Good evening. Im dan ashley. Its ironic were talking about the disastrous flooding in the middle of the drought. Experts are telling us el nino is an unusually strong one, but not a drought buster. First, Wayne Freedman is live in novato to show you how people are preparing for both drought and a wet winter. Wayne . Reporter good evening, dan. This is almost a matter of pick your predicament. If generating big rains, were going to have mudslides and pain and suffering if that. If we dont get the rain, the drought will be worse. Here is a community, petaluma area, that is dealing with both possibilities. This is a neighborhood with pride of ownership, a sense of community, and a wet history. The problem is that its a creek overflowing. There is no place for the water to go. Reporter terry betterson is the manager of the leisure lake] park. In 1982 the place flooded and water has been problematic ever since, even in a drought. Were worried about getting stranded in here. Were below sea level. Reporter if we had crystal falls, it could be less of a necessity. Thoep for the best, plan for the worst. Experts tell us well need more than one el nino to erase the drought. That is why with more heavy rains, the water agency gave away conservation devices in santa rosa and novato. What they say and what we get is two different things. Reporter those aree1 two opposing sides of water woes and worries. We dont have enough, then, we might have too much. Then, in the space of just a few months. Weve got kayaks. If we flood well be there for each other. That is the attitude, here. According to federal forecasters if el nino hits, it wont be enough to makeup for four years of drought. Abc7 news weather anchor Spencer Christian is here tonight with more. Spencer . Okay, natasha. This is el nino. This is a latest statement from the Climate Prediction Center saying if this continues to strengthen, its classified as strong and there is a 95 chance of it lasting throughout the winter season. Lets take a look at what its effect might be. We expect above normal rainfall to the mid atlantic. Below normal in northern corners. What does that mean for the bay area . We do expect well above average rainfall totals in southern california. Moving northward, there is less of a rainproducing effect. Here, looks just above normal average. The Santa Clara County sheriff is creating into a special commission to look into w the jail is run after a 31yearold inmate was beaten to death two weeks ago, allegedly by guards who are now facing charges. David louie is live with details about the plan. David . Reporter the county wants a Blue Ribbon Panel to come into the jail, take a look and see what they can do to make it safer for inmates, especially for those with mental illness. We have learned a substantial number of people in the jail have mental illness. This is an identical block where a 31yearold michael tryee was beaten to death. The cells have wooden doors to provide some privacy. It may have prevented others from witnessing what happened. County officials want to create a Blue Ribbon Commission to look at what improvements can be made in operations to prevent a repeat tragedy. Were asking the commission to conduct its work quickly so we can begin reforming at a rapid pace. Reporter a major look will be how to deal with the countys ment mentally ill. Of that, 40 of the inmate population suffer Mental Health illnesses. Reporter sheriff smith says recruits will get more crisis intervention training, including dealing with the mentally ill. Were adding to that academy that will mean theyll have an additional 40 hours of training so all correctional staff have received some Mental Health training but now were going to be putting in that 40 hour block into the correctional academy. The county is seeking more input from the public. Were asking for the establishment of an anonymous hot line. That way, people can call in and make whether accusations or recommendations they can do that in a safe manner. Approval goes to the supervisors next week. In san jose, david louie, abc7 news. We have new information. Authorities Just Announced they now have a suspect in custody in connection with a san pablo homicide. Sky 7 hd was over the scene. Contra costa county investigators are not looking for any other suspects now. They tell us there is no threat to anyone in the community, meaning this was a targeting killing. A bicyclist caught on video smashing a car with a bike lock went before a judge today. This was the First Court Appearance for the 39yearold that is charged with false imprisonment, assault, vandalism and inciting a riot. Police say during last months critical mass, he blocked a driver from leaving, then hit the car with his lock. This case was very egregious and its important to send a clear message if you engage this behavior, there will be serious consequences. These charges are defensible. We look forward to those defenses in court. A judge set bail at 90,000. Hes expected back in court on monday. A protest is happening now at the oakland whole foods after a Security Guard beat a man who had been arguing with a cashier. Pro testers gathered here. Our media partner, the oakland tribune reports its a peaceful demonstration. Whole foods fired its Security Firm after Graphic Photos of haft weeks assault surfaced on social media. Noted civil rights