with her child. as well as her dog, the child and dog were not injured. a police officer tells me a parks department vehicle struck the woman then took off. you're taking a look at the vehicle. the driver, a park employee is being questioned at the time. when this happened people were here at the park and many tried to help the woman. there was a nurse here that tried to help but she did pass away. a woman would who live as cross from the park and has been here since the 50s says maintenance vehicles have been a problem here sometime its been a major beef of mine because they just drive randomly here. even after hours, one had his truck and was taking baseball kids up there. he says i work for the park

and recs. >> and patricia is hoping for a policy change by that department. she says the park is just too busy to have vehicles out there. the child was taken with the mother to the hospital and is with family at this time. >> thank you very much. happening now in southern california you're looking at live pictures from a major freeway shut down because of massive damage from a big rig on westbound interstate 10 in fontana. police are directing all cars off the freeway to avoid the overpass. and as you can see, traffic is backed up for miles in that area. traffic bad in l.a. and now this,. well it could be largest layoff of its kind in contra costa county. in an industry health care that is otherwise growing. john muir health announced it's selling out outpatient

labs. hundreds of employees could therefore lose their jobs. laura anthony is live with the story. laura? >> hi, dan, well layoffs have leveled off here in contra costa county, that is probably little consoleation for folks here, many, i'm told will move on with the new company that bought the lab but colleagues will not. >> people are stressed. >> scott fernandez one of 200 employees work at the main fa sill any north concord, closing by the end of the year. >> the uncertainty and everything up until this point has been hard but we have an additional announcement people may have an opportunity to get on with thing autos john muir lab sold muir labs to lab corps. >> we have gotten complaints both from patients and physicians about the cost of our services. >> john muir health spokesman

says they could not no longer compete in the tight marketplace come baited -- dominate bid a few large company autos this is not reflective of the work done, it's realities of what we're facing as a -- in a competitive industry. >> the 56,000 square foot facility will close muir lab patient service centsers will stay open under new ownership, lab corps assured 540 employees they'll fire 150 of them, perhaps more. that includes curer that's currently work for muir. >> no time is a good time to be looking for a job. >> a superviseor worries for himself and other who's may soon be out of work. >> john muir health have been good employers that we have people that live here a long,

long time. so it will be interesting to see. >> one lab hopes lab corps will be able to offer same services for lower prices. i team learned san francisco police department now turned over a report about a fatal accident to the district attorney. the 24-year-old was riding her bike on folsom street. the police report says she was at fault but after an advocate uncovered video police determined the truck driver who hit her was at fault. the chief said he was forwarding the case to prosecutors. it didn't happen last week, but today the district attorney confirmed to abc 7 news it has this case. >> a nearly two-month long hunger strike is over. the inmates ended their protest today after two

lawmakers agreed to hold hearings looking into a policy that allows prisons to keep gang leaders in isolation units for long periods. some for 20 years. supporters hail this end of a strike as a rally today in oakland. >> one, they created this movement. two, they have made concessions to them, also, i think because of the hearings that they called for that that gave them a sense this legislature, the people, you know have their back. >> more than 30,000 inmates began refusing meals when the strike began. by this week the number dwindled to 100 who had been on strike. >> in sacramento today lawmakers are looking at ways to change the state drug laws. the goal to, keep lesser offenders from clogging up korts and prisons.

>> you're still on the record. yes. >> until now, he won't give us his last name, he's done hard tim for drug possession. felonies follow him for life, making i difficult to move on now that he's clean. >> trying to get a good job is hard because they're not going to really accept you because of the record you have. under the drug possession that i have got. >> the state legislature will likely send governor brown a proposal allowing prosecutors to charge possession of a small amount of cocaine as a misdemeanor rather than a felony. the choice is theirs. instead of sentencing behind bars three years, the maximum sentence could be a year in jail saving about 160 a year. >> felony should be about violent crime, crime were you hurt someone or take from someone else, not appropriate

