heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> a dangerous hit-and-run caught on video and tonight police are trying to track down the driver. look at this surveillance video. around 2:30 on sunday morning a bartender on 13th street in oakland was leaving work. that is him on the upper part of the screen. he was then hit by this dark-colored porsche cayenne. the porsche briefly stopped and then took off. the victim is in the hospital. he suffered a broken leg, but

as heather ishimaru explains, the woman who found the child is willing to do even more to help. >> this is the vallejo chevron station where cameron johnson, a mother of three from ukiah stopped on her way to emeryville on saturday. about an hour earlier, this surveillance video shows how another mother, 21-year-old joya walked into the rest womb with her baby in a -- walked into the restroom with her baby in a stroller and then walked out without him. charles edwards the fourth could not talk, but he could cry. when johnson brought her daughter to use the ladies room she found charles in a stroller clearly upset. johnson tried to find the mother in the stalls and when she cooperate find anyone she went outside and kept looking. she realized immediately exrarls exrarls -- charles was abandoned. she has no sympathy for c charles' mother. >> if she had the nerve to come back and ask for that kid back, she could not. i don't care how much she

in san francisco, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> heather, thank you. >> a principal is apologizing after wrongly accusing a freshman of cyber bullying in front of an anti-bullying assembly. they said a high school principal made the accusation in front of the freshman class may 3rd saying the student circulated an inappropriate photo on social media. when it was determined the student had actually done nothing wrong the principal then met with the families of both students and held another assembly to publicly apologize for his mistake. the principal was out of the office today of the the district would not tell us if that principal has been disciplined. >>> new at 11:00, a physical confrontation between a san francisco health inspector and a restaurant owner. police say it happened today at noon at a restaurant under construction at taylor and jackson. the inspector told police he was slapped by the restaurant's owner. police cited him for misdemeanor battery. he denies he was involved in any altercation and he claims he was not at the location where the inspector says this happened. th

in san francisco, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> heather, thank you. >> a principal is apologizing after wrongly accusing a freshman of cyber bullying in front of an anti-bullying assembly. they said a high school principal made the accusation in front of the freshman class may 3rd saying the student circulated an inappropriate photo on social media. when it was determined the student had actually done nothing wrong the principal then met with the families of both students and held another assembly to publicly apologize for his mistake. the principal was out of the office today of the the district would not tell us if that principal has been disciplined. >>> new at 11:00, a physical confrontation between a san francisco health inspector and a restaurant owner. police say it happened today at noon at a restaurant under construction at taylor and jackson. the inspector told police he was slapped by the restaurant's owner. police cited him for misdemeanor battery. he denies he was involved in any altercation and he claims he was not at the location where the inspector says this happened. th

abc7 news transportation reporter heather ishimaru is there live for us. heather? >> carolyn, i just got off the phone with cal trans' bay bridge spokesman and he tells me this problem was discovered well over a year ago and has already been repaired. he says that it's on the bike path, that the bike path railing is bolted into the path itself in such a way to allow for expansion and contraction by a matter of millimeters depending on the weather. what happened was that a protective cap was not welded properly which caused the cap to break. but again he says that has been repaired and the problem has been solved and he will take us out there tomorrow to take a look for ourselves. earlier tonight we were out on the bridge or rather underneath it to take a look at a much bigger problem. >> you can see the gap. >> this cal trans resident bill kasey knows how to spot a broken bolt. there is a gap between the bottom of the nut and the base plate. the good bolts are flush. the broken ones popped up after being tensioned in march. that's when 32 of the set of 96 cracked a

in san francisco, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> heather, thank you. >> a principal is apologizing after wrongly accusing a freshman of cyber bullying in front of an anti-bullying assembly. they said a high school principal made the accusation in front of the freshman class may 3rd saying the student circulated an inappropriate photo on social media. when it was determined the student had actually done nothing wrong the principal th met with the families of both students and held another assembly to publicly apologize for his mistake. the principal was out of the office today of the the district would not tell us if that principal has been disciplined. >>> new at 11:00, a physical confrontation between a san francisco health inspector and a restaurant owner. police say it happened today at noon at a restaurant under construction at taylor and jackson. the inspector told police he was slapped by the restaurant's owner. police cited him for misdemeanor battery. he denies he was involved in any altercation and he claims he was not at the location where the inspector says this happened. the

abc news reporter heather ishimaru ilive in the castro for us tonight. heather? >> carolyn, th train reacted as it was supposed to. there is an investigation on going into among other things whether the driver pressed his ergency break button into the cab before getting out. in any case, the surveillance video on the muni platform caught part of what happened. when the muniperator stepped out and manually closed th door, the train pulled away cause it was in auto mode leing the driver behind. when they realized there was no driver and smelled something burning someone pulled the emergcy brake. the train came to a stop a quarter mile from the station in the tunnel. >> they were pushing like the buttons to talk to the driver. there was no driver and they artrying to open both muni driver doors were locked and they are trying toet them open. >> there was no cell phone service and no communition from the outside. >> we didn't know if a train was going to come up. a couple of dyes -- a couple of guys were in the back. it was kind of like be were on our own. >> muni sa

