>> thanks for joining us. it is a disaster, locked in a fight with the iphone. if you have one samsung phones, you really need to take action. jonathan bloom is in the newsroom to explain your options. >> reporter: dan, samsung had sold a million of the phones before reports surfaced that the battery inside was overheating and in some cases exploding. they asked for the phones back, but at this point more than 800,000 are still in the hands of consumers. they say anyone who still has the phones are entitled to get their money back. >> today, we are announcing the official recall of one million samsung galaxy note 7 smartphones. >> the announcement was almost immediately followed by an impassioned plea from samsung. >> if you have not yet replaced your original note 7, please, please power it down and return it. >> samsung says it has collected

130,000 of the defective phones, blamed with starting fires. >> it is scary. honestly, my daughter has a samsung. if that were to happen to my daughter, like, yeah, it really is scary. >> the note 7 was supposed to be a hit with consumers. >> it is a cool phone. it looks nice and kind of wanted it because no one has it. they said they're not allowed to sell it. in return, they sold me this other one, that doesn't explode apparently. >> that family bought a house full of note 7s. >> if you haven't returned yours yet, you have the option of a new phone or refund. >> because this product presents such a serious fire hazard, i'm ush using all consumers, all co consumers, take advantage of this recall right away. >> other samsung models causing fires. >> it was plugged in and i see flames.

>> but the company insists, it is just with the note 7. a new version will be out in a few days. >> to be clear, the note 7 with the new battery is safe. >> in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> here is what you can do if you have a samsung galaxy note 7 smartphone, that's included in today's recall. first, stop using it and power off the phone. second, you can contact your wireless phone carrier or the retail outlet where you bought it to exchange it or obtain a refund. if you bought your phone directly from samsung, you can go to samsung.com to exchange your device, free of charge. or get a refund. rch >> we sent out push alerts from our app, download the app for free and enable the push alerts to get breaking news updates as they happen. today, governor brown signed new legislation for building standards for balconies in california. six people were killed when a fifth floor balcony collapsed in berkeley.

officials determined dry rot was the cause. it was also shown that the balcony's builder paid millions in settlement for poor workmanship. five of the victims were from ireland. the family members were in sacramento today when the bill was signed. a top irish official was also there. the law requires contractors disclose any convictions for shoddy work. the woman at the center of a sex scandal involving law enforcement officers is back home tonight, and her lawyers are talking. abc 7 melanie woodrow is live. melanie, any word when alameda county could file charges? >>. >> reporter: yeah, the d.a.'s office says when criminal charges are filed, those charges will be announced. tonight, the contra costa d.a.'s office is investigating allegations of additional, possible criminal conduct. >> it is all going to come out. every lie has an expiration

date. >> her attorney says she is safe and then called out richmond police department. >> they've tried to sweep this under the rug. >> reporter: the department investigated 11 currents and former officers, while some violated departmental policies, the chief said the engagements were noncriminal. >> the reports we have is not accurate. >> reporter: the girl's attorney said they shipped her off to a florida rehab, and chief brown says that representation distorts reality. the eye team spoke to her before she left. >> a paid vacation. >> one lawyer told us the joke is come to florida on vacation, leave on probation. >> reporter: her attorney sid the treatment center wouldn't let her call her father, and when she tried to leave the facility, someone injected her with an unsnoknown substance. they said she bit a security guard. >> did they want to dirty her up to shut her up. >> reporter: they have heard

from more victims. >> these were the officers engaging in sex trafficking, and i was part of the same group that jasmine is part of. >> reporter: abc 7 news reached out to richmond police department about these allegations, a spokesperson said they are not commenting any further. meantime, the al media county said they'll face criminal charges, though the d.a. has noid said when the charges will be filed. in an email statement, the attorney general spokesperson said our office will continue to engage with local wllaw enforcement on the case. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> santa clara deputies have arrested a 19-year-old man for beating an elderly woman. the 88-year-old victim, known as miss flo is fighting for her life at a local hospital. investigators said it happened on monday, and arrested zachary cuen for the crime last night.

