>> in the news this sunday morning, n.a.t.o. is investigating whether the taliban is responsible for killing 30 elite american troops who died in a helicopter crash in afghanistan yesterday. and nine-year-old boy is improving after being run over in a hit and hundred by a driver in san francisco. >> good morning. our onshore flow, with it bringing the fog to the east bay this morning. look for a burn off today slightly later than we had yesterday. >> good morning, everyone, i'm terry mcsweeney, in for carolyn tyler. nato is trying to determine if the taliban is responsible for killing 30 elite american troops

in afghanistan yesterday. many killed were part of the elite navy seal team 6, though none of them was on the mission that killed osama bin laden. it happened when their helicopter was shot down in eastern afghanistan. we have more on what happened. to helicopter was brought down. the seals were on their way to support a u.s. unit pinned down in a firefight by insurgents when the helicopter was shot down. this afghan eyewitness says he saw this helicopter flying very low. it was hit by a rocket and it was on fire. it started coming down in the crash just yards away from our house close to the river. bay area retired admiral john bitoff has worked with navy seals. reached by phone he said we have lost some very troops. >> they are different. they are different from the run of the mill soldiers, marine,

sailor because of the type of mission they are trained for and ultimately involved in. >> twenty-two members of seal team 6 killed in one night. >> it's a terrible loss, a terrible human tragedy, but it's an also significant strategic loss as well. it takes a generation to grow a special operations warrior. >> i don't know where we get those people. it is so difficult, and i include in that the army rangers and the delta force. these people are just fine tuned. >> when notified friday night, president obama issued his condolences. their deaths are a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by the men and women of our military and their families. elite, highly trained seals carry out covert missions daily. of note, the raid that which

killed osama bin laden in may. while these seals were the ones in team 6, they were not the ones involved in that mission. and while this is a devastating loss for a seal team 6, there is still a large contingent of the seal team left. there are about 120 members in three teams of 40. >> this is a top officials at standard and poors are defending their decision to down grade the credit rating, they decided to lower it from triple-a to double-a plus after concluding the country will face difficulty getting its debt under control. the first-ever downgrade followed the dead ceiling agreement last week. >> the political brinkmanship we saw was something that was really beyond our expectations. >> s&p insist it had given plenty of warnings the down grade would come if congress and the obama administration did not produce a credible debt limiting

plan. it could possibly have an effect on student loans, mortgage rates and credit cards. and interest rates. they could all go up. we spoke to home buyers and sellers. >> josh has been browsing for a home for months. news of the credit downgrade has added urgency to their search. >> especially in this economy people are not already qualifying to buy houses and to have this happen is making it worse in a sense. >> their biggest concern is that interest on a future home loan will surge. >> it's definitely a situation where if we wait too much longer and not knowing what's going to happen with interest rates, it could significantly affect our monthly mortgage payment. >> bob evans is a real estate expert in san francisco. he said his main concern are buyers looking for mid-to lower-priced properties. >> it could affect people seriously, particularly for those purchasers who are in the

$800,000-and-under bracket where we require to get more favorable financing going through the fha. >> when the news hit friday that the government credit rating was downgraded, he got plenty of calls from people in the business to buy. >> i would strongly urge buyers not to sit around because if you are locked into a interest rate you are locked in. which means they can't raise you even if they do raise the interest rate for everyone else. >> it's another worry a potential buyer has to consider. but they are trying to keep things in perspective. >> keep me up at night that we have an interest rate that as long as it doesn't go back to the 1980s rates works i think we are all right. >> they aren't sure how long it will affect interest rates and even if it discuss because it has simply never happened before. the government has never had a downgrade in their credit rating so the experts are simply making their best guest. in san francisco, abc7 news.

>> one teenager is hospitalized and another questioned by police after a shooting in san francisco. it happened shortly after 10:00 last night near 8th and harrison in the south of market area. a teenager suffered what appeared to be a wound to the leg. police detained a 20-year-old man at the scene for questioning. >> friends of a missing san francisco man searched the area around the beach last night. his roommate last saw him sunday night and his fiancee last heard from him on monday. they searched on the beach after they found his clothing and ipod near a cliff. his friends call him mo and said he likes to spend time around the beach. for being a big city we are still a small family so somebody has to have seen him. somebody has it know something so we will talk to people along the ocean, talk to some of the store fronts, security cameras, and somebody hopefully has seen him. we know he's out there. we just need to find him out.

