well, the first storm of the season is causing some big problems. a roof crashed down on a business in the north bay. >> in the east bay, slick roads led to some problems there. like this car that flipped over and almost sank into the lake. the rain isn't over quite yet. more rain is coming. good afternoon. thank you for joining us today. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. the rain and other factors appeared to make the roof collapse at the home goods store in san rafael. no one was injured. had it happened later in the day, it could have been a different story. >> wayne freedman joins us live from north gate mall. wayne? >> good afternoon. behind you. home goods store. not this afternoon. it is a mess inside. >> it is not the kind of failure anyone would expect from the

first significant rain of this season. a roof collapse that could have been much worse it not happened before opening time at this home goods store. >> they're lucky nobody was in there. they had called san rafael fire to report a leak. little did they know of the damage above as shown from drone view 7. what appears to have been a clogged drain turned the flat roof into a seeping lake increasing pressure as the firemen entered, they moved toward the back. >> then it just -- that front section came down. >> sending water, beams and metal into what would have been crowded checkout lanes a couple of hours later. tey noted cracked wood above and issued a red tag. they're awaiting a full report with nothing certain as of this afternoon. >> the rest of the roof is intact at this point. but we're unsure if more will collapse. it's unstable. >> worth noting, the building is separate from north gate mall where thousands of customers shop daily.

this home goods store is extr e extremely popular among shoppers who would never have seen this coming. >> i'm slightly concerned about when their last inspection was. >> worth noting, the san rafael department of building inspections says the structure will remain closed indefinitely until they find a cause. home goods released a statement saying they're a session the damage and this afternoon, the owner of the mall does not anticipate any other closures in any of these other buildings. live in san rafael, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. wayne, thank you. more rain could be on the way. >> let's check in with abc 7 weather anchor spencer christian with the forecast. >> the chances are looking good for more light rain. current conditions, we have lots of clouds lingering. you can see enough moisture in the air we can see light scattered sprinkles today. let's look at the rainfall totals from the current storm

which is winding down. over an inch, nearly an inch and a quarter at santa rosa. 1.1 inches in mill valley. notice outside the north bay, very little rain has been measured. so it's been essentially dry in the south bay and the east bay. another storm coming in tomorrow. another light storm ranking one on the impact scale producing light scattered showers in the afternoon. here's the forecast an mailings or a little bit of -- animation or a little bit of it. patches of moisture and light scattered sprinkles moving through the area at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. it looks like the showers may be winding down as well. but what does the afternoon look like tomorrow? i'll have a clearer picre on that in a few minutes. dan? >> spencer, thanks very much. it's been a week since the sales force transit center shut down and still no word on when it might reopen. it was last tuesday when word came that there were two cracked steel beams and commutes, buses and drivers were evacuated from in and around the center. officials say a fremont street

might reopen to traffic next friday. but it's been a real hassle in the area. melanie woodrow has been following the story. she's live with new details about when we might find out what caused the beams to crack in the first place. >> reporter: dan, we might know the answer to that bit end of october. get out your calendar if you're following along with all of these dates. we know that fremont street will reopen next friday. that's october 12th. it will take about two weeks of test to go determine what caused the cracks. that would bring us to the end of october. we're also hearing today that the rooftop garden here could reopen before bus service resumes. the big question in all of this, when will the sales force transit center reopen. officials say they don't know. >> the price tag for the $2.2 billion salesforce transit center expected to go up by the thousands if not millions once

officials figure out what caused two beams to crack. repairs expected to follow. much like an appliance or cars, they say the building is under warranty. meaning whoever is responsible will ultimately pay for those repairs. >> is this embarrassing for strasan francisco? i'm upset for myself and the agency. >> they've been in play since january of 2016. fireproofing material was ininstalled in june of 2016. t.j. says they know the cracks happened sometime after that. they just don't know when. >> as dire as situation it is, as bad as it is, it's a blessing we were able to catch it. >> the calendar to get the building reopened. these jacks will be replaced by a temporary shoring system to relieve the stress on the cracked beemts. once that's in place, fremont street will be reopened. the goal by next friday. >> at that point in time, we'll be able to take a sample of the

