i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. the barton bridge is closed for the entire labor day weekend. these are the last cars crossing the dunbar ton bridge between menlo park and fremont about an hour ago. about 30,000 vehicles a day cross it on any given weekend, so it is highly used. it is shutdown for seismic retrofit work, and it is not scheduled to reopen until the weekend 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning. this is a live shot of the eerily quiet bridge. we don't see it like this. cal trans is lifting it five inches to install a huge new pair of steel bearings to give it more flexibility when the next big crate hits. >> it is two disks that are put together and slide over each other. it gives this bridge about up to four feet of movement in any direction. >> alternate routes include the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge and the south bay 101, 880 loop. >> and fremont street is shutdown from howard to mission. this affects drivers from getting off the bay bridge. it is part of the construction from the trans bay transit term

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. that surveillance footage shows the thieves making off with the $11,000 creel low -- cello. but for the student it means so much more. we go to the conservatory of music with john. john? >> the word was out about the cello that was stolen from a locker here. now it is the passion of this student, but he also needs it to make money to play gigs to put food on his table and a roof over his head. >> there is an empty feeling now because criminals came through and rummaged through my stuff and took my most available possession. >> 23-year-old adam young is talking about the cello he has played for the past 11 years. now it is gone after it was stolen sunday afternoon from his locker on the fourth floor of the san francisco conservatory of music on oak street. >> i feel like my life is put on pause right now. >> the best hope of getting it back is this surveillance video. showing a well-dressed man and woman going floor to floor at the conservatory. the pair spent an hour here before the m

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. entire labor day weekend. these are the last cars crossing the dunbar ton bridge between menlo park and fremont about an hour ago. about 30,000 vehicles a day cross it on any given weekend, so it is highly used. it is shutdown for seismic retrofit work, and it is not scheduled to reopen until the weekend 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning. this is a live shot of the eerily quiet bridge. we don't see it like this. cal trans is lifting it five inches to install a huge new pair of steel bearings to give it more flexibility when the next big crate hits. >> it is two disks that are put together and slide over each other. it gives this bridge about up to four feet of movement in any direction. >> alternate routes include the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge and the south bay 101, 880 loop. >> and fremont is shutdown from howard to mission. this affects drivers from getting off the bay bridge. it is part of the construction from the trans bay transit terminal. fremont street is expected to reopen

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. our other top story, the expected, but tragic news involving a highway patrol officer. >> no doubt it is on the mind of the officer just speaking with us. he was critic leer wounded in a shootout. tonight he passed away. we have live team coverage on the story. and we start with leslie brinkley live at john muir medical center in walnut creek. leslie, it was clear this was coming. >> that's certainly true, dan. a sad night here in walnut creek. we do know that family members and chp officials say by tomorrow they will be ready to begin plans for a memorial, but tonight the news out of here was that a family man, a dedicated chp officer died in the line of duty at john muir medical center tonight. >> this evening at approximately 6:05 p.m. officer kenyan youngstrom was pronounced deceased. >> doctors had not expected the officer to survive after a bullet to his head severed his spinal cord. he was on life support for a day and a half. his organs will now be donated. >> this has been a

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. san francisco police are out in force in the mission district right now. reporter ama date is live with this breaking news. >> carolyn, i am in front of this wells fargo bank. you can see some of the damage that was caused tonight, and like last night police are saying this is in response to the officer-involved shooting here in the mission last night that wounded a 22-year-old who police say was armed with a tech 9. now, the protestors are gathered near the park and they surrounded the mission station because it was vandalized last night. they started throwing bottles, paint and even a large hammer at officers. one officer was injured, non-life-threatening injuries treated. the protesters moved to 16th and mission where the u.s. bank is and wells fargo. they smashed windows and spray painted graffiti and made damage to a restaurant nearby. police caught up with them, and that's when the group dispersed. there was no arrests. protestors were passing out these anti-police fliers talking about the shooting saying "you can't shoot us all." and here is a look a

