good afternoon, everybody. >> a sad story, a landscape crowned contractor for caltrans struck and killed today in brentwood city when a driver veered off the freeway and smashed into february. >> they occurred along u.s. highway 101 right near marsh road. we have new developments right now from a job training program

in menlow park. >> we learned that the road worker who was killed today was part of the family here at job train, a menlo park-based organization, and we've done many a success story here in the past. that makes today's story truly sad. sky 7 hd has an overhead view of the accident. the black mercedes coupe you say smashed into the fence was going southbound on highway 101 in redwood city. the woman behind the wheel struck two contract employees from caltrans as they did landscape work along the shoulder. >> one of the workers had fatal injuries and another one was able to move out of the way and sustained minor injuries, and also the driver, she sustained minor injuries when she was transported to the hospital. >> reporter: highway patrol doesn't know how fast the car was going or what caused the driver to lose control. there's only a small birm and no guardrail along the shoulder. the mercedes also struck several

cars in the parking lot at stanford's pain management facility on the other side of the fence. the two workers were collecting trash and bagging it in the bright orange bags you frequently see on the side of the road. part of a work crew of 8:00 plus two supervisors of job train, a well known nonprofit that provides skill trainings. the executive director was still trying to reach the family of the man killed in the accident and still trying to express what was on everybody's mind. >> still shocked and saddened by the accident that happened on highway 102. i tend our deepest sympathies to those involved and offering counseling and support to the crews and other people working here. >> reporter: work crews were provided to do roadside cleanup and weeding and other tasks. caltrans full-time crews say safety is always a concern when they work to cars passing at such high rates of speed. >> on to the weather now.

in this drought every little bit of rain helps and that's exactly what we're getting, a little bit of rain. this was the scene at the north concord martinez b.a.r.t. station this morning, enough rain that people did need their umbrellas. a live picture from our camera looking out oversan francisco towards marin. you can see all the cloud cover, light rain there in the north bay. spencer christian following off on live doppler 7 hd. >> here we round cloudy skies, and it's been dreary and overcast and sort of damp all day. us a pointed out very little in the way of rainfall. areas of green indkeating moisture in the atmosphere and most of which is remaining in the atmosphere and not hitting the ground. earlier today measurable rain. fall back and give you a view here of this low pressure system, upper level low and west of lake tahoe you can see the moisture wrapping around that low, and as it moves down towards the bay area diminishes. napa had .07 of an inch and

petaluma and nevada .01 of an inch. here we go, cameras shows lots of clouds and 67 in san francisco. temperatures mid to upper 70s. 1 at gilroy and 63 in half moon bay and one more live view from our east bay hills camera looking east southeast towards mt. diablo, a little bit more blue skies and looking in this direction. 67 santa rosa and mid to upper 72s at fairfield and concord and 89 at livermore. pretty warm there. a look at what's coming next though as we look towards the end of the week. it the will get sunnier and drier but still a chance of a few more isolated showers in just a few minutes. larry and jo? >> overseas an american ranking general has become the highest ranking officer to be killed in the iraq or afghanistan wars. >> the general killed in a shooting in afghanistan has been identified as major general harold green. this happened at camp kagura

>> reporter: it's apparently an inside day. >> a terrible tragedy. >> reporter: a gunman wearing an afghan army uniform turned his weapon against american, afghan and nato soldiers. a u.s. official told a navy official that a two-star general was killed making him the highest ranking fatality in afghanistan or the iraq wars. 15 were wounded, including eight americans. all are expected to survive. the attack happened at this military training facility about 11 miles outside kabul. starting last fall this sprawling compound has been used to train afghan forces. group of coalition members were on site for a visit when the attack occurred. this is the latest in a string of so-called green on blue attacks in afghanistan where members of the afghan forces have attacked u.s. and coalition forces. >> afghanistan is still a war

zone, so it's impossible to eliminate, completely eliminate that threat, particularly in a mace like afghanistan. >> reporter: last major incident in afghanistan was in 2010 just before the mesh troop surge there. a suicide bomb ripped through a nato convoy in kabul, killing 12 people, including 5 american soldiers, but those attacks have become less frequent each year, as fewer u.s. troops have been on the ground there. >> a senior u.s. official said there's no indication the american general was targeted. the shooting appears to be random, an attacker fired into a large crowd. karen travers, abc news, washington. today a bay-area senator issued a new call for a criminal investigation into the mistakes made planning and building the new bay bridge. it came during a hearing for the senate committee on transportation and housing today. the senators talked of the findings of a recent report that said the bridge work is flawed, that caltrans overlooked criticism and that the agency