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>> there are conflicting reports this morning about the hikers held in iran and their release. the iran judiciary is still probing the case and yesterday the foreign minister gave his support to the uc berkeley hikers held for two years now. he said he hopes a final court verdict will lead to their release. he's the highest ranking iranian official to speak out on their behalf. the final hearing was held last sunday and the court was expected to announce their verdict within a week. >> a nine-year-old is recovering after being hit by a hit-and-run driver in fran. he came to the city to watch the giants-phillies game. witnesses helped catch the driver with their eyewitness reports of the white pickup truck. the suspect, vargas, is being held in a san francisco county's jail. san francisco's interim

mayor, ed lee, is expected to take out papers on monday to make an official run for a four-year term. today's san francisco chronicle reports lee will not only take out the papers, he will do so without using any public money to finance his campaign. he said it's not something he feels comfortable doing right now, spending public money. he said other candidates have spent more than a total of $800,000 on political consultants on the campaign so far. the other nine candidates have collected more than $3 million in city funding. electric cars can be huge gas savers, but also savers on sound. they are nearly silent. but can that really be a good thing? here is david wright. >> the gas-guzzling, internal combustion engine gives it their sound. the car of the future sounds like nothing. >> silence is one of the selling points for these cars, but there's quiet and there's too quiet. with the new electric vehicles, the power windows are louder than the engine. you don't even hear it coming.

>> research has shown electric vehicles are twice as likely to hit a pedestrian. it's a real problem for blind people who rely on their hearing to know when to walk. so the designers of the new nissan leaf car brought in a ringer. the hollywood sound from the fast and furious. >> they wanted it to sound fast and furious. >> they wanted hollywood's impact, i think. >> he approached it like a movie. took a video, stripped out the sound, and then added new sounds of his own. >> you've got electric razor, gyroscope, heartbeat, spaceship. the fascinating thing to me is it really doesn't need to sound like a car. it can sound like the spaceships in the jetsen's cartoons. ♪ >> which is kind what have nissan wanted. >> i can easily imagine a day

you can change the sound in your car as easily as you change the ringtone on your phone. >> the result? certainly makes the leaf distinctive, but is it more visible to blind people? we drove it past our panel of experts. >> how would you know that's a car? >> right. >> with the high-pitch kind of squeaky sound. >> i didn't realize that was the car until i said, it was right in front of me. >> nissan may still have some work to do. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> however much sound your car makes, lookout for detours on part of highway 101 this week. it will be closed between belmont and san mateo for painting of an overpass. northbound closed monday through thursday from 12:30 to 4:a.m. from the rosten avenue exit and hillsdale avenue. next week southbound 101 in the same area will be closed down.

>> if looking for a nice day for a drive, what's it going to look like today? >> low visibility due to the fog by the coast. drizzle in oakland right now. santa cruz, pretty gray, but give it a couple hours and we will see some 70s. 70s widespread across the bay and then a little warmup coming your way. the forecast next. >> also next, the panda tries to spark the struggling offense against the phils. jerry has the sports coming up. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste?

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camera. it's sitting low so it's pretty dense, especially along the coast. with that we have some mist and drizzle all around the bay. so if you are headed in from oakland in to the city or the golden gate bridge you may need to use your wipers. 60 in mountain view, 61 san jose. with the lid on the atmosphere, temperatures are going to be fairly similar today. the onshore flow will be with us. we will be looking at changes coming our way in a couple of days. so we are still going to see the low clouds and fog tomorrow and to begin the week. little change today and then some warming begins as the last system begins to lift on out of here. as it does, we will get a little bit of warming, temperatures coming back toward normal. 7:00 this morning. still lots of fog out there. you will notice towards nine, ten o'clock the east bay still looking at fog around hayward and fremont. but it's by 11:00 it begins to pull back. sort of gets stuck here, hung up along the coast. we will wait through the early afternoon for sunny skies in

southern miram and burlingame it will still be gray and it will be on the chilly side once again. with widespread 70s in the afternoon we will look for a pleasant day today with the wind still on shore right on through the day. it will keep us cool. in fact, the 80s, we just saw low 80s. that's the situation again. one trough moved through and still another trough to the north of us. as long as we have these systems around, it will inhibit the area of high pressure from building back into the bay area. so we are looking at some changes, though, after this system moves on through. a couple of more systems. but today look for afternoon clearing so the morning hours will be cool with widespreadmy fog. it will be a little cool today, especially in the bay area. temperatures surround the east of us around sacramento and fresno. still warming up into the 90s. back home look for 75 in

