abc7 news. >> mr. president, i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> republican senator susan collins of maine breaking her silence on a kavanaugh nomination and cast what is seen as the deciding vote to place the embattled judge on the united states supreme court. thanks for joining us. senator collins laid out her support for brett kavanaugh in a deliberate 50-minute speech, saying he deserves the presumption of innocence related to the sexual assault allegations made by palo alto's christine blasey ford. >> i found her testimony to be sincere, painful, and compelling. nevertheless, the four witnesses she named could not corroborate any of the events of that evening. >> collins praised kavanaugh's

judicial record and made no mention of his behavior of last week's hearing that led to questions about his judicial temperament. while all eyes were turned to collins after lisa murkowski of alaska and jeff flake of arizona announced their intentions this morning. >> flake is supporting kavanaugh's nominee. murkowski is against it. protesters shouted down democrat joe manchin after he announced he'll support the nominee. >> i had to deal with the facts i had in front of me. >> shame! >> a final confirmation vote is expected tomorrow. >> now, somebody closely watching this entire confirmation process from the beginning is bay area attorney friends with judge brett kavanaugh at yale law school. >> vernon greg was on abc7 news shortly after kavanaugh's nominee. he is back to shed more light on kavanaugh and his own evolving views. he is with kristen sze. >> vernon greg is a former prosecutor in san francisco. he is now ceo of the center for

electoral equity. thank you for coming back. >>pleasure. >> kw this is not eas fwe you. nt to yale l school with of friends. let's remind viewers what you said about kavanaugh shortly after his nominee before the sexual misconduct conduct came out. >> he is warm, he is engaged, he is funny, he is quick with the wit. brett is qualified. brett is smart. and so i think in that regard he's worthy of this confirmation. but at the same time, as a father of daughters, as a black man in this country, as a person who is in favor of voting rights, i am worried. >> all right. you were clear you were worried about the balance of the court. but then came last week's hearing. this. tell me what you saw there and your reaction to it. >> well, i was shocked, like a i hadn't seen him that kind of

fired up and kind of personal in the way that heealth things. pi hadn't seen that at all. i seen him in a lot of environmen environments, too. we played competitive sports and hard-fought stuff. but i never saw that before. so a lot of the law school community started buzzing like, what was that? and that's not going to work. >> did that concern you for someone who would sit on the supreme court? >> certainly, if it were to continue, yes, it would. as anyone who has -- myself and others, if you have seen criminal proceedings in process, you know the people are there all the time who feel like they are wrongfully accused. a lot is on the line. their whole lives are on the line. and they have to respect the process. they have to respect the decorum necessary for the proceedings to go forward. and in every other way i think, i mean, brett, judge kavanaugh has exhibited that, and this was very unusual. >> so how has it been for you

the last week as you and your friends try to make sense of the guy you saw at the hearing and the guy you knew? of course, as friends, you are asked to bear witness to his character. >> yeah. it's been a real turmoil, emotional driven time like no other that i can remember because, of course, at first it was about putting aside your political views and kind of thinking of him as a judge and his suitability to be on the court, and that required some balancing. and then we had, even after i spoke here, we had these, dr. blasey ford testified. that was breathtaking. i mean, that was so shocking and your heart couldn't help go out to her and what she is going through. you are like, i have never seen anything like that. what's going on? so it goes back and forth. and then what role do you owe to a friendship versus your family and what you know is right, but what you don't know is true. it's really complicated. >> i can imagine. all right. we do want to talk more about the road ahead for kavanaugh if

he is confirmed. of course, what this political battle has done in terms of the court and the midterms. so let's give vernon a few minutes break and we will continue this conversation in just a little bit. >> all right. thank you. i think we can do probably an hour with vernon. we should mention we reached out to a california committee chairwoman for her reaction to the kavanaugh developments today but she turned down our request. >> as kristen mentioned, we will get back to that. first, more closures are planned for the sales force transit center this weekend. officials say first street between mission and howard will close down starting tonight at 9:00 until 5:00 saturday morning in addition to the closure between mission and howard. the latest showdown will continue to speed up reinforcement of the sales force transit center following the discovery of two cracked steel beams. officials say work is on track to reopen fremont street by next friday. all lanes of southbound interstate 680 in pleasanton are back open after a big rig

