there has been public pressure on social media but the tipping point seems to be the fact that that two-thirds of his colleagues here at the department voted that he should be let go. >> so my team found about 185 planets. >> reporter: internationally respected in his field, he stepped down from his job amid allegations he sexually harassed students over nine years. >> i'm glad i dieded to take responsibility for this. >> reporter: in yun, an investigation found marcy groped kids and massaged female students between 2001 and 2010 but was allowed to keep his job. the chancellor called resignation appropriate and said, we want to state the conduct is determined by the

investigation was contemptible and inexcusable. >> he has to, you know, resign himself and the university isn't going to -- he gets a slap on the hand what does that say for others that might be doing that? >> everybody knew about this. >> this professor was calling for greater accountability. >> it's one more stage in an unfolding in a tragedy for almost everybody concerned. it's the result of bad management. >> reporter: marcy could not be reached for comment but a week ago, he apologized on his website, quote, it is clear my behavior was unwelcome by some women. i take full responsibility. he is considered a nobel prize contender for his work discovering large planets around other stars. happening now, road crews in union city are looking to fix a large sink hole that shut down

traffic. sky 7 hd shows us the size of the road damage in front of alvarado middle school. the city says the hole has grown to 12 feet and it is expected to take several days to fix. three south bay teenagers are dead tonight, leaving loved ones to wonder why they were out late at night in, a stolen car, and racing against another vehicle. the car struck a light pole and smashed into a tree. happening now, dozens of family and friends are gathering at the site in an emotional vigil to pay tribute to the young lives, lost. abc7 news reporter davidavidy - david louie is live. >> reporter: the crowd has just formed as people have gotten off work. a few are walking around with candles. the fact that two of the three who have died were only 15 has

resonated with the community. they're here to mourn. they're dealing with this shock and pain with prayer, and by lighting candles at the foot of a tree where three teenagers died while street racing. two were pronounced dead at the scene. two others were transported to the hospital. anthony ramos of gilroy died. a fourth teenager remains hospitalized. jose masillas says her parents are taking this accident hard. >> i think it's hard because they just found out she's gone, you know? they're never going to see her again. >> and you're taking it hard, too. >> yes. >> reporter: danny chavez considers herself one of her best friends. she would have been in the car except she arrived too late. >> she wasn't doing good for a little bit. everyone needs their space, you

know? she was learning from them. she was trying. she was doing good this time. >> reporter: a relative told us she doesn't understand why they were in a stolen vehicle. >> we heard it's a stolen car, we couldn't understand why. what happened? or anything. it's, you know, probably teenagers being kids. >> the other speeding car took off after the crash. elsa lopez understands the pain of losing a child. her son was murdered two yearsing ayes. she showed up to show support and is organizing a candle light vigil for this weekend. police arrested a city college student for a fight that led to an evacuation. they were fighting in the school library tuesday morning. the other man had a gun and police are looking for him. students had to evacuate and no one was hurt. alameda county emergency

responders were honored today. the event was hosted for 50 firefighters and police officers recognized for their key roles in the berkeley balcony collapse. six irish students were killed when they fell 40 feet to the ground in june. the irish consul general add his praise for the crews and follow up care. >> it's a demonstration of care and compassion that goes beyond the call of duty and anything on paper to say. >> five cardiac arrest survivors aged 10-86 met rescuers. the fbi is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrest of a serial bank robber with a distinctive facial feature, investigators dubbed him the droopy-faced bandit. they think he robbed up to ten

banks in san francisco in predominantly asian neighborhoods. in each case, he demands money and says he's armed. >> three drifters charged with murdering a canadian backpacker appeared in court today. authorities say audrey cary was shot and killed october 2, 3 days later, steve carter was shot walking his dog in marin. vic lee joins us live with the latest on the suspects. vic? >> reporter: the district attorney says this is likely a special circumstances case, life without parole or death. now, the defense has its work cut out for them because the case, likely will generate little or no support from anyone. we looked around the courtroom today, and you can find no family members of any of the three defendants. the three young drifters appeared in court, shackled with heads shaved. police in portland reportedly

cut their hair before ex-indicting them because of a medical condition. a source says they were infected with lice. the youngest looked scared when led into the courtroom. her temporary lawyer, james neilson tried to calm her. >> she turned 18 in july. you know? >> reporter: the 23-year-old morrison lamply's shaved head revealed the numeral 13. court documents reveal a rap sheet. lamply is accused of being the gunman. prosecutors say he fired from a stolen gun, killing audrey cary at golden gate park and tantra yoga teacher three days later. the court appointed public defender to represent lamply. >> we plan to mount a defense on our young clients' behalf. >> amply, alligood and sean

