izzy penston has been featured on abc 7 news before. it's getting harder for her to move around, and she's now in a wheelchair. today she and her family went home with something that will make their lives a lot easier. abc 7 news reporter leann was there. >> reporter: it's actually a super van made for izzy penston and her family. we've told you about the penston family of alameda. izzy, who is 13, has freezer's ataxia, fa, a rare de babilitai disease. there is no cure or treatment. >> loss of coordination and balance, fatigue. she can't walk without assistance anymore. >> reporter: one of her neighbors watched our story. he owns a dealership. one toyota of oakland. >> i know them. when i saw that there was a need, it was something we get passionate about. >> reporter: toyota and a company called mobility works paid for the conversion. the total price for this van is $70,000. >> toyota makes it. it's like a regular van that starts off like this. and then the conversion company cuts the floor out. raises the chassis. and makes this wheelc

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> that is a mess. >> it is.t to know, no one is discussing how do you make $5 billion in a hedge fund. can you learn to do it over a summer? >> got to find out. >> apparently, pretty serious stuff. she wants to move the kids from chicago to new york. they say when you have a prenup, both sides should have their own attorneys. i didn't realize is the case. >> you do it in advance. >> coming up one of a kind talent we lost yesterday. joan rivers remembered by the comic she inspired and befriended. >> their reactions this morning to her passing next on "world news now." ♪ ♪ >> as we mourn the loss of joan rivers this morning. we remember her rise as a stand-up comic. one of her true loves. being on stage, performing right up into her unexpected death. >> she paved the way for women in comedy. kabc's reporter reports that the jokes turned to tears at hollywood's laugh factory. >> reporter: the passing of joan rivers another tough blow to the world of comedy. after robin williams passed a little more than three weeks

a new abc news/"washington post" poll -- 52% say mr. nt has so far opposed. >> needs new outline why this is a threat to the united states and the degree to which this growing menace of isis threatens to further destabilize the entire region and poses a long-term challenge not unlike the challenge we faced after 9/11. >> a challenge president obama will address on the eve of 13th, 9/11, anniversary. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. >> a critical time right now. the president not having support for international action. what's interesting though, is in this report, though, there is an uptick for support of air strikes against isis in iraq. up 71%. when you see an individualized area, there is support. but overall, lagging right now to a new low. >> forget all the wonky policy talk inside the beltway. he has to be seller-in-chief tomorrow. reach the people in the heartland say i have a strategy. this is what it is. believe in me. he said in the interview sunday. part of the job is theater. not always something that comes naturally to me.

brian ross, abc news, new york. >> schools giving ve saisas for tuition.be tracked with your cell phones. >> what i worry. a legitimate program. getting people from other countries who are smart, successful. want to come to america to further their education. they might not have the same opportunities in their country. but you have to be proficient in english. you have got to show you are going to go back to your country. i do worry for those people abroad who are legitimate. this could be a crackdown for them. but pretty, incredible, thing brian ross. >> lot of pressure to do something. >> absolutely. you are totally right. president obama is heading to europe this afternoon. stopping in estonia. a show of u.s. support for the baltimoring allies worried about russian intervention in ukraine. it comes ahead of the president's visit to wales for the nato summit. expected to endorse they yaegs of a force in response to russia's actions. >> the president is facing pressure from both parties to come it we strategy to defeat isis militants. brit prime minister

alan wong, abc 7 news. >>> thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> stay right here. egins right now. >>> the same mistakes can never be repeated. >> commissioner roger goodell says he mishandled football's domestic violence scandals. >> we will get our house in order first. >> how the commissioner plans to do that and what all of this means to the 49ers and ray mcdonald. >>> plus -- >> complete disregard for protecting the public interest. >> tough talk tonight about the agency that regulates pg & e. what local leaders are now asking from the state attorney general. >>> also tonight, the war over waste. oakland makes a deal. and not everyone likes it. >>> that breaking news is out of washington. portions of the white house are being evacuated because someone jumped the fence. >> you're taking a live look. that person has been taken into custody. abc news is reporting the jumper may have made it all the way to the white house portico. president obama is not there. he left for camp david just before this happened. >>> good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. the

