>> here is abc7 news reporter wayne freedman with the story. sign marking not mileage but accomplishment by the most dominant football team of all time. >> i had so much love for them. i didn't want anyone to hurt them except me. >> once he was the coach of the mighty pittsburgh mallards. a group who went 9-0 in 1964, held every opponent to negative yartdage. still unequalled. >> so tough on us, our gains were easy. >> running back frank miers can look and read about the wins that led to a trip back east for a pop warner national championship game. one play in the shadow of an american moment. >> it began in dallas with the sound of gunfire. >> it's all of us will never forget in our lives. >> president kennedy has been assassinated. the president is dead. >> reporter: with that death an era of american innocence ended the mallards still had a game back east. should they go? >> the more i thought i said hey, this guy was an athlete himself. i think it would be an honor to play a game, win the football and give it to his son. >> jim and his mall

as win freedman finds out they're finding new talent as well. >> working for the future obscures a past. >> this building was once the mission analysis division. >> since 1960s turned ferries into working hardware. now, students into nasa scientists. >> we have people that are naturally good. with their hands and i like to cultivate as well as guy that's do top of the test scores. >> marcus, a man wearing multiple hats. >> we've gone back to larger modem. >> nasa, he sell develops cube satellites right now. he teaches propulsion then bringing best, and brightest of the students to work here. >> i didn't do heavy calculations. to figure out the betas but i just looked and helped out and lent a hand. >> he's talking about tracking this. a small cube satellite launched from international space station this month. on board, an experimental parachute type device used to deploy and bring it back home fast without the use of retro rockets. >> idea is that we're developing a birdie. so it's, it doesn't take much to slow down. most is is at the top of the atmosphere. >> it's a novel concept and

wayne freedman tweeted out this photo. they came out in thousands today. they made it so special. >> for the south bay now, san jose police officer on a motorcycle injured today during a collision with a car. this accident took place near corner of 4th and empire streets. investigators released few details but collision happened while the officer was on this hatch back. this week, they reminded drivers to move to the right. >> just drive cautiously. slow down. move carefully to the right. >> a san jose police have not said if the officer was trying to pull the car over. but the collision left the officer unconscious, he's being treated in the hospital the driver of the hash back is cooperating with investigators. >>> a special bart board meeting called today to discuss a contract dispute that could threaten the approval between bart and union workers we're having another possibility of a strike out there. abc7 news learned a union proposal about paid family leave was apparently rejected but, that proposal somehow made it back into the final contact. bart m

>> here is abc7 news reporter wayne freedman with the story.sign marking not mileage but accomplishment by the most dominant football team of all time. >> i had so much love for them. i didn't want anyone to hurt them except me. >> once he was the coach of the mighty pittsburgh mallards. a group who went 9-0 in 1964, held every opponent to negative yartdage. still unequalled. >> so tough on us, our gains were easy. >> running back frank miers can look and read about the wins that led to a trip back east for a pop warner national championship game. one play in the shadow of an american moment. >> it began in dallas with the sound of gunfire. >> it's all of us will never forget in our lives. >> president kennedy has been assassinated. the president is dead. >> reporter: with that death an era of american innocence ended the mallards still had a game back east. should they go? >> the more i thought i said hey, this guy was an athlete himself. i think it would be an honor to play a game, win the football and give it to his son. >> jim and his malla

that is where wayne freedman is for us now. wayne?tay with this because we want to you see air force one take off and fly away z head to southern california where the president on board. so we'll stick with this and again, he made three stops here in the bay area before this, he was in seattle. and now, the was upset over the president's efforts, lack therefore with respect to immigration reforms. he was a student from san jose state in the country for 13 years, illegally, but said the president must do something to stop deportations, now. >> let's go live to wayne freedman. wayne? >> reporter: it's over now. somewhere you know, we can't see these events. they keep us off in a distance. that is what happened in this case. down that way about a block, a fund raider. by 11:00 this morning, secret service was in place aided by legions of san francisco police, they cordoned after the areas around and behind that home. it was $30,000 a plate, one no camera, no public comments. maybe you'll get a picture taken with the president kind of eve

from pacific heights, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> the president now in southern california. stops include a fund-raiser at magic johnson's house tonight. and dream works studio tomorrow. >> still ahead a company ordered to stop selling dna kits. technology versus the right to know what is in your genes. >> also a judge's ruling could derail years of planning for high speed rail service in california. >> i'll take a look at the weather coming our way for thanksgiving. here is a hint. it might be wet. >> have you ever showed up too late to take advantage of a good and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >> fda announced 23 and me to stop selling it's

