inside. >> the man from took this video practically every other day. in 2017 a break-in happened about every 17 minutes. a year later it was down to it's averaging a minutes. >> one of the issues abc 7 news is committed to in our effort to build a better bay area. tonight we talk with neighbors about what they are doing to help deal with this problem. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. dion lim joins us with more on this story. >> reporter: dan and kristen, we're at the top of the crooked part of lombard street where it's teaming with tourists from around the globe. many have rental cars which have their luggage inside making them prime targets for break-ins. neighbors who say they witness these crimes regularly are taking matters into their own

hands. >> we've got vigilantes that are adamant about finding these people. >> you're looking at one of the most brazen car break-ins we've ever seen. the man in the video casing this suv and then coming back to smash the back window and grab whatever he can. >> i'm going to choke up a little bit. >> if that weren't enough, the man comes back not only a third time, but a fourth. all in broad daylight. all in stunning detail. all caught on jim buck's security camera. >> this building is my ship and i need to protect it. >> reporter: he's not alone in wanting to protect his building, reporting the crime to sfpd. the 2 million tourists drawn to lombard street every year make prime targets. neighbors say they catch crimes like this in the act two or three times a week and do something about it. >> i yell out my window, i yell

back, go back to your car, don't leave anything. >> reporter: this man, dennis sands, not wanting to show his face, posts these signs in various languages. while others draw pictures like this, the universal language to warn tourists watch out for your belongings, some even offer their own garages. >> i give them my own garage space and i park on the street. >> and by going the extra mile. >> dennis and our neighbor helen, takes people into their house to call their embassy to get their passports. >> reporter: while the number of personal property crimes in the city went down 10% in 2018 and another 10% in 2019, the d.a.'s office acknowledges there's a lott of work still to be done, help that can't come soon enough for these folks. >> lived here for several years and definitely it's gotten worse. >> i would like the city to have a dedicated policeman stationed -- >> i'm so glad you're here putting a spotlight on this. >> reporter: back out here live, take a look at this.

it is another sign residents have put up in this neighborhood. you can see not only is there a dramatic picture of a window smashed, but also emojis so tourists understand how serious the situation is. the da's office tell me if you have clear video like some of these neighbors do, hand it over to san francisco police because something as clear as a license plate or face is enough to not only take down the people who did the crime, but an entire crime ring. in san francisco tonight, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> infuriating to watch. thanks very much. in the south bay the woman accused of mowing down and killing an elderly man who was out for a hike faced a judge for the first time today. prosecutors say orta randomly targeted two pedestrians in separate areas of an open space trail near cupertino. chris win has the new developments. >> partially shielded by her public defender, orta stood in tears as she appeared before a judge inside the santa clara

county hall of justice. she's accused of a deadly rampage at the open space preserve near cupertino which claimed the life of 77-year-old man from sunnyvale. >> really respectful, nice, kept to himself a lot. >> reporter: michelle lived door for nearly 15 years. >> i don't get why someone would want to repeatedly hit someone over and over for no reason. he was just walking. he didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: investigators say orta drive on to the trail where she hit him with her vehicle, intentionally reversed and drove back and forth over his body multiple times as seen by a witness and a park ranger. court documents reveal orta fled the scene and later tried to hit another man walking on a different part of the trail. he dove to the ground to avoid getting hit and hit behind an oak tree. >> she faces 33 years to life. >> reporter: charged with three counts including murder with an enhancement for using her car as

a deadly weapon as well as premeditated attempted murder and resisting an officer. >> we will ensure that the victim's family will receive justice in this case. >> reporter: legal analyst and former prosecutor stephen clark says her mental state will be key to the case. >> what you'll see the defense do is build a complete psychiatric profile of ms. orta to find out what was going through her mind. >> reporter: authorities say the victims appear to have been attacked at random. ofta is due back in court november 7th for a plea hearing. at the hall of justice in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. an effort is under way to help the family of a cab driver killed in yesterday's terrible wrong way wash on highway 101. friends of berkant ahmed has established a fund. he was one of four people killed

in the accident. police say the wrong-way driver was impaired. if you'd like to help, we have a link to the campaign on our website, abc7news.com. as you see, it was a horrible, horrible crash. in the east bay ghost ship founder derick almena will be tried again next march in oakland. prosecutors announced their plans to move forward today on 36 counts of involuntarily manslaughter. the new trial comes a month after his co-defendant max harris was found not guilty and set free. almena's team wanted his bail reduced but that motion was rejected by a judge. laura anthony is on the story in oakland. >> the remorse that we feel and that everyone feels is i'm measurable. >> reporter: derick almena's wife had hoped his bail would be reduced from $750,000 to something his family could afford, but an oakland judge disagreed. >> i'm obviously really sad about this denial of the bail.

