legion of honor. >> vic lee has the latest on this investigation. vic? >> reporter: ama, dan, the tourist whom police have yet to identify is here at zuckerberg's san francisco general hospital with serious injuries. meantime, police are still looking for the burglars who did this to him. >> it's a risk parking here. definitely. >> reporter: visitors to the legion of honor were shocked at the news. >> that makes me sick. that's really hard to hear. >> reporter: a tourist run down by burglars in their vehicle yesterday in the late afternoon. it happened when he began snapping pictures of them as they broke into his parked rental car. >> in doing so, he was interrupted by the suspect vehicle which struck and ran into the victim. >> reporter: here's what we know about the victim. he's reportedly from oregon. a father in his 40s visiting with his teenage son. he was rushed to zuckerberg san francisco general with life-threatening injuries. >> there's so much history here and it's just beautiful.

>> reporter: today was another normal day at the leenl of honor. the parking lot littered with shattered cou in more than a dozen spaces. lola wood thought she was lucky finding a parking place until she looked down. >> this is probably why this parking spot is open. they saw the glass on the ground. >> reporter: then she realized something. >> and there's not even any police around. >> reporter: william hamilton came to see the rubens in the museum. he had a suggestion. >> i'd like to see this organization put cameras in those trees over there. >> reporter: the museum does have cameras on the rooftops. we don't know if they captured what happened. there are signs on lamp posts around the parking lot but they're small and easy to miss. as for police presence, we saw officers parka empty police van here is a possible deterrent. >> the city as a whole has seen a dip in the auto burglaries. we have been conductingoperatns

tepartment is ey say the lnl le understaffed. >> reporter: mayor london breed wants more officers on the beat. >> this is why i continue to push for more kraemd kraemd classes because we need a large police presencence in groups of large people. >> police have yet to catch the suspects but there's one big question in the minds of investigators. they don't know the if the burglars intentionally ran over the tourist or if it was an accident in the act of trying to get away quickly. vic lee, abc7 news. >> so vic, tack about what people should do when this he see a car being burglarize. those tourists were trying to get evidence obviously for police. what should we be doing? >> well, am marks police say first of all, you should look out for your own safety.

that that's the most important thing. if you can get evidence like a photograph or video of people breaking into cars, that's great for the investigators but they say don't take chances. probably the best thing you ought to do is to call 911. >> vic lee, thank you so much. >> to give you perspective here, car break-ins are down year to year in san francisco. last may there were 2,047. in may of this year, there were 1921. that's down 6%. however, from april to may of this year, car break-ins are up 8%. year to date car break-ins are down 13%. news reporter dion lim has a closer look how quickly crooks can break into your car. >> breaking into a car can happen in an instant. here at able towing in redwood city, they have been kind to offer me the zippeder block and a jumping car to test it out. it took a second to gain access

to your vehicle. joining me is officer art mon teal with the chp to talk about ways suc keep yourself safe from a break-in like this. look inside the car right now. what are some things you would recommend people do to prevent a break in. >> when a crook is walking by, they look for something of value. lock your vehicle. the other thing would be make sure that nothing of value is left visible. >> even though we broke the side windows you say drivers should be aware of the back seat, as well. >> basically, even though you put stuff in the trunk thinking it's safe, then once they break the window, they have access to being able to open the trunk. so you could always lock your glove compartment. a lot of cars will have the l over there. or just don't leave anything in the vehicle. >> some drivers also feel compelled to write a sign that says there's nothing in their . oakland police tell me thieves will sometimes take a device,

walk around your car and when they get a bluetooth signal know you have a device inside your vehicle and target it. in the end, every single law enforcement agency i spoke with said the bottom line when it comes to keeping yourself safe is using common sense. in redwood city, dion lim, abc7 news. >> we want to turn to the ransacked house in san francisco. w told but it yesterday. >> the homeowner so scared she's ready to leave the city entirely. kumasi aaron brought up this issue with mayor london breed. >> kumasi? >> i was able to ask the mayor about this as well as the homeowners city supervisor. she believes more needs to be done and she wants answers. >> these are all the drug paraphernalia. this is the heroin. >> reporter: this is angela padilla in her kitchen yesterday showing me what burglars left on her dining room table after breaking in and stealing her clothes, jewelry, and family heirlooms. >> so creepy. i mean used hypodermic needles,

