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in 1781, arnold set richmond ablaze. the destruction of the capital was a heavy blow to the virginia economy and its beleaguered forces. on july 18, 1781, william armistead was accused of neglecting his duties of commissary, and then thr governor quick to point out that not least of the sufferers was the marquis de lafayette, who "had nothing but bad whiskey to drink." [laughter] mrs. gruber: to compensate, he ordered to procure spirits for his personal use. so note to self, complain about that whiskey and expect a barrel of something better in return. to reinforce the patriots during the perilous situation developing in virginia, general washington had ordered the marquis de lafayette to command the forces in 1781 after arnold and his loyalists and forces ransacked and burned richmond. if you are unfamiliar with the marquis de lafayette, allow me to introduce into you now. the marquis was born into a wealthy, aristocratic family in 1757 and deeply desired to follow in the footsteps of his family. his father had died at

one of the biggest areas without energy is richmond. we sent pete there what are they telling you this morning? >> yeah, good morning, scott. pg & e says around 12,000 people affected by the power outages in the east bay. we're near 23rd street near richmond and sutter avenue. you see pg angd e are working on a down power line. folks tell me it was the wind this morning that knocked down that power line. even causing some flames in the area. that's what they've been working on for at least the past couple hours. this issue is pretty widespread throughout the city. let's go to that video we shot off richmond parkway. you can see the traffic lights are out. at richmond parkway and pittsburgh avenue causing quite the back up during that morning commute. we did speak with local businesses talking about scrap metal. we talked about how their power is out as well as local customers, here's what they had to say. >> when we get power to the scales we could probably do something but looks like not right now. >> it happened this morning i think a

in or in richmond to supply force under the command of de lafayette. he spent a great deal of time many the spring and summer of 1871 in and aren't new kent county. james's old stomping grounds. he might have encountered james there. they became aquaint. james is a willing volunteer to the patriot cause. 1748 ng to september in he wanted liberty. and once convinced that if he rendered any essential services to the public that would be his reward. james volunteered his services to the marquis de lafayette expecting his own freedom as a rufment he received the permission of his master before corn wall'siltrated camp. according to the documentary record is that he did it. and according to his 1786 petition for freedom james described as a slave belonging william armised entered the key lafayette. he found means to frequent the british camp. while we don't know for sure, james might have entered enemy lines turned guidance of a forger collecting and distributing food as pro curing it for the british head quarters. this would allow him seamless and regulare

we investigate. >>> harsh words from the mayor of richmond tonight. it's all over the attack of this sikh man while he was sitting in his car at a red light. the mayor says that behavior has no place in his town. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live in richmond with what the mayor is saying about what prompted this attack. jodi. >> reporter: that's right. the richmond mayor says he's absolutely stunned by what allegedly took place out here on hilltop road. tonight he is pledging to do all he can to get justice. >> we just don't tolerate this kind of thing in richmond. >> reporter: richmond mayor, tom butte, says he's outraged by the attack of a sikh resident at the hands of two visiting refinery workers. 25-year-old dustin of louisiana and 31-year-old chase little of texas were arrested on felony assault charges last month. the i.t. specialist for the social security administration says they attacked him. the man hit him through his car window and when his turban fell off, cut his hair with a knife. >> i think the fact they ripped off this gentleman'

yes, we can preserve that is special in the richmond that will make the right choices to this kind of and, yes we can have an rapid and effective respond from our resources i'm running as a leader that listens i hope you'll join me >> hi my name is a over and over shall running for supervisor in district 11 our neighborhood have been treated as a forgotten part of the city your working families need a strong voice to represent them at city hall i'm that candidate as a parent of too young children and a long time neighborhood resident i believe i can be that voice i'm a trained city planner that believes that stes cities not involved are stagnated government must insure that all families are part of healthy evolution of ourselves we have a severe shortage of affordable housing and must do better in the private and government sector we have not seen any of the housing producing and relatively strong economy that helps to fund wonderful programs at the city and county level we must strive to make sure that all sectors are represent the single biggest on or about that sets me apart we've

richmond bridge >> reporter: her says it is very upsetting. people were at their response be cleaning the fled crafted after it brought the net to the place closes of the designer herself employee's manager at responsibility to customers it's the halloween festival and playground opening in san francisco. enjoy a free lunch, games and a costume contest. it's happening at roosevelt middle school from 11:00 to 1:00 this afternoon. the event is free to attend. fan the desolate in the fifth sent it they get a leg and then at two games to one in favor of the cleveland indians. for the weekend: it's the 11th annual pumpkin festival in oakland. check out free pumpkins, activities and treats for the kids. it's happening at the mountain view cemetery from noon to 3:00. the event is free to attend. denny's knows the holidays should be shared with friends and family. except denny's all-new holiday pancakes. you won't want to share those with anybody. denny's new fluffier, tastier, better pancakes now in holiday flavors. welcome back to kron four news wee