. >> wayne freedman is here with the story. >> reporter: we aired the story, back it up on twitter and facebook. viewers responded with 1800s ndz donations the team is still $20,000 short. $20,000 is a lot of money. we showed you bay city bull dogs we struck a nerve. they're an elite pop warner team that just qualify forward national championship in florida. one problem, as of yesterday they were $22,000 short for the weekend go, no go deadline. they tried hard to raise money, it hadn't come. one comment from patrick expressed their frustration. some people just don't get it. >> people don't believe us they think we're a bunch of teenagers just trying to get money. >> what are you? >> we're football players. >> reporter: but a viewer named zach nelson was paying attention. he is the ceo of net suite. >> the young man was talking about people thought they're just kids trying to scam a buck that was, that got to me. >> reporter: today the boys had an emergency team meeting a last attempt to raise money. they were told. when coaches gathered them together, the team and parents expected ba

wayne freedman is live for us. wayne? >> the fire is out. looks as if there was never a fire at this point but there is whiff in the air and plenty of questions. here was the good news along sea port boulevard in redwood citied city today four joggers out, gulping air and none the worse for air, but not perfect air. >> you can tell something has been burned or was burning. >> lee smelled this, a massive fire inside the sims metal management yard. piles of metal on fire, and smoke blanketing this area due to an inversion layer that kept it down. >> the smoke so thick, that county agencies ordered residents to shelter in place. concentrated amounts as far as san jose. a cloud one air quality official described as a witch's brew of toxic materials legal standard for 24 hours is 35 parts per billion. one hour yesterday, the particulate matter reached 114. it wasn't the first in this plant. >> this is probably the largest. the other fires were similar. >> sims had previous violations. >> this experienced violations in 2007. air quality violations

from pacific heights, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> the president now in southern california. stops include a fund-raiser at magic johnson's house tonight. and dream works studio tomorrow. >> still ahead a company ordered to stop selling dna kits. technology versus the right to know what is in your genes. >> also a judge's ruling could derail years of planning for high speed rail service in california. >> i'll take a look at the weather coming our way for thanksgiving. here is a hint. it might be wet. >> have you ever showed up too late to take advantage of a g >> fda announced 23 and me to stop selling it's main product saying it doesn't have appropriate clearance though it had plenty of time to get it. heather? >> reporter: in this letter the fda says the company had time and guidance including more than 14 face-to-face or teleconferences, hundreds of e mails or dozens of letters but has been sell proing ducts five years without permission from fda. most fda cleared consumer genetic test services skroen for a single disease. 23 and me web site promises reports on 240 conditi

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman with the story from santa rosa. >> reporter: it's been 30 days and the andy lopez memorial in santa rosa is still here, through rains, winds, and now, larger, more permanent than ever. some see symbolism in that. >> i think we're heart broken by it. and a month afterwards, you can still feel the pain. >> reporter: the county supervisor happened to stop by today on his way home from this gathering. politicians say they plan to introduce legislation forcing manufacturers to make replica weapons look like toys. >> this now happened in a small community in northern california. and i think that people state wide are beginning to wake up to the fact we have a problem this, toy guns, they look like the real thing. >> it's not the first attempt in california but would be the first successful one. >> how do you convince nra this is a good idea. >> i think trying to convince nra is a lost cause. it's making sure people with a vote make the right choice when looking at this legislation. >> after a month of protests this was a quiet anniversary with no new news

wayne freedman is live tonight. wayne? >> carolyn, how many times have we stood here in this spot along san anselmo creek. i have a light. it's kind of dark. the creek is calm tonight. residents hope to keep it that way. one of the ways is by taking a creek unthat runs into it, making sure it doesn't add water when there are big problems but it's a big debate. let's talk about. that if it hadn't rained today, the town would still be facing yet another debate tomorrow night.. >> i think issue is responsible use of tax dollars. i would say we have a flood problem and have to look at solutions. >> the public works director has been through this before. they'll do it again. issue, how to keep the creek from flooding as it did in 2005, and 2 other times in 100 years. one possible solution is a $17 million partially-state funded detention basin. the town which the creek held excess water in times of flooding. >> we're getting flood control and we're getting a new park. but, at the end of the day nothing has been decided yet. >>

wayne freedman is live tonight. wayne? >> carolyn, how many times have we stood here in this spot along san anselmo creek. i have a light. it's kind of dark. the creek is calm tonight. residents hope to keep it that way. one of the ways is by taking a creek unthat runs into it, making sure it doesn't add water when there are big problems but it's a big debate. let's talk about. that if it hadn't rained today, the town would still be facing yet another debate tomorrow night.. >> i think issue is responsible use of tax dollars. i would say we have a flood problem and have to loo at solutions. >> the public works director has been through this before. they'll do it again. issue, how to keep the creek from flooding as it did in 2005, and 2 other times in 100 years. one possible solution is a $17 million partially-state funded detention basin. the town which e creek held excess water in times of flooding. >> we're getting flood control and we're getting a new park. but, at the end of the day nothing has been decided yet. >> par

wayne freedman is live for us. wayne? >> the fire is out. looks as if there was never a fire at this point but there is whiff in the air and plenty of questions. here was the good news along sea port boulevard in redwood citied city today four joggers out, gulping air and none the worse for air, but not perfect air. >> you can tell something has been burned or was burning. >> lee smelled this, a massive fire inside the sims metal management yard. piles of metal on fire, and smoke blanketing this area due to an inversion layer that kept it down. >> the smoke so thick, that county agencies ordered residents to shelter in place. concentrated amounts as far as san jose. a cloud one air quality official described as a witch's brew of toxic materials legal standard for 24 hours is 35 parts per billion. one hour yesterday, the particulate matter reached 114. it wasn't the first in this plant. >> this is probably the largest. the other fires were similar. >> sims had previous violations. >> this experienced violations in 2007. air quality violations

