driveway of the occupants trying to get out of the house with all of the kids an then i saw the flame in the front yard. >> reporter: once the family was out safely, they saw this. a swastika and racial slurs across the front of the house and on the side door all in blue paint. >> we're disgusting and appalled somebody would do this to a family in our community. and we are going to do our best to bring them to justice. >> several devices were deployed against the front of the house, near the front door and near the second story bedrooms and at the garage door and again had very serious potential. fortunately the residents awoke quickly -- >> reporter: no one was hurt and the home had minor damage. as for the offensive graffiti, williams son painted it over this morning. >> the fact that my neighborhood is a beautiful neighborhood and it looks like it does right now. >> reporter: antioch police say this is the first hate crime in their city in years. laura anthony, abc 7 news. we have breaking news out of

oakland where there is serious fallout from the sex scandal involving police officers. in fact, at this moment, we're waiting for a news conference to begin involving the mayor libby schaaf. the l.a. times reports she's going to announce that four officers will be fired. they were connected to the scandal involving celeste gap, an escort who had sex with officers from several departments and four while she was underage. the l.a. times has reported that oakland will discipline 12 other police officers. abc 7 news reporter katie is at this news conference and will bring us a live report on the action of the officers coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. the search for a person who shot and killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child ended after a standoff and the overnight arrest of the victim's friend. officers arrested the 21-year-old following the stand-off. a person of interest turned himself into police. they are believed to be friends of the 18-year-old mccoy, who was seven months pregnant when

she was killed two days ago. investigators believe morales went to defend coy during an argument in a group of people when he fired a gun and unintentionally shot her. a convicted sex offender arrested by san jose police yesterday made his first court appearance today. the 56-year-old david lee russell is accused of trying to kidnap two women. i could see -- you could see he shaves a mustache and goatee to avoid being arrested. he was arrested after citizens tipped off police to his whereabouts. he did not enter a plea today. police say he tried kidnapping two women in broad daylight last week by dragging them into his car. both fought russell off. the rust is due back in -- the suspect is due back in court september 14th. police need your help identifying this man in the surveillance video caught on camera taking two road bikes from a home on willow street. the man appears to be in his 30s and wearing a watch with a wide band. if you recognize him, please

call the san jose police department. authorities believe they've caught the man suspected in the string of bank robberies. police say the 55-year-old robert dennis of oroville is the man in these surveillance photos taken during a bank heist in lafayette last month. they also believe he is responsible for hold-ups in napa, brentwood, roseville and sacramento. officers arrested dennis last week in butte county where he was just arrested on felony drug charges. at san jose state, some are questioning the university's handling of a sexual harassment case involving an education professor and one of his students. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has more. >> on the campus of san jose state university -- >> i didn't think that something like this would hit so close. obviously right here in my department. and it is very upsetting. >> reporter: a new report by our media partners at the mercury news indicated a professor kept his job and his position as a department chair five months after a university investigation

found that he sexually harassed a student. last year a female student said that during a class, after he repeatedly asked if she was single and said he wanted to date her and personnel files concluded he acted inappropriately and he stepped down from his role as department chair at the end of the school year. one student said after he was popular with classmates. >> some of them like his classes and went to him for counting and he was just -- counseling and he was a great guy. >> reporter: two other students complained of his behavior in 2014. his attorney said her client wasn't given a fair opportunity to defend against the allegations. >> there was much weight given to what they had to say and what they presented and no opportunity for us to challenge their credibility and we believe it was worthy of challenge. there were some communications that we had. >> reporter: the university president said the actions reported are troubling and, quote, we're looking into them. we're learn from them and we'll

take appropriate systematic actions based on what we learn n. san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. a gps tracker could be the key in a case against a man accused of setting a massive wildfire in lake county. the gps device that investigators putin side of his vehicle placed him at the scene of the wildfire about a minute before it started. this is according to an investigation summary. he is accused of starting 16 fires, including the clayton wildfire on august 13th that destroyed 189 homes. he pleaded not guilty today to arson charges. meanwhile, smoke from the gap fire near the oregon border is reaching the bay area. this is a picture of the smoke from nasa and the fire began august 27th. it has burned nearly 30,000 acres and is 65% contained. the air quality officials are issuing an advisory. abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that and today's hot weather which is not helping, sandhya. >> not at all.