for what someone puts into their own body. >> those red light hardest drugs to break addiction of. >> ryan jones used to work with families and says it helps addicts get help they need through what is called proposition 36 funds. >> prart that have is being convicted of a felony. we have an avenue for them to seek treatments. so we have a way out to help them. up. when they do hit rock bottom. >> i just think a misdemeanor if you keep getting misdemeanors and misdemeanors what would you learn? so i just think that slap on the wrist getting a misdemeanor is just not enough. >> it's hard to say he was tough on crime but as governor brown has a big fan of letting locals make decisions. don hopes the governor gives a second chance. >> a possession shouldn't be as hard if it s.

>> the measure does not affect marijuana possession remaining an infraction. >> well, drivers appear to be growing more accustomed to commuting across the new bay bridge. it's still very heavy that. is traffic on the left and quite heavy for drivers on the righthand side this, is typical at this time of the day. afternoon drive towards the bridge was greatly improved this afternoon. the bridge is packed but moving. patrol puts part of the blame on curious drivers for likely slowing down to admire the new span. and there was a new first today, first roll over accident involving this building. you can see it's being set up right here, tipped over and didn't really affect traffic.

>> three years into construction and its already reached a milestone as they begin pouring concrete this, is what it will look like once finished. you can see it will change san francisco skyline pro foundly. more now from the transit center. >> this 100,000 year old bay mud came up from the bottom of the hole that will one day house the lower levels of the transit center, workers spent three years demolishing through layers of history. now, it's time to start building up. >> weave gone back when woolly mammoths grazed here. >> concrete being poured on a massive scale beginning now, four city blocks will be covered with concrete five

feet deep. the old building was hardly more than a bus terminal. the transit center will be a multi level facility with nearly a dozen agencies circulating in and out including cal train and high-speed rail as imagined in this animation. >> there will be 27,000 permanent job as tached to this center, ongo asking sustained. >> the city got $400 million in funding for the center and have parlay that had into private investments. >> six million square feet of space. 4500 new housing. 1200 of which are going to be permanently affordable. >> transit center will house

businesses only in a high rise, private investors building retail and housing. >> this is more than a bus terminal. you have 19 buildings in construction. >> target date for completion is 2017. >> abc 7 news. >> still head here tonight a showdown of skippers gearing up for finals of the america's cup and a business that may actually profit it from. >> i'm spencer christian. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> two neighbors find out phone lines are switched and are getting cell phone calls coming up 7 on your side gets things fixed. >> a mission to prove a point.

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>> preliminary races are over. media was there as you can imagine. wayne freedman is live we're finally here. >> dan, it's like this, do you know subpoena and media day? reporters show up and ask the football players questions and the players say a lot without

revealing a lot? that is what we've had here today. it was the gaudiest trophy in sports. wearing white gloves to carry but good behavior stops there. >> cup has been full of skill daggery and controversy. back stabbing. front stabbing and everything that you can think of. >> so what a jury set a penalty with an australian skipper in san francisco bay for the america's cup and all because of a violation? >> well, it's a gentleman's sport there is unwritten rule when you compete your vote will comply fchl you fall outside of the rules then

penalties are harsh. >> pier 27 expected throngs have bee -- begun to arrive. this one belongs to larry ellison. and this one, larry page. do you notice most hail from georgetown? what a coincidence. >> so you register in other places you have money to avoid paying tax autos enough money to entertain us with cutting-edge racing and back handed zoneduggery. >> they can make a 90 degree turn because developing an air for it. >> we now know the cause of the 237,000 acre rim fire

burning in the sierra near yosemite tonight. u.s. forest service blamed it on a hunter's illegal camp fire mpl the hunter has been identified but the name being withheld. he's not been arrested. the rim fire has not grown much in the past 24 hours. the cost has been $81 millionin to fight so far. this graphic shows how fire spread over two and a half weeks. lightest colors represent early stages of the fire. darkest is where it's burned over several days. by the way yosemite camp majo major -- mather was spared from the flames and will be used as a base camp for a recovery operation. >> chief executive of tesla hoping to show his vehicle is as practical as any other car out there on the road.

