investigating a shooting inside a nightclub that left one man with life threatening injuries. and a south bay college student claims the f.b.i. was spying on him. he says he found a gps tracker on his car. >> good morning. skies are clear. we're waking up to temperatures in the 50s. san francisco. 40s at our coast and the north bay but today numbers above the average. >> good morning, everyone. i'm theresa garcia. san francisco police are investigating a shooting inside a nightclub early this morning. police are saying the shooting occurred shortly after midnight inside cafe kokomo. that's off interstate 280 on indiana street. the victim, a 23-year-old man, was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. they don't know who fired the shots or why. detectives stayed at the nightclub into the early morning hours trying to learn about that gunman. a student says the f.b.i. spied on him and he found the tracker to prove it.

this is a picture of the device he found attached to his car. he wondered what it was, then a visit from a federal agent answered that question. here's abc 7's lisa amin gulezian with more. >> i was working in santa clara. just turned 20 last august. i'm sorry a sales manager. we sell laptops and i'm a full-time student. >> on sunday while affi, a half egyptian, half american muslim got an oil change at this garage, he noticed this attached to the underbelly of his car. >> the device i found was stuck by a magnet. >> it was a gps tracking device, affi took it apart. two days later he says the f.b.i. and other police stopped him as he left his santa clara apartment complex. and a federal agent started questioning him. >> have you ever been to yemen for any time of training? no. do you know anybody that's affiliated with anybody that's extreme or abnormal or posting

anything online that they shouldn't be. he said where's the devials located on your vehicle. i didn't answer. i just asked him: did you guys put it there? he goes yeah. they refused to discuss his discovery but did say court decisions have consistently upheld there's no warrant necessary for gps tracking of a vehicle when the vehicle is in a public space. >> you can put it on any person's car? i would argue that's obviously an egregious violation of everybody's constitutional rights and should be challenged. >> recently a u.s. court of appeals reaffirmed the government's ability to use gps devices on cars. still affi's attorney assists his civil rights were violated and he was intimidated and harassed. >> they can try but i'll add that federal officers are protected by robust communities in this context. >> the fbi does say agents spoke with him and that he's cooperating fully. lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> okay. the giants tortured fans during

the regular season and now the team is doing it again in the post-season. last night at at&t park, a 4-0 giants six lead turned into a 5-4 loss with atlanta tying the series at one game apiece. the giants jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a pat burrell three-run home run and added another run. but atlanta scored one run in the 6th inning and later tied it up with three runs inth. they had a huge opportunity to win the game in the 10th loading the bases with one out but buster posey grounded an inner double play. launched the ball into covey cove to give atlanta the lead. >> biggest homer of my career. to be honest i wanted to go from the batter's box to the dugout. i wanted to be with the guys. but what a cool thing to do and what a cool way to win.

>> game three is tomorrow afternoon in atlanta. we know the late innings were obviously disappointing for giants fans who started out dancing in the stands. amy holyfield has more. (cheers and applause) >> it was a close one. but these giants fans are proud of how the team played. >> my heart is with the giants. my heart is with the giants. >> house speaker nancy pelosi was among the crowd tonight, the largest one in at&t park history. the team will now head to atlanta and fans have no doubt they'll win on the road. in fact, as much as they enjoy these games, fans say they don't want there to be one here next week. >> i want them to win in atlanta and then take the series and then go on to win the world series. >> certainly motivating people to find new ways to make money from body art to orange lays. >> i think watching the game last night we got really inspired to come out and since

marigolds are in season, my husband and i decided why don't we sell some lays out here in the spirit of the giants. >> the fans had a blast watching this team tonight when they were ahead. but confidence turned to disappointment when the giants lost. >> not feeling good. i thought it was over by the 8th inning and then things fell apart. so it's torture inside. that's what it's all about. >> well, fans have the blues but they still have the faith. a couple of them told us they'll be better on sunday. of course, that's when these two teams meet again in atlanta. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> a look into some state unless you now. governor schwarzenegger has finally signed a new state budget. it was a record 100 days past due. before signing it yesterday, the governor vetoed nearly $1 billion in beneficial spending. most of that related to social service programs like child