sunyvale, milpitas 74. from the upper 50s to 78 here. staying gray through most of the day. partly cloudy san francisco, 63. 83 all the way up in cloverdale. another nice day for you without those 90s. the summer definitely running cool for oakland at 75 and fremont. out over the hill plenty of low 80s for you today, a lot like yesterday. pleasanton 80. monterey about 1:00 when you see the sun, 64 there. so a little bit of warming tomorrow. more warming comes in midweek, wednesday, thursday, friday when the temperatures peek. low 80s at the bay, low 90s inland and each the coast should see some upper 60s. still holding on to the fog this morning. >> thanks a lot. danny haren us joins us live from new york to tell us what is coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." good morning, dan. >> good morning to you. new details on the helicopter that was carrying 22 navy seals

brought down in afghanistan. we will tell you how it happened. it's a disaster, as we all know. most of the seals onboard were from the famous seal team 6. the same team that took down osama bin laden. however, the guys on the chopper were not actually on the team that took down bin laden. they deploy from a tiny military facility in virginia beach. we will be reporting from there this morning. much more on the historic downgrade of america's credit rating. asian markets will be opening hours from now. we will take a look at how bad things could get on wall street. plus there's a manhunt underway for a family of fugitives. why one mother is unking her three children to turn themselves in. three kids on the run. and one story of serious interest to you. looks like the end of an era to a tv show that gave new meaning to the term "housewives." the lights will switch off and reports are this season will be

the last. i don't know what you are going to do on sunday nights from now on. >> dan, i don't know either. any thoughts ever replacement show for that? >> you know what? you could always go on the web and watch repeats. >> dan, an excellent suggestion, as always. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> all right. >> see you later. >> coming up in sports this afternoon, tim lincecum will be taking the mound as the giants try to salvage the final game of the four-game series against the phils. the giants were shut down yesterday by cole hamels. also yesterday college football officially got underway and the first day of camp for cal. here's sports. >> good morning. college football, it's almost here. fall camp opened yesterday for the cal bears. jeff ted ford was upbeat following yesterday's noncontact bills on witter field on campus. players came into camp in better shape than a year ago. singling out defensive lineman. and he sang the praises of zach

maynard, who will be taking snaps opening day at monster park. >> i saw zach threw the ball with authority, did a nice job. so i'm happy with their command of the offense. >> the greatest quarterback coach i've known, ever met in my life. every day is a lesson with him. i learn something new every day. it's good for me. >> michael bush is now at raider camp in napa. yesterday he finally signed on the line that is dotted. he was offered and finally accepted a one-year deal for $2.6 million. a restricted free agent, he was a man with a few options other than holding out. several newcomers into the football hall of fame. and one-year 49er dewon sanders was enshrined into the hall of fame. he was a key member of the super bowl champion team that crushed the chargers. in his acceptance speech he paid tribute to that 49er team, especially the teammates he worked closest with in the

secondary. >> the best secondary ever assembled to me. in san francisco, thanks, davis, and dodge as well. this game, this game taught me how to be a man. this game taught me if i get knocked down i got to get my butt back up again. >> when finished with the speech, he draped his bus with his signature do-rag. by the way, his dad, always member of 49ers '94 super bowl team was also enshrined yesterday. baseball, the giants finish up their series this afternoon with the phillies and none too soon. they have managed a mere three runs in three games against the phillies pitching staff. it figured to be a pitcher's duel yesterday. matt cain and cole hamels, a rematch of last year's game three of the nlcs. a lot of goose eggs expected but the phils got the first inning

single by pence and the fumble led to another run. other than that the game was pretty good. but not better than hamels, who tamed the giants. he had almost a complete game shutout if not for sandoval's home run in the ninth. 2-1. nice catch by the fan. and lincecum and oswalt in this afternoon's finale. >> down in florida giants scout lou piniella look for some sticks during today's a's-rays game. a's up 3-0. scoring scott sizemore. the a's keep rolling and rolling on the wheels of coco crisp, who stole four bases yesterday. he has 37 on the season. pitching, top-notch brandon mccarthy threw eight shutout innings. and david dejesus clubbed two home runs. a's win it. and there was hope tiger woods with be would back to his old self. he had a good first round, pretty good second. needed a good third round

