oakland airports have arriving international flights this afternoon but we haven't heard of any significant passport control at those. we'll update you as we get more info. good afternoon. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm larry beil. >> i'm am map daetz. today's other big story, the heat. maybe slightly less a little bit. >> a little bit less. >> we have team coverage on the hot weather. >> news anchor eric thomas is in san leandro. another power out and. sandhya patel has the forecast and hopefully good news on way. >> i don't deliver bad news. you know that. never. not me. let's look at live doppler 7, larry and ama. there is some fog that is creeping back up along the coastline. we have noticed a change in the air mass. not so much inland. it's still hot. 101 brentwood. 104 fairfield. half moon bay 64, san francisco 71, 89 santa rosa, 76 in oakland

and 89 san jose. compared to 24 hours ago, down 11 degrees in san francisco. ten degrees cooler in napa. because the heat continues inland, heat advisory till 8:00 p.m. tonight. still take it easy. stay hydrated. heat illnesses are possible. excessive heat warning for lake and solano counties till 10:00 p.m. tonight. i think you're going to love the weekend forecast. i'll have the details coming right up. >> we hope so. there have been several outtages across the bay area during this heat wave. look at the darkness. one in mariner yesterday. marin county. pg&e says it was not heat reited. >> today another 1700 customers are without power in san leandro. eric thomas live with the details. >> reporter: and guys, thank goodness it is not as hot today as yesterday. that's a matter of degrees, pun intended there. 3,000 customers in danville lost power probably because of the

heat. asentioned here in san leandro, about 1700 pg&e customers lost power maybe because of the heat, as well. there was one big customer affected. costco. abc 7 morning's traffic producer tamly lee was inside and shot some of the video. first she says the food court went out. then out and slowly spread throughout the building with hundreds still inside. things went completely dark and workers ushered customers out of the building. nearby walmart was also out and tammy goes on to skib what happened inside when the lights went off. >> the registers were down. so they had everybody leave. the people who already paid they tried to hustle them out as soon as possible. it started backing up. it was chaos in there. >> when we see extreme heat, equipment sometimes does not have the chance to ool down overnight because the temperatures don't drop low enough. >> recommendations for people

during these hot periods when they may lose power and air conditioning. have flashlights, radios and fresh batteries. stay safe and away from any downed power lines if they see them. and to visit cooling centers or plan transcripts to public places with air conditioning like libraries, movie theaters or malls. if there is an extended period without electricity and without that air conditioning. again, power has been coming back onto the 1700 affected customers here in san leandro. our last check with pg&e was 348 customers were still affected and as you heard, a lot of it because even if it's not as hot today, the equipment still has to cool down from the night before. that has not been effective when it's hot one day to the next to the next. eric thomas, abc7 news. >> it's hard to keep up. thank you. a san francisco judge ruled today that the man seen on video attacking a woman must wear an ankle monitor.

austin james vincent was not in court today. judge christine van akin does not believe public incarceration is the answer. the judge said she hadn't seen the video of the attack you're seeing here at the time of his last court hearing. > we argued against the release of the defendant for a variety of reasons and still believe that public safety depends that this individual be in a place which is in the best interests of the public safety. >> he's a model client. that's a decision the court made was to place him on case management and he's doing great there now. >> another hearing has been scheduled set for monday. in the east bay, jury deliberations in the ghost ship trial will continue next week. yesterday jurors asked for a readback from witness carmen britto. jurors asked for testimony from witnesses ryan o'keefe, bouchard

and derick almena. the jury returns to court monday morning. >> victims of the tubbs fire that tore through santa rosa in 201 will get their day in court. a judge decided their cases against pg&e can go to trial. state investigators announced in january that it was not pg&e but privately owned equipment that led to the fire. however, vips' lawyers haven't agreed with that result and asked pg&e's bankruptcy judge to okay a trial. according to the san francisco con kral and his decision on wednesday, the judge wrote going to trial gets the bankruptcy closer to a resolution. drop it right now. drop it right now. >> the vallejo police department released body cam this video this week of an officer involved shooting. it happened in january on nebraska street in vallejo. melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with more for us this afternoon. >> reporter: police responding to a call for a man trespassing

