severe weather. dozens of lightning strikes and even a flood warning. good evening, thanks for joining us. >> this is a photo taken this afternoon. >> check out these pictures jack mcdowell tweeted the view from behind the wheel. >> rain just what the garden needs at french laundry in yontville. let's turn to spencer christian. >> we've had turbulent weather and storms across the north bay. west of fairfield there is a flash flood warning until 8:45 this evening so a good portion of sohano county will have lightning strikes and thunderstorms continuing from yontville down through the city of napa towards fairfield. up to cloverdale and beyond. santa rosa, 55/100ths. and storms continue to rumble. >> thank you very much more breaking news a driver for uber san francisco is being charged with attacking a passenger with a hammer. it was announced just 90 minutes ago by the district attorney. tiffany? >> the district announced the driver that is accused of assaulting a passenger during a ride at 2:00 in the morning tuesday. there is some during that ride they got into an argument over the route. the driver allegedly told everyone to get out and here is a google street view. the driver is accused of hitting one passenger in the head. the d.a.says the man suffered injuries to his eye. and that by the time the police arrived the man was passing out. and saying the driver who was arrested does not happier to have a previous record. >> it speaks to the problem. we're concerned there are business practices that are not good for the community. >> this is a mug shot of a driver from orlando arrested for groping a girl. another driver suspended just yesterday after passengers accused him of harassing them. the statement reads safety is the number one priority. it's also our policy to suspend a driver's account following serious allegations which we have done. now the driver is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and battery, being held with a $125,000 bond. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. we have a very sad new turn now on the story you've seen only on abc7 news. about a number of starving horses we've learned one of the horses has died. of the horses one was not part of the deal. a nine month old colt she insisted he was included he was emaciated, 75 pounds under weight, and monica's instincts were right. there is more wrong with him the horse died and a procedure showedhe young horse had compete with the horse for food and spread to the lungs. glenn is the veterinarian caring for the rescued horses. >> this particular worm competes in it's in part for nutrition that the horse would be getting the worms were getting them. in there were so many that you can get an impacks. >> as hard to see one horse die, monica believes in her opinion the death reflects the lack of care horses were getting. >> i knew we had to get to the bottom of what is going on it's senseless there is no reason for him to have died that way. >> treated and released horses are blind. >> horses sometimes fight. nobody fought. they stood around me. i was nervous i've got blind horses and no. they made a circle around me. everybody stood there, eating. >> the hope is that they'll be adopted by people who are committed to their well being. >> elcamino reopen is reopen after being shut down. five people were taken to the hospital. one was placed into an ambulance. sam trance says the bus was operating normally. >> belmont police arrested a suspect in connection with a high end car theft. police arrested him on possession of auto theft and violated probation. six more vehicles were recovered after found abandoned on tuesday. >> politics. a race for a silicon valley seat pits two democrats against each other is getting a lot of attention, now, getting nasty. mike honda is being challenged by official ro kana. >> it goes against the fabric of our democracy. >> the challenger to the long time democrat is trying to capitalize on allegations of prime seats in early 2013. >> we're saying is that no one is allod to trade on the public assets that belong to the taxpayers. the state department for personal gain in a political campaign. >> this stems from e mails the chief of staff allegedly wrote from her account to the then campaign chairman they refer to possible invitees and identified as potential campaign donors the chief wrote in a desperate attempt at publicity to save the campaign from another failure at the polls. two city officials have written a letter complaining to the office of congressional ethics. >> e mails this week in my opinion indicate a pay to play arrangement. >> the two have a debate scheduled for october 6th. >> weekend get away is off to a shaky start thanks to a walk out by golden gate ferry captains. there was a cancellation of all north bay ferries including one scheduled to be at the ballpark. 