them. 25 years ago today, the magnitude 6.9 loma prieta earthquake struck the bay area and people all over gathered today to remember the victims and the heroes. 63 people lost their lives on october 17th, 1989. thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings. larry beil is away today. >> i'm ama daetz. one of the images from that day, the cypress freeway collapsed. today a group gathered near the site to remember the dead and injured as well as those who helped the victims who were trapped after the 15 seconds of shaking 25 years ago. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live from oakland. >> reporter: you know, it's hard to imagine that 25 years ago, this city was turned upside down but people today told me the

main lesson is to be prepared. olga and cecil had never been to the site where the cypress freeway collapsed. her husband carmen smith was trapped in his car for four hours. >> she said the people that first came to help were the people that live here. the people without uniform. i started to think [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: her husband suffered a broken back. he died earlier this year. dozens gathered to remember what it was like 25 years ago when the freeway collapsed, killing 42 people. but others were saved by the west oakland community and first responders. david byrnes can never forget the aftershock. >> it's pitch black, you've got sights and sounds of vehicles crushed and the aftershock would hit and you would take a deep breath and collect yourself and go okay, i'm still alive. >> reporter: dr. james betz was a young surgeon who performed an

amputation under the collapsed deck to save a 6-year-old boy. >> the area in that part of the cypress structure was about four and a half feet tall from the base and we were about 40 feet elevated. so it was about four and a half, i knew i couldn't begin to stand up. so we were all crawling around. >> reporter: today, oakland and other cities in the bay area are better prepared to deal with an event like the loma prieta earthquake. still, they say it's on all of us to do the same at home. >> look, folks, if you thought this was bad, the next one, this is just a drop in the bucket. >> reporter: in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> a moment of silence will be held in about half an hour at 5:04, the moment the earthquake hit 25 years ago today. you are taking a live look now from an earthquake commemoration event in san francisco. a number of dignitaries will be there on pier 15 later this evening. the design of the marina earthquake memorial will be

unveiled. we will bring you live pictures of the commemoration coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. in other news today, abc 7 news has learned the man accused of an inappropriate touching of girls in two east bay stores is under investigation for similar acts in southern california. 20-year-old christopher german is charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts against children under 14. he was identified from surveillance video from a target store in hayward and walmart in san leandro. police say they received an anonymous tip from a southern california city after the surveillance images were released earlier this week. police are investigating a report that five people were sexually assaulted at a fraternity house near uc berkeley. the attacks reportedly happened last weekend at a delta kappa epsilon fraternity that's not recognized by uc berkeley. the victims say they were given a date rape drug before they were assaulted. students say something needs to change. >> it's pretty ridiculous.

i haven't heard of something like that ever happening. >> what happens here at berkeley represents on me. i really hope that our school can be better than this. needs to step in. i think this isn't necessarily a new issue. i think it's gotten worse in if city, especially this year. >> the assault report comes weeks after the arrest of 20-year-old eugene quillen, who is suspected of assaulting a woman at another fraternity last month. now to the fight against ebola. nina pham, the nurse diagnosed with the virus after treating an infected man, is sitting up today and eating in her room in a special isolation unit. that news comes as president obama pointed a point man to lead the federal response to the fight against ebola. abc news reporter marcy gonzalez has more. >> reporter: today as president obama reported ron klain to oversee the country's response to the ebola virus, nurse nina pham began her first full day of care in a specialized isolation unit at the national institutes of health in maryland. >> we fully intend to have this patient walk out of this

hospital and will do everything we possibly can to make that happen. >> reporter: as her colleague, amber vinson, continues her treatment in atlanta, vinson's family is coming to her defense. her uncle telling abc news that while health officials did give her permission to fly despite having an elevated temperature, vinson did not feel sick when she flew from dallas to cleveland and back in the days before she was diagnosed. >> she certainly would not have done anything to put the other passengers who were on that plane or her family at risk. >> reporter: the other 75 health care workers who may have had some contact with thomas duncan who died from ebola at this dallas hospital last week now being told not to use any kind of public transportation. but before that ban went into place, a lab supervisor who handled some of duncan's samples boarded a cruise ship, the carnival magic, which was supposed to stop in belize and mexico, now instead being sent back to texas. with that passenger who is not showing symptoms in quarantine

