wayne freedman is live in santa rosa with more on that. wayne? >> dan, they're remembering him in many unusual ways. novel ways. behind me, the aroma roasters in santa rosa, you know coffee houses, they have a code of conduct. you're quiet. you mind your own business. no loud noises. except for today. not a lot happens in santa rosa's railroad square these days. trains don't even roll through right now, but inside the aroma cafe as the time approached 1:00 -- >> i'm counting down. >> lewis has been doing it all weekend, actually, exhorting friends on facebook. >> over 20,000. yeah. >> for kind of a wacky idea, to get everyone in the world to pause for one minute during the same minute wherever they are, to give a standing ovation of thanks to robin williams. >> i thought it was an awesome idea. >> which brought us back to today in santa rosa in this one small corner of the universe. >> if everyone wants to participate in a standing ovation for robin williams -- >> as the cynical scoffed at the thought that no one would show up, here's the counter

incounty, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> incredible. social media played a major role. >> it really has. abc 7 news posted this picture of st. peter's chapel on mayor island. the stained glass is famous. >> the only damage was to an antique pipe organ. hopefully it can be repaired. >> share your pictures and comments on our facebook page. our thanks to the first responders who rushed in after the quake. we want to thank those working hard all day long to keep us safe. they've done terrific work. >> it was fortunate we didn't have a lot of wind this morning when those fires were raging at that mobile home park. >> that's true. it kept it from spreading potentially. drew is here with the forecast tonight. >> ama and dan, we're tracking at least 86 aftershocks, the latest numbers from the usgs at this hour around napa. 5:47 a.m. was 3.6. most of the aftershocks have gone unnoticed. very active ground underneath napa at this hour. we'll show you it's a quiet evening across the bay area on this sunday evening. temperatures currently at 65 in

wayne freedman is live on highway 121 where repairs have already been made. quick work of it there, wayne? >> they did. this morning, there was a big buckle, 18 inches out of the concrete on highway 121. it's been smoothed out. if we look in the background, the quake fault was miles below the surface, but you have all the cracks and fissures that go along the surface. the crack comes through here, comings by my feet and continues for several hundred yards into this vineyard. now at 4:00, i tried something and got a lot of flack from twitter followers about doing this, but i'm going to do it again because my bosses wants me to do this. this hole is one of the cracks, it's very deep. i'm just going to do this really fast. i have a 36-inch arm. i cannot touch the bottom of that fishure. almost stuck. this is a microphone cable. we don't have a yard stick. but that's pulled out from the bottom. we think this reaches the bottom. that's how deep it was, perhaps even deeper and this goes on for hundreds of yards. so this is just a superficial crack. the real one was

wayne freedman is live on highway 121 where repairs have already been made. quick work of it there, wayne? >> they did. this morning, there was a big buckle, 18 inches out of the concrete on highway 121. it's been smoothed out. if we look in the background, the quake fault was miles below the surface, but you have all the cracks and fissures that go along the surface. the crack comes through here, comings by my feet and continues for several hundred yards into this vineyard. now at 4:00, i tried something and got a lot of flack from twitter followers about doing this, but i'm going to do it again because my bosses wants me to do this. this hole is one of the cracks, it's very deep. i'm just going to do this really fast. i have a 36-inch arm. i cannot touch the bottom of that fishure. almost stuck. this is a microphone cable. we don't have a yard stick. but that's pulled out from the bottom. we think this reaches the bottom. that's how deep it was, perhaps even deeper and this goes on for hundreds of yards. so this is just a superficial crack. the real one was

. >> wayne freedman is live at the toll plaza. wayne, explain the back up, please. >> reporter: well, it was unusual and a surprise. if we lived in a perfect world, all red lights would sync and there would never be a back up. it was a big one. take a look. here is the video from sky 7 and this after the back-up began to improve. if you were in it this morning, it may have made you late. now we know the reason why. on fridays, during summer, they have run the bridge with three toll takers instead of four due to historically lighter traffic on fridays. they have been trying to save money. clearly, something has changed. here is randy. he speaks for the mtc. what happened today that made the traffic pick up. >> it picked up. could be people going back to school. often folks don't work on friday. you are seeing change. we are able to optimize the toll takers. it's impossible to say why it's up today and last week other than to speculate right now. >> reporter: he told me his agency will look at videos from this morning and make adjust

