. >>> the cover is blown for a burlingame boutique. investigators found they have been selling fake designer merchandise as the real thing. kpix 5 reporter sue kwon has detailses of the raid. >> reporter: jewelry, handbags, sunglasses from labels like prada and gucci, these are photos of high-end brand name look-alikes more than 400 fakes seized during a raid of mickey's european fashion in burlingame. >> there are four men taking a lot of boxes out. apparently they were fake gucci, purr, rolex watches, purses. >> reporter: those men were private investigators working on behalf of fashion brands. they teamed with burlingame police in a four-month investigation. >> over the four months, yeah, the purchase was made. they took a look at the items. they verified it. they had us follow up on it. it was just kind of a timely process. >> reporter: the shop first sparked interest because the high-end items weren't displayed in a luxury setting. the man who works across the street says they never have customers. >> it's been here over 10 years.

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. >>> our top story customers of a burlingame boutique could be in for a big surprise. the chanel dior louie vuitton merchandise they pay top dollar for could be fakes. kpix 5 reporter sue kwon joins us with more. >>> reporter: the investigation took several months and now the case is on its way to the d.a. it all happened in that upscale shopping district. on the bottom floor of an office building of all places. we found luxury items but the problem is, much of it they determined was fake. jewelry, handbags, sunglasses, from labels like chanel, prada and gucci. these are photos of high-end brand name look-alikes. more than 400 fakes seized during a raid of nickie's european fashion in burlingame. >> there are four men taking a lot of boxes out. apparently they were fake gucci items, purses, rolex watches. >> reporter: those men were private investigators working on behalf of fashion brands. they teamed with burlingame police in a four-month investigation. >> over the four months yeah, the purchase was made. they took a look at the items. they verified it. they had us f

agencies will be patrolling trouble spots in san mateo, foster city, hillsborough, and burlingame. they will make sure that people walking and drivers are observing the rules of the road. the enforcement is in response to four deadly accidents involving pedestrians in the past two months. >>> time now 5:04. sal is back. you're ready to take care of people. i hear all the noise around. >> that is right we do have a lot of stuff going on. i just found out about a problem in marin county. northbound 101 that right lane will be closed for an extended period. a car hit a pole and the pole came down. now they have to close that right lane to get the car out of there. and right the pole. northbound 101 at the dump will be there for a bit according to chp. also the morning commute looks good. let's go to the live pictures. east shore freeway. westbound 80 traffic moving along pretty well. bay bridge toll plaza this traffic is light getting into san francisco. and in san jose we're off to a good start on 280 southbound. let's go to steve.

>> the burlingame sting took place on this busy street, california drive near burlingame avenue. the business district of the town. motorcycle units on the right. the decoy walk add cross the street here are and the cars, either stopped or they didn't. >> they stopped so i didn't know whether she's going or not. >> one of the four recent fatalities in the county happened here in san mateo in may. a van struck a woman walking across street. police, sheriff deputies and chp targeted known trouble spots, today. >> i guess is not a good way to start the morning? >> i don't think so. >> units pulling over drivers one by one. the decoys couldn't believe how many cars whized by them. >> here at 39th avenue. 55 citations for failure to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. police sargeant pat barett gave out a lot of warnings instead of citation autos not just about enforcement but education. giving people a friendly reminder when possible just to be safe. >> you didn't stop? >> no. i thougtd she's going to stop. i don't know what i thought. don't go there. >> i saw no people. that is why.

>> the burlingame sting took place on this busy street, california drive near burlingame avenue. the business district of the town. motorcycle units on the right. the decoy walk add cross the street here are and the cars, either stopped or they didn't. >> they stopped so i didn't know whether she's going or not. >> one of the four recent fatalities in the county happened here in san mateo in may. a van struck a woman walking across street. police, sheriff deputies and chp targeted known trouble spots, today. >> i guess is not a good way to start the morning? >> i don't think so. >> units pulling over drivers one by one. the decoys couldn't believe how many cars whized by them. >> here at 39th avenue. 55 citations for failure to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. police sargeant pat barett gave out a lot of warnings instead of citation autos not just about enforcement but education. giving people a friendly reminder when possible just to be safe. >> you didn't stop? >> no. i thougtd she's going to stop. i don't know what i thought. don't go there. >> i saw no people. that is why.

stepped up enforcement comes after four pedestrian deaths in san mateo foster city and burlingame. officers will be on the lookout for violators in san mateo this morning and hillsborough and burlingame this afternoon. san mateo police have started pedestrian safety seminars for drivers that fail to yield the right of way for pedestrians. >> now looking for a missing man considered at risk. police say the 57-year-old-year-old has a mental capacity of a ten-year-old and is unable to read or write. he is 5'10", 165 pounds and you can see he is missing a front tooth. if you see him, police urge you to call 911. >> eric: the reward stands at $30,000 to help find the killer of an emeryville man who was shot to death after a traffic accident. 22-year-old man was gunned gown after a fender-bender last wednesday night. he would have turned 23 the next day. family and friends have increased the reward in an effort to find the killer. a memorial service will be held today at sacred heart in atherton. >> kristen: the government is offering a $56,000 reward for information of 2008 times square

