, download the "abc 7 news" app.ill find a video showing you how to find your way around the three-day music festival. be sure to enable push alerts. >> tonight senator feinstein is vowing to help an oakland couple return to the united states after their scheduled deportation back to mexico next tuesday. "abc 7 news" was in oakland minutes after the senator met with the sanchez family. the family spent 20 years battling to stay in the united states, but under the trump administration their time has simply run out. senator feinstein told us she plans to introduce special legislation next month to temporarily lift their deportation in the hope of bringing them back to the u.s. >> i feel we're at peace now because i know she will go out of her way to help us out. >> this is a good family. they work. they contribute to the community. >> the couple's four children, all born here, will be allowed to stay. >>> today jimmy kimmel gave a progress report on his son's health after the newborn underwent open heart surgery in apr

news where you live. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beal. c 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> hate is not welcome in our community. >> making a statement. the unconventional opposition to a planned right-wing rally in san francisco. >>> up and coming bay area rapper becomes the victim of a shooting. >>> gender discrimination becomes a focus at the state capital. how to empower women in the workpla workplace. >>> awe-inspiring sight today. highlights of the eclipse and some angles you haven't seen yet. >> you don't get many moments like this. >> some children get to catch science in action on their first day of school. what they thought about the great american eclipse. >>> a local san francisco law group has started a go fund me page called adopt a nazi. and it's not what you think. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. thank you for joining us. the campaign is raising money through crowd funding to benefit a civil rights group that tracks extreme hate groups. >> as leeann melendez explains it's a peaceful prot

, download the "abc 7 news" app.ill find a video showing you how to find your way around the three-day music festival. be sure to enable push alerts. >> tonight senator feinstein is vowing to help an oakland couple return to the united states after their scheduled deportation back to mexico next tuesday. "abc 7 news" was in oakland minutes after the senator met with the sanchez family. the family spent 20 years battling to stay in the united states, but under the trump administration their time has simply run out. senator feinstein told us she plans to introduce special legislation next month to temporarily lift their deportation in the hope of bringing them back to the u.s. >> i feel we're at peace now because i know she will go out of her way to help us out. >> this is a good family. they work. they contribute to the community. >> the couple's four children, all born here, will be allowed to stay. >>> today jimmy kimmel gave a progress report on his son's health after the newborn underwent open heart surgery in apr

the nasdaq added 84, snp saw a 24 point gain. >>> another story you'll see only on abc 7 news tonight. >> yes, the master plan for san francisco parking and why it requires you to. >>> thing to park in san francisco isn't what it used to be. >> if it sounds like a contradiction, abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman can shed light on that for you. >> time for our question of the day outicide the city owned peer street garage in san francisco's marina district. >> do you know your license plate? >> by memory, no, i don't. >> i have to stop and think. i know the first few digits but not all. >> reporter: so she trudged back up the stairs and took a picture with with her license plate and with help from an attendant entered those numbers in new machines. and they now sell space based on tra transactions. minimum purchase time is one hour. license plates guarantee no one can use a space, even if time remains when empty. >> double dipping, isn't it? >> i'm doing one 10-minute errand myself and i have to pay for an hour's parking. >> reporter: according to the city this is all part of a master

in san francisco, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> now, "abc 7 news" reporter laura anthony has been in all week helping out our sister station ktrk. here is part of laura's report earlier tonight from an abandoned freeway. >> reporter: this is a major interstate. what you are looking at is about 150 yards at least of concrete median that has been thrust aside in the middle of the freeway as if it were some sort of tinker toy. this is a major thoroughfare leading into houston and it is closed. we have been driving around two days and every where we look it is a new sight and no less stunning. near houston, laura anthony, "abc 7 news" >>> one easy way to help is through abc's day of giving tomorrow. abc stations nationwide will be fundraising on air and online all day long with money going to those people that need it most in texas because of harvey. you can also donate to the red cross any time by texting the word harvey to 90999. that will make a $10 donation to the red cross. >> well, here in the bay area we are preparing for some very hot weather. >> incredibly hot actually. meteorol