has problems with transparency. the senator says the senate does not have the capability to handle such a large investigation so he wants it turned over to law enforcement. >> given the size of the project, that it's the biggest project in the history of the state of california, that it was $4 billion over budget i think it would be wise to look further and not have it end just here today. >> reporter: a krnz spokesperson said there is no need for a criminal probe. the chp is already investigating claims that caltrans retaliated against employees who criticized the project and we're going to hear from krnz coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> san leandro police have released a sketch of a man they say sexually assaulted a young girl over the weekend. the attack happened in broad daylight on saturday afternoon. inside a woman's bathroom at the lakeside village apartment complex. police say the victim was with her family at the family's recreation room. family members called police to report crime but officers were not able to find the man. he's described at 19 or 20 years

old, 5 foot 1 with tattoos on his arms. the santa clara county board of supervisors is looking for a plan to temporarily place undocumented children with host families. right now thousands of migrant kids are being held in detention facilities. rather than keep the children in warehouse-like build, some county leaders want to give them a more comfortable place to stay until a judge decide their fate. logistics include ways to pay for a program like this. >> the family of a cal berkeley football player who died after a training drill is suing the university for wrongful death. the mother and the father of 22-year-old ted ag.uo joined lawyers in announcing that lawsuit today. he died in february after having trouble finishing a training run. family's attorneys blamed the associate athletic trainer for putting him through a rigorous training session despite knowing about his sickle cell train. when he began to struggle the university took the wrong

approach struggling with his symptoms. >> it's not hard. you stop the athlete from exercising. you give them oxygen and stop them from exercising. a statement was released saying because we have not seen the lawsuit we cannot speak to the specifics of this pending action and respectfully decline comment at this time. fire fighters battled a slow moving fire on mt. hamilton around 11:00 a.m. cal fire sent a full response team from the ground and air, and crews quickly knocked this down. investigators are searching for the cause of the fire. it burned about two ache efforts. an earthquake rattled in north bay this morning. the quake hit west of napa about 5:40. no reports of any injuries or damage, but people felt it as far west as sonoma and as far east as fairfield. >> reporter: maurice speights was arrested early this morning in florida and charged with driving under the influence.

tampa police say speights was pulled over in his bentley around 3:00 a.m. and seemed to be impaired and had a blood-alcohol level above .1 so legally drunk. speights was released on bail of $500. the warriors released a statement saying they are aware of the arrest but have no comment. you can expect traffic downtown san francisco to be even heavier than usual tonight. beyonce and jay-z's on the run tour is at giants ballpark. sky 7 shows us the area where crews are preparing for the 8:00 show. muni is providing additional light rail service to and from the park through midnight. still ahead on abc "news at 4:00," the life saving steps that these folks took when their boat sank off the coast of hawaii. >> and the local skipper whose pote ran aground. local authorities think they know why they haven't found him. >> red means green in mill bray. the huge chunk of cash the city is raking in thanks to its red light cameras.

>> a look at traffic along golden gate bridge approach, and can you see it's moving quite well north and southbound going towards marin county and coming into san francisco. larry and i will be back with

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we're getting rescued. >> and imagine the feeling of relief there. a group of kayakers were sinking in the hawaiian islands survived thanks to their quick thinking. the 21-foot boat carrying a group of four adults and four kids went down in rough water

bean oahu and malaky sunday afternoon. most dangerous when the water is rough there. the kayakers moved fast and they tied all of their kayaks together and called for help on cell phones. one recorded the whole incident. two hours later the coast guard arrived and rescuers say while calling for help was a good idea. the group owes their idea to a device, short for an emergency position radio beacon hand that's how investigators were able to find them so quickly. >> very rough going on lake tahoe. the authentic mississippi paddle wheeler known as tahoe queen got stuck on a sandbar for four hours and many of those 100 passengers were not thrilled with the experience. they were finally carried to shore by sheriff deputies. water levels have been dropping because of the drought. >> a tech bust navigating one of san francisco's steep hills in the valley neighborhood found himself stuck and blocking traffic this morning. arthur patterson sent us these

