kate larson, nbc 7 news. >> >> an update on apply the of 34 dogs found neglected back in june. the animal shelter says it's found homes for most of the dogs. most of them boston tear xwrerpz here's one of them. cute face. officers rescue the animals after an anonymous tipster provided video of the deplorable conditions they were living in. many stacked in airline crates in a smarl darkroom with no ventilation. three needed to be euthanized. charges are penning against the owner. >>> new research shows silicon valley companies stalled foreign hiring fearing president trump could restrict immigration and make it more difficult for them to employ people outside the u.s. according to hired it, employers requests to interview foreign candidates fell 46% year to year in the first quarter and 37% in the second quarter. hire std says it collected the data from more than 1,000 companies. >>> it's taking longer to get hired for a job. according to glass door, the average hiring time from start to finish is now 23.8 days. almost 24 days. that number is up almost a full day over 2014's ave

kate larson was there. she spoke with the victim's sister. >> my goal is to make sure this never happens to a family again, period. >> reporter: laurie french says the blame for her brother's murder extends beyond the two people accused of killing him. >> the judge is as responsible for my brother's death as the people that murdered him. >> reporter: after being arrested on july 7th for having a gun while on felony probation, judge sherri reardon released mims on july 11th. based on a risk assessment score by the pretrial diversion program, a nonprofit partly funded by the sheriff's department. five days later on twin peaks, mims and decure robbed french of his camera and shot and killed him. >> i consider them both murderers. they both attacked my brother. >> we've had a point of contention with the entity that does the risk assessments on many cases. >> reporter: assistant district attorney alex bastion said mims was given a mid-level risk score. the d.a.'s office said it was incorrect. >> we believe if i

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kate larson has been speaking with the city, the building % developers and homeowners. kate, lots of reaction to today's new information. >> reporter: that's right. the report seems like great news despite the leaning and sinking. the millennium tower can withstand a major earthquake. but some feel the report is a false sense of security, because it doesn't tell the whole story. out today, a new engineering analysis that says the millennium tower is safe, in the event of a major 8.0 magnitude earthquake. >> i think it's superficial. >> reporter: not all of the homeowners agree with the report ordered by the city of san francisco and based on the findings of another report commissioned by the developer, millennium partners. >> the report is only a snapshot of today. and it doesn't really predict the future health and safety of the building or the people in it. >> reporter: jerry bought his unit in 2008, and feels the report does not go far enough. the engineers point out the building has sunk 17 inches since construction started in 2006. since 2010 has continued to sink o

kate larson is live with the latest developments in a case that's become a real ms. kate? >> reporter: that's right. this case management study is one of many filed by law firms across the city on behalf of lawsuits for the millennium tower. there's information in this document that the tower is tilting at more than twice the previous rate and they would like to accelerate the trial schedule to expedite a foundation fix before the problem gets worse. >> it's discouraging. this is over a year now sense we learned about the sinking and tilting of the building. >> reporter: a hearing about the building in superior court today left more questions than answers when it comes to the future of san francisco's leaning tower. jerry dotson said consensus is that a fix is necessary but feels that's not the priority of the developers or the city. >> most disappointing is the fact that the mayor has not said something about fix thing building and the 1200 people in it and the safety of the people in it. >> we are looking for the earliest possible date to get this to trial. >> reporter:

kate larson has the story from san francisco general hospital.s campos is already assisting at san francisco general, translating for dr. elizabeth mur fphy in a diabetes clinic. luis is one of 15 incoming seniors from public high schools and san francisco in the east bay chosen for this summer's junior academy. >> it gives these kids a really early exposure to the medical field. all parts of it, not just being a physician but a physical therapist. >> i saw within the medical field, i can help others. that's my main concern. >> reporter: luis goes for richmond high school and has been taking b.a.r.t. into san francisco for the program. his own father has diabetes. he says through his experience, he's been inspired to give back. >> i've seen the type of community that i come from, and they need a lot of help. >> the students are people we see to be assuring leaders and people that can effect change. >> reporter: robert ray is the director of the program, which takes the students from the operating room to workshops, providing unique opportunities

