kron 4's dan kerman has more from petaluma. sotnobody in the east side of petaluma wants this for their kidsadriann saslow lives on the eastside of petaluma, in a neighborhood filled with signs that say no gas here.sot adriann saslow/"no gas here" 11-16cheap gas is a great thing but its not worth the health of my childrenat issue is this corner of the washington square shopping center. petaluma's planning commission has already approved a plan to replace this building with a 16 pump safeway gas station and convenience store... it would be immediately adjacent to the safeway grocery store that already exists in the shopping center... but opponents have appealed to the city council sot joann mceachin/"no gas here" 36-43the traffic on this main road is going to be a nightmareopponents are not only concerned about increased traffic, but increased pollutions... especially for those across the street sits a pre-school, day care center and elementary schoolsotall the idling cars waitng to get the cheap gas will be spewing their toxins

kron 4's dan kerman has more from petaluma. sotnobody in the east side of petaluma wants this for their kidsadriann saslow lives on the eastside of petaluma, in a neighborhood filled with signs that say no gas here.sot adriann saslow/"no gas here" 11-16cheap gas is a great thing but its not worth the health of my childrenat issue is this corner of the washington square shopping center. petaluma's planning commission has already approved a plan to replace this building with a 16 pump safeway gas station and convenience store... it would be immediately adjacent to the safeway grocery store that already exists in the shopping center... but opponents have appealed to the city council sot joann mceachin/"no gas here" 36-43the traffic on this main road is going to be a nightmareopponents are not only concerned about increased traffic, but increased pollutions... especially for those across the street sits a pre-school, day care center and elementary schoolsotall the idling cars waitng to get the cheap gas will be spewing their toxins

kron 4's dan kerman has more from petaluma. standup dan kerman/petaluma 00-10its true everybody loves cheap gas but how much is it worth? neighborhood residents say having a 16 pump gas station right ther eis not a good idea because right across the street you have a day care center, pre school and an elementary schoolsotnobody in the east side of petaluma wants this for their kids adriann saslow lives on the eastside of petaluma, in a neighborhood filled with signs that say no gas here. sot adriann saslow/"no gas here" 25-30cheap gas is a great thing but its not worth the health of my childrenat issue is this corner of the washington square shopping center. petaluma's planning commission has already approved a plan to replace this building with a 16 pump safeway gas station and convenience store... it would be immediately adjacent to the safeway grocery store that already exists in the shopping center... but opponents have appealed to the city council sot joann mceachin/"no gas here" 50-57the traffic on this main road is going

north bay, 80s on the board. 85, petaluma. 80, vallejo. 84 napa. we're still hot inland for one more day in the 90s. 94, brentwood. 91 in san ramon. cooler weather moves in over the weekend. it brings ehle chance of theest saturday in the north bay. download the accuweather app as we can track the sprinkles for you. accuweather seven-day forecast. much cooler friday. a chance of a sprinkle in the north bay on saturday. a better chance coming monday night into tuesday. that's the weather. now a check of the roads with alexis. >>> good morning, drew. keeping a close eye on san francisco right now with the salesforce transit center closure. fremont closed between howard and mission. and we have the big conference at moscone center he as well. a lot going on in the downtown area. not seeing much red, though. a little red from the bay bridge. surface streets are looking okay at this early hour. give it another hour and we will start to see it fill in. as far as the highways, northbound 280 in the southern area of san francisco, we do have a multicar cra

santa rosa to petaluma, 13-minute drive. castro valley to the maze, as well. 680 to highway 85, 12 minutes. >>> thanks, alexis. the supreme court showdown takes center stage in a few hours with back-to-back testimonies from christine blasey ford and brett kavanaugh. >> abc news reporter lana zak is live on capitol hill with details. lana? >> reporter: good morning to you, matt and jessica. you know, the entire country is watching today as two different versions of a young brett kavanaugh are going to be presented. on one side, there's the choir boy, high school virgin. and on the other, a hard-partying drinker and sexual assaulter. kavanaugh and the first of his accusers will be grilled today in an attempt to find the truth. >> i don't think there's any question in my mind about it, but i'm willing to keep an open mind. >> reporter: calf new submitting his calendar from 1982. blasey ford her poli graph test. rachel mitchell will be representing the republican men on the committee. >> reporter: a third person is coming forwar

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but a group called "no gas here" is fighting a plan to build a safeway gas station in petaluma. opponents say they're worried about increased traffic and increased pollution... especially because schools and a daycare are across the street. petaluma's planning commission has approved plans to build the 16- pump gas station and convenience store. <"cheap gas is a great thing but its not worth the health of my children." "the traffic on this main road is going to be a nightmare.">( james ) safey released a statement saying in part -- "the project has been thoroughly vetted with 14 studies by the city of petaluma, safeway, and local school district." ( darya ) neighbors along a small street in san francisco say they are fed up with r-v's taking up parking spots and causing other problems. now they're working with the city to prevent r-v's from parking there overnight. the focus is on alemany boulevard in the outer mission and excelsior districts. signs are already posted stating oversized vehicles... 22-feet long or seven-feet high... are not allowed to park overnight. renters and