. >> - >> reporter: we're right on the border of millbrae and burlingame. this is in burlingame. here's the deal. because they are doing business at sfo, they are considered a vendor. they are using the airport and its attraction and people who go there for flights and come into the city. that's their customer base, although they claim that they can get around it because they also service caltrain and bart, that's their main gig, there's permits and fees you have to pay to play. >> all right. kenny, thank you. >>> coming up in our next half hour, the $50 million question facing pg&e. >> well, i think everyone wants to know what would have happened had that money been spent. >> 2.5 years after the san bruno explosion, how a new audit shows pg&e failed to spend millions of dollars for pipeline safety. >> gucci items, purses, rolex watches. >> counterfeit chanel to phony prada, the red flags that led bay area police to a treasure- trove of fashion fakes. >> there was holes in the seats. it smelt like urine. >> the chp says that's not the worst of it. how it says a party bus broke th

. >> reporter: we are going to talk about this accident that cropped up in burlingame on the anza off-ramp from northbound 101 involving a big rig and car. we'll let you know if they close the exit. we have been talking about the potential bart strike and bart unions as we reported earlier to you this morning. they have issued their 72-hour strike notice which would allow them to walk off the job on monday but they do have until sunday night to call all of this off. this morning, bart is reporting no delays on the system am they are offering full service but bart riders are still going to want to start looking for alternates in case this happens on monday morning. hopefully not. >> thank you. >>> 4:41. an explosive discovery. how workers came across a civil war era shell the hard way. >> plus the a huge uproar over california governors and their mistresses. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, discovery near doyle drive san francisco. yesterday, a >>> fire in the hole! >> that's not something you hear every day. an explosive discovery near doyle drive in san francisco. yesterday a bomb squad from travis air

this is california drive near burlingame avenue. that is a shopping district. this is simple thank you very much. it works like this. the decoy walk as cross the street like i'm doing. if they don't stop, they're going to see someone in the rear view mirror they don't want to see. >> sort of stopped so i didn't know whether she's going or not. >> it's like a tag team, units were pulling over drivers. police decoys couldn't believe how many cars whized by them. >> are you scared sometimes? >> yes. definitely. no one seems to stop. >> officers had ticketed 140 drivers in foster city and here at 39th avenue. 55 citations for failure to yield this police sargeant gave out a lot of warnings. >> not just about enforcement but education. giving people just a friendly reminder when possible just to be safe. >> those is that this that were stopped had uniqued excuse autos you didn't stop? >> i thought she's going to stop. i don't know. >> i saw no people. >> no people? nobody was in front of you?. >> i'm going through i can see a pedestrian here and it's like come on th

this year's ride kicks off at 1020 this morning near california and lore ton avenues in burlingame. participation is there. ahead, you will meet a bay area couple living in the cloud. they have quit their day jobs. they are now getting by one app at a time. here's a live look from you remember mt. tam cam. get ready for rain. meteorologist lisa argen will tell you when and where and have meteorologist lisa argen will >> smart fine apps that let you lay out year house. they help you save money. but at abc7 news reporter johnathan bloom explains, one bay area couple is using them to make money. >> everybody has something in their lacrosse that the they bought. >> i start putting out a few of my clothes. and then i started selling things for my mom and sister. >> then her friends and friends' friends. she ended one a storage unit full of stuff and an idea. >> being able to use the websites instead of having a, quote, unquote, real job. >> she was a cook and she didn't like the hours and she quit. she started wiring out and soon she got her husband on board doing furniture repair. >> in

be on the lookout for violators in san mateo and foster city this morning and hills borrow and burlingames afternoon. they have started pedestrian safety seminars alerting people to watch out for drivers that don't yield the right of way. >> eric: they are searching for a missing man considered at risk. he was last seen near san francisco city college yesterday morning. he has a mental capacity of a ten-year-old and had unable to read or write. he is also diabetic and doesn't have his medication with him. he is 5'10" and weighs 165 pounds, he is missing a front tooth. if you see him, police urge you to call 911. >> the reward now stands at $30,000 to help find a killer of an emeryville man shot to death after a traffic accident. 22-year-old man was gunned downed after a fender-bender on a north oakland street last wednesday night. he would have turned 23 the next day. family and friends increased the reward in an effort to find the killer. memorial service will be held today for him at sacred heart prep where he went to high school. >> eric: they are offering $65,000 reward for informatio

that vote by the commission to community and junior colleges will take place today in a burlingame hotel. the college future is on the line for how they have managed their finances and data collection. 19 members of the commission will make the decision in private. our news reporter will have a report coming up in half an hour. >> also happening today, dogs of professors are planning to demonstrate outside google's shareholder meeting this afternoon and the union representatives are calling on google to join the fight against income inequality saying the security contractor that google uses to protect its campuses does not give the majority of its officers enough hours to make a living. the service employees international union says the majority of security industry specialists are considered part-time workers who do not qualify for benefits are on sick days. >> from the peninsula, menlo park is ready to open a new his substation and facebook is getting the thanks. as you may enjoy, facebook reelected to the old sun microsystems campus last year and now our media partner the daily news r