as a precaution. >> you see a ton of people that are crying, just a lot of questions of why the person was here. >> reporter: today, secretary of state john kerry tried to arrange for a helicopter to land on the ship to evacuate that passenger but belize's prime minister denied the request. experts stress there is almost no risk to passengers on board. marcy gonzalez, abc news, dallas. a new ebola response coordinator is a former white house insider who served with two vice presidents, al gore from 1995 to 1999 and joe biden from 2009 to 2011. before that, klain served under attorney general janet reno in the clinton administration. he's a lawyer with degrees from georgetown and harvard law school. one thing missing on his resume, a medical background. but the white house says that role is intended to coordinate the actions of various agencies, not on how to best stop ebola. new pictures in from team bentley.

he is nurse nina pham's dog. dallas animal services and adoption center is caring for him while she's in the hospital. you see bentley playing ball and settling in his crate with his chew toy. time for a check on the weather. spencer christian is away. meteorologist drew tuma is here with an accuweather update. >> not as bright as yesterday. still a fine fall friday across the bay area. live doppler 7 hd will show you we are tracking some showers in the pacific that are trying primarily to push into the north bay but as of yet, they have stayed offshore. not out of the question over the next couple of hours around san to rosa and cloverdale, especially, to see a few sprinkles. live outside from the east bay hills camera showing you oakland in the foreground, san francisco in the background with high harmless clouds out there. temperatures mainly in the 70s. along the coast sitting at 66 degrees. and the north bay is where we expect any shower chances to be in the evening hours. temperatures all across the bay area, you do see are in the low

to mid 70s so a very comfortable evening on tap. and showing you the bay bridge, equally as nice with the first forecast showing you temperatures falling into the 60s as the sun sets at 6:29. the morning hours could see a few sprinkles but by the afternoon, we expect plenty of sunshine. i'll have the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. travis ishikawa hits one into right. the giants win the pennant! >> oh, yeah, the giants are heading back to the world series for the third time in five years. travis ishikawa won the game with a bottom of the ninth home run. the fan who caught the souvenir ball decided not to keep it. frank burke of oakdale returned the ball to ishikawa last night. daniel brown with the mercury news shared this photo with us. and colin resh shared this picture of travis with a big smile on his face as he posed with the ball. >> one happy man. everybody has giants fever today. last night's win was especially exciting for asian americans.

>> the heroics of one of their own won the game for the home team. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in japan town with the story. hi, vic. >> reporter: hey, that's all folks here in japan town are talking about, travis ishikawa, the hero of last night's game. in japanese, his name means river rock. he was the rock last night and that river was overflowing with excitement and emotion certainly for asian american fans. this was the home run that won the game for the giants and propelled them to the world series. >> absolutely chaos. 43,000 people standing up cheering as wildly as i was. ishikawa! >> reporter: the homer was made by a player who almost quit when he had a long rough slump in the minors. travis ishikawa. >> i think he just grinded and stayed with it and i think that's kind of the japanese-american experience. >> reporter: it was particularly

special for asian americans of all ages. how did you feel last night when you watched him? >> unbelievable. >> i must be like japanese. it just makes me feel really great. >> hearing his story after the game, almost quitting baseball, how he's struggling a lot was really inspirational. >> reporter: he was born in seattle. he's 31. he's a fourth generation japanese-american. he's had his ups and downs. he has played for five teams. but last night's homer put him in the national spotlight in a sport where you rarely see a lot of asian americans. >> i was very surprised, then i kept telling my dad how surprised i was. >> reporter: two asian americans were prominent players in this playoff series. don't forget colton wong was the big hitter for the cardinals. his game-ending homer sunday night instilled new life into st. louis. the number of asian american role models in major league baseball has just grown. >> now there's suzuki, colton

wong, ishikawa. i just feel really proud and i feel excited for them and happy for them. >> reporter: 12-year-old jocelyn wong summed it up well. >> it makes me proud. it makes me inspired. it makes me want to go out and -- it motivates me. >> reporter: vic lee, abc 7 news. >> how cute are they. well, we have more ahead. >> we do. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the gridlock this morning heading over the bay bridge. it was more than just a bump in the road and you better get used to it. also, when it comes to credit card problems, see why even president obama isn't immune. new at 4:30, the growing fears over ebola in the bay area and whether experts feel they are warranted. 7 on your side's michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook and will answer them live a little later on.

