big wave washed over them. in the process, it washed brian's dog out of the boat brian went into the water trying to save his dog and lost his life. >> these are the 13 foot waves that killed one and left another man so exhausted he could hardly lift his head, he could hardly know why he survived. >> i'm so tired, sorry. >> reporter: we're still piecing together what happened. the two planned to go clamming together and planning to meet family at lawson's landing. on days like this, the surf is so treacherous, locals say they stay away. >> it >> what's it like in 13 plus waves? >> my goodness. there's an elevation.

they crash and pretty close together every few seconds. usually experienced boaters don't want to go out there. >> for several days, they kept the boat waiting on the corner and the boat sits on the beach, the lone survivor trying to make sense how what should have been a good day turned tragic. at lawson's landing on dillon beach, "abc news." an 18-month-old girl is being treated for head injuries after she and her mother fell one story in san rafael. firefighters tell us the mother was carrying her child but she didn't know about maintenance work going on in the complex. they fell through a piece of sheetrock covering a hole in the floor. a san francisco police officer has recoportedly been fired after sending antimuslim text messages to the colleagues. the police commissioner fired

the officer last month at the recommendation of the new chief scott. he sent them on 2014-2015 and aa found amid a racist investigation among officers in se subset district. a one year anniversary. >> and maybe a significant break in the case. joining us live from san francisco police department headquarters, carolyn. >> reporter: the fbi has been working together at fspd from day one on this. now, as you said, a break in the case. the search is on for arianna fitts. her mother disappeared last april in a shallow grave and covered with a piece of plywood.

often in cases like this, as time goes by, the trail goes cold. not this time. even as family and friends condition to grieve, there is hope. police found a car they believe is connected. >> we're hoping this leads us to further leads for arianna and have closure to the family and bring her home where she belo belongs. >> reporter: this weekend several dozen people gathered to mark the somber anniversary and the little girl's aunt praised police for their diligence and we've been told several search warrants have been issued and a car is being processed by the fbi. >> it gives me hope that it's going to soon, hopefully soon lead to the people responsible. >> the family has started a website, finding arianna

fitts.org for leads and they believe she is still alive. >> i know arianna is out there and we want her home. >> there's a 10,0$10,000 reward. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> monterey county man wanted for attempted murder is facing another attempted murder charge after a road wage shooting in morgan hill. 19-year-old sxraerd monzon was arrested early friday morning. the two cars were pulled to a stop and the driver is expected to survive. while searching for monzon they found he was wanted on a 4$4.9 million attempted homicide warrant stemming from monterey county. he was found hiding in a nearby home and arested. >> a man accused of having an n inappropriate relationship with a minor. police arrested 31-year-old brandon yamagata in mountain

interview. he allegedly exposed himself to a woman in a parking lot on charleston road and he admitted to the inappropriate relationship after they found identification belonging to a minor in the car and they're looking for other possible victims. a nationwide at&t outage. look at this map showing problem areas. the police in sunny eventual lines were still down but you can get through at 911. earlier, they were down and now working again. it was caused by a software issue and technicians continue to work to restore service. >> the sun is out and blue skies. it is beautiful outside. give you a look from our mt. tam camera but rain will soon be returning. >> a look at the forecast with spencer christian. >> we have a little more dry weather. looks like we carved out our own

circle of clear weather here over the bay area and clouds to the north and northwest and some will work its way to the bay area later in the week. a look at our forecast animation starting thursday afternoon about 4:00. notice by thursday we will see rain developing in the north bay, spread through the bay area. friday morning, the morning commute will be really really wet and wet most of the day on friday. these are our rain chances the next seven days, tomorrow and wednesday looking dry, zero chance of rain but 70% of rain thursday night and 100% on friday with the storm ranking two on the storm impact scale. more to follow. a closer look at rainfall intensity and impact scale on the weekend coming up later. >> see you in a few minutes. vandals cost thousands of dollars for residents of a concord neighborhood. look at the surveillance video

