reporting live from cloverdale, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> he was high on drugs and speeding away from police when he struck and killed a 14-year-old boy crossing the street in san leandro. today that driver finds out the price he'll have to pay. abc news reporter live in pleasanton. matt. >> reporter: reggie, what an emotional hearing inside the courtroom. almost everyone inside was crying during the sentencing hearing including the man accused of killing 14-year-old ivan cruz. video an hour and a half ago, "sunny anderson family. cameras were not not allowed but i watched as he's seen here 30 to life for second degree murder and several other felony charges related to that crime spree in san leandro november 11, 2014. while fleeing from police he hit and killed cruz in his car. he was in san leandro on a scooter. he's described as a lifelong criminal, now he'll spend most of his life, if not all of his life, behind bars. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. one person died, two others in the hospital after chain reaction on interstate 80 near

i got a net from amy hollyfield on the scene of a crash in oakland an update of road closures in less0 minutes. >> a bay area difficult is asking you not to give money to the homeless. they want you to be part of the solution. >> finding a parking spot in the bay area is as addressful as driving but waze is about do launch a game changer. we will tell you palo alto the thieves break in and ransack a home. they got in on thursday night after smashing the back door. the burglars pull out drawers and rummaged through the house leaving a few minutes later with a tablet computer. no one was home at the time the. >> huge flames in the south bay. several people are out of their homes this morning after a fire that forced evacuations. >> now we are lending food could be to blame. we are at lieb court near south white road. matt? >> we learned from san jose fire this fire was started by someone cooking fried chicken in the back yesterday. look at damage: the fence, the home, the tree and even all the way up to the power pole. here is video sent to us by by a viewer who recorded this. it caught

nbc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has a preview. >> look at all of the tourists standing in the middles, all trying to get a shot of san francisco's crook street. these men went even further and climbed the stairs of a private condo building. people living here say this is just some of the behavior they can't tolerate anymore. >> people leaving their trash and people do urinate and defecate in front of our home. it's pretty bad. >> reporter: so we asked tourists who they be willing to pay a toll to drive down this street. >> depends on how much it was, but, yeah, i probably would. it's a prelt amazing street. nothing like that that i've seen anywhere. >> reporter: charging is one of several proposals on the table for managing this crowded situation. another, closing the street to cars. >> it's not going to be fair. i mean, this is like a landmarks you know, of san francisco. >> reporter: another idea is having to make a reservation for a time to drive down the street. >> we came here for vacation so we came with a schedule. we don't have too much time, you know, to make a reservation,

amy hollyfield is toring the coverage at the jail. amy? >> there are some protesters here to protest the judge, three of them, and they blend in with the crowd so it is hard to spot them because of all of the reporters and the cameras on the courthouse steps. they not carrying signs or yelling but they here and they say they are upset there are not more protesters although more are expected later this morning. protesters like this group, ultra violet will be leader circling the supreme court louse on the bicycles calling for the recall of the judge who sentenced brock turner. activists say that judge persky was too light on tinker they want him to be reof mood. the protesters here are disappointed there are not more people expressing themselves. >> i was hoping this would be more. we have been here since 11:00 and i have been here since after midnight and i was expecting more since though said he could come out by 12 and i expected month than three of us. >> judge persky has launch add campaign to keep his job on his witness saying i belie

amy hollyfield is joining us in pleasanon with the latest.his is gate that is going to be impacted, open now, so it is not impacting the early bird commuters but later this morning they will close this the pleasanton avenue entrance to the ace train station and computers say they have been announcing it because they knew it was coming because of the training exercise the 10th year at at alameda county fair and one person had to google it, a training exercise for first responder and protesters here because they call it a militarized war games and here at 8:00 to protest but law enforcement official believe it is fess for them to be prepared. >> we have to train each year because the skills diminish over time and we want to make sure we are sharp. we protesters disgrace because they are here officials close this gate and have everyone enter off of angela street. >> thank you, amy hollyfield. >> more on fall out after the underage sex scandal that rocked several believes, the alameda county d.a. will talk about crime natural investigation. d.a.

in concord, amy hollyfield, abc news. >> one lawmakr one after another ripped into the an employee of wells fargo bank for opening up accounts without customer knowledge in order to meet sales goals. the ceo testified that the people who knew about the fraud were not high on the corporate ladder. >> so far, of the people that we have found is branch managers, their manager in some cases and a manager of a manager. so that's the work we've done so far. >> wells fargo is also facing a penalty for illegally repossessing cars owned by members of the military who defaulted on loans. bloomberg news reports the bank took the cars rather than obtain court orders to do so. in a statement provided to abc 7 news, wells fargo said in part, "in those instances where some service members did not receive the appropriate benefits and protections, we did not live up to our commitment and we apologize". >>> a wild car chase in southern california had people scurrying for safety. a black toyota prius slammed into another car in san fernando valley this morning. just when you think the chase is going to

amy hollyfield is in san francisco with what is discussed. amy? >> they discussing bringing service to the tunnel and i just heard from a commuter who tried it and said nothing yet, so i checked with the spokeswoman because there is a press conference and they are "talking about it." but commuters are saying better news thatting in they lose all service when they go through the tunnel and they hate that. they cannot even tell people they are running late they would like to stay connected. muni has said they need to know cuss on train and bus service not cell service but officials have had a change of heart and work on getting cell service in the tunnel and some say they are used to being everyone reachable riding muni. >> i do not even try because i know i will be cut off. it will be nice. but it is nice in why want to be catted. mixed blessing. >> muni will announce this today at a press conference but a spokesperson said this is still a way off and they have to reach a cell service agreement and they add the infrastructure they are thinking can

