reporting live in san martin, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. of course, we'll have continuing coverage of the chp officer's death on abc 7 news and ab7news.com. download the abc 7 news app for updates on this and breaking news any time. >>> happening now, san francisco firefighters are remembering one of their own. a battalion chief died inside his office shortly after returning from a call last week. the funeral for terry smerdel is under way right now, being held at st. ignatius catholic church on the university of san francisco campus. hundreds of firefighters saluted as his flag-draped coffin was carried into the church 30 minutes ago. agencies from throughout northern california sent members to salute their fallen comrade. >>> abc 7 news inside san francisco's energy operation center a short time ago where 911 operators and dispatchers are getting ex-from hetra help today's ffl funeral. the center is running at level 2, that means several city agencies have officials working aongside each other coordinating things like traffic diversions a

lilian kim, "abc 7 news" >>> and download the "abc 7 news" app and be the first to know when attorney general jeff sessions makes his daca announcement tomorrow morning at 8:00. we will send out a push alert as soon as it happens. >>> the death toll from hurricane harvey has risen to more than 60 people. tonight a bay area search and rescue team returned home after spending more than a week helping in houston. "abc 7 news" katie utehs shares their warm homecoming at the oakland airport. >> he was at texas for, like, nine days, and we were missing him a lot. so i made him a sign. >> reporter: families beamed with pride welcoming home firefighters who responded to hurricane harvey. >> definitely knowing he's there helping people in a huge time of need is amazing, to know he was able to make a difference in so many people's lives. >> reporter: david watson is part of oakland's urban search and rescue, task fours four team. around 50 personnel landed at oakland international airport tonight following more than a week of deployment. >> a lot of it was trying to keep people calm and try to

dania bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >> abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is live at sfo tonight where a group of shaken passengers arrive there this evening. they went through the earthquake while they were on the airplane in mexico city, katie. >> reporter: they did, dan. and right now there's an aero mexico flight leaving for mexico city. but for those who arrived earlier from mexico city it certainly has been a long and scary day of travel. >> suddenly the airplane was moving like trap and trying to pull with the brake on or something like this. >> reporter: passengers on united flight 718 from mexico city to sfo had already boarded their plane when the 7.1 earthquake hit. >> i opened um the window and all the planes on the runway, you know, were just bouncing. like oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it was scary, but they were safer on the plane than they would have been on the street. denor cleveland shared this cell phone video from us. it's from a friend in mexico city. she was on her way there from sacramento but missed her flight. >> i cannot believe i missed that plane. >> reporter:

dania baa which you say, abc news, l.a. >> abc news reporter leann mendes is leave in san francisco. leann i know this has got to be a tough time. >> reporter: it is, it's like a one-two punch for mexico, carolin, nearly two weeks ago that country was devastated by another 9.1 madrigal constitute earthqua earthquake. today this one was much closer to mexico city with a larger population and close ties to the bay area. the video is terrifying, a building collapses as onlookers yell for the people inside to get out. i showed the video to several people waiting outside the consulate in mexico of mexico city. >> we've been trying to contact friends and family in mexico city, as well as the state of guerrero through facebook. so far we have not heard news yet. we'll see. >> reporter: the quake was felt in mexico city which is only 75 miles from the epi center in the state of morel loes. neighboring cities near the capital helped to remove rubble and free engine trapped. this man who lives in mexico says everyone he knows is safe but is very frightened. people in the bay area unable to rea

