reporting on capitol hill, janae norman, abc news. >>> abc 7 news was in downtown san francisco today where protesters marched outside of federal i.c.e. office. they called the policy to separate families "moral horror." some psychologists say it could have serious long-term consequences for the children. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo is live in the san jose bureau tonight. amanda? >> reporter: kristen, remarkably frightening is how one south bay psychology professor is describe conditions at the u.s.-mexico border for these young children. conditions that thomas plant says could lead to some serious physical and mental health issues in the future. >> it's clear child abuse. there's no other way to describe it. >> reporter: by now we've seen the images. we've heard the audio. we know nearly 2,000 immigrant children have been separated from their parents and are being held in fenced cages at a border facility. >> you are basically traumatizing a whole cohort of children and families that won't go away when the border issues are resolved. >> reporter: issues santa clara psycho

and now residents weigh in on a new survey. abc 7 news reporter chris wynn is live at city hall in santa clara with more. chris. >> reporter: hi, dan. members of the city council as well as the stadium authority are meeting right now to go over the results of that survey. residents tell me they are hopeful their concerns will be taken seriously. traffic in silicon valley can be tough. but being stuck near levi stadium makes it another level >> waiting to find alternate routes ob waiting for people to walk across the street to get to the stadium because they park around the areas that's a big problem. >> last year city leaders in santa clara agreed to survey residents on issues pertaining to the stadium which in addition to sports has hosted big names by taylor swift. they found that residents are dissatisfactioned with the level of traffic, parking and disruptive behavior following events. furthermore the majority of residents support the curfew of 10:00 p.m. week nights but are open to change. that's good news for 49ers managing t

matt gutman, abc news, new york. >> she wasn't sure she wanted to go, it seemed.ust hanging out. >> that's my favorite photo right there. >> watching her make it finally over the ledge. that last span of the building has no windows. no ledges to rest on. and i was cheering by myself in my office. go little raccoon, go! she is safe and sound, back in the wild. >> we have more raccoon images. >> let's dig in. a few fun facts. >> they apparently like to ride gators. that one is, i guess, surfing. i'm not sure what to call it. and this guy is just special. >> it's like swimming with dolphins, except they're raccoons with claws and teeth and fur. >>> good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm victor oquendo in for kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines. economists say now is the time to pay down any credit card that may have, since the fed has hiked interest rates for the second time this year. it will also make adjustable rate mortgages more expensive. >>> a possible tornado ripped up an outlet mall, bringing down buildings and overturning cars. weather service

in lake county, will carr, abc news. >>> continuing coverage of the pawnee fire is online at abc7news.com and the news app. find more information on the fire zone and evacuations as well as the latest breaking news. >>> new at 11:00, a london court granted uber a license to keep operating in the capital. uber told the court they made significant changing since being refused another license last year over public siafety concerns. the operating license lasts for 15 months. >>> california voters have a chance to repeal the gas tax. it rose 12 cents a gallon and vehicle registration fees went up after senate bill 1 was passed last year. the more than $5 billion raised each year for the tax goes to road repairs and mass transit improvements. if this passes in november, the state constitution would e amended to require voter approval for future gas tax increases. >>> from the moon to the courtroom, the reason ledge tear astronaut buzz aldrin is suing his own children. thankfully, this is something you don't see every day or maybe hopefully not at all. this scene on a miami highway that baffled

marcus moore, abc news, houston. >> gounk he is still holding that trophy? >> like ovechkin. >> that's what i was trying to remember. trying to remember his name. congratulations senator cruz. >>> this morning on "world news now," flash floods cause historic damage. >> extreme rainfall from slow-moving storms are taking out roads across the upper midwest leaving many destroyed while in the east, extreme heat. temperatures will feel like 105 in some areas today. we have the monday forecast ahead. >>> also this morning, the battle over children at the border. the firestorm over the trump administration's zero tolerance policy. >>> we have breaking news from japan. a deadly earthquake this morning. we're getting reports of widespread damage and new images just in. >>> and we want kids to love art. but when your son's sculpture rearrangement could leave you stuck with a six-figure bill, maybe the next time you go to the park. it's monday, june 18th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> poor kid. ryan smith is in the house in for kendis gibson. >> that

. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with president trump facing new pushback over the rights of migrants. >> the president is now suggesting that they should skip the courts and immediately send migrants back where they came from. but civil liberty proponents say that would be unconstitutional. the defense secretary says two military bases will be used to house migrants. tara palmieri from dees. >> reporter: the president intensifying his biggest issue. >> we need people that can help us. we want merit-based immigration system. we need safety at the border. the wall's going to happen. it's going to happen. >> reporter: in a flurry of tweets, saying we cannot allow all these people to invade our country. we must immediately with no judges or court cases bring them back to where they came. >> it is bother some with the president's rhetoric about the democrats and their unwillingness to have any border security or control. >> we need a wall. we need border security. >> reporter: the chaos at the bor

we have an abc 7 news crew at the scene. we'll have updates on the story on the abc 7 news app. >>> to the other top story, this morning, president trump doubling down, defending his controversial zero tolerance policy of separating children from their parents after crossing illegally. we are getting a new look right now inside one of the detention centers, this one in mcallen, texas. president trump blaming the senat democrats saying they are fighting immigration reform. the democrats say the president is using this as a bargaining chip to get the wall he wants. regardless, the president made it clear this morning -- >> the united states will not be a migrant camp, and it will not be a refugee holding facility. it won't be. you look at what's happening in europe. you look at what's happening in other places. we can't allow that to happen to the united states. not on my watch. >> this sparked demonstrations in the bay area and across the country. protesters and politicians demanding more information on the welfare of the chil

live in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you. any updates we'll tweet out to you and on our news app. >>> now this, imagine waking up to find your parked car wrecked and sitting in your front lawn. that was the reality for some folks in san jose in pine street. police closed it off for four hours this morning. two people were hurt and one e with d in the chain reaction reaction from the victims, matt? >> reporter: well, reggie, people who live here on vine street say drivers go way too fast and they could do a lot of damage like the one this morning lo at the mess. fire of a multivehicle crash on vine street near edwards avenue near downtown san jose just before 1:00 a.m. the driver of the lexus was cut from his car and taken to the hospital with nonlife threaten injuries. the driver of this truck is said to be possible. he and two passengers jumped out and ran off. eventually, police captured the driver and one passenger. the passenger went to the hospital for nonlife threatening injuries, and the driver, to jail, charged with h

we told you about this on abc 7 news. home security cameras captured video of a dark blue car appears to be a dodge charger. the car may be connected to someone shooting out the windows of 2 dozen vehicles between 2:00 and 4:00 friday morning. detectives are now urging all-american canyon residents to check their home security cameras to see if there's anyone they see shooting at parked cars. >>> a grassfire that broke out in concord yesterday afternoon quickly grew to 25 acres. it took fire crews more than two hours to fully contain the flames burning along the road between willow pass court and driftwood drive. our walnut creek camera captured the black smoke rising beyond those trees. the chp shut down traffic in the area while firefighters gained control. >>> those winds are also responsible for knocking down trees. take a look at this one in campbell. it was ripped from the ground at its base before toppling on to parked cars near the entrance of the courtyard by marriott on creekside way. police tweeted these photos

ea.look at the lines outside th new cafe. >> san jose today. abcwynn takes us inside. >> reporter: paying homage to a pop icon. crowds descended upon sand tanna row to show love for hell oh o kit. >> i hope my job doesn't call today. but it's worth the wait. >> sand rio fans celebrating the opening of the first mini cafe for hello kitty in northern california. >> this is a wirth day cake. not my birthday though. >> from little ones to young at heart. >> i thought i would be out of the norm. but realizing all the older generations are here. >> customers waited in line on opening day all for a dose of hello kitty cuteness. it has deep roots in the beau. the first u.s. store opened in san jose more than 30 years ago. before that the popular character was introduced to the world back in the '70s. >> walking here we saw the line and like we should have came at 9:00 a.m. >> or maybe more like 5:00. that's when dona arrived to be the first in line. >> i collected all the pencil boxes lunch boxes, pens, markers. it's something i loved. it's cute, fun. >> c

new developments. we'll begin with abc 7 news reporter david louie. david. >> reporter: dan and kristen, the two sources have confirmed to me that the dead suspect's name is steve crawford. that is the same name as the security guard who was identified in a stanford daily newspaper article as being the guard skofrpg the body of arliss perry back in 1974. a search by abc 7 news indicates that a steve perry -- steve crawford was living at this apartment building. sky7 was overhead shortly after the sheriff deputies arrived at the large apartment complex to serve a warrant for murder to the resident in apartment 185. the door opened. deputies saw a gun and then a gunshot was heard. the suspect appears to have shot and killed himtz. the deputies did not fire their guns. dna evidence recently retested provided a missing link that captivity investigators from solving the 1974 murder of 19-year-old arliss perry seen in a photograph from the mercury news archives. the wife of a stanford student, perry was found with head injures and had been sexually molested

