we're talking about. >> we have sunny skies across the bay area. it's 15 degrees warmer in antioch than at this hour yesterday. this is have your tower camera looking northward. it's nice and cool here. 73 in oakland. 81 mountain view. 86 at san jose. check out these readings as we look westward from our east bay hills camera. it's 92 in santa rosa now. we have low to mid-90s and other inland locations. fairfield 92. 98 at concord. 96 at livermore. many of our locations are close

to 100-degree mark. we'll see a bit of fog moving out over the bay from the coastline. that will be the pattern for going into tomorrow morning. looks like tomorrow is shaping up to be a hotter day in our inland areas than today. i'll give you a closer look at the forecast in a few minutes. people may have noticed flairing from the valero refinery this afternoon. we noticed smoke but no flames. the refinery said there's no emergency. it had a controlled unit shutdown today and periodic flaring was a possibility. the last time there was major flaring was in may. valero is suing pg&e over that incident. nearly five months after the coyote creek flooding, some of the residents still aren't able to return to their home. >> one group is saying all of this could have been prevented. chris nguyen has the story.

>> reporter: it was the epic flood that a lot of people will never forget. >> they don't speak english. they have very little money. some of them are afraid to speak up. >> reporter: a lot of finger pointing as residents recall that day with the city, county and water district playing the blame game over who should be held responsible. she's living in rock springs for 20 years. she feared for her life as the water quickly rose and was rescued by boat. it was just two weeks ago she was able to return home. however, not everyone in the neighborhood has been as fortunate. medical student spent months living in a shelter. her old apartment still hasn't been repaired. she's among those who have filed claims. >> it's emotionally draining to

not know where you're going to live. not though what's going to happen next. it's hard. >> reporter: the san jose city attorney's office is reviewing the claims and has no comment. local attorney is representing a group of the victims who gathered earlier today. >> we can do this together and press them to make necessary changes. if they don't hear from you, they're going back to business as usual. flood victims have until mid-august to file any claim which is the first step towards a possible lawsuit. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. a suspicion package inside a muni bus created tense moments in san francisco's marina district. shoppers inside were told to shelter this place while police investigating. traffic was also shut down. everything returned to normal about an hour later when officers determined the item was not dangerous. a rescue operation is under

way in downtown oakland. a bird rescue from a tree that was badly damaged two weeks ago and now must come down. laura anthony joins us live from 14th and alice street with more. >> reporter: you can see behind me this tree that was deemed hazard, almost completely gone. the canopy is gone but not before a careful effort to accommodate the tree's winged residents. it seems upset and confused about what to do as crews dismants l tdi dismantle the other side of the ficus he calls home. it's a delicate operation. home to dozens of black crown night herons. >> the tree has to come out. we have coordinated with the city of oakland on a very thoughtful process to get the tree down and try to get the

birds rescued out of tree who cannot self-rescue themselves. >> reporter: this is the same ficus thsplit in half two weeks ago killing birds and injuring others. now before the city cuts down the tree entirely, the remaining birds and their nest are being removed along with any eggs. >> two eggs from the nest up there. two eggs. >> we knew we wanted to get this there and take care of the birds bfore we took the tree down. >> reporter: they are being taken to the international bird rescue in fairfield and will be released back in oakland. laura anthony, abc 7 news. bart police are investigating another robbery at oakland's coliseum station. ten teenagers grabbed a woman's iphone as they got off the train. a good samaritan chased them down and got the phone back. bart police caught the suspects and released the teens when

witnesses couldn't be sure who had taken the phone. this follows a high profile attack in april when teens robbed and beat riders at the same station. look like tourists continue to be targets of theft. two people were robbed at gun point as they walked near delores park. the man and woman were approached by two men with a handgun and knife. they stole passports, phones and tablets. they are calling it the 9:00 p.m. routine. the routine involves people remembering to lock their cars and removalables before going to bed. the campaign kicked off last night with this tweet and this video. >> only takes thieves a few seconds to removalables from your unlocked vehicle. make sure you hide these items or simply don't leave them in the car. always remember to lock your doors and take the keys with you. >> the 9:00 p.m. routine has been a successful antiaft-crime

campaign in other parts of the country. cal train will decide whether to raise fares at the next board meeting in august. they heard tr dfrom dozens of riders. many are against the increase. >> we are paying quite a bit to ride cal train as it is. it's significantly higher than other bay area transit agencies other than bart. >> cal train is looking to raise the cost of monthly parking by almost $30. a spokesperson said they are struggling with a 10 million dollar deficit bauds it ecause on other federal agencies for funding. when they are having trouble, cal train is affected as well. the california state senate has approved a $75 fee on real estate transaction documents.

