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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

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

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

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

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.

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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:

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

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

coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. a gun stolen from a san francisco police officer used in a gang killing. tonight we are working to get new details o f this developing story. >>> the scott peterson case ripped the bay area and beyond. the abc 7 news i-team has new evidence that broke the case opened and putting peterson on death row. be sure to join us. that's it for us right now. always willing to help out. thank you for joining us, we'll see you again at 11:00 over on channel 7. (intense music) - [narrator] today, the stories of two murder cases. one in south dakota, one in england. in our first case, a married church minister doesn't always practice what he preaches.

abc 7 sports brought to you by toyota. >> yes, indeed. thanks, larry, very much. >>> well, the effort to let the show go on coming up on abc 7 news at 11:00. a debate happening tonight in the south bay involving time, money, and some major concert acts. also twitter announces it is increasing messages to 280 characters. people tonight have a lot to say about that change, and we mean a lot. those stories and a lot more coming up on abc 7 news at 11:00. but for now, for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us, i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. - [host] today, the stories of two murder cases. one in reno, nevada, the other in coventry, england. in our first case, a widow finds love again

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

"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

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. >>

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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

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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 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

"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

and abc 7 is celebrating hispanic heritage month. on our instagram feed highlighting the hispanic community. we salute a woman who provides legal help and so much more to refugee children in the bay area. check that out when you have time. but stay here with us. >>> i experience it every day. i was once undocumented. i didn't know what to do. i didn't speak the language. >>> today president trump waived the jones act to ease shipping rules and get supplies to prt are puerto rico. it prevents any vessel not built, owned and partly crewed by u.s. citizens to transport cargo between points in the united states. hundreds of people went to a free water distribution center today filling up as many empty containers as they possibly could. more than 2,000 people lined up to try and board a royal caribbean ship just to get off the island. >> extremely surreal. i don't think reading about it would really illustrate how bizarre the situation is. coming from a fairly normal stable background. i've never imagined that there could be so little sec

abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo spoke to the woman in a story you'll only see on abc 7 news. >> reporter: a drone pilot didn't realize until later that day what he had captured on video. a woman falling down a cliff to the rocks below. here she is two weeks later, teaching tae kwon do in san jose. >> i'm realizing how lucky i am. >> reporter: ruri kobayakawa was at the beach with friends when she decided to climb the cliff. >> when i realized i wanted to come back down, that's when everything went bad. i was climbing down, where my right hand was, the rock just crumbled. from there i knew i was like, okay, i can't do anything. i remember falling. >> reporter: she hit her head at least once on the way down. >> laying on the ground, i remember slowly moving and realizing how much pain i was in. a wave actually came and splashed me with salt water. >> reporter: if she had landed in the water, she probably would have died. the santa cruz county sheriff's office posted the video on its facebook page as a warning to beachgoers. >> a stark reminder of the dangers that are out there when you're

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sky map 7 only on abc 7. abc 7 morning's traffic anchor alexis smith shows us how sky map 7 works. >> sky7 above a 200-anchor brush fire in dublin. >> reporter: when news breaks, you count on abc 7 news and sky7 to show you what is happening. fires in the east bay, floods in the south bay, accidents in san francisco, now skymap7 will identify where news happens by displaying highways, roads and streets right on the screen. the bay area's fastest news helicopter includes realtime mapping software and the power of extreme vision. the state-of-the-art camera gets you closer to action than ever before. it's the powerful tool to make sure you never lose sight of where news breaks. see how traffic is moving at the 580/980 interchange. skymap7 will help you navigate around hazardous conditions like this house fire in san jose. yu can even see exactly what speed traffic is moving and pinpoint specific vehicles. caught in a jam on highway 24 in lafayette, skymap7 will show you the length of the backup. it can also tel

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

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

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

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

7 right after abc 7 mornings. from all of us here at abc 7 news. thanks so much for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. i do know that you know a dance or two so maybe one of these days i'll get you on, make. >> i wish i could play football like those. >> take the super bowl trophy and the mirror ball i am a first responder tor and i'emergencies 24 hours a day, everyday of the year. my children and my family are on my mind when i'm working all the time. my neighbors are here, my friends and family live here, so it's important for me to respond as quickly as possible and get the power back on. it's an amazing feeling turning those lights back on. be informed about outages in your area. sign up for outage alerts at pge.com/outagealerts. together, we're building a better california. (con artists...) they'll try anything to get your medicare card number. so they can steal your identity, commit medicare fraud. what can you do? guard your card? guard your card? just like your credit card. nobo

