and then looking at 101 in walnut creek today.igits in our inland valleys for july for pretty much the entire month. this one today is to be taken seriously. the relative humidity is not going to come back into play tonight. in fact, the fog will be absent except for right nor the coast here. certainly take it easy here. try to stay indoors, stay hydrated and certainly watch out for the pets and little ones today. 103 in concord. 83 in oakland. look for 88 in richmond, and temperatures in the low 90s to mid 90s in the north bay. the accuweather seven-day forecast, 104 inland, 90 around the bay, 0 at the coast. th -- 70 at the coast. looking at the poor air quality right through the weekend, so it will be one of those tough weekends, but you will notice the difference tomorrow with a vong stronger sea breeze. download the accuweather app. temperatures getting into monday cooler and enjoyable for the rest of the week. only two days but take care out there. >> thanks, lisa. >>> news of a supply shortage or price increase gets our att

at walnut creek we are hot at 101.e 102 in antioch, just getting hotter heading towards the delta here. if you need the relief, we have it here at the coast. mid 70s in san francisco. 92, san rafael. upper 90s in santa rosa. 93 in napa. look for 103 in concord. 89, palo alto. a hot day on the peninsula. you have to be right at the coast to enjoy the sea breeze with the west independence up to about 20 miles per hour. the accuweather, 70, coast, 90, around the bay. over 100 inland. maybe a few degrees cooler. download our accuweather app and the significant cooling comes on monday where temperatures could drop anywhere from 20 to 25 degrees as the marine layer expands to over 2,000 feet after the weekend. as we get into tuesday, wednesday and thursday, that's our typical summer spread, 60s to the 80s around the bay and 90 inland. so just a couple of days. we will survive it but it will be hot out there. >> you just have to figure out what you're going to do. just a little brand somewhere. >> thanks, lisa. >> news of a s

walnut creek is clear. as we go through the morning hours, we will be close to 90 degrees by the time we hit noon time in our inland valleys. 70s around the bay. we will talk about how long the heat lasts coming up. kumasi. >>> thanks, lisa. in the south bay santa clara county is taking extra measures to be ready to respond to heat-related issues. abc 7 reporter amanda del castillo with more on how to prepare for the heat. >> reporter: if you can't find shade you want to be close to something that will keep you call. in downtown san jose fountains at cesar de chaves are helping the littler residents beat the heat. >> it is hot, hot, hot. >> reporter: she says weekend plans involve being outside. >> the house is fun and there's ac in there but they like the outdoors and running around so we come to places like these. >> reporter: santa claira's office of emergency management says they plan to expand services because of the excessive heat wave. temperatures are expect to reach near record levels including it

walnut creek, 68 and santa rosa, 56.l keep the fog in the forecast for this morning with more sunshine inland and then temperatures are on track to reach that big range of 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s by 3:00 or 4:00 numeral talk about more 90s and the five-day forecast and we will check in with sal with an update on the roadways. >>> we have traffic that has been slow in contra counter county. people were set back by a crash in danville that upset the whole system. 680 is slow into danville and 24 has been slowing down through lafayette. people are behind schedule. not a terrible commute, but still slow and past 24 into danville, we have a look at 80 westbound from carquinez bridge and it's backed up with no problems driving to the bay bridge from oakland but it will be slow through downtown. the peninsula is a mess. southbound 280 is normally not this slow and they've cleared the accident but it's very slow and 101 is slow. people all want this traffic to not be as slow. let's go back to the desk. >>> new this morning, the tr

i want to start off with a crash in walnut creek. southbound 680 as you make your way towards geary, there's an injury crash that has just been cleared. it's off to the right-hand shoulder. traffic has backed um onto hopefully this will start to clear up. here is a look at 242 slow out of concord approaching the scene. still heavy through pleasant hill and the accident. a new crash in the san lorenzo area, northbound 880 to 238. it on the ramp.ch in route to t. the sloffic we'ven all becau a accident, but the usualslowing, westbound 205 out at tracy is under ten miles an hour and then slow into the altamont pass. >>> developing news in fairfield regarding the heartbreaking discovery of newborn babies found next to a dumpster. >> sadly, one of the babies did not survive. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in fairfield with more information about the woman police say is the mother. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. when police arrived, the officer immediately started lifesaving efforts on one of the babies. the other b

contra costa county no delays for highway 4, walnut creek interchange and the tri-valley looks greate south bay no delays out of south county through silicon valley and up the peninsula. back over to you. >>> later this morning the city of oakland will face off against the oakland raiders in court, regarding the team's decision to move to vegas. >> however, the raiders have an unexpected ally, the city isn't too pleased about. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live with the details this morning. pete? >> reporter: good morning, guys. that unexpected ally is the department of justice siding with the oakland raiders when it comes to the lawsuit. the city of oakland is not too pleased about it. let's talk about what we know at this point. when you look at the latest court filings, it shows the city of oakland is objecting to the submission by the doj which argues oakland shouldn't be permitted to recover lost tax revenues through anti-trust laws. the doj saying tax revenues aren't related to commercial interests or enterprise of the host city, oakland. the city of oakland disag

with president to voice their concerns about a rising homelessness issue now walnut creek police say that the says issue and numbers have grown steadily over the past decade and currently they're taking around 2500 to 3,000 calls a year now this program again it is to officer pilot program, the main goals building relationships with the homeless community connecting those who are living in homelessness with services here locally working with residents and businesses to address how most related issues, lower calls for service and all of these efforts are to help develop long-term solutions. 2 reoccurring problems the city a scene. now these officers will be working closely with the woman creek homeless task force that run to the center as well as different city and county agencies and departments as well as the mental health evaluation team with the police force now it's only been a month, but these officers have meeting impact is what the police officers and the community have been saying in the first month alone they've made 213 contacts, 25 arrests handled 94 homeless related c