overturned spilling 27 tons of concrete sand across the freeway. this happened at the vernle avenue exhibit after the big rig was sideswiped by a white honda civic. sky 7 shows the scene early this morning. the highway patrol says the white honda ioldn two seit-and-run crashes whent halez's truck. his truck's cab hit a black honda sending that driver to the hospital with moderate injuries. the truck trailer went over a guardrail, and then it overturned with the load spilling across the highway. >> i don't know. i don't like it because -- they couldn't save my truck. so. >> well the driver of the white honda sped off and still has not been found. as for the morning commute, that was ruined with several lanes closed. everything finally reopened around 2:00 this afternoon. in the east bay 200 marriott hotel employees are joining thousands of union members in san frcid sanos do we want?

when do we want it? now! >> the workers hit the pickett lines at dawn this morning. the union representing the workers says they are asking for better wages, better workplace safety and job security. the number of marriott workers now on strike bay area wide stands at more than 2,700. members of the unite union walked off the job at dawn yesterday at seven san francisco hotels including the marriott marquis. thousands of spectators took in an annual san francisco tradition today. abc7 news was at chrissy field as people lined the waterfront to watch the fleet week parade of ships sail under the golden gate bridge and into san francisco bay. it included amphibious carriers, destroyers and cruisers including the newest ship the independence class "uss manchester." the san francisco fire boat st. francis took part and so did the royal canadian navy's frigate

vancouver. it is one of the busiest weekends of the entire year in san francisco. in case you forgot, bluegrass is taking own golden gate park. you have music to go with the blue angels. dion is joining us live from san francisco. >> reporter: oh, yeah, sun is shining. the sky is blue. it really doesn't get any better than this. check it out. people are streaming away from marina green right now because the blue angels just wrapped up their performance. but don't worry. the fun continues tomorrow. now, behind that there is a place called the flight deck club. sue he those white tents. you can pay about $250 and get a front row seat to all of the action, but don't worry. if you don't want to pay a thing all you have to do is look up in the sky. for gene a and her son charlie, fleet week holds extra special meaning. >> he absolutely is typical child when he is at air shows.

it's absolutely wonderful to see him when he is engaged. >> reporter: charlie a autistic. while he is usually sensitive to loud sounds, fleet week is different. >> i like the part when they fly and do their tricks. they treat me really well. like a celebrity. >> reporter: more than one million people descend on san francisco to honor the men and women of the armed forces, many making it a family tradition. >> luke turned 3. we are from san diego. we are in town for this fleet week, because the kids just love airplanes. >> can't be better than this. it will be a little better if we were like on our kayaks in the front row right there. >> reporter: as if that wasn't enough, this weekend is the 18th annual hardly strictly festival. >> yay! ♪ >> reporter: now in it's 18th year, what started as nine bands is 81 with something for for for

everyone, hardly just bluegrass. >> blues, amarijuanacana, folk, country. but also a lot of rock, soul, r&b and thesome, like this guy, attending since the very beginning and say it's become a tradition. >> this festival means everything. it gives you a chance to see friends that you haven't seen in a while. you are not going to see them again until next year. >> reporter: while the bands and friends change, what organizers call the free gift to san francisco never changes. >> the key here is to keep the culture, the vibe of the festival, while presenting new great american music. >> reporter: back out here live, i should mention if you want to check out the flight deck club tickets are still available for that. also, as if this weren't all enough to do this weekend, the italian heritage festival is also happening along with the castro street fair. so much to do. soiti' dion lim. >> obviously, the weather will have a big impact on the air shows and visibility and all that. >> absolutely. a quick look outside.

