programs and public libraries. police and fire not affected. >> laura anthony with the story. laura? >> reporter: hi, kristen we're over where the mayor is going to give her state of the city address. islamic center of northern california on madson street. traditionally a night for the mayor to shine, celebrate the progress the city has made under her leadership but this year the message will compete with this loud demonstration outside. anyone wanting to attend the mayor's speech has to cross this picket line. after nearly six months of negotiations, these oakland city workers say they've seen enough, enough to prompt them to stage a one-day walkout. >> we don't get no contracts, they don't get no peace. >> reporter: a large protest

timed to coincide with the annual state of the city address. >> i'm hopeful that oaklanders will still come to the state of the city address tonight. i want them to be aware there will be a picket line there. >> reporter: service employees international local 121 represents about 2,000 city workers, half on part-time or temporary status. >> i'm going to make mistakes. that's what is happening. they're holding our members accountable for that, but should be hiring more people. >> reporter: city says oftening 4% lot of of living increase over two years -- and benefit enhancements. >> city shares many of the same concerns that workers do. we all want a clean, beautiful, safe city. all believe in the dignity of work. >> reporter: union claims city

staffing levels are the same as this the recession of 2008. >> want to be seen as equal partner in continuing to provide services the city needs. in order for that to happen, we need the numbers, the people. >> reporter: and we're back live out here. kind of awkward as guests arrive, folks out here begin chanting do not cross the picket line. mayor is expected to speak between 6:15 and 6:30, demonstrators will be out are here throughout the speech and stay until last guest dpartz. by appearances would think the negotiations have broken off. they have not. lengthy negotiation session today. in oakland, abc7 news. pg&e says a power outage in san francisco was caused by equipment failure. more than 5,000 customers

affected at height of the outage around 4:00 this afternoon. traffic lights out causing issues. all power restored after 5:00. new at 6:00, berkeley police released pictures of people they say were responsible for violence at antimarxist rally. more than a dozen people arrested at that rally. anyone with information is asked to call berkeley police. now details on deadly shooting in fremont. told abc7, our internal investigation has led us to conclude the shooting was indeed justified. consistent with your training. killed him and family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. workers called fremont police saying suspect grabbed a phone,

hit employee and threatened to kill him. officers say when they confronted him, got in physical fight and had to shoot. brother says he was suffering from mental illness but never violent. today the prosecution rested in kate steinle murder trial, shot and killed by undocumented immigrant with stolen gun on the waterfront two years ago. lyanne melendez joins us with today's testimony, included some show and tell. lyanne? >> i was calling it o.j. moment, prosecution tried to prove the gun could fit in the pockets of what the alleged shooter was wearing. this cell phone video shows what he was wearing when arrested. black jacket, t-shirt and two pairs of pants. prosecutor diana garcia asked

lieutenant anthony -- to place in pocket of the jacket and pants. fit nearly perfectly in both. prosecution wanted to prove that garcia sayre oughty could have have had it with him before he got to the pier. >> whether the gun is in the clothing of the defendant is relevant to whether he intended to pull the trigger. >> reporter: but his attorney asked if client's clothes had been tested for gunshot residue. answer was new. if the park ranger had used it previously at firing range, would have some residue. defendant said he found it under the chair on the pier where he was seated. investigators never believed him. >> where could he have gotten it? anywhere except there. that's not compelling to me.

i don't think it's ent intellectually honest. >> reporter: autopsy report found bullet must have ricochetted. marks on the pavement not where they suspected near her body but 78 feet away from where she collapsed. trial continues on monday. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. a new lawsuit filed today says pg&e is to blame for at least one of the north bay wildfires. attorney for three families announced they're suing the utility and suing for negligence, lost homes in mendocino county. says they failed to keep trees, bushes and shrubs trimmed. >> lines need to be in location where if they fall they will not fall into dry tinder that will ignite.