care. the new budget includes $7.5 billion in cuts and relies on optimistic revenue assumptions which means the next governor will face a similar crisis next year. it calls for the states to sell some of theirs buildings and lease them back. some are historic landmarks like the earl warren building, home to the state supreme court. >> i always believed in buying real estate rather than selling real estate. but, you know, when you are in a financial crisis like we are, then you have to make decisions. >> the sale could earn the state $1.2 billion but long-term the legislative budget office says taxpayers could be on the hook for $1.5 billion, more than 300 bids have already been submitted for those properties. hundreds of people came together in san francisco last night to bring attention to the growing problem of two side among gay and transgender young people. they want schools to do more to project lbgt students from

bullying. they're calling for new legislation. >> david nelson, the executive director of affirmation gay and lesbian mormons reads off the name of 12 gay and lesbian youth that committed suicide in the past two months. >> there are hundreds if not thousands each year that commit suicide. >> robert moore is also with affirmation. he shared his experience of being a mormon gay teen in oregon who managed to -- >> every day i was called names. every day i was literally chased home every day from school. >> affirmation organized this candlelight vigil which drew 700 organizations and 300 people to san francisco's civic center. meant to bring attention to suicides like 18-year-old tyler clemente with the hope of preventing further tragedy. he killed himself after video of

him and another young man was posted on the internet. the latest in a series of suicide that many attending tonight blame on ignorance and bigotry and a lack of school support. the improvement act now before congress will require any school receiving federal funds to implement bullying prevention programs aimed specifically at anti-gay harassment. a san francisco school teacher says most schools can't seem to or don't want to deal with the problems of these youths. >> i don't think the resources are readily available enough. i think the teachers and the staff need to be more trained how the kids and they're tormenting them. >> the youth should be told they have to survive, that it does get better. in san francisco, i'm thomas roman, abc 7 news. >> here's one we've been waiting for. crews working at a richmond sinkhole have finally solved a six-month-old mystery. yesterday they found the honda civic a neighborhood said was

swallowed in the disaster. crews located another car, a mazda. the owner of the civic had settled with insurance adjustors even though no one was sure if the car would ever be located. coming up next, a break-through. it took more than two months but just this morning rescuers' drilling equipment has just pushed through reaching 33 workers trapped underground in a chilean copper mine. chilean copper mine. the campaign meg whitman's nose is growing again. this time she's lying about jerry brown on taxes. but as governor jerry brown cut $4 billion in taxes and says no new taxes without voter approval. meg whitman -- her nose just keeps on growing and growing.

meg whitman is lying about jerry brown again...on taxes again. newspapers have called many of her ads untrue. fact: jerry brown cut taxes by $4 billion and says no new taxes without voter approval. but meg whitman's nose just keeps growing by the millions. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. in chile this morning, drillers in the last hour

finally broke through to the mine shaft where 33 miners are trapped underground. a siren sounded signalling to the miners' families that the break-through has succeeded. now engineers insert a steel tube that will reach the chamber 2,000 feet down where the men have spent the last 66 days. they'll be hoisted up the shaft to the surface in an escape capsule one at a time in a trip expected to take 15 minutes each. if all goes well, that rescue could happen as soon as tuesday but the operation is now entering its most dangerous phase. >> it should be certified with x-rays, the process. not a piece of cake. >> to make sure they're okay, those miners will spend at least two days in the local hospital once they're out. a british aid worker kidnapped last month in afghanistan died during an attempt to rescue her. yesterday international forces conducted a nighttime raid in an attempt to free linda norgrove but found her dead after a gun

