san francisco's most expensive condominium towers. >> cornell bernard is outside the millennium tower with details of the fix of the problem and the payout homeowners may get. >> reporter: yeah, dan, kristen, this has been a very long journey. the 58-story millennium tower has made international news following that revelation the luxury condo building was sinking and leaning. now a settlement has been released with -- reached with homeowners who have filed lawsuits. a lawyer for a group of homeowners says that a tentative agreement than reached to stabilize the building and compensate the residents for the building's defect. it includes $100 million to drill 52 perimeter piles to stabilize the foundation. they will be drilled into 250 feet of bedrock. that's almost three times deeper than the piles currently used on the building. the transbay joint powers authority and the developer

agree to compensate the owners for the loss in value of their homes. >> the claim we made in the lawsuit is the difference between what the millennium tower units are worth today and what they should be worth. you measure that by looking at all the other similar buildings in the area and the appreciation levels they have had, which the millennium has not had. >> reporter: now, a judge overseeing the trial must approve the deal in 90 days. in a statement, the developer, mission street development, said the deal will release all claims related to the condition of the millennium tower, including the homeowners' claims related to impacts on the building from construction of the transbay transit center and the salesforce tower. they claim construction of the transit center next door caused the building to shift. now, as far as the dollar amount related to the settlement, that has not been sclodisclosed. cornell bernard, abc 7 news.

>> thank you. the 58-story millennium tower opened on april 23rd, 2009, following four years of construction. in june of 2015, tenanting learned it sunk 16 inches and tilted several inches to the northwest. august of 2016 residents file a class-action lawsuit claiming the millennium partners knew about the sinking as early as 2008. november of 2016, dennis herrera sued the building's developers, charging them with defrauding home owners. then in december of 2018, tenants proposed a $100 million fix. we first showed you the images last month. makeshift houses underneath the b.a.r.t. tracks in oakland. now the homes have been condemned by the city's fire marshal and are set to be destroyed. >> but advocates are trying to provide another solution for the residents there. laura anthony is live at oakland city hall with the story tonight. laura? >> reporter: well, hi, dan.

oakland city officials have taken a hands-off approach when it comes to many of the homeless encampments around town, even providing services like garbage pickup and porta-potties. but when it comes to these unpermitted buildings right underneath the b.a.r.t. tracks, the city is now saying they have got to go. for caesar, his self-built structure underneath the b.a.r.t. tracks is the only home he's known for the past eight months, but now his makeshift house along with a dozen others between 81st and 85th avenues will be torn down, after the oakland fire marshal declared them a danger. >> the fact is building an unlicensed, unregulated wooden structure out of materials you find in the street is not safe. >> reporter: we first showed you the row of tiny homes tucked under b.a.r.t. last month. some even stretched all the way up to the tracks themselves, more than two stories tall.

there have been several fires in encampments underneath b.a.r.t. tracks before. last year a man who lived in a wooden shed in west oakland died in a fire. still, advocates say the city's plan to destroy these structures is not the solution. >> it's a huge blow to lose the structures in two weeks on september 11th of all days. but the city is dead set on destroying the structures because of fire hazards and danger. >> reporter: the east oakland collective is raising money to buy tents for the residents. tents that will go where the structures are now, underneath the b.a.r.t. tracks. caesar says he plans to stay right in this spot. >> that's all that i got. >> this is all you have? >> mm-hmm. >> what if they take it away? >> i have to sleep outside in the street. >> reporter: now, the city acknowledges putting those tents

in the exact same location underneath the b.a.r.t. tracks is not the best solution. it's still a fire hazard. but they're hoping to come up with a better location, a longer term solution in the months to come. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you. in the south bay, a huge milestone in the ongoing effort to protect southern santa clara county from flooding. as officials broke ground today on a multimillion dollar project. getting to this point was no easy task. chris nguyen explains how it will help build a better bay area. >> reporter: inside this morgan hill neighborhood, a peaceful scene on this warm, summer day. but when it rains -- >> it floods the streets, the sewers have a problem. >> reporter: this piece of paradise can turn intonmiry ahe-dcsve he fodo e point they can't drive out. you'll see neighbors out here with little boats cruising around and canoes. >> reporter: but next week construction will begin on a four-year flood protection