that might help track down the person responsible for slashing tires on more than 20 cars. live with details in concord and a lot of damage. >> reporter: there are at least 20 people in this neighborhood who had their tires slashed. that number may go up. we noticed there are some people who haven't been able to actually fix their tires yet because they just have not found the damage. tire after tire in this concord neighborhood was slashed saturday night. for many residents the first order of business today was repairing the damage. >> we have two tires damaged on the driver's side and had to call a tow truck. >> reporter: saying this hit will cost more than 3$300 becaue of the replacement cost and tow charges. she and her husband were headed to the local electronic store to get security cam raj for their home. this neighbor released video of who they believe is the tire

slashing suspect. he is wearing a hoodie and du ducked behind a vehicle. there are at least 20 victims. at the local tire shop, it was a busy day. >> about how many people have come in so far? >> for the tire stabbings, about seven victims now. >> reporter: one victim was sitting outside the tire shop is a custom tire that has to be ord ordered. from jason's pickup truck. >> it would be great to put a face on this guy to see what's going on. sure it's some young kid. >> reporter: they're asking for all victims to file a police report and hoping any neighbors with security video of the suspect will contact them to get a better description. abc7 news. >> it's been slow going for drivers crossing the car kin ness today. closing three website lanes on the toll plaza for emergency

road repair. at the same time, they closed the left lane on southbound 680 on the bridge and it lasted until 2:00 this afternoon. about 270,000 cars and buses cross the bridge each day. a message went up to drivers and passeng passengers, this is the third year they put up a banner to draw attention to the armenian genocide. turkey denies there was a ghoen side and refuses to use the term to describe the massacre between 1915 and 1920. >> it's been close to the public for decades. in september, in the santa cruz mounta mountains, it will be accessible for the first time in 60 years. a local ballot measure provided funding to complete a restoration project including i 5 miles of new trails. on a clear day, you can see the

sierra nevada and grand opening september 16th and 17th. the fight over the supreme court on capitol hill. >> i cannot support this nomination. >> he will be exactly the kind of justice america needs. >> the so-called nuclear option being discussed for the republican nominee. >> it would be convenient. >> the new b.a.r.t. extension maybe not so great after all. the commuter complaints. >> reporter: it's opening day at baseball at the oakland coliseum, as and angels. a little bit of local flavor coming to the warriors. we will give you a taste. a live look at traffic right now, 4:10 on a monday afternoon. a live look at the golden gate bridge. a picture perfect day. traffic northbound slower than

drivers would like. southbound, folks head back to san francisco looking

it's a high stakes game of politics going on in washington, d.c. this week marks the beginning of a showdown in the senate over president trump's nominee, neil gorsuch. this is a faceoff that could change the rule for lawmakers. in washington with more. >> reporter: the senate now on the brink of going nuclear. >> i cannot support this nomination. >> he will be exactly the kind of justice america needs. >> i have concerns about his views. >> reporter: senate democrats

inched past the magic number needed to filibuster and block the president's nomination of neil gorsuch to the supreme court. >> i am not ready to end debate on this issue so i will be vo voting against closure unless we are able as a body to finally sit down and find a way to avoid the nuclear option. >> progresses celebrate what they view as a victory after republicans refused to hold a hearing for president obama's pick, merrick garland. and they discuss going nuclear and making it so only a majority is needed to end the debate and bring the nomination to a rule. >> the majority leaders plan to use every tactic to get his way, to make sure donald trump's nominee is confirmed, even if that means forever damaging the united states senate. >> reporter: even major republicans are hesitant saying they will fight to get gorsuch on the bench but concerned about triggering the nuclear option.

>> i think the damage done to the senate will be real. >> gorsuch cleared the senate vote but we expect the drama the next couple of days as democrats get a chance to filibuster and republicans could blow it all up. president trump's son-in-law is in iraq on a diplomatic mission. jared kushner visited with iraq's defense minister. he is married to ivanka trump and is the president's senior advisor and will review the fight against isis and kushner is expected to play a major role this week when president trump meets with president trump's china president. starting today, companies applying for h works visas for computer programming positions have to show additional evidence showing these jobs are complex and specialized. the change appears to target

outsourcing companies that typically target lower paid computer workers. it is a tech industry. the opening night for as and warriors bound for san francisco. they will soon be the only sports franchise left in oakland. >> green and gold honoring their past tonight. live now from oakland coliseum. hey. >> reporter: hi. there's nothing like opening day. baseball always seems to be special. the enthusiasm, optimism, everybody is undefeated. with as, you get to see who's on the new roster. the key to this is tailgating. we'll show hue they're doing it out at oakland. you get to be a kid again. playing catch, firing up hot d g dogs and enjoying a beer and family atmosphere at any ballpark but especially here at the oakland coliseum.

