spencer christian is beginning boy was struck crossing the our team coverage on the heat. >> i did not walk through the street by a suspected drunk water with my clothes on today. driver on tuesday. fortunately i spent most of my he is day indoors where it's cool. here's a look at live doppler 7. surf voouf this year. four people have died in the tenderloin since january. it's 100 degrees at cloverdale they also drew chalk lines in and gilroy. the street. supervisor matt haney who lives in the neighborhood is stepping 98 in santa rosa, napa, 96 in up with an idea. he is proposing making some san jose. tenderloin streets safer by although san francisco didn't pop up automatically, it is 88 creating car-free zones. >> you know, we have the densest degrees here in san francisco. with all this heat, we still have a heat advisory in effect residential neighborhood, lots of seniors, lots of kids. until 7:00 this evening. the streets should be for the hottest areas could range from people. we should have places in the 96 degrees to about 104. under these conditions there is tenderloin where it's like a public plaza like atmosphere the increased risk of where you don't have to dodge heat-related illness and we have a spare the air day today and cars. then tomorrow will be another >> reporter: pedestrian advocates like walk san francisco like the co spare the air day. they say it's time for some bold poorest air quality tomorrow in the inland east bay and the ideas to save lives. santa clara valley. the good news is a major cooldown is coming our way. some propose making one way air quality will improve, and i'll have all the details in streets two-way to deter just a few minutes. speeders. to make it happen.ys he is th

>> thank you, spencer. in the east bay the heat is causing concern about growing fire danger. we're live in san francisco, this fire caught by sky 7 this cornell barnard abc 7 news. >> cornell be careful there with afternoon. fire dep 7 news traffic behind you. have they figured that out yet, or are we just in the early brink lee is live at fire stages? >> good question. station one. >> that perfect trifecta of fire early stages at this point. supervisor haney says there's danger, high temperatures, low humidity, high winds. lot of work to be done. we certainly have the heat. leavenworth, jones street we have the high temperatures. i can attest to that. certainly are contenders. we talked to the mayor about it's not quite in red flag what she thinks of this territory but there was a scare proposal. we're going to have what she says coming up tonight at 5:00 a couple of hours ago on the on the abc 7 news. >> thank you. we will see you at 5:00. east side of mount diablo. a huge monterey cypress that >> midday sun and relentless stood in san francisco's washington square park for at heat. fire officials believe someone least a century is no more. intentionally set this fire around 11:00 a.m. they're investigating multiple points of origin as flames quickly consume the dry brush a neighborhood group called friends of washington square and went up and down the rolling beoldest. hills scorching nine acres theypss stoodll. labdeing osi f.

worth. pln as nearby residents backed up near deer valley road and marsh creek road. we've hired an arborist to give >> we don't get this many fires. it a good exam and an i feel like it's intentional. someone's putting fires on our assessment, and for safety and hills. >> reporter: no evacuations. because of the health of the by 1:00 the fire was tree unfortunately it had to everyone is on edge. >> we do have a history in that come down. area of intentional starts. >> washington square park is we look at that area anytime currently closed for there is a fire to make sure if renovations. that is the same park where a it is or is not an intentional start. limb fell from a pine tree >> and this one appears to be. >> suspicious at this point, seriously injuring a woman in 2016, and she received a yes. >> east contra costa fire $14 million settlement. district will be closely b.a.r.t. says it's working monitoring the weather this with the union representing train operators after some weekend. they are getting three new state employees raised questions about of the art fire engines, but the agency's new train cars. those won't arrive until november. >> our fleet has aged. operators are worried about locked end doors on some cars one of our fire engine has that prevent people from warking from one car to the next. 170,000 miles on the engine. those cars are ones that have an for a fire engine that's a lot. they're well overdue. operator's cab, and the agency is locking cab doors when those >> reporter: the contra costa fire protection district earlier cars are used in the middle of a this week just reopened fire station no. 16 in northwest train set. opera operators tell the examiner that lafayette. they too are watchalert. poses a safety problem when

