. this was probably the the scaredest i've ever been in my life. >> michael tearing across the panhandle in the united states, decimating entire cities and towns. lock at this video. rescue operations are on as floodwaters fill the streets in some areas. residents beginning to take stock of what is left. the bay area is mobilizing the try to help. good afternoon, thanks for joining us, i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. the storm started out a hurricane and is now a tropical storm. at least six people have been killed including an 11-year-old girl. entire cities have been destroyed. one man in mexico city, florida, said at least nine feet of water gushed into the bottom floor of his house. >> my mother was 72 years old.

we come upstairs and hid in the closet. the floor started sinking against us. the roof truss fell on the door. i couldn't get out of the closet. god gave me the strength to get the door open. >> just frightening. the man managed to get himself and his mom out. they are both a little banged up. they are all okay. >> as emergency personnel assess the destruction on the ground from hurricane michael, local response and relief teams are mobilizing. >> abc 7 saucedo has more. >> ten volunteers with the american red cross have already been deployed with more on the way. they've been busy responding to multiple natural disasters. going from one place to now

another one. the massive destruction left behind by hurricane michael. >> what you see on television that you look at and you're like, wow, is twice as different when you're seeing it in person. >> reporter: jodi wallace of san jose has seen devastation up close. the red cross volunteer came back from responding to one hurricane. now she's heading to another. >> we're really stretched very thin. there's a lot of people from the red cross working in the carolinas from hurricane florence. i know we've got other commitments that we need to step up to. >> she'll be assisting shelter support teams in florida. the red cross of northern california has already sent ten volunteers to the gulf. more could follow. >> depends on the needs and the skill sets and our availability. we could see dozens more volunteers going out in the next week. >> reporter: over in oakland, task force 4 is prepared to send out a team with search and rescue efforts.

>> right now i have 16 people on alert in case we should get called out as a water misread difficult package. they've already been notified and are ready to go. >> reporter: two members have already been deployed to help overhead teams on the ground, with equipment ready to go these rescue crews are waiting on that call to head out and potentially save lives. >> back here live, our red cross volunteer will be heading out to florida first thing tomorrow morning. now, the red cross is accepting monetary donations to help victims. if you like to get information, just head over to our website, abc7news.com. we posted information there for you guys. reporting live in san jose, carlos saucedo, abc 7 news. >> you can make a donation by texting michael to 90999. >> abc 7 news anchor kristen sze

has powerful images of people who weathered the storm. >> i want to start with this. ms. presley ray captured her father, a former marine, and her brother rescues people from the roof. you can see they're using the ladder there. tremendously windy. they're getting people down. she said, quote, this is the reason they chose to stay. let's take a look at this one. actually this storm is dumping tons of rain in north carolina. a report frer a sister station in raleigh tweeted this video of a raccoon that got dumped into a creek. he made it out okay. now a middle school in panama city that was so severely damaged by hurricane michael. this is jinx middle school before. look at the school after. just stunning the difference, what happened to this gym at a

middle school. also the damage is so bad a drone was able to actually fly through the gym as both sides of the building are now gone along with part of the roof. look at this view. the volleyball mat still standing, the basketball hoop also still there. if you miss your shot, the basketball will end up outside. with debris everywhere, there won't be any games here any time soon. larry and alma. >> thank you, kristen. what's amazing is the other buildings around the gym are in tact. the volleyball net is still there. it's still churning its way across the southeast. >> this storm has so much energy that it's still not done destroying the area. take a look at live doppler 7. we're still seeing downpours, flooding rain, damaging winds from north carolina to virginia. there are tornado watch box in

effect. right now it's packing winds of 50 miles an hour. it is speeding northeast at 24 miles an hour, 20 miles away from raleigh, north carolina, expected to weaken to a depression by tomorrow afternoon moving away out over the open atlantic. it's not done with the mid atlantic states just yet. alma. >> sandya, thank you. >> b.a.r.t. has been hit with the largest fine stemming from a 2013 accident. b.a.r.t. was slapped with a $1.3 million fine and put the transit district on three years of probation stemming from the incident. the commission said it will stay half the fine if b.a.r.t. comes in compliance with safety two people were killed oklahoma 19, 2013.