>> in an e-mailed statement, pg&e spokesperson writes we're aware that lawsuits have been filed. won't speculate on the cause of the fires while investigation is ongoing. pg&e will continue to comply with the investigators. after the flames, another danger, toxic waste likely to find anywhere anything has burned. wayne freedman is live with inside look at cleanup effort. >> reporter: for the starters, it's a hot and dirty job. has to be done in and around every burned down structure. not stuff you think is dangerous but everyday household stuff that changes in course of a fire. no way people can clear them out until it's out there. use your imagination, might look like scene from science fiction movie, men in suits insulated

from dangerous elements, sweating away pounds every hour. >> i believe you're soaked to the bone. >> >> but i have a few of these shirts. >> reporter: contract worker hired by environmental protection agency and flown in from idaho, one man among hundreds clearing toxic waste from another burned out building in sonoma county. bosses face a daunting task. >> dispose in efficient manner with all the other waste. >> reporter: collection facility near windsor brimming and toppling over with now-toxic products from hope. >> propane, cans of paint. >> solvent,hes. ammunition. >> reporter: where an army of firefighters toiled, contractors from across the nation fill the gap. state and county emergency declaration allow them entry

into never private property. >> look for what i need and exit as fast as possible. some start at 4:00, others start at 6:00, go to 6:00. >> reporter: it's a long day. do it again and again. multiply by 6,000 zrukts in sonoma alone, fema will have paid tens of millions of dollars for the work. >> shooting for end of november. >> reporter: betting man, would you put money on it? >> i don't bet. >> reporter: abc7 news. north bay is concerned about incoming storm and affect of the rain on the burn areas. >> looking across the bay area, will see raindrops starting tonight. spencer christian is tracking. >> pretty calm right now. live doppler 7, increase in

clouds right now, relatively mild, low to mid-60s but cooler in north bay. look at storm impact scale, approaching system, rarngs one, light intensity but may see brief locally heavy downpours. .10 to .60 inches. in the hills a little bit more. midnight tonight or 12:00 friday, pockets of showers scattered beginning of the morning commute. some areas of wet pavement greeting morning commuters. midday, little bit more widespread and heavier in some spots. closer look at how much rain we can expect coming up later. dan and kristen? >> thank you. tesla customers learning art

of delayed gratification. >> what production delays of the new model 3 are doing to their image and place in the electric car industry. thousands of 24 hour fitness members could be getting a big refound. 7 on your side investigation ahead. is college really worth the

it's a turbulent time for tesla, latest earnings report show it's taken a huge hit and telling customers they have to wait longer to receive their new cars. joining us live from tesla

showroom in san jose. janine. >> reporter: tesla has a higher price tag, why so many people were excited when they started offering a lower cost model last year. but having trouble getting it to customers. when tesla fans found out $35,000 for electric car, lined up to put down deposit. ceo elon musk promised 1,500 would be made by now, only produced. >> hesitate to buy tesla because they fired lots of people. don't know where the company is going. >> reporter: those who plunged down the deposit received e-mail informing them when they would receive the model 3. employees and tesla owners receive priority. -- in december and if not, 2018.

>> it's getting further delayed. >> i understand it's not easiest thing to do, so bound to be road blocks you have to get past. >> reporter: released earnings report, showing the company lost more money than expected. $619 million, musk explained that problems in facility in nevada contributed. management professor tammy madson is monitoring the performance. >> raises the question whether they have the capability to serve the mass market with the model 3. >> reporter: still expects to increase production dramatically, up to 20,000 a month, but not until march, three months behind schedule. in san jose, abc7 news. donald trump disappeared from twitter today but not for long. 4:00 p.m., this is the message

looking for his page. sorry that page doesn't exist. within 11 minutes it was back. see it live. twitter's team tweeted explanation saying inadvertently deactivated due to human error. tax republicans bill out could have impact on californians, allow homeowners to only deduct $10,000 in property taxes. in high tax states could have impact. nancy pelosi was asked why california republicans are voting for it. >> they're hoping constituents don't know what is happening here. point that leader made earlier, hoping to masquerade as fiscal conservatives. >> would dramatically lower the

mort kbaj interest deduction. cap from current $1 million and since bay area median home price is $750,000, could impact almost every purchase. is college worth it? new poll finds mixed results. half of adults say it's necessary to be successful. almost as many, other ways. republicans more likely to support alternatives. all saying that public education is going in wrong direction. saying price of college keeps qualified students from attending. >> we feel it's important for people in sacramento and policy makers and legislators and heads of the systems to know what californians are feeling. >> while there are concerns about cost, aren't about quality. majority of those surveyed gave top parks to uc, csu and

community college system. beautiful day around the bay area today, things are changing though. may want to find that umbrella. >> spencer christian with the time line. >> get out beautiful umbrella, lot of chances of rain. raindrops are falling right now, chances are supposed to pop up in front of me, that's not happening so live doppler 7. i'll tell you more. at moment it is dry, few clouds that will become thicker overnight. then rain developing before the morning commute. live from the rooftop camera at abc7, over embarcadero, partly cloudy, 61, gilroy at 64, 57 at half moon bay. east bay hills camera, sun set but sky still aglow. napa 61, mid-60s.