works for heroin use, actual heroin on my table? no, that is not acceptable. it's not. i have three young kids. not acceptable. >> my daughter is scared to go to the ice cream store. one block away. >> reporter: today i showed that video to her city supervisor rafael mantleman. >> what do you think when you hear her? >> it's horrible. it's a terrible situation. it's terrible for housed and unhoused folks alike. and it is although this is an extreme case,t n inconsistent with what i'm hearing from many, many more of my constituents. >> so what needs to be done that isn't being done and why hasn't it been done already. >> we need more resources for housing and drug treatment. area having a hearing on treatment on demand coming up. we should be making it as easy as possible for people to stop using and need to do more to disrupt folks using in public and disrupting neighborhoods. >> realistically, do you think

it's something that can be changed? >> absolutely. it was not like this five years ago. something has happened in the last few years to make it significantly worse and i think i hope that i and my colleagues are really committed to improving conditions. it can't go on like this. she's right. it is completely unacceptable. >> reporter: he believes with the investments being made in this year's budget things should improve. but this woman says she has kids and she wants to leave right now. he told me he understands ha. >> what about the mayor? what did she have to say about this all? >> i was able to catch up with today. coming up, i'm going to share what she had to say and what the homeowner thought about it. >> thanks very much. >> and we want to hear your ideas about building a better idea. join our better bay area group on facebook. >> housing affordability is another issue we're focused on in our effort to build a better bay area. a new wallet hub study ranked 300 cities for first time home

buyers taking into account cost of living, property, crime rates. berkeley is at the very bottom of the affordability list. oakland isn't much better ranking 297 out of 300. san francisco is 284. antioch 222 and santa rosa 218. >> a san francisco citizens group todayified a lawsuit to stop the city's plan to build a 200-bed homeless navigation center on the embarcadero between the ferry building and oracle park. we reported about this. safe embarcadero for all is seeking a area from restraining order and stay to keep the development from progressing until the lawsuit is decided. the board of supervisors and port commission approved the home president development plan in april despite a lot of opposition from local residents and businesses. >> this afternoon, the u.s. fish and wildlife of service with drew its request to sanction its plan to drop 1.5 tons of rat poison on the farallon islands.

the islands 27 miles off the coast have attracted tens of thousands of invasive mice. the mice attracted burrowing owls which prey on a rare bird on the islands. the commission chair said members haven't been convinced dropping poison is the only way to go. the fish and wildlife service says it needs time to better respond to the commission's concerns. >> these men caught on video robbing the summit store flrs los gatos dubbed beavis and butthead. they pulled their shirts over their heads like the characters from the animated show. it happened monday morning around 2:30. they got weight with $5,000 in cash, alcohol and cigarettes. it's 0 offering a reward for information leading to their arrest. >> housing help, two groups come together to make a difference for a south bay woman. one small way to help ease the housing crunch. >> espy awards. tonight's big show. we'll take you live to the red

carpet. and the community that says they've had enough tourists and want tourists out of their city. >> get ready for weekend heat. it's going to be sizzling inland. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> a live look at traffic over the san francisco skyway. really slow on the left-hand side. that is your traffic approaching the bay bridge. lower deck getting over to the east bay moving just slightly better on the right-hand side that tha

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being held. watch them at 8:00 tonight here >> athletes and celebrities arriving at the ceremony that celebrates the best in sports. klay thompson is up for an award as is form ser warrior kevin durant. >> the u.s. women's national team is up for best team days after their huge world cup title. >> romine na puga is live with a look at the ceremony. >> reporter: dan, am marks i'm here on the red carpet. it is bustling behind me. a big night in sports. athletes coming together to celebrate soul and spirit of what they do and also going head >> who is that. >> >> reporter: trading jerseys for tuxedos and gowns, the world's best athletes are coming together for one of the biggest nights in sports. espn's espy awards. >> there is the athletic version of the oscars. >> reporter: tracy morgan is hosting the 27th annual awards show sharing this touching message with the nominees. >> you are a winner whether you

take home a trophy or not because of your blood sweat and tears. >> reporter: among the big names, simone biles, tiger woods, kevin durant and sonic fox. for the first time gaming professionals will be recognized with their own award category. tennis legend serena williams nominated for best female tennis player, an honor she's received nine times since 2003. but the competition is stiff. naomi osaka is one of the most nominated this year with nods in best break through athlete, best female tennis player and best upset for defeating williams at the 2018 u.s. open. >> bill russell makes the basket. >> several honors will be handed out including the arthur ash award for courage toushl legend bill russell. it's been a historic year for sports so it's sure to be a memorable show. while the night is about sports,

