i'm cheryl jennings. you know, communities across the bay area are facing issues of hunger every single day. it affects children, seniors, people with steady jobs, and so many more. according to the five bay area food banks, almost 800,000 people use their services every month. now, overall, these food banks distribute more than 170 million pounds of food to those in need every year. it's interesting to note that more than half of the total pounds of food distributed is actually fresh produce. i am proud to say that abc7's parent company, disney, is committed to fighting hunger. this past year disney donated $1.5 million to the feeding america network of food banks, and this means that each of our local food banks in the network received $15,000 from disney and abc7 to continue their important efforts. right now we have a local story of a young person making a difference. the city of san jose is teaming up with a south bay teenager to fight hunger. kiran sridhar founded waste no food, a website and an app

i'm cheryl jennings. joining us right now is somebody who has dyslexia, the lieutenant governor of california, gavin newsom. >> thanks for having me. it's fun. >> thank you for being so open about this. >> yeah, no, it's interesting. the response has been interesting. i've always been pretty honest about the fact i have dyslexia, but no one really paid much attention to it until i became mayor. and actually, one of the first things i did as mayor, the first public events, was visiting kids with dyslexia in the school, and everyone was shocked to know that i had this learning disability, which if i look back, was probably the best thing that's ever happened to me. >> except a lot of kids would hear that and go, "for me, it's the worst thing. >> it was, and it was terrible growing up. >> well, take me back. >> i think, for me, i think it was two things. one, it was very difficult for me, in terms of my own academic experience. school was a terrible and terrorizing experience. i'll just be candid with you. s

i'm cheryl jennings. we are talking about an extremely difficult subject today, so i have to warn you, some of the stories you'll be hearing will be extremely disturbing. we're talking about rape in the military. we've heard the horrifying statistics about women being raped, but this next fact is equally horrifying. you may not know that more men are raped in the military than women. i want to show you a clip of one veteran who had the courage to tell his story. >> i was knocked unconscious from behind. and when i came to, uh... i was being held down by two individuals. and someone was pulling my pants down, and i was raped, sodomized. >> and that brave man in the video is here with us in the studio today with his partner and his wife, michael matthews and geri lynn matthews. it is so good to see you in person. thank you so much for being here. >> nice to see you, cheryl. >> all the way from albuquerque, new mexico? >> yes. >> we met each other first by satellite about three years ago as i recall. >> yes,

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. for sandhya patel, kristen sze, michael finney, all of us, thank you for your tim >>> breaking news this friday night. another earthquake, this one even bigger. the second one in 24 hours. authorities say this time, many buried alive. the dramatic pictures coming in now. fire in the sky. the landslide. and the urgent hunt for the missing and the trapped. >>> also breaking, the tornado touching down back here at home. and now, the tornado watch in effect this friday for millions. >>> the controversial video. the paddle used in school. a kindergartener punished. the video seen by more than a million. we want your opinion. >>> the manson murders, and the stunning development. all these years later, the fate of the homecoming princess turned killer, and what she told diane sawyer all those years ago. >>> and, the schools on lockdown. this mountain lion on the loose. the aerial images as it all plays out. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with the terrible scene playing out in japan at th

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley.now. >>> new at 5:00, an alert woman spots an autistic boy that was missing. plus -- >> i know the nba will make the right decision. >> steph curry weighs in on the all-star game being moved from north carolina to san francisco because of the new lbgt law. >>> a man's high end car taken on a joyride, what the palo alto dealership is saying about it. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. beach weather for the weekend. i'll show you how much warmer it will turn. >> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is "abc7 news." >> i jumped out the car and i told the kids, do not move. >> she wasn't afraid to do the right thing. one woman's instincts saved a lost little boy. good evening. i'm cheryl jennings in for kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. 11-year-old zachary smiths a autism and he hopped a b.a.r.t. train to san francisco. >> eric thomas joins us with more on the family reunion. eric? >> reporter: it was a happy ending for everyone involved here, that was a good thing, because from n

