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dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> investing in the future. rs kick off a new season in less than two weeks. they'll play at levi's stadium against the new york jets monday night football september ninth here on abc seven. >> coming up next, the abc seven news i-team looks into claims some sic we have a drug, homelessness, and economic recovery crisis, because the system that's supposed to fix things is the problem. record budgets. fewer officers. business killing bureaucracy. the insiders won't change a system built for their benefit. i'm daniel lurie and san francisco needs a mayor unafraid to take on the status quo, bring accountability, and stop the excuses. thousands of animals from euthanasia every year. >> but now there are allegations the organization isn't doing enough to treat some sick kittens. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow is here with that story. melanie. >> dan and ama, the milo foundation rescues cats and dogs. these claims are specifically about the kittens. critics say that they are not receiving the vet car

now i'm julian glover, abc seven news. >> all right, lots of action tonight. >> thank you julian, for sure. >> and you can watch julian's coverage from chicago all week long right here on abc seven news. and each night abc news will have special live coverage of the democratic national convention tonight and tomorrow from seven until 8 p.m, wednesday and thursday from six until 8 p.m. >> a car burglary suspect is facing federal charges for breaking into an fbi truck in san francisco, the mercury news reports. gregory acosta alvarez is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in equipment from an agent's vehicle back on august seventh, including a gas launching gun and a ballistics vest. the break-in was captured on security cameras. investigators say alvarez can be seen getting on a bicycle and riding away from the crime scene. they found him at a hotel nearby, but not some of the stolen items. authorities say alvarez claimed he traded those items for $20 worth of methamphetamine. >> fire investigators in san francisco say they cannot figure out what sparked a fire at a home near alam

you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start watching. >> finally here a legacy business with more than 100 years in the bay area has a new home in west oakland. the moeller, barber and cosmetology college celebrated the grand opening of its new location today. >> we've been able to expand from 3000ft■!s on telegraph to 11,000ft■!s here and add a cosmetology program, a esthetics which is skincare, and keep the barbers going as well. >> moeller college is conveniently located across the street from bart and near an ac transit stop. it offers $10 haircuts and for seniors on tuesdays. get this the price is eight bucks. a barbers are also trained at moeller's campuses in hayward and san pablo. >> all right. we do still have much more news ahead for you. >> we do. let's go to abc seven news anchor luz pena for a look at what's coming up today at 530. luis

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julian glover, abc seven news. >> electric and loud. all right. thank you. julian. can feel the energy. >> yeah, well, you can catch julian's coverage from chicago all week long right here on abc seven news. >> and each night, abc news will have special live coverage of the democratic national convention. tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. and then tomorrow and thursday, it's from 6 to 8 p.m. >> all right, let's move on. emergency crews have recovered the remains of a person who was electrocuted during an explosion in richmond. the recent. this incident happened at about 330 this morning inside a p-g-and-e's vault at second avenue and cutting boulevard. investigators say it appears the person came into contact with energized electrical lines inside that vault. that person has not been identified, and it's unclear why they were in that hazardous area. >> residents in a santa clara condo complex are relieved to know a major mail theft operation is now shut down. security footage captured the thieves using stolen mail keys to access dozens of mailboxes. abc seven news south bay r

you'll want to catch a special edition of abc seven news. followed by abc seven news at 11. >> all right. we now know who is going to take over for katy perry as judge on american idol. >> it's a homecoming of sorts. season four winner carrie underwood will return this time as judge. >> reporter joelle gargiulo from our sister station in new york has a look back. >> i remember being at home in our little house in chacarita and seeing on tv that there were auditions in saint louis. >> the year was 2005, when a wide eyed carrie underwood stepped into the idol stage. >> i went from nobody knowing my name to tens of millions of people watching the show with her powerhouse performances, the small town oklahoma girl wowed the judges and won over fans. >> the winner is carrie underwood, becoming the fourth american idol. >> i'm proud of everything that i was able to accomplish on the show, and i'm so proud of everything that i've accomplished since. >> 85 million records sold worldwide, 28 number one singles, eight grammys, and 20 years later, she's

