grieving and he's going to wake up. and we're not going to bury another brother. >> and in addition to his fire family, frank yin's two brothers and sisters have flown in and are here at the hospital, coming up at 6:00 we'll tell you about the loss parishioners are feeling. >> and we'll see you then. a gas leak forcing dozens of evacuations has been capped. sky 7 was on the scene this afternoon, and a contractor using a back hoe dug into a gas pipe around elk court no. injuries reported and no service interrupted. >> happening now. the cdc says 10,000 people who visited yosemite national park are at risk of contracting hanta virus. >> saying people who stayed in cabins incurry village from june 10th to august 24th may be at risk for developing the

virus over six weeks. the national park service says they've been inundated with calls asking if they've been exposed to the virus six people have been stricken with the virus after staying in curry village. two of them have died. >> the sonoma county district attorney increased charges against an 82-year-old driver from assault with a deadly weapon to attempted murder saying he purpose fully ran over a bicyclist two weeks ago. activists unveiled an ordinance making it easier for bike riders to sue for harassment. >> the dunbarton bridge will be closed. >> here is abc 7 news. >> happening now, caltrans getting ready to close the bridge for the weekend. starting at 10:00 tonight the dunbarton will be closed in both directions, reopening tuesday morning at 5:00.

it's necessary for updates for a seismic joint on the eastern side. the same work done over memorial day weekend. the upgrade allowing bridge to move better in an earthquake. >> this bridge will be lifted to make room for the work. caltrans says the closure did not result in a congestion on alternate routes. and there is holidays about half that. >> and right now detours have begun for drirz -- drivers. fremont street closed just minutes ago it and will remain crossed until the tuesday morning commute, workers will dig out the roadway and put in a steel bridge allowing them to build a transit center underneath. >> to help you get around this weekend down load our exclusive waze app.

>> and you can find it and down load it and become an abc 7 news traffic spotter. >> one person has been killed after a 7.6 magnitude quake struck this morning off the eastern coast of the philippines. it's about 465 miles from the capitol. >> the quake knocked out power to nearby towns and a tsunami alert was issued but quickly lifted. there are warnings sent many to seek higher ground. >> mitt romney is taking a look at the damage caused by hurricane isaac in louisiana. today traveling to new orleans to meet with the governor and to see what isaac left behind. 80 red cross volunteers are also in the gulf coast and they're helping there with relief efforts. >> hurricane isaac was just one stop today. before leaving for new orleans, he held a post convention valley -- rally in florida. paul ryan joined him and the

sendoff included a debut of his new campaign plane. the duo has plenty of cash on hand compared to $124 million. >> coming up later abc 7 news explains why the g.o.p. convention fell short of expectations. >> we have information on the central valley slaughter house investigated for the inhumane treatment of cows. >> u.s. department of agriculture says there no evidence sick animals may have entered the food supply and no food safety violations took place there but the usda continues investigating animal mistreatment and video showed workers kicking and shocking cows there. >> looks like two stranded dolphins found their way back into san francisco bay. the pair spotted around the canal wednesday afternoon. it appears the dolphins swam out with the tide. >> right now in san jose,

students wrapping up their first day back to school that was destroyed in an arson fire. two 16-year-olds accused of setting the fire. >> the school has undergone a massive transformation, today, welcoming students back to class. and terry mcsweeney attended the grand opening. >> the dignitaries spoke. >> not only normal now, we're stronger than we were. >> and for teachers and parents, the dream came true. >> as you can see, everyone is smiling today. they have been since the first day of school. and this will be for a long time. >> new classrooms for first, second and? third graders and a new library. construction necessary because of the fire on july 5th, a $10

million fire. planned and carried out by two 16-year-olds, both tried as adults and one sentenced to eight years in prison. more than a building was lost that day it was like losing a family member. a lot of teachers lost all of their possessions in classrooms. and we're like a school family here. so it was tough on a lot of people. >> for students, thoughts are not of the past or future, more of the here and now. >> playing in the new playground. >> what about classrooms? >> they're nice. >> waiting for my friends and jumping on stuff. >> and the classrooms took their place so let's hear it for trace elementary. >> this two year ordeal, they

tell me brought the community closer together but quickly adds she doesn't want to go through this again. >> results of the california star test show math and english test scores went up for the ninth year. >> not in my house. unfortunately. out of five million students, 57% scored proficient or higher in english. 51% did the same in math. >> and son noma and san mateo counties beat the state wide average autos and after nearly two years of renovations it left 24 hours until fans will take in the action. and a cal team football team playing in the new, improved memorial stadium. >> looking good. new bleachers and food. just some of the highlights fans will experience tomorrow. >> and in berkeley, last minute preparations before tomorrow. the cal bears take the field.