project, nearly seven decades in the making. >> we're never going to give up on the people of south county and the people whose property and lives will be protected by this project. >> reporter: local officials came together with the u.s. army corps of engineers this afternoon for the ground-breaking. >> we're pleased that all these people are here to champion the effort that the entire community has been waiting for. >> reporter: at a cost of $180 million, the nearly 14-mile-long project will include creek channel widening and deepening, a high water flow bypass tunnel and habitat improvements for wildlife. when completed, the project will provide flood protection for approximately 1100 homes, 500 businesses and nearly 1300 acres of agricultural land right here in southern santa clara county. county, state and federal funds are makingpossible. protection that many neighbors say is long overdue. >> everyone has taken ownership for it, addressing the problem and we look forward to getting

it cleared up. >> reporter: some much-needed relief that can't come soon enough. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. a new local challenge today to the trump administration's so-called public charge regulation. attorneys for the city of san francisco and santa clara county asked a federal judge to immediately block the new regulation set to go into effect in october. the rules announced by the homeland security security department last month could deny visas or permanent residency to legal immigrants who get assistance like medicaid, food stamps and housing assistance. local officials told the judge that the regulation would essentially punish immigrants for being poor. a judge will decide tomorrow whether a man seen in this video that you've seen attacking a woman as she tried to enter her san francisco building will stay in jail. the incident has raised questions about a navigation center proposed near that area. a meeting about that center is happening in just a few minutes and melanie woodrow is live with more. melanie? >> reporter: that's right, dan. that meeting will take place

tonight at 5:30. it's an advisory group that will be talking about this navigation center. in the meantime, people who are opposed to it are citing that august attack as one of the reasons for their concerns. austin vincent will be back in court tomorrow when a judge decides whether he should remain in jail. earlier this month he attacked a san francisco woman as she attempted to return home. the attack was caught on surveillance video. i judge released vincent from jail, but his attorney says people who saw his mug shot identified him as being responsible for a previous incident in february. he turned himself in following those allegations, and the judge ordered him to remain in jail. his attorney has now established v vincent was in southern california in february and the d.a.'s office has said it will drop those charges. >> this is an example of how misidentifications occur often from eyewitnesses. >> reporter: prosecutors say they will argue that regardless

of the dropped charges, vincent should remain in custody, given the gravity of the charges he is facing in connection with this month's incident. attempted robbery, false imprisonment and two counts of battery. >> those are serious charges. >> reporter: ahead of tomorrow's decision, wallace lee, president of safe embarcadero for all, is also speaking out. the group is opposed to the navigation center being built close to where the attack occurred. >> our concern is that it will allow active drug users and the mentally ill and sex offenders. >> reporter: tonight's 5:30 meeting is at the south beach yacht club. there is an opportunity for public comment. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> okay, thanks very much. all right. we have a busy news day in the south bay this evening. bulls are on the loose. neighbors wonder if anyone will be able to corral them. plus boots on the ground before a disaster strikes. the national guard now working as a preventative fire force in the state. and tesla ceo elon musk

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it is utterly unacceptable, say residents in south san jose, who say their neighborhood is under siege from a group of cattle. abc 7 news reporter chris reyes is live in san jose with the story tonight. chris? >> reporter: good afternoon. well, we're down on the ground because even though there is no cow sighting at this very moment, there are certainly signs that they were here. cow tracks right there all over the sidewalk, divots on the lawn. while it's easy to giggle about a story like this, residents here tell me they are no longer laughing. video after video taken by residents of this silver lake

neighborhood in south san jose of their daily visitors. they come to hang out at night and by morning all that's left behind is a big mess. >> you can tell where they have torn up the grass. there's little tufts that are up. and of course they left their waist. >> we're looking at cow poop right here all over your lawn. >> yes. >> this is your everyday reality. >> it's like everyday reality and i don't know what to do with this. i was not expecting this kind of fertilizer. >> jokes aside, you're kind of like neighborhood cow watch, right? >> yes, yes, yes. we have a neighborhood text chain for reporting the stuff to each other to keep us aware so we don't come racing down the onths and residents have had it. they have repeatedly called the city with no response, so we went to san jose animal care for answers. >> why has it taken this long? >> i'm only aware of it for this week. >> reporter: he says his team has been busy with other calls this summer, but he now has units patrolling the area, even

following animal tracks. >> we suspect that we know who the owner is and so we've been in communication with that owner. the owner is volunteering to remove some of the animals. >> reporter: residents say the situation is an urgent matter, because it's starting to get dangerous. >> the cow just ran over and i had to apply brakes. i was scared that i don't hit the cow. >> we're tired of it. they shouldn't be here. they're trespassing, you know. >> reporter: over my shoulder, by the way, more signs that those cows were here. i'm going to save you the zoom in or the closeup. the animal care services units will be here all night and plan to be here in the morning. they are asking residents if they see any cows to report it directly to their office. we put that phone number on our website, abc7news.com. i'm chris reyes, now back to the newsroom. the national guard is now on the front lines as part of the state's expanded wildfire prevention strategy. state officials identified 35

