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new developments with the nomination of brett kavanaugh as the fbi investigation gets rolling into allegations of sexual misconduct. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm dion lim. as the fbi conducts its investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against kavanaugh, one of his yale classmates is coming forward. the classmate describes kavanaugh as a frequent drinker and a heavy drinker. this goes against how the judge described his habits when testifying. the same classmate said kavanaugh was often belligerent. as for the investigation deborah ramirez has been interviewed by agents. she is the second woman to have accused the supreme court nominee of assault. some are concerned about the narrow scope of the investigation. ramirez is one of just four people who the white house and

senate republicans have asked the fbi tainterview. also on the interview list mark judge and p.j. smith, high school friends of kavanaugh. leland keser, a high school friend of christine blasey ford. one local congresswoman is raising some serious concerns about the investigation and the deadline. cornell bernard with her reaction and why diane feinstein could find herself under investigation as well. >> now the question becomes is this going to become an investigation or is this another fig leaf. >> congresswoman jackie spear was there when christine blasey ford testified thursday about her sexual assault allegation against supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. >> i am here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. >> reporter: spear hopes the fbi investigation now looking into blasey ford's claims uncovers new information, but she has doubts. >> the accuser here, dr. christine blasey ford, hasn't been approached by the fbi yet.

so what does that tell us? >> reporter: spear wants to see judge kavanaugh submit to a lie detector test like dr. ford took over the summer. >> it is not believable that judge kavanaugh did this. >> reporter: congresswoman national committee woman says the fbi has already conducted six background checks on kavanaugh. she believes there's not enough information from blasey ford's testimony to find anything new. >> i think it's a disgrace. i hope we can move forward from this. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham is vowing to investigate senator feinstein's office how dr. blasey ford's confidential letter was leaked. >> i'm going to call for an investigation of what happened to this committee, who betrayed dr. ford's trust, who in feinstein's office recommended katz as a lawyer. >> reporter: meantime the legal team has said it's reached out

to the fbi and waiting for a response. >> there are new developments on this supreme court nomination every hour. developing news out of sacramento, california has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to have women on their board of directors. the governor signed the law today which means california businesses will have to have at least one woman on the board by the end of next year. in july of 2021 the number goes up to two if the board has five members, three if they have six or more. companies that fail to comply will face fines starting at $100,000. governor jerry brown also signed into law today strict net neutrality protections. but within just hours the trump administration announced its suing. abc reporter lillian kim joins us live in the newsroom with this story. >> reporter: the governor was

facing a midnight deadline. and now he's signed it into law the scene is set for a high stakes showdown between california and the trump administration. california has been one of the key figures of the trump resistance, and now another issue the state as taken on. net neutrality. governor jerry brown signed the bill into law which has full and open access to internet. it was in direct response to the fcc's decision to repeal obama era net neutrality rules. the new law would prevent companies from blocking or slowing internet traffic and charging for some websites while being denied access to others. arguing the federal government not states has exclusive power to write the rules governing the web. >> it's not surprising that they're suing. these guys are completely in the

pocket of the big corporations. they don't care about democracy or about access to the internet. >> california is now one of four states that have passed their own net neutrality laws. tara is a consultant that works with companies who support them. >> we understand there'll be a long process in front of us to help manage that legislation on a national basis, but this is part of the due process we need to go through in this country. >> reporter: in addition to the justice department, telecom companies are expected to file their own lawsuits. lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> lillian, thanksgivings. now, the governor vetoed legislation that would have allowed san francisco to open supervisored safe injection sites. he said, quote, enabling illegal and destructive drug use will never work. san francisco could still go ahad head and open a site but it would violate state and federal law. now, a bill the governor did sign allows b.a.r.t. to build