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. it is a deal that means regular refs will be back on the field immediately. a deal no doubt prompted by the outrage that followed the last call of the game on monday night. >> boy, it was an unbelievable , and larry beil is here with more. it was an unbelievable call. >> you have to go back to the lingerie league. he may not be that happy. but it took one high-profile national televised blunder to end the lockout. a tentative agreement has been reached and the real refs will be back tomorrow night in baltimore. the blown call on monday night brought such outrage and criticism that the nfl had to get a deal done and done fast. so the refs will get more money and compromise owed a pension plan and 401k, and the nfl may hire some officials full time. after three weeks of the replacements, the fans were happy to hear the qualified refs will be back. >> it is about time. the nfl owners were said to be gridey and unre-- were said to be greedy and unresponsive even to the detriment of their

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. san francisco police are out in force in the mission district right now. abc7 news reporter ama date is live with this breaking news. ama? >> carolyn, i am in front of this wells fargo bank. you can see some of the damage that was caused tonight, and like last night police are saying this is in response to the officer-involved shooting here in the mission last night that wounded a 22-year-old who police say was armed with a tech 9. now, the protestors are gathered near the park and they surrounded the mission station because it was vandalized last night. they started throwing bottles, paint and even a large hammer at officers. one officer was injured, non-life-threatening injuries treated. the protesters moved to 16th and mission where the u.s. bank is and wells fargo. they smashed windows and spray painted graffiti and made damage to a restaurant nearby. police caught up with them, and that's when the group dispersed. there was no arrests. protestors were passing out these anti-police fliers talking about the shooting saying "you can't shoot us all." and h

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. thanks for joining us. >> we appreciate your time, as always. the morning news begins tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m. >> you can always find us at abc7news.com and on facebook and twitter. >> check us out there. see

. >> i'm carolyn johnson.f with the $11,000 creel low -- cello. but for the student it means so much more. we go to the conservatory of music with john. john? >> the word was out about the cello that was stolen from a locker here. now it is the passion of this student, but he also needs it to make money to play gigs to put food on his table and a roof over his head. >> there is an empty feeling now because criminals came through and rummaged through my stuff and took my most available possession. >> 23-year-old adam young is talking about the cello played for has played for the past 11 years. now it is gone after it was stolen sunday afternoon from his locker on the fourth floor of the san francisco conservatory of music on oak street. >> i feel like my life is put on pause right now. >> the best hope of getting it back is this surveillance video. showing a well-dressed man and woman going floor to floor at the conservatory. the pair spent an hour here before the man walked out with a cello case strapped to hi

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. our other top story, the expected, but tragic news involving a highway patrol officer. >> no doubt it is on the mind of the officer just speaking with us. he was critic leer wounded in a shootout. tonight he passed away. we have live team coverage on the story. and we start with leslie brinkley live at john muir medical center in walnut creek. leslie, it was clear this was coming. >> that's certainly true, dan. a sad night here in walnut creek. we do know that family members and chp officials say by tomorrow they will be ready to begin plans for a memorial, but tonight the news out of here was that a family man, a dedicated chp officer died in the line of duty at john muir medical center tonight. >> this evening at approximately 6:05 p.m. officer kenyan youngstrom was pronounced deceased. >> doctors had not expected the officer to survive after a bullet to his head severed his spinal cord. he was on life support for a day and a half. his organs will now be donated. >> this has been a

johnson.i'm carolyn johnson.tragic news involving a highway patrol officer. >> no doubt it is on the mind of the officer just speaking with us. he was critic leer wounded in a shootout. tonight he passed away. we have live team coverage on the story. and we start with leslie brinkley live at john live at mr medical center in walnut creek. leslie, it was clear this was coming. >> that's certainly true, dan. a sad night here in walnut creek. we do know that family members and chp officials say by tomorrow they will be ready to begin plans for a memorial, but tonight the news out of here was that a family man, a dedicated chp officer died in the line of duty at john muir medical center tonight. athis et approximately 6:05 p.m. officer kenyan youngstrom was pronounced deceased. >> doctors had not expected the officer to survive after a bullet to his headvered his sevs spinal cord. he was on life support for a day and a half. his organsnow be donated. >> this has been a life altering tragedy for the family, and a trag

