sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "you just do what you have to do" vacaville police department set up a temporary shelter in a nearby grocery store parking lot and that's when something special happened members of community started showing up to help. sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "people started adopting animals right there on site" the fire department fought off the nelson fire, the spca shelter was saved, thanks to the vacaville police department no amimals were lost or injured.. the nelson fire was soon after contained.. a happy ending all around. in vacaville gabe slate kron 4 news (ken) another big story we're tracking tonight: the suspected golden state killer... is now kron 4 news gabe slate kron 4 news (ken) another big story we're tracking tonight: the suspected golden state killer... is now facing a longer list of charges. our grant lodes is here with details on why joseph deangelo's legal trouble is growing. (grant) the new murder charge against deangelo - filed in tulare county - brings the number of victims in his alleged murde

kevin quaintance, vacaville "seems like a lawsuits pending."acaville michelle kingston kron 4 news (pam) (pam) recreational drones, the kind flown by hobbyists, are considered a threat to airborne firefighters. but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, firefighters themselves are embracing the technology. this home perched on a knoll outside redding burned to the ground while another nearby was untouched. another home under construction is also spared but thesurrounding lanscape is a charred wasteland. these are among the many, many images captured by menlo park firefighters who were brought in to map the fire zone and assess the damage says battalion chief tom calvert.battalion chief tom calvert/menlo park fire protection district "....there are areas where entire neighborhoods are wiped out and just a few homes standing and right next door everything is gone...."from it's nerve center here at the fire station, the menlo park drone squad isnow logging video from several flights late last week. the high resoltion videowill prove invaluable in th

kevin quaintance, vacaville "seems like a lawsuits pending."vacaville michelle kingston kron 4 news (grant) a weekend riddled with violence as 33 shootings leave a dozen people dead...and 66 others injured.... tonight hear from the chicago mayor who say enough is enough. (vicki) plus... the big island of hawaii is preparing for the next natural disaster-- hurricane hector... how emergency officials are preparing coming up... (grant) and after a string of violent attacks on bart-- the transit agency is taking extra steps to make sure passengers are safe...and the chief is not immune. details on the new safety plan, next. (grant) police are searching for the man who stabbed two people on a bart train at the macarthur station in oakland on friday. the suspect has been identified as 27-year-old soloman espinosa. police say he is a homeless man who lives in oakland. one of the victims was stabbed in the face.. the other was stabbed in the arm. both victims have been released from the hospital. a box cutter was found at the scene. this attack comes a

kevin quaintance, vacaville "seems like a lawsuits pending." vacaville michelle kingston kron 4 news coming up at eight.. bay area firefighters capture stunning video of the wildfire devastation in shasta county how the footage could bring government help to the area faster. plus. what we're learning about the victims of a southern california plane crash ... several worked in the bay area. and next. new technology being unveiled at san jose mineta international airport. how officials plan to use facial recognition there. there. 4 newskingston kron michelle kingston kron 4 news coming up at eight.. bay area firefighters capture stunning video of the wildfire devastation in shasta county how the footage could bring government help to the area faster. plus. what we're learning about the victims of a southern california plane crash ... several worked in the bay area. and next. new technology being unveiled at san jose mineta international airport. how officials plan to use facial recognition there. fire fighting is a very dangerous profession. we h

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sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "you just do what you have to do" vacaville policeet up a temporary shelter in a nearby grocery store parking lot and that's when something special happened members of community started showing up to help. sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "people started adopting animals right there on site" the fire department fought off the nelson fire, the spca shelter was saved, thanks to the vacaville police department no amimals were lost or injured.. the nelson fire was soon after contained.. a happy ending all around. in vacaville gabe slate kron 4 news ( james ) in santa clara county.... officials will be fogging for mosquitoes after they detected west nile virus in portions of santa clara and sunnyvale. the fogging is scheduled for tomorrow night at 11 p-m. this is a map officials put out of the area impacted. the fogging should take a few hours. yesterday... notices of the treatment were placed in neighborhoods where it will be happening. ( james ) south san francisco police are searching for two people who robbed a p

sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "you just do what you have to do" vacaville police department set up a temporary shelter in a nearby grocery store parking lot and that's when something special happened members of community started showing up to help. sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "people started adopting animals right there on site" the fire department fought off the nelson fire, the spca shelter was saved, thanks to the vacaville police department no amimals were lost or injured.. the nelson fire was soon after contained.. a happy ending all around. in vacaville gabe slate kron 4 news lawrence karnow: temperatures cooled around the bay area today high pressure finally weakened. the monsoon returned to the sierra. doppler radar is tracking more showers over the sierra. highs today were in the 80s inland with cool fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see an area of low pressure approaching the bay area. that will help to keep temperatures down he next couple of days. highs tomorrow will be in the 80s inland with 60s and

sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "you just do what you have to do" vacaville policeepartment set up a temporary shelter in a nearby grocery store parking lot and that's when something special happened members of community started showing up to help. sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "people started adopting animals right there on site" the fire department fought off the nelson fire, the spca shelter was saved, thanks to the vacaville police department no amimals were lost or injured.. the nelson fire was soon after contained.. a happy ending all around. in vacaville gabe slate kron 4 news (grant) kron 4 news (grant) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: temperatures cooled around the bay area today as high pressure finally weakened. the monsoon returned to the sierra. doppler radar is tracking more showers over the sierra. highs today were in the 80s inland with cool fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the

at one point a senior assisted living home in vacaville was in the path. >> many of them wheelchair bound. by the time we loaded up four buses the wind changed and gave us a break. >> reporter: the california medical facility in shelter in . people worried about this fire california. >> scarey, but we have to mind nat we do and fires. >> reporter: crewsl be here all night long definitely tomorrow. the wind has been blowing all day. what will it be like tomorrow? jeff ranieri is here to answer that question. >> cheryl, i do think we will see gusty winds as we hit saturday's forecast. right now still dealing with warm weather. tomorrow 92 degrees. southwest winds sustained at 14. fire location close to the paradise valley golf course. pushing smoke possible embers to the northeastomorw. smelling it in vacavillend foxboro subdivision. really, all areas that are in view on this map should be on alert for this fire. we will talk more about a red flag fire warning for northern california details in 15 minutes. >> jeff, thank you very much. closely following this fire since it broke out this aft

he was active in the vacaville community. four hours after the crash, people from police, fire agencies and the public route of the medical center to show respect. later a freeway procession as he was taken from the hospital to the funeral home. chp reminds everyone, and left when you see highway workers or law enforcement on the whizzing >> even though this is happened today. right now you have officers right now doing that. we will mourn and miss officer kirk griess. we will continue to make red bay safer. >> reporter: the driver that hit the two men is cooperating. he is not under arrest. there is no indication if he was impaired or distracted. he apparently told witnesses, a medical issue made him blackout. >>> now developing news in solano county. evacuations are in effect for parts of fairfield and vacaville. a grass fires burning. set up at fairfield high school. the fire started at about 4:40 pm near interstate 80. it quickly began threatening homes near the paradise valley golf course. a senior living center was also

kevin quaintance, vacaville "seems like a lawsuits pending."caville michelle kingston kron 4 news ( robin ) the áprettiest town in california is carmel-by-the-sea. that's according to "architectural digest." the magazine cites the town's "sugar-white sand beaches ... cobblestone alleys ... and cottages." carmel cottage inn is home to one of the oldest buildings in carmel -- log haven. it's a real log cabin... and it's more than 100 years old. ( robin ) how much your child eats could depend on what type of plate they use. a new study found that kids using segmented plates would eat more vegetables. researchers observed more than 200 children at a preschool with an average age of just under four. they found that on days when kids used the plates, they served themselves slightly more vegetables -- and ate more -- than when using the usual plain white plates. researchers say it could be a tool to encourage children toward healthier eating habits early life. ( robin ) now to bay area baseball... and the giants were just one out away from a win... bu

. >>> the nelson fire burning about halfway between fairfield and vacaville is now 100% contained that fire broke out friday afternoon near nelson road. no injuries were reported but the fire burned more than 2100 acres and destroyed one home. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> this is body cam video from the vacaville police department as officers raised to evacuate animals at the solano county spca which was threatened by the nelson fire. officers put the animals in their patrol cars to get them to safety. likely, the building did not burn, but there was some ash left behind. the 60 dogs and cat as a shelter are currently in foster homes. >>> it has been 27 days since molly tibbetts, a student at the university of iowa, disappeared while jogging. her family continues to ask the public to pray for her safe return. >> i think there is real power in the ability to pull molly back from wherever she is. everybody pray and everybody think positive thoughts expect her father says the $331,000 reward offered is a concrete sign of support. he says it is also drawing hundr

let's check out the vacaville drive. traffic is stacked up now from downtown to pena adobe, scene of the accident westbound on 80. northbound cleared 680. now an accident approaching 237/101 northbound near the lawrence xexpressway. and there's a car fire. the reason for slow and go. and up approaching the san mateo bridge southbound 880 near winton. we have an accident blocking a couple of lanes in the middle of the roadway there with a stretch of red and slow traffic. >> sue, thank you. >>> muni reminding riders of changes. the time riders given to transfer to another line without paying additional fare from 90 minutes to 2 hours and there will be a new day pass option for $5 but it can't be used on cable cars. plus, discount fares calculated at 50% of the full adult fare which means some prices will rise a few dollars. single ride fares will not change. >>> can you imagine last call at bars ending about an hour 49 minutes ago? new at 6:00, the major hurdle that the controversial bill just cleared. >>> but -hey, did i