photos on the blog showing the ends of the commuter bus wedged into the pavement at 21st and chattanooga streets. the stuck pus also blocked j church street car line. muni brought in their own shuttle buses to move passengers. they got unstuck with the help of a tow truck. the captain of a disabled fishing boat at ocean beach hasn't been heard out since he put out a distress call yesterday. >> nobody is quite sure where timothy ly brand actually is or what happened at sea. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has more on the troubled pat. >> reporter: the paloma fishing boat was designed to float. when it's not doing that yesterday after the captain report it had had hit some rocks and he abandoned ship, it came to a rest on its side on ocean beach with wave after wave crashing into it. this morning the coast guard and several contract workers made their first attempt at pulling it to shore by using cables, a loader, an excavator and high tide. after a couple of hours, it had

moved five feet. >> the vessel has been in the surf for over 25 hours. whole penetration. it makes the vessel very heavy and difficult to remove. >> early yesterday morning the captain called nearby boats for helping saying he had a life jacket and would attempt to swim to shore. he was never found, but investigators believe he may not want to be found. that's because lybrand has a $75,000 bench warrant in santa clara county related to a drug arrest in 2010. investigators say they went to his two listed addresses and didn't find him. legal problems aside the problem with his boat being left behind is the potential for diesel fuel to leak out. the coast guard estimates a boat that size can carry up to 400 gallons. the coast guard says some fuel has already escaped and they won't really note full extent of the pollution until the boat is safely on sure. but the way things are going that could take a while. >> just doesn't work. we'll work on a plan "b." >> once the boat is out of the

water the coast guard will understand why it sank and take out the fuel and then it's up to the park services to dismantle it and remove it from the beach. >> this isn't the first time lybrand has run a boat aground. back in september 1995 his 44-foot commercial fishing boat called bono became stuck for three days in the twin lakes state beach in santa cruz after one of the deck hands fell asleep and the boat drifted. we're hearing from a good semeritan who rescued a little boy who drove his toy atv on to a busy new york expressway over the weekend. the 6-year-old with autism was unharmed. he's back with his family today but really caused quite a scare when he drove his motorized toy car on to the bronx river parkway in mt. vernon sunday night. several drivers spotted him. they slowed down trying to shield the driver from speeding traffic. a group of other drivers jumped in their car and grabbed the boy and brought him to safety.

>> he seemed disoriented and concerned and he was like i need to go home, mom, mom, and all he kept saying was his mom. >> police say the child got away from a teenager who was watching him at a nearby park or not watching him in this case. >> glad all those people slowed down to protect that little boy. >> let's head outside and spencer christian with the forecast. >> i'm looking now to the south and east where the skies are a little bit brighter than they are to the north. live spencer ne, naked eye, not to be confused with live doppler hd. showing lots of green, up from mainly over the north bay and reports from sonoma county airport of sprinkles hitting the ground. still not measurable rainfall and moisture in the air and damp conditions on the ground nonetheless. we may get more substantial showers or later in the evening. a live few from sfo, cloud cover, thick, dense and low.

these are our forecast features. cloudy and mild tonight. isolated showers are still possible, though we don't expect them to amount to very much. clearing trend tomorrow afternoon. here's what's happening in the atmosphere. radar, satellite composite image shows the upper level low moving westward in our direction away from lake tahoe in the central sierra. that wrap around moisture still moving into parts of northern california and down into the bay area. much of it is evaporating in the atmosphere before it hits the ground and nonetheless still a chance of isolated showers overnight and into tomorrow as we animate the maps here. you can see a clearing trend begins in the afternoon tomorrow and a chance of showers diminish as there's a chance of sunshine tomorrow and they begin with a drier pattern. overnight extensive cloud cover and possibility of isolated showers. mild and low temperatures mainly in the upper 50s and low 60s and tomorrow in the south bay, a few high clouds earlier, a little bit sunny later in the day.

