right now we expect to see impacts all the way in florida's east coast. >> preparations are under way in the u.s., but hurricane matthew has already had a devastating effect in the caribbean. good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry biel. hurricane matthew made landfall in haiti this morning, but it is showing no signs of weakening and so far this storm is being blamed for at least four deaths around threatening the east coast from the florida keys to the carolinas. abc news reporter elizabeth hur in new york with the latest. elizabe elizabeth. >> >> larry, good afternoon, everyone to you. right now we're looking at the carolinas and georgia all under a state of emergency. bottom line, officials say they are not taking any chances, and in fact in south carolina,

evacuations start tomorrow. hurricane matthew first making landfall in haiti. as the most powerful hurricane in decades pounding the region with torrential rain and dangerous storm surges is on the move after drenching jamaica, cuba and the bahamas, now bracing for more heavy wind and rain that could trigger massive mud slides and devastating floods. >> i pray that everybody is safe, and -- and it's not as bad as they are predicting. >> reporter: the american coast also on alert. take a look at these empty store shelves and this long line outside of a costco in florida. residents are stocking up after warnings from officials in florida to the carolinas urging the public to be prepared for the worst case scenario. >> you don't want to take a changes. you've got to listen to local officials. look, they are -- you have a great team here.

they want to do the right thing. they want to do the right thing and everybody is going to listen to them. >> and because of hurricane matthew, president barack obama announced today that he is cancelling campaign events in florida tomorrow instead. we're told he's headed to fema headquarters to stay on top of these developments. that's the very latest from here in new york. elizabeth hur, abc news. larry, back for you. >> have airlines announced any contingency plans? are flights already being cancelled? >> reporter: yeah. that's right. already there are conslations but at this point they are limited to flights to and from the caribbean, but at this moment the major airlines have already said they are waiving changing fees. however, if you do have any immediate travel plans, you're being asked to check with your airline just to be safe. larry? >> all right. elizabeth hur in new york, thank you. spencer christian has been monitoring the storm and is here now with a closser look at what's happening right now. spencer? >> okay. ama, and larry, this is how

hurricane matthew looks on live doppler 7, a massive category 4 monster storm. hurricane and tropical storm warnings have been issued for southern florida and the keys. hurricane keys, most of florida's coast, most of the hurricane warnings in effect for bahamas. it's a category 4 and will remain a category 4 tomorrow as it moves up through the bahamas still as a category 4 on thursday near the atlantic coast of florida, and maintains that strength when it downgrades slightly to a category 3 near jacksonville and goes up along the coast of georgia and the carolinians and weakening to a category 2 by saturday. that's still a very powerful and dangerous storm and then it heads up to new york and boston. on sunday, still as a category 1 hurricane, this is a powerful potentially dangerous and damaging storm and, of course, i'll stay on top of all developments with this storm. more had a little bit later. ama? >> spencer, thank you so much. authorities have arrested

six people in connection with home invasion robberies in three east bay communities. those robberies happened in danville, fremont and livermore in the last few weeks. more arrests could be made. authorities tell abc 7 news it's still an open investigation. >> police are looking for a driver who took them on a high speed chase through several east bay cities this morning. officers first spotted the stolen truck in vallejo around 1:00 in the morning. the driver then led them on a high-speed chase along interstate 80 and 880 as well as surface streets. it ended 40 miles south in hay wad. the chp called off the search once it hit city streets. a south bay plan pleaded guilty today to torturing or killing more than 20 cats. >> robert farmer appeared in court in san jose. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen joins us live at the hall of justice with this story. chris? >> larry and ama, the defendant in this case was arrested one year ago this week, so today's guilty plea will certainly help some of the affected families

heal, but in talking to many of them, they say that there will never be full closure. >> reporter: 25-year-old robert farmer surprised some in the courtroom by pleading guilty to 21 counts of felony animal cruelty and two misdemeanor counts. >> what he did to our cats was horrible. my cat thumper ended up in a trash can. >> reporter: myriam martinez is among those who lost her cats. she still can't get over what happened. >> he was killing these poor cats by the elementary school. he did horrible inhumane things to these poor animals. >> what did. >> reporter: what prevents him from doing something else to somebody else? >> reporter: farmer faces up to 16 years in prison after admitting these crimes which happened over a two-month stretch last fall. the deputy district attorney alexandra ellis says surveillance video helped detectives track him down. >> our heartsgo out to the families that were affected by this crime, and we look forward to mr. farmer being held accountable for the heinous act. >> reporter: officials are the humane society hope this case serves as a learning opportunity

