abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is on her way to the scene right now. she'll have a live report from the scene as the investigation is just getting started. so that's coming up in our next half hour. >>> a warning before you pack for your next trip. the tsa announced a new policy that could change what you put on your carry-on. >> the problem is powder. matt keller joins us from mineta san jose airport. >> reporter: good morning, yes, powder. the tsa focusing on that domestically. if you fly internationally, you'll face the same scrutiny. according to "usa today," the tsa will request foreign airports with non-stop u.s. flights start taking a closer look at powders. that will be cosmetics, to baby powder, energy mixes. focusing on containers about the size of a can of soda. the tsa is concerned about powdery substances that may be a hazard like fentanyl and pepper spray. tsa officials told "usa today" this isn't a bag, but they gave this example. they don't want travelers returning with a large container of more rock con spice in a carry-on bag. a check

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> breed will not only make history here in san francisco, but nationally as well. when she takes office, she will become the only woman mayor among the 15 largest cities in the u.s. all mayors in those cities are men and all but three are white. >> now to contra costa county, diana beck tin is widening her lead, she stands at 50.49%. she needs a majority of votes to secure a win or else there will be a runoff election.

live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. it is 6:03. the b.a.r.t. police citizen review board is demanding answers after a startling report on use of force. b.a.r.t. police say they used force in incidents involving 340 people last year. about half of the people involved were african-american men and 50 african-american women. statistics show in 2015 only 12% of b.a.r.t. riders are african-american. police officials say they don't want to draw conclusions from data without context. >>> a student's microphone got cut off during her graduation speech. last night they voiced their frustration. petaluma high school officials turned off lulabel seitz's microphone after she started talking about sexual assault. at last night's school board meeting, a former student said she was also assaulted at petaluma school. >> he was allowed to come back to school. i had to try to get a restraining order against him for a year. he was trance ferted to another high school and he assaulted another girl because he got away with it. i just want that to never happen to an

abc news reporter amy hollyfield live in santa rosa. > the president is going to put out a press release asking the community to help them find the person doing this. they all happened near this fire station number 10 in southwest santa rosa. there were 13 fires on saturday night. they were all small grass fires. they all happened within two hours of each other, near or along the santa rosa creek trail. there were ten along the trail and three along the tracks. they're asking the public to be on the lookout. >> stay vigilant. if you see something that doesn't look right, call it in to 911 and we'll follow up and find out what's going on. >> reporter: investigators think the person doing this is using a butane lighter and getting around on a bicycle. no one has been hurt. firefighters say they know how anxious the community is after the october fires and they say they respond a bit differently now. they call for help from other agencies quicker than before. they know these arsons are adding stress to people who were traumatized by fire la

that's where we find abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield this morning. orter: good morning, natasha. as the neighborhood wakes up, we're watching as investigators are now talking to people. we have seen them greeting people in their driveways inside the crime tape. the crime tape has been up since about 2:30. harrison is blocked off at 24th in the mission district. we have watched as investigators canvas the area gathering stuff and bagging it up as they go, hoping it could be evidence in this case that could lead them to the killer. two men were found shot here, one died at the scene. the other was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. one woman out walking her dog this morning was upset to come across this crime scene. >> i'm 80. i was born here. i have never seen san francisco like this, and it's really a closer shot. that's unfortunate. i'm really sorry that one of them died. >> reporter: police heard about the shooting at 2:30 this morning not from a 911 call, but from the city's shot spotter information system. sewn sores let them kn

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the scene near arguello and clement. amy?sica. you can see behind me the ran is still here. that's where it came to the stop right in a garage of the building. you can see where the fire department put wood here to embrace the building and keep it from collapsing. the crash happened around 3:30 at clement and arguello in san francisco. police don't know the cause. residents say this woke them up. >> i woke up, going to the bathroom, and heard a big crash felt the building shape. my roommate woke up, ran to the window to see what was going on. >> reporter: no one else was hurt. police shut out the facility. there are six units in the building. police are asking for anyone who saw the crash to give them a call. they need help piecing this together. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> right now san leandro police are investigating a deadly stabbing that may have started as a bar fight. police arrived at the safeway parking lot late last night on juana avenue to find two men stabbed. one died on the scene, the

