rode with them. >> reporter: not only the usual standby in oakland but red flag alert, two of the extra engines are for 24 hours patrolling the hills nonstop. also a state engine in oakland. >> with history in oakland with oakland hills fire and over last few years, we're always behind, trying to catch up. plan today having extra people and apparatus out, get hopefully a jump on anything that could set off a fire. >> reporter: day like this, spark could take off with terrifying speed. >> driving to and from on the 13 freeway, noticed how dry all the trees are. >> reporter: with red flag alert, oakland fire department closed down joaquin miller park to visitors, allowed a film crew from netflix to continue shooting but required to hire a separate fire watch team with them. >> pay attention to the weather, if the wind picks up, maybe not barbecue at that point. >> reporter: wants more phones. to sign up for alerts not just bringing in more engines, want people to give them a call if they see anything that could cause a fire. >>> breaking news, one lane of northbound highway 17 at summit road in san jose is blocked because of overturn

. >>> a blow for parents, hoping to keep their neighborhood school any oakland hills from closing. oakland you'd are unified has decided to close kaiser with sankofa academy. we spoke with parents and parents who are not happy at all. >> reporter: parents targeted the district early this morning in an attempt to stop school disclosure. >> the displacement that happened is terrible, and what happens to the students is traumatizing. >> reporter: last wednesday parents interrupted the school board meeting, even though the board had previously vote to do close kaiser, which will now merge with sankofa elementary. oakland school of language middle school will also close and merge with frick academy. the school district reiterated its position, recommending this move to the board in the interest of the long-term health and viability of the district and our ability to consolidate resource at fewer schools. what has surprised and upset board members the most is a her sent by keyser teachers, obtained by abc 7 news, basically stating that they are unwilling to work anywhere else about kaiser

and you'll be able to see here it includes hills of the northeast and also for the south bay right around fairfax, sonoma, napa, saint helena berkeley, oakland, fremont. and down to the south bay it's the eastern foothills of san jose and also surrounding hills there of gilroy. sustained winds of 10 to 20. so that's your steady wind. but those occasional gusts could be 20 to 40-miles-an-hour with humidity down to 10%. so these are things you really have to start thinking about. report any kind of suspicious activity you might see. no outdoor burning allowed at all. make sure smar fires. no two evacuation routes in and out of your neighborhood and set up meetings with your department. if you have a local neighborhood group that's a great way to stay in touch with them and know everything you should be doing as well. what about the temperatures? look how warm 9:00 t in the morning tomorrow. we'll go over more temperatures and the heat and the fire danger coming up throughout this hour. >> good information. thank you, jeff. >>> thousands of people in the north bay are bracing for a black out. pg&e says it could shut down power tomorrow in sonom

east where looking at humanity at about 29%, we will shift a little bit and take a look at the oakland hills where the wind is coming from the north at about 70 miles per hour and the relative humidity there is 28%. the red flag warnings at the moment let's take a look at the santa rosa hills, atlas is reporting relative humidity at 23% and dropping over the next 24 to 36 hours. residents in the north bay are on high alert after all this time even without the public safety power shut off. we join you live on the potential violators. >> reporter: take a look at this this is the mountain area of santa rosa it has not had a history of learning but on either side on the right was the fire which did devastating damage not only to the north bay but specifically in santa rosa. this is not burned yet and the reality is the people who live down in the neighborhood here are very concerned about this because it's an area that has not had a fire history and all you need is the right kind of fire and you have that problem. unofficial warning is on top and it's a major component of the public safety power

. >>> in the east bay, fire crews are not taking chances with the high fire danger in the oakland hillss have been patrolling the hills nonstop looking for signs of fish. there fire. >> as you may know from our history in oakland with the oakland hills fire and lately over the last few years with some of these fires, we're always kind of behind trying to catch up when the fires start, our plan today having extra team out, extra apparatus out, we'll be able to get a jump on hopefully anything that might start off a fire. >> the oakland fire department wants to get residents to sign up for ac alerts on their phones, they want people to call in if they could see anything that could spark a fire. >>> happening today, julian castro is visiting the bay area. he will visit the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station in oakland and meet with residents at 11:30 this morning. that's where oscar grant was shot and killed in 2009 by a b.a.r.t. police officer. after that he will tour a homeless encampment. he released a housing platform to end homelessnesses by 2028 nationwide. >>> the u.s. coast guard will be c

enduring red flag warnings people obviously recall the area's catastrophic wildfires the 1991 oakland hills fire storm. one of the worst ever comes to mind kron four's tailored to sack you spoke to the oakland fire department about the fire danger. this week she joins us now live in the newsroom said taylor what are they doing tonight to be prepared. >>the oakland fire department says it's all about being ready if and when a fire strike so during this red flag warning they're increasing staff patrols and strategically placing crews or fires are more likely to break out. a red flag warning issued for the east bay hills in oakland, as the oakland fire department prepares for the worst case scenario, california office of emergency services. >>us to preposition a while. in anticipation of you know potential. >>the national weather service predicts low humidity high temperatures and gusty winds over the next couple days creating a dangerous recipe for fire. >>in addition to extra engines. battalion chief zoraida diaz says they're increasing patrols. >>the things that will be staffed with personn