this was the scene in vacaville captured on police body cameras. abc 7 news spoke with one of those brave officers. >> vacaville police body camera shows the horrifying moments as officers and volunteers rush to save animals from flames inching towards the spca of solano county. the body cam is that of officer carly stone. you can hear her, out of breath, running to grab cats and dogs. >> between the smoke running this way, f dhe hithe helicoptec itas azy. >> total of 67 pets in the path, including this python. many of animals were loaded on crates and placed in cars. officer stone realized time was running out and put some dogs into her patrol car. >> i had nowhere to put the dogs. they seemed happy to be with me, so we went to work and started evacuating houses for a few hours. >> the fire scorched more than 2,000 acres and burned one home after starting near interstate 80 and fairfield friday afternoon. nearby residents have been dropping off supplies throughout the day. cleanup could take days. no animals were injured and all are back at the sh

it started in fairfield and has moved into vacaville ...he area right now ..(pam) thanks for joining us, im pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne... kron 4's gayle ong standing by at the fire with the latest on containment. but first ... here is a map showing you where this fire started earlier today .. in the paradise valley area of fairfield. it quickly jumped to 150- acres .. jumped to 150- it quickly fairfield. it quickly jumped to 150- acres .. at this hour .. that fire is now up to 1000- acres affecting fairfield and vacaville.

at the father's house church on horse creek drive in vacaville. traffic is expected to be impacted after service as well. the end of watch procession included dozens of officers riding the same kind of motorcycle officer greiss rode to serve his community for 19 years.chp procession for greiss 7 a.m. vacaville traffic will be impacted and residents are expected to line route for the california patrol memorial procession for officer kirk griess. griess is 11 a.m. house church, 4800 drive, traffic will be impacted after service as contact: lt. donaldson ( robin )( robin )also happening today... the family of nia wilson will hold a news conference.. announcing their lawsuit against bart. the 18-year-old was stabbed to death at the macarthur bart station back on july 22nd. her sister was also injured in the attack... which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. the wilson family attorney says bart failed to keep the sisters safe. the conference starts this moringing at 11. ( robin )in the n

sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "you just do what you have to do" vacaville policen a nearby grocery store parking lot and that's when something special happened members of community started showinup to help. sound from mark donaldson - lieutenant vacaville police "people started adopting animals right there on site" the fire department fought off the nelson fire, the spca shelter was saved, thanks to the vacaville police department no amimals were lost or injured.. the nelson fire was soon after contained.. a happy ending all around. in vacaville gabe slate kron 4 news ( darya ) happening now... a grounded fishing boat in santa cruz has leaked diesel into the ocean. this is a picture of the grounded boat from over the weekend. according to the coast guard... about 200 gallons of diesel leaked into the water. the boat crashed early sunday morning near natural bridges state beach. the captain and his dog were able to get off the boat quickly. so far there have not been any reported affects on wildlife in the area. most of the boat has been removed from the water and

this is the northeast side of the fire near vacaville parkway.enter was among the building that had to be evacuated. it was a little touch and go there for a while as far as the number of structures that were impacted just because of how fast the fire was moving. >> reporter: cal fire has been spread thin by the fires across the state. and the mutual aid system is working. and they were able to call for assistance in the area. 65 portion contained. and they said that the acrage is going up once they take a look and map out this fire. but it looks really good right now. the main concern is how few resources they have because of so many fires in the state. they are spread very thin right now. they are urging people because of the conditions, they used the word bone dry, it will make the grass fires move super quickly. if you're using your vehicle and mowing your lawn, be cautious and that your actions could impact the area. they cannot afford anymore fires. >>> new numbers on the largest wild fire in california history. the mendocino complex fire g

the fire forced evacuations in the paradise valley neighborhood and in vacaville.he fire started at five p.m. near interstate-80. it began threatening homes near the paradise valley golf is. the fire burned over the ridge and into the gold ridge development. a senior living center was also evacuated. and evacuation center was set up at fairfield high school. in the past 10 minutes or so we have learned that the orders were lifted. no one is hurt right now. there is no word of any structures being damaged or destroyed. >>> we will check in with meteorologist mark tamayo. a red flag warning is in effect for parts of california. >> it is already in place extending into the first half of the weekend. out toward fairfield and vacaville they had wind that stronger gusts. here is the red flag red. this does include the redding, california area. that includes the mendocino complex. the wind is the primary concern at 25-30 miles per hour. a hot to the day -- a hot day today in land. 99 degrees. morgan hill 100. san francisco 66. right now we have patchy fog, primarily south