it's expected to generate 200 to 300 million annually for affordable housing projects. critics say it would hurt middle class people trying to buy homes. a bill that would extend alcohol sales past 2:00 in the morning is a step closer to becoming law. an assembly committee approved the legislation yesterday. the bill would extend drinking hours to 4:00 a.m. this bars, nightclubs and restaurants but not liquor stores. it hads to the assembly appropriations committee. getting serious about politics. >> i basically had to not be fun ny for a long time and show people of minnesota that i was serious. >> comedian turned senator al franken on washington, politics and whether he's running for president. we in kracalifornia and sta all across america believe it's time to act.

the wrath is back and in san francisco but is this mural from street artist the real deal. let's check our traffic through san jose. southbound is a little backed up. northbound looking good and 880 moving in both directions over

a live audience and the stage are very familiar to al franken, the senator. >> david is live this san jose as al franken comes to town.

david. >> reporter: the comedian turned politician has been entering crowds for 37 years. times have changed and so has his focus. senator al franken has not lost his sense of humor even with the serious issues our country is facing. in one really knew what to expect, a funny or a straight man. >> i basically had to not be funny for a long time and to show people, the people of minnesota that i was serious. >> reporter: senator franken got them roaring as he told a story about sending a note to a woman celebrating her 110th birthday. >> dear ruth, you have a bright future. my chief of staff gets it and he goes like what is this. i went it's a joke. i thought she might enjoy it. >> reporter: he had his barbs for senate colleagues.

>> he's like a toxic co-worker. he's like the guy who microwaves fish in the hundrlunchroom. >> reporter: he ticks off his favorite grateful dead songs. >> jack straw. althea. >> reporter: he told the audience he's not running for president. >> if i did, i'd pick -- i'd want a balance ticket. i'm a reformed jew. i'd pick an orthodox je >> reporter: he's promoting new book al franken, giant of the senate. >> i think his sense of humor it's what's keeping him scene. the -- sane. these are crazy times. 18 states are suing betsy devos. they are trying to protect students cheated by for profit

colleges. those rules were supposed to take affect july 1st. she said they need to be rewritten for clarity suit. they demand the implementation of borrower defense. roughly two-thirds of those spots were given to californians but that's down slightly from last year. the system has been criticized for not saving more spots for in-state students. they are still on track of to meet their goal by adding 10,000 students by the fall of 2018. at uc berkeley, more than 15,000 students were offered spots. governor brown made a major announcement today. he's hosting a global summit on climate action. >> it will take place in san

francisco. >> september of next year. san francisco will play host to a global summit to combat climate change. government gro governor brown announced it. on the eve of the g20 summit, president trump is at the summit of world leaders. governor brown's message is aimed directly at him. >> yes, i know president trump is trying to get out of the paris agreement. he doesn't speak for the rest of america. we in california and states all across america believe it's time to act. >> reporter: megastars like shakira and justin trudeau sha a

a stage. he recently went to china to discuss cooperation with its leaders. the governor has not said who will be attending the summit, but he's asking political leaders, investoinvestors, musi and activists to participate. thank you. thousands are about to lose their jobs because of reorganization. the tech giant announced it be laying off around 3,000 workers mostly in sales. the company says it's implementing changes to bet r serve our customers and partners. the cuts amount to less than 10% of the total sales force and about 75% of the employees are from outside the u.s. mike crowsoft has 71,000 employees in the u.s. and 121,000 around the globe. two long time rivals are about to join forces. the parent company of qvc is buying the remainder of the home

shopping network. liberty interactive already owns 30% of hsn. sales at the two shopping networks have declined this recent years with the rise of online shopping. qvc still did $8.7 billion in sales while hsn has $3.5 billion. robots will deliver restaurant orders, grocery and other merchandise. starship technologies developed robots like these to deliver things right to your door. concord's city council will vote thex tuesday to let the robots roll along sidewalks. they can operate up to three miles and tracked in realtime. >> order me a cool beverage. >> right. spencer has the weather. didn't mean to step on you there. it's getting warmer out there. >> it is. >> we have sunny skies across most of the bay area. just a hint of fog.

