chris nguyen has the story. >>> fremont, a new community is starting to take shape. >> it is not enough to thank everyone. >> central comments is the future hope of mame. he was in search of the american dream. he is from yemen. he is hammering away today as part of habitat for humanity's annual build-a-thon. a two-day event that is drawing more than 150 volunteers. all working together to begin the building process. >> to step up and make a better place for themselves and their families. that's what i try accomplish every day. >> phase one should be completed this time next year. the home development is the first high density development project in their history. it will be energy efficient and owned by dozens of low-income families. >> they have to build their homes and the homes of their neighbors and that helps bud a community of the. >> i think this job is 10% skill and 90% perspiration. >> i like the build things. >> a chance to put in a little sweat equity alongside those who want to see nothing more than to see he and his family to succeed. >> great people who are here to suppor

i'm chris nguyen. hi, lisa. >> hey, chris, good morning to you. it is chilly out there. it may feel like fog but things are going to turn around today. as we look at live doppler 7, it's clear not we're not looking anything on our radar scope. we're looking warming, the national weather service has expanded their fire weather watch to a warning today. the areas in red are where we have hot fire danger with low humidity and gusty northeast winds particularly around napa, mt. st. helena. this will take us into tuesday. 52 in hayward, 50 in san mateo. a comfortable start with 40s and 50s. 60s and 70s by noontime. sunny and a beautiful afternoon. each and every day, we'll warm up. i'll let you know how warm it will get as we take a look at our accuweather seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> lisa, thank you. >>> developing news in the south bay, a woman is recovering from her injuries after an accident in campbell. police responded to the call at around 9:00 last night at a carport on union avenue. investigators say it appears the woman got out of her car but somehow the

i'm chris nguyen. here's meteorologist lisa argen, tracking live doppler 7. >> good morning, chris. it's clear here, no fog to speak of, allowing for a chilly morning with numbers in the 40s in some locations from around gilroy and up to the north bay. but in the north bay, this is where we have a red flag warning in effect until tuesday afternoon. higher elevations above a thousand feet. we'll see some breezy winds, low relative humidity, making it prime for the possibility of fires here. you can see it extends into the sacramento valley. 48 in napa, 42 in danville, livermore 47. east bay hills camera, you're looking at still some dark sky out there. 40s and 50s. it will be total sunshine by noontime with numbers climbing through the low to mid-70s bay and coast. it should be feeling pretty good. by the afternoon, we'll get it into the 80s today. yesterday, no 80s at all. you'll feel the warm-up today. and we'll talk about how warm it gets into next week in a few minutes, chris. >> lisa, thank you. >>> developing news in the south bay this morning, a woman is recovering from her in

i'm chris nguyen. let's get a look at the weather with meteorologist frances dinglasan. >> good morning, chris. clouds off the coast into and parts of the north bay. temperatures right now mainly in the 50s and 60s. napa has dropped down to 45 degrees, cooler and drier air as you step outside this morning. low clouds today by 7:00. temperatures still mainly in the 50s and 60s. then we'll see a slightly warmer afternoon as high clouds pass through. it's going to be a pleasant, beautiful saturday. enjoy the evening as well, sunset at 7:15 with mild temperatures if you're heading out tonight, chris. >> frances, thank you. >>> developing news out of the south bay. police shot and killed a robbery suspect in east san jose. the shooting happened near white road at 7:00 last night. officers failgts the man during a traffic stop. this is the eighth officer-involved shooting of the year in san jose. >>> this morning, a woman is warning others after a terrible fall down a cliff. >> the rock just crumbled. >> tak