that's in "the skinny" on this monday, september 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world newsrning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. >> i'm reena ninan. mondays are hard. >> the asteroid coming. i find it fast night. you are able to predict when a full moon is going to happen 15 years from now. the big rock size of a house could come hurtling toward us at any moment. >> i can't wait to hear more on that one. >>> first, we begin this half-hour with another sensitive case of race and the nba. this one centering on the co-owner of the atlanta hawks. >> bruce levinson is selling his stake in the team following the release of one of his own emails in which he made racially insensitive comments. abc's bazi kanani has details. >> reporter: atlanta hawks owner, bruce levinson, apologizing for making offensive comments about race in this e-mail sent two years ago. "i want some white cheerleaders. i want the music to be music familiar to a 40-year-old white guy." he complained the kiss cam is too black. in a message to team management about how to sell more season tickets. levinson says he

let's keep it up. >> from oakland, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> thanks for joining us for abc 7 newsi'm ama daetz. >> the fiancee is in man. >> ray mcdonald. police are looking for as the team leads the league in arrests. >>> also, rescue at the beach. the alert tonight from a lifeguard who swam out to sea. >>> new aftershocks roll out of napa. along with new ruptures. >> eight days about 2 inches. >> tonight how a story of inches turns into a matter of degrees. >> i'm spencer christian. it's been a hot labor day in some locations. i'll give you a look at what the remainder of this first week of september will look like. >>> the arrest of ray mcdonald spot lights the issue of domestic violence charged with assaulting his fiancee. this case we'll test the league's new crackdown and the nfl is imposing stricter penalties. thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. the 49ers are facing a major distraction, a player facing pressure and new national attention. abc 7 news reporter is outside ray mcdonald's home where police made the arrest. >> dan, this weekend the 49er

new product. the apple watch. abc'srandi hitt in cupertino with details. [ applause ] >> these are the new iphones. >> reporter: the apple iphone going big. ceo tim cook not only unveiling the iphone 6 with 4.7-inch display and 6-plus at 5.5 inches and also a brand new apple watch. >> because you wear it, we invented new intimate ways to connect and communicate directly from your wrist. it is also a comprehensive health and fitness device. >> reporter: the first new apple product in four years. virtually your life on your wrist. with the new apple pay system for apple watch and iphone, you no longer need a debit or credit car. >> your total is $23.78. >> that's it. >> cook promising your accounts are encrypted while giving abc news' david muir an exclusive backstage pass. >> we've made it incredibly safer. no longer do you have exposed number that anybody can look at. no longer do you have there five-decade-old mag stripe technology. >> reporter: it was 30 years ago on this very stage steve jobs unveiled the first macin

then abc 7 news at 11:00. use watch abc to catch all those shows live on the go with your smartphone, tablet or computer. visit watch abc.com for details or download the free app by searching watch abc in your app store. >>> san francisco police are still looking for the bike thieves who smashed windows overnight and made off with thousands of dollars worth of electric bikes. their actions all caught on surveillance video. it's a story you will see first on abc 7 news. reporter nick smith has the story. >> reporter: in less than four minutes, thieves were able to smash this plate glass window into the shop and make off with thousands of dollars of electric bikes, all of it caught on tape. one suspect, so nonchalant he is seen smoking during the burglary. glen rogers is the owner of the electric bicycle super store. he heard the alarm and went to the store immediately. >> came down to find the front window had been smashed and the bikes were obviously missing. >> reporter: he showed us the images captured on his