on church property. as you're about to see, 49-year-old edward gonzales was armed with a knife. it begins with a call to 911. >> yeah, 14 nebraska street, there's someone who broke not back of the shed. >> reporter: when police officers hollis and hendriks arrian on scene, they spot him behind the building. >> show me your hands. officers continue to track gonzales. he ignores their commands. >> drop it right now. >> reporter: gonzales hops a fence as one officer attempts to tase him. police say the taser malfunctioned and was ineffective. >> hey, hey. i'm going to drive around. hey, don't go the hands out yet. >> reporter: the video switches to officer hendriks's body worn camera. gonzales continues running with the knife. >> drop it right now. drop it right now. >> reporter: moore ignored commands. >> you're about to get shot, dude. >> reporter: as he turns and

approaches officer hendriks, officer hendriks shoots him four times. gonzales only drops the knife after he's shot and with several more commands. >> drop the knife. >> reporter: gonzales was taken to a hospital where he was treated and survived. he's facing charges including assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, resisting arrest and trespassing. the solano county d.a.'s office and the police department have pending investigations. i reached out to both for comment and did not hear back. melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> i did not know that. >> i don't think they notified us of that. i'm not aware of that. >> did not hear about it. >> do you know about the b.a.r.t. shut down this weekend? not really. now, the lafayette b.a.r.t. station will be closes and so will some lanes of highway 24. you could see a traffic mess this weekend. >> as part of our effort to build a better bay area, we look as transportation issues and quality of life issues. according to b.a.r.t., these

improvements could help improve your commute. lesley brinkley live with the details for us. >> lesley is here. >> well, use your imagination. no b.a.r.t. trains running between walnut creek and orinda all day saturday all day sunday. add to that two eastbound lanes of 24 closing down at 11:00 tonight and also all day saturday all day sunday. you get the idea. it's going to take a long time to travel through the la ma renda area this weekend and it's only the beginning. take a look at this list of upcoming weekend days that b.a.r.t. will be closed, closed in both directions between the oh rin da and walnut cek stations. there are a lot of dates starting with tomorrow. >> did you know that b.a.r.t.'s closed we know oh rin da and walnut creek this weekend? >> i did not know that. yeah, i had no clue. >> i did not know that. >> reporter: there are signs up on the platforms. b.a.r.t. has taken out ads and

worked with the affected cities. so live and learn. this weekend will be an experiment. to replace the original track and ties dating back to 1972, b.a.r.t. will also simultaneously have to close two lanes of a three-quarter mile stretch of eastbound while 24 to get equipment to the track. it will cut highway 4's capacity in half all weekend long. >> the b.a.r.t. system goes directly down the median of highway 24. because of that, we have limited space to work with. it requires the use of very large equipment including a 265-ton crane and because of that, we do need the lane space during some weekends to complete this project. >> for b.a.r.t. riders on the system, we'll replace trains between oh rin da with free buss. expect delays of 40 minutes or more with that. >> reporter: let's look at the list again. dates b.a.r.t. will be shut down between oh rin da and walnut creek and two lanes of eastbound 24 will be closed. >> i think people are going to

get probably pretty confused. it's going to be hard to travel. >> it's going to be a mess. >> reporter: well, if the eastbound 24 backups exceed 30 minutes, i'm told caltrans is going to work with b.a.r.t. and may reduce the closure from two lanes to one lane. we have 13 days of this including the three-day holiday labor day weekend. back to you. >> lesley, you know there are going to be people trying to get to sfo, get their flights and will get jammed up and frustrated. what is the long-term payback for all of these weekends of delays? >> b.a.r.t. tells me that there will be some payoff for riders. number one it will be a smoother ride through this section with the new track and the new switches. and secondly, it will be greatly reducing the noise level. they say it's a necessity to do this replacement. they've got to do it now while the weather is working with

them. reporting live in lafayette, lesley brinkley, abc7 news. >> thank you. abc7 news devoted a week 0 covering b.a.r.t. we rode the trains all day long, visited every station, talked to riders and to the people in charge of making b.a.r.t. better to see what changes are coming. you can see all of those stories on our website, abc7news.com. >> san francisco muni says ridership on limited stop bus lines dedicated transit only red lanes jumped by double digits since improvements to speed up transit. the five fulton line has seen ridership jump by 60% since 2009. ridership has gone up by 40%. the agents says ridership remained steady despite transit agencies nationwide seeing steep declines because of the rise in uber, and lit and other driving services. >> dangers of driving a few miles over the speed limit. a warning as kids head back to

school. >> survivors of the north bay wildfires get into a home nearly two years after the fierss.