richmond is in konica costa county to see if there are any charges pending against richmond police officers. so far no response from that office. reporting live in richmond, i'm sergio quintana, abc 7 news. >> we do have developing news out of concord. a man is dead after being struck by two vehicles, one of them a police cruiser. happened near the crooker pass road. that driver pulled over a little way down the way. aically theon police car hit the man as he was lying in the road. sky 7 shows the-year where it happened. we believe both drivers called in the accident. concord police are investigating and are expecting to release more information in half an hour. >> all right. coming up on "abc 7 news at 4:00," the countdown is on. the final full week of campaigning before next tuesday's election, and the focus isn't necessarily on votes. we'll explain. plus -- >> get off this plane. on there for hours. we don't care about paperwork. >> reporter: the bidsary reason passengers were kept on a plane for hours after a bomb threat. >> and it's an early start for trick-or-treaters in the south bay

she is suing the city of richmond for improper conduct. she has filed similar claims against oakland, livermore, alameda county and san francisco. >> it is a terrible stain on law enforcement. it's important for each department to have some sense of transparency specifically in modern-day america were those are the two most award words. instilling within officers that a moral conduct, unprofessional conduct on or off duty will not be accepted. >> city manager says the actions and questions have no place in a city department that is worked so hard to become a national model for community policing. >>> a man is behind bars this morning accused of sexually assaulting a boy with down syndrome and east bay park station. it happened before 10 o'clock saturday night in a restroom in the pittsburgh base station. he followed the 15-year-old into the restroom, his mother was waiting nearby and he called -- he called police as soon as she found out what happened. that man was arrested. his name, at this point, has not been released. >>> no damage or

trains -- a lot about amtrak, csx, norfolk southern, richmond -- the virginia and richmond trains. says i will send you a copy. i said that is great. by the way, my dad wrote "war and peace." a couple of days later i get a >> in the mail and i go what is this -- and it is a book called "the men who love trains," and it was a history of the railroads in that period of great convulsion in penn center, and went under. i had not realized at the time that penn central was the enron of its age. i read the book. it was like reading a spy novel. corporatecription of doings, or miss doings, in some cases. well, i did not realize my friend at the bar -- he had not

on richmond parkway there is a deadly motorcycle crash. we are going to check that out coming up. >> thank you. it's 6:37. the power is out for thousands of people this morning. i wanted to show you a pg and p map showing the different power outages effecting 12,000 customers in the east bay. it may be several hours before the power is on. you can download our free weather app for the latest on the storm. we also post updates on facebook twitter and instagram. >>> a swastika was drawn at santa clara university and there is an investigation into who leaked the surveillance footage. >> reporter: i spoke to a faculty member who said sefs shocked by this behavior and -- he was shocked by the behavior. he said that the climate around the eurt is diverse and accepting. this vandalism occurred in a dorm. it happened last weekend inside of the dorm. a swastika was inside of an elevator and there was antilgbt messages as well. they used blood from a cut to draw on the walls of the elevator. campus security has identified students that they believe

-- the virginia and richmond trains. says i will send you a copy. i said that is great. by the way, my dad wrote "war and peace." a couple of days later i get a >> in the mail and i go what is this -- and it is a book called "the men who love trains," and it was a history of the railroads in that period of great convulsion in penn center, and went under. i had not realized at the time that penn central was the enron of its age. i read the book. it was like reading a spy novel. corporatecription of doings, or miss doings, in some cases. well, i did not realize my friend at the bar -- he had not mentioned this -- that the author of the book had been a business editor and writer at "the times dispatch," before moving on to "fortune" magazine, so rush and i shared that over the years. when he would be visiting friends in richmond, we would run into each other at this neighborhood place, and we would stories,er, and trade and among the things we share is we believe that journalism is an honorable profession, and to me, it is

. >> reporter: 33 years after a richmond mother of four was stobd to death in her own house while her children were home. police have named a suspect. i'm jodi hernandez. i'll have a live report coming up. >>> and good afternoon. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. we are tracking a few showers here across the bay. we'll have details on how long it sticks around and much hotter weather ahead in just a few minutes. ==jess/chy== am an iraq veteran. lowering drug prices. dollars to defeat it. vets" in voting yes on prop 61. >>> you're watching nbc bay area news with the bay area's biggest investigative unit holding the powerful accountable. murdered, a s 33 years a >>> 33 years after this richmond mother of four was brutally murdered, a suspect is finally behind bars. the woman's four little boys even discovered her body. one of them hiding you saunder d during the attack. jodi hernandez is live with what finally, after all these years, led to a break in that case, jodi. >> reporter: jessica, a determined richmond investigator took a fresh look at this case. she reinterviewed people and reex

