vehicle. from there, the patrol car collided with a parked semi-truck. >> the semi-truck was parked in the center of the roadway where they often stage coming into the port area, the impact and damage so great the officer was trapped inside his vehicle. snow the oakland police officers tried to attempt to get the door open to get the officer out. they were not able to. >> the oakland fire department extricated the officer from his vehicle. police say he was not conscious at the time. >> we have witnesses, we have the drivers. everybody stayed on scene and everybody was cooperating. the truck driver says he was sleeping inside the truck when the collision occurred. >> there was a fire truck here. the door was stuck.

>> reporter: middle harbor road remains closed as a thorough investigation was completed. later this afternoon, tow trucks removed the vehicles from the scene. police say the driver of the semi-truck you just heard from moments ago and the driver of the civilian vehicle are both okay. as for the report of that suspicious person, police say when officers arrived at the scene, their focus shifted to the hurt officer. live at oakland, abc7 news. thank you. we're learning more about the two teenagers killed in a suspected dui crash in walnut creek. they're identified as 17-year-old dakaai fagorala and 18-year-old john walizada. both graduated last year. two others were hurt in the sunday morning crash. police say rami was intoxicated but her family disputes that. she's under arrest for multiple

counts of felony manslaughter and dui. the man accused of being the golden gate killer has a new charge. they charged the 72-year-old with claude snelling's death trying to protect his daughter. >> notice joseph deangelo was working as a police officer in the city of ex-setter from 1973 to august of 1976. the period of time in which the cases were occur is in the city and at the time of the smelling homicide. >> deangelo is now in a sacramento county jail, accused of several murders across the state in the 1970s and '80s. launching a new tips website continuing to search for mollie tibbetts, she has been missing

nearly a month now. finding mollie.iowa.gov, they want to talk to anyone who may have seen her in these areas on july 18th. they're looking into all possibilities. >> it is possible mollie came into contact with someone who caused her harm. this person may not necessarily be a member of our community but likely have familiarity with the area. >> the reward to find mollie is more than $366,000. she grew up in the east bay before moving to iowa. slightly cooler temperatures are helping crews battling wildfires around the state. there are more than a dozen burning across california. the mendocino complex fires made up of the ranch and river fighters are at 59 and 93% containment respectively. the blazes have destroyed more than 100 homes and burned 525 square miles making it the

largest wildfire in state history. farther north, the car fire in shasta county is 61% contained. this is another massive blaze burning 203,000 acre, become one of the most destructive fires in our history, burning more than 1,000 homes and other structures near the city of redding. it has so far been linked to eight deaths. crews battling the holy fire are reporting excellent progress as well. containment, 52%, up considerably from saturday, just 10% contained. it burned more than 23,000 acres and 12 structures. it broke out a week ago today and at its height forced the evacuation of more than 20,000 people. to the ferguson fire 93% contained with 96,000 acres burned. it has subsided enough the national park service will open yosemite valley tomorrow. closed since the 25th. at the southern edge of the park

will remain closed for a few more days. now, your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. that cooler weather pattern that helped the fire containment effort has moved into the bay area as well. we have lots of fog on the coast and headi to the bay. breezy with gusts to 29 miles an hour in san francisco, 23 across the bay in oakland and around the area. quite breezy. 24 hour temperature change sos 6-10 degrees cooler now in most bay area locations than yesterday. here's a view looking under partly cloudy skies, 61, upper 60s in mountain view. half moon bay, the view from emeryville. partly cloudy sky, napa, 79, novato and 80s here.

