and we are live here in walnut creek with the olympic champion, amit elor. first of all, congratulations. you're just home from paris. tell us what the last week and a half has been like? you told me that you've never even touched one of these until it was put around your neck. yeah, the last week and a half have been without an understatement. probably the best of my life. you know, they've been intense. i've barely gotten any sleep, but i've achieved my number one dream. and i just feel so complete and so happy. and i'm so happy to be home and just get to share this victory with my family and my friends. wow talk about what this hometown support has meant to you. we just talked to your coach. we just heard from him. and i know that former gym here in walnut creek has been really instrumental in fundraising. they made this t-shirt to raise funds for your journey. tell me what the hometown support has meant. yeah. i was born and raised here in walnut creek, and i felt so much support, especially here from former gym. right after making the olympic team, i go

walnut creek. mike mention where one person is dead, another in the hospital following an overnight crash. police are saying alcohol was involved. this is a live look at the scene on what is usually a busy ignacio valley road near civic. at this point, both directions are still closed and will remain likely closed for some time. police say a speeding car struck a utility pole and the driver was not wearing a seat belt. she died at the scene. a man in the car walked away from the crash but was still transported to the hospital. there are also downed power lines in the area, but no word yet on possible outages. our bob redell is there. he'll join us with a live report in our next half hour, continuing our coverage now of san francisco's push to clear homeless encampments. police under new marching orders. when it comes to confronting the unhoused. now this as homeless advocates insist the city is getting it all wrong. today in the bay's ginger conejero saab live for us in san francisco this morning a

walnut creek. we're live there at the scene with all the new details on what led up to the tragedy and that lengthy cleanup that may impact your morning commute. pushing back against encampment suites in san francisco are cameras capturing the latest one as it happened. the new call this morning to end the practice and the greatest swimming machine we've ever seen. rolls on to another goal here in paris. swimming to gold. team usa star katie ledecky delivering a master stroke of performance. and we're going to take you live to paris to relive the triumphant moment. this is today in the bay. gold looks so nice on the usa flag right. good morning to you all on this thursday i'm marcus washington and i'm laura garcia. welcome to this first day of august. hard to believe summer is kind of coming to a close school next week for a lot of kids. but let's enjoy the golden morning at least checking the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. yeah, before we get to that, let's go to mike inouye. right now. he

a teenage girl is dead and a man is in the hospital after a crash in walnut creek early this morning along ignacio valley road. >> this afternoon, the busy roadway remains shut down. our charles clifford brings us the latest. >> well, here in walnut creek on thursday afternoon, ignacio valley road between civic drive and broadway near downtown remains closed. following an early morning fatal accident. now, according to walnut creek police around 1 o'clock on thursday morning, this black car was traveling westbound on ignacio valley road is being driven by an 18 year-old female with a young man in the passenger seat when the driver apparently crossed the median struck a power pole and a tree. now, according to police, the driver was not wearing a seatbelt was ejected from the vehicle, died at the scene. the male passenger was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. police also say they believe the couple was driving from pittsburgh to danville and that they had been drinking prior 2 leaving pittsburgh and that they were traveling between 60 and 80 miles an hour when

otherwise 62 walnut creek.ermore it's 63 degrees in san jose and mid 50s around the coast. we do have yet another air quality advisory, in effect two days in a row now due to that haze that you saw visible by that live weather camera. so what does that mean? it basically suggests you may smell a little bit of smoke today, and you will see some hazy sunshine. and if you do suffer from upper respiratory issues, make sure you just take it slow. today we do have a westerly wind 10 to 20 in the offing today. we need it to usher out that smoke. right now winds are under ten except for at fairfield. we have this interesting doings. okay, the condensation in the form of drizzle due to the deep marine layer along the sea shore. watch as the day progresses, we will see this. some clouds drift up from the south. it's all associated with subtropical moisture from the south, from arizona, from nevada, it will become partly cloudy tomorrow. but notice through your future cast all that subtropical moisture and it does produce

walnut creek. this is a live look of a a show valley road near downtown. it's on a broadway and north of civic drive. now, according to officials, it happened around 1 o'clock this morning. and alcohol was a factor. the car involved had 2 people, a male and a female. the 18 year-old female did die there at the scene. she was ejected from the vehicle. she was not wearing a seat belt, according to officials, the male was wearing a seat belt. he was able to get out of the car but is still suffering injuries. officials say the 2 were driving between 60 and 80 miles an hour there on a valley road. they were leaving pittsburgh area and heading towards danville took out a light pole and they also hit a tree there that you can see. so they're continuing to try and get this cleared up. but it's going to be closed off at least for the next few hours. as we get more details. we'll keep you updated. going to bring the screen back in studio. taking a look overall at the roads. so traffic is not too bad. for the

