rochambeau recalls -- i assume lafayette -- as soon as lafayette returned to washington's headquarters, he wrote me the most depressing dispatches and urging me to join him immediately, to attempt an of newon the island york. he finished with a species of summons, implying the campaign was the last effort of his, washington's patriotism. by the same career, i received letters from general washington himself, and not a single sentence a leave it to the plans ofproblem -- lafayette. rochambeau ascertained that lafayette was perhaps more than washington anxious to strike a decisive blow by attacking the center of the enemy position. rochambeau wrote back to laugh he is in french and to explain his perspective on why this thatk was ill advised and all communications between him and washington be direct and not without the interference of a third person. lafayette's enthusiasm for america to go a little too far sometimes. if you think back to his home in paris that is filled with and littlem america george washington singing songs in english, you could think a lot of french would think it w

lafayette's enthusiasm for america could go a little too far sometimes. if you think back to his home in paris that is filled with objects from america and little george washington singing songs in english, you could think a lot of french would think it was a little much. after complaining about lafayette's enthusiasm, however, rochambeau immediately wrote a paragraph celebrating his virtues and defending saying washington forgave this as well, often referring to the youthful ardor of his friend to express washington's sentiments with greater energy. the digressions in rochambeau's memoirs where he interrupts what could be a rather dry narrative of events to relay impressions and judgments are some of the most interesting part of his writings and have not received sufficient attention. these commentaries as well as other more ancillary incidents are key to understanding the cultural lens through which many officers interpreted their experiences during the french revolution -- sorry, the american revolution. take, for example, a digression that occurs at t

office is now boosting patrols in lafayette.between these two home invasions in lafayette. police are trying to see if they're connected. it happened yet again. another armed home invasion robbery in lafayette. rattling residents in the normally peaceful city. >> it's obviously disconcerting. >> reporter: at about 7:30 tuesday night at the height of the storm, three men wearing hospital masks, one of them armed with a gun, entered this home through an open garage door. they pistol whipped the 65-year- old man who lived there, and tied him and his wife up. greg wilson lives across the street. >> they were obviously home, right? so it's upsetting someone was breaking into a home knowing they were home. >> reporter: the couple weren't able to free them sevens until 11:00 p.m. that's when they called 911. both were taken to the hospital with minor injurideclined their ordeal. >> really good people. more or less kept to themselves, but very friendly. >> reporter: i've learned the intruder stole guns

>>work on the lafayette bar track. is wrapping up which means the last of the major delays is happening this weekend. first christine attorney a troll reports from the lafayette bart station with more. >>some delays possibly up to around 30 minutes this weekend. it's because of our crews are working on replacing the 50 year-old track here at the lafayette station. since trains are still operating and just one track is closed writers just need to know train service may take a little longer than normal. but it will be stopped also some trains may be turned back at the are in the station to stay on schedule and if that happens writers just need to leave the train and then board a different one. if you're driving the left 2 lanes of eastbound 24 near oak hill road in lafayette will be closed overnight friday and saturday. however luckily they shouldn't be close in daylight hours. originally this work was supposed to be done one of the last weekends in october but not all the work could get done because of fire danger in th

in lafayette, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> laura, thank you. the sonoma county sheriff's office is expected to release more information shortly on a man who died during a fight with deputies early today. the struggle took place after a high-speed chase that ended in blue field, southwest of santa rosa. deputies tried to subdue the man with a taser, but when that didn't stop him, they used akah rot i had restraint hold. deputies eventually got him into handcuffs, but then he suffered a medical emergency. he died after arriving at the hospital. his name has not been released. he was accused of driving a stolen car and evading law enforcement officers. >>> hundreds of people had to return to oakland international airport to obtain their bags after the power outage. the baggage conveyor system was down. lyanne melendez got some answers. >> reporter: claiming your lawingage may be the most annoying part of anyone's journey. add to that trying to find your bags today after they arrived the night before without you. >> came down here and had to wait 3

for a neighbor's reacting to a violent home invasion in lafayette last night. >>happened on cressman drive 3 suspects broke into a homand assaulted him and before restraining him and another resident the hoe and then the thieves ransacked that house let's go for sleeping all reports now of spects got away and police are being. >>fairly tight lippedbout the investigation. >>the morning afr a stormy and violent start to the holiday weekend haul. good ice neighbors, living on cressman drive in lafayette react to a home invasion robbery on their street, it's very upsetting that some like this would happen. the contra costa county office of the sheriff says 3 suspects entered this home through an open garage door at around 7 30 tuesday night and assaulted a man inside the house that's one thing i noticed is that they leave their door open a lot sheriff's office says the suspects were armed with a pistol and eventually restrained the man and another person in the house. well, they stole several items, some of which were left on the steet when the suspects left the ar