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abc news, blaresville, georgia. >> abc 7 news will have extensive coverage of the great american solar eclipse. including live local reports right before abc's special coverage which begins monday at 10:00 a.m. david mira will anchor at abc's special report. >>> today is national roller coaster day. dedicated to all the twists, turns, and loops you love. coming up next, the bay area >>> american idol is coming to abc 7 this fall. auditions will be held in oakland on sunday. the american idol bus will be in jack london square giving you the chance to be a star, but you don't have to wait until sunday. audition online right now. we have a link to the application at abc7news.com. potential candidates need to be at least 15 years old. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, as students head back to school this fall, some class times are starting later than ever. and it could become state law. but is this a good thing for everyone? >>> and bait and switch off the california coast. what's tricking fish into eating something they shouldn't. tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> okay. thrill seekers

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"abc 7 news" accuweather app. load the app for free from your app store and stay on top of the weather where you live. >>> the "abc 7 news" app first told you about a developing story we're staying on top of tonight, a shooting at san francisco's popular dolores park in the city's mission district. since then, we've learned three people were wounded. as "abc 7 news" reporter lisa amin gulezian tells us live from the newsroom, the search continues. >> reporter: a little more than an hour ago san francisco police told "abc 7 news" they plan to increase patrols in the park. as for the victims, all through were taken to sf general one is in critical condition, one was treated and released and the last is a teenage boy. tonight delores park is quiet. there are few signs of the violence that erupted here just hours ago. san francisco police surrounded the park after two men and a teenage boy were shot. >> i looked down to the bridge and saw a person running and a handgun in their hand. >> reporter: it happened on the ped

. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning to everybody. we are going to start in charlottesville where that city reeling from the weekend's violence. they are hoping for a return to normalcy. >> hundreds returned to the park on sunday holding signs that said "never again" and "love will always trump hate." >> and they say the man who plowed his car into them idolized adolf hitler. you see his arrest right there. abc's elizabeth hur is in charlottesville with the latest. >> reporter: at the scene of terror and chaos in the streets of charlottesville that ended in death and devastation. the city is now sharing messages of unity and condolences for the victims. >> i want the country to know that the city of charlottesville is a place of extreme compassion. >> reporter: the suspected driver, 20-year-old james alex fields from ohio now sits in jail, charged with murder, meanwhile, the man who organized the demonstration tried to hole a press conference to no avail. instead, heckled and confronted by counter protesters and ultimately escorted aw

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in san francisco, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> now, "abc 7 news" reporter laura anthony has been inston all week helping out our sister station ktrk. here is part of laura's report earlier tonight from an abandoned freeway. >> reporter: this is a major interstate. what you are looking at is about 150 yards at least of concrete median that has been thrust aside in the middle of the freeway as if it were some sort of tinker toy. this is a major thoroughfare leading into houston and it is closed. we have been driving around two days and every where we look it is a new sight and no less stunning. near houston, laura anthony, "abc 7 news" >>> one easy way to help is through abc's day of giving tomorrow. abc stations nationwide will be fundraising on air and online all day long with money going to those people that need it most in texas because of harvey. you can also donate to the red cross any time by texting the word harvey to 90999. that will make a $10 donation to the red cross. >> well, here in the bay area we are preparing for some very hot weather. >> incredibly hot actually. mete

live in berkley, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> the "abc 7 news" app sent out a push alert this afternoonhortly after the fire broke out. be first to know when breaking news happens where you live. download the app for free and enable the push alerts. >>> two cars got into a collision near the fire after a man says another driver pulled a gun on him. "abc 7 news" reporter leslie brinkley took these photos. the man told her he panicked when he saw the gun and sped down grizzly peak towards fish ranch road. he lost control and hit another car close to a cliff. look at that shot. east bay regional parks flis were at the scene but haven't released information. >>> developing news from richmond tonight, in the last 30 minutes "abc 7 news" obtainedll seconds leading up to a deadly police shooting today when vallejo police officers opened fire, shooting and killing a man. we're going to show you the video but we want the warn you this is difficult to watch and we are not, of course, going to show you the actual shooting. >> oh, [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. oh, my god. he's going to kil