sara haines, abc news, new york. >> one thing that isn't part of the paleo diet?k up. >> i need it. i'm not there yet on the coffee. did you all see this yesterday, world coffee day. >> a latte. really good. >> we had our barista in here. we had a big mug. go to our website. wnn -- i haven't been here long enough to know the website. wnnfans.com? >> you got it. good try. >> our facebook page. you can see our barista. >> i need some coffee. >> help yourself. >> that's a lot of coffee. >> this san extra, extra large grande, grande. . >>> making news in america this morning. home invasion. the armed white house intruder who could have reached the first family. today the secret service team in the hot seat on capitol hill. we're live. >>> break overnight, a care at sea for a country still reeling from a springtime ferry disaster. now another passenger ship runs aground. >>> extreme storms. a powerful system bringing heavy snow and hail big enough to break car windows. logical severe weather strike today? >>> and busted, the driver who was a little fuzzy on the rules o

at sfo, nick smith, abc 7 news. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. begins with cheryl and dan. >>> breaking news at ocean beach. swimmers pulled from the water and fighting for their lives. we are live with the latest just ahead. >>> san francisco's fire chief's job in jeopardy. we are live at the big meeting happening now. >>> plus, will the gates reopen? a final decision tonight in the billionaire and the beach. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. live live doppler 7 hd tracking the first storm of the season. i'll have the time line coming up. >>> it's happening on san francisco's ocean beach where minutes ago, two swimmers were pulled from the water. sky 7 hd shows you the scene. both received cpr and were then rushed to the hospital. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson just talked with rescue crews. she joins us at ocean beach. >> reporter: we are told that both men are in critical condition. neither one of them regained consciousness or the ability to breathe after they were rescued

a giants spokesperson did not want to comment to abc 7 news about the claim. >>> straight ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, piling on against the nfl. the scolding the league received today from arguably the biggest sponsors it's ever had. plus -- >>> an admiral's surprise honor today for a coast guardsman. >>> new at 4:30, chaos in cabo after hurricane odile and the bay area residents scrambling to get back home. >>> at 4:11, taking a look at your traffic on the skyway in san francisco, as usual on the right-hand side, that's your traffic heading toward the peninsula, 101 south moving a little better than traffic on the left-hand side which is east from 80 approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge. very slow going there. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. is it the biting? ...we need to break up. cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied with u-verse. switch and we can stay together forever. forever? ow. i'm not gonna lie to you. it's also the biting. break up with cable. choose

see, it's pretty. >> reporter: abc news, new york. >> all right, how is it?is charcoal lemonade. is it good? charcoal also known as -- >> pretty good. >> is it? doesn't taste lake sucking on a barbecue? barbecue. the benefits. liver detoxifier, assisting with regularity. stay with us. >> huh? she loves to shop online with her debit card. and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard earned money. unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. this is identity theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. if mary had lifelock's bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop the damage. lifelock's credit notification service is on the job 24/7. as soon as they detect a threat to your identity within their network, they will alert you helping protect you before damage can be done to your identity. lifelock has

americans are remembering the victims as the nation faces threats from another terrorist group, abc news reporter reports now from ground zero in new york. >> reporter: pictures in their hands -- >> linda m. cologne. >> reporter: their names on their lips. >> kenneth george grazola. >> reporter: the people who lost their lives on 9/11 honored today on the 137th anniversary -- 13th anniversary of the attacks. quiet, piercing through an ever emotional morning. moments of silence marking when the plane struck the twin towers. crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania, and hit the pentagon. >> 13 years after a small and hateful minds con spierd to break us -- conspired to break us, america stand tall and america stands proud. >> reporter: standing proud, but on alert. security, especially tight at this year's ceremonies. >> unless it's an every day situation, but the increased concern about isis is now adding to the work we're doing. >> reporter: officers keeping quiet watch as farmers reflect on the pain that time hasn't healed. >> 13 years and it still feels like yesterday. >> reporter: and kee

