he is expected to be installed october 4th. five days later he's scheduled to be in court to face charges. >> in the meantime details on domestic violence charges against a japanese consulate official. the vice consul was in court this afternoon and accused of beating his wife over 18 months. police say he stabbed his wife in the hand with a screwdriver, knocked a tooth out and threw her out of a car. his wife said the violence began after she suspected him of having an yaifr. >> tropical storm isaac is a growing threat now. >> forecasters say the storm veered west and now headed to louisiana. it could make land fall by tuesday night. and if it heads west towards new orleans it could strike as a category three, perhaps wednesday. >> it's impacting oil

production, 346 gas and oil platforms have been evacuated and are responsible for three quarters of the oil production. we'll take you tloif new orleans later in this newscast. >> and right now, spencer christian is here and tracking isaac cloisly. >> here is a look at radar image and projected path. the storm is a tropical storm, winds 70 miles per hour close to being a category one hurricane. and this is moving away from the west coast of florida now towards central gulf of mexico and its expected to intensify and reach hurricane force by tomorrow, here is a projected path moving towards northwest and this is expected to soon after that, make land fall near new orleans. so all along this broad path of the gulf coast here from mississippi to louisiana the

emergency preparedness officials and local residents are taking precautions. the storm expected to move inland after making land fall late tomorrow or early wednesday z will be a major storm. it will weaken to a tropical storm later to just an intense low pressure system. still a major storm that could produce wide spread flooding and damage. we'll keep tracking the storm for you and update you as this moves along. >> thank you very much. and the timing of the storm is unfortunate for the republican party. the g.o.p. national convention convened in tampa. you're seeing it here, opening session lasted just two minutes. some suggest it needs to rethink it's convention location autos they need to go back in july, having it was not a good idea in the peak of hurricane season. there is no need for the convention to be this late. >> mitt romney and paul ryan will not arrive until tomorrow. the speech will be thursday night in prime time and

republicans hoping isaac will not take away too much attention from the convention. and mark matthews will have live reports at 5:00 and 6:00 today, including reaction from some of the california's high profile delegates. you can follow mark on twitter and on facebook. >> police picking up pieces after a deadly weekend in oakland where two people were killed, three others injured. and those three children, including one victim at this house, a 12-year-old girl shot in the throat. you can see the house that is riddled with bullets. she's still working on initiative to keep the city cave. >> clearly these people and kbangs have no respect for the community and are shooting so randomly, they're getting

innocent kids in what i call the 100 block area. >> police are looking for suspects in the incidents. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> there is a busy stretch of 25th avenue open today in the richmond district after construction crews hit a gas main this morning. and residents had to evacuate or shelter in place. pg&e may need to relight pilot lights. >> and the san francisco bomb squad now believes a beeping sound coming from inside of a mailbox pose nod hazard near fisherman's wharf this morning. and experts determined the package was not dangerous. >> a low flying helicopter is looking for any radio active material that is not supposed to be there. >> and in hayward thsh

helicopter is going give people pause. the plan to fly it 69 square miles over pacifica and san francisco over next six days on a low-flying mission. the helicopter is a bell 412 and is special pods that contain radiation detectors. the helicopter emits nothing, just detects radiation. that is going to go to the department of homeland security and this is to better help the government pinpoint if an attack were to happen. >> to f.we look at the radiation we're interested in finding thing that's don't belong there. the more we know about background the better job at doing stuff that is unusual. >> the pilot says the flight is at 70 knots, low in this

particular aircraft athat is loud. it does get noticed. the company conducted similar flights in washington and seattle, and new york. >> screeners in san francisco international airport claim bags identified as potential bomb threats are being loaded on to planes every daichl a year long investigation outlines allegations against screen qlorz work for could have nens aviation security. this is after being flagged by x ray machine autos there is a daughter house in fresno county whose employees were caught on tape abusing animals is back in operation. and this is to resume business after to present a plan to include treatment of animals. this is causing buyers to stop