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abc 7 news visited the center earlier today. as you can see, the balloons were already in place for tonight's party. there's a strong focus on what happens after the party. >> we're already, we've trained over 300 volunteers who are going to be able to help with youth groups, elder groups, mental help counseling, hiv testing. >> the center's co-founder also told us that the dream of having a place for oakland's lgbtq community began about ten years ago. >>> let's go back and talk about the weather forecast. the weekend approaches here. >> christian is here with the latest. >> we've got record highs just a few days ago, to far below average temperatures today. now we have another warm-up coming our way. we're using the seven-day high temperature trend in santa rosa as our indicator of what's coming our way generally across the region. this time of the year, the average high in santa rosa is 84 degrees. tomorrow's high will be 80. still below average, but up to about average on saturday. sharply up to about 92 degrees in santa ros

lilian kim, "abc 7 news" >>> and download the "abc 7 news" app and be the first to know when attorney general jeff sessions makes his daca announcement tomorrow morning at 8:00. we will send out a push alert as soon as it happens. >>> the death toll from hurricane harvey has risen to more than 60 people. tonight a bay area search and rescue team returned home after spending more than a week helping in houston. "abc 7 news" katie utehs shares their warm homecoming at the oakland airport. >> he was at texas for, like, nine days, and we were missing him a lot. so i made him a sign. >> reporter: families beamed with pride welcoming home firefighters who responded to hurricane harvey. >> definitely knowing he's there helping people in a huge time of need is amazing, to know he was able to make a difference in so many people's lives. >> reporter: david watson is part of oakland's urban search and rescue, task fours four team. around 50 personnel landed at oakland international airport tonight following more than a week of deployment. >> a lot of it was trying to keep people calm and try to

dania baa which you say, abc news, l.a. >> abc news reporter leann mendes is leave francisco. leann i know this has got to be a tough time. >> reporter: it is, it's like a one-two punch for mexico, carolin, nearly two weeks ago that c wryntas devastated by eahqua 9.1 madrigal constitute earthquake. today this one was much closer to mexico city with a larger population and close tiesar t theo e vidtheo is terrifying, a building collapses as onlookers yell for the people inside to get out. i showed the video to several people waiting outside the consulate in mexico of mexico city. >> we've been trying to contact friends and family in mexico city, as well as the state of guerrero through facebook. so far we have not heard news yet. we'll see. >> reporter: the quake was felt in mexico city which is only 75 miles from the epi center in the state of morel loes. neighboring cities near the capital helped to remove rubble and free engine trapped. this man who lives in mexico says everyone he knows is safe but is very frightened. people in the bay area unable to reach family members ar

abc 7 news was at the emeryville target parking lot. a radio host organized the event when she found out federal disaster agencies don't provide money for type diapers. >> i if i could the most vulnerable people are people in diapers. if doesn't matter if you're zero, if you're 80, if you're 20. if you depend on a clean diaper every single day, you need help. >> the truck will be sent to the texas diaper bank which gave away 20,000 diapers in the first 72 hours after hurricane harvey hit. >>> there's a donation drive today from 1:00 to 4:00 in downtown oakland to help victims of hurricane maria. we have more information on that and how you can donate to help the victims of both maria and irma on our website, abc7news.com. >>> new developments this morning, the air force academy has been given the all clear after a part of the campus was put on lockdown. authorities say there were no shots fired or any injuries. the academy's prep school near colorado springs went on lockdown overnight after reports of an active shooter. investigators sa

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abc 7 news was at the emeryville packed a truck. a woman organized the event as she found out that federal disaster agencies don't provide money for diapers. >> i figured the most vulnerable people are people in days iaper. >> it doesn't matter if you're 80, it doesn't matter if you're 20. if you depend on clean diapers every day, you need help. >>> there's a donation drive today from 1:00 to 4:00 in downtown oakland to help victims of hurricane maria. we have more information on that and how you can donate to help the victims of both maria and irma on our website, abc7news.com. >>> new developments this morning. the air force academy has given the all clear after a part of the campus was put on lockdown. authorities say there were no shots fired or injuries. the academy's prep school near colorado springs went on lockdown overnight after reports of an active shooter. investigators say everyone is safe. >>> geologsts say the danger from another rock fall at yosemite national park is no greater than it usually is. one climber was kil

