laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> that's the fortunate part. thank you, laura. >> now vick lee is live at the crosswalk community center. >> where the red cross has set up an evacuation center. vick? >> well, this church is near highway 29 near the shopping outlets if you will. this is one of two shelters that the red cross has set up, the other one in valetio, and you can see people registering for the central, maybe some of them for sheltser. there are 30 families who registered, 83 people total. this is woody baker cohen, a veteran red cross public affairs spokesperson. i've seen you on many of these disasters, woody. thanks for being here with this quick interview. first of all, this shelter started this morning, right, as a play to get food and water. but then morphed into a shelter. how did that come about? >> it started the way they usually start. we open up an evacuation center, a place where people can go that have been displaced, get food, something to drink, some information about what's going on. we had health services workers for p

in napa, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you so much. science of this earthquake at usgs in menlo park. there's been at least two fairly sizeable afterchicagos, right? >> that's correct, kristen and cheryl. we've been monitoring a number of aftershocks, more than 30 of them so far, greatest at 3.6 and a number of them in the one to two range. seismologists and geophysicists have been very keenly watching this event. of course, as we've been reporting, this is the largest bay area earthquake we've had since the loma prieta earthquake in 1979. they are wanting to learn an awful lot about what's going on here. what we've been talking about with the geophysicists here is that today's event was a strike split fault, event. that means plates of the earth were moving in a lateral way -- in other words, going this direction, as opposed to a trust fault, which means they slip in a vertical way. either type of earthquake creates damage and we've been seeing damage in the bay area. i'm going to slip over here rkt if we have time to do so, to get br

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> that's the fortunate part. thank you, laura. >> now vick lee is live at the crosswalk community center. >> where the red cross has set up an evacuation center. vick? >> well, this church is near highway 29 near the shopping outlets if you will. this is one of two shelters that the red cross has set up, the other one in valetio, and you can see people registering for the central, maybe some of them for sheltser. there are 30 families who registered, 83 people total. this is woody baker cohen, a veteran red cross public affairs spokesperson. i've seen you on many of these disasters, woody. thanks for being here with this quick interview. first of all, this shelter started this morning, right, as a play to get food and water. but then morphed into a shelter. how did that come about? >> it started the way they usually start. we open up an evacuation center, a place where people can go that have been displaced, get food, something to drink, some information about what's going on. we had health services workers for p

laura anthony has been there all morning long with the latest. a look at the devastation behind you, laura. >> it does look like a war zone. this is ground zero for this horrible event for folks who lost everything. really in a matter of minutes after the earthquake, they say gas lines broke and this mobile home park, these three, went up in flames rather quickly. add to that firefighters with no water, no water pressure. show you what it looked like when we arrived very early this morning. i've been to a lot of fires in my career, somewhat troubling to see firefighters really couldn't do much. they were just able to really try to do what they could in terms of some of the homes, warning people to get out. they had no water pressure for 15 to 20 minutes they told me. really all they could do is try to defend some of the other places. in fact they told me had they had water like they normally would, they certainly would have been able to save at least one of these three homes in this immediate area. now, of course, the most dramatic words we've hea

laura anthony, abc7 news. >> a lot more to bring you. an american apparently executed by the militant group , isis. the vicious challenge to president obama and the united states. and they may have lost, but they left with their pride. one little league coach's emotional speech that is going viral tonight. and the local girl with a very big heart. and how she is changing the lives of children all over the world. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. you are looking at gray skies right now and wiper weather for your more than commute. -- for your morning commute. i will be back with when we will see a change in our pattern. >> take a look at what we made for you tonight. jay hi. i am -- >>> tonight the white house says it is working quickly to confirm the authenticity of a video by isis militants showing the beheading of an american journalist. james foley was kidnapped in november of 2012. a video on-lineppears to show the free -- freelance photo journalist delivering a statement condemning u.s. airstrikes in iraq and he is then

laura anthony, abc7 news. >> a lot more to bring you. an american apparently executed by the militant group , isis. the vicious challenge to president obama and the united states. and they may have lost, but they left with their pride. one little league coach's emotional speech that is going viral tonight. and the local girl with a very big heart. and how she is changing the lives of children all over the world. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. you are looking at gray skies right now and wiper weather for your more than commute. -- for your morning commute. i will be back with when we will see a change in our pattern. >> take a look at what we made for you tonight. jay hi. i am -- >> hi, i am chris says it is working quickly to confirm the authenticity of a video by isis militants showing the beheading of an american journalist. james foley was kidnapped in november of 2012. a video on-line appears to show the free -- freelance photo journalist delivering a statement condemning u.s. airstrikes in iraq and he is then beheaded