. >> amy hollyfield, the process from this point on as far at the recall, that is going to be action that can be taken in our area. brock turner will be long gone. the process with this judge is going to take at least another year is that right? >> yes. you are just hearing the beginning of this. if you thing this is the last dave story think ahead i am not sure everyone realizes this is a long road. i interviewed a protester and he is feeling good about the rahm effort because they have millions of signatures. that is actually not the case. though need to get 58,000, close to 59,000 signatures of registered voters. in people are upset cross the country have signed something online that does not got it done. they need registered voters here in santa clara county signing a petition say they want this judge recalled. they working on that and they will need 500,000 for the effort. they have to do some fundraising and grass roots efforts on talking to people and getting this going. the judge has started his own counterattack, raising money and next, before court he has to announce which

amy hollyfield is gearing information. we will have a report next at 5:30. >> huge flames several people are out of their home this morning after a fire that forced evacuations. >> matt keller is on the scene. >> good morning, what a mess. a chain link fence was put up this morning around the house to keep people out. the tree was charred by the flames with the power pole and the lines. this video was sent by a driver, jimmy recorded the huge blames and thick smoke filling the air. the power pole and gas meter caught on fire at 7:25 last night. all homes on the court off south white road in east san jose were evacuated. peg shut off the electricity to 350 homes before they could cut off the gas so firefighters could put out the flames. heat is smoke were intense. >> did you feel the heat? >> i did. it was have humid. when they burned out the fire everything was foggy and you could not see anything. >> four people were forced to their him for the night with no word on when they are let back in. the video from jimmy was incr

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is in vallejo with our update. >> the smell is gone. we do not smell anything. vallejo residents can expect a normal day here and police are lifting the shell el in 30 minutes. the focus custody to figure out what the smell was, where it came from, and they agent separate add large team to try to figure out where it was and what was happening. they decided it must be coming from outside vallejo and they could not find any signs the source is here. officials also had to bring in crews to handle all of the phone calls 800 from concerned residents and dozens of people went to the hospital because of the smell. officers last night were trying to zero in on what this could be and they say it is quite a challenge. >> there is a variety of scents and it is hard to say, exactly, what it is openly not knowing the cause. it is unknown. everything from natural gas to burning rubber to diesel but we could not confirm it at this point. >> look at where the smell seems to be most concentrated on the son side of vallejo in the beverly hills park and g

. >> amy hollyfield is outside moss scone center. >> yes, security is visible here look at the barriersentrance of orange school world, they are concrete blocks inside of the cubes to bring vice president anyone from driving through here like we saw the truck that plowed through france this summer. we have also seen bomb sniffing dogs here at oracle world and they are going through this area to check it and we have seen different agencies, officers from different agencies walking through the area here on howard street and san francisco police say they will need your help, they need people to be aware, and speak up if you sigh anything suspicious. the one worker pointed out to us that is easier said than done. it is hard to know he said without are looking for or what to look for and he said that can be tricky. the san francisco police are saying they are doing their part increasing their visibility around the city and you should see them in all of the high traffic areas and they are doing that in response to what happened on the east coast, or contact world is another city in a big city

amy hollyfield is in san rafael. this could ban talking on your cell phone? >> that is right.lieve it or not we are hearing a lot of support for this idea. commuters would like it say they don't need to hear everyone's personal conversations when they are riding to work. according to the "san francisco chronicle" the proposal is to ban talking on cell phones on the new train service that will run teen santa rosa and san rafael. nose who do like the idea say they really do not know in it could become a reality. >> it is a if idea but i don't think it will pass. this are reasonable too many people that are having their cell phones attached and want to be on them. >> police would not necessarily cite people but allow emergency calls and use discretion. that is what the people told the surveillance camera surveillance camera and in it passes it would be the first-of-its-kind in the country. the train service will start rolling in december. >> reporting from san rafael i amy hollyfield for abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. this morning we hearing from the son of former israeli leader s