steel girder, take it to the lab and do various tests. >> those tests will take approximately two weeks will help determine what caused the crack. a critical piece of information. not just for curiosity's sake but because the cause dictates the fix. there will be peer reviews both before and after the permanent fix is installed. >> it's of course, incredibly disappointing to the neighborhood and to many of our transit riders. >> riders who will continue to use the temporary terminal until at least late october if not early november. >> you see the jacks behind me. once they're removed and temporary shoring system is put into place, it will be able to support 12 to 1300 tons according to officials. that's about 2.5 million pounds. live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> mellow owe before you go, this is highly regulated. why weren't the beams inspected

after 2016? >> reporter: well, that's a question that i've been asking over the last several days for the last week. what we're hearing from officials is that it is industry standard. regular practice to inspect these beams after the time of installation. as you said, that would have been in january of 2016. given the situation we're in now, though, i did reach out to california state senator nancy skinner to ask if we might need policy changes. she's somebody watching all of this really closely. she tells me that it's possible but she won't know what, if any policy changes they need until they know what caused the beams to crack. that piece of information, what caused the beams to crack, is pertinent in all of this. it will determine the fix, it will determine what, if any, policy changes are needed and it will determine when the salesforce transit center reopens. dan? >> and also preventing, we hope, any similar incidents like this in the future.

melanie woodrow reporting. thank you very much. to get a closer look at the timeline of the transbay transit center problems and the latest breaking news, go to abc7news.com. the food and drug administration is now reviewing documents seized in san francisco from juul labs. the largest seller of electronic cigarettes. agents collected material relating to sales and marketing packages at a surprise inspection at the san francisco headquarte headquarters. they're talking about a ban on flavored brands. it threatens to create a new generation of nicotine addicts. in menlo park, a dangerous chemical leaked from a ups truck. sky 7 was on bohanon drive near marsh road when this happened this morning. the menlo park responded to a call when a ups driver was

having trouble breathing. they identified it at benzene trial. a private company is brought in by ups in order to clean up this spill. so they don't do it directly. the city of oakland opened the third tough shed community today to help house the homeless. 20 ten by 12 units are up next to peralta park. it will provide a dry, secure place to stay for at least 40 people and any pets they have. officials say the sheds are only meant to be an emergency method to get people off the streets. >> we know that this program works because we've seen the numbers. 39 out of 126 people who have gone through the tough shed programs have exit their status as sheltered. >> oakland opened the first tough shed last year. the goal is to help residents find permanent housing within six months. a lot more to come this afternoon. finding a solution to the opioid

epidemic. >> the problem was that all of these doctors never spoke to each other or shared a medical file. they didn't know what each other wag doos. >> the man who turned his tragic loss into a helping hand for others. former cisco ceo has advice for you. his new book on connecting the dots in more than just the workplace. the unusual wind chimes that only rang for pollution

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police investigating the death of two teenagers that happened on separate days. investigators say both may have been caused by accidental opioid

overdoses. police posted a warning saying quote prescription drug abuse is a concern in our community. they should be reminded to safeguard medications so young people do not have access to them. parents should have continuing conversations with their children regarding substance use. starting today, doctors in california are required to check a mandatory database for controlled substances before prescribing opioids. >> it started 15 years ago when two children were killed by an impaired driver on a sidewalk in danville. >> leslie brinkley is live with details tonight. leslie? >> reporter: that's right. a drugged out driver killed 10-year-old troy and 7-year-old alana back in october of 2003. of course, since then opioid use has skyrocketed and the children's father has been fighting for this database both in a ballot measure and eventually in the legislature. >> when i learned that the

patient was getting, the driver was getting multiple prescriptions, i really thought there needs to be a technology solution. it hit me right away. >> he still thinks of troy and alana every day. he says the woman who killed them was a doctor shopping drug addict simultaneously getting narcotics from six different doctors at the same walnut creek hospital. >> the problem was none of the doctors spoke to each other and didn't know what each other was doing. >> but no more. today it's now mandatory for doctors to log into a state database called cures, the controlled substances utilization review and evaluation system before prescribing hi controlled substances. >> so starting today, you go to a doctor and need an opioid or a muscle relaxant or sleeping pill, they're going to be looking you up on a computer. >> that's correct. they're going to check your background on a computer and to see if it's valid for them to