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us in walnut creek es going on. bob? >> reporter: marcus, the dmv field office in walnut creek and dozens of other locations throughout the bay area and the state, you're correct, they will be shut down this morning. they will not open until 1:00 this afternoon. this is so the more than 5,000 front line employees can undergo a training specifically they want to help them improve their customer experience, the customer service skills and make them more efficient at processing the applications for. ironically the dmv's computer system crashed yesterday. this is just hours before governor gavin newsom outlined his plan for cutting down wait times and improving customer experience. among other changes, an improved website, the ability for the dmv to take credit cards and increase in staff, all recommendations from his newly appointed dmv task force. >> they're about getting under the hood of things. they're about solving problems systemically. >> reporter: the governor stressed that initial changes to the dmv would be increm

he's not even from walnut creek but instead from sassoon city. they went to that meeting and made the arrest he's been charged with 32 counts of sexually abuse of a minor, and they believe that he's been sexually abusing a minor for several years, they're also fearful of possible other victims out there because for years he's been around young kids, one as a youth sports coach in solano county as well as a campus supervisor at at least one high school because of the nature of the crime. his bail has been set at million and he will make a court appearance next week when he will be arraigned back to you. >>i tied her with a check now around the bay area are working on a pretty nice evening. the fog villa started to make its way already inside the bay but looking for the berkeley hills you've got mostly clear skies inland away from the coastline. that's going to change overnight tonight, we'll see more the fog on the way in fact a it's going to be a bigger factor over the next few days, we'll see a stronger push the marina it's going to bring downhe

so walnut creek police thought why not try something new. why not keep the problems that homelessness creates from ballooning out of control so they gave a new idea a shot. walnut creek police say they field 3,000 calls a year related to homelessness about, ten call full-time officers to respo e calls aut encatchments, littering, trespassing and panhandling. > a lot of time it's people shopping downtown and really don't want to be bothered by people panhandling, we get a lot of complaints about it. we have a lot of people that are concerned that walnut creek is going to turn into some of their close neighbors like sfleens officer clemente and officer silva volunteered for the four-month pilot program that launched in mid-june. they've made 25 arrests so far mostly for trespassing. they've also contacted 213 homeless and referred 9 off them to services to address their needs. they also retrieve and return shopping carts. james thornton has lived on the streets of walnut creek for 12 years and likes the police here. >> i love it. born and rais

ken pa, back to hugh grant thank you in the east bay with homeless is a big concern walnut creek police there and created a new outreach program kron four's tristan take show has the story from walnut creek. >>this is a new pilot program the city started just about a month ago, there are 2 existing wannacry police officers in charge of it and the city put out a statement saying over the past decade, they seen a steady increase in homelessness and over the past few years, it's raised a lot of concerns with the community currently they're taking anywhere from 2500 to 3,000 calls involving homelessness a year. the main goals building relationships with the homeless community connecting those who are living in homelessness with services working with residents and businesses to address how most related issues, lower calls for service. all efforts to help develop long-term solutions to recurring problems. the city is seen. >>officers working closely with the woman becomes task force. the trinity center mental health organizations and other city and county agencies with speaking with residents

southbound 680 walnut creek to dublin now at 38 minutes.santa rosa to san francisco just over an hour. northbound 17 through the snn cruise mountains, no delays. >>> metering lights on around 5:36 this morning according to chp. we've got our normal backups into the maze. >>> we have new developments in san francisco. the punch line comedy club will remain where it has been for decades after being granted legacy business status. the punch line faced eviction earlier this year with its lease about to expire. now "the examiner" reports the city has declared the club a legacy business. that gives landlords financial incentives to sign ten-year leases with businesses that have existed for at least 30 years. the punch line is subletting from google. >>> apparently the bachelor is hitting the road. abc announced a nationwide tour called "bachelor live on stage." former bachelor ben higgins will be the host of this. according to the tour's website, one eligible bachelor will be introduced to local women from the audience. there will be date challen

walnut creek near 100 yesterday. 96 today.nd yesterday it was 101 at the livermore airport. 100 today in antioch. a lot of widespread 90s. look for 93 with 90 in san jose. still pretty warm around the bay. temperatures a little different around oakland and freemont today. that sea breeze gets going and we'll feel it on the peninsula for you. 78 degrees. a look at that fog pushing across the bay tonight with temperatures back into the 50s and 60s. better sleeping weather. 60s at the coast. 80s around the bay. triple digit heat inland today for another heat advisory and a spare the air alert. today the hottest day of the next seven days. but as we get towards about thursday, numbers coming back up. doesn't look like to the extreme we've had today and yesterday. >> that should be nice, a good compromise. >> thanks, lisa. >>> the bay area is home to some of the most valuable companies in the world. until recently, very mu of those companies were founded by women. as part of our ongoing efforts to build a better bay area, we sat do

