and walnut creek is no exception. philippe djegal reports on a new senior living community there, with a lot of applicants -- for just a few spots. by the early afternoon... several dozen seniors had applied or inquired about applying for affordable housing in-person and online at montego place senior apartments in walnut creek. maggie/applicant- "it's v ery frustrating." some applicants say they're applying everywhere for apartments that offer 100- percent affordable housing units like montego place... but with little luck, because of the stiff competition. maggie/applicant- "from walnut creek to concord now to pittsburg." affordable means tenants pay no more than 30-percent of their annual income on rent. in order to qualify, a single person must make below 40-thousand 700-dollars. applications are being accepted for the next week. before the waiting list for consideration is narrowed down to 30.mary paris/resident- "took me two and a half years." 91-year-old mary paris has lived here for 15 years now... she likes t

to walnut creek another 8, walnut creek to highway 13 love that, 580 tracy to dublin, green wide open at just 26 minutes. >> thank you. >>> developing news as thieves hit another bay area apple store. you're looking at video of four robberies in the past week and a half. >> add the apple store in burlingame to the list. "abc 7 mornings" reporter matt keller is there with that story. >> good morning, jessica and reggie. this happened late yesterday morning. this apple store was open when the group of thieves came in and hit it. they came in and they started taking items off of those display tables. surveillance video has not been released yet but you can see from our video it appears they took just about everything on one of the tables near the front door. no one was hurt. this is a trend we've been seeing in the bay area in recent weeks. five thefts at apple stores since august 22nd including the one in burlingame. surveillance video from corte madeira and santa rosa shows the thieves acted in similar way where they grab the electronics from the display tables, take tof a getaway cars

. >>> he worked at the palmer school and the walnut creek school.he statement they said he passed a background check. the department has assured us the current allegations do not involve any of our students and are related to alleged incident outside of >>> police investigating the latest robbery at a bay area store, it happened just after 12:30 yesterday afternoon at the a street shopping area, about 6- 8 people went into the store and with a matter ofÃwithin a matter of seconds it up with an undisclosed amount of apple products. police are not saying whether they think this is related to recent robberies at apple stores in the city, including santa rosa, walnut creek and corte madera, the store has had been twice in the last month. what is so surprising is abbyà every apple store have been to, they have security guards outside. >> i was at walnut creek and they have a couple guards outside. >> out imagine, yes, >> we are just getting started, it's nearly 4:10, stepping up safety on bart, coming up in the next half hour, what the tragedyÃwhat the t

in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news.head tonight -- the man accused of stabbing and killing 18- year-old nia wilson...isn't saying anything. what his attorney blames on the delay...and when the suspect will next appear in court. (pam) plus -- a new postage stamp honors first responders... how media giant - oprah winfrey helped pay tribute ... when we come back. (grant) hurricane florence made landfall friday morning bringing high winds and significant rainfall to north and south carolina. (pam) as the storm approached the east coast... and flooding started .... apple c-e-o tim cook announced a one million dollar donation to help with recovery. the money will go to efforts by the american red cross. at least five deaths have been confirmed... due to hurricane florence. (pam) media mogul opray winfrey joined other california residents ... in unveiling a new stamp honoring first responders. a special dedication ceremony was held today at the montecito fire department ... for firefighters, law enforcement officers and emerge

we're still working on recovering in the walnut creek area. doesn't look that great right now, does it? d't bie we have anythinghat now. looks like we're having a tough time bouncing back from that. we can check that out on our traffic maps as well. maybe a little residual delay. averaging about 26 miles an hour through both of those stretches. a quick stretch of drive times. overall we're looking good. santa rosa to petaluma, 14 minutes. northbound 280/68 to highway 85, that's 16 minutes on highway so 1. >>> we'll take you live to new york city for a special report as we approach the moment >>> giants again tonight at at&t park. the fire danger is increasing across parts of the state. everywhere you see red. >>> here in just a moment we'll meerin the vtims of9/11 ag yea just talking autthe num who are losing their life because of the work they did at the world trade center. let's take a live look at new york city. this is where family members of those who died will be honored. 8:46 is the time when american airlines flight 11 going from bosto

