jill techel, mayor of napa. napa mayor jill techel likes what she sees around her city....four years ago when the earthquake struck on a sleeply sunday. the damage severe - striking homes, churches, post offices, streets, important infrastructure. techel. there was alot. but that was then, this is now... napa has bounced back... in many ways. there are new businesses, a new fancy hotel, new markets. . techel says there are some projects that havent' fully recovered, such as the post office and courthouse, but there are plans in the works for those. techel. post office bought, it is going to be renovated. also, new housing going in where the napa register used to be. in napa, terisa estacio (lydia) estacio (lydia) (lydia)coming up after the break... the raiders take on the packers... and the a's have a good night against the minnesota twins. grant lodes has the highlights... next in sports. football is back...preseason at last pre season is... the raiders in oakland tonight...playing host to the green bay packers. no need for aaron rodgers to play tonight...he's already won

jill techel, mayor of napa. napa mayor jill techel likes what she sees around her city.... it is a far different view then four years ago when the earthquake struck on a sleeply sunday. the damage severe - striking homes, churches, post offices, streets, important infrastructure. techel. there was alot. but that was then, this is now... napa has bounced back... in many ways. there are new businesses, a new fancy hotel, new markets. techel, blues, booze coming back for the first time in four years. techel says there are some projects that havent' fully recovered, such as the post office and courthouse, but there are plans in the works for those. techel. post office bought, it is going to be renovated. and techel says overall business is doing well - considering. she says last years fires araway some crowds, that is always a busy time of year of all. in napa, terisa estacio (grant) next at 5:30... a san jose music teacher is arrested and accused of inappropriately touching his young students. and it happened during private lessons inside the victim's homes. (vicki) plus after

jill techel, mayor of napa. napa mayor jill techel likes what she sees around her city....t is a far different view then four years ago when the earthquake struck on a sleeply sunday. the damage severe - striking homes, churches, post offices, streets, important infrastructure. techel. there was alot. but that was then, this is now... napa has bounced back... in many ways. there are new businesses, a new fancy hotel, new markets. . techel says there are some projects that havent' fully recovered, such as the post office and courthouse, but there are plans in the works for those. techel. post office bought, it is going to be renovated. also, new housing going in where the napa register used to be. in napa, terisa estacio (ken)an ohio woman is on trail for murder... she says she shot in self defense. however- prosecuters say it was out of a jealous rage. (pam)as diane estacio in napa, terisa estacio (ken)an ohio woman is on trail for murder... she says she shot in self defense. however- prosecuters say it was out of a jealous rage. (pam)as diane mcinerney explains, that court

jill techel, mayor of napa. napa mayor jill techel likes what she sees around her city.... it is a far different view then four years ago when the earthquake struck on a sleeply sunday. the damage severe - striking homes, churches, post offices, streets, important infrastructure. techel. there was alot. but that was then, this is now... napa has bounced back... in many ways. there are new businesses, a new fancy hotel, new markets. . techel says there are some projects that havent' fully recovered, such as the post office and courthouse, but there are plans in the works for those. techel. post office bought, it is going to be renovated. also, new housing going in where the napa register used to be. in napa, terisa estacio (vicki) (vicki) ahead at nine... an elderly woman attacked inside her home...now police are looking for the suspects... (grant) plus...a diver goes missing-- and is then found treading water, waving for help. details on the rescue... (vicki) up next... all eyes are on tropical storm lane as it's already causing major problems...federal agencies are hoping

that is kind of the story of napa after the earthquake. >> napa is mostly recovered although some workains. the earthquake which hit seven miles down on the napa fault forced the old post office clos a developer purchased the building and plans to convert into a hotel. a few blocks away renovations are completed on the damaged goodman library. has gotten ra an award for historical preservation. >> big projects left and we are excited about that. >> the earthquake did not spare napa's most famous future the wineries. >> i remember standing outside of this building looking up. >> few wineries took a bigger hit than this family vineyard, the 130-year-old tasting room was left leaning. while the winery has been restored and retrofitted seismically there is a reminder of the earthquake. >> the building is opened and stronger than ever because we have put in new engineering. >> disasters can bring out the best in a community and many say that is the earthquake's legacy from 2014. >> one of the biggest lessons learned >> there are squarely on the future. from napa rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >

that is a story about napa after the earthquake. >> reporter: napa is mostly recovered but some work remains. the quake struck 7 miles down on the west napa fault near where the old downtown post office was built in the 1930s. a developer bought the building and plans to convert it into a hotel. a few blocks away, renovations are complete on the goodman library. it has rave reviews and an award for historical preservation. >> there's not a lot of big projects left and we are excited about it. >> reporter: the quake didn't spare the most famous feature, the wineries. >> i remember standing near this beautiful building looking up and my heart ached. >> reporter: wineries took a big hit. some of them had tasting rooms that were leaning to one side. >> we call this a remembrance post. >> reporter: the winery was installed and refitted, but it there is a reminder of the quake. >> the building is stronger than ever. >> reporter: disasters can bring out the best in a community and that is the legacy of the quake of 2014. >> a big lesson learned is there is strength in numbers. weather famil

