host: orville is calling from brooklyn, new york. he is a democrat. good morning, orville. caller: good morning, man. ceo talkingectrum about tv with the president in the white house saying he will acquire 20,000 workers. march, theater in union went on strike because the ceo wanted to take away their pension and health-care. it is for months now, they are on strike. we need the ceo to do what it promise and not threaten workers. from hote is going springs, arkansas, an independent. good morning. caller: good morning. i have several comments. i remember, you use to build good to see a doctor within a month or now you call income and if they will even take you, they booked up we are all for a couple of months, we cannot see you." and i think it is because of the affordable care act and all the immigrants coming in and undocumented people. we are just saturated. you cannot even get in. you really need to see someone, it is hard to see someone out. host: what kind of insurance do you have? i am talking about my daughter in law. we try to get her income and they told her, "we a

asking for state regulators to let them demolish and replace more of the damaged spillway at the orville dam. they want to repair a 240 foot section now rather than waiting for next year. >> the santa cruz beach boardwalk is getting a makeover. they're lining up to look at two of the newest attractions there. buckle up for the typhoon and t other rides. >>> the price for lifetime pass an proceediers. the change is impacting people age 62 and older. the price hike will generate an extra 37 million per year. >> from area life heros to movie stars, they are all playing themselves in clint eastwood's new movie. that stopped two gunman in a train. the summer vacation could not be soon enough, the school will be back in session. >> we want to help students start the year with the supplies they need. they are beginning to support our cools throughout july. we have a full list of how and where you can donate. >> we're going nowhere up from here, kari. >> yeah, take it in, enjoy it, you'll want to do that. still very warm on some spots. in the east bay, expect a high of 74 degrees. we'll look at

it is about 15-miles southeast of orville.e're told that a large plume of smoke, the remnants of this fire can actually be seen from sacramento. and just sad, devastating pictures that you're watching right now live from butte county. flames consuming a structure there in butte county. this is something that we're going to continue to monitor. but right now this fire at around 500-acres and as we watch, several structures being consumed. let's turn things over to our meteorologist. we did see temperatures increase in bay area. i'm assuming in butte county they also increased as well. >> quite a bit, right now they have a temperature of 106 degrees. extremely dry. relative humidity around 12%. so this area heated up. in fact we've been talking about heat across northern california for the past couple weeks and the temperature is spiking for today. and in this area, probably you have areas that are isolated. fire crews are probably trying to scramble to figure out the best tactics as far as getting the structure protection and p

. >>> a major step for the orville spillway.s after this but way collapsed after a torrent of runoff. >>> it is hot up there. it is definitely heating up today. will heat up further tomorrow. will be hot. triple agents. i will have the details on your friday forecast. >>> the hayward fault is one of the major area faultlines. seismologists say that it is overdue to have a major quake. it may actually join up with another fault line in the north bay. >> reporter: using the latest in sonar and magnetic sensing, scientist confirmed what they almost -- only once guest at. >> the hayward fault continues beneath san pablo bay. we found that those two faults are actually directly connected. it means that it is easier for in earthquake to rupture from the hayward fault to the rogers creek and vice versa. the longer it is, the larger an earthquake a can produce. >> reporter: by itself, it can produce a 6.7 >> reporter: by itself, it can produce a 6.72 as much as the seven quake. >> together, they could produce up to 7.4. >> reporter: man

out in california there is an unexpected side effect from the massive dam overflow at the orville spillway. a modern day gold rush. sediment being disrupted from the water flow, plus a wetter and a warmer winter means the nuggets ands the flakes ripe for the picking. >> there are so many people going in to bring us gold. >> these were brought in this week. >> so, so far, it's not enough to retire on. the average fine was $30 to $40 of gold. michelle: treat you to a nice dinner. coming up at 6:00, a man fights back against a carjacker. it's caught on and how he says he ended up on the hood of the car ahead. scott: i'm scott taylor in the best place to be with the heat. but over here, the playground is a different story. we will test how hot the playground equipment is coming up next. michelle: a georgia man fought back against a carjacker but he paid the price. he jumps on the hood of the vehicle. he says he stepped in front of the car to stop the carjacker. the thief floored it. >> i couldn't show down. >> he was thrawn off. breaking his ankle and getting road rash. the thief is still on t