he says they have been temporarily storing it on company property in richmond. wareham development says yes, there is pcb here but they have tested the soil and that the pcb only makes up two parts per million. now, at that level, the company insists that government standards indicate this soil is not toxic. the company does say they did not get city permits to put the dirt here because they say they didn't realize they had to. >> that's a mighty big oops. you don't oops with things like pcbs. >> they did try to apply for a permit after the fact and the planning director turned them down. he said, i cannot issue you a permit. this is not something that's legal to do in richmond. >> reporter: the mayor calls this dumping and wants it to stop. >> i know wareham says we didn't dump it. we deposited it. or we moved it or whatever. my take on it is, it was dumped there. it came in dump trucks and it was dumped there. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in richmond, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> the company says it intended to move the dirt back to emeryville by the end of the week.

this was in richmond at about 5:30 this morning.e believe those were transformers that exploded this morning in that area. at last check with pg&e, a total of 17,000 people are without power right now all across the bay area, with the bulk of the people being in the east bay. mainly in richmond and san pack-- owe san pablo. pg&e says that dust accumulates on the power lines and when it rains, it turns to mud. the lights may be out, especially in richmond. we did see that this morning. here is a live look as you approach the maze. rain continuing to fall. traffic has been slow but not really at a stand still in the area as you approach the maze. we will make the drive towards san francisco this morning. but, again, you're going to encounter heavy rain in some spots around the bay area. the best advice is to obviously take it slow and make sure that you have plenty of stopping distance between your car and the car in front of you. the roadways are certainly slick. >> you're talking about seeing that bright flash around 5:30. i was com

>> yes, it is soggy on at the love our traffic cameras so i will get you outside to the richmond-san rafael bridge, on the richmond side, a lot of drops covering the camera lens and we have a high wind advisory in affect for the richmond-san rafael bridge, bay bridge, san mateo bridge and just issued by c.h.p. for the golden gate bridge, as well, so it was with the east-west bridges and now we have a north south bridge, a day to have both hands on the wheel and live doppler hd is on the traffic maps, a lost wet areas including 680 in alamo southbound 680 beyond stone valley we have reports of a collision involving some of those going over 100 miles per hour and that is what the reporting opinion said to c.h.p. it doesn't sound like it is a block situation and i will watch tat. we will look at drive times next. >>> a new way get from point "a" to point "b" is the next generation of navigation devices with 20,000 people already pre-ordering. >> a friend told me of the program and i thought this is perfect what i need. >> how you never have to take director eyes off the road in a specia

in richmond for abc7 news. >>> thank you, amy. the milpitas city council is expected to take action tonight after fielding dozens of complaints of a smelly odor. some think it is coming from the landfill on the island but the county has had 72 odor complains in a month. they are trying to iron things out but there is a ballot measure in november to decide whether to double the landfill in size. right now, it is near capacity. >> videoing news now, hurricane matthew is heading north toward cuba after delivering a devastating blow to haiti. the catastrophic inform is the strongest to slam the region in decades and now the east coast is bracing. we have the latest. >>> hurricane matthew making landfall this morning. [ inaudible ] the monster storm is now the strongest hurricane since 1963 and is blamed already for take, at least four lives. >> we have seen deaths already. people who are at sea. and people who are missing, people who did not respect the alerts. they lost their lives. >> it is reaching winds at 145 miles per hour. it h

rafael on the richmond side you can see a few puddles. we have decent driving conditions when you compare it to the last three days. we were soggy. we will take it today. our slowest spot westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 35 minutes and in the yellow, southbound 680 is okay, from dublin to mission boulevard 15 minutes and between 101 and cupertino is 16 minutes. i have a crash in south san jose next. >> an upstate from abc7 morning. >> developing story from florida a six-year old girl has life threatening injuries after being badly burned by a halloween pumpkin which had flammable liquid inside and parents, listen up, ahead of trick-or-treating, this is video we just got in our live desk from the jack onville, florida area, with no word on how she was burned but airlifted to a hospital and is in very bad shape this morning. i will keep an eye on developments. >> if you have put it off this is another reason to go to the dentist, new research shows it could help keep your lungs healthy. we will explain. halloween is high-tech, with a tool t

d >> adam richmond, ladies and gentlemen! >> he's going out of here with a second date. >> either that or a lawsuit. >> you're not an employee. put your buns down. >> ladies and gentlemen, tamron hall! >> guys, we're -- your wife is over there laughing. sidney, don't feed these guys this stuff. >> if you wouldn't mind, my dear, put a little bit of onions while she's making -- aw -- all right. i had to go there. >> do your job as a protector. >> i will add the beef. lay this down there. now basically you would do that. add the beef. then just advance the recipe to here. onions, layer of beef. there is the ju. thank you very much. happy rosh hashanah, everyone. >> i'm telling you. >> a date to the giants game tonight? >> thank you very much. >> pour your ju. and then what? ? she looirk likes this jcu, not this one. what i can tell you? >> he kissed me on my cheek on national tv. >> that would make us married in the 1800s. >> i see a really great day of >> thank you. my mother will be so happy. mom, how are you? >> mom, your son