reporting live here in lafayette, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> scary times. thank you, bob. >>> new information showing president trump knew there was an investigation underway when he released the military aid to ukraine. >> scott mcgrew, that coming from the new york times this morning. >> that is right. it helps us narrow down the timeline. president trump acknowledges delaying military aid to our ally ukraine while asking the leaders to investigate his political rival joe biden and his son. this is established fact. no allegations there. the president said those two things, though, the quid rated. and he pointed to a denial he made saying i want nothing. >> i say to the ambassador and his response, i want nothing. i want nothing. i want no quid pro quo. >> now we've known all along that denial isn't as strong as it sounds because he made to ambassador gordon sondland the same day word got out of the whistle-blower had alerted his superiors. but to your point, new this morning, "the new york times" said president trump knew about the investigation, that it

he is also seeking reimbursement for the lafayette wildfires that were limon area. early identified as caused by pg any lines that was back in october. the mayor also wrote in his letter about the detrimental impact power shut off. on lafayette's local businesses and he is asking the cpu see to demand a long-term corrective plan from pg n a that will counter at the need for future power shut off. >>the loss of cell phone service during public safety power shutoff is unacceptable that's the word from east bay state senator steve glazer during a news conference in orinda today forcefully to call reports glaser now has proposed legislation to keep cell towers powered up when electricity is intentionally shut down. >>the federal communications commission says pg e's public safety power shutoff at the end of october resulted in more than 3% of the state's cell sites going out of service in contra costa county close to 12% of the towers went fown after. in orinda wednesday state senator steve glazer met with local elected leaders to announce legislation that would require

>>in lafayette police to call kron 4 news. >>sadly, another pedestrian fatalitin san jose the 24 so far this year and the 7th. so far this month alone. here's a look at where they have all happened the latest victim is a 41 year-old man who was struck and killed as he walked along foxworthy haven't new in south san jose four's rob fladeboe talked with his family. >>identified by his family 41 year-old hued in is the 24th pedestrian to die in a trfic accident so far this year in ich ties and all time record as they set up a memorial of flowers and ndles here at the corner of foorthy and rubio word in was struck and killed by a hit and run driver. his father called on the public to help if you see something. have might finally caught days, san jose police say been was fou on the curve just after 04:00am wednesday. but offered no details about exactly what happened here. family say they have no idea why he would even be here at that hour of the morning or where he might have been going nobody that he walked in direction. the ther

another armed home invasion robbery in lafayette. rattling residents in the normally peaceful city. >> it's obviously disconcerting. >> reporter: at about 7:30 tuesday night at the height of the storm, three men wearing hospital masks, one of them armed with a gun, entered this home through an open garage door. they pistol whipped the 65-year- old man who lived there, and tied him and his wife up. greg wilson lives across the street. >> they were obviously home, right? so it's upsetting someone was breaking into a home knowing they were home. >> reporter: the couple weren't able to free them sevens until 11:00 p.m. that's when they called 911. both were taken to the hospital with minor injurideclined their ordeal. >> really good people. more or less kept to themselves, but very friendly. >> reporter: i've learned the intruder stole guns from the home, as well as the couple's porsche. >> i don't know if they took it because it was a nice car, or took it just opportunistically. >> reporter: but the porsche didn't go far. a neighbor fou

>>the prime neighbors are reacting to a violent home invasion in lafayette last night 3 suspects broke into a home and assaulted a man before restraining him and another resident and then the thieves ransacked the house as kron four's to leave to go repts tonight, those suspects got away >>and police are being tight-lipped about their investigation. >>the morning after a stormy and violent start to the holiday weekend good ice neighbors living on cressman drive in lafayette react to a home invasion robbery on their street, it's very upsetting that some like this would happen. the contra costa county office of the sheriff says 3 suspects entered this home through an open garage door at around 7 30 tuesday night and assaulted a man inside the house that's one thing i noticed is that they leave their door open a lot sheriff's office says the suspects were armed with a pistol and eventually restrained the man and another person in the house. well, they stole several items, some of which were left on the street when the suspects left the area. it took several hours for the victims to break

guys were offer in lafayette helping the lafayette police department.hat we need is more enforcement, more policemen. to that the police chief is expected to talk tonight at the city council to give an update on where things stand in this case in terms of suspects and leads. a lot of questions about law enforcement and why it took so long to get o -- to the house that night. also the public testimony about options for short term rentalless. - - rentalless. -- rentals. julia goodrich. >>> it is election night and the polls are open for another 50 minutes or so. the district attorney's race is the big race. a chance to tackle some of the city's most vexing issues like homelessness and housing. >> and people of course they're not seeing change fast enough. i totally understand that. >> other big items on the ballot a $600 million bond for affordable housing initiatives. repealing the city's ban on e cigarette sales and a tax on ride shares. >>> other big bay area measures we're watching. voters in brentwood are considering a plan to add more than 2,000 new