it is a beautiful day right now. there is a little stunt plane doing twirls and stuff on i saw on my way in. >> those skies are going to remain blue through the weekend. it will get quite windy and it will be warm as well. live doppler 7, as a result of the warmup and the dry conditions and the strong wind we have fire weather watch in effect from tomorrow evening through monday m hills, and mountains, and the east bay valleys. fires can spread easily under conditions like this. a wind advise from 8:00 p.m. tomorrow to 9:00 a.m. monday north bay mountain and hills could see gifts up to 50 miles per hour or higher. and that presents a possibility of downed trees and power lines. wind gusts will reach or exceed 25 miles per hour across much of the bay area. as i pointed out, much higher in the higher elevations. i will give you a look at the seven-day forecast coming up shortly. >> all right. thank you, spencer it's more than the blue angels performing for fleet week as dion mentioned.

for a full list of all of the events, and it's a lengthy list, go to abc7news.com. a violent crime shakes a normally quiet neighborhood. new at 4:00, what we know about the suspect. plus, a neighbor tells abc7 about the chaotic police response. and big names in the bay area for a golf tournament this weekend. how they are extending a helping hand to the victims of last year's north bay wildfires. plus, we will be joined once again by one of judge brett kavanaugh's former class

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sheriff's deputies in alamo are looking for the men behind a violent home invasion roche in an upscale neighborhood.

>> it happened in evelyn court. the robbers displayed handguns and hit the victim with a gooden chair. eric thomas is live at the sheriff's office at the alamo substation with more. eric. >> reporter: the crime itself was shocking enough. i mean, we all like to think we are safe at home. in this specific case, i mean, it was so violent and so frightening right off the bat that neighbors were left shogd. shokds /* /- shocked. >> it's terrifying. >> reporter: that's what neighbors are saying the day after a pair of armed men forced their way inside this home on evelyn court at gunpoint. this neighbor was driving home as deputies raced to the scene. >> i thought i was getting pulled over. so i pulled aside. they go past. >>epte n one a theng to find oun or to talk to the homeowner. a statement from the contra costa sheriff's office says the victim was outside last night when, quote, several suspects wearing ski masks and dark clothing roechd pro him in the

driveway of his home. two were armed with handguns and demanded the keys to the house. the victim was struck with a wooden chair prior to the suspects leaving with personal property. >> last night they just, the fact that they just rolled up in the driveway, it is pretty ary. we are in a safe neighborhood. >> reporter: however, spencer says he remembers someone kicking in the door to the same house a year ago. his brother even helped repair the damage. a sheriff's spokesman says he doesn't recall that incident. neither does this man who was visiting his parents. >> no. it's probably not the neighborhood where it's going to happen. not too much, you know. the cops don't have a whole lot of crime to fight here. >> reporter spencer says he and his folks are taking precautions. >> we will definitely lock the doors and set the alarm now for sure. that's definitely a ptt-- we ha back door open for the dogs and stuff. now everything is locked up. >> reporter: since they don't have a lot of violent crime, a e contra costa county lly sticks

sheriff's office is is asked to contact them. live in alamo, eric thomas. we want to continue our conversation with a bay area attorney would was friends with kavanaugh at yale law school. >> kristen. >> we are still here with vernon congress. i want it show you some pictures from yale law, class of 1990, brett kavanaugh and his small circle of friends. you are an attorney now in the bay area specializing in civil rights and litigation and ceo ofner for electoral equity. but if kavanaugh is confirmed do you think, how do you think he and the supreme court have to move forward after this really bruising political battle? >> let's talk about him first. i think this has been terribly bruising and unlike any other fight, even though his prior confirmation is tough, it's been tough. so i think taking time to step away and really reflect on exactly what's gone on here and

the very, very passionate and legitimate feelings on both sides of the aisle of things. the supreme court is one of the anchors of social stability for our democracy. without it, we are rudderless and lost. taking on tremendous responsibility. whether he seizes upon his deep spiritual and religious upbringing that he talks about are to whether his role as the umpire in becoming an umpire's umpire, he is going to have to have a dignity and grace and a willingness to listen that i think is -- that he has never possessed before. >> and put aside the angry -- >> absolutely. that's got to go away. theay democrats are wehe m yout >> think it has become kind of a, on the one hand, it's energized the republicans because they see this as one of these attacks, unwarranted on a

