just as the captain and crew of an alcatraz ferry ... came to the rescue.s kron4's spencer blake reports.... today the captain and crew keep passing the praise onto each other. thursday night, the 31-foot recreational boat 'luna'sank to the bottom of the bay.it was just yards away from alcatraz island."i don't know where they were coming from or going, but real quick it ended up stopping."but before it did, erik anfinson, captain of the alcatraz clipper, heard the coast guard send a call about a small boat that had hit a rock, and was taking on water.captain tubby, as he's often called, immediately headed in the direction of 'the luna.'"captain tubby was already taking his tour back to the city when he got the distress call. he actually had to go back around the island to be able to help."soon, he had pulled his ship, full of hundreds of tourists, up next to the sinking boat.his crew, which regularly goes through rescue trainings and practices, started pulling the line to bring the luna closer. "everybody pretty much just stepped right on board."deck hand s

welcome to alcatraz. >>reporter: captain anderson is worked for alcatraz for 10 years. throughout his time he has dealt with incidents but nothing like thursday night.>> i heard a distress call, they were calling the coast guard from a small vessel. >>reporter: the call was about this boat with 10 people on board. officials say the 31 foot private vessel hit rocks near the north end of alcatraz and since alcatraz cruises where the closest they responded first. >> this is the rock that they had, this is where he ended up.>> we pulled out our emergency gear, jacobs ladder and boat folks. >> if you're not wearing a life jacket get on board first. get them on the boat! >>reporter: within five minutes they pulled alongside the boat which was taking on water. >> everybody on!>> i grabbed the bow line and secured the boat alongside hours.>>reporter: all 10 were safely brought onto the ship the alcatraz clipper, the others were cheering. >> it was just minutes and that boat was underwater.>> it was great. it was a big rescue. we all applauded. it was like a good ending to a mov

welcome to alcatraz. >>reporter: captain toby has worked for alcatraz cruises for years. >> where that red boat is. >>reporter: he has had incidents but nothing like thursday night.>> i heard a distress call, they were calling the coast guard from a small vessel. the call was about this sinking boat with 10 people on board. officials say the 31 foot private vessel hit rocks near alcatraz. alcatraz cruises was the closest. >> this is the rocksteady hit. -- rock that he had.>> we pulled our emergency gear and hooked them right up.>> get on board! get them on the boat!>>reporter: within five minutes they pulled alongside the boat which was taking on water.>> when we approached the boat, i grabbed the bow line and secured the boat alongside hours. everybody jumped on board. >>reporter: all were safely boarded on the alcatraz clipper. 450 others were cheering.>> it was just minutes and that boat sank. there was nothing floating after that. >> it was great. it was like a big rescue and we all applauded. it was

the only object to strike over there is little alcatraz."the giant rock is less than a hundred yards of the northwest side of alcatraz, and is completely hidden during high tide. anfinson, who goes by 'captain tubby,' immediately headed to help the ten people aboard 'the luna.'"everything happens real quick. but you have to take your time, you have to be very calm, cool, collected. and the crew is trained on the vessels to remain calm at all times."shawn christian was one of the deck hands who started grabbing emergency gear as captain tubby pulled up alongside the luna, which was continuing to take on water. "he pulled up portside, we grabbed the bowline and got all the passengers on board. couldn't be any smoother."all ten of those passengers made it safely onto the clipper. they were quiet at first, but eventually found the words to say to the captain, who says all the media attention he's gottenmakes him feel awkward. "they said i was a hero, they said i did a great job, and i liked it, but like i said i was just doing my job and the cre

the unlikely heros -- the captain and crew of an alcatraz ferry.undreds of tourists on the ferry witnessed whole thing -- as kron4's spencer blake reports. thursday night, the 31-foot recreational boat 'luna'sank to the bottom of the bay.it was just yards away from alcatraz island."i don't know where they were coming from or going, but real quick it ended up stopping."but before it did, erik anfinson, captain of the alcatraz clipper, heard the coast guard send a call about a small boat that had hit a rock, and was taking on water.captain tubby, as he's often called, immediately headed in the direction of 'the luna.'"captain tubby was already taking his tour back to the city when he got the distress call. he actually had to go back around the island to be able to help."soon, he had pulled his ship, full of hundreds of tourists, up next to the sinking boat.his crew, which regularly goes through rescue trainings and practices, started pulling the line to bring the luna closer. "everybody pretty much just stepped right on board."deck hand shawn christi