for the community. >> educate children from a very early age to respect and care for animals and to identify with animals as part of the community. >> reporter: an lal lovers leaving the building with a heavy heart. >> makes me sad that people can actually take a living thing and actually do that to them without any thought. >> reporter: families who have been affected will have a clans to address farmer when he returns to court on december 8th n.san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. fairfield police are dismissing yet another one of those creepy clown threats making the rounds nationwide on social media. classes went on without a hitch today at fairfield high and at grange middle school a day after someone claiming to be a member of the clown gang threatened violence on twitter. the district sent out an alert to parents last night. similar threats nationwide have prompted schools to cancel classes including two tuite outside seattle. creepy clown threats or sightings have been reported in

at least 22 states, but there's yet to be a single act of violence associated with them. life is slowly returning to normal for residents in the loma fire zone in the santa cruz mountains. today authorities lifted all evacuation orders and road closures stemming from the fire that broke out last week and destroyed 12 homes. cal fire says that fire is now 90% contained. if you would like to help any of the victims we've set up a link to the official fire fund. look for that on our website, abc 7 news.com. for a second day residents of a san jose mobile home park are dealing with a muddy mess outside and no running water inside. work crews broke a water main and now the community is paying the price. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson has the story. >> reporter: knee-deep sludge coats former roads. residents of the east ridge estates mobile home parks say a single blacktop repair project has turned into a nightmare that won't end. construction crews broke a water main yesterday just two weeks after they severed a gas line. >> it's hard because, i mean, we

had to like sponge bath my kid last night. can't wash clothes. >> reporter: a few weeks ago he couldn't kick. >> we had to like kind of microwave water. couldn't use the stove. >> reporter: he's frustrated and he's not alone. >> i don't think they had it well planned out before they started digging and breaking the ground up and things like that. >> reporter: the management company is offering residents pool water to flush. they also brought in a few port apoints and a truck with bottled water. however, some families say they didn't get a delivery, and trekking through the muck isn't easy for the elderly. >> it's just been a big headache with all these people not using water and having no bathrooms and havinging to walk through the rocks. it's pretty hard. >> reporter: today crews discussed laying down a plywood path for residents and they are trying to fix the broken water main. management says families can shower at their other mobile home park, but with construction taking up so many parking spaces, many are reluctant to move their cars. what do you think about management? have they been doing enough?

>> no, they have actually been closing the doors. >> reporter: the property management company says the water main has actually been fixed. however, they are waiting on test results to make sure that the water is safe to drink before turning it back on for all of the residents. in san jose, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> the milipitas city council is expected to take action tonight after dozens of complaints about a stinky odor. the city council says it's received 72 odor complaints in less than a month. some think that stench is coming from the newbie island landfall, and tonight members plan to update the council's odor control report. they are trying to iron things out before milipitas regulars dents vote on a ballot measure in november that will decide whether to double the size of that landfill. >> foster city is ready to reward its residents who go solar. the city council has approved a $200,000 solar fund. each household that installs the

solar will receive a $1,000 rebate. residents can apply at fostercity.org or at the building permit counter at city hall. this is first come first serve. >> the vice presidential candidates, they are in virginia, ready to go for tonight's debate. coming up, we'll tell you what you can expect to see and why tonight is so important. w. nation elation. the warriors are back. i'll tell you what fans are expecting coming up. and is social media to blame for the kim kardashian west robbery in paris? what authorities have now learned. >> and at 410:0:10:00, this is northbound traffic oncoming in san rafael. looks a little bit heavy at this point but still moving. in fact, pretty good in both directions as we check it out. back with