and as abc7's cheryl jennings reports, the unusual surgery was the patient's own idea. >> for ritchie cook, holding his young nephew on his lap is a struggle. the car accident shattered the elbow in his right arm and destroyed the function in his left. he approached his doctor with an idea. what if we take this bone from this elbow and use it in this elbow? >> reggie's doctor contacted a former colleague, lisa, an orthopaedic surgeon at ucsf with the idea of transplanting his undamaged elbow from the arm that didn't work to the one that could. >> i said, well, i don't think that's been done before, but all of the component parts have been done before, so let me think about it. so if we moved -- >> the doctor began with ct scans that were turned into specialized 3d computer models. they allowed doctors to carefully plot out the potential surgery. after deciding it was possible. she assembled a team of plastic surgeons and experts in vascular surgery. >> it was like a ballet going on. everybody knew their part, everybody did exactly what they should do at exactly the right moment. >> ov

cheryl jennings, abc7 news. >> and there's a chaps he could gain a different kind of mobility on hiss well. they left enough bone on that side to possibly fit him with a prosthetic arm an the future. >>> and plus, how one is giving back to his community with a prize. >> here are the winning numbers from last night the's 251 power play draw. and the powerball number 123. nobody picked all six so wednesday night's jackpot soars to $282 million. a sacramento pastor who showed skills on the basketball court also showed moves for the community. earlier this month at a sacramento kings game he casually won a half court shot to win a new car. he decided he would rather support worthy causes than keeping the car so he raffled it off raising $15,000. a woman who bought 13 tickets won the car on her birthday. next, hear from one of the pilots who made a historic plane trip happened without a drop of gas. and the warriors take on the rockets today. but the biggest question, is the mvp healthy enough to play? ! >> it is sunday, april 24th. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm chris nguyen

abc7's cheryl jennings met the family and learned about the team effort to save him. >> we met 21-month-old a couple minutes at a pediatric intensive care unit where he was happy top see mom and dad. >> he loves elmo. he loves stuffed animals. >> can it oa has had a tough time in his short life but as hits parents will tell you, he is a fighter. canoa had a liver transplant just before we saw him at stanford. he had his first surgery for health problems when he was only two months old. and that happened where the family lived in honolulu, hawaii. >> that procedure failed. so the next option was transplant. i was devastated. i mean, it's your baby, you know. you want them to grow up to be healthy and strong. and then you hear that news. >> mom and dad decided canoa's best chance for a donor was for the family to relocate to be near children's hospital in january, 2016. they are living at the ronald mcdonald house at stanford. neither parent was a match for canoa. they weren't the right blood type. a family member, a mother of two wrung boys, volunteered. she was teaching hula and is the wife

. >> i was with cheryl jennings and spencer christian.$1 million tonight alone it was a spectacular gala. if you have not visited the exploratorium please do. it is terrific. >> on to the weather forecast. a record breaking heat, but things are changing. >> those changes are obvious from live doppler 7hd. we are seeing the high clouds increase august cross the bay area. soon the showers could be showing up. from the abc7 news exploratorium camera, looking toward the bay bridge we did have record highs. downtown oakland broke the previous record of 86. the oakland airport also a new record. gilroy 93 today. and monterey came in at 91 degrees. it was plenty warm across the area. just as warm as concord. a degree warmer at san jose. the 80s and 90s are gone for tomorrow. the temperatures right now are varying from 57 in that p paw to 72 -- in napa and 72 in oakland. so it may be a tough night to sleep since many homes don't have air conditioning. it is much cooler tomorrow. further cooling into the weekend with a chance of showers friday and

. >> i was with cheryl jennings and spencer christian.hope to raise $1 million tonight alone it was a spectacular gala. if you have not visited the exploratorium please do. it is terrific. >> on to the weather forecast. a record breaking heat, but things are changing. >> those changes are obvious from live doppler 7hd. we are seeing the high clouds increase august cross the bay area. soon the showers could be showing up. from the abc7 news exploratorium camera, looking toward the bay bridge we did have record highs. downtown oakland broke the previous record of 86. the oakland airport also a new record. gilroy 93 today. and monterey came in at 91 degrees. it was plenty warm across the area. just as warm as concord. a degree warmer at san jose. the 80s and 90s are gone for tomorrow. the temperatures right now are varying from 57 in that p paw to 72 -- in napa and 72 in oakland. so it may be a tough night to sleep since many homes don't have air conditioning. it is much cooler tomorrow. further cooling into the weekend with a chance of show