checking your traffic on this friday, looking at the skyway in san francisco, traffic on the right-hand side heading toward the peninsula, 101 south, not looking too bad. more traffic on the left-hand side. that's approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge.

a warning for this week's traffic commuters faced a huge traffic mess coming into san francisco on the bay bridge this morning. it could be that way again on monday. drivers had to slow down as they

crossed the three left lanes of the bridge just before the fremont street exit. the gridlock stretched back to highway 24 near children's hospital. traffic advisory signs showed the drive time to san francisco as 59 minutes. that's about double the time it normally takes to get into the city. cal trans is carrying out remedial work on the bridge. >> you don't have to come to a complete stop. >> let's take a look from the emeryville camera. you can see where traffic is slow, very slow heading into the city. no immediate end in sight to all that snarl-up. cal trans says it might take about 60 working days to finish the project. president obama says the united states must do more to stop security breaches for credit and debit card users. today the president signed an executive order creating newer and more secure technology from government-issued debit and credit cards. the kind that transmit federal benefits like social security to millions of americans. today, the president also shared

a story about his own recent credit card troubles. >> i went to a restaurant up in new york. and my credit card was rejected. i guess i don't use it enough. they thought there was fraud going on. >> the president says fortunately, the first lady had her card. >> they didn't recognize him? come on. really? spencer christian is away today. >> that's right. meteorologist drew tuma is here with the accuweather update. >> the clouds are thickening this afternoon and we are awaiting some showers. not everyone's going to see them but you may need the umbrella later if you are headed out and about. live doppler 7 hd right now will show you much of the bay area is dry. we are watching for some light showers that are in the ocean right now trying to push onshore and i this i the best bet for anyone to see some showers is going to be in the north bay. santa rosa, cloverdale and about the next couple of hours or so but you can notice they're very

light, very scattered, and really no significant rain is forecasted in the next 24 hours. temperature-wise as you step outside right now, comfortable as could be. 72 in san francisco, 75 in oakland, san jose, also at 75. half moon bay, one of the coolest spots we have on the map right now, coming in with a temperature of 66 degrees. taking you live outside on the rooftop camera, showing you a pretty nice sky this afternoon. it will be fairly dry across much of san francisco and the south bay. so the forecast features do call for a chance of showers overnight tonight, mainly in the north bay. much of the weekend will be mild and dry and we tracking another chance for rain early next week starting monday afternoon. so our satellite and radar will show you we are watching a cold front that is approaching from the west, but it's essentially falling apart, weakening. the showers are just diminishing before they even reach california. so there is the chance of a shower but right now, it looks few and far between. our forecast animation will show you later on this evening you do notice some pops of green in the north bay but watch as the

shower chances stay mainly in the north bay. they never will reach as far south as san francisco. watch as the front falls apart. the clouds will exit early tomorrow morning and by saturday afternoon, we are tracking loads of sunshine. quite a different story as we take a look at hawaii and our tropical pacific satellite. hurricane ana right now, a weak category 1 hurricane with winds at 75 miles per hour moving to the west-northwest and early tomorrow morning, will bring soaking showers and gusty wind to parts of hawaii, the mainland, and close to honolulu, where they will get rain but they will miss a direct hit. ana will stay well south and west of the island chain so they will just get some soaking showers over the next 24 hours. back here in the bay area, overnight lows, we'll see mid 50s in the north bay with showers, mid to upper 50s around san francisco and mid 50s in the south bay with plenty of clouds. highs for tomorrow, we'll see 70s across the board starting in the south bay. 77, san jose. 76, cupertino. plenty of sunshine out there. heading to the peninsula, 75

