>> reporter: that man came here to county jail to try to turn himself in. he was redirected just blocks away. here is the suspect, hugo castro. authorities say he confessed to stabbing a woman he once dated. authorities tell us it happened over the weekend. but the victim's body was determined. he stated he was aware of the location of a dead body. the sheriff's office maintains at no point did he mention he was responsible for the dead body. that is why they say they referred him to san jose pd, where he was taken into custody after providing a statement to them. now, in a statement to us, the sheriff's office says, quote, if the initial findings are true, then, the custody deputies failed to meet expectations of

the department and will take appropriate action to deal with the deputy, end quote. this is the latest in a string of problems involving the main jail, operated by the sheriff's department, in fact, a commission was appointed by the county yesterday to look into the problems, including the death of an inmate allegedly at the hands of guards. the deputy has been reassigned from his job here pending the outcome of an internal investigation. we know where san jose's former police chief is going. he is going to tracy, and he announced his retirement from the san jose police department in july. he'd been with the department 41 years and two years as chief.

he was a finalist for the job in tucson. all police officers will be wearing body cameras. many have been using them as part of a pilot program but it had been a full time thing. all officers will receive a camera as soon as the end of the week. a 9-year-old boy is in the hospital after being shot in the leg as he was sleeping. police say the owner was handling the weapon when it went off. the round went through his foot and into the apartment. both smith, and the boy rushed to valley medical center. they're in serious condition. >> everybody saw him running or

swimming. yes. very playful. >> he is facing multiple charges because of this incident including being a felon and neglect discharge of a firearm. the irish president returned to berkeley today. he attended two events in remembrance of the victims of the berkeley balcony collapse. abc7 news reporter alisa harrington was there for that. alisa? >> the president planted these two trees that are native to both of the places that are bound by that tragic collapse. in a show of solidarity, the mayor planted two flowering trees together at civic center

park. five were from ireland. the balcony collapsed. at a reception, president higgins personally thanked first responders. >> in the blink of the eye, these young, tallented and bright students and family and friends needed compassion and support of those of where they found themselves. people turned out not to be strangers, but gracious. >> he met private whether i one family, the 22-year-old and her cousin were among victims. the city is considering adopting more safety checks and stronger building codes for rentals. >> if we required that it could

have prevented this from happening. >> the city council will vote november 17th. a 31-year-old fairfield resident faces vehicular manslaughter charges after a deadly crash. nathan vargas has been booked into jail. investigators say he was driving down the wrong way on owe the road when he hit, and killed a pedestrian. >> in san francisco a car burglary investigation led police to uncover two stolen handguns. this man is accused of committing 22 burglaries. police are investigating whether the guns were used in any assaults. three intoxicated 14-year-olds had to be taken to the fopt for treatment in sebastapol today. when officers responded the

teen-aged boy was uncooperative and tried head butting the officer. and two others were found in the apartment. the city of pittsburgh could be losing it's only charter school. it could be just weeks from closing down. parents are looking for other options. abc7 news has the story from pittsburgh. >> michelle traveled to pitsberg so her daughter can attend step high school. >> this is one place where my daughter has been able to feel like a regular student. >> parents received two letters, one from the school, saying the board resigned, and another from the company that manages the school in southern california. stating they could not operate

without a board. without a board or a management company the school is slated to close. the school referred us to lawyers in southern california who said they wouldn't comment. abc7 news found out in 2012 the school district had denied requests for a charter. and appealed to the contra costa office of education. they said no. >> there are concerns about just delivering the curriculum. >> the county was worried about school finances. the school ended up appealing to the state department of education, which ganted them the charter, allowing them to operate. if they close some nearby districts we'll have to absorb the students. >> last time there were from 40 to 60 students at that school in

pittsberg. >> if it closes this will be no charter schools in pittsberg. >> parts of the bay area did get rain this morning. >> a lot of us wondering which areas saw the most rain today. >> it was scattered about. we have dry conditions and skies are clear. and there is some thunderstorm activity. rainfall totals we have only trace amounts throughout the bay area so no measurable rain. 2/100ths in san jose. 4/100ths in moffett field and 7ing/100ths in petaluma. taking a look at how dry this month has been. it's one of the driest octobers in san francisco. no measurable rainfall.