heather ishimaru is in the newsroom with the story for us. heather? >> carolyn, 23-year-old barry white was in custody on charges of threatening police in contra costa county two years ago. bail was set at $120,000, but a judge lowered it to 5,000 saying he thought those and other charges pending against him would keep him from committing any other crimes. the judge said he might bemis taken, but he -- be mistaken, but he hoped not. the district attorney thinks the judge was mistaken. barry white was charged in the murders of 35-year-old ken min and 51-year-old lena. he used a gun and a knife to kill them at the jewelry mart on july 12th. lin's family came to the arraignment today. [inaudible]. >> why? why they kill her? >> white had two contra costa county cases pending against him when his bail was reduced from 120,000 to $5,000 in 2011. both cases involved threatening police officers. in one he was accused of trying to run them over in a car. san francisco police say white killed the women and injured the owner of the jewelry store over the price o

in oakland, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> heather, wishful thinking. >>> as the daily strike talk continues bart riders are growing more and more frustrated. they are waiting to see if the trains will be running in the morning. nick talked with a bunch of them and joins us in daly city now. nick? >> i can tell you i met people who live in all different parts of the city. they have to get to various places. they say it is this uncertainty that hangs over their head like a dark cloud. >> it has been frustrating for me because i get off at 7:00 in the morning. i work in the city. do i catch the bart? >> very frustrating because i live across the bay and i have to make arrangement. i have to stay in the city so i can go to work. >> not knowing before you get to bed because god know hows you will get to work the next day. >> as heather mentioned the federal mediator asked both sides not to discuss where they are in the negotiation process with the public. we don't know how close they are in an agreement which means we could be in the same position again tomorrow. in daly city, nick smith, abc7 n

heather ishimaru is in the newsroom with the story for us. heather? >> carolyn, 23-year-old barry white was in custody on charges of threatening police in contra costa county two years ago. bail was set at $120,000, but a judge lowered it to 5,000 saying he thought those and other charges pending against him would keep him from committing any other crimes. the judge said he might bemis taken, but he -- be mistaken, but he hoped not. the district attorney thinks the judge was mistaken. barry white was charged in the murders of 35-year-old ken min and 51-year-old lena. he used a gun and a knife to kill them at the jewelry mart on july 12th. lin's family came to the arraignment today. [inaudible]. >> why? why they kill her? >> white had two contra costa county cases pending against him when his bail was reduced from 120,000 to $5,000 in 2011. both cases involved threatening police officers. in one he was accused of trying to run them over in a car. san francisco police say white killed the women and injured the owner of the jewelry store over the price o

heather ishimaru is live in oakland. hetter, walk us through -- heather, walk us through what happened. >> anyone concerned about a strike the latest developments are disappointing. the kind of thing that makes your heart sink. the unions are accusing bart of pulling the rug out from under neat them and bay area commute -- underneath them and the bay area commuters at the last minute. after back to back 12-hour bargaining days, bart's hired chief negotiator left at 9:45. tom hawk said see you in the morning to reporters and followed by grim-faced union members who said last night they had actually been closing in on a deal. >> today the unions came to the bargaining table with a hope we could close the gap and reach a final agreement. we were taken a back when bart management backed up and withdrew their offer claiming to be confused the day before. there was no confusion. instead bart's hired gun hawke lied to the unions and shattering the fragile framework of an agreement. >> it is not true that we had a proposal on th

heather ishimaru is live in oakland. hetter, walk us through -- heather, walk us through what happened. >> anyone concerned about a strike the latest developments are disappointing. the kind of thing that makes your heart sink. the unions are accusing bart of pulling the rug out from under neat them and bay area commute -- underneath them and the bay area commuters at the last minute. after back to back 12-hour bargaining days, bart's hired chief negotiator left at 9:45. tom hawk said see you in the morning to reporters and followed by grim-faced union members who said last night they had actually been closing in on a deal. >> today the unions came to the bargaining table with a hope we could close the gap and reach a final agreement. we were taken a back when bart management backed up and withdrew their offer claiming to be confused the day before. there was no confusion. instead bart's hired gun hawke lied to the unions and shattering the fragile framework of an agreement. >> it is not true that we had a proposal on th

. >> heather ishimaru is there with the story. heather? >> the city of san francisco has big plans for treasure island, but first the navy has to clean up the toxic leg tbaw see it left behind. the fence line runs a couple blocks around one of the hazardous sites and it buts up gets a building where on monday residents tbot word they will -- residents got word they will have to leave with little more detail. rick mcdonald thinks he has to leave his treasure island apartment because of work going on under vacated buildings next to his. he lived here with his granddaughter for seven years. they got this letter on monday. it says 24 households have to move because of the navy's clean up work. it reads "the work is part of the navy's on going clean up of low-level chemicals and is not related to on going radio logic surveys." >> possible relocation. there is a meeting on the third. it really doesn't say much. >> the letter promises it has been and continues to be safe to live in the units on treasure island. desmond has lived here 14 years and

