lafayette comes over at the age of 19. he equips the ship with provisions and munitions. he goes to philadelphia art witi a letter from franklin who writes to congress, please treal the young rather well because he's close to marie antoinetteee and connected at the core. the congress, without -- washington makes lafayette a9 major general, this 19-year-old kid who has just arrived, it was the highest ranked below commander-in-chief. but, they did it as an honorary title.an honorar lafayette then goes and meets george washington. washington writes a priceless letter to congress saying, i don't think the young marquis understands that the title is merely an honor. he's looking for regiment to command.ingly en amazingly, lafayette becomes so resourceful and fearless general, that he becomes one of the major generals the continental army.know, th one thing i found with the story of lafayette being the surrogate of washington turns out to be true. washington being a formal man do not like to be touched. we have eyewitness accounts that when lafayette with the washington, he wo

in fact, the story with lafayette is interesting because lafayette comes over at the age of 19, he quips a ship with provisions and munitions. he goes to philadelphia armed with a letter from benjamin franklin and franklin rights to the continental congress, you know, please treat the young marquis very well because he is very close to -- and he could be politically useful.the conquest, without consulting washington makes lafayette a major general. this 19 kid who is just arrived. makes him a major general which is the highest rank below commander-in-chief but they did it as an honorary title. lafayette then goes and meets george washington. washington writes a crisis letter to the congress saying, i don't think that the young marquis understands a title is merely honorific. he is kind of looking for a regiment to command. amazingly enough, lafayette becomes such a resourceful and really fearless general that he becomes one of the major generals in the continental army. and one thing that i found you know, this story about lafayette being a kind of surrogate son of washington, turns out

walnut creek and lafayette police are following this suspect. police are asking people not to engage the vehicle. the car was previously t po rea know at this time. police are chasing this red vehicle. looks like an suv in an industrial area and busy intersections. we are going to stay on top of this and give you details as we check our website, cbssf.com. >>> as for now, in other ws, nelonger need and in one bay ar community they are a lifeline to people just trying to get by or start over. allen martin reports, that this week's jefferson award winner is the link to getting those things to the people who need them. >> reporter: angelica sanchez didn't want a handout. >> i go to school. i work. extra jobs. just to have whatever i have now. >> reporter: but 7 years ago, she literally had nothing. thieves stole every, singlite freedom her family's home in los angeles. with nothing to lose, angelica and her husband left l.a. and brentwd to be ar hercamefaer. >> hello, this is -- >> reporter: here she heard about delta community serva locc for 36 ye

the lafayette college freshman died on monday as to the how that has yet to be determined. lehigh valley correspondent walter perez is live at the college with the full story. >> reporter: well jim, as you suggested a lot more to come in this case in the days and weeks to come as investigators try to piece together what led to the death of a promising young student athlete. the lehigh valley coroners office determine that mccray williams died of blunt trauma to the head and the manner of death is confirmed but the cause of death is yet to be determined. it comes after lafayette students gathered to honor the man described as a standout athlete and student. >> to just comfort one another and do what they could as a community to make sense out of something that this age and at this time in their lives doesn't make any sense. >> investigators say that the victim was found unconscious outside of an on campus dormitory on sunday afternoon. he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead the following day with his parents by his side. despite the fact that paramedics were called

an autopsy reveals this 19-year-old lafayette freshman died from a serious head injury. how he got that injury remains a mystery tonight. good evening, i am jacqueline london. >> i am jim rosenfield. live to steven fisher live at lafayette college tonight. what are you learning about the time line? >> reporter: jim, police believe williams was involved in a chain of events that started on saturday. they are still not saying what happened between saturday and monday when he passed away, leaving a lot of questions for both his family and students. today at lafayette college we talked to students as they are forced to deal with the loss of 19-year-old freshman mccrae williams. >> the minute i saw the e-mail i was like, oh, not again. >> reporter: olivia is a senior and says current students have been through this before. >> we have had five deaths in the last year. it's been tragic for the campus. >> reporter: williams was recruited to play lacrosse here. police have mentioned a chain of events taking place over the weekend. we know he died from blunt force head injuries. t