amy hollyfield is live from emeryville for who took responsibility for the billboard, amy? >> reporter: here is a closeup. longer look from drone 7 of the billboa billboard. drivers might not get a good look while she passed by in the bus. >> i came here on the break, take a picture before they come and take it down. i know it's not going to stay there long. >> reporter: it used to say "we make junk disappear," but in decline changed it to say we make kids disappear. in response to parents and children being separated at the u.s. border. they did this last night in the dark. [ indiscernible ] >> that's a tall billboard, i'm scared of heights, but takes courage to do what they did, so i applaud them for it. >> reporter: in decline was formed in 2001 known for the naked statue of president trump, like this one that popped up in san francisco's castro district. now they have come after mr. trump's immigration policy, and they have a sympathetic audience on the ground in emeryville. >> they have to do every billboard with that particular message. it's messed up, yes, but it nee

amy hollyfield is live, amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, reggie. the lieutenant governor voted moments ago. this is the moment we captured moments ago here with his four kids and wife. youngest, dutch, in his arms. polls show that he is the front runner. the headlines today that the big question, who gets sec place and run against newsome. he said he's watching the polls and feels good, but said he's not going to get over confident. >> at the end of the day, election day is what matters the most, and we'll be monitoring north and south to see if there's any anomalies, at least as i walked here, i have not checked my cell phone yet, things are looking favorable, but, again, it doesn't matter until the polls close at 8:00, and every vote is counted. >> reporter: he brought his kids and talked about them at the end of the interview saying campaigning with them is fun, but different, suggesting that's possibly why he was about an hour late this morning casting that vote. we were waiting for him, thought he would be here at 9:45. he said it's been a dif

we'll check in with abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield who is there for us with a preview, amy?> reporter: hi,ssica, they will be serving wine here. it is sonoma after all. there's tens of thousands of people coming here for the big race sunday. there's events all weekend. people set up camp thursday, and there's crews here getting ready right now just for you. painting, paving, and prepping the grounds at the raceway before nascar roars into town for the track's biggest event of the year. >> there's something going on at the track 340 days a year, but there's nothing like three days coming up this weekend. >> reporter: it just continues to get bigger. consider the company that painted logos and signs for the past 29 years. the first year it took 10 gallons and an afternoon. now, they use more than 900 gallons and 90 or more hours. >> it is the most popular motor sport event in the united states. we have tens of thousands of people headed our way. >> reporter: the accelerating race draws the crowds and provides fun, but sonoma raceway drawscr theds aention tegion ext fall with a

amy hollyfield is live at rosa parks elementary school where there was a crowd full of energy. >> reporter: that's right. this felt like the speech candidates give on election night. it was very enthusiastic and well-received, and london breed spelled out her plan for the city of san francisco. she was greeted by a full gymnasium at rosa parks elementary school, could barely get the speech started because the crowd cheer and chanted her name. she thanked everyone and talked about the struggles that face san francisco. homelessness was first, saying she's creating safe injection sites and giving homeless the support they need. up next, tackled the big issue of housing. >> it is going to take a lot of work and creativity to get to a better place of building more housing. we have to make changes to our bureaucratic process that gets in the way of housing production in san francisco. i want to make sure that the next generation of san franciscoans have a real opportunity to be a part of the future of this city. i don't want what happened to me and my friends to happen to the next generation. >

amy hollyfield is live on campus. amy? >> reporter: hi, kristen. according to the new report, he wanted his to be deadlier, calling the plan columbine 2.0, using the same guns the killers used, and he wanted to do it april 20th in 2021. we talked to parents this morning cannot imagine a freshman in high school having these thoughts. >> that's really, really sad. >> reporter: parents dropping kids off on the last day of school at california high are ending the year on a somber note. hearing about a student who wanted to shoot up this school columbine-style. >> what's going on in the world that a kid would think like that. it's scary. >> reporter: according to the police report obtained by the san jose mercury news, the police search the kid's home and found a tactical vest, camouflage helmet, a toy shotgun, handwritten notes, and digital data. >> i hope he gets some help. to have thoughts and emotions like that are not healthy, and i hope he gets the kind of support and direction that he or she needs. >> reporter: police have not identified him, cal

amy hollyfield is live in oakland, amy? >> reporter: hi, kristen, yeah, they got plenty of complaints from passengers throughout the years, but now they want direct access to bart employees. if you have an issue, all you need is one of these. many passengers encountered something gross on trains, but say they didn't know where to take the information. >> we had a man who had messed himself, and i thought, i'll get off tat my stop and le someone know, but there was no one to let know. >> reporter: all you need now is a phone. they launched a new feature on the mobile website so you can instantly report an issue and get someone to clean it up. >> on a train, there's an urgent mess to be cleaned up, it alerts our operations control center that tells our midline train cleaner, station cleaners, they can board this train and get on and clean up the mess. >> reporter: bart has 14 people on the rabid response team, but they hope to hire five more. they will be at the mcarthur and lake merritt stations, and all the two stations.me