7 news at four i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. abcnow. >> this is just maddening. >> outrage tonight over the administration's plan to build a tent city in concord and the detention center could be home to thousands of migrants. >>> scorcher in the bay area, temperatures haven't been this hot since last september. >> trying to cool off at the fair. we are live in a major bay area hot spot. >>> shark alert in santa cruz. several sightings as everyone wants to hit the beach for relief. >> and the commute headache for munny riders from one end of the town to the other is about to get harder. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> sky7 captured these mimgs of a wildfire late this afternoon in brisbane. firefighters got a handle on in about an hour. the fire danger is high everywhere as temperatures reach the 90s and triple digits. calfire is at peak stachg. >> please don't use mechanicenized equipment on windy days. >> the plan to thurn navy base in concord into housing for thousands of migrants. two top stories for y

what abc news has learned tonight. the new draft report. what he was warned not to do. what he did anyway, 11 days before the election. going public about hillary clinton, her e-mails, only later to say there was nothing there. >>> and the storms moving through tonight. the new track. >>> good evening, everyone. and we begin tonight with president trump, and the power to pardon. the power to commute sentences, and tonight, granting the request made by reality star kim kardashian after her visit to the white house. today, the president commuting the sentence of alice johnson, a 63-year-old great-grandmother, serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug conviction. we have just learned she's now been released tonight, thanking the president and just thanking kim kardashian, who of course pleaded her case. we begin tonight with abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: it was a pardon request brought right to the oval office by kim kardashian. and now, one week later, president trump has commuted the sentence of alice marie johnson, a 63-year-old g

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abc 7 mornings. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. the newsstagram. abc 7 news continues at 9:00 this morning. "good mornin "good mornin have a great sun >>> good morning, america. breaking news right now, fire and nature's fury. mandatory evacuations in northern california, thousands forced from their homes. a wildfire doubled in size as reported tornadoes and hail batter the central u.s. sam champion is tracking it all. >>> also breaking overnight, standoff. [ sirens ] two officers shot in san diego responding to a suspect barricaded in an apartment complex. what the s.w.a.t. team found when they finally got inside. >>> battle at the border, protesters blocking this bus carrying immigrant children. activists starting hunger strikes as president trump stands firm on his immigration stance.

. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> nice to see the game go on.to see congressman scalise out there, too, with a huge smile on his face. >> and it looked like he made that play from his knees. that wasn't easy. >> skills on the baseball diamond. >>> we're going to start off this half hour with much-needed relief to the wildfire zone in the southwest. >> red flag warnings remain in some states. fires fueled by gusty winds, heat and bone-dry conditions. >> melissa constanzer joins us with the latest. >> bud has made its way through baja, and as it works to the north, this is going to bring rainfall, much-needed rainfall to the desert southwest. the four corners, lots of fires going on. for western new mexico particularly into saturday we could see one to two inches of rain. meanwhile, your father's day, that moisture works to the north and it's hot for many as we finish off the weekend. diane, victor? >> melissa, thank you. >>> and we're learning more this morning about that tornado that slammed through wilkes-barre, pennsylvania. it was powerful en

live in emoriville, lilian kim, abc news. >> much appreciated. thank you. >>> developing news now with the san francisco mayoral race and london breed has increased her lead. she is ahead of leno by 1600 votes. she had been trailing until yesterday. abc 7 news was at city hall today where they are still counting mail-in and provisional ballots. there is plenty of work to be done with thousands of more ballots to go through. >> we won't certify the election until end of june, and we expect to finish by end of june. >> election workers are also verifying the results from individual polling places. >>> oakland is getting ready for another big party line like no other. a dub nation celebration in honor of nba champ golden state warriors. taking a live look now at downtown oakland, a million fans are expected to show up to tuesday's parade and abc 7 news reporter karen bernard is in oakland where preparations are in full swing. the championship banners are going up all over downtown. so are the no parking signs and lots of barricades. it's becoming a n

stay with abc 7 news and abc 7 news.com for the latest developments in this case. be sure to they had the app to get the updates sent to your phone as soon as new developments break. >>> two young women at the south bay facing criminal charges accused of having sex with several minors. talia sisco and tina are accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with 15 and 16-year-old business. tina was working as a teacher. carlos saucedo is live outside the courthouse with the details. carlos. >> reporter: well detectiving working this case have been able to identify three victims but say there is a fourth possible victim. and more victims could come forward. these are the so-called best friends facing multiple charges of unlawful sex with minors. 24-year-old talia sisco and 23-year-old tina par andy. >> they zrib themselves to each other as sexual deef antisocial. that's what they call themselves. >> the santa clara county vfr sheriff east office began investigating after being tipped off about the ib inappropriate behavior. they used so many to initiate contact with t

