Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News 900PM On KOFY 20150905 : comp

Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News 900PM On KOFY 20150905

Service through the transbay tube suspended. Janet has more on how to get around. 50,000 people are headed to at t park to hear billy joel take the stage this labor day weekend. Going to be a lot of people. A lot of people trying to figure out how to get to and from the city with several Major Construction project under way. Especially this weekend with the concert going on and Everything Else and the work on the subway and train track t. Whatever they are doing. Central subway project has muni closing fourth and king, major intersection at the foot of 280. Back up expected for those coming in from the south by and peninsula. Its part of 2 phase project to i object stall track and upgrade the signal light. Several muni line disrupted but service will keep going. Bart will be shutting down the transbay tube for the second time this summer. Traffic last time came to halt on bay bridge. As drivers waited in the back up to make their way into the city. Thats why im not driving anywhere this weekend. Bart says the closure is critical for the aging system. Crew will be laying down new track. Tuesday morning ride should be smoother and quieter and definitely safer. For those who wont be able to take bart theres a 3 bus service pick up passengers at 19 street in oakland and take them to the transbay terminal in San Francisco. We have 77 bus and they leave every minute. Transportation Officials Say in addition to more buses being available there will be stack of direct concert goers to get to where they need to good. In San Francisco janet o 7 news. And you can down load the free abc 7 news app to get the latest information on the closure of the transbay tube. Just push alert for instant update the moment you reopen. 7 news app is free to did you know load for smart phone tablet and the apple watch. Kite surfer was hospitalized tonight after a bizarre but very serious crash on the great highway. The kite server lost control of the if sail on the beach gearing up to get in the water and strong wind pulled him into oncoming carment car then dragged the man down the great highway a bit. Emergency crew rushed the man to the hospital with life threatening injuries. More on the wind outside and very cold weather hitting this weekend lets check in with if sandhya sand why. At this time has been a windy day in the bay area. Show you live doppler 7hd right now. High clouds passing through but the wind has kept the atmosphere well mixed up. As you look right now winds are gust to go 23 at sfo. 28 half machine bay. So still windy and cool san carlos gusting to 20. Now earlier near the great highway it was pretty windy. We are still xpd expecting it to remain breezy at 10 00 oclock tonight. But the winds will die down. Things will calm down as we head towards the Early Morning hours and then lighter winds even though it will be breezy tomorrow afternoon not as windy as toda today. As you take a look whats ahead tahoe the winds calmed down and we head towards tomorrow morning if heading up this for hiking or camping 32 degrees. 63 in the afternoon. Its going to be even colder sunday morning. 29. 73 by afternoon. And then monday labor day will be in the mid 30s to start off if you have the out door plans and heading to the high country. Keep that in mind. A look at the local labor day weaned forecast coming up. North bay family is in shock after fire destroyed the house they built by hand. 7 news was in winds or as the flames erupted into a expected alarm second alarm. The fire spread to the surrounding grass land burning about 2 acres. Winds or north of santa rosa on highway 101. Cal fires air tanker helicopter got there quickly from the charles m shuttle Sonoma County airport and firefighters were able to keep the fire from spread to go neighboring homes. Homeowner have no idea how it started. I was under the carport working on a cadillac. I hadnt smelled any smoke. My wife daughter drove up and said the house is on fire. I grabbed the hose. The water was off by that time. Tell and went fast. Homeowner have owned the property for more than 50 yeevrments and built the home about 30 years ago. Fortunately nobody was hurt. Changes are coming to the Santa Clara County jail following the death of an inmate at the hands of 3 guard guards. Santa clara sheriff smith says shes going to ask for new camera system at the jail. Sfchlt we were in san jose today as protestors demaned more rights for inmate inmates. Those 3 guards arrested for murder in the beating death of michael and we were the only journal i got to speak with the chef of correction in charge of the jails today. As the chief of department of corrections do you take personal responsibility for what happened. Yes. Reporter john is the under sheriff of Santa Clara County. Hes unless charge of the james. And with the arrest of 3 of his correctional deputy caused of beating and king mate michael hes a he value ateing the leadership that allow this to happen. Were we doing enough to discourage were we Holding People accountable. Those are all things Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on self campaigning in regards to what i was doing and how i was scrutinizing my staff. About 100 protestors gather outside the main jail. Some of them complaining about abuses where no action was taken. William mendosa son was in mate last year. Happened cuffed him. Beat him. Head split open. He was taken to valley medical. Under sheriff says reports like that will four get a new look to help build the public trust. We are actually going back and recampaigning some of the other cases that we had but we do have quite a few that we had been investigating for the past several most. Reporter however the tougher challenge will be how better to handle inmates with mental illness. The staff is in the trained to deal with them. Jennifer is a deputy public defender. We shouldnt house them in the jail. Thats absolutely the worst way to take care of somebody mentally ill and the correctional officer that are here are not properly trained on how to deal with the mentally ill. Reporter supervisor chavez says that issue is being addressed as the county tries to secure funding for new jail taylor Better Program with nonprofit agency. This is abc 7 news. Police and fbi arrested 2 people wanted here and over se seas for possession of child pornography. 