housing and shops at open state parking shops. it lets it zone its properties and limits the city's ability to interfere. we do have a list of what's being signed and vetoed on our website, abc7news.com. crews began work to repair the cracked steel beams today at the transit center. workers first step was to stabilize the $2.2 billion transit building after material arrived yesterday. fremont street remains blocked off between mission and howard, and buses are still running from the temporary terminal down the street. the closures are expected to last throughout theeeen ar o the bayast couple of days and much more could arrive. when the first storm of the season will arrive. >> we're going to start to see signs of it early tomorrow morning as you said. and right now we are seeing

moisture ahead of that storm. so far most of this is evaporating as it reaches the ground, but there have been a few reports of sprinkles. the air has been so dry at lower levels that so far it hasn't reached. first storm of the season is on the way, and that storm is headed in our direction. do expect a few light showers to develop tomorrow evening in the north bay. 7:30, it's still in the north bay. it's going to take a few hours before it starts to shift. 10:00 p.m. the focus is still to the north, and then it'll start to make its shift on tuesday. on our storm impact scale we're giving it a light level one system, isolated higher totals and there is a slight chance of thunder. hour by hour time line for your tuesday is coming up. dion? >> really do need that rain, sandhya. thanks. well, the blue angels are on their way as san francisco prepares for its annual fleet week. kate larson joins us live along the embarcadero to explain what

sets san francisco's fleet week apart. kate? >> reporter: dion, this ship just arrived here today and there will be all sorts of navy ships just like this in the bay this week. of course when we think of fleet week we think of the blue angels, these large and impressive ships. but there's also a lot of planning that goes into this week meant to keep you safe. every year the blue angels fly into town. ships pass through our golden gate and sailors file down city streets. which means it must be october and the start of fleet week. but the humvees, ships and planes are not just for show. he emergency management which holds exercises with the police and fire departments along with the military to prepare for a potential disaster. on sunday this navy landing

craft utility boat simulated a landing on pier 50 as if there were a catastrophic earthquake in san francisco. >> we really feel like this is preparing san francisco and making us a much more resilient city. >> reporter: but fleet week is also about family. >> we drived here just to see our son. >> reporter: wearing a hat with the name of his son's ship, family waited outside pier 32. hours passed and crews of sailors made their way from the ship to the embarcadero until a familiar smile was met with open arms. >> you get to see family, you get to spend time with them, tour around san francisco again. i haven't been home in almost two years, three years. missed them so much, i love them so much. >> reporter: and back out here live, you can see soldiers

guarding the ship tonight. fleet week festivities officially start tomorrow and end october 8th. you can tour ships, visit special exhibits. there's even free concerts. so we have that information on our website abc7news.com. also if you'd like to get information about fleet week, you can text fleet week one word to 777. >> looking forward to it, kate. thank you. still ahead on abc 7 news 11:00, this is no ordinary music festival. how the north bay is coming together to remember the heroes from last years wildfires. and it's called the south bay home for decades. dengew o o isld nation reels fr a

we are approaching the anniversary of the disaster that took lives, shattered dreams but also defied the resilience of many of our neighbors. today santa rosa held a celebration honoring those who ran towards the flames to save lives during last year's wildfires. >> thanks for being here, guys. an awesome community. first responders, you are my heroes. >> a first responder echoed the words shared by that musician. >> if it weren't for these first responders it would have been unquestionably a much more horrible situation. >> reporter: jeff and his family lost their home in coffey park. >> i basically saw charcoal size embers falling in the streets and that's when i got out of there. >> reporter: and when residents like him escaped the fire, firefighters rushed in to battle it in. you're looking at video by berkeley firefighters when they rushed to it scene last october.

