mayor gary phillips is sending a mess taj with that flag and six others here in san rafael. flags at half staff, they're never a good sign. never good news. and in marin county, san rafael this week, they have become a symbol of protest. >>> are you the first city in the country to do this? >> i think so. i don't know of any other that has. >> reporter: that is san rafael mayor gary phillips explaining why flags fly at half staff over seven city buildings. he ordered this measure to send a message to congress, take action on gun violence. >>> why should congress listen to san rafael? >> i think san rafael is perhaps like so many other cities within the country, similar in many, many ways. regardless what city wants to have 20, 21 shooting deaths? >> reporter: san rafael has never suffered from the impact of a mass shooting that such a protest would happen here is somewhat out of character. >> actually san rafael is probably the least political place in marin that i can think of. >> reporter: but with flags at half staff above city hall, the fire stations, the community cente

a train which travels beyond san rafael into larkspur. >> i grew up here. i kind of remember seeing the old railroad tracks. i never thought they'd make them into something. >> here they are. >> here they are. >> a two-mile $55 million extension to larkspur is now finished. new track, new crossings and a brand new larkspur station. a short walk to the golden gate ferry. >> provides the ferry connection opportunity and the expanse into san francisco. so getting the testing started today is a beginning of that next chapter. >> smart will start testing trains without passengers friday night. there are signs warning drivers, expect possible delays. >> we ask patience from the traveling public. >> we definitely need more public transportation. >> patty conway hopes the train service will get her out of traffic. >> i the train and take smart train to the ferry and take the ferry in, which depending on the time of day, that could be very valuable. >> restaurant owners hope more commuters stop for a bite at his cafe in san rafael instead of driving to work. >> when

looking good on the richmond-san rafael bridge side of things. so far no backup there. that will probably change. we'll check back in a few minutes. we have a problem spot leaving san francisco at southbound 101. first reports of a five-car accident with some on the shoulder, some in the center divide and some blocking the middle lane. that's the reason for slow and go. we have a stalled bus in the area as well blocking the slow lanes. just a couple of things to bother you as you head southbound on 101 towards san francisco airport. give yourself extra time. >> reporter: do you know the top three things you should be thinking about buying right now? i'm michael finney. this is a "7 on your side" quick fipp. it's still six weeks away from autumn. already the fall sales have started. how do you cash in? buy a bicycle number one. they're going from 25% to 50% off because stores want them off the floor. next up, homes. homes go for sale generally in spring and summer. so now some owners are panicking. they've got to get the house sold. you can cash in. you can get up to 10%

san rafael to san francisco has recovered. there was earlier roadwork in sausalito that has been cleared so traffic is now green. we will show you a live shot in the area. golden gate bridge looking good headed into san francisco, and it's light on 101 as well through san rafael, and this is southbound traffic looking good towar 580 down through the golden gate bridge. this is backed up towards the 880 over crossing at this point, and also expect delays on ace train. right now train number 1 is running 13 minutes late but there are equipment issues so we >>> the unified school district heading back to school, mostly cloudy and 69 this morning. 78, breezy and sunny this afternoon. have a great first day of school. the heat is still locked into the d12degree possible in those areas you see. 113 in palm springs. 96 in fresno, so you can see the warmth leak into the central valley. 89 at chico. 84 in yosmite today, and 84 just about every day this weekend in tahoe. have fun. >>> mike, thank you. >>> 5:43 now. the jussie smollett c

a few days later, they typically go back to normal but this time, that is not happening in san rafael. the mayor is vowing to keep city flags at half staff until congress acts on gun reform.>> as mayor, you see it firsthand. >> gary phillips became san rafael's mayor the same year as the theater massacre in aurora colorado. 12 people killed, 58 wounded. also in 2012, the sandy hook shooting, 20 first-graders and six adults murdered. then, and every time since, phillips has ordered flags lower, but has felt frustrated. >> you lower the flags, then a couple of days later you put them back up and everything is cool. >> this time, watching new tragedies in el paso and they in, it dawned on him. >> is a no, we are not going to do that. we will lower the flag is prescribed, and i'm not putting it up until i see some action. >> that goes for almost a dozen flags on city property. phillips says he's tired of watching congress floundering around, as he puts it. >> it would be presumptuous of me to specify what needs to be done, i'm not going to do that. but i don't think it's presumptuous to s

