the go egotten awards, the epa particular, the same entity that is supposedly being charged with coming after us for violations. >> president trump said needles and other things coming from the homeless population end up in the ocean. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez spoke to city leaders about this claim. >> reporter: well, let's begin with the mayor of san francisco, london breed, because, again, this is her city. now mayor breed said today, quote, i can't begin to pretend to know what's going on in the president's head. this after i asked her if shaming san francisco was a political strategy. when president trump got on air force one, he seemed to show his disdain for the bay area by never turning around to wave farewell. quote, and we have tremendous things that we don't have to discuss pouring into the ocean. you know there are needles, there are other things.

fod hersecio.rtunately, morer:ad ever even makes it to the bay without being treated. >> reporter: the president has crossed so-called enemy lines before. first as a candidate in16 naming oakland among the most dangerous cities in the world even though st. louis, baltimore, detroit, and new orleans all had higher homicide rates. then in march 2018 he called oakland mayor libby schaaf a disgrace for warning undocumented immigrants about possible i.c.e. arrests. >> to me that's obstruction of justice. >> reporter: and in january of this year mr. trump lashed out at speaker nancy pelosi tweeting, clean up the streets in san francisco. they are disgusting. city leaders have always acknowledged the homeless situation is one of the city's most challenging problems. needles and human waste have tarnished the city's imag worker

ees,nchange. has it gotten worse? better? more? less? >> less. less than before. >> reporter: it appears he may be right. numbers from the health department show that in 2018 more than 3,825,000 needles were collected. this year through april 30th nearly 1,083,000 needles were disposed of. again, those are only partial numbers. the co-chairman of the san francisco republican party says it's a strategy mr. trump is using before the 2020 election. >> i think he's trying to show that cities run by very extreme left wingers like san francisco are very inefficient and have problems. >> reporter: larry and ama, i know you are thinking right now, that's a lot of needles. and, remember, san francisco has been giving them out for a very long time, and their argument health officials have always

argued this keeps people from sharing those needles, therefore, spreading diseases such as hiv. i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> thank you. supervisor matt hanie took issue with the president's comments tweeting there's no epa violation. this is someone who doesn't even believe in environmental protections. this is just nonsense. >> so where does san francisco's waste water really go? we all know there are all kinds of things on city streets that sometimes do go down the drain. >> abc 7 news report er shows u what happens to that stuff. >> reporter: where does san francisco's sewage go? to understand you have to go to one of the 20,000 catch basins in the city. anything a street sweeper doesn't get will go in here. from there it likely goes here, one of two water pollution control plants in the city. >> this plant treats about 80% of everything that comes through san francisco. >> reporter: inside the sewage is sorted and screened. any solids such as construction

material, baby wipes, even needles that make it through the catch basins are filtered out through two different machines. >> the stuff that does come through are caught either in our fine bar screens or our system. >> reporter: there's another line of defense. >> the primary tanks are designed to have more detention time to allow settables to settle and floatables to float. >> reporter: the solid waste is sorted, take en to a dump and t landfill. we asked the public utilities commission if it's different during storms. she said while some debris could get into the ocean there's another filtering system in place called primary treatment to prevent it. >> reporter: your fact check of the president iscavocallyclvo e false? >> our system separates out organics including needles.

>> reporter: there's many lines of defense to pre president trump's promise the epa action against san francisco came as officials and the transportation department today announced they are revoking california's authority to set clean emissions standards. california had a right to obtain a waivetor to set its own stricr changes. >> by revising the standards, we will reduce the price of new vehicles, and as prices fall, president trump's vision becomes reality. more americans will be able to purchase newer, cleaner, and safer vehicles, vehicles they actually want to buy. >> officials p protect the state's right to set limits on tailpipe air pollution that are stricter than federal limits. singer josh turne turner's road

crashed in san luis obispo county. the bus plunged 80 feet off an embankment near shandon. turner was riding in a different bus at the time. the singer and a band had just finished a show. authorities identified the man killed as david turner. he was a sound engineer not related to the singer. for the first time we're hearing from the woman who was seriously injured when the driver of a tesla hit her and her spouse in san francisco. that crash killed kelly dean's husband. she spoke to reporter cory james from our sister station in fresno about the accident and memories of her husband. two months ago seemed like two minutes as kelly dean talks about the devastating loss she suffered on a san francisco street. raw emotions are fresh from the crash involving a tesla that killed her husband while they were celebrating their wedding anniversary. the car seemed to come out of nowhere. >> it's been really hard.