attorney john burress is representing. Organizers want to meet with management about this incident. The spray painting of antichinese graffiti in San Francisco is galvanizing a lot of communities. Abc7 news was at the dragons gate entrance at chinatown. Dozens of people demonstrated against hate crimes. The group included asian american, african american, and lgbt communities. Theyre worried hate speech is on the rise in the city and they want to stop it. Were going to stand up every day. Every district. Any time it shows up to make sure that our community, our friends are with us to say this is not tolerated. The phrase no more chinese showed up in different parts of San Francisco monday. The next day, Police Arrested a 62yearold and charged him with vandalism and hate crimes. The fbi is offering a large reward tonight to help solve a cold case homicide in oakland. The bureau is joining forces to find killers of a 22yearold shot after a fender bender more than two years ago. Cornell bernard was there when the fbi announced its joining the investigation. Aya nicano was a recent graduate from the university of oregon. As a mother, i want nothing more than giving him the justice he deserves. Reporter now, the fbi is standing with her. Its a part of a larger fbi strategy to address the mostviolent crime in the city. Reporter the fbi is offering a 25,000 reward in addition to 100,000 already offered by the family. It can be seen on the fbi website and a digital bill board. All for information leading to arrest of two suspects who shot nicano the night of june 12th after a minor fender bender. Our hopes is that someone has a little bit of information. The fbi has assisted opd before with cold cases. Now, agents will be sharing office space at police headquarters. Not far from homicide detectives, hoping to solve several thousand crimes dating back to the 1960s. Theyre overwhelmed but need all of the help they can get. Not that were trying to say we can do a better job. Absolutely not. It is lets assist the Oakland Police department in targeting the most violent. Speak up, dont be afraid. Reporter the family is confident someone has the information they need to warm the trail to this case. Attorneys for a man Pleasanton Police killed in july say a private toxology test shows he was not on drugs. His lawyers say it shows no positive findings of narcotics in John Demmings system. The family released a statement saying, quote, once again the purported claims of the Police Department have been proved false wex call on the department of justice to take immediate action as this department has no credibility. Neighbors in bay point say the fire that burned four homes was not a surprise to them. They knew something might happen because of what they say was going on inside of a van parked nearby. Reporter the fire on anchor drive sent residents running, many grabbing what they valued most. Several people suffered smoke inhalation. Four people were taken to the hospital. Up to four homes damaged, two were a total loss. It was kef stating for residents who say they tried to warn Law Enforcement that this could happen. Fire blaze started in the van. They uncovered drug paraphernalia. Many times, all neighbors, all of the time. Were working for a long time for my house. In one moment, lost everything. Reporter neighbors reported hearing explosions. I thought i was going to lose my life. Reporter this 19yearold was treated for smoke inhalation. I saw friends coming out of the windows. My car on fire. With the cause determined, the next phase is underway. รท what, now is not exactly who. That may not be something were able to prove. Still ahead, a close call for a touring rock band. How they nearly lost their livelihood in a south bay limo scene fire. An update on the rush firemefire. Its forcing tourists to make new plans. 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To learn about Spiriva Respimat slowmoving mist, ask your doctor or visit spirivarespimat. Com 11,000 homes are with out power as the fire now burned 4,000 acres and only 20 contained. So far, six structures have been destroyeds7 and 4500 people ar under mandatory evacuation orders. W3 tourists are getting turned awrom one of californias best known destinations. The road to the giant sequoias is off limits because of the fire. Reporter now, complete closure of Kings Canyon National park was a hassle of tourists. Just came two days ago, supposed to be visiting kings canyon. We wont be able to do it because the fires came up. The road is closed. Reporter others were being turned away at the road block on dunlap road. Residents who live on the road were able to get permits to get back to their property to retrieve what they could. Then, they had to leave. Everything north of 180, all private property is being put under mandatory evacuation. Include th. What doese1 it mean for you . Weve got to be out within two hours. Were trying to get our stuff out. Despite a major effort, the fire continued to grow, spreading to 110,000 acres. There has been growth and these are ideal conditions for the fire to spread. Weve got a little more breeze in and very low humidity. So theyre doing these evacuations. Reporter most of the threat are summer homes but some permanent residents are being replaced. Reporter the french tourists bus driver has a plan. Hopefully, we can find