in larkspur wayne friedman abc 7 news. >> if you know anything, even if it seems insignificant to larkspur police tell abc. they are anxious to hear from you. >>> the man accused of throwing a homeless man's belongings into lake merit is charged with second degree robbery. the 30-year-old is beings accused of snatching a cell phone out of the hand of man having a conversation with him. and at friday he was kault on camera throeing a homeless man's belonging into the lake and that video went viral. he is being held on $100,000 yale bail on the santa rita jail in dublin. >> researchers are linking proposition 47 which lowered sentences to an increase in thefts. the public policy institute of california reports larcenies increased by 9 petros by 2016. car break-ins accounted for about 3/4s of the increase. violent crime increased. but researchers say proposition 47 wasn't the cause. they say it was due in part to changes in crime reporting. >>> police in hills bureau are warning residents will several mountain lion sights. there's been activity as you see on the map since june 3rd backup wild

in larkspur, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> a runway at seattle's seatac airport is disclosed after someone opened fire nearby near the airport. a spokesman with the washington state patrol is posting updates on twitter. this is the command post near the areas where officers search for a gunman. no one was seriously hurt. but four carsy hit. troopers say the runway was chosed in abundance of caution and they are not expecting delays. >>> a new study suggest attention the napa earthquake may have been caused by stretching of the earth's crouse due to resedding ground water. the 6.0 quake in 2014 killed one person and injured efrl more and caused $50 million in losses. according to the report, land between the napa and sonoma valleys is stretch each sner as ground water levels fall beneath the valleys and the ground sinks and contracts. it was published in the geophysical journal reern. >>> well here is some fun news. the world cup is come to the united states. >> goal. and bay area fans might not have go far. >> this time germany, two scores. >> imagine that at levi stadium. soccer f

according to the "marin independent journal," the extension between san rafael and the larkspur ferry terminal should be open in 2019. the company in charge of the larkspur's engineer is services has been given nearly $500,000 to complete the work. this summer and wall, thfall wi very intensive period of construction. >>> new details now on the largest wild in california's history when the thomas fire was finally out, it had scorched more than 280,000 acres, destroyed more than 1,000 structures and cost more than $77 million to fight. we have newly released 911 calls from the december night it all started. >> fire department, what's the state of your emergency? >> it is not a residential fire. the fire is a wildland fire and it is in the mountains. >> reporter: calls started pouring in about the first signs of the thomas fire around 6:30 in the evening on december 4th of 2017. >> i see the orange glow and a lot of smoke. >> the emergency? you reporting a fire, sir? >> yes, ma'am. >> we're on the way, sir. >> reporter: as the minutes went by, the wind picked up and the fire quickly gre

according to the "marin independent journal," the extension between san rafael and the larkspur ferrypen in 2019. the company in charge of the larkspur's engineering services has been given nearly $500,000 to complete the work. this summer and fall will be a very intensive period of construction. >>> new details now on the wifi california's history. when the thomas fire was finally out, it had scorch more than 280,000 acres, destroyed more than 1,000 stlln . we have newly released 911 calls from the december night it all started. >> fire department, what's the state of your emergency? >> it is not a residential fire. the fire is a wildland fire and it is in the mountains. >> reporter: calls started pouring in about the first signs of the thomas fire around 6:30 in the evening on december 4th of 2017. >> i see the orange glow and a lot of smoke. >> the emergency? you reporting a fire, sir? >> yes, ma'am. >> we're on the way, sir. >> there's about 100 students here. >> reporter: as the minutes went by, the wind picked up and the fire quickly grew. >> fire paramedics, are you reporting t