ferry crew picked up 400 people from alcatraz island when they heard a distress call so they decided to try to help out. >> get them on. them on now. >> that's the voice of the captain erik anfinson to pull them off was a couple minutes took longer to get over to the vessel. >> he and his crew are being hailed as heroes. they ran aground the. as you can see in the video shot by a french canadian tourist the boat was sinking. >> looked at the side of the boat noticed the boat was going down quick. >> the rescue has already become a highlight of tonight's alcatraz tour. >> i wish i would have been there to see those guys. i don't know how the boat didn't know the rock was there. the pretty well-known the rock is like little alcatraz. >> they were fine all wear life jackets hadn't gotten wet at that time everything wagon perfect. >> once all ten people on the sinking were onboard the ferry the tourists on their way back to shore erupted into applause. the empty boat floated into the darkness and sank. now i talked with the salvage crew that's going out. they tell me they're in the sure

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>> reporter: a group of 10 people on a small craft boat struck a rocky near alcatraz known as little alcatraz and started to sink fast. lled the and thats how i got >> they definitely could have been in trouble. they could have ended up in the water. somebody could have hit the steering wheel. it could have been a lot worse than it was. >> reporter: little alcatraz is known for causing shipwrecks as it's only visible during low tides. more than 4-people were on board -- 400 people were on board watching the rescue celebrating as people climbed on board to safety. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: minutes later the boat drifted away and sank directly to the bottom of the bay. >> everything happens real quick. >> reporter: the captain who led the rescue and helped pull all 10 people to safety is erik afinson or as he's more affectionately known -- >> as captain tubby is what they call me. >> reporter: normally the coastguard answers these types of calls, but captain tubby and his crew were in the right place at the right time. >> it was a very smooth transition and captain tubby h

just as the captain and crew of an alcatraz ferry ... came to the rescue.ant) as kron4's spencer blake reports.... today the captain and crew keep passing the praise onto each other. thursday night, the 31-foot recreational boat 'luna'sank to the bottom of the bay.it was just yards away from alcatraz island."i don't know where they were coming from or going, but real quick it ended up stopping."but before it did, erik anfinson, captain of the alcatraz clipper, heard the coast guard send a call about a small boat that had hit a rock, and was taking on water.captain tubby, as he's often called, immediately headed in the direction of 'the luna.'"captain tubby was already taking his tour back to the city when he got the distress call. he actually had to go back around the island to be able to help."soon, he had pulled his ship, full of hundreds of tourists, up next to the sinking boat.his crew, which regularly goes through rescue trainings and practices, started pulling the line to bring the luna closer. "everybody pretty much just stepped right on board."deck

it's pretty known that rock is known as famous little alcatraz. >> they were fine. they were all wearing life jackets. they hadn't gotten wet at that time. everything was perfect. once all ten people aboard the sinking boat were aboard the ferry, the tourists who were on their way back to shore from the alcatraz tour erupted into applause. the empty boat then floated off into the darkness and sank. nbc bay area news. >>> now to a developing story in san francisco. a stabbing near castro and market streets. the sfpd night watch tweeted this photo last night. police haven't released many details, but we do know the victim is expected to be okay. >>> you can expect a bigger police presence this weekend at deloress park. plenty of sfpd officers will be there on bikes and motorcycles following thursday's triple shooting. . police now say it was gang related. a man who lived near deloris park herd the shots that sent three people to the hospital, including an innocent bystander. i heard pop, pop, pop, pop. one of my neighbors was a victim. he's been discharged so i'm real

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the course combines the original swim from alcatraz with a seven mile run.r head to the civic center for the parade on saturday. a dazzling display of philippe in a culture and traditions. a giant festival will continue throughout the weekend. the eighth annual chinatown music festival celebrates an eclectic mix of music on saturday at waverly place. in the east bay, the 18th annual laurel street there is a day filled with live music, djs, vendors and a carnival for kids. in fremont, celebrate the 2017 festival of india and parade. the event showcases culture and heritage with a variety of dance and food. the festival is saturday and sunday. in the south bay, you will find arts, markets and live music in los gatos. enjoy it 150 artist, food trucks, wine,. and live music. in the north bay, enjoy the 44th annual apple fair. this will feature live music, great food, kid friendly crafts and games. in sports, the a's are at home, the giants and quakes are on the road.>>> let's check in with sal and get you moving on a friday morning. i saw lots of cars on the roa