live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. bay area firefighters credited for keeping several small grass fires from getting out of control. >> in pinole, sky 7 showing you where fire reached a home yesterday afternoon. it started as a grass fire next to interstate 80. wind gusts pushed the flames to a nearby neighborhood. firefighters were able to stop the fire from causing more serious damage. >>> in oakland, drivers near 5al 0 saw smoke. firefighters quickly knocked down those flames. in lafayette a fire that started vegetation around it. the fire burned 2 1/2 acres before that got put out. the shed was a total loss. firefighters said yesterday's warm weather kept them pretty

abc news reporter amy hollyfield is live in santa rosa. you sent up drone view 7 for a possible look at the new line of fires. >> reporter: we did, and, you know, it's startling to be walking along the nice trailre a the view from up above is even more upsetting. the view from drone view 7 shows the path of saturday night's ars arsonist. there's charred spots every few feet along the creek. it surprised joggers this morning as they came across one after the other. >> i was surprised they went as far as they did. it seems weird someone would do that over and over again. >> reporter: firefighters say a total of 13 fires were set saturday night within two hours of each other. there were three next to the railroad tracks on hern avenue and ten along the santa rosa creek trail. it's distressing to residents who are still traumatized from the deadly wildfires that swept through here in october. >> it's distressg, witth community they'd know that, i guess i would say it's disrespectful. >> the community's been through a lot and is on edge, so we

live in san ramon, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. zuckerberg san francisco general hospital is implicating security changes after a woman's body was found in a stairwell. 75-year-old ruby lee anderson lived in a residential care facility on the hospital's campus. she went missing may 20th. it's not known how long she had been in the stairwell of the hospital's power plant. it's protocol to search every hospital building if a patient is reported missing, but the power plant wasn't searched because anderson wasn't considered a patient. no badge was needed to get into the building during certain hours. the hospital has now instituted a 24-7 security badge access policy. >>> 4:34 now. we may find out today whether san francisco police chief william scott will leave us and return to los angeles to become the new chief of lapd. chief scott is reportedly one of three finalists for the job now. in early may rumors began swirling he may be a candidate for lapd's top job after its police chief, charley beck, announced his retirement at the end

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy.ow to the ongoing crisis at the nation's border. >> the associated press reporting this morning babies and other young children forcibly separated from their children at the u.s.-mexico border are now being held at so-called tender age shelters. >> the shelters include rooms filled with crying preschool age children. >> president trump met with house republicans to chart strategy. >> abc reporter stephanie ramos live in washington, d.c. this morning. >> reporter: reggie and natasha, president trump's zero-tolerance policy has managed to unify republicans and democrats in congress with the majority saying they want an end to this policy. president trump on capitol hill meeting with republican lawmakers calling america's immigration system broken. >> the immigration system has been a really bad, bad system, probably the worst anywhere in the world. we're going to try to see if we can fixes. >> reporter: sources inside the meeting room tell abc news trump only weighed in for a little bit

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the story. >> reporter: it was such a special moment. her third grade daughter, liliana, just thought she was watching a talent show here at school this morning, and then the best act of all walked in and surprised her. >> star bailey served for ten months in afghanistan. she is in the navy. she has two daughters. she surprised 8-year-old liliana today at school. liliana thought mom would be home on wednesday, so they both cried as they hugged for the first time in ten months, and all the students around them were gasping. we talked to liliana afterwards about her shock but before the big moment, we asked her mom why she decided to have a public reunion. >> i was thinking there's so many other people that don't know what we as service members go through, being away from our families and the sacrifices we make and i just thought that it would be a cool story to show with everyone. >> i felt surprised and shocked when she came to the door. >> and what do you want to do with mom? >> i want to take her somewhere. >> where? >> maybe somewhere

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is here to explain. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi, alexis. we're hearing gross stories out here at this b.a.r.t. station, commuters telling us this is very necessary. the new team of cleaners will focus on bio hazardous waste on trains. they'll be stationed at lake merritt and macarthur stations. all five of b.a.r.t.'s lines go through one of those stations. commuters say this is long ov overd overdue. >> we had a man who had messed himself and i thought, well, i'll get off the train at my stop and let them know. there was nobody to let know. just trying to keep people off the seats, you don't want to see there. yeah, it's a problem. >> reporter: riders can now take a picture of a problem and e-mail it to b.a.r.t. the picture will be texted to employees out on the trains. the response team has 14 people and b.a.r.t. is looking to hire five more of them. look for them on your train started today. that's when the team is getting started. reporting live in walnut creek, ay hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> nice to see changes being made, amy. thank you

live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> absolutely. thanks so much, amy.fans will want to tune in to "good morning america" this morning. >> steph curry up early, live on gma, talking about the warriors victory and a lot more. not to be out done, warriors mvp kevin durant will be on "jimmy kimmel live!" at 11:35 tonight. >>> we have a great seat for you right here on abc 7. our live coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we or also going to be streaming the parade live on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. our website h