"abc 7 news" accuweather app. p store and stay on top of the weather where you live. >>> the "abc 7 news" app first told you about a developing story we're staying on top of tonight, a shooting at san francisco's popular dolores park in the city's mission district. since then, we've learned three people were wounded. as "abc 7 news" reporter lisa amin gulezian tells us live from the newsroom, the search continues. >> reporter: a little more than an hour ago san francisco police told "abc 7 news" they plan to increase patrols in the park. as for the victims, all through were taken to sf general one is in critical condition, one was treated and released and the last is a teenage boy. tonight delores park is quiet. there are few signs of the violence that erupted here just hours ago. san francisco police surrounded the park after two men and a teenage boy were shot. >> i looked down to the bridge and saw a person running and a handgun in their hand. >> reporter: it happened on the pedestrian bridge off church street a

thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. starts now. >>> it's hard to see across the bay or over a mountain top today. hazy skies and smoky air are affecting a lot of people. >>> a political ton of bricks. san francisco is ground in an american retaliation against russia. while locals say they are hurt the worst. >>> from cats to canines. we're live in texas with animal rescues. >>> flying out, we're live at the airport with some of the first flights here from houston passengers had a story to tell. >> live wherelive wherelive whew noticed the smoky skies this the bay area. this is a picture from nasa of the smoke drifting over san mateo county. this is a look from the east bay. the skies are brown and haze vi out there in this summer swelter. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. bay area counties are putting out the word not to be alarmed by the smoke. >> take a look from our east bay hills camera. smoke and haze in the north bay. the marin county sheriff's office is urging people to call 911 only if you s

special video where you can relive the extraordinary show of humanity at abc7news.com and on our "abc 7 news" app >>> nice when people spring into action like that. tonight the "abc 7 news" i-team takes you to fremont where a developer building new homes has come across indian remains. >> sources confirm crews dug up 32 kell tons in two acres. i-team reporter dan noyes has more on the controversy and what is being done about it. >> reporter: the website for southern california builder van daele homes touts the project in fremont, elegant home plans, close proximity to silicon valley, priced around $1.2 million. no mention of the 32 skeletons they found there, one carbon dated to 650 years ago. tim fisher is the senior project manager. >> reporter: the developer will not talk to me on camera about it? >> i'm sorry. we would like to provide our native american representative the opportunity to address your questions. >> reporter: she's your -- are you paying her? >> she is retained to provide services here on the site. >> reporter: by california law, when a builder finds what may be indian rem

here's abc news reporter emily rau with the details. >> reporter: already a crisis for the new white house chief of staff john kelly. abc news confirming president trump personally dictated the misleading initial statement released by done jr. to the "new york times" that the meeting he, jared kushner and former campaign chairman paul manafort had with the number of russians was about adoptions and was not a campaign issue at the time. >> the president didn't sign off on anything. he was coming back from the g-20. the president wasn't involved in that. >> reporter: trump's legal team then denying the president had any involvement, but sources for abc and "the washington post" refute that. don junior later admitting the meeting was campaign-related and he agreed to take it after being promised dirt on hillary clinton. >> it shows the president is willing to micromanage the russia investigation response and he's willing to apparently directly mislead the american people. >> reporter: today the president's lawyer telling abc news about that new report, quote, apart from being of no cons

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"abc 7 news" app. download the app for free and be sure to enable push alerts. >> new at 11:00 a fiery wreck shut down northbound lanes of 880 in fremont. this is near the fremont boulevard off ramp. a witness shared these photos. three cars caught on fire tonight >>> police are looking for witnesses and clues after a person was killed in an oakland neighborhood. the victim died on rich street around 12:30 this afternoon. all homicide detectives will say is the person a crime was being committed. they haven't released any details about any people or cars linked to the case >>> a chase sped through several counties before a guy tried to swim away from the highway patrol. you can see on this map here how today's chase covered more than 100 miles from oroville to discovery bay. sky 7 flew above highway 4 moments after the man was captured. there he is without a shirt. chp tells us he spent about an hour in the old river, taunting officers until he was caught >>> a two-year-old boy is safe after being disc

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> meantime, abc news has confirmed that an unarmed russian recognizance jet flew over the nation's capital. . it's normally some of the most secure base in the country of course and this flight is allowed under the treaty of open skies which allows countries to take aerial imagery. the jet also flew over bed minister new jersey where the president is taking a working vacation. >> and a hurricane franklin which is moving towards mexico's gulf coast. the national hurricane center upgraded to a hurricane. >> he's tracking it and here with more. >> reporter: we've had seven named storms in the atlantic ocean so far this season. but franklin the first to reach hurricane status and a few hours away from a second land fall. winds have strengthened 85 miles per hour. it's moving to the west at 13 miles per hour. so it's likely going to make land fall in the next couple of hours and really the biggest threat with franklin is going to be the rainfall. future rainfall showing you the bright colors of reds and oranges and yellows. even more than eight inches of rain

