jonathan bloom spent the day with searchers and joined us now with what they found and what they're looking for. >> reporter: richard moss disappeared a month ago, but today the searchers returned in full force. it all happened because of a piece of evidence that was found on this beach that's now giving his family new hope of at least getting closure. >> stuff will be here one day that's not here the next day. >> reporter: that may have led to the first discovery in weeks after 22-year-old richard moss disappeared. >> a local resident found his aaa card washed up on the beach. so we have some definite evidence. >> reporter: volunteers gathered on the beach. combing the sand to sort out what's trash --

>> a lot of discarded clothing around here. >> reporter: and what could be a clue. >> shoes are a little more ominous. >> reporter: according to those who seen video, moss came to this drive through and ordered breakfast. friends say he was headed to a jobsite south of the devil slide tunnel. when the same line of cars drove by a mile and a half later, his was mising? >> how can somebody disappear like that? > reporter: now they're looking for car parts under the assumption his car may have flown off a cliff into the ocean. they're determined to find him. >> his father lives in hawaii, and he's flying in every five days. he's moving heaven and earth to kind his kid. >> reporter: jonathan bloom,

"abc7 news." >> and there's breaking news in fremont where one person has died in a two-vehicle accident. it happened on osgood road. police say the 24-year-old man drive thing orange truck lost control. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the 54-year-old woman driving the car was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. osgood road is closed in both directions. there's no firm time when it will reopen. breaking news out of illinois. a train has derailed in plainfield outside of chicago. several freight cars are off of the tracks. about a dozen at least and a jumbled mess. this is classified as a haz/mat incident, we haven't heard if any injuries have happened. a fiery plane crash shut down the freeway in southern

california. it crashed on the 405 just outside of orange county's john wayne airport after takeoff. >> it's okay, it's okay. >> reporter: moments after a plane crash landed on the south bound lanes of the 405, this motorist captured cell phone video of good samaritans jumping into action to rescue the pilot and passenger from the wreckage. >> luckily the firefighter that they clipped, you know, they were all okay. my main concern that went through my head is i hope they didn't land on anybody's car or somebody else wasn't hurt. >> reporter: others watched in horror as this plane wobbled mid-air and crashed in orange county. >> coming down, coming down, and it kind of tilted to the side a little bit.

then it just hit the center divider, kind of skidded along the freeway and ended up on the side and burst into flames. >> reporter: the crash sent debris flying, despite a holiday weekend, traffic was light. >> we were really lucky that there was not a lot of traffic on the 405, especially in the morning. there's always a lot of traffic on the 405. at that time, traffic was flowing smoothly. >> reporter: the two victims, alert and talking, were taken to the hospital. first responders calling the crash landing extraordinary. >> three weeks either struck the plane or components of the plane, and one vehicle struck the landing gear. >> reporter: fire units from the airport responded to the edge of the runway and began putting out the fire. >> the first unit was the crash unit that arrived on scene.

they were able to lob foam over top of the fence onto the plane itself. so it's good thing that those things can spray for a long distance. >> reporter: reporting near john wayne international airport, "abc7 news." a former co-worker's rage turned deadly in new york city inside a hospital. a doctor hoped fire with an assault rifle, killing one and wounding six others, then took his own life. people scrambled to escape the gunfire inside the high rise hospital. >> at one point somebody said shooter. and everybody got panicked. when they started running, they started locking themselves in rooms. >> it was an isolated incident. appears to be a workplace related matter. but that makes it no less tragic or no less horrible. >> this is cell phone video

taken inside the hospital. the gunman tried to light himself on fire and that triggered sprinklers. >> thousands of pounds of illegal fireworks have been wound in the east bay. melanie woodrow shows us a sample of what was found. >> reporter: this shipping container filled with nearly 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. more than 3,000 pounds from one bust alone. >> there's a lot of gun powder in this package. >> some people have estimated this haul to be worth $40,000, $40,000. >> this mortar hits someone and explodes, it's going to lead to a death. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. assisted a gang investigations unit, where investigators found an assault rifle, with these fireworks and