angold face charges when arrested in portland, police found cary's camping gear, passport and airline ticket in the car stolen from carter. abc7 legal analyst says prosecutors are likely using a classic technique to get a conviction. >> the statements to try to build a case using one, against another. >> now, under an investigation with san francisco authorities, marin county is prosecuting both the murders of cary and carter. at rainment was postponed because angold and alligood have yet to be appointed defense attorneys. bay area tech giants are part of an effort to combat what is called one of the biggest challenges to public safety. cyber exploitation. google and yahoo are creating a first of its kind website to

fight revenge porn. the website has a list of resources for victims. >> the technology companies said we want to designate someone, making it clear where the victim can go to actually have a conversation with someone about the need to take it down. >> we have a link on our site, abc7news.com. nancy pelosi took a tour of one of san francisco's most run-down housing complexes today along with the hud secretary, julian castro. he showed how the city is refurbishing thousands of the units. >> no longer building isolated low income housing. they're integrated communities and working with residents to make sure they're a part of the voice at the housing units that are built.

>> 4500 of the units will be refurbished at a cost of $700 million. >> many residents in the mission district want voters to help them slow changes to their neighborhood. also, a controversial measure that could cap sky-high rent. >> two dozen earthquakes in the east bay. could it mean the big one is on the way? golden state warriors get the key to the city, not the city where they currently play. i'm spencer christian. if your umbrella needs a work out, the next 24 hours may provide next opportunity. i'll have accu-weather forecast coming up. contractors give up trying to fix a woman's leaky roof just in time for e

san francisco international airport is one of several airports affected by a customs outage. the kiosks that let travellers go through quickly were effected. they're now operating normally. other major airports are still experiencing delays. >> hard to believe for warriors fans but it's hment basketball season again. the warriors found a tip off celebration at city hall with local officials and happy kids. as jonathan bloom explains they're getting a blue carpet welcome from the city preparing to be their new home.

for a 10-year-old playing with a guy who is 611 usually goes like this. unless you get lucky. dennis chen won this nifty watch but the prize was spending time among champions. >> they listen to my words. you know? i told them to work hard. >> he taught this clinic as a tip off for the season. warriors were at city hall. >> we know the blue carpet means this is warriors ground. >> the warrior as announced they bought the land near mission bay. as if one trophy weren't enough. >> we present to you the highest hon owor our city has, that is the key to the city and county of san francisco. >> you can almost call ed lee the mayor of dub nation. >> our golden state warriors. >> if you ask players they come off as diplomats, pointing out it's not a 49ers-raiders affair.

they're the only game in either town. >> we're the only basketball team here. >> they're going to need the support says draymon green. >> everybody wants to beat you. just because you're the defending champions. >> reporter: they'll have steph curry, but they're starting without their head coach, still battling a back injury. they'll do what they do best. play as a team. >> on this team, no one care who's gets the headlines in the paper or who, you know gets that highlight on espn. we just want to win. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. the flames are long gone but clean up efforts are just wrapping up after a wildfire scorched 110 square miles in northern california. the state is cleaning up the harmful debris left after the

butte fire. only four teams are doing the work in the state would like to increase that number to 28 by the end of the month. right now, they're focusing in certain areas in advance of the rainy system. >> there are two river systems. our starting points are in the environmentally sensitive areas. an insurance company estimates the damage was $2 billion in damage. anything but a regular day just below the surface of the east bay today. >> 20 small earthquakes were centered around san ramone. just in time for the california state stakeout for earthquake preparedness. and wayne freedman is out with a earthquake simulator. hold on, wayne. >> you need to hold on.

this is made by for earthquake supplies. we'll start with a 3.2, david. this is nothing compared with 7.0 they're predicting. go ahead. this is what we have as far as the hayward fault goes. in san ramone, and other parts of the bay, it looked like a normal day. it would have been a superficial judgment based on rumblings beneath the surface. >> sitting on the deck, it's a feeling more than anything. >> it was a warm of earthquakes, now, pushing 30 and counting. the largest described by the lab as being magnitude 3.2. >> this is going to be fairly

loud snap, crash. >> that is one of many seismologists who kept track of the earthquake swarm. they've seen this before, driebing it as being a rare occurrence. >> the largest measurement associated with such tension. >> would a 4.5 surprise you? >> no. >> a five? >> yes. >> it would jiggle, if not spill your morning coffee or drink. but still would not be the big one. >> i hope not today. not this morning. >> reporter: that is called being under whelmed by an earthquake swarm in earthquake country. >> hoping we don't have

earthquake weather. >> spencer christian is here with more on the weather. >> yes. are you ready for a little rain? we may get a little. how is that for a tease? increasing chance, minimal of a little rain coming our way. to our south, it went out to sea. it did produce lightning strikes. here in the bay area, a bit of a cool down began today. it's six degrees cooler in san fan. and 14 degrees cooler in santa rosa and inland, several degrees cooler as well. it's 72 in san francisco.

