. >> abc7 lyanne melendez is live with the proceedings. >> reporter: the trial is moving quickly. today had opening arguments and heard from the first witness, steinle's father, who was with her on that pier. court sketches show the prosecutor picking up the gun that kills kate steinle. said that jose garcia zarata fired gun. >> whether he intended or not, we have charge of murder. that's what we believe the evidence will show. >> steinle with father and member of the family. no one saw him shoot the gun, prosecution argued he had with with him and fired in direction of steinle, bullet ricochetted and struck the 32-year-old in the back. seconds later he threw the gun in the bay. prosecution argued to get rid of the evidence while defense said he wanted the gun to stop firing. he was homeless, quickly walked away. found near the pier. police gathered gunshot residue to prove he was gunman. there's no evidence proving that he had stolen the gun, his attorney told the jury his client had picked up .40 handgun under the chair where he was sitting, under a cloth. didn't know he was han

. >> lyanne melendez has also been out in santa rosa all afternoon. lyanne continues to bring us latest. another neighborhood devastated. >> seen unbelievable scenes. where are you now? >> reporter: fountain grove parkway. one of the beautiful neighborhoods here in santa rosa. look at this house, really touches your heart. beautiful house. here's i guess the entry way, be careful with the glass. this is entrance to the house. there are things in here that i don't even recognize. i couldn't tell you what they were. you can see right there, you have all over this neighborhood gas lines burning like that one. all over. in this direction can see more houses. i don't know if behind me you have one or two houses but here you can see the washer, drier, i guess that's a television. the furniture. i guess the air conditioning system right over there. again those fires burning. let me tell you something, this is not the santa rosa that i remember, that i know, this is so touching, it's so hard for everybody here to see this. this is like a -- i know we've said t

there butnimals still llamas like these, pigs, chickens wandering around, lyanne melendez and photographer gene smith them hay and gavee them water crews f santa crara sherifs office helped round up some ananals. >> it's okay. just relax. it's all rht. >> they're stressed out but safe. meanwhile those whoseom are intact worry about the windsds pickingp in next few hours and days. wondndering i will return home so. >> much more news on thee fire n abc7 news app and d findaps to showhere the fir a and >> take a look at it, red. fascinating and helps you understa the s scope of this thing. wi is key factor.r. d a break for a few hours but how much more could it sflalast? >> situation that's bad could ge worse. coern now, high fire danger towards tomorrow. winds will become gusty inn the hills and low humidity. fires spread quickly.ll d drop d redlag warning for nororth bay hills. begins 5:00 p.m. t torrow until thursday night at 5:00. eaeast bay, wednesdsday 11:00 p to thursday 5:00 p.m. could cause fireso sprpreaand start easily. lative humidity is coming down. winds not expected to be q qui

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> the bay area is starting to warm up again. you can feel it. abc 7 was at crown beach at alameda today. why weren't we there? >> there's always tomorrow. meteorologist drew tuma joining us with the forecast. you can join us, too, drew. >> i think a lot of people are going to be at that beach tomorrow. look at your highs today. well above normal for this time of year. 82 in san francisco, 86 in oakland. almost 90 in son jose. 93 in conquered. very warm this time of year, temperature of 87 degrees. current numbers it is warm out there. we're still holding at 81 in clear lake, 74 in san francisco, 76 in san jose, and 67 that current number in oakland. future tracker temperatures as we get you into tomorrow morning we're going to hold onto a lot of this warmth. take a look at the numbers. how hot we get tomorrow afternoon and how long this heat will last, that full accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. >>> cal fire says it expects the north bay wildfires to be fully contained by friday. abc 7 news had permission from cal fire