i fell like we should have help. >> they have been very solvive, especially in orville area, a lot of versus brought things, we have lots of support, and a lot of water and snacks and yeah, they're just -- at the have been amazing for us. >> as for the fire evacuee, they say they're feeling optimistic because they're no longer seeing flames shoot up from the mountain ridges like ridges weekend. this fire still has about a thousand firefighters on the front lines. >>> in orville, now back to you. >>> qualify battled the flame, crews from almeda county, san francisco, piedmont, albany, heyward and fremont all left for buick county yesterday. the sheriff's department also -- to be part of the north bay incident management team. the active fires in california continue to burn out of control today. qualify announced in morning that the alamo fire grew 5,000 acres overnight. it is now nearly 29,000 ache e containment is at 15%. one structure was destroyed more than 100 others are in danger. they have issued manditory evacuation. at the have set up a relief shelter. the second biggest is in

. >>> the spillway failure at the orville dam could happen at other dams in california. this morning state officials say owners of 93 dams had to double check their flight control spillways. 12 dams are in the bay area including the peter's dam in marine county and the brionas dam in costa county. the sacramento bee reports dams needing inspections hold back reservoirs that store about 100,000 acre feet of water. the spillway at the orville failed in february and repairs expected to cost more than $300 million. it should reopen by november. >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> central part of the bay. you can see the san mateo bridge here. looking westbound. clearer than it was this time yesterday. late-arriving fog as you head towards the peninsula over the next couple of hours. let's talk about your commute planner. not as foggy especially along the coast as it was yesterday. good news there. mass transit is going to be mild to warm today. if you're on inbathe bay and do like the breezes, no small craft advisory. the breezes will be lighter. talk tempe

it happened last night on east orville road.icers were called to the home for a report of a shooting. there they found a 31-year-old man dead. investigators say the shooting was the result of a disturbance. the man that shot him remained on scene. no word if charges have been filed. >> new information about the fire that claimed the lives of a montgomery county couple that lived to be almost a hundred years old. we know that the blaze was caused by an electrical problem in the home. bob brooks is on the scene. >> by the time firefighters got there, it was too late. the roop collapsed and they couldn't make it out. they were a husband and wife, roy and helen finestone, 98 years old. >> the call came in at 4:45 this morning. fire detectors were inside the home but not sure if they were functional. >> please check your detectors to be sure they are operational t. >> a neighbor says it didn't take long before the flames started shooting out of the home. >> you could seal the intensity, the fire on the tree in terms of reflection. it

today, they have it under control as much as possible, but even today with the orville dam is a classic example, if there's problems with construction, it could cause devastation. >> thank you. mr. noy: you bet. yes, sir. >> could you say something about the use of mercury during the gold rush and enduring consequences? mr. noy: oh, yes, one of the saddest parts of the gold rush and it happened later, to with other mining. chris what is called toxic thisy of the gold rush -- what is called toxic legacy of the gold rush. mercury was used in the recovery process because -- i'm not a chemist or scientists, believe me, but gold will bond to mercury in the recovery process and make it easier to recover, so mines used mercury and for a while, they use cyanide in this, too, and that goes into water sources and leaches out. if you go to mining historic parks, they have huge leech ponds in which stuff is still coming up, naturally occurring asbestos and mercury that was used in the process. and the hydraulic mines used mercury in this process. they just flushed it in the water courses. and still