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and abc 7 news at 11:00. then it's jimmy kim medical live. >>> if stadiums and living rooms across the country, football fans will gather for week four of the nfl season this sunday. if week three is our guide we should expect for players and coaches to protest during the national anthem. some will kneel, lock arms or stay in the locker room. what was started by colin kaepernick last season to protest police brutality and racial inequality has become something else. after president trump referred to players who sit out the anthem as sob's the protest extend requested shifted focus to the president. some fans love it. others are outrage. burning jerseys vowing to quit supporting football. using a platform of sports for a protest is nothing new. during the olympics, and clippers standing for the anthem but what their jerseys inside out. from jesse owens, jackson robinson, muhammad ali, what really matters that sports have been more than a game. i all love hearing from you. follow me on twitter and facebook @dan

elissa harrington, abc 7 news. >> what an amazing story. that is rickey being rickey. >>> moving on, the alameda county sheriff's office is using social media to track down the owner of some lost property. they posted these photos of a woman on facebook. they say they found valuable property and memories belonging to her including these photos that were on an sd card. the items ended up in the sheriff's evidence room and had likely been stolen from the woman. >>> some cars driving on highway 1 got an unexpected soaking today. roger dawson sent us this video from moss beach. a driver in a convertible was one of those who was caught off guard. it's the wrong spot for a convertible. a water line next to the highway burst this afternoon. we're told it took about an hour to shut that water off. >>> well, this may be the last day of summer, but winter has arrived at least temporarily tonight in the sierra. this video was at mammoth resort today. the snow was also coming down in the tahoe national forest. as many as 16 vehicles were involved in a

dania bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >> abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is live at sfo tonight where a group of shaken passengers arrive there this evening. they went through the earthquake while they were on the airplane in mexico city,orr: they did, d. and right now there's an aero mexico flight leaving for mexico city. but for those who arrived earlier from mexico city it certainly has been a long and scary day of travel. >> suddenly the airplane was moving like trap and trying to pull with the brake on or something like this. >> reporter: passengers on united flight 718 from mexico city to sfo had already boarded their plane when the 7.1 earthquake hit. >> i opened um the window and all the planes on the runway, you know, were just bouncing. like oh, my gosh. thveeporter: it was scary, but een eyon the wstreet. denor cleveland shared this cell phone video from us. it's from a friend in mexico city. she was on her way there from sacramento but missed her flight. >> i cannot believe i missed that plane. >> reporter: her brother lives in mexico city. he called her when the earth sta

"abc 7 news" reporter tiffany wilson continues team coverage. she is live in san francisco where the record temperature was shattered today and has more on the problems that created. tiffany. >> reporter: ama, the heat wreaked havoc on the evening commute for bart and muni riders. they said it was toughest on the oldest vehicles in the fleet. with more hot weather expect tomorrow, there could be another day of delays. farewell august, steam-tember has arrived in san francisco. >> 106, that's a bit hotter than i thought. >> reporter: commuters heading home for the holiday weekend faced long delays. >> there's always delays when it is hot, and even when it is not hot. >> reporter: those arriving from the east bay shared stories of suffering. >> reporter: how hot was it on the train? >> i don't have a thermometer but probably 120 degree. >> the right here was miserable. the air is barely on, sweating. it was really miserable ride. >> reporter: both bart trains and muni buses struggled to operate in the record-setting heat. >> some of the older elec

in menlo park, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news" >>> you can head to our website or download the "abc 7 news" app for the latest on hurricane irma and that magnitude 8 earthquake off the coast of mexico >>> let's move on now. it is a hack affecting nearly half of the u.s. population, maybe you. ek which fax, one of three major credit burros, could be the victim of the largest security breach ever involving social security numbers. "abc 7 news" reporter lisa amin gulezian is here to explain what it may mean to you. >> reporter: it means we should all be careful. we all use something like ek which fax to apply for a credit card, get a lone or rent the apartment. some employers use them to check you out before hiring you. there's a lot of personal information they have on all of us. >> i just worry about someone taking my identity and it is very scary. >> reporter: this is exactly what nearly 143 million people could face now that equifax's files have been hacked. the breach lasted a month and a half. equifax found out about it july 29th, but only went public today. >> it is clearly a disappoin