. >> gracias por sintonizarnos esta noche hay un aviso para la comunidad de san rafael, la policía estáserie de robos residenciales más una docena de casos durante las últimas cuatro semanas se han reportado. >> estamos en vivo desde san rafael con los detalles. >> la policía de san rafael nos dice que el aumento en robos residenciales están ocurriendo entre las 9:00 de la mañana y el mediodía, está provocando un aumento en el patrullaje y más vigilancia entre los vecinos. >> me tomó tiempo para analizar lo que sucedió e identificar lo que se robaron, no deja de pensar en el más reciente crimen de san rafael, fue blanco de un robo. el oficial nos dijo de la tendencia es que entran y cogen una... la llenan de joyas, electrónicos, o cosas que pueden fácilmente cargar. fueron víctimas de una serie de robos residenciales durante el pasado mes. los hechos ocurrieron durante la mañana cuando la mayoría de las víctimas está trabajando. >> estamos pidiendo al público que estén vigilantes, si observa personas fuera de lo normal en su comunidad llamen a la policía. los sospechosos entran a la viv

about on the streets of san rafael the reaction was pretty supportive. there were some questions about what it would really accomplish. and cindy zimmerman who favors gun control had concerns about politicizing the symbol of the lord flag. >>> i prefer that the flag should fly at half staff for a respectful period of time. and not have it linked with legislation.>> reporter: this being marin county there were those who felt the mayor did not go far enough.>>> this country is not what it is supposed to be. take the flag down and put it in a cabinet. get gun control under control we need in this country. then you put the flags back up proud. about one place that might disagree you would think it will be the rod and gun club. even there the flag was lowered. it's gun owning and are a member of bartender billy said he supports the mayor's quiet protest. >>> he made the right statement. the flag is huge. that is a statement. i agree with that.>> reporter: on the statement the mayor said he is standing pat.>>> the next step is to sit back and see what action i

san rafael fires showed these dramatic pictures of the bay. across the water no injuries to report. >>> this morning two hayward police officers who shot a man are on paid administrative leave. a man waiving a gun in the air. according to hayward police the two officers arrived a short time later and eventually opened fire. the suspect's weapon was later determined to be a replica firearm. he is expected to survive. >>> this morning an emotional tribute to a chp officer killed in the line of duty. 34-year-old andre moier jr. moier later died from his wounds. the california highway patrol is mourning moier's ultimate sacrifice at the chp academiy in west sacramento in just a few hours. investigators are looking into the motive of this suspect 49-year-old aaron luther and so is his family. >> we're devastated. we're in shock okay. and we're so sorry that any of this happened. >> authorities still do not know how the gunman got the weapon in the first place since he was a convicted felon. two other officers were also injured by gunfire one critic

that is >>> sleepless in san rafael.y blowing horns are keeping up late at night. >>> the north bay's smart train has begin overnight test. >> the testing just began. people living in the tracks say the horns are loud, and they can't go to sleep. >>> we are in san rafael where the horns start blowing just as people go to bed. >> reporter: that is right. at about 9:30 pm all the way until 4 am. that is when smart is not running its regular service. it has the trains of personnel to do testing on the new tracks. it is a knows the pain for neighbors. >> the trains used to come through here. >> reporter: in the quiet of the neighborhood,

it's to be held in san rafael serena 50 kilometers northwest of madrid. but just before the bull fight begins the mood on the streets turns ugly for the 1st time the bulls won't be killed in the arena. i think the police should have to die this time too much of a little knowledge that it's not fun this way they've always been killed they would fight their big injuries the part let us come into play on everything. the dispute flared up a gear ago animal protection activists took videos of the best out of the bull fight with calves. the young men traditionally celebrate their coming of age by fighting a bullet a bull calf under 2 years of age. activist sylvie about a ghetto says the custom is inhumane a bull calf fight to the death is a long an agonizing. process of as the becker ratable fights are especially cruel because books whose homes are still small get tormented to death by the villagers often young inexperienced people who turn the fight into an absolute bloodbath then are that i don't think i got anything. the activist filed a lawsuit and the comm

the three mile extension will connect san rafael to the larkspur ferry terminal.he new >> reporter: it is a relatively short extension, but a pretty significant link for regional transit. the commuter rail service is about to reach larkspur. will start hearing it as soon as tonight. >> we are hoping that we are able to plug it in and be ready to go. you because. >> reporter: the trip from san rafael to larkspur is a pretty short one, just three miles. a lot of it through industrial areas. but that sounds do travel. just asked the folks that live in the hills of san rafael. >> the smart train. >> reporter: she said she does not mind the normal horn noise. >> it is pleasant. the testing is somewhat annoying. >> we are operating in areas where we have had not had train service in years and years. it is important that we condition people to the trade operations. >> reporter: more construction workers would of course be good news. recent headlines have been about budget and timeline challeng. for smart leadership, opening a larkspur statement would be like placing a ke