passengers need to get from one car to the next. b.a.r.t. says the design is safe and so a with the union to mount diablo state park remains open, but no wood fires at the address its concerns. camp sites and at designated the agency says the union partnered with the agency on the spots around the park, gas car's design. other subway systems like new york city and boston's have a similar setup. generations of rock and roll fans are mourning the death of they of course are also monitoring the weather this long-time bay area resident eddie money. he grew up in the '70s and '80s, weekend. reporting live in walnut creek, i'm leslie and those back in the day will remember money for hit like "two tickets to paradise." there are a total of 11 for the reality tv show was called people looking to beat the heat. real money. five of them will have extended eddie money began performing hours until 9:00 p.m. after moving to berkeley in the '60s. the centers offer refreshments, games and free wi-fi. traffic reporter sue hall met eddie on multiple occasions during her time as a dj. . san francisco is offering free admission to city pools today >> he was a super down to earth for those who are looking to keep cool. guy. he was a new york cop abc 7 news was at the north originally. his parents were cops or his dad beach pool earlier today was a cop eddie mahone swimmers were taking some lapse. the hours vary by location, so check the website before you

head out. is his name. you can stay on top of the i had the privilege of riding to rising temperatures anytime with one of his concerts and got to the abc 7 news app. go backstage and get the whole behind the scenes look. it's free to download. ee whsurance coans to settle he was just a cool guy, very open, very nice. claims from a series of deadly >> money headlined venues around wildfires for a total of the world including our dan ashley's rock the casa event in 2016. he and danars.moneha with varfi $11 billion. it covers the 2017 fires in the north bay and last year's campfire that killed 86 people. that he had cancer. pg&e filed for bankruptcy and eddie money dead today at age federal court must approve the settlement. it covers about 85% of the 70. still to come today, claims made by individuals and cheating scandal, actress businesses. felicity huffman is heading her the insurance companies had sought $20 billion. the wreckage of the dive prison, her sentence and why she boat that caught fire and sank may end up doing time in the bay area. no mail, what would you do if you didn't get mail for weeks off the santa barbara coast has on end? and cable car shutdown, a been taken to a naval yard for bummer for tourists, the work investigation. what's left of conception is in ventura county. federal investigators are looking into the cause of the fire and whether criminal charges should be pursued. yesterday we learned all the crew members were

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. that familiar ding ding ding of the cable cars will not be heard for a while in san francisco. muni shut down the entire system for maintenance work. abc7 news reporter jobina fortson has the details.

>> nothing says hey, i'm on vacation in san francisco like the golden gate bridge, painted ladies, and our iconic cable cars. wait a minute. >> we went to san francisco especially for cable cars and now no service. >> it's impossible to use the a be shuffled over to shuttle buses, the cable car replacements for a whole ten days. the gearboxes which propel cable cars uphill are being repaired so all the cars have been pulled off the streets. it's a final step in a three-year $6 million restoration project. >> we have five gear goboxes th we work with. they've been in service since 1984 continuously, so it's really important that we keep things in a state of good repair. >> when did you find out about this? >> just now, we came here to get the cable car, and we couldn't get it. >> you know, it's something that

we were looking for, but it's okay. the city's amazing. the weather's amazing. we are from brazil. >> reporter: we watched buses pull up every five to six minutes to take some disappointed tourists to their destinations, but they were all smiles. >> we started early up in the morning yesterday to get to the cable cars and to go to fisherman's wharf. >> reporter: they'll wrap up their trip this weekend. >> the cable cars will be back and running monday, september 23rd, reporting in san francisco, jobina fortson abc7 news. let's take a live look at the international airport where flyers are seeing another day of delays and cancellations. that's all because of a runway repair project. the project hit its halfway point yesterday. construction crews are repairing a 1,900 section foot of runway. that's led to the shut down of two of the four runways at sfo.

airlines have tried to respond by scheduling fewer flights but there's still a significant impact. so far today there have been 250 delayed flights. 38 other flights have been canceled. happening tonight, if you plan to be in san francisco, you may face delays getting around town. events will take place at chase center and oracle park. singer elton john is holding a concert at chase centers and the giants host the marlins at oracle park. >> shaun livingston announced his retirement today. he played 15 seasons in the nba. he's only one of a handful of players who were with the squad for all five of their recent nba finals appearances. livingston's career nearly came to an end early on in 2007 he suffered a devastating knee injury. i mean, it's amazing that he could even come back from it, but he rebounded and became a key part of the warrior's run