buying meet maet from the company. >> the san francisco zoo just announced the death of an animal called goober. he was diagnosed with oral cancer, officials say he died in his sleep sunday morning. >> that big fire burning in shasta counties is now 5% contained. this is officials expecting full containment by tomorrow, all closures have been lifted and a lightning sparked fire charred just 27,000 acres. >> the east bay commute will change in the next few hours, caltrans will begin demolishing the new roadway. the work scheduled between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. tonight. the lane closures winning at 7:00 in the evening. there are no detours but expect traffic. >> and in san francisco one four entrances to the skbart

muni stations will be started as a project. >> another top story developing now. oakland loves it's sports teams and it's dedicating a week to prove it. >> oakland mayor said today that september 10th will be oakland loves its sports team week, honoring raidors and a's. this comes on the heels of yesterday's statement from the warriors naming a designer of the stadium in san francisco. >> and in petaluma, happening now a hero's welcome, a return for little league team that got close to the world championship. talk about a sense of civic pride. sky 7 shows how hundreds of people turned out to welcome them back. and they rolled out red carpet for a team providing thrilling moments in baseball. and the manager says it's overwhelming. >> you expect to see family

and friends. and this is a testament to what these kids did. support received from longs distance. >> these athletes reality sets in tomorrow, they have to go back to school. >> what a team. >> yeah. >> and still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 a military helicopter on fire, and spinning out of control during fierce fighting. >> fallout from apple scoring a victory over samsung. products that could disappear from shelf autos michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook now. will answer them here live. and you can contact michael on twitter and at facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >> let's take a look outside on this monday. you're looking at the skyway. headlights heading towards bay

bridge tough as you're trying to get on the bridge. stay with us.

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♪ the one and only, cheerios we have new video of a helicopter being shot down in sear yachl the video shows a chopper engulfed in flames and spinning out of control before it hits the ground. rebel fighters trying to oust the president claim they shot down this chopper. state run media confirmed this crash. no details on how many were on board. and the pentagon and cia are both examining a book written by a former navy seal who took part in the raid that took

down osama bin laden. officials want to see if it's author writing under the pen name mark owen revealed classified information. he didn't submit the book to the government ahead of time. the military claims he was rired -- required to do that. no easy day sits in the number one spot on amazon.com. >> and ice is melting faster than ever. what is the word from scientists. researchers say the sea ice has fallen to its lowest levels since 1979 and expected to keep shrinking into september. saying it's another sign of the impact of global warming. this acts as the earth's air conditioner, projections indicate it could disappear within decade autos and a new survey finds most americans admire the rich but think they pay too little in taxes. the survey found 92% of middle

class americans admire those who got rich by working hard and consider them more intelligent. but also, greedier, and less honest. 58% of those surveyed say the rich don't pay enough taxes. 52% of upper income americans say the same thing. >> has the apple samsung verdict forever changed invocation in america? >> hi, emily. >> and good afternoon, in what is being called a world war war that could change the face of tech invo yoe vacation, apple won an important battle and the company keeps swinging. apple is seeking to ban eight smart phones after a jury found samsung infringed on six apple patents. the jury also awarded apple more than $1 billion in

damages and award the judge could triple if ruling samsung violated patents willfully. apple ended the day in a record-closing high, giving iphone maker a $633 kbrinl market cap. it just keeps going up. samsung plunged to a low, losing $12 billion in market value. but the war from far from over. samsung says it will ask the judge to overturn the verdict. the jury including seven men and two women the youngest being 20 years old, including a construction worker, and a payroll manager for tech start up. take a listen to what the jury foernman tells me on bloomberg west today. >> when you compared them side by side against the statements in the patent, it was clear to everyone of us not only was the patent valid but the

samsung products that were accused of were legitimately a problem. >> and iac's ask.com is buying about.com paying $300 million to the "new york times" for the business, hoping this will get more people to serve using ask.com and if they search and find about.com material, that will help them as well. and ibm is buying connecta for $1.3 billion. the deal will give ibm access to social networking services companies use for recruiting. as for the market's stocks ended the day mixed and nasdaq rising as shares rallied after winning $1 billion in that patent case. your bloomberg silicon valley index closing higher. and adobe hoping pull the