ahead on abc 7 news. ahead on abc 7 news. >>> new developments for 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 all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> dramatic rescues in mexico following yesterday's magnitude 7.1 quake. this video shows people saving children yesterday. >> several countries including the u.s. are sending search and rescue teams to mexico. at least 230 people have died. >> i still don't feel safe. >> yesterday's earthquake hit on the anniversary of mexico city's 1985 earthquake that killed at least 10,000 people. mexico's built on what used to be a lake. the loose wet soil afternoon fies the ripple of earthquakes. >>> gaggle's plans for mega campuses. >> abc 7 reporter david luey with the story. >>

abc 7 news. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. >>> developing news in alameda, hundreds of residents are being told not to use the water. east bay mud issued the warning to residents in 267 homes in and near alameda point. officials did not say what the problem is but emphasized you should not use the water for anything including drinking of course. >> i've been drinking the water this whole week and like two days ago i tried it, and it tasted like plastic. >> sky 7 was over the alameda point collaborative on west ranger avenue as officials handed out water to affected residents. anyone can go for free water until the problem is resolved. >>> take a good look at this man, antonio morales. deputies are looking for him, morales is wanted for attempted murder. investigators say morales rammed his car into a group of people in byron earlier this month. two victims were taken to the hospital. they have since been released. if you know where morales may be, contact the contra costa sheriff's

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thank you for joining us for abc 7 mornings. this is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. you see the flag down there in the right-hand corner. it is blowing. yea. hopefully that means that our natural cooling system is about to kick into gear. we need the fog. do you hear me call the fog? where are you? come on in. lisa argen along shortly with her full accuweather forecast. >>> a champion eater from the bay area is back at it again. this time joey chestnut is competing at the national buffalo wing festival in new york. you are watching chestnut scarf down hot dogs. today he's going to defend his title as chicken wing champ. the winner takes home $2500. last year joey ate 188 wings in 12 minutes. and it is too hot to be eating hot wings today, lisa. >> that's right. still hot out there, we still have our excessive heat warning inland. but, boy, things are changing. we're in the upper 70s in santa cruz. yesterday, 107. you want to hear about today, we're coming down 20 degrees today. the cooling, the dramatic cooling

abc 7 traffic reporter alexis smith has been tracking this for hours. it is still not moving. >> it isn't, i'm going back out live to the emeryville camera. we're looking at the traffic now, this is a bird's eye view there, and yeah, people are out of their vehicles, they've been there for over two hours now. you can imagine the frustration is just huge at this point. if you look in the bottom right of the screen, you can see a couple of those vehicles that are turning around. they're starting to filter some of these vehicles that have been stuck for over two hours at this point down back off the off-ramp. so again, no lanes are getting by on the eastbound or westbound side of 80. and i want to show you just this ripple effect that is having all across the east bay. so that alert sign, the signal, the sig-alert is where you're seeing everything shut down, eastbound and westbound 80 at powell street. then zoom out, you get an idea of just how bad it is on allof the area roadways. so two miles an hour there westbound 80 through berkeley. honestly, that's

abc's 7 knew reporter wayne freedmon got a look at its treasures in a tour you'll see only in abc 7. >> reporter: after enough time pass and the cobwebs fill that gap. >> it's weird seeing it empty. >> reporter: when the fire chief joined the department in 1984, station was already pretty old. now the build's 100th year is about to come its last. and the chief wants to honor what the city will be replacing with a new public safety center. >> i think it's preserve history. >> reporter: when the station opened horses delivered men to fires. >> in a hundred year people may not though what a pharr station looks like. >> reporter: a flag pole repurposed from the mass of a large school. inside there's a spiral staircase with so many signs of wear and of course the solid brass fire pole complete with an eagle on top. >> how fast do i have to get down that pole? >> two seconds. >> reporter: when a building has een preserved for over 100 g has years there's -- >> these are scribbled notes by a mechanics who never seemed to have had a piece of paper. >> december 7, 1941 japan attacks honolulu.

