>> reporter: those lawsuits make a disturbing allegation that the balcony was poorly constructed, dry rot, to the point of growing mushrooms and officials knew about the problems but failed to fix them. hours after the collapse at library gardens complex, killing six students from ireland, experts told me water damage was the cause. you can see the support beams flaking away. >> that indicates it was pretty severe. >> in your opinion? >> yes. >> that is the focus against 39 defendants, including segway construction and subcontractors, black rock investment, the owner and gray star, the property management firm. the lawsuits allege the builders cut corners to save money and the subcontractor does not use plywood, but strand board that

is more sus sementible to water damage. the lawsuits say the builder framed the balcony in 2005 but did not water proof it right away. the wood was exposed to 13 inches of rainfall. hau suits say in january, the defendants chose to water proof and complete construction for apartment 405 without correcting the water saturated wood components, and the water locked in the moisture, with a concealed trap. the lawsuits alleged tenants observed large mushrooms growing on the balcony a red flag warning that it was at risk for collapse. the lawsuits say one complaint is contained in a document. >> how important is that document? >> very important.

if the plaintiffs can demonstrate there are red flags they ignored, and complaints like the ones we're talking about, that puts those defendants at risk. >> reporter: lawsuits do not contain a dollar amount, but abc7 says it could be huge. >> you're talking about millions upon millions of dollars, certainly because thaer young people, from the face of the complaint, appeared to have serious and perhaps life long injuries. that is the case that generates a big statement. >> reporter: through their attorneys, the surviving victims and families declined to be interviewed. the law firm reads in part our clients hope this will bring to light the carelessness that caused this avoidable tragedy that produced so much pain and loss here and in

there has been no comment from the major companies but one engineering firm expects to be dismissed because their work played no role in what happened. >> thank you, dan. >> detectives in sunnivale where officers shot and killed a man. police say they were called to a ground floor apartment by a woman who said she had been battered. they confronted an armed man at the door. >> one individual charged officers and the officer fired at close range. >> the man was taken to the hospital where he died. a specialized camera from the sheriff's office was sent in. it's a system creating a detailed view of the scene. firefighters saved two dogs from a burning home, sky 7 was

over the fire after 2:00 this afternoon. crews pulled two dogs from the garage and resuscitated them. they said both dogs are going to be okay. no one else was hurt. there are delays on amtrak tonight after a pedestrian was struck and killed in richmond this afternoon. sky 7 hd was near the central avenue overpass. according to amtrak, a trespasser was struck by a rain which was bound for sacramento. service on the san joaquin line has been halted between emeryville and richmond stations. in the middle of the drought a list is out detailing the biggest water wasters in the east bay. abc7 news reporter janet oh joins us live with the list. hi, janet. >> reporter: good evening, ama. most of the water users live

past the caldecott tunnel. but water officials said it's not a surprise most of the heavy water users live in these areas, known to have larger lot sizes and hotter weather. east may mud says customers are doing well, continuing to meet bench marks but the agency said they want to be clear we're still in a drought period. you can see the district's biggest reservoir is only 27% full at this time. now, by law, they do have to release water users and we just saw that list an hour ago. there are 1022 people on the list, which is a decrease from two times such a list has been released. >> this is not meant to name, or shame anyone but to show we need to have a response to the

drought crisis. east bay mud says only 1% of the homes exceeded the allotment but the agency assessed those users a quarter million in fines and penalties. a few names you might recognize are jeremy afelt, james jones and tom delbacaro. thank you very much. moraga police need your help finding a suspect in a rare home invasion there. investigators say the men confronted the homeowner outside of a house about 7:00 this morning. they forced the homeowner back into the house. >> this is not something we see in moraga. this is a safe community. we're looking for anyone with information that they can share with us. and definitely, any homeowners in the area who have