said he had a blast up there in napa. hear what he sounded like on the call. >> trying to get back into the big time again. pitch is ripped right back up the middle! it hit reeves, and bounced either off his glove or his body. man, that was a rope into center field. this one to deep left! coleman goes back, and has to watch it go! over and out! a three-run homer from the second baseman p. we're going to have to take a --. we're going to have to take a time outhere, as kendall coleman,, is probably not familiar -- is probably not familiar with having to shoot geese off the field, right? >> you get a feeling mark could do about anything he wanted. he had a blast in napa tonight, he said. >>> just enough time to check this out. west michigan white caps proctor, watch him try to make the catch. no. but jordan pierce makes the head's up play for the out, and west michigan white caps, jordan pierce making a nice play right there. all right that's it for me for now. more in about 20 minutes. back to you for the 11 -- the 11:00 n

napa county has sent reenforcements to the fire.that firefighters are stretched thin as they prepare for red flag warnings. the warning lasts until tomorrow night because of gust with winds. melanie woodrow tweeted from nia wilson's memorial service, killed nasimingly random attack at an oakland bart station. she has the emotional good-byes coming up at 5:00. >>> china targeting american products totaling $60 billion. arlette saenz has the latest. >> reporter: it's the latest round in the trade fight between president trump and china. china is ready to fire back with more tariffs if the u.s. follows through with its threats. china announced they're willing to slap tariffs on $60 billion of american goods, honey, vegetabes, certain chemicals, products from key sectors that backed trump in 2016. this comes after the u.s. proposed increasing possible tariffs on $200 billion of chinese imports, from 10% to 25%. sarah sanders said instead of retaliating, china should address long-standing concerns about its unfair trading practices. >> c

up in the north bay look for 89 at santa rosa, 84 at napa.t bay we'll see high temperatures of 74, castro valley 77. and highs in the low to mid 90s inland. an here is the accuweather seven day forecast. it's going to start warming up on tuesday and see hot conditions inland on wednesday and thursday with highs near 100 degrees both days in our inland areas and temperatures start to moderate friday and saturday and sunday we'll see temperatures in a more seasonal range, 90, 92 inland, upper 70s to 80s around the bay. >> this forecast makes me feel hot indoors. >> i know looking at it you want to sweat, you can't help yourself. >> i'll try real hard to help myself. thank you very much. anthony joins us with sports: 49ers not afraid of sweat, it's training by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. >> announcer: now sports from abc 7 news. >>> the red hot a's make it a cool dozen against the tigers. that's 12 wins in a row against detroit putting them 21 games o

>> we do still have a sig alert in effect in napa.open on state route 221 at kaiser road. we had an injury crash there. they're working on getting a street sweeper on the scene. there is a fuel spill and debris. delays are lingering. stay state route 29 if trying to get into the core of the napa area for an alternate. also some better news in the south bay. northbound 85 near winchester boulevard that, crash has cleared to the shoulder. obviously, we've got quite a few miles of heavy traffic. looks like you're backed up to 101. so plan on some delays there or head north before that collision to avoid that stretch of red. and heads up for this weekend. if you take bart through the oakland area, 19th street to west oakland station, no trains will be running once again for track work. a bus bridge will be many n. place. that is all day saturday and sunday. >> crazy story from iowa. a thief was told to put back what he stole and he did. so this is 2:00 a.m. on saturday. a homeowner noticed a man was taking his air conditioning unit when w

with the napa county animal shelter. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for being here. >> reporter: talk about when's offered this saturday with the clear the shelters campaign. cool campaign for you guys. >> when we open at 11:00 with the campaign all the adoption fees are waived. purchasing a dog or getting a dog and live in napa county, you purchase a dog license that's $15.75. waiving the fees on animals. >> reporter: there's more pets right here. >> lots of dogs over here. bojangles, calli. we have cole who's a lab/pit mix over there. a wonderful dog and then panda, a little jack russell terrier about 12 years old. >> reporter: so much available. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> reporter: go to the website, type in the zip code to see where to go to the nearest shelter. cool names here an i'm not liable for the names you saw here for these animals. >> i'm a little baby chick. >> and a guinea pig. >> i want to see pete suratos. a bulldog. thank you, pete! we have plenty of coverage this week leading up to sat

kathy known as the napa valley chick, kathy is the napa valley chick. the napa i used to know? do you know what napa was one year ago? 97. september 1 last year. wasn't warm around here last year? today will be a little warmer. it won't get that hot. things will actually be a little bit below average. they should be 82. santa rosa should be 84. palo alto is close. livermore about 86 or 87. bumping it up. i have a hard time with this but every forecast model shows that so i had to go with it. san francisco 68 that will fall one shy of average. the coolest high temperature this month was 59 on the sixth . the warmest was 72. there were only three high temperatures that came in in the 70s. i think it was on the fourth, tonight, and this last wednesday. every other temperature has been near average to below. a cool and foggy month. if you're headed to lake tahoe it looks good friday, saturday, sunday. i think everything is okay. for us a lot of fog around. 50s on the temperatures. fairfield 57. 50 napa. that's down about 12 appear to 24 hours ago. lakeport

