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and serving more than a million and a half kids over the last 100 years. happy anniversary. shriner's children's. e b c seven live breaking news breaking news is out of oakland , where firefighters now have control of the fast moving fire that broke out along 5 80 near 35th avenue around two o'clock this afternoon. this is in the laurel district. at least four homes were damaged, and one firefighter was injured. let's take a live look at the scene from sky seven. look at that charred mess and the firefighters there because cruz needed to access the fire from the freeway traffic on 5 80 is impacted in both directions. good evening. i mama dates ashley. thank you for joining us for the very latest on this fire . let's go to abc seven news reporter on hassan live on the scene answer. dan and almost good evening. as you mentioned good news. firefighters seem to have gotten controlf isfi. ipokw
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chief, just a short while ago. he says five homes here on quickly. street were impacted for had exterior damage. the residents of those homes will likely be able to go home tonight, but one unit was completely destroyed. the fire chief says that the light winds out here also factored into this. causing the fire to spread . but the big concern early on was the fire got dangerously close to a gas station around the corner. this is video from earlier today. as mentioned, the fire broke out around two p.m. firefighters seem to guide and control around three o'clock. this is the oaklands laurel district. the fire also started several spot fires along 5 80. we're told that three lanes of westbound traffic of 5 80 are closed as firefighters worked to stop the spread, the fire chief says. currently power is cut off to the entire neighborhood. we do have power out mostly on quigley, 7000 residents are impacted currently by the power outage. we hope to have the
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power back on in about 3 to 4 hours. the fire chief says 15 residents were displaced. we talked to some of the people who live here on quickly. street here is how they describe what happened really bad, you know? you're scared of house being fair enough, you know, the in law unit. it's our backhaus kind of a man cave. it literally burned down. it's in the back of it is burned completely. the walls gone, and i saw them spraying water through the whole thing. because of the fire is still under investigation. again power likely to be out for another 3 to 4 hours. four homes damage one completely destroyed again. no reports of any injuries except for the one firefighter who was taken to the hospital with fire related injuries. he's expected to be okay reporting live on abc seven years. all right. answer thank you so much, and we are also tracking a system wide delay on bart in oakland. right now, a train is stopped in downtown oakland in the anti act,
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berryessa, richmond and san francisco directions because of police activity. this is because of a person on the tracks near the 19th street. station, which is underground. bart says it has stopped service between macarthur, west oakland and lake merritt stations but in a sea transit bus bridge is available , all directions are impacted and the effects are being felt system wide breaking news from antioch, where at least two cars crashed and one of them slammed into a home on sycamore drive in manzanita way this happened before 3 30 this afternoon. you can see the investigation still underway. khan fire reports. there are multiple patients and police are asking people to avoid this area of anti aac. south bay family, neighborhood and elementary school are all grieving the loss of an eight year old boy who was hit and killed this morning near castle. my elementary school. a memorial to little jacob villanueva is beginning to grow where the crash happened. when jacob and his babysitter, we're walking to school this morning, the family is gathering at the scene to
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mourn jacob but did not want to speak on camera. understandably abc seven news reporter zack fuentes has been following the story all day and has more from neighbors and police. a child's backpack sat near this crosswalk friday as investigators processed the tragic scene, according to the bell schedule at castleman elementary classes started at 8 20 that eight year old boy, a third grader at the school was about to get there with his babysitter. instead police say at 803, he was hit in this crosswalk two blocks away, devastating a family and changing lives throughout this community before year old son i feel for the mom and the family so it's just very tragically and satin jose police say this black 2022 mercedes was traveling southbound on castleman avenue, hitting the eight year old boy and his 44 year old babysitter. both subjects were transported to the hospital, where the boy was pronounced deceased the female in the accident. is suffering from serious but non
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life threatening injuries. the female driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. drugs and alcohol are not believed to be involved. police say the speed limit in the neighborhood is 25 mph, and at this point in the investigation that driver was driving between 25 to 30 miles an hour. still neighbor bianca orosco says the area gets hectic around the time classes are set to start at the nearby elementary school. there should be more speed bumps around schools, you know more more like crosswalk, people. um maybe more cops. because people really don't care. this is san jose's 26 pedestrian fatality this year alone, but the police departments traffic unit that was once staffed with 40 officers currently has 14 believe staffing is very much contributory to the increase in traffic accidents that we've seen in the collisions that we've seen, the department says. all officers are focused on traffic safety between calls force mint is our key tool to make sure that we can change the way people drive on the roadway. and you better believe that's going to be happening today,
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though police didn't say if any other children witnessed the accident. the elementary schools district superintendent said in a statement that they would be providing support to witnesses and making counselors available in the south basic fuentes, abc seven news this afternoon. san jose mayor sam liccardo tweeted out this statement saying, quote there's nothing so tragic as seeing a young light extinguished too soon, one important way to honor his losses to remain vigilant about slowing down to enable our children and seniors to safely share this city with us and emergency crews are on the scene of a serious crash in san jose after a suspect fled a possible crime scene this afternoon. the collision happened at the intersection of tully and center roads again in san jose. it all started this morning with deputies responded to a trust. passing call at the santa clara county fairgrounds suspect took off sideswiping one car and then driving about a mile before hitting another car. three people were taken to the hospital. their injuries, thankfully, are not life threatening. the chp and san jose police are investigating.
