>> a 54-year-old celeb chef is in the jail. >> he is accused of robbing a back earlier this week. today he talked with our reporter leslie brinkley. >> reporter: vallone tin o luken admitted to robbing this bank at 11:00 a.m. wednesday. he said, i went inside and said good morning. nobody moves. this is a robbery. i talked with luken at the martinez detention facility armed with a reporters notebook, no camera, no cell phone. >> sitting in his jail gash the celebrity chef described the desperation after the the aclaumd restaurant closed down in late 2016 and he became unemployed. he said we've been struggling a lot financially. and i have a family. he said, i feel bad. it wasn't something i was planning or doing for a living. he claims that wednesday morning he decided to get money and went to the bank. it was a fake gun, he said. a bb gun. he said he told the frightened

teller nothing is going to happen just put the money aside. >> we were just told it was a pistol, a fireman. and that's what we were reacting on. >> did he threaten the bank clerk or. >> i understand he present to do in a manner threatening. the tellers complied. and gave him the money. and he fled the bank and entered a vehicle. >> witness accounts and surveillance video enables police to get a license plate number on the dark older model mercedes. after the robbery luken came back to his home in lafayette. police say he had about $15,000 in cash. >> they followed luken as he drove away from his house and arrested him at this athletic club parking lot on mount diablo boulevard in lafayette three hours after the highest. he is facing robbery charges and is being held on $1,000,000 bail. luken asked me to call his wife and ask her to post bail. she did not answer her cell phone. luken said he wrote a letter of apology to the bank teller that says in part, i'm sorry for the inconvenience to be in front of you with a gun.

in walnut creek, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. berkeley police say they arrested a 27-year-old parcelee in a kidnapping and robbery of a cal student. the she fought off the attacker while she got inside a dorm. it happened on sunday morning. the man appeared to have a gun in the land the woman finally got away and ran to safety. >> police arrested alphones o lamont of berkeley yesterday in addition to the incident at uc berkeley investigators also named mckinnis as the suspect in the sexual assault of a high school student back in april. mckinnis was booked in the berkeley city jail for several sexual assault charges including a parole violation. a series of powerful earthquakes continues to rattle the big island of hawaii today. the strong et one a magnitude 6.9 in the area of the estates not far from the active kilauea volcano, the islands haven't

felt at a quake that strong in decades. look at this incredible drone video of the magma spewing towards residential areas. the river of red molten hot lava is making its way towards towns evacuated. abc 7 news reporter jonathon bloom with the latest on what's becoming an urgent situation on the big island. >> all we heard was a boom. what is that? then all of a sudden you smell -- we smelled the sulfur. >> neighbors watched the earth split hope and chunks of lava flew in the air. >> this is the next eruption. >> nature is a powerful force. >> is the house going to be there when we go back? it might be. >> as toss though uses evacuate in this island paradise the loss of the home is more than just a loss of a place to live. this is their lifestyle. >> this is a google earth map of the big highland in hawaii and it isn't near kona it's down on the southern edge of the island

near the volcanoes national park. this is kilauea this is the smoking volcano that everybody goes to see. the lava flowing out of the ground is coming out of this volcano, one called pugh o. and it's flowing in this direction including in this neighborhood. estates. the erupter physical urs are shooting out of the streets in the middle of the densely populated here. here, here, here. and this one in particular is where we saw this dramatic picture at 40urk in the morning hawaii time. literally looks like fire erupting out of the ground. >> the lava is coming out of the ground at 2,000 degrees fahrenheit is going to cause brush fires. >> an expert on volcanic emergencies says the fires could bring noxious gases. >> we have to watch for the weather and wind direction. >> a 5.4 earthquake hit the island while which spoke. jonathan bloom.

abc news. a world renownsed speed climber from margot underwent surgery for a injury for a from a fall on el cappen. he posted this photo with a caption well there is a rescue going on on el capitan. it's me. i think i broke my leg. rescuers please be safe. rescuers hauled him to the summit of the 3,000 foot rock formation last evening and spent the night there when he it became too late for a helicopter to land. a short time ago the climber told our sister station that he suffered a brekeen leg and heel. abc 7 news interviewed him last june at his gym in concord. >> in south bay it's only been a week since b.a.r.t. officially approved the extension into downtown san jose. but now there is a lawsuit already. the owner of the san jose sharks says the project adequately address parking near the s.a.p. center. as chris wynn explains, this