i think that is the story of napa after the earthquake. >> napa is mostly recovered although some workch hit seven miles down on the west napa fault forced the downtown post office from the 1930s to close for good. a developer bought the building as plans to convert into a hotel. a few blocks away renovations are complete on the earthquake damaged 172-year-old goodman library which has gotten rave reviews and an award for historical preservation. >> there is not a lot of big projects left and we are excited about that. >> the earthquake did not spare napa's most famous feature, it's wineries. >> i remember standing outside this building looking up. >> a few wineries took a bigger hit than this family vineyard the 130-year-old tasting room left leaning to one side. while the winery has been restored and retrofitted for seismic data affectivity there is a reminder. >> not all of the building is opened but it is stronger than ever because we have new engineering. >> disasters can bring out the best in a community and many say that is the legacy of the earthquake. >> one of the biggest les

we see 91 in sonoma and 89 in napa. lakeport, though it will be hot up to 100 on the set and it's warm and sunny in the east bay today. about 82, san leandro, and inland, it will be hot, 100 in brentwood and 95 in san ramon and it will be hazy. we have the spare the air day in effect. so if you have respiratory issues, please take it easy outdoors over the next 24 hours and are still seeing fires moving north into the bay area. if you are traveling it will be warm in the central valley, 105. the forecasted high in fresno, 111 and l.a. up to 85. san diego, similar story, sunny skies today at 81 degrees. back here at home, we have the astros still in town taking on the as at the coliseum. it will be warm and bright at the ball game. first pitch, 70 degrees and we see temperatures moving into the mid-70s and 75 degrees. enjoy. it's a nice day to take in a ball game. the marine layer stays really contained. >> mid to upper 50s around much of the bay and some of the warmest spots later tonight will hold in the 60s like san j

temperature-wise, 50s and 60s name of the game. 63 in san jose, 59 in san francisco. 55 in napa. overnight, call from accuweather, clouds thicken again. mainly cloudy start, used to this pattern for august. drizzle lick drizzle likely along the coast. thursday hour by hour. 12-hour planner. cloud cover first thing in the morning, coastal drizzle. big take-away, cloud cover gradually pulling back to the coast. by afternoon brighter skies but haze in the atmosphere again. cool for august, 70s and 80s. if you like the cooler pattern, will love tomorrow. 77 high in san jose, clara, 73. half moon bay up to 62 degrees. downtown san francisco, start with cloud ve afternoon sunshine around 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. daly city at 59. 80 santa rosa, 74 vallejo. vall. 74 in fremont, 72 union city. inland upper 70s to lower 80s. not too hot for this time of year. haze from wildfires again. accuweather seven-day forecast, cool for august on thursday. finish out friday with little change. touch warmer over the weekend by a degree or two but otherwise cooler and below average. august cool p

temperatures tonight 52 at napa and ukiah.gain up across the north bay valleys while the rest of us will be partly cloudy in the mid to upper 50s. my accuweather seven-day forecast about the same tomorrow and see the touch of heat for sunday and monday as we try to push near 80 around the bay and 60s at the coast and fall back closer to average than the first week in september. >> good morning, mike. and really overall it's been a quiet morning. we have one incident to talk about and that is in sunol, southbound 680 around andrade road. we have a two-vehicle crash as a disabled vehicle and that was sitting in the left lane and unfortunately another vehicle hit that before emergency crews could clear that. definitely seeing some delays. if you are leaving the dublin/pleasantonp area, maybe want to consider taking 238 to 880 instead at this poinidge we fairly light although we are filling in. no significant incidents along that route between hayward and foster city. the counter direction looking light too. >>> new at 6:00, how a

in napa today 90. oakland reaches 73 degrees. we'll take a look heading into the weekend in about seven minutes. we have a look at the morning commute. so far you have seen a lot of green sensors. >> a lot of green sensors. it means traffic is moving along smoothly. aside from that though the only thing you might encounter occasionally might be overnight construction. they typically get cleared out by the 6:00 a.m. hour. you know it's getting busy. looks like the metering lights are officially on. it is starting to get back. back to you. >>> it is nothing compared to what happened for hours. it caused a traffic nightmare. now there are new developments in the deadly shooting. >> we are getting new information on the victim who was killed. today in the bay joining us live near the bay bridge with new information. good morning, pete. >> good morning to you. you have more of your regular traffic here. we are getting some new developments. chp is looking for a suspect in all of this. we know the identity of the man that was killed in

harvest season is finally under way here in napa valley. workers picking grapes as the crush gets under way. but as all this gets under way and they get things going here, i spoke with the grower here of this vineyard to see if last year's devastating north bay wi wildfires had any impact on how things are done this year. the grapes picked this morning symbolize new beginnings for wine makers and growers. think of it as opening day. >> today's just beautiful. foggy weather. great for picking. not too hot. >> reporter: or as the chief wine maker of mum napa explained to me -- >> wine making is ultimate slow cooking. you get to make one meal a year and this is today. >> reporter: slow cooking may be an understatement. since the grapes are ult investigated for nearly a year before they're picked, grapes are first picked for the sparkling wines and then the white wines and last but not least the red wines. >> it was traumatic last year. we were completely harvested here when the fires broke out. >> reporter: bill hannah is referring to last yea