our oakland hills, relatilast r about 9 miles per hour and 24%. the northeast breeze in 20, 25 miles per hour. a spare the air day. air quality is expected to remain moderate. for most areas of north bay. the coast and through the central bay. but our inner east bay as well as santa clara valley is unhealthy. in addition to hot, hazy weather, actually poor air quality for some folks inland for today. here's a look at the current temperatures already in the 90s at this lunch hour. 92 santa rosa. and a lot of 80s around the bay. keeping in mind, folks along the coast, in san francisco, and around the bay, don't have ac. low 80s in oakland right now. mid to upper 80s over areas like berkeley. 83 in san francisco. widespread upper 80s, almost nearing 90 degrees in areas like concord, and arinda. as we get into the afternoon, temperatures continuing to climb. 90 degrees the afternoon. we'll go 98 for nevado. east bay, 92 in oakland. upper 90s in danville. 101 for brentwood, into the south bay, 95 san jose. 94 over areas of sunny vale. pacifica in the 8

spread the pta president said the school survived the oakland hills firestorm and another closure threat>> it really doesn't instill a lot of confidence in the district, while we are already in pain from everything we are experienced, then they don't provide lunch to our children. this is a slap in the face, these children should not be going hungry, especially when they are under the stress of getting closed. >> the principal contacted the head of food services to make sure this never happens again. >>> some kaiser workers held a one-day strike saying they will reject kaiser's latest contract offer.>> five, six, seven, eight, patients shouldn't have to wait for >> the said they rejected the same offer engine, this time kaiser gave them an ultimatum, accept the offer or lose a 3% raise retroactive to last october. workers say they are pushed for improved access and services. >> mental health care is a civil right, and it's time to put it on an equal level with physical healthcare. no one would expect to go to their regular doctor, get a serious diagnosis and then be told to wait 6 to 8 w

there is a chance power could be cut to those living near the oakland hills. there are things you can do at home to get ready for the possibility of power outage. we put together the quick guide. >> in case you need a refresher. we have to have enough food and non-pe rishable goods for a week time. a gallon of water for each person in the family. and something to open the canned goods with. and something for the pet. >> you can see the full video on our web site. front page. >> a major computer virus bringing union city to a halt. the virus impacting all city owned computer. this is a major headache and a major concern. the fbi is now on the case. in union city for us with some answers. what do we know? >> the city tells us it maybe until next week before the computers here are back up and running. we ran into a lot of frustrated people who came here today to get building permits and business licenses. and had to leave empty handed. >> in union city the computer screens are black at city hall. our systems are 100% down. city e-mail and any system hosted here i

.>> reporter: the vote will move the students and teachers at kaiser from their perch in the oakland hills to the flatlands of north oakland and merge the school with sankofa academy. a larger campus with lower test scores. alicia johnson who has a first grader and a third-grader at kaiser said parents at the school are not taking it lying down. >>> we will meet as a community to decide how we are going to move forward.>> reporter: the are considering legal action citing possible discrimination under proposition 209. some teachers have announced they will refuse to participate in the design plan to merge the schools. >>> that doesn't mean it is not going to happen.>> reporter: a district spokesman said ousd is prepared for challenges. but believe this is the right move. for a district with too many schools and not enough students. >>> we are very confident we are going to create a much bigger and great school at this sankofa academy campus. >> reporter: parents are prepared to do battle with the board. >>> some of these board members will be facing a recall. elections. they will be facing

in the east bay the fire danger remains high in the oakland hills. extra engines are out there driving the streets looking for driving the streets looking for problem spots. the firefighters. >> reporter: there's not just the urge compliment of firefighters, but because there's a red flag up two of these extra engines are for 24 hours out patrolling the hills nonstop. there's also an engine prepositioned in oakland. >> as you may know, we are sometimes behind when fires start. so our whole thing today is to hopefully get a jump on anything that might start off a fire. >> reporter: on a day like this a spark could take off with terrifying speed. >> driving to and from on the 13 freeway, noticed how dry all the trees are. >> reporter: as you can see fe closed down joaquin miller park to visitors, allowed a film crew from netflix to continue shooting inside the park, but they were required to hire a private fire watch team to watch them. >> pay attention to the weather, if the wind picks up, maybe not barbecue at that point. >> reporter: oakland fire wa