amy hollyfield spoke with the woman who lives there. amy? >> you can see the homeowners is putting the finishing touching on cleaning up from what happened. she said she is thinking this could be related to what happened a couple days ago, her son and the girlfriend idea their car vandalized. she does not want to specific light as to why. they pained over the vandalism. we have video of her other son who painted over it not the car that was vandalized. he does not live here. the woman would live here with adult children and grandchild woke up at 3:15 to fire on the roof and bushes at their antioch home and used extinguishers to get out the fire and kept it from spreading too much. there is not a lost damage from the fire but they saw the spray painted swastikas and the (n) word and the home owner is angry. >> i felt like i need to fine out who this person is to bring them to justice. i have not bothered anybody. i don't deserve this. it is between my son and my grass who lives here regularly and we did not harm anybody. i'm surprised this is

amy hollyfield is in orinda this morning. amy? >> yes, reggie, we were surprised by the location. this is a deadend street. only one way in and one way out. the bad guys did get away. they did this after 9:00 last night. we are told by investigators that an elderly couple in their 70s went to the grocery store. they were possibly followed home from the store. @%-they wereconfrontedbytwo men@%-in halloween masks.@%-theman was pistol-whippedand@%-game over hiswallet and went@%-inside to call 9-1-1 and he@%-heardgunshots in the front of@%-hishome.@%-thewoman had beenshot in the@%-arm.@%-this is a couple in their 70s.@%-sheisgoing tobeokay.@%-theme n stole her purse.@%-they alsotookthatwallet.@%-they ran away.@%-they managed toslipout ofa@%-police perimeter set uparound@%-the areaatclaremont avenueand@%-california.@%-another thingabout the lotio^@%-it isa mileand a halfaway@%-from highway 24, the othe r quick@%-escape route out ofhere.@%-an odd choicetuckedawayhere@%-in orinda.@%-they managed to escape.@%-p>> nowondery

amy hollyfield is at west lake elementary school. amy? >> he finished the prosecution and he sound asked look great. he did tell the students that he had to learn how to walk and talk again, and his range of motion has been impacted, and he will have to have caregivers for his life the listen to the speech the he has come so far. >> it has affected my will bows knees and shoulders which will forever limit my range of motion. bullies destroyed my life. bullies hurt my family. >> he packed a powerful message. we want to show you video of him walking into the wes lake elementary cafeteria without any help and three was proud of that. the students in daly city were very attentive and many in giants clothing, and this was after a week lessons for them about being kind and standing up to bullying. after his presentation, the kids had a treat nor bryan stow, a song about respect. ♪ respect ♪ you to me ♪ and me to you ♪ respect ♪ respect >> he seemed very impressed. >> one asked in the bullies ever apologized. the antiwas, no. then, he was asked

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is at the scene with what is happening now. amy? >> investigators just told me cause of the fire, a cigarette left burning in the master bedroom. the residents were not home but they got here, they found out their dog was trapped inside. >> a it took four people to restrain them emotional woman who wanted to run in to her burning san mateo home to save her dog. authorities did not thing it would be safe and held her back. the dog did not make it. >> the dog perished in the fire and the humane society is here to assist her. >> the woman her boyfriend were not home when it started. they got home they wanted to know why neighborhoods did not save the dog. they got upset at us because they said nobody tried to save the dogs. no one knew. >> it started last might and damaged three condo units. >> we were woken up by knocking from the firefighters and we came out and we watched here it was...unreal. unreal. >> no one was hurt. residents were distraught as they surveyed the damage. >> everyone is very emotional, we have lived here 12 years

in san mateo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> a huge show of support today for a new york city policee line of duty. detective brian o'donnell received a huge ovation as he left the hospital a day after being injured during a confrontation with a man who is wielding a cleaver. the 16-year veteran suffered a cut to his face and and injured arm. police say o'donnell and two other officers chased a man after spotting him trying to move a boot from the wheel of his car. officers shot 32-year-old after he refused to drop the 11-inch cleaver he was holding. he's listed in critical condition today. >> today a suspected serial killer in ohio face adjudge for the first time. he was captured after one of his alleged victims made a chilling 911 call for help. investigators are still trying to find out if the there are more victims more on the investigation. >> reporter: this suspected serial killer face an ohio judge. >> do you understand the nature of the charges involved in the complaint, mr. gray? >> yes, your honor. >> reporter: the judge set bail at $1 million. grate was charged thursday, t

san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news was outside bank of america building in san francisco this morning where a window on the 11th floor somehow broke sending glass raining down on to the street below. workers had to close one lane to clean under the mess. no word of any injuries. we've contacted the building to try to find out why that window shattered. >> the wells fargo fake account scandal is now a federal case. the san francisco-based bank was hit with a $185 million fine last week for opening accounts without the knowledge of its customers. the "wall street journal" reports federal prosecutors have launched an investigation. it's being conducted by two u.s. attorney's officers, one who covers the bay area and the other in new york. >>> coming up on "abc 7 news at 4:00," check this out, a car on fire and the owner blames it all on his samsung note 7. >> the best we've ever created. >> apple ceo tim cook talking about the pros and the cons of the new inope 7. >> i'm thrilled to announce that knife super schools there will be ten super schools. >> big money is