t-shirts hanging on clothe lines represent all the public service agencies that left home to serve in the north bay. >> it was just a very difficult night to understand the magnitude that was coming into our community. the firefighters did an absolute wonderful job under an insurmountable fire. >> reporter: north bay heroes relied on the news talk station for vital information during the disaster. it's now one of many sonoma county organizations looking to keep serving its neighbors. >> there's so much to do in rebuilding, and there's so much to do to take care of the mental health of this community at this year anniversary mark. >> reporter: and while many look back santa rosa's fire chief urges everyone it's critical to look forward because disaster can strike at any time. >> we live in a beautiful area, so we don't think of disaster a

whole lot. we're prone for an earthquake, so we just need to be prepared to take care of ourselves and our neighbors. >> be sure to look for more stories on abc 7 in the coming days as the anniversary of the north bay wildfire approaches. we'll be posting them all on our website, abc7news.com. shifting gears now in the south bay, one of the last landmarks of silicon valley's agricultural area has this was the last day of business for c.j. olesons cherry stand. they first opened in 1932. the family business dates all the way back to 1899. it isn't high rent or a land deal forcing the store to shutdown. the owner says it's competition and because they can't find enough workers to sort the fruit. well, the university of san francisco broke ground today on a new residence hall for students. usf provided these images to abc

7. the new dorm will house about 600 students in 150 suites. it's located on usf's loan mountain campus. it's also expanding a nearby dining hall to seat 300 people. both projects should be finished in 2020. close to 1,500 people laced up their sneakers for the susan b. coleman's race for the cure today. >> i don't have my running shoes on. >> i'm very impressed by her video and running skills. she got in on the action at least for a little while. race for it cures across the country raise millions of dollars each year to help find a cure for f the run decked out in bright pink and cheering from the side lines. >> it's great to stand up for my aunt. myt had years ago, so this is my first

time running. >> i love the enthusiasm. this year's mission is to reduce the number of deaths by 2026. it was a good weekend of food and music. abc 7 news was at a 23rd annual st. nicholas church middle eastern food festival. more than 5,000 people attended the two. day event. and i even had a chance to sample a huge spread of middle eastern cuisine including this. it's a warm cheese desert. i may have taken one or two home with me. all right, certainly great weather out there for a festival or really anything you wanted to do outdoors today. but we are expecting some rain. for more on the time line let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. >> hi there, dion. and the few showers we had in the north bay this morning, just a teaser of what's to come.

live doppler 7 right now showing you a lot of clouds. all that green is not reaching the ground, and most of it is evaporating, but there is a little batch of moisture. looks like a few sprinkles reaching maybe marshal beach boulevard, around marshal area. don't be surprised if you see a few drops tonight, it's not a big deal. that's just moisture ahead of this storm. from our rooftop camera there's barely a breeze there. mountain view, san jose, all in the 60s still. the clouds definitely holding up those temperatures. morgan hill, 61 degrees. as you get going tomorrow morning it might feel a bit on the humid side. right now dew points are up there. 67 in concord. one other live picture from our san jose camera looking towards the shark tank, and mostly cloudy, mild, with a few spri

sprinkles overnight tonight. widespread rain for everyone on tuesday. sun comes up at 7:05. temperatures will be in the 50s as we head into the noontime hour, mostly cloudy. clouds thicken later in the afternoon, and there is a chance for some rain in the north bay at 7:00 p.m. but you really will have to wait. you'll see the hour by hour time line in just a moment. clouds in the bay area tomorrow morning. a few patches of dense fog can't be ruled out especially for the north bay for the commute. tomorrow afternoon another mild one. today was actually a bit warmer than yesterday. 73 oakland, 75 santa rosa, 68 in san francisco, and 66 in half moon bay. storm impact scale comes in for tuesday. it's a light level 1 system. light to moderate rain expected. most areas about a tenth to 0.6 of an inch. a slight possibility of rain on

tuesday. 9:30 that's where that moisture is heading tomorrow night. 11:00 p.m., it's still there. and then it starts to slide in the overnight hours. 4:00 a.m. you start to see san francisco, the san mateo coast between 4:00 and 8:00 a.m. getting that shower activity. 7:00 a.m. tuesday your commute will be impacted. and then as we head towards the noontime hour, scattered showers are expected. really to become more isolated in nature for the evening rush and even beyond that to 8:00 p.m. accuweather seven-day forecast showers in the north bay late at night. a level 1 system for your tuesday. it's the first fall storm of the season bringing any rainfall here, a slight chance wednesday morning before we go dry. and milder late in the week going into the weekend. so dion, big changes are ahead. >> hey, we were just talking about the tree pollen really

causing some problems for allergies. >> absolutely. this will help to get rid of some of the pollen. it's good from a fire danger perspective since we're in the peak right now. well, this famous flag that took a beating