right down the street sunset district richmond district marina castro the mission. bay view district. light rain into the east bay. emeryville oakland berkeley. you see the light rain as well in alameda. wide view and north bay is really seeing little rain right now. the storm has yet to make its presence known in much of the north bay. on the scale thinks still moderate storm. expecting downpour later tonight. half inch, inch of rain in most 80's and well over inch of rai rain. future weather later on in. yellow on the screen. downpour this develop continue after midnight and yes your evening commute will be on the wet side so what to expect light showers now. the downpour will develop later on tonight and into the overnight hours. you will have a slow go on your friday morning commute with rain falling and there's potential for minor street flooding. much closer look on the rest of the friday has in store and one of several storms we are tracking the next 7 days and coming up with the forecast guy. >> thanks so much. >> here's another look outside as the rain come

drive back to richmond parkway holding pretty steady holding at richmond parkway checking in on the east of a very quiet come out of concord and what a creek 26 minutes out to danville look at alamo that commute is friday like it is not going to be slow one more slowdown in the e sure freeway normally gets packed today getting a break for now. >>: it makes you want to unplug the internet or look at 10 videos will we have a job to do she also may surprise visit to a campaign headquarters will keep track and the storm for you will watching the storm in the bay area better the storm is coming this weekend you conducted any time with the mobile application. >>darya: look and everything that's build on this. >>mark: this is a major mass on southbound at civic center in this is a major mass and marin county >>will tran: this is on the northbound 01 01 you can see the bmw just stopped immediately and they ran to check on the driver is conditioned the driver is fine he walked away from this accident we don't know of his weather-related the loss control of the big reagan did concede it is ri

mike: the richmond-san rafael bridge weather window shows this is only .02" at the reporting stations in richmond but it caused ponding on the road near the toll plaza and this is how it looks at sfo you can see a wet tarmac and we will have flight arrival delays. i will let you know. here are the highlights: scattered showers, dry and warmer tomorrow and the stronger storm on thursday and friday. this is what i noon by rain shadow. look at all the nice radar returns in the scrum and look at the lack of them. in the santa clara valley. a storm or two will sneak through and drop a bit of rain but never made it to san jose. you have received nothing measurable. as we look around scattered showers continue and the plume hads to the south and notice it is not is bride. the moisture is not as deep as yesterday and the next couple of horses it will move to the north. that is why today it is a "1" on storm impact scale and breezy through the early afternoon and the breezes will taper. you can see all of the prior heading to the north after the lunch hour and the clouds open as we head to the

the san rafael richmond bridge, the bridge is slick and we are on storm watch. mike said it would be like this on friday, october 14. >> i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. >> the

both men are from texas and were working at the richmond refinery. the september attack left the sikh with sheard hair, nerve damage, broken teeth and a finger cut so badly it will have to be amputated. he was assaulted in his car near hilltop mall. he claims the men removed his turban so theyca cut his hair. a statement says, quote, these hate crime charges ensure that the bias-based nature of the assault will be addressed during thes were accuse. >>> samsung shares climbed for the first time in four days. the stock fell sharply following its decision to permanently end sales of the galaxy note 7 sfoens in the wake of several battery fires. samsung is expected to take a hit to its operating profit, about $3 billion over the next two quarters because of its decision. >>> one of the biggest events in the bay area this weekend had to come to a stop today. we'll explain and show you, next. >>> tonight at 6:00, our microclimate weather alert, coverage continues. from the north bay to the south bay and everywhere in between. we have you covered. the areas

on lead on the commute is going to be tough you should be driving at reduce the draft to come to richmond 85 in the connecting the rain is already moving in here lies in what was don't forget people forget what it is raining the headlights must be on that is the law the drive times a quick nine minutes >>james: were going to have some showers into the evening commute if your ad work plan to drive home use the mobile application it or try out on android devices >>terisa estacio: is extremely cold and windy out here is really pick up the rand is an often on were noticed as we were heading of hero and drops and and pick up again right now we're has the rain starts to fall down on us and santa rosa again as you could see here off of the road this entire parking lot >>will tran: >>gabe slate: ups fax in the u.s. postal service said the phones will not be allowed on their planes and will be tight restrictions on ground trouble when caring bees recall phones the guidelines prohibit their shipments for any battery products recalled for safety reasons samsung was going through the extreme measure

