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The iestigation team ented a deral courtroom where the grand jury meets on the investigation. The first arrest could come as soon as monday. Robert mueller was named a special counsel to lead the justice departments investigation into a possible coordinated effort between the Trump Campaign and russia to interfere with the president ial election. A San FranciscoPolice Officer seriously injured while on bicycle patrol is getting better. Abc 7 news confirmed that he opened his eyes today. Appears to be responding to his wifes voice. A man who goes by the name of Willie Flanagan is accused of running the officer down with an suv last week. The officer is in intensive care and has a long way to go in his recovery. Parents and students at a high school in napa returned to class on monday for the First Time Since the north bay wildfires to find out that their principal had been fired. John bort la was let go as head of the school. No reason was given except to say that he didnt do anything wrong. Abc 7 news was in napa tonight as students and parents protested the decision and tonights homecoming game. Some parents started a go fund me campaign. Theyre trying to raise money so he can break his severance deal and talk about what happened. The campaign has raised about 60,000. Were working on the story and will have reaction tonight at 11 00 on channel 7. Santa rosa, almost 70 miles away from walnut creek. But north bay fire victims are looking that far away for places to rent or perhaps buy. Leslie brinkley has more on the housing shortage after the fires. Weve had clients come down whose homes were burnt and some who were smoked out and scared out come down here and want to look right now and want to buy right now. Some arent waiting for things to settle out with insurance companies. If they have enough for a downpayment, theyre pursuing what little is for sale. This resident works in a walnut creek escrow office. A couple that lost everything in santa rosa is coming here. They dont have anything. They have the clothes on their back and were coming in and now theyre putting in offers in this area. Hopefully theyll get one soon. And were doing escrows. This is the busy entrance to the Retirement Community in walnut creek. People near here, every day, they see fire victims in cars filled with families and dogs scouting for housing. Realtors say the number one priority, shopping for firesafe homes in firesafe locations. Its tough. This survivor of the 1991 Oakland Hills fire drafted up a list of advice which she titles if i knew then what i know now. Negotiate with your insurance company, make sure you can walk away with what you are due with them. But take your time in making that decision. Maybe you rent a house for a while and decide whether you want to go back. They usually come looking for a rental. Since we dont have that, they often become a buyer. In walnut creek, im leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. The full containment date on all of the north bay fires has been pushed back from tonight to halloween. A few days away. There is good news. The atlas fire in napa county is 100 contained. All three other major north bay fires are 96 contained. In santa cruz county, a suspect is in custody accused of starting the bear fire. Marlon coy was arrested one day after the fire started but not for arson. Officers said he stole jewelry from an evacuated home. It burned 400 acres, destroyed two homes and injured 13 firefighters. Drone view 7 shows the burned out area in Boulder Creek where investigators believe it started. Three witnesses saw coy starting the fire which is 100 contained. The witness marlon coy saw him starting the fire. The fire became bigger and caused what we are calling the bear fire. Coy faces five felony counts in connection with the fire and fine felonies in connection with the burglary. Startling rep revelation by jackie speer. Who says a man sexually assaulted her when she was a congressional aide in her mid20s. She tweeted with the me too congress in which Congressional Staff present and past come forward. Heres the details. Jackie spear joined the me too movement by revealing an incident while she was an aide to leo ryan in the late 70s. The chief of staff held my face, kissed me and stuck his tongue in my mouth. I know what its like to keep these things hidden deep down in inside. The man shes accusing is ryans former chief of staff. G. W. Hall singer who was around 50 at the time. She was in her mid20s. Stories of alleged Sexual Misconduct have been shared by thousands of people following allegations by movie mogul harvey weinstein. Lisa did he la ruse says spears actions give other people a voice. Bring these conversations out of the shadows so that more people can get justice. Spear is using the me too congress and encouraging others in congress to step forward and tell their story. Its time to throw back the curtain on the repulsive curtain that until now has thrived in the dark without consequences. He died in 2004. Shortly after his death, congresswoman anna issue of palo alto called him a brilliant man, political mentor to me and many others and will be missed by everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. Today the allegations are shocking and i am deeply disappointed. Its a reminder to all of us you think you know someone but you really dont, referring to hole singer. In San Francisco, lee an me len did he say, abc 7 news. Sexually a rasing a co the Los Angeles Times hes regretful. The fellow staffer accused him of groping her at an after work gathering. B. A. R. T. Police need your help tonight of finding someone sprawling graffiti. Show you a picture of the man. Hateful graffiti appeared at glenn park and at stations in San Francisco along with the macarthur and san leandro stations as you can see in the images. The man had a scooter. This is a good weekend to fill up your gas tank. A . 