>now a wife and mother, settled in petaluma, she is living proof her life did not get destroyed.. roy waller is due in sacramento court on monday. earnest-payte says she'll be there -- and hopes to attend every court date after.live in petaluma, gayle ong kron 4 news <"how can we believe the word of a woman on something that happened 36 years ago, this guy has an impeccable reputation, nobody has spoken ill will, he's an alter boy, a scout, because one woman made an allegation... sorry i don't buy it."> (jrstone) republican women -- speaking out tonight to discuss the sexual assault allegations made against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh.(jrstone) lawyers for christine blasey ford say we can expect to hear a testimony from ford -- this coming thursday. this comes after ford's lawyers told the senate judiciary committee staff that she 'accepts' the request to speak to the panel next week about the alleged incident. randi kaye talked with several republican w

about a half-mile in half moon bay and petaluma and santa rosa a quarter mile. dense fog do -- dense fog. do what you can to stay safe on the roadways. our temperatures along the coast and for the bay are similar to yesterday

kron 4's gayle ong spoke with one of his alleged victims tonight she joins us live in petaluma with more on what she said. gayle. she is showing her face and telling her story to empower other women.. nicole earnest-payte is speaking out about what she says roy waller did to her 27 years ago..on june 22nd 19-91, earnest-payte says waller entered her rohnert park home..and sexually assaulted her..back then she was 21 years old.. friday, authorities arrested 58-year-old roy waller waller is accused of raping, torturing and robbing at least ten women over a fifteen year span. he was living in benecia and working at u-c berkely.. earnest-payte is telling her story to empower other victi

petaluma's planning commission has approved plans to build the 16- pump gas station and convenience store. safeway released a statement saying in part -- "the project has been thoroughly vetted with 14 studies by the city of petaluma, safeway, and local school district." ( darya ) neighbors along a small street in san francisco say they are fed up with r-v's taking up parking spots and causing other problems. now they're working with the city to prevent r-v's from parking there overnight. the focus is on alemany boulevard in the outer mission and excelsior districts. signs are already posted stating oversized vehicles... 22-feet long or seven-feet high... are not allowed to park overnight. renters and homeowners say they have gotten tickets for being forced to park in "no parking zones." the board will take up the issue in two weeks. ( james ) facebook has opened its new expansion in menlo park. the new building features a 3 point 6 acre rooftop garden that is home to more than 200 trees. the project was built in less than 18 months. ( james ) a palo alto man is back home... after he says

petaluma is a unique town. it survived the 1906 earthquake, and so here you have these historic buildings, and this is amongst the very best. and then youhe tott es b in the whole world at old-time prices. because you can come in and have a deep-dish pizza at old chicago pizza that'll make you think of gino's east in chicago or anywhere else you've ever been, and when you get the bill, you're just not gonna believe it, [chuckles] because it's gonna be affordable. >> they, like, somehow tuck this delicious cheese, a heavy amount of cheese, into this crust that is rolled, and i used to just eat the crust. you can barely eat two pieces and be able to walk out the door. so, you know, a large pizza will definitely feed a family of four or five. >> do not e before you eat it. [ laughter ] >> i love old chicago pizza. >> it's a recipe forged along petaluma river, and the locals drive for miles to experience this deep dish. with me is audrey haglund. she's one of the owners here. audrey, tell me a little bit about old

petaluma, santa rosa, it is low visibility there. zero miles of visibility so it will be dangerous for drivers through petaluma. take your time. that fog is out there. so across the north bay, even through napa, you're definitely going to run into some of that. wind speeds are calm from the west keeping things cool at the coast. inland the heat will really be noticed. we are going to see those temperatures pretty high up there. look at the "salesforce tower" camera view. this one facing the south. at&t park was right over there with the lights on but you can see part of the bay and the clouds hovering low this morning there. air quality today moderate again similar to yesterday with the haze. we are going to see a bit of that as well once those clouds burn off. and this afternoon, we'll have that sunshine and it will just be in the form of hazy sunshine. so we are heating up today because of this right here. this ridge of high pressure over central california pretty much but for us it is bringing us a little bit more of a north wind

but here in petaluma and santa rosa, zero to half mile visibility. so if your commute takes you anywhere through this location, take your time even through napa the fog is forming. it's mainly in the low-lying valleys. so just go slow. right, jaclyn? >> right. >>> right now, we are tracking some slowdowns but not due to any fog. this is due to an accident. this is out in the tracy area. and "super commuters" you are definitely feeling the delays from this crash. now, the crash has one lane closed in both directions of 205 right near macarthur but we are really just seeing that backup right now in the commute direction westbound so you can see it stretches all the way on to i-5 and a little bit of 120 for folks making their way out of manteca in a lathrop. they are going to be on the brakes and then on 205. things pick up and travel times towards 680, looking good. we are in the green. 22 minutes. hat's a chec k of your traffic; over to you. >>> on the fire watch, a wildfire exploding in size in shasta county and this morning, there are no signs of it

