warm and sunny, beautiful for napa county and sonoma county. there is a ridge of high pressure taken the storm track in sending it north of anchorage, alaska. and then over the ridge, we did not get any rainfall. it is not missing southern california. it is colder and what are in los angeles and it is in seattle. this gave us an offshore wind today. the onshore flow does return tonight. this means the cloud cover is going to come back tonight. through the delta, san pablo, the san francisco bay. tomorrow afternoon, sunshine. sunday, we will do it again. clouds in the morning, ¢ in the afternoon. the only exception will be right along the coast. it will stay chilly. next week we are watching and active pattern, just to the north. were talking about the rain, right now it is not here. look how close it is. so when we're talking about 7- 10 days out, a small change could bring that rain back. so we are watching a potential for rain about this time next week. right now it is looking dry to our north. certainly there is plenty of time for that to ch

just after they escaped, much of the sonoma house collapsed. the fire marshal's department reports noncode electric work near a deck and they were smoking on the deck an hour before the fire. >> it was possible one threw cigarette butts over the railing or dropped some on the deck. >> ultimately the cause was undetermined. no matter what ignited the house, it was a total loss. $1.8 million to rebuild from scratch. there are still signs of the fire, but no signs of rebuilding. construction has been on hold. the home owners say they got a $600,000 insurance payment, but not $1 million they were counting on from airbnb. the host guarantee offers property damage protection of up to $1 million for every host and every listing at no additional cost. that promise wasn't paying off here. >> they don't just write you a check without kick being the tires. >> this attorney holds tech companies accountable. simple assurances look easy, but putting the promises into practice like after a fire might meet resistance. >> their actions are inconsistent with the

up next, meet the woman who kept calm during some horrifying calls in sonoma county was burning. >>> if you're just about to head out and want a quick look, here it is. bay bridge looks good, most of the commutes are doing well. this is about the time when things begin to change and we'll have another update for you coming up. up. >>> big change from there and rain fall amounts see the averages for the next couple of days. days. sarah's last tuition payment, sent off. feeling good? oh yeah. now i'm ready to focus on my project. ♪ ♪ this is why we plan. ♪ ♪ you never cease to amaze me, maya. see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. >>> nurses and healthcare workers from san francisco general hospital will be out protesting president trump and his administration and they're speaking out about the healthcare rule. the rule allows healthcare workers to deny care to patients based on their own religious or personal beliefs. protesters say the rule promotes hate and discrimination and puts lives at risk. the protest starts at noon at sf gene

>> mayor amy harrington will make that argument before the sonoma city council in proposing that sonomaalifornia's 2023o $15 an hour. but she has opposition. >> i think they're doing a feel-good policy based on a broader economic challenge. and i think they're taking the easy way out. >> the president of the girl and the fig restaurant, where all employees already make $15 an hour except for the service staff. waitresses like kat huffman for instance make 12. she also collects tips. >> you could make $20 an hour. you can make 30 or you can make none. >> only restaurants have complained to the city council about its proposal. they want a waiver for those employees, also known as a tip credit. the costs add up to a lot more than $3 an hour, they say. salle owns cafe lahaye. >> if you're 42% labor cost, 32% food cost, your fixed costs, we're making a living, not a killing here. >> you're looking probably 300,000 to $500,000 when you include just the wages, the wage compression,orrs disability, all of those things that add on to it. >> meantime, the mayor argues that the cost of living is h

sonoma would be one of them.council wants to raise the minimum wage for anybody who works in the city. now the question is this, should it include restaurant workers who wait on tables? the not so simple act of serving a customer. in the city of sonoma tonight that lies in the heart of a controversy. >> i do work two jobs. >> reporter: she hardly sees herself as a poster child for raising the minimum wage here. the mayor and vice mayor regard it as essential. >> i think it is a question of your values. do you want people to live in dignity or do you think we should have jobs where people are required to live in poverty. >> if you work 40 hours a week, you deserve food on the table, health care and the ability for your family to go on vacation. >> reporter: they will make that argument tonight before the sonoma city council in proposal of accelerating ahead for the deadline for raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. restaurant owners oppose it. >> i think they are doing a feel-good policy based on a broader econ

they're currently handling hundreds of elder eviction cases in sonoma county.ly increase as the population ages in. 2010, the percentage of people over 60 in sonoma county was 21%. by 2020 it's expected to jump to 29%. and by 2045, it should be nearly 40%. >> we don't think again that we're gonna get to that age and have to worry about a roof our head. >> reporter: betty considers her sister lucky. because aid stepped in, she has a place to stay. >> if i didn't know them, i couldn't have done it. >> reporter: betty used to come here to visit mabel multiple times a week. now that she's in a new medi-cal facility and betty doesn't drive, their visits are far less frequent. >> dublin and newark had some of the highest growth rates in the state last year. it's mostly because there are more places to live. both cities added hundreds of new units last year. >>> facebook taking some prominent users off its platform. it's an attempt to clean up the site after an avalanche of criticism about its content. facebook says conspiracy theorist, alex jones, no longer on instag

