liz kreutz joins us from sonoma county fairgrounds in santa rosa. liz? >> good morning. right now we are waiting to get an update from cal fire. we hope to get that update within the next hour, 7:00 a.m. is when firefighters here at base camp get their update. we should have updated numbers on the containment and how much this fire may have grown overnight. until then we have that good news, that is that since the winds have subsided, a cal fire spokesperson tells me we have not seen new significant spot fires overnight that would have gone into residential communities. no new evacuations. there was a concern the winds would push the fire towards santa rosa. the kincade fire still continues to burn. this video that we have shows transformation learning center outside of windsor burning yesterday evening. it was burned by one of those hot spots. so businesses and homes are not out of the woods yet. back out here at the sonoma county base camp, many firefighters are just waking up to begin their shift on that cold morning. a bright spot is this pop-up pete's truck offering

abc7 news reporter liz kreutz has more on why these closures are happening. about>> the string of restaurants closing in san francisco, we got so many comments, it seemed to thissohit a nerv ae.t what going on that's hurting local restaurants? to find out more, i went to blue stem brasserie with the co-own other telephone the golden gate restaurant as rcillsoaty nn.ot any one th >> according to stacey, historically in san francisco, there have been an equal number of restaurant openings and closings every year. butotheas t hasant'ymore. >> about two years ago, we started to see this trend starting where we were seeing more closures than openings. and we're right now on track for 9% less openings than closings. >> of course, one factor which we talked about is changing eating habits and the rise in food delivery. but stacey says the recent closures are due to more than that. r tatosturant,t ar in san francisco in itself is challenging. she says the city requires 22 permits a restauranteur must file and pay for. >> then once you get your doors open, the cost wi

. >> liz kreutz has more on this incredible wedding. >> reporter: it's a modern day wedding photo, and groom, a picture-perfect venue, and fire. when you see it, what do you think when you look at that photo now? >> it's eerie a little bit. >> reporter: katie and curtis are the couple behind these masks. the newlyweds from chicago got married saturday night in sonoma county. the kincade fire burning just miles away. >> the first thing we see on the tv when we turn it on is just flames everywhere. >> reporter: first katie and curtis had to move to a hotel, their airbnb had no power. then most of their vendors were forced to evacuate. still, the show went on. >> the night before basically i had to redesign the entire event. we actually worked off a skeleton crew to make this happen. >> reporter: their wedding photographer took this now viral photo to prove it. >> i was thinking of american gothic, the 1930s painting. that was the regular normal of american life at the time and all of a sudden in a very strange way, this has become our new normal of the wine country. >> reporter: later

. >>> i'm liz kreutz. following the american fire. neighbors came together to help firefighters put out the flames and save their homes. >> we're watching our winds very closely because they will be ramping upstarting on wednesday and this will prompt a fire width weather watch for higher fire danger. we'll have the latest details in the accuweather forecast. >> i'm luz pena in san francisco. it's fleet week. the ships have arrived and our military is getting ready for multiple events throughout the week. abc7 news starts right now. >> announcer: now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> tonight firefighters are still working to extinguish a brush fire burning in napa county, the so-called american fire has burned more than 500 acres. it prompted an evacuation advisory and some neighbors rushed to keep their homes safe. good evening. i'm eric thomas. dion is off tonight. abc7 news reporter liz kreutz is live near american canyon with the latest on this fire. liz? >> reporter: eric, the fire is burning in the hills behind us. i

liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> thanks.cations of these pg&e power shutoffs. >> many wineries and restaurants along highway 12 were affected. abc7 news's lyanne melendez joining us live in kenwood with more on how they managed there. lyanne? >> of course we've been talking all day about the winds. if you joined us earlier at 4:00, we showed you these flags before they were swaying, kind of gently, and look at them now, hardly moving at all. here we go. i think i can touch it. and the wind is the reason why the power was turned off in the first place. now for one restaurant owner, today has sort of been a nightmare. thisorhen the owners of tip's roadside in kenwood came to open the restaurant, they found that someone had cut the chain that had secured their generator. the evidence is clear, someone used bolt cutters and walked away with it. >> so currently we were using the generator for our refrigerators and our storage room, to keep all our food safe and in the past we've used it to help the first responders during the las

