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absolute highest level, and to do that, you have to go through this. if it takes a little delay, it will take a little delay. >> president trump defends brett kavanaugh among breaking news the senate plans to hold a public hearing next week about sexual assault allegations leveled by a bay area woman. good afternoon. >> professor christine ford accused kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her three decades ago in high school. >> this is a nato ote photo of 1983, around the time she claims she was assaulted. she attended a private girl's school in maryland. >> kavanaugh denied the allegaonhe senateill ldc hearing and both are expected to be called to testify. this effectively delays a vote that had been planned for this thursday on kavanaugh's

nomination. >> she has deep roots in the palo alto area, and leslie brinkley is live with that start of the story. >> reporter: christine blase ford's social media accounts have all been taken offline, but according to her linked in page, she got a doctor's degree, a ph.d. in educational psychology at usc 20 years ago in 2009. she got a masters in epidemiology and in b biostatistics right hire at stanford. currently, she teaches at palo alto university and teaches students in psychology. the school says she's not in class this week, a and will only say she is a highly regarded professor. none of her students or co-workers wanted to comment. ford lives in the south palo alto neighborhood. her allegation that supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her as a

teenager came to light in "washington post" interview over the weekend. >> obviously, she's a well studied, serious person, who has been through a lot of academic training. >> reporter: lanny chen is a professor at stanford law school and the director of stanford's domestic policy studies and served as mitt romney's policy adviser in his 2012 presidential run. you come to this with a republican background, what do you think of this being a democratic ploy? >> the accusations are serious whether they come from a republican or democrat or independent. before thursday, there needs to be some airing and some truly complete airing of both the accusations as well as judge kavanaugh's response. i think otherwise, it becomes a process that people will find fault with. although in this day and age, the notion of private information in washington is somewhat fansful. it's not likely we're going to

see information that comes out in a private session that we don't subsequently hear about from reporting. >> reporter: the accusations h bombshell that will have implications for the midterm elections. in palo alto, leslie brinkley, "abc7 news." >> leslie, thank you. a uc berkeley professor suspended after accusations of sexual harassment decided to retire. the decision was made over an e-mail made. the professor was initially suspended for three years without pay. he's accused of sexually harassing a grad student from 2012 to 2014. police in san francisco are asking for help finding a missing 11-year-old. this is dennis dixon. police say he was last seen last night around 8:30 when he left his family's home in the diamond

heights neighborhood. he's four feet tall, weighs 90 pounds, black hair and brown eyes. he was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt. a 10-year-old east bay girl is in critical condition after a car hit her in a cross walk. it happened in brentwood just before 8:00 this morning. police say the car hit the sixth grader as she was crossing the street in a cross walk. you can see the damaged windshield. medics flu the girl to the medical center. the driver stayed on the scene. alcohol or drugs go not appear to be involved here. the girl is a student at edna hills middle school. in antioch, two drivers hit three students in front of the high school this morning. all of the students have minor injuries. one was hurt in a hit and run. the search for that driver continues. in another incident, police see a car hit two students while

they crossed west 18th street. that driver stayed at the scene. police say the sun may have obscured the driver's vision in both cases. developing news on florence. the powerful winds and rain have subsided, but rivers in north carolina are now rising. the storm left a huge path of destruction across the state. you can see crumbled roads and entire communities under water. north carolina's governor today says florence was an epic storm, and says some areas have yet to see the worst of the flooding. >> this remains a significant disaster that affects much of our state. the next few days will be long ones, as the flooding continues. >> no lights, no nothing. >> at least 23 people have died in the carolinas since florenced made landfall frirs responderin over 2600 people and more than 300 animals from flooded areas. with more rescues continuing. we also have a closer look

at wilmington, one of the cities hardest hit by the storm. diane wilson has the latest. >> reporter: we are here in the north side of town here in wilmington, and here along edward place, you can see four trees completely uprooted by their roots, completely down on this side of the road. and we'll see this throughout the whole entire neighborhood. as you continue to go. right across from me on the other side, same thing, big trees coming down here because of the strong wind gusts due to hurricane florence. let me show you something i've never seen before. not only was this huge tree uprooted, but it took the entire light pole here. you can see how big a tree. this is a huge tree here. the winds when hurricane florence came through here lifted up this entire area, the grass, the light pole, all of

it, bringing the tree down on that house. and this is just a sight to see. how big this tree is. completely did not survive. you are seeing trees downed. they still have no power. they haven't had power for several days. the only thing you hear there is a generator. the only way people are getting power. people have no power, they've had to put away their food, and the gas and the groceries are very hard to find here. so a lot of people are on edge as this cleanup continues to happen. a cleanup that's not just going to be days but weeks here when you see the widespread destruction. back to you. >> that was diana wilson from our sister station in north carolina. >> wtvd. even >>et's getverew ma e on florenc.