abc7 news transportation reporter heather ishimaru is there live for us. heather? >> carolyn, i just got off the phone with cal trans' bay bridge spokesman and he tells me this problem was discovered well over a year ago and has already been repaired. he says that it's on the bike path, that the bike path railing is bolted into the path itself in such a way to allow for expansion and contraction by a matter of millimeters depending on the weather. what happened was that protective cap was not welded properly which caused the cap to break. but again he says that has been repaired and the problem has been solved and he will take us out there tomorrow to take a look for ourselves. earlier tonight we were out on the bridge or rather underneath it to take a look at a much bigger problem. >> you can see the gap. >> this cal trans resident bill kasey knows how to spot a broken bolt. there is a gap between the bottom of the nut and the base plate. the good bolts are flush. the broken ones popped up after being tensioned in march. that's when 32 of the set of 96 cracked and

heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> thanks. >>> we have developing news out of uh rine do after a man stumbled into a store with a gunshot wound. it happened after 8:00 at the safe way. the man was believed to be shot in richmond and driven to arinda to be dropped off. he is expected to survive. the safe way stayed open while emergency crews tended to the victim. >>> and new evidence in the case of a paramedic shot to death in the oakland hills. boyer was gunned down in his car last week. today abc news learned police recovered a car connected to his death. police would not elaborate, but our media partner, the oakland tribune, said a car that was related was found near the elementary school. somebody fired at boyer and striking him at least twice before his car went off the road here and crashing into this ravine. >>> in the east bay, a school and one of its teachers is under scrutiny. 5* videotape surfaced that appears to show a middle school teacher striking a squid. a kid. leslie brinkley is live with the story. leslie? >> well, that's right. this all started with a student who took a vide

. >> heather ishimaru is there with the story. heather? >> the city of san francisco has big plans for treasure island, but first the navy has to clean up the toxic leg tbaw see it left behind. the fence line runs a couple blocks around one of the hazardous sites and it buts up gets a building where on monday residents tbot word they will -- residents got word they will have to leave with little more detail. rick mcdonald thinks he has to leave his treasure island apartment because of work going on under vacated buildings next to his. he lived here with his granddaughter for seven years. they got this letter on monday. it says 24 households have to move because of the navy's clean up work. it reads "the work is part of the navy's on going clean up of low-level chemicals and is not related to on going radio logic surveys." >> possible relocation. there is a meeting on the third. it really doesn't say much. >> the letter promises it has been and continues to be safe to live in the units on treasure island. desmond has lived here 14 years and

heather ishimaru is live with the story in uh -- orinda. >> they have not only the high fire danger sign out in front of the fire station, but literally a red flag for the red flag warning days. the fact that it is not blowing in the wind is an indication of what sandhya is talking about. the gusts gusts are at the higher ridge line. the battalion chief, however, has decided to increase staffing levels beginning tomorrow. >> the homes aren shaw rowedded in dense vegetation. they are keeping a close eye on the wind direction, the wind speed and the relative humidity. >> we monitor four remote automated weather stations and four happen to be in our district in the four corners of our district. >> the division chief was a rookie firefighter in october of 1991 when a fire in the neighboring oakland hills destroyed thousands of homes. donald case was a homeowner and remembers it well. >> we were completely scared. we thought our house was going to burn down. we could see the smoke rising. it was pretty scary. >> he says he and his neighbors are diligent about the fire prevention, but not ever

heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >>> new at 11:00, alameda county reported its first two west nile cases of the year. biologists found the diseases in two dead crows. one was discovered in oakland and the other in pleasanton during the past week. so far dead animals have also tested positive for west nile in contra costa, san mateo and santa clara counties. it is carried by mosquitoes. >>> santa clara county health care workers rallied for raises and a new contract. workers at santa clara county medical center claim they are underpaid compared to employees at other hospitals. and they would not discuss specific numbers, but officials are confident they will reach a deal with the union. >>> the monorail ride at the california state fair will be out of service until officials can figure out why it lost power today again. just before 5:00 the monorail came to a halt stranding 38 passengers. rescue crews used a sayser lift to bring everyone -- a scissor lift to bring everyone to safety. cal-osha needs to inspect the ride before the monorail resumes. strappedded passengers -- stranded passeng

transportation reporter heather ishimaru is at first and harrison for us. heather? >> the congestion did clear up markedly around 9:00. up until then it was the usual grind and then some that had many asking why could it be that sparkling new bridge. the embarcadero is always backed up heading to the bay bridge during the evening commute. tonight and last night were as bad as it gets. from the embarcadero at broadway to the bay bridge on-ramp is about 1.3 miles and it takes about 10 minutes on an average evening commute. tonight that took us an hour from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> worst ever. >> the worst ever? >> it took 15 minutes from here to the entrance of the tunnel. >> last night the back up trying to go east on the bridge lasted until 10:30. the chp and transportation experts can't explain it except to say school is back in session, the holiday is over and the bridge is new. >> what is with this? >> usually we clear by now. we leave by 4:30. >> maybe people are taking in too many sights and looking at the bridge and too much time is on the bridge. >> everyone has

abc news reporter heather ishimaru is live in the castro for us tonight. heather? >> carolyn, the train reacted as it was supposed to. there is an investigation on going into among other things whether the driver pressed his emergency break button into the cab before getting out. in any case, the surveillance video on the muni platform caught part of what happened. when the muni operator stepped out and manually closed the door, the train pulled away because it was in auto mode leaving the driver behind. when they realized there was no driver and smelled something burning someone pulled the emergency brake. the train came to a stop a quarter mile from the station in the tunnel. >> they were pushing like the buttons to talk to the driver. there was no driver and they are trying to open both muni driver doors were locked and they are trying to get them open. >> there was no cell phone service and no communication from the outside. >> we didn't know if a train was going to come up. a couple of dyes -- a couple of guys were in the back. it was kind of like be were on o

