feel so badly for him. this is not a man that deserves this. >> the accuser certainly does deserve a right to be heard. >> this is a woman who feels very vulnerable. >> political maneuvering intensifies over the sexual assault allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> good afternoon, thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. i'm ama daetz. chaos is the way to describe what's happening in the capitol. chuck grassley of iowa can semd the judicial committee vote on the nomination. a hearing is set for monday where kavanaugh and his accuser have been invite today testify. >> the question is, will f there? chairman grassley has yet to hear from her. one who doesn't want to hear --

mark judge said he didn't want to testify and said he had no memory of a sexual assault. we have team coverage this afternoon. wayne freed man is looking at the vetting process for judicial nominees. but we begin with our reporter in washington, d.c. lana? >> hi there. i've been talking to the senators on the judiciary committee. their offices. everybody is really wondering how this supreme court nominee who just two weeks ago seemed like he was a shoo-in for the confirmation has now changed completely. what they are saying now about that woman who has come forward and that big question on everybody's lips in the capital. >> will dr. christine blasey ford testify? what happens if she doesn't? >> if she is not going to be part of the hearing, that would be a very interesting and

unfortunate turn of events. >> long before the allegation that supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the 1980s at a party has upended washington. chuck grassley announced there would be a hearing on monday into the allegations. so far blasea ford has not responded. they want the fbi to investigate before the hearings proceed. there must be an agreement on witnesses. the fbi should be given time to reopen its background check investigation into judge kavanaugh making it much less likely that it will dee vofl into a he said/she said affair. >> even though the fbi is charged with background checks, president trump is not ordering them to follow-up. >> i don't think the fbi should be involved. they don't want to be involved. they say this is not really their thing. i think politically speaking, the senators will do a very good job. >> on monday, the accuser's attorney told gma ford would

testify. >> she's willing to cooperate. what she's not willing to do is be part of thes in washington. >> she's not going to allow her client to become another anita hill. >> the last few days have been very trying and hard for me. >> now, kavanaugh vehemently denied all the allegations against him. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says if ford does not want to testify publicly, she does have the opportunity to testify under oath in private. but either way, he says that should be happening on monday. reporting live from washington, lana zak, abc 7 news. larry, ama, back to you. >> two of the congressmen have spoken with ford. what do they say about the accuser? >> the congresswoman says she's very much like a person that would be a neighbor of yours, a kind of a girl next door. and that both women say that they find her credible.

senator feinstein saying that as well. treat blas fordit and we also heard that from several other democrats in the capital. this process shouldn't be hurried forward. they don't want a repeat of what happened with clarence thomas, anita hill hearings. larry, ama. >> lana zak reporting live from washington, d.c. if valid, why weren't they discovered earlier? vetting is intense. reporter wayne friedman has finished speaking with a local retired federal judge who describes the ordeal in great detail. wayne? >> reporter: in deep detail. longer than we have time for. the chief judge for the ninth district court. when he was appointed, he went through the vetting process by the fbi. they asked all kinds of questions about him. to this day, he has not seen the file, does not know what's in

it. >> i wouldn't say it's painful. i think it's interesting. i think it's very interesting to watch because it's democracy in action. >> to understand how our system vets nominees for federal judgeships, best to ask someone who has gone through it twice. >> is it fair? >> it's proven itself to be worthy of a fair process over time. >> retired ninth district federal judge james ware confirmed after a nomination by president bush in 1990 and withdrew a second nomination to the circuit of appeals after nomination by president bill clinton. we asked him today how deeply the fbi digs into a nominee's past. the answer, going way back, sometimes including childhood friends. >> i can't remember the number. somewhere in the order of 10 to 20 people. they interview those people and ask them to give the names of others who might know you and they interview those people so that they get a thorough background. >> if those people know people?