>> check out the flooding in the town of derby, pennsylvania, downpours caused flooding and two cars had to be rescued from a car stuck in the flooding. we are hearing from a man who captured incredible video in the east bay showing a small plane landing on the freeway. this is the emergency landing eric gear witnessed saturday. look at this plane coming down, near the 164th avenue exit in ashland. the pilot called the highway patrol the fuel line snapped and what caused the plane to lose pressure. >> it swooped down and hovered there for a little bit and found a clearing and dropped right down. he didn't hit-traffic, impressive maneuver. >> high on adrenaline at the time and hoping everybody would be okay. >> the two people inside, the pilot and passenger are both okay after this. no damage in fact was reported

at all. >> that's incredible. nearly two million workers in california may be impacted by a state supreme court ruling that could turn them into company employees instead of independent contractors. lobbying from employers against it and labor leaders for it. looking at the divisive >> reporter: many of these hauling trucks are independent contractors who pick the hauls and drive theirselves. ride share drivers and taxi share drivers and hairstylists and many others say the state supreme court take is a way their independence and could also hurt their income. >> i will make less income if i work for the company because the company will give me only eight hours. now, i can work four hours in the morning and four hour in the night time. >> reporter: the court decision sets new definitions for

independent contractors. the california chamber of commerce and coalition of employers are urging the state legislature to put a temporary hold on implementation on the court decision. >> reporter: the independent contractors are plan stating rally wednesday but some already meeting with the individual lawmakers. this is state senator jim bell of san jose. labor groups don't want legislators to intervene with the court's decision and argue it will help more than 2 million workers in california. >> they don't get minimum wage or overtime and social security. that changes with dyna mex. it's a blockbuster case because it changes the status of a large number of workers. >> reporter: there's no indication yet what sacramento lawmakers will do. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. there's also the possibility of lawsuits that could take years to resolve. a new report suggests google is tracking your whereabouts,

even if you do not want them to. an "associated press" investigation found many google services on android devices and iphones store your location data even if you turn off a setting called location history, seeking directions or unrelated searches still lead google to store your phone's location leaving a trail of digital bread crumbs that could be used to observe your travel and target advertising. new questions today about that plane stolen from an airport near seattle. what we learned about the man who took it and how this could happen. the newest job hunting app might be on your phone already. turning to apps like bumble and tindr to find work. >> this is great. this has ben a long time coming. the milestone commute this morning and our own jessica was on board. >> while we're talking about

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castro was on board the first bus as it rolled into the transit center this morning. lots of fun and games on on on transit center. what's your questions? >> is it the future of transit? is it a glorified bus stop? does it not affect you at all or is it a new homeless hang-out? you can start vote right now. abc7 news reporter, matt keller, shows us the reaction for some and what this means for your commute. >> reporter: this may be as big of a celebration you will see early on a monday the first transit bus rolls into the transit center at 5:48 a.m. >> great. love it. just coming into the new station, that's great. this has been a long time coming. >> reporter: the $2.26 billion transit center has been in the works eight years calling it the

grand central station of the west. fully integrated transit hub capable of getting people from any destination in the reason using only public transportation. they connect the bus services of ac transit, west and greyhound in san francisco. it's four levels above ground. more bus space means more buses. rider capacity increases from 13,000 to 24,000 daily. that's impressive because we think it will reduce emission. we think it will reduce congestion and most important, it reduces stress. get out of your car and you can ride. >> reporter: the transit center allows buses to fly over downtown traffic. that means avoiding six busy streets. it came straight in. you have to make the little loop and go around and come around. like sightseeing. you're on a bus sightseeing. >> phase two of the project brings in caltrain of the peninsula and eventually high

speed rail trains from southern california into an underground station. matt keller, abc7 news. >> what do you think? weigh in and cast your vote? 36%, 34%, going up and down. the future of transit and 48%, it doesn't affect me. > once they get the trains going it will be dramatically different than now talking about the golden state warriors and the chase center thinking the transit center will be big for people getting to and from games. >> a game changer. >> these numbers might change a lot once the chase center opens and they start rolling through. at main and howard street, it's now empty. the city plans to redevelop that space with housing and a park. a new study says fulfilling the american dream of buying a home isn't attainable for the vast majority of bay area

residents. probably didn't need a study to tell you. a realtor study shows you few can afford to buy into the market. a household income of $220,000 is needed to buy into a home at the median price of $1 million. to put that in perspective the typical household makes about $97,000 a year. a dating app could be the key to your next job. seriously. >> rebecca jarvis has a look at how people are turning casual dates into business opportunities. >> okay. let's do a bunch of career guides and highlighted passages and put them in a folder so you can make a decision. >> not everyone has someone to help with a job search. some stick to how to be single. >> do you want my business cards, maybe 400 of them to tile