lawsuit could potentially delay the project. >> reporter: as the sharks continue the hunt for the stanley cup, the parent company sharks sports and entertainment is now involved in a different fight. a new lawsuit against the vta funding the construction and operation of the bart extension in san jose. sse says it supports the project but doesn't think the current plan addresses issues surrounding the arena including a promise to ensure acted parking and safe a and accessible environment for visitor during construction. the coprept john tor tors says we have been pushing for vta to work with us without success we didn't take the decision lightly. the vta told us it wouldn't comment on pending litigation. but the san jose downtown association says the lawsuit and push to preserving parking makes sense. >> this is the one of the high et performing sports and entertainment arenas in the country. we have to have a new arena opening up in san francisco that's going to put us on the edge we have to stay

competitive. >> the diridon b.a.r.t. station will be built on santa clara street across from the s.a.p. center drawing more than 1.5 million people down on an annual basis. many visitor rely on parking close to the arena. but most slots are slated for development. the i will convalue valley letteredship group hopes both sides come to the table. >> we need to keep the big picture in mind as we build b.a.r.t. we do it in a way that the impacts are minimize ds, the single bore tumble is a huge step in that direction. >> the lawsuit calls for the vta to rescind approval of the projects and stop all work until the concerns are properly addressed. in san jose, chris wynn, abc 7 news. a woman accused of dragging a chp officer from her vehicle a thousand feet as she fled a traffic stop pled not guilty to all charge. 33-year-old nichole wade of pittsburg faces 20 counts stemming from the incident a

week ago today on the approach to the bay bridge in san francisco. the charges include attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon other than a fireman. dui and child endangerment pmt wade entered the plea as the officer she is accused of drag kyle spears watched in court today. he suffered only minor injuries. >> a government scientist is speaking for the first time after a judge ordered that she be reinstated following a controversial accusation that she was spying for china. sheri chen is in the south bay where she brats victory with a support graup. abc 7 news reporter david louie. >> i'm so glad that justice is finally -- have final prevailed. >> you can feel the emotion and see the tears in her eyes. sheri chen was a high drolgs for the nash weather service in ohio. near hi four years ago she was accused of spying for mc. accused gathering information for a chinese official which

turned out to be public information. five months later the charges were dropped. but the weather service fired her anyway. >> i was forced into deep debt just to get to -- to get justice and to defend the fact of being innocent. >> a judge just ordered sheri chen to be reinstated with back pay she is a naturalized american citizen and the chinese american community raise the over 200,000 gor for her defense. worried other asians would be unfairly branded as spy zploos i think that concern is difficult for them to express. but they see themselves in sheri chen. that makes it very concerning to them. >> a legal scholar look into espionage indictments and finds the numbers disturbing. >> as many as 20% of agen accused of espionage might be innocent. and that's a rate that's double the rate for people of other races. numbers this stark say that

there is a problem. >> the sheri chen case is not over. her employment attorney says he may file a palitious prosecution case dependence the commerce department and the examiners department cale row teal pea reinstatement. >> david louie abc 7 news. 24 hours later checking in 24 hours after a fairly dramatic dog rescue. firefighters show us how they saved this little fox terrier. stress, sleep and students. one local high school says it's time for a wakeup call about that connection. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel temperatures up today. i'll let you know in the warmth carries into the weekend coming up. i'm michael finney. coming u

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abc 7 news reporter mike shumann announced his resignation. two weeks ago shoe admitted to taking a jack belonging to employee of the golden state warriors on assignment in san antonio. shoe released the following statement i'd like to read. it's with sadness that i announce that abc 7 news and i have decided to amickably part ways after 24 years together. i regret embarrassment i caused the station. my recent actions do not reflect the high standard of conduct expected at kgo more do they represent the integrity with which i have conducted my professional sports and broadcast careers. i have nothing but grate memories working here. and covering four world series, three super bowls, three nba championship runs. a stanley cup and two u.s. opens. i want to wish the station, and all my fantastic colleagues at abc 7 the best as they move forward. it has been my pleasure to work with you. i also want to thank all the

great viewers that supported me over the years. through thick and thin. it has been a great run from a super bowl champion with 49ers to riding in parades with other world champs here in the city by the bay process. as a 40-year resident i'm humbled by the support and will never forget how fortunate i have been to ride the wave of bay area greatness. hope to see you down the road. that statement from mike shumann. abc 7's president and general manager tom cibrowski release thtd fame we thank make for his 24 years with the kgo team and wish him all the best. we wish him all the best process he is a god guy made a mistake. >> this does not define him what defines for me is all the times he told a joke when it was sad. we wish him the best. a self-driving vehicle operate bid way missouri