. >>> for the first time since last year's devastating wildfires napa valley is celebrating its first full grape harvest. how about that? >> reporter: last year there were about a dozen wineries and vineyards damaged by the fires. of course, the whole valley was affected by evacuations and smoke. today's first harvest is truly a celebration. popping bottles of bubbly on the loading docks is the way mum winery celebrates. their harvest should not have any smoke effects. >> we actually usually do not get smoke taint on the sparkling wines. >> reporter: these bins of grapes are from hannah vineyards. it's the first back of a picking season that will continue for about six weeks. this first batch represents about 30 tons of grapes that are now on their way to be pressed and separated from the skin. even if they were to you the skin in their wine, he doesn't expect his fruit to present any problems. >> last year our vineyards on the valley floor were all harvested before the fires broke out. so we were not affected. >> >> reporter: the fires did damage some growers' vines. >> they may lose

and napa, 58. delays at sfo, arrival delays. check ahead.fortable temperatures if you're exercising. the heat is coming but not quite here yet. if you want to go in the pool, out on the bay, it's comafter the drizzle this morning. the east bay, a lot of cloud cover through noon and then sunshine and 70 in the afternoon hours. san francisco, in and out of the cloud cover this afternoon. temperatures hanging in the low to mid 60s. let's get a check of the morning commute. hi, alexis. >> good morning, mike. we're looking at a packed bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on at 5:27. just under an hour here, unless you're using the carpool lanes. you'll have a wait to get through the metering lights. the rest of the way into san francisco is looking good. quick check of drive times here. westbound 80, highway four, getting to the maze, slight delays across the bay bridge into the city. 13 minutes for you. southbound 101, can't guarantee your flight on time. there are flight delays, but getting there, from san francisco to sfo, that should take y

in napa, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> tough duty. eric, thank you so much. >>> happening now, cal fire is holding two community meetings about the mendocino complex fire to give out the latest information as evacuation orders fluctuate. the ranch fire has grown to 112,000 acres and is 28% contained. the river fire is much smaller, about 41,000 acres and is 50% contained. we learned today that these fires have forced lakeport schools to delay the start of class by about two weeks. students originally expected to start next week. >>> in shasta and trinity counties, the carr fire has burn in order than 131,000 acres. firefighters have it almost 40% contained, but it's too soon to say when this fire will be fully contained. more than a thousand homes burned to the ground. even as residents began to return to neighborhoods devastated by the carr fire, we're getting new glimpses of their harrowing escapes. abc 7 news anchor kristen sze is here with one resident's video as he barely got out of harm's way. >> this is jude's story of survival

state senator bill dodd of napa..says he'd like to see utility companies held to a higher standard. a fight on capitol hillwho pays for property damaged when a utility companies' equipment contributes to a massive fire? california law says.. the utility company does..and pg&e have spent millions fighting that.but state senator bill dodd says.. he wants to raise the current standard of responsibility. state senator bill dodd (ca - district 3)pg and e should have their day before a court or the california public utilities commission to be able to find fault and to see if there's any other extenuating factors and ultimately pay as much as they can possibly pay without becoming insolvent state senator dodd represents district 3 in napa.. a community devastated by the fires last october.a cal fire investigation found that faulty or damaged pg&e equipment was responsible for at least 12 of the deadly fires in that area. state senator bill dodd (ca - district 3)the technology is there right now. there are other utilities in

this is napa sheriff's k-9 officer nash.ompson, have patrolled the legendary wine country together for five years. >> a lot of bad guys were put in jail and it's been a good team. >> reporter: now all that is coming to an end. nash is retiring. so today one of his last days sergeant thompson and nash are visiting the local barbershop doing what nash loves to do, mingling with kids. nash lives with sergeant thompson who has other dogs, too. >> i got four dogs at home including him. >> reporter: they all get along? >> they all get along and if you believe it or not, he is not the boss of the house. >> reporter: a trained police dog. >> he gets run around by a chihuahua. >> reporter: but least we not forget there is this. nash's last day is august 25th. his replacement starts the very next day. sergeant thompson has years to go before he can retire. in napa, don ford, kpix5. >> that's pretty good. napa sheriff's deputies are careful to choose dogs, not only professional, of course, but social and safe around children. >> he was

napa 76. livermore 79. san jose 80. a bigger fog bank this morning so temperatures will probably stay about the same. friday going into the weekend inland temperatures warm back up. mid to upper 80s. today low clouds have come back . we are very long in the tooth here on the fog season.wi south. 50s and a lot of 60s. on the