prescribe that medication. >> this oral surgeon in lafayette showed us what the system can show about a patient. >> methadone, methadone. morphine, morphine. methadone. >> the system is designed to red flag doctor shopping addicts and prevent deadly drug combinations. up until now, it's been voluntary. the california medical board is charged with policing it. >> reporter: a single vicodin tablet can sell for up to $80 on the street with addiction to painkillers soaring, it's hoped that this cures database will butt i put a dent in the opioid crisis. >> we can hope, too, leslie. thanks very much. according to the national institute of drug abuse, more than 115 people in the u.s. die every day from opioid overdosing. every day. roughly 21 to 29% of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them and estimated 4 to 6% who misuse prescription

opioids transition to heroin. about 80% of them first misused prescription open oids. you can see the pattern and the concern. the problem is worse in the u.s. where opioid overdoses increase 70% from july of 2016 to september of 2017. there's something in the air in oakland. it's not something you can or see. >> that's right. but you can definitely hear it. not always for the best of reasons. >> kristen sze tells us what it is. >> a city has many sounds. cars rumbling through the streets. birds squawking at a distance. in oakland, you can add one more sound to the mix. but this chime has a >> presence to the air. make people aware of the changes in the air. >> changes as in air pollution. >> the more activity in the wind

chimes, there's more particulate matter in the air. >> the bell has a sensor that detects particulate matter like diesel exhaust and wood smoke. it's not a warning system. this man created the chime as an artist in residence at the exploratorium. he installed the first one outside the oakland museum of california. the plan is to put up dozens more throughout oakland. >> i think that is the coolest thing ever. >> cassandra martin uses hand-held monitors to check for contaminants in oakland where diesel pollution is larger. >> got the port to change truck routes. >> i want one in my backyard. i want to know what i'm breathing every day. it's really important to have anybody breathing in clean air. >> we hope that the sounds are rather ambient and that it doesn't immediately attract their attention but they'll begin to notice that there is a sound and maybe start to notice

what is perhaps creating it. >> while the chime signals immediate air quality, a bell will sound off once a day to indicate carbon dioxide worldwide. >> you're concerned about prolonged exposure. if you hear it functioning often, that's when it's something you worry about. >> kristen sze, abc 7 news. now, oakland residents can apply for a chime in their neighborhood. to learn more about the mutual air program, check our story on abc7news.com. woke up to some rain today. >> yeah, we did. as predicted. exactly. it sort of tapered off later in the day as predicted. >> he's not pointing anything out. >> here's a look at live doppler 7. we still have moisture there. you can feel it too, it's muggy with the flow of sub tropical air coming from the south. it's quite humid.

here's a view of beautiful cloud formations in the sky looking northward from the exploratorium. from sutro tower camera. i don't know why it's mislabeled. trust me, this is the view looking northward. 67 deacs in san francisco. 75 in oakland. 78 in mountain view. san jose at 81. 85 at morgan hill and 64 at half moon bay. another beautiful picture. looks like a painting almost. 70 degrees in santa rosa. napa, 80 degrees. novato, 79 degrees. 81 at vacaville. the view from our rooftop camera at abc 7, we've got pretty good cloud views here as well. these are the forecast features. we'll see light showers likely again tomorrow. this muggy pattern will linger through thursday. we'll get drier care with an end of the week warmup. look for continued humid conditions and it will be mild as well. mainly in the low to mid-60s in

most locations and with lingering clouds and maybe a sprinkle or two as the next storm approaches. to ranks one on the scale. light scattered showers. the best chance in the afternoon. more of a nuisance event than an impactful storm. here's the forecast animation. 4:30 tomorrow morning before the morning commute gets under way, little patches of moisture flowing up from the south. light showers and wet pavement for morning commuters. then mostly cloudy by mid-morning to midday. but into the afternoon hours, we'll get another surge of pockets of moisture coming up from the south. that produces the likelihood of afternoon and evening showers and late tomorrow night it will wind down. not so great for most of the bay area. we could see nearly a third of an inch in redwood city, mountain view. ukiah up to a half inch of rain from that storm in ukiah. highs tomorrow in had the 60s at

the coast and we'll see mid to upper 70s inland. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. once again, tomorrow ace sem ranks 1. a light storm. then we'll have drier air, lower humidity on friday. a bright, mild warm pattern for the weekend with highs in the low to mid-80s inland beginning over the weekend. >> very good. thanks, spencer. get a piece of entertainment history. scripts, props and more. robin williams belongings going up for auction. up for auction. >> there could be more you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california.