i'm liz kreutz happening in the east bay.ent workers taking take to the streets top protest kaiser permanente. psychologists socialworkers and therapist held a right now the clock vigil outside the oakland headquarters since sunday. today at 11:00 a.m. they march from there to lake merritt for a rally. they say kaiser has been avoiding hierpg mental health works resulting in longer wait times for those needing care. and to lisa. >>> from the roof camera, the clouds march in from the north. as a result cool in parts of the south and east bay where we've been clear. mid-40s. 60 in san francisco. the east bay hills camera. mostly cloudy sky today. as a weak front pushes threw maybe giving drizzle and mist breezy winds, 60s coast low 70s inland. >> thanks, lisa. thanks for joining us. the news continues now with good morning america. belvita breakfast biscuits to get you through your nine, ten and your eleven-a.m. team mixer. made with a delicious blend of grains. get 4 hours of lasting energy to outlast your morning. >>> start s

i' liz kreutz. let's start with a quick look at the weather.logist lisa argen. >> good morning, hi everyone, looking to a hazery emeryville camera. you can temperatures in the 40s and 50s out there. we will see sunshine today. but still dealing with air quality issues. this is 280 in san jose. numbers on the mild side to warm. 39 in santa rosa with 37 by the delta. we're warming up today. we'll see hazy sun, mostly sunny overall with numbers in the 70s around the bay and inland by noon. even the coast mild

liz kreutz is there. the second is the veterans memorial building. where you can take small animals and puts. the facility at healdsburg has just reached capacity. >> even though we saw things look calming, there's another weather event. >> no. what's happening? >> right, dan and dion. here's a look at the conditions at the site of the fire. it's still quite warm. 8 degrees. relative humidity, danksly low. the wind is calm. that's good news. gusts of 10 miles per how. on we go. the red flag warning is still in effect for men da county and lake county. relative community remains very low. we have warm weather across the region where it's 90 degrees at half moon bay. while we will expect diminished fire concerns tomorrow, we have increasing winds coming over the weekend and concerns will be elevated once again. dion? >> spencer. you can always use our free abc7 news app to track the weather. the app is free to download in the app store. be sure to enable push alerts be sure to enable push alerts and notifications so deal talk! be sure to enable push al

live here at the sonoma county fair grounds, liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> liz, thanks. as we saw through the night, big winds were fuelling this fire to explode in few hours. let's check in with meteorologist sandhya patel and what they're dealing with. >> yeah, dan. nothing like those 76-mile-an-hour wind gusts that fueled foo t fire. 84 degrees. ite bones dry. the winds are gusting to 14. so it is still breezy out there. satellite picture showing you that smoke moving out over the ocean. parts of the north bay impacted. air quality is impacted. tomorrow you're going to see more impact as the wind switched direction. moderate air quality right now in san francisco and oakland for the rest of the bay area. the air quality is good, but that will be changing come tomorrow as we see more of the impacts of the smoke. dan? >> thanks. clues to the fire's origin captured on camera where we're learning about a possible cause. >> looking at the fire zone from sky 7, the geyserville area. our coverage of the >>> new information on how the fire may have started thanks to a reporte

abc7 news reporter liz kreutz is in palo alto with more on biden's visit. liz? >> good evening, ama. we're outside evia right now, the upscale greek restaurant where biden held his first fundraiser of the day. he did not talk about the president's comments inside this event. we asked him about it after. he sort of brushed it off, as you'll see, we also wanted to ask him about his strategy here in the bay area. we know he has held a number of private fundraisers now, but he has yet to hold a public campaign event. as he left a fundraiser in palo alto, former vice president joe biden kept his comments short and to the point. >> i don't listen much to what the president has to say. >> that's how the democratic candidate responded to questions about the impeachment inquiry into president trump. >> china should start an investigation into the bide dense. >> and the president's new request to china to investigate his son. biden's donors back him up. >> i'm here today to make sure that everybody who comes in that door understands how fortunate we are to have a guy like