well, he's actually out in napa, living out lifelong dream. look at him there. >> looks pretty happy. >> jeff will tell us exactly what he's doing coming up next in sports. >> don't get used to that, mark. >>> a's and twins, let's go to the newsroom now. jason in for mark. the a's have been pretty darned good lately, haven't they? >> frank, they've been great. in fact, they've been so darned good that it's kind of surprising, he they lose. a little two-game losing streak. first two-game losing streak in almost a month for the a's, and they do have at least one fan in minnesota, chowing down on french fries. top of the second, no score until davis, home run number 39 for davis, who has the most home runs in the majors since 2016. bomb of the 4th, all tied up, when garrer have homers off trevor -- garver homers off trevor cahill, and that brings in two runs. rosario comes up throwing. a play at the plate, and matt olson is out. bob melvin says i want to take another look, but the replay shows he was tagged on the shoulder before he touched the p

mike parkes, cal fire deputy chief of operations for the sonoma-lake-napa unit thanks gayle..hanks gayle.. kron four's kron four's chief meterologist lawrence karnow is standing by with details on thethe weather conditions in the fire zone. lawrence karnow: temperatures began to cool today but it was still hot in the valleys where temperatures hit the 90s. dense fog is forming at the coast and moving into the bay. the breeze will carry the low clouds a little further inland tonight. on the doppler we can see a few showers over the sierra and southern california. on the satellite you can see as high pressure have moved east. that allowed us to cool today and that trend will continue into the weekend. a few tropical clouds will also pass overhead the next few days too. highs will be in the upper 80s and low 90s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and coast. it will be a little cooler with a few clouds on sunday. the cooler weather pattern will continue well into next week. on the phone with us now for the latest fire update is jonahmark parkes .. cal fire deputy chief

coming out to napa looking sluggish. it was monday.ouple of presnap penalty ns the red zone. >> we have to do a lot better job personally. i want happy with that. i think the defense jumped off sides. presnap penalties make me sick now and i don't feel like eating. we had good sessis last week. four in a row really good. players are many coulding off their day off. get their minds back in it it. we'll look at the lines this morning and they'll be rolling in here tomorrow morning it will be fun. >> abc 7 sports sponsored by river raqqah sinno. i don't know whether he did eat or i'm a small business, but i have... big dreams... and big plans. so how do i make the efforts of 8 employees... feel like 50? how can i share new plans virtually? how can i download an e-file? virtual tours? zip-file? really big files? in seconds, not minutes... just like that. like everything... the answer is simple. i'll do what i've always done... dream more, dream faster, and above all... now, i'll dream gig. now more businesses, in more places, can afford to

in oakland, it is 60. 63 in napa. most of us are a couple degrees cooler than we were yesterday at this time. as you get ready to get off of work and heading back to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, when you get there, we'll see those temperatures at about 86 degrees at 4:00 and 85 at 5:00 this evening. then we start to cool down. half moon bay doesn't warm up today. we are still going to see mostly cloudy skies, staying in the upper 50s. then some mist and drizzle later on tonight by about 8:00 tonight. looking at south bay temperatures, gilroy, a hot 93 today. 81 today in milpitas. we are going to be cooler there. walnut creek, 89. peninsula reaching 72 in san mateo. san francisco on the embarcadero, we are looking at about 63 there and some low 80s for the north bay. napa reaching 83 degrees and still breezy. we've got some nice weather for the a's game, first pitch early this afternoon. it will still be partly cloudy. we'll only be about 62 degrees with all of that sunshine though, i think you still need a hat and som

all coffee shop locations in fairfield, vacaville and napa were participating in the fundraiser. those who knew the officer say, they want to help out anyway they can."i didn't believe it and i cried my eyes out, and it just proves that people need to stay off their phones while driving and just pay more attention to things that are going on...i think it's great as a community everyone is coming together to support this cause and i think it's great the dutch bros decided to reach out and be a part of this."(pam) one- (pam) one- dollar from one- (pam) (pam) one- dollar from every drink is going to the griess family ... dutch brothers tells kron 4, it wont know the exact amount collected for a few days. the business says, it also helped out the family of jaime manuel... by giving customers an opportunity to donate.. and the dutch brothers gave directly to the

no impact on what's referred to as the napa valley 4.here were ten wineries significantly damaged. no total loss of property and inventory to properties. about 90% was completed before the fires. let's get you back out here live. we are getting a look at what's taking place here today as the harvest season begins. it will head to the facility where that wine will eventually be bottle up for folks. a busy day ahead as the harvest season begins here. we are live here, today in the bay. >> all right. watch out. maybe you can help out a little bit too. thanks. >>> it is 6:33 right now. developing news out of italy. this intense search is underway. these are live pictures of the rescue teams searching for survivors. footage shows crews removing the rubble. look at it right there. this is just to see if there was anyone alive under all of this. so far we flknow at least 39 people were found dead in that collapse. people are looking to see anymore survivors as rescue efforts continue. officials are worried the death toll will rise. this is abou

