and that breaking news is at sfo where the wing of a plane hit a concrete post. you can see just that in this picture taken by someone at the airport. an airport spokesman says passengers were onboard the air lingus flight that had just arrived from dublin, ireland. >> no one was hurt. and you can see the wing there. that plane was being towed to a gate when the wing hit the post. >> sky 7 was over the scene just about 30 minutes ago. you can see some paint on the concrete post. this is not affecting most flights at the airport, but air lingus may see some delays as a result. also developing right now the domestic violence charges against 49ers star ruben foster have just been dismissed by a judge. >> live with the latest on this, chris. >> reporter: dan and christian, a very big win for foster this afternoon. the 49ers have just released a

statement saying he'll have the opportunity to rejoin the team tomorrow. but he's not in the clear just yet. after months of uncertainty 49ers lean backer ruben foster walked out of court today breathing a sigh of relief. a judge in santa clara county dismissing the domestic violence charges that were brought against him this year citing insufficient evidence. steven clark was in court for the decision. >> the judge wanted to make that statement. this wasn't just because she recanted. it was because her story never made sense in the first place. >> reporter: this after his ex-girlfriend alissa ennis initially told authorities he ha draggedher, punched her 8 to 10 times in the head and locked her out of their home in february. turns out she made it up as part of an extortion plot for breaking up with her. she cried several times during her two hour testimony and blamed her previous injuries on

a fight she had with two women in san francisco following a road rage incident. she also admitted to falsely accusing another ex-boyfriend of domestic violence back in 2011 when that man tried to end their relationship. clark says the judge's ruling was based on the totality of the case. >> based on what ms. ennis said and the other forensic evidence that was available to the court, there was not enough evidence, and it was not consistent with what her initial statements were. >> reporter: foster still faces an assault weapon possession charge in connection to a rifle that was found the morning police responded to his home. but that charge has been reduced to a misdemeanor. foster returns to court on june 6th. chris wynn, abc 7 news. >> now, just about a half-hour ago the general manager of the 49ers released a statement about him. john lynch says foster will have an opportunity to rejoin the team tomorrow. lynch went onto say, quote, it's been made clear to ruben his place on the team is one that

must be continue today be earned. breaking news in san francisco now where crews are battling a house fire pouring out of the house on parker avenue in the city's lone mountain neighborhood. the flames jumped to the building next door, not sure which one next door. and crews have been battling this for about 30 minutes now. we'll have more information as it becomes available on-air and updates on the abc 7 news app and abc7news.com. police responded in force today to oakland's regional park. sky 7 was above the scene. you can see two police cruisers and officers walking with their guns drawn. oakland police where working with liegeinal parks police. about two hours ago parks police tweeted that its officers are involved in police activities. so rather vague. the department would only tell

abc 7 news that it's a quote, active incident. we have new information for you this evening following last weekend's deadly crash of a tesla model s in castro valley. tesla claims its controversial auto pilot was not being used when this tragedy happened. laura anthony is live with more from the highway patrol office in castro valley. >> reporter: hi, dan. this was sort of unusual because this new information actually came from tesla, not from the chp here. we did talk with them. they said while tesla is cooperating in the investigation, this information about the auto pilot is simply separate from the chp investigation. while the california highway patrol continues its investigation, tesla has released its own statement about the fatal tesla model s crash tat killed a dan vil man last weekend. a tesla spokesperson now says, quote, we've been able to recover enough data from the vehicle to confirm that the

autopilot was not engaged at the time of this accident. >> we did see the statement that they put out, and really the bottom line for the highway patrol is we still have a long and thorough investigation to do. >> reporter: danville musician and chemical engineer keith leon was killed in the crash. his body found by an alameda dive team inside it tesla some 65 feet offshore. it was discovered sunday night off crow canyon road. leon hadn't been seen since saturday. chp says they're still trying to determine if the driver was impaired or may have been speeding. >> they're looking at the vehicle and retrieving data from whatever systems they can to analyze. they're also looking at damage to the vehicle to see if they can evaluate that and determine the speed. >> reporter: tesla's autopilot has been implicated in at least two fatal crashes and now two consumer groups are calling the

name of the technology misleading and asking for a change. new developments on a story we first brought you yesterday about a string of brazen smash and grab burglaries. over the weekend a would-be thief was caught on camera using a hammer to try to smash his way into an optometry store in san francisco. he hit another store that same night. since reporting that story we've learned that the same man may have hit another store. in just the past few minutes the sheriff's department confirms the serial thief was arrested yesterday, and investigators say he may have been responsible for nearly a dozen burglaries. melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: n video shows who appears to be the same serial sunglasses thief breaking into sunset focus optometry in san francisco just before 3:30 a.m. on tuesday. just before two days of break-ins at stores on union