and plans to drive it from los angeles to new york in six days with only nine hours starting time. what he really wants to do is to dispell the notion that electric cars are inconvenient and impractical. >> let's get a check on the forecast now. things warming up? >> yes. spencer christian is here. >> that is right. big warm up begins tomorrow. we're going ease into this warm up. that is a look at sunny skies near the coastline. no marl as we have this time of the year. there is a look west you can see blue skies and sunny skies across the bay area. 66 degrees now in san francisco. mid 70s in redwood city. 64 half moon bay. here is a live

south. 73 nef vatto concord, livermore upper 70s now. one final live view, a beautiful view from sutro tower camera. these warm up begins tomorrow will be hot inland. from weekend and on. another look at salt light image that, low pressure system throughout the north he is beginning to pull away. lrb warmer still over the weekend high pressure begins to follow the time line here, builds in by tomorrow, saturday to the north we've got that clockwise circulation around that high often means a big warm up.

for the week ahead here is the seven day temperature trend. low 90s tomorrow. upper 90s saturday. over 100 degrees on sunday and monday. dropping off to mid-90s tuesday, then into 80s on thursday. overnight tonight then, tomorrow, south bay, sunny skies, highs mainly into 08s but up to about 90s in morgan hill. 84 san jose. 78 san ma ao. low 08s redwood city. downtown san francisco, a high of 74 tomorrow. 70 sunset district. north bay upper 80s at santa rosa and sonoma. 90 calistoga and napa. 82 oakland. 84 castro valley.

here is the accu-weather forecast. and heat gets cranked up higher sunday and monday. dropping off below 90s tuesday then back into 80s wednesday and thursday. it's going to be a hot spell for you intense. >> yes that. is right. >> thank you very much. >> just head bay area man hired to help the royal autos

san francisco is trying to make it easier to host film nights going on sometime like this one now, smaller parks are getting in on the fun. organizers tell us getting permission can be tricky it makes about four to eight weeks to get a permit for movie night. we're in the same category as outside lands. it's not the same scale. >> today the city recreation and parks department proposed if neighborhood groups do outreach the city will issue permit was out red tape. >> the future king of england will be soon riding around

buckingham palace. he got a call from someone within inner circle of prince william and kate. the order, a stroller for baby george painted british racing green. >> brits put kirk yemz on the side of cars and they wanted the number 2 on the side of it. just had to make sure it had a union jack included. >> joe has no idea what the number 2 stands for, are he charged $4500 for the stroller now just waiting for paparazzi pictures to see knit action with prince george inside. one cool thing, too, it converts into a trikikel when the royal baby becomes a royal toddler. >> that is cool there. >> there is more still to come here at 6:00. what google said in court to justify reading your e mails and they're making millions from it kisis in seara. the president confronts his russian counter part and

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a legal showdown pitting google popular g mail against privacy advocates. a judge decide wlg g mail users are victims of invasion of privacy gauze bauz google scans content of the e mail. now the story from san jose toogel admits it uses an auto mate prod ses to scan e mails received. it's spelled out, google says in the fine print of the privacy policy and terms of service. >> this is a terrible invasion

of privacy. >> this is all about google business model of gathering data about our appetites and hungers and desires so it can target us with marketing. >> in federal court google was trying to get the case dismissed whether users know google scans e mail autos they say make it clear, like full fine print under line 32 that you're going through the mail. >> it's creepy, everybody should be used to it by now. >> privacy issues surfaced about google glasses taking video and self driving cars. technology giving google more details about users. they're interests and pefr yenss including where where they like to eat.