now i'm going to turn things over to my colleague, wayne freedman. wayne? no? >> we'll get to wayne in just a moment we have this video from abc7 news sandhya patel. she says the island has been getting hit off and on she's hoping to depart tonight. >> now, all of us here at abc 7 s.been working on the project where spencer is. here is a look at conk corda park. with our partners our parent company disney and nonprofit group kaboom. wayne, what a great day. a wonderful day. it has a chain link fence around it right now the cement hasn't cured kids want to get in there and play. sign in. get ready to work. this may sound just like it. when is the last time you picked up a wrench? >> it's been a while. yes. >> that is going okay. i know what i'm doing. he does now, as does everyone here. >> this is a once in a lifetime experience. >> it's not unlike one of the farm raises. in this case, a playground. alec stack houseworks for a nonprofit taking best ideas of local kids, parents, and helps them build playgrounds around the country. our corporate parent walt disney

at candlestick park, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> that is a great story. wayne, thanks very much. >>> traffic is always jammed on the san francisco skyway this time of day obviously. but the mccartney concert is making things even worse. this is a live picture. it is sticky in boast directions. the traffic on the left is trying to get onto the bay bridge on the right heading down toward candlestick. here's another look. you can see the stick in the distance. this is just the traffic, live picture of the traffic. you can see, it's moving along all right in most areas. but down there around burlingame, a lot of red, meaning traffic is slow. you can always check the traffic situation anytime you need it on our website, abc7news.com. we also have a link to muni as well. all of this is available on your mobile device as well. >>> there was a surprising revelation today from the widow of robin williams. susan schneider sent out a statement announcing the comedian was in the early stages of parkinson's disease at the time of his suicide. schneider's statement say

live in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> all right.t a powerful comment from his friend. thank you very much. >>> a stanford woman has won a top math prize called the fields medal, an award made famous in "goodwill hunting the". >> you follow around the fields medal. it's about my medal, isn't it? oh, god, i can go home and get it for you. i knew you before you were a math mematical god. >> who can forget that scene? powerful bit of acting. today stanford professor miriam became the first woman to ever win the fields medal of the the fields medal is even referred to as the nobel prize of man. she is noted for her work in geometry and understanding the symmetry of curved surfaces. she joins stanford's faculty in 2008. born and raised in iran. >> congratulations to her. that's huge. >>> tax season. it's over but that has not stopped an irs scam sweeping the nation for months. the. >> complaints are still pouring into the irs about this. >> we told but this weeks and weeks ago. today the irs released staggering numbers it has received 90,

now i'm going to turn things over to my colleague, wayne freedman. wayne? no? >> we'll get to wayne in just a moment we have this video from abc7 news sandhya patel. she says the island has been getting hit off and on she's hoping to depart tonight. >> now, all of us here at abc 7 s.been working on the project where spencer is. here is a look at conk corda park. with our partners our parent company disney and nonprofit group kaboom. wayne, what a great day. a wonderful day. it has a chain link fence around it right now the cement hasn't cured kids want to get in there and play. sign in. get ready to work. this may sound just like it. when is the last time you picked up a wrench? >> it's been a while. yes. >> that is going okay. i know what i'm doing. he does now, as does everyone here. >> this is a once in a lifetime experience. >> it's not unlike one of the farm raises. in this case, a playground. alec stack houseworks for a nonprofit taking best ideas of local kids, parents, and helps them build playgrounds around the country. our corporate parent walt disney

wayne freedman has been seeing amazing damage from the earthquake. wayne, what are you seeing right now? [siren.] >> now we have a fire truck going over our shoulder. we don't know where they are going. maybe going to and f. ro all morning. you just watched that fire truck on redwood road. he didn't run a red light because there is no red light. the power is still out at this intersection. but you notice the drivers are being very orderly about the wear they get across the street. they take that are time. everyone is being courteous. a little fire to the right. you see crews from pg&e who are working on getting this power back on. it's an orderly process but there are places in napa the damage is worse than others. i want to show you some astounding images from earlier this morning. an apartment house at 302 browns valley road. it's one of two car ports in front of the unit that collapsed from the quake this morning. and dozens of automobiles are inside. there's no way to get them out. no way at this point in assess the damage. so the people there are