low 90s for the inland communities. 89 and napa -- in napa. i will take a look at temperatures and what you can expect for your weekend and just a moment. let's get onto the highway. >>> we do have traffic slowing down on the 205 just before you get to the pass which is were mostly slowed traffic is. you can see it here so the speeds are pretty low you can see traffic will be pretty slow on the 205. eight miles an hour is as low as it gets. it improves a little bit as you get to livermore. livermore to dublin, we are near the speed limit there on some of these roads. 59 miles an hour, not too bad right there. this is a look at the macarthur maze, then when he gets the bay bridge the delay is not very long. i also want to check in with the 280 in san jose which looks the desk. >>> the mendocino complex fire is now the largest wildfire in california history. it has grown to nearly 440 square miles. crews are protecting full containment of the fire, but not till a week from tomorrow. >> reporter: cooler conditions this morning, as my crews were h

hot. 78 in napa, 75 in sonoma. then as you get close to the fire but we'll be at 92 here francisco, just some subtle ge over the next seven days. morning fog, afternoon sunshine, temperatures in the 60s as we head into next monday's forecast. now, for the inland valleys, i think you're also going to like this. this is probably one of the most enjoyable forecasts we've maybe had since april looking back. 83 tomorrow for the average. we'll stay with low to mid-80s not only into friday but for this upcoming weekend. and what about next monday? going down even cooler to an average of 82 degrees. very happy to put this forecast together. i think it's making a lot of the parents at home happy, make it going back to school this first week nice and easy. >> our kids start this week. >> mine started today. it's starting to feel like it too. >> do you see the smiles? >> no, no, i missthem. i'm not crying, you're crying. i saw that all over facebook today. i know the feel. >>> safely storing your gun is part of responsible gu

napa congressman mike thompson introduced a bill. thompson says it's the final resting place for hundreds of our nation's heroes. the cemetery includes the graves of enlisted men, officers and their families buried from 1856 to 1980s. for years, volunteers who tried to maintain the cemetery have asked for federal help. and now, it might be coming. >>> a plan to save a historic theater in lafayette has fallen apart. developer madison park financial has decided not to purchase the park theater on golden gate way. the oakland based firm plans to focus on a smaller scale project nearby. the theater was built in 1941 and closed in 2005 because it was losing money. lafayette officials are disappointed, but wouldn't be surprised if another developer comes in soon to reopen the theater. >>> many of us will be grilling this weekend, raising concerns about a widespread ground beef recall. >> a look at how stores are letting people know if they may have bought this recalled meat. a health expert shared food safety tips you'll want to hear. >> w

(jrs) state senator bill dodd of napa.. says he'd like to see utility companies held to a higher standard. kron's hermela aregawi spoke to him and joins us live from napa with this story.. hermela.? (hermela)as of right now, state law says. a utility company is responsible for paying for property damaged because of its equipment. pg&e has been fighting to reduce its legal liability on this issue.. and lawmakers like dodd are pushing back. a fight on capitol hillwho pays for property damaged when a utility companies' equipment contributes to a massive fire? california law says.. the utility company does..and companies like pg&e have spent millions fighting that.but state senator bill dodd says.. he wants to raise the current standard of responsibility. state senator bill dodd (ca - district 3)pg and e should have their day before a court or the california public utilities commission to be able to find fault and to see if there's any other extenuating factors and ultimately pay as much as they can possibly pay without becomin

coming out to napa looking sluggish. it was monday. head coach didn't want to hear t not happy with a couple of presnap penalty ns the red zone. >> we have to do a lot better job personally. i want happy with that. i think the defense jumped off sides. presnap penalties make me sick now and i don't feel like eating. we had good sessions last week. four in a row really good. players are many coulding off their day off. get their minds back in it it. we'll look at the lines this morning and they'll be rolling in here tomorrow morning it will be fun. >> abc 7 sports sponsored by river raqqah sinno. i don't know whether he did eat or copd makes it hard to breathe. so to breathe better, i go with anoro. ♪ go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way, with anoro." ♪ go your own way once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators that work together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night. anoro is not for asthma. it contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in

nice night tonight, 52 napa and ukiah, 58 in many inland neighborhoods.retty steady tomorrow and then a little bit warmer for sunday and monday and back to average for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. >>> good morning, mike. yeah, we were hoping for a really, really light day today with three-day weekend just ahead but we have a sig alert to talk about in the trivalley. 680 before andrade road the two right lanes blocked. sounds like they're letting everyone use the toll lane there since we have two lanes down. this is a sig alert and it is a two-car crash. you are stacked up into the pleasanton area. want to continue 580 to 238 that could be better. albany to the maze in the green at five minutes, southbound 880 fremont to san jose wide open and no delays 101 to cupertino in the green at 11 minutes. >>> "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 right here on abc 7. >> tj is live from new york with a look at what's ahead. hi, tj. >> good morning. y'all doing all right out there? it's always good to be with you here on a friday. coming up, i know you all pr

