are angry. sq >> how does a company get away with something like this. this isn't just one individual. >> reporter: it allowed the cars to pass california emissions tests, but failed in real world driving conditions. >> these emissions hurt children and the elderly. and rather than driving a car that had less emissions, it's up to 35-40 times federal emissions. >> what was going on in belmont? how were communications being handled back in volkswagen to have let the public be deceived.

>> i'm pretty disz appointed. >> reporter: she's considering joining this class action suit. >> kind of tell us what to expect and what happened, it would be great. >> volkswagen did not respond to a request for a comment today. in san francisco, tiffany willson, abc 7 news. >> the california resources board is taking a dramatic step. the regulators voted 9-0 today to restore ambitious carbon rules that have been on the court battle. the rules required carbon produce rs to cut the cost of fuel 10 p% by 2020. oil producers are warning the change could drive up costs. >> a landfill in san jose closed for the day because ofd a deadly accident right next door. about 9:30, a car tumbled up to 400 feet down the hillside in

gudalupe mines road. san francisco police are asking for help identifying the driver in a hit and run collision that critically injured a pedestrian. police say the pedestrian was struck about 10:45 near rice street. the 31-year-old man remains in the hospital with still life-threatening injuries. the police have not tracked the driver or the vehicle down. but they say it looks like this one, a sonic blue ford ranger, model year 2001 to 2005 with damage to its right front corner. >> this is disturbing. 49-year-old joseph barbier was taken into custody yesterday and charged with more than two dozen counts of invasion of privacy with a covert camera.

the camera was discovered in a resident's hall bathroom. they claim he used signs to redirect unsuspecting victims to that restroom. at least two of the victims were minors. and a sexually violent predator could soon be out on the street living adds a transient. officials are having a hard time finding a place for the rapist to live. >> classes resumed today after a complete safety overhaul. the school had been closed since last friday, as we reported to you, after allegations an 8-year-old student was molested there. the school at that time admitted it failed to complete background checks on all of its employees. all checks are now done, we understand. the school fired this man, 18-year-old jonathan chow and two other employees.

>> u.s. attorney general paid a visit to richmond today. a city being hailed as a model for arrests when it comes to community policing. >> things have improved so much so that the attorney general wanted to come here and take a look for herself. >> u.s. attorney general loretta lynch says her decision has spoken to a troubled past but also a bright future and on going efforts to improve relations between police and the community. >> we were looking for jurisdiction that had basically fought their way back from the brink and had decided that they were not going to watch their city's energy and future dissipate. >> richmond has received praise for its dramatic drop under this

magnet. >> this is a city that has troubled with a lot of challenges. >> our attorney general has a different world view. >> just prior to the attorney general's arrival, there was a protest outside by demonstrator who is claimed last yore's death was a case of police brutality. lynch says the police force of unconscious bias says she called it just one step richmond is taking in the right direction. >> you all know it's not easy. change is hard. >> it turns out that a bay woman was on the duck boat that crashed yesterday.

she broke her collarbone and damaged an artery. posted a picture that he suffered as a cut to his face. he was lucky, really. four people were killed when a tour vehicle collided with a tour bus. >> a man and his dog had to wade to safety after the boat where they lived tipped over in oakland this morning. oakland police tweeted out a picture showing the boat. you can see it tilted on its side there. the out going tide left the boat high and dry causing the boat to tip over. >> the big rig fire that happened last night during the commute off highway 101 in petaluma. look at all of this smoke. the poultry truck put out thick, black smoke right next to a gas station and an apartment complex. the petaluma fire department

took these pictures. now, the fire came within 20 feet of the gas pumps. the driver says he had done some welding on the truck before driving in yesterday. no chickens were inside. no one was hurt. >> more than 4100 firefighters are on the front line trying to maintain 200 firefighters. the fire is 90% contained. residents in cobb will be home tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. firefighters expect to fully contain it by the end of next week. >> while a middle town rancher sure has a tale to tell as he chased his horse across town. little did he know, the horse and animal rescuers were already two steps ahead of him. abc 7 news reporter to explain.