an accident in burlingame. >> yeah that just popped up on the wire. 280 northbound in burlingame it's black mountain road off ramp. we have a deer that has been hit. the car has been moved over to the shoulder. we do have good news for you however regarding the bay bridge. construction has wrapped up a bit early so all eastbound lanes are now open. this is a live look at traffic on the s curve. crews removed those cones only a few minutes ago. at the bay bridge toll plaza the backup has already started. we are expecting the metering lights to be going on pretty soon. give yourself extra time. finally highway 4 this is through the bay point area westbound traffic on the bottom portion of your screen as you drive toward concord looking pretty good. 5:48 here is steve. >>> thank you a very good morning. we have mainly clear skies. a little bit of fog. some of that has pushed over the bay. it's very shallow. won't last very long. there is a shine there is an on shore push. warmer weather away from the coast. 70s around the bay. 80s inland. few areas pushing the upper 80s. clouds increase

today they are patrolling known hot spots in san mateo, burlingame, fos ser city and hills borrow. they have started safety seminars for senior is citizens. >> san jose police arrested three suspects in connection with a fatal stapg. robert alvarez and cassandra reyes were booked into jail on saturday for murder. a 17-year-old boy was also arrested. last thursday, police found 56-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds in east san jose. he was taken to the hospital and died about an hour later. they determined the murder was gang-related. >>> suspected pimp will return to court to ask for human trafficking charges. they arrested this man last week in south san francisco. san mateo county prosecutors believe he and his wife brought young women from sacramento to work in brothels. he remains in custody and his bail has been set at $200,000. his wife is not arrested and considered wanted. >>> some good news for san francisco. a missing man with special needs was discovered early this morning. somebody found him at the west portal muni station around 12:15 this morning. he dis

. >>> happening today, about 700 children are expected in downtown burlingame for the tenth annual ryan's ride. it's a bicycle journey to raise money for cancer programs. the event features festive racing activities for children and it also raises money in association with the livestrong foundati foundation. that's the nonprofit started by cyclist lance armstrong. organizers say they decided to move forward with this year's event, despite a doping admission by armstrong earlier this year. since it began back in 2004, ryan's ride has raised more than $570,000. this year's ride kicks off shortly, 10:20 this morning near california and lorton avenues near burlingame and participation is free. >>> new details this morning. the bodies of "sopranos" star james gandolfini is set to return to the u.s. tomorrow thanks to the help of bill and hillary clinton. a spokesperson for the family thanked the clintons for expediting the return of gandolfini's remains to the u.s., a process that could have taken a week or more. he died of a heart attack wednesday at age 51 while visiting italy with his son.

casey john stoern asked to share his favorite moment during graduation in burlingame. he decided to talk about the worst day. the day the giants wouldn't serld r world series. >> they had to stay loyal to their feem and one more thing, go, dodgers. >> how cute is that? that is courage. in the land of orange and black there are fan who's think blue. >> why not? >> root for your team, right sf. >> he wore a blue shirt too,. >> the student becoming a rising pop star are in japan. >> just head her one on one interview. where you can see her tonight in the bay area. >> i'm abc 7 traffic reporter time how to announce final winner of the gas card give away. thanks tofr one who entered and don't forget to check us out any time on >>> coming up at 6:00 escalating grass roots move tomt stop a highway bypass. also a small town theater lands a role in hollywood's digital age. those story asks a lot more coming up in half an hour at 6:00. >> and rising pop star in japan is a student and dropped by abc 7 today. >> she's 19-year-old kylie saunders but known as kylie. she sings in jap

building out of burlingame up towardspc< sfo.e the crews that i see on scene are moving. that might be better news. chp has no upd far as any activity. 280 meanwhile moves smoothly toward 380 where you can move over and take 101 into the city, if that's what you choose. the rest moves smoothly along the peninsula. highway 84 moves nicely over on the=%k peninsula side. southbound 880 through hayward, ahgt typical build there. here, very slow now for 680 southbound. lower as you are coming down through pleasanton. 84, tough livermore. over toward that dublin interchange, we move over toward the approach. the city moves nicely along the bay bridge. the backup at the toll plaza, the slow drive across the bay bridge. lumbar street moves very slowly through city streets. eastbound, that's the red zone. westbound, we have slowing towards laguna. that is usually not there. jon, i am going to hand it off to you. i think you have a clue as to what might be going on.iÑÑ >>> this new video. a massive tree down on lombard street in san franci