i'm liz kreutz in for kumasi aaron. here is meteorologist lisa argen, good morning, lisa. >> good morning, liz. it took some time. certainly getting back to near average conditions with the low clouds and fog, and the increase in relative humidity. here is emeryville, numbers are in the 50s in the city, 47 in redwood city. 50 at the coast. here is the fog. the golden gate bridge. it's going to clear and we'll look for a sunny afternoon. 44 in petaluma with 50 in live more. we're a couple of degrees warmer in some locations. that has to do with the added moisture in the air. here is a look at the current relative humidity at the surface. it looks pretty good, 50 to 60%, even 90%. in the upper elevations still cry, it always is this time of year. but through the afternoon you'll notice the cooling trend, 60s and 70s around the middle of the day and near 80 inland by the afternoon. thanks, lisa. >>> one person is dead and two others hurt after a crash that happened just before 11:30 last night in unincorporated contra costa

. >> before we go to laura anthony, let's hear from liz kreutz who is life in santa rosa. liz. >> reporter: good evening. roughly 27,000 customers are without power right now in sonoma county. many of them here in santa rosa. now, i want to show you where we are. we are inside the city's emergency operations center where public safety officials are working around the clock, 24/7 to monitor outages, traffic and send nixel alerts. after the outage a few weeks ago the city and people are more prepared, but still several folks we talked to today say it isn't any less disruptive. the oakmont village market in santa rosa lost power two weeks ago and again today. >> i just picked up about 1,000 pounds of regular ice and almost 1,000 pounds of dry ice. >> reporter: for owner david arcotto it's grueling work and also expensive. >> just in dry ice i spent $2500 to save as much as i could but i still lost a lot. >> reporter: still, he says it's worth it. >> the reason it's worth it is this is a retirement community. they really rely on us. we have to try to take care of them. >> repor

liz kreutz has more. re ementary a lly charming rockies but also potentially dangerous. >> i'm very shocked. i'm shocked. >> reporter: according to the newly released geotechnical report commissioned by the berkeley unified school district, the nearly $120-year-old school is atamage earthquake. the report shows the foundation of the school could move as much as 20 feet. parents were worried by the findings. >> if you say that if there is an earthquake and it's at risk, that's a huge concern. >> this report also shows the school is? a landslide zone which is why it's at risk during the earthquake pillar fisher is on the pta he said she said the past two years the district talked about retrofitting the school. >> i think with budgeting things like that they have kind of been pushing it. >> the district says the school which was rebuilt in 1964 is in compliance with state earthquake safety requirements. and that this report reveals an elevated risk. in a message to parents, the superintendent said the plan i

sandhya patel is monitoring the conditions prompting the shutoffs but we begin with reporter liz kreutz in sonoma county. liz. >> reporter: hi, ama. yes, power has been off in sonoma county, parts of sonoma county and here in santa rosa for more than an hour n some parts power went off as early as 2:00 p.m. that's because it's part of the gradual process of deenergizing the power lines. we're inside santa rosa's emergency operations center. this is where law enforcement, public safety officials are working together with the county and pg&e to monitor outages, monitor traffic and send out those nixel alerts. we want to get a live update with paul from santa rosa fire. i know that you have a realtime map where you've been following. where are the areas most impacted? >> the far east of santa rosa did go without power at 2:20 this afternoon. part of what we're doing here in the emergency operations center is monitoring the conditions. you can see we've seen where the outages are occurring and seeing where our critical facilities are, like our water pump stations and also watching traffic.

