. >> we begin our coverage tonight with abc 7 news anchor dion lim who is live in washington. dion. >> reporter: larry, the turnout for people who wanted to witness history has been so tremendous you can imagine the amount of security we've witnessed today. it's the only reason why we're finally able to access the hallway where that hearing took place. now, earlier i spoke to a bay area woman who has been arrested four times for protesting against judge kavanaugh during confirmation hearings. >> i am so overwhelmed with emotion to be here today, to be myself, you know, the survivor of sexual assault and to see so many other survivors and our allies, and the male allies. >> reporter: much of today has been peaceful. that includes those who came out in much smaller numbers in support of kavanaugh. many just wanting a fair outcome. >> i'm for both sides and a proper hearing. it's about truth and that's the process within our legal system. let's look for some justice, and it seems like they have already decided. >> reporter: inside the hearing room, one survivor, congressman jacki

. >> dion: i think that was very good. >> anthony: it's a little sad, you know? >> dion: it is sad.anthony: though this one weighs in around a ton, rest assured every bite, every scrap, will be eaten. some of that tonight at dinner. chef andrea bergener, dion, a local hunting expert, and myself join prospero baily on his game farm. prospero's dad jim baily was the legendary publisher of the slyly subversive "drum" magazine, the first of its kind during apartheid. a black-oriented investigative magazine slickly disguised as glossy pop culture. prospero's farm is a mere 20 miles from johannesburg. >> dion: do you see the city there? >> anthony: yeah. wild, all this within sight of the city. near prospero's farm and hidden within the city's shadow is what's known as the cradle of humankind. a unesco world heritage site. an incredible look back at where we, the human animal, came from. >> dion: here there's a classic little sinkhole. there's loads of these. this is what this area is. i mean, the cradle, this is called the cradle, it's in our world heritage site 'cause 60% of all the evi

in san francisco tonight, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> dion, thanks so much. >>> to our other top story, it looks like a table set up for a gun show but these are all illegal weapons seized as authorities busted a huge human trafficking ring. the operation allegedly run out of child and senior care facilities across the bay area. and the guns aren't even the worst of what was found. the state attorney general says the owners of these facilities basically enslave the people who work for them, stealing millions in wages and allegedly using rape to keep at least one worker in line. this happened at six different care centers in south san francisco. daly city and pacifica. and just in the past hour we got mug shots of the four suspects, all members same family. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in daly city with more on this shocking story. wayne? >> reporter: kristen, when we spoke with neighbors today they just had to get their heads around it. they did see the arrests yesterday and they did see those guns. according to the state attorney general's office these crimes happened lit

. >> i'm dion lim. earthquake near crockett before 5:30 this afternoon. >> lilian kim is there with the story. >> reporter: eric and dion, just south of the kark even as bridge, north of here, six miles deep, epicenter of the quake. tiny beyond almost everyone felt same thing. no one quite sure what it was. >> thought somebody did somebody upstairs. >> sitting, having a beverage. thought a diesel or something had ran into the building. >> reporter: turned out it was earthquake, 3.3. residents say what set it apart, no rumbling, just one quick jolt. >> lick a big bang. been through earthquakes but didn't think it was, didn't roll, just banged. thought it was explosion. >> reporter: u.s. geological survey, southern end of the west napa fault, unlike 2014, quite small. >> motion itself was short-lived. so just moved briefly and stopped. generated more of a pulse. >> reporter: there were no ro z reports of injuries and j&l, only a few items off the shelves. made for lively conversation. >> walk in the door,

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in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> good stuff. >>> sobering news about fraternities and alcohol. ban about to go into effect. approved a hard alcohol ban for 6,100 frat chapters starting next year. after alcohol related deaths last year. only served at parties by third party vendor. >>> next time in airport security, wash hands. plast plastic bins are hot beds for viruss. according to researchers. hand rails, toilets, kiosks, touch screens and toys in children's play areas and it's the bins that had the most contamination. >> why the tsa people are wearing gloves all the time. >> we should too. >>> weather. >> time lapse right now. sunset, watching the marine layer making its push across the bay. in the background, there's a little bit of haze, smoke from the wildfires, impacting the air quality, so sunset more reddish. you can see the smoke layer. moderate air quality expected across most parts of the bay area tomorrow because of the occasional smoke from the wildfires at times. live picture. barely see the top of the trans america pyramid because of the fog. live doppler 7. pu