all derick wants to do is be with his kids. >> reporter: he's been in jail for more than two years and that's where he will stay until the next trial on 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. for those who died when the ghost ship warehouse was gutted by fire in 2016. >> the prosecution and the defense have the same desire, and what is that desire? we want to go to trial. >> i know there are some people who say that almena is not remorseful and has not shown remorse for what happened. well, he has. every single day he thinks about it. >> reporter: in a separate hearing, two jurors dismissed from the trial were found in contempt by judge trina thompson but neither will pay a fine or serve jail time. >> the next hearing at the courthouse for derick almena is set for january with a new trial of march 30th of next year. some of the family members of the 36 who died in the ghost

ship tell us they'll be here. >> i feel stronger now because we've had these few weeks off and i expect i will feel stronger when the next trial begins. >> i will be there as an advocate for my daughter. that's very important to me. >> laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> reporter: in the north bay the sonoma county sheriff's department sent out this tweet about the upcoming red flag warning for that area as well as for napa. let's talk about that with sandhya. >> the red flag warning going up for the north bay hills. take a look at the time paramet parameter, tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. the northeasterly winds will be gusting to 35 miles an hour, humidity will drop, 18% to 28%. fires that do develop will start and spread rapidly. here are the areas under that red flag warning as we take a look at the wider picture of live doppler 7. notice the curvature of the

clouds and the storm track. it is heading into the pacific northwest, an indication that a large ridge of high pressure is building in and that will bring us some warmth. i'll be back with the weekend forecast coming right up. george washington high school is being sued over a decision to cover the controversial mural lining its walls. the lawsuit was filed in san francisco superior court today. they want the mural preserved arguing it depicts history that should be remembered. critics says it shows the oppression of native americans and african-americans. the school board voted to cover the new mural with wooden panels in august. police and first responders are ready for a very busy weekend in san francisco. the warriors play preseason game against the lakers at the chase center tomorrow. >> the castro street fair is on sunday and the hardly strictly bluegrass festival is happening right now until sunday.

>> cornell barnard is live in golden gate park with estimates . >> reporter: festival organizers tell me so far, so good. all the security measures which are obvious once you arrive are going one is the high drohihigh barri. there are new rules about how you bring your stuff in. ♪ >> that is poor man's whiskey, one of 83 acts on the bill this weekend at hardly strictly bluegrass festival. sadly the shooting last august at the gilroy garlic festival, forcing security checkpoints where people are being asked to bring their food and drink in a

clear plastic bag. many say they totally get these measures are the new normal. >> feel frustrated. they don't know what to expect. i think they're doing a good job. >> stylish clear backpack. it's the newest thing. >> reporter: what do you think about security? >> i like the fact that they want to keep me safe. >> reporter: the festival is free but the new security measures, namely the fences will help organizers know who is coming in and who is going out. some of the highlights -- headliners include robert plant, emmy lieu harris. we have noticed in the last hour there is an increased police presence, lots of san francisco police and park rangers at every entrance here. live in golden gate park, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. still ahead, a bay area mother accused of posing as a

teacher in an attempted kidnapping. what her son wants everyone to know about his mom. postscript to the removal of a controversial statute. in its place, the stunning new images. the man who got a chance to walk after being paralyzed for two years. >> it's incredible. sandhya will be back with more on the forecast. it's only aaddiction. how juuline hooked kids and ignited an public health crisis." other news outlets report-

juul took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. markets e-cigarettes with kid friendly flavors and uses nicotine to addict them. 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. juul is "following big tobacco's playbook." and now, juul is pushing prop c to overturn e-cigarette protections. vote no on juul. no on big tobacco. no on prop c. we're getting new details about a woman accused of attempted kidnapping in vacaville. the family of the woman who is arrested says she's mentally ill and shouldn't be treated like a criminal. >> reporter: she sits behind bars after police say she tried to take a 4-year-old boy outside cooper elementary school during morning drop-off.

