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. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. a shift in the weather means you may be trading thor shades forum brelas soon. >> first, a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after "abc7 news." >>> we are very, very busy tonight. they say rod rosenstein wanted to tape president trump to show everyone he's nuts? not necessary. he minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training in active shooters and natural disasters. vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it. >>> if you watched tonight's premiere of "a million little things," you saw a group of friends struggling with suicide. now abc 7's christine blasey ford h >> reporter: as a teenager, she kept her pain to herself. >> when i would say i'm feeling really do

. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. a shift in the weather means you may be trading thor shades forum brelas soon. >> first, a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after "abc7 news." >>> we are very, very busy tonight. they say rod rosenstein wanted to tape president trump to show everyone he's nuts? not necessary. he got you're in a group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma. that's why your best shot is to check for a spot. follow through and check your skin. go to spotskincancer.org to find out how. >>> if you watched tonight's premiere of "a million little things," you saw a group of friends struggling with suicide. now abc 7's christine blasey ford h >> reporter: as a teenager, she kept her pain to herself. >> when i would say i'm feeling really down, they would be like, get over it. the reaction of the people around me was just, shut up. >> reporter: after years of emotional struggle and silence, she tried to kill herself. >> that's a lot of stigma and shame, especially in the african-

meteorologist sandhya patel is back with that. sandhya? >> eternal equinox will take place in ten days, dan and alma. you know the seasons are changing. a look at live doppler 7 right now, we have high clouds and low clouds. a look at the winds, as you will see here it's still gusty out of the west at 30 miles an hour in san francisco. now, today's high temperatures were down, good 2 to 7 degrees below average. livermore 76. concord you got up to 78 degrees. those on-shore cooling breezes really made it feel like late fall, more like november than really september. here's a look at the air quality for tomorrow, with another breezy to windy day on tap. air quality will be good across the entire bay area. that's the up side to the gusty winds that we are experiencing. and have been experiencing. a live look now from our east bay hills camera as we look back across the bay towards san francisco tonight. temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. here's a look at a live picture from sutro tower as we look toward san francisco. visibility is good. be

>> let's get right to meteorologist sandhya patel. >>> we are seeing the wind picking up out of the north. a look at the red flag warning. it begins at 11:00 p.m. tonight. the santa cruz mountans with gusts up to 35 and lower humidity. any fires that develop will spread rapidly. hour by hour watch the wind direction. the arrows coming out of the north at 11:00 p.m., clover dale, that wind direction really dries out the air. the humidity values that are pretty high tonight will be coming down as we head to tomorrow morning down to 16% at lake berryessa and fair field. fire danger running high as we head to later on tonight. >>> of course the new normal in california is a year-round wildfire season. that's why it comes as no surprise to firefighters the bay area is facing this red flag warning. eric thomas live now in observing in the hills to show us how they're handling it there. danger zone there, eric. >> reporter: and they're being vigilant. as sandhya said, as the temperatures rise when the sun comes up tomorrow, if you're in the fire business that is an unholy trinity of causes. toda

. >> i'm sandhya patel. a sharp cooldown is coming. i'll have the numbers coming up. >>> and local prosecutors are warning about thieves and how >>> the just a few hours, the raiders' season opener will kick off. sky 7 is overhead. we are counting down to the pregame coverage. you can see the clock ticking down. >> an hour and 47 minutes to go. very exciting. of course, all eye also s w on jon gruden. >> he will have his work cut out for him. the los angeles rams have a high powered offense to be sure. and the raiders traded away their best defensive player in khalil mack. >> mindy? >> reporter: yes, you talk about a challenge for jon gruden. this is a bit of irony. the raiders are going to face what many consider to be the best defensive front in the league, led by the rams' defensive player of the year, aaron donald. but they need to keep that defense on the field as long as possible, because l.a.'s offense scored the most points in the league last year. >> being in the system another year, understanding what our intent is on each pl

meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking the conditions. sandhya? >> yeah, dan and kristen, conditions are not favorable for firefighters. it is dry and gusty right now. 18% relative humidity, wind gusts out of the east, 15. the winds will switch direction going southwest, to east, southeast, picking nup intensity tomorrow morning, which will not help out, neither will the heat. you can see how hot it will get the next four days, in the 90s. and then you see the temperatures dropping down to the 80s. as you take a look, visible satellite picture shows you the smoke blowing away from the bay area towards the northeast. air quality in the bay area impacted by other wildfires today. tomorrow, that wind direction could actually bring some of that smoke into our area friday. moderate air quality, all areas improvement, coming over the weekend, heading into next week. dan? >> okay, sandhya, thanks so much. >>> and you can stay up to date on all the fires or any breaking news with the abc 7 news app. be sure to enable push alerts. >>> the trump administrat

