with a $15 purchase. >> american fighter jets launch air strikes in northern iraq. this is the first time that u.s. forces have directly targeted these islamic extremists around moving toward the city of erbil. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm anna daetz. >> it's about 225 miles north of baghdad. this first of two attacks today came just hours after president obama authorized the use of force. abc news reporter karen traverse

has the story from abc. >> the u.s. military stroke two more isis targets in northern iraq near the city of erbil, taking out two mortar positions, a convoy, and extremist fighters. this video shows the impact on the ground after u.s. fighter jets dropped 500 pound batter bombs on isis artillery on iraq. artillery were launched by this from the uss george bush, to strike isis targets that the obama administration said were threatening american targets. >> it's actually easier for the u.s. military to target than it was during the iraq war. >> a dire humanitarian crisis is developing in northern iraq. thousands of families have fled to the top of a mountain, walking miles to escape the threat of isis militants below. this man said he left everything behind. and there's no food, no water. the u.s. launches a challenging

and dangerous aid mission. three u.s. air force cargo jets dropped critical supplies, 5300 gallons of water and 8,000 meals ready to eat. president obama is now the fourth consecutive u.s. president to order military action in iraq. he came into office pledging to end the u.s. involvement in the war there, and did in 2011. now he insists he will not let the u.s. to get dragged back in another one. u.s. troops will not be returning to fight in iraq. >> white house officials insist any u.s. military actions would be targeted air strikes, not a counterterrorism mission. the best way to deal with the threat of isis is to let the iraqis deal with it. >> right now, people on the big island of hawaii are cleaning up after tropical storm iselle hit over night. more than a foot of rain fell in the island overnight.

wind toppled trees, at one point, 25,000 holes were without electricity. >> any power restoration support that's necessary, if we have to bring in even equipment from the mainland, we think at the present time, we will not have to do that, but we're ready to do it if necessary. >> government offices and schools are closed for the day, and now iselle is moving out west into oahu, and the state has to get ready for hurricane jul julio, which is still a couple days out. we have been tracking the path of izel for several days now. here's how the storm looked when it hit land 2:00 a.m. local time. spencer christian joins us now. spencer, good news is it appea s s julio is taking a more northern path and might miss the island. >> the island has taken a pounder from izel. let's get to the satellite image

and show you what's going on. we have serious weather conditions in the region. iselle struck and made lafrl at 2:00 a.m. with tropical storm winds gusting up to 85 miles per hour. sustained winds 60 miles per hour, and up to 14 inches of rainfall has been measured in some parts of the big island. it's moving centered about 25 miles south of honolulu, moving to the west about 15 miles per hour away from the islands and producing heavy winds and rain. let's zoom in to the big island where we have a flash flood warning until 2:30 hawaiian time, and rain is diminishing across the island, but flash flooding has been a problem. a tropical storm warning is in effect diin addition to the flashflood warning. winds are lashing the islands west of the big island and heavy rainfall continues. rain is diminishing across the big island. now let's take a look at

hurricane julio, which is a powerful category 2. the sustains winds 105 miles per hour, gusts to 125 miles per hour. it is expected to take a track as larry said to the nort of the islands over the weekend, expected to have a minimal impact if it stays on this track, let's hope it does, but still, those areas already hard hit by iselle have a lot of recovery ahead of them. i want to point out i'm here at concordia park in oak lbd and i'll tell you why i'm here, involved in a community service project with my abc 7 colleagues. you'll learn about it later. >> thanks much. we'll sooee you in a few minute. we had a great time at the kaboom playground bill. >> the tropical storm has let to cancellations of flights to and from the islands. cutting off or cutting short vacations to the islands. alicia harrington spoke to some of those directly effected. >> we were supposed to go to the big island, and we took a detour

and came to san francisco. >> this family from san ramon is back from their hawaiian vacation two days earl arwrethe dad said the tropical storm forced them to cut the storm short. >> we wanted to be safe and back home. >> they booked a flight from honolulu to sfo to try to beat the bad weather. the 10-year-old admits she wasn't able to do everything she wanted to do. >> i wanted to go on a helicopter tour in kona, and i wanted to actually swim with dolphins. >> and because of the tropical storm, it scared us because they were predicting the landpfalls and high winds. we didn't want to take a chance. >> tropical storm iselle grounded some flights yesterday. eight flights have been canceled in and out, that includes four arrivals this morning. at one airport, one flight to kauai was canceled and a departure to maui delayed two