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast, meteorologist lisa argen is tracking live doppler 7. >> good morning, chris. it feels like fall for the next couple of hours because it's cool. we have some 40 house as and a right now. gilroy still in the upper 40s. we have warmer numbers around the bay. 54 in hayward, mountain view, and los gatos. we're warmer to the north and we're going to get into northerly winds. that's going to bring on not only a warm-up but high fire danger. looking at some coolers numbers elsewhere. through the afternoon, the temperatures will climb back into the 80s today in our inland valleys. that's warmer by about 5 or 6 f degrees than we had yesterday. 60s and 70s by noontime. tons of sun with a warmer afternoon. low 80s inland. a nice evening, that sun setting just after 7:00. we'll talk about even more warmth headed our way, not only for the second half of the weekend but for much of next week, coming up in a few minutes, chris. >>> us not going to the wh

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast, here's meteorologist frances dinglasan, in for lisa argen. >> there are clooastal clouds b it's going to be a nice one today. a beautiful live shot of the bay bridge. there are low coastal clouds in the next couple of hours. temperatures will climb into the 60s but at the coast will stay in the 50s. by this afternoon, high clouds pass through. a lot of sunshine for everyone. highs will hit the mid-80s inland, upper 70s around the bay. at the coast, even upper 60s. it will start to clear by 5:00. you'll notice the high clouds pass through. and we will have a very clear evening with sunset at 7:15. it's going to be gorgeous for those of you who have evening plans out. enjoy the final weekend of summer, chris. >> frances, thank you. >>> developing news out of the south bay where police shot and killed a robbery suspect in east san jose. the shooting happened near wyatt road at 7:00 last fight. officers fatally shot the man during a traffic s

i'm chris nguyen. here's meteorologist lisa argen, tracking live doppler 7. >> good morning to you, chris. we have patchy fog and temperatures are kind of all over the place this morning as we look at live doppler 7 right now. you'll notice that the east bay and the south bay have fog in the warmer numbers. south bay, 62. 61 in gill ray. low to mid-50s in the north bay. we'll look for a fire weather watch to increase throughout the evening and overnight hours as dry conditions will result with breezy winds. maybe we'll get set later on today. but as for right now, we're looking at temperatures in the 50s and 60s throughout the next several hours. by noontime with a lot of sunshine we'll be in the 70s. mid-80s inland, 60s at the coast. fire danger increases. i'll have your accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> lisa, thank you. >>> hurricane maria pummeled puerto rico a week and a half ago. but this morning much of the island is still without power. residents don't have water. and there is an urge

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen, hi, lisa. >> hi, chris. patchy fog is around the bay. we're also looking sunshine as well. as we go in closer to the visibility in miles, it's less than a quarter in napa and santa rosa at a quarter of a mile. it lowers and thickens before it clears on out. 60 in hayward and fremont. 52 in novato. 57 on the coast. your forecast today calls for a lot of sunshine with temperatures climbing through the 60s and 70s throughout the next few hours. by noontime we should be in mid-70s inland. by about 4:00 p.m., lower 80s should do it for inland valleys. 70s around the bay. mid- and upper 60s at the coast. near average, but boy, the winds kick up tonight, chris. >> lisa, thank you. >>> breaking news, chp is investigating a deadly crash in oakland on interstate 880. investigators say a woman driving the wrong way crashed into another car on the northbound side of the freeway, just south of broadway. it happened at around 4:20 this morning. police say the driver

i'm chris nguyen. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking live doppler 7 for us. >> good morning, chris. you can see it's dense in the north bay around napa and santa rosa. we'll get into a nice afternoon today. high fire danger increases over the weekend, 9:00 tonight through sunday morning, particularly in higher elevations of the north and east bay hills where winds will gust to near 30 miles per hour. san francisco in the upper 50s. your 12-hour day planners shows by 11:00, we've got more 70s in the north bay. they're leading the pack in terms of temperatures. 60s in the east bay. by 1:00 this afternoon, some 80s arrive. and by 4:00, we've got more low 80s inland. should be very pleasant today with the nights also on the comfortable side. we'll talk about the extended outlook in a few minutes. chris? >> lisa, thank you. >>> hurricane maria pummelled puerto rico about a week and a half ago. but this morning, much of the island is still without power. residents don't have enough water. and there's u