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in daly city. four people were injured when a balcony collapse this afternoon happened at a two story single family home on westmore avenue, according to the north county fire authority . two adults and two children were on the balcony when it collapsed. it was there on the right hand side at the front of the home. all four people were taken by ambulance to the hospital. the extent of their injuries has not been released. well it is dry for the moment, but we are on storm watch tonight as we get ready for some rare september reign. that's exciting. maybe she said a news meteorologist andy patel, is here with the details for what we can expect this weekend. sandy, it is very exciting. indeed amma and dan we're looking at our storm impact scale exclusive to abc seven. we rank our storms from 1 to 51 being a light storm of five is a severe storm. this is a one as we take a look at what we can expect sunday through tuesday. brief heavy downpours. slight chance of thunder, gusty winds and certainly slippery roadways you'll need to watch out for it is coming in from the gulf of
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alaska. this early season storm will park itself just off our coast and hang around for a few days. so as early as saturday night. some showers moving to the north bay sunday morning is the main event. that's when everyone will start to see the wet weather. brief downpours are expected between five and eight a.m. we're still going to see scattered showers throughout the day, but there will be some sun breaks which leads to the potential for instability. and the possibility of thunderstorms . i'll be back to let you know how much rain we will receive and how long the storm is going to hang around just off our coast line coming right up. all right, sandy. thank you tonight in oakland woman is speaking out after her mother was shy inside her home by a stray bullet, she says despite being the victim of robbery, burglary and even assault in the past. this is the last straw, forcing her mother to think about leaving the city . she loves abc seven news anchor dion lim spoke to her in an interview. you'll see only on seven i don't want her to be another statistic requested we not use her last name, calls her
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mom superwoman for so many reasons an immigrant fleeing the war in vietnam for a better life. she had no idea what living in oakland would be like she's been robbed many times she's been punished. they grabbed the necklace from her. through all of that. but this is the scariest moment in her life because she almost died august 17th just days before her 61st birthday, roxanne's mom was sleeping alongside her husband in their little saigon home. when gunshots rang out. you can still see to this day a neighboring house riddled with bullet holes. that instinct that you have to go or else your life is going to be in danger. that she knew. that's why she was like we gotta go now. we gotta go now. she was so scared. these photos are difficult to process the illustrate the three rounds that went into her back and torso. she still has all the bullet fragments inside her.