wayne freedman, in the news room. >>> and a small earthquake shook san ramon today. perhaps you felt it. they are part of an ongoing fault issue there. the 3.8 quake hit san ramon, followed by three smaller quakes this afternoon. no reports of any damage in the area, in the san ramon valley area. this is a view from that region. but people at the floor coverings in san ramon said they heard and felt the shaking. >> the tile rackshifted a bit. the area was shaking. it is like everything is going to fall down. >> today's quakes are not considered aftershocks to several smaller quakes, it started two weeks ago, always unnerving. >>> and producti ins such as so beans appear on menus in a variety of ways, but did you know they could also used to remove graffiti. this one uses dry ice, and evaporates without harms the environment. the epa issued a grant to come up with green cleaning solutions. >> they used dry ice, which is basically just co 2 compressed. there is no byproducts, some of it is actually cheaper. >>> other techniques include using soy beans, and a clear, pro

abc news reporter wayne freedman is on the story. >> in your opinion, what did the sheriff accomplish today? >> not particularly much. >> reporter: it is one lawyer's opinion, but hague represents the woman's family. he listened as the events were described how the 57-year-old patient disappeared from her bed, september 21st, only to be found in a stair well october 8th. >> only about half of the stair wells were searched by police. >> reporter: the sheriff reports details initially how the hospital staff described ms. spalding as an african-american, then an asian, more surprising, as an engineer on october first. >> somebody told the staff person that there was somebody laying on the landing in the third or fourth floor of the stair well 8. the communication center staff responded, we'll take care of it. there is no indication that anyone was dispatched to that stair well. >> reporter: but why? and whom. the sheriff said his staff would attempt to answer any questions. but they did not stick around for very long or vary from the same script. >> it is in your outline? so thank you. >

wayne freedman has the story. >> how are you doing? >> when the call came for an unexpected team meeting no one expected good news. >> they know we are making a final plea. >> a seemingly impossible one. when we told you about the bay city bulldogs on thanksgiving day it was a story of hope in the middes of -- midst of despair. they are an elite pop warner football team. so good they qualified for the championship in florida. they have their backs against the wall. they needed to raise $40,000 with a go, no go decision this weekend and donations running dry. >> there is no way i can look these boys in the eye and tell them we can't go to florida. >> it will be devastating. >> we need to make a little more, a lot more actually. >> $20,000 more? impossible. maybe mott. there was more from that story as he described his frustration when asking for donations. >> they think we are a bunch of teenagers trying to get money. >> what are you? >> we are football players. >> that got to me. >> oh did it ever. zach nelson is the ceo of nexsuite. h

wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: around outlying enter second necessary piedmont, look up.he eyes of big brother but not ideal in the big island city. >> i think we need big brother to watch us now. >> we have the highest crime rate in my past eight years and i've looked at the records. it's probably in the past 20 years. more importantly, it's been the highest increase. >> piedmont city councilman cast one of five unanimous votes to spend $673,000 on 39 cameras at 15 locations in the city. they read license plates of cars arriving from oakland. oakland surrounds piedmont. a big reason crime has been on the rise in these parts. >> because the haves have more and the have-notes have less. the discrepancy is becoming more apparent. >> burglaries have always been a problem, but there's been more forcible burglaries. >> the city has been installing cameras for roughly two weeks. no word on any deterring effect. this one looks down on jeff hanson's gas station. >> sometimes i think oakland and piedmont both benefit from this. >> jeff is more geographically qualified to address t

my coeditor monroe freedman and i co-authored a book which is a traditional law school treatise on legal ethics. that was a really interesting project but it wasn't nearly as fun as this was or is timeless and its timeliness and said there's always a big case that raises that question. i think the two of us were talking about the work that we both do. we are both academics. i still consider myself to be a criminal defense lawyer just fancier gigs than when i was a public defender in monroe freedman had his own time where he was involved actively in criminal practice. we are both members of an organization called the american border of criminal lawyers so we were kind of aware that there was a need for a book like this and there is a market for it and it would he so fun to put people together to write thoughtfully and personally. i think one of the great things about the look is it has a personal voice to it. >> host: most of the stories and that is what makes it so interesting. they are from the heart in the stories told about the stories that come to mind from the various authors. i kno

wayne freedman has the story. >> around the boarders look up.we need big brother to watch us now. >> we have the highest crime rate in my past eight years and i've looked at the records. it's probably in the past 20 years. more importantly, it's been the highest increase. >> piedmont city councilman cast one of five unanimous votes to spend $673,000 at 39 cameras at 15 locations in the city. they read license plates of cars arriving from oakland. >> the haves have more and the have-notes have less. the discrepancy is becoming more apparent. >> burglaries have always been a problem, but there's been more forcible burglaries. >> the city has been installing cameras for roughly two weeks. no word on any deterring effect. this one looks down on jeff hanson's gas station. >> sometimes i think oakland and piedmont both benefit from this. >> jeff is more geographically situated to dust it more than most people. here's why. see the sign on the other side of the street in it says welcome to oakland. and this sign here, welcome to piedmont. the border bet