kate larson has the story from san francisco general hospital. luis campos is already assisting at san francisco general, translating for dr. elizabeth mur fphy in a diabetes clinic. luis is one of 15 incoming seniors from public high schools and san francisco in the east bay chosen for this summer's junior academy. >> it gives these kids a really early exposure to the medical field. all parts of it, not just being a physician but a physical therapist. >> i saw within the medical field, i can help others. that's my main concern. >> reporter: luis goes for richmond high school and has been taking b.a.r.t. into san francisco for the program. his own father has diabetes. he says through his experience, he's been inspired to give back. >> i've seen the type of community that i come from, and they need a lot of help. >> the students are people we see to be assuring leaders and people that can effect change. >> reporter: robert ray is the director of the program, which takes the students from the operating room to workshops, providing unique opportunit

kate larson has more. >> for support, please press one. >> reporter: the ceo of san francisco startup gladly demonstrating how their software is meant to bring the customer service experience into the 21st century. >> the idea is to enable customers to know who you are as a customer. >> reporter: today, gladly and jetblue announced a partnership. the airline invested in gladly and starting this fall will use their software to bring all forms of communication onto one platform. the employees will use it to streamline their process. >> you don't have to repeat yourself, that's always the challenge. >> reporter: the president of jetblue technology venture s hopes it will take some of the stress out of travel. >> we can make our crew members available any time, then it makes everybody's lives much easier. >> reporter: they give the consumer a much more individualized, customized response and they get to weed out people that are misusing the system. consumer psychologist kate yaro says when it comes to customer service, social media has put some of the power back in the consumer's hands. >

kate larson is live in the city tonight. you talked with the building developers and the homeowners about all of this. >> reporter: dan, that's right. on the surface, the report seems great. the tower is safe in the event of a major earthquake. but the engineers in the report also say that the building continues to lean and sink. so it needs to be monitored more in the future, leaving some to feel the report gives false hope. out today, a new engineering analysis that says the millennium tower is safe in the event of an 8.0 earthquake. but not all agree. >> i think it's superficial. >> reporter: jerry bought his unit in 2008 and feels the report, which was ordered by the city of san francisco, commissioned by the developer, does not go far enough. >> the report is only a snapshot of today. and it doesn't really predict the future, safety of the building or people in it. >> reporter: the builds has sunk 17 inches since 2006, and has continued to sink one inch per year since 2010, more times the anticipated amount of settlemen

kate larson has more. >> for support, please press one. >> reporter: the ceo of san francisco startup gladly demonstrating how their software is meant to bring the customer service experience into the 21st century. >> the idea is to enable customers to know who you are as a customer. >> reporter: today, gladly and jetblue announced a partnership. the airline invested in gladly and starting this fall will use their software to bring all forms of communication onto one platform. the employees will use it to streamline their process. >> you don't have to repeat yourself, that's always the challenge. >> reporter: the president of jetblue technology venture s hopes it will take some of the stress out of travel. >> we can make our crew members available any time, then it makes everybody's lives much easier. >> reporter: they give the consumer a much more individualized, customized response and they get to weed out people that are misusing the system. consumer psychologist kate yaro says when it comes to customer service, social media has put some of the power back in the consumer's hands. >

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kate larson is live in the city tonight. you talked with the building about all of this. homeowners >> reporter: dan, that's right. on the surface, the report seems great. the tower is safe in the event of a major earthquake. but the engineers in the report also say that the building continues to lean and sink. so it needs to be monitored more in the future, leaving some to feel the report gives false hope. out today, a new engineering analysis that says the millennium tower is safe in the event of an 8.0 earthquake. but not all agree. >> i think it's superficial. >> reporter: jerry bought his unit in 2008 and feels the report, which was ordered by the city of san francisco, commissioned by the developer, does not go far enough. >> the report is only a snapshot of today. and it doesn't really predict the future, safety of the building or people in it. >> reporter: the builds has sunk 17 inches since 2006, and has continued to sink one inch per year since 2010, more than three times the anticipated amount of settlement. but to some, today's report does bring relief. howard

