Crews just finished fighting it just a short time ago but as Jessica Flores reports, the investigation is just beginning. Reporter the flames shooting in the air in downtown lafayette, seen for miles around. Ken bastida took this video on his way home from work around midnight as the fire devoured the twostory office building. Fire crews spent the Early Morning on the defensive, trying to battle back the flames and smoke and keep embers from flying into nearby apartments. We did evacuate three buildings initially because of the amount of radiant heat. We also had some propane tanks that were exploding and so we wanted to make sure everybody was safe. Reporter nearly 7 hours into their firefight, crews were still putting out hot spots and dumping water on the charred building. Home to the chamber of commerce, the popular restaurant nearby, and a number of small businesses. Im in shock. I just found out. Reporter for two decades, martas Skin Care Business was on the second floor. It collapsed. Now a total loss. Hair salon, all our lives are impacted. Reporter contra costa says the damage is at more than a million dollars. Everything is gone. No one is hurt. Theres financial loss, um, theres emotional loss. Um, you know, and when tragedy happens, im sure that the community will come together. Its just sad. Things that can be replaced. Thank god no one was injured. No one was killed. And thats the main thing. Reporter right now, the building is too unstable, too, dangerous for fire investigators to go inside. So it may be days, even weeks, before we find out exactly what caused the fire. Reporting in lafayette, im Jessica Flores, kpix 5. People in the south bay will be paying more when they turn on their taps. The state regulators just approved a proposal from the san jose water company. It raises monthly bills by about 3. 7 . For the average customer, thats an increase of 3. 67. Officials say it will help the higher costs of wholesale water rates from the Santa Clara Valley water district. All lanes of northbound highway 29 in napa are back open after this mail truck overturned. It happened around 4 30 this morning near south kelly road. The truck landed on its side spilling mail on the highway. Investigators are looking into whether the driver of the truck may have fallen asleep at the wheel. President trump is in france today on his third foreign trip since taking office. He just wrapped up a News Conference with french president Emmanuel Macron in paris. President trump highlighted the long history between the two countries. He didnt discuss his decision to withdraw from the paris climate accord. And before the conference, President Trump said that the leaders spent time discussing ukraine and the ceasefire in syria. President trump is also standing by his son as donald trump, jr. , faces questions about potential collusion with the russians during the 2016 campaign. Cbs reporter mola lenghi has the details. Reporter President Trump is defending his sons decision to meet with a russian lawyer who promised to deliver dirt on hillary clinton. Most people would have taken that meeting. Its called Opposition Research or Even Research into your opponent. Honestly, i think the president made a very big deal over something that really a lot of people would do. Reporter donald trump, jr. , released an email exchange with a music publicist who set up the meeting. The supposed compromising material on clinton came from the russian government to help his father win the election. President trump insists russia wanted clinton, not him, to win. But cbs news has confirmed intelligence sources intercepted russian officials talking about how to influence the election as far back as 2015. Then last spring, they began discussing how to help trump win. Its not just the president s son in the crosshairs. Jared kushner, the president s soninlaw, and senior white house adviser, is also being looked at for possibly coordinating with russia. Special Counsel Robert Mueller as well as the intelligence committees in the house and senate are investigating whether the Trump Campaigns digital operation coordinated with the russians to target voters with fake news stories on facebook and twitter. If there was any kind of coordination on the timing of the pushing of either negative stories or false stories by russian social media trolls, we need to know that. Reporter mr. Kushner oversaw the Trump Campaign digital team. Mola lenghi, cbs news, the white house. The white house confirms, President Trump spoke with his son in recent days and the president s attorney denied reports he trying to wall himself off from those in legal jeopardy such as jared kushner. Meantime, donald trump, jr. , is on the cover of this weeks Time Magazine with the headline, redhanded. A cover features excerpts from the emails he made public on tuesday, superimposed over his photo. New at noon, Senate Republicans just rolled out a revised healthcare bill to try to replace obamacare. There wasnt enough support to pass it previously. As weijia jang reports, the new bill may not have enough support, either. Its a ticking time bomb today. Reporter Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell appealed to his chamber to act moments after releasing a revamped plan to repeal and replace obamacare. The American People deserve better than the pain of obamacare. They deserve better care. Reporter cbs news has learned the new draft adds billions of dollars in opiod funding and more credits to help low income americans pay for coverage on the individual market by leaving some of obamacares taxes on the wealthy in place. Like a tax on Investment Income and salaries and bonuses for healthcare ceos. A move