how do you go on day-to-day life when your world has basically ended. >> reporter: ben died from his injuries and kelly was hospitalized for over a week. it was only when she was released the harsh reality set in of living without the love of her life. >> he was my best friend and i just don't have my friend anymore. >> reporter: kelly and ben raise add blended family of four children. the four of them worked at social services, a job kelly says was fitting for her kind hearted husband who lived his life to help people. >> he would help anybody he possibly could. i mean, he was just such a giving person. he's legitimately one of the best people i've ever known. >> reporter: now she is left with memories, many at disneyland where they got engaged. the deans had annual passes to the park. kelly would not get her fairy tale ending. >> that's probably what i will always think of when -- it's my

favorite place in the world, and now it's hard to go there now. >> reporter: and it's hard to fully comes to terms with the void in her heart. she hopes if ben is listening he can help her find peace as she navigates the emotional pain of heartache and loss. >> i miss you and i love you. please help me through this time because i feel like i'm drowning. >> heartbreaking. kelly says she's so thankful for everybody in the community who has helped her and her family during this very difficult time. an update for travelers flying in and out of sfo. the runway construction project that's held up thousands of people with flight delays and cancellations is wrapping up tonight. >> jobina fortson with the details. they canceled two flights consecutively. >> reporter: that was the story last week at sfo. thousands of people stressed, frustrated over delayed and canceled flights because of a repaving and painting project on the busiest runway. today delays be gone.

sort of. >> we prepared with contingencies that ultimately were not required. >> reporter: the construction work is wrapping up a whole week ahead of schedule. airport officials say crews worked 24 hours a day to create new base layer for 28-l. the previous base layer hadn't been touched since the 1960s and was showing signs of fatigue cracking which is a safety hazard. >> the communication was amazing and getting the text alerts and letting us know to coordinate our ride earlier. >> reporter: when the airport put the project together they took the approach of hope for the best and plan for the worst. >> we don't see the need to do this type of work anywhere else in our runway system. esently what we revert back to is the periodic maintenance we've been doing over the decade. >> reporter: the repaving of the top surface level and that happens every eight to ten years. airport officials tell me travelers should expect the construction to wrap up by 9:00 tonight. and anyone that is flying in the afternoon or early evening should follow up with our airline to check on those

cancellations or potentialpoing fortson, abc 7 news. texas flooding. a disaster declaration in texas. there's no end in sight to the rain there. we will have a live report coming up. building boom -- downtown san jose has not seen a single high-rise break down in nearly two years. some new plans could be in jeopardy. we'll tell you why. plus this is fun. a "hamilton" takeover. behind the scenes with one of the stars coming up. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it's a beautiful day around the bay. how much

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developers to build here in san jose. we're standing in front of one of the projects under construction. opponents say the program gives up too much without getting much in return for the city. in downtown san jose it's easy to see the transformation that's under way. the possible exploration of the housing fee reduction program threatens to halt some of the progress made. the program has been in place since 2014 but is set to expire in 2021. it currently offers breaks to residential high rise developers, money that's supposed to go into a fund to help build affordable housing in the city. thursday among protesters gathered in front of city hall urging the city council to cancel the program saying the city stands to lose nearly $57 million in development fees. >> if you're subdiesing housing and not producing affordable housing or transportation infrastructure and you're not producing good, quality jobs, it's not a good deal.