you'll find a few brake lights antioch to concord, 23 minutes. 101 is looking good san rafael to san francisco despite the fog. b.a.r.t. a good way to get around. no delays right now. a.c.e. train 1 is reporting 11-minute delay. train 3 so far on time. >>> an orange public phone is spreading spiels in raleigh, north carolina. it rings randomly. anyone who answers the call hears a positive message. people can also record their own words of encouragement. a local church is behind it. they say they want to combat all the negativity and there's nothing religious in the message. they say it's just pure love. >> doesn't that nak you so happy, reggie? >> i'm not touching a public phone. >> but it's the positive public phone. and they spray it down, they sanitize it -- i don't know. let's hope. >> who lied to you. >>> "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> rob marciano is live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. good morning, rob. >> good morning kumasi -- >> i just heard my earpiece in and heard sterilizing and cleaning. i don't know what kind of party you're h

san rafael 59. baseball tomorrow, the second and final game of the bay bridge series, a's at the giants. look at that temperature! sunny and warm. 76 degrees between 12:00 and 1:00 to that first page of the baseball game. is going to be warm at oracle park tomorrow. air quality tomorrow not great. it is a spare the air day. the south bay is also going to be hot in all of our inland valleys. we still have an onshore breeze, it's super tiny, and that marine layer is super compressed because of the strong area of high pressure to our south and east of arizona and in equally strong to our south and west, so there are plenty of clouds along the coastline. there is no push inland, though, so they are going to stay out over the ocean. the immediate coast may get a little bit of fog in the morning. sunny and hot throughout the afternoon, more of the same on thursday. clouds are there, but they are not getting pushed into the bay area. lots of sunshine in the afternoon. as we head into the afternoon, marine

southbound 101 to civic center to central san rafael. no problems with the san rafael bridge at this hour at 4:39. traffic moving smoothly at the toll plaza. we have an accident at of the lanes at the ramp there. not seeing a lot of traffic in the early morning hours. we have fremont on the parkway, a vehicle versus a >>> heat wave was dealt a knockout blow by the marketplace layer. -- the marine layer. it dealt a southeast blow. it will be as much as 121 degrees before it starts going back towards us. 0.1 in palm springs. 86 in sacramento. 96 in fresno. 69 in monterey. 83 in tahoe. i should sayo simmiety and tahoe, temperatures warm into the mid-80s, a little bit above average friday, saturday and sunday. >>> thank you. san francisco police are investigating how a couple supposed to arrive over the weekend ended up dead. family members notified police when the couple never showed up. homicide detectives say the to be disturbed and neighbors say it was safe and quiet. >> we have a dog with a doggy door and she wasn't barking last ni migh

we're heading to the north bay and showing you a live shot of 101 in san rafael. that's southbound traffic on the right-hand side moving past the parkway past 580 and down to the golden gate bridge. the ride on southbound 101 from san francisco to sfo on the peninsula is ten minutes. it's looking good on 880 as you make your way to the maze. and northbound 101 problem-free in san jose towards the . >>> the northeast corner of the state is where we have our best chance of thunderstorm, not only today and tomorrow. that's why we have a red flag warning for this entire area including mt. shasta. that's where the high fire danger will be. temperatures in the mid 80s. sea breeze definitely getting up there, sacramento, 92 in fresno. 108 in palm springs. more sunshine, 75 to 81 around san diego. a breezy 69 with a lot of cloud cover in monterey. if you're heading to tahoe, blustery and 71. look at this. a touch of autumn. 765 tomorrow and 74 sunday. nowhere near our average high of 82. >> thanks, mike. listen to this. a family from el paso, texas flew to san francisco to

today, we're checking san rafael. . >>> happy thursday to you. the heat is on once again. trz we are forecasting highs at 80 in san francisco. 97 san jose. and 106 concord. we have heat advisories in effect and another spare the air alert. i'll let you know who we cool down coming up. >>> the arrest of a 72-year-old doctor. he's facing murder charges for the deathsover five patients. he's accused of overprescribing opioids and narcotics. >>> today, medical examiners will conduct an autopsy of a man who died after a taco eating contest. the 41-year-old came to a minor league baseball game tuesday night. he had been starving himself for the foot eating contest. he started eating and choked. >> i think he kind of chewed a little bit more and started on another one. and then the screen blacked out. >> staff had to clear food out of the airway. and then complications continued. and a little less than 30 minutes later, he passed away.. >> he had other medical issues. the 41-year-old leaves behind two teenage children. >>> and it could take more than $5 billion to repair earthquak

the san rafael, the cop on the side of the road. no delays or slow downs headed westbound toward marin. >>> and 4:49. >>> and love is in the air in the new movie last christmas. and new music from lady gaga. . >> chris martinez has those stories and more in the eye on entertainment. >>> amelia clark and henry golding falling in love for the new romcom last christmas. she's an elf at a christmas shop. it's based on the george michaels song of the same name and featured the late pop star's music. it's in theaters this november. >>> and lady gaga is teasing new music. she posted a black and white photo of hersz herself in a studio. >>> and we're getting a first look at the documentary from barack obama's higher ground >> this is a historic project that is going to help grow the community. >> the feature called american factory examines the lives of workers at a shuttered plant in ohio bought by a chinese billionaire. 2,000 people are hired to work shoulder to shoulder with the chinese employees. it premiers august 21st on netflix. >>>

