>> kristen sze and phil mattier m monitored discussions. >> amanda del castillo was live at the town> reporter: we talk a lot about building a better bay area at abc7 news. tonight's town hall considered aspects dependent on the making that happen. growth, business, quality of life, so much more. panelists spoke in front of a room full of people. standing room only, washington campus auditorium, mission to discuss those that live in the bay area. growing pains, business and quality of life. >> economy is changing, city, demographics changing, need to work together. >> everybody talks about the problems but solutions are harder to talk about. >> reporter: moderating, abc7 news news anchor kristen sze and contributor phil mattier. all focused on building a better fremont. >> these conversations allow us to hear from the people who we serve. >> reporter: change the pace of fremont. in the crowd of dozens, resident of 30 years wanted to better understand today's challenges. >> very important conversation. my first ever town hall in my life. >> reporter: others admit they're more determin

. >>> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. more than a million customers were impacted. we went through four rounds last month adding up to ten days total. that's about a third of october. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow was at the cpcu meeting. she's in the newsroom with the latest. >> dan and kristen, the vote followed a series of public comments in which residents and local leaders conveyed the challenges they're facing in the wake of the shutoffs. they may consider taking action if they find pg&e committed violations. >> commissioner cher ohm a -- >> the california public utilities commission voting to formally investigating the pg&e power shutoffs. the the investigation will assess whether pg&e properly balanced the need to provide safe and reliable services when planning and executig the shutoffs. something residents impacted want to know as well. >> many californians are debating whether california is still safe. >> the first phase of the investigation will evaluate the internal coordination, external communication and execution of the shutoffs. >> this wil

. >> and this is a live picture from fremont, where you see our abc7 news anchor kristen sze and phil they're hosting a town hall meeting with city and community leaders. they're discussing a wide array of issues. we're talking housing, job creation and diversity. in fact, a few minutes ago, city officials conceded that the city is behind on its goals for affordable housing, but it's working on fixing that. officials also said overall the plan is to strategically urban, and to make the right decisions to encourage that. we are streaming this meeting on our website, abc7new.com right now. it's also on youtube and our facebook page. you can see a lot of people listening in. >> there is a lot going on in that great city. glad to be there this week. more than a quarter million people live in fremont, and a popular class there is bollywood dancing. >> one of the best ways to capture moments in class is actually just through photography. >> exactly. for that reason we sent abc7 news reporter and accomplished photographer wayne freedman. >> in fremont most nights, expect a small but enthusia

kristen sze, abc7 news.i improvements is something we like to call building a better bay area. yes, we face issues living here, of course. but things are looking up in many respects. take car break-ins in san ansc ilaugeg data, there is a break-in about every 21 minute, adding up to about 68 per day. it is getting better over the past few years, but there is still a lot of room for improvement obviously with those kinds of information. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez spent the day listening to ideas. >> the first idea will be implemented tomorrow, november 1. interim district attorney susie loftus introduced operation tangled web, a task force comprised of people from her office and law enforcement to deal with the crisis. >> it will target residential hot spots and small commercial corridors. >> law enforcement will also focus on those areas where stolen property is being sold in the black market. here is an example of why san franciscans are fed up with car break-ins. in this video, the windows of not o

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. >> i'm kristen sze. the fuel stretches in the alameda arena into the oakland estuary. >> liz kreutz is there live tonight. liz? >> reporter: good evening. contractors have been here all day trying to recover that both boat. they're still here even as it gets dark. they've set up absorbent -- trying to clean up the spill. people who live here are concerned about the cleanup. >> how and why this boat caught fire late tuesday night in alameda is still unknown. but the pictures tell a dramatic story. >> about 10:00 p.m., we had report of a boat fire at the marina. >> no one was hurt. but the boat did sink. it caused diesel fuel to spill and spread throughout the marina. liz williams lives nearby. >> this morning, i walked out my door at 10:00 a.m. i was inundated with a fuel smell. when i looked at the water, there was a rainbow sheen all over it. i could see the fuel was covering most of the water. >> video from sky 7 shows the fuel spreading from alameda all the way to the oakland estuary. >> coast guard a