redwood city. 65 for pacifica. san francisco, 71 degrees downtown. plenty of sunshine. north bay, some early morning clouds turning to sunshine. east bay, in the 70s. 77 oakland. in the east bay, comfortable, under plenty of sunshine. sunday morning, we have the nike women's half marathon looking great for the runners. cool and cloudy with temperatures starting out in the upper 50s. good luck to all the folks participating early sunday morning. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows you after morning showers early tomorrow morning, the weekend's looking great. we are tracking a chance of rain on monday and then it's dry and 70s for the rest of the seven-day forecast. we are looking good this weekend. >> thank you so much. up next, meet the real olivia pope who inspired the abc show "scandal." new after 4:30, a special bond girls now share after this moment. and bears fans, get ready. abc 7 is the only place to watch

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this dog looks absolutely nothing like pablo sandoval but the monterey county spca nicknamed the dog panda. panda and bochy in honor of bruce bochy are up for adoption, two of the 14 dogs rescued from crates stored inside a parked car in april. other nicknames including romo and ishikawa. adoption fees start at $200. the dogs have already been spayed or neutered and received all of their shots. >> just ready to go home with you. well, scandal is the show that has us on the edge of our couches dying to know what happens next. >> did you know there's actually a real life fixer who inspired the character of olivia pope. she breaks down fact and fiction. >> running away isn't always the best thing either.

>> olivia pope is the no-nonsense gladiator who will stop at nothing to fix a crisis. every thursday, she brings us drama, intrigue and a little hot office romance. but the woman behind the gladiator, the woman olivia pope's character is based on, says her life isn't nearly as exciting. >> most of our work is corporate work. we do a lot of high profile individuals and really, i'm on the phone a lot. i'm on the phone a lot. >> reporter: judy smith is the real life crisis manager who inspired the show, as the founder and president of smith and company, she's helped corporations, celebrities, even presidents survive the most sensitive of situations. she even represented monica lewinski during the scandal with president clinton. the show scandal was born from a conversation smith had with show creator shonda rimes. >> it was supposed to be one of those quick 15-minute meetings where you tell the person's secretary knock on my door in 15

minutes. i think we talked for about an hour and a half. by the time i got to the parking lot, she was like i got to do a show on you. >> reporter: smith says rimes does a good job dramatizing what she does and star kerry washington knows how to deliver. >> burying yourself in work isn't always the best thing when you lose someone. >> kerry does an amazing job. we talk each script which is really, really great, and you know, we e-mail. >> reporter: smith does a lot of consulting for the show, sending rimes ideas for the next possible crisis. >> we talk about it. i read every script, i send in notes. sometimes i'm on the set. it's all been fun. it's been good. >> reporter: while the show is modeled after her life, smith wants to set the record straight on a couple key points. >> number one, i want all of your viewers to know i did not have sex with the president. >> reporter: and about huck and all the dead bodies? >> we often get questions about

moving dead bodies from crime scenes. that doesn't happen in my actual office in washington. just to assure everyone. >> reporter: but it isn't all tv fantasy stretched by the imagination. >> one of the episodes last season, there was this theme about rigging an election, right? and so people said oh, that can't really happen. two days later, it was if the newspaper that an election was rigged in a jurisdiction. >> reporter: so there is some truth to it and much to our relief, she says with crisis, it's endless. >> in the world of crisis, there is no shortage of things. there are so many crises that go on. >> -- took off two months. >> which means our beloved liv has the potential to keep us on this thrill ride for several more seasons to come. if you missed last night's episode or any other abc show, catch it on watch abc. visit watchabc.com for details.

>> fascinating stuff. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, addressing concerns over ebola. are people's concerns in the bay area really warranted? also, the special reason behind a san francisco hotel's commemoration today of the loma prieta earthquake. plus, the unique cooking competition being held and why they hope it is never replicated. whoa! yeah i was testing to see if we really can turn any device in your house into a tv and the tablet worked just fine but i wanted to see if the phone will work as well. so i shrunk sharon. every channel's live just like on tv but it's my phone. it's genius. shh! i'm watching tv. tiny sharon is mean.