index up. >> aol says it will pay a special one time dividend and will buy back $600 million worth of stock on an accelerated program. aol hit it's highest value. the company sold patents to microsoft and collected more ad revenue n san francisco, i'm emily chang. and dan, carolyn, back to you. >> and we talked about tropical storm hurricane moving on the east coast of the -- . >> it's a very different story. >> perfect weerj and what we normally see as coastal clouds are off shore now. there are sunny skies in the coast and inland areas. it's nice and warmer in the area. looking towards the golden gate, you can see clouds are showing up you'll see are well off shore. and and it's sunny and mild

and warm. take a look at live doppler 7. you can see there are clouds approaching the coastline. they will get closer during late night and overnight hours, up to 87 degrees in several locations right now. 87 in santa rosa and fairfield. 86 in concord, rather uniform inland readings at the moment. 82 in fremont. 81 in san carlos. 66 in san francisco. highlights, we'll see patchy coastal fog, sunny tomorrow, mild at the coast, warm inland. there are clouds approaching the coast after midnight. and clouds are about all we're going to see in the way of clouds overnight. there are lows dropping into upper 40s and low to mid-50s

just about everywhere else. there are clouds beginning to pull back. by mid day, they'll be gone. high temperatures from 60s at the coast to upper 80s and near 90s. south bay, upper 70s to low 80s. there is low to mid 70s in palo alto. low to mid-60s on the coast tomorrow, downtown san francisco, a high of 68 tomorrow, 64 into the sunset district. north bay highs up to 88 in santa rosa. highs into mid to upper 70s and 76 in union city. inland east bay, mid to upper 80s and up to about 90 in livermore and brentwood. near monterey bay, 70s near the bay and 0s inland. sheert accu-weather forecast. there is mild to warm weather throughout thursday, then cooling down sharply on friday and saturday. pleasant and temperatures bouncing back on sunday and monday.

more seasonal eleven autos very nice. >> thank you. >> and "dancing with the stars" announces it's final all star, coming up celebrities given a shot at the mirror-ball trophy. >> robin roberts prepares to go on medical leave what. she said is the hardest thing she has to do, so far. >> and coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 michael finney takes a look at the rental car merger that could drive up the cost of your next vacation get away. >> outside we go. take a look at the bridge live there is no problems there. stay with us.

good morning america host robin roberts revealed the last day on the show before beginning extended leave, roberts suffers from mds, a blood and bone marrow disease an uncommon result of her breast cancer treatment. she shared details this morning. she's in need of a bone marrow transplant. her sister is a perfect match for her. and she'll begin treatment on tuesday. >> this is abc news has been phenomenal. i know i'm going to have a job when i come back. just the comfort. >> there is a hitch she'll

have to give up her long time dog and she says that is one of the toughest things she's had to do do. >> we wish her well. >> there is baby news for a reality tv star and a fire rips through a major movie studio. >> and there is an update from tony cabrerra. >> "dancing with the stars" made a big announcement after a viewer voted the show as a 13th contestant. there is the final spot. her partner will be louie van axel. >> it's one of the things wri feel like stars aligning and i get a second chance. many people have many things in life. and they wish they can do over. and you know... this is it. >> it premiers september 24th

tileler perry might have to find a new place to film. the studio complex went up in flames for the second time in just four months. and there is a fire so intense it prevented the fire department from finding a cause. >> snooky is now a mom giving birth in new jersey yesterday. she and her fiancee welcomedler renzo. writing it is an mazing feeling and i love my little man to death. for more news any time check out otrc.com. >> and there is unhappy residents near the chevron refinery say they're not getting answers about the massive fire. >> why the bay area man known as american taliban is suing the federal government over a religious dispute. >> new information about what caused last year's deadly air

show crash in reno.

