carolyn tyler has more. >> absolutely amazing. i don't know how he did it. >> he flew planes for 35 years and he and colleagues are stunned by the seattle incident. a baggage handler they say did not have a pilot's license was able to fly a stolen passenger plane for over an hour doing incredible maneuvers. >> they are complex machines. this is the question i have and i think everybody has. what did he do to prepare for this flight? >> reporter: the man richard russell told air traffic controllers where he got his skills. >> i played video games before, so i know what i'm doing a little bit. >> right now, you're flying over sfo? >> reporter: at the museum in san carlos, they have several simulators that allow would be pilots, hobbyists and students to have a virtual experience flying a plane. >> you can maneuver the aircraft and it has all the controls you would in the aircraft. >> reporter: mark is a pilot and teacher. he believes it is possible someone could fly a plane after virtual lessons. >> after enough time in the simulato

in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> yeah, that video is incredible. glad he's okay at least. thanks, carolyn. >>> here's a question, what if the best way to clean your laptop? >> "7 on your side's" michael finney is here with some advice just in time for the start of the school year, michael. >> just like that, it's back to school. >> i know. >> just came back on us. it's back to school season, time to gear up with fresh school supplies, new backpacks, that sort of thing. but experts and consumer reports say there's another important item to add to your to do list, before the bell rings, cleaning your laptop. to tackle the dirt you can see, but also the germs you cannot. consumer reports tester rich fillskey knows laptops. >> laptops get dirty, but they're also full of germs. they need to be cleaned. >> so when his daughter brings a filthy laptop home from college -- >> one of the first things i do is i grab her laptop and say i'm going to clean it. the good news, i know just how to clean them. come with me. you probably should start with the keyboard.

carolyn tyler talked to some residents of east cut. >> reporter: veronica moved to. >> we live in the east cut. >> reporter: don't know where that is? the east cut is the rebranding of rancon hill, part of south beach, a new name itself, and about 30 blocks surrounding the transbay terminal. >> it's probably cool for all the hipsters to say i live in the east cut. it sounds edgy, i guess. >> names do change over time, but i would have a tendency to keep the original name just for historical purposes. >> reporter: banners proclaiming the east cut pay homage to history mentioning the gold rush and old coffee manufacturers in the neighborhood. >> as long as it's not offensive, i'm fine with it. >> do they allow the residents around here to vote on it? how did they decide? >> reporter: a community benefit district made up of about 4500 property owners, business and residential, came up with the name. andrew robinson is executive director. >> if the city doesn't get involved in the naming of neighborhoods, they are organic and come from the community. >> reporter: on its website the east c

i'm kate larsen in for carolyn tyler this morning. we're going to start with a quick look at our weather. we have meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa argen. >> good morning, everyone. we have a slightly deeper marine layer and a slightly stronger onshore flow. so that's going to do several things, drive temperatures a little bit cooler this morning. it's also pushed the clouds in across the coast and into parts of the bay and into the east bay, as well. most temperatures in the 50s right now, but novato is only 46 degrees. and a few 60s out there, like san jose at 63, clear lake at 65 degrees. here's a beautiful view. sunrise coming up at 6:16. temperatures will be mostly in the 50s again, and we have those clouds spilling into the bay. it will become breezy this afternoon. in fact, gusty over the east bay hills and north bay mountains, up to 40-mile-per-hour winds. and inland temperatures warming up into the low 90s. up to 80 around the bay and at the coast, low 60s with that strong sea breeze. i'll have your accuweather seve

abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is in the newsroom with the story tonight. carolyn? >> well, dan, eight states had sued to stop the download of designs for creating plastic weapons, including an ar-15 style rifle. a federal judge in seattle agreed to block the plans for now, citing a likelihood of irreparable harm. they're called ghost guns because they're untraceable and undetectable. blueprints for 3-d printed plastic guns were set to be released online tomorrow by a texas company, leading to rallies like this one by critics on the steps of san francisco city hall. >> we're going to shut you down. we're going to shut you down. because all lives matter. because all lives matter. >> a texas student, cody wilson started the controversy in 2012 when he revealed his publishing plans. >> this thing will be completely unable to be regulated. i believe universal access to arms. >> the state department forced him to stop in 2013. he sued and the trump administration settled last month. 15-year-old gun control advocate jason chan says he is frustrated with the administration

