neighborhood, all under the guise of caring for children and cog tateap directly across the street from west moore high school in daly city. >> no clue. >> so many policemen yesterday. >> these are some of the weapons police seized at the rainbow bright day care. they include a loaded handgun found under a blanket allegedly within easy reach of children. this, one of six locations in so you have the san francisco, daly city and pacifica, sites where attorney general javier says they engaged in exploitation. >> rainbow bright was cheating, not just their workers of their pay, not just their workers of their dignity, but was cheating you and me as taxpayers. >> $8.5 million worth. the victims were fi fi fi fi fii

immigrants. >> the workers were forced rape employee whom he was trafficking. >> reporter: abc 7 tracked down one former worker today, john paul fits the employee profile, he worked for the accused ten years ago in a senior center. >> i was surprised, especially with the human trafficking and 24 hours, you know, working, how could you work 24 hours? >> reporter: but the attorney general says his office has identified hundreds of victims, and expects more. >> it was the workers who helped bring this case to light. ad it is the workers who are the greatest victims of rainbow bight and its operations. >> reporter: all of the defendants have appeared now in san mateo county superior court, combined, they face $9 million

in bail. >> wayne, you said this went on for ten years, which is mind boggling. how is it that nobody discovered this sooner? aren't these facilities inspected regularly? >> reporter: yes, they are inspected regularly. but for the benefit of the patients and the people being cared for, not for the employees. it turns out if they're going to check out conditions of the employees, someone needs to file a complaint. apparently that finally happened. >> wayne freedman, live in daly city, thank you. in the south bay, there's a reward and a lead now in the killing of a 28-year-old father, the santa clara county sheriff's office is looking for the truck you see here, investigators say it's connected to a fatal stabbing sunday in south san jose. it's described as a dark full-size gmc or chevy truck. the victim was found near raymond avenue and west san carlos street. few details aered for informatin leading to an arrest and conviction of the killing. the latest on a wildfire

raging in northern california. fire officials say the delta fire is at 0 containment, still burning completely out of control. ac news reporter marci gonzalez shows us terrifying images and challenges firefighters are facing. >> reporter: flames burning as high as 300 feet into the air as the massive delta fire in northern california keeps spreading. now, more than 24,000 acres charred. >> oh, my god, i want to go. >> reporter: the inferno tearing across part of interstate 5, vehicles left abandoned on the side of the road destroyed. nearly 50 miles of that highway shut down for a third straight day. ngrefighters dousingmes on dry drought-stricken brush and keep it from destroying more homes. >> it's been a fight. officials are saying this is on

track to be the worst fire season in california history. and officials say the delta fire burning now was in their words human caused. but they haven't said whether they believe it was started intentionally. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> nearly 50 miles of interstate 5 remain closed, and caltrans is saying the earliest that stretch might open is sunday. there are concerns about not only the flames, but debris that has burned and could fall on the roadway. when abc 7 news was in shasta county yesterday we saw a long line of trucking along the side of the road. everybody was just waiting. interstate 5 is a major west coast artery link in california thoranand attle. spencer christian. let's take a look at current weather conditions in the area of the fire. we have hot conditions, dry conditions and gusty conditions. and right now, as a matter of fact, it's 91 degrees near the fire, even hotter, obviously, right at the base of the fire. but in the reporting stations, nearby, 91 degrees, relative humidity dangerously low, only

15%. and we have gusts at 18 miles per hour. now, over the next 24 hours we'll see very low winds, we'll see the stronger winds picking up early tomorrow morning between 6:00 a.m. and about 10:00 a.m. then the winds will ease up a bit and intensify again late tomorrow afternoon into the early evening hours. with winds like that, there's little help for the firefighter effort. the high temperature range will rema remain sizzling. no significant dropoff until the middle of next week. larry? >> thank you, spencer. silicon valley has a history of non-traditional ceos, don't wear suits or neckties. but tesla founder elon musk set a new high, pun intended, but smoking a joint and drinking alcohol in a interview last night. they're ramping up production of electric vehicles. two key executives left this

week. sweeping changes of tesla were announced. abc 7 news reporter david louie with the latest details live in san jose at a tesla charging station. david? >> reporter: larry, indeed, seven executives at tesla has been named either to new positions or they've been promoted to new positions this coming after elon musk had discussions with the board of directors. now, he's lost about 48 people during the course of the year in top management positions, so he has been known to spend long hours at the factory, even sleeping there at night in fremont. however, musk has a new problem of his own me wa caught smoking pot during an interview. the latest management changes might take some pressure off elon musk and might help ramp up vehicle production. but the video of him smoking a mixture of marijuana and tobacco could create an image problem that won't go away. r when his company is facing a recorded sec investigation and is having difficulty meeting production targets, not a great look for an executive.