. >> if you recognize the two face s, that is michaelinney and cheryl jennings and spencer was the emceeise $1 million. >> a special treat for ocean buffs at the exploritorium, public tours on sunday for a ship that is the most advanced survey vessels in the word tracking fish and marine life off the west coast. tours run from noon to 3:00 p.m. and they are free. >> never heard of an ocean buff but if i were to know one it would be drew. >> that acronym is difficult to pronounce. >> with the weather big changes, much cooler. now, live doppler hd clouds streaming in from the south and these are the chains that will bring cooler air and residual warmth from the record heat in the upper 50s to low 60s we are 62 in oakland. 64 in san francisco. 67 in san jose. today, temperatures are not rising too far from where we are under a mix sun and clouds and mid-60s to mid-70s. the storm-impact scale is 1-3 from light to severe and the one coming tom and mainly on saturday is a "1" a light storm and scattered showers. most areas near a quarter-inch of rain. we will track a chance open saturday but,

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. for sandhya patel, kristen sze, michael finney, all of us, thank you for your tim >>> breaking news this friday night. another earthquake, this one even bigger. the second one in 24 hours. authorities say this time, many buried alive. the dramatic pictures coming in now. fire in the sky. the landslide. and the urgent hunt for the missing and the trapped. >>> also breaking, the tornado touching down back here at home. and now, the tornado watch in effect this friday for millions. >>> the controversial video. the paddle used in school. a kindergartener punished. the video seen by more than a million. we want your opinion. >>> the manson murders, and the stunning development. all these years later, the fate of the homecoming princess turned killer, and what she told diane sawyer all those years ago. >>> and, the schools on lockdown. this mountain lion on the loose. the aerial images as it all playou

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> candidates are putting themselves in high profile situations to raise money. >> they are. clinton is expected to face protestors tonight. melanie? >> absolutely. some protestors don't have pots and pans but several do have signs. we're seeing a handful of san francisco police officers here to make sure things remain peaceful. most will agree california is pivotal in this election. hosts are preparing to welcome people to a fund-raiser for hillary clinton. the party is at the home of a venture capitalist, being hosted by george and amal clooney. guests are paying $33,000 to 300,000ses today attend tonight is one of the higher end events. today, with the elections this one takes the win. >> hundreds of protestors plan to make noise with pots and pans. >> she tried to portray herself as a progressive democrat, she continues to go after big money. >> the chair of the democratic party says this is not the only place you'll see her this weekend. >> she's going to be out there at the noe valley farmer's market this weekend. >> political science professor robert smit

i'm cheryl jennings. our goal today is to raise awareness about child abuse and how to prevent it. child abuse, sadly, is a year-round problem, and the effects of child abuse can last a lifetime and can happen to anyone. the perpetrators may be people you know. one of the important things to consider is what will you do if you find out about the abuse? what should you do? abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson talked recently with a woman who is suing an easy bay school district, accusing them of not doing anything about the abuse she says she suffered from a coach she trusted. >> newspaper clippings capture sherinne wilson on the court, but her memories of high school are buried in these journals. >> i lived with shame. i thought it was my fault. >> wilson says her basketball coach, leland sandler, started a sexual relationship with her when she was 16, often giving her drugs and writing notes like this to excuse her from class. >> he was a person in authority, and we're still taught, you know, that you listen to people in authority and you respect them, and that's what i did. >> event

cheryl jennings is here with the story. >> it's incredible, too.ed a world class pediatric hospital to save their child, and a place to stay. i learned about the team effort to save baby kenoa. >> we met the 21-month-old for just minutes where he was happy to see misdemeanor and dad. >> he loves elmo. he loves stuffed animals. >> kenoa had a tough time in his short life, but he is a fighter. he had a liver transplant just seven days before we saw him at lucil lucille packard hospital. >> the procedure failed, so the next option was transplant. i was devastated. i mean it's your baby. you want them to grow up healthy and strong. then, you hear the news. >> mom and dad decided his best chance for a donor was for the family to relocate to be near children's hospital in january, 016. they're living at the ronald mcdonald house in stanford. neither parent was a match. a family member volunteered. she was teaching hula and the wire of oka's brother. >> my sister-in-law found out, she came to us and she said i would like to help kenoa. >> the family also