man, and ies kind of feminism against the establishment, et cetera, and that may, you know -- >> galvanize? >> galvanize and lead to turnout. on the left, people are finally realizing exactly what does matter in the structure of our democracy and that it all matters and that every election matters and that the supreme court nominations matter. electoral districts matter. the census matters. all of these things go one by one to build a political movement that results in where we are today. and so my hope is that we can all take a deep breath, step back. if this is the new reality, we adjust to it with civility and try to find a way to work for what's best for all of us and what's best for those who need the government. >> yeah. in fact, some of those issues that you brought up is exactly what your organization tries to do. the center for electoral equity working towards the goals of having people be heard and

fighting against gerrymandering and all that. we have a link on our website abc7news.com. we are out of time. vernon greg, thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. >> all right. thanks so much. the full senate vote on kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court could happen this weekend. download the abc7 news news app, get an alert with the official results as soon as it happens. all right. it is the weekend time officially, i think. >> yes. we declare it. >> close enough. >> so much going on. >> hardly strictly bluegrass, fleet week, girls festival. we have blue skies. here is a look at live doppler 7. the skies are mainly blue right now. just a few high clouds around, as you can see from this live view from our rooftop camera here at abc7. lots of blue sky for the blue angels. 64 degrees at this moment in san francisco. we have low-to-mid 70s at oakland, mountain view and san jose. 78 at morgan hill. 62 at pacifica. and here is a view from mt. tam,

a clear view looking on to the bay. lots of activity going on already. other locations mid-to-upper 70s in santa rosa, napa, novato, vacaville, concord, and livermore. looking towards the golden gate, and these are our forecast futures, warm and windy this weekend with very dry conditions. so that increases the fire danger and it's going to be quite gusty in the hills throughout the weekend. warming peaks on sunday and monday. a little bit of cooling early next week. forecast starting at 7:00 this weekend shows a disturbance moving down, pushing some clouds into the bay area during the overnight hours, maybe even a sprinkle or two near ukiah and cloverdale. tomorrow morning it will be mainly sunny and remain that way into tomorrow evening. overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the mid-to-upper 50s, although a little cooler in the north bay valleys where we will see some upper 40s and low 50s. a lot going on tomorrow under mild conditions. look for highs mid-60s at the coast, mid-70 around the bay, up to 80 or low 80s in our

warmest inland areas. girls festival tomorrow, santa clara university, all kinds of wonderful workshops for girls of all ages. our own dion lim will be there. it will be a sunny day and a mild to warm one as well. and we also have, of course, fleet week continuing through the weekend. blue angels will be putting on their air shows tomorrow and sunday under sunny skies and mild conditions here in san francisco. a high tomorrow near 70. high on sunday above 70 degrees, and it's going to be breezy on sunday as well. the skies will be blue and we will see lots of activity with the blue angels. looking ahead to sunday, a little bit warmer than tomorrow. low-to-mid 80s inland on sunday, degrees around the bay. pretty much the same pattern on monday which is columbus day. here is the aaccuweather seven- forecast. we will have a bit of minor cooling tuesday, further cooling on wednesday and thursday, and next friday it starts to warm up

again. just as it starts to get a little bit fall like, it gets summer like all over again. >> like a postcard weekend. >> great weekend coming up for all of the outdoor activity. it's going to be awesome. traffic may not be so good. >> that's true. thanks, spencer. >> what else is new. benefit golf tournament in napa valley. abc7 news talks to safeway open players one year after the north bay wildfires forced them to evacuate. this year's nobel peace prize awards two