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. >> i'm kristen sze. let's take a look at the calendar to put the storm in perspective for you. parts of the bay area saw rain two days ago on november 19th. but the last time most of us saw rain before that, exactly a month prior. on october 19th. so it's been a while. but that is about to change. >> let us bring in meteorologist sandhya patel. >> lara and kristen, it's -- larry and kristen, let me show you live doppler 7. we have no rain to speak of at this hour. beginning next tuesday, the 26th. we're going to notice changes. first system coming in starts to bring cooler air, wet weather tuesday into wednesday. some of our highest peaks may actually see a mix of rain and snow by wednesday as the colder air filters in. we're looking at more showers on wednesday and then possibly another system following as we head into the thanksgiving holiday weekend. i'll be back with a full look at the forecast coming right up. larry? >> thank you. >>> you can always keep track of the weather conditions where you live with the abc 7 news app. you can get updates from the weather team and mo

. >> and i'm kristen sze. this all began at the northern california coin exchange on one of oakland's busiest streets. liz kreutz has the story. >> this all started right here at the coin exchange on grand avenue. two masked men left here with $60,000 worth in coins. they ran across the street and up this hill, only to be slowed for two unexpected reasons, including the own were a gun. >> two guys came in, one after the other. they both had guns. they were pointing them at me. and they told me to get down on the floor, which i did. and then they were -- each had a bag and they were dumping the cases and the safes. and loaded everything up and were trying to get out. i told them i had to buzz them out. i got up, said a few curse words. i grabbed my gun. i went outside and i saw them walking up the hill. and so i followed after them. >> he believes the men were slowed down by the 100-pound bag of coins they were attempting to carry away. when the men saw him copping after them, that's when gunfire was exchanged.

. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. yeah, that stunning rescue happened at a crowded coliseum bart station right after a raiders game. >> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live from the bart station. she talked with the hero rescuer today. lyanne? >> it just takes your breath away, and it's one of those videos that you just have to watch over and over again. now reporters talked to that employee, that bart employee, and he told us that at first he was mad at the man for what he had done or what happened. and then he said but then i realized that he is just like any human being who needs help. he needed help at that moment. dan, how else can was very close call. it was a situation where you had extra people on the platform, extra trains, and fortunately extra bart staff when that happened. a man rescued with just two second to spare. >> oh my goodness, right before the bart came? >> yep. >> that happened here? >> yep. >> oh, my gosh! >> the bart supervisor, who somehow lifted the man is john o'connor. he had been wor

i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. >> and i'm dion lim. wishing now a happy thanksgiving.eeling very seasonal. >> that's why she's got a heater right behind her. >> shh! don't tell anybody. >> temperatures are low enough to prompt watches and warnings and still watching a storm approaching for weekend. sandhya patel tracking all of it for us. how cold will it get? >> cold enough to notice it's teeth chattering cold. let's check out the temperatures right now. they're already in the 30s and 40s. yes, you can feel the chill out a freeze warning, 10:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow for all of the north bay, except the coast. mid- to upper 20s expected. isolated areas even colder. you want to bring in the frost sensitive plants. you forget about the pets and the pipes. there is a coastal advisory for the north bay, santa clara valley and the east bay valleys, low to mid-30s. definitely take precaution. as you take a look at the temperatures tonight, going into 11 p.m., 30, 40s. by the wee hours of the morning, we're already talk about 20s in places like santa rosa and calistog

. >>> and i'm kristen sze at washington hospital in fremont.e about to kick off the fremont town hall as >>> many people think of the bay area as just san francisco, oakland, and san jose. but there is so much more, like all this. it's where we work, live, and love. all of our cities big and small are facing the same problems, and everyone is looking for solutions. that's why abc7 is looking for answers and inspiration in communities throughout the region and revealing how they're tackling the same big problems. how is fremont working to build a better bay area? and on for t past month, abc7 news has been embedded in the city of fremont, and this week le we will bring you stories about its solutions to problems that we're all facing. >> but before we dive deep into those solutions, we do want to take a closer look at fremont itself and its history. >> abc7 news reporter liz kreutz has more. >> okay. let's talk about fremont. if you're not from there, maybe you don't know that much about it. maybe you're like wait, where is it again? fremont. ea

. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us.appened at a crowded coliseum bart station right after a raiders game. >> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live from the bart station. she talked with the hero rescuer today. lyanne? >> it just takes your breath away, and it's one of those videos that you just have to watch over and over again. now reporters talked to that employee, that bart employee, and he told us that at first he was mad at the man for what he had done or what happened. and then he said but then i realized that he is just like any human being who needs help. he needed help at that moment. dan, how else can was very close call. it was a situation where you had extra people on the platform, extra trains, and