but as he does so,yhree month a dublin. but today, just a mile away at his campaign headquarters, those white house dreams came to an end. >> today ends our presidential campaign. but it is the beginning of an opportunity in congress with a new perspective. >> reporter: swalwell is the first democratic presidential candidate to call it quits. he's reasoning, low fund-raising and poll numbers. there were questions whether he would even qualify for the upcoming presidential debate. >> we wanted to be honest with ourselves and with our supporters. if there was a viable chance, i would not be standing here today. >> reporter: swalwell made gun reform the central focus of his presidential campaign, an issue he says he'll continue to fight for as he turns to his congressional reelection bid.

but the congressman's decision could mark the start of a turning point moment. will other candidates follow suit? >> you're seeing the second quarter fund-raising numbers coming in, which are demonstrating the strength and viability of some campaigns. yes, i think we are getting into the time when the field will dwindle substantially. >> reporter: there is still one new face that could emerge, bay area billionaire tom steyer is reportedly close to jumping in the race despite publicly announcing he wouldn't run in january. we asked swalwell today if if he has any advice for the potential incoming candidate. >> it's rough out there. >> reporter: and steyer also said -- excuse me. swalwell said he wishes steyer well, but swalwell says he really has no regrets about how he ran his campaign. we asked him why he thinks he struggled to breakthrough. he said he thinks it's because he was up against such high profile candidates. bernie sanders, joe biden, senator kamala harris, people with really high name recognition. live here in dublin, liz kreutz,

abc7 news. >> liz, now that he's out of the race he can endorse somebody. has he given any indication who that will be? >> reporter: surprise, surprise, no. he did not lead on who he might endorse. said he hasn't decided yet. but he did say something interesting. he said that whoever becomes the democratic nominee will need to be, in his words, tested. he described president trump as being the best political puncher ever in politics. whoever goes agaves him on the debate stage will need to be someone that can take punches and throw one right back. >> counter punch. all right, liz, thank you for the live report. >> now the democrats vow to turn up the heat to force republicans in the senate to approve new election security bills. speaker nancy pelosi insisted today that the new safeguards are necessary to defend itself against any possible voter meddling like what the country saw in 2016. >> and abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is here to explain. >> reporter: well, the democrats have proposed a few bills that they say would help protect our

elections from future foreign interference. one of them is called the owngrador replace voting machines throughout the country. it would also hire information gyaf d financial assista- trtugo -- too secure and soar ces has allocated $380 million in grants, but two weeks ago the house voted to add another $600 million. >> what we have appropriated so far last year fell short of what's needed. we have equipment out in the country that is still running on windows 2000. we have equipment that can't even be updated that is insecure. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has said he would block this from passing and has also said the case is closed on the 2016 election

investigation, even though we heard from bob mueller that the threat against the american political process may only be growing. california, meanwhile, has decided not to wait for congress and will appropriate $220 million to update the voting systems in all 58 counties by 2020.ven if the u.s. senate says no, california is going ahead with its plans in time for the elections.urning n developments out of southern california on the earthquake, you can check out drone video over the cracks in the desert outside ridgecrest along the fault lines. these images were shot just days after that 7.1 quake that shook the region friday night. and a lot of people are looking at these pictures of abc7news.com of the before and after photos of a massive crack on the desert floor. the picture before the quake shows a small fissure in the surface. the new picture shows an additional wider crack that's visible on the surface.

and workers are already out cleaning up the damage from the earthquakes. this is video of cal trans crews removing damaged pavement and working on repave being state route near dgecre. damage estimates top $1 billion, according to the u.s. geological survey. >> now, as crews assess the damage, aftershocks continue to rattle the region. the red dots you see are the aftershocks that happened in just the last hour. those orange dots are the last 24 hours. we go now to abc news reporter megan live in ridgecrest with the very latest. megan. >> reporter: hi, kristen. well, besides cracks in buildings and walls tumbling down like this, this town is actually recovering rather quickly. shattered nerves and lingering fears in the southern california region after being rocked by the two strongest quakes to hit california in 20 years. >> ptsd is a real thing. and we're all suffering from it right now.