we have hazy skies as you notice from the mt. tam camera right now and also that smoke. i do want to show it to you now from the satellite perspective. as we take you in a little bit closer, here and you -- you notice the siskiyou fire is up to the north but the northerly wind is pushing the smoke into the area. tomorrow the air district is saying that the air quality is going to be unhealthy for sensitive groups if so if you are sensitive to smoke or haze, you want to stay inside. p especially if you have respiratory issues. highs in the upper 90s for concord, livermore and 82 in san francisco, 87 at the oakland airport, mid-90s santa rosa, 93 san jose and 77 in half moon bay. it was warm to hot everywhere. there is relief coming. i'll let you know when straight ahead. larry. ♪ colin kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem and controversy continues. late today we learned that the

santa clara mayor is asking the police union to work the game and you may recall they threatened to protest and now another person is weighing in on the controversy. dave louie is live with more on this busy day for the 49ers. david. >> reporter: very busy. and people are speaking out about this protest from the military veterans to president obama. but this is one voice that really counts. roger goodell said he does not agree with what colin kaepernick is doing. but that is not stopping the niners quarterback. kaepernick said when he is on the field, he focuses on football. he hasn't even talked about his protest with coach chip kelly. but he has with his teammates. some are reluctant to join him, he said. kaepernick talked to us in the locker room after practice. >> a lot of them have families to feed and i think that is a tragic situation where players aren't comfortable speaking what is on their mind and what is

right because they are afraid of consequences that come away with it. >> and they might take a cue from roger goodell who said today, i don't necessarily agree with what he is doing. we encourage our players to be respectful and i like to think it of as a moment to unite as a country and i think that is what football does, it unites our country. kaepernick has angered others who think he is unpatriotic. >> in order to change, you have to agitate people at times and i think that is necessary for us to improve as a country. >> reporter: he pointed out that when he sat or kneeled on one leg he did so behind the drink coolers so he would not stand out. and the online speculation that he has converted to islam. >> i have seen that, and i haven't. i have great respect for the religion. i know a lot of people that are muslim and are phenomenal people. but i think that comes along

with people's fear of this protest. >> reporter: he acknowledged his girlfriend and her family are muslim. in santa clara, david louie, abc 7 news. today the 49ers face the media for the first time since at rest of former teammate bruce miller on assault charges. the tight end is accused of assaulting a 70-year-old man and his son at a san francisco fisherman's wharf hotel. today's case were on players minds. daniel kill gore said he couldn't believe the news. >> i never thought something like this would happen. bruce is the most genuine guys within this locker room. and unfortunately he had a rough night. so that could have been anybody. it really could. everybody has a tough night. >> so two notes. miller is scheduled to be arraigned on friday or assault charges and that will weigh on the team. they do open the regular season

on monday night against the rams right here on abc 7. refusing to give up the fight. it is school versus school in contra costa count and why a few square blocks have become ground zero over a battle over education. and software sales. has a company reached an $8 billion deal. plus -- >> it is jam-packed with new features. >> the new iphone 7 finally revealed. what you need to know if you are considering buying one. >> and the meral with a

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>> reporter: well, larry, this controversial proposed issue has two yunons going -- unions against each other, the carpenter and the teachers. the board may decide to drop the sale altogether or it may decide to take it up for a vote next time they meet. adams middle school has been closed for seven years. the west contra costa school district has no plans to rebuild or retrofit the school. it has no money to take on such an expensive project. so instead, they've offered it to a charter school that is desperate for more space. here is what we were told back in may. >> it was built for 430 students and today we have 585 and next year we'll have 800 students here. >> by law the district has to provide caliber beta school and adequate facility, so the district thought it had a deal when caliber offered to pay for the entire cost to rebuild and retrofit the school.

an estimated $15 million. if caliber could buy the land for $60,000. here are the conditions of that sale. >> it is not condos or houses, it is not going to be apartment complexes. this is for a school. >> reporter: still, the proposed transactionin fury ated a number of parents and city officials. >> we're selling it at below market rate so we're doing the taxpayers a disservice by selling property at less than market rate. >> reporter: they have offered to build the school in construction codes and hire the carpenters union to do the work. union members came out to support the school. and caliber said if they go under, the property will go back to the district which will then have to assume what is left on the loan for the renovations. these latest conditions may be enough to convince the board to finally approve the project. in richmond, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news.