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the warriors are playing their second preseason game tonight at oracle arena, and normally a preseason game wouldn't be a big deal, but this is the first chance for golden state fans to see the newest acquisition, kevin durant, in a warriors uniform in person. abc 7 sports anchor mike shuman joins us from oracle with the debut of k.d. shu? >> reporter: as you mentioned, they have been in camp for two days and played two preseason game and steve kerr said we haven't even put in our offense or defense yet and this is a good chance to get everybody acclimated, namely a guy called kevin durant. k.d. struggled in his first game

saturday night against toronto up in vancouver. that's to be expected. doesn't know his teammates, and it will be interesting to get him to america along with the bench and the core players. now, kevin's been an mvp. he's an established player, so he is going to pick it up and he said there's a long way to go to catch up with his teammates. >> need to learn a lot about the game of basketball, you know. i'm not as smart as i thought i was about the game, you know. it's played a different way here than i was used to playing, and -- and i learned a lot obviously in my years in the league and this is a different system and philosophy of basketball that i'm learning so it's going to take some time. >> reporter: warrior fans have always viewed k.d. as the enemy and comes in for the first time as a golden state warrior and should be a lot of money and mo speights coming back to town as a los angeles clipper so a nice little reunion for everybody. reporting live in oracle, 7:30

tipoff here. i'm mike shum ha nn, abc 7 news. >> thanks, shu. weird to see mo speights in a clippers uniform because he was beloved by warrior fans. >> definitely. >> fans obviously excited for another reason because it's steph curry bobblehead night. >> that's a good reason to be excited. our team coverage continues with abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler who joins us live with the fan frenzy that you normally don't see for a preseason game. hi, carolyn. >> reporter: well, i wanted to have one of the bobbleheads to show you, but they are keeping them under lock and key. as you said, this is the preseason opener, but it feels like the season opener, and some of these fans have been waiting in line for hours. the warriors team store has that new season smell and look. kevin durant merchandise now has some prime real estate.

and fans can't wait to see number 35 and all of golden state 2z i've been on withdrawals watching the reruns on tv and now here we are today. we're here. let's get this done >> the new-look warriors have four all stars, steph, clay, draymond and k.d. dub nation expectations are beyond high. >> we're going to store about 120 points a game and maybe about 68, 68 wins, 69 wins. >> probably win our division, for sure. playoffs definitely, and increase prices a little bit more but it will be fun. it's well worth, it definitely, to see k.d. >> reporter: a chance to see the superteam attracted two austrians visiting america for the very first time. >> have so many options to see the warriors in europe so we have to do it tonight. >> reporter: so tonight is the night to get a good first look. this new season may take away the sting of how last season

ended. >> what will it take for to you get over that loss? >> a couple more tears i guess. >> reporter: and some great basketball. let's go, warriors! in oakland, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> keeping the sports theme. arnie's army came together one last time today to celebrate the life one of golf's greatest ever, arnold palmer. hundreds packed as soon as vince interbasilica parish in palmer's hometown of latrobe, pennsylvania for today's emotional service. tears filled the eyes of those gathered as fellow golf legend jack nicklaus remembered his rival and friend. >> i simply ask you to just remember when, remember when arnold palmer touched your life, touched your heart and, please, don't forget why. >> palmer died september the 25th at the age of 87.

well, americans are expected to spend at a faster clip this holiday season than they did last year. the national retail federation is forecasting sales to rise 3.6% to more than $655 billion thanks to a strong economy. holiday sales account for nearly 20% of annual retail industry sales. southwest is holding its twice a year massive sale with round trip fares dropping below $100. flights from sfo to burbank, vegas, l.a., orange county and san diego are all $49 one way. we found ten different destinations out of oakland including portland, seattle and reno at $49 one way. the sale ends thursday night. >> spencer christian, where do we want to go? $49? >> i want to go out on the embarcadero with the weather we have. >> stay right here. we've got awesome weather coming our way and fleet week. >> yeah. >> so the two go together. a look at live doppler 7. you can see it that we have mainly clear skies right now. just a few high clouds moving through the bay area sky, and it's pleasantly cool afternoon,