today the agency sent this statement responding to the fine. nothing is more important to b.a.r.t. than safety. a safer system for our employees will provide for a safer system for our riders and a better b.a.r.t. the agency also says it has retrained employees, implemented new safety procedures and requires trains to slow down when entering work zone. santa clara county prosecutors charged a central valley man with felony assault. 34-year-old david gonzalez of madera is charged with felony assault with great bodily injury. police arrested him on tuesday after surveillance video showed him punching a man twice in a levi's stadium parking lot after the sunday game. the 33-year-old victim is still in critical condition. gonzalez is being held on $75,000 bail. harvard university has honored former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick for his contributions to black history and culture. he and seven others received the

w.e.b. dubois medal from the hutchison center. he drew nationwide attention for kneeling during the national anthem. comedian dave chappelle and san francisco based art collector and philanthropist, pan la joyner. harvey weinstein will no longer face a charge of criminal sexual act in the first degree. weinstein's lawyers asked the judge to drop the charge after new evidence semerged. she accused weinstein of forcing her to perform a sexual fact 2004. he's still facing charges from two accusers. he denies all the allegations against him. we know the bay area is a tough and expensive housing market. the iconic south bay mall getting knocked down to make way for a huge development.

its location can make it an instant update. update on the fremont street closure in san francisco. could it open sooner than wednesday? >> you could say i'm the most bullied person on the world. >> melania trump opening up exclusively to abc about experiences as the first lady. why she thinks she has it harder than a lot of other people. a live look at the 101. the backup is your southbound traffic. northbound looking good as usual. even the -- not fast track. what's the word i'm going for, car pool lane southbound is not looking good either.

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sales force transit center officials firmed up the reopening today because of the cracked steel beemts at the transit center. a senior construction manager said the street would open no later than next wednesday. it was originally supposed to reopen tomorrow. that was delayed after changes were made to the repair designs. officials say it could take a couple more weeks to reopen the transit center itself. in the south bay, it's out with the old and in with the new. demolition on valco shopping mall. in this video from sky 7, it shows us why this is a big deal. the property is right across 280 from the new apple campus less than a mile away. abc 7 reporter chris nguyen joins us from cupertino. >> reporter: right now the developer only has permission to tear down the parking garage on

the left side of the mall. there's no plan in place. this is far from a dunn deal, but getting a little closer. after years of debate and multiple setbacks, demolition day moved forward at the vallco shopping mall in cupertino. it's become an eyesore in recent years. developers say it's been a long battle. >> once we complete excavation we'll be in position to go vertical. that's when we need to make a decision which product there is. >> reporter: two proposals on the table utilized senate 35. the other proposal is a community driven plan recently approved by the city council. both include a mix of office, retail and entertainment as well as housing, and lots of it. up to nearly 3,000 units. many say that housing supply is critical. >> this looks to be a spectacular project that we could all enjoy, both in its outdoor spaces which the mall

never had as well as those indoor spaces. >> reporter: traffic is a huge concern. vallco is off the stephens creek, near apple headquarters. >> traffic around cupertino is already a nightmare. when you add 10,000 more people, it's going to be a disaster. >> reporter: there are currently efforts under way to repeal the proposal of the community driven plan. should that happen, developers will move forward with their original plan, although they could face a lawsuit from opponents who say it doesn't meet sp 35 requirements. the community driven plan does include money for traffic mitigation. we'll dive deeper on that coming up at abc 7 news at 6:00. i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. there are signs the housing market is slowing a bit. the california association of realtors projects next year the number of homes sold statewide will drop below 400,000 for the