." >>> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, august 19th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist drew tuma, in for lisa argen. >> good morning, carolyn. it's a gray start for a lot of us this morning. we do have some issues with fog. take a look at visibility, it's ru reduced in a lot of areas. two miles at half moon bay. the picture outside on this sunday morning, this is san jose, a live look in the south bay. we have a lot of cloud cover at this early morning hour. walnut creek, a similar story. you notice a little bit of haze in our atmosphere. we'll have some issues with air quality as well. future weather, let's go our by hour for you. we do expect, as we hit noon, a lot of this cloud cover is breaking down and pulling back to the coastline. and into the afternoon, it will be another warm one, away from the coast. however, it is a spare the air day today. air quality in the santa clara valley will be poor. around the region we'll have moderate air quality, m

i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, august 26th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist, lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn, good morning to you. lots of gray sky out there. that marine layer once again over into the east bay. and that stratus will be scouring back to the shoreline later this morning. a live look at sfo, some sun here. temperatures are in the mid- and upper 50s from san francisco to san jose and morgan hill. we still have the haze in the atmosphere today. mt. tam, mid-50s. 61 in concord. the reason for that, still the smoke in the north bay mainly from the wildfires well to the north. but we'll see the hazy condition throughout the afternoon. seven-mile visibility in half moon bay. a live look outside with the breezy winds. air quality moderate today to good. and we'll look for the numbers to be in the 80s inland, 70s around the bay, and cool 60s at the coast, carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. >>> developing news this morning, oakland police are investigating two shootings that left two men dead and i

carolyn tyler has the story. >> thousands of people have watched this video. she is a councilwoman responding to an anonymous e-mail she received with a link to a website that's argued the her reelection campaign. photos of hundley at burning man more racy than these are posted by sonoma citizens for peace and cooperation. they threaten to expose her unless she dropped out of the race. instead, the 35-year-old says she's proud of her facebook photos and won't be bullied. >> what was especially disturbing in this era of me too was the attempt to slut shame me. >> she told us over the phone she wants to be a voice for others. >> i know there is young women running for offices in small stays cross the nation who might not have communities that are as supportive. >> the vice mayor is outraged. >> every person who has seen that website has said to me that they thought it would backfire. they thought it was outrageous. >> the head of the sonoma state political science department considers the anonymous e-mail a new low in politics. >> but it's done in such a vile, n

i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on sunday, august 19th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist drew tuma who is in this morning for lisa argen. >> good morning. and we have issues with fog on this early sunday morning. it is dense along the coast and in the north bay. live doppler 7 is showing you the visibility is down to less than two miles in petaluma. and half moon bay at this hour. it's a foggy life from our exploratorium camera. so the 12 hour day planner, early on areas of dense fog. and you will notice once again as we head into the afternoon with increasing sunshine there will be some haze in our atmosphere. slightly cooler today than yesterday. but still a spare the air day is in effect today. the worst in the santa clara valley thanks to smoke from the wildfires once again, if you have respiratory issues take it easy outside today. we'll look at the afternoon highs coming up in the forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, drew. >>> three men are recovering this morning after they were shot apparently