the raft time was two years ago, 2013. >> wow. >> thank you very much. the california patrol is warning bay bridge drivers there will be delays on saturday, november 7th. when caltrans implodes the largest pier from the old eastern span of the bridge. lines in both lanes will be closed about 15 minutes at 9:00 a.m. the implosion takes about six seconds. >> this is becoming an expensive leap of faith. outrage after the cost of the escape from alcatraz triathalon skyrocketed. and an example one school hopes to set for special olympians across the region. and an incredible rare bird sighting in sonoma.

a woman finds something growing underneath her cell phone. and getting inside of the minds of people who steal. the findings from a company after it deliberately l

one expensive jump. outrage after the escape from alcatraz triathalon increased it's fee to $750.

more on the worries it could drive away participants and volunteers. >> reporter: there are two escape from alcatraz triathalons. this is not about that race. it's about the one organized by img world wide. and critics are accusing it of price gouging. thousands apply for the limited spots, some waiting years. >> this has been a world class event in our backyard. >> liz abbott participated in the gruelling competition. it involves a swim followed by an 18 mile bike race. her organization helped out with the event but no more, after the

organiz organizers decided to hike the fee to $750 from last year. >> a lot of members said we're done. not worth it anymore. and not worth as supporting as volunteers. >> the supporter of the golden gate club says they're taking advantage of the athletes. his organization has 500 members. >> we're like in it together and this doesn't feel like they're in it for us anymore. it feels like for themselves. >> img organizers said they needed to quote, maintain the integrity of competition and safety of all involved. >> i find it hard to believe water safety went up 67%. >> it may not deter those who

had it on their bucket list but many won't be there to >> it's a tradition that varsity athletes get a letter on their sweater. now, it's being extended to one special olympian and this young man is >> reporter: the 18-year-old tells us wearing his jacket makes him feel good. >> i worked six years hard doing it. it makes me feel happy. >> reporter: he's been competing since he was 12 but at foot

hill, varsity letters were only given to those who reach certain standards at school. >> one day i just thought why can't he have one? >> reporter: his mother decided to make a suggestion to the principal. >> i was thinking about how families take picture was their jackets. >> in this case we have a young man, who is committed and plays the whole season, and is deserving to represent foothill athletes everywhere. >> reporter: the letter means a lot to andrew, but sends a message to the larger student body. >> it's about meaningful inclusion and when playing sports in the community, to be recognized is very, very important. >> he's so proud and wants to wear it all the time. >> it makes me feel happy for all special olympians in all

different cases. >> reporter: now, other schools plan to follow this lead and award students who made their mark in the special olympics. >> this year's predicted el nino is predicted to bring an intensified risk to southern california. and a closure of interstate 9 demonstrated how vulnerable the area is. >> is this el nino going to hose us? absolutely. it's larger and more intense than the previous two large el ninos of 82, 83. >> residents are being told to prepare now. take a look at this. just incredible video here of

starlings. experts say that shore bird memeration is typically sing with star lings. >> now abc news shows this gorgeous rainbow shining bright. you can see the dark clouds. this is a picture from kirkwood mountain. you can see snow on the lens there and just a light dusting on the mountain.

>> we're going to have mild weather. the rain passed as you no doubt know. we have had thundershowers this afternoon and large breakers could be dangerous. and check out this view of the post sunset sky from our camera. it's 67 degrees now in santa rosa. and clear skies and these are our forecast features, sunny, bright the next few days.

and a chance of rain sunday. passage of that frontal system brought us a little bit of rainfall this morning and that is breaking up now. we're looking at the return of warm fall days. skipping to saturday afternoon, it will be dry and mild but changes into sunday. rain is expected to develop and maybe showers into sunday night and monday morning. and overnight, temperatures mid to upper 50s and tomorrow, sunny skies and highs into mid to upper 70s. north bay, highs under sunny

skies up to 80 upper 60s on the coast. sunday, which will be the first day of falling back to standard time, showers, and rain. >> trick or treaters are happy. >> exactly. just long enough to finish. >> thank you. >> well, a ghims at a rare surgery on

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doctors at uc davis performed a surgery on a penguin, making her uninterested in interacting with other pengiuns. it had performed similar surgeries on parrots and eagles but this may be the first on a penguin. it is expected to be seen by veterinarians over the next few months.