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dion? >> dan, the homeowner is actually on vacation, but may have to cut that vacation short after what happened at his $5.3 million home. now i'm not allowed to disclose which neighborhood this happened in, but i can say the home has sweeping views of the bay. >> it was horrible, horrible. the person who was renting here had defecated through the entire home and urinated all over the place. >> this is what realtor and property manager egan lim walked into just a few minutes ago and prompted him to call in private clean, a crime scene cleaning crew. >> it was something out of a horror movie. >> it was pretty bad. people from the outside walking by could smell. you had joggers stopping going wow, what's that smell. >> the $5.3 million home in one of san francisco's toniest neighborhoods ransacked by the renter inside. >> this was a queen bed. there there was blood stains. >> to give you an idea just how bad this home was, take a look at this bucket. it's filled with about 150 needles, most o

in san francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> i wasn't expecting dion to go diving into the marshmallows>> candytopia started in taiwan seven years ago, there are now locations in santa monica and new york. >> put me on the spot. tickets are going fast for san francisco's run. there are still some available. we have posted a link for tickets on abc7news.com. >> which form of sugar do i want? >> the melty kind or. >> get the latest news with the abc 7 news app with enhanced live video features, more customization to get more of the news you want delivered to your phone and you get it in realtime. >> that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. >>> developing news, we are learning more about the people on board the small plane that crashed in palo alto today. >>> after the string of apple robberies across the bay area, uniformed police officers may be helping. plus -- >> i don't think you'd have a lot of supporters running up to him for an autograph. >> from hero to -- you be the judge. residents in colin kaepernick's h

♪ >>> tonight -- celine dion leaving las vegas.hy she's quitting her sin city residency. >> then we're backstage with justin timberlake, mariah and kelly clarkson. which of her fellow performers got her emotional. >>> and the voice is back. is blake already admitting defeat. >> plus proud channing tatum, did his daughter inherit his dance skills and we prank kevin hart. >> we figured we would do something fun. >> sorry, not sorry. >> did you really see my face? >> this is "entertainment tonight." >> the most successful residency in las vegas history will soon be history. celine dion is pulling the plug at caesar's palace after two decades. >> so many people want to know why. she paved the way for stars to set up shop in vegas. celine is the queen and now her reign is coming to an end. ♪ it's all coming back to me >> the queen of las vegas announced an end to her reign. her final show will be june 8th of 2019. celine says she has mixed emotions about the decision, adding quote, performing at caesar's palace has been a big part of my

. >> i'm dion lim. more than 100 homes are in danger from that wild fire burning in napa county. >> mandatory evacuation orders in "r" in effect if the berryessa estates neighborhood. that's where we are live near the fire line. carlos? >> yeah, we're not far from the front lines here in the staging area. you can probably see the orange glow behind me. the fire continues to burn tonight moving east ward. the good news out here is that no homes have been lost, but today's heat and strong winds helped dry the flames. the flames from the snell fire scene intensify into the late evening hours, around 200 homes in the berryessa estates neighborhood threatened and under mandatory evacuation orders. >> grabbed a few things, got the dog and left. >> sharon and don heed it had warning, packing up what they could. watch the plume of smoke from a safe distance. >> we've lived in this community for 24 years. and just in a matter of minutes things can go, so they are possessions that can be replaced. >> some decided

dion. >> reporter: reggie and jessica, it was a dramatic day inside and outside that hearing room. this morning, even though it appears to be relatively calm, certainly with that vote happening in about 30 minutes, there will be lots of passionate emotions ignited from both sides. yesterday we encountered unprecedented restrictions when it came to accessing the building where the hearing was held. she requested fewer sides. a smaller crowd supporting judge kavanaugh. a larger crowd of 300 to 400 gathered inside an atrium and later marched to the steps of the supreme court. i spoke to jackie speier and this morning caught up with a bay area committeewoman for the rnc to get their reactions to the testimony. >> dr. ford did an extraordinary job as a witness. she was very compelling. is and she was very specific about the actual event. and she gained i think extraordinary credibility. >> while the morning started out strong for dr. ford, by the ends of the day, every republican i know was firmly on the side of judge kavanaugh. and i suspect a couple of democrats will join in supportin