battle with her captors. also this morning nato officials say four italian troops died by an insurgent attack in afghanistan. >> comments included a warning that al-queda remains a significant threat. >> al-queda is a resilient and evolvi evolvi evolving enemy. its based in some of the most inaccessible areas of the globes. they haven't given up their aspirations for another spectacular attack. >> he said operations including drone missile attacks are decimating al-queda's leadership and making it harder for the organization to recruit and train terrorists. freed iranian prisoner sarah shourd is back in the bay area. she will call for the immediate release of her fiance shane

bauer and close friend josh fattal. she was hiking with both men in july of 2009 when all three were arrested by iranian border guards. she was released last month for health reasons and today she will discuss a later writing campaign, the next in her effort to release the two jailed hikers. what a nice weekend of fall in store. more sunshine? >> uh-huh. temperatures above normal. right now 54 degrees outside our studio, san francisco. numbers to be in the mid-70s today. that's above normal for downtown but we are looking at even warmer weather in the extended outlook. i'll have your forecast next. >> also up ahead from elation to deflation in a flash. the giants' playoff series takes a dramatic turn for the worse. larry beil with the highlights coming up. i don't feel my age.

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good morning, everyone. what a beautiful live hd shot from one of our cameras in emeryville at 6:17 this morning. you're looking at a clear morning as the sun is going to be coming up shortly. still in the predawn dark hours. but you're looking for a warmer weekend in store.

a nice fall weekend. the weather's gonna change a little here and there and we're gonna have lisa argen detail all of that just ahead. the navy's blue angels precision flying team highlights the fleet week air shows over san francisco bay. the shows begin both days at 1:00 in the afternoon with stunt pilots and military demonstrations and then the blue angels roar overhead from 3:00 to 4 p.m.. all kicks off this morning at 10:00 with a parade of ships on the bay. we can tell you the best vantage point for all this is along the san francisco waterfront from marina green to pier 39. expect the traffic though to be gridlocked and parking superhard to find so public transit is highly recommended. you will find a full schedule at abc7news.com and for a full dose of the weather, lisa, good morning. >> good morning. looking at a storm system to our north. it's gonna stay there though and we're looking for a warming

trend over the next 48 hours as high pressure builds in. view from mount tam, the sun just about beginning to come up. you can see a little bit of daylight out there. 7:13, it's setting at 6:41 tonight. boy, really getting, you know, getting hard to get out of bed in the early morning hours with it staying so dark out. but we will look at a nice afternoon today. a few high clouds drifting by from time to time but a warming trend throughout the next several days. 48 menlo park, 45 santa rosa as well as half moon bay. definitely cool air out there while we have 50 with partly cloudy skies in livermore. sunshine with a few high clouds from time to time due to a storm system to our north but we'll still see mild to warm afternoons. so warmest weather coming in next week, monday and tuesday. looking at temperatures near 80 at our beaches. so here's what's going on right now. we are looking at the fog staying offshore with the clear sky.

that's thanks to the north to northwest winds today. we'll see the 70s and the 80s for the most part today with some 60s at our beaches. stormy weather here and that's where it's gonna stay. but a few high clouds spilling off from time to time from the system to the north. that's gonna allow for some serous clouds. a week system to our north and we get into an offshore flow coming in monday and tuesday. but as far today, fleet week activities, temperatures downtown san francisco in the mid-70s. we'll see a little more fog heading towards the shoreline tomorrow. so maybe losing a degree with more of a westerly component. but today that in the south bay, look for numbers in the low 80s. beautiful day around cupertino, 81 for you. 82 in campbell.

peninsula numbers maybe a couple degrees warmer than yesterday with 66 monterey bay. plenty of sunshine there. mid-70s san mateo, downtown 74. a few high clouds but overall really nice afternoon. north bay you'll notice with numbers coming up a little bit. that's due to that northerly component. you'll warm to about 83 degrees in sonoma. near east bay check it out with 77 in berkeley today as well as newark. just about 80 in castro valley and numbers here climbing to the low 80s. 83 in pleasanton. walnut creek, plenty of sunshine with 80, santa cruz, 70 monterey. the look ahead, look for a few high clouds from time to time and a very light north to northwest wind. maybe a little more fog tomorrow but notice the fog is nowhere to be seen throughout much of early to mid next week. that's when we're gonna have high fire danger, potentially a pretty strong offshore flow monday into tuesday.