laura anthony joining us from walnut creek. >> reporter: he's a purple heart recipient and in critical condition. we understand his prognosis is pretty positive, but still a frightening and bizarre turn for a husband and father who survived so much in iraq. >> it's horrible, shocking. >> reporter: she lived across the street from brandon, the marine veteran and purple heart recipient shot multiple times while walking near his home. >> it's horrible that that would happen to him here. that he would survive his tours of duty and then come here and get shot. >> reporter: he served three tours in iraq as a scout sniper instructor. he received his purple heart after suffering a severe head injury from an ied explosion. in 2012, abc 7 news featured he and miss family as they were moving in to their new authority fwanlg free home courtesy of a bank of america program to help veterans wounded in combat. at the time he said his focus even in the worst of times was his family. >> when you're getting shot at regularly and blown up, the one thing you think about most when you have the time is your

laura anthony, abc7 news. >> a lot more to bring you.erican apparently executed by the militant group , isis. the vicious challenge to president obama and the united states. and they may have lost, but they left with their pride. one little league coach's emotional speech that is going viral tonight. and the local girl with a very big heart. and how she is changing the lives of children all over the world. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. you are looking at gray skies right now and wiper weather for your more than commute. -- for your morning commute. i will be back with when we will see a change in our pattern. >> take a look at what we made for you tonight. jay hi. i am -- nds] the wait is over for even faster internet. xfinity is now doubling the internet speed... ...on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet...period. xfinity internet from comcast, now double the speed. says it is working quickly to confirm the authenticity of a video by isis militant

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has more. >> i am so happy to be home i could just jump up and down. >> reporter: both in their 80s, lorene and dale web returned to their home in oakhurst after two days of fear and uncertainty. was there a time when you thought you wouldn't have anything to come back home to? >> oh, yes, oh, yes. >> reporter: though it came close, the fire skirted the area near their house much to their relief. >> the shops up here, everything is -- just like it us supposed to be. >> we got lucky it was headed north towards our house. >> reporter: this man almost lost his home and barbecue business to the fire. but today it was all about getting back to business, thanking the firefighters who made sure his place and many others survived. >> just to bring the community back out. let them know that not just sit at home and be depressed about it. let's get out and do this. >> reporter: out front on highway 41, cheerleaders from the local high school came out to express their gratitude to passing firefighters. that is not to say some here haven't suffered greatly like t

laura anthony joins us tonight with that story. laura? >> hi, cheryl, there is a new law aims to prevent this kind of punishment of homeowners and east bay mud is condemning it, but it's still happening the homeowner replaced her lawn with drought resistant plants and is now being fined for doing that. >> you'll see very little ground cover and plantings as they mature. >> fran says she's just trying to do her part to offset the drought. replace her lawn with new landscaping. but her homeowner association still wanted grass. >> i think that they're probably not in tune with the current best practices of environment. >> she says plants included mint and spruce, but no lawn. he appealed and now, hoa is fining her $50 per month. a letter stated quote it will look better with turf. >> since i did do it, they imposed the $50 per month fine until such time as i complied with the request. >> she is battling with the hoa. >> east bay mudd, we think it's what you should be thinking about doing. >> we visited four homes but got no comment. >> if we

laura anthony joins us tonight with that story. laura? >> hi, cheryl, there is a new law aims to prevent this kind of punishment of homeowners and east bay mud is condemning it, but it's still happening the homeowner replaced her lawn with drought resistant plants and is now being fined for doing that. >> you'll see very little ground cover and plantings as they mature. >> fran says she's just trying to do her part to offset the drought. replace her lawn with new landscaping. but her homeowner association still wanted grass. >> i think that they're probably not in tune with the current best practices of the environment. >> she says plants included mint and spruce, but no lawn. he appealed and now, hoa is fining her $50 per month. a letter stated quote it will look better with turf. >> since i did do it, they imposed the $50 per month fine until such time as i complied with the request. >> she is battling with the hoa. >> east bay mudd, we think it's what you should be thinking about doing. >> we visited four homes but got no comment. >> i

abc 1 news reporter laura anthony is live from the capital tonight. >> well, hi, dan. there's also some questions about whether caltrans tried to silence the critics of the project. the hearing is still going on behind me at capital. one senator says there's still many questions he'll ask the attorney general and possibly a federal prosecutor to investigate. >> they may be disgruntled, as you said, mr. director, but they may be right as well. >> did caltrans officials intimidate and even retaliate against internal critics during the year's long construction of the new bay bridge. that was one of several questions state lawmakers wanted answers to in a special hearing on the lessons learned from the project. >> the report alleges that the caltrans management team engaged in retaliatory activity in response to legitimate issues raised by these employees and consultants. as you can imagine the project management team for the department disagrees. >> we with one investigator can't investigate all of the questions that we continue to have. >> before the hearing a criminal i

i'm kgo's laura anthony for cnn. >> our thanks to laura anthony. she mentioned the water main breaks not being an issue with firefighters responding as well as the gas lines that were ruptured. at last check, there were 30 water main breaks or leaks that crews are still responding to. and more than 100 gas line reports that there are issues, again, crews are trying to fix to prevent more situations like that. now, earlier, our brian stelter had a chance to talk to karen lynch, the owner of the inn on randolf. and she was able to show us some of the damage at her inn. and described what it felt like when the ground shook. let's listen. >> it definitely woke us all up. i feel really lucky that all the guests were in bed sleeping. i think everybody was probably safer in their rooms. but it was definitely -- it was no a rolling earthquake where we were. it was definitely a big jolt and tossed us around a little bit. and, you know, sent pictures flying and cabinets opened and lots of -- lots of glass broken. lots of mirrors. but luckily everybody is saf