maggie reule, abc news new york. >>> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is making history.blican leader in the senate surpassing bob dole. the 76-year-old served in gop leadership the better part of due decades. the kentucky lawmaker seated as the senate top republican after the 2006 elections. former president george w. bush is celebrating the4 birthday today. the oldest living u.s. president ever. the central intelligence agency marked the birthday releasing declassified material related to his tenure as director. >> americans are more generous than ever. donationed to charity topped $4 0 oh billion to the first time laughing year according to gichg usa. it says people, estates, foundations and corporations gave $410 billion in 2017. religious causes received the largest portion. about a third of the money followed by education. >>> two life insurance firms are accused of failing to do their job. >> "7 on your side" michael finney got involved and here is with the story. >>> these are companies you heard of. the company is accordia and atheen. the california's insurance c

the new accuweather app from abc 7 news. nute by minute forecasts plus realtime radar and alert keeping you safe. search accuweather in the app store and download now. >>> tonight on abc 7 news at 9:00, over on coffey tv 20. warrior haves a new way of getting a taste of victory while getting a jab at lebron james. >> here at 11 on abc choked me up. trouble at the san mateo county fair, the wagener for parents on the peninsula tonight at 11:00. >>> this weekend incredibles 2 had the 8th largest box office opening ever opinion. and that's not the most impressive stack. >> it has the best animated opening of all time and the best pg movie opening of all time. adults helped it go expect aches. >> announcer: incredibles 2 opened with 180 million the second biggest over in june. oceans 8 came in second with 19 million pl the debut tagged came in with 14 million. solo achb red bull two rounded out the top five. the incredibles and solo. >> the incredibles opened with $180 and second place was $19 million. >> a little bit of a gap. >

abc news white house correspondent tara palmieri has the details. >> reporter: a shocking memo leakedthe 20-page memo reportedly hand-delivered to the special counsel's office in january making broad claims the president cannot be guilty of obstruction in the russia collusion case or given a subpoena to speak to his defense team argues that, quote, as the chief law enforcement officer, it would amount to him obstructing himself. they also added he had the power to, quote, terminate the inquiry or exercise his power to pardon. >> does the president have the unfettered power as president clinton had and president reagan -- i used to work on the pardon for clinton, he gave out far fewer pardons than president obama and president trump. i'm a big believer in the president's power. >> reporter: rudy giuliani confirmed the contents of the letter to abc news. telling abc news, quote, if mueller tries to subpoena us, we're going to court. the memo stating, quote, in light of the voluntary offerings, your office clearly lacks the requisite need to interview the president. >> what happens if ro

marshalsy gonzalez, abc news. crews say camper are to blame for a 500 acre fire near carson city nevada. beginning in voltaire canyon area. no structures threatened. two campers are detained. they were using the fire to clean up waste at a camp site. the fire is 15% contained. >>> a massive new international study finds that antarctica's ice sheet is melting three times faster than it used to. the report in the zbrournlmelte. that's enough to confer the state of texas in 13 feet of water and raise oceans. scientists say the rate of me cmate change.indicator of >>> first at&t now another possible megamerger in the works. >> and new details today about the deadly hurricane in puerto rico. the new number i was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better than a manual. and my hygienist says it does but they're not all the same. who knew? i had no idea. so she said, look for one that's shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to

abc 7 news lyanne melendez was there. more taelts on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> there were protests in iran's capital the third straight day after the president said the country faces an economic war with the united states. part of the economic uncertainty is because the trump administration decided to pull out of the iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions. >>> the proposed use of the tasers by san francisco police is a controversy that never seems to supervisors committee the mayor's proposed funding to buy the devices. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live at city hall with the story. vic. >> reporter: well, there are more than 800 officers on this force who have been trained in crisis intervention. and that makes them eligible to use tears once they're trained with knows devices. and that's taking time. but now they may have to wait longer to get one. tasers, a never ending controversy in san francisco. it's been villified, embraced. four police chiefs sported tasers. activist groups oppose them finally in novemrft adecade