first time since 2014. this is attributed to rising interest rates and home prices. median home price statewide is projected to be slightly over $593,000, an increase of just more than 3%. of course, in the bay area, $593,000 is a home hunting bargain. median prices here range from $455,000 in solano county to $1.6 million in san francisco county. >> insane. a landlord the subject of an abc 7 news investigation earlier this year is now the target of a massive lawsuit. lawyers representing more than 100 tenants announced the suit against berratos investments. they claim the company, believed to be the city's largest landlord, targeted long-term residents to drive them out of their rent-controlled units. >> suddenly these same tenants are served with eviction notices, in some cases for money they don't know and in some

cases for money they already paid. specifically the tenants who have been there for over a decade have been targeted. >> the tenants are seeking several million in damages. abc 7 left a message with varies to investments. we have not yet received a response. the city council put election system to the test today. election workers began logic and accuracy testing of the accessible voting machines. they're used at city hall and polling places around the city. the elections department also uses two other types of voting machines, one that tab lates vote by mail ballots and another used at voting stations. testing of voting equipment is open to the public if you want to check it out. time to turn to the weather. >> sandya patel is here for spencer. >> beautiful here. if you're voting in favor of warmer weather, you'll get it.

already started. it's minor today. it will get warmer as we head towards tomorrow. live doppler 7 showing quite a bit of sun. a little cloudiness in the south bay. but that's it. the fog we had this morning is long gone. those temperatures responding, up seven degrees. from mt. tamalpais, 63 in san francisco. it's mild, oakland, san jose, morgan hill, 78 degrees. bright skies from our abc 7 news exploratorium camera. from 70 in santa rosa to 79 in vacaville. barely a breeze along the emb k embarcade embarcadero. clear tonight, cool in the warning. marpler tomorrow, we're expecting mild to warm weather. in the north bay the temperatures will drop to the

40s. inland eastbound, places like livermore, south bay. but the rest of you in the 50s. tomorrow afternoon you're looking at warm weather inland, near 90 inland, 87 antioch, 85 livermore. 82 in santa rosa. 82 degrees in san jose. it's definitely going to be a warmer day. just in case you want to head to the beach and enjoy the nice weather tomorrow, i do want to warn you, there's a beach hazard statement up for the entire coast until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. it's tropical storm sergio sending us a southerly swell. the breakers could mean the potential for rip currents and sneaker waves. temperatures rebounding as we head towards your friday. a slight dip in the numbers. saturday we'll see a few patches of fog going into sunday morning. look at the temperatures warming again. 70s, 80s for everyone with the warmth continuing to start the new workweek and slowly cooling a few degrees. when i say cooling, i mean

really a few degrees. this is one of the best times of year. obviously it's not too hot and not too cool. >> you think it's our last blast of heat? >> no. i'll tell you why. i have seen for years and years and years october, even in november we've had some hot spells here. stay tuned. i think there are opportunities to see some warm weather. deep inside a san francisco building lurks the terror vaults. we take you inside this halloween treat. it could be more of a nightmare for some. knocking out bullying, but not with your fists. see the

the banksy painting that self destructed.

the unidentify european collector will pay the $1.4 million she bid on girl with balloon. here is how it looked before there was shredded. banksy who has never been revealed, showed how he built a shredder into the frame of the painting. experts say it's already worth five times what the collector paid for it. >> the shredded version is worth more than the original version? how does that make any sense? >> it doesn't. >> are you looking to be truly terrified this halloween? >> no, i'm not. i'll be honest. no thanks. >> a brand new haunted experience is taking over the old mint building in downtown san francisco. a lot of people like to be freaked out. >> kate larsen. >> reporter: eye shadow on, lipstick on point and fake blood in full effect.