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she made the announcement this morning. producers say that taylor swift will sing, i did something bad from her latest album, represent takes. se's up for an award, artist of the year. you can watch the amas on abc 7 on october 9th beginning at 8:00 p.m. hundreds of items that belong to the late robin williams and his family go up for auction on thursday. >> many were stored in williams' bay area homes. kate larsen got an inside perspective of what these items meant to the comedian. >> robin williams, comedian, actor and family man, was also a collector. sculptures, paintings, furniture. decorative art and movie memorabilia. sotheby's is auctioning off more than 300 items worth about $3 million that belonged to williams and his second wife marcia williams. a lot of the memorabilia up for auction existed alongside robin williams and his family in this

neighborhood. >> it really is the story of the 20 years that marcia and robin williams were together. >> she's the head of sotheby's san francisco office. she's spent months putting together the sale of not only his fine art but personal items, like awards and photos. watches. even toys that williams and his children played with. >> how do you appraise a toy, you know, that's worth $100 except it's almost invaluable because it's a robin williams pac-man. >> even the art, much of it very important, tells the story of williams and a life well-lived. >> they apparently watched a lot of japanese animation. they were drawn to collect these objects. >> the items are appraised from $75 to half a million. they will be auctioned off on thursday in new york city. the money raised from some of the items will benefit charities that williams supported. you can place bids online starting at 7:00 a.m. in san francisco, i'm kate larsen, abc 7 news. that's a collection of

things. absolutely. arrests announced from the deadly rally last year in charlottesville, virginia. one is from the bay area. we'll have the details next. your action with the members was sharp and partisan and that concerns me. a possible break with the partisan ranks in the senate.

here's the story making headlines at 4:30. our first significant rain of the season was blamed for a partial roof collapse at a san rafael store home goods this morning. the mall has temporarily close thad store. no word on when san francisco salesforce transit center could reopen much the next step installing temporary shoring to take a load off the two cracked beams. fremont street running beneath the center is expected to open next friday. a new lawsuit accuses bishops in the bay area of covering up alleged sexual abuse by catholic priests. attorneys want to, quote, force all the bishops in california to come clean with the secrets they know. today's senate judiciary chair, chuck grassley doesn't know the status of the investigation into the supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh because he's trying to avoid the appearance of partisanship. for others the partisan politics are sharner than ever. lana zak joins us live from

washington. >> great to be with you this evening. president trump said he wouldn't be micro managing this investigation but he was fine. three of the named accusers -- the first one, dr. christine blasey ford says that she has tried to reach out to the fbi repeatedly. her lawyers say that none of those calls have been answered and they do not know if she will be interviewed. >> president trump says everywhere he goes, people are supportive of his pick for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh despite the allegations against him. >> like a rallying cry for the republicans. they are so in favor of judge kavanaugh. >> at a time when many are standing with the accusers, president trump expressed concern for the accused. >> i say that it's a very scary time for young men in america when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of. >> the fbi has concluded its interview with mark judge. the other man christine blasey ford claims was in the room when

she was allegedly sexually assaulted more than 30 years ago. that's a claim that both men deny. there are others coming forward. his second named accuser at yale. here they all are at a wedding rehearsal in 1997. ramirez was trying to avoid him all night. more troubling, bircham allegations they tried to conceal and discredit ramirez. one key republican senator says the conduct may be another reason to vote no. >> the interaction with the members was sharp and partisan and that concerns me. i tell myself, you give a little leeway because of what he's been through. but on the other hand, we can't have this on the court. we simply can't. >> now, the fbi said that their investigation was going to be done by friday. but our republican sources say that it might be wrapped up

sooner than then. mitch mcconnell is planning to hold a vote this week. however, there are still key republican holdouts that have yet to decide and one of those, senator lisa murkowski, hinted that she's not going to be bullied into coming up with an answer. she actually said that mcconnell wanted a vote last week as well. reporting live from washington, lana zak, abc 7 news. >> lana, what can you tell us about the beach week letter? >> the beach week letter, this is a letter that was written by brett kavanaugh. it's just come out in "the new york times." he wrote it in high school to some of his fellow georgetown prep classmates. in it, he warns that whoever gets to the beach house before him needs to tell the neighbors that they are loud, object knocks just drunks and prolific pukers. this goes into how much of a drinking culture was it at georgetown prep and how much was