and the bear's den has undergone a makeover. and has been quite an ordeal as memorial stadium was closed for a project renovation. the core of which was a seismic retro fit. all but the outer facade was rebuilt from the ground up. tickets still available for 2000 fans and the cost is $19.23. the million dollar question, will fans still be able to catch the game for free? from tight wad hills? the answer, i'm told is yes. in berkeley, abc 7 news. >> and if you're wondering about prices, 1923 is the year memorial stadium first opened. 1923. >> wow z here spencer christian knows well this year. >> and accuweather time line reporter in that day. >> gas prices are lower then. and there is a rather cloudy

day much of the area, we'll see more clouds gathering so clouds will be thicker, fog joining low clouds. and there is mostly cloudy skies and low to mid-60s tomorrow morning, drizzle near the coast in the bay. and there is partly cloudy, partly sunny skies, high temperatures ranging from upper 50s on the coast. near 80s into the warmest locations. and there is a cool start going to warm up sunday and monday. i'll have details coming up later. >> and still ahead, free smiles, dozens of people line up to get free dental care. >> business news involving groupon's stock.

a live report on the company from bloomberg west is just ahead. >> michael finney still taking your questions on twitter and facebook and will answer them here live in just a few minutes. you can contact michael on twitter at m finney. >> and this is especially crowded for drivers on the lefthand side of the screen trying to make their way across the bay bridge right

>> dozens of people flashing their pearly whites thanks to a group of people coming

together. >> there are volunteers didn't know what to expect but didn't think they'd see this. >> astounding. dinot think people would show up. this is the first time they held a free clinic. the doctor heard about the nonprofit group dentistry from the heart and decided she wanted to participate. running her practice left her little time for organizing this. she enlisted help of the 16-year-old daughter. >> i guess this shows how much people really need help in this community. with the economy and everything today. and they're helping people like eric florence. >> maybe about a year and a half. and i lost out everything. insurance. and no coverage. >> mario has a job but still hasn't been able to afford care.

>> there is no other way to get dental. >> and the doctor isn't sure how much this is costing her practice. >> probably a few thousand dollars. it's worth it. >> the mother-daughter team says toughest part of the day has been turning people away. >> this is so hard. i hate doing it. at some point you have to say sorry. >> they'll able to see 70 people today and made an exemption. demand convinced them to make this an annual event. >> facebook stock hit another new low. emily chang joins us live with today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> there is some mounting

questions about the founder of groupon, the chairman is distributing 18.7 million groupon shares and distributing shares to his family foundation reducing his personal stake in the company. and today's stock price is more than $77 million worth of stock and shares are down almost 85%. >> and there is a defect discovered in screens and the big question is could it delay the new iphone? sharp announced it found a problem during a drop test and that shipments will be delayed. sharp did not say which product the screens are for but it's one of the suppliers. iphone expected to be unveiled september 12th, just 12 days from now. "wall street journal" reports sharp

supported to start shipping screens by the end of the month. and that is today. >> and $18 is what facebook closed at today. stock lost half of the sal since going public about three months ago. this is after analysts slashed their targets. apple on the losing end of a patent fight with samsung in japan. a judge ruled samsung didn't infringe an apple patent and the judge ordered apple to pay samsung. a week after a u.s. jury found samsung infringed patents and samsung plans to add google tv to its line of smart tvs ask says google chrome and droid apps and more will be available on some of the samsung sets before the end of