cheryl jennings is here with the story. >> it's incredible, too. family lives in hawaii but needed a world class pediatric hospital to save their child, and a place to stay. i learned about the team effort to save baby kenoa. >> we met the 21-month-old for just minutes where he was happy to see misdemeanor and dad. >> he loves elmo. he loves stuffed animals. >> kenoa had a tough time in his short life, but he is a fighter. he had a liver transplant just seven days before we saw him at lucil lucille packard hospital. >> the procedure failed, so the next option was transplant. i was devastated. i mean it's your baby. you want them to grow up healthy and strong. then, you hear the news. >> mom and dad decided his best chance for a donor was for the family to relocate to be near children's hospital in january, 016. they'reg at the ronald mcdonald house in stanford. neither parent was a match. a family member volunteered. she was teaching hula and the wire of oka's brother. >> my sister-in-law found out, she came to us and she said i would like to help

you can see dan ashley, cheryl jennings, michael finney attended and spencer christian was there.ne point he did emcee while dangling from the ceiling and spinning around. that's what i heard. >> how did they not get that on camera? >> you're a man of many tal enlts. >> daring young man. >> here's a look at live radar. you're aware of the sharp cooldown from yesterday's record warmth. tomorrow statewide, pretty active weather, maybe even thunder to the south and all of this is moving up in our direction. showers will be in the bay area tomorrow afternoon and evening after a cloudy start to the day of the we'll see highs from low 06s at the coast, to upper 60s in the bay. rain chances over the next week are pretty impressive the next couple days. that's for sure. chance of rain tomorrow. tapers off to near zero. we have our next best chance of rain here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. two relatively light storm systems coming our way. both ranking 1 on the storm impact scale for tomorrow and saturday. mainly dry on monday. clouds increase on tuesday and a third system on wedn

. >>> abc 7's cheryl jennings was the emcee at the ronald mcdonald house.hey can accommodate 47 families per night that have children with life-threatening illnesses. >>> a bay area man is running 100 miles. he's lost 180 pounds in two years. he's running from abc 7 was there to talk with him about his journey. >> start small. little things definitely will add up. start with just walking around the block but just go out, get active. find something you like to do and just do it. >> the run is not just for mccluskey. it's also for charity. last year he raised $18,000 for the silicon valley children's fund. >>> a live look from the golden gate bridge. he'll run across this some time in the next few hours. what's the forecast looking like as he runs to san jose tomorrow? meteorologist drew tuma has the answer. >> good for him first of all. second of all, he'll be dealing with a lot of wet weather. it's been a soaker of a day. light rain continues into sunday. we'll go in tighter. across the region from san francisco, oakland to hayward and san bruno to very lig

you can see dan ashley, cheryl jennings, michael finney attended and spencer christian was there.at one point he did emcee while dangling from the ceiling and spinning around. that's what i heard. >> how did they not get that on camera? >> you're a man of many tal enlts. >> daring young man. >> here's a look at live radar. you're aware of the sharp cooldown from yesterday's record warmth. tomorrow statewide, pretty active weather, maybe even thunder to the south and all of this is moving up in our direction. showers will be in the bay area tomorrow afternoon and evening after a cloudy start to the day of the we'll see highs from low 06s at the coast, to upper 60s in the bay. rain chances over the next week are pretty impressive the next couple days. that's for sure. chance of rain tomorrow. tapers off to near zero. we have our next best chance of rain here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. two relatively light storm systems coming our way. both ranking 1 on the storm impact scale for tomorrow and saturday. mainly dry on monday. clouds increase on tuesday and a third system on