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the storm torn american flag that weathered hurricane florence was auctioned off at charity tonight. kevin as it was nicknamed was flying at an old u.s. coast guard lighthouse. when that storm moved in it was live streamed to thousands. it was sold for more than 10,000 with money going towards hurricane florence relief. glad to see people banned together even for something so tattered and torn.

we had some good contests in the nfl today, especially for both local teams. the 49ers were considered underdogs and nearly got the rogue win. and an undrafted rookie making an nfl debut gave the raiders nation a season ot.

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the raiders struggle in the second half of games to start the season has been a source of frustration. the raiders scored a combined three points. that's three points total in the fourth quarters through their first three games. today that changed. oakland hosting the browns. marshawn lynch's reaction tells you all you need t know. derek carr for a first touch down for the season. oakland goes ahead. carr threw three of his four touch downs in the fourth

quarter today. than one for 19 yards puts the raiders up by 3. the browns went ahead on a touch down, and then extended their lead thanks to rookie nick chug. this is his second score of the game from 40 yards out. 33 seconds left, carr for cook's second touch down of the game. the two point conversion was good, so the game was tie at 42 at the end of regulation, and then at ot matt mccain who missed two field goals earlier who kicked the game winner in his nfl debut. that was from 29 yards out. raiders get their first win of the season. >> feels like my first win in a 100 years. it's just great to be back. i thank our fans for hanging in there with us, to get that field goal with that backup snapper, never been so nervous on a

29-yard field goal in my life. >> i think god's made a decision, whether to back down or keep fighting. >> i looked at god and said just fight, however this turns out just fight. whether we throw three more picks or win this game, i promise you i'm going to fight. >> the 49ers and the los angeles chargers picked off philip rivers. chargers scored on five consecutive drives. and third quarter rivers found melvin gordon to put l.a. up 23-17. c.j. made his first start since november of last season. he through for 298 yards and two touch downs. including this, a career long for the tith end. the niners trail by just two at this point. san francisco took the lead thanks to this run by beathard. that led to a field goal, but he

also took a huge hit in the process. he got the wind knocked out of him. that time he's picked off the second time in the game. 49ers drop with a 29-27 loss. >> we got our guys in the locker room, and our guys aren't going to fold. we're disappointed we came up short and disappointed we didn't get the win. >> we just lost the game, so doesn't feel good right now. just got to get back to work and watch the tape and correct things on all sides of it ball and try to fix those for next week. >> this abc 7 sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. coming up in the next half-hour an emotional good-bye to hunter pence. it was a sad die at at&t. but i have a feeling we're going to see him in the future. well, dramatic video of a rescue after a plane crashed and landed in the water and a dire situation in indonesia tonight following a deadly earthquake and

good evening and thanks for staying with us. i'm dion lim. in tonight's headlines landmark legislation signed into law by governor jerry brown today. california has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to have women on their board of directors. companies that fail to comply will face heavy fines. the toughest net neutrality laws in the nation also signed by the governor tonight. it guarantees internet speeds won't slow down or speed up based on pricing.

the trump administration which rolled back net neutrality rules announced it will sue california. and crews worked to repair cracked steel beams. fremont street remains blocked off between mission and howard and those closures will remain throughout the week. buses are still running out of the temporarily terminal down the street. more than 800 people were killed in a magnitude 7.5 earthquake triggered a tsunami. more on the race to rescue survivors buried alive. >> reporter: nature unleashed, an island in ruins, new drone footage revealing home after home flattened. in indonesia an intense search for survivors after friday's deadly 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami were triggered. this woman pulled to safety after being trapped inside a restaurant. more than 800 dead and hundreds more injured. tonight authorities fear the death toll could drastically