motorcycle shop meetup. the ones in hayward were for sale on craigslist. investigators finding what appeared to be a fireworks laboratory. they say off these fireworks are even more dangerous than the explosives the bomb squad typically handles. >> the fireworks are sensitive to heat, shock, and friction. >> reporter: which is why they're in a shipping container. once full, the fire marshal will get rid of them safely. melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." a holiday getaway is under way. aaa predicts a record number of american als will go at least 5 miles from home. we found people had a mix of different attitudes. >> i'm excited to get away for a while. >> i'm used to long drives, just trying to get ahead of the traffic. >> i'm going to stay home and do nothing, just avoid the rush hour traffic.

>> the worst times to drive are tomorrow, sunday, and monday between 11:00 and 1:00. and tuesday the fourth between 3:00 and 5:00 in the afternoon. you have been warned. traffic headache for two east bay communities is almost over. during the january storms, heavy rain created a sinkhole in arinda. today, the community got a look at the new road that's almost finished. lonny? >> reporter: yes, residents have dealt with detours here through the downtown area since january. contractors are putting final touches on miner road, just in time for the big fourth of july parade. >> i can't wait till it opens back up. >> we're excited the road is

reopening. this has been a very long six months for neighborhoods affected. >> i'm really happy. >> reporter: it's walkable now, but it hasn't seen traffic in six months. >> two or three more days to use it. we're ready. >> reporter: take a look back at january. a storm left this huge sinkhole. the rainy days that followed made it worse, forcing a closure. >> it was difficult as a real estate agent getting to show property. and the detour roads were very narrow with drop offs on both sides. >> you don't realize how nice it is until you have to take the detours. >> reporter: crews are back filling the road. by monday, traffic will return. six months and nearly $3 million later, miner road is modernized. >> the capacity of this culvert

is much bigger than before. also, the materials that are here now, concrete is going to last much longer. >> reporter: built to last, and soon to be open to traffic again. lonny rivera, "abc7 news." wildlife experts have a new way to keep people and dogs safe from coyotes in the area. this coyote was spotted in san francisco. go along with us as we track one of the pups. the extreme highs and lows our nation's birthrate is hitting at the same time. the upcoming weekend, some parts warm and some not so warm. the forecast is coming up in

let's take another look at our breaking news in illinois. a freight train has derailed about 40 miles outside of chicago. there are reports the derailed train cars are leaking oil. this is considered a haz/mat incident and emergency crews are on scene. we're getting our first look tonight at coyote pups in the presidio in san francisco. encounters between coyotes and dogs are on the rise. but a new program is changing that. kate larson is live to show us how the coyote tracking program works. kate? >> reporter: well, the pri sidio in the middle of a big city is in a unique position. they can't move the coyotes out

of the park because that's against the law. they believe only six are in the park, since two of them were killed by cars in the last two weeks. t they're launching a tracking program to try and make sure that people, their pets, and the coyotes safely co-exist. never before seen pictures of coyotes in the presidio. all part of a monitoring program. that jonathan young has been using to track the park's coyote population for the past year. >> trying to understand these animals, their movements, their use of the park, how many are here. >> reporter: a big reason for the program, increased concern about coyote interactions with people and dogs. young says they've had several dozen reports of encounters this spring and summer. people who live here are familiar with their sometimes nuisance neighbors. >> six months ago, my son was on

our patio and a coyote came right up to him aggressively, chased him inside. >> it's kind of nerve-racking, because you don't know if you're going to come across one. my neighbor's dog got attacked by a coyote. >> reporter: pupping season is april through august and september, a time when the parents are extra protective of their new pups. seen here in photos that motion sensor cameras snapped a few weeks ago. >> the parental protective behavior overrides their fear of people trying to scare them away. >> reporter: along with daily tracking, he's using gps monitoring to learn where their spend time. that information allows them to close parts of the presidio, like park and trails, which closed to dogs earlier this month. >> that created a buffer from where the dogs and pups were and