street. >> they saw him smashing through my window, and breaking the door, broke the door flame and the glass fell out and landed on the floor. they came in and started stealing frames. >> reporter: the man was determined to smash the glass at union's street eyes in disguise. when that didn't work he tried to push his arms through the glass and unlock the door. using a hammer to break the glass and take off with sunglasses. in this december surveillance video you can see a man repeatedly throwing a brook into sea cliff optometry. police arrested benjamin chase and an accomplice. he used his real name when he cased her store last month. >> complete said his

and as soon as we left we noticed we were missing merchandise. >> reporter: chase was rearrested yesterday and is now in county jail. melanie woodrow abc 7 news. it is definitely gray and drizzly today. let's check in with abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel for what's happening right now. what's going on? >> dan, we areocked in still along the coast and around the bay. check live doppler 7 right now. you will notice you have to go really far inland to get some sun. yes, it's a deep marine layer that brought us wiper weather this morning, that drizzled. and we're going to switch it over from drizzle to showers. this system is heading in our direction. friday showers are expected, not a wash out. saturday we will see some sun

tra transition day. monday for memorial day it is going to be warm to hot. the hour by hour time line coming right up. the city of alameda has not seen new market rates, multifamily housing for more than 40 years. after years of waiting alameda had a groundbreaking today to mark the start of a new development. more than 800 residential units will be built, and already people are wondering how this will impact traffic. abc 7 reporter lyanne melendez takes a look. >> reporter: the entire air base was officially closed in 1987. the economic impact of that closure was felt almost immediately. it took years to recover and just as long to come up with a plan to develop the site. tonight the wait is over as alameda broke ground. >> 800 residential units and

roughly 100,000 square feet of retail space. >> reporter: this will be mixed housing including affordable housing for very low income households. it will be called alameda point. the mayor trish arara touched upon one of the biggest concerns here, congestion. >> the posy is not sufficient. we have to solve that problem. >> reporter: there are only two options to get to and from alameda. the sit developers say the only way to make this work is to create a less car dependent lifestyle. >> the sitcity has a pretty rob strategy including $30 million for a new ferry terminal and putting into place bus service. >> reporter: those shuttles will run every 30 minutes during peak time. the ferry will be located at alameda point. the project will give alameda a

much needed tax revenue. >> we have thousands of square footage of commercial space also being developed, and that's going to allow for innovation and economic growth right in the heart of the bay. >> reporter: the first residential units will be completed by 2019. abc 7 news. well, stay with us. the nfl says it is all about respect. >> we'd like all of them to be on the field and stand at attention. >> there's so much more to it than just, you know, a player standing. >> the new policy on standing during the national anthem. what is supposed to ba compromise seems to be creating even more controversy. and when babies teeth. the fda says some common medicines are unsafe. and a popular bay area pastor is headed to washington. he has a message for president trump. and have you seen this car? a car made popular by the

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nfl players kneeling during the national anthem say they are calling attention to racial injustice. but many owners believe it disrespects the flag and today they took action to stop it. eric thomas is live at the oak lntd colosseum with reaction. eric? >> reporter: and dan those players say it's about freedom of speech. fans and some of the owners say it's about patriotism. the nfl says it's going to penalize some of those teams whose players kneel during the national anthem by hitting those teams in the pocketbook. taking a knee in protest started with former 49ers quarterback col colin kaepernick in the 2016 season, and his team was the one that decided to abstain from voting on the policy. >> i think there's so much more to it than a player standing or a team employee standing.

we want to take a broader approach. >> reporter: they knelt to draw attention to police brutally and social inequality. many fans and some owners disagreed. they called the protest an insult to the flag and no amount of denials from players would change their minds. andy dolic says that's unfortunate. >> having this out there as a debate i think is very healthy. but putting it as an overview that you have to do this on behalf of the league to show your patriotism seems tee boo aa egz iable decision. >> reporter: according to the new policy players must stand otherwise they'll be fined. one team, the new york jets is already rebelling. one chairman says if the players want to kneel

any fines. finally this oakland raiders fan told me if the league had to pick between free speech and attendance he knows which one they'll choose. >> the nfl does have an image to protect. >> reporter: abc 7 news. a san francisco civil rights icon will join a world famous clergyman during a protest outside the white house tomorrow. dr. amos brown leads the chapter of the naacp. he says tomorrow's chapter will combat quote racism. bishop curry preached during saturday's royal wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. the fda wants some teething medicin medicines taken completely off the shelves. >> i think most new parents if