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monday marks one year since the start of the deadly north bay firestorm. golfers, fans, and organizers of the of the san jose away golf tournament were caught in the middle of the disaster. >> the tournament is back and in full swing this weekend. leslie brinkley has reaction from silverado country club. >> last year it was the scariest

moment of my life. >> reporter: >> reporter: the executive director has pledged that all proceeds from ticket sales this year combined with another $8 million will go to fire relief efforts. he remembers the flying embers as golfers were evacuated on the sunday night after the tournament concluded. >> those little hot pieces of wood that were flying through the air at 70 miles an hour. when they landed, they started fires. it wasn't flames. it was those embers. they hit, boom, fire. we lost two safeway semis down the freeway with groceries in them. we lost three lexus courtesy cars. we lost our suites behind number 17 because that plastic that you have for the suites, as soon as it got near it went boom. >> and it was such a sad tragedy what happened last year. to see the way the community is bouncing back, supported this tournament, supported each other, pretty cool. >> reporter: this year the only fires are in the fire pits. the golfers are laser focused on their game, but even they

couldn't help noticing still barren burned out hillsides anu. >> thoughts and feelings you haoking a t hills? yeah, it's kind of saron th side of the course, number 5 and 6, and there are five or six houses that i remember being there that aren't there. the pools are there, something like that. it's really sad to see. >> we had massive rain two years ago. we had the fires last year. i am hoping this year that we can get through this tournament and walk away saying this was a great year. >> reporter: bright blue skies, charred hillsides, but no lights or sirens this year for nearly everyone at this tournament. memories of the atlas peak fire fofrd seared in their mind. leslie brinkley, abc7 news. we learned more about how much money was raised over the last year for fire relief. the tipping point relief fund announced it raised $34 million

to help thousands of affected residents rebuild their lives. the nonprofit has again 100% of those funds to 48 organizations. >> we were able to not only have a sold out concert at at&t park a month after the fires hit, but we had a second concert at bell graham with the red hot chili peppers, sales force and many others contributing incredible sums of money to help our neighbors up north. >> tipping point has especially focused on low-income communities hit hardest by the fires. go to abc7news.com for a link to donate. and monday abc7 news brings you a day of special coverage to mark the anniversary of the north bay fires here on tv and online. abc7 news anchor dan ashley will are live in santa rose a. up next, the high drama over the high court appears to be settled for now. >> mr. president, i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> a key vote all but seals the

deal. we have swift reaction. and dramatic video from the seattle space needle. a famous performance group that

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will cast a vote for brett kavanaugh to become a supreme court justice. she made a much anticipated speech on the senate floor. her support is seen as a critical vote towards confirming kavanaugh. "abc world news tonight" tweets there is still simmering anger on capitol hill over the fbi investigation into the kavanaugh sexual assault claims. abc news quotes democratic senator chris coons saying, quote, you can't find what you don't look for. and in the last few hours the senate voted to advance judge kavanaugh's supreme court nominee. the final outcome remains unclear. is stephanie ramos is live in washington with the latest. >> reporter: protesters have been consistent. those protesters against judge kavanaugh. they have been on capitol hill all day swarming the halls, gathering outside the offices of key swing vote lawmakers, but it doesn't seem to have swayed them. the final vote to confirm judge kavanaugh to the supreme court will happen tomorrow.

>> a facial expression of anger. >> reporter: demonstrators descended on capitol hill to protest against supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh. but it wasn't enough to block a final up or down vote for kavanaugh. he will now get that final vote on the senate floor saturday after enough senators voted to advance his confirmation to the supreme court. >> on this vote the yays are 51. the no's are 49. the motion is agreed to. >> reporter: senator susan collins of maine announcing her views on kavanaugh on the senate floor. >> i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> reporter: that decision seeming to secure kavanaugh's confirmation as the next supreme court justice. democratic senator joe manchin has announced he will support judge kavanaugh after voting in favor of kavanaugh in today's procedural vote. republican senator lisa murkowski who was one of four undecided key senators voted against the procedural vote and will vote no again tomorrow.

