get symbicort free for up to one year. visit saveonsymbicort.com today to learn more. san jose flood victims are taking action today. right now they are taking the first step in seeking compensation. more than four months after floodwaters inundated their neighborhood. thanks for joining us. i'm kristein sze. some residents who lost. their cars or homes to the coyote creek flooding are now starting a news conference. they put the blame on the city of san jose, santa clara county and the water district. abc 7 news reporter is live at rock springs park where it's all happening. >> reporter: kristen, that news conference just got underway. you can see the media is here and they are listening to a lawyer and flood victims and one of the things they are talking about is a deadline is quickly

approaching for victims of the flood near coyote creek. they only have a month left to file a claim to receive money. it's still a mess with piles of trash in the street and a lot of work is being done on the apartments and houses here. thousands of people were evacuated in february after heavy rain flooded the area. the residents were not warned in time, and they want to be compensated for their losses. >> in my mind knowing this is preventable, it's not just about suing for my family but -- but as part of a group who really need and deserve justice in this case. >> an attorney is helping victims file claims against the city of san jose, santa clara county and the santa clara water district looking to recover for property damages and the pain and suffering caused by the flood. >> and it's demoralizing to have trash all over your

neighborhood, but a lot of people are still displaced. they are not home, and they are -- they may never get back to the home that they -- from which they were >> reporter: city officials allege they informed the public will the flooding late because they relied on faulty projections from the water district which showed the creek could hold more water. some victims have received money from a relief fund and fema, but they say it's still not enough. the attorney says the deadline to file a claim is august 18th so a lot of residets around here very interested in what's being said today. we have a reporter here from abc 7 news, chris nengen who will have more on this coming up on our later newscast. >> thank you. b.a.r.t. police are investigating another robbery on its system at oakland's coliseum station. b.a.r.t. police say at least ten teenagers grabbed a woman's iphone as they got off a train friday night. a good samaritan chased the

teens down and got the phone back. b.a.r.t. police caught the suspects but released the teens to their parents when witnesses couldn't be sure who had exactly had taken the phone. this incident followed a high-profile attack in april when some teens robbed and beat riders at the station. novato police are searching for two people who stole gas that's meant for school buses and school district vehicles. it happened just after 10:00 last night at the novato unified school district bus yard. at custodian saw a man and a woman siphoning gas from underground storage tanks and took these pictures so take a look. police say it appears to be a white ford econo line box van. if you have any information, please call novato police. call train fares could be going up. having now, a public meeting for riders to sound off on proposed changes. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more. amy. >> reporter: the public comment part of this meeting just got underway and the seaboard already getting an earful from

riders who are unhappy about the possibility of paying more for a train ticket. >> we are paying quite a bit to ride caltrain as it is. it's significantly higher than other bay-area transit agencies other than b.a.r.t., and it's also higher than many of the other usa rail agencies. >> reporter: you can see there was another man in line ready to speak right after him and a list of people who also want to be heard today. that first speaker was frustrated that he took the day off from work and only got two minutes to speak. the proposal is a zone fare increase, not a base increase, so the further you travel, the more you would pay. 25 cents more a zone. that's one way so san francisco to san jose could go up $1.50 a day. they are also looking at increasing monthly parking,

almost $30, 30 more a month. we asked the spokesperson if ridership is at an all-time high why they have a $10 million deficit saying part of the problem is relying on other county agencies to fund caltrain. >> each agency at times has had their own issues with balancing their own budgets so when they have to make a certain contribution to caltrain, that's not always possible. >> reporter: they expect this meeting could last a while. a lot of people want to be heard. the board will vote on this proposal at the next board meeting in august. live in san carlos, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. antioch police are investigating a summer tragedy, a toddler's drowning in a swimming pool. police were called to a home on rocky point drive yesterday evening. they say a 3-year-old had been found unresponsive in the pool in the back-yard in what appears to have been an accident. paramedics performed cpr and took the child to the hospital, but the child later died. an earthquake startled many people awake this morning in a

part of the country that's not so accustomed to the shaking, montana. it was a 5.8 magnitude quake that was felt hundreds of miles away. take a look at some of the damage at a walmart in the capital city of helena. several 911 call centers reported being swamped. you can see things fell off shelves. no word of any injuries though or major structural damage. the epicenter was seven miles southeast of lincoln, a town of about 1,000 people. people reported feeling the shaking as far away as seattle, and there have been many aftershocks. let's get right to meteorologist mike nicco tracking tremors all morning. >> how about 244 tremors, and that goes from barely -- you can barely feel it up to to that 5.8 which is a record. the graphics going crazy trying to map all 244 of them so they are definitely under a swarm there. as for us, look at this, fog not

