raise money for his re-elti i' dasey kristen sze. reporter chris nguyen tracked down some of the people who went to his fund-raiser. m theyl start with pe is re-elected for the next american president. as air force one touched down at moffitt field, president trump took his first steps on bay area soil. this, his first trip to the bay area, as president giving a fist pump to his crowd of supporters as they chanted usa. >> going to make america great again and hopefully again in 2020. >> reporter: in a signature red make america great again hat made the trip from discovery bay. he's here to support 02

silicon vaey is grn. millions up for grabs for both sides. when looking at itemized donations of $200 or more through june of this year the third highest fund-raiser in california. silicon valley lunch expected to raise several million more. >> go to hear the people, whatever their perspective so they're informed. >> reporter: brandon lang just graduated from uc santa cruz. he says the strong economy is proof of trump's leadership. he believes bay area republicans have been silenced. he hopes the president's visit gives them a voice. >> there's culture shame in the area. him coming here to show support for sus is something they can

turn around. >> reporter: president trump took off from moffett field a few hours ago on his way to his next location. there were no protests here. reporting live, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >> anser, thanks very much. that was a rather brief visit for the president. he arrived in the bay area just after 11:00 a.m. he departed about 45 minutes later than planned taking off from moffett field at about 3:15. a little less than a couple hours ago. chris nguyen tracked down some of those who attended today's event and is live in palo alto. chris? >> reporter: the location was kept secret from those attending. they had to park here at the parking lot behind me. they were then shuttled by bus to where the event was held for a big event that certainly raised a lot of money for the president's re-election campaign.

protesters came out to give president trump their version of a bay area welcome. the president in town for a fund-raiser. >> this is going to be a very expensive presidential campaign. >> reporter: a strategist is a veteran of several high-profile political campaigns says the president has a number of wealthy supporters here in silicon valley. >> having the resources to be able to run television advertisements, get folks hired in the field to mobilize voters all critically important. cannot do it without money. these fund-raisers will be significant for the president. >> reporter: tickets ranged between $1,000 and $100,000 apiece. trump supporter kennedy camacho didn't spend the money but came to be a part of the excitement. >> i just wanted to see what the motorcade was like in real life. i've always dreamt of it. glad that day finally came. >> reporter: across from the entrance silicon valley artist

displayed the art she made in protest. >> i feel i'm so close. he's in my backyard. i had to make an effort to be here and just quietly show my work. >> reporter: this community no stranger to fund-raisers with previous events hosted for barack obama and hillary clinton. >> very unique, kind of like getting struck by lightning twice because it's such a small community. you don't expect to see this level of individuals and political leaders in the area. >> reporter: the white house says the president met with 25 supporters for a roundtable and spen spoke to a crowd of about 200 people, one of them told me it was one of the best experiences of his life. we'll have more on that part of the story at 6:00. for now live in silicon valley. i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. we used the app to send out a push alert the moment air force one arrived. it included a link where you could watch it live on your phone. download to access to live video, breaking news alerts and

much more. and during his visit president trump took another shot at california over its homeless crisis saying this. quote, in many cases they came from other countries and moved to los angeles to san francisco, because of the prestige of the city. all of a sudden they have tents. hundreds and hundreds of tents and people living at the entrance to their office building, and they want to leave. end quote. while president trump was in the palo alto area, another member was in the bay area. we're talking about housing and urban development secretary ben carson visited san francisco today. he was faced with more critics than supporters outside a housing complex in potrero hill. the venue on connecticut avenue is a model project that opened as a joint endeavor between mayor london breed's office and a master developer. carson entered through a garage instead of the front door to bypass protesters drawing more criticism. he said it was important to focus on the issue at hand.