there is a touch of hollywood glam here with gabrielle union and sandra bullock some of the big name presenters tonight. fans as the home go online at espys.com and vote for their favorite athletes, favorite games, anything before the show starts. live in los angeles is, romina puga. >> that looks like the place to be. so much fun. the u.s. women's soccer team is going to be there. what are you expecting from them tonight? >> like you said, they're nominated for best team. alex morgan best female athlete. they've they've got several reasons to celebrate here. they'll be most excited to be with fellow athletes celebrating the big win. >> thanks so much. south bay football coach rob mendez will be receiving the es. he was born with tetraemilal syndrome, a rare disorder that caused him to be born, no arms or legs.

he started out as an assistant coach at prospect high school in saratoga and hired for head coach for the school's junior varsity football team. watch the espys right here on busy 7 at 8:00. >> the warriors have resigned one of their biggest names, klay thompson but waived another player from their championship run. shaun livingston is moving on. he joined the warriors in 2014 right before their making their run of winning three championships. the 33-year-old livingston could be a huge asset for another plofd contender. livingston's departure follows golden state trading andre iguodala. another star kevin durant signe has dramatically cut down on toll done in other words the bay area. last year dealer plastic cars cost the region an average of $1 million a month in tolls.

toll authority says in may of this year it, dropped to $250,000. it's confident it will drop more as the year goes on. new law went into exactly arn 1st. >> tourism in monterey has people frustrated. it's led to major traffic jams prompting a group that calls itself take back big sur to put up a banner highlight ago the problem at the bixby bridge. it reads overturism is killing bigg is your. it is featured in the opening sequence for the hbo show big "big little lies." many are stopping to take at photos. >> it doesn't surprise me people get to the point of feeling they should take matters into their own hands. we've got to figure out a way traffic doesn't back up for hours on end. >> the county has added patrols in the area 0 keep traffic moving. other ideas include installing no parking signs and warning of congestion in that area. always popular the show is maybe

more so. >> yesterday, it felt like it was feeling like fall. today's starting to feel more summer-like into it will get much more summer-like. the early stages of a warmup. live doppler 7. sunny skies and mild to warm conditions across the region right now. a look at our 24-hour temperature change. most locations near the coast and bay are 2 to 4 or 5 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. north bay, 9 degrees warmer, novato at 8 warmer. check out this nice clear view from the east bay hills camera looking toward san francisco where it is 6 right now. oakland 73, redwood city 7, 77 san jose, 80 morgan hill and 64 half moon bay. blue skies over golden gate bridge right now. 18 in santa rosa. 80 in petaluma. fairfield 89. con card 85, livermore 82. live view at santa cruz beach where there be visitors over the

next few days. we'll have areas of dense fog overnight and possibly spotty drizzle near the coast and bay. could occur about anywhere. sunny tomorrow afternoon with a warmer day than today. it will continue getting warmer through the weekend or into the weekend as we have hot days ahead friday through sunday. overnight lows with a little potential for drizzle near the coast and a little bit of fog pushing across the bay. will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s. fairly mild in some locations. you go into the inland east bay, concord, livermore lows in the 60s which is almost like daytime here in san francisco. temperatures will rise rapidly tomorrow. check out 12-hour planner. 7:00 tomorrow morning, lingering low clouds and fog. temperatures bounce up to 90 by 4:00 p.m. the south bay, highs of 83 at snl, 82 santa clara. 6 redwood city, menlo park. e st ba of 5 aleandro,nth b a a

east bay upper 80s to about 90. in most locations even warmer on friday. inland highs move into the mid-90s. upper 90s inland on saturday. and not much of a on sunday. so that summer warmth will hold on. speaking of summer warmth, active tropical weather in the gulf of mexico. this storm is going to become a tropical storm tomorrow. it will be named barry. we're calling it future barry. maximum sustained winds 30 miles per hour. expect a track that will take it on land as a category 1 by saturday around lake charles, louisiana. here is our accuweather seven-day forecast. summer heat will be with us on friday, saturday and sunday with highs in the low to mid 80s around the bay shoreline. near 70 on the coast on saturday and upper 90s inland in some locations.

heat easies up on monday and there will be a further cool down on tuesday and wednesday of next week. it's a pretty significant spike in heat. >> thanks very much. >> check this out. a cactus crashes right through the windshield of a car. the driver was taken into custody. how did this happen? we have details for you coming up. >> let's look at the san mateo bridge. it's busy as you can see at 4:20 on this wednesday afternoon. stay with us. abc7 news at 4:00 continues.