the contra costa county officer says there was a violent home invasion on martina road in nearby lafayette. the police chief says officers were at the scene in lafayette because of violent crime is a higher priority than a noise complaint. >>> a string of san mateo car break-ins caught on home surveillance. it happened overnight sunday near the laurelwood shopping center in san mateo. police say the suspect was seen in cars with a flashlight, locked doors lead to broken windows and witnesses in the area called police when i heard the commotion, police say he wallet, sunglasses, cash and credit cards. >> you wouldn't think that would happen but it happens evave anything in my car. >> police encourage you to take your valuables with you and to invest in personal surveillance. >>> a double murder trial on hold indefinitely. 26-year-old maleic tao! accused of killing two in june. the judge ruled he is mentally unfit to stand trial and will be sent to a state hospital instead >>> newly released photo shows how two moderate county jail inmates are in jail and how there are vulnerabilities. this

we're live in lafayette gayle, ong kron 4 news sales. thank you. >>during the season of giving the salvation army in concord was hit by thieves twice in 3 days most recently, someone attacked a kettle bell ringer at the hobby lobby and got away with the kind of full of cash ash hundreds of dollars and just a few days before somebody posing as a salvation army volunteer stole another cattle. >>well force tale of the sacking has been following this story she joins us live now from concord police department with more on the investigations. >>many people know the salvation army raises money for those who ed help in the community and it all 30 years the major at the svation army in concord has been doing this kettle bell ringing. he says that he's not once has seen someone steal one until of course now it's happened again twice within 3 days now that money what have been used to help families across cars because the county would help them put turkey is on the table zinging angive gifts to those who just can't afford that. >>it's that time of year again.

this area of lafayette has had lights turned out two times now and it has been costly. now the mayor says the city shouldn't have to shoulder the costs. >> i think that it's barely compatible. >> reporter: mike anderson said pg&e deserves a new failing grade with the way it's handled the power shutoff. anderson said having the power shut off twice last month is causing them a pretty penny, $26,000. >> they have infrastructure that needs to be shut down. why? we don't know. we didn't design it. when they shut it down, this is what we have to do. we have to do more services, costs us more money, therefore, they should pay that. >> reporter: the mayor sent a letter to the california public utilities commission this week asking them to direct pg&e to pay for lafayette's losses, not just for the shutoff, but for two small fires sparked by power lines late last month. >> the electrical pole sparked, made a loud boom sound and went immediately up in flames. >> reporter: christian said she witnessed a transformer go up. >> very few people have actual whether i been through a fi

that's the latest here in lafayette. i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> melissa, thank you. >>> the search is on for a driver who hit and killed a man early this morning. it happened in san jose shortly after 4:00 a.m. sjpd got a call of man facedown on a curb at foxworthy avenue and rube beebe know drirubino d. investigators have no leads on the driver or what kind of car was involved in the crash. this is the 24th time this year that a car hit and killed a pedestrian in san jose. >>> we have you surround. we have a search warrant for the residence. >> a police chopper, the s.w.a.t. team and a siren all the soundtrack that woke up a neighborhood in the east san jose foothills this morning. police blocked off the street near story road, and our camera caught one man getting arrested. police waited hours to get another suspect. now police are confirming that officers were serving a warrant, but they're not giving us any other details. >>> well, be smart and park smart. that's the word from police in san francisco

a home invasion in upper happy valley. >> in lafayette? that is not good. >> reporter: three armed robbers look into this house on crestmont around 7:30 pm walked right through an open garage door tied up the occupants of the house, assaulted them, ransacked the place and took off with valuables and personal items. >> it is scary. i think people need to be more careful about locking the doors. >> that is surprising to me. people are out of control these days. >> reporter: police asked people to look through siti holance video for clues. l it was that first crime scene that delayed the orinda police response to a halloween party that ended in gunfire were kill >> from what i understand they were home. it is upsetting that someone would break into a home knowing that people were home, it is really upsetting. >> reporter: so far no arrests in either home invasion robberies. live in lafayette, joe vazquez. >>> sacramento police made a break in a two decade old cold case involving a missing woman from san francisco. the victim known for 18 year

renda lafayette richmond, pleasant ll. it does not appear for now walnut creek, we'll be in the dark but it's a ve fluid situation as far as alameda county. it seems to be e upper part them, big cities of the upper part of alameda couny we're talking berkeley and oaknd and san leandro those 3 places in particular could lose their poer starting on wednesdamorning. of course this is the w norm, this is the 4th time in 2 months pg e says it needs to do this to prevent it equipmt rom sparking wildfires speaking of wildfires, especially under the collarwe went out and talk to people who are pg e customers they areick and tired of this. >>i think it's absolutely outrageous thing pga should be sponsible and you know take care of its infrastructure. >>they need to do my programs like they have in southern california and really just target where the power goes out instead of having everybody go out. >>critics a questioning the timing ofpg means pg e's anuncement saying that they announced on the same day. lawmakers grilled the publ

