>> he and governor brown come together to oppose the president on climate change. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> thank you for joining us. californians landmark climate change legislation has been extended until 2030 with the stroke of the governor's >> there was a resounding message from here from both the current governor, jerry brown, a democrat, and the former governor, arnold schwarzenegger, a republican that california is still leading the country this the world when it comes to climate change especially with the passage of this extension to cap and trade. >> energy policy. >> reporter: it seemed impossible a few weeks ago to get environmentalists and business leaders, republicans and democrats on the same page. >> legislative unicorns do exist. there was almost a mythical nature this how this thing came

together. the rarity of different industry, environmental groups, political parties coming together to find the solution. >> reporter: ab398 passed the assembly and senate last week. today with great fanfare governor brown signed the cap and trade extension in the same spot where then governor arnold schwarzenegger signed original climate change bill in 2006 on treasure island with san francisco as a backdrop. cap and trade requires companies to buy companies to release greenhouse gases to reduce carbon emissions. >> clhina is copying this plan. ontario is coming in, washington and oregon. i believe other states in the east coast will follow. >> reporter: there were critiques aim eed squarely at washington. >> it shows also that the rest of the world that america did not drop out of the paris agreement. there's only one man that dropped out. america did not drop out. >> reporter: republican leaders in washington opposed california

cap and trade as another tax on business but former governor schwarzenegger cited statistics that under cap and trade california has created the lion's share of new job, restored open space, planted trees and supported zero emission vehicles. california is on target to hit its 2020 goal and with the new extension is pledging to cut emissions by another 40% by 2030. california senator has joined other democrats this trying to ban a pesticide in a challenge to the trump administration. this follows the epa denying. chemical and several other firms make that chemical. some researchers believe it damages the brains of children. president trump has vowed to roll back many environmental laws seen as harmful to business. a supervisor has introduced

a bill to make san francisco the first city in the united states to blame flame it will reduce risks of brain damage and lower cancer rates. the furniture industry has lobbied against such laws. the faa is investigating battery flight. flight 1536 had just landed when the lithium battery c c c c c cc warriors star draymond green is used to be in the spotlight but it's not the kind of press he wants. he's accused of assault and battery of a couple suing over an alleged fight in michigan

last year. >> reporter: the civil lawsuit was filed today in superior court in alameda county. the plaintiffs held a news conference in their attorney's office this morning saying they have been humiliated and threatened since the incident just over a year ago. they are still haunted by their run in with draymond green. they describe the star as a bul bully. he was a michigan state football player when he ran into green at an east lansing restaurant last july. he says green bumped him and refused to apologize. when the two met again the next night, he claims in his lawsuit that draymond slapped him. >> i think about what happened with draymond every day. i still feel his hand on my jaw. there are thiegts when i wake up

crying. >> reporter: green was arrested on charges later reduced to a noise infraction. his girlfriend claims one of the men with green choked her. mark jay spears, senior nba writer for espn calls this legal case a money grab. >> to say a former football player is mental lly anguished from getting a slap is ridiculous to me. sounds like somebody is trying to get paycheck. >> reporter: spears said he told him he's leaving everything in the hands of his lawyer. green's representative released a statement saying draymond looks forward to clearing up the misinformation put forth today. the attorney for the couple is asking for a jury trial. >> the filing of this lawsuit was a last resort. mr. green has refused to accept responsibility for his conduct. >> reporter: the suit does not specify a damage amount.

>> you can see the entire interview with the couple suing green on our website, abc7news.com and on the abc 7 news app. it's free to download. a bay area teacher is under arrest accused of sexually abusing a young student. he abused the 15-year-old at several locations around town over the past several months. two met at the school of rock on middle field road where root worked as a part-time middle teacher. detectives are working to see if there's other possible victims. police say this man robbed a bank about noon today. he may be identifiable since the black mesh mask doesn't completely hide his face. you can see his eyes and features. this happened at the bank on maple street. he did not show a weapon. he was last seen walking south on broadway. a developing controversy involving a six-year-old cold

case murder this berkeley. abc 7 news reporter is live with details. >> reporter: amber nelson returned back to this garden to work on it and spruce it up. it's in memory of her late fiance. another thing she came back to do is put posters up to make sure everyone noticings his case which is unsoevered. >> i lost the love of my life but i found the man of my dreams. >> reporter: every time amber nelson visits berkeley she's reminded about her tragic loss. september 12, 2010. they were brcelebrating his 35t birthday. as they walked home two men tried to rob them. >> he was trying to do anything

they could to distract them from me and that's what caused his fatal wounds. >> reporter: nelson's fiance died here at the intersection of emerson and adaline street. painted circle marks the spot and near is sidewalk, a garden, a living memorial to him. now that memory may be threatened by a development project in the works. nelson and neighbors are concerned about the proposed development. >> they're going to destroy this whole garden for this site. we've been asking them, please, don't do that. >> this serves a greater service for the community that's bigger than myself and his story. i believe this garden needs to be preserved in its entirety. >> reporter: the developer is opening to acknowledging the victim with plaque. plans are not finalized. there were some strong leads, even rewards offered but the