heather ishimaru is live in oakland. hetter, walk us through -- heather, walk us through what happened. >> anyone concerned about a strike the latest developments are disappointing. the kind of thing that makes your heart sink. the unions are accusing bart of pulling the rug out from under neat them and bay area commute -- underneath them and the bay area commuters at the last minute. after back to back 12-hour bargaining days, bart's hired chief negotiator left at 9:45. tom hawk said see you in the morning to reporters and followed by grim-faced union members who said last night they had actually been closing in on a deal. >> today the unions came to the bargaining table with a hope we could close the gap and reach f a final agreement. we were taken a back when bart management backed up and withdrew their offer claiming to be confused the day before. there confusion. instead bart's hired gun hawke lied to the unions and shattering the fragile framework of an agreement. >> it is we had true that we had a proposal on the

heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> and it is frosty in the north bay as well. that's where abc7 news anchor ama dates is live for us. ama? >> carolyn, i think we all need some of the magical antlers that heather was talking about. for us in the bay area, this is cold. but i met some people with a very positive outlook today. a couple of people said at least it is not raining. others say the cold weather helps them get into the holiday spirit. >> these feathered friends keep a close watch over the evening commute. today's cold weather caught some people off guard. >> i walked out this morning not nearly equiped and then i went back inside and ruffled through my ski bag and got my ski gloves. it was a rude awakening. >> adam is not phased. >> i heard it is supposed to drop into the 20s. being from wisconsin, it is just another fall day it feels like. >> i hope oden is tough because i don't think he is getting a sweater from santa. there is no jacket for this jogger who thinks it is a perfect night. >> i expect you to maybe bewaring running pants and the cold weat

abc7 news transportation reporter heather ishimaru is there live for us. heather? >> carolyn, i just got off the phone with cal trans' bay bridge spokesman and he tells me this problem was discovered well over a year ago and has already been repaired. he says that it's on the bike path, that the bike path railing is bolted into the path itself in such a way to allow for expansion and contraction by a matter millimeters depending on the weather. what happened was that a protective cap was not welded properly which caused the cap to break. but again he says that has been repaired and the problem has been solved and he will take us out there tomorrow to take a look for ourselves. earlier tonight we were out on the bridge or rather underneath it to take a look at a much bigger problem. >> you can see the gap. >> this cal trans resident bill kasey knows how to spot a broken bolt. there is a gap between the bottom of the nut and the base plate. the good bolts are flush. the broken ones popped up after being tensioned in march. that's when 32 of the set of 96 cracked and

. >> heather ishimaru is there with the story. heather? >> the city of san francisco has big plans for treasure island, but first the navy has to clean up the toxic leg tbaw see it left behind. the fence line runs a couple blocks around one of the hazardous sites and it buts up gets a building where on monday residents tbot word they will -- residents got word they will have to leave with little more detail. rick mcdonald thinks he has to leave his treasure island apartment because of work going on under vacated buildings next to his. he lived here with his granddaughteyears. years. they got this letter on monday. it says 24 households have to move because of the navy's clean up work. it reads "the work is part of the navy's on going clean up of low-level chemicals and is not related to on going radio logic surveys." >> possible relocation. there is a meeting on the third. it really doesn't say much. >> the letter promises it has been and continues to be safe to live in the units on treasure island. desmond has lived here 14 years and thin

heather ishimaru is in the newsroom with the story for us. heather? >> carolyn, 23-year-old barry white was in custody on charges of threatening police in contra ye county two years ago. bail was set at $120,000, but a judge lowered it to 5,000 saying he thought those and other charges pending against him would keep him from committing any other crimes. the judge said he might bemis taken, but he -- be mistaken, but he hoped not. the district attorney thinks the judge was mistaken. barry white was charged in the murders of 35-year-old ken min and 51-year-old lena. he used a gun and a knife to kill them at the jewelry mart on july 12th. lin's family came to the arraignment today. [inaudible]. >> why? why they kill her? >> white had two contra costa county cases pending against him when his bail was reduced from 120,000 to $5,000 in 2011. both cases involved threatening police officers. in one he was accused of trying to run them over in a car. san francisco police say white killed the women and injured the owner of the jewelry store over the price of a

abc news reporter heather ishimaru is live in the castro for us tonight. heather? >> carolyn, the train reacted as it was supposed to. there is an investigation on going into among other things whether the driver pressed his emergency break button into the cab before getting out. in any case, the surveillance video on the muni platform caught part of what happened. when the muni operator stepped out and manually closed the door, the train pulled away because it was in auto mode leaving the driver behind. when they realized there was no driver and smelled something burning someone pulled the emergency brake. the train came to a stop a quarter mile from the station in the tunnel. >> they were pushing like the buttons to talk to the driver. there was no driver and they are trying to both muni driver doors were locked and they are trying to get them open. >> there was no cell phone service and no communication from the outside. >> we didn't know if a train was going to come up. a couple of dyes -- a couple of guys were in the back. it was kind of like be were on our ow