., demonstrators will gather at lafayette park for the march to protect democracy. speakers will rally and call for the president to do something about russian election hacking. from there they'll head north up 16th street making their way to the russian ambassador's residence. it's good they're not heading east because there will be plenty going on around the mall. some of it will involve clowns, insane ones. the insane clown posse, a unique band with fervent followers will rally at the says they are a gang. >> as soon as we plan the

lafayette co. the teen died just over a week ago after suffering a head injury. >> all i can say is that our thoughts and prayers are with -- i'm sorry. um, are with mccrae and his family right now. >> you hear about this too often and, um, i can't even imagine what his friends think. >> reporter: today the northampton county district attorney saying the investigation so far reveals the stand out goalie was drinking with fellow lacrosse players both friday and saturday and was throwing up. >> i don't have any evidence that these kids knew that he was really in serious trouble and just let him sit in his room because they were afraid to ca call. to the contrary, a number of students kept checking on him, bringing him food, water and he sort of told them to get lost. rot its. >> reporter: da john march began nellie says a female with mccrae williams around 5:00 saturday night says she heard a crash when williams got up to go to the bathroom. >> there's a strong likelihood that when mr. williams crash

in the meantime, lafayette college is a campus of 2,500 students. most live on campus. together they are dealing with the loss of one of their fellow students. last night there was a large gathering in front of the student center on the quad to remember 19-year-old mccray williams. the freshman lacrosse recruit. he had also been a standout athlete at a boarding school in the boston area. the headmaster said that williams died after suffering a severe head injury in a fall. williams was found unconscious sunday and died monday. the lehigh coroner found no obvious signs of injury. this morning, there are still those looming questions which friends and family hope will be answered with that autopsy. his father told our nbc station in boston that his son planned to be an investment banker or doctor since he liked to help people. live in the digital operations center, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:03. a judge has dropped all channel charges against the engineer in an amtrak derailment that killed eight people in philadelphia. the judge said there was not enough evidence an

. >>> this morning, questions surround the death of a freshman student at lafayette college. the 19-year-old lacrosse recruit was found dead in his dorm room in the lehigh valley. friends are left looking for answers. >> nbc10's matt delucia joins us live in the digital operations center. an autopsy is being performed today? >> reporter: right. and lafayette college still just getting into the fall semester, now dealing with the grief and loss of one of its new students. last night, a large crowd of students there gathered in front of the student center on the quad to remember 19-year-old mccray williams, a freshman lacrosse recruit. he had also been a standout athlete at a boarding school in the boston area. the headmaster of the school in the letter to students said williams died after suffering a severe head injury in a fall. the lehigh coroner found no signs of obvious injury and said williams did not have suicidal tendencies or any known health problems. right now the college is cooperating with investigators. >> clollege campus this time of year is full of optimism, ent

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live in lafayette near that firefighters, home, eric? >> reporter: after working hard to reform the oakland police department, the mayor seems genuinely upset and offended by this latest incident involving the fire department. richard chu was arrested at his home here in lafayette on harper court yesterday. mayor libby schaaf pulled no punches. >> it is unbelievably disturbing and disgusting that a public servant has engaged in these types of alleged activities. >> rporter: she's talking about the arrest of oakland fire department captain chichd chu on two charges of child pornography. here's the reaction when he realized what he had. >> shock. nowadays you don't know. >> reporter: detectives searched chu's home on harper court in lafayette. also fire station 15 on 27th street, where chu worked. nobody answered the door when we stopped by station 15, but interim fire chief darren white issued this written statement. it says, quote, i am appalled by the disturbing nature of these charges. when we learned of the investigation, i immediatel

live in lafayette near that firefighters, home, eric? >> reporter: after working hard to reform the oakland police department, the mayor seems genuinely upset and offended by this latest incident involving the fire department. richard chu was arrested at his home here in lafayette on harper court yesterday. mayor libby schaaf pulled no punches. >> it is unbelievably disturbing and disgusting that a public servant has engaged in these types of alleged activities. >> rporter: she's talking about the arrest of oakland fire department captain chichd chu on two charges of child pornography. here's the reaction when he realized what he had. >> shock. nowadays you don't know. >> reporter: detectives searched chu's home on harper court in lafayette. also fire station 15 on 27th street, where chu worked. nobody answered the door when we stopped by station 15, but interim fire chief darren white issued this written statement. it says, quote, i am appalled by the disturbing nature of these charges. when we learned of the investigation, i immediatel

well, that's at the lafayette reservoir. that's a safety concern. here's abc7 news reporter wayne freedman. >> reporter: everyone loves the water. maybe that's why the lafayette reservoir is such a draw with its 2 miles of trails and this iconic drainage tower. >> it's been there for longer than me. >> reporter: just as strong and sturdy as the day they finished it, but as earthquake science evolves, what was good enough then is not good enough now. according to the state department of dams, which has downgraded the edifice from being satisfactory to just fair. the dam was built in 1927, so we're talking 90 years of wear. a fair rating is nothing to worry about immediately, but should there be a calamity like a large earthquake, that would be a concern. >> dam and tower are the same as they were when they were built. >> reporter: the chief engineer pknown of potential design weaknesses for ten years. in a worst case scenario, an earthquake could topple or break the tower. >> the most likely thing that would happen is that you have water that's flowi