." >>> the lindsey wildlife experience in walnut creek is growing. and the people who run it say they need more room. the lease on their building has expired and negotiations are under way with the city. we get new details tonight from alyana gomez. she is in walnut creek and tells us there's a possibility that their long-time animal rehab center museum may have to move, alyana? >> reporter: yeah, frank. that's right. that's an option on the table because expansion is a must and there are many reasons why. we'll show you one of them which is right when you get here. parking is a big problem for this business. there aren't many spaces maybe a dozen so they worked out a deal with the church of across the street to use their parking lot but we're not talking about a lot of spaces here so parking in a new facility is definitely a must. bursting at the seems is how officials weather lindsay wildlife experience describe the growth at their space in walnut creek. located within larkey park, it's a welcome attraction for families who travel from cities all o

mike, now you're tracking a new issue in walnut creek. >> i am, kari, and i'm concerned because that'se portion of contra costa county which feeds down out of concord and antioch and pittsburg bay point, that whole stretch where we see the first commute. looking around the bay it's an easy drive for the speed sensors. over here southbound 680 right around the truck scales report of a vehicle but it's not pulled over to the truck scales, it's in the middle of the freeway, reported a few minutes ago and i haven't seen any slowing develop south of the 242 merge with south 6 of 80. oh there it just showed up, we saw turn from green to yellow approaching. we'll track that, so far out of antioch, pittsburg bay point traffic flows smoothly. new issue on 880 in oakland, i'll check that, around the oak exit there, i don't see any but it did just appear and more traffic in the area, the cash lane starting with a small backup right now at the bay bridge toll plaza and we'll follow this as they open all cash lanes over the next few minutes. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> happening today, leader

in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. ahead at 8 researchers sounding the alarm about "b-p-a free" products. why they are concerned. plus. seven students sickened at school... after eating what another child gave them. (grant) in sports....the a's are in florida...trying to beat the tampa bay rays...and close the gap with the yankees in the wild card race...mark carpenter has details...and all the sports...coming up ((ken))here's what we are tracking new tonight at nine... i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees n't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what

current numbers, 50s in walnut creek, san jose 58, san francisco 53 in santa rosa in the upper 40s. still dealing with fog, watch out for that over the next few hours and it or 9:00 which could impact the visibility. it will be hot inland today, still tracking patchy fog with all the 90s 86 degrees in antioch, today is a safe fair day across the area. we have roadways on the traffic center, how are we looking? >> as a matter fact, the 80 westbound it looks pretty good. there is a little bit of road work on interstate 80, but it is not causing a big problem at all really coming through as into the area, but a little bit of road work to watch out for in that area, especially as you drive from hercules into richmond. also looking at the bay bridge, it is like so far, this our we do have a little bit of space, remember, downtown san francisco will be a tough drive because of the dreamforce conference and also the closer of the salesforce transit center today. we suggest you take arts into san francisco, driving yesterday was not very good and probably will be not very good today. let's

leon currie, walnut creek"do you see officers on the trains?i actually dont really see officers on the trains actually, i don't. and in the past month have you seen an increase? uh no."many bart riders today said they didn't even notice an increase in bart security over the past few weeks ... following three deadly stabbings in just five days in july at bart stations. abbie jones, san francisco "there's a couple stops where i've seen officers maybe at like the stand where you tap your card, but i've never seen them on a train."whether you noticed the increase in security or not ... bart officials say it's over the violent attacks was only for three weeks -- and now bart security goes back to how it year old don stevens .. 51 year old gerald bisbee .. and 18 year old nia wilson were killed.(nats from rally)wilson's death sparked anger and frustration from her family and other bay area residents.she was stabbed at the macarthur bart station -- along with her sister -- who survived."i know from my little sister who survived that he came up behind

in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news.local stories. the front door to the millenium tower is now covered with safety scaffolding, but there is not yellow tag on the building. after threatening to restrict access to the troubled tower, the department of building inspection has backed off. in an email to the homeowners association, the building department says it's reviewing the hoa's letter and will respond early next week but will not take any immediate enforcement action unless the situation changes. sot i'm glad that they did, i'm not surprised becuase we supplied all the information that they needed to respond to that.homeowners association attorney tom miller says over the last 24 hours, the hoa has taped up that cracked window on the 36th floor from the outside and extended the scaffolding onthe mission street side and erected it on the fremont street side to protect pedestrians should there be any falling glass. he thinks that the difference sot sotthe dead body of a man found next to the union pacific railroad trac

traffic alert issued, slowing through walnut creek. just in the last few minutes we have the update from chp. they moved that big rig that was blocking half of 680, we have a recovery now but you see how quickly that backup built in 15, 20 minutes. 242 slow through concord, pleasant hill. 680 clears right by the truck scales and they got that big rig moved from the lanes so all six lanes are cleared. we'll give a little fist bump, boom, right there, good stuff. the rest of contra costa county moving smoothly and walnut creek should recover pretty quickly. we're seeing more traffic flowing, south bay, peninsula, not really a concern. 580 out of the altamont a good amount of traffic. tub lin capra out of livermore and past el charo a good flow of traffic with a lot of company, guys. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> 5:10 right now. coming up, brand new sharks video for you this morning. it's time for some hockey. we'll show you how the shark tank is getting ready and what is new this year. >>> plus president trump trying to ice some of p

