i'm owing them $19,000, almost $20,000 for an error that they claim they made. >> a bonus backlanchlt today the pentagon is backtracking from its order for thousands of california national guard members to pay back money they were promise to stay in the service. good afternoon, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. >> it's been an issue for years, and after a lot of negative publicity the pentagon is suspending its effort to collect funds. >> abc news report lauren lyfter with more action that the defense department is taking. >> reporter: that's right. current and retired service members, some who served in war, have been asked to pay back thousands of dollars they were already paid.

defense secretary ashton carter calling the process unfair and saying it's drags on too long. facing national outrage -- >> i'm bitter. i'm angry. >> reporter: and finger-pointing. >> another boneheaded decision by the department of defense. >> reporter: the defense secretary now taking action in response to thousands of california national guard members being asked to pay back bonuses they were promised. >> i've ordered the suspension of all efforts to collect reimbursement from affected california guard members. >> reporter: during the height of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, the national guard used bonuses to entice soldiers to re-enlist. the problem started in 2010 when the military learned of criminal fraud. a california national guard official gave bonuses intended for highly skilled soldiers to others who did not qualify, and service members who did nothing wrong with paying for the mistake, people like susan haley asked to repay $15,000 plus interest.

>> we already have exhausted our savings. >> reporter: purple heart recipient chris van meader having to refinance his month to pay back. >> we were paying $1,300 each month. >> reporter: josh earnest says the president is pleased the pentagon is suspending the payments saying follow-through will be key. >> taking steps to ensure the men and women of the california national guard knowing that the commander in chief has their back. >> reporter: and secretary carter saying he has ordered a team to sec a better process to resolve these cases quickly and fairly by the first of the year with the goal of resolving all of them by july. live in los angeles, lauren lyfter, abc 7 news. larry, ama? >> lauren, how many guard members have been affected by this, and really what has the impact been on them? >> reporter: well, as you saw from some of the people in my piece, it can be $15,000. it can be $46,000. it can be money that they received ten years ago that they

have already used, and according to the abc reporting that we've, the latest, the suspension of collection applies to 6,500 california national guard members, and abc learning that $222 million has already been recouped so what about those that were entitled to bonus but have already repaid them? well, we learned that they are going to get their money back. this will be dealt with on a case-by-case department with the department of defense officials overseeing being instructed to lean on the side of the soldiers. larry and ama? >> all right. thank you so much, lauren. san mateo congresswoman jackie spear is urging the department of defense to put an end to the repayments. if not, she says congress will. >> ash carter as the secretary of defense has the authority by regulation to take this action, and we're evaluating now whether he's going to use it, and if he doesn't then we'll take action within congress to do so. >> the house armed services committee first learned about

this bonus issue two years ago but spiers says the national guard did not provide details on the extent of the problem. two powerful earthquakes have shaken italy. a 5.5 and a 6.1 quake shook a central italy town not far from am treechy, the same area where a massive earthquake killed 300 people and toppled buildings back in august. abc 7 news anchor kristen sze here with the latest. >> so many ancient buildings have collapsed and we got some actual footage of the actual shaking. take a look. this is powerful video just posted to facebook by the italian red cross, the mayor in the heart destruction says, quote, our town is doomed, and this is a building that collapsed in the visso region. no reports of death or injury. that's the good news, but keep in mind the quakes hit in the

middle of the night in fairly remote areas, so officials will take some time to fully assess the damage and casualties. we found some stunning pictures and videos of today's quakes on social media. here is the window of an abbey that collapsed in the town car crushed and that is chandelier, going to show that you one, i'm going to click on that so you can see. look at that. it's swaying wildly in san marino, and here is a building that collapsed on to a gas station in visso. of course, new pictures and videos are coming in. we'll continue to monitor new developments in the italy quakes and keep you posted. larry and ama? >> kristen, thank you. a chp officer is recovering and a suspect is in critical condition today after a chase ended in a shooting from san francisco's oceanview neighborhood yesterday. abc 7 news reporter elissa harrington live at san francisco general hospital where both the officer and the suspect were