7 news. >> congratulations to her. >>> thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at:00. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with dan and cheryl. >>> the union vote just into the newsroom, some workers on the golden gate bridge are going to strike. we are live with how it could affect you. >>> and a shakeup within the state agency that regulates pg & e. the much too cozy e-mails about gas pipelines that got somebody canned. >>> in northern california, firefighters are rescued as flames erupt around them. hundreds evacuate. homes destroyed. we are live on the fire lines tonight. >>> and you will hear live how this car ended up inside a bar. >>> i'm sandhya patel. we may switch up the pattern from sunshine to showers. i will let you know when coming up. >>> you will see picket lines at the golden gate bridge tomorrow. workers there decided to go on strike and the strike begins tomorrow. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. thanks for joining us. we are getting some new details tonight about that strike and how it will affect people who take golden gate

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story here only on abc 7 news. laura. >> reporter: we first met gary pierce in the days right after the earthquake. his victorian home near knocked completely off its foundation. he is still trying to figure out what to do with it. they say it can be saved. in the meantime, pierce is going to travel somewhere else to help others rebuild their homes. >> we will be rebuilding flood damaged homes. >> reporter: it's a commitment napa's gary pierce made months ago long before a big kwquake k his home literally off its blocks. that is to travel to colorado with his church group this weekend to rebuild homes for those there who lost theirs to last year's devastating floods. >> i committed to that before this happened and there's not really much to do around here right now anyway except wait. >> reporter: it's the same kind of trip he and his church group have made before, to places like new jersey after hurricane sandy. but now pierce and his brother brian have their own rebuilding to do. as the house they own sits insham

new level. here now abc's sara haines. >> reporter: the paleo diet. nly eat food like meat, fish and leafy green is hugely popular. now they are taking it to a new extreme. adhering to the paleo lifestyle. a modern day caveman mimic that -- caveman movement that milkics the way our ancestors not only ate but moved, slept and exercised nearly 10,000 years ago. there's the diet which we've all heard of and then a lifestyle. >> correct. >> and you guys do all of the above. >> exactly. we're full in. >> 26-year-olds christine and rick started living paleo three years ago and even own a paleo chocolate company. but there's no sitting down at this office. >> you are at this desk and you are standing. >> we get the health benefits of standing but also getting our work done. >> reporter: the hunters and gatherers of the past would hunt and walk for exercise. these two enjoy a morning walk through the woods with some interesting footwear. >> we wear these minimalist shoes. five-finger shoes. and it helps us because it mimics the natural movement of walking bare

gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> cag says it's reviewing that class action lawsuit.bc news was told that even if the cars are disabled, the device has an emergency feeatur when you enter a specific code that will let you drive for another 24 hours before it shuts off again. >>> coming up, the view from the top. >> the billionaire founder of go-pro and get a pretty good view with one of his world famous cameras. with her debit card. and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard earned money. unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. this is identity theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. if mary had lifelock's bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop the damage. lifelock's credit notification service is on the job 24/7. as soon as they detect a threat to your identity within their network, they wil

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> what a mess.r system has already largely moved off to sea. another lined up behind it. >> that's right. more severe weather for parts of the midwest and plain states. accuweather meteorologist jim dickey has the latest. jim? >> good morning and happy labor day, dan, brandi. heavy thunderstorms here across portions of the midwest. the plains. the cold front is tracking ahead of that. keeping it hot. many spots, easily in the triple digits. across texas. t, humid to the eastern seaboard. into the northeast. these storms again will be quite strong. watching from detroit all the way back towards topeka, not quite tornado threat today as what we saw yesterday. storms capable of producing damaging wind. large hail, flooding rainfall. dan, brandi, back to you. >> jim, thank you for that. this morning, president obama's facing criticism and second guessing about his plan for syria. among his critics senator john mccain of arizona who says isis fighters need to be defeated because they represent a direct t

7 news. >> join us for abc's world news tonight. david muir will be in cupertino for an apple exclusive. >>> the family of a half moon bay teenager killed by a san mateo sheriff's deputy filed a civil lawsuit against the county. the 18-year-old seen in this family video was struck last june when officers responded to a disturbance. the family says they called 911 because she hadn't taken her medicine for schizophrenia. she was found outside her home holding a knife. she was shot and killed. the family says she had already calmed down. >> there was nobody in the immediate vicinity. there was nobody he was protecting. he created the threat, he created the emergency, he created the danger. >> the deputy says he feared for his life. the san mateo county district attorney chose not to file any charges. the mexican consulate in san francisco will also file a federal civil rights complaint against the county. >>> service on san francisco's popular f line was suspended temporarily today after a streetcar crashed into a tour bus. this happen