amy hollyfield is at the vallejo ferry terminal. amy? >> yes, there is no smell right now. while investigators are studying the sheen on the water, city leaders are getting a lot calls from people in vallejo wondering what the smell was and is life normal today? they say, yes, school is in session. can you leave your house. but this was an unexpected service shut down, ferry service. >> you will make the next bus. >> not what ferry riders wanted to hear. they could not believe why. never dreaming a rotten smell could lead to ferry service being canceled. >>ish stated but it is what it is. >> they were irritated by a smell that forced people to shelter-in-place that burned noses and this morning, ferry service is canceled because of this, a mysterious sheen on the san pablo by. officials did not want to run the ferries through it until they got a look at it and figure how to get around it. investigators want to know what is to blame and report the sheen and smell were observed at the same time. >> with the sheening a mile long and 40 yards wide it seems it is more then a coi

. >> amy hollyfield is there for us this morning. amy? >> yes, she is not here but event is still going on. she will appear by tell conference. look at this video yesterday, this is what started it. hillary clinton stumbling trying to get into a van. her campaign said she overheated. at a 9/11 event after a coughing fit she had the week before in ohio. that was blamed on allergies and the campaign said she is diagnosed with pneumonia. this has raised questions of her health and ability to do the job as president but some say it is no wonder she isn't feeling well. >> the bottom line, hillary clinton has kept up the campaign schedule that would probably kill a positive-year-old. both of candidates are senior citizens. >> later in the afternoon she appeared outside her daughter's apartment saying everything was fine, it was later announced she had pneumonia and then later, still, they canceled the trip out here to the bay area. it is not just here in california, or bay area she was headed to southern california for a couple of fundraisers i

amy hollyfield is at uc berkeley for us. amy? >> yes, natasha, someone was busy doing some decorating. look at the messages here this morning, greeting students and faculty. this was written in chalk on the sidewalk, in front of the law school and the building calling for the university to remove choudhry in response to a letter that the former law school dean wrote to the newspaper. he is become on campus after being off for six months and in the letter he said "i have a right-to-work," he said he is not a sexual predator. the form assistant accuses him of hugging and kissing her on a daily basis and that said the touch was unlawful welcomed. the university said it violated the sexual harassment policy but allowed him for the fall semester. she is sue the university and constitutes are backing her, the sidewalk statements speak clearly with a rest yesterday and something students this morning are saying is a good step. >> it is positive that the school is speaking out or the schools are speaking out against sexual violence becau

amy hollyfield is in orinda with the story. amy? >> yes, i smoke with the orinda police chief and the men have left orinda. he does not want to say how he knows that but he assures residents, look at the escape route, a small, one-lane road. they had to go an a curve at chair moment, a dead-end street but they got away. people reported hearing them run and later the screeching of tires. >> they are the most lovely people you would ever want to meet in the world. they take the shirt off their back for you. neighbors are outraged on the attack on her and her husband, tom spalding. she was shot senate attack but -- shot in the attack but survived. she is doing well. this morning she was awake and alert and stable. talking to family. make phone calls so that great. >> orinda police say they were followed home from the grocery store. >> two males approached them wearing halloween-style masks. one had a pistol and demanded money, purse, wallet. the male victim complied and agreed but for some reason at that time he was pistol whipped in t

. >> and amy hollyfield is on king street with this develop story. amy? >> yes, quite a crash. look mind me you can see evidence of the crash at the scene. this crash took out a light pole that happened right across the street from at&t park. a very populated area especially right now as people are starting to arrive for the afternoon's game. this is what the car looked like after it was stolen, raced away from police, and crashed at 2nd and king. it was what people living in the area could not believe. >> crazy. never seen a car beatenning like that. there were three people inside the car all wanted for stealing the car. >> two of suspects stayed in the vehicle and one bailed from the vehicle and there was a short foot pursuit. officers were able to detain that subject and make an arrest on all three suspects. >> it started after 3:00 a.m. in san francisco in the richmond district at geary and 25th avenue. three men walked town a man standing outside of his car. >> they indicated that they had a firearm. they took his car. he contact police and the description went out over th

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is at skyline high school and i asked amy in students and parents were reacting calmly to the news. >> that is right principal is being bombard by gone calls by some parents. we heard some nervousness and some added an extra layer of defense today. a new accessory made an appearance at skyline high school in oakland a few students were masks in response to a confirmed case of tuberculosis on campus. others talk about skipping class altogether. >> they just want to city he they do not want to risk. >> officials have been proactive with information and the patient is in isolation. some say they still feel uneasy. >> scary. i have two children here and i don't want either of them to catch it so i am hope they will test all the kids not just those they think are exposed the it could lead to false positives putting people on antibiotics unnecessarily but this will test hundreds next week those deed most likely exposed. the parents will be getting letters from the principal expecting a strong reaction. >> i picket more parents will be concerned when they get t