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. deal that means regular refs will be back on the field immediately. a deal no doubt prompted by the outrage that followed the last call of the game on monday night. >> boy, it was an unbelievable , and larry beil is here with more. it was an unbelievable call. >> you have to go back to the lingerie league. he may not be that happy. but it took one high-profile national televised blunder to end the lockout. a tentative agreement has been reached and the real refs will be back tomorrow night in baltimore. the blown call on monday night brought such outrage and criticism that the nfl had to get a deal done and done fast. so the refs will get more money and compromise owed a pension plan and 401k, and the nfl may hire some officials full time. after three weeks of the replacements, the fans were happy to hear the qualified refs will be back. >> it is about time. the nfl owners were said to be gridey and unre-- were said to be greedy and unresponsive even to the detriment of their product.

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson.te your time, as always. the morning news begins tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m. >> you can always find us at abc7news.com and on facebook and twitter. >> check us out there. see came so close to colliding that pilots had to rely on quick reflexes, reflexes, and sheer luck. as abc's alex perez explains, changes have been made to keep it from happening again. >> reporter: a potentially deadly midair collision. express jet flight 6075 was taking off from chicago's o'hare airport in may 2011 when panic suddenly filled the cockpit. sky west 5958 coming in on a, quote, collision course. the express jet pilot was able to react quickly averting disaster. newly released interviews reveal the pilot's fear after nearly being killed, i keyed up the mike and yelled to the comptroller what the [ bleep ] was that, he said. just a few months later, close call at o'hare airport, same situation, same runways. as a result of the close calls here at o'hare airport, the faa has taken corrective action. ther

i'm carolyn johnson.an ashley has the night off. >> thousands of mourners including family friends and fellow officers paid their respects today to california highway patrol manikin i don't know young strom killed last week in the line of duty. john begins our coverage tonight. about ♪ [ playing] once again a dreaded tragedy brought members of law enforcement together in a place nobody wanted to ever be. this time they were here for 37-year-old kenyon young strom. the chp officer killed last week death which leaves his 4 children with only memory of their dad. 17-year-old son alex told how much his father means to him. >> never realize i talk about him all the time bring him up all the time. that's proud i am of him. i realize also that bringing him up i kind of felt cooler. >>reporter: nearly 4000 people filled the mission church in vacaville. including governor jerry brown and attorney general pamela harris both whom didn't speak. one of them point an tribute came from young strom partner tyler carlton

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. san francisco police are out in force in the mission district right now. abc7 news reporter ama date is live with this breaking news. ama? >> carolyn, i am in front of this wells fargo bank. you can see some of the damage that was caused tonight, and ke last night police are saying this is in response to the officer-involved shooting here in the mission last night that wounded a 22-year-old who police say was armed with a tech 9. now, the protestors are gathered near the park and they surrounded the mission station because it was vandalized last night. they started throwing bottles, paint and even a large hammer at officers. one officer was injured, non-life-threatening injuries treated. the protesters moved to 16th and mission where the u.s. bank is and wells fargo. they smashed windows and spray painted graffiti and made damage to a restaurant nearby. police caught up with them, and that's when the group dispersed. there was no arrests. protestors were passing out these anti-police fliers talking about the shooting saying "you can't shoot us all." and her

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. >> have you no where to go. >> they are breaking the law. >> tempers flare as the critical mass celebration turns to frustration for drivers stuck behind the wheel of their car. >> what started in san francisco in 1992 is a push for cyclist rights, and it spread to more than 300 cities worldwide, and thousands came out to mark two decades of the movement here. we have team coverage beginning with abc7 news reporter nick smith live at dolores park. >> it was a large crowd, and look over my shoulder. it was a crowd of bike riders helping kris cal mass celebrate 20 years of monthly bike rides through san francisco. the last 60 or 70 or so have gathered here at dolores park. the throngs of cyclists moved about in aimless celebration. while drivers could do nothing but sit and wait. >> we are actually not blocking traffic. we are traffic. >> for drivers, it was utter frustration. at market and van ness we saw one walk in and toc sell with the rider. then they pulled the bicyclist away from her. >> in texas we would shoot your [bleep]. >> police clos

