they need help. they do, they need help. >> the allegations are getting worse in a child abuse case in fairfield, that has sent shock waves through the area. and there's new charges that police say the children were living in a house of horrors. >> this morning, prosecutors added four more felony charges to the case against jonathan allen for lude acts with child, they are the pasrents of ten children living in horrible conditions. new charges have been added to the torture and child abuse case involving a fairfield couple and their ten children. now the father, jonathan allen has four additional felony counts of lude acts upon a child.

allen and his wife, ina, appeared in court and entered pleas of not guilty to nearly two dozen counts. >> it's early on, the children are removed from the home. feeling safe of talking about the incidents that happened in the home. >> my husband is an amazing person, i'm an amazing mother. >> reporter: the allegations are including shooting the children with a air soft gun, burning, and cutting and clincluding wat boarding. she showed inside her home, had which was filthy. >> we didn't see them a lot. they were kept from us. so, we didn't know. we didn't know. >> reporter: allen's family members left the courthouse, one identified herself as his grandmother. >> people's that's horders, that's a mental illness and i think you could kind of basically put that on a hoarder, that they need help. >>s he is a nice person. >> reporter: what do you think

of the charges? >> i don't know. you have to be tried. >> reporter: in a brief court hearing, both allen and rodgers entered pleas of not guilty, they are expected back in court in july. in fairfield, abc 7 us -- abc 7 news. >> the children were removed from the house in late march after one ran away. >> one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will remain in jail. a motion was denied for him to be released. he is charged with 36 counts of involuntari manslaughter. >> we have new developments in two high profile san francisco police shooting investigations, one involving mario woods. >> the district attorney said no crimes were committed by police, based on the current law.

we are live in the hall of justice to explain. >> reporter: right, well, george was clear, was there excessive force in both cases? absolutely. he said but, current law said that officers are allowed to use a lethal force when it is reasonable rather than necessary. that's why he is not charging both officers. >> we do not bring charges against people that have not broken the law. >> reporter: with that statement, san francisco district attorney made it clear that police officers would never face criminal charges in the shootings. in this december 2nd, 2015 cell phone video. you can hear a woman yelling for 26-year-old woods to put down the knife he was holding. >> drop it! >> reporter: the knife had been used by woods earlier against another man. despite the police shooting bean bag rounds at him he never

dropped it and the police then fired 26 rounds. the use of force in the case was not only excessive but unnecessary. but under current law, there was nothing he could do to charge those officers. > under current law, police officers do not have to retreat. police officers do not have to uses the minimum force necessary. >> reporter: in that case, police argued that they feared for their safety and the public's well-being. the same applied to this april 7th, 2016 shooting when witnesses say that this 45-year-old man holding a knife, confronted police. this is not when he was shot, but you can hear when the police arrived and how it unfolded 30 seconds later. >> on the ground, put that down! >> oh. >> put that down!

>> reporter: the police officers association said that in both cases the police acted in the department's rules and there was no excessive force. >> i don't think that they were in a situation where they felt they needed to defend themselves and the public in the area. >> reporter: the reporters were told that the current law needs reforming. he is behind bill 931 that allows the police to use legitimalethal force when it's necessary not reasonable. >> as a society, we are failing some of our most vulnerable communities. when it comes to police use of force. >> reporter: now, initially, i said both officers, seven officers were involved in total. the officers in question were put on administrative leave for 90 days after that, they were on desk duty pending the results of this investigation. i'm live in san francisco, abc 7

news. >> all right, thank you. both of the cases are high profile. the mario woods shooting happened on december 2, 2015. the well documented confrontation happened on keith near third street. police say woods was holding a knife and told officers that they were going to have to shoot himment and the entire encounter lasted 2:00. and the next man was shot on april 7, 2016 in the mission district. this startsed with the report of him waving a large kitchen knife . he got up, knife in hand and charged at officers and was shot. a man is now in custody for allegedly stealing purses from two women ages 93 and 64 in concord last week and sending one of the women to the hospital. >> now, police say the 29-year-old man turned himself in to authorities late yesterday. his surrender came after police put out photos of the suspect of