our coverage starts in the north bay with pete suratos from larkspur from one of the front-runners in the primary race is casting his ballot. who are we talking about here? >> reporter: good morning. the front-runner is lieutenant governor gavin newsom here in the past half hour and we'll show you some of the video and you see h-- you see him there w his wife and kids and he's considered to be the front-runner in today's primary race for governor. but that second spot on the november ballot is still up for grabs and vying for the second spot is former los angeles mayor villaraigosa, here he is in video filing his ballot in los angeles today. now the other candidate competing for that second spot is john cox, a san diego businessman. and he is running as a republican. not to mention he's also backed by president donald trump and in that video he's voting last night in san diego. let's show our viewers the top candidates in today's primary. you have gavin newsom and villaraigosa and john cox on that list. travis allen is one of the top candidates and john chung who is the california sta

the no contact voted this morning with his life and kids in larkspur and will wait for returns in the mission district. now analyst say the big question is who finishes in second and will advance to the general ele? republicans are hoping they'll have a candidate. millionaire baseman john cox pulled into second in polls after getting lots of support from president trump. he voted yesterday in san diego. former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa voted in l.a. today. the democrat has been polling in third but hoping a latino turn outwill boston him to second and shut republicans out of a shot at the top office. now analyst say newsom would have an easier battle in november against a republican given the state has seen a steady decline of republicanss. now just 25% of registered voters, the same as voters are no party preference. by the way as results come in tonight we'll be able to use this and show you county by county data in real time in the governor race we can even choose the various counties and show you how people are voting for particular candidates. we'll have that for the

he is a father of four, as he cast the vote this morning in the marin county down are town of larkspur. gavin newsom tolds even though it looks favorable it doesn't matter until the votes are counted. >> everybody. >> fellow democrat formers los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa voted this morning in l.a. he has been out ofitic liive ye. most polls show him in third place. he is counting on a big latino turnout. >> right. >> hi, there. >> the leading republican in the race is john cox, a relative unknown who got a big boost in the campaign when he was endorsed by president trump. he voted in san diego yesterday. the other republican in the race state assemblyman travis all isn't a considered a long shot as is democrat john chon. he has been in politics two decades and is now the state treasurer. he voted this morning in torrance. right now rounding out the top five the only female in the race former superintendent of public rucks instruction delaine easton she has tried to stay above the frey running a positive campaign. kashl tyler abc 7. >>> one of the most contentious measures is r

he cast his ballot this mo in larkspur with his family in tow. his kids got to skip school for the occasion. he said he's more excited than nervous going into today which isn't surprising considering the polls. depending on the pollster he's from eight to 13 points ahead of the no. 2 candidate john cox at the moment. his bus tour went to 23 cities with 30 stops. he says he spent three years campaigning. this last year he says he's laid it all on the line. off in oakla s >> look, every part of the state we made a strong case for our candidacy. there's 27 folks in this race. tomorrow there will likely be two once those votes are all counted. we're hoping to be in that top two of then we're off to -- what? five more months of campaigning if we're lucky. >> reporter: he did spend the afternoon campaigning. he finished off the afternoon in oakland shaking hands and chatting with mayor libby schaff. he's expected to be at this watch party a little bit later tonight around 9:00. in the meantime john cox, the republican candidate, who is leading cast his

. >> of the governor's race, gavin newsom, cast hballot in larkspur this morning, and regardless of potil part l party, the top compete in november. >> in san francisco covering the mayor's ways -- race. >>> but we begin with the latest on the governor's race. christina?>> reporter: gavin newsom is the front runner, and we know that he has a strong base in northern california to likely get one of the top two spots, but tonight it will be interesting to see who emerges to take the second spot in the runoff, republican john cox is leading in second, pulls show, and he has had a rg supphanks in part to president donald trump, who endorsed him on social media last month. this morning, the president again, in high tax, high crime california, be sure to get out x for governor, he will make a big difference. antonio villaraigosa is trailing and third, he is well known in california, ast-minute push across the , including the bay area, just yesterday, antonio villaraigosa appeals to the working class, and he is relying on the latino vote, it is possi could see a between and antoo villaraigosa, th