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it's embedded deep inside. we can't do anything about i she's in constant pain. we just want her to get better. what happened to roxanne's mom came shortly after uber driver patrick fung was murdered not far from the neighborhood dentist lilly sue was also gunned down blocttle saigon. tor comfort and the reason roxana does not want her mom's story to be forgotten like they don't know. that this is our lives we're talking about, i would say is more than hell. it's a living nightmare, overwhelmed by medical bills and her own back pain that was exacerbated from the stress of caring for her family. roxana has set up a go fund me she isn't sure what the answer is, but feel stuck and makes this plea for change. all grew up there. we all lived there and my mom doesn't want to leave. this is all she knows. she loves oakland. she still loves it. worse she still does, you know, despite being robbed
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so many times, despite her almost losing her life. she still wants to be here. she still wants to be a part of oakland. we just want her to get better. in oakland. dion lim, abc seven news fake attorney accusation with the city plans to do to stop a potential scammer targeting undocumented immigrants will explain abc seven news at five continues. step back in time, the northern california renaissance fair weekends of september 17th through october 23rd enjoy delicious food, nonstop shows and artisans, marketplace kids 12 and under free every weekend. gotta know caldron fair .com for tickets has are called jacoby and meyers. after a serious injury, we work fast to get you the medical care you need the full financial recovery. your lawyer matters choose jacoby and meyers, a permanent solution to homelessness. you won't get it with prop 27. it was written and funded by out of state corporations to permanently maximize profits, not homeless
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superior court judge ruled in favor of the city to stop an immigration consulting business from providing fraudulent services. abc seven news reporter luis pena spoke to the city attorney who said leo lacayo has been falsely representing himself as an attorney to scan the immigrants in the community. for years. francisco public notary leo lacayo has been the focus of investigations by the city attorney's office recent years. leo lacayo has been the biggest and worst offender that we're aware of who has defrauded hundreds of immigrant families of money. this week, a judge granted the city's motion to stop like i from providing what they categorized as quote fraudulent immigration services , citing a violation to an order like you received in 2017, prohibiting him from acting as an attorney. it extends our previous injunction by another five years, but he's not allowed to even make referrals or provide any advice. molina said
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he was a victim of lucado in 2016 when he paid him thousands of dollars, hoping to get legal aid in the u. s more than 6000. so and then. he charming another 500 rs lava with community based legal organization, la raza centro legal has been picking up the pieces of cases like norberto. he was lying to clients. he was presenting himself as an attorney explains that in latin america, notary is an attorney with a specialty. like i used clients says he hides behind that distinction in the u. s. not that it could be anybody. you don't have to finish. you don't have to have a bachelor degree to be a notary in the united states. but these people don't know that, according to court documents, like those fraudulent behavior is vast. his office has submitted over 400 applications to u. s immigration authorities . many of these families losing
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thousands of dollars. we went to his office and we're told he was out on the phone, he said. these allegations were quote garbage sarcastically laughed about not showing up to court. this immigration attorney hopes the city goes beyond a second motion he really disregarded. the court said, like hyo could face larger consequences if he's caught providing legal immigration services. after the latest motion, there are potential criminal consequences in san francisco loose pina, abc seven news combating climate change will break down the sweeping package of bill signed by governor newsom today what it means for you and the environment that story next. my sleeper mattresses my oasis, especially when binge watching my favorite show and by binge i mean half an episode because it's a great mattress, receive free sheets, pillows and mattress protector with a qualifying mattress purchase of mints in his sleep world .com
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today governor newsom was in valley ho to sign some of the nation's most aggressive climate measures. abc seven news anchor karina nova is here with the details of the legislation. karina today in solano county governor gavin newsom signed a massive legislation package with the goal of cutting air pollution and accelerating the state's transition to clean energy. the investment $54 billion that money goes towards commitments to cut air pollution by 60. reduce the state's oil consumption by 91% reduced fossil fuel use and buildings and transportation by 92% and cut refinery pollution by 94% the governor says all of this work will also create millions of jobs allows us to leapfrog
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and low carbon green growth allows us to dominate in the next big industry. that's why this climate commitment and package of 40 plus bills six that i was signed today. are backed up with four million jobs. they're backed up with billions and billions of dollars of taxpayer savings. we estimate $23 billion will be saved. because of the mitigation initiatives and efforts that are advanced in this bill. as we face extreme temperatures like we saw just last week, a drought and wildfires and legislative session, lawmakers passed about 40 bills to tackle the climate crisis. they say this aggressive action and collaboration is desperately needed. among those bills is senate bill 10 20, which focuses on creating a clean electricity grid. and a b 12 79 puts a goal for california to achieve statewide carbon neutrality. no later than 2045 live in the newsroom. karina, nova, abc seven news all right,
