a shark bites a documentary film maker off the islands. the coast guard rushing to fly him to the hospital. thanks for joinings u. >> david louie is live outside stanford medical center where that diver was taken. david? >> reporter: you can say that ron elliot has been a very lucky man. for the past 30 years, he has been diving without a cage in the shark infested waters around the fairline islands, but his luck changed today. sky 7 was overhead at stanford medical center as he arrived by coast guard helicopter at 12:43 this afternoon. after he was bitten by a white shark on the right hand. elliot was air lifted by the coast guard after the shark encounter around 11:00 this morning. you see his hand bandaged and elevated. he was able to walk on his own,

an indication he had strength to get medical care without using a gurney. ro elliot is known for diving for sea urchin. this is prime season for sharks with the population estimated at under 100. now, elliot is featured in the film "near miss" in which he talks about his love of diving with the sharks and never being attacked. this time he was. bitten on the wrist and forearm while he was under water. he was picked up by a boat that was in the vicinity. the coast guard then held continuered him about an hour and 450 minu minutes later. biologists don't dive into the waters as ron elliot does routinely. we are waiting to hear from stanford medical center about his official condition, although we're told that he will be discharged from the facility within the hour. and he has declined to talk to reporters. his luck certainly ran out

today, but he is also very lucky in the regard he did not have any life threatening injuries. we are live at stanford medical center. david louis, abc 7 news. >> thank you. that happened in the red triangle. the points are the farallon islands to the north. this is a hunting ground for great white sharks. they come to the red triangle because of the prey there. moe than 80% of the u.s. recorded great white shark attacks on humans have happened in the red triangle. another housing development in oakland caught fire overnight. drone view 7 gives us this special vantage point of the damage left behind. the latest fire happened early this morning on west grand avenue. >> this is the latest in a string of suspicous fires targeting housing projects in the east bay. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the details.

>> reporter: the atf is now joining the investigation into the suspicious fire which as you can plainly see destroyed roughly half of this townhouse project in downtown oakland. the mayor making an appeal for any tips from witnesses. meantime, the fire department is investigating an attempted arson at another construction project nearby. a massive overnight inferno sweeping through this 126-unit ice house townhouse project under construction on west grand avenue. >> this fire quickly escalated from a second to a third, fourth, and then eventually a fifth alarm response. >> reporter: 90 firefighters fought the blaze. they were able to save portions of the project, but 55 units were decimated. the oakland mayor stopped short of calling it a deliberate act. >> we do not know whether this was caused by an arsonist but we do know that arsonists have been trying to burn down housing projects in oakland. >> reporter: since 2012 there

have been five suspicious fires at housing constructions. the builder of the project says he knew about recent fires and took no chances. >> we had security cameras on site. we had a security guard on site. still this fire was started. >> reporter: fire officials say there was an attempted arson at this residential project also under construction at peralta and 32nd. no damage here. >> we're on heightened awareness and alertness. we will try to understand what happened here and whether they're related. >> people need a place to stay. it's sad how they're burning these places down like that. >> it was raining fire. >> reporter: flying embers from the fire on west grand were carried three blocks away to isabella street where several homes were damaged. >> the fire department couldn't help us because it was all down there. so we as neighbors got together and got our water hose trying to put the fire out. >> reporter: drone view 7 flew over the aftermath of the fire and found little left.

mayor shaft says anyone with information about the fire urged to call an anonymous tip line. 510-238-4031. surveillance camera footage from inside the construction site now being reviewed by police. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> all right. thank you. today's fire on west grand avenue marks the sixth major construction site in oakland to burn in six years. in july of 2017, this seven story apartment building on valdez burned down. the cause of the fire wasn't determined, but arson was not ruled out. twice in ten months, this development on the oakland emeryville border burned in july 2016 and may of 2017. the atf ruled both cases arson. about two years ago on halloween, a five alarm fire woke people up near lake merit. the atf couldn't determine a cause. back in 2012, a construction site for a senior housing complex near the b.a.r.t.