two bicycle builders from ohio, orville and wilbur wright would be the first to make this plight of fantasy a reality. on december 17th, 1903, the first powered aircraft flew over the sandy beaches of kitty hawk, north carolina. their 12 seconds aloft would change the world forever. >> i've been to kitty hawk, you've been to kitty hawk. they were test pilots, weren't they? >> yeah. they were pretty interesting guys. >> born in 1923, charles "chuck" yeager grew up a typical west virginia farm boy. he didn't even see an airplane up close until he was 18. his first flight didn't go very well. >> we took off and motion sickness took over and i puked all over my airplane. i'll never forget when i got back and got on the ground saying, man, you've applied for pilotry, you've made a big mistake. >> just 11 years after the wright brothers' first flight, europe erupted in war. the battlefield was like none other in history. new horrors like german's machine gun mowed down scores and chemical weapons like chlorine and mustard gas wafted over the lines, wreebing wreaki. there was a new arena for battl

.>>> in response to the failure of the orville dam, california is now ordering 93 dam statewide to be reinspected. the department of water resources will release a list which includes some dams here in the bay area, among them the san andreas dam in san mateo county, alameda county and contra costa county. operators of the dams have been told to check the facilities and determine how well each spillway will hold up during heavy rains.>>> still ahead in sports, 49ers opened up camp today. and the number one pick. >> coming up next. xt >>> football is here. a lot of optimism for the 49ers have a long way to go always optimistic at this time. >> the way they are going with the giants, a lot of way -- people are ready for football. we will start with the 49ers. they have news happening today. down at training camp the second day. one of the guys they really want to get a look at is that young man thomas, number three pick in the draft. defensive lineman out of stanford. he has not been able to get his contract worked out. finally, settled today. the niners had started their workouts for t

evacuees to come home and some are finding their homes gone at least 40 homes were destroyed near orville and northern california. >>> there are new doubts about a photo that tries to prove that amelia earhardt survived her crash in the pacific. it shows her and her navigator in the marshall islands after they vanished. however two bloggers say they found the same picture in a travel book established in 1935, two years before earhardt disappears. >>> coming up several local childrens clothing stores are among those closing after the g gymboree bankruptcy filing. >>> an impending strike at philadelphia international airport is put on hold the union workers are planning to go on strike beginning today but earlier this morning they announced entered in last minute discussions, the strike would include wheel they're attendants and cabin cleaners and others employed by contractors for american airlines they are ready to go on strike if the negotiations fall apart. >>> childrens clothing retailer, gymboree announced which stores are closing and several are in our area including exton, langhorne

in meantime, evacuees awaiting for updates at a church in orville, that's where they say they're beingll taken care of by the red cross, and their own community. >>> they have been very supportive especially in orville, a lot of local merchant versus brought things. we've had a lot of out pouring of support and a lot of water and snacks and yeah, they're just they have been amazing for us. >> qualify's lost report was that fire has burned nine square milefiles grown since yesterday. at this time, the fire is 35% contained. >> crews from across northern california are heading to bute county to help battle the flames, that includes strike teams from the bay area. crew from almeda county, piedmont, albany and fremont left for dube county. the sheriff's office -- yesterday to help out with logistic. >> the two largest active fires in cool comp to burn out of control, qualify announced this morning the alamo fire grew 5,000-acre overnight to nearly 29 thwacker's containment is still 15%. one structure was destroyed and more than a hundred are in danger: manditory evacuation versus been issu

. >>> more evacuations are under way in orville as the wall fire continues to move forward in butte county. the fire is so big, governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency for the county. over 5,000 acres have burned so far. the fire is less than 20% contained at this time. people in the bangor community are the latest to be forced out because of the flames. at least ten structures have been burned. >>> still to come tonight, a new report alleging the trump campaign conspired with russia before the presidential election. who attended that meeting along with the president's son. >>> a tribute to a surfing legend. a very sish you'll one at that. thousands paddle out to sea to honor a surfing pioneer. >>> still seeing 90s around pleasanton. slightly more pleasant weather for you on monday. temperatures continue cooling around the tri-valley. we're watching that, and hurricane eugene off the coast of mexico. how some of the moisture from this system may begin to impact our own seven-day forecast. how far should pure alpine spring water have to travel from its source to the bottle? a hun