her family, just as shocked as the community to hear the update from police. >> i was absolutely heartbroken because everyone that reads that link that doesn't know her story. she's a mother that has raised me and raised an outstanding daughter. >> reporter: her son brian went to the school years ago. police say his mother grabbed a boy by the hand saying she was a teacher, walking him away from school towards her house, calling him brian. >> she probably mistaken the little boy being me. >> reporter: her husband and son say she has suffered from mental health issues for decades and has been hospitalized, sometimes involuntarily because of it. >> i hate that when people hear the story or read the article thinking she's a monster. when i see that, i see a mother who is loving. >> reporter: police arrested her at her home across the street after she ran away. the school district saying their security measures worked. >> we have the right people in

place and an amazing police department that is willing to drop anything they're doing to come help us. >> reporter: officers say it was a communitiest fort. they say the boy's stepfather grabbed him away as others called police, reporting her erratic behavior. >> it's because everybody got involved. people were seeing something that was unusual, concerning to them. they called the police which got us responding to that area. we want you to call us in those situations for this very reason. >> she's a former nurse, in jail on a $250,000 bail tonight. police and school officials also want a judge o issue a restraining order since she lives so close to the school. a 25-year-old san pablo woman is facing 42 criminal counts for running a multicounty rental came. mercedes gonzalez collected rent and deposits on rental homes she didn't own yet advertised on facebook and other social media

platforms. police say she ran the scam in contra costa county and sonoma county. she remains in custody and her bail is $540,000. the contra costa county fire department said today it arrested this 21-year-old accused of setting four potentially devastating fires in the east bay. fire investigators say isaiah javier ortiz set fires last month on dry grass and brush near homes in clayton east of wk walnut creek. he faces four felony charges. a new art exhibit is opening in san francisco. rather than just entertain, it's designed to correct a cultural wrong. at first glance, some of the black and white photos in the continuous thread exhibit appear to be a walk back into history. in reality, they're modern art works meant to correct it. first, it helps to understand the new exhibit at the san francisco art commission's main gallery was inspired in part by a controversial sculpture, the

work called "early days" with its depiction of a native american lying at the feet of a missionary was removed from the civic center. to offer a different view -- >> i wanted to feature who the indian community, the native community is here. >> reporter: three photographers captured dozens of subjects. one, rick bradley, used a 19th century photography process, transporting her subjects into the kind of portraits originally created by euro centric photographers more than a century ago. >> i think part of that was about shifting narratives. indian people are often relegated to the turn of the century. this artist, her approach tries to take that process and reclaim it. >> we're calling this strong hearted women. >> reporter: other photos capture contributions of indigenous people today, from the women who run the native american health center who those

who advocate for lgbtq people across the country. an interactive exhibit brings the names of native american communities alive in a moving projection. the lasting theme might be justice, captured by the scores of native americans who sat for portraits at the empty base that once supported early days. >> important work obviously, fascinating technique to get it done. the continuous thread exhibit opens tonight at the sf arts commission gallery, runs through december 14th. it is free to the public. this is incredible. a report out of france says this man who is paralyzed from the shoulders down is now able to walk thanks to a mind-controlled body suit. recording devices were implanted in his head. they transmit signals into movements which are executed by a robotic exoskeleton. they say he's been able to walk

more than 150 yards. scientists hope the experimental treatment can help others. >> christopher reeves talked about that after his injury. the winds kicking up soon. >> in the north bay hills, we will see those gusty winds. but it is going to be a beautiful weekend, dan and kristen. i want to show you how lovely it is. the sun is shining this afternoon. everyone is seeing the sun from coast all the way to inland. i want to show you where the temperatures are right now. they're really in the comfort zone compared to 4 hours ago, the numbers have come up. let's take a look. 74 in santa rosa. 65 in san francisco, 70 in oakland. mid 70s from concord to livermore. san jose you're at 73 degrees. now, compared to yesterday, up seven degrees. shea about five degrees warmer. it's a good day to hit the beach, although not too many people are in santa cruz.