police raided nicky's european fashion in burlingame after investigators tipped them off. the items include fake designer handbags, watches, jewelry ask sun glasses. police took away 400 items. the investigators hired by companies including gucha and rolex. >> the state of california suing whole foods, trader joes and other stores for allegedly selling lead-paint tainted ginger ask plum candies. lawsuit accuses of failing to alert customers to the lead that is a violation of proposition 65 which requires businesses to warn customers about harmful toxins in food, toys and other products. at least one, target pulled the products from the shelves. >> opening statement began today in a civil right of apple of conspiring to increase the prices of e books. apple says it did nudge wrong claiming the publishers created models. five named have settled. the government isn't seeking damages but it's hoping to obtain a court order prohibiting apple from engaging in similar conduct. >> the cost to take the family to disneyland just went up. >> surprise. now, the consumer news for us. >

that want viral on the internet, what is happening to the employee seen >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all bay area, this is abc7 news,. >> san francisco district attorney is headed up a new effort to help stop cell phone theft. he will travel to new york next week to join that state attorney general and representatives from apple, motorola, and samsung hoping to use technology that would permanently disable stolen phones. new york's attorney general says cell phone theft is a national epidemic and the fastest growing street crime. >> if you don't like going to the grocery store you may be able to kiss that weekly trip good by, amazon is getting into the grocery business with the launch of amazon fresh on-line ordering service that delivered grocery and fresh produce right to your home. the program has been tested in seattle for the last six months and is expanding to los angeles this week. the company hopes to roll it out to the bay area by the end of the year and to 20 more cities next year. >> taco bell says it is firing a worker here in california who was photographe

police are focusing specifically on the saturated streets of san mateo, foster city and burlingame. police say pedestrian deaths sparked the need to introduce more safety measures. >> the rule is, if there's a pedestrian crosswalk that's close enough to pose a hazard to you you need to yield to the pedestrian. that's the law. >> pedestrians have the right of way. cars don't seem to understand that anymore. >> one of the major hot spots the police focused on today was the intersection along south el camino real and west 39th avenue. >>> the american medical association now classifies obesity as a disease. this move defines 90 million americans as having a medical condition that requires treatment. some fear the designation could stigmatize the condition. but others say the decision will do more to help affected patients get treatment. >> there are medical therapies. there's surgery. there are other things -- because again, once obesity is established, there are physical mechanisms that take hold that make it difficult for people to lose weight. >> the doctor also says because the ama

the targets are known trouble spots in san mateo, foster city, and burlingame. those who were stopped offered a variety of excuses. >> i don't know. don't even go there. >> the irony was i saw the motorcycles and i thought what are they doing over there? >> when i go through i see this pedestrian right here. it is like, come on. this is ridiculous. >> 261 drivers were ticketed today. 100 of them for failure to yield to pedestrians. these tickets are not cheap. they run between $250 to $350. >>> a south bay i.t. technician is being held on bail. he is charged with stealing computer pass words to computer equipment. it is something police say he has done before. ama dates is live in cupertino with the story tonight. ama? >> dan, andrew madrid spent two years in prison for a stripping of robberies. the d.a.'s office says he was out of prison and on parole just a couple months before he was back at it again. >> he is charged with 36 felony counts that includes 34 commercial burglaries. >> santa clara county deputy district attorney says andrew madrid committed a ser

around the bay area, we are looking at 58 degrees in daly city. 71 in burlingame. 73 degrees in san mateo. and in the south bay temperatures warm up nicely many 70s even some mid-70s in towards san jose. and as warm as 81 degrees in morgan hill. in the east bay nice temperatures this afternoon, plenty of 70s showing up outside in many spots, maybe low 80s as you head to some of the interior valleys. and then it looks like those temperatures cool off with a little bit of a sea breeze into oakland but still 66 degrees. a lot of sunshine in the north bay valleys this afternoon, too. 70 degrees in santa rosa. 70 in novato. and 72 degrees in kentfield. how about this? the next couple of days, we are going to notice some changes. it looks like high pressure really taking over. these temperatures going to soar. 90s even triple digits over the weekend cooling down big time towards sunday. well, mobile weather roberta gonzales is live in livermore playing a little bocce ball. roberta. >> reporter: yes. we are here in livermore where currently it is 77 degrees. mobile weather travels to the east ba

. >> reporter: the impetus for the crackdown on distracted drivers, the cities of san mateo, burlingame and foster city each had a pedestrian killed in the month of april. >> any motorist last to yield the right-of-way to a -- has to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian. >> reporter: officers dolled out tickets for cell phone violation, not wearing seat belts and other violations. >> do you think it's fair? >> i think it's borderline. >> what are some of the excuses they give. >> didn't see her? she stepped out in front of me. >> reporter: some received tickets. other warnings. >> i was wrong. i get it. you can't look everywhere. i did see her when she was right there. >> reporter: this ticket is going to cost you. it's considered a moving violation which is equivalent to running a red light. the cost varies from city to city but it can run you in the hundred of dollars. >> if they need to raise awareness of that, there might be better ways than to hand out 50 different tickets. >> reporter: but joanne cook said she would have felt way worse if she hit somebody. for her and others, it