murder investigation is still open. >> it's been a long time since we heard anything. a part of what today is about to ask the community and ask the police department to please continue your efforts. it turns out kenny stab ler was not alone. make apple american again. did the company make a big promise to the president? geek fight. a war over words erupts between mark zuckerberg and elon musk. we look at some of the ways to get relief from back pain. it was a win of a forecast today but i am

some really troubling findings about cte, the debilitating brain disease that's been linked to football players that experience blows to the head. the largest study has some wondering what more needs to be done to keep players safe even at the high school level. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has more from san jose. >> reporter: at cherry park and san jose, a football work out for kids of all ages. >> new equipment, new studies and technology for protecting our kids which is every parent's goal. >> reporter: there's some concern over safety. a new report found cte, a debilitating brain disease that can cause memory loss in nearly 90% of the brains donated by football players who experience concussions and troubling symptoms before they died. the findings are dramatic but not entirely surprising. >> i think it is very concerning

and it should be very concerning. hopefully help us talk more seriously about these injuries instead of just pushing them off to the side. >> reporter: coaches with the san jose head squad, a youth football organization welcome the study which looked at 202 players ranging from the pros to athletes at the high school level saying it's important to be educated. they've been adjusting their preparation approach to games and practices as more research comes out on concussions and cte. >> now we're able to teach the kids, when you're coming up to make a tackle, make sure your head up and you're making the play with your shoulder. >> reporter: this study is still a good start. >> i don't think fear is the answer. i don't think you should be afraid. if you are, hmaybe it's not tim for you to play. you can't go into a sport, little boys, being afraid. just be smart. >> reporter: the more informed parents are, the better.

>> this story does have a personal note. our sports anchor applied to be part of the nfl con suggestion cement. he played eight years in league. that story is on our website. we have breaking news out of south bay. the santa clara d.a.'s office confirm a third teenager will be charged in the beating death of 88-year-old miss flow. johnny brown was arrested. here's facing charges of murder, burglary and elder abuse. officials say brown and 19-year-old zach ri are accused of breaking into the woman's east san jose home and beating her during a robbery. 19-year-old jennifer hernandez is charged with helping conceal the crime. flow dougla died last october after fighting for her life for several weeks.

she was a pillar in church and her community. house republicans are setting up a showdown on capital hill over net neutrality. lawmakers sent a letter to the ceo of several tech companies and internet service providers including facebook, google, netflix, comcast and at&t. they are being asked to testify as the fcc is in the process of preeling rules preventing internet providers from speetding up, lowing down or blocking content or websites. the hearing is scheduled for september 7th. president trump says apple ceo tim cook has committed to building three big plants in the united states. the president did not elaborate on where the plants would be or when they would be built. apple has declined to comment. the heads of two major bay area tech companies are at odds over artificial intelligence.

tesla ceo has called for regulations saying it's a fundamental risk to the existence of humans. mark zuckerburg said these doomsday are inresponsible. he said i've talked to mark about this. his understanding of the subject is limited. >> ouch. >> elon musk has to be pleased about the model s sedan gaining a top safety rating. the update comes after the automaker upgraded the emergency braking system on the vehicle. it's one of the main reasons people see a doctor. in the u.s. it accounts for more than 24 million visits a year. the before asking your physician for prescription drug, consumer

reports says it's a more hands on approach could help you find relief. >> reporter: for 71-year-old thomas, a typical week may include accupuncture, tai chai and a couple of hours with theper miss. >> i think over the years the pain began to exacerbate before i began to do anything about it. >> reporter: by 2009 his back aches had gotten so bad he could barely walk. he searched for treatment but was worried about the risk of medication and didn't want surgery. that's when he turned to his veteran affairs center. >> when i learned that there were alternatives, i was very willing to try them. there was positive results. >> reporter: in a consumer report survey of more than 3500 back pain sufferers nationwide, it found more than 80% of those who had tried yoga or saw a

massage therapist or chiropractic said it helped them. >> they had been conservative or alternative to mainstream immedia medicine. we're seeing they work just as well if not better. >> the non-drug therapy sl allowed my life to have a very positive outlook. i'm very grateful. >> reporter: the consumer report survey found that insurers are for more likely to cover prescription drugs and doctor visits than non-drug treatments like yoga. consumer report advises your insurer will coffver some of the if you first get oo referral from your doctor. for back pain lasting less than three months the american colleague of physicians recommends trying heat, acupuncture and spinal manipulation before recourting

to medications. >> just thanks. comfortable out there and our forecast features will call for really nice night tonight. temperatures dropping into the 50s. overnight perfect sleeping weather but warmer air begins to move in on wednesday. i think you're really going to notice it on thursday. around the bay the temperatures turn rather warm and inland it's going to get rather hot once again approaching the century mark by thursday afternoon.