hop on the latest mode of transportation in walnut creek. it just reduces the need to get in the car and drive the free press. do autonomous shuttle service launched by the contra costa transportation authority thursday in the ross, more senior living community in 8 to 9 month pilot program boosting to electric shuttles running a 10 to 12 minute preprogrammed route monday through friday. a trained attendees always be on board very smooth. but the 7 passengers shuttle is controlled remotely by incorporated into feel safe. old enough to remember when there was operator in an elevator. so >> i ride the elevator almost every day and i do it myself. so it's autonomous. and i think. where future is and that's where our current president is. this is the second site ccta has established the shuttle. >> the first last year at bishop ranch business park in san ramon and 2 other sites are planned county wide. the next in martinez says technology can really improve safety on our roadways. the shuttle's travel 12 miles per hour. and since they hit the ro

yeah, we're dealing with a fatality in downtown walnut creek. this is on a valley road. >> and according to officials there on the scene, this road is going to be closed off for some time. and it's right in broadway and north civic drive, according to officials there on the scene, it involved 2 individuals that were driving from pittsburgh to danville and a female and a male. an 18 year-old woman did pass away from she was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. they say that the car was going anywhere from 60 to 80 miles an hour before it hit the mail in this incident was able to get out of the car in his own and was taken to a nearby hospital that she mail did not survive. so this live look again on this main road in downtown walnut creek will be closed off for some time. and as we get more details coming out from officials will continue to keep you updated. will bring the camera back into our studio. taking a look at other areas in the bay right now. our roads are looking fairly good. we did have another fatality this morning

this is near downtown walnut creek. very busy area of the crash happened around 1 o'clock this morning. police say an 18 year-old woman was killed and her passenger. he's still in the hospital tonight. see the traffic there getting diverted. police say the car was speeding when it went over the median and then hit a power pole and then a we're going to be taking a look now at video from the scene earlier today. police say the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. she was thrown from the car per passenger was able to get out out on his own. police say they believe alcohol was a factor in this crash around 50 pg and e customers are in the dark because of this. you see the utility pole there cracked in half. utility says that those lights are not going to be coming back on until around 8 or 9 o'clock. tonight, temperatures go will now offer the unhoused a ride out of the city before offering shelter or other supportive services. >> mayor london breed issuing an executive order today changing the city's policy to prioritize re

this is pwc. and a walnut creek woman wins gold. we are live in paris. also calling for the mayor to resign right now. the pressure oakland's police union is putting on the city's top leader. but first, i want you to do this with me. let's let's do this together. would you be my running mate and let's get this thing on the road? vice president kamala harris picking her running mate. what we're learning about minnesota governor tim walz and what they said at their first rally late. today. the news at six starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai and i'm janelle wang team usa. let's take a live look at paris, where it's now, just after 3 a.m. wednesday morning. there. we're going to get you caught up on all the big winners from today, including our olympian from walnut creek and the dream team. but we're going to begin with some big headlines. we're officially looking at a harris-walz ticket this november. vice president kamala harris tapping minnesota governor tim walz as her running mate. late today. they made their debu

this is a live look near downtown walnut creek. this is on nation valley road between broadway in north civic drive pg and e crews are trying to get this telephone pole. that's in the middle of the road taken out right now. both roadways are closed off in both directions. this is due to an overnight crash that happened early this morning at around 1 o'clock involving 2 teenagers in 18 year-old girl did pass away because of this after she was ejected from the vehicle that second 18 year-old has survived, has survived, excuse but they are having some complications right now as we get more details on that will keep you updated. we're going bring screen back to our traffic maps overall. not too bad this morning. however, we are seeing one accident. i'll get there in just a second. but a live look right now at the bay bridge. 12 minutes into the city over that right now, the richmond, sandra fell bridge. it's a 7 minute commute. there. now there is an overturned vehicle accident that's happening on the san mateo bridge right now. so it'

what you're looking at is a live photo in walnut creek.been a severe accident earlier this morning. this is on ignacio valley road near downtown walnut creek between broadway and north pacific drive. we do have a crew there were trying to work on details and gather exactly what happened. but you can see just how severe it is. we do know that this road, ignacio valley road is going to be closed off for much of the day today. we're still trying to figure out exactly what happened. so you may need to use treat boulevard to get around that because this is going to be closed off and you can see that vehicle they're now taking and also, you know, that telephone pole completely taken down as we get those details this morning. we'll continue to keep you updated. we're going bring the screen back to our maps here. taking a look at our roads and other areas right now westbound 80. we're dealing with some residual delays earlier this morning there was a fatality that happens. you can see. it's 27 minutes from crockett to the maze. those who are utili