>> they'll ask them. >> i have a 7-year-old. she's defining herself right now. we all define ourselves throughout our lives as to who we are. there is no reason to ignore any part of our background when it comes to examining whether or not we're fit for office. >> and as to charges from the republican party that these new accusations against judge kavanaugh are political, this defines us. >> this is how the system operates. people say we're coming up to a constitutional crisis. i choose not to use those words. this is how the constitution works. >> interesting distinction. we asked about the word politics appearing in these discussions. he says, the bored politics is a -- word politics is a description, not an indictment. all that's going, it's proof that the system is working. in contra costa county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. wayne, thank you. for more on the kavanaugh

kie nd think tt dr.l nl in i rtainly don't inside io but i think she's probably going to test the temperature of how she's being treated up to the actual testimony that she's going to be giving. because in truth, if all this is is a charade to once again do what they did with anita hill, which is basically give each party the opportunity to speak and then move forward with their vote, then they haven't done an investigation and they have no intentions of doing anything but going through the motions, so to speak. >> how would you avoid something other than a he said/she said scenario trying to recall something from 36 years ago without going through a prolonged investigation. perhaps by the fbi that the president and brett kavanaugh clearly do not want. >> clearly. but this isn't just sexual

harassment. this is an attempted rape. it is a very grievous crime. and so if trere peoe w were at that party, they should be interviewed. there should be a serio investigation into this claim. the he said/she said really doesn't carry a lot of water. the national sexual violence resource center has done an exhaustive study of all the studies that have been done. they have found that anywhere between two to 8% of those who file claims are not telling the truth. over 90% of those who come forward are telling the truth. in this case, professor ford has nothing, absolutely nothing to gain from coming forward. certainly brett kavanaugh has a lifetime appointment to the supreme court to deny everything that might have happened. >> mark judge is a friend of kavanaugh's who ford claimed witnessed the assault. said today one that he did not

remember anything and two, that he did not want to testify. do you feel he should be compelled to testify even if it's as simple as saying i don't remember anything. >> what's important here is that he's changed his story. that -- >> how so? >> earlier, he's absolutely not. brett kavanaugh earlier said he was never at that house. so there's already, i think, growing questions that are being raised and i would think that if there was a serious effort to make sure that this was not, in fact, a legitimate allegation that there should be a legitimate investigation. that's not what's happening. he should be subpoenaed to come testify. >> congresswoman, always a pleasure to see you. thank you for dropping in. jackie spear. thank you, larry. the "washington post" has been at the forefront of reporting on the accusations against kavanaugh. one of the articles today argues this is not a case of he said

said/she said. aaron blake talked with kristen sze with that part of our coverage. >> thanks for joining us. you write this is not a case of he said she said. >> you do have evidence in a way. there are claims that are made. prior statements that are made. in this case it's christine blasey ford talking about a similar incident six years ago. in the case of brett kavanaugh, we have a new denial in which he says that he doesn't remember being at a >> what's the biggest i inconsistency that she would have o overcome? >> in the therapist note from six years ago. the therapist describes dr. ford as having said the room. dr. ford now says there were only two boys in the room, including kavanaugh. >> are you saying that ford's claims do not actually have to be proven before kavanaugh's chances are tanked? >> that's right.

this does not need to be a legal standard of proof here. all the democrats need to do and all ms. ford needs to do is convince enough senators that this is likely enough to have occurred, that it gives them pause about giving this man a lifetime appointment. >> realistically, politically, is there still time for the white house to put forth another nominee before the midterms? >> it's a really good question. there is time to get that done. they wouldn't necessarily have the vote before the midterm elections. it would probably be shortly after the midterms when they're in the lame duck session. >> that was kristen sze. if you want to read his article in the post, we have a link to it at abc7news.com. you can go to abc7news.com/take action to find a curated list of resource toss help you find your ally to deal with a wide range of issues, including harassment. a new electric car unveiled

with another company jumping into the game. but are these e-cars too expensive? the new effort to make them affordable for the rest of us. in the wake of viral stories like -- it might make selling goods on the sidewalk easier in california. i'm meteorologist drew tuma, a gorgeous day out there. i'm tracking much warmer air moving in the next 48

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our volume from electric vehicles by 2025. >> >> reporter: deposits being taken now. >> we want to make sure everyone can access electric cars, regardless of race, income, zip code. we want everyone to benefit. >> reporter: they've been out of reach for most low income residents. two bills signed into law by governor brown will hopefully start to change that. one would create outreach to increase awareness and prioritizing rebate payments. >> we need to make sure if you're targeting latino communities, you're using spanish language radio. that's a trusted medium. >> it's a research and policy development nonprofit in oakland. they helped craft the second bill, which includes, among other things, more rebates for low-income residents who scrap old polluting cars. that has been i t

grtelos area. ilth we time. in the meantime, scott maura, he says there are other ways to put the concept of green energy in low-income communities. >> even a model for which they can use mobility as a service affordably in a way that decash niezs transport. >> sharing? >> exactly. sharing. >> california agreed already to provide assistance to car-sharing programs in these communities. >> reporter: now, another part of that bill, of course, charging station, the bill includes installing charging stations in apartment buildings, in low-income communities. larry, you mentioned or asked if i had gone for a spin. you know they wouldn't trust me behind the wheel. what are you thinking? lyanne melendez, abc 7 news.