taken. >> reporter: well, i just got off the phone with the chp spokesman. he tolls me that the officer is in fair condition. he has some cuts and a minor head injury. meanwhile the police department has yet to file charges against the suspect, and they have not explained why officers opened fire. broken glass marks the spot where a chaotic car chase came to an end in san francisco's oceanview neighborhood tuesday. the suspect was shot multiple times and a chp officer hurt. police say the suspect was driving a stolen car and tried to run officers over. that car crashed into other parked vehicles and into a house on montana street. >> this is sad and tragic. >> reporter: friends and neighbors say there's more to the story. monique malcolm's son is friends with a man they call notorious dickerson. they are all very upset and do not think the shooting was justified. >> he was a nice guy and he didn't deserve that and something needs happen with all

of these police killing innocent individuals and taking people's lives for nothing. >> reporter: there was no gun found on the suspect. one neighbor who did not want her face on camera wants the police to explain why they opened fire. >> i'm surprised that there were -- there was gunfire and there was no gun found on the civilian, and i wonder why there was gun fryar after the chase. >> reporter: san francisco police are leading the investigation. they have not released names in the case or said what happened right before the shooting. they are also investigating what agency fired the shots. daile daly city and chp from other areas were involved in the chase. both the officer and suspect survived and are both being treated at sfg hospital. >> we're learning the identity of the suspects involved in the brazen high-speed chase and

shooting. police have arrested 26-year-old vina aroya and 23-year-old thomas garcia in connection with the incident. garcia is accused of shooting at officers. a third suspect, james cruz, is still on the run. the men were driving a stolen car. two of the suspects are members of the fresno bulldog gang. at the time of the chase, a civilian was doing a ride-along with the officer. neither was hurt. all right. live doppler 7 shows sunny skies over the area in a calm weather day as we await the arrival our next storm dropping down from the northwest and as we await the arrival of that storm, let me pint out we have a flash flood in effect south of monterrey from thursday new york and heavy downpours are approaching and rain may fall at half an inch an hour and debris flows over the burn area. here's the enintensity of each

approaching sfrorm 1 to 5, 1 being a light storm and 5 severe. the approaching storm is a moderate storm. it will bring rain that's heavy at times totaling half an inch to an inch in most areas and a lot more than an inch in some of the wettest locations. forecast animation or hat least beginning of it. 5:00 tomorrow morning, looks like the morning commute will be unaffected by the storm, but by midday the rain will be falling over a good portion of the bay area so the evening commute will be slowed down by the rain which will intensify overnight tomorrow night into friday morning and at the beginning of friday morning's rush it's going to be a mess. i'll give you a look at how wet it's going to be and the storms to follow in just a few minutes. ama and larry? >> thank you so much. spencer. a dead whale has up on the daly city coastline. sky 7 is live over thornton state beach where the whale washed ashore a little more than an hour ago. the marine mammal center say they believe it's a male blue whale. sky 7 first spot it had a quarter mile offshore around 1:00 this afternoon. marine mammal scientists will

likely partner with the california academy of scientists to perform a new cropsy on the whale to determine why it died. massive lines at dmv offices in the bay area and all across california because of a computer system failure, and right now we're talking about 101 offices that are still impact. here's abc 7 news reporter lonnie rivera. at the crack of down standing outside this dmv office, yet another attempt to renew his license, his third try since monday. >> i wanted to make sure if they did open up i wouldn't be waiting until 12:00 or 1:00, right? early bird. >> in this case the early bird walks away without the worm. this note explains the reason along with an apology from the dmv. >> employees have all been exceptionally kind. everybody in the lines have been really cool about it. i think that's one of the things that you've got to deal, the more we put everything on computer. >> for this lady it's the same story, only this time she came