>> we got our horse back. got beat up, huh? >> while on the loose, lightning tussled with a stallion. >> i think he got the short end of the deal. of course, i haven't seen the other horse. >> eventually, another rancher brought in to middle town animal hospital where they work h the er treating every animal under the sun, often free of charge. >> people have been so generous. >> they needed to get out into

clean air. >> these buddies of more than 15 years are now headed back to the ranch. >> i've had a lot of horses and he ropes and cuts cattle. just cowboy stuff. this's what we do. >> it was really good. it's been a tough week. >> but this tale has a great ending. >> a bomb shell on capitol hill. >> i dded today is the day i'm going to do this. >> house speaker john boehner calls it quits. >> a message to the governor tonight. why walkers and bikers are telling jerry brown to leave the bridges alone? >> gld tonight, the end of an

era as

boehner announced today he's stepping down as speaker of the house. >> john boehner said staying on

as speaker with all the turmoil going on will do damage to congress. he was always under tremendous pressure from the conservatives. and the on going debate over the funding planned parenthood was just too much for him. meanwhile, planned parenthood said today it looks like the leadership in the house may go from bad to worse. >> speaker john boehner told reporters he was moved by the pope's speech delivered yesterday, encouraging those in congress to follow the golden rule. >> last night, i started thinking about this. this morning, i woke up, i said my prayers, as i always do, and i decided, you know, today is the day i'm going to do this. as simple as that. by stepping down, he avoids the shutdown and the fear of being forced out by his party goes away. the former chairman of the san francisco republican party.

>> there are people that are happy to see him gone. and people that are not. but the bottom line is the country moves forward and we move forward at a great pace to bigger changes. >> kevin mccarthy, a republican from bakers field will likely become the next speaker. >> he will be viewed as the right person to steer the ship, depending on what happens in the elections of 2016, it will determine whether or not he can survive. but, in the meantime, it will be a plus for california. >> so who is kevin mccarthy.

mccarthy grew up in bakersfield. he was elected to congress in 2006 and quickly came up the ranks. mccarthy has a connection to a very popular streaming, kevin spacey stars as underwood on netflix "house of cards." it turns out underwood is based on kevin mccarthy. >> san jose mayor, santa county and lost that year by 3.6 percentage points, despite

out-spending honda by a million dollars. g >> a pair of bay area lawmakers took a stroll today across the bridge. they offered a bill that would prohibit charging a toll on cyclists and walkers on this bridge and state-owned bridges as well. they say charging a toll would send the wrong signal to people getting some exercise. >> charging a sidewalk toll is just one of 45 ideas to eliminate a $33 million deficit. the governor has until october 11th, a couple of weeks from now, to sign or veto that bill. >> san jose university faculty

wise club awarded its final scholarships today. in los gados for the club's last meeting. >> knowing that we're helping students in the wise vehicle. it's for financial reasons to be able to give her funds away. we do it every year. >> they've done so much good. the wise club will continue to meet for its monthly dinner meetings after today's meeting. >> a tree in san francisco toppling it onto overhead wires. it happened on mission and fourth street. part of the tree was hanging over fourth street, held up by those wires. look at that.

mission was shut down for hours while the tree was cut up and removed. good news, no one was hurt. drivers in san francisco can expect a busy start to the weekend. hundreds of bikers are expected to hit the city for the critical ride where they block traffic. the ride starts at justin herman plaza and heads towards at&t park and beyond. now, delays in that direction were already going to be bad as acdc is set to take the stage for the first time in more than three decades here. >> give yourself plenty of time if you're driving towards downtown san jose. >> well, a rare super-moon eclipse is happening on sunday and it will not happen again until 2033. the event will happen from about 5:00 p.m. to just beforele p.m.

sunset here won't be until just passed 7:00 or so. nasa will broadcast the event live. it should be a nice night out to the concert. >> we have this amazing moon coming up. incredible. >> it is going to be something else. it should be great viewing. the high clouds that you've seen behind me, those are the kinds of clouds you're going to see when that happens. let me give you some details on this total lunar eclipse. it's a super blood moon. as you take a look sunday night, you're going to want to look to the east. the beginning is at 711 p.m. and, really, it's the full moon flipping through the earth's shadow coinciding with the closest point of the year to earth. take a look.