hours. this man and his sons from lose altos are one of the lucky ones to get on the plane headed to the airport. >> rain at the airport. the people at the airport were getting stressed out. parents were, get out of here. >> this video shows passengers there, many forced to make last-minute changes. one flight to los angeles actually left five hours ahead of schedule to get travelers out of town before iselle storms in. several carriers are waiving fees for people who need to make changes or cancellations. thoet include delta, unielted and american airlines. >> emergency crews are on the scene of a deadly accident at a bus repair yard in oakland. police say a man was found crushed to death. sky 7 hd shows us the scene just off i-80 and coliseum way. just after noon, coworkers found the mechanic between two buses. now police are trying to figure out when and how this accident

happened. >> this has been declared one of the worst droughts in california history, yet it appears not everyone is getting their message and doing their part. >> laura anthony is live where they say they shouldn't be judged just by the color of their lawn. laura. >> hi. this is one portion, just one portion of this vast uc berkeley campus. it's a grassy area that for the most part looks lush and green. crast it with this. the front lawn of the state capitol in sacramento. it's turned from green to brown to barely dirt in many places. bare dirt. the outgrowth of a decision there to stop watering entirely. they're even fine explaining to visitors why the grass looks so bad. here at uc berkeley, they have stopped watering during the day, but not at night when they're using water from east bay mud not reclaims or recycles. still, they say cal is doing its

part. >> water use overall on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official at the end of january, which is great. we're working hard to reduce our water use even more. water use in the residents halls is down 30% in the last six years. >> the governor asked for 20%, but some of the state institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we all need to be doing it, frankly. there is no excuse. this is a drought. it's a severe drought. we need to step up. >> a spokesman for the uc office of the president told us systemwide, 7 of the 15 campuses have reduced usage per capita of potable water by 20%. here at uc berkeley, there is a plan to further increase conservation over the next few months. among the items as part of the plan, removing about six of these lawns. at uc berkeley, laura anthony.

>> thank you. now to the mend aseeno county where a major wildfire has exploded growing to more than 5400 acres. the lodge fire is burning south of the community of leggatt. flames jumped across the eel river and are now spreading eastward. firefighters are preparing to protect the neighborhood that's in danger of being consumed by the fire. containment now at 30%. >> in oregon, more than 700 homes are threatened by another massive wildfire there. residents have been told to evacuate a neighborhood fleer the columbia river goencheorge. it's expected to grow in size, pushed by gusty afternoon winds. the fire started tuesday in dry brush. a new fellowship launched today will help fight air pollution from the u.s. pacific coast to asia. the city's clean air partnership was announced today. it's a collaboration between the

u.s. epa, clean air asia, and taiwanese epa. it will offer intensives to encourage people to reduce pollution and train leaders to take those steps. environmental leaders say this is a landmark partnership. >> this would be the day where we lost the partnership that actually made a difference to cities across asia in terms of the quality of life for the citizens in the cities and a reduction in air pollution in the cities. >> the epa blames air pollution for more than 3.5 million deaths in the world each year and said it cost the global economy $3.5 trillion a year. >> this is really exciting day for us at abc 7 as well as in an east bay community. we teamed up with disney and the nonprofit kaboom to build a new playground and it all went up in a few hours. you're very dangerous with power tools, by the way. no idea you could do that.

>> you were good with a hammer. the entire abc 7 news team was out there today. and abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live with a look at how the new playground turns out. hi, wayne. gr you know, we did hear about you with the power tools. next time, well, we hear you did a fine job with the power fo er. see this progress? it did not just come out of thin air. it came out of about six hours of heavy work. do you hear the squeaks of that wheelbarrow. the bones in more than a few of us may sound just like it tomorrow. when's the last time you picked up a wrench? >> it's been a while. but we've heard a lot of that today. >> have you really? hey, but i'm doing okay. i know what i'm doing. >> on the theory that the filled more than a few holes, look at the millsmont neighborhood. concordia park in the process of a rapid and rising change,

thanks to abc 7 and our parent walt disney community and community volunteers and leaders. >> this is almost the 50th playground the walt dizzily program has been involved with. >> all thanks to programs bike kaboom. they're designed by kids and the people who will use them. >> it's important that kids have a safe place to play and equipment that's functional and appealing. >> we have more than 200 volunteers here today, including more than a few you might recognize. it was a six hour concentration of man and woman power. a by-product of getting a group of people together like this is well meaning as they may be, many of them are just plain, well, frankly, all thumbs. the question, how to get the rest of the fingers working. >> you might have something who is all thumbs and somebody else who is all fingers. it works out. >> it worked out, but what began as an empty space, look at what all the times the hard work, and good intentions brought to life.