>> this is a baby wing. abc7 news was at redwood city for a special party. a mother's support group hosted the banies. >> if traffic on the bay bridge is heavier than normal, we can blame the open world expo. the five day conference didn't just take over the area around the mosconi and expect to see heavy traffic. for help down load waze and join the abc7 group free on apple's app store or google play. >> strange sight on the east coast. >> it doesn't appear to be attached to anything.

there is a line, dragging. >> why military jets had to give chase to this massive blimp. the story, next. gone to l.a.? the meeting about to begin in san diego about the fate of chargers before a critical raiders town hall in oakland, tomorrow. >> and how about this experiment? just how low is the water at folsom lake? a look at that tee pleated reservoi

odysseo by cavalia opens november 19th under the white big top at at&t park.

a very unusual flying object made for quite a sight in the sky above eastern pennsylvania today. take a look at what's happening. >> i couldn't believe it when i seen it. >> stuck on something else, now. >> where did it come from? >> a cable snapped, allowing this blimp to fly free. it went down to pennsylvania.

the blimp is part of a cruise missile surveillance system. two fighter jets tracked the blimp. it took out power lines and became the talk of the town. >> i was in bloomsberg. i'm calling him going what is going on? my mom saw me going it landed on the road. >> it's crazy. i didn't know what is going on. we lost our power where i >> we're learning about a south carolina deputy that was fired for slamming a disruptive student on the floor. he says the officer says it was not his intent to do anything to discredit the sheriff's office.

tonight, chargers, raiders and rams are being wooed by a los angeles area city. but the city of san diego does not plan to let it's team go without a fight. a similar meeting will take place tomorrow night in oakland. greg lee is outside of the meeting with the story. >> the league is hosting a public hearing and a chance to ask questions and voice opinions about the potentially moving to l.a. >> we're trying to make it happen because we love our city and team. there is a lot of history here. we want it to last for generations still to come. the nfl is hosting meetings

because rams, chargers and raiders are expected to apply for a move to l.a. >> are you going to let an owner find his way into what he wants? >> officials want to build a stadium in inglewood. it would mark the first time since 1995. some say a move would benefit the team. >> this city shows it's own plans for a new stadium near qualcomm. >> not only because of the team. but because of the revenue. we have friends that work in the

organization, the parking and all around. >> that is greg lee reporting. tomorrow's meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. >> oakland mayor is laying out a plan for the future in her address. she says her administration will be focusing on four priorities. >> community safety, vibrant infrastructure and responsive government. >> residents will be able to discuss the four priorities during duckses hosted by staff. a former danville teacher who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography was sentenced today. the 60-year-old will serve 65 months in prison. wolf pleaded guilty in july and admitted to possessing about 50,000 miles of minors. he was a teacher and will be

serving his term this january. >> we're getting new video of folsom lake showing show severe california's drought has become. take a look at that. that is where hikers have turned it into a recreation spot. it stands at 151,000 acre feet. with no rain projected it would reach a level not seen since november, 1977. >> apple will sell apple tv in stores on friday after they made the new model available for preorders monday. and stock finished the day up hment 5%.

>> san francisco food delivery company munchery was cited for zoning allegations. >> what to do if your new mattress is moldy? >> one woman was not

. memory foam mattresses are gaining huge popularity for the way they mold to a person's body. >> but one woman says she enjoyed hers until mold took on a new meaning for her. michael finney puts the story to bed. >> it's a problem that grew silently until the day she tried to set it on a different foundation. she discovered something growing underneath. >> it was comfortable. >> she moved the mattress and realized something was underneath. >> all of a sudden, i see a black spot. and i was like, oh, my god.