when he signed with the team in 2014. the warriors waved him in july to clear some salary cap space. the expectation would be that at some point he might move into a management role in the front office with the warriors. they love him, and he's just a tremendous professional all the way around. >> that's good. if you are a double whammy day. a full moon on friday the 13th. maybe that cancels out bad luck on friday. >> now it's good luck. >> exactly. tonight's moon will be a micromoon. that's because it will be at its farthest point in its or bit resulting in an unusually small full moon. friday the 13th sparks fear for some. it's called pair ra skef deck ka tree phobia. >> boom. wow. >> say it again. >> no, no, the fear of friday the 13th. i put a little effort in trying to figure out how to say that, but not enough effort. >> i wish we could have taped her in the break. >> i even listened to it on my

phone. >> we couldn't be satisfied with just the old word of fear of the number 13. now we have to have a new word for the fear of it -- >> triaphobia. >> you nailed it. right on. let's see if espn tspencer can the forecast. >> i usu anyhow sunny skies and o 24-hour temperature change shows it is quite a bit hotter in most places are right now than it was at this hour yesterday. seven degrees warmer in san francisco, eight degrees warmer in fairfield. here's a live view from sutro tow tower. 95 in oakland, 94 redwood city, 100 in gilroy, 79 at half moon bay. the view from emeriville looking at cloudy skies over the golden gate, napa 94, 103 in fairfield, concord, and livermore both at

699 degrees. blue sky over the golden gaetd. the heat will ease tomorrow, especially near the bay and the coast. it will be much cooler sunday through tuesday and we'll be warming up again late next week. heat advisory remains in effect until 7:00 this evening under conditions like this. there is the increased risk of heat related illness. try to limit your time outdoors. today was a spare the air day and tomorrow will be another one with the poorest air quality likely in the inland east bay. on we go to overnight conditions, a little patch or two of fog at the coast, otherwise cloudy skies. overnight lows mainly in the low 60s. it's going to be mild and agaia fog and whatever develops overnight will disappear sunny from coast to it will be a bit w than it was today. highs in the upper 60s to maybe about 70 at half moon bay. right along the bay shoreline, upper 70s for th most part tomorrow but a few low 80s will appear. where we have triple digits

inland, tomorrow mid to upper 90s. still pretty toasty but not so hot as today. it's going to cool down sharply on sunday with inland highs only in the low to mid-80s, right around the bay shoreline, low 70s and low to mid-60s on the coast. there will be further cooling on monday with temperatures well below average for this time of the year, and there may be some light showers on monday as well. tuesday temperatures will start to rebound, and here's a look at that rebound. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows that after the likely showers on monday, get a little bit milder on tuesday and a little bit closer to average temperature range on wednesday, and finally at the end of next week, thursday and friday temperatures will be back in a more seasonal range up to about 90 in the warmest inland spots, maybe up to about 80 along the uppe 60sn the coast. -60s to >> all spencer. >> remain to here's one way to cool it off.

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to weigh in. and while you think about that, we turn to abc7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow who's been covering this story with the latest from the newsroom. >> huffman pleaded guilty in the varsity blues case, the country's largest college admissions scandal. you might recall the recommendation was one month. the judge opted instead to give her half of that. >> reporter: in addition to 14 days in prison, huffman will have to perform 250 hours of community service and pay a $30,000 fine. she'll also serve one year of probation. huffman pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud in connection with paying $15,000 to have an s.a.t. proctor correct her daughter's answers. during her court appearance, huffman told the court her daughter asked her why she didn't believe in her. huffman said i was frightened, stupid and i was wrong. i've inflicted more damage than i could ever imagine. she released a statement, i especially want to apologize to the students who work hard every

day to get into college and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices supporting their children. huffman has been ordered to self-report to a facility determined by the bureau of prisons on october 25th. her attorney asked that she go to a prison right here in the bay area in devlin. three local parents who have also pleaded guilty will be sentenced by the same judge in october. the government sentencing recommendations for peter sartorio range from 1 to 15 months. in the newsroom for the i-team, melanie woodrow abc7 news. >> question, melanie, did the judge say anything else? >> yes, the judge did. the judge talked about the outrage in this case by the public, the idea that a lot of people believe the college admissions system is already flawed and huffman had taken an additional step of obtaining one more advantage to put her child ahead of others. >> melanie woodrow live from our newsroom, thank you so much. felicity huffman's lawyer asked

