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. >>> welcome to "beyond the headlines" i'm cheryl jennings. what do you know about lyme disease, which you can get from a tick bite. what i learned was shocking. at first the centers for disease control only reported about 30,000 cases a year. but new studies reveal those numbers could be far higher, as many as 300,000 cases a year. and now the centers for disease control estimates that number could be as high as 1 million cases a year. we will talk about that. our guest, amy tann, living with lyme disease. you know her, she has her new book out called "the valley of amazement." we have a little book flyer to show you about that. her life and career were derailed by lyme disease for a while. also amy's doctor joins us today, dr. ray stricker, internationally known for his work in treating lyme disease pai patients. amy, i was holding up your book, and i bet you were glad to do this because your career was derailed because of this. >> yes. i couldn't write, i couldn't read, i couldn't reunderstand things. >> do you remember when you first got s

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. >> two of robin williams' close friends and a medical expert will join cheryl jennings this saturday at 4:30 p.m. for a special edition of "beyond the headlines" focusing on depression and robin williams' fight against it. >>> in other news, a san jose police officer shot and killed a woman this morning after receiving a call she was armed and threatening to kill family members. happened at blossom hill road and playa del rey. david louie is on the scene. david? >> reporter: blossom hill road is closed. the detectives here are still working on their case. police are not releasing any details about the woman who was killed nor whether language might have been an issue. it was the kind of call to police that mobilized a large response. the neighborhood at blossom hill and playa del rey is filled with homes and a denlt office. the officers stayed outside but made contact with a woman inside trying to assess the problem and to negotiate a solution. however, at some point, the woman decided to walk outside. she had what appeared to be a weapon in her hand. one officer fired shots. the wom

i'm cheryl jennings. >> we appreciate your time. see you again later this evening.holiday music] merry almost christmas, everybody. i have some great news. we are all getting-- frozen steaks. ipod nothings? colorful sweaters? nope, better. we are getting to participate in a charity program called "letters to santa." [booing] no, this is great.

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley.rash of home burglars and they say they can't rely on police to solve the crimes. in the bay area, residents are banning together to protect themselves. vic lee is there tonight with the story. vic? >> well, dan, this is an old neighborhood, always considered to be one of the safest in san jose. but now this neighborhood along with so many others in san jose has become vulnerable, so neighbors are arming themselves, not with guns but with security systems. for one homeowner, it was just a bit too late. >> the break-in happened in the late afternoon yesterday. no one was home. the burglar or burglars used a small prybar to pop open a side window. they trashed this room and walked into the bedroom where they stole all of this person's jewelry. >> you feel violated. essentially, your security is gone. you feel violated. >> she said it took a long time for an officer to respond to their 911 call. when he did come, she was in for another surprise. >> i found out there is no burglary unit in

cheryl jennings hosted the event in the 20th year to honor the girl murdered in her castro valley home in 1994. her parents created a foundation and a youth music program in her her -- in their daughter's name to keep her spirit alive. >>> a growing problem from california's drought. more closen counters in saw -- saburbia in southern california. >> one man and his dog running scared in burbank, california and here is why. coyotes are on the hunt. >> as i was walking i saw four to five coyotes coming at me. i paused. after that i saw 10 coming out. they were coming out like a horror movie. >> coyote sightings are not uncommon, but close encounters like this are on the rise. one theory? the severe drought is sending wild animals into human habitats in search of food and water. >> they are exhibiting strange behavior, very strange behavior, predatory. >> wildlife and urban stroll always make awkward bedfellows. we saw a mountain lion in a santa monica office building and a bobcat that broke into a prison in washington state. now in malibu they are advising residents that animals are bein

cheryl jennings hosted the event in the 20th year to honor the girl murdered in her castro valley homen 1994. her parents created a foundation and a youth music program in her her -- in their daughter's name to keep her spirit alive. >>> a growing problem from california's drought. more closen counters in saw -- saburbia in southern california. >> one man and his dog running scared in burbank, california and here is why. coyotes are on the hunt. >> as i was walking i saw four to five coyotes coming at me. i paused. after that i saw 10 coming out. they were coming out like a horror movie. >> coyote sightings are not uncommon, but close encounters like this are on the rise. one theory? the severe drought is sending wild animals into human habitats in search of food and water. >> they are exhibiting strange behavior, very strange behavior, predatory. >> wildlife and urban stroll always make awkward bedfellows. we saw a mountain lion in a santa monica office building and a bobcat that broke into a prison in washington state. now in malibu they are advising residents that animals are being