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live, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> all right reitan thanks. >>> now abc 7 news reporter cheryl jennings will travel to the border with a group of mothers. watch abc 7 news as cheryl goes beyond the hens to bring you the story of the crisis at the border. in the meantime, novato mayor josh friday was one of more than a dozen mayors protesting the family separation policy today. mayor friday sent us these photos from tornillo, texas. the mayor spoke outside of a facility where children are currently held. they want to see the children reunited with families immediately. we spoke with the mayor friday by phone. >> it reminds me of when we -- my experience of when we tried to create a judicial system in guantanamo and detained people there and skirted the rule of law. and that's not god for our country. the consequences are real and we're better than that. we should continue to aspire to be better than that. >> the mayors are calling on lawmakers to pass immigration reform. >>> a protest bill board has been taken down in emeryville. the clear channel message is coming up the vandalized sign

sources tell abc news she die by suicide. here's more. >> reporter: it was around 10:30 in the morning when police here in new york city said they were called to an apartment on park avenue where a household employee found kate spade hanging from a bedroom doorway. police are treating her death as an apparent suicide. they said a note was found near the body. her husband was seen at the apartment speaking to detectives. kate spade was 55. in 1993, she founded her name sake fashion house starting by designing handbags and eventually branching out to accessories and clothing. she founded a new venture called francis valentine. kate spade dead of apparent suicide here in new york. she was 55. abc news, new york. >> we want to let you know, there's resources to help you or others you may know who could be having a mental health crisis. this is part of the take action campaign. find more information about how to see the signs of suicide and where to possibly get help by going to abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> harvey weinstein returns

they're ready for a new direction. >> abc 7 news will have complete coverage of the primary electionw night. watch live results at 9:00 p.m. after the polls close at 8:00 and then at 11:00 p.m. if you need voter information before you head to the polls, just go to our website abc7news.com/election. >>> okay, we could see something or should we say someone new on the court during the warriors game three against the cavs. >> the when the worst oil spill hit san francisco, first responders went to work. and mayor gavin newsom, he went to hawaii. man: newsome left the day after the spill for a four-day vacation in hawaii. the same gavin who said his job as lieutenant governor was so dull, he only showed up for work at the state capitol one day a week, tops. gavin's not gonna work as governor. i'm jeff bleich. preventing violence has long been my cause. in the face of senseless violence, we need hope. after columbine, i led president clinton's youth violence commission. i joined joe biden to reduce domestic violence, helping boys become men. i beat the nra in court, defending gun laws tha

abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. >>> today, abc 7 news teamed up with other media outlets for the san franciscodress the homelessness crisis. and jeff kositsky is the first ever director of department of homelessness and supportive housing. you've been doing it two years now. welcome, jeff. >> thank you. >> i know it's an imprecise science. but can you start us off by talking about the best estimates for homelessness in san francisco. >> on any given night there is about 7500 homeless in san francisco. 4,000 literally sleeping on the strets. on any give. year there is 20,000 experiencing homelessness in the city. >> i know there are many factors but what are the main drivers of homelessness. >> four or five main drivers. one is loss of job or income. the other is a health-related condition or situation that forces somebody to lose their income andalos housing. domestic violence or squabbles at home or inability to stay in the home where they are. and eviction i think is about fourth on the list of reasons why people end up on the veets. >> and mental illness, mental health one of the factors. >

but a lot of people have left saying i'll watch the results in the morning on abc 7 news. let's hope. i'm live in the castro district. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> they'll still be counting in the morning. lyanne, thanks very much. >>> well, in san jose, sam liccardo is expected to remain mayor. as you see there, 74% of the vote with 15% going to steve brown. >>> now, one ballot decision here in the bay area that will receive a lot of attention nationwide, that's the recall of judge aaron persky. >> he sentenced former stanford student brock turner to a six-month jail sentence for the sex assault of an unconscious woman. the results tonight show that yes on recall is winning. you see with 59% of the vote to 41% no. >> in the race to replace aaron persky voters have put cindy sealy hendrickson in the lead with 71% over angela storey. that because the decision to recall judge persky has apparently won, if you will. or yes on the recall effort. so now the second part of this question tonight is who should replace him. cindy hendrickson, a good night with 71%. >>> and it was

the new accuweather app from abc 7 news news. ut realtime weather and >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. triple digits aren't scaring way the nascar fans at sonoma raceway. tonight what they call the all american weekend way to beat the heat. >> also california's farm worker crisis. state farmers and ranchers facing a massive labor shortage. you'll see what they say needs to be done right now. >>> and heads up. explaining why food stamp users won't be able to use the cards 24 hours starting tomorrow night. coming up in half an hour in news at 6:00. >> finally michael finney is not here today. but he didn't want to let you down. he still has friday's free stuff to give away. the first tickets to the bay area wedding fairs show in palo alto. the first 200 people using the exclusive promo code abc freon the wedding fair website get the tickets. this give away is a $60 vape. there is a limit of four tickets. >> that's great. next we have free tubes of hand cream from avon beauty center. my hands are not up for modelling this. but th