although we like this kind of weather, always the nervous time. >> but every time you say high fire danger, you're giving us this morning and making for defensible space. >> yes. everything is so dry. great idea. >> we know. thanks, lisa. dan harris is going to join us from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." first congratulations are in order. we're hearing eurofishily a new member of the morning team. >> i am. i'm told i'm not allowed to sleep ever again. >> there you go. don't go anywhere. >> looking forward to speaking to you on weekend mornings from here on until infinity. thank you very much, theresa. i appreciate it. i should tell you what's coming up this morning. breaking news out of chile. the rescue workers have finally broken through to those trapped miners in chile. we're live on the scene. a report coming up. just weeks before the midterm elections more job losses reported. here's the question: cot this

give the republicans the boost they need to take back the house and the senate. a gunman at an elementary hits two young girls. a heroic bystander stops that gunman in his tracks and will tell us his story. today would have been john lennon's 70th birthday. his legacy through rarely seen home movies and never before seen photos. all coming up on "good morning america." theresa, back to you. >> hard to think 30 years that the music has just -- forever, really. >> more relevant. four year olds do sing-alongs to lennon's music. >> that's true. it's epic. it will last. bye-bye. we're gonna talk some sports now because this afternoon cal hosting ucla at memorial stadium while stanford welcomes usc to the farm tonight. rebounding from disappointing

loss in oregon. okay. last night at at&t park, the giants' bullpen had a disappointing 8th inning in game two of the divisional playoff series against the atlanta braves. larry has the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the giants on their way to a lead but the atlanta braves made a late comeback and suddenly, suddenly this series might possibly end in atlanta. gorgeous night of baseball. record 44,000 plus at at&t. pat burrell crushing this pitch in the first. three-run blast off tommy hanson. nice support from matt cain. cain helping his own cause for the r.b.i. single right up the middle. the first giants pitcher since 1954 to get an r.b.i. in the postseason. what could go wrong? what took 14 innings in this series but the braves on the board in the 6th, singles home, 4-1 game.

cain would not give up anymore. high heat. one of his six k's in one-run ball but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. romo put a couple on the 8th. the six-out save? no. doubles and tied at four. we head to extras, bottom ten. giants load the bases. buster posey, 5, 4, 3 d. p. wasted opportunity on to the 11th where rick does not waste his opportunity. the former pitcher breaks the tie in a monstrous -- look how far that ball is out into the cove. the braves take a 5-4 lead. kyle fonz in for billy wagner who strained his oblique. cody ross to pop up and end it. 5-4 braves come back to win it. series tied at one game apiece. headed to atlanta for games three and four. let's hear from the giants. >> that can't happen. that can't -- you know.

can't happen in postseason. so i obviously take full credit. standing on the mound and throw six outs that particular time and i didn't. >> i didn't get the job done. i take pride in being in that situation and plain and simple i didn't get it done. >> hard to describe or put into words. the biggest homer in my career by far. and to be honest with you, i wanted to go from the batter's box to the dugout. i wanted to go be with the guys. but what a cool thing to do and what a cool thing to win. >> with the series tied at a game apiece, pivotal game three on sunday. opened the regular season yesterday in sweden. shark fans 5,000 miles away from the bay area. first period the newly named captain joel thornton shots and scores first of the year, 2-0. to the third they were tied at two. logan on the power play.

that turns out to be your game-winner. these two teams will meet today in stockholm. college football for you live at 5:00 here on abc 7. it's stanford hosting usc. right after that another after the game around 8:30 p.m.. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> stay with us because next at 6:30... >> i'm nanette miranda. a new proposal to crack down on what critics call taxpayer-funded vacations. >> sea lion surgery. this is the first of its kind