. >> i'm wayne freedman in lafayette at iconic tower and reservoir. new reports says it could be a problem in an earthquake. that's coming up. >>> also walk through puerto rico to see firsthand the damage millions of people are dealing with, result of hurricane maria. >> and snowing in california on the last day of summer. forecast for the first day of fall. >> america is skmcommitted to standing shoulder to shoulder with people in their hour of need. it is who we are as americans. >> dozens of american experts arrive in mexico, helping with desperate search for survivors more than two days after 7.1 earthquake. i'm larry. >> and i'm kristen sze, the death toll risen to 273. touring the damage souchlk mexico city, 73 deaths reported there. 67 people and five highly trained dogs from the los angeles county fire department urban search and rescue team arrived in mexico city. the mexican government requested the help. >> teams arrived with tools and medical equipment to conduct around the clock search and rescue operations. >> more than 50 buildings clap

. >>> drinking alcohol at a party preceded the accident that kill aid lafayette student. walter perez is live at the da's office in easton where they revealed the preliminary result ares of their investigation. >> reporter: jim, the d.a. is painting a picture of a weekend of partying and drinking and classmates that showed genuine concern through the whole process than is why no criminal charges are filed. >> at this time i have no evidence of any criminal conduct on the part of anyone. >> northampton da says that that is the conclusion he reached after interviewing everyone that had contact with lafayette college lacrosse player mccray williams. they told investigators while he had been drinking during the weekend of september 8th never appeared out of control or overly intoxicated and then sunday afternoon he was back in his dorm room and began to vomit and a female was with him when he got up to vomit again. >> she was not paying attention and she walks out of the room and hears a loud sound and turns around to look and sees mr. williams on the ground. >> he continued

sources tell us that several students from lafayette college have already been interviewed by easton police and the district attorney's office says it plans to

we have roadwork in norristown, dekalb street between lafayette and washington street. you have all lanes blocked in the area, stick to markley to get around that. i want to show you other issues on the boulevard at rhawn street we're seeing slow speeds areas of yellow as you travel here. no cross traffic allowed because of they have malfunctioning traffic lights here. that's a problem this morning. outside live in new jersey, 42 northbound traffic not bad just yet coming up from turnersville or deptford. i thought the guy had his hazards on southbound. he is slowly switch be lanes. we have showers moving in, just south of wilmington there's a little cell traveling up i-95 that will hit wilmington shortly. the rest of the area, showers have not hit yet. but expect it at any time. fog is an issue at philadelphia international. northwest of that you have areas especially in between reporting sites where the fog is an issue. half mile in lancaster. 1.7 in allentown less than a mile in toms river. >> the search for a missing high school teacher in maryland has a tragic end.

an autopsy was scheduled for tomorrow to find out how a freshman at lafayette college lost his life. da says there are unanswered questions but they do not suspect foul play. >> we lost a student here and the details and facts surrounding this is not clear yet only that the death is an end result of a chain of events that cull nated into a medical emergency. he was found unk. outside of the building and pronounced dead the next day at lehigh valley hospital. the college president released a statement reading in part. losing a member of the class of 2021 is a heart breaking start for the year for the newest students in particular. we hope that the community will be helpful to all. >> the baseball team and lacrosse team and basketball team and all the female teams also everyone is trying to stick behind the lacrosse team as a whole and hold the family in our prayers. >> it's awful for everyone involved and not involved but as a community we rally together. >> mccray williams is remembered as a standardout athlete from a boarding school in massachusetts. his heart goes out to the family

let me take you out here in lafayette park, and you can see that there's several hundred more protesters back here in front of the white house, demanding a change, anger, sadness, all of those are emotions that are on the minds of these folks here. basically this decision, and we're going to come back around as the chanting starts here. you can hear them. basically this decision throws the lives of about 800,000 dreamers into limbo. they can reapply now for d.a.c.a. in a two-year grant to stay in this country, but that will only last until the deadline unless congress does something. that's march 5th, 2018. if congress fails to act at that point, all of are then subject to deportation. dreamers like karen ol vary a from lanham, 25 years old that we talked to earlier. we could not go see her dad when he was dying in texas now. >> my father, he left mexico like three years ago because his mother was very ill and at the time i had my work permit. [ inaudible ] i wasn't able to go and be with him. so it's the story of a lot of people. it's very heartbreaking that my father left, he died alon

live to steven fisher live at lafayette college tonight. what are you learning about the time line? >> reporter: jim, police believe williams was involved in a chain of events that started on saturday. they are still not saying what happened between saturday and monday when he passed away, leaving a lot of questions for both his family and students. today at lafayette college we talked to students as they are forced to deal with the loss of 19-year-old freshman mccrae williams. >> the minute i saw the e-mail i was like, oh, not again. >> reporter: olivia is a senior and says current students have been through this before. >> we have had five deaths in the last year. it's been tragic for the campus. >> reporter: williams was recruited to play lacrosse here. police have mentioned a chain of events taking place over the weekend. we know he died from blunt force head injuries. they are looking into the possibility of alcohol playing a role in the death and are interviewing friends and students to try to put the pieces together. >> answers should happen. not necessarily for me but for th