. >>> this disaster at the orville dam has opened the flood gates across california tonight. the state just identified nearly 100 spillways that it wants reinspected before the next rainy system sets in. maria shows us that many of them are right here in the bay area. >> my wife is disabled, so, we had to make a quick decision. >> in the a 15 years jim lived next to alamo, we haven't seen it rise so quickly. >> the heavy rains this year filled the reservoir, sending water over the spillway and into the creek. he and his neighbors got lucky. >> that was a close call. >> now he is finding out the same damage is one of 93 on the department of water resources list. of california dams that need to be reinspected. the water agency says the spillways have potential issues that could jeopardize its ability during a flood. they ordered after a chunk came over the spillway causing massive evacuations and the potential for the emergency spillway to fail. >> look at a lot of the other spillways. this is a prudent thing to do. >> out of the ten dams in santa clara county, nine made the li

. >>> new video of the construction at orville's dam main spillway. repairs began last month. crews are clearing the debris. the spillway was catastrophically damaged during the february storm causing emergency that forced a mass evacuation. repairs costing nearly $300,000 could take up to three years to complete. >>> a new study paints a bleak picture for the bay area coastline. the reason this waterfront could be in serious trouble when the sea levels do rise. >>> a new discovery about charlie chaplain? coming up, how this building proves the long-standing mystery about his film career and the south bay. >>> i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. a lot of blue sky across walnut creek on the sky camera network. i'll tell you when temperatures push back into the 100s and the fire danger that will get worse. my forecast at 5:20 tonight. it sounds like a plot for a science-fiction movie: entire >>> it sounds like a plot for a science fiction movie. entire cities submerged under water. this could be the bay area's reality in a matter of decades. nbc michelle roberts has more on the repo

. >>> repairs continue on the orville dam following the failure of the emergency spillway back in february. workers are reducing lake levels so there's enough flood. that way they have room for the water and construction. the first construction phase is expected to be finished by november. meanwhile uc berkeley group is raising concerns about a green spot on the dam. professor robert bee sent us these photos. he believe it would lead to a failure of the dam. it's caused by rain or natural spring. bee disagrees and says the dwr should measure the water pressu pressure, test the spot. >>> google and its media platform are facing a lawsuit. >> dan. >> it was the worst loss of life in france since world war ii. 130 fepeople died in a series o bombings. cal state student was the only american killed there to study for a semester. isis wouldn't exist and couldn't have pulled off that attack without youtube. >> these companies just have to do something because they continue to allow these nefarious organizations to harm organizations and other people and they do nothing. they don't act reasonably

. >>> we're getting a clear view of the progress on repair work on the orville dam.ideo gives us a look at what's being done to reconstruct the damage main spillway at the dam. this video was released this week. you can see construction crews pumping in concrete to form the new foundation and drainage system for the spillway. the contractor has a november 1st deadline to finish all that work. you might recall how badly the spillway was damaged during this past winter's record storms. the zaeser led to the massive erosion on the hillside and forced the sudden evacuation of some 180,000 residents down diagnosis stream. >> work will begin monday on a stretch of road in contra costa county that washed away during the winter storms. morgan territory road is closed from the area north of livermore to the area east of clayton. the section just south of marsh creek road was damaged by a landslide in february. crews will work to install new retaining walls and improve drainage systems, put in a new water main and repave the road. the road is expected to remain closed through