abc seven news starts right now. all right. >> the third session of the 49th quadrennial national convention of the democratic party will now come to order. let's party with the purpose. >> and with that, day three of the dnc is underway at the united center in chicago. topping off tonight's speakers will be san francisco's nancy pelosi, former president bill clinton and vice presidential nominee tim walz. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. and in a nod to tim walz and his state of minnesota, john legend and the bay area's own sheila e are scheduled to perform a prince tribute. >> that's right. let's take a live look at the scene inside united center right now. short time ago, the parents of hersh goldberg-polin, who is the israeli american man from berkeley who was taken hostage by hamas, spoke to the crowd. >> and abc seven news anchor julian glover is there for us. live with the story. julie we. >> good evening, dan and ama. currently right now, senator cory booker on the sta

citizens by celebrating their name and gender marker change in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven newsven will have live coverage of the oakland pride parade. that's on sunday, september 8th. watch it wherever you stream abc seven news. >> now to the race for the white house. democratic nominees kamala harris and tim walz kicked off their two day campaign blitz across the key battleground state of georgia. >> people tell me, look, i'm really not that into politics. my response to that is too bad. politics is into you. >> harrison walz are taking a bus tour through several southern counties in the crucial swing state, which president biden narrowly won back in 2020. republican presidential nominee donald trump hit several must win states this week, including wisconsin and pennsylvania. today, his running mate, jd vance, was in pennsylvania hitting harris on the economy under kamala harris's policies. >> in pennsylvania, the average worker's wages have gone down by 6%. >> harris is set to give her first national interview as a presidential candidate this week. it's scheduled to be a join

very closely, and he'll have much more on abc seven news at five. you can also watch the abc seven originals documentary california's case for reparations. it dives into the groundbreaking work of the reparations task force and examines bills that came out of it. it's now streaming on demand on the abc seven bay area app. a quick moving grass fire damaged a house in san jose and came within inches of several backyards. you can see the burn scar and just how close it is to those homes. the fire started in a grassy area between blossom hill road and highway 101 around 1:00 this afternoon. fire crews say everyone was able to get out of the house. that burned. it's not clear if other homes were damaged. a neighbor says part of the house was engulfed in fire when crews got there. what's bad? >> what's bad? firing up and popping. i don't know what's exploding there. and. yeah, by the time they got here, the house was gone. >> the owners of the house that burned say they first saw the flames burning in the field. they say by the time they called 911, the fi

and today on abc seven news at four, abc seven news insider phil matier talked about the significance that so many california power players have in the spotlight tonight. we'll talk about that in a moment. but right now, let's go back live to milwaukee. and vice president harris i'm awake. >> i'm awake through the waters. tell the tide don't move. i'ma riot. i'ma riot through your borders. call me bulletproof. and the vice president is going to speak again. >> this is live in milwaukee. >> yeah. this is the very same stage where former president trump accepted the republican nomination. just last month. let's listen. everyone joining us from exciting chicago. >> the delegates at the democratic national convention. >> well, they just completed their roll call. and they have nominated coach walz and me to be the next vice president and president of the united states of america >> and i thank everyone there and here for believing in what we can do together. >> we are so honored to be your nominees. this is a people powered campaign and together we will chart a new way forward >> a future

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then we'll bring you a special edition of abc seven news at 10:00. and of course, our regular abc seven news at 11. we have a drug, homelessness, and economic recovery crisis, because the system that's supposed to fix things is the problem. record budgets. fewer officers. business killing bureaucracy. the insiders won't change a system built for their benefit. i'm daniel lurie and san francisco needs a mayor unafraid to take on the status quo, bring accountability, and stop the excuses. you can go home of >> really fun afternoon out at the oakland coliseum. i had the privilege and it is that of singing 16. oakland did win the game 3 to 1, by the way. meantime, we're getting a look today at how the oakland roots plan to configure the field at the oakland coliseum. this animation, released by the team shows the pitch running along the baseball third base line. the team says that's going to give fans the best sightlines and an intimate atmosphere. the team is now taking deposits for the 2025 season tickets. all right. we still have much more ahead. let's

suzanne vaughan, abc seven news. >> good advice there. thanks very much, suzanne. coming up, a victory for cyclists in the east bay. we'll tell you about the new safety measures now in place to make blind curves less dangerous is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it's happening. switch to reliable comcast business internet with security and get started for $49.99 a month. plus ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. call today! i'll say what city hall insiders won't. we have a drug, homelessness, and economic recovery crisis, because the system that's supposed to fix things is the problem. record budgets. fewer officers. business killing bureaucracy. the insiders won't change a system built for their benefit. i'

abc seven news at 10:00 starts right now. >> from abc seven live breaking news. >> and that breaking news, the final step of today's historic prisoner exchange. look at this. americans held for years are back in the u.s, and the reunions just couldn't wait. families running to each other. good evening. i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. it was remarkable, poignant moments. just over an hour ago, emotional reunions as three americans, including wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich and former marine paul whelan, are back on american soil, the trio arrived just about 90 minutes ago at joint base andrews, just outside washington. they were greeted by their families and loved ones on the tarmac, along with president biden and vice president harris. whelan was the first one off the plane. he is a former marine, had been held since 2018 by russia. >> gershkovich was next to get off the plane he had been held since early 2023 and was recently sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges. he was based out of the wall street journal's moscow bureau. i

