the suspects. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristin sze. thanks for joining us. the student who brought a gun to balboa high school yesterday is now facing eight felony charges. >> it went off in a classroom leading to a lockdown. we're glad to say no one was hurt. >> we have more from where police are outside. what are they saying about the investigation? >> reporter: detectives are getting help from federal investigators. the atf trying to determine how the 14-year-old freshman obtained the gun and where it came from. the student is a mariner so we're not naming him, but he's facing a long list of charges. >> hopefully things go normal. >> reporter: students at balboa high school looking for normal the day after their classmate brought a gun to class, and it discharged sending a shot through a chair. >> i'm still nervous as to what happened -- i feel like everyone's going to talk about it. >> it's only the second week. i feel so bad because i don't

want her to come here. shein? stoifts come. >> reporter: counselors were available. the staff played an early role in trying to find the 14-year-old freshman involved. this e-mail sent to abc7 news shows classrooms giving the all clear. the name of the suspected student is written, and the clothing description is a red hoodie. >> i work here, too, so it was okay. the staff was great. >> reporter: the student ran off campus. police say his mother turned him in. now he faces eight felony charges. >> including possession of a firearm on a campus. possession of live ammunition. and negligent discharge. >> reporter: the atf is helping san francisco police determine where the gun came from. the other three students detain a gunshot happened. >> the other three students who were involved were released to their parents pending further investigation. >> reporter: we asked san

francisco unified what discipline the student might be facing. per district policy, let me rea suspension and expulsion referral are mandatory for possession of a gun. live from san francisco. >> thank you. as part of abc7's take-action campaign, we have a list of local resources on school safety you can find. you can find your ally and connect with lawmakers by going to abc7news.com/takeaction. you might be noticing fewer b.a.r.t. officers on board b.a.r.t. trains. the agency has suspended mandatory overtime that's been in place for the last three weeks after the stabbing death of nia wilson in late july. abc7's leslie brinkley looks at safety on trains going forward. >> reporter: for three weeks, b.a.r.t. forced employees to work ten-hour shifts six days a week in response to the public outcry over safety after nia wilson was stabbed to death at the mcarthur station.

starting this week, all that overtime is now voluntary. >> it's difficult to sustain that skult, working -- that schedule, working six days straight. >> reporter: there were ten to 20 officers riding trains on an average day with the mandatory overtime. now there will be four to ten officers. b.a.r.t. secured a fema safety and security grant for $6.8 million recently. they'll start spending that money in september. it's earmarked for anti-terrorism, not crime. still, it will provide for some upgrades in security cameras. >> people recognize if i commit a crime on b.a.r.t., my photo's going to be captured, i will be apprehended. that's a deterrent to crime. absolutely. >> security cameras will catch the crime being dmited, but it won't stop the crime. >> reporter: attorney bob arns represents nia wilson's family in a lawsuit against b.a.r.t. >> clearly the band-aids that they are applying now have

absolutely no effect. so thus, it is foreseeable that there will be violent crime continuing on b.a.r.t. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is also short 21 officers right now. i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. new developments for the man wanted for stabbing a b.a.r.t. passage or a train over the weekend at the macarthur station. oakland police arrested the suspect identified as 59-year-old jamar coleman. investigators say surveillance shows coleman pulling a knife on the victim. that man suffered a cut on his thumb. if you take b.a.r.t., heads-up. major track work is planned again for this weekend. crews are working on the rails between the 19th street and west oakland stations, as well as between lake merritt and west oakland. this is the third week b.a.r.t. will work on the tracks. they have one more weekend planned in september. some riders have said the buses add a lot more time to their trip, so plan accordingli.

in the east bay, firefighters have con trained a grass fire near the tesoro refinery. the fire was reported around 2:15. a fire official says about 25 acres burned. firefighters originally had trouble getting to it because of gates at the refinery. no one was hurt. the fire did not interrupt work at the refinery. let's turn to the weather now. and the holiday weekend, of course, it's beautiful today. here's hay beautiful view from our sutro camera. remember what it was like a year ago? >> i don't exactly. we looked it up, though. it turns out we were sweating it out for a little friday flashback. l let's get to sandhya patel. >> you cannot forget, san francisco was sweltering a year ago, labor day weekend. 106 degrees. that was an all-time record. now, tomorrow, the expected high is a comfortable 68. let's hear it for the weather.