it's a new look, effectively, a new concordia park. >> and back live, you're looking at the finished project. the almost finished project. they still need to put rubber on the ground to keep the kids from getting hurt. you might wonder, how do they do this in six hours? there was a lot of prep work. kaboom did months of planning, they prebuilt these pieces, precut the wood. but then you had 200 people working for six hours. if you do the math, that's 1200 man hauers. the equivalent of one hour working 40-hour weeks for 30 weeks. a lot of work. spencer will be along in a few more minutes to tell you more about the massive project. in the meantime, live in oakland, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you. wayne was in a suit for most of the day. >> yeah, he was. >> didn't really do a lot of hammering. still ahead, the inside scoop on outside lands. we'll take you to the music festival that is quintessentially san francisco. >> also, why you may want to

allow more time if you're heading through one of the bay area's most traveled tunnels. >> and the violence between israel and hamas begins just seconds after the cease-fire ended. >> and michael finney is taking your questions on facebook and twitter.

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francisco through and through. we're joined live from golden gate park with all of the festivities. hey, jonathan. >> hi, there. this is the seventh year of outside lands. if you look at the steady stream of people behind me, it might not be surprising this is the fourth year in a row it's sold out. this year, it sold out in 24 hours. there are really bigaths here, and also it turns out there are some really devoted fans. >> now in its seventh year, outside lands has quickly become a tradition. >> i have been to every single one. every single one. >> my wife has been to the last four -- >> three. >> three. >> did you make her do that? >> oh, yeah. absolutely. >> many of the artists are known the world over, the festival itself is undeniably san francisco. look at the food. >> we really set the bar for having restaurants and food that wasn't just your average food.

>> the best cheeseburger. >> it's the best damn cheeseburger. >> it's all right. >> the city's ban on bottled water next to the filling station, it eliminates problems at other festivals. >> when you buy one bottle, it's like $8. it's nice to have free water available all the time. >> and of course, the weather. >> all about the layers. jackets on, jackets off. >> but the sun just came out. you don't know from minute to minute what's going to happen. >> never mind the fog, with the stage lights coming on, it's all about the music. >> who are you looking forward to see? >> look at my shirt. >> she wants to see kanye. >> we have our first dilemma. >> of course, kanye west is tonight's headliner. tomorrow night will end with tom petty and the heartbreakers and sunday, it closes with the killers. best of three over 100 bands playing this weekend.

jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> thank you. you might want to allow a little extra time if you're heading through the caldecott toning in the next two weekends. we see the oakland entrance to the tunnel. caltrans plans on closing two lanes to the left of your screen. it will be closed overnight on fridays and saturday. also sunday night from 8:00 until 7:00 on monday morning. keep in mind, this is the reverse commute direction. delays could range from 5 to 20 minutes so be prepared. >> spencer christian joins us live with his accuweather forecast from a special place. >> concordia park in oakland. spent the day there, had the pleasure of building with the kaboom gang and a lot of volunteers. it was fun. >> a lot of fun. we have something important accomplished. i want to bring in a guest who has poured her passion and her energy into the project. this is a city manager.

thanks for joining us tonight and sweating with us toodz. >> my pleasure. >> how much dpoes the playgroun mean to the community? >> it means a lot. as you can see the structure behind us, it's beautiful. it will bring new life to the park. >> how long before the playground is ready for use? >> hopefully in the next week and a half. we need to put in the rubberized flooring and then we're ready to go. >> i want to thank you for joining us in the effort, making it possible. without you, it might not have happened. you really pushed for this. >> thank you. we really appreciate everything you and the disney company did. >> let's talk about weather. we have great weather. we'll show you what's going on around the bay area. sunny skies just about everywhere. a few patches of clouds along the coast' line, but not much to speak of. a lovely day here. forecast futures are these. we'll have some coastal fog as you along along the rooftop camera. nights and mornings, mostly sunny afternoons and maybe drizzly spots on sunday morning,