. >>> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez will be covering the trial tomorrow when opening statementst 10 a.m. you can follow her on twit ir @lyanne melendez for breaking updates. >> today, people living in glen ellen and kenwood could return home for the first time. evacuation orders were lift nifd marquist springs and ridley roads. there's still a curfew in those areas. dozens of roads were closed. crews expect to have the containment of the four fires complete by wednesday. as evacuees return hope, many them everything they own is gone. an organization is helping replace everyday items in a special way. news reporter elissa harrington has the story. >> robert hernandez escaped the nuns fire with only the clothes on his back and not allowed to re-enter his neighborhood. sunday he came to the river park shopping from in napa for help. >> he's here for assistance with clothes. he left without taking anything, just what he has on. >> reporter: a donation center just open called community napa strong. all items are free for fire victims and evacuees. next door a processing center where

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez explains what it potentially means for employers who are morallyosed to birth control. >> reporter: churches and religious nonprofit groups were already exempt from having to provide coverage for birth control through their health insurance. but private companies claiming to have their own moral objections to birth control were not. 200 of them had sued the obama administration to change that. president trump has now gutted that requirement. >> we have a president and an administration that is so hellbent on putting a bullseye on women in this country. >> reporter: but the trump administration says very few women will be affected. maya manian, a law professor at usf, disagrees. >> this new rule greatly expands the number and kinds of employers that say we will refuse to cover contraception. >> reporter: some corporations have argued they have the right to assert their religious beliefs. the pill, patches, and the morning after pill are considered contraceptives and to some, life ending drugs. >> birth control is an obstacle to life, if you look int

lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the latest on the weather. and remembering an american original. this is tom petty's last performance in los angeles. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ this is the new comfort food. grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. a better way to grow, a better way to eat. and it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. california grown with no antibiotics ever. >>> music lovers around the world are remembering rock legend tom petty. he died yesterday, days after his final concert. his career spanned four decades, inspiring generations of musicians, and fans. here's abc7 news anchor elizabeth vargas. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: tom petty's raw style served as the sound track for generations. ♪ ♪ he quit school, escaped an abusive father, started a band. in his distinctive raspy voice, he sang songs about rebels and refugees. ♪ ♪ he sold more than 80 million records and worked with musical royalty. he broke through with the heart breakers in 1976. ♪ ♪ the band was still touring stadiums just last week. petty

llamas like these, pigs, chickens wandering around, lyanne melendez and photographer gene smith fed them hay and gave them water. crews from santa clara sheriff's office helped round up some animals. >> it's okay. just relax. it's all right. >> they're stressed out but safe. meanwhile those whose homes are intact worry about the winds picking up in next few hours and days. wondering if will return home soon. >> much more news on the fire on abc7 news app and find maps to show where the fires are and evacuations that are ordered. >> take a look at it, fascinating and helps you understand the scope of this thing. wind is key factor. had a break for a few hours but how much more could it sflalast? >> situation that's bad could get worse. concern now, high fire danger towards tomorrow. winds will become gusty in the hills and low humidity. tomorrow it really will drop and fires spread quickly. red flag warning for north bay hills. begins at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow until thursday night at 5:00. east bay, wednesday 11:00 p.m. to thursday 5:00 p.m. could cause fires to spread and start easily. relat

check in with lyanne melendez. in santa rosa but had to move. >> in neighborhood where more of the fire was advancing towards here. lyanne, where are you now sf. >> reporter: i'm at 1400 fountain grove parkway. headquarters of a company i never heard of, key site technology. electronic measuring equipment company in santa rosa. part of the company, building on my left burnt last night. then just about an hour ago, maybe two, the rest of the building went up in flames. but as you can see, they're really controlled it. please if we can show really good close-ups of the fire earlier when firefighters were trying to put it out. really good close-up shots of the moment they were trying to control it, keep it from spreading, jumping the line. very active 5. they weren't really trying to save the structure. nothing to save at this moment. just really trying to control it. fortunately not much wind. that's a good thing. unlike last night and really folks, the wind is really to blame for this devastation, we started on highw