back prepared. >> i brought chairs so i can be comfortable waiting and i brought my breakfast. >> reporter: this dmv field office in fremont is dealing with a computer failure, a problem impacting most field offices across california. it's been a hassle for drivers trying to renew their license or vehicle registration. >> too much headache. that's like -- i mean, we have to stay here on the koeshlgs in the line. >> reporter: lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. come up on "abc 7 news at 4:00," a few years ago it was called a bold move by google. now the company is pulling the plug on plans to provide faster internet service to the south bay. why and what's next? >> and brock turner has turned up on another college campus. the new ad campaign that's turning heads. donald trump's star on the hollywood walk of fame demolish

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>> it was heralded as a technology breakthrough. so what happened. >> abc 7 news reporter david louie is live in san jose to explain. david? >> reporter: ama and larry, ll technology has a life cycle, and it appears that google fiber was a great idea when it was first launched five years ago, but today it may be too expensive, and it may not be in step with how we connect to the internet today. five years ago google's vision to wire up selected cities with fiber-optic for fast internet was a bold move. san jose was the biggest of five south bay cities on the list to get it, and construction was to start this summer and then google pulled the plug. >> i think they are still interested in providing that service in the future. what we don't know is what will it look like and when will it happen? they say that they are exploring new technology. >> reporter: every detail had been worked out to install fiber-optic along all 2,400 miles of street in san jose. 60% underground and 40% overhead on city-owned utility poles. google's cost was expected to

receive $1 billion just in san jose and something changed. people are no longer tethered by cables and instead they connect on wireless networks at high speeds. >> cable companies have done a much better job and wireless networks are getting better. the bottom line is consumers want access to their content their way any time they want and fiber is not necessarily the only way as it was five to ten years ago. >> so google is hitting the pause button while it studies lower cost alternatives and san jose will be considering options if other companies want to step in. one goal is to provide underserved communities with high-speed inter >> how can we as a city encourage providers whether it's at&t or comcast or google or others to make those investments to provide service to our entire community and especially those parts of our community that does not have the full access that we think everybody should have. >> reporter:? n san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. big changes are coming for people listing rentals on airbnb

in san francisco. starting tuesday anyone who has a unit for rent will only be allowed to boast listings for one address. it's the latest effort to put tighter controls on airbnb rentals in san francisco. last week two supervisors introduced legislation that would introduce a 60-night cap on short-term rentals regardless of whether the host is on site. the current limit is 90 days. former stanford swimmer brock turner has become the face of campus sexual assault, literally now. abc 7 news reporter matt keller shows why his picture is showing up on another college campus here in california. >> reporter: the letters on this sign at cal poly san luis obispo are big reading don't be that person and take a closer look and you'll see a familiar face, former stanford swimmer brock turner who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman at stanford.

>> as first it's creep and that smiley face gets really dark and ominous real fast. >> reporter: the letter red by his victim led to an outrage over the six-month sentence. he served only three months. >> a student group called sarver created the poster and the group hopes will spark a conversation on campus about sexual assault. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> a california woman who survived an 18-year kidnapping and sexual abuse ordeal is now taking a political stand. >> jaycee dug ard is pointing to her powerful story as a reason why voters should say no to a local ballot measure. krin krin kristen sze is here with me. >> i promised i would not use facebook for anything political but i'm asking you to vote no on prop 7. other survivors like me should not have the to worry when or if their captors will get out.

