about aarp medicare supplement plans. the death of a pedestrian raising new questions tonight. what could be a record increase has many people asking who's responsible, drivers or those trying to cross the street. dogs happy to be rescued from a stolen van. the arrest tonight after dozens of pets were nearly sold to the wrong people. also this evening, saying goodbye to their economic engine. the doors are shutting down on a family's dream. plus the end of an era in sausalito. why an arts festival is closing after more than 60 years. an orphan cub now getting a second chance at life. how the oakland zoo is taking him from surviving to thriving. >> and the new launch to opportunities land around us. it's a new guide for the>> dow bay area from abc7. >> we begin tonight with safety advocates pushing for change

after what happened on this street in san jose. a pedestrian hit and killed by a car. >> it happened in east san jose this weekend. the victims now the city's 25th pedestrian fatality and the 56th traffic-related fatal. >> two statistics that are key to part of our effort to build a better bay area, transportation and safety. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. part of the solution to the problems is to realize everyone has to take responsibility, including both drivers and pedestrians. >> chris nguyen explains that this challenge could get worse before it gets better. >> a tragedy in san jose that could have been avoided. saturday night a man walking in traffic on story road near carl street was killed after being struck by a vehicle. in this case, the driver stayed and cooperated with police, who say drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors. the incident marked san jose's 25th pedestrian fatality of the

year, an all-time high. >> when you have more people using the same amount of infrastructure, the split changes. >> urban planning expert kelly snyder says the high fatality rate isn't a surprise given the city's overall growth and dependency on automobiles. >> we have more people. we have more pedestrians. we have more drivers. that means statistically there is going to be a greater chance of conflict. our challenge is to fix the environment so that everybody is equally safe. >> san jose's vision zero program aims to eliminate all traffic deaths in the city, but city officials will be the first to admit they have a long way the go. >> big infrastructure changes take a lot of time. changing the way that roads were built is a long process. >> as the nights get longer and the roads get wetter, the city expects vehicle fatalities to go up through the end of the winter season. to fight the spike, san jose has deployed signs like these as part of an outreach campaign asking drivers to be mindful. >> to be on their best behavior,

to look out for others and not let their bad decision become somebody's fatal incident. >> residents thinking twice before they hit the roads. >> there is always going to be some drivers that are a bit reckless. you always got to keep your guard. >> in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> three boys ages 11, 12, and 13 are still in a santa rosa hospital two days after they were passengers in a fatal crash on highway 101 that killed a 23-year-old man behind the wheel. witnesses say the man was driving erratically in the rain near todd road around 11:00 on saturday night. he was pronounced dead at the scene. and we have new figures tonight showing more pedestrians are being injured in san francisco. it is the most common traffic injury in the city. a new vision zero san francisco report set to be released tomorrow found that in 2018, there were 183 severe injuries, and 55 critical injuries there

haven't been that many in five years. the group walk sf says there has been at least 17 pedestrians skill killed in the city so far. in emeryville, a lab test has led to a hazardous materials situation. you can see all the first responders. >> we were told by the alameda county fire department just before 3:00 p.m. someone in a lab placed a chemical in the tub of water. it created a react and sparked a small fire, and the room got very hot. firefighters were called in and evacuated. everyone from the building got out safely. no one was hurt. a cal football player is accused of trying to carjack a police officer. >> berkeley police say they arrested 19-year-old joseph agubaju at 1:00 a.m. on saturday. he flagged an officer down and started asking about his handgun and if he could drive the officer's car. >> at one point the officer and

ogunbanjo got into a struggle. they were able to handcuff and arrest him. >> he is charged with carjacking and battery on a police officer tonight among other charges. a happy ending to a story that started in the middle of the night. a van full of mostly rescue dogs stolen. they were taken outside a fremont motel and recovered early this morning in an oakland neighborhood. they're now at the oakland animal service center, and that's where abc7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live. laura, how are the dogs doing? >> well, hi, they're being checked out here at animal services as we speak. the owner of the van, julie bingham told us she routinely travels across the country transporting animals. she says normally she'll sleep at rest stops so she doesn't have to leave the van. but last night she left the fateful decision to stop at a fremont hotel. >> i don't know if i can give him back to you. >> thank you. we'll call and see if you can adopt her.

>> they were a bit agitated and some were shaking, but the more than two dozen dogs stolen overnight in fremont appeared to be in good shape as they were recovered in oakland. >> i gave the officer a big hug, yeah. >> are you relieved? >> i will be when i see the dogs and i know that they're all there. i just don't know if they're all there yet. >> oakland police say investigators tracked the van's movements with its built-in gps as the alleged thief was driving in the area of 81st avenue and olive street. >> we were able to ping the van and the location of the van. so officers were searching the area to rescue these dogs. >> oakland police arrested the alleged thief and recovered 24 dogs along with the van, which was dirty and dishevelled, but otherwise intact. >> i came down at about 1:30 or so in the morning and checked on them. >> julie bingham told us she travels all over the country for her dog transport business, and that the van was left locked but with the engine running so the