also the sheriff's office is increasing patrols in lafayette. of it's the second in a month. and police tell henry lee, this time the armed robbers tied up their victims. . >> it's happened yet again, another armed home invasion robbery in lafayette. rattling residents in the obvi disconcerning. >> at about 7:30 tuesday night at the height of the storm, three men wearing hospital masks entered this home on cress monte drive to an open garage door. they pistol whipped a 605-year- old man who lived there him and greg wilson lives across the street. >> they were obviously home. it's upsetting someone breaking into a home knowing they were home. weren't able to free themselves until 11:00 at night. that's when they called 911. both were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. they declined to comment about the ordeal. >> good people. more or less kept to themselves. >> i've learned the intruders stole guns from the home as well as the couple's porsche. >> i don't know if they took it because of it was a nice car or. >> the neighbor found the car outside his house up the street

wilson walker is live in lafayette with those details. wilson? >> reporter: the two people bound up in their home last night were not seriously injured. and, while police are not saying much about this incident, or another one back in october this is the kind of thing that absolutely has neighbors talking. >> really friendly people, neighbors on each other it's very upsetting this would happen. >> there is the initial reaction. >> reporter: no one on crestmont and noticed anything was wrong until police arrived last night. called by a couple who said three men stormed into their open garage around 7:30, tied them up and ransacked their home before disappearing. while that is all we really know about the incident, those basic details are nearly identical to a home invasion that happened just a few miles away on halloween night. >> from what i understand they were obviously home. so it's upsetting that someone will break into a home knowing the people were home that is really, really upsetting. >> feeling comfortable they can get away with it. i me

we're live in lafayette gayle, ong kron 4 news. >>our gail wet roads tonight, but in many cases traffic is movinglong pretty nicely kron four's michelle kingston shows us just how busy it's been near 6, 8, in walnut creek. >>a lot busier than usual. >>ricky roma i was staying local for thanksgiving. as much as can to avoid traffic like this. but it on 81 oh one in 6.80 on wednesday afternoon. but some people have a long way to travel to be with family and had no choice but to be in the thick of it and traling to. >>friends and family with a aaa says more than 55 million people are traveling. >>49 million of those people hitting the road. it's the most since 2005. >>they got early enough so spasm of that so far. >>trie a says 1.6 million more people are traveling this year for turkey compared to last year and the day before tnksgiving is the worst data travels. >>pack your patience, speaking at slow trying to be careful with >>theare not democrats or anything the worst time to be on the road between 2, 4, >>the way in local traffic

wilson walker is live in lafayette with those details. wilson?reporter: the two people bound up in their home last night were not seriously injured. and, while police are not saying much about this incident, or another one back in october this is the kind of thing that absolutely has neighbors talking. >> really friendly people, neighbors on each other it's very upsetting this would happen. >> there is the initial reaction. >> reporter: no one on crestmont and noticed anything was wrong until police arrived last night. called by a couple who said three men stormed into their open garage around 7:30, tied them up and ransacked their home before disappearing. while that is all we really know about the incident, those basic details are nearly identical to a home invasion that happened just a few miles away on

>>pair of fires in lafayette, one of those fires destroyed the lafayette tennis club. the fire marshal also confirms the martinez fire was started by power lines and a transformer pg e says they are cooperating with investigations into those recent fires. and we want to now turn our attention to the kincade fire a fire crews are making. you could progress on the blaze. a containment is up to 68% tonight and cal fire expects full containment by november 7th. the fire burned over 77,000 acres destroying 352 structures about 1600 structures remained threatened tonight. no deaths have been reported but for firefighters have been injured. and here's a look at the latest evacuation orders and warnings the purple that's the area under an evacuation order. the blue is the area under an evacuation warning and the green those are areas that were once under these orders and warnings but are now all clear. we have some breaking news out of sonoma county near petaluma where there has been a deadly crash. the highway patrol says a man is dead. >>after he was ejected from a jeep that

the fire also destroyed part of the lafayette tennis club. >>in this case, the fire marshal determined pg e power. in martinez by forced way. >>the investigation found p jeannie was behind a fire that caused people to evacuate. >>the fire in martinez on forest way. was a combination of power lines and a transformer. >>the lafayette and martinez fires burned a few acres pg need tells kron 4 news power was on where the fire started. it was not impacted by the shutdown also the utility is cooperating with the investigation and will respond to requests for documents and other information related to those investigations khan fire knows it could have been worse. >>what we have preferred not to fight any of those fires that put. citizenry at risk. >>did also speak to the owner of the tennis club and he tells me he's glad no one was hurt. and right now is focused on trying to reopen. court that will determine exactly what failed on those pg e power lines to start the fires that should be out later on this month. in contra costa county i'm justine wal