heather ishimaru is live with the story in uh -- >> >> they have not only the high fire danger sign out in front of the fire station, but literally a red flag for the red flag warning days. the fact that it is not blowing in the wind is an indication of what sandhya is talking about. the gusts gusts are at the higher ridge line. chief, however,wever, has decided to increase staffing levels beginning tomorrow. >> the homes aren shaw rowedded in dense vegetation. they are keeping a close eye on the wind direction, the wind speed and the relative humidity. >> we monitor four remote automated weather stations and four happen to be in our district in the four corners of our district. >> the division chief was a rookie firefighter in october of 1991 when a fire in the neighboring oakland hills destroyed thousands of homes. donald case was a homeowner and remembers it well. >> we were completely scared. we thought our house was going to burn down. the smoke rising. it was pretty scary. >> he says he and his neighbors are diligent about the fire prevention, but not everyone is. >> i was riding

heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> and it is frosty in the north bay as well. that's where abc7 news anchor ama dates is live for us. ama? >> carolyn, i think we all need some of the magical antlers that heather was talking about. for us in the bay area, this is cold. but i met some people with a very positive outlook today. a couple of people said at least it is not raining. others say the cold weather helps them get into the holiday spirit. >> these feathered friends keep a close watch over the evening commute. today's cold weather caught some people off guard. >> i walked out this morning not nearly equiped and then i went back inside and ruffled through my ski bag and got my ski gloves. it was a rude awakening. >> adam is not phased. >> i heard it is supposed to drop into the 20s. being from wisconsin, it is just another fall day it feels like. >> i hope oden is tough because i don't think he is getting a sweater from santa. there is no jacket for this jogger who thinks it is a perfect night. >> i expect you to maybe bewaring running pants and the cold weat

heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> thanks. >>> we have developing out of uh rine do after a man stumbled into a store with a gunshot wound. it happened after 8:00 at the safe way. the man was believed to be shot in richmond and driven to arinda to be dropped off. he is expected to survive. the safe way stayed open while emergency crews tended to the victim. >>> and new evidence in the case of a paramedic shot to death in the oakland hills. boyer was gunned down in his car last week. today abc news learned police recovered a car connected to his death. police would not elaborate, but our media partner, the oakland tribune, said a car that was related was found near the elementary school. somebody fired at boyer and striking him at least twice before his car went off the road here and crashing into this ravine. >>> in the east bay, a school and one of its teachers is under scrutiny. 5* videotape surfaced that appears to show a middle school teacher striking a squid. a kid. leslie brinkley is live with the story. leslie? >> well, that's right. this all started with a student who took a vide

transportation reporter heather ishimaru is at first and harrison for us. heather? >> the congestion did clear up markedly around 9:00. up until then it was the usual grind and then some that had many asking why could it be that sparkling new bridge. the embarcadero is always backed up heading to the bay bridge during the evening commute. tonight and last night were as bad as it gets. from the embarcadero at broadway to the bay bridge on-ramp is about 1.3 miles and it takes about 10 minutes on an average evening commute. tonight that took us an hour from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> worst ever. >> the worst ever? >> it took 15 minutes from here to the entrance of the tunnel. >> last night the back up trying to go east on the bridge lasted until 10:30. the chp and transportation experts can't explain it except to say school is back in session, the holiday is over and the bridge is new. >> what is with this? >> usually we clear by now. we leave by 4:30. >> maybe people are taking in too many sights and looking at the bridge and too much time is on the bridge. >> everyone has

heather ishimaru is live with the story in uh -- orinda. >> they have not only the high fire danger sign out in front of the fire station, but literally a red flag for the red flag warning days. the fact that it is not blowing in the wind is an indication of what sandhya is talking about. the gusts gusts are at the higher ridge line. the battalion chief, however, has decided to increase staffing levels beginning tomorrow. >> the homes aren shaw rowedded in dense vegetation. they are keeping a close eye on the wind direction, the wind speed and the relative humidity. >> we monitor four remote automated weather stations and four happen to be in our district in the four corners of our district. >> the division chief was a rookie firefighter in october of 1991 when a fire in the neighboring oakland hills destroyed thousands of homes. donald case was a homeowner and remembers it well. >> we were completely scared. we thought our house was going to burn down. we could see the smoke rising. it was pretty scary. >> he says he and his neighbors are diligent about the fire prevention, but not ever

abc7 news reporter heather ishimaru is live at the cliff house tonight. one of the federal venues impacted by the shutdown. heather? >> carolyn, waterfront weddings and waterfront jobs are among the casualties of the government shutdown. a server leaving the cliff house says they were told at 2:30 not to come to work tomorrow. brides and grooms with weddings planned at bay area national park venues had only slightly more notice than that. this view should have been a backdrop for a wedding canceled atcitro heights. yesterday two weddings were canceled at other national park sites, china beach and the muir over look. a wedding planned at the maritime museum had to be relocated with the help of the caterer. >> we had to come up with a plan. >> the founders say the bride was understandably upset. >> she was crying. she went to church. she went to play. she was trying to really for this not to be happening. >> they will go to a place for less space for the kitchen among other things. >> we had to redesign the food to make it work in the closet. that's the siz