the robberies last friday. he will be charged in an armed robbery at a lowe's story in fremont that occurred on may the 9th as well. >> now your accuweather forecast. >> our week of dreary weather is getting more dreary, we have a few scattered showers on the way. in the sierra, we have had the usual outbreaks of thunderstorms and lightning strikes that occur frequently. back to the approaching storm, it ranks one on the storm impact scale, it will produce light scattered showers overnight, tomorrow and in to early saturday. here is the forecast, taking us in to the overfignight hours, will see the showers pushing on shore, midday tomorrow, look for more widely scattered showers. they will taper off in to the weekend and we will have rainfall totals under a .10 of an inch. and a look at the forecast coming up shorting.

>> another dead whale whed ashore. the third since lasriday a the fifth since march. sky 7 over the beach where the marine mammal center said that the carcass was reported friday. both of the whales died from ship strike injuries. >> san jose fire investigators looking for an arsonist after a half dozen fires broke out in the downtown area within a half our of each other. now with a closer look. >> reporter: the fires started early in san jose. sky 7 was above the south downtown area around 6:30 this morning. flames coming from dumpsters and trash cans in several differentity spots. san jose fire said they were called to 9 or 10 in the area. >> arson investigators are

looking in to the cause. san jose state police say that one fire landed in their jurisdiction. the from -- the was damaged after a can put on five was pushed next to it. a captain with the state police said that this fire was similar to the others in the area. the arsonist wouldpush a can up against buildings or fences. the hope is it does not progress. and that the resources are not used up chasing the fires. >> they were all small fires. but at the peak, with he had five engines out of service dealing with the small fires. >> reporter: the only information they have on a possible suspect is it was a man driving a gray or silver nissan pick-up truck. as for the fraternity, t froata

to get the lines checked out before they turn on the electric. >> we know what caused the early morning flooding on southbound 280 near highway 87. caltrans said that a circuit breaker that controls two water pumps in the area failed. the flooding was reported around 4:00 a.m., caltrans crews reopened the lanes by 8:30. it's the second time in a week that the pumps in the area failed. contractors will be on scene monitoring the system through the holiday weekend to make sure it does not happen again. >> federal investigators issued the preliminary findings about the fatal accident involving a uber vehicle and a pedestrian in march. investigators say, that the uber vehicle spotted the pedestrian six seconds before hutti in-- be hitting her, but the emergency braking system was disabled and so it did not stop. the driver applied the brake a second after the woman, 49-year-old elaine hurtzburg was

struck and ultimately killed. this accident caused the vehicle program to be shut down in the state of arizona . and the case involving samsung and apple. a jury has sided with apple. that means that samsung is being ordered to pay half a billion. at the heart were samsung phones that were sold in 2010 and 11 saying i.t. -- saying it violated five of the patents. >> a huge milestone in the north bay, more than seven months after the deadly wildfires a sign of recovery in one of the hardest hit neighborhoods. >> off the streets, the scooters seen all over san francisco will be gone, but not for good. the new deadline that is rapidly approaching. >> and the battle of the sexes on the road, who is a better navigator? men

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♪ ♪ it's official, san francisco will soon be scooter least temporarily. all scooters will be pulled off the streets when the new permitting program takes effect on june 4th. >> we are live where it's usually filled with scooters every afternoon. >> reporter: larry, you have that right, in fact, one is in front of me and in the past five minutes i have seen a dozen of them wizzing down the sidewalk, which is something you are not supposed to do. that is part of the complaints, 1800 of them in fact, since these things launched several months ago. that is the reason for the permitting. yes, the scooters will be off the roads. don't worry, they will be back.

