bruno. >> a jury just delivered it's verdict. lyanne? >> it's important to mention no one was named in the suit. these were criminal charges, only the company was named. pg and e was found guilty of six of the 12 charges. the jury deliberated two weeks after five and a half weeks of testimony, found guilty of not testing the pipelines and not keeping good records. here is what the city attorney had to say. >> this verdict should send a message to those pipeline operators they need to follow the law and make sure that when they operate the pipelines they do so in a safe manner. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney said pg and e had chosen profits over safety. the explosion killed eight

people and destroyed 38 homes. the maximum penalty was $500,000. they were found guilty on six counts. initially the government was asking for $562 million. now, our legal analyst explains what could have happened. >> they may have misread the statute and may have realized that they weren't going to have a shot at getting that figure, improving it without certain evidence the judge won't let in. that may be what happened here. >> reporter: pg and e issued this statement, we have made unprecedented progress and we're committed to maintaining our focus on safety. following that statement, the u.s. attorney acknowledged hard and honest work of the employees

but they came on those at the top. hiv from the federal building in san francisco, lyanne mel yend yez, abc7 news. there two major lawsuits still pending against the utility company. local offices are being represented by the same lawyer, frank petri. he believes executives should face jail time. >> you can't just keep going on television and feel good commercials buzz actions speak louder than words, hopefully, we'll have our day in court to hold those folks accountable. >> we look forward to the day he's able to prosecute the utility company. a paramedic finds himself

facing attempted arsons charges. police believe the explosion and a was discovered during a search of a home. in nine months there have been 36 freeway shootings. sources tell the i-team the fbi task force arrested 20 suspected gang members in an operation last week. some of them may be responsible for highway shootings and crimes involving drugs, guns prostitution and attempted murder, details will be announced tomorrow. the operation began last year with an investigation by police into increased gang violence in contra costa county last month. police became.

an oakland police officer is recovering after being run over by a car this afternoon. other officers chased the driver until it crashed into a cement truck at 98th avenue and railroad avenue. five women, from 3 to 32 were inside of the car. i should say five females, some were children. they've been taken to the hospital. the suspect vehicle reported stolen from oakland. police say the injured officer is going to be okay. this afternoon a woman was shot and killed in a home near the eastmont town center. sky 7 was over the scene. police say they found the victim, dead, a killing prompted a large police response. officers in fact are still on the scene. it has been nearly three months since an oakland police department scandal came to light. the accusations were stunning. officers accused of having sex with a possibly under aged girl and separate allegations of

inappropriate texts. today, protestors demand to know why charges haven't been filed. >> reporter: this is the antipolice terror project in the district attorney's office today, allegations of sexual misconduct within the oakland police department involving celeste came to light. she admitted to having sex with police officers, whoun later committed suicide. >> you are committed to prosecuting any cops deemed raping this child. >> yes. >> we have to to have evidence to be able to bring the case to court. >> the mayor made this vow, regarding the oakland police department. >> to root out what is clearly a toxic, macho culture. >> she said the behavior included racist texts.

>> they are wholly inappropriate and not acceptable from anyone who wears the badge. >> reporter: an e-mail statement says as a result of the investigation, the city intends to suspend two officers for violating city and departmental policy. the antipolice terror project told o'malley they'll be back to check on progress into allegations involving celeste. a multi car accident blocked all lanes of the highway ted, a car carrier was involved in the accident. there are no reports of injuries. abc7 news learned officials from daily city are considering traffic controls on a crosswalk where a young girl was injured in a traffic accident last week. vic lee is live at the crosswalk

on westmore avenue near skyline boulevard with the very. vic? >> reporter: daily city police tell us the girl who was hit is still fighting for her life. she's still in critical condition. we have been here most of the afternoon and the cars, i can tell, they come here in a fast clip and it's surprising there haven't been more accidents like the one that happened on wednesday. the car was turning right from skyline boulevard and struck the girl at the uncontrolled crosswalk, about 50 lines from skyline. >> it's a bad, bad intersection. they should do something about it. >> every pedestrian we spoke to told us that the crosswalk is dangerous, city councilman mike angona grew up in the neighborhood. >> my mother lives right down the street from there. she's 83 years old. we don't let her cross that street anymore. >> there have been several