. >> for a look at how this is affecting the fires, we want to touch base with sandhya patel. sandhya? >> and those winds will make it challenging for the fire crews. right now let's take a look at the marin county fire first. 63 degrees. relative humidity 59% because the winds are coming onshore from the west-northwest, gusting to about 224 miles per hour. now the fire conditions near suisun city. it is 81 degrees. relative humidity 25%. but once again, the challenge here for the crews will be those gusty winds. they will remain gusty this evening. right now out of the west at 22 miles an hour. kristen? >> thank you. >>> interstate 5 is open now, but you can expect delays heading through shasta and trinity counties because of the delta fire. flames have burned more than 53,000 acres since the fire broke out last wednesday. it's 5% contained, and more than 2400 firefighters are still on the front lines. evacuation orders remain in effect for several communities. >>> in the east bay, oakland police investigating a fire at a homeless encampment on east 12 street this morning. fou

i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll have a look at your weekend preview, coming up. >>> but first, sheer look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live here after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, larry and ama. i hope you like this. i value your thoughts. and did you say you have a burrito cannon there? >> yes. because we ride or die. that's why! >>> in the east bay, demands for changes on bart the wake of recent violent attacks. riders packed a special community meeting in pittsburg tonight. abc 7 reporter kate larsen was there and explains what the transit agency is doing to improve safety. >> get in the elevator, and there is an obviously drugged up man. >> pleas from the bart riding community to do better. at a packed meeting in pittsburg about safety on the system. >> he kept pushing me, pushing me. and it was really kind of scary for me. >> you hop on the train and there is a bottle full of urine sitting right there on the seat. >> in august, bart general manager announced a safety and security action p

. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, a warmup is coming. i'll let you know how warm and how long coming up. >> sandhya, thanks a lot. and homeless advocates facing off with california, the lawsuit trying to keep homeless people's >>> day two of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, and senator dianne feinstein asked him about roe v. wade, not a surprise. kavanaugh seemed to signal his respect for the 1973 abortion rights ruling. >> what would you say your position today is on a woman's right to choose? >> well, as a judge -- >> as a judge. >> as a judge it is an important precedent of the supreme court. by it, i mean roe v. wade and planned parenthood versus casey, and reaffirmed many times, casey is precedent on precedent, which itself is an important factor to remember. >> now, there was a lighter moment at the hearing today. senator feinstein was involved, but only off camera. >> how would you like to be remembered? >> a good dad, >> a good husband? >> i think he's getting there. >> a good husband. >> thanks, di

. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it is unseasonably cool this time of year. i'll let you know how long the cooler than average conditions will last coming up. >> and who says you can't afford to get a porsche? car sharing is about to get a bi >>> sky 7 live in oakland where a massive crowd is gathering outside oracle arena. no, the warriors are not in action. that's not till later next month. it's for a boy band, probably most of you have not heard of. the name of the group is bts. the history-making south korea. cornell bernard is live with the mass of humanity. you're going to lose your voice from screaming tonight? >> reporter: i think i just might, dan. all i can say is, wow, the bts army is out in full force. [ screaming ] >> reporter: oh, my gosh. they are ready for a concert and already they've got a lot to sing about. >> i really love their music and they're really positive people and really happy right now. >> i like how they utilize this their platform to spread such a positive message. >> reporter: of what? >> of loving yourself, the importance of

let's get to sandhya patel. >> florence is hours from landfall.f raynhamering the north carolina coastline. ten-foot storm surge has been reported in new bern, north carolina. wind gusts between 80 to 100 miles an hour. tornado watch boxes up until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow as the hurricane interacts with land. could see some tornadoes. it is weaker, category 1. packs winds of 90 miles per hour. but it is sprawling west-northwest at 6 miles per hour. landfall tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m., and then it weakens to a tropical storm, making that sharp right-hand turn towards the northeast as we head into the weekend. rainfall could be isolated in areas, up to 40 inches through monday. storm surge up to 11 feet. we've already seen that storm surge of ten feet. and look at this. atlantic beach, almost 13 inches of rain and counting. dan? >> okay, sandhya, thanks very much. >>> now, medical teams air force base are ready to go. carlos salcedo shows you the life-saving techniques that these remarkable men and women are ready to perform. >> inside travis air forc