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. that surveillance footage shows the thieves making off with the $11,000 creel low -- cello. but for the student it means so much more. we go to the conservatory of music with john. john? >> the word was out about the cello that was stolen from a locker here. now it is the passion of this student, but he also needs it to make money to play gigs to put food on his table and a roof over his head. >> there is an empty feeling now because criminals came through and rummaged through my stuff and took my most available possession. >> 23-year-old adam young is talking about the cello he has played for the past 11 years. now it is gone after it was stolen sunday afternoon from his locker on the fourth floor of the san francisco conservatory of music on oak street. >> i feel like my life is put on pause right now. >> the best hope of getting it back is this surveillance video. showing a well-dressed man and woman going floor to floor at the conservatory. the pair spent an hour here before the m

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. the barton bridge is closed for the entire labor day weekend. these are the last cars crossing the dunbar ton bridge between menlo park and fremont about an hour ago. about 30,000 vehicles a day cross it on any given weekend, so it is highly used. it is shutdown for seismic retrofit work, and it is not scheduled to reopen until the weekend 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning. this is a live shot of the eerily quiet bridge. we don't see it like this. cal trans is lifting it five inches to install a huge new pair of steel bearings to give it more flexibility when the next big crate hits. >> it is two disks that are put together and slide over each other. it gives this bridge about up to four feet of movement in any direction. >> alternate routes include the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge and the south bay 101, 880 loop. >> and fremont street is shutdown from howard to mission. this affects drivers from getting off the bay bridge. it is part of the construction from the trans bay transit term

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. the attack on the u.s. consulate seemed well orchestrated and designed to take lives. as many as 20 heavily armed men set fire to that compound trapping the americans inside. they likely died of smoke inhalation. two american destroyers and 50 marines are on the move to libia tonight. all u.s. embassies around the world are on high alert. chris stevens is the first u.s. ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1988. he rushed to the compound to help save others and gave his life in the process. ama dates is live from the cal campus where a vigil took place at stevens fraternity. ama? >> reporter: yes, he was honored because this is where he went to school, and this was his fraternity. i spoke to one of his friends today who actually met him through the fraternity. they have been good friends ever since. and really it is his friends and family who are having a hard time dealing with the news of his death. candles and condolences at the fraternity house at cal. the men are honoring their fallen brother. th

carolyn johnson has the night off. two cars were torched in that blaze. you can see the aftermath and all of the damage just moments after it happened from sky 7hd. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the gas station in martinez tonight. alan, this could have been a disaster. >> yes, it was very scary for a moment there. it happened around 5:30 this evening. th is the gas pom -- this is the gas pump that was knocked off its foundation. it was all captured on surveillance video from across the street. watch the car across the street as it backs up toward the gas pump and then suddenly accelerates, smashing into the pump and igniting a fire. gas station attendant paul berge realized his worst fear. >> the whole place going up. there are only 4,000 gallons of gasoline under there. >> berge says this man who would not identify himself is the driver who got out before the flames engulfed his car and another one next to the pump. >> saw the black smoke and ran out front and hit the emergency shut off switch and ran to the back and hit the main power breaker

i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. at the city council meeting residents were told that chevron failed to follow their own safety guidelines. john alston was at the meeting and he joins us now. john. >> reporter: the safety board said the pipe that failed was there for decades and it had lost over time 80% of its thickness. as you said, the board says that chevron failed to follow its own guidelines for pipe inspection. in the moments leading up to the explosion chevron surveillance video capture the countdown on august 6th. in a split second fire appears growing bigger by the minute. the safety board released the video. investigators revealed that the 8-inch pipe that failed was so weak portions of it were only one-16th of an inch thick. there was no evidence the section of pipe was inspected last year or ever. >> however we have obtained policy documents that recommend that every segment of pipe in this service should have been included in a pipe inspection program. >> but chevron is saying that it is sorry and sayin

carolyn johnson has the night off. two cars were torched in that blaze. you can see the aftermath and all of the damage just moments after it happened from sky 7hd. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the gas station in martinez tonight. alan, this could have been a disaster. >> yes, it was very scary for a moment there. it happened around 5:30 this evening. th is the gas pom -- this is the gas pump that was knocked off its foundation. it was all captured on surveillance video from across the street. watch the car across the street as it backs up toward the gas pump and then suddenly accelerates, smashing into the pump and igniting a fire. gas station attendant paul berge realized his worst fear. >> the whole place going up. there are only 4,000 gallons of gasoline under there. >> berge says this man who would not identify himself is the driver who got out before the flames engulfed his car and another one next to the pump. >> saw the black smoke and ran out front and hit the emergency shut off switch and ran to the back and hit the main power breaker