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is with us. many of them are telling you they are grateful. >> that is right. they are grateful everyone survived. they say this was scary. a lot of the fire victims slept somewhere else last night and they are just now returning home this morning. they are getting their first look at all of damage. >> with heavy hearts, fire victims on stewart life in petaluma this morning are processing what they suffered through and figuring out what to do next. >> we will clean, eventually, and check on my neighbors and pick it up from there. i have never been in a fire. they are looking into how to clean up the neighbors are sharing stories of what they experienced yesterday afternoon. >> i stepped out here and i looked this was so much smoke and just embers, falling like as if you were in a volcano eruption. >> ly shell knew she needed to get of there and thought of her elderly neighbor. >> i ran over and burned my feet trying for get there and i got inside she was so scared and worried. >> she got her out

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the details. >> reporter: it is not going to be a normal day. >> but local students are resilient. >> reporter: the president in union city said he will do all he can to help students deal with grief when they return to school and there facing the day without two seniors, and an 11th grade independent study student. they died in a car crash and a third student was also in the car and is in the hospital. hundreds of people turned out for a candlelight vigil last night on campus. >> they were very well known on the campus. absolutely involved in every extracurricular and academic opportunity so it is a big loss for us. >> the principal said even though this is a tough time, he encourages parents to return students to school tomorrow. >> the classmates and teammates who need to see and be with one another and even if it is just to say hi or give hugs or even cry together. >> reporter: the principal will have several mental health experts on the campus and a space set side for kids who aren't ready yet to go to class. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>>

. >> now amy hollyfield is in the field for us. >> yes, we are at ift in oakland which is closing with no sign announcing it is closing. when you call itt technical institute it rings and rings and no voice mile and you google, right there "permanently closed ." itt technical institute has released a long statement blaming sanctions from the u.s. government from the department of education ending with this "the damage done to our students and employees and shareholders and taxpayers is irrevocable, we believe the government action was inappropriate and unconstitutional." the department of education announced laughed week that itt technical institute could not enroll any students who use federal financial aid. itt technical institute rely on the money. it received $580 million in federal money just last year. this is expected to impact hundreds of thousands of students. according to itt technical institute, more than 8,000 employees. the government said it is the company's decision to put students at risk and the government did not take this action lightly. the -- department of educatio

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is in concord. >> look at this ugly spot on this beautiful trail, spotslight this lining the trail and you can see there are homes right on the other side of this fence, and residents are feeling very nervous of when and where this arsonist will strike next. >> look at this bun tree along the i reason horse trail. it came close to a pleasant hill apartment complex. jean davis took the figures and shared them with us. firefighters think it was set on purpose. >> they evacuated us and i wondered who was going on and i seen the smoke i thought, god, jesus. all the fire destroy add car parked outside the home. this happen at fair observations elementary school and along the iron horse trail. firefighters say this is one of dozens of fires recently set here. >> we have had numerous fires over last several months, starting in the early summer months and moving until right new in the heart of fire season. >> can you see evidence fires along the trail and that is lined on both sides with homes. residents are worried about property, families and kids at this schoo

what can you tell us, amy hollyfield, where he is now? >> it appear he he is seeking are refuge at a hotel at the guard evening in, the media followed him and the hotel called police and now we are being told by the hotel manager and i spoke with the manager, we had a female employee come out and say that brock turner is in longer here and asked us all to leave. i called the hotel management and a man who talked to me said i did have a gift by the name of turner checked in at the hotel and that gift has checked out. because of privacy he would not say how long the guest was here. he was living in ohio with his parents prior to the trial so it is resume that is where he will be running. i did call brock turner's attorney and i have not receive add call back. >> in the short three months since brock continuer walk flood and out of the jail the outrage of the sentence put a huge plot light on the judge. happening right now a protest in san jose by people hoping to get judge persky pulled from the bench. our reporter continues the coverage ou

. >> amy hollyfield is at san francisco city hall. amy? it would the first order of business on thet day of office. he would ask congress to pass kate's law cut off federal funding to cities like san francisco because of their sanctuary city policy. he said that this law is named after kate steinle and she was shot and killed bile walking on pier 14 with her father in july of last year here in san francisco. an illegal immigrant is accused in the death, francisco lopez sanchez in jail awaiting trial. he was arrested before but not hand offer to federal authorities for deporting. because of san francisco's sanctuary city policy. donald trump targeted sanctuary cities in a speech last night. >> cities that refuse to cooperate with fell officers not receive taxpayer dollars and we will work with congress to pass legislation to protect those jurisdictions that do assist federal authorities