>> reporter: it stems from this tweet saying he was preparing to take tesla private. later acknowledging it wasn't happening. the loss of two key executives this week caused his stock to fall today. >> investors are losing patience with the circus that's going on. still one of the most valuable car companies on the planet. >> reporter: some are joking musk should smoke more marijuana which is legal in california if only to relax and let his new management team do their jobs. he has complained about stress, and working non-stop. but he may have run afoul of the tesla code of conduct which says employees should not work under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. >> if the board determines that he was, you know, functioning in his employment role at the time, and in violation of that, they will serve him and the organization well to hold him to the same standards they hold other employees to. >> tesla owners say musk is setting a bad example, especially for kids. >> he must have a responsibility

for those kids. so i want him to aware lots of people are looking at him. >> reporter: it's not clear whether these management changes were the idea of musk or the board of directors. analysts tell us the board had to do something to stabilize tesla. now, musk was not likely to either quit or to resign because he has a lot of skin in the game. but critics have already raised concerns that the new president of tesla automotive is an -- many investors feel he should have selected somebody from the outside, someone with more automotive industry experience. we're live in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >> david, thank you. coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, how does the maverick silt these tech companies? what do you think, is it a good or a bad thing? >> you can weigh in by casting your vote on abc7news.com/vote. and see the results in realtime. we just put it up. so feel free to vote right now. we will have a look at the

results coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> all right. apple says president trump's proposed 25% tariffs on chinese goods are going to affect several of its products and result in higher prices for shoppers. the apple watch is the most prominent item on the list. airpods, the home pod also could feel the squeeze along with some adapters and chargers. the president wants a tariff on e-deroduct n worth of other delay.yet the vta says it was notified in jue that some networking equipment that's been installed does not comply with contract se ordered and replaced. this could push the start of passenger service to the end of next year. that would be three years later than originally planned. confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh wrapped up today with more fireworks. just ahead, we'll talk with a former classmate of kavanaugh's

to learn more about the judge. the trial date set for the two defendants in the ghost ship fire case. could a plea deal still be in their future? marches in san francisco aren't anything new, like the women's march earlier this year. this weekend thousands are expected again - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven

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burning at a facility that processes scrap metal. they've done a very good job at quickly putting out the flames there. we saw a couple of minutes ago when we were during the commercial break some flames still burning. but it looks like they've got it under control. and the smoke is a little bit of a concern, but outside of that, they've done a very good job in dealing with this and no word on any possible injuries. the four days of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh came to an end today. lawmakers heard testimony from character witnesses, both for and against the kavanaugh nomination. john dean claimed he would be the most presidential power friendly supreme court justice in the modern age. >> he would have the congress immunize sitting presidents from civil and criminal liability. under judge kavanaugh's recommendation if a president shot somebody in cold blood on fifth avenue, that president could in the be prosecuted while in office. >> ted olson, the former

solicitor general under president george w. bush that he's well qualified to sit on the supreme court, calling him thoughtful, gracious, open minded and possessing a great legal mind. our guest here today has unique insight into brett kavanaugh. he's a bay area lawyer and a member of the supreme court bar, vernon, you went to yale law school the same year as kavanaugh. >> yes, that's right. >> you've had three years to get good insight into him as a friend, a person, a scholar. let's start with the friend part person. give us an idea. >> brett's great. as everyone has testified, no one has anything really bad to say about brett personally. and i consider him to be a friend. he's warm, he's engaged, he's funny. he's really quick with a wit, and he's very present. he's really a -- he's a person of really good character. he's the kind of person, you know, you'd be happy to call a friend. >> what about him as a scholar,

ted olson says he has a great legal mind. did you see that at school? >> well, it's funny because brett didn't -- brett is a brilliant jurist, whether you agree or disagree with his approach to the law. he didn't really distinguish himself as the smartest, you know, person, in part because he was pretty quiet, he listened more than he talked. there were a lot of really smart people in that class who talked more than they listened. he didn't come across that way. but i think he's probably -- yeah. >> well, watching him in the hearings this week, was that the guy you knew? did anything surprise you? >> yes, the kind of twinkle in his eye, the very thorough way that he knows the law, the very mo th methodical way he works his way through questions, i did, i was a little surprised at the kind of reserved nature of some of the responses that they withheld some information and whatnot. i could almost see he wasn't that comfortable with that. it may have been something that