the terror vault is finally open for scares. we felt there should be a really great haunt in san francisco and there wasn't one. self-proclaimed >> to find the room is almost next to impossible. enter jordan langer and none plus ultra. >> the san francisco has been underutilized. we took over the space about a year and a half ago. >> the mint, which ones housed half the u.s. gold supply has its own built-in horror stories all part of the immersive halloween experience. >> a maintenance work who are was stealing gold flakes, killing rats and slicing their bellies and hiding the gold

inside. >> reporter: if you want the extra scare, you can opt in with this necklace. you put it on and it means you're volunteering to become part of the show. you can go to abc7news.com to find out how you can be the mint's next victim. in san francisco, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> well done, i'll give them that. >> i wanted to see what happened once you put the necklace on. >> would you willingly go through that, without the -- just to walk through? >> i might, because i know in my mind it's not real, hopefully. yes, i'm easily scared. >> the story about the guy slicing -- just the thought of that kind of creeps me out. i did this or something similar to it when my girls were little, i think it was at great america. >> they have a good one. >> very good. my reaction is, okay, i can't --

i'm going to hit somebody, get hauled off. >> typical day for you. >> anyway, this looks like it's really, really well done. >> and the space where they did it, that's awesome. >> the vault, how do we get out? how are we getting out? i don't know. if you're in to halloween, that might be worth checking out. a surreal summit at the white house. >> it was something about when i put this hat on, it made me feel like superman. >> kanye west, donald trump in the oval office. do we really need to say anything else? >> not really. >> beating bullying through boxing. not qu

. here are the stories making headlines as we come up on 4:30. the state public utilities commission has fined b.a.r.t. $1.3 million to punish the district for the deaths of two track inspectors in october of 2013. b.a.r.t. will pay half the fine and put on probation for three years. if safety reforms are not implemented, the puc will fine the district the other half. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield tweets that fremont street will reopen no later than next wednesday. that's coming from the senior construction manager at the

transbay joint powers authority. the transit center itself will remain closed with no definite reopening date. another ugly day on wall street. not as bad as yesterday. as abc world news tonight tweets the dow slipped more than 500 points today. it tumbled more than 800 points yesterday, worst drop in eight months. turning to hurricane michael. officially the third most powerful storm to hit the u.s. now down to a tropical storm, still dumping a lot of rain in the carolinas. here is a look at the devastation left behind. more from abc news reporter elizabeth hur in panama city beach. >> reporter: this is the view from above of mexico beach, florida, home after home destroyed. this is where michael made landfall as a monster storm just shy of a category 5 hurricane. >> mention co-beach took the brunt. that's probably ground zero. >> reporter: across florida, michael spared nothing in its path leaving entire neighborhoods submerged, schools

and buildings flattened, trees toppled, crushing homes and knocking down power lines. >> as soon as we seen the roof ripping off over there, we ran to the bathroom and we stayed in the shower. once the roof ripped off, it was pulling us out of there. >> the wind? >> the wind was pulling us out of that little room. >> reporter: michael wreaking havoc where the last major hurricane to hit the state was 1898. the scope of michael's damage now beginning to be assessed with president trump promising all resources necessary. >> we have unbelievable large amounts of water and food and everything that people can want -- >> reporter: meanwhile neighbors are helping neighbors in florida. this man in panama city, despite having lost so much of his own belongings, he is out firing up his grill to feed anyone in need.

the governor here says that's what floridians do. they stick together during that's hard times. that said, he is asking residents, do not venture out just yet. let the rescuers do their work for everyone's safety. elizabeth hur, abc news, panama city beach, florida. one of president trump's most famous celebrity fans paid him a visit at the white house today. s that rapper kanye west wearing a make america great again hat sitting across from the president in the oval office. he criticized liberals and said hillary clinton's i'm with her campaign slogan left him feeling exclud excluded. then he talked about the hat. >> it's the bravery that helps you beat this game called life. they tried to scare me to not wear this hat. my own friends. but this hat, it gives me power in a way. if he don't look good, we don't look good. this is our president

he has to be the freshest, the fliest, the fliest planes, the best factories. >> president trump called west a smart cookie. an east bay non-profit is working to knock out bullying with a one-two punch. >> the feet first boxing program is building confidence and teaching self-defense. abc 7's katie utehs has the story. >> reporter: the feet first foundation starts with the basics of boxing. >> you're doing really good. >> reporter: this training session is at john mere elementary in martinez. >> we're not coming into the schools to train fighters. we do that at the gym. we're coming to the school to build confidence. >> reporter: combating bullying with more fighting seems counterintuitive. boxing isn't just about punching. april's two boys attend the after school program. >> their discipline they have