abc 7 news. >>> and pg&e says it will have crews on alert. they're asking its companies to prepare for potential outages. you can track the temperatures where you live with the abc 7 news accuweather app. download it to be instantly notified of heat alerts. >>> tropical storm harvey delivered a second punch along the gulf today. >> port arthur texas is a city under water. residents of a 91sting home were rescued from the flooded out building and other victims are lifted to safety on a blackhawk helicopter. >> a ceo reportedly says he expects chemicals will catch fire or explode in six days, prompting even more evacuations. >> at least 19 people have died in the storms. that number sadly is likely to climb. >> marcy gonzales with more. >> reporter: relentless down pours as harvey moves northeast. now burying areas along the texas/louisiana border under fast moving flood waters. pulled to safety by first responders and selfless strangers. saving lives. >> they'll just keep bringing boat loads of people out and load them up and we'll get them out

abc news reporter emily rowe is in washington. >> reporter: as president trump met with his national curity team at his new jersey golf club, b-1 bombers were flying practice missions above the pacific. >> if he does anything with respect to guam or any place else that's an american territory or an american ally, he will truly regret it, and he will regret it fast. >> reporter: for the third day in a row, the president sending a clear message. >> if anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. >> reporter: u.s. officials insisting they're ready. >> the u.s. military has been planning for north korean aggression for 60 years. they're ready and not going to get caught off guard. >> reporter: but the u.s. territory of guam sitting in the crosshairs. >> it is pretty scary, the thought of it. >> reporter: the government distributing pamphlets detailing how to shelter in place in case of attack by sealing off doors and windows, and families trying to go about their lives with that specific threat from north korea fast approaching. >> we are staying calm, li

abc news, new york. >>> rain from harvey is also pounding louisiana.nd the state's governor said the worst is likely to come. because of heavy rains a few weeks ago, the pump and drainage system in the city of new orleans is not working at full capacity. some cities brought in portable water pumps. president trump declared emergency declarations for several parrishs. something like 15 trillion gallons of rain have fallen in that area. >> drew tuma is tracking hurricane harvey right now. >> live doppler 7 along with satellite, over the last 12 hours, tropical storm harvey continues the slow trek to the east. and storm rainfall totals, look at this, waller, texas, nearly three feet of rain, south houston 30 inches of rain. that's like taking two years' worth of rain for san jose and dropping it in one single storm. that is why there are so many issues right now. look at louisiana right now. a little less than ten inches of rain. that's going to change in the coming days as harvey moves to the east. the forecast track right now, winds 45 miles per hour, s

elizabeth hur, abc news, charlottesville, virginia. >>> solidarity rallies for charlottesville took placeoughout the day. some of them you see here on the map. this is video of one held earlier today in san francisco's castro district. abc7 news reporter elissa harrington is live tonight in san francisco where a crowd gathered in front of city hall. elissa? >> reporter: eric, i actually got a chance to meet a family from charlottesville. they're visiting san francisco, and they told me since they can't protest at home, they wanted to join a demonstration with others here. >> we knew it was happening. we just didn't know how bad it was going to be. >> reporter: kristen bream and her family are visiting san francisco from charlottesville, a town thrust into the national spotlight. the center of violent clashes between white nationalists and counterprotesters. kristen, her husband, and two teenage boys joined hundreds of people at a solidarity protest outside city hall. they say racism has no place in their town, and it has been hard to watch from a distance. >> i was glad we were not there

we now have new video of the standoff that led to this shooting. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live for us in livermore. matt? >> reggie, in the past hour or so police are taking down some of the crime scene tape so we're able to get a closer look of the home where all this happened. last night you can see that the home is severely damaged by fire. it all started last night and then it all ended with officers opening fire, killing a man armed with a shotgun. residents at sun valley mobile estates in livermore say this place is normally quiet. however, last night was not normal. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: livermore police officers opened fire just before 11:00. a man described by neighbors as a longtime resident and postal employee was dead. before the shots, a standoff. police were called here about two hours earlier. >> apparently that subject was challenging people to fight. the first officer who arrived on the scene found the subject and he was armed with a rifle. >> all i heard was put the gun down, sir, put the gun down, and my neighbor said don't

