victoria: exactly, in june, within a week in salinas and in watsonville.'s really crazy. damian: now, like you, i lost my father to cancer. i can't prove that it was caused by pesticides, but you can't tell me that it wasn't. victoria: it is, because there is scientific proof and there is research now. so, my dad, he died of non-hodgkin lymphoma due to pesticide exposure. and i remember being with him at the--getting his chemotherapy, and there were lots of other farmworkers hooked up. so, you tell me it doesn't affect them. and so, anyway, it's really sad that we still-- that this is going on. damian: and now, this is your-- part of your mission, right? i mean-- victoria: part of my mission was to get the message out. i was able to get my message out. you know, as i mentioned, i was nominated with the leukemia & lymphoma society woman of the year candidate, and for me the title didn't matter. what mattered to me was giving voice with a national organization's platform. and it was a large audience, and i said, "this is what's happening." and farmworkers wh

we had pictures sent to us from the watsonville police department. after 11:00 at night, peter gill walked down main street and started bashing the windows of several stores and cars. then he ended up at the police department where he broke multiple windows. according to police, gill was in a drug-induced state. >>> much more coming up. the rescue issues continue after an earthquake hits mexico. damian trujillo is in mexico city as the country grapples with more devastation. >>> rallying behind a berkeley street vendor. you won't believe how much the community raised for him after a controversial encounter with police. >>> welcome back, 7:10 on this sunday morning. a live look outside along the embarcadero, the sun is shining, the sky is clear. rare not to see fog arnds the bay bridge, but it will be a beautiful day, so this is a very fitting way to start it. 70s and 80s across the bay today. more tense moments in a region already suffering after tuesday's massive earthquake in mexico city. as we reported another strong quake hit and people scramblin

to the south though watsonville, highway 1 stronger rain coming through.he way these cells move so quickly they won't last an hour, they will last a few minutes and move on. you can see them coming from the south to the north and then a lot of them are going from the east to the west, as well. santa cruz highway 101, highway 1, seeing all kinds of action. then to the north, this is near wine country. we saw a lot of rain coming down through healdsburg, napa, st. helena, all moved west towards 1 and the coast. so it looks like santa rosa now getting pounded from the cell that's coming through as well. so that's the direction it's moving out west from the south to the north and then east to west, so this is swirling around in this counterclockwise direction. we are seeing it as we zoom in close on those cells. here's the futurecast though. i don't know how much longer we'll see this activity. it looks like the next hour you're still seeing some to the south. the lightning in monterey won't let up anytime soon. at least for the next hour or two. morgan hill,

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a farm worker in watsonville recently turned in the item after finding it abandoned on a flatbed trailer. today deputies said they found the grandson of the woman memorialized in the album. strangers lent a hand, leaving possible tips as comments. so all's well that ends well there. let's go back and talk about our weather of course and this absolutely terrifying hurricane heading toward puerto rico right now. sandhya patel is back. >> yeah, dan. that is just one frightening hurricane. but with hurricane maria and the earthquake in mexico city so much tragedy i wanted to show you from our east bay hills camera. just one stunning sunset. as you take a look. 7:11 the sun went down and it was just absolutely beautiful outside. hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy the weather. today's temperatures were in the 60s to the low 80s. numbers are going to fall a few more degrees as we head toward tomorrow. i do want to show you the temperature trend for concord, and you will see where those numbers are going. so going down the next couple days mid 70s wednesday and thursday. coming up a litt

a farm worker in watsonville recently turned in the item after finding it abandoned on a flatbed trailer. today deputies said they found the grandson of the woman memorialized in the album. strangers lent a hand, leaving possible tips as comments. so all's well that ends well there. let's go back and talk about our weather of course and this absolutely terrifying hurricane heading toward puerto rico right now. sandhya patel is back. >> yeah, dan. fat is just onerricane.gh but with hurricane maria and the earthquake in mexico city so much tragedy i wanted to show you from our east bay hills camera. just one stunning sunset. as you take a look. 7:11 the sun went down and it was just absolutely beautiful outside. hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy the weather. today's temperatures were in the 60s to the low 80s. numbers are going to fall a few more degrees as we head toward tomorrow. i do want to show you the temperature trend for concord, and you will see where those numbers are going. so going down the next couple days mid 70s wednesday and thursday. coming uri ay as fall begins.