. >> reporter: in santa rosa, wayne freedman abc7 news. >>> a suspected drunk driver slammed into two construction workers on interstate 680 in mi mill -- milpitas. that is when the chp says a silver nissan plowed into them. the worker that died is 34-year-old from vacaville. investigators arrested the driver for felony dui. >>> a 20-year-old man is in critical condition after a long fall from an overpass. authorities say it happened on highway four and hill crest avenue. the overpass is under construction. he was air lifted to the hospital after construction workers found him at 7:30 morning. >>> a dump truck carrying heavy equipment crashed through a guardrail on highway 101 in san francisco near bay shore boulevard. you can see how scary that was. it nearly ended up on the roadway below. chp says two cars were involve and theed road is open. >>> a san francisco man accused of killing a woman with a city vehicle has been fired by the rec and park department. the 58-year-old has been charged with felony vehicular manslaughter and hit and run. he is accused of driving over and killing

wayne freedman has the story. >> around the out lying intersections in piedmont, look up. the eyes of big brother. but not others in this ideal city. >> i think we need big brother to watch us now. >> we have had our highest crime rate in the past eight years. i have looked at the records and it is probably the past 20 years. more importantly it has been the highest increase. >> piedmont city councilman cast one of five unanimous votes last spring to spend $sex 73,000 >> 673,000 on 15 locations in this city. they read license plates of cars arriving from oakland which surrounds piedmont. that's a big reason crime has been on the rise in these parts. >> well, the haves have more and the have notes have less. the discrepancy is becoming more uh paisht. >> -- apparent. >> burglary has been a problem. >> the city has been installing cameras for roughly two weeks. no word on deterring effect. this one works down on jeff hanson's it was station. >> we hope they benefit from this. >> jeff is more geographically able to assess this and here is why. do you see that sign on the othe

. >> reporter: at city hall, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> concern is growing tonight after a vallejo woman vanished sunday morning. the 29-year-old was last seen at her brother's house in unincorporated san pablo. she's 54 and weighs about 110 pounds her family filed a missing persons report. she drives a silver 2002 honda accord sedan. here is a picture of the make and model of the car. >> well, we have breaking news. major break in the case of macing two week old sunnyvale baby. authorities say was taken by his father the search for the 22-year-old father and infant moved to san diego and mexico and with good reason. because that young man has been -- baby has been found vic, you spent the day speaking with friends of the mother, as well? >> reporter: we v we just saw a patrol car going into the apartment complex. presumably that is to give her good news. this couple we've talked to today were not only good friends, but roomed with the mother at her apartment m this complex. they told me she and the father of the baby had a volatile, contentious relationship, that there are many ar

our legal guys are back, avery freedman and richard herman. avery, let me begin with you.tness accounts, one believes he saw a vehicle that's similar to that of brian's. what is this going to boil down to? it simply can't be based on dna evidence. but what might break this case? >> that's right. well, i mean, i guess you said maybe we can make a movie out of this one, that's true. here you've got aaron lucas in colorado springs where the crimes took place. brian says i was in the back room in a different state. how in the world is aaron going to compel his brother to come to colorado springs as an alibi witness? it seems preposterous. just because one of the victims found that there was a black sedan, i mean, who knows what the heck that is. i don't understand this defense. i think it is creative. i don't think it is going absolutely anywhere, and this trial is starting in a little over a month. i don't know what aaron is going to do in this case. >> richard, how do you see it. brian the brother being blamed by aaron has not been charged. >> fred, can you imagine thanksgiv

tom freedman this weekend had a column, the title i thought was rather provocative. it was "calling america. hello? hello? hello?" few americans, freedman says, "are aware of how much america has lost in this recent episode of bringing the american economy to the edge of a cliff. people always looked up to america." he quotes a citizen of singapore. "people always looked up to america as the best-run country, the most reasonable, the most sensible. and now people are asking can america manage itself? and what are the implications for the rest of the world?" madam president, our constitution has always been based upon two somewhat competing principles intentioned with each other. one is the fundamental purpose of the constitution which is to create an effective government. the constitution was not what ran this country immediately after the american revolution. we experimented with something called the articles of confederation, and it didn't work. and the chaos and the economic problems of that period is what led the framers to draft the constitution in that blessed