the year, stocks got a boost today after the fed chairman said he would not rule out more stimulus to help bring down the unemployment rate. he calls that a grave concern. and your bloomberg silicon valley index closing higher and shares of intel and apple helping to pull the index higher. and facebook coo is writing her first book, expected to be published next year, filled with career advice and stories about the challenges women face in the work place similar to those in her now-famous pep talk. and saying it's a call to action for women to lean in and rise up the ranks of top institutions and corporate america. and in san francisco, i'm emily chang with bloomberg west. >> we can see it's sunny out there now. big changes are coming. >> you said it's going to be

cooler today. >> temperatures just plummeting and now, with sun we have it's in isolated spots and there is a live view over san francisco. you can see low clouds hanging over the city and bay. there is a section of the city that is brightened by a silver of sunshine and around the bay, near the coast it's dreary looking now. there is clouds pushing across the bay and up into parts of the north bay as well. so there is temperature readings feeling like winter. and looks like winter. 59 degrees in half moon bay. there is milder in antioch. not a lot of milder degrees to

be had right now. cloudy conditions tonight. areas of drizzle slightly warmer tomorrow, warmer sunday and monday. and there is wide spread clouds across the bay area with pockets of showers into early morning hours. and speaking of early morning hours, low temperatures will be mainly into low to mid-50s and there is a drizzle near the coast. there is upper level low off shore heading eastward going to hold temperatures below seasonal for another day. let's take a look at what tomorrow is shaping up to look like. partly cloudy skies, and sunny skies into the south bay. highs into mid-70s. there is 75 in san jose and cupertino. 78 in los gatos.

and 72 in palo alto. and 60 in half moon bay. there is mainly low to mid-70s, up to 75 in santa rosa. near east bay highs mainly upper 60s to low 70s, inland east bay will be plunging into upper 70s and near 80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. antioch, 74 and there is sunday, warming up to 90 degrees and mid-90s monday and tuesday. so nice little spell of warm weather coming there beginning on sunday. >> that looks good. thank you, spencer. >> next a tv icon has been robbed. why dr. phil is claiming highway robbery, ahead. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 shifting landscape of the san francisco north beach. changing times taking a bite out of a popular restaurant. >> another check of the

commute. and considering here live there is a get away friday, traffic is moving smoothly in both directions. stay with us.

another difficult day for

robin roberts. >> dr. phil dealing with real life drama this weekend. the talk show host's 1957 chevy bell air convertible stolen from an l.a. hot rod shop. the $80,000 ride broke down last weekend taken to the repair shop. that is where the thief found the vehicle and took off with it. the abc news family is mourning the death of gma co-host robin roberts mother. the 88-year-old pass wade last night. news a day after roberts announced she's taking a medical leave from the program to have a bone marrow transplant. she was with her mother at the time of her passing. and if you're in the mood for a good movie this weekend, there are plenty to choose from, including the new drama "lawless". >> this is a good movie about family. yes, blood and guts and that. and there are two interesting love stories happening. >> this is a movie about

family. you know? it's not cutsy at all about it. >> it is taking over theaters now as well as the demondayic thriller "the possession". there is a new baby in beverly hills, which 90210 star is welcoming a new addition, all right now on otrc.com. >> and just heard robin roberts is taking a medical leave from good morning america. her friends designed a special wrist band a symbol for all who are thriving after receiving a bone marrow transplant. they have the words light, live love, power, presence. which represent a prayer her mother taughter years ago. >> we're going to notice there is a request for these wrist bands. when i look down and i can see people wearing them, as i'm seeing you all, it's what you carry in your heart that

really inspires me. >> if you'd like to buy a prayer for protection wrist band go to abc 7 news.com and click on see it on tv. >> she's been through so much. and we wish her the best. more is ahead at 4:00 a lottery winner from fremont comes forward after seeing himself on tv. there is a live report coming up. >> and shocking video showing a 13-year-old boy being bullied by students and a teacher seems to be in on it all. >> and last chance in years to see a blue moon. we'll have a

a school district in washington state is facing tough questions. a video taken inside of a classroom shows a 13-year-old being bullied by students and the teacher seems to be in on the abuse. >> this video taken by students of a 13-year-old boy dragged around the room, and having a sock stuffed in his mouth so disturbing it's hard to imagine a student didn't jump in to stop it.

