>> now, from abc7, "beyond the headlines" with cheryl jennings. >> thanks so much for joining us. today's show focuses on our bay area's rich and growing hispanic community. the u.s. government defines hispanic or latino as a person of spanish culture or origin regardless of race. this includes people from cuba, mexico, puerto rico, south and central america. now, recent census projections show latinos at almost 18% of the country's estimated 323 million people. and in california, the last census reports latinos and hispanics as 38% of the state population. our own jessica castro is here with key leaders to talk about some of today's pressing issues in our hispanic or latino communities. >> okay, thank you, cheryl. and joining me in the studio are anna gagliuffi with the latino community foundation, or lcf. janeth medina is corporate strategy analyst for bank of the west and is a part of lcf san francisco latino giving circle network. juan cruz is superintendent of franklin-mckinley school district in san jose. and maricela gutierrez is executive director of siren, which stands fo

tonight, cheryl jennings introduces us to the bay area people that made it happen. >> live, where you live. this is "abc7 news." >> this is part of the new america. >> the new america. tomorrow, president donald trump is expected to announce an end to daca, the program that allowed young undocumented immigrants to stay in this country legally. good evening. thank you for joiqning us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. the announcement has left many in the bay area fearful and angry. laura anthony has the story. >> congress can make it right. >> reporter: as he prepared to return to washington this evening, he told us he's prepared to fight, with and against republicans for daca. >> we've been trying to fix immigration for 20 years in this country. because of partisan politics, we've been unable to come up with a smart way to do it. >> reporter: daca stands for deferred action for childhood arrivals. it's estimated there are 800,000 dreamers in the united states. a quarter of them in california. cecilia chavez is one of those. a mother of tw and holds a masters degree from san jose

tonight, cheryl jennings shows us the journey a new crop is taking from vietnam to the bay area and beyond. plus -- >>> grabbed my friends. we all hit the deck and all hell broke loose after that. >> that was 40 years ago today. and the survivor of the golden dragon massacre ♪ ♪ hi! leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. a personalized financial strategy can give you confidence to take the next step. hi guys! aw yeah! see how access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> and i heard some popping sounds. >> this south bay man thought it was firecrackers. it was gun shots. the start of the golden dragon massacre, the worst shooting san francisco had ever seen. >> cornell bernard sat down with the survivor today on the anniversary. >> now the police have their hands full, trying to figure out who did it and why. >> reporter: that's how "abc7 news" reported on a shooting massacre in 1977 at the golden dragon restaurant in china town. >> they meant business. >> these are the infamous bell bottom jeans with the bullet holes in them. >

. >>> cheryl jennings was honored for her work on health and family issues. the international association of soupism presented her with an award in san rafael. heidi singled out cheryl's work with a nonprofit that helps remove land mines and bring the land back into productive use. the international association of soup ism works with organizations around the world. >>> it was coolish today. right? but it's the weekend. we're looking for a change. >> sandhya is going to bring it to us. warmth ahead. any other ly. way. larry and kristen, this morning started out chilly. this afternoon was cooler than normal. that's all changing. take a look at the forecast. we're going to see a warming trend for the weekend. fire danger will be running high. it will be heating up inland as we head into next week. you know fall here in the bay area means fire danger. i do want to show you right now what we are watching. it's the north bay hills we're keeping a close eye on. high fire danger heading into saturday afternoon through monday night in. winds will increase out of the no

. >>> cheryl jennings was honored for her work on health and family issues. the international association of soupism presented her with an award in san rafael. heidi singled out cheryl's work with a nonprofit that helps remove land mines and bring the land back into productive use. the international association of soup ism works with aunorhesnitizaon world. >>> it was coolish today. right? but it's the weekend. we're looking for a change. >> sandhya is going to bring it to us. warmth ahead. >> absolutely. i wouldn't have it any other ng rniy and kristen,la this started out chilly. this afternoon was cooler than normal. that's all changing. take a look at the forecast. we're going to see a warming trend for the weekend. fire danger will be running high. it will be heating up inland as we head into next week. you know fall here in the bay area means fire danger. i do want to show you right now what we are watching. it's the north bay hills we're keeping a close eye on. high fire danger heading into saturday afternoon through monday night in. winds will increase