miss flo is a loving person who didn't deserve to be attacked. >> it was my grandmother. it could be yours, your mother. please, if you have additional information, call. >> she is fighting for her life, and we just need the public to continue to lift her up in prayer. >> the sheriff's office is investigating whether cuen had annapolis, a community meeting is scheduled for tonight on highland avenue. a target store in san jose was targeted by a large crowd today. all because the store complained to police monday, who arrested a volunteer seeking to register voters in the election. today, clergy council members and even the police chief showed up at the store to voice their support. abc 7 news reporter, david louie is there live. >> reporter: dan, target is along story road, heavily

patronized by latinos, however, a wedge has been driven between this store and access to shoppers. san jose's community did not take it lightly when target called police to remove a well-known leader registering voters. >> i personally was arrested while performing this important and necessary task. but guess what? i'm back. and i will continue to fight. >> salvador bustamunte continues to register voters outside target. >> if you're not registered, i urge you, register now. >> reporter: police chief, eddie garcia, says he reports the effort, but also the officers on monday. he says police must enforce the law, if a store complains. >> there he is in front of the store, the entrance to the store, the parking lot of the stores are not deemed public

forums. >> target has a sign, no trespassing policy, and the voter registration volunteers. the retailer issued a statement, we do not permit solicitation or petitions at our stores, regardless of the cause or issue being represented. target made it clear it supports voter registration through a national campaign with 12 other businesses. r.j. castro heads the story road business association. >> the target unfortunately took a heavy hand on it and we're really disappointed with the association. >> reporter: but police were not called today. in san jose, david a store employee is accused of molesting children. felipe gonzalez-solano touched

children who visited alone. he is being held in the santa clara county jail. much more ahead on this thursday evening for you. coming up, heyward school barred had his turn, and now they're firing back. the police need help in finding this couple. the push for pedestrian safety. some say walkers need to ware a suit of armor. plus getting the raiders to lass gay vas. lass gay vas. honey it's not swiping. come on i need it to swipe. i know i need to swipe something. get high speed internet from at&t. keep calm, your internet's on.

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said it has hurt thousands of kids. lonnie rivera joins us live from heyward with the latest. lonnie. >> reporter: kristin and dan, i'm holding a copy of the investigative report released from heyward school district this afternoon. in it, it talks about it actually alleges that jobs misuse money and lost his temper when anyone questioned him about it. there is a lot of nasty finger pointing, and children should be the focus. >> foregone conclusion, i have no choice but to sue. >> reporter: school board members decided to fire him from the school district. >> it is very widely a defamation of character. it is character assassination. >> reporter: he is talking about this termination notice he received a week ago from the board. the notice says he has an explosive temper, engages in dishonesty and fails to keep the

board informed. hayward board members are talking about it, and they've gone through four superintendents, since 2010. raising questions about a $250 monthly stipend board members gave themselves for travel expenses. >> it is just not valid. you can't turn in receipts for grooming if you get your hair and nails done, that doesn't count. >> they questioned the stipend, even filing a public records request to follow the money. >> their response to my request was that if i wanted any information, i would have to pay them $500 up front. zrchl >> reporter: this afternoon, they spoke of the reason for the termination. >> his gift is getting people involved, and that i think that the way things have turned out, i feel i've made the right decision in my vote. >> dobbs said it doesn't add up

to his accomplishments. >> we've raised the graduation rate, highest five year increase. >> his children attend the school, and says he has no plans to change that as for his job, he is planning to take his fight to court. in hayward, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. drivers and pedestrians have a new reminder to share the road safely as pedestrian deaths keep mounting across california. abc 7 news was at san jose middle school in meet pete walker, pete walker wear ace costume made of old car parts as you can see. he spreads the message, pedestrians don't have armor. the state senate has declared september safety month. >> the month where all our kids go back to school. and they walk to school. >> 813 pedestrians died in