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cris jenner and an application that lets you swipe left or right. >> and it does allow access to a group of people or a conversation or getting in front of someone you might not get in front of otherwise. >> as for phil, he says he will keep using his dating apps for potential love and professional interest. >> tindr and bundle and these other apps are good ways to connect with real people in the world. if you're a good person meeting a good person anything can come out of that. >> rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> two southern california universities have bragging rights today over their big brothers to the north. in "money" magazine's list of the top colleges, san diego and uc irvine rank second and third behind princeton, behind ucla and cal. stanford is on the list and not

only factored in economic excellence but also -- ability. >> i was looking for uc santa barbara where my daughter goes but they're all at the beach. >> and uc davis has a great wine program. >> and agricultural as well. >> wine patient's of agricultural. how did you like that cooldown we had today? >> breezy. >> a little bit more would be okay. >> i will see what i can work up fewer. a look at live doppler 7. we had lingering fog much of the day and along the coastline and a little out over the bay. it will push a bit farther during the overnight hours. 61 degrees in san francisco. 73 in san jose. the inland east bay is warm. concord in the north bay, 77 in santa rosa, 90 at cloverdale. a live view from mt. tam over the bay, you can see the fog

beginning a push through the golden gate and the bay. we will see the fog expanding overnight. average temperatures with us tomorrow and warmer pattern developing after midweek. the forecast looks like this. starting at 7:00 this evening, you see the fog not only pushing out over the bay but well beyond and inland areas get a patch of fog overnight and high clouds over the bay area as well. when the morning commute gets under way, possible a few areas can see slightly reduced visibility because of the fog, overhead high clouds and later in the morning we see the fog pulling back slowly to the coastline by midday slow lingering inland and clouds over the coastline. pretty much the same range we have seen the last couple weeks. mid to upper 60s, mild to inland east bay, upper 50s and 60s as low. in the north bay valley, lows to

mid-50s, a little cooler than lows around the bay. south bay, 79 santa clara to 71 at san jose, 86 at morgan hill. 71 at san mateo, 76 at redwood city. breezy with highs generally only in the upper 50s, maybe one or two places top out at 60. downtown san francisco, 63 the high tomorrow. 78, petaluma and 80 at novato and 80 sonoma. east bay, highs, 70, san leandro and inland east bay, highs low to mid 80s, 81 at san leone and 85 at pittsburgh. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. maybe a degree or two warmer on wednesday. not a lot. the warmer pattern will begin thursday and friday and saturday inland highs to mid-90s and 80 around the bay and low 60s around the coast and temperatures drop off a few degrees sunday and monday of

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this show has already had a bigger life than we ever dreamed. all of that is testament to the support of the fans and hard work of our cast and crew. ♪ >> theater has been my first love. getting to return has really felt like a home coming. ♪ >> reporter: on the red carpet in hollywood, i'm rick. >> "waitress" opens in san francisco on october 16th. how did an employee steal a plane and then crash it. >> he's not going to hit us. >> this is bizarre, new details about that terrifying incident in washington state. president trump's attack against former white h

live where you live, abc7 news. >> the stories making headlines at 4:30, an oakland police officer is in critical condition after an early morning accident. the officer was responding to a suspicious person call near the city of oakland. his patrol car hit another car and slammed into a semi-truck. he is fairly new to the force and the son of a lieutenant. abc7 news tweeted the reward