wayne freedman traveled to the north bay, is live tonight in novato. wayne? >> reporter: we're in grant avenue in novato. we spent the day looking for ram ficks of the rain. we looked. we found it. make note of this. your rainy season first known video of a person with an umbrella. not that it rained as much as he'd hoped. >> it was spattering. >> it's a drizzle. >> but enough to slicken highways and for chp to dust off the warning about water, tires and slippery residue on the pavement. >> takes about a week or so. >> longer for a week for other issues to rectify. lake mendocino at 30% capacity. the water level as low as it's ever been this time of the year. >> we're happy to see this rain. we can use a lot more of it. >> pam jean, assistant general manager of the water agency says she we need eight inches. this morning they tallied 1/100ths of an inch. jeff says it's too early to worry. >> it's happened before. it's going to happen again. we're still here. >> until then, every umbrella and exercise in optimism from. north bay, abc7 news >> we got some. >> y

for now, let's attorney abc7 news reporter wayne freedman who got a look at the hundreds of people involved in staging this today, wayne? >> reporter: there is a possible down side. when the kid turns 16 and gets a driver's license you know he's going to want a lamb bore bor -- lamb -- only one person can save her, bat kid. >> a lot of crime fighting to do. >> if a city could win a best supporting actor ward it could have been us and today. >> i love san francisco. it's the best. >> reporter: you know the not so small miracle today. almost out of control act of kindness for a small boy whose batman wish captivated a city and a nation. a day to look at times like controlled chaos, police, media, news choppers above. fact, fantasy rarely intermingle like this. >> embracing and celebrating childhood. >> would it have been impossible to follow. too much traffic, too much people this, is union square. take a look. believe it. >> reporter: what would you have been doing today? >> working. >> you came down for this? >> i did. >> because? >> it's a once in a lifetime thing. >> reporter: leukemia, i

wayne freedman traveled to the north bay, is live tonight in novato. wayne? >> reporter: we're in grant avenue in novato. we spent the day looking for ram ficks of the rain. we looked. we found it. make note of this. your rainy season first known video of a person with an umbrella. not that it rained as much as he'd hoped. >> it was spattering. >> it's a drizzle. >> but enough to slicken highways and for chp to dust off the warning about water, tires and slippery residue on the pavement. >> takes about a week or so. >> longer for a week for other issues to rectify. lake mendocino at 30% capacity. the water level as low as it's ever been this time of the year. >> we're happy to see this rain. we can use a lot more of it. >> pam jean, assistant general manager of the water agency says she we need eight inches. this morning they tallied 1/100ths of an inch. jeff says it's too early to worry. >> it's happened before. it's going to happen again. we're still here. >> until then, every umbrella and exercise in optimism from. north bay, abc7 news >> we got some. >> y

wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> no doubtedly he has by now. we're going going to go with. if he wins she'll find him. we're going to show you what traffic looks like right now around the casino using our waze app. you can see people didn't realize where the casino was. and so i'm going to zoom in here. little icons are people who have signed up for the service. and good news f! you don't see any red lines. i'm just made it go away. it pops up, again. >> if you'd like to use this waze app down load it on to your tabloid or smart phone. >> yes. and the part i was trying to illustrate there was red, meaning very heavy traffic this, is clear now. so... >> better than this morning. >> in a casino, i think conditions are good for you. >> i wish the weather would change. live doppler seven showing mainly sunny skies across the bay area. a few thin, high clouds not even visible in this view of the bridge. is it's a beautiful weather right now. traffic moving along. temperatures 64 in san francisco. upper 60s in oakland low 70s in san jose. 63 in half looking down from mount tam to

in vallejo, wayne freedman abc7 news. wet weather is on the way and in someplaces it will be the first significant storm since 21 of september. two months ago, believe it or not. right now, clouds in the bay area, but moisture still well northwest. you can sow an area off shore, a little bit pushing inland now. it's slowly moving south ward. pulling back farther you can see a long fetch of moisture reaching out to sea. there is some moisture there we'll see rain arriving in the north bay. about 5:00 a.m we'll see more wide spread rain across the north bay. but morning rush doesn't look like we'll see much rain in the bay area, just mainly up north. later in the day pockets of rain so afternoon and evening commute could be a slow one as well. rain is on the way. i'll take a look at how much we can expect in just a few minutes >> thank you very much. now is a good time to down load abc7 news weather app. you can keep an eye on live doppler seven hd and you can go to abc7 news.com/apps. >>> a 10-year-old student taken into c

. >> reporter: wayne freedman abc7 us news. >> that is great. >> this weather has been phenomenal. >> it's amazing and december is around the corner. we're still having mild, almost spring weather. but next week big changes and it will feel like the season we're in. a patch of fog that appears to have left. here is a live view from our camera looking at embarcadero center under clear skies. temperatures 55 degrees and fruft me just a moment ago, 55. 57 los gatos. and another live view from sutro tower. it's 53 napa. 52 novato and fairfield. 58 livermore, one more live view looking along embarcadero. it's bright, clear skies from our roof top camera. forecast features tomorrow, second consecutive winter spare the air day. mild pattern with us throughout the weekend. here is the satellite image showing a disturbance that moved into southern california today producing showers and light rain down around los angeles and san diego. it's moved inland and fizzled now. expect a dry, mild weekend. starting at 5:00 in the morning we may see thin, high clouds moving by tomorrow early. by afternoo