>> what we need to do is focus our attention on how are we going to actually solve this problem and not making it into political football. >> we will shout. we will fight. >> so mayor london breed said she asked for a meeting and then declined to join carson. she released a statement saying that taking away services was not going to help solve the affordable housing crisis. abc 7 reached out to the department of housing. they said they were not part of the event. also in san francisco there was a protest against today's visit. this one clearly aimed at president trump. the trump chicken popped up near the ferry building along the embarcadero. we've seen the chicken at protests in the past. democratic presidential candidate beto o'rourke was also in los angeles today where he criticized the trump administration's new report on homelessness. o'rourke spent the day on skid row touring a women's shelter blasting a report released from

the white house yesterday that blamed building codes of people sleeping on the street and street activities. what he says is one of those paths cannot be used for police to sweep people off the street to warehouse people out of sight and out of mind. that's a quote from beto o'rourke. he wants to invest $400 billion in federal money to housing and policies that would encourage the rich to live next to the poor. o'rourke will be in the bay area wednesday where he will tour san quentin and record podcasts produced by inmates. now a quick look at the democratic presidential field, those who haven't grade out are no longer seeking the party's nomination and dropped out of the race. if they've been grayed out they're not part of this anymore. still a large field and the next debate is set for october in ohio. former president barack obama will be visiting san francisco tomorrow. sf gates reports the

ex-president will be speaking at a small event hosted by the test company splunk. it will focus on how big tech companies can responsibly collect and manage data across the internet. governor newsom is blasting president trump over what newsom calls a political vendetta. several newspapers including "the new york times" and "washington post" report that tomorrow the epa will revoke aspects of a clean air act waiver that california has used for years to set its own emissions standards. newsom is taking aim at the president ahead of that announcement. he issued a statement reading, quote, we will fight this latest attempt and defend our clean car standards. california, global markets, and mother nature will prevail. two bay area counties declared climate emergencies. saneo and sonoma addressed climate change. pointed out in its declaration rising sea levels could rise by six feet or more and causets nee

is to consider what possible actions to take. that is supposed to happen in the beginning of next year. a woman attacked as she tried to get into her apartment building near the embarcadero, a video captures the entire thing. the suspect a homeless man, it's a case that has ignited a heated debate over how to deal with san francisco's homeless. today that woman was in court to testify against her alleged attacker and emotions ran very high. >> vic lee joins us live from the hall of justice with what happened in the courtroom. vic? >> reporter: well, kristen, the preliminary hearing today took all morning and some of the afternoon. the prosecution called only two witnesses. the front desk receptionist at the apartment building and its main witness. the prosecutor played the security camera video showing the woman at the front entrance of her apartment building august

11th as she tries toen, she's attacked allegedly by austin vincent. this mug shot of vincent was taken after he was arrested later that night. she was the first prosecution witness today. she testified that vincent was standing outside the entrance doors appearing upset and yelling at the front desk receptionist. she said she spoke with him for about six minutes trying to understand what he was saying. he says he told her not to enter. everybody is a robot, she said, but not me. i'll save your life. i want to kill the lady inside because she's a robot. kosarian testified when she tried to get inside the building he became aggressive and physical. i was fighting for my life, crawling into the apartment. he was hurting me, grabbing my arm and pulling my leg. kosarian says she had bruises on her legs, hands, and left side of her body. she finally got into the building with the help of the receptionist who came to her aid. when she was asked how did you

feel afterwards? kosarian broke down and cried on the stand. d.a. spokesman alex bastian. >> whenever victims come forward and testify in cord we recognize how courageous that is. >> reporter: public defender says it's clear his client was having mental health issues at the time. >> the bottom line is austin was in treatment prior to being taken into custody and was doing well in treatment. >> reporter: the prosecution filed a new charge late this afternoon here at the hall of justice, and that is making criminal threats so that attempted residential burglary, battery, false imprisonment and a new charge. he will be arraigned again late in october because of this new charge. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> vic, thanks very much. in the north bay a santa rosa man suspected of killing his 13-month-old son has died. a family member found 29-year-old patrick o'neill and