collisions here in the past five years, this is the only pedestrian accident in that period. but it's enough to convince officials that something needs to be done. some say traffic controls like flashing lights or stop signs may in fact cause more accidents since the crosswalk is so close to skyline boulevard. >> rear end collisions with cars turning and being stacked up and people slamming into them. >> and city manager patricia martel suggests restricting car traffic with a crosswalk new. >> we think a possible solution that would work better actually to limit the vehicle movements by installing an island, constructing an island there. >> the crosswalk would be then eliminated and pedestrians directed to the safer controlled crosswalk at the end of the block or signalled intersection at westmore and sky line. the plan still needs to be approved by city council. vic lee, abc7 news.

a major shake up today at uc davis, embattled chancellor resigned after scandal that's began with a pepper spraying of student protestors. maybe you saw the video. kristin zee is live. kristin? >> reporter: we learned today her boss asked her to resign back then, she refused until today at the conclusion of an investigation. the chancellor first came under fire five years ago when police officers used pepper spray on student protestors during the occupy movement. calls for her firing subsided but renewed when it came to light she spent taxpayer money to scrub search results to clean up the university's image. it was revealed she billed uc for nearly two #$00,000 in international travel, flying

first class and riding in limos and joined a board of a for-profit college. janet napolitano issued this statement, she was not candid, either with me, the press or public, exercised poor judgment and violated policies. we also spoke with students on campus today. >> they're protesting for a long time and i think they tried to make the zone and what goes around, comes around. >> i don't agree with the fact because of a preexisting contract she's going to be demoted to a full time professor. if you get caught with what you're doing you shouldn't have a place anymore. >> the action is now in the letter to the community she insists investigators confirmed as to material allegations concerning my service to this institution i did not violate uc policies or laws and now goes back to teaching electrical

engineering as her contract requires. the search for a permanent chancellor is on. >> thank you, kristin. >> well, there is a growing trend on the streets of san francisco particularly bad for business. >> coming up, hear from latest victim of burglars who say this is far from the first time he dealt with a smash and grab. >> we have lots of august warmth coming our way. we'll show you how hot it's going to be in just a moment. you can hear guns and roses getting ready for the big show. why "sweet child of mine" may not sound so

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taking a look at at&t park this evening, the park will start rocking with a guns n roses concert. sky 7 hd flew over the park. the field is covered, sound checks started yesterday and continue, today. at&t park plays host to dozens of baseball games. the concerts seem to ruffle feathers in the surrounding neighborhoods. jonathan bloom talked to people excited about the show and some who are not. >> i remember a song "welcome to the jungle" came out. it was the most-unbelievable thing i have ever heard. >> it's going to be rockers. old school rockers from the 80s, 35 and older, baby. >> adults still rock.

>> how much are the posters? >> six bucks. >> it's like being 18 all over again. >> i love you. i'm going to be in the front row. >> you might not have to be in the front row. that is the sound of a beyonce concert from two years ago. >> i remember choosing to go out to dinner in another neighborhood that night. and last year's ac-dc concert. >> the windows shake all night long. >> they say it started when the rolling stones played in 2005. >> the first one just about blew us out of our living rooms. >> she says they fixed it, but not every concert, since has been better. >> they should have it figured out. i don't know why they keep reinventing the wheel. >> managers say it is influenced by dozens of factors including the shape of the stage, the

audience and the fog rolling in. >> there are many factors. >> every act brings a sound system and acoustics are a moving target. >> we're continuing to learn and have a changing neighborhood with new buildings going >> get over it. it's a couple hours and you'll be fine. >> football returns on sunday as niners play the texans in their first preseason game. fans will have a way to get to and from the stadium, too. there will be a dedicated uber zone. uber was the exclusive on demand car service for super bowl 50.

in roenart park tonight, th city council is voting to get rid of trees. wayne freedman is live to explain why. >> reporter: the trees give you nice shade, sometimes, they do, and people get attached to trees because they're old, part of the neighborhood. that would be the case here as well, but look below. this stuff here, the trees are dirty and have been dirty for a real long time. a row of trees along country club drive have been scrawny and not endearing. >> would you know what kind of trees they are? >> not a clue. >> they're honey locust and dirty ones based on residents who is tired of cleaning up after them. >> anywhere. we'll be pulling up leaves for years. >> the trees might have seemed like a good idea but now, they're old, dying, and sheding.