segment, but city wuz, please and we'll talk about >> welcome back to "beyond headlines" i'm cheryl jennings. they druggel with ways to do it. a recent survey warns that children and teens are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes. the devices turn liquid nicotine into a vapor that smokers inhale. the centers for disease control found that in 201210% of high school students admitted they have tried e cigarette, up from 4% the year before. 2% of middle school students also experimented with these battery-powered devices up from 1%. many say they never smoked a real cigarette. >> it's very concerning because nicotine is incredibly addictive and onc you get someone hooked on an e cigarette. will they switch over it it a regular cigarette? we don't know the answer ad until you answer that you don't want to get these products into the hands of children. >>the the food and drug administration is expected to announce a plan to start reg r lating e-cigarettes just li other tobacco products. joining us in the studio on suggestions for ways to kick the habit is rosalynn moya and tobacco coordinato

cheryl jennings hosted the event in the 20th year to honor the girl murdered in her castro valley home in 1994. her parents created a foundation and a youth music program in her her -- in their daughter's name to keep her spirit alive. >>> a growing problem from california's drought. more closen counters in saw -- saburbia in southern california. >> one man and his dog running scared in burbank, california and here is why. coyotes are on the hunt. >> as i was walking i saw four to five coyotes coming at me. i paused. after that i saw 10 coming out. they were coming out like a horror movie. >> coyote sightings are not uncommon, but close encounters like this are on the rise. one theory? the severe drought is sending wild animals into human habitats in search of food and water. >> they are exhibiting strange behavior, very strange behavior, predatory. >> wildlife and urban stroll always make awkward bedfellows. we saw a mountain lion in a santa monica office building and a bobcat that broke into a prison in washington state. now in malibu they are advising residents that animals are bein

. >> cheryl jennings joins us now. cheryl, you were around in covering the '89 quake. we all felt that quake back then. when you look at the damage to the buildings of that fallen down, obviously more damage from the '89 quake but does it bring up any reminders to you? >> at 3:20 this morning it shook both of us out of bed. and i thought this is a quake and we expected it to be over and then it kept going and going. because the new age of digital media, i sent out a tweet saying how did you feel? did you feel it? where did you feel it and i got bombarded with tweets. i know you have some damage you have shown on the show. it says long rolling to sharp jolt in san mateo. thought one of my kids had woken up and was kicking our bed. foster city felt it and near walnut creek. it got stronger as it went on. pleasanton, felt the whole house moving, creeing and cracking. doors opened. so we've got tweets from so many different people in the bay area, all across the bay area. it was really a deja vu. and it was a whole new way to cover news, which we -- we didn't have back in

cheryl jennings talked to fellow comedian brian copeland about how entertainers face many ups and downs copeland himself is dealing with depression. >> i'm just on the back end of the most severe episode of depression i've ever had. it lasted three months, and i'll be honest with you, there were times i didn't think i would make my way through it. i thought, you know, maybe this is a teachable moment. >> they'll be on tomorrow at 4:30 with a replay sunday at 10:00 a.m. >>> let's shift dramatically. nothing says the weekend like friday's freestyle. >> we're going to close with this. beauty stem cellular cc cream. it's a face cream that will -- it's ideal for all skin types. >> that's good. >> it helps signs of aging, fine lines, wrinkles, sun damage. it's a moisturizer and also has 30 spf. it normally costs $15. and then as long as we have you looking good, we're going to send you out for a night on the town. we're going to send you to the comedy club. how sparks it is right now with lab rats or pre-teens, you probably know about it. he also did talk soup for a while and he was in "dude,

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm not going to howl. i'm dan ashley. for spencer, michael, all of us here, we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at 6:00. >> bye-bye. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, the breaking news. the american air strikes in iraq. f-18 fighter jets taking off and taking aim. new images coming in tonight. how dangerous is this mission? >>> direct hit. the tropical storm slamming into hawaii. families caught in the storm. and how the volcanos may be helping. ginger zee is right here. >>> and children in a city pool shocked by an electrical current. and tonight, another image, a similar moment, the parent pulling their child out. we ask, what are you supposed to do? >>> and hotel guests, roughed up. did security at this hotel go too far? yo

. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. both signs of recovery tonight in napa and new struggles. city officials say the injury total is now 209, with one person admitted to the hospital just last night after suffering seizures. >> all but one of the schools in the napa valley unified district will open tomorrow. kids will be back in class. stonebridge charter school will stay closed because of possible structural damage. >> 640 customers remain without water, and crews are working to repair 120 water main breaks. but as quickly as they fix one, another pipe breaks. >> the city is also dealing with more than 800 calls for home inspections. a lot of people want to make sure their homes are ok, and they have waived fees to speed up that process. >> reporter: well, i have to say, cheryl, things look a lot better today despite the widespread damage here downtown. one business owner told me he thinks that downtown napa will be up and running pretty much like normal very soon. but for those who own buildings like this one behind me, with the bright red tags, there are now 103 of them in

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and aim dan ashley. appreciate you tonight breaking developments in a city on edge. the tear gas, the rubber bullets aimed at protestors, the molotov cocktails thrown at police. tonight is there now a change in command on the streets? the president and an urgent call, and the police chief, what he's telling world news, about that officer. >>> the stunning new details about robin williams, what his family has now revealed, what he was facing in those final days. >>> the explosions caught on tape, rocking an american city. several blasts, several blocks apart bursting. what caused this? the concern now. >>> a surprise for his mother, a dream come true. what was waiting for her in that doorway. world news starts now.

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i'm cheryl jennings. >> and aim dan ashley. appreciate you tonight breaking developments in a city on edge. the tear gas, the rubber bullets aimed at protestors, the molotov cocktails thrown at police. tonight is there now a change in command on the streets? the president and an urgent call, and the police chief, what he's telling world news, about that officer. >>> the stunning new details about robin williams, what his family has now revealed, what he was facing in those final days. >>> the explosions caught on tape, rocking an american city. several blasts, several blocks apart bursting. what caused this? the concern now. >>> a surprise for his mother, a dream come true. what was waiting for her in that doorway. world news starts now. >>> good evening, in for diane, great to have you with us on thursday night. several breaking stories. we begin with simmering tension just outside st. louis, missouri. tonight we have now learned the state police will take control of the streets in ferguson, missouri. after that police shootin

. >> i'm cheryl jennings vic lee went out to get answers about a sharp jump in the tickets in millbrae. >> he's live to explain what he found today. vic? >> this is a one of three intersections that have cameras the sheriff's office tells us they have answers for us tonight but not all. this is one of three intersections where millbrae cameras are located. the others in el camino. last week, an editor e mailed the millbrae city council saying there was a huge spike in the red light camera ticketing. in april, generating 669 tickets. in may, a jump of 1525 tickets, that is 856 tickets more than the previous month. more than double the number. san mateo county sheriff's office says it's looking into this spike. >> thank you for bringing this to our attention. >> angela louis says they found this camera at 101 off ramp may be the culprit. it was taken down for three weeks. >> at this time we're looking into seeing if the camera that is placed there might be more sensitive. >> ellen mendelson is an attorney whose cases include red light camera tickets. >> it's supposed to be one second per

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. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> city officials estimate damage to private homes and businesses at $300 million. that does not include public roads or utilities. >> and patrol has released 911 calls in the moments after that 6.0 quake hit early sunday morning. >> we had put them outside. and this tour our house up. >> my daughter in law and son can't get through to 911. she's passed out. >> chp received 449 calls during the first hour after the quake. they stress 911 calls should be restricted to emergencies only. not just information requests. >> a major internet service took a hit in sunday's quake. >> officials are allowing it to remain opened because it's in the central service. >> dan noyes is here with an investigation you'll see only on 7. >> when a building is red tagged, there is too much danger but here, the site is too important to close. at and t central office highest classification because it's required for emergency response, providing 911 and wireless service to napa police and fire and phone, and internet to everyone living in the napa valley. a massive wall gave way. >> it's r

