>> let's show you another look at the proposed site. drone view 7 flew above the area. it sits between the lake and 880. >> eric thomas has more on the story. >> reporter: it would be nice if the team came one the money. this will be a self-financed project. take a look behind me. does that look like a stadium to you? the a's say it could be in about five years if everything goes right. imagine the current administrative offices of the peralta community college district as an intimate 34,000 seat ballpark. that's what they're doing. >> we love the it is an amazing view of the oakland hill's. the side line. all of these made it a perfect

place. >> it beat out a site near jack london square. the city of oakland and some business groups are on board happy to keep the team in town. but chinatown merchants and residents fear it could be bad for business and quality of life. >> this is still public land. you're moving into a neighborhood that is already deeply impacted. and look at other places. >> the new stadium would be financed with the next year spent getting community input and environmental impact studies. it cause for breaking ground in 2021. the most impacted folks would have to move and they're still debating it. >> it is hard to say whether it is good or bad. >> he says it is an idea sure to get support is a pipeline, cooks, maintenance and security.

in oakland, eric. and charges have been dismissed against one of the officers in the sex scandal that has been so much news. the judge said there was insufficient evidence to show that officer brian bunton had obstructed justice and engaged in prosecution. the city of oakland agreed to pay her about $1 million to settle a lawsuit. she's filed a similar lawsuit against other claims. and we are just learning that a gun stolen from the car of a san francisco police officer was used in a gang-related killing. it happened about a month ago but details of the investigation were just released in the last hour. investigators say the weapon is the officer's personal gun and it was stolen from his vehicle last month.

the officer did not immediately realize his car was broken into and the gun was stolen. police have arrested three men. two are suspected in the homicide. we're learning it could be several days before people in alameda. people are being told they can't even brush their teeth with the water. >> reporter: for residents at alameda point, major concerns after the city officials told them not to uses it until further notice. >> it had a really foul taste. it was clear, distant have any clouds or anything but it tasted >> reporter: the health advisory affects 267 homes. drone view 7 gives us an aerial vuft neighborhood. >> water pipes are here. it is a separate system than the rest alameda. so the water advisory is

specific to alameda point. >> the officials are saying it may have to do with an irrigation line fed to a nearby well. the later tests show higher concentration of minuteras. >> it was after taking a shower because we stunk. >> reporter: volunteers are handing out water provided by the city. >> we have people with severe disabilities and mobility. different issues they have to confront so it is challenging of the. >> those impacted are trying to keep it in perspective of the. >> nice tragedies all over the world. if this is the worst we get, i'll take it. it is just bottled water. >> the city hopes to resolve it by the end of the week. a tree foal to two cars in

the outer richmond district. briefly trapping a person inside one of those vehicles. the tree came down near 38th avenue a few hours ago. branches and pieces of the tree trapped one unsuspecting motorist. he used -- >> there here i am. er. >> he says today was his lucky day considering what happened to the other car crushed by the tree. new at 5:00, a bill to fund testing rape kits is awaiting the governor's signature. it would allow californians to donate part of their. at a returns to speed up the backlog of rape kits. the bill sponsored by south bay assembly member evan lowe. a state audit found as many as

1,900 rape kits sat untested across the state last year. the investigation into russian influence in the 2016 election is focusing heavily on social media and two local companies. according to bloomberg, robert mueller's prosecutors and fbi agents are zeroing in on how russia spread fake and damaging information through twitter and facebook. they said they found adser run on facebook were probably run from russia. they shared their findings with the authorities and will continue to work with they will as necessary. happening now, nancy pelosi is sit go down with president trump at the white house over dinner. they have a full plate of topics. >> reporter: president trump is in a very social mood. for the second night in a row, he is having dinner and he talk.

tonight he is dining with democrats. it has been one week since president trump bucked his own party leadership agreeing to a deal on the debt kreeg and government funding offered by he democrats. tonight president sits down for dinner in the white house blue room with senate minority leader chuck schumer and house minority leader nancy pelosi. mr. trump brushing off a comment about skepticism. >> i'm a conservative and i will tell you, i'm not skeptical. i think if we can do things in a bipartisan manner, that would be great. >> reporter: schumer and pelosi are planning to bring up daca and stabilizing health care markets. but could there be a bit of awkwardness before the salads arrived? in the past, he called them losers and he slammed him as the head clown and even called him fake tears chuck schumer. now he's looking for ways they