but we've got some warm days ahead. this is a view of the partly cloudy skies from mt. tam. that's a gorgeous view looking down on to the bay under mostly blue skies. currently 63 degrees. here at san francisco, oakland 69 and 69 in mountianview and 71 at san jose. 74 at gilroy and half moon bay 61 degrees. check out this view of partly cloudy skies over the golden gate. our inland temperature readings are almost uniform. we've got low to mid-70s at santa rosa, napa, novato and fairfield and one more live look from our rooftop here at abc 7 overlooking the bay and these are our forecast features. sunnier and milder tomorrow. much warmer days lie ahead friday through sunday and high temperatures inland during that period will be near 90 degrees, so perhaps even above 90 in some spots. overnight though, it won't be anywhere near 90, barely near 50 in some spots. lows dropping to the mid-50s in santa rosa and napa upper 40s and right near the bay and the coast, lows in the low to mid-50s and moving along to tomorrow, look for sunny skies,

breezy conditions at the coast. once again highs will range from low 60s at the coast to low to mid-70s around the bay to mid to upper 70s inland. now, looking ahead. fleet week, this week, and into the weekend, of course. the air show, big air show, well, air shows all three days and friday it will be from noon to 4:00 p.m. all three days will be sunny and all three days will be mild here in san francisco with highs in the 70s. can't ask for more than that here in san francisco. skipping ahead to early next week, more rain on the way starting our forecast animation next tuesday at 5:00 in the afternoon. look for some light rain or showers moving into the north bay first during the night time hours and into the overnight hours next wednesday and then lingering a little bit into midday wednesday before disappearing leaving us with rainfall totals that may exceed a quarter of an inch in the north bay, a quarter inch to the central bay and less than a tenth of an inch expected in the south bay. accuweather seven-day forecast. a little milder tomorrow than

today. and the serious warming begins on thursday. warming continues on friday and then over the weekend look for inland highs at or above 90 degrees. we'll see mid-80s around the bay up to about 70 on the coast on saturday and then we'll have gradual warming beginning on monday and sharper cooldown on tuesday with that slight chance of rain to which i just rferred. >> all right. >> the final phases of heat. >> yeah. >> that could be it, you're right. >> thank you, spencer. >> okay. up next, new questions today about what led touch that dramatic robbery of kim kardashian fwhest paris. coming up, was there a leak on her staff? >> and abc 7 is celebrating hispanic heritage month with posts to our instagram feed. bolivia korson de america helps bolivian-american children to their heritage and the company performs all over the bay area, festivals and charitable

could social media be to blame for kim kardashian west's

robbery in paris over the weekend? french authorities say it may have been the reason she was targeted. abc news reporter dawnia backes has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: new details about the terrifying robbery involving kim kardashian west. official french sources saying the thieves dressed as police officers tied her up, put duct tape around her head and plastic cable ties around her wrist and locked her in the bathroom. she was able to free her hands and go to a balcony and call for her help. >> great questions about her security. >> there's all sorts of ways to figure out if she was alone or not. >> and questions about her use of social media are starting to surface. the robbery happened after 2:00 a.m. monday after the reality star posted this snapchat from the apartment where she was staying. the thieves escaped with more than $10 million worth of jewelry and including a ring worth $4.5 million, reportedly a gift from husband kanye west

that she showed off on her instagram page just days ago. paris police saying it was really the celebrity who was real targeted, with possessions that have been seen and noticed via social media, and it was these goods that the attackers targeted. kardashian west was traveling with a body guard. he apparently was at a nearby club with her mom and sister when the robbery occur. now the search for the suspects continues. >> actor ben stiller is crediting a much-maligned prostate cancer test with saving his life. today stiller posted an essay on the website medium describing his own battle with prostate cancer two years ago. he believes he wouldn't be cancer-free today without a prostate specific antige known as a psa test. it's the most common test. however, many doctors point out there's no accurate marker to identify people with prostate cancer. they believe false positives lead to unnecessary biopsies and

in some cases impotence. coming up on the news at 4:00, fireworks at the vice presidential debate? >> he'll go out there in a fiery performan performance, especially for somebody who is known as being so low key. >> a look what's ahead tonight in virginia and why this debate is so important to both campaigns. >> and a dramatic scene in new jersey. the major explosion and how quick thinking saved dozens of lives. >> plus, the well-known store is considering a ban on its popular coupons. find out why it's cons all of this with the global warming and the - a lot of it's a hoax. it's a hoax. it'll get cooler. it'll get warmer. it's called weather. we need some global warming! we need leaders who get it. so that we can move away from coal and oil to clean energy. i'm tom steyer. if you want to do something about climate change, you can. please. register and vote. nextgen california action committee is responsible for the content of this advertising.

