rights. it's a win for the casual fan, many of whom who wanted to bet legally, but couldn't in their particular state. >> the supreme court ushers in a new era of sports betting. good afternoon. i'm ama daetz. thank you for joining us. i'm larry beil. the justice allowed sports gambling all across the nation. this strikes down a federal law from 1992 that banned sports betting in most states. new jersey led the charge on this change. >> i think it's bg to be a great people for the people of the state who are sports fans and like to put a wager on a sporting event and it will be good from a revenue perspective. the nfl is taking a more measured response calling on congress to enact core regular layings around the newly legalized sports bet being industry. >> it could be legalized in 26 states, california could be one of them. we want to know what you think of it. >> is it a source of tax revenue or don't gamble, don't care. you can weigh in on

abc7news.com. jonathan bloom examines what it would look like in the bay area. >> the neighborhood bookie looks like he's on the way out of business. >> he says a lot of people have been waiting for this. >> it's going to create more jobs, more revenue for the states and let's be honest, people will do it no matter what. >> some in vegas, some under the table and something using offshore sites. >> sports get betting was illegal. nfl would lose a quarter of fan base. >> sports leagues have made statements committing to row tekt the integrity of games,gam, for ten boss says they want a bees of the action. >> they would like 1% of the handle. the handle is essentially all money wagered. that's an insane request. >> one day in the next few years, you might come to at&t park and find a betting window next to the team merchandise store. >> i think it's going to be a multibillion dollar market. >> venture capitalist says tech

will score big. >> that one is hit to left field. >> with apps to place bets from your phone and not just on traditional sports. >> the nation of e-sport and sport betting could lead to very interesting outcomes. >> even letting spectators bet from inside their vr headsets. >> there will be people that get in too deep that don't understand what they're getting into and hopefully find their way out. >> it's all good clean fun until someone loses their life savings. >> it's difficult to make a living gambling on sportsment only about 2.3% of gamblers win over the long haul. >> in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. the process to legalize sports gambling in the state of california won't happen overnight. the first step to making it happen here is under way. kristen sze joins us with that part of the story. >> hours after the ruling, central valley assemblyman adam gray announced he's moving forward to amend the california

constitution which currently bans sports betting. the idea that it would sit and wait until the supreme court ruling came down. now that it has, the bill will go through the committee process in sacramento. if the amendment gets 2/3 support in the senate and the assemblyt will go on a state wide ballot to be ratified by california voters. it just needs a simple majority. assemblyman gray says the soonest it could happen is this november. the soonest you place them legally, a constitutional law professor at santa clara university says there's still other hurdles. >> california probably has other laws, other state laws that already have those prohibitions, so california would have to repeal those and if they wanted to create a structure for illegal -- a legal structure for that sports gambling. >> reporter: backers expect -- since the entities currently have a monopoly on legalized

gambling in the state. but they expect plenty of supporters given the ability to regulate a legalized industry and the potential tax benefit. an estimated 20 to $40 billion of black market sports betting goes on in california. even a small percentage in taxes will be a big boost to the state coffers. larry andama. >> kristen, it's a fascinating question when you look at the ramifications. will this be a source of revenue. or don't gamble, don't care. let's see where we are. 41% see this as a possible new source of tax revenue. just blue sky for a second. don't know that they're going to do this. the chase center will open up in 18 months or so. what if they had a sports book in the chase center. you could bet on the warriors while you go to the game. what if it raises 100 to $200 million in extra tax revenue and all that went to public schools. there's a lot of ways it could go. some could be really good, some not so good.

this is your chance to weigh in. you can continue to vote throughout end of our 6:00 newscast. first lady melania trump is recovering after undergoing a procedure to treat a benign kidney condition. she will likely be hospitalized for the rest of the week. karen travers has the latest. >> first lady melania trump underwent a surgical procedure for what the white house called a benign kidney condition. the procedure was successful and there were no complications. mrs. trump is now at walter reed national military medical center in maryland just outside washington, d.c. her office says she'll likely remain there the duration of the week. >> there is very little medical information that we can deduce anything without full-blown speculation. i think the important things are that there was a benign kidney condition so that's obviously good news. the procedure went well. there were no complications. >> president trump spent the day at the white house with no public events.