the measure will make nonviolent felons for parole once they have served their primary attorney. it will save the state money and create much-needed space in prison for the most violent criminals but opponents say nonviolent is defined so poorly that some rapists and human traffickers and drive-by shooters will be released early. >> governor brown, you're the great deseer. how dare you think that californians won't know you're lying to them. >> jaycee dugard can say anything she wants. lived a horrendous crime from a monster. >> reporter: she was kidnapped from south lake tahoe when she was 11 and held on a property where she gave birth to two daughters, fathered by her kidnapper and rapist and she tweeted her no on 57 measure and yes has been leading in recent polls so it will be interesting to see if her voice will turn

the tide. larry and ama? >> kristen, thank you. california leads the way as the state with the most homes at extreme risk being consumed by wildfires. that's according to new data released by core logic. 29 million homes in 13 u.s. states have some risk wildfire danger. more than a million of them are located right here in the bay area. according to the date arkt combined reconstruction cost of those bay-area homes will be more than $463 billion. time for another look at the forecast now, and we've got another dose of rain, spencer christian, which is welcome. >> yeah. we have -- it's very welcome, you're right, but we have many rainy days ahead all beginning tomorrow. live doppler 7, it's hard to tell that had a big storm is approaching. sunny skies and mild cams, mainly blue sky. turn temperature reading at 67 degrees and 73 at mountianview and 80 at san jose and gilroy 77

and 64 at half moon bay. this is "the view" from our emoriville camera. 69 degrees up in santa rosa and low to mid-70s at novato, fairfield, concord and livermore and the view from the rooftop camera looking out over the bay shows blue skies. rainy and cool weather tomorrow and friday. periods of heavy downpours will accompany this storm and there's more rain falling over the weekend and into next week. the animation starting at 5:00. the morning commute may be unaffect and rain spreading widely across midday and evening commute will be wet and more widespread rain friday night into the morning commute and that's affected by widespread rain and heavy downpours and by 7:00 friday morning it looks like we'll get the most widespread areas of heavy rain from that storm. then it will lighten up just a little bit into midday friday and there's periods of rain following from midday friday into friday evening and laid

friday night ahead of the second storm which will arrive saturday. let's just deal with the first storm: rainfall totals, over an inch at napa and .9 or more and much of the central part of the bay area will have rainfall totals. overnight cloudier and cloudier with low temperatures mainly mid to upper 50s and tomorrow rain developing quickly in the north bay and spreading to other parts of the bay area. mid-60s and upper inland east bay. that's as mild as it will get. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. let's go through this carefully. showers begin tomorrow and turn quickly to rain. this -- this will be periods of heavy rain accompanying it and a second storm moves in on saturday and continuing into

sunday. looks like a dry break on monday, and more showers will come in only tuesday and wednesday and if you -- you can keep updated on everything related to the stormy period ahead. >> come up, this car seat stirred interest for a police officer in washingto

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subaru is recalling four models of cars to fix ran air bump issue. 100,000 cars are included in the recall. they include 2007 to 2009 legacies and outbacks along with newer models imprezas and foresters. a secondary air injection pump can fail causing it to run continuously. ford is recalling more than 400,000 of its older suvs to fix fuel leaks that could cause fires. the affected models include certain 2010 to 2012 ford escapes and mercury mariners. ford says a fuel supply part can crack and leak gasoline. customers affected by the recall will be notified. well, if you think putting fake baby in your car to use the carpool lanes is a good idea think again. a driver in washington state was pulled over for an expired registration and then the officer noticed something unusual in the car, unusual to say the least. check it out. it's not a baby. although it does look like it at first glance. that's a ball with a hat meant to look like a baby so the

driver can use the hov lane. did not work out very well. the driver was given a ticket. looks pretty close actually. >> just glance. come up on "abc 7 news at 4:00" lots of development on the campaign trail. >> you are fascinated with sex. >> newt gingrich goes head to head with megyn kelly as donald trump's star gets vabtlized in hollywood. and the calls for justice after an attack on a high school student involving a noose. plus, should you take a selfie in the voting booth? what you need to know before you

and here's what's making headlines at 4:30. national guard members in california won't have to return enlistment bonuses, at least for now. today defense secretary ash carter ordered the pentagon to suspend collection efforts while congress and the defense department look for a long-term solution. the effort to get back the money after audits revealed overpayments in order to hit enlistment goals. the dmv struggling with its second computer glitch in less than a week. rains 7 news reporter wayne freedman tweeted that computers are down statewide. crews are now dismantling a makeshift camp in france filled with thousands of people who have been living in squalor.