in oakland, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> heather, wishful thinking. >>> as the daily strike talk continues bart riders are growing more and more frustrated. they are waiting to see if the trains will be running in the morning. nick talked with a bunch of them and joins us in daly city now. nick? >> i can tell you i met people who live in all different parts of the city. they have to get to various places. they say it is this uncertainty that hangs over their head like a dark cloud. >> it has been frustrating for me because i get off at 7:00 in the morning. i work in the city. do i catch the bart? >> very frustrating because i live across the bay and i have to make arrangement. i have to stay in the city so i can go to work. >> not knowing before you get to bed because god know hows you will get to work the next day. >> as heather mentioned the federal mediator asked both sides not to discuss where they are in the negotiation process with the public. we don't know how close they are in an agreement which means we could be in the same position again tomorrow. in daly city, nick smith, abc7 n

heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >>> new at 11:00, alameda county reported its first two west nile cases of the year. biologists found the diseases in two dead crows. one was discovered in oakland and the other in pleasanton during the past week. so far dead animals have also tested positive for west nile andontra costa, san santa clara counties. it is carried by mosquitoes. >>> santa clara county health care workers rallied for raises and a new contract. workers at santa clara county medical center claim they are underpaid compared to employees at other hospitals. and they would not discuss specific numbers, but officials are confident they will reach a deal with the union. >>> the monorail ride at the california state fair will be out of service until officials can figure out why it lost power today again. just before 5:00 the monorail came to a halt stranding 38 passengers. rescue crews used a sayser lift to bring everyone -- a scissor lift to bring everyone to safety. cal-osha needs to inspect the ride before the monorail resumes. strappedded passengers -- stranded passengers were gi

heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >>> new at 11:00, alameda county reported its first two west nile cases of the year. biologists found the diseases in two dead crows. one was discovered in oakland and the other in pleasanton during the past week. so far dead animals have also tested positive for west nile in contra costa, san mateo and santa clara counties. it is carried by mosquitoes. >>> santa clara county health care workers rallied for raises and a new contract. workers at santa clara county medical center claim they are underpaid compared to employees at other hospitals. and they would not discuss specific numbers, but officials are confident they will reach a deal with the union. >>> the monorail ride at the california state fair will be out of service until officials can figure out why it lost power today again. just before 5:00 the monorail came to a halt stranding 38 passengers. rescue crews used a sayser lift to bring everyone -- a scissor lift to bring everyone to safety. cal-osha needs to inspect the ride before the monorail resumes. strappedded passengers -- stranded passeng

transportation reporter heather ishimaru is at first and harrison for us. heather? >> the congestion did clear up markedly around 9:00. up until then it was the usual grind and then some that had many asking why could it be that sparkling new bridge.the thero is always backed up heading to the bay bridge during the evening commute. tonight and last night were as bad as it gets. from the embar broadw broadway to the bay bridge on-ramp is about 1.3 miles and it takes about 10 minutes on an average evening commute. tonight that took us an hour from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> worst ever. >> the worst ever? >> it took 15 minutes from here to the entrance of the tunnel. >> last night the back up trying to go east on the bridge lasted until 10:30.hp chn experts can't explain it except to say school is back in session, the holiday is over and the bridge is new. >> what is with this? >> usually we clear by now. we leave by 4:30. >> maybe people are taking in too many sights and looking at the bridge and too much time is on the bridge. >> everyone has different ways of coping. >> o

in oakland, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> heather, wishful thinking. >>> as the daily strike talk continues bart riders are growing more and more frustrated. they are waiting to see if the trains will be running in the morning. nick talked with a bunch of them and joins us in daly city now. nick? >> i can tell you i met people who live in all different parts of the city. they have to get to various places. they say it is this uncertainty that hangs over their head like a dark cloud. >> it has been frustrating for me because i get off at 7:00 in the morning. i work in the city. do i catch the bart? >> very frustrating because i live across the bay and i have to make arrangement. i have to stay in the city so i can go to work. >> not knowing before you get to bed because god know hows you will get to work the next day. >> as heather mentioned the federal mediator asked both sides not to discuss where they are in the negotiation process with the public. we don't know how close they are in an agreement which means we could be in the same position again tomorrow. in daly city, nick smith, abc7 n

heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> and it is frosty in the north bay as well. that's where abc7 news anchor ama dates is live for us. ama? >> carolyn, i think we all need some of the magical antlers that heather was talking about. for us in the bay area, this is cold. but i met some people with a very positive outlook today. a couple of people said at least it is not raining. others say the cold weather helps them get into the holiday spirit. >> these feathered friends keep a close watch over the evening commute. today's cold weather caught some people off guard. >> i walked out this morning not nearly equiped and then i went back inside and ruffled through my ski bag and got my ski gloves. it was a rude awakening. >> adam is not phased. >> i heard it is supposed to drop into the 20s. being from wisconsin, it is just another fall day it feels like. >> i hope oden is tough because i don't think he is getting a sweater from santa. there is no jacket for this jogger who thinks it is a perfect night. >> i expect you to maybe bewaring running pants and the cold weat