high-risk areas for preventative action after the deadly camp fire. three are in the bay area. one of the largest is in north orinda. workers started cutting back brush two weeks ago. cal fire is also focusing on the kings mountain area above wood side and el grenada on the peninsula coast. another targeted area is northeast of sacramento and the firefighters there as reporter ty steele explains are trading in their guns for chain saws. >> reporter: cutting to the root of the problem now to prevent devastation later. as one saws, the other pulls. then it's on to the next spot here and water on their backs. the team marches to a forested area just outside of colfax on this 100-degree day. hazards all along the way. and those hills, upwards of 40%

grades. one after the other, the methodical removal of small diameter trees and brush along the roadsids. all of the debris chipped and spread along these paths. the work is grueling and has a clear mission. >> stop fires before they happen. >> reporter: they may be dressed in cal fire yellow, but these are not your typical firefighters. ryan and lelua are soldiers with the army national guard, specifically trangd for wildfire prevention as part of a 20-soldier unit. >> if you look at an acorn it's a seed. as it grows, it becomes one of the biggest, strongest tree there is. that's how we are as a unit. we've started out small and our unit cohesion is so gd right now that we're just unstoppable out here. >> reporter: as part of the governor's emergency proclamation earlier this year, 850 acres near auburn were

specifically chosen for its history of big wildfires and the number of homes and other infrastructure at risk. part of a much larger operation in california called task force rattlesnake. commander robert langston says this is the first time in the guard's history that soldiers are being used to prevent wildfires. >> it's a type of fence around the community. if there's a fire outside then that community won't get affected because we'll have the chance to put it out before it gets there. >> reporter: the commander says if the fire break does it job, you won't see or hear about this area and a wildfire. soldiers working hard on the ground wouldn't have it any other way. >> i just need to know i did the right thing. every day i come out i can look and see the work that i have done. >> the fire crews have finished more than 40% of their 850-acre job. >> they make a difference. they're working hard on that. one of the country's major airlines announced today that its frequent flieril longer expire. >> rejoice!

7 on your side michael finney is here to tell us more about it. >> fireworks. in my life it's a very good thing. if you've been saving those united mileage plus miles for an international trip or upgrade to business class, this might be a big help. the change brings united in line with delta and jetblue's loyalty programs. in the past miles would expire after 18 months without any account activity. now, along with removing the expiration period, united is planning on expanding the way miles can be used, including tsa precheck memberships and apple products. starting today, california tesla owners can purchase car insurance through tesla. the electric car company posted details today on its blog. the new insurance plans will have comprehensive coverage and claim support. tesla says its rates will be 20% to 30% less than other insurance companies. tesla hopes to expand the service to other states soon.

toyota is recalling nearly 200,000 corolla and matrix cars. faulty airbags need to be replaced. get this, the problem comes from the takata airbag recall. the front passenger replacement airbags may be damaged, might not properly inflate during an accounted a. the recall is for 2003 for 2008 model year corollas and 2005 through '08 matrixes. consumers can schedule an appointment with a toyota dealership for a free replacement, assuming they have bags because those are always tough to come by even today. it's unbelievable. >> thanks, michael. we'll check out the accuweather forecast. cooling down a little bit, right? >> sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> yeah, we had our free air conditioning today and it was a double-digit drop across some parts of the bay area. i want to show you live doppler 7. it is completely socked in along the coastline and that fog is already advancing over the bay.

remnants of what was once tropical storm ivo continue to stream up into our area and we are seeing thunderstorms where we expected them toye on that f you. but some of those remnants still keeping those dew points up in the low 60s, so it's humid around mountain view, half moon bay, san jose, santa a, hayward you can see there. compared to 24 hours ago, 16 degrees cooler in concord, down 8 degrees in san jose, 15-degree drop in livermore. we'll take it. the delta breeze playing a role. southwest gusting to 32 miles an hour in fairfield. we're already looking to the weekend. here's what you can expect. it's going to be a little bit of a turn-around. mid-60s to low 90s. we'll continue with that pattern for sunday and labor day is looking beautiful, about where you should be for this time of year with mid-60s to low 90s. so take your plans outside and enjoy. right now if you look from our south beach camera, you will

