to a letter by nora campos. she says it appears crime in the city is spiralling out of control. >> this has been done in other cities in the area. i don't think we're at that point just yes. i acknowledge the speaker's letter we prefer to have had a conversation to know it's coming. >> assembly member campos has harsh criticism for city leaders. >> it's almost saying that there is an envit taigs to come into our city because police will not be able to respond to those kinds of crimes oo. a shooting last night became the 30th homicide of the year, three more than at this time last year. the police officers association says it wants the police chief to ask for outside help. >> we need help. officers are being held over.

it's a critical situation. that doesn't just affect us, but the public as we'll some city leaders say before the city turns to chp it needs to put 17 officers doing background checks on new recruits on patrol and have retired officer to do that work. >> we've heard there is not enough resources. we have resources we can put into play. we need to do that. >> the mayor often at odds can aassembly member welcomed her letter. >> we're happy to get support from chpf there are extra officers which i would be surprised if they do, we'd be happy to have them work with our department. >> and this is something we have to evaluate. >> the police chief says before there are requests he will have conversation was the mayor and city council as well as chp commissioner to know resources at the state level

can be spared. >> thank you. >> sky 7 hd just arrived as firefighters continued to douse a backyard fire in vernal heights. it broke out in a steep backyard near hampshire street. >> crews kept the flames from reaching homes. we have received reports from our media partner smoke has blown into their offices nearby. just blocks from the fire. this is near where highway 101 crosses cesar chavez street. >> and oakland police union says it's still having problems of radios though the city found what it believes to be the main cause of troubled communications system. the city announced at and t cell sites were the culprit. and vic lee joins us now with

developments and there are still problems. >> this appeared to be the police officer association said members have lost confidence in the radio systems so they remain skeptical until they're convinced this can be fixed. >> this is until i saw your report i had no idea. >> just learning yesterday the sites appear to be the cause of the continuing problems that rank and file officers are having with radios. there are investigation that's found at and t cell sites were interfering with public safety radio ims tims and signals were bleeding into channels causing interference. and af verifying findings at and t stopped services affecting the radios.

and he says officers are experiencing problems. >> as late as yesterday there was a radio outage and a problem on the east end of the city on friday. this won't surprise me they're having problems in the field. >> and there is a team investigating the glitches. he says they have not looked at other possible cause autos there are 16 sites that are disabled are a small fraction of sites in their network as well as other carrier autos he says the port authority police experienced this problem last fall. >> and this is finding what is wrong that may be difficult.

police say their request is simple. >> that is all we want. a fix to enable us to go out there to serve the public as best we can. >> and we're told services shut down at the sites at the port authority in new york and new jersey are still down and it's been six months but they can't figure out thousand bring them back up so it could be a long haul there as well. >> and there is that fire now burned 20,000 acres and this is southeast of redding and that is where abc 7 news is live along the fire line tonight. >> this there is a a lot of resources into the fire.

there hasn't been a fire through here in four decades. take a look behind me there is a a lot of dry, heavy fuel. >> with the ponderrosa fire, the gow family must evacuate. first priority hahna, a pet mule. save herks then everything else in the time they with v.. >> animals first, then whatever is meaningful, you know, family items and that. >> they knew there was a possibility. they have to leave their dream home behind. and have had three days to prepare for the worst. >> are you worried?. >> of course. it's a beautiful home. >> thank you. it's my dream home. i hope it's here a week from now. >> you don't know what you're going to come back to. and when this is over but we got everything that we think

is important. >> that is the type of nightmare 3,000 residents have had to deal with since saturday. there is a fire in an area that hasn't seen fire in 30 years. it's hot and dry. the only way to fight it is by ware. and there is a worry tonight. >> there are concerns about winds so we have to be aware of that. what winds goring to do there is constantly on top of the stuff and communicating with folk autos as the gows load up they don't foorg yet crew that's they're leaving behind charged with protecting their home. >> what are you doing there? >> leaving water for the guys to help them out a little bit. >> more than 2000 firefighters are on the scene. many came from other fires throughout the state.