. >> reporter: just outside here in unincorporated sonoma county. there are about 55,000 properties out here in the county. starting next week, fire inspectors will be going after the areas they think presents the most fire danger. >> i've just been noticing as i've gone around a lot of tall grass everywhere drying out. people aren't taking care of it. it is time to wake up. >> reporter: jay morris has been noticing the explosion of green out here along montgomery road and he is not the only one. the local fire district has placed the neighborhood at the top of their list for county funded inspections that begin next week. >> based on the local knowledge of the fire district officials, the understand what they see is most concerned of them. >> reporter: james williams the sonoma county fire marshal. >> looking for things grass should be less then 4 inches. looking at trees overhanging chimneys, roofline needs to be. >> things that can turn small neighborhood fires into disasters. >> the idea not to create a situation where fire can move from buildin

a sonoma county court agreed. the couple violated conservation laws flat out. >> $586,000 fine last week. >>> live look in san jose and new study finds its nickname man jose continues to be well- deserved. a survey by the website match .com found when it comes to online dating for every woman between the ages of 25 and 29, there are about three and a half men. the highest rate in the country . the numbers even out as ages got older. >>> these two went to great heights to find the love and now the osprey couple rosie in richmond are parents to appear of new chicks. they hatched this week high a top the historic richmond shipyard crane. that third chick is still on the way. the couple has raised three chicks in the same spot last year. >>> live look at the audubon society's nest can. if you'd like to keep an eye on the growing family, we posted a link on our website, kpix.com. >>> warning signs about a sonoma county beach after one server's close encounter with the great white shark. dawn ford reports she was just p

sonoma 71. lake point 77 with morning clouds. afternoon sunshine wednesday and thursday. the storm passes to the east on friday. a bit more cutting. we warm up on the weekend. the chill you felt outside foe week. that is your forecast. >> thank you for that , paul. >>> have you noticed , and you have if you ride part , the b.a.r.t. train's slow down in one particular area of oakland? >> the reason might surprise you. a fight over eight feeling hardware store decades ago is still horsing trains to hit the brakes on a sharp turn. >> it was originally under eight street. they had to move it. >> it is forcing trains to the brakes. >> you can see the original report. the political favor behind bart's tight turn , tomorrow night, right here on the new kpix 5 news at 7 pm. >>> next , concerns over lead exposure in santa clara county. >>> the gun range and monastic studio that are red tagged. >>> the search tonight for what killed get another whale off the bay area coast. >>> talk about a distraction in the dugout. how other nature caused a delay today for the giants. >>> another

chance of any severe weather that will be further north up into the bay area, northern portions of sonoma and napa counties could be looking at afternoon thunderstorms showers stay with us through the evening tonight eventually taper off into tomorrow and after that tomorrow is looking nice and sunny. rolling through future cast on into friday you're going to notice that big difference and skies by the time we do move our way into the start of the weekend so something to look forward to just around the corner after today's rainy conditions so on and off showers this morning possible thunderstorms into the afternoon today, 50's and 60's for your to eventual daytime highs making today a cooler cloudier and rain here today. yulia sevens is a drive around in the east bay, she's got a knife. they're on the ground at what is looking like kelly, what are you seeing it what i heard you on 24 right now. >>yes, i'm actually just getting off the 20 ford about start over on to the 5.80. but you know the the the floor explains everything how spotty. the rain has been you know we've had we had a has a

it is stretching toward the sonoma valley. we have had about an inch in areas like sonoma. doesn't leave. we have winds from the south out of the system. 12 in oakland, fairfield 10 and so was conquered. if you're going to the sierra, go now. an advisory ms. into place later this afternoon. it starts at 2 pm and goes until early monday morning for highway 50, i-80, all the highway 0 close to lake tahoe. we could see a foot of snow by the end of the weekend. looking at temperatures, 54 degrees in areas over san francisco, 56 and in castro valley and 54 and in livermore. look at these numbers. we are typically in the 70s this time of year. upper 60s to low 70s for everyone. i will detail today's rain, the rain tomorrow and bay to breakers tomorrow, plus the extended forecast coming up. >>> it is graduation day at uc berkeley. it starts in about 30 minutes. we have been talking to some of the graduates before the ceremony starts. >> reporter: we are live at memorial stadium. i am surrounded by loved ones, family members and so many people excited for this commencement ceremony