notice that the marine layer has pushed over the bay tonight and it is socked in at the golden gate bridge. take it easy out there, visibility is low in some parts. 64 in san francisco, 71 in oakland, 76 san jose. it is 66 in half moon bay. kgo roof camera, there's a nice breeze along the embarcadero. in the 70s from santa rosa to napa, 82 in fairfield, 78 in livermore. our warmest spots today only in the mid-80s. from our san jose camera, still seeing the sun over the shark tank. fog and patchy drizzle overnight tonight. below average temperatures the next few days. then it's warming up again for labor day weekend but no extreme heat expected. so 12:30 tonight going into tomorrow morning's commute, 5:00 a.m. you'll notice how widespread the fog and low clouds are. all the way out towards the bayside communities and into some of the valleys at 8:00 a.m., watch out for slippery spots. the fog will pull back and hang around near parts of the coastline well into the c

afternoon. first thing tomorrow morning, mid-50s to the low 60s, a little fog and drizzle. it's not going to be nearly as humid as it has been, just lernging humidity today. tomorrow 86 in concord, 84 livermore, 72 oakland, 68 san francisco, 77 san rafael. low 80s around santa rosa, san jose. so pretty nice day. still a mix of high clouds and low clouds. as we take a quick look at hurricane dorian, turning your attention to the atlantic, it is stronger, category 1 hurricane packing winds of 80 miles an hour. moving away from puerto rico and the virgin islands. friday morning, though, intensifying into a category 2 storm, eventually category 3. right now it looks like this weekend landfall is expected somewhere along the florida coastline. stay tuned as the track will change again. accuweather seven-day forecast, cooler than average the next couple of days. enjoy, it warms up for the weekend. it is looking like a great holiday. not much change early to middle part of next week. we'll be in a holding pattern.

i think it looks good. >> it looks really nice. >> very pleasant. >> thanks, sandhya, very much. president trump is coming to the bay area for the first time as president. find out when, next. then at 5:30 on world news with david muir -- >> coming up on "world news" the state of emergency just declared in florida as hurricane dorian gains strength, already lashing the virgin islands and p

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where to next? entrust your heart to entresto. you can clearly hear the anxiety as a boat tries to outrun a volcanic eruption on the italian island of stromboli. it sent a huge cloud of ash into the sky. it was preceded by a very loud boom. as the camera pans down, you can see the ash moving over the water and people on the boat telling the operator to just go, go, go.

nearly two months ago, a similar eruption killed a hiker. scary. >> incredible, yeah. president trump plans to visit the bay area next month for the first time since taking office, and the president will focus on raising money for his re-election campaign. so far mr. trump's campaign has not revealed where his fund-raiser will take place on september 17th. tickets are available for $2,800 or $5,600. president trump last visited when running for the republican nomination in 2016. mr. trump and his entourage walked along a freeway shoulder in burlingame to avoid protesters outside the hotel where he spoke. coming up, we're going back to the new home of the warriors. this time the folk focus is on art. first, we want to thank j.c. for this shot. share your pictures with the hash tag #abc7now.

coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00, the study by local scientists that could really be a game-changer here. how a simple blood test could be the key to diagnosing concussions. also, a heart-breaking car break-in. at 6:00, the burglary that tarnished a bay area visitor's dream proposal. and from michael finney, the state tells a bay area man that lost money coming his way and then refuses to give it to him. michael finney sorts out his

real head scratcher on this. here's san francisco's soon-to-open chase center will host many memorable performances. >> but it's also going to be a venue for art lovers. i had the honor of joining the warriors president for a tour of the chase center art collection. they teamed up with adobe to build the studio that includes 87 originl pieces of art, 250 photo exhibits and 9 graphics, museum quality graphics. the group sports and arts commissioned 33 artists whose works will be displayed at chase center. >> i started this seven years ago and from day one there was a belief art could make a fundamental change in the experience visiting chase center. >> i got to emcee the event to honor the artists. they went out of their way to reach out to local artists and community groups to make sure they are well represented. >> the warriors do everything first rate. what a crown jewel.

>> congratulations to them. great job. >> "world news tonight" is next. we appreciate your time. i'm dan breaking news hurricane dorian gaining strength. what the latest track is showing. tens of millions potentially in the impact zone. rob marciano standing by with a new update. a state of emergency just declared in florida as residents scramble to stock up for what could be a major hurricane strike this holiday weekend. and our teams are strategtracki dangerous storm. dorian lashing the virgin islands and puerto rico. up to eight inches of rain and deadly flooding. deadly mosquito virus. tonight the symptoms to look o