judge kavanaugh involved? >> interesting. thank you, lana. the fbi is investigating the discovery of ricin at the pentagon. at least two packages suspected of containing that poison were found at a delivery facility yesterday on pentagon grounds. "the new york times" is reporting that the packages were addressed to defense secretary jim mattis and admiral, the chief of naval operations. new details. four members of a white supremacist group with bay area ties have been arrested. they relate to the deadly rally in charlottesville, virginia, last year. court documents say benjamin dailey, michael, thomas gill 'em and cole white are part of the rise above movement. they traveled there to incite a riot. >> their hands taped and ready to do street battle, committed multiple acts of violence, including punching, kicking, head-butting and pushing

numerous people. >> three of the men are from southern california. cole white was working at a popular berkeley restaurant top dog at the time of the rally. he later resigned. the court documents say the men may have taken part in violent acts at political rallies in berkeley and huntington beach. a new poll shows that young people are less optimistic about their own futures. the poll by norc center for public affairs research and mtv found that half of 15 to 26 years olds think that they will eventually be better off than their parents in terms of household finances. about 20% expect to be worse off. parents aren't more optimistic. 60% think their children will do better than they did. a view that's held true across all income groups. about 12% of parents say their children may do worse. all right. still to come here. a big boost for amazon

employees. one of the original titans of silicon valley is sharing his secrets to success. we'll talk live with former cisco ceo john chambers. it will be a fascinating discussion just ahead. i'm spencer christian. more showers on the way tomorrow. i'll have the

one of the original titans

of silicon valley sharing his secrets of success in a new book called connecting the dots, lessons for leadership in the startup world. i'm happy to welcome cisco's chairman emeritus john chambers to talk with us here on abc 7 news at 4:00. thanks for being here, john. >> dan, it's fun to be here. the next chapter of my life about venture capital and disruptive startups. >> you are such a dynamic and engaging guy and have your fingers in so many pies and always have. the premise behind connecting the dots. what do you want the reader to walk away from? >> perfect question. i never thought i kwo write a book. somebody can do that after you're dead. as i talk to startups, in dubai or new delhi or west virginia, my home state somebody said why not write a book and have it be the go-to book for startups and business schools, but large companies or businesses to go back and say how do you handle your setbacks. how do you interface to the

media, et cetera. >> what will you say are some of the biggest -- we live in a fascinating age and a fast-moving age. >> yes. >> with so many opportunities that didn't exist a few years ago because of technology. what are some of the biggest challenges and obstacles even though we have so many advantages we didn'tsed to have >> you nailed it. i was part of the internet revolution. even though i'm a moderate republican, terms of choice and immigration, during eight years we created millions of jobs, 34% growth in gdp. last time america got a raise, 24% growth per capita income. we can do the same thing here if we execute. but the number of startups are anemic if the ipos -- only 230 companies go public this year. during the mid-90s, it was 400 to 500. we're almost at a 20-year low. your poll about american saying 50% of children saying i won't be as well off as i am. the american dream is going

away. i think we -- this has occurred in west virginia, we looked at you guys and said you're not a factor. boy are we wrong. >> it's -- we're not a startup nation anymore. >> we're not even in the top ten in terms of bloomberg's innovation index. >> how did this happen? >> it happened gradually. we did the right thing for too long. we took our success for granted almost in arrogance, if you will. we missed market transitions. france, the last place you would want to do a startup and do business, president macron, i said three years ago, france will be the startup nation of europe and in three years they are. >> is that true? >> they're up 40 high tech venture startups to 700. at a time they're going up five-fold, we're decreasing and hitting a low. >> sound like we fell asleep at the switch. got arrogant. >> we got overconfident.

