amy hollyfield is live on treasure island with the details. hi, amy >> reporter: hi. this view isn't free. at least not anymore. let's take a look at what we're talking about. drivers will be charged in both

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. in the east bay, hospital officials are expected to discontinue life support for a 6-month-old who suffered a severe brain injury. this is kingston holmes. he has been at antioch on a breathing machine. he went into cardiac arrest a month ago. doctors gave them a letter friday saying breathing machines will be turned off today due to the irreversible brain injury. >> they just dropped this bomb on us. >> i think my son deserves a fighting chance because he is in fact, improving. >> his parents are looking into options they have, whether it's legal help or moving him to another facility. hospital officials tell us they can't comment because of privacy laws. they say they feel for what the family is going through >> new developments at san francisco's hunters point ship yard. new concerns about the plans are retest the soil for radio activity. the navy's proposed fixed draws from an old plan developed in 2012 which aimed to cut costs. the old plan changed cleanup rules to declare more s

amy hollyfield is live in menlo park with that part of the story. amy >> reporter: firefighters here in menlo park. hearsay picture of the team. part of the team is in hawaii helping with hurricane efforts there. now they have been dispatched to north carolina to respond to florence. they aren't the only ones springing into action? they have four medical teams on stand-by. they have bags packed and ready to go to north carolina whenever they get the call. >> the hardest part is leaving our family at a moment's notice. >> reporter: oakland's task force is already in the east coast. they shared pictures of their travels. fremont fire, santa rosa and oakland fire. so the bay area is pitching in to help the east coast in this moment of need. reporting live in menlo park, amy hollyfield, nbc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. a look at live pictures coming in from the hurricane. hurricane florence continuing to move inland over north carolina. you can track the aftermath at abc7news.com. we have everything from a photo gallery to also live streaming coverage fro

. >> amy hollyfield explains. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. it is about nine hours away. we don't see any signs of construction work going on. no construction work is happening right now. the city is worried about a window that cracked in the millennium tower here at mission and fremont. the building is sinking and leaning. now a cracked window. inspectors want to make sure the glass doesn't start breaking, falling and hitting people below on the sidewalk. an overhead protection system needs to be stalled by 3:00 today. there is some surprise that this window cracked with many wondering how this could happen and if it is relate to the fact that the building is sinking. >> this is a window system that is designed to with stand hurricane-force winds. this is obviously of serious concern. >> reporter: the homeowner's association wants more time. saying they are working on it and plan to meet the city's demands in a timely manner. the city sls wanalso wants evers windows inspected by tomorrow. the city says meet these deadlines or we would yellow tag the building, which would

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the transit center with the latest on the inspections. amy? >> hi, kristen. yeah. if you didn't think san francisco traffic could get any worse, it did this morning. if you don't believe it, just ask these people. these are the cars coming off of the bay bridge, on to fremont street, and they are facing caution, tape and detour signs. now take a look at the view from sky 7 to show you just how bad this backup is. commuters say it has been ainn that the new transit center has been taken out of the mix. commuters found themselves right back at the temporary transbay terminal this morning after their brand new sales force transit center was shut down yesterday because of a cracked beam. commuters say it wasn't hard to fall back into this routine. it was yesterday that was the nightmare as they headed to the new center to catch their buses home only to find out it was closed. >> that was horrible yesterday. >> reporter: why? >> because it was like a last-minute thing. they closed it at 5:00 which is the bad time, which is commute time, so it w

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at sfo to explain. hi, amy. >> good morning. take a look at the main security line and how long it is right now. sometimes when that line gets too long they will pull people out and move them over here to the tsa precheck line just to speed things along. you can see, though, right now the tsa precheck line is kind of long and this what is congress wants to avoid. this is what congress is talking about putting a stop to this because this line is supposed to be speedy. the bill will ban people who aren't precheck approved from getting into the precheck line. these people pay for this privilege and expect a quicker experience. but we've been talking to people at sfo, we haven't found many who are upset that people from the main line get to use their line. they're a bit surprised that congress is even getting involved in this. >> i don't know if i care for other people coming into the precheck line and frankly if you go to a lot of airports they are precheck line is as long or longer than other lines anyway. i don't know that it mak

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, what is the solution? to remove the beams or to fix the cracks? >> rep the first plan is to shore up the beams, make them safe so they can at least get fremont street open. this is a major thoroughfare for people coming off the bay bridge. then they hope to mend the cracks and keep the beams where they are. matt? >> thank you, amy. >> commuters may have received the message about taking public transit. ridership saw a surge yesterday. san francisco bay ferry saw a 15% increase. bart says they saw 9,000 more riders yesterday compared to last wednesday. they were expecting an increase anyway because of the dreamforce convention. >>> we have continuing coverage online and we are keeping you updated with push alerts like this one questioning the timeline of the salesforce closure. you get the news that matters to you. >>> in the south bay, chp says several people likely took video of a stabbing involving an uber driver. >> is investigators hope the witnesses will come forward. the stabbing happened on highway