vacaville for 95. lots of 90s.at 82. san francisco forecast in the mid 60s. some fog in the morning. still, a few left over patches possible in the afternoon hours. recalling trend will continue into next week. temperatures inland will be around 88-89 degrees. >> students at 6 schools in north carolina will have a half day of school on august 21. it is all of because -- it is all because beyonci and jay-z. they will be bringing their show to the university of south carolina football stadium. attendance is expected to be high and all 6 schools are located near the stadium. school officials made the decision after discussing -- discussing traffic and turn -- thursday for the buses will be caught in the mess and will not be able to get the school -- the students home from school. >> those kids are thinking beyonci and jay-z. >> that is it for us. the sports representative is coming up next. the a's continue to gain ground in the american league west. >> fox twos sports representative starts now. >> you are free to debate the merits of the barry bonds as a hall o

for now, reporting live in vacaville, abc7 news. >> amanda, thank you. >>> new this morning, a san jose teacher is in jail after police say he had an inappropriate relationship with a student. 39-year-old christopher florio teaches and is the conductor for the california youth symphony in palo alto. investigators say he sent photos to a 16-year-old girl. he is charged with communicating w a minor for a felony and annoying a minor. >>> authorities now say remains found in new mexico are those of a missing georgia boy found two weeks ago. investigators say the 3 yoerld's father took him to the compound and he died in february. the dad now being held on child neglect charges and new mexico and georgia authorities are accusing him of abducting his son. prosecutors in new mexico say they need more evidence before they can charge anyone in the boy's death. >>> a former tesla employee says the company spied on workers and covered up theft and drug complaints at the giga factory in nevada. carl hanson claims tesla hacked the phones and computers, covered up thefts and hid allegations that an em

it's between vacaville and fairfield. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. let's go to live to cornell bernard on the scene. cornell? >> dan, am marks very serious situation unfolding here in paradise valley in the city of fairfield where a wildland fire is definitely threatening homes at this hour. mandatory evacuations under way here on couples circle. fairfield and vacaville police just moments ago going door to door, telling people to get out, don't waste any time, get out of your house now. flames just getting too close. we've got some aerials of that fire. it's burning on a hillside just east of downtown fairfield. the fire was burning in open space up until about 30 minutes ago. but then started to make its way in a westbound direction close to homes. flames where we are only about 200 yards from structures. now let's come back live here. cal fire now making its appearance here on scene. we have seen one air drop of flame retardant being dropped on this hillside. we are literally again just 200 yards from cobble c

and has since moved to vacaville. many people have been forced to evacuate their homes as heavy smoke and flames threaten their neighborhoods. kron 4s sara stinson joins us now live from fairfield.... with the latest details. thanks sara.thanks sara. hurt.> anyone to get we don't want anyone to get hurt.> thanks sara. ( marty ) and in southern california... flames from the raging 'holy fire' ar

all coffee shop locations in fairfield, vacaville and napa were participating in the fundraiser. those who knew the officer say, they want to help out anyway they can."i didn't believe it and i cried my eyes out, and it just proves that people need to stay off their phones while driving and just pay more attention to things that are going on...i think it's great as a community everyone is coming together to support this cause and i think it's great the dutch bros decided to reach out and be a part of this."(pam) one- (pam) one- dollar from one- (pam) (pam) one- dollar from every drink is going to the griess family ... dutch brothers tells kron 4, it wont know the exact amount collected for a few days. the business says, it also helped out the family of jaime manuel... by giving customers an opportunity to donate.. and the dutch brothers gave directly to the

location in vacaville. employees say this hits close to home. >> when it hit that close to home, everyone takes it individually and personally. when we come together, we can do something good from it. >> when you see the amount of people that come out, it really shows how much they were respected and valued. i think everybody, his family and stuff like that, seeing the support of the community, it helps fill the hole that is void. >> the fundraiser for officer kirk griess and the other victim are happening today through midnight. if you can, stop by locations. in vacaville, leticia ordaz, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> it was a great start to the day for a lot of people but the sun eventually showed up, rosemary. >> we eventually saw some of that but look what was over san francisco. fog. it did not clear out in the city and areas on the west edge. we are looking at that fog working its way back across the bay area even at this hour, beginning to see it and turn to the east bay. 58 degrees, 66 in oakland, upper 70s i

kron 4's sara stinson joins us live from vacaville. sara... the memorial procession will start here at the vaca hills chapel funeral home to honor c-h-p officer kirk greiss. hundreds of c-h-p officers will be here and people in the community are encouraged to watch along the route to pay tribute as well.take vo:the death of officer greiss has been hard on this entire community.the deadly crash happened one week ago today. officer greiss was in the middle of a traffic stop on i-80 west in fairfield when 36-year-old sean walker crashed his pickup truck into him and the driver he was stopping. both 49-year-old jaime manuel and officer greiss were taken the hospital where both of them were pronounced dead.walker has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and recklass driving as the c-h-p says he was on his phone and speeding before the crash. greiss served the vacaville community for 19 years patrolling on his motorcycle. today's memorial procession will go to the father's house church for a service that begins at eleven.expect some traffi