a broken tower could cause a leak sending water down a creek through lafayette. it could cost millions for an expedited fix. >>> a memorial to the victims of the ghost ship fire is going up in oakland. abc 7 news is at the museum as an artist worked on a sculpture that is a tribute to a dear friend. this is an ongoing work. some people who have seen it have been moved to leave their own tribute to victims. they are being added to the piece. the sculpture is part of the upcoming exhibit which opens october 18. >>> gatorade has agreed to mott make disparaging comments about water. allegations in a cell phone game featuring sprinter usain bolt. users would refuel bolt with gatorade after being told to keep your performance level high. gatorade paid $300,000 in the settlement and the game is no longer available. >>> a sports legend returns a lost cell phone he found after lost cell phone he found after sunday's raiders game. elissa harrington has the story. >> never thought they'd meet rickey henderson, a player they cheered for at a's games when they were kids growi

. >>> when you drive on highway 24 in lafayette it is easy to see the crosses in honor of the fallen veterans and the family that owns the hillside is offering to donate the land to the city. there are thousands of wooden crosses honoring the u.s. service members that have died in the iraq and afghanistan wars. the family of charles clark owns two parcels encompassing five acres between thompson road and oak hill road. in order to sell the property, clark has to move the lot line so that the two homes on the property are included on separate parcels. once the adjustment is made on the lot lines, the clark's will donate the property covered with thousands of a white wooden crosses your the lafayette city council will consider the matter later in the month. >>> from the fans to the mayor weighing in on the oakland a's plan for the new stadium. the release of the new details about the land off of interstate 880 near lake merritt, many fans are excited about the plan, but some people that live nearby are voicing their concerns. >> reporter: they are proud to be rooted in oakland. the a's

american canyon 47 and 45 in lafayette. we will have a lot of sunshine as the system turns and high- pressure is getting ready to move in. 60s and 70s. thank you for playing. >>> whenever i look at these songs it is hard not to pick elvis just on principle. here we go with the commute. 33 minutes is your commute time which might seem like all -- it is a long time but that is the best time this week. 35 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze and that is not bad considering what we have normally. friday is a little bit better but looking at the bay bridge toll plaza 15 to 20 minutes. i want to mention peninsula traffic we have been hit with separate crashes, both of them are gone but the traffic on 101 northbound and southbound through san mateo this whole area is looking back, i would just use 280 as your ultimate route. we also have slowed traffic on westbound 92 headed up to 280. a lot of people have bailed on 101 how they are trained to get onto 280. let's go to highway 4. a lot of people say this freeway

sources tell us that several students from lafayette college have already been interviewed by easton police and the district attorney's office says it plans to release more information sometime next week. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> a 91-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital after she was hit by that u.p.s. truck right there this afternoon in center city. the accident happened just half 12:30 near eighth and walnut streets. we're working to find out the woman's condition tonight. the u.p.s. driver stayed on the scene. >>> developing now, mixed messages between the white house and capitol hill is causing confusion for those who rely on the daca program to avoid deportation. it started with a meeting last night between president trump, chuck schumer, and nancy pelosi. afterwards, the democrats put out a statement saying, "we agreed to enshrine the protections of daca into law quickly and to work out a package of border security excluding the wall that's acceptable to both sides." well, this morning, president trump with an about-face tweet saying, "no deal was made last night

recent hazing death at penn state, stating there was no evidence of hazing a coverup or any crime at lafayette. >> new here on "action news," police in montgomery county are trying to find a suspect wanted for drug delivery resulting in death. pottstown police released this picture of 22-year-old ronald purvis yesterday. investigators say purvis is connected to the overdose of kevin high back in march. purvis is also charged with involuntary manslaughter recklessly endangering another person abuse of a corpse and other charges. >>> the pennsbury school district is taking aim at the opioid addiction. school board members passed a proposal to create a school based drug intervention program. it will increase training and add full-time staff from a drug treatment facility for the school's all the way from elementary through high school. and it wasn't just about policy last night but also about personal tragedy. members of the johnson family who you see there first proposed the idea to the school board. 22-year-old luke johnson a pennsbury high school graduate died in june right after spending time

. >>> and new information about on ongoing investigation into the death of a student at lafayette cleaning. the medical examiner says that mccray williams dried from blunt force head injuries. walter perez is live with the details. >> reporter: well rick, there is still a lot of work to be done in the case involving the death of mccray williams. now authorities know why he died they want to know why he died and if alcohol may have played a role. >> the lafayette freshman died of blunt trauma to the head according to the lehigh valley coroners office. the manor of death will not be completed until the toxicology tests come back. students came to honor mccray williams being remembered as a standout student and lacrosse player. school officials say that organizing the vigil was the least they could do. >> to comfortable one another and try to make sense out of something, that at this page and this time of their lives didn't make sense. >> williams was found unconscious outside of a dormitory on sunday afternoon. he was take tonight hospital and pronounced dead approximately 24 hours later wit

