>> i'm kristen sze. california's attorney general is forgiving millions in student loans. >> coronell bernhard in the numerous with news. >> 7,000 students in the bay area alone benefit from the settlement. the attorney general not mincing words today. he called the now defunct corinthian a spreader to institution which used illegal practices to harm students. >> today is a good day to give justice to those people who have gone through so much. >> melissa daughtery says her krer in medi-cal assisting was derailed after the college in san francisco and the parent company corinthian colleges suddenly closed down bay area campuses and dozens of campuses stayedwide in 2015. >> what corinthians have done to students is uncalled for, despicable. >> 35,000 students were forced to repay student loans even though there was no school to go to. >> in 2015 the federal court ruled that corinthian broke the law by pressuring the students to take out loans but borrowers

continued to be hair as is hassed into repaying. >> >> the attorney general announced a settlement providing $67 million in debt fofrpgness. >> balboa will immediately stop collection actions against them. and it will half loan. >> daughterty went to another school and recently got a job at a medical practice. >> what the attorney general did i think is amazing because it's allowing a lot of students to move forward with lives. >> the attorney general also ordered the student loan trust to delete negative credit reporting against students who couldn't repay. live in the numerous. coronell bernhard abc 7 news. >> thank you. at least 35 people including

children sickened because of hazardous materials. an incident at swim club in san jose. stooif was over the scene at shadow brook swim club. the san jose fire department says poom chemicals mixed together creating a toxic gas. >> some patients reported vomiting trouble breathing and other symptoms. you can see a team was dispatched to decontaminate patients and see if they needed treatment. a driver was hurt after crashing into a house in lafayette. happening on glennside drive around 8:15 this morning. you can see the damage, the gaping hole. the car was damage and the driver had to be kpr indicated from the car and taken to the hospital. police say speeding was likely a factor in the crash. and neighbors say speeding on that street is a big problem. in santa rosa, a small fire last night has led to large worries about pg&e and its equipment. less than a week after calfire defaulted the -- faulted rather

the utility for much of the north bay styer form. the utility quipped started forefire reigniting the safety discussion. here is our reporter wayne friedman. >> reporter: by the time chris and his wife began recording these flames across from the home and sommerfeld road in santa rosa they say the worst had already passed. an explosion atop a power pole by what pg&e zroibs as a regulator >> i was sitting on the couch, heard the pop, saw the sparks, saw the fire light up the living room. >> in a region already scarred by memories of last fall any fire frightens people. jack lean and her husband and 2-year-old moved into the house on valentines day. they never gave the power pole a second thought until it blew at 10:45 p.m. >> the instant stress of is it coming towards me scared me. >> when the regulator blew last power.

pg&e describes the regulator as lag like a transformer. the fact that it blue could not come at a worse time for a utility trying to restore public faith. we want to assure customers that their safety and the safety of our communities is always our top priority, said pg&e in part of a statement today. >> it's stairy. i don't know if i trust the equipment that's right across the street my house. >> as of this morning the santa rosa fire department gave no indication it would fine or cite pg&e. assist fire marshal said that no winds and the cutting down of weeds kept the fire to less than an acre. >> the fact that when we had a fire and kept small is a success from our standpoint. >> so santa rosa caught a break. yet the fire serves as a warning about the hot summer to come and potential fire sources, both natural and man made. in santa rosa, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. sheriff's deputies are looking for clous after several

cows were found dead in a rural pastor santa clara county. you're looking at pictures tweeted by the sheriff's off. investigators brought in heavy equipment to help them learn more. some of the dead cows had been buried. others found on the ground in a grassy area near henry w costate park. stooif flew over the same area about 20 minutes ago and found investigators working in a field off highway 152. a fairfield woman is in serious condition with life threatening wounds after being severely malled by her own dog. the attack happened in the backyard of the 29-year-old's home on kentucky street. a neighbor heard the screaming looked over the fence and says saw the dog attacking the woman. arriving officers found the woman lying face down bleeding with the dog standing over here. police say the dog spotted the officers and charged at hem thp one officers fired his handgun killing the dog. >> the case against the teacher