in vacaville, macy jenkins, kpix5. >>> a dying bay area man wins his case against monsanto. >> i'm glad to be here to be able to help with a cause that's way bigger than me. >> a jury found the company's popular weed killer roundup contributed to his cancer. the former school groundskeeper hopes his victory will boost thousands of other cases against the chemical giant. kpix5's andria borba is in the newsroom with reaction to the landmark verdict. >> elizabeth, this was the first case against monsanto to go to trial because the plaintiff, mr. johnson, is near death according to his doctors. in a san francisco courtroom eight weeks of trial led to this moment. >> did monsanto fail to adequately warn of the potential risks? answer yes. was the lack of sufficient warnings a substantial factor in causing harm to mr. johnson? answer yes. >> the jury found that monsanto's product caused harm, that they were negligent in failing to warn consumers of that harm and that they acted with malice. the plaintiff in the landmark case, lee johnson, was a groundskeeper in benicia and used roundup and it

california and beyond gathered at the fathers house church in vacaville. they came to say good-bye to kirk griess. he was a great motor cop. he was the best of the best. he was knwas killed friday outside irfield. he pulled over a car and another car ran into him. authorities say the man responsible had been distracted by his cell phone. walker is charged with two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter. the danger of distracted driving. sheldon and helen it's coming. i promise you that. >> griess had been with the highway patrol for 19 years. he leaves a wife and three children. his oldest daughter is training to be a chp officer. >> i'm proud to be his daughter. i love you dad, and don't worry, i'll help your partners take it from here. >> an town. >> kirk was my friend and he will never be forgotten. >> he liked happening people and could diffuse a tense situation with a positive outlook and winning smile. buttoned of watch came too soon. >> may you rest in peace, we have the watch from here. >>> it's tesla's biggest loss in two years. >> almost a month

usda of vacaville police... evacuating the solano county s- p-c-a as the nelson fire closed in. t's a good >>> this is body camera video of vacaville police evacuating the county spca as a fire closed in. officers and volunteers ran into the building... the grass fire broke out last friday and spread toward the spca. officers and volunteers ran into the building to grab animals and get them into their cars. the fire is now contained but they don't have power or water there. >>> this light show over the las vegas strip saturday night. a powerful storm toppled threes and knocked out power to thousands with temperatures in the triple digits. the same weather pattern was fueled by 70-mile-an-hour winds winds. >> that's amazing. >>> for us we are cooler compared to yesterday afternoon, starting off with areas of low clouds and fog in spots, especially on the coast. take a look at the roof cam here , air quality looking good for most of us. moderate conditions in the east bay, pushing back this ridge of high pressure

this is the vacaville police department helping the spca of s sew law know county. they are awarding them the compassionate police department award. >> well deserved. >>> rob mayeda's going to give us a final look at the of lik o. >> temperatures staying in the >> thanks for joining us at 5:00. savannah guthrie is in for lester holt. >>> tonight john mccain's final message delivered today after his death with a parting shot seemingly directed at the president. trump today silent on the senator. >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? >> tonight, white house flags honoring mccain once again after a firestorm and a rare reversal from the president. >>> setting his sights, new twists in the deadly rampage in the florida video game tournament. [ gunshots ] >> authorities now say >>> vow of silence, the pope makes clear he will not answer accusations from a top vatican official he knew of pr a

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(grant) kron-4's gayle ong is live in the vacaville tonight we the latest details, gayle? gayle?

it started in fairfield and has moved into vacaville ...eavy smoke is filling the sky in the area right now ..(pam) thanks for joining us, im pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne... kron 4's gayle ong standing by at the fire with the latest on containment. but first ... here is a map showing you where this fire started earlier today .. in the paradise valley area of fairfield. it quickly jumped to 150- acres .. jumped to 150- it quickly fairfield. it quickly jumped to 150- acres .. at this hour .. that fire is now up to 1000- acres affecting fairfield and vacaville. now let's go live to the scene where kron four's gayle ong is standing by in vacaville with the latest.. gayle on the phone with us now for the latest fire update is mark parkes .. cal fire deputy chief of operations for the sonoma- lake- napa unit.. thanks for being with us .. mike parkes, cal fire deputy chief of operations for the sonoma-lake-napa unit thanks gayle.. thanks gayle.. kron four's kron four's chief meterologist lawrence karnow is standing by with details on thethe