abc news anchor dion lim tells us more from washington, d.c. >> this has been nothing short of an historic hearing. dr. christine blasey ford has received so much attention, not only across the country, but around the world and also with her family receiving death threats, there has been increased security. and for the first time the public hasn't been allowed inside the room, and only a limited number of media have been allowed in the hallways. h. outside the morning began with a small group of kavanaugh supporters at a nearby park. >> i think this whole thing is just being used by the democrats to stall the confirmation because before he was even named they said they would pull out all the stops to stop whomever trump nominated. >> meanwhile, a larger croup o women's rights advocates marched in support of dr. christine blasey ford. one demonstrator from the bay area who has been arrested four times for protesting the kavanaugh confirmation hearings believes this is a turning point for america, and is optimistic for the vote. >> i don't think the republicans have the votes to pass him. i

i'm dion lim in san francisco with the new way these crooks are stealing your stuff you may not have heard about. >>> and coming up, a story about christmas shopping. >> ♪ ♪ >>> a maui-bound flight was brought back to the gate. there was nothing wrong with the plane, it was all because of a picture. 15 passengers received a photo on their phones that they thought was a threat. let me warn you, the photo in question here is disturbing, but it turns out what it shows is not real. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains. >> reporter: this mock crime scene photo caused a scare friday. hawaiian airlines flight 23 was supposed to take off at 7:00 a.m., but was delayed nearly an hour and a half after 15 passengers accidentally received this photo while the plane was tax kpig. >> the passengers reviewed that picture, believed that picture was threatening, alerted the flight crew, who in turn notified the pilot. >> it turns out a 15-year-old girl was attempting to air drop the photo of a mannequin and mock crime scene to her mother who was also on the plane. >> this was mom's first day w

live in washington, i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >> thank you for that, dion. >>> professor hadara avaram is here with us today. first, can you just give us your general takeaway from what you witnessed today. >> i think it's been a massive day. there have been two things going on at once. one of them is this big morality playing out. in a sense a climax of the me too movement out there for the whole american public to see. at the same time, i think a really grim reminder of how partisan judicial nominations have become since the days before the robert bork failed nomination and today when we're really seeing so much cheap shots, grandstanding, resistance to finding out the truth on top of the question of what actually happened. >> there were really several different dramas playing themselves out. part of it is a look at american politics in 2018, which is not pretty. we showed a clip of one of the more fiery exchanges with senator dick durbin going after kavanaugh and saying if you really wanting t the truth, why wouldn't you tell all of your republican friends that you want to see the f

this is a tightening up we've had put in relative to the previous wording we felt that was too weak dion must present christian cultural heritage to a greater degree i think it's an incorrect prioritization of conservative values it's another step towards a political agenda that doesn't want to integrate people yeah the reaction on this has been thick and fast we heard from the former host of a religious program channel t r i've been through home who told us the move is being implemented to reinforce the country's national identity. the previous guidelines also stated that christianity is part of sculptural heritage what is surprising it that they really stress it one more time because after my program closed down one religious program after the other has been shut down because chris and it's free and religion in general has not been protests with the immigration that the europeans and also the author of the danes has a problem to define their own identity if a court is very based on its christian foundations and its christian faith it's much easier for this society to integrate other pe

dion lim is off tonight. in the headline, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault are expected to testify before the senate judiciary committee on thursday. two sources close to the talks today confirmed a tentative deal with "abc 7 news." the date was ironed out after negotiations between christine blasey ford's lawyers and the committee. >>> b.a.r.t passengers evacuated the b.a.r.t station in san francisco in a hurry after it smild with smoke. the transit district says a ceramic insulator on the third rail failed, causing a sharp bang, a bright flash and lots of smoke. nobody was hurt. the station reopened about an hour later. >>> chp is asking for witnesses to come forward after a man and service dog under his care were injured in a shooting on an oakland freeway friday night. the dog is still in the veterinarian hospital recovering. david freitag says the veterinarian bills for his four-year-old leila are adding up and he is asking for financial help. it was a se