and up in the north bay we have really thick, dangerously low visibility because of that thick fog in petaluma up to santa rosa. here's a look at my accuweather 12-hour planner. >> upper 40s to mid 50s. 63 this afternoon at the coast, the bay 77 and inland 90s. definitely warmer. here's alexis. >> all right. not looking so good in a couple areas this morning, mike. we have a crash involving four vehicles in the mountain view stretch, the northbound side past san antonio avenue. initially sounded like we might have had a couple rollovers involved but chp says that that isheas but a20-minut ing iulto injhe did aill rollover crash pushed off to the side in the union city area. now we have a new crash beyond that in the fremont stretch of southbound 880 at mallory and one lane is blocked. both of those together are about a 20 to 25 minute delay. next traffic update in just about ten minutes. >> alexis, you have no fool and have tsa precheck, correct? she's a proponent as am i. >> i get there early. >> in any case, i know, you fly too much, to not have that. if you had tsa precheck it can be great

petaluma, santa rosa. mid-70s with more sun towards the east bay. and south bay. and we can even see mist and drizzle along the covert. the accuweather seven-day forecast, cool again tomorrow. but actually more sun, a dryer day for sunday. and looking at monday, the chance comes in at night. and it's pretty significant. we are looking at widespread rain on tuesday, ending late tuesday then we warm up after that. >> always a privilege to be by your side lisa. thanks for joining us on abc 7 mornings. i'm chris nguyen. alongside lisa argen. the news continues online, on twitter eyeball facebook and instagram. good morning america is next. abc 7 returns at 8:00 p.m. we will see you then. oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. oh! under seven? (vo) and you may lose weight. in the same one-year stuts ltd oh! up to 12 pnds?ar thrcardiovaul ettack, stroke, or death.

it has been at zero at petaluma all morning long. santa rosa a third mile visibility. so of course that means the driving could be very difficult for that fog laying low in the valleys. take your time. >>> everyone is on their best driving behavior through the north bay. i don't want to jinx it. but i'm just going to say it's looking really good. but in the south bay? completely different story. what's going on in mountain view and san jose? we have a lot of slowdowns. we have an earlier crash all lanes are now open northbound 101 right at 280. but that backup, oh, yeah, it's still stretching well beyond yerba buena. we are seeing speeds dip right around 20 miles per hour. then you pick up speed and then as you approach 237, you're going to be on the brakes. we have had a number of different crashes along this stretch. this one just coming in it's got two lanes blocked near ellis. you can see that that's the creating a backup along 237 and we are still just slow going as you make your way past old middlefield road where we still have three lanes blocked. now we are get

petaluma and santa rosa. hayward got worse at two miles. be careful if you are headed out. it's in the mid-50s in hayward and fremont. 50 in half moon bay. 58 in clover dale. another vantage point a hazy looking walnut creek. we call it partly cloudy to get started andrea slower warming with fog at the coast. partial can go cleergts in the north bay beaches and temperatures in the mid-to upper 80s for the warmest inland valleys. down at least 6 to 7 degrees inland. the cooling trend continues into the second half of the weekend but then we do a 1807 i'll detail the forecast coming up. >> thanks. >>> we have developing news out of contra costa county. firefighters say an air-conditioning unit caught fire, as you can see caused the flames. it damaged an apartment complex and displaced three residents in martin easy. the fire started before 5:30 e residents relocate for the time being and fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> we do have some new developments in the confirmation battle for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley granted doctor

zero and zero, an eighth of a mile or less visibility from petaluma to santa rosa so watch out in places like pengrove and windsor, it is tough to get around right now. now as far as the cloud cover you can see easily back to the coast well before lunch today and even the coast will see sunshine this afternoon. let's see how our temperatures respond. 80s through the south bay. los gatos to gilroy, head to santa cruz, sunshine, 78 this afternoon. 73 to 81 your spread on the peninsula. 61 to 67 along the coast. that's definitely warmer than it has been. near 70 in downtown and south san francisco, sausalito. a lot of mid-80s to you were 80s through the north bay valleys. up to santa rosa or northward you will need the air conditioner, low to mid 90s there. along the east bay shore, 76 in oakland to 82 in fremont, 86 in orenda and you run into a wall of 90s, low to mid 90s in the east bay valleys. tonight it cools off nicely once again, low to upper 50s with clear conditions and fog along the coast and up in the north bay once again. as far as my accuweather seven-day forecast you can see t