today apple introduced the long-awaiting next generation iphone. abc 7 news was in san francisco for the unveiling of the new iphone 7 and 7-plus. you could order the phones starting september 16th starting at $649. one thing is missing from the phone. and that is the headphone jack. apple wants to you buy the new wireless air pod headphones that work through a bluetooth connection and this is getting mixed reviews. other new features include a home button that gives a physical vibation when you press it. it is water and dust resistant and have stereo speakers and the longest battery life of any iphone so far and major improvements with the main camera and the so-called selfie camera. >> the new face time hd camera for the selfies an the face time calls, this is up from five megapixols. >> stock in nintendo soared after a new game app for the iphone. apple unveiled a new version of

the digital smart watch which is waterproof and has fitness features aimed at swimmers and runners and that sent stocks in san francisco based competitor fitbit plummeting. and with breaking news alerts at the apple event, be the first to know by downloading the abc 7 news, it is free for apple and android devices. hewlett-packard said they sold the software and they will merge with the uk micro focus and a deal valued at $8.8 billion. the spin-off is meant to focus on more profitable portions of the video. hpe split from hewlett-packard back in 2015 and focuses on software and stech services. the potential fire risk of the note 7 phones. >> and now the faa is

considering banning those phones on flights. >> that could affect sales. michael finney is here with more on that. michael. >> a lot is going on with this phone. it is just coming out. samsung recalled millions of phones because a slight chance they could catch fire during charge. but the recall was not done in cooperation with the consumer product safety commission. that would have triggered a ban on those phones on airlines. now the faa is considering whether to begin its own process to prohibit those phones on flights. for now, you could still take your note 7 on board a plane despite the risk. but four ounces of toothpaste, no way. so what should you do if you own a galaxy note 7. if you are worried about your battery, take it to a samsung store and the company said only a tiny fraction of batteries are at risk. if you do charge your phone, don't leave it unattended. samsung will exchange note 7 photos with new smartphones and galaxy s-7 and the edge and they are setting up a process for

changing phones beginning early next week. grocery deliveries may look a lot different in the near future. mercedes benz and starship technologies have learned it by making robots to bring your food. the you tube video by star ship technology shows how it would work. electric vans carrying robots and drones would park in local neighborhoods and the robots roll out of the van to delivery groceries to nearby homes. mercedes is investing a half billion dollars to develop the robots that could be five years before they roll into town. >> the dogs will have a field day chasing those robots. >> there you go. >> you never have to leave your house again. >> it is like the jetsons. >> we're getting there. thank you, michael. san francisco's tenderloin now has one of the largest murals. let's take a look. it covers 9,000 square-feet and that's six stories of the windsor hodel on eddie street and it is entitled everyone deserves a home.

it is a tree with colorful houses resting on the branches, meant to make everyone feel welcome in the neighborhood. >> i had a great note from a resident that said when they looked at the meral, sensitivity went away and that is our hope, that it inspired people. >> it was commissioned by dish, a group that provides housing for homeless people with chronic health issues at the windsor hotel. good evening, everyone. no matter where you were today, it was warm to hot. live doppler 7 hd showing you where we have fog as we take a look down around santa cruz and castro valley and monterey and the wind coming out of the south and pulling the fog up along the coastline as as we head into tomorrow morning you see much more of that from the east bay hills camera, hazy skies right now and the smoke from the fire up in northern california will continue to impact us as we go into tomorrow. so 75 in san francisco. 81 in oakland. it is still warm in san jose,

morgan hill in the 90s. a live look from the san jose camera and you could see the sun is shining there. temperatures in the low 90s from santa rosa to napa, novato, still hot inland, concord and livermore 96 degrees. kgo roof camera, not much of a breeze there. but the breeze will be increasing in the coming days so the fog returns to the coast by morning. cooler pattern the next two days and well below average early next week. in case you are just stepping out this evening, to take the dog out for a walk, here is your hour-by-hour forecast for san jose. still warm at 6:00 p.m. 85 degrees. and it is a slow, cooldown toward the latter part of the night. you will start to see the teams coming down into the 60s. and speaking of dropping, tomorrow morning we'll have the fog near the coast. at least parts of the coastline. and temperatures will come down. most areas in the 50s. but a few spots ind land will hold on to the warmth, low 60s and the south bay and the peninsula. here comes the fog. from the south at 5:00 a.m., commute time. it is along the san mateo coast