12 gas tax per gallon is about to kick in. Before you complain, it might be worth it. How you can cut the price tag on the most expensive iphone ever. The new iphone x released today. Up, up and away. The amazing view over the get ready for more implosions at the bay bridge. The old bay bridge. Cal trans is planning to bring down two more of the support piers left over in the old bridge in the morning. A live look at the bridge right now. No cars will be allowed on the bridge which i expected to start at 9 30 in the morning. Gas prices about to go up on wednesday. The . 12 per gallon gas hike takes effect. It will pay for road repair. Eric thomas talked with drivers about more pain at the pump. Reporter drivers at this walnut creek gas station didnt as tax was going up next week and had different views about a . 12 per gallon hike would affect them. I dont drive too much. I have two little kids under five. I drive around the block. I think the gas tax is a joke. There was supposed to be a gas tax to fix the roads previously. I didnt know about it. The things its one more thing we just got to suck it in and move on. Diesel will go up . 20 per gallon. Cal trans agrees theyll be paying up front. We drive about 350 billion miles a year every year in california. That puts a lot of wear and tear on the roads. The money that we need to keep them maintained properly hasnt been there. The tax hike approved bit legislature in april is expected to bring in 54 billion for road repair over the next decade. Its a level that makes perfect economic sense. Its money the state needs. He heads the Uc Berkeley Energy institute, he hopes it results in more people buying electric cars. They use the roads, use the roads in our electric vehicle and we need to put in for better roads. But we also need to transition our driving to cleaner, more efficient vehicles and emphasize electric transportation. They will have to pay a 100 feed for road maintenance. In walnut creek, eric thomas, abc 7 news. Both state lawmakers and californias truck industry share industry concerns about safety following a scandal involving possible corruption at the dmv. At least dmv employees are facing charges. Federal agents claim they took bribes and hacked into computers to change them for truckdrivers who failed the tests. It involves Homeland Security and ice. Was it truly to get a job to do illegal movements using a truck. The majority are good drivers, safe drivers. But a small percentage, we know, shouldnt be driving. Some drivers receive their licenses without taking a road test. Inside the cab of a tractortrailer. An oakland developer is hoping to drastically change the east bay city skyline. We have artist renderings of a proposed residential and office tower that would become the citys tallest. They want to build a 36foot Tall Building and im thinking thats 360 feet at 13th and harrison streets on the edge of chinatown. The tower has an unusual shape appearing to split into two at 460 feet tall. The current zoning caps at 275 feet would have to be waived. A neighborhood Preservation Group doesnt want it on that site, filled with chinese retailers. Opposition there. Droneview 7 was up early to catch an amazing view of the napa valley. We tagalong to remind everybody how beautiful napa can be at this time of the year. Despite being singed by fires, the vast majority is open for business. Heres abc 7 news anchor kristen sze. Before the suncrested over the napa valley, droneview 7 spotted light. Hot air balloons getting ready to take tours across the wine growing region. Its the best way to see the napa valley, from the air, spectacular. As you can see, it looks mostly like it always has. But the widely publicized fires have put a dent in tourism. Yes, weve noticed a dropoff. Guests that have talked to family and friends and everybody convincing them not to go to napa. Over the silver auto country club. It was one of the communities hit hardest by the fires. Though they damaged a handful of wineries, the vast majority is untouched. I thought it was absolutely beautiful. The valley is clear. The weather is perfect. You could see for miles. Mimi mclaughlin is watching news reports. Decided to keep theres a certain guilt as a tourist he feel coming to a place that is so hard hit by tragedy. But i think they need tourism. Locals like mckenzie mag row agreed. We need the tourists. Its gorgeous. The air is clear. Come back and support us. If you can do anything, come back and support the industry. You can visit the napa valley. Have a wonderful time and really not know that there is a fire. Kristen sze. Abc 7 news. It would be a nice evening. Abc 7 news meteorologist patel with the forecast. I think its going to be great looking weather for hot air ballooning. This was earlier this evening. Look at that fog coming in. It was just rolling in along the coastline. Filled in along the entire coast. Believe it or not, it is making an impact on our temperatures. San francisco running 12 degrees cooler than where you were yesterday at this time. Todays coastal temperatures dropped pretty good. San francisco was down a few around the bay. We saw that temperature decrease as well. Still warm tomorrow. 85 degrees. But not as warm as it has been. Numbers will continue to fall. Look at monday. 