. >> i'm dion lim. the climate jobs justice marsh to civic center plaza. >> where abc7 news cornell barnard, this is part of a global day in action. >> reporter: it really was, eric. and many heading home today after a very big march demanding action on climate change. just days before a major climate summit is set to begin here in san francisco. the drum beat for change echoed down market street in san francisco. sky 7 showed thousands of people taking a stand and marching against climate change. amber kerr is worried about her kids' future. >> they're 2 and 5 years old and the world is going to look very different by the time even they're my age, let alone my grandparents age. >> reporter: masambay traveled from uganda to say it's happening worldwide. >> it's not just about one country, one area, one people. the planet is one. >> it's been a year of historic wildfires. there's drought in many parts of the world. sea levels are rising. >> reporter: world leaders, researchers and activists in san franci

you heard earlier from dion lim, live in washington, d.c. for us today.and look for her reports all day long here on abc 7 as well as online. >>> a lot of uncertainty about what's next for is the salesforce transit center. a second crack has been found in another steel supporting beam. amy hollyfield joins with us a better timeline of when this could have a possible timeline. amy? >> reporter: they will be closed until at least the end of next week. here's where the impact is felt. on fremont street, as the cars get off the bay bridge. that is where the backup is happening right here at howard. you want to avoid this area for the next week if you can. they will keep fremont closed until they can be sure it should be shored up and is safe. people we talked to say they appreciate they're being safe but don't appreciate all the in convenience. one man we talked to drove over from oak were land or from piedmont early this morning. he said he felt the effects of the closure. >> the drive across the bridge was good. but getting into the city was tough, even at

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. >> abc 7 news anchor dion lim will be in washington, d.c. at testimony before the senate judiciary committee on thursday. >>> much of the east bay is under a red flag warning tonight, and that means fire departments are on high alert. live in san ramon where, lillian, two fires have broken out in the past two days. >> reporter: kristen, today's fire was put out quickly thanks in part to a special strike team that was organized in response to the red flag warning. fire to break out in san ramon over the last 24 hours. this one was west of interstate 680. crews from all over the bay area helped put out the fire. therapy called beforehand to a staging area. >> i believe the departments are lot more reactive as far as having people in place out in the field rather than having them in firehouses waiting for call. >> reporter: one of the city's? gen units was part of that special strike team. other oakland crews, however, have been patrolling the oakland hills. fire crews have been paying special attention to the skyline corridor, the area above 1

dion lim brings us some of the fun. >> reporter: call it a dentist nightmare or sugar lover's dream. from the moment you step inside candytoppia be prepared for sensory overload where kids and adults can admiresculptures or marshmallows. the candy queen to the stars, jackie sorkin's love of candy. >> i watched willy wonka. >> and all of the pieces are made of candy. they have 125,000 pieces, but they are shellacked so you probably don't want to eat it. >> my team is known for the candy artistry. >> the gallery is with works specifically for san francisco, and the candy ode to steve jobs and sour belt, warriors championship trophy. >> this is candy art. this is hundreds of thousands of hours dedicated to the very unique artistry. >> for all of you instagramers out there. this place is selfie surprise i every corner. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> she gets all of the fun assignments. candytoppia started in taiwan seven years ago and now there are locations in santa monica and new york. tickets are going fast for san francisco's run and some are still available and we po

dion says she has mixed emotions about the final run. performed one-thousand-89 shows to four-point-five million fans at the colosseum. tickets for the final 28 performances go on sale friday... the last show will be on on june 8th, 2019. (jr stone) that wraps up kron 4 news at nine...(vicki) but our primetime coverage continues at the top of the hour. catherine heenan is here with kron 4 news at ten...catherine? (catherine) thank you j-r and vicki.... next at ten.. . people in one east bay neighborhood are on edge after two fires broke out in two days. details on a red flag warning in effectg from napa to gilroy. also - judge brett kavanaugh launched a bold effort to save his supreme court nomination.. while protestors gathered in bekeley in support of his accusers. don't go away...hour three of kron 4 news in primetime starts right after the break. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars

. >>> "abc 7 news" anchor dion lim has been in washington, d.c. since wednesday.s morning before the vote she spoke to california senator kamala harris, this is moments after she walked out of the committee hearing. >> there was plenty of emotion from both sides of the aisle leading up to take's landmark vote. >> we're members of the people's house and we've come to speak important those who cannot speak for themselves. >> reporter: even before the voting process got under way, sounds of marchers filled the streets of washington. congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz among the crowd leading the charge. shortly after the hearing began, sounds of protesters filled the hallways. more than 25 were arrested by 10:00 a.m. and escorted out of the building. >> thank you. you're amazing. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: shortly after, joined by other democratic senators, kamala harris claimed she couldn't stand to be in the hearing room any longer. she has these words for the bay area. >> we can never lose hope and we certainly can never lose the fight. my message to my -- to my

. ♪ >> oh, my gosh, celine dion is going to say, he can skill for me. >> he's kind of hard to teach.three bars of -- ♪ >> notice, he's the only one in class -- >> for good reason. >> remember, everybody, in october, we're going on -- ♪ we're going on a trip >> no singing here, little billy. >> let's back to -- >> johnny had three bars of soap -- ♪ johnny said >> get out. little billy, go outside. >> where do you think he goes? >> back to the bathroom to sing. >> exactly. ♪ ♪ >>> wyoming, i've got to get out there. it is a strikingly beautiful state. and here we have an aerial view of the knowny range mountain. a string of alpine lakes flying over with the helicopter. once i started playing around with this thing. i thought, oh, cool, it's got one of those mirrors for the piet pilot to see. i know it must have some payload on it. you spin around in the 360 video and sure enough. this helicopter is hauling something. >> so what is it hauling -- >> all you see whatever it's hauling into the lake. one of four drops it's going to make. fish. this is how they restock the lakes up in this a

abc 7 news anchor dion lim talked to the stunned property manager. >> it was horrible, horrible. the person who was renting here had defecated through the entire home and urinated all over the place. >> reporter: this is what realtor and property manager ian lim walked into just a few days ago and prompted him to call in private clean, a crime scene cleaning crew. >> it was something like out of a horror move. >> it was pretty bad program people walking by could smell. you hadding joers stopping by saying, wow! what's that smell? >> the $5.3 million home ransacked by the renter inside. >> this is a queen bed with the headboard right here and there was blood stains. >> reporter: to give you an idea of just how bad this home was. take a look at this bucket. it's filled with about 150 needles, most of them for drug use. >> this suite was rented for three and a half months for $100 a night through air bnb. >> we'll file a complaint, a more formal complaint. air bnb does have a $1$1$1$1$1$1 guarantee. in 2017 there were more than 49 million trips at airbnb. they were reported to us on

dion? >> lots of nose blowing out there. thanks. >>> happening right now, a fast-spreading wildfire has prompted the evacuations of campgrounds in the emigrant gap area of placer county. a two acre fire is burning near the location and spreading aggressively, according to the placer county sheriff. the north fork, onion valley and tunnel campgrounds have been evacuated. sheriff's deputies say traffic on i-80 is extremely heavy because of all the labor day vacationers returning from tahoe. we are taking a live look right now, and you can see all of that thick gray smoke in the air. and the flames also as we zoom in on your screen there. drivers who do not need to be on i-80, they are warned to stay off the freeway. >>> well, a single alarm fire ripped through a home in san francisco on 34th and cabrillo street. no one was hurt, though firefighters say three residents and a dog are withou a home tonight because of the blaze. the cause is under investigation. it is the second house fire to burn on cabrillo street in a week. the

this is a tightening up with had put in relative to the previous wording we felt that was too weak dion must present christian cultural heritage to a greater degree i think it's an incorrect prioritization of conservative values it's another step towards a political agenda that doesn't want to integrate people. for most of the religious program on the throne home often a guest on this program to told us the move is being made to reinforce the country's national identity the previous guidelines. also stated that crist and that's part of in this culture heritage what is surprising is that they really stress it one more time because after my program closed down one religious program after the other has been shut down because chris and at sea and religion in general has not been the macgregors unrivaled striking skills that get your vote or little debate of the deadly take thousand grappling whoever you get behind october the sixth is sure to be a hell of a night. on the breaking news story here on out international the times about five hours ago now there's mommy state terror group now say