but a little cooler than yesterday. 87 in san rafael. and 87 down in san jose. the tropical moisture that i've been keeping an eye on. it is now turned into a tropical storm. by the latest advisories from the national hurricane center. and it is now 65 miles per hour sustained winds for tropical storm ivo. expects to become a hurricane by tomorrow. it's on top of warm water right now. it does have a little wind shear, keeping it from getting a little bigger. but they expect it to be more powerful. be a hurricane tomorrow. and then eventually dissipate. what does that mean for us? means a little tropical moisture could come our way. if any of it comes across. we're keeping an eye on it. we have not had rain since may 26th. if it does show up. it probably won't be until next week. pretty seasonal here. cooling down just a touch. then we warm back up into monday. dave, back over to you. >> thank you, kyle a. >>> it hasn't been done in almost 15 years. but now, explorers have made an historic dive to see the titanic. coming up in the next hour, you're going to see n

i just confirmed this photo moments ago with san rafael police. i apologize. police say he chased multiple women yesterday morning and ran from police, all of this happened eight days after he got out of jail. take a look at this. it started at 6:in the morning on laurel place. someone called police because they saw jones and thought maybe he was casing their apartment to possiblyburg gla rise it. ten minutes later police were called to boyd park because the suspect was allegedly chasing a woman walking her dog. then police were called again to another woman who said he was chasing her in the area. he ran from the police and allegedly chased a third woman to her place o eventually, he somehow got himself onto the roof of a taco ria on fourth street. i spoke to an employee who showed up to working with a stranger on top of his roof and enormous police scene. >> came from here. and he went there. you see his face, like a scary face. you say oh, my gosh, what's going on over here? >> reporter: so police eventually were able to convince the man to cop down. willie

we'll go to san rafael and take a look at 101 past the north gate mall. taillights headed in the southbound direction for about a 20-minute ride across the golden gate bridge. the richmond-san rafael bridge, pretty light conditions a couple of headlights. we have road work happening on your approach to the toll plaza, but as you can see, it's pretty light out there, not even a car heading through at this hour. we do have road work out on the roads, you might imagine overnight. we did have an earlier fire, this one on woodside road. they had all lanes blocked. from spring to middlefield. you'll see a few yellow sensors there, meaning slow, under 20 o♪ ozempic®! ♪ oh! oh! (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7 and maintained it. oh! under 7? (announcer) and you may lose weight. in the same one-year study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. oh! up to 12 pounds? (announcer) a two-year study s

back of the arena of san rafael the lances have been blunted and no blood has been spilled this time even so the bull calves repeatedly collapse from terror and exhaustion. this is just one reason sylvia back arrow and her animal protection group one of vents like this band out right she has fellow activists observe the fight in secret it would be too dangerous for her to try that herself what other i mean i've even had death threats with if we show our faces in the villages people get aggressive and start abusing us actually if they're so proud of what they're doing we ought to be able to openly show our faces in the arena. instead they threaten assad and chase us away. but those fighting fans also feel threatened they're afraid the activists will succeed in having a centuries old tradition banned they react to the activists like a bull would to a red rag. she up in a it's sad it's no longer how used to be everything's different for. the good fights will disappear not this year but several get go that i don't think we'll have them anymore we'll get over here they'll get it. hundreds

but the american flag flying here outside san rafael city hall will remain at half staff. that's because the mayor here is trying to send a message to congress to take action on gun reform for me it's simple. >>completely fed up with congress not taking action that resulted so tragedies throughout our country 250 mass thus far this year. and i and i've been asked a number of times to lower the flag in honor which i've always done. but in this case on that and put the flags back up until i see some action by congress i think it's way past time for

we have an injury crash that just was cleared heading towards the richmond san rafael bridge, and it'sup on 580 to cutting. i would normally recommend mass transit, but not today. bart reporting 20-minute delays due to equipment problems between san leandro and lake merritt. and ace is 23 minutes headed into the south bay, and muni reporting no delays. and traffic on 880 approaching a street through awohayward backe up on 238. westbound 80 crash just cleared. hopefully we're recovering soon. we will have more news, weather and traffic after this break. stay with us. >>> do you know why cheap insurance policies are so inexpensive? many of the cheap policies come back with a real scaled back service, you will not be able to call into the company but go online to their website. when there's an accident, you will have a high deductible, $1,000 or $2,000 and sometimes more. you may have limited coverage, so rather than covering the entire accident, we normally suggest you have $500,000 of coverage, you may end up with only $10,000 or $20,000 worth of coverage. if you don't pay for the accid