conflict subsided. >> reporter: many of the coyotes leave the presidio. this is a 1-year-old coyote's journey south where it was hit and killed by a car last year. kate larson, "abc7 news." cal fire's santa rosa, there are 51 planes and at any fire in any part of the state in 20 minutes. firefighters respond to an average of 300 calls each year. there were three today. >> when the bell rings, they have three to five minutes to be in the air. it's great satisfaction to know you're doing a great job, helping people resources. >> he's in his 42nd season as a tanker pilot and flown to more than 14,000 fires. we have you covered this holiday weekend. to see what's happening where

you live, go to abc7news.com. president trump says he's working closely with the president of south korea to stop north korea's nuclear program. the two leaders met at the white house today. they discussed what measures they can take against the north korean regime. >> together, we are facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime in north korea. the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of that regime require a determined response. >> trump says he's also trying to renegotiate an unfair trade agreement between the u.s. and south korea. the president is expected to visit south korea within the year. msnbc anchors miki brzezinski and joe scarborough are condemning president trump's response to their coverage. >> you know what? i think it's been fascinating, and frightening, and really sad for our country.

>> the twitter feud began after she mocked the president for having small hands. the anchors released a statement today saying this goes far beyond personal disputes. they question whether he's fit to be president. the birthrate in the united states reached a record low last year. this graph from the cdc tracks different age groups over the last quarter century. birthrates among teenagers and women in their 20s dropped to record lows. birthrates rose for women in their 30s and 40s. the highest birthrate is now women ages 30 to 34. spencer is here now with our forecast. hi, spencer. >> people are asking is it going to be warm this weekend? well, we'll use san jose as you are i would kay f indicator. the average temperature is 83 degrees. tomorrow's high 78. but notice sunday, 84.

monday, 83. but temperatures drop down to upper 70s again on tuesday, which is the fourth of july. mild, not quite as warm as the weekend. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. mainly sunny skies, a patch of fog along the coastline. and it's breezy across the bay area right now. we have gusts up to 33 miles per hour at fairfield and along the coast. and we have clear skies in most locations as you can see from our camera here at pier 15 in san francisco, looking back at the skyline. 67 in san francisco right now. 70s in san jose and gilroy. this is looking westward at blue skies, cloudiness in the distance. 84 in santa rosa. 75 in napa.

76 in livermore. one more live view from mount tam. just a little finger of fog developing there. we'll see some foggy areas tomorrow morning. cool to warm days oer s over th weekend. temperatures drop slightly tuesday, fourth of july. taking you overnight, fog developing at the coast. maybe a spot or two of patchy drizzle in the early morning hours. that fog will pull back quickly, giving us sunny skies across the entire region tomorrow after that morning fog. during the foggy period in the early morning period, temperatures drop in the bay area. highs tomorrow, about 78 at san jose. farther south, it gets warmer. mid 70s tomorrow. upper 50s to about 60 on the coast. downtown san francisco will hit mid 60s tomorrow. in the north bay, highs of 83. 82 at napa.

over on the east bay, 68 in oakland. 73 at union city. and the inland east bay in the mid to upper 80s. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll have mainly sunny skies through the seven-day period. warmest day, sunday with inland highs topping out at 92 degrees in the warmest spots. bay side locations and coastal area also remain steady, but temperatures will start to cool down inland by early next week. >> thank you, spencer. did you know more than 10% of california households still have no broad

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we're serving up the best of summer. don't miss the wta action while it's in stanford. oakland airport is on track of one of its busiest airports in a decade. a big reason, international travel has almost doubled last year because of new airlines and new flights. oakland is the bay area's second busiest airport after sfo, and the fourth busiest in california. five bay area cities will see minimum wage increases take effect tomorrow. bigger companies will go up to $15.25 an hour. san francisco will raise it to $14. milpedas will be $11.