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(♪) the lunar new year celebration, the largest one outside of asia, is coming to abc seven this februaryre now the official broadcast partner of the san francisco chinese new year parade earlier today on abc seven mornings. parade organizer tony lao said preparations are already underway. >> we are excited to look forward for the year of the snake next year. we're going to have the same and better uh- a lot of flow, parade route and event to celebrate this chinese new year. >> and abc seven will be taking the parade national, bringing it to the largest audience to date. we'll be sharing it with our other own stations across the country and streaming it on hulu and abc news live. >> yeah, it'll be great because it's such a tradition for so many families. watch the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade right here on abc seven, and everywhere you stream on february 15th. we are so proud to bring it to you. well, monuments and memorials you see around san francisco will soon be undergoing major scrutiny. according to the chronicle, san francisco is about to begin evaluating 98 monuments

scheduled to be complete ahead of the 2025 football season at levi's stadium. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> brand spanking new. yeah, a little spring cleanup or fall cleanup. >> all right. >> it's time to get a check on the weather. yeah. >> feeling like summer. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya? >> yeah, as it should. right. but those temperatures ama and dan were a good 10 to 15 degrees above average in many areas. i want to show you a live picture right now from our east bay hills camera. and it is just a sea of blue. as we check out the temperature in concord, it is 97 degrees. so yeah, you can definitely feel the heat there. look at the humidity 11%. sun shining. big contrast compared to concord in half moon bay right now our summer microclimates. it's 61 degrees and visibility is down to eight miles. with the westerly breeze. this is kind of the beauty of the bay area. in the summertime we get the variety and as we check out those temperatures, most areas are running 2 to 6 degrees above where they were yesterday. at this time it is 94 right now in san jo

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in berkeley, ryan curry abc seven news. >> ryan, thanks so much. we give you the power to look at the public safety picture where you live through our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. the interactive tool has a deep bank of information and trends for oakland, san francisco and san jose. you can check it out right now by just heading to our website, abc seven news.com. as ceasefire talks stall between israel and hamas, people rallied in berkeley today for the release of hamas hostages. a crowd gathered on the pedestrian overpass above 8-80 near university avenue, waving flags and holding signs for hirsh goldberg-polin 23 year old, raised in berkeley, has been held hostage for more than ten months. hamas took him from the music festival on october 7th on the overpass today. others with family members held hostage told us they want to make sure their loved ones aren't forgotten. a friend of goldberg-polin and that family say they are desperate for their son to be home. >> it was beyond urgency. it's beyond acceptable that this has gone on as long

center and uc berkeley were not available for comment on the lawsuit. >> in berkeley, lena howland abc seven newsnoma county law enforcement community is mourning one of its own. an off-duty juvenile correction counselor was killed friday by a suspected drunk driver with several previous dui arrests today. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke with her friends and coworkers. >> it's a gut punch. it's something that will carry with us the rest of our careers. chief probation officer vanessa fuchs says her staff at sonoma county juvenile hall is mourning the death of fellow correctional counselor, 31 year old jessica avila munoz. i got the call from the santa rosa police chief and it took my breath away. >> on friday, jessica was headed to pick her 13 year old daughter up at school in santa rosa when she was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. she was just beginning her career at juvenile hall, sworn in last october and thrilled to be a part of the team. >> she was very enthusiastic about working, very happy and proud to be a juvenile correctional counselor. >> the facility's bre

lauren martinez abc seven news. >> it's a new wave in health. turning alcohol into a different kind of drink. the new research out tonight that you'll want to hear. >> plus, renaming the rotunda at city hall, the new name that is set to be etched into san jose history and $1 million car. >> now a melted mess. the investigation after the monterey shift right now from new forms of nightlife to new industry trends and more sober living altogether, finding new ways to live healthier lifestyles as part of building a better bay area and tonight, a new set of studies further points to alcohol's negative effects. it's as a movement of nondrinkers is emerging all across the country. abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke with some of those leading the charge here in the bay area. >> two recent studies from the world health organization have shown the dangers of drinking alcohol. the first saying alcohol consumption contributes to the deaths of over 2.6 million people, a year. and another concluding that there is no safe level of drinking when it comes t