>> reporter: lafayette college is a campus of about 2,500 students, most live on campus. they're dealing with the loss of a classmate. a large crowd gathered on the quad to remember 19-year-old mccray williams, a freshman lacrosse recruit. he had been a standout athlete at a boarding school in the boston area. the headmaster of the school in a letter to students said that williams died after suffering a severe head injury in a fall. williams was found unconscious sunday and died monday. the lehigh coroner's office found no signs of obvious injury. right now, the college is cooperating with investigators. >> we provided counseling to not only the student athletes but to any students here who would like to avail themselves of that. we have counselors available 24/7. and you know, we'll do what we can in the coming days and weeks to help students cope with this. >> reporter: this morning, there are still looming questions which friends and family hope will be answered with the autopsy. that is scheduled for today. his father told our nbc station in boston his son planned to

the lafayette city council is scheduled to consider the matter later this month. >>> from the fans to the mayor weighing in on the oakland a's plans for the new stadium and the team is releasing new details about the land that lake merritt, and while many are excited about the plan, some people that live near that side are voicing their concerns. >> reporter: the a's are proud to be rooted in oakland, the vision revealed on the video shows exactly where they want to plant their new routes by building the privately financed stadium downtown and promising it would be a win for the team and the community. >> with the access to bark at this site, a beautiful view of the oakland hills, downtown skyline, the best weather and the best combination of all factors that lead to long-term success. >> reporter: the fans were loud and proud watching the oakland a's on tv wednesday at the restaurant on east 12th street. >> the big developments close by withdrawing regional money where that coliseum site may not. >> i like the location downtown where most stadium sites for baseball are successful. >>

highway 24 is sluggish at the lafayette bart station. at the bay bridge a typical delay of 25 minutes with 880 not looking too bad. southbound 17 we have crash, and northbound 17 near the reservoir we have crash. you will see a lot of slow traffic coming in from the scotts valley down into the valley. >>> it is 6:50 am. >>> we have a lot of low clouds in place with the thunderstorms moving off into the sierra, nevada and into las vegas. for as low clouds with a little drizzle. we have a few breaks in the clouds with his weak system coming down and the northern edge just coming into the picture. we have low between bakersfield and los angeles meandering but once it gets its kicker of the upstream system pushing it inland. and we have good thunderstorm activity near las vegas. for us low clouds with the cooler pattern. temperatures settling in below average which is not something we have said much in the last few months. low 60s in alameda and oakland, upper 50s for san francisco and downtown. cooler temperatures for sure. 60s for some wit

. >> reporter: the suspect reportedly led a chp chopper on a chase in the red suv through lafayette, danville, san ramon and dublin before ending up in hayward and inside nathan's car. how are you feeling? >> good. >> reporter: police are investigating. they are going through the charges this man may face. we don't know the suspect's name or where he is from. we expect that information tomorrow. >> nathan has a story to tell after all that. cristina, thank you. >>> two people were killed in an early-morning fire at a mobile home in san leandro. cell phone video shows flames pouring from the scene when the fire started about 5:30 a.m. after crews knocked down the fire, they did a search and unfortunately that's when they found a man and woman dead inside the back of the home. neighbors spoke fondly of the elderly couple who lived there. >> she would always be smiling. just a nice lady. >> alameda county fire investigators spent the morning collecting evidence in and around the mobile home on santa susana street in the mission bay mobile home community. investigators are trying to figu

and the death of a freshman on the lafayette campus. and a man dies trying to save his wife's life not knowing she made a life-threatening escape. and for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice evening. >> good night. >>> bostian left the criminal just its center in philadelphia today a free man with the judge saying he saw no evidence of criminal negligence in the crash of an amtrak train in philadelphia that killed eight people in 2015. john rawlins is live outside of the cjc. john, is the bottom line case closed? >> reporter: well, nothing is etched in stone. the ag's office could refile charges and after a short statement. they were looking into such options about this but did not make a decision at this point in time. for now the man that was the defendant in a high-profile case is now not a defend. brandon bostian continued his lo

lehigh valley hope an autopsy today will help answer questions about how freshman lacrosse player at lafayette college in easton died. a large crowd gathered in front of the student center on the quad last night to remember mccray williams. nbc10 has learned the 19-year-old died after suffering a severe head injury during a fall. the lehigh coroner found no signs of obvious injury and said williams didn't have any known public health problems. police -- known health problems. police are trying to find out if alcohol played a role in the death. >>> an outpouring of emotion as people paid final respects to villanova coach rollie massimino. friends, family, former players packed the clutch on campus. the -- church on campus. the coach passed away after a long battle for cancerment he will be known best for coaching the team to the championship beating the hoyas of georgetown. current protege jay wright choked back his tears. >> every one of us who was blessed to be a part of his family feel a heart in our souls that can only be matched by the loss of a parent. that's what he was to all of us. alw