i had to ask everybody out here what makes opening day so special. >> opening day is a national holiday, man. what else is there better to do, barbecue, drink some beer and watch ballgame, beautiful weather, man, can't complain about nothing. >> i'm still trying to make the team, hoping to walk on soon. good to play catch here with my dad. can't do that very often, >> there's nothing like it, right? >> very unique and excited to experience it all. >> reporter: should be a national holiday. >> definitely a snalgs holiday. >> what do you think about opening day in the as? >> just what i thought. >> reporter: the baby said, go as. >> later on today they will name the oakland coliseum fields after rickey henderson, one of the greatest as of all time. we'll hear from rickie coming up at 6:00. reporting live at the oakland coliseum, mike shumann who has

never tailgated before. >> i'm sure. knows nothing about beverages in the parking lot. thank you. losing their opener in heartbreaking action. another bull pen meltdown like we saw so many times the end of last season. giants make their home debut a week from today against the diamondbacks. opening day is about tradition and milwaukee brewers have a unique one. for the 15th straight year the club's famous racing sausages staged a real race through the streets of milwaukee all the way to miller park. the brat, tore rizzo, hot dog. you love the torizzo, right? and the polish ceremonial brat to the ballpark. brewers played the colorado rockies. none of that really mattered a lot. all about the sausages race. warriors are hoping their new arena in san francisco

becomes a foody paradise. they announced a partnership with chicken sandwiches from bake sale betty and taco from tacolicious and bring back big nate's barbecue and his special recipe. >> it's great. we love nate and miss him so much. everything will be amazing. >> apologies on my voice, got that from cabos san lucas and allergy attack. i'd tried my best for a two for one happy hour to cure this. despite my most vigorous atte t attempts nothing worked. >> you should have gone to the parking lot with chu. i will talk since he's losing his voice, okay? we have sunny skies across the bay area, mostly sunny. check out the temperature changes.

most locations anywhere from 2 to 6 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. it will warm up again tomorrow. a live view from the tower overlooking san francisco, mostly blue skies, 66 in the city. 68 across oakland. low to mid 70s in san jose and 75 in half moon bay. we have temperatures in the mid-70s, 75 and 76, santa rosa, napa, novato and limp. mainly blue sky over the bay across the embarcadero. forecast features mostly sunny and mild. showers arrive late thursday night and rainy and windy conditions. ends of the week is very different from the beginning. overnight, mostly clear skies. a couple spots at 50 degrees like oakland and san francisco. tomorrow, mainly sunny with h h

highs reaching from low to mid 60s at the breezy coast to upper 60s and low 70s around the bay and mid 70s in the mildest locations. to friday's storm, it ranked 2 on the impact scale, of moderate intensity and moderate rainfall with occasional downpours, 1-2 inches, highest in the north bay, winds gust 30 to 50 miles an hour time. thursday night, 9:00, we see the first wave in the north bay, overnight to friday morning, more widespread steadier rain. pockets of heavy rain from time-to-time. the morning commute will be wet and messy one. maybe a break in the middle of the day, the rain comes back friday evening and continues into the day saturday. we're looking at pretty substantial rainfall totals by saturday late afternoon, most locations getting three-quarter of an inch to inch and a quarter. the north bay inch and half to 2

inches in some locations. the accuweather 70 forecast, high temperatures upper 70s inland tuesday and wednesday. temperatures dropped sharply thursday as clouds came in, gets breezy and cool, rain develops late thursday night. a 1 on the impact scale on saturday. a bit ofak on sunday and another system moves in monday and also ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. back to winter again. >> all right. >> thank you, spencer. >> good news for harrisoned for. he gets to keep his wings despite that close call in february. >> justin trudeau. >> why? >> canada's prime minister taking on c