and that means clearing out brush in areas throughout sonoma county. i did get a chance to ride along with some of those county fire inspectors a couple of days ago. they show me this area. fitch mountain is the area that's in an unincorporated part near haeldsburg where they showed me areas where owners need to create what's called a defense i havible space around their property. this means clearing out any debris, 30 to 100 feet around the home, which can include tall grass, pine needles, dry leaves, and in some cases trees. owners will be given notice via next door or by mail this no to comply or they could face penalties, potentially even leaves on their properties. now, i spoke with a resident in this area about the importance of these inspections and also a county fire official who gave a bit more context as to why this defensible space is needed. >> i think it's great. it's comforting to know that they're managing it as well as some of the people that really also on top of it. it's a really confident feeling for sure. >> we want to do our bests

in sonoma county, there is a groundswell happening, the signs outside many wineries spell it out. rooftops put it on display. even the soil looks different here. this compost matter is meant to increase carbon in the ground. >> more and more consumers want to know how is their wine made? >> reporter: sitting out five years ago to become the first 100% sustainable winegrowing region in the country. to date, more than 90% of its 450 wineries across 60,000 acres have been certified sustainable.>> so this is our carbon sequestration trial. >> reporter: jackson family winds has a suite of wineries. including la crema, it is leaning -- leading and sustainability. >> reducing the weight by one ounce each. >> reporter: you can't tell by looking, but most of them are light waited, about one ounce less glass than a standard bottle, glass production is the largest footprint for greenhouse emissions in the industry. jackson family winds says the largest use of water is from cooling towers, used to keep the barrel rooms cool, these tanks store captured rainwater, reused for the cooling towers.

or downtown sonoma. beautiful there. are we on the square? >> pretty. >> very nice. a few breaks in the clouds there. a shout out to all my friends in sonoma >> love that. >> they are good people as we say. >> my friends that work at eric ross winery in glen ellen. you can tell sent you and be very kind. here is the deal. the winter storm warning ends but guess what, a winter storm watch has been posted in anticipation of the next system coming in saturday night, saturday afternoon actually to sunday night. my snow levels are lower than others. i go where the snow has been falling. it has been falling at blue canyon. it will go up a little bit and start coming down again on sunday. more wet snow on the way. two systems done, one more at least to go, saturday to sunday and maybe again on tuesday, as well. some of the rain totals were unbelievable. the high temperatures yesterday i would think some of these were record low maximum temperatures or close to it. 56 in morgan hill. liver is 59. we should be 73 to 79 for a lot of those. the main logos in and light 50s tempe

it's everywhere, windsor, santa rosa, sonoma, glen allen. napa. south and east for the study rain hasn't made to it yet but it's coming. in union city, san jose is almost always the last to receive the rainfall and you will get yours before 7 p.m. drippy in san francisco, an inch of rain in santa rosa, the wettest mayday in 14 years, you may hit an inch and a half of rain, the santa cruz mountains are seeing a half an inch of rain but markedly less in orinda, san francisco and san jose are just getting started there. the steadiest rainfall is between now and 9 p.m. active weather in may, why doesn't it rain that often in may? things shift in the atmosphere with predominant storm track up and over the ridge into canada and alaska and into seattle very rarely do during the summer months and you're almost there in the months of may, the storm track. forget what is happening and the storm track will be towards us for the next several days. the futurecast shows showers decreasing overnight, wet on the road with new rainfall plentiful in the form of sca

another jury said a sonoma county man should get 80 million. >> a vigil being planned tonight in fremont were friendanteachers will gather to remember 18 who was killed by a suspected drunk driver. >> ondrea spoke to some students still stunned by this loss. >> there were tears all the way around the campus in fremont. they are were mourning the loss of a young life taken far, far too soon. >> students really draw strengths from being together. >> student at washington high school are struggling to accept the high school that the friend is gone. armando was in the backseat of a car that was hit dead on an early sunday morning on southbound highway 17. the chp says the driver 28-year- old ashley marie oliver was drunk and driving the wrong way. she was driving north in the southbound lanes near the summit when the crash happened. today, counselors were on hand for students who needed to talk about their friend. >> always in a happy mood and always smiling. never gave bad energy. >> armando played jv football and was the only child of a single mother. his friends say he was devoted to her.

mendocino county, lake county, northern sonoma, napa and of course the sierra.egrees cooler than we were yesterday at this time and that trend will continue. the afternoon, i expect some buildups from the low dropping in. today, from about santa rosa to sacramento, up to clearlake, and as we head into the weekend, even up in the sierra, truckee, half an inch. and eventually down to southern california. 50s, 60s, and 70s today. it looks like warmer tomorrow but each day, we have to keep an eye on the diablo range. possible showers. >>> a new recipe for happiness, coming up, a new study into who benefits more from getting married and having children and who gets dragged down. >>> also history is being made, we will tell you about his accomplishments coming up. >>> welcome back, it seems retailers are still struggling to get customers into the stores, and uber is still trying to figure out how to make money. pam cook is back with this and more.>> uber released its first report as a public company, ahead of its initial public offering, they expect to lose $1 billion