he had to do. that was uncharacteristic. >> the least comfortable parts were the exchanges with senator kamala harris whom you also know. she grilled him on abortion, on presidential powers, the mueller investigation conversations. what did you make of that exchange? >> well, it was so unique. i worked with kamala for many years, she's a friend, i respect her greatly. she was at her best in that hearing. she was on fire. you see why she was so great in the courtroom. and these issues are so important. and brett is a different kind of judge, and it's going to be a different day if he rises to the supreme court. he's an originalist. so for all these concerns that kamala is raising i share those concerns because he's going to take a different approach to the constitution with regard to those issues. >> all right. so then based on those concerns, do you ultimately senators should vote to confirm kavanaugh based on his qualifications or should they not, based on his qualifications and, perhaps, political

implications as well? >> it's a tough call, and i'm glad that i don't have to make it. but either way they go is very -- is a defensible position for any senator because brett is qualified. brett is smart. but brett is going to change the role of the supreme court in the country as we know it. at the same time, as professorsr akila mar said, it appears he is the brightest star on the republican horizon. uthea rconfirtion thiscos a perso who'savor ofing wi te under his -- with his participation. >> all right. not an easy thing for a friend and classmate to say, but vernon, thank you for coming in and chairing that with us. we are out of time. by the way, vernon runs a inte

group called center for electoral equity. you're passionate about that. find more information on it on abc7news.com. >> okay. great insight there. it's being held as the largest climate march the west coast has ever seen. tomorrow local environmentalists are staging an event they're calling rise for climate jobs and justice. participants will gather at the embarcadero plaza at 10:00 tomorrow morning and then march up market street to civic center plaza. organizers are calling this event a global day of action demanding elected leaders commit to no new fossil fuels and transition to 100% renewable energy. it's been relatively last coupling weeks in the bay area. not the case in the rest of the country. according to to the national oceanic and atmosphere administration, noaa, 2018 is the fourth hottest summer on record for the u.s. the average temperature was 73.5

degrees fahrenheit. that temperature is 2.1 degrees above average. doesn't sound like a lot, but if you consider the global implications, two degrees is a lot. >> especially when it continues to go up and up and up. >> it's quite worrisome. >> we had local temperatures going up a bit today. it was pretty toasty inland areas, don't you think, larry? >> no question. no question today was a cawarm day. i have a feeling it will get warmer, spencer. gusts to 20 miles per hour in novato, 24-mile-per-hour surf yeste most locations are reporting temperatures anywhere from 4 to 9 degrees above the level we put it at this time yesterday. the warmup is uright now we're live view from sutro tower in san francisco where it is 63 degrees.

oakland 69, 74 mount vie, 81 at san jose, 93 at morgan hill. westward from emeryville, the marine layer is tackistacking u the distance. 79 degrees in santa rosa and napa. 90 at novato. low to mid-90s at fairfield, concord and livermore. the view from mt. tam, a bit hazy, but beautiful. mostly clear overnight. not much evidence of a marine layer. the heat will ease slowly, nd w have a much cooler pattern by re's l o next wee satellite image. the warmup we had today. so the warmth will start toakent it will be a gradual weakening. here's your forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening, notice clouds will pass along the coastline. but won't really push on shore, and certainly not out over the bay. tomorrow, a few passing high clouds and going into the

evening hours, it will still be mainly sunny day. overnight lows tonight, upper 50s, and tomorrow's highs, low 60s at the coast, mainly mid and upper 70s around the bay shoreline. low 90s inland tomorrow where today we had mid-90s. and we've got a lot going on this weekend, mountain view art and wine festival, a great pairing, art and wine, sunny skies both days, high temperatures near 80 degrees both days and san francisco 23rd an rule chocolate festival both days here in the city, sowny, breezy and mild with high temperatures in the mid-60s. accuweather seven-day forecast, heat continues to relax a bit on sunday, highs up to about 90 in the warmest inland areas. but look at what happens late next week. high temperatures will barely hit 80 degrees in the warmest inland areas. we're going to have quite a bit of cooling next week, and temperatures will end up being well below average. >> boy, sir does heat pop ever. the controversial seminar