. >> abc7 news reporter liz kreutz has that story. >> whether you're outside of mervyn's or in the standsartist jennifer wofford wants to know your story of where you were and what you were doing when the earthquake hit. >> i built a very simple website, asking them in 300 or 400 words, keeping it very precise to tell their personal account of where they were at the moment of the quake, how it felt, what was the aftermath for them, if any. and then i endeavored to figure out how to illustrate. >> wofford has been gathering and illustrating the memories for five years. her work now on display at chinese culture center, an exhibit about memories from 1989. >> the tiananmen square incident, the berlin wall and the loma prieta earthquake. what's interesting is that in that moment in 1989, there are a lot of both physical and psychological shifts and rupture in the city and also in the world. >> a huge year filled with big memories and some very small. >> one of my favorite stories is a woman who was very young and this quake was scary, sure. but because she was a kid, she was more preoccupied

i'm liz kreutz and let's start with a quick look at the weather. meteorologist lisa argen good morning, lisa. >> good morning, liz. watching the clouds advance from the north. as a result it's breezy in the upper elevations, some fog forming. and here is the system priing some rain to the north coast. for us just a chance. and we're looking at numbers cool in the east bay. castro valley in the 40s. not a lot of cloud cover yet. 50 in perk berkeley and elsewhere numbers in the low 40s towards santa rosa. through the morning hours the clouds increase, a little bit of fog as well. by noontime could see a possible shower mist and drizzle possible, certainly

i' liz kreutz. let's start with a quick look at the weather. here is sour meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, hi everyone, looking to a hazery emeryville camera. you can temperatures in the 40s and 50s out there. we will see sunshine today. but still dealing with air quality issues. this is 280 in san jose. numbers on the mild side to warm. 39 in santa rosa with 37 by the delta. we're warming up today. we'll see hazy sun, mostly sunny overall with numbers in the 70s around the bay and inland by noon. even the coast mild climb through the upper 60s. today in the lower 80s. and the warmest locations by 3:00. and we will be looking at a cooler sunday. we'll track the cooldown coming up. liz. >> sounds good, thanks, lisa. developing this morning. several destructive wildfires burning in southern california. killing at least two peep. here is a live look at the saddleridge fire burning in los angeles. it's ripped through more than 7500 acres of land. it's now 19% contained. up from 13% last night. the governor mass declared a state of emergen

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sandhya patel is monitoring the conditions prompting the shutoffs but we begin with reporter liz kreutznoma county. liz. >> reporter: hi, ama. yes, power has been off in sonoma county, parts of sonoma county and here in santa rosa for more than an hour n some parts power went off as early as 2:00 p.m. that's because it's part of the gradualro

liz kreutz is in lafayette with look at the impact. what's the timeline with the power shut-off there? >> reporter: hi, kristen. we're hearing 8:00 p.m. is when power will be shut off. a lot of people in limbo right nw, waiting to see what's going to happen. i wanted to show you. this is a notice. every single business here in laugh get was given. if you're a food establishment, the health department says you're required to close. this bar said they hoped to stay open, that it could be a watering hole, but they, too, will be shutting down. we've talked to people here in lafayette about this. some are starting to question whether it's going to happen at all. others say they are prepare and they're taking it in stride. >> we charged our phones, we charged our tesla, we charged our car. we opened the garage door. >> we opened the garage door so we don't get stuck. >> have you done anything different to plan for the power outage? >> no, not really. but i'm going to have to play card games, and i'm always on my computer. >> reporter: so, yo

in the newsroom, liz kreutz, abc7 news. >>> alameda residents may soon be paying more to help maintain the city's storm drains. property owners in the city have paid an annual fee of $56 in the last 15 years. a new ballot measure would increase that fee, $78 for a total of $134 a year if the measure passes. alameda storm water fund is running a $1 million deficit, and the system needs about $30 million in upgrades. completed ballots are due november 25th. the new rate would take effect november 2020. >>> questions remain about the collapse of a payroll processing company where the ceo was arrested. >> abc7 news 7 on your side's michael finney joining us with more on this story. mike's michael? >> this could turn out to be a raw deal. more than a month after the collapse of my payroll hr, there are still questions about millions of dollars in tax payments. "the wall street journal" says abou deductions handled by my payroll hr never made it to their destinations. no word on where that leaves consumers or their employers. >>> at&t's tv now is raising prices substantially. tech crunch is