. >> and happening today, a santa cruz brain surgeon and a watsonville nurse accused of molestic children are scheduled to appear in court. they pleaded not guilty in july. cohut worked at dominican hospital and suter maternity and surgery center. brandon used to work as a nurse for cohut. prosecutors have not said if any of the victims were patients. a third nurse is also charged. >>> three alameda county sheriff's deputies and a former deputy are scheduled to be back in court, answering charges they abused inmates at the santa rita jail in dublin. they were at the hall of justice in dublin where they made their first appearance. one deputy was accused of choking a victim until he passed out. two other deputies are accused of helping an inmate throw fesy on another man. >> voters in san francisco will decide the fate on a ban of flavors tobacco products. the rj reynolds tobacco company paid for most of the entire signature gathering campaign. opponents say the measure will harm small retailers who sell tobacco products. opponents say it's heavily marketed to young people and minorities.

the international union rallied plans in downtown observing, san jose and watsonville. will call for a national $15 minimum hourly wage. nbc bay area will have a crew there. >>> and the white house is once again busy. >> scott mcgrew, not a lot of options here. >> tensions are already in place, china clearly not going to take any further action and a military response by the u.s. problematic at best. they may test as soon as today. the icbm capable of hitting the west coast. this comes a day after another nuclear test in which north korea detonated a hydrogen bomb. north korea claims it tested before and it was lying at the time. more importantly they're smaller in size. they can fit on the top of the missile. south korean military forces launched a number of missiles into the sea over the weekend. missile interceptors but has not tried to shoot down a north korean missile. the white house says it may end a free trade deal with south kor korea risking a trade war. south korea is finding, as i have told them, their talk of apiecement with north korea will not work. they

and live doppler 7, around morgan hill, watsonville, folks hearing thunder.olts of lightning with showers moving through. wider picture will show you, looped over past 30 minutes, showers moving about southeast to northwest fashion. likely folks in south bay over the next hour or so, see drops move through, and not out of the question to hear thunder. lightning off the san mateo coastline, lots of lightning strikes off the coastline. estimating 39 lightning strikes in past 15 minutes or so. this is responsible for all the action. well off our coast a ripple of energy moving through, bringing warm air, humidity and chance of showers moving through the next couple of hours. storm prediction center, which monitors entire united states for threat of thundershower placed entire bay area under the chance that anyone is fair game to see thunderstorm develop. we'll be tracking for you live on air. comes with threat of lightning, small hail and gusty winds. only if you can capture the weather where you live safely via picture or video, we'd love to see it, #abc7now. f

light showers moving into morgan hill, but the lightning is moving just south of you, closer to watsonvillelot of activity this morning. over the next several days we'll start to see things drying out and cooling down. for the inland areas expect tomorrow to be the coolest day for the next several days. mike is talking about wet roads and some slowing. >> we go hand in hand. you talked about the wet roots these aren't quite so severe. we will zoom over here towards the east shore area, where kari showed light rain, that might be a bit of a distraction. and here's where the road -- talks about discovery bay, antioch, the crash, cleared over at the pass, and recovery for highway 24 off of the walnut creek entertaining, and then traveling toward the caldecott. the backup at the metering lights, they're on, and the san mateo bridge, this is moving slower, as more traffic hits the flat section, no surprises and no problems once you get to the peninsula. >>> happening today, a peninsula school district will be graded on how well it handled allegations of sexual assault. >> bob redell joins us liv

the union rallied plans in downtown observing, san jose and watsonville as well. a group said members will join others from around the country calling for a national $15 an hour minimum wage. nbc bay area will have a crew there. >>> president trump will get on the phone with the president of south korea in a few minutes. >> mixed signals from the white house this morning. >> there are hopefully, kris, the president can clear it up. south korea a very important ally. in the last couple of days president trump has criticized south korea's leadership and threatened to withdraw from a free trade agreement that could damage both our economies. the white house says trump will talk to moon later this morning. this comes as north korea readies another missile test just days after the country said it had successfully tested the hydrogen bomb. they tested something big. the white house also pressuring north korea's only ally, china, to stop those tests. xi jinping. the president tweeted the united states is considering in addition to other options stopping all trade with an