something to make them happy. Probably the underground gardens in fresno. Those cool underground gardens sound like a good plan. Abc7 news. Tonight members of a rock band are telling their harrowing story to abc7 news. The group barely escaped from a burning limo scene last night. Vic lee is live where the Red Dragon Cartel is performing tonight. Thank goodness, vic . Reporter you bet, dan. Well, the Red Dragon Cartel is jake e lees band. The former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne in the 80s. Lee was not in the limo last night. His band members were. However, and theyre lucky to be here. It was a close call for david and four band members from the regular dragon cartel. I look and i can see a haze of smoke. Reporter the hummer limo caught fire near Stevens Creek boulevard. Here is what is left of the vehicle. The limo picked up the band from the airport in san jose just before 6 00 last night. Four minutes later, the driver noticed something wrong. The driver noticed some issues with the car. Which concerned him enough to pull the shoulder. Reporter a band member smelled something burning, then, blinding smoke. We tried to get out. Only one side door opened. We climbed out. We can see the smoke under the hood. Reporter everyone got out, including the driver. Then, bang a pop. Then, we ran like little girls. We ran away. In three minutes the front end is on fire. Reporter what about their prized guitars . They were in the trunk, in the back. Im yelling at the driver. By that point it had burned. Reporter they were able to open the trunk and save their valuable instruments. Especially since theyre leaving for japan on their International Tour tomorrow. Vic lee, abc7 news. Glad theyre okay. Theyll rock tonight in the south bay. You may have noticed we have a new face. Welcome to natasha, who joins us from the abc7 news team and will be anchoring weekend editions. If you go and party come and join me at night. How is that . Sure. Yes. Well make it a party. Were glad youre here. Thank you. I appreciate it. Triple digits. We had more records today so ill show you when we can expect more comfortable weather. High clouds around. And how hot was it today . Up to 108 in livermore today. And a high of the record. 99 degrees is what im< tryino say. Gilroy broke its recordw3 high r the date. There is still a heat advisory this evening that does notp, include coastal areas and San Francisco there. On we go. This is from our south and southwest facing beaches. Here is a live view from our south beach camera. Its 70 degrees in 82 degrees. 66 in half moon bay. Check out this view. Lovely view over the golden gate. Its 96 degrees in santa rosa. 99 in livermore. A lovely view from our east bay hills camera. One more day of temperatures in our inland areas. Its partly cloudy and conditions will be back to normal. A huge ridge of High Pressure remains strong. Now, being a controlling factor in our weather picture tomorrow, we have changes underway. This is another low down to our south. This storm is expected to continue to weaken and travel westward away from populated areas. It will be cooler. We welcome that. Overnight, mild conditions under mainly clear skies. Fog forming near the coastline. Lows into low to mid60s, tomorrow, hot weather in the south bay with highs up to 92 in santa clara. Upper 80s to low 90s in mountain view. Up in the north bay valleys, mid to upper 90s, a sizzle once more with just about all triple digits. Here is the accuweather forecast. Cooling begins overfq weekend and all areas. A little bit muggy, then, next week back to average range of highs. 80s inland. Low 80s around the bay. Upper 60s on the cost. You said my hometown, san rafael tied a record today, right . It did. It tied a record high. Thank you. All right. Coming up next, a big bay area kickoff. When hosting the super bowl a the followers of a reporter gunned down on violence is calling for action. The group picked up on andy parkers message today, they set up a a website to get involved in their effort. They say 88 americans are killed every day. I started looking at numbers. When i realized that america has 70 times the gun homicide rate, compared with us in the uk, i realized something had to be done. Andy parker staged a rally flanked by virginias governor and two senators. Afterwards they met with lawmakers demanding lenl to reduce gun violence. Fans today enjoyed a concert at Justin Herman plaza today. Mayor ed lee wants to get the homeless off the streets for the super bowl week. City officials showed off this new Navigation Center in the mission. Its intended to help homeless find a place to go. I do know well be charged with, and do our best with making sure we take care of those areas were using but also, on an ongoing basis. The city wants to allocate more funds to the project. A lot more still to come here tonight on abc7 news at 6 00. Just ahead, minority rules and democrats succeed in blocking a no vote. A magazine quote that is getting donald trump into trouble. What he had to say about it today. Memories of slenl. A tribute to bay area bound passengers who lost [female announcer] through sunday, during sleep trains mattress price wars, save up to 400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. Get interestfree financing until 2018 on tempurpedic. Plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. But