california last year, if you can believe that, that's a quarter of the state's traffic deaths and 17% higher than ten years ago. people in several san francisco neighborhoods are worried tonight because of thieves targeting mailboxes. somehow they got ahold of a master key. they're concentrating on the area you see highlighted on the map. carolyn tyler has the story. >> reporter: a new credit card swiped from his mailbox. another tenant told his his bank statements were taken. this couple is calmly seen entering the apartment building three times last month. >> i mean, basically they have a key to our building. >> reporter: police beef it is stolen or counterfeit master key, used to buzz themselves and grab whatever they want from the mailboxes. they say other buildings have also been hit. >> they're on the lose. there is a key out there that

gives unlimited access to the buildings, and the post office isn't doing anything about it. >> reporter: master keys are for one postal zone, and in this case, it is this area that is vulnerable. it includes parts of russian hill and residents want the mailbox locks rekeyed. why hasn't that happened? >> all the security infrastructure that we have in place, that's all being assessed right now. that's being worked on as we speak. >> but meanwhile, they feel vulnerable. >> yes, we understand that. >> hopefully this will put the pressure on him. >> reporter: they're working with the sfpd and video like this, they're hoping someone will recognize the suspects. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. mayor libby shaaf says oakland isn't giving up on keeping the raiders in town

despite action in las vegas. the southern nevada infrastructure committee yunamo. sly using 7 auto million doll$7. they're calling for a special session of the state legislature. any move must be approved by the owners in the nfl. a set back for mark zuckerberg and his plans to bulldoze four houses around his palo alto estate. they recommended his application be denied. the facebook founder bought the homes for $14 million. he wants to demolish the houses and replace them with four smaller homes to improve his privacy. now your accuweather forecast. good evening, everyone. i hope you enjoyed today's weather. live doppler 7 showing you why the coast is remaining cool. it is the fog that is just

sitting there. a beautiful picture of it from our future tower camera. you can see parts of san francisco through the fog. san jose, 73 degrees, and a beautiful view from san jose, where it is bright right now. in the north bay, low 70s, low 80s, concord. mid 50s at the beaches, all the way to the mid 80s inlandme. a beautiful view, and it may be a good place to go if you don't like it hot. foggy start tomorrow, mild to warm for the afternoon. and giving you a weekend heat alert. it is going to get toasty. cooler and fall arrives next week. another look at another live picture, as you look at the fog rolling in. brighten land at 6:00 p.m. 70s inland, primarily around the bay and the 60s. so still pleasant, but along the coast, cool. if you're stepping out to run errands, get your groceries from

the super market, you'll want to grab that jacket, especially around the coast and bay. temperatures will be following, going into 10:00 p.m., and by midnight, it will be grainier in the bias well. cool start, only sign of fall rye now. you know the fog around, it is going to slow down your commute, so do allow yourself extra time. hour-by-hour forecast tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m., you can see pushing in over the bay and really down the peninsula, heading toward the south bay into the east bay. it is going to start out pretty foggy at 6:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m., fog still lingering at beach communities, temperatures will rise inland, but not so much near the coast, where the fog will sit tight. it will be a lot like today. we do have the go pro grand prix in sonoma. three day event here. uv index will be running high tomorrow, but nice and mild, and if you're going saturday, a warmer day, upper 80s, heating up sunday.

take plenty of water. if you don't like the heat, this is a good place to go, the beach. you're looking at morning fog, giving way to sun, and temperatures in the low 70s like santa cruz. great beach weather coming your way. highs for friday, 81 in san jose, so pretty mild still on the peninsula, redwood city, menlo park, upper 70s, 60 in pacifica, and downtown san francisco, 61. you're used to the fog, it will stick around, santa rosa, napa, east bay, 69, berkeley, 71, head inland and it will be warm. 87 in concord and livermore. look at saturday's forecast. temperatures are up in the mid 90s, and sunday, sizzling, triple digits, and monday, the heat hangs on. get used to it. accuweather forecast, 60 to 90s tomorrow, summer heat, mid 90s to low 100s.