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman begins in marin county tonight. >> he grew up here, went to redwood high school, went to the college of marin behind me. he appeared on stage. in this story we're going to hear from his first drama teacher, but also from the corn this morning. in life, robin williams loved making people laugh. there is none of that in front of the marin county's sheriff's office. >> the cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. >> reporter: his wife had gone to bed at 10:30 and left the next morning with out awakening him. mr. noon, the actor's personal assistant became worried when he did not respond to a door knock. >> the personal assistant gained access to mr. williams bedroom and found mr. williams clothed, in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt around his neck with the other end wedged between the clothes closet door and door frame. his body was slightly suspended. >> the coroner found knife wounds inside of his left wrist. they had not been fatal this, is not the kind of end his college drama teacher would have predicted. >> he was electric. his mind,

. >> coming up, wayne freedman shows the spot where all of the shaking split the soil. >>> we have a new way to keep you in the know. the new abc7 news now. pictures on the side of the screen are everything you need to know to stay on through the screen through the entire screen through the entire commercial foster farms chicken gets to the store in 48 hours or less. but it's 4 days to california. there's got to be another way. that could be any number of items, quite frankly. you know if this flight is less than 48 hours? i surwhat?e so.? foster farms. celebrating 75 years. always natural. always fresh. join the celebration at take75.com diverted to minneapolis... i think my giblets are frozen. >>> a person died after being hit by a muni bus in san francisco in the eastbound lane of geary near kaiser the bus hit the person after 1:00 o'clock a.m. and the bus dragged the victim if a short distance. >>> this is live pictures from >>> this is live pictures from sky 7 of the damage. you and see the bricks on the ground. the building was damaged. the bricks came crashing down as other bu

. >> this is from abc7 news reporter wayne freedman.ws what the quake did to a section of highway 121 in napa today. can you t! that's our new interactive speaker wall. 'sup? thinks it's a speak-ing wall. this can even dim your lights. your 3-d--printed girlfriend will love that. real mature. there you go. a laser drone for cats. i wish i had lasers. i don't. pew pew pew... the new radioshack is finally here. the store of your past is now the store of your future. come see one of our remodeled stores and save 50 percent off skullcandy headphones. or get a 20-dollar gift card with air raid speaker purchase. will become a mile marker in some people's lives. >> absolutely. many turned to social media to share their immediate reaction. abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson has been watching it closely. >> dan and ama, i want to give you an example of how this all unfolded. abc news has been covering the earthquake since the moment it struck. tonight we have seven memorable moments that stand out. the quake rattled the bay area at 3:20 this morn

wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> i'm ama daetz. the news begins thousand with cheryl and larry. >>> rip out the grass at the new home of the san francisco 49ers. will the field be game ready by sunday? >>> tales of bravery as we learn the unlikely cause of the delay. plus -- >> how the hit and run death of a 2-year-old has family members taking sides. >> i'm abc 7 new news >> the sod at levi stadium is removed after the 49ers stopped practicing because the field was in bad condition. here is what it looks like this morning. this is what it looks like right now. pretty much the same thing. the niners stopped because they were concerned about players getting injured. the exhibition against the chargers will go on as planned. >> i'm in for dan ashley tonight. >> i'm cheryl jennings. david louie is on top of the story. he is live at levi stadium. david? >> reporter: they are not talking to us why they are making the move to remove all the grass. the niners appear to be the only team that played here since the open with the problem. we

live in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you. really interesting insights there. and some poignant comments from henry winkler. the two became friends after williams appeared as mork on an episode of "happy days" in 1978. that character made which wiill star because he went on to do "mork and mindy" after that. his talent was limitless. the worst part of his passing is not just that his talent has been silent but knowing he had been suffering is for so long. >> the pain that he must have been experiencing inside, it must have been excruciating. and that is more tragic for me to know that he lived with that as long as he could and then finally it got the best of him. >> winkler says the moment that he met williams, he knew he was in the company of greatness. >> all right. turning our attention now to weather. spencer christian is off. sandhya is here. >> lots of blue skies, a little bit of a breeze. we'll talk about what's coming as we approach the weekend. right now you can see most of the coastline with the exception of the far