i'm devastated and heartbroken for your loss. >> reporter: in walnut creek, terri mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> someone said they spotted a noose hanging from the tree near the campus dorms. the campus has several minority students and they do believe the noose was a them. onf eft her just frightened for her own safety. >> my immediate thought was nothing but fear because i had never actually physically seen a noose. so i was just distraught and really didn't know how to feel. to be honest, i got on southwest and looked for plane tickets. >> quote, the incident is currently under investigation as a suspicious circumstance. but if additional evidence comes to light, it may be reclassified as a hate crime. >>> from serving in world war ii to the high court, tonight people are remembering the life and the judicial impact the supreme court justice john paul stevens. we first told you about his passing tonight at 6:00. justice stevens known for his trademark bow tie is the third longest-serving justice in supreme court history. president gerald ford nominated stevens to the supreme cou

that's the plan for a neighborhood group in walnut creek. they'll make their pitch to the city in less than an hour. nbc bay area's robert handa is live on main street with a look at the heart of the fight around amy's drive-thru. robert. >> reporter: well, you know, even opponents say they like the food, they just don't want it coming from a drive-thru business. now, we're here at the proposed site owned by hall equities at north main street and second avenue. where a neighborhood group says drive-thru traffic will just cause back-ups here. right now all that's on the site is remnants of previous businesses. amy's drive-thru wants to put one of its popular vegetarian fast food restaurants here, and they have been talking with the same larky park neighbors united group that successfully drove off a proposed in-n-out burger and starbucks complex. amy says its drive-thru lines are different and less crowded. >> there are moments where we get cars that come through but i would never say it's busy or creates a traffic nuisance in our experience

in walnut creek. they were aware of it they intercepted him and arrested him. he is being held because of the nature of the crime involving a child that he's being held on 3.2 million dollars bail. he's been a youth sports coach in solano county. he was also a campus supervisor at at least one high school. but they're not saying what high score the name of the high school at this particular time. he made a court appearance yesterday not a lot was done yesterday but we do know that he will be back in court. next week for his arraignment and at last check he has not made bail. thanks a lot. well. >>well he's faced with instructor who is facing trial the charges is now out of jail on bail. 18 year-old james happ was a sore instructor at the wave in dublin. police say they found pornographic material on his the chronic devices he since been fired from his job at the wave. >>federal investigators are examining the wreckage of that helicopter crash in hayward they're trying to figure out what went wrong on

for the bay area, inland east bay, concord, livermore, walnut creek and antioch, we will have a heat advisory. also toward lake county. really targeting saturday. sunday we will cool off a bit but it will still be hot. the satellite is showing this. the other extreme. pushing back to the bay for tonight. we do have a drop off in the visibility near ridge great numbers, san francisco 55. 67 in walnut creek. san jose 63. there is ever camera looking toward the bay bridge. the top of the tower is hard to see. the cloud deck is starting to sink. that is the fog. it will impact visibility driving around portions of the bay, especially coast side. here is an area of high pressure, this will be the source of the inland heat all weekend. especially for tomorrow. it is nice to show you that we have an onshore breeze. it will not be a heat up for the entire area. the forecast model shows the fog tomorrow morning. locally dense and clearing back to the coastline. the forecasted heisel be upper 60s to near 70 for the beach is. not warming up much. patchy fog could be a factor. the other end of t

but investigators say last week he arranged a meeting with a minor in walnut creek investigators are waiting for him and that's when they pounced on him and made the arrest he's been he's held on million bail because of the gravity of the crime. now they say not only is he guilty of this that for years he's been in kicks exposed to children because of his occupation. >>that he was a youth sports coach and solano county as well as a campus supervisor, and at least one high school in that particular area, although they're not giving the name of that high 32 counts and they believe according to investigators that he's been sexually abusing a minor. under 14 years old for several years. james darya. all right, thank you will. >>on the east bay swimming instructor is facing child-pornography charges and jail right now on bail. 18 year-old james half was a swim instructor at the wave in dublin police say they found pornographer e on his electronic devices. he has since been fired from his job. new this morning oakland has banned the use of facial recognition technology by city employees th

it's a quick drive from walnut creek to 5 a just 11 minutes. james. >>all right. coming up. news the plan to get rid of mice on the farallon islands is stirring up some controversy will tell you why some say it actually could cause health problems for other animals on the island too. and for the first time we're hearing from the family of a man who is still recovering from a dui accident recovering from a dui accident that kille babybel: i used be a one-cheese operation, but me and crunchy here make a great team. we even finish each other's... babybel: (to crunchy)you're supposed to say sentences... crunchy: ---sentences. babybel: well not now. delicious new babybel cheese and crackers. babybel: saved it! by finding the best deals on paint and stain. lowe's knows you do it right we do it right too, with big savings on top brands like valspar, cabot and hgtv home by sherwin williams. with big savings on top the timeght at lowe's.cabot play it cool and escape heartburn fast with new tums chewy bites cooling sensation. ♪ tum tum tum tums >>and thanks for joining us.