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. >> have you no where to go. >> they are breaking the law. >>e critical mass celebration turns to frustration for drivers stuck behind the wheel of their car. >> what started in san francisco in 1992 is a push for cyclist rights, and it spread to more than 300 cities worldwide, and thousands came out to mark two decades of the movement here. we have team coverage beginning with abc7 news reporter nick smith live at dolores park. >> it was a large crowd, and look over my shoulder. it was a crowd of bike riders helping kris cal mass celebrate 20 years of monthly bike rides through san francisco. the last 60 or 70 or so have gathered here at dolores park. the throngs of cyclists moved about in aimless celebration. while drivers could do nothing but sit and wait. >> we are actually not blocking traffic. we are traffic. >> for drivers, it was utter frustration. at market and van ness we saw one walk in and toc sell with the rider. then they pulled the bicyclist away from her. >> in texas we would shoot your [bleep]. >> police closely monitor ride.. a

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. thanks for joining us. >> we appreciate your time, as always.s begins tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m. >> you can always find us at abc7news.com and on facebook and twitter. >> check us out there. see you tomorrow.

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i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. she was hit on novato boulevard this afternoon in novato. lillian kim is there live tonight with how this happened. lillian? >>reporter: we are learning more about the 12-year-old girl. she attended this middle school and was new to the area. members of the community have been placing candles and flowers along the stretch of road where 12-year-old girl died while riding her bike. she was a student at this middle school, hailey. novato police say she was traveling west on novato boulevard when she collided with an suv going in the opposite direction. susan lives nearby and saw the aftermath. >> i was sick to my stomach. worried about her family. worried about her. >>reporter: hailey was taken to marin county hospital by ambulance trend transported by helicopter to children hospital in oakland where she was pronounced dead. police now trying to piece together what happened. >> the driver of the suv is very cooperative. doesn't appear to be any sign of impairment or illegal maneuvers but we are investigating that and exploring all options of th

i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley.an odyssey that included a stolen boat. but those two kids, three-year-old brooklyn and devon, just two, are okay while their father is in serious trouble. thomas roman is live in monterey with this developing story. >> reporter: dan, after 72 hours and a lot of nail biting, those two children are back with their mother. it happened a little while ago in monterey. the coast guard cuter came into monterey bay was unleashed. the sailboat in which he sailed away with his two-year-old -- with his two children on tuesday. south san francisco police sergeant announced the successful recovery of the children. >> i am glad to announce that devon and brooklyn have been rescued from their three-day ordeal at sea. >> reporter: the coast guard received notice that the boat had been spotted. after launching several craft including two cutters and aircraft, they shadowed the boat until they were able to come close enough to contact christopher. >> we asked to put a team on board and he said that wou

. >> i'm carolyn johnson.

carolyn johnson has the night off. two cars were torched in that blaze.ee the aftermath and all of the damage just moments after it happened from sky 7hd. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the gas station in martinez tonight. alan, this could have been a disaster. >> yes, it was very scary for a moment there. it happened around 5:30 this evening. th is the gas pom -- this is the gas pump that was knocked off its foundation. it was all captured on surveillance video from across the street. watch the car across the street as it backs up toward the gas pump and then suddenly accelerates, smashing into the pump and igniting a fire. gas station attendant paul berge realized his worst fear. >> the whole place going up. there are only 4,000 gallons of gasoline under there. >> berge says this man who would not identify himself is the driver who got out before the flames engulfed his car and another one next to the pump. >> saw the black smoke and ran out front and hit the emergency shut off switch and ran to the back and hit the main power breaker fuse box