>>battalion chief diaz says they're strategically placing crews in the oakland hills where homes are especially vulnerable. 2 engine companies that will be up staff with personnel as well. >>and they will be patrolling the hills in addition to. will also be patrolling. >>the national weather service predicts low humidity high temperatures and gusty winds over the next couple days. the fire department says it's important to be prepared. >>supple space between. >>your home. >>and the education, especially if you're. people to make sure that they have fuel and come up with that. >>and warned its neighbors to not star power tools or barbecue. well, a red flag warning is in place killer but sackey kron 4 news. remember you can stay connected on the fire danger and high temperatures throughout the day by using our 24 hour news. app it's called kron on if there's any breaking news you'll see live coverage you need utley on kron on. an updated forecast every hour. and faces an attempted murder charge after meeting to attack lacking in trying to kill his father. police say the 32 year-old dou

in the oakland hills. nine others on the same street received similar letters.pening in fire zones across the state and more insurance companies have made similar moves. >> it doesn't seem like the insurance companies are operating in good faith in a way. because if they're going to ensure wenneorodbut le ma o homes innde iustry calls a urban interface. as the climate changes insurance companies do not like what they're seeing. >> insurance companies are taking a good look at their portfolios. the last few years the risk of wildfires have gone up. >> sue knows the problem intimately. they lost they are home in the 1991 east bay fire storm and now she's on the board of united policy holders which helps with insurance carriers. the system must change sue said. >> the fact remains that homeowners need to have insurance. if they have a mortgage, they need homeowner but it doesn't cover her as well. she hoped they'll come out and see her work on the property and improve coverage but in the meantime this consequence of california new normal leaves many of us not sleep

the oakland hills, one tech of one inch of rainfall that. has moved out. after a chilly night tonight, even with full sunshine, no clouds tomorrow. well below average. oakland not hitting 70. 5 degrees below average. more cooling coming on sunday and monday. the seven-day coming up. >> thank you. >>> taking a live look at oracle park where it is the end of an era in bay area sports this weekend.s retiring. >> fans are paying tribute betty yu is at oracle park. >> reporter: it's the start of an emotional farewell weekend for giants manager, bruce bochy. tonight was his final evening game here at oracle park. tonight manager bruce bochy escorted willy mccousins widow, esstella, out to the field. and brought the crowd to its feet. the willy mack award honored the most inspirational prayer on the team. it's the first since he passed away last fall. >> reporter: the award went to outfielder, kevin pilar. this game was extra special. >> i actually haven't been to a game this year. so i'm coming specifically to pay my respects to the greatest giants manager we've

parents, teachers, oakland school board approved two school mergers, keiser elementary in north oakland hills and san copa academy will merge at 61st. and two middle schools, frick impact. now by closing the schools, the district is expect the to save more than $3 million. the district will also be able to redirect funds to other schools for improvements. the changes are set to take effect next fall. >>> time is 4:38, sales force ceo trying to improve bay area schools, pledging more than $17 million to help pay for school in the city and in oakland. half of the money will be spent in san francisco, the other half will go to oakland. that money is being used to repair and fix up playgrounds, train teachers and also fund math and bration was held yesterday at prepricidio school during the announcement. >> i don't think it would have been as big as it is now, we're so lucky we got this handed to us. >> a sales force says over the years it has provided almost $70 million in funding, and 45,000 volunteer hours to both san francisco and oakland schools. >>> california is looking to tighten the rule

warnings for the north bay they've expired for the east bay, so this is a bit of good news for oakland hillsn to free my hills area as these areas so arcing calmer winds today, an up to see an expiration of red flag warnings that doesn't necessarily mean you're out of the woods that we still do have high fire danger really all across the bay area because not only the hot temperatures but also very low humidity. look it up in sonoma falling down to 15% of times this afternoon. winds for the north bay. still certainly a factor, although as i mentioned a little calmer for east areas today. daytime highs today still just as hot as yesterday for many parts of the bay mission district financial district still holding on to those 90's and 80's still in sunset and golden gate park. daly city 85 for your high on terror at 74 today, a range of 90's the 80's up and down the bay side of the peninsula, so still excessively hot and then comfortably hot afternoon. hopefully get yourself to a cool spot may be a good one to watch a movie in the theater and just taking a little bit easier san jose at 97 today

and more than a dozen cooler at hawarden livermore and outside cloudy with drizzle as well and oakland hills and the 20th of an inch of rain or more and pacific a little less and san francisco reporting three 107 inch of rainfall and tomorrow it is actually going to feel warmer than today, even though the temperatures lower in that happens when you get sunshine. the clouds will leave tonight and it will be sunny but it will be breezy and brisk and 11 degrees below average in concorde and a high of 72 and san francisco's high 65 degrees in there is a winter weather advisory for parts of california. i will show you where and when in a few minutes. >>> a battle over the gentrification in east san jose shaping up. it is one of the oldest and more ethnically diverse parts of the city. increasingly a target for developers. we are joined now where the fight is taking an unlikely turn. took there is no doubt about it, big changes are coming to the neighborhood. the folks say here they want a greater say in more presentation on how those changes are made. so they are focusing their attention to diver