in vallejo, wayne freedman abc7 news. wet weather is on the way and in someplaces it will be the first significant storm since 21 of september. two months ago, believe it or not. right now, clouds in the bay area, but moisture still well northwest. you can sow an area off shore, a little bit pushing inland now. it's slowly moving south ward. pulling back farther you can see a long fetch of moisture reaching out to sea. there is some moisture there we'll see rain arriving in the north bay. about 5:00 a.m we'll see more wide spread rain across the north bay. but morning rush doesn't look like we'll see much rain in the bay area, just mainly up north. later in the day pockets of rain so afternoon and evening commute could be a slow one as well. rain is on the way. i'll take a look at how much we can expect in just a few minutes >> thank you very much. now is a good time to down load abc7 news weather app. you can keep an eye on live doppler seven hd and you can go to abc7 news.com/apps. >>> a 10-year-old student taken into c

in pittsburgh, wayne freedman, abc 7. >> what an amazing story and an amazing moment in time for themcoming up next on abc 7 news at 9:00. hack-a-thon controversy. why some say these two men should not have walked a >>> a death in the san francisco zoo to talk about tonight. banana sam, the small squirrel monkey that gained worldwide fame after he was stolen from his exhibit, has died from heart disease. the disappearance started a social media frenzy after someone started a twitter profile on him. police found sam when someone claimed to spot him in some bushes in golden gate park. he was shaking, hungry, and cold. banana sam was 19 years old. >>> a controversy is erupting over the winners of the salesforce $1 million hack-a-thon prize. it happened here in san francisco. we reported on this. tom kim and joseph turian won that hefty prize. but other competitors claim they should have been disqualified. they claim they started work on their app before the competition was even announced. the rules say that's a violation because the entries have to be developed as part of the hack-a-thon

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live with last minute preparations. wayne? >> reporter: not only he tomorrow, but are expecting people to be lining up outside of the casino tonight tobt first through the doors tomorrow. take a look at this place. one year ago, this is a cow pasture. now it's a casino. what can hold 3,000 slot machines and ice cream? >> all i need to do is just dust. put more polish on the terrazzo floors, i'm ready to go. >> that is the general manager of what, after tomorrow, will be the largest casino in california. 340,000 square feet, $800 million to build, and indian gaming splishment may generate $500 million in revenue by 2016. did we mention 2000 new jobs? . >> i was working for state farm. they left. >> mary jane has not worked until now. >> but it wasn't easy. i loved working. i was so excited when this happened. >> it will look like this after tomorrow's opening. but these are the actors doing a commercial shoot in one of the 13 restaurants. >> we're allowed to eat it in bites and pieces. yes. >> a faux date. >> we just met. now w

. >> reporter: wayne freedman abc7 us news. >> that is great. >> this weather has been phenomenal. >>t's amazing and december is around the corner. we're still having mild, almost spring weather. but next week big changes and it will feel like the season we're in. a patch of fog that appears to have left. here is a live view from our camera looking at embarcadero center under clear skies. temperatures 55 degrees and fruft me just a moment ago, 55. 57 los gatos. and another live view from sutro tower. it's 53 napa. 52 novato a fairfield. 58 livermore, one more live view looking along embarcadero. it's bright, clear skies from our roof top camera. forecast features tomorrow, second consecutive winter spare the air day. mild pattern with us throughout the weekend. here is the satellite image showing a disturbance that moved into southern california today producing showers and light rain down around los angeles and san diego. it's moved inland and fizzled now. bay area does expect a dry, mild weekend. starting at 5:00 in the morning we may see thin, high clouds moving by tomorrow early. b

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live with last minute preparations. wayne? >> reporter: not only he tomorrow, but are expecting people to be lining up outside of the casino tonight tobt first through the doors tomorrow. take a look at this place. one year ago, this is a cow pasture. now it's a casino. what can hold 3,000 slot machines and ice cream? >> all i need to do is just dust. putore polish on the terrazzo floors, i'm ready to go. >> that is the general manager of what, after tomorrow, will be the largest casino in california. 340,000 square feet, $800 million to build, and indian gaming splishme may generate $500 million in revenue by 2016. did we mention 2000 new jobs? . >> i was working for state farm. they left. >> my jane has not worked until now. >> but it wasn't easy. i loved working. i was so excited when this happened. >> it will look like this after tomorrow's opening. but these are the actors doing a commercial shoot in one of the 13 restaurants. >> we're allowed to eat it in bites d pieces. yes. >> a faux date. >> we just met. now we're kin

live outside san francisco city hall, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >>> google finally broken silence on the mysterious barge its working on in san francisco bay. its a four-story structure moored at treasure island. there is now a second barge. the two have similar markings. a third barge has been spotted near portland, maine. a statement from google today addresses the speculation, rampant speculation of floating data center, wild party boat, a barge housing last remaining dinosaur. sadly, none of the above, it says. things may change they're exploring using the space as a place where people can use interactive technology. that could include google glass and self driving cars. >> this program in particularly the google barge project was driven or at least directed by google's co-founder. and google what they're known for is self driving cars and google glass. >> google has been able to conceal the true purpose by constructing on barges instead of on land where permits would be required. you can take a look at them, perhaps. >> yes. >> still ahead tonight here on abc7