the fire also destroyed part of the lafayette tennis club. >>in this case, the fire marshal determined pg e power. in martinez by forced way the investigation found p jeannie was behind a fire that caused people to evacuate. >>the fire in martinez on forest way. was a combination of power lines and a transformer. >>major incidents over the weekend spreading our resources during dry and gusty conditions. >>those winds were described to me by a meteorologist this is stored. the smallest of fires can quickly grow out of control. >>the lafayette and martinez fires burned a few acres pg need tells kron 4 news power was on where the fire started. it was not impacted by the shutdown also the utility is cooperating with the investigation and will respond to requests for documents and other information related to those investigations khan fire knows it could have been worse. >>what we have preferred not to fight any of those fires that put. citizenry at risk. certainly. >>i also spoke to the owner of the tennis club that was burned during the fire. he

. >> reporter: the ship >>> the ship is announcing stepped up controls in lafayette and orinda after a home invasion robbery last night and a deadly shooting last month. >>> the police say two lafayette residents were tied up and assaulted in their home, it happened last night around 7:30 on crestmont drive they were strained two residents before ransacking the house. took the victims hours to free themselves and call for help. they were transferred to the hospital with minor injuries, no word yet on any arrest. >>> comes less than a month at the deadly how house shooting and orinda. sheriff deputies are now increasing patrols in both orinda and lafayette day and night. >>> invest in the death of a suspect who led police on a chase this morning. officers say they try to stop the driver when they spotted him driving a stolen car. when officers cornered him they say the suspect fought back and that is when police tasered him and tried to restrain him by placing pressure on his carotid artery. after he was handcuffed the man suffered a medical emergency. he later died at the hospital. >

the commission is also looking at the utility's involvement in 2 fires in lafayette. one of those fires destroyed part of the lafayette tennis club that was back on october 27th. the fire marshal determined that pg e power lines caused that fire then in the east contra costa county fire officials they're determined pg e equipment once again sparked 2 fires one on bethel island the other in oakley. now we're also learning today that pg e acknowledge that they are looking into whether a fire in martinez. they have also been caused by their equipment that fire happened back. october 27th in contra costa county fire officials say it was caused by power lines and a transformer and in northern california district court judge has ordered that pg e has until noon on november 29th to answer some questions about the historic power shut off last month. questions include the cable falls from an energized transmission line can its park. what scenarios could possibly or possibly rather cause a jumper cable to separate from a transmission line during a windstorm another question how

park a pair of fires in lafayette. one of the fires destroyed the lafayette tennis club as you can see there the fire marshal also confirming that the martinez fire was started by power lines and a transformer pg e says they are cooperating with investigators into the recent fires. >>now an update on the widespread pg e power outages we have been reporting about since last sunday, the company says power has essentially been restored to all customers affected by the power shut off. here's a current outage map from the pga web site as of 9 o'clock last night only 1400 customers were still without power also about 1200 customers in the footprint of the kincade fire remain without power because of the fire to date the company has identified 156 instances of weather related damage from the october 26th shut off that was saturday and then the october 29th, shut off that was tuesday. the company says these instances of damage could have led to fires. and we know that the power shut down took a toll on people's pocketbooks you

case in point, a fire in lafayette last month. it only grew to six acres.s say preparation and cooperation paid off. >>> in one 24 hour period, confire in lafayette alone got 28 assistance calls. >> 20, 30 years in the fire service, in the county. no one has ever seen a day like the one that began in the late hours of the 26th, and ran through 18 hours, and well into the 27th. >> included in the ten major fires during that timeframe was the 34 mile-an-hour wind driven fire, that caused that of some in lafayette. the fire fight on multiple fronts was more manageable, resulting in only a couple of structures lost. >> other jurisdictions around the county took similar actions. >> reporter: says con fire, most people have done a very good job of having defensible space around their house. when you have defensive space, the chances of a fire on your property are greatly reduced. >> we have a part of it. it's not just the fire department that's going to come running in and doing something. we all have to stick our part in and help. >> reporter: the owner is alrea

excuse me highway 24 is close to lafayette so bart can fiish the major track. this project has been going on for months and conference get along is in lafayette tonight with detai on what people can expect are there delays scale. >>well just en there is really felt today was the major trash working this is the last henderson and that will impact. good news for people because they have been experiencing the shutdowns and slowdowns and on. 2 lanes will close on highway 24. >>new rail new cables and million unds of rock ballast to stabilizthe rail that will behe result of the month long project bart has been worki on since late summer t project funded by voter approved a measure r our walnut creek in a run-down serin weekend since august. it was suosed to be completed end of october but high fire danger postponed a project to november. >>just to make should have enough data on your phone to watch something get i guess that means more bart delays saturday, the lafayette line was running on one track with delays about 20 to 30 minutes match hernandez thankful t clos

everybody don't go to lafayette. killed in orinda at a party at an airbnb house. police have not made any arrests or identified any suspects. they also the motive could be. the chronicle reporting that one victim, one person kille is the accused killer in the san francisco quadruple murder that happened in hayes valley. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> orinda isn't the only community that's dealing with the control of airbnb rentals. neighbors in one home in livermore says it is frequently rented out on airbnb to large groups. it only takes one incident to create a disaster. the homeowner says he is making changes. >> we've been paring back how often we do it, having smaller groups, monitoring more tightly. at the end of the day certain people just aren't going to like it. >> the city could impose it eion day in san issuesroposition a would create $600 million for repairing affordable housing in the city and allow up to 2,800 new affordable housing units within existing buildings. >> also on the ballot