rise as they pick through the debris. most of the rose cue and recovery efforts focusing on the city of palu where an untold number remain trapped under collapsed buildings. one story emerging. authorities say a 21-year-old air-traffic controller stayed in the tower just as the earthquake struck ensuring one last flight could take off safely. a spokesman for air navigation indonesia said the decision cost him his life but potentially saved hundreds of others. today indonesia's president telling survivors heavy equipment is on the way to recover more victims. several coastal towns remain cut off by damaged roads, bridges and downed communication lines. indonesia sits on the notorious ring of fire. the pacific area of major tectonic activity. so no stranger to earthquakes. this one, though, looks very bad indeed.

nbc news, tokyo. >> newly released video shows u.s. navy sailors rushing to save people from a crashed plane off the coast of micronesia. several boats pulled up to the windows of the 737, some already under water. navy divers waded onto the wings searching inside the plane as it continued to sink. officials say the flight to a micronesian island towards guam came short friday crashing into a lagoon. seven of the 35 people onboard were taken to a hospital. one person may still be unaccounted for. events have already begun to honor the 58 people who died during the las vegas mass shooting. a candlelit vigil was held this evening after a memorial of crosses were placed for each and every victim. last year on the night of october 1st 64-year-old steven paddock opened fired. he later shot and killed himself. friends and family for the first time described the pain and the

comfort they felt. >> it helps just confronting the fear. >> i felt that we really needed it as part of our healing. >> i just broke down. it seemed like a lot was just lifted. >> many events tomorrow will also honor police and first respo responders. a motive for the shooting was never discovered. canada has signed an agreement that will preserve nafta. it came just ahead of a midnight deadline. president trump has criticized nafta for years. his administration struck a deal with mexico last month but was unclear what would happen to canada. officials say the deal has a new name, the united states mexico-canada agreement. next on abc 7 news at 11:00, he's taking matters into his own hands. meet the man who is behind a social media account that's targeting committing crimes on san francisco streets. i'm meteorologist sandhya

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a san francisco man has taken to twitter to try to get his neighborhood cleaned up. suspected drug deals, arrests and overdoses, all of the sites he posts about near his south of mission home. they also show a small slice what's happening all across the city. we reached out to it the man after seeing his tweets and abc 7 news reporter wade freeman has the story. >> reporter: high above in an anonymous apartment -- >> it'll just happen. >> reporter: a secretive man who's almost a suvant an predicting a crime or drug deal long before it happens. he's about to watch one now. >> the one at the right st. a regular. >> reporter: patience is virtue for this vigilante. using an iphone attached to

binoculars he documents the tough world beneath his apartment at 8th and mission. it does affect everyone. >> i've had assets taken, i've been assaulted. >> reporter: so now he's putting it on twitter. just this morning sf checked up close on this man. >> he was passed out. >> reporter: before they could arrive watch what happens to the passed out man who becomes a victim. >> he's scanning and he will reach back and take stuff right here. you can see. >> reporter: police would arrest that suspect for theft. they have the video, quote, we have prioritized the area, police told us today. we've increased foot patrols especially in the last couple of months to improve quality of life issues and decrease drug activity. but it remains frustrating. with every tweet he tagged politicians. they have yet to get back. >> we meanted >> reporter: by now he has so

much experience by now he sounds like a play by play. remember this drug dealer? >> there he goes, and he's reaching for the money, and he's going to take it out of his pocket or his mouth. the mouth, bam. >> reporter: all too clearly in broad daylight. now the rest of the story. streets one says he's had enough. he likes to fight but he's tired of the fighting. at the end of the october he's going to move. what is the value of a million dollar view, he asked, when you need to walk through a gutter to get it. wade freeman, aebz 7 news. >> what a great quote, well-done. getting to our weather situation now. sandhya patel in for atr onhe w. >> it's time to find those umbrellas and dust them off. right now moisture getting picked up in the clouds, but