highway 24 and lafayette with the walnut creek in the background.o long this morning. -- inching along this morning. golden gate bridge is a little bit slow heading into the city. this is the 101 south of the picture. there is a two car crash. an ambulance is on the way. and the drive from the bridge to the mcarthur maze will take you about 47 minutes. it is improving. but it has been prom tick because -- problematic because of gillman street. we want to check 280 and san jose. and there goes cal train t is on time -- it is on time. i would like to point that out there. the toll plaza it is an easy drive if you're in the carpool lanes. back to the desk. >>> cincinnati police just update us on the active shooter situation that has been sunday fold in the earlier morning hours. three people were killed in an active shooter situation at a bank. the bun man is also dead. it happened at the loading dock area of the fifth third bank building on the fountain square business district. the mayor said that the gunman was actively shooting innocent victims. >>

leon currie, walnut creek"do you see officers on the trains? i actually dont really see officers on the trains actually, i don't. and in the past month have you seen an increase? uh no."many bart riders today said they didn't even notice an increase in bart security over the past few weeks ... following three deadly stabbings in just five days in july at bart stations. abbie jones, san francisco "there's a couple stops where i've seen officers maybe at like the stand where you tap your card, but i've never seen them on a train."whether you noticed the increase in security or not ... bart officials say it's over now -- emergency staffing following the violent attacks was only for three weeks -- and now bart security goes back to how it was before 47 year old don stevens .. 51 year old gerald bisbee .. and 18 year old nia wilson were killed.(nats from rally)wilson's death sparked anger and frustration from her family and other bay area residents.she was stabbed at the macarthur bart station -- along with her sister -- who survived."i know from my

so far so good with an eight-knit drieight eight-minute drive from concord to walnut creek. san rafael to civic center, 20-minute drive to the golden gate bridge where it's socked in fog there. roadwork on the golden gate, though, has been picked up. we have an early morning commuters out of the central valley and they're running a little slow over the pass for a 35-minute drive westbound 580 from tracy into dublin, pleasanton. >>> today is national voter registration day and twitter wants to make it easy for you to sign up. everyone logging in will see this message. it includes a link you can use to recommegister to vote. the last day to register is october 22nd. >>> there's a new warning about a scam targeting your paycheck. >>> and a big shakeup at instagram. here's this m's "techbytes". >>> robots are sending out links asking you to update your credentials for direct deposit. hackers get the information and redirect the paycheck to an account they control. the fbi warns to e-mails that claim to be from your hr department. >>> instagram's latest challenge as the founders

new problem in the walnut creek, southbound 680 before treat boulevard.with chp a three-car crash. it sounds minor. that is not looking like it will be there much longer. the toll plaza, two earlier issues are both gone. the metering lines are gone and you are stacked up in the maze. >>> let's talk about the giants taking on the atlanta braves. 60 degrees. olivia, a direct hit on the islands is looking imminent. as you can see tomorrow, it drops down to a tropical storm. right before it rolls across maui. and then it continues to weaken and roll away. we will have dangerous surf. flooding maybe not the as great a concern but something we will also keep an eye on >> the super natural horror film "the nun" took the top spot over the weekend. >> scary to look at. it is the latest film in the conjuring series. it is the biggest franchise in all time. crazy rich asians in second, followed by peppermint, the meg and searching. >> that's a bunch of nunsense. >> good one. >>> also find out if the oakland mayor and city council member violated the code of ethics w

alive and well in walnut creek.are fighting for them. we think this is a valuable asset. reporting for fox2 , ktvu news. >>> captain for a day, this bay area soccer fan is fighting cancer. she got to suit up with the earthquakes. >>> a red flag warning is about go into effect for parts of the bay area through tomorrow. we have details on thursday, friday, and your weekend forecast. a >>> with new information about a deadly hit and run. two cars ahead a man and then left the scene. >>> this is cold, cruel, and mission -- vicious. somebody knows something about  those two cars. >>> a new video from a hit and run investigation in the north bay. police say this shows a second car that hit and killed a man. neither driver stopped, or called for help. we are joined now in santa rosa with the new video and reaction from the man's mother.>> reporter: surveillance video from this pizza place showed a white car, a honda, leaving the scene. police thought that was the only car that hit and through matthew. it turns out, it wa

walnut creek to highway 13, also in the green at 8. just slight delays starting to fill in for tracy to dublin, westbound 580, now in the yellow at 37 minutes. >>> alexis, thank you. mist reul solvystery solved? a viewer sent in this video of a rocket in the east bay. we have some answers for you. >>> why the ride-hailing company has to pay out $150 million. >> a former facebook simply taking action against the fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. business grinds to a halt. our gig-speed network not only downloads files up to 20 times faster, we go beyond fast with 4g backup for complete reliability. so if the unexpected happens... (snaps fingers) you stay up and running. we lost power... but not to that. i want that. (laughing) for a limited time get fast, reliable internet for a low price. call now. comcast business. beyond fast. >>> time approaching 4:44 a.m. today is going to be a day of transition, so to speak. we're starting to get cooler air in a lot of cities. highs in the microclimat