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but you won't see guns. >> we don't like automatic weapons. this year we took out all the displays that had automatic weapons here. >> protesters call urban shield training militaristic and racist. >> a lot of people concerned we're going to take our training, the technology that's here today and go into communities and use it negatively against communities. that couldn't be further from the truth. >> reporter: at today's vendor show we saw equipment on display, a portable jaws of life, tools to bust open doors and a drone killer which will disrupt mm drone home if someone is planning to use one to drop chemical agents on a crowd. there are also members of the community walking around here, appointed by the board of supervisors to report anything they don't like. >> anything that people feel is culturally insensitive or shows any type of phobia against any certain group can be expressed,

and will be dealt with. >> reporter: next year's urban shield will be redefined and an emphasis on responding to natural disasters. the sheriff says comply, but that does not mean he likes it. >> looking at different ways to appease a lot of the people that find it controversial. i find it illogical to call it controversial because we provide the finest first responder training in the nation. >> reporter: officials say another thing they've learned is to involve the community more in urban shields. he heard about the committee that's here to wander around this weekend. they're inviting the community to tomorrow's emergency disaster drill. in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, esent obamaumps bac into the political f we're rea padnd n they're casti abou

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>> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. we have the stories making headlines at 4:30, fis accusedof running a human ring out of several day care centers for children and seniors. investigators say the rainbow bright company operates six facilities in daly city,

pacifica and south san francisco. the state attorney general says they force their employees to work and live in just awful conditions, and under the threat of deportation. abc 7 news anchor dion lim made disturbing discoveries inside a $5 million san francisco home rented out through airbnb. the house was trashed. she'll have a look coming up. a trial date has now been set for the ghost ship criminal trial. jury selection is set to begin early april. this comes just a month after an oakland judge threw out a plea agreement for the two defendants. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live at the alameda county superior courthouse in oakland. laura? >> reporter: hi, kristen, this was a brief hearing in which both defendants withdrew their no contest pleas and reentered pleas of not to all charges. the judge said this trial date is, quote, set in stone

hearing the attorneys from both sides saying they welcome a jury trial. >> they want a trial, they're going to get a trial. >> reporter: the lead for derekal -- one that's now set for april 2nd of next year. >> we'll be going after the landlord, the slum lord, we'll be going after the fire department, we'll be going after child protective service, we'll be going after the sheriff, we'll be going after oakland police. >> almena and harris face 30 counts for the fruitvale warehouse. much of his defense will involve diverting blame to others. >> we want to humiliate and embarrass every public official who didn't do their job. we want to expose and make transparent all of the government malfeasance. we want this to be the most painful trial the city of

oakland and the county of alameda have ever endured. >> between now and the trial date the judge will consider two motions in the ghost ship case. the first involves the request to have the original plea agreement reinstated. the deal that was thrown out last month. a second motion to move the ghost ship trial out of alameda county will be heard in november. >> my client, from my perspective, has falsely been kind of compared with charles manson, you know, some kind of a killer. so he has been, my view, assassinated by the press. >> reporter: now, sarah doesn't think this trial has to move forward, just somewhere out of alameda county, perhaps to another county here in the bay area. harris's attorneys don't necessarily want it moved. they're saying they thinkir client might actually get a more sympathetic jury right here in oakland. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura the trial date is set,

but couldn't this case still get settled between now and then? >> reporter: it could, kristen because we have this hearing next month. the effort there would be to restore the original plea agreement, which was thrown out last month. sarah told us today that if he does not get what he wants from the judge here he will appeal to a higher court and then even though the da here, nancy o'malley has said she will no longer consider any plea discussions as we've seen already in this case, it seems anything is possible. >> all right. laura, thank you so much. former president obama reentered the political fray in a spirited way this morning in chicago, the first talk, tomorrow he'll be in southern california. >> as abc news reporter ryan bureau will tell us, the former president did not hold back. >> reporter: back in the land of lincoln. >> hello, illinois. >> reporter: former president barack obama giving perhaps his most substantial political

speech since leaving office, defending his presidency -- >> household income was near its all-time high and uninsured rate hit an all-time low and wages were rising and poverty rates were falling. you hear how great the economy is doing right now, let's just remember when this recovery started. >> reporter: going after the current administration. >> what happened to the republican party? its central organizing principle in foreign policy was the fight against communism. and now they're cozying up to the former head of the kgb. >> reporter: the former president painting a clear picture of the america he believes in, juxtaposed with the america of this current administration. >> we are americans, we're supposed to stand up to bullies. not follow them. we're supposed to stand up to