but a teacher was there, too. and they say he joined in. >> i drop my kids off, i'm dropping them off as a parent sending my kids to a school that is going to take care of them. >> this happen hd in a middle school near tacoma, washington but is just now coming to light following an investigation. at times in the video which goes on at least 15 minutes it seems the boy is playing along. but a handful of students are seen writing on his feet and holding a pillow over his face, covering him with chairs. the teacher seemingly mugs for the phone camera. >> he wanted to kill himself he said. and the kids had blamed him for this popular teacher and suspension that he received. >> rossi told abc news he's

not allowed to comment wrote a letter, i can say at the time dinot believe any of the children were at risk of harm during their interaction. nor did i view this incident as anything more than harmless childhood horse play. memos from the school district say he avoided losing his job but accepting a 10 day suspension. >> we took what we think is significant action. >> the parents say the matter has been made worse by the fact that rossi is back at another school. >> i think that someone that could allow this to happen and participate has no business being in a classroom. >> the school district tells us other parents are now expressing concerns about having this teacher back in the classroom and police are now investigating as well. looking into whether this school district handled this case properly. abc news, seattle. >> and it's unbelievable video there. in cincinnati family friends and fellow astronauts paid

respects to neil armstrong. the first man to walk on the moon. he died on saturday and among hundreds of the mourners were armstrong's apollo 11 crew mates. former astronauts and ohio senator john glenn attended as well. >> and tonight a fitting tribute to armstrong. a blue moon rises for the first time in more than two years and there is a look from the space camera. it's a rare occurrence a second full moon happens within the same calendar month. the last blue moon took place in march, 2010. the next, july 2015. for more on the blue moon go to abc 7 news.com. >> and still ahead a message for anyone in the mood to lose weight. new findings show you it's not just what you eat but where you eat that can help you out. >> i'm michael finny. today, 7

on your side is just ahead and i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me on twitter and facebook.com/m finney abc 7. i'll answer questions live in just a little bit. >> from mount tam we can see sunlight and clouds. a lot more clouds coming our way tonight. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and taking a look at traffic right now, this is the san mateo bridge. it's slow going for drivers on the lefthand side of the screen. they're making their way to the east bay. on the ride drivers heading through rather foggy weather. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues right after this. >> this summer you made the sleep campaign a huge success. as a thank you to fans, $30,000 is being donated to the ticket to dream foundation.

checking healthy living news a german drug company is apologizing to a generation of people linked to birth affects

linked to its drug. it was used to control morning sickness and withdrawn when linked to thousands of children born with deformed limbs. 51 years later the drug company is issuing apology and asking for forgiveness. it is still used as a treatment for other diseases. >> if you're counting calories but feel like visiting fast food restaurants you may want to factor in where the dine. a study found diners ate less with restaurants with dimmed lights and soft music playing. customers ate 18% fewer calories than people in bright, loud places and the shape of a beer glass can affect how fast you consume your beverage. people drink more quickly out of curved glasses, believed it affects how you pace yourself. people finished out of the curved glass in seven minutes compared to 11 minutes from a

straight glass. >> i didn't know they were timing us out. you're probably wondering about the holiday forecast. we have a look at that. >> and sorry. i'm thinking about the size of my wine fwhas. i like the big wine glasses. they hold more wine. nationwide a nice, warm day but we won't see kichbdz extremes. highs into 80s going up to northern tier states. upper 80s to low 90s and 99 in dallas. in the state of california will be mild to warm and to hot. warm in fresno. a high of 92. hot in palm springs and warm in los angeles. there is a high of 88. here in the bay area, tomorrow's highs will be well below the average for this time of the year. so we'll see highs inland of the north bay and east bay upper 70s to near 80. low to mid-70s in the south bay. around the bay highs into 60s

to about 70. looking for 70s in san mateo. 63 in san francisco. and just a tad to our south, looking for highs into mid to upper 60s. inland, milder. 77 in gilroy. 78, morgan hill. there is a warm up sunday and monday. labor day. we're going to sizzle with inland highs into mid-90s which i guess you hope for on labor day. >> yes. yes. a dramatic swing in 48 hours. >> big swing. >> yes. >> okay. >> if you're sticking around this labor day weekend, there is a lot going on here. >> abc 7 news don sanchez has what is hot. the sauce let yes art festival is a premier event. there are works from more than 260 artists, classic rock, food and wine, all weekend. time stands still.