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the upper section to 460 bucks notice lower section. tickets on the main floor are going for about $1200 on stubhub. >> step on the gas with those elvis fans may now hit the road driving the king's stretch limousine. his 1976 motorcycle orpikup truck up for sale in the artifacts of hollywood auction. pressley drove the white on white 1973 lincoln continental many times around nashville and used the restored truck on his ranch in mississippi nice that's kind of cool. disney's lion king is feeling the love. the first reactions are inning. > disney celebrated with beyonce an the world premiere last night by releasing a new called "spirit." >> billy eichner and seth rogen

hon voicety money and pum ba walked the red carpet and talked about singing ha kuhn na ma ta-da. >> ha do you know na ma ta-da. >> you guys sounded great. >> we worked hard on it. it's a classic. it's hard to -- we tried to inject our own flair into it i guess as much as possible. >> the film is so far getting a thumbs up. one fan tweeted you will be smiling and crying the whole time. >> boy, that's hard to do. the new movie hits theaters nationwide july 19th. disney is the parent company of abc7. >> the animated one was great. live action. >> fun to stee what they do with it. >> the u.s. labor secretary defends a controversial plea zmeel and vice president mike pence touches down in california. his quick visit to the golden state. >> plus. >> he had the money in his hand and refused to taking it. >> could it be a robber with a heart? what this man said he needed the money for and yes ended up not taking it.

now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30.

broken glass is scattered over the parking lot at the legion of honor in san francisco where car break-in suspects are accused of running down a man taking pictures of them yesterday. the tourist reportedly from oregon suffered life-threatening injuries. >> derek al mane was back on the stand today. his attorney accused a prosecutor of character assassination after they brought up an incident with al mane's son when police respond to a party at the warehouse. news reporter laura anthony will have the latest at 5:00. flooding in concerny, nebraska. some areas saw nine inches of rain. this system is heading east and could produce severe storms in the great lakes region sneenl there are calls for alex acosta to resign over a lenient plea deal he brokered for jeffrey epstein years ago. he spoke about it today. abc news reporter mona cosart abdi is live with the new

developments. >> reporter: today alex acosta noted on several occasions times have changed since he negotiated that epstein deal and at the time, he was just trying to do the best thing for those victims. >> in a press conference wednesday, labor secretary alex an kostas defended a controversial plea deal he negotiated with wealthy financier jeffrey epstein. >> facts are important and facts are being overlooked. >> reporter: stating that the florida case started at the state level and blamed the state's prosecutor's office for initially negotiating an agreement that would have let epstein walk. >> without the work of our prosecutors he would have gotten away. >> reporter: the deal he helped broker las come under new scrutiny after epstein was indicted this week by federal prosecutors in new york. according to the indictment did, epstein lured teenage girls to his mansions in manhattan and palm beach, florida, allegedly sexually assaulting them in massage rooms. some of the allegations in the new are part of the investigation acosta oversaw. >> a good prosecutor will tell

you these cases are complex, especially when they involve children. >> reporter: epstein is facing up to 45 years in prison on the new charges if convicted. in pair son, under the florida plea deal, epstein served only 13 months of an 1-month sentence? county jail, registered as a sex offender but evaded federal charges. a judge later deeping the agreement illegal because the victims weren't. >> jeff:ed in advance. >> i put guilty to solicitation of prostitution. >> reporter: democrats are demanding he step down or be fired. >> it is now impossible for anyone hob-to-have confident in his ability to lead the department of labor. >>. >> reporter: the president is standing by his labor secretary. >> i feel very badly, actually, for secretary acosta because i've known him as being somebody that war, so hard and has done such a good job. >> reporter: and now the democratic-led house oversight committee is looking into

questioning acosta about the case. elijah cummings invited him to testify july 23rd. abc7 news. >> and mona, one of his alleged victims is reacting to his statement. what didsley say? >> reporter: that alleged victim who says she encounters him when he was 16 called his statement irritating. she noted that he will intentionally did not apologize for his handling of that case and she says he did so because he did not want to admit any wrongdoing. ama? >> mona, thank you so much. >> the british ambassador to the u.s. resigned over comments he made about president trump that were leaked to the british media. leaked cables show kim darroch called the trump administration inept and incompetent. president trump said then he would no longer deal with him and called him wacky and a student guy.