this time walnut creek hit by thieves.t to step up. >> this is a crisis act like it. and governor newsom putting the pressure and cities and counties across the state how he's threatening to withhold money from them. kron. 4 news at noon starts now. >> from the bay station, you're watching kron. and news. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm justine waldman. governor newsom doubling down on his executive order. the demand cities across the state clean up homeless encampments. he says if they fail to do so, they're going to lose out on some money. kron four's will tran reports from san francisco. >> governor gavin newsom is happy with what san francisco is doing, but not happy with los angeles and los angeles county for what they are not doing. the governor was in southern california yesterday in los angeles, going through a homeless encampment, clearing the debris, basically showing up that area that this is what he would like to see now right now, los angeles county is not in compliance with his e

that's continue in the bay area this time walnut creek was hit. ke >> another very city is seeing a rash of tire thefts. walnut creek police are reporting an uptick in thefts around apartment complexes across their city. and this comes vicki after santa rosa in petaluma. police have warned people about the same issue. kron four's michael thomas reports. >> the tires and britain seem to be popular for thieves these days just as it was last month in the north bay walnut creek. police now warning its residents to be aware of. some people are waking up to find their vehicles sitting on bricks. police say thieves seem to be targeting rims and tires on both. new are hundreds into yoda's in walnut creek specifically during the overnight hours and ones that are parked at apartment complexes. >> one resident that didn't want to go on camera tells me he was recently a victim to a car break-in, but not for his tires. and another tells me this. >> i haven't seen any as i do. my so, yeah, i'm i'm not sure. but i have heard there are some break-ins recently but

but it's not just happening in walnut creek.eral people in nearby concord suffered the same kind of losses this car was hit sunday afternoon, leaving the owner and her neighbors stunned. this is the first time we've had something like this happen and i'm like, just we're all freaked out. we're going, what? and in petaluma, police say more than ten cars have been targeted since sunday. police are urging people to take precautions and be aware, try to park in a well-lit area. i would recommend having an alarm device if you have one. if you do have aftermarket or expensive tires and wheels, then i would suggest using like a wheel lock system. this is my truck. this toyota tacoma cerato hasn't had his tires taken, but his truck's wheel caps were ripped off. he's fed up and they just pop it off. and i lived in oakland for ten years prior to this, and i thought leaving oakland and coming to walnut creek. oh, it's much better here. no, i mean, it's more or less the same, if anything, worse. police say the thieves appear to be targeting

joining us live from walnut creek. michael. >> hi, good morning, everyone will its tires and rims. it seemed to be popular among thieves not only here in the east bay, also in the north bay, like we saw last month and has story. and james mentioned many people waking up to find their vehicle sitting on blocks. now, take a look. this is some video that we put together some of those neighborhoods that were talking about and also those vehicles. police say specifically the vehicles being targeted. our toyota's and honda's the newer models. now they say it's happening overnight. people are waking up in the morning seeing they have no tires on their car at all. now last month, police in petaluma santa rosa and rohnert park also saw a similar situation that case those people were targeting toyota camrys, corolla and honda civics, along with a court now on a tuesday, walnut creek police did not give any details as to what type of models are being targeted right now. they just say it's all newer. honda's and toyota's. we did speak with some people who live in walnut creek, one man who did

we already see another crash in walnut creek, and the timing does play out. this is the worst drive though. highway 4 to 680 to highway four, so avoid that and cut down if you can. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. well, in the east bay, students are going back to school for the first time. this is after two board members were ousted for not allowing the pride flag to fly on campus. well, today in the bay's bob redell joining us live from sunol. glenn school this morning. okay, so, bob, let's talk about this enrollment there. i'm hearing that that is down this fall. are they saying is this related to that recall election? it's hard to say. i did speak with one mom who was pulling her three children from sunol glen here behind me, marcus, because she was not for the recall and she felt that the politics surrounding the recall was seeping into the classroom. i also spoke with the new superintendent, who's only been on the job for just around a month. she says enrollment has dropped over the past few years at many schools here in alameda county, but thinks t