40yearold ellis over 600 files of children engaged in sexual acts with adults. Some of the children were as young as 1 year old and some of the acts involved said 0mass kill. Also arrested was 29yearold Patrick Harvey of novato. Harvey metallis and tried child pornography. Man accused of shooting and killing kate steinly on pier 14 will stand trial for murder. Jury will decide if Juan Francisco Sanchez Lopez is guilty of Second Degree murder Involuntary Manslaughter or if hes not guilty. He could face 15 years to life plus additional 25 years for the use of the stolen gun. Now if convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter would he serve 2 to 6 years and 10 more years for using the stolen gun. There is outrage tonight over Security Guard violent treatment of customer at east bay grocery store. Happened at the whole foods in oakland on bay place at harrison near lake merit. 7 News Reporter laura thoyn has more on what happened and what whole foods says tonight. I was shocked. I was trying to figure out what could have prompted such violence. She said she was standing justin feet away when a conversation turned in a violent confrontation. Between Security Guard and customer inside the whole foods store. Then was second fronted by Security Guard then told to leave the premises then confronted thrown against the wall then go to customer service. He was being trying to escape the Security Guard threw him against the wall again. He ended up at the end of the altercation face down unconscious on the pavement in pool of his own blood. Mark took these pictures immediately after the incident of the young man on the ground clearly bleeding from the head and face. She told us she and other customers called 911 while store employee appeared to do little. Except to lock the front doors of the building. The violence used by the guard to be zo for somebody would was nonaggressive. Not shouting. Not angry was appalling. Reporter spokesperson for whole foods told us the Security Guard involved in the incident has been permanently rae moved. While we move swif swiftly to gets the facts we make it clear that Whole Foods Market take a zero tolerance approach to violence. Admiral security of concord this provide guards for the store had no comment. Oakland Police Confirm they are have gating an assault at the whole foods. Injured man is in stable condition. 7 news. All right meteorologist zapped why is up next with the labor day forecast. Also ahead. Wildfire that is now burning more than 1 month. Biggest concern to people on the ground this weekend. Warning for people and pets planning to swim in popular north bay riff. All out effort to rescue a blue whale off the california coast. 7 news a [female announcer] if the most challenging part of your day is the staying awake part. gun shot sleep train has your ticket to a better nights sleep. Because when brands compete, you save during mattress price wars. And through labor day, save up to 400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. Get interestfree financing until 2019 on tempurpedic. Plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. But this special financing offer ends labor day at sleep train. Sleep train your ticket to a better nights sleep you. Biggest wildfire in california creating problems labor day weekend. Problem is bad air quality. The rough fire it has been called near hooum lake going since july 31. Burned more than 83,000 acres. And still just 25 contained. Heres reporter brian johnson. Like the flames. The smoke from the fire moves the way it wants to. Its hazy. But air quality expert like u. S. Forest service hall says the smoke concentrate at the canyon at tonight then lift and drain out of the canyon later in the day. For this incident we have seen hazardous level and community nearest the fire. And and also down in the canyon where the firefighters are. Of course if the firefighters have to be in the area they are at times exposed but no choice. We try to limit it as much as possible. Forest service in other agency have set up monitor in various area to monitor the air quality and model to forecast concentration of smoke. Unhealthy air quality if the hooum lake area prompt them to call off the Christian Camp in the beginning of october and remove most of the staff from campgrounds. We just wanted to be pro active. And again pete out of the unhealthy air. While the camp has to know klup smoke damage grateful largest active wildfire in the state hasnt destroyed the buildings. Small concentrated pollutant expected to be in the air for week to come. Lung are most at risk the best way is to limit your exposure. Warning for bay area drivers tonight as we head that labor day weekend. Chp now in the maximum enforcement period and will be through monday night helping drivers in need and looking for impaired drivers. 2015 has prchb to be one of the bay area deadliest on the flowed recent years. 120 deadly collisions sthins time last year thats 20 percent increase. Definitely increase in traffic volume. More motorist on the road. More car on the roadway. People driving impaired more people driving distracted. All up in the air and contributed to this up tick of the fatality in the bay are area. Chp says slow down. Plan ahead. Wear seat belt and just be court to us other drivers. Warning signs along the Russian River in Sonoma County. People and pets need to be careful. Thats because a dog died after swimming in the water north of wool lard bridge. Apparently injested toxic algae. 