. >>> investigators in lafayette robbers who they say terrorized a couple in their home. it happened on crestmont drive in a normally quiet, and safe neighborhood. henry lee has more on why this crime is particulary troubling. >> reporter: it happened yet again. another armed home invasion robbery in lafayette. rattling residents in a normally peaceful city. at about 7:30 tuesday night at the height of the storm. three men wearing hospital masks, one of them armed with a gun entered this home through an open garage door. they pistol whipped a 65-year- old man who lives there, and tied him and his wife up. greg wilson lives across the street. >> that's really, really upsetting. >> reporter: the couple went able to free themselves until 11:00 at night. both were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. they declined to comment about their ordeal. >> good people, more or less kept to themselves. >> reporter: i've learned the intruder stole guns from the home, as well as the couple's porsche. >> i don't know if they took it because it was a nice car. >> reporter: the porsch

and a home invasion in lafayette. now, lafayette police say three thieves stormed their way into a home last night, tied up the two people inside. it took the victims hours to break free to call 911. it's the second home invasion in lafayette. the first happened halloween the same night of the orinda shooting. contra costa sheriff deputies are not sure if those two home invasions are linked. >>> one of the most notable comedians in the country is in san francisco tonight. his show is getting a lot of attention for what he's asking everyone to do before his show starts. pete davidson of "saturday night live" fame requires his fans to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and he's threatening a million-dollar penalty if they break the nda. this is no joke. nbc bay area's jean elle joins us in san francisco with the details. jean? >> reporter: raj, this is the form that fans had to sign before being allowed into the theater. it's a lot to read as you're waiting in line to get into a show. we didn't see anyone refuse to sign i

so it's stocked up in little pockets out of lafayette, so your drive time is on the run eyes becauseot spot. 21 minutes now an growing from wanted creek over to oakland. t's get a check of the forecast with your back strong all right. thank you robin we're seeing a lot of sunshine and clear conditions us our south a camera. >>just east of san jose this is the lick observatory on top of mount halton. it is a beautiful shot here we're seeing sunshine. a mostly clear conditions throughout the higher bay area and in facthe temperatures are going to start reflecting it as we get into the afternoon hours we're going to see mild to warm conditis in the 70's around the bay area on average tomorrow much of the same just more cloud cover. but then by the end of the week thursday dip down and cool just tart to bit. before warming back up into the weekend. have all those details in my full forecast coming up james. >>all right. thank you vy much for the antique us trying to find answernow after her son died nearly 2 years ago in t north bay tyler silva died in near beach back in december of 2017

this happened on the heels of two other break-ins in lafayette. the man told us of the terrifying ordeal and we're joined live. >> reporter: that man believes he was targeted and so do police. but police say they are still investigating whether the crimes are related. john called it the most frightening moments of his life. he says late wednesday night two men with guns broke into his house while weighs half asleep. >> they appear in my bedroom telling me to wake up. >> reporter: they said they were going to rob him and wanted cash. then they threatened him. what did they say? >> i'll kill you ma. guns. they probably mentioned i'll kill you three our four times. please don't kill me. my cats are,me. >> reporter: he says the men stole the cash in his home and in his car then tied him up. he says they gave him back his car keys before taking off. >> i'm extremely thankful that they didn't hurt me. >> reporter: similar stories in lafayette. just tuesday night three thieves broke into a home and tied up two people. the victims could only watch as the

the fire also destroyed part of the lafayette tennis club. in this se, the fire marshal determined pg e power lines caused the fire. in martinez by force way the investigation found pg me was behind a fire that caused people to evacuate. >>the fire in martinez on forest way. was a combination of power lines and a transformer. >>the lafayette and martinez fires burned a few acres pg need tells kron 4 news power was on where the fire started. it was not impacted by the shutdown also the utility is cooperating with the investigation and will respond to requests for documents and other information related to those investigations khan fire knows it could have been worse. >>what we have preferred not to fight any of those fires that put. citizenry >>did also speak to the owner of the tennis club and he tells me he's glad no one was hurt. and right now is focused on trying to reopen. court that will determine exactly what failed on those pg e power lines to start the fires that should be out later on this month. in contra costa county i'm justine wa