. >> abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is in the newsroom with the details on this emergency plan that really puts all hands on deck, carolyn. >> that's right. and there are a number of safety proposals, and some will be presented to the bart board this thursday for approval. but commuters may notice that big change, more police on the ride home tonight. and for the next three or up until now, there has been one bart police officer for every two or three stations, covering the entire system. as of today, you can add in another 20 or so because emergency staffing is under way. officers will now work six days, 12 hours a day on their normal day off they'll spend it instead on the trains and on the platforms. >> there is a lot of creepy people on there, and they'll approach you. so it would be nice to have more people to make you feel safe. >> the emergency measure comes in the wake of a wave of violent attacks, including the fatal stabbing of nia wilson. this weekend, a san francisco state college student told us he was brutally beaten by a man on the richmond platform. danny benson says

carolyn tyler a look. >> reporter: this sidewalk gets hosed down every day. is the buy product of those living on the streets. the city's 311 service has received an astounding 14,597 calls about piles of poop. >> down by the civic center it's grim. >> now an effort to get ahead of the complaints, a poop patrol. >> what we're doing is being proactive. we're going to have a crew tat's going to roam around and just try and look for these locations. we actually have data for neighborhoods where we get frequent calls. >> reporter: that's right. the department of public works will try to spot the mess before you do, and steam clean it away. >> it's a great idea. could we get rid of the poopers as well? >> reporter: the mayor knows all too well this icky issue. >> i've had to deal with it myself in front of my home. i want to change san francisco for the better. >> reporter: the city will expand hours at one of its 22 public toilets called pit stops. the poop patrol will have a staff of six and two trucks for a cost of about $750,000. there will be a soft launch th

kas carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> abc news has been covering the terminal since its groundbreaking. for more on the history of the project and its opening, go to abc7news.com where we have several stories on the construction and neighborhood. >>> a bit of a bombshell today from tesla's ceo, who shook investors and fans with the company with one tweet saying he is considering making the company private. reaction was swift and severe, both on social media and wall street. trading of tesla stock was halted. it then closed up $37.58 at $379.57 a year. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen is live with a look what going private could mean for the company, and also, chris, its investors. >> yeah, dan. so many people have been talking about this proposal from tesla's ceo elon musk. tesla gearing up to go private after nearly eight years of being a publicly traded company. it would cost $70 billion rather. just hours into the trading day, a shocking announcement from tesla's ceo elon musk, proposing one of the biggest buyouts in u.s. history saying via twitter, am considering taking tesla privat

. >> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, august 12th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn. we'll see mostly conditions except at the coast. you can see the clouds with live doppler 7 and the satellite image, they're spilling into parts of the peninsula. coastal clouds during the next couple of hours. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. but lots of sunshine for everyone except at the beaches. it will be breezy this afternoon, and that onshore flow helps to bring temperatures down a little bit from yesterday. but conditions will be similar. inland areas in the low 90s around the bay, upper 70s. and 60s at the coast. the sun sets at 8:05. clouds move in overnight. and we have cooler conditions in store coming up, carolyn. >> thank you, frances. >>> developing news in walnut creek where two people are dead. three others are in critical condition following an accident on highway 24. it happened just before 4:00 this morning. the highway patrol says a honda civic veere

i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on a sunday, august 19th. let's start with the quick look at the weather with our meteorologist drew tuma who is in for lisa argen. >> hi, good morning. that sun will be up in about 30 minutes but we're dealing with some locally dense fog right now. live doppler 7 tracking it along the coast and in the north bay. one to two miles and our worst spots right now, so the fog will slowly lift this morning. where you see ten on the board that's as good as it gets. the exploratorium camera is showing you the fog right now in san francisco. we're starting to see some hints of sunlight as the sun slowly rises, but inland we have some haze in the atmosphere. it's another spare the air day once again. so the 12 hour day planner, areas of dense fog. that fog will slowly lift for sunshine. but it's a warm afternoon away twr the coast once again. if you have respiratory issues limit your time outside in the afternoon. we'll look closer at how hot we get this afternoon and some cooler weather moving in. full accuweather fore

i'm kate larsen in for carolyn tyler this morning.ll start this half hour with a look at weather. we have meteorologist di dinglasan in. >> we have temperatures right now in the 50s and 60s. san francisco's 54. oakland, 55. but san jose, warmer at 64 degrees. and here's a live view of some of those low clouds over san francisco. your 12-hour day planner, which you can always download by searching the accuweather app, sunrise at 6:15. then the temperatures will pull back to the coast, by lunchtime, it will become breezy and gusty this afternoon, especially over the hills. slightly cooler temperatures today, so inland highs, only reaching the low 90s. around the bay, near 80, and at the coast, low 60s. we have a big warm-up on the way and i'll tell you about that with the accuweather seven-day forecast, coming up. kate? >> thanks, frances. >>> crews in shasta county inclu continue to battle the carr fire. today we've learned a seventh person has died. it was a pg&e worker. the crew member was doing restoration work when some kind of acc