laura anthony has our story. >> reporter: for many high school students in richmond, get the grades is one thing. being able to pay for college quite another. but now city and school leaders plan to take full advantage of a $35 million grant from chevron to make sure all kids can afford that next step. >> this will make sure that every single young person in the city of richmond during the course of this funding is able to attend college if they want to, if they figure out how they're going to get in. we will make sure that the money is available. >> reporter: the money comes with chevron's community investment agreement with richmond as part of its refinery modernization. at kennedy high, for example, about two-thirds of students graduate, but many do not go on to college because they simply can't afford it. >> these scholarships will help a lot of students and help me a lot because my family may not have the best job, but it will help me a lot by the scholarship. >> what happens with our kids is that they don't see options for themselves. and they see all the barriers. they can start

. >> laura anthony spoke with one local mother who lost her adult daughter to suicide, a case with eerie similarities in fact to williams. >> she was, like i said, very accomplished and very high energy. >> reporter: teresa ferguson knows well what the family of robin williams is going through. she lost her 31-year-old daughter, jeanni to suicide six years ago. the method, hanging. >> eventually she just gave up hope that she was ever going to be able to get better. and in fact, one of the final things she said was i don't think i can ever have kids. and so how can i get married knowing that i can never have kids, because i can't take care of myself. >> reporter: since jeanni's death, she has devoted much of her energy to out of the darkness, a national foundation dedicated to suicide prevention. knowing the star battled depression, ferguson recently tried to contact williams' publicist to see if he might speak at their october march in oakland. >> this just happened yesterday. i've already had a number of patients that hatalked about it today. >> reporter: williams' suicide has prompted

laura anthony has been monitoring the situation at the mobile home park that's been on fire with four homes just destroyed. laura, the good thing you have been reporting on, they believe, they are sure that nobody is injured in that fire? and this is a picture of six flags in vallejo, the popular amusement park. this is one of their last weekends of summer. they expected a lot of kids might go. but today we don't know if it is going to happen because they are checking the safety of the roller coaster rides and that's what they are known for, massive rides. they will need to check very thoroughly before they can put riders on them. so the opening of these particular rides will be in question. we will keep you posted, but six flags, discover kingdom in vallejo, a popular amusement park that happens to be right in the center of the biggest quake center, the epicenter of it all, and we will keep an eye on it. >> and that also is a place where you can go and visit animals. we're told that all the animals have been checked out and all the critters are just fine. we do know there are some hu

let's get to laura anthony where flames are still burning at that mobile home park. laura. >> i'm here at the napa valley mobile park. this is north of napa. this is one of three mobile homes that are burning as we speak here. this one a total loss. i talked to the folks who live here, it's a couple. and they say they didn't even feel the earthquake. a neighbor came here and knocked on the door and told them their home was on fire. we have two more here right next to it to the left. completely gone. and then behind that one beyond did you can see another one is burning. we understand there is also at least one other in this park that has been destroyed. joining us now is a man who lives here, frank jones. thanks for joining me here. frank, you had another one right next to you, correct, about two blocks down that also went up in. >> yes. immediately after the earthquake, of course, everyone leaves their home. and i know sooner walk out my back door and i saw the house behind me on fire. unfortunately the earthquake knocked out several watermains. when the fire departm

laura anthony has been covering that for us. we have thousands of wine bottles of that been destroyed in this fire and earthquake. as you look at some of the fire pictures from the mobile home park, i want to let you know they had a water main break as well in the area and one of them deeply affected the fighting of this particular fire. water tenders had delivered some water as they were without the immediate hydrants there with the water main break there. and 30,000 people still now, about five and a half hours after the earthquake, still don't have power. about 30,000 people. most of them in the immediate napa, american canadian, vallejo area. this is the biggest earthquake to hit the region in 25 years. 6.99 was the loma prieta earthquake. there have been smaller ones in napa in the last 15 years, but none causing the magnitude of destruction we are seeing today. >> we are going to be hearing from officials of napa at any moment. they and he add news conference within the next hour. you see a live picture of the city of napa

a story laura anthony first broke on twitter. brandon was walking on golf course road early this morning when he was shot. the marine was the focus of a story we did two years ago. he's a purple heart recipient who suffered a head injury when an ied exploded. he and his wife and three children moved in to a mortgage free home as part of a round wounded veterans program. a neighbor said he was a friendly person who helped make the block a safer place. >> it's shocking. it's disgusting. he was probably my best neighbor you because he did it put up the cameras for our security. >> he's listed in critical condition at a walnut creek hospital. police have not made any arrests at this point. laura anthony will have more about the story coming up at 5:00. >>> palo alto police have made an arrest in a pair of groping stints. investigators say last month 58-year-old ahmad touched and kicked a woman in her 30s sitting on a bench. she huffed him and got away. just last week, the same man approached another woman at stanford university she s