amy hollyfield is live for us in walnut creek. amy? >> reporter: hi. this is not what bart passengers want to hear as they start the new week. a station agent was suckerpunched in the face friday night. he is said to be recovering. the man who hit him had been harassing two female passengers and the agent was trying to help them when he was hit. bart riders say this is upsetting. >> it does not surprise me anymore. and i'm concerned. i have friends who are concerned. coming here late at night is really kind of scary and i love the city of oakland, but i hope something is done about it. i hope soon. >> reporter: there's still a huge reminder at the macarthur bart station of nia wilson's murder. there's this memorial to her still there. she was stabbed to death in juld bart responded by forcing their police officers to work overtime so they would all be patrolling the trains. the mandatory overtime has come to an end with officials saying the officers need a break. they can still volunteer to do the overtime patrols if they want to. reporting live at wal

live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. this just in, president trump is responding to the kavanaugh allegations. he's commenting on justice kavanaugh and his accuser, blasey ford. so here's the raw video of what he said on the white house lawn about both of them. >> i really want to see her. i really would want to see what she has to say. but i want to give it all the time they he need. he is an extraordinary man, a man of great incident electric as i have been telling you, and an unblemished record. we want to give it the same time. we want to give tremendous amounts of time. if she shows up, that would be wonderful. if she doesn't show up, that would be unfortunate. >> president trump is now headed to joint base andrews where air force one awaits him to go to north carolina to survey damage from hurricane florence. >>> a man is expect to be arraigned just about an hour or so from now. rivera is due in court in iowa. there's his picture. he is charged with the murder of mollie tibbetts. she spent part of her child in the

amy hollyfield is live at fourth and cabrillo. >> reporter: hi, good morning, kristen. the bomb squad has given the all clear. people are now free to move about this neighborhood. everything looks normal again. here is what it looked like, though, just within the past hour. you can see, the blocks were shut down. there were two packages at fifth and cabrillo, in sfan francisco one marked hazardous, and flammable. police blocked off the intersection and took the perimeter out a block in each direction and brought in the bomb squad to investigate. they say they got the call around 9:00 this morning. they were here for a little more than an hour. while residents stopped to watch and wonder what was going on. police gave the all clear. the captain told us about when a they found. >> the metal box contained absolutely nothing. and then there was another package that was nearby that contained some radio equipment, so it's always better to err on the side of caution and do all this and make sure it's safe for the community. >> surprised to see it was such a big deal, but i'm g

it's over the team's move to las vegas. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in alameda at the team'sy exit for the raiders. amy? >> hi, jessica. what a way to start the season. the team's home opener is scheduled for monday. this could mean this is the last home opener for the raiders here in the bay area. according to the "san francisco chronicle" the city of oakland is planning to file an anti-trust lawsuit against the city of oakland and the nfl because of the moves, the planned move to las vegas. in response a coliseum official tells "the chronicle" if the city does file the lawsuit the team will likely go to vegas a year early. the mayor's office told "the chronicle" the mayor had no comment and the raiders did not comment. the councilman gio is quoted as saying the lawsuit is expected to be filed and announced within the next few days and could result in winning damages of $500 million for the city of oakland. quite a battle ahead and not on the football field. live in alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> the raiders will be taking on the rams at home for thei

amy hollyfield is live outside oracle arena. g like this. >> reporter: it is pretty amazing, jessica. look behind me at this line of enthusiastic young people. those at the front of the line told me they got here monday night. they set up their tents and have been here ever since. they have had doordash bring them meals. they have just been hanging out and getting to know everyone else in line while they wait. it is a seven--member south korean boy band. i asked why they love them enough to camp out on the sidewalk for them. one said it is because the band has done so much for us. >> they give us advice through their music and teach us how to love ourselves and feel confident with ourselves. it is just a really powerful message to send to the fans. >> they work so hard for this. yeah, i've been a fan since they debuted. >> reporter: niece fans have tickets that are in line. the pit down in front is first come, first served basis. they want to be as close to the stage as they can get. the doors to the parking lot don't open until

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. 4:30. a quick check of your weather and traffic.g. visibility, we're doing well across the region. 6 to 10 miles of visibility. no locally dense fog. cloud cover overhead. hour by hour. by 10:00, a fair amount of cloud cover in the east bay and along the coast. that gradual clearing to the coast this afternoon leads to a comfortable day. inland, only 60s and 70s in our warmest spots. a closer look at our afternoon highs and how the weekend is shaping up in seven minutes. >>> good morning, drew. a couple minutes ago drew said is today the last day of dreamfor dreamforce? please tell me it is. it is. we have the closure in front of howard in front of the moscone center. you can see the traffic flows. a lot of extra folks in town today. hopefully they will start to clear out for

amy hollyfield is live on treasure island with the details. hi, amy >> reporter: hi.'t free. at least not anymore. let's take a look at what we're talking about. drivers will be charged in both directions entering and leaving the islands. weekdays, $3.50 during during dn hours. on weekends $1 and free during off-peak. why is this happening? explosive growth planned on the island. housing is being built. they expect 250,000 people will live here by 2035. and they want the toll to help pay for ferry service to the island. they want it in place from day one for the new residents and the first round of people are expected to start arriving in new house anything 2021. they say they're not going to forget the originals. take a look at these if you are in housing below market, you will get one free round trip a day. because you have already paid the bridge toll. they are taking that into consideration as well. the big change coming to treasure island. save your money if you want to start visiting here in the next few years. reporting live in treasure island, which is in san

