notice where you live. sometimes the answer isn't obvious and sometimes first attempt doesn't work out. >> that's right. in clinton park residents put boulders out to stop homeless people from setting up tents. today they took them away. luz pena explains what's changed. >> reporter: boulders are gone. >> people were getting harassed, out here on the streets in middle of the night sometimes harassing people living on the street. >> reporter: concerned for their safety, neighbors decided not to give names and remained off camera. after weeks of leaving boulders out, threatened online by people who disagreed with solution. over the weekend the threats were different. unidentified group pushed boulders on the street and today asked the city to remove them.

>> can't have city workers here every day putting roc back. >> reporter: last six months neighbors say they tried to do things right way. >> i agree they temporarily worked. problem is they were not big enough, able to be pushed on the street. >> reporter: dealing with drug dealers on the sidewalk falls on san francisco police. contacted them, haven't heard back. >> many of the neighbors might have voted for you, expecting to feel your support. are they? >> it's not about who voted for me. whether you voted for me or not, i'm mayor for entire city and part is being accountable to address real challenges. >> reporter: working with district eight supervisor. more pole activity to stop drug dealers is needed. planning to meet with the chief of police about this? >> as soon as i can get on his calendar.

>> you have contact with his office? what do they say? >> we work closely with the police on responding to a lot of stuff. i want to talk with the chief about whether more broadly there's a change in approach. >> for now the city is storing the boulders until they come up with a solution with the neighbors. new solution could be bigger boulders or landscaping in the area. >> feel you'll be covering this story long time. >> i think so too. san francisco is also trying to build a better bay area, new overdose program. targeting single occupancy hotels where overdoses are happening. residen residents will be provided training. 39 fentanyl overdose deaths in the first quarter of the year. just last week san francisco introduced a program to ask the

public to help with overdoses. making narcan nasal spray and training available to anyone. fbi and u.s. department of justice released rare video today that federal officials say shows a bay area man acting as spy for the chinese government. suspected spy was arrested at his hayward home. live with details on a dramatic case. >> reporter: sure is. spoke with pom's wife off-camera, very upset, knew nothing of what was going on with her husband. neighbors said the same thing. they know him as san francisco tour operator and family man. video looks innocuous, man walking around hotel room, at one point opening and closing a drawer. but according to officials from

u.s. justice department is it really shows a spy hard at work for people's republic of china. >> dead dropping an sd card is potent combination of age-old spy craft and modern technology. >> reporter: federal complaint alleges he conducted numerous dead drops in georgia and the bay area, acting as illegal foreign agent for the chinese government. allegedly used hotel rooms to leave cash for informant, usually with sd card loaded with national security information that peng would deliver to beijing. >> in hotel room dresser drawer, removing a hidden disk from the dresser which contained information intended for the chinese government. >> reporter: raided the home.

neighbor showed the still photos with abc7ews. according to the neighbor spent several hours gathering evidence. >> really surprising. crazy. >> reporter: ever see anything you thought was suspicious? >> he seems like he had a lot of money, i mean driving a porsche, a tesla. every day almost had amazon orderers coming in. >> reporter: fbi said they were assisted by double agent who would go to hotel rooms and pick up $10,000 to $15,000 in cash peng faces up to 20 years in p. federal prison. >> plays out almost like a movie. california is making history, becoming first state to allow student athletes to earn money. >> let's do it, man, all right.

>> this is video of governor newsom signing the bill on lebron james's hbo show. some of the top athletes play in the bay area. why we have team coverage on this story tonight. anser hassan, what will this new law change? and when. >> reporter: good evening. new law doesn't arrow universities or colleges to share revenue with athletes but allows the athlete to use his or her name or image for profit without penalty. some say will have big impact on female athletes and student athletes of color. when a student athlete signs with the ncaa they sign away rights to make money using name and image. that's now illegal in california. >> to give student athletes a piece of the pie, to bring equity back into college sports.