thunderstorms later on today into the afternoon will that will be for the north bay on up into napa sonoma and solano county's showers will continue on through the evening before tapering off gradually into early tomorrow morning and by the time we move into tomorrow afternoon it some sunshine we're looking at really nice forecast to head for your friday. we just have to get through today as far as today is concerned daytime highs cooler than they were yesterday only in the 50's for san francisco and oakland that thunderstorm potential in san jose on up to oakland got yulia 7 as she's the car driving around given us a on the ground look at what it's like out there you're headed towards milpitas right now you only. >>that's right i'm on a day just kind of going to help he does that i did have a little bit of showers just very very light. very light showers come down on me there you can still see a little sprinkles in wind chill there. but for the most part you know it's been hit and miss going down t 8 aid towards us. towards the south bay where it would either be sunny cloudy you know pret

live in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our group on facebook. we love to hear from you. >>> so up by one, but can the warriors make it two? >> oh, it's going to be tense tonight. golden state plays the rockets in game two of the western conference semifinals. >> that's right. abc 7 news sports anchor mindi bach is live at oracle arena for tonight's game. >> reporter: all the talk leading up to this game has been on the officiating after the rockets, including their general ying tha homplained to the nba nevied that game and did not agree with the rockets' assessment. just moments ago warriors head coach steve kerr spoke to the media. when he was asked about the officiating, he said he's not focused on it. >> we've got to be poised right away. we had eight turnovers the first quarter the other night. i thought we were in way too much of a rush. so we've got to be solid and poised and play through the whistle. whatever is called is called. you

the signature sonoma valley event runs through sunday.arrington, ktvu fox 2 news . >>> thank you. the weather app has you covered, it has interactive radar, hourly updates and the seven-day forecast. it is free to download for your smart phonorblet. >>> the life of rosie the riveter will be celebrated, a bench will be dedicated on williams drive. she was a riveter during world war ii building liberty ships. she died april 12 at the age of 94. in 1943, she held a piece prayer and she was given the nickname, peace. >> we are going to talk about the specific computer science helping with viruses. >>> next, we will have the highlights as the warriors made a comeback victory and whether or not kevin durant is returning soon. >>> good morning, you can see traffic is doing very well on some of these commutes like this one, 24 through lafayette, some commutes are slow, however, we will tell you where coming up. >>> a mix of sunshine and clouds, but we get a break today, the next system is not going to waste any time, we will talk about when that

at the airport sonoma county airport north of santa rosa hit 81. in downtown santa rosa hit 68. 13-degree temperatures spread from one side of town to the other. why? offshore wind did hit one location and not another. san jose the middle 75, redwood city 74. just before lunchtime sonoma county airport 79 degrees wind out of the south southeast but weather around here so delicate as soon as the wind turned a little more south a drop 11 degrees, picks up in the heat went away. alameda spring festival this weekend along park street, should be gorgeous weather sunshine mid-to upper 60s both will day looking good for mom, mother's day. 60s of the coast, 70s inland warmest spots will make it as high as 84 degrees. why this is happening? offshore wind wrapping around a storm system pummeling central and southern california. raining a lot. las vegas got a half inch last night. this new status missed us but on the northern edge a east to west flow actually gave us offshore wind today, concord antioch warmed up. odd jetstream pattern i call it kinked jetstr

for seven to ten days. >>> still to come, manning for the future in sonoma county. how they're dealing with future farmers in an area all too familiar with those dangers. >> and it's tough to be a apparently and go to college. an uphi struggle. of options ande costs, often force college students, who are also parents, >>> across the country a lack of options and high daycare costs often force college students who are also parents to miss class because of their children. >> now there is an effort to help them stay in school. >> reporter: at oregon state university, graduate student jackie isn't the only one in her family tan attending anthropology class. >> if you cannot afford a space to put your child, what other options do you have other than to bring your child with you? >> so melissa cheney is taking action. >> we need to find a way to enable women to stay in higher education. >> reporter: and she's doing just that. for the past eight years, professor cheney has allowed student parents, both moms and dads torsion bring breast feeding babies to class and older ch

best chance of that rainfall beginning to develop at 7:00 in the morning is nappa and sonoma counties to san francisco. what can we expect overall with this system, heaviest though is going to be for the evening commute tomorrow, very slick roadways. wind gusts up 15 miles per hour and certainly some heavier snow on the way. >> we'll see you shortly. >>> it's not just rain. how about the snow. it's going to blanket the sierra. jeff just tweeted out the snow details. >>> a possible peeper on the uc berkeley campus. police are looking for a man who they believe recorded people in a campus bathroom. police found a video camera on the fourth floor of the library. investigate rrz trying to find this man shown in these pictures. they think he might have put the camera there. it's unknown if he's affiliated with the university in any way. >>> this video is angering so many people today released by the san jose police department. you can see a man walk up out of the blue behind a mother and young girl, he violently snatches her purse and in a split second drags both the mom and girl down a fl