. >> amy hollyfield is there for us this morning. amy?s not here but event is still going on. she will appear by tell conference. look at this video yesterday, this is what started it. hillary clinton stumbling trying to get into a van. her campaign said she overheated. at a 9/11 event after a coughing fit she had the week before in ohio. that was blamed on allergies and the campaign said she is diagnosed with pneumonia. this has raised questions of her health and ability to do the job as president but some say it is no

amy hollyfield is in concord. >> good morning, if you use the iron horse regional trail you could play a key role in the investigation. here is a look from sky 7 of the trail. you can see the scope. it stretches from concord to pleasant hill. officials say they believe someone has been setting fires along the trail. it runs on both sides of monument boulevard. they are not releasing specifics. they do not want to jeopardize the investigation. we do not know how many or where they set but they want your help. they are anding be aware on the trail. this is beginning on and you need to do extra looking around. if you happen to see a fire, notice, look around, is there someone watching the fire or leaving the area? they hope you can get a look to give investigator as description. if you live along the trail remove dry vegetation. in there is a fire you want to keep your home safe the if you know about the fires, call the contra costa fire district. >> a devastating fire that burned more than a dozen petaluma homes and killed a cat was likely caused by a passing driver's cigarette. investig

also, just a quick reminder this is what amy hollyfield was talking about, ace train riders in pleasanton the gate is closed starting at 8:00 a.m. for the protest. you will use angela street entrance. we will look at drive times at 4:50. >> coming up, fighting hate in the east bay the big support toxic family is getting after being it's the second leading cancer killer in the u.s. but, it is almost entirely preventable. most colon cancers start as polyps. and screening finds polyps, so they can be removed, before they even turn into cancer. if you're over 50, get screened for colorectal cancer. screening saves lives. >> abc7 mornings, all news all morning. >> video of the aftermath of a high speed chase that involved a stolen cadillac driving the wrong way on highway 4. it happened on pittsburg, yesterday afternoon hitting two cars and a motorcyclist when it went westbound in the eastbound lanes. the chase ended near railroad avenue. officials say the two people in the car tried to carjack others on the freeway before they were finally arrested. >> antioch leaders assure a family targeted

recording live in union city, amy hollyfield. >> good of the principal to be thinking of his students. >> police in the south bay need to find a convicted sex offender fast. this is 56-year-old david russell. san jose police say he tried kidnapping at least two women just this past week. one in the willow glen neighborhood near hamilton and meridian avenue. he tried grabbing a young woman and dragging her to his car. the other incident happened four miles away. >> i have been here at night with my friends filling up my gas tank. so it could have been me. or one of my friends. >> investigators believe he's driving a newer model nissan rogue. no plates on this vehicle. if you see david russell, please give police a call immediately. >> moving to the east bay where police are still searching for one of the two suspects they say stole a couple cars from a dealership. >> an employee wasn't about to let them drive away without a problem. matt is live in fremont. >> reggie, police have yet to speak with that employee about why he gave chase overnight. as for the suspect, police are interview

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield traveled to the family home in a dayton suburb back in june and today residents there hope he would not create too much of a distraction in their community. >> this is our community. we have to live here as well. we all have issues. obviously with the sentencing laws that he was sentenced under. go protest to your congressman and your courthouse and not the neighborhood we live in. >> under ohio law sex offenders are required to remain on the list for at least 15 years. >>> turner's case was thrust into the national pspotlight whn he read an emotional letter in court, in part, we both have a choice. we could let this destroy us. and i could let this hurt or we could face it head on. i accept the pain and you accept the punishment and we move on. we have the full statement posted on abc7news.com. >>> a bill aimed to close a sexual assault loophole to impose jail for all sexual assault convictions and a three year minimum sentence. we are in the newsroom and lonnie, this bill passed unanimously. >> yes, it did, eric. and the majority of the legislature tr

amy hollyfield is at sutter solano hospital. >> we do not know smell it and officials will lift the shelter-in-placeink the source is coming from vallejo but they do not know what the smell is. i talked to a nursing supervisor and she agrees the smell has dissipated so officials are going to lift the shelter-in-place in an hour and a half. the city partly activated message operation center last night, crews were trying to find the source and others manned the phones getting 800 calls about the smell. the coast guard is looking for the smell and they got a report of a sheen on the san pablo bay. crews search for the source, they are keeping the order in place for people to stay inside for another hour and a half. >> i encourage people to shelter-in-place in they have suppressed immune system. keep the windows closed and the air conditioning off and we will provide another update in the morning at the latest. this map shows the neighborhoods where the neighborhood is the strongest. in beverly hills park and glen cove park in the southern part of the city. the hospital said that dozens of people were b

amy hollyfield is here with what is happening in the last 30 minutes. >> good morning.got their man. peacefully. he climbed on top of a of roof an apartment building. in vallejo. it was a long night for police and their swat team. they do not think the man thought police would go to the roof and get him. they did. the last few minutes. they have taken him into custody. they believe he is a suspect in a double murder from monday night in san pablo. an 18-year-old girl was killed. she was pregnant. her baby did not survive. she was found lying in the street. before 8:00 at night. on 17th. in san pablo. this situation in vallejo ended peacefully. they did not have to use the police dogs. we did see an officer using baby wipes to wipe the tear gas off of his hands and face. they deployed that. they did get to him peacefully and took him into custody. it is now san

amy hollyfield is in san mateo. an investigator just got here. nothing obvious jumped out to them.ook suspicious. they will try and figure how it started. they got the call at 10:45 to the condo complex san mateo. no one was home at the burning condo unit. a woman arrived, firefighters had to restrain her because she wanted to go back inside to save her dog. they did not let her because they looked out for her safety. the dog did not make it. [ inaudible ] the dog perished. the humane society is here to assist her. >> the damage on the breakdown. or breakdown on the damage. one unit was destroyed. the units on either side had damage. a total of three homes cannot be lived in. five people displaced. four found friends to stay with. the red cross is helping another victim. firefighters say no injuries from the fire.