right now, in the 60s to 80s. really a warmer day for many parts. a live look from the east bay hills camera, a beautiful view. a sign of what's to come over the next three days. it's going to get a little bit warmer on sunday and on labor day. livermore will go from 87 to 91 to 89. san jose from 80 degrees to 83 to 84 on labor day. so really good-looking weather for grilling or any outdoor plans. full look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast is coming up. >> okay. thank you very much. package thefts have, unfortunately, become all too common here in the bay area, right? >> yeah. >> the way the crimes are being committed is volving all the ti. we have a new way you may not have thought of. there's a pattern, maybe a network of people. >> reporter: at first glance what you see in the images isn't anything we haven't seen before. suspected thieves in san francisco appear to take packages that aren't theirs. >> it happens more often than, say, in the suburbs. >> reporter: what's different this time -- how the suspected

crooks entered the building. >> the man was actually nice enough to deliver the food before he came back and took the packages. >> reporter: at least two residents say they've ordered food through delivery app caviar. surveillance images show who they believe is the male driver getting access to drop off food. later video shows him and a female accomplice leaving with packages. >> it's easy. you trust dwrooapps to let peop. it's not like it was ten years ago. >> reporter: there are two kind of delivery drivers. ones are independent contractors hired through apps and one hired by the restaurant like extreme pizza. viva goa uses its own drivers. >> most of the drivers have been here four or five years, and we know the customers personally. >> reporter: a caviar spokesperson says they're aware of the issues and said in part, "while this type of issue is not unique to caviar, we take incidents like this very seriously, and we'll end relationships with couriers who are found to be violating our

policies." >> as a woman living alone, a building with 60-some residents, it's scary that they have easy access. >> reporter: while megan and her neighbors may never get their packages back, she has a message for the possible suspects in the surveillance video. >> it's unfair and unfortunate, and you know, i hope -- i hope you get what's coming to you. >> reporter: in san francisco, abc7 news. >> remarkable. the caviar spokesperson told us there are even instances where crooks will buy or steal trademark orange bags so they can pretend to be delivery drivers. they're back. rat. at the sun valley shopping -- rats. at the sun valley shopping center food court. a seafood restaurant closed for the second time in two weeks and will stay closed at least through tonight. the buffet was one of six restaurants closed temporarily because of rodent infestations earlier this month. health department officials say the problem is not with the restaurants but with the mall. mall owners issued a statement saying they're continuing to work with the health department.

iowa authorities say a white supremacist group is using the murder of mollie tim totes promote its views through row -- mollie tibbetts to promote its views through robo calls. she spent her childhood in oakland. she was found dead in iowa in a co cornfield ten days ago. a man has been charged in the murder, and it is believed that he's in the country illegally. officials say the robo calls about tibbetts are being paid for by the road to power, an idaho-based group with a website and neo-nazi podcast. the calls describe rivera as, quote, as invader from mexico. a south bay assemblyman has pulled his bill banning the practice of conversion therapy because of pressure from religious groups. evan lowe's legislation would have made it illegal to sell any service intended to change an individual's sexuality or identity. it's considered an attack on first amendment freedoms. he will try against next year.

>> the obligation i have is not to wield power and push people into a direction they're not comfortable with, but to engage in thoughtful, transformative dialogue. >> some churches and other faith-based organizations offer programs that they say help individuals to overcome unwanted same-sex attractions. lowe, who is openly gay, has asserted that the programs expose participants to really damaging psychological abuse. coming up here next, the owner of four bay area hospitals files for bankruptcy. what services it could pull the plug on and who could feel the pinch of that. >> i'm dealing with some stuff now, at the end of the day, there's -- the kids are going through way worse. >> the as step up to the plate in a big way off the field. how they brought smileses to some children who are in the fight of their lives. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson.

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a los angeles billionaire has filed for bankruptcy. >> yeah, four of the hospitals are in the bay area. tonight, many are wondering how much longer they'll stay open. is. >> reporter: outrage over the announcement that verde health

has declared bankruptcy. it operates four hospitals including daly city, o'connor hospital in san jose, and st. luis hospital in gilroy. the hospitals were originally part of the not-for-profit daughters of charity health system which was taken over by blue mountain capital in 2015 before billionaire patrick sun-shon acquired a majority share last year. we figure we've got to bail out. we've got this millionaire turning things around. >> reporter: critics are asking was the purchase a temporary bailout of the change to further his own financial interests. >> we believe this is all, you know, a financially engineered thing to maximum value before destroying this not-for-profit hospital system. >> reporter: verite's statement said, "we can no longer swim against the tide of our operating reality which includes a legacy burden of more than $1 billion of bond debt and unfunded pension liabilities, an inability to renegotiate

burdensome contracts." the continuing need for capital expenditures for seismic and aging infrastructure. local officials upset over how the billionaire could walk away from the responsibility of ensuring these hospitals remain as community assets. a condition that was required by the attorney general's office when the original sale was completed. >> we had so much hope for him in terms of what he wanted to do to turn these into consider centers and to be at the forefront of innovation and to be a leader. it's a slap in the face. >> reporter: the future of verity now in question. abc7 news. a hearing was held today in a lawsuit democratic the release -- demanding the release of ten gremts who have been transferred state. tis he earlier, 200 people at the west county detention center in richmond were moved to other facilities after contra costa county terminated its contract with i.c.e. lawyers argued the transfers