>> they're too afraid. >> they're probably wise. tesla stock ended down nrl10 ae alto-based electric car maker is under criminal investigation. it relates to that tweet from elon musk saying funding was secure to take it private. it was not lined up and musk abandoned the idea. tesla is also under investigation by the securities and exchange commission. governor brown signed a bill into law today that lets cities and counties establish permit programs for vendors and limits when they can be criminally prosecuted. sidewalk vendors can be required to hold business licenses and pay taxes under the law. southern california state senator ricardo latta authored the bill in response to vendors being arrested or harassed. you might remember this video of a woman call police on a girl selling water in san francisco. that sparked outrage nationwide.

let's turn our attention to the forecast. drew tuma in for spencer christian. follow twitter, he's all over italy having a grand time. we're working. >> warm weather -- that's going to come to end out the week. summer officially ends on saturday if you can believe that. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you cloud cover along the coast. the picture outside will confirm that from emeryville. on the horizon across san francisco, we have that thought. but later on tonight, what's going to happen, we'll see that cloud cover actually clear out. we'll have mainly clear skies across the region heading into our wednesday. right now, temperaturewise, 58 in san francisco with the cloud cover. it is cool in the city. at 72 in san jose. 76 in napa. we look off to the south and to the west and much warmer air is just sitting there. 70s and 80s, even 90s on the board. we're going to get a taste of this air moving in over the next

couple of days. temperatures will actually go above average for this time of the year. >> mainly clear night. see the cloud cover slowly clear out of here as we approach midnight. upper 40s to mid-50s as starting temperatures on your wednesday. look at this. it's going to be a sun-filled day from start to finish. that sun very effective at warming us up pretty quickly. we're calling it a warm afternoon. 70s and 80s will be widespread. inland, close to 90 degrees tomorrow afternoon. in the south bay, 80 degrees. it will be warm tomorrow. that's where we should be this time of year. 79 for santa clara. menlo park, 77. about 60 for pacifica. downtown san francisco, upper 60s. lot of sunshine. no morning cloud cover to deal with on your wednesday. 63 for daly city. the north bay, it will be sunny.

82 for sonoma. 81 for san rafael. mild tomorrow, 73 the high in oakland. about 75 in fremont. 76 in hercules and tomorrow inland, we're going to gain about 10 degrees from where we are right now. into the 80s. 88 in brentwood. 85 for livermore. but the winds that will bring us this warmer air will also increase our fire danger in the north bay. so starting tomorrow night a fire weather watch will be in effect. we'll have the gusty northerly winds, gusting as high as 35 miles an hour. combine that with low humidity. fires can easily start and spread under those conditions. be very vigilant in the north bay the next couple of days. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. much warmer tomorrow. numbers go higher on thursday. thursday, into the 90s. our warmest spots, 80s around the bay. we'll fluctuate a little bit. another warming trend could get under way. >> bring it on. >> i want the warmth.

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marvel trailer on our website, abc7news.com. by the way, disney is the parent company of abc 7 and the film premieres in theaters march 2019. i'm jessica castro, abc 7 news. a former sesame street writer confirmed what fans suspected for years. bert and ernie are a couple. mark salts man told the lgbt lifestyle website that when writing bert and ernie, he always felt they were a gay couple. he said he didn't have any other way to contextualize them. the sketches would reflect the dynamic in his own same sex relationship. sesame street denied the claims. the program says bert and ernie are best friends and that as puppets, they don't have a sexual orientation. coming up, plea to residents of north carolina in the aftermath of hurricane florence. >> we're not out of the woods yet. the warning as floodwaters continue to rise. plus, mcdonald's w