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the abc seven news i-team has followed very closely. er president of an east bay youth swim team was arraigned this morning in oakland after being accused of stealing from the team. 45 year-old sarah, new faces three felony counts of embezzlement for stealing more than $50,000. she refused to comment on these charges. these new charges as she left the courtroom. this morning. prosecutors say the theft happened over several months while new worked for alameda gators swim club. the money was discovered missing after new was fired. if convicted, she faces up to nine years in prison. >> new developments are rising. political star in san francisco is now charged with rape. 35 year old john jacobo surrendered to police and was arrested and booked today. he was charged with four counts, including rape and domestic violence. jacobo was the director of a powerful housing nonprofit, but resigned last year after our media partner, the san francisco standard, published a report on assault claims against him. at least three women filed police reports

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lena howland abc seven news. >> a native american tribe is trying to block construction of a new police training facility in san pablo. members of the muwekma ohlone tribe held a rally this afternoon, vowing to evict the san pablo police department from the site on gateway avenue. the city of san pablo plans to build a $44 million training facility at that location, but tribal leaders say the construction would take place on sacred tribal land. >> the idea of stopping something that is already being constructed might seem impossible, but whatever's being built can be repurposed. >> the city of san pablo is set to begin construction on the new training center in october. >> there are major changes coming for oakland city council, with multiple incumbents choosing not to run for reelection in november. it's a huge shakeup for the future of oakland politics, with three out of eight council seats suddenly wide open. one of the announcements came very last minute. council member trevor reed posted a statement on her decision not to run on friday night, hours after the deadline for paperwork

here's abc seven news reporter ryan curry. inhale the bottom of the launch. >> exhale at the top. >> breathe in and breathe out. >> it's time for some aerobics at city hall. don't want to work out? you need to. >> come on. >> you can go over to city center where you can watch a live band while eating lunch. both of these activities are part of oakland's push to get more people walking the streets. >> we know that businesses all downtown really benefit from having folks down here, and so we wanted to provide just that little bit of a catalyst, you know, to encourage people to be here. >> they call it the downtown summer program series. and although summer is winding down, the city still wanted to try something to boost the economy. >> next year. i want to do better. let's get this started earlier. but there's really no bad time to start. you know the best time to plant a tree is yesterday, so let's let's do it. >> there will be events like these happening every tuesday through thursday. business owners say they desperately need

lunar new year celebration outside of asia is coming to abc seven this february. icial broadcast partner of the san francisco chinese new year parade. earlier today on abc seven mornings, parade organizer tony lao said preparations are already underway. >> we are excited to look forward for the year of the snake. next year, we're going to have the same and better uh- a lot of flow, parade route and event to celebrate this chinese new year. >> abc seven will be taking the parade national, bringing it to the largest audience ever. we will be sharing it with our other owned stations across the country and streaming it on hulu and abc news live. you can watch the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade right here on abc seven, and everywhere you stream on february 15th. mark your calendar. you don't want to miss it. they call it crime tourism. millions of dollars stolen in heists and home burglaries. what the feds are revealing about this sophisticated system. plus the story behind the spook the winchester mystery house is revealing this year's immersive halloween e

abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino j.r chris, thanks so much. >> much more to come on abc seven newson or not? depends upon whom you believe where things stand on the potential face off between kamala harris and donald trump, and a man who stole a jackie robinson statue is headed to prison. how much time he'll serve, plus an update on it's piled high with tender beef that's slow cooked and smothered in tangy memphis style barbecue sauce. it's no fuss, no muss. just tons of flavor. the best barbecue beef is only a togo's. try one today. campaign trail in georgia with his running mate j.d. vance. on the democratic side, it's a waiting game to see whom vice president kamala harris is going to choose to join her on the ticket. and there's a debate that is now being hotly debated by the candidates. here's abc's chuck sivertsen. >> donald trump speaking to a crowd of supporters at a campaign rally in georgia on saturday, a battleground state decided by fewer than 12,000 votes in 2020. >> 94 days from now, we're going to win the great state of georgia in an epic landslide. >> the former pre