a little bit sunnier, i should say. highs generally in the low to mid-80s in the south bay up to about 87 at both los gatos and morgan hill. over on the peninsula look for temperatures ranging from 85 to 80 in redwood city. 65 at pacifica and 67 at half moon bay and in and around san francisco tomorrow. look for highs at 69 degrees and 80 south san francisco and mid-60s at daily city and in the sunset district. pretty milded a bodega bay. mid-80s inland tomorrow in the north bay and 83 santa rosa and napa 85 in calistoga. look for highs of 75 at oakland and 80 at castro valley and once again our warmest region in the bay air yauper 80s to about 90 at antioch and 19 fairfield and 88 liver more. seven-day forecast, sunnier and drier and warmer for much of the

remainder of the forecast period after tomorrow. we'll see a steady pattern of highs right around and 80 inland through sunday and monday a little bit more of a warmup mid-80s inland and mid-80s around the bay and upper 60s on the coast. we've got some lovely weather coming our way. of course, we could use the rainfall but it would be unrealistic to expect much of it. we could hope, but not much is falling. larry and cheryl? >> spencer, thank you. up next, the oakland as looking for good luck to revive their offense. >> and new after 4:30, rounding up the nds] the wait is over for even faster internet. xfinity is now doubling the internet speed...

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time to take a look at what's trending on abc 7 news opinion come as well as on facebook and twitter feeds and the big news that everybody, including sheryl, can't get enough of is the okay land a eades rally possum. >> this little guy even has his own twitter account. here's what he's doing right now, sleeping, of course, since

possums are nocturnal. he may show up for tonight's game. >> let's hope so. here's how he ties into everything because the a's, their offense is struggling and needed a spark. came in the tenth inning. perhaps from the rally possum. shortly after he appeared the a's rallied to score a run on an rbi single. >> there he goes. run for your life. out in the warning track and then he vanish. technically, technically possums live in australia while opossums live here in the state. i guess this gay made this guy a possum because he lived under the stands because possibly he's like the odot possum. >> are you getting all this. he's called olmedod.opussum. he says i love in the odot co coliseum. he thinks he's hand some, by the

way. >> good to be a confident bossup. you follow him on twitter but you don't follow me. >> what toss that tell you? >> here's the a's and how desperate they were. what we're going to show you is josh reddick with two teammates kind of stroking their beards as a sign of good luck. that's what reddick does. it didn't work because whoever was at bat at the time was i think norris ended up striking out. whatever the case may be, the a's, as long as they have a possum on their side he'll be okay. hope he makes an appearance. i do know coco crisp will appear because he's in the lineup. he's been injured. >> didn't replace any players. >> no roster spot for the boss i am that's required. >> a lot more just ahead on abc 7 news and cashing in on impatient drivers. the extraordinary amount of money one bay area city is collecting with two red light cameras. >> the second ebola patient here in the u.s. is here in this

atlanta hospital being treated. i'm marcy gonzalez with an update on both patients' conditions coming up. >> they don't want to do it but what action is forcing a

on the peninsula drivers are

concerned about a mysterious spike in the number of tickets generated by red light cameras in the city of mill bray. >> nbc 1 news went about it and we went to the sheriff's office to find out what was going on and vic lee is live at one of the red camera intersections in mill bray with the latest. vick? >> well, larry, we're at intersection of mill bray avenue and rollins road. as you said, you can see some of the red light cameras behind me. now all of mill bray's three cameras are located at three spots along millbray avenue. the city and sheriff's office went to police with part of the spike and have some of the information but not all. >> when we staked out the location two cars ran red lights but no light flashes indicating the cameras had caught the violators. the red light camera did flash, however, when this bicyclist entered the intersection.

owen mendlon is an attorney whose cases include red light camera tickets. >> it's not foolproof. it's a machine. and machines are not foolproof. >> reporter: there may be more evidence of that. this is one of three intersections where the cameras are located, this one and the 101 off ramp and at el xheepo. highwayrobbery.net is a blog that monitors red light cameras all over california. last week its sent a note to the souns teague there was a huge spike. in up a the cameras generated 667 tickets and in may a whopping jump of 1,525 tickets. that's 856 tickets more than the previous month. in fact, more than double the number. san mateo county sheriff's office which has a contract for

policinining milbray. this camera may be the culprit, it was struck and damaged by a construction truck in april and taken down for three weeks. they are now trying to find out if that camera was fixed or replaced all together. if it was replaced with a camera with neuroand more sensitive technology. would that account for such a huge spike in ticketing? we'll keep following that story. >> police are admitting they should have done a better job of letting the public know about a plot earlier this year. the drone -- the department says the drone is expected to be used by a bomb squad to get a look at potential explosive devices. the drone might also be used in other situations but cannot fly until the department gets feedback from the community and get guidelines about when the

drone can and cannot be used. >> the second american health worker diagnosed with ebola in west africa has arrived in the u.s. for treatment. the husband of the paint says she is weak but showing signs of improvement now. marcy gonzalez with more interest atlanta. >> reporter: nancy writebol wheeled into university hospital on a stretcher, much different than the other entrance the other ebola patient made when he made walking in the ambulance into the hospital saturday. >> for her to be on a stretcher is not an indication, you know, of where she is with ebola. it's an indication of where she is, as david said, she is very, very weak. >> reporter: writebol was evacuated from liberia last night, landing at dobbins air force base near atlanta today, a specially equipped ambulance bringing her here for treatment. >> samaritans person sim are so grateful for both of them. her sons jeremy and brian are looking forward to having some time with more.