>> reporter: the first couple nights after the 7.1 we have tents set up in my front yard. we've been camping. >> reporter: those violent tremors igniting fires. this woman recalls the chaos watching her neighbor's home go up in flames. >> this was just really a very bad situation. and point blank, it could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: the one-two punch began on july 4th in ridgecrest, 125 miles from l.a.. the first quake registering a 6.4 magnitude. a day later a second quake registering 7.1. leaving many here with no option but to evacuate. >> my ceiling is cracked halfway through. i have a crack going up my wall so it's just not safe for us to go home. >> reporter: authorities now asking people to prepare in case the big one hits. >> stock up. and what we want you to stock up on is the same things that you purchase every time you go to the market. buy some bottled water. buy two cases. one case that you're consuming and one case that's in reserve.

>> reporter: now, we are still feeling aftershocks. fli tm all day. one of the lingering sort of remaining issues here in ridgecrest is these broken gas lines. megan reporting from ridgecrest, california, abc7 news. back to you, dion. >> megan, really quickly, when you speak of the aftershocks, how are people exactly dealing? you mention the gas lines and having to deal with that. but otherwise, has life gone back to normal? >> reporter: well, you know, that's a good question. the hospital is open. the water is rung. the electricity is mostly on here in this town. but one thing that was interesting, i was just talking to a neighbor who said the psychological impact is still lingering. she's not sure when the next one is going to hit, so this is making her not want to go back to her normal life, not clean up the mess because she's just waiting. i think that's what's hitting these people the most. >> that holding pattern. megan, we appreciate that life report. thanks. >> scientists say a

similar-sized quake in a major city like san francisco or l.a. could collapse bridges, buildings and freeways as well as spark devastating fires rupt. so how is that shake alert system working and can it make a difference? abc7 news reporter luz pena looked into it and has the latest. luz? >> reporter: eric, we are in oakland. right under us is the hayward fault. you guys know this. we're used to receiving notifications on our phone about the next, you know, the next after that. when it comes to receiving a notification about an earthquake, we're going to have to wait for that. these are the images that remind us all of how unexpected and strong an earthquake can be. >> oh, my god, it's still going. >> reporter: roofs cracked and people run freddie mac tickantir cover. >> the san andreas up here, we'd have lots of time, 150 seconds

of warning. but if it ruptures right here under san francisco, we probably wouldn't get much time, if any. >> reporter: at the berkeley seismology lab, they are getting faster at detecting earthquakes. >> i think it was 6 or 7 seconds between when the earthquake started and when we detected it. >> reporter: they are being detected, but you and i in the bay still have no way of getting an alert. during saturday's press conference, governor gavin newsom announced the shake alert system is in the works. it's been in the works since 2006. the goal is to have 1600 sensors installed by 2021. >> in california, we're looking at 1,115. and of those today, 70% have already been installed. >> reporter: these sensors are 35 5 to 10 miles apart and sending to labs like this one, a tessa alert sent to 15,000 people in oakland. some did not receive it. >> the first wave we call the p wave you don't feel.

however our earthquake sensors are table to detect that. >> reporter: with this in mind, agencies like bart are being proactive. but july 4th bart received an alert and took action. >> the early warning, and that automatically slowed our trains to no more than 27 miles per hour, and trains that were in stations were automatically held. >> reporter: so now the shake alert app is expected to be ready by the end of this year. you saw there the first test was rolled out here in oakland. the second test took place in san diego two weeks ago. 3 million people received that, and now in the next three months, they are expected to roll out a new test here in the bay area in three counties. we're going to keep you updated on that. live in oakland, luz pena, abc7 news. >> luz, thank you very much. abc7 news can help you prepare for an earthquake or any other natural disaster. we have tips on what to pack in an emergency kit on our website, abc7news.com/prepare nor cal. >> new details now on the goring of a man from san francisco during the bull run in spain. he was taking a selfie when it

happened. a six-ton bull struck jaime alvarez in the neck yesterday during the runling of the bulls event in pamplona spain. alvarez said he ran most of the course and then returned to shoot a short video when he pa. that's when the stray bull came at him. alvarez was in spain with his family and didn't initially intend to join the run, but says the energy was too strong to resist. >> my wife didn't want me to run. my friends didn't -- said don't run, don't run. the horn into my neck went straight up instead of straight back. if it went straight back i probably wouldn't be here. it went in my cheek. it was a miracle the doctor said. >> he is lucky. alvarez works as a public defender in santa clara county. he could be out of the hospital as soon as tomorrow. >> some lawmakers want to get drivers to get them out of gas goes letters into electric cars. but will it really make a difference? >> and a battle at the border.