in terms of other areas at risk, we are also looking at san rafael, larkspur and san mateo county as areas of having severe and continuous flooding throughout the years. >> that is something to think about. >>> a three-day search has ended for a lost hiker it in sequoia national park. we will tell you how is 72-year- old missing man was found by the california national guard. >>> it was a big weekend at the box office for "incredibles 2". there is a new warning that came out. you will see that before the film is on the screen. >>> you can see traffic is going to be moving along okay. it is a little slow here one highway ching the willow pass e. >>> fog is our big story. last year at this time, there was a high-pressure center right over us. not this year. it is centered over the great lakes. it is almost 90 degrees in detroit already. right now, comcast business is doubling your internet speed. so you can download large files faster. and power more employees on more devices. all for a new low price. what does that equal? our best internet price ever. you do the math. because now for

let's look at the temperatures larkspur is 50, berkeley 49. there is one observation of oakland at 49. the city is 51 with a lot of tense clothes. alameda is 53. the city is 51. i wonder what the water temperature is? 51 degrees at the san francisco bouy. bodega bay's water temperature will be fixed around the 15th or 16th. i asked the national weather service at monterey and they said they would fix it. it should be around the 16th. it should be around 42 -- 49 degrees. it needs to get fixed. we have few high clouds that are favoring areas to the north and in the sierra. temperatures are coming down today in san jose. they came down yesterday. livermore 82, 76 today. 79 in palo alto. santa rosa is pretty warm at 86. today they will be 78. the cooling continues west. the wind has ramped up in the last 24 hours. for some, it was up to 35 or 40 miles per hour. we had some low to upper 40s on the peninsula, low 40s to the north. napa airport is 47. livermore is 51 degrees. fremont and pacifica is 49 degrees. 52 in san mateo. 36, 59 for truckee. 5

there's no changes to the larkspur ferry. >>> new at 6:00, using the commute one ferry at a time.g today. >>> a local company directly impacted by the me too movement is making big changes to its sexual harassment policy. sexual harassment policy. >>> tourists >>> at 5:54. this is a live look at san rafael, southbound on 101. this is one of the areas that will see the biggest warming today. nearly six to seven degrees while the rest of us warm just a couple degrees here and there. not noticeable until we get that big warming trend tomorrow and this weekend. >>> take a look at your screen. this is really scary. part of the ceiling crashing down on people inside a tourist center in china. this happened yesterday in w huayin city. some managed to jump out of the way. at least nine people were hurt. rescuers had to free people trapped under the debris. no word yet on what caused that ceiling to come down. >>> netflix has updated its sexual harassment policies for film crews. >> netflix crew members should not flirt, give lingering hugs nor stare at anyone for longer than five seconds.

. >> and speang of the governor's race, gavin newsom, cast his ballot in larkspur this morning, and regardlessarty, the top 2 will compete in november. >> in san francisco covering the mayor's ways -- race. >>> but we begin with the latest on the governor's race. christina?>> reporter: gavin newsom is the front runner, and we know that he has a strong base in northern california to likely get one of the top two spots, but tonight it will be interesting to see who emerges to take the second spot in the runoff, republican john cox is leading in second, pulls show, and he has had a surge of support, thanks in part to

san rafael, larkspur and san mateo county is in a great danger of chronic flooding.n beach, this is a beautiful view as long as it's not in your living room. the report puts emphasis on the real estate market to look at the risks that some property owners are taking if they decide to buy beach front property and if the sea level rises, it will affect city and county governments in their financial situation because some of these properties could be devalued. >> leigh martinez, thank you. >>> more americans are taking climate change more seriously according to a new study, particularly when it comes to buying a house. homes most exposed to flooding and hurricane risk were worth less last year than a decade ago. between 2007 and 2017 average home prices in areas facing the lowest risk of flooding, hurricanes and wildfires have far outpeaced those with the greatest risk. >>> in our few cases of west nile virus in humans were reported in southern california. in south bay, health officials are concerned after confirming two cases of west nile virus in dead birds. tomorrow