i've had a front row seat and in the middle of the field when west virginia went from one of the most prosperous to one of the toughest ones with gold and energy leaving. boston 128. a thousand high tech companies, the wang, data general. others. now there are none. you had the great schools. same thing could happen to silicon valley, same thing to our country. no entitlement. >> quickly, i want to talk about something personal for you. you're a titan of this industry. leader of -- >> you're very kind. >> sure you were. >> such a driving force in the tech industry. you didn't grow up as a tech guy. in fact, you didn't read easily. you had learning challenges and i think it's sort of a survival and success story in itself. >> you're very kind, dan. i never talked about being dyslexic. i thought it was a weakness. i would have never talked about except a little girl couldn't

get her question out and she said i had a learning disability and i taught her how to do it. i had my microphone on. it's so important not just -- you talk about successes and more fun to talk about. you're a parent, it's more how our kids handle the setbacks than what grade did they get or did they score a goal. the challenges in life. sharing the challenges i face and how do you overcome them. >> we talk about startups. start with a technological ganl et. >> anybody can tap into them for $100,000. they can listen to it, pull your data off of it, turn on your video. my kids were concerned about that. think of taking your phone to work. i will be concerned. announced one nation state. security capability in terms of a shield slided in. i think it will be one of the hottest startups. >> the cool, let's go to the

weird. >> we talk about the environment. i'm an environmentalist. very proud of it. i love beef. when you raise a pound of bieef it costs seven to ten times more damage to the environment than the same amount for crickets. >> this is a bag of crickets. >> it's the cleanest form of protein that you can eat. it will be the future. 2 billion on the planet eat crickets. i had a seven-course meal at the restaurant here with crickets. you're going to love it and your kids will love it. think of it as a salty potato chip. >> we got to go, john. you're the best. >> dan, thank you. >> thank you, john. the book is connecting the dots. john chambers, former ceo of cisco. >> save my crickets for later. today showers are winding down. but clouds linger overnight. lows a bit on the mild side. mainly, low to mid-60s and feel

muggy. tomorrow, another storm coming in. a light one ranking one on the storm impact scale. as we take you through the day tomorrow, the clouds will linger. by afternoon, some of those showers that are approaching will start to show up. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. it will be mild and muggy and a bit drizzly tomorrow. we get drier weather on thursday and friday. especially on friday as the humidity drops lower. a bright, sunny and mild to warm weekend. that's something to look forward to. >> outstanding. thank very much, spencer. all right. well, the bear cam is amazon -- actually, big news for amazon employees. we're going to show you the bear cam. efrlg g everything got a little jumbled. the raise that amazon employees are getting and why it helps more than amazon. >> i'm 7 on your side michael >> i'm 7 on your side michael finney. as a supervisor at pg&e, >> i'm 7 on your side michael finney. it's my job to protect public safety, keeping the powerlines clear

while also protecting the environment. the natural world is a beautiful thing. the work that we do helps protect it. public education is definitely a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the powerlines. we want to keep the power on for our customers. we want to keep our communities safe. this is our community. this is where we live. we need to make sure that we have a beautiful place for our children to live. together, we're building a better california.

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story. >> big news from tech giant amazon. >> the impact this is going to have on our employees and their families is significant. i'm incredibly excited about it. >> senior vp dave clark announcing the plans to raise the minimum wage for all full-time, part-time, temp and seasonal workers to $15 an hour. >> this isn't about extending a ramp to $15 over multiple years. we decided to launch november 1st in time for the holidays for all employees. >> $15 an hour. [ cheering ] >> welcome news for niece workers and those who have been blasting them. >> today i want to give credit where credit is due. i want to congratulate mr. bezos for doing exactly the right thing. >> amazon's next move, washington. the company calling the current federal minimum wage $7.25 too

low. >> we certainly hope that we're able to influence congress and to move forward with an increase in the federal minimum wage. we also are hopeful other large employers choose to follow us and increase their minimum wages as well. >> here in the u.s., the increase will go into effect next month. overseas, amazon says a similar pay bump will apply to workers in the uk. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. congressman ro khanna said amazon is the beginning. if you're a huge corporation that can afford bonuses, you can treat your employees with dignity and raise their wages. marc benioff said i hope other companies follow jeff bezos' example. as hard as it is to believe, the massive takata airbag recall is getting bigger now. >> 7 on your side michael finney is here. >> every time you turn around, you think it's over with.