for her to be sent to the federal prison in devlin, also known as camp parks. it is a low security facility. sky 7 flew over it this afternoon. the prison has housed some rather famous female inmates over the years, including sarah jane moore who tried to assassinate gerald in order in 1975. a russian spy did time there and patty hurst did two years for robbing a bank. heidi fleiss served 20 months after she was convict ond federal tax evasion charges. >> the question is do you think the sentence for felicity huffman was fair, and it's pretty overwhelming based on the voting so far. 77% now feel that she should have gotten more than 15 days. 12% now dwindling to 11% think that seems fair. you know, she spent $15,000, gets 14 days. you could see where some a stat because it's not a lot of jail

time and this is a minimum security facility. as you pointed out, martha stewart did significantly more time, came out, she's a big star again. >> moving on, doing her thing. >> that doesn't even count. >> exactly. >> we'll keep the voting up through our 6:00 news all the way to 7:00 p.m. two people with direct knowledge of the decision say antonio brown will be eligible to play for the new england patriots this weekend. abc news reporter marcy goi i i gonzalez. t >> reporter: antonio brown back on social media. >> no married what they say, no matter what they hate. >> reporter: the nfl superstar going live on instagram. >> it's called tv 12, let's get it. >> reporter: while working out his newcity. hevil' goitng to closer to your goals. >> >> reporter: one of the most talented and divisive player in the nfl accused in a civil

lawsuit filed this week of sexually assaulting his former trainer britney taylor on at least three occasions in 2017 and 2018. brown denies the allegations. his attorneys saying any sexual interaction with mr. brown was entirely consensual. browne signing with the new england patriots just days before the allegations surfaced. fellow wide receiver praising his contribution to the team. >> i think he raises the level for everyone out there because of how good of player he is. >> reporter: espn sources say since brown isn't under criminal investigation, the nfl will not place him on the commissioner's exempt list making him eligible to play in sunday's game against the miami dolphins, though patriot's head coach bill belichick says he hasn't decided if brown will take the field. >> not going to hand out a copy of the game plan here. >> reporter: the nfl is investigating the accusations and will reportedly meet with

britney taylor next week. marci gonzalez abc news los angeles. a chicago area teenagers who says vaping nearly killed him is suing san francisco based e-cigarette maker juul. e-cigarettes have been linked to six deaths so far. hundreds of people have reported vari illes36 states.hospaled lst month after vaping for a year and a half. doctors told the teen his lungs were similar to those of a 70-year-old. yeah, the lawsuit claims juul has used false marketing that was designed to target teens. several lawsuits have been filed against the company in recent weeks. >> juul actually posited and stated that its products were safe and a safe alternative to smoking, less addictive than tobacco and a means to stop smoking traditional cigarettes altogether. >> the san francisco company responded to the lawsuit saying it never marketed to youth and does not want any non-nicotine users trying its products. house lawmakers are taking

the next step in their sweeping antitrust investigation of market dominance in big tech. the house judiciary committee has sent letters to google, facebook, and amazon and apple for a broad range of documents including their internal communications. chairman gerald nadler of new york says the documents will help the committee better understand whether the companies are using their market power in ways that have harmed consumers and competition. the companies have said they will cooperate fully. the justice department and the federal trade commission are also investigating the companies. comedian ben gleeb is one of the many people officially running for president. >> he appeared on midday live. he had this take on last night's debate between the democratic candidates as seen here on abc7. >> i think that they are not always attacking the real issues because they are stuck in these political talking points. another major argument of my campaign is while these people i think are very well-intentioned, and i think america would do much better by any of these

candidates than another term of trump, i think when you're a career politician and you're mired in politics for a long time, you might in your heart want to change these things but you don't feel the urgency to change them of everyday americans like you and i watching at home who need these things changed. there's no more working man other than somebody working with their hands every day than a road traveling stand up comedian. i make my living by meeting people working hard to earn my paycheck every single day, and i need it to pay my bills. that's key. that's very key. >> he's in town tonight for a comedy show at cobs in san francisco. you can catch a full hour of "midday live" here on abe immediately after "the view". problem.ost office worker one neighborhood did not get any mail for weeks. >> i'm spencer christian. here's the view from our east bay hills camera. the skies are bluish gray because we still have a little

pollution in the air. the heat is going away soon, and i'll have the accuweather i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment as face buried in your phone. stop! look up. look both ways. let's start looking out for each other again. it's a busy world out there. and we're all in it together. go safely, california.