animals hat proper ventilation, food and water. oakland police say it appears the suspect was actually driving the stolen van around town, trying to sell the dogs out of the back. the second man detained by police told us he was just trying to buy one. >> tried to sell a dog from me. i tried to buy a dog from him. the next thing i know, the police came. >> now it's unclear at this point if any of the dogs were actually sold before police arrive. oakland police are trying to figure that out. they're circulating on social media pictures of the van. they're asking people if they purchased an an animal this morning from the man in the white van that they need to contact oakland police. some of the confusion is around the paperwork that goes with some of these dogs. that was missing when the van was recovered. so they're still trying to figure out how many dogs she had to begin with, versus how many

are here at the shelter. live in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> okay, laura, thanks. for the first time in 67 years, there will not be a sausalito art festival next year. it's one of the bay area's most popular labor day weekend events. the festival foundation says it is dealing with several uncertainties, including access to its waterfront location, competition for musical performer, and the skyrocketing costs for security, largely due to the gilroy garlic festival shootings. the festival says it will take a year off to try to iron out the issues and see what they can do going forward. a long-time donut shop in san carlos is closing its doors a few hours from now. the family that owns it is blaming skyrocketing rent. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live at the store tonight. lyanne, this place will really be missed by a lot of loyal customers. >> that's right. and let me just tell you that i have officially consumed all the calories that i was going to consume for the entire month of december, dan.

you know, there are donut shops and then there is chucks, a local institution here in san carlos who sadly is going away. >> i want people to stay healthy, long life, i can see them every day. >> it's hard to envision how consuming a donut a day can actually keep you healthy. but today there were plenty of orders for that one-of-a-kind chuck's donut. >> some apple fritter, some glazed donuts. >> old-fashioned chocolate and maple. >> it wasn't only about grabbing some old-fashioned goodness. people came to say goodbye to sam, a single mom from cambodia who seemed to embody the american dream. >> i closing and everybody come support me. i was shocked. >> but like so many mom and pop shops in the bay area, the rent got to be too high, forcing her to drop out. her son ben posted it on facebook, and the public quickly responded.

>> i would say it's the best place in the bay area, yeah. i grew up in rochester. we had a local donut place there. so i like local donut shops. >> this is the place to go, the place to be when you're out of school, out of work, or during work, or during lunch. this was the place that a lot of people called home, just like i did. >> i know sadly, the owner says that, you know, she has been here for such a long time, but the good news is they're going to be open for a little bit longer. she said it's sad but it is life. at least they're open until 7:00 or 8:00 this evening. i'm live in san carlos, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> thanks to your story, my daughter went there and picked up a half dozen one last time for us. they are good people. thank you. >> they are. and you've been a big fan of that place. >> i know. and that was more than just a donut store. it was kind of the american dream. we hope they find it in a different way some time in the future.

>> good luck to them. a popular golf course may have to close for a while. we'll explain why. that's next. plus fremont's housing market and the new restrictions some people want because of it. and these rounded shapes are called pillows. they show us the lava erupted under water. >> the science around us becomes more accessible as a classic guide book gets a new chapter for digital age. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. we have fog and showers in

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angel island, the marin headlands, even the hayward fault. we are surrounded by some of the world's most epic geology, but knowing about them and getting to them may seem challenging. >> well, now geologists have created a new virtual field guide to help. abc7 news reporter liz kreutz has the story. >> this is what it looked like off the beach during "jurassic

park." >> this foggy monday morning we arrived at the marin headlands for a field trip with christy row, a geologist who grew up in mill valley. >> i've always really been obsessed with the geology of this area. >> she is now one of five geologists who have created streetcar 2 subduction for people to explore the rocks and faults that surround us. >> it's a collaboration between the american geo physical you know and google. and we're taking some classical guides around the area and we transformed them for the digital age. >> this new digital experience is an update to a guide book from the '70s and '80s. it uses google earth technology, videos and photographs to explain the geology of several sites around the bay area, including angel island and the hayward fault. this guy has intricate facts about the world around us. this is a formation called pillow. it is frozen lava from 100 million years ago.

>> we're constantly hearing about or concerned about the motion of faults or landslides or other phenomenon, and it's the geology that are controlling all of that that are hoping to reveal and make nor accessible through this field trip guide. >> if you want to explore you need google earth or chrome on your desktop. we have a link to this website on our web page. when you get here, click streetcar trips and then you'll get a list of the location, marin headlands, click take trip. this google earth map of the area will come up with all the different sites. i'll click marin headlands. a video pops up explaining the location that you're at. the san francisco bay area is the first location these geologists have mapped out. they're working on other cities that almost caught in the coming years. liz kreutz, abc7 news. in the east bay, an entire golf course in alameda may have to close because of construction. 12 holes at the earl fry north course are already off limits to golfers because of renovations. now the city council is

considering shutting down the remaining six holes until the upgrades are finished. the work is expected to wrap up some time in the summer. the par 3 course and jack clark's south course would remain open. the proposal will be taken up next tuesday. the housing market is so hot in fremont that people there are complaining about too many open house signs. the east bay times reports the city council is a looking to put new restrictions on how many realtors can leave on those street corners. city officials may limit them to be up only for a few hours before an open house, and cap the number per street corner. realtors say they don't think there is a problem and say fremont is the only city that's actually complained about this issue. let's move on to some consumer news. a big recall involving bmws. >> a child's safety could be at serious risk. 7 on your side's michael finney is here with more information. > it's one of their suvs is where the problem. the issue is with the bmw x suvs. it could cause child safety seats to be loose.