>> reporter: if the program isn't extended, those who support it say the city runs the risk of losing out on 3,500 housing units currently in the works downtown. out of the nine high rise projects being planned just two have broken ground including this communal living property west of the sjsu campus. >> san jose has dealt with the house, jobs and balance. this is the place to intensify the production into downtown. >> you see a lot of big development going all over, public, private, all kinds, right? because of the labor shortage, the production tifductiovity ha. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo said to reduce fees and get housing built or sit on our hands and hope for a miracle to solve the housing crisis for us. the city council will meet on tuesday to consider extending that program until 2023. we're live in san jose. at city hall, i'm chris nguyen,

abc 7 news. >> chris, thank you. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg spent the day behind closed doors on capitol hill. zuckerberg met privately with lawmakers discussing the future of internet regulation. facebook is the focus of multiple antitrust investigations over its privacy policies. air bnb is ready to go public. the home sharing rental startup announced today it's planning to become a public traded company some time next year. yesterday the company reported more than a billion dollars in revenue in the second quarter. dedicated wheel watchers, now is your chance to audition for your favorite game show." wheel of fortune's" wheel mobile will be looking for contestants. abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma will join the wheel mobile team as they look for fun, energetic people to appear on the popular show that airs weekdays here on abc 7 at 7:30 p.m. auditions will take place

tomorrow 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. also saturday, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. we posted a link at abc7news.com. drew tuma gets all the best assignments. >> sandhya, are you mad? >> no, not at all. i think he'll be perfect for it. weather is fantastic today. it's going to get warmer tomorrow. ama and larry, let's get you outside. well, if he's not happy, it's not like i can change it. >> true. >> here's a view from our golden gate bridge camera. the breeze is kicking up a little bit as we expected. live doppler 7 showing you lack of fog today. as a matter of fact, just a few fair weather cumulus is what we call it from our sutro tower camera. in the mid-70s from oakland to redwood city to gilroy. these temperatures have come up a few degrees, but it's not that noticeable from our san jose camera looking at clear skies right now. 79 in santa rosa, 77 in napa.

low 80s, fairfield, concord, livermore. exploratorium camera looking at nothing but sunshine and a good day to be out sailing today. clear skies overnight. crisp in the morning. warmer weather and then autumn arrives on monday, and we're going to bring on some heat, believe it or not. hour by hour forecast, 7:00 tonight. it is still going to be breezy along the coastline. as we go into tomorrow morning 5:00 a.m., the winds ease. i want to show up the wind direction that will make a difference. it's a northerly wind for the morning hours that will help to push those temperatures up at 10:00 a.m. turning to the northeast and that's why we're expecting a warm-up tomorrow. so first thing tomorrow morning it is feeling like the seasons are changing. upper 40s to the upper 50s, clear skies. you will need to grab an extra layer. but then for the afternoon, forget about it. it will be short sleeve weather. 87 morgan hill. mid-80s for santa clara, san jose, on the peninsula.

82 in palo alto. right near the coastline half moon bay, pacifica. this is the best time of year to go to the beach. low 70s downtown san francisco, 74 degrees. pretty mild in daly city. 71. in the north bay temperatures in the mid-80s from vallejo to sonoma. 87,ta ro. rafael. in the east bay temperatures will come up. 78 in oakland. 80 in hayward. inland valleys will be on the warm side, 86 walnut creek. 87 livermore. 90 degrees in fairfield. accuweather seven-day forecast, temperatures going up more on saturday. numbers will be in the low 70s to the mid-90s. cooling briefly on sunday and then monday temperatures are coming back up as fall begins. we'll notice it turns gusty in the hills. fire danger will be increasing around that tuesday/wednesday time period. stay tuned. mid-90s inland. breezy and cooler on thursday. i hope you enjoyed today's

weather. like i said, if you didn't i guess you can take a hike. >> i love the weather and the forecast was even better. >> oh, nice. i'll pay you later. >> trying to make up. thank you, sandhya. "hamilton" took over "midday live" today. we'll take you to a stage for a look at what happened and behind the