his official schedule said he was having lunch with vice president pence. the president and first lady spoke before her procedure and he spoke to the doctor immediately after. this evening, the president traveled to walter reed to visit the first lady. she does not keep a robust public schedule. he was there at joint base andrews early last thursday to welcome the three american detainees. it was last monday when she officially unveiled the be best policy focused on children. >> the first lady's office says she's looking forward to a full recovery so she can continue her work on behalf of children. karen travers, abc news, the white house. you can send the first lady best wishes by sharing this get well soon badge on our facebook page and on twitter. sacramento judge delayed a decision on whether search and arrest warrants for the suspected golden state killer, joseph deangelo should be made public. media outlets want the records

unsealed, they'll provide important details about how prosecutors identify deangelo and what evidence they've gathered from him. the defense claims the information could taint jurors and witnesses, a decision is now expected on may 29th. deangelo has been charged with 12 murders. this is video from his initial court appearance last month. he appeared in court. not in a wheelchair as we seen him previously. two acts of violence near the santa cruz boardwalk have visitors and business owners concerned. >> with weekend crowds enjoying the attractions, a young man from vacaville was shot and killed. reporter david louis live on the boardwalk with reaction. >> reporter: you can imagine how crowded it was for mother's day. lots of crowds out here at the beach and boardwalk. some were surprised to hear a shot coming from inside a car parked in this lot. 19-year-old isaako owe excuse me. isaac lopez from vacaville was

wounded and later died at a local hospital. it's two incidents in a row, two days in a row that has people on edge. >> the shooting happened as four young men sat in a car in a parking lot across from the main entrance to the boardwalk. the victim was hit in the upper torso as he sat on the left side of the rear seat. this is the second act of violence outside the popular beach attraction over the weekend. on saturday night a 17-year-old was stabbed nearby. police say the incidents are not related. still the shooting was enough reason for this visitor from red bluff to stay away. after hearing about it. >> we just stayed in our hotel. >> not that concerned about it. >> how do you feel today snoo. >> not that bad. bright daylight. >> both incidents occurred off of boardwalk property. a staff of 65 security officers and a network of monitored security cameras. >> our security responded very quickly to both instances and

were able to contain them and ensure that the impact was minimal. we're comfortable with our security platform and these instances are very rare. >> there's a warning against gang activity. police are not sure if that was the case in the shooting. >> we investigate gang activity any time it comes up. we've been asked what our resources are any time there's acts of violence in our community. we respond appropriately with staffing to address those wishes. >> business owners feel confident with securitiment. >> there is a heavy duty security all around. there is tens of security fr boardwalk, they have walking around all the time. police officers on feet, walking in. very visible. extremely visible. >> reporter: santa cruz police released this booking photo of 18-year-old javier calvo from vacaville. he's facing charges of involuntary manslaughter. they're trying to determine the owner of the gun. live in santa cruz, david louis,

abc 7 news. david, thank you. san francisco police say a bicyclist hit two pedestrians this morning, then left the scene. it happened just after 10:00 a.m. at market and powell streets. the pedestrians were taken to the hospital. but the severity of the injuries is unknown. investigators are still looking for the bicyclist. now your accuweather forecast withdrew tuma. >> we were stuck in the clouds for much of the day today. the marine layer very stubborn. finally, late-day breaks. a live look from the emeryville camera. late-afternoon sunshine. future weather showing you later on this evening, the fog will roll back in. first along the coast and by 11:00 later on tonight. the majority of the region dealing with that low cloud cover and that coastal fog. if you are headed to the giants game, at&t park, first pitch, it will be rather cloudy and breezy. temperatures starting out in the upper 50s. by the last inning, 10:00 temperatures dropping into the mid-50s. tracking cooler air on the next

couple of days. see you then. 9-year-old boy suffered minor injuries after gusting winds blew the bounce house he was playing in right on to highway 395. this happened saturday in the san bernardino county. the bounce house rolled out on to the freeway and hit a vehicle. that's when the boy fell out. the child was taken to the hospital. the driver in the vehicle was not injured but was shaken up. south 101 will be shut down overnight and tomorrow. cal trans will close the southbound lanes on 101 between marsh road and university avenue. traffic will be diverted off the freeway at marsh down middlefield road at university. officials say the closures are necessary to install girders as part of the project to widen the willow road overpass. a mother's worst nightmare. somebody trying to steal her baby right out of the mother's

arms in san francisco's mission district. just ahead, we'll hear from neighbors who came to the rescue and what city officials are saying about crime in that area. the homeless man called a hero after another man's attack on two elderly women. 7 on your side satisfies michael finney taking your questions. just post them with

homeless woman is accused of trying to grab a baby. >> it happened on mother's day at 14th and natoma streets. dion lim has the story.