most of that is evaporating. could be a sprinkle or two reaching the ground. low 80s inland, mid to upper 60s along the coastline. also feel mild and a little muggy, too. storm impact scale light to moderate rain. it's a light level one system going to bring anywhere from a tenth to six tenths to most areas. we want to show you just an hour by hour look. 5:00 p.m. tomorrow night, a few sprinkles in the norm bay, and it just sits there until 5:00 a.m. tuesday when it starts to shift across other parts of the bay area. into 8:00 a.m. and then scattered showers follows. so tuesday morning's commute is going to be tough. on the topic of rain tropical storm rosa expected to make landfall with some drenching rain as it makes landfall. and then it weakens and moves over the desert southwest where they're expecting potential for some flooding rain, mud slides. showers tomorrow night in the

north bay, level one system, the first fall system of the season on tuesday. so get ready for that rain. >> get ready for the rain much needed. getting to baseball now, wow, what an eventful day. >> i know. it's perfect the rain it coming later because baseball in the bay area is done for now. the a's wrapped up in anaheim before they head east for their post-season. and the giants team and fans thank one of the most original

major league baseball's season came to a close today, well except for four teams. and davis also became the first player to hit the exact same batting average in four straight

seasons, 247. it's an achievement the consistent hitter called weird. yes, it was, but it's still a record. the a's in anaheim. did not disappoint in this finale. in the second inning hit his career best. the two run shot tied t at 2. then in the sixth inning franklin also a two run shot, gave oakland a 4-2 lead. but in the bottom of the ninth jeffrey had an rbi double and then taylor ward had a 2 run home run so the a's are now onto the post-season. their wild card game against the yankees is wednesday in the bronx. an emotional day for the giants and hunter pence, as the popular outfielder playing what is expected to be his for san francisco. his contract is up. the emotions had to weigh heavy. pence was 0 for 4 with three strike outs, but he wasn't

alone. san francisco had only two hits today. the dodgers had 16. brian doger's only hit was right there. l.a.'s third home run of the game. the dodgers won big, 15-0. after the game the giants presented pence with a scooter. he road it around the stadium before sharing a few words with the fans. >> this season was tough and i'm not going to lie. it was bad. but you know what? you know what's greater than that? the spirit of san francisco giants was never broken. it's not easy when things aren't going right, and that's one of the reasons i'm most proud of these guys right here going through one of the toughest seasons. nobody pointed fingers, nobody put blame. everybody looked to get better, and they deserve a big round of applause. you guys are amazing. >> well, the rockies also won today. nolan arenado hit two home runs against the nationals. he finished with 37 on the

season. david dahl, he also went deep. this was just a blow out. 12-0 colorado. so the rockies and dodgers have to play tomorrow in a one game tiebreaker to determine the winner of nl west. so it is the same situation in the fnl central. the cubs and brewers all tied up. chicago playing st. louis came from behind thanks to a 4 run third. anthony rizzo making it 3-2. then jordan hayward knocked in rizzo. cubs win, and they needed to see the score of the brewers. and the brewers were hosting the tigers. jesus aguilar ends his grounder home run of the season in the

fourth. milwaukee with a big win, 11-0. so the cubs and brewers will also play a tiebreaker tomorrow to decide the nl central. the loser will decide the wild card game. final preseason game for the sharks. second period down 1-0. kevin lebank with a nice pass towards eric carlson. that ties it. san jose was not good the rest of the way. thomas had two shorthanded goals in the game. the games count starting wednesday with a season opener at the tank. lebron james making his laker debut in san diego. he only played 15 minutes but had a nice bounce pass to engram who threw it down. and his only two buckets were three pointers, of course. he finished with nine points, three rebounds and three assists. the lakers lose 124. 107. final day of the ryder cup. europe needed to win fbi of the

12 matches. he goes wild. he beats tiger 2 and 5. phil nicholson and tiger combine to be 4 and 6 this season. ouch. he became the first european player to win all five matches in a single ryder cup. this abc 7 sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. >> all right, that's it for us tonight. thanks so much for watching. have a

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