here is awesome. i wish they would get this in all of the schools. i think the bullying would be less. >> reporter: sean sharky trains boxers at his gym. two years ago a client approached him with the idea for the school program. second greater gabrielle is a testament. >> i'm confident and i am strong. >> i feel we can scale this from one city to the next. we're going to be starting right now talking to mt. diablo unified school district. >> left, >> reporter: everlast donating gloves. pro fighters volunteering. >> i was born to be a fighter. >> reporter: his father put him in boxing at age 10. >> i was at the time, 7 years old being brought home by cops. taught me self-discipline.

>> when they do act up, i ask what would coach do. >> reporter: the program will run the entire school year at john mere. feet first is also in talks with the state board of education to grow the program. sean is going for gold. >> i see this going national. i really do. >> reporter: as are students with their new-found confidence. >> what do you want to do when you grow up? >> be an olympic swimmer and also a teacher. >> reporter: in martinez, katie utehs, abc 7 news. >> great opportunity for those kids. the feet first program will start in the mt. diablo unified school district on november 8th. for more information on the program, head to abc7news.com. first lady melania trump opened up about many hot-button issues during an exclusive interview with abc news. mrs. trump explains why she thinks she is one of the most bullied people in the world. >> you think you're the most bullied person in the world. >> one of them. if you really see what people

saying about me. that's why my be best initiative is focusing on social media and online behavior. we need to educate the children. >> the first lady spoke bluntly about the turmoil involving president trump's staff. you can see more of her exclusive interview in a 2020 special "being melania" tomorrow on abc 7. a special service will take place later this month to honor the wyoming man murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in 1998. tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the murder of 21-year-old matthew shepard who was robbed, beaten, tied to a wooden fest and left to die. the washington national cathedral will interhis remains in the cathedral crypt at the request of his parents. shepherd's mother called the cathedral a natural choice.

a san francisco man said he got hiv despite taking a preventative drug. we'll talk about what precautions should be taken. i'm sandhya patel. bright skies will add some warmth to the forecast as we approach the weekend. from the bay bridge to the golden gate, as we look at traffic, it's moving decently in both directions. looks like a little slower on the right-hand side. that's your north bay traffic heading up

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if you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, we've got you covered. >> alexis smith has some ideas from our partners at hoodline. >> the wild west is coming to the bay area with the 72nd annual grand national rodeo, livestock exposition and horse show. it kicks off friday at the cow palace featuring the best of the best in the competitive sport of rodeo, it includes team roping, bull riding and barrel racing. you can shop at the western marketplace. tickets available on the cow palace website. san francisco spca is celebrating 150 years of serving the city ooes animals and the people who love them. they're throwing a party. the cuddle me festival from 10:00 to 3:00 this saturday. p you find a furry friend you

just can't put down, take advantage of free adoptions during the event. a beer garden and paint your pet workshops will add to the fun. it's free but registration is encouraged. get into the fall spirit at the 2018 half moon bay art festival. enjoy harvest inspired crafts, fabulous food and drink and four stages of blockbuster entertainment. the great pumpkin parade is saturday at noon and the festival runs saturday and sunday from 9:00 to 5:00. admission is free. we hope you have a great weekend. a recent report says a san francisco man got hiv even though he was taking a preventative drug. there are just a handful of these cases in the world. joining us now to provide perspective is dr. stephanie cohen, the medical director of the city clinic. thank you so much for coming in today. >> sure. >> do we know how this happened?