san rafael bridge, 60 degrees.ool to hot, and mass transit, morning afternoon and light breezes on the bay. your 12-hour planner, we are stuck in the 60s through 9:00, and then low to mid-80s from noon all the way through to 5:00, and then a nice 75 at 7:00 this evening. for the south bay, warmer. 60s at 7:00, and 70s at 9:00 and 80s at 11:00, and then hang on to the mid to upper 80s from noon to 6:00, and 80 at 7:00, and then the last stop will be the hottest this go around, theine valleys, not only hot but with that touch of humidity, you need the air-conditioner because it will help get rid of the humidity in the house. low to mid-90s, and even a spike of upper 90s around 3:00. we will take a look at the holiday weekend. >> there's september. right there. >> wow. we will talk about that coming up. first, here's frances. yeah, pumpkin spice lattes and soon it will be christmas. >> we should decorate. >>> we are tracking a couple injury accidents. they are still out there, and we will try and get a hold of chp and

part of the country's cultural heritage and argue it should be protected well our reporter went to san rafael where the conflict is playing out. these one year old bull calves will soon be the main attraction in a blood thirsty spectacle. it's to be held in san preface arena 50 kilometers northwest of madrid. but just before the bull fight begins the mood on the streets turns ugly for the 1st time the bulls won't be killed in the arena you know what i think the bulls should have to die this time to with a little bit of knowledge that it's no fun this way they've always been killed they would fight injuries that part let us come into play on everything that. the dispute flared up a year ago animal protection activists took videos of the best out of the bulls fight with calves. the young men traditionally celebrate their coming of age by fighting a bullet a bull calf under 2 years of age. activist sylvie about catto says the custom is inhumane a bull cast fight to the death is long an agonizing. process of us the becker ratable fights are especially cruel because books whose homes are still sma

san rafael represents a lot of american cities, nobody wants to koubtd their dead. they want to see an end to this. wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> thank you so much. >>> northbound 101 is back open this afternoon after a fiery crash killed one person. >> that collision happened at 3:30 this morning on 101 north of bailey avenue in san jose just south of highway 85, four vehicles were involved. news reporter amy hollyfield has the details. >> reporter: this huge fire erupted in south san jose at 3:30 this morning. five cars were involved in this fiery crash. it was something veteran officers had not seen in their careers. >> yeah, i've been an officer for 17 years. and i don't think i've ever had as many vehicles you know, on fire at one point. >> there were so many cars and drivers involved, officer chris ma selly had to refer to his notes during our interview. he said it started with one car crashing into the center divide. >> the first vehicle was a station wagon, unknown make and model at this point. the vehicle was completely burned and so you know, it will take

here we go. 580 across san rafael. we showed you the nice here, and the bay bridge toll plaza, we should see the build as we approach 5:00, thetet 5:20. northbound 101, a little flashing lights and slowing just north of willow heading up towards marsh. caltrans, you are looking at the speeds, no delays reported. >>> new this morning, more more drivers are ignoring red lights and it's turn into a deadly issue. >> that is according to a new aaa safety study. red-light running claimed more than 900 lives in 2017, and that's a ten-year high, and most of the people killed in the crashes are somebody other than the person running the light. aaa says distraction is a likely factor. >> we could get that driver distraction could be a factor. increased time constraints and ore so they are exposed to driving more, and of course more ces happen including red-light running crashes. >> red light cameras could help make intersections safer, but they could be just large of the safety plan. >>> two pedestrians were hit and one died aft

richmond, san rafael bridge you can see those flashing lights. that is due to emergency construction we were talking about. that's the traffic that's slowing you down into the south bay. >>> yeah, we have some new video now coming in to the live news desk of the aftermath of that crash, you can see just really a mess there on 101. again, this is near 85 north of bailey road. we don't know what started what appears to have been a chain reaction crash. but four vehicles were involved. at least one of them overturned and you can see the fire just keeps on raging after this started at about 3:30 this morning. the fire is now out but they just have an unbelievable mess. we know that one person is dead. that number could climb as we go throughout the morning and find out more information about this. no timeline for when 101 might re-open at this point. the firefighters on scene just say it's going to be hours. back to you. >>> new this morning a big rig crash on an alameda county freeway left one dead this morning. it happened just before 11:00 last ni

