yellow caution tape all around this whole entire area. >> jcpenney employee dolores bennett had no idea why. >> we had no knowledge of a rat infestation. >> contra cockroach infestations. >> this is very unusual to have this many facil

cornell bernard has the latest. >>> the macarthur bart station of the closed friday night as police investigated a fight and double stabbing. >> it was very scary e especially after something that happened recently. >> zanita saw one man who had been slashed. >> the one who had a slash on his face, like, an inch, he was just holding his face while he was bleeding. >> reporter: bart officials say a fight broke out between two men on a richmond-bound train and one witness said it was violent. >> two people just punching each other. it was just super, super aggressive and enough to bleed and blood staining the chairs. >> one man suffered a knife wound to his arm and another to his face and it happened an hour after a vigil for nia wilson. she was fatally stabbed in the station last month. >> it was nia that died on that platform. a small group gathered to honor the 18-year-old when died in the unprovoked attack. her sister was also stabbed, but survived. 27-year-old suspect john cowell is charged with her murder. so far police have no motive, but some believe it was racially motive. >> i don't thin

abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has this story. >> there are no limits to what you can achieve. >s one of the world's most celebrated diplomats. in 2001, he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his work in revamping the u.n. organization. >> because of his belief in my dream it gave me the confidence to take that footstep after footstep. >> reporter: heidi says it was kofi annan who was the first supporter of her nonprofit roots for peace. helping war torn regions safely remove land earth with thriving vineyards and vegetables. >> i'm with the founder of the roots of peace who has the body armor on. >> reporter: she was profiled in her humanitarian work supported by the u.n. >> so today i thank you, kofi annan, and the millions and millions of farmers who are benefitting by turning mines to vines. he's a very special man. >> reporter: the conch shell pin she wears was a gift from annan. >> he said, thank you for listening to the earth. >> reporter: last may he made one of his last appearances in the bay area as a guest speaker at stanford. >> i can only believe that god has one m

abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has a look. >> reporter: police turned some people away, limiting the new salesforce transit center's public open house, after huge crowds showed up. this was what we saw, a sea of curious spectators wanting to get their first look at the new center. >> it connects sf to the bay. i can tell there's been a lot of investment. this is a really big deal, i'm impressed. >> reporter: the $2.26 billion transit center is impressive. 1 million square feet, four levels above ground, connecting commuters with the bay area. a commute game changer for lisa. >> i don't live super close to b.a.r.t. in oakland. i'll probably choose to use that now. >> reporter: this is going to work for you, then. >> yeah. >> reporter: folks were grabbing pictures on the center's cable stay bridge which will allow transit buses to fly over downtown's notorious traffic snarls. >> people will cross over six busy streets of traffic during congested hours and will never touch a city street. >> reporter: the crown jewel might be the five-acre rooftop park, a place to hang out and take i

. >> abc 7 newsreportercornell bernard joins us with details of the arrest in the case. cornell?eric, moments ago they have arrested a man from near the rokhman area in the deaths of officer kirk griess and another motorist last friday. we have learned his name is 36-year-old shawn matthew walker from rocklan. he ishaedwooufts gross vehicular manslaughter in the death of officer greiss and motorist jaime manuel of vallejo. the chp says walker was speeding down interstate 80 and talking on his phone moments before that crash happened. here's what the chp had to