and they are fired but must push on. >> and governor brown is taking steps to eliminate some of the red tape involved and won approval for a new fire fighter chain of command. and right now the arm year, navy, air force and marines can often operate indly. and this governor says the agreement will allow to us fight fires not bureaucracy. >> two weeks after chevron fire in richmond there are still questions tonight about what was in that smoke that blanketed much of the east bay. hazmat reported back to county supervisors and nick smith is live tonight with the latest. nick? >> good evening, contra costa county board has a lot of

questions for health officials that want to know what chemicals were released into the air and why this took so long to notify those who lived in areas that were ordered to shelter in place. >> officials gave a report to the board that release nud numbers. >> there is over 14,000 people now have sought emergency department he vac wail -- evaluation autos 5,000 more than reported last week them. say the majority complained of difficulties breathing. and there are three hospitalized. >> results from the samples collected by air quality are expected this week and may provide more details on what is release nootd air but there are other problems. >> we hear from people. and there is a problem with

the telephone notification system. >> people developed a high expectation we're going call them with information. >> this took mer than three hours for the warning. and officials blame it on a vendor prom yigs a service they cannot deliver. city watch became deal wraied when it dialed numbers where there is no answer and no answering machine. the system programmed to redial until someone is reached. that caused a bottle neck affect. officials say that affected 25% or 20,000 of the call that's went out. whatever the caution, results, said the supervisor is unacceptable. >> so we need to reopen this process and do a better job than what has been done. >> county service officials say it may not be with the vendor but the way the phones are designed to work. >> there are some issue was this one and past vendors and

with our future vendors. it's the nature of the device. the land lines. and officials meeting with the vendors and that is this week. the chemical industry is responsible for costs of the network system in contra costa county. >> and just ahead we're wlif two world series reports. first america's cup and we'll get a sense of what to expect from the best-known sailing race comes to town next year. >> and there is this little league world series. the parents cheer on a local team that is facing a do or die challenge now. so far it's going well. stay with us. s

some of the best sailors in the world are being tested in san francisco bay today and preliminary rounds to the world series. and we now have more. carolyn? >> this is sailors being tested, chinese team cap sized today but they're okay. this is just the practice round. >> this is the skipper, max. >> these are the skippers and they're finding waters of the bay a challenge. and there are eight teams and

55 sailors from around the world. the man at helm of the jp morgan boat just won a olympic medal for sailing. >> there is great strong winds and calm water. >> never have they been able to get this up close and personal. >> you can't get the perspective until you come out to see this stuff. and this is incredible. >> the races are a run up to next year's. and the defending champs should have an advantage. >> looking to come get behind us. and this will help us. and this america's cup village is ready with merchandise, shops and spectator benches and andy green is the

announcer. >> there will be nobody safe from humor. >> this will help everyone involved work out kink ndz preparation for the world's most prestigious regatta. >> there is a test out how they feel comfortable where it with it and where spots are that will be popular to test out our security. >> and the mayor believes that it will pump $1 billion into the bay area economy. abc 7 news. >> a lot of fun. thank you. >> and there are kids have petaluma playing in a world series. take a look.

there is a three run home run there is still plenty of time left but they must be feeling good right now. that is where abc 7 news is with his story. >> what does world series look like? this is it. petaluma is winner go home time tonight. some fans told thus is just different when those are your kids. >> this is what makes it important. our local team. it's our community. it's just fun to see them and their families having a blast.

>> this is making us a baseball capitol now. it makes us happy. makes -- look at us. we're just so excited about these boy autos petaluma residents are making this cause their own. there is a wrinkle across the street from the theater where johnny woke up and concocted a burger he calls petaluma national. cheese, bacon, avocado. it's $11 sm. proceedings going to the little league. it's local in denial only. >> there is the petaluma national. this tastes like a winner. >> wayne freedman reporting tonight. exciting. >> and it's so cool. >> exciting stuff. >> it is. >> whether looking good. cool as well. there is a live view of lots

of clear, blue sky above us. low clouds moving up from the coast. this is a typical weather pattern here in the bay area, taking a look at live doppler 7 hd showing us we have clouds up against the coast. and there is sunny skies along the coast. low clouds and fog pressing up against the coastline south of the golden gate. and it will be working well inland tonight. as last night. current readings are these. 76 degrees in santa rosa. 81 san rafael. and 83, concord. 87 in antioch. there is a 80 in livermore. 58 here in san francisco. loudz and fog tonight with patchy drizzle near the coast. cooler than average tomorrow and mild to warm weather jeltss in for the weekend. there is low clouds and fog