>>will tran: over the weekend we have learned that the city of richmond has decided to let go of the four police officers because they want to be a model to the nation about community policing in this is not a good look for them and they have 14 days to fight this, right now they're not patrolling the streets they are lieutenant andrea hill who is a spokesman for the richmond police department they're represented by the bay area he actually praises the city richmond for acting swiftly >>will tran: they have several options including just reprimanding these police officers but they decided ultimately the evidence was overwhelming so they decided to fire the police officers they have 14 days to contest this they have been placed on the ministry of leave >>james: come and follow the 15 your boy of the boy's mother was waiting nearby and called police after she found out what happened he was arrested and booked martinez and the detention center his name has not yet been released to was the third call for a quick they've had in three days off and looked all the damage from this earthquake

we have reached out to richmond police.ll bring you information when we get it. >> three pinole police officers are recovering after a haz-mat incident. this is video of the scene last night near the big five store, firefighters say five gallons of ammonia and bleach spilled in the car. the officers checked it out and they had difficulty breathing and tightness of the chest. they have been released and are expected to be okay. it is not clear where the car was transporting the products. >> crews in wine country are battling a fire that forced evacuations. 53 acres have burned near dry creek road west of yountville. >> mandatory evacuations are in place for the campbell creek and campbell flat areas and a dozen homes where the fire is burning. firefighters say favorable weather play add major role in fight the fire. >> firefighters took advantage of the cooler temperature but the fuel burn was dry, but we made great progress. this could have been a much larger fire with the winds came up. >> evacuation centers open at the cr

street in the port richmond section of the city. luckily the officer even though he was thrown off the bicycle did not suffer any major injuries. now, back out here live they are looking for the suspect, they are looking at surveillance video in the area, as well. they are asking anybody with information to come forward. reporting live outside of police headquarters, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> thanks, annie. a gas leak forced dozens of people to force -- were forced to flee their homes after a contract hit the gas line. one man left the house so quickly he didn't have time to grab his shoes. >> they told us to get out. >> they told us very little. >> crews got the leak under control in three hours and everybody returned to their homes and businesses. nobody was hurt. >>> we have 15 days to go until election day, hillary clinton pulling away from donald trump in the polls. the latest abc news washington post poll puts the democrat ahead of her republican rival. clinton appears confident in the numbers to

toward the confederate capital of richmond. was hostedute talk by the emerging civil war blog. >> i get to become master of sir moneys for the next hour or so because i get to introduce my good friend, dr. chris michalski. us by stevenson ridge, the historian and residents here, and 87 acre working bed and breakfast that is also a conference center and a great place to hold this symposium. about just written a book stevenson ridge which will be available and he has co-authored to magazine authors -- articles on the battle of spotsylvania courthouse. "he book "a season of slaughter he and i authored on the battle of spotsylvania courthouse and those are available through the emerging civil war website. chris and i have known each other for 11 years. as i told you last night, we are like john and paul, we fight a little bit, we get along, but we are best friends. i was at his wedding, his reception right here and he met his wife where the projector is set up. that's the god's honest truth. what one of our friends described as the

outside of richmond, virginia, seven pines. a disjointed and poorly run attack by joe johnston's army of northern virginia. still creates problems for the .ederals and reinforcements arrive a skirmish with confederates marching down the nine mile road. under the watchful eye of their committee general. a soldier, they think it's a 34th new york, they think they have narrowed it down to being the culprits, shoots joe johnston. the next day gustavo smith takes over. that last for one day, partly because the guy is gestapo smith and not the most competent individual in the world. there is also the fact he is from the state of new york. that is just not something jeff davis wants to stand, plus smith is continuous. lee takes command. that would be one of the best definitions of a small event that turned into a great failed attack in this case for the confederates, but had a tremendous strategic repercussion for the rest of the war. >> let me jump on what he just said. i will take it back a little further and going to western mounta

richmond police are on the scene. so interstate 80 is flowing, but that offramp is closed, and of course, we -- of course, we are going to be -- we expect the police department to be there for a while. a reporter is on the way. we're going to have a live report coming up from this scene coming up very shortly. you cannot use the richmond hilltop drive offramp right now. this is a look at westbound 580 starting off with a tracy super commute. you can see traffic is moving along pretty well as you drive over the pass. there have been no major issues. the traffic continues to look good as you drive into the main part of pleasantton to deliver more drey, deliver more area, i should say. we are also looking at interstate 880. not a bad commute. it's a little wet out there. it's already been raining a little bit. at if bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is light. >>> two are on paid lever after being accused overdrunk and disorderly conduct. one is booked on charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. the walnu