yesterday, but he shot two over par and is now 13 strokes behind the lead. when will it get better for him? new names on the leaderboard. ricky fowler is in the hunt. this on 11. it rolls back in the cup for an eagle. and the leader through three rounds is adam scott, who caddie is steve williams, who tiger fired last month. talk about instant karma. we will get you. scott has a one shot lead as he heads into the final round at the bridgestone. there's a quick look at your sports. have a nice day. >> neck at 6:30, california's spending practices under fire. why the state is paying hundreds ever thousands of dollars to send its prison guards to las vegas. and one east bay city is defying

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gas explosion in san bruno, the risk management group predicted with chilling accuracy that their response plan created a significant risk. the details are spelled out in the san francisco chronicle. they said the risk management group all but predicted the calamity in san bruno, even saying it would raise questions about what they should have known about the natural gas distribution system. and the vulnerabilities. the report urged pg&e to have more automatic shut-off valves. to reduce the fall-out.

the report also warned that a disaster would lead to an international tarnishing of pg&e's image. hard to believe california will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to send prison guards to las vegas. we explain the deal to cover their annual union convention. >> hundreds of california prison guards are heading to las vegas for their annual convention where they elect new leaders and get training. they will receive their full state pay, with taxpayers footing as much as $350,000. >> it makes no sense whatsoever and that is why taxpayers are outraged at the sweetheart deals. >> the california correctional peace officers association usually reimburses the state for pay involving union activities, but about a decade ago, instead of taking a one percent pay hike like most other unions, they opted for other benefits as well, including what is called activist relief time.

for taxpayers it's far cheaper than pay raises. >> we chose to use that to ensure that our union activists who attend our annual convention do so, while still receiving their pay. >> in their latest contract this year, negotiated by the brown administration, the convention benefit was continued. the union points out members gave $150 million in concessions. but at a time when families on welfare are seeing smaller checks, social services are being eliminated, and public schools are doing away with teachers and p. e. classes, some californians are scratching their heads. >> i do kind of question the wisdom in making a trip like that. >> if you are sending californians out of state for conventions, that needs to be reassessed and the money needs to stay in california. >> the union says this convention site wasn't chosen just so what happens in vegas stays in vegas. >> it is 65 to 80% cheaper

unfortunately to hold conventions in las vegas. >> the state believes some prison guards did union activity while on state time in years past and is suing to get back $4 million in pay. in sacramento, nannette miranda, abc7 news. remember the days when bay area cities had large budget surpluses and growing economies? the city leaders in the east bay town of brentwood say that's exactly what they are experiencing right now, despite here's laura anthony with the story. >> despite having its ten year housing boom abruptly halted by the economy, they are in a financial position most a cities would envy. >> brentwood has been extremely well-managed. alex greenwood is the director of economic development. he points to the new $28 million city hall project that's one example of the relatively wealth his community enjoys.

>> we have a 30% budget surplus, we've kept our permit counter open 45 hours per week. we have no cuts in services as far as police and public safety. and that resonates with the business community. >> greenwood credits taxes from the 80 stores streets of brentwood shopping center, which is 90% leased. and there's revenue generated by new companies that have recently moved to town like tactical command industries. they make headsets for the police and military and brought with it 50 new jobs. >> the city is a pro business city. they want business to come to brentwood and they are very, very supportive if that process. >> john also has a 110,000 square foot outpatient campus in brentwood with more than 300 employees. >> the dynamics in brentwood are perfect for our population. >> but brentwood has had its share of struggles, too. city-wide the commercial vacancy rate is about 20% and the

current budget surplus can be attributed, at least in part, to the dismissal three years ago of 30 employees or 13% of city staff. >> it was painful in the short term but today it's paying off dividends. >> at 9.8% the employment rate is lower than contra costa county as a whole. but foreclosure rate is much higher than surrounding communities like antioch. >> we are looking at families where both spouses are unemployed and on unemployment benefits. and unemployment benefits do not pay a mortgage payment. >> in brentwood, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> lisa is here now to tell us when all that is going to be lefting and the sun is going to come in. we hear eats going to be coming in, just not shortly? >> right. another day like yesterday where we had to wait until the early afternoon in some neighbors close to the bay. look at all the low clouds out