in santa rosa, wayne freedman. >>> it's official, the a's are staying, at least in the short term. county approved an extension. it is a lengthy and frustrating negotiation process to secure a home for the team going forward. the final step seals the deal to keep the team at the oakland coliseum through the 2024 baseball season. but the extension includes an out after the 2008 team season. the a's have committed to staying for at least four years but owner says he's determined to build a new ballpark for his team wherever he can. >> i always loved oakland. i love our fans, but we also have to have a new venue, so that's what we're trying to do. it's a matter of where we can implement the venue. >> the board of supervisors approved a deal last month. another provision would allow them to force the a's out of the coliseum. they follow through with the plan to develop a stadium. the raiders are in talks about building a stadium near the old one. estimates are it would cost $1.3 billion. >>> now they want to match passengers with each other. rival companies announce add service that wi

in the meantime, live in oakland, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you. wayne was in a suit for most of the day. >> yeah, he was. >> didn't really do a lot of hammering. >>> still ahead, the inside scoop on outside lands. we'll take you to the music festival that is quintessentially san francisco. >> also, why you may want to allow more time if you're heading through one of the bay area's most traveled tunnels. >> and the violence between israel and hamas begins just seconds after the cease-fire ended. >> and michael finney is taking your questions on facebook and twitter. nds] the wait is over for even faster internet. xfinity is now doubling the internet speed... ...on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet...period. xfinity internet from comcast, now double the speed. >>> a big weekend for music lovers. outside lands kicked off today. it's atradition that's san francisco through and through. we're joined live from golden gate park with all of the festivities. hey, jonathan. >> hi,

live in oakland, wayne freedman. >> wayne, inspectors are going to love our work. i have no doubt. >> oh, especially -- absolutely. >> we buttoned it down. thank you very much. >> 2800 youngsters benefitted from a back to school bonanza in san jose. families shopped for back pm packs during back a back sponsored by sacred heart community service. the giveaway also included other essentials like pencils, pens, and notebooks. >> there's even a gift card for every family so we can have students starting school ready to succeed this year. for the last 12 years, sacred heart community service has bib helping students from low-income families start school with all the tools they need. >> sacred heart gave away 300 more backpacks than last year. organizers said providing low-income kids with school supplies help narrow the achievement gap between them and students of families with greater means. one sad reality, none of the backpacks is blue or red because of gang problems in certain communities. >> teen activist malalausophsy took part in an event in menlo park. the 17-y

wayne freedman is in napa now along highway 121. wayne, what do you see? we lost wayne. >> this is highway 121. we are about a mile to the west of highway 121. do you hear me? >> yes. >> you do hear me. we are a mile away from highway 129 and 121. take a look at this crack in the concrete. we are talking about 18 inches of road that buckled up out of nowhere. this crack goes all the way across the road. caltrans is on the scene at the moment. traffic is still going through at the moment. but i have heard what they are going to do about this. they are either going to slow traffic down. they may stop it. they say they are not at this moment. but this is rather elaborate and this is not all. walk with me here and follow this crack. it comes up into the ground here. this was caused by the earthquake, as well. if you look inside deeply, it is 10 feet deep, according to a man who would know about this, chris. he lives here. you saw these things this morning and that's not the only crack, right? >> right. goes through the area here. >> how far? >> out 200, 300 fe

left in the last year and a half and one of cats named after our reporter was quickly adopted a wayne freedman coveredded story. we will keep this going time for the me fact pet. mike is back to introduce us to fee lynn friends. neither is win freidman. >> i am afraid not. a couple of friends are with us. >> so, this is buttons, the black and white one and this is dole that and they -- and this is zelda and they are just now out of foster they love to do yoga with her. they are ready to go and this is final weekend of our adoption for cats and kittens. >> do you still have a lot? >> we do. it is kit were season, so a love of fee lines to care for. >> let's find homes if the two precious kittens and the others at 415-506-6225. >> good luck this weekend. let's find some hopes. >> such cute babies, they are well behaved. >> i am waiting for little meteorologist mike nicco. >> who wants to be a millionaire coulds up next. have a fabulous it's about getting to the finish line. in life, it's how you get there that matters most. it's important to know the difference. like when i found out i had a blo