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new developments today in the worldwide effort to contain ebola. >> the world health organization is about to declare a senegal ebola-free. >> tiffany wilson has more from the newsroom. >> nigeria had 19 cases of ebola but on monday, the w.h.o. will declare it ebola-free if a new case is not detected over the weekend. to reach that status, a country must go 42 days without any new cases. two nurses infected after treating a patient who died at a dallas hospital are both in isolation. although doctors say the risk of catching ebola in the united states is incredibly small, some travelers are already displaying signs of anxiety. during a southwest flight to philadelphia yesterday, this woman wore a mask. another image going viral on social media, this woman at

dulles international airport wednesday traveling in a homemade protective suit. >> yeah, i'm worried about ebola. >> reporter: no californian has been diagnosed with ebola, yet before boarding her bus, regina told us she feels at risk. >> i'm just trying to stay safe and stay away from people that are sneezing, coughing, you know, have fevers. >> reporter: others waiting for lunch downtown san francisco aren't as concerned. >> i think everything's under control and nigeria was exemplary in how they handled it. >> reporter: this doctor says it's important not to overreact when someone around you feels ill. >> even though the disease is extremely scary and we are all working very hard to prepare for it, it's really really uncommon and we have not seen people who have got it from casual contact. >> reporter: she says you're much more at risk of exposure to the flu. according to the cdc, flu claims

the lives of more than 20,000 americans annually. so what is the best thing you can do to protect yourself from getting sick this fall and winter? >> get a influenza vaccination. that's something we can recommend strongly and unequivoc unequivocally. >> reporter: just to reduce any anxiety, dr. winston says you cannot get ebola from touching the creamer at a coffee shop or the keys on an atm or even if somebody who is walking by you happens to sneeze. she says it is only contracted after close contact with an infected person's bodily secretions or fluids. tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> you can get the updates on the ebola crisis as they happen and other breaking news with our abc 7 news app, free to download aapple's app store or google play. we also have more information at abc7news.com. a student died earlier today from meningitis. sarah steltzer was hospitalized

three days ago for flu-like symptoms. students have been alerted to common symptoms such as fever, headaches and lethargy. several people have been treated for the disease. the head of health services recommends antibiotics as a preventive measure for anyone who came in contact with her. >> you can be infectious before you are symptomatic. >> it can be spread through sharing drinking glasses, eating utensils, cigarettes or water bottles. six cases of meningitis have been reported this year, one of them resulting in the death of a high school student in february. the san francisco marriott marquis is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake. the marriott opened its doors the morning of the earthquake. 225 employees who inaugurated the hotel still work there today. they remember the intense shaking. >> the whole kitchen rumbled, the floor shook. it's just loud, really really

loud. it felt like the whole building was collapsing. >> yes, our building was shaking. it was moving. but being up there on the 18th floor, seeing the rest of the city shaking and moving just added to the intensity of it. >> the employees sprang into action, they took all the guests to a lower level ballroom where they all spent the night together. there was little damage to the hotel but a lot of glassware broke. the marriott marquis proudly exhibits a lone martini glass that survived. the salvation army in san francisco is hosting a cooking competition tonight they hope will never be replicated. contestants are being asked to cook a meal from items found in a typical disaster preparedness kit. that includes bottled water, canned meats, canned vegetables and starches including dried rice. >> those things can be easily combined to make some really hearty recipes and things that will importantly bring comfort after a crisis. >> the cook-off will take place tonight at the exploratrium.