lots of levers jim cramer had laura al number on last night of williams-sonoma, and she talked about how they'd repositioned some of their workforce over the last year, sort of preparing for the worst. so, i think that retailers have done everything they can, and there's been a lot of talk -- and this is a longer-term play -- about diversifying the supply chain and maybe moving some of the supply capacity in other places the issue is, there's no new china. you can't just go somewhere else and replace china with vietnam or cambodia or thailand or south or central america you're talking about replacing the capacity of a fire hose with the capacity of a garden hose. so, i think retailers have done everything they can up to now, but when we get to 25% on this final fourth tranche, if we go there -- you know, talking to the ceos i spoke with yesterday and end of last week and even hearing from some this morning, i think it's going to be difficult for any retailer in the country to avoid passing along price increases to consumers if we go that final 25% on that fourth tranche,

on the sonoma coast. that is the last thing you want to see. >> reporter: environmental's believe this issue was tabled for political reasons, the president might not want to pick a fight with 17 states right before an election but, they believe it he is reelected, this will be a battle that will begin again in earnest. >> green experts say that northern california is especially at risk because the same currents that bring food wildlife would also spread oil if there was a spill. >>> the search is on for a bay area dog owner was off leash that killed a threatened seal pup at the seashore. it happened yesterday at the north beach which is currently off-limits to dogs due to nesting birds. a park official tells the chronicle, waterloo bay seals are rarely seen ke lost and hun the dog owner left but that person could face hefty fines and even jail time if caught.>>> the other top stories, open sobbing in a packed alameda county courtroom as the trial of ghost ship tenets darick almena and max harris went und

or downtown sonoma. beautiful there. are we on the square? >> pretty. >> very nice.hout out to all my friends in sonoma >> love that. >> they are good people as we say. >> my friends that work at eric ross winery in glen ellen. you can tell sent you and be very kind.

live in sonoma county. abc7 news. >> so what if the residents wanted to stay in the trailers and just pay? what would that cost and would they be allowed? >> well, fema tells us they would charge a market rate. the people gave us indications that fema says the trailers would be worth roughly $4,000 a month. >> whoa! ive. >> wiletng a $105 million fund to help fire survivors. the plan needs court approval and the judge will consider it. the fund would provide relief for people who lost property and fires likely started by pg&e equipment. the utility filed for bankruptcy in january of but money from the fund could be available for victims soon after the court approves it. >> here's some breaking news. sky 7 is over a home in san carlos where authorities are trying to remove suspected radioactive material. this is on cedar street near burton park and britain avenue. >> several local agencies have responded. you see them on the scene. the material contains low to moderate level of radioactive. the situation, it

this mid-may commute in sonoma county looked more like january, and it wasn't just the roads. umbrellas, beanies and lines for matinees at the movies in santa rosa. >> normally be at home, maybe barbecuing, kicking back, enjoy. it's raining. so now we've got to go inside at the roxy theater. >> besides the puddles, infields were opportunistic in petaluma. >> it's too wet everywhere. >> gillem month, director of athletics says 18 championship baseball and softball games were canceled in the north bay and east bay wednesday. thursday's games have also been postponed. >> after a hard year of air quality issues in the fall, we had some pretty heavy rains during our winter championship. so now to get into our championships in may when you think the weather is going to be great, it's disappointing. and i know it's really disappointing to our schools. >> this is pinot noir. d it'slo right w. the rains are really late us manage he says thisn y could disrupt t forming process on the violence, ultimately resulting in fewer grapes. >> right now wroblem of mildew it could affect the crop

anywhere in mendocino county, lake county and sonoma and nap ta, as well. water temperatures are very cold. when it gets help like that where from the system coming down it has no problem cranking up that on shore wind. the low cloud deck has things really picking up. p. truckee 36. ukiah 53. watch there, today, though, it will be a little more in coverage as the system sweeps through. it will hang around for a couple of days and then drift slowly toward central and southern california. as it does that could put maybe the south bay more in line toward the weekend. look at clear lake, ukiah and redding, there could be a lot of rain in the cells. 50s to 70s for a few but not mid 80s like yesterday. off and on thunderstorms on saturday. then warmer sunday and monday. >>> the time is 5:52. a wild hit-and-run in san francisco caused chaos and left one person in the hospital. we will show you the shocking video. look the moment the driver crashed just feet away from a police station. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. a man from ucsf is the first undocumented imm