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast, meteorologist lisa argen is tracking live doppler 7. >> good morning, chris. it feels like fall for the next couple of hours because it's cool. we have some 40 house as and a right now. gilroy still in the upper 40s. we have warmer numbers around the bay. 54 in hayward, mountain view, and los gatos. we're warmer to the north and we're going to get into northerly winds. that's going to bring on not only a warm-up but high fire danger. looking at some coolers

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen, hi, lisa. >> hi, chris. patchy fog is around the bay. we're also looking sunshine as well. as we go in closer to the visibility in miles, it's less than a quarter in napa and santa rosa at a quarter of a mile. it lowers and thickens beforet

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast, here's meteorologist frances dinglasan, in for lisa argen. >> there are clooastal clouds b it's going to be a nice one today. a beautiful live shot of the bay bridge. there are low coastal clouds in the next couple of hours. temperatures will climb into the 60s but at the coast will stay in the 50s. by this afternoon, high clouds pass through. a lot of sunshine for

chris nguyen, "abc7 news." >>> mt. diablo is under a red flag alert for the weekend. the grass is tender dry and the flyer danger is high. no campfires are allowed, but using propane is okay. under hazy skies from fires in northern california, as well as the sierra. >> that includes the ponderosa fire, which governor brown declared a state of emergency for. it's now 30% contained after charring nearly six square miles so far. it's destroyed 20 homes and threatens hundreds more. an oroville man is under arrest for starting a wildfire. investigators say he started an illegal campfire that got out of control. >>> fire crews continued to battle a brush fire in los angeles today. about 80 homes have been evacuated. officials say they're expecting erratic winds this evening and concerned about a thunderstorm that's moving into the area. >>> a fire has burned about 3,000 acres year yosemite and won't be contained for another week. the railroad fire could burn down a hundred buildings. our sister station in fresno shows us how the firefight is going. >> reporter: firefighters

chris nguyen, "abc7 news." >>> mt. diablo is under a red flag alert for the weekend. the grass is tender dry and the flyer danger is high. no campfires are allowed, but using propane is okay. under hazy skies from fires in northern california, as well as the sierra. >> that includes the ponderosa fire, which governor brown declared a state of emergency for. it's now 30% contained after charring nearly six square miles so far. it's destroyed 20 homes and threatens hundreds more. an oroville man is under arrest for starting a wildfire. investigators say he started an illegal campfire that got out of control. >>> fire crews continued to battle a brush fire in los angeles today. about 80 homes have been evacuated. officials say they're expecting erratic winds this evening and concerned about a thunderstorm that's moving into the area. >>> a fire has burned about 3,000 acres year yosemite and won't be contained for another week. the railroad fire could burn down a hundred buildings. our sister station in fresno shows us how the firefight is going. >> reporter: firefighters

. >> chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: destruction and devastation. southern mexicans now dealing with the aftermath of a powerful quake that's left so many people stunned. u.s. gs geologist has been monitoring what's happening in mexico. >> the color contour show you the extent of different levels of shaking produced by this event. >> reporter: dozens of people have died because of the quake. scientists say the number could have been higher. the u.s. currently does not have a universal system this place but seismologists are working together to develop one for california. >> we're hopeful in the next year or two it's going to become much more widespread as the system is tested more thoroughly and there's more confidence in its every day use. >> reporter: in mexico city nearly 650 miles away from the quakes epicenter building and lights sway as captured in this video. it's important to keep an emergency kit inside your vehicle in case a natural disaster hits. >> you should have your own toiletr toiletries. a blanket for each family member. >> reporter