>> even though the storm is pulling away from the carolinas, there is a new threat for severe weather across virginia and flood advisories in new england. florence is a post tropical cyclone, which just means it's a rainmaker at this point. advisories stretch up and down the east coast. no a tornado watch surrounding the washington, d.c. area, and flash flood watches across parts of new england. so additional rainfall, this will get you through wednesday night, as florence begins to pull away to new england and off the east coast. we could see areas that could pick up anywhere from two to four inches of additional rainfall. back here at home, we will not hang on to this cool september weather. we'll have the details of warmer air coming our way. dan? >> drew, thank you very much. the american red cross is organizing a relief effort for people affected by the storm.

you can make a $10 donation by texting the word "florence" to 90999. a border patrol agent accused of four murders along the u.s.-mexico border. police say he almost killed a fifth victim, but that person led officers to the suspect. a tent village for the homeless is back up in san jose, at least temporarily. what city officials are doing to try to find a longer term solution. let's check out your commute. in walnut creek, moving fairly well.

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a san jose tent village for the homeless set up without permission, in a state-owned parking lot was dismantled today. now county leaders are scrambling to find a replacement site. david louie is live where the residents of hope village have reestablished them sselvesthems least temporarily. >> reporter: homeless advocates wanted to prove to officials that a temporary tent village could work, but they did not get formal permission. they were kicked out of one site this morning, moved here temporarily, and now a longer term replacement site might be elusive, because they're running into roadblocks. the homeless are used to being uprooted, so it didn't take long to reestablish the tents down the street. they've been allowed to use part of the seiu's property for a week while they work on a longer term solution.

the state booted them from a parking lot. >> if we needed an answer now, so we can move people, keep them safe and keep them in a nice environment. they did a good job of creating a sanitary, orderly camp for themselves, with government muscle. but we can do better than that. >> reporter: a majority of city council members have turned down requests for a tent village. >> you get a large group of people in an area, and somebody brings in a space heater and starts a fire and there's a tragedy, what is the city's responsibility to those individuals? >> reporter: city officials indicated it would take two weeks before the county's request could be considered, despite the promise of this concept, it appears the resident also be told to move again before a decision is reached. it's a cycle of rejection that the homeless say never ends. nobody wants them in their backyard. >> we don't want them near us. they have a concept that we're

going to bring in and start robbing them, stealing their stuff. no. we just want somewhere to go. you know, we just want to be treated like a human being. >> reporter: with the city apparently unable to meet the county's 24-hour deadline, it appears that village at this site may have to move again in a week's time, because the arrangement here is to stay for only one week. so the future is uncertain. david louie, "abc7 news." >> david, thank you. let's go now to the east bay where the mayor has unveiled a new road map designed to bolster culture. she says the plan looks at art and creativity in the city and the best ways to support it. one of the first moves will be adding an artist in residence to advise the city government. >> and in this moment, oakland is looking to employ the talent of its artists, and to draw on that incredible cultural legacy

we have as a city. >> the plan, dubbed belonging in oakland, is the first cultural blueprint for the city in 30 years. it will include grants for projects all over the city. the war of wills between a ferryboat operator and california state parks escalated a little more today. it's all about keeping the rights to take tourists to angel island. wade freedman joins us near the docks with more. wayne? >> reporter: we're here, angel island state park is over my shoulder. the best way to get there, the only way to get there without a private boat is on the ferry over there. but recently it's had anything but smooth, political sailing. for now at least, it's likely to be the most contested one mile of water in california. the ferry run between tiberon ad angel island. and for 59 years, a family

affair. >> i always wanted to work on boats. >> reporter: and at age 23, he's generation five of the family that built this dock and the business. but generation four is upset. >> this is not workable. >> reporter: they call her captain maggie, a local institution now in a battle with the california department of state parks, after they put a 20-year contract for this run out to bid. while the much larger blue and gold fleet did make a bid and could win it, maggie said she did not, saying the state asked for too much. >> they had us building and maintaining ramps on angel island and taking care of their restrooms, doing things on our docks here just for the use of their state park staff. >> reporter: the ferry draws people here. tiberon values long-term relationships. they and local representatives applied pressure to restart the process. >> we don't need to get rid of