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here's what's making headlines as we approach 4:30. a powerful category earthquake slammed into hate they morning causing widespread devastation to the southwestern tip of the island nation. frantic residents stay that storm toppled trees and tore roofs from their homes and destroyed farms. that storm is now churning its way towards cuba. candidates for the santa clara city council are accusing the san francisco 49ers of pumping money into the election to try to get members favorable to the team into office. abc 7 news reporter david louie is on that story land have it for us coming up at 5:00. authorities arrested six people in connection with a number of home invasion robberies in danville, fremont and livermore. abc 7 news reporter vic lee will have the details also at 5:00. the two vice presidential

candidates face off in their only debate in farmville, virginia in an hour and a half. with the presidential election just over a month away. the stakes are very high tonight. abc news reporter lana zak has the preview. >> reporter: in this election which is unlike any other in american history, the vice presidential debate tonight may have a greater impact than ever. >> especially undecided voters might be taking a look and saying, well, maybe i can make up my mind based on the vice presidential candidate. >> reporter: while the two men in farmville tonight, republican mike pence, governor of indiana and democrat tim kaine a virginia are sewer gates to the lead candidates, many are unknown as 40% of americans couldn't name either vp candidate and tonight could change all that. >> he'll go out in a fiery campaign for someone who is so low key. >> reporter: kellyn conway promising a debut performance

for pence who has been totally preparing for the matchup holding mock debates and scooping the site today. he enters behind in the polls following a week of controversy for donald trump, including the revelation trump may not have paid income taxes for nearly two decades. meanwhile hillary clinton's running mate has unsurprisingly her full confidence. >> how is senator cain going to do tonight? >> reporter: cain looking casual touring the debate hall today. his team releasing a new ad painting trump and pence as one in the same. both men expect to be on offensive leading up to what may turn out to be one of the most important moments in this campaign. the campaigns say that they expect their gradest audiences in the first half hour of this debate so expect that those punches will start flying right off the top. in farmville, virginia, lana zak, abc news. political reporter and abc 7 news political reporter carla marinucci is hee to tell us

about what's going to happen. talk about the importance. >> not the drama or viewership we saw in the smack-down between hillary clinton and donald trump. this is important. 34 days out from the election and people are already starting to vote, and for both these sides it's a critical point. donald trump is on his heels this week because of comments he's made about miss universe, taxes, you know, sexual harassment. it goes on and on. he's got problems, and hillary clinton is rising in the polls in battleground states, especially with women, so for both republican mike pence and democrat tim kaine, this is a moment where they have got to make no gaffs, do no harm, but they have got to make the case for their candidate. >> we keep saying, you know, the latest thing and trump is in trouble, but, i mean, it doesn't seem to matter. we'll find out in november, but what does pence have to do? does he have to project some kind of stabilizing image where he's just not going to be kind of take being the bait on a lot of issues that are potentially inflammatory? >> mike pence has the tougher

job to the. he has to be the political swiffer, if you will, and clean up after a lot of donald trump's problems this week. he had probably the worst week in his campaign ever, and the polls are starting to show, it so he's got to put -- make the case that hillary clinton is a political insider, is not going to represent change and that donald trump will, but you'll also see tim kaine, the democrat, come back at him. for both these guys, this debate is not about them, it's about the number one person on the ticket, and so that -- that is their job tonight to lift them up and to maybe have some actual policy discussion tonight. >> right, and, you know, it is important, but as you mentioned, it's not going to have the viewership like we saw last week. can it real sway things either way for either candidate? >> you know, ama, you're right. it can. usually a lot of vice presidential debates go under the radar but the fact is there are moments, dan quayle as not

being jack kennedy, don't want those moments and have to be careful to walk the line and deliver the positive messages and get some punches in but don't mess up. >> no pressure. no pressure. >> not at all. >> carla, thank you so much. >> download the abc 7 news app to get updates throughout tonight's vp debate. we'll be streaming that debate live, and right now you can watch videos to learn more about both of the vice presidential candidates. >> and you can watch the vice presidential debate right here on abc 7. our coverage does start at 6:00 p.m. it's followed by "dancing with the stars" at 8:00. and then there's a special edition of abc 7 "news at 9:00" and "jeopardy" and "wheel" at 10:00 and 10:30 followed, of course, by the news at 11:00. the president of the philippines is lashing out again at the united states today telling president obama to go to hell. >> eventually i might in my time, i would break up with america. i would rather go to russia and to china.