pushing well inland. like last night. will burn back tomorrow and lows into mid-50s lower in the north bay. higher inland east bay. there is a look at water vapor there are upper level lows pushing low clouds and fog up against the coastline. and there is looking like a weather maker. looking for sunny skies into south bay. high temperatures nice, mild, but not very warm. 78 in san jose. 76 santa clairea. highs 69 in san mateo. there is 60s in half moon bay. downtown san francisco, 62 degrees will be the high. north bay highs from upper 70s in novato to low 80s in cal stoga. near east bay highs 68 in oakland there is 75

fremont. 83 in concord. and there is 86 in antioch. 67 in watsonville. low to mid 80s in gilroy. high temperatures inland. upper 80s thursday and friday. and there is about 60s on the coast. by tuesday next week will be warming up to about 90 inland locations. lovely weather. >> yes. >> and our thanks go out to debbie d in san jose, jerry v and carol from daily city. they're taking part in abc 7 sleep train dream campaign. >> as you know for every new like we get this summer, $1 goes to help foster kids. so click our like button that could change someone's live. >> a remarkable close encounter off the california

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functions and not hard figures when claiming employee pension costs could wo skyrocket by 2015. the mayor use that had amount and campaigning for his reform plan approved by voters in june. and a record today found the number unsupported. the mayor stating any projection is based on aassumptions. >> there is nothing to argue about. facts are the facts. people have a difference of opinion and that is always the case. and yogi berra says it's difficult to predict the future because it keeps changing. >> and they're now down to $320 million attributed to pay cuts and layoff autos susan g komen is worried about its fund-raiser, thinking it's because of a controversy over a policy proposal.

an.january announcing it was ending groobts planned parenthood because the nonprofit was under federal investigation. >> i think that the problem we have here is that health is being political sized and they should not be political sized. >> only about a thousand people signed up for the race for the cure events. organizers say by now there are usually 2000 participants. >> and coming up next there is the i team with a report the video norsing a shut down of a slaughter house. we're going raise questions about the safety of our food supply. >> also two, and a half billion dollar patent dispute that has smart phone makers pointing fingers. >> and a grilled cheese sandwich shop voted one of the best in the country. stay with us.

a graphic video of abused cows forces regular investigate laitors to shut down a slaughter house. the question now is, bad beef in the food supply? dan noyes joins us now with the story. dan? >> and this individual joe so disturbing that it forced one

giant to cut tie was the company today. and this is a major supplier to the usda school lunch program. this video was said to have been shot this summer showing what are called downer cows barely able to walk, stunned and suffering. some shot in the head with a bolt gun several times and remain alive. and one animal suffocated by a worker putting a boot over the nose and mouth. and there is more. >> this is a horror for animals thchl is a horror for animal autos the activist group compassion over killing says that the individual joe proof the slaughter house mistreats animals. >> this should concern people and brings up safety concerns that is something that the american public wants to know about. they want to know where their food is coming from.

this is a usda-inspected facility. >> activists question why inspectors didn't catch problems. when turning over video usda shut down the plant monday and issued a statement food safety inspections services suspended operations at the facility and is prepared to take further action. under federal law, sick cows are considered unfit for human consumption. the question does the meat supplied by central valley meat company pose a right after this snk one major retailer is not waiting. in and out got 20 prgs of the meat from the company but cut ties today, central valley issued a statement they are disturbed usda shut them down based upon a videotape provide bid a third party group but they say we're committed to correcting any problems

identified on the video as quickly as we can. >> this is unacceptable and should send signal that's there is something going on with the food supply. >> we talked to the meat employees today that tell us they're not completely out of the business now and they're processing meat that is already in the cooler. >> rough stuff. >> hard to watch. >> and this has been called a big patent lawsuit of all time. apple and samsung battle over rights to technology and they gave closing arguments and handed the case to the jury. hundreds lined up foreclosing arguments of the patent

battle. a case one lawyer said could change the way competition works in america. >> this does set a precedent for how we look at competition. >> and this reporter says she's been struck by the unwillingness to compromise. >> she asked whether or not he was smoking crack. >> apple insists you don't need to smoke anything to see how samsung is ripping off its products. apple attorney says samsung designs are so similar to apple designs they're likely to cause apple designs to be viewed as less unique in the marketplace. he says samsung copied double tap to zoom and bounce back happening at the edge of a page. wired magazine says that is simple argument could win favor. >> apple lawyers are go g.at explaining things in terms that an every day person can