"abc 7 news" reporter lilian kim is live in pacifica with this story. lilian. >> reporter: ama, the accident happened in this parking lot during school hours. paramedics tried to revive mr. downs but he was ultimately pronounced dead at the hospital. there are now flowers at the parking lot where teacher jerry downs was hit by his own vehicle. pacifica police say it somehow roll away before it struck and killed him. school staff was shocked when they heard what happened. >> basically he -- his car crushed him or his van ran him over, something. he was trying to stop it or something. >> reporter: downs was the band director at ingrid b. lacy middle school and ocean shore elementary, a position he held for 15 years. >> i was like, i want to be that guy or something. >> reporter: students looked up to him and parents admired him for his passion for music and devotion to the students. >> he spent so much time after school with the kids. he did competition, marching band, concert band, he did drum line. he spent an awful lot of his personal time. >> reporter

abc 7 news. >> now, sky 7 captured an amazing rescue today, video you'll see only right here on abc 7 news. check this out. this couple was trapped in a cave at mussel rock park in dal daly city. a rescue swimmer was lowered down, made it to the cliff's mouth, made sure the couple was not seriously injured first. strapped the wife in a harness and away she went to safety. the crew lifted her up out of the cave. she kept her head down. once the firefighters were down, they were able to block the wind of the woman who was shivering. goes back for the man and before he left the young man went back to thank his rescuers. >> i'm great at this, don't worry about nothing. put this on like this, strapped us in and took us right in. >> pretty cool. the couple said they only had bumps and bruises. thaifr just fine tonight. thank goodness. well, new developments on an encounter that's gone viral. amassing thousands of dollars in donations and thousands of signature petitions. cellphone video shows that officer taking cash out of the vendor's wallet in the process of giving him a citation for not

. >>> on abc 7 news. president trump snaps a mayor in puerto rico in a series of tweets sponing to criticism about federal disaster aid. >>> i don't know why you want to a hurt him he is the nicest guy on the zblokt a beloved neighbor and well-known businessman in the east bay killed inside his home. >>> and more of the final remnants of the old bay bridge go up in smoke. what's next in the ongoing demolition project. abds 7 starts now. >>> the president goes on a twitter attack following criticisms of the federal government disaster relief response. hello i'm eric thomas welk to the early edition of abc 7. due to college football. we begin with new accusations and tensions over the federal relief effort in puerto rico. prufrt slammed the mayor of puerto rico capital city and she fired back. chuck sefrtsen has the latest. >> as millions of american citizens line up desperate for food and fuel and thousands of troops officials and volunteers race to handout life saving zplies will supplies. >> this is a li

abc 7 news visited the center earlier today. as you can see, the balloons were already in place for tonight's party. there's a strong focus on what happens after the party. >> we're already, we've trained over 300 volunteers who are going to be able to help with youth groups, elder groups, mental help counseling, hiv testing. >> the center's co-founder also told us that the dream of having a place for oakland's lgbtq community began about ten years ago. >>> let's go back and talk about the weather forecast. the weekend approaches here. >> christian is here with the latest. >> we've got record highs just a few days ago, to far below average temperatures today. now we have another warm-up coming our way. we're using the seven-day high temperature trend in santa rosa as our indicator of what's coming our way generally across the region. this time of the year, the average high in santa rosa is 84 degrees. tomorrow's high will be 80. still below average, but up to about average on saturday. sharply up to about 92 degrees in santa ros