sharon went to walnut creek to find out. >> they know why customers like coming. >> a nice environment and nice election. >> they were worried when they saw all the construction. >> my husband said as we were walking, it has to have an impact on the business. >> the sign said a little construction and a big wall won't stop us from serving. we are trying to confirm why they suddenly closed, but three established businesses have suddenly gone dark. mary's pizza shack had a sign taken down, doors off and lights out. the chairs turned upside down and a new menu saying what's to come. >> this is the part-time job. a lot of the first jobs they ever had. >> the property management said they had a natural expiration of their lease which was apparently for 20 years and had nothing to do with the whole foods agreement that almost caused them to shut down. >> it's a sign of the times. >> at mary's pizza shack, you find a goodbye sign saying the lease was not renewed and thanking them for being part of the family for 22 years. the family owned businesses like rocco's are doing what they do best. >

she was born in walnut creek. we will post a link to the k-9 fund on our website. >>> an east bay farmer is helping build a better bay area by taking her crops to new heights. >> located high on a berkeley rooftop, this entrepreneur is looking to give back to her community with full bloom. cornell bernard takes a look. >> right now i have a lot of flowers that i need to get out into the world. >> reporter: most days you can find joanna tending a quarter acre of sweet peas, zinnias and chocolate cosmos. >> if anyone wants chocolate cosmos i have them. >> reporter: it's on the roof of this 6 story apartment building in downtown berkeley. it's a nice office. >> yeah, it is. >> reporter: it could be the first working rooftop farm on the west coast, all certified organic. she sells culinary herbs to restaurants and flowers to local stores. she recently downsized from this two acre farm, relocating to berkeley to give back to the town where she grew up. >> hopefully people will see how important and wonderful it is to n

it will feel better tomorrow afternoon. 82 walnut creek, 83 livermore.en-day forecast, much cooler tomorrow. similar setup on tuesday. slightly warmer wednesday into thursday. that warming trend continues friday into the weekend. nowhere near as hot as we were this weekend. >> now sports from abc7 news. >>> i am excite. why? this is the last day i have to ask this. was this madison bumgarner's last start for the giants? the trade deadline is on wednesday. right now it sounds like mad bum won't be on the move. nobody knows for sure. the giants last game in san diego this year, bruce bochy getting a standing "o" from the crowd. mike yastrzemski, 4 for 5 from the plates to give the giants the early lead. he made one mistake right here to hunter reason fro. knocked with this one to coronado. 444 feet the fourth longest homer mad bum has ever given up. pods take the lead. the giants up one in the sixth. bum still in there. reyes from right. yas on the wall. robs him of a home run. perfectly timed with. mad bum gets the win and bochy's last game in san diego,

. >> i'm luz pena in walnut creek. when temperatures reach the three digits, we'll tell you what to keep in mind tomorrow. abc7 news starts right now. >> reporter: now news to build a better bay area, from abc7. >> i always kind of saw him maybe a bit sketchy, but nothing obviously this bad. >> two bay area teens who recently graduated together from tamalpais high school in mill valley are spending their second night in an italian jail. former classmates stunned. the two teens are accused in the murder of a police officer in rome after what investigators say was a drug deal gone bad. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm dion lim. while those bay area neighbors are in shock tonight, the community in rome is mourning a beloved officer. abc's corinna mitchell has the news at home and abroad. >> reporter: he was killed in the line of duty. one of them reading, your service will not be in vain. >>> mario was always, always, always a helpful person. all of us and the whole neighborhood could always count on him. t

walnut creek police officers arrested this man last thursday in james he's been charged with 32 counts. >>a sexual-abuse of a minor under 14 years-old let me show you this picture, his name. paul field or 60 years old some says soon. guys city according to the walnut creek police department they said that he arranged to meet with a minor around 14 years old last week and that's when they swooped in an arrest and they say that he has been around children for quite some time serving as a youth sports coach in solano county as well as a campus supervisor, at least one high school they're not giving the name of that particular high school this time, his bail has been set at million and he will be arraigned. next thursday. back to you. >>well new this morning, oakland has banned the use of facial recognition te from acquiring the soccer or even using it. even if it's used by other police agencies city leaders approved the measure citing limitations of the technology. the lack of standards around its implementation and its potential use in the prosecution of minorities. oakland now joined sa

a live look outside in walnut creek, as you step out, temperatures in the upper 50s.nother slow warmup to the day with a few clouds lingering throughout the morning. into the afternoon our south bay high temperatures reaching into the upper 70s, even some low 80s there. we'll talk more about this and very hot forecast ahead. >>> mike, you're hearing about a crash in san francisco. >> i am, kari. i'm tracking this right behind my name, get the vanity plate there. 101 at 280, chp should confirm more detailproblems. contra costa county an easy drive. highway 4 or road as you leave brentwood. no major problems, not p ss and the peninsula, you see a little bit of slowing north 101 right around willow, just minutes ago i saw a traffic break rolling through the area as they cleared some more crews, looks like everything is pushing north to marsh, which should be the end of the construction area there. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> developing right now, news from overnight in san jose, search and rescue teams are scouring the night around valley medical center for a woman