>> reporter: this is the terrifying moment right before a mother is approached by a homeless woman who tried to snatch her two-month-old out of her arms. >> she was crying and in spanish she was -- the woman tried to grab my baby. >> patricia and her husband witnessed the attempted child abduction sunday evening. >> she was that close to me. she was acting crazy. >> as seen in video taken by a neighbor, patricia sprang into action. >> i was like what's wrong with you? leave her alone. >> got the suspect, diamond harris, now charged with felony kidnapping and child endangerment to let go of the woman's baby. >> it was scary. then we ran off. hey, get out of our neighborhood. don't come down our street no more. >> in recent months, the area has turned into a haven for the homeless, some who create chaos on their usually quiet street. >> over the last few weeks, i've noticed a lot more of the homeless population setting up different camps kind of along the different corners.

>> it's quiet. nobody is bothering me. >> from littering in the streets to breaking in car windows, people like patricia are fed up snipe defecating, urinating, sex acts. you name it. we've seen it on the street. >> i would hate to get chased out because it's not safe anymore. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. and coming up at 6:00, we'll hear from the mother whose child was nearly abducted. what she says about the neighbors who stepped in and saved the day. meanwhile, police in new york are praising a homeless man following a brutal attack on two elderly women yesterday. this is surveillance video. it shows a man walking toward te women and attacking both of them. in an instant, another man appears and he runs the attacker down, tackles him and holds him until police arrive. the two women both in their 70s. one was bleeding badly from the head. they were taken from the hospital and are expected to be okay. >> a tesla driver says she was in the semi autonomous autopilot

mode when she hit a fire truck. the model s rear ended a fire truck. the 28-year-old driver also told police she was looking down at the phone and traveling at 60 miles an hour when the crash happened. she suffered minor whiplash and was not taken to the hospital. elon musk is flattening the management structure. he says it will improve communication. some senior executives recently departed. the company is falling short of production targets for the model 3. over the weekend, he tweeted that a hack-a-thon is under way to clear out production bottlenecks. the wait is almost over. game one of the western conference finals is less than two hours away. get this. the defending nba champions, the warriors are actually considered slight underdogs by the odds makers in vegas. it's in houston tonight. warriors, 1.5 point underdogs. they've never been an underdog

when witch steph curry and kevin durant are starting. the warriors have not had home court advantage in a playoff series. new territory indeed. baseball won't be the only sport being played tonight. a barge with a rugby field on it was floated into place this afternoon. tonight is rugby night at at&t park. the giants are celebrating the sport and hoping to spark more interest in it by bringing the barge to the ballpark. i guess you can go out on the field and play a little rugby. i have no idea. leap on over the rail. those who make it get to play rugby. you have a chance to give the sport a try. later tonight, the giants host the reds at 7:15. rugby night is fun. now, that is different. >> one way to do it. >> a good amount of cloud cover over the city. >> mi gray. we'll have that again tomorrow. temperatures may be a couple of degrees cooler.

live doppler 7 along with that. the gray shading on your screen. that's the cloud cover. in fact, we'll go to the north bay. much of marin county still socked in with the cloud cover. starting to be over san francisco -- the south bay inland. you've seen a good amount of sunshine. the picture, it's a beautiful one. live look from the san jose camera. the south bay. not a cloud from this vantage point. we have encouraging news in terms of our pollen forecast. tree pollen is finally coming down. medium levels along with grass pollen. but still this time of the year, even with cloud cover overhead, that uv index is very -- slap on that sunscreen. the main offenders, oak and sycamore trees right now. temperaturewise, it's cool for may. we're well below average for this time of the year. only 57 in san francisco. 62 in oakland. little bit more in the way of sunshine. up to 67 in san jose. 61 the current number in vallejo. the next 12 hours, we're going to do it all again, once again with the cloud cover on the