chris bar from lafayette was paralyzed while surfing at ocean beach in san francisco back in february 2017. >> i fell and went head first into the ocean floor with enough force to break my neck in eight places. >> reporter: chris bar had been surfing ocean beach every week for a decade. that was before the day in february 2017 when his life came to a sudden halt. the neck injury left chris paralyzed from the neck down. he couldn't talk or breathe on his own. >> when i got there the first words he mouthed to me were pull the plug. >> the prognosis was bad, and bad meaning, you know, probably a 95% to 97% chance that i'll have nothing below my neck. >> chris made progress in rehab until he plateaued six months in. he saw no more improvements, but then he was accepted as patient number one into an innovative trial at the mayo clinic in minnesota. chris' team of doctors took stem cells from chris' own stomach fat and injected them into his spinal cord to promote regeneration and recovery. >> it was fast. it was fast. i felt it going in. i felt it in my legs. i hadn't felt anything in my l

thiss an old one, but it still wrapping up west 24 before the central lafayette exit crash. on the brakes through the scene there right now after that as on as you pasit, it's wide open continuing through a renda the caldecott over to the oakland side unr 15 minutes which is great from one at creek over to the oakland maze a quick peek at the south babies drive times are all in the green 81 on one to 80. all nice and smooth. so far rya james, thanks a lot robin 6. the thanksgiving apparently wouln't be the same without football out her i think i better football without football by now. >>yours you watch these games. i watch i dipped in and every now that i caused and falcons yeah falcons. >>saints pago yetake some hill play multiple positions for the saints. i was on display lasnight ear and in for a touchdown here is with another run. he also blocked a punt to in the game. you c do it all a saints win 2618 they clinch with that victory the nfc south and then erly watch the cowboys caught a little bit of that too huh there is the couch all now plan. bill's that was a trick p

highway 24 in lafayette looks okay. and we can see the rain coming down here on this stretch of highway and 280 in san jose wet roads here as well. but traffic moving smoothly. >> thank you allie. the rain and snow is good news for our state's water supply but it does come with the dangers of flash flooding. caltrans has been working on erosion control to reduce the potential for mud slides. ash out of the local streams. >> we've taken some precautions. we have three separate non profits that we've contracted. place mulch to different things. . >> the fire burned 121 square miles and destroyed 174 homes. >>> more winter shelters were opening around the bay area. santa clara county opened several overnight warming centers. they're going stay open through friday. overnight temperatures could drop into 30s over the next few days make sure you keep up with the latest weather conditions by downloading our free ktvu at they're posting updates on facebook, twitter and instagram. >> on the 2020 presidential campaign trail. acco

walnut creek 42 good morning to you and 42 in lafayette. and as we head farther south we see 40s yet again. but 42 in sunnivale and palo alto. we're certainly a little cool out there and this was the rain over the thanks 24 hours. you can see this really move in. as we talk about what's happening right now we have more of the lighter shower variety and you can see that certainly moving through san francisco and submit. a little bit fremont. and as we go over to mount hamilton, yeah, you notice there's a little snow up there. that's what happens when you get up to elevation. right now airports are looking good. a lot of people are going to be heading out today. there is a system in the center of the country you can see there in chicago and down to atlanta. it is looking good as you can see the entire country in green. so we're looking good airport wise. intu we'll be staying sog -- but we'll be stay staying soggy in the bay area. we have that thunderstorm chance of showers but the wind will start to fall back and we will be chilly as we get

but either way, extra deputies will patrol orinda and lafayette from today until further notice. in lafayette, i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> a fairfield woman and her grandchildren are missing. investigators say sandra young last spoke to her sister on sunday and was supposed to meet up with young and 9-year-old jaiden hill and 7-year-old tamara hill in vallejo and they never showed up and haven't been heard from since. she drives a green al baghdadiurea with license place 5hlm514. >>> a deadly hit-and-run in south san jose. shortly after 4:00 a.m. police got a call of a man face down on the curb at foxworthy and rabino drive. the man was hit by a driver who didn't stop after the collision. investigators have no leads on the driver or what kind of car was involved in this crash. this is the 24th time this year that a car hit and killed a pedestrian in san jose. >>> we have a search warrant for the residence. [ sirens ] >> a rude awakening in the east foothills this morning. a police chopper and s.w.a.t. team and sirens blocking off the street near story road. our c

first there's heavy police presence outside a home in lafayette. an ambulance was seen leaving this location with a police car trailing behind it. we're trying to confirm reports this is a possible home invasion and robbery. you can see officers around a suitcase there in the middle of the street. we reached out to lafayette police for details, we'll let you know as soon as we get more information. >>heads up if your holiday travel takes you through oakland international airport. >> it feels like things have calmed down a bit, but last night it was chaos because a power outage left security down, flights were unable to arrive and depart on time. lauren martinez has more on what it looks like this morning. >> it looks busy, those that had canceled flights from last night are rebooked for this morning. it appears everything is running smoothly and on time but it's so busy. the tsa line out of the southwest terminal here stretches to the baggage claim area. it is very, very busy. last night power went out around 6:00. it affected terminals and securit