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captors is set to be released tomorrow. utah prison officials say they miscalculated the time she was supposed to serve. they kidnapped her. mitchell is serving a life sentence. north carolina's governor is pleading with residents to please remain in shelters until flooding recedes. as many as 10,000 people had to be evacuated because of hurricane florence in the waters you see here. marci gonzalez live in wilmington with the latest. marci? >> reporter: larry, people have come by the distribution center all day long loading up on the essentials knowing that in some places this disaster is far from over. >> the devastating flooding covering entire communities. water in some places receding while in others relentlessly rising. that was the cape fear river on sunday. this is it today. >> we're not out of the woods

yet. want to impress on who is within a mile radius of the river, the worst is yet to come. >> at least four other rivers at record flooding levels. >> this is a main highway. >> overtaking more than a thousand roadways in north carolina alone. >> roads remain dangerous and new road closings are still happening. >> rescues still happening, too. more than 4,000 people pulled to safety so far. this family, including a pregnant mother and her children, saved from neck-high water. >> come to my voice. >> rescue teams out on boats checking on others who are still stranded. >> this woman's home an island. yet, she refuses to leave. >> her life in jeopardy by her staying there. >> others who emotionally evacuated coastal towns ahead of florence. >> it hit me. i shed a few tears. >> finally returning home. >> oh, my god. >> dry as a bone.

>> relief for some. but an ongoing hardship for others. president trump plans to see some of this devastation firsthand when he visits these hard hit communities tomorrow. live in wilmington, north carolina, marci gonzalez, abc 7 news. marci, thank you so much for that update. and abc owned stations across the country are supporting relief efforts for florence. you're actually taking a live look, which is why the camera is moving around. this is kabc. taking a phone bank to raise money for storm victims in the carolinas. call the number on your screen for the american red cross. 800-red cross. 800-733-2767. you can text florence to 90999. the state remembered a sacramento sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty yesterday. the flags were flown at half-staff at the capital to

remember mark stas yuck. he was responding to a disturbance call at a pep boys in sacramento. the suspect identified as 38-year-old anton moore opened fire as soon as deputies arrived. he was killed in the exchange. moore was shot and arrested. a bystander was also shot. he's in stable condition. an orange county doctor who once appeared on a reality tv dating show is free on bail after being accused of drugging and sexually assaulting two women. prosecutors claim that twice in 2016, orthopedic surgeon gran done robe show and a female accomplice took an intoxicated wambach to his apartment where they drugged the victims and sexually assaulted them. there's hundreds of videos and images on his phone of other women who may be vic tils of the pair. >> there are several videos where the women in the videos appear to be highly intoxicated, beyond the ability to consent or

resist. and they're barely responsive to the defendant's sexual advances. >> both robe show and this woman of brae has been charged including by rape -- he appeared on a bravo tv show called online dating rituals of the american male. an episode titled three's crowd. a walkout over widespread sexual harassment at mcdonald's. in san francisco, a crowd rallied on mission street. they're demanding the company take action on complaints of workers being groped, propositioned and forced to endure lewd comments. >> this is the time that with the me too movement that people can speak up and talk about their experiences and being believed. in the past, people were ignored. even now people are ignored. they're retaliated against.

>> this strike comes four months after a group of mcdonald's employeeed aom wh the equal opportunity commission or equal employment opportunity commission claiming they were sexually harassed on the job. doctors beyond our borders. the reason that dozens of surgeons from around the world are in san francisco right now. i'm meteorologist drew

san francisco is showing what a world class city it is in the medical world. >> they're teaching doctors from low and middle income areas to save arms and legs. >> we got a glimpse inside the clinic. >> doctors from haiti, kenya and malaysia. at home they're dealing with patients that have broken limbs more than you think. >> burden of disease is more than hiv, tb and malaria combined. it's an area that needs to be addressed and needs to be addressed smartly. >> it's a serious global health crisis. ucsf decided it wants to help. >> we do things here in san francisco and ucsf that aren't done elsewhere in the country. >> the institute for global

orthopedics and traumatology or eye got hosted a clinic for doctors from 23 countries. one doctor told me what he is learning here will make the difference in saving a limb or maybe even a life. >> the institute and the discourse, the sharing, a lot of the knowledge for the trauma, therefore, our people are great fortunate to have care. >> this is paid for through grants and donations and according to these doctors, this is the only hospital in the country hosting such a training session. >> we can pull it off here because we have the heart or we have the people that are willing to do things differently. >> this is the ninth annual clinic. doctors say they get a tremendous response from it attendees who want to come back. they want to share the knowledge. amy hollyfield. the u.s. preventative