. >> you were on the petaluma city council for a number of years in the 1980s. what from that experience helped you when you made the move to congress? what did you find most youthful from that city council experience? >> well, first of all it was a huge step from city council for a city of machine 50,000 people to -- city of 50,000 people to the congress. but i learned that every vote is not the end of your career. and it all measures out in the long-run. and it's what people can trust in you and believe in you and that you are who you say you are. and that shows when you're making decisions. >> what prompted you to run for congress in 1992? >> well, barbara boxer announced that she was -- she called a bunch of democrats to her home that were activists. and she said i'm running, i'm going to run for senate. and she had been our congresswoman for ten years, and i knew that that was the only chance i'd ever have because it was an open seat. i would never have run against her. it would have stupid. [ laughter ] >> so i waited for our -- the redistricting to come o

we are in the green .10 1 at bet petaluma boulevard north. please be careful as you are making your way out on the roadways. your ride, heading along highway 37. starting to see just a few brake lights, but looking good, moving at the limit. we are seeing a 22-minute ride. if you are using the richmond bridge, everything is moving right at the limit. no major slowdowns, even as you approach the toll plaza there. fog advisory in place for drivers, for all the fog, and even riding shotgun with you. >>> let's check in with mary lee. >> we are tracking areas of low clouds in parts of the bay. you can see the low clouds and fog out there and the sales force tower above the fog, lit up in blue this morning. temperatures around 57 in concord. 56 in oakland. 58 in livermore. 53 san francisco. and upper 40s for santa rosa. areas along the coast, i'll show you more coming up in just a moment. but very similar conditions, hot inland, mild in the bay, and much cool foreall of us for the weekend about are with shower chances next week. the air quality not

it is foggy in petaluma and napa. temperatures, look at the 40s from santa rosa to navato. 50s in oakland. 60 in los gatos. here is the forecast. plenty of sunshine coming up

then check out a half mile in petaluma and santa rosa. our highs today very similar to yesterday. maybe slightly cooler than yesterday. it will still be cool along the coast. 92 in fairfield, 90 for concord, 93 for livermore. 86 the high in san francisco. we are looking at much cooler weather for tomorrow and even cooler still for the weekend. ryan chances by next week. >>> all eyes on capitol hill this morning, where the senate judiciary committee will hear from brett kavanaugh and one of the women accusing him of sexual assault. the hearing is set to get underway in less than an hour. palo alto professor christine ford says kavanaugh attacked her. she said i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming. kavanaugh said he never did anything like that. the 11 republican men on the committee will have arizona prosecutor rachael mitchell handle most or all of the questioning on their behalf. democrats will ask their own questions. president trump held a rare news conference yesterday and spent much it have defending his supreme court

it is about 86 in petaluma. it is upper 70s to low 80s. it is 81 in san leandro. it will farm warm eel warm to h tomorrow. we do have higher fire danger, a red flag warning in effect for lake county and northern portions. it is starting tonight lasting through tuesday evening. we'll see a wind develop. be very cautious over the next couple of days. we have really dry vegetation. under this weather pattern fires can easily start. it is just mild to warm. wednesday will be hot no matter where you live. it is still continued warmth on thursday and cooler to finish out the week on friday and it's the up coming weekend. >> all part of the game. first half didn't look good and then. >> then the play. that's what a lot of fans saw today. the niners lost much more than the game at kansas city. it has been more than five years ♪ ♪ they're the moderne stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug

santa rosa, petaluma, eighth of a mile. three around half moon bay. we have some dangerously low visibility there. that will continue through the morning commute. we'll be cloudy at the coast, low 60s. 73 to 79 around the bay from noon to 4:00. at 7:00, upper 70s inland. cool, upper 50s at the coast. here's sue with a look at the morning commute. >> we still have this b.a.r.t. delay, about 20 minutes in the recovery phase. police activity at the bay fair station. that apparently has been cleared up but b.a.r.t. is delayed all directions out of bay fair. 20-minute delay. slowing up on highway 4 westbound. all the usual slow spots. we have an accident just reported westbound on 80 before 680 at cordelia. >>> an amber alert is in effect for a 6-year-old boy. let's get to those photos. modesto police say john cosso forced his way into his estranged girlfriend's home and took his son, jacye. police are also looking for this woman, renee quijada. you'll probly s signs on your way to work, amber alerts. he's believed to be in 2012 black ford fusion. >>> a pl

we'll check out the drive time on southbound 101 from santa rosa, petaluma. it is looking good. 16 minute drive. a new injury crash reported on the petaluma boulevard on-ramp to southbound 101. heads-up travel thraoug that direction. matt, jessica. >>> good morning america is coming up at 7:00. >> skwreurpg zee is live with a look at what's ahead. hi there. good morning, ginger. >>> hey, jessica. hi, mat. here on a grandmother monday, new allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. a woman who attended college with him is accusing him of sexual misconduct. in a new report in the new yorker, and of course ronan farrow who helped break the story, will join us live. >>> also ahead, the stunning video allegedly showing a bus driver letting kids as young as 11 get behind the wheel. the woman is now facing charges. obviously the parents are outraged. we will hear from them this morning. >>> wedding of the year. new details about the duchess's st stunning dress. we have hey new secret in her veil. >>> i just got off a plane not too long ago from your

