francisco marriott. melanie? >> reporter: this is where the fight happened around 2:35 monday morning that led to bruce miller's arrest. employees say they escorted him from a hot spot after he tried to take customers' food. in his booking photo you can see his stitches. sundays are for the day earlier at tom house on union street. miller was with friends here. the general manager says he was alone when he came in at 11:50 sunday night. >> he did wobble standing. he did lean on things to keep himself up. >> reporter: miller looking at the meat for a while. >> he really wanted a sandwich. >> the trouble was is that he didn't seem to have money. >> he gave up and sat down about 20 minutes and stood up.

and went after a guest. >> reporter: two miles away and two hours later, surveillance video with miller straggling and his forehead covered in blood caught attention at the travel lodge. >> he was intoxicated and i thought maybe he bumped his head. >> reporter: police say it was across the street that miller tried to get into someone else's room at the marriott. he is charged with assaulting a 79-year-old man and his 29-year-old son. his agent says he's trying to get to the bottom of what happened. so are police. >> the 49ers released miller from the team. he's been ordered to appear in court friday afternoon. this is not miller's first arrest. he faced charges after getting into a fight with his girlfriend

last year. david louie joins us live for that part of the story. >> bruce miller's counsellor gave him high marks about learning about abuse and how kit lead to aggressive bruce miller was ordered to take a domestic violence class that covered anger issues and alcohol use. he had been charged with disturbing the piece when he grabbed his girlfriend's cell phone and smashed it. records show miller entering a plea of no contest. his counsellor wrote he quote, struggled with setting boundaries with family, friends and victim and feels adhering will be challenging.

given the hes tensy, could anyone have predicted he might relapse? he was not on probation, not being monitored. the director of a violence agency is critical the lack of follow up only leads to offenders doing it again. >> they just go to another program. and so nobody is checking to see if the person is abiding by the rules of the program. we don't evaluate it. and that is insane. >> miller's counsellor told the court miller will continue to do therapy with the team psychologist. neither the team nor psychologist responded to confirm that that was done. and as news breaks be the first to know by down loading the abc7 news app.

now to a developing story. investigators have a new lead in the search for a missing cal poly student. kristin smart disappeared 20 years ago after leaving a party. today, investigators started to dig on a hillside near a large letter p near campus. fbi search dogs led them to the location. investigators hope to give the family closure. >> it is our hope this leads to answers we've been asking for the past 20 years. is what happened to kristin. >> investigators are looking at several areas but aren't saying where they are located. a convicted sex offender is back in custody in san jose. 56-year-old david lee russell was captured after a week long manhunt. he was wanted for assaulting and trying to kidnap two young women. he was driving near oakland road. police say tips helped lead to

his arrest. >> brock turner is on the sex offender registry in ohio. we have a closer look at the new police reports surrounding his return. >> first, let's take a look at the green county sexual offender registry here at the entry and you can see his listed address, which you can pull up on this map. let's do that for you. this is where neighbors can see where he is living and he does have to disclose that information. here is brock turner arriving with his mother. she's trying to hid him from cameras, protecting him this, is surveillance video. you can see his

he has to update his information every 90 days. he served half of a jail sentence for sexual assaulting an unconscious woman. people have been protesting outside of the home and some carrying weapons. police complaints have been filed about cars and camera crews in the neighborhood. nobody expects this to quiet down soon. the case inspired new legislation guarantee prison time for sexual assaults. current laws allow for a lesser sentence if the victim was unconscious and not forced. governor brown has until the end of the month to sign the bill into law. also a bill to erase the statute of limitations for rape and sexual assault cases. supporters rallied at the state capitol today under california

law, prosecution is subject to a 10 year limit. no one is raped by accident. rape is a conscious decision and we want to make sure the victim, survivors have every opportunity and time to come forward. >> the american civil liberties union saying the statute of rim tagss is there to stop wrongful pollution. the bill was written in light of multiple rape accusations against bill cosby. prosecutors hope to have 13 accusers testify at the trial. he is charged with drugging and molesting a woman at his home. police are looking for heeds and suspects after last night's shooting of a pregnant woman. both she, and her unborn child, died. wayne freedman has been looking for answers in this case and joins us live in san pablo.