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i'm cheryl jennings >> we appreciate your tiechl see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. >> bye bye.s the "jeopardy!" battle of the decades. let's meet today's former champions from our second decade. he was a sportswriter living in reston, virginia, when he won 5 games in season 16. he's still a sportswriter now living in oak hill, virginia. please welcome... [ applause ] he was a history professor when he became a 5-day champion in season 17 and is still a history professor today. from cypress, texas, please welcome... [ applause ] and in 1994, she was an attorney when she became the first woman to win a tournament of champions. now she's applying to phd programs in the biosciences. from mountain view, california, please welcome... [ applause ] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you ladies and gentlemen, and welcome. boy, this 30th year of "jeopardy!" is turning into a season of excitement, what with the, uh, explore the world sweepstakes with great travel prizes for you folks at home, and, of course, the battle of the decades. now a mo

to follow the story for you and bring updates here on abc7 news at 6:00 >> good evening, i'm cheryl jenningsan ashley. moving now to today's after shocks and development froms earthquake that happened on sunday >> they've been inspected and most determined to be around stone bridge charter school. >> 200 injuries now, the napa city council voted to seek federal disaster relief >> there have been five after shocks today. two state law bridges were forced to be without water. tonight hearing from one of the youngest people injured in the earthquake. from his hospital bed in sacramento, this 13-year-old wroerl says he's fortunate to be alive after a pile of bricks nearly crushed him. >> started calling to get to the door. and the chimney collapsed on my back. i stumbled forward.

. >> i'm cheryl jennings from the entire abc7 news team, have a great evening.the "jeopardy!" battle of the decades. let's meet today's former champions from our second decade -- she was a pop music critic living in san jose, california, when she appeared on "jeopardy!" in season 13. she's now working in elearning in evanston, illinois. please welcome... [ applause ] he was a business manager when he won the tournament of champions in 2003. he's now a writer and editor for the honda campus all-star challenge. from chamblee, georgia, please welcome... [ applause ] and he was a musician and transactions lawyer, when he won the 1999 tournament of champions. he's still a musician and now a licensing executive from fort thomas, kentucky, please welcome... [ applause ] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard. well, so far, our battle of the decades -- 1990s, has turned into a battle of the sexes. this week, in three matches, three women have moved on. is that good news for claudia?

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and a couple local comedians who are close friends of robin williams joined cheryl jennings for a special beyond the headlines on depression and the fight against it. >> still ahead, tears will flow. the bay area father relives a murder of his son. a moving new film on a championship football team. >> a company wins a by the to collect oakland garbage. what it will mean for jobs. >> live doppler 7 hd indicates good concert conditions i'll be back with the i'll be back with the accu-weather forecast as no rush, andy. i'll be back with the accu-weather forecast as come on. with the chase mobile app you can get a lot done in a little amount of time from transferring funds wait a minute. you've got to be kidding. did you guys see that? that ball was out. to paying your coach for adding five miles per hour to your serve. that ball wasn't in. get your eyes checked. help me out here. download the best mobile app today. so you can always have the advantage. chase. so you can you've been working like a dog if yall year.e me, but you don't need to camp out 'til labor day to reward yourself. mattres

i'm cheryl jennings.ks for joining us tonight. >> from all of us here, we appreciate your time. have a good night. we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. this is the "jeopardy! battle of the decades." let's meet today's former champions from our second decade. she was a student at loyola university when she won the college championship in 2000. now she's a graduate student studying psychology at princeton. here's... he was a professor at u.c. berkeley when he won the 1998 tournament of champions. now he's retired and still living in berkeley, california. please welcome... and he was a writer living in oregon when he won the 1995 tournament of champions. he's still a writer, now living in somerville, massachusetts. and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek. thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. and welcome to game two in the "battle of the decades: the 1990s." a savvy wager on final jeopardy! -- a tough final -- that no one got on yesterday's program enabled rachael schwa