the impact of chevron's richmond fire is still being felt by residents affected by that disaster. this morning federal, state, county and city officials

presented the latest in their investigation to the public. nick smith was there and apparently not everyone is pleased with what they've heard. >> not at all. you know that the people turning out for the mealing today pack that had room and say do you know what? we're tired of hearing from officials and they're going with all of the talk they haven't gotten to the answer of why this happened. >> there is a big problem is that they don't have the answer autos that is what people wanted more than anything else, answers. one after another. >> what right has chevron got? >> you just sit back, not doing anything. we're dying out here. >> they sounded off. city officials and representatives from federal and county agencies updated the latest into this investigation. >> when we come and react with these issues we're bringing

ourselves in. we're behind the ball. we need to do is that a community comes together to make sure they begin to address these proactively. >> so this smoke is gone, but impact for some is still being felt. >> this is not my normal voice thchl is my voice after chevron. after the chevron fire. >> the refinery set off siren that's could be heard for miles. a thick plume of smoke stretched across contra costa county. and residents leaving many to wonder... there are questions officials have yet to answer conclusively. immediately after, hundreds could wo complain of health issues.

and more than 14,000 people sought treatment and may have inhaled smoke known to irritate the throat, lungs and eyes. >> we understand there are impacts. our own staff suffered those impacts. >> and that team is still investigating these events three weeks ago and tell me they still have not been able to actually touch and get to that pipe just yet because they're worried about any phone shall leaks. there are no fires still burning and the board will have an update tomorrow. in richmond abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> five people are in custody in san francisco after an incident involving a cell phone left that started in san francisco, ended in elementary school on church and valley streets.

>> people started their day with a sound of a gunshot and a foot he chase. >> someone shouting stop right there. stop right there. then, escalating to stop or i'll fire or shoo. something like that. there is a shot. i saw them running down valley street here. looked like she's on the way here. >> this officer fired a shot at a man and the officer fired but missed and she twisted her ankle and one suspect is caught blocked away. they say they recovered multiple cell phones, parents had to wait outside. police conducted a sweep to make sure there are no other suspects in the area. >> there is a bunch of police

officer soiz said wait a minute. this is unusual. so this is in a way, children are so scared. it's not what they usually see in the morning. >> two men have been arrested and the chief said it appeared the people were interested in cell phones but too early to say if this is an organized stolen cell phone organization. a marin man accusing the government of forcing him to sin by not letting him pray with other muslims. he is suing the federal government over religious rights at the indiana prison where he's being held. he says officials let inmates do group activities but won't let them pray together. he says the school of islam requires muslims to pray together five times a day.

>> nearly a year after the deadly crash the national transportation safety board has released its report on the disaster. the ntsb says the plain was pushed beyond limits. the pilot and 10 people died when the plane crashed into the area. and forced 70 others were injured. the national transportation safety board says the crash was likely cause bid a failure of the tail structure, which may have left the plain uncontrolable. >> the gulf coast is on high alert and tropical storm isaac barrels towards shore. >> coming up a live report from new orleans on the preparations underway. >> i'm michael finney. today, 7 on your side q and a is just ahead. i'm taking your questions and you can contact me on twitter and facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. i'll answer questions here

live in just a little bit. >> and from our camera, mount tam we can see clear skies and mild conditions. i'm spencer chris skmin we'll take a look at how much milder it's going to get coming up. >> and outside again, taking a look at traffic on this monday. sticky as you can see. we're over in oakland and creeping along. stay with us.