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in walnut creek. >>> another attack in oakland. station agent was punched in the face. this happened just before midnight saturday night. two women told the agent that a man was harassing him and when the agent came to help, the suspect attacked. the victim should be okay, but violence at that bart station is nothing new. there have been three stabbings there, one of them deadly in the last two months. >>> it is 4:36. we will have a check on the forecast with neda. >>> it will be hazy today. i want to let everyone know. alert has been issued. the wind direction is changing a bit, so it will cause gray skies and not just in the form of cloud cover. let's have a look at the sales force tower camera. the rrent widespread. this is the camera that shows a layer of the clouds. we can't quite see now. 57 degrees in emphasis go. livermore's 54. we're going back to the cloud cover job there . it is not

maggie/applicant- "from walnut creek to concord now to pittsburg." affordable means tenants pay no more than 30-percent of their annual income on rent. in order to qualify, a single person must make below 40-thousand 700-dollars. applications are being accepted for the next week. before the waiting list for consideration is narrowed down to 30.mary paris/resident- "took me two and a half years." 91-year-old mary paris has lived here for 15 years now... she likes the proximity to hospitals and public transportation. and, feels the frustration others are experiencing in desperate search for housing.mary paris/resident- "sometimes we pass away. other times, they find an opening someplace else, so the list, you know, is open. you just have to be patient." which for some is easier said then done. maggie/applicant- "could be four, five, six, seven years. yeah, i don't even know if i'm alive then." before the summer, the city of walnut creek stated 560 affordable housing units were available with more than 140 others currently being built or are in the pipe

a look at walnut creek looking southbound 680 where the clouds are rolling in right now. a little hazy but not a spare the air day and the air quality alert expired yesterday. there will be a little smoke around and minor cooling today. warmest highs thursday, friday and saturday and then back to average starting sunday. it's kind of a roller coaster forecast right now. here's a look at the cloud cover. you can see even by noon there's still plenty of clouds around the bay and by about 1, 1:30 it finally clears out and all the clouds at the coast and that's where they'll stay for the afternoon and early evening hours. temperatures not quite as big a spread in the south bay. upper 70s to near 80. milpitas the cool spot. try to get to 90s in gilroy. 69 in millbrae, 72 to 75 your spread on the peninsula. low 60s along the coast and mid to upper 60s for downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. around 65 to 67 degrees. upper 70s to low 80s through the north bay valleys. along the east bay shore 70 to 75. very comfortable there. as you move inland pretty comfortable here

pina worked at palmer school in walnut creek... but authorities say the charges are ánot linked to the school. authorities are looking for more victims. ( james ) happening tomorrow... supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and the bay area professor accusing him of assault -- back when they were teens -- will testify in front of the senate jusiciary committee. but republican members of the committee will not question kavanaugh or christine blasey ford. instead... they've hired arizona prosecutor, rachel mitchell, to ask their questions for them. she's an experienced sex-crimes prosecutor. the committee chairman says this is an effort to avoid "politicizing" the hearing. democrats on the committee have opted to ask their own questioning. ford is offering the senate 4 people who she says will back up her assault claims. we will have live coverage of that testimony tomorrow morning right here on the kron 4 morning news. ( darya ) in the east bay... people living in one concord apartment building are upset after being given 60 days to

amy hollyfield is live for us in walnut creek. amy? >> reporter: hi. this is not what bart passengers want to hear as they start the new week. a station agent was suckerpunched in the face friday night. he is said to be recovering. the man who hit him had been harassing two female passengers and the agent was trying to help them when he was hit. bart riders say this is upsetting. >> it does not surprise me anymore. and i'm concerned. i have friends who are concerned. coming here late at night is really kind of scary and i love the city of oakland, but i hope something is done about it. i hope soon. >> reporter: there's still a huge reminder at the macarthur bart station of nia wilson's murder. there's this memorial to her still there. she was stabbed to death in juld bart responded by forcing their police officers to work overtime so they would all be patrolling the trains. the mandatory overtime has come to an end with officials saying the officers need a break. they can still volunteer to do the overtime patrols if they want to. reporting live at wal