surveillance footage. >> the robbers got away in a silver, late model camery. we're learning more tonight about this tense hospital standoff in san francisco that happened near st. luke's hospital. the man had a stolen shotgun from a sporting goods store in san bruno. we're learning more about what his intentions may have been yesterday. that is right, dan. tomorrow, san francisco police will hold a town hall meeting here at st. luke's to talk about findings. we know this man was from san jose and had a criminal history and according to authorities, he told people he confronted yesterday in san bruno that he was ready to die. this security camera video

released today shows a man in white overalls identified as javier lopez garcia entering a big 5 sporting goods store. he had a black semi automatic weapon and demanded a shotgun. >> he told the clerks that he was suicidal and that he didn't want to hurt anyone, but he did want them to resist as well. >> the 25-year-old man drove to st. luke's hospital, about 12 miles away in the mission district and rode a construction elevator up several floors. >> he believed it would be his last day. >> the police chief says that is what lopez garcia told the construction crew. >> any idea why he chose st. luke's? >> that is the question now. we did talk to family, they don't know if he was seeking an employment opportunity and was unhappy. >> reporter: the chief says

witnesses describe hearing the gunman fire before police arrived. you can see from sky 7 hd, construction workers tried to hide, and the hospital was put on lock down. this morning, crime scene investigators were back, looking for evidence. the chief says three officers fired on the suspect when he pointed a shotgun at them. if lopez garcia had a death wish they don't know why. in san francisco, abc7 news. well, some people believe keeping raiders in oakland may be a hail mary path. not the mayor. why, after a big meeting in new york city, she remains hopeful the team isn't going anywhere. >> searching for talent in silicon valley. but first, many companies are looking for help. i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7 hd is going to

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oakland mayor says she's undeterred by reports the raiders have their sights set on a stadium near los angeles. she just returned from a trip to new york city to pitch her city to the nfl. laura? >> reporter: that is right. she admits she felt like her

presentation to nfl owners in new york went well, and she said she cannot be distracted or bothered by efforts to move the team south. >> we recognize why raiders have looked at other options. >> reporter: after her meeting in new york, she says her focus is solely on her city. and keeping the raiders in it. >> but the raiders continue to say that their preference is for oakland and they believe it's the best fan experience in the world. >> reporter: before she started the meeting, there was word the raiders enlisted help of another major player, bob iger, ceo of abc's parent's company, disney. with plans to must have to carson. >> we were very focused and

we're not letting the los angeles story distract us. >> reporter: other cities are kicking in $300 million, she insists she can build here without using tax payer dollars. the contribution would come in the way of land and perhaps bonds, repaid with profits from the development. >> the community has not has a seat at the table. >> reporter: it's a perfect is hes activists are watching closely. >> we want to make sure any public investment, public land, and money, infrastructure serves existing residents here in east oakland. >> the nfl is expected to decide which teams can move to los angeles early next year. overhead wires that power muni buss in san francisco may be taken down. that is the recommendation of the committee planning the super

bowl festival. the committee is targeting wires near a portion of market street. sources say the costs of taking the wires down would be six figures, minimum. >> we have to make sure not a single taxpayer dollar goes into this. if it's privately fund raised i'd like to see these contributions going towards homeless families. >> saying it would be disruptive to people who use the bus or street cars to get around. you can now pay for it on your smart phone, muni released the app that you can use your pass instantly. in just hours, van ness avenue will close down for a pedestrian tunnel. it reopens sunday night. the tunnel will connect california pacific medical center with medical office building, across the street. your bay bridge commute could be delayed on saturday.