>> reporter: east bay state senator nancy skinner coauthored the bill signed by governor newsom. endor endorsements, scholarships and work. >> if you were swimmer, can't teach swimming lessons, if you've youtube followers,con monetize them. >> reporter: abdul-jabbar has been outspoken. believes it's game changer for female athlete tz. capitalize on their sport. >> she's denied ability to market herself, gain compensation from it. college is over, no opportunity to do other sports professionally. >> reporter: for its part, ncaa admits change is necessary but in written statement say quote,

unfortunately this new law already is creating confusion for current and future student athletes, coaches, administrators and campuses, not just in california. governor gavin newsom expects them to challenge the law but tough to fight california. >> can't afford to lose state of california, truly a nation-state and economic consequences of it would be profound. >> reporter: this new law won't impact scholarships but there are some restrictions on students. if university signs a deal with nike but student gets endorsement from adidas, student has to honor the college contract on game day. reporting live, anser hassan, abc7 news. >> continuing the live team coverage. lyanne melendez from the newsroom, many students at cal

calling it equity issue. >> cal students would say that. here's the deal. any student not an athlete, students know this, can market their name, have youtube channel and get money for ads. but not athletes. >> i'm a goalkeeper on the women's soccer team here at cal. >> reporter: welcomed the announcement by governor newsom who signs it alebron james. among first to tweet about it on hbo show. >> number one reason we created this platform. >> reporter: added it will change lives for countless athletes who deserve it. allowing them to be compensated is matter of equity, especially for black athletes. some compared to the 1968 olympics when tommy smith and john carlos raised their fists to protest inequality for african-americans. >> everybody's making billions for decades and students have

been given tuition and room and board, which is not no compensation, but it's certainly disproportionate with the money they're bringing in. >> reporter: college like cal with 30 varsity teams, claiming 13 national titles in men's sports and three in women's sports. and 107 other team titles and score of athletes who have participated in the olympics. this athlete said she wasn't allowed to talk about the issue. >> said not to engage in anything on the news. >> reporter: but other cal students weighed in. >> if can't get paid by school, any way to reward them for effort they put in to bring the school money is nice. >> being a student athlete is really hard. lot of us work side jobs. i coach on the side and it's hard to make ends meet with rent and stuff. would be very helpfu. >> reporter: now the ncaa will

have to choose between challenging california's decision and allowing other sports teams to follow california's lead. added it will not be level playing field because some athletes would pick a california school over somewhere else because of the compensation. live in newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> action is drawing reactions from professional posports. >> one of the most outspoken athletes in bay area is applauding it. draymond green hailed the legislation. didn't mince words, praising governors's actions and condemning the status quo. >> doesn't make any sense. i can make all money off your likeness, when you do it, you can't play, ineligible,

suspended. it's backwards. someone needs to force this dictatorship to change. >> green also applauded the governor who described the ncaa system as a bankrupt model. green believes that taking this action, other states will soon follow. as we heard lyanne mention, might change balance of power for people who want to come to california. we'll wait and see how it shakes out. struggles of running a restaurant in san francisco is story we covered friday, one of the most popular on our website, abc7news.com. >> so we follow up today, hear what it really takes to make it in the city. to retail, shifting habits affecting the sector and leading to bankruptcy for forever 21. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, september is coming to a

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trendy fashion retailer forever 21 is going chapter 11. planning to close nearly 200 of 800 stores as part of the bankruptcy. there are 12 in the bay area. but so far the company hasn't said which if any might close. abc7 news reporter chris reyes is live with what retailers and consumers are saying tonight. >> reporter: likely hear more about closing stores as company rolls out restructuring plan. but now inside the mall at forever 21 it's business as usual. however did talk to shoppers who

gave us insight into changing consumer behavior. >> i do a lot of shopping online. >> age is 23, shopping habit consists mainly online. >> reporter: rise of online shopping changing consumer behaviors. tough landscape for retailers says lisa with the retailers organization. disappointed with the bankruptcy move but not necessarily surprised. >> i think there's much more competition out there, retailer being successful have combined brick and mortar with online presence. >> reporter: sears, rockport, nine west, claire's. forever 21 hit it big in 2000 trend of fast and easy is out of step with ecoconscious

generation. >> would like something more ethical as a product. >> reporter: executive for the company says business as usual for mexico and latin america. linda chang said important and necessary step for the future. reorganize our business. >> expanded quickly. worldwide, maybe shouldn't have gone as fast as they did and spread themselves so thin. but also didn't anticipate some of the changes of their consumer base, really staying in step with what the consumers are looking for. >> reporter: speaking to that rapid expansion, forever 21 in early 2000s opened more than 200 storesworldwide, decision i'm sure they're rethinking today. california is bucking the national trend on gas prices.