rainfall right around santa rosa and petaluma this morning as well as up into northern portions of sonomay like healdsburg and earn bill the bit further south on the peninsula, you may see just a few sprinkles on your windshield right around san mateo south san francisco like an burlingame on over that direction even over the bay bridge we've seen some often on light sprinkles this morning. the coastal drizzle will continue at some spots into tomorrow morning. after that though the rest of the week looks to be drier looks to be clear and looks to be warmer saw return of much more average conditions for this time of year. this unseasonably cool and cloudy start to the day that we're currently seeing temperatures in san francisco today will only peak in the 50's and 60's like i mentioned a big cooler than what we have got used on terra 55 overnight at 60 degrees and for the most part 60's elsewhere across the bay. the south they will be some of our warmest of temperatures with numbers down in the south bay in the low 70's for the most part. the spate mostly the 60's union city in hayward ea

for more on williams sonoma. >> williams sonoma first quarter turning in 81 cents adjusted the streetust been looking for 69 cents that's a nice beat revenues effectively in line 1.24 billion that's what the street was expecting. when it comes to the guidance, in line, eps guidance the company is raising it by five cents and the ceo laura alber noting that is due to both what they saw in this quarter and the strength they are seeing early in the second quarter or that current quarter right now. and these comps very strong, up 3 1/2% that's double as strong as what the street had been expecting. really impressive performance. those comps up 11.8% street had been looking for growth of 8% pottery barn also better than expected the main brand, that williams sonoma brand down 1.6% for the comps and that is slightly worse than was expected but shares of williams sonoma charging higher almost 12% right here after the bell back over to you, sara >> i wonder if they produce less product in china, courtney, because so many of those others, especially as you've noted that have been exposed in th

those fires destroyed more than 5300 homes in sonoma county. so far just 400 have been rebuilt. >>> contra costa fire officials are urging people to take precautions ahead of what is expected to be a dangerous fire season. they held a demonstration this morning on proper weed abatement and the creation of space around homes and structures. they say there will be heightened dangers the season because of all the vegetation from the wet winter a spring. >> we have an abundance, some might say in overabundance of fuels that will soon be burnable in our upcoming fire season. they are light feels created because of the wind and are smaller, denser and more difficult to fight when they are burning then in years gone by. >> they went on to say that the spider susan is expected to be longer and more volatile than the ones over the last couple years. >>> 10,000 more people wrote b.a.r.t. than on a typical wednesday. how one deadly crash on the bay bridge is feeling and agencies call for more money. >>> there is a new program to clean city streets. the ne

mendocino county, northern napa, lake county and sonoma county. look at the cells starting to pop up. if 37 is part of your commute, maybe 101 toward napa, maybe i-80. brief downpours here. hit and miss on the peninsula, san mateyo coast, east bay and santa clara valley. nothing too bad. the low coming in, there will be line of thunderstorms. unseasonably cool today. in fact, as much as 15 to 20 degrees below average on the temperatures. pretty good gusts out of the west 15 to 20 miles per hour. east bay temperatures low 50s. concord 50. blackhawk 50. 51 in danville. these are really cool temperatures. the highs will not be warm. the low coming in will really fire up. i think severe weather out to the valley. you need a few breaks in the clouds, but much cooler today. later this afternoon hail is possible. maybe severe to the valley this afternoon. about as good as it gets for us really for mid may with this kind of a system coming in. 50s and 60s on the temps. a break friday. next round of rain and then another round sunday to monday. >>> well, t

but if you're headed to napa, sonoma, santa rosa we're back in the low to mid 60s. looks all good for tomorrow. no issues coming our way. let's go ahead and move to the next weather change i'm seeing. and it's going to be a storm system that moves close once we hit this weekend. continuities a big rainmaker but it's got enough instability that we think once we hit sunday's forecast we'll see that possibility of showers spin up as this moves right off toward the south. so right now on my k3e7bded forecast you'll see by sunday we're looking at about a 30% possibility here in san francisco and some clouds lingering into monday. upper 50s and also low 60s moving on in. inland valleys i have you up to 79 on friday. so there's that beautiful weather in the next few days. by sunday we'll drop it down 10 degrees, put you back to 69 degrees. cooler sunday with a slight chance of some showers. then early next week it goes up but it's not going to be too hot next monday and 7 4 next tuesday. look at the next couple of days. >> i know. we're only tuesday. tomorrow's wednesday.

that coordination with chief sonoma, the sonoma county sheriffs, with the helicopter, it was nice to be able to spend it with chief cochrane and the communication and all of a sudden, the helicopter becomes a real factor. it comes across the beach. it was better than spider-man, that is what most of us talked about. it was amazing in terms of that. it really was amazing, commissioners, is the rapport between the department and the members from the sonoma check -- sheriffs and the enthusiasm. and the participation of our members to go out there and be a victim, watches helicopter hover around, drop a line, pick the guy up, bring him to the beach, amazing, and the enthusiasm afterwards and the debriefing was really, i was pumped. i am just a spectator. i just wanted to say -- no, i think the commissioner has that covered with his abilities in terms of the water. i just wanted to say how much i enjoyed that drill as well. thank you very much for that experience. i wanted to report it to the commission. the other thing i wanted to report, i think this is more of a request, when we are ab