suffered collision in a collision in chandler arizona outside phoenix. the waymo was in you a tonz mode when it was hit by another. the driver was injured. this is the second known self-driving car crash in the phoenix area in the past two months. an uber self-driving vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in tempe in march. seniors in one san francisco madiba will be able to cross the street without panic. today the city officially opened a mid-block crossing signal on follow some and leviny street south of market. the corner is near the minimalson house senior living chhuon. some residents told us crossing the stret had been a frightening ordeal. >> before we had this you could time the signal up there which people are always not using properly. but you could look at that and hopefully be able to get across. >> having the mid-block crossings allowy our seniors to walk shorter distances to access

parks and museum and the seniors centers they again on every day. >> supervisor jane kim says the project took years of lobbying to get off the ground. much funding came from the soma stabilization fund which developers in the area are required to pay into. from petaluma a follow-up to a video we showed last night of an unusual rescue. narcissistic it's a first for some of the firefighters involved. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman has the story of one very determined and lucky dog. for a petaluma's fire station number 2 every shift brings a blen of daley routines broken up by op sits. >> we are here to help people. we helped someone. >> but this video from last night pushes some limits. her name, lily, a wire haired fox terrier got her paw stuck between a house and a foundation. it began with her daily routine says the owner. >> all the mice live underneath there and she digged st under

with her paw and yanked it too hard and pulled it back stuck in there. >> the crisis went on for an hour and a half before the station got the call. >> do what's right and try to work through the situation and free the dog. >> the station had no idea how they became stuck or they pulled and banked away to get a better look. >> we had to break away cement and actually fine the cause of the dog's paw was which ened up being a nail holding it in position. >> fiefrpts covered her with a blanket for her protection and dug zblen. >> it wasn't that difficult step for the dog in pain. >> the extritation took 15 minutes, the nail the hardest part. >> as they say firefighters like to help people and by extension the friends that people love. and now they're unseen he reward, lily this afternoon back by the side of the house sniffing for mice again but with a limp. old habits die hard.

in petaluma, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. firefighters save dozens of squealing pigs from a barn fire in the north bay. they moved the pigs away from the flames using hey bails to pen them in the pictures from the press democrat though the rescue. the fire was at the santa rosa high school ag barn and contract spotted by contractors nearby. one of the them sprang into axe as soon as he saw the flames. >> as we bust the gate open i ran over and found the hose. as soon as i found it they were telling me on the phone don't try to put it out. adrenalin was going. there was smoke, pigs, goats, chickens, and making noise. >> the santa rosa fire department says it put out the fire in under 15 minutes muchet cause is uninvestigates. school will start later at palo alto later this year. that's according to the palo alto weekly. unthe new bell schedule students

will start classes at 8:30. and 10:0 a on alternating days. the school day currently starts at 8:15. the school says a later start time will minimize stress and increase sleep and flex analyst for staerng. the one down side is the day ends at 3:35 p.m. which impacts athletes particularly they often have to miss first class periods in order to attend games and matches. the accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. hi there. a beautiful day here in the bay area. warmed up as we expected a live doppler 7 right now showing you just high clouds going through the bay area. the fog is not around right now. but it will be back compared to 24 hours ago running 11 degree warm ner cong cord, livermore, noticeable from san jose to santa rosa, 8 to 10 degrees warmer at this time compared to 24 hours ago. check out the sea lions at pier 39. this is our new camera. they're noimging sun sun, a few

clouds in the back drop. beautiful. temperatures right now mid-to upper 50s from half moon bay to san francisco. we have 67 in oakland. 76 in san jose and the warm shot 83 in gilroy. hazy view from the emeryville camera. looking at temperatures from 70 to novato and napa. 83 in livermore. the warmest spots today up into the mid-80s. so really a nice warm-up. but it's not going to last. here is look at the forecast for the upcome weekend. we're looking at coastal fog and high clouds overnight. breezy and cooler this weekend. and sunny and warmer weather expected again on monday. processor. for those who like today you enjoy the weather on monday again if you don't mantai the warm jum that we had high pressure live picture from the sutro tower camera. a little hazy from this view looking towards the golden gate and the marin hedlunds. looking at the hourpy hour here what's coming. not only the clouds increasing in the overnight hours but we'll have fog pushing back near the coast. it's not really deep. the marine layer is about a