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live where you live. this is abc7 news. >> the stories making headlines at 4:30. man was killed in a boating accident near the way this afternoon. a second man did survive. they were crossing treacherous surf trying to meet their family when their boat capsized. leslie brinkley is following the effort in oakland to blue tag

buildings in the wake of deadly fires and says it would make buildings safer and not displace the residents, coming up at 5:00. it's been three weeks since a tennessee teenager and her former teacher disappeared. this turned out not to be a photo of them last night. the last confirmed sighting was two days after their disappearance. >> at least 11 people were killed on a train from today in st. petersburg. the latest from london. >> larry, authorities have launched a terrorism investigation not yet confirming that theory about a suicide bomber. a possible terror attack in st. petersburg, underground and explosion tearing through the subway. now, president trump reacting back in

>> terrible thing. happening all over the world, absolutely a terrible thing. >> the death toll still rising and dozens injured. an unidentified device exploding on a train traveling between two stati stations. at 2:40 perpetu.m. monday and s fills one of the stations. one eyewitness describing it all on a text message. there was a jolt and a bang, parks, smoke appeared with the smell of gunpowder. some panicked, in the neighb neighboring carriage, there wasn't any light. >> these pictures showing immediate chaos unfolding. emergency crews rushing to the scene, treating the injured rescuing survivors. 30 minutes later another bomb diffused. the city's subway system shut down. russian president, vladamir putin was nearby in st. petersburg at the time of the blast, offering condolences to

the families vowing to ramp up the investigation. >> tonight, president putin visiting the scene of the attack laying flowers and russia has announced three days of mourning. a freak accident happened in missouri when a boiler exploded killing one person at a box manufacturing company. the boiler shot up in the air about 500 feet and crashed through the roof of a nearby laundry business. two more people were killed there. another person pinned under the boiler and set free. it was made of cast iron and weighed about 1.5 tons. the search for victims continues in a small colombian town with massive flooding over the weekend. it has risen to 262 people. resc rescuers continue to sift through the debris and mud that tore through the town after a river burst through its banks. it got a third of its monthly

rain total in just one night. in chicago a 14-year-old boy is under arrest for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that was live streamed on facebook. today, that boy faced a judge. police say more arrests are coming in this case. "abc news" reporter. >> reporter: a 14-year-old boy in court today after police say he took part in a disturbing sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. the attack streamed live on facebook. >> it was disgusting, so disg t disgusting. she was so scared. >> reporter: chicago police say the 14-year-old is facing charges of felony aggravated criminal sexual assault, manufacturing and dissemination of child pornography. authorities say they're looking to make more arrests in this case. >> they should be ashamed of themselves. >> reporter: investigators say as many as 40 or so people vi viewed the video on facebook yet no one called police. >> it just disgusts me that people would look at those videos and not pick up the phone and dial 911.

>> reporter: police say the 15-year-old victim knew one of the offenders, was lured into the home where she was brutally attacked and not allowed to leave. >> she's traumatized. she will need help a long time after this. >> reporter: the victim's mother was sent screen shots of the facebook video and went to police after her daughter didn't return home. police looked at facebook and obtained second degree murder search warrants to identify two of the possible six suspects. >> they humiliated themselves and humiliated their families and now they will be held accountable for what they did. >> today in court the family of the suspect did not speak to the media. a second warrant issued to another teen believed to be involved in the attack. "abc news," new york. there have been more sexual harassment claims made of top personalities at fox news.

one filed against rogers aisle and said she was denied a promotion after resisting sexual advances by ailes and said saidd refused to go to a hotel >> they believe they can pay woman after woman to go away and keep the harassers in place to victimize the next woman. >> fox news has reportedly settled harassment claims by five women against o'reilly. o'reilly and ailes deny the merits of the claims. entertainer bill cosby was back in court today on sexual assault charges. the pretrial hearing on a deposition he gave a decade ago and they want to use that as evidence. he said he got it from his doctor and wanted to give it to them before sex.

the victim says he drugged and molested her in 2004. the grecian formula and another contains lead acetate and is currently legal in the u.s. and some banned it and federal officials believe lead acetate can cause cancer and grecian formula says it has been used safely for decades. keep the phone out of your hand and eyes around the world. a dadling glimpse -- dazzling glimpse around the world, what you're missing. >> how many sunny days will we have? on my accuweather forecast coming up. live look at the situation on the roads, 101 in san rafael, northbound traffic is coming towards us and looks pretty light given it's 4:36 in the