here's abc's t.j. holmes. >> reporter: puppies like these yorkies and french bulldogs are some of the most popular breeds to adopt. but go online searching to buy one, the better business bureau says beware, they're also the mop popular lures for scammers. >> i don't think it's possible to do a search onlr foe t pea running into one of these fraudulent sites. >> reporter: that's what dan shel ton says happened to him. he paid $700 to buy another dog online. >> i got an e-mail from a shipping company. and it said you are required to pay $1500 additional. when i looked at, the shipping company was the same guy that i bought the puppy from. i knew then i was scammed. >> reporter: the better business bureau believes 80% of sponsored links and search results for pets may lead to fraudulent sites. the bureau is warning anyone searching for a pet online is likely to encounter this fraud. according to the consumer watchdog report, the thieves often insist on e-mail and text correspondence and refuse to meet in

maggie ruly, abc news, new york. >>> okay. perspective on just how massive hurricane irma is, we want to show you some incredible video released this morning. this is from noaa, the crew actually flew over the eye of the storm, giving us this incredible view, but hopefully not too dangerous for them. meteorologist might be tracking irma as it moves closer. mike, i'm worried for them. >> something you don't want to do unless you're a professional and trained to do it like they are or when they used to let the rest of us meteorologists go on a ride once in a while. yeah, that'd be exciting, but let's look at what's going on. in all seriousness, look at the eye out of san juan, puerto rico. you can see the british virgin islands starting to get the backside of the storm while the u.s. virgin islands are getting raked by the hardest part of the storm. last two hours, idea where have it's going. a lot asking about puerto rico, and it looks like the southern part of the eye may just graze the northern part of puerto rico, and if you

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in menlo park, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news" >>> you can head to our website or download the "abc 7 news" app for the latest on hurricane irma and that magnitude 8 earthquake off the coast of mexico >>> let's move on now. it is a hack affecting nearly half of the u.s. population, maybe you. ek which fax, one of three major credit burros, could be the victim of the largest security breach ever involving social security numbers. "abc 7 news" reporter lisa amin gulezian is here to explain what it may mean to you. >> reporter: it means we should all be careful. we all use something like ek which fax to apply for a credit card, get a lone or rent the apartment. some employers use them to check you out before hiring you. there's a lot of personal information they have on all of us. >> i just worry about someone taking my identity and it is very scary. >> reporter: this is exactly what nearly 143 million people could face now that equifax's files have been hacked. the breach lasted a month and a half. equifax found out about it july 29th, but only went public today. >> it is clearly a disappoin

live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> in mexico, a frantic rescue operation. crews work to free a girl trapped under the rubble of a schol. it collapsed during tuesday's earthquake. rescuers encountered a setback early this morning when the remains of the building shifted dangerously. crews had to evacuate for several hours for their own safety. working to reinforce the wreckage before resuming their search for the girl. 11 have been rescued from the rubble. >>> new developments in the caribbean. the death toll is climbing in the wake of hurricane maria. slammed into the island of dominica early this morning killing 15 people. 20 others remain missing. the storm is now blamed for 17 deaths total. in puerto rico, a 24-hour curfew is still in effect. even though power has been restored to most of the island. the storm is now headed toward turks and caicos. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking maria's path, what this all means for the u.s. mainland. mike? >> all great questions, kristen. let me start what's going on in puerto rico len work through the questions y

chuck, abc news, new york. >>> another music icon passes away. coming up the life and legacy of a legendary song writer whose music was the sound track of the '70s. >>> >>> one of the great song writers of the last century passed away. ronald beckley, they had ten top 40 hits most of the 1970s, came back in 2000 and won gray my of the year. his death was announed today. walter becker was 67. >>> there's been a tweet on social media. it was tweeted walter becker your changed my life. and actor rob lowe tweeted. he was one of my favorites, thank you walter becker, you brighten my world. >>> on thursday facebook users will have access to hundreds of videos. the park base company is launching its no video, watch. this is a feature from facebook, you'll find it on the mobile app or desk top and soon there'll be a video of its own. you'll be able to see what your friends are watching and share your favorites. >>> yes, it was another hot day in the bay area. the good news there's relief coming. meteorologist francis up next with the forecast. >>> a tast