. >> laura anthony has more on that. >> i am standing in one of four mobile homes that burned into the in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. this one firefighters thought they could have saved had they had access to water, but the watermains were broken. all they could do for the first 15 or 20 minutes was stand here and watch these burn and evacuate other residents. six to eight others suffered damage. in napa, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> a lot of people have traveled to the north bay to assess the damage from today's quake. one is gavin new -- newsome. >> he said it is time to evaluate how prepared we are under these circumstances. >> it is mesmerizing and the price of living particularly in the bay area, but california as a whole should come with some responsibility to take seriously that if nothing else, take care of your community and neighborhood. get to know your neighborhoods and have some emergency plans that have resources like 72 hours .org. >> more than 200 people were taken to the hospital. >> one person is in critical condition and alyssa harrington is live at qu

. >> laura anthony is live at the coliseum. >> hi, ama. this game just wrapped up. not a good outcome on this side, but over and oracle arena this morning, a much better development, including rare, positive comments from the wolf. whatever the acrimony behind closed doors, lou wolf and all the major players came together to celebrate the final step in a protracted process. >> we're on a wins streak, both i think with the j p.m. a and in major league baseball. we want to continue both. >> it's been a long journey and quite frankly i'm extremely gratified that we've been able to do this. >> there's a park that's going to hold this one in. >> reporter: the extension is for ten year, but the a's are required to stay for four through the 2018 season, unlike prior versions of the deal there's also a provision that allows for the new stadium to be built for the raiders, if and when that plan comes to fruition. >> to the raider fans out there, we love you. your stadium will be part of the vision, too. >> asked how serious he is in oakland, lou wolfe told us. >> as part of

i'm kgo's laura anthony. >> incredible scenes from the earthquake aftermath. >>> imagine two years inaptivi captivity, held by terrorists, not knowing if you'll see family or friends. that's the ordeal that end ford peter curtis, the merge journalist to be eunited with his family. >>> the masked executioner that killed james foley, but bringing him to justice may be a tougher task. what does an apron have to do with car insurance? every time you tie on an apron, you make progress. and we like that. because progress is what we make, too. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] during the cadillac summer's best event, lease this 2014 ats for around $299 a month. hurry in -- this exceptional offer ends soon. ♪ >>> welcome back. i'm jim sciutto. american peter theo curtis, held captive by islamist militants for almost two years syria has been released hand everybody to u.n. peace keepers in the golan heights. u.s. national security adviser susan rice issues a statement that reads in part, quote, today the american people share in the joy and relief that theo's family feels and we look forward to a safe re

in san jose, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> san jose is hours away from beginning to clean up a homeless camp called the jungle. the jungle is near 280. about 200 people currently live there. city officials passed out fliers detailing the clean up and they say those who don't move will be subject to criminal prosecution. >> this is where we are at. this is home for us. as bad as it may look and whatnot, this is home. >> a lot of people just keep bringing water and food and you can't argue the point. there is a time to stop. stop it now. >> homeless advocates are calling it an eviction. the clean up begins at 7:00 tomorrow morning. >>> the clean up from san francisco's out lands festival is successful. a hundred music acts performed at golden gate park including tom petty and the heartbreakers and mclemore and lewis. the cold temperatures allowed everyone to have a good time. >> they were festival heads, but the people at outside lands are really nice and make you feel comfortable and no one is too cool for anyone. >> there were arrests for selling fake tickets. >>> still to come on the n

the laura anthony has the story. sf. >> this is just one of several simultaneous side show police and highway patrol were trying to deal with sunday afternoon and evening. first in the neighborhood of east oakland and then on various freeways. even to the bay bridge toll plaza. >> in this case we had 3 side show going at the same time. one on 8 80 5 80, port of oakland and all mobile so they are constantly moving. >> it's crazy because everybody is just doing whatever they want to do it's not okay. >>reporter: like many in this neighborhood this young man didn't want his face shown for fear of retaliation. >> there was running red light and doing do nuts and if no regard for the law. anything could happen. somebody could get hit somebody and jump out shooting. >> not only becoming more risky and more bold, but also we are seeing fatalities associated. >>reporter: in fact according to the highway patrol, one of last night side show participant man on motorcycle lost his life. in the aftermath of the activity on inters