went up more than any other state. 28 cents to statewide average more than $4, most expensive in the country. san francisco $4.14, $4.03 in oakland and san jose just below state average at $4.01, blame tax hike on refineries. taking a live look at airport, last day you can park for free for 30 minutes. only park without charge now for just ten minutes. extended it to 30 minutes to try to reduce congestion around the terminals but hasn't made enough difference to keep it going. >> why go anywhere, weather so pleasant. weather is fantastic. live doppler 7 right now. overnight, isolated showers, now a couple of clouds lingering, a

trough that came through producing snow showers in the sierra nevada, starting to wind down. brought in cooler air and as it did, feeling effects of it. today's temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average. beautiful view from sutro tower camera. here's a live picture from mt. tam camera. sun setting shortly. beautiful. 63 in santa rosa. 62 in napa and pet lum thaluma,t you may want extra blanket or turn up the heat. overnight, mainly clear, good radiational cooling so chilly or cold morning. string of fall days expected this week and temperatures gradually coming up next few days. live from the santa cruz camera.

it's sunny, not necessarily warm. tomorrow morning it's going to start out chilly. 43 in livermore, 40 in santa rosa. mid-40s in san rafael and san jose. coldest in ukiah, 48 in afternoon highs tomorrow, little bit warmer than today. mid-70s around morgan hill, g l gilroy. 64 in half moon bay. redwood city. downtown san francisco is 66. sea braze in daly city, but wall-to-wall sunshine coast to inland. low 60s along the coastline, 71 in san rafael. 75 in santa rosa. coming closer to average but

still below where we should be. east bay, 69 in oakland, 69 in berkeley. 71 in oakland, excuse me. pleasanton is mild, concord is 75. livermore, 4 degrees. accuweather seven-day forecast features warmer weather for the wednesday. little bit of a slip thursday but friday it warms back up to mid-80s inland, mid-60s coast. october warmth, right here this weekend. low 70s to upper 80s. temperatures rising a few degrees above average for this time of year, particularly in inland valleys and around the bay. get ready for warmth this weekend but until then, modest warm-up category. >> sounds good. thanks sandhya. three for one deal. why

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restaurant closure. in downtown santa rosa, tex wasabi's is closing down. >> and rosamunde. several well-known restaurants have recently closed. >> trend we dug into last week and generated big response, decided to follow up. part of our focus on building a better bay area, vibrant restaurant scene part of what makes this great place to live. >> reporter: after we posted story about the string of restaurants closing in san francisco, got many comments, seemed to hit a nerve. wanted to look at it deeper. what is going on hurting local restaurants. went to sit down with coowner of

the restaurant and board president of the golden gate restaurant association. >> not just one thing. >> reporter: equal number of openings and closings every year but not case anymore. >> two years ago we started to see more closures tha openings. now on track for 9% less openings than closings. >> reporter: one factor is changing eating habits and rise in food delivery but stacy says it's more than that. to start, opening restaurant in san francisco in itself is challenging. city requires 22 permits that restauranture must file and pay for. >> and doors open, costs of labor and health care have dampened the sustainability of the restaurants in the city. >> reporter: minimum wage up upp

$1$1 a year. and retail closings affect restaurants. lose foot traffic. and labor shortage, people can't afford to live in san francisco. essentially at lot of of different things have led to perfect storm hitting restaurant industry. >> we have to shore up, can't continue on this path and keep a thriving restaurant community. >> according to the association, last year 325 restaurants in san francisco closed, versus 298 that opened. anticipate more closures. also point out happening in what is considered to be a pretty strong economy. jurors heard from potential key witness in trial of woman and current boyfriend accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend on

the peninsula in 2014. wife of man who admitted to disposing of the victim's body in sonoma county. claimed under oath that one of the suspects lied to the police about the disappearance. but lee's attorneys accused her of lying to protect her husband. aids conference held in the bay area, still wiping out segment of the population, 30 years ago. conference is coming back to different environment. abc7 news in san francisco as the announcement was made by local, state and national politicians, including the mayors of oakland and san francisco, congresswoman barbara lee and house speaker nancy pelosi. held in oakland and san francisco from july 6th through 10th, 2020. latest on the impeachment battle surrounding president trump.