>>john but you know, he's oakland hills home was built in 1950 i didn't want to blame myself for being say cheap. >>and not doing the right thing. if later an earthquake hit. and the damage would have been maybe in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. >>earlier this year he hired tay when to read trusted his home so when the earthquake to happen. >>there's a big chance that the lakes could fold and house to collapse. >>his hope to keep his home from falling off its concrete foundation during an earthquake. >>all the old equipment in the old bolts. the materials and the size of the bulls. >>insufficient tay when is underneath that you know he's home in the crawl space showing us how we retrofitted this 2500 square foot ranch, making the home safer and hopefully eliminating major damage should an earthquake happened. >>these type the homes are usually the most susceptible to earthquake damage because of the heavy weight on top and a very fragile small wall that's holding it up when says holmes on hills like action nellie's and once built before 1980 or won't he retrofits the most. >>it'

recommendation of the superintendent in a 5 to 2 decision to merge kaiser elementary school in the north oakland hills west send cope. had a parents and students say that it makes no sense. they want to see their campus expanded not. >>they say up to about 25. >>however this is what the district is saying about this quote the district recommends this move to the board in the interest of the long-term health and viability on the district and our ability to consolidate resources. fewer schools we are confident and that the wonderful kaiser community will come together with the outstanding send copa community and become a great merged school community that will grow flourish and succeed together. the superintendent also saying that this was a necessary step as the district is facing a drop evan role meant and trying to allocate resources accordingly. she also warned that this merger could actually result and losing more students. the merger is set to take place for the school year of 20 20 to 2021. story that we will continue to follow closely here in oakland tree says stasio kron 4 news. >>up to 6 a man

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us live from the oakland hills with more on the sticker shock. leslie? >> reporter: the experts tell me what's unusual is that we may be entering a normal real estate market, that is a market that has stable prices without those prices rocketing upwards like we're all used to. here are the numbers. year to year median sales prices down 9% in oakland, 15% in san ramone, 18%. >> home buyers and home sellers are used to prices going up year over year that when prices drop or stabilize, some people are freaking out. >> reporter: here is what's going on. according to data from 34 east bay cities, many of them had more homes on the market in august when compared to last august. but 21 of them saw prices drop. some by double digits. with the lower prices you'd expect maybe an increase in sales or bidding wars. it was the opposite. fewer sales and homes sat on the market in 23 of these cities for much longer than usual. a year ago the average home was up for sale for 14 days. now it's 30 days. does that mean bad luck for sellers? not really. >> look at

ising parents, and teachers, voted to approve two school mergers, keiser elementary in the north oakland hills two middle schools, fric impact academy and foothills will merge. the district is expected to save more than $3 million. the district will be able to redirect funds to other schools for improvement. changes are set to take effect next fall. >>> investigation is under way after a about i don't know knee collapsed at the brook view condo complex on middle field road. the balcony separated from the outside wall. three people suffered minor injuries, the 4th person needed surgery for a fractured pelvis. >> literally out 0 of no with the deck just went away from us. >> looking at the situation and knowing that people were injured is a wakeup call. >> in 2016 the homeowners association received permits to replace some decks due to dryrot. the balcony that collapsed was not earmarked for replacement. people are considering independent inspections. >>> now to oakland where one of the three jurors disit missed from the ghost ship warehouse trial for misconduct is speaking out. >> a juror said

not comple you can see gusts now to 33 miles an hour, and middle attack gusting to 24, even the oakland hills with winds out of the northeast about 24 miles an hour. the winds have a bit of a breeze out there. take a look. san francisco is currently 85, santa rosa right now 94, and lower 90s for livermore and walnut creek. you'll see some high clouds out toward the west. we have high pressure offshore and this area of low pressure to the south. that sets up the heat event today and the offshore flow. it is hot across the entire bay area but cooling heads our way beginning tomorrow, and this will carry over into the weekend. friday we could be talking about measurable drizzle around portions of the bay area. here we are today in the clear, 4:00, and then into thursday we call it a southerly surge because the fog be moving in from the south. this will definitely cool off the entire bay area but the biggest cooling is in the bay. friday lots of clouds, maybe some drizzle and skies remain partly cloudy. saturday we have a shower chance, the best chance to the north and east of the bay area. maybe

. >> in the east bay fire danger is high in the oakland hills. extra engines are looking for problem spots. leslie road along with them. >> reporter: there is not only the usual fire engines on standby in oakland, but two extra engines are patrolling the hills. there's a state les engine prepositioned in oakland. >> as you know over the last few years with major fires, we're always behind trying to catch up when these fires start. our plan today having extra people out, extra engines out, they'll be able to get a jump on anything that might start off a fire. >> reporter: on a day like this a spark could take off with terrifying speed. >> i have the innnoticed how drf the trees are. >> reporter: as you can see with the red flag alert the fire department closed down miller park to all visitors. they did allow a phone crew to continue shooting today inside the park, but they were required to hire a private fire watch team. >> keep an eye out for what's going on. pay attention to the weather. if the wind starts picking up, maybe not barbecue at that t

the mix of heaven yesterday in the north oakland hills. it affected some 20 kindergarten students, the children do not get their lunch on monday because school staff members were not in the office the past friday to schedule the food delivery.>> what it came down to is that we were short staffed and our nutrition services department and for some reason we were not able to get that delivery lunch to the students. >> reporter: they don't instill a lot of confidence in the district while we are already in pain.>> they don't provide lunch to our children.>> reporter: the district says a staff member quickly stepped in and immediately served up pizza that was already on hand. that led to an outdoor pizza party with the children. >>> open police are trying a new strategy in their effort to stop sideshows, they will be closing off key intersections that are known hotspots for sideshows and then rerouting the traffic. this comes after another weekend of sideshows that injured a police officer.>> reporter: revving up engines and plenty of smoke and