golden gate, bright skies but clouds getting more prominent. rain arrives overnight. arly morning. dry break saturday afternoon at tonight and tomorrow's rin. then more rain middle of next week. break over the weekend sandwiched between periods of rainfall. approaching system coming in tomorrow and early saturday rang ranks one on our scale. light to moderate rainfall. three quarters of inch to 1 in the hills. pockets of light rain and showers and some areas of wet pavement for morning commuters. 5:00 tomorrow afternoon, more widespread in some areas and heavier locally, especially

across the santa cruz mountains, east bay, north wbay, another wave. widespread rain saturday and locally heavy downpours. tapering off and break continuing into sunday and perhaps beyond. 5:00 tomorrow, most locations will have under a tenth of an inch of rainfall. but saturday, totals will grow up to about half inch in san francisco, third in many locations in the peninsula and east bay. north bay, a third to half inch. overnight, low temperatures low to mid-50s. highs range from upper 50s at coast to low 60s around the bay and low and mid-60s inland. sierra, it's going to snow, winter storm warning in effect tomorrow through saturday, gusty

winds. accuweather seven-day forecast after the snowfall totals. cumulations up to about a foot. now accuweather, wet weather tomorrow and early saturday. little bit of a break for remainder of the weekend. set your clocks back to standard time. >> oh, yeah. >> next wave of rain the middle of next week. up next, music with a message.

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happening now in the mission, a special sell b b b bb dia de los muertos. loved ones brought by flowers and mementos to remember people they lost. going to start a procession. organizers invite everybody to the celebration. golden gate symphony kicking off another season in san francisco. >> doing things differently. using sound of music to speak out against president trump's proposed border wall. >> more on their efforts. ♪ >> reporter: for a special chorus visiting san francisco, a personal appeal as they seek to

spread their message. >> there is more music that we can share and we can learn and they're going to love it. we hope so. >> reporter: alongside members of the golden gate symphony, performers from jalisco, mexico, take us back to different time. >> not like i know now to speak spanish, learning new way to accent words. >> reporter: special concert at hertz theater. defiant tone prompted by president trump's proposed border wall. >> music knows no borders, done all over the world. wherever you go, you can do music. great vehicle to break down borders. >> reporter: called viva beyond border walls. hope that music will connect others beyond the president's

rhetoric. and for local talent, chance to introduce others to more than mare yauchy. >> i love classical music and also latina of mexican heritage. >> reporter: sharing culture and compassion with anyone who wants it. chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> great. >> they sound good. 7 on your side started investigation into 24 hour fitness after members came to us about fees. >> resolution of the case that will cost the gym more than $1 million. bigger is not always better. features on this fire truck for san francisco streets. what is different about pomegran

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that this president is a clear and present danger who's mentally unstable and armed with nuclear weapons. and they do nothing. join us and tell your member of congress that they have a moral responsibility to stop doing what's political and start doing what's right. our country depends on it. 7 on your side has been looking into customer complaints against 24 hour fitness for more than a year. and now we're seeing results. major settlement has been reached into verbal promises

some customers say were made at locations for national fitness club that gave them lifetime memberships at fixed rate. >> michael finney broke this story this morning on abc7news.com. >> we've been looking into it for more than a year. 24 hour fitness has agreed to pay $1.2 million fine and provide restitution to potentially well over 100,000 members. 7 on your side investigation found annual membership dues were increased despite customers saying there were verbal promises that would never happen. shared the good news with some of the members. >> elated. i knew this was wrong. >> that's the reaction from sherry gordon, paid upfront fee of $545 and received verbal promise her annual membership fee of $69 would never be changed. james bailey joined to increase

the strength of his knees, paid $450 upfront for annual membership fee of $45. >> didn't think anything would come of this. surprised. >> district attorneys office launched investigation with orange county. >> after talking to many employees became clear there was pattern of selling these contracts with verbal promise. >> from 2006 to 2009 backs of the contract stated annual dues could be raised but sales reps continued to make the promise they would never change. 24 hour fitness told us it was time to move on. in a statement said 24 hour fitness denies any wrongdoing, this resolution nonetheless addresses concerns raised by some members who say that sales presentatives made verbal

representations inconsistent with the contract terms. district attorney says the message is clear. >> sends a strong message. if you're not truthful with consumers, there will be consequences. >> thank you finney on your side for helping us out. if anybody can help us out, you guys can. >> members will receive notice with information. how to get memberships reinstated under the original membership dues. 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday and reach me on facebook and through abc7news.com. >> good work as always. thank you michael. new at 6:00 p.m., san francisco fire department is welcoming newest member of the fleet. in the financial district this afternoon when officials officially unveiled engine 13.