and 63 in half moon bay. here is the view of a finger of fog pushing over the bay. and is 81 in novato. fairfield, 85. and this is our view here at abc7 looking at blue skies to our south. it's becoming cloudy. showers possible overnight and tomorrow. cooler pattern continuing into the weekend. a dry, mild pattern next week. we have a p system producing showers out towards the sierra now. and we've got a weak cold front coming our way. so tonight, clouds and maybe

widely scattered showers tomorrow. and then, looking ahead, to this next system, starting our forecast animation, at 7:00 friday, the front may be producing scattered showers in the north bay. and on we go, overnight conditions and tomorrow, continued increasing clouds with hazy sunshine. mild with 70s around the bay and low 80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. cooling throughout the weekend and sunny skies and warmer weather but no more 90s for us. >> i'm not falling for that

again. ready for a little rain? >> not again. >> okay. >> all right. >> well, thank you, spencer. saving an endangered >> and how this stolen puppy is doing tonight awaiting its new home. and abc7 is honoring hispanic heritage month. today, recognizing rebecca carillo, founder of a group that brings volunteers to prepare and distribute lunches to those in need. 13,000 people so far. we have more details on [announcer] sunday's your last chance to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models. or choose to save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. you can even choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular stearns & foster mattresses.

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returned. he is a black and white pit bull. look. he's having fun and happy. the shelter says the couple was looking to adopt a dog and they took him. a good samaritan found louie, returning him last night. the shelt year -- shelter is reporting he is doing fine. >> he's in good shape. his stomach is upset and he's got a cold but he's going to be fine. >> the shelter says the police are looking for the people that took louie. there is a push tonight in san francisco to tackle sky high rents. >> yes. looking at both sides of the controversial measure next month that could halt building in the mission. plus... >> on the embarcadero, sinbad's restaurant was facing he vick, then, the owners dropped a bomb shell. the story when we come back.

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sinbad's filed for bankruptcy protection, buying the owners a little bit more time. >> reporter: some thought there would be a showdown between the owners and sheriff deputies. the owners were facing eviction, then, the unexpected happened. >> we planned for eviction at 11:30 in the morning so that has been cancelled. >> reporter: because this morning the owners filed for bankruptcy protection. >> we're in negotiations, hopefully with the force. that is why we're filing a reorganization. not just for money but to try to rectify the wrong doing.

>> there is a $71,000 judgment against the restaurant for back rent and a jury sided with the court, the restaurant will be allowed to stay until the bankruptcy is settled, which could take time. sinbad's lawyer owe told reporters owners know they can't stay permanently but are asking to leave on their own terms. >> if construction isn't going to take place for end of the summer, why is it that the port is eager to take over this place and leave it dormant? >> the owners say they want to make some money to pay off bills. >> we have bank quits scheduled for christmas and we have the super bowl, all kinds of business for the local people. >> the unexpected delay represents a set back for the port. this design shows how sinbad's will be knocked down to develop the area. >> we're adding three new ferry landings that can service the

public and provide benefits. >> but demolitions were permitted for march. now, the building is standing and so far, fines add up to $13,000. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> sacramento police are looking for the suspect who stabbed spencer stone last week. these photos were released of the car the suspects drove off in. police say images were taken before the attack. officers looking at the toyota camery. stone stabbed three times and he is in stable condition. authorities in nevada are waiting for results of a blood sample to determine if lamar odom overdosed on drugs. today, they released 911 calls of the owner of a brothel who

said the star had taken cocaine and sexual enhancement pills. this is a look inside of the love ranch. there, you can see the love ranch. ' arrived there on saturday, and spent four days there. >> reporting parties informed dispatch the male had been using cocaine. they confirmed usage saturday but unsure if it continued for the weekend. >> the results on odom's blood test could take several weeks. he became a reality star during his marriage but she has been in his bedside where he remains on life support. >> last night's first debate featured all five candidates. the first part is the hillary clinton and bernie sanders show. one of the most-memorable moments of the night is the two seemed like friends on the issue. a sixth podium was ready for