heather ishimaru, "abc 7 news". >> dan: that is good tip. the entire west coast is getting hit with the same blast of cold tonight. take a look at the video of the conditions in the sierra. this is interstate 80 near truckee where drivers were required to carry chains and use them on highway 50. the mountains of southern california are still getting snow. this is video taken of interstate 5. it was closed this morning because of snow. it's closed again now because of a weather-related accident. here is a look at the snow that has been following on the seattle, washington area. classes why delayed at some schools but wasn't enough moisture to generate any more snow there than this. >> carolyn: we are learning much more tonight about the disturbing past of a convicted killer accused of murdering his own mother. he was freed decades ago something he even questioned. laura? >> reporter: i'm standing in front of the home where this mother's body was found yesterday. vallejo police told us they have had this man on their radar for about ten years

transportation reporter heather ishimaru covered the talks all day long. >>> the day began what a jointed rally with the city oakland workers on track for a strike over wages and workplace safety. >> they are american ideals. >> by late afternoon the fight appeared no closer for being over. they waited all day for bart to show up. >> less than 72 hours to the end of our contract, midnight on sunday. yet we still have not received anything from them today. this is very disappointing. >> bart is disappointed, too. >> we have moved in any meaningful way. >> all don't want a strike and governor to keep the trains running if there is no agreement by sunday night. but they don't want a cooling off for different reasons. >> 60 more days, all it is going to do, one week before the eastbound operation of 60 days and they will stop arguing. >> we would like to avoid one but better deal with it now rather than in the fall, people are back in school and more people are riding every day. >> if a strike is called while trains are running, they promise not to abandon their posts and passengers mid track

transportation heather ishimaru has the very latest. >> bart trains could come to a screeching halt if the district and two biggest unions can't work out a deal. representing the station agents and train operators and the other representing the maintenance workers cast their ballots authorizing to call a strike if talks break down. >> we do not want a strike. strike is the last option that we are at. >> bart said a written response this step is a clear signal that our employees are willing to shut down the bay area to make our case for a 23% raise. bart is offering 4%. they have until midnight to reach a compromise and medical and pension benefits and unions are insisting negotiating more security and safety for workers and passengers. if there is a strike, other transit systems have little capacity to absorb the 400,000 daily passengers and there might be a chance that it won't work. and they have also authorized a strike. >> that would leave the bay area in a pretty serious situation. >> car-pooling is recommended as the best option. >> i take bart five days a week downtown so i am h

heather ishimaru reports. >> boats from the san francisco police department's marine unit are docked at admonisher man wharf. the police boat was first to respond. we asked the coastguard if the accident has changed their thinking about emergency response planning for the race. >> i think at this point it's too early to tell. we really need to wait until all the investigations are completed so we can know exactly what happened. >> some say it's a dangerous sport and sailors accept the risk but that was before 34-year-old andrew simpson, husband and father died. adam fischer is a correspondent who has been writing about how technology is changing sailing. >> the boats go faster. they are designed to be as light as possible. they will race but the problem is they too fast and too big. >> the boats are new untested class of high-tech boat. they can foil or fly above water. the sail is called a wing. they wanted a more exciting tv friendly event like nascar. scott races professionally and markets the sport. three years ago he warned against the america's cup going with the new untested b

abc 7 news reporter heather ishimaru has that part of the black friday on thursday story. heather? >> reporter: we're at the toys-r-us and the store is packed. people trying to take advantage of a four-hour window for the four-hour deals from 5:00 to 9:00 tonight even though the store is open until midnight. the doors opened at 5:00 and people went in in groups of 15. there were 500 people waiting in line. the first shopper came out at 5:20 with a full cart. in redwood city, the k-mart opened at 6:00 and will not close until 11:00 tomorrow night. this seems to be for people who have bought a pre-fab dinner who is waiting at home. the sales were not frenzied but steady and not all for holiday gifts, either. >> my mom got me a lego set and tomorrow is my brother's birthday. on my birthday, my dad let him get a lego set. >> reporter: at this point, here in san matteo, the doors opened promptly at 5:00 with shoppers allowed in in groups of 50 at a time. they want to make sure that the entryway is clear before they let anyone else in. the line started forming at 2:30 this afternoon. las

heather ishimaru has the story. >> reporter: honking in solidarity, san francisco cab drivers circled city hall while they packed an mta board meeting. agenda originally included discussion about approving a few hundred more cabs on san francisco streets, but that item was put off until april. still, that is what angry drivers came to talk about. they say they can't get enough work as it is and their primary complaint is with the unregulated car service and ride sharing act popping up across the bay area. >> they are going to drive everybody into the ground. >> you might have seen the pink mustaches across the city. these are taxi alternatives and uber and side car. so far unregulated and therefore spared from the fees paid by cabs. state utilities commission wants to find if they can be regulated and by whom. taxi drivers wanted to decide about more cabs. >> i can't see how you can go forward at this point with any kind of a coherent decision until we know what is going to happen with uber and side car and lift. >> mlt a says with the unregulated services there appears there is a nee