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live hat west lake middle school with more on this boost to transitamy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, kristen. this is temporary good news. it's a bailout. this is not a long-term solution, but all of the people gathered here at a press conference just a few moments ago were very relieved and grateful to be making this announcement. the group of lawmakers, the educators, the mayor was here, all here to announce that ac transit will be able to continue to take kids to school in oakland through the 2019-2020 school year. it was looking like they would have to end the service. oakland's schools announce it had couldn't keep a 20-year long agreement with ac transit because of funding issues, but state senator nancy skinner managed to find $1 million to keep the buses rolling. some call her the budget wizard. >> every student deserves safe and reliable transportation to get to school, and, unfortunately, the state and funding of our schools does not provide adequate funding, and we have many school districts that do not provide bus service. some do. some

reporter amy hollyfield is at the nike store in san francisco. hi, amy. >> hi, jessica. yeah, we have seen the reaction on social media. what will be interesting to see is what kind of reaction happens here in the stores to nike's bottom line. they're down in stock trading pre-market trading, so we'll watch to see what happens when the markets open. here is the ad. it says believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything. we have seen plenty of reaction on social media. one man posted video of him burning his nike shoes. serena williams posted that she is proud of the ad. a professor at san francisco state thinks this will actually boost nike's image. >> it's, you know, a continuation of a really strong history of athlete activism that nike is now inserting itself into. >> you'll remember kaepernick was the first to kneel during the national anthem at a football game, and now he's been out of a job. a football job, for more than a year. and he is suing the nfl. this ad, though, is a multi-year deal for him. it is helping mark nike's 30th anniversary of its ju

amy hollyfield is live at the bridge. amy >> reporter: hi, matt. the lanes are still closed.ll be be opening in the next half hour. this is the new reality for marin county residents. it is going to be like this the next three years. traffic is okay right now. take a look at what last night was like. this is video taken after 11:30 when somebody was stuck in it. this is the approach to san francisco. traffic was barely moving, even stopped at times. that is because construction has started on the suicide barrier. they will shut down one lane in each direction every night for the next three years. it probably didn't help there was an eagles/zach brown concert last night. this is what one event can do to your drive on the golden gate bridge now. here are the closures. monday through thursday, 9:00 at night to 5:00 in the morning. those who work at night and need to get back home and need to cross the bridge are going to suffer. friday night, 10:00 tonight and they don't reopen until 7:00 in the morning. the person who took that video says it took 1 hour 50 minutes, almost two h

we want to begin with abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield and what they are doing right now. amy?hi, jessica. look at the impact outside the transit center. they have parking officersrecti. fremont and howard is closed. there is caution tape, metal barriers all surrounding this brand-new transit center. the joint powers authority emptied the sales force transit center last night after w irske load-bearing steel beam. commuters trying to catch the bus were surprised to learn that this nearly new $2 billion transit center has a defect. >> didn't they just make this last month? wow, that's crazy. millennium tour. there has to be a problem with these people passing on projects. i'm not sure what's going on. >> reporter: take a look at these photos from the san francisco chronicle showing workers inspecting the area in question. officials say the cracked beam is in the ceiling of the third-level bus deck near fremont street. it was discovered 10:00 yesterday morning while workers were installing ceiling panels. look at the traffic and the impact out here. yikes! this is fremont street.

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you.ome commuters may have received a message about taking public transit. ridership saw a surge yesterday. san francisco bay ferry saw a 15% increase. they don't have enough data to attribute it to the terminal closure. bart says they saw 9,000 more riders yesterday compared to last wednesday. they were expecting an increase anyway because of the dreamforce convention. >>> we have continuing coverage online and we are keeping you updated with push alerts like this one questioning the timeline of the transit center closure. 6 you get the news that matters to you. >>> happening tonight, bart's board of directors will be focusing on rider safety at i special meeting in pittsburgh. >> it will give the general public a chance to voice their opinion. it was announced last month following three homicides that happened in recent months, including the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old nia wilson at the macarthur station. the meeting starts at 5:00 p.m. in pittsburgh city chambers. >>> san jose, waking