here is the richmond side, the richmond-san rafael bridge with a few puddles and scattered light showersut, wait, until alexis comes up with the san rafael camera showing a lot of rain. around petaluma it is difficult iter and we are seeing the increase in moisture making it to the ground and the rain is more steady across the north bay and to the north. do not give up the on the storm even if it is not wet in your neighborhood. rain to scatter the showers today. breezy to windy all weekend, minor power outages and showers on saturday and steady rain on sunday. i am keeping the we rain at a "2" as we rank them from "1" to "5", light to severe. we could have power outages. through 7:00 we have yellows and oranges in the north bay and by 8:00 they move spat heart of the bay so the moderate rain by 9:00, still, in the heart of the bay and by 9:00 to 10:00, it is seeping into the south bay and inland east bay and it will be in those areas by noon, and as we head into the afternoon hours, we are looking at more being a santa cruz mountains events as we head into the evening hours. the rest of

this is on the richmond side. green for the most part on our traffic and the only red is westbound 205 to westbound 580 through the pass. we had sheet metal near north flynn and it is again. and beyond that, at livermore avenue, two-car crash is in the center guide, so a little bit of yellow approach that and both of those combined just with our normal volume has you up to an hour now, westbound 580, tracy to castro valley, northbound 101 highway 85 to san jose airport is okay at 11 minutes, and northbound 280, between highway one in san francisco at 10 minutes. we will look at mass transit next. >> the bay area chinese community and friends pay tribute to their loved ones at the annual festival this weekend. >> we were in hayward at the chapel of the chimes for the ancient ritual that takes place on the 9th day of 9th month in the chinese lunar calendar. it is potentially dangerous date traditionally with 400 families coming out to dance with lions that scare away the bad experts and honor those who have passed a

and our reporter is in richmond with the latest. laura? >> yes, kristen, it is raining lightly here and has been all morning. that is part of the problem. i explain that in a minute. the issue here, in point richmond is that the power pole behind me is hard to tell from this position but i will show you some video from early this morning, the top of the people has snapped in half because of the fire that happened early this morning. there was residue, dust, that the up on the transformer that was conductive with the rain. it created a fire. the fire department told me that they had to let it burn until pg&e got here to town off power. and make it safe for firefighters to fight the fire. we will hear from the chief from richmond fire department. >> there was a pole fire. it burned for a significant amount of time. it was on high voltage power line. now the power line is unsecure and it goes over the railroad tracks so we had to shut down the railroad for pg&e to mitigate the problem. >> the latest from pg&e is they will not have the power b

those are in richmond. to move out. kpix 5's da lin reports the mass evictions come weeks before the people are set to vote on new protections for renters. >> reporter: it's moving day. some of these long-time tenants have no place to go. >> everything is going to go into storage. i'm going to move in with family temporarily. >> put my stuff in storage and probably sleep on their couch here or there, you know, i don't want to be a burden to somebody else. >> the same situation i'm going to be put in, you know, couch hopping. >> reporter: these seniors never thought they would be homeless. >> for me to be uprooted like this after 22 years, i mean, just, you know, blindsided. it's devastating. i'm depressed. >> reporter: the landlord, who lives in beverly hills, is evicting everyone so contractors can renovate the large complex. creek view condos in richmond has 200 units. a pr unit for the landlord says all the units have mold. >> we don't believe in band-aid fixtures. we want to do it the right way. >> reporter: tenants

conducting tours at the museum in richmond. congressman mark presented her with a life time achievement certificate. overwhelming. in some respect. but to the accident that i am aware that i'm living in my final decade and i wouldn't bet on this being the last decade but whatever it is we are going to appreciate every second. >> thank you all very much. >> he received what she calls a parade of row ward and a presidential coin from the president it was stolen when she was attacked and robbed as we reported in her richmond home over the summer. she's doing grit now. next on 7 news at 9:00. >> dog were choking on the air. i noi know they were choking on air. horses were. because we all were. >> inside story of volunteer who saved 5 horse from his a home surrounded by the loma fire. stay with us for that and we celebrate hispanic heritage month with post to our instagram feed and today we recognize san francisco's opera and the hand on opera education university performance program. next month the opera present the world premier o

outside richmond court, his family reflected on seeing the 19-year-old charged with their son's death in person for the first time. >> it was not good. >> it made me sick because i feel as though -- it's like he doesn't care. it's like it's a joke. >> reporter: dawaun killed him on september 19th. >> we're feeling a great loss. >> reporter: he was in a controversial richmond mentorship program that pays them for work they do as well as meeting certain life map goals. it's funded by private donations and taxpayer money. earlier this month, we asked about the program. >> we're not paying anyone to stop shooting. this is a life leadership development opportunity. it just so happens to be designed for young men suspected of being lethal fire offenders in the city of richmond. there's no program in this world that can pay a criminal any money. >> bogan disagrees. he says 75% of the program's fellows are not a suspect in a new firearm related crime. as for the ones who are like rice -- >> this further exposes, i believe, these experiences just how difficult this work is. >> there's no way t

rafael bridge on the richmond side with big ode puddles.oday, much more dry and the conditions are looking great and overall our drive times are looking good, we are up to 37 minutes on westbound 580 at dublin with no issues on westbound 4 antioch to concord in the green at 14 memberships and southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco in the grown at 8 minutes. we will talk about construction next. >> a study explains why tomatoes can lose their flavor when you put them in the refrigerator because the genes are "chilling out." end the environment drops below 68 degrees the gene responsible nor making it taste like a tomato are turned off which could help scientists solve the problem, they are thinking of breeding tomatoes that resist the cold. the study is published in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences. >> or keep it out of the refridge. >> look at your screen, can you imagine going out fishing and catching in beast? this is a crew that caught accidentally a 14-pound lobster after hurricane nicole. the bermuda chatter boa