mattress price wars ends sunday at sleep train. President obama to block the agreement. Republican front. Republican Donald Trumps comments slamming carly fiorina. Instead of criticizing her policies, he criticized her appearance. Reporter Donald Trumps brash attacks have been looked on rub yes was week on immigration. And energy level. I think jeb is a nice person, hes very low energy. Now, hes got something to say about one contenders face. He had choice words over carly fiorina. The writer describes sitting with the donald, watching fiorina on the news. The article quotes trump as saying look at that face. Would anyone vote for that . I mean, shes a woman, but really folks, come on. Are we serious . Fiorina suggesting on fox news shows he feels threatened. Im not going to spend a single cycle wondering what donald trump means but i am climbing in the polls. Reporter recent polling suggests fiorina is still struggling to break out of the middle of the pack. Trump responded by calling into abcs the view today, listen to this. Im talking about her persona. She failed at hewlettpackard. She failed at lucent. Then she ran for the senate and lost in a landslide. Im talking about her persona. Cnn announce that had fiorina will be joining next weeks debate, one of 11 republican candidates on that stage. The new York City Police commissioner is apl jiezing to tennis star james blake after a officer tackled and handcuffed him outside of a hotel. He was standing in front of a hotel when a Plain Clothe Police officer mist taking him for an Identity Theft suspect. New york city mayor is also expected to apologize. Blake was shaken up and angry about what happened. I do think its most cops are doing a great job but when you police with reckless abandon, you need to be held accountable. I was standing there, doing nothing, not running. Not resisting. In fact, smiling. The officer who took down blake has been placed on administrative duties pending the outcome of the investigation. Millions of dollars have been set aside to help eliminate the rape kit dna testing backlog. Official as announced 79 million will cut the backlog of 70,000 rape kits. The money will go stores storage and Police Practices in the u. S. Attorney Loretta Lynch says it will also provide support for survivors. No victim suffering should be extended because of procedural issues, ever. Ever. Officials say part of the reason for the backlogs is the costs of the kits that run 8,000 to a thousand dollars each. On the eve of the 14th anniversary of the september 11th attacks, a new Advisors Center for San Francisco bound flight 93 is open. It was dedicated and opened to the public this morning. Flight 93 was traveling from new jersey to San Francisco, when hijackers tried to direct the plane toward a new target. The memorial tells a story of the people who fought back and stopped the plan. But its not been until today that we can more fully tell their story through this beautiful space. And its moving exhibits. At the center, visitors will learn how they fought to regain control of the plane. Photographers in new york captured this moment. A rainbow shined on the new world trade center. You can see more photos on the abc7 News Facebook page. Very cool. East bay Restaurant Owner alice waters was honored at the white house today, one of 21 people awarded a National Medal in the east room this afternoon. The owner of the restaurant has been the driving force behind a school yard gardening project. She was cited for celebrating the bond between ethical and edible. Coming up, an east bay couple ikea kitchen nightmare. Ikea kitchen nightmare. Can we relate to this, gu ikea kitchen nightmare. Can we relate to this, gu it took leonardo and miriam years to master the toss. But just a few little steps to master depositing checks with the chase mobileยฎ app. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. 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She and her husband got it from ikea. You know what that means. You know, its assemble. Reporter before they started a catch. I got 90 of the kitchen. There is 10 . Reporter key pieces were missing. And impossible to get. To build ikea you have to have the whole. You cant just have some of the parts. Reporter she contacted 7 on your side. We got ikea to dig up the pieces. Now, their kitchen was a done deal. Right . We have a lot of work to do. Reporter actually, getting parts was just the beginning. Next, step. Reporter she work was matching the pieces with the dia gram. I hate reading the instructions. Reporter the Construction Zone begins to transform. That is the hardest. Organizing parts. Reporter there are set backs like when patrick builds the wrong size cabinet. I walk into the room and im like oh, no. That is the cabinet we dont need. Reporter he had to start over. Were still married. It worked out. Reporter after weeks the big reward. Tada reporter so before and now. Tea says assembling an entire kitchen wasnt for everyone, but is satisfying. Reporter the whole kitchen cost about 4200 a fraction of what a contractor would charge. If you try this, tea says make sure you have good tools and a lot of patients and maybe consider a marriage counsellor. To see my reports go to abc7news. Com and click on the sections tab, then 7 on your side. Theyre my heros. Incredible. Reporter yes. It looks