the judge ordered the sonoma lands owners to pfoot the nearl $600,000 bill. the company uprooted the tree so it could be dragged to an ad journaling ranch, where they had been built a new home. but the tree died in the process. lawmakers say the couple is now appealing. >>> well, a big night for sports fans, with two big wins. one may come at a cost. >> first, the sharks beat colorado 3-2 in game seven. they will face off before st. louis for a spot in the stanley cup finals. >>> kevin durant left with a calf strain late in the third quarter. an mri is scheduled for today. the team already thinks that he's going to be out for game six. but there is some good news here, the warriors beat the rockets. they're up three games to two in the series. game six is tomorrow night in houston. >> a calf strain that can be a doozee. i know. >> kari, you? >> no. >> right next door yesterday evening, too, the as won, that was good to see that as well. now we are taking a like look outside at the sap center in san jose, if you are getting ready to bike to work, don't strain

policies after the wildfires up in sonoma and they used that for the basis for what they put forward in that element. >> commissioner richards. >> miss hester got up and said back in the 1980s that there was a clear understanding that there was a linkage between job growth and the need for housing and transportation. it seems like probably late in the last decade we got a sense of amnesia around that because we added so many more jobs than we added homes. and this is not a dig at this organization of which i'm a part of or the city, we screwed up. i mean, we added -- i actually remember pulling out of a drawer the other day when mayor lee got elected and the pamphlet was called "jobs, jobs, jobs," and how many jobs we'd create. and we didn't understand that the technology and people will move back to the city, and it was like a tsumani that came over us. and we built out office space and created all of these jobs. and now, you know, we've looked at the enemy and the enemy is us. we have created this problem ourselves. it's not like some external force did it. i mean, seriously. so, y

and one of the other companies that really did anticipate the 25% tariff, yes, that is william sonoma i suggest you stay with cramer >>> there's an old saying, victory has 1,000 fathers, defeat is an orphan. today's defeat came from the two parent household the trade war with china coupled with fiasco that was friday's uber ipo i want to walk you through this defeat you might think that this sounds ridiculous how can one stock have as much impact as china ratcheting up tariffs on $60 billion of american exports whenever there is a huge highly visible offering that implodes, it zrets discredits the asset class. it is happening again right now. everybody who invested in the uber deal got burned that makes the whole market seem more treacherous than it is. so who is to blame for uber? >> uber's timing couldn't have been more terrible you're supposed to come public when the business is red hot but uber waited too long the ride sharing company's quote has been slowing for a while now. and they just had enough decelerating quarter and that is bad. it reminds me of the facebook deal remember

old sonoma road.s lighter from . take a look at what's offshore. we'll see some heavier rain into san francisco. this system will bring us even heavier rain. the winds are increasing ahead of it. gusting to 35 at sfo. gusts 30 to 40 miles an hour. here's a preview of some down pours ahead through tonight. lu. >> reporter: i want you to take a look. you can see many commuters are tying to get on the bay brink right now. obviously the back-up is completely from district two, maybe three blocks from where we're at. and the roads are expected to get wet in the upcoming commute hours. >> we were coming for my daughter's doctor's appointment and it definitely shi traffic rain. we caught one this lyft driver who was about to take a nap after driving for seven hours. more rain means more money for him him. >> when it's not raining, i find people don't mind walking. when it rains, this can he can't walk through it. >> this rain is also adding up to chp's workload. they said when they saw the forecast, they increased patrols. >> it's been close to a month si

peter and tony thompson were sued by the sonoma land trust in 2014 after. inspection found they had uprooted the heritage oak an bulldozed a road through a dozen other trees. the sonoma county court agreed the couple did violate conservation laws and finalized the order for the fine last week. >>> there is still much more to come on this saturday morning. >> the tariff wars are hitting close to home. why one bay area industry is concerned. >> and the warriors showed the heart of a champion to keep pace with the sharks reaching the conference finals. we'll have the highlights with uncle vern coming up. inals. we'll have the highlights with uncle vern coming up. ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> the initial public offering for san francisco-based uber turned out to be kind of a dud. the ride hailing company's stock closed at $41.57 a share yesterday. that is more than 7% below its initial offering price of $45. and uber rival lyft a

we are here in sonoma county where since october, 2017, when those wildfires happened, there have been a number of houses reconstructed. like ones in this neighborhood right here. and this is giving people at least some hope that they will return to normal eventually. but for dozens of people in sonoma, they say that a construction company came here from identity of town, promising low, low prices to rebuild their houses and then left them holding the bag. >> i had an office that was here. and a shop garage over here. linet cronic lost everything in the wildfires, including reminders of her life with her late husband. >> all of my videos, all our picture, all of our memorabilia. >> reporter: the second thing, building a new home. >> when they came in, they presented themselves as a christian family who wanted to help the community. >> reporter: she agreed to hire suramonte, and sent them more than $100,000 out of insurance money. more than a year later, t brick has been laid. when she threatened to fire them, the owner told her he gets to keep more than $60,000, plus a consulting fee.