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in pleasanton. hey there, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. they expect half a million people to come through these gates this summer. we have a sneak peek inside the fairgrounds. they were wrapping up their setup yesterday. they let us come in and get a few shots of the fairgrounds. there will be less walking this year, if you'd like. for the first time the fair has a gondola to take you from one end of the fair to another. there are, of course, rides, concerts and animals. but the real highlight for many is fair food. >> we have great fair food, our giant corn dogs, giant turkey legs. this year we have a nitrogen infused kriel. so you can eat your cereal and blow smoke like a dragon. that's one of the number one reasons people come to our fair. >> reporter: i don't know why that makes me laugh. this year they're bringing back the cattle drive. this kicked off the fair for the first time last year. it was very popular. the herd will be back today, turn downtown pleasanton into the wild west a

amy hollyfield in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> sheryl jennings is going to the border with a bay area delegation. watch abc 7 news and abc7news.com as she brings headlines of the crisis at the border. >>> san francisco police want to find the person responsible for a deadly shooting in the mission district. the city's shot spotter system led officers to harrison and 24th at 2:30 this morning and officers found two men shot there, one died at the scene. the other man still has life threatening injuries. it's not yet clear what led up to that shooting. >>> just a few hours, there's a first lookrr tea l police say plaza and one man was stabbed to death, another in critical condition, and police arrested michael roche and alex fernandez and found a possible . the police department will release information at a news conference at 3:00 p.m. >>> details overnight, arizona police saying this uber safety driver could be facing manslaughter charges determining she feels streaming hulu watching "the voice" up until the moment her car struck and killed a pedestrian in tempe. the accident was avoi

reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you.you can't be there in person, catch the warriors victory parade right on abc 7. our live coverage starts at 10:00 tomorrow morning. a great opportunity to download the abc 7 news app. you can watch it live on the app even if you're at work. we have information about parade trngs, street closures, championship parade dos and don'ts on abc7news.com. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. like many of you, i'll be working tomorrow so i'll be watching dubs on 7. if you're going to be out there, temperatures will be warming from, say, the upper 50s -- i hear people may get there as early as 6:30, 7:00. 80 by 1:00. dress in layers. sunscreen and sunglasses needed. 43 in alum rock. pretty much everybody else in the low to mid 50s until you get to saab pablo. gorgeous looking sunshine. let's talk about the commute planner because the breezes will pick up again if you're driving on the north-south bridges or on a ferry this afternoon. here is a look at san f

headquarters in san francisco today. >> that is where we find abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield. reporter: good morning. yes, there is a protest scheduled here in front of i.c.e. headquarters in san francisco. meanwhile bay area religious leaders speaking out against the policy and what is happening at the border. san jose's bishop has written a letter calling the policy separating children from their parents unperson, unchristian, and inhumane. we asked religious leaders about that stance. we reached out to a local leader of the republican party about why he agrees with the trump administration. >> it's unfortunate but it's necessary. we have to stop the tide of people coming in illegally. if they know that's going to happen, less people will be coming. >> to use children as a pawn in a game of economics and trade policies is immoral and unethical. it defeats what we stand for as a country. >> the letter from the bishop is one of dozens sent by religious leaders and other activists in the last week calling on the trump administration to change the policy. the protest is schedule

amy hollyfield has more. good morning, amy. >> good morning, natasha. new report says the student called his plan columbine2.0 but wanted his attack to be deadlier. according to the "san jose mercury" news, a police report says officers searched the kid's home and found a tactical vest, a camouflage helmet, a toy shotgun, handwritten notes and digital data. there is a lot of gratefulness here at california high school that a student came forward. he says the freshman was trying to recruit him, but he reported him to resource officers. administrators here commended that student for coming forward. they have arrested the teenager who was planning the attack. they have not released his name because he is a juvenile. according to the report, he wanted to carry out his attack on the same day as the columbine attack, april 20th, in 2021. live in san ramon, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> zuckerberg san francisco general hospital implementing security changes after a woman's body was found in a stairwell. 75-year-old ruby lee anderson lived at a residential ca