carolyn tyler talked with some of them today to find out what it takes to fly a plane with virtuallyrience. >> experienced pilots are shocked that someone with no train cog not only get a plane off the ground, but perform loops and other complicated maneuvers. >> that's not easy, particularly in a transport category aircraft. that's not easy at all. >> reporter: chris ingle flew commercial planes for 35 years. he calls it amazing that a 29-year-old baggage handler who authorities say did not have a pilot's license seemed to confidently operate a stolen plane until his fatal crash. >> the man got some ability from somewhere. >> the man richard russell told air traffic controllers where he got his skills. >> i played video games before. so i know what i'm doing a little bit. >> right now you're flying over sfo? >> at the hiller aviation museum in san carlos, they have several simulators that allow would-be pilots, hobbyists and students have a virtual experience flying a plane. >> you maneuver the aircraft, and use all the controls that you would in the real aircraft. >> mark vanburgen

carolyn tyler has a closer look. >> i live in the east bay now to east cut. >> reporter: the what, the hate it either. >> reporter: it's the new name for an old neighborhood. the 30 blocks take in parts of south beach. the area surrounding the new transbay terminal. >> it's cooler for the hipsters. it sounds edgy, i guess. >> names do change over time. but i would have a tendency to keep the original name for historical purposes. >> reporter: banners proclaiming the east cut, pay homage to to o history. >> i'm fine with it. >> they allow the residents here to vote on it? how did they decide? >> reporter: actually a community benefit district made up of 4,500 property owners, business and residential, came up with the rebranding. the executive director says there was extensive outreach. >> the city doesn't actually get involved in the naming of neighborhoods. but they are organic and come from the community. >> reporter: so what does east cut mean? >> it's a historic reference to the second street cut, which was a leveling of what then was the highest point of rinconhill to allow goods

. >> abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is in the newsroom with the details on this emergency plan thatall hands on deck, carolyn. >> that's right. and there are a number of safety proposals, and some will be presented to the bart board this thursday for approval. but commuters may notice that big change, more police on the ride home tonight. and for the next three or up until now, there has been one bart police officer for every two or three stations, covering the entire system. as of today, you can add in another 20 or so because emergency staffing is under way. officers will now work six days, 12 hours a day on their normal day of

. >> carolyn tyler in the newsroom, thank you. >> now, we need to get back to spencer. >> the latestrest of the week. >> we have fog up the coast. sun sunny skies over the bay overnight. and mid to upper 50s for the most part. low 60s in the east bay and mild to warm day. highs, 62 degrees around the bayshore line and inland highs low to mid 90s. tomorrow, ukiah, highs near 100. a powerful hurricane hector is moving generally in the direction of hawaii and expected to move a couple hundred miles south of hawaii and could produce fairly strong gusty wind and tropical wave heights and a gusty storm watch for the islands. thursday appears to be the hottest day of the forecast. inland highs are the warmest spots on thursday and over the weekend. >>> some of the most dangerous places in america is california and a busy internet freeway. looking at federal highway safety data to come wake up a ranking. highway 101 in santa clara came up as the 16th most dangerous highway in the u.s. interstate 5 is the fourth most dangerous in the u.s. the country's dangerous highway is u.s. route 93 in ar

i'm kate larson in for carolyn tyler. meteorologist frances dinglasan is here for lisa argen. good morning, frances. >> good morning, kate. good morning, everybody. we have a stronger more robust marine layer. the sea breeze has helped push low clouds into parts of the east bay. it will thin out this afternoon. here say live short of gray skies over the bay and the bay bridge. your 12-hour day planner which you can always download by searching the accuweather appear. some clouds around the coast and the bay. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. it will be breezy this afternoon, 10 to 20-mile-per-hour winds. gusty over some of the east bay hills and north bay mountains, up to 40 miles an hour. inland highs a little cooler from yesterday, the low 90s. around the bay, 80 degrees. at the coast, still cool, low 60s. sun sets at 8:14. we have a big warm-up on the way. >> thanks, frances. >>> unfortunately, a seventh death has been reported in the battle against the carr fire. it was a pg&e worker. the company tells abc news the worker was working in shasta county when some kind of accid