from a pulitzer prize winner from the center of performing arts. and catch a big cd party friday night in martinez. downtown millbrae is transformed into the big easy during the art and wine festival. plenty of music and art. keeping blue as live, performing stars of the blues jazz and soul is a party in the park on monday. starting at noon. and relive your parents experience was a new collection set from game shows to death valley days. >> and coming up a guest spot by the giper gets scuttled y republicans pulled the plug on plans by a virtual appearance

by former president reagan. >> and tampa hoping to cash in on the republican national convention but dreams of riches didn't exactly come true.

what you didn't see in tampa this week was an image of ronald reagan, at least a hologram of the republican icon. a tech company is developing a 3 d image of the president it and looks real. there were plans to debut this outside of the convention hall there. was resistance some thought a projection would overshadow their presidential nominee, mitt romney. >> tampa, florida predicted a huge wind fall from the republican national convention, estimates topped 150,000s oodz a lot of businesses around the convention area were left out. abc 7 news mark matthews has been in tampa all week covering a convention and i'm pact on the community. >> the big hotels are doing fine if among those booked by republican party for delegates. and california delegations, he at 2:00 in the morning the bar

was doing a brisk business. but take a look at this cafe just across the canal from the convention center. it's lunchtime. and it's empty. >> this is typically full. i can tell you we're probably down 75 so far this week. >> next door, at the public market, it's full of food with an empty lot. miles from the convention center it got a bit better. >> we're down to about 15% or 20%. >> seems closer they were, the worse it got. a lot of people overlooked. >> security has been so extreme. >> this security was beyond extreme. roads blocked, bridges, closed and delegates bused in but they did not walk outside of the fenced primt ter. and the economic wind wind fall never materialized. >> we've cut back our staff. we're trying to ride it out

best we can. >> that is not the pick you're they wanted to leave in tampa. there is an area of the state holding a large number of swing voters. and is often the deciding factor. >> law enforcement spent a year planning security for this convention with idea that a massive display would overpower any attempt to disrupt the city. >> we have to worry about bumps in the rad. >> he need not worry about media coverage, but republicans might have given a thought to that part of the business community that is now left with a bad taste after a week of partying i'm not sure what the answer s at this point i'm still sitting undecided. >> and mark will be here next

week in charlotte. you can follow him on twitter and our facebook page. >> there is michael finney answers questions and the first question comes from paul v, asking what are the laws if any rs on property managers taking rent from onsite resident man fwerz. i thought the apartment come wtz job? >> used to, pretty much. if you had a superintendent as they call them back east or a manager, they call in silicon valley they got the apartment that. is the deal. and but the way the economy is now, they can get people to accept that knock without giving you full rent. there are absolutely no laws about this and they can give you a place or credit for a rent or just pay you for doing the job. they do not have to give you a place to live. >> and there is susan s if

i've been taking online classes. i don't attend the college, so why do i have to apay the fees? >> you do attend, just online. we've had a lot of debate over these fees over the years here in california. and people saying look. i never go to the dance, never use the gym. i don't vote for student body president. why do i have to pay this? because that is part of the deal. that includes if you're online. the thing boy remind you is that you're actually getting units and getting it from cal state. and this is just part of the package. >> so you don't know up, you're still attending class. >> absolutely. you're attending that university. if you want to show up, show up. >> and hang out, be a poet. >> there gou.