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. president obama tonight outlined his path for the country going forward. economic challenge but vow the problems can be solved. mark matthewfás is in charlotte tonight with the president speech and reaction from bay area delegat delegate. >>reporter: the president said in november voters will have a choice not just between parties but between fundamentally different paths for the country. >> madam chair woman, delegate delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [applause]. >> president obama said he wants to restoret( the value tht built america. >> largest middle class and strongest economy the world has ever known. [applause]. >>reporter: characterizes the republican plan as the same prescription they have had for 30 years. >> feel a cold come on, take 2 tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning. [applause]. >>reporter: he caution in his some in his party not to depend on government to solve every problem and lit into republicans believing govern government is the problem. >> any more than our welfare re

i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. they were taken on an odyssey that included a stolen boat. but those two kids, three-year-old brooklyn and devon, just two, are okay while their father is in serious trouble. thomas roman is live in monterey with this developing story. >> reporter: dan, after 72 hours and a lot of nail biting, those two children are back with their mother. it happened a little while ago in monterey. the coast guard cuter came into monterey bay was unleashed. the sailboat in which he sailed away with his two-year-old -- with his two children on tuesday. south san francisco police sergeant announced the successful recovery of the children. >> i am glad to announce that devon and brooklyn have been rescued from their three-day ordeal at sea. >> reporter: the coast guard received notice that the boat had been spotted. after launching several craft including two cutters and aircraft, they shadowed the boat until they were able to come close enough to contact christopher. >> we asked to put a team on board

i'm carolyn johnson. dan is off tonight. many of those who turned out tonight wanted those answers from chevron. still worried about their health and they are concerned about the criminal charges that chevron bypassed air quality monitoring stations for years. allen live at richmond city hall tonight. >> carolyn, one of the things the people found out is that the ruptured pipe should have been as thick as these 5 penny but it went unchecked and it was only as thick as one penny when it blew. >> i wake up every morning feeling the affects of chevron. >>reporter: panel of federal state local authorities told the crowd of about 100 they would tirelessly seek justice for those affected by the chevron refinery fire on august 6. federal investigators say there's no evidence chevron inspected the pipe that ruptured. >> did not inspect individual components that failed which was less than 5 feet in length. >> however we have obtained internal documents from chevron that recommend that every segment of the pipe in this service should

i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm larry beil in for dan ashley.ng residents were told that chevron failed to follow their own safety guidelines. john alston was at the meeting and he joins us now. john. >> reporter: the safety board said the pipe that failed was there for decades and it had lost over time 80% of its thickness. as you said, the board says that chevron failed to follow its own guidelines for pipe inspection. in the moments leading up to the explosion chevron surveillance video capture the countdown on august 6th. in a split second fire appears growing bigger by the minute. the safety board released the video. investigators revealed that the 8-inch pipe that failed was so weak portions of it were only one-16th of an inch thick. there was no evidence the section of pipe was inspected last year or ever. >> however we have obtained policy documents that recommend that every segment ve been included in a pipeould inspection program. >> but chevron is saying that it is sorry and saying it is sorry several times is not enough. >> the plant

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. the attack on the u.s.well orchestrated and designed to take lives. as many as 20 heavily armed men set fire to that compound trapping the americans inside. they likely died of smoke inhalation. two american destroyers and 50 marines are on the move to libia tonight. all u.s. embassies around the s stevens is the firstt. first u.s. ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1988. he rushed to the compound to help save others and gave his life in the process. ama dates is live from the cal campus where a vigil took place at stevens fraternity. ama? >> reporter: yes, he was honored because this is where he went to school, and this was his fraternity. i spoke to one of his friends today who actually met him through the fraternity. they have been good friends ever since. and really it is his friends and family who are having a hard time dealing with the news of his death. candles and condolences at the fraternity house at cal. the men are honoring their fallen brother. the u.s. ambassador to libia chris steven