chris nguyen has that story. >> reporter: no matter where you go throughout the city, a ride sharing vehicle is typically available within minutes. >> if they can work in san francisco, they can probably work anywhere. >> reporter: that way of thinking is behind the self-driving vehicle pilot program by lyft. >> i might trust it more than drivers sometimes. i don't know, i thought about this before. i think i would. >> reporter: lyft is now partnering with a silicon valley startup founded by former classmates out of stanford's intelligence program. >> make sure they're safe, of course. definitely excited to see what happens. >> reporter: drive ai has developed retrofit kits to allow businesses to convert traditional vehicles into self-driving models. it's also been approved by the state dmv to conduct the testing which is something lyft's main rival uber ran into trouble with last year when it announced plans when to enter the self-driving m.o. >> under the last ceo, to go forth without asking permission, whereas lyft's guy. >> reporter: they'll have a safety driver inside the car th

chris nguyen has that story. >> reporter: no matter where you go throughout the city, a ride sharing vehicle is typically available within minutes. >> if they can work in san francisco, they can probably work anywhere. >> reporter: that way of thinking is behind the self-driving vehicle pilot program by lyft. >> i might trust it more than drivers sometimes. i don't know, i thought about this before. i think i would. >> reporter: lyft is now partnering with a silicon valley startup founded by former classmates out of stanford's intelligence program. >> make sure they're safe, of course. definitely excited to see what happens. >> reporter: drive ai has developed retrofit kits to allow businesses to convert traditional vehicles into self-driving models. it's also been approved by the state dmv to conduct the testing which is something lyft's main rival uber ran into trouble with last year when it announced plans when to enter the self-driving m.o. >> under the last ceo, to go forth without asking permission, whereas lyft's movement .o. is guy. >> reporter: they'll have a safety driver i

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. >> chris: secretary stephen nguyen, thank you. we will see you a little later in the program to discuss the president and his agenda. thank you for now, sir. >> thank you. >> chris: not to hurricane harvey. the big story this point is life after the storm. hundreds of thousands are still displaced by the leftist budding. many living and shelters. the president and first lady visited yesterday meeting with victims of harvey. peter is in houston. >> texas displaced by high

in san francisco, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> back to the hurricane. pof the way.ets are getting out more than 150 animals in irma's path arrived hee ed here in the area this afternoon. they had to be moved out of shelters. laura anthony is live at the animal shelter. >> reporter: your timing very good. let's show you what's happening. these trucks, this caravan just rolled up. these are the trucks containing these animals that were flown from florida to hayward today. they not only had to fly across the country, they had to brave bay area rush hour traffic. let's show you their arrival in h hayward. >> reporter: they are refugees of sorts from a hurricane that are yet to strike florida but expected to wreak havoc for humans and animals alike. these animals threw cross country from broward county to hayward to make room for those expected in shelter there. >> one of the lessons learned after hurricane katrina is you allow people to take their pets when they evacuate or they won't. >> reporter: here in the bay area these dogs and cats will be given a thorough check and dispersed to th

chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> pack it up and truck it out. working to get things out the door. disaster relief personnel in texas are begging for personal hygiene items for evacuees and those rescued. things they didn't have time to bring with them like shampoo, baby diapers and toothbrushes. >> the supplies going down to texas, we're convoy of hope. get them on the road as soon as possible. >> reporter: med share normally handles medical surplus. >> therest so much going on. we need to help everywhere we can. this is one way i can help out that i know the stuff will get there. >> reporter: trucks will leave on the weekend. if you have supplies donate, bring them this next week for the next round bound for irma. the challenge with the mexico earthquake will be to ship more orthopedic supplies, walkers and wheelchairs. >>> much more ahead at 5:00. the uc system wading into the daca debate. why officials are suing the federal government. >>> you normally see him on stage but a grateful dead musician is lending a hand behind the scenes for people in need. >>> a live look over a fo