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> there are fears of a serial killer in tampa, floridaight after three deadly shootings in two weeks. all of it happened within about a mile of each other, and the only thing linking the killing so far is the time frame and proximity. police don't have a motive or a suspect yet. people have been warned not to walk alone at night. >> everybody at this point is a suspect. if you're out there walking alone, then you're either a suspect or a >> tampa's mayor says dozens of officers are working there the neighborhood around the clock. >>> and while the bay area deals with above average temperatures, the east coast is experiencing something far more serious. tornadoes, strong winds, downed trees. more than 1500 flights have been canceled or delayed abc news reporter lindsey janice has more. >> tonight high winds toppling tree, sending them toppling on to cars and power lines across the northeast. it's the same system that rocked the southeast overnight. in the carolinas, multiple ef-2 tornadoes now confirmed. in spartanburg, south carolina, jes

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez will be covering the trial when opening statements begin at 10:00 this morning. >>> happening today the red cross will open up a new service certainty for people impacted by those affected by the wildfires. >> that is on aero drive. it will be open every day from 9:00 until 7:00 through this sunday and affected families can meet with case workers who will assess their needs and offer recovery information. people can get water, snacks, and cleanup items including gloves, trash bags and dust masks. two weeks after the fire started some people living in glen ellallen returned home. evacuation orders were lifted for reible roads. there are still mandatory curfews in those areas. dozens of roads in the fire zone remain closed as well. fire crews expect to have full containment by wednesday. >>> classes resume in several schools that closed during the north bay. they include all schools in the napa valley school district, santa rosa college, and napa valley college. many schools will offer counseling to students and staff affected by the fires. for a comp

lyanne melendez is live outside the site. >> reporter: has to be one of the most popular events in san francisco. it's free, very well organized and keep it very clean. this week the operative word is safe. it is the largest music festival in the bay area. over 100 performers are scheduled here throughout the weekend. ♪ >> reporter: given what happened in las vegas, people talked about sense of security. >> as far as coming to something like this, if i want to come, i'm going to come. >> just the fact that someone can pull something off like that, you know, it just changes what we previously thought was possible. >> no. i'm not scared. i was born here. nope. >> reporter: organizers of the hardly strictly bluegrass festival telling us safety of attendees is and always has been top priority. working with the city and county of san francisco to make sure the most up-to-date protocols and procedures are in place. mayor addressed the issues. >> because of large events, want a concentrated effort. >> reporter: performances end every night at 7:00, in san francisco, abc7 news. >> tonight fede

lyanne melendez is live outside the site. >> reporter: has to be one of the most popular events in sanrancisco. it's free, very well organized and keep it very clean. this week the operative word is safe. it is the largest music festival in the bay area. over 100 performers are scheduled here throughout the weekend. ♪ >> reporter: given what happened in las vegas, people talked about sense of security. >> as far as coming to something like this, if i want to come, i'm going to come. >> just the fact that someone can pull something off like that, you know, it just changes what we previously thought was possible. >> no. i'm not scared. i was born here. nope. >> reporter: organizers of the hardly strictly bluegrass festival telling us safety of attendees is and always has been top priority. working with the city and county of san francisco to make sure the most up-to-date protocols and procedures are in place. mayor addressed the issues. >> because of large events, w c. >> reporter: performances end every night at 7:00, in san francisco, abc7 news. >> tonight federal investigators are loo

lyanne melendez joins us with more on his testimony. >> reporter: in court the park ranger was asked, do you bear any responsibility for what happened on pier 14, and that question went unanswered. but we did learn two things from his testimony, number one, that gun was fully loaded with one bullet in the chamber, ready to fire. and number two, the gun had no safety. a backpack with fully loaded hand gn was placed on the floor behind the driver's seat, what was testified in court. when he came back from having dinner with three children and fiance, back window was smashed out and bag stolen. prosecutors say the gun was used four days later in the shooting death of kate steinle. he said that night his badge, credentials, and second gun clip were also taken. federal park ranger who works for bureau of land management told jury he felt comfortable leaving the gun in the suv parked in embarcadero district. car was locked, area well lit and suv had tinted windows. >> there's no question that he acted negligently and triggered course of events that led to the death of kate steinle. >> evide