that is covering walnut creek burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a big day for alameda getting control of the air station with the base closed in 1997 as part of a plan to get rid unneeded military bases. originally the navy asked alameda to put up $100 million to put up for transferring the land to the city but then agreed to transfer it back at in cost. they hope this will create thousands of jobs and generate new tax revenues. the city manager will sign 44 deeds later today making the property transfer official. >> the marin county board of supervisors will decide today whether to endorse using some herbicides to control vegetation on mount tamalpais. the marin reports that the board will consider a march grand jury report which cited the high risk of a devastating fire in the watershed. the granted jury advocated the limited use of herbicide and asked the supervisors to do the same. the water district oversees land on mount tamalpais and used the chemical that is in the weed killer roundup until 2005 when residents became concerned about the health i

the targets are known trouble spots in san mateo, foster city, and burlingame. those who were stopped offered a variety of excuses. >> i don't know. don't even go there. >> the irony was i saw the motorcycles and i thought what are they doing over there? >> when i go through i see this pedestrian right here. it is like, come on. this is ridiculous. >> 261 drivers were ticketed today. 100 of them for failure to yield to pedestrians. these tickets are not cheap. they run between $250 to $350. >>> a south bay i.t. technician is being held on bail. he is charged with stealing computer pass words to computer equipment. it is something police say he has done before. ama dates is live in cupertino with the story tonight. ama? >> dan, andrew madrid spent two years in prison for a stripping of robberies. the d.a.'s office says he was out of prison and on parole just a couple months before he was back at it again. >> he is charged with 36 felony counts that includes 34 commercial burglaries. >> santa clara county deputy district attorney says andrew madrid committed a ser

burlingame, san mateo low 70s. low 80s for san ramon and the tri-valley. livermore 82. brentwood warmer at 87. 78 for novato and san rafael. 67 for sausalito. oakland 73 degrees in the oakland hills tomorrow. friday the warmest day mid-80s inland, mid-70s near the bay. cooling off over the weekend down to the 70s inland, 60s near the bay but close to normal with a whole lot of afternoon sunshine every day through next wednesday. >>> oakland as fans enjoying the mild weather tonight at the coliseum. another sold out game. they are playing the yankees. mobile5's roberta gonzales hanging out with the pumped up fans tonight. >> reporter: yes. mobile weather outside o.co coliseum where it is a mild 69 degrees, winds up to 10 miles per hour blowing all these wonderful hamburger fumes my way. we are tailgating here tonight because it is as paul was mentioning the as playing host to the new york yankees very important game. as right now tied for first place with the texas rangers in the american league west. you have the yankees two games back from the red sox in the american l

the targets are known trouble spots in san mateo, foster city, and burlingame. those who were stopped offered a variety of excuses. >> i don't know. don't even go there. >> the irony was i saw the motorcycles and i thought what are they doing over there? >> when i go through i see this pedestrian right here. it is like, come on. this is ridiculous. >> 261 drivers were ticketed today. 100 of them for failure to yield to pedestrians. these tickets are not cheap. they run between $250 to $350. >>> a south bay i.t. technician is being held on bail. he is charged with stealing computer pass words to computer equipment. it is something police say he has done before. ama dates is live in cupertino with the story tonight. ama? >> dan, andrew madrid spent two years in prison for a stripping of robberies. the d.a.'s office says he was out of prison and on parole just a couple months before he was back at it again. >> he is charged with 36 felony counts that includes 34 commercial burglaries. >> santa clara county deputy district attorney says andrew madrid committed a ser

the number two lane >> reporter: there has been 4 fatal collisions in san mateo, foster city and burlingamehis prius driver almost hit the police decoy, and then when police tried to pull the driver over there was a bit of confusion finally the diver pulled over >> just didn't see her. >> reporter:the driver claimed she never saw the pedestrian when i tried to talk to her all she could say was >> i have nothing to say im very upset. and since this enforcement tickets do you understand what you did wrong she was given a warning this program is not just thiw pacifica officer stopped this driver for an illegal u-turn im issuing the ticket for making the u- turn over the double yellow lines and other violations like cell phone and what this driver is doing or wasn't doing >> reporter:how you doing sir can you make a right turn after that white car and do you have your license and registration >> reporter:if you notice he wasn't saturation traffic enforcement will be conducted on a regular basis all around san mateo county so if i were you i would be blue light special 140 before noon 55 for fai

in july the cameras maid fade to black like they did in redwood city and burlingame.ras are at two intersections. in the second set at ralston and old county road. the council member has been a critic from the start. >> that is what we pay our police to do. to enforce our laws. >> the cameras made by red flex traffic systems averaged about 170 citations per month. mostly for rolling stops. police chief believes the cameras were able to accomplish for public safety what officers could not. >> it's difficult to have officers there we felt it had reached our goal. >> there were very few straight arm collisions before, or after cameras were installed but accord together