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live with that fire. wayne? >> we've been watching this two

from concordia park in oakland, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> it's looking great.hey are going to put the rubber matting in on monday about a week before they get the inspection and that playground opens up. a lot of people heading to playgrounds today. what will be it be like for them? >> a little cooler for the weekend. the warmer weather comes the second half of the upcoming work week. we will look forward to that. and some parts of the bay it will be awful play pleasant today but cool if you are close to the coast. we will look for the breeze to kick up, as well, this afternoon. here's a look at live doppler 7hd. the clouds are along the central coast. san francisco and oakland. and temperatures down to the low 50s up in the north bay. we are looking at an area of low pressure that could bring a few sprinkles our way tomorrow. but let's get you updated on gazelle. you see all the rain over the islands. we are looking at still a little flooding possible in maui. and also looking at rain around o'ahu and honolulu. but the big island in the clear. they can actuall

abc 7 news, wayne freedman. >> in san francisco, smoke from a hotel under renovation sent several construction workers to the hospital. abc 7 news reporter is live from mcallister street near the un plaza with the story. plea lee an. >> this fire started around noon. police closed several streets in the area around market and jones street. now the old hotel is being completely redone so construction workers were inside the building. now, from sky 7 hd, you can see one of the workers who complained of smoke inhalation a total of eight were treated. seven were taken to local hospitals. at one point things got too dangerous for fire fighters so they decided to leave the building and start atatacking te fire from the outside since the building is empty. >> from that end, from the beginning of there, and then it came over and then it started working its way down. >> a lot of smoke come out. a lot of smoke come out. >> there's no life safety issues. there's not personal property inside. it's a building which is obviously very valuable however it's not worth risking any lives. >> fire fighters were a

wayne freedman joins us now with the story. wayne? >> the rentaling nator is in the east bay but it's spread everywhere. on face book and a guy in santa rosa. he's the guy we caught up with today. >> he was amazed by the amount of facebook likes generated all as part of a world-wide effort. to get everybody to pause to five a standing ovation of thanks robin williams. would we do anything? louis designated the gathering place the clock moved towards 1:00 p.m . >> if anyone wants to participate... >> 3, 2, 1. >> woo! >> so, it began. this normally-quiet coffee house filled with the sound of thanks. and this wasn't the only location. one at the mrs. doubtfire house and another to union square. there, we found not just the biggest crowd yet but kathy says she's the one who started this. >> we didn't get a chance to say it was our way of saying goodbye. and clapping, i think is the best way of doing it celebrating. doing it in a happy way. >> happy as they can be, anyway. one week later. >> my girl "," ain't no mountain high enough "those

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live with that fire. wayne? >> we've been watching this two and a half hours and it's over my shoulder. it's not as bad as it looks now, just white smoke coming out of it the fire burning in a scrap yard near the naval ship yard began around 3:30, then, a dark plume growing east. it's mostly out now. we mostly that was burning >> in this fire, it was dark with heavy smoke. and we have not issued a health advisory. >> now, more men are coming to work on it tonight. they say it's going to take tossing of the metal, exposing flames and pouring more water on it. smoke is burning away from people and homes. the smoke is not a danger, so it seems to be under control here. fire mostly out, mostly white smoke at this point, just a lot of team. >> good to hear, thank you. >> yesterday, sky 7 shot this video of workers tearing out turf. today, putting in new sod. there are hints another field redo could come as early as next week. >> we do know workers are out on the field trying to get it installed for sunday's game. but

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live with that fire. wayne? >> we've been watching this two and a half hours and it's over my shoulder. it's not as bad as it looks now, just white smoke coming out of it the fire burning in a scrap yard near the naval ship yard began around 3:30, then, a dark plume growing east. it's mostly out now. we mostly have the kind of smoke that was burning northeast. >> in this fire, it was dark with heavy smoke. and we have not issued a health advisory. >> now, more men are coming to work on it tonight. they say it's going to take tossing of the metal, exposing flames and pouring more water on it. smoke is burning away from people and homes. the smoke is not a danger, so it seems to be under control here. fire mostly out, mostly white smoke at this point, just a lot of team. >> good to hear, thank you. >> yesterday, sky 7 shot this video of workers tearing out turf. today, putting in new sod. there are hints another field redo could come as early as next week. >> we do know workers are out on the field trying to get i