i suspect this is going to be popular as we head towards the weekend. live doppler 7 right now showing a few passing high clouds primarily in the north bay. those clouds are harmless. here is a live look from our sutro tower camera at a beautiful view of downtown san francisco. much warmer pattern the next three days. red flag warning going up tomorrow night for the north bay hills. the heat peaks on sunday and monday. the hardly strictly bluegrass festival is happening this weekend. bright and mild on saturda, 74 degrees, morning will start in the 50s. warm sunshine for sunday. it's going to get up into the 80s. if you're getting out of town for the weekend, here is a look at bay area airports. saturday, sunny and warmer, light winds. mid 70s to low 80s. scattered showers in honolulu, nice and warm. nw york city 59. chicago looking at rain with 65 degrees and los angeles bright sunshine and 85 degrees. if you're staying here in the bay area overnight, the temperatures will fall. it will be cool enough

especially in the north bay valleys to where you'll be able to sleep well tonight. low to mid forts except napa. 52 in san francisco. 51 oakland. 50 degrees in san jose. take a look at those highs for your saturday in the south bay. it's going to be warm. 86 in gilroy. 83 in san jose. the temperatures will come up some more over today's highs. low 80s in redwood city. 72 half moon bay. downtown san francisco, 74 degrees. north bay temperatures, 83 degrees in san rafael. 86 in santa rosa. in the east bay, beautiful day. 79 in oakland. 80 hayward. 82 castro valley. the winds will be increasing. so saturday night we'll be looking at the winds increasing in the north bay hills. you can see it around 4:00 a.m. going into sunday morning. that's going to dry out the

atmosphere and bring us higher fire danger. a warming trend saturday, bringing in the autumn heat with 90s inland sunday, monday. 70s at the beaches. the heat recedes on tuesday with much cooler weather coming your way midweek, back down to average by then. until then, warm this weekend. >> if there's going to be scattered showers in honolulu, i'll just stay here. from comedy to rodeo,

definitely time to get out your calendar and start planning what to do next weekend. michael finney has super eyes. >> he's here with finney's friday free stuff. >> free stuff. that's the great stuff. the grand flash rodeo. it's been coming here for 73 years. isn't that absolutely amazing. i went to it when i was a kid. you might as well go to it as well. why would you pay when you can get a pair of tickets for free. it's a $25 value.

you can go either on friday, october 11th or friday october 18th. the grand national rodeo features all the traditional rodeo events, classic western barbecue, nightly live music, a mechanical bull ride and more, if you want to try that. now, if that is a little too exciting for you, how about a comedy club? we've got some laughs for you. right there that's nick yousef. he's going to be here on wednesday, october 9th. on thursday, friday and saturday, you can pick tickets for any of those. a $22 to $28 value at the punch line. he has -- he's los angeles-based. you've probably seen him around. he's been around for quite some time. he's been on nbc's "animal practice" and a popular video gape as well. he's one of those comedians that's kind of like everywhere. >> i don't know which is a

harder way to make a living, rodeo performer on stand-up comic. >> you get kicked in both, can't you? >> not hard getting tickets though. >> great segue, you are a professional broadcaster. go to abc7news.com, look for the finney friday free stuff page. we'll hook you up and you'll have a good time. >> hot off the presses. time for warriors fans to get the season's new jerseys. that's next. first we want to thank willow for this picture of sunrise over the delta. share your pictures with us you know when you're at just keeps getting better?ook check this out! that's yes for less. score a head-to-toe look you'll love

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victim recalls the last conversation she says she had with her son. >> he said grandma, i need your help. a sleigh woman is targeted with the classic grandparent scam. but she didn't fall for it, for one simple reason. all that plus much more on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> good for her. thanks very much. a new season, a new arena and lots of new things for warriors fans to check out. abc 7 news was in san francisco to get a look at the warriors shop which was in thrive city, the area surrounding the chase center. >> it's got everything a dubs fan could want from socks and hats to jerseys. the new store allows customers to be made on the spot while they wait. coming soon, fans will also discover restaurants, bars, other retail establishments over the course of the season. it is a year of discovery. >> the warriors will play their first game at the few home tomorrow night against the lakers. >> instantly, you get a

personalized jersey, they make it on the spot? amazing. >> "world news tonight with david muir" is next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kri tonight, president trump slamming the growing impeachment investigation. this, as his own vice president is asked to turn over key documents. trump saying he never offered ukraine a quid pro quo to investigate his political rivals including joe biden. but tonight, newly released text messages tell a different story. the pipe bombs arrest. the florida woman in custody tonight, allegedly obsessed with mass murder. and the shocking arsenal discovered by investigators. two dozen bombs, more than 20 knives, and a hatchet. police say she wanted to, quote, hurt people. why authorities are praising her parents. the dramatic kidnapping rescue. the police chase. a suspect with a victim inside his car, taking off on foot. turning and firing on police.

the entire shootout caught on camera.