lyanne melendez joins us with more on his testimony. >> reporter: in court the park ranger was asked, do you bear any responsibility for what happened on pier 14, and that question went unanswered. but we did learn two things from his testimony, number one, that gun was fully loaded with one bullet in the chamber, ready to fire. and number two, the gun had no safety. a backpack with fully loaded hand gn was placed on the floor behind the driver's seat, what was testified in court. when he came back from having dinner with three children and fiance, back window was smashed out and bag stolen. prosecutors say the gun was used four days later in the shooting death of kate steinle. he said that night his badge, credentials, and second gun clip were also taken. federal park ranger who works for bureau of land management told jury he felt comfortable leaving the gun in the suv parked in embarcadero district. car was locked, area well lit and suv had tinted windows. >> there's no question that he acted negligently and triggered course of events that led to the death of kate steinle. >> evide

. >> abc7 lyanne melendez is live with the proceedings. >> reporter: the trial is moving quickly. arguments and heard from the first witness, steinle's father, who was with her on that pier. court sketches show the prosecutor picking up the gun that kills kate steinle. said that jose garcia zarata fired gun. >> whether he intended or not, we have charge of murder. that's what we believe the evidence will show. >> steinle with fathe

in santa rosa, will lyanne melendez. abc 7 news. >> turning our attention to the weather. >> looks beautiful outside. this picture behind us is fantastic. halloween coming up. here's sandy patel. >> larry and christian i want to show you live doppler 7. the fog sitting near the coast and that has helped to take the temperatures down today. we're going to continue to see that fog lingering well into the weekend and beyond. cooling will continue and it's going to be spooktacular from halloween. a live look right now from a mountain high camera, look at that fog rolling in. it's a beautiful view, as ocean beach is somewhere under that blanket of fog. here's or perspective from the fire camera rolling in. mid to upper 60s, froesan franc san francisco right now. 80 degrees. we did see some cooling along the coast. here's a view from our santa cruz camera. 80 in santa rosa, fairfield. 830 in livermore. early morning you'll need that light extra area. fog around the bay and along the coastline. for the afternoon, 82 in san jose

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> the installation of new security cameras is now going up now. it's part of an effort by the police to reduce crime there following a shooting in august that injured three people. officials also help the cameras will help reduce graffiti. ironically one of the poles with a camera mounted on it had been tagged recently. >>> just over half of muslim students surveyed in california say they are being bullied because of their religion. as a result they're feeling less welcome and less respected. abc 7 reporter david louie has the numbers. >> it may be trickling down to students. a new study of more than 1,000 muslim students in california indicates they are facing discrimination and bullying. it indicates more than half, 53% said they had been made fun of, verbally insulted or abused. 1 in 4 said they had been cyber bullied. and 58% said they had seen comments online. >> we hear they're being called isis, terrorist or other names at school. however, we work to resolve these issues. >> reporter: a parent of a 15-year-old daughter said she challenged t

lyanne melendez is live with the story. >> focus today on the bullet and how it traveled.very measurement challenged in court from the time it was fired until the bullet ricochetted and hit kate steinle in the back. discussion about blood gathered at the scene and also the clothing that was also blooded up, kate steinle's mother suddenly closed her eyes and also was asked by the person next to her, are you okay and she responded i'm okay, and then got teary-eyed. retired investigator with ballistics and firearms training testified that the defendant pointed the gun in the direction of kate steinle as he was seated and pulled the trigger. how do you explain the bullet ricochetted off the pavement? said it happens to inexperienced shooters. aim too low, often