tonight, cheryl jennings introduces us to the bay area people that made it happen. >> live, where youe. this is "abc7 news." >> this is part of the new america. >> the new america. tomorrow, president donald trump is expected to announce an end to daca, the program that allowed young undocumented immigrants to stay in this country legally. good evening. thank you for joiqning us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. the announcement has left many in the bay area fearful and angry. laura anthony has the story. >> congress can make it right. >> reporter: as he prepared to return to washington this evening, he told us he's prepared to fight, with and against republicans for daca. >> we've been trying to fix immigration for 20 years in this country. because of partisan politics, we've been unable to come up with a smart way to do it. >> reporter: daca stands for deferred action for childhood arrivals. it's estimated there are 800,000 dreamers in the united states. a quarter of them in california. cecilia chavez is one of those. a mother of tw and holds a masters degree from san jose stat

. >>> abc 7's cheryl jennings was honored last night for her work on health and family issues. international association presented her with its annual humanitarian award in san rafael. she was singled out for helping to remove land mines and bring land back to productive use. the association works with humanitarian organizations around the world to improve human rights, education, and health. >>> many people are getting ready to party this weekend in walnut creek, all for the 81st annual walnut festival. the event at heather farm park runs through tomorrow and raises a lot of money for community groups. if you're lucky, you can meet king walnut. there will be two stages of live music, a carnival with more than 30 rides and a kids zone. the festival is expected to draw thousands of people. tickets are $10, but you can get a discount if you bring food to donate to the food bank. it starts at 11 this morning. >>> also happening today, san francisco's richmond district is hosting its first autumn moon festival. the holiday, marking the fall harvest, has been celebrated in asia for

. >> reporter: our abc7 news colleague cheryl jennings has spent 20 years sharing the story of rootsace and its funder. the group is dedicated to removing land mines from war-torn countries and transforming battle fields into farms. >>> up next, the aftermath of hurricane maria. we'll take you to puerto rico where the hurricane made land fall. the urgent plea from survivors there. >>> also a crowd turns on a protester today in washington. why even security guards could not protect that man. >>> and two people trapped in a burning car, how officers were able to get them out >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> take a look at some drone footage. this is san juan puerto rico after hurricane maria. no power, no cell service, flooding and devastation everywhere. we begin this half hour of news in puerto rico, home to 3 1/2 million american citizens. hurricane maria was the worst storm to batter that island in nearly a century and for the first time tonight, abc's rob marciano takes us to the part of the island where the hurricane made land fall. >> reporter: tonight in

. >>> abc 7's cheryl jennings was honored last night for her work on health and family the international association presented her with its award. her work was singled out with a nonprofit that helps to remove land mines and bring the land back into productive use. the international association works with humanitarian organizations around the world to improve human rights, education, and health. >>> time now is 5:18. it's the 81st walnut festival at heather farm park, running through tomorrow. it raises lots of money for community groups. if you're lucky, you can meet king walnut. there will be two stages of live music, a carnival with more than 30 rides and a kids zone. the festival is expected to draw thousands. tickets are $10. you can get a discount if you bring food to donate to the food bank. it starts at 11:00 mornithis mo. >>> also happening today, the first autumn moon festival. the holiday has been celebrated in asia for more than 1,000 years. the moon festival is often considered chinese thanksgiving because of its celebration of gratitude. festival booths will be on clement s

. >>> abc 7's cheryl jennings was honored last night for her work on health and family the international association honored her for helping on issues such as a land mines. the association works with humanitarian associations around the world to improve human rights, education, and health. >>> they're getting ready to party in walnut creek in weekend for the 81st annual walnut fest vague and ambiguou festival which raises lots of money for community groups. if you're lucky, you can meet king walnut. there will be a carnival with more than 30 rides and a kids zone. the festival is expected to draw thousands. tickets are $10 but you can get a discount if you bring food to donate to the food bank. it starts at 11:00 this morning. >>> also happening today, san francisco's richmond district is hosting its first autumn moon festival. the holiday has been celebrated in asia for over 1,000 years. it's often considered chinese thanksgiving because of its celebration of gratitude. festival booths will line clement street between fifth and eighth avenue starting at 10:00 this morning. >>> good satu