especially in the oakland hills, up to 40 miles per hour. when we come back we will look at the forecast highs which will be warm tomorrow and when things cool down. >>> fed up with homelessness. people take matters in to their own hands. coming up, the boulders that just appeared on a san francisco block. >> and investigators say shot h lied about it. >> san francisco's green film festival, one film worker explores why people can't afford to live in their own cities anymore. >> and a bay area winery about the harvest and how the weather is affecting the grapes. the grapes. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ to the wait did frowe just win-ners. prouders everyone uses their phone differently. that's why xfinity mobile let's you design your own data. now you can share it between lines. mix with unlimited, and switch it up at anytime so you only pay for what you need. it's a different kind of wireless network designed to save you money. save up to $400 a year on your wireless bill. plus get $250 back when you buy a new samsung note. click, call or visit a store today. .

the heaviest rain is in the bay area. .13 inches in the oakland hills.ow showers are still lingering up in the hills as you could see it there. there is actually snow falling up above 8,000 feet. it started to feel like fall really the takeaway here. it will continue to feel like fall and not a big heatwave, but temperatures will warm up and days are getting shorter, just starting to feel like fall. you might notice the temperatures, they were in cool spots if the upper 40s. 60 in santa rosa and napa. 60 in livermore. beautiful live camera shot. there's a little bit of the patchy fog that's forming up at the coast, pretty breezy. so the fog is having trouble taking hold. low pressure center that did what it did and the second one it week. now it will go through and the high pressure will come in behind it, the drill. the high will jump in and it starts to warm up. depth on the lows and the highs. we won't see it howling offshore winds, but we'll see the temperatures back into the 80s in the inland valleys, maybe some upper 80s. and maybe the low 90s. mos

oakland hills reporting humidity at 34% and 74 degrees with a light north breeze there.the northbay health wind. in addition to a red flag warning a heat advisory, we are spare the air today. air quality expected to be moderate along the coast lines, central bay, and areas of the northbay. for east bay and santa clara valley healthy for sensitive groups. let's go look at the numbers. outside san francisco reporting 71 degrees. 73 oakland, northbay 71. 73 livermore. a good idea to be aware of how you're filling out there. avoid long-term exposure outdoors if you can today. 81 degrees is the afternoon high in pittsburgh. this is the type of heat that will bring on heat related illness perhaps heatstroke if you are not careful. drink a lot of water if you're going to be outdoors. upper 90s santa rosa. some of us will get to 100 today. 90 in livermore and around the bay a lot of folks don't have a seat 92 oakland. 88 degrees afternoon high for san francisco today. there is a cooldown in the extended forecast it doesn't happen tomorrow. it looks just as bad. we are looking at

the letter has drawn criticism, because kaiser is located in the oakland hills which has a higher income bracket, and sankofa is in the flatlands. the teachers union accused the district of trying to divide and conger. >> there's a perception that kaiser only cares about kaiser, but that's not the case. they are reaching out and engaging with the community members at sankofa. it's about doing what's right for kids all over the district. >> reporter: the teachers union blames the districts for allowing charter schools to draw dollars from the traditional public schools. in oakland s. leeanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news was at chevron's headquarte headquarters? san ramon where a large group of protesters gathered. a majority of those in the crowd were children, though there were a few older activists. this was one of the last demonstrations of the week in the bay area, after we saw tens of thousands of people pack san francisco mondays. while the date and location may have changed, the message remains the same. [ chanting ] >> there was a counterprotest's well, but the group was s

in the oakland hills, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> all right, we are about to heat up again. >> weistian is back with the forecast. >> big time summertime warmup is heading our way. sunny skies just about all across the region. we've seen a patch or two of clouds. overnight low temperatures will range from right around 50 up in the north bay valleys to low and mid-50s in most other locations. then tomorrow, the warmup begins, and it won't be very, very warm tomorrow, the highest inland readings, upper 80s to low 90s. and almost 70 on the coast where it will also be breezy. but check out the warmup on thursday. inland areas, 97, 98 degrees, 99 at livermore, concord up to the mid to upper 90s. right along the bay shoreline, upper 80s to almost 90. hotter in the inland areas as numerous locations will top out at 100 degrees or higher. finally, saturday we start to get cooling near the coast and bay. here's the accuweather forecast. after a very hot day friday it will remain hot inland, start cooling at the coast and bay, and then a sharp cool down on sunday, monday and tuesday with te