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today abc7 news anchor dion lim went to usps for answers and also got residents an apology. >> reporter: never in otilia's life has she been so excited to see a mail carrier. >> i was overjoyed. i said it's here, it's parked, it must be delivering mail. >> reporter: amazing because she says she and her neighbors have suffered from spotty mail service in years, and in recent weeks it reached a fever pitch. >> we had a crisis recently where my neighbors and i didn't receive mail for three weeks. >> reporter: dozens of her neighbors shared the same underserving their communities. >> i'm so down for a protest. this is unacceptable. >> reporter: so they banded together. >> countless visits to the post office, to the mailbox wondering what's going on. >> reporter: after neighbors' requests fell on deaf ears, finally when abc7 news got involved this started showing up and the postmaster's response. >> and the postmaster himself called me and assured me he

would look into it. >> reporter: along with the mail, neighbors were delivered some transparencies. >> the challenge is really because of the high cost of living in that area, especially san francisco. he wants to thank you very much for reaching out to us so he could look into it. >> reporter: with many carriers preparing to retire, the need for long-time carrier is severe. >> the city as a whole needs 200 carriers or not street. in the bay area we're probably needing at least now 600 new employees. >> reporter: other neighbors told us they are still waiting for their missing mail but are happy it's coming. o'till ya just wants to make sure this isn't a temporary fix. >> this is a promise not only just from me, but from us. the city postmaster himself said we're going to take care of this. our customers are too important to us. >> reporter: in san francisco, dion lim abc7 news. >> the u.s. postal service is holding a series of hiring events across the bay area. the specifics can be found on our website, abc7news.com. thunderstorms, they're not all that uncommon in the pacific

northwest, but take a look at this, and two in the same week drawing a lot of attention. look at those lightning strikes there. that's a long distance shot of lightning that is striking the space needle and the radio towers on queen anne hill. a guy by the name of patrick turner posted that photo on instagram. the lightning strike came only days after a violent thunderstorm hit seattle. it actually delayed the cal washington football game last saturday night for several hours and my nephew lives in seattle. he said that lightning storm was so intense. he had never seen anything like it. and cal actually came back after the delay to win that game, which was a surprise as well. >> that was cool to see though. absolutely. >> yeah, just >> yeah. we want to talk about our weather and just how long this heat's hanging around. >> this may be the last day of the truly intense heat. overnight we'll see mild conditions under clear skies, low temperatures mainly in the low 60s, am thoughlthough a lit cooler in the north bay valleys.

tomorrow look for some heat inland but no triple digits are likely. we'll see mid to upper 90s in the warmest spots tomorrow. it's still pretty hot, and right around the bay shoreline where we had some mid and upper 80s today, we'll see upper 70s to low 80s tomorrow and the coast will still be mild with highs upper 60s to 70 degrees. as we look farther into the forecast future, a sharp cooldown on sunday with inland highs in the low to mid-80s. they'll be cooling at the coast and bay as well. even cooler on monday. temperatures will be well below average on monday for this time of the year, and they'll start to bounce back a little bit on tuesday. hae here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, mild to warm to hot again to rmorrow but the heat wl be moderating. showers likely on monday under very cool conditions and temperatures will gradually rise going into late next week. and that's our accuweather seven-day forecast. all right, thank you. amazing photo shoot for a very big up fan, little elijah here was obsessed with the movie

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ford says it's received more than 31 reports of people cutting their hands. owners should contact their local dealer which will noinsta flocked tape to the exposed edge. district 11 in san francisco, it is often called the border district because of its proximity to daily city. its residents often refer to it as the forgotten district. the city has vowed to change that image and inaugurated the first jobs center. >> as lyanne melendez tells us, it's a step towards changing minds and attitudes and building a better bay area. >> reporter: if you think all chu communities in san francisco are prosperous and have had equal opportunities, you've never been to the omi neighborhoods comprised of ocean view, merced heights and ingleside. a fitting word is underserved. the omi is what you would call a food desert, meaning there is not a single major supermarket, despite all the families who live here.

those corner stores are what people have grown accustomed to. a few months ago the cityrt, a i eventually serve these neighborhoods. this district also has the smallest public library in all of san francisco. >> we know that you want your library. and supervisor and i are working on resources to get it done for this community. >> reporter: but san francisco mayor london breed came to this district to talk about jobs. >> there are so many job opportunities in san francisco. you can drive muni. you can be a police officer, you can run for mayor, but after i'm done. >> reporter: omi has one of the largest populations of unemployed african-americans. >> and it was a continuous state of violence, and then you looked at the unemployment in the black community that has historically been here, it was extremely hay compared to the rest of the

community. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: finally, a new jobs center opened today with the purpose of training people and connecting them to jobs in san francisco. >> the reality of it is people just need to be taught how to do something. you show them how to do it. they learn it, and then they will be successful. >> omi residents will say it's time to go from being an overlooked community to one that is economically self-sufficient. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> and we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. a neighborhood frozen yogurt parlor that's been part of the peninsula for more than three decades is discloclosing shop t weekend. yumi yogurt will say good-bye to customers on monday.