trains in walnut creek went to high school in pleasant hill. 100% local. she's already training for the 2028 games. elor, by the way, won gold with a dominant three zero victory in the gold medal match and she hasn't lost a match in about five years. she seems so sweet and nice. you really don't want to mess with her. and then you see her on the mat. she'll take you down. wow. we her have some time to rest, but before we know it, the nba season will tip off about two months from now. yeah, just like it's going to happen today. the nba released the schedule. the warriors have 24 national tv games, the most for a non-playoff team. remember, they didn't make the playoffs last season. take a look. here are a few of the highlights of the schedule nba opening night. the warriors are not part of it. their home opener, though, is october 27th at chase center against the clippers. a couple other notes to circle there. november 12th klay thompson comes back to the bay area as a member of the mavericks and christmas night, a 5 p.m. tip off at chase center. warriors a

he started coaching walnut creek sabrina ionescu when she was in fourth grade. all right.e at home, we do have breaking news just into our newsroom. susan wojcicki, the former ceo of youtube, has died at the age of 56. her husband, dennis troper, posted the announcement on facebook late tonight. he said that she died following a two year battle with lung cancer. the current ceo of google posted on x that he's saddened by the loss and that he will miss her dearly. jesse was the ceo of youtube for nine years before she stepped down in 2023. she was also one of the first employees of google now, the latest in the race for the white house. both candidates on the campaign trail tonight rallying support and trying to sway undecided voters. the harris-walz campaign is riding a wave of enthusiasm through battleground states and this weekend, the vp is headed home to the bay area for a fundraiser with some of the region's wealthiest donors. nbc bay area's thom jensen is in san francisco, where there's a ton of excitement about her visit and lots of speculation about her planned sto

plus, what thieves in walnut creek are taking right up. cars that are parked on the street. >> we need local government to step out. this is a crisis act like it. >> and the governor threatens to withhold money is from cities. if they do not start to clean up homeless encampments. kron. 4 news at 2 starts right now. >> station. he's calling for news 2. >> thank you for joining us this friday here on kron. 4 news at 2. i'm justine waltman act or lose it. that's the message from governor gavin newsom when it comes to clearing out homeless encampments. he said this as he worked to clear out in the camp meant in southern california. and now we're learning more about. what bay area leaders plan to do with the governor's order. kron four's terisa stasko joins us now live from the newsroom with more on this story. thanks for joining us. i the governor not holding back. you may recall 2 weeks ago. >> he came out swinging saying it was time for cities and counties to step up and now he's threatening to withhold millions if they do not comply the go

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this rise of stolen rims tires is not only happening in walnut creek, but also in other areas., police in petaluma santa rosa and rohnert park saw a rise of tires and rims being stolen off of toyota. camrys in corolla specifically along with honda civics and accords. now walnut creek police did not give details as to what models are being targeted, but they say it is all newer cars for pul toyota's and honda's right now. they ask that drivers park in a secure parking garage if possible, or at least a lit area and near security cameras of possible. they say the investigation still ongoing, but they are asking anyone information come forward and also to just really be aware of your surroundings. if you see anything that looks suspicious, reported to police soon as possible. back out here live. we did reach out to them this morning. so as the sun starts to rise, we're hoping to get more details on what type of specific models they're targeting and possibly what areas of the city that going towards. but that is the very latest reporting live in walnut creek ca michael thomas rain a

amit ehler from walnut creek is ready to go for gold. if she wins the semis tomorrow, she's guaranteed a gold medal match on tuesday. whoa a lot going on on monday. it's going to be a good one. all right. turning to decision 2024. now excitement is growing in the democratic party. kamala harris expected to announce her running mate any day now vp reportedly held in-person meetings today at a residence in washington with three of her top contenders. arizona senator mark kelly, minnesota governor tim walz and pennsylvania governor john schiff. josh shapiro. ap news reports that she was also scheduled to meet this weekend with governors andy beshear of kentucky, j.b. pritzker of illinois, as well as transportation secretary pete buttigieg. today's meeting was described as a, quote, chemistry test to see how the vice president interacts with the potential running mates. a final decision is expected by tuesday at the latest, because that's when harris and her vp pick are slated to start campaigning together with a stop in pennsylvania, factio

live look outside in walnut creek. beautiful cotton candy skies as we wake up to the final weekend of the olympics. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kiera clapper. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. how's it looking, cynthia? definitely some beautiful skies out towards walnut creek, but windshield wipers out towards san francisco and the peninsula. some fog there as of course we are in the middle of fog is 50s and some low 60s down here in the south bay, but a bit cooler up towards the north bay. 52 in novato, 54 in santa rosa. as we plan our day, we will get into some sunshine and some warming. i think today will be the warmest day of the weekend as we go to some 80s down here in to san jose enjoy the second day of the jazz festival down there. so some hotter temperatures though, as we move further inland. i'm expecting some 90s in some spots. you will also notice the hazy sunshine as we continue to see the wildfire smoke to our north, and we will be expecting a cool down as