it's. >> it's obvious where you park them. >> reporter: apparently not, scooters on the ground, getting confa skated or in the occasional tree. since being launched, there's been 500 complaints of scooters not parked in the right place and 1800 complaints total. all will change when the new permitting comes in to play. >> any scooter company operate engine the city is required to remove the scooters from city sidewalks by june the 4th. >> reporter: they announced the launch of a one-year pilot program. under it, scooter companies can apply for five available permits. capping the number of vehicles at 1250 in the first six months and then allowing up to 2500 by month 12. >> we are excited about the prospect that the powered scooters could bring as a complimentary part of the transportation landscape here in san francisco. >> reporter: companies applying for permits need to present plans to address illegal

sidewalk rying and parking and education and privacy concerns on how user data is shared, riders say that would alleviate their problems. >> i was going the opposite way, and i had to go on the sidewalk and i called somebody, i was upset about it. like, i understand the frustration, but at the same time, there was nowhere i could go. >> reporter: a decision on who is issued permits is expected by the end of june. until then, come june 4th. any scooter will be subject to impounding and a $100 a day fine. abc 7 news. sn >> the b.a.r.t. board of directors is expected to vote on the extension from pleasanton to livermore. it will cost 1. dollars. there's other options, such as a much cheaper bus system that would be up and running much sooner. some transit advocates said that

rail needs to reach to stockton. >> all right, buckle up everyone. a polarizing debate that has split families since cars were made. who navigates better, men or women, we want to know what you think. i think we know what you think. >> well yeah, weigh in and tell us who you think is better. truthfully, i don't know about better, but a new study said that men are more efficient -- >> okay. then the story, it's over. why continue? men and women were taught a route and asked to navigate through a maze on a computer. researchers found that men took short cuts using land marks and women were sticking with the route they knew even it took longer. >> so men were getting there faster. people who were voting and weighed in, it's even right now

and changing quickly. >> yes, and not the way i thought it would go. women, at 75% believe they navigate better. . you can continue to cast your votes at abc 7 news.com/vote through 7:00 p.m.st. spencer, you jump in on this? >> i think women are better than men at most things and i believe the women that told me that. >> well done. what is interesting, in all seriousness, are talking about whoriveetter or just gets from point a to point b more efficiently or faster? >> that's a good question. >> men are less patient, hence they go for the shortcuts. where women enjoy smelling the roses as they get to the destination. it's the journey. >> i believe we won't ask for directions. >> you are driving in to my time right now though. >> sorry. we are putting the brakes on that go. >> very good, very good. look at live doppler 7, and boy, you think we just clouded the issue over there. look at live doppler 7, a lot of clouds in the bay area, and we

have spotty showers coming our way. and at the moment, things are drive, dreary as we look out from the rooftop camera. it's 58 right now in san francisco, oakland, 59, and 60 in mountain view. here is another view of the dark clouds moving in from the south beach camera, 62 up north in santa rosa and napa 66, and 64nd in livermore, and here's the view of the tower camera looking out over san francisco as the showers approach. these are the forecast feature showered. sunny on saturday, the warming begins gradually on on saturday, but we will have a much warmer day on sunday and monday, which by the way is memorial day, as we get in to the weekend, we will see it warming up a bit. overnight, showers, and widely scattered, low temperatures in the low to mid 50s and upper 50s at the coast and low 60s in the bay. and mid to upper 60s inland.