7 News Reporter wayne is there with the story. Heres one of the simple pleasure in life dog and master take for granted. Swimming together. It will not be happening this weekend along the Russian River. It should not have been happening here this morning. You dont want to lose your dog. This toxin produced by algae jean wont let her dog near the water this weekend. Investigators found small amounts of the stuff down river from healdsburg. Luckily it was in one of the most remote stretches of river you can only get to if you rent a canoe. Russian river keeper took sample of water today. Looking for conditions that might produce the deadlyal jeechlt he sees im practice. And little threat to human right now but human not susceptible as dog. Take a week off the river with your dog. The personally i have 2 dog. We are avoid the water this weekend. As well some tivrmingt it wirs you. Slichlt the stuff i have read really toxic algae and something to stay away from. This comes during busiest time of the year. Hes fully booked and told people to stay away if they bring their dog. Experts tell us this is more of an exercising common sense. 80th around the algae if you find it. Its safe to walk through. Algae at the edge of the river. You are in the going to have to worry about walking through it. Just dont suck your neighbor toe after they do. From healdsburg abc 7 news. Wont do that. Definitely not. I. Weather forecast for the hotel difficult weekend. We have whats ahead. Just beautiful weather we warm it up for the long hotel difficult wean. Lets look at what is happening here. Some marine layer hard time actually forming high clouds right now because of the wind. It was a brisk afternoon as you know and tonight we still have some breezy weather here. Beach hazard is up for south and south west facing beaches. From saturday morning until monday evening so basically from Sonoma County to Monterey County we look at risk of strong rip current long period south swell that is also going to bring the possibility of some large shore break so just in case did you to the beach to enjoy the warm weather just be careful out there. Ocean temperature a little bit above average but fought kuwait as warm as we have seen in months past you San Francisco same thing. The buoy reporting temperatures a little bit above normal. North west wind that we had today and we had last night actually helped to up well some of the colder water. Sutro tower cam are showing you San Francisco just sparkle tonight. 59 degrees and 62 in oakland. San jose currently 59 in half machine bay and lovely view from the emeryville camer camera. So visibility great around the renal with 67 santa rosa. Low mid 60s for pretty much everyone her concord livermore now today High Pressure in the low 60s at the coast you warm inland valley for most of us in the low 70s to 80s. Santa rosa with a little bit of a north west wind did make it up to 85 degrees. Exploring camera morning will start out and we look at chilly overnight for the north day f bay. Warming trend tomorrow warm hot weather for labor day plans. Satellite radar area of low pressure over the Pacific North west deepen. Brought us the wind. Brought few showers to the far northern end of california. This is really the coolest day as under the influence of a trawchlt High Pressure is coming in and so the summer heat will be back in the forecast for your holiday plans. Tomorrow morning bundle up if you head out. Dog out for a walk. Mid upper 40s in the north bay 73. Low mid 50s cool chilly start off your saturday. Afternoon it warmup quickly in the south bay. 87 gilroy. 81 san jose. Cupertino 82. 85 los gatos on the peninsula low 80s for redwood city palo alto san pa teo 7869 pacifica half machine bay 71 degrees. Beautiful day San Francisco. 74 degrees. 68 in daly city. North bay see the temperatures in the upper 80s around santa rose clover dale san rafael 83. Vallejo 7 79. Make sure you have the sun screen in the east baylow 80s Oakland Hayward Newark Fremont 82. Inland spots 86 in livermore. 87 concord. 86 walnut correct. Look at the accuweather 7 day forecast. It is gradually going to warm but sunday monday its hot inland 90s there mid knight 90s. Mid 70s at the beaches temperatures remain in a few degrees for next week dan and amma. Beautiful weather. Thanks. All right. Still to come on 7 news at 9 00. University of california neurosurgeon accused of smoking pot on the job every of smoking pot on the job every day san diego neurosurgery accused of using marijuana on the job. Medical board of california has filed a complaint against dr. The doctor. She Practices Medicine while under the influence of marijuana. Misuses it daily on work and on call. She reportedly told investigators shes used marijuana on occasion but does not have a marijuana card t. She graduated from uc berkeley in 2006. Today state senator compromise on the bead from personal care product. Find micro bead of plastic and toothpaste. Face wash and many more product. They gave the ex foley 80s. Plastic dont brook down and dangerous source of pollution. Senate voted 2 2414 to have them rae moved from product. By 2020. Senate yesterday the bill didnt pass. This version was amended to exempt natural ex foley yacht. Company should be allowed to adapt to consumer need without forced to adapt. Senate bill senate still needs to approve time version of the bill. Epa announce today it intends to add the most widely used herbicide to list of carsinogen. This is in round up and similar herbicide. The list wouldnt ban the use or sale of substance but open up a 30 day comment period. In the happy time businesse

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