in brentwood, 90 in walnut creek. overnight tonight we will see more fog than we have out there right now. overnight lows, generally in the 50s and in the 60s. now future tracker temperatures showing you it's pretty steady pattern. tomorrow we'll have those gusty winds in the afternoon temperatures a little bit above average. then on saturday watch what happens. it is cooler out there with that widespread morning cloud cover and drizzle. those temperatures do rebound a little bit on the back half of the weekend, but a warming trend will continue for early next week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast next seven days for you, showing you it is sunny out there today. holding steady tomorrow. then we'll track that morning. cloud cover, that drizzle, that cooler weather on saturday. we brighten up those skies on sunday and we're warmer for early next week, guys. >> thanks, drew. now we are checking in with ginger zee who's live with what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger. >> hey reggie. kumasi nice to be with

a teenage girl is dead and a man is in the hospital after a crash in walnut creek. earlier this morning along ignacio valley road this afternoon. the busy roadway remains shut down. kron 4 charles clifford joins us live now from where that crash happened with the latest details on this. charles. >> well, good afternoon. i'm standing at the intersection of civic drive and ignacio valley road. take a look behind me there. you can still see they've got the road close signed up and that section roadway between here and broadway about a block away near downtown walnut creek still shut down following that earning early morning fatal accident. >> according to walnut creek, police around 1 o'clock on thursday morning, this black car was traveling westbound on ignacio valley road is being driven by an 18 year-old female with a young man in the passenger seat when the driver apparently crossed the median struck a power pole and a tree. now, according to police, the driver was not wearing a seatbelt was ejected from the vehicle, died at the scene. the male passenger was taken

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she is from walnut creek. as i mentioned, amit eller is a powerhouse. she's the youngest american woman to wrestle in the olympics now. amit started wrestling after watching one of her brothers practice, and then she has proven now, time and time again, that anything boys can do, she can do better. she is expected to medal more girl power this time on the ramp. petaluma skateboarder minna stess just competed at the place de la concorde right now, a few minutes ago. unfortunately, the petaluma favorite fell during the prelims and then that means that she failed to make the final. however, the 18 year old is still a bay area star and talk about some high drama at the final event for the gymnastics, right? simone biles going for her final medals, and instead there was a twist in this one. it didn't go to simone, it went to the brazilian gymnast. check it out. simone was going to continue to be the queen, but she was aiming to go for her fourth and fifth gold medal in paris instead. brazil's rebeca andrade won the gold on the floor, with biles getting a sil

in walnut creek this afternoon. this high pressure is getting closer to us bringing that warming trend, but it's also bringing us some high clouds throughout the afternoon, today, tomorrow into saturday, we'll see some of that cloud cover move in to our east. there's that chance of thunderstorms in the sierra tomorrow and into saturday. so today it's a warmer afternoon, partly cloudy out there. we'll preview that weekend forecast coming up in about seven minutes. >> thanks for coming up. thrill seekers. rejoice. you can soon go to three of the bay area's best theme parks, with just one pass and encouraging people to get out and about in oakland, the free entertainment that city leaders can boost foot traffic for local businesses. plus the event honoring transgender history a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo. (intercom) flight deck we are go for launch! (ethan) is that the one? (janet) so

another bay area city is seeing a rash of tire thefts walnut creek. police are reporting an uptick in thefts there specially around apartment complexes. >> kron four's michael thomas is following the story. joining us now live from walnut creek. michael. >> good morning, everyone. thieves are really going after rims and tires. some people here in walnut creek are waking up to find their cars sitting on bricks. take a look. this is some video we've got up on your screen now. police say it's newer honda's and toyota's that they're targeting and specifically in apartment complexes that are parked overnight. police say people are waking up in the morning finding that their tires and the rams have been stolen. now, this rise of stolen rims and tires isn't just happening in walnut creek. but last month there was a rise in this in petaluma santa rosa and rohnert park. officials there say those specific cars that were targeted were toyota camrys and corollas along with honda, civics and accords. now, walnut creek police did not give any details as to what mod

as you get more details from walnut creek. police will continue to keep you updated. that is the very latest reporting in walnut creeke michael thomas kron. 4 news. >> san francisco police gathered at saint mary's cathedral this morning to remember a fallen officer leanna ortega. the 29 year-old died on july 28th ortega had been part of the force for 9 years and most recently worked at the mission station, friends and colleagues described him as and empathetic and hard-working police officer who loved his job. >> ortega was born in san francisco. the 29 year-old has said that as a child, he viewed police officers as modern-day superheroes. kron 4 is your local election headquarters and the november election. now just 3 months away and former president donald trump is continuing his attacks on vice president kamala harris this time bringing up san francisco mayor willie brown. trump claimed that willie brown is not a fan of harris. >> well, i know willie brown very well. in fact, that went down in a helicopter with him. we thought maybe this is the end. we're in a heli