as part of your effort to build a better area, with school back if session, safe driving is more important than ever. >> the california office of traffic safety keeps track of cash data. in 2016, there were nearly 12,000 speed related crashes involving injury or death. close to 3400 of those involved a pedestrian. almost 290 involved a kid under 15. these were the five counties with the most speed related crashes involving injury or death. san francisco is particularly unique because all but 14 of the 50 crashes involved pedestrians. to take a closer look, news reporter cornell bernard asked experts to help us with a realtime experiment how long it takes your car to stop when you hit the brakes. >> watch out. kids are headed back to school and drivers 0 need to look out and be safe. not everyone is.

>> you didn't know you were going to be a stunt passenger tonight. >> reporter: we asked john knox white from the san francisco mta to help us out with a realtime driving test. the cowalace allowed to us use its parking lot to test brake distances in a simulated crosswalk. we measured out a 30-foot braking distance and then got to work. our first run was at 20 miles per hour. this traffic cone might be a person or a bicyclist. >> and stop. >> whoa. that was close. >> reporter: stopping not so easy. then we too it up to 25mph and hit the brakes. >> stop. >> whoa. >> reporter: on both runs the cone wasn't harmed,. but then we increased our speed toe 30. not a safe speed for any school crosswalk. >> watch what happens when i try to stop in time. >> stop.

>> oh. whoa. i thought i could stop in type. >> yeah. >> reporter: our cone wound up under the car and i was a nervous wreck. >> that was scary. 30 miles an hour doesn't seem that fast. when you're on the road but here, it felt like i was driving 0. couldn't stop in time. >> i was surprisedow nervous i felt. >> reporter: the results just as tragic when our assistant warned us to stop suddenly. in this test, the cone always bounced right back. >> i think it's important for us to remember that while we may hit a cone that we're really talking about human beings. >> reporter: san francisco is working to reduce pedestrian deaths but it all starts with undistracted driving. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> scary. >> it's a really good illustration. pay attention, you can't go too fast. >> definitely. you hear a lot about students as they head back to school but what about the teachers? >> april haw kins with jefferson union high school district in

daly city joined our building a better bay area facebook page and why it's been a great first week back. >> decided to become a teacher because i had that one class or a coup classes that inspired me. >> i teach because i love art and i want other people to love art as much as i do. >> dude, easy. so i teach to influence the future. >> just preparing them with the tools that they need. not just in the classroom but also outside of the classroom. >> love teaching because i love helping people. >> welcome back. >> stay positive. >> creative and curious. >> great seeing all those teachers psyched up about getting back to work and seeing the kids. if you have ideas about building a better bay area, share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. >> this season, fans going to cal football games will be able

to buy beer and wine inside memorial stadium. eight an stands will be open. fans need a wristband to prove they're over 21. it will not be allowed in the student or family sections. fans have to go through metal detect ares for the first time. they open august 31st against uc davis. >> not quite football weather yet sandhya patel. >> we're still hanging on to summer. triple digits inland for the third straight day. it's not going to happen tomorrow. let me show you the heat advisory in effect for all areas in the north and east bay that shaded in orange. excessive heat warning for lake county and solano counties still 10:00 p.m. tonight. so still a good idea to be safe out there. find some shade. stay cool. as we take a look at a live picture from our roof camera, the breeze is starting to come back in. that has knocked temperatures down along the coast and around the bay. inland areas we've shaved off a

few degrees but still still hot. triple digits fairfield, livermore, concord at 99 right now. a live view from the beach boardwalk. we have the fog. it's coming back in. mid 60s around san francisco, mid-70s oakland. redwood city 82. half moon bay 64. the fog is working its way up along the coastline and it's going to continue to do that as we head into the overnight hours. look at the air quality though. you can tell that the heat has taken a toll. dirty air. spare the air alert in effect for today. moderate to poor air quality across the entire bay area. we are seeing a nice blue sky right now. cooling trend continues through the weekend. more fog and breezier conditions the next few days. then it heats up inland next week. first thing tomorrow morning, temperatures will come down compared to the last couple mornings. temperatures in the low 50s to mid 60s. you will have the fog around near the coast and it's going to hang around well into the