station burned down. it was confirmed to be arson. >> we're also staying on top of two other fires today. a woman was killed and a man was hurt in an early morning fire at san francisco's inner sunset district. that started around 3:30 morning in a home on irving street. no word yet on a cause there. and the woman who passed away has not been identified. that fire displaced about six people. also in san francisco, residents are still out of their homes after a fire burned several floors of an apartment building in the financial district. today we checked in with the fire chief to see where the investigation stands right now and how firefighters train for something like this. that's all coming up in our next half hour. and we're going to start you with a beautiful shot. live look, blue sky, some high thin cirrus clouds have been dotting our sky from time to time. satellite showing you those high clouds overhead right now. we are dry across our vicinity, but just to our north there is

some rain right now. the wider view in northern california, you can see live doppler 7 picking up on some rain through eureka at this hour. also seen with a cold front. unfortunately, we're not going to see any rain from this cold front moving through over the next 24 hours. what we're seeing right now is the cooler temperatures, certainly feels like fall out there right now. 62 in san francisco. we're at 65 in oakland. the same in san jose. 68 in santa rosa. let's go hour-by-hour on future weather. later tonight at 8:00, the fog is going to be much thinner than it was last night. so mainly clear skies. we advance the clock by 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 in the morning. just some patchy fog out there. that will lead to a warmer afternoon on the way tomorrow. we'll have the full accuweather forecast in a few minutes. know tomorrow not the warmest day we have. that warmer day will come over the weekend. we'll have those numbers in a few minutes, guys. >> all right. thank you, drew. we are just hours away from

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store is open. find out how it works. and new at 4:00, a series of miracles for a growing family. what happened when a pregnant woman saved her husband's life but then went into labor days later while he was still in a coma. let us check traffic right now. this is downtown. the skyway in san francisco. you can see a lot of shimmering windows there as the sun is shining down. but the traffic is a mess. especially going back toward the east bay. the oncoming cars, that has really been backed up since about 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. not much better on the folks heading

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the alameda county district attorney's findings are in. the b.a.r.t. officer who fatally shot a man in january will not be charged. the da's report cites self-defense. the victim's family is disappointed but not surprised. >> shots fired in west oakland. >> reporter: january 3rd, 4:41 p.m. the officer's body cam captured it all. he runs out of the b.a.r.t. station responding to shots fired. he sees two men in a scuffle. shlim tindal on his knees has his back to him. the officer fired. >> i have been running looking for answers from the time that my son was murdered january 3rd,

2018. >> reporter: today his mother got her answers. it was not what she wanted to hear. the alameda da's office says the oficer would not be criminally charged. it was rule ed self-defense. their findings said mr. tindle was holding the pistol at the time the officer fired. a shooting had already taken place. it was not unreasonable for him, officer mateu, to believe further shooting could be imminent. >> for him to shoot to me is a pure mischaracter of justice. >> reporter: attorney john burress has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of tindle's family. he said the video shows he could not tell who had the gun. >> he decided to shoot the one closest to him. he shot him in the back. and the evidence -- looking at the video wi, it looks like he trying to comply. >> reporter: the alameda county

da's office declined saying, quote, the report is very detailed and complete. vick lee, abc 7 news. and today the santa clara district attorney released dramatic police body cam video in the fatal shooting of an armed trespasser at the energy plant in san jose. >> and they also announced that no charges would be filed in that case against the officer who is shot a mentally ill suspect. this was back in january. abc 7 news anchor christen zee is here now with that. >> reporter: we've edited the video so you don't actually see the shooting here, but it is still deeply disturbing. the three-minute encounter happened on january 9th. two san jose police officers can be heard telling 27-year-old thompson nguyen to stop and drop his weapon more than two dozen times. you see him approaching with a hatchet in one hand and a metal staff in the other saying repeatedly, shoot me. >> hey! san jose police! drop it!

drop the ax! >> drop the weapon! >> drop the weapon. >> drop the weapon. >> shoot me. shoot me. >> drop the weapon! >> hey, hey, stop. >> stop! stop! drop it! drop it! >> kill me. kill me. >> drop it! >> and at that point, each officer fired four shots. afterward, police recovered an arsenal of weapons, a fake police badge, and journals in which he wrote employees at the power plant have put microchips in his brain. now prosecutor david boyd issued this statement today. any reasonable officer would conclude that nguyen whether as a result of a mental health issue or not had decided that he was going to die that day and that if he had to attack an officer with a weapon to make it happen, he was going to do so. the da says it released the video in the interest of transparency. if you wish to see the unedited versions, we have them posted on our website abc7news.com.