coast spreading in and around the entire region. that marine layer is pretty thick now. about 3,000 feet overnight. that's why the cloud cover can spread owe far inland the next 12 hours. the bigger picture, live doppler 7 along with satellite. we still have this pattern we're stuck in. there's a piece of energy. you see it spinning. not going anywhere the next 24 hours. in fact, that's why we'll have the fog overnight and cooler temperatures on the way for your tuesday. future weather tomorrow morning, a lot of fog and cloud cover once again. it's going to be very slow to break down. by 9:00 tuesday morning, you still see a fair amount of cloud cover even inland at that hour. by midday, we'll see breaks of sunshine. still close to the coast. we're socked in with the cloud cover. your 12-hour day planner, in terms of skies, what we experienced today. overcast skies early on in the morning, by noon, we'll start to see peeks of sunshine, especially inland. by the afternoon, we'll call it a blend of sun and clouds out

there. the breeze will kick up again. 10 to 20 miles per hour. that keeps temperatures below average once again. it's a cool 59 degrees tomorrow in san francisco with a lot of cloud cover early on. we'll manage to make it to about 70 degrees in san jose. up to 67 in concord. a cool 64 degrees in santa rosa. 67 the high in concord. the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow it's all about that morning fog. some sunshine in the afternoon. more cloud cover here midweek. they'll drop temperatures. a couple degrees, some coastal drizzle out there. still cool on thursday. sunnier skies will prevail in the afternoon friday and over the weekend. that will help get our temperatures a little bit close to average for this time of the year. real really, the next seven days we struggle to get intense heat. we're just days away from the royal wedding. the royal wedding. just ahead, a look the royal wedding. just ahead, a look (sound of footsteps)

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(sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) all eyes on the blitish roy british royal family. meghan markle will not be attending his daughter's wedding. the palace hasn't confirmed. but requested understanding and respect. for centuries, royal weddings captured the world's attention. this one is no exception.

maggie rulli takes a look back at iconic royal weddings. >> royal weddings have been equal part entertainment and tools of diplomacy. a royal wedding is a historical occasion. >> from marriages and dynastys and alliances to today's modern marriages of love. >> how are you feeling? >> britain's queen elizabeth also married for love as a teenager, wedding prince philip in 1947. >> daughter of king george vi. >> the two are currently the longest married royal couple. >> 34 years later, her son prince charles married lady diana spencer. >> the world gets a first full glimpse at the fairytale princess. >> it was a seismic shift because of diana. she was all about making the family more approachable and accessib accessible. >> the two divorced later.

the world mourned when in 1997 diana was tragically killed in a high-speed car crash. it was her eldest son william, the future king who captured the world's attention in 2011 marrying his long-time girlfriend, kate middleton in a state affair. when his little brother harry says i do this saturday, it will be a smaller event. but harry has been one of the most popular royals and now he's got a princess by his side. >> meghan is one of the first self-made women to marry the family. first feminist. she's also biracial. >> like the royal wedding before them, they're defining the times. >> to celebrate this groundbreaking story, something that never could have happened. >> even william's father would not have been able to marry a woman like meghan. >> maggie rulli, abc news new york. watch special coverage this saturday on abc 7.

>> a special edition starts at 2:00 a.m. on gma. new fallout after allegations of soil samples were faked at hunters point naval shipya shipyard. there's an investigation into the incident. violent backlash

here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. a sacramento judge will wait

until may 29th to rule on whether to unseal search and arrest warrants for the man accused of being the golden state killer. joseph deangelo appeared in court today, but not in a wheelchair as in previous appearances. a fairfield mother accused of abusing and torturing ten of her children says she and her children are innocent of the charges. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony tweeted this video. she'll have a full live report at 5:00. president trump visited first lady melania trump after she had kidney surgery at walter reed medical center this morning. the president says she's in good spirits hearings under way for retesting after allegations that fake soil samples were collected. the km in charge of the cleanup offered to pay for and hire an independent contractor to prove its work was valid. lyanne melendez is live from city hall with more on the

investigation. lyanne. >> reporter: the contracting company said today before the board of supervisors that it welcomes this retesting to brof that it did nothing wrong and everything right. but this community says it will prove otherwise. >> i want to say a on the record that i want the united states knave toy commit to testing parcel a. >> san francisco supervisor malia cohen represents the hunters point neighborhood which, for decades, has been undergoing testing and removal of toxic materials left behind by the navy. but recent allegations of improper cleanup by outside firm tetra tech has an entire community demanding on investigation. >> we've been saying that the data collected was fraudulent. we've been saying that the navy has been lying to us. that their contractors are lying to us. >> two whistle blowers have been convicted of faking soil samples and falsifying records to demonstrate that the radioactive waste from ships involved in nuclear testing was being