preparedness kits should be stocked with enough food and water to survive for 72 hours. tonight on abc 7 news, we will take a look back at the loma prieta earthquake on this 25th anniversary. our abc 7 special is called 15 seconds, 25 years later, the loma prieta earthquake. it airs tonight at 6:30. extremists from boko haram have agreed to an immediate cease-fire. the terror group attracted international condemnation when members kidnapped nearly 300 girls from a boarding school in april. the agreement includes the release of more than 200 girls. it's expected to be finalized next week at a meeting in neighboring chad. the group has been demanding the release of detained extremists in exchange for the girls. heavy rains and high winds have started to pound bermuda even though hurricane gonzalo has weakened in strength. you see some of that torrential downpour in this video. forecasters expect gonzalo to

pass right over or near bermuda. the wind has been clocked at 125 miles an hour. storm surge could rise to ten feet. >> it will hit us right on the nose. >> all you need to do is get ready for it. pray to the lord and everything will be fine. >> some folks boarded up their homes and businesses before the storm hit. bermuda sits about 615 miles east of north carolina. soldiers have been sent to several areas in the british territory. a royal navy ship is due to arrive sunday to help with relief efforts. microsoft's ceo wants all of his employees to learn from his gaffe last week at a women in computing conference. he sent out a memo requiring all employees to receive expanded training on how to foster an inclusive culture. the memo also called on the company to recruit more diverse talent. the mandate came one week to the day after nadela suggested women don't need to ask for raises and should just trust the system to pay them what they're worth.

>> interesting. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, the toddler who stole the show from his giants father. and bono reveals why he always wears sunglasses inside. i'm michael finney. in today's 7 on your side q & a is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me right now. i will answer your questions live in just a little bit. i'm abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma. the clouds are pushing in from the west and we are tracking the chance of rain for some areas. i will show you who has the best chance on how the saturday is shaping up with the accuweather seven day forecast. a lovely look outside. this, not so great. we are taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see some of the cash lanes doing better. if you have fast track. stay with us.

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he's getting good care and will he's getting good care and will be fine. wow. you do not want to find yourself in a dance-off with this kid, 8-year-old aden prince taking over the dance floor. the pint-sized performer breaks it down giving his audience a show and impressing his older dance partner. wow. >> look at him go! >> that was great. another child feeling the spotlight, buster posey's toddler son. >> the giants catcher was being interviewed after beating the cardinals last night and then this happened. >> he's unreal. he stepped up for us so many times this year. >> yeah. >> that's all we needed to hear anyway. you ready to go to the world series?

>> isn't that great? >> anything can happen during a live interview, right? we're not exactly sure what he said but certainly made us all smile. >> made perfect sense to him, i'm sure. >> he understood himself. >> he did. time to turn to our weather on this friday. spencer's away for now. meteorologist drew tuma is standing in. >> he won the hearts of so many fans last night. what a cute kid. out here live right now, starting to see the sunshine diminish over cloud cover. the clouds will give way to a few showers later this evening. live doppler 7 hd right now, we will show you the wet weather still primarily off the coast. we are starting to see more green on the screen, especially in the north bay. i think the north bay's the best area to see any showers. very light in nature over the next couple of hours. we will take you to the atlantic and show you very strong category 3 hurricane gonzalo right now. you may be thinking wait, we have ana in the pacific, gonzalo in the atlantic. i thought these storms were supposed to go alphabetically. well, they do.

there are two lists, one for storms in the atlantic and one for storms in the pacific. we have seen many more storms in the atlantic this year. that's why we're on g. gonzalo is on bermuda making landfall with winds of 115 miles an hour. it will weaken to category 2 and zip off to the north by saturday afternoon and well out into the atlantic by sunday and out to sea, affecting no other land mass. highs back here in california tomorrow, 69 monterey. 81, sacramento. 91, palm springs. plenty of sunshine and closer to home in the bay area, we will see 60s along the coast but many areas will reach 70 or better tomorrow after a few morning clouds with lots of afternoon sunshine. coming up at 5:00, we will take a look at how the second half of your weekend is shaping up and there is another chance of rain on the seven-day. i'll have that in the accuweather forecast. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, scary moments caught on video. severe weather blows away an inflatable slide. plus the ultimate sportsmanship. how two girls showed there are things that are more important than a medal. i'm 7 on your side's michael