wayne freedman joins us now with the story. wayne? >> the rentaling nator is in the east bay but it's spread everywhere. on face book and a guy in santa rosa. he's the guy we caught up with today. >> he was amazed by the amount of facebook likes generated all as part of a world-wide effort. to get everybody to pause to five a standing ovation of thanks robin williams. would we do anything? louis designated the gathering place the clock moved towards 1:00 p.m . >> if anyone wants to participate... >> 3, 2, 1. >> woo! >> so, it began. this normally-quiet coffee house filled with the sound of thanks. and this wasn't the only location. one at the mrs. doubtfire house and another to union square. there, we found not just the biggest crowd yet but kathy says she's the one who started this. >> we didn't get a chance to say it was our way of saying goodbye. and clapping, i think is the best way of doing it celebrating. doing it in a happy way. >> happy as they can be, anyway. one week later. >> my girl "," ain't no mountain high enough "those

the first one, there's wayne freedman with his hand in a crack. he said his arm is about 36 inches long and he couldn't even reach the bottom of it. that gives you an example of the earthquake's effect on a vineyard in napa. the top middle one shows you water main breaks we've been hearing about in napa. more than 60 reported. this is a tweet from laura anthony. the last image i want to leave you with, this guy on the bottom right-hand corner, he's making the best of the situation turning that sidewalk buckle into a skateboard ramp. >> thank you. >> watching the weather closely, following the earthquake activity all day long. >> the latest. >> the thing we're noticing right after the earthquake, fires that started in napa, relatively contained. take a look, weather conditions as laura mentioned, live report, wind was calm and relative humidity high meaning a lot of moisture in the air early in the morning. that really helped to prevent any of those fires spreading across much of napa. show you accuweather seven-day forecast relatively quickly. tom

. >> at sfo, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> people need their shoes. >> they might. >> it's good to know. >> i'll take you over to the weather wall. >> these weather shoes are made for walking. we see mainly sunny skies over basically the bay area, including much of the coastline. this is a live view from our east bay hills camera. a dramatic view of areas of low clouds beginning to work over the bay. it's 66 degrees in san francisco. 77 in san carlos. 84 gilroy. check out golden gate bridge. blue skies above. and low clouds and fog at this hour but not right now. 79 degrees in santa rosa. 85 fairfield.cord. you can see low clouds covering most of the base. we'll see partly, patchy fog overnight. partly cloudy. a little cooler tomorrow, but mild to warm conditions this weekend. that pattern continues into next week. today, areas of circulation and coastal eddy that pulled clouds away. allowing for sunny breaks along inland areas. we'll see a return of low clouds and a shift in pattern, a cooler sea breeze that will be a mainly sunny day. shifting south ward just a bit. one is hurricane l

ingredients, a skyscraper in the making and a little boy on the mend wayne freedman takes up the story from there. they say if you want to go to work in a chosen field, you cannot start early enough, but age three? >> he is the job site superintendent for the day. >> when is the last time you took orders from a 3-year-old? >> when my sons were younger. >> that is mike durant. normally he's the guy in charge but then, renzo lombardi came along. >> he's loved construction since he was little. >> his father says when in a hospital recovering from kidney cancer and 20 weeks of chemotherapy, the kid loved construction. >> it's construction going on at the hospital. and this i never would have imagined. >> but planners at the make a wish foundation did. from digging to running big machines this won't just be the dream of a little boy sick. how about any boy sth a grown up boy? >> it's a lot of work to build and today, worth all of the effort to give a sick little boy a lifetime of memories. >> if you'd like to help go to abc7 news.com. we have a link to the make a wish foundation. >> story o

. >> at sfo, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> people need their shoes. >> they might. >> it's good to know. >> i'll take you over to the weather wall. >> these weather shoes are made for walking. we see mainly sunny skies over basically the bay area, including much of the coastline. this is a live view from our east bay hills camera. a dramatic view of areas of low clouds beginning to work over the bay. it's 66 degrees in san francisco. 77 in san carlos. 84 gilroy. check out golden gate bridge. blue skies above. and low clouds and fog at this hour but not right now. 79 degrees in santa rosa. 85 fairfield. 83 in concord. you can see low clouds covering most of the base. we'll see partly, patchy fog overnight. partly cloudy. a little cooler tomorrow, but mild to warm conditions this weekend. that pattern continues into next week. today, areas of circulation and coastal eddy that pulled clouds away. allowing for sunny breaks along inland areas. we'll see a return of low clouds and a shift in pattern, a cooler sea breeze that will be a mainly sunny day. shifting south ward just a bit. one is h