to find a missing woman with bay area tie is growing. she disappeared almost a month ago while jogging in iowa. she grew up in this area and the reward has topped $300,000. president trump has signed the allocation act for increasing defense spending, $16 billion, the senate to approve it in june. the wreckage of a plane stolen in seattle and intentionally crashed nearby. security questions remain about how the ground crew employee was able to take it for a joyride. >> reporter: richard russell, who took that passenger jet from a seattle airport on a 75 minute joyride apparently had a clean record but officials are now wondering if there were mental health warning signs that were missed. >> are you sure he's not going to hit us? >> reporter: this was the frightening view of the sky

showing the passenger plane, which russell, a baggage handler stole from the seattle airport. >> i played video games before. i know what i'm doing a little bit. >> reporter: russell, who had no pilot's license and no known experience somehow knew how to take off and fly the plane. he had no ties to terrorism. he passed federal background checks, even extra security measures at that airport. >> we have gotten information all security protocols were handle appropriately at the airport. >> reporter: before his so-called joyride ended in a fiery crash, russell expressed remorse. >> just a broken guy, has a few screws loose, i guess. never really knew it until now. >> reporter: as investigators in seattle try to figure out how to keep this from happening again. authorities are investigating an apparently deliberate plane crash into this home.

47-year-old dwayne, a licensed pilot intentionally crashed into his own home. >> it's a ball of fire. it's hot. >> reporter: the crash happening hours after he was arrested and released on domestic violence charges. he died in the crash. his wife and a juvenile inside the home were able to escape without injuries. >> he is described as an experienced pilot. investigators are hoping what is recovered from the seattle plane will provide insight in how richard russell was able to steal an airplane at one of the nation's busiest airport. abc7 news, back to a florida man seen in a surveillance video shooting a man in another parking spot will face charges after all. state prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for michael

drakeca, charging him with manslaughter that took place outside clearwater. they originally decided not charge him due to florida's stand your ground self-defense law. the parents of the victim welcome today's decision. >> i'm very happy the state attorney did take a good look at the tape and made the correct decision on arresting him. again, i know this is going to be a long road. we are up for the task and hope for a good outcome at the end. >> he is out on $400,000 bail. so far, omarosa released two audiorecordings, capturing chief of staff john kelly and then president trump who said he didn't know she was fired. receive president trump, the reality tv star trading comments

with omarosa, talking about her new book "unhinged." >> he kind of unravelled from day one and how i saw he wasn't really fit to take on the presidency. >> reporter: he said he knows he shouldn't take her on calling her wacky. she was vicious but not smart. >> i think it's sad that with all the things going on in the country he would take time out to insult me and in to result my intelligence. this is his pattern with african-americans. >> reporter: the war of words with omarosa releasing two audio recordings in the situation room where chief of staff kelly firing her and the president saying he didn't know she was fired. >> omarosa, what's going on? i just saw in the news you're

thinking about leaving. what happened? >> general kelly came to me and said, you guys wanted me to leave. >> nobody even told me about it. >> reporter: she claims to have more recordings as the white house threatens legal action if she releases anymore. >> i protected myself because this is a white house where everybody lies. >> reporter: the president tweeted she designed a non-disclosure agreement and questions whether that's actually the case but the aclu weighed in if that is true it may be unconstitutional and unenforceable saying donald trump cannot muzzle federal employees. abc news washington. it's a multi-million dolla a effort to impeach donald trump, and one person donating 10,000 thoced the cause. >> if we all urge one person to show up and vote that would be game over for the trump gang in november. >> the announcement came this

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living is expensive and hard to find workers and everyone is tight to find labor. there's more competition than ever as retail is declining, traditional retailers are getting in the food space. a lot of competition for the food dollar and rising prices internally for the restaurant. rent is up and labor is up. interesting time for the restaurants. now more than ever the cuisine you want for the price points and never a more exciting to dine out. it's not been the easiest times. if you want to sample a bunch of restaurants in one place, it's a great way to do that and make out your plan the next six months or year where you want to dine. >> i know you will say you don't have a favorite of the 100 restaurants. what is the first booth you're going to on friday, the 24th

through the 26th. >> before that, we have fun on stage cooking demos, one friday night is dominic crem, a a a a main stage and great to see her up close and personal. another great restaurant is provisions where they have a michelin star and one of mayor breed's favorite restaurants. fun to watch that. >> eat drink sf, august 24th through 26th. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> your accuweather forecast. >> that made me a vhp, very hung dp gri person -- hungry person. the fog is pushing in on the bay with high clouds and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s.