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they weren't quite tornadoes but here's proof you should take dust devils seriously. watch what happens when one swooped down on to a school fair in brazil. the little twister picked up an inflatable slide and just threw it several hundred feet. looking at it here from another angle. seconds later it came blowing back toward fair goers. a 9-year-old boy was inside. he was okay. he suffered only minor injuries. no one else was hurt. it was pretty scary, though. >> i'm glad he was okay. listen to this. two weeks after a special needs student was crowned homecoming king in santa cruz county, a similar announcement took place last night in southern california. >> this year's homecoming queen is melissa [ inaudible ]! >> oh, look how happy she is. it was a dream come true. the senior has cerebral palsy. she became the school's first

special needs student not only to be named queen but to be member of the homecoming court. she is hoping her story inspires other special needs kids to always keep their heads up no matter what. >> love that. two weeks ago, abc 7 news cameras were on hand when brandon gruber was named high school homecoming king. he has down's syndrome. he was among ten seniors nominated by the classmates. school administrators say the honor was well-deserved, calling him one of the most outgoing students on campus. a north dakota teenager is winning praise for her act of sportsmanship. last saturday, danielle was heading toward the finish line in her last high school cross country race when she felt something pop in her knee. she could barely walk. that's when melanie bailey from an opposing high school came running by. >> all of a sudden this girl comes up and grabs my arm and says here, come on. she just started walking and couldn't walk at all. she's like this isn't working and so she said here, hop on my back and she bent down, picked me up.

she's like half my size. >> yall i could think about was she was in a lot of pain and i wanted to help her. >> so nice. she didn't have to do that. she obviously has a great personality and was raised like that. how many people kept running past me but she decided she was going to stop. >> honestly, i loved the way i ended it. it was a really good way to end my cross country season. >> the two girls have been in touch since the race. 7 on your side's michael finney is here now answering questions sent to him on facebook, twitter and e-mail. first question, jason e-mailed i was on a payment plan for concert tickets, i defaulted on the payments and my order was canceled. can they do this? is this legal? >> yeah, probably. i don't have the contract here in front of me but it's probably standard in a contract, if you don't hold up your end of the bargain, the guys on the other end don't have to hold up theirs. you might want to take a look at it to make sure you get your money back. there is probably a provision in

there that says once you didn't perform your part of the deal, they have to give you your money back but they don't have to perform theirs. you need to check. you may also have to forfeit that money. contracts go both ways. >> stewart e-mails how do electric cars contribute via gas taxes to road construction and maintenance? >> oh, brother. you have hit it on the head. i've got to tell you, this is a huge fight going on. you will watch it explode here over the next couple months because there is now enough electric cars and even the hybrids, that they're not paying as much and now with younger people not driving as much, lawmakers are looking around going who is going to pay for this road over here. so there is a bill that's looking like it will get introduced in congress where you will pay per mile, not per gallon. they will actually start billing us per mile. there is going to be a change because they're not going to maintain the roads, yet they're rolling down the roads.

>> i just sold antique jewelry given to me by my grandmother years ago to help buy a car. do i have to pay sales tax or claim it on my tax return? >> you don't have to pay sales tax because it was a trade. you took your gold and went and got cash for that. i don't believe there's any sales tax there. but you did make a profit. in america when you make a profit on a capital item, which is what that is, you have to pay your income tax or capital gains tax, rather, in your case, because you said you had it awhile ago. this is where it gets tricky. you don't pay on the entire amount. you pay on the amount like when your grandmother gave it to you, if it was worth $100, and now you sell it for $150, you only pay tax on that $50. how much was it worth when she gave it to you. you have to talk to a tax professional. you don't want to get tangled up. >> thank you, michael. coming up next, fan frenzy after the giants become national league champions. the big rush for merchandise and the coveted world series tickets. coming up new at 5:00, the highway patrol officer facing