here's kate larson. >> it was discouraging, this is over a year now since we learned about the sinking and tilting of the building. >> reporter: a hearing about the tower in superior court today left more questions than answers when it comes to the of sfraej's infamous leaning tower. gary martinez dodson says consensus among homeowners is that a fix is necessary but feels that's not the priority of the city or the developers. >> most disappointing is the fact that the mayor has not stood up and said something about fixing this building and the 1200 people in it and the safety of the people in it. >> we are looking for the earliest possible date to get this to trial. >> neil mccarthy is an attorney representing the homeowners in one of many lawsuits. he believes the case will go to trial next year. >> certainly we think there is a risk of further failure of this building and the sooner this matter gets resolved, the better for everyone involved. >> some fear the trial won't start till 2019 and the tower won't get fixed before it's too late. the next hearing scheduled for october. kate l

kate larson, abc7 news. >> a 14-hour police standoff with a man accused of killing his mother came to an end in san francisco. it started around 11:45 at 15th and beaver streets. police say a mon shot his mother. she later died at the hospital. hostage negotiators and a s.w.a.t. team were called in to his home. people living nearby were told to shelter in place and the situation was revolvsolved with any police use of force. >> greater emphasis relative to putting as much time as possible into resolving these matters where there isn't an immediate threat to the public. >> reporter: the suspect surrendered with a self-inflingted gunshot wound to the chest. it doesn't appear to be life-threateninging. > police recovered a stolen trailer in walnut creek today. sky 7 was over boulevard circle near 680 this morning as authorities searched that trailer taken from a parking lot in pleasant hill over the weekend. the trailer carried a train that was supposed to be one of the main attractions at the bayview hunter's point summer carnival. the owner says his daughter posted a picture of it on f

. >>> homeowners living in the leaning millennium tower, kate larson explains why they're trying to speed up the trial process. >> reporter: a very contentious hearing about the millennial tower at superior court in san francisco today. the hearing is about whether a judge will set a trial date for eight lawsuits filed by millennium homeowners against the building developer and other involved parties. the homeowners association represented by celebrity attorney dan pat tri chelly wants the trial to start in about nine months. they expect the millennial partners to ask for four years. the tower continues to settle and tilt at a faster rate. the homeowners association feels it needs to find a solution to the problem, and they'd like to do it quickly. we'll have more about the court proceedings and what the judge says about a potential trial on abc 7 news and our abc 7 news app. kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> a bill making its way through the state assembly is set to give the electric car market a jolt. a councilman wants to extend the rebate program for electric cars and plug-in hybrids. it w

abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to the victim's sister whe esevli suspects should not have been out on the streets to begin with. >> my goal is to make sure this never happens to a family again, period. >> reporter: laurie french said the blame for her brother's murder extends beyond the two people accused of killing him. mims and fantasy. >> the judge is as responsible for my brothesr' people that murdered him. >> reporter: while on felony probation for burglary, mims was arrested for having a gun. and during the july 11th arraignment, judge sharon keardon released him on ais r assessment score. police say mims and decure robbed french of his camera and shot and k decure is accused of pulling the trigger. >> he loved the city. he loved his film business. he loved his friends. he loved his family. he would not hurt a fly. >> we've had a point of contention with the entity that does the risk assessments on many cases. >> reporter: assistant district attorney alex bastion said mims was given a mid-level risk by san francisco's pretrial diversion program. bastion said mims should h

. >> kate larson spoke to a contractor and the city about the challenges. >> we're going to fill all of this with rebar concrete and steel frames. >> reporter: general contract ker malcolm dee brus was soft sorry retrofits all over san francisco. >> five, six, seven projects going any given day. >> reporter: the deadline to file permits for properties with three or four for more stories is just five weeks away. >> what we do is not anything load bearing. we're helping the can move from side to side prosecutor the purpose is to avoid devastating damage to multiunit buildings in the 1989 loma preet at that time quake. >> protect your family, protect your most valuable asset. >> reporter: william strong says they're concerned because more than 1300en buildings have yet to file a permit. >> you don't do any retrofitting at all, the chances of a collapse are like one in four. if you do minimal retrofitting, that statistic changes to about one in 35. >> reporter: there's some instances financial concerns, people need to go out and find the financing. >> reporter: soft story retrofits usual