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is likely the cause of a drop of international students applying for the uc system. applications from international students dropped for the first time in 12 years. the biggest drop from mexico, down 30%. countries with large muslim pop lakeses declined 10%. admission officers nationwide are reporting applicants have expressed concerns about negative rhetoric around the muslim faith and immigration changes. the number of states requ e requiring students to take civics in order to graduate is on the rise. kentucky is the largest state to mandate its high school students learn the same material used in the u.s. citizenship test, things like the declaration of independence and the constitution. the push for civics instruction has become a bipartisan issue. they found only 23% of eighth graders tested at or above proficient in civic, it is required for seniors in california. people around the world have been mesmerized by the aurora

lights in the past week, from wisconsin photographs have footage and most intense is in countries that border the arctic ocean and it extends to more southern latitudes. it is skauccaused when electric charged particles from the sun enter the earth's atmosphere. it is pretty great. >> and our weather is great, too. >> and spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> things change and dry conditions and sunny countries the bay area, a few clouds moving through. temperatures in the upper 40s and 50 across the bain oakland. tomorrow, a sunny day, breezy at the coast with highs in the low 60s and mid to upper 70s in the inland areas. later in the week, the inland

pattern takes a dramatic turn on our stormy side. it ranks 2 on friday, moderate intensity, 1-2 inches generally across the bay area west, section of the bay area, in the north bay, highest rainfall totals will be there and winds gust 30 to 50 miles an hour with this storm. enjoy the dry and mild weather the next couple of days if that's your cup of tea because thursday it turns to hot boiling water thursday night to friday. big storm friday, rainy and windy, showery and windy sunday. no ranking sunday, mixed conditions and another light storm monday with a 1 on the scale. back to rainy windy winter-like conditions. >> as opening tonight, spectacular? >> spectacular, is it? i would say

>> r sunny and dry and a little cooler than you might want but nice. >> we'll see how the game goes. coming up the new b.a.r.t. extension, already complaints coming in and what people say is not right. i'm michael finney. property taxes really add up. how can you spread tha

it's only been a week and already b.a.r.t. is getting bad reviews for its brand new spa sparkling station that's supposed to make their commute easier, really hasn't. matt keller has the details. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s new station in warm springs brings commuters in the south bay closer to the trains in the morning than ever before. while people were excited to save an extra 10 to 15 minutes on the commute. many on the richmond line didn't realize they'd have to get off on the fremont station to transfer toee eeranother

train. you just got off the train at fremont from warm springs? >> it's convenient. >> reporter: those extra minutes saved for a shorter commute are lost in the transfer. driving in from santa cruz. >> when i came here and found they weren't going one more station and adds extra 50 minutes to my commute time. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says they don't have the cars and adding service for the peak times the direction the majority of the people are heading. for the morning commute the daly city line to san francisco gets priority. at 6:00 at night and on the weekends it changes where the mitchmo mon-- richmond line >> i like public transportation. what will i say? >> reporter: the petas and other station will face the same issues when they open this year

and more cars in 2018 should solve the problem. >> want to pay attention. april is distracted driving awareness monlt in california and officers statewide will be cracking down. the fairfield police department tweeted this calling on drivers to park their phones before dri driving. it's illegal to hold electronic devices including your smartphones while driving. they plan to have doubled enforcement areas in the dublin area. reckless and distracted driving happens to be the number one killer of american teenagers. time now for ask 7 on your side. michael finney is here with questions asked to him on facebook and twitter. first from linda, how can i pay my property tax monthly instead of two times a year. >> that's a good question. the county isn't going to do that for you so you're on your own. if you're determined, you might want to get an impound account to collect your insurance and

taxes and monthly installment and pays it out to the insurance company when bills are due. some mortgage companies require them generally when you get a bill of 20% to make sure taxes are being paid. these accounts can cost you money. i personally would never set one up on my own. if you really want to do it, you can get it done. >> from san francisco, i'm a landlord. what's the length of time for giving an eviction notice to a tenant. >> this can be complicated for you both. a landlord can typically give you just 30 days notice. if the tenant has lived in the unit less than a year. more than that, the landlord has to give 60 days. that's the california state law. some cities have their own rules. you have to check. before you do anything you should check with your attorney and a mistake here can really really cost a landlord big time. >> from san francisco, which