live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> certainly not what santa rosa needs. amy, thank you. several firefighting agencies contained two grass fires. they pitched in to knock down the flames yesterday afternoon. the fires burned a total of 60 acres along highway 84. chp temporarily shut down several lanes in the pigeon pass area. if you're in the south bay and you see smoke, it's probably coming from joseph d. grant county park. cal fire is planning to do a controlled burn to clear hundreds of acres of brush in the park. fire officials say people in southern share and southern santa clara valley will likely see the smoke today and tomorrow. >>> demonstrations in the bay area calling for a change to the trags's policy of separating parents and their children who have entered the u.s. illegally. we're getting new footage inside a detention center. this comes as president trump heads to capitol hill to discuss proposals coming up for a vote this week. here is abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look," outrage of the trump administration's

abc 7 news reporter amy h news r foo hollyfield is live with the surprise today. >> reporter: it wasay. her third grade daughter thought she was watching a talent show at school in morning, but then the best act of all walked in and surprised her. star bailey served ten months in afghanistan, has two daughters, and surprised her 8-year-old today at school. she thought mom would be home wednesday so this was a couple days early. they both cried as they hugged for the first time in ten months. we talked to lilana about her shock, but before the big moment, we asked her mom why she decided to have a public reunion? >> and then i was thinking there's so many other, like, people that don't know, like, what we go through, like being away from our families and the sack fiegrifices we make, and i thought it was a cool story to share with everyone. >> surprised and shocked when she came to the door. >> what do you want to do with mom? >> i want to take her somewhere. >> reporter: where? >> maybe somewhere she might like. >> reporter: she was so cute. star took a couple questions from the tale

check in with amy hollyfield on broadway and 12th where she's hanging out with some fans.>> good morning, matt. look behind me. the front row is about gone. so if you arrive now you're going to be behind at least one row of people. these are the early birds. i asked them what time they all got here to secure this spot and they told me between 5:00 and 6:00. they have got a few hours to go but you can see they are very excited. lots of enthusiasm out here at 12th and broadway. look at that banner above broadway, back-to-back champions. how good does that look? a couple of fans bragging to me they came from reno. i have them beat. i met a brother and sister duo who came from houston, home of those rockets that we beat to make it to the championship. they say they are expecting a great day. >> excitement, a lot of action with klay thompson. that's my baby. but i'm just excited to be here honestly. it's good to see all this blue and gold. it's real good. >> now, here is a look at the very, very e arlymoing. wet ts video of people arriving between the 4:00 and 5:00 hour. we met

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live at san francisco city hall. orning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. it's not official yet but london breed scheduled a celebratory press conference for this morning. there's still 6,600 ballots to count. but mark leno, her closest opponent,s that conceded. breed took to the steps of city hall yesterday declaring herself the next mayor of san francisco. when it is official, she will be the city's first african-american female mayor. >> i'm prepared to make sure i do everything i can to work together, to bring the board of supervisors together, most challenging problems. >> she is a remarkable young woman. she's going to do a very fine job. we all wish her the best because her success is san francisco's success. >> reporter: leno and supervisor jane kim formed an alliance against breed during the election but now kim has also conceded and congratulated breed. breed will hold a press conference at rosa marks elementary school today. that's where she went to school. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc

>> i wonder if andre iguodala is wondering, gosh, i'm amy hollyfield's neighbor. nder if she'll say me. i've got to play it cool. >> amy, i'm taking you up on that lunchtime you promised me. >> to your house. >> now you want to come over. i see how you are. >> that's it. now we're going to go back to reggie and natasha back in the studio. we're going over to amy's house, i guess, we're going to have an afterparty. >> i have a lot of famous neighbors, none i can name. because they don't exist. you can catch dubs nation celebration right other on abc 7. >> our live coverage starts at 10:00 this morning. if you are headed to the parade get detailed information about transportation, street closures and parades dos and don'ts on abc7news.com. >> we're going to switch gears and talk about the other big news item of the day, the north korean summit. this morning north korea leered kim jong-un has agreed to destroy a major missile testing site. >> we learned the president invited kim back to the white house. abc news white house correspondent tara palmeri live in singapore

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the san francisco zoo. born back in the year 1941. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi, jessica. not quite that far back. but this is where she was born. this is where it started. she was 46 years old, born here at the san francisco zoo 46 years ago. coco had a special relationship with another celebrity here in the bay area, robin williams. those two met for a video shoot in 2001, and they had a special bond. she was very somber after her handlers told her of williams' death. coco was known for her amazing ability to learn sign language. she was featured in several documents and twice on the cover of "national geographic." he was also part of a project at stanford university. the western lowland gorilla died in her sleep in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> as soon as we found out about coco we sent out a push alert. you can download the app and get personalized push alerts where you live when breaking news happens. >>> we're going to turn to the crisis at the b