>> reporter: writebol and brantly both said to be getting better after taking an experimental drug in liberia are being cared for in specially isolated rooms here away from other patients. doctors saying everything possible is being done to keep the disease from spreading in the u.s. experts explain while a patient at mt. sinai hospital in new york who recently traveled to west africa is being kept in isolation while they await test results, it's a precaution and a sign of how careful hospitals are being. >> if they are doing the testing, they are doing the job, that's a good thing. >> and now the ambulance that brought both patients here is being bleached. the materials inside being burned. they are not taking any chances here. marcy gonzalez, abc news, atlanta. a fighter jet was skramdbled to escort a commercial flight from doha, qatar to man ofster, england today after a passenger on board told crew members there

was a bomb on board. youtube video shows the flight being intercepted by a royal air force jet. a passenger on board captured this instagram video. the flight was able to make an emergency landing at manchester airport where the man was arrested and no device was ever found. >> president obama said america is ready to make a long-term investment in the future of a camp the president addressed political and business leaders at the u.s.-africa business forum in washington, d.c. that is the first event of its kind. the presidential delegates that u.s. businesses are ready to invest $1 billion in africa, money that would go towards construction, clean energy and information technology projects. >> the united states is determined to be a partner in africa's success, a good partner, an equal partner and a partner for the long term. we don't look to africa simply for its natural resources. we recognize africa for it greatest resource which is its people and its talents and their potential. >> the u.s.-africa summit is the

largest gathering ever of african head of state in washington. it's given them the opportunity to mingle with executives from more than 80 companies including deals in finance, energy and infrastructure. >> reporter: >> a crash involving two double decker tour buses has injured 13 people in times sayre in new york city. witnesses say one of the buses appeared to be speeding down street and slammed right into the other bus. this happened right in front of the booth where people buy discounted tickets for broadway shows of the fire department says everybody who was hurt is expected to survive but three people are being treated for serious injuries. concerns over another water emergency in ohio are far from over. that's because the algae that contaminated the drinking water of nearly half a million people is not supposed to peak until september. officials say the chances of more problems will depend slowly on the weather and that will determine how large the algae will actually grow. restrictions on drinking water in toledo were lifted yesterday after a weekend with no water. and coming up on abc 7 "news

at 4:00," the unique call this farmer has to summon his cattle home. plus -- >> i've never been on live television before. >> but he is now, and he may have a future in this business. wait until you see this kid in action. >> i'm spencer christian. we see clouds above and clouds below pushing that over the bay, but will there be showers? i'll have the answer in my accuweather forecast coming up. >> a live look at the afternoon commute at 670 and wall met creek, really good considering earlier in the day there was an overturned garbage truck that had completely backed up 680 for. right now that's the oncoming traffic and it's moving a lot better than a few hours ago. and it is national whiteout, block parties planned across the bay area. we have a list of events and we want to see your national night out pictures. share the pictures with us.

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♪ >> what is the best way to bring the cows home, try plaguing the song "royals" by lord on your trombone if you have one. that's farmer derrick clingenberg attracting his cattle. they all showed up. heard the song and sped up the video because cows are pretty

sly and did come running when they heard the music. pair with me now. some might think it was the music that mooved them. >> you did not say that. >> sorry, i apologize. >> also the suspicion is there was a whole bunch of hay right behind this guy playing the trombone. ? attentive audience, too. ♪ >> well, you saw her face change, that's the magic of katy perry. "dark horse" appears to be this little girl's favorite song. having a bad day but then that song came on and her mood changed and she decided to show her dance moves, too. >> this might be better than possum. a pennsylvania boy's live interview will certainly bring a smile to your face. >> a report was interviewing people at the fair when up walked 5-year-old noah ritter. >> what did you think about the ride? >> it was great. the pony.