however, fellow republican senatorflake, who was instrumental in delaying this vote for an fbi investigation, is still supporting kavanaugh. >> i'm glad we had a better process. >> reporter: but democrats tj to call the latest fbi investigation into judge kavanaugh's sexual assault allegations extremely limited by the white house and not complete. >> well, my hope is that some of my colleagues understand the gravity and the importance of this vote. i have to believe they will vote against him. >> reporter: judge kavanaugh has repeatedly denied all of the allegations made against him. we are headed towards the most divisive confirmation vote for a supreme court nominee in u.s. history. now, if the senate votes tomorrow, the way they voted today 51-49, it will be the narrowest margin to confirm a supreme court justice in 130 years. reporting live from the capitol, stephanie ramos, abc7 news. >> thank you. icpoic of has convicted

shooti blackna lionel first-degree murder in the october 2004 fatal shooting. the jurors shows a second-degree murder charge. that usually carries a sentence of less than 20 years. mcdonald was carrying a knife when van dyke fired 16 shots into the 17-year-old as he walked away from police. >> this is a big moment. this is a step towards what's right. this is what we have been fighting for all this time, you know. it's good to see that something has happened. >> van dyke was taken into custody minutes after that verdict was read. it's the first time in half a century that a chicago police officer has been convicted of murder for an on duty death. a 13-year-old boy who was attacked by a shark off of san diego county beach is back home. keen webre-hayes left the hospital yesterday. he was attacked last saturday while diving for lobster. he was in nine feet of water off the coast of encinitas 25 miles

north of san diego. he suffered injuries to his back, shoulder, torso, face, and ear. his mother told reporters it was a miracle that her son survived. the death toll from that devastating earthquake and tsunami in indonesia has climbed more than 1,500. volunteers are burying the bodies of victims in a mass grave in the port city of palu. more than 600 have been buied so far. t th earthquake devastated the region last week and triggered the tsunami. more than 100 people are still missing. officials fear those victims are trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. a man and woman who have tirelessly fought to end sexual violence were awarded with the nobel peace prize this morning. dr. denis mukwege and nadia murad were cited for their efforts to save countless victims of rape, abuse and assault. dr. mukwege and his staff have treated thousands of sexual violence survivors in congo and

murad was abducted in isis in 2004 and was held as sex slave. she is now a goodwill ambassador helping victims of human trafficking. check out this performance from cirque du soleil. they climbed to the top of the space needle in seattle yesterday and struck some dramatic poses. look at this guy right there. there were more than -- they were more than 600 feet off the ground. i don't see any harness there. holding on. that's very high up. this was to celebrate the show's last month in town. they are coming here in mid-november. so you get to see them dangling off of buildings here perhaps. it's just a rock, right? wait until you hear how much his door stop is worth. we have got mainly blue skies. blue skies for the blue angels

this weekend. i will have the accuweather forecast coming up. it is 4:39 on a getaway friday. they are trying to get away in san jose. this is 101 south. it is congested. northbound is looking good. so is 880 over the top. back with more on abc7 news at

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because the door stop is actually a meteorite. he recently took the rock in to be examine after seeing reports that meet item pieces sell for thousands of dollars. scientists determined it is the sixth largest ever found in michigan. he says the man he bought his farm from 30 years ago told him the meteorite landed on the property in the 1930s. as you know, it's fleet week in san francisco. folks hope they don't experience what happened to residents of a high-rise in brisbane, australia. a military plane preparing for an air show buzzes a skyscraper. the person who shot this cell phone video, and this looks close to big buildings there, knew the plane was coming but the fly-by took some residents by surprise. imagine if you didn't know what was going on. the australian air force says the exercise was a planned test run for a festival event and it sent out an alert ahead of time.