amy hollyfield is in marin county for us. she'll have another update coming up at 6:30. >>> snell fire evacuees are back home. officials lifted advisories yesterday. that fire is burning 40 miles north of napa. it's burned nearly 2,500 acres and 45% contained. >>> happening right now in new york city. thousands of first responders, survivors and relatives are paying their respects on the 17th anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. [ bell tolling ] >> mary katherine -- >> we pause for that moment of silence when the second plane hit the world trade center. the south tower. now we are listening as some of those names are being read of the victims that died on september 11th, 17 years ago. earlier this morning there was also a moment of silence held at 5:46 our time. that was the moment the first plane hit the twin towers. >> they'll have a couple more moments of silence for when the towers fell and also for when the attacks happened in washington, d.c. and shanksville, pennsylvania. you can continue to watch this liv

amy hollyfield is live in palo alto with more. >> hi, jessica. she's a professor here at palo alto university. they are being quiet here about this national story. staff and students have not commented but that is not the case over at uc-berkeley. take a look at what happened on that campus. here at cal, activists came out to protest. they're showing their support for christine blasey ford and they say they believe her. they say they're ready to protest. one demonstrator explains why they came out and what they hope to get across. >> you make sure democracy and the rights of women and chris steen blasey ford are supported in this country. >> reporter: ford teaches ph.d. students psychology at palo alto university. her social media pages have been taken down but she's not publicly stepped out yet. her attorney has been doing the talking for mou, but she is expected to testify next week on capitol hill. ford's attorney says she passed a lie detector test and a therapist documented her story from a session six years ago. reporting live in palo alto,

abc news reporter amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. amy. >> reporter: hi.od morning, jessica. yeah, for everyone out there who has been inconvenienced and wondering what is going on, here's a live look at what's going on. crews are on the scene working right now on the solution. now they aren't shoring up the cracked beams yet. they are still waiting on a design plan and materials to come in for that. but they still have to move everything out of the way. that's what they are doing now, clearing the way for that solution. so they're removing ceiling panels and light fixtures and utilities. they are relocating some of the overhead electric bus systems so they can install the system to shore up the beams cracked. those who live and work in the area are watching closely. >> i want to ensure that we are behind them. we want them to fix it soon so we can enjoy is the park. >> reporter: authorities released a picture of the crack in the second beam. they have looked but they say they have not found any other cracks. so two cracked beams they are trying to shore u

live in menlo park, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. here's a live look from cape hatteras right now where you do not want to be. it is an unsheltered island in the atlantic. we will continue to watch this and have a live report in a few minutes. >>> the waves are huge. >>> san mateo deputies say there will be more victims of a babysitter accused of molesting children. >> he worked as a rideshare driver and babysitter on a child care website. he babysat for several families and abused several boys under the age of 14. the sheriff's department is asking anyone who knew gutierrez to contact them. >> san francisco workers could strike at any moment after an overwhelming vote to authorize a walkout. this is last week when nearly 1,000 marched in the city. as for last night's vote to strike, 98.6% approved it. this does not start a strike, but it means they can walk out at the present time. >>> you may have seen or heard a large police presence in the south bay. officers responded to a home burglary call in san jose. five people tried to run

amy hollyfield is in marin county and she'll have another update coming up at 5:30. >>> snell fire evacuees are back home. the fire is burning 40 miles north of napa. it's burnt nearly 2,500 acres and it's 45% contained. >> and it has been nearly a year since a firestorm raced through parts of the north bay. this morning the marin county board of supervisors will hold a meeting that includes a report about lessons learned from the fires that killed 44 people. >> sonoma county is working on a more effective emergency alert system. abc7 news reporter kate larson went inside sonoma's emergency operation center where crews tested that system for the first time. >> reporter: sonoma county emergency management that started 300,000 calls that started like this -- >> there will be a test of the emergency alert systems on september 12th. >> we're testing our warning system. >> reporter: christopher godly is the sonoma county emergency service. monday's soco alert called all land lines and subscribers to the free service. >> not just in case of wildfires but any natural hazard or threat to the public

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, how long until they can reopen the transit center? >> reporter: matt, they're saying it could take a couple of days until they even figure out what caused this. then they have to come up with their plan. so it could be a while. they might be able to have an update for us today at noon. >> thank you, amy, for that report in san francisco. we were a able to fly drone view 7 inside the terminal when it opened. you can see some of the steel beams here. these are not the affected beams but it shows you how prominent they are in the building. >> the cracked beam is not the first problem in the transit center. uminks broke apart. workers have been patching the holes there. >>> adding to the traffic challenge of the estimated 170,000 people for the dreamforce conference. abc 7 news was at the moscone center as the annual event at the center took over yesterday. conferencegoers are encouraged we use the abc 7 news app to send out this push alert when the news of the crack alert. put together a commuter resources page. we have informati