but we don't expect that to amount to much. you see a couple swirls out to our west. they may factor into our weather by producing the drizzle we're talking about. so this is just a weak load developing for the weekend, and we have a forecast animation here, now starting at 8:00 saturday evening, and we'll take you up to midnight. you could see the fog pushing a little beyond the coastline, out over the bay, locally. could be areas of drizzle along the peninsula coastline. and we'll wrap up the animation around 8:00 a.m. sunday. that's about all we'll get out of it. overnight lows here in the bay area, under mainly clear conditions. generally ranging from about 52 at santa rosa up to 61 at antioch which will be our warm spot. and then tomorrow, look for mainly sunny skies all around the bay area, we'll see a nice mild to warm day, highs of 64 degrees at half moon bay, 66 in san francisco, 72, oakland, 88

at antioch and fairfield, and way up north, 90s. and here's our accuweather seven-day forecast. you can see it's going to be a pretty steady pattern through the seven-day period with the exception of the spotty drizzle on sunday. partly cloudy skies, left over on monday from the deteriorating low pressure system. but basically, we'll have sunny afternoons. of course, fog and low clouds in the overnight periods. highs during the day will be in the upper 80s to low 90s inland. mid mid-70s to low 80s around the bay and upper 60s on the coast. seven days of lovely weather ahead and i'll be back later with more from the new playground here at concordia park in oakland. >> a lot of fun. we helped carry the big swingset over. it looks great. >> you want to tell everybody -- >> well, let me tellia this. they left that thing on my back, that big swingset. a bunch of us carrying it, and

everybody scurried away, and i had to carry the whole thing. >> yeah, that's how that went. >> that's not really the way i remember it. however, a true story to be told. we almost lost ama, who was backing up and almost took a step back into a big ditch. we would have been omaless. >> that would have been bad, but it was a lot of fun. we'll check you in a little bit. >> hope urback is okay. >> all right, well, up next, back in action, the overwhelming show of support to make sure bay area kids head back to school with the supplies they need. >> and one man's incredible journey from india all the way across to the usa. and new after 4:30, his effort to learn about 30 american families in just 30 days.

how is this for a birthday surprise? some police officers in kansas city wanted to note a colleague's 50th birthday, so they covered his car with 4,000

post-it notes. they even color coordinated. yellow stickers for the body, blue on the doors, pink for the tires. the celebrating officer took the surprise birthday message in stride. the department notes, the post-it notes were paid for by the officers. the pranking was done off the clock. the birthday boy is planning something special for his colleagues, and may be in for a big surprise of their own very soon. >> 2800 youngsters received a bounty of back to school essentials. they shopped for backpacks as they held the 12th annual pack a bag get away. they filted them with classroom supplies. many private todonors stepped forward to make it happen. >> as early as monday and wednesday, we weren't sure we were going to have np backpacks. the community responded. now there's enough back packs and school supplies.

>> organizers believe providing supplies could help kids succeed in school. >> still to come, just as soon as the cease-fire ends, the shelling starts up again. what hamas and israel are now saying about the possibility of a new round of peace talks. >> also, another alarming sign of how out of control the ebola outbreak has become in west africa. >> and one mystery is sauv solved for an east bay man whose wife died in the jones

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today, a violent end it to three-day truce in gaza. explosions and plumes of smoke were in gaza. at least five people were killed with many or injured. the cease-fire was not extended and peace talks appear to be on hold. we have theliest from middle east. >> just as the three-day cease-fire was expiring, hamas began blasting israel again. this israeli family who evac waited were just returning when they saw the first rocket heading their way. the violence resuming as peace negotiations in cairo broke

down. egypt's foreign ministry claims there are only a few issues left to settle, yet hamas says none of its demands including a call to lift the blockade have been accepted by israel. hamas says they will come back to the table, but israel says they will not as long as they're under attack. >> when hamas launches rockets and mortar shells at israel, they broke the premise of the talk. >> israel responding. sending fighter jets into gaza, reportedly killing several people, including a 10-year-old boy. >> he went to pray at the mosque. they struck him. >> of the nearly 1900 people killed in gaza during this month-long war, most have been civilians. more than 400 of them children. now, mixed with the heartbreak, renewed anger and fear on both sides. >> what we are living is not a life. >> and the israeli delegation