in the traffic on highway 24 in lafayette, what's, i put the wrong 24 in lafayette. this is westbound bay bridge, that is backed up this morning as you drive through. at 7:48, steve, it looks like it is very overcast and all of my traffic pictures. >>> what about marin county? >> in marin, we have 101 san rafael. we see some son there. >> a couple pockets here, if you are a fast nadir and want to follow what's going on with irma over the next 48 hours, one site would be, i will show you in a second, we have some fun. the national weather service in key west florida. this is a retweet, but they said we are hunkered down at the nws in key west as the hurricane shutters are up. we will ride this out to keep the service going. they are serious. you might want to tap into them on twitter and follow them, i'm sure they will be sending out as many updates as they can. so they look to be pretty close to landfall. pretty good fog bank continues to make the surge, a few pockets of holes. i want to mention down towards las vegas big-time thunderstorm activity. most of it is jus

could cause a leak sending water through highly populated and prosperous lafayette where initial reactions probably exceeded potential realities. >> they were surprised in orville with the crisis up there. hate to see mass evacuation from here. >> would be virtually impossible. >> i would not be concerned. >> would you buy a house down there? >> absolutely. >> reporter: for now east bay mud is looking to stabilize the tower. expect them to spend millions on newly expedited fix. abc7 news. >> around the clock roo pairs at oroville dam should be finished early in the season. potential of catastrophic flooding forced evacuations in the valley. environmentalists accused them of doing a poor job of inspecting the dams. now responding. >> trying to figure out what new systems to put in place, assess the process and ensure the safety of the infrastructure. >> lowest problem at lake oroville is low water levels. released so much water, too shallow for house boats to dock at two marinas. >>> hurricane maria, storm has killed at least 19 people in the caribbean, mostly on the island of dominica, two

in san francisco, lafayette, berkeley and oakland... smoke from wildfires in oregon and across the golden state is filling the bay area air ... and you can see it from just about every spot in our region. (grant) we'll get to that story in a few minutes... let's first go to chief meteorologist brittney shipp with details on just how hot it's going to get tomorrow... éa significant warming trend is then forecast to begin today and continue into the upcoming weekend with oppressive heat likely for interior and higher elevation locations, especially on friday and saturday. very warm conditions may also develop all the way to the coast on friday and saturday. (vicki) our team coverage on this bay area heat wave continues tonight out of san francisco... where it's going to be 90 degrees in the

mike from on to lafayette, louisiana. what digit think about president trump's speech today? caller: i'll tell you the truth. the one thing that came out to me the most was the fact that he was laying out for all the countries in the world to look at the example that we have given the world and almost let them know that they can achieve the same things. a very --it was almost like a welcome to the world to join our way of life and our government -- you know, , and to get rid of all of the oppressive societies out there. that he was talking so much to the leaders, but if the peoples of the country would all pay attention, you know, it's really a good model and i've think -- i think we've had a lot of success. jose in will move on to florida. i hope i got your name right. caller: it's jewel. host: what did you think of the president's speech? caller: i think it was very, very strong. he got straight to the point. direct and everything in the world is going on wrong. iranially the deal, us and . that was very bad for us up here. they got everything. we got nothing. about northrk

it is still slow in lafayette. we haven't had any major incident. looking at the bay bridge, it is still a 25-minute delay. the san mateo bridge has recovered from much earlier problems. you can see on the map that 880 getting slow to the san mateo bridge. those are acting like they normally do. 8:06 let's go back to the desk. >>> more than 2 dozen homes have no power. >> some of the damage of the storm that left behind. >> this storm came out nowhere. these strong winds took down a whole lot of trees. we are here in los gatos this morning. this free fell near chester. it dropped on those power lines. the wind started to pick up. knocking down trees and power lines even sparking small powers in some cases. battalion chief i spoke with says his crews responded to more than 30 emergency calls just in a matter of a few hours this morning because of the sudden wind storm. most of those calls were in los gatos and saratoga. originally the winds knocked out power to more than 11,000 homes and businesses. at this point pg&e has been restoring power to peop

the median homes now have reached $1 million including orinda, lafayette and tanville. the number of single family homes sound in walnut creek in august was up 49% from a year earlier. there are some east bay cities that still consider affordable through prices increase. >>> according to the bay east association of real fors, the least expensive home in the east bay, are in san pablo. >> there have not been any problems on the bridge getting into san francisco. >> we are looking at the commute into the peninsula. very slow is the. northbound 101, as you drive up to the area, because of some earlier issues in burlingame that have been cleared. across the bay, traffic in hayward, union city and fremont is moderate and here on the san mateo bridge, traffic is also doing okay. at 6:47, let's bring steve in with today's weather. >> thanks, sal. >> we start off mostly clear. there are a few 30s. a few up near the are russian river and snow lingering in the sierra and also northeast california or some rain showers. looks like it's about done. but that will continue until about