chris nguyen from oakland. >> reporter: company with bay area roots preparing to expand on a global scale. blue bottle coffee started in oakland nearly -- years ago, selling to nestle. >> one incredible moment after another. >> reporter: company founder shared the decision with employees today, many surprised. >> are we going to have to use this water or that chocolate or this ingredient, answer is most emphatically no. we have autonomy over the ingredients we choose. >> reporter: comes after two others were sold. lagunitas bureaury to heineken and anchor this chain will operate with board. >> go to the extra bit to extract flair. >> reporter: some customers disappointed. >> for it to be taken over by something big and corporate, it loses that luster, shine and local flavor for me. >> reporter: but ceo and founder will stay on as part of the executive team. >> i think our guests will have a better future with nestle as investor than thousands of hedge funds invest as public company. >> reporter: nestle controlling 68% of the company, current management and employees the remaining 32%. dea

. >> reporter: the city hopes to lift the advisory by the end of the week, alameda point, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> briefly trapping a person who's inside one of those vehicles. the tree came down on clements street near 38 avenue. he patiently waited as firefighters used the chain saw to break up the tree to free him. >> they just chain sawed me out. i was really stuck and here i am. >> he says today was his lucky day considering what happened to the other car crushed by the tree. >>> a privately financed park to be built near. there are a lot of challenges to over come before a possible first pitch in the spring of 2023. eric thomas has the story. >> reporter: the next step is acquiring it from its owner. the peralta community college district. >> they have to convince peralta that this is a land deal that peralta wants to engage in. purita peralta's chancellor knew it is a chance. one of three ways battle for the new ballpark, jack london square and another that's right across the museum. >> we love the fact that it is next to bart and it is walkable and tait is a location that

. >> reporter: in redwood city, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >>> on the last day of summer, can you believe? snow fell. video from cal trans cameras on interstate 80. >> and winter travel advisory in effect right now. that can't last right, sandhya? >> no but advisory is up until 11:00 tonight. live doppler 7 now, in the bay area, clouds but sierra, it's been snowing as you saw from pictures. thunderstorms in the area. wider picture, same storm that brought us the chill this morning. and same one that produced showers earlier in the week. but snow showers will taper. until then winter weather advisory until 11:00 p.m. slippery roads. three to six inches expected above 7,000 feet. up to eight inches on the highest peaks. winds howling, gusting to 36 at sfo, airport weather warning and wind is going to continue before it begins to taper. gusty winds tonight, chilly in the morning. fall is tomorrow morning at 1:02. warmer weather for the weekend continuing into next week. you know fall often brings warm weather to the bay area. sutro tower and mt. tam cam. shaking in the wind. a few clouds tow

. >> in freemont chris nguyen abc 7 news. >> building houses and dreams. >>> meteorologist with the latest on hurricane hose aned norma. and ezescaping hurricane irma forever homes in the bay area. the dozens of >>> some very cute shelter animals from florida are arriving in the bay area they were florida shelters in miami hoping to be adopted before hurricane irma hit and since the storm shelters needed to make room for newly lost and found pets. miami heat basketball players helped to loadum those animals and the golden state warriors met them in oakland with our news reporter. >> crate after crate after crate filled with cats and dogs, kittens and puppies, rescued from florida shelters to make room for pets displace bid hurricane irma the miami heat loeted 150 of them on this fedex jet this morning and now they're on the ground in oakland and were greeted by some of the warriors. >> i hear there's eight puppies. >> yeah i'm going to have to take one home with me. my dog's been really depressed lately hopefully i will find him a new friend >> you might adopt one. >> yeah definitely. >> f

chris nguyen from oakland. >> reporter: company with bay area roots preparing to expand on a global scale. blue bottle coffee started in oakland nearly -- years ago, selling to nestle. >> one incredible moment after another. >> reporter: company founder shared the decision with employees today, many surprised. >> are we going to have to use this water or that chocolate or this ingredient, answer is most emphatically no. we have autonomy over the ingredients we choose. >> reporter: comes after two others were sold. lagunitas bureaury to heineken and anchor brewing by sapporo. this chain will operate with board. >> go to the extra bit to extract flair. >> reporter: some customers disappointed. >> for it to be taken over by something big and corporate, it loses that luster, shine and local flavor for me. >> reporter: but ceo and founder will stay on as part of the executive team. >> i think our guests will have a better future with nestle as investor than thousands of hedge funds invest as public company. >> reporter: nestle controlling 68% of the company, current management and employees th

