in solano county, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> cornell touched on it a little bit, but who arehe weather conditions impacting the fire? >> meteorologist sandhya patel joins us live with that answer. >> yeah, eric and ama, let's look at the current conditions near the fire line. cooler, 74 degrees, relative humidity at 37%. the biggest factor in this has been the wind out of the southwest to 18, gusting to 28, and with gusty winds like this hot spots could still flare up. here is a look at the wind forecast. they will remain lighter heading into the overnight hours, picking back up again tomorrow afternoon out of the west, southwest. here is a look at time lapse from solano county fire there from the east bay hills camera. you can see the smoke being blown side ways because of the gust ear winds we had. tomorrow the fire danger remains elevated. 6:00 in the afternoon you see blue and yellows, moderate to high fire danger. as we move in closer, particular areas east of 580 we will be concerned about. i will be back with a look at the temperatures rising for tomorrow. ama. >>> tha

in solano county, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> cornell touched on it a little bit, but who arehe weather conditions impacting the fire? >> meteorologist sandhya patel joins us live with that answer. >> yeah, eric and ama, let's look at the current conditions near the fire line. cooler, 74 degrees, relative humidity at 37%. the biggest factor in this has been the wind out of the southwest to 18, gusting to 28, and with gusty winds like this hot spots could still flare up. here is a look at the wind forecast. they will remain lighter heading into the overnight hours, picking back up again tomorrow afternoon out of the west, southwest. here is a look at time lapse from solano county fire there from the east bay hills camera. you can see the smoke being blown side ways because of the gust ear winds we had. tomorrow the fire danger remains elevated. 6:00 in the afternoon you see blue and yellows, moderate to high fire danger. as we move in closer, particular areas east of 580 we will be concerned about. i will be back with a look at the temperatures rising for tomorrow. ama. >>> tha

cornell bernard is live with this story.ornell. >> reporter: yeah, 100 contacts with police and almost 20 arrests in the past four years. now, the suspect is charged with a frightening assault on a teenager here at walnut park. >> when it becomes dangerous to be in the parks, then it is kind of a concern. >> reporter: petaluma neighbors sounding off about an incident that happened at walnut park on thursday. two teenage boys were sitting on a park bench when they were approached b 49-year-old eric wayne conroy. police say the suspect approached the teens from behind and started choking one of the boys with a canvas strap. >> placed it around one of the 14-year-old's neck and tried to lift the 14 year old off the ground with it. the 14 year old was able to struggle and free himself. >> reporter: the attack unprovoked. the teen was not hurt and called 911. police arrestd conroy who is considered a known transient in town. this was conroy's 19th arrest in four years, mostly for drug charges and disorderly conduct. police have t

and so cornell accepted me, but then they want you to come if they accept you, right? but i hadn't decided yet. and they, little did i know, forwarded my application to carl sagan's office, and carl sagan wrote a personal letter to me. >> oh, my god. >> hand signed. >> hinojosa: you get it in the mail? >> in the mail. i said, "carl sagan? is that the same guy who's on the tonight show and the..." i said, "oh, couldn't be." and i looked, i rubbed my eyes, and there it was. and he invited me to cornell to help me decide whether i would ultimately attend there. and i said, "is he joking, is he serious?" and so i, you know, called to make arrangements, and yes, he met me out front of his building, out of his lab, invited me up, chatted about the universe. he reached back, pulled out one of his books. i thought that was the coolest thing. he didn't have to look. he pulled back the book, it was the book he wrote, signed it to me. and this is cornell university in the winter, so, like, it began to snow that afternoon. and he drove me back to the bus station, because i took th

. >> bennington was very close with singer chris cornell who himself committed suicide by hanging.been cornell's 53rd birthday. >> at the time, bennington responded to the suicide with a note on social media saying i can't imagine a world without you, i pray you find peace in the next life. >> and bennington performed the song "one more light" on kimmel's show. ♪ we saw brilliance ♪ when the world was asleep ♪ there are things that we can have ♪ ♪ but can't keep ♪ if they say ♪ who cares if one more light goes out ♪ ♪ in the sky >> kind of ironic and shocking to see and hear him give that, perform that tribute for his friend chris cornell. little did we know he was going through his own issue at that time. we'll be right back. ♪ all we are ♪ we're quicker, quicker ♪ who cares if ♪ girl, do i do ♪ what you do ♪ >> okay so time now for "the skinny," and that's this keeping with the theme as we start with a big announcement from stevie. >> the 25-time grammy award winner has tied the knot for the third time. >> it happened at the hotel bel-air in los angeles and was jam-packed with ce

cornell bernard is live at city hall with more on this. cornell? >> reporter: hi, eric. have to say it was a fitting tribute to those three ups drivers. respected and loved by their colleagues and of course their families. the clive memorial church ensemble performed a song to honor the lives of three u.p.s. workers. but the family and friends knew them by other names. >> big mike. uncle ben son. and infectious wayne. >> reporter: the three were gunned down on june 14 by fellow ups driver jimmy lam who had filed a grievance about working excessive overtime. lam took his own life the same day. mayor ed lee offered the vi vi victims' families these words. >> we will do everything to help you recover from this tragedy. but we begin with appropriately honoring their memories here today. >> reporter: congresswoman nancy pelosi says gun violence must end. >> things like this so unexpected, gun violence leaves a trauma behind. >> reporter: the cousin matt says his family is just trying to cope with the loss of a man who was bigger than life. >> maybe later. >> reporter: the tea