i know they searched his home in lafayette. talk to me about what they had been found on. >> he would bring it to work and probably bring it to home as well. >> he is accused of sending 200 images to an undercover deputy. >> they go after a lot of people that have had these child porn images. >> we saw the response from the interim chief. did you get any mood from other firefighters? >> we don't want any bad apples. one person does not represent the entire organization. they are as concerned as the fire chief. >> very disturbing. thank you, henry. >>> a new documentary release. the man in the red bandana and the lives he saved while giving his own. >>> a look at some of the transit agency as muni celebrates 100 years of service. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of al

. >> east bay, sevino at the lafayette park and wine festival, saturday and sunday downtown. looking to adopt a ped, pets from hurricane harvey will be placed for adoption. these animals were placed for atoppings and cleared before hurricane harvey made landfall. >>> richmond, enjoy live music at the 9th am spirit and soul festival complete with an outdoor bazaar, showcasing local restaurants and food trucks. in san francisco, the red bull bay climb will take to the hill. cyclists will cycle it out. in japantown, you will find some sumo wrestling events. 23 north bay breweries will be showcases their craft beer specialties. >>> in sports, a's and niners on the road. giants, quakes at home. >>> sas, i think it's time -- sal, i think it's time to talk about the traffic jam. >> i don't have any idea. >> any idea? >> pam is willing to help you. >> why don't we do the top line. >> yes, the top line. >> we are thinking about it in the newsroom. coming up soon, though. >> good morning, everyone. take a look at the tracy commute. it 'pretty slow but compared to what we had the day be

. >>> the city of lafayette is trying to deal with rising housing costs there. tonight leaders will talk about whether or not tenants should be able to appeal a large rent increases. according to the east bay times, this comes after one complex wanted to raise the rents by 20% last month but the landlord did not want to make repairs. in may the city of concorde began to allow residents to appeal rent increases. this applies to those who have the rent go up more than 10% in a 12 month area. >>> it looks like several cities are teaming up to try to bring amazon's new headquarters to the bay area. according to the east bay times san francisco, oakland, richmond, fremont and concord are submitting a bid proposing that amazon distribute its headquarters along part lines and set up offices in different parts of the bay area. amazon wants a facility where it can grow over the next 10 years and to be close to transit, colleges in the tech industry. amazon set of deadline for bids by october 19. >>> a fundraising drive to help of berkeley hotdog vendor has raised more th

lafayette. where used to be tons and tons so fish size and now we have seen these fishermen. in their nets you can see very small tiny fish that would never be already interest for the normal fish of that's what i do expect the seed to asian to be so bad. if it's not meant to be then they. cannot meet my simple human consumption sells which are saying that this was definitely not years. in that. you saw this really big deal because he's thought to move everybody was surprised in this moment because no one expected there was really like i want to say here i have a chinese fisherman came and took seal. soared over both making for water and because see that's so why it just started to move again and he disappeared in the water these are the small stories that you might keep on trying to. see here wouldn't have moved and moved right and all the way through in front of your feet and it would just be one another that fish on board so. and then remind them that you have to continue to. think it's not just what the single ships or during the road will make the difference even the one

lafayette officials confirm that the first 911 call about mccrae williams came about drinking. they are waiting for toxicology reports to determine if alcohol played a rol role. >> bill cosby's new retrial has been set. pennsylvania will miss making a payment for the first time because today the state ran out of cash. >>> the legislative stalemate on how to cover a $2.2 billion budget hole has dragged on two months and won't be resolved until monday at the earliest. there won't be a governor shutdown now. governor wolf is taking short term steps to delay obligations to medicaid insurances and school districts. >> a $6.2 million fundraising campaign helped pay for scholarships and library. bishop dennis sullivan was there to do the honors. for students planning to attend high school in philadelphia, the convention center was the place to be tonight. it's the philly high school fair where 12,000 students and their families could learn about public, private, charter and catholic high school opportunities running 10:00 to 3:00 tomorrow. >> coming up tonight, hundreds of protesters

officials in the lehigh valley says that charges will not be filed in connection to the death of a lafayette college student. walter perez was there for the announcement. live in easton with the full story. >> reporter: rick, the da says that the investigation is not over yet and toxicology tests are not back yet but the story told by witnesses seem to corroborate in this case and paint the picture of an accident and nothing criminal akin to the penn state case. >> the da means that after interviewing everyone that had contact with whlafayette mccray williams there is no reason to believe anything criminal occurred. >> i have no evidence of criminal conduct on the part of anyone. >> witnesses said williams was drinking through the weekend beginning on friday. and never appeared to be out of control or overly intoxicated but by saturday afternoon williams was in his dorm room and started vomiting and a fee female student went to check on him and he vomited again. she is not paying attention and hears a loud sound. and turns around to look she sees mr. williams on the ground. >> he reportedly

