i'm kristen sze. >> i'm larry beil. for all of us here, >>> tonight, as we come on the air, the flash flood emergencies playing out right now. more than 3 feet of rain. homes and cars underwater. hundreds have been rescued. schools that stayed open forced to shelter in place. and several other tropical threats now brewing. >>> the sudden and terrifying drop in midair. the passenger jet from atlanta to ft. lauderdale plunging 30,000 feet. passengers texting loved ones, saying, "i love you." >>> tonight, the horror. the new surveillance released of the deadly synagogue shooting. the first victim simply standing in the lobby. and the man with no weapon who chases the suspect, holding an a.r.-style weapon. >>> here in new york city tonight, the alleged terror suspect under arrest, accused of scouting targets in new york, washington, d.c., and boston. the alleged video of locations, and we have the list.

. >> and i'm kristen sze. the fire broke out around 2:00 this morning at the home on delano and san juan avenue near the city college campus in balboa park. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live with more and what we've learned about this tragedy. vic? >> reporter: kristen, we're told that the fire was contained mostly to the front portion of the house. the two residents, the father and the daughter, had to be taken by firefighters through the back of the home. we are told that they died from smoke inhalation. >> the young woman arrived at the hospital. she was pronounced dead. and about 30 minutes ago we found out that the father had just passed away as well. >> reporter: that sad news came this afternoon. ricardo ron and his 23-year-old daughter camilla perished in the fire. ron's wife died several years ago from cancer. an entire family gone. >> i knew the girl when she was like a little toddler and they were really good people. i hate that this happened to them. >> reporter: the fire broke out shortly after

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze. thank you for joining us.an-americans who say they were roughed up by officers during bogus arrests. eric thomas is live in oakland where he just spoke with the attorney for the plaintiffs. >> reporter: john burris says he sued the pd many times and, in fact, has 14 active lawsuits going against them right now alleging racial profiling, unlawful arrest or, in this case and in many others, racial profiling. with those words attorney burris announced he's filing suit on behalf of three people who say they were racially profiled, then roughed up during their arrest. first adrian burrell. you may remember the former pa reason was on his own porch using his cell phone to take video of an officer who made a traffic stop of his cousin at gunpoint, something he had the legal right to do. >> it's my understanding what happened to us was a crime. it was illegal what he did. >> reporter: he says he suffered a concussion. that officer is back patrolling vallejo's streets. thurston says

raise money for his re-elti i' dasey kristen sze. reporter chris nguyen tracked down some of the people who went to his fund-raiser. m theyl start with pe is re-elected for the next american president. as air force one touched down at moffitt field, president trump took his first steps on bay area soil. this, his first trip to the bay area, as president giving a fist pump to his crowd of supporters as they chanted usa. >> going to make america great again and hopefully again in 2020. >> reporter: in a signature red make america great again hat made the trip from discovery bay. he's here to support 02 silicon vaey is grn. millions up for grabs for both sides. when looking at itemized donations of $200 or more through june of this year the third highest fund-raiser in california. silicon valley lunch expected to raise several million more. >> go to hear the people, whatever their perspective so they're informed. >> reporter: brandon lang just graduated from uc santa cruz. he says the strong economy is proof of trump's leadership. he be

. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. the agency joins a long list of others that have already signed on, but some say the program raises privacy and civil liberty concerns. >> abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen joining us live in san jose with that story. chris? >> reporter: the police chief telling me he looked at the pros and the cons. at the end of the day, he believes this program will help keep neighborhoods safe and give detectives more time to investigate crimes taking advantage of new technology, the san jose police department is the latest law enforcement agency to join forces with amazon ring neighbors app. >> it's important for our community to know their police department is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to helping solve crime. >> reporter: privacy advocates believe programs like these could threaten civil liberties and subject innocent people to greater surveillance. >> they have the possibility of making people less free and making it so people don't feel like they can live their lives without being

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm ama daetz. a red flag warning is about to go into effect for large swaths of the north bay, east bay. >> here's a look at what communities are impacted and when. >> absolutely. we do have the critical fire weather conditions that we are facing, red flag warning for the north bay mountains, east bay hills and diablo range 9:00 p.m. tonight until 11:00 wednesday. winds out of the north-northeast gusting 30 to 40 miles an hour, humidities in the teens to 20s. you can see much of the north bay with the exception of parts of the valleys in the east bay. you will see what areas are under that red flag warning all the way down to the south bay. same general areas with the exception of the coast under a heat advisory. a larger portion of the bay area, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. tomorrow so heat-related illnesses are possible. here's what you need to know, drink plenty of fluids before you get thirsty. find some shade or ac. i know not homes are equipped with ac. wear lightweight clothing and don't forget a

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm larry beil.e, >>> tonight, as we come on the air, the flash flood emergencies playing out right now. more than 3 feet of rain. homes and cars underwater. hundreds have been rescued. schools that stayed open forced to shelter in place. and several other tropical threats now brewing. >>> the sudden and terrifying drop in midair. the passenger jet from atlanta to ft. lauderdale plunging 30,000 feet. passengers texting loved ones, saying, "i love you." >>> tonight, the horror. the new surveillance released of the deadly synagogue shooting. the first victim simply standing in the lobby. and the man with no weapon who chases the suspect, holding an a.r.-style weapon. >>> here in new york city tonight, the alleged terror suspect under arrest, accused of scouting targets in new york, washington, d.c., and boston.