necessarily swarming over like the last couple of days. you can see the fog trying to encroach on parts of san francisco and the golden gate bridge. day planner, 58 at the coast and 74 around the bay to 84 inland. your bottom of row, that's the coast. you stay in the 50s and go 80 to 76 from 3:00 to 7:00 and some relief there and still in the 80s in the inland neighborhoods. walnut creek, one of the areas near mid-90s today and possibly 100 tomorrow. more about the warmer temperatures coming up. >> thanks, mike. new at 11:00, microsoft confirms it's cutting 10% of its global sales workforce. the company announced a corporate reorganization last week. as many as 3,000 jobs will be cut but microsoft says about 75% of those jobs will be outside the u.s. microsoft wants to refocus its efforts on selling cloud computing services. president trump is in germany getting ready for the g-20 summit. mr. trump and first lady melania trump touched down in hamburg this morning. major discussions at the summit

will include climate trade and other global issues, but as abc's maggie rulli reports the major issue is russia. >> reporter: a warm welcome for president trump in poland as he delivers a stern demand to their neighbors to the east. >> we urge russia to cease its destabilizing activities in ukraine and elsewhere and its support for hostile regimes, including syria and iran. >> reporter: but just hours earlier, a different tone when asked point blank if he believes russia interfered in the u.s. election, he skirts around the answer. >> i think it could very well have been, are but i think it could we will have been other countries. >> reporter: even comparing the intelligence on russia's hacking to the reports of weapons of mass destruction in the lead up to the iraq war. >> how everybody was 100% sure that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. guess what, that led to one big

mess. nobody really knows. nobody really knows for sure. >> reporter: butch 17 u.s. intelligence agencies have concluded that russia meddled in the 2016 election with the hopes of giving president trump a boost. the president will have his chance to question russia on friday during his first face-to-face with russian president vladimir putin at the g-20 summit, but sources tell abc news that he's unlikely to confront him about the hacking. secretary of state rex tillerson is with the president and says the main focus of friday's sit-down will be russia's involvement with syria. maggie rulli, abc news, washington. uc berkeley officials announced today more than 15,000 high school students have been offered freshman admission this fall, up 7.6% compared to the previous academic year. the university says more offers were made to first-generation college students and underrepresented minority students than last year. the freshmen admission class

includes one 14-year-old and 110 sets of twins. a washington man fights back against a $234 speeding ticket. the problem with the street sign that led a judge to throw out the ticket. now, a lot of people love chocolate, but would you snort it? the homeless dog rescue. >> look at all those puppies. how many? >> next "right this minute."

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a stunning crime in georgia. four children and their father are dead after an overnight stabbing in their home.

a fifth child is in the hospital. we don't know her condition right now. police have taken the mother into custody. they say there are no other suspects. investigators are trying to figure out what led to the stabbings. in southern california, police are looking for a man who was caught on camera kidnapping a woman. surveillance video shows the suspect and the victim talking before he grabs her by the hair and violently shoves her inside a van. it appears there's somebody in the passenger seat. they throw something out the window. it's hard to tell what it is. police are asking for the public's help. >> every case is very serious. she was taken by force and against her will. we hope that we get any information that anybody has to help us out to figure out who this woman is and who the suspect is. >> investigators believe the suspect and the victim may have known each other. the modive for the kidnapping though is unknown. a seattle man got out of $200 speeding ticket because the street sign was too wordy and

now he's pushing the department of transportation to review all street signs in the city. jason canfield was accused of speeding in a school zone. canfield took the city to court because you need to have an opportunity to follow the law and we'll nail you once and then we'll know bet are next time. >> the sign in question warned drivers to slow down when children are present or when flashing. a judge agreed with canfield and tossed the ticket out. some people are now snorting chocolate, we said snorting. cocoa loco is being marketed as a drug-free way to get a buzz and hit the markets a couple weeks ago. >> reporter: a new way to get a buzz, something inexpensive, widely available and perfectly available and teens already love it, chocolate. a new chocolate-based product, cocoa loco is a powder that

users can snort. >> it's basically crazy chocolate because it's chocolate mixed with other things that creates a crazy effect. >> reporter: the product is actually a blend mixed with other ingredients found in energy drinks and makers say it can cause an elevated mood and state of euphoria similar to that have ecstasy and can give you steady motivation which is great for party-goers to dance the night away without a crash. >> anybody who just wants to party, dance and have a little extra energy, that's mostly our market. >> reporter: chocolate-snorting craze first showed up in european night clubs last year, but nick anderson, founder of oirnldo-based legal lean is hoping to bring it to the forefront of the u.s. party scene. >> i didn't consult with any medical professionals. so what was going on with europe. no health issues, out two, three years. everybody seems fine. really popular.