. >>> we'll update the situation in richmond. like rob mentioned, it's already raining in some parts of the bay area. we are covering the latest storm from all different angles this morning. >> across the bay area. we begin with "today in the bay's" bob redell out on the roads right now. i understand 101 northbound, bob? >> reporter: northbound 101 in san jose heading up the peninsula. good morning, laura and sam. if there was a way for you to get on the roads right now, now would be the time. as you can see, it is very dry out there. we do have water on our windshield. that's from earlier overnight, the roads are dry, we're not anticipating the rain according to our weather radar and what our meteorologist rob mayeda has been saying until later in the commute. this green blob is the future forecast according to the weather channel showing the rain coming into the north bay and into the peninsula. something to keep in mind as you're ready to head out on the roads. we did see light rain, my photographer, henry and i, if we came fr

they have since been fired from their jobs with a contractor for the sheriff ron refinery in richmond. in a statement the contract company said it does not tolerate this type of behavior and appalled by reported actions although this incident took place outside of the workplace the employees involved have been terminated we're cooperating with the investigation of this matter. >> the bottom line is this is absolutely unacceptable. it's unacceptable anywhere. but it's particularly unacceptable in the bay area. >>reporter: in richmond henry lee ktvu fox 2 news. >>> coming up it is a big day in nevada's efforts to move the raiders to las vegas. the special legislative session underway and why some lawmakers are against the move. >>> they eat pretty much all their meals at school. >> a story of students helping other students. they don't even flow. how one east bay high school is helping teenagers they have never met fight hunger and poverty. >>> working our way into the bay area tuesday. temperatures on the mild side. going to be pretty nice there are big changes coming as real rain head

jana katsuyama in richmond now with this report. jana? >> reporter: frank, police tell me that the two men have been arrested. the two suspects they say. but the attorneys for the sick coalition says that those suspects, they issued an expletive before they cut the victim's hair with a knife. people coming for friday prayers said they heard about the attack on one of their members and were stunned to see kasa this week bruised and cut from an attack. >> a very nice man. he was a very good man. he wouldn't fight with anybody. >> reporter: the attorney for the coalition say that he was near the hilltop mall on september 25. the victim says that a white ford pickup truck with as many as six white men pulled up and threw a beer can at him. he says two of the men approached his car and grabbed him through the window. >> they started beating him in the face, they took a knife and cut off a part of his hair. >> reporter: the coalition's legal director received severe injuries. >> he may need a root canal, his finger was severely cut by the knife

this back up stretches back to richmond parkway.y 101 i'm tracking minor issues around the bay area this morning. northbound 680 at north ridge. the vehicles have been cleared, just the debris backing everyone up. bumping up the drive time to 37 minutes to frequent mont to dublin -- that's not normal and may tle you off this morning. southbound is usually where the heavy traffic is. your southbound ride is packed leaving dublin into both directions. not a hot spot but here northbound 280 is after 101 so backed up on to 680 way back from allen rock. after the crash it's pockets of slowing continuing on northbound 280 all the way into couper tee know. a slow spot so if you use 280 or 680 leave early. . this adding to the back up. crews are relocating a bus stop in san francisco today as part of the massive improvement project. vallejo street will be move. most of the other left turn lanes will be removed of the next 16 months. the project is expected to be done by 2019. once it's done, officials say there will be faster trips for gold

reporting live in richmond i'm jonathan hall. debate has just one day away jonathan hall will continue his live reports from virginia tomorrow. >> new hampshire senate candidates going head to head in a debate incumbent kelly ayotte and her opponent maggie hassan facing off tonight. hot pi candidates. ayotte saying she would tell children to look donald trump as role model. >> would you tell them to be like donald trump? would you point to him as role model? >> well i think that certainly there are many role model that is we have. and i believe he's can serve as president. so absolutely i would do that. if you believe he can serve a president why won't you endorse him? >> because i've had some disagreements with him. role molts commenting all awe our children would aspire neither donald trump or a hillary clinton have set good example. during debate governor hassan taking aim ayotte for her support of trump. what i find very concerning is that at time when our country faces so many i vovling national security threats my opponent