if the case goes forward, then, a jury will decide if scanning must stop. what the case won't do is reverse data collected by google over 10 years. >> now latest on the crisis in syria. abc news learned the president's national security team is preparing for a larger military bombardment of syria than most anticipated this as the president speak was world leaders in russia. mr. obama trying to gain international support for action. >> it's not only a tragedy but a violation of international a.law. >> according to abc news it will last two days featuring attacks with cruise missles and from u.s. bombers. senator feinstein voted for military action reeft i think

is a judgment call once the administration made this call there is a real need for us to back it up. or america becomes a paper tiger. >> the president canceling the trip to southern california because of the syrian crisis. he was scheduled to address a union conskprengs attend a fund-raiser. >> police in los angeles today arrested 21 walmart protestors include something of the company's employees. a thousand marched through the chinatown where a walmart is planned. los angeles police arrested the demonstrators for blocking an intersection. walmart calls it a publicity stunt. >> carnival agreed to reduce pollution when it emits in

port. and reached an agreement to redus the pollution. >> a weak reaction to strong economic data. first time unemployment claims reached a low. 176,000 new jobs created last month. and so why did the dow jones add six points today? wall street is afraid feds will end it's economic stimulus spending. apple under fire over iphone 5 c apple supplier being accused of hiring discrimination over crowding up to three times legal limit. april yez says it's looking

into claims. jc penny ending a tug-of-war with macy's over martha stewart. pennies says it's dumping the brand because of poor sales. >> moving ochb carolyn and i are wearing orange to mark hunger action month. when local food banks appeal for help. >> one in five dmirnt bay area does not get enough to eat and it is getting worse. >> yes. >> together, we can solve child hunger. >> ads like this released today to coincide with hunger action month sponsored by feeding america. they were produced by cut water to raise wareness on the issue of hunger among kids. it's a problem affecting thousands of children. they're not the only ones. food banks say one in four

residents faces a possibility of having to skip a meal. >> one in four need food assistance. >> since the great recession, more people in the bay area are living in so called food insecure households. these people may have a skrob but can't make ends meet. >> td cost of living doesn't end. yeah there are times i hate to admit this, on camera i'd be hungry. >> glide serves three meals per day on san francisco's tender loin district. the organization has not seen the number of clients go down despite some improvements in the economy. number of seniors needing help is increasing. >> we see more and more seniors and adults coming to access services.

and predict that that will grow in san francisco abc 7 news. >> this month lay bai area food banks will be encouraging you to help out. >> yes we have a link under see it on tv get insfrofld you can. >> a bay area break through. >> experimental treatment could allow certain

an experimental treatment is offering a new alternative to patients dealing with a debilitating eye disease. it's a treatment that could eliminate the need for major surgery. >> i'd say 75% to 80% is eye sight. >> needle work is a passion for her. >> it terrified me to lose my eyes mean boy lose ability to do what i enjoy in life. >> she was diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition that weakens the cornea. the doctor says some cases are

so severe they require a cornea transplant weeks of recovery. >> they do work but come with a side affect of not being able to lift more than 20 pounds for life he recommended an investigational pro you're for bobby. it's known as cornal cross linking. >> this removes skin of the eye using a medication called riboflavin which is a vitamin, and light. >> weigh watched as he performed a procedure. >> a lot of waterness, dryness, when looking at the screen. >> dr. bosra guides a device carefully removing the top layer of the cornea. next, he and his team adding

riboflavin into the eye over 20 minutes finally got into a device into place. victor's eye glows green. the light interacts with the drops. researchers say it causes kol kuls to bond or cross link. >> by linking it makes it stronger so you think of putting mesh on a dam it's strengthening in that way. >> that is it. >> after four minutes victor will be able to go home with an eye patch. >> it means a lot. you know? driving. >> for bobby it's stabilized her vision allowing they are see well enough with glasses to persue the hand work she loves.

>> no water what goes on i'll be able to do the things i like doing in live. >> the out of pocket costs for patients averages about 4,000s oodz well, coming up here on abc 7 news, michael finney two women whose telephone lines got crossed and they could not get the phone company to fix it. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection.