. >> the richmond san rafael bridge, you can see a spooky shot as we have construction crews still doing their work. all the joint expansions have been replaced, and that was one project and we are still working on others. there's a crash over on the shoulder here and that's about it. traffic moving smoothly. watch fog along the coast. >>> police this morning still on the hunt for whoever caused moments of shear terror on san francisco's market street. >> one man is now in critical condition. "today in the bay" talked to a witness that captured that drama as it played out in front of her. >> reporter: captured on cell video, one man running on a crowded market street. >> i took out my camera. i knew something was going on. >> reporter: she was walking down the street when it all happened. >> somebody screaming, and i assumed it was a gun because of the popping sound. what i caught on my camera was somebody brandishing a gun. >> on the video you can see people ducking for cover. police got there quickly. >> during our location we located the victim that was injured and he was transported

through san rafael, looking good.mooth sailing past the north gate mall, southbound 101, about 20 minutes over the waldo towards your golden gate bridge. it looks like we've got the zipper truck in effect there to get your lanes changed, two in the northbound, four in the southbound direction for your morning commute. clear and smooth coming into san francisco. no delays here. overall our traffic maps are pretty light. it's mostly green out there. enjoy the friday light. >>> the power back on for thousands of people in the north bay. >> you'll see on our pg&e outage map what this looked like overnight. at one point, more than 50,000 customers affected by the outage. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live in sausalito. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. 54,000 pg&e customers were without power as of 12:30 last night. that's a major bump up from the 20,000 customers the outage map showed about an hour earlier. the power was out for about threht there added a little extra aesthetic to the ba

not quite the story at the richmond san rafael bridge but once you get to marin you're just fine. san mateo bridge is the only bridge where we're seeing those slow delays. >>> an update this morning on the gun scare at san jose state university. the lockdown is now lifted and a suspect is in custody. he was first seen off campus with a gun near east santa clara and 2nd. officers found the suspect hiding in a ventilation system in the top floor. san jose police and university police put the campus on lockdown. classes don't begin until august 21st, three women were inside the spar tan complex when the suspect ran in. >> they called us from inside the building. so we had officers go in and escort them out. >> police say the suspect did not have a weapon when he was arrested but one was later found off campus. >>> happening today, tighter security for several bay area events in the wake of a rash of mass shootings across the country. the gilroy rodeo, the sum san jose jazz fest and the outside lands in san francisco are all going on as planned. the three-day outside lands in golden ga

there is no longer any construction on the richmond san rafael bridge. that has been cleared as of 5:00 this morning good news and same thing with the southbound commute on 101 as a result of the construction that was happening on the suicide barrier at the golden gate bridge. altamonte pass you're down to 10 miles an hour. but then you're in the green all the way towards the dublin interchange. we've got a problem there without delays either. it's a 39-minute ride out of the altamonte pass. you are in the green still highway 4ndalened uthe on the ns freeway. it's been causing such a nightmare headache. the last couple of days it looks like theet close to peaking over the horizon. you're not going to have any problem at the toll plaza there. and headed into marin county this morning it's of course busy but there are no delays. we are starting to see a number one a stall on the right-hand side there at the san mateo bridge but everybody seems to be moving right along just fine. past it you have plenty of volume towards the peninsula. eastbound as you are

we'll head to the north bay and show you a shot of 101 in san rafael. southbound traffic on the right. traffic light down to the golden gate bridge. drive time, santa rosa to petaluma, 13 minutes. >>> new overnight, san jose police are at the scene of a horrific crash. it appears a vehicle went through a fence and smashed into a semi truck inside a construction yard. we don't have word yet from police about whether anybody was hurt there. right now officers are shut down tully road in both directions from monterey to south 7th street. >> it is back to school this morning for gilroy unified school district. it's only been about 2 1/2 weeks since a gunman opened fire at the garlic festival. >> the high school is right next to christmas hill park where three people including two children were shot and killed. l abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live. >> reporter: the district tells us there will be two extra counselors at each of their 15 schools in the district and there will be extra police on hand as well today. staff members went back into the class

antioch to concord 14 minutes and southbound 101 from san rafael to san francisco is an easy 17 minute01 also fine in the south bay if you're heading to the san jose airport that's 11 mnutes. northbound 280 from highway 1 to san francisco a ten minute ride. looking good on the peninsula as well. >>> razor will be coming out with its own version of a foldable phone. >> wasn't that called a flip phone? >> also apple warning about storing its new credit cards in leather like most wallets are made out of. >> reporter: in today's tech bites an instagram hook goes viral duping several celebrities. >> everything you posted is about to become public. >> reporter: among those following the hoax julia roberts and rick perry. >> motorola may be selling its foldable razr phone by the end of the year. >> the u.s. launch will come within the next few months with a price of around $1500. first razr went on sale 15 years ago. think twice before you put apple's new titanium card in your wallet. >> it doesn't clean up well. it may become permanently discolored if stored against denim or leather. >> fanc