. >> katherine of burlingame still misses the life she shared with her husband cuna. >> best marriage ever. >> 52 years of marriage she had to take over the account including the credit card from citibank. he she and her husband had used the card for 20 years. when he died they let her transfer the account. >> i got the card and bills were coming to me. >> she used the card for the next three years. then it happened. >> i was grocery shopping. i used my card. >> her card was suddenly rejected. katherine figured it was a faulty machine until it happened again. >> took two friends to dinner and got the bill and came back. >> this time she called citibank what was going on. >> she said i'm sorry the card has been cancelled. i said why. >> the couple had paid the balance in full every month for 20 years. katherine did the same for three years after her husband died. >> my financial situation hasn't changed any. i own my home. i don't have payments to make. >> later she got the official notice. citibank said putting the account in her name had been approved in error three years ago. letter

. >> katherine of burlingame still misses the life she shared with her husband, cuna. >> best marriage ever. >> 52 years of marriage she had to take over the account including the credit card from citibank. he she and her husband had used the card for 20 years. when he died, they let her transfer the account. >> i got the card and bills were coming to me. >> she used the card for the next three years. then it happened. >> i was grocery shopping. i used my card. >> her card was suddenly rejected. katherine figured it was a faulty machine until it happened again. >> took two friends to dinner and got the bill and came back. >> this time she called citibank what was going on. >> she said i'm sorry, the card has been cancelled. i said why. >> the couple had paid the balance in full every month for 20 years. katherine did the same for three years after her husband died. >> my financial situation hasn't changed any. i own my home. i don't have payments to make. >> later she got the official notice. citibank said putting the account in her name had been approved in error three years ago. lett

kron4 jackie sissel is live in a burlingame. what is the weather like there?it is a perfect morning. this is just south of the airport. usually, it is cold and foggy but it is absolutely fantastic. if you are trying to beat the heat this is a great place for you to be. i saw a lot of people out here running before the sun came up. if you are right along bowater. i know not a lot of people like the water like i do but today will be a spectacular day. >> that you for the update. >> if you do not like the heat, i am sure erica to find a place for you to go. >> you could your head to the coastline. ellen, we are talking to triple digits. if you have any outdoor exercises planned you should get them early because the temperatures will start to heat up by 10:00 a.m.. it is a pretty mild warm start but we do have 70's out the door in antioch. we're in the upper 50s before downtown san francisco. i do want to talk about how much warmer it would be today. today, in napa bug will reach 90. as 14 degrees. about 15 degrees warmer out in livermore. >> future cast 4 highlig

in july the cameras maid fade to black like they did in redwood city and burlingame. red light cameras are at two intersections. in the second set at ralston and old county road. the council member has been a critic from the start. >> that is what we pay our police to do. to enforce our laws. >> the cameras made by red flex traffic systems averaged about 170 citations per month. mostly for rolling stops. police chief believes the cameras were able to accomplish for public safety what officers could not. >> it's difficult to have officers there we felt it had reached our goal. >> there were very few straight arm collisions before, or after cameras were installed but accord together group save streets, there are seven more rear end collisions 20 months after cameras were installed. at the other intersection, rear enders dubbed panic breaking doubled after cameras existed. this counsel member pointed out red flem in the middle of a corruption scandal in chicago. company officials have been accused of secretly giving lavish gifts to a former city official. >> i don't thin

. >> if you bought a purse orphansy jewelry from this burlingame store you may want to look closely. the owners are under investigation for selling counterfeit merchandise. there are some of the items police confiscated from nick ease european fashions. police raided the store after investigators purchased the fake fdz. the investigators were hired by companies like gucci, prada and rolex. >> health officials say a second bay area case of hepatitis is likely linked to the berries that were frozen. >> a 62-year-old woman was hospitalized with hepatitis a last month after eating the now-recalled frozen berries. about 30 people in five states had become ill so far. officials say they cannot say if berries were sold at other stores beside costco. >> sky 7 hd shows a big mess to us after a tractor trailer flipped from a ramp this is a big interchange. it p whatted around 11:30 this morning. investigators believe the truck may have been going too fast. the driver was not seriously hurt. >> two canoers were never missing them. were just camping along side the river shore. a friend called th

reporter: it is off slip all quiet here but all eyes are focused several miles from where we are at burlingameng, the public will not be allowed in and today what is happening is the leaders of city college will be down at the meeting talking to the members of this board of accreditation and junior colleges and this all of course started last year when they were put on notice. basically they said they were not running the institution in the way they should and the letter back in 2012 said their financial goals and how they operated in the budget crisis was not enough to keep the college going and what they did was put them on notice but they have made a lot of i am improvement because when you lose it, your future goes away as a university and what they are doing is going to this board and saying, hey, we have done enough and give us a chance to keep this going. they are expected to make a decision but according to the chronicle, we will not hear about it this morning. we will hopefully hear more about it and keep you updated. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> if you are headed t