>> reporter: those comments were made by rodrigo since his rise to power, more than 3,000 filipinos have been killed, shot in police raids or gunned down by assassins often after being named by police. >> now is the time to travel to the united kingdom. the british pound has now fallen to its low elf level in the u.s. dollar since 1985. the dollar has been followed by fears of a harsh brexit after it was announced the uk could leave the european union by 2019. tragedy averted today in patterson, new jersey, thank to the heroic actions by first responders. police and firefighters are being credited with saving 38 lives before a natural gas explosion destroyed two homes. authorities moved quickly to get everyone out of the

neighborhood. after they arrived on scene and smelled and heard a gas leak that had been reported. ten firefighters went to the hospital with possible ear damage. >> still to come, a police officer laying it all on the line in a good way just to help out one little boy. the picture that's become a social media phenomenon. >> i'm spencer christian looking at the bright sunny western sky from our east bay hills camera. we see a few clouds around. the accurater forecast is coming up in just

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perfect attendance in a single school year is pretty impressive, but one east bay high school senior is top of her class with 11 consecutive years without an absence. whoa. >> pittsburgh high senior maria gonzalez was given a big perfect attendance trophy yesterday by the school's principal. not missing a day in 11 straight school years is an all-time record for the district. it's a family affair for mariah because two of her siblings also won perfect attendance awards. >> a lot like our sports department. sometimes all it takes a child you care is to get down to their level. that's what happened in indianapolis recently. a capitol police officer precious jones and isn't she perfectly named, saw a child having a bad day and decided to lie down next to him and have a little champ the picture of this random act of kindness has received an overwhelming positive response on social media. officer jones said she just wanted to show the child that

police do care. >> i don't have a picture quite that nice to show you. breezy conditions over the bay area and over the coast it will remain breezy on the coast tomorrow, and temperatures inland will start to rise la little bit. highs ranging from 60s at the coast to 80s at the bay to up every 80s to near 880 in the warmest inland spots. this is what our weekend warmup will look like in san francisco where the average high temperature is 73 degrees. highs of 72 on friday and 75 on saturday and early next week a drop-off into the 60s and san jose, we'll have a more impressive warmup over the weekend. the average high this time of the year is 78. we'll see 84 degrees friday and 88 sunday and back to 84 on -- 88 on saturday, i should say and back to 84 on sunday. here is a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. the entire bay area is going to feel this warmup. it's going to be an impressive one. it gets gradually warmer as we approach the weekend and saturday and sunday, inland

temperatures around 90 degrees and maybe even above 90 in a couple of spots and mid-80s on the bay and up to 70s on the coast on saturday and then a cooldown next week with a slight chance of some showers or rain next tuesday. >> wow. all right. thanks, spencer. >> all right. still ahead on "abc 7 news at 4:00," it is fleet week, but there's one spot where you won't be able to watch the big show this weekend. and the key to happiness. a new study reveals what it really takes to live a fulfilling life. i'm 9:007 on your side's" michael finney, the popular bed, bath & beyond coupons, the ones there's a moment of truth. and now with victoza® a better moment of proof. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar

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it's fleet week and an effort is being launched to offer the city's best known war correspondent. this image of our marines raising the u.s. flag on iwo jima was taken by a san francisco journalist the late joe rosenthal. one of the most iconic images of the second world war and now a group of veterans and journalists is asking the navy to name a ship after the photographer. abc 7 news caught up with rosenthal's daughter today as she worked on restoring a mural at the maritime museum.