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more on what we can expect tonight. hi there, amy >> reporter: hi. good morning, jessica. the home opener is tonight at 7:00. you can watch it on abc 7. the center of attention is expected to be the new head coach, jon gruden. he's kind of new. this is his second turn at being the head coach of the raiders. the first run was from 1998 to 2001. he signed a ten-year, $100 million deal to coach the raiders again. 17 years later. and he says he is very excited about this team and tonight's home omer. the players say they're also eager to get onto the field. >> thankfully we have a talented group and team of not only players but coaches as well. so it's going to be good. >> reporter: the raiders will play the rams tonight. it's the first time these two teams have met for a season opener since 1979. the raiders ended last season with a disappointing record of 6-10. they feel a real responsibility to get the raiders going again. he hopes to make it three in a row. amy hollyfield, nbc 7 news >> thank you, amy. you can watch the

amy hollyfield live for us at the moscone center >> reporter: hi, reggie. look at this setup. this section in front of moscone between 3rd and 4th is shut down and will be for the week. governor jerry brown is in town. he spoke about the effort to fight pollution. he sounded like a motivational speaker as he told the crowd climate change will be difficult but it must be done. >> you have to be warriors, innovators and missionaries to keep it done. >> over the commonwealth club, the environment was the topic of the night. author bill mck can ibben, gina mccarthy. people will have to rethink capitalism for a green economy. 4,500 delegates are expected here this week for this global summit at moscone including big names such as al gore, former secretary of state john kerry, former rocker patti smith. live in san francisco, amy ho y hollyfie hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> sonoma county's revamped emergency alert system faces another alert this morning. alerts will be september to cell phone between 10 and noon to five targeted communities. monday they sent calls to 300,000 cell and c

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news >> thank you, amy.he north bay, sonoma county's revamped emergency alert system faces another big test. the county will send on out emergency alerts to cell phones in five targeted communities between 10:00 and noon. monday they sent calls to 300,000 cell and county phones county wide. many say they weren't warned about october's north bay fires. the aim is to find any gaps in the system. >> and we are learning new details of the forced evacuation of two assisted living centers in santa rosa last year. during the october wildfires. last week state regulators move to revoke the licenses of verana and villa capri. villa capri did not do a sweep to find anyone unaccounted for during a head count. also a staff member said the facility never conducted a disaster drill evacuation in the two years he worked there. oakmont has 15 days to request a hearing on the license revocation. >>> in the south bay, people living in san jose's parkview boulevard are on alert after someone shot a family cat with a pellet gun

. >> amy hollyfield explains. amy >> reporter: hi, jessica. we don't see any signs of construction work going on. no construction workers. no equipment out here at this time. so no signs of any work is under way to make these repairs. one of the deadlines is this afternoon at 3:00. the department of building inspections, or dbi, wants the tower to install an overhead protection system to protect the public from falling glass. and they want that done by today. that's because a window in unit 36b cracked. this just adds to the building's problems. it is already determined it is sinking and leaning. inspectors consider this crack a huge concern. so they are demanding windows in every unit are checked out. they want that done by tomorrow at 3:00. the homeowners association is asking for more time in response to the dbi's demands. the association told abc 7 news in an e-mail we relayed the association's daily efforts to meet the dbi's requests to date and reiterated that the association is fully prepared to respond to the dbi requests timely. no wo

amy hollyfield just arrived on scene near aquatic park. amy. >>> jessica, look behind me. can see the ambulance. that's where they will check out two people they have rescued. they are going to give them the once over right here. one was rushed off to san francisco general. we saw the ambulance racing out of here. that man was unconscious and possibly bleeding with a head injury. from falling off the cliff into the water. he was unconscious according to the firefighter here on the scene. the three people were, they're young people in their 20s, early 20s. he is estimating. they were on the cliff near fort mason. well fell into the water. as to how they got him out, he said they got their crew out on their fireboat out there alcohol was possibly involved. the unconscious man was taken to sf general. the other two people are safe and looking like -- appear to be transporting them but the crew is here, the medical crew will look them over. live from san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. new this morning, this man is in police custody after he broke into the fresno zoo. t

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you.eveloping news, president trump says he wants to hear from brett kavanaugh's accuser, but the time to talk is running out. >> they are giving the palo alto woman an ultimatum. show up monday or we're headed for a vote. >> reporter: the gop leadership yesterday said you're going to have to submit a written statement by tomorrow, by friday if she wants to testify next month. republicans are moving ahead with the hearing monday to consider sexual assault allegations against brett kavanaugh and have given his accuser a friday deadline to testify. >> we're not going to cancel any hearing until the last minute. >> reporter: christine blasey ford alleges brett kavanaugh tried to assault her when the two were high school students. kavanaugh denied the charges. >> the american people need to see dr. ford side by side and judge kavanaugh and see for themselves. >> reporter: they have rejected calls from attorneys and other democrats to say an fbi investigation needs to happen first. >> i just ab

amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. amy >> reporter: hi. good morning, jessica.ng hard on a solution. they aren't shoring up the cracked beams right now. they're still working on the design, how to secure the beams. and they're waiting on the supplies. so while they wait, crews are working to clear the way for the new shoring system. so they are pulling out ceiling panels on this bridge. they are also pulling out. light fixtures and muni wires. engineers are keeping traffic in mind as they come up with their plan. >> the idea is to minimize impact on fremont street. we want to allow traffic on both sides of fremont street. venue conceptual, very tent m cnge. released a picture of a crack in the second beam. they have looked but they haven't found any more. commuters say having fremont street closeed causing a huge backup, costing them more time. officials say expect for fremont street to be closed through the end of next week at least. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> taking you outside, temperature-wise in the 50s from the coast t