to 580, and then a six minute drive from highway four to walnut creek. get back to the desk. >> developing news this morning. families who have been living along zoo road in san francisco are now gone. overnight, a city imposed deadline for them to leave came and went. it's the latest challenge for a group of people who have been struggling to find permanent housing since the pandemic. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez has been following this story for weeks now she's live along zoo road. gloria >> good morning. reggie. yeah most of the rvs are gone this morning. there's one rv behind us right now, but that one just got here probably about 15 minutes ago. there are signs that have been posted saying people can't park there between midnight and 6 a.m. until mid september, and those rv residents had a deadline of midnight to leave or risk their rvs being towed. yesterday, there were still about two dozen rvs out here on zoo road in san francisco, and city workers have been meeting with these residents to give them housing, resources and vouchers for

now the build up in toward walnut creek back to you. well, developing this morning in the south bay, it has been a long night for firefighters who are still at the scene where a series of fires started in the foothills and left them scrambling. today in the bay's bob redell live this morning there. and bob, i know you got an update on containment. where does it stand this morning? at 25%, you can see cal fire still on the scene. they've been out here all night to make sure that this wildfire doesn't flare back up. as you look up to the right, you can get a sense of the burn scar. there was a series of three fires you mentioned here in the east foothills of san jose. we're a nine mile drive up quimby road, and now this is the first time firefighters are getting their eyes on the fire with the sunlight. so right now, they say it's 33 acres. but once they get a better look, maybe that acreage could change the fire started late yesterday evening. it became visible for miles away. people on the valley floor could see it again, scorched 33 ac

walnut creek city council approved the restaurant's permits in may. that came with some major concessions, including getting rid of a drive-thru and adding a 10:00 p.m. curfew, but dozens of neighbors have spoken out against the restaurant arguing it will add to the traffic in a busy area. others are not thrilled with the chain's conservative reputation. the project is now in the hands of walnut creek's design review commission for approval on its architecture and signage. >>> another day of inland heat in store, especially for the south bay, which is where we have a heat advisory in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. tomorrow, but it's not going to be the hottest spot around the bay area. we'll look how far above average we'll be and when things will cool off coming up in the first alert forecast. >>> stern grove festival presents a free concert featuring jazz and punk legend herbie hancock and the sfjazz collective sunday at 2:00. stream when we're young, we're told anything is possible... ...but only a few of us go out and prove it. witness the g

things do clear up in walnut creek highway for two southbound. 680 in walnut creek is what we're talkingck to the desk. >> thank you. amanda, we are tracking breaking news this morning in the presidential campaign. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live in gloria in just the past 20 minutes, we've learned vice president kamala harris poised to pick minnesota governor tim walz as a running mate. >> that's right. kumasi and the vice president will make that announcement official when she appears with walz later today in philadelphia. the minnesota governor is a retired school teacher and former six term congressman. he's viewed as a moderate democrat representing a moderate to conservative district in minnesota, and his folksy, midwestern style is seen as appealing to many voters. other top contenders for the vice presidential pick were arizona senator and retired astronaut mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords and first time governor josh shapiro from must win pennsylvania. the trump campaign issued a statement to abc news a few minutes ago, saying walz is even worse

in just a few minutes, we're going to check in with walnut creek. wrestler amid allure, who just won gold in paris. let's start though, here at home, they're calling oakland an international embarrassment. and they say mayor sheng thao is to blame. harsh words from the union representing oakland's police officers, and that union wants the mayor to quit immediately. today, the police association sent a lengthy letter to mayor thao listing several reasons as to why she needs to resign. those include the city missing a deadline to qualify for millions of dollars in crime fighting funds, the fbi raid on the mayor's home recently, and what they call out of control crime. due to her policies, the union also says the recently passed budget will only make things worse because it cuts the police force from 712 to 678 officers. the mayor is accusing the union of playing politics and says she has no plans to step down. for two years, almost two years we've been waiting and we see this ship is not steering in the right direction. the leadership in the city cont