>> he would be humbled by it. he would be. it the would be nothing he ever thought about. he would say why me? >> the joe rosenthal chapter of war correspondents is petitioning the navy secretary for the honor hand hopes others in the community will do the same. >> well, if you were hoping to be thrilled by the blue angels from treasure island during this year's fleet week air shows, you're out of luck, at least as far as that location is concerned. the city advising people to stay away from treasure island because of ongoing construction there. areas typically available for viewing are going to be offlimits. spectators are being urged to go to crissy field for prime air show viewing instead. we want to see your fleet week tweets, yes, fleet week tweets. say it three times fast. use the #abc7 and post your pictures on social media, and you might seal them on air here or online. a new lawsuit alleges consumers aren't getting what they think they are get when

they buy naked juice drinks. >> 9:007 on your side's" michael finney has details of a lawsuit filed by the centers for science and the public interest. >> an interesting one. lawsuit filed against naked juice-maker pepsico alleges the company knows it can charge more for products perceived to be more healthy. the suit says products like naked veggie kale blazer mislead the consumer into thinking that kale is a primary ingredient in the drink. kale is king but it's only the third biggest juice in the product behind orange juice and apple juice. other naked products display other ingredients prominently but, again, the lawsuit says those ingredients are not the predominant ones. pepsico calls the lawsuit baseless saying there is nothing misleading about naked juice products. amazon is cracking down on fake reviews. the company fears consumers can no longer tell the difference between legitimate reviews and those reviewers who are paid to

say something positive. the company says it is now banning any review posted in exchange for compensation of any kind, including free or even discounted products. amazon says only a small percentage of its reviews currently on a site falls under the ban. the popular 20% off coupons at bed bath & beyond may soon be a thing of the past. the retailer widely distributes those coupons, so much so it fears many customers won't shop there unless they are holding one of those coupons. the company is now experimenting with expanding its loyalty program. shoppers who pay $29 per year to join the loyalty program will get free shipping and 20% off every purchase. the loyalty plus program experiment is being tested on a very small scale basis. now, i want to hear from you. the 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday from sock a.m. to 2:00 p.m. that number 415-954-8151. you can also reach me on my

facebook page and through abc7news.com and bed bath & beyond is correct with my family. we would never arrive there without one of those coupons. they are everywhere. >> that's usually a good thing. >> right, absolutely, yeah. >> thank you, michael. >> sure. if you want to get better faster after surgery start moving. studies show moving around shortly after your operation could be the key to getting better quicker. one study revealed patients with knee replacement surgery who started rehab within 24 hours revealed less pain and more physical movement. a professional ice skater and coach was moving three hours after hip replacement surgery. >> i was taking the little baby steps and then i was walking up stairs and they said it's time for you to go home. definitely gave me more confidence to be moving really quickly that. in itself sort of allays any fears, you know, i'm not going to recover soon. >> many doctors agree mobility is the key to recovery. they point out that moving improves your heart and lung function as well as your immune

system. today's wellness report, the longest study on happiness reveals what it takes to live a fulfilling life and can a smart home make you healthier? here's joy address. >> reporter: since 1938 researchers have tracked 700 people to study happiness. some were rich. others were poor and some were highly educated. they found that those with strong relationships are lower risks of all kinds of diseases. now, that was consistent even when the relationships went through ups and downs. single biggest predictor who have would be the healthiest at the age of 80 was who was most satisfied with their relationships at the age of 50. the fda is warning about highland's teething tablets. agency says that some of its homopathic tablets can give infant seizures and is investigating. highland says that they were surprised by the fda move and assured customers that their tablets are safe and are cooperating with the investigation. smart homes are becoming more popular but could they make us

healthier as well? some homes have vitamin c showers, according to the orlando sentinel and others have a range of other amenities and technologies, including an interactive kitchen counter that helps you make healthier food choices. everything in the house has a health angle, but these homes are so rare that it's hard to determine if they make a difference in health. physicians say it depends on adherence to the healthy habits more than anything else. from the nasdaq market site in the times square, i'm joy address. here's to your health. if you plan on signing up for the first trip to marks you could be sitting next to leonardo dicaprio. according to business insider di caprio mentioned it during climate change talks. elon musk announced last week he plans to get humans on the red plante as soon as 2025. at the talk the doctor said anyone who signs up is crazy and di caprio said, quote, i did. >> we're going to mars.