solar panels on top, 360 degree camera and much better turning radius for navigating city streets. shorter and narrower than other engines. >> one big team recognizing how important it is to have really reliable pieces of equipment, also pieces of equipment mindful of the environmental prioritization as well. >> this is the first of the department's 21st century fleet, seven more engines hit the streets next year. new information on the deadly terror attack in new york city. know why the fbi was looking for another person of interest in the case, described as suspect's friend. suspect called that friend just before the attack. significance not clear at this point. friend released this statement. so sad and unbelievable. this is not from our religion, not acceptable. we as muslims completely reject this kind of action.

meanwhile the suspect has confessed to being influenced by isis in the attack that killed eight people. maggie rulli with the latest from new york city. >> reporter: in the aftermath of tuesday's terror attack, city still shaken. coming together in vigil to show support. suspect going down a bike path, area filled with schools. >> decided to wear black for support and unity. we'll get through it. >> reporter: streets back open and schools, many next to the terrorist's path, are back in session. stiverson high school. the mayor stopped by the school to offer support for the students. >> what is exceptional here is the fact that new yorkers were

undeterred. message that came through loud and clear here is that everyone had each other's backs. >> reporter: city got a visit from attorney general jeff sessions making sure new york knows they're not alone. >> we're all in it together. >> reporter: for the first time getting look at sayfullo saipov in uzbekistan. he is charged with terrorism and officials say given a full confession. barricades, 57 are set to go up and will block the entrance behind me, trying to prevent a repeat of the terror attack. >> more on the terror attack tomorrow night. diane sawyer and 20/20 tlt have spent more than a year

researching how isis affects young people in america. coming up next, saga of stolen artwork. >> why the story didn't end when it was found in central valley.

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only abc7 news was there as artist was reunited with paintings which had been stolen and only recently recovered by police in central valley. artist can thank a tipster who called police. >> 158 drawings and 1 -- paintings featuring dying or stressed trees, meant to remind people how fragile the environment is. >> artist witnessed what he called a miracle. >> reporter: you can see the anticipation on maxmo stolen monday night. look at reaction. >> almost all the drawings. >> reporter: distinctive black and white paintings and drawings

represent seven years of work. featuring dying trees he's encountered around the world. >> it's okay. paintings and drawings in perfect conditions. >> reporter: works had been dumped in this field and scattered along a half mile of walking path. >> you see these things happen, someone steals something, not maybe what they want and discard it. >> reporter: artist in resident at sayratoga, developing exhibition of his work. trying to convey the importance of protecting environment and sustaining life on earth. also wanted to say thanks police for recovering the art and thank the tipster. >> i would give her a hug and present. i will give her a present, one painting. >> reporter: police knocked on the doors of about a dozen mobile homes in the area, found

some of the paintings on living room walls. about 90 still missing. case is not yet closed. david louis, abc7 news. end of the pomegranate harvest is approaching and looks can be deceiving with this year's crop. significant rain meant trees nearly doubled in size but also changed fruit. >> tough to get color on the outside. doesn't mean the inside isn't red, tasty and full of, you know, sugar. >> weather hasn't changed the taste or quality in the central valley. rain will be in the

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echo, turn on the light. >> okay. >> lights are on and doors open at amazon books in walnut creek. opened second brick and mortar location today. emphasis on books but echo and alexa are there with array of tech gadgets. amazon says creating space for

customers to browse books and test drive technology. >> focused on helping customers discover new products. amazon books is built to be a great place to discover book, devices and other products. >> walnut creek's broadway plaza. 13th amazon books to open and retailer says more are coming. now the company is looking to hire hundreds of holiday workers in the bay area. >> jonathan bloom attended job fair in richmond packed with eager applicants. >> reporter: back when most holiday shopping done at sears and k-mart, also the plays you went for holiday job. >> extra money. >> gifts. >> with so many gifts ordered online, only makes sense these applicants want to work during the holidays. >> heard it's easier and time