. >> i'm kristen sze. for all of us here, thank you so much for joining us. >> we'll see you again at 6:00. bye for now. >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. hurricane dorian pounding the coast right now. at least 20 reported tornadoes. tonight, the dramatic images. homes destroyed. trees and power lines down. and tonight, the death toll now climbing in the bahamas and the major new fear. ginger zee is standing by with the new track for the u.s. >>> the major wildfire burning at this hour. out of control. the pictures coming in at this hour. flames now coming dangerously close to homes. and we'll show you. >>> the american mom under arrest tonight, reportedly accused of trying to buy a 6-day-old baby online. surveillance allegedly showing her trying to sneak the newborn onto a plane in her carry-on. >>> the national case. the missing mom last seen dropping off her children at school. after her husband was arrested, tonight, his girlfriend under arrest.

. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. >>> tonight, chilling new reporting. the airline worker who allegedly tried to sabotage a passenger jet. that flight set to take off from the u.s. and the maintenance worker accused of trying to tamper with the flight moments before takeoff. prosecutors now saying tonight alleged videos of isis killings on his phone. and word of a brother in isis. >>> the tropical storm slamming texas and the gulf right now. up to two feet of rain possible in some places. drivers and cars submerged. dangerous winds. planes upside down. and the hurricane stl chni in the atlantic, now a cat 3. and tonight, several other tropical threats. ginger zee tracking them all. >>> president trump tonight ordering new sanctions on iran. his secretary of state now calling that massive attack on oil facilities a, quote, act of war. >>> the new warning. the deadly mosquito virus, eee, linked to two more deaths. from michigan to massachusetts. and the rare warning to parents in some communities, to keep their children indoors at night until the first fro

. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us.rs that have already signed on, but some say the program raises privacy and civil liberty concerns. >> abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen joining us live in san jose with that story. chris? >> reporter: the police chief telling me he looked at the pros and the cons. at the end of the day, he believes this program will help keep neighborhoods safe and give detectives more time to investigate crimes taking advantage of new technology, the san jose police department is the latest law enforcement agency to join forces with

abc 7 news anchor kristen sze shows us how a little paint is going a long way. >> every time you driveone you get happier. >> reporter: she spent a good part of her summer at the fremont intersection. the high school freshman turned this traffic signal box into art that motivates her. >> get a lot of inspiration from space. i think we need more female astronauts so i made a girl in space. >> reporter: she is one of 15 local artists selected by the city of fremont to paint over utility boxes. >> we are in the midst of painting our 170 traffic signal control boxes to art murals. >> reporter: susan runs the box art program. >> it started out as a graffiti abatement program and it has been wildly successful. it has diminished graffiti about 95%. >> reporter: since the project started five years ago about 65 boxes have been converted into public art. this year's theme was paint something that gives you joy. >> sunflower. >> reporter: she is an art teacher who wanted to share her love of the outdoors. >> my work is about nature so i want to participate. the boxes all give joy and instead of

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley.ining us. >> derick almena and max harris who ran the ghost ship were each charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. one for each victim who died in the fire. >> the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charges against almena. the vote was 10-2 with jurors, two jurors voting for acquittal. the jury acquitted max harris on all counts. >> prosecutors had claimed the two knowingly let the warehouse become a death trap. the defense team said the fire could have been arson. >> live coverage beginning with laura anthony at the courthouse. laura? >> reporter: well, hi dan. this verdict was more than four months in the making. it came in just a matter of minutes this afternoon. this morning, it seemed like the jury might continue deliberating this new jury. day six of deliberations this morning. they did want to rehear testimony but then right before noon, we got word that there was a verdict. we can show y som vicky beringer, what i

. >> and i'm kristen sze.the people who went to his fund-raiser. >> we'll start with anser hassan where the whole visit started and ended. >> reporter: good evening. it was a big day for trump supporters tha chanted usa a the preside made his way down air force one. a big welcome for the man they hope is re-elected for the next american president. as air force one touched down at moffitt field, president trump took his first steps on bay area soil. this, his first trip to the bay area, as president giving a fist pump to his crowd of supporters as they chanted usa. >> going to make america great again and hopefully again in 2020. >> reporter: in a signature red make america great again hat made the trip from discovery bay. he's here to support

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm ama daetz. go into effect for large swaths of the north bay, east bay. >> here's a look at what communities are impacted and when. >> absolutely. we do have the critical fire weather conditions that we are facing, red flag warning for the north bay mountains, east bay hills and diablo range 9:00 p.m. tonight until 11:00 wednesday. winds out of the north-northeast gusting 30 to 40 miles an hour, humidities in the teens to 20s. you can see much of the north bay with the exception of parts of the valleys in the east bay. you will see what areas are under that red flag warning all the way down to the south bay. same general areas with the exception of the coast under a heat advisory. a larger portion of the bay area, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. tomorrow so heat-related illnesses are possible. here's what you need to know, drink plenty of fluids before you get thirsty. find some shade or