"abc 7 news" app.nload the app for free and be sure to enable push alerts. >> new at 11:00 a fiery wreck shut down northbound lanes of 880 in fremont. this is near the fremont boulevard off ramp. a witness shared these three cars caught on fire tonight >>> police are looking for witnesses and clues after a person was killed in an oakland neighborhood. the victim died on rich street around 12:30 this afternoon. all homicide detectives will say is the person died while a crime was being committed. they haven't released any details about any people or cars linked to the case >>> a chase sped through several counties before a guy tried to swim away from the highway patrol. you can see on this map here how today's chase covered more than 100 miles from oroville to discovery bay. sky 7 flew above highway 4 moments after the man was captured. there he is without a shirt. chp tells us he spent about an hour in the old river, taunting officers until he was caught >>> a two-year-old boy is safe after being disco

and our abc 7 news app. kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> a bill making its way through the state assembly is set to give the electric car market a jolt. a councilman wants to extend the rebate program for electric cars and plug-in hybrids. it would commit $3 billion to help close the gap between the cost of electric and gas powered vehicles. california has 300,000 electric cards and hybrids on the road but it's sti onl a small fraction of auto sales. >>> wall street has set yet another record to start the week. the dow closing at a record high for the ninth day in a row, earnings strong. but trading fairly light today with congress. and president trump on vacation. we'll check the numbers. the dow finished the day up 25 points, over 22,000. the nasdaq also up 32. the s&p 500 closed at an all-time high as well, up by four points. >>> next at 4:00, the santa clara county fair is over and the county is struggling to come up with what can be done with these 150 acres. the other 361 days of the year. they want your he

special video where you can relive the extraordinary show of humanity at abc7news.com and on our "abc 7 newsn like that. tonight the "abc 7 news" i-team takes you to fremont where a developer building new homes has come across indian remains. >> sources confirm crews dug up 32 kell tons in two acres. i-team reporter dan noyes has more on the controversy and what is being done about it. >> reporter: the website for southern california builder van daele homes touts the project in fremont, elegant home plans, close proximity to silicon valley, priced around $1.2 million. no mention of the 32 skeletons they found there, one carbon dated to 650 years ago. tim fisher is the senior project manager. >> reporter: the developer will not talk to me on camera about it? >> i'm sorry. we would like to provide our native american representative the opportunity to address your questions. >> reporter: she's your -- are you paying her? >> she is retained to provide services here on the site. >> reporter: by california law, when a builder finds what may be indian remains they must contact the native american h

we w >>> coming up new on abc 7 news at six, a report on suicides at california prisons.p closer to ending democrat's super majority in the legislature. >>> this video provided by the museum shows the restored fm 2 wildcat. it was used to train wildcats for operations and it was ditched in lake michigan in 1945. they recover today and restored it 50 years later. >>> american idol returns soon. auditions will be held in oakland tomorrow. the bus will be in jack london square giving you the chance to be a star. but you don't have to wait until tomorrow. you can audition online now. we have a link to application at abc 7 news.com. hey, thanks for your time. thanks for >>> tonight, breaking news. a massive counterprotest. at least 40,000 swarming the streets of boston, outnumbering a free speech rally featuring some white nationalists. the clashes with police. plus, the conflicting tweets sent out by the president. >>> also breaking tonight, a violent night for police in america. at least six shot in several cities. what we've just learned about the condition of one of those

maggie ruehly, abc news, new york. >> new developments out of north carolina this morning where officials say they will seek charges against protesters who pulled down a confederate statue. the statue was of a confederate soldier holding a rifle. it was erected in the 1920s. the protest was in response to violence at thatte nationalist rally ihin virginia over the weekend. authorities in the city of durham say they chose not to stop theeo of the incident, however, to identify who should be charged. >>> new this morning, immigration advocates across the country are gathering to mark five years since the dhaka program went no effec abc 7 news was in downtown san jose this morning as d.r.e.a.m.ers urged the president to keep the program. dhaka has provided immigration re tefo 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children n.had a news conference this morning, several d.r.e.a.m.ers talked about what the program has meant to them. >> allowed me to cross state loins without worry and it's saved me from financial troubles in allowing me to graduate from uc santa cruz during the

brad melke, abc news, new york. >>> and russia is in the news this morning for another reason.in syria. it's the third of four-planned truces in recent months under an agreement also brokered by turkey and iran. it is expected to clear the way for much-needed humanitarian relief to rebel-held areas. russia's depng military yilo police to that area today. >>> two u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan have now been identified. you see their photos there. sergeant jonathan hunter, a resident of columbus, indiana and specialist christopher harris of jackson springs, north carolina died after their convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber in kandahar. the two men were paratroopers and on their first deployment. four other soldiers were wounded in that attack. >>> here at home, rangers in grand canyon national park believe they found the body of a woman who disappeared during a hike with her children. 38-year-old dr. sarah beetle disappeared on tuesday. her children ages 10 and 11 are safe. she had left them in a secure area to find water after one of the kids started feeling dizzy from