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walnut creek is going to be one of those. concord, to your be north.he whole east bay valley in the 90s. 9 degrees above average. even san francisco a little bit warmer than average at 73 this afternoon. good thing because we have the warmer air without the poor air quality. moderate everywhere today through thursday. as you look at the south bay, this is one of the areas that has some of that obnoxious tree pollen. it is so high. so is the uv index. protect yourself from both of those. all right. let's get some more news. >>> mike, thank you. look at this. you're looking a lot a two-headed eastern copperhead in a northern virginia neighborhood. it shares one heart and one set of lungs. snake biologists believe that both heads are capable of biting and distributing venom. it may be september to an educational facility. i'm having a hard time watching this video. >>> new at 6:00, high-tech ways to shop at home. how good are they at finding your personal style and fit. questions i ask all the time. >>> new video serving as a warning. the massive sideshow

you see 80s towards concord and walnut creek. they should reach 90s this afternoon. santa rosa is 68 degrees. we are looking with high clouds. the fog bank, it is stubborn hanging out at a few patches around the bay. it wants to build in the area but we have fog to deal with. there is a warmer forecast away from the coastline. a factor is a factor this afternoon. the pages, bundle up, 60s and maybe 94 degrees in the hottest location and let. next week, you heard about the cool down expected by this weekend. that is the first of several changes. this is next week into monday. there's a chance of scattered showers with the latest update that is gaelic back on that chance. the models are having a tough time with what is happening monday and tuesday. we are watching that and have a better idea as we head towards the weekend. today, june and july weather patterns out there with the fog . it is 60s and inland in the low to the mid-90s. we shaved off a few degrees from the initial forecast. santa rosa is 84 and san jose is 83. lower 90s in gilroy. the beaches in the 60s. he

and walnut creek is no exception.ippe djegal reports...there is a senior living community that has a lot of applicants -- for just a few spots. (philippe) by the early afternoon... several dozen seniors had applied or inquired about applying for affordable housing in-person and online at montego place senior apartments in walnut creek.maggie/applicant- "it's v ery frustrating." some applicants say they're applying everywhere for apartments that offer 100- percent affordable housing units like montego place... but with little luck, because of the stiff competition. maggie/applicant- "from walnut creek to concord now to pittsburg." affordable means tenants pay no more than 30-percent of their annual income on rent. in order to qualify, a single person must make below 40-thousand 700-dollars. applications are being accepted for the next week. before the waiting list for consideration is narrowed down to 30.mary paris/resident- "took me two and a half years." 91-year-old mary paris has lived here for 15 years now... she l

here's a look at walnut creek where let's becoming cloudy and about 56 degrees right now.ll see sunshine everywhere, pockets of it at the coast. temperatures will be close to average. becoming cloudy, a little drizzle near the coast tonight and the heat will ease a little bit as we head through the rest of the week. a look at the cloud cover. makes its deepest penetration by about 7:00, reaching the south bay. but notice by noon it's just about clearing out everywhere except for the coast and even at the coast you can see blue show up every once in a while. it's there. by 7:00 starts to make the march back towards the east. temperatures in the south bay not nearly as hot as yesterday in san jose. 98 degrees. is that amazing. 77 in milpitas, 87 los gatos and about 91 in gilroy. temperatures comfortable on the peninsula, low to mid 70s, 78 in redwood city, the warm spot. low to mid 60s along the coast, mid to upper 60s in downtown and south san francisco where it's going to be breezier than it was yesterday. same thing in the north bay. see how it keeps vallejo and sausalito

we'll look at that next >> crews responded to a house fire in walnut creek. contra costa tweeted these from the scene. two-alarm fire was reported just after 8:00 last night. crews were able to get it under control but it did cause some damage. no one was hurt. >>> developing news, gop senators are giving a bay area woman an ultimatum. show up monday or they're headed for a vote. >> chuck grassley says dr. christine blasey ford has until tomorrow morning to submit her testimony. grassley has offered to fly senate aides to california to interview blasey ford here. he says the hearing will go on if blasey ford is there or not. much more coming up at 5:30. but first let's check in with abc 7 news reporter carlos saucedo. carlos? >> reporter: good morning, matt and jessica. all you have to do is look up in the sky to see that sign of support. a plane will be flying a banner in support of dr. christine blasey ford over palo alto later this afternoon. ever since she came public, accusing brett kavanaugh of all the, the palo alto professor has been under intense pre

walnut creek, dublin, pleasanton, danville. the entire area will be in the low 90s. 42 degrees warmer by afternoon hours. 52, livermore. 54, 60 in pittsburgh. let's take a look at the bay bridge. we're going to ask frances what this is all about in a second. it looks busy this time of the morning. there is a little bit of fog right now around novato. that's all i'm seeing. cautious for your road commute for that area. sun and haze on the bay today. nice and cool. but there's hot spots this afternoon. san francisco, look at this. starting off at 55. upper 60s around downtown at noon. low 70s during the afternoon hours. down to 60 by k8:00. peninsula, 56 this morning. by noon, a comfortable 71 degrees. near 80 at 4:00. 6 by 8:00. last stop, keep going south. in the south bay, 78 by noon. and mid-to-upper 80s in the afternoon. 71 by 8:00. hotter weather on the way in the seven day forecast. something going on on the bay bridge. here's frances to talk about it. >> we saw it in your live shot. brake lights going on on especially acr