700 fans will get their money back. several bus runs had to be cancelled and a dozen drivers called out sick in sympathy. >> i thought i'd treat myself and take the ferry. i came here and so the boats are shut down. >> 13 units have been working without a contract since july. >> a uc berkeley task force created to improve academic performance released a report today. nick smith joins us from cal with the findings. nick? >> the bears will face off against colorado tomorrow but it's the fight off the field that is helping students succeed in the classroom. >> today, members of the task force presented a list of what they're calling actionable recommendations. >> find someone helping them navigate through the complexities. >> one coordinator can explain what it's like to be at cal. and travel for away games and there is discussion on ways to graduate athletes before their final semester. >> so an athlete doesn't have to decision between going to nfl camp and completing their degree. >> the university came under fire after a report revealed they graduated less than half of the players enrolled between 2003 and 2007. there is plenty of shame degree around. the rate was the lowest in the pack 12. >> for our team, ak democratics are a high priority. >> this is just academics that are part of that. >> the task force believes they've started making changes. continuing t adjust what is needed to get to academic goals. >> well, fire season is not over yet. a training exercise and a critical time of the year. >> what's happening in the bay area airport after what happened today, hundreds offlight cancellations. >> there is talk of a bigger one. >> spencer will be back to update growing alex jenny jenny carlos alex carlos good morning burrito team! we set out to make a bigger, tastier breakfast burrito and i think we nailed it. introducing bigger, better breakfast burritos. the grande sausage, packed with hash browns, sausage, and creamy sriracha sauce and the meat lovers, stuffed with ham, bacon and sausage, both wrapped in a warm guerrero tortilla. burritos so big, they make everything look smaller. wet weather helped firefighters tonight burning 150 scare miles of territory, bigger than the city of san jose. it's now 68% contained. orders for two communities have been down graded and now, only 300 structures remain threatened. it cost more than $50 million to fight so far. >> it's encouraging but wildfire season is far from over. and don't be surprised if you detect smoke in the air. >> the heat from this fire is almost unbearable. smoke, almost impossible to breathe through. firefighters are fuelling it. >> very dangerous. it becomes aggressive. >> alameda county fire going through lengths to help recruits. they'll burn over 200 acres practicing the critical first step to contain a grass fire. >> when there is no time to talk, you have to know your teammates. >> once you do, you kind of have nonverbal communications with each other and can get the work done. >> we watched as this area burned in less than a minute. these are training for next fire season. >> this is the time of the year when santa annas are developing here. >> some of the bigger fires happened in november, october. >> despite weather, grass is ready to ignite within an hour once rain subsides. it's been dry. there is a lot less of this to burn. >> look what happened in west hollywood today. thousands of gallons of muddy water began. the break occurred about 2:30 this afternoon. officials are blaming the rupture on aging infrastructure. >> the city is scaling back fines for using too much. since june, they've been under orders while actual use is gone down by maybe a third. people who don't meet the goals face fines but the city is now eliminated planes to double or triple the fines. >> take a look at the picture we got today from our friends at heavenly mountain. >> it's been snowing there? it's hard to believe. we're keeping our fingers crossed for more. >> we're concerned about thunderstorms and they're wide spread and powerful. a flash flood warning is in effect from this area east of napa and west of fairfield until 8:45 this evening. rainfalling there, causing pounding on roadways and still into santa rosa, numerous strikes. strikes in the central valley and stockton and modesto. notice our active weather so let's move to the north bay. 69 in oakland. upper 60s in morgan hill. here is another view of the clouds. more temperature readings at this hour. low 60s in napa. low 70s in concord and livermore. looking southeast, you can see more blue skies from this point of view. isolated thunderstorms tomorrow dry, milder remainder of the weekend. you can see this low producing stable conditions made unstable by afternoon meeting of the sun and that high pressure will bring us sunny and milder weather. notice that the heavy storm will taper off giving way to isolated showers overnight and into morning. by afternoon should be oaf, giving way to sunny skies. in the sierra, there will be more snow in the central and southern sierra above 8,000 feet. look for 2 to 4 inches of accumulation from yosemite down to mammoth mountain. bay area, overnight, partly cloudy skies. showers, low temperatures upper 50s to low 60s and tomorrow, mainly sunny afternoon. and here is the accu-weather forecast. weather and changes over the weekend. heating up thursday, friday, highs above 90 degrees mid-80s around the bay. low 70s on the coast. >> right. >> it has an easy way to share your pictures with us. >> if headed into wine country, ten miles will be closed from 10:00 tonight until 5:00 a.m monday. caltrans will be repaving week night closures scheduled for last week have been moved to next week instead. >> coming up next a cozy resting spot today. >> sure did. stay with us. back in a moment. insurance because it was