. >> tonight abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings hooks at volunteers that help make this a memorable experience>> this is python ron. this program brings him to livermore every summer to give the heads a hands on learning experience and wrapped up in the adventure. they get to sit on a motor bike and take pictures thanks to marte who leads what he calls the autism army he presents 100 pictures >> does she make you happy? >> yes. >> kids with down's syndrome or autism can have fun at camp with kids like them thu a variety of experiences. they love the therapy dogs in the valley humane society. >> what do you like about therapy dogs? >> they're so cute. >> yes. >> 19-year-old brianna loves the humane society so much, she became a volunteer i first met her when she was just nine. she made tremendous progress and says camp helps a lot. >> some of the students have different abilities, disabilities to work with. counselors make sure we have the best care here. >> we need to do is high, and push. >> ian mowser we've seen his teams helping climbers. >> when we see fellow campers climb they realize wow

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> city officials estimate damage to private homes and businesses at $300 million. that does not include public roads or utilities. >> and patrol has released 911 calls in the moments after that 6.0 quake hit early sunday morning. >> we had put them outside. and this tour our house up. >> my daughter in law and son can't get through to 911. she's passed out. >> chp received 449 calls during the first hour after the quake. they stress 911 calls should be restricted to emergencies only. not just information requests. >> a major internet service took a hit in sunday's quake. >> officials are allowing it to remain opened because it's in the central service. >> dan noyes is here with an investigation you'll see only on 7. >> when a building is red tagged, there is too much danger but here, the site is too important to close. at and t central office highest classification because it's required for emergency response, providing 911 and wireless service to napa police and fire and phone, and internet to everyone living in the napa valley. a massive wall gave way. >> it's r

. >> i'm cheryl jennings vic lee went out to get answers about a sharp jump in the tickets in millbraeo explain what he found today. vic? >> this is a one of three intersections that have cameras the sheriff's office tells us they have answers for us tonight but not all. this is one of three intersections where millbrae cameras are located. the others in el camino. last week, an editor e mailed the millbrae city council saying there was a huge spike in the red light camera ticketing. in april, generating 669 tickets. in may, a jump of 1525 tickets, that is 856 tickets more than the previous month. more than double the number. san mateo county sheriff's office says it's looking into this spike. >> thank you for bringing this to our attention. >> angela louis says they found this

and a couple local comedians who are close friends of robin williams joined cheryl jennings for a special beyond the headlines on depression and the fight against it. >> still ahead, tears will flow. the bay area father relives a murder of his son. a moving new film on a championship football team. >> a company wins a by the to collect oakland garbage. what it will mean for jobs. >> live doppler 7 hd indicates good concert conditions i'll be back with the accu-weather forecast as nds] the wait is over for even faster internet. xfinity is now doubling the internet speed... ...on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet...period. xfinity internet from comcast, now double the speed. >>> a former concorde teacher found not guilty of molesting three students. joseph martin arrested last year after a parent said martin had inappropriately touched her son. the teacher was charged with 116 counts involving 14 former woodside elementary students. defense attorneys arg dpued students made accusations based on rumors. >> police ar

. >> tonight abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings hooks at volunteers that help make this a memorable experience python ron. this program brings him to livermore every summer to give the heads a hands on learning experience and wrapped up in the adventure. they get to sit on a motor bike and take pictures thanks to marte who leads what he calls the autism army he presents 100 pictures >> does she make you happy? >> yes. >> kids with down's syndrome or autism can have fun at camp with kids like them thu a variety of experiences. they love the therapy dogs in the valley humane society. >> what do you like about therapy dogs? >> they're so cute. >> yes. >> 19-year-old brianna loves the humane society so much, she became a volunteer i first met her when she was just nine. she made tremendous progress and says camp helps a lot. >> some of the students have different abilities, disabilities to work with. counselors make sure we have the best care here. >> we need to do is high, and push. >> ian mowser we've seen his teams helping climbers. >> when we see fellow campers climb they realize wow, there ar

i'm cheryl jennings >> we appreciate your tiechl see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. >> bye bye. - thisit, lemon. government, the true seat of american power. - this is all happening so fast. i mean, last week, you were at ge, and this week, you're-- what are you in charge of, exactly? - uh, we're sharing the load. it's a bit of homeland security. - they still have that? - extreme weather preparedness and the war on the poor. - you mean, the war on poverty? - yeah, okay, let's go with that.