they don't use it, they've got it at home, though. the food and drug administration is warning about over-the-counter benzocane, medications used to soothe babies while teething. they say it's a serious risk to babies and want companies to stop selling them. the fda warns it will use regulatory action to force the items off the marke benzocane can cause serious symptoms including shortness of breath, fatigue, light-headedness and rapid heart rate. >> california home owners with rainwater catching systems may catch a tax break on the proposal on the june ballot, at least those getting ready to put them in. they'll install a water capture system and not pay the additional water tax that usually goes with a home improvement. that could save home owners up

to a couple hundred bucks a year. that could translate into more than 10,000 gallons of water saved with the rainwater catching system. if you want to buy a political add on facebook you'll have to prove you have ties to the united states. it's all part of the company's efforts to increase transparency after russian linked facebook ads targeted americans during the 2016 presidential election. now users wishing to buy ads will have to hand over their social security number, provide a government issued picture i.d. and give facebook an address. wow, that's pretty big time. >> it is. thanks, michael, very much. good evening, everyone. let's check out live doppler 7. as we hit midweek you will notice it is still pretty cloudy across the bay, the coast.

you have to get into the inland east bay or south bay to see someun. certainl sin some normal active weather. had some showers in the tahoe area, and now we bring you back to pier 39. and you'll notice that the sea lions don't seem to mind. the cloudy skies in the backdrop there, just a beautiful view as you look towards san francisco. 58 right now in the city. it is 60 in oakland. you definitely need a sweater or jacket if you're stepping out tonight. and half moon bay in the mid-50s. today's highs so far have been in the mid50s to upper 60s. well below average this time of year. you are seeing a bit of a preview of what's to come. some blue ska fry from our kgo camera. dreary and drizzly through thursday, chance of showers on friday, and we're warming up during that holiday weekend. so tomorrow morning i think

we're going to see some spotty drizzle. not going to be as expensive as today. we will see some cloud cover as well. upper 40s to mid-50s. so tomorrow morning just make sure you have a light jacket and give yourself some extra time. for the afternoon temperatures will remain below normal, breezy at the coast, upper 60s and barely making it to the low 70s inland. you may see some peeks of sun, but over the the pattern is going to be cloud cover. and then we bring in our storm impact scale. it's a light level one system for friday. bringing a scattered shower possibility, light amounts, less than .10 of an inch. i don't think it's going to make it to the bay area until friday morning's commute. spotty scattered showers through # a.m. this trend carries over to the early afternoon, and then you're fine and good to go for later on that. i don't think the model is

picking up on much, but we are expecting less than a tenth of an inch, so it's not going to be a lot. 50s to 70s, clouds to sun. look at sunday's temperatures. 60s to the 80s. and temperatures 90s inland, 70s along the coast. if you're going to bottle rock in napa, a few showers expected on friday. saturday and sunday will definitely be dry and warmer. so pack accordingly. driz for the morning hours, still cool and level one system will bring us spotty showers for friday. that is your coolest day. mid-50s to upper 60s then. and look at the dramatic change in the weather pattern. we have beach weather coming your way going from 60s friday to the 80s and 90s sunday, monday, tuesday. along the coast we'll keep you comfortable with mid-60s to low 70s. so overall looking good.

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i'm ama dates, coming up at abc 7 news at 6:00 he's been on the job 18 months this week, but william scott's tenure as san francisco's police chief may be coming to an end very soon. tonight the possible reasons why he could bolt for los angeles. >> hello, park ranger. anyone in the tent in. >> a mile long and getting longer. we'll show you the steps a bay area city is taking to deal with a homeless camp that's crowding a popular bike trail. all that plus much more coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. we'll see you then.

>> finally tonight it's a day of celebration for fans of marvel's black panther. >> tonight fans lined up to grab a special oakland edition of the popular comic. >> the shop owner eaten says when he learned that marvel was going to offer a special cover to local shops he did not hesitate even if it meant jumping through all kinds of hoops. >> i jumped through hoops but it has to be an oakland themed cover. we went through a few designs, took all my designs. they gave it to the artist. he came up with this super rad oakland cover. >> i'm ecstatic. it's kind of like, you know, a black man, you know what i'm saying, a black super hero in the town. in the town. >> in the town. the director of course from oakland. receiving 3,000 copies, 2,500 of which were reserved in a flash. >> the remaining

us here, we appreciate your time. hope to see you again in half an hour. >> bye-bye tonight, breaking news. as we come on the air in the west. the controversial police video just out. milwaukee police speaking just moments ago, the nba player tased by police. the body cam video just released. the mayor expressing concern, even before the images were made public. all of this after the player had parked his car across a handicapped parking space. also at this hour, new video coming in tonight, just moments before that plane crash. the americans onboard, miracle survivors. and it shows the plane coming in for landing. what went wrong? major news tonight, the nfl saying players must stand for the anthem or the team will be fined. at least one team tonight now saying that if the players kneel, they'll pay the fine for th