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riding a bike should be safer in one east bay city because ever new, smarter traffic signals. jonathan bloom has more on what could be a trend-setting change in the city of pleasanton. >> big, wide intersections can be dangerous on a bike. >> one of the main complaints we had from cyclists, they would get the green indication and start pedaling and get halfway through the intersection and it would turn red on them. >> a few times i was stuck. >> evan knows the problem all too well. so-called smart traffic lights that are a little too dumb to notice a bicycle. sometimes they turn red too quickly or sometimes they never turn green. >> i'll sit five minutes and eventually go to the crosswalk and walk across with my bike. >> in pleasanton it all changed. >> it just comes into the detection area and lights it up. they call it the intersector. it looks like a radar gun mounted next to a traffic light. it fires microwaves down into the intersection and when it bounces back they can tell if they are looking at a car, a pedestrian or a bicycle.

>> it can tell the traffic controllers there's a bicycle here and provide the extra time it needs to get across the intersection. >> on this computer screen, the black numbers are cars, number 22 with the blue box around it is a bike. the computer will give that bike an extra ten seconds to cross the intersection and if there's no bike, the computer speeds up the traffic lights to get more cars through. >> it's going to make the whole intersection work better. it actually improves the road. so bicyclists and drivers alike. >> the east bay bicycle coalition is thrilled with this and hopes it won't be the last. >> we would love to see it used in other cities and it's great to see that pleasanton takes the lead. >> in addition to these seven intersections it is already installed, they say from now on every new traffic light they put up will come equipped with a microwave bicycle detector.

in pleasanton, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> how long will we be socked in? >> we've been looking at it since spring. the seven-day outlook brings brighter and warmer temperatures around here. we will have to wait a couple of days. isn't that pretty? this will dissipate and we will see sundown toward monterey. the deck of low clouds back at us this morning. we are looking at a burn off in emeryville probably early afternoon with temperatures there in the upper 60s. right now we are looking at numbers in the 50s and 60s around the bay. and san francisco 55 with airport delays with the low ceilings. 56 right now in the livermore valley. temperatures are stuck where they have been day after day. the afternoon highs haven't changed too much and the deck of low clouds once again at

2,000 feet deep. little change in the afternoon highs and the burn off once again late morning, early afternoon. we won't see any changes until we get out of this pattern. that will begin by about tuesday or wednesday when we are looking at the fog that's a little bit less widespread. this morning it's toward concord and livermore and it will be pulling back in the places it usually does first, around vacaville and fairfield and then across the bay by about 10:00 and into the east bay. it will take toward lunch hour until we see some sunshine around palo alto and look at points there from hillsboro, burlingame a little bit later. but to the north you notice not clearing from the beaches of miran county. it will be a cool one, numbers in the 50s there. temperatures, low 80s in the inland valleys. we aren't seeing much warmth due to the upper level trough.

and this deck of low clouds is close. it took until about 4:00 for some areas in san francisco to see the sun and quickly the fog rushes back in. today really no changes in and around the bay area. looking for the afternoon clearing but it will be another day or so until we begin to see the wind shift around, bringing some warmer weather in all the way up through northern california. but until then, we are looking at 80s and 90ths, southern california, and santa clara. we are looking at only about 80 here and 75 sunyvale and palo alto upper 50s. pacifica and fran shy of the average. only low 60s. 58. 68 berkeley. a little breezy there. hayward coming in at 72. it will take until about 3:00 until you reach the high. 82 danville.

monterey low clouds and fog. burning back by about 1:00, 2:00 so that will keep you in the 6 tos. 83 gilroy. about the same today. a little warmer than monday. tuesday and wednesday we get close to 90 degrees inland, close to 80nd the bay. it's the end of the week when the coastal temperatures begin to warm, never losing the fog all together, but it will be shrinking a little bit midweek. >> next week is looking much warmer? >> says you. >> i saw a 90 there on saturday. i was just kind of projecting to sunday. >> i don't think it's much, much. i would say two to four degrees warmer. >> thanks very much. >> okay. >> a bay area attraction is getting a new home. they broke space near the embarcadero. and dan ashley has a progress report for one of the world's top hands-on science museum.