darroch said the current situation is making it impossible for him to carry out his rule. theresa may told him he has her full support. the uk government is currently investigating the source of the leak. vice president mike pence and his wife karen pence arriveded in central california this morning for a dau full of political events in the south valley. the vice president attended a lunch with donors at harris ranch. he then spoke to agricultural business leaders at a trade event with an update to the north american free trade treatment proposed by donald trump. >> greek sures believe they found the body of bay area native suzanne etan, the molecular biologist was reported missing last week. she works at the max plank instout in dresden, germany and had been attending a conference increte. authors found her body in

abandoned world war ii about seven miles from where she was staying on the island. a coroner said her death resulted from a criminal act. >> trump signed an executive order aimed at transforming kidney care to provide incentives for preventive care and reduce the number of kidney patients by 25% in the next 20 years. nearly 30 million americans have chronic kidney disease. the president's plan includes educating and treating people with early forms of kidney disease and to make kidney transplans eerds to get. >> a desperate father cracks under pressure. philadelphia police trying to find the guy who walked into a store planning to rob it and changed his mind. as joe holden reports, he told the clerk why he needed the money before he gave it back and walked out. >> reporter: it was a robbery in progress along with an eyebrow raising disguise and handgun.

>> demanded money from the cash here but on a change of heart said i'm not goingo d did backe out what could have been a couple hundred dollar money grab foiled by the robber himself. >> that was unbelievable what happened. he had the money in his hands. he said it was not enough to pay for his daughter's kidney transplant pr he owns the shop. and you heard right. the robber apparently changed his mind. telling him the crime wouldn't help his daughter's kidney transplant much. >> what do you think should happen to him? >> hard to say. i think for wanting to use the gun or taking the gun out ofpo, for that, but at the same time, us as a society we should do something to help people like that and not push him to the edge where they have to use a gun. >> reporter: the man put his gun away and became friendly before leaving the store. he still faces an armed robbery

charge but they're also interested in learning more about the daughter he brought up. >> if you're going to commit a robbery, the best type is one where you don't complete it and change your mind. >> police think they know who the would be robber is. when they found him, they might be able to help his family. >> a reckless arizona driver was somehow able to escape this crash, that cactus. without a scratch. look at that damage. the sheriff said the driver the black car struck the cactus while crossing a median with the broken off cactus sticking out of that windshield. deputies then detained the driver after showing signs of impairment. can you believe that? look at that cactus? >> crazy. if you're thinking about retiring, you might want to think about moving. why california might not be the place to retire. and celebrating the world cup champions and their fight for equal pay. >> i'm spencer christian.

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we have breaking news to tell you about happening on the peninsula. you have to look through the fog there though. you can see it drifting through the area. sky 7 is over a hazmat situation happening in daly city. perhaps you're able to see a

quick glimpse of the emergency responders there before that kind of fog moved through. this is actually south gate and west ridge avenues not far from skyline boulevard. it shows you the roadways. here's a better look at the first responders. the north county fire authority says they were called because of a 30-gallon drum filled wutg an unknown substance. so they are testing that substance now to try to figure out what it is. fire officials are telling us the situation is stable. however, people should avoid this area. >> we'll stay on that and update you. let's take you now to the east bay to a celebration fit for championships. this morning thousands turned out for a ticker tape parade for the u.s. women's national soccer team today from new york city. news reporter andrew yeah fujihi has more from lower manhattan. >> stars on our shirt reporter. the world cup champions were showered with confetti as they made caon of heros in new york

city. >> keep following your dream and working hard. >> reporter: with thousands of fans screaming with excitement. the team riding on floats through battery park. >> we've got best fans in the world. >> reporter: to city hall. >> welcome to new york city. >> reporter: meghan rapinoe the co-captain making a grand entrance at a ceremony after the ticker tape parade. and the crowds chanting. >> meghan. >> reporter: it's a subject close to the team's heart. they're suing the u.s. women's soccer federation for equal pay. >> it's time to come together. this conversation is at the next step. we have to collaborate. it takes everybody. >> reporter: and a representative from the federation says they hear the message. >> we believe that u.s. soccer fair and equitable payth, gethe >> reporter: crowds outside new