it is 77 in napa and 63 in san francisco. as you look out the window you'll be comfortable with sleeves and jeans for today. you'll need more than that. it will feel cooler than that. we have the preseason game tonight at 7:30. check out festival of the arts. it checks out in the morning. sunshine, very comfortable weather all throughout the day with low 70s. heading into the mid-80s tomorrow. we'll cool it down in the upper 70s. >> slowing it is over on the right. most of the traffic shifts left. it is even on the flyover. no real slowing. it looks like it is a quick break to move it mostly out of the roadway. on friday that's a lighter flow of traffic. no problems in the upper east shore. we see a little slowing. it is just past 680. it was just reported there. we are picking up the volume but no real concerns. right now it's on time. it will be bus service. check it this weekend and on labor day. back to you. >> it is 6:52. coming up next big trouble after a carjacking. a dramatic ending once police caught up to them. >> w

firefighters in napa say they are geared up and ready, but there are not as many of them to be readyre are strike teams frommer working on other fires. their bags are packed and loaded. now it's just a matter of monitoring the radio for any new fires that have broken out. >> the red flag warning means that the conditions are going to be

the napa earthquake destroyed bob's house.as shorting him about $18,000. the dispute centered on construction costs. bob says aaa's contractor estimated about $154 a square foot. he said that is way too low for the napa valley. he said he was paying $2200 a month for a rental while waiting to rebuild. after mediation wit absolutely nowhere, bob turned to us. we asked csaa which is a aaa affiliate to take another look. a aaa offered him $9200 and he accepted it. aaa told us we are glad we were able to address this member's concern. we talk about homeowner's insurance a lot, whether it's for earthquakes, fire or flood. please try to understand your policy. if you feel you're not being treated fairly, contact the california department of insurance. you can also contact us. the number is 888-996-tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. if you don't understand the policy, call your agent. 't want to explain it to you, find another agent. they're the experts in this. we're just trying to figure it out as we go along just like you.

we'll only make it up to 84 in napa and santa rosa. it is 94 today, cool temperatures along the coast. it is a day you to stay comfortable and cool. as we check out what's happening out there in the pacific look at this. category 4 hurricane now weakened to a category 3. it is to the south of hawaii. it will continue on as a major hurricane. current wind speeds at 125 miles per hour. i'm keeping an eye on that and also our dangerous heat and poor air quality across the bay area. high temperatures reaching into the mid-90s. it is 96 degrees. looks like there could be a little bit of relief next week not changing too much. we will see a little bit less of clouds and fog on friday and then it returns for the weekend. any issues on the road this morning? >> i don't mind it at although. kari is keeping an eye ton weather. i haven't seen any major slowing. there is slowing. i said it earlier in some spots. i kind of noticed this. they are not reporting any hazards or road crashes. maybe chp will be reporting something in the next couple minu

where we we would have the napa soul sessions. now the napa soul sessions was signified, was really designated time for us to come together and what we had the unifying principle was a drink that we had which was mixed in a garbage can. and it was a coolade base with, ice and whatever liquor people could bring in for that day. whether it was rum, gin, we put it in there. and the reason it got its name, the name of this was called mother -- marilyn farmer. this was, but, mf was the short name. and they got that name because after you took your first drink, those of us who were uninitiated, we drank it and people said mmmm, that sure is a --. but after we had our mf and after we did our dancing and our singing we would sit down and we would plan the week's activities. there would be a takeover of a welfare office. okay. we would take over quite often welfare offices. because we needed to get checks for women who had been denied we would take over the housing authority, and this was a napa solicited movement, because they were displa

not much fog, it's very cool for some, the city and half moon bay, 52, 48 at the napa airport, menlothese are the coolest lows we have seen because of the lack of any low clouds, 60 in half moon bay right now, fog will burn off soon here, there is hardly any breeze, we are set for a warm to hot day for most unless you are right by the water's edge, 60s to 100s. >>> today is another spare the air day, crews stood guard ot a grass fire in martinez as the fire shut down a section of the highway for a short time. lee is live from the scene with an update. >> reporter: remember last we can we had another wild fire, firefighters were jumping from fewer to fire every week, we saw a crew up here, they were mopping up and pulling up the hoses, you can see the charred grass on this hill. this fire started at multiple locations along highway four, it balm a three alarm response to stop the fast moving flames, air tankers dropped retardant, the smoke could be seen from miles away california highway patrol had to close the highway for a time while firefighters worked to stop the fire from spreadi

napa, low 60s. concord and livermore in the mid-60s.his time we're looking from emeryville out doodoors towards gray skies. we'll get some sunshine in the downtown area but not at the beaches. slightly cooler temperatures today. a warming trend starts tomorrow. get ready for hot inland temperatures. triple digits possibly wednesday, thursday, and friday. so you want to stay cool for that in the inland valleys. let me show you what's going on upstairs. we have this area of low pressure in the gulf of alaska. it's starting to drive a little bit south and that increases the onshore flow and the sea breeze, deepens the marine layer a little bit. and that all culminates in slightly lower temperatures today. i also want to show you the visible satellite image from yesterday. we're going to see a similar as a skies. you notice most of the smoke is blowing straight eaward. the bay area should be less hazy today. there's still an air quality alert through the central valuevalue -- valley. hazardous smoke levels. highs today will range from 60s a