can all work together. so what changed? the white house says the president doesn't need democrats but he's willing to cooperate with them if it pushes his agenda forward. nbc news, the white house. with the decision to put daca on the dinner time agenda, jerry brown set aside $30 million. the senate budget committee approved a plan that would provide $30 million for dakota will recipients. 20 million would be allocated as legal aid. $10 million would go to the act. the vote touched off a boisterous fights. >> it is time we stand up against the atrocities we're seeing at the federal level. >> i can't figure out how someone who broke the law, even though it is the second generation, are using our attach dollars to provide legal fees

for due process. >> those opposed to the plan called it a political ploy and a targeted attack on president trump. an assault vehicle accident in southern california injured 15 marines. it happened at camp pendleton during a train exercising and involved an amphibious landing vehicle that caught fire while on land. eight marines were rushed to a burn center in san diego. two marines in critical condition. an american soldier was killed today during an evacuation drill today. the soldier was a member first infantry division from kansas. the name has not went released but a difficult day for the military. next, taking on fatherhood. trying to teach men about the journey ahead. and the final hours before one last plunge into saturn. a man shares his 26-year odyssey

with nasa's cassini spacecraft. the system that brought us the thundershowers and the muggy feeling, it's leaving. plus, squirrely behavior. might need a new definition. the local researchers explain how the furry critters act

a new program for fathers is taking off in california of the it is teefg dads how to better relate with their children and spouses. the best part is it's free. >> he had a rocky relationship with his two sons. now he claims he is a changed man. >> before i was just, my way or the highway. now we can talk. i'm listening to them. and sometimes children make sense. >> reporter: that change came

after attending a 12-week class called our three academy. >> when i asked all the dads, i ask they will right away. what is one of the biggest challenges of being a dad? almost every one says i get too impatient. i get too upset and everything goes down from there. >> for two hours at a time, once a week, he learned the toos will needed to listen. that led to bear relationship with his sons, his wife and even co-workers. >> now they give me a hug, a kiss. it feels good. >> he is the assistant principal at the middle school in union city. she sees fathers who don't know what to do when their kids struggle. >> how to speak to my daughter. how to be that role model for my son if i'm not home. how do i still stay in touch with him or her. >> the academy is funded by a federal grant. fathers are also taught how the manage their money and look for better jobs. the next course starts october

12th. fathers interested in doing the class should first attend an informational night. sort of like an orientation. the next one is tomorrow. no glass in the parks. the new rule san francisco's board of supervisors is set to consider. the idea is the persist tent trashing of delores park. it would include all glass containers. it received committee approval today. the assume visor also wanted to create fine of up to $1,000 for littering. the full board takes up the ban on tuesday. and a request to look at a bill. that would allow san francisco and seven other counties to open up safe sites for drug addicts. it failed to pass the state senate last night by two votes. meantime a bill waiting for the governor's signature would

impose more restrictions on young drivers. it would require drivers between 18 and 21 to have a provisional license for a year. they wouldn't be able to drive between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. and could not drive passengers under the age of 20 without assume vision. also, a measure to cut provisions in half for state parks every september 9. that's admission day when capital officially joined the union. it is not clear whether he plans to sign the bill. cyclists are asking that more be done to keep them on thm road. new warning signs and striping were put in a year ago this month but cyclists say the measures have not changed the behavior of drivers. >> the guy went around four cyclists into my lane. >> unfortunately, the double

yell on lines and signs haven't made a huge at of difference from what i've seen. people still seem to pass where they want to. >> but some are quick to add that sigeeeing yo cyclists alsod careful. it works both ways. friday morning nasa will destroy the cassini spacecraft because it has essentially run out of fuel. it has been exploring saturn for 13 years. the band styx even penned a sbong it today. ♪ radio silence so lonely ♪ no communication >> they call it a little traveling music. a catchy tune. the professor is also saying goodbye. he's been studying it two

decades. >> no one is sadder to see it end. he was on the original science team 26 years ago that submitted and conducted experiments to learn more about saturn's rings and the two moons. the orbiter circled saturn for 13 years. the doctor has been involved over 140 experiments of his biggest discovery was the discovery of liquid crystals on the moon and indicating an ocean might lie under its surface. >> the conditions are such that life could exist. that's a big, big the prompted calls. >> the mission was adopted t t t wat watch, 23 times. to learn about this end finding

that life may be possible there. >> cassini has outrun its life span, it is running out of fuel. it has supplied so much data, researchers will be busy for years analyzing it. >> the spacecraft will end on friday but the knowledge will live on for a long time to until the very last bloemt the spacecraft will be destroyed and wakes >> hi there. it is the return of the marine layer. earlier this morning we did have some showers and thunderstorms but it was very isolated thunderstorm activity in nature. take a look at the low that triggered the thunderstorms. it is heading to southern california. the moisture is wrapping around

and it is triggering numerous thunderstorms in the sierra nevada. some of these have turned severe. i do want to show you the area where they have seen a funnel cloud and a water spout. yes, kings beach. lake tahoe area, this afternoon they did issue a tornado warning which is very rare. now the humidity is beginning to drop. yes, it is muggy in places. the winds ramping up. the double digit drop in concord. 14 degrees cooler. ant i don't know at 12 degrees cooler. tonight the sun will set at 7:20. october, we see the single going do you know. 6:35. look at november.