no negative publicity thought we're not even sure if it falls under the fda jurisdiction yet saying they need to evaluate the marketing, labeling information and/or other information pertaining to the product's intended use. t.j. holmes also tells us it's not aware of any consumer complaints or illnesses currently associated with the product. smelling food you eat it may lead to weight gain. researchers tested obese mice in the experiment. come would super seller who grew larger on a high-fat diet while researchers with a diminished sense of smell lost weight. oakland airport continues to add new routes. that's good news if you're planning a trip to europ

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two of the most well known home shopping networks have struck a deal. qvc is buying its long time network the home shopping deal, an the merger will enhance its competitive everyone happensment. they produce more than 55,000 hours of shopable video content a year. the deal is set to close later this year. liberty says it plans to spin off its cable tv operations into an independent company called

qvc group. planning a european vacation, you'll soon be able to fly from the east bay to paris for under $230. norwegian air is adding new non-stop service between oakland international and charles de gaulle in paris. the new route will become oakland's eighth european destination. service will launch next april and operate four times a wreak. one-way fares start at $229. >> where do they make you raid for that cheap of a price? that is amazing. hi, everybody. you know what else was amazing this morning, the marine layer. it was trying so hard to take over all of san francisco, but it stopped just short. look how prominent sales force tower is there and also sutro tower. you can see it's still there and a little thinner and this can continue to dissipate a little bit at the coast. we'll see a little more sunshine. that means had a little bit

warmer. tonight not as many clouds as this morning. not quite as cool either in the extended heat wave in the inland neighborhoods. probably going to need to spend a little more money to stay cool. live doppler 7, watching poutful thunderstorms and those afternoon clouds moved off to the mountain. from south headache tahoe to about yosemite so they could have rain on top of all that snow. 79 in milipitas for a hoy today and 84 at san jose. look at the 90s creeping into morgan hill and gilroy. we'll start in the 80s. around 80 in palo alto and 82 in redwood city and then we drop down to the 70s and also millbrae. notice the temperatures at the coast. low to mid-60s for you. back to average in downtown san francisco and 69 for today and 770 in sausalito and get into the value its a little warmer. 88 in santa rosa. along the east bay shore, start at 7:30 at berkeley and oakland

73 degrees. pretty close to average. hercules and fremont the warm spots at 79. a little uncomfortable in our east bay valleys from 91 at san ramon to pushing 100 at brentwood. many of you in the 100s tomorrow so today is a stair step to that. going to the alameda county fair, maybe is a better day to go. å4 at noon and 3:0092 and journey tribute band under the stars and about 72 degrees. good news. even though we'll get hot in many areas in the east bay we still cool down to the 50s and 60s, easily the warm spots. right around the mid-to upper 50s. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast and thankfully those 100s kind of a one and done tomorrow. we'll be in the 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. notice we cool significantly inland but we're stale little bit warmer than average for saturday, sunday and monday with mid-90s there. we'll hang out in the upper -- upper 70s to low 80s around the bay. that's the second line and the bottom line.

that's where the free air conditioning is at the coast with the low to mid-60s. something for everyone. >> we try to please. we really do. >> you're doing a job pleasing. everybody needs a relaxing day at the beach every now and then and even this cow and her calf. up next, how

coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, going for a short ride down a very big hill. why the an 85-year-old is putting on his skates to go down san francisco's california street. and picking the best mower for your lawn, 7 on your side has some tips tonight on "abc 7 news at 5:00. "where's the beach? maybe that's what a momma cow and her baby were thinking when they hit the sand in spain. it almost looks like a postcard. the brown cow and her calf picked the perfect spot to relax in the shade under an umbrella. two seats are perfect for them this. of course, they quickly turned heads. people took out their phones and started taking a video. the two came down from a nearby hillside. the cows know a good thing when they see it. it is a considered one of spain's most beautiful beaches, and they are the most unusual beach-goers. >> yes. inviting for all. >> didn't just take a wrong turn, hu? >> guess not. >> yeah, all right. from all of us here at abc 7

news, thanks so much for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is the coming up next. we've got a beach of our own that's quite lovely. >> do you see any cows there? >> no, no, but still beautiful. >> maybe we can steer more people there. >> maybe we need to go down there.

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