>> and because oakland has a sizable central american community, they're leaving the detention centers in texas and coming to oakland. >> reporter: carmelita reyes says they are mostly boys arriving to stay with family members or guardians. >> first stop, a bus pass. the we teach them how to use it. we explain free breakfast, free lunch and give them an adviser and say as you have problems navigating the school or your community, this is a person you can always go to. >> reporter: to help the district plans to hire a special consultant who will work with a unique population growing by the day. >> we have a moral imperfect tiff. oakland is a sanctuary city. >> reporter: the full-time consultant will be paid $45 an hour, an additional ex pennsylvania from a district with ongoing issues with lack of

funding and low performance in the classroom. federal law requires the young immigrants be educated as long as they are here and going through the legal process. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. oakland police are asking for help finding whoever hit and killed a man in oakland earlier this year. william hoff jr. was 68 years old, can killed april 26. as he was crossing telegraph avenue at 59th street. the driver did get out of his suv to check on the victim but then drove away. the impact was so significant that it knocked our victim approximately 50 feet from where he originally was. that's a significant impact. so we do believe there's going to be damage to the vehicle. >> reporter: police say that vehicle involved was a white audi or infinity suv. it may have been taken to a body shop for front end damage. there's $10,000 reward for information leading to the driver's arrest.

and some excitement at the dmv there today. police arrested a suspected burglar outside the office. it happened at the dmv office on claremont avenue. the burglary took place a few blocks away at a home on lawton avenue. they believe another man also broke into the home just before 10:00 this morning. they're still looking for him. the dmv remained open despite what was happening outside. >> in san francisco a familiy made the difficult decision to take their son off life support following a brutal attack. 31 ye-year-old brian higgins wa found beaten sunday morning. late today family and friends are remembering brian at a vigil in san francisco. that's where we find sergio qui quintana. >> reporter: it was supposed to have coincided at the moment he was removed from life support. he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. that's also the moment this case turned from an assault investigation into a homicide

investigation. this gathering of friends at debose park is supposed to coincide with a decision by the family of brian hig in. >> while the family is in the hospital taking him off life support, we want to do something here in the neighborhood. >> reporter: higgins was found unconscious without any i.d. on him near church and debose sunday morning. he was identified thanks to a social media campaign launched by san francisco general hospital and the sheriff's department. initially they thought he suffered a medical episode but they have a couple of videos that show higgins may have been attack attacked. >> we can't get too specific what the video shows. there is evidence that this person was a victim of a crime and there is a suspect associated with that. >> reporter: outside rosenberg deli is a portrait of the 31-year-old. this is where he sometimes worked. the owner didn't want to speak on camera but says he was like a son. he shares the shock of this incident with many of higgins' friends. >> he's a magical being.

he prefers the name feather. >> reporter: feathers were hung in local storefronts to honor the young man. >> free spirited. really gentle. wanted to be with people that are having fun. >> reporter: police are asking residents be a business owners in the area to review any surveillance video of the neighborhood on sunday morning. they're especially interested in the early morning hours between dawn and 7:00 a.m. more video might help in this case. in san francisco sergio quintana, abc 7 news. san rafael is still shut down after a big rig too big for the road ended up in a ravine. it was loaded with large pvc pipes when it made a hairpin turn at big rock trail and the end of the truck fell over the cliff side. the driver was not hurt. this is just east of lucasville animation. the road is expected to reopen at 6:00 tonight. so about an hour from now.

a serial airline stowaway admitted to violating her probation today. marilyn hartman received a 177-day jail sentence from a los angeles county judge. this follows hartman's latest arrest at l.a.x. last week. a judge order ed her to stay awy from the airport after she was accused of stowing away on a flight from san jose to los angeles. she was arrested for sneaking past security at sfo. the judge also ordered a mental health examination. officials have voted to hold a public hearing on security if at the san jose international airport. that will take place september 25. public officials say they are concerned about two high-profile breaches of airport security this year. they say that everything will come under scrutiny including screening and perimeter security. the idea is to prevent a more serious incident. >> if we have weaknesses i would rather we find them and we correct them and we protect the public versus waiting for a bad situation to happen.