ises >> today marked the first end of the half of the year. since january, the dow and s&p both went up about 8%. the nasdaq gained 14%. a new bill to fund better access to the internet for yurl californ rural californians is moving forward. $330 million is being allocated to extend the soon to expire advanced services fund. 43% of rural households don't have access to reliable internet according to a report, amounting to more than 400,000 households. >> all californian also bes wil equal when it comes to having access to internet, education, workforce training, ability to communicate. >> the authors of the bill are

hoping to get access to broad band connectivity up to 98%. just one of several commute changes starting in july. we'll explain them today so you're prepared for monday. a local study warns of a potential danger of a popular cuisine. i'm michael finney. a 7 on your side exclusive is straight ahead.

fear and frustration in san jose, homeless advocates are feeling betrayed after officials announced plans to clean up a downtown park. it's been an eye sore for years. >> now the city is catching many by surprise. chris nguyen explains. >> reporter: in the heart of san jose, many call it a park with so much potential. a group of yogis practice their

poses, but sprinkled throughout are the homeless with nowhere else to go. >> i'm on a low income and i defend on it. >> reporter: for some, it's home. >> i wouldn't wish anybody to be homeless. >> reporter: and at st. james park, it's about to get harder. community leaders could be cited for handing out food without a permit. >> have we come to that as a society to shun those who are in a less fortunate state than we are? and it has broken my heart. >> reporter: the city passed an ordinance in 2005 banning the distribution of food at city parks without a permit. the law has rarely been enforced, but officials are re-evaluating the stance. >> one of the problems is with regular feeding in the park, we get a lot of litter, blight, rodents come along. >> reporter: this comes as a new report shows that homelessness is up by 13% over the past two

years. critics say these numbers support their decision to serve the homeless, and that they shouldn't be criminalized for wanting to help. >> it puts the churches in the cross fire. we have our religious duty to serve the poor. that's what jesus said. what you do to the least, you do to me. so that's our mandate. >> reporter: a community trying to find the right balance as more are pushed out on the streets. chris nguyen, "abc7 news." >> we continue to keep an eye on a dangerous situation happening right now in illinois. a freight train derailed outside of chicago. there are reports the train cars are leaking oil. this is a haz/mat incident, and emergency crews are on the scene. you can see the live look here from the chopper in illinois. your monday commute could be more expensive. starting tomorrow, the ferry prices rise.

prices are going up 3% to 6%, which is 5 to 40 cents. and on the golden gate ferry, which runs between the city and other places, prices will rise as much as 50 cents. for a complete list of what would affect your fares, go to our website, abc7news.com. a new study from a local environmental group concluded that people who cook with canned goods from asian food stores may be at a high risk to exposure of bpa. >> it's been ablabeled business california as a substance that can cause female reproductive harm. >> reporter: researchers for environmental health purchased nearly 80 products from about a dozen stores in the bay area,

sacramento, and southern california. they are concerned about their findings. research associate cuts off portions of a lining of a canned food container purchased from an asian food store. we'll take that along with the can's lid and test for the presence of bpa. out of 78 cans purchased, 91% tested positive for bpa. >> the cans are mostly bought from the asian grocery stores. >> each for people like me who don't have an asian heritage, we enjoy asian cooking and using some of these ingredients. >> reporter: canned foods were tested in several countries in asia, australia and canada. bpa has been shown to affect the

reproductive systems of laboratory animals. in 2015, california added bpa to its proposition 65 list of hazardous chemicals known to pose a risk to female reproducti reproduction. last month, a study found 40% of food cans tested, tested positive for bpa. compared to 91% tested in this study. >> that consumer pressure has been less outside of the u.s. so many more cans are still using bpa. >> reporter: but the study has been criticized for not being pier reviewed. they told us scientists in the u.s. and across the world have concluded that bpa is safe for use in food packaging.