wayne, what do we know about this situation? >> reporter: a little while ago, police gave us the name of the murdered woman. she's 18 years old, she and her unborn child died at the same time. there is a lot that police, neighbor, and friends are not telling us. how and what happened on this corner last night remains a mystery. the end result? a tragedy. >> i'm not going to get into motives or suspect information we're working viable leads and have cooperation from the public. >> police will say the 19-year-old died if gunshot wounds in an attack that also killed her unborn child. this afternoon a friend told us she was seven months pregnant and the neighborhood is dangerous. >> every time my mom, my sister

goes out, i worry something might happen to them. >> neighbors tell us whoever shot mccoy did her from a car, and sped off, they claim not to know the victim or shooter. police say they're making progress. >> in regards to a car pulling up i'm not going to get into detail other than we're working viable leads and hoping to be able to owe draw successful conclusions. >> in short, we'll know more when the police want us to. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. students returning to class with heavy hearts, dealing with sudden deaths of two students. grief counsellors were on campus today of james logan high school and they both died following a

car crash. this is the first time students and staff are back together after the long holiday weekend. >> it's hot. just coming back to school on this day. >> it's a loss for the community. >> a third student is expected to be okay. >> officers in unmarked vehicles kor yauled a driver and opened fire and killed him. in los angeles a driver ran over a light poll that sparked a fire. and he jumped out of a car and gave himself up to police. how the debate of the national anthem may affect a

school named after the anthem's author and other schools named for our founding fathers. coming up we'll have the latest on tropical systems. >> i don't know anybody who is going to leave the spirit of sacramento. why it won't be simple to pull a sinking boat out of the delta. which bay area neighborhood had this guy, a mountain lion, in the streets last night.

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over the weekend, maybe there for a while. the spirit of sacramento cap sized in the area known as fals river. it's the latest example of a larger problem in the delta. laura anthony is live with the big picture, laura? >> reporter: sheriffs have successfully removed thousands of recreational boats over the past several years. the current law provides no funding for cleaning up commercial vessels, at least not before they sink and break apart. doug powell has been looking at commercial debris like this all over the delta for years. >> we're looking at lash lighters and crane bars and

maybe a fishing vessel. >> it's just the latest example of how difficult it is for law enforcement to clean up they can do little more than fight the owners and tell them to move along. now, there is no state funding to remove it until it breaks apart. >> we get grants through division of boarding waterways allowing us to remove recreational boats in california. we can't remove commercial boats if they're getting ready to sink. the law precludes us from doing that. >> the couple told sheriffs they bought it at auction for a thousand dollars, as it was sinking they took off in a dingy and haven't been seen since. the cost now is over $100,000

with no clear idea of who will pay for it. or even, whether it will be removed. a woman had her purse snatched off her shoulder at the parking lot of stan ferd shopping center. the thief just walked up, grabbed her purse and took off. police don't have a clear description of the suspect who have not been caught yet. in hillsborough a home surveillance video captured a mountain lion walking by parrot drive last night. police shared the image and remind people the area is a natural habitat. the best advice, they say stand still, and make yourself look as big as possible. marin humane society is

dealing with influx of new animals after someone dropped off 34 kittens yesterday. they left a note apologizing saying their friend's great grandmother let things get out of control. this is the fifth time that someone dropped off a large group of cats. they will waive fees for anyone who adopts an adult cat. hurricane newton tore up parts of cabo san lucas. winds 90 miles per hour and clean up is underway. the storm broke windows and toppled trees and caused power outages. officials say damage was not as extensive as two years ago when hurricane o deal hit land. remnants of hurricane hermine are being blamed for damage in boston.

the storm is blamed for three deaths, caused damage in areas stretching from florida to virginia. >> i'll show you what the remnants of hermine look like. this is a weakening storm and posing just a diminishing threat there. and it's a strong and dangerous threat is hurricane newton. winds 75 miles per hour, making a second land fall across the gulf of california and moving into western mexico and state of arizona it's going to be problematic for folks in that region of the country. and tomorrow evening, a good portion of the state of new

mexico and one slice of western flooding. it's calm, and clear and no marine layer looking northward along coastal areas. it's 65 degrees here in san francisco. highs of 76 another view showing no evidence and napa, 91. 88 in livermore and a final view, giving a clear view. and a spare the air day, temperatures are going to be hot, near 100 degrees and we'll have a cooler pattern thursday. this is just one day, a heat spike and it's going to be significant. air quality will be poorest in