same thing in san leandro and petaluma. we've got 59 in santa clara and union city andtan francisco, th. as y head out onbay. all right. let's talk about the east bay valleys. you can see temperatures start at 58 and ramp up with mostly sunny conditions. hanging out in the mid 80s between 3:00 and 5:00. our warmest temperatures there. >> good morning, mike. and i want to take you back to where i was just a few minutes ago. we had roadwork wrapping up on southbound 101 in san francisco around cesar chavez and now a crash in that same location unfortunately. sounds like just as folks were starting to move we have the two left lanes blocked and i believe we have three vehicles involved working on getting more information on that one. definitely some heavier traffic in that area. you're down to about 12 miles an hour through the 280 interchange on southbound 101. 580 tracy to dublin under an hour at 59 minutes. 680 out of dublin or northbound 85 through the south bay. >> thank you. >>> we're g nn fea aut.. on globe" first repor

hayward, one quarter mile a mile and a half in oakland and a quarter mile in petaluma as well as santa rosa. dense fog in spots along the coast and parts of the bay. as we head through the afternoon, most of us will see the sunshine. for the bay and inland communities they will warm up. the fog will pull -- the fog will pull back. as we head into the weekend, cool for all of us with rain chances possible next week. let's talk about the microclimates. that is our big story for today. ocean beach a high of 57 and conquered at 95. they are about 40 miles away but a temperature difference of 38 degrees. our microclimates in action today. here is the reason why. high pressure to our north and low pressure to the south. with the clockwise circulation around the front, -- the low pressure system to our south will bring onshore flow for the coast and parts of the bay. that is why we are noticing the fog this morning. let's talk about next week because some changes are coming. it has been a long time since we have seen the rain and we need it. this is tropical storm rosa and it could bring trop

however -- petaluma's planning commission has already approved the plan to replace the building with the 16- pump gas station and convenience store... the project would be adjacent to the safeway grocery store that already exists in the shopping center ... opponents have appealed to the city council <"cheap gas is a great thing but its not worth the health of my children."><"the traffic on this main road is going to be a nightmare."> safeway released a statement saying in part -- "the project has been thoroughly vetted, with fourteen studies by the city of petaluma, safeway, and local school district .... confirming the gas station meets all traffic, environmental, health and safety standards. we look forward to the opportunity to move forward." ( pam ) it is that time again. you may have noticed your local pharmacy with the signs out for the flu shot. while most doctors offices, hospitals, and clinics do not have the vaccine yet, c- v-s, rite-aid, and walgreens do. (ken) kron 4's gabe slate joins us live from the newsroom.gabe you looked into if people should wait to get th

he was later pronounced dead at the petaluma valley hosptial. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland in the upper 90s but much cooler near the coast with highs in the 60s. around the bay it was hazy and nice with highs in the 70s and 80s. today was likely the peak of the heat and we will begin to cool as early as tomorrow. on the satellite you can see the low spinnng off the coast and high pressure over california. the high will weaken tomorrow but it will still be hot inland with highs in the 80s to low 90s, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. temperatures reall begin to cool on friday with highs in the upper 70s in the warmest spots. there is a slight chance of a few shower north of the golden gate bridge on saturday. and there is another chance of showers on monday. (grant) you're watching what happened after a southern california woman confronted two men... who were breaking into her home. once she started screaming... one of the thieves doused her with pepper spray while running away. chris wolfe reports from panorama c

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. >> nicole earnest pate now a which have and mom living in petaluma says she wants to be there when waller faces t dgen ur >> i want to stand ten feet from him in the same roo tl nole pateays she crt on monda wh w is arraigned in sacramento. coronell bernhard, abc 7 news. >> thanks coronell. >>> we sent out a push alert announcing the arrest in this case. and if you download the abc 7 news app you can get updates sent to your tone whenever breaking news happens. >>> governor jerry brown is cracking down on the dmv. he is ordering an audit the of the department. the finance department will look at the dmv information technology and customer service, amid a lot of complaints about the very long wait times. the dmv also recently mishandled thousands of voter registrations. and a few days ago a computer outage hit more than a third of dmv offices around california. >>> an alert for b.a.r.t. riders this weekend is the fourth and final weekend of service for interruptions for major track repairs. good news there. the trains are running between west oakland and 19th street or between west

. >> reporter: in petaluma, wilson walker, kpix5. >>> news of the arrest sent shock waves through the cal campus where waller had worked among students and staff more than two decades. kpix5 reporter da lin is there now with reaction. hey, da. >> reporter: brian, a big surprise, the university sent out this e-mail alerth entire student body and faculty members. for years he spent his time working on the third floor of this building here. his job title, safety specialist in charge of keeping people safe, yet he's accused of attacking a number of women. for 26 years, roy waller worked for u-c berkeley's en ety office. >> so it's really an unfortunate irony. i mean they hide in plain sight. you never really know like what someone is capable of. >> reporter: for 26 years roy waller worked for uc berkeley's environment, health and safety office. sacramento police arrested him yesterday as he arrived for work. it appears the university has already removed his nameplate from his office. his middle name is charles. >> that's him. >> reporter: that's him? >> that i used to see walk around. i'm