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. she was hit on novato boulevard this afternoon in novato. lillian kim is there live tonight with how this happened. lillian? >>reporter: we are learning more about the 12-year-old girl. she attended this middle school and was new to the area. members of the community have been placing candles and flowers along the stretch of road where 12-year-old girl died while riding her bike. she was a student at this middle school, hailey. novato police say she was traveling west on novato boulevard when she collided with an suv going in the opposite direction. susan lives nearby and saw the aftermath. >> i was sick to my stomach. worried about her family. worried about her. >>reporter: hailey was taken to marin county hospital by ambulance trend transported by helicopter to children hospital in oakland where she was pronounced dead. police now trying to piece together what happened. >> the driver of the suv is very cooperative. doesn't appear to be any sign of impairment or illegal maneuvers but we are investigating that and exploring all options of th

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. president obama tonight outlined his path for the country going forward.acknowledged the economic challenge but vow the problems can be solved. mark matthewfás is in charlotte tonight with the president speech and reaction from bay area delegat delegate. >>reporter: the president said in november voters will have a choice not just between candidates or parties but between fundamentally different paths for the country. >> madam chair woman, delegate delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [applause]. >> president obama said he wants to restoret( the value tht built america. >> largest middle class and strongest economy the world has ever known. [applause]. >>reporter: characterizes the republican plan as the same prescription they have had for 30 years. >> feel a cold come on, take 2 tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning. [applause]. >>reporter: he caution oned some in his party not to depend on government to solve every problem and lit into republicans believing govern government is the problem. >>

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm larry thanks for watchinging news coming your way tomorrow at 4:30 am. have a good night everybody the police were able to grab the c carjacker. >> they tracked the car 2 1/2 miles away. they were able to stop it, perpetrator hopped out of the car. but he grabbed the ipad from the car. and then they tracked -- >> he got away. i didn't realize that. thought they nailed him with the car. he got away. took the thing police. >> then she tracked the ipad using her iphone. they took him into custody. located him down the street. >> two-time loser. >> just another reason to have a car with onstar. one more reason. >> what's neat, the onstar, shut the engine down. >> wow. for the first time in 76 years the british can honor a men's singles champion in grand slam tennis event. >> i watched a bunch of this. andy murray, native of scotland, outlasted novak djokovic, the match went five sets. nearly five hours. >> it was murray's first major title. and he adds it to the olympic gold that he won last month. again, if you remember, they were pulling for him to win wim

carolyn johnson has the night off. the wounded officer is on life support. we have live team coverage being with lisa amin gulezian in walnut creek where that officer is being treated. lisa? >> dan, that is very true. a few moments ago the assistant chief of the golden gate division of the chp gave me more information about officer kenyan youngstrom. you are looking at a photo of the 37-year-old married father of four from mare field. fairfield. he was shot today during a traffic stop. he is currently in critical condition and on life support. he has been with the chp for seven years, and he spent the past five years working out of the contra costa county office in martinez. prior to joining the chp he was a u.s. army reservist. youngstrom's family and friends have been coming by john muir medical center all day and into the evening. as you can see here, his family was escorted by officers this afternoon so they could be by his side. >> i have been speaking with officer youngstrom's family, and they have asked me to convey their thanks to their extended fami

. >> and aim carolyn johnson. it was the quick thinking of colleagues that saved his life. 42-year-old sufficiented a massive heart tack yesterday. and we're live in san jose. any updates? >> this frank ryan is in stable condition in the intensive care unit. doctors will try to bring him out as soon as they feel his body is reason. firefighters

. >> i'm carolyn johnson.ms it's been trying to replace 40 miles of the pipes beneath the city but san francisco wonts let them. tonight the state regulators are siding with pg&e. abc 7 us? live with more. >> california public utilities commission says there used to be more than 800 miles of the pipeline underneath california and

. >> i'm carolyn johnson.ational convention is officially underway in charlotte, north carolina. the first real working day there. the rest of the nation celebrates labor day. abc news joins us live now from the convention. he's following the california delegation. mark? >> the delegates flew in over the weekend. nancy pelosi met them at the hotel for breakfast. the delegates whooped it up

i'm carolyn johnson. dan is off tonight. those answers from chevron. still worried about their health and they are concerned about the criminal charges that chevron bypassed air quality monitoring stations for years. allen live at richmond city hall tonight. >> carolyn, one of the things the people found out is that the ruptured pipe should have been as thick as these 5 penny but it went unchecked and it was only as thick as one penny when it blew. >> i wake up every morning feeling the affects of chevron. >>reporter: panel of federal state local authorities told the crowd of about 100 they would tirelessly seek justice for those affected by the chevron refinery fire on august 6. federal investigators say there's no evidence chevron inspected the pipe that ruptured. >> did not inspect individual components that failed which was less than 5 feet. >> however we have obtained internal documents from chevron that recommend that every segment of the pipe in this service should have been included in a pipe inspection program. >> u

good evening, everyone, i'm carolyn johnson. >> they're at it again, tonight one year after the occupytrators marking this ogs making their presence known in san francisco. there is a live picture from sky 7 over the financial district and there is where