inland east bay and it's advisable to carpool, bike, walk, or take mass transit. our forecast starting at 11:00, notice a little patch of coastal clouds forming later tonight and will get swept away and doing most showers we'll have clear skies from poeflt to inland inland north bay, chilly with lows down to 50 upper 90s inland tomorrow, and looking into to beat the heat, stay hydrated and protect your health. and here is our accu-weather forecast. after hot day inland,

temperatures dropping off on thursday, will be night quite so hot. temperatures back up a couple degrees sunday. cooler upon, and cooling again. temperatures below average early monday and tuesday. you can check your mobile device. >> easy. >> thank you. >> bay area home prices are rising and going up faster elsewhere. the story, coming up when abc7 news at 6:00 continues.

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happy birthday to the eastern span of the bay bridge. the bridge opened to traffic three years ago today. construction began in 2002. the old span found to be unsafe after the 1989 earthquake. if you drive across every day, the project was delayed several times for reasons including skyrocketing costs, material shortage and construction concerns. the span cost $6.4 billion to build. muni's busiest line as additional train service. abc7 news was in san francisco as the train started to run from

the haight to embarcadero station. the new shuttles will stop inbound once getting to the embarcadero station and back without stopping. 40,000 people ride the m line every day. rising home prices lead today's bay area business watch. prices of single family homes up by 3.5% in july compared to last year according to data analysis company clear logic. it's about half the statewide increases each is about 6%. twitter's board is scheduled to meet about possibly selling that company. reporting they might be looking to buy the social communication company. today, twitter stock gained a few cents, closing at 1993. and michael stayhahn made his

debuts a full time co-anchor with the "good morning america" team. >> welcome back. >> thank you. >> aabc announced they will be joining the show full time. the rest every weekday at 7:00 a.m. here on abc7. washington, jefferson, schools named after founding fathers may get a name change. >> why a school board member thinks those presidents should not be honored. >> rumors are swirling over the launch of an iphone. why they can be shopping for a new pair of these, ahead. and a plea for a man who opened fire at los angeles international airport with

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education. >> he wants to change the name of city schools honoring people who owned slaves. >> this school in the sunset district is named in honor of the man who wrote the national anthem. but francis scott key was also a slave owner. a discussion about that history on sunday has made school board president matt haney a believer in a name change. >> our school name says something about who we want them to be, what we value, so it's important. >> also on the list, jefferson elementary school and george washington high. where a large statue stands in the lobby. he, too, was a slave owner but this 9th grader say leave the name alone. >> that is in the past. >> we've been using that name, it's been working. just leave it. >> on the other side, this parent says they should dump a

name that represents oppression. >> to teach the kids how to overcome this, it has to start with the school. >> maybe rename them with a person that is more relevant to consider times, possibly? >> the school board president points to harvey milk academy. for washington high, he suggests poet maya angelou. >> it's a lot deeper than something i have to sit down and think about. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> thousands of itt tech students are wondering what is next for them after the company shut doors today.

two campuses are located here in the bay area. the school is going to stay closed permanently. >> they just set the school is down and stopped me from graduating and getting my degree. >> itt tech was being investigated at state and federal levels for recruiting an accounting practices because of high tuition. the company blames the department of education, which moved to ban itt from enrolling new students who use federal financial aid. a suspicious package shut down a street near redwood city's city hall today. a worker spotted the package just before 10:00 a.m. the bomb squad came to check it out and determined there was no

danger. an overnight car crash sent three people to the hospital. this happened at intersection of 44th street and the car slammed into several parked vehicles and all three adults inside of the car were ejected and are in the hospital. the man who shot and killed a tsa agent and injured three others pleaded guilty to murder and other charges today. he faces life without possibility of parole. family members of the tsa agent hernandez were in court today for the plea. they say it was hard to see him in court. >> i felt numb. i didn't know how to react. i didn't know how to react. i had mixed emotions. >> seeing someone who wanted to

shoot you and tony, and took out herardo. just surreal. >> the survivors say they aren't ready to forgive. now to politics and your voice, your vote. hillary clinton been back in the bay area for a concert fund-raiser headlined by singer kd lang. hillary clinton attacked donald trump for his mexico trip saying he choked. >> what happened is that we call a diplomatic incident. he came out saying one thing and the mexican president contradicted him hment immediately. it's down he went with a mission, the mission of his whole campaign from the very first day to demonize immigrants to call mexicans rapists and criminals, to do everything he

could to stir up bad feelings about hard working people. he did choke. >> a fewer asked the republican presidential candidate did he choke? >> i don't choke. she chokes. look at the deals she's made, responsible for so many bad things that happened to our country including the signing by her husband of nafta. i've been given a pluses for the job i did in mexico. the fact is that mexico will pay for the wall. it was discussed and they know my stance and i know my stance. we had ground rules, we'll see who wins in the end. 100%. they're going to pay for the wall. a new poll finds trump now in the lead among likely voters by two points. and that is within the margin of