i've never been on live television before, but i -- i don't watch the news because i'm a kid, and apparently every time grandpa just gives me time after i watch the powerball. neve been on live television, never ever been on live television. >> are you excited? >> i apparently went down the super slide. when i went down i'm scared half to death. >> apparently. he is awesome. i do believe this is the way larry king start, just like that, about 5 years old in pennsylvania at the county fair. he has a bright future doing more live television. >> a future in sports and felt very much at home there. >> apparently. spencer, that kid is great, isn't he? >> awesome, that's amazing. a lifetime ago i said that. i've neve been on live television before and many who

wish i never had. >> and look how well it worked out for you. apparently. >> that kid is my hero. okay. let's take a look at what's happening on live doppler 7 hd which has made several appearances today. we've got a large area of moisture mainly over the north bay and pushing southward now down towards the golden gate though. still very little in the way of any measurable rainfall hitting the ground from this system. let's take a look at tropical conditions. we've got a couple of powerful storms continuing to move in the direction of the hawaiian islands. first a category 2 hurricane which is weakening and still a dangerous storm and tropical storm julio which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane. both moving towards hawaii. the storm iselle is expected to pass thursday. and a tropical storm, could be a messy storm for islands and right behind that by saturday either category 1 hurricane or tropical storm julio expected to pass north of the islands on saturday. so it's just going to be a mess

there if this pattern continues and if a tropical storm watch is in effect until early friday morning for the big island. not a fun place to be right now in hawaii unless you're a storm chaser. larry and cheryl? >> spencer, thanks. >> still ahead at 4:00, what's happening to the hundreds of vehicles that were damaged by the massive flooding on the ucla campus last week. >> plus it's all about the signs. the different way customers are organized at this restaurant. >> what people are now saying about self-driving cars and i've got big iphone news. all of that coming up.

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flood on the ucla campus are finally getting them back badly damaged, of course. the cars were removedcu from t campus and relocated to jackie robinson stadium where insurance reps were working to help the owners. a week ago a water main broke and most of the cars are a total loss. >> these were cars completely submerged or mostly submerged. the water looks like it was up over the dashboard and when it gets there all the electronics in the vehicle get fried, i've been told, and at that point it's a total loss. >> the university is helping students and staff deal with the damage by offering a loan assistance program. well, the government is going after gluten. starting tomorrow manufacturers have to make sure the package is labeled as gluten-free must meet certain standards. gluten free can only contain 20 parts per million parts of gluten ensuring the products are technically free of wheat, rye and barley.

some can get sick from glutens found in the grain. >> a restaurant in canada hoping to break down barriers an it's called signs. once customers go inside, they realize things are different. this restaurant is staffed only entirely with deaf servers. the job is a dream come true for one young woman who used to work as a hotel maid. >> you find a job but it's not job you want. it's not what fits you and this is something that fits my dream and my goal. this is one of my dreams come true to be here. >> this is an amazing opportunity for the deaf community to actually be able to put themselves out into the workforce and a workforce that would otherwise discriminate against them. >> maine, want to make it clear that people who are hear are welcome as well. they simply point to menu items or if they are up to it they can try signing themselves. each table has a flip chart to teach signs, a good idea here. the res tran's owner realizes the quality of the food is what will make the restaurant successful. >> love that story. my goodness. >> self-driving cars might be in

our future, but a new study indicates they are not ready to let go of that there. >> america's attitudes about self-driving cars. will you guys look in a self-driving car. >> i would. i think it might be more enjoyable than sitting in gridlock. >> let the machine do it. >> read the news. >> is it a study by the university of michigan found 59% of americans surveyed agree with these guys. they have positive opinions of self-driving cars. yet an overwhelming majority of those feel some hesitancy about actually getting into one. just 11% said they have no concerns about riding in a self-driving vehicle. most of us believe self-driving cars will lead to fewer crashes and decreased emissions and lower insurance rates. one of the long-standing perks of luxury travel may be going away. starting september 1st american airlines will no longer serve full meals on some first class

flights. instead passengers on most flights shorter than 100 miles will receive a light snack, like bars or cookies. only first class passengers guaranteed to get a full meal are those traveling 1,000 miles. the airline says this change will make travel more consistent for passengers who are used to flying on u.s. airways which has been consolidated with american. the media relace makes no mention of how much money will be saved. >> apple aficionados went to work september 9 on their calendar and according to the tech news september 9 is the date of apple's next big iphone lauch. it's been widely speculated that apple will announce a larger touch screen on the phone with displays possibly as big as 4.7 inches by 5.5 inches. apple is responding to samsung which has had huge success with the bigger screens on the galaxy s and galaxy note series.