the tibay hills and the city of oakland starting tonight lasting through wednesday morning pro force taylor, the sec east spoke to the oakland fire department about the fire danger this week she joins us now live from the newsroom. >>taylor, what are they are urging people to do. >>well the oakland fire department says it's expecting a perfect recipe for fire, the next couple days with high temperatures. low humidity and strong winds so to be prepared if and when a fire strikes increasing staff patrols and strategically placing crews in the hills. >>get as many resources. >>2 the fire as soon as possible, so that we can extinguish the fire. >>the oakland fire department prepares for extreme fire danger after the national weather service issued a red-flag warning monday night through wednesday morning california office of emergency services. >>as a. us to preposition. >>a while. in anticipation of you know potential. >>battalion chief diaz says they're strategically placing crews in the oakland hills where homes are especially vulnerable. 2 engine companies that will be up staff perso

oakland hills also 60 -- 67 as well. ottis today will be the hottest day so far. advisories out for the coast in the bay. forecast highs are way above average for this time of year. 90s to 100. that includes oakland, san francisco, san jose. 99 is a forecast i and 100 is the highest record. san jose is almost at 70 already. temperatures today, we will have no problems warming up. may be a late seabreeze but the damage is done as we stay here. it will be hot for everybody. mainly 90s and 100s.>>> i like that little thing that just says hot. >> it says it all. what more do you need to know?>> exactly. >>> good morning everyone. let's look at the commute now. it is moderate. i wouldn't say light, but we haven't had the usual slow traffic in some spots. other spots look kind of normal. you can see 880 northbound, little slowing past the coliseum, which is typical. san mateo and dumbarton bridget -- dumbarton bridge are going to be okay. stevenson is slow, and the peninsula is slow, 101. traffic is about normal for this time of morning. 8:02 am. let's go back to the de

down to 53 in the oakland hills. alameda, 54. a little cool there. 57. but overall, exce for a little patch or two of some fog, we are all set to go for a nice day. that system once it starts to move out, high pressure kicks in. the breeze will pick up a tiny bit. i had white caps yesterday. 6 were 0s and 70s. low to mid 80s tomorrow. 70s to upper 870s and low 80s today. overall, very nice. still technically summer but feels very fall-like. warmer into saturday and a cooler and breezy pattern sunday and early monday. >>> time is 5:50. a full billion dollars for a new high-speed rail here in california. the new plan to build a new railline while the state is trug struggling to complete the current high-speed rail project. >> and the bold system before congress delivered by a teenage activist. what she wants them to do in media rooms. ♪ from the 5am wakers, to the 6am sleepers. everyone uses their phone differently and in different places. that's why xfinity mobile created a wireless network that auto connects you to millions of secure wifi hot spots. and

berkeley lab, 656789 kensington and in the oakland hills and in oakland, low to mid 60s. so we are setting the stage here to be out of the gate for some warm temperatures, and any fog will be very shallow, and i just don't think it has much of a chance. there is not much support for it. the high kicks in for a couple of days here and a system is on its way starting sunday. not today, though. 70s and 80s. upper 80s. mid 90s for some here on the temperatures as we see temperatures go well above average. hot on friday. it looks very warm for many here. saturday will still be warming up but not as hot. here comes a cooling on sunday. clouds and increasing clouds. a possibility. a big drop of those temperatures of some rain north of the golden gate monday afternoon, pam. >> we always listen to you, steve, as well. >>> 5:22 is the time. california tops a new national list. not for good reason. california, one of the biggest economies in the world. coming up, the reason we also have one of the worst poverty rates. . >>> and it feeds to go away before it becomes the biggest disas

end of the oakland hills. >>early warning systems are an important part of keeping people safe by alerting them to seconds before an earthquake hits mexico and japan already have earthquake warning systems but an early warning system here in the us has been in the works for more than 13 years. for charles clifford shows us where things stand now with the system be launched in the bay area. right now if a major earthquake were to strike the bay area the public would receive no warning but that could be changing. the us geological survey and its partners, including the berkeley seismology lab had been working for years to develop shake alert. an earthquake early warning system that could one day send alerts to people cell phones. berkeley seismologist angela chong explains how the system works. >>so quick early warning is not prediction. we're not telling that an earthquake is going to happen we're telling you that an earthquake has started and that you're about to feel shake. so it's an earthquake happened furt

that is a big difference in the oakland hills. and fog is just roaring up the coast.n gate. the breeze is starting to pick up for some. the eastern bridge has a western breeze. same for fairfield. the fairfield. 60s and 70s. at the surface it is all changing to more onshore and a really strong system is dropping into the west coast. that is going to send temperatures way down as we head into the weekend with upper 60s possible sunday and monday. and some snow in the sierra. cooler on the temperatures up t 80s. east bay, bay bridge. and what we are talking about still here at the east bay as we are going to start with the mcarthur maize with some of that fog. it is mixing in and sometimes the brake lights are red here. they are disappearing and the fog. you can see it for yourself. whether you get to the bay bridge, you will see at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is a little slower than it normally is. we had an earlier crash, and today, it is going to be a busy day getting into san francisco and the giants are playing the day game at oracle park. first pitch at 12:45 an

the mix-up happened monday in the north oakland hills.cted about 20 kindergarten, first, and second grade students. the school district officials say the kids didn't get their lunch on monday because some school staff members were not in the office this past friday to schedule the food delivery. what it came down to is we are short-staffed. there was a miscommunication. for some reason, we weren't able to get that delivery hot lunch to the students up there. >> it really doesn't instill a lot of confidence in the district when while we are already in pain from everything we are experiencing, then, you know, they don't provide lunch to our children. >> a staff member stepped in and immediately served up pizza that was already there and there was an impromptu outdoor pizza party for the kids. >> okay. >> yeah. >>> 5:48 is the time. let's go back over to sal. checking in on the commute. how is it looking, sal? >> well, it looks typical which is good. we don't like surprises. if you expect your commute to be a certain length and you have some