>> and i'm cheryl jennings robin williams pronounced dead in his home in paradise cay neighborhood we begin outside of the house with more on the death. >> we're across the street here on st. thomas drive the first flowers have now been placed here at the gates of robin williams home here on the water front in tiburon. a lot of fans and neighbors are just showing up. many people just getting the startling news the iconic conmedian, and movie star was found dead here today. this is where sheriff's office fishls responded following a 911 call, williams dead of an parent suicide he was last seen a live at this house 10:00 p.m last night with his wife. a lot of fans are showing up here and cheryl lipskee is one of them. you're feeling the loss today. >> he was an icon, and awesome. a genius. funnier than anyone i know. in the business. >> a lot of people took pride in knowing he lived here in marin county in, the bay area and also in san francisco, too. tell me about that. i know you saw him on the road. >> just, you know saw him on the road once driving with his son and you can tell he d

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. david louie is on top of the story. he is live at levi stadium. david? >> reporter: they are not talking to us why they are making the move to remove all the grass. the niners appear to be the only team that played here since the open with the problem. we talked to the team that played august 2nd and they had no problem. the broncos made no complaints after playing here last sunday. grounds crews were out early saturday morning. sky 7 hd flew overhead and saw them removing the field. they have taken out the turf from goal-to-goal. fans taking a tour were surprised at what they were seeing. >> they were removing the sod as we were there at 11:00. >> reporter: what do you think the problem is? >> no idea. this year, some of the players say it's too slippery. >> reporter: they are not saying what the issue is. two players were injured during practice yesterday. stevie johnson slipped and bruce ellington hurt his left ankle on loose grass. the coach moved practice to the training facility. the company ta cultivated the turf told the 49ers not to talk to the

good evening, i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. >> wayne freedman is there live. >> reporter: i'm in a car. we are not there yet. we have been trying to get there. it is the alco metal and iron company on mare island. about 3:30 this afternoon, a dark plume of smoke billowing east. the good news, if there is such a good thing, the fire is in an isolated yard. plenty of wind when it broke out this afternoon. it's since dissipated. they were fighting it from a crane so they could put more water on it. since then, the smoke dissipated. it's more gray. it doesn't look as furious as it did earlier. the news at this point is for people within the realm of that smoke. solano health has not issued warnings, yet. they are monitoring it. the smoke is blowing east over an unpopulated area. could be a lot worse. yes, frightening from a distance. we'll see it from as far away as el cerrito. dan? >> wayne, thank you very much. when you get there, we'll have more from the scene. thank you, wayne. >>> breaking right now, a large fire burning in santa clara. this is video from a half hour ago afte

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. you for joining us, there are several developments in the shooting death of the 18-year-old teenager. attorney general holder is meeting with federal agents investigating brown's death and will later meet with the brown family. also the grand jury convened today, considering criminal charges against the officer who shot brown. and others calling on police to wear cameras, and it requires a response from the white house. here in the bay area, a local clergy is calling for solidarity in ferguson as oscar grant's family just returned. more on both developments, david? >> well, cheryl, the bay area may be 1800 miles away from ferguson, but officer-involved shootings occur here, as well. and one such celebrated case happened here in oakland in 2009, involving oscar grant, oscar grant's uncle went to meet with the brown family as well as walk in with the protesters. >> we stand with our friends in ferguson and we stand with young people of color and families here in this valley and say hand

. >> cheryl jennings reporting. that would be nice but what would you do. would that be enough time for you if you had a 10 second warning. cheryl asks to you comment on our facebook page at this site. >> 10 seconds warning. 10 minutes would be great. >> ten minutes would be great. the probably like 10 seconds what can i get. fight all right so how is the weather. seemed cooler today. >> it was below normal in many areas but we are going to see the temperatures rising up well above average this week so get ready for some summer heat as we close-out the last week of august. all right let's look at live doppler 7hd and we talk about some 90's coming our way. too cool for you hang in there warming trend will get under way tomorrow. live doppler 7hd is watching low clouds along the coast pushing in towards the bay tonight. in the sierra we have seen the thunderstorms developing south like tahoe got 71 hundredths of an inch of rain and some pretty good hail. it was tiny hail but accumulated on there. roadway there earlier this evening right around denier time. he