. >> reporter: celine dion is ready to tackle new projects. she knows that she's leaving las vegas next year. the final performance of her long-running residency is set for june 8. she is entertain more than 4.5 million fans sensor on and off residents at caesar's palace started in 2003. >>> stars walked the red carpet the -- in hollywood. the story of a hard drinking country star the falls for a younger seeger. this is the movie's third remake. the last version was in 1976. featured barber streisand and chris christopherson with a rocket theme. it will hit theaters next friday. >>> fbi premieres on cbs tonight. the creator of the employee award winning lawn order franchises behind the show you takes viewers into the inner workings of the new york office of the fbi. >> fbi is the most realistic show about the bureau that's ever been done. >> reporter: it airs tuesdays at 9 pm right here on cbs. that is your eye on entertainment. >>> the time is 4:56. coming up in the next half hour, fixing california roads without raising taxes. >> that is the

. >> dion lim will be in washington, d.c. on thursday when ford testifies. look for her live reports here on abc 7 and online throughout the day. >>> big cosby, he's in prison tonight. we'll hear from a north bay woman who accused him of sexual assault. >> plus a fires in the east bay. tonight there's been an arrest. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya >>> tonight, america's dad is in prison. a judge sentenced is bill cosby to three to ten years for drugging and sexually assaulting a former temple university employee. a north bay woman who also accused cosby of assault testified at the trial. abc7 news reporter carolyn tyler got her reaction to today's sentencing. >> mr. cosby, any comments sir? bill cosby said to be legally blind led away in handcuffs sentenced to spend at least three years in prison. >> it's just, ah, it's all the ridicule and the horrible things said about us. it's just -- it's all worth it. >> reporter: that's janice baker kinney, the north bay woman testified during the trial and says she was a 24-year-old bartender at harrah's in reno when co

dion lim will be live from washington tomorrow. >>> a proposed ikea store is getting pushback this morning. the commission voted 3-1 to not recommend building the new store in the city. the city council will have the final say next month. ikea wants to build on on an empty plot of land it owns near 580 and hacienda drive. while some say they would welcome the new store, on opponents worry it could cause traffic congestion. >>> air canada is pointing a finger at sfo after it almost crashed into a line of planes on a taxiway. air canada said it is hard to distinguish the right way because of bad lighting at sfo. >> i would view any party's input, including faa, the city of san francisco, who woepowns airport, air canada on finding a defensive position. >> they allow their pilots to fly planes when they are fatigued for 19 hours is very, very troubling and it ought to be changed. >> ntsb will issue its final report in the coming weeks. >>> bart passengers have been seeing homeland security officers patrolling trains. the officers are part of a normal anti-terrorism checks and they're members

. >>> dion lim is in washington, d.c. look for her reports all day on abc 7 and online. >>> it's 4:31. a quick update on traffic and weather where you live. drew? >> this is the big story this morning. the fog is thick in spots. a live look from the exploratorium a top pier 15. cloud deck over san francisco this morning. locally dense fog in the north bay as well. hour by hour. plan out your thursday. future weather showing you rather chilly on the coast, in the 50s. warmer inland. it will be a wide range in temperatures. 60s and 70s around the bay shoreline. inland in the 80s later today. now a check of the roads with alexis. good morning. >>> good morning, drew. here we go. second morning of the closure of the salesforce transit center. everybody is back at the old temporary trans bay transit center. fremont closure in effect, along with part of the fremont off-ramp from the bay bridge. there you go. you got that all straight? i'm still trying to get it straight in my mind too. we're looking at heavy traffic on the bay

dion lim has the night off. we begin with developing news about that claim against kavanaugh. just a short time ago after learning the identity of kavanaugh's accuser a member of the senate judiciary committee says he is not comfortable voting yes on kavanaugh's nomination. politico reports that senator jeff flake wants to learn more about the accusation against kavanaugh and hear from the accusers. flake is one of 11 republicans on the narrowly divided committee that will vote on kavanaugh's nomination. if flake does not vote yes, that nomination could fail. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in palo alto with details on the new bombshell accusations. >> reporter: i have got to tell you there was a lot of attention on this palo alto neighborhood where christine blazy ford lives with her family. she is coming forward with some serious claims against brett kavanaugh. >>er surprised. >> reporter: ted jenkins and his wife mike just learned their neighbor christine blazy ford is the one accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. >> i think she for so