goes faster than working at stores, macy's and target and stuff like that. >> reporter: looking to hire 800 employees in the bay area to work in sorting centers. at job fairs, could get hired on the spot. >> not looking for specific background or training. amazon has robust training process. >> reporter: those who have done it before say working with robots to sort at light speed is good way to earn quick cash. >> different job different day. >> reporter: and many of these could turn permanent. >> many of those employees end up becoming long-term amazonians in full-time positions in the new career. >> reporter: chance to switch careers is why some are here. >> change of scenery. been a bartender for ten years. >> reporter: or a solid foothold

after immigrating to the u.s. >> a big company, would be good to start a good job. >> reporter: some of the job fairs will have prizes like amazon fire tv but real prize, say it's easy, good pay and benefits. >> hire me on the spot. >> reporter: abc7 news. >> for details about upcoming job fairs, look for this story on abc7news.com. new at 6:00, this california sea otter is smarter than some humans are. hopping across the road where clearly marked sea otter crossing. built across the road in 2016 after car hit a sea otter. ever since then, workers have been trying to get sea otters to use the crosswalk. and this time as you can see, it worked. >> how about that?

>> update the weather. rain on the way. >> and otter wasn't texting as he did that. >> good point. >> chances of rain, 90% tomorrow. 60% on saturday, sunday through tuesday, minimal chances but bounce back to 80% wednesday and 60% on thursday. storm impact scale, approaching system for tomorrow and friday ranks one, nice dose of rainfall. skipping ahead to next week. wednesday morning, nice wave of rain coming through to last through the day and touch all parts of the bay area with generous rainfall. then weaker waves on thursday. accuweather seven-day forecast, we fall back this weekend, set your clocks back one hour. each of the systems coming in rank one on the scale. light intensity but bringing much-needed rainfall. >> we'll take it. lot going on in sports.

most notely, 49ers. >> when you're 0-8, things just go wrong. >> try anything. >> and 9ers have a new quarterback, who is jimmy going to throw to

good evening. there aren't many teams legitimate threats to the warriors in the western conference but spurs happen to be one of them. dubs visiting san antonio tonight, place they've struggled in the past. spurs find a way. danny green with po posterizing kevin durant here. spurs with scary thing here, falling on knee of steph curry. steve kerr gets teed up. warriors finally get back into

the game. andre iguodala forces the turnover, steph finds the hot hand. launching. had 15 at half. klay thompson with 17 through two quarters. cut the deficit to five and warriors surging in third quarter have taken over the lead 74-70 after down 19 in first quarter. last thing that san francisco 49ers needed, lost pierre garcon, injury reserve, season is over. first year in red and gold, leading team in receptions, 40 catches for 500 yards. ten-year veteran bother bid neck injury, fractured bone in there. take ten months to heal. whenever jimmy garoppolo gets on the field won't have most reliable receiver to throw to. crushing news for texans. star deshaun watson went down,

done for the season. instant star as rookie. all-time record with 19 touchdown passes in first games, tom savage takes over as starter. andrew luck on season ending injured reserve for the colts. shut him down after he experienced soreness. luck said career not in jeopardy but rest and rehab the best option. old team stanford got a tough month ahead. washington state on saturday, washington, cal and notre dame to finish the schedule. healthy bryce love is key. leads in rushing despite sitting out with ankle injury. sat down with mike shumann talking about his status with wazzu and what it's like to see his name on top of the rushing stats. >> hasn't hit me yet.

it's testament to the guys blocking for me, coach shaw and coach bloom designing the plays and giving us the game plan. ultimately working out. >> injured ankle, didn't play. do you feel you'll be back this week? >> yeah. i definitely feel i can compete. >> tough to win in washington state. tough schedule down the stretch. real challenge for you guys. >> our mindset is go 1-0 every week. that's just our intentions and right now looking at washington state and going at it from there. >> catch entire interview with bryce love on saturday on "after the game." brought to you by river rock casino. bryce, if not playing in nfl, wants to be pediatrician, med

school at stanford. >> scholar athlete. join us later tonight. signs of winter in the sierra, preparations in the yosemite as wave the storms approach the coast. and news at 11:00, crews rushing to protect san jose residents from another devastating flood. lineup at 8:00, grays anatomy tlt, "scandal" at 9:00 and how to get away with murder kw then abc7 news. >> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley, for spencer christian, larry beil and all of us, hope to see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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