>>john, but you know, he's oakland hills home was built in 1950 i didn't want to blame myself for being say cheap. >>and not doing the right thing. if later an earthquake hit. and the damage would have been maybe in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. >>earlier this year he hired tay when to read trusted his home so when the earthquake to happen. there's a big chance that the lakes could fold and house to collapse his hope to keep his home from falling off its concrete foundation during an earthquake. >>all the old equipment in the old bolts. >>the materials and the size of the bulls. insufficient tay when is underneath that you know he's home in the crawl space showing us how we retrofitted this 2500 square foot ranch. >>making the home safer and hopefully eliminating major damage should an earthquake happened. >>these type the homes are usually the most susceptible to earthquake damage the heavy weight on top and a very fragile small wall that's holding it up when says holmes on hills like action nellie's and once built before 1980 or won't he retrofits the most. >>it's because of t

> for several homeowners in the berkeley hills, people who live in areas destroyed by the 1991 oakland hills firestorm where recent smaller fires have gotten dangerously close. one homeowner which i reportedly received a message from allstate, insurance. the recent catastrophic wildfire seasons have forced us to make difficult decisions about managing our exposure to wildfire risk. insurance companies are reeling from billions of dollars in claims relating to recent wildfires. >>> happening today, the san francisco board of supervisors will continue to consider whether to back a proposal to buy pg&e powerlines in the city for $2.5 billion. the mayor made the offer in a letter sent to the utility. the deal would include buying all lines, poles, towers, transformers, substations, vaults, buildings, and trucks.>> we determined whether we could provide the service at a price that is more affordable than pg&e, we conclude just we can.>> pg&e released a statement in response to the city's proposal sating it is in the best interest of stakeholders and remains open to communication on the issue. >>>

so her into the oakland so her into the oakland hills. the juul record. they took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. juul marketed mango, mint, and menthol flavors, addicting kids to nicotine. five million kids now using e-cigarettes. the fda said juul ignored the law with misleading health claims. now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn san francisco's e-cigarette protections. say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c. is the biggest beer festival in the people from. >>all over the globe, but a lot of beer. >>so you don't have to go that far for a stein tonight on a ne and dish vicki liviakis this side of the bay. >>very in made outfit the only thing leads the ensemble polls year earlier. at the historic schroders restaurant in san francisco's financial district gets off over fast. you might find romance on the leader jose. of german beer tears. so october fest exactly was actually the celebrating the upcoming harvest. so that's why they celebrate in september. they're going to start. harvest in october. so lot of hard work coming up so they and my do

and even 776 at the berkeley lab, oakland hills very warm as well.tures will be near 90s, 100s, even for some on the coast. the little band of high clouds coming along parallel to the coast, wonder where those are coming from. 60s, 9 east a lot of 60's and 70s right now. you can see the band sliding along there. most staying offshore. if it was over us it may not make a difference. still north, northeast breeze, if you can hang in, cooling will start tomorrow and much much cooler as we go into the weekend, dropping into the 70s, there will be some snow in soot rear if you are going to tahoe area over the weekend could get snow down to 5500 feet. one extreme to the other. 80s, 90s, 100s today. possible record highs today. tomorrow i think the fog starts to work back and temperatures are dropping big time, you guys. >> steve, thank you. >>> bad he willing california wildfires with additional help. >>> inmates, how the program works. >>> also what local health officials are urging after the flu season is starting earlier than usual. following flu relate

recommendation of the superintendent in a 5 to 2 decision in march kaiser elementary school in the north oakland hills west. send co fact i had a mate parents and students say that it makes no sense. they want to see their campus expanded not. >>they say up to about 25. >>however this is what the district is saying about this quote the district recommends this move to the board in the interest of the long-term health and viability on the district and our ability to consolidate resources at fewer schools. we are confident and that the wonderful kaiser community will come together with the outstanding sankofa community and become a great merged school community that will grow flourish and succeed together the merger is set to take place for the school year of 20 20 to 2021. story that we will continue to follow closely here in oakland tree says stasio kron 4 news. >>coming up kron 4 is your local election headquarters and we held a debate today for the district attorney's race in san francisco coming up uh-oh, looks like someone's still nervous about buying a new house. is it that obvious? yes it is. yo