look. let me tell you what is going on. the flaws with the rare seat anchor bar. so bmw is recalling roughly 32,000 vehicles from 2015 to 2019. owners are being encouraged to use seat belt installation for their car seats until they can get these suvs inspected. dealers will install a reinforced bracket to the anchor bars at no charge. several major retailers have stopped selling incline infant sleepers over safety concerns. amazon, walmart, and bye-bye baby have now joined ebay in removing the sleepers from their websites and store shelves. consumer reports urge stores to stop selling them because it says the inclined infant sleepers increase the risk of suffocation. the nonprofit says deaths have been linked to the devices. now i want you to join me on wednesday, beginning at 4:00, when covered california enrollment specialists will be joining me to take your phone

calls by phone or social media. the deadline to get it for all next year beginning january 1 is this sunday. so time is running out. you can send in your questions now if you wish using the #ask.. >> thanks, michael. when is the next batch of rain? >> the fog this morning. the rain is coming back? >> we have a chance of showers here in the bay area. the best possibility will be in the north bay. dan and kristen, not tonight. it's going to be drizzle, fog, a live look at doppler 7 right now. and we do have the clouds stacked up across the bay area. visibility has improved since this morning when the fog was very thick. temperatures at this hour in the 50s. the highs today in the mid 50s to mid-60s. and here is a lovely view from our exploratorium camera as we're look agent the clouds over the bay. reekd rainfall. santa rosa picking up just over two and a half inches of rain. redwood city over an inch.

livermore, only .49. oakland about an inch, and san jose .51 of an inch. we definitely had the rain shadow effect. livermore, san jose not getting as much rain as other parts of the by area. the view from the emeryville camera, thick clouds. chance of showers in the evening tomorrow. and the showers will continue going into wednesday morning. so definitely tomorrow morning, watch out for areas of dense fog. use your low beams. allow the extra time and don't forget to keep your distance. you will need the extra time as you look at the hour-by-hour forecast. 9:00 tonight, the fog is back. visibility is lowering. as we go into 5:00 a.m., you're going to see some spots with near zero visibility. so definitely allow yourself that time to get to work or to get to school. in the afternoon, you will notice visibility starts to improve, although there will be some fog lingering well into the afternoon. temperatures will begin in the upper 30s to the upper 40s, as we look at your afternoon highs. still going to be on the cool side, just like today. most you have in the 50s under

cloudy skies. 60 degrees in santa cruz. we have a level 1 system coming our way tomorrow night into wednesday morning. best chance will be in the north bay tomorrow, and then anybody has a chance of seeing some showers on wednesday. very scattered. very light in nature. uner a quarter of an inch expected. tomorrow afternoon, it's clouds pretty much thick across the bay area. especially the north bay. by 8:00 p.m. we start to see some north bay showers. and then as we go into wednesday, look at the morning commute. you will see some spotty showers around between 5 and 8:00 a.m. be prepared for some slippery roadways particularly during the wednesday morning km ing commut. best chance north bay. level 1 for wednesday morning. and then we have chances of rain in the north bay on thursday, friday night, and then another opportunity for a level 1 system for any part of the bay area on saturday, and also a 1. but we're not looking at a whole lot of sun this week. we're going to be seeing a lot

of cloud cover if anything. and cool conditions. >> sandhya, thanks. when we come back, a look at an orphan cub getting nursed back to

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their birth certificate. all that plus much more coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. dan, kristen? >> okay, ama. thanks a lot. see you then. finally tonight, a holiday tree like no other. >> the 23-foot-tall world tree of hope stands inside grace cathedral. it's adorned with paper origami cranes that have been folded by volunteers who include survivors telephone hiroshima bomb, and life sentence prisoners at san quentin. each has a wish inscribed on it. >> all of the origami peace cranes are inscribed with people's wishes for the future. people send them to rainbow world fund from all over the world, and when they come in through the internet, we print them out, fold them into cranes and put them on the tree. >> the process takes over 2500 hours. wishes will be added to the tree throughout december and are accepted year round. >> what a meaningful idea, a meaningful tree. beautiful. >> so beautiful. >> "world news tonight" with

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. was there an anti-trump plot? the much anticipated inspector general report is out tonight, into the origins of the russia investigation. for years, the president has alleged a deep state, saying he was spied on, wiretapped. what the i.g. found. and we're one-on-one tonight with the fbi. also tonight, the horror playing out in new zealand. the deadly volcano eruption. americans feared among the missing tonight. tourists killed, many unaccounted for. this evening, news of a passenger plane flying to the u.s. forced to make an emergency landing. smoke in the cockpit. the fireworks at the impeachment hearing on the hill tonight. could they draw up articles of impeachment in days? the powerful storm in the midwest tonight set to slam the northeast next. snow and rain and a massive pileup on the highway.