reportedly left cairo this morning, leaving it unclear when or if peace talks could resume. marcie gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> a breakthrough in afghanistan to help keep the country from collapsing into political chaos among the election. john kerry opened a second day of talks. the two presidential candidates have been locked in a bitter dispute over who would succeed president hamid karzai. both sides have claimed irregularities and fraud. >> nigeria's president has declared a national state of emergency over the ebola virus. it's another alarming sign of how out of control the outbreak has become in west africa. 961 people are believed to have died from the virus since march. health experts at the united nations said the outbreak is the worst seen in the four decade history of tracking the disease. they declared the epidemic an emergency. >> i am declaring the current outbreak of the ebola virus

disease a public health emergency of international concern. the committee's position was unanimous. >> 700 members of an international aid organization have been dispatched to deal with the epidemic in the hard hit countries of guinea, liberia, sierra leone. >> a man from antioch said he's glad to claim his wife's remains after she died 30 years ago in the jonestown massacre. 900 died when jim jones ordered a mass killing in november 1978. u.s. troops flew their bodies to a military mourn in dover, delaware. a local mortuary then cremated some dempal victories. they found the remains of perkins and eight others inside a closed funeral home yesterday. he hopes to find his son's remains, who died along with his mother. >> a south african judge

announced today she'll give the verdict in the murder trial of oscar pistorius on september 11th. the judge's announcement came as both sides rested in the five-month-long trial. prosecutors claim pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend in a valentine's spat last year. pistorius' lawyers claimed the double amputee thought he was defending himself inside his home. >> the death of james brady has now been ruled a homicide. the person responsible for the death, john hinckley jr., the gunman who shot brady in a botched assassination attempt on reagan 33 years ago. the medical examiner diruled bry died as a direct result of the injuries. the decision means he could now be charged with brady's murder in federal court. >> just ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, lev vie's stadium is now

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49er fans enjoyed the first public tours of the new levi's stadium. they started snapping pictures. some fans offered their very own reviews. the team's new home. >> it's been a long time 49er fan since the '80s and the fact they brought them here to santa clara is amazing and what they did with the stadium is terrific. >> it's a great day in santa clara. so excited that the 49ers have moved on and we'll be able to go to more games this year. go niners! >> they're pumped up. tours are sold out for this weekend. stadium tours feature visits to the 49ers new team museum, which i'm told is spectacular. luxury boxes and behind the scenes areas like the

cheerleaders locker room, the tours cost $25 for adults. >> america's best known bear turns 70 tomorrow. >> only you can prevent wildfires. >> you remember when he used to say only you can prevent forest fighters. it was august 9th of 1944 that smoky the bear was created to warn of the danger of wildfires. the oad was thought needed because most firefighters were fighting overseas. it's become the longest running public service announcement in history. after sam elliot, who has been smoky's voice since 1978, also turned 70 tomorrow. >> what an odd coincidence. >> i know, happy birthday. >> deep voice. spencer christian live now at the disney kaboom playground in oakland. pretty loud, spencer. what's going on there? >> a lot still going on here. let me get out of the way the

show you there are lots of volunteers working. we joined them along with kaboom and walt disney company involved and all our team was involved. they worked hard behind the scenes. they were all working hard today. these guys are still going at it. here's video showing our sweat equity we built up today. you don't see me sweating here. i look like i'm having fun. there's sheryl next to me, and i had to entertain the troops with hula hooping. that guy has good form, doesn't he? oh, well. so taken with my own skills. let's take a look at what's going on with the weather. here's live doppler 7 hd showing sunny skies across the bay area. patches of coastal fog. tomorrow, state-wide, hot. fresno, 103, palm springs, 103. 91, yosemite. 97, chico. here in the bay area, a mild to warm day tomorrow. we'll see highs in the 60s on the coast. highs up to oh, up to about

lower 80s in oakland. kicked off today, goes through the weekend. the forecast for the concert over the weekend calls for mostly sunny afternoons, low clouds morning and night. high temperatures in the daytime, low 60s and dropping into the 50s at night. not much of a chill. if you like good music, you can stand 50 degree weather, right? >> wear layers. >> thank you. >> thank you, spencer. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the confusion glgsion gro among experts about the right way to brush your teeth and how often do it. >> plus -- >> am i a little too close. >> a 5-year-old looking for a new gig after being ousted as the mayor of a small town. >> is there any limitation on the number of cars that you can own at one address? i'll answer that question and others whe