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. etz. >> i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. >>> a frustration builds over how the nfl is handling cases of domestic violence. >> he shouldn't have played. >> tonight, how local advocates have some skin in the game now. >>> and another tough day for firefighters. one that all but closed a major highway. >>> plus -- >> this is an issue of safety and privacy. >> drag queens are real but do they have to use their real names? what happened in today's face-off with facebook. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. showers are on the way. i will let you know what the commute is looking like and how much we will get. >>> the nfl continues to find itself under fire tonight from 49ers ray mcdonald arrested for domestic violence. >> why hasn't he been benched? >> to minnesota vikings adrian peterson resuming play despite his child abuse indictment. >> we made a mistake. >> and the players association appealing the suspension of ravens star ray rice. >>

marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> i was struck by stories of generosity.or not being generous in her comments about fashion. her long time bodyguard of 25 years said people would stop herren the streets and ask for a photo. she would stop and oblige and say take another one if it didn't come out. >> she knew she loved the audience, loved people. loved to make people laugh. at yesterday's service they closed down 5th avenue. which i mean, can you have a big enough tribute to someone of this size? stay with us. ♪ >> well, stuck in our next story, a couple, in the middle of nowhere. at least they had each other. a romantic get away turned into a search-and-rescue mission in wyoming wilderness. sorry. ha-ha. it's monday. >> we'll split this one. supposed to be the perfect marriage proposal. instead looking down at the beautiful ring they were looking for rescuers. here's abc's sarah haynes. >> pulled out the ring and said well i am sorry i can't get down on one knee because i am scared i will fall off this cliff. but will you marry me.>> reporter: for blake an

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> that's a good day at school. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins with katie and dan. >>> a morning of terror in walnut creek. what police say a gunman forced a woman to do after kidnapping her. >>> thieves break into a dealership and drive away with some very expensive cars. late word, there may be arrests. >>> crisis of confidence for san francisco's fire chief. she responds to calls for her resignation. >>> why president obama says we are going to see a lot more of this. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. some rain is on the way. i will let you know when to expect a wet commute. >>> the whole thing coming in and out. >> that's all the time thieves need to steal some high end cars. the whole thing is like something right out of "fast and furious." i'm katie marzullo in for cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. it's remarkable. police on the lookout for a group of things tonight, cars stolen right off the lot. surveillance video catching the men in act

ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> ginger, thank you.s get to our forecast with accuweather's jim dickey to see what we're in for. good morning, jim. >> good morning. tracking some torrential rainfall along the eastern seaboard here this morning. rain crawling northward pushing into baltimore, philadelphia, into new york city for the morning commute. now, of course, tonight here the last home game for derek jeter at yankee stadium. will we get the game in? looks like the heaviest rain will have likely departed, but some drizzle around. a damp and dreary night out there. speaking of damp and dreary an area of low pressure continues to spin off the coast of british columbia. powerful storm system swirling here dragging a stream of moisture into washington and oregon. the heaviest of the rain has come to an end. but we keep it damp and dreary. seattle, portland, down to san francisco through the day. temperatures soar to record levels across the high plains. reena and t.j., back to you. >>> we turn now to the next stepped up aerial campaign