>> well, we don't fully understand what happened, but we think that the patient acquired hiv because the virus he was exposed to was resistant to one of the two medications that's in truvado which is what we use for pre exposure prophylaxis. >> for people who aren't familiar with the drug, how does it work? >> it's a medication used to treat hiv in people living with hiv in combination with other medications, but truvada alone has been fda approved for pre exposure prophylaxis since about 2012. it it bati basically prevents t virus from getting into the body and causing chronic infection. >> do you know how effective it's supposed to be? >> prep is extremely effective, probably the most effective hiv prevention tool we have. there's probably 15 to 20,000 people in san francisco who take prep, and we think that the

widespread uptake of prep in san francisco is one of the reasons we're seeing declines in new hiv diagnos diagnoses. we're really celebrating that. so this situation, as you said, is very rare. this is only the sixth report of someone who has actually become infected with hiv despite taking prep regularly. really the fact that it's newsworthy is a testament to how well prep works. >> how concerned should people be? >> i don't think that people should be concerned. i think prep is an amazing medical advance. at the health department and throughout the hiv prevention community, we recommend people talk to their doctor and think about taking prep. >> okay. other preventative advice, tips? >> the one thing about truvada, it doesn't protect against other sexually transmitted diseases. it's important to talk to your provider to talk about how to protect yourself.

condoms are a great way to protect yourself. regular testing is also really important. so coming in, getting screened, talking to your provider and thinking about your overall sexual health. >> stephanie cohen, thank you for coming in and shedding some light on this. >> sure, thanks. let's check out live doppler 7 right now. pretty much everyone seeing sunshine. a few clouds down to the south. a look at your highs for your friday. those numbers are coming up. 86 in concord, 85 in livermore, 82 in santa rosa. 70 san francisco. 76 in oakland, 82 degrees in san jose and 78 in santa cruz. as we head into saturday, the temperatures will come down just a little bit, but we will still have the autumn warmth inland. as we head into sunday, the warmth will transfer all the way to the coastline. temperatures rebounding with

minor fluctuations in the numbers as we head into the weekend. really it is fine fall weather coming your way for outdoor activities. saturday, sunday, limit ed patcy fog. next week we'll see a gradual cooldown. you can download the app and track the temperatures any time you want. a woman got kicked off a plane. now she's speaking about the animal she brought on board that got her booted out. wrap your arms around this if you need help trying to win the huge mega millions jackpot. see what numbers an octopus is choosing for the big drawing. i'm "7 on your side's" michael finney, another security breach to tell you about. get this.

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support animals. >> she said, are you getting off the plane? if you don't, then we have to deboard everybody. okay. deboard them, but i'm taking my squirrel with me. >> passengers on the flight from orlando to cleveland are were delayed for almost two hours on tuesday. she said she had no problem getting the squirrel past security. frontier said she didn't specify what her support animal was when she booked the ticket. the airline refunded her money, gave her a ticket voucher. she says that's not enough. >> you can train a squirrel to be your -- >> so many questions. >> so many questions is right. if you're struggling over what numbers to pick in tomorrow's massive mega million lottery, wrap your arms around this. the sea life orlando aquarium had an octopus use his eight warms to pull these numbers. 1, 18, 35, 36, 41 and 70. if they're right, anybody who

uses them can win a share of the $548 mill one prize, the third highest mega millions jackpot on record. this, by the way, not the first octopus to enter the prognostication game. remember in 2010? paul the octopus became a worldwide phenomenon because he was accurately predicting results in several world cup matches. my question is, if these are the right numbers, does the octopus sue to get a share of the money? >> if that monkey can take a selfie -- >> that's exactly what i was thinking. >> a squirrel can fly on a plane. consumer news now. a major security breach that could affect millions of people. >> "7 on your side's" michael finney explains. >> one of those fitness bracelets is what we're talking about here. this is made by fit matrix. it exposed information about millions of users. reports say the data was not kept safe with a secure password. cyber security company hackin says one of its researchers was

easily able to view the data without a secure log-in or password of any kind. fitmetrix told tech crunch that the information did not include any user passwords or other information. fitmetrix tracks heart rate monitoring and calorie tracking. cooper lighting is recalling about 350,000 l.e.d. light fixtures. the batteries in the lights can overheat, potentially causing a fire. the recall involves all pro and defiant solar-powered outdoor lights. they were sold at home depot, lowe's and other stores from september 2015 through july of this year. if you have one of these, contact the company for a free replacement battery pack. president trump signed two bills this week giving consumers more information about drug prices. the measures would end so-called gag orders, where the pharmaceutical industry has