violated the immigrants' due process rights. >> i cannot imagine their heartache knowing that now they are hundreds of miles away from their loved ones. some cannot even go out to see them, whether it's financial, lack of resources or other resources. it breaks my heart for them. we're here to continue supporting them. we will keep advocating for them as much as we need to. >> the judge is expected to make a decision next week. express lanes are coming to highway 101 along the peninsula. the project will convert the existing carpool lanes from the highway 85 interchange all the way up to near the san mateo county line. construction is likely to begin next year and wrap up in the summer of 2021. the santa clara valley transportation authority says the project was made possible by a state grant of $47.5 million. quite a scare for an uber driver in san diego. authorities say the man came up to an intersection moving fast. he lost control of the car which plunged into san diego bay and started sinking.

the stunned driver says by the time he got his seat belt unbuckled, he couldn't get his door open. he finally got out through a broken w w w w self pe self people helped the man until police arrived. he was not hurt. another car company could be rolling out a self-driving vehicle. valve so posted a brief video on its facebook page showing a concept model called the 360c. there's not a lot visible, but that's a tease. volvo asks could time spent traveling become time well spent. there's another video that passengers will have lots of free time putting two and two together, experts say this points toward a self-driving feature. there's at least one person against the idea of apple and tesla teaming up, billionaire investor warren buffett. he said it would be a poor idea.

tesla founder elon musk said he had the money lined up to take the company private but later backed off on the idea. buffett added this twist saying he supports whatever apple's ceo tim cook does. a santa ana police officer answered a call for a woman looking for a good family to care for her unborn baby. santa rosa police tell us that the father of three girls decided to help find her a family by adopting the newborn baby girl into his own. exacta rosa police -- santa rosa police congratulated the officer on its facebook page this afternoon nice job. and a nice weekend is ahead. good evening, everyone. we'll look at live doppler 7. most of the fog that we have cleared away except for one patch that is hanging around right now. temperatures definitely responded with the earlier clearing in most areas. it was warmer across many parts of the bay area. from our south beach camera, you see a shallow fog layer as we

look toward the tower. it is 64 in the city. 67 oakland. san jose, mountainview in the 70s. morgan hill, 83 degrees. and a beautiful view from our emeryville camera as we look toward those wispy clouds and mt. tam there. the high clouds the pass through. they're harmless, but they will make for a beautiful sunset tonight. if you get a chance to snap a picture, send it to us, #abc7now. 79 in santa rosa. napa, 75. mid 80s fairfield and concord. here's a live picture from our santa cruz camera. it is a great looking day at the beach. you can download the accu-weather app and check out temperatures any time you want hour by hour and minute by minute. fog near the coast and bay overnight tonight. mild to warm for your labor day weekend. and that warming will peak sunday and monday. a live picture from the east bay hills camera, and you may have noticed that some parts are still seeing haze in the air. it's because smoke from the wildfires is starting to drift into the area. an air quality advisory remains

up through labor day. you will notice that we'll have good to moderate air quality tomorrow. moderate for all areas for the second half of your holiday weekend. first thing tomorrow mortgage, 50s -- tomorrow morning, 50s, 60s, limited fog around the coast and bay. tomorrow afternoon, a beautiful day. we're not expecting any extremes here in the south bay. a lot like today. 80 in san jose, 78 in santa clara. 86 in los gatos. 86 in morgan hill. mid 70s from san mateo to redwood city. palo alto, 66 degrees. half moon bay, daley city, fog will linger, 63. downtown san francisco, 68. in the north bay, temperatures ranging from the 60s to the 90s north of the bay area there. cloverdale, lakeport. 84 in napa. 87 in santa rosa. san rafael. 82. 81 invao. in the east bay, 73 oakland, berkeley, 76 fremont. sunshine and mild weather. in the inland east bay, warm. 87 in concord and livermore. we have so many events happening

around the bay area, let's start with the sausalito arts festival. opening time just comfortable weather. 63 and bright, sunny, mild, right on through the afternoon hours. we also this the millbrae art and wine festival. sunny, breezy saturday. fog giving way to sun, and warmer on sunday. cal's playing, football time, tomorrow at memorial stadium. mild, upper 60s, and warming up to the low 70s. so just make sure you have the sunscreen and have a great time if you're going to any of the events. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, mid 60s to upper 80s tomorrow. warming it up with inland heat, 92 degrees inland. mid 60s coast. labor day warmth continues. and then we see a little change on tuesday before we cool it off a few degrees midweek. overall just a great looking pattern for outdoor activities. >> nice. enjoy. >> yes. >> thanks. >> thank you very much. looking for a little rest and relaxation? we have something you might like. and new at 6:00, how a teenager's effort to teach her mom how to use her new iphone