now to an amazing story out of st. paul, minnesota, where a pregnant woman saved her husband's life just days before she delivered their son. andrew goyet went into cardiac arrest two weeks ago. his wife performed cpr. he woke up from a coma two days before she was giving birth. he was able to watch it on a video. >> i didn't want to think about doing any of this without him. i kept telling him the whole time he was asleep or in his coma that i was not going to have this baby until he woke up. >> ashley and baby lennon as you see there are at andrew's side at the hospital until he's discharged. >> what an amazing story. california's first amazon go store opened today in san francisco's financial district. the retail giant is calling this a whole new concept in shopping.

matt keller was there to see exactly how this works and what the shoppers think. >> reporter: let me explain myself. this is not what it looks like. i'm not a thief. no matter how suspicious i look, everything i'm doing is legal. in fact, it's encouraged. >> customers just walk in, take what they want, and just walk out when they're done shopping. >> this is the first amazon go store in san francisco. stored with ready to eat meals and groceries. it's on the corner of california street and battery street in san francisco's financial district. >> we think our value proposition of good food fast really works well with these high density neighborhoods where there's a lot of people who are hungry and in a rush. >> reporter: here's how it works. you have to download the amazon go app on your phone and log into the account. amazon says there's a lot of technology involved in this including computer vision and deep learning. when you're done getting your drink, food, snack, or whatever, just walk out.

>> it felt weird. it felt like i was stealing from amazon. >> reporter: proof i didn't steal it, here's my receipt on my phone. >> i haven't fill yured out whether it's good food at a good price yet. >> reporter: amazon is opening up another amazon go store this winter at post and kearney. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> some excellent acting by matt keller there. looking kind of shady. those who know matt, it's not a surprise. i'm joking. he did. he was great. >> it was good. >> a much more honest drew truman. >> i am. warmer weather moves in. and by the weekend, we're well above average. the roller coaster ride, it does continue. right now showing you we have those high, thin cirrus clouds streaming in from north to south. we'll say hello to the south bay. you can see those cirrus clouds and those clouds throughout the day today kind of limited our

daytime heating. soe're below average this afternoon. certainly feels like autumn. 70 half-moon bay checking in with a temperature of 63 degrees. here's the call overnight tonight. we'll have moonlit skies out there. it's a full moon overnight tonight. the other big story, not nearly as cloudy tonight as we were last night. just some patchy fog around the bay shoreline could stretch in as well. but other areas, partly cloudy to mainly clear out there. san rafael, about 52. 50 in san jose. will drop to about 51 in oakland. here's the bigger setup. we have this cold front that's moving on shore right now. keeping that cool air in place this afternoon. unfortunately, any rain with this system well to our north around portland and seattle right now. once this swings through overnight waiting in the wings, a big area of high pressure. and what this will do, it's

going to bring in warmer weather for the next couple of days. but will also create moderate air quality by friday and saturday. we'll notice that haze returns to the atmosphere. the day planner on your wednesday, sun's up at 7:26. upper 40s to lower 50s. you need the jacket. you won't need it in the afternoon. so by 4:00, just a few clouds out there. a lot of sunshine. and a few degrees warmer tomorrow than we are today in the upper 60s to mid-70s. so highs in our microclimates starting in the south bay about 72 for san jose. 71 for sunnyville. 74 the high in gillroy. among the peninsula, lots of afternoon sun. 66 in san mateo. downtown san francisco, 64 tomorrow. a few clouds from time to time in the north bay. but a nice afternoon. 70 in petaluma. in the east bay, upper 60s to lower 70s on your wednesday.