. >> and i'm kristen sze.nd 2:00 this morning at the home on delano and san juan avenue near the city college campus in balboa park. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live with more and what we've learned about this traged vieporr: kristen, we're told that the fire was contained mostly to the front portion of the house. the two residents, the father and the daughter, had to be taken by firefighters through the back of the home. we are told that they died from smoke inhalation. >> the young woman arrived at the hospital.she s pronounced dead. and about 30 minutes ago we found out that the father had just passed away as well. >> reporter: that sad news came this afternoon. ricardo ron and his

reggie aqui and kristen sze spoke live with the stars of the shows about the difference it's made inee the cast on stage, it was hard to see myself in that show because i didn't see a lot of people that:00 lead like me. and so watching "hamilton," being able to see that and see so many people like oh my god, i see that. i can be her and i can be her and play that it's opened so many doors for so many girls and boys. >> that's awesome. >> one thing i love about social media is you're very honest. so when things are great, we see it. when things are not so great, we see it. >> i get why you guys are friends. >> everything is bad. >> so i'm just curious. since you are doing this role so many times, the show is hard. the show is long. >> yeah. >> there must be some days where you feel like "hamilton" and some days where you feel like schmamilton. >> i can look into eyes like these every night and get everything i need. my wife gives it to me. the sons of liberty, we're all on this journey together. and some days they don't feel it. so they have to look into my eyes and grab the impetus t

. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us.e two things we've been focused on as part of our efforts to build a better bay area. >> city leaders and the tenderloin are trying to find a balance between those two. cornell barnard is live now outside san francisco city hall with more, cornell. >> reporter: yeah, dan, kristen, the time has come to make cars off limits in the tenderloin. neighborhood activists say they like any idea that's going to help save lives, and today they held a protest. >> no more traffic deaths! >> reporter: tenderloin neighbors taking their cases to streets. they blocked the intersections of golden gate and leavenworth. >> reporte

. >> and i'm kristen sze.nt in the case of the hillsboro heiress accused of killing the father of her two children. >> we just learned a plea deal for key witness oliver adela has now been revoked. he was the bodyguard and trainer for tiffany lee and her boyfriend. >> they're being tried for the murder of keith green. earlier this year adela pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact for dumping green's body in sonoma county. >> adela was jailed last week for allegedly contacting a defense witness through social media. opening statements on the case were scheduled to begin tomorrow, but have been pushed back to next monday. >> we'll have a lot more on that later on. >>> but in the antime, a father is facing manslaughter charges after his 11-year-old son was elected from his boat and then killed when his father's boat ran into him. >> terrible tragedy. sky 7 was over the seen where the targa protector was dked ti wayne freedmas in r tonight with new details on the case. reporting live, wayne? >> good evenin

. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. also two women have been recovered. another 30 people are still missing. >> yeah, the 75 foot commercial diving boat or conception, it's called, erupted into flames off santa cruz island at 3:30 this morning. crech are still scouring the island's coast line tonight for survivors. >> the santa barbara county sheriff delivered an update just in the last hour. >> four victims have been recoverehus as deceased. they have been transported to our coroner's bureau. we can only identify them at this point as two adult males and two adult females. rescue and recovery efforts on the scene have located an additional four victims on the ocean floor in close proximity to the vessel. and we have dive teams that are in the water as we speak that are working to attempt recovery of their remains. >> we will search all the way through the night into the morning, but i think we

. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us.g a deaf woman at a drive-through for bypassing the speaker has gone viral online. >> the restaurant in question is on hamilton avenue in campbell, and abc7 news reporter chrkris reyes spoke to the woman who stood her ground and to shed light on the battles deaf people fight every single day. >> i'm deaf. i can't hear. >> speaker, can you move, please? >> i can't hear. you're discriminating me. >> she still gets rattled remembering this day, august 31, 4:00 a.m. at this jack i the box in campbell just outside of san jose. she and her son were trying to order at the drive-through, and she was refused service because she didn't order at the speaker. arnot jenson can read lips, but is profoundly deaf. no hearing at all. >> i was just fed up. the constant telling us to go, go, when

abc 7 news anchor kristen sze shows us how a little paint is going a long way. >> every time you drive> reporter: she spent a good part of her summer at the fremont intersection. the high school freshman turned this traffic signal box into art that motivates h. >> get a lot of inspiration from space. i think we need more female astronauts so i made a girl in space. >> reporter: she is one of 15 local artists selected by the city of fremont to paint over utility boxes. >> we are in the midst of painting our 170 traffic signal control boxes to art murals. >> reporter: susan runs the box art program. >> it started out as a graffiti abatement program and it has been wildly successful. it has diminished graffiti about 95%. >> reporter: since the project started five years ago about 65 boxes have been converted into public art. this year's theme was paint something that gives you joy. >> sunflower. >> reporter: she is an art teacher who wanted to share her love of the outdoors. >> my work is about nature so i want to participate. the boxes all give joy and instead of seeing graffiti or at be