. >>> amy hollyfield is live in the east bay where testing happened overnight. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. people may have heard gunfire along highway 4 overnight here in contra costa county. don't be alarmed. this was just a test. that's exactly what the chp is hoping to avoid in the future. that's gunfire on the freeways. they are preparing to itall a shot spotter system in areas whe they have had asted ttig. they just wrapped up around 4:00 this morning. they did it overnight so they wouldn't bother too many people. this system will pinpoint where and when a highway shooting happened. the systems are used around california, but this will be the first time they'll be used on a freeway. they plan to install them by the end of the year. they're going to use them in the east bay along highway 4, highway 24, and highway 80. the system will eventually include cameras and license plate readers. they -- the hope is to bring an end to the freeway shootings. there have been 136 in the bay area in the last three years. reporting live from contra costa county, amy hollyfie

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live at the nike store in san francisco. morning, reggie. i'm checking nike's stock right now, and it is down since the market just opened a few minutes ago. that's the first financial reaction we have seen to this ad campaign. let me show you the ad. a big picture of colin kaepernick and across it, it says "believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything." there has been plenty of reaction online. one man posted himself on social media showing himself burning his nike shoes. serena williams made a post saying she was proud of the ad. we checked in with a professor at san francisco state who says she thinks this will boost nike's image. >> it's, you know, a continuation of a really strong history of athlete activism that nike is now inserting itself into. >> remember, colin kaepernick was the first to kneel during the national anthem at a football game. that was two years ago. he was protesting police brutality against african-americans. he's been out of a job in the nfl for more than a year. he is suing the nfl

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. amy?iders want to hear as they start the week. a station agent at the macarthur bart station was sucker punched in the face friday night. he is said to be recovering at home. the man who hit him was -- had been harassing two female passengers and the agent was trying to help them when he was hit. passengers say this is upsetting. >> does not surprise me anymore. i'm concerned. i have friends who are concerned. coming here late at night is really kind of scary. i love the city of oakland, but i hope something is done about it and i hope soon. >> there is still a huge reminder at the macarthur bart station as nia wilson's murder, there is a big memorial there to her. she was stabbed to death on the bart platform in what police called a random attack. her death made national news. bart responded by forcing police to work overtime so they could have a presence patrolling the train so that mandatory overtime has come to an end saying officers need a break but they can still volunteer and do ove

amy hollyfield has more from dublin. >> reporter: look around this regal movie theater in dublin.s more to look at than the typical screen down front. screens on both sides of you. making the movie a 270 degree experience. >> regal is excited to bring the first screen x auditorium. >> the tricky part is knowing where to look. you have the movie in front of you, a screen on your left, your right, if you look -- what's a movie goer to do? >> it will come to life in select scenes throughout the movie that will bring -- that will enhance the picture and the movie-going experience. >> enhance, not take away. so you are immersed in the moment, rather than distracted. we can't show you a movie in the theater because of piracy issue. but we can show you an example of scenes provided by screen x. this helps you see how the scenes wrap around you rather than play in front of you. the first movie will play tonight, "the none," costs an extra $5. they're opening a theater in new york city this weekend. there are now seven theaters like this in the country. in dublin, amy hollyfield, abc 7 new

reporting live in treasure island, which is in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thanks, amy. a red flag warning this morning. gusty winds are raising conditions to a critical level. open burning is prohibited. the warning is in effect until 5:00 p.m. today. september and october is the highest danger area for the bay area. >>> let's get a quick update on your weather and traffic. mike, you can talk a little bit about that red flag warning. >> yeah. i can show you where it is exactly this morning. the areas you see in red. yesterday we were talking about the north bay. now it is in east bay hills. this goes until 5:00. as far as the winds, hardly much around, say, oakland hills. 32 in knoxville. a quick look at the accuweather planner for today. 90s inland. your numbers coming up next. >> good morning, mike. state route 92 in the san mateo area. work is on the westbound side of 92 at ralston. back in the yellow now. you may have to wait a few minutes heading in t delays at least at this point. the north bay commute is looking good. mass transit coming up next. >>> alexis,