. >> tonight an alcatraz ferry captain are being called heroes. his rescue happened last night on peer 33 and abc 7 news reporter melanie wood row explains this was a place at being at the right place at the right time. >> clippers captain and crew said they were doing their jobs when they responded to distressed call thursday night just before 9:00. >> so we got the call on channel 16 on that radar. >> passenger took cell phone video of the rescue, ten passengers on a 31 foot boat that was quickly taking on water. >> they said they struck an object over by alcatraz. >> tours captain whose nickname says lou na was on top of l alcatraz. >> we got there. the boat didn't start taking on the water to the point we want to make sure we got everybody off. >> everybody off. >> you handled it like you had ice water. everything happens real quick. >> within minutes of rescuing all ten passengers, captain says the vessel was under water. alcatraz tours had more than 400 passengers on board while erupted in cheers. >> i'm sure it was a degree of relief that i

a boat started to sink after hitting sharp rocks near alcatraz. ferry captain answered the call and saved the day. >> crew is well trained and the crew stood up to the plate and new exactly what to do. just doing my job. >> on my facebook page, very well known ferry captain. >> he was smiling and does his job well. >> very well liked. you can hear them cheering. their boat sank within minutes of being rescued. >> that could have been scarey. >> he was there in a jiffy. >> jeff ranieri took his show on the road. big festival. >> it is four miles long, you guys. this expects about 400,000 people as we head throughout this weekend. it is not happening today, but again saturday and sunday. we can already feel the buzz in the atmosphere tonight. we have video of the past festivals. 18,052 ice cream bars are sold each year. 13,003 through two glasses of wine. fif hundred arts and crafts on behalf of. it wouldn't be complete without art. and why not have an artist here tonight. john haggeman here this evening. you said this is something you have been loo

the alcatraz clipper was also in the right place at the right time. alcatraz captain and crusade they were >> i'm like, this is some of the craziest behavior i've seen. he one ups it by pulls out the shaver and goes to town, taking care of business. >> passengers can be cited and fined for eating on b.a.r.t. but not for shaving. but a spokesman says we can tell shaving bro it's necessarily pnecessarily against the law to be a jerk, though you might get called out on social media. this picture was shared on twitter when a woman's luggage took up too much space. b.a.r.t. has tweeted a poem in response. "shaving on b.a.r.t. is disgusting, your social skills beg for adjusting, the people around you are judging." think twice. >> what a story that is. >>> after an inauspicious start where he put his first drive into the golf cart, steph curry is pack at it again, trying to make the cut at a professional golf tournament. laura anthony is live where a lot of people are more focused on steph than the guys who play for a living. >> reporter: that is for sure, d

no one was hurt -- alcatraz. no one was hurt. >>> and a 37-year-old man was wounded and 16-year-old teenager and a 69-year-old man. a 37-year-old was the most seriously injured in the most critically injured with life-threatening injuries and officers will be at the park around-the-clock indefinitely. residents near the park say the shooting is just the very latest in a seer of crimes there. >> do i feel safe? times. not all the time. >> reporter: why not all the time? >> i don't think there's police presence here. >> it's not big events that concern me. it's like walking at dusk on the side of the park where somebody's maybe not watching. >> police have not made any arrests just yet. the teenage victim remains in the hospital while the 69-year-old victim has been discharged. >>> now to southern california where police are calling at this time worst case of animal abuse they have ever seen. >> we have 15 boxes to transport. >> yesterday, in the city of mount claire in san bernardino county, the police and humane

welcome to alcatraz. >> this captain has worked for alcatraz over the last 10 years. throughout his time, he has dealt with incidents, but nothing like what he saw thursday night. >> i had heard a distress call, which was contacting a small vessel. >> the call was about a sinking boat with 10 people on board. and alcatraz cruises were the closest, they responded first. >> this is the buoy right next to it. this is where he ended up at the end of the evening. >> we had pulled out all of our emergency gear. [ indiscernible ] >> if you are wearing a life jacket, get on board first. [ indiscernible ] >> within five minutes, the crew was able to pull alongside that vote which was taking on water. >> i grabbed the line. i secured the boat and everyone stepped on board. >> 10 people safely were brought on to that ship. 450 other people were cheering. >> when we got everyone off that vote, within three minutes, that it was underwater. >> it was a very big rescue. [ indiscernible ] we are all grateful. >> her husband took video of that rescue. i talked to the captain and he sa