live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you the coastal cloud cover will make its presence known inland over the next couple of hours. i want to take you to the east. we have pretty active weather setting up. live doppler 7 actively tracking several thunder showers that have popped up in just the last 30 minutes alone. it is rather active pattern. back here at home tonight, quiet as could be. here's the call. overnight the coastal cloud cover moving in and around the bay for some patchy fog. we're going to drop into the 50s overnight tonight. your 12-hour day planner on your wednesday, take a look. shaping up to be a cool morning. some patchy clovud cover. mid day similar to today. by the afternoon it's a touch warmer with temperatures about two to four degrees warmer tomorrow than e were today. highs on your wednesday mid week take a look. a lot of sunshine in the south

bay. 84 the afternoon high. a pretty mild 70 in san francisco. up to 74 in oakland tomorrow. 92 the high in antioch. to the paechs we go. tomorrow we'll see a good amount of afternoon sunshine. a very liegts sea breeze will kick in about 5 to 10 miles an hour. the uv index will be running very high. slap on the sunscreen. the ocean water temperature sitting at 58 degrees. the usa men's team is taking on jamaica. really nice night down in the south bay the 82 degrees. plenty of stars by 9:00. temperatures dropping to 72 degrees. take a look at the next 48 hours. the heat really going to return on thursday. highs today in your first column really nice. in the 70s and 80s. everything changes by thursday. look at the jumps we're going to make by thursday. 13 degrees warmer in concord. a forecasted high on thursday.

100 degrees. napa going into lower 90s. san jose going to get toasty. a high of 90 on thursday. france mild in the mid-70s. oakland going into the 70s. the warming is going to begin on your wednesday. we're calling it hot on thursday because it does look to be the warmest day we have in the next seven. there's minor fluctuations, the heat will hang on for some time. saturday and sunday above nor hall. the midsummer warmth continues monday and tuesday. hope you enjoy the cool weather. it's not coming back the next seven days. home prices haven't been this hot in years. what's fueling the big jump, next. then at 5:30. >> coming up, president trump on the attack late today before the cameras going after his own attorney general. is he going to fire him? we have new reporting tonight. the 5-year-old who dies.

his parents with warning coming up here. new at 6:00, the new series coming to netflix that is the brain child of the man behind the simpbsons. we'll tell you what that's about. we'll continue after this.

rocks, dirt and dust rain down from a conditionon in freemont today. abc 7 was there as the group was working to secure a steep slope. the goal is to open the road by the end of august. they asked us to remind bike riders it's dangerous. please stay away.

residents in sacramento might be asked to cut back on watering of their lawns forever. water officials want to make permanent restrictive lawn watering rules that were enacted during the state of the severe drought. the city allows lawns to be watered twice a week. bikers want to change the water culture. home prices have reached a new high for the sixth straight month. some are worried a housing bubble could be coming. much of the gain is being driven by san francisco, seattle and portland, oregon. just 36% of homes are own eer occupied in san francisco. the occupation has grown double the national average. foreign buyers are moving to cheaper markets like texas and arizona. abc 7 is taking part in ahire live job fair. it's a great place to meet

employelores that are hiring or shopping around for new careers. it takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 on mission street. sometimes there's a positive spin to going in

we're live where a 16 day old baby was left alone in a parking lot. hear from the people who helped rescue the newborn. plus new details about an attack in richmond near the bart station. there's video but what it shows depends on who you ask. michael finney looks into the rules about refunds when it comes to concert tickets. we have several examples you'll want to pay attention

finally, we'd like you to meet sergeant christian via. >> we caught up with the army veteran to get a look at his all new terrain wheelchair. the father of four lost both legs after a grenade blast in iraq. >> earlier he celebrated with the staff at fire house subs and freemont. he now looks forward to hiking with the kids. >> wheelchairs can't do that and me with my disability, i can't walk far. this device will take me through there like nothing. it will give me the freedom to do anything. >> fire house subs has been asking customers to help vets like christian and even asking them to donate their change. the spare change is changing lives. >> that is fantastic. good for him. >> world news tonight is next. we say good night with breaking news. sky 7 is in gilroy.

there's some kind of glitch. nine people are stuck on the ride. >> see you at 6:00. tonight, president trump on the attack. going after his own attorney general. this evening the president now saying, quote, time will tell whether sessions survives. our team right here with new reporting. how close is the president to firing his attorney general? the emotional return. senator john mccain back on capitol hill after revealing the brain tumor. his pivotal vote on whether to move forward with a new effort to repeal obamacare. the summer camp family tragedy. tonight, the parents speaking out. the 5-year-old boy drowns. the new report tonight after a deadly train crash. a mother of three killed when she stops on the tracks. several passengers on the train killed too, and now what we have learned. a dad with his family, when they notice an alleged drunk driver swerving in front of them, allegedly putting other drivers in danger. what happens when the family