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a nightclub early this morning. the police say the shooting occurred shortly after midnight inside cafe kokomo just off interstate 280 on indiana street. the victim, a 23-year-old man, was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. police say they don't know who fired the shots or why. detectives stayed at the nightclub into the early morning hours. they're trying to learn more about that gunman. thousands of documents show tens of millions of welfare dollars have been spent out of state and some at vacation resorts. the discovery is leading to new legislation to prevent welfare abuse. abc 7's capital correspondent nanet nanette miranda reports. >> ridiculous. >> welfare offices have been jam-packed with applicants needing cash assistance for basic needs like shelter. under new legislation about to be introduced by assemblyman ted gains, say they have to spend their benefits only within the

state. los angeles times analysis found $69 million was spent outside state lines during a three and a half year period beginning in january of 2007. at destinations like surfing, hawaiian beaches and cruise ships in florida. critics call that taxpayer funded vacations when taxpayers can't afford ones themselves. >> these are for folks that are hurting. that are out of a job. when you see that money is spent on a cruise, then obviously it's fraudulent. >> benefits are deposits electronically on to welfare cards that are used like a debit card in stores or to withdraw money at certain atm's. the analysis found $12 million was spent in las vegas, a million and a half in florida, 400,000 in hawaii and $16,000 drawn from atm's on cruise ships. they pound out $69 million is less than 1% of the $11 billion

the state gave out during that period. >> when people go on assistance they're going to have the same life situations come up as anyone else. you're going to visit your sick relative, go to funeral us out of state. that's what's going on here. >> the state says accounts aren't normally flagged until out of state transactions continue for more than 30 days because recipients aren't supposed to be gone that long. >> the vast majority of our families who are receiving benefits do so in a legal, lawful manner. someone withdrawing benefits to feed their kid while they're taking care of an aged grandparent, that's allowed. >> taxpayers say it's time to move to a voucher system. >> giving welfare recipients cash is always risk-inherit. >> another problem is when they don't use certain atm's, taxpayers pick up those tra fees. last year taxpayers paid $11 million in surcharges and will likely surpass that this year because bank fees have gone up.

abc 7 news. >> governor schwarzenegger signed the new state budget yesterday morning after lawmakers stayed up all night approving it. the deal was made primarily with cuts of nearly $7.5 billion and $2.5 billion in new revenues coming in. the rest relying on wishful thinking and creative accounting. part of the budget deal calls for the state to sell off some of its land to marked buildings. david louie explains why there's disagreement over whether california should become a renter in order to raise much-needed cash. >> some of them are historic landmarks such as the earl warren building, home to the state supreme court. others house the california public utilities commission. the attorney general's office in sacramento and the state office building in oakland. 11 properties in all up for sale to address the state's budget crisis. >> i always believed in buying real estate rather than selling real estate. but, you know, when you are in the financial crisis like we are, then you have to make

decisions. >> the plan, part of the just approved state budget, calls for these buildings to be sold then leased back. while the before thinks the sale could realize a net gain of $1.2 billion, the problem could be in the lease-back arrangements. according to a study by the legislative office and the state's largest labor union, they think the taxpayers will be on the hook for an additional $1.2 billion. that's because the state would be a perpetual rent are for decades. they may not get top offers because of the renovation when the state moves out. rossi is a real estate agent in san jose. >> i don't know there's much call for chambers and a courthouse and rotunda and all that if the state's not utilizing. the question is how long is the state there and how long will the lease be. >> over 300 bids have been submitted for the properties. the names of the biders are not being released. commercial real estate broker

speculates they are pension funds or investor groups in search of steady income from rent. >> the world today, the yields are low, down. if the state creates a premium yield it's attractive to a lot of investors. there's a lot of money on the side lines looking for deals but they're looking for the right deal. >> david louie, abc 7 news. >> doctors have performed the first of its kind reconstructive surgery on a marine mammal. a sea lions nicknamed sergeant nefvitz had a major head wound fixed yesterday in vallejo. >> the surgery performed on sergeant nefvitz took about 30 minutes. s main goal was cover two holes in his muzzle made by a single bullet. here's what he looked like shortly after being rescued last december. that large hole is where the bullet came out. this doctor flew in from washington d.c. to perform the