abc 7 news. >> all right. thanks very much. >>> moving on now people ran for safety after someone fired a gun during a chaotic party. you can see everybody scrambling to get to safety. police tell us no one was wounded. at least 600 people had picked a picnic area. no one has been arrested. >> the civic center bart station is back open after a fire. abc 7 news viewer took these photos showing that smoke rising. we are told the fire was started inside a fan room. no one was hurt. the closure did cause an inconvenience for those heading to pride festivities. >> festivities got transmitted. it is all lit up for the big weekend celebration. >> reporter: it is. it is really busy >> the rights were pried. preparations for the festivities are nearly set. pride weekend kicked off with plenty of fanfare. >> i9 began at 18th. >> it is a lovely day. it is a little hot. i'm so happy and so privileged to be here. >> here for visibility. >> this is my second and i'm here because i want to be visible as a person for all of t

abc 7 news. >> in the north bay, safe and sane fireworks sales for the fourth of july weekend weren't always a point of content, but almost one year after wildfires decimated communities, residents are hesitant. abc 7 news was in santa rosa yesterday were fire victims were concerned of fireworks and the a ooreires starng i'm nervous about coffee park not being mowed. and the tall weeds and my house just being rebuilt. i don't want it to burn again. >> the minimum fine for fireworks in santa rosa is $500, but could go even much higher than that. >>> happening today, hundreds of immigration protests will take place across the country as part of a day of action opposing the government's policy of separating children from their parent. 25 cities throughout the bay area will hold protests, including at deloress park in san francisco. today's march starts at 10:00 this morning. in oak left hand side, a march starts at 10:30 on lakeside park. at 11:00, demonstrators will gather at san jose city hall. at noon wab protest is planned on the steps of old city hall near berkeley. >>> this photo w

the new accuweather app from abc 7 news.e forecasts plus real-time radar and alerts keeping you safe. download now. >>> the bay area well represented on this season of "the bachelorette." >> we said good-bye to grant from danville, the man in the middle. but tonight you'll see developer john continue to vie for her heart. >> what we can expect. >> hello. >> hello. so nice to meet you. you look so nice. >> it didn't last. the romance was over before it began. sent packing on the first night. john graham is still in it. >> when you see her it's so comforting. >> reporter: i spoke to becca. what drew you to him and how does he do this season? >> oh, john is so sweet. he's one of the guys throughout the entire season so kind and he had such a big heart and he was one of the guys that i felt like was truly there for the right reason. >> we saw her painful breakup last season. >> i can't imagine my life without you. >> reporter: you'll get to see her deal with the heart beak in a constructive way. we'll see what you call the rage

7 news at four i'm ama daetz. >> larry beil. abcs at 5:00 starts now. >>> there is 27 folks in the race tomorrow likely two. >> a everyone wonders who they are. hold onto your hats. the election day could turn into a long night. >>> two local cities choose a mayor today. one could even make history. >>> plus easing the grid lock. is it a bridge toll too far. >>> fire in sonoma, flames sore 100 feet in the air at a lumber company and a propane tank explodes. >> announcer: live, where you live. this is abc 7 news. >>> voters right now are zading on a new governor, two mayors and the cost of commuting. there is a lot on the line. and only three hours left to make a difference. goeng i'm dan ashley. >>> i'm kristen ste we have extensive team coverage pch reporters all over the bay area. >> let's begin with the governor race a and news reporter carolyn tyler live in san francisco. carolyn. >> reporter: well, as you know tonight's top two vote getters will visa face each other in the november general election. i'm here at gavin newsom's h

matt gutman, abc news, new york. >> thank you, matt. >> we thought our trip was never ending.ut 25 stories, her journey now over. one more flight for us. we'll see you tomorrow back in the u.s. have a great evening. good night. >> announcer: now from abc 7, live breaking news. >>> and that breaking news is in san francisco. a city worker has been killed in a traffic collision. zuckerberg san francisco general hospital confirmed that to abc 7 news within the last 15 minutes. hpened on 28th street between castro and diamond in knowy valley. >> live over the scene now. san francisco police haven't said what led up to the crash. but see a flat bed tow truck a black sedan resting near a dump truck and near an open hole in the ground. police are asking people to avoid the area. we don't know when the street reopens. good afternoon thanks for joining us. >>> now to today's other top story. >> i am president of the san francisco board of supervisors, london breed and soon to be mayor of the city and county of san francisco. >> that is a smiling and happy london breed. the tight race f