69 in oakland. 72 the high in fremont. inland, low to mid-70s in the afternoon. 73 in san ramon. concord up to 75 degrees. we'll fast forward into thursday afternoon. future tracker temperatures, we'll notice 80s do make a come back in our warmest spots inlands. 60s and 70s around the bay shoreline. then friday, that warmer air just continues to increase our afternoon temperatures. by friday afternoon, we're sitting in the mid-80s in our warmest spots. mid-60s to mid-70s around the water. the seven-day forecast, it's mild tomorrow. thursday, sunshine and warmer air moves in here. by friday, we'll call it warm winds. and those numbers even go up a couple degrees on saturday. near 90 inland. then sharply cooler to finish out the weekend on sunday. w'll bring back those fall temperatures early next week. >> i like the fall temps. >> i like it. >> you like the cool? >> i like saturday. the warm weather. >> me too. >> i'm alone in this. thanks, drew. well, there's more fallout

over the construction issues at the sales force transit center. trop lawmakers now planning a takeover of finances and future plans. if your future plans include trying to get down 101 south in san jose, it's going to take awhile. this is the view. northbound is looking a lot better. as is 880 over the

all right. back t our coverage now of that fire that burned the apartment that was under construction in oakland overnight. that fire is likely going to have a devastating impact on the dozens of tenants who were planning to move in soon. >> 7 on your side's michael finney has that part of the story. >> not a good position to be in for those folks. i feel sorry for them. they marketed the units as affordable housing by bay area standards. priced in the 600,000s. city ventures ceo has hopes of the first residents moving in by

christmas have been dashed for now. >> this project is not about the buildings. it's about people. and this is a project that has 124 homes in it with 50 of those homes sold and about 40 folks that were planning on moving in around the holidays of this year. >> now, i tried to find out what the buyers put down for their units, but city ventures has so far not gotten back to me with a definitive answer saying deposits varied depending on the units. neither has city ventures responded to our questions about next steps for these buyers. saying they will explore the options with each buyer individually. joe of consumer action told me it's unlikely these people would be able to get their deposits back. >> well, it's a terrible place to be if you're one of the buyers of these units. the problem is these contracts are drawn up generally to protect the builders and not the buyers. >> impacted future tenants, i

would like to hear from you. we're continuing to work on this. i'll have more tonight at 6:00. now, i want to hear from you if you are one of those tenants. the 7 on your side hotline is open weekdays 10:00 to 2:00. you can also reach me on my facebook page and through abc7news.com. >> so is there typically no insurance or escrow company holding onto this money? you're in a limbo position? >> you're in this weird position. you give them a deposit and it says you get it -- generally. i've not read these contracts. but generally what they say is yu have a move in date by "x." however, they have a clause that says if there's a flood, a fire, terrorism, then they can push back the date. i'm assuming that's the position these people are in. we're still trying to find tt out. >> thank you, michael. an investigation is still underway into a fire at a san francisco apartment building. what the fire chief told us today about where things stand now and how they put out the fire so quickly.

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here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. a shark bit an experienced diver near the farallon islands this

morning. officials say ron elliot was filming underwater when the shark bit him on the arm and wrist. he was air lifted to stanford. the atf has joined the investigation at the fire at west grand avenue. it started around 2:00 this morning. it's the sixth major construction fire in the city since 2012. people across the country are buying up tickets for tonight's $1.6 billion mega millions jackpot. one man in san jose spent $110 on tickets at ernie's liquors where the last jackpot winning ticket was sold in july. a huge blow today to the agency that designed and build the sales force transit center. the authority had its funding suspended after county officials say they lost confidence in the group. melanie woodrow is live from the transit center with the latest. melanie? >> reporter: alma, behind me you're looking at one of the reasons for that unanimous vote to suspend funding to the tjpa.

the closed sales force transit center. right now rule bid the tjpa isn't working. the san francisco county transportation authority voting unanimously today to suspend funding to the transbay joint powers authority. cutting the pursestrings and effectively cutting tjpa's power over the sales force transit project which is the downtown extension from fourth and king streets to the terminal. >> a crumbling park at the top, a cracked beam at the bottom. this is just not the right agency. and we have to rebuild public confidence. >> reporter: this supervisor says the three to six month hold on funding will be a catalyst for figuring out which agency will oversee phase two. does it feel like a punishment to you because of these cracked beams? >> you know, the board of supervisors is very disappointed about the developments in the transit center. i understand that. but my hope is we will regain their credibility in the program

and move forward. >> reporter: the board of supervisors' disappointment was palpable. >> the cameras are here for a reason because we have a problem. we have a problem because there always seems to be shady deals. >> reporter: chastising the director for not being able to answer questions about the tjpa's operation costs. >> the item on the agenda was a different item so i wasn't prepared. >> i think it's a [ bleep ] answer. >> reporter: both the supervisors and tjpa say they are committed to maintaining the schedule and the momentum of the downtown extension. >> right now we are taking an agency that's broken and trying to fix it. >> reporter: it will not impact the repairs to the transit center which will be covered by the contractor or designer depending on what caused the cracked beams. and to that end, there are people that are here on site right now ready to take those samples for testing so long as a peer review approves the sampling method. so here's the timeline. that'll take about five to seven