now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> starting with live doppler 7, mainly clear skies over the bay area right now and we will see mostly clear skies overnight, mid-to-upper 50s. cooler in the north bay valleys. a weekend warmup coming our way. mid on the coast, mid-70s around the bay, 80, 81, 82 in our warmest inland areas and this weekend we have the hardly strictly bluegrass festival in golden gate park. both days, saturday and sunday, will be sunny and mild with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s both days, and we have more going on on sunday. in san jose it's the rock and roll marathon series. sunny skies in the morning to the midday hours, temperature in the early morning hours 60 degrees. mid-60s to near 70 as most runners are completing the run. by the way, my son, jason, is running in that half-marathon on sunday to benefit st. jude children's research hospital. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it's going to be gusty in the

hills on sunday and warm and dry . as a result, a fire weather watch in effect. the warm weather continues into monday as the winds decrease a little bit and next week we get a little cool down. a bizarre lawsuit involving the popular drink lacroix. what the manufacture is accused of putting in the sparkling water. 7 on your side, a big rec

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that the latest "time" magazine cover featuring dr. christine blasey ford with her portrait. it's made up of individual words from her senate testimony last week created by the man who is joining us now, bay area artist john. the first question, what was the inspiration behind the portrait? >> well, i had gotten -- i was contacted by the art director over at time. i had done this typographic treatment for donald trump and for hillary clinton in the past, and he really liked the idea of using that for this cover. >> now, the timing here had to be critical. tell everybody how long it normally takes for you to produce a work of art like that

and what the timeframe was in this situation. >> yeah, i mean, i usually spend -- i usually spend ideas on spec. so i have a little bit more time to play with it. those usually take three to four weeks. in this case, it was about a day and a half. >> a day and a half? >> yeah. it was almost an all-nighter. but, yeah. so it came together nicely. time sent a lot of the terminology from the testimony, her quotes. this came together a little easier than the other ones. otherwise, it might have been problematic. >> it's got to be like a jigsaw puzzle to fit words and places in certain places. how did you do that? >> i went over her testimony and looked for key things like the area of the forehead. i was looking for memory, kind of phrases she said seared into her memory and 100% and the

laughter which she talked about. these were marks of like her memory in her brain. and then some other ones were o those around the mouth. and i think at one point she said, i tried to yell for help. so i put that on the upper lip and put the word "help" where her teeth were. >> you do this by hand, right? >> yeah, i use a digital ipad and apple pencil and draw each letner individually and make it fit together. >> well, what's the reaction been? >> amazing, actually. nothing like i was expecting. i thought i would be ready for it, but it's like i didn't check my notifications on twitter for a day. i look up and there is like 4,000 notifications. i am like, okay, that's what viral is. i didn't really have a concept. i thought, 100, it's gone viral. >> it's a big deal. >> yeah. >> well, if you haven't seen it, check it out. it was done by a bay area artist. thanks so much for coming in.

>> thanks, larry. >> take care. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. well, the company that makes lacroix is denying claims its sparkling water contains an ingredient used in cockroach insecticide. it's lululem linalool propionate. natural beverage calls the lawsuit's allegations defamatory. a big recall taking place involving a popular car. >> and the nation's largest mattress retailer is going to close hundreds of stores. 7 on your side's michael finney has that. >> real big issues today. toyota is recalling just shy off 2 1/2 million prius hybrids because they can stall while driving. 8 800,000 are here in the u.s. in rare cases they might fail to

enter a fail-safe driving mode. power steering and braking will continue to work, but a stall could, of course, increase the risk of a crash. it involves prius vehicles from 2010 to 2014 model years, prius v cars from 2012 to 2014 also impacted. the dealerships will update the software for all involved vehicles. that's all it takes for the fix. there will be, of course, no charge. toyota says it will notify affected customers once the software update is available. mattress firm is filing for bankruptcy protection and plans too close as many as 700 stores. the country's largest mattress retailer owes creditors, get this, more than $1 bilon mattress firm ceo says the lose stores l cseance sheet together. the company has more than 3,000 stores across the country.