the questions about safety concerns and what the border patrol is saying. >> and ffakearearesech tryin to help you separate fact from fiction. >> i'm spencer christian. searching for hot gusty wind and possible drizzle all elements

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right before the fire started. >> at first we thought it was fireworks. all the popping we heard. and then we realizedanks wheneae both of the houses were just in flames, and it was -- it was just terrifying. >> crews couldn't fully fight the flames until pg&e shut off natural gas lines which took about two hours, since the meter was so close to the fire. was released from the hospital with. well, meantime tonight, pg&e is hosting its first open house so people can prepare for wildfire season. officials will talk about wildfire safety as well as emergency preparedness. there are two open houses this week. one starting at 6:00 tonight at the oakland marriott city center, heather farms will host in walnut creek thursday. >> building a better bay area by enticing more drivers to buy electric cars. san francisco assemblyman phil tseng hopes to do that by

tripling the rebate. >> he introduced a new bill with the hopes of getting the state on that can with fighting its goals on climate change. live now with details, say thae to buy it now. democratic assemblyman phil teng said it would increase the rebate up to $7500 and gradually it would decline over time. the goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. here in california, the majority come from passenger vehicles. the state wants to have 1.5 million clean cars on the road by 2025 and 5 million clean cars on the road by 2030. >> we know that this is one of the components to make it happen. it's not the only thing. we have regulations. we have also manufactung infras. nowonsumer behavior, t rks.ill d

also create a stable pot of funding for these payments. and that's an issue because funding for rebates this year already ran out back in june. and right now people are on a waiting list. and this pretty much happens every year. so the bill still has to be passed. and since the state already has approved the budget for this year, the soonest you could see those triple rebates would be next summer. at port mason, >> thank you, komasi. join our better bay area group on facebook. >> you can hear the wind blowing. >> it's really windy out there now. a bill chilly in some places. the closer you get to the coast and the bay the chillier it is. live doppler 7, the fog has surged to the coast line. it is accompanied by gusty we're looking gts per hour. that's pretty breezy. it's much cooler in most locations than this hour yesterday. here's a look aoking 3 t 5

degrees belo t temperatu range ttirday. here's a view from our rooftop camera looking out across the embarcadero. both locations checking in at 59 degrees, mid 60s at oakland. redwood city. san jose, morgan hill 74. here's a view from emory hill. we don't see much evidence of the low clouds and fog here. sort of washing out, but they are there, believe me. 78 degrees right now in santa rosa. napa 73, petaluma 70. 76 fairfield, 73 degrees in concord, 69 degrees in livermore. even at the golden gate we don't see evidence of the low clouds and fog, but they are expanding. let's look at the forecast features. fog will stand overnight, it will be breezy, coastal drizzle is a possibility. gradual warming begins tomorrow. that pattern continues through the week. enit end othweould seey warnld . let's check out the forecast animation. notice how the fog will push

inland overnight. 6:00 tomorrow morning, as we get underway, as the morning commut gets underway, i should say, we'll see reduced visibility in many locations because there will be quite a bit of fog. there may even be some coastal drizzle or drizzle near the coast tomorrow morning. and, of course, it will be breezy and cool. overnight lowes will generally be in the low to mid 50s. and this is why we have this current pattern. this low pressure system has been just almost stationary to our north for the last several days. so it's been bringing cool air and some coastal fog down into the area. but over the next few days we'll see high pressure expanding from our south, east, pushing back toward the bay area giving us sunnier skies, milder area. the storm tract is going to lift and move out of the bay area. highs tomorrow will range from about 63 at half moon bay to 65 at san francisco. 70 across the bay in oakland. many locations around the bay shoreline will reach low to mid 70s. down in the south bay look for a high of 79 at san jose up in the north bay, 82 at santa rosa.