petaluma 5. we have seen worse conditions in the early- morning hours issue. at's gd because i'm sure there's a few other issues that drivers will be dealing with. right now good on the roads. here's a live look. this is 680 just south of interstate 80. good in both directions. heading into walnut creek, out of concord, 680, 242, we are still in the green for both of those freeways. got about 4 minutes from 242 down to highway 24. south of 24 in danville 680 crowds are building in both directions. a pleasant start to your thursday morning right. a few brake lights southbound 680 as you approach 84. but really nothing to write home about. 50 miles an hour. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> long-time bay area high school educator stepping down after claims she mishandled complaints for decades. kpix 5's anne makovec reports. >>> reporter: a big shake-up here this morning with news that the president is now stepping down. marery miller has a long history -- mary miller has a long history here at presentation high school. now she is facing allegation

the first known victim from petaluma spoke out this past week and although her 1991 case falls beyond the statute of limitations, she's looking forward to confronting waller in court. >> whatever that looks like, if it's testifying, to show a pattern, if it is a victim's impact statement, i'm going to demand i get my day in the room with him. >> that was mark thompson reporting. waller faces 12 criminal counts so far. his arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 tomorrow afternoon in sacramento and we will be there. >>> a northern california man was sentenced to five years in prison for trafficking so- called ghost guns. 44-year-old michael paul grisham smith of grass valley was arrested earlier this year after selling eight ar15 style firearms on the dark net without serial numbers. the homemade weapons were sold to an undercover homeland security agent in exchange for payment in bitcoin. >>> a judge says a north bay kindergartner can keep bringing her cannabis-based drug to school. she has a rare form of epilepsy. she started using a cannabis oil to treat the seizures, but the rincon schoo

where we are seeing it is right there in petaluma. but that's about it. so that's good news as far as your drive is concern. it shouldn't be a nuisance. wind speeds now a little stronger than they were this time yesterday, around 7, 8 miles per hour, through fairfield 20 miles an hour from the southwest. it's that onshore wind again and that of course is going to lead to cooler conditions right by the water. jaclyn? >> thank you, neda. >>> speaking of the bay bridge, here's another angle -- well, this is of the bay bridge toll plaza. can't say we're looking at the bridge. but this is a look at the backup. no metering lights just yet. but we certainly got some delays. a couple of those cars in the cash lanes. we are still in the gras far as our travel times go. the backup doesn't extend even close to the west grand overcrossing. so we're still good if you are heading into san francisco. san mateo bridge, not too shabby. we have speeds in the green in both directions making your way between 880 and 101. where we are tracking slowdowns, northbound 680. caltr

. >> nicole now a wife and mom living in petaluma says she wants to be there when he faces the judge in court. >> i want to stand ten feet from him in the same room and tell the worldway she did. she says she wants to be in court on monday when he is scheduled to be arraigned in sacramento. coronell bernhard, abc 7 news. >>> we sent a push alert announcing the arrest in the case. that's what it looked like. you can download the ach to get updates to your phone when breaking news happens. >>> governor jerry brown is cracking down on the dmv, ordering an audit of the department. the finance department will look at the information technology and customer service. this comes amid complaints of long wait times, extra long wait times. the dmv also recently mishandled thousands of voter registrations. and a few guys days ago a computer outage hit more than a third of the offices around the state. >>> b.a.r.t. is also cracking down on passengers trying to ride without paying. in march of this year the agency started enforcing a proof of payment ordnance. as the beginning of the month more th

in the north bay, temperatures in the mid-80s around napa, petaluma 82 in san rafael. heading into the east bay, sunshine, warm. you'll need the sunscreen. 77 in oakland, 84 in fremont. inland areas, a hot one. 92 in concord, 93 in livermore. tomorrow is the last full day of summer, and it's going to feel like it. upper 60s to the mid-90s. fall begins on saturday, and those temperatures begin to come down. noticeably cooler on sunday with low 60s to mid-80s. warm pattern setting up for the first full week of fall with temperatures bouncing back, mid-90s by mid-week inland. 70s right along the coastline. so beach weather coming up. you know what happens every year, ama and larry. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> the dow closed at a record high today. next, what's moving the market. >>> what are you guys doing saturday night? cancel it. whatever your plans are. we have saturday night football here on abc 7, stanford ♪ ♪ they're the moderne stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric

you were on the petaluma city council for a number of years in the 1980's. i am just curious, what from that experience helped you when you made the move to congress? what did you find most useful from the city council experience? ms. woolsey: first of all, it was a huge step from city council, a city of less than in thepeople, to here congress. learned thaty every vote is not the end of your career, and it all, you know, measures out in the long run. people can trust in you and believe in you, and that you are who you say you are, and that shows when you are making decisions. matt: what prompted you to run for congress in 1992? ms. woolsey: well, barbara boxer announced -- she called a bunch of democrats to her home that were activists, and she said, i am going to run for senate. she had been our congresswoman for 10 years, and i knew that that was the only chance i would ever have, because it was an open seat. i never would have run against her. it would have been stupid. [laughs] ms. woolsey: so i waited for our redistricting to come out, and where i live