and sneaks up across the san francisco coast by 7:00 a.m. and it is widespread near the beaches at 10:00 a.m. and not going anywhere. so if you are looking for relief from the hot weather, it is coming. here is your day planner. tomorrow morning coastal fog, mid-50s to low 60s. we'll actually by noontime see the sun inland. it is warm there but it is a cooler afternoon for everyone. low 60s to low 90s. temperatures will come down as the sun goes down by 7:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, 81 in the south bay and san jose. 88 degrees in gilroy. 79 in sunnyvale. on the peninsula, looking at upper 70s, wed road city and poip and you will feel the difference. free airconditioning in daly city, 62 degrees. 67 downtown san francisco. north bay, up in the 80s around santa rosa and napa and in the 80s and so a drop. and 78 in fremont. you will not need to worry about using a.c. too much. you will save on the bills.

not too hot inland. 85 in concord. 90 in antioch. still warm but not as hot as today. here is the seven-day forecast. the heat eases tomorrow and mid-60s to 90s and the cooling continues, upper 80s for friday and temperatures come up slightly on saturday only to drop again on sunday. the cooling takes you through tuesday. you notice particularly on tuesday and wednesday, only in the mid-70s to low 80s, extra clouds around. it is a kind of cooler weather where you may be breaking out your cute sweater perhaps. to keep you warm. could you track the temperatures hour-by-hour forecast and download the abc 7 news app and you could take us anywhere you want. so good idea to have it. >> i didn't realize you were mart magician because you just disappeared. >> did anyone catch that. take the picture if you did. >> thanks, sandhya. getting ready for the rails. the plan to allow alcohol on a local commuter train. that is next. and the november ballot is

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keep calm, your internet's on. we have an update on the breaking news out of oakland. city leaders just announced they are firing four police employees and disciplining eight others as a result of the investigation into a ongoing sex scandal. this centers around the officers surrounding an escort who had sex with proiolice officers, several while underage. the four officers committed attempted sexual assault and contributing in prostitution and some failed to report violations of officers an one officer is going through retraining. we'll have much more on a live report on abc 7 news at 6:00. the north bay smart train is planning a food and drink service with an emphasis on local brands. according to the press democrat,

a concessionaire proposals were asking for last week and they have until october 10th to submit plans. they will include beer and wine but it may include which hours it will be sold. the first trains will roll by the end of the year between santa rosa and san rafael. >> tiger woods will return to golf here in the bay area next month. he announced he will play in the safeway open at silverado and napa that begins october 13th. tiger now 40 years old and returning from multiple back surgeries and hasn't competed on the pga tours this year and the last event was the w championsh championship. >> and a nasa trip to a small asteroid may answe

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has been investigating for years. and a crime that looks familiar at a home. and forget dna, a single strand of hair may be a game-changer when it comes to solving crime and the break through by bay area scientists coming up at 6:00. see you then. tomorrow nasa will launch the first mission to visit an asteroid and possibly bring back precious samples to earth. >> the rex spacecraft will blast off from cape canaveral and head for the benu asteroid. and they expect the craft to reach the asteroid in the near 2018. >> and once there it will collect samples which scientists will hope to shed light on the solar system and develop tools to help them track asteroids. >> i hope it succeeds. world news tonight is coming up. i'm kristen zse. >> for all of us here at abc 7 news, thanks your your time.

the next newscast at 6:00 tonight and connect 24/7 tonight, the new shooting caught on camera in a city under siege. a 71-year-old man shot while simply watering his lawn. his neighbor's camera capturing his struggle to then get help. and now, the plea this evening to find the suspects. also tonight, the deadly storm. we're tracking the tropical system moving across this country. a month's worth of rain in just hours. and the severe storms now ahead. the commander in chief test. donald trump, who once said he had a secret plan to take out isis, his big reveal tonight. and after our interview, trump saying hillary clinton doesn't look presidential, tonight, chelsea clinton center stage, firing back. the deadly mid-air collision. two planes colliding, the second time in a week. and the spoiler. what amazon posted early today that unlocked the clues to the new iphone.