you're looking at walnut creek this morning. welcome back. >> i love that. you make it sound like we all carpool together. >> don't we? that would be awesome. >> zipping across the bay area. >> in scooby-doo van. that's how it works. with double clutch. >> yeah. >> you could be daphne i guess i'm thelma. >> i prefer to ride in the new corvette. >> fair enough. >> monday morning commute. we're starting out this morning getting ready for a great weekend. here is a live look outside in san francisco, all clear for you this morning, and it was foggy throughout the day yesterday. i think we'll see a lot more in the way of clear skies, even into this afternoon. so as we get a look at our hour-by-hour forecast, this shows where the fog will be, staying well off the coast, and our temperatures right now at 60 degrees in san jose and we have a 63-degree temperature now in oakland. 55 in santa rosa and most of us in the mid to upper -- mid-50s to lower 60s and so our temperatures starting out the door in antioch for your morning drive will be at about 59 degrees, if y

he sleeps in walnut creek. >> i'll sleep on the side of the building or something. i don't mess with them or their customers. >> reporter: the complaints about the homeless are on the rise. some worry about safety. >> they could be on drugs. you don't know. they could be desperate for money. >> reporter: walnut creek police field 3,000 calls a year related to homelessness. that's about ten calls a day so they thought they would experiment with assigning two full-time officers to respond to all of those escalating calls about encampments, littering, trespassing and panhandling. >> a lot of the time it's people shopping downtown and really don't want to be bother bid people panhandling, aggressive panhandling. we get a lot of complaints about it. we have a lot of people are concerned that walnut creek will turn into some of the neighboring cities and close neighbors like san francisco. >> reporter: officer clemente and silva volunteered for the program that launched in mid june. they have 94 complaints and made 25 arrests so far. mostly for trespassing. they have also

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning. yeah. the new tax is now in effect. here we are on july the 1st and it gives california a new title. ready for this one? we now pay more in taxes and fees for gas than any other state. just edge out of pennsylvania, alaska and missouri have the lowest gas taxes in the country. we are now at 47 cents per gallon in taxes. the plan is for this money to pay for mass transit programs and road repairs. it is expected to bring in about $5 billion a year, but some lawmakers are already saying that isn't enough, because of years of under funding. the governor's office says 400 transportation projects are now in the works. >>> the american society of civil engineers just gave california a grade of d for its road conditions saying that they are some of the worst in the country. so it is definitely time. there is a need for these projects to get underway. reporting live in walnut creek for abc 7 uz. >>> up to developing news. president trump is ba

he died in walnut creek. police reviewed surveillance video at the motel and investigators identified these two men adam team conversion a home on cleveland avenue in baypoint. the home is associated with brown. we deployed teargas trying to drive him out. we haven't had any response. we are giving it more time.>> reporter: police left after confirming the the suspect was there. some neighbors had to be evacuated during the police search. start we have tops of the community on a saturday morning. we've got the response to try to keep the community say. this person is dangerous. lead armed with a firearm.>> reporter: back at the motel some guest were unaware someone had been killed. evelyn who has been staying at the motel for a week said her support dog barked at the time the victim was killed. >>> is scares me. i'm staying here right now. it is too comfort.>> report both ll 911 immediately. >>> another police investigating after a man was shot in the parking lot of six flags hurricane harbor. it happened jus

take a look here walnut creek there. >> it's a slizzling weekend.hat's how hot it's going to be. >> slizzle, slizzle. >> you'll be slurring your work. >> there you go, kari. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. it's going to be a good one today. >> i can already tell, but it's going to be really hot. that's what we're getting ready for. a live look in walnut creek, once again with all clear skies. we'll see temperatures going through the low 60s to the mid-70s. it will be heating up pretty fast. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates coming up in a few minutes. vianey, you're seeing out there on the roads that everything's flowing smoothly so far? >> typically we're normally very quiet around this time but chp is reporting a crash and this is in the hayward area. looks like we've got a crash along northbound 880 side at whipple road. the right-hand shoulder is blocked and there's debris in the lane so this could start causing ully it is very early s there are no slowdowns on the speed sensors. ev

eight minutes if you continue on to westbound 24, walnut creek to highway 13.nd 580 tracy to dublin now in the red at 54 minutes. >>> in today's "gma first look," the stunning highway rescue caught on camera. we first showed it to you yesterday on abc 7 mornings. >> good samaritans rushed to free a driver after his truck flipped over and trapped him on the highway. >> in this morning's "gma first look," an incredible story of survival and heroism. >> i knew right away, okay, something bad is going to happen to me. >> take a look at this jaw dropping video out of oak brook, illinois. this morning, that lucky driver is telling his story to gma. >> everything happened in three, four, five seconds, everything. the whole swerving and then flipping over. >> a number of good samaritans stopped to help, racing to the turned-over vehicle, all working together to free the trapped driver. the crowd of commuters joined forces pushing the pickup onto the passenger side. >> at that point i knew we had to get the windshield and try to cut the seat brelt. >> coming up a at 7:0