too expensive. as a professional dancer, i tend to beat up my body a lot, and having health insurance is a priority for me. it's a relief to be able to keep the same doctor. i was born with a back condition that required surgery. i'm 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million power ball. the word is that he's a co-owner of a nail salon which has not been open since the numbers were drawn. >> very funny. great sense of humor, down to earth. hard to believe but great news. >> i'm sure hard to believe. nguyen told officials he picked the numbers because those are the one that's came to his head he's been playing for years, buying 15 tickets using money from tips. he should be getting his first $4 million check in a month. >> good return on investment. >> people in southern california are just meeting their new maybes a family of bears they sampled fruit and take naps one neighbor said she she leaves the side door open so the cubs can get out easily. >> and we have more news still to come tonight at 6:00. a get away for hundreds of travellers all because of a fire in chicago hours ago. >> war against isis. find out about the targets of the air strikes and a growing coalition that joined this campaign. >> berkeley free speech movement and people 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flights are back to normal. >> u.s. launched more airñi strikes as more nations joined the coalition fighting the group isis. they have destroyed vehicles in iraq and syria as well as a command center. today, british parliament gave prime minister david cameron permission to join the fight against isis. >> this is about psychopathic terrorists trying to kill us we do have to realize whether we like it or not they have declared war on us. >> belgium lawmakers decided to join the as did denmark. >> a grim new milestone in the ebola crisis tonight. world health organization says the number of deaths in west africa now reached 3,000. that may be an underestimate. many cases are going unreported. the international monetary fund approved $130 million to help fight the outbreak. >> tonight, and throughout next week, uc berkeley will celebrate 50 years of the free speech movement. october 1, 1964, students sat down, demanding the university lift it's ban on political activism and free speech movement was born. in berkeley today, on campus for the start of the celebration. >> foremost, the details are somewhat sketchy. >> you know, they're supposed to read a book. >> one history professor sent out students to ask students how much they knew. >> they understand it's important to the history of the university >> the university has free speech movement cafe. in october, this activist was arrested for trying to push his message of racial equality. >> i had a good fortune of being one selected. when i wouldn't cooperate they called in a police guard to haul me away. >> he was a student, taking pictures of students being arrested. during that time, he gave an interview to a reporter from san francisco examiner. >> he was trying to get out of me that some older someone or another was pulling our strings i go, man, we have a saying we don't trust anyone over 30. >> it became one of the most memorable expressions of the 60s the university lifted the ban on all political activity and fund raising on campus. these steps are named after mario savio. those who go by here are reminded any student can spark change at any time. >> the events ten throughout the weekend. >> just ahead at 6:00 a catalog customers love to hate. >> michael finney says that massive mailer may be coming your way again. >> no! norm when restoration hardware mailed out 17-pound catalogs? >> it caused a backlash. surely they won't do the same thing again. or will they? >> it was a bundle as big as a cinder block. you'd think the company would pull back but there is talk of putting out another giant catalog. 13 books with glossy photos. >> this is going to go into recycling. paper and trees are too precious for this junk mailing. >> for nancy and her neighbors gathered them at nancy's house. . >> i had a ton. >> they wheeled them back to the store. nancy hopes the retailer got the message we asked restoration hardware about the backlash. it did not respond. however, the ceo wasn't ruling out a bigger catalog next year. >> we're questioning how much bigger the book can be, how much bigger the drop can be. >> he did acknowledge some didn't like that material. >> it's a positive there is a bit of an intimidation factor. >> in fact he admitted he got one and hasn't read it, either. >> i run the company. my books came i said look. it's sitting on my counter in the kitchen. i haven't gone through the books yet. it's a lot. >> he said it took huge efforts froe dues the books. the printer built three machines just for the mailer. he didn't mention returning the catalogs. only how to do it better next year. >> i don't think he's in touch with reality. >> he says the company will try not to mail them out to folks that say they don't want them. nancy says she's ready to organize another mass return if they get them again next year. >> well, tonight, a home cooked meal at home of a stranger? >> yes. a taste of a new trend diners are eating up. alex jenny jenny carlos alex carlos good 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