the largest pier on the old bay bridge is going to be blown up. it will happen at 7:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. 26 seconds, it will break apart 20,000 pounds of concrete. it happens underwater so there is nothing to see. caltrans will shut down the bridge 15 minutes before the implosi implosion. the tube will come to a halt for just a short time. carbon monoxide is the cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the nation. abc7 partnered with home depot to make carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms available for those that need them and can't afford them. >> this one is expired. >> reporter: a 911 call from a home triggered a search for smoke alarms and carbon

monoxide. they can afford to do this because of kita. this year, 3,000 of the smoke alarms will be given to the public. the campaign is called operation save a life. there will be detectors available in a different way. >> we have outreach programs like street fairs. and we distribute to workers. >> there are half that occur in homes that don't have smoke alarms. last year, 17,000 people were injured. >> it's sad when responding to a home fire and have fatalities in

it. >> there are hotels and motels that must have the units. in the sierra, alpine meadows opened for the season today. squaw valley will open as the region could see more snow over the weekend. >> that is exciting. >> yes. >> and weather. another foot of snow. 4 to 8 inches so if you're heading up to mountains carry those chains. when coming back you'll likely run into delays. there are clear skies now. and that storm will be kicking

up the surf that will bring just watch out. here is a live picture from our lake tahoe camera. there is snow on the ground with more coming. upper 50s in san jose. mid-50s for half moon bay and morgan hill. look at the bay bridge there, low to mid-50s now from santa rosa to napa. 55 in livermore. and visibility is great now from our east bay hills camera, just high clouds passing north. chilly in the morning. rain saturday night and looking for snow for the sierra nevada sunday. saturday night, rain begins at 11:00 p.m.

and at 2:00 a.m., it's still across parts of the east bay and south bay. sunday morning most of the rain is shifted to the south bay. you can see mostly cloudy skies and sunny conditions, cloudy where we see showers developing. most of it will be over. as far as rainfall, most areas will get between a quarter to half an inch of rain and we're talking about 8 or 9 inches of snow. this will be great. so you may see mid to upper 30s in livermore, watch out for patches of valley fog. 40s around the coast and bay.

afternoon, friday, 70 degrees in gilroy. redwood city, 66. daily city, 60. downtown san francisco, 64. 67 oakland, fremont, inland spots, 64 concord. five day seven-day forecast, you're going to need to get rid of the short sleeves tomorrow afternoon. it's going to be mild and you're going to have to bring in long sleeves. some rain moving into the forecast. >> does this man have the country's best facial hair? >> the contest and what he can do to help them. >> coming up, how to spot a

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we have 3,000 people in this performance light the night walk. it sounds like rock the night, also. this is a family friendly people of all fitness levels can participate. and participants will be carrying illuminated lanterns and it's been a great night here. >> that looks fun. >> yes. >> thank you. well, a san francisco restaurant worker is one of the finalists tonight, competing for best facial hair in the country.

he says he's so bald, he got bored and facial hair gave him something to play around very dapper. >> just ahead, the teen fighting back from being battered and bruised at her own party by, she says, a deputy. a potentially deadly problem, the warning about lasers after pilots in the bay area, including sky 7 hd report problems. >> how

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there are charges of excessive force by a sonoma county deputy sheriff. an 18-year-old is suing saying she was arrested after

her high school graduation party. >> vic lee has the story you'll see only on abc7 news. >> gabby graduated from high school in june. her family threw a party at home to celebrate. this is how the party ended. her face, cut, and swollen. her mom and sisters told us at 11:00 a sheriff's deputy showed up. gabby's sister was sitting with her boyfriend in his car in front of the house. they say the deputy questioned both, then acted aggressively toward shaunte, trying to get her out of the car. gabby protested her sister's treatment. >> i told him what he was doing wasn't okay. >> she says the deputy turned his aggression toward her, gabby walked toward the house. >> all of a sudden i just felt an arm around my neck. he lifted me off the ground and

threw me face first into the ground. just like here. >> she was arrested, taken to the hospital, jailed and booked for battery on an officer and resisting arrest. >> did you resist? >> there is no way i could have. he was on top of me with my hands behind my back. >> gabby required more treatments after her face began swelling again. the d.a. dropped the charges. >> that is after the charging deputy reviewed the body camera footage of the event. >> the lawyer long criticized the sheriff's office for the conduct of the deputies. two years ago, they tasered a man after being arrested on a dui. last month a group of inmates charged they were system matticly beaten and tortured and now, this. swieger says there are 1600 use