people along the gulf coast are stocking up on supplies and waiting for tropical storm isaac to make land fall. >> good evening. isaac is picking up energy and hovering over the gulf of mexico. winds up to 70 miles per hour and in new orleans they're expecting 18 inches of rain. >> there is a state of emergency as isaac moves nchl forecasters say the storm will bring 10-20 inches of rain and this is likely making land call between florida and new orleans. >> you just have to do whatever have you to do. make it work. >> the mayor of new orleans says the city is ready after the hard lesson from hurricane

katrina seven years ago. >> i believe everything is going to be okay. there is nothing the storm is going to bring us that we do not believe we're prepared to handle. >> other parts are expecting dire weather. officials warning residents who live in the low-lying areas to get out. >> and there are we cannot force foam leave. and we strongly recommend that takes place. >> and there are all eyes on the pan handle, tonight they're expecting tropical storm force winds and flooding. >> our concern is that it appears they're going to get more rain well. can't take much because of debbie. >> the new orleans mayor says the storm is coming and when heavy rain and winds get here, the mayor wants people to have a plan. dan? >> and a plan is critical.

it's calm where you are now. how long do they expect to it stay that way? >> this is expected to make land fall in new orleans and becoming a category one. these are heavy winds. new orleans taking no chance chances and they're getting ready. there have been evacuations for people who live near the levies so they're expecting this to get in here soos wednesday. >> there is a live report from abc 7 news starting in just minutes and you can fog for more on twitter and we're updating coverage on facebook.com. >> and let's update the

weather here. >> yes. spencer christian is here with that. >> just looking at high temperatures and this will be cooler than average in new orleans. and they're worried about heavy rain and winds. nation wrally we'll see warm conditions tomorrow, hot in the interior area was highs up to 80s in phoenix tomorrow. state wide, warm but not hot inland. we'll see 90s in chico. here in the bay area, sunny skies from coast to inland areas and highs at the coast up to mid-60s there is 70s to about 80s near the way. inland locations near 90 tomorrow. and there is mild who-to-warm

with highs into mid-70s around the bay from watsonville to santa cruz. mid 08s inland from gill troy morgan hill there. is a pleasant day tomorrow and pleasant for the remainder of the week. >> and checking heavy -- healthy news a link between obesity and breast cancer. a study found women reeted for breast cancer were 40% more likely to see cancer come back if they're overweight. they were 69% more likely to die of the disease. researchers say increased estrogen from fat cells appears to fuel tumor growth, urging cancer patients to lose weight and eat a healthier indict. >> the nation's most influential pediatrician group now says benefits outweigh the small risks. research has bolstered evidence that it reduces chances of infection with sexually spread diseases,

infections as well as some cancers and also says the decision should be up to parents and that insurance should pay for the procedure. >> and we know our genes determine things such as hair and eye color but also may determine how we vote. a study out of the university of sydney has shown our genetics can influence our political views on issues such as unemployment, abortion and the death penalty. studies have shown they're influenced by environmental factors but scientists say future gene research may one day predict our political ideology. >> coming up, former gang members take together streets in the south bay to try to make their communities safer. we have a live report about today's event. >> can you return a prescription to a pharmacy if you decide you don't want it? the answer to that and more of the questions from facebook and twitter and e mail coming up. >> thank you and also coming up it's like having out of the

movie "speed". a driver trapped behind the wheel going more than 100. how this thing turned out as abc 7 news

the reegsent surge in violence has former gang members take together streets to try to make them safer,

we're now live where a vigil will take place tonight. >> the mayor and police chief expected to be among those here to honor the recent victims of a homicide. but today, and down the street it was a much different crowd addressing the issue. dominique is 32 years old, spending nearly half of his live as a gang member. >> you never knew if you're stepping on toes or you're in our neighborhood we're going hurt you. doesn't matter what the cost was. >> dozens ever are spreading the way about a better way of life. there have been 33 homicides so far this year. police say 13 have been gang related. police increase patrols, community organizations were

accepting up efforts. the senor pastor was a gang member 10 years, here he is at age 19. >> it's easy to go into a drug or gang ses tiff area and feel at home administering. we're not intimidated because many of us came out that have. >> this is just one visible he venlt. there will be many efforts to reach out to those involved with the violence. >> and we want to show them that there is a purpose for their live that. is what happened to me. >> victory outreach is part of the gang prevention task force. just as police are increasing patrols so is the church. a place where the pastor and dominique rios have something in common. >> i just come out here to show me, god can change someone like me. you know? they can change anyone. >> if there is a bit of good