astronauts aboard the international space station are celebrating national taco day. didn't realize it was. this picture shows a taco that tim copper made while living on the iss. apparently tortillas are very popular in outer space. we're asking viewers about their favorite tacos. just go to our facebook page and tell us about yours. >> soft tacos would i go for, i think. >> fish tacko. >> that's a good one. lobster and crab tacos. >> we could go on for days. >> yes, we could. >> out of time. "abc 7 news at 4:00" continues. up next, the train to nowhere. the squabble twroen two railroad companies that's left these train cars stranded in the north day. >> now dan is here with a look at what's coming up at 5:00. dan? >> thanks, guys. now i'm hungry. coming up, yahoo in the headlines again. a new report says yahoo let government spy on your e-mails. we'll have the story. mothers take a stand in sacramento. the state proposition on the ballot they say will put your children at risk. and google goes big and goes

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a lane of train cars hauling flammable material is sitting there stuck in the north bay because of a squabble between a local agency and the railroad. >> yeah. those rail cars are stranded right now in sonoma county. american canyon and shellville. that's where abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live for us today. wayne? >> reporter: well, it's fairly standard practice for a railroad freight company to park cars along tracks and wait for the companies that ordered those cars to have them deliver. they charge for storage and what about when the freight cars contain a hazard material or it's a neighborhood? that's the rub here in sonoma county. the view from outside of her home in shellville could definitely be better. the cows don't bother her but these parked railroad cars containing 2 million gallons of

liquefied petroleum gas do. they have been here for two weeks. >> like it's kind of scary because one time i thought i was seeing smoke coming out of them. >> reporter: the cars are owned by sonoma marin rail transit. smart trains don't run here. freight trains do, according to a lease agreement with the northwestern pacific railroad, and smart wants these cars out now. >> if anything would have happened with that much hazardous material, you can have many miles, many miles of sick disaster. that's what our board is worried about. the question does smart have jurisdiction to force compliance? mitch stogner who runs the state's north coastal railroad authority says smart is out of bounds. >> i think they are legally off base in the sense that freight trains are regulated by the federal government, plain and simple. >> reporter: now the two agencies are heading for a showdown with the federal government. smart is concerned about public safety around its tracks and the

railroad, about its ability to conduct business. >> we are for and in support of freight service. we support movement of goods, but we believe that storage of hazardous material is simply out of character and against agreement that we have with the freight company. >> if every town and locality could step in and stop interstate commerce, we wouldn't have an interstate commerce system. >> and in the middle of it all, a young mother with a child and worries about the liquefied petroleum gas practically in her backyard. >> i don't want it here. >> reporter: northwest pacific railroad did not return our calls today. from shellville, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> and a developer has promised to make this pile of toxic dirt disappear in richmond. that company dumped the dirt after digging it up while working on a project in emoriville. that dirt is contaminated with toxic pcbs. that dirt should be removed by

friday. >> thank you so much for joining us for "abc 7 news at 4:00."

surveillance video caught four men in the act of robbing a home. now police say these picture helped stop a string of violent criminals. >> plus a horse in trouble and a search for the man responsible to today's hit-and-run crash that has family members worried and waiting. >> also, allegations of political interference. a watchdog group says the 49ers are unfairly playing in local elections. and san francisco's sinking tower. a new report has some folks breathing a sigh of relief tonight. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. warmer days are ahead. how much those temperatures will rise coming up. homes broken into. residents terrified by armed gunman. tonight arrest in the string of home invasion robberies in at

least three cities. the big question doesn't, are these men connected to robberies in other cities? good evening. i'm kristein sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. >> one city in particular is getting a good look. orenda, where a couple was attacked right in front of their own home. vic lee is live in fremont with more. vic? >> reporter: well, dan, the reason we're in fremont is because the prosecutor says that the suspects arrested are linked to at least two of the home invasions in this city. in fact, in this upscale neighborhood. now, this is a very broad investigation launched by the fbi's safe streets task force. the investigation is far from over, but the d.a. tells us that the task force wanted to get some of the suspects off the streets before more investigations. >> reporter: five armed intruders came in through the