"world news tonight" tweeted this picture. the migrants are being sent to relocation centers elsewhere in france. and now to the race for the white house. both hillary clinton and donald trump have something to celebrate today. trump attended the grand opening of his new hotel while clinton is celebrating her birthday and campaigning in florida. abc news reporter stephanie ramos with the latest from washington. >> reporter: this morning donald trump stepping off the campaign trail for business in d.c. >> my theme today is five words, under budget and ahead of schedule. >> reporter: entire trump crew in place to celebrate his new $200 million hotel just blocks from the white house, but on the west coast, his star on the hollywood walk of fame taking a beating, but not for the first time. the star new destroyed. back at the hotel trump weighed in on the feud on fox news last night between anchor megyn kell and former house speaker and trump backer newt gingrich. gingrich told kelly she was

fascinated with sex when she tried to defend her coverage of the female accusers. >> by the way, congratulations, newt. we don't play games, right, and in an interview with abc's george stephanopoulos he defended taking time out to open his hotels. >> i think i'm entitled to. it does one stop because she has no energy. >> as for clinton a celebratory crowd waited for her in lakeworth, florida. >> thank you. it's great to be here at lakeworth. >> reporter: clinton using most of her mike time to slam trump. >> really, you know, while the hotel may be new, it's the same old story. he relied on undocumented workers to make his project cheaper. >> reporter: clinton's rallies in florida have focused on getting supporters to vote early. as for trump after tending to business in d.c., he moves his campaign to north carolin. stephanie ramos, abc news,

washington. and we have a valuable tool at abc7news.com/politics to help you prepare for election day. click on the your voice your vote and voters edge election guide and say it three times fast and enter your address and you'll get a comprehensive resource showing the candidates and measures on your local ballot. >> philippines president rodrigo dougher duterte has renewed his calls to cut ties with the united states. >> we will survive without the assistance of america. there will be lesser quality of life but we will survive. >> duterte made the comments during an economic forum in tokyo. he announced that the next joint military maneuvers between his country and the u.s. will be the last, but he also tried to reassure leaders about his relationship with china insisting his state visit there last week was focused on trade,

not security. the first time ever the united states abstained from a u.n. resolution criticizing america's economic embargo against cuba. the u.n. general assembly applauded when the ambassador samantha pour announced the u.s. would abstain. the resolution was adopted for the it ath time. back in 2014 president obama began taking steps to ease restrictions on cuba, but only congress can lift the full embargo. the naacp is calling for a full investigation after an alleged attack on a black high school student involving a noose. more now on fallout from mississippi. >> reporter: families at stone high school in wiggins, mississippi are furious after a white football player put a noose around the neck of a black teammate. >> no child should be accosted with a noose around the neck. >> reporter: the first healed

football coach ever threw the white player on the team and said the focus should be on the victim. >> i feel terrible for him and the staff feels terrible for him and his teammates. >> reporter: an attorney for the district where about 75% of students here are white confirms that one student has been disciplined, but the mississippi naacp wants more. they are calling for the student to be expelled for a federal hate crime investigation and formal charges filed. >> this is 2016, not 1916. >> hallelujah. >> this is america. >> all of those situations that would appear to have some sort of racial, ethnic, religious overtone as far as the motivation to commit the act, as a practical matter you need the fbi to look at it. >> privacy rules prevent them from revealing the strunt. law enforcement officials say they are poised to remove

protesters trying to amount the completion and 200 demonstrators are refusing to leave private land near bismarck. many say the pipeline threatens water supplies and sacred sites. >> pushing back against b.a.r.t. what both sides are saying today. >> i'm michael finney. ask finney is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on facebook and twitter and post them with the #askfin, and i'll answer themler in a little bit. >> i'm spencer christian. enjoy the clear skies, well, mostly while you can, because clouds are closing in and rain will be here tomorrow. i'll have the accuweather fore because she doesn't know that it kills 40,000 californians... every year. because she doesn't understand what cancer is. because she can't spell emphysema. because she is a butterfly, who fights fires. because she is my daughter,