you can see that traffic will be moderately heavy here in lafayette. still not too bad on the way to the tunnel. >>> and it's not too bad, weather weise. we are not setting any record temps. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us hire on mornings on 2. it is already tuesday. it is september 26th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. >> it's now coming up on 6:30. california safety group will join amtrak and several rail officials today to remind people to be safe at railroad crossings. >> this is a serious thing. >> allie rasmus is in looked at jack london square. those officials will get on the trains. >> they are coming to jack london square because this is a popular place for pedestrians and drivers. a lot of these freight and rail cars just roll right through this very busy intersection. they'll come here to get the word out about the message. this is organized by a nonprofit rail safety group called california operation lifesaver. the organization says that every three hours in the u.s., a person is hit by a

lafayette art and wine festival up and down lafayette boulevard, saturday and sunday -- , sunny and mild. 80 degrees will be your temperature next weekend. and, the raiders home opener on kpix 5 is 1:00 kickoff, their hosting the just, they're going for 2-0, i think they will do it. mainly sunny, nice day for football. 71 degrees, your kickoff temperature. what change? pesky area of low temperature, still causing thunderstorms and rough weather around the low, it is no longer close to us. new area of low pressure diving down from the gulf of mexico, or from the gulf of alaska. that is giving us a dry, pleasant, northwest flow of air. something we have not seen in about two weeks. low humidity and comfortable outside. minimal fog overnight, you will notice, get up tomorrow morning, it is nice and clear. oakland, 57, san francisco, 57, and livermore down at 58. we are sunny and mild, 53 degrees milder than today. temperatures making it into the low 80s inland. and livermore, 81, concord, 82, gorgeous day in san jose, napa, 82 degrees, san francisco and oakland, right around 70. minor chang

it is slow in orinda but not quite slow in lafayette. now that crash is gone, hopefully we'll get some relief. 80 westbound nearby, richmond traffic i was getting slow and a little bit of slowing in the hercules area but i also noticed and the maps, you can't ignore this, westbound highway 4 is pretty slow from antioch to concord. it's become a slower and slower commute. the bay bridge, traffic is backed up for a 15-minute delay before you make it on to the span. san mateo traffic is doing okay across the span and in the south bay, still light on 282 downtown san jose. at 6:03, back to the desk. >> all right, sal. >> the oakland a's have picked a new location to build a stadium. >> they will build a 35,000- seat stadium in downtown oakland and right near laneey college. more on why the a's want to build there. alex? >> reporter: the team spent time deliberating. this now the team president says they want to build this new ballpark here on these 13 acres owned by the peralta community college district. that is small piece of land tucked a

at the lafayette library a mount diablo row. >>> a san francisco supervisor introduce legislation to/parking slots plan for new development i market street and van ness avenue. they say 136 spots should be cut to 76 unless the team behind the 10 project adds more community benefits.>>> the professor says the traffic analysis does not include the potential impact of ridesharing services heading into a development set to include 300 condos. >>> a bill now headed to governor jerry brown's desk will call voters to rage bristol's across area except for the golden gate. the examiner reports that famous landmark could face toll hikes in the next few years. the possibility was reportedly raised at a meeting friday where a 5 to 1year financial protection of the golden gate bridge district suggested a $360 million budget deficit on the horizon and that may spell toll hikes according to the general manager of the bridge district.>>> it is 6:48 a.m. and let's check traffic.>> golden gate bridge you can see the traffic slowing but that's not the case for drivers on the san mateo bridge. life chopp

in the east, 57, that's cooler. 58 in lafayette. el cerrito. 59, wul nut creek, 61. this was yesterday in downtown santa rosa, .45 inches of rain. the most i saw is .45. then .42 here. then napa, sonoma and petaluma did not get a drop. windsor, .19 inches, in contra costa county, it was more lightning than rain. clayton hills, .05 inches. the forecast headlines, low clouds, breezy and cooler. not that warm. next week, tuesday and wednesday, much cooler, maybe the first rain from the north. we have had rain from the south, as you know but this is from the north. tuesday evening and wednesday morning, even if it does not rain, it's going to be cooler. the rain is it going to las vegas this morning. low clouds, plenty of clouds in place, 56, 57 in this area. 60 here in oakland and alameda. 60 in the napa airport. 61 fairfield. 60s in half moon bay, that will translate into a cooler pattern. winds due west at oakland at 7 miles per hour. 24 miles per hour at travis, that's going to make it inland. 41 in truckee, 53 in eu eukiah. as one system moves out, another is coming