days. those tests will take about two weeks. and by the time the results come back, we're looking at three weeks or mid-november until we know potentially what caused those cracked beams. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> thank you for that update. and we're learning more today about how san francisco firefighters were able to handle that high-rise fire in a building without a sprinkler system. drone view 7 captured these images of the damage in the city's financial district. the building was built in the '60s before sprinkler systems were required by law. but san francisco fire officials say they make it a point to routinely train in downtown high-rises to develop emergency plans. in last night's fire, they tapped into a system known as stand pipes built into the high-rise. >> so in order to suppress the fire, there are what we call house lines, little hose lines on each floor. in order to put out a fire at the magnitude we saw last night, we utilized we pumped in our water supply into the stand

pipe. it's basically a dry pipe that we bring the water up to each floor. and so those are located in the exterior of the building at the ground level. >> they certainly handled it last night. there were no injuries, but the fire did displace residents of more than two dozen units. the legal community is expressing sadness today over sandra day o'connor's announcement she's entering the beginning stages of dementia and probably alzheimer's disease. the 88-year-old former supreme court justice says her diagnosis came awhile ago and her condition has progressed to the point now she's no longer able to participate in public life. o'connor graduated from stanford back in 1950 receiving her law degree there two years later. she became the first woman on the supreme court in 1981, retiring in 2006. chief justice john roberts praised o'connor today calling her an inspiration and a trail blazer. san francisco police have made an arrest in an assault that left an alameda man with a

traumatic brain injury. 25-year-old jiacheng faang is facing two felony charges. christopher matthews was waiting for a rite hailing service when he approached the car he thought was his right. you see fang get out of the car and he punches matthew in the face. matthew falls to the ground so hard. according to a gofundme page set up for the family, matthew was moved to neurorow skills to receive treatment. they're now weighing their options this after a san francisco judge dramatically reduced the punitive damages in that case. the judge upheld the jury's verdict, but slashed the award given to dwayne johnson from $289 million to $78 million. johnson sued monsanto claiming the weed killer roundup caused his cancer. his lawyers released a statement today saying they're still

reviewing their options but added, quote, we are pleased the court did not disturb the jury's verdict calling it a triumph for our legal system. a caravan of migrants heading to the u.s. through mexico has now traveled 52 miles. it's estimated 7,000 people make up that group. most of them from honduras. officials in mexico say 1600 people are seeking asylum there while 500 others have turned back. matt gutman is with that group in mexico. >> reporter: these migrants are still 1500 miles away from the nearest u.s. border. over the past two days, mexican police have allowed them to proceed unimpeded but overnight the interior ministry here saying it is demanding that these people seek asylum through the proper channels or at some point soon they will be rounded up. these people here say that asylum means deportation back to honduras. matt gutman, nbc news. authorities are investigating an explosive device found at the suburban

complex of george soros. an official said the device resembled a pipe bomb. an employee opened the package and discovered the device, then placed it in a wooded area and called authorities. investigators are now reviewing surveillance video to determine how the package arrived in the mailbox. it isn't clear whether it was actually addressed to soros. police in bakersfield is looking for someone who stole items from the home of kevin mccarthy. these men were claimed to have threw a boulder through the window and took office equipment. there's no word in the break in was politically motivated. protests continue across the country as the trump administration proposes narrowing the definition of gender. silicon valley pride and human rights are holding a rally tomorrow night at san jose city hall.

advocates say it would remove antidiscrimination protections for the estimated 1.4 million americans who identify as transgender. >> our identity is very important to us. we want to make sure that we -- that we stands up to the administration that wants to take our rights and our dignity. >> the administration's also sought to bar transgender people from serving in the military and rolling back a regulation in the affordable care act that protects transgender people from discrimination. san francisco cab drivers could take legal action over new rules passed by the san francisco municipal transportation authority. last week the commission voted to limit where those are allowed to pass out leaflets. the taxi alliance calls this a clear violation of free speech rights. drivers are also upset at the vote to limit the types of taxi medallions authorized to operate at the airport. a bay area company is helping lead the charge to make

our roads safer. how they say they are planning to do this with driverless cars. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. i'm tracking warmer weather on the way. also the latest on hurricane

more and more self-driving cars are on our roads. while some say there's a risk, one local company says that technology could help cut down on drunk driving crashes.