honda is adding 1.4 million vehicles to the recall of takata airbags. the recall includes honda and acura vehicles. the additional vehicles now make up to 37 million vehicles. that need replacement airbags. honda decided to bump up the for december because they say d there is now a sufficient supply of replacement airbags. i got to tell you, this is the first time i've heard that. you can find the list of recalled cars and trucks and suvs on abc7news.com. telemedicine may contribute to the overuse of antibiotics. that's according to a new study in the annals of internal medicine. researchers looked at thousands of patients and found 2/3 of patients received a prescription after a six-minute long call. calls where nothing was prescribed lasted more than seven minutes, calls that ended in another type of treatment averaged eight minutes. researchers believe longer visits by only a few minutes or

seconds could cut down on the overuse of antibiotics. tomorrow your phone will be buzzing in the country's first-ever wireless emergency alert test. it will happen at exactly 11:18. you will see a text message titled presidential alert. this is a test of the national wireless emergency alert system. no action is needed. then two minutes later, the alert test will be sent out to radio and television stations. now, this is a backup date for the testing. the original test was postponed due to response efforts during hurricane florence. this is really important. i'm glad we're getting o n this. apple is transforming the student i.d. at three major college campuses. students at alabama, duke and oklahoma can now use their apple watches or their apple wallet app as their students i.d.s. >> anything the i.d. is used for can be accessed on the products. it plans to expand the product

by year's end, including santa clara in the bay area. now to the bear cam. it's back. this is national park in alaska, you can see coastal brown bears in their habitat. this is a popular spot for the bears to fish for salmon. it's the sixth time that they've done this. fun to watch. it is fun. bears are glued on the water. stay here with us. license plates go high tech. up next, the plates are cool, obviously. here's the question. are they safe? >> kristen has a look at what's coming up. >> thanks, new at 5:00. >> i was in the middle between two warring fashions, the insurance company and the hospital. >> it was taking a bigger toll than he knew. surviving medical debt and your credit score. to bring all the victims in the shadows out and to help them moving forward. >> a survivor and his allegations of a sex abuse coverup at archdiocese here and across the state.

tonight at 8:00 dancing with the stars followed by a million little things and stay tuned for abc 7 news at 11:00. digital license plates. they're growing in popularity across the state. many saying it's the wave of the future. some have expressed concerns over privacy as well as safety. chris nguyen looked into the innovative technology born here

in the bay area. >> wait to go get your registration tags in the mail can be stressful. in california a new program aim toss change that. it's a digital license plate that can do more than just display the large letters and numbers on a vehicle. using similar technology behind amazon's kindle e-book reader system, the play can show advertisements and personal messages. retailers say more people are asking for the plates. >> it's the newest technology. every time in the bay area there's a new technology, everybody wants to jump up on it. it's as simple as that. >> the pilot program dates back to 2013 when governor jerry brown signed legislation allowing the dmv to look at alternatives to issuing stickers, tabs, license plates and registration cards. the bay area company behind the product says customers can display notices like an amber alert, pay tolls and report stolen vehicles. but the novelty comes a hefty

price. nearly 700 bucks a plate not including activation and installation. reviver auto was the only company to bid on the program, which wasn't surprise to go a cyber security expert ahmed benafa. >> talking about privacy and security. regulations. that's another thing. >> since going public this summer, nearly 1200 digital plates have been registered across the state. there are some concerns over the gps track being and data collection. they canceled our interview due to a scheduling conflict. as for the privacy concerns, reviver auto says it doesn't share data with the dmv, law enforcement or any third party. on the peninsula, i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. the company is rolling out electric plates in other states this year. you can get it any time. he has enhanced live video and push alerts to get more of the news that you want delivered to

your phone in real-time. that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00, starts now. i remember birthday parties with him, picnics with him. he sexually assaulted me. >> pointing fingers at a priest and the allegations of a cover-up stretch from the bay area to southern california. plus -- >> we saw you shooting up, sir. some people might ask you why don't you seek help? >> back to the drug prices drawing board after a governor's veto. we talk to those most impacted. when will the $2 billion transbay terminal reopen? we're learning it will be later, not sooner. a car teeters on the edge of a lake. part of a roof collapses in san rafael. the long dry spell in the bay area comes to an end in a big

way. one man is taking on the catholic bishops here and across the state. good evening, i'm dan ashley. i'm kristen sze. he's suing because they allegedly covered up child sex abuse claims. >> david louie is live with the story. >> bishop patrick mcgraw is expected to be here in an eff ef to solve the issue of clergy abuse. he wants to hear from victims or their families. today's filing of a lawsuit reflects concerns that they're concerned. the diocese of san sees are holding listening session toss allow parishioner toss speak to church leaders about the sexual abuse issues. however, a victim's advocacy group filed a lawsuit seeking names of suspended or known