of force incidents in six years, none of which the sheriff's office concluded was excess tiff. >> tells us there is no one to police to police. >> the sheriff's office says it can't comment but adds a small percentage was contested and none of the charges were found true. people with laser pointers targeting two planes this week. the faa says it happened monday evening in the mountain view area. the pilots were not injured but the planes landed safely this, highlights an issue pilots are facing more frequently. members of the abc7 news team think they've dealt witneh it. >> i think they think it's fun. they can see the end of the laser appear on the side of an aircraft. and they just think that is

cool. >> it's not cool or fun. those pointers can blind pilots and have potentially deadly consequences. >> a luxury developer won a bidding war to build a transbay apartment tower next to the transit center in san francisco. the business times reports crescent heights agreed to price 25% below market rate. most will be reserve forward families making half of the median income. it was a down day on wall street. the dow dropped 250 points and nasdaq fell 61. but fears of a turkey shortage appear to be overblown. analysts say you're in no danger of missing out. many of the birds were frozen before the outbreak.

there is a good chance you're watching us on a screen made in korea. the country is becoming a bigger presence in the bay area. >> reporter: this tiny head set is not noise cancelling. it picks up the sound of your voice through your ear canal, part of a room full of mobile technology on display with wearable key word board and soon, flexible phones. the talk is robots. >> the mobile industry is driving costs out of many components that become useful to

robotics and drones. >> things like 3 d cameras. >> so if i take my hand out, i'm calmer. >> korea's presence in silicon valley has grown. some companies are looking for employees. >> why did you decide to have a job fair? >> because there are many talented people here. >> there are 400 applicants for 30 jobs and there are immigration attorneys. >> we're looking for korean people who like to work here. >> they want to work with americans on a problem both countries face. an aging population. >> in robotics there is a tremendous amount so we can retain our dignity and

> and a company has a partnership to deploy the satellites from the international space station. they hope they'll be able to see live satellite pictures of your city and town. >> talk to many drivers and they don't think they deserve their tickets. >> but many should fight them. the steps

as you may know getting a speeding ticket is no small thing. hundreds of dollars in fines followed by years of increased premiums. >> now, how to avoid getting caught. >> police are all around us.

sometimes they're looking for speeders and other times, they're not. it's a good idea for to you know your rights. when thinking of a speed trap, we think of police, lying in wait. >> i don't know what the traffic, what the speed was. >> or we hear of a driver pulled over in arizona, with california plates. >> i had to follow the guy to the police station and pay the fine. >> neither of those scenarios are speed traps. >> there is a misconception to what a speed trap is. >> francisco says every five years, the speed limit should be set in part by how fast drivers are going. >> if you have it set at 35 and 85% of the people measured were traveling at 45. ten, that is a speed trap.

>> there are tunnels and school zones but if the road hasn't been studied or limit set too low, you have a speed trap. if you could prove a road hasn't been studied if five years, you can have a winning defense against a traffic ticket. john bowman is the vice president of the national motorists association. >> people don't bother to fight speeding tickets at all. we estimate that fewer than 5% of the people who get tickets actually plead not guilty and go to trial. >> the association has a website that tracks speed traps. this site lists exit from 280 to san jose avenue in san francisco. we find officers there, pulling over cars and writing tickets. san francisco police department told us they're likely there because people complained about traffic problems.

the website posts 11th street, too. i didn't see any police. there are hundreds of potential speed traps, including vernville road in santa rosa. and in fremont, on this slice of paseo parkway speedway. another way to keep track is with the waze app. it shows where other drivers are spotting police. and outside of the state, be careful. >> it's common knowledge that officers will target out of state drivers because they know it's difficult to return to the state and go to trial or defend themselves. >> we have links on abc7news.com. now, it's all about a popular

infant car seat generating concern. kids can unbuckle the harness themselves. >> that is way too easy to do that. >> tonight at 11:00 i'll ask why the car seat is still on the market. >> we'll look forward to that, tonight. >> definitely. >> thank you. >> an event marked by celebration and hope is underway now. >> yes. we're taking a look now from