ktvu's rob roth was in vacaville for today's emotional memorial. it included a tribute from the officer's oldest daughter. >>> reporter: family, friends and more than 1,000 law enforcement officers from throughout california and beyond gathered in sadness here at the father's house church in vacaville. they came to say good-bye to california highway patrol officer kirk griess killed last week in the line of duty. >> he was a great motor cop. he was known as the best of the best. he was known as a cop's cop. >> reporter: he was killed last friday on westbound interstate 80 outside fairfield. griess had pulled over a car on his motorcycle when another car crashed into him and the man griess had stopped, jaime manuel. manuel was also killed in the accident. authorities say the man responsible had been distracted by his cell phone. shawn walker is charged with two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter. >> kirk's parents, sheldon and helen, have asked me this morning to send a strong message to the community about the dangers of distracted driving. she

reporting live in vacaville, carlson saucedo, abc 7 news. >> thank you. brentwood needs your help finding missing 15-year-old boy. officials say elijah williams mother dropped him off at the complex at 6:45 last night and never saw him again. here is his photo. wilson described as 5'2", dark brown hair, brown eyes and weighs about 100 pounds. he was wearing blue jeans, gray vans and same colored shirt you see in the photo. call police if you have any information. >>> the attorney for one of the ghost ship fire defendants says the trial will happen sometime next year. attorney tony sira who represents derek el mina. they will no longer accept plea deals. meanwhile harris's lawyer said d.a. o'malley should personally try the case and put her reputation on it. last week an alameda county judge tossed out a deal accepted by another judge setting the stage for a very lengthy trial. >>> happening now the family of nia wilson filing a lawsuit against bought. 18-year-old wilson stabbed at a random and died at the b.a.r.t. station a month ago. her sister was also

coffee will donate one dollar from every drink sold at their locations in napa, fairfield, and vacaville. the officer and the driver he pulled over, both killed. >>> funeral services will be held today for the utah firefighter building the largest wildfire in california history. 42-year-old battalion chief was hit -- he was among many out-of- state firefighters who came to help when you to help. the calfire honor guard escorted his body back to utah. >>> we have an update on the california wildfires. calfire says the burgers and fire near yosemite is now 100% contained. it started more than five weeks ago and burned almost 100,000 acres near yosemite. firefighters will stay out there several days just watching for flareups parts of yosemite were closed for almost 2 weeks this summer. firefighters also making rning around the state. er in redding the carr fire is now 85% contained. it has burned 227,000 acars cle 76% contained. it has burned 341,000 acres in the holy fire in southern california, which authorities say was started by an arsonist, is now 92% contained. >>> police in the east

in vacaville, kelly ryan, kpix5.ets a >>> not the best situation because we're talking about temperatures in vacaville about 101, 102 and, if anything, it's going to get a little hotter over the next couple days. one of these two numbers in much of the country this would have to be a misprint. we did hit 100 in healdsburg. we did hit only 59 degrees in half moon bay, 41-degree temperature spread. palo alto, 88, millbrae 73 and 90s for pittsburg and san ramon. nothing on the radar. you have to go back to mid- april the last time it rained in san jose. if we go 0 for august, which is a decent likelihood, we'll be top 10 longest dry stretch in san jose's history currently sitting at 113 consecutive days without a drop of rainfall. other parts of the country, that simply does not happen. it happens here almost every spring and summer. a big ridge of high pressure to our south is keeping inland areas hot like vacaville, healdsburg, san ramon. watch this low pressure area off to the north and west, strong, too keeping that

the vacaville reporter posted this video of the procession on its facebook page.ou can see the dozens of grist fellow officers driving by law enforcement and civilians standing at attention, some wiping away tears. >>> there is a memorial fund set up for officers grist through the chp's credit union. you can mail in donations or contribute online. we have posted the link at our website abc7news.com. show your support for officer kirk grist through this facebook badge you see here. just head to the abc 7 news facebook page and share it. >>> new developments now with the airline employee who stole a plane at seattle's tacoma airport, went on an hour-long joyride, before being killed when the plane crashed on an island. abc news reporter clayton sandell walks us through the wild chain of events and what we've learned about the man at the controls. >> reporter: the flames still burning saturday after a stolen plane crashed into the woods of kitron island 25 miles from seattle tacoma airport. the drama unfolding friday night at the airport. >> we are diligently investi

"the vacaville reporter" posted video of today's procession on its facebook page. a memorial fund has been set up for the officer through the chp's credit union. head to abc7news.com for a link to donate. >>> if you have the abc news app, you got this push alert. dead birds, mosquito test positive for west nile virus in discovery bay area. the virus has been found in two dead birds and in several mosquitos. west nile virus typically peaks in august and september. according to the contra costa county mosquito and vector control district. so far this year four of the nine bay area counties have reported west nile virus activity. >>> next, details on a bizarre and deadly plane crash. the only victim is the man who stole the plane from sea-tac airport. hear him talk through what he was thinking while in midair. ♪ >>> the party's under way in san jose. find out who you can catch tomorrow before the annual jazz summer festival wraps up. >>> we're learning more about the man who stole an empty commuter plane, took off, and crashed near seattle. flames rose from the wrecka