discrimination, and we're sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unequivocally to nazi sympathizers. >> reporter: mr. obama challenging the audience to take a stand at the upcoming midterm election. >> the question is, what are you going to you're the antidote. president trump spent his day in the dakotas to help fund raise for republican candidates. he panned president obama's speech and told his audience he couldn't even stay awake. >> i said, i'm sorry, i watched it, but i fell asleep. i found he's very good, very good for sleeping. >> the president also said his pick for supreme court justice brett kavanaugh was being treated unfairly. >> great intellect, a great man, a fine person. and the way they're screaming

and shouting and -- it's a disgrace to our country actually. >> mr. trump went on to say the democrats criticizing the circuit judge are "fools" and that he looks forward to running against one of them for a second presidential term. meanwhile, top trump administration officials denied that they wrote the bombshell opinion piece that was posted in the "new york times" earlier this week. several senior officials and confidants all said they didn't do it, including vice president mike pence. the piece from an unnamed white house official said the president's staff is actively working against him from the inside. the president called the column an act of treason. "the new york times" said the white house has a list of 12 suspects. former trump campaign adviser george papadopoulos has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for lying to the fbi. prosecutors sought the sentence of up to six months while defense lawyers asked for pro base. his case was the first to detail a member of the trump campaign having knowledge of russian

efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. papadopoulos apologized, telling a judge that he had made a dreadful mistake. the demolition of the old bay bridge that could affect your commute this weekend. plus -- >> here, spider, spider, spider. tracking tarantulas in the east bay, by september is the best time to see them in action. i'm spencer christian, here's a good time to look at our sky, quite clear, sunny right now. the weather is lovely. will it remain that

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the mout. diablo crawl is under way. yikes. it's mating season on the mountain, an annual late summer spectacle. the hikers are there getting quite a show. thank goodness that is not life size behind me. reporter john bartell gives us a closer look. >> reporter: as the sun goes down the mood changes at diablo state park. >> there will be a question why did the tarantula cross the road? we know he's looking for girls. >> reporter: that's right. every year around september or october this hillside becomes a love nest for tarantulas looking for that special mate. >> some scientists think the female throws out strands of silk that are saturated with

spider perfume. >> reporter: it's northern california's hot spot for tarantulas. if you want to find one, take a tour with kevin lavin. >> we can find anywhere from half a dozen, at least one. >> reporter: it takes a keen eye to spot the spiders. the males generally only come out at dusk. >> here, spider, spider, spider. >> reporter: the best place to see one is near a female tarantula den. you'll know it because it's covered with spider webs. >> they are. they're all over here. >> reporter: tarantulas usually get a bad rap. hollywood often portrays them as poisonous human hunters. but in reality they're not. >> a number of people killed each year by tarantulas in the world is zero, the number by scorpions is 3,000. >> reporter: in case you're wondering it's okay to handle tarantulas. >> they all have their own

personality. >> reporter: ken has one as a pet. do tarantulas make good pets. >> you can't pet them. >> reporter: tarantulas spend their hunting life hunting bugs. when you see a male roaming around, it's a special thing. when males go out of their bure burro, do they ever go back? >> they never return home. >> why not? >> that's the end of the line. >> reporter: mating season is the last hurrah for male tarantulas. come winter, they'll die. their female counterparts will live on, upwards of 20 years sometimes. >> if you wish to live and thrive, let a spider run alive. >> reporter: tarantulas are found all over california. if you see one, don't be afraid. wish him luck on his mission. i'm john bartell. now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. live doppler 7, sunny skies and mild to warm conditions prevail across the bay area right now. we see low cloudiness near the

coastline. it will not move inland tonight. clear skies across the entire region overnight with low temperatures generally in the mid-50s, upper 50s inland east bay. upper 40s, a little on the cool side. tomorrow, inland low 90s, today it was mid-90s. a bit of a haze with us tomorrow in the skies. around the bay shoreline we'll see highs in the mid to upper 70s and on the coast mainly low 60s. now, we have lots of events going on this weekend, among them will be on sunday, the pride parade in oakland. and it will be taking place under sunny skies, which will be with us all day long in the early morning hours. the temperatures will be in the low 60s -- low 70s by midafternoon. it will be a mild day for the parade. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, notice how the heat continues to relax by a couple degrees each day going into middle of next week. and next wednesday or thursday, a plunge of temperatures, highs

barely getting up to 80 degrees inland. >> nice weekend, though, thank you, spencer. looks good. >> couples hoping to tie the knot without too much hassle have a new option. the contra costa county the clerk can now marry people in richmond. we'll have more on that. i'll tell you more about it now. no, actually we're good with that. >> i think we've covered it. >> let me take over. >> let me take over. if you've ever ♪ ♪ >> let me take over. if you've ever ♪