his son liam inside a home on darek drive saturday. efforts to revive the child failed. o'neill was found unconscious and taken to the hospital where he died last night. investigators will conduct a toxicology test to determine the cause of death. police say drugs were found next to o'neill and the child. authorities planned to arrest o'neill on murder charges if he survived. millbrae residents should be on the lookout for a mountain lion spotted last night. the cat was seen in the area of hacienda way around 8:00. police say the lion ran into a wooded hillside after being spotted west of the intersection. no other sightings were reported. officials say if you do come across a mountain lion, stay calm, hold your ground and back away slowly. a british columbia woman is the latest person arrested in the college admissions bribery scheme. authorities say she paid $400,000 to get her son into ucla as a fake soccer recruit

last year. the 48-year-old was arrested in spain last night and will be charged with conspiracy and fraud. she is the 52nd person charged in the scandal according to an indictment unsealed today. it's unclear whether her son still attends ucla. it might not look like much but an old building could breathe life into an east bay city. the plan involving cannabis that could leave the city with a lot of green. the warriors have a new home and with it new uniforms. the looks they'll be sporting this eason. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. we're seeing the sunshine now but some of you will be seeing showers tomorrow. i'll explain coming up. and a walkout by kaiser workers. what they are demanding for your heart... your joints... ordigestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain.

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>> the plant would be located on clark avenue in pittsburg and will process medical and nonmedical and will distribute to dispensaries creating jobs and generating tax revenue for the city. >> reporter leslie brinkley has more on the plan. >> reporter: this industrial warehouse on clark avenue will soon house a cannabis manufacturing plant. >> we have gone through a year long process which was approved by the city council last night. >> reporter: there are only four distributors licensed in all of contra costa county. 113 in just the city of oakland. this is new territory for generating tax revenue. the land was once part the camp stoneman. employed. >> to licensed dispensaries or

retail centers. >> reporter: so no store fofron here? >> no storefront here. >> reporter: businesses refused to go on camera citing concerns with the homeless they say camp out here regularly at night. they held out hope that cannabis plant would bring in added layers of security that might make things better. two city councilmen reduced the plan. >> we live not far from here. kids know about all that and young kids, marijuana. that's not a good idea. >> reporter: they need to obtain permits. in pittsburg, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. kaiser mental health therapists are on strike fighting for better patient care.

one woman says kaiser needs to offer more. >> face-to-face contact like we're talking now is essential. it's not something you can cover in a 30-minute phone call. it's not ethical. >> we are hiring. we've increased by 30% since 2015. just since july we have opened up and are hiring 300 new therapist positions. >> but they say they aren't seeing an improvement. always recalls from carmakers. tonight one from flour maker general mills. >> michael finney is here with more. >> this is voluntary. recalling five pounds bags with the use by date of september 6 of next year, 2020. the recall is being issued for

the potential presence of e. coli discovered during sampling. they have not received any reports of a confirmed illness. a group of investors have sued at&t. they allege senior management pressured their employees into creating fake accounts for their directv now service and they did it between 2016 and 2018. the suit claims it was an attempt to artificially inflate subscriber numbers and that would mislead investors. an at&t spokesperson says the company plans to fight these claims in court. a new study suggests consumers are not quite ready for a ride share company that uses driverless cars. researchers at the university of washington surveyed consumers on their attitudes about autonomous vehicles. the average person i t

ta me ere.dncehe >> wake me up when we get there. >> got to be better than my driving. let's talk about the midweek forecast as we inch closer to fall. >> it was quite pleasant today, sandhya. >> mid-60s to mid-80s today. it's a stress free forecast for tonight. tomorrow could be different. we're seeing sunshine from the beaches all the way to the inland communities. as we take a look at a wider perspective there's a system dropping into the pacific northwest moving into the that system will bring us a few

showers. right now we do have breezy conditions out of the west, 26 miles an hour in san francisco. concord you're gusting to 20 miles an hour. temperatures today really in the comfort zone as we check out where we are now compared to 24 hours ago. you'll know what i'm talking about. most areas are in the 60s to the 80s range. really close to average to below average. now compared to 24 hours ago, most of you were up anywhere from two to five degrees. it's a lovely view from our emeryville camera. it is a shaky view as the breeze has kicked up. blue skies looking towards mt. diablo, spotty showers expected tomorrow morning. dry and milder pattern starting thursday ath awai f your weekend plans. so take a look at the latest computer model. it's kind of scaling back on the distribution of showers. 4:00 a.m. tomorrow around mendocino county. you'll see the wet weather. 5:00 a.m. it's still right around the north bay and you will notice at 8:00 a.m. the