there is heavy police presence outside of a house in lafayette. an ambulance was seen leaving this location with a police car trailing behind it. we're trying to confirm reports this is a possible home invasion and robbery. you can see officers around a suitcase there in the middle of the street. we reached out to lafayette police for wlletu ow as as we information. >>> heads up if your holiday travel takes you through oakland international airport. >> that airport is still feeling the impact of the rain with shut down security and delayed flights. lauren martinez has more on what it looks like this morning. >> those that had to rebook flights or had flights delayed, it looks like everything is running smoothly now. it is 4:30 in the morning, but it appears things are flowing. we looked at the southwest flight board, it looked like all the flights were on time. that's good news. last night power went out here around 6:00 p.m. affecting terminals and security screenings. some tsa lines continued to work in the dark. passengers tweeted photos of the

to the house party. >> it seems to me like they were being lazy because the whole force wasn't in lafayette. >> reporter: tanya lofton was hill's auntie. to add insult to injury, while she and other grieving families were holding vigil in orinda sunday night, people driving by stopped and yelled the n-word and other obscenities. >> that's what they told us. go back to the ghetto. it's not where you live. it's a respect thing. and we didn't get that from them. >> reporter: now, tomorrow orinda city council plans to take up the issue of further restricting short-term rentals in order to prevent future house parties. live in orinda, i'm kate larson, abc7 news. >> okay, kate, thank you. >> new at 11:00, the shooting in orinda has raised fear and concern with some neighbors in the east bay. they want to see regulations for short-term rentals like airbnb in their city. >> abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in livermore with the story tonight. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, dan and ama, several cities in the tri-valley have regulations on short-term house rentals. livermore does not and some

those fires heavily damaged the lafayette tennis club, and destroyed two other buildings and damaged the roof of a nearby home. >>> a massive new park project kicked off in san francisco today. the location is what makes it unique. maria medina reports it is on top of the busy tunnel. >> reporter: by 2021 this is why 14 acres of land between chrissy field and the presidio will look like. the park with scenic overlooks of the golden gate bridge, gardens, and a gateway plaza with food and services. developer say it will be a must- see stop for visitors from around the world. >> the location is a geographical center for san francisco. a naval, a cradle, a forever place, a timeless place. >> reporter: the first phase of this project started almost 2 years ago. caltrans had to create a slope down to chrissy field. and then the trust added thousands of plants. >> aren't we plowed of what he is doing here? >> reporter: nancy pelosi was at the ceremony expressing her own pride. >> as essay to my colleagues, whatever title you want to give me that is okay, no title is better than being the re

the fire in lafayette no update. no fire reported in the system. the area in orinda. back to you.

conferen going on is live for us now in lafayette with details on what people should expect they go. justine and the road losures on highway 24 wille will begin at 11. >>o'clock tonight, but there is realy for bart riders who have i've been dealing with these shutdowns and slowdowns since augusttoday in the last expected major track work. the project. >>new rail new cableand plans to replace about 2.8 million pounds of rock ballast to stabilize thrail tt will be the result of the onth long project bart has been working on since late summer the project nded by voter approved a measure our shutdown stations between walnut creek in a run-down serin weekend since august. was supposed to be completed end of october but high fire daer postponed a project to november. >>justo make should have en data on your phe to tch something get i guess that means more bart delays saturday, the lafayte line was running on one track with days at about 20 to 30 minutes match hernandez thankful the closure is not happening during weekday rush ho. >>i wasn't bad at all you know, it's only 15 minutes so defi

we have mid to upper 40s through the tri valley. 50 from lafayette, pleasant hill, concord, 49 in brentwood. we have 50 in san francisco, oakland, hayward, 51. 52 at san jose. los gatos, 54. from the sutro tower. some haze out there. a little fog trying to move across. out and about today, cool then comfortable. not as warm as it has been. low pollen. fog will linger for the better part of the day. for the north bay, 48 7:00. 65 at 11:00. noon to about 4:00, low 70s. 56 at 7:00 this evening. east bay, stuck in the 50s through 9:00. mid to upper 60s from 11:00 to 4:00. we'll be 59 at 7:00. and san francisco, barely gets out of the 50s today. 60 at 11:00. 63 at 3:00. back down to 57 at 7:00. a really cool day ahead of us. temperatures are back to average. possible records this evening. here's jobina. >> good morning. i'm here to bring the good news from our traffic center now. things are light right now. this is a live look right here at the richmond-san rafael bridge, nice and smooth. the bay bridge is starting to get busy. very smooth as well. no issues popping up at the toll plaza or anyth