surgery. >> used a piece of this foreheader the flap to get that closed and plug the hole. >> the operation was done to repair his nasal passage. >> she couldn't dive underwater. water would go in. usually sea lions seal the nasal cavity. >> because he couldn't dive for his food he lost a lot of weight. but after being rescued and brought here, he gained about 310 pounds. >> now he's up to almost 700 pounds which is about average for a big male, a very healthy male. he's being hand fed so he's probably liking that a lot. >> everybody that participated in the procedure did so for free. >> this animal was wronged by people. there's no doubt about that. he's a gunshot victim, and that's just wrong. that's an adverse human interaction. >> now sergeant nefvitz will be watched carefully by the staff

at sixflags discovery kingdom. >> maybe within a couple weeks or so he'll be out on exhibit and back with his girlfriend. >> that's when once again he'll assume the leading role. abc 7 news. >> mr. nefvitz looked like he was having a nice day at the pool. >> yesterday a pool day? >> it's going to be nice in some areas. in fact for the next several days. a live look outside and we have clear conditions. a beautiful start to the day. temperatures a little warmer than yesterday. and the warming trend, yes, going to continue. your forecast is am could go up. >> also ahead, a weekly television show that's been on the air 27 years with one very important requirement for anyone important requirement for anyone who wants to particicicicicicicú

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yes, also talking offshore flow the next couple days creating a high fire danger monday and tuesday. the roof camera. mid-50s now. the skies clear, the sun not coming up until 7:13. so lots of good sleeping weather when it stays dark for so long. and we'll be looking at these later sun rises right until the first weekend of november. so temperatures with the longer nights cooling off significantly. 45 santa rosa. good morning, san francisco. 65. 56 oakland and looking at mid-50s in san jose with 45 half moon bay. so sunshine mixing with high clouds not only today but tomorrow. mild to warm afternoons. the fog absent right now but not for the entire weekend. and beach weather with temperatures near 80 degrees at ocean beach come monday and tuesday. but a stronger offshore flow as well. so we have a clear sky this morning. here's the way it looks throughout the afternoon. plenty of 70s downtown. upper 70s across the bay in

oakland with some 80s returning not only in our inland valleys but in the south bay and notice the fog right here. but i think by tomorrow we could see more fog on the pacific coast. our radar composite shows the stormy weather to the north for washington and oregon and that's where it's gonna stay. higher pressure building in and that's going to be the trend the next 48 hours. once the high builds in, going to get even stronger come monday and tuesday. we're looking at the wet weather to the north and with just a few high clouds brushing san francisco and our east bay communities from time to time, even the north bay as well. a double barrel high pressure. we've got a warming trend on the way and then those winds begin to pick up come monday and tuesday. stronger in the north bay than in our east bay hills. but for the week activities featuring a lot of sunshine with temperatures in the 70s.

overnight lows in the 50s and in the south bay today, warming through the 80s. warmer than average campbell, 82. cupertino 81. look for 80 sunnyvale. the peninsula numbers about 2 to 3 degrees warmer than yesterday. if you like it warmer, going in the right direction today with 79 mountain view and palo alto with beaches in the mid and upper 60s. san francisco mid-70s. plenty of sunshine. with that north wind edging up to the lower 80s for santa rosa and calistoga. look at the 70s. upper 70s for berkeley today. 78 union city and with the lighter wind, gonna feel pretty nice out there. a couple 80s towards castro valley with 83 concord, 84 moorland creek. by the monterey bay, 70 for you in monterey. it's clear now. 80 santa cruz, 85 in gilroy. the accu-weather 7-day forecast