secretary of state mike pompeo was reportedly on the july call between president trump and ukraine's president at center of whistleblower complaint. spoke on condition of anonymity. the whistleblower will testify soon but there are concerns about this person's safety. reporting from washington. >> reporter: rainy monday in arlington, virginia, president trump celebrating morly becoming chairman of joint chiefs of staff. in middle of the impeachment. hours later continuing his tirade against the lead investigator. >> adam schiff made up what i said. actually took words and made it up. >> reporter: renewed attacks on the whistleblower at center of the inquiry against him. telling reporters he wants to

know the identity of the informant. >> do you know who the whistleblower is? >> trying to find out. reports things incredible. >> reporter: raised serious concerns regarding client's safety. alleging certain individuals are offering a bounty. mark warren also taking issue with the president's comments, accusing trump of undermining the whistleblower process. >> say we know how we used to deal with those folks without even the proverbial wink wink, that's a threat. >> reporter: demanding that president's personal attorney rudy giuliani produce information. mitch mcconnell confirmed if the house passes articles of impeachment against trump, he would hold a trial.

governor newsom is enjoying a high approval rating. new poll finds voters giving 60% approval rating. divided by region, bay area ranks former san francisco mayor highest of any area in california. political party makes big difference. 86% of democrats approve compared to 17% of republicans. bay area family says they've made history. family of six tells us about their trek on the longest hiking foot path in the world, appalachian trail.

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dan ashley is not at the station because hosting annual charity golf tournament. 23rd year of dan ashley's friends of camp concord golf tournament. 150 golfers came out to danville to help send deserving kids to summer camp. 10,000 children and counting. >> one of the reasons it's so important for young people. many of them, including underserved kids not able to do

this ordinarily, often first time away from home, chance to learn now skills and make friends with campers and counsellors from around the world. >> go to website for information or to donate. a bay area couple and four kids have made history. spent months of february through august hiking entire appalachian trail. abc7 news reporter kate larsen has the incredible story. >> reporter: at 2200 miles long, appalachian trail is longest hiking only foot path in entire world. in 14 states along tast coast, georgia north to maine and this sebastopol family just hiked entire thing. >> hi. >> reporter: stronger than ever, malone family is back home after six month long backpacking trip. >> planning it before they were born. since i free hiked in 1999. ♪

>> reporter: 20 years after first appalachian hike, jamie, husband chris and four daughters camped in snow and hiked across mountains, all with blisters on their toes and homework assignments to complete. >> in toughest physical moments they would get a fire in their eyes. >> reporter: one was? >> hiking mt. katadan. >> final summit. walking 2,190 miles, malones were caught in a storm. ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah >> reporter: a ranger told them to turn around two miles from the top but a few days later the weather cleared and they were singing a different tune. atop mt. katahdin. ♪ let yourself feel the pride >> i think helped us feel closer. >> reporter: celebrated birthdays along the way.

sabina turned six, now believed to be the youngest female to hike entire trail. rain delay meant they missed first days of school but no life lessons. >> never knew i could push myself so hard until i hiked the trail. >> reporter: searching for your own adventure, advice from the pros. >> don't let the trip destroy the journey. >> reporter: raised more than $10,000 for six charities hiking. kate larsen, abc7 news. >> great. charity, amazing. you have to be a special family to do that. >> you do. >> kos to them. together time. nice weather outside this week. temperatures will be warming up. >> live look from camera atop

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darla is looking forward to golden years. 58-year-old divorcee, has retirement years figured out. even knows kind of dog to get. >> cute little french bulldog, blue, picked out name, ghost. >> we spotted one in the distance. intern arranged for meet and greet with darla. >> my dream dog, miniature one. >> lives in brentwood, shares place with her son. next home will begin life as empty nester. >> will be my retirement home, that's what i say, after raising my son. >> life is better these days for darla. knew she would be late making car payment, did what she was supposed to do, called lender to work out one-time payment plan. >> rep said i'm noting it in the account, won't charge you late

fee, won't report you to the credit. >> since then she hasn't been late on single payment she says. recently applied to get preapproved for home loan and noticed that had reported late payment to the credit agency despite the agreement. called ally immediately. got nowhere after repeated calls. >> got frustrated, finally said forget it. let me contact 7 on your side because i love it, watch it all the time. >> we contacted ally, within minutes their rep went into action. within three days the credit agencies removed the late payment from darla's credit report. in a letter it told her in the spirit of customer satisfaction we've asked the credit reporting agencies to update their record to reflect your account as 0 days over 30 days past due. >> it's awesome there's an

advocate for the people you can go to to get results. thank you, thank you, thank you. >> you're welcome. ally said it regretted any miscommunication that may have occurred or inconvenience or frustration that matter may have caused. i want to hear from you, hotline is open weekdays from 10:00 to 2:00 or reach me through facebook and on abc7news.com. >> great stuff. thanks. one last check on the weather. nice looking sunset coming up behind us. >> sandhya patel is standing by. >> gorgeous s s s s s s emeryville camera. once the sun goes down, it will be cool again. live doppler 7 showing a few passing clouds.