it is getting replaced at fairfield, vacaville, south wind at napa.and starts to come to the golden gate over san pablo bay and the wind gets funneled all the way to the sacramento valley in this pattern. that's why i show fairfield. fairfield, cordelia, there are others like the san bruno mountains in san mateo could it's a great indicator if it will be warmer or cooler for inland areas. when they get gust at 30 miles an hour from the west southwest that's a sign of a cooler pattern. when the water temperatures are favorable it could be considered a wind tunnel. 50s on the temperatures. there will be a quiz on wednesday, by the way. just so you know. 49 santa rosa. 58 san jose. upper 50s in redwood city and atherton, menlo park, los altos 56 montero. half moon bay 57. san mateo and fremont at 55 cool degrees. all quiet in the sierra except it is hot in reno. t to antioch, brentwood, reno fairfield, livermore, concorde, santa rosa. i went with one 90 today in brentwood. 88 concordeer than 70s around the bay. 60s on the coast. morgan hill and gilroy we

inland spots still 90s towards fairfield and vacaville. santa rosa 93 . the or neighborhoods, oakland 78. 90s livermore. 100 with a couple of sprinkles. one of them showing up in gilroy. san jose 88. san jose 68 degrees. not a big drop off, but still gradually cooling-off by saturday into sunday. >>> if you like watching the oscars shows some changes are coming. up next, details about the new category just added and the new time limit designed to boost the ratings. >>> welcome back. look at this picture. a freeway on ramp in sonoma is back open after being shut down overnight because of this big rig accident and a hazmat scare . the truck was carrying hot asphalt when it flipped just before 7:50 last t on the and drawdy road on ramp to northbound 680. to hazmat team was called in as a precaution . the big rig has been removed. that scene was cleared about an hour ago. at first the driver was trapped inside the truck but had to break a window to get out. he was taken to the hospital and treated for moderate injuries. >>> new york city is now the first city

this is body cam footage released by the vacaville police department showing the frantic moments as officers and staff race to get the animals out of that shelter. firefighters stationed themselves outside to fight the flames while 60 animals were safely rushed out. toy, cleaned up as animals got back to their normal routine. dogs, cats, snakes, and mice were all saved and they spent the last couple days in temporary foster homes. the office will reopen on wednesday afternoon, despite losing thousands of dollars worth of medication when power was lost. donations are pouring in, and everyone is feeling grateful today. >> especially after seeing the body camera footage, you know, we thank her so much and the other officers were rushing in when, you know, the fire was so close to us to save as many animals as they could. >> the nelson fire charred more than 2,000 acres in fairfield and vacaville. one home was destroyed. >>> with the help of a drone and interactive map we're getting a new look at the fire in redding. it's among the worst in california history. the city releasing this interactive

this is bodycam footage released by the vacaville police department. shows the frantic moment it is as officers and staff raced to get the animals out of the building. 60 animals were rescued. today staff cleaned up as animals got back to their normal routine. dogs, katsdcats and even mice s the days in temporary foster homes. office will reopen on wednesday. in the meantime, donations thankfully are pouring in. >> especially after seeing the body camera footage, we thank her so much and the other officers for rushing in when the fire was so close to us to save as many animals as they could. >> they saved 60 or movement the nelson fire burned more than 2,000 acres in fairfield and vacaville. one home was destroyed. >>> well, here's another dog rescue along with captain. new information about the ship wreck in santa crust. fishing boat you see ran aground along the beach. more than 700,000 gallons of fuel spilled into the oil. ships has been removed and clearing the debris. the captain and dog on board, both managed to get to shore safely. >>> bring in

a mental health facility for invats was evacuated in vacaville, and a senior living facility. >> we were scrambling to get possibly 300 individuals that were in that home, many of them wheelchair bounds. by the time we loaded up maybe about four buss the wind changed to where we didn't have to evacuate that home. >> packed up the family photos and the birth certificates and i'm going to pack up the truck and get it out of here. >> evacuations were lifted around midnight. pg&e is working to restore power outages. peabody road is closed at chuck hammond drive because of downed power lines. we have been following this fire since it broke out yesterday afternoon. our team of reporters posted pictures and video and we continue to post important information. follow us on twitter. >>> a horizon airlines service mechanic stole a passenger jet from sea-tac airport, took off, and then crashed about 30 miles from the airport. authorities say the 29-year-old man referred to himself as rich and richard when he was communicated with air traffic control. in the audio released, rich sounds suicidal and