tomorrow's highs range from mainly upper 50s at the coast and low 60s around the bay and mostly mid 80s in the inland areas. a warm-up coming our way the end of the week and concord over the next several day is the indicator. we'll bounce up into the 90s, friday, saturday and sunday and indicative as most can expect as you look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. low 90s on thursday but mid-90s inland on friday and saturday. highs around the bay, 80 degrees and over the weekend, to more average typical range. >> thanks. >> can you drive a stick? >> of course i can. >> i did not know that. >> a lot of carmakers giving up on it. on it. >> i'm when the day turns into night,

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only 2% of new cars have a clutch pedal and technically automatics are better in every way. driving enthusiasts are committed to keeping it fun and #savethemanuals, as support for the stick. while most don't want to shift gears, those who do want to make sure the manual gearbox sticks around. it's not unusual to find a stick shift in a mustang, what is unusual is to find a gear and clutch in a car like this honda accord. many have gone automatic only but honda is sticking with the stick. it includes a version called "sport" and in the sport you can be extra sporty with a 6-speed manual transmission, mid-atlantic sized sedans with sticks. most have done away with them

including sonata and camry and volkswagen miss sat. all used to have manuals available but not anymore. there's a catch. it's only available in this base model. if you want the more powerful engine and trim levels you will be letting car shift its own gears. if you like grabbing the gear and working the clutch, it's up to you, they're offering it to make sure it doesn't go into extinction. >> you were so surprised. >> we're learning new things about each other everyday. back to school is in full swing and michael finney on your side wants to make sure you get a good deal. >> what i learned from going to target is, it's back to school again! >> tar gai! >> gift cards are a big deal, aren't they?

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dramatic rescue, as flames closed in on a shelter. >> speaking with one of the officers describing those horrifying moments. >> reporter: the police body camera shows horrifying moments as officers and volunteers rushed to save animals from flames inching towards the spca of toronto county. >> you could see the active flam coming down. >> reporter: the body cam is that of officer carly stone. you can hear her out of breath running to grab cats and dogs. >> we had a short window to grab as many animals as we could before we had to advocate. >> reporter: a total of 67 pets in the fire's path including this python. many animals placed in carts and officers realizing time was running out and put dogs in the patrol cars. >> i had nowhere to put the dogs. they seemed to be happy to be with me and i went to work

advocating houses until i could get them to the spca. >> it scorched 2,000 acres and one home friday afternoon. since the fire, the shelter has been inundated with donations, like these stacks of pet food. what they need are towels, blankets and money. >> we need cash donations for medications for the animals. >> reporter: nearby residents have been dropping off supplies throughout the day. >> i brought towels because i know they need lots of towels to help with the animals. >> reporter: cleanup could take day, none injured and back at the shelter, some in the process of being adopted. >> we'll probably end up a total of 12-15 animals with us. >> reporter: officer stone is even considering adopting one of the fury pets, a happy ending. abc7 news. >> she did an amazing job. >> fantastic. >> if you would like to make a

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>> i'm standing in the gap for all those moms because i believe. i believe god's going to carry me through this. >> a heartbroken mother says she forgives the driver in a crash that killed her 17-year-old son and his friend. good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. a crash left two classmates dead and others injured. >> one woman's candid words about her son. >> reporter: that's right. a bad decision basically by a group of teens. two died and three are seriously injured. i'm here along highway 24 walnut creek the scene of that accident. the mother of one of the young men said several had been drinking at a san francisco nightclub before the accident even though they were