. >>> bad news for walnut creek drivers. check out this camera, sig letter at 680 at the truck scales. a fedex big rig had its brakes locked up. it can't move. that's in the three left lanes. chp is on the scene but no estimate when they can clear. i'm having a hard time understanding why they have three lanes down. i'm not sure if they tried to move and he got stuck. that's probably going to be a problem for a while. you can see this backup is growing quickly from pleasant hill into walnut creek. it is a sigalert. three lanes down. we'll talk about alternates coming up at the top of the hour. >>> a new report ranks the most valuable college mayors. >> nobody oumber one on the lis surprise you. actuariaial science with an annl salary of $109,000. zoology is number two, followed by nuclear engineering, health and medical preparatory and mathematics rounds out the top five. they ranked them based on salary and employment rate. journalism was number 87 on list. that's pretty far down there. >> we should have been hanging out at

today's meeting covers neighborhoods south of walnut creek bart station.modify the area north of downtown. >>> check out the newest addition to the family in santa rosa there. this is remi. she was born two weeks ago. she was already 120 pounds and six feet tall at birth. >> just like marcus. >> she has been playing, sleeping and eating. you can see her there along with other animals. you can go check out so many animals. today would be a good day to get out there and see all of that too. we have issues with air quality especially for parts of the north bay. today reaching to the upper 80s. low 90s towards the end of the week. >> all right. we want to take a look at the traffic. >> we had an early start. it kind of fell down. we go do have more slowing through hayward. it is not so bad. recovery southbound 880 recovering after a couple of earlier crashes. there is the bridge. you a good amount of company there heading out of the east bay and towards the north bay. we see more slowing because they are heading south where we see a lot of traffic towards the

southbound 680, walnut creek to dublin, about 16 minutes.t a little delay, northbound 17 through the santa cruz mountains, about 27 minutes. >> thank you. >>> a bay area priest who took part in all three memorials for senator john mccain is back home this morning. you can see here, father edward reese in this video from saturday's memorial. he's on the far left with the glasses. father reese became friends with mccain while serving as head of a private school that mccain's two sons attended in arizona. reese told abc 7 news he was honored to be involved. >> knowing that, you know, he chose and wanted me to be part of it was extraordinarily moving for me. and then just being with the family, seeing how strong they were and how much it meant to him is just dawning on me the larger scale of the thing. >> reese is currently the president of st. ignatius college prep in san francisco. >>> this morning, an iraq war veteran and her comfort dog are back together. >> they were reunited last night after the dog escaped its fairfield home over the week

walnut creek we start ott in the mid 50s. at 81 pie noon. we will look at all of our micro climates coming up. you have a couple of issues on the roads. >> surface track will be an issue. freeways themselves, pretty much green everywhere. just off of 680 at capital expressway the amen. surface streets are open as you approach capital we will talk about that. iut that off of the freeway. all the green sensors we are and this closure forthugh pacif. that continues today. meanwhile getting through coco county, an easy drive. toward the bay bridge, there are patches of fog. we showed you the foggy shot from san francisco. carl is out there, making your live to work interesting at times. between the c in san francisco, you have the hazard sign, that's around the transit center. the breaking news from yesterday, the transit center -- the old temporary transit center is the new transit center, and the new transit center is closed. >> get ready for the gridlock as the new transit center is closed for the morning commute. crews found a cracked beam t

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piÑa works in walnut creek.they say he had passed a background check at officials say the sheriff department has assured us that the allegations do not involve our students and are related to the alleged incident that happened outside the school. >>> 5:10 is the time. increasing safety on [ barking ] and what they are considering . >>> hundreds of people are to rally outside the wells fargo headquarters at the way they are pushing customers to close accounts. >>> you can see traffic is moving along okay. it is very few cars coming through but that will change in the next hour. >>> fog is back with us. we are talking about warming temperatures, especially inland. we will look at your forecast coming up. >>> today, immigration rights activists plan to deliver a petition to wells fargo. those who organize it say they are the leading financers of the large quote, for-profit prison corporations which operates immigration detention center >> the activists are asking that wells fargo customers shutdown accounts if the

here's walnut creek. mainly sunny, cooler breezes. it will mainly hit the coast. you will start your cooling trend tomorrow. partly cloudy, a little bit of fog. a touch of fall and breezy as we head through the extended forecast. today, very delightful day. 77 milpitas. 79, cupertino. mid to upper 70s on the peninsula. mill bray, 69. mid-60s on the coast. 70 in downtown, south san francisco. albeit, it will be breezy in the afternoon. low 80s for the north bay. 87, santa rosa. 90, ukiah. oakland, 75. 77, nuclear. inland neighborhoods, 87, pleasanton. 87, san ramon. 90s around walnut creek and brent wood. these long nights. 40s in our north bay valleys. the rest of us in the low to upper 50s. my accuweather seven-day forecast. we drop from the 90s to the 70s in a two-day span. inland, near 80 today to the 70s and stay in the 60s at the coast. here's alexis >> all right. good morning, mike. still no major incidents to talk about. so that certainly is some good news. a decent stackup on either side of the bay bridge toll plaza. we definitely need to open a few more b