commute and how much of the rain is hitting the ground with8t Ñes0p >> covering walnut correct, burlingameall bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning, the forecast is calling for a wet start. >> and from sfo to the north bay, that is causing problems. >> we are joined by kira klapper from mill valley. >> the flooding is down, now just a few inches at the park-'n-ride at highway one and highway 101. people commuting here are no stranger to flooding, and something else we are in strangers to: fog. look at the golden gate bridge from a few hours ago, another june summer day in the bay area. this fog affected the travel yesterday with haze, wind, rain making up for two hour delay for passengers at sfo with boards lit up with 100 canceled flights. listen to a couple frustrated travelers. >> delays of 45 minutes. >> i am still waiting. >> those ladies were a couple of the lucky ones because sfo continued the delay pattern overnight until 1:00 o'clock a.m. and at sfo we are waiting to hear if the f.a.a. is implementing another delay program. if you have a flight from there, keep on it and see

burlingame, foster city and san mateo, each had a pedestrian killed in the month of april. so these officers really wanted to get out on the streets and start reminding people that they need to pay attention while driving. >> please be cognizant of pedestrians in the roadway, either in crosswalks, about to enter crosswalks. just be watchful for pedestrians. if you do see them, it's incumbent upon you to yield an stop your vehicle and let them cross through safely. >> reporter: now, in the one minute since we arrived, two people already have not stopped for the police decoy. you can see that that officer is handing out a ticket to at least one driver who is in violation and right now if we pan over the decoy is getting ready to -- ready to walk across the street instead. this is a hot bed for tickets. on any given day, officers can come out here and hand out a ton of tickets because people simply do not stop. there is goes another one. the officer will be firing up his engine and taking off. there he goes. that's to catch another person. so as you can see, a great reminder t

meanwhile from the peninsula to millbrae, burlingame, i'm seeing low clouds there. winds are continuing this morning. the onshore breeze, fairfield, gusting to 30 at times. transporting the moisture into the delta all the way into the valley. for today, winds light around the region. in the hills, i'm seeing the gusty conditions at times. but that's really about it. 56 in concord. low 50s san francisco. this is a rebound here because some of our north bay communities actually slipped into the upper 40s. it was a bit of a chilly start earlier this morning. we're partly cloudy. fog at the coast. temperatures in the afternoon. nice and mild. we'll see a slight cooldown from yesterday. tuesday be will the coolest day. 79 for concord today. 69 in oakland. 62 san francisco. mid-70s san jose, i will just sum it up by saying very similar to what we felt on sunday. temperatures will dive on tuesday but it won't last very long. bebe twin a rebound -- we begin a rebound and as we head in e weekend, upper 80s to low 90s for the inland. upper 60s for the coast. >>> a new story t

this comes after four pedestrian deaths in the past two months in san mateo, foster city and burlingame traffic violators in san mateo and foster city this morning and in hillsboro and burlingame this afternoon. >>> let's check out your forecast and your traffic. leyla gulen. hi, leyla. >> hi, there. it is going to be warmer than yesterday, but our current conditions, 54 degrees in san francisco, pretty much topping out in the mid and upper 50s currently as we take a look right now. day planner is a warm-up by 4:00 p.m., cools off later on this afternoon. >>> all right. take a look at our traffic, we have one accident. this is going to be southbound along 101 at marsh road involving a couple of cars, bumper to bumper traffic into east palo alt [ cheers and applause ] >>> some marvelous statues out there in times square. look at those. look at them closely. that's right, they are made with legos. the artist has done an amazing job here. that's incredible. there's one right here. >> that's sam, actually. >> are you carrying around your heart, sam? >> there he is making them right now. we'

. >> covering walnut creek and burlingame and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> makes you want to say "what a beautiful morning." >> makes you want to sing. >> i do. a book picture of the bay, the glow of the mount diabolo, a right and breezy day with more on the day in a minute. >> a new poll shows the support of a majority of americans is holding fast if support of gays and lesbians being allowed to marry. and landmark rulings are expected the end the month by the supreme court. >> on capitol hill backers of far-reaching immigration legislation are turning their attention to support and counting votes after the senate pushed the bill through yesterday. two votes to place a bill formally before the senate and open them for amendments each drew 80 votes yesterday. it reflects a bipartisan desire to debate legislation to revamp immigration laws in the country and on the door to citizenship to millions. republicans will impose tougher term on those seeking legal status. san francisco leaders are trying to make the city more appealing for families. board of supervisors president is unvei

. >> but, first, apple >> covering walnut creek, burlingame and all bay area, happening node san franciscopple will kickoff the worldwide developers conference. it appears there will be something for everyone. abc7 news matt keller joins us with a preview. matt? >> good morning, you can see thousands of people are already lined up here on 4th street in front of the center with doors opening in an hour for the world-wide developers conference. the line to get in stretches around around the corner. this is the first apple event in six months and there will be a new digital radio station, new software if the ipod and ipad and mac computers. people mentioned how important the conference is for networking. we met two from germany who receive add scholarship to the conference after making an app. the high school graduates are hoping to find an internship for the summer before they head to college in the fall. >> we are trying to find an internship over the summer so the gap between high school and college we are just trying to find a cool company to join at a cool place, for example, something l