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i will be the greatest president that god ever created. >> political paraphernalia is on sale in deep blue oakland. abc 7 news was at the greeting store on lake shore today. the merchandise is mostly supporting hillary and dissing donald, but the clerks say that talking trump pen is their biggest seller by far. >> okay. >> a reminder to anybody heading out to vote. taking a selfie in the voting booth is still illegal in california, ama. >> okay. >> governor brown signed a bill last month approving the practice but that won't take effect until new year's day so for now it's still illegal h.the selfie situation is coming to light this week after actor and

singer justin timberlake posted a photo of him voting on monday in his native tennessee. it happens to be illegal there, too. >> it's very unlikely that anyone was going to go to jail or be fined over taking a selfie in the voting booth but best not to risk it unless your name is justin timberlake. >> authorities in tennessee are not investigating this matter but if they wanted to an timberlake was convicted he could have faced up to 30 days in jail and a $50 fine. >> take yourself to the voting booth but not your selfie. a lot of clear skies over the bay area and the storm is coming in tomorrow. high temperatures under rainy conditions a bit on the cool side and low to mid-60s in most locations whether they are inland or along the coast and the rain is going to continue through friday and then that will be followed by a second storm over the weekend so we have a series of stormy days coming our way. here's the animation starting at 7:00 saturday morning. notice as we animate the map

rain will close in by midday on saturday and then into the afternoon and evening hours and continuing into sunday. the second storm ranks 1 on storm impact scale and a storm of lighter intensity than the one coming in tomorrow. we've got a string of wet days coming our way all the way into next week and speaking of next week, monday is halloween so here's the trick-or-treat forecast, and 5:00 p.m. monday threatening and a slight chance of rain and temperatures in the low 60s and then dangerous and darkness descending by 6 s. is 11 p.m. as the sun sets. temperatures will be in the upper 50s then and creepy clouds will be moving in after that for the overnight hours, and here's our accuweather seven-day forecast. monday is the only day out of seven that we expect to be dry. >> wow. all right. thank you so much, spencer. you sound quite haunting. >> thank you. all right. women have made major strides of equality towards men and catching up in one area that's not so good. we'll explain as we continue on "abc 7 news at 4:00."

>> i'm 7 on your side's michael

measure rr is on the ballot in three bay area counties this

election. supporters say it's vital to the very existing of the aging b.a.r.t. system and critics say that b.a.r.t. and its board can't be trusted with more taxpayer money. laura anthony is live at the lafayette b.a.r.t. station with a closer look. laura? >> anybody who rides b.a.r.t. on a daily basis knows there have been problems, most recently mysterious electrical outages, but some folks are doubting whether the measure rr is a way to fix it. >> it's an incomplete plan with a lot of loopholes. >> reporter: with less than two weeks to go before election day state senator steve glazer is pushing back against measure rr, a bond to raise millions for b.a.r.t. infrastructure improvement. >> b.a.r.. knew about this since 1993 when the system actually reached capacity, so for the last 23 years they have sat on their hands and done five employee contracts and giving out lavish raises. >> rr is a property tax measure in contra costa, alameda and san francisco counties that would

raise $3.5 billion to repair and replace equipment and systems that are well into their fifth decade. >> well, i think our message to voters is that we really need this bond. >> reporter: rebecca saltsman is on the b.a.r.t. board of directors. >> most of the infrastructure is original over 44 years old and so we're just at this point where we need to replace and repair everything and at the same time we're having a hard-earned time getting money from the state and federal government. >> reporter: critics cite their prime reason for opposing rr. >> let's send the board back to the board room to come up with a better measure that protects the packspayers better and has some constraint and how the money is spent. >> reporter: if passed, 90% of measure rr money would go towards infrastructure improvements and 10% towards reducing congestion and improving station access. in lafayette, laura anthony, abc 7 news. and it's time now for "ask