liz kreutz just got to the scene a short while ago. she joins us live from the canyon. t are you seeing there? >> reporter: we're at american canyon high school right now. this is one of the areas that is under the evacuation advisory. behind me you can see some billowing smoke here. this fire right now, we're told, is about 200 acres so it is growing in size, but we are told they are confident that they will be able to have this fire contained maybe within the next 30 minutes. so they are making good progress. the fire started around 3:00. it quickly grew in size due to winds blowing the flames towards american canyon and the newell drive area. if you're familiar with that area, that is the area under this evacuation advisory. at this point it's been burning mostly through steep terrain, hills, grassy areas. that's been part of the challenge for firefighters. they said the most challenging part has just been access. in fact, if you come on over this way, rachel is moving the camera, you can see this charred hill behind us here. in front of that

i'm liz kreutz. thanks for joining us. let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, liz. here is live doppler 7, a look from our exploratorium camera. a beautiful start to the day with 52 in san francisco. 56 in san jose. and as we look at santa cruz, wow, look at all that fog, with low 50s. you'll have a lot of sunshine today. low 70s there throughout the afternoon. but it's only in the 40s in petaluma. it's been a chilly start in the east bay as well. we have plenty of sun on the way, making for a mostly sunny afternoon. getting there, though, 60s to near 70 by noontime around the bay and inland. by the afternoon, we're in the upper 70s inland, with the low 70s around the bay. today, coming up about four or five degrees. tomorrow, more significant warming. we'll tell you how warm for the week ahead in a few minutes. >> things, lisa. >>> georgia officials say three soldiers were killed. three others were hospitalized when a bradley fighting vehicle was involved in an early morning accident. the incident is under inves

in san francisco, liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >>> fans of restaurant, the 40-year-old eatery, fresh baked cinnamon rolls and pita bread, it will close its doors. sadly for good. >> the reason is that i'm getting out of here and because my landlord will not give me a long lease with a new buyer. so i decide to retire and i made up my mind and i am retiring. >> christina owned the restaurant for 13 years. the restaurant is named after the original owner, lebanon-born owner who immigrated here in the 1950s and founded that restaurant in 1979. christina told us she's positive she will not open another restaurant elsewhere. she's planning to travel with her husband after 35 years in the business. she's worked hard. well-deserved retirement. >>> exactly. coming up next at 6:00, a story only on abc 7. thanks to the i-team. >> hear why tesla is blaming a 5-year-old girl who got her finger trapped in one of their cars. >>> a man paid off the loan on his car. why did someo fixfinity internet and mobile, each for $30 a month. that equals awesome wifi from america's best internet provider and the bes

i'm liz kreutz for commasy aaron is lisa argen. >> good morning, to you, liz. and live doppler 7 cmoing fog offshore where it stays throughout the morning hours. we are still looking at a offshore flow in the upper elevations. what that means for you is we have of an air quality advisory once again with moderate air quality around the bay for the most part. you may see a little haze out there due to some of the wildfires and they they trfrpted with the upper level winds. right now it's 54 in ornd pif. 50 in el sabrante be with the. the cooler spots in 30s. other spots 50s, even upper elevations some 60s. so the sun not up until 7:is a. sunny today. numbers in the 70s by noontime. a few 80s inland. liz. >> sounds good, thanks, lisa. let's get to the destructive wildfires burning in southern california, killing at least two. thes angeles ripped true 7500 akers of land and inspect% contained. marcie gonzalez reports from one of the hardest hit communities. >> massive fires tearing through southern california, destroying z dos of homes. >> my house i can see where

i'm liz kreutz for commasy aaron is lisa argen. >> good morning, to you, liz.ive doppler 7 cmoing fog offshore where it stays throughout the morning hours. we are still looking at a offshore flow in the upper elevations. what that means for you is we have of an air quality advisory once again with moderate air quality around the bay for the most part. you may see a little haze out there due to some of the wildfires and they they trfrpted with the upper level winds. right now it's 54 in ornd pif. 50 in el sabrante be with the. the cooler spots in 30s. other spots 50s, even upper elevations some 60s. so the sun not up until