all the things that have been part of the bay area for ligaortate pardb she says te w she will not leave. >> tay can't stop us. we've been doing this for a long time. the contract is not exclusive, and we're going to continue to support the community as it supports us. >> reporter: california state parks might have a different opinion on that. there was one development today, the california state lands commission wrote the state parks urging them to drop this matter, for now at least. wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> wayne, thank you very much. now let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma. >> it's cool but it's beautiful out there. it will stay like that tomorrow. however, warmer weather moves in by the end of the week. if you're craving warmth, it will finish out the summer

season by thursday and friday. live doppler seven showing you it's a quiet scan across the region. the scan coming up dry for the time being. it's just a gorgeous picture. you notice that deep blue sky, great visibility, and more importantly, the air quality is just good today and that will continue. so your air quality forecast tomorrow, it is good air quality. so fresh air is expected the next 24 hours, so breathe easier out there. winds certainly an issue, and gusting to 33 right now at sfo. 23 in nevado. that wind direction is key, coming off that cool ocean water. that's helping to keep temperatures this afternoon well below where we should be for this time of the year. right now, confidemfortably coo there. 66 in oakland at this hour. san rafael, just updateto72. the same in san jose. right now, brentwood with a

comfortable temperature, only 79 degrees. overnight, here's the call from accuweather. that marine layer will become more expansive. so a lot of us will have cloud cover building back in. cool spots in the north bay once again, even waking up to several mornings around napa in the 40s. we'll do that tomorrow. elsewhere, mid to low 50s in the overnight hours. we break down your 12-hour day planner on tuesday. first thing in the morning, a fair amount of cloud cover by 7:00 in the morning. that cloud cover recedes to the coastline midday. we will have that breeze once again, gusting in the afternoon over 20 miles an hour. that will keep temperatures below average. you'll like this cool september air, 60s and 70s widespread. highs today, 73 in san jose. 72 in santa clara. lots of sunshine there. 60s tomorrow afternoon. 67 in palo alto.afternoon.

much dooley in daley city. 73 in petaluma. 73 the high in san rafel. east bay, near 70 on your tuesday. 66 in oakland with that afternoon breeze. about 66 in richmond. and inland, sitting comfortably in the 70s. about 78 brentwood. the same in livermore. but things change on wednesday. this is a day of transition. by wednesday, warmer air begins to move in. inland, 90 degrees. shoreline, close to the 70s, if not 80s. the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow breezy and cool. temperatures rebound here on wednesday. thursday, no matter where you live, mild-to-warm out there, even to friday to end out the week. by saturday, as fall begins, temperatures back to where they should be this time of the year. >> we'll savor it.

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scary. six children and one adult are recovering after being injured by a startled camel at a circus in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. two kids and adult were riding the camel when it started to buck and took off. one of the children had a broken arm, the circus resumed a few minutes later. circus officials are not sure exactly what happened. new concern about the popularity of vaping marijuana among teenagers. nearly 1 in 11 students has used

marijuana in electronic cigarettes. results published today in the journal "jama," indicate more than 2 million people and high school students have used -- i'm sorry, 2 million middle and high school students have used the devices for pot. u.s. health regulators give the five largest e-cigarette makers 60 days to produce plans to stop underage use of their products. coca cola is reportedly looking into the potential sale of cannabis infused drinks. coke says this follows debate over the ingredient cbd. it's a non-psycho ingredient derived from marijuana. the company has not made any firm decision on a new drink. tonight, elon musk makes his announcement on who will be spacex's first tourist to the moon. the passenger will fly around on the moon on the vfr, which is

still in development. he announced last year that two passenger als w w among his dragon spacecraft. in the east bay, an elementary school just made the list of america's healthiest schools. james monroe elementary is one of the more than 450 squool scs the list. the list is based on nutrition of school meals and snacks and providing at least one hour of pe every week. >> students need time to move. >> other bay area schools made the list, including ones in nevado, pittsburgh unified, san rafel elementary and santa rosa city. to see if your school is on that list, go to abc7news.com.

stay here with us. a california lawmaker is hitting back and some kol leagues. how he says legislators are abusing the system when it comes to criminal justice measures. an nfl player retires in the middle of the game. why