they say that this rise of stolen rims and tires isn't just happening here in walnut creek. as i said last month over a petaluma santa rosa along with rohnert park, they saw a rise of tires and rims also being stolen and they're specifically was off of toyota, camrys and corollas along with honda, civics and accords. >> now, again, walnut creek police have not given details on what types of models that are being targeted right now. they just say it's all newer, toyota's and newer. honda's. so right now they're asking drivers to either try to park in a secure parking garage possible, or at least a lit area. if you can park near security cameras, they say they're still investigating the situation, but they do want people to be aware of they also want anyone who sees anything suspicious going on to report it as soon as possible. back out here live, i did reach out to walnut creek to ask exactly what part of the city they're seeing this in and also what types of models of these cars that they're seeing. it. >> i'm still waiting to hear back so soon as i do. let you all know that

we'll explathis jus we're tracking a power outage in walnut creek just under 5,000. customers are. >> without power. tonight, you're looking at a power map right here. and this is in the area of that deadly crash that we told you about. it happened early this morning. it's unclear, though, is this is the cause of that outage. we had reported earlier around 50 customers were not get their power back until around 8 or 9 o'clock. tonight, the pg e is saying in this outage it's not expected that customers are going to get their power back until maybe midnight tonight.

but that's the very latest reporting live in walnut creek. michael thomas story and james all send it back to to live in the studio. >> thank you, michael. it's 10, 0, 6, and another story that we're following up on today is the all clear at u c berkeley after what happened yesterday where there was a partial lockdown of the uc campus as police were looking for a gunman because there were shots fired. as we told you on those shots that were reportedly heard happened around 8 o'clock in the morning at the clark kerr campus track. so the police, as you can see and we showed you that were out there. they were looking for shell casings. they were looking for a shooter. they were looking for anybody injured. they found nothing. none of the above. they did have a description of the gunman who was described to have been adding like bleach hair, maybe possibly read or orange highlight wearing a black shirt, black pants, a red backpack. but again, they found nothing. and the case lockdown is over. today. the san francisco police are going to honor one

to walnut creek. now we're a major street remains closed tonight following a deadly crash. this live image of a show valley road area between civic drive in north broadway, near downtown walnut creek. this section road has been closed for almost 21 hours following a crash that happened around 1 o'clock this morning. >> we do have video from earlier today. police say an 18 year-old driver was killed after her car went over the median and hit a power pole and a tree. police say she was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle. her passenger was able to get out on his own. police say they do believe alcohol and speeding were factors in this crash as crash also shut off power to homes and businesses for several hours today. >> a sandwich shop, a gas station and dry cleaning. businesses in the area were just a few. >> that had to close because they had no electricity as many as 5,000 customers were without power. earlier this evening. that power is now back on for most them. >> let's get you a check of the 4 zone forecast. taking a live look at the bay bridge toll

more blue skies around walnut creek. up to 81. by tuesday, we should see numbers closer to 90 in walnut creek. a pleasant 77 degrees. a lot more sunshine today around san rafael without the light rain. and into san francisco. no low clouds, 67 degrees with that onshore wind is keeping temperatures fairly cool from half moon bay over to san mateo, down through the san bruno gap, 70s, bayside and 80s inland. those winds 15 to 25mph will eventually gather up some low clouds and send them inland. but look what happened here. some northwest wind down the coast, helping to break up the low clouds for now. and the troublemaker of a storm yesterday that brought the light rain to the bay area. still bringing thunderstorms around seattle and portland as the active weather stays in the pacific northwest moving forward into monday. so there's a look at the low clouds by tomorrow morning. locally across the inner bay for the morning commute back into the sunshine for the afternoon. one thing you might notice tomorrow morning is you'll need a j

grove road near walnut creek and concord.eighbors have spoken out against the chain, arguing it will add to the traffic in the busy area and lead to iniossed loitering, but the owner of the european delights bakery says the chick-fil-a restaurant would be a great way to boost foot traffic for her business as well as all of the other stores in the plaza. >> we need to survive. i don't care if chick-fil-a's coming or -- somebody needs to come in these empty places. >> she says her business has faced threats over her support for the restaurant. the walnut creek city council approved the chick-fil-a's permits in may. it came with major concessions, including getting rid of a drive-thru and adding a 10:00 p.m. curfew. >>> a decades long mystery now finally solved. the high profile person taking credit for a gross prank in new york city's central park. >>> straight ahead in sports. 49ers trade rumors swirl. and the big leaguers are 2 for 2, especially the joint, who have been tacking on win after win. i went to the doctor and was t

maria in walnut creek says workers stopped showing up months ago. we've paid more than 50% of the amount that we were supposed to pay them. and as you can see, my adu is not even 50% done at this point. a similar bind for allen in oakland. we had a large plywood box in our backyard. he calculates. his family pre-paid at $80,000 for work that no one did. they haven't told us where our money went. down in cupertino. here's what gorizia has to show for her money. nothing. zero. she says she paid 32 grand for designs and permits. that stalled. i just want my money back. we've talked with other homeowners in newark, redwood city, pleasant hills, saratoga, san jose and hayward who tell similar stories. we're all holding the bag, the contract license board confirmed for us, it's investigating. it identified nine consumer complaints so far where a probable violation has occurred and if proven, would present a risk of harm to the public. the customer facebook group suggests more angry people in and around sacramento. we contacted anchor tiny homes. it did no