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sometimes neighbors know too much about each other. >> in pinole two women discovered they were learning more than they wanted to know. >> too much information. right? >> that is remarkable two. neighbors started getting mysterious phone calls from strangers they realized their phone numbers were switched but the phone company won't fix it. >> sally never met ruth ann

who lives down street. >> him. come on in. >> until an odd twist of fate brought them together or an odd twist of phone lines. >> i came home and we didn't have phones. >> when service came back, something strange began to happen. >> we started getting calls for people we had no idea who they were. >> the same happened to sally. >> i asked what number are you dialing they'd tell me. >> sally realized they dialed the same number. it was not hers. she call that had mystery number and surprise, her own telephone rang. next she dialed her own number. >> asked me where she lived. i said, pinole. >> they realize they had were neighbor skbz getting each other's calls. some of them rather private.

>> health related or about a job its none of my business that is none of my business. >> breeching confidentiality for me to know about them. which madey wonder what they knew with b.me. >> however, weeks later at and t were still getting calls soon, relaying message uz got a message from the doctor. you need to be there at this time. >> they're trying to get a hold of you, they can't get hold of you have have the write house. >> at and t told her thousand fix the phones herself. she said forget it and contacted 7 on your side. >> it was great, great. next morning. >> at and t came out and plugged the right phones into the right house skptz company

saying issue which our technicians have since resolved was our mistake and we apologize for the inconvenience it has caused. still, that missed connection has caused a new connection. >> you know if you need anything you know where to go sally and ruth ann started giving out each other's phone numbers to get their call autos let's get one last check on the forecast now. >> yes. it's going warm up by the weekend. >> yes. it s warm up begins tomorrow but today was a mild day and you can see no costal fog, tomorrow, mild to warm across the state. it will be hot down in the southland. maybe isolated thunderstorms

in southern california. here in the bay area, low 90s over inland east bay. skpf 90 in morgan hill, here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. here comes heat over the weekend. sunday, monday, highs up to and above 100 degrees. mid to up yefr 70s on the coast is a nice warm spell. >> larry beil is here. >> talking football. 49ers. >> yes. opening sunday. >> fired up. is collin kaepernick in sync with vernon davis? one niner says no. the re

good evening, last time 49ers played they meet again in the niners home opener this sunday, none other than randy

fos mos raising questions about the offense. former niner randy moss says not convinsd the due yes was up to the challenge. and he says he never saw a rap yort last year. connecting for 254 yards. davis did not agree with the exteammate. >> he's an analyst. you know? that is his job to critique or offense. and say whatever it is he feels is right. but my opinion is different than what he is saying. i think we are on a different level, for sure. >> packers looking for pay back after the way the niners destroyed them in jab.

-- january. aaron rogers asked if packers are looking for revenge. >> never about revenge. it's about a reckoning. i mean, never about revenge. you know? we're way past that, i feel like. and it's a big game for both teams and a great match up. >> dock holiday and murray frustrated. i hate this racket. yae. that is damaged. nice backhand there. murray, i often look that way in the sports department. i'm -- it's been an eventful summer for seth curry he's more recognizable but the best

part of the summer that it e.was not recovering from another ankle surgery. warriors honored him and he used to have other accolades on the wall. they were taken down. >> they took them down. coach jackson is here and i was kind of salty about that. hopefully understand there is a space to remember. >> coach wants championship banners warriors set a record this week surpassing 14,000 ticket packages sochld today calling mark git yez. the fan purchasing ticket 1401. >> i'm going pay for your

season tickets for the year. >> really? >> no problem, man. >> yes. that means a lot. >> that is nice. >> that is a fun call to get. >> yes. >> join me on cable channel 13. coming up, state biologists try to save a rare trout by poisoning a river. >> and then, gra tu tis. some see them as gits. should we do away with tip something the trend popping up in restaurants. >> oh. >> i think not. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of us here thanks for watching. we appreciate tour time. >> you can follow us on twitter on abc 7 news bay area,

good night for now.

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