. >> wayne freedman abc7 news.nb >> this is exciting >> low clouds and fog pushing through golden gateld not interfere with concert and weather conditions here is our weather forecast with a farewell to candle stick. partly cloudy skies and breezy. temperatures 60 degrees and show goes on. tomorrow, sunny and warm. look for mid-90s in chico. fresno, 107. here point bay area, mid-60s at the coast. 70s to 80s around the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast we'll have a steady pattern of highs. and if you're a morning commuter there may be damp spots. >> time to join sports. >> yes. >> giants and a's learn kansas city royals are on fire. sports is coming up next. >>> good evening. a's still have the best record in baseball a trip trimmed their lead. pick it up in the sixth. a's down 2-1. a man on first. and that is a treacherous moment there. next batter giving a's their first lead of the game. a loop single forced reddic. bottom 7, the shark working on shark week. two men on the hook for a loss. then bringing home two more with a triple down the line royals erupt for five in the 7th in

ingredients, a skyscraper in the making and a little boy on the mend wayne freedman takes up the story from there. they say if you want to go to work in a chosen field, you cannot start early enough, but age three? >> he is the job site superintendent for the day. >> when is the last time you took orders from a 3-year-old? >> when my sons were younger. >> that is mike durant. normally he's the guy in charge but then, renzo lombardi came along. >> he's loved construction since he was little. >> his father says when in a hospital recovering from kidney cancer and 20 weeks of chemotherapy, the kid loved construction. >> it's construction going on at the hospital. and this i never would have imagined. >> but planners at the make a wish foundation did. from digging to running big machines this won't just be the dream of a little boy sick. how about any boy sth a grown up boy? >> it's a lot of work to build and today, worth all of the effort to give a sick little boy a lifetime of memories. >> if you'd like to help go to abc7 news.com. we have a link to the make a wish foundation. >> story o

. >> wayne freedman abc7 news.nb >> this is >> low clouds and fog pushing through golden gate now.should not interfere with concert and weather conditions here is our weather forecast with a farewell to candle stick. partly cloudy skies and breezy. temperatures 60 degrees and show goes on. tomorrow, sunny and warm. look for mid-90s in chico. fresno, 107. here point bay area, mid-60s at the coast. 70s to 80s around the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast we'll have a steady pattern of highs. and if you're a morning commuter there may be damp spots. >> time to join sports. >> yes. >> giants and it makes me happy to i like feeling smart. internet essentials from comcast has brought low-cost internet access to over 1.4 million low-income people at home. internet essentials helped me progress in my schoolwork. it helped my grades move higher. today it's the largest broadband adoption program in america. it helped me a lot. comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. >>> good evening. a's still have the best record in baseball a trip trimmed their lead. pick it up in the sixth. a's

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman begins in marin county tonight. >> he grew up here, went to redwood went to the college of marin behind me. he appeared on stage. in this story we're going to hear from his first drama teacher, but also from the corn this morning. in life, robin williams loved making people laugh. there is none of that in front of the marin county's sheriff's office. >> the cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. >> reporter: his wife had gone to bed at 10:30 and left the next morning with out awakening him. mr. noon, the actor's personal assistant became worried when he did not respond to a door knock. >> the personal assistant gained access to mr. williams bedroom and found mr. williams clothed, in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt around his neck with the other end wedged between the clothes closet door and door frame. his

that could be from two weeks to several weeks live in marin county, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> thank you. >> a mill valley man who has gone through alcohol treatment says he's been concerned since returning from los angeles. the shop owner said williams came back to the tv after his tv show "the crazy ones" was cancelled people in his support group noticed williams was not as outgoing as he used to be. >> we've been worried he's been fragile. like really, it was clear that he was not in great shape. that kind of a mind going at such a speed none of us can understand got to a point he couldn't deal with it anymore. >> the last time he saw williams was a week ago, today. >> san francisco mayor ed lee says the city will hold back beings for now on public contribute united states to williams. lee says he will reach out to the family after the mourning ended on the proper way to honor the comedian. mayor lee says williams was a great ambassador for san francisco and just as quirky as the city he called home. >> a personal icon. someone who lived in our city for a number of years and went