78 at napa. the inland east bay will be relatively mild, about 83 at concord, 81 at livermore. and on we go to the accuweather seven-day forecast. this is how things are shaping up. garage wa gradual warming will continue through tuesday. we'll see temperatures bounce up higher thursday, friday, saturday, with inland highs in the low 90s up to nearly 80 degrees around the bay shoreline, mid 60s or higher on the coast friday and saturday. and temperatures start to moderate early monday, but it will actually feel more like summer thursday through about monday of next week. >> do you approve? >> oh, yeah, absolutely. i signed off on this. >> i love approval. i seek it daily. >> from eric only. >> spencer, thank you. u.s. women's soccer team's back to back wins inspiring a whole new generation of soccer players. the girls who want to go the distance in the near future. plus. >> micro expressions occur across all cultures the same. >> from celebrities to just the average joe, the little

the world cup champions are back in the u.s. after their victory over the netherlands. >> they are preparing for a victory parade on wednesday, but also preparing for a legal battle over equal pay and treatment. >> equal pay. equal pay. equal pay. >> you heard there fans chanted, equal pay, after yesterday's 2-0 win. back in march, 28 members of the 2015 world cup winning team sued the u.s. soccer federation alleging gender discrimination. they say they are paid less than the men and provided with less support. >> the federation isn't in a position to ride this wave of good fortunate and hopefully set things right for the future. >> u.s. soccer says any alleged pay differential is due aggrega

revenue generated by the teemam and being compensated in different ways. the two sides are set to enter into mediation. >> the u.s. soccer t win has been an inspiration for generations of young girls as those calls for equal pay are growing louder. >> abc7 news reporter unser has the report on the cal women's team. >> go usa. >> go usa. >> reporter: the world cup dominance is still energizing young athletes here at home. >> now we have players that are iconic. we know them and it's just as exciting as men, if not more. >> reporter: sabina is hoping to up her game at this soccer camp at cal. but she's also hoping for u.s. soccer to up their game because for this 13-year-old, women getting paid less than men just doesn't make sense. >> one, the women have won lots more than the men. and i just think that's like too old for like the day and age now for them to not be paid the same, and to have so many people watching it. like there's really no

of the camp. >> they're going to go all the way. >> reporter: corbin calls the u.s. women's team role models not just because of the back to back wins, but for being a group of women who produce the results to justify their demands. >> there is unequal pay and it sucks. we can't really make a career out of it long term. >> reporter: coreical a happen is an assistant coach at cal. she played college soccer with u.s. star megan rapinoe. as a soccer veteran, she says the world cup win was so much more than sports. >> to have the strength, to have "the voice" that she's had, she's had a lot of negative critics. there's been a lot of hate. for her to still stand up and know that what she's doing matters and it's worth her to take all that, it's going to make the difference and they're going to come back and make a difference for all these little girls that we've got out here at camps today. i have a little girl at home and i'm excited for what the future holds. >> equal pay. equal pay. >> reporter: at cal, u

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>> here are the stories making headlines today at 4:30. they are cleaning up after two powerful earthquakes that hit on consecutive days near ridgecrest in kern county. people are being asked to prepare for even more quakes and load up on essential items like bottled water. meantime east bay congressman eric swalwell says he is dropping out of the presidential race. abc7 news reporter liz kreutz tweeted out this photo from swalwell's dublin headquarters as he made the announcement this afternoon. president trump took to twitter to say he will no longer deal with the british ambassador after disparaging comments about the white house leaked out over the weekend. the british embassy has not commented. a top border patrol official says claims of unsafe and unsanitary conditions at migrant detention facilities are untrue. the president i a pushing back against the report by "the new york times." abc7 news reporter mona kosar

.bdi joins us with >> reptedion, pside trtle bs" and el paso times a hoax. it is more evidence that things are not getting better, but there is one thing both sides can agree on which is these facilities have reached maximum capacity. on cnn monday, one top border patrol official aaron hull defended the conditions at migrant detention fa skilts along the southern border. dismissing "the new york times" and el paso times report detailing the filth, and spread of disease among hundreds at the centers. >> i can't understand why some people would be making so many allegations they're making. >> reporter: according to the newspapers, current and former border patrol agents reported, the stench of the children's dirty clothing being so strong it spread to the agent's own clothing. hull refuted migrants are being denied sanitary accommodations and suggest some detainees do not care to shower. >> we can take them to the shower and we can put them there, but we can't physically

make them shower. >> reporter: hull's claims come as the homeland security department inexpect ergen held other facilities were subjected to standing room only cells without access to showers for over a week. but the trump administration is rejecting that internal report while maintaining that overcrowding is putting an enormous strain on the system. >> the border patrol and all of the law enforcement that's working on the border, it's incredible what they're doing. they've had to become nurses, they've had to become janitors. >> reporter: sheila jackson lee said there is no evidence of improving could not digs following the $4.6 billion package. >> d.h.s. is doing nothing but covering up from the top down to the bottom. >> reporter: and congresswoman sheila jackson lee says she went to that facility in clint, texas, to address unsanitary conditions, but she says she was turned away. she vows democrats will bring this issue back to the forefront once congress is back in session, dion.