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has more on the repairs in napa. >> reporter: this man is pointing to the roof of his 2013 toyota. still trapped along with 20 other cars underneath a collapsed carport at napa's charter oaks apartments. it's easy to see what's wrong here. but in other parts of napa, the quake damage isn't as obvious, though no less devastating. >> water came through the sealing right up here where you see the yellow, right along those pipes joe. >> reporter: the building is structurally sound but the water damage inside is extensive. >> we had a broken sprinkler system that flooded the back of the store. carpet delaminated, so we had to pull it up. >> reporter: martin hopes to have the carpets replaced and the store ready to reopen by monday. at the uptown theater, it's probably going to take a lot longer. it has been red tagged and unsafe to enter. at this point it's unclear whether it will be ready in time to host the likes of dave mason, and dana carvy next month. >> here's the gap and here's the gap. >> reporter: the future is also cloudy for randy brown. his ho

in richmond, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> and amazing sight in corps taug cotati today. look at this image. workers using cranes moved this albino red wood tree, the big red wood was saved when the locals successfully lobbied smart train officials to relocate it away from the tracks. that cost $150,000, but tree lovers believe finding it a new home is priceless. >> just a different tree. there is not too many of them. >> very rare. albino red wood, one of the very few in the whole world. >> it has male and female, both on the same tree. and it is very unusual. >> those two branches are -- >> the presence of green and white leaves tet is apart. some fans believe it is the biggest of its kind on the planet standing at 50 feet tall. now off to a new home and safe. >>> this is a sight that is making the tourists happy at pier 39 in san francisco. the sea lions suddenly returned to the docks today, a little more than a month after they vanished. they are a popular attraction since she first arrived back in 1990. they were a fixture for 20 years until 2009 when they mysterious

. >> let's begin with laura anthony live in napa. >> hi, larry.this is where much of the attention has been focused, on buildings like this one behind me that sustained obvious and severe damage. but for others, businesses here, the problems may be less obvious, but still devastating. the work of getting downtown napa back to business is well under way. >> it smells like an old college party in there right now. but we're going to keep cleaning and deorderizing and try to get ready for happy hours. >> others, like this clothing store, won't be selling anything anytime soon, at least until a structural engineer looks at the yellow tagged building. >> we have a lot of damage in our ceiling, so i'm not exactly sure what it means. it looks fine to me, like it's just peeling, but we to do that before we can open. >> on fourth street, the opens of this 1940s art deco building also has his work for him. it's red tagged and the money greg received for rebting it out represented his retirement income. >> it could be worse, it could be a pile of bricks, and

laura anthony has been with water crew all day. >>reporter: unfortunately it's a common sight this week in napa in the wake of sunday quake precious water. running aimlessly down neighborhood streets. fight main issue is if getting them all patched up. there's choice of turning the water off for everybody in the neighborhood or to let it run. gray right now. mainly using bottled water just for everything that we need. >> few block away residents say they too have been watching this. if pretty much from the moment the earth shook. 5 days ago. >> he wishes he could use the water an water his own plants. might as well do something with the water. >>reporter: it's a scene playing out all over this neighborhood and others. especially on the west side of town. him if according to the city crew still have about 30 water mane break to repair and 400 customers without water service. if part of mutual aid agreement water department from all over the bay area northern california are here to help. including 5 crew from east bay mud. >> would i

. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony begins our after the quake coverage. laura? >> reporter: well, hi, larry, we're five days into this emergency here in napa, and i can tell you we've been here the whole time. things are much improved thanks in large part to the hard working crews like these guys, some of them from east bay mudd. here from all over the bay area work around the clock to repair all that is broken. >> residents along this napa street tell us this mini river has been running since sunday's earthquake. >> i've noticed that the whole entire week, water looking throughout the whole street. i thought they fixed it. aparentally not. luckily for us we still have water. >> it's a scene that's playing out all over this neighborhood and others, especially on the west side of town. >> according to the city crews still have about 45 water main breaks to repair and about 400 customers without water service. as part of a mutual aid agreement water departments all over the bay area and northern california are here to help, including five crews from east bay mudd.

. >> laura anthony is live where they say they shouldn't be judged just by the color of their lawn. laura. >> hi. this is one portion, just one portion of this vast uc berkeley campus. it's a grassy area that for the most part looks lush and green. crast it with this. the front lawn of the state capitol in sacramento. it's turned from green to brown to barely dirt in many places. bare dirt. the outgrowth of a decision there to stop watering entirely. they're even fine explaining to visitors why the grass looks so bad. here at uc berkeley, they have stopped watering during the day, but not at night when they're using water from east bay mud not reclaims or recycles. still, they say cal is doing its part. >> water use overall on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official at the end of january, which is great. we're working hard to reduce our water use even more. water use in the residents halls is down 30% in the last six years. >> the governor asked for 20%, but some of the state institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we all need to be doing it, fra

laura anthony is there. >> we had 10 minutes. >>reporter: diana home still standing but damaged in oak hurst. fair swept through the sierra foot hills toychbility my kid baby book. photo albu album. fevring that hi with me when i came here to help take care of my dad and the it's all gone. this is complete loss. >>reporter: this home is one of at least 8 structure consumed since yesterday. flames swept quickly from one tinder dry hillside to the next. whipped by the wind. >> we are really concerned about all of it. the way we had activity yesterday and the way we had fire spotting and jumping and flare up that we had. we are not letting our guard down on any of it. >> among the casualty propane supply business and another nearby building that once housed the historic old barn restaurant. >> it's better than most aspect. we can we can recover and do something with it eventually you know. we just don't know where we are going to go from here. >>reporter: downtown oak hurst the streets are bustling with fire truck and emergency vehi