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the boat, two men were sailing in ended up on the rocks at alcatraz island.one of the men ended up in the water, the other clinging to the rocks. an emergency call went out and a nearby charter boat called the bay wolf responded rescuing one man and directing the coast guard to the other. both were not hurt. the bay wolf captain says he only did what he hopes any other boater would do, help when a call comes in. >>> a hit and run victim is getting a lot of medical attention and social media attention. yesterday the chp tweeted out this photo of a bobcat we showed you yesterday where he was found near the town of crockett oncoming sky way unable to walk. now bob, as they have referred to him as, has a diagnosis from the vet at walnut creek's wildlife experience. bob has a broken pelvis and will likely need surgery. anxious animal lovers are tweeting support and of course, we'll keep you posted on bob's recovery. >> hope he makes a full recovery. >> yeah. >>> let's get a check of the forecast and the heat wave, dangerous heat wave. >> ramps up tomorrow. 106. ho

(vo full) look at 'the luna,' a small boat that hit a rock just north of alcatraz thursday night. captain erik anfinson and his crew aboard the 'alcatraz clipper' got the distress call from the coast guard about the luna, which was taking on water. the captain pulled his ship up alongside 'the luna,' and the crew helped everybody come aboard safely, to the cheers of hundreds of alcatraz tourists. just minutes after that, 'the luna' sank completely. none of those ten passengers was hurt. coming up tonight at eight we hear from the captain and the crew members of the alcatraz ship who rescued the passengers. (grant) fire crews are back out tonight monitoring the grass fire that burned in the east bay hills earlier this week... they're making cure hot spots do not flare up and start another large fire. kron 4's dan kerman is live in oakland tonight with the latest on containment efforts and the possible arson investigation... after using more than a mile worth of hose to battle the grizzly fire, the 40 firefighters that remain began packing up friday afternoon, but it's been a busy f

another person was able to swim to the rocks off of alcatraz.s were not injured. >> some people thought that someone had fallen off of the top of the boat that we were on. but then in the distance we could see someone sitting on one of the rocks. and just waving with like blue gloves. then we saw like his boat had crashed into the side. >> it is kind of unusual. but everybody works together on the bay. all of the ferry boats and all of the different boaters all stick together. >> for that skipper it was his second distress call this month. a few weeks ago they rescued ten people from a boat that sank near alcatraz. >>> more older men are becoming fathers. the average age of fathers of newborn babies went from 27 and a half years old to nearly 31. 9% of newborns have dads over the age of 40. >> back here in california, vick weighs in order as a fast moving wildfire explodes overnight. >> welcome to the 9. yes, it will be very hot inland in and around across mount diablo. i picked this song survivor by destiny child because beyonce and the other m

but it looks amazing. everything happened so fastan alcatraz ferry captain talks about the dramatic nightrescue of ten people from a sinking boat.whooshsomebody is bleeding from the head ... another vicious attack on bart ... and new pressure on bart police to release videos of violent crimes against passengers.whoosha speeding driver sends a local resident to the hospital.people in this san jose neighborhood say they are fed up with drivers who ignore the speed limit.whoosh only on four, we talk to the devastated victim of what police are calling the biggest personal theft in fremont's historyi'm estimating at least 2.75 millionfind out how it happened on kron four news in prime time. (grant) now at 8. dramatic video of a boat sinking in the bay. just moments before... people onboard were dangerou

another person was able to swim to the rocks off of alcatraz island. >> someone thought that someonelen off of the boat that we were on. in the distance we could see someone sitting on the rocks and just waving with like blue gloves. his boat had crashed into the side. >> it is unusual. all of the people work together on the bay. the boaters stick together. >> for the skipper, it was the second distress call this month. they rescued ten people from another boat that ran aground that sank near alcatraz. >>> new dredging work to remove sediment left over from the storms will soon be underway thanks to federal disaster relief. the city may ask for more work to be done to clean up the river. it will get $2 million in fema aid. most work done in napa was undone by january and february's storms. >>> the time is 6:58. the bills for trash collection in santa rosa will sky rocket. the city council approved a contract. it is a 15-year deal that begins next january. it is coming over from the current hauling company. the garbage bill for most homeowners will jump 60%. the cost for some business