showing some high clouds. really, the 2 h hour temperature change is drastic in some areas. down 13 degrees in nevada. this is spreading toward saturday and sunday. a beautiful view of the financial district. it should be pleasant weather. 89 in santa rosa right now. here's a nice picture from santa cruz.

cooler pattern is inching closer. and you will start to notice it as we head towards the second half of your weekend into next week. i do want to turn your attention to newly-formed tropical storm mella in the pacific moving northwestward. >> fog will be back tomorrow morping at the coast. we also see some high cloud around for the afternoon. numbers will drop on the peninsula. pleasant day, 81 in redwood city. you're looking at 78 in san mateo. 66 half-moon bay. downtown san francisco, 74 degrees as you look at the north bay. you're heading out for a nice walk. it should be pleasant weather,

88 in santa rosa. 84 san rofelle. in the east bay, don't worry about any air-conditioning, the breeze will do it. 81 in fremon. . >> and, by the way, the fog fest is this weekend. it should be very pleasant with some fog around. temperatures in the upper 60s by the afternoon, if you're going there. 5: accuweather 7-day forecast. look at next week. we're going to be in the low 80s for our warmest spot. if we do have any out door plans this weekend, it's nice that we have a breeze that can keep you nice and comfortable. >> yes, it's lovely. >> well, from indoors

breaking news right now. a live look from our tower cam. >> regional police were chasing a man when he pulled his car into the parking lot here and ran away. we do not know why he was wanted or if he's armed. if you're in the area that is on lockdown, please send us your pictures by using the hash tag. >> let's move on for the moment. fun time of the week. it is friday. and there's nothing better than a something for nothing. >> oh, gosh, yes, for free. >> you guys are lucky dogs. >> we are. >> this is lucky dog -- isn't that pretty cool. welcome kill dog hot sauce. this is locally made. it's out of sonomament it's ridiculously tasty mustard, you need kind of medium-heat chipoltle. it will cost you absolutely nothing.

all of the parks around the bay area are having a free national park day. let me give you some ideas. perhaps yosemite and all the other parks that are nearby. on sunday, you can go to the exploratorium because it's free day there. it's from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. normally, it would cost you 29 bucks to get in there. it will cost you nothing. and good luck in that time seeing everything. >> it's fabulous, you know. if you vn been, you've got to go. how do people get this stuff? >> right there, 800-546-7177. we'll give you all the information you need. >> it's such a wonderful place. >> a classic picture with a twist.

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>> coming up tonight new at 6:00, the scramble to find a safe place to put a sexual predator. tonight, the staggering number of places they've tried without any luck. >> also, the iteam goes after surveillance video that could answer a father's questions

about what happened to his son on a school bus. and the conference underway in san francisco that's ground zero for a new form of entertainment. we'll explain all coming up at 6:00. >> a bay area teacher has a really good sense of humor and he agreed to be the butt of jokes today. >> yes, in santa clara, the principal allowed her students to duct tape her to a wall. >> she challenged the kid to change for new books. the class that raised the most money got the privilege of attaching her to that wall. she's a very good sport about all of this. >> the class raised $238. the schoolist raised a total of $9,000. >> in case you're wondering, it took 21 rolls of duct tape to get the principal down. >> i love that.

world news tonight is next. >> for all of us, we appreciate your time. tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight." pope francis here in new york city. visits to ground zero, central park. and now, an evening mass. tens of thousands lining the streets. the popemobile passing through the park. and the powerful moment at the 9/11 memorial. and we show you the unprecedented security. a city on lockdown. >> also breaking, the sudden resignation today. john boehner, revealing he's done as speaker. was the pope a factor? the man shot while in his wheelchair. four officers, one suspect. police say he was reaching for his gun. tonight, the family outraged. trump fights back. lashing out at a candidate gaining steam. but what did trump say that had the crowd booing? >> i've been so nice. and, trapped. the exclus