laura anthony explains. [bell] >> eats part of what makes the u.c.erkeley so special, the acres and acres of lush green and park-like setting. but when brown is the new green, it seems the lawns here on campus are a tad too healthy. >> we cutback 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> the spokesperson, christine, says the grass is green despite significant cutbacks in campus water usage the past six months. for one thing they only water the grass here at night. >> water use overall on campus is down 5 water in the residents hauls is down 30% the last six years. >> and other institutions are being much more aggressive. for instance, irrigation of lawns around the state capitol in sacramento has been cutoff completely. there are even signs to explain to visitors why the grass here looks so bad. >> some are doing more than others certainly. >> heather is the director of the water program at the pacific institute in oakland. she said some water users are waking up to the seriousness of the situation a little slower than others. >> the governor asked for 20%

laura anthony has the story. >> this was an unspeakable human tragedy. if. >> get the hostage. >> get down get down. >> stockton police chief eric jones confirmed the hostage who died after frightening bank robbery gun battle last month was killed by police. >> my personal belief is that the assailant intent on killing people. definitely police officers on that day. and whether to stop them or not was not an option. they had to be stopped. >> in a statement misty zing family said quote the zing family was sad to 7 the ballistic information concerning misty death. the manner which misty life was taken raises serious questions and concern. one of 3 hostages taken during attempted robbery at the bank of the west on july 16 after nearly 1 hour running gun battle. 2 hostages got away and 2 of 3 gun men were killed. the police say the suspect fired about 100 rounds with another 200 found unfired in the car they escaped in. 33 police officers fired about 600 rounds hitting zing 10 times. the zing family retained an attorney but not filed any legal action agains

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. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony talked with one east bay mother who lost her adult daughter touicide. a case with some eerie similarities to robin williams. >> my daughter jenny died by suicide in 2008. >> reporter: teresa ferguson knows well what the family of robin williams is going through. she lost her 31-year-old daughter, jeanni clacker to suicide sex years ago. the method, hanging. >> eventually, she just -- she gave up hope that she was ever going to be able to get better. and in fact one of the final things she said was i don't think i can ever have kids. and so how can i get married knowing that i can never have kids because i can't take care of myself. >> reporter: since jenny's death, ferguson has devoted much of her energy to an organization called out of the darkness, a national foundation dedicated to suicide prevention. knowing the star battled depression, ferguson recently tried to contact williams' publicist to see if he might speak at their october march in oakland. ferguson strongly believed the biggest key to battling depression is to erase the stigma there

we're going to begin with abc7 news reporter laura anthony here with, me here in downtown napa. laura, good evening. >> a lot of the damage here yesterday after the quake is to the 19th century historic buildings and landmarks here downtown. perhaps of most devastating in terms of economics is to the businesses just blocks from here. >> you can see the brick coming off the corners. >> it's not a store or restaurant, but this art deco building is his livelihood. it's been red tagged because of the damage during sunday's quake. iet could have been worse. it could be a pile of bricks so far, it might be something we can save. >> the residents of the downtown victorian have an uncertain future, having to move out in a hurry. because it, too, has been red tagged and so it is for now in downtown napa, many buildings and businesses took a direct hit. >> can it just empty. stores i have shopped in. businesses that i have done business with so many years are closed up now. >> barbara wiggins owns mustard seed clothing company. >> we lost our windows, then, right next to the old library he

in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> oakland police are asking for help finding whoever hit and killed a man in oakland earlier this year. william hoff jr. was 68 years old, can killed april 26. as he was crossing telegraph avenue at 59th street. the driver did get out of his suv to check on the victim but then drove away. the impact was so significant that it knocked our victim approximately 50 feet from where he originally was. that's a significant impact. so we do believe there's going to be damage to the vehicle. >> reporter: police say that vehicle involved was a white audi or infinity suv. it may have been taken to a body shop for front end damage. there's $10,000 reward for information leading to the driver's arrest. >>> and some excitement at the dmv there today. police arrested a suspected burglar outside the office. it happened at the dmv office on claremont avenue. the burglary took place a few blocks away at a home on lawton avenue. they believe another man also broke into the home just before 10:00 this morning. they're still looking for him. the dmv remained open d

in oakland, laura anthony. >>> three people face criminal charges tonight in connection with a petaluma slaughterhouse scandal. a former owner of rancho feeding corporation and two employees face charges for circumventing federal inspection rules and processing diseased cows including more than 100 condemned cows. the indictment reads he falsely advertised farmers -- advised farmers that their cattle had died or been condemned knowing that the cattle had in fact been sold for human consumption. a new owner has taken over operations at the plant, saying it has undergone an entire overhaul and is in no way associated with the previous owners. >> a man pleaded not guilty to new federal charges following the deadly pipeline explosion four years ago. federal prosecutors amended the previous indictment to more than double the criminal charges relating to the explosion and the fire that killed 8 people and injured 66 others. pg&e now faces one count of obstructed the investigation. 27 others for violating the pipeline safety act. >> we believe it's high time that pg&e cleaned up its act, that