but wear a mask for the next five days. >> in the east bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news and as a new school year begins, there's a new push to keep cell phones out of classrooms. >> and this latest push comes from the governor. abc seven news reporter ryan curry has a look now at the growing effort to get students more connected in class by disconnecting them from their phones. >> it's now been one week since students returned to school at mount diablo in ignacio valley high school. one week with the strict new rule every student is required to put their phones in pouches that will be locked throughout the day. now, governor newsom wants other districts to follow suit. he sent a letter asking them to consider rules against smart phones. >> excessive use of smart phones has had not only a distraction in the classroom, but you know, a really negative impact on students mental health. >> assemblymember al muratsuchi is the chair of the assembly education committee. he authored a bill in 2019 that allowed districts to install rules against smart phones. that was before the pandemic

luz pena, abc seven news. >> all right, luce, thank you. an unhoused man who lost his van in a fire has a new place to call home. thanks to the people helping him fight cancer. last week's fire at an industrial building in berkeley spread to the van where ryan essex lived with his dogs. six and his animals made it out, thank goodness. but the van is gone. six is in the middle of chemo, battling stage four cancer. his oncology team at stanford started a gofundme for him and helped him move into an airbnb. >> i finally feel safe. i don't have to look around. while i'm cooking. it's all. yeah, it's very comfortable. >> ryan tells us that he's so grateful to his health care providers for and for the help with housing as they fight his cancer together. he's hoping to use the money raised through the gofundme to buy a new van. >> we are following the park fire closely after it flared up late yesterday, leading to new evacuation orders in tehama county. it's burned more than 414,000 acres and containment is at 34%. the park fire remains the fourth

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> homelessness affects every bay area county, as you know, and to see what's happening where you live, check out our website, abc seven news.com. we have one page where all of our homeless stories are tagged and gathered in one place. so it's easy for you to find. >> we are learning more about what may have caused a plane to just fall out of the sky in brazil, killing all 61 people on board. the vail pass airlines plane crashed in a residential area about 50 miles from sao paulo. witnesses captured video of that plane as it went into a freefall, dropping 17,000ft in less than a minute. there's no official cause of the crash, but several aviation experts say it appears to be an icing problem. >> there was reported severe icing in the area uh- the aircraft uh- wing obviously was in a full stall condition. the flat spin occurred and the pilots had probably very little, if any, chance of recovering the aircraft. >> aviation experts say the atr 72 plane that crashed has had problems with icing in the past. the same model has been involved in 12 other crashes.

keep it here on abc seven all week for coverage of the democratic national convention. abc news has special coverage at seven tonight. tomorrow and thursday is from 6 to 8 p.m. and you can see all our coverage, including abc seven news anchor julian glover's reporting at abc seven news.com ai generated photos of taylor swift endorsing donald trump are making the rounds on social media. >> trump even shared the images on his truth social platform, falsely suggesting he has the singer's support. swift has not endorsed anyone this election cycle. she did endorse president biden in 2020. swift has not addressed the fake images yet. the trump campaign claims the former president has his support for many swift fans. an overnight military operation in gaza has resulted in the recovery of the bodies of six israeli hostages. the israeli military said all have been declared dead in recent months. officials say there are still 109 israeli hostages being held in gaza. 36 of them are believed to be dead. in a statement, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu thanked those involved in the

special edition of abc seven news, and then stay with us for abc seven news at 11 in the east bay. antula mating season, so if you're headed up to mount diablo state park, keep a lookout for the mega spiders. as abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley did. this week. reporter. >> it's a tortuously twisty road up to the mount diablo summit. >> just as you drive the road, you want to be aware that there will be tarantulas crossing. so you want to, you know, not run over or try not to run over anything. >> and why does the tarantula want to cross the road? >> he's looking for love. he's out looking for a mate. >> the male tarantulas are on an inevitably fatal mission as they follow a chemical trail. >> so they go from burrow to burrow. try to find as many females as they can to mate and that's how they spend the rest of their days. as the days get colder and it gets wetter, you know they tend to die off. >> the males do. >> the males do. yes. >> the females live a long time. >> yeah, they can live up to 20 years. >> the females live to hatch their eggs. the males die of starvation in o