amy hollyfield is in pleasanton with the latest. >> we are at the ace train station.is going to be impacted this morning. this is on pleasanton road and the gate is going to be althoughed, open right now but you have to go to the gate on angela street when you get here in this is locked. this is why. look at this video of the past urban shield training extension for law enforcement and first responders, emergency responders. this year will be the 10th annual event. it is huge. that is why it will impact ace passengers. they expect protesters at the event and because of the thousands of people woman be participating. >> there are about 288 officers and we hope to have 3,000 to 4,000 volunteers. there are a number people putting on the training and there are self thousand people putting on the training. >> protesters call it a militarized war game and will show u

we will get to amy hollyfield in concord this morning. >> detectives just left moments ago and i got to them and they said they do not think this looks like a random attack. look at the neighborhood of new construction in concord. they say looking at the location tells them it was probably a targeted shooting. they are still looking for the person or people who did this. the shooting happened before 10:00 last night on bella drive. one or two people walk into the victim's home and shot two people. one neighbor heard it happening. >> i was sitting on my bed and heard a series of possibly four or five shots. a pause of up to ten seconds. and a few more. shortly after that, stretching of tires and 30 seconds later i heard sirens and saw cop cars. >> 29-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man were shot. they survived. they were taken to the hospital. they were cooperative with investigators and gave information. police have not released much on the suspects. they were in dark clothes. they got away in a car. they have not said anything on a motive. >> the governor declared a state of emerge

amy hollyfield is at uc berkeley. amy? >> i have been reading online comments to the editorial this morning and this sparking a spirited debate. but a lot of people are saying he does deserve his due process. chow -- he is asking people not sign the next on-line petition calling for my head to quickly and not go on social media and hurl invective at me and leave me in peace and let me go to work as is my legal right." he is back at work six months after resigning and will not be in the classroom but he will work in his office. a year and a half ago he was accused of unwanted advances toward the assistant and saying the indications and hugs had no sexual intent. and a university investigation found that he was not conscious of his actions. now, the woman is suing the university and officials have launched a new investigation. choudhry called eight due over and said he is not a sexual predator. there was a protest yesterday again the professor be back here on campus so there is a lot talk about this here at cal. if you want

. >> and amy hollyfield is there for us this morning. amy? >> yes, good morning.he people would come here tonight to the masonic are the only ones who will see her today because she is resting privately. though are not going did see her in person she will appear by teleconference. today, everyone is talking about what they saw yesterday and that is this video right here of hillary clinton stumbling and lunching trying to get into a van. her campaign saying she was overheated and that was followed by a coughing fit the week before in ohio plaid on allergies and now we are being told she is suffering from pneumonia. this is raising questions of her health and her ability to do the job as president. some are saying it is no wonder she does not feel well. all the bottom line is hillary clinton kept up the campaign schedule that would probably kill a 30-year-old. both of the candidates, be frank, are senior citizens. >> she appeared outside her daughter's apartment looking fine and it was later aunnod she had pneumonia and according to the doctor's note she was told on

amy hollyfield is at san francisco city hall with more. amy?of talk on twitter of this, it could come up in conversation. we well get you caught up on what this is: donald trump say on the first day of office he would ask congress to pass kate's law cutting off federal funding to cities like san francisco because they are a sanctuary city named at kate steinle shot and killed while walking on pier 14 with this we father in july last year. an illegal immigrant is accused in the death arrested before but not hand over to federal authorities for deporting because of san francisco's sanctuary city policy. donald trump targeted sanctuary cities in the speech last night. >> cities that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities will not receive taxpayer dollars and we will work with conditioning to pass legislation to protect those juries that do asafety federal authorities. >> senate republicans tried to pass kate's law over summer but it was struck before before debate. now it is talk about again with the presidential nominee promising he will ma

amy hollyfield is in san mateo. amy? >> yes, firefighters last a team here to keep an eye over the burned out condos just in case. here is how it looked, the call at 10:45 and want unit in san mateo was on fire. firefighters had to hold an emotional woman back wanting to rush in to save her dog but they would not let her. they were worried about her safety. the dog did not make it. i had a dog that perished in a fire, unfortunately, and the lieu many society is here to assist. firefighters say a home was destroyed and two other units were damaged. they are not letting anyone inside the three condos. that displaced five people and one needed help from the red cross, and the others are staying with trends. no one was hurt in the fire. they are still look for the fire's cause but at this point it does not look suspicious. >> a san jose woman known for her neighbors as miss flo is fighting for her leaf after be brutally beaten in her home. there is physical evidence linking 19 year old zachary cuen to the crime. police are t