we're going to begin with abc7 news reporter laura anthony here with, me here in downtown napa. laura, good evening. >> a lot of the damage here yesterday after the quake is to the 19th century historic buildings and landmarks here downtown. perhaps of most devastating in terms of economics is to the businesses just blocks from here. >> you can see the brick coming off the corners. >> it's not a store or restaurant, but this art deco building is his livelihood. it's been red tagged because of the damage during sunday's quake. iet could have been worse. it could be a pile of bricks so far, it might be something we can save. >> the residents of the downtown victorian have an uncertain future, having to move out in a hurry. because it, too, has been red tagged and so it is for now in downtown napa, many buildings and businesses took a direct hit. >> can it just empty. stores i have shopped in. businesses that i have done business with so many years are closed up now. >> barbara wiggins owns mustard seed clothing company. >> we lost our windows, then, right next to the old library he

schools and we have team coverage on that aspect of the story beginning with abc7 news reporter laura anthony. what are they finding? >> they're finding damage here downtown area. the one downtown business owners are asking me to get the word out. there has been damage, but businesses have reopened and more are almost ready to go. >> it's all hands on deck downtown where employees grabbed paint brushes to help owners get back in business. >> we have to open as soon as we can. so we do need to open it. >> fortunately, it was retro fitted with the steel supports more than a decade ago. >> they're concerned without side lifts. >> linda's academy is in a yellow-tagged building the biggest concern is falling bricks cease been told she can reopen on thursday morning as long as everyone uses the back door. >> this way, employees are able to work. >> it's built in 1880s. and has been in our family since 64, 65. >> one problem is not likely to get fixed soon. this quake knocked his home completely off it's foundation. >> engineers from simpson strong die a company that specializes in earthquake retro

in stockton, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead, rebuilding after a calamaty. >>> some good samaritans pitch in to make a house a home, a progress report tonight you will see only on abc 7 news. >>> and much more on the life and sudden shocking death of comedian robin willi >>> we have an update on this story for you. it has been four years since a small plane crashed in a house in east palo alto sending debris everywhere and residents running for cover. sadly, three passengers died on the plane. >> the home was destroyed bouncing back for the owner has really been difficult. but now friends are mobilizing to give her a fresh start. david louie has more of the story you will see only on abc 7 news. >> reporter: larry and cheryl you can see the house is a lot different now than you saw before. the words written in chalk says a lot, lisa you are loved. that love motivated an army of volunteers, which will undergo final inspection. >> this is a home that four years ago a small plane crashed into her house after making a wrong turn and hitting power lines after takeoff from nearby el paso

schools and we have team coverage on that aspect of the story beginning with abc7 news reporter laura anthony. what are they finding? >> they're finding damage here downtown area. the one downtown business owners are asking me to get the word out. there has been damage, but businesses have reopened and more are almost ready to go. >> it's all hands on deck downtown where employees grabbed paint brushes to help owners get back in business. >> we have to open as soon as we can. so we do need to open it. >> fortunately, it was retro fitted with the steel supports more than a decade ago. >> they're concerned without side lifts. >> linda's academy is in a yellow-tagged building the biggest concern is falling bricks cease been told she can reopen on thursday morning as long as everyone uses the back door. >> this way, employees are able to work. >> it's built in 1880s. and has been in our family since 64, 65. >> one problem is not likely to get fixed soon. this quake knocked his home completely off it's >> engineers from simpson strong die a company that specializes in earthquake retro fitting. >>

in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news tonight, city crews have now fixed a broken line causing frustration in a san jose neighborhood. abc7 news to tell us water had been flowing down more than 24 hours and called the city and the water department. telling us inspectors told them it couldn't be fixed because of leaks in other parts of the city. >> i think it will cave in by that time. there are cracks in the street. the whole, underneath is filled up with water. it's just -- water is busting through. it's going to get worse. >> we have good news tonight after our inquiry. they came out today and fixed that broken pipe. if you see water possibly being wasted, let us look into it. send a video or photograph to abc7 news.com >> a call to improve housing and jobs in san francisco's african american community. it got heated. anger from residents as the sheriff spoke in a news conference today. community leaders gathered to call on mayor ed lee to stop ignoring the plight of people living in the neighborhoods. >> san francisco is one of the most-liberal cities in our great nation how is it black