>> and is that the course you follow to get this job? >> and ken asks can an automotive repair shop keep your money if it's misdiagnosed an issue with your car two times and has not fixed it? >> i don't have a lot of good news for people today. there is no lemon law for labor in this state of california. as a matter of fact, you're legally, you can be bad at your job. there is nothing that says they have to offer a guarantee f they do offer a guarantee, a bunch of rules have to be followed. and this is why so few of them offer a guarantee. go in there and say no. what are you going to do? that is how you deal witness. if there is more than one car, point that out to them. >> i'll call you there gou. >> and if this is on purpose that, is fraud and a different

deal. >> and and the winners of the megamillions jackpot coming forward. >> and you're right about this yesterday. officials introduced the couple from fremont and found out they'd won the prize. officials posted the picture open its web site. his relatives saw it. the couple admitted they had been at the machine but ignored messages indicating something was up. >> we had a number but it kept saying check again. check again. and like scan and go, then go. >> and they did check the clerk, finally after they saw on the web site they'd won. they have trouble finding that winning ticket! yikes. >> and saying their only plans

is save it for their kids college education. can you imagine what the scene is like in their home as they scrambled around? they knew it's worth $52 million. >> as someone who misplaces everything i can relate to that. imagine the panic. >> i'm sure your spouse would have been supportive. >> oh, yeah. we'll leave it there. >> and he survived three weeks without food or water. up next a beach home for the stowaway kitten sailing across the pacific. >> and the victim of a brutal iphone theft returning to the scene of the crime. and retracing the vicious steps thieves took to steal her phone, coming up.

move over, cavemen, humans have a long ancestor to credit for evolution. scientists found a finger bone

of one of them in a russian cave in 2008. new technology allowed researchers to map their dna and found these extinct people lived in philippines and poll nichea. natives from those areas still derive 5% of the dna. they had dark skin, brown hair and brown eyes. in the animal world a 5-month-old kitten survived a journey without food or water will soon have a new place to call heem. take a look at niho, he was too weak to stand, you can see he's doing better now. so cute. workers discovered the stow way in a shipping container. a lot of people wanted to adopt him. the kitten goes home to his new family in redondo beach, next week. leave it to the dog to save the day this, video going viral on you tube. there is a jedi dog becoming a star of a star wars street

performance. taking over. the pooch goes after darj vaidar's light sabre. and fighting with the dark lord there. coming away with a prize, you can see the force is strong. with the furry one. darth vader covering up. and thanks for joining us. i want to remind you about our alarm clock app. you can receive head lines the moment you wake up in the morning. abc 7 begins right now. >> and victim of a brutal iphone theft returns to the scene of the crime, retracing the vicious steps thieves took. >> and thee yat tricks known as eastwooding. did it help or hurt the race for the white house? >> i'm sandhya patel.

there is a a cool pattern today but i'll let you know if we'll step out of it for the holiday weekend. >> it's happening now. over san francisco bay, sky 7 is live above just south of the san mateo bridge. the coast guard searching for the wreckage of a sail boat that sank this afternoon. >> firefighters rescued both people from what we understand. a 51-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl. >> and our other top story, popularity of the iphone among thieves. >> that is right. so popular, criminals are using violent means to steal them. one woman describes the frightening assault all over an iphone. >> and there is robberies of the phones becoming more brazen and violent. in june a pregnant woman was

beaten on a bart train. he stole her iphone. just yesterday, and. >> there is another woman pistol whipped by two robber who's made off with her iphone and wallet. now this, robbery in san francisco. this happened here on fill more last friday, shortly after midnight. heather sweeney celebrating her birthday with a dozen friends. it was packed with people, dancing to a dj. >> we headed out to the dance floor, we're all kind of hanging out in this area. >> sweeney went to check on their coat autos with my back, i felt a large arm go around my rib cage. >> a man grabbed her arm, pulling it back, and female accomplices began grabbing at her jewelry. >> and they were trying to get to rip my engagement ring off. and i made a fist that, is when i knew something bad was

happening. then, they tried to rip my earrings out of my ear. gave aus sharp tug on my necklace then took my phone out of my back pocket, hit me in the face a punch in the face. >> the punch blackened her eye. she fell to the ground, dazed. it happened fast, the music blairing and people were dancing. and there were security guards, no one saw what happened. >> we came out. >> after police were called sweeney borrowed a cell and they began tracking her stolen phone. using her find my phone app. >> and we tracked it and saw the phone on the map was moving on lom barred street. >> so they ran down lom barred and on to steiner street. >> we ran two blocks up and then it was obvious they're in a vehicle moving faster than we were going to be going. >> police then picked up the chase. and the robbers killed the app on the stolen phone, taking the sim card out. >> as soon as it