properly handled. burt bowers is a third former worker for tetra tech. he was a radiation safety officer for the company for ten years. he was terminated in 2011. >> we caught them. the time we caught them, we were kicked off the project. >> tetra tech received hundreds of millions of federal dollars to perform the work. the company is now offering to pay for and hire an independent contractor to do the retesting. >> tetra tech stands behind the work that it has done. it performed the services it was contracted to do to the standards that were set by the navy under the contract with the navy. >> today the area has the largest redevelopment project in the city. >> we were being told oh, no you're safe. it's okay for the children to play outside. i'm a living witness thus far, we were not safe. >> reporter: and the navy also told supervisors that it, too, is recommending that retesting

be done. i'm live at city hall, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. the u.s. followed up on the promise to move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem. it came with violent backlash. tara palmieri has the latest. >> that's right, larry. it was a historic moment for the u.s. and israeli government. it was a day marked with death and tragedy also. >> the u.s. embassy opening its doors at the new location is in jerusalem. >> we welcome you official i and for the first time to the embassy of the united states here in jerusalem, the capital of israel. >> a joyous day for israelis who celebrated with ivanka trump, steve mnuchin and others. >> when president trump makes a promise, he keeps it. >> the president basking in the moment too, by video. >> for many years we failed to acknowledge the obvious.

the plain reality that israel's capital is jerusalem. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu billing it a victory. >> president trump by recognizing history, you have made history. >> for the palestinians -- 70,000 to 80,000 were protesting. dozens were killed and more than 1200 wounded by israeli forces. making it the deadliest day in gaza since the end of the war in 2014. >> we condemn in the strongest terms this atrocity by the israeli occupying forces. >> still, all smiles at the embassy where the prospect of a solution was never mentioned. >> those provoking violence are part of the problem and not part of the solution. >> reporter: while the french urged the israelis to show restraint along the border, the

white house is identifying the protesters with the terrorist group hamas and say the israelis have the right to defend themselves. reporting from washington, i'm tara palmieri, abc 7 news. back to you. president trump is facing criticism from both sides of the aisle for working to help a chinese telecom company. it started with the president tweeting that he's working to give zte a way to get back in business saying too many jobs in china lost. last month they were blocked from importing american components for seven years accusing it of doing business with north korea and violation of u.s. sanctions. lawmakers are questioning why president trump wants to give zte relief on sanctions while some of america's closest european allies are facing sanctions for dealing with iran. actress margot kidder is being remembered for his movie career and her advocacy for

mental health issues. portraying lois lane in the superman film series. she appeared in dozens of movies, including the amityville horror and the great waldo pepper. her career came to a halt in 1996 when she suffered a mental breakdown, actually went missing for four days. she died yesterday at her home in montana. no word yet on the cause of death. marco kidder was 69 -- margot kidder was 69 years old. a girl is recovering after being attacked by a bear outside of her home in colorado. >> she was attacked by a brown bear. >> the call came in around 2:30 yesterday morning. a mom heard her daughter screaming outside her home and saw a large bear dragging the girl away. >> she yelled at the animal, screamed at it. she probably saved her little girl's life doing it. >> had no life-threatening injuries. no injuries to her brain or chest organs or abdominal

organs. >> it took surgeons nearly two hours and 77 stitches to close the multiple bite wounds the girl suffered. three traps like this one are now in place. one to try to capture the bear. as for why the girl was outside so late at night, the mother said her daughter went to investigate noises she thought were caused by her dog. two kayakers are alive thanks to the quick work of seattle police officers. the officers come an deered a jet ski to rescue the struggling kayakers on lake washington. a man called 9-1-1 to report his kayak was taking on water and wasn't wearing a life vest. the officers also rescued his friend in the water 100 yards away. wear a life vest, people. they're not just cars anymore. how your vehicle is your new entertainment center. plus -- look at that. new volume cain i can fissures

open up and the new warning about possible eruptions. i'm meteorologist drew tuma. showing you the clouds waiting on the c i support the affordable care act, and voted against all trump's attempts to repeal it.