end of the oakland hills. >>outbreak a mysterious vaping-related illness ends. hundreds to the hospital now 7 people have died so far. >>tonight, a young man from loomis near sacramento is back home recovering after suffering respiratory failure links to vaping now as doctors explaining how he saved that young man's life. reporter jessica mensch has the story there's no feeling like being home actually ricky d'ambrosio is back home where he belongs after hospital stay that felt more like a nightmare i really thought i may have not made it. >>the 21 year-old from loomis suffered respiratory failure placed in a medically induced coma at kaiser roseville medical center where he lost 30 pounds in just 10 days and his doctors say vaping is to blame i've been vaping off and on since i was 16. >>is really popular and we are all in high school my buddies and i would sit the car and we've 8th in the morning, it was usually tobacco sometimes cannabis but all legal to none of us knew that. >>this could ever happen the weeping in news products are causing significant inflam

>>but you know, he's oakland hills home was built in 1950 i didn't want to blame myself for being say cheap. >>and not doing the right thing. if later an earthquake hit. and the damage would have been maybe in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. >>earlier this year he hired tay when to retrofit his home so when the earthquake to happen. >>there's a big chance that the lakes could fold and the house to collapse. >>his hope to keep his home from falling off its concrete foundation during an earthquake. >>all the old equipment in the old bulls. >>the materials and that size of the bolts. insufficient. >>tay when is underneath that you know his home in the crawl space showing us how we retrofitted this 2500 square foot ranch, making the home safer and hopefully eliminating major damage should an earthquake happened. >>these type the homes are usually the most susceptible to earthquake damage the heavy weight on top and the very fragile small wall that's holding it up when says holmes on hills like action nellie's and once built before 1980 or ones trust it's the most it's because of the

also for those of you at higher elevation areas of the east bay like the oakland hills, a little bitfurther southward into the blows you're going to see especially high fire danger with plenty of dry tender very low humidity today look at where we're headed this afternoon below 9% of humidity at times and napa early on in the afternoon and with winds so breezy gusting at mountain peaks as high as 40 miles per hour. this is all just a recipe for high fire danger ypg any other companies. prompting a potential of a power outages up into the north bay as a precaution. so if you are in those areas may want to get that plan together right now to get to a cool spot may be out towards the coast. and definitely don't behead now too much whether it's just to take a jog or do any sort of yard work avoid any of that activity today save it for the weekend when it gets much more comfortable and fire danger will be significantly lower. as for today's daytime highs hot all across of a look at this mission district up to 90 today little cooler up and hum a marina district only in the upper 70's to lo

abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us from the oakland hills with more on the sticker shock., what i heard from the experts today is that we're basically entering what many across the country would consider to be a normal real estate market. that is somewhat stable prices, slight increases compared to what the bay area usually experiences with big jumps every year. year to year, median sales prices down 7% in fremont. 9% in dublin. 11% in, he hercules. >> home buyers and home sellers are so used to prices going up year-over-year, that when prices drop or stabilize, some people are freaking out. >> here is what is going on according to data from 34 east bay cities, many had more homes on the market in august when compared to last august. but 21 of them saw prices drop. some by double digits. with the lower prices, you'd expect maybe an increase in sales or bidding wars. it was the opposite. fewer sales and homes sat on the market in 23 of these cities more much longer than usual. a year ago the average home was up for sale 14 days. now it's 30 days. does that mean bad luck for

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an injury crash in the oakland hills area southbound 13 approaching miraga. a car hit a deer.a very early morning roll over crash near camino pablo and this is in t orinda area where a car ended up in the trees. a serious motorcycle crash in the byron area. byron highway might be an alternate. they are trying to land a helicopter in the area. again, that new crash just reported and we'll keep an eye on that for you with the bay bridge toll plaza backed up into the maze. >>> for one man building a better bay area involves taking back his neighborhood. >> and eric greenwood is a victim of bicycle theft. it only took him one incident. the nest camera footage shows a man walking by and then cycling away with his bike valued at $500. greenwood took to social media asking for known spots where stolen bikes are kept or dumped. >> i checked every one of them. i walked the wholedalupe river, almost, from blossom to downtown. it's difficult to track everything down. it just works so fast. we're almost feeling defeated. >> san jose police are aware of the issue. they recommend owners kee

>>but you know, he's oakland hills home was built in 1950 i didn't want to blame myself for being say cheap. >>and not doing the right thing. if later an earthquake hit. and the damage would have been maybe in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. >>earlier this year he hired tay when to retrofit his home so when the earthquake to happen. >>there's a bag chance that the lakes could fold and house to collapse. >>his hope to keep his home from falling off its concrete foundation during an earthquake. >>all the old equipment in the old bulls. materials and that size of the bolts. >>insufficient tay when is underneath that you know his home in the crawl space showing us how we retrofitted this 2500 square foot ranch, making the home safer and hopefully eliminating major damage should an earthquake happened. >>these type the homes are usually the most susceptible to earthquake damage the heavy weight on top and the very fragile small wall that's holding it up when says holmes on hills like action nellie's and once built before 1980 or ones trust it's the most it's because of the anchor bol