. >> abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in palo alto with more. >> reporter: reggie, it's been quiet here, where she works. she's a professor at palo alto university. students and staff here have had knot comment. take a look at what a different scene it was at uc-berkeley where activists came together to show their support for her. they want everyone to know that they are ready to protest against brett kavanaugh and his nomination to the supreme court. >> we cannot allow someone who's a predator into our government. it's not safe, it's not fair and it's wrong. >> reporter: palo alto university christine blasey ford teaches psychology and all of her social media pages have been taken down. she's expected to testify on capitol hill next week sp. so is kavanaugh. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> this morning we're getting an officer's view of a deadly police-involved shooting in oakland in 2015. take a look. >> don't move! don't move! don't move! don't move! >> you just saw officer nicole rhodes break a window of a car with demouria hogg inside. they found him unconscious in the car and

amy hollyfield is live in contra costa county to explain how it all works. hi, amy. >> good morning, jessica. now people may have heard gunfire on highway 4 in contra costa overnight. don't worry, this was a test. the chp out overnight so they don't disturb too many people testing their new system. it's a shot spotter system. they're using it in areas where they have had a lot of highway shootings. the system will pinpoint where and when a highway shooting happened. these systems are used around california, but this will be the first time they will be used on a freeway and they plan to install them by the end of the year. the system will eventually include cameras and license plate readers. the hope is to bring it into these freeway shootings. there have been 136 in the bay area in the last three years. reporting live from highway 4, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> nominee brett kavanaugh faces another round of questioning on capitol hill. his confirmation hearing will take place in about 90s minutes. yesterday senator kamala harris asked k

. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in alameda at the team's training facility to explain why this could mean an early exit for the raiders. amy? >> hi, reggie. what a way to start the season. the team's home opener is scheduled for monday night but looks like the city where they play may be filing a lawsuit against them before they take the field. that could mean it's the last home opener here. according to the "san francisco chronicle," the city of oakland is planning to file a multimillion-dollar anti-trust lawsuit against the nfl and the oakland raiders because of the team's plan to leave for las vegas. in response, a coliseum official tells "the chronicle" if the city does file the lawsuit the team will likely go to vegas a year early. the mayor's office told "the chronicle" the mayor has no comment. councilman galo quoted as saying the lawsuit is expected to be filed and announced within the next few days and says it could result in damages of $500 million for the city. reporting live in alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> a landmark ruling affecting th

. >> amy hollyfield was as ksfo where the conservative brian sussman show got reaction from listeners take a listen. >> reporter: brian sus man and katie green took a few phone calls and found that members of their audience had questions about specific parts of the testimony and the credibility of christine blasey ford. >> and she's already had to change her statement several times, which i find very interesting. in her little upspeak valley girl voice. >> there were some moments where things had to be altered, you're correct. >> she is a lousy actress. she's too -- she's trying really hard to be, oh, feel sorry for me. >> reporter: dee from new mexico said she was also attacked in a similar way around the same time frame, also at a party. >> i ran to my friend. i ran to my female friend, that was the first thing that i did. why didn't she run to her friend, the only female at this party supposedly or whatever this was. that's my first thought. >> reporter: blasey ford testified that she later saw mark judge at the grocery store. she testified that judge had been there when she was at

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at sfo for us. hi, amy. >> hi, good morning, jessica. see how this line is getting long, this is the general main line for security. sometimes to ease this line they will pull people out and let them come over here where there is no line to the tsa precheck. well, this is a line that people have paid money for and some have complained, so congress is nowoingot traveler this morning who was surprised to hear this. he says he just doesn't think it's that big of a deal. >> precheck, you pay for it, so it is something that, you know, it's an added benefit you have to pay for, but i understand if there's no line, then in order to expedite the other people it would be okay to move them into the precheck line. as long as it gets people through safely and as quickly as possible i think it would be fine with me. >> congress is talking about bringing an end to this and only letting people into the tsa precheck line who are supposed to be there. the house of representatives has already passed the bill. it is -- it does have bipartisan support and n

in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, >>> esent obamaumps bac into the political f we're rea padnd n they'refor the two men accused i >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> we have the stories making headlines at 4:30, fis accusedof running a human ring out of several day care centers for children and seniors. investigators say the rainbow bright company operates six facilities in daly city, pacifica and south san francisco. the state attorney general says they force their employees to work and live in just awful conditions, and under the threat of deportation. >>> abc 7 news anchor dion lim made disturbing discoveries inside a $5 million san francisco home rented out through airbnb. the house was trashed. she'll have a look coming up. >>> a trial date has now been set for the ghost ship criminal trial. jury selection is set to begin early april. this comes just a month after an oakland judge threw out a plea agreement for the two defendants. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live at the alameda county superior courthouse in oakland. laura? >> reporter: hi, kristen, th

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the nike store in san francisco. hi, good morning, jessica. the question will be will sales of nike stock take a hit. nike stock is down in premarket trading. we will be watching when the market opens. here is the ad. it says believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything. with a picture of colin kaepernick. reaction is strong online. one man posted a video of himself burning his nike shoes. while serena williams posted her support. here is reaction from the streets of san francisco. >> beautiful. it's exactly what it stands for. i mean, sacrificing his own job to believe in something he stands for. >> colin kaepernick set off a national debate two years ago when he first kneeled during the national anthem before a football game to protest police brutality against african-americans. he has been out of work for the last your and he's suing the nfl, accusing the league of conspiring against him because of the protests. even president trump weighed in at the time. he says he's against the kneeling during th