forecast, nice weekend but the winds really kick up come monday and tuesday. we're talking an offshore flow with high fire danger especially our north bay hills come monday, tuesday. even wednesday not looking at much fog with the numbers very warm in the upper 80s, overnight lows warm, too. >> a big thing to watch for the remainder of the week. >> that's right. >> no future forecast for the next weekend? >> no. >> not yet. have to keep watching! not many television shows are on the air for a thousand episodes. but a community access program in the bay area is just about to reach that milestone. and to make the achievement even more remarkable, the program is put together by senior citizens, most of whom start with no tv experience. don sanchez has this morning's assignment 7 report. >> do you want the shot with the black curtain or the green curtain? >> both. >> it's almost show time in mountain view where an all-volunteer crew is getting ready to tape a program called

"the better part." >> three, two -- >> the weekly magazine show has been running 27 years on community access television started by a club from the cupertino senior center. the only requirement to participate, you have to be at least 50 years old. today 81-year-old ernie is on camera. 80-year-old myrna is on teleprompter and the director is 76-year-old phil. >> it is really mental health, people our age. when you have your mind working so intensely and so quickly this this just keeps all the little things going. >> i want to switch to camera 2 for two shots. go through it twice. >> the better part runs on community action stations. kmvt also trains the volunteers. >> everybody just pitches in

there. if someone needs help, someone comes to the rescue. >> the members of the crew have changed over time. but the program is so successful, they're now taping the 1,000th episode. >> one of the interesting things about a show like that is other shows producers and crews come and help out on their shows to learn. >> one reason volunteers stick with the show is they can produce programs about anything that interests them. from an all-japanese combat unit in world war ii. >> what we wanted to do was to show that we were just as good as any other american. >> to saving falcons. to everything you ever wanted to know about coffee. >> there's the robusto. >> tried every production job available. on this day she's the floor director but also directs in the control room and hosts. >> it's not that i really like to be on-camera, but i like to tell a story and i keep thinking i've done enough and then i

always meet someone else and they have a story. and i want to tell it. >> when we asked how long these volunteers will stick with it, just about everyone had the same answer. >> as long as i'm able. >> start from the beginning again. >> don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> keeping the mind sharp. don't go away. "7 on your side" is next. >> a woman pays a huge deposit for a new bathroom then changes her minds. her minds. [ whitman ] they say california can't be governed anymore.

i say baloney. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business and it shouldn't be, but the same values of accountability and focus that make california businesses among the best in the world could do a lot to fix sacramento. i'm on a mission to create more jobs, stop wasteful spending, and improve our schools. let's get to work. ♪ oh, yeah. (announcer) gold bond ultimate soothing fragrance free lotion. soothes and calms irritation. fragrance free gold bond ultimate soothing. (together) this stuff really works! when you sign a home improvement contract, you have three days to change your mind. but a bay area woman went through quite an ordeal when she cancelled her bathroom project.

>> 90-year-old virginia connor was repairing her bathroom and thought she might as well install a walk-in bathroom like this one making it easy to get in and out. >> you open the door and you walk in and you turn the water on and then you just bubble, bubble, bubble. >> virginia saw an advertisement on tv for these tubs. the ad said installation could be quick and easy so she called the company rebath of san mateo. during a sales call at her home, virginia signed a contract agreeing to pay $9,500 for installation of a walk-in tub. she paid a deposit of $3,167 by check, one-third of the cost; however, right afterwards, she had second thoughts. >> i wanted to cancel it because then i began to think that, oh, it was too much money. >> virginia realized the contract did not include repainting the bathroom but no problem. the contract said she could cancel within three business

days as required by law. virginia said she faxed over a cancellation notice the very next day and also sent it by certified mail. she called the re-bath salesperson, too. >> she said well don't worry, your check will be in the mail within ten days. it never happened and then i began to worry. >> the ten days passed, then weeks. and virginia still had not received her $3,000 back. she says she kept calling the company and no one would call her back. >> i just thought, well, how many i gonna get my money back. i need to get it back. i called michael finney's office. >> we contacted re-bath and right away it took action. >> the next voice i heard was the president of the company in arizona. >> a few days later, virginia received this check hand-delivered to her home. it was a return of her full deposit. we spoke with the san mateo franchise owner eric lieu pez.