york city hall went wild for the players as they got a look at the chaches who thanks the thousands of fans who attended. >> it's not possible without everyone. we do appreciate all that it takes to shut down the biggest best city in the world. >> reporter: after being showered wutg one last huge blast confetti, they married their way off the stage. and no rest for this team. they're on a plane bound for los angeles for tonight's espy awards. abc news in new york. >> just before team celebrated their victory in new york, governor andrew cuomo signed an equal pay bill expanding a state law prohibiting gender discrimination. it's illegal to pay someone less based on factors such as race, gender identity. ve payoamping.eck out some of t

including messages, mowed into the fields like the crop circles. peter sagan of slovakia won stage 355. it ends june 28th. >> the weather has been quite cool. maybe not for long. >> spencer christian has the forecast. >> sunny skies about everywhere right now. no hint of fog. it makes an appearance at the coast and locally over the bay, maybe drizzle will accompany the fog. overnight lows in the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow, taking you into the overnight hours with this forecast animation. you can see how the fog will make an intand push. tomorrow it burns back to the coastline and produce some low visibility for morning commuters because of the lingering morning fog. by midday, sunny skies just about everywhere. the fog will burn away from the coast for a while. highs from mid 60s at the coast

to mid and upper 70s around the bay shoreline to upper 80s to about 90 in the warmest inland spots tomorrow. warmer than that friday, saturday and sunday. check out the inland highs. mid to upper 90s. saturday will be the warmest day with highs around 88, 89 degrees. low to mid 80s around the bay shoreline. we'll have gradual cooling going into early next week with a sharper cool down on tuesday and wednesday. this year's aids walk takes place sunday july 14th. the walk benefits dozens of local hiv and aids programs such as project open hand and positive resource center. to register call 415-615-walk or visit sf.aids walk.net. the weather will be lovely. >> can't wait. it will be fun. >> thanks, spencer. >> if you plan a time soon, i scare

ybody. soon, a new bank rate study ranked the golden state as eighth worst for retirees. it considered affordability. we'll get dinged there, wellness, weather, culture, as well as crime. california came in second behind new york in affordability. the study's most important metric. it ranked well in weather as 13th best, of course. weather is great. maryland, new york and alaska round out the top three worst states for retirees. >> we do have the weather. protests are are calling on levi's to change their jeans. >> what they want the san francisco company to get rid of. >> i'm chris reyes. an earthquake system that's sure to save lives. i an first

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guys. well, if an earthquake were to happen right now, those doors would immediately open, the gas shut off, the lights touch on and an alert system would go off thanks to a brand-new software system that works with the fire station smart system. we got a peek of that in action as well as other gadgets the fire chief calls life saving. > in ten seconds. earthquake warning. earthquake warning. severe shaking. expected at any moment. >> the system works automatically and instantly. and the earthquake warning lrng vary from tenths of seconds to a minute to maybe less than that, depending where the epicenter is going to be. >> this is a test of the earthquake early warning device. >> this is a mobile or trailered long-range audio device. so it is a large trailered speaker. d. is battery powe

rechargeable. we can take this anywhere in the community. >> this is mike russell with the menlo park fire protection district. on its way. >> it has a thermal imaging camera on it, as well. so you can take a quick view where the hot spots are. in a fire. but also for using very useful in finding a lost hiker or finding other thermal signatures you look for. >> those are the three newest items plea we previewed. he dep mo more than a million dollars worth today, something he's been fighting for for a long time. they took lessons from what they learned fighting wildfires. the number one lesson is gettin quickly as possible. >> anything else rolling out this summer? >> reporter: is the piece of equipment right there the long-laing range yaudio device they're planning to hook up to the station's smart system, as well. the first in the state. they're hoping this will problem

to be very useful and they can get the money to have that locked in place permanently. back to the newsroom. >> thank you. abc7 news can help you prepare for earthquake or a natural disaster we have tips what to pack in an emergency kit on our website. go to abc7news.com/prepare norcal. >> nasa found a way to grow plants in space. the international space station has a garden of lettuce, cabbage andally to keep astronauts healthy. they're given nutrients and exposed to leds in order to grow. they're an harvested after about a month before being analyzed and taste tested. no word if the flavor is the out of this world. >> animal rights activists from peta are taking issue with levi's jeans. they want the company who stop using leather patches on all of its pants. it took its message to levi's headquarters in san francisco