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>> renee fought eviction two years ago. >> it was demoralizing. my partner was very sick. very sick and very stressful. >> he fought and was able to stay. but he's one of many. and this push and pull is at the center of proposition i. >> 10,000 families have been displaced. >> supporters presented a stableization plan. but opponents say it could have the opposite effect. >> if we stop building housing we're going to kill ourselves. >> other groups say it's not meant to be a fix all but a pause. >> sometimes, you need a cooling

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leaks for three years. contractors declared the roof is the problem. now, she's in a race against time. can anyone stop the leaks before el nino hits? >> sue lou recalls the first time it rained after moving into this home. >> all of a sudden my hair got wet. >> she contacted home depot, installing the roof ten years earlier. the home depot contractor says flashing was too short. >> he nailed it down. >> contractors kept making more repairs. sue kept getting more leaks. >> they said oh, so the leak is coming from the flashing on the third floor roof. >> sue says contractors never replace the flashing. still, sue kept getting leaks until we went into a drought, however, forecasters are

predicting big storms on the way. saying the roof doesn't have the right type of flashing to divert water from the walls causing cracks. home depot says the cracks are causing leaks not the roof. >> that is before i talked to michael finney. >> we contacted home depot and it reconsidered the case. >> they're very apologetic. i'm hoping thil come through. >> home depot saying after servicing and testing we've determined the leaking is unrelated to work completed by home depot service providers and understand the frustration. we're glad we can help get it resolved. >> after we fix it there will be a big smile on my face. >> it's a good reminder to make sure your house is ready for the

up coming storms. we'll see if the repairs actually protect the house. >> yes. >> she's ready for el nino. >> yes. soon to be ready. >> yes. >> now all we need is el nino. >> spencer is teasing us. >> el nino is out there. wait until winter arrives. high clouds increasing over the bay area. scattered thunderstorms from santa barbara to bakersfield. up to san luis obispo just off of monterey, an active pattern. activity here in the bay area by way of time lapse is this finger of fog developing over the bay at near alcatraz. tomorrow, high clouds, hazy temperatures 70s around the bay to 80s inland. maybe a sprinkle or two is about all we think will happen in the way of precipitation.

this cooling pattern will continue. maybe a couple light showers over 24 hours, that is it. >> we hope for that, and more. >> thank you. >> spencer is a huge baseball fan. >> a bizarre play, i guarantee none of you have seen this. the

you can watch baseball 100 years and never see the bizarre play that occurred in game five of the blue jays and rangers series. it was sheer madness in toronto. by sixth inning there is a lot of tension. texas leading and we're tied at two. now, to the bizarre, the ball ricochets and heads up a play

and there is now confusion, the play stopped. then we have a meeting on the mound. then, the fans go berserk, throwing cans and bottles on the field. it got ugly. former a josh donaldson gets past odore. two on four for jose bautista. the back flip. you can take that. crushing and offering a three-run blast for a lead. that is how it would end. you want to talk about drama? toronto takes this series for the first time in 1993.

>> i don't know what the rule is and all of that stuff. you know, i mean, it's just one of those moments and it's rated you know, an opportunity to become special jose and most i ever played. we lost it and all of a sudden, he came out on top. >> well, look at that. by the way they are right. their in game five and kansas city leading 4-2 in the sixth. everybody thought it went over the score board. turns out there wasn't the case. the score board was installed prior to the season.

right there on the side. and they're going to leave it there. hopefully, until after the world series. they'll retrieve it and do something special with it. >> the 49ers did not win sunday night. there were signs of hope. it's 107 quarterback rating was the highest of the season for him. he's not throwing a pick since week two. he says the office of chemistry is starting to come around. he says otherwise. >> i'm not going to lie with the confidence on what i'm able to do on this field. there is an opportunity to show leadership. and try to lead this team, making sure everybody has that mind set. this is an opportunity to make sure everyone focused on the

right things. >> the raiders have a bye this week. >> well, that was so crazy. >> crazy. yes. >> be sure to join us tonight at 9:00, you'll watch as a bear roams a shopping center and breaks out of the front door. scary. then, at 11:00, the star of nashville takes a leave of absence and medical struggles. >> the middle is at 8:00 followed by goldbergs and blackish. after that, it is nashville. >> then, at 11:35, it's jimmy kim yil live. >> that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. i'm larry beil in for dan ashley tonight. >> yes. i'm ama daetz. from all of us here, we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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