he said he never received virginia's cancellation notice but refunded her money as soon as he found out she did want to cancel. >> we would never hold money from somebody who doesn't want to do a job from us. so as soon as we found out she didn't want to, we noted her daughter and herself that she was going to get her full deposit back. >> he said he served thousands of customers over the past five years and this never happened. but he says virginia's case prompted him to reexamine his refund process. >> we're going to make sure we do a better job in the future of getting the customer a refund or deposit back to them as soon as possible. this situation has made me want to look into that and make it a better system because, obviously, she wasn't happy. >> however, that's all changed now. >> and here i am. a happy 90-year-old. (laughter) >> and i thank you very, very much. >> virginia says she voluntarily paid one-third of the project

cost up front; however, if this guy is considered a contractor, she may have only been required to pay a deposit of 10% or $1,000, whichever is less. if you want to look at all the rules and the ins and outs of consumer protections with contracts, i posted a link with a lot of information. just looking on to abc7news.com. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> coming up next, the south bay lube team whose ♪

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>> there is one bay area team already crowned as world champions. the men and women you are about to meet are not athletes but they are superstars in their line of work. wayne friedman reports. >> out of sight, out of mind. that's the relationship most people have with motor oil. they don't wanna see it, touch it or smell it. >> oil! >> but not down here. >> any advice? >> stay away from the holder.

>> a little late for that. >> yeah. >> that from angel hernandez who deals with the dirty sides of cars all day at jiffy lube store number 2332 in san jose, he's yet to wrench a drain plug he couldn't unscrew. >> do you get more respect if you're more dirty? >> no. >> there's paul that runs this shop. if the separation were anymore squared away, it might be the marine corps. >> there's no skewin' around here, is there? >> no, sir. >> this group of men and women from store 2332 just got back from las vegas and what happened in vegas will not remain in vegas. >> like the world series of oil changing. >> yes, there is such an event just concluded at caesar's palace. this is tense stuff. >> do you still need to completely the cash-out? >> last year store 2332 never

made it past the first round. >> it was kind of demoralizing. >> the next 12 months they dedicated themselves day after day of -- >> prac. >> tough on the lot! >> service! >> in bay 3! >> and they improved. this team became so well-oiled and coordinated that through hard work they cut their best time for full service down to four and a half minutes. >> i see a customer walking out. >> this year that they took las vegas against 1600 other teams and beat them all. to win a championship is an accomplishment. to do it as a dirty job nobody likes speaks volume of. >> in a great big box. >> from san jose, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> all right.

the fleet week kicks off this morning at 10:00 with a parade of ships on san francisco bay and at 1:00 this aerial performances begin with stunt pilots and military demonstrations. and then 3:00. >> you'll hear them roar. that's the navy's blue angels and they will be roaring over the bay putting on an hour-long show of precision flying that will leave you breathless. fleet week events repeat sunday. if you plan to come to the waterfront, you are urged to leave your car at home and take public transit and that's because the traffic and the parking in san francisco typically becomes very gridlocked during fleet week. and will the skies be clear for it, lisa? >> looks nice. in fact, heard them yesterday and today starting with clear conditions, mid-50s downtown. 40s at our coast. i went by that pretty quick. that was 74 in san francisco, low 80s our east bay valleys with 81 cupertino, san jose.

83 in hollister with sunny skies. santa cruz 80 for you. just as nice tomorrow. a few high clouds. fog drifting back to the shoreline, then the big warm-up comes monday and tuesday with maybe 80 at our coast. that's an offshore flow and dangerous fire conditions through tuesday, maybe even into wednesday. so we're really warming up and drying up day-to-day. >> thanks for the heads up. thank you, everyone, for joining us on the abc 7 saturday morning news. the next newscast begins at 8 a.m.. for lisa argen, i'm theresa garcia. have a great weekend.