i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll have a look at your weekend preview, coming up. >>> but first, sheer look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live here after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, larry and ama. i hope you like this. i value your thoughts. and did you say you have a burrito cannon there? >> yes. because we ride or die. that's why! and i am a certified arborist for pg&e.ughes i oversee the patrolling of trees near power lines and roots near pipes and underground infrastructure. at pg&e wherever we work, we work hard to protect the environment. getting the job done safely, so we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with cities and schools to plant trees in our communities. so the environment is there for my kids and future generations. together, we're building a better california. >>> in the east bay, demands for changes on bart the wake of recent violent attacks.

sandhya patel is here.ou showed us the fog on the -- >> chilling along the coast and feeling the heat inland. we have a wide range of temperatures. >> look at live doppler 7 larry an kristen. it's so cool near the beaches. the fog is just hanging tough. lovely view from the exploratorium camera. you're seeing blue skies over the bay. here's a look at temperatures. 59 in san francisco. oakland, 65 degrees. 78 in san jose and 91 in morgan hill. san francisco made it to the mid-60s. not as warm as expected because of that fog that's been slow to clear. from the kgo roof camera, there is a breeze along the embarcadero. santa rosa, napa in the 70s. feeling the heat in vacaville. in livermore at 92. this really looks like summertime in the bay area. you have to admit from the east bay hills camera, here's a look at the evening forecast. the sun will be out in the inland areas this evening. but fog along the coast. mid-50s to low 80s. cool to mild at 8:00 p.m. if you're stepping out later on tonight, definitely gr

i'm sandhya patel, >>> the tesla shares tumbled about 7% this morning in part because of that video of elon musk apparently smoking pot. >> the video's from a taping of the podcast the joe rogan experience streamed on youtube. the blunt was provided to musk by rogan who said it was legal. it's not clear if musk inhaled. >>> also affecting stocks today, the company announced its chief accounting officer resigned after a month on the job, citing public attention and the fast pace of the post. according to bloomberg, tesla's hr boss will not return from the leave of absence she took last month. >> does the maverick culture in silicon valley play a role in how tech companies conduct business? >> if so, is this a good thing or bad thing? we want to know what you think. go to abc7news.com/vote. >>> chris nguyen spent the day in san francisco looking into the possible disconnect between silicon valley and wall street. >> how the culture in the tech industry is changing. >> reporter: whether it's making a pitch to a potential investor or simply showing off the latest technology to the curious,

. >>> i'm abc news meteorologist sandhya patel. we have brightness right now, but cooler weather and the possibility of showers enters the accuweather seven day forecast. i will break it down for you coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. at 6:30, a third woman comes forward with accusations of sexual >>> in the east bay check out what sky 7 spotted today, a rocket. this is in alameda. it is not the first time we have seen it. we ran a story in february about what is being billed at the world's smallest rocket, designed to launch satellites into or bit. it is manufactured by a secretive company at the old alameda air station. abc 7 anchor eric thomas explains residents are curious and concerned. >> reporter: the rocket sits in fuel view, a welcome curiosity as far as tyler mitchell is concerned. he works at the st. george spirits company a few blocks away. >> i think there's a lot of empty space here. i would be concerned to know what it is for. >> reporter: we tried to find out by going to the company but they wouldn't talk to us. howev

can, even rescuing pets left behind. >> so nice of them. >> yeah. >> "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya pateltorm and has the latest. sandhya. >> yeah, ama and larry, look at live doppler 7. excessive rain will continue. this storm, tropical storm florence, is feeding off the energy in the atlantic ocean and just bringing in bans of heavy rain. tornado watch in effect as you will notice until 11:00 p.m. it is weaker but it is moving so slow, westerly at three miles per hour, winds at 70 miles per hour. it will continue to move across south carolina tomorrow afternoon, weakening to a depression sunday. then the rain will continue up along the eastern seaboard as you will notice there. storm surge already above ten feet. it is expected to be up to 12 feet still, and then as we head into the rainfall potential, look at this. isolated storm totals up to 40 inches. so life threatening storm surge and catastrophic flooding is expect. larry. >> no way the ground can absorb that much water in such a short period of time. thank you, sandhya. >>> the storm has brought us some fascinating weather images