may see a bit more of that. right now we'll travel over to the sierra where we had an outbreak of thunderstorms. a bit of moisture has been coming up from the south and the heating action of the sun has destabilized the atmosphere a little bit. thunderstorms there but things are calm in the bay area. you can see in this view. blue skies over the golden gate where we see fog this time of the day. these are our forecast features will see intense inland heat tomorrow. summer spread of temperatures over the weekend and we'll see a cooler pattern developing with the seasonal range of temperatures next week. overnight we'll see a bit of fog near the coast and maybe a trickle of it out over the bay as well. low temperatures will range from mid-50s to about 60 degrees. it's going to be quite mild overnight especially in our inland areas. the beach forecast for tomorrow calls for high temperatures ranging from mid-60s to about mid-70s at santa cruz. ocean starts about 59. the patchy fog will be present. the uv index will be extreme.

don't forget to apply sunscreen. saturday afternoon we'll have the summer spread of temperatures. about a 40-degree range from the highs at half-moon bay to highs up at clear lake and cloverdale. we'll see most locations ree reaching to 90. there will be little change in that pattern on sunday. on monday we'll see cooler conditions in our inland areas and the cooler pattern will spread to the bay side locations as well where we'll see highs in the low to mid-70s. it will remain mild on the coast for the next several days as evidenced by tomorrow's handle of high temperatures. we'll see 66 at half-moon bay. 74 are at oakland. 76 at san mateo. move inland tomorrow, we'll see high highs of 99 at concord. up north 96 at lake po 91 at that napa. over at palo alto, a high of 83.

here is the seven-day forecast. we have a one day super spike in temperatures. it's going to be hot inland. highs above the 100-degree mark in several locations. saturday and sunday it will be warm. the heat eases. we'll see mid-90s there. we get the cooler spat earn developing on monday. it will remain mild on the coast for much of next week. that's probably good news for people who like to go to the beach. aids walk san francisco is just ten days away. it will occur on sunday, july 16th. looks like the weather is shaping up to be nice. a new study shows teens wear they may be picking up a bad habit. it has nothing to do with their friends. going for a short ride down

a very big hill. why an 85-year-old put on squats squ skates to go down california street. 60 northbound on the left. a little heavier than normal. southbound looks pretty good heading toward san jose, south bay on the right hand side. stay with us. back after this. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing.

berkeley police say an extreme case of vandalism is a hate crime. they slashed tires in an affluent neighborhood. there were 35 instances of damage. some of the graffiti is racist and expresses class hatred. detectives say that's a hate crime. >> that many is definitely unusual. not uncommon to see one twor in a week but to see 35 plus

instances in a six to eight hour period, that's a significant amount. >> detectives are asking those in the area who have security camera to check for any images of those vandals. bay area researchers say a troubling number of teenagers are being exposed to smoking. not at home or school but at the movie theater. they help a study by ucsf. reseachers analyze dozens of youth focus movies and found that scenes with smoking have increased substantially in films rated pg 13 even in in in in ini transformers and ringo. >> selling cigarettes to kids. what we think is when parents buy a ticket to a pg-13 movie for their kids, they should be able to send them in the secure and the fact the movie isn't selling them cigarettes too. >> there were some more

encouraging findings. researchers say the incidents of smoking were down in films with a g or straight pg rating. the home of the 49ers is turning into a golf course. levi stadium will be hosting a three-day event starting tomorrow. it started laths year this san diego. as you can see in the video, golfers tee off from the upper deck and nine greens spread out on the field. if you like to make tee time we have a link on our website. all right president trump is back in europe, but it wasn't a warm welcome in germany. tear gas and water cannons met protesters demonstrate straighting against gabe kapl kaplerism -- capitalism. a mom was forced to hold her child on her lap even though she paid $1,000 for his seat.