kate larson is live with the latest developments in a case that's become real mess. kate? >> reporter: thas right. this case management study is one of many filed by law firms across the city on behalf of lawsuits for the millennium tower. there's information in this document that t tower is tilting at more an twice the previous rate and they would like to accelerate the trial schedule t expedite a fountion fix before the problem gets worse. >> it's discouraging. this is over a year now sense we learned about the sinng and tilting of the building. >>eporter: a hearing about the building in superior court today left more questions than answers when it com to the future of san francisco's leaning tower. jerry dotson said consensus is that a fix is necessary b feels that's not the priority of the developers or the city. fact that the mayor has n said something about fix thing building and the 1200 people in it and the safety of the people in it. >> we ar looking for the earliest psible date to get this to trial. >> reporter: he believes t case will go to trial next year. >> s

. >> let's go live to kate larson, who is at san francisco to he will us how san francisco is preparing for one of these groups. >> reporter: even though chrissy field is in san francisco, it is on federal property. so after learning that the park service approved a permit for a right wing rally in the coming weeks, the mayor and police chief spoke out very clearly today about their concern for public safety at this normally family friendly location. we have reached out to the golden gate recreation area many times and have yet to hear back about their permit conditions for this controversial event. >> we are not welcoming this group into san francisco to promote hate. >> reporter: but the mayor thinks the national park service did just that when they permitted a right wing rally on august 26th. >> unless they are totally ignorant of the kinds of things that have happened, particularly in charlottesville, they're playing with fire. >> reporter: chrissy field is national park service property. the group applied for first amendment permit. the same group held a rally in seattle on sunday.

abc 7 news reporter kate larson talked with today's honorees about what that terrible day was like. >e scene was chaotic. police officers were running into the building along with myself. >> we had to act fast. >> reporter: recounting the moments they arrived at the u.p.s. building with a gunman inside. >> one person actually was shot, fell near my car. >> reporter: deputy sean lee said he heard shots as he ran into the warehouse. >> as far as any active shooter, sort of a nightmare. there were so many trucks and so many levels of buildings. >> deputy sheriff sean lee. [ applause ] >> reporter: deputy lee one of 17 first responders from six agencies honored today by mayor ed lee for their heroic actions the morning of the june 14th shooting. >> you're required to perform under difficult situations, you're trained to do that. but that doesn't take away from the individual bravery, the valor you showed. >> reporter: one of the first on season, officer garth sutton, said while the situation was frightening, he and his fellow officers didn't hesitate. >> that's what we get paid to do. >>

kate larson has the story from san francisco >> at 16 years old, luis is already assisting at zuckerberglating for dr. elizabeth murphy in a diabetes clinic today. >> they look at it, they just -- any sort of medication for it. >> his one of 15 incoming seniors from public high schools in san francisco and the east bay chosen for this summer's junior academy upon sored by the ucsf trauma institute. >> it gives these kitds a really ea early exposure to the medical field, all parts. not just being a physician, be but a medical assistant. >> i saw within the medical field i'm able to help others and that's my main concern. >> he goes to richmond high school and has been taking bcoo program. his own father has diabetes and he says through his experience, he's been inspired to help and give back. >> i've seen the type of community that i come from and they need a lot of help. >> the students are aspiring leaders and people who can affect change. >> robert is director of the reheyw providing unique students opportunities to the students. >> although they may not have all theresource they do ha

abc 7 news reporter kate larson talked with today's honorees about what that terrible day was like. >chaotic. police officers were running into the building along with myself. >> we had to act fast. >> reporter: recounting the moments they arrived at the u.p.s. building with a gunman inside. >> one person actually was shot, fell near my car. >> reporter: deputy sean lee said he heard shots as he ran into the warehouse. >> as far as any active shooter, sort of a nightmare. there were so many trucks and so many levels of buildings. >> deputy sheriff sean lee. [ applause ] >> reporter: deputy lee one of 17 first responders from six agencies honored today by mayor ed lee for their heroic actions the morning of the june 14th shooting. >> you're required to perform under difficult situations, you're trained to do that. but that doesn't take away from the individual bravery, the valor you showed. >> reporter: one of the first on season, officer garth sutton, said while the situation was frightening, he and his fellow officers didn't hesitate. >> that's what we get paid to do. >> reporter: th