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odysseo by cavalia opens november 19th under the white big top at at&t park. tickets available at cavalia.net. an event marked by celebration and hope is getting underway. >> yes. we're joined by one of the thousands walking. >> yes. that is right. this is the light the night walk. joining me is one of the 3,000 people. >> i'm walking in memory of my father who passed away from t cell non-hodgkin's lymphoma. i walk because this organization

does a fabulous job bringing awareness and putting money towards research funding. my father was part of a medical trial and he lived an additional two and a half years. and he actually, i'm from germany. and he was in a medical trial in germany. and the medicine was just fda approved and now available to american patients. >> that is fantastic. i know you're carrying the white lantern. there are people carrying red lanterns and gold lanterns are -- >> white are survivors. yes. yes. >> and gold is in memory of those lost. so 3,000 people walking here tonight. individuals, families. companies, including abc7 team here, too. we'll see more people out tonight. >> fantastic. >> excellent night for it. let's check in on the forecast.

>> yes. it's going to be a spectacular night. clear skies now. and heading towards morning patches of fog and frost give way to sunshine. highs into low 60s to low 70s for friday. taking a look at what is in store for the weekend if going to the mountains sunday, you're traveling back from tahoe you'll want to hear those chains. it's sunday when the snow levels will be running well. 4500 to 5500 feet. passes impacted and same storm bringing rain on the accu-weather forecast. and then, back to dry. >> warriors on an incredible rollercoaster. >> they have. and that continues. they played last night in

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. good evening, warriors are entering rarified air. passing theym philadelphia warriors, set by wilt chamberlain. the all time nba record is 15 years ago, but first things first, beating the timberwolves. steph, on fire, knocks down a three and missed a shot. but you might want to guard the mvp alone, in the corner. 21-10, warriors. curry with 21 points in the first quarter. and nice pass with authority.

andrew bogat, and the bench, just loving it. with time ticking down, comes to an end. and he is just ridiculous. cal bears are sitting with five wins. saturday's game is cal's best and maybe last chance. the bears jumped out to a lead over oregon and ducks scored 31 consecutive points. the offense and defense just vanished. i'm going to say that again. they allowed 777 yards in one game.

>> if we didn't play well, it means we didn't coach well and i get that. that always has been that way. when we play really good, it's because of the players. >> i don't have a magical answer. i think we need to keep being detailed and have high standards and we hit a little bit of a slump. and that can happen in any sport. >> stanford promoting sophomore running back christian mccaffrey for the heisman candidate. kevin hogan won 32 games as quarterback, the best in stanford history. he'll pass for most parts in team history as well. head coach shaw says numbers are good but his authority on the field sim pressing him the most. >> it's just one of those

things, that is nonverbal. just his presence, and his energy, and determination. and in every game, something is going to go against you. and he's one of the guys that stays positive and energetic. we know what we have to do. he tells guys what they need to do and he makes plays. >> we'll have highlights and interview with warriors owner saturday night on "after the game" around 8:30 here right after baylor-oklahoma. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> that is a big game. do you have an advanced look on what we should expect? >> oklahoma game? >> stanford. >> well, they're going to beat oregon. they're just going to pound them. >> that is a big change, isn't it? >> yes. ducks aren't as good offensively but put up 700 yards last week

so they can move the ball. stanford are playing as well as anyone in the country now. >> thank you, larry. >> join us tonight at 9:00. a judge removes a baby from her lesbian foster parents. the reasoning for that decision, and why it is sparking a controversy at 9:00. and it's a story you saw first on abc7 news. a dozen lawsuits were filed today over that deadly balcony collapse in berkeley. tonight at 11:00 dan noyes return was the startling accusations. >> and here is a look at what is ahead tonight on abc # at 8:00. we'll be back with abc7 news at 11:00. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter, thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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