. >> and this is a section of highway 121 in napa from wayne freedman. >> i remember seeing some of this after location location. be -- this after loma >> there have been plenty of fires. hopefully we will have less chance of getting big aftershocks although we have had many small ones, 144 so far. >>> we will focus on the weather at 26 miles per hour wind at fairfield blowing out southwest to northeast, a nice sea breeze and in san jose the fast sea breeze is drawing air from the southeast so you have a hard time getting the extensive cloud cover. it is a nice ferry ride watching the bay water from the exploritorium and it is mild with a breeze blowing out on shore and nothing like this afternoon from 3:00 to 9:00 from the golden gate bridge to the delta it will be choppy and you can see the winds and how light though are on the exploritorium. the big highlight is slower sunshine and the cool of the day in the forecast. mostly clouds but a dry night ahead and we will compress the marine layer and dry it out and clouds are more likely with fog the next couple of nights. extended pattern

. >> reporter: wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> after a journey of 4 billion miles, the unmanned rosetta probe reached its destination. the european space agent said it used a seven-minute thrust to swing alongside the comet now 67-p. the milestone says the stage for mankind first attempt to land a spacecraft on a comet. >> today is the beginning of the real science mission. what it's made of can we open up this treasure chest and find out some answers to the origin of water on the planet, even origin of life itself. >> they provided the pictures of the surface taken from rosetta. the next phase of the mission will be to orbit 67-p at a distance of 60 miles and observe it as it hurdles toward the sun. if all goes according to plan, rosetta will attempt the unprecedented feet of dropping the lander on to the duck-shaped comet in december. >>> two major hurricanes are racing toward the islands, prompting a warning to go up for the big island in just the last few hours. meanwhile, residents in honolulu are taking no chances. they crowded the costco store to stock up on essentials. hurricane

. >> we begin with abc 7 reporter wayne freedman live in marin county with what we learned today fromnvestigators, wayne. that news conference was kind of gruesome in detail. >> reporter: it was, larry. robin williams' death isn't just a national and world story, it's a bay area story. this is where he grew up. this is where he went to high school. behind me at college of marin is where he first appeared on a stage. but today was a strange mixture of warm memories and cold hard facts from the investigation. >> the preliminary cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. >> reporter: in marin county today, the sheriff's department says it is handling robin williams' death like any other examination, but clearly it's more than that. reporters from around the world listened to every small detail. williams' wife had gone to sleep alone at 10:30 p.m. in a different room. she had left the next morning without awakening him. just before noon, the actor's personal assistant became worried about him when he did not respond to a doorknock. >> at this time, the personal assistant was able to gain

coming up, reporter wayne freedman has a look at today's big tribute to the comedian nationwide and here bay area. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, can you imagine being awake and playing the violin while doctors fiddled with your brain? we'll have an update on this musician's recovery. >> i'm spencer christian. it's a cloudy and dreary western sky. there may be more drizzle on the way. i'll have the forecast in just a moment. >> dreary would also describe the traffic conditions. downtown san francisco, the skyway and it is bumper to bumper in both directions whether you're oncoming and trying to get to the lower deck of the bay bridge and the east bay or going back the other way toward 101 south. gridlock at this hour. back with more in just a moment. >>> our big board shows the stories trending at abc 7 news and on our twitter and facebook feeds. this one is defending her brother's ceremonial pitch at the baseball game. she's a dancer, trying to do a little ballet. there it is again. the only problem is she didn't even get the ball in the air. >> baseball writers are calling it hand

wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> which leads us more to the forecast and probably not a lot of water comingur way from the skies. >> we can only hope but it might be a dream. >> it is mainly a dream, although we do expect a little drizzle overnight. of course that will not help our drought situation. we'll see a few wet spots. here is live doppler 7, and a few clouds are developing offshore. meanwhile to the east of the sierras to the north part of the sacramento valley to redding, in fact to the oregon border we have thunderstorms and lightning strikes that raise concerns about wildfires and a red flag warning in effect for much of the area of california northeast. but it also includes part of the bay area, and the three north bay counties, warnings in effect at 1:01 a.m. here is what is happening, a few low clouds pushing out over the golden gate. 68 degrees in san francisco, 72 in oakland, san carlos, 67, half moon bay. east bay camera looking towards mount diablo. 92 fairfield, concord, livermore, upper 80s. and we'll look at the first forecast with increasing clouds during the evening