from the golden gate bridge over the city right now and then as we head to a live look outside in walnut creek i believe, or maybe we shifted that shot in palo alto. there we go, and as we go throughout the day, we'll be slightly warmer, compared to yesterday. i'll have a look at that and the forecast coming up in a few minutes. vianey, how is it looking right now? >> hopefully everybody is safely back home in their beds. a crash to report about, via the chp northbound 680 at mission boulevard, it appears two lanes

san francisco as you can see in the chart. >> abc 7 news leslie brinkley joins us live now from walnut creeklution to help the homeless that seems to be working. leslie? >> reporter: well, eric, well nut creek police decided why not try something new to keep the problems that homelessness creates from mushrooming out of control here? so they assigned two full-time officers to focus exclusively on homelessness for now. matthew chase has been homeless for 12 years. his bags were stolen so his only belongings is his cigarettes and lighter. he sleeps in walnut creek. >> i'll sleep on the side of the building or something. i don't mess with them or their customers. >> reporter: the complaints about the homeless are on the rise. some worry about safety. >> they could b

like a walnut creek tonight, michelle kingston. >>still ahead we'll continue our coverage of the breaking news at 10 for and mall, including what's going on in san francisco general of savings and service. whoa. travis in it made it. it's amazing. oh is that travis's app? it's pretty cool, isn't it? there's two of them. they're multiplying. no, guys, its me. see, i'm real. i'm real! he thinks he's real. geico. over 75 years of savings and service. >>we're taking a san francisco general hospital with gunshot wounds, we just got this news into the kron 4 newsroom that the bart station in san bruno while it is still closed. bart trains are now able to go through that station southbound toward sfo and the millbrae station so that is the developing news on this story this taking place in san bruno police do believe this

she's life in walnut creek. it's triple digits but looks like you're cool down just a smidge, at 5:00 when we saw you, it was 90 degrees. now it's 94 degrees in downtown walnut creek. weave se we've seen kids playing in fountains like this one. parents we spoke to said this weekend was about getting to the pool to keep their kids cool but if they can't, the fountain is going to have to do. >> very hot, she says. yeah, she want to go the pool. >> reporter: are you going to the pool? >> no. i'm not going to the pool. >> very hot. we're at a swim meet this weekend, so we've been outdoors all day and it's very, very hot. but it's okay. i'm enjoying it. >> reporter: contra costa county fire say people have done a g t this weekend. the department received six heat-related calls yesterday. and today it's down to three or four. and they hope that number stays low into the evening hours. that excessive heat warning is in effect until 11:00 tonight. live in downtown walnut creek, lili tan, nbc bay yarea news. >>> it will

we will see it linger throughout the day, and that's a look outside and walnut creek as you get ready to head out the door. we will talk about cooler temperatures and a warmer weekend ahead coming up next. >>> across from palo alto, this is fremont, and it's a smo ot o cities. you are watching "today in the bay." oh thaphenomenal!, that's unfair. that's so unfair. c'mon jay-bo. let's go. let's go. woahh! try my $4.99 bbq bacon double cheeseburger combo. only at jack in the box. >>> welcome to thursday morning. looks like folks are up and out this morning as we take a live look outside. mike is coming up with a look at the morning commute to help you pave your way through the bay area. side by side photos of the sierra snow pack. on the left, it's a picture from april of this year, and there was enough people were still skiing on the fourth of july. the picture on the right was taken a few days ago, and on the high sierra tops you still see it there. it's a beautiful thing at lake tahoe. >> yeah. >> summertime, really nice this season. >> cold lake. >> yeah, 600 inches of snow melting,

the wrong decision into moving to walnut creek? i want to believe otherwise. >> i am speaking to you not just as a police chief, but as a community member but more importantly as a father, i'm devastated and heartbroken for your loss. >> the city's police chief is promising the public will have access to more information in the investigation within the next few months. >>> a san francisco neighborhood pushing back against a taco truck's plan to serve late. the business called street meet has applied for a permit to operate from 10:00 at night to 2:00 in the morning several days of the week on union and buchanan. some people who live there worry about trash and noise. they signed a petition trying to prevent it. others are on board with the tacos. >> it's terrible. it is garbage, bottles everywhere. >> there's a lot of people out and about, always hungry and i think having a food truck here will be a lot more sanitary. >> the business owner says he simply wants to grow his business in an area filled with bars but no late night food

the officers working closely with walnut creek homeless task force. the center mental health organizations and other city and county agencies there was speaking with residents in the area this morning said similar things that homelessness though not taking the community has been a big issue over the past few years and there needs to be a solution. >>a lot of people sort walking around and handling that's to the freeway those sorts of things as a father of the young daughter goes to school very near to that area. it's a sometimes it's a little nerve wracking you know when you see a of transients walking so i think it's something that should be addressed. >>this is the first month that the outreach program hasn't been active again with those 2 police officers assigned to it so far they have made 200 contacts, 25 arrests and provided services to 90 people living in homelessness reporting live in waller creek and christina tetreault kron 4 news. >>all right, thank you christina. >>it's 8 oh 06:00am this morning we're learning more about a crash in san fra