abc 7 news liz kreutz has more. >> in this hilly tree rind street is oxford elementary. it's a charge location but also dangerous. >> i'm shoktd. >> according to a new report kmipgsed by the berkeley unified school district this nearly 120-year-old school is at risk of mayorum damage during earthquake. the report shows the foundation of the school could move as much as 20 feet. parents were worried by the findings. >> if y i i earthquake,at he concern. >> now this report also is ltds particularly at risk during earthquake. pillar fisher is on the pta. she said the past few years the district has talked about retrofitting the school. >> i think with budgeting and things like that they have kind of been pushing it. >> the district says the school which was rebuil in 1964 is in kplips with state earthquake safety requirements and that this report reveals an elevated risk. in a message to parents, the superintendent said the plan is to keep students at the current site for the remainder of the school year but moving forward the school may be relocated to a nearby campus. >>

in berkeley liz kreutz abc news. >>> also in the east bay, police hope releasing this new door bell video will help them track down suspects in a deadly shooting in richmond two people killed and another hurt around 4:00 yesterday afternoon near 32nd and esmond avenue. people believe the people in the blue plerer may have information. >>> people lichaj near a hot spot for car burglaries in san francisco taking matters in their hand. it's their contriution to building a bettor bay area. dion lim hoes how they try to fight the break-in. >> we have some vigilantes that are adamant about finding these people. >> you're looking at one of the most brazen car break-ins we have seen. the man in the video come back to smash the back window and grab whatever he can. >> i'm just choking up a little bit. >> if that weren't enough the man comes back not only a third time but a fourth. all in broad daylight in stung detail, caught on in security camera. >> this building it my ship and i'm protecting. >> i'm calling him the mayor of the city because he is watching and trying to protect the poor tourists

i'm liz kreutz and let's start with a quick look at the weather. here is meteorologist lisa argen good morning, lisa. >> good morning, liz. watching the clouds advance from the north. as a result it's breezy in the upper elevations, some fog forming. and here is the system priing some rain to the north coast. for us just a chance. and we're looking at numbers cool in the east bay. castro valley in the 40s. not a lot of cloud cover yet. 50 in perk berkeley and elsewhere numbers in the low 40s towards santa rosa. through the morning hours the clouds increase, a little bit of fog as well. by noontime could see a possible shower mist and drizzle possible, certainly along the coast throughout the afternoon. temperatures mainly in the 60s today. some late day sun in the north bay. as that front exits it will be breezy and it's going to feel like fall today. but tomorrow a different story. in fact the week ahead it's going to feel like summer. we'll talk about it coming up. >> sounds good. thanks loo lisa. >>> sad news from santa rosa. police say a woman i

i'm liz kreutz. if you've been outside this morning you know it's cloudy and chilly. let's start with a quick look at the weather. here is leahy lisa averagen >> the cloud discover cover steadily advancing through the morning. all because of the system up north. we'll say the tail end swing threw the north increasing clouds and breeze and possibility of rain drops. in the upper 40s in san jose process but look how much warm ner san francisco. mount tam, you see a little bit of the trees blowing there. upper elevation wind gusts tp at the surface the winds increase throughout the day. 55 in concord. through the next several hours a lot of cloud cover temperatures in the 60s by 1:00. through the amp that front pushing to the south and east. maybe bringing us a few rain drops. we're clearing out tonight and tomorrow get ready for sun and warmer weather. i'll have the details in a few minutes, liz. >> thanks, lisa. all right breaking news at this hour. british lawmakers just agreed to delay a vote on brexit. for the first time in 37 years parliament spent all morning lock

. >> at 5:00, what ronan frrow said after that interview today to abs reporter liz kreutz. >>> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is in the bay area, talking to uc berkeley law students. this is a live picture of the event, which is being live-streamed by the university. ginsburg will be talking with berkeley law professional amanda tyler, who once clerked for justice. after the talk, law students will get to ask questions. the supreme court just began its new session earlier this month. >>> all right. take a look up, because shooting stars from haley's comet will soon light up the bay area sky. one of the midwest meteor shower of the year will be visible from the bay area tonight. the orionid will produce between ten and 20 shooting stars every hour and you don't need a telescope or binoculars to see it. look towards the southeastern horizon and try to move away from the bright lights. according to nasa, the event is considered to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year. >> that's neat. so we will be able to see it? cloud cover? >> clear skies all around the bay area.