pretty warm. 74 in walnut creek. now, temperatures are all running ahead of where they were yesterday at this time, which is 5 to 7 degrees, the fog right along the coast tomorrow morning, maybe a little bit inside the bay, and then it burns back quickly and you'll see a bit of a sea breeze, yellows and greens, but it's still truncated. it's not really the yellows, the greens not getting very far inland. so tomorrow, another hot day. central valley, 100 reds or 90s oranges or 80s. but the next day, on thursday, the yellows and greens will be further inland, and the next day they'll be further right. so that's that's sort of the trajectory that we are on. it looks like a nice day tomorrow, although it really does. and again, i always think fire danger this time of year. i know you do to air quality and stuff like that. and this pattern is advantageous. quite frankly, for those kinds of things right now. this low coming in right after a couple of days of heat is exactly what you want to see. nice looking weekend, just

a live look out in walnut creek for you this midday. a beautiful start to the afternoon. meteorologist kari hall, of course. been monitoring those temperatures across the bay area. pretty much the same we've seen all week, right? yeah, there's no major changes today, and it's been nice for much of the bay area, but some of the valleys have had to deal with some heat. and that's our microclimates across the bay area. let's head to oakland, where our temperatures will be much more comfortable for lunchtime. we're in the mid 60s right now. it's mostly sunny. we'll see the high today only up to about 76 degrees, and it will be a light wind starting to pick up as we go throughout the day. i think by about 5 to 6:00 you'll really start to feel those gusts increasing, and we may see some of those winds up to about 20mph around the bay area. we'll see upper 80s in the north bay mid 80s for the tri-valley, as well as mid to upper 80s in the south county. we'll take a look ahead to the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. looking forward to that. i'm sure a lot of students

we now see more slowing through walnut creek. look at that coming through moraga, oakland.ose school districts starting today as well? we're looking at what's ahead for you in the city. another giants game tonight 645 evening game, 280 extension and king street will have more congestion through the area. everything else moves smoothly. mountain view elementary school's start today as well. back to you. thanks mike. talk about lesson learned. a cyclist chooses to ignore orders to turn around at a landslide in big sur. the dramatic rescue that followed, and the reason he may be calling his lawyer. the question of abortion is officially on the arizona ballot, which is going to drive a lot of voters to that key battleground state. plus you, my little bhutan. so i'll give a hoot what you do. say, girl, i know you look too tame. i'll be shooting that shot like two k carolina. all right, well, it's that time of year again when we check out former president barack obama's playlist and let's just say what he's listening to is just very eclectic there all across the board. so ahead w

zac sos live in walnut creek tonight. zach. thank you. police are investigatin overnight shooting and car crash that left one person dead near san antonio park in oakland. py they responded to reports of a shooting just before 2:30 a.m. on 12th avenue, near east 15th street. officersrrived and found one car had crashed into parked cars nearby. the driver had been shot and died a the scene. the victim's identity has not been released, though the east bay times reports it was a 47 year old man. taking a live look tonight at san francisco international airport, where vice president kamala harris just landed less than an hour ago. the democratic presidential nominee flying in from las vegas tonight as she continues to hit the campaign trail across the west. harris is scheduled to attend a fundraiser at the fairmont hotel tomorrow, then head back to washington, dc late afternoon. this will be harris first time in san francisco since launching her presidential campaign. former president donald trump campaigning tonight in wyoming and colorado.

maria in walnut creek. she tipped us off to this by filling out that form. we encourage you to do the same. lots of people are watching. i just checked this story on youtube from last night. more than 100,000 people are watching all over the country. you've struck a nerve there. thank you. chris. welcome we'll have more with chris. plus one. one of our homeowners will be impacted or impacted. joining us on our 7:00 news tonight. all right. in other news, a popular east bay dance studio is dealing with a major setback tonight after getting hit by thieves. the studio has been fundraising for needed upgrades, but the recent break-in means it has even more to do. here's nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. based on the tire tracks, it looks like they backed a vehicle into our roll up gate. so that was like the biggest damage. rocco, luciano and anthony esposito show us where thieves broke into their west oakland dance studio. surveillance video captured the burglars inside, ripping out the studio's register drawer and making off with cash, keys and employee paychecks.