afternoon here near the beaches. drop in those temperatures will be noticeable especially inland where you're going to go down into the upper 80s to low 90s from concord to livermore to antioch. 84 san jose. 91 and the i okay. 74 oakland, 68 richmond, 85 santa rosa. san francisco 6. 64 in half moon bay and 85 in morgan hill. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. temperatures continue to drop as we go into saturday and sunday. breezier and cooler. not a whole lot of change on monday. but we start to see reversal beginning on tuesday. the heat returns wednesday through friday. the good news is, this is not expected to be an areawide heat event like we've seen. this type around, we're looking at inland heat. upper 90s to low 100s around the bay. still in the comfort zone with 60s to 80s for the range. overall, pattern heading in the right direction which is to bring some relief to those who

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peter fonda, the star of the iconic movie "easy rider" has died. the 79-year-old became a count irculture icon when he co-wrote and started in the movie. he was later nominated for the film "ulee's gold." he's the son of peter and a brother of jane. he passed away today at his home in los angeles due to lung cancer. >> pebble beach car week is under way on the monterey peninsula, a chance to see some of the most expensive vehicles ever made. today a special treat, the debut of the buggati new super car. it's the most powerful vehicle buggati's ever made. 1600 horsepower. 0 to 62 in 2.4 seconds. top speed right around 236 miles per hour.

vroom. for the low low price of $10 million. >> they are very fast. very performing. but easy to drive. they are luxurious but they also are very comfortable. they are elegant and they have a timeless design. >> buggati is making only ten of these cars. they've already sold all of them. so we lost out on them. >> whoa. and i was going to be right there with all my money. someone just paid a small fortune for one of the coolest cars in movie history. an unidentified buyer shelled out $6.4 million at sotheby's yesterday to buy one of the three aston martin db5s used in the filng of gold finger" in 1964. this car has all the 007 bells and whistles, ejector seats, smoke machines, and guess what, they all work, all 13 of them. >> the restoration around the car involved making everything

functional again. so the rotating license plate motor turbos to the gps flashing in the dash board, everything about the car fully works. >> so cool. used for promotion this db5 never actually appeared on film but sotheby's says that doesn't make it less of a game-changer. >> might be tempted to use the tire slasher if i have that car coming in on the commute. this was not fun. a rush hour chaos for people. the hunt on for the man police say placed suspicious devices in subway stations this morning. investigators hoping somebody spotted the suspect.

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now news to build a better bay area. from abc7. >> new york city police are rooking for a person of interest who they say placed several suspicious devices at a busy subway station during rush hour this morning. >> that prompted evacuations as well as a bomb squad investigation. news reporter mig meghan tevrizian in new york with the latest. >> reporter: public franceportation back to normal now after a scare here this morning at the fulton street station in lower manhattan. new york city police looking for this person of interest seen on video with a cart placing two suspicious devices as a lower manhattan subway station. >> both turned out to be rice

characteristics. there were two. one on the ms. neen and one on the platform. >> this morning a passenger approaching police at the fulton street station an alerted them about the rice cookers. the station a transit hub just blocks away from the world trade center. >> we have around 6 million riders every day. that 6 million pairs of eyes and ears. if we work together, if you see something, say something. we can keep new york safe. >> the nypd, mta and bomb squad all investigating. vomiting the station, forcing some to find other methods of transportation. >> all those police over there, everything is blocked. >> reporter: today's scare coming a week after panik erupted in times square. when a motorcycle backfiring caused thousands to run for cover over fears the loud noise was an active shooter. police say an additional third empty rice cooker was found on the corner of new york's chelsea neighborhood this morning.