. >> couple lovely comedian who were close friends of robin williams joins cheryl jennings this saturday at 4:30 for special beyond the headlines on depression and fight against it. saturday at 4:30 and again sunday at 10:00 a.m. here on abc 7. tune in if you can. >> bart station closed in richmond as suspicious package is investigated. fremont direction is not running. at the time capitol trains always affected delayed spwins 8:20 p.m. so about almost 50 minutes now. >>> san jose police identified the officer involved in a deadly officer involved shoot thanksgiving morning. police say it was officer fv here incident cawley caught on cell phone camera. happened along blossom hill road at 10:30. woman called 911 and told dispatcher a woman had an uzi and planned to kill her family. 19-year-old woman appears in front of home with whether officers thought was a weapon. police say she pointed it at officers and that's when they shot her. later police determined she was holding a battery powered drill. the woman died at the hospital 2 hours later. san jose police department homicide unit inve

. >> and i'm cheryl jennings.of the most critically injured in sunday's quake, 13-year-old nicolas dillon crushed by a fireplace in a sleepover. >> i wasn't really able to reach him, so i wasn't sure he was okay. >> difficult situation. we're expecting a news conference by napa officials on the earthquake. we'll monitor it and bring you new developments that might come out of it tonight. >>> there's breaking news right now in vallejo where the bell tower at first baptist church is in danger of collapsing. we're shown this extremely teps situation. officials have closed surrounding streets. nick smith is there. >> new numbers and new information. we're talking about vallejo baptist church behind me. what i would like to do is give you a view from sky 7 hd. this is what we know. vallejo first baptist is the concern for officials. this view shows you why looking down, the building looks fine. that's the same from the ground, but says city officials, that can beceivindeceiving. their crew took a tour through the churc

we hope you will join cheryl jennings for "beyond the headlines" today at 10:00 a.m. right here on abc7. >>> we've seen the ice bucket challenge grow on the internet, especially over the last week. people challenges others to dump cold water on their head and donate money to a.l.s. charities. this team has extra motivation. the football team in moraga. they are doing it to help a former teammate's father who is fighting a.l.s. [cheers and applause] >> he's saying gentlemen, thank you very much. this means a lot to him. [applause] >> love the t-shirt "never give up." cal high sports shot the video to air at a later time. a. l. s. association has received more than $11 million in donations. more information on how you can make a donation to help a. l. s. charities, we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. and they will be needing a lot of ice buckets to cool off today. i guess it will warm up nicely and it will be pleasant there? >> that's the keyword, about afternoon. maybe a few 09s like yesterday. as we head outside, you can see some of the cloud cover banked up

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. this is a complicated with serious implications.ut street police officer is accused of attacking a woman with a baseball bat in an apparently random assault. lauren anthony joins us with more. bora? >> reporter: well, hi, cheryl. walnut creek had little to say here today. greg thompson is a veteran patrol officer. he started his career in 1984. now he's fasing the possibility of felony charges. it appears he may have been trying to defend a family home in rich monday. but if allegations are true, his method was well outside the law. >> we had already gone to bed. and started hearing something banging. >> clarence culver lives across the street from where a wall creek police officer was arrested for attacking a woman and her car with a baseball bat. >> at least one or maybe two police officers had already arrived and they were starting to talk to the man in the car. and then just moments later, the woman ran up the street yelling that he had attacked and chased her. >> the incident happened august 16 at 2:00 in the morning. the suspe

cheryl jennings hosted the annual event.h year, it honors the 14-year-old girl who was murdered in her castro valley home in 1994. the jenne lynn foundation was honored a congressional award as well. jenne's parents created the program in their daughter's name to keep her spirit alive. >>> a growing to problem from california's drought. more encounters with thirsty wildlife. in southern california a man and his dog had to run from coyotes as they close in on them. >> one man and his dog running scared in suburban burbank, california. here's why. coyotes on the hunt. >> as i was walking i saw four or five coyote as coming at me and i started pausing. after that i saw around ten more coming out. they were coming out like a more roar movie. >> the sightings aren't uncommon in suggest southern california, but close encounters like this are on the drive. the theory, the severe drought sending wild animals into human habitat in search of food. >> they are displaying strange behavior, predatory. >> we see this santa monica office b