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here's walnut creek, southbound 680. no delay approaching the merge. you can see we have light volume so far today. on 680 further north of there, i believe this is just before or just before the beginning of the bencia bridge, we do have reports of a disabled semi. that's blocking the far right lane. chp on their way to the scene. we'll take a look at mass transit coming up in ten minutes. >>> living in just 80 square feet, one woman finds an extreme solution to the bay area housing crisis. >> the commute is about to get more challenging for early morning b.a.r.t. riders. why trains will get a late start. >>> if you're heading to washington or boston, check out the rain that florence is going to produce, 1 to 3 inches. some isolated temperatures may be a 4 but they're away from airports but still that potential for flooding. let's take a look at what's going to happen here today. 81 in sacramento. mid to upper 80s, chico and fresno. 81 in l.a. with sunshine. 85 in palm springs. tahoe, 71 degrees today with clean air. we'll do it again tomorrow after s

moving the maps up, we're looking at cocoa county, slowing ow for the walnut creek the east shoreael freeway westbound and 80 east freeway slow through brk lir, traffic by golden gate field. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> one of san jose's most quaint neighborhoods is battling a series of crimes it's not used to saying, home invasion, robbery, burglaries, auto thefts, some happening in broad daylig daylight. >> today willow glen residents will get tips from the san jose police department and santa clara county district attorney's office how to protect themselves. bob riddell is live in willow glen with how the conversation is going so far. >> reporter: good morning to you, kris. that would be the second meeting in willow glen involving the community meeting with law enforcement. as you alluded to the focus will be on what people can do to prevent crime. you'll recall late last night, more than 200 people filled the building behind me, talking about the willow glen community center. that was for the first meeting. san jose police department chief eddie garcia, he got an earful of h

hayward, we have 85 in walnut creek. the seven day forecast, the coolest day of the week, today.oad the accuweather app and notice we warm up quickly. the offshore flow taking hold and staying with us for the week. cools off next friday. >> maybe nice for those of us who want to thaw out. the firefighters, we have to be so careful about fires. >> totally. good advice. >> thanks. >>> it was a special night for young patients at kaiser hospital in oakland. abc 7 news was there. many of them got ready for an evening of museic and dancing. last night was the annual pediatric prom night and brought together children not able to go to their own proms because of chronic illness. >> as they battle their illness, they don't feel safe going to their own prom. it is a pivotal experience in their life. this is our opportunity to celebrate our kids and let them know theirllness does not define them. >> 300 volunteers made the evening possible. gowns and tuxedos were donated to make sure it was a memorable night for those deserving kids. >>> sharing inspiring stories in a weekly digital series

last weekend in walnut creek, thieves made off with about $30,000 worth of iphones and laptops. no weapons were used in any of the crimes. so far no one was injured. that was the same thing here today. but still, a pretty scary incident for customers and employees as well as we're back live now. imagine this, being in the store here today, an otherwise quiet, sunny sunday afternoon, and these guys come in and do this. very fortunate nobody was injured. tom jenson, nbc bay area news >> tom, thank you. >>> we continue to follow a developing story near lake tahoe. a plane crash sparking a brush fire there. it's being called the slide fire. it's burning near slide mountain north of tahoe. it's not clear where the plane was headed or how many people are on board. the faa is now on scene. ntsb investigators are on their way. the local fire department says at least 20 acres have burned. anyone hiking or camping in the davis creek area is being asked to evacuate. >>> now to the weather. we hope you still have one more day off to enjoy this labor day weekend, but what kind of weather can

a lot of green still for southbound 680, walnut creek to dublin. 14 minutes.an francisco, 56 minutes. and highway 1 to los gatos, 16 minutes. >>> good morning america coming up here on abc 7. >>> ginger zee is back. she was covering the storm over the weekend. nice to see you again, zinger. >> reporter: it's good to be here, reggie and jessica. so great to be with everybody else. so good to be here. obviously major issues still happening in north carolina. the danger is actually growing. you can see homes there. i can tell you from firsthand experience the feeling of feeling trapped. soepl rivers at record or flood stage. it looks like they are not going to give up until the end of this week. some of the dams on the srerblg of breaching. amy is still live on the scene. >>> and the supreme court bombshell. the woman behind the secret letter accusing brett kavanagh of sexually assaulting her. now coming forward. what does it mean for confirmation? her lawyer is live. diane sawyer is here sharing her one-on-one with sally field. she is sitting down for her first