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abc 7 news, los angeles. >> what an amazing gesture by those kids. they must be feeling. remarkable. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, we don't always get what we want but why president obama laughed when a school girl told him she was disappointed that he dropped by for a surprise visit. >>> later -- >> no one can be too young or too old to invent something. >> a local high schooler's creative solution to save rain water for the future. >>> i'm spencer christian from the east bay hills camera, we see clouds at various levels of the atmosphere but lots of sunshine as well. i will give you the forecast showing a bit of a cool-down coming our way in just a moment. >>> i'm michael finney. 7 on your side is just ahead so i'm still taking your questions on facebook and twitter. >>> at 4:37, a look at the friday afternoon commute. this is the san mateo bridge. the oncoming traffic is eastbound, remember, we told you earlier about the traffic accident that occurred at the on the other hand of the bridge right around noontime with an overturned truck and

. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you. we begin with the nation divided by weather extremes. >> in the west, scorching temperatures, tinder, dry conditions fueling wildfires there, including this fire in oakhurst, california near yosemite national park triggering up to 1,000 evacuations and threatening 400 structures. elsewhere the mercury is plunging. here's abc's rob marciano. >> reporter: in california, a fierce battle hundreds of firefighters attacking a massive wildfire in close to triple digit heat. dozens of houses threatened. hundreds without power. >> we're probably going to lose everything in the refrigerator and freezer. >> reporter: all as temperatures are set to climb higher, possibly reaching 105 degrees in the coming days. meanwhile it may still be summer, but the big chill came early. snow in some spots in the northern rockies a month ahead of schedule. and in chicago, temperatures didn't get out of the 50s for three days straight. >> it is really that cold. yes. we were here yesterday and it was even colde

and we are here for an abc news exclusive. "world news tonight," the only team invited backstage, right there with apple's ceo tim cook as they revealed the new iphones and that apple watch, so many believing it will be a game-changer. we tried it out, and we'll show it to you in just a moment here. but we're going to begin tonight with several developing stories. nfl star ray rice and that explosive tape, dragging his now wife off that elevator and we now know this is what came before it. a moment of horror that is now cost him his job, fired. and tonight, sparking debate across this country. his wife responding to the video, defending her husband and her family. and what he is now saying, too. abc's ryan smith, back on the story for us tonight. >> reporter: janay rice says she is living a horrible nightmare. today, after video of baltimore ravens football star ray rice assaulting her shocked the world, she writes on instagram, "to make us relieve a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. if your inte

it's all next. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" continue after this from our abc stations. ny >> well, it's time now for "the skinny." leading us off is a very discouraging news for fans of "ironman." >> in an interview, robert downy jr., ironman himself, said there are no plans for a fourth film. one of most successful film franchises in history. and "ironman" solidified marvel studios as a blockbuster hit maker. >> having to pay downy jr. $50 million for his work in "the avengers" is a bit of a exclusive why there is not a fourth "ironman" planned. for now, tony starks, big screen story, will remain a trilogy. full disclosure, our parent company disney owns marvel studios. >> you can wipe your tears with this story. just when you thought it wasn't possible miley cyrus hits a new fashion low. >> the 21-year-old pop star turned out for an after party for new york fashion week and going shockingly short on fashion herself. wearing nothing but ice cream cone pasties and glitter above her black sparkly pants. are those available online? >> it has been warm here in new york, i u

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> what was that you just said? >> you weren't supposed to repeat that on camera. >> i can't believe it's monday. >> how was your weekend? >> great. how of yours? >> it was quick. >> you're still recovering from the overnight shift. >> you can't recover unless you actually go through it for a little while. no, i'll adjust. >> "gma weekend" with the crew. >> four days i've been with the network. i've worked all four. i've got a day off coming up tomorrow. >> nobody told me that. >> good morning. i'm t.j. i'll be here with you. reena ninan here, of course. we have some fun stuff this morning. >> international coffee day. did you know that? >> i learned quickly. we'll look at the health benefits of coffee. we have our very own barista. ashley rodriguez will be here all morning keeping us caffeinated on this international coffee day. >> good morning. >> ashley, what you don't realize is that t.j. is not a coffee drinker. >> at all. on that. >> you're going to have to convert him. >> if you pull that off this morning, yo