the state dmv expects tens of millions of people to request real i.d.s before the federal deadline of october 2020. at a hearing this week at the state capitol the dmv says it has issued 1 1/2 million cards since the program began in january. officials expect 23 1/2 million more to be issued. the dmv has said a spike in applications for the real i.d. license has contributed to the maj major wait times we keep reporting on at the field offices. officials say they have managed to get the wait times down by 57 minutes in the last two months. now, tonight at 6:00 i will continue looking into the dmv. there could be some issues online. now, i want to hear from you about the dmv or anything else. my hotline is open monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. my number is 415-954-8151. and can you reach me through my

facebook page and on abc7news.com. >> i can imagine what the lines will be like closer to the deadline. >> unbelievable. >> yeah. you will have a lot to report on, michael. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> sure. well, the force is strong. up next, the creators behind a new animated series based on the "star wars" movie series that's about to make a debut. what's coming up at 5:00. >> on abc7 at 5:00 brett kavanaugh's seat on the supreme court nearly a done deal. >> i think there is going to be some serious soul searching inside the senate. >> abc political analyst rick klein weighs in. new at five, could this change how judges are appointed to the nation's highest court? and new developments in a high-profile murder case. what's next for the former body are guard of a former harris who spent time for trying to get rid of her boyfriend's body. all

coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, fresh off the boat followed by speechless at 8:30, at 9:00 child support and then 20/20 and abc news at 11. if you are a fan of "star wars," you want to scatch a new series this weekend a special animated version of the classic saying a. >> the creators say it's new and true to the original.

dion lim has the story. >> light it up. >> reporter: justin bridge and athena portillo have loved "star wars" since they were kids. so the chance to expand the intergalactic sega into animation was great. >> i love to create new stories. >> reporter: "star wars" resistance premieres this sunday on the disney channel. te co-executive producers say it's aimed at a younger audience but they believe it stays through to the original version of good versus evil. >> it's more vibrant, very colorful, there is a lot of funny characters and cool ships and things. but we also wanted to make sure it felt like "star wars." >> reporter: "star wars" resistance follows the adventures of cas. a young pilot recruited by the resistance to spy on the growing threat from the first order. >> he loves to fly. that's really his main goal. but he also has to, you know, pose as a mechanic on the station, which he is not

really -- that's not something that he does. >> reporter: they say serious "star wars" fans will recognize plot twists pulled right from the big screen versions. the series is set 30 years after return of the jedi and six months before the force awakens. >> if you watch the force awakens, you realize there is a first order now and a resistance. how did they come to be? you get to learn about that. >> reporter: with fast action and the manning i cgic of lucas animation, it could carry a new generation into the "star wars" universe. >> here we go! >> wow. very cool. and disney is, of course, the parent company of abc7 news. >> the one-hour series premiere and two new episodes will be available in the disney now app and disney channel video on demand. >> you can get the latest news anytime with the abc 7 news app. more cussization and personalized push alerts to get more of the news you want delivered to your phone in real

time. >> thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. >> abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> tonight brett kavanaugh's confirmation cemented after two key senators vote yes. >> we are going to do everything we can to help women continue this fight. >> the backlash in the bay and the impact this could have on future supreme court nominations. the former bodyguard of a wealthy heiress accused of murder wins his freedom back today. what's next for the man who pleaded guilty to playing a role in the murder. and rip roar ag cross the sky, fleet week is underway. how the city is ramping up security on one of the busiest weekends of the year. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc7 news. this evening the final vote to confirm brett kavanaugh as the newest judge on the u.s. supreme court is less than 24 hours away.

good evening. thanks for joining us. the final vote to confirm kavanaugh is expected to take place tomorrow. this follows the support of two crucial senators today. >> maine republican senator susan collins gave a 44-minute speech this afternoon ending with announcing her support for judge kavanaugh. >> and democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia is also supporting the nominee. he made the announcement through an email statement just moments after collins finished speaking on the senate floor. >> protesters against kavanaugh continue to swarm capitol hill tonight gathering outside the offices of key swing vote lawmakers. one of the targets, senator collins, even after she announced her support for kavanaugh today. here's the moment she made it official. >> i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> if the senate votes tomorrow 51-49 as expected, it would be the narrowest margin of confirmation for any justice in more than 130