69 is all were going do. Major changes coming. Live doppler 7 is showing you whats out there. Cozying up to the coastline. The visibility where the fog is sitting. Half moon bay, pretty mild. Even on the golden gate bridge, its hard to see much. Other than the sign there. Definitely watch out if youre stepping out tonight. 56 in San Francisco. In the 630s. Oakland, san jose, half moon bay, 52 degrees. Good view here. Visibility is fine from this perspective. It is cooling off from santa rosa to novato in the 50s. South beach camera showing you a nice view of San Francisco. Weekend fog with the cooling continuing. Spectacular following and were looking at a wet pattern. First thing in the morning, 40s to upper 50s. Starting off with cooling conditions and fog. You need an extra layer for the Early Morning plans. Short sleeve weather in the south bay. 86 morgan hill on the peninsula. Looking at temperatures in the 70s. 76 redwood city. 77 menlo park. The coast is going to be socked in with fog. Downtown San Francisco, 68. North bay 84. Santa rosa in the east bay. Mild weather 72. Oakland, cooler than today pretty much. The same for the inland east bay. As you take a look at the beach houses, i want to warn you about the beach up until sunday night at 9 00 p. M. Look at whats going to follow next week. Next friday a week from today. Level one system. Light system bringing us morning showers and rain in the evening. It will be breezy at times. Early estimates for friday up to a quarter of an inch of rain. Friday evening is friday, wet as well. With the heavier rain on saturday. Sunday, scattered showers and it all turns to mountain snow. The sierra will be getting a nice dusting of snow. The accuweather app, live doppler 7 any time you want. Accuweather sevenday forecast. Cool to warm. Much cooler sunday. A crisp fall day awaits on monday. When you go from low 90s to 70 on monday. Youll feel the difference when its a 20degree drop. Halloween will be a nice treat. Chance of showers on friday. A level one storm. I have magic tricks ready for all the kids. Theyll love that. Who wants candy. For years doctors said marijuana give you problems in the bedroom. Next, this is the new comfort food. Grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. A better way to grow, a better way to eat. And it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. California grown with no antibiotics ever. The most Ambitious Campaign under wachl the university wants to raise 5 billion to find new treatments for complex diseases. 3 billion has already been quietly raised. One to the school of nursing. One doctor donated to study alarm foo fatigue. When nurses become so accustomed to hearing alarms that they start to subconsciously tune the alarms out. That, of course, would put patients at risk. People who regularly use marijuana are not at higher risk for impaired sexual desire or performance. That comes from stanford researchers who found that it increased sexual activity. Compared to nonpot users. Its the first study in the United States looking at the relationship between marijuana use and frequency of sexual intercourse. A pair of San Francisco renters got more than revenge against an unfair landlord. They got justice. It came in the form of a record setting verdict. Plus, leave the bay area for new york . The controversial billboard looking for a few good Silicon Valley residents and a croissant crisis in france. A pair of San Francisco tenants are planning victory and millions of dollars in a record setting verdict against their landlords. Their attorney is calling it one of the largest jury verdicts in a single unit tenant case in the country. Melanie woodrow has the story. Mendoza say no financial reward can give them back what theyve lost. I miss my home. That was my home. A jury awarded the couple 3. 5 million plus attorneys fees. I would probably rather have my life back than any award. For 2. 5 years. The landlords harassed them and their then 6yearold daughter when they lived in the apartment in the mission. I cant go back in time. And recover all the pain that we suffered there. The couples attorney Steve Mcdonald says the landlords purchased approximately ten buildings around 2013. But more than 50 rent controlled units with longterm tenants. They had a Business Plan with business packages of intimidation. Harassment and towards the rent controlled tenants. The city brought a case against the defendants as well. They were a warted 2. 7 million in government penalties. A jury found the landlords practiced bogus evictions to increase rents that included the owner saying a Family Member was going to move in. The jury determined she never moved in and never intended to move in. They hope the long journey helps others. Were hoping this sends a message to other lan lords. Melanie woodrow. Theyre distancing themselves from a decision to award a lucrative contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to a twoperson company with political abc News ReporterChuck Sivertsen tells us it started with Hurricane Maria shredding puerto ricos power grid. Were here to light up puerto rico. Theyre helping to rebuild the hurricane destroyed power grid. Its now a political hot potato. The Tiny Montana Firm had only two employees when it landed a 300 Million Contract to restore the islands power. The lucrative deal awarded without a traditional bidding process. The federal government has nothing to do with the contract or the process. This was something solely determined by the puerto rican government. He knows the companys owners but denies any knowledge of the contract. Well continue to support the work to restore power in the Virgin Islands and puerto rico. Energy secretary r