abc 7 news reporter heather ishimaru has that part of the black friday on thursday story. heather? >> reporter: we're at the toys-r-us and the store is packed. people trying to take advantage of a four-hour window for the four-hour deals from 5:00 to 9:00 tonight even though the store is open until midnight. the doors opened at 5:00 and people went in in groups of 15. there were 500 people waiting in line. the first shopper came out at 5:20 with a full cart. in redwood city, the k-mart opened at 6:00 and will not close until 11:00 tomorrow night. this seems to be for people who have bought a pre-fab dinner who is waiting at home. the sales were not frenzied but steady and not all for holiday gifts, either. >> my mom got me a lego set and tomorrow is my brother's birthday. on my birthday, my dad let him get a lego set. >> reporter: at this point, here in san matteo, the doors opened promptly at 5:00 with shoppers allowed in in groups of 50 at a time. they want to make sure that the entryway is clear before they let anyone else in. the line started forming at 2:30 this afternoon. las

as heather ishimaru tells us, the money is going north to a little town where traffic is actually going down. >> angry protests. >> you are threatening our community. >> tree sitters, senior citizens waiting to be arrested. this is a quiet town and at odds of a massive highway boy bye pass that will cost $-- bypass that will cost $210 million. >> it is a shame to put this much money into a project that is not necessary. >> it is 135 miles north of san francisco on highway 101. the major route through mendocino county and north to eureka. just south, 101 is a four-lane freeway.omes int when it comes into town, won 01 01 -- 101 turns into main street with five traffic lights. cal trans wants to build a freeway. >> to improve the traffic along 101. 101 is an important corridor for commerce and for just people going on vacation. >> after two decades of planning cal trans is starting to cut trees and put up fences along the construction area. the plan calls for a four-lane freeway six miles long. only two built in the first phase. but the crews will clear a road bed wide enough for four lane

heather ishimaru reports. >> boats from the san francisco department's marine unit are docked at fisherman's war of. after the chase boat the police boat was the first to respond. the coast guard and fair department arrived soon a we asked the coast guard if the accident has changed their thinking about emergency response planning for the race. >> i think at this point it's just too early to tell. we really need to wait until all the investigations are completed so we can know exactly what happened. >> some say it's a dangerous sport and the sailors accept the risk, but that was before the 46-year-old olympic medalist, husband and father dade. >> these boats go faster, they are designed to be as light as possible. they will break. that was always part of the plan. the problem is do they go too fast and are they too big? >> the team artemis and oracle boat is a new high-tech class of boats. they can foil or fly above water. in fact, the sail is called a wing. they thought it was a chance to remove the stuff if image for a more tv friendly exciting event. three years ago they were warned again

in san francisco, heather ishimaru, abc 7 news. >>> well, coming up next on abc 7 news at 9:00. the hero who stopped a mugging and he did it >>> how much would you pay to have a cup of coffee with apple ceo tim cook? the charity auction site charity buzz is listing a one on one meeting with cook to benefit the robert f. kennedy center for justice and human rights. right now the highest bid is $90,000. i'm sorry, $160,000 now which is well beyond the $50,000 at which the experience is valued. it has gone up just in the last few minutes. the winner gets to bring a guest. the auction ends may 14. to put cook's popularity in perspective lunch with francis ford cop poe la is being auctioned and the current bid for that is $4,000 and a chance to meet with robert deniro at his new york film festival is $1,750. >> wow. >> every one of them would be fascinating to sit and talk with. all right. let's go now to spencer christian back with the forecast. >> i would pay to have a cup of coffee with selma hayek no guests needed. live doppler 7hd. low clouds and fog beginning to push across the

on treasure island, heather ishimaru, abc 7 news. >>> a school bus was hit while police chased a car along southbound 101 today. sky 7 hd shows you the scene earlier this evening in marin county after the suspect hit the bus. it caused the bus to spin around and face the wrong way on the freeway. there were no children aboard and the driver escaped unharmed. the central marin police store says one is suspect has been arrested and officers have yet to say exactly what startd that chase. >>> and police were called out to a recycling center in oakland after one fund a mummified head. workers found the decomposed skull in a pile of debris. investigate hes i tree troy figure out where it came from. they pro is 70s from all over the bay area so it is off to pinpoint and it is not clear if it belongs to a man or woman or how long that person died. investigators are still looking through the area to see if there are any more remains. >>> a major announcement today from the san francisco 49ers. an iconic bay area company scooped up the naming rights to the new stadium in santa clara. carolyn

as heather ishimaru tells us, the money is going north to a little town where traffic is actually going down. >> angry protests. >> you are threatening our community. >> tree sitters, senior citizens waiting to be arrested. this is a quiet town and at odds of a massive highway boy bye pass that will cost $-- bypass that will cost $210 million. >> it is a shame to put this much money into a project that is not necessary. >> it is 135 miles north of san francisco on highway 101. the major route through mendocino county and north to eureka. just south, 101 is a four-lane freeway. when it comes into town, won 01 01 -- street with five traffic lights. cal trans wants to build a freeway. >> to improve the traffic along 101. 101 is an important corridor for commerce and for just people going on vacation. >> after two decades of planning cal trans is starting to cut trees and put up fences along the construction area. the plan calls for a four-lane freeway six miles long. only two built in the first phase. but the crews will clear a road bed wide enough for four lanes. environmentalists are sui