a viewer from alcatraz took this video. he the captain got a call about the singing shim and arrived as the pleasure both was taking on water. >> captain tubby handled it like he had ice water in his veins. >> everything happened real quick. >> rescuing all ten passengers, the vessel was underwater. alcatraz tours 4400 passengers on board who erupted in cheers, captain tubby called it another day at the office. >> reporter: 7:13 on a saturday morning we are rocking and rolling with the rain and lighten and thunders. i was worried about chris sowers he is not a good driver. i'm joking, chris. >> reporter: i will admit it was hard to get in, i reduced my speed to 25, 30 miles per hour on the schuylkill expressway. it was raining so hard, i couldn't see, there was so much water on the road i was swerving everywhere. fortunately that activity is gone. we have clouds in place, sky6 live hd you can see the roads are a little wet. by late morning we expect the skies to brighten up a little, it promises to be a nice day with a comb

the course combines the original swimmer from alcatraz with a seven mile run.ead to the civic center for a parade on saturday. witness a dazzling display of filipino cultures and tradition on saturday. a giant festival will continue through the weekend. the eighth annual chinatown music festival celebrates an eclectic use -- mix of music at waverly place. the 18th annual laurel street fair is a day filled with live music, djs, vendors, food trucks and a carnival. in fremont, celebrate the festival of india and parade. the event showcases india's culture and heritage with a variety of dance and food. this is saturday and sunday. in the south bay, and arts market and live music in los gatos. enjoy 150 artist, food trucks, wine, beer and live music in the north bay enjoy an apple fair. they get together will feature live music, food, kid friendly crafts and games. in sports comedies are at home, the giants and quakes are on the road. >>> outside lands is happening in golden gate park so we should not plan on driving around or into the park this weekend.>> the best

the course combines the swim from alcatraz with a seven mile run.atch it at aquatic park or head to the civic center for the parade on saturday. witness a dazzling display of philippines culture and tradition down market street on saturday. a giant festival will continue throughout the weekend. the 8th china town music festival celebrates a mix of live music saturday from 11 to five. in the east bay the 18th laurel street fair is a day filled with live music, dj's vendors, food trucks and a carnival for kids. the fair is 11 to 7 in oakland. in fremont. celebrate the 2017 festival of india and parade. the yearly event showcases india's culture and heritage with a wide variety of dance and food. it's saturday and sunday. the parade sunned 11 to 2. in the south bay you will find fiesta de artes. enjoy food trucks, wine, beer and music. in the north bay enjoy the 44th apple fair. the old time country get together will feature live music, great food, kid friendly crafts and games. a's are at homes, giants and quakes on the road. that is your weekend watc

. >>> here is video of a rescue near alcatraz. a 31 foot boat is sinking and 10 people on board. they called for help. one of the fairies takes people to and from alcatraz was closer than the coast guard so they stepped in to help. all 10 people were hoisted up and off that sinking boat. happy to report everyone is okay. the boat is no longer sank to the bottom of the bay moments after the people were rescued. >>> summit living in oakland last night met up to talk trash. they're sick of illegal dumping going on in their neighborhood. with the city is doing to help with the problem. >>> we have been seeing and feeling unusual weather in the bay area. coming up, we see if the weather will follow us through the weekend. >>> more on the latest in washington ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ strummed guitar travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent

the boat the men were sailing in ended up on the rocks at alcatraz. one of the men ended up in the water, the other clinging to rocks. an emergency call went out and nearby chatter boat rushed in to help. the bay waffle crew rescued one man and directed the coast guard where to find the other. the captain says he only did what he hopes any other would do. >> as you spend enough time on san francisco bay and you will -- you're likely to be in the right place at the right time, i guess, is the way i'm putting it. you know, assist in someway. >> two men rescued were called but luckily weren't injured. >>> the final round of implosions begins this saturday as we say good-bye to the old span of the bay bridge. more than a dozen under water foundations are still remaining. so so-called under water curtains will be used to protect marine wildlife as they were in previous implosions. drivers take note and be warned, caltrans will close the eastern span of the bridge for about 20 minutes for each implosion. two are planned beginning saturday morning around 10:

ten people pulled from a sinking boat by alcatraz ferry. all caught on camera. happened just before 9:00 last night. the pleasure boat after hitting sharp rocks. a ferry captain answered the call and saved the day. >> everything went great. the crew is well trained and the crew stood up to the plate. they knew exactly what to do. just doing my job. >> reporter: you can hear passengers cheering after everyone was rescued. the boat sank within minutes of the ferry captain coming to the rescue. >>> drivers say this is a dangerous intersection. today a cal train came barrelling toward them. michelle roberts joins us from the crash site. >> reporter: it was a close call. the accident happened right here. the back of the truck five feet over the white line when it was hit by the train. the debris went flying and crews out here making repairs. >> all completely ripped off. >> reporter: they were in the cab of the delivery truck when the cal train slammed into it ripping out this back door. it happened at the burling gaem crossing. he says he was crossing the tracks abo