as we bring in the storm impact scale, you can see the light storm ranking on the impact scale. you can see, notice overnight, we will see a few patches of moisture moving in. widely scattered light showers to greet early morning commuters. and similar picture, a few more showers than we have at 5:00 a.m. and as we are late in to the afternoon and evening, you see the showers winding down and we begin the day on saturday with cloudy skies and looks like the rain will be over by saturday morning. and looking away head to the high temperature range on saturday, not a lot miler tomorrow. up to 70 inland, it warms up rapidly on sunday, warmer in fact with the inland highs in the low to mid 80s. and 70s around the bay. and monday, memorial day, warm to hot with inland highs up to 90 or higher in some spots. here's the accu-weather seven day forecast. it will be a quick warm up, sunday and monday and it starts to cool down. slightly on tuesday. and temperatures will moderate

further wednesday, and thursday. and now we can resume the great diving debate. >> i don't think that we really want to. it will go on forever. >> i'm sure it will. >> thank you. >> let debate this, the warriors are motivated, they are ready. we are just under two hours to go for game five in houston. what you can expect on the court tonight. >> hopefully andre iguodala. you

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after a stunning game four loss on tuesday night the warriors are saangry and motivad and eager to prove they can turn it around tonight. iguodala, a game-time decision. the warriors desperately need him to play for his defense and court sense under pressure. the dubs have league all-stars. iguodala he holds everyone together, his absence was felt in the three-point game four loss in oracle. they need him back. but his status for tonight -- for tonight's game unclear. >> he settles us down. fewer turnovers seem to happen when andre is on the floor. so, yeah, i mean, he is, obviously a very important player for us. finals mvp a couple of years. hopefully he can play, if not, tonight, then hopefully he can play in game six. >> game five, less than two

hours away. even the dubs -- tickets are tie twenty dollars, if you go to warriors.com and a portion go to charity. the doors open at 5:00 p.m. >> less nerve wracking, the bottle rock festival gets under way and big crowds are expected. some 86 performances on multiple stages are scheduled this year, as well as after show events. bruno mars, the killers, muse, earth, wind and fire and snoop dogg, the event is sold out and passes are available at a ticket exchange on the bottlerock website. doors open at 11:30. thoroughs may be in the forecast tomorrow. >> never before seen footage and exclusive interviews make up a rivoting abc special, the last days of michael jackson, featuring this comment on expectations.

>> just, the whole over all thing is hard to deal with. it really is. it's, it's a hard situation. it's something i have to put up with. >> the performer known as the king of pop, died from a drug overdose in 2009, the things show cased are pointing out he did not vary normal childhood that spilled over to his later life. >> we talk about the human side of michael jackson. not just the star, not just the performer. you see from start to finish, what michael jackson's life was as a human being. >> "the last days of michael jackson" airs tonight at 8:00. >> harvey weinstein could be arrested for sexual assault. the new details out today. >> new allegations of harassment had this time against morgan freeman. plus. >> i believe it a tremendous set back. >> the summit w

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officials would not address the fact. >>t's more than one, we have several complaints and it's being investigated. >> news of a possible arrest follows a "wall street journal" show that they have started a sex crimes investigation. >> one of hollywood's biggest stars morgan freeman, is now being accused of in appropriate behavior, it's the latest in a string of accusing high profile men of inappropriate behavior. >> reporter: allegations of unwanted sexual advances against one of the biggest stars. morgan freeman. the premier of going in style. cnn is reporting one of the production assistants on the film said freeman sexually harassed her on the movie set for several months. another woman, cnn reporter said

that freeman subjected her to inappropriate behavior in a press junket nor "going in style." >> i'm enjoying immensly. >> this reporter did not find the words offensive but they say that press junket prompted her to talk to other women, that started a long reporting process. morgan freeman denies the allegations in a statement released that said, anyone who knows me or worked with me had, knows i'm not someone that would knowingly often or make anyone he will uneasy. already, there's fall-out. the 80-year-old actor known for his iconic deep baritone was to be the voice of vancouver's transportation system. >> starting today, you can now tap your visa. >> they have decided to pause

his announcements. this comes as more allegations of sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry are surfacing as part of the "me too" movement. >> president trump is pulling the plug on the high stakes summit with kim jong-un, the decision was made after the possibility was raised on of a nuclear showdown. we have the latest. >> less than three weeks, the summit. >> indeed a set back for the world. >> north korea showed anger and open hos till i-- hostility, an pence was slammed for being a political dummy.