lena howland abc seven news. >> new developments in the shooting death of oakland police officer dwayne lay. three people charged with his murder were ordered today to stand trial, but a judge dropped the murder charge against the fourth defendant, who was the alleged lookout. lay was shot in the head last december when he and his partner were in an unmarked vehicle following a burglary. suspects from a cannabis facility on the oakland embarcadero. now this comes as the city of oakland faces scrutiny for trying to recoup extra money it accidentally paid officer lay. his widow claims the city even threatened to take the money out of the pension she received after her husband's murder. abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with the police union, which says this demand from the city is absurd. >> this is an invoice mailed to made to the widow of twan lay. it's asking her to pay the city $461 to make up for an overpayment sent to lay during a ransomware attack last year. but the invoice came seven months after lay was shot and killed while trying to stop a robbery. the oakland police uni

. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fong joins us live in the newsroom with this new coordinated effort. suzanne. >> so, dan, larry law enforcement in san francisco is counting on drones and license plate readers to zero in on people involved in sideshows. the mayor is also introducing new local legislation to crack down on offenders. sideshows across the bay area. >> yeah, they're really scary. i think a lot of people get injured. >> big numbers of dirt bike riders speeding down the embarcadero and across the city. >> i'm on 50 and more. i don't come from the from the stadium and then go to fisherman's wharf. >> san francisco mayor london breed says they are a big problem. >> we know that sideshows are dangerous. they are disruptive and they are illegal. >> mayor breed is introducing new legislation to do four things. make it illegal to participate in promoting sideshows. make it illegal to gather for a sideshow. make it illegal to stop law enforcement from doing their job to disrupt sideshows, and to extend the amount of time the city can hold a vehicle seized in a sideshow. >> and no

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you can watch all of his stories right here on abc seven news. we also have them on our apps and on abc seven news.com. now for the final two nights of the convention. abc news will have special live coverage. it returns tonight and tomorrow, starting at six and going until 8 p.m. wherever you watch abc seven. >> today, former president trump and his running mate, senator jd vance are set to appear together in north carolina to talk about national security. yesterday, both made appearances, flanked by law enforcement talking about crime and policing. >> they go they go after guys like me, but they don't go after people that kill people. it's a shame what's happened in our country, but we're going to turn it around. we're going to win big and we're going to turn it around. we're going to turn it around fast. >> we are going to end sanctuary cities in this country. we're going to bring back pro law enforcement cities. we are going to deport the violent, illegal aliens that have come into this country over the last few years. no more free rides, no m

abc seven at eight is jeopardy masters. that's followed at nine by 2020. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. n news is streaming 24 seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. >> all right, finally, this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. i often think about how different life was 100 years ago, 200 years ago, or a thousand. no modern medicine, no air conditioning, central heating, refrigeration, electricity, or indoor plumbing. for me, it's hard to imagine life without ice cream, let alone anesthesia. how we live today is so very different and so very convenient. cars airplanes. amazon food right to your door. it's all great. consumerism really changed in america from the 1920s to the 50s, where before, buying something you couldn't afford with cash seemed wrong. suddenly, though, credit meant get it? and we've never looked back. credit card debt is out of control. but hey, if it's good enough for our government, why not for us? i suppose, right? the national debt is now a staggering $35 trillion. the government will spend clos

to open the closet door and see these hangers going like this back and forth. >> irene cruz, abc seven newswas a little unnerving. >> it really is. >> let's turn now to our weather forecast and the latest on the heat. if it's going to come back. that's right. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya. yeah. >> the heat is backing off already. dan and ama, things are starting to change. take a look at this live picture right now from our mount tam cam. you can see the marine layer is beginning to expand. it has certainly deepened and it's rolling in. so definitely plan on changes for tomorrow. right now as we look at live doppler seven, we have been seeing some leftover tropical moisture in the form of mid and high level clouds coming through here today. but we're also seeing that marine layer establishing right near the coastline. and as we head into the overnight hours, you're going to notice more of it. heat advisory continues for parts of the south bay until 9 p.m. tonight. so the risk of heat related illnesses remains for those who are sensitive, the sea breeze is p

abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes has been working with abc news and our sister stations acrossnd as he explains, it's affecting hundreds of people across the country and even overseas. >> alchemy. yeah, yeah, cindy b invited me into a room at kaiser santa rosa to see her husband and their daughter, mira, born just this past monday, using a surrogate who happens to be a nurse at the hospital they call little mira their miracle baby. >> so thankful to our surrogate and her family. and we want to you know, be in each other's life forever. >> ten years ago, cindy was working hard in tech and hadn't met the right person, so she froze her eggs a step. she calls liberating after she met jorge iglesias, who works at a startup, they decided to have a child using a surrogate. they placed $60,000 into an escrow account that would pay the surrogates fees and medical expenses. >> escrow accounts was the easiest part in my mind that that should be the least of our worries. >> when you have to think about who's going to carry your baby for nine months, how do you develop that trust, or how do