sellout crowds tonight and wayne freedman drew a difficult assignment of hanging out in the parking lot. how is it going, wayne? >> reporter: she should have given to this assignment to carolyn, poor carolyn johnson sitting behind the desk. we know you'd prefer to be here on the farm in the center of the football universe, at least tonight. there are only two games tonight. this has national implications calling it unofficial championship of the pacific 12. here comes crowd. fire up the grills. indoctrinate the babies. ducks have arrived >> it's stanford v oregon. some call unofficial pack 12 championship game. one of only two games for a thursday night for a national tv audience. for die hards, good luck finding a ticket. >> this game was sold out in august. you know? before we knew standings. you snow season tickets were gone. relatively early so most available inventory was gone before such implications were known. >> stanford's director says if you don't have a ticket by now, forget it. single tickets going for $250 bill of sacramento has gold in his hands >> what do you think you c

. >> wayne freedman joins with us more. wayne.? >> reporter: hard to tell there was a fire here, but it's 24 hours later. take a look at look at flames yesterday. sims metal management went up in flames at 1:20. 50 firefighters spent hours just trying to contain it f you live along the peninsula, or oakland, you've experienced the smoke. it forced a shelter in place, measuring 114 parts per cubic meter, more than three times legal limit for a day the bay area air quality district still does not know of everything in that smoke. it describes it as a witch's brew this, is not the first time they had issues. here is lisa posano, speaking for the air quality management district. >> we see a lot of mettack recyclers that end up sparking flames through their activities. so they've had fires throughout the years, we can see many of them throughout the bay area. this particular facility experienced violations in 2007. air-kwielt violations i don't know what they've experienced since then, but it's a dirty business. >> so, what was that stu

wayne freedman with the story. >> reporter: around outlying intersections in piedmont, look up. george orwell might have called these eyes of big brother but not most in this city. >> i think we need big brother to be watching us right now. >> we have had our highest crime rate in eight years. i've looked at records, probably past 20 years importantly, the highest increase. >> piedmont city councilman cast one of five votes last spring to spend $673,000 on 39 cameras in the city. they read license plates of cars arriving from oakland, surrounding piedmont. a big reason crime has been on the rise in these parts. >> well, because it has had more and have notes have left. so discrepancy is more apparent. >> burglary is a problem, but there has been more forceable burglaries. >> no word yet on deterring affect this, looks down on jeff's gas station. >> i think oakland and piedmont could both benefit from this. >> jeff is more qualified to discuss this issue. that sign says welcome to oakland. this sign here? welcome to piedmont. the border between two cities runs through his propert

live, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> we'll have that story for you tonight at 11:00. for abc7 news at 4:00. abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> first shot that hit andy dropped him. >> coming up, revelations about a teenager shot and killed by a sheriff deputy as the parents speak up for the first time. >> also at 5:00 arsonist police say tried to blow up a fraternity house. >>> a former stanford football player and fire storm about bullying in the nfl. you're going to hear from mike shumann. >> i'm sandhya patel. live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, where an advisory is going up. >> jail house unloaded. into a way, i mean, say it's reckless doesn't come close. >> that is the attorney for the family of andy loep yechlz the 13-year-old shot and killed by a sheriff deputy in santa rosa. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings today the parents of andy lopez filed a federal lawsuit claiming the deputy exceeded police authority. >> we are in the newsroom with the developments on this. >> here is that report. the autopsy performed by j chappen, w

for now, let's attorney abc7 news reporter wayne freedman who got a look at the hundreds of people involved in staging this today, wayne? >> reporter: there is a possible down side. when the kid turns 16 and gets a driver's license you know he's going to want a lamb bore bor -- la -- lamb -- only one person can save her, bat kid. >> a lot of crime fighting to do. >> if a city could win a best supporting actor ward it could have been us and today. >> i love san francisco. it's the best. >> reporter: you know the not so small miracle today. almost out of control act of kindness for a small boy whose batman wish captivated a city and a nation. a day to look at times like controlled chaos, police, media, news choppers above. fact, fantasy rarely intermingle like this. >> embracing and celebrating childhood. >> would it have been impossible to follow. too much traffic, too much people this, is union square. take a look. believe it. >> reporter: what would you have been doing today? >> working. >> you came down for this? >> i did. >> because? >> it's a once in a lifetime thing. >> reporter: leuke

live outside san francisco city hall, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >>> google finally broken silence on the mysterious barge its working on in san francisco bay. its a four-story structure moored at treasure island. there is now a second barge. the two have similar markings. a third barge has been spotted near portland, maine. a statement from google today addresses the speculation, rampant speculation of floating data center, wild party boat, a barge housing last remaining dinosaur. sadly, none of the above, it says. things may change they're exploring using the space as a place where people can use interactive technology. that could include google glass and self driving cars. >> this program in particularly the google barge project was driven or at least directed by google's co-founder. and google what they're known for is self driving cars and google glass. >> google has been able to conceal the true purpose by constructing on barges instead of on land where permits would be required. you can take a look at them, perhaps. >> yes. >> still ahead tonight here on abc7