this time that's not happening in san rafael. debora villalon reports, the city vows to keep them at half staff until congress takes action on gun reform. >> reporter: gary philips became san rafael's mayor the same year as the theater massacre in colorado. 12 people killed and 5 wounded. also the sandy hook shooting, 20 first graders and six adults murdered. then and every time since, philips ordered flags lowered but felt frustrated. >> is that what we are going to do, lower the flag and couple of days later put it back up. >> reporter: this time watching track dis in el paso and dayton. it dawned on him. >> i'm not putting it up until i see action. >> reporter: that goes for a dozen flags on city property. philips is tired of watching congress floundering around as he puts it. >> presumptuous of me to specify what needs to be done. i'm not going to do that. i don't think it's presumptuous to say get on it, folks. >> reporter: the mayor is hearing support for his decision. doubt the impact. >> it is something, right? laws notes

the richmond san rafael bridge looks the best out of all the bridges. not even on the approach to the toll plaza. smoodz sailing all the way in -- smooth sailing all the way in to marin county. are you good to go. no stalls, no crashes, no delays. you are just smooth sailing. >>> i'm anne makovec at the live news desk. 23 people were killed in a bar fire that appears to be arson. this is in the gulf coast state of vera cruz. authorities say it may have been started with gasoline bombs and might be a product of a gang dispute. in addition to the 23 people killed 13 people have been injured and the attackers in that case still on the loose. we are also keeping an eye this morning on puerto rico which is about to be hit by tropical storm dorian. president trump has approved an emergency declaration there. wind gusts could reach hurricane force and that's bringing a lot of concern for the island still dealing with the aftermath of hurricane maria two years ago. the power grid is very weak there and you can see the satellite image raging towards the island t

slowing from antioch to concord, 20 minutes, and 101 from san rafael to san francisco has been looking great, and big delays on northbound 29 >> announcer: you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather 7-day forecast. >> today, tomorrow and thursday, our hottest days. 106 inland, and low to mid-90s around the bay and 70s at the coast. a couple things i want you to think about. answer these questions before you leave the house today. do you have enough water? do you know where there is shade available if you are working outside? do you know the symptoms of heat illness versus heat stroke? who are you going to call in case there's an emergency. have all that answered and it will help you in case there's an emergency. low to upper 80s through the sierra. we will stay in the 80s for afternoon highs in tahoe for friday, saturday and 79 on sunday. we will talk more about poor air quality coming up next. first let's get over to natasha for more news. >>> happening right now in oakland, crews are working to clean up a big mess. a tree fell overnight and knocked out power in t

we'll also show you the north bay commute through san rafael. southbound 101 for taillights moving past north san pedro fine down towards the golden gate bridge. as we check out the south bay for you, this is in san jose. headlights are northbound 28ay m no problems at all westbound 80 for headlights moving towards the bay bridge. getting a little more crowded. so far, so good down to the bay bridge. now, near that area along that stretch there is some water project work going on in kensington. coventry road at valley road will be closed through early october. >>> spacex successfully tested a rocket. >> google's next doorbell can notify you when your package is dropped off. >> in today's tech bites, spacex is another step closer to sending people to mars. star hopper market prototype aced its final test, a flight of less than a minute with a soft landing. star hopper used a new engine paving the way for flights to the space station and beyond. >>> google's doorbell cam can recognize a delivery. >> the necessaried hello will tell homeowners when a

. >>> it's a average day for some of us like san rafael and redwood city, and then san jose and concord, temperatures five degrees above average. cooling trend is coming, just not today. >>> following reports of two possible crashes on the san mateo bridge right now, and the chp is trying to work out the details, but you can see right there it's nine miles per hour if you are coming from hayward. >>> and then disappointing news from treasure island's festival, it will not be happening and the future is uncertain. organizers say they can't put on an event that meets fans' expectations. >>> abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area, and that includes housing or lack of housing. some of you have incredible stories to share. our reporter spoke to a woman named annie and is building her home on the east coast while running her business in the bay. >> dance is about flexibility and movement, and she has had to master the two skills not only for dancing but also for living. >> i was living in the bay area paycheck to paycheck. >> she left for a bigger place in santa rosa, but when s

dan, kristen, san rafael been the end of the line for smart train riders for some time now. of construction, this rail extension in larkspur is done. test runs begin tonight. >> i've been waiting 20 years for them to get this train going, yeah. >> kathleen and others who depend on sonoma marin area rail transit or smart, never thought they'd see it. a train which travels beyond

