. lyanne melendez is live outside the store in berkeley, which has been hit several times, right? >> reporter: this store has been targeted the most, four times this month. but, of course, they're not the only ones, like you said, and i have the complete list. walnut creek, stanford, santana row in san jose, gilroy and the hillside shopping center in san mateo. police suspect they may all be related. three women were caught on surveillance video stealing thousands of dollars worth of leggings at this lululemon store in berkeley, the fourth time the store has been robbed in the past nine days. they're quick, and they have a getaway car. police don't know why they target this store. >> well, there is easy access to the freeway. but in actuality, i don't know what the reason is, truthfully. >> reporter: lululemon has a policy that once a chief has walk -- other stores have been robbed in the same fashion. >> we know many are related. >> reporter: the wall nut creek store robbed twice, the second time police managed to grab the three people allegedly involved. two women and a man a b

leaders here. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live in downtown san francisco. what are you hearing? >> reporter: what i want to know is do we all have of courtesy? not sure about that. this will be the couple's first official royal visit outside of the uc, other countries, of course, will be involved in that visit. but california was a must. remember, she was born and raised here in california. this morning on gma the news of the royal visit to the san francisco bay area was reported by "us weekly". >> we know they want to meet with ceos and female tech entrepreneurs in silicon valley to raise awareness to the royal foundation and see if they can really start working more closely with them. >> reporter: it's not clear who will orchestrate the visit, but we know meghan markle is good friends with serena williams whose husband is the co-founder of reddit. >> they represent tradition within the royal family. but we've seen they're both incredible disrupters, and a perfect fit for the silicon valley. >> they want to sit down with female entrepreneurs, to encourage them in the i

experts say mgm faces an uphill battle. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> authorities are releasing new information today on a deadly crash between a car and a light rail train earlier this month. investigators now believe the car drove through the crossing arms, not around them as previously reported. two men were killed in the accident. that took place on lincoln avenue near ozuray avenue on july 8th. >>> new information on the man san francisco police arrested last week nicknamed the ride share rapist. he drove for lyft. tonight you may be wondering how he passed the background checks. abc 7 news reporter vic lee has answers for us. >> reporter: san francisco police arrested 37-year-old orlando vilchez lazo. he posed as a ridesharing driver who picked up women outside bars and clubs, then raping them. ride share says he's a former driver and it's investigating how he passed security checks. there's a driving record check. the background check looks for criminal record including sexual offenses. you have to have a valid driver's license and insurance on a car that's

an mel len dez is live -- lyanne melendez is live in the city. >> reporter: the mayor started out by saying she lived here in san francisco with her grandmoth grandmother, they lived off $900 a month. she says it was barely enough to stay in san francisco. today, she says that's what shy wants for everyone here already saying i will protect you. >> i stand at this podium today because a community believed in me. >> london breed who grew up in a housing project a few blocks from city hall delivered a message of hope to residents who have seen san francisco transformed by the problems that plagued their city. >> i want to get people off the streets who are shooting up. i want to get the needles off the streets. >> lieutenant governor, gavin newsom who once ledeles bhe first thing on breed's agenda. >> street issues are out of control. they just are. i'm saying this. i'm almost that cranky old guy saying, what's happened to my city every time i'm here shopping or with my kids. i'm thinking wow. >> on the issue of immigration breed took a stab at president trump's old policy of separatin

that, she says, is pretty great. i'm live in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> trying to help make a difference. >> thank you. >>> as the day dawned at the port of oakland, a new economic reality also appeared. china retaliating after saying the u.s. has started the largest trade war in history. and ports like oakland's are caught in the middle. >>> 49ers wide receiver marquise go goodwin gives his mom and sister the surprise of a lifetime. >>> winner, winner, chicken dinner, where can you get the best fried chicken in the ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the warriors are mourning the death of cliff ford c who suffered a heart attack on wednesday in florida and passed away today. he had been on life support. he was 6'11", selected 16th skroefr all out of louisville, played 66 games with the warriors. he was only 45 years old. >> some concerns tonight at the port of oakland as president trump'