he says the loss of his uncle who was a business part ner was just too much. there is another location in san mateo which will stay open. here is an unusual way to bring home the bacon. high school teacher mona godfrey is moonlighting as a bacon intern. the 48-year-old was the winner of a in additionwinationwide cod in august to celebrate bacon month. godfrey stood out thanks to her sizzling submission. >> i kind of have a history through the years of just loving everything about bacon, pork, meat, and so why wouldn't i apply for it? it just seemed like a natural fit. >> something's missing from your table. >> and i've got the answer for it. yes, it's the candy of meats. for one day godfrey was tasked with bon as well as tasting and rating all of the bacon menu items and for that she received a thousand

bucks. a thousand dollars to eat bacon? where do we sign up? by the way, she was not required to dress up like a slice bacon. that was entirely her idea. >> it just made her happy to go that extra step. >> it's completed the look. if you have thousands of dllars and bad taste. >> hey, hey, what? judgment? >> maybe this couch is for you. >> yeah, people on twitter have been quote, unquote roasting this hot dog couch. it's on sale at neiman marcus. and it costs more than $7,000. >> oh, my goodness. >> plus tax. the couch comes with a pickle and a tomato. those are the pillows. to top off this chicago style hot dog. this has joey chestnut, the hot dog eating king written all of it. >> that should be his prize. >> the real actual cushions ask stuff. there's not better than cold ice cream on a hot day, and one east bay business has long lines almost every day.

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>> we love cold ice cream. >> as soon as we moved to pleasanton we came here because everybody in town's talking about it. >> how long here? >> 35. >> we came here for the past three years. >> i'm jesse tiggins and i'm the owner of meadow lark dairy. >> it's been in pleasanton since 1919. we just celebrated 100 years. the original dairy opened in 1919. a man named walter briggs owned it, and then in the '50s my grandpa came to the ranch and he started managing it for him. when we were still processing my parents took over the business and my dad was doing a lot of milk school routes. my parents went to this auction because they were aurctioning school trucks. inside was an ice cream machine. my parents decided, okay, we're going to make a shake mix and we're going to make an ice cream mix for it and we're going to

sell it, and that's how it became ice cream. >> super creamy. it's good flavors. it's basic, but it's perfect. >> i feel like it's really good ice cream for a really good price. >> we try to keep our prices as low as we can. i think it's who we are as people, i think. currently we have vanilla, chocolate, orange, strawberry, and pineapple are kind of our mainstays during the summer. we also have a rotating flavor. currently it's salted caramel. we have others like mint chip, coconut, pretty much every other flavor. >> a neat little place and that they serve all kinds of things, ice cream, and you can also buy sun dreams here, which is very interesting. >> it's always worth the wait.w >> it was totally worth the wait. >> that looks awesome. >> look at the lines there. >> i know. >> thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00, i'm ama

>> i'm larry beil. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. no more traffic deaths! >> will cars be banned from the streets of san francisco's tenderloin? that's the desperate plea from some residents and city leaders tonight. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, the heat is on, i'll show you the details coming up. and dozens of cats are in need of forever families after being rescued from a hoarder's home in the east bay. a fisherman kayaking paddles straight towards cries for help. the dramatic rescue that happened shortly thereafter. now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> no more traffic deaths, no more traffic deaths! >> desperate times call for desperate measures. that's the message from protesters blocking streets in san francisco's tenderloin. the changes they want to see as

pedestrians continue to get hit in that area. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. public safety and transportation are two things we've been focused on as part of our efforts to build a better bay area. >> city leaders and the tenderloin are trying to find a balance between those two. cornell barnard is live now outside san francisco city hall with more, cornell. >> reporter: yeah, dan, kristen, the time has come to make cars off limits in the tenderloin. neighborhood activists say they like any idea that's going to help save lives, and today they held a protest. >> no more traffic deaths! >> reporter: tenderloin neighbors taking their cases to streets. they blocked the intersections of golden gate and leavenworth. >> reporte