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check this out. it was a "hamilton" takeover on "midday live." anchors reggie aqui and kristen sze learned about the production and the actors. >> i knew in my heart of hearts, they called up and said we would love to see you for "hamilton." >> watching "hamilton" and so many people, i see that. i can be her. i can also be her and play that. it's opened so many doors. >> those are stars th. >> they followed around another actor. >> a day in the life of sabrina sloan who plays angelica in "hamilton." ♪ look around look around ♪ ♪ the revolution is happening ♪ angelica work ♪ >> my name is sabrina sloan and

i'm an actress and a singer. i'm currently working in "hamilton." i'm also a mom of two great kids and a wife to an amazing husband. george washington! ♪ i play angelica schuyler, the sister to eliza schuyler. i don't think i could have ever imagined being a part of something this huge. here's some early head shots of my early modeling days. dance recitals. i started singing probably when i was 3 years old, church and choir. this was in the heights, which i did with lynn in l.a. balancing being an actor, being a mom and a wife is certainly challenging. ♪

we have eight shows every week. seare tw ether to some that's working opilates, my physical therapy i go to at least once a week, i pick up the kids, i will prep dinner, chat with them, go to soccer practice and then i head to work at 6:00. love you. >> love you! >> bye! >> bye! >> 4:00 i'll start my warm-up and it's probably about half an hour -- i do a lot of rapping in the show and if you're talking a lot, rapping a lot, it's easy to wear out the voice. i want to strengthen the whole voice. very much like being an athlete. to be self-evident that all men are created equal. thomas jefferson and include women in the sequel.

and i hhead to work at 6:00. i'm thrilled and grateful to still be doing this work and have a family. that's kind of a dream. here we are. all right. time to go to work. see you. thank you. hey, scenes. >> it feels like she has two or three or maybe four full-time jobs with "hamilton," the kids and conditioning. on b.a.r.t., how many times is she on b.a.r.t. and people are going is that you? >> taking the world by storm. i see it next month. >> i think you and i are the only ones in the building who haven't seen it yet. left out of the club. we have to get it done. >> i may be out of the club >> i may be out of the club soon ...6, 7, 8 >> i may be out of the club soon ♪ ♪

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ago. we are joined live from the king wood community of houston. what is the situation there now? >> reporter: well, larry, we're seeing truly horrible scenes really around the houston area. i'm in kingwood like you mentioned which is a community about 45 minutes away from downtown houston. water here has just started to recede. take a look at what we're seeing showing up in its place. trash cans that have been strewn around. there's a mattress over there you can see. this just really shows how high the water was and how quickly it came up and how quickly it then receded. of course that water is still going up in other parts of our area. i want to show you some video we just shot a couple hours ago. we went along with the houston police department as officers there performed rescues. there were many people out in these areas with feet of water inside of their homes.

obviously a very dangerous situation and, of course, some of them are still recovering from hurricane harvey. we have spoken to people out here who say they just got back inside their homes and now this happened. obviously two years, not long enough for them to fully recover. object industrioviously a terri situation. firefighters say there have been well over 1,000 rescues. that is how serious the situation is out here. >> let me ask you this because in the city of houston they're used to dealing with flooding conditions. how does this compare with the damage we saw during hurricane harvey? and what's the forecast going forward? my understanding is that more rain is likely. >> reporter: right. you can see it actually just started raining again just a couple moments ago so, yes, more and more rain is coming. i know there has been a warning extended until friday morning. so obviously a lot of residents keeping a close eye on that.

one thing i can say about both of these storms is that the damage really was widespread. some people got it worse than others. there wasn't any part of the area that was just left untouched and that's what we're seeing out here, also. >> hopefully the rain lets up and the waters will recede. thank you. iners a ereingtrersial whistleblower complaint. "the washington post" says a whistleblower in the intelligence community was so concerned over a white house promise they report it had ed i inspector general. someone is trying to manipulate the system to keep information about an urgent matter from congress. >> reporter: a member felt so strongly about they went to the inspector general.