thousand feet. very shallow. tomorrow afternoon, don't expect bright skies. the sun will be filtered by quite a bit of clouds. fog in the morning on the coast high clouds. temperatures in the 40s, 50s, the clouds will insulate if you will, keeping the heat trapped in. it's not a very chilly start to saturday morning. if you have saturday afternoon plans make sure you have the shades. short sleeve weather will do in the south bay. you notice it's mild. 76 in san jose. 83 in gilroy. 74 in santa ruse cruz on the peninsula temperatures from the mid-60s in millbrae to the redwide city. 59 in half moon bay. downtown san francisco 62. the breeze comes in a little stronger and in the north bay looking at a mix of clouds and sun. 7 had in napa. 71 in sand rafael. east bay kuntz in the mid-60s to low 70s. and 66 in oakland. inland areas will be quite nice as well. 75 in livermore, 76 in concord. here is a look at the forecast for the cinco de mayo

celebration in the mission in san francisco. cloudy cool in the morning. you'll neat a sweater or jacket. in the afternoon sun breaks and mild weather around 62 and breezy. yount plounten view and allah cart. beth bays expecting pleasant weather. a little bit cooler and brezier on sunday. if you are going just keep that in mine. accuweather seven-day forecast cooler over the weekend and the wind kicks up. cool at the post mild inpld warming monday only to see the temperatures drop by thursday and friday of next week. brey skies and fog will be gone. download the app appear check out the temperatures any time you want. kristen and dan. >> thanks sandia. listen to this ice cream and truffles. finney friday free stuff is sweet today. >> ooh. all earen. at 5:30. >> coming up the president lashing out two separate moments with reporters. the urgent manhunt and atf agent

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get ready to satisfy the sweet tooth. >> michael is here with more finney friday free stuff. >> i'm feeling it. we have food. we have the food. let's start right now with cookie bar creamery. i have video out there so you can check it out. the first 300 that get in on this -- by the way located in alameda. have you guys been there? it's a good place. cookie bar creamery it's a great place for delicious locations. they are in tebl oakland as well. the know the one in alameda. true to name. ice cream and cookies check out the ice cream cone is what we goat you you. then here in san francisco jade chocolate. these guys out in the new richmond people know about these. >> beautiful. >> first one hundred people i know. check it out.

it's called jade chocolates artisan truffles. they're made with tea spices tropical fruits, here is my favorite one. peanut buddha mango jam. >> that does sound good. >> amazing. >> yeah it's all hand made. their shop is stunning. you get one. you doesn't get a whole packet. it's a $3 value. >> works of hart. >> i know. >> they are a work of art. if you want to get in just go online to abc 7 news.com look under "7 on your side" and you'll find the finney friday free stuff page. we'll be fighting over getting those. >> chocolate ice cream cookie, now you're talking. >> outdid yourself this time. >> thanks, michael. the soldiers? as far as "star wars" one mask came off today revealing a local police keefe. that story next. first we want to thank beneficial for this picture of bay area cows. share the irkts pictures with the hasht

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i'm ama daetz coming up and abc 7 news at 6:00. uc berkeley ready to transform people's park. what's going to be built and how the homeless figure into the plan. also what a local lawmaker wants to develop when disasters hit opinion here is something fun with, a peshl veet tor kids. "star wars" heroes stop by and share the power of the force in half an hour on abc 7 news at

6:00. kristen, that water as amaze zblag today is "star wars" day for perhaps the more appropriate phrase is may the 4th be with you. >> a bay area police chief did the bidding of the emperor on darting vader. >> robert johnson tweet the out this picture and came with an explanation. he was an imperial storm trooper in return of the jedi. >> he says he was chasing after luke sky walk but met denies when he ran into a true. that's when chose the greater force. we talked about him about his role. >> i always wanted to be an actor. and the must go didn't work out. they put a helmet on me i realized that would be my path. >> return of the jedi in 1983 was the last firm if the first trilgy of the lucas films. it's owned by disney, the parent company. abc 7 and can't wait for your report tonight. >> can't wait to share it process.

world news tonight with david muir is next. >> for all of us here we tonight, the president lashing out. after his new attorney rudy giuliani revealed that the president reimbursed michael cohen for the money paid to stormy daniels, the hush money, the president today now appearing to take aim and giuliani saying he'll get his facts straight and what the president has to say about this moment on air force one. when he told the american people he knew of no such payment. the warning at this hour from authorities after earthquakes and the volcano eruptions in hawaii. they're saying the air is an immediate threat to life and the new life quake moments ago. the urgent manhunt after an atf agent is shot in the face. authorities saying it was an ambush. what we're learning.