diablo. 91 degrees in walnut creek. 63 degrees where fog will make a comeback later on this evening. from san francisco, the view from sue tow tower looking down atop the low clouds. 60 degrees. yes, the marine air about 1,500 feet deep, at times getting up to 1,700 feet thick at times. so the coast and bay enjoying the footprint of that marine air. but further inland, anytime it drops below 2,000 feet this time of year, you see those valleys creep up temperature-wise. we're having that around livermore. 8 degrees warmer this hour than at the same time yesterday, which means back to the 90s. to degrees. one thing that is also going to change unfortunatelyshe air vaitey. spare the air day for tomorrow in addition to ongoing periods of smoke. dropping out of the north bay. you might notice the smoke might seem a little extra thick from morning to about early afternoon. then as the sea breeze picks up, we should begin to see, we hope, some of that smoke pushing more off to the east as we wrap up our labor day weekend. for

. >>> still to come, the lindsay wildlife experience has been a part of walnut creek for 63 years. while the popular museum is exploring other options for its locations. >>> social security checks could see a big increase. the big prediction is they will go up by 3% next year. senior citizens released estimates that would boost the average check by $39 a month. that's almost 500 extra dollars a year. there was 0% in 2016, .3% last year. >>> taking a look at the markets, stocks are higher and there are losses elsewhere with the dow jone one half of 1%, gaining 173 points. nasdaq up slightly down slightly and s&p up slightly. >>> facebook stock slightly up even though employers are being accused of discriminating against women with a powerful tool from facebook. they accused employers of targeting job ads for men. attorneys say facebook is profiting from ads hidden from women. three women said they were not shown as for jobs in traditionally male-dominated industries like mechanics. facebook released a statement saying there is no place for discrimination on facebook. it strictly pro

he was a teacher at walnut creek.witness saying he was talking about his crimes in an online forum and eventually caught when meeting with an undercover cop who he thought was a young teenager. police say his crimes did not involve students at the school. >>> in the south bay, a 90- year-old man is behind bars o old stepdaughter. san jose police went for a welfare check at the home and that's where they found the body of karen navarra. they say that anthony iello murdered her and was booked into the santa clara county jail. >>> still ahead, bart now taking new steps to crack down on fare evaders and we'll have that story plus people on treasure island getting a first chance to voice their concerns about a new toll that would charge people to get on and off the island. we'll explain. this is customizable streaming tv for your family. ...whatever size. it's saving money with flexible channel packs. live tv and the latest shows to stream. and all your streaming apps in one place - even netflix. this is how xfinity makes

babies, toddlers and even teenagers returned to the john muir medical center in walnut creek to celebratensive care unit. the nic-u has saved the lives of thousands infants over the years... and hundreds of them were back to thank their doctors and nurses. kron4's michelle kingston was there for the emotional reunion. michelle kingston, mkingstonnews"about 800 people were at saturday's party... many of them reuniting with the nurses that helped them at a critical time in their lives."(nat) "thats my baby brother holden maddox"little baby holden was born two months early ...but is gaining weight every day -- and getting sweet kisses from his big brother to help him grow sarah kuritz, mom "its hard to have your baby here but the nurses have been amazing."just outside the hospital ... kids who were just like holden just a few years ago are celebrating the neonatal intensive care unit where holden is being treatedstacy rossi, mom"it gives him a chance to meet other kids all of them at different stages medically and age wise and its just a great way to meet the families, great support and just

walnut festival in walnut creek tomorrow. 88 degrees at heather farm park. and the oakland a's takes on the minnesota twins. first pitch at 1:05 and a temperature of 67. heading to morning, bring an umbrella. overnight lows upper 40s and low 50s. tomorrow close to average even though the numbers are cooler than average, very nice. 77 at santa clara. in the east bay, lots of sun tomorrow. not exceptionally warm weather. in the low 80s. in the north bay upper 70s and low 80s. extended forecast. we've got low clouds,edness fog tonight. look what happens on wednesday. we get temperatures near 100 degrees in the hottest spots inland. so expect to sweat it out by midweek next week. >>> lots happening in sports, here's andria. >> the giants didn't make it to autumn. they sunk a long time ago. they're trying to avoid their third straight loss. extra innings against the cardinals. and the a ice magic number is -- the a's magic number is down to one as they power their way to another wild comeback win. we'll be right back. but oakland hasn't officially clinched a play