Right now. Im kristen sze in for ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Its called band together. Bring the bay area together to help those whose lives were most impacted by the wildfires last month. Another live look inside. Began a few minutes ago with introductions and blessing of the event by local religious leaders. Soon they will rock. Wayne freedman is live. Wayne . Reporter at last word this event was close to sellout. Tipping point, the nonprofit thats put it together, estimates more than 38,000 people will attend, playing 50 to 150 a seat for a fivehour show that maybe put some love back into a horrible situation that the north bay is still enduring. No way this would be typical crowd for event at at t park tonight. If had ears, hearing different sounds. Dave matthews. Anybody else . Metalica. Anybody else . All of them. Reporter the music began hours ago. Had you been here peering in from right field, maybe heard Dave Matthews. Him in soud check. Its like a free concert. Unbelievable
Reporter the music began hours ago. Had you been here peering in from right field, maybe heard Dave Matthews. Him in soud check. Its like a free concert. Unbelievable to watch it like this. Reporter long before the benefit, best seats in the house as technicians finetuned the sound system to focus and enhance clarity. The staff have acoustical analysis products that allow them to look at gain, spectrum and reflections and calculate those. Reporter if youre wondering about the best seats in the house . Right here, filled with first responders, people who lost their homes, volunteers. 6,000 people. Right there. Right in front. Reporter melissa works for tipping point, the nonprofit that pulled this together. At least 38,000 tickets sold so far and Live Streaming on facebook and twitter, hope to raise millions. We need to tell and display to everybody and show everybody that tonight is just the beginning. Were going to be there for our north bay neighbors today, tomorrow and in the future
Us bringing rain to the Pacific Northwest. Eventually well get our heads wet late tonight in the north bay. For everyone else tomorrow, its 51 in oakland and fremont. Good morning san rafael, 48 for you. Santa rosa, youll get into the rain by 10 00 tonight. A cool afternoon with increasing clouds. But the rest of us will enjoy more sunshine today. Have a rainy monday. A break on tuesday. Looks like more rain midweek and into next weekend as well. Carol carolyn. Lisa, thank you. Santa rosa officials will host a News Conference today on the potential impact of the rain lisa just told you about. This is especially pertinent for the Fountain Grove area which was nearly burned to the ground last month. The city identified sections of storm drain destroyed by the fires and that, plus the fact that theres little to no groundcover means increased risk for landslides and sinkholes. Residents will be asked to call 911 if they see evidence of flooding or mud flows. From bikes to personal document
On tonight and really late by 10 00. Temperatures will be cool but thats not our only chance of rain. Check it out. Weve got a braef break on tuesday. By wednesday or thursday, a breezy, rainy system. Next weekend could be wet as well. Carolyn. Lisa, thank you. Santa rosa officials will host a News Conference today on the potential impact of the rain lisa just told you about. This is especially pertinent for the Fountain Grove area which was nearly burned to the ground last month. The city identified sections of storm drain destroyed by the fires and that, plus the fact that theres little to no groundcover means increased risk for landslides and sinkholes. Residents will be asked to call 911 if they see evidence of flooding or mud flows. From bikes to personal documen documents, north bay residents are recovering part of their lives lost last month to the wildfires. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard has the story from santa rosa. My favorite color is blue. This is perfect. 9yearold J