all three the same make, model and year. authorities still unclear if they are all linked. reporting from new york, abc7 news. >> and this comes just days after a san ramon police evacuated part of a shopping center because i've similar device. a witness saw someone leave a pressure cooker with what appeared to be exposed wires. the bomb squad robot investigated the device and deemed it safe about three hours later. hundreds of strangers are in el paso, texas, tonight for visitation services for one of the mass shooting victims margie rickard, an employee of the walmart store where 22 people were killed august 3rd. her husband welcomed strangers to attend the services because he doesn't have family close by. condolences and flowers poured in and the funeral home has had to move the services to a larger venue. >> new details and league action against the trump administration's new public charge rule. california and three other

states filed a lawsuit today against the new rule set to take effect in october. immigrants who receive public assistance could be denied green cards. . >> i can boil down to four words what are it took president trump and the trump administration 837 pages to say. they don't like immigrants. they don't like them if they're documented or undocumented. >> the white house has not responded to the lawsuits. earlier this week the acting head of citizenship and immigration services againsed the policy saying we certainly expect anyone of any income to stand on their own two feet. >> the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco ruled today the trump's administration asylum restrictions can take effect in texas and new mexico. the restriction prohibited migrants who be traveled through a through country from seeking asylum in the u.s.

however, they ruled it only applies tomy brans claiming asylum in its jurisdiction of california and arizona. >> turns out president trump did not apologize for fat shaming someone at his rally last night. >> that guy's got a serious weight problem. go home. start exercising. get him out of here, please. >> the president made the comment as a group of protesters interrupted his speech in manchester, new hampshire. turned out he wasn't a protester but a supporter named ralph dawson who shrugged off the insult afterward. he told the news today that the president left a message on his voice mail last night thanking him for his support but no apology as had been reported earlier today. dawson says no apology was necessary. >> one day after escaping a fiery plane crash, dale earnhardt jr. will not be taking part in tore's tv broadcast of the race at bristol motor speedway. earnhardt, his wife and daughter

and both pilots evacuated just before the crashed cessna citation caught fire. vectors on the scene of the crash today say they'll send is the voice data recorder to washington, d.c. to try to figure out why the private jet bounced into a ditch after rolling off the runway. >> then we're going to start going into the cockpit, into the fuselage. starting to cut the airplane up and document all the flight controls, the engine controls, taking a look at all the systems very methodically. >> the 44-year-old earnhardt, his family and pits were all taken to the hospital for evaluation. a man checking comics for decades is now forced to sell. >> for some it kind of makes you a hoarder, but for others it makes you a super collector. i try to go with the latter. >> find out why he needs to sell off his favorite comics. >> i'm sandhya patel. carl the fog is showing up. that is going to change the forecast for the weekend. the cooling that started today

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the annual clash of pop culture and technology is back in the south bay this weekend. san jose convention center is playing host to the fourth annual silicon valley comic-con. the event co-founder steve wozniak joined by body building legend lewd ferrigno who credits

his portrayal of the hulk for the future success of the marvel universe movies. >> the pilot of my show was a launching pad. i was hoping to pick up a tv series. because of my show, that's why you see all these megasuper sfarnz i'm very happy to see that. >> don't make the hulk angry. lou is still ripped. in addition to the costumed characters, memorabilia and comic books, be arnold schwarzenegger and aqua man will be there. jason ma noe moia. >> a lot of fun. an arizona man who spent most of his life collecting comic books is now selling is off his prized possessions. >> all in an effort to cover the growing medical cost he's facing after being diagnosed with cancer last year. here's reporter nicole valdez. >> you can see the love just through the doors of robert's home. photos on every wall showing the good times. >> this year has been rougher and it included the removal of the esophagus and th stomach.

>> diagnosed with cancer, he's not only fighting for his life but fighting to stay afloat. the medical bills just keep coming in. >> they never stop. >> but one thing that's always kept him going, his love for something else. >> this one is signed by stan lee. >> specifically the x-men series. >> i just really loved beast. >> it all started when he was probably 5 years old. he's been collecting and holding on to almost every one for 50 years. >> for some it kind of makes you a hoarder but for others it makes you a super collector. i try to go with the latter. >> he's ended up with more than 600 copies, the entire x-men collection and then some. >> all the best stuff has been sent off to new york. these are duplicates. >> comics he used to buy for less than a quarter worth thousands today. >> it just never already faded out for me. i kept loving them all my life.

