And on a day like today, Richard Westwood is working nonstop. He owns a heating and air conditioning repair. Today his staff is fully booked trying to get airconditioners fixed. They should start the air conditioner in the morning let it maintain its temperature, that way it doesnt work so hard when you get home and youre not burning up calling us right away, hey my ac is not working. Reporter for those who doesnt have ac, theres always a cool dip in the water. Thats where we met up with don. I guess to talk to you i got to walk in there, huh . Okay. The water is warm. Not bad. Reporter he was chilling at shadow cliffs. Are you doing business . No. No. I just talk to my friends and my daughters and stuff. Reporter so i take it youre retired . Yup. Reporter life is good. Life is good. Life is real good. Lots of sunscreen. Reporter i hope it was spf 70. He was out there all day. If you dont have air conditioning and a lot of people dont a lot of seniors dont, there are cooling centers se
We dont need an energy cost. Reporter even the governors own party isnt on board. A big part of getting to the 50 is dependent on people buying electric vehicles, vehicles that my community cant afford reporter there is however support among those who think we as a state can rise to the occasion. I think if we put more effort and resources and energy into figuring out Public Transit we could achieve that. Reporter this is all happening now in sacramento. Only a few days left that they have in order to pass it. One of the big things is that this thing will be amended practically to death. So insiders are not exactly predicting which way this will go or what it will look like when it comes out. Live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. A little warm outside tonight . Yeah it is. To the heat wave now. A live look at how hot it is in pleasanton earlier today triple digits prompted some cities to open up cooling centers. The real news in all of this is the heat at the coast. Plenty of places a
France decided it would let in 24,000 people and united kingdom, 20,000 as well. The u. S. Says 4 million syrian migrants will likely enter europe. An iraqi woman recently made their journey to the bay area, tonight, theyre waiting their father. Its been tough. Its a hard breaking story. David . Reporter it s were talking about a father with three teenagers that are in santa clara now. But the father is isiscontrolled mosul in iraq. Now, the family agreed to share with us on one condition. That we mask their identities. Theyre fortunate. Relatives live in Silicon Valley and asylum has been granted, but theyre missing the father. Their mothers husband. I take responsibility on myself. The father is waiting for clearance to be reunited with his family. Hes in isiscontrolled mosul in iraq. It worries his daughter. Its not safe anymore. Reporter its not safe anymore, she said. That is why they decided not to return to iraq after coming here to attend a relatives wedding. This 14yearold say
Missing this morning. Marin county fire tells us the 42yearold from San Francisco was last seen around 1 00 a. M. On board a leased boat anchored in ayalo cove. His wife reported him missing around 6 00 this morning. State parks workers started the search on their own but requested help from the coast guard and sheriff. Weve seen boats and jet skis searching the shore line. Helicopters are on their way to help look from above. Do stay with us for more information as we get it. And get breaking news on our website abc7news. Com. We do want to thanks for joining us on this Labor Day Weekend. Now, a local fire caught up in the migration crisis in europe. Hundreds of thousands of migrants are leaving the places they call home. One iraqi family is desperate to get their father out of danger. Many are making their way north to europe tonight, trying to escape their wartorn countries. In hungry hungary, thousands tried to break through the lines and head to germany. France decided it would le
According to the marin county sheriffs office, 42 year old wouter van lier was last seen on angel island around 1 am monday. Hes described as being a white male, 6 feet tall with brown hair and blue eyes. Van lier was apparently camping on angel island with his wife and friends. He had also docked his boat in ayala cove, which is where he was last seen. His wife reported him missing around 6 am when they couldnt find him. Search and rescue crews from multiple agencies spent the day looking for van lier. This is video of the search from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. State park rangers along with search teams from marin, san mateo, and Contra Costa County arrived to help. The coast guard also deployed boats and a helicopter to assist. It is a very nice night here in marin county, county not bad weather to spend a night on angel island, and they will continue to search tomorrow pam burning the late night oil. Barts transbay tube is still out of service. Between west oakland