>> the public needs to understand what happens with the airport, security at the airport and have the abbott to feel comfortable. >> situations like the maryland hartman security situation was part of the issue. the number of san jose police officers assigned to the airport has dropped significantly because of budget constraints from 41 in 2010 to 19 officers today. >> we're still trying to find answers into a red light camera that is issuing an unusual number of citations. a large number of tickets really. so far no one can explain what's going on. vic lee is working hard to find out. he's live tonight. vic? >> reporter: this is millbray avenue and you can see the red light cameras behind me. take a closer look at how busy this intersection is. we told you last week a huge spike in the number of violations here in may. there were more than 900 violations that month when the average number per month is less

than half that amount. and we do have some answers tonight. it turn out that the culprit for the huge spike is the camera and the off ramp from southbound 101. the city says the camera here was struck and damaged by a truck in april and taken down for three weeks. it was then replaced by a new camera. >> when the new camera was installed, it was repositioned in a better placement and it has captured more violations. >> reporter: a city spokesperson angela lewis says that accounts for the spike the following month of may. >> the camera that's placed there is capturing both motorists who fail to make the stop for that right turn there. >> reporter: in other words drivers making rolling rights, known as california stops. violations which cause the least number of collisions. at the intersection there are three lanes. you can turn right on two of them. they're the ones with the most violations. there have always been cameras directed at each of those lanes.

on the third lane you can only go straight. one lane you would expect drivers to run right through red lights. strangely, there is no camera dedicated to this lane of traffic. >> when you cross directly through, that is a dangerous, t had be -bone type of accident that could be devastating. >> reporter: jerry hillin troe deuced a bill for rolling rights. it averages about $500. he says cities should use red light cameras for traffic safety. >> i take exception when they are used as revenue generators. and they look at every opportunity to increase revenue in situations where they're not dangerous. >> reporter: the city's position is that running a red light is the same whether it's a rolling right or a straight on violation. vic lee, abc 7 news. the head says the company is cutting 6,000 jobs, about 8% of the workforce. there's a slump in demand from

telecommunication service providers. the san jose based cisco is the largest networking equipment maker including this round of cuts now cisco has eliminated more than 18,000 employees over the past three years. getting a job is a little bit easier for some people in san francisco. the city's banned private sector and city contractors from asking about a person's criminal history on a job application. it goes one step further than a state law that went into effect in july. that policy applied to state employees. in los angeles the city council has agreed to pay $26 million to settle a lawsuit over lunch time naps by garbage truck drivers. the class-action suit involved nearly 1,100 sanitation workers. well, on the eve of a big vote, coming up here plastic bags and the heavy lobbying over a bill to change the way all of us shop. >> plus, the stanford professor

shattering the glass ceiling. what she accomplished no rom has done before. >> and a sign of his time. a close friend speaks out with about how robin williams was slipping away.

more tributes to robin which will yams. this time on broadway. many broadway theaters honored williams by dimming their marquees a short tile ago just before 8:00 p.m. curtain time in new york. the cast and audience of "aladdin" belted out their own tribute to williams.

♪ >> everybody together. ♪ >> let me hear it. >> disney on broadway posted along the musical version premiering this year. it is produced by disney, also the parent company of abc 7. the reaction of the apparent suicide of robin williams continues to pour in from around the world tonight while here where he lived those who knew him are talking about this loss. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live at the house where "mrs. doubtfire" was filmed. >> reporter: time to put his life in context. with that in mind today we sought out a friend of robin williams, xhcomedian johnny steele, used to ride bicycles

with him at least once every ten days. williams loved to ride a bike calling it mobile therapy. he said robin had been quite depressed the last ten days or so. i asked steele if it was too soon to define a robin williams legacy. the answer had nothing to do with show business. >> 30,000 people a year in america kill themselves, mostly from depression. 3,000 people died on 9/11 and we launched a trillion dollar war. ten times that many die from depression. a week ago it would have been unfathomable but i hope the death of this incredible, kind, wonderful, brilliant humanitarian brings this nation to take a serious look at who are these people walking on the streets and screaming at parking meters, why are people killing themselves? it's a terrible thing. i wish his legacy would be something else. it may be greater and save more

lives than any movie or comedy show he ever did. >> reporter: that was comedian johnny steele in a very serious mode as we look at the "mrs. doubtfire" house. it is an increasingly important subject and already that death may be giving us traction in dealing with depression. of steele said a friend came out and admitted that he was bi-polar and that he had been on medication and he had been hiding it for years. steele said his friend said he did that in honor of robin williams. live in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> all right. what a powerful comment from his friend. thank you very much. a stanford woman has won a top math prize called the fields medal, an award made famous in "goodwill hunting the". >> you follow around the fields medal. it's about my medal, isn't it? oh, god, i can go home and get it for you.