they'll be noncontroversial. >> they're not healthy and not as lush as we want trees to be in the area. so we think there is a better option out there. >> without efforts to save the trees the council will replace them with chinese maples. the account is funded with developers and residents. >> as long as there is a good replacement. >> just think, stories where people complain about city government. today, not one peep. >> this is a biggest problem. it's been a good day. >> unless you're a honey locust tree. environmentalists want oil taken out of california food and today, they held a rally to make the point. organizers delivered thousands of signatures and a coalition of groups say state farmers use

oil-filled waste water to irrigate crops. protestors the state assembly man mike gato says californians deserve to know what is in the water that grows food. >> i would be happy with just a sticker on produce that was irrigated with waste water. i don't think it would be that much of a disclosure to reveal that to the american public. >> the coalition reports weight water irinvestigates more than 90,000 acres worth of crops. a statement from the water districts maintains it's sufficiently monitored and claims no studies pose a threat to health. turning your attention to the weather forecast. >> yes. spencer christian is here with the latest. >> what a day, evening and week. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies, just about everywhere except the coastline.

winds are picking up a little bit. it's breezy but not gusty now. this is a view from mount tam. there go temperatures. 63 in san francisco. here is a view from emeryville. it's 80 degrees in santa rosa now. mid-80s in fairfield and concord. this is the view of the golden gate. fog overnight and hot days inland coming our way, beginning on friday. overnight, low temperatures in the north bay valleys. we'll have low clouds on the

coast and locally, low clouds over the bay and inland. this evening, we'll see fog clinging to the coastline and again, locally out across the bay, into san francisco, oakhand, and inhand. this had been the aattempted view. fog pulls back by mid day and into afternoon, gorgeous and sunny except along the coastline. there had been little change and a steady pattern into 78 in santa clara.

and 76 in redwood city. upper 50s to 60 and a high of 66 in downtown san francisco. and 71 in oakland and inland east bay, highs upper 80s in fairfield and mid-90s inland, friday, saturday, sunday, temperatures up to 80s around the bay friday and saturday and low to mid-60s on the coast. temperatures may taper off but looks like warmth holds on for a while. >> airport has been a place for people to come and go. >> the major impact

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a new report set by sfo leads today's bay area business watch. san francisco international airport serves 151 million passengers and reported today it did more than $7.5 billion in business responsible for employing 37,000 people. those numbers are all higher than last year. air bnb has a new number one city due to the olympics. lodging in rio costs average $206 a night according to bloomberg. san francisco now ranks third. air bnb is the official alternative supplier for the rio olympics. it's the first official affiliation with any olympic games. a quiet day on the stock market ended with a record being set and dow only gained four

points, nasdaq rose 12 to close at a record high of 5225 points. a & p, 2181. san francisco is no longer the only city helping test drive self driving cars. chevy volts are rolling on the streets and the cars use technology caused cruise automation, designed by a san francisco company that gm bought in march. luxury is about to get a san francisco address. this empty lot near the transbay terminal will be the home of an ultra swanky hotel. the waldorf plans for a destination spot for the super rich and famous. california voters will get to decide on legalizing marijuana for recreational use in november. tonight, taking a look at a

possible unintended consequence of prop 64. >> this is not the first time. >> the ongoing crime wave one business has to deal with which san francisco police say is part of a growing trend. >> the problems inside san francisco's sinking high highs. a new lawsui

repeat business is a good thing for stores and repeat burglars are not. >> that is what some shops are

dealing with. >> surveillance video shows burglaring using their car as a battering ram. >> this is where you don't it. >> how they got in is less of a concern. the number of times burglarized is a big deal. the repair technician says technicians have had five

jobs per week. >> without that, it took about week before we're back up and running. >> police say commercial burglars are on the rise. >> i won't say common, but it does happen. during the burglary, a bicyclist rode by and officers would like to talk to that person. new at 6:00, santa rosa police hope a man can recover an urn carrying the ashes of his wife. they also stole tools and a baby monitor. the ashes were in a temporary

urn. there is a $2500 reward for the urn. >> the sheriff's office is alerting people about a scam. scammers call and tell you you've failed to report for jury duty. the court system does not call you. all official communication is done by mail. residents living at this tower filed a lawsuit today against the building owner residents are worried the problems will affect values. it's sunk a foot and is leaning already at two inches to the