services tax force suggest doctors offer behavioral interventions, diet changes, counseling and more exercise. the centers for disease control defines it as a body mass index of 30 or higher. in the u.s., 35% of men and 40% of women are considered obese. we're looking at live doppler 7. we have cloud cover out there now. the cloud cover wiped away over the next 12 hours leading to mainly clear skies. plenty of stars out there. upper 40s to the mid-50s. it will fall to as we get you into wednesday. now, wednesday will feel much warmer than we have been the past couple of days. our warmest spots inland, well into the 80s. even in the bay shoreline. lots of sunshine. a lot of 70s on the board. even warmer air is set to arrive on thursday. the september heat by thursday

afternoon, awaken the coast. livermore, well into the 90s. even along the bay shoreline. above average in the 70s. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows you getting rid of that cloud cover. much warmer with sunshine. our warmest day will be on thursday. even friday. we're mild saturday evening. another warming trend looks to begin the middle part of next week. all right? >> ready for fall. >> you are ready? >> no. >> you're not ready. >> he was not ready a minute ago. >> i've learned i can never please larry with the weather. he doesn't like anything i give him. >> thanks, welcome to my life. i do like coyotes, but not when they're out in the street. that's where they are now. in san francisco, in some places anyway, a coyote was spotted near lafayette park in pacific heights. kim objection en berg took these

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♪ the beat goes on. china responding to new tariffs by the trump administration with a new set of taxes of its own. $200 billion worth of chinese goods. beijing plans to levy tariffs of $60 billion worth of u.s. goods sent to china starting next monday. the same day the u.s. tariffs are set to begin. more than 5200 products will be affected. tariffs are a huge issue facing companies including apple. >> robin roberts sat down and skused their impacts and the latest cost of the new iphone.

matt keller has the story. >> apple is synonymous with success. it's the first u.s. company valued at $1 trillion. its products, like the iphone and apple watch are hugely popular. what did gma's robin roberts ask him cook about. money. >> are you afraid that a group of people are being priced out? >> well, we want to make an iphone for everyone. that's always been our objective. we've got several iphones in the line. they go down to materially lower. >> apple unveiled the most advanced and most expensive iphone last week. the 10s max has a $1,099 phone. it effectively replaced your camera and music and video players. >> the way most people pay for these is do a deal with their carrier and pay so much per month. so if you look at even the phone priced over $1,000. most pay about $30 a month for

it. it's about a $1 a day. >> could the prices go up higher with the looming trade war with chtration announced exemptions to the 10% tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese imports, including certain apple products. cook says the iphone is assembled in china but parts come from everywhere, including the united states. he's hopeful for a resolution. >> i'm optimistic because trade is it's not a zero sum game. you and i can trade something and both win. so i'm optimistic that the two countries will sort this out. >> cook said they have a tremendous responsibility to the u.s. and will be investing $350 billion in the country over the next five years. in cupertino, matt keller, abc 7 news. among other things, apple wants to manage the time you spend on your phone. the next generation of operating system is now out. it will show you how often you pick up your phone, how many notifications you receive. how much time you spend using

various apps. there's also a new tool to control how long your kids spend on these devices. google, by the way, is testing similar screen time controls on its pixel branded android phones. >> that could be eye-opening. facebook is being accused of violating state and federal discrimination laws by excluding women from job ads. the aclu and communications workers of america filed a complaint with the equal employment oppisst fk tenth employers. the complaint filed on behalf of three women claims ad filtering kept women from seeing job postings in male dominated fields, including construction and software. one bay area lawmaker called the allegations serious. >> i remember only too well when a want ad sections, which was what we used to use to get a job were oriented towards men wanted versus women wanted. and you know, that was stopped and legitimately stopped. i can basically do any job i'm

qualified for. >> facebook says there's no place for discrimination and looks forward to defending its practices. the california department of insurance suing advi oifr what it says is the largest health insurance fraud case in its history. >> michael finney is here with more on this. michael? >> hugh mer a. the lawsuit alleges the company paid nurses to act as ambassadors and go to patients' homes. there, they would tag the drug hugh mer a and downplaying risks. officials say they gave health care providers cash trips and other gift as incentive to prescribe the drug. private insurers allegedly paid out more than $1 billion in pharmacy claims for humeera. in a long running dispute involving america's two largest credit card companies. visa and master card. several large banks agreed to pay $6.2 billion to settle part