today. currently li' uses synthetic or paper patches on some clothing but about still uses laerg on some lines of jeans and pants. >> the paper patch is really the iconic patch. this leather patch is the a black patch made of animal skin and cows suffer immensely when they're killed for leather. >> we asked levi's about the patches. the leather it uses is a by-product of other industries that comply with international animal welfare standards. >> starbucks out with a hot new frappuccino. >> the ty die frappuccino debut today for a five-day run. customers love the instagram color drinks. baristas are complaining for a few reasons. >> it takes.steps to make and it will slow them down. second, some are worried that customers are going to be upset

if the drink doesn't look exactly like this picture. results have to vary. >> that's a good point. >> as part of our effort to build a better bay area, we often look at the housing crisis. >> the two organizations working together to make a difference and the woman who got a home makeover and much needed home security. >> and kristen who is here with what's coming up at 5:00. >> more than 1200 apartment units coming to one city. not everyone is welcoming the new neighbor here. we'll very a look at an expansion project proposed for an east bay city. >> this is the most important thing in our life. our family. >> a couple claims a california fertility clinic made a huge error that is forever changing their family. the basis of the couple's lawsuit ahead. hikers in the east bay get to enjoy a new view. the story behind a gift that has thrilled the park district. these stories and more w

coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, catch the espys hosted by tracy morgan followed by abc7 news at 11:00. >> as part of our efforts to help build a better bay area, housing is an issue we have been focusing on. we report on the struggles many of you are facing but today highlighting a pair of organizations working together to help ease the housing crunch.

chris wib has the story from san jose. >> reporter: overjoyed and overbheped. hera min ma waters can hardly contain her excitement after a home makeover that will provide herrer with a sense of security. >> i couldn't believe it. they said we're going to help you. you qualify. >> reporter: waters suffers from muscular dystrophy and now bound to a wheelchair. the 56-year-old who lived on a fixed income recently fell into hard times and realized she would have to get a housemate in order to afford the mortgage on her san francisco condominium. she heard about a new home sharing program and turned to them for help. it connections people seeking housing with proposal providers who have underlized space. >> we do the background collect and get to know our clients like i've gotten to know her find out what they're looking for to make the match perfect. >> reporter: she had a spare second bedroom to rent out but her home didn't have heat nor

was it wheelchair friendly. catholic charities teamed up with rebuilding silicon valley to make the repairs and upgrades valued at more than $5 thu at no cost. >> the ramp, the hamper, had the toilet seat is electric. >> getting creative to represent displacement. >> utilizes the home for preserving the house canning stock we have. >> working together during this housing crisis to help build a better bay area. >> this is help outside. you just need to be looking for. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, abc news. >> most room rentals run about $900 per month. so to learn more and see if you qualify for either program, all you have to do is head to our website, abc7news.com. you can get the latest news anytime with the abc7 news app. it has enhanced live video features, more customization and more push alerts to get more of

the news you want delivered to your phone in realtime. >> that does it for this edition of abc7 news at 4:00. thank you for joining us. abc7 "news at 5:00" starts now. >> priced out. the housing crisis hits home for a teacher in san francisco. she shares her struggle and how she's trying to make it work. >> a project that could be a big help to people looking for housing, maybe too big. details on a plan to build more than 1200 apartments in eight buildings in an east bay city. >> what's at the center of an inparty feud between the nation's most powerful democrat and upand coming politician. >> i always wanted to like have some kind of impact on the community. >> artistic impact. a local program for aspiring young artists is revitalizing a neighborhood, improving community releases and building a better bay area. >> live where you live. tichsaue can't afford it.

>> a personal look at the bay area's housing crisis. a teacher trying desperately to stay despite being priced out. >> and a bay area effort to increase housing and a move to keep rents under control across the state. the lack of affordable housing is a top issue in the effort to build a better area. >> live reports tonight from across the bay exploring the problem with a look at a project to increase housing supply. >> but first, one woman's struggle to stay. >> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is in the newsroom with the impact housing prices are having on a san francisco teacher. she's reaching out to the community for support. >> reporter: i first read her story on next door. this teacher living in san francisco agreed to talk to me for the reason that shy wants to bring attention to this problem that affects us all. with the average p range, we thought we would talk to shirley riley, a struggling teacher outside this coffee