the swim from alcatraz with a 7-mile run. you can watch the finish line at aquatic park.vic center for the parade on saturday. witness a dazzling display of filipino culture on saturday. a giant festival continues throughout the weekend. the 8th annual china town music festival celebrates a mix of live music on saturday. in the east bay the 18th annual laurel street fair is a day filled with live music, dj's venders, food trucks and a carnival for kids. in freemont celebrate the 2017 festival of india and parade. the annual event showcases india's culture and heritage with a wide variety of dance and food. the parade is sunday 11:00 to 2:00. in the south bay you'll find fiesta de artist. enjoy 150 artists, food trucks, wine, beer, and live music in historic downtown. in the north bay enjoy the 44th annual apple fair. the old time country get together will feature live music, great food, kid friendly crafts and games, farm animals and more. in sports a's are at home. giants and quakes are on the road. that is your weekend watch. >> still to come here a bay area nurse just

it could have been a lot worse than it was. >> little alcatraz is known for causing shipwrecks as it's only visible during low tide. more than 400 people were on board watching the rescue and celebrating as people climbed on board to safety. [ applause and cheers ] >> whoo! >> reporter: minutes later, the boat drifted away and sang to the bottom of the bay. >> everything happens real quick. >> reporter: the captain who led the rescue and helped pull all 10 people to safety is "captain tubby." >> that's what they call me. that's my nickname. >> reporter: normally, the coast guard answers these types of calls but captain tubby and his crew were in the right place at the right time. >> it was very smooth transition. and captain tubby handled it like he had ice water in his veins. >> reporter: oh, and if you are wondering where that nickname comes from -- >> i own a charter boat called the bathtub and that's how i got my name, captain of the tub. >> reporter: as you can imagine, with 400 tourists on board that ferry, one of the big issues is crowd control. everybody wants to help and every

penitentiary in atlanta but later transferred to alcatraz island.9, but he left alcatraz sick and a broken man. he retreated to 93 palm to live out his final days. this small bedroom above the front entrance is where al capone spent most of his time, especially near the end. from this bedroom, he was able to watch through the window to see those who were coming and going, and it was here that he died in 1947. up next, how do you know when it's time to move from your starter home to your forever home? i'll tell you and introduce you to a couple who have found paradise by doing it the right way. [ woman vocalizing ] it's time to rethink what's possible. rethink the experience. rethink your allergy pills. flonase sensimist allergy relief uses unique mistpro technology and helps block 6 key inflammatory substances with a gentle mist. most allergy pills only block one. and 6 is greater than one. rethink your allergy relief. flonase sensimist. ♪ casper's truly changed our lives. ♪ i'm a softer, happier, friendlier version of myself. (surps drink) casper i

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reveal 2 --una embarcacin acaba en las rocas de la isla de alcatraz...la ayuda de un barco cercano evitas aparecer el cadver de su mujer se ha convertido en el principal sospechoso de su asesinato... --esto y mas en vivo a las once. anchor gracias por acompanarnos, los dejamos con el noticiero nacional de telemundo... ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >> este miÉrcoles harvey es letal, son mÁs de 21 los muertos por las devastadoras inundaciones en texas, encuentran los restos de los seis miembros de la familia latina arrastrada por las aguas, no tiene piedad, la furia de harvey se ensaÑa con ciudades tejanas, toca tierra otra vez en louisiana donde los residentes se preparan para lo peor, rogando por daca, grupos religiosos y lÍderes civiles inician frente a la casa blanca siete dÍas de oraciones en apoyo al programa migratorio que el presidente trump amenaza con eliminar. >> hÉroes en la tragedia, noticias telemundo habla con las esposas de los voluntarios latinos que perdieron su propia vida para salvar la de otros, su conmovedor testimonio en minutos, noticias telemundo comienza ya. >> ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >> no

another person was able to swim to the rocks off alcatraz. lifted the man to safety. both boaters were not injured. >> some people thought someone had fallen off of the top of the boat that we were on but then in the distance we could see someone sitting on one of the rocks and just waving with like blue gloves and then we saw like his boat had crashed into the side. >> it is kind of unusual but everybody works together on the bay. all the ferry boats and all the different boaters stick together. >> for that skipper his second distress call this month. a few weeks they rescued 10 people from another boat that ran aground and sank near alcatraz. >>> work to clean up the napa river shipping channel back underway after last winter's rain undid much of the city's progress. new dredging work to remove said not will soon be underway thanks to more than half a million dollars in federal disaster relief but the city may ask for more work to be done to clean up the river if it gets more than $2 million in fema aid. most of the waterway maintenance is done near napa over the pa