the north bay down to a mile and a quarter in petaluma and a half mile for santa rosa. low 90s from fairfield, concord and livermore. mid-80s in san jose. 81 for a high in redwood city and 63 in pacific a-- in pacifica. >>> 205 heading through tracy, it is slow stop go. we do have ongoing road work. so if you typically drive this, you are very used to this slow commute. we have speeds down to a crawl, it is a -- it is about a 25- minute ride. and 28-minute ride over to 680- 6789 a fog advisory in place. please refrain from using high beams, take it easy on the roadways for the start of your thursday morning commute. freeways starting to get crowded but our drive times still in the green as you make your way to the toll plaza. ann? >>> just about 20 minutes before 5:00. coming up nearly a year after the deadly october fires, pg&e investing in a new tool that will detect early sparks. >>> first, bay area apple stores robbed again and again. what may put an end to this crime spree. apple stores. many of those incidents... caught on surveillance camera n the bay area. . >>>

we have thick fog, less to a mile in petaluma. sue tells me the waldo grade is really foggy. >> yes. >> let's get you out the door with what's going to happen with my 12-hour accuweather planner. we'll be in the 60s at the coast. low 80s at noon inland to low 90s at 4:00 and back in the 50s, 60s and 70s respectively by 7:00. let's get more on that from sue. >> we're headed to the bay bridge toll plaza where you can see minor backups for cash-paying folks in right and left lanes. we have a full road closures highway 1 in pacifica due to roadwork. there's a detour in place. i'm not seeing a lot of slow traffic in the area. be prepared to slow due to limited visibility and fog. we'll check back on this and more in a couple of minutes. >> sue, thank you. >>> judge brett kavanaugh says he has no plans to withdrawal his nomination from the supreme court. >> in an interview with fox news, kavanaugh and his wife addressed the sexual assault allegations against him. lana zak joins us live from washington. >> president trump overnight conti

. >> reporter: nicole earnest-payte now a 2005 and mom living in petaluma says she wants to be there when waller faces the judge in court. >> i want to stand ten feet from him in the same room and tell the world what she did. >> reporter: she says she wants to be in court on monday when waller is scheduled to be arraigned in sacramento. cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> we sent out this push alert announcing the arrest in this case. download the abc7 app to get alerts sent to your phone as soon as news happens. >>> a freeway shooting after 7:30 tonight west of 980. one man was hurt. he was taken to a nearby hospital. lanes were shut down for hours. they are back open. chp officers are in the early stages of the investigation. >>> a bay area woman fell off a cliff in michigan while taking a selfie and died tonight. she is 37-year-old within of sunnyvale. park officials say she fell 200 feet. some kayakers who witnessed the fall retrieved her body. >> awful. >>> top of the we have a good idea how big of a problem fare evasion is for bart. this month, more than 3800 citations have been iss

as we look at the areas, it's just for the hills outside of petaluma and novato. over to the east bay, really anywhere from concord to danville down through livermore, pleasanton and right near fremont. for the south bay, it's no the east san jose foothills, and then right up, of course, over through mt. hamilton. what we need to lower this fire threat is -- and we have a big change possible in the work. in our forecast i'll talk about this system and when we could have some rainfall moving back into the bay area. certainly a very interesting scenario. again 5:19 tonight. >> thank you, jeff. hillary clinton is back in the bay area, headlining two fund-raisers. we caught up with mrs. clinton in san francisco, her second appearance of the day. there she is walking into the elevator. this was a fund-raiser benefiting the democratic national party. she w-- coming up at 6:00, we'l have more details a mrs. clinton's visit. >>> he's accused of raping at least ten women's in sick counties. today the nor-cal rapist made his first court appearance, some of the victims were

the worst, petaluma at 46. san francisco scored a 70, moving into the good category this year and san jose scored a 64. >> are you surprised san jose rates worse than san francisco? >> [ laughter ] >> i am not terribly surprised. >> reporter: tomorrow, san jose mayor is expected to kick off a campaign for measure. it, a $650 million bond that will pay for some of the city's worst roads if passed by voters in november. >> we have more than 4,000 worth of miles in san jose. we know many of those have not been repaved in decades. time for us to get to work. >> for some drivers fallen victim to the potholes they say pay now or you will end up paying letter. >> you end up running over potholes it will cost you money to get it fixed. >>> officials are using this report to tell the voters we need more money to fix roads and say no to prop 6 this november that will repeal the gas tax. in san jose, kpix5. >> tonight, a new snapshot on how voters will feel about the gas tax. a poll from the policy institute of california