the specifics still a mystery but in a series of letters between the office of the director of national intelligence and congress, the exchanges confirm the inspector general deemed that complaint as, quote, of urgent concern and one that might require notification to congress. the justice department, though, advised otherwise. an administration official confirms to abc news the department's legal counsel said that complaint did not need to be passed on to congress in the week after it was filed. but a chairman of the house intel committee outraged issuing a subpoena to the director for the information. >> the director of national intelligence has made the unprecedented decision not to share the complaint with congress. >> reporter: next week the acting director of national intelligence will brief congress. but today behind closed doors the inspector general meeting with lawmakers did not provide any additional details. a report by "the washington post," not confirmed by abc news, says president trump is at the center of the complaint. >> we found out it involves the

president and a conversation he had with a foreign leader and some promise that was troubling enough and disturbing enough to make this official tell higher authorities. >> reporter: the president taking to twitter to deny that report calling it all fake news. rachel scott, abc news, washington. two developments today in the effort to get president trump to release his tax returns. first, a federal judge blocked a new california law requiring presidential candidates to reas de to a californs lik toppeal on ruling is announced next month. also today, the president's lawyers filed suit in new york attempting to block prosecutors there from getting his tax returns. canadian prime minister justin trudeau apologized for wearing black face on at least three separate occasions. the incident came to light after "time" magazine posted this photo from 2001. trudeau work as a teacher. you can see he's wearing a robe, a tour bturban.

he's up for re-election next month. >> nancy pelosi unveiled legislation daest ll lower prics well as younger people who have private insurance. pelosi's plan would empower medicare to negotiate prices for up to 250 of the insulin. pharmaceutical companies that refuse to negotiate could face steep penalties. >> the burden of out-of-control prescriptions comes an issue that touches every family in america. we don't want a political issue at the polls. we want a solution in the congress, and we want it now. >> now this plan would limit co-pays for seniors covered by medicare's part d prescription drug program and medicare negotiated prices would be available to employer health plans. the university of california san francisco is one of the recipients of federal grant money to study whether marijuana can relieve pain.

the federal government awarded nine research grants today to study cbd, a chemical compounda psychosis, anxiety and seizures without making the user high. more than 30 states already allow its use for a range of mag production of rifles for the civilian market including popular ar-15. colt's chief executive officer says the move isn't permanent but adds there is currently an adequate supply of supporting rifles on the market. the company said it will concentrate on fulfilling military and law enforcement contracts and adds the company remains committed to the second amendment and is adapting to consumer demand. get ready to storm area 51. or not. the event getting under way today. plus, a mom to the rescue. how a need for eyeglasses led her to start her own business

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a new york mom of three has a great solution. 3d printed glasses for kids. >> the arms snap on and off. usually when i have regular glasses they just break. so these ones don't break because you can put them back together. >> we just found over and over we couldn't find what we wanted. every time we shopped for eyeglasses. someone would end up in tears whether it was the kids or me. hi, my name is heidi, the fountfount founder of fitz frames. i have three kids and two have worn glasses since they were really tiny. i never expected to enter the business. my background is in politics. i started looking into solutions for how to make a better eyeglass system. we launched fitz frames july 18th. one of our i to make confident in we do

custom tailoring glasses to fit them and them only. we designed the process to be under five minutes so all you do is download the app, you scroll through our six styles, eight colors, do the virtual try-on and take three snapshots. it's easy to do with your iphone camera. we take measurements of your face down to the closest millimeter. we're taking all this information over 1,000 points on your face in order to then take that information to our 3d printers. they're custom fit for every face. the most important thing is the fit. if glasses don't fit right, kids aren't going to wear them. faces are changing all the time. i want kids to feel really good in their glasses and to be excited about the process. >> you have to follow the arrows. >> we let them engrave whatever they want, they can write their name, lucky number or a birthday.