fin" and michael finney is here to answer your questions. first question from john for san jose who wants to know which credit card is best. >> that's a very broad question, a good question but a very broad one. depends on what you want. are you looking for, you know, frequent flyer points, hotel points? are you looking for cash back? are you looking for a lot of money up front right now or a better deal as you go along? there's a lot or do you want special treatment like at the airport? there's a lot going on on this so what i want you to do is narrow it down by going to bankrate.com or credit cards.com and there you'll find what you're look for, 0% interest for a year, year and a half and go to one of those, cred creditcards.com. >> i want all of those, 0% and,

you know, some miles would be nice. >> there are some cards out there right now, you can get $500 or $600 back for probably what you're going to spend during christmas. >> wow. >> go check them out right now. >> janell from pleasanton asks what telephone plan and debit card should i get for my daughter when she travels overseas. >> great questions. check with your own carrier right now. used to be really, really expensive to stick with your own carrier. a lot will charge you a $2 a month fee and then only for the days you use your phone overseas. check it out and see if that works for your carrier. here's my real advise though. could get a skype account and just skype. you don't really need to make a call everywhere you are when you're traveling so you can get to an internet cafe or whatever and make the call. debit cards, visa, mast card, all the big ones will work overseas. >> perfect. beth has a question that many people have asked at one point or another. i've been here for four and a half years. i'm a professional. i make good money but i'm trying to figure out how to actually

afford a home in the bay area. >> we've all been there, honestly. we've all been there, so here's the deal. you can't buy in your favorite neighborhood in the house you want to live in forever right now. you can't do it. so what you do is you buy out of outskirts. you build up a little bit and maybe you buy a condominium or duplex or very small home and then you kind of grow and you move in. this is how it works. i grew up here and a lot of my buddies are back in my hometown but they didn't start there, just like i didn't start where i lived today. >> thank you, michael. >> sure. in today's wellness report, by organic foods can you bypass at the grocery store? >> and women are catching up to men when it comes to a harmful habit. here's jane king. >> reporter: are there are some organic food that aren't worth the extra costs according to go banking rates. don't spend the cash on fruits with inedible peels so things like avocados, bananas, vegetables with thick skins like onions also not worth the money and neither is maple syrup.

it also says there are no regulations on organic seafood so if it's advertised that what i it could be a false claim. well, women have made major strides towards equality with men, but new research shows they are also catching up in drinking alcohol. researchers at the drug and alcohol center at the university of south wales in australia says women globally are now nearly as likely as men to drink and engage in excessive harmful drinking. they say there's no single reason why women are drinking more but it has become more socially acceptable for women to drink alcohol in recent years. a panel experts say too many women stop breastfeeding too soon. the primary care providers should discuss breastfeeding with women when they are pregnant, when they are in the hospital to give birth and after they have gone home with the newborns. however, the panel says if mothers decide breastfeeding is not for them, clinicians should respect that choice. from the nasdaq, i'm jane king. here's to your health. halloween can be kind of a scary time for kids who have

food allergies. abc 7 news was as ucsf benioff hospital. nearly one in ten american kids suffers from some sort of a food allergy. >> when i was younger my trick-or-treating experience was sort of ring someone's doorbell, put the candy in my little bag and then we would just sort of go home and like throw it away because i -- i couldn't eat it. >> there is some hope. these brothers underwent an experimental treatment that actually cured them of a life-threatening peanut allergy. but for now ucsf is promoting the teal pumpkin project that urges parents to put teal pumpkins on their doorstep if they are giving away non-food treats. who says halloween has to be spooky. >> cute. >> take a look sometimes it can be just downright cute. today new moms celebrated their baby's first halloween at a special pumpkin party with their little ones at dignity health in redwood city. moms had a chance to meet and connection with other parents and also take adorable photos of