conservatives are already criticizing. When youre keeping half the taxes most of the regulations and creating a brandnew insurance bailout superfund, that to most people doesnt look like repeal. I will vote against proceeding. Reporter failing to overhaul the law will come with consequences. I will be very angry about it and, um, a lot of people will be very upset. But im sitting waiting for that bill to come to my desk. Reporter gop leaders are also trying to sway moderate holdouts who mostly worried about deep medicaid cuts. But the new healthcare bill does not appear to address that concern. With support from their own party in question, some republicans say its time to he reach out to democrats. I want to give democrats an opportunity to at least have input to the idea. Reporter gop Senate Leaders want to pass something before next months recess. Weijia jang, cbs news, capitol hill. Republican Senate Leaders delayed the start of the summer break by two weeks to wrap up healthcare and focus on other priorities like the debt ceiling. Former president jimmy carter is being treated for dehydration in canada. He is there building houses for habitat for humanity. The organization said that in a statement the 92yearold was dehydrated working in the sun. Carter told habitat officials that he is okay. He and his wife are in the middle of a week project building houses in various canadian cities. A photo of a soldiers salute has just gone viral. Its an image of a man in kentucky getting out of his jeep in the pouring rain to stand at attention for a passing funeral procession. That post has been shared more than 200,000 times on facebook and instagram. Still ahead, pilots blinded by the light caught on camera. Now the feds are on the hunt for the people who pointed lasers at helicopters. Reporter a sketch comedy and a futuristic drama lead the pack. Im Danielle Nottingham in los angeles with this years prime time emmy nominations. Stay tuned for that one. Hi, everybody, from the kpix weather center. This is it this is it as far as our seasonal temperatures are concerned. The numbers are going to spike. And ill tell you which day will be the hottest as the news continues. Well be right back. Battle is brewing over a potential pot shop. On the corner of noriega an x in San Francisco, a bitle is brewing over a potential pot shot on the corner of noriega and 23rd the sunset. Kpix 5s anne makovec reports the city leaders are expected to review plans today to open a dispensary linked to a former oakland mayor. Reporter the proposal comes from the former mayor of Oakland Jean Quan and her husband, dr. Floyd huen, the clinic would be run by the collective apothecarium combining marijuana therapy with traditional chinese medicine. There are 38 pot dispensaries in San Francisco and none in the sunset district even though the apothecarium says its had 3900 Patients Living here. Why do you have to have a shop in the neighborhoods like this . Neighborhoods have preschool and churches. Reporter theresa of the San FranciscoCommunity Empowerment center says neighbors have been come to her with concerns. They dont feel safe. And they dont feel safe for their children to walk by. Reporter the opposition is vocal shouting him down at the Community Meeting in march. Why we have to listen to this garbage, no, no, no reporter neither the spokesman for the apothecarium for the doctor were available for comment this morning, but in a letter to the Planning Commission, the attorney said this about the opposition reporter the Planning Commission meeting starts at 1 00 this afternoon at San Francisco city hall. In San Francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. The feds are looking for suspects after laser strikes on two helicopters in cleveland. No one was injured. The pilots were temporarily flash blinded by the green light from the laser beam. Both strikes happened on the 4th of july. One helicopter belonged to local police and the other to a hospital. They may face prison time or a fine. Next time you fly on united airlines, they have a new flex schedule plan to deal with overbooked flights. If a seat becomes hot, you may be offered a buyout up to 250. If you accept youll be rebooked from the same airport within24 hours. Looking at the big board, the dow is up about 18 points. New at noon, the emmy nominations are out with a lot of new tv shows getting noted. Cbs reporter Danielle Nottingham looks at who is up for the golden statues. Reporter west world tied saturday night live for the most emmy nominations. The fantasy series earned 22 nominations including best drama and best actor. Among its competition, another newcomer, this is us. The nbc show is the first broadcast show nominated for best drama since 2011. Rounding out the category, Better Call Saul and four streaming series the crown, hand mades tale, house of cards and stranger things. On the comedy side, hbos deep which won the last to years is nominated again. During the announcement, shamar moore told veep supporting actress she received her fifth straight nod. Whats it like youre like the meryl streep of tv or something . I dont know about that oh, my gosh. Reporter it faces off against atlanta, blackish, master of none, modern family, Silicon Valley and the unbreakable kimmi schmitt. Atlantas donnell glover and master of none aziz ansari both got multiple nominations for acting and writing their shows. These are true talents. Reporter debora burnbalm is the executive editor of variety for tv. You get a sense of the writers and their point of view on a show. Reporter Stephen Colbert hosts it live on cbs on september 17. Danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. Roberta wants a recount. [ laughter ] im not too happy with some of those picks. What happened to orange is the new black . I mean, can we talk . Talk. This was a breakthrough season [ laughter ] hi, everybody. Lets get down to business right now. This is breakthrough season. We have some of seasonal weather. Thats breaking news. Its too hot or too cold. We have blue skies and cleared out across the bay but the coast is not clear. Current air temperatures from 71 degrees in santa rosa to 84 in livermore. Its 61 in San Francisco. Along the coast we still have that beach hazard statement in effect. It was extended. Anywhere from santa cruz all the way to stinson beach. We have some big swells pounding the shore. Dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. Remnants of what was once a hurricane churning up high surf in southern california. No High Pressure which has been firmly in place over the four corners states is now lifting to the north. And as it does so, we have a warmup for the weekend. 94 state capital today. It is currently 76 on its way up to 81 degrees in the greater lake tahoe area. 64 which is seasonal in monterey bay. Official sun goes down at 8 31. Temperatures by then from the 60s at the beaches, well have some sunshine in pacifica. Not so much over there in daly city. We do have the clear skies in mount davidson, otherwise 70s in oakland and emeryville. 70s carquinez strait. Outside number today 93 in brentwood. Low 80s in san jose. Thats where we should be for this time of the year. The winds are variable to 20. The air quality moderate all the way through sunday when we realize highs again in the 100s, just gradual cooling next week. The fair, if you missed the Alameda County fair, its the big california state fair going on in sacramento this weekend. 103 degrees. Whoo we have the stern grove festival during the summertime a mixture of sun and clouds. Take your pick, hot inland, cool at the coast. Thats part of our microclimate. 5 in pacifica65 in pacifica, to up to 105 in sacramento. Where are the 80s . Go to hawaii. He will get 80s year round. I can do that. Like little Red Riding Hood goldilocks. Whatever. [ laughter ] that one, too. [ laughter ] time now never happy. Our tip of the day now with fresh grocer tony tantillo. Summer fruit with an outof thisworld name. Reporter ell, todays tip of the day is going to be saturn peaches also called donut peaches. They are shaped like a donut or saturn. Thats what theyre called. Delicious, white meat, loaded with sugar with a lot of flavor. They come around for a few weeks out of the year in the summertime and then theyre gone. So enjoy them. Selection and storage very important. When you buy them, you want to make sure they are beautiful all the way around, texture and colors, not too soft. If they are too soft they will be bruised. So dont buy them some of the. A nice light touch. Thats all of to do. A little give, thats perfect. Store trem on the counter not the refrigerator. Store them on the counter, not the refrigerator. Probably the highest amount of sugar in summer fruit that there is. Delicious saturn peaches, donut peaches, in the market, enjoy and im tony tantillo, your fresh grocer, and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. They look cool, dont they . And they taste good. Coming up, lending an ear to bay area seniors. How this teenager is making sure they are heard and have a friendly voice on the other end. And send us your questions about your pets health and wellbeing. Ust email pets kpix. Com, and well have our pet expert, dr. Jill chase, give you an answer every friday right here at noon. Phone call away. Thats thanks to a teenager with assionate hear for loge seniors in the south bay, a friend is just a phone call away thanks to a teen with a compassionate heart. Sharon chin introduces us to this weeks jefferson award winner reporter 17yearold anika kumar and her teenaged volunteers brainstorm what they might talk about. Then hi,. Reporter they call Senior Citizens on the phone from their classroom at Notre Dame High School in san jose. The program is called forget me not. She started the nonprofit two years ago to make sure santa clara countys older adults arent neglected. That can lead to loneliness and depression and increased risks of complications from chronic illnesses and things like that. Reporter the program operates during the school year and every week volunteers make sure to call every one of the 40 people currently on the list. They have so much to share, so many stories, so much advice and encouragement and, yeah, its really great, the relationship that you can have with them. Reporter to this person its a gift. Hello . Reporter he is really blind he is legally blind and doesnt get out much so a weekly 20 to 30minute call from forgetmenot lifts his spirits. This talk also brings me makes me alive again and young. Reporter this person at the a Senior Community trains the volunteers and supervisors the call sessions. He says the outreach helps older adults feel connected. Some need reassurance that things are going to be okay or this will pass or, you know, that kind of thing. Others just want a conversation around their interests. Oh, yeah, really . You went on a tour of San Francisco . Reporter this volunteer applauds anika for dialing into a critical need. She is very driven and passionate and persistent. And a really good role model. Every call i make im learning so much from what they have to say. So you got to meet your granddaughter for the first time. Reporter so for serving Senior Citizens through meaningful phone conversations, this weeks jefferson award in the bay area goes to anika kumar. 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