we have this great snap fit hinge. if something happens, they get hit in the head with the ball or fall down, it pops off. they can keep playing. it's important to get eyes checked. kids can have resulting problems they don't realize they can't see and people think they're behaviorally challenged or have a learning disability. it's hard for kids to communicate things are blurry because they don't know what that means. we give kids a sense of ownership in choosing their glasses. >> i think it's a brilliant design when the side pops off -- do you know how many glasses i have at home? the 3d printing, the technology changes everything. >> it really does. check out abc's new brand on facebook and instagram. a brand-new look at the forecast with sandhya patel now. that's right. we'll be warming things up, larry and car sks ase

temperatures at 7:00 p.m., 50s to 70s. watch what happens by morning. then the temperatures are going to rise pretty quickly by noontime. most of you will be in the 70s and 80s right around that lunch hour so just be aware of the fact it's going to be warmer than today. in the afternoon temperatures will peak in the low 90s. antioch, fairfield, 78 in oakland. 75 in richmond. 84 degrees san rafael. santa rosa, 87. san francisco, 74. 72 in half moon bay. it's up to 80 in santa cruz tomorrow afternoon. accuweather seven-day forecast, temperatures will go up more on saturday as you will notice. by sunday it briefly cools off only to see that reversal as we head towards next week which is the first week of fall. autumn arrives monday night and we are expecting temperatures to soar well above average with mid-70s to mid-90s. at least through wednesday before we get the numbers

dropping again. >> all right. enjoy the warmth. thanks, sandhya. storm area 51 is now under way in southern nevada. i thought that would add more emphasis. as many as 15,000 people expected to descend on the tiny towns of rachel and hico celebrating the military research site. it has long fueled fascination about extraterrestrial life, ufos, conspiracy theories. the whole thing started out as an internet joke inviting people to see them aliens. the military is taking this whole thing rather seriously. the air force issued stern warnings for people not to approach the nevada test and training range, ama, where area 51 is located. i know you're busy this weekend. >> normally, yeah, i would be rght there. >> all over it. trying to climb that fence. all right, apple fans, get ready. the new iphone hits stores

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ipow ing reviers. reporter trevor altz has a look. better displays and other features. we think people will love them. >> reporter: apple employees are expectedly excited about the re the iphone 11 and series 5 watch, the attention is focused on the multiple camera lenses. >> wider photos like landscapes, tight shots, action video. >> reporter: plus an extended battery life and the new apple watch with an always on display and now a compass for turn by turn directions. driving down the road and if a right turn is coming up -- >> you'll know. it will alert you. >> reporter: feel it and know to turn? of course if you want the technology you'll have to fork over some cash. the 11 starts at $699, but that's the most affordable option. the iphone 11 pro max with the highest storage will set you back $1,449.

the hype behind the new tech is certainly extensive, don't expect the camping out around the block that we saw with previous iphone releases. it. >> it starts to feel more incremental when you get a new selling bet >> do you think you'd pay $1,400 for a phone? >> personally, no, never. >> okay. i don't get it. okay, good luck. san francisco city attorney is taking a pair of online travel websites to court. >> they say consumers are being hit with hidden fees and aren't getting what they paid for when booking a flight. 7 on your side's michael finney has the details. this is quite the consumer action. the city attorney has filed suit against the parent companies of online travel sites just fly and

flight hub. herrera's office says they unlawfully and deceptively. the suit lays out a litany of complains including useless travel offers and bait and switch advertising. the lawsuit failure to disclose policies and conditions as required by california and federal law. abc 7 news reached out to the companies today but we have not yet made contact. authorities are advising consumers for being cautious when using venmo because of new scams that exploit the mobile payment service. scammers have been targeting users with text messages that direct users to fake websites closely resembling venmo's appearance. it asks useers to logon to dispute an unusual charge. that's pretty normal for these sams. the fake website reportedly allows users to access their accounts but requests additional information in order to, quote, confirm the user's identity.