their costumed little babies. >> that is adorable for sure. >> very cute. abc 7 "news at 4:00" continues next. $100 may not seem like enough but could be enough to get some bay area children on their way to college. >> and dan is here with a look at what's coming up at 5:00. >> ama, layer, thanks very much. coming up next, amazing video of an explosion at nasa and you're never going to guess who ran in to put it out. also ahead, moving time. why one local police department is getting kicked out, and say cheese, the local fire department celebrating the year of the woman. those stories and a lot more

another bay area school district has committed to help send their students to college. >> oakland unified will give each kindergartner $100 to open a college fund. here's abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez.

>> reporter: their t-shirts tell us each kindergartner in oakland is committed to getting into college. today the school district initiated a way to help pay for some of the costs. >> with this money we're setting an expectation for our kids and also making sure that there is discussion and dialogue at home about college. >> reporter: kindergarten-to-college program allows parents to contribute whatever they can beginning in kindergarten through the end of high school. that's 13 years worth of savings. >> i will say about $100 will be a good idea, saving like every month if we can. >> reporter: if she follows through with her plan her daughter will have more than $15,000 for college. >> it's not just about a t-shirt, it's not just about the $100. it's that shift in the culture and mindset that we believe in you and we know you'll if to college. >> reporter: if for any reason the family moves out of oakland they can take the savings account with them and at any time making contributions. this year only 18 schools will be enrolled in the kindergarten-to-college program,

and within four years every school in this district will be participating. san francisco unified has a similar program. families there receive either $50 or $100 depending on their income. she's hearing a lot about college. families who never expected they could afford college are now having a different conversation. in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> those people who can solve a rubik's cube in a matter of seconds are impressive, but just you wait until you see how luke thorson does it. >> he's 12 years old and takes him less than 40 seconds to solve it using his hands but you've got to check out luke solving it with his toes. >> what? >> right. under six minutes he can do it with his toes and just in case you're wondering the fastest anyone has ever solved the cube with their shands 5.5 seconds. >> how is that even possible? >> i don't know. but guy who is direct the show you're about to watch, chris

johnson, he's a rubik's cube whiz. >> his daughter, too. she's good. >> both are very good. >> thanks for joining us for >> thanks for joining us for woman: how do we protect them from $4 billion in new cuts to california schools? man: vote yes on proposition 55. woman: prop 55 doesn't raise taxes on anyone. man: not on working californians, not small businesses. no one. woman: instead, prop 55 simply maintains the current tax rate on the wealthiest californians. man: so those who can most afford it continue paying their fair share... woman: ...to prevent new education cuts... man: ...and keep improving california's schools. woman: vote yes on prop 55 to help our children thrive.

crippled by a computer crash, the goussdowns at the dmv that have millions wond wherg this catastrophic failure will end. >> google bails out on a $billion dollar project in the bay area. layoffs are threatened. >> and a roommate sheds light on why an award winning producer may have shot in self-defense. >> and the $8 million pot seizure just announced in northern california. it's gone on for days in city after city. virtually empty offices after a computer shut down slams along the brakes at the dmv. now we were told it would be fixed by now. it isn't. thanks for us.

i'm kristen sze, and i'm dan ashley the lines at some dmv offices are longer than unusual because for the third straight day if you may have discovered a computer glitch is bringing services to a halt. the problem is affecting 100 offices statewide. can you see them here on the map. this does not include locations that came back online throughout the day. at least a dozen offices in the bay area are affected including locations in oakland, mountianview and nap ark. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live outside the dmv on fell street in san francisco and one of those crippled offices. wayne. >> and, dan, there are lines at some dmv offices that don't exist as all because the dmv offices aren't working and take a look at this parking lot. nobody here. when is the last time we see a parking lot like that inside a dmv. take a look at this list. this is just off the internet. this is from the dmv itself. this is a list of every dmv office in the state of california that still has not opened due to a