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"abc 7 news" reporter tiffany wilson continues team coverage. she is live in san francisco where the record temperature was shattered today and has more on the problems that created. tiffany. >> reporter: ama, the heat wreaked havoc on the evening commute for bart and muni riders. they said it was toughest on the oldest vehicles in the fleet. with more hot weather expect tomorrow, there could be another day of delays. farewell august, steam-tember has arrived in san francisco. >> 106, that's a bit hotter than i thought. >> reporter: commuters heading home for the holiday weekend faced long delays. >> there's always delays when it is hot, and even when it is not hot. >> reporter: those arriving from the east bay shared stories of suffering. >> reporter: how hot was it on the train? >> i don't have a thermometer but probably 120 degree. >> the right here was miserable. the air is barely on, sweating. it was really miserable ride. >> reporter: both bart trains and muni buses struggled to operate in the record-setting heat. >> some of the older elec

inalbenny, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> stay with us. meteorologist sandy patel is up next with the latest on the forecast. it's going to be warm again. >>> and pop star ed sheeran cancels an appearance and says it's all about the noise curfew. we'll explain that. >>> the top organization of latino professionals in the finance industry with over 1,000 members. through mentorship, networking with top firms and student workshops, lif, works to increase the impact of latinos in the fascial industry. to find out how you can get involved on >>> pop star ed sheeran is sending a message loud and clear about the curfew at levi stadium. ♪ i'm in love with the shape of you ♪ >> today he canceled his appearance because of the city mandated curfew. it's more of principle than a monetary since the fine is only $35. >> this is about the mayor trying in her head to get a paper trail of how the niners are breaching the contract. >> the 49ers asked the city last month to extend the curfew to 11:00 four times a year. the issue will come up again at a

live at moffitt airfield, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >>tive anything, thank you. >>> residents and people visiting south florida are showing up at the airport wows reservations in a last-minute attempt to evacuate. american, delta and unit tell abc news they are completely sold out of tickets. the big three carriers have added more than so,000 seats out of south florida. look at the tar ma'am, both mime international and hollywood airports will shut down later today and it will stay closed until at least monday. new this morning the house overwhelmingly approved a is a $15.1 billion hurricane harvey aid package it. now goes to president trump. the legislation also keeps the government funded into december. the aid was approved by a vote of 316-90. all of the oppose votes were cast by republicans who opposed linking the storm relief measure without -- with the debt ceiling. new developments in the search for more victims of that powerful magnitude 8.1 quake in mexico. 32 people are now confirmed dead. it's the biggest quake to hit the co

live in san leandro, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>>s new this morning, big mess at oakland's main library. the search is on for the vandals. scores of graffiti on the library building at 14th and madison streets. police say it was tagged over the weekend. cleanup is now under way. a member of the cleanup crew tells abc 7 the markings are believed to be an attribute to the graffiti artist named animal. >>> san francisco police are investigating an early morning robbery and shooting that happened in the mission district just before 1:00 a.m. on cap street near 17th. two pedestrians were approached by two people in a car, at least one person was armed in a gun. after a short struggle over the victims' wallets and phones, shots were fired and one victim was shot in the leg. the person was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. the suspects took off with the stolen items. officers have not yet released their descriptions. >>> gilroy firefighters and police are investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire at the salvation army

elissa harrington, abc 7 news. >> what an amazing story. that is rickey being rickey. >>> moving on, the alameda county sheriff's office is using social media to track down the owner of some lost property. they posted these photos of a woman on facebook. they say they found valuable property and memories belonging to her including these photos that were on an sd card. the items ended up ie en videnc likely been stolen from the woman. >>> some cars driving on highway 1 got an unexpected soaking today. roger dawson sent us this video from moss beach. a driver in a convertible was one of those who was caught off guard. it's the wrong spot for a convertible. a water line next to the highway burst this afternoon. we're told it took about an hour to shut that water off. >>> well, this may be the last day of suer, but winter has arrived at least temporarily tonight in the sierra. this video was at mammoth resort today. the snow was also coming down in the tahoe national forest. as many as 16 vehicles were involved in a deadly crash this morning on