chris nguyen, abc 7 nusz. >>> and meteorologist is next with an update on irma. >>> and the rush to crush. what's making this grape crush. thrjs grape harvest is in full swing. last week's strike and short tj -- and exser baiting the situation is the immigrants. according to wine searcher some wineries are being forced to out bid each uther to get crews and in some cases pay in advance. it's got very competitive. >> certainly has. >>> time for one last check on our weather. >> we've got the hurricane, of course, to follow, irma. and our weather. >>> let's start first with hurricane irma. well defined eye on the storm and it is so large. as you take a look at the map you'll notice it stretches for hundreds of miles across so the winds across this region feeling it and not only the winds but heavy winds. it tore through the turks & caicos. still a category 5 as we mentioned. but winds are beginning to come down a little bit. 165 miles per hour. north -- it will cross the bahamas and then hit the florida area as we head towards the weekend. the biggest threat is going to be the storm surge.

. >> reporter: in redwood city, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >>> on the last day of summer, can you believe? snow fell. video from cal trans cameras on interstate 80. >> and winter travel advisory in effect right now. that can't last right, sandhya? >> no but advisory is up until 11:00 tonight. live doppler 7 now, in the bay area, clouds but sierra, it's been snowing as you saw from pictures. thunderstorms in the area. wider picture, same storm that brought us the chill this morning. and same one that produced showers earlier in the week. but snow showers will taper. until then winter weather advisory until 11:00 p.m. slippery roads. three to six inches expected above 7,000 feet. up to eight inches on the highest peaks. winds howling, gusting to 36 at sfo, airport weather warning and wind is going to continue before it begins to taper. gusty winds tonight, chilly in the morning. fall is tomorrow morning at 1:02. warmer weather for the weekend continuing into next week. you know fall often brings warm weather to the bay area. sutro tower and mt. tam cam. shaking in the wind. a few clouds tow

abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: buildings levelled. the death toll still on the rise. southern mexicans dealing with the aftermath of a powerful quak dozens of people have died but scientists say that number could have been much worse had had it not been for mexico's early warning system. seismologists at the usgs as well as uc berkeley are working together to get one for california. >> we're hopeful its use is going to become much more widespread as the system is tested more thoroughly and there's more confidence in its every day use. >> reporter: nearly 650 miles away from the quake's epicenter, buildings quaked. >> this shows you the extent of different levels of shaking produced by this event. >> reporter: they say you should keep an emergency kit inside your vehicle pack would the essentials as well as back ups of your medications just in case a natural disaster hits. >> toiletries, a blanket for each family member and if you have children or pets, you need prepare special items for them for their comfort. >> reporter: prepare now

. >> chris: secretary stephen nguyen, thank you. we will see you a little later in the program to discuss the president and his agenda. thank you for now, sir. >> thank you. >> chris: not to hurricane harvey. the big story this point is life after the storm. hundreds of thousands are still displaced by the leftist budding. many living and shelters. the president and first lady visited yesterday meeting with victims of harvey. peter is in houston. >> texas displaced by high water are already dealing with red tape. but the president sought to cut through yesterday by trying to resolve a dispute. one evacuee said he was having with fema. >> a lot of people used to be stay with family and friends but now they are staying here. [inaudible] >>. >> as a present handed out hotdogs and played with the kids at the mega shelter his education secretary was nearby. she is talking about schools for students. his department will soon need to find temporary housing for many of the 43,000 texans that fema says has sought shelter since harvey had pee