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imperfections is gaining attention. it targets dove, famous for their decade-long real beauty campaign to portray models as they are without photo shopping. the man behind the petition is seth matland, the father of two and marketing executive who is calling on advertisers to sign his pledge and acknowledge whether they alter their ads. if they do, put them in places where children can't see them. >> we don't know what to do anymore. >> there's so much work to be done. >> dove has yet to sign on. they released a statement saying they are committed to not distorting their images to create an unrealistic view of beauty. >> if you have had different dentists give you conflicting instructions on exactly the right way to brush your teeth, turns out they may all be wrong. this according to a new study out of london. researchers found advice is usually confusing and

inconsistent. there's a lack of agreement among the dentists themselves on how often to brush and how long it should actually last. and there's no consensus about the proper toothbrushing techniques. i have one dentist give me the advice. brush and floss the teeth you want to keep in your mouth. the authors say an absence of good research shows one method is better than another is also part of the problem. >> so the study told us everything is confusing. >> yes. >> perfect. >> the 5-year-old boy who earned a bit of distinction on being the youngest and quite possibly the most adorable mayor in all of america has been ousted from office. >> bobby was elected two years ago to be the honorary mayor of dorse dorsett, minnesota. a tiny town with the population of about eight people. after a tough re-election bid, he failed to win a third term during dorsett's annual

festival. he said being mayor was a tough job, but it came with perks. >> i had to talk to the cameras so much, i can't make googly eyes. nobody can arrest me. not even a cop. >> not even a cop. who did he lose to? a 16-year-old. his younger 2-year-old brother said he's ready to throw his hat into the race for mayor next year. >> i have never been on live television before. but sometimes i don't watch the news. >> did he say he doesn't watch the news? my goodness. with fame comes some fortune. the 5-year-old pennsylvania boy known now as the apparently kid now has his own line of apparel. apparently t-shirts are sold at the county fair where noah ritter gave that interview that has made him an internet sensation. people are snatching up the t-shirts quickly.

profits from the $10 shirts are going to the shriner's hospital for children. >> that's good. >> apparently. >> that's a great cause. >> 7 on your side's final finny is here answering questions. first one is paul, who e-mailed, a man came to my door saying he was with p gg & e and they were giving away cuts on gas. to get the deal, i would just need to show him my bill. is this real? >> that really not the way he explained it to ayorb they don't know door to door saying, do you want a discount? what there are are there are third-party gas and electric companies now. they're allowed to sell you gas or electricity or both separately from pg&e. pg&e gets the item to you. power in whatever form, and the other guys actually provide the gas or the electricity. sometimes it's cheaper. sometimes it's not. you have to keep close track of

that. anybody who know goes door to door trying to trick you, you don't want to deal with them. they could work for a good company. they could just be the rip-off. do your homework, really. >> if they're trying to sell your steaks on top of that -- >> you don't want that guy, either. >> kyle e-mails, i live in san francisco. i have a neighbor who has multiple cars for one home. is there any limitation on the number of cars to an address. >> all of us in san francisco have a neighbor that has multiple cars. really, no, there's absolutely no regulations about this. there are two ways to battle this, though. if they live in a neighborhood where they get the little stickers on the bumpers that give them the right to park there, you're only allowed four per household. if they have more than four per household, you can turn them in for that. they're only allowed to be parked on the street for sfr72 hours at a time, so you can turn them in for that if it sits there over and over. and third, if they're actually trying to sell the cars, they're

not parked, they're for sale, that's totally different. you can turn them into the dmv, the police, and the da. >> aaron asks, can real estate companies put up signs wherever they want? >> are you talking about sunday where they put the for sale things? pretty much. most cities have set it up to where they're allowed to put those on sidewalks on saturday and sunday. some of them thursday for when the realtors themselves go out and look at all the properties. but they're not allowed to put them on your property. if you live on a corner lot and they're setting them up in your lawn, they're not allowed to do that. you can call up the police and say, make them knock it off. and the big signs in the new york, each homeowner hato make that decision. >> get off my lawn. thank you, michael. >> when we come back, a man from india's fascinating idea to meet americans and see the country. >> i'm cheryl jennings, and coming up new at 5:00, college athletes and the rights to their names and likenesses. a bay area judge makes a

landmark decision. >> activist malala in the bay area. who she's chatting with and why