brand of gasoline is best for my car. >> triple-a sells gasolines that meet the top tier standards to keep your engine cleaner in performance and fuel economy. we're talking about a car that will cost you throws operate. top tier formulations by major automakers and they generally have a logo available. you will find it on the pump. you look around, you will see it. mostly companies chevron or certified and many smaller retailers are as well. if you have a question for me, 10 to 15 second long question on your smartphone or tablet and share it on social media using the #askfinney and you can reach me on nbc and abc7news.com. >> thank you. the cruise economy is bo booming along the dock of the bay. that's the ruby princess and queen victoria, both tied up today, means tourists and their

credit cards are running free. the port of san francisco tells "abc news," each cruise line that makes a call brings mill n millions of dollars into our economy. this year, the ships are arri arriving at a near record rate and nearly 300,000 passengers will walk the gang plank into the city. >> everything i see i like. i will come back. >> 82 cruise ships will visit this year. the port says it's now a year-round business so in just a few years over 100 ships may call. this is a little different. china is going high-tech to try to crack down on toilet paper thieves in public toilets. that is a problem. they have installed facial recognition technology trying to eliminate the amounts of toilet paper being dispensed from public bathrooms. china is in the middle of what's being dubbed toilet revolution. a drive to renovate and construct new public toilets.

jimmy buffett loves to drink cherry coke and promoting it. a picture of warn buffet being sold in china. i guess they know who he is. he is worldwide with a global brand. his company, berkshire hathaway, he is the largest share holder. he is quite popular there. several have spent money to have lunch with the billionaire. >> cherry coke is pretty good. >> several times a day, i don't know about that. it is working for warn buffet. >> all this rain is helping put on a beautiful spring show. >> there are 300 native plants that grow here. >> it's not too late to catch the super bloom. you might even get to see something very special. >> a look ahead at a"abc news" a

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filled with a spectacular wildflower bloom this spring. >> this is a rare time, a one moment every year we see this beautiful bloom. >> reporter: standing amongst yellow carpeted gold fields gone in a few weeks replaced by new wildflower species. a restoration for the presidio trust explains how unique this san francisco park is. >> there are 300 native plants that grow just in the presidio. that's an biodiversity. >> reporter: poppys, bulbs, thriving among tall grasses this year's rain sent into overdrive. >> we see an incredible bloom in wet years of competing annual grasses that have come from europe and other places. in really wet years we actually

sometimes see a reduction in wildflowers on the coast. >> now is a great time to come see the wildflowers here at the presidio since the corn bloom actually peaked last week. if you missed it, not to worry. the endanger eed flower will blm and there are only two spots in the entire world you can see this beautiful magenta flower and in oakland. kate larson, abc7 news. >> if you want help dressing up your own yard, think about checking outside thend annual san francisco flower and garden show. this is video from last year's event. organizers say this year's show features dazzling gardens, more than 80 seminars, make and take diy stations, a plant market and a lot more and runs through wednesday at the san mateo event

center. that will do it for now. i'm larry beil. abc7 news at 5 starts right now. >> we are finding so many unscrupulous property owners. >> in the wake of two terrible fires, oakland plans to blue tag buildings to make them safer. >> one man died when the waves proved too much for a boston wha whaler. we talk to the man who survived the tragedy in marin county. >> getting the equivalent of 150,000 cars off the streets, some south bay cities showing how it's done. >> getting ready to transition from cooler to wet, tracking rain coming up. live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> one week ago, four people lost their lives in a tragic fire in oakland. some lack enforcement and fire codes and others who stand to be

displa displaced. >> abc7 news reporter, leslie brink ler sat down with the mayor to go over what's next. leslie. >> that's right, dan. on friday, there were e-mail we told you about showing for month, oakland fire inspectors warned of the danger of the fire code violations and nothing was ever done about it. today, talk turned to how to avert another tragedy. there was the ghostship fire in december, 36 lives lost and last week the meade fire, four per h perished. >> we cannot afford to lose one more life. >> reporter: the council member endors and the catch me if you can. >> the property owners take advantage of the city. >> you have to guarantee my city where i live. >> we are watching and holding those property owns