you can see vacaville, fairfield, vallejo with the commute looking pretty good. slow traffic on westbound 37 toward vallejo. i'm sorry, heading away from vallejo into sonoma and marin county. other than that, looks good heading down the eastshore freeway to the macarthur maze. this traffic has been okay. we had an earlier problem on eastbound 24 at happy valley that did not affect traffic much on the actual freeway. only on the offramp this is a look at the bay bridge . the metering lights have been turned on and traffic is a little slow approaching the toll plaza. >>> a new report shows a small plane flying from concorde to santa ana sunday morning lost altitude less than 30 minutes before he crashed. all five people on that 1973 cessna 414 died. scott shepherd, an experienced pilot, was flying at an altitude of 11,400 feet for most of the flight. about noontime the plane then dropped to 11 to 11,300 feet and plummeted after that. at one point the plane lost 5600 feet in 10 minutes. the plane ended up nosedown in a parking lot a mile away from john wayne airport

vacaville -- the west and southwest breeze. 50s and 60s. low clouds and fog not going anywhere. they retreat back to the coast. 50s and 60s by the water. 80s or low 90s for some inland. temperatures near average to below for many. were right about where they should be for this time of year. a little cooler air coming in inland over the next few days. >>> soldiers killed in the korean war finally coming home. coming up in 25 minutes the work the defense department is beginning to identify the bodies after they arrive in hawaii today. >>> honoring a 49ers legend today. the memorial service for dwight clark and who is expected to speak. >>> welcome back. police releasing surveillance images in connection to a home burglary last week. investigators are trying to find three men who broke into and ransacked a house on to pine avenue at about 2 july 23. there is some surveillance photos. they took off in a black board or toyota pickup truck. anyone with information is encouraged to call police. >>> th john's grill in san francisco has died gusts konstantin died monday after a long illn

he work as a truck driver and lived in a vacaville apartment. >> scary the fact the people that live right next to you can be -- be polar opposite to what you would expect. >> court documents revealing that thomas wanted to hire someone to commit a mass shooting at a local church or school the victims attended to mask the fact that the girls were targeted. an inmate wore a wire during one meeting with thomas to help investigators. >>> the man accused of stabbing a woman to death on a bart platform could face the death penalty. the alameda county district attorney added a special charge of lying in wait against john lee cowell. if convicted, that could make him eligible for the death penalty. cowell is accused of killing nia wilson and injuring one of her sisters at a bart station in oakland last month. wilson's family attorneys have filed a claim against bart blaming the transit agency for lax security. >>> a strike team from santa clara county is helping find the mendocino complex fires. the task force was redeployed to lake county after already being there for two weeks. steep terr

that struck during lunch-time in vacaville. >>> take a look at this. police are looking for this sly pick pocket that struck during lunchtime in vacaville. you can see the teeth reaches into the woman's purse. the victim said she thought she felt some movement in her purse but thought it was just her phone and didn't turn around. >>> there has been a rash car burglaries. the stolen items include laptops, computers and back packs. each time, police said that windows were broken in. >> attention, b.a.r.t. riders, there will be maintenance repair work on the tracks this weekend saturday and sunday, meaning there will be no train service between west oakland station and the 19th street station. so riders can catch an a/c transit bus. they will be assisting with transporting all of those rider it is between the two stations. do keep in mind this is going to add a good 10 to 15 minutes to your trip. so, please, plan accordingly. if you are trying to transfer for service over to west oakland, you will need to use the 19th street station to do so the all of th

. >>> police are looking for a sly pickpocket who struck during lunchtime in vacaville. the thief stole a woman's wallet from her purse while she ate her meal. the man reaches right into her bag hanging from her chair. then the man appears to stuff the stolen wallet under his shirt. the vacaville police department is asking if anyone in the community recognizes this man, they're also warning women to keep their purses by their feet or on the table at restaurants. >>> the summer's newest craze took over ghirardelli square today. [ cheering and applause ] asians" made a stop in san francisco.. signing >> the director and star of the highly anticipated film crazy rich asians made a stop in san francisco signing autographs and even scooping a few ice cream sundaes. director john m. chu grew up in los altos. he said it wasn't hard to pitch his film concept because movie fans beat him to it. >> you know, it's interesting. with social media there was such a reaction from the audience telling the studio what they want and they wanted more asian american perspective, more stories

in vacaville, carlos salcedo, abc 7 news. >>> all right.a story you'll see only on abc 7 news. the family of a vietnam war veteran who is dying from brain cancer dealt another blow when his wedding ring goes missing inside his hospital room. abc 7 news anchor dion lim went to the hospital to get some answers. >> the added stress that is adding to my mom and the family, it's unbelievable. >> pete halvorsen has been at kaiser hospital in redwood city every single day since he learned his father had glioblastoma, a rare form of breast cancer and has little time left. >> the doctor said day, possibly weeks. >> penny and bill halvorsen have been married 47 years. and even as a purple heart recipient serving in vietnam and later a firefighter, bill never took off his wedding ring. so you can imagine the confusion when saturday morning pete and his mom looked down to find the ring missing. >> if you look at this dent, if you look at that, you know that had to be pulled off. >> penny, who had been sleeping by her husband's bedside did notice someth