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard joins us live.ornell. >> reporter: ama, dan, project managers calling this a real milestone. concrete being poured at this muni station. you'd never know it but hundreds of workers below stockton street tonight making it happen. we saw it all, but getting there wasn't easy. 70 cement mixers were lined up around union scare for the big pour, and it is all happening deep below the earth. >> reached the bottom, and we're -- today we're pouring, an all-day pour. >> that noise is tons of cement being pumped down from stockton street to the platform level of the future union square station on the central subway line. >> hundreds of people working underground. you can see yourself walking in here, you don't see much activity on the surface with the exception of the trucks lined up. >> reporter: reporting this story took some leg work, up and down ladders and across cat walks. our escort said, don't look down. >> told us we would need ear plugs down here and they were right. so loud, 100 feet underground. c

. >> i'm cornell bernard in oakland where fans of a big-time rapper are lining up for a chance to meet and greet. >> i'm spencer christian. a nice long sustained warming trend has begun. the accuweather coming up. >> a secret garden in tahoe. the beautiful wilderness you can explore tonight for the first >>> a big homecoming tonight for an oakland rapper who is on the fast track to familiar. >> the artist known as g-eazy took time to meet the fans who waited hours outside, promoting a new brand of whiskey. >> abc report cornell brown was there. >> reporter: they waited and waited, some standing in line outside this jack london bevmo for hours. >> he represents the die where he's from and is proud of what he does. >> jerrold is amazing. that's what he does. >> gerald l.gillam otherwise known as rapper g-eazy arrived at the liquor store and took time to hug a fan. >> it is important to come back home. >> he grew up in oakland and calls it home. he once peddled his music outside this liquor store. >> i used to sell cds outside of my backpack. >> his career on the fast track. he is now pro

cornell bernard is live with this story.eporter: yeah, 100 contacts with police and almost 20 arrests in the past four years. now, the suspect is charged with a frightening assault on a teenager here at walnut park. >> when it becomes dangerous to be in the parks, then it is kind of a concern. >> reporter: petaluma neighbors sounding off about an incident that happened at walnut park on thursday. two teenage boys were sitting on a park bench when they were approached by 49-year-old eric wayne conroy. police say the suspect approached the teens from behind and started choking one of the boys with a canvas strap. >> placed it around one of the 14-year-old's neck and tried to lift the 14 year old off the ground with it. the 14 year old was able to struggle and free himself. >> reporter: the attack unprovoked. the teen was not hurt and called 911. police arrestd conroy who is considered a known transient in town. this was conroy's 19th arrest in four years, mostly for drug charges and disorderly conduct. police have tried to hel

. >> i'm cornell bernard in oakland where fans of a big-time rapper are lining up for a chance to meetnd greet. >> i'm spencer christian. a nice long sustained warming trend has begun. the accuweather coming up. >> a secret garden in tahoe. the beautiful wilderness you can explore tonight for the first time in m ♪ we're all in this together. ♪ when you recognize something isn't right, make the call to the veterans crisis line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. including carpet and hardwood, tile, stone, even air ducts and window treatments. and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money back. that's 40% off everything coit cleans. call or click today. and you're about in to hit 'send all' that's 40% off everything coit cleans. on some embarrassing gas. hey, you bought gas-x®! unlike antacids, gas-x ® relieves pressure and bloating fast. huh, crisis averted. including carpet and hardwood, tile, stone, even air ducts and window treatments. and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money back. that's 40% off everything coit cleans. call or click today. >>> a big homecoming toni

. >> i'm cornell bernard in oakland where fans of a big-time rapper are lining up for a chance to meet and greet. >> i'm spencer christian. a nice long sustained warming trend has begun. the accuweather coming up. >> a secret garden in tahoe. the beautiful wilderness you can explore tonight for the first ti >>> a big homecoming tonight for an oakland rapper who is on the fast track to familiar. >> the artist known as g-eazy took time to meet the fans who waited hours outside, promoting a new brand of whiskey. >> abc report cornell brown was there. >> reporter: they waited and waited, some standing in line outside this jack london bevmo for hours. >> he represents the die where he's from and is proud of what he does. >> jerrold is amazing. that's what he does. >> gerald l.gillam otherwise known as rapper g-eazy arrived at the liquor store and took time to hug a fan. >> it is important to come back home. >> he grew up in oakland and calls it home. he once peddled his music outside this liquor store. >> i used to sell cds outside of my backpack. >> his career on the fast track. he is now

that i was thinking about cornell west, the great philosopher.got kiblgd out of every school he went. to strtrue storey. he got to every school in town. his mother is a schoolteacher. he got kicked out of every school so much so that he couldn't go to the school in the school district. they said you have to move to a different district. kunlt go to this school or that school, get out of town. he had to go to another school district. the point, is as you point out, they didn't know how to hand will him. his brilliance and style was so different and unique, they couldn't handle him. he ends up being one of the greatest thinkers of our time. the school system wasn't ready. you're right that not everybody has to be a cornell west but for black boys in particular, there is a problem our system has with how to handle nem a cultural competence that some teachers, not all of them, but some teachers lack. i get that. you medicationed no intioned no. how does it feel to work with this guy? i mean to be with that guy like at this moment, you're in like the

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard joins us live.ornell. >> reporter: ama, dan, project managers calling this a real milestone. concrete being poured at this muni station. you'd never know it but hundreds of workers below stockton street tonight making it happen. we saw it all, but getting there wasn't easy. 70 cement mixers were lined up around union scare for the big pour, and it is all happening deep below the earth. >> reached the bottom, and we're -- today we're pouring, an all-day pour. >> that noise is tons of cement being pumped down from stockton street to the platform level of the future union square station on the central subway line. >> hundreds of people working underground. you can see