the north american metal packing alliance said coatings made with bpa are approved by the food and drug administration. despite that, the industry is move ag way from bpa in canned foods but warning the transition will be slow. tracy woodruff, who studies chemicals at ucsf finds reason for optimism. a study in 2015 of cans tested for main stream grocery stores found 67% tested positive for bpa compared with 40% this year. asian imports were not tested back then. >> it's really amazing that the levels went down. >> for those concerned, tracy says there are alternatives. >> fresh fruits and vegetables. frozen instead of canned. >> reporter: you can get your food cans tested for a suggested donation of $25.

now, i have links from both sides of this issue on our website. check it out at abc7news.com and 7 on your side. >> thank you, michael. >> >> we're taking a live look outside at the view from our santa cruz camera. spencer will be back to update the forecast. coming up, how san jose shoppers can experience the

a new study by scientists says unmitigated climate change will make the united states poorer and more unequal. the poorest third of u.s. counties would cost as much as 20% of their income if warming proceeds unabated. this map il slustrates the economic impact. colder and richer counties in the rockies could benefit the most as emergency costs are projected to improve. for a generation, he was the face and voice of abc 7 news. >> david louie looks back at

van's work here at kgo. the bay area's most wanted television news team. the cha news gang. van "the kid" amberg. >> reporter: fred amberg started at kgo tv in the early '70s. he only went by his last name van amberg for most of his career. >> good evening. here's what is happening. >> reporter: he was who people turned to when news broke. he reported on some of the bay area'snotable news events. even. from patty hurst to the rise of the black pan chers and the killings in jones town. >> these are the first pictures on the incredible orgj of of that took place. >> reporter: days later he broke the news of the assassinations

of the mayor of san francisco and harvey milk. >> it's been seven hours now since the two leaders died. >> reporter: he wasn't always behind the news desk. he reported on the chair with which the zodiac killer stalked the bay area and worked to expose the many cults that popped up in the bay area in the '70s. i traveled to china with van amberg. we were among the first to report inside the communist country. he connected with viewers in a way that changed the media landscape. he left abc 7 in 1986. >> i'm not going to say goodbye, just that i won't be saying hello to you from here anymore. >> reporter: he died in his east bay home last thursday. he was 86 years old. david louie, "abc7 news."

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and in various states of health. officials are worried they'll have trouble finding homes for them, since older animals are more difficult to place. go to abc7news.com if you can help. a couple of days ago, we showed you penelope the porcupine in walnut creek. we asked you what song you thought she was rocking out to. most chose "can't stop the feeling" by justin timberlake. >> you put two glow sticks in her paws, techno. dust, noise, and inconvenience are part of any construction project. david louie shows us what valley fair mall will look like two

years from now. >> reporter: a massive transformation is going on. construction crews have ripped out sections of the roof and adding space for 150 more stores. >> we believe they're going to appreciate and come here on a regular basis. we want to show them that now so people understand what we're doing. >> reporter: this gives shoppers the ability to walk around and see the changes and additions today, nearly two years before completion. it takes a headset to accomplish that. this will be available at the end of july on weekends. but a palo alto shopper got to be the first to experience it. >> i'm on the outside part of it, and it's interesting to see all the different areas. there's a lot of restaurants and trees, which i love. >> reporter: the experience is giving the shoppers a treat for enduring some of the inconvene

yen caused during the construction process. it's going to be a new experience. >> it's food, people watching, it is entertainment. it's technology. there's not a lot of boxes we need to check to have a great shopping center. we want to evolve into that, because that's what our customer wants. >> i had no idea what the mall is going to look like. i think it will blow everyone away. >> reporter: in santa clara, david louie, "abc7 news." happening now, happy astroid day. no joke, it's international astroid day, scheduled to mark the anniversary of the day of the earth's largest recorded astro impact. in 1908, a powerful astroid struck a remote part of the siberian forest of russia, leveling trees across 770 miles. astroids hit earth every day according to that is a ing ting.