at a private high school is expanding. brandon genest was arrested on charges he molested children. he was caring for as a baby-sitter. new investigators from the east coast are getting involved as well abc 7 news reporter laura antingmy explains why. >> obviously it's grown exponentially from when we initially looked at the case. >> contra costa county prosecutors expect the case to grow against a walnut creek man accused of molesting young children he baby sat. >> we anticipated the potential for other victims. he has a tie to the east coast and the bay area. and i will say we are actively investigating several case right now. and i anticipate that there is a possibility there will be additional charges coming. >> 27-year-old brandon genest is currently charged with five felony counts involving two children age 6 and 7. including lewd acts on a kield, indecent exposure, child molesting and possession of child or youth pornography. according to walnut creek

police, the incidents occurred while genest was baby sitting three young children at the family's home. two of the children told investigators genest shown here in the photo on his twitter page exposed himself while sitting on the couch. and encouraged the children to touch him. genest worked at a first year chemistry teacher at the bentley high school in lafayette where a spoke person told us he has been terminated. police searched his walnut creek apartment and seized computers hard drives and video equipment. >> when you have cases like this where it's an individual you trust and you bring in your home and entrust your children with them they need to live up to that trust. >> reporter: at this point the investigators say there is no indication any of the students at bentley were victims. genest is held on $1.2 millionb. hi n month. in martin easy, laura anthony abc 7 news. counties throughout the state report an increase in cases of whooping cough. alameda county has seen 180 cases between january and may.

that's compared to 40 cases within that period last year. doctors say there is a new epidemic every three to five years. the last one was in 2014. the centers for disease control recommendation vakss for all babe babies teenagers children and pregnant women. >> when you get that vaccine it helps create anti-body to protect not only you from the infection but the baby. marin county has seen at least 133 cases since the beginning of the year and there have been 11 in santa cruz county. other counties haven't released number. or early symptoms are similar to a cold. but after one to two weeks the symptoms can progress to coughing fits and a high pitched whoop sound. starting monday you will not be able to burn leaves and other debris in parts of several counties because of an increased wildfire danger. calfire will not issue burn permits in the areas it serves in lake, includesa, sonoma, napa yolo and marin and solano kfrts.

the marin county fire department will stop issuing walk and turn penalties as well. officials say all the grass that grew following winter rains is drying out and dying. that's increasing the wildfire reykjavik erisk. easing the threat of dprtation. a new effort to help families from being pulled apart. one man is making a million dollar pledge. a plane goes into a terrifying nose dive over the ocean. what cause to do to plummet at 30,000 feet. >> a air been e offers bud and breakfast. pot included how it could be a first for the state. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. the cooling marine influenced reached the bay area. i'll let you know if the trend carries into the weekend. >> thanks. and elevating the summer grill game. it could be easier than you

one of president trump's biggest critics, bay area philanthropis and billionaire top steyer. you have seen his adds, is exiting more money to help immigrant legal aid organizations across the country. as abc 7 news reporter chris wynn explains, this is on top of the significant investment he previously made last year. >> reporter: at a national gathering of the american immigration lawyers association in san francisco, next again america founder and president tom steyer expressed his support for the work they're doing and how he wanted to help them even more. >> and i'm pleased to say today that over the course of this year i'm going to invest an additional million bucks. >> money helping at least 11 organizations across the country that are helping immigrants facing deportation. the contribution comes on top of the $2.3 million steyer and next again america prevail committed in 2017. one of the trump administration's biggest critics steyer made no secret of his disapproval spending millions on

television adds calling for the impeachment of president trump. >> but the need is as great or more than ever to provide protection for these people under threat of deportation and do the positive work of doing daca applicationance citizenship application zploos these folks sharing a common bond through their work. >> there is such a large number of folks here that need help and can't afford it. >> critics painted steyer as an out of touch california billionaire trying to use own money to affect the mid-terms but steyer says the nay sayers are to be expected. >> we are trying to move forward in a positive way instead of dividing society in a destructive and bigoted way. >> many waiting to see how much flunts steyer and his next again america team will have. in san francisco, chris wynn, abc 7 news. boy you have to see this. the passengers are describing the stretching sektds aboard an airline flight that took a nose