>> mona, a question here. has president trump said anything about the deportation rates? >> reporter: well, you may remember that president trump set a deadline for congressional democrats to change the asylum laws before congress went on their 4th of july recess. of course, they missed that deadline, and so he now says that those raids targeting thousands of migrant families will happen, quote, fairly soon. reporting live in washington, mona kosar abdi, abc7 news. >> okay, and we will be watching, mona. thanks. >> a new team of lawyers will take over the justice department's census case. the trump administration has been fighting to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. the supreme court has barred it, at least temporarily. an administration official said the new team might find it easier to argue the administration's position. president trump is also considering an executive order. attorney general bill barr says the administration will decide in the next day or two. >> president trump is seeing the highest job approval ratings in his presidency in the abc news

washington post poling. his job approval rating hit 44%, up 5% from april. political analysts say the strong economy bolstered his nt has acted unpresidential, and 40ap handling immigration. >> billionaire financier jeffrey epstein pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking of minors in his first court appearance following his weekend arrest. the 66-year-old epstein is accused of creating a network that allowed him to sexually exploit and abuse dozens of under age girls from 2002 to 2005. federal agents began investigating epstein more than a decade ago in palm beach, florida. they identified nearly 40 possible victims at that time. >> the first moment of finding out that jeffrey epstein was put in jail was so relieving to me. i felt safer. >> epstein struck a secret plea deal to avoid significant punishment in that case. he alsommunit

federalharges for and his alleged coconspirators. the current u.s. secretary of labor, alexander accosta, authorized that deal. epstein will stay in jail at least until his bail hearing next monday. the man who accused kevin spacey of groping him at a nntucket bar when he was 18 has denied deleting or altering text messages about the alleged 2016 assault. his lawyer said they can't find the phone, but they have recovered a copy of its contents. spacey's lawyers say the text that would help the actor's case were deleted before screen shots of conversations were sent to an investigating officer. spacey has pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery. >> news group will "page six" a large settlement to celebrities and royals after allegedly hacking their phones in 2011. the company's now defunct tabloid news of the world apologized for accessing voice mails of high profile people. paul mccartney's former wife heather mills and her sister

were victims invasion of privacy and count lz lies. they say they will receive a substantial amount to settle that claim. >> torrential rains poured down on the nation's capital promptinalash flood emergency. some parts of washington, d.c. got more than 3 inches of rain in an hour. first responders and good samaritans helped drivers caught in rapidly rising waters during rush hour. ere haee more than a dozen reports of high water rescues and forecasters expect that rain to stop thankfully by tomorrow. authorities are pleading with the public to stay off the roads until the water reseeds. take a look at this video. the flooding also hit the morning commute. this is at a metro station in arlington, virginia, not far from washington. there was so much water it began cast indicating down into the station, creating an impromptu waterfall. >> a louisiana man is facing charges after he posted a video on facebook showing him opening an ice cream container at a store, licking it, poking it with his finger, and putting it back on the shelf.

police say 38-year-old lanice martin was inspired by a viral video of a teenager licking a tub of ice cream in texas. martin bought the tub of ice cream he licked, but even so, authorities are moving forward with the case. he's charged with property tampering and posting criminal activity. >> the bay area coach doing more than just leading a team. >> come on. get going, panthers. >> how he is inspiring students and a community. and a nation of sports fans. >> i'm spencer christian. here comes the fog and here comes cooler air. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up

south bay high school football coach rob mendez will be receiving the jimmy v award at this week's >> justin dorsey has his story. >> come on. keep it going, panthers. think about the end result. think about the fourth quarter. panthers, nobody outworks us, panthers. >> reporter: rob mendez was born with a rare condition tet tetra melia. leaving him with no arms and legs. he's inspiring the world with his story. he doesn't let his condition stop him. now he has everyone asking, who says i can't?