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. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we're going to start this half hour with what is a massive cleanup effort taking place in tulsa, oklahoma, new orleans and parts of the midwest after a particularly destructive set of storms this weekend. >> currently they are over the ohio valley and pushing eastwards toward the east coast. abc's richard cantu has the latest. >> reporter: the ef-2 tornado ripped through tulsa in the middle of the night with winds over 110 miles per hour. twister roaring into a shopping mall with three stores still open. >> dispatch started getting calls of people who were trapped in the restaurants, because the roofs had started collapsing in on them. >> reporter: in the greater tulsa area, at least 30 people hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries. daylight revealing extensive damage, windows blown out, power lines down. some residents reporting that they received mobile warnings, but the sirens remained silent. >> tornado warning, but no sirens. >> reporter: in new orleans, nine inches of rain dropped in just a few hours. many residents su

abc news new york. >>> well, some health news now.ing walnuts appears to be a good way to discourage eating. they found it activates an area of the brain that controls hunger and cravings. it used an mri to look at the brain and when participants ate walnuts they found one part of the brain lit up. they say they felt less hungry. it's the first time a study has shown the impact walnuts have on our brain. >>> still lisa will be back with a look at the big solar eclipse. >> and getting serious and desperate. we visit one store where people are stocking up for the solar eclipse and find out w >>> tonight we're sad to report that a dear friend and colleague died unexpectedly in his sleep two nights ago. tonight we want you to see him on this side of the screen. >> for 37 years, collide powell brought you much of the video you saw each night. collide was a terrific photo journalist and a beloved member of our family at the station. covering major stories around the bay area, the country and the world, including an interview with panamanian

abc news, new york. adrianna: we are still about two weeks away from the start of school in loudoun county. their new teachers got a very warm welcome to the school year. sam sweeney explains from the red carpet. [cheering] sam: it feels more like a high school football cap rally, but this is something much more unique. the unofficial first school bell for loudoun county's 800 new school teachers. >> i was crying. now i feel good. >> this is not like anything i've ever seen before. sam: facing nearly unprecedented growth, loudoun county public schools will welcome 3000 new students this year. there were just 37,000 students. next week, 82,000 students will walk through the doors of one of their schools. >> year, we will open one school this year, we've got two new school buildings opening next year. it is important that we continue to hire high-quality teachers. sam: during today's red carpet welcome, he thanked each of the new teachers personally. >> in our society, we give rock stars, we give star athl

news happens. download the "abc 7 news" app and enable push alerts. >>> the other top story, the monsoon moisture making the bay area feel muggy and causing flooding across the southwest. >> let's get to "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel and live doppler 7. >> dan and ama, let's check out live doppler 7. you will notice things have quieted down considerably. matter of fact, fog back at the coastline which we're used to seeing, and you can pretty much say farewell to the monsoon moisture. it is moving over the sierra nevada to our east and north so we're pretty much seeing this pushing out of the picture, but it did leave behind some rain. record for today in livermore, 700ths of an inch, a couple hundreds in places like petaluma trace amounts. as you check out the dew points, we have a little humidity with low 60s in spots, but i will tell you this much, the days of the muggies going to be out numbered very soon. i will be back with a look at the changes for your weekend. dan. >> good, thanks, sandhya. unusual rain and humidity caused problems on the street today. construction crews in san franci

live in berkley, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> the "abc 7 news" app sent out a push alert this afternoonhortly after the fire broke out. be first to know when breaking news happens where you live. download the app for free and enable the push alerts. >>> two cars got into a collision near the fire after a man says another driver pulled a gun on him. "abc 7 news" reporter leslie brinkley took these photos. the man told her he panicked when he saw the gun and sped down grizzly peak towards fish ranch road. he lost control and hit another car close to a cliff. look at that shot. east bay regional parks flis were at the scene but haven't released information. >>> developing news from richmond tonight, in the last 30 minutes "abc 7 news" obtained cellphone video showing the seconds leading up to a deadly police shooting today when vallejo police officers opened fire, shooting and killing a man. we're going to show you the video but we want the warn you this is difficult to watch and we are not, of course, going to show you the actual shooting. >> oh, [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. oh,