. >>> more than 4,000 people have been force said from their homes in orville as firefighters workedo gain control of the fire there. more than 4400 acres have burned, and the fire is only about 20% contained. in fact the fire has become so big that the governor there has declared a state of emergency. >> drove through in the night. >> it's just one of many burning across the county right now. >> reporter: from california to canada, wildfires are sweeping across the west. the flames fueled by searing temperatures. near santa barbara the whittier fire has devoured more than 4,000 acres have burned a summer camp to the ground. campers were reunited with their relieved parents. meanwhile the alamo fire is so dangerous crews have been forced to fight the fire from the air. >> we're hoping airdrops have a good effect on the fire. >> reporter: further north firefighters are battling the wildfire in sacramento. residents searching for a place to esleep. >> came through the mobile home park last night on the bull horn telling everybody mandatory we leave. >> reporter: forcing thousands of pe

just east of orville. we're looking at temperatures still at about 84 degrees. relative humidity is 33%. the windsor coming in from the east of 5 miles per hour. it looks like they will let the advisory expire soon. as we get into some of the numbers. 80 degrees in redding. there 18 sacramento. take a look at some of these numbers. fresno, 92. pickers fill the still holding on to 93. only slightly better conditions expected tomorrow. they will start at 69 degrees. relative community -- humidity will be up. 96 is the afternoon high for those folks there as we get into monday. relative community -- humidity will be high. windsor not expected to be too bad.>>> the largest wildfire in the status burning to 50 miles south in san luis obispo county. broke out on thursday at 3:45 pm to highway 166. the fire is just 15% contained. gusty winds, warm weather, low humidity are helping to fuel the flames. >>> further south in santa barbara county, the witch year fire has grown to nearly 8000 acres and is inching closer to the town of galena. flames shut down highway 154. cr

. >> you guys are happy about that>>> in response to the failure of the orville dam, california is ordering 93 dams statewide to be reinspected. the department of water resources released a list which included dams in the bay area. san andreas dam, lake should bode damn and the onus dam. operators of the dams have been told to check the facilities and determine how well each spillway will hold up during heavy rain.>>> we are a long way from rain. we are in our dry summer mode. that means more dry. we will not see rain until late october. the weather story this week is this temperatures around here will be nice and mild and warm. some in the inland bay area. the pharr valley, like inland river at livermore valley -- i had met this last night. big numbers. that will elevate fire danger, air-quality issues and you name it. the weather story this weekend, a nice weekend. the long-range forecast is for the valley heat. we talked about that last night. the valley heat will persist in places like bakersfield from now through next week. that means over 100 degrees day after day. that creates some p

. >>> the orville dam is going to be reopened in november. the department of water resources said cruise are building a cutoff wall to prevent erosion if it has to be used in the future. the entire project will cost a lot of money. >> we're anticipating the early portion of costs to be about $200 million. that's for the emergency response that started in february. the recovery project, which is construction work, we expect to be in excess of $300 million. >> a uc berkeley professor is raising a concern about a green spot on the dam. they say it is likely caused by rain or a spring. but the professor disagrees and believes it could lead to a failure. >>> californians appear to support the state's efforts when it comes to fighting climate change despite changes in federal policy by the trump administration. a new poll shows 70% of voters surveyed favor a push to have all of california's electricity generated by renewable power by 2045. they support california developing its own environmental policies separate from those of the federal governmen

fire crews have been battling the fire near orville for a week. today they called off mandatory evacuations. 5800 angers have been charred and crews have 60% of that blaze contained. 41 homes have been destroyed. the fire, which started last friday, continues to be under investigation. >>> okay. here are the guidelines. stay out of the water. a follow up to a story about the sharks spotted along the coast. water restrictions in effect after the great white shark chomped on a man's kayak in santa cruz. the city is asking people to stay out of the water through saturday. if you don't, you could be cited or fined. >> i was going to surf steamer's lane today because the waves are a lot better, a lot bigger, but they have a beach closed down because of the sharks so we decided let's come over here and jump in the water. >> that's a good decision. and still enjoy the beach and water waters. >> they will continue to monitor the situation. tough situations because it will be hot. >> beach weekend. >> that's a great point. temperatures in santa cruz up int