we'll see the highest concentrations in northern napa county and lake county. coming up, we'll let you know about the warmup we're likely to find here for our weekend forecast about ten minutes away. >>> thank you very much. our social media pages are great way to keep up to speed on the fire weather. this is a graphic that rob just tweeted out showing where you're likely to see more smoke in the air today. you can plan your day around that. >>> it's 6:06. today the man accused of an unprovoked attack on a homeless person is expected in court. this video is disturbing. san francisco police say the 58-year-old samuel yantab kicked the homeless man on a sidewalk. he was arrested when officers spotted him walking on market street. he's facing aggravated assault charges. >>> one man is in custody on theft and drug charges after a bus at a home they say was also an unauthorized daycare center. that home is located on meadow drive in mill valley west of highway 101. authorities investigating a burglary and grand theft case went to that home with a search warrant. whi

napa from 86 to 79 degrees . the onshore breeze is are in place for some. for others breezy to blustery. a west southwest wind with 50s and 60s on the temperatures. i don't think they will change much. i know coast and bay has been cool. inland warm to hot. those temperatures are coming down even more tomorrow. we're looking at more 60s and 70s and 80s now. >> 80? >> yeah. people have been stuck on 80 driving from vallejo and american canyon driving down to hercules and toward richmond. the crash is cleared, but it did some damage on 80 westbound coming in to the area. it is going to be slow. finally, the accident has been cleared, but it has been holding people back. 28 minute drive is better than it was. now people are beginning to arrive at the bay bridge. pretty soon it should filled . it wasn't because of people getting held up on 80. southbound 680 through dublin and pleasanton it will be slow. it is slow on the altamont pass approach and tracy commute. we have a new crash reported on northbound 280 at 85. this one just came in. no slow traffic yet. w

that includes a very special camp in the mountains of napa. every step forward is a small victory. ♪ >> reporter: the sound of voices united echoing across the hills above napa. a typical summer sound here that for this summer was nearly silenced. >> we really suffered a big blow but you have to get up off the mat. >> reporter: since 1950, enchanted hills camp, resepect by light house for the blind, has given the blind and visually impaired a place where they are simply known as catchers. >> this is kind of like their breath of fresh air, their sunlight during the year. >> reporter: last october that seasonlight was obscured by plumes of. okay as fire raced up the mountain into camp. >> used to be a building there. nothing left but ashes. this was cabin here. >> reporter: the owner rattles off the list of what didn't survive. >> five cabins that were built in the 1950s were icon i. you couldn't tell they were here. we lost our tractor barn, our staff house, our stage, we had 58 structures all together when we started. we lost 29 of them. >> re

. >> mientras tanto marca para la ciudad de napa. >> 70 grados. >> condiciones despejadas Únicamente este momento asÍ luce san josÉ ahÍ estÁ aclarando la contaminaciÓn ambiental pero condiciones difÍciles en algunas de las regiones en donde respecta al Área sur de la bahÍa hemos visto condiciones bastante frescas pero esta que ve en pantalla la duma marina estÁ causando disminuciÓn de temperatura bastante importante en la zona costera en santa cruz incluso subiendo hacia el Área de pacÍfica. >> todo producto del sistema de baja presiÓn que se queda con nosotros por lo menos un par de dÍas mÁs temperaturas no van a resultar como a mitad de semana laboral si piensa salir a cenar en las prÓximas horas termometro en 72 grados. >> 67 para las 865 para las 9 y nubosidad se queda con nosotros de manera constante al menos turnt qdurante el resto de la noche >>> en san josÉ. >> disminuye conforme nos acercamos a media noche y veremos temperaturas alrededor de los 60 grados esto despuÉs de las 8 el de la noche maÑana mÁximas en los 78 grados en san josÉ san francisco en los 69. >> seÑores, en

livermore, napa, san jose. warmer temperatures are coming but not today. starting tomorrow and then over the weekend. there are high clouds cruising by east and south but the low is way up compared to 24 hours ago with napa airport plus 12, if it feels warmer it is. this will translate to the same because the high temperatures will be near yesterday so look for the upper 70s and lower 80s inland with 70s near the coast. 60s as well just a few. temperatures begin to move up tomorrow. where do you want to begin sal? >>> let's start in vallejo, the better news is the motorcycle crashes that we had have been cleared but the damage is done. things are getting better. i want to show you this update on the maps, traffic is much better now on 80 and vallejo driving through. motorcycle accidents are cleared but a lot of people are on 37 headed west trying to get out of town with more people bypassing the crash right when they opened up the lanes it was like they let the floodgates open and people were driving through. traffic will be slow all over the east bay as y