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primetime tonight here on abc 7 starts with "shark tank" and then "what would you do" and "20/20" followed by abc news at 11:00. >> you can see it on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. watch it on abc.com or download the app from your app store. >> 30 in 30 is an online campaign you might have seen on social media sites. >> it's one man's journey that took him across the country to learn about 30 american families in 30 days. >> his travels have brought him to the bay area. lisa has the story. >> hi, my name is rajeev. i'm coming from india and driving from new york to california to meet 30 american families. >> that's rajeev gupta's opening

line as he's traveled west on his 30 in 30 campaign. >> i went on this trip for 30 days to meet 30 families across the country. so that i can show this back in india. >> he's making a documentary, and this is his route. every day, he would stop in a new place and start talking. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> this was his final stop, berkeley, and vinls dce dee had agreed to talk to him and let him stay here. >> i'm looking forward to being able to talk to him and find out his things about his way of life. >> rajeev has found places to stay on the journey in three different ways. this was through a referral. otherwise, he uses a website, cou couchsurfing.org. it connects strangers with people who have extra room. or he'll meet someone on the street or even knock on a door and ask for a chat. has anyone said no? >> no, not really.

>> a slew of stories, pictures, and moments followed. he even stayed with cowboys and lgtb family and a single father. >> it has taken me some unconditioning of my own cultural baggage to accept and celebrate that's another form of family. >> as the fulbright student walked across the golden gate bridge, he realized just how much he's learned about americans in such a short time. in san francisco, lisa ameen gulegion. >> neat journey. thank you for yojoining us. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with dan and cheryl. >> a series of break ins that are similar. did a surveillance camera capture the burglar. >> plus, rushing rivers and trees. hawaii cleans up from one hurricane as it gets rely for the next one. >> we started hearing that other people were missing and putting two and two together. >> these days, water is like

gold, and people are stealing it. but now, it's putting the town in danger. >> sunny and warm across the bay area. more to come for the weekend. i'll have your forecast in a moment. >> this is abc 7 news. >> they broke in the side door, trashed a couple places. >> you think you live in a good neighborhood, but that whole sense of security is gone a little built, too. >> very scary. neighbors are on edge in san jose. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. they're experiencing a rash of home burglars and they say they can't rely on police to solve the crimes. in the bay area, residents are banning together to protect themselves. vic lee is there tonight with the story. vic? >> well, dan, this is an old neighborhood, always considered to be one of the safest in san jose. but now this neighborhood along with so many others in san jose has become vulnerable, so neighbors are arming themselves,

not with guns but with security systems. for one homeowner, it was just a bit too late. >> the break-in happened in the late afternoon yesterday. no one was home. the burglar or burglars used a small prybar to pop open a side window. they trashed this room and walked into the bedroom where they stole all of this person's jewelry. >> you feel violated. essentially, your security is gone. you feel violated. >> she said it took a long time for an officer to respond to their 911 call. when he did come, she was in for another surprise. >> i found out there is no burglary unit in san jose and nobody to really follow up on it. >> the officer apologetically told her all he could do was take the report and file it, that it was a result of the police staffing shortage in san jose. when her neighbors got wind of the burglary, they banded together and began their own investigation. they found that just before the burglary, two women were knocking on doors, asking for

donations. neighbor kevin tranhas cameras mounted outside his home. they captured one of them at his front door. she left immediately when his mother declined to make a donation. >> usually when people ask for donations, they're a little more persistent. >> something else suspicions, the cameras caught a dark colors sedan driving slowly on the street, driving forward and backing up as if the driver were casing out homes. >> you know, there's plenty of parking we have here. he wasn't looking for parking. >> tran gave the video to the investigating officer. in the meantime, they called adt security systems which sent ed chavez over to install an alarm system with cameras. she hopes her family's sense of security will return, and she also hoped the burglar will be caught and her mother's jewelry will be learned. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> police in pallo alto are looking for a dog walker who tried having a weird conversation with a woman b