dive with hundreds of people onboard headed to melbourne on sunday from los angeles. over the pacific ocean when it started plummeting. passengers say the plane hit violent tushlens and nose difficulted by ten seconds. ziet the scare no one was hurt. investigators are looking into whether wake tushlens caused the nose drive difficult. now the recreational use of marijuana is legal in california. people are looking for cannabis friendly vacation rentals. so-called bud and breakfast rentals are popping up. but as reporter drew explains one in the town of colfax has something the others don't. >> full kitchen comes with munchies. >> built appropriately to be 420 square feet process this bud and breakfast is likely the first in the state of california to be located next to a cannabis guard zbloon cannabis friendly. at our place you are on a working farm. >> the main feature of this stay is a welcome gift of up to 1

ounce of cannabis harvested from just outside the door. >> we're allowed to share. so makes the world go around. >> it's the legal amount someone can gift to another under prop 64. >> we are mot allowed to zbleel plafrt county has taken a wait and see approach to the legalization. >> she says she hopes to a path to retail sales in the future. >> things are changing in a while. they are figuring it out. we have a beautiful spot. when we have someone come and stay they don't want to leave. >> what do you think? rooms start at $420 a night. >> interesting. all right. well now to consumer news and powering up the mere grilling. >> just in time for father's day. "7 on your side" michael finney with more on ideas. michael. >> yeah this is interesting. grilling burger or vegetables if you're a member of my family over an open flame is summer at its finest at least for those valuing the control of charcoal over the convenience of gas.

here the look at charcoal grills are user friendly and do a great job of cooking. during the week stanley plansia grills professionally for parties. mostly on gas grills. but at home, he prefers to grill with charcoal. >> gas is great. but i prefer to grill on charcoal it gives the food a better flavor. people enjoy it more because of the smoky taste. >> consumer reports says that charcoal grills ability to maintain even temperature as well as the quality of indirect heating for foods that cook on the cooler part of the great like skin on kikkan or fish. but cooking performance isn't everything. convenience plays a big are part. consumer reports says consider how easy a grill will be to use. the every popular 22 inch webber kettle grill came out ahead of the others tested. it's a good performer when it comes to evenness. a plus when you're grilling a lot of burgers at the same time.

this barrel style kingford with cast iron rates good for evenness. but consumer reports testers came gave it excellent marks for convenience the large front opening let's you access goals during cooking and thes easily removable pan make it simply to clean. if you're ready to spring for a bigger griel supporting a party consider this dina glow. cooking well and easy to clean. you can replace coals through the front door and the coal grates can raise or lower easily in order to control cooking. in the end good food is what i's all about. okay now two tips for grilling. make sure the coal was the right temperature. that's when they're covered with a fine gray ash. and avoid using lighter fluid or self-lighting coals they can give the food a weird taste. we've had that before. >> we're going to your house. >> thanks, my knowledge. >> announcer: now the accuweather forecasts with

sandhya patel. and the weather will be really nice for father's day if you are grilling with dad. good evening to everyone. let me show you live dler 7 right now. most of you enjoying the sun. there is fog on the coast and some of you like that so it's there for you. look at the 24 hour change. most areas down cooler 13 degrees in napa. down 12 in santa rosa. from the south beach camera looking at hazy skies still as we still hold the haze from the last couple of the days of the warmth we had. 62 in san francisco and the 70s from mountain view to san jose. 68 in oakland. half moon bay at 57 degrees. great day for sailing in santa cruz as will you notice temperatures in the upper 70s from santa rosa to novato. concord and livermore low 80s. yesterday we had mid-90s in hot spots. we have gotten out of that. warmest spots today in the mid-80s along the coast. in the upper 50s. here is the planner tomorrow morning when you get going, the sunup at 5:47.

there will be fog around. sunny and mild at noontime. then in the afternoon it's breezy. inland temperatures will continue to come down. here a live picture from the emeryville camera as you look across the bay you see the sun shimmering on the bay. a pretty picture. golden gate bridge camera, the fog in and out. wispy chouds. fog along the coast overnight. cooler inland through saturday and mild for father's day. here what happens at 11:00. we see fog along the coast and pushing over parts of the bay for the morning compute at 5:00 p.m. the fog pulse become and some parts remain gray while into the afternoon for theest are of you looking at sunshine. temperatures first thing in the morning mostly 50s. watch out for the poor visibility in the fog along the coast and around parts of the bay. tomorrow afternoon we'll go breezy along the coast. temperatures in the 60s around the bay. 60s and 70s inland. it will abmild sunny day for friday. now here is the day planner for father days. fog starting off the morning.