too many of us think we can beat the train and t drivers do not survive the bet. today south bay agencies were out enforcing the rules around vta light rail. they issued at least 16 citations and 25 warnings. here's abc 7 news reporter matt keller. >> reporter: getting a ticket to start your day can be a bummer. but it's safety month and these deputies are making sure drivers, pedestrians and cyclists are aware of the laws around vta tracks. >> it's really an education exercise for us today. many people think they can just beat a train and oftentimes as we've seen in the bay area, if

you're going to try to beat a train, oftentmes the train wins. >> reporter: sheriffs deputies told me they're looking for speeding drivers and red light runners for today's special enforcement operation. cars must also stop at the line. pedestrians also have rules to follow. they're supposed to be 15 feet away from the crossing arms when a train is coming through. and jaywalking around tracks can be especially dangerous. del mar high school sits at the corner of southwest expressway and stoke street in san jose. >> we're reminding the kids here going to school or those just walking in the neighborhood to really focus, pay attention, remove those distractions like texting, wearing their ear buds. >> reporter: sadly this intersection has seen tragedies, two people in two separate accidents were hit and killed by a vta train in 2014, including a 14-year-old girl. >> any fatality is an impact to the family and of course to our vta staff. we're just encouraging folks through our rail safety month

and every day to really look, listen and pay attention and just be aware of your surroundings. >> reporter: now, 12 deputies took part in the operations at three intersections here in san jose. matt keller, abc 7 news. a practice that helped speed up security lines at america's airports may soon go away. the house of representatives just approved a bill banning airports from opening the tsa pre-check line to all passengers even when no one is in the line. supporters of the bill say people who haven't paid for the privilege and have not undergone the background check should not benefit from the quicker experience. british airways is promising to compensate customers of a major hack of its website that cosecredit card information. >> michael finney is here to tell us about that. >> hearing from a -- the ceo sent out on apology today calling the hack a sophisticated, malicious criminal attack. he says enough information was

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side of the bridge while crews install explosive charges on piers 19 and 20. the piers buried deep in the bay mud supported the eastern span. once that span was torn down the piers were no longer needed. the first ones were destroyed in september 2015. once again, for safety, there can be no cars on the bridge during the blast. >> on saturday, between 11:00 and 1:00, we're going to slow traffic with the help of chp so there's no traffic on the new bay bridge. >> the expertly placed charges will cause the piers to collapse in upon themselves and steps are being taken to protect the sea life nearby. >> see those bubbles in the water? they're produced by giant compressors on barges surrounding these piers. the idea is to generate a curtain of bubbles around the piers when the explosion occurs and reduce the shock wave on nearby aquatic life. meantime, four remaining piers

will be used to create a 600 foot long boardwalk into the bay from the oakland side and a smaller 140 foot long boardwalk from the island. >> that's it for the old bay bridge. >> reporter: those boardwalks are scheduled to be open to the public by this time next year. in oakland, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> who doesn't love a safe implosion right there? chp and close guard will have crews in the water tomorrow to keep recreational boaters away until the demolition is finished. get the latest news anytime with the abc 7 news app, enhanced live video features, more customization, and personalized push alerts to get the news you want in realtime. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry peel, abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> nothing would have prepared me for this. it was something out of a horror movie. >> a multimillion dollar home destroyed by a renter, stained sheets, needles and

trash left everywhere. a human trafficking ring being run out of bay area homes and child care centers, the charges the operators are facing today only the tip of the iceberg. the fallout over a cracked window at millennium tower ongoing today the precaution city officials are now asking management to take. from kneeling to nike and the new comments from two presidents. now, from abc 7, live breaking news. and that breaking news is in pleasanton, live from sky 7 as firefighters deal with a damaged liquid nitrogen tank. you see the tank right there. >> officials have evacuated two buildings of a complex. hazardous materials experts have decided to let the leak escape from the tank to reduce the risk of an explosion. it poses no risk to people nearby. now let's take a look for you at the map showing us where this is happening never

interstate 680. the situation began around 3:15 this afternoon. crews are expected to remain on scene for two more hours. >> i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. more breaking news on the east bay. firefighters are urging people to stay indoors because of hazardous materials posed by smoke raising from a fire in san leandro. >> you're looking at a metal processing plant. the fire department tweeted these pictures after the fire broke out 3:35 this afternoon. >> sky 7 flew above the scene while