understand. samsung argument is harder to grasp. >> they came apple just wants a monopoly. saying it's trying to prevent giving consumers what they want. the question is would consumers want that? >> this large screen on the front is just where the industry was headed? did they invo yoe vait something unique? >> now they have to answer questions on a verdict form that is 22 pages long. and observers say it's likely to require a full day of deliberations. >> mitt romney urging missouri congressman to drop his troubled senate bid and there is another apology today for saying womens bodies protect them from pregnancy if they

are what he called legitimatery raped. >> the incumbent expressed sympathy for akin which the tea party no longer has. >> it speaks follows. if you looks at a bigger picture he'll step aside he missed the state deadline for withdrawing now it would take a court order for the republican convention, just six days away. >> tonight new trouble at best buy. rejecting a takeover bid and naming a new chief executive, yesterday, best buy said it's profits have fallen by 90%. the company blames weak sales and says it will nop buying back the stock z 50 shades of gray helped barns and noble bottom line. the retailer lost $41 million last quarter. sales of digital books up 46%.

and abc today gave jimmy kimmel a new time slot. he'll go head to head against david letterman. saying it justifies moving night line to 12:35. >> when we come back new floating gardens in a water way. >>,000s of recycled bottles are helping to save the fish. stay with us.

>> we're going take you to the petaluma national game. >> this is so much fun. sheert deal. now it's one out at the top of the 6th. only playing six innings at this level keep in mind. if they get through this that, is it. they advance. >> that is an mazing play. >> and what does that mean? >> i'm glad we cut in when we did. great timing. and petaluma nationals are keeping the dream alive. congratulations. woo-hoo! they're go tg play on thursday. >> and we'll have it for you tonight where folks are ganlered in a theater watching every single hit. >> and the other team can't believe what happened but yeah, yeah for us, our team. we're going move on. a popular restaurant serving up delicious variations of a classic is one of 12

businesses nationwide to win a $250,000 grant because of its impact on the kmuchblt american grilled cheese kitchen received a quarter million dollar check from chase. a judge was impress bid the owner commitment to the community using ingredients from local bakeries and farms. >> you have an idea and maybe a knew months later you get to see this working and there is this life cycle z i had an idea. next day this is on the menu. >> yorns will use money to open a sek location. >> and walnut creek officials turning to plastic bottles to help the aling fish population. 7,000 bottles used to make these squares. they're floating islands. this morning school kids helped place hundreds of plants in them. and they were launched where they will be anchored into

place. >> this is water born plates. and the plants will, as they grow, will take ni traits out of the water and clean up the quality. >> it's a clever idea walnut creek is the first bay area city to use these gardens. they plan to order more to restore habitat of a nearby lagoon. >> still coming up michael finney goes to bat for a boy in a wheelchair whose admission to six flags was revoked. >> an extraordinary close encounter off central california coast. the man taking these amazing

you have probably seen it happen. someone abusing a privilege of a parking pass when they zront a disability. >> something sim slar happening at six flags discovery kingdom and how it ruined an-year-old boy's day. >> some people, huh?

timmy live was a bone disease making it difficult to stand for long periods of time. that hasn't stopped the yng man from enjoying life. >> hi, buddy. >> kenny gets a greeting from his friend. the young man and family had season passes at six flags discovery kingdom several years. >> this family depends on a wheelchair to cart him in line. waiting in line can be long and that can be difficult for timmy. >> because he can only stand about 10 minutes. >> that is where special needs pass comes in. having the pass allows him to bypass a long line and enter he through exits but one day, six flags denied a request for a pass. >> we've never had a problem with a special-needs pass. we came to the park and a special-needs pass we're told was canceled. >> their planned excursion had

to be cut. that is all he can handle. >> once he stands too long, it starts making him sore he's not just sore for that duration. goitsing to bother him the rest of the day and go into the next day as well. >> six flags confirmed it's discontinued special needs passes but says it was only temporary. and it evaluated this program. >> we found that it probably 50% of the requests for special-needs passes are not legitimate. so that doesn't do any good for people that need a pass. >> six flags says it discontinued this program on the same day that timmy happened to visit the park. >> this is just a one-day assessment just to see how many people would normally come in to request the pass. >> the family was never told it would be reinstated so they called 7 on your side. >> i was upset because not only for timmy.