. >> we have a team of reporters, starting with laura anthony. >> live at the napa valley mobile homeite of a huge fire this morning. >> hi, let me show you all the residents had this morning when the fire broke out, their own personal fire-extinguishers. first they had the earthquake, then within a few moments they noticed their mobile homes, at least in this area, were on fire. let's show you what it looked like this morning just after 4:00 in the morning. started with one mobile home, where there was a gas leak. that one went up quickly, within a few minutes. it spread to the adjacent mobile home, and by the time firefighters got here, three were fully engulfed, in a matter of minutes. they d

bracing for an influx of unaccompanied minors a fair number expected to enroll in oakland where laura anthony found a full time consultant will be hired just to handle the needs. >> we have a moral imperative to educate these kids when in here in the united states. >> with registration just a day away, administrators at oakland international high school are preparing for packed classrooms, in part due to a surge in the number of unaccompanied minors coming to the bay area. iets not a new demographic we're working with, but the spike in numbers is new for us. there are so many of them coming in. so quickly. >> administrators at oakland international airport expect the school will admit traps a majority of the teenagers, mostly boys arriving in the bay area to stay with family members or guardians. >> because oakland has a sizeable central american community they're leaving the centers in texas and coming to oakland. >> the district plans to hire a special consultant that will be paid $45 an hour which is an an ex-to tra expense for the district. >> it's something the strict is going to have to

laura anthony is live with the latest on this. ura. >> reporter: well, hi, dan, the situation here is actually much improved, of course not for the folks that own this property. this is a local landmark, it's the old landmark restaurant. it was ground zero as flames headed to the east after jumping highway 41. though the active fire moved well to the east of downtown, the damage has clearly been done in and around downtown. in all, eight structures are known to have burned in the junction fire. at least one is a home. >> we barely got out. i thought for sure the whole place was going to go up. >>. >> reporter: her home experienced a near miss with the flames coming so close. >> we could see the whole property was glowing orange. >> one day after 13,000 evacuation orders went out the situation is much improved. >> the biggest thing is the day is heating up. it will make it rougher for the firefighters. >> it was very close, above the restaurant here. >> reporter: in downtown oak hurst, the week should be the last blast of the summer

in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news tonight, city crews have now fixed a broken line causing frustration in a san jose neighborhood. abc7 news to tell us water had been flowing down more than 24 hours and called the city and the water department. telling us inspectors told them it couldn't be fixed because of leaks in other parts of the city. >> i think it will cave in by that time. there are cracks in the street. the whole, underneath is filled up with water. it's just -- water is busting through. it's going to get worse. >> we have good news tonight after our inquiry. they came out today and fixed that broken pipe. if you see water possibly being wasted, let us look into it. send a video or photograph to abc7 news.com >> a call to improve housing and jobs in san francisco's african american community. it got heated. anger from residents as the sheriff spoke in a news conference today. community leaders gathered to call on mayor ed lee to stop ignoring the plight of people living in the neighborhoods. >> san francisco is one of the most-liberal cities in our great nation how is it black

bracing for an influx of unaccompanied minors a fair number expected to enroll in oakland where laura anthonynd a full time consultant will be hired just to handle the needs. >> we have a moral imperative to educate these kids when in here in the united states. >> with registration just a day away, administrators at oakland international high school are preparing for packed classrooms, in part due to a surge in the number of unaccompanied minors coming to the bay area. iets not a new demographic we're working with, but the spike in numbers is new for us. there are so many of them coming in. so quickly. >> administrators at oakland international airport expect the school will admit traps a majority of the teenagers, mostly boys arriving in the bay area to stay with family members or guardians. >> because oakland has a sizeable central american community they're leaving the centers in texas and coming to oakland. >> the district plans to hire a special consultant that will be paid $45 an hour which is an an ex-to tra expense for the district. >> it's something the strict is going to have to thi

in san ramon, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> now our attention on the weather. >> i was going to say the same thing. we have the weather update. >> a lovely sunny day here. low clouds near the coastal line. it's bright and sunny. here is live doppler 7 hd. along the coast, we have areas of clearing, thanks to the swirling area you may be able to see there. it's a coast l eddie that is pulling clouds from the coast for much of the afternoon. this view from emeryville, low clouds up the coastline. mainly sunny inland. 60 degrees in san francisco. 73 oakland. 75 san jose. 93 in gilroy. 64 at half-moon bay. here is another view. we have current temperature readings of 82 in santa rosa. 86, 87 in fairfield. 89 in livermore. as you look at the golden gate, you can see it's mainly sunny there. a few clouds lurking in the background. patchy fog near the coast this evening. mix of sun and low clouds early morning. lingering fog near the coast. slightly cooler at the coast. low 60s at the coast tomorrow. we'll see low to mid-80s inland. we'll look ahead to the weekend in a minute. >>> still ahead,

in berkeley, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> well, this has been a really exciting and fun day for all of us at abc 7. here's a look from sky 7 hd this afternoon as we were building a new playground with our partners, our parent company disney and the nonprofit group kaboom. abc 7 news reporter wane freedman takes you behind the scenes and a look at the finished product. >> reporter: sign in, get ready to work. you hear the squeaks of that wheel beaa row? the bones in more of a few of us may sound the same. >> we've heard a lot of that today. >> i'm doing okay. >> reporter: he does now as does everyone here. >> it's a bolt going into the guardrail joint. >> this is going to be a one in a lifetime experience. >> i'm involved in being a part of making my community better. >> reporter: it's not unlike one of those old fashioned barn raisings, but in this case a playground. in six hours? >> it's important we show people we can do anything when we come together. >> reporter: he works for kaboom, a nonprofit that takes the best ideas of local kids and parents and helps them build playgrounds