. >>> abc7's cheryl jennings was the m.c.t an annual ronald mcdonald house in palo alto last night. house party raises money to expand the house to accommodate 114 families who have children with life-threatening illnesses. may is when the families can move in. to find out how you can donate we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. >>> a bay area man is running 100 miles to celebrate the amazing transformation he's made to his body. jake mcclusky of san jose has lost 102 pounds. he expects to arrive there this afternoon. abc7 news was in novato to talk to mccluskey about his journey. >> start small. little things definitely will add up. just start with just walking around the block, but just go out and get active, find something you like to do and just do it. >> the run is not just for mccluskey, it's also for charity. last year he ran from san francisco to san jose raising $18,000 for the silicon valley children's fund. 6:17, the time. lisa, hopefully -- so he's probably going to get some rain this morning, right. >> yea

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cheryl jennings met the family and learned about the team effort to save him. >> reporter: we met theappy to see mom and dad. >> he loves elmow. he loves stuffed animals. >> reporter: he has had a tough time in his short life. but he is a fighter. canoa had a liver transplant just seven days before we saw him at lucille packer children's hospital stanford. he had the first surgery when he was only two months old. that happened where the family lives in honolulu hawaii. >> that procedure failed. so the next option was transplant. i was devastated. i mean, it's your baby, you know, you want them to grow up to be healthy and strong. and then you hear that news. >>. >> reporter: mom and dad decided the best chance for a donor was for the family to relocate to be near children's hospital in january of 2016. they are living at the ronald mcdonald house at stanford. neither parent was a match. they weren't the right blood type. a family member, mother of two young boys volunteered. she was teaching hula and is the wife of the brother. >> when my sister-in-law found out what blood type she wa

tagged for four months and it's taken until now the defeat the building completely >>> abc7's cheryl jenningsse in palo alto last night. house party raises money to expand the house to accommodate 114 families who have children with life-threatening illnesses. may is when the families can move in. to find out how you can donate we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. >>> a bay area man is running 100 miles to celebrate the amazing transformation he's made to his body. jake mcclusky of san jose has lost 102 pounds. -- 180 pounds in two years. he expects to arrive there this afternoon. abc7 news was in novato to talk to mccluskey about his journey. >> start small. little things definitely will add up. just start with just walking around the block, but just go out and get active, find something you like to do and just do it. >> the run is not just for mccluskey, it's also for charity. last year he ran from san francisco to san jose raising $18,000 for the silicon valley children's fund. 9:18 is the time. hopefully some dry weather? >> very impressive. we are going to be getting some dry wea

. >>> abc7's cheryl jennings was the m. c. annual ronald mcdonald house in palo alto last night. house party raises money to expand the house to accommodate 114 families with life-threatening illnesses. to find out how you can donate we have a link on our website, abc7news.com a bay area man is running 100 miles to celebrate the amazing transformation he's made to his body. jake mcclusyy of san jose has lost 102 pounds. he expects to arrive there this afternoon. abc7 news was in novato to talk to mccluskey about his journey. >> start small. little things definitely will add up. just start with just walking around the block, but just go out and get active, find something you like to do and just do it. >> the run is not just for mccluskey, it's also for charity. last year he ran from san francisco to san jose raising $18,000 for the silicon valley children's fund. lisa, i had a chance to meet him a few months back. great guy, bigger speaker rags. >> that's cool. a lot of folks out in the rain yesterday. finally it tapered off bu

abc7's cheryl jennings met the family and learned about the team effort to save him. >> we met 21-month-olde minutes at a pediatric intensive care unit where he was happy to see mom and dad. >> he loves elmo. he loves stuffed animals. >> canoa has had a tough time in his short life, but as hits parents will tell you, he is a fighter. canoa had a liver transplant just seven days before we saw him at stanford. he had his first surgery for health problems when he was only two months old. and that happened where the family lives in honolulu, hawaii. >> that procedure failed. so the next option was transplant. i was devastated. i mean, it's your baby, you know. you want them to grow up to be healthy and strong. and then you hear that news. >> mom and dad decided canoa's best chance for a donor was for the family to relocate to be near children's hospital in january, 2016. they are living at the ronald mcdonald house at stanford. neither parent was a match for canoa. they weren't the right blood type. a family member, a mother of two young boys, volunteered. she was teaching hula and is the wife