amy hollyfield was at james logan high school. amy?>> we have just learned of the death of joe jr. iaramo for the 17-year-old meese before the students learned of the second debt. we are working to get a picture of the same victim, joe iaramo. 100 showed up to remember meese, a leader who was running through a wall for the teammates. >> he was helping kids not only with footballs but off the field in the class and society. he was a kid where i testified him to check to see how the team was doing, how is the group doing? >> the boys were in a crash at 1:30 on sunday morning on interstate 880 in half hard, meese was driving and there was third person in the car and that person was taken to the hospital. two people in the truck they crashed into were taken to the hospital. the c.h.p. is still investigating. >> so sad. developing news now in the south bay, police want to find a convicted sex offender who is extremely dangerous. look at the photo, please, 56-year-old david russell, accused of targeting to women in the past week, not just ta

. >> and amy hollyfield is there with us this morning. amy? >> the event is still going on tonight. is going to appear by toll conference. that is not until tonight. if you look at twitter you can tell today the conversation is going to be about her health. it is no longer a background in her campaign it is moved to the forefront with donald trump capitalize on this and making an announcement. but first, a look at video that started this yesterday in new york. can you see hillary clinton struggling, stumbling getting into a van the she was overheated. this follows a coffee soviet that happened last week in ohio. we were told that was because of allergies and now the campaign is saying she suffered from pneumonia and not coming to san francisco as scheduled. some say that it is no wonder she is sick. >> hillary clinton is 68 years old and doing a grueling campaign schedule that would be challenging for people much, much younger. she appeared later in the afternoon outside her daughter's apartment looking fine and it was announce she was suffering from pneumonia and she was told on fr

now the city could take action to reduce the number of tourists visiting the street and amy hollyfieldt lombard street with the proposed changes. amy? >> yes lock behind me. it is only 6:45 in the morning and there are already cars come down the crooked street. so would you pay money to walk or drive down the streetst that is one of proposals being considered to control traffic here on the crooked street. residents say they are being overreturned by tourists and an estimated two million people come here a year and residents need help. transportation officials are think about selling tickets at another location and requiring reservations for the trip through the cubs and another idea is to ban pedestrians and cars altogether. you have to stand at bottom and take pictures. they will discuss all of the ideas at a community meeting scheduled for tone. >> an 81-year-old man is in the hospital this morning after he was hit by a car in vallejo. can you see the extensive damage on the windshield wiper the collision happened at the crosswalk at sonoma and redwood city boulevard at 8:00. the 73-

amy hollyfield is in orinda. amy? >> yes, i was talking to one of their neighbors. too shy to go on camera. she knows the couple well and is devastate asked horrified and in tears and cannot imagine why anyone would want for hurt this couple it happen at 9:00 last night. here in orinda. the couple, she is 70 and her husband is 59. therapy at safeway and were coming home from the grocery store, possible followed from the store to their home. outside the home in the drive they unloaded the groceries and were con fronted by to men in halloween masks. they pistol-whipped the husband and took his wallet, and they ended up shooting the extent-year-old woman who the neighbor said is on the school board in orinda and took her purse. she was shot in the arm and the neighbor said she got hit in the hip. she is in the hospital but is expected to survive. she is going to okay not life threatening injuries. the two hen got away and ran away, ran out of here, we are on the north side of highway 24 a mile and a half in, in orinda at claremont and california. a very quiet neighborh

amy hollyfield is at moscone center. amy? >> yes, they will open the doors to the public at 7:00 this morning and look at this huge event they have planned. howard street closed atth and san francisco, and police say they will be watching this large crowd carefully after the explosions on the east coast. san francisco pestles have their usual high foot traffic areas do watch include the embarcadero and union square and a spokesman said the department is increasing the visibility with the uniformed officers on the streets. however they say they need your help and for public to look out because they say the crime will thats expect people are not paying attention. >> they are count on the public not being aware of what they are doing and are just simply ignoring them. that is why we emphasize if you see something say something. we want the public to be extra vigilant. >> oracle world is an annual conference in san francisco, and howard between 4th and 3rd is closed. and it is said that sting will perform along with stefani. poli

amy hollyfield is joining us with the latest.ind me, this gate at the pleasanton avenue entrance for ace train station is now closed. we have video to show you of this doing this at 5:45 surprising some commuters but some say they have been announcing all week this is going to happen and people were going to have to use the gate on angela street but some say they were not sure what to expect. i figured the 5:30 train...though are probably not up and i hope by the evening it is all gone. the closed the gate at 5:45 and he had to google urban shield a training exercise for law enforcement and first responders at the alameda county fairgrounded all weekend long starting at 8:00. some do not like it and think it is militarized war games. that is why the gate is closed. they want people to use the angela street gate and they want passengers to show their train ticket before they will let them in. >> new this morning we are hearing from the san jose man and apple engineer who filed the lawsuit against a mall shopping guard pointing at