>> this will only end like the lian mel ended if kim jong-un does not make a deal. ad that there would be a nuclear showdown if the summit did not take place. >> we are in a strong position. i think they want to do what is right. >> in a senate hearing on capitol hill, mike pompeo said that planning for the sit down had stalled, blaming north korea. >> got a lot of dialtones, center. the art of diplomacy is harder than the art of the deal. >> despite the cancellation, the president is leaving the door open to talks. >> if he chooses to engage in constructive dialog and actions, i am waiting. >> reporter: south korean president moon was here in washington two days ago visiting with president trump about the summit, one o moon's advisers predicted there was a 99.9% chance that it would happenment today, president moon said he

was baffl h -- baffled and regretful that it would not take place. >> president trump granted a rare and historic posthumus pardon. the president took the action on the advice of actor, sylvestre stalone who was on hand for the signing along with deontay wilder. >> i'm taking this very on -- a righteous step to correct a wrong. >> he was the first heavyweight boxing champ and five years later he was convicted of violating the man act that made it illegal to take women across state lines for immoral purposes. the conviction destroyed had his career of.

it's the third posthumus pardon granted. >> more on eruptions from the volcano on the big island. the lava is popping up from behind the tree. there's concern that it could threaten a highway, that's the only way out for about thousand residents. here's another new issue, burning blue flames. the flames are methane gas, appearing from cracks in the ground, that is caused by the law va -- by the lava burning through plants and shrubs. >> an active atlantic hurricane season is being predicted. they call for 10-16 named storms with 5-9 hurricanes. the prediction said that up to four could be major hurricanes with sustained winds of at least 111 miles per hour, last year, there were 17 named storms, including ten hurricanes, three

of them devastating ones. harvey, irma and maria. >> coming up the european change in privacy roules that could hae an affect on you. >> and the group that is trying to bring diversity to silicone valley. >> skies are getting cloudy and traffic is getting heavy. we will have showers on the way. the accuweather forecast is coming up. >> speaking of traffic, this is a live look at traffic in san jose, it's the unusual back-up in the

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a new report by the state of black america finds less than 5% of the silicone valley workforce is african-american. well, one east palo alto nonprofit is working to change that street code academy. and joining us today is the

founder, and the latest programmer, trained by streetcode, morgan. it's great to have you here. let's start with you. tell us what is streetcode? >> it's a nonprofit. based in east palo alto. we teach free coding classes and entrepreneur classes and design classes. >> who is eligible to the take the classes? >> anyone is eligible. we look who is under represented and try to bring them in to the tech industry. >> is that marshawn lynch? >> he is one of the amazing human beings that contributed to stre streetcode, there's several others that want to be part of the community. >> you teach different languages? >> we have classes ranging from intro to coding. who people just starting to python, advanced coding, and java script, app design, web design. we have a variety of classes. >> wow, one of the success stories you have of many is

morgan. who is 9 years old, right? >> yes. >> you started last year, tell us what you built? >> i have built a game called candy unicorn on python. i am currently -- i've created a community food pantry. and i have a one-year fellowship with super heroic to create my business. it's for, it's for hair accessories. >> that is amazing. congratulations. and your son is 11 and built something incredible that impressed mark zuckerberg, let's take a look. >> you are much further along in learning how to code and engineer than i was when i was 11. >> he is speechless there. >> exactly. >> wow. >> why is it so important to get

him started early in coding? >> he proved that innovation has no age or zip code, it noose color, no race. and so, here you have tyo who normally would not be involved in a program like ours. we started outdoing ages 16-24 of. he proved that by hanging around us, anybody can do it. now we are open to all ages, there's people as young as four and old as 80, the sooner you are exposed the better you create. >> facebook believed in your mission all the way. now they are donating space, right. and that's helped you grow. >> facebook is one of the many companies that see a need for this kind of work. and they have given us space and that, that space has allowed us to offer more classes. there's a hungry population that want to take classes and streetcode is seeding that. >> so, your next classes start june 18th. >> let's put it up for folks that can see, how do they get involved other than taking classes. >> we have people that come and volunteer and donate to the