>> who says i can't is an original statement for my several to always just, you know, be determined, stay hungry. it first actually came from a friend challenging me to an 8th grade dance. you can't go out there and dance with that girl. turn around, and said, who says i can't? it always kept me hungry. i love when the kids say "nobody." it's true. nobody but yourself can hold yourself back. that's what i realized over the years. >> hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. it's only natural to never give up. i've always been like that ever since i was young. and i guess, you know, just with my nurturing from my parents as well as my determination to be successful in life, and with all the doubts, too, along the way, that's made me more hungry i guess i long the way to really just be accomplishing in football, in the career of coaching. and i've always wanted to be a head coach. >> when i met him, he blew me

away, his personality. as he approached, i didn't know how he could be a football coach. as soon as i met him, spoke with him, the chair disappeared and i saw in front of me a man that loved football, a man that loved kids and i just knew. >> he's an inspiration to all of us. he knew his offense, he knew his xs and os and he brings an energy to the team, to the players and the rest of the coaching staff. and i loved it. i love him. he's a great guy and i'll go to the end of the rth for hi >> mind is the greatest thing, okay. so when a person with -- able bodied person with limbs says they can't do something, his greatest message is, who says i can't? >> his presence should tell anyone, if you're paying attention, your mind is a very powerful thing. the positiveness of your mind can get you to do unbelievable things, unbelievable feats. and that's what he does. >> yeah! >> the one thing i want people to see is just how hard work pays off. irk r i think just me showing

people that i can, you know, accomplish my goal which is stilno reaompletely er orl. yet, i definitely youkn who says i can't shows people that being happy with who you are and hopefully, you know, they really understand the true meaning of it, which is believing in yourself. i've always been someone to not be afraid. be bold. be bold and succeed. that's just natural in life to be bold and just try things in life, and eventually you'll come across your passion, which is for me football and working with people. >> and you can catch the espys wednesday at 8 right here on abc7. host tracy morgan will be on jimmy kimmel live right after abc7 news at 11: inspiration. you can't sit there and say, oh, i heard or i can't finish when

you're looking at him. >> it's remarkable because i think my favorite quote was the chair disappears. and i think we felt that, too, just watching that story. >> indeed. >> all right. let's get to the weather now. spencer christian is standing by with a little bit of change the rest of the week. a >> bit of a change. you're watching fog on the coast line lap up. it's going to push across the bay and inland. lowes will be 50s. fog will be accompanied by some gusty wind, perhaps even some early morning coastal drizzle. later in the day tomorrow, we'll have a mostly sunny day. it will be a bit foggy and cloudy, partly cloudy at the coast. high clouds will prevail over the north bay. high temperatures low 60s at the coast to lower to mid-'80s inland. here's something worth a look. tropical concerns in the atlantic, tropical atlantic, especially in the gulf of mexico where the water is quite warm now. there is potential for the development of some tropical systems. so we'll keep watching that, see how active the tropical storm system this is going to be. here's our accuweather seven-day

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have you ever heard the term micro expression? >> yeah, not really. >> that's what i thought. a southern california psychiatrist who studied them for the past decade says learning about them can help make a difference in not just with patients. >> reporter rob mcmillan with our sister station in los angeles has a closer look at these micro expressions. >> reporter: i got interested in micro expression when i was watching this tv show, lie to me. micro expressions are like, 1/5 of a second to a 30th of a second. most people don't see these at all. >> reporter: dr. david pewter at loma linda university says there are six primary micro expressions.

>> anger, sadness, disgust, fear, surprise, contempt are the main ones. >> reporter: he says reading micro expressions is key to his work as a psychiatrist. >> if you are able conne cwith someoonneore learning of micro expression allows me to do that and allows other people to do that, then you will be able to help someone. micro expressions occur across alls the same. disgust, is wrinkling around the nose. >> reporter: he says while they're tough to fake, good actors can. >> robin williams, amazing actor. >> i do voices. yeah. >> reporter: the reason one with lady gaga a star is born, fantastic acting. >> reporter: to the trained eye, micro expressions can reveal a treasure trove of information. >> actually secret service people are trained to look for individuals who are flashing micro expressions of anger. >> the other day when he said he told me he was doing micro expressions on me, i was like, you are not.