and then fall arrives thursday morning, and as we head towards the change of seasons, we're going to have the change in our weather. you can track that with our abc 7 news app, dan and kristin good idea to download the app. >> works great. i depend on it everyday. >> it has been a wild day. >> i know. one of san francisco's painted ladies, next. 5:30, "world news with david muir." swarming new york city, a man with a meat cleaver. also breaking, a smartphone recall just in. a 911 call from a woman, while the man was in the home. >> thank you, david. a look at the reasons why flu mist won't be available this year, plus other possible options for your

two high profile bay area shooting deaths are prompting

action by an east bacon gre-- b congressman. requiring to store weapons safely. kate steinle's death, in both cases, the alleged shooters used weapons stolen from federal law enforcement officers. if you're t-mobile customer on the iphone, you may want to wait to install ios 10. in a tweet, they warn users of the iphone se 6, and 6 plus to hold off on installing the latest software update. t-mobile says getting the update is causing connectivity issues. if you want the new iphone 7 plus or jet black colored iphone 7, don't get in line outside of a napa store tonight. presales began last friday, and they've sold out ahead of tomorrow's official release

date. the 7 plus has dual cameras, and apple said they'll work hard to get the new iphone to get into everyone hands. landmarks going green, while maintaining a look around the globe. >> millions of tourists saw snapped pictures of the painted ladies, a row homes. >> such a great opportunity, and does the right thing for the environment, and just makes you look like you're, now, doing your part. >> a company called sun run took into account the house's landmark status, and that meant making solar panels and electrical cables appear as invisible as possible. you just noticed the painted lady. >> you just never really know about the company you keep.

coming up, san francisco got a surprise. i didn't mean to look directly at you. >> thank you. it sounds like an interesting story. we want to thank nicholas for this instagram picture, looking toward san francisco bay. >> share your (music plays from one way or another )♪♪ ♪ i'm gonna find y♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna win ya ♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna see ya ♪ (inhales cigarette)

all right, look for the stars this sunday at the emmys right here on abc 7. coverage begins at 2:00 p.m., followed by more red carpet coverage at 3:00, and the countdown to the emmys. >> they begin live at 5, with jimmy kimmel. a look for what's coming up tonight. ama is here with more. we have a lot coming up. a look at the new unit in san francisco to help clear the backlog of investigations into officer involved shootings. >> we just found my daughter at the bottom of the pool.

>> a mother makes a frantic call for help, and got that help, thanks to a poised 911 operator who saved the day. and a 2-year-old dog is on the road to recovery after being shot in the leg. police in the east bay are now looking for answers. all that, plus much more, coming up in a half hour on abc 7 news. >> thanks, ama, we'll see you then. finally for now, we have a surprising side to show you in the waters off san francisco. >> the website, surf line, captured this video of a great white shark leaping out of the water yesterday morning. >> did they think it was a dolphin. >> they have a camera, and it happened around 8:45 wednesday morning. surfers estimate it to be a 7 to 8-year-old great white shark. >> they typically jump out of the water during a sneak attack on prey. surf line says there has never been a documented shark attack at the beach. just so you know.

thank you for all of us here. we'll see you again in half an hour. >> bye-bye. tonight, breaking news. the scare here in new york city a short time ago involving police officers. the suspect with a meat cleaver. police rush to the scene. officers injured. gunshots fired. and we are on the scene. also breaking, the massive recall just in tonight. the smartphones now officially recalled because of fires. and the concern over those phones on planes and subways. hillary clinton, back on the trail, and what she says tonight about her absence. and taking aim at donald trump, after that moment at a flint church, when the pastor stops him. meanwhile, trump tonight, and the full interview with dr. oz. what trump now reveals. police investigating a possible serial killer, and tonight here, the 911 call. the woman inside the home. the suspect inside, too. and the stunning scene. workerru