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. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. the weather is changing and the cooldown >>> i would never do to them what you did to this guy. this is the most unethical sham since i've been in politics! and if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you did to this guy. >> the most fiery exchange in today's committee hearing featured republican senator lindsey graham. he was hot, no question about it. >> yeah, that was tense. joining us now is author and attorney tom delbakara, once the chairman of the california republican party. thank you for coming in. first, give us your take from what you witnessed today. >> i wonder whether many minds will be changed. as you can see, she did well, and she probably bolstered her supporters. but brett kavanaugh bolstered his more. a lot of people wondered whether he would fight for it. there was a lot of republicans, with y but i think overall he didn't change minds, but i think brett kavanaugh supporters were happier because he stood up and fighting what

sandhya patel has more. what does it look like now? >> it is a tropical storm now and heavy bands of rain continue to move through north carolina and south carolina. so far over 16 inches of rain has fallen in north carolina, gusts over 100 miles an hour, and the storm surge has been up to 10 feet above average. tornado watch boxes until 11:00 tonight as the storm interacts with land. tornadoes are possible. right now winds at 70 miles an hour. it's moving at a snail's pace, 3 miles an hour, which is why the drenching rains and storm surge will continue, weakening over the weekend, making that turn through the northeast as we head into next week. the storm surge is expected to remain high, up to 12 feet above average. the rain totals, isolated spots up to 40 inches of rain. 16 inches for some parts so far and still counting. a couple more feet of rain is expected. ama and larry? >> thank you. they're trying to gather emergency and hygiene supplies to help those displaced in the carolinas. >> abc's leslie has more. >> if you remember th

sandhya patel. >> live doppler 7, drenching rain across the gulf coasts. wind gusts over 70 miles an hour as storm made landfall. tornado watch boxes are up. possible. tropical storm gordon is moving northwe northwest, weakening over the mississippi valley but dumping rain somewhere, isolated areas could get up to foot of rain and storm surge of one to three feet. >> thanks so much. >> tonight, we're learning more about the final moments before the pilot of a single begin plane crashed into near palo alto airport and died. >> reporter: learning that two passengers are stable tonight. palo alto online is identifying survivors as mother nancy del maria and daughter chloe king. pilot not just identified. left redding and crashed into the duck ponds near the airport after 11:00 a.m. tuesday morning. ntsb estimates went down 300 feet from the end of the runway. before the deadly crash,adio conversation between the air traffic controller and pilot indicates he was unfamiliar with the area and having trouble finding airport. then issues with first landing attempt

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. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. parts of the pay area facing critical fire weather conditions. i will have more on the warning coming up. jimmy is a tough person. he will bounce back from this and he will be ready to go next year. >> next year, not next game. we are live at levi by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. >>> breaking news coming in. an amber alert has been issued for a six year old out of mo tess toe. police say the boys father, john koso and two other men forced their way into the home of his mother this morning. the family of the mother says she had recently filed paperwork to get full custody of her son. now, koso is believed to be in a 2012 black ford fusion. it has a license plate of california 8bdy 654. >>> new at 6:00, the national transportation safety board is set to hold a meeting tomorrow to determine how an air canada jet nearly landed on a taxi way full of other planes at sfo last year. the jet was clear

. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel.ot, fall weather again for our inland communities tomorrow, but a major shift in the weather may be coming. i'll have a loser look straight ahead. . >>> and at 6:30, the clock is ticking on the brett kavanaugh controversy and the sexual misconduct allegation tha >>> l. back n o breaking news coverage we're been following in san francisco all afternoon. a long look at sky 7 video above the old, temporary trans bay transit terminal, which is now active once again, filled with passengers tonight because of a structural problem with the new $2 billion facility which has been shut down. >> yeah. and we're also going to show you what the transit agencies are telling us right now. yes, they are picking people up at the old transit center. look at these tweets from sf muni, ac transit, contra costa transit. they're saying if you want to take our service, right now you are going to the old temporary trans bay terminal, not the new salesforce transit center due to the inspections of steel beams.