in san francisco, kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> recreational marijuana becomes legal, as you know, inalifornia next year, but pot shops are still facing a really big hurdle. federal law prevents them from using banks, so they pay their taxes with cash, which many say will make them prime targets for armed robbers. david ono has the story from our sister station in los angeles. >> reporter: that's the sound of cash, thousands of it pouring in every day to businesses like this legal medical medical marijuana dispensary in sherman oaks. for jared, all that money is good for business, but it comes at a price. >> i think that most businesses in los angeles and all across the united states are able to pay their taxes with their bank account. and our industry has been vilified that our funds that we only collect in cash are not able to hold bank accounts. >> reporter: that poses safety concerns at dispensaries. not only does the shop take in $15,000 a day in hard cash, but it has to pay out a big chunk in profits in city taxes every month. on this day, kilo is packing up more than $40,000 to

in san francisco, kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> recreational marijuana becomes legal, as you know, innia next year, but pot shops are still facing a really big hurdle. federal law prevents them from using banks, so they pay their taxes with cash, which many say will make them prime targets for armed robbers. david ono has the story from our sister station in los angeles. >> reporter: that's the sound of cash, thousands of it pouring in every day to businesses like this legal medical medical marijuana dispensary in sherman oaks. for jared, all that money is good for business, but it comes at a price. >> i think that most businesses in los angeles and all across the united states are able to pay their taxes with their bank account. and our industry has been vilified that our funds that we only collect in cash are not able to hold bank accounts. >> reporter: that poses safety concerns at dispensaries. not only does the shop take in $15,000 a day in hard cash, but it has to pay out a big chunk in profits in city taxes every month. on this day, kilo is packing up more than $40,000 to head

kate larson has the story from zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. >> at 16 years old, luis isr. elizabeth murphy in a diabetes clinic today. >> they look at it, they just -- any sort of medication for it. >> he is one of 15 incoming seniors from public high schools in san francisco and the east bay chosen for this summer's junior academy upon sored by the ucsf trauma institute. >> it gives these kids a really early exposure to the medical field. all parts. not just being a physician. >> i saw within the medical field i'm able to help others and that's my main concern. >> he goes to richmond high school and for the past eight weeks has been taking b.a.r.t. into san francisco for the program. his own father has diabetes and he says through his experience, he's been inspired to help and give back. >> i've seen the type of community that i come from and they need a lot of help. >> the students are aspiring leaders and people who can affect change. >> robert is director of the program which takes the students everywhere providing unique opportunities to the students. many of whom w

. >> reporter: in san francisco, kate larson, abc7 news. >> thank you for joining us. >>> abc7 news at>>> my responsibility is to have military options, should they be needed. >> the defense secretary is in the bay area. he talks about destruction and diplomacy as the president doubles down on north korea. >>> plus -- >> the worst part is being separated as a family. >> a deportation order splits an oakland family. feelings are raw. >> emotionally i am devastated. >>> abc7 news is there for a massive police sweep. now the feds are talking about it as one resident describes what he saw. >> then you hueard the gunshots. they use high-powered shotguns to i think blow off the door. >>> president trump ramps up the rhetoric. he now says his warning about fire and fury was not tough enough, and north korea should be worried. >> and they should be very nervous because things will happen to them like they never thought possible. >>> the man who would carry out any military action is in the bay area tonight. good evening. i am dan ashley. >> i am kristen sze. defense secretary james mattis is w

kate larson has the story from san francisco general hospital. >> at 16 years old, luis is already assistinghy in a diabetes clinic today. >> they look at it, they just -- any sort of medication for it. >> he is one of 15 incoming seniors from public high schools in san francisco and the east bay chosen for this summer's junior academy upon sored by the ucsf trauma institute. >> it gives these kitds a really early exposure to the medical field, all parts. not just being a physician, be but a medical assistant. >> i saw within the medical field i'm able to help others and that's my main concern. >> he goes to richmond high school and has been taking bart into san francisco for this program. his own father has diabetes and he says through his experience, he's been inspired to help and give back. >> i've seen the type of community that i come from and they need a lot of help. >> the students are aspiring leaders and people who can affect change. >> robert is director of the program which takes the students everywhere providing unique opportunities to the students. >> although they may not have