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burning. sky 7 shows us the flames. 128 is closed as firefighters work to contain the flames and not expected to open until tomorrow morning. the fire is 10% contained. chris nguyen tweeted this picture as victims of this winter's flooding in san jose shared their frustration. they are considering legal action and they want local agencies to be held accountable. coming up at 5:00, we have the latest on the search for people who siphon several dollars of diesel from the bus yard. president trump is meeting with angela merkel. this time in her country. abc news reporter is staying on top of the president's overseas trip. maggie. >> the g20 summit brings together some of the world's biggest power players.

this year president trump is expected to clash with many of them on major topics from trade to climate change. >> reporter: using tear gas and water cannons, german police battled thousands of protesters demonstrating against capitalism outside the g20 summit. as president trump tuouches dow he's greeted with a formal handshake with german chancellor angela merkel. she said earlier in glow ballization there must not always be loser where there are winners. almost the same time president trump had a subtle slight of his own against germany. >> the west became great not because of paper work and regulations but because people were allowed to chase their dreams. >> reporter: the two don't see eye to eye on trade issues or climate change. both major topics at this year's

g20. also high on the list north korea. >> we will con front it very strongly. >> reporter: russia on friday, president trump sits down with vladmir putin for the first time. today he avoided placing the blame for last year's election hack on russia. >> i think it could have been russia, but i think it could have been other countries. >> reporter: 17 u.s. int intelligence agencies have concluded that russia meddled in the 2016 election trying to help then candidate trump. the president's having dinner with south korea and japan leadership tonight but all eyes are on that huge meeting with putin happening tomorrow. officials tell abc that the president is ready but they also say he's not >> before you get away, what do we expect to happen during that meeting between trump and putin? >> that's what everyone is wondering right now. what's going to happen and the

big question on everyone's mind is president trump going to bring up election meddling or not? we just heard from him today where he kind of skirted around the issue and many sources are telling us it's unlikely he'll bring it up. we're still not sure one topic on the agenda. rex tillerson and president trump have said they will push russia on syria. that's one hard fact that we're told will be brought up tomorrow. >> all right. live in washington. thank you. the president also addressed tensions with north korea today. president trump discussed the issue with chancellor merkel focusing on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier this week. at a news conference earlier today president trump wouldn't elaborate on what possible actions may be taken. >> i don't like to talk about what i have planned. i have some pretty severe things that we're thinking about.

that doesn't mean we're going to do them. i don't draw red lines. >> reporter: they are studying new steps to starve them of cash for its nuclear program. a georgia mother is ins in custody accused of killing her husband and four children in the home. all four children were under the age of ten. a fifth child survived but was seriously injured. neighbors say the woman was a good mother but had been depressed lately. >> she said her dad passed away months ago, i think. i think she lost him to depression or something like that. we go to her house and pray with her. >> neighbors say the family was last seen on tuesday. they appeared to be in good spirits celebrating the fourth of july. they became suspicion yesterday when no one was spotted at the house but they waited till this morning to call 911. louisiana congressman steve

scalise is listed in serious condition today. it comes day after he was readmitted to the intensive care unit at a washington, d.c. hospital. scalise and four others were injured on june 14th when an illinois man opened fire on a baseball practice. the gunman was killed. vice president mike pence visited kennedy space center today. this afternoon he made a promise to the american people. >> i'm here to tell you as we still enter this new century, we will beat back any disadvantage that our lack of attention has placed and america will lead in space for the benefit and the security of all of our people and all the world. >> the vice president toured nasa's facilities to learn more about the agency's progress. last week president trump signed the nasa authorization act reknewing t inin ining -- renewg

commitment. it started yesterday morning and is consuming beetle ravaged trees in the white river national forest. so far it's burned about 80 acres and forced the evacuation of 463 homes near the breckenridge ski resort. the new way to get a buzz through chocolate. fa mos mural returns to san francisco but is this real or a knock off. skies are clear even at the coast. that's a hint that heat is building and i'll show you seven-day forecast this just a few minutes. checking our traffic on the right hand side the traffic heading toward the peninsula a little lighter than the traffic coming forward