news after eight homicides it was a had many side-free weekend in san jose. the last deadly incident taking place on thursday. >> 7 on your side is answering questions sent to him through facebook twitter and e mail. first a boy asked, do you know about a program that can help low income people cut a big dead tree in the yard? >> yes. that can be. you're fortunate you flif san jose. this is general the property owner's problem. and they have a program for low income seniors and those who have mobility issues. so you can call the city and they'll come out and prune for you. you're going to have to prove you're low income and have an issue keeping you from being able to do it. it's a great program.

that phone number is on the web site. >> and this question to you via facebook i'm in a wheelchair and i need to transfer to an aisle against my seat. our problem is getting the aisle chair or person to bring it. is the airport responsible for the chair. >> and the airports are not in charge of this. it's individual airlines. you have to start and let them know you're going to need thchl call back, and airlines do a great job with thchl they need advanced notice. and they're -- . >> and they're response yibl okay. >> and chris e mailed at a pharmacy i was given a prescription i decided i want want. can i return this prescription? >> you can if someone will take it back but it's unlikely. because it's not a sealed

container, they'd be concerned to take it back. and as a matter of fact fda tells them don't take it back. legally they can, but i can't imagine anyone would. so this is best not to pick it up if you don't want it. and you can donate but they're not going to take it back. >> a runway ride. a driver caught in a terrifying situation. the gas pedal gets stuck on the highway. she meets a stranger she says saved her life. >> where the burning man faeft value got off to a bumpy start. >> is the governor signs a law designed to keep drunk drivers off the road. >> and there is a tonight on world news abc news is out in force along the gulf coast. isaac starts to come ashore, people have been battling

winds and preparations for possible floods. and i'm here tonight in tampa bay. i sat down with the five son sons, the romney children who tell me what we don't know about their mother, father and big night

and a web site show what's to do with a gas pedal that is stuck. >> and just calm down. put the car in neutral. >> are you able to hit brakes? >> tried everything. >> and and last week on i 35 in missouri captured by a state trooper dash board camera. you can see here. the 47-year-old through traffic reached 115 miles per

hour. and she didn't hit a car. all the while she pleaded for help, the 911 operator tell herg to lift up and push down on the brake. it worked and she got to meet the hero. >> thank god she was there. she was my lifeline. >> i'm so glad you're sitting here with me now. >> me, too. >> and and the auto maker says it's been unable to duplicate this issue. and thank goodness it turned out well owe the burning man festival is a bit of a rocky start. festival goers being warned to prepare for dust storms that last three hours per day. the music and dance vest tall val takes place in black rock. 55,000 tickets have been sold, causing another problem.

organizers suing for fees for $400,000. >> and this is just intense. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> we appreciate it very much and invite to you check out our new alarm clock app. you can down load it for free. and receive headlines the moment you wake up run in with the law for a man of the cloth about to become san francisco's next archbishop. >> new hope after a violent weekend. a good citizen that could help police keep crime off the streets. >> warmer today and i'll let you know if this will continue for the rest of the week.

>> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and incoming arch bosh yop with the law tonight. and abc 7 news is live from st. mary's cathedral. >> and this is quite the bomb shell for the are diocese. he says says he and his mother were leaving dinner with friends in san diego. >> and he grew up in san diego. and according to police that is where the 56-year-old was arrested early saturday morning. in the city college district on suspension of drunk driving. san diego police say the man selected just last month to become archbishop was released after posting bail.

>> we're hall human. leaders are human. there is a deepening christian and roman catholic tradition a sense of forgiveness knox one comes to a leadership position with a perfect slate. >> he was already a controversial pick for san francisco. he is known as conservative on social issues and was a backer of prop 8. last month, he reiterated his position. >> and we need to do everything we can. >> police say he is due in court to face charges on october 9th just five days after he is scheduled to be installed as archbishop. and this professor says the vatican can make what he call as justment autos so the