of a lawsuit brought by merchants over fees on credit card transactions. the group of 19 merchants and trade groups accused the credit card giants of conspiring. the fixed fees charged to stores for handling credit card payments. visa will take the biggest hit paying $4 billion. united airlines is changing its boarding process in the hopes of improving customer service. okay. listen up, larry. >> this is a photo from the airline showing what its new signs look like. instead of boarding through five different lines, united will have just two lines. groups one and two will line up together and all other passengers, listen to this, will be asked to stay seated until they're called to line up. that's going to happen. united says improvements will give customers added space and more time to relax. i'm sure. three and four going to sit down. >> be patient. >> i feel more relaxed knowing it's going to happen soon on

united. >> thank you, a controversial p for bullying has people in a small texas town saying a mother went too far. she forced her son to wear this shirt to his fifth grade school because he wouldn't respond to other types of discipline. he was calling other boys names and wanted him to know how it felt. the punishment was controversial, but the mother says she spoke with her son's counselors and teachers and they supported her decision. >> all were 100% on board. they understood why i was doing it. and for my son, this is what works. >> the mother says her son has learned his lesson and already has been treating his sisters and family better. >> sometimes got to go with tough love approach. stanford researchers introducing a the polite pedro bot. jack robot. two by the way. he's going to debut on thursday to the public. he is kind of cute.

this is a picture of the newest marching program. closer to humans, the goal is to develop a robot that doesn't navigate the robot. it's aware of surroundings and human interactions. the previous version had no face. this one has arms. look at him. he's on the tour. >> a doral. >> he's dressed adore bli. he's got arms and facial expressions to help communicate with people. >> takes over. >> until we're enslaved by them. police training in action. the new simulator to train officers. it's so realistic, officers say it's like being on the street. thanks, larry and ama. the history unfolding in washington and how a local high school is using it as a teachable moem. >> plus -- >> house was unlivable. >> make sure your airbnb is what

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classes. >> it's so realistic, recruits and officers say it's like being on the street. got a firsthand hands look at it. active shooters in the courthouse. several people shot, including a sheriff's deputy. a gunman uses a hostage as a shield. one of 200 role play scenarios san francisco police are using in their new virtual training simulator. scenarios that require split-second decisions. >> we just really deter from excessive force and also deter from not using enough force. so there's a happy medium that we're looking for. >> the old simulator had one large screen in front. 300-degree virtual world. ambient noise blares out from six speakers. >> so i can do a courthouse scenario or school shooting where i have a constant bell in the back. i have cell phones going off. i have kids screaming. >> i didn't have that in the old

one. >> now it's my turn to try the simulator. >> it's made for you. >> i'm having a hard time getting the gun out of the holster. >> basically hit that button. pull it back. there's a button right there. see it. >> perfect. this scenario, a homeowner is upset that his neighbor is in his house. his daughter calls 911. >> police department, are you inside? >> we go inside the house. there's a man in a wheelchair with a gun. >> i fired off five rounds. all of them hit the suspect. >> i would ask you what did you see, what did you do, why did you do it? >> i didn't realize it fired five shots. my reaction time and stress factored into my response. i tried it again. i had trouble getting my gun out of my holster and when i did i shot him after he threw down his weapon. not good. one important thing you learn here, critical incidents can escalate in a nanosecond. also critical.

your training. >> vic lee, abc 7 news. wow. >> interesting. deaf niftly. simulator being used by more than 200 police departments across the nation. thanks for joining us. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. it's a bitter pill to swallow. we have the right to do it. >> he is this man. a convicted kidnapper planning to act as his own lawyer and grill the woman he's accused of raping. >> the stakes are so much higher. there's more opportunity to weapon eyes this. local advocates and politicians on the national debate over a supreme court nominee and what may have happened in the past. as history unfolds in washington, a local high school sees a teachable moment. >> in the south bay, old and new are on a collision course. the need for housing is right in the middle. live where you live. really makes it uncomfortable at

a preliminary hearing. >> an abc 7 news legal analyst on what could become a nightmare for a woman who has been through a lot. a man accused of rape is getting ready to question his victim. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. the gone girl kidnapping that police initially called a hoax. >> melanie woodrow has the story. >> denise hoskins will come face to face with mueller again. he's representing himself. two counts of forcible rape, robbery, burglary and false imprisonment. in connection with the 2015 vallejo kidnapping. when huskins and her fiance take the stand during the preliminary hearing, muller will cross-examine them. saah san low county chief district attorney -- >> we're preparing as if the victims will be testifying. >> proposition 115 protects

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