brandon freedman. >> thanks for having me on. >> thank you. the need for newer better weapons have always required newer better technology. drones, for example, have been a staple of the american military conflict for next decade. now next generation of drone technology is being tested. kimberly hulkett went board an aircraft carrier to see. >> this is an x 47b an unmanned aerial drone. made history in july when it completed its fishes landing at sea. on this day the drone wasn't able to atake off on its first run. >> it came up on the power, to the aircraft towards the shuttle, they were unable to achieve enough residual throws make that transition. >> the navy is fill modifying how the x-47b electronically ely dmks witelectronicallycommunicae carrier. 3.4 million lines of software code allows the drone to fly without a human pilot. the u.s. navy insists this particular aircraft will never be able to kill anybody. that's because after testing it will be retired to a museum. the science on display here is just the beginning of the navy's are q

avery freedman in cleveland, joey jackson in for richard herman, joining us from new york.guing his wife's death was a foreseeable consequence of her working longer shifts. does he have a legal argument in that state? well, you nailed the legal standard. was it foreseeable for the employer to expect this would happen. and let me tell you something. i love the theory. i think americans are overworked, they're suffering. the fact is except for california, none of the other 49 states has a law that protects workers. at the end of the day while i think it is very creative and we suffer for this family, of course, i don't think this case is actually going anywhere, and that's unfortunate. >> so joey, this family at the least does say that it wants to make hospitals change their policies so that nurses aren't overworked, don't have these kinds of long hours. what are the chances that a lawsuit like this can help bring about new legislation or at least hospital policies. >> there, fredricka, there's an opportunity for that to be brought about. i think the lawsuit doesn't even make

nicole freedman of the national kidney foundation says the money helps get the word out. >> kidney disease is fairly silent. >> we have an agenda prepared. >> tyler plans months in advance and overseas every last detail. >> he just find what needs to be done. that's one of the hardest things you have to do. to get this thing going year after year after year and make it a tradition. >> thanks to tyler and the kidney foundation, jessica goldman said she gets support while awaiting a kidney transplant. >> it gives me the resources to everything i want to do, to not only keep myself healthy but to build my life . goals. >> the kidney foundation has made a significant contribution to so many. that's why i'm passionate. >> so for 19 years of faithful fundraising for the national kidney foundation, the six jefferson award in the bay area goes to tyler hoffman. >> for information on how to get involved, go online to our jefferson awards page. coming up, one more look at this morning's top stories. >> and turkeys in our nations capital. insert your own punchline there. >> will be right back. ,,,,,,

i want to bring in todd freedman who is joining me on the phone from the airport. he was standing 25 feet away from the gunman. todd, thank you for taking the time i know you're still at the airport but let me start by asking you, just feet away this morning when this happened. what did you see? >> i'll try to be quick. we were literally walking in. i was handing my i.d. over. we heard five loud shots right behind us. we all dove behind the ticketing conveyor belts. we heard more shots. we all ran into a nearby office. we locked ourselves in. closed out the lights. watched, waited for about 20 minutes until the police came and told us it was safe to go outside. we had been in the international terminal and we got released. >> how many shots total did you hear? i know you mentioned at first you heard five or six. how many in total? >> maybe 12 to 20, maybe 15. >> 12 to 15 or 20. >> and just how afraid were you and others? this is not a situation you would ever have anticipated happening. you don't know how you'll react until it happens to you. what was your reaction

harkin: and i ask unanimous consent that tatiano lowell campbell and benjamin freedman of my staff be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: madam president, i have high hopes that the senate will soon vote to enact the drug quality and security act. the so-called compounding and trace and track bill. this legislation helps ensure the safety of compounded drug products, and it also secures the pharmaceutical supply chain. i'm pleased to report that it's a product of excellent bipartisan collaboration on the health, education, labor and pensions committee where i work very closely with our ranking member, my good friend, senator lamar alexander. it also reflects productive conversations with our colleagues in the house, including chairman upton and ranking member waxman of the house energy and commerce committee. the house passed this bill on september 28, and now it's our turn to do our part. madam president, title 1 of the bill addresses drug compounding. and this is basically what happened here just over a

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. >> rose: but freedman in the column and probably by other people. my point is though because you know him, does he believe what you have come to believe here in your judgement based on conversations. >> that israel has to be preparedded to acknowledge and move forward, the palestinians have to be prepared? >> i think, look, unlike many of my peers in the israeli media, national media, left of centre, i am not into netanyahu bashing. i see there ask some virtues to israel's prime minister. i think he's right on some matters. and yet there are several things that are deeply flawed in what he presents to the world. one of them is the lack of hope in his vision. the lack of generosity. the lack of willingness to reach out. and the other is this lack of empathy to the others. by the way, he's not very-- he doesn't have a lot of empathy to many israelis. but i would like to see, and never mind the person. i would like an israeli leader who on the one hand fights for israel, defends israel guards its security but reaches out to the palestinians to try to a