i knew you before you were a math mematical god. >> who can forget that scene? powerful bit of acting. today stanford professor miriam became the first woman to ever win the fields medal of the the fields medal is even referred to as the nobel prize of man. she is noted for her work in geometry and understanding the symmetry of curved surfaces. she joins stanford's faculty in 2008. born and raised in iran. >> congratulations to her. that's huge. tax season. it's over but that has not stopped an irs scam sweeping the nation for months. the. >> complaints are still pouring into the irs about this. >> we told but this weeks and weeks ago. today the irs released staggering numbers it has received 90,000 complaints about con artists posing as irs agents. victims who came forward have lost a total of $5 million. we reported about many bay area

residents who received the menacing phone calls, scammers claiming to be from the irs agency telling victims they owed thousands of dollars in back taxeses and they are about to be arrested. the con artists demand immediate payment with a preloaded debit card. the irs says 1,100 victims were duped into sending money. if you get such a call, hang up and report it to the irs. california law make remembers set to vote on a bill to ban plastic grocery bags statewide. the plastic industry is going all out to bag that idea. manufacturers rally to urge a no vote on the ban which it goes to committee this week. the bill would outlaw single use plastic bags at most retail stores and require a 10 cent charge for paper bags. proponents say plastic bags harm the environment. can companies say no they don't. >> plastic bags are better for

the environment. they're 100% recyclable and made from natural gas not oil. >> an industry group launched tv and radio ads this week. they say the ban would cost hundreds of jobs here in california. lots of research shows you will earn more over a lifetime if you graduate from college but college degrees pay different amounts. a report by a college factual.com says you should follow your passion, however, it doesn't hurt to know how little you may earn depending on your passion. here are three degrees that will bring the lowest starting salary. child development and psychology. expect to earn $32,300 a year right out of college. next a degree in social work brings an average of $32,200 to start. and the lowest of all, an animal science degree leads to an average of just $31,000 per year.

but, hey, it's a job. >> a job for people with passion. >> thanks, michael, very much. flooding is a big concern in many parts of the country. i talked with abc news world tonight anchor david muir about that this afternoon. cher, great to see you. deadly flash flooding across the country, communities trapped in the middle of the rain. in the west tonight the floods, the driver jumping onto a fire truck over the raging waters from his car. we'll show you the pictures. also we're back on it tonight. people collecting benefits on workers comp. you'll remember the "price is right" contestant who said she was out on workers kcomp but wa spinning the wheel anyway. tell us about the antiques road show. >> we all love that show. this moment stunned even the appraiser the she said it was the best thing she'd ever seen. it will have you running to your garage or attic to see if you have one, too, tonight. >> that is coming up right after this newscast at 5:30 here on abc 7. let's show you this.

incredible video of swirling fog amid the full moon. isn't this wild? it was shot by gary yost, a computer expert who volunteers at the fire lookout. and after work saturday night he got out his camera and focused on the fog appearing under the light of the full moon, the super moon, in fact. that is pretty cool stuff right there. >> wow. >> spectacular. neat. >> meteorologist sandhya patel's name just popped up. >> she is out of doors tonight with the full forecast. >> hi there, dan and cheryl. incredible video. i saw the super moon and i tried for the life of me to take a picture and to send it in. i was on vacation. but i couldn't get a great shot. anyway, a lot of you sent beautiful shots. right now it is mild out here. blue skies, beautiful day to be outdoors. let me show you live doppler 7 hd and we'll talk about warmer weather of the temperatures were up by a few degrees. we'll continue with that trend. live doppler 7 hd tracking a few

clouds and also fog returning to the coastline now as we look to our north some showers and thunderstorms between mt. shasta in association with the dying front. it did produce a little bit of moisture up there. from our lake tahoe camera, beautiful view. a few buildups there. so far under a wind advisory. it has been breezy up there. tomorrow sunny and in the mid-70s after a morning low of 41 degrees. if you're heading up san francisco 76. 72 in oakland. 75 san carlos. san jose mild 79. and it's currently in the mid-60s in half moon bay. emeryville camera showing lots of blue skies. 77 in santa rosa right now. napa as well. 80s right now fair field, concord and livermore. the high today 81 degrees. as a matter of fact the high temperatures today have been in the mid-60s to the mid-80s. so quite comfortable.