in santa rosa, will lyanne melendez. abc 7 news. >> turning our attention to the weather. >> looks beautiful outside. this picture behind us is fantastic. halloween coming up. here's sandy patel. >> larry and christian i want to show you live doppler 7. the fog sitting near the coast and that has helped to take the temperatures down today. we're going to continue to see that fog lingering well into the weekend and beyond. cooling will continue and it's going to be spooktacular from halloween. a live look right now from a mountain high camera, look at that fog rolling in. it's a beautiful view, as ocean beach is somewhere under that blanket of fog. here's or perspective from the fire camera rolling in. mid to san francisco right now. 80 degrees. we did see some cooling along the coast. here's a view from our santa cruz camera. 80 in santa rosa, fairfield. 830 in livermore. early morning you'll need that light extra area. fog around the bay and along the coastline. for the afternoon, 82 in san jose and south bay. 83 gilroy

abc 7 news report lyanne melendez joins us with all the details. >> reporter: that's exactly right, what path did that follow once that gun was fired, that was discussed today and that's going to be key in this case. the steinle family was in court today and there were moments of tension and sadness today for them. a retired investigator with ballistics and firearm's training told the jury this was no accidental discharge. john evans, a former crime scene investigator testified the defender pointed the gun in the direction of kate steinle as he was seated and pulled the trigger. both the produce and defense included the bullet ricochetted off the pavement. evans says it happens to inexperienced shooters, they aim to do, miss the trigger and miss the target. evans insisted that jose inez garcia-serrate was trying to shoot in a straight line. that's when the defense argued that impact must have changed the direction of the bullet as mark gonzalez tried to debunk the theory. >> i didn't find it convincing. i think when you hear from our experts they're going to tell you, that bullet hit the

abc 7 news report lyanne melendez joins us with all the details. >> reporter: that's exactly right, what path did that follow once that gun was fired, that was discussed today and that's going to be key in this case. the steinle family was in court today and there were moments of tension and sadness today for them. a retired investigator with ballistics and firearm's training told the jury this was no accidental discharge. john evans, a former crime scene investigator testified the defender pointed the gun in the direction of kate steinle as he was seated and pulled the trigger. both the produce and defense included the bullet ricochetted off the pavement. evans says it happens to inexperienced shooters, they aim to do, miss the trigger and miss the target. evans insisted that jose inez garcia-serrate was trying to shoot in a straight line. that's when the defense argued that impact must have changed the direction of the bullet as mark gonzalez tried to debunk the theory. >> i didn't find it convincing. i think when you hear from our experts they're going to tell you, that bullet hit the

. >> abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez will be covering the trial starting at 10:00 a.m.appening today the red cross will open up a new service center for people impacted by the north bay wildfires. >> the center is in santa rosa at the red cross office on aero drive. it will be open every day from 9:00 until 7:00 through sunday. affected families can meet with those who will offer recovery information. people can get water, snacks, including gloves, trash bags and dust masks. people living in glen ellyn in kenwood returned home. there are still handtomandatory curfews in those areas. fire crews expect to have full containment of the fires by wednesday. >>> classes resume during the north bay wildfires, all schools in the napa valley school district. santa rosa junior college. many of these schools will offer counseling to students and staff affected by the fires. for a complete list head to abc7news.com. you will find the latest containment information and how to donate to help victims. >>> the hunger strike scheduled to begin in the santa clara county jail suspended, bu

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> the mayor of san juan, puerto rico is giving her own assessment of the federal government's disaster response following hurricane maria. mayor carmen cruz's comments stand in stark contrast to the high marks that president trump gave the feds yesterday. the president met with puerto rico's governor at the white house. when asked to grade the response to the disaster, the president gave it a 10 out of 10. mayor cruz gave her own rating today. >> 1. the administration has been unresponsive. they go back and forth. the president first says katrina was a real disaster and yesterday says this is worse than katrina. >> nearly a month after the devastating hurricane, almost 80% of puerto rico, which is a u.s. territory, is still without electricity. >>> coming up next at 4:00, a hollywood actor in a fight with netflix this afternoon. sean penn saying blood will be on their hands if their new film causes bodily harm. >>> this is not a scene from a movie. wild boors, yes boars, leave lee town on edge. >>> i'm spencer christian. summer-like warmth is coming our wa