new version of the hate street rat has appeared. it's believed to be a fake. in fact, our partner hood line has received a report that two men were seen on july 4th using a projector to trace over a photo of the original mural. the earlier mural was removed with a section of the building then toured art galleries two years ago and sold to a private owner. an app under development aims to help people with mental

disabilities connect with others. it's called friendi. it was designed to help those with special needs design friendship. he took up the challenge for his friend who is on the autism spectrum. >> i want to put a great big banner over my house and say, you know, needed friends. >> he set up the app for parents to be involved in the process as well. it's currently in limited testing. if you're ready for hot weather tomorrow, it's your day. right now we're looking at live doppler 7. we is sunny skies. overnight we'll see some fog and maybe a patch or two out over the bay. it's going be a clear night over the bay. not very low at all. mainly mid-50s up to 60 degrees. we'll call it mild overnight. tomorrow we'll call it warm to hot down in the south bay look for highs of 87 at san jose.

97 at morgan hill. 91 at los gatos. we'll see low to mid-80s. on the coast mid to upper 60s. downtown san francisco will top out at 71, 72 degrees tomorrow. at the north bay we'll see 98 at cloverdale. on the near east bay, 74 in oakland. that's mild. a little bit warmer farther south we'll see 83 at union city. in the inland east bay it will sizzle tomorrow. 101 102 at fairfield. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. the heat will ease up a bit. it will remain mild on the coast and around no triple sdwrdigits are likely. that pattern will hold rather steady. >> thank you. a very rough flight.

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now back to the president's european trip and a little bit of controversy in poland today. as the trump's were greeting the first family, the first lady passed by president trump to shake hands with melania. she then quickly turned and greeted mr. trump. >> president trump and german chancellor angela merkel made up

today. this time around they shared a handshake. reporters said there was no signs of awkwardness between the two. you may have seen the pictures, a 2-year-old forced to sit on his mother's lap for a flight more than three hours because united airlines gave away the toddler's seat.seat. >> reporter: the toddler seen in these pictures lying on his mother's lap at times even standing between her legs is her 27 month old son forced to finish the second leg of their long trip from hawaii to boston without a seat even though she made nearly $1,000 for each ticket. >> it was totally unfair. it was completely unsafe. >> reporter: she said she got on her united flight without a problem after both tickets were scanned. then all of a sudden a passenger who was on a stand by list arrived with a ticket for her son's seat. >> the flight attendant when i

let her know that these were my seats and she came back and told me that the flight's full and she shrugged and that was the end of it. >> reporter: she says she didn't want to cause a scene like this one in april when united made the news dragging a doctor off his flight to give his seat to another passenger. >> i didn't want him hurt especially. >> reporter: in this case, you nieted tells abc news we inaccurately scanned the boarding pass of her son. her son's seat appeared to be not checked in and we leased his seat to another customer. we're working with our employees to prevent this from happening again. united also apologized and gave her a refund for her son's ticket. as far as she's concerned she said all she's hoping for is united make sure this doesn't happen again. elizabeth herr, nbc news, new york. bay area residents will have another option when it comes to

getting to paris. norweigan air is atting new nonstop. it will become the 8th european destination. service will launch next april and operate four times a week. a company offering quick loan will pay more than $100 million to settle claims of misleading customers. the trade commission said the firm was selling the personal information from loan applications. >> 7 on your side michael finney is here. >> the company was misleading consumers thinking they could get loans but they were selling the customer's data to anyone who wanted it. they brought the suit against blue global media. says the company operated dozens of websites with names like 100 day loans and

when promised to find lenders and when customers fill out the applications they sold their information. they agreed to pay $104 million fine. amid fireworks last weekend a new law took affect aimed at stopping surprise doctor bills. as of july 1st state law says patients do not have to pay huge outsiders outside their insurance networks. they don't know they are getting care from outside providers like lab technicians or specialists. patients are shocked by enormous bills that the insurance won't cover. they must work with providers to cover these unexpected bills without charging the patients. three big cars receive the top safety rating from the insurance institute for highway safety. the big surprise tesla isn't one of them. this video shows crash test on six large cars.