i'll be at the lesher center of the arts in walnut creek. head there. we'd love to pass out free ice cream and if you find me, i might give you more than one. anoushah and janelle, i found my spot on the ship. look at that. i have a call in to th bosses and hopefully i can get a second location permanently and we can do live weather all the time. >> jeff, athanks. >> we're going to restock that treat truck, by the way, for walnut creek tomorrow. >> it will be more than enough. >> guess who has been at the giants game and they are set to take on the mets. watch it right here on nbc bay area. show me the crown. show me homecoming. baby sloth videos on youtube. amy, do you uh mind giving someone else a turn? oh... yeah i made myself a little comfortable here. i got a pizza for amy! yes, that's me! xfinity lets you search netflix, prime video, and youtube with the sound of your voice. and i don't have my wallet, so... that's simple. easy. awesome. experience the entertainment you love on x1. access netflix, prime video, youtube and more. all with the sound

our reporter amy hollyfield live in walnut creek explaining where all the money is going.morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning. paying 6 cents more a gallon starting today. drivers talking to this morning are shaking their head. just can't believe it. this money is going to pay for more road repairs and for mass transit programs. it is projected to bring in a little more than $5 billion in the next year. drivers we talked to this morning, though, are a little frustrated, especially since the price of gas here is already higher than the rest of the country, and now this. >> don't have much choice. i didn't vote yes for it, but i'm paying for it anyway, and i guess if we get our roads fixed i'm all for it. >> really? >> yeah. if we get roads fixed. seems we pay a lot for that and nothing really happens. so we'll see. >> reporter: lawmakers saying this increase isn't enough to pay for all the repairs that need to be done, but it will kick-start some improvements. the governor says 400 transportation projects are now in the works. reporting for abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> ha

created a new homeless outreach program covers christina tape cho has more about that live from walnut creek christine. >>officers from the woman with creek police department who worked there for years who are now a part of that program and taking leave with that. no came after a community meeting where many people the community voice, the fact that they were struggling with the fact that homelessness had grown so much here in the city now it just so happens that the wannacry police department put out a statement saying if the over the past decade, there has been an extreme increase in homelessness and a huge rise. and so far they're taking 2502 about 3,000 calls a year now the whole goal behind this pilot program is to build relationships with the homeless community connect those who are living in homeless this with services work with residents and businesses to dress homeless related issues. lower calls of service and they say these are all effort helped develop long-term solutions to reoccurring problems. the city is seen. >>now officers working closely with the woman creek homeless task

low 80's as well for danville walnut creek in concord while oakland right at 70 degrees. the north bay, not as windy as yesterday but not near as foggy but you are going to be looking at temperatures a bit warmer pittsburgh back into the mid 80's while low 80 up in santa rosa holding on to the 70's from petaluma down to mill valley not been talking a lot about the week ended. you can see why giving a look at friday saturday and sunday your daytime highs in lynn will be back into the 90's in many cases with some parts of the north bay potentially getting even warmer than that some upper 90's and a couple of models showing the possibility of maybe even a triple digit or 2. now as for the bayside areas temperatures in the upper 70's and low 80's come the weekend. that means you enjoy these next 3 days as much as you can while temperatures to remain comfortable. that's your forecast also did erica's way for a look at traffic. >>good morning and happy tuesday taking a look at. er the san mateo bridge you can see it's moving heading into san mateo it's a 23 minute. drive time r

kron four's christina tape cho has our story from walnut creek. this is a new pilot program, the city started just about a month ago, there are 2 existing wannacry police officers in charge of it. >>and the city put out a statement saying over the past decade, they seen a steady increase in homelessness and over the past few years, it's raised a lot of concerns with the community currently they're taking anywhere from 2500 to 3,000 calls involving homelessness a year. the main goals building relationships with the homeless community connecting those who are living in homelessness with services working with residents and businesses to address how most related issues, lower calls for service. all efforts to help develop long-term solutions to recurring problems. the city is seen. >>officers working closely with the woman becomes task force. the trinity center mental health organizations and other city and county agencies with speaking with residents in the area this morning. all said similar things that homelessness though not playing the community

this is at the leisure center for the arts in walnut creek.ation you can find is waiting for you now on ktvu.com. >>> coming up ne on morning on 2, the rise in price for gas and electricity. with that you know what's behind the price hike from pg&e. >>> plus recovery after getting scorched from the tabs fire. we chat with the owner to find out how business is going since reopening. >>> ♪ we built this city on rock 'n roll ♪ >> welcome back to the nine everybody as we give you a foggy look at the city of san francisco. you crank it up when you're by yourself? >> it reminds me of grace slick. i guess the meter wants you to live in marin county. the windows are probably up. af >> i should know this but i don't, is cracked to key so the guitar player on that? >> i don't know, i think he is. >> will get to it here, a lot of gray out there and we do have a pretty good fog bank in place, there is an unseasonably strong system moving into seattle and portland that is kind of ramped up the fog. i'll says i'm just glad it's cooler. that would be beautif