>> reporter: this patient said pewter was able to help her actually reveal deep dark memories of abuse during her childhood just by observing her micro expressions. >> i think if i would have known he was doing it, i would have been more guarded. >> reporter: so can micro expressions be used to save someone from suicide or prevent acts of violence? >> with a lot of these horrific incidents where the mass shooters go out and shoot people, a lot of the time they feel very separated from society. they feel very isolated, and so, you know, can connection help? absolutely. >> reporter: before we wrapped up, i did have one last question for dr. pewter. have i shown any micro expressions? >> you showed one expression of anger when you were talking about people being angry. and i don't know if it's because you felt like frustrated by the mass shootings that go on or if you wanted an answer from me that you weren't getting.

>> reporter: rob mcmillan, abc7 news. >> love his honesty. now to a health alert about a popular drug to treat acane. there have been questions whether the drug sold as acyu tan was linked to suicide in teens. the findings explained of a new study on "good morning america." >> there was not a higher risk among teens taking this drug, although teens with acne are more likely to have depression and psychiatriis. >> accutane was first approved by the fda back in 1982. if you or someone you know is battling depression or suicidl thoughts, there is help. you can find your ally by logging into our website, >> british airways is facing a record fine of $230 million for failing to protect customers' personal information. european union authorities say people who access the airline's

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coming up tonight on abc7 news at 8:00, it's the bachelorette followed by grand hotel, then stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. from "game of thrones" to nancy pelosi, you've probably seen those computer generated fake videos. while some of them are funny, others can have serious political consequence. as abc7 news reporter kate larson shows us, researchers at u.c. berkeley are leading the charge to fight this fake news technology. >> the expedition was -- >> reporter: millions of people saw this distorted video of house speaker nancy pelosi posted to social media in may. >> that he was engaged in a

cover up. >> reporter: simple edits made it sound like pelosi was drunkenly slurring her words when she was not. >> that really wreaks havoc on democracy, on society and our personal safety. >> reporter: computer science professor at u.c. berkeley and student are developing software to combat deep fake technology. content sichb th content synthesized through artificial intelligence. >> see, i would never say these things, but someone else would. someone like jordan peele. >> this technology allows you to create highly sophisticated fake content and it d c tcoen tstrackiswheiryeow are ireks are moving. >> reporter: a ed of the 2020 election, they are maptionsing specific politician ands how they move and speak.

a reference point against any manipulations. by the end of the year she wants her technology to be ready for newsrooms like ours so if there is a video in question we can run it through her software via a portal at u.c. berkeley. >> we want our terk knowledchnoe compelling of fake can be difficult the person cannot create it easily. >> you have freedom of speech but the constitution doesn't give you the right to put words in my mouth and that's what technology does. >> reporter: assemblyman has created dissemination of a candidate for office unless there is a disclaimer. >> you can create these videos if you want to but you have to be honest with thes public about the next it's fake. >> reporter: he hopes it is signed into law by 2020. kate larson, abc7 news. >> pretty brilliant stuff. you can get the latest news with the abc7 news app. it has enhanced live video features, more customization,

and personalized push alerts to get the news you want delivered to your phone inthat, thanks so for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. abc7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> tough talk from san jose mayor tom liccardo with the possibility of long power shutdowns this fire season. he wants moreover si oversight . >> derrick almena has been waiting to tell his side of the story about he ghost ship fire. that day has finally come. >> the c.h.p. cracks down and drivers are picked off like sitting ducks. >> a santa clara public defender bandaged after being gored by a bull. the near death experience while trying to get a selfie in spain. >> and eric swalwell becomes the first person to drop out of the presidential race as another bay area contender may be about to enter. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc7 news.

>> the question is ultimately are more people being put in peril because pg&e will be protecting its shareholders. >> san jose's mayor is ringing the alarm bells after pg&e was allowed to shutdown power to mitigate wildfire risks. mayor sam liccardo says he simply doesn't trust pg&e with that responsibility. good evening. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. just today downed pg&e power lines sparked a small grass fire in east palo alto. no homes were damaged, but pg&e says it's looking into what happened. >> in sacramento, meanwhile, lawmakers today considered a bill that would create a wildfire fund with tens of billions of dollars to help pay out claims from wildfires. both utilities and rate paiyers would pay into that fund. >> as for san jose mayor sam liccardo, he wants the state to have more control over demetrius jackson knee when it comes to shutting off power. >> pg&e says to cities throughout northern