temperatures 40s and 50s. heading into the noontime hours mainly skun o sunny. nice weather for the afternoon. it's mild and beautiful. if you are taking dad out for dinner it's cooling off and getting breezy. keep that in mind. i want to show you tropical storm bud has weakened to 45 miles an hour maximum sustained winds. getting ready to make landfall over cabos bringing tropical storm force winds and will continue that along with rain and as well as. eventually weakens to a depression and then moves over the desert southwest where they really need some rain. hopefully they get it especially with the fires burning there. you can download the accuweather any time here local. accuweather seven-day forecast breezy and cooler inland tomorrow. coastal areas will be breezy. stead paternity for tomorrow 50s to 80s. temperatures close to that for father's day. near average on monday except for inland. and tuesday bring in the warmth for those who like the 90s they're coming back.

seasonal range for midweek wednesday and thursday. really very little variation on the accuweather seven-day forecast. you don't want any extremes anyways, right. >> what's theright answer? >> of course not. come on, dan and kristen. >> looks really nice. >>co >> yes, there is. >> thanks very much. the runner, why a london man who has gone from china to canada is here in the bay area. thaeks next. new at 6:00 a first look at yosemite largest and most expensive renovations effort. a massive effort to transform one of the park's

california voters may get a chance to weigh in on daylight saving time. the state senate today passed a bill asking voters to repeal the current system and give lawmakers the pou to adjust the time with a two thirds vote. support he is say daylight saving is outdated. opponents call the effort an expensive waste of taxpayer money. the bill goes on to governor brown. >> and international adventure is racing through the bay area tonight in a cape and superhero costume no less. his name is jamie mcdonald. he was born with a medical condition that limited movement as a child. but since recovering he staged marathon runs and bike rides to raise money for hospitals in england that helped him >> it wasn't for them i had wouldn't be here.

i go -- i owe them everything. and so that's how it started. i thought i'd give back to the hospital that helped me. but it's kind of just snowballed. >> certainly it has. jamie says the run will cover 6,000 miles taking him through los angeles to florida. and ultimately the state of maine. >> so cool. i like the cape too jamie. swaggy p. definitely had fun at the parade this week. >> he spent much of the time without a shirt. and event today a different story. >> we'll explain when abc 7 news at 5:00 continues. >> announcer: the signs are everywhere. the conversations are changing. the words, they're personal. some signs you seek out. some find you. and behind every sign is someone's story. our job, see the signs, earn your trust, be an ally where you live. we do more than cover local news. at abc 7, it's our mis

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a new survey on bay area rent. see how much money is actually takes to add afford a place in the three major cities. coming up in news at 6:00. >> we will see you then. but finally tonight the summer of swaggy continues check off the parade. >> nick young is basketing in the glory. swag champ stopped by massies and spent time with kids from the ymca. safe to say he is still fired up after the title. >> still kind of lit. haven't got no sleep. but i'm planning on sleeping in the summer. becoming the swag champ is the best thing about. i reached the ultimate level. >> isn't that fun. nick young got a lot of attention. time magazine says no one enjoyed it more than he did. >> it looked that way. >> so fun. >> look like he had fun with clothes on today as well. >> yes. >> a different look for him. world news tonight with david

muir up next. i'm kristen sze. >> for all of us here we appreciate tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the bombshell report on james comey revealed tonight. did comey's actions cross the line? publicly chastising hillary clinton for 15 minutes on national tv before revealing he wasn't recommending charges. then 11 days before the election revealing he was investigating again. then saying nothing there. and the i.g. report asking why james comey did not reveal the fbi was also looking into the trump campaign at the same time. and tonight the fbi officials and their personal text messages. what they reveal. also tonight, the destructive tornado slamming the northeast. destroying buildings. several wounded. an ef-2, winds up to 130 miles an hour. the manhunt at this hour. the shooter opening fire outside

a major airport on several drivers in their cars. several vehicles hit. a runway closed. we have new reporting tonight. the deputy attacked responding to a call. the struggle in broad daylight. the growing outrage. parents crossing the border separated from their children. tonight for the first time, we're allowed inside one of those immigration detention centers. what our correspondent was allowed to see, and what he could not record himself. and the woman walking her dogs, attacked and killed by an alligator. tonight the 911 calls and the warning. >> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a thursday night back here in the u.s. we begin with the report on james comey from the inspector general at the justice department. the report criticizes comey for two major decisions he made involving hillary