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. more breaking news now. we're tracking this fire that was burning in san jose. >> look at these flames. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live at the scene. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. moments ago we got the last of the fire generals taking off from the scene. they wrapped up here, have this building secured. boy, these flames this morning were huge. take a look at the video. firefighters got the first call about 2:20 this morning. big concern, some homes next door and on the other side a big apartment complex under construction. firefighters called for two alarms. >> when i pulled up there was probably 30-foot flames above the building. it was called a defensive fire right away. we're not going to commit our people to a building like this that's already had fires in it. that's why we went defensive with the large caliber lines. >> reporter: firefighters say they responded to at least one fire before. fire cause investigators have been called to come out for an inspection. they're expected t

live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. quick action by bay area firefighters credited for keeping several small grass fires from getting out of control. >> in pinole, sky 7 showing you where fire reached a home yesterday afternoon. it started as a grass fire next to interstate 80. wind gusts pushed the flames to a nearby neighborhood. firefighters were able to stop the fire from causing more serious damage. >>> in oakland, drivers near 5al 0 saw smoke. firefighters quickly knocked down those flames. in lafayette a fire that started vegetation around it. the fire burned 2 1/2 acres before that got put out. the shed was a total loss. firefighters said yesterday's warm weather kept them pretty busy. >>> let's get a quick update on weather and traffic starting with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi everybody. the winds are going to pick up in more areas today. so we don't have a high fire danger, but you can see what it does if one does break out. 18-mile-per-hour wind in fairfield showing up right now. the rest of us less than

abc 7's amy hollyfield live at san francisco city hall. >> reporter: good morning, reggie.elebration press conference planned for this morning. her closest opponent, mark leno, says he's done the math and even though there are ballots left to be counted, it doesn't look like he can win. he has conceded and congratulated her. yesterday she called herself the soon-to-be mayor of san francisco. she will become the first african-american woman to become mayor of san francisco. >> we know that there is so much work to do, and we have to make the hard decisions to get the job don't so my focus will not necessarily be about what happened on the campaign trail. it will be about what san francisco needs. >> reporter: both leno and san francisco supervisor jane kim formed an alliance asking the supporters to vote for them as their first and second choices. that strategy has worked in other races as part of the ranked-choice voting, but it didn't work this time. kim has also congratulated breed. the press conference today will be at rosa marks elementary where she went to school. live

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live with more on b.a.r.t.'s aggressive plan to stop drug use on its property. >> reporter: hi, reggie. we're in concord talking to commuters as they head into san francisco. they tell us the civic center station does need a lot of attention. they do like this new idea. take a look at this video that started it all. this was captured at the civic center station and captured the attention of city leaders. a b.a.r.t. rider took cell phone video of people doing drugs in the station. the mayor says ever since the video came out, he's had three meeting with b.a.r.t. officials and san francisco police about how to clean up the station. they have announced a collaboration. they will add 300 hours a week of police patrols to that station, both b.a.r.t. police and san francisco police officers. >> it shouldn't matter to people that use b.a.r.t. which police department is covering this area, which police department has jurisdiction. they just want to feel safe. >> i think it's good. it will put pass jeengers >> reporter:

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us live from the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. computers this morning telling us this is necessary, that the trains are messy. we are hearing some doubt, though, with some people questioning whether this will really happen. here are some pictures of what they're talking about, the messes they want to address. bio waste like used needles littering the trains. starting today, b.a.r.t. will have rapid response teams to deal with these issues, stationed at the macarthur and lake merritt stations that. say all five of b.a.r.t.'s lines go through one of those two stations. here is a sam of what riders think of the idea. >> it's a good idea. >> what do you see? >> just filth. a lot of homeless and stuff, and they leave their stuff around. that will be good. >> i hope to see them do it. they don't have police on here like they said they would. >> you don't have faith? >> no, no. >> reporter: here is how it will work. b.a.r.t. says riders can send pictures of messes to b.a.r.t.'s website and empl

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has some of the overnight details. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. the station looks normal this morning. police have wrapped up their investigation here. they have left. training are running okay. here is a look at the situation last night. one victim was taken out of here on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. he was cut in the altercation. police have not said how the victim was doing. they did make an arrest. a man was taken out of the station in handcuffs. this happened just after 11:30 last night at the concord station. trains did not stop here for about ten minutes while police dealt with the two people involved in this stabbing. they have not said the motive behind the attack or whether the two knew each other. we have messages out to b.a.r.t. officials so we can get more details for you. but just know the morning commute will not be impacted. live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> a burglar broke into a san francisco sheriff's deputy's car and took a service weapon in pinole. the sheriff's office did not conf