tv networks are banning ads from juul and other electronic cigarette makers amid growing health concerns. networks affected by this change include cbs, tnt, tbs, bet, and nickelodeon. cnn and its parent company warner media announced they would drop the ads. warning from the centers for disease control about why it dropped the ads. the cdc is currently investigating a link between vaping and an outbreak of lung disease which we reported on just a few moments ago. >> there's a huge momentum swing against all of these e-cigarettes. >> huge. >> thank you, michael. mcdonald's wants to you order in tonight using uber eats as an incentive and to help you forget about the delivery fee. mcdonald's is throwing in free swag including ear buds, sweatpants, even a giant blanket that resembles a sesame seed

bun. the golden arches mum on how it will determine exactly what you get. you have to order $10 worth of food. it has to be after 5:00 and only while supplies last at participating locations. starbucks is opening a new location dedicated to mobile orders only. it's not here in the bay area. it's near penn station. this new shop will be called starbucks pickup. payments and orders will only be accepted through the starbucks app. a dating site is going filter free. plenty of fish is now banning people from using face filters. the dating site which has 150 million users worldwide says most people find the filters deceptive. the site will use artificial intelligence to remove pictures that have been altered. what is art, clothing and conservation have in common? the santa cruz company stepping up to help the environment through art. and kristen's here with what's coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. kristen? attorneys are filing three new lawsuits against the vallejo

police department. at 5:00 the new accusations of racial profiling and excessive force. what a difference a year makes. the bay area may be entering what's considered a normal real estate market. we'll explain. a landmark and now a work of art. a sneak peek at a new installation coming to treasure island. those stories a

coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, "celebrity family feud." at 9:00 "the last days of phil hartman. then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. artists are teaming up in a fund-raiser in santa cruz commu dustin dorsey shows us what it's all about. the bay area is very environmentally conscious region of the country and boasting such amazing environment and

ecosystems for coastal inland. we want people to feel proud about where they live and what their natural resources have to offer. we're hosting a fund-raiser for the upcoming sea wall, santa cruz art project taking place here in jun of 2020. over 30 artists local, international and national to customize, repurpose patagonia apparel items. each article of clothing has its own important story such as this pair of shorts that shows silhouettes that are white with one single being around addressing the issue of overfishing and showing there's only one fish left in a vanishing sea of extinct ones. the foundation is a hawaii-based nonprofit organization for

conservation. our primary way of doing that is through art and activism. our oceans program is a public art program that brings the oceans into the streets. it brings the oceans to where people live, to where people really experience life. and what we want to do is create emotional connections between communities in unexpected large-scale ways. we hope that the people who will be attending the event will be excited to be sporting those items whether on their bodies or at home on their walls. please come down to the stores to support this great cause. really get involved and we want this to be a community driven event. >> and that event runs from 5:00 to 9:0 tonight in santa cruz at the lrnor about the sea wall's program go to abc7news.com. get the latest news anytime with the abc 7 news app. it has enhanced live video features, more customization.

get the news delivered to your phone in real time. thank you for joining us. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. the vallejo police department facing three new lawsuits, accusations of excessive force and racial profiling revealed today. what a difference a year makes. the bay area may be entering what's considered a normal real estate market. we'll explain why. and new problems for antonio brown now with the patriots. what we know about nike's nfl s. the vallejo police department under fire again. three new lawsuits filed today making accusations of e and rac. good evening. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze. thank you for joining us. all three of these new lawsuits involve african-americans who say they were roughed up by officers during bogus arrests. eric thomas is live in oakland where he just spoke with the attorney for the plaintiffs.

>> reporter: john burris says he sued the pd many times and, in fact, has 14 active lawsuits going against them right now alleging racial profiling, unlawful arrest or, in this case and in many others, racial profiling. with those words attorney burris announced he's filing suit on behalf of three people who say they were racially profiled, then roughed up during their arrest. first adrian burrell. you may remember the former pa reason was on his own porch using his cell phone to take video of an officer who made a traffic stop of his cousin at gunpoint, something he had the legal right to do. >> it's my understanding what happened to us was a crime. it was illegal what he did. >> reporter: he says he suffered a concussion. that officer is back patrolling vallejo's streets. thurston says