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an event tomorrow in san francisco, apple is expected to unveil new iphones. for features apple might add, jonathan bloom found out the buzz is what they appear to be removing. video shows a new iphone that looks like the old one. >> one of the biggest changes we can see is something that could make people angry. >> look at this photo. >> they took away the head phone jack. >> it's speculation some have heard. whether or not consumers like it, if true, it could provide a business opportunity for companies looking to sell you a pair of these. >> this is a lightning

corrector. >> the plug you use to charge your phone will be where you connect your ear buds. the lightning connector provides power to microphones inside. >> you have to have power and in ear buds, it is to build in a battery pack. >> they sell for $179. >> chatter suggests they may sell cheaper. c net's shara tipkin has theorys. >> they love to remove parts from everything. >> here is one. >> people talk about it being water proof. that is another reason. >> a water proof phone that could have a cool new camera.

>> it's kind of the same thing when they switched to the new charging connector. you get over it. >> today, concord library reopened with new carpet, paint, tables, chairs and racks and shelves. this bridge nally opened in 1959. a stunning shot created a romantic mystery. >> this amateur photographer was hiking at taft point. he took this picture of newlyweds standing on a cliff, silhouetted against a sunset. >> we received responses from two photographers say hadding he they were working at and the newlyweds would like to remain

anonymous. >> there you are. great photos. >> sure. spectacular. >> do you have a sunset that rivals that one? >> not at the moment. >> you can see sunny skies at the coast. we love that. and let's move along. i do love a good, stirredy marine layer. one hot day tomorrow owe, highs upper 90s and near 100 and 80s around the bay. looking at the week ahead in san jose, tomorrow's high will be above average. it's a one day heat spike and the remainder of the weekend highs into the average accu-weather forecast, cooling

continues and temperatures below average. >> thanks, spencer. >> this is very confusing. >> it is. yes. >> they'll figure it out. >> one of you here. >> yes. >> right. >> 49ers hosting rams on monday night football here on abc 7.

49ers and los angeles rams doing their rivalry here for monday night football. and blaine gabbert gets a call over collin kaepernick. and derek goff was selected but jeff fisher has other ideas. former oregon state quarterback will back up, leaving goff inactive. >> it's going to take a week to settle things down. he's probably going to be three

and inactive. you know? i just want him to feel and sense the pressures of the week one. he's going to be a great player, we're not rushing. we don't have to rush it. >> the raiders saying today, center rodney hudson and safety, reggie nelson. this team is the best jack del rio fielded since he's been here. and they know it has to be earned and will be a tough opponent. the players can't wait to get started. >> everybody is excited to get prepared on the first day. and brew brees is a smart guy

and we have to give him different looks and try to confuse him a little bit. >> college football, stanford moved up in the polls from number eight to 7. cardinals will have a buy week and two touchdowns, also caught seven passes for 40 yards. we asked the head coach if he is concerned about wearing his star player out. >> we've never worried about him getting the ball too much. he makes a lot of people miss. and i'm never going to shy away from a great player, it's good

for him and us. >> alabama and clemson remain 1 and 2 and washington right behind, oregon at 24, and bears at san diego state this weekend did not receive a vote. men's quarter finals, battling for a spot in the emeyes. first grand slam since 2008. playing as well as he has in years. he seems to have found his game. women, an jell yeek kurter took part of roberta convenientshe. moving into a third semi of the year, she lost in the wimbledon

finals with a straight set victory. a final would be huge. she can win >> you had a great question, she has to be considered among the greatest tennis players of all time. >> i agree. she's dominating in the sport. >> amazing. >> join us tonight at 9:00, coming up, swinging, on bart. see how one man is trying to shake up the otherwise mundane commute, coming up at 9:00. >> then at 11:00 young boaters return to sea. here is a look at tonight's prime time line up.

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