abc 7 news. >>> thank you. >>> another flag raising ceremony this morning took place at santa clara city hall. take a look. this is video provided by the city of santa clara to abc 7 news. they gathered at 10:00 a.m. to raise the flag, second year they recognized its lgbtq community in this way. >>> this morning, dub nation breathes a big sigh of relief after the warriors nearly lost game one of the nba finals at home. but then one of the biggest blunders in nba history happened. in case you missed it, take a look. >> hill misses. rebound goes to the cavaliers, jr smith takes it out, throw its, and hill's shot blocked. it'll go to overtime. >> the cavaliers, jr smith grabbed the rebound, but rather than trying for the shot, smith appears to run out the clock in the wrong direction as if the cavaliers had the lead. the warriors used that second life to outscore the cavaliers by ten in overtime en route to victory. >> fine. anything's liable to happen. all that matters is you get a win, turn the page to game two, and just enjoy the moment. >> you know, we got to move on. you know, this gam

good evening and thank you for joining us for abc 7 news election coverage on abc 7 news at 9:00. >> we'll begin here with the race for governor in california. so many people watching that race. there's a whopping 27 candidates on the ballot. just two will move onto the general election. >> let's take a look at those results right now. leading 34% of the vote gavin newsom there, and john cox with 27% of the vote. and 7% of the precincts are reporting this. but there are many names on this. there was the expectation gavin newsom and john cox would take the top two. remember california has an open primary system and that means the top two vote getters move onto the general election regardless of party. travis allen has 14%. former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa has 10% of the vote. anton antonio villaraigosa has been calling to extend the deadline from 8:00 to 10:00. >> abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is covering the race at gavin newsom's watch party in san francisco. >> reporter: so what would an election night be without a snafu? and as you mentioned there is a big one in los ang

abc 7 news. >> today's homeless project continues on abc 7 news at 11:00. we tag along with a street cleaning crew and see what they've been dealing with in terms of cleaning up the city streets. >>> new at 6:00. a nasty accident has knocked out power to 16 customers and closed roads. it happened around 3:00 this afternoon. a truck somehow smashed into a power pole, breaking it into three pieces. pg&e says it can take up to eight hours to restore power. no word on injuries at this time. >> developing county. 13,700 acres have burned. 22 structures have been destroyed and six damaged. the fire started on saturday. the cause is still under investigation. >>> uc researchers took on a controversial topic. do african-americans face longer waits on uber and other services? >> uber and lyft have grown dramatically in the last few years. for some it's the easiest way to get around, but is it equitable to everyone? lyft drivers canceled on black riders 7% of the time, compared with 5% of asian and hispanic riders and 3% of white riders. with americans 20% of the tim

coming up in half an hour in abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thanks ama see you then. >>> finally back to the ans in oakland. >> it was great. let's check in with abc 7 news anchor. dion lim. dion >> what a difference a few hours makes. you know what was so nice about the parade was getting to meet young and people and people from all backgrounds coming together to celebrate dub nation. >> dub nation, baby. make them cry again! >> fans ditched classes called out sick from work and did whatever it took to make it. >> i came in from new york just to be with everybody here. all the warriors fans, the warrior family. woo! >> some arrived as early as 4:00 in the morning. some parade veterans new the secret to the perfect spot. >> i lived here over 23 years. so we have always been in this spot. waiting for the warriors to take a sweet sweep. >> some decked out in blue and gold finest. >> number one, oakland. >> the littlest fans looked forward to seeing the favorite players and enjoying the sunshine. >> it's a beautiful day for the parade. >> 89-year-old audi had her eye on number 11. >> i want give

those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, june 27. >>> from abc news, this is "world newsfeel cooler. >> i do feel cooler. the only problem is, you don't know where you're looking with sunglasses. >> hard to see in the studio with sunglasses on. >> great to have you here with us on a wednesday, everybody. >> camera, camera two is right there. >> oh, there you are, hi. good to be with you. those are really good sunglasses. >>> but we're going to start with the breaking news, the latest primary results. >> let's get to the upset in new york. this is a congressional race that ended the way no one expected. political director rick klein has details. >> diane and kendis, one of the biggest primary nights of the year has produced some of the biggest headlines, including the biggest upsets of the year, alexandria cortez is the democratic nominee in a district that has been represented by one of the top members in house leadership. joe crowley has been ousted by a first-time candidate only 28 years old, of puerto rican descent. in other big headlines, on staten island, the comebac

our first alert about this breaking news went out exactly 4:13 through the abc 7 news mobile app. >>> it's not the only fire we've seen today. a wildfire erupted near some homes in pittsburgh this afternoon. it burned 12 acres in the area behind glen canyon circle. the fire never did reach any of the homes and the cause is under investigation. >>> and about 2:45 this afternoon an abc 7 news camera scot this fire in walnut creek. it was on quail court not far from highway 24. firefighters responded quickly to the blaze putting out the flames within minutes. >>> and what's not helping frefs firefighters in those situations we've seen so far.rmest weekends >> getting into that time ofut . relative humidity is low, but thankfully today the winds were very light, so that was not an issue. picture outside, a live look. look at your highs today. it was hot in a lot of spots. 95 the high in redwood city, 84 in oakland, even 78 in san francisco. 99 in vallejo. so this warm weather sticking around for much of this evening. future tracker temperatures by 10:00 a lot of 60s and 70s, and by 10:00