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abc news reporter elizabeth hur is live in charlottesville with the new details about the suspect's pastreporter: kristen and larry, the arraignment was very brief. today we are learning from investigators, they are digging deeper into the suspect's past to try to figure out a motive. 20-year-old james alex fields jr. appearing before a judge via video is ordered to remain in jail and his bond denied. charged with the murder of heather heyer and a hit-and-run that injured more than a dozen others could face additional federal charges. >> racism is evil. >> reporter: president donald trump responding to critics who blasted him for not initially denouncing the white nationalist groups directly and forcefully, today announced a civil rights investigation is under way. abc news learning the fbi is now reviewing the suspect's background to determine if the attack was a hate crime or domestic terrorism. his mother is in disbelief after learning of his involvement over the weekend. >> i didn't know it was white supremacist. i thought it had something to do with trump. >> reporter: but others wh

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from san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> just three days away to abc 7 news team has been busy pulling together all you need to know. >> a look at some of the highlights on our website and news app. >> reporter: abc 7 news dots kom has a landing page for all things solar eclipse and we're constantly putting up new stories. check out this one. a georgia engineer has a warning for us. his eyes suffered serear damage during a1972 partial eclipse. >> about 30 seconds to a minute on and off, both eyes looking like this and like this. >> reporter: you don't want to do that. in another abc 7 web and ach exclusive, we asked meteorologists why this eclipse is so special. >> it's so cool to see the moon actually casting a shadow, taking a bite out of the sun. that is the thing that's so fascinating to me and i will be watching as many of you will be as well and i'd love to see your photos or your videos. and abc 7 news has a link to a list of eclipse misconceptions that nasa wants to clear up. some say if your pregnant, you should not watch an eclipse because it can harm your baby.

i will be okay. >> reporter: in los gatos, anlili kim, "abc 7 news." >>> more to come. ead on "abc 7 news at 11:00," the driving danger in the east bay that's leaving tires punctured and car owners flat broke. plus, cracking down on bootleg booze. the big raid at one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. also, supply and demand. the hard-to-find item before next week's epic solar eclipse. >> and, dath details on what yo expect with this big event, plus a look at why some of you may need the wipers tomorrow morning during the commute. coming up. >> okay. sandhya, thanks very much. all of that is ahead. but first here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" right after "abc 7 news at 11:00." jimmy. >> jimmy: thanks, dan. take a look at this for both of our sake. >> listen, ladies, ladies, no. this is -- he's a good kid, good listener, he keeps his room clean. he's had all of his shots. when i have an asthma attack... i feel like a fish with no water. learn how to prevent your child's next asthma attack. because even one attack is one too many

thanks for starting your day with abc 7 news. look at the bay bridge and embarcadero from our abc 7 roof camera. calm in terms of the winds. we'll get our forecast from our meteorologist coming up. >>> hundreds of people celebrated the opening of a unity center in sacramento. the 4,000 square foot center is located at the california museum, dedicated to the state's diverse group of people, customs and culture. it encourages visitors to take an interactive stance on hate and intolerance. the mayor says he got involved early on in response to a wave of hate crimes in the area back in 1999. >> we wanted a center, a unity center, where the tens of thousands of kids who come to the capital every year from around the state could walk across the street and have an experience that would affect their hearts and minds. >> the mayor also says the timing of the center's opening couldn't be better because of what's going on around the country. the center plans to host several discussions about civil rights. >>> 5:13 is our time now. to hurric

new jersey tuesday night. more flights scheduled this week. abc 7 news. >>> one easy way to give is to help through abc's day of giving this thursday, abc stations nationwide will be fundraising on air and online all day long with money going to neighbors most impacted by harvey. >>> a wish comes true for a terminally ill san jose woman. she will see her mother after her visa was approved tonight. as we told you on abc 7 news at 6:00, she has terminal lung cancer. she wants her mom to visit before she passes. however, the state department turned down her mom's visa application several times. after a petition drive and a letter to the president, the state department reserved course hours ago and approved the visa. >>> discussion and delicioberat continues late into the night as the board discusses whether to form a new school district in contra costa county. opponents say splitting it up will only benefit students in wealthier neighborhoods. >>> time to find out how hot and how soon around here? >> too hot and too soon. >> sums it up. >> i think yo