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headlines at 4:30. and rain have subsided, but rivers in north carolina are now rising. the state governor is warning that some areas have not seen the worst of the flooding yet. at least 23 people have died in the carolinas since florence made landfall friday. thousands have been rescued, and those operations continue today. this one, a rescue involving a family stranded in neck-high flood waters. abc news tweeted out this video, crews were able to pluck a mother and two children from the raging water. president trump responded today to the sexual misconduct accusation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. abc's "world news tonight" with david muir had some of those comments. a border patrol agent in texas is accused of killing four women. here is a look at how investigators managed to track him down. maggie? >> reporter: this is a shocking

headline coming to us from the u.s.-mexico border where an agent is now accused of being a serial killer. a string of murders on the u.s.-mexico border. >> ortiz carried out these murders in a cold and callous way. >> reporter: juan david ortiz allegedly shot four people in the murder spree. he confessed to the killing, revealing the exact location of the bodies. he was caught after attempting to abduct a fifth person saturday night, that woman saying ortiz began talking to her about a woman who had been killed last week. it was then he pulled out a gunpointing it right at her. she managed to escape, reporting it to police who later found ortiz. >> we want to assure the community out there that the

killings will stop. we're certain that we have the right individual. >> reporter: he now faces four murder charges, and one count of aggravated assault and unlawful restraint. he's now being held on $2.5 million bond. >> this case does not reflect the hardworking men and women of the border patrol. >> reporter: the district attorney says ortiz was targeting a specific group of people. it appears he was working alone. >> maggie, thank you. opening statements today in the murder trial of a chicago police officer. jason van dyke is charged in the deadly shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. >> for the next 12 1/2 seconds, the defendant continued to pull the trigger of his gun over and over until he empties the entire clip.

>> dash cam video shows van dyke shooting the teenager 16 times in 2014. mcdonald was carrying a wife but appeared to be walking away. prosecutors believe race was a motivating factor. defense said he was doing the job he was trained to do. >> evidence will show it was a scared police officer, fearful for his life and others, and he acted within his training. >> van dyke is the first chicago officer to be charged with first degree murder in nearly 40 years. bill cosby's wife is calling on the judge to be investigated that is set to sent tense her job. she filed a complaint today, accusing the trial judge steven o'neil of holding a grudge against the defense key witness in a pretrial hearing. defense lawyers filed a similar motion. judge o'neil sent the case to

trial where a jury convicted cosby. he faces up to ten years in prison or more perhaps. a state lawmaker is blasting his own colleagues for passing criminal justice bills he says just go too far. jim cooper says legislators are abusing the system by pushing bills that would make criminal penalties more lax while seeking little input from the public. the democrat is a former law enforcement officer and points to controversial efforts like doing away with california's cash bail system, and a measure to lessen criminal liability on accomplices to a murder. >> we're seeing in past propositions a lot of bills, but very few that deal with victim's rights. i think at some point it's going to right. the chickens are going to come home to roost. >> reporter: other critics fear the lenient penalties will encourage criminals to take their operations to california. supporters say the system was

unfair to poor people accused of crimes, where they were at no risk to the public but had to stay in jail. the decision by vontae davis to retire at halftime yesterday will cost him more than just a hit to his reputation. a report says davis will likely lose most of the one-year, $5 million contract he signed last february. the 30-year-old pulled himself out of the game against the chargers in the first half. he then reportedly put on his street clothes and walked out of the stadium. the move angered teammates, including line backer lorenzo alexander, who grew up in the east bay and went to cal. >> i've never seen it ever. pop warner, high school, college, pro, never heard of it, never seen it. and it's just completely disrespectful to his teammates. >> did he say anything to you? >> he didn't say nothing to nobody. >> davis said this isn't how he pictured retiring, adding that

he realized he shouldn't be on the field any more. >> just a shocker in the nfl yesterday. taking an aspirin a day may not be as good for some adults as once thought. the new studies finding it could do more harm than good. plus, the cost of going to the dentist. michael finney breaks it down and tells you how to shop around for a better price. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma with this gorgeous look from emeryville. another breezy day tomorrow. we'll have the hour by hour after the break. >> and let's go down to the south bay for a look at traffic along the 101. taillights heading away from you are going sout aovg over top pretty well over top pretty well :00 contin