abc 7 news was at san jose's bark in the park. williams street park was the venue billed as the largest dog fair in the country. there was everything from wearing those glasses to conquering a teeter-totter. one man brought his dogs and kids to join the fun. >> there's tiny dogs, huge dogs, and they're having a blast. everywhere they turn, their eyes light up. >> money raised from bark in the park will benefit the local community and pet-focused organizations, including the humane society silicon valley. >>> also happening today, it's the last chance to enjoy this year's monterey jazz festival. this is the 60th annual event showcasing more than 500 artists across eight stages. the festival also features an international shopping bazaar. and it's family day today. the kids can play instruments and play in bounce houses. performance will start at noon at the monterey county fair and event center. the tickets are still available. >>> still ahead on abc 7 mornings, if you think all phones look alike, you'll want to get a look at >>> y

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 katie marzullo spoke to the woman in a story you'll only see on abc 7 news. >> reporter: a drone pilot in santa cruz didn't realize until later that day what he captured on video. a woman falling from a cliff to the rocks below. it's a terrifying moment that's hard to watch, but here she is two weeks later, teaching tae kwon do in san jose. >> i'm realizing just how luckiy i am. >> reporter: ruri kobayakawa was with friends at the beach when she decided to climb the cliff. >> i was climbing down and the rock just crumbled and from there i was like, i can't do anything, i just remember falling. >> reporter: she hit her head at least once on her way to the ground. >> i remember slowly moving and realizing how much pain i was in. a wave came and splashed me with salt water. >> reporter: if she had landed in the water, she probably would have died. the santa cruz county sheriff's office posted the video as a warning to beachgoers. >> a stark reminders of the dangers that are out there. when you're in mother nature, in an area that isn't developed for people to climb on. >> r

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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 news reporter katie marzullo spoke to the woman on a story you'll only see on abc 7 news. >> reporter: a drone pilot in santa cruz didn't realize until later that day what i captured on video, a woman falling to the rocks below. a terrifying moment that's hard to watch. yet here she is two weeks later, teaching tae kwon do. ruri kobayakawa was climbing the cliff on labor day. >> i was climbing down. where my right hand was, the rock just crumbled. from there i just knew i was like, okay, i can't really do anything. i just remember falling. >> reporter: she hit her head at least once on her way to the ground. >> when i was on the ground, the wave came and splashed me with salt water. >> reporter: if she had landed in the water, she would have probably died. the photo was posted as a warning to beachgoers. >> when you're in mother nature, in an area that just isn't, you know, developed for people to climb on. >> reporter: ruri suffered only bumps and bruises. but she knows her accident traumatized her dad. >> i love climbing. i love being active. regardless of my own enjoyment, my own a

thanks so much for starting your day with abc 7 news. meteorologist lisa argen breaks down the forecast and when we can expect warmer temperatures, ahead. >>> in sports, a big day for college football fans. usc battles cal at memorial stadium. if you're not going to the game, you can only watch it on abc 7. at 4:30, utah state versus san jose state. tonight, down on the farm, ucla takes on stanford, kickoff at 7:30. if you're not going to stanford stadium, you can watch on our sister network, espn. >>> todyesterday it was media d for the defending champs. here's anthony flores in this morning's sports report. >> good morning, everyone. it seems like the season never ended, probably because the warriors were always in the headlines. from new business deals to social media rants to traveling the world, it's been a busy off season. now it's time to go back to work. the dubs in oakland, returning almost their entire roster. grant, thompson, and green at the tops of their games. the warriors huge favorites to win their third title in four yea

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abc 7 news meteorologist is here with the haze. the heat kind of a combination we really don't need. >> it's really intense out there. i want o show you where that smoke is coming from. smoke from those wildfires. take a look at the wildfires in oregon and also along the northern california coast. the north, northeasterly wind is driving the smoke down. as you take a look, the smoke is vizsible on our satellite picture. air quality is suffering from our east bay hills cameras. air quality unhealthy. spare the air alert for your friday. both are red. from the air district says the last time we had this was june 28th, 2009. it's rarity here. we do have heat advisories for the valleys through tonight and excessive heat warnings for the hill tops. take it easy in this hot weather. excessive heat warning for most of the bay area friday through monday. 105 to 115 degrees. the coastline if san francisco will go under a heat advisory. 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on saturday. your holiday forecast coming up. >> you can track the conditions wher

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harrington, abc 7 n. >> 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. rorge 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 tookutbo a a wate. >>> 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 deadly crash this morning on in