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i'm carolyn johnson. there is a reminder about our alarm clock app. you can down load it for free receiving bay area news, headlines moment you wake up. >> thank you. the bay area warns volunteer chp officer we hear from his partner there that day. also... >> putting himself in the other person's shoe autos rec elections of ambassador chris stevens from a colleague in libya with him during the arab spring. >> i'm sandhya patel. temperatures up in areas today, where they're heading for the weekend coming up. >> there is breaking news in oakland. sky 7 showing you the s.w.a.t. scene in oakland. police believe there is an armed burglary surrounded in the house that he broke into. good evening, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> i'm cheryl jennings. abc news reporter is live near the scene with what's happening now. >> there is just a development within two minutes we're here at 12th and mandela. this has been called off and there is a long search through a home. the home broken into, an alarm set off. police responded with the s.w.a.t. team, went into the hom

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carolyn johnson has the consider. >> for julia dougherty, taking a walk in the hot sun can bring uncomfortabled five years ago the amount of perspiration i had -- she decided to undergo a treatment. the system promises to get rid of excessive perspiration permanently. >> exciting because it's a nobody invasive way to destroy sweat glandses, and they're respond for excessive underarm sweating. >> a san francisco dermatologist says the techniques safe because there are a sweat glandses in the other part of the body to compensation. after first marking out a grid, a technician uses a hand set to deliver heat. >> microwave energy to focus energy at the level of the skin where the sweat blands reside, and destroys them. >> while the microwave component delivers the energy to calibrated depth, a pair -- parallel system provides cooling for the skin. the device is an alternative to surgical treatments, including a probe used to destroy the sweat bland, and botox injections, whichs used to temporarily disable sweat glandses. >> all of them can have side effects, most commonly pain and swelling in the

i'm carolyn johnson. dan ashley has the night off. on this eve of the anniversary of 9/11 2 light beam representing the twin towers blasted into the night sky over downtown manhattan. here's a live picture of the freedom tower in new york city. it's lit up in red white and blue tonight. in shanksville, pennsylvania people paying tribute at the flight 93 national memorial. wall honors memory of 40 passengers and crew killed on the flight from newark to san francisco. tonight the government says first respon responders at the world trade center will get treatment for more than 50 types of cancer. 7 news reporter with the impact on some bay area first who volunteered and took the risk. >> on september 11, 2001, san francisco firefighters john seek was on duty at san francisco fire station one. >> started making phone calls asking each other feel like we have to do something want to do something. >>reporter: as soon as commercial planes began flying again he and 10 more from the station were on their way to new york. >> we felt the need t

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. >> abc health and science reporter carolyn johnson reporting there. the trials are on going.o learn more go to our website, abc7news.com. >>> all right, let's get to leigh glaser and find out what is ahead for our workweek weather wise? >> let's do a little traveling first. leaving sfo tomorrow morning with the low overcost and maybe flight delays, so expect that. heading to los angeles, 83 degrees. boy, they were in the hundreds all weekend. much cooler air mass settling into southern california. san diego will see the fog tomorrow, 76. now, if you are traveling back east, just a massive area of showers and isolated thunderstorms from the tennessee valley all the way down toward the southeast. so a wet, wet pattern there. st. louis 79. 79 in at plan -- in atlanta. we will get to heat near phoenix, 100 degrees and 83 with a little sunshine for seattle. early start tomorrow, clouds and mist and drizzle, 40s inland and 50s near the coast. and then we will see some partial clearing inland by n into. temperatures warming to the 70s there. 50s at the coast. it will be a cool day t