placed these on pharmacists. the gag orders stop pharmacists from talking about cheaper price options with customers. now pharmacists can tell a customer if a drug might be cheaper if insurance is not used. as weird as that sounds, that happens a lot. the president called the gag clauses unjust. i want to hear from you. my "7 on your side" hotline is monday through friday from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. that number is 415-954-8151. drug prices is much like airline seat pricing, you have no idea why one costs one and some costs another. sometimes you use insurance is cheaper. sometimes not using insurance makes it cheaper. now your pharmacist can tell you, so ask. >> thank you, michael. from ashes to art. up next we'll take you to a new art exhibition in the north bay that is capturing the devastating wildfires like we've

never seen them. right now dan is here with what's ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> a new perspective on a controversial police killing, and both sides have something to say about it. we'll have that story. plus tourism in san francisco. why expectations are both high and low. also -- >> the streaming service is offered. so it's going to be an important feature going forward. >> the technology making pictures more realistic. those stori

tonight in prime time on abc 7 at 8:00. it's "grey's anatomy" followed by station 19 at 9:00. then at 10:00 "how to get away with murder." then abc news at 11. amazon making changes. it announced it would increase minimum wage to $15 an hour. at the same time it eliminated monthly bonuses and stock awards received by some employees. those workers got angry. so now, according to bloomberg, amazon is bumping up employees' pay by an additional $1.25 an hour. they'll get $1500 to $3000 cash and receive an extra $100 for good attendance in december. the north bay spent the last week reflecting back on the one-year firestorm anniversary. >> at the museum of sonoma

county, looking back has taken a different form, likely to touch survivors and observers alike. here is more from abc 7's wayne freedman. adam shaw looking at us while we're looking at him. we move ahead to how adam has seen the world this past year. >> like anything in life, the more you look, the more you see. >> reporter: it includes trauma from the north bay fires, burned homes, burned cars. >> it speaks to a need to try and give shape or meaning to inexplicable experience . >> reporter: adam spent one year creating this work he calls "from the fire." in a room filled, providing distance and safety from the pain of loss and trauma that many people feel from destruction, such creativity. >> everything seems to be lost, but everything changes.

>> reporter: we first met gregory roberts last spring when he began what's become the sonoma ash project. his pledge, to take the charred remains of burned homes and make urns with them. >> where will you put it? >> that's a good question. >> reporter: these, the remains of living rooms and bedrooms. they all contain memories to symbolically hold and compete. >> i didn't know they would be this different. >> reporter: just as the fire shocked us last year. for now this exhibit pro viets distance. at the museum of sonoma county in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. that's going to do it for us. thank you for joining us, i'm ama daetz. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> i wanted to do something

creative about expressing adoration and love for the country. >> doing so is putting him on the spot. a school board president breaks with protocol and ignites a roll call on what it means to be patriotic. >> total devastation. >> we're on the ground providing relief. >> the bay area reaches out after hurricane michael, deployment after destruction is simply what they do. >> i got tired of being sick and tired and i just didn't want it anymore. >> how one man started scrubbing the streets and cleaned up his act in the process. >> one nation, under god. >> one nation, under god. >> the pledge of allegiance is common in classrooms and city meetings as you know. one local official wants to put a different spin on one patriotic promise of loyalty. >> it's the most patriotic

thing, to run an effective meeting. >> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> it's kristen sze. the president of the san francisco school board refused to recite the pledge of allegiance this week. >> what are people saying about this controversial issue tonight, lee ann? >> this is not the first time the pledge of allegiance has been challenged. we've seen it before in courts and the board of supervisors. i think this is getting a lot more attention because of how divided the country is. >> it's been a tradition, following roll call, school board members in san francisco stand to say the pledge of allegiance. last tuesday night the board president, stefan cook skipped it. he quoted author maya angelou. >> tonight we start this meeting in honor of maya angelou who once said when you learn, teach. when you get,