a warm start to the morning for walnut creek. some of the higher hills will start the morning in the low 70s. coming up we'll talk about a significant cooldown as part of your seven-day forecast in 12 minutes. >> rob, thanks a lot. >>> thousands of people braved the heat at the nor cal nig ple. it seemed to be tense with those spraying mists. a lot of the shade. one man says he got a huge drink to cool off and the ice inside melted in ten minutes. he says the heat nearly scared him off. >> i was kind of thinking about not coming out because of how hot it was, the hottest day it's been in a while. but i just decided to come anyway. >> nbc bay area also spoke to a vendor selling icies and slushies. his business got a big boost. >>> follow-up to a flare-up out of san jose. more than a dozen cars destroyed in a junkyard fire. we brought this to you as breaking news at 6:00. fire started just after 5:30 this evening at the pick and pull junkyard on commercial street near highway 101. this is video from our traffic camera today. firefi

at the leshe recenter for the arts at 1601 civic center drive in walnut creek. >>> a live performances from tahiti and hawaii so don't miss a single beat, because it's up next. >>> we are ready to go cultural here in the "asian pacific america" studio. the na mamo no 'eau dance company is here with us perform some ceremonial drum danc desro't forget, they will o be performing at the chevron family theater festival july 20th. so enjoy. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] ♪at backdrop for my ending here. for more about our guests and their events go to nbcbayarea.com and we are also on social media, facebook and on twitter@rhandanbc. "asian pacific america" and telemundo 48 will be both at the el monte jamba juice event as well as the chevron family festival theater event doing backpacks so please join us. now we go out with more traditional drum dancing from hawaii and tahiti. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . >>> we are not used to big earthquakes like that. >> our nation is stronger than ever. >> i feel grateful and blessed. good morning, welcome to "sunday today" on thisy a good long weekend. if you lived in

walnut creek wide open, southbound 680 north of the 24 split. no incidents to report. as mike and i have been saying, definitely some mistnditio wels have a dense fog advisory for golden gate bridge. a quick check of the central valley. last week we were cruising along in the 70s. the speeds today, 205, nine miles an hour, 580, 17 miles an hour. that's starting to look much more normal. san francisco transportation officials hope to reduce muni delays by making it easier to remove malfunctioning trains. according to the chronicle, sfmta is considering building pocket tracks to allow a train to be pushed off a mainline quickly without impacting service. harrison and bryant streets could be potential places for a pocket track. officials say it's going to take a while. construction is at least three to seven years from now. >>> the california highway patrol says dui arrests andcant over this fourth of july weekend. more than 1,200 people were arrested for dui between wednesday and sunday morning. 24 people died in dui-related incidents. in 2018, fewer than 400 were arrest

the deck of low clouds from walnut creek.t has definitely allowed for a damp pavement below it, but this continues to compress and shrink as we go through the next several days waking up to clear sky by tuesday inland with that fog just confined to the shorelines. we've got the mist and drizzle, warmer day by 5 or 6 degrees, our friends in fairfield and livermore valley. the heat as it builds inland, keeping it cool at the coast. 63, 67 do you want over in oakland once again low 70s. how about 85 in walnut creek. you head further inland out towards antioch. you will hit about 90 degrees. the rest of you in the south bay, 85, 81 santa rosa, 79 napa, 80 in san rafael, concord, livermore, 87. taking it into monday. warm inland, upper 80s, low- to mid-90s. 60s and 70s across the bay. a little change here into tuesday. it's wednesday when we're looking at the warmest numbers. near 100 degrees up towards clear lake, also out towards the delta and keeping it comfortable closer to the ball. 80s around the bay, the warmth inland today

then in the evening at 5.30 that's when there will be a rally in walnut creek at the corner of ignacio valley road and north civic drive. >>police in center fell now warning people about a car sales scam this was after a person was tricked into buying what ended up being a stolen pickup truck. it was initially listed craigslist the buyer met with the seller negotiated a price and in the end the buyer handed over $13,000 in cash, but the problem started when the buyer trying to get registered with the dmv that's what it turned up the truck was a stolen rental so sandra f now putting the call out if you were victimized by this sort of scam they want to hear from you as they build their case. new this morning police in american canyon are looking for the people who broke into 2 dozen cars in one neighborhood. the break ins started around one 30 yesterday morning right along lt drive west. carol drive, joan drive and then los altos place. police say all of the damage was done in about 4 hours time. police now looking at surveillance video from the area hoping to a track down those burglars

>>he's been charged with 32 counts of sexual-abuse against some minor the walnut creek police department they jumped on this particular case last week when they said this man here let me show you his picture his name is paul fielder he's actually from sassoon city but they say he was in walnut creek last week when he arranged a meeting with a minor and that's when the intercepted him and made the arrest. he's been around children for quite some time you guys talked about this that he was a youth sports coach, not only that but he was also a campus supervisor. at an unnamed high school at least one in solano county he's been booked. he's been charged he actually made his first court appearance yesterday and because of the crime and the nature of the crime involving children who investigators say that he sexually abused a miner for several years, his bail was set at million and that his next court appearance will be next thursday when he will be arraigned did talk to an officer in walnut creek and they said they're glad to get him off the streets. back to you all right, thanks a lot. we'll