>> where do you go to watch an eclipse, play with a laser or see a yo-yo grand master? for more than 40 years answer has been the exploritorium at the palace of fine arts neither golden gate bridge. but it is moving to a couple of delapidated piers that will soon become a city showplace. piers 15 and 17 are just north of the ferry building on san francisco's embarcadero. >> this location gives us the opportunity to do new kind of exhibits, exhibits about the environment, the bay, exhibits about the outdoors that we really can't do in our current location. >> they are big barn-like structures that stretch 800 feet over the bay. pier15 will be developed first recreated as a state of the art science museum with exhibits that can change and grow over time but that's just the start. part of their gift to the city is to provide roughly two acres of civic space for the public to just come and enjoy the area. and to that end they are expanding this deck as sort of an outdoor recreation area for the public. >> the space in between the

piers used to be a parking lot. this is what it looked like in february. now it's being removed little by little. project manager, joe, showed me around. >> we are standing where the public will be. >> this is the view looking back toward the city where the parking lot was and this is an artist's rendering what it would look like when it's finished sometime in 2013. >> so when the public is here they will get the new jewel in the exploritorium and they will be able to see this magnificent view of the bay? >> absolutely. and remember the america's cup is coming as well. the finish line and start line is practically here. >> is that right. >> the front. buildings will keep the same historic look but under the piers there's a major overhaul for earthquake safety. first, divers inspected the pilings that were already there. >> they go down there with lights and physically look at each piling. >> it is mostly feel because of the darkness.

>> they touch it because they can't see? >> right. >> many old pilings are being repaired. but this time lapse video, shows the biggest seismic strengthener. giant new pilings up to 160 feet long. crews use a vibrating process that slowly pushes it in the bay mud. when finished they will have three times the exhibit space they do now. that's three times the space to amaze and to educate. in san francisco, dan ashley, abc7 news. that project is expected to cost about $300 million. the nonprofit exploritorium is still working to raise all that money. in the meantime the old building is open and full of lots of cool stuff. we have it on our website. click on "see it on tv." don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> a loyal customer is banned at shopping at her favorite store. it can happen to you, too. i'm michael finney. 7 on your side is coming up.

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many of us are regular customers of certain businesses, but is there such a thing as being too loyal? apparently so. one woman was banned from her favorite store. 7 on your side michael finney explains how it can happen to you too. >> one look at her closet tells you where she loves to shop. >> this one is really comfortable. >> it's filled with trendy ripped jeans and sweats with the name "abercrombie and fitch." >> kim said she's tried other stores but keeps coming back to her old favorite. >> all their clothes seem to fit and last over the years. >> her husband's closet is filled with abercrombie clothes, too. she said she spends at least $1,000 a year at the upscale store.

however, for her loyalty she received a slap had the face. it happened when they went on line to spend her $200 gift card. >> when i put my number in, my order was cancelled. >> they said they would no longer accept orders from her. she couldn't use her gift card. the reason was they suspected she was retailing clothes. in this email they said retail of merchandise is strictly prohibited. >> i'm not reselling them. as you can see, i have the clothes on, i wear them to work, i have worn every pair of jeans. >> i feel attacked. they are accusing us of doing something that we never, never would dream of doing. >> the company wouldn't even let her explain, only pointed to the policy that said, "any orders found to have characteristics of reselling will be cancelled. we reserve the right to cancel all subsequent orders from such customers." >> if they are buying multiples of the same item, they will be flagged. >> golden gate university professor said they are on guard against counterfeiting, which

costs up to $300 billion each year. however, she said abercrombie should have inquired before banishing a long-time customer. >> there's a difference between understanding why they would want to protect their brand and feeling like the way they reacted is understandable. it's not. at this point i think abercrombie probably should send them a new wardrobe. >> kim contacted 7 on your side and we called abercrombie. the company declined an interview but told us, "we do have policies in place to protect our brands against customers who buy and resell products on websites or ship large quantities to other countries." these policies are sometimes triggered based on order history. however, after we got involved, abercrombie did listen to kim's side of things and agreed to let her order clothes once again and use that gift card. >> now i'm just waiting again for them to have good sales and waiting for them to have their 25% off. >> as long as she's happy, then happy wife, happy life.

>> they tell us she was only banned from making online orders and could have shopped at a store. if you are feel like you are unfairly blocked from buying, they say contact customer service and i say feel free to contact me by going to abc7news.com. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> coming up next, the renaissance of richmond's iron triangle. how artists are helping young people in that neighborhood. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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