(grant) the dole food plant in watsonville is about to layoff over 400 people.argest producer of fruits and vegetables is closing the plant and laying off more than 4-hundred employees-- more than half work in the fields as berry harvesters. other positions being cut include packers, truck drivers, warehouse workers and supervisors. the layoffs could start as soon as october 28-th. dole is facing a pending public offering... and is more than one-billion dollars in debt. "oh, well i'm pennywise, the dancing clown! now we aren't strangers."(grant) the horror film "it" is already breaking records. the big screen adaptation of steven king's best-selling novel set two records earlier this week for advanced ticket sales. the film is now looking to have a record breaking open... with sources at warner brothers estimating a 60-to-65 million dollar debut. that would break the record for the largest september opening. (grant) coming up on kron4 news at nine... with all the natural disasters we're seeing...harvey, irma..quake in mexico...it makes you think...."am i ready f

we do have a thunderstorm near san juan battista heading over to watsonville and possibly over to santa the next hour or so. let me broaden out the picture and show you the other thunderstorms we've been watching through contra costa county and those are also heading from east to west. so what we've got to deal with is what you're seeing right here, about .05 of rain fell. that's making the commute rather slick this morning. so please slow down. it's been a while since we've had to deal with this much rain. morning drizzle for some of us that aren't dealing with thunderstorms and thunderstorms clear. i wouldn't say clear but cooler and drier. air mass arrives tonight. as we head through the morning hours see the focus shift more down to our south where the area of low pressure is churning. that's why i think our best chance of showers and thunderstorms are this morning and then they'll taper this afternoon as we'll continue to look down big sur and up towards the sierra for our best chance of thunderstorms. temperatures today mainly 70 along the coast into san francisco. we'll have mid

. >> a santa cruz brain surgeon and a watsonville nurse accused of molesting children are scheduled toear in court. the doctor and the nurse pleaded not guilty in july. cohut worked at dominican hp and suter surgery central. brandon worked as a nurse for cohut. prosecutors have not said if any of the victims were patients. a third suspect is also charged. >>> three alameda county sheriff's deputies and a fourth deputy are in court monday. abc7 news was at the hall of justice in dublin where they made their first court appearance yesterday. one of the dipties is suspected of choking an inmate until he passed out. they're also charged with threatening an inmate whistle blower. all four are free on bail. >> voters in san francisco will decide the fate of a ban on flavored tobacco products. they passed the measure in june. now opponents have gathered enough signatures put it on the ballot. rj reynolds tobacco company paid for most of the entire signature gathering campaign. opponents say the measure will harm small retailers, while supporters say flavored tobacco is heavily marketed to you

you can see that heading over to watsonville. but there are multiple cells to the south, towards monterey. they just keep going and going and going. you see one, two, three. carmel valley lit up right now. that is closer to the low. counterclockwise of flow in the upper atmosphere is bringing in instability and thunderstorms. underneath that a big fog bank. this is the start of a major cooldown. we will have a combination of low clouds, high clouds, thunderstorms. other than that, not much going on. 60s, 70s way down on the temps below average for the first time in eye while. 7:02. sal, you've had issues as well. i think some are rain related. >> highway 4, i have to say, steve, is not doing well. and i think the wet weather there has definitely contributed. it is always slow on highway 4 of course. let's go to the traffic. i want to start with the south bay. but we will get to the east bay. northbound 280 up to highway 17, slow traffic. also slow traffic on all of the south bay troys, including 85 which is backed up big time. ba