couple weeks ago, he and his crew rescued 10 people from a boat that ran aground and think near alcatraz. >>> today san francisco general hospital opens a special facility for people with mental illness. the hummingbird navigation center will start with four beds and have 15 by the end of the year. it is the city's most of the -- first navigation center dedicated to help people with mental health issues. many are expected to be referred to the center after being discharged from sf general psychiatric unit. >>the state says kaiser permanente did not provide information on patient care to the medi-cal program. the state uses that information on hospital admissions, doctor visits and prescription drugs to make sure there is adequate care available under medi-cal. kaiser is not appealing for $2.2 million fine. >>>more older men are becoming fathers. the study shows that the average age of fathers with newborn babies went from 27 1/2 years old to nearly 31. 9% of newborns have dads over the age of 30. older dads tend to provide a more economically stable household, there's also a higher chanc

you live on this saturday evening outside, take a look at the tower in the foreground, you can see alcatrazn the distance as well as the fog, a really neat shot there. and also take a look from early this morning, imagine a sinkhole opening up right under your car, well that is what happened to this van, a water main flooding there at mission and san papelbpablo, firefighters working trying to clean it up. firefighters say they don't know when the roads there will open again. big mess there. i know, we saw all that fog a moment ago there in san francisco. >>> yes, welcome sight that we want to see if you're in the valleys, means the ocean air conditioning is firing back up and we're trying to lose the muggy weather we have had in the last few days, still see a slight chance of thunderstorms possible in the north bay tonight. right now speaking of low clouds you see them in the marine head lands, across the golden gate there, quite comfortable and cool there in san francisco, misty skies around all catraz. and trending downward into san jose currently, upper 70s, overall the weather looks go

it struck a rock near alcatraz and sent out a distress call. the captain got the call and sped to the rescue. >> as we got there the boat start taking on enough water to the point we wanted to make sure we got everybody off. they were very happy. after we got them on board, everybody was happy and cheer. it was a great feeling. >> job well done. the passengers were taken to pier 33. no one was hurt. >>> a central valley woman is in the hospital after surviving on insects and water from a cow trough more than two weeks. she crashed in merced county back on july 17th. after the crash she was nowhere to be found. that is until this morning. a modesto teacher has been found alive weeks after she crashed her car and disappeared. search volunteers found jamie toll near a fence less than a mile away from the july 17th crash site. >> i did not wake up this morning thinking that i would find jamie, and it is a miracle that we did. >> volunteers searching for toll decided to come back to the original site and look around one last time. that's when search

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temperatures in san francisco 65 degrees disappearing into the mist looking across the bay towards alcatraz. can't see the north bay from the view of downtown frist. here the benefit of the ocean air-conditioning. livermore only 81 degrees. evening like this in the 90s. so things have cooled off. >> san jose nice hazy skies 77 degrees later on tonight we see the cooling temperatures to 60 degrees by the morning. evening plans nice. brezy, winds about 15 to 25. sea breeze reaching fairfield and the try valley. variable clouds. particle cloudy clouds. one more chance of shower or two near insomnia an county. so check out the very active view across the sierra. where a lot of monsoon moisture for now has been redirect four-door south to north away from southern california. notice the upper level clouds off shore. upper level low which shows well in the water vapor satellite view tracking closer to the bay area. there is a chance some of this drifts inland overnight mainly across the north bay could trigger isolated showers mainly to the north of sonoma county. entering the day tomorrow the low

the asking price for the suv, which was on display most recently at alcatraz east crime museum in tennessee, is half a million dollars. vance gathered on the hollywood walk of fame to pay tribute to country music star, glen campbell. campbell, best known for his son, rhinestone cowboy, died tuesday after a long battle with alzheimer's. experts are one about the dangers of copper mugs. the traditional vessel for the moscow mule. the metal may react with a popular cocktail ingredient and cause illness. the mug should be lined with another metal like nickel or stainless steel. that's a look at some of the headlines we're chasing today. >> a battle between the mba and the players union. whether not the player should be forced where something like an apple watch. you have a right your biometric data? i get why some sports ownersrs mine. >> welcome back to jason's. on bill. here with our panel, jeanette, and matt we saw an article in the atlantic mixing recently about a battle between the nba and the players union. apparently they are at heads over whether players should be forced to wear a biome