reporting live in san ramon, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. 6:33 now.ng today, tariffs against u.s. trade allies will go into effect. that has led to retaliation from some of those allies. the administration is placing a 25% tax on steel, 10% tax on aluminum from the european union, canada and mexico. that started at midnight. eu officials plan to file a protest with the world trade organization and impose duties on u.s. imports. mexico retaliated by imposing tariffs on park, grapes and flat steel. >>> dub nation breathing a sigh of relief after the warriors nearly lost game one of the nba finals. >> the real drama happened when george hill had a chance to put the cavs ahead at the end of regulation, but then this happened. >> hill misses. rebound goes to the cavs, j.r. smith brings it back out, throws to hill. hill's shot blocked. we'll go to over time. >> the warriors used that second life to outscore the cavs by ten in over time. got a 124-114 victory. >> finals, man, anything is liable to happen. all that matters is you get a win and turn the page t

live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. the b.a.r.t. police sint review board is demanding answers after a startling report on use of force. b.a.r.t. police say they used force on incidents involving 340 people. about half of those were african-american, 50 were black women. statistics show only 12% of b.a.r.t. riders are african-american. board members urge police to comment on the racial disparity there. officials refuse saying they don't want to draw conclusions from data without context. >>> a student's microphone got cut off during her graduation speech. >> last night some voiced their frustration. this is a story that made national news. petaluma high school officials turning off lulabel seitz' microphone after she started talking about sexual assault. here is abc 7 news reporter kate larsen. sorry. we're having technical difficulties. we'll get that back for you. meanwhile london breed is widening her lead in the san francisco's mayor's race. >> breed's lead increased to 1,861 votes over mark leno. that's 200 more votes than yest

live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> absolutely. thanks so much, amy. warriors fans will want to tune in to "good morning america" this morning. >> steph curry up early, live on gma, talking about the warriors victory and a lot more. not to be out done, warriors mvp kevin durant will be on "jimmy kimmel live!" at 11:35 tonight. >>> we have a great seat for you right here on abc 7. our live coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we or also going to be streaming the parade live on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. our website has detailed information about parade transportation, all the street closures you need to know and parade dos and don't. >> it's 4:30 if you're just joining us. here is an update on weather and traffic. >> let's focus on the parade and the weather to expect. by 11:00, 73 degrees. leading up to that is going to be a little cool but we're going to have very strong sunshine. make sure you take the sunglasses and wear the sunshine. let's turn it over to 58 lex is. >> we have a lot of street closures happening with this and a

feel right to him to hold it while they are all working on something so import in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 >> tha >>> this morning, american airlin condemning the separa of families at the border asking the federal govern to not use their planes to transport children who have b taken away from their parent in that manner. americ said, quote, we have no desire to be soernted with separa families or worse to profit from it. we hav every expectation the government will co our reques and we thank them for doing >>> united airlines made the same this morning saying, quote, our company's shared purpos is to connect people and unite the world. this policy and its impact on thousa of children is in deep confli with that mission and we want no part of it. meanwh a facebook campaign to help reunited undocumented immigr parents separated from their kids raised $11.6 million so far. it's u$3 million from this time yesterday. two of facebook's earliest employ started the campaign sunday for information about the debate go to our website abc7ne >>> happening now in sacramento, a federal court is h

. >> amy hollyfield on the parade route. she's hanging out with any fans out there. do you see anyone, amy? is it just you? >> not really. we feel a little alone. a couple of people together. i'll step out of the way. we have one nice man trying to find out where to put his chair. he gets the choice of the parade route this morning. plenty of spots available. not too many early birds yet but a lot of barricades, a lot of workers out here just trying to get set up and get ready for the 11:00 start. here is some video from last year, just to give you a sense of what to expect and how busy it is going to be. it's so fun to listen to fans now that they have got two parades under their belt. to hear them talk about their strategies. they are so experienced now. some are telling us they want to get where the parade turns because you get a longer look at the players, and you get a little more time with them. then we've also met some people who got hotel rooms along the route. so they are already here and they have a good spot. really fun to hear everyone take their experienc

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield will be at the scene later this morning.he'll bring us a live report at 5:00 a.m. >> in the east bay a funeral home was put on lockdown. grieving families were stuck inside after someone shot five people. this happened outside the chapel of the chimes last night on the haywood and union city border. there was one service taking place inside when the shooting started outside. three victims were found in the parking lot across the street. one person was found at a nearby 7-eleven and the fifth victim drove him or herself to the hospital. >> it was right outside my mom's viewing. we were on lockdown for an hour and we were there the whole time. they told us not to go out. >> officers arrived and it was a very chaotic scene. they didn't know who was involved with the situation. we weren't sure if we were contacting suspects or victims or witnesses. so officers detained several people that were either at the scene or fleeing from the scene or that people were pointing out to us. >> no word right now on any arrests this morning. w