>> but he told himself when he got old one day he would sell them and retire. that plan going out the window now. he's hoping automatics off his most prized possessions can pay piles of medical bills and keep his family afloat. >> i just invested so much of my life's energy into that collection but you know, when you think about it logically and as a parent, you know that you have to do right by your loved ones. >> an amazing collection and depending which comics he decides to sell, there could be a lot of money here. the most expensive comic sold recently was a rare volume one that came out in 1963 that recently sold for $493,000. >> a high grade copy of volume 2 can sell for as much as $446,000. edition 94 can bring in more than $11,000. >> hopefully he can beat the cancer and keep most of his

collection intact. >> let's look ahead to the weekend now. >> cooling weekend. >> we'll find out. here's sandhya. >> one cooling weekend. i like that. let's take a look at live dep lore 7. coast and bay have already seen a drop in the temperatures as the fog is rolling in. inland areas you will notice the difference tomorrow. we're going to be out of the upper 90s and low 100s. tomorrow 91 antioch, 88 fremont. 84 san jose. 68 san francisco, 64 half moon bay. fog hanging around, 0 san rafael, 2 degrees in napa. so nice weather for outdoor plans as we head into sunday, breezy and cooler. low 60s to the mid 80s and by monday, we're looking at a holding pattern. this will be nice weather for you to enjoy as we go into the accuweather seven-day forecast. the heat returns but not immediately. have you at least four days of comfortable weather. before those temperatures begin to rise again into the upper 90s

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training can mean the difference between working and living on the streets. >> i'm actually an associate engineer at surveymonkey which was definitely pushed along by code tenderloin. when i started i was living in a shelter here in the tenderloin. >> and if you don't have the tools like a laptop or computer, personal computer to update or update your resume or have an online profile and have a voice actually, if you have a profile, you exist. >> i got a full scholarship to be able to attend galvanized and their web development program there and looking for my first job as a web developer. >> we can calculate 300 to 400 people that would n be working if it wasn't for our program. >> that is incredible. founders at code tenderloin other challenges include a lack of reliability internet service which prevents residents who do have a device from getting the full benefit. >> technology and innovation

useful tools in any effort to help build a better bay area. in the south bay, a group of girls are tackling real world problems with tech. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo has the story from santa clara. >> countries connected through tech, 12 groups of girls ages 10 to 18 are using phones to fix faults at home. >> you do want to listen to people from all around the world. >> reporter: chris reyes served as emcee for the world pitch day as each group pitched to judges and investors. the they are to to name an issue and create an app to solve it. pollution, water and women's safety, this group from canada took on social anxiety. boys and kids and girls face this issue. we thought this would impact a lot of people. >> reporter: they dee taled how users can maneuver through the

cloud nine app to help with mental clarity. team prove it modeled their business plan around homelessness in the country. >> a lot of homeless people in our country and a lot of country is -- so homeless people the number of homeless people is growing. >> reporter: their meal for will app will connect restaurants with left overfood to those struggling to find a food source. >> where else would you get an opportunity to listen to young girls from countries that you never think are leading technology innovation. >> reporter: winning teams receive up to $15,000 in scholarship money. amanda del castillo. >> to see all the winners of the technovation challenge, go to abc7 news.com. >> it's the largest fine ever assessed against a car insurance company in california. >> the state supreme court ordered mercury insurance to pay

a $27 million fine and 7 on your side's michael fin a tells us why. >> this has been going on for decades. this wraps up decade-long legal battle after the company was found to be overcharging its customers. back in 1988, proposition 103 required insurance companies to charge fair premiums and get the insurance commissioner's approval for those rates. well, mercury added broker fees on top of its premiums. insurance commissioner dave jones assessed aid $150 fine for each of mercury's 183,000 violations between 1999 and 2004. we reported that here. now the state supreme court has just upheld that fine. dyson foods recalling 39,000 pounds of frozen chicken patties. the weaver brand frozen fully cooked patties were produced on january 31st. safety officials say they may have been contaminated with

foreign matter. you may two months ago they recalled more than 190,000 pounds of chicken fritters because of plastic found inside. how is this for a deal. a $5 a month cell phone service plan. now you have to own a palm phone. you see steph curry promoting the new credit card sized phone from the san francisco-based palm. palm says the new $5 a month plan includes 60 minutes of talk time, 200 text messages and 200 megabytes of data. that's pretty good for five bucks a month. >> how many tweets will that get me? >> two. >> i have a lot to say. thanks. >> do we want to hear it. >> no, you don't want to hear this either. it can be scary when you survey people about their personal hygiene. underwear company tommy john surveyed 1,000 americans. you don't know what i'm saying yet. they discovered 45% wore the same pair of underwear for two