sally frickman is here. ford is using your technology. explain how it works. >> our technology is essentially the eyes of the self-driving car. so velodyne lidar uses light technology to create a map of the environment 360 degree three dimensional map of the environment. >> okay. so basically it's like human eyes around the car, acting as eyes to guide the vehicle. is that what we're talking about? >> something like that. so it's emitting, collecting billions of data points. so it allows for the cars to navigate the environment safely. >> okay. so how would this technology, perhaps, cut down on drunk driving deaths or other accidents, just general accidents that people get into? >> right. so we know that over 90% of traffic collisions are caused by human error. so with fully autonomous

vehicles, removing the human error from the equation can essentially eliminate many of these collisions. >> okay. you understand, though, a lot of people have a fear of just giving up control. how do you get over there? >> right. i think it's all about education. we at velodyne lidar are at education. we have partnered for an educational campaign so the public can understand how autonomous vehicles work and how autonomous vehicles can prevent and potentially eliminate impaired driving. >> so is the group mothers against drunk driving, are they kind of teaming up with you? they're totally in support of the notion of driverless vehicles? >> correct. mothers against drunk driving is completely in support of the driverless vehicles because of the startling statistics where,

you know, every day 29 people are killed by drunk driving fatality. so they see this as a solution. >> okay. we've seen a few cases where sometimes the cars malfunction and you can also have accidents with the driverless vehicles and some feel like, well, it's still unproven technology. maybe a little bit too dangerous. how do you respond to that? and if you look at the timeline of where we are now, how long before we really get to a place where this is an everyday thing and it's just the norm? >> yeah. so there are fully autonomous vehicles being tested currently on the roadways right now. and there have been incidents with vehicles not fully autonomous. it is really important to know that some vehicles are -- which vehicles are fully autonomous and which vehicles have advanced safety features. so we do see -- hopefully, you know, in the near future fully autonomous vehicles being rolled out to advance safety on the roadways. and velodyne lidar and mothers

against drunk driving have partnered to educate the public so the public does feel comfortable starting to get in these cars so that we can advance roadway safety. >> there's no question, we have some vehicles around the buildibuild ing being testing all the time. five years, ten years, shorter than that? >> we don't know exactly. we think the future is bright. genuinely the hope is within, you know, the next ten years we can start to see this. and advanced roadway safety. >> all right. sally frickman, thank you for come in. >> thank you for having me. okay. in accuweather, we continue to watch hurricane willa right now. still a major storm. a category 3 hurricane right now. winds at 120 miles an hour. and we do expect this storm to make landfall on the southwestern coast of mexico in the next one to two hours. that's when the center of the storm actually moves over land. so the latest forecasted path

with this storm, you can see once it makes landfall, less than 24 hours later this storm just rapidly weakens to winds less than 30 miles an hour. so you may be thinking how does it weaken so quickly? it's the terrain of the coast of mexico. once it moves on shore, it just hits mountains that are thousands of feet high. that just rips apart a storm and weakens really significantly. back here at home, quiet tomorrow, warmer tomorrow. it's a nice looking afternoon. 70 in san rafael. about 64 in san francisco. near 70 in oakland. the accuweather seven-day forecast, it'll feel warmer tomorrow. that trend will continue for the end of the week by friday. widespread 70s and 80s. and to start out the weekend, it's warm. and then sharply cooler to finish it on sunday. >> all right. sounds good. thanks, drew. a veteran in walnut creek is heading to the nation's capital for a big honer. what it means for him decades after his service. plus, we're breaking down a