northwest. >> crews say there is a himmit to ability to use firefighting aircraft. the fire has grown to nearly 7,000 acres and only 6% contained. the fire started sunday fire says the sobranes fire burned an additional 6,000 acres overnight. and destroyed 57 homes in the process. fire began july 22nd with an illegal camp fire. it is 50% contained. m yolo county, the so owe called colt fire is under control and sparked a week ago

today. the cause remains under investigation. the mayor of stockton is fighting to clear his name days after being arrested for crimes against children. in a post, he blames his political opponent and media for exager yating the story. writing i will not be bullied and muzzled by people in power. and to take my only strength, the people, away from me with public perception. thursday, he was arrested on charges stemming from what prosecutors describe as a strip poker game involving alcohol and teenagers under age 18. the game was reportedly recorded on a cell pone, confiscated by the fbi. today a judge upheld illinois governor rob

blagoavich's sentence, lawyers argued the dismissal as well as good behavior should warrant a lesser sentence. the judge disagreed. he has been in prison since 2012. we are exactly 13 weeks if the general election and today, republican nominee donald trump made a comment some consider his most inflammatory yet directed at hillary clinton. >> if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. the second amendment people, maybe there is. i don't know. >> trump saying he was referring to the power of the gun rights movement. many democrats believe his words were meant to encourage violence against clinton. today, clinton's campaign she toured a health care center pushing for more action to combat the spread of the zika virus. >> this is a serious challenge and one that we need to be mobilized to address before it

expands even further. >> attention continues to surround a ral yeah in orlando. the father of a pulse nightclub shooter attended. he was in the crowd behind clinton. there, we've highlighted him. the campaign says it was an open event and he was not invited. california voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana in november. but will proposition 64 lead to more incidents where 19 people got sick after eating marijuana-laced candy? two factors can make it tough to know if someone unknowingly ingested food with marijuana. candy can look identical to well known brands and depending on metabolism, the effect isn't felt for up to three hours, so a person can cans yum too much. >> it's very, very easy to do. especially when items have a

good flavor to them, might be chocolate and might be a brownie. >> the food production are dispensed in bottles, jars and envelopes. but in the hands of someone trying to trick someone, it can lead to disorientation and vomiting. police produced a video to warn warrants and marijuana is legal in colorado. the problem is that some products look so similar to candy that has been on the market, that we've eaten, that there is no way for a child or a parent or anybody, even an expert to tell you whether it is infused or not. >> california voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana in november. opponents say they're not surprised. >> we're not surprised and have seen a dramatic increase in

children being exposed all over the country where marijuana is revel lent. >> in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. it was either a rescue or recovery mission. >> what is involve in determining how to help this stranded dolphin. michael finney looks into a push to change that.

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people flying delta airlines face more headaches today. the airline recovered from a major computer failure. many passengers learned their flight would be delayed. by afternoon, delta cancelled another 620 fleets. this follow lg more than 900 flights being cancelled yesterday. the carrier give passengers compensation for pain. >> 5,000 sky miles, $200 voucher and this paper says i'm entitled to a refund. >> there are other ways of trying to help customers. check out this picture shared with abc7 news. a pizza being delivered for delta passengers waiting for a flight in phoenix. richland residents raloed to save one of their favorites restaurants from being evicted. diners hugged the owner inside

of the restaurant. the landlord says it must close within 30 days because of a sewer leak. and don't believe there is a problem. >> health department came twice in two weeks and said everything is perfect. >> they took pictures. i sent the pictures and she said we is to shult this down. >> richmond mayor calls it a quote, landmark and accuses the hand lord of seeking political pay back after losing an election. the landlord disputed that accusation. >> the cost of your bill includes more than just a channel. >> michael finney digs into the fine pri

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>> michael finney partnered up with consumer reports for the story. >> your cable company is charging you for rent on your cable box. consumer reports is pushing for change and a choice for customers. on top of paying for service, she has to fork over $50 a month in cable box penalties. she has six boxes and adds up to $600 a year. >> by the way, in order to get into the house you have to pay for the box. >> she's not alone. there are 53 million customers facing a charge to rent

consumer reports has a push to end what it calls cable boxopoly. >> you should be able to choose the best solution. >> the fcc is working on a proposal addressing the lack of choice for the cable industry is questioning the need for the idea, saying the cable market is making changes. the national cable and telecommunications association says the fcc has no polly need, nor does it have legal authority to oppose advances.