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> a car crash in london today is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. coming up, details of what happened and just how often british authorities athey prevented other attacks. >>> i'm spencer christian. here is a nice bright view of the western sky. but the fog is rolling in and may bring some drizzle wit. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> all right. time to get out your phone. go to abc7new.com/vote. well want your opinion. answer this question. with million markets, bay area housing worth it? a yes or a no at abc7news.com/vote. and you can see the results changing live at the bottom of your screen. monitor their blood glucose every day. which means they have to stop. and stick their fingers. repeatedly. today, life-changing technology from abbott makes it possible to track glucose levels. without drawing a drop of blood, again and again. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest. >>> dronevew7 was in the east bay today, giving us a view over a traff

in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> well, you hear about it a lot. the video, carolyn is remarkable. scary, thank you. >>> the man accused of being southern california's infamous dine and dash dater is now in custody. 45-year-old paul gonzalez pleaded not guilty to a dozen counts yesterday including extortion and grand theft. authorities say gonzalez used dating apps to meet women, took them to dinner at restaurants and then left without paying any part of the bill. prosecutors say eight women ended up paying themselves. and in two cases restaurants picked up the check. the complaint says the women were defrauded of a total of $950. if convicted he faces up to 13 years in prison. not very chivalrous. >>> in southern california people were visiting one of the l.a. area's most popular beaches. well, they're getting a smelly surprise. >> yeah, they are. reporter rob hayes from our sister station in l.a. has the story. >> reporter: blue skies, warm weather and fresh air. at malibu lagoon state beach you can forget about the fresh air part. >> it's disgust

i'm carolyn tyler. the first sunday street route in five years is making the debut.som from essex to tenth street. there will be activity hubs with arts and culture and a fitness stage. the veevent runs from 11:00 unt 4:00. here is a look at the forecast with drew tuma. >> visibility is down one to two miles. later on this afternoon, sunshine prevailing and it will be warm and it's spare the air day. there will be haze in the atmosphere later on today. >> thank you, (sigh) (crunch) babybel: that snack just sounded boring. babybel: coming through. no photos, please. babybel: bye bye, bland. babybel: helloooo, delicious. vo: rich, creamy, 100% real cheese. vo: with mini babybel, snack time is saved. babybel: saved it! >>> welcome back to "gma" on a sunday morning. happening right now, full cooperation. abc news confirming that white house counsel don mcgahn met with robert mueller's team at least three times for hours answering questions in the russia investigation. president trump weighing in saying he allowed mcgahn to speak to mueller's team and readily handed over

. >>> good morning, i'm carolyn tyler.n valley pride parade. the parade starts at 10:00 this morning on east julian street along market street in downtown san jose. dozens of bay area companies and nonprofit organizations will take part. that's followed by the day-long festival with music, dancing, and food. festival tickets are $5. >>> happening today, it's the annual day in the park fundraiser for the taylor family foundation. abc 7 is a proud sponsor of the event. proceeds support the foundation's mission to provide wellness programs for northern california children with life-threatening and chronic illnesses. abc 7's cheryl jennings, meteorologist mike nicco, and traffic reporter sue hall will all be on hand. it starts at 11:30 this morning at camp arroyo in livermore. >>> how will the weather be, lisa argen? >> good morning, carolyn, hi, everyone. the persistent cloud layer, the stratus, is beginning to clear. mid- and upper 50s from the city to mount viain view, not a big range there. we'll have partial clearing, 54