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> we are bracing for the impact. any word until how long before they open the transit center? >> reporter: no word, jessica. it's going to take them days just to inspect the issue and figure out what happened. then they have to come up with a plan on how to address it. this could be the new normal for a while. >> ouch! that's going to be a huge impact. amy, thank you, reporting live from the transit center for us. >> we were able to fly a drone. these aren't the affected beams. but it gives you an idea of how prom tpha prominent they are in the building. >> thousands were forced to walk several blocks to the place they left behind last month. the terminal will be used until further notice. they are urging people heading downtown to leave their cars at home if they can and just take rough this mess. alexis? >> yes. well, good luck. i'll start off with that this morning. if you can leave your vehicle a the city today, don't do that. live at south beach part of the ramp is closed. once you make it to the end, you won't

reporting live in san ramone, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> now we'll check in more with mike. >> hi, everyone. let's tke a look at what's going on -- let me go back out here. >> when did you shrink? >> wow. you got a little shorter there, mike. >> all right. in all seriousness we have the high fire danger through 5:00 this afternoon. north winds could gust up to 35 miles an hour. the fires that do start can spread rapidly in the areas you see in red, which is mainly above 1,000 feet. we have thick fog, less to a mile in petaluma. sue tells me the waldo grade is really foggy. >> yes. >> let's get you out the door with what's going to happen with my 12-hour accuweather planner. we'll be in the 60s at the coast. low 80s at noon inland to low 90s at 4:00 and back in the 50s, 60s and 70s respectively by 7:00. let's get more on that from sue. >> we're headed to the bay bridge toll plaza where you can see minor backups for cash-paying folks in right and left lanes. we have a full road closures highway 1 in pacifica due to roadwork. there's a detour in place. i'm not seeing a lot of slow tr

live at the golden gate bridge, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> that is rough. the be back to normal today. fremont dmv where the line stretched out the door yesterday. the dmv said a state-wide router issue stopped services and transactions from being processed. workers weren't aware of the problem until they came to work. >> of course when they're wrong, they're wrong. they don't go smoothly. i have to accept it. there's nothing i can do about it. >> the system started coming back up after two and a half hours. the outages at some locations lasted four hours. >>> a quick update on weather and traffic where you live. >> we'll start by taking a look at what's going on with the winds. notice they are very light once again. we've got the same conditions we had yesterday morning. even a little bit of an offshore breeze in oakland, hayward.righ. let's see where we will end up today. there are minor changes coming to my accuweather 12-hour planner. in the coast and san francisco, we were 83 yesterday. our warmest day so far i believe this entire year. waking up the s

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more on this wildfire. amy? >> hi, jessica. way there right now. marin county said overnight it did make -- starting to build momentum in containment on this fire. that's some good news. let's take a look at what the fire looked like last night. here's some video from the scene. it's about 10% contained. it's burned about 100 acres. firefighters say it is a tough area to get to with steep terrain. there are evacuation orders in place. they have not ordered any new evacuation orders. those who live along mountain king road and evacuate. officials say around 20 or 30 structures are threatened right now. we will stop by the evacuation people who aren't in their homes. we'll also check in as a command post for the latest from firefighters. stay with us as we continue to cover this developing story. amy holyfield, abc7 news. >>> interstate 5 in chasschass county is reopened but they could close it again if flames from the tell thell thaell tha t direction. the fire has burned 50,000 acres of brush and timber. several neighborhoods n

amy hollyfield is live at the bridge. amy? >> reporter: hi, matt. the person who took this video last night after 11:30 last night. this is the approach to the gold especially gate bridge in san francisco. traffic was not moving. or if it was, incident was very, very slow. this is the new reality for marin county residents. authorities are shutting down lanes of traffic on the bridge every night because they are building the suicide barrier. this just started this week. now, it did not help there was a zac brown band and eagles concert last night at at&t park. this is what one event could do to the bridge. here are the closures. monday through thursday, 9:00 at night to 5:00 in the morning. tonight the hours shift a bit. fridays will be 10:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. if you're going out in the city, get on the bridge to head back by 10:00. you should be fine. this is not a short-term in convenience. you really need to fold this into your planning because this project is expected to take three years. you certainly want to look, make sure there is not a b

abc 7 reporter amy hollyfield is live at the nike leandro. >> reporter: hi. there's a nike boycott hashtag online, but here only happy customers. there were protests on social media, the burning of nike shoes and promises to never shop at nike again, but the store in san leandro is doing fine with people waiting to get in before the even opened this morning. they don't understand why people are getting rid of their nike clothing. >> that's the people that don't got good sense, but i love it all the way through. i won't be burning nothing, that's why i'm here early. >> reporter: harold has kinls say it is about time colin kaepernick was featured in an ad for what he did two years ago on the sidelines. kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality against african-american. he hasn't had a job in the nfl for the past year. the new nike ad says, "believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything." >> i mean he sacrificed his whole career for what he believed in. he believed in social equality and social injustice, and he