. >>> welcome to "beyond the headlines", i'm cheryl jennings, each of the shows looks at early childhood development, the precious years between birth and five years

. >> we hope you will join cheryl jennings for "beyond the headlines" today at 4:30 and the replay tomorrow on abc7. >>> some homeowners around clayton are watching their yards closely this weekend. a neighbor said a mountain lion, maybe a bobcat, killed some of his chickens. this video first appeared on claycourt.com. the animal first showed up about 11 days ago. for reference he said the animal -- or the water tub the animal is drinking out of is almost a foot tahl. it's a big cat. it's been reported to the department of fish and game. >>> a san francisco dad said he had to a chase a coyote -- you see it right there -- from his kids on the land's end trail near the sutro baths this week. the man who shot the video said the coyote was running toward one of his children and that's when he said his animal instinct kicked in. animal experts say coyotes rarely attack humans, but probably best not to take the chance. >>> you probably have seen the videos all over your facebook feed. some 15 million people posting and commenting about the ice bucket challenge. 49ers coach jim harbaugh took the c

we hope you will join cheryl jennings for yankee beyond the headlines" today at 10:00 a.m.ight here on abc7. >>> we've seen the ice bucket challenge grow on the internet, especially over the last week. people challenges others to dump cold water on their head and donate money to als charities. this team has extra motivation. the football team in moraga. they are doing it to help a former teammate's father who is fighting als. [cheers and applause] >> gentlemen, thank you very much. this means a lot to him. [applause] >> the cal high sports bay area shot this video for a special that will air on august 31. to find out how you can make a donation to als charities we have a link on our website. we've seen so many those and it's neat to see a person impact bid the disease and sharing his appreciation for the people raising the money. pretty cool. >> and numbers there well into the 80s there. >> they can use the icing. >> certainly. another warm day inland perhaps with a few 90s. emphasize the word "few" because most areas will be in the 80s and couple degrees of cooling as we g

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. city officials estimate $300 million in damage. they say the number will only go up. >> it aplace to privately owned buildings. it does not include government buildings or personal belongings including wine collections. >> the tally is a key step towards the city qualifying for federal assistance. >> and even though some were hit hard by the quake, the wineries are joining together to help others in napa and the surrounding area recover. abc 7 news reporter elissa harrington. >> reporter: a fund to help get businesses back open and make repairs to home. they are still cleaning up after sunday morning's powerful earthquake. at hess about 1,500 barrels toppled over in the warehouse and 18,000 gallons of red wine burst out of the steel tanks. the wine came gushing out of the cellar down into the garden. the purple stain you're seeing, $4 million worth of cabernet. the rock wall may not be structurally sound. >> the engineers are concerned that up here there are some cracks. >> reporter: but they're still op open. most wineries are and

anchor cheryl jennings hosted the annual event. it honors the girl who was murdered in 1994.he jenne lynn foundation was honored a congressional award as well. jenne's parents created the program in their daughter's name to keep her spirit alive. >>> a growing problem from california's drought. more encounters with thirsty wildlife. in southern california a man and his dog had to run from coyotes as they close in on them. abc news reporter rick juan has the story. >> reporter: one man and his dog running scared in suburban burbank, california. here's why. coyotes on the hunt. >> as i was walking i saw four or five coyote as coming at me and i started pausing. after that i saw around ten more coming out. they were coming out like a horror movie. s. >> reporter: coyote sightings are not uncommon in southern california, but close encounters like this are on the rise. the theory, the severe drought sending wild animals into human habitat in search of food. >> they are displaying strange behavior. very strange behavior, predatory. we see this mountain lion in a santa monica office

. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. both signs of recovery tonight in napa and new struggles.ty officials say the injury total is now 209, with one person admitted to the hospital just last night after suffering seizures. >> all but one of the schools in the napa valley unified district will open tomorrow. kids will be back in class. stonebridge charter school will stay closed because of possible structural damage. >> 640 customers remain without water, and crews are working to repair 120 water main breaks. but as quickly as they fix one, another pipe breaks. >> the city is also dealing with more than 800 calls for home inspections. a lot of people want to make sure their homes are ok, and they have waived fees to speed up that process. >> reporter: well, i have to say, cheryl, things look a lot