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catch a new episode of cristela tonight. the comic writes and stars in the show about a mexican american law student trying to

balance her ambition and her family life. it's semi-auto biographical. she says it's everything she ever wanted. >> i grew up in this border town in texas like a million miles away from hollywood and i love tv. tv was my best friend. i used to see shows like roseann and the cosby show and i remember watching them and thinking i want to do that. so when someone asked me if i had ever thought about doing a tv show, i thought yeah, i have, since i was a little kid, let's do it. >> of course, that was cristela. watch the show at 8:30 on abc 7. the giants are going back to the world series. yahoo! the sports bling to celebrate already on the market. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the story. >> reporter: as soon as they heard this -- >> travis ishikawa hits one into right! the giants win the pennant! >> reporter: they went into work to do this.

the team at graphics sportswear in san francisco pulled an all-nighter and printed 25,000 championship teeshirts overnight. they are fans so they're excited for their team but also thrilled for their bottom line. >> it's great for business. it's normally a slow time for us but this is a real boost for the business. >> reporter: by 8:00 this morning, a shirt was already in the hands of fan todd wong, the first customer at the stadium's dugout store. >> i needed one of these. >> reporter: he actually bought two at $32 each. if they win the world series, he will happily upgrade to a new shirt. >> i will be back for that, too. yeah. when they win, i'm going to be back here. >> reporter: but he draws the line at spending money on a ticket to the world series. >> i looked into it last time and it was, oh, gosh, it was so expensive. i usually just go home and watch it on tv. >> reporter: it's expensive this time, too. on the stub hub website, the cheapest ticket is $543 for view

reserve or you can fork out $11,000 for a field club seat. these prices knock most giants fans out of the game but many say no hard feelings. they're just happy for the team. >> it's crazy but it's pretty cool, i think. it gets the whole city excited. it's pretty fun time of year. >> reporter: the big game is coming to town and the ticket box office isn't even open. that's because the giants sold out of their world series tickets a week ago. they say keep checking the website. they may get some more tickets and if they do, that's where they will post them. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> you can see amy was flying her giants colors. look at these fans showing off the team spirit. they want that third championship ring. the caption says it all. wo world series, here we come. >> e-mail us your fan photos to kgo-tv.com.

or you can always tweet them to us. very simple. thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. outrage and fear. students at uc berkeley on alert after reports of sexual assaults at a fraternity. and there's word of a new case just today. plus -- >> windows blew out and i heard the ceiling come in. >> then and now. how the bay area has come back from the loma prieta earthquake. >> it's vibrant and fun. plus, the breakout stars of the playoff series generating pride across the bay area. i'm abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma. the sunshine is giving way to overcast skies and little bit of shower activity. stunning accusations about five people being drugged and

sexually assaulted at a fraternity near the uc berkeley campus. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm cheryl jennings. thanks for joining us. five people say they were assaulted after being given a so-called date rape drug. the alleged incidents happened at the delta kappa epsilon fraternity house, a block from another fraternity where another sexual assault may have occurred. abc 7 news reporter lillian kim is in berkeley with the latest. >> reporter: the alleged incidents took place over a three-day period inside the fraternity. now, we have seen people coming and going all day but no one saying anything. members of delta kappa epsilon are saying styilent. it was in this house where five individuals were reportedly drugged, then sexually assaulted over the weekend. >> i'm shaking with rage every night that i'm in danger, that my friends are in danger and that my school's not protecting me. >> reporter: these allegations come just two weeks after police arrested 20-year-old eugene quillen of the delta upsilon

fraternity for drugging and raping a woman. today there are reports of another alleged incident. in this case, a member is accusing a fellow fraternity brother of sexually assaulting him. there may also be other victims. uc police say all of these cases are now in the hands of berkeley pd but want to give the campus community basic reminders. >> people have to give their affirmative consent in sexual instance so if somebody is incapacitated, they can't give consent. >> reporter: students we talked to say uc berkeley isn't doing enough to prevent sexual assault. they say to start, there needs to be more education on the issue. >> i think you come to berkeley which is a prestigious school, a lot of people in high school went out partying. that wasn't our scene. so this is culture shock. >> reporter: the national office says it's investigating its berkeley chapter but as of now, no facts have surfaced that support the allegations. lillian kim, abc 7 news.