got them both kicked off a plane in oakland. we have one to two fires a day and when you respond together and you put your lives on the line, you do have to surround yourself with experts. and for us the expert

in gas and electric is pg&e. we run about 2,500/2,800 fire calls a year and on almost every one of those calls pg&e is responding to that call as well. and so when we show up to a fire and pg&e shows up with us it makes a tremendous team during a moment of crisis. i rely on them, the firefighters in this department rely on them, and so we have to practice safety everyday. utilizing pg&e's talent and expertise in that area trains our firefighters on the gas or electric aspect of a fire and when we have an emergency situation we are going to be much more skilled and prepared to mitigate that emergency for all concerned. the things we do every single day that puts ourselves in harm's way, and to have a partner that is so skilled at what they do is indispensable, and i couldn't ask for a better partner.

trapped in a dumpster. that happened this week. >> the man shooting the video looked through the top, and the bear wasted no time jumping out, running into the woods. good-bye. you see the mess left behind. likely from the am foraging for foot. >> yeah. >> no doubt -- >> that could have ended a lot worse. the man was fortunate. it is friday, that means time to find some deals. >> yeah, 7 on your side's mikey finny is here with good stuff -- michael finney is here with good stuff. >> $270 worth of free stuff. >> wow. a personal best? >> yeah. >> it might be. >> a spa located in san francisco downtown. >> yes. >> they'll give you a three-day pass which is worth $225. the spa is located in the

westfield shopping center. the new mall down there. you will have ax to the whirlpool, sauna, steam room, cool misting rooms, quiet room, lounge, and the fully stocked vanity area. that's all the stuff i've got here. very famous products they'll have. you can get 20% off on any of the services that you use on the same day that's you're booked to be there for free. >> goodness. >> that's actually an excellent deal. >> i'm relaxed just looking at the video. i'm not even there yet. >> yeah. >> now to music, the monterey symphony orchestra, 2018-2019 concert season, you can get a free ticket for any concert you want to go to. it's on san carlo street, carmel by the bay. a $45 value. of course year not going to pay anything. their season runs october through may. you've got a lot of dates to pick from. they've got an amazing symphony.

>> they do. >> yeah. >> actually a lot of fun. >> what do we do -- >> michael, this is great. how do we get it? >> a great question. let me show you there. you go to abc7news.com, look for finney's friday free stuff, we'll hook you up. and by the way, you know, these are limited supplies. so do it right now. >> all right. the as bring their best game to a area hospital. >> the special

coming up at 6:00, the hassle of moving becomes a nightmare for a local woman. thieves steal her u-haul loaded with nearly everything she owns, some of it irreplaceable. tonight, her strong message for the moving company. also, the new thriller by a san jose director that's getting a lot of buzz. all because of the way it looks. how it's presented and who's starring in it. and why did the chicken across the road today in sunnyvale? it was no joke. police certainly are not laughing after what happened.

that's all coming up in half an hour on abc7 news at 6:00. you'll see what happened. finally, winning memories provided by star players for the oakland as. >> they didn't happen on the baseball field, but a special hospital in the east bay. watch. >> reporter: there were no shortage of as fans at the ucsf children's hospital oakland today. and since most of these young patients report able to make it to the ballpark for the team's exciting playoff run this year, the team came to them. aspiring catcher dylan horowitz had one word for it -- >> amazing. >> reporter: players like sean mania and blake tr managed to mix in major league coloring time between signing autographs. >> really think i'm a kid in a grown person's body. so i don't know, i just try to act like how i would. i think it's kidlike. >> reporter: the players were at children's to help raise awareness for major league baseball's childhood cancer awareness day at ballparks around the country tomorrow. they were also helping to hand out special hospital gowns from

the starlight children's foundation that at first glance might look something like a baseball jersey. >> like normal hospital gowns, unlike normal hospital gowns, it ties on the side. >> reporter: for kids fighting cancer takes all their attention and energy. caregivers think days like today lifts their spirits. >> they signed my ball and happen. >> having larger-than-life athletes get on your level and make you feel respected and heard and patients and families. regime if smiles were a measurement, this day was a home run. >> yeah, out of the park home run. the starlight gown program is supported by major league baseball and private donors. the information is at abc7news.com. >> great program. "world news tonight" is up next. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm michael ashley.

hope to see you again in half an hour. tonight, the labor day slam. dangerous storms firing up right as millions of americans make that holiday escape. a flash flood emergency now in effect. high water rescues reported. commuters stuck on the rails. ginger zee standing by. the explosive takedown. new video showing the moment a bombmaker blows himself up as police move in ending a deadly bombing spree that left a city on edge. the head-on disaster. new details in that deadly cr as the death toll climbs, authorities zeroing in on the cause and the survivor who gave birth to twins after that tragic collision. honoring john mccain. lying in state in the u.s. capitol. the tributes from his