but on average, several car-sized astroids hit earth every year. this picture has the #abc7now, which helps us find it and feature it on tv. follow us on instagram. >> spencer is back withen an update on the forecast. >> sunny skies across most of the bay area right now. a little fog developing on the coastline. tomorrow, sunny skies, just about all over the area with lingering fog at the coast. highs from 60 at the coast to mid and upper 80s inland. as we look ahead to the fourth of july forecast, we'll have mainly sunny skies throughout the day and evening. just a little fog hanging out. as we get into the evening areas, as we get ready for fireworks viewing, it gets tricky near the bay and beaches. inland watching the fireworks, no problem with viewing.

but viewing conditions may not be great. we'll update you on that. here's the seven-day forecast. sunny skies over the weekend. a little warming trend on sunday and monday, with temperatures dropping back down to the average range on tuesday, fourth of july. >> thank you, spencer. anthony is here. >> talking giants. when you're one of the worst teams in the league, scoring runs is not easy to do. coming up, the giants swing into action in the steel city. and klay thompson has moves on the court, but what about the dance floor? the 80 million reasons why

klay thompson is mixing business with pleasure during his trip to the far east. he's in china where he's signed a contract extension with the chinese shoe company anta. his $8 million a year is ninth in the nba, well below michael jordan who reaches $110 million a year. he hasn't played in like 14 years. klay has been a busy man on his overseas trip.

this past weekend, he made executives hold their breath when he missed that dunk. he was shoving off some moves at a club. today, he had to do a choreographed dance. let's just see how he does there. i think he could use a little practice. klay and the warriors will be back in china in october for two preseason games. i'm not making fun of him, though, because i don't have any rhythm. i'm all hears. that's what iguodala is saying. he's going to start listening to team offs tonight at 9:01. sources say the warriors are not one of the teams that iguodala will meet with. that doesn't mean he won't be returning. he's just already familiar with the organization. the nhl begins free agency tomorrow. the big question is will the sharks resign their two senior members of the squad, joe thorton and patrick marleau.

thorton, who came here in 2005, is said to have a similar office to marleau. well, fresh off of a sweep of the rockies, the jiblts are hoping mighty mo joins them. the giants taking a three-game winning streak in pittsburgh. first batter of the game, second pitch, denard span with the powerball. and just like that, giants up 1-0. the pirates scored three in the opening frame against johnny cueto. the drive off the wall in right. that made it 2-1 pittsburgh. the giants tied it in the fourth. joe panik knocks in slate we are a single. so we're knotted at 3-3. hunter pence with the single, cueto and span score to make it 5-3, giants. cueto had trouble in the fifth. bases loaded and two outs. chris stewart grounds out to

second, preserves the lead. right now the giants in control, they need it 10-3 in the sixth inning. round two of the women's pga championships. american danielle cage shot a 5 under 66. that vaults her into a two-way tie for the lead. kim shot a 5 under 66. nearly had one more here. her second on the par 4, 5th. rolls about a foot from going into the hole. the easy tap-in for birdie. so kim and kay are tied for the lead at ev at ev at ev at ev atv manny paciao returns t r ring tomorrow. he came in at 146 pounds at the weigh-in.

55,000 fans are expected to show up for the wbo welterweight title fight. horn, who turned professional in 2013, was asked if he was nervous to step into the ring. >> a little bit, yeah. you see this crowd here, 55,000. >> this is nothing compared to tomorrow. >> let's get it on. that's in my mind. tomorrow is going to be fun. >> the fight takes place tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. pacio 38 years old, but still a huge favorite tomorrow night. >> thanks, anthony. join us tonight at 9:00 on cable 13. how a performance enhancement drug used by lance armstrong may have had no effect on his cycling. and a boat collides with a wail in the san francisco bay. the urgent plea police are making to boaters this weekend.

>> at 11 35k, it's jimmy kimmel live. >> that's it for this edition of "abc7 news." look fog braeri breaking news on >> thank you for joining us. have a great evening.

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