i mean i have a lot of friends that have special needs children as well. >> we contacted six flags and the park gave the family 10 passes so they can bring guests. six flags now has gone back to the honor system. >> people need to have a conscience. >> it will mean people will be able to continue to enjoy the park. >> and six flags says it doesn't want to require park goers to bring proof of disability because they know that many who deserve it and won't get to the park without it thank you for doing this stri sure. >> researchers not pleased with what they're seeing with the southern sea otter population. the survey says recovery of an endangered mammal seems to have reach aid plateau. they counted otters in the past year that is just a few dozen more than two years ago so not the kind of growth they hoped to see. and they blame part of the

plateau on a rise of great white sharks and an ex-wife decision is paying off for a amateur photographer. on saturday, he took these remarkable shots. take a look. a hump back whale off the coast. he told abc 7 news he could not believe the remarkable show he was seeing. >> i parked by the side of the road and set up my tripod and camera and spent an hour trying to point it where the birds were diving at that moment. and in hopes of getting whales coming up. boy have so-to-say there was a huge amount of serendipity involved when the that i just happened to be there. >> here is it gets more interesting. he sent a link to his exwhif posted them on her facebook page. the next thing he knew he was getting calls from news organizations around the world. they wanted to public the

pictures. he says 300,000 people visited his flicker site to check out hoiz photography. we have a link on our web site. >> that is remarkable. >> i know. >> and good job. >> back updating the weather forecast. >> getting to the america's cup and weather conditions for tomorrow. out in the bay we're going to have sunny skies and there are temperatures looks like 56-60 degrees, take a look at the summer spread. you know how temperatures range widely during summer. there is a 38 degree range. here is a look at high temperatures for tomorrow, high 80s inland and there is some a high of 92 there is a

look at the accu-weather forecast. upper 80s inland thursday, friday. temperatures dropping off just a couple degrees and it's going to be nice and mild and pleasant. monday and tuesday, back up to 90s inland. >> thank you. >> coming up next we're so excited the petaluma nationals advancing in the little league world series. >> showing you how it ended

hope you can join me at 9:00. a woman crosses between two speeding trucks. physics and facts thind crazy stunt z then at 11:00 room to roam. the bay area off road enthusists want more. the quest to expand their favorite bay area playground. i'll see you tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. >> petaluma nationals, yeah! >> petaluma! and after winning yesterday little leaguers did it again tonight. they're facing the team they'd beaten earlier in williamsport out of fairfield, connecticut.

and there is out of a jam in the first, striking out kevin oracoli. and there is petaluma, the big fly, smith. and bottom five, there is a double in and 5-0. that would be the final. and petaluma advances to thursday's game. so the beat goes on. and if you want to watch that special rebroadcast of the game over the air that rebroadcast will start at 8:00 p.m. and the a's acquired steven drew last night. drew hitting only 193 and missed the previous 137 games coming back from a fractured

ankle. and there is weeks only hitting 220. and there is a man with the impokt task of replacing andrew luck will be josh nunez who has thrown all of two passes and mike shumann has more. >> this don't try to be like andrew because you can't he was told he won the job. >> this feels great. it's been something i've been wanting to be here fr a long time. i feel like i'm ready. >> and this is a guy that can do it all. imagine running game and getting us to the right play. >> josh can't do is try to be

next andrew luck. he has to play his own game. >> it's true. and so i'm trying to run this offensive. >> the cove had a reason for starting the starter today. >> he could take the week and if going into game week without a distraction. >> who did he call first? >> this morning kept it quiet. so i'm going to call my parents. >> and there is a the first start that will be friday, august 31. >> and boxing news, there is a olympic gold medal lift with 13 knockouts and chad dawson is his opponent. happy to be fighting home at oakland. >> people say it's a given

when you fight at home. like it's an easy thing, but it's not. there is good pressure when you fight at home. and i consider ora cell arena my house. i'm doing what i always do. i'm preparing well and putting on a good show for fan autos that is how they focus. tonight giants, dodgers, tim lincecum. >> oh, boy. >> highlights at 9:00 and 11:00. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm cheryl jennings from everybody here have a great evening. thanks for inviting us into your homes tonight. closed captioning services, inc.

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