the spillway at the orville dam failed in february. repairs are expected to caught more than $300 million and should reopen by november. >>> happening today, the first tesla model 3 delivered to their new owners. elon musk posted this video. abc 7 news saw a car carrier full of brand-new model 3 leaving the fremont plant two weeks ago. the $35,000 all-electric car is tesla's attempt to enter the mass market. the electric car company tweeted you can watch the event on its website starting at 8:45 tonight. >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> can you believe this. finally closing time for mammoth. shutting down the slopes on august 6th. that means this is one of the last weekends to get your runs in. there is about six inches of snow at the base and about 30 inches that summit. this is the, believe it or not, second longest season ever. hard to believe it's not the longest. hi, everybody. let's take a look outside and show you what's going on right now. the fog is back and it's taking over the golden gate bridge as we ex

. >>> the orville dam is going to be reopened in november. the department of water resources said cruise are building a cutoff wall to prevent erosion if it has to be used in the future. the entire project will cost a lot of money. >> we're anticipating the early portion of costs to be about $200 million. that's for the emergency response that started in february. the recovery project, which is construction work, we expect to be in excess of $300 million. >> a uc berkeley professor is raising a concern about a green spot on the dam. they say it is likely caused by rain or a spring. but the professor disagrees and believes it could lead to a failure. >>> californians appear to support the state's efforts when it comes to fighting climate change despite changes in federal policy by the trump administration. a new poll shows 70% of voters surveyed favor a push to have all of california's electricity generated by renewable power by 2045. they support california developing its own environmental policies separate from those of the federal governmen

>> i took trial advocacy at or laww school -- at orville school. i will not answer that come in because that is a hypothetical. the first thing they tell you is to not answer hypotheticals. the president is a very effective communicator. i think he's going to continue to use social media. i know he's picking up about 300,000 followers a day. to me, i think it has been a very effective use of reaching the american public directly. so, i welcome him continuing to use that. it is very important to him to express his identity, because, well i have found as i travel around the country, people love him. but what if his message is different in what you put out? >> that is a hypothetical. how is it fair for me to answer that it -- to answer that? [inaudible] >> he has not expressed that to me, so i do not know his opinion on that. >> how involved in the day-to-day operations will he be with the press going forward? >> as much as he wants to be. i would do my very best to communicate to him what i think is the most effective strategy or him to get his messa

after this passed winter storms and rain, there are permanent structural repairs being made today at orvilles will stall the slabs of concrete this morning. it sustained major damage during the storms causing an emergency that forced the mass evacuation of the area. spillway repairs are costing $275 million and they could take up to two years to complete. >>> happening today, governor jerry brown plans on making a statement on climate change while president donald trump is negotiating the paris climate accord, the same accord he pulled the u.s. out of weeks ago. the "new york times" reports that governor brown plans to address the global citizen's festival in hamburg and issue an invitation to the climate action summit. there would be meeting held in san francisco. >>> new details, the condition of house majority whip steve scalise who was shot just three weeks ago is now been downgraded. overnight the congressman was readmitted to the icu at med star washington hospital center. tom cost tell low has more. >> reporter: this morning, a setback for congressman steve scalise and admitted back i

need critical repairs after the strong winter storms we had as well as increased water flow from the orvillee several months to complete but needs to be done before the next rainy season starts. the levees protect thousands of people who new in sutter county. >>> new this morning the family of a girl who was killed in a suspected dui crash in the east bay is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. 15-year-old ratial mcgal ban was working with their friend in oakley last week when they were hit by a car. rochelle died at the scene. >> rochelle's family filed a lawsuit against the driver as well as an off duty chp officer who was following the driver and the city of oakley as well. the family says the city knew the road was dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. >>> happening today jury deliberations with expected to begin in martin shkreli's trial. he is accused of dee flaugd healthcare hedge fund managers. he made national headlines in 2015 when he raised the price of a lifesaving drug for aids patients by 5,000 percent. he faces if found guilty 20 years in prison. >>> the corporaler uk davis chan

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