if you're going to be in the north bay valleys, 77 around petaluma a ejo, 82 in santa rosa, 92 towards lakeport. the east bay shore richmond at 72, hayward 74, castro valley at about 73 and a lot of mid to upper 80s in the east bay valleys. not quite as much cloud cover in the south bay and the east bay. temperatures range from about 52 in santa rosa and napa to antioch at 61. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a little spike in the heat tomorrow. and it holds on barely saturday and then you can see sunday the highs start to ease back closer to average and even below average for the middle parts of next week. have a good day. talk to alexis. >> pretty quiet right now. we started off with some significant delays due to some roadwork. right now we're in our sweet spot where we've wrapped up those projects and volumes are just starting to increase. of course the one exception always tracy, down to 7 miles an hour on westbound 205, and 12 miles an hour on 580. several miles of heavy traffic for you. westbound 80 into san francisco looking okay. i do have a report of a disabled semi blockin

petaluma 51. 65, 64n anselmo d 53 ukiah patchy fog without much of a chance. sunshine and warm temperatures. 70s and 80s around the bay. above average and then and let the 80s and 90s. tomorrow? i would expect more of the same. him into getting 80s and 90s. looks cooler heading towards saturday. fog comes back for a drop on sunday as well. >>> if you drive through treasure island you will have to pay a toll on the top of the bay bridge toll. coming up in 25 minutes, how that money will be spent and how you can get a discount. >> it's really exciting because i've never done this before. >> the san jose earthquake added a young player to their honor -- to their oscar -- to their roster. the honorary captain with an inspiring story. >>> welcome back. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban is donating $10 million to women's groups. this comes after the shocking result of a seven-month investigation into the team. a 43 page report includes sexual harassment allegations against former team president and ceo -- two domestic violence incidents involving a former team websi

one is close to petaluma allowing them to care for more animals and allow them to have visitors. >> we depend on the public support. we need the support of our community more than ever. >> in vacaville, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> diners at california restaurants will soon have to ask for a straw if they want one. that will be the law. governor brown signed the law banning restaurants, not fast food joints from handing out plastic straws. california is the first state with a ban. the goal is to cut down on ocean pollution. san francisco has passed a similar ban. >>> abc 7 news was at the 16th street mission b.a.r.t. station today. a project designed to keep the station cleaner is now complete. the floor was resurfaced with a material that repelled liquids rather than absorbs them and makes it easier to clean up. for almost a year that knnotoris dirty station has been the focus of b.a.r.t. officials. >>> toaster ovens. which ones are best? >> let's get to toaster expert. >> well, unlike a lot of the other conveniences we have in the kitchen, this one you actually need. >> right. >> eve

palo alto, scored in the 80 the worst, petaluma at 46. san francisco scored a 70, moving into the good category this year and san jose scored a 64. >> are you surprised san jose rates worse than san francisco? >> [ laughter ] >> i am not terribly surprised. >> reporter: tomorrow, san jose mayor is expected to kick off a campaign for measure. it, a $650 million bond that will pay for some of the city's worst roads if passed by voters in november. >> we have more than 4,000 worth of miles in san jose. we know many of those have not been repaved in decades. time for us to get to work. >> for some drivers fallen victim to the potholes they say pay now or you will end up paying letter. >> you end up running over potholes it will cost you money to get it fixed. >>> officials are using this report to tell the voters we need more money to fix roads and say no to prop 6 this november that will repeal the gas tax. in san jose, kpix5. >> tonight, a new snapshot on how voters will feel about the gas tax. a poll from the policy institute of california

and up in the north bay, again, warm in santa rosa and petaluma. mid-80s. mid-80s for san rafael. and then finally 80s around ukiah and clear lake. extended forecast, big chill -- well, not a big chill, but the temperatures will be in the low to mid-70s by wednesday and thursday. and then they bounce back by next weekend. but it looks like a good, interesting week ahead. julia? >> cool changes. >>> up next, it could set a precedent for all professional sports. how surfing is leading the charge for equal prize money for men and women. plus -- >> no swimsuits for these beauty queens. who took home the crown on this historic night for the miss america competition. >>> coming up next on "game day," we'll head to minnesota for a report on the aftermath of the 49ers' loss. >> it's a long season. so, you know, you can't let one week bounce into the next week. >> we'll go one on one with one of the key raider players as they gear up for monday night football against the rams. and vern glenn inside the victories a's clubhouse. >> just expecting it every night. >> it's nfl sunday and we'll

for the north bay, the numbers are in the mid-70s. 82 at santa rosa and 76 at petaluma. and 86 at ukiah. extended forecast. pressure is up and the heat is on. by mid-week, mid-90s will do it. in the extended, it looks as if things will be gently cooling down. so we'll have a brief little warm period and then the end of this little era. speaking of the end of an era -- >> well, up next, as you said, it is the end of an era. fans getting emotional after an iconic singer, songwriter plays at his final concert. >> and a creative touch. the deputy that took to the sky for a very special surprise. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up next on "game day," the 49ers lose much more than a football game. >> anytime you lose your starting quarterback, that's a big deal. >> glenn was in miami with the raiders. he has the report. >> and looking to see the a's clinch. and if you didn't see this, listen up. >> have we ever seen anything like this in golf? >> tiger woods may have just completed the greatest comeback in american sports. "game day" coming up. wedding proposals we've ever se