. >>> dion lim is in washington tomorrow for the testimony. look for her reports on abc 7 and online throughout the day. and we will carry the senate judiciary committee hearing live beginning at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. you can watch it here on abc 7 or on the abc 7 news app. >>> let's go back to the sales force transbait transit center for a moment. the big question is why didn't the transbay close the terminal right after they discovered the first crack yesterday morning? >> instead, many commuters found out as they were heading home from work yesterday. we're joined live from the temporary transit center with a closer look at the timeline. >> reporter: well, that's easy to answer. the reason they didn't disclose it right away is because they were waiting for those engineers to exam that beam. but by 3:30 in the afternoon, it was pretty clear that the closure was imminent and few people knew about it. the steel beam was discovered at 10:00 yesterday morning. it makes sense it took engineers several hours to understand the extent of the problem.

the intonation designer dion pelangi is a star of the muslim fashion world her five print designs areshown on runways in koala in poor and jakarta. when people say what comes to their mind is something in a dark colors and. colors but in the end line you can find colors that there's any style off the job so i think that's one of the. our signature. customer base our wealthy women she also sells in the us and europe the twenty seven year old who represents younger generations of fashion forward muslims for her to heat up is both a religious symbol and an accessory which can be used to express individuality that's not as paradoxical as it sounds a lot of people have a different perception about dep itself maybe they think that people who are press that oprah here so we start to be outspoken more in social media to show that we're not oppressed we were stylish clothes things and we can still do anything be anything with our here on. for some westerners head scarves and clothes specifically made to cover women's bodies remain tools of oppression. the exhibition touched on this view by inc

and there were some big name american stars there celine dion and richard branson richard branson the billionaire entrepreneur was equally impressed and indian maharajah's also took note since then the brothers have been providing the cocktails for ever larger parties. these days we do events in india would have the thirty five thousand guests and you can imagine how much preparation is involved everything has to be fresh and it's incredibly hot there too. and the parties don't always take place in hotels sometimes all we do an event with ten or fifteen thousand guests it's a huge open air venue. they make it look like euro disney and. the brothers have been working hand in hand for eleven years. their alcohol free market tales are especially popular. they grew up in a small town not far from antwerp manual studied hotel management and ended up taking a job on the q e two back then in the one nine hundred eighty s. it was one of the world's most luxurious cruise liners she began as a waiter in one of the onboard restaurants. i started scraps of their one day there was a very small par

in san francisco dion lim, abc 7 news. >> incredible. >>> two teenage girls from livermore who helped save a family and their pets from a fire are going to be honored at this mondaying raiders game. 19-year-old sarah colson and her friend 17-year-old gabby smith were on their way home last month when they saw the house in flames. they pulled over and both ran into the home to help. the family inside and their three dogs made it out safely. the raiders will salute them as part of the team's hometown hero feature. you can watch the oakland raiders season opener on monday right here on abc 7. our pregame coverage of the rams-raiders game starts at 7:00 live from the oakland coliseum. hope you can join us. >>> new at 11:00, a new festival series in san francisco's chinatown will give you the chance to see the historic neighborhood at night. abc 7 news was in the alleys of waverly place where the chinese cultural center hosted the first chinatown at twilight. people were treated to performances from dancers and singers as well as arts and crafts for kids. the next chinatown at twilight wil

but some thought the word came from dion an old word for harlot and that's exactly how their dresses turned out. we wanted to turn that around and show that it gentle can be noble classy playful romantic. and of course have an ostentatious touch. a has an eye for details handmade frills his trademark crowns adorning the bodice hoax the fabrics drowned in gold and floral patterns the flamboyant designer certainly had enough ideas but the client sometimes had to rein him in. as the week i felt i must say he's not always the easiest person to work with and he has extremely high expectations but after a while he can be reasoned with when you say something just won't work he'll pause and think for a second then say you were right. looking good at the october first business. a dirndl can cost three to six. hundred year olds. conduct a dot com and it's my job to bring designs and creations to life so if somebody buys one i'm happy with whichever they choose. how they like glenn close don't won't make you look just as ostentation as as the prince himself but a dash of pomp never goes amiss a