abc fall preview show. okay, this might be your last abc fall preview show. when i was your age, there wasn't all this trash here. me and my boys, we would come here to freestyle. you a rapper? like eminem? macklemore? -hmm. -and iggy azalea? yeah, that list is hella problematic, but yes. he has a passion for music, but he also has an understanding that something needs to be changed within his community. and that's who courtney rose is. he's incredibly charismatic. i know i'm a good rapper, but nobody's ever even heard of me. dina: you want to get discovered, just do it the old-fashioned way -- wait for a nice, old jewish man to give you his business card. courtney: here we are -- big debate. i'm proud to have led the effort to restore the city commons, which is now -- whoa. hold up. have you actually ever been there? i mean, there is so much trash, bravo gave it a second season. [ cheers and applause ] [ camera shutters clicking ] what's happening? reporter: and it appears as if courtney rose is mayor of fort grey. what? what happened? you the mayor. well [b

go to abc 7 news.com to help. >>> this is just into the abc 7 newsroom it's friday. >> dan and ama we're not going to let that get by us. we're ready for the weekend and the weather could not be better. concord warm, 84 degrees sunday, 83. earlier next week, cooler. no weather extremes to speak of. take a look at what's been happening in the northern rockies. remember the lightning storm that hit the bay area this week, that same system is producing snow at the higher elevations from idaho to montana. they have storm warnings up there. i know this is unusual, early, but this is the first winter storms of the season. we are tracking the marine layer. as we look at tur coming up from the marine layer. 66 degrees in san jose. here's a view of what you're morning will look like. expect those low clouds, 77 in santa rosa. 74 napa. temperatures in the comfort zone. lifer more 72 degrees. warming trend continues tomorrow. little change on sunday. much cooler on monday, autumn arrives next friday. in a week the seasons are changing. tomorrow morning you'll notice it's a cool start. nights are ge

abc news at 6 starts now. >> this is abc 7 news. >>> there are two guns pointed at you. a woman terrified by the robbery note she received on b.a.r.t. gets away by faking a health emergency. i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. the alleged robbery attempt happened early yesterday evening on a dublin bound b.a.r.t. train. abc 7 news reporter just talked to the victim and she joins us life from the b.a.r.t. sfo station. >> reporter: well, eric, that victim told me this is the most scared she has ever been in her entire life. she did not immediately hand over her things because she had to catch a flight today. without over wallet and i.d. and credit card she would have a hard time getting out of town. here's a picture of the note that she got on the b.a.r.t. train yesterday. this is julie dragland from oakland. she posted this on her twitter account. she says she was on a b.a.r.t. train just before 5:00 when someone sat behind her and dropped this on her lap. it says, there are two guns pointed at you now. it demands her cell phone and wallet. it says do not turn around

abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross with what those ads said. >> reporter: tonight, abc news has obtained some of the posts and ads congressional investigators say the russians planted on facebook as part of the kremlin effort to help get donald trump elected. americans would have no idea what they were reading was written by the russians. they rail against illegal immigrants. this one warns against "so-called refugees jeopardizing our national security." this ad uses a popular cartoon. "dora the explorer knows how easy it is to cross the u.s. border. it's like a children's game." with this line -- "we need to stop this madness. we need trump." the ads supposedly come from a group called secured borders, but congressional investigators say there is no such group, that they were, in fact, created by russian companies which paid more than $100,000 to facebook to post them during and after the election. >> their goal was to spread dissension, was to split our country apart, and they did a pretty good job. >> reporter: many of the ads, investigators say, came from an operati