were snow showers in the sierra nevada, but winding down as we look at high temperatures for bay area, mid-60s in san francisco to mid-70s in antioch and fairfield, everyone else in between. random showers overnight but long gone and accuweather seven-day forecast features nothing but sunshine, little warmer, holding pattern thursday, then bring back warmth friday through the weekend. look at weekend, 70s and 80s. >> great. >> nice looking weather. >> i said the sunset was coming up, i trust you know what i meant. >> i knew. >> we all know what really happened. chris alvarez with sports. >> in sports the sunrise goes down. more dubs coverage than you can handle and the warriors themselves, steph and crew are excited.

new year, new look for the warriors. dubs held media day at chase center as they officially began on-court preparations for new season. lots of changes for warriors. brand new arena in downtown 7-0. big three together. steph, draymond, klay will be back after the all-star break. no k.d., no andre iguodala, no

shaun livingston. fresh start. >> this building is going to create opportunity to walk into a new era. appreciating the accomplishments we have, five finals in a row, chasing more. but for all the new guys, we're going to be a different team. to embrace that. >> it's a new challenge now. as a competitortitortitortitor exciting. we've been to the mountaintop with the previous group and know how it feels. can you do it again? >> is that it? >> one last question. >> nope. too late. >> klay is midseason form. the walk-off. other fun things that happened today. welcome inside chase center, warriors media day, never know what is going to happen when you get asked a question inside the abc7 hot seat. >> what is craziest question you get asked on media day? >> man, i don't think that questions be that crazy. >> feel like a supermodel when

ask you for poses and things to say? >> i do, that's why i prefer sitting this way, my left side is better side. >> hold your arm like that. >> i like to wing it versus being posed. >> who would play you in movie? >> denzel washington. one of the best. >> i would do it, insist on authenticity, and i'm a tremendous actor. >> i know that. >> tremendous. >> point guard vision. point guard vision. >> what is your favorite teenage mutant ninja turtle? >> mikey. >> michaelangelo? >> for sure. >> haircut. >> look good, play good, feel good. >> obviously more important than i make it out to be. >> my barber john coming from sacramento, making a trip. >> one good time for you.

>> this thing's cool though. >> there you go. perfect. >> dubs on 7 coming up. >> dubs on 7. >> more larry and chris coming up. >> if you were a sports caster, what would it be? >> let's get her done. >> with authority! >> with authority. i feel that's my marv >> one more. >> with authority. >> with authority! that's all i got. >> d'angelo, get her done! raiders in london preparing for the chicago bears. technically a home game on the schedule. one of the players sitting at home rest of the season. linebacker suspended for rest of the season, 12 games for this hit on jack doyle. longest ever suspension by nfl for on-field incident.

noted repeated violations. he's appealed the suspension. did you see this? that's my catch phrase. biggest surprise at bochy's retirement, return of tim lincecum. first time back since 2015. his reputation as recluse is pretty accurate. when two-time cy young award winner returns, special moment for the skipper. >> timmy is close to my heart. for him to come down here, that's a pretty big deal for me. i know he's not a guy that looks to, you know, be around this type of situation. >> great moment there at oracle park yesterday. a's and rays, wild card wednesday, practice tomorrow. big things for them. >> we like it. thanks. >> join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00.

>> i'm cornell barnard in union city, community is remembering a trailblazing sheriffs deputy gunned down in the line of duty. that's coming up at 11:00. words with friends hacked. what the app maker says players need to do right away. coming up, great lineup, "dancing with the stars," at 10:00, "the good doctordoctordor abc7 news at 11:00. >> and "jimmy kimmel live" 11:45. 11:45. >> look for breaking news on the abc7 news app. ama daetz. >> i'm dion lim for sandhya patel and chris alvarez, thanks for joining us. how gorgeous is this? >> sun is going down. >> it is. >> thanks for clarifying.

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