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new studies indicate taking aspirin every day may do more harm than good. in the primary study, researchers gave 10,000 older adults aspirin and 10,000 others a placebo. over five years, they didn't observe much difference when it came to disability free survival. wle here was a higher rate of f bleeding with those that received the aspirin.

researchers say healthy adults taking daily aspirin should not suddenly do so, but check with your doctor first. a new push to ban baby walkers. an average of 9,000 children hurt themselves every year. the study looked at injuries over more than a decade. from 1990 to 2014, emergency rooms treated more than 200,000 children for things like head and neck injuries. from falling down stars while in the walker. the numbers are going down every year. the american cad bi of teacademy pediatrics is calling for a ban. michael finney helps break the dentist down for us. >> reporter: how much do you pay for a semi annual visit to the dent tense? how much does your dentist charge for a cleaning, a

filling? if you're like me, you have no idea whatsoever. so here to talk about our lack of knowledge is bay area consumers check block kevin grassler. a friend of mine is considered one of the top dentists. i don't know what he charges me. he just gets paid. >> most people don't. most people will go to their dentist and they'll recommend really expensive treatment. they have no idea whether their dentist is expensive or not. and most people don't shop around in terms of trying to find a good price. one reason is, we want great care. we say oh, i would rather have -- >> money is no object. >> i would rather pay more to get good treatment. even among the best the best i. some dentists charge three, four times more than their competitors, for the same work.

and i'm just talking about the great dentists here. there's -- this whole saying you get what you pay for when it comes to dentistry. but really no relationship between price and quality. so you do have to shop around and make sure -- >> how do you shop around? >> you can use our ratings. we have a whole people of undercover shoppers that shops for prices for denisry and roofing work and plumbing work. so you can at least know whether the place has a relatively high or low prices. but yeah, i think it makes sense. and it makes sense to get a second opinion. it's the most underutilized tool when it comes to dentistry. before you have surgery, a lot of people will get a second opinion, but rarely when it comes to dentistry, but they should. a lot of dentists, one of the biggest complaints is that they recommend care they're not quite sure you need. for example, they recommend that

you get all of your silver fillings replaced. there's really no need for that. that's not something that you should be doing or paying for. and most patients don't quite understand it. the one way to make sure that you're not being overcharged by getting too much care is from second opinions. >> suspect paisn't part of it, e better to remove those if you're pay thing much money? >> it takes sense that you do need dental care. the more you go to the dentist, the fewer procedures they should have to do on you. this is why it's important to go in for routine cleanings. you don't need to overpay to get good dental care. that's the message we keep preaching over and over again. some just charge really high prices. one way to avoid that is bishoping around and doing your homework. >> kevin bradford, usually you would need to be a checkbook

member, but we'll hook you up with free access. just go to our website at abc7news.com. >> now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> and live doppler 7 hd showing you clear skies across the majority of the region. that will change tonight. over the next 12 hours, that cloud cover first will build in and along the coast and spill into the shore hooline after midnight. future tracker wind gusts, tomorrow morning, the winds are generally light. as we get the daytime heating going, and by the afternoon, the winds increase. around the bay, 10 to 25-mile-an-hour gusts. closer to the coastline, gust qus close if not over 30 miles per hour. so tomorrow, a breezy and nice day. the wind keeps us below average for this time of the year. 63 in san francisco tomorrow. about 66 in oakland. 73 with sunshine in san jose. about 73 in napa and antioch. so the accuweather seven-day

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this month is latino heritage month, celebrating spanish cultures, and we're delighted to have with us the ceo of the latino community foundation. jack lain, grequeline jacqueline, great to have you with us. what is your mission? >> thank you for having me. kicking off heritage month in the bay area, we exist to unleash the power of latinos in california. there are 15 million across the entire state. we represent over $320 billion in consumer piei ingbuying powe largest voting bloc in the

country. >> you're a force to be reckoned with. >> yes, we are. that's right. in the country. if you look at, again, the buying power is $1.8 trillion across the united states. it's $1.4 trillion right now, estimated to be $1.8 trillion by 2020 across the united states. and so when you think about the u.s., when you think about california, we are the backbone, and we're fueling our economy. we're the backbone of our democracy. so we want to make sure that our young people feel invested in. and that the leadership is prepared to teal with what's coming up for our country. >> what do you highlight as the core mission? >> as i said, our mission is to unleash that power of latinos. we do it with three major pillars. the first is we're trying to build a network of lato fi lan throw wephilanthropists across state. we want to pay it forward and

ensure that the younger generation have more opportunities than the ones. >> that's one. >> making sure we have this network through this network of giving circles across the state is one of the ways we do this mission of ours. the second is investing in grassroot organizations. so you have creative heeders trying to make sure that young people are graduating from college, that they are voting, prepared for the workforce. the third pillar ties up to that civic engagement component. we want to make sure that 80% of latinos are voting by 2028. so we want to invest in organizations that see it as a primary focus. >> and that is obviously critical to have a voice. >> absolutely, that's right. when you think about latino millennials, every 60 seconds, a latino turns 18. the majority here in our country are born in the u.s. so we want them to not only be but informed and educated voters.