5:00. you know the drill as we head toward on friday. the clouds are still stacked up. another vantage point, you'll notice toward the point of oakland that we have some sun trying to show through those clouds. you're at 63. oakland, 69, from mountain view to san jose. half moon bay. highs today in the 60s to 80s range. as you take a look at the lye picture, it is soft. 66 in santa rosa. bear field to livermore. if it feels better to you, you can thank the marine layer. visibility is running low. if you're stepping out for errands, be care have. sunnier and milder days. and we will have a late fall feel next monday and tuesday.

coastal drizzle tomorrow morning. clearing skies by noontime. lower humidity. hour by hour we go. it could be some spotty drizzle. don't be surprised if the ground turns wet. this continues through 8:00 aep. you'll be seeing plenty of single. some slippery spots. here's the good news. the dew points are going down. the humidity level will be dropping. it will be much better early in the morning and tomorrow afternoon. mid 70s and lower 80s. keep track. tmz. the accuweather forecast, morning drizzle and then sunshine. we'll bump up the temperatures for friday, saturday, low to mid 80s inland of

weather we expect in november. monday, tuesday, it will feel more like november. heading into december. >> there's a lot to celebrate. coming up, the nursing home with several residents who died because of sweltering heat. the hospital was right across the street. and a deadly school shooting and a major objection a u.s. military base. next. thank you. the abc7 news i-team gets access to evidence in the scott peterson team.

it turns out there's a way

squirrels handle their food. tooufrs of berkeley finds they're similar to us when it comes to organizing food. like trick or treaters sort out their halloween candy, squirs sort their nuts by quality varks right and possibly even preference. scientists believe the techniques maximize the squirrel's ability to remember where they stored their most prized treats and hides them from potential food thieves. swedish researchers say a contraceptive app which tracks body temperature is 93% effective. it is based on 22,000 women show the app is even slightly better than the pill in preventing pregnancies. it predicts when a would that will is most fertile and even approved in the eu as a contra september septemberive. >> talking about cancer, the story now from abc news reporter. >> reporter: in our collective

fight against cancer, we're winning more battles than you may think. it shows that cancer deaths have decreased by 25% since 1991. that's 2.1 million lives saved and many more to come. while the absolute number of the cancer patients is projected to rise, it is due in large part to our aging population. more people may have cancer but it is not necessarily a death sntence. who can we thank? apart from researchers, it seeps our laups will are doing something right. cutting cigarette consumption by nearly half. and while the war isn't over, this report shows we are winning more battles and for every life saved, that is a victory. abc news. very encouraging. from war hero to white coat, a story about a person's journey to harvard medical school.

the good doctors. brilliance and bravery. at 10:00 right here on abc 7. what happens when you match a san jose street artist with silicon valley inventers? call it graffiti versus geeks. but first we want to thank a person, this was over the point bonita lighthouse. thank you for sharing your pictures with been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that...

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and the sneak peek at creation that's aren't just about software. they're about hardware, too. that's all coming up at 6:00. >> two san jose residents are being rewarded for unleashing their inner geek. they modified a drone to clean up graffiti. check it out. you can see it here. it was developed by christopher farmer. last week they unleashed the unleash your geek challenge. the drone, the graffiti drone was chosen for 140 entries. >> it was a great technology taking off in an exciting time for to us get involved and to department to it a new use that hasn't been done before. >> farmer and marbury win $5,000 and help get a patent.

>> a fantastic use for a drone. >> we appreciate your time. see you in half an hour. tonight, the nursing home tonight, as we come on the air in the west, breaking two dropments in california. the traj down a military base. and the nursing home horror in the east, after the hurricane. several of the residents have died. the images of the evacuations playing out today. the nursing home using backup generators. no air conditioning in sweltering heat. how did this happen, with a hospital across the street? also breaking tonight, the deadly school shooting. several students hit. entire classrooms huddled together. we do have new report, as we come on in the west, several marines now in critical condition after that accident on a military base, an amphibious assault vehicle catching fire. president trump tonight inviting chuck schumer and nancy pelosi to the white house, after cutting a deal with them just last week. what now is this dinner about? and what republican leaders are saying tonight. and the new controversy