sonoma to napa county and lake county, you can see some of that, as well. other cells across the city. one in morin county, birth certificately, richmond, and the next one in the same direction, a pretty good line from livermore, fremont and he will pitas. there is the front in the valley. now the hit and miss shower visit. the upper low for this time of year is a powerhouse. i would not be surprised if there are reports of hail and thunderstorm activity and temperatures remaining unseasonably cool today with >>> the u.s. has given extensive family members already in the u.s. a leg up but that could change under the president's new proposal. >> all of this is a very comprehensive plan. it will go before congress, it will have tremendous republican support. we can get enough democrat support to get it passed. >> reporter: so, who would get across the border legally? those with employable skills could be given a higher priority with less emphasis on family or chain migration. >> what it is is laying down a marker for republicans. it will give them a starting

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sonoma county. about since lunchtime. we are going up on seven hours now. lake county and mendocino county, as well. also raining in marin county. this is the heaviest rain we are going to see all week. it's gone in about two hours. is going to quickly move in and move out. scattered or isolated showers overnight. not that wet, but tomorrow, the rain will pick up in coverage, especially for the north bay, drilling area of low pressure passes close to the bay hours, then a little rain fall overnight. scattered showers pick up again e s evenin mayo 6000 feet. heavy note snow expected at lake level and above. it is pouring in parts of the bay area tonight. we will talk about when the second storm arrives, and its impact on your weekend in a few minutes. >>> storm watch continues right now lot of contra costa county. kpix 5's andria borba is at hercules for us. >> reporter: this sure feels like dij@ vu all over again from this winter, as the second round of rain came into the bay area. it is making the evening commute very soggy tonight. after hours of gloomy,

sonoma county, we did have some information for folks of the ponding for waters in certain areas and gusty winds may be taking down some trees. we did get some reaction from locals here in petaluma about this unexpected rain in may. here is what they had to say. >> i think it is terrible. i have been here since '75 and we had the worst winter of all and everybody, oh, the winter is gone and the rain is gone. it is back. >> it happens time and time again. >> well, i mean it has to do with climb chanate change i am . we are lucky out here getting a little bit of rain. look at what's happening in the midwest and east coast. i feel bad for those folks who are genuinely suffering. >> i don't know, this is good. it is not cold, i am not going to melt, i like it. >> reporter: take you back out here live in petaluma. not too much right now, we expect those rain conditions to change and maybe get a little bit heavier throughout the day. we are live in petaluma, pete suratos. nbc bay area news. >> you can stay and connected with our nbc bay area app. it is free and giving you the same radar ri

sonoma county, lake county, mendocino county, it is a mess. clear like toward cloverdale and hop land, ukiah, all that stuff off to the west is the rainfall that will get us between now and 9:00 tonight. it is going to be slopping tonight. livermore, san jose, you just saw t it's coming. santa rosa, you've had more rainfall -- that's the wettest may day for you in 14 years. we'll see the rain decrease rather dramatically around 9:00 tonight. fremont, 53. san rafael, 51. gotta talk about the good side of the rainfall. it's not all bad news. look at the pollen count. between zero and 3 over the next couple days. virtually zero pollen in the air because the rain is going to wash things out. also the fire danger will be zero. it's typically not this time of year, but because of the rain, it will be. rainfall will not decrease tomorrow. off and on rain. it will be breezy to windy in san lorenzo, high of 61. we will be dry on friday and saturday morning at least until the lunch hour, with a high on friday of 64 degrees. pretty active 24 hours of wea

we will keep an eye on lake can a, sonoma county and napa county for build-ups.ore on that in a moment. >>> thank you for being here this morning at 5:00. i am is thursday, may 30. i am pam cook. >> welcome to mornings on 2. i am dave clark. >>> let's get right to it. thank you. we have thunderstorms firing up over the sierra and also up into lake county yesterday. i think

she was on the job during the 2017 firestorm that hit napa and sonoma counties.e international academy of emergency dispatch named her the dispatcher of the year. she fielded 911 calls when the calls broke out. >> it is hard to process that, we are all proud and grateful for think that we could accomplish. >> she was recognized for offering life-saving advice to callers whose homes were being overtaken by flames. she had to improvise, and set in more than one case she told callers to jump in a swimming pool as the fire swept through.>> >>> we are tracking this massive instability heading our way, is extensive. it extends out past 3000 miles of unsettled weather. it doesn't mean it is in the winter though be a flood watch or flood warning, but this time of year the dynamics are lessened because of the angle, and the jet streams. without much coming through we will see an inch and a half and some of the heavier locations. is a start until wednesday, but it rains. thursday morning's commute looks wet, and there's evidence commute looks a little bit soggy. here's how