let's get abc 7's meteorologist sandhya patel here to tell us what's going on. sandhya? >> it's a dangerous storm, obviously proven to be deadly. we see heavy rain pushing into north carolina, pushing into south carolina. it made landfall at wrightsville beach. tornado watch boxes were up tonight. winds at 70 miles an hour. it's tracking west at 3, but it's really crawling. 2:00 p.m., a tropical storm. south carolina tomorrow becoming a depression. weakening, making that nearly turn toward the northeast. here's the take iowa waichl rainfall, 20 to 25 inches. storm surge up to 12 feet. flood willing continue for days. it will be catastrophic, damaging winds and the possibility of tornadoes. already a foot and a half of rain has fallen across parts of north carolina and they're still counting. larry? >> thank you. >>> a nonprofit is helping with displaced people. leslie brinkley is live at medshare with more. leslie? >> reporter: that's right. medshare is set to gear up with hurricane florence. last year they were dealing with seven disasters in seven weeks including hurri

. >>> your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> we had quite a spread today, from the upper 50s at the beach, low 90s inland. we look at live doppler 7, it's socked in along the coast, inland areas definitely warm today. fire danger until 5:00 p.m. in the north and east bay hills and a combination of northerly wind, gusting up to 35 miles per hour. relative humidity, 5% to 15% and very dry conditions in the hills. you can find out with the wind gusts and the fire danger is there. we see fog here. 61 in the city. oakland 65. 72 in mountain view. behalf hoon bay is one of the cool spots. here is a look at the temperatures in santa rosa. 80 degrees. low 90s from concord to vacaville to livermore. here's what you can expect tomorrow. basically looking at fog never the coast overnight. red flag warning through tomorrow evening, and autumn heat is going to be around the next few days. if you don't like the hot weather, head west. here's a live picture right now. we have plenty of sun looking out of the bay. a look here, notice how hazy the skies are. air quality will be poor. a spare

. >> i'm sandhya patel tracking heat and fire danger. >> thank you, first here's a look what's coming up tonight on "jimmy kimmel live'. >> thanks, dan and ama. it's the night after the an emmies and we're spent. >> greetings my fellow americans. >> wait, i'm sorry. who are you? what are you doing here? >> i'm donald trump. a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! (laughter) halloween time is back in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! >>> in san francisco tonight, an elderly man has been forced from his home because of this flooding and raw seoage. this mess forced the closure of a busy trader joe's grocery store in the same complex. s an abc news reporter kayalar son reports, it's not the first time. >> reporter: armed with a squee gee, yakov tried to clean up puddles of seoage inside his san francisco apartment. wheel he dragged the sludge on to his patio, a maintenance worker explained help was not immediately on the way. >> we'll work on it tomorrow. >> reporter: he lives in the north beach neighborhood in a complex owned and managed by the jon stewart compa

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has the forecast. >> yeah, dan and kristen. the clouds you saw behind you are the clouds we've been tracking since this afternoon. here's the time lapse from our camera. that marine layer was starting to get its act together, reforming after mostly clearing out of the bay area this afternoon. now, tonight, we do have the low clouds that have pushed over parts oh of the bay, and you can see it here on live doppler 7 hd. temperatures right now, in the 50s. and the 60s. as we head into tomorrow, if you liked today's weather, chances are, you're going to enjoy tomorrow's weather because it's still going to be cooler than average for this time of the year. livermore's average is 84. tomorrow, 76. we'll bump up those temperatures midweek and trust me when it's 91 degrees, you'll feel the difference. you'll have to turn your ac back on again. but for the time being, we have our natural ac doing the job. here's our view from our camera, as we look towards san francisco with the overcast skies. areas of low clouds overnight tonight, bre

. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. rising temperatures and fire danger. we'll take a closer look, coming up. >>> the house itself was totally unlivable. >> the pitfalls of home sharing and the questions to ask before you pack >>> a new state law may be used to allow a large housing and office complex to be built in cupertino if residents and the city council can't agree on alternatives. this project is planned for the mall site. david louie is live in cupertino. a lengthy public hearing is scheduled for this evening, right? >> it is expected to be a long city council meeting tonight as a result of supporters and opponents of this project. the project could be built right here. opponents have been very vocal. the developer says he's willing to work with the public. but they also have a plan b so to speak. one thing cupertino has is traffic. one thing the bay area doesn't have is enough housing, forcing workers to commute greater distances. they want to redevelop the 42-year-old valpo mall. sandhill property company based in palo alto would like to turn the

. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. sprinkles and showers are in the forecast. i'll let you know what you'll see in the upcoming weekend straight ahead. used a woman's fitbit to track down a murder suspect and that suspect is an elderly relative. police say he killed his stepdaughter in her home earlier this mon and then he staged it to look like a suicide. according to our media partner "mercury news." police used 60-year-old karen navarre rah's fit bit to determine the exact moment when her heart stopped. then they looked at surveillance video from surrounding homes and found out he was near the home at the same time. they say a small weapon like a hatchet or ax was used to kill navarre rah. >>> the social network says hackers exploited a vulnerability in facebook's code which revealed the you as feature. they turned off that feature while they conduct a view. they need to continue developing new tools to prevented hacks. >> traffic has been a mess near fremont street in downtown san francisco. it looks like it ooh going be a while. they're trying to fix two c

for the latest on the storm's projected path, let's ghetto sandhya patel. >> this storm is a dangerousould prove catastrophic. let me show you florence. look at the eye, it is a monster storm. as we look, it's packing winds of 140 miles an hour moving to the west-northwest at 17. psomewhere along the carolina l coast between thursday night and friday morning. a category 4 weakening to a 2. but the rainfall will continue right on through the weekend and possibly longer. look at the projection through sunday. isolated areas could see up to 35 inches of rain. watches and warnings are up along the entire coastline and florence could bring flash flooding life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds and the potential for dangerous rip currents. >> sandhya, thanks. more later on. we'll focus on the international audience gathered to hear jerry brown talk about efforts to fight pollution one day before the start of the global climate action summit in san francisco. abc7 news was at the palace hotel where governor brown today tried to encourage the audience saying preventing climate change m

. >> now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> our workweek, and back to school, off to a nice start, good evening everyone, live doppler 7 showing you the coast is pretty much covered by fog right now. we are tracking active weather south of lake tahoe, numerous thunderstorms flaring up, over 500 lightning strikes. those storms have been dumping some pretty heavy rain. there's a flash flood warning. keep this in mind. recent burn areas could see flash flooding until about 6:15. right now, we'll take a look at our highlights. coast aloe clouds will expand overnight. it will be mild to warm again tomorrow, and then turning even warmer for the end of the week. live picture from our mt. tam camera, we're not dealing with extreme heat today, so far anywhere from low 60s in places like pacifica all the way to the low 90s in livermore. here's another live picture from our south beach camera. the marine layer is really making a push, you can see. oakland, 66 degrees. live picture from our kgo roof camera, and it's breezy along the embarcadero. download the app and track your temp

. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. >>> right now sky 7 is over a walgreens in vallejo where 18 people are being treated after pepper spray was discharged in the store. it happened just after 4:00 at the store on springs road. firefighters say all the patients have symptoms consistent with exposure to pepper spray. it's unclear why and how that pepper spray was released. we've reached out to police for more information. we will bring you that as soon as we get it. environmental health crews are also there for any decontaminating that needs to be done. >>> two small brush fires broke out in the north bay after a helicopter clipped power lines. this happened in calistoga while that helicopter crew was working for pg&e. eric thomas is joining us live near the scene of this afternoon's mishap with more on the story. eric? >> reporter: well, you see the hand crews who helped put out that fire, they're right there behind me in these cal fire trucks. let's expand on what you were just saying. at about 12:45 this afternoon, we'll show you the helicopter that was involved in thi