mission and who are partners and people who offer internships and fellow ships. we offer it all, it is on the website. >> great job. and morgan, you and i stick around and talk about how i can invest in your next venture, all right? >> okay. >> larry? >> now, your forecast. >> let's start with live doppler 7, we have a lot of clouds in the bay area and light showers are on the way. they will develop during the overnight hours and continue in to tomorrow morning. speaking of overnight, they will be in the low to mid 50s and showers will be widely scattered. but it could be wet tomorrowing in the -- be wet in the morning commute tomorrow. let's look at the three--day forecast for bottlerock, the festival of wine, food, beer, and music, of course, that's why it's going to be rocking. a few showers tomorrow, but nice and mild, great weather all

three days for bottlerock. sunday in to morning, temperatures will be up to 90 in our inland areas. we will see, highs close to 80 around the bay. and it will had start to cool down slightly by mid week next week. >> wow, that sounds terrific. >> it lab great three days for bottlerock and a great week ahead. >> all right, thanks. >> all right, and an old fashion barn raising in the modern day east bay, why it can make a difference for students there. >> i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. is your routing affected

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county, it's a barn they are working on. the goal is to keep ranching alive as the area continues to be more urban. >> reporter: as housing, you know, continues to creep in on the open lands, it gets harder and harder for children to raise animals. >> reporter: this state on of the art barn will be located in the alameda county fairgrounds, it will be used for kids in 4-h club and future farmers of america. >> we need the barn because people that live in the city, they um, they can't have large animals. because um, you know, they don't fit in your house and it's kind of weirder to have one in your backyard sfwl-- >> reporter: officials say getting to this point is not easy. this is seven years in the making. there were disputes where to put it, who would build it and how to pay for it. >> everything is difficult to do in government. but we got through it.

>> reporter: they are dedicating it to marissa hunt who was killed in a car accident. her mother said she'd love it. >> she would think it was amazing. she would make sure everything was on schedule. >> reporter: raising animals teaches kids about responsibility and business. the next generation is ready to step in. they are raising small animals now and dreaming big of what they can do here. >> i actually don't raise large animals, i may soon because of the barn. >> reporter: it's set to open in february. abc 7 news. >> european privacy rules are going in to affect and even though it's europe, you could feel some impact. >> sevmichael finney with an explanation. >> it's similar to when t cotry passes laws and everyone has to get in line. similar. as your e-mail inbox been flooded with privacy notices,

you wonder why? the eu has rules going in to affect tomorrow, it's called the general data protection regulation, gdpr that resets privacy rules. starting tomorrow. companies must get consent from users to collect data and tell them in plain language, what the company plans to do with that data. the rules apply to americans because of cross border business dealings. those e-mails should be read carefully, and make sure you know how each company is handling your data. a lot of things you'll be able to opt out of. the federal commission is settling with pay pal over several issues. vinma was leading consumers to believe that the money is transferred immediately and be used, but did not say that it

could be frozen if removed. >> cisco's cybersecurity group said that half a million wifi routers are infected with malware, it's called vpn filter. which investigators say is most likely state sponsored or state affiliated. routers in 54 countries are impacted. impacted router devices include linxus, my -- you can protect y router by rebooting, resetting the factory settings and download the latest software update from the company, and thenning have a strong password. a lot going on. >> have to be careful. >> thanks, michael. >> giant balloons, barbecues and a celebration for beer lovers. we have teamed up to bring you the best events on the weekend. >> well from the north bay to east bay to san francisco, we have the best new events this

holiday weekend, first, massive inflatable art is taking over. these are not your ordinary party balloons. check out of the examples of the huge scale inflatable pieces. ideal to stand in awe of. >> the artists are doing amazing and unexpected things with the medium of air. these giant humanoids feel the space. there's new stuff, but this will be gigantic. >> i got to help with the set up and speak with one of the art t artists who is waving together a structure that will be suspended from the ceiling. it is hair -- it is airis airiss adds up. >> it's the same as a clown uses to bring to a party. we use thousands of them. >> 16,000 balloons in this one piece. it looks fun, but it's no joke. this artist had to tape up his hands.