great. But the cabinets are cheaper than a divorce would be. Oh, gosh. Coming up a wrinkle that can occur during skin d breaking news out of San Francisco. A Police Search near at t park. Authorities tell us a man fled a chp traffic stop by jumping into the water near pier 48. He hopped onto the pier. Well bring you more information as we get it. Our breaking News Coverage continues on twitter and abc7news. Com. And dan, we have breaking news on protest at oaklands whole foods. The store is shut down, and police tell us theyre not sure if its going to reopen after a Security Guard beat a man when had been arguing with a cashier. Organizers want to meet with management about the incident. There is a new warning out tonight about the damage the sun can do to your skin. That is right. And Cheryl Jennings reports the damage can occur long after the sun goes down. Reporter most of us know about protecting our skin from the sun. I do what i can while im outside. A new Study Reveals the suns ultra violent rays continue to damage skin well into the night. A process researchers are calling dark damage. Scientists honed in on melanin and found cells continued to act like theyre exposed, even when the source is no longer there. The sun damage continues to happen in your cells, on a dna level for several more hours. Reporter dermatologist dr. Che says this may suggest more protection is needed. On top of sun screen, maybe well have to wear a cream after our sun exposure to prevent further damage in evening hours. Reporter she says studies show antioxidants might help. Like blue berries and green tea can prevent antioxidation. And, of course, limiting exposure. My rule of thumb is everything in moderation, you should be okay. Be sure to use your sun screen, its still warm out there. There is a cool down on the way, right sf. Yes. Near the coast and around the bay. But its going to sizzle inland tomorrow. We dont have much of a marine layer there. We did have high clouds traveling throughout the sky. It was hot again today. San rafael, 99 degrees today, tieing its record high to this date. Gilroy, 104, other locations hot, 100 degrees at napa. On we go to statewide conditions tomorrow. There will be wide spread heat from chico to sacramento to fresno and here in the bay area, more temperatures in our inland areas, especially east bay. Here is the accuweather forecast. After tomorrows fourth day of heat, well have temperatures moderating over the weekend. I think everyone can agree were ready for it. Nfl season kicking off now. It is. Good stuff. Tom brady getting early revenge. Yes. Will he play on monday night . Will he play on monday night . And will he play on monday night . And the buttery jack was a huge success. People went crazy for a burger with melted garlic herb butter. Now, heres the sequel. With rtobello mushrooms. Boom. Hang on, i dont want anyone to trip. Ok. Oh yeah. Thats jacks new portobello mushroom buttery jack, the sequel to the classic and bacon swiss, topped with the same melted garlic herb butter, plus portobello mushrooms and grilled onions. Spoiler alert its awesome. Good evening, biggest story line from Training Camp was the play of jared haynes. Now, the question, will he play in the game . He was seen on the scout team today at practice. If he does get on the field monday night, it would be a punt returner. And he is a huge deal in australia. Something that the aussie reporters made quite clear to niner coaches today. You realize this is declaring all out war . You know what . Im aware of that. Im aware of that. No. Jared is a heck of a player. Very talented. Young player. And needs to mature a little bit just as far as getting experience. So much of the niners success depends on collin kapernick. He says he learned about the exniner coach. About the offenses and defenses and how they can change based on how theyre doing. Derek carr made quite an impression, the raiders hosting bengals on r on sunday. Carr will join defensive end justin tuck and safety Charles Woodson as one team captain. That meant a lot to me. It really did. And you know, to see other guys make it. Great story here, warriors forward draymon green signed a contract this summer. Today, donating 3. 1 million to Michigan State athletic department. This is the largest donation in the schools history. We feel we wanted to make sure that that is a part of what i give back. Im excited about it. To be a part of that. What a donation. Serena williams scheduled to play in the womens semi finals today. It got rained out today. Oth others will also take place tomorrow. Ladies final is set for saturday. So no day off to rest. Lpga tour, final major of the year in france. 18yearold lidia co ranked number two in the world. There is three on the lead. A bogey three for lexie. Abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. A couple monsters. This is why other teams wanted him suspended . Yes. Good game. Now, updating the fire burning east of sacramento. This developing story at 9 00 and 11 00. Also on abc7 news at 11 00 a neighborhood plagued by a rash of recent fires. Residents say theyve been forced to Action Action to save their own homes. We have shark tank, scandal and how to get away with murder. And of course at 11 35 its jimmy kimmel live. Look for breaking news on twitter. 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