abc news los angeles. >>> new development in the harvey weinstein case. new rape allegation has been made against weinstein as part of a lawsuit alleging that he had helped covering up his misconduct with women. that lawsuit was filed by three women including one who says that weinstein assaulted and raped her at a manhattan hotel back in 2011. a lawyer for weinstein did not respond to a request for comment. >>> officials say they are seeking the death penalty against a man and woman accused of killing a deputy in tennessee. stephen joash wigans and erica mimes charged with premeditated murder. daniel baker was killed wednesday responding to a call a suspicious car. wigans was arrested after a manhunt. castro miles caught wednesday efrmgts let us tainted with e. coli being blamed with the death of four more across the u.s. that brings the toll to five. one of the five people who died was from california. america's largest e. coli outbreak in a taekd steps from romaine let us in yuma arizona. they say it's unlikely more people will get sick. e. coli sicken

dying at this counter i'd say to myself that was one lucky guy. >> in san francisco, chris wynn, abc 7 news. >>> as part of abc take action campaign, we have a list of local resources, including how you can help with mental health issues and get help. it's on our website just go to abc 7 news.com/take action. >>> a new report from the cdc shows suicide rates increased by 25% across the united states from the late 90s to 2016. the rise in suicide rates is the highest in the central northern region of the u.s. with north dakota seeing a nearly 58% increase since 1999. the report found that most suicides happen without warning. 54% of those who kill themselves had no previously known mental health issue. coming up in just a few minutes we'll talk to a local professor about ening the mental illness stigma. >>> but stay with us because new details on a deadly crash in the east bay overnight, a 9 yltd girl was killed. but police say may have been factors in this rear end >>> s.w.a.t. team sniepers surround a business. what prompted a large police response this morning. >>> "7 on your side" michae

abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live. matt, i love how you use that bar to train. >> reporter: why not? it's the longest outdoor bar in north america, and you really have to run all the way down the bar, but because it is the longest bar, and we got all this surface here, i wanted to try something i've always wanted to try. in the movie, that drink that slides across the bloodar here with me, we're going to do this here. slide the drinks and see how far it goes. ready, colleen? protecting anything glass over there? one, two -- oh! all right, now you need to do it back to me. all right. because here's this is -- this is what it's about in the watch parties for the world cup. what a great way to start for fans here. if it was one goal today for the san jose earthquakes, it was for fans to have a good time for the world cup's opening game, and why wouldn't they? north america's longest bar was open. the russia versus saudi arabia was on the very big screen, and the quakes' mascot, q, was passing out free donuts. the world cu

i didn't know they had this version. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ who let the dogsring your dog to workday. >> yeah, we have plenty of dogs. maybe we can grab some. can we try to get some dogs around here? >> we can work on that. we can work on that. >>> while we work on that, we're going to start this half hour out with an update on some of immigrant children that were separated from their parents. 500 have been reuhed. >> some are still anxiously waiting to see their parent again. the first lady melania trump traveled to texas to see the situation herself. here is janai norman with more. >> reporter: the first lady's trip to a texas shelter for migrant children was 100% her idea, wanting to see for herself how those children are being treated. >> and i'd also like to ask you how i can help to these children to reunite with their families as quickly as possible. >> reporter: during her two hours in texas, the first lady asking workers at the facility numerous questions. >> those children, how many times they speak with their relatives, their families per week for e

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we do more than cover local news. at abc>>> tonight in primetime on abc 7 at 8:00 and 8:30 it's the middle. then two episode of blackish at 9:00 and 9:30. at 10:00 the last defense thenad fellndow at a wildlife rehabilitation hospital in brin doctors examined the eagle. joining us from milpitas. >>> i can tell you the mother and father are not empty nesters, still a 3-month-old eaglet in the redwood tree behind me here in milpitas. but the sibling fell out as it tried to flej and now getting kmld attention. >> a little bruising. >> it looks like if all he has is one bruise that's lucky. >> lucky that's become the eaglet's name. it's not known if the ego slt a boy or girl but the bruised wing was checked out by doctors as fish and game officials brought the raptor to lindsey wildlife experience in walnut creek yesterday evening. >> the wing around the bruise seems okay. >> the white bandages you see are on for protection. no fractures or cuts. >> they saw him from what i understand hit a branch on the way down. they decided r

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