. >> reporter: if you own a home or business in san rafael and and alarm system, you need to make sure that is working properly. in a short while, your margin for error could be shrinking to zero. the four most common calls for help are generated by false alarms. last year they had 2400 burglary calls. 6.6 per day, with each one requiring multiple officers to respond. the problem is, and 99% of the alarms were false. >> this really is a drain on us. we don't have the time and resources for this. we need to figure out how we can make this better. >> reporter: said the city council is considering an ordinance to find owners that generate false alarms. the amount with increase, but the first offense would result in a $50 fine. they are usually caused by human error. moving a window open, typing in the wrong code. >> we just end up turning it on and off. >> reporter: even the police alarm that the false alarms are probably not intentional. so susanna, says why punish people for the first offense? >> i think that that seems a little excessive. things happen. a where my short circuit, you co

we'll have a few 70s around sonoma, napa vallejo and san rafael. 60s richmond and berkeley. as you move into the east bay, low to upper 80s. tonight, look at the cloud cover out there and low to upper 50s. a few degrees cooler than this morning. my accuweather seven-day forecast, we stay below average tomorrow, friday, saturday. temperatures rebound back to average on sunday. forget that, let's keep going and get even holter monday and tuesday. frances. >>> mike, we've got traffic alerts in a couple spots. one is coming off the san mateo bridge. a sig alert has been issued. you can see for headlights moving eastbound, they'll approach the sig alert crash. it's eastbound 92 at clawiter. apparently a tow truck went off the embankment to the side t. two right lanes whether be blocked. they don't know when it will reopen at this point. the dumbarton bridge could be an alternate. also highway 29 at zinfandel lane, highway 29 is closed in both directions. your alternate is silverado trail. apparently there's an accident with injuries and the car caught on fire and now they're sayi

richmond san rafael bridge looks good as well. it's going to be a smooth sail all the way into marin county. the bay bridge metering lights are not yetey he cleared up thee accident they had in the hov lane. elsewhere looks good to go. >>> get ready for a double dose of actor paul rud and the jeany is out of the bottle. >> here's today's eye on entertainment. >> america's favorite jeany is back. barbara eaton was at the hollywood museum featuring items from her hit show i dream of jeany. for eaton the bottle is the star attraction. >> it was the smoke bottle and they would put the little pellets in it to make the smoke come out. it isn't as pretty as a lot of the others because it's been around the block you know. but i love it dearly. eaton starred with larry hadman. the show was cancelled in 1970. >> the overcomer, a winning basketball coach finds himself without a team after the town's largest employer closes the lead. alex kendrick takes on the cross country team with asthma. the unlikely coach learned what they're made of. >>

san rafael fires shared these dramatic fires in the bay. injuries to report. >>> mountain view could join a list of bay area cities that use drones for fires. city leaders want to use the drones for much more than that. public works employees want to use them for roof, gutter, and tree inspections. the fire department wants to use them during mass casualties and mountain view says it could help them search for victims. >> using drones we can easily see someone's back yard, right, and the laws in the bay they've been written in the past we didn't have drones or aerial imagery. >> police say they plan to adopt the rules that the aclu suggested including prohibiting the use of drones for random surveillance. >>> an update this morning on a heavily elm battled mural at one san francisco school. the life of washington is in the georgia washington high school and shows the first president as a slave owner. some say it shows the ugly history of american racism. but late last night the board decided not to paint it over instead they made a compromi

. >>> sleepless in san rafael at least for the people closest to the smart train, how testing of a new extension is keeping people up at night. . >>> so far it is doing very well at the toll plaza. this is as light as it will get today. see traffic looks good onto the span. >>> out weather looks good if you like it a little cooler. we will talk about that, the forecasted highs for today, looks good at sfo. fog making a bigger push this morning. >>> in one san rafael neighborhood, people say it's hard to sleep because of the smart train. the smart train is being tested overnight on its newest route between the marin and sanoma stations testing several crossings leading to the new extension. in the brett heart neighborhood, people say on those test nights the train horns start blowing as they are going to bed between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 in the morning. they are going off about every half hour. though people in the neighborhood are speaking out about this, city leaders say the tests are required by federal regulators to make sure safety mechanisms are working when the real service begins.

san francisco and san rafael 61 degrees. one more pre-season game. tomorrow night, watch it right here on. >> reporter: mostly clear skies in santa clara as the 49ers the chargers. 72 -- on. >> reporter: mostly clear in santa clara as the 49ers host it chargers. morning clouds, afternoon sunshine. pleasant day. 79 degrees. friday 82 degrees. clouds in the morning. not hot inland. milder at the coast, the pattern is dragging in warmer air from the pacific. ridge to the east, low-pressure system to the west. flow around it. southwest flow. this is a pleasant weekend. we want the onshore flow to keep fire danger down. it is almost september. and clouds, afternoon sunshine and temperatures that are comfortable. morning cloud cover all the way out to livermore, down to morgan hill, up to santa rosa and napa. morning clouds. afternoon sunshine and temperatures close to average for this time of year. mild for thursday. we trend warmer for the weekend. watch out for drizzle along the coastline. tomorrow san jose 80 degrees with afternoon sunshine. 60s at the