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today, another fissure opened up spewing for lava on hawaii's big island. the risk is not over. abc news reporter marci gonzalez has the latest. >> reporter: another line of lava spewing from a new crack in the earth. one of the latest fissures sending what the usgs called splatter bombs 500 feet into the air. >> rocks fly over the tree line. >> it was so loud, this is the headline in the newspaper. >> i heard what sounded like a jet turbine. >> 19 fissures opened here in this corner of hawaii's big island in the past week and a half. fresh ee rupss prompting new evacuations and a warning that as many as 2,000 more people

could soon be ordered to leave. >> officials are worried about more cracks like this opening in one of the major roadways here potentially stranding people on the other side. >> the national guard says they have an emergency response plan in place for that and for another looming threat. 25 miles away, geologists are watching this crater at kilauea's summit. saying a steam explosion could happen any day, sending giant boulders and plumes of ash into the sky. experts explaining the bold urs would only fall here within volcano's national park now closed because of the danger. the ash, they say, could rain down for miles on to communities already on edge and devastated. >> this giant mound of lava is where a home used to be. you can see that green along the crack from the sulfur dioxide that's still spewing out. >> that toxic gas still a major concern. with no end in sight from the disaster, some residents are returning to the evacuation

zone. >> this is where we want to be. >> marci gonzalez, abc news, hawaii. and it's all about that cloud cover returning tonight. live doppler 7 along with satellite, you can see that coastal fog is waiting to move in the next 12 hours once again. it will do so overnight. mainly overcast skies for the majority of the region. could have coastal drizzle. falling pretty much on either side of 50 degrees the next 12 hours. tomorrow, once again, the cloud cover early on very slow to retreat back to the coast. afternoon sunshine far away from the coast. but temperatures below average for the time here. only 59 in san francisco. in oakland, 70. in san jose, 65 the high in napa. the temperature outlook this week, kind of stuck in this trough over california that continues to just usher in cool air over us the next six to seven days. it's to our east. that's where you'll find the warm weather. that is not headed our way any

time soon. the seven-day forecast shows us we're cloudy tomorrow morning. cloud cover tomorrow and we'll bounce back into the weekend with numbers closer to where they should be for this time of the year. >> all right. sounds good, thanks, drew. if you don't already have a car with a screen in it, you likely will soon. how technology is turning our vehicles into entertainment centers. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. what to do if a mechanic's lien is about to be placed on your

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makers are doing. your next new car will likely have some kind of screen for controlling features, collectively, the vehicle's infotainment. >> the systems provide entertainment, like audio, whatever your phone might be streaming and information. that could be anything from your fuel economy to if you're talking about a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. maybe the status of the charge, thing like that. every car company does things a bit differently. >> everybody has the apple car android now. with the leaf, it's the vehicle information system that you can go into. we're working with alexa now. amazon alexa. you can do things like start the car up, lock the doors, honk the horn. even warm it up and cool it down. >> large icons, easy to read. because of our steering wheel control, which allows you to spend less time looking at your screen and more time focused on the road. >> it's the latest system in that it has very fast response

rate. you can touch and have very similar feature capable as you would with a tablet in terms of zooming in and out. >> the idea is to put everything in a central screen, all the controls you're likely to use, fewer buttons on the dashboard and supposedly that's to keep you less dris taistracted while drive. a built-in screen is much safer. acura, for example, placed the screen as high as possible. >> kind of fundamentally with the system, we knew we wanted the screen up high and far forward within your natural line of sight, giving the driver the ability to keep his eyes forward on the road. >> if you're car shopping, compare the infotainment features and take the time to figure out which one you can best live with. for the sake of convenience and of course, safety. dave kunz, abc 7 news. time now for ask finney.

michael finney is here answering questions you sent in via facebook, twitter and e-mail. chenille asks, i hired a flooring company to install wood. planning to file a mechanic's lien on my house. what's the best course of action? >> what were your expectations? were they written into the contract? was the work up to the usual standards? if the floors show poor workm workmanship. take photos and document all the issues and report the flooring company to the contractor state license board. move fast. all of this is best taken care of before a mechanic's lien is filed. in case you are -- the mechanic's lien keeps the house from being sold until the lien holder, the foreign company is paid. you do not want a mechanic's lien. it's a huge hassle. >> roger asks, i've been living in my apartment for six years. my heater doesn't provide much heat as it used to. the landlord has not repaired or replaced it yet. >> you need to tell your