fog at the coast and bay in the morning. warmer on thursday and friday and we're looking at near average temperatures for the upcoming weekend. here is the satellite and radar. there's the cold front that is just falling apart. it's pretty late in the season to get something like this or early in the season i should say. a few extra clouds coming through. it's summertime and we typically don't see a cold front coming this far south. warm er the next two days as hih pressure starts to build in but it's going to be brief. tomorrow morning it is going to be a little on the foggy side along the coast and around the bay. temperatures in the 50s across the entire area as you head out the door for work, watch out for the fog. and if you have little ones that are going back to school, make sure that they have that extra thin layer on. they can always take it off later as the school day goes on and they start jumping around. the fog will be pulling away from the coast except for a few locations tomorrow afternoon. 60s beaches. a lot like today. 80s inland. so bay and inland you're warming up for a thursday.

79 in the south bay. 80 for santa clara. 75 in san mateo. 79 redwood city. 65 in pacifica. mid-60s in the sunset district. in the north bay, 80 for santa rosa, napa. 72 in the east bay and oakland. 74 newark. inland spots on the warm side. 88 antioch. 86 walnut creek. mid-60s to low 90s so we bump you up some more for friday and saturday. our summer micro climates are there. sunday a slight dip in temperatures but very pleasant temperature right on through next week. no major swings in the temperatures. just minor ups and downs. dan, cheryl? >> nothing dramatic. we like that. thank you, sandhya. and still ahead, digital discount. how you can get $200 off an apple ipad.

at least two train cars derailed in the swiss alps.

large trees ket one of them from plunging down the houn side. 140 people were on the train. terrified passengers crowded into the rear of another car scrambling for their lives. in the hope of preventing it from tipping over the edge. rescuers needed to use helicopters to reach some of the passengers. 11 people are injured. police say a landslide triggered the derail. that followed several days, by the way, of heavy rain. well, mayors from across the state went to sacramento owe to lobby a bill that would offer tax incentives to california-based movie and tv productions. the mayors of san francisco, oakland and san jose are part of that delegation lobbying governor brown and state lawmakers today. they agree with the bill's author who says california needs to provide substantial enough breaks in taxes to compete with other states. california has lost more than 16,000 film and television jobs in the last decade. >> there are so many industries

dependent on the film industry. there's lots of carpenters, electricians, lots of people who work in restaurants and catering who are hoping this bill does pass. >> the bill will be debated tomorrow. >> at&t hopes that offering $200 tis counts on ipads will attract new wireless customers. the deal is part of a promotion designed to sell models. they want to sell off old inventory. to get the discount on the ipad you have to pay full price for a new iphone and sign a new contract. the promotion could help boost ipad sales that have slumped from a year ago. >> there are a lot of ups and downs in this world. >> sometimes they pay off especially for this bay area teenager. >> that story when abc 7 news at 5:00 continues.

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coming up new at 6:00, the bay area man reft paralyzed by a college football injury. tonight his special connection to the late robin williams. plus -- >> not only was the battery used it was actually more used than the battery i had in the phone originally. >> a warning about buying replacement batteries for your cell phone. 7 on your side's michael finney explains why it's easy to get fooled all coming up at 6:00. all right, ama. thanks. see you then. life is full of ups and downs. >> be a a girl would not want it any other way. >> she has been named the top female qo had been yoer. >> check her out. not bad. 300 contestants from around the world were for this title. she taught herself by watching videos on youtube. >> wow. and she says it relaxes her. it's a form of meditation. california is really in the swing of things when it comes to this yo-yo competition.

>> incredible. >> that takes a lot of practice. thanks for joining us. welco tonight the deadly flash flood emergencies, drivers suddenly trapped in cars in several cities. neighborhoods underwater in the east. in the west, the driver jumping on to a fire truck, over the raging waters. ginger zee with where the storm is hitting right now. the breaking news from iraq, u.s. marines and special forces landing on those mountains in northern iraq, where we saw refugees, what were they doing there before being lifted out? and what is the plan tonight for u.s. forces? martha raddatz standing by live. developing tonight, amid tension and tear gas, the new description from inside that police car near st. louis, what happened to the police officer moments before that unarmed teenager was shot? and the stunner tonight on the antiques road show, check your attic, your garage, just look at this contestant's face,