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karina. thank you. let's move on to the weather. i'm a we're talking about rain coming. won't really change our fire risk, though, right, sandia, but we love anything we can get. absolutely it will help with the fire danger. but dan and mama here's the thing. fire season around this time of year with down sloping or offshore winds really tend to dry out the atmosphere. we're in a drought, so it's not going to erase the fire season. we're going to need a lot more rain than that. and it is certainly not going to be a drought buster, but it will be beneficial and it will be welcome. so let's take a look at the storm impact scale exclusive to abc seven. it is a one, which is a light storm sunday through tuesday, although rain chances will go up. for the north bay as early as tomorrow night. let's take a look at that early season storm it is developing in the gulf of alaska. it drops down. it'll just sit here off the california coast for a couple of days, which is why we are concerned. hazardous travel is going to be higia
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sunday morning, ponding on the roadways moderate and you're looking at down trees, power outages, debris flows and mudslides low likelihood, but with those gusty winds, i wouldn't be surprised if tree limbs come down. live views right now you have nothing to worry about. it's just absolutely gorgeous outside plenty of sun, although a little bit of haze from our tam kam eighties inland. it's a warmer day, sixties coast side at this hour, and if you're getting away going out of town, hawaiian airlines forecast looks like this. partly cloudy, gusty winds in the afternoon at our local airports upper sixties to mid seventies as you look at honolulu's forecast, mainly sunny and warm 89 degrees. pretty much mostly sunny new york city, chicago, los angeles will range from the mid seventies to the mid eighties. here's a live view from our emeryville camera, and you see clear skies right now increasing clouds and winds tomorrow. storm moves in early sunday morning, and it is going to remain unsettled through next tuesday. so it's a one once again on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale sunday through tuesday brief heavy downpours
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slight chance of thunder. the winds will get dusty and the roads will be slippery. so be careful driving our by our we go. you see those winds? coming off the ocean initially tomorrow ahead of the storm 25 to 35 miles an hour than the wind switches direction as the storm approaches out of the south sunday you're looking at i mean 30 45 mile an hour winds that will continue beyond once that storm actually approaches we're going to still see gusty winds so be prepared for that saturday night. you see a few showers starting to move towards the north bay. but it's really sunday morning that you'll see the widespread rain. brief heavy rainfall is expected. battered showers for the afternoon. as you will notice one o'clock when the niners are taking on the seahawks. there will be some wet weather around. so be prepared. make sure you have a poncho or umbrella, rain gear. scattered showers continuing through monday and even some lingering into tuesday. rainfall totals highest in the north bay. most areas will be over an inch there
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, but cloverdale isolated, picking up over three inches rain shadow effect in the south bay. you're looking at 18 hundreds in san jose, as you will notice, though it is widespread and it is beneficial rain morning temperatures forties fifties, you will see some clouds around along with the fog afternoon highs looking like this sixties to low eighties. windy coast side, the accuweather seven day forecast late night chance in the north bay, but it's a level one for sunday through tuesday. gusty winds. isolated thunder below average temperatures and then we dry out and warm up as fall arrives on thursday, so quite a change. definitely be ready for this storm. wait a minute. summer's over almost over. can you believe that fast? thanks, sandy. we'll be right back. coming up today. breaking news. tropical storm fiona taking aim at puerto rico and what the models now show about the eastern us also the moving images from london at this hour what to expect now from william and harry and dr john tonight on the best time to get this new
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there's only one choice. yes, on 27. finally tonight, it was take your dad to school day for students in the east bay. it was all part of this year's million father's march and national event, encouraging fathers, grandfathers, uncles and other male role models to go out and support their students. education this year's event theme was real. dad's read one hayward unified dad participated in the event that shaffer park elementary insists it's important to show up for your children. i'm just here to support my kid, you know and be there for my son and be a good example for him and to him that i want to be an example to generation happened to be there for them. the black star project and educational nonprofit, says research findings show children whose fathers take an active role in their education and better grades and are more likely to graduate high school attend college. what a great day that was. that is a great day. important good stuff. alright world news tonight with david muir is next. we appreciate your
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. thank you so much for joining us. we'll see you again at six o'clock. stop me. good time leaving through the sky. like a tiger defying the lord of gravity. stop it. i believe approximately seven is the right thing to do. i had experience spanish shelters at a young age having nothing prostituting. we don't choose this life. i never knew what safe was until i came to city of refuge. people that's coming through these doors are trying to break the cycle. 27 will help provide more funding
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why cal fire firefighters, the american lung association and the california democratic party support prop 30 prevent fires, cut emissions and cleaner air. yes, on 30. tonight several developing stories as we come on the air. tropical storm fiona taking aim at puerto rico in the coming hours. with the forecast models now say about the eastern u. s. and its thousands more in queen elizabeth. there has been word of a disturbance tonight at westminster officers moving in and word of an arrest. first tropical storm watches and warnings posted across the caribbean at this hour winds at 50 mph, puerto rico and the u. s virgin islands bracing for more than a foot of rain, dangerous flash flooding, mudslides and possible massive power outages. rob marciano timing this out, and he has the potential tracks tonight. remarkable sight in london at this hour, tens of thousands now waiting 20 hours in line to pay their respects to queen elizabeth king charles, his brothers and his sister, prin
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