. >> hear from the alcatraz ferry captain being called a hero after rescuing ten people from a sinkingng the alarm tonight. the simple way to meddle with self-driving cars. all it takes is putting a sticker on a stop sign. >>> tonight, steph curry is putting away, the goal making the cut at a professional golf tournament. "abc7 news" at 6:00 starts now. >>> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> and a live look from camer camera of san francisco. we saw some unusually sticky weather today, even the threat of fire. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dna dan ashley. >> cornell bernard is live tonight with more on this unusual summer friday. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, get this, it was raining a few minutes ago. now the sun is hot. the big story today is the humidity, the air is thick and firefighters here concerned about more lightning tonight. a rain shower in august. who knew? this person was ready, but preparing for all this humidity, not so easy. in san francisco, chestnut street is getting a new sidewalk, but this crew says the weather is not helping. >> the concrete don'

it struck a rock near alcatraz and sent out a distress call.tain got the call and sped to the rescue. >> as we got there the boat start taking on enough water to the point we wanted to make sure we got everybody off. they were very happy. after we got them on board, everybody was happy and cheer. it was a great feeling. >> job well done. the passengers were taken to pier 33. no one was hurt. >>> a central valley woman is in the hospital after surviving on insects and water from a cow trough more than two weeks. she crashed in merced county back on july 17th. after the crash she was nowhere to be found. that is until this morning. a modesto teacher has been found alive weeks after she crashed her car and disappeared. search volunteers found jamie toll near a fence less than a mile away from the july 17th crash site. >> i did not wake up this morning thinking that i would find jamie, and it is a miracle that we did. >> volunteers searching for toll decided to come back to the original site and look around one last time. that's when search crews s

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ago, he and his crew rescued 10 people from another boat that also ran the ground and sank near alcatraz. >>> a tense weekend raising new concerns about a planned free- speech week, uc berkeley is responding to a call from the mayor, to cancel the event. >> the 49ers trade away a projected starter. mark will show us who is gone and who moves up later in sports. >>> a late-night vote by city leaders over a controversial plan to house the homeless. coming up, we will let you know what the council decided about holding tiny homes. more on that coming up next. stay with us, we will be right back. >>> a controversial plan to build tiny villages for the homeless in san jose, tonight, city leaders got an ear full on both sides. and we heard more on what happened from outside city hall. >> hundreds of residents and housing advocates packed the chambers. in the last hour, after six hours of discussion, they voted to move forward with a pilot program for no more than three tiny home villages in san jose, but not before a lot of heated debate. >> san jose residents were weighing in on a plan to hel

the escape from alcatraz, it starts out at 9:00 and will still be cloudy and foggy like the weather we'veall week long. the air temperature will be in the low 60s and water temperature a chilly 62 degrees. good luck to those swimmers and runners. we're celebrating everything here at the gardens, we'll have great weather for this too. there will be clouds until about 2:00 in the afternoon and then we'll get sunshine with our high temperatures in the upper 60s. overall we're looking at 60s over the next several days and we will continue on with the fog each and every morning. inland areas will get a mix of sun and clouds, mostly the clouds during the morning hours then it cools down and becomes more windy on monday as we get ready to head back to work. if you're ready for hotter temperatures, that's in the forecast too. we'll be up to 90 degrees next thursday. trying to make everybody happy here. >> you're doing a good job, too, i think. >> a full bag of tricks. thank you very much. >> coming up, learning from the best bay area kitchen while turning their lives around. >> first of all, way

we have the escape from alcatraz happening. water temperatures about the same, it's going to be very cool and foggy out there. we'll keep the fog during the morning hours in san francisco with highs in the low 60s and then we get the afternoon sunshine for the inland areas. we see these temperatures cooling down. the coolest day on monday and then gradually starts to warm back up. looks like beyond this period there could be high heat on the way. so like i said, just enjoy this while it lasts. >> all right, thank you very much. >> coming up next, if you're looking for a new furry friend, there's an app for that. chris, the new high tech way to find your next four legged companion. =cover shot in= ==kris//2 shot== match-making apps and websites have revolutionized the way people find dates these days. ==sam//2 shot== >>> match making apps and websites revolution niesed ways people find dates, we hear. >> technology is changing the way people find their new best friends, four legged variety. joe fryer shows us how it works. in so