then it's a special edition of abc seven news at ten, followed by abc seven news at 11. >> so it's aseven tomorrow. be sure to join us. all right. a rarity for a giants pitcher as the oakland a's visit san francisco, likely for the final time. >> abc seven news sports director larry beil is here. larry >> dan. ama, this is a real rarity in baseball these days. logan webb throws a complete game shutout for the giants, one of the best outings of his career z's baking the house special. arisa's styling a new look. and steve's filling his biggest order ever. with the first ever comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee, these business owners get five years of value on gig speed internet and advanced security, all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. so now they can focus on doing what they do best for the next five years. that's a lot of bread. you got this. the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. switch today for a limited tim. likely their final game in san francisco. now, the giants will play two more bay bridge series games in august in oakland, but this was

but the company has shut down and their money is simply gone. >> abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes has been working with abc news and our sister stations across the country on this report, and he is here with what is developing with this story that's so tragic, dan. >> well, dan and ama, this is affecting hundreds of people across the country and even overseas. the allegation comes from court documents that the owner of that escrow company used more than $10 million from parents hoping to have a baby to fund her lavish lifestyle. >> you come here. yeah. yeah >> cindy b invited me into a room at kaiser santa rosa to see her husband and their daughter, mira, born just this past monday, using a surrogate who happens to be a nurse at the hospital they call little mira their miracle baby. >> so thankful to our surrogate and her family. on the one hand, you know, being each other's life forever. >> ten years ago, cindy was working hard in tech and hadn't met the right person. so she froze her eggs, a step she calls liberating. after she met jorge iglesias, who works at a startup, they de

lunar new year celebration outside of asia is coming to abc seven this february. we are now the official broadcast partner of the san francisco chinese new year parade. earlier today on abc seven mornings, parade organizer tony lao said preparations are already underway. >> we are excited to look forward for the year of the snake. next year, we're going to have the same and better uh- a lot of flow, parade route and event to celebrate this chinese new year. >> abc seven will be taking the parade national, bringing it to the largest audience ever. we will be sharing it with our other owned stations across the country and streaming it on hulu and abc news live. you can watch the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade right here on abc seven, and everywhere you stream on february 15th. mark your calendar. you don't want to miss it. they call it crime tourism. millions of dollars stolen in heists and home burglaries. what the feds are revealing about this sophisticated system. plus the story behind the spook the winchester mystery house is revealing this year's imm

in berkeley, lena howland, abc seven news. >> now, when it comes to the way we recycle. y, california is investing millions to bring more recycling options to residents up and down the state. 30 new counties will get new mobile pickup, bag drop or reverse vending machine options, and that includes eight counties here in the bay area. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has our details. >> reporter it's a busy day at the recycling center in west san jose. mike pavian just moved here from michigan, and he's bringing his bottles and cans in to collect his crv money. but unlike in the great lakes state, it's not easy to do in california. >> i take a bag to the grocery store, and they look at me like i got lobsters coming out of my ears. okay so i looked it up and i said, oh, you got to take it to the recycling places, and there's hardly any recycling places around. >> the cal recycle website show. he's right. there are only 19 places to take recycling in san jose, and only seven are recycling centers like this one on meridian, near fabian's home. but he knows othe

abc seven news starts now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> frankly, it'll be like a rock concert. i think people are going to be cheering and pretty excited. >> the governor of illinois has big expectations for the democratic national convention. we begin tonight with a look at what we can expect. thanks for joining us i'm j.r. stone. happening now delegates and politicians are gathering in chicago for the dnc. abc news reporter christiane cordero is live at the united center in chicago with a look at how the democrats are trying to build on their momentum. christiane reporter. >> well, j.r. the balloons are up in the rafters. the soundcheck is happening right behind me, and the stage is set down below as delegates arrive here in chicago by the thousands. it's an event that takes years to plan. and this year, with a last minute change in plans, vice president kamala harris and running mate minnesota governor tim walz are traveling through pennsylvania en route to the democratic national convention. >> the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what se