the fcc is now collecting public xhenlt on new rules for cable boxes. consumer reports says you can submit your opinion at unlockthebox.com. i'll have a link on 7 on your side. click on the sections tab and you'll find 7 on your side. >> thank you, michael. a dolphin found stranded in the bay believed to be dead. sky 7 was over the mud flats near the airport marriott today. the large dolphin was spotted along the shore line and marine mammal expert was able to reach the dolphin this afternoon and found it hadn't moved in hours, leading them to believe it had

died. it's unclear whether this is the same dolphin stranded today. >> spencer is back with an update on the forecast. >> yes. lots of sunshine today and looks like sunshine in the days ahead. here is live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies right now and as you might expect low clouds forming along the coastline. statewide, will be sunny and warm away from the coast. highs in the mid-90s in chico and sacramento and 103 in palm springs, 79 in los angeles. bay area, a beach forecast, santa cruz, next three days might want to squeeze in beach activity before kids go back to school. mainly sunny with high temperatures

70s inln. if you're into next week, you'll have warmth holding on inland so nice string of warm days coming our way. >> hi, larry. >> hi, ama. >> she gets enough of larry all day long. bruce bocce back with the team. is this a man in baseball stronger than juan carlos? next.

good evening, bruce bocce is back on the bench tonight. went in for irregular heartbeat and he joked he heard that hospital has a new pill for offense. and he wanted to dry it. check out the strongest man in baseball. his muscles have muscles. look at the bat shatter and ball

out like a missile bottom 7, two, on. and jake peavy gets rescued by joe paddock. and right now, marlins leading 2-0 in the 8th. sanford football team opened yesterday. i had a chance to talk to him yesterday and i noticed we're about the same size. i mentioned that he said yes, you can do that, too. i don't think so, christian. junior keller chris is a strong candidate. the offense is going

around mccaffrey. the coach thinks he mighting better this year. >> not trying to say he'll get more yards this year, i'm talking about a oning man that is maturing. his just a junior. and he knows offense, better. >> now that training camp is here, football is here which is awesome. i know we're excited to get the train rolling. draymond green posted a tour of the yacht team usa is staying on in rio. team usa held a practice today

and got a chance to see the sites. and sight seeing is fun, but clay thompson, he wants to play. he can't wait to face team australia tomorrow. >> good luck and watch those elbows big fella. i know how bogut plays and never backs down from a challenge. i want this win to have bragging rights for years to come. usa basketball continues their pursuit, america leads the way with 23 medals so far. seven gold. china has the most gold so far. and dodgers demoted

colleague. we showed only a few seconds of the video. we can't show the rest. it's just -- well, we can't show it. dodgers president of baseball operations expressed his disapproval. nobody in the nfl seemed to want to employ tim tebow as a quarterback. he's going to try baseball now. he's been working out for months. kind of let hissed abouty go, there. tebow last played in high school. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> that is wild. >> yes. >> thanks, larry. >> coming up, america's fertility rate is copping to a new low. at 9:00. >> a woman shot and killed in oakland today right next door to

a mother still searching for answers in the unsolved shooting death of her son. that is coming up tonight and that is this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter on abc7 news bay area, we appreciate your time. >> from the entire abc7 news team, have a great evening. we'll see you just a little bit later.

this is the "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. now let's meet today's semi-finalists -- a graduate student in mathematics from columbia, maryland... a software developer from malden, massachusetts... and a currency trader from chicago, illinois... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. at the end of this program, two of the three people we have just introduced will be leaving the program with $10,000 apiece. the third person, the winner, gets to come back on thursday and friday to play for a quarter of a million dollars.

vaughn, brennan, and alex, good luck in your quest. now here are the categories... and "da", those two letters will begin each correct response. alex: alex? bible books, $800. alex. what are "ruth" and "esther"? that's it. bible books, $600. vaughn. what is "psalms"? correct. sauce, $600. alex. what is sriracha? correct. bible books, $1,000.