of the detail. >>> from richmond getting interesting, isn't it? only about a month ago until the election we have two more presidential debates to go between hilary clinton and donald trump and then only one vice presidential debate and that is coming up tomorrow one thing the republican mike pence might have to talk about is donald trump's taxes. in an election year there is the campaign trail and there is the paper trail. the "new york times" says it obtained a few pages of donald trump's 1995 tax return showing a $916 million loss. enough not to pay federal income taxes for 18 years. hillary clinton worked to show those trails intersect. >> reporter: clinton said the trump was taking from america while leaving everyone else with the bill. >>> it seems he was contributing nothing to our nation. >> reporter: trump supporters spin the story differently. >>> the man is a generalious. >>> there is no one that showed more genius. >> reporter: pointing out the "new york times" didn't find trump did anything illegal. hilary clinton's response? >>> what

reporting live in richmond, i'm jodi hernandez. >>> a little bit more about richmond. homicide numbers are on the rise in that city for a second year in a row. the investigative unit foupd nde city's murder rate nearly doubled. up to 21 in 2015. so far this year there have been 22. that's more than all of last year. >>> it's a slow moving process for our high-speed rail. in sacramento, they were supposed to decide on a design for a passenger station in fresno and a state-wide operations center in the joaquin valley. however, that was tabled while they discussed the lagging progress. >> there are always complications. it's just part of getting something big and significant done. >> this will be a signal to the vote thofrs of the state of california you can't trust the state to do large projects like this. >> the high-speed rail authority admitted it has a lot to do. >>> the 49ers are shaking things up this sunday. kaepernick will start as quarterback for the first time this season. >> he's making headlines for football but still talking about social justice. michelle ro

the city of reach moneyed is firing -- the city of richmond is firing four police officers. sergio? >> john burris told me that he believes of the dismissal of four patrolmen and it could go a long way in restoring integrity to the police department. the decision to fire four officers is being applauded by jasmine's attorney. >> in the interest of transparency and accountability this is a major positive step. >> the department started firing one of the four officers, but in a statement released this weekend the manager decided to dismiss three others. it is my belief the actions in question have to place in a city department that has worked hard to become a national model for community policing. five have been reprimanded and two left the department on their own. according to the city manager the four soon to be fired officers can appeal. in a statement, the president of the richmond police officers association uh -- uh officialed their ability to defend themselves saying we respect our members' rights to due process and have their version told to an impartial and biased third party

many of those from here in the richmond facility that opened in 2015.nd according to blue apron, some agencies didn't screen properly. they responded seven times for a variety of assaults and three times for bomb assaults. >> reporter: there have also been several safety problems. the cal osha website says it all. and the company's response "blue apron has never had a final osha determination classified as serious, willful or repeat." this employee too shy to go on camera has only been there for a few weeks. >> people come with great attitudes. whatever they got to do that's outside of the work site is outside. but when you come to work, it's all smiles. >> reporter: richmond police say it looks like blue apron is on the right track. calls for service are down significantly. terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >>> emergency funds could be on the way to help rebuild the loma fire. money for projects like operations and clearing out the marijuana grows that firefighters found while fighting the blaze. firefighters say the blaze is 85% contained and hope i

live in richmond virginia. he is setting the stage for hits today about his dealings with women about his taxes about his charitable foundation. in all likelihood the running mates kaine and pence will have to deal with it tomorrow night. presidential race where much of the electorate feel unhappy with the number ones. >> donald trump is a good man and he will make a great president of the united states >> reporter: and senator time kaine will do his best to shore up the clinton campaign on the democratic side. >> hillary's ready to be our leader. hillary is ready to make history. >> reporter: for kaine it's a home game. they moved here to richmond and they've been here ever since. today in ohio hillary clinton blasted donald trump for decades of paying no federal income tax. >> he abuses his power. puts his interest ahead of the country's it's trump first and everyone else last. >> reporter: the developer declared a billion dollar loss in 1995 that could have exempted him from paying federal income tax for yea

we've got power outages out in richmond. how are we looking now? >> we've got the storm system lined up across the coastline. we have yet to see this across parts of the south bay, but we are finding light mist and drizzle. our storm ranger fired up, bringing you the finest resolution data and radar tracking. there you can see light stuff across the south bay, just enough to activate the wipers and get the ground wet. the heavier rain, the brunt of the rain is across parts of the north bay, from eureka towards ukiah, santa rosa. a lot of the light green is light rain. some of the yellows and oranges, that denotes pockets of heavy rain. you'll notice by even 9:00 that's when the first heavy rains will start to push into san francisco. even over by oakland. we're expecting widespread rain from about 10:00, 11:00. it looks like from the latest runs that each and every model update, it slows the rain down. so even by 1:00, 2:00, we'll have widespread rain through most of the bay area. it's not until the evening rush hour do we start to wind down with t