>> black mold in an odd pattern on the bed. >> on the top of the mattress and there is no sign of mold but the bottom. >> she called temperpedic. >> i'm thinking i don't live where mold is, plus, we haven't had rain. >> a search turned up similar reports and videos for mold on the mattresss. >> they do a one time courtesy. >> they offered to give her a credit towards a new bed but a similar bed would cost more. >> and they wanted me to spend $500 but they'd give it to me for $250. >> the company said to use a temperpedic foundation. >> if i had mold again, boy have spent more. >> the company tells us mold

grew on the bed because she's set it on plyhood. however, temperpedic told us customer service is our number one priority. and make sure our customers are happy. >> i'm glad it's over. >> temperpedic tells me it's west best to use a tempurpedic foundation. to see the report. >> when someone steals your smart phone, where does it go? >> one company set out to answer the question and jonathan bloom

ex-mains what they found. lunchtime in union square. time to eat, drink, and spend time with your smart phone. >> i was talking about getting a new phone. my mom is like why? so mun can rip it off again? >> this r.his phone has been stolen five times. >> i've had one stolen at the library. >> but when stolen, where does it go? >> we pretended we're using the phone. left it in view. and just walked away. >> they had tracking security inside of them. >> nearly every instance the devices were wiped. but our software continued to live on the device and continuing to ping our servers. >> they left ten phones in new york and ten in san francisco. >> two ended up in different

countries. one took a trans-atlantic trip to india. >> so quick, so brazen, you'd think it was career criminals but research found most appear to have been snatched by ordinary people. >> one is right here in san francisco. and with a cab driver. >> it's not like they didn't know. >> this phone has been lost or stolen. >> a trigger siren and another feature, taking a secret photo of the thief. >> you call that what? >> a testy. >> so for lake, from now on? >> it stays in my pocket. at all times. >>. a bay area hospital is turning to revolutionary technology. >> next, the ima

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. a bay area hospital is turning to a new technology for back surgeries. it's allowing them to control delicate movements.

jean loves to hike with his family but for several years a back problem was threatening to close that road for good. >> i tried different treatments including exercise, yoga. >> james zuckerman says surgeons recommended a procedure to reposition his spine. >> we grab with screws, actually. and we want them in a perfect position. >> the team turned to a special system by mazer robotics. before it starts, software generates a map of the spine, then, calculates the trajectory. >> it's very accurate.

>> the team uses them to grip and straighten the spine and allow surgeons to use the largest screws possible for strength. >> this surgery opened up a path into the future, full of adventure. >> i went kayaking and biking, which i like to do around the city. >> now there is more than 50 procedures with this system and it is in use in northern california. we got a little bit of rain this morning. is there more still to come? >> there is more still to come

and you can see clear skies at the moment. it's been dry, we're at 0% of normal. only 10% and highest readings over sacramento. and across the state, sunny, mild, and upper 70s to inland. now, we'll see when the next rain may occur. it's going to be warm and you can set clocks back and sunday is our next chance of rain. and i want to thank the notary public from chinatown for being a guest speaker today.

>> oh. >> very nice. >> larry beil will be tweeting about the rain. >> and hula pie earlier. >> it's national chocolate day. >> is

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good evening, andrew bogat lost 25 pounds but suffered a broken nose last night in the preseason and end up with a concussion. so he was left with a gash on his face. turns out he did suffer a consuggestion and will not return to the court

indefinitely. if there are conditions about steph curry spending too much time celebrating, steph came out reigning in a win and after the game, sporting a new ring which is ginormuos. it makes a statement. >> our defense is solid >> steph, by the way, slept with a ring on. >> they started the starting

pitch pitcher's father died in the dominican republic. family members asked the team to tell him after the game. one teammate says he was aware, and he ended up pitching six innings. manager said he will be back to pitch game five after going to the dominican. >> we found out about it before the game and so the wishes of the family was let eddie pitch. i didn't want him to hear about it. and i was keeping an eye on him and he was fine. he didn't know. and after the game he found out. >> royals just exploded here four runs.

>> last year we had a steady stream of stories about how jim harbau a lot of the locker room, now, we're hearing the same rumblings about >> i really hope not for me, i give everything i can to this organization and to my teammates. to me that is a situation that i don't know what the credibility of that source is. i have a great relationship with my teammates and will leave it at that. >> this is my first time being anything like this but the locker room is straight.

right? it's not separating kaep. he isn't on a damn island or whatever. we're here together, trying to win together. >> where are the stories coming from? think about that. they're having a hard time on the field. >> join us tonight at 9:00, our local salmon, are they in trouble? why they're nearing extinction, at 9:00. g.o.p. candidates debating right now. we're talking to bay area republicans about the winners, losers and moments getting buzz on social media. that is this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter on abc7 news bay area, we appreciate your time. >> from all of us, thanks for joining us. have a great night.

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