. >> let's get to "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel for conditions over the next 24 hours. >> larry and ama, we are facing critical fire weather conditions. that red flag warning in effect for the hills, northeast bay his, santa cruz mountains until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. gusts to 35 miles per hour, low humidity means any fires that develop could spread rapidly. hawkeye, gusting out of the northeast at 21. mount tam, 20 miles per hour. those winds are increasing in the hills and here is what they're going to do to the humidity. the humidity is just going to plunge across parts of the north bay, down to 10% at cloverdale. 13%, fairfield. single digits by the time we head into noon time tomorrow afternoon. lake fort, cloverdale, 8% to 9%. that's why the fire danger is running higher. ama. >> thank you. >>> the largest wildfire in california's history is officially fully contained. crews finally have a line all the way around the mendocino complex, the twin fires that erupted in july, 54 days ago. the ranch and river fires destroyed 157 homes and killed one firefighter. the cause re

l let's get to sandhya patel. >> you cannot forget, san francisco was sweltering a year ago, labor day weekend. 106 degrees. that was an all-time record. now, tomorrow, the expected high is a comfortable 68. let's hear it for the weather. right now, in the 60s to 80s. really a warmer day for many parts. a live look from the east bay hills camera, a beautiful view. a sign of what's to come over the next three days. it's going to get a little bit warmer on sunday and on labor day. livermore will go from 87 to 91 to 89. san jose from 80 degrees to 83 to 84 on labor day. so really good-looking weather for grilling or any outdoor plans. full look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast is coming up. >> okay. thank you very much. >>> package thefts have, unfortunately, become all too common here in the bay area, right? >> yeah. >> the way the crimes are being committed is volving all the ti. we have a new way you may not have thought of. >>> there's a pattern, maybe a network of people. >> reporter: at first glance what you see in the images isn't anything we haven't seen before. suspected th

. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya pat patel. summer is winding down. i'll have more in the seven-day forecast. >>> go to abc7news.com/vote. poll results are changing at the bottom of your screen. california had the worst wildfire season on record. scientists say, our weather is becoming more extreme and we all have to be better prepared. that's why pg&e is adopting new and additional safety precautions to help us monitor and respond to dangerous weather. hi, i'm allison bagley, a meteorologist with pg&e's community wildfire safety program. we're working now, to enhance our weather forecasting capabilities, building a network of new weather stations to identify when and where extreme wildfire conditions may occur, so we can respond faster and better. we're installing cutting edge technology to provide real-time mapping and tracking of weather patterns. and we use this information in partnership with first responders and california's emergency response systems. to learn more about the community wildfire safety program and how you can help keep your home

. >>> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel.re >>> we have breaking news. a car accident has shut down both directions near discovery bay boulevard. you can see at least two vehicles were involved in the accident. a sedan and you can see a sedan off to the side. the white sedan does not look good. you can see the tow trucks have arrived. the crash happened about an hour ago. the backup is intense, especially on a friday. so do avoid this area if you can. >>> a federal appeals court in san francisco ordered a new trial in a lawsuit over led zeppelin's 1977 rock anthem "stairway to heaven." a lower court judge provided erroneous jury instructions. they found led zeppelin did not copy from a group called spirit. >>> this is a big week in berkeley for fans of the beatles. "pepperland" is a musical and dae rfmae. this work was cioned by the city of liverpool and cal performances. attendees will be able to check out cause tombs, artwork, and music. tickets are still available for all performances including tonight's performance. >>> s

. >> let's get right to meteorologist sandhya patel. >>> we are seeing the wind picking up out of the1:00 p.m. tonight. the santa cruz mountans with gusts up to 35 and lower humidity. any fires that develop will spread rapidly. hour by hour watch the wind direction. the arrows coming out of the north at 11:00 p.m., clover dale, that wind direction really dries out the air. the humidity values that are pretty high tonight will be coming down as we head to tomorrow morning down to 16% at lake berryessa and fair field. fire danger running high as we head to later on tonight. >>> of course the new normal in california is a year-round wildfire season.

i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel. a stunning view from our sutro tower camera. will let you know if you >>> i'm pat kerrigan in the ksro newsroom and the north bay is on fire. >> that broadcast from last year is part of why a santa rosa radio station is celebrating a big win. ksro am was named the media market station of the year for 2018 by the national association of broadcasters. some say the awards are like the pulitzer prize for radio. >>> a san francisco man is taking to twitter. he is trying to get his neighborhood cleaned up. >> yes, a suspected drug deals, arrests and overdoses, just some of the sites he posts about his south of mission home. they show a small size of what is happening across the city. >> we reached out to the man after seeing some of his tweets. wayne freedman live with more now. wayne. >> reporter: that account has been online only four days and we found it. it is a story about a mon wan ws very frustrated, trying to reach city hall in the modern age, armed with an iphone, a set of binoculars and that twitter account. high before san

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