days or longer. it gets worse. 13% of those surveyed said they wore the same underwear a week or more. >> are they showering at all? >> that is not part of the survey. tommy john says men were 2 1/2 times more likely than women to wear the same underwear for a week or more. i don't know what to say about my gender but we're still evolving. it's slow. >> clearly. >> just came out of the cave and crawling around and getting there. >> eventually. a warm welcome for survivors of the north bay wildfires. the new homes some get to move into. we'll have a look up next. >> kristen sze is here with what's coming up at 5:00. >> thanks. we have seen several whales killed this year by ship strikes. the tij stalled off the california coast that could cut down on deadly encounter. and a new twist with a hopeless man accused of attacking a woman in san francisco. the concerns being raised about the latest decision in this

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call or visit coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, it's "american housewife" followed by "fresh off the boat," and followed by "what would you do." >> in the north bay, not exactly a ribbon cutting, more like a key turning celebration for fire vip who have waited almost two years to have places they can call home. >> wayne freedman has more from santa rosa. >> reporter: when does a house become a home? how about when it's going to have your name on it? >> it looks beautiful. >> reporter: for it puts an end to her personal nightmare that began will two years ago when her rental burned in coffey park. >> how much time did you have to get out? >> ten minutes or less.

>> reporter: the nightmare copied as she and her daughter move through three different places. >> never had a home. she's always had just a room. >> reporter: not anymore. i actually paraded for this to just have my own space again. >> reporter: now multiply the story by nine. that's the number of small homes that sonoma county's habitat for humanity celebrated at a formal ribbon cutting today. those moving in will begin as renters but may have an opportunity to buy. after they announced the nine homes, they received 285 applications from fire victims. how did they choose? they looked at ability to pay, looked at need and most important, where they would make the biggest difference. >> someone like stephanie and her family, it was her and her daughter living in a friend's bedroom of a two-bedroom condo where they had no space. >> come to check this out. >> reporter: derek hugo showed us this home built entirely in

his washington state factory. >> you've got a washer and drier. >> reporter: an $86,000 build meeting all codes and proof of concept. >> this is about bigger but it starts with the fire victims. that's the current issue. >> the grand vision is find ways to address the housing crisis. both in the immediate aftermath of disaster and the long-term need of a community. >> reporter: habitat plans more houses like these in the next couple years. today for her, this is the only one that matters. >> to have a home again. and not just a room. it means everything to me. >> reporter: in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> electric for her. the idea of building tiny homes after a disaster dates back to at least 1906 when cottages like this one popped up after the great earthquake and fire and people called them quake shacks. the 640 square foot one bedroom one bedroom home was one of the last of its kind.

we did a story back in 2016 it was listed for $995,000 for 640 square feet and sold according to zillow for $1.475 million. for 640 square feet. >> incredible. thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4. >> abc7 "news at 5:00" starts now. >> long lines and frustration at the airports. the outage, the delays flights for hours coming into san francisco international. >> another scorcher in the bay area. the toll the heat is taking and when we might finally see some relief foo it could be a long weekend for drivers and b.a.r.t. riders in the east bay. major shut down that's going to affect trains and track. >> when will we see b.a.r.t. in the south bay? what we've learned about construction on the extension. >> now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> so i want to be clear, i did not see that video at the time of the arraignment. >> the san francisco judge in the case of a caught on camera

attack says now that she has seen the video, she wants to make sure the suspect is tracked. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. the man accused of attacking a woman in that video did not appear in court today. the judge waived his appearance but did order james austin vincent to get an ankle monitor. for allowing the suspect to be d released. he is hopeless and said to have mental health issues. the story shines a spotlight on many of the obstacles in the search for solutions to build a better bay area. >> news anchor dion lim joins us live from san francisco. you spoke with the victim, dion. >>. >> reporter: il did. and dan and kristen sze, there were several bombshells dropped in court today including this major one, that the da initially never showed judge kristen sze van akin surveillance video of the attack. many people including myself went looking for answers as to why. >> but when i saw t