showers appear to be holding together in the north bay, but then as they slip southward the system starts to dissipate a bit. at 10:00 a.m. spotty in nature from the east bay down the peninsula as we head into 11:30 a.m. as well and then it's pretty much done. there will be lingering clouds. like i said, not an even distribution. not everyone will see the wet weather. be aware of that. around this time of year it's not uncommon to see this. some areas like san jose could see up to .12 in santa rosa. take the umbrella to be on the safe side. temperatures will range from the mid-50s to the low 60s with the extra cloud cover. it's not going to be as cool tomorrow morning. and tomorrow afternoon another breezy day. a mix of clouds and sun. 71 in oakland. 75 in san rafael. livermore, san jose, 75 degrees in palo alto. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, spotty showers for your wednesday

morning. morning fog on thursday giving way to sunshine. you will notice rising temperatures as we head into the weekend. beach weather coming your way for the last weekend of summer. 70s at the coast. 90s inlands. sunday we do have summer warmth for you. atum arrives monday. those temperatures will be above average for this time of year. you know we see some autumn warmth. a giant purchase, literally. the big land purchase made by a bay area group to help save some of theplanet. that story is next. then at 5:30 on "world news with david muir" -- >> the hurricane in the east, the high school shooting plot. a girl threatening to shoot 400 people. the major league pitcher under arrest. the

the warriors released their uniforms for the upcoming season. a new arena, new outfits. a total of six designs, three of them are new for this year. there's a new version featuring the new the bay logo. also, two throwback jerseys. one is similar to what the team wore when it moved from philadelphia to san francisco. that was in 1962. the city look is coming back as well, one of the more popular looks with the golden gate bridge on the front and a cable car on the back. we have a full schedule. what do you think? >> i like i will try to collect all of them. >> that's what they're hoping. a bay area conservation group has purchased hundreds of acres in tulare county. save the red woods provide this had video of the area to abc 7 news. it's known as older creek, 200

miles from los angeles nestled in the giant sequoia national monument, the fifth largest tree in the world. the 530-acre grove will cost $15.6 million. they are considered the largest living things on the planet. >> they are stunning. >> majestic. up next a rebirth in the presidio. >> a theater that has sat v

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the most serious side effects are angioedema, ms, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. where to next? i'm ama daetz. coming up at 6:00, the bay area is known as an atm for candidates on the campaign trail. we dig through the paperwork to see who among the big names in silicon valley is giving to which candidates ♪ it's art for the eyes and ears. it's a story about building a better bay area. plus, 7 on your side's michael finney explains how you

can win a tesla for free coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. kristen and dan? >> we'll see you then. tonight there is a new spot to experience the arts in san francisco. >> the presidio theater opens its doors saturday after being vacant for 24 years. it was originally built by the army in 1939 as a movie theater for members of the army and their families. now it's reborn as a venue for dance, theater, music, film and the performing arts. >> we're excited for san francisco to have another space that they can perform in. show what a creative city we live in. >> you can check it out at a free open house on sunday afternoon. that's a nice new treasure to enjoy. >> looks great. "world news tonight with david muir" is next. >> for all of us here, thanks for joining us tonight. >> we'll see you again in half an hour.

tonight, the tropical storm slamming texas and the gulf right now. and the hurricane stronger in the east. tonight, the system just upgraded. now tropical storm imelda, hitting galveston at this hour. the warning of life-threatening flooding. in the east, the hurricane off bermuda, now strengthening at this hour. the concern in the east. and now a third system heading toward the u.s. it is early. ginger zee tracking all three. also tonight, authorities say a disturbing high school shooting plot. a teenage girl accused of threatening to, quote, shoot 400 people for fun. what they say they found. the major league all-star pitcher under arrest tonight, accused of sexual assault. authorities say the alleged