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> breed will not only make history here in san franciscon she takes office, she will become the only woman mayor among the 15 largest cities in the u.s. all mayors in those cities are men and all but three are white. >> now to contra costa county, diana beck tin is widening her lead, she stands at 50.49%. she needs a majority of votes to secure a win or else there will be a runoff election. paul graves has 42% of votes. county election staff have about 10,000 ballots left to count. >> if you're just joining us, let's get a quick update on weather and traffic. if the heat has been bothering you, mike says there's relief on the way. >> sea breeze 31 miles per hour in fairfield, gusting to 28 in

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy.d who to vote for go to abc7news.com. we have a special section with statements from each candidate for san francisco mayor. >> new trouble for former trump campaign chairman paul fo. fria with witnesses. even going so far to coach testimony in federal tax and lobbying case against him. special council robert mueller and associates repeatedly contacted two witnesses in order to influence their testimony. manafort faces trial in july on charges of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in bank loans. >>> do you agree with miss america's decision to eliminate the swim suit competition? we want to know what you think. go to abc7news.com and the results updating on your screen in realtime certainly a hot topic issue this morning. >> it's not just the swim suit competition either. temperature entire program getting a makeover in light of #metoo movement. former chair gretchen carlson announced changes on "gma." she says miss america is no longer a pageant. instead they are calling it a

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live outside the i.c.e. office. good morning, amy. >> good morning, natasha. there's a protest scheduled at i.c.e. officers in san francisco today. meanwhile bay area religious leaders are speaking out against what is happening at the border. san jose's bishop has written a letter calling the policy that is separating children from their parents un-american, unchristian and inhumane. we asked him about his stance and also reached out to a local leader of the republican party about why he agrees with the trump administration. >> it's unfortunate but it's necessary. we have to stop the tide of people coming in illegally. if they know that's going to happen, less people will be coming. >> to use children as a pawn in economic and trade policies is immoral and unethical and defeats what we stand for as a country. >> the letter from the pitch is one of dozens sent by religious leaders and other activists in the last week calling on the trump administration to change the policy. the protest in front of i.c.e. headquarters

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the details from santa rosa. >> reporter: the view from drone view 7 shows the path of saturday night's arsonist. you see charred spots every few feet along the santa rosa creek. it really surprised joggers and bikers this morning as they came across one after the other. >> i was surprised that they kept going for as far as they did. like it seems weird that someone would do that over and over again. >> reporter: firefighters say a total of 13 fires were set saturday night within two hours of each other, three next to the railroad tracks and ten aclong the santa rosa creek trail. it is especially distressing to residents, who are still traumatized from the deadly wildfires that swept through here in october. >> it's pretty distressing, i guess. if anybody is familiar with the community, they would know that -- i guess i would say disrespectful. >> we know the community has been through a lot and is on edge, so we're taking this seriously to put this to a stop. >> reporter: firefighters respond differently since the october fires. they call other agen

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you so much. we'll also be deciding on several ballot measures today. they include regional measure 3. that would increase tolls at all of our bay area bridges with the exception of golden gate bridge by $3 over the next seven years. 4.5 million measure would fund 35 projects with the goal of reducing traffic by increasing ferry service, improving bus systems, and replacing b.a.r.t. trains. two former san jose mayors announced they blocked the measure yesterday saying they would bring relief to the bay area's horrible traffic issues. cupertino's mayor is against the measure. >> i think in light of what's happened at the federal government in the last year, we ought to be asking corporations to step up and help us >> he also said it's too much of a burden on low i object come drivers. >> other measure proposition 9, state initiative that would ensure new transportation revenue is spent only on transportation projects. it's a companion measure to the $0.12 gas tax approved last year. proposition e w

live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> if you can't be at the warriors victory parade tomorrowtch it right here on abc 7. our live coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow and we will be streaming the parade live on abc7news.com. this is a great opportunity to download the abc 7 news app and you can watch it at work. our website has detailed information about parade transportation, street closures and all the parade dos and don't. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. bs tomorrow.bout it. y're going to be out there, dress for all that sunshine. make sure you wear the sunscreen and it's going to start off relatively cool, you can startn temperatures will be in the 50s. 73 by 11:00 and 80 byba a lot of low to mid 50s out there. even warmer in novato at 57. cooler in sebastopol and american canyon 49 and 47. brentwood and tracy, 58 degrees. a little hint of fog trying to pish through the san bruno gap as we look to the west along the san mateo bridge. we'll keep an eye on that and see if it causes any issues at sfo. the breezes and the north-sout