live doppler 7 hd shows headed toward san francisco on 101 through san bruno and burlingame and san mateo sfo is the radar return so watch out for wet weather on 380, 280 and 101. through the afternoon hours, we will continue to deal with this wet weather. it will be in the form of steady rain and scattered showers this afternoon. temperatures are 50's at the coast and the rest of us in the mid-50's to low 70's. >> we have a fatal sig-alert southbound 880 in fremont area. a big rig is involved. all lanes are blocked. the good at understand is mission over to 680 and back to the parkway to get back to 880 of the coroner is expected on the scene and traffic now is backing to highway 84 with a sig-alert all lanes southbound 880 in fremont area. >> keeping an eye on the storm as mike mentioned more rain is expected in the bay area today, continuing this unusual start to summer. take a look this morning, this is how it looked on southbound 101 headed from saab ralph near the lincoln avenue exit, wet weather in june normally only caused by patchy fog and drizzle but this is raining as if it wer

blocked overnight and this morning ahead the effort to re-open the street >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> at 6:45 we follow breaking news in san francisco's manner that district, a tree drop peopled and land on a car blocking three lanes of traffic. >> abc7 news reporter matt keller is the latest on the clean up efforts. the tree is still there. >> it is. we have new news in the last minute or so, we saw a work crew arrive and we have a chain saw on the scene, about to get working on this tree here and if we look from sky 7 you can see where the tree sits on lombard falling across all three lanes and on the lexus trunk. all eastbound lanes are open and no one was hurt. police do not think it impacts traffic to the golden gate bridge. drivers are routed to chestnut or greenwich. >> i work in the area and i saw the tree down. it is crazy. just crazy. >> a few trees have fallen recently most likely because of the wind. workers say it could have loosened this up leading it to fall because it appears to be an old are tree. we were told a sp

. >>> happening today about 700 children are expected in downtown burlingame for the 10th annual ryan's ride. it's a bicycle journey to raise money for concerns programs. the event features festive racing activities for children while also raising money in association with the live strong foundation. you may recall that's the cancer support nonprofit started by cyclist lance armstrong. organizers decided to move forward with this year's event decide a doping admission by armstrong earlier this year. since it began in 2004, ryan's ride has raised more than $570,000. this year's ride kicks off at 10:20 this morning near california and lorton avenues. participation is free. >>> just ahead you will meet a bay area couple living in the cloud. they have quit their day jobs and are now getting by one app at a time. and here is a live look from our mt. tam cam. you can hardly see a thing. very foggy this morning. believe it or not, rain is headed our way. meteorologist lisa argen will have your forecast in jus >> part of what is called the sharing economy. smartphone apps that let you rent out

. >> caught on video a rare look at the >> covering burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning, on this tuesday, a look from our exploritorium camera, to the bay bridge and you can see the clouds are above us but certainly no more thunderstorms out there this morning. no testing of the bay lighters, either. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco in a bit on the change weather conditions. >> on capitol hill the senate will cast the first votes on a landmark immigration bill, on procedures to allow debate to of my forward on the far-reaching legislation that remakes the immigration laws and offer citizenship to some 11 million people. president obama will deliver marks at the white house in support of the measure. >> british petroleum says the cleaning inof the 2010 oil spill in the gulf of mexico is just about done. b.p. says it will draw down active clean up operations in mississippi, alabama, and florida. the clean up will continue along 84 miles of the louisiana shoreline still stained by oil. the company has spent more than $14 billion in a re

pay area volunteers is making today to help young victimses of8taú s >> covering walnut creek, burlingame campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> welcome back on friday morning. in that pa, florida, there is a school bus that flipped. you can see the bus is upside down resting on its roof. two students, along with the driver, were on board. the two boys crawled from the bus. they reported okay. the female bus driver was taken away on a stretcher and one boy says the accident was caused by another vehicle that ran a red light and slammed into the bus. >> senate leaders will debate today white house legislation to create a path to citizenship for those in the country unlawfully and take steps to secure borders against futile legal immigration. the bipartisan measure was approved last month by the judiciary committee and the republican controlled house voted yesterday to resume the deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the united states illegally, a largely symbolic move to block implementation of president obama's executive order to stop deporting so-called

. >> police are looking for melvin bell, responsible for a rash of home burglary in san mateo burlingame and hillsboro. m o is always the same. check the security camera video. woman with an infant knocks on the door. no one'ss. her accomplice then enter the back yard and begin trying to pry open the sliding glass door. >> the suspect are what we call opportunityist so we always want to limit the opportunity the suspects have to break in the residence. because of the rash of home burglary it's even more important now to safe guard your house. when you go on conviction. >> give you some tip here. turn the ringer on your phone down low or off so that people outside the house can't hear your phone go unanswered. but the light radio tv on timer so they go on and off periodically in the evening. be sure you have good lock on your window and have good lock on your doo door. how wide garbage can. if yours tim and your neighbor are full burglar know nobody has been in your house. >> ask your friend neighbor your family member to park the car in your driveway once in a while so it looks like some