this is all part of the new exhibit opening this weekend. inflatable, expanding works of art. it opens on saturday. how does smokey barbecue and live music sound? it's a identifierman's barbecue, the -- it's the fireman's barnna barbec barbecue. the fundraiser will benefit the volunteer fire department. and calling all beer lovers. session's best is back. more than 40 craft breweries will be at oakland's jack london's squarely. proceeds will benefit bike east bay. for tickets and all the info. go to our website. >> well, bad news for the warriors, got word from steve kerr, andre iguodala not available tonight. it's a big long for golden state. >> hope we hang in there and get him back for game six. all right. very special home coming in the north bay.

>> yeah, hot water, cold water. it's great. >> it's one home. but it's more than just that. why this finished construction is a major milestone. >> and eric is here with a look at abc 7 news at 5:00. steve kerr slammed the nfl's anthem policy ridiculous. going beyond, our phones to take pictures. tips on buying a camera. when it's time to buy a real one. those

coming up "the last days of michael jackson," followed by "what would you do," and then the news at 11:00. a huge smile stone from the north bay as it recovers from the wildfires. the first house has been rebuilt in the coffee park neighborhood. we caught up with the proud homeown homeowner. >> reporter: dan bradford is coming home for the second time. >> i'm happy. i'll be more happy when everything is up and put away. >> reporter: bradford, 24 hours away from moving back to kerry lane, in coffee park. everything is brand new. from doorknobs to light switches, to the kitchen sink. >> i have hot and cold water,

it's great. little did i know that when i left, it would take eight months to get back in. >> reporter: the wildfireses left a path of destruction for miles. bradford, one of the lucky few, able to reuse the original foundation of his house, it was not contaminated by the fire storm. construction started last december, but there was a lot of red tape to navigate. >> so, it's a big pro longed process of getting funds in hand to pay the contractor. that's probably the most frustrating part of the whole thing. because they work hard. >> reporter: new signs of life are everywhere. 167 homes now under construction across santa rosa. >> it's good to see not only for us as the fire department and firefighters that were here trying protect the homes, but for all of us collectively to see it moving forward. >> reporter: this was the house that dan bradford lost and this is his new one. >> i just hope it continues. i hope people see it and realize, hey, we can rebuild. >> reporter: welcome home, dan.

in santa rosa, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> the city will hold a ribbon cutting at dan bradford's house tomorrow. thanks for joining us. abc 7 news at 5:00 is next. >> stay on the grourngsd put it down! >> no charges in two fatal police shootings, both sparked controversy, the d.a. said he has no choice. >> under the law today, there was no crime committed. >> fires are set near san jose state university, a campus alert is sent. >> scooter companies are told get off the street and file a permit or else. >> and steve kerr said that the nfl's anthem policy is stupid. >> we are failing the most vulnerable in our communities.

when it comes to police use of force. >> san francisco d.a. is sympathetic and firm. the officers in the two high profile police shootings will not face charges. >> thanks for joining us. the shootings of two men led had to the downfall of the city's police chief. we are live at the hall of justice to begin team coverage. lee an. >> well, george was clearly torn today on one hand, he said that there was excessive force by police. but in these two cases, he said that the law is clearly on the side of police. in this december 2nd, 2015 cell phone video, you can hear a woman yelling for woods to put down the knifee was holdg. thenife had been used by woods earlr against another man. despite police shog