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm dan kloeffler. talking about the talent competition from miss america last night. the big winner crowned. we'll have it later on. >> we're kind of surprised because -- >> we might be able to one up this talent on -- >> you think so? >> possibly. we may be stopping in the kitchen if that's a hint for what this talent may be. >> i'm curious. >> making big bucks on this one. a lot to get to. >>> we begin with the growing scandal surrounding the nfl. >> yet another pro football player has been benched amid an expanding controversy over domestic violence. finding himself in the red zone, nfl commissioner roger goodell. this banner flown over metlife stadium yesterday by a woman's rights group says it all. #goodellmustgo. here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: another nfl star player sidelined. just before kickoff, the carolina panthers deactivating defensive end greg hardy. hardy convicted of assaulting his girlfriend in july. this chilling 911 call came from a neigh

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> why are mondays so much harder? >> they really are. especially after you have a nice weekend. but if i have to be stuck at monday, i'm glad to be hire werh you. >> i'm so glad you feel that way even though during commercial break you are like, oh, that reena. >> good to see you guys. we'll begin with a hunt for a person of interest in the disappearance of a missing university of virginia student. >> police say 18-year-old hannah graham was last seen more than a week ago leaving a bar with a man who bought her drinks. >> reporter: the parents of missing 18-year-old college student hannah graham breaking their silence. >> this is every parent's worst nightmare. >> reporter: her mother clutching a childhood toy belonging to her daughter. >> i appeal to anybody who knows anything. please, please, help us. >> reporter: their desperate plea as police zero in on a person of interest. this man, 32-year-old jesse matthew. police say captured here on surveillance video the night graham disappeared. >> i believe jesse matthew

that's in "the skinny," on this wednesday, september 3rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world>>> good morning, i'm reena ninan. >> i'm tahman bradley. >> the president is overseeing big important meetings. >> but, you know, it's really sort of a bittersweet moment today. because a member of the abc family is hanging it up, but not before getting toasted on air force one. not going to show you who. we'll show you the pictures later this half hour. a special person dear to our heart. >> great person. hear all about her. >> a good way to start. >>> president obama in europe to meet with nato allies. although ukraine is the main focus of the trip he will be talking about the situation in syria and iraq. >> his meetings overseas come as we are learning of a new report of terrorism against an american in the region. abc's marci gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: reports that another american journalist may have been executed by the islamic terror group isis. a video posted online appears to show 31-year-old steven sotloff, a freelance journalist who was captured in syria a year

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. begins right now with cheryl and dan. >>> a sex scandal rocks a cold case killing in san jose. >> we are bittersweet about this. >> charges are dismissed against the chief suspect so what happens now? >>> and more concern for the new bay bridge. what cal trans is saying about rust, rods and ripples of water. >>> and -- >> we can get this thing turned around. >> the new coach of the raiders is confident he can kick off a winning feeling, but what about the fans? >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. we are heading into october with hot weather and elevated fire danger. details are coming up. >>> a cold case heats up months after this woman's husband was arrested for her murder. a mother of two. her body found in the back seat of her car wrapped in a quilt. tonight, that case is being dismissed because the prosecutor had an affair with a key witness. thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. it's a stunning development that sounds like something from a tov

the woman who had her car taken and nearly kidnapped is talking with abc 7 news. chase started in richmond. the driver led them over the golden gate bridge and into san francisco. police say they were forced to shoot and kill the man at battery and california. abc 7 news reporter nick smith is live in downtown san francisco tonight where this whole thing ended this morning. nick? >> reporter: absolutely, dan and cheryl. that dramatic ending was here at california and battery. you might understand why the witness asked me not to show her face. she's still afraid. bullets went through this window. crews are working now to repair part of the damage. >> i came out. i looked around. >> reporter: today olga did not. >> because it was raining. i was covering my glasses. so i didn't see anything. >> reporter: she said she will never again leave her house without first looking over her shoulder. her white suv was parked in this driveway, when a life-or-death situation forced her to think and act quickly. >> suddenly the passenger seat door opened. and i saw the guy. he poi