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happened around 1:45 this afternoon. check this out. that's west of l.a. now, the pilot told our abc sister station in l.a. his engine failed. he was able to avoid hitting any cars but the plane caught fire after it crashed. both sides of the freeway remain shut down. >> that's unbelievable. a new study claims that a man's fitness right before starting a family might impact his child's dna. ohio state researchers split male mice into four groups. two were fed high fat diets. two got normal diets. some were sedentary and some were active. results? both sets no matter their diet that exercised had healthier offspring. wannabe dads don't have to exercise for months before conception. being active only a month before, they say, can make a difference. well, a starbucks is now open where every employee is fluent in american ion language. the stores in washington, d.c.,

downtown from the university for the deaf and hard of hearing. it features logos in both english and sign language. everything from the aprons to the mugs. there are tablets if people want to write down their order. he is a decorated east bay veteran who served in three wars. >> why did you join the military? >> a week or so after pearl harbor. >> the prestigious award ace fighter pilot diz laird is going to receive. >> and dan's here with what's ahead at 5:00. you've been reporting on the big construction fire in oakland. new at 5:00, how developers are asking for public for some help. >> help us catch this urban terrorist. that's what it is. there's no other way to describe it. >> fighting for its soul.

one oakland resident tells us how this is facing class warfare. plus a house with a view. it is already setting a record in san francisco. we have that story and a look back at a long-time member of the giants family. those stories and a

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and then stay tuned for abc 7 news at 11:00. an ace fighter pilot who served in three wars is going to washington, d.c. >> diz dean laird shared his stories of glory with leslie brinkley. >> you've got a really special flight jacket here. born in 1921, diz laird got in on the action early as a fighter pilot. when did you join the military? >> a week or so after pearl harbor. >> reporter: you signed up. >> i drove down to the building in san francisco and signed up. i happened to become an ace because i shot down enough airplanes to qualify. >> reporter: out of more than 1400 aces, diz says he's one of only 31 left. he shot down both german and japanese aircraft. how old are you? >> i celebrated the 58th anniversary of my 39th birthday. >> reporter: so you're working

on 98 now. and he has stories to tell. >> the first japanese airplane i shot down gave a short burst. i saw it cross right in front of him. i just dropped the sight back a little bit and squeezed it again. it burst into flames. we passed each other like this. only he was just a big ball of fire. the air gunnery was like a sport to me. i had 20/10 vision. i could spot airplanes way sooner than anybody else could. >> reporter: your memory's so sharp, so accurate about the details. like you can relive every moment. >> some of those things are kind of hard to forget. >> reporter: commander diz laird went on to fly in the korean war in vietnam. in 1969, hollywood came calling. he was asked to fly fighter planes in the movie "torah torah

tor torah." in 1995 he re-visited japan. >> this one japanese pilot i met, he told me he was a kamikaze pilot. you look amazingly well for a kamikaze pilot. >> reporter: he's worn the bolo tie that japanese pilot gave him ever since. highly decorated with a slew of honors, diz is headed to washington, d.c. where on saturday this week he'll get the audi murphy award. he salutes those serving this country today. >> i'm sure they're deserving every medal they get. >> reporter: i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> what a career. what a life he's had. and now the award. reminder, you can get the latest news any time with the abc 7 news app with enhanced live video features, more customization and push alerts to get more of the news you want delivered to your phone in realtime.

that's going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. thank you for joining us today. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. an attack on new housing in oakland is an attack on keeping families housed in oakland. >> oakland's mayor minces no words after a suspicious fire guts a housing complex under construction. local developers have their own message. >> help us catch this urban terrorist. because that's what it is. there's no other way to describe it. shark attack off the coast of san francisco. abc 7 news is there when the man is flown to the hospital. we're live with the latest. plus, lotto fever is at a fever pitch. >> i don't play it often, but it's too big not to play, right? you're looking at what firefighters saw when they fought this fire in oakland.

it's a house in flames. it was started by embers from a fire at a construction site several blocks away. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> that construction fire was at a housing development in west oakland causing some to wonder if the city could ever keep up with the demand tr housing. >> we had security cameras onsite. we had a security guard onsite. still this fire was started. >> that's the real estate developer who watched his development go up in flames this morning. he took a lot of precautions, but it wasn't enough. oakland's mayor is appealing to the public now for help. >> we call on everyone who lives around construction sites to monitor those sites, to call 911 if you see suspicious activity. >> it's almost like a civilian call to arms. this fire considered suspicious. arson investigators are looking into it. >> the fire destroyed four buildings in the project under construction. one deputir