>> what would you highlight, jacqueline, as the central challenge that you want to address in the latino community. >> there's two. it's not just about latinos but the state of california. as latinos thrive all over california. so we're investing in them and our democracy. so ensuring again that they are engine ka educated and informed in voting and it strengthens the democracy here in california. the second is we want to make sure there are economic opportunities for latinos to continue to grow. california is the fifth largest economy in the world. so making sure that prosperity is evenly spread across all groups. >> and the latino community, a huge part of that economic engine. >> that's right, that's right. >> we're out of time. finish your point. >> you think of the central valley, that's the breadbasket of our country, and 70% of latinos are making sure that

there's food on our table. >> jacqueline martinez, ceo of latino community foundation, thank you for being here with us. >> thank you, dan. talk about communities. abc's new brand is sharing inspiring stories in a sereried called "more in common." see how former prisoners are finding their new normal among lawyers, doctors and entrepreneurs. >> i went to prison for second degree murder i committed when i was 17. >> so you served 20 years. >> now i'm playing with tech, lawyers, neuro science. >> when i was first incarcerated, dungeons and dragons just fell into my lap. for me this is like a life simulator to practice my listening skill, be intentional about what i want to do, have

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coming up tonight on "abc7 news" at 8:00 and 9:00, new episodes of "castaways," and at 10:00, "the good dock for" and stay with us for "abc7 news" at 11:00. there's a bill that a skoegs of east bay leaders wants the governor to veto. >> it would give b.a.r.t. more control on housing projects on its land at some 20 stations around the bay area. >> laura anthony has the story now. >> there's the right way to do things, and the b.a.r.t. way of doing things. >> reporter: local leaders gathered at the dublin b.a.r.t. station to send a message to the governor. >> so please veto this bill. >> reporter: bill 2923 would give b.a.r.t. greater control of its open land. 250 acres system wide. potentially expediting the system's goal of building 20,000 new housing units by 2040. >> we're facing a region wide

affordability crisis. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. director is a strong supporter of the bill. he says 35% of the housing, some 7,000 units, would be offered below market rate. >> what we're trying to do here is build more housing that is going to be i fordable for working families in the best region to do that, which is right up next to a b.a.r.t. station. >> this is a bill that will take away from our local communities, whose leaders are here from all across the east bay area, the ability to plan and develop housing with local input and collaboration. >> reporter: in walnut creek, a missed use transit bit is already under construction. governor brown has until september 30th to sign or veto ur "abc7ews.

>> thank you for joining us on "abc7 news" at 4:00. >> "abc7 news" at 5:00 starts right now. it takes a little delay, it will take a little delay. >> it may at that, because of a bay area professor's accusations against a supreme court nominee. congress just announcing a new hearing. we're going to hear from the reporter who broke the story. danger on the streets. four students in three separate locations are hit by cars. a bay area family gets a reprieve. but the question is for how long? a little boy needs a miracle. a feud over a ferry intensifies. one agency pits itself against another and the boat operator tries to ride in the bureaucratic wake. live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> antioch police are looking for this suv tonight. they say its driver hit a student and took off. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. a lot more on that story coming up.

but first, this story. a family with a 6-month-old on life support has been given more time before doctors end life support measures. >> we first brought you the story saturday night. as kingston's parents were making one last plea to keep their son alive at oakland's children hospital. >> our reporter is at the hospital where family and friends rallied in support. carlos? >> reporter: the breathing machines were supposed to be turned off at 1:00 this am afternoon, but the hospital gave the family more time to explore options. >> we love our baby! let him live. >> reporter: dozens of family and frenlt friends rallied out hospital to keep the 6-month-old on life support. >> this is one of the most devastating things that i've ever been through. >> reporter: the parents have been praying for a miracle. their baby