they gave top ratings to the lincoln continental. the tesla model s received about safety marks in all categories but one. the model s is one of the safest big cars on the road. i want to hear from you. the 7 on your side hot line is opened weekdays, 10:00 to 2:00. you can reach me through my facebook page and on abc7news.com. thank you, michael. >> questions are being raised over a new way to get a buzz from something that's inexpensive, widely available and perfectly legal. chocolate. the chocolate based product is called cocoa loco. a power that users can sthonort.

the makers claim it can produce an elevated mood and a state of euphoria similar to the feeling of ecstasy. it's been popular in europe's club scene for a couple of years. >> i saw what's going on with europe. there's no health issues. been out two, three years. everybody seems fine. it's very popular. >> as far as any safety issue, no one knows for sure. the fda isn't sure if it falls under its jurisdiction yet. downward dog next to downward goat. if your yoga routine needs more barnyard animals, we have the solution. >> we see what's up this weekend from our partners at hoodline.

>> we'll get to yoga with goats but something by comparison seems pretty tame, roller skating. >> reporter: it's called the coffin. >> why? >> that's where you end up if you mess up. >> i met up with david miles to show me some of his roller disco moves. he runs a skate party called the church of eight wheels. there's late night skate through the city. a speed skating marathon and free lessons for beginners. >> you can get them to the basic where they can learn. >> what's the key? >> weight forward, feet in a v shape and walk like a duck. n >> reporter: now onto goat yoga. baby goats wander around as the teeper lea

teacher leads you through a 30-minute practice. who would want that? so many people. they are adding classes to meet demand. an ice cream sundae showdown. cup it, cone it, pop it, scoop it, swirl it. they have a reason to enjoy this weekend and the weather should be perfect for it. have a great weekend. going for a wild ride. an 85-year-old man straps on skates. why? we'll have the answer next. we have a look at abc 7 news at 5:00. >> gas thieves. they planned out their crime. they didn't anticipate the night shift custodian who showed up. a verdict has been announced in the shooting that two families have been watsi inwait. the local effort to expand access to body camera video.

all that and more on abc 7 news at 5:00.

abc 7 news reporter was there as the legendary skater made history, sort of. >> reporter: we begin the story in progress. you're on roller skates starting down the middle of california street dodging obstacles an act of defiance likely to gro more heroic with every telling. all because of this man. >> are you dare devil? >> i am. >> reporter: a legend in local skating culture. >> he's 85 years old and he

roller skates. he can skate the pants off of you. >> reporter: yes, 85. he improved the braking systems of cable cars. probably a good thing today. >> i can always go like this and just scrape along. >> that's reassuring. this is not the first time they have used the famous hills for sports. they've done it quite often. who knows what stunts brave souls have tried before videos or movies. we know the rules of physics never change. what goes up, must come down. while he didn't fall, his partner did. >> the brake i had on my skate kind of twisted. >> reporter: like this downhill. >> does this qualify in the category of do not try this at home? >> yes.

do not try this at home. a beloved retired chp motorcycle officer got a very special escort today. he served with the chp for 28 years. recently the retired officer was hospitalized with health problems. today it was quite a scene as he left the hospital in oakland. he once rode alongside some of these guys. today they honored him. >> we did many things together. i rode with him for many years. we did a lot of activities. a lot of details including the raider escort, basketball escorts and all kinds of other good stuff. >> being a chp officer is family affair. his son nick is now with the force. you can get the latest news any

time. . thanks for us. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. they set up over these tanks. >> put a hose down it and pumped diesel. >> stealing fuel under the cover of darkness. a school district is at a loss. imagine seeing this on your hiking trail. several mountain lion sightings have shut down part of a popular park in san jose. a judge visits a murder defendant in the hospital. good evening. police are looking for a couple of diesel full bandits.

>> they used a truck to pump thousands of dollars of fuels from the school district. it happened at the bus yard on olive street yesterday. >> reporter: someone stole more than 1200 gallons of diesel fuel from the bus lot. >> it's hard to believe that one would do that. they took pictures of them. >> reporter: jose, a district kcustodian snapped these crucia shots. you can see the hose was hanging out of truck as they were driving away. the pump they used is professional grade and necessary to reach the large underground fueling tanks. >> it's probably not the first time they've done it. i would imagine just to have the tank in back. we're talking about several to over 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel. >> reporter: they cut the chain and added their own lock so