landlord that it is state law. they need to keep your rental unit safe and livable. the heater is a basic necessity. it should be working properly. now, that's the law. let's talk about reality. is it heating your place slower than you want? if you're in a rent control unit for just paying below market rate and the heater works, i would tell you to be careful with your request. i wouldn't be picky. >> rich from san francisco asks, how do i get back the coin values from the bottle ls and cans i purchase? >> most people just throw them into the recycling bin when they're worth a lot of money. it's known as the california redemption value. you can get your money back by visiting a recycling center. there's more than 1500 in the state. there's one near you. most containers other than milk, wine and distilled spirits qualify for this money. you get ten cents for containers 24 ounces and larger. a nickel for the smaller bottles

and cans. just go to my website at abc7news.com. look for 7 on your side. now, if you have a question for me, record a ten to 15-second long video, share is on social media. you can reach me on my facebook page and through abc7news.com. they used to have a long saying that it had to be close to grocery stores. they don't have those laws anymore. harder to find them. thanks, michael. health officials say a record number of californians were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease last year. according to the california department of public health, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported. that's a 45% increase compared to five years ago. officials say regular std testing is important because most people who are infected don't know it. >> so in san francisco, we recommend young women, 25 and under get screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea with their

provider. for gay men and trans persons, they should have screenings every three months. officials with the san francisco department of public health believe recent advances e led to an increase in unprotected sex in some communities, possibly increasing the std rates. a new study out of uc davis finds that all romantic relationships look the same as first. researchers surveyed more than 800 people asking them to reproduce the events in prior short-term and long-term relationships. according to the study, romantic interests rise at the same rate. the trajectory diverge on average when the relationship starts to become sexual. bitcoin made simple. if that's a thing. it's not. getting into cryptocurrency. it can be like going to the atm. there are dozens around. but does it really work? how does it work? >> kristen has what's kpomi

coming up at 5:00. ten children taken away from their parents. my children are afraid of my mom. they're going to sit there and say what they have to say. a fairfield mother says charges of child neglect and torture couldn't be further from the truth. plus, when will he back on the mound? we have a better -- going up flights is about to become an

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tonight in primetime at 8:00, it's "dancing with the stars" athletes followed by the crossing and then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. if you're into bitcoin, you can invest with the push of a few buttons. there are several bitcoin atms and they're moving across the state. our sister station in fresno shows us how it works. we'd like to say it's an entry ramp into the future. >> this is a bitcoin atm. >> all you need is an i.d., four quick taps on a screen, less than 60 seconds and you can own cryptocurrency. >> director of marketing for coin says it starts with your i.d. >> a profile is created. you don't have to put in your password or have user names. >> you put in your money and congratulations. now you own some bitcoin. >> you can use the currency to

make purchases at certain online shops or make an investment. >> you can just save bit by bit and be able to throw 20 bucks in at a time. watch it grow. >> nearly 50 of niece across the u.s. two of those are in fresno. garrett says they added a second machine last month because of increased interest. the first atm was put in the tower district last september in the -- on olive avenue. >> over the last couple of months, it's one of our top performing machines. >> you can only buy it on the atm. but in the coming weeks, garrett says people will be able to exchange their cryptocurrency for cash. in fresno, gilbert mag yoen, abc 7 news. there are nearly 70 cryptocurrency as atms in the bay area from a variety of companies. you can use them if you're into light coin, z cash to name a few. there's a big meeting in new york called consensus for cryptogoing on. i think it started today.

that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. ziemts i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. i'm an amazing mother and i am not going to allow this to break us. standing strong against charges of neglect and torture, but police say their messy house concealing a house of horrors. plus -- i was over there when it all happened. it was so crazy. a killing in a college dorm. a teenager is arrested and students are on edge. also -- >> 26 states will in some way, shape or form have legalized sports wagering. that's expected to include california. the brave new world likely coming to a local sports bar near you. some are calling it a house of horrors. good evening, i'm dan ashley. i'm kristen sze. a fairfield couple charged with child neglect and torture

after police discover their ten children living in squall or. >> the mother of the children say police have it all wrong. laura anthony is live in fairfield where police wrapped up a news conference a short time ago. laura? >> reporter: hi, dan. the charges are actually the culmination of a six-week investigation. it all began when one of the children, a 12-year-old boy ran away and police here returned him to the family home. officers were stunned by what they found. >> this is absolutely appalling. >> standin in the doorway of her fairfield home, ina rogers says charges she and her husband abused, even tortured their ten children are untrue. >> i strive and i thrive myself on being a good parent to my children. my husband has a lot of tattoos, he looks like a scary individual and that's why people are so quick to judge him. but absolutely not. my husband is an amazing person. i'm an