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about to get evicted. the taco lia has been a mainstay for 23 years. the landlord is the same person abc news exposed earlier for illegally trying to require all tennants to make a minimum annual income or be evicted. >> reporter: carmen campos has been making her classic plain tan burrito here at this restaurant but her days there may be numbered. she told us it's sad. i've raised my children here all my life, and now i don't know with a to do. she has had a month-to-month lease with her landlord robert shelton. then a few years ago shelton asked campos to remodel and upgrade the restaurant, something he can do when negotiating a new lease. judy campos is the owner's daughter. >> pretty much when he said no

he got really upset and was like, you know, i'm giving you 30 days because you haven't done what i asked you. >> reporter: last friday campos was served with an order to leave in five days. this landlord has not had a good relationship with many of his tennants. back in may we confronted shelton when he circulated this letter to his tennants requiring them to prove that their income was at least $100,000 a year, something he can't ask of existing tennants. when we called him on it, he refused to talk to us. >> he tried raising the rent way too much money. >> reporter: this woman was also asked to remodel the space she rented from shelton a few years back. she refused and shelton raised the rent and when she left it took months to give the deposit back. >> doesn't want to give me it, each one peppy. >> we reached out to both shelton and his attorney.

they never called us back. the restaurant owner has since hired a lawyer but even he agrees it seldom works out for commercial tennants. community advocates want to protect some of the so-called legacy business nez san francisco like england has using the localism act. in the mission district 24thth street has been designated the latino cultural district. the expectation is that certain businesses will also find stability. >> especially with the legacy businesses, part of the culture of san francisco. what makes san francisco special and unique to the neighborhoods and they make those neighborhoods special and it's a draw and generates revenue. the issue of protecting legacy businesses will be discussed by the board of supervisors in the fall. by then it may be too late for the owners of cukeos. in san francisco, leanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> thanks for joining us for the news at 4:00. abc 7 "news at 5:00" begins right now.

>> the vehicle struck two and crashed on to four vehicles. >> carnage on 101. what we're leng about an out-of-control driver who killed a worker picking up trash along the highway. >> also tonight, tough questions for caltrans, the agency put on the hot seed over pay bridge construction problems. >> and the power of a single adf. >> how a bay area teenager vowed to change the world and is now about to reach that goal. >> i'm spencer christian. it's cloudy and dreary. there's still a chance of isolated shoerz. i'll give you a look at live doppler 7 hd in a few minutes. >> tragedy on the peninsula. a mercedes driver careens off high bahr 101 in redwood city crashing through a fence and killing someone who was working to beautify the highway. another worker is also seriously hurt tonight. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm sheryl jennings. traffic in that area is still being affected by the accident.

one lane remains closed this. happened near the marsh road exit on 101. abc 7 news reporter david louie joins us from menlo park with a look at the program that hired the worker who died >> reporter: road worker who died today was part of a large family here at job train here in menlo park. now the people who come here to train often find it difficult to find jobs so his death today is deeply felt. he becomes the seventh caltrans employee or contractor to die in the line duty since 2010. the contractors were picking up and bagging trash next to the southbound lanes of highway 101 when this mercedes veered on to the shoulder and right toward them. it happened so fast one of them couldn't get out of the way. >> one of the workers had fatal injuries and another one was able to move out of the way and sustain minor injuries. and also the -- the driver, she sustained minor injuries and she was transported. >> chp officers are still investigating why the woman lost

control. the car smashed into a fence and several cars on the the other side at stanford's pain medical facility. no guardrails and only a few sections of a birm to stop a runaway vehicle along this stretch of highway 102. the work crew did park its van and mobile restroom along the shoulder serve as a barrier. where it was parked, however, it did not protect them. the car struck a road sign instead and then a worker. there are eight people and two supervisors assigned to the contract work crews operated by job train, a menlo park program who trains people with difficulty getting jobs. they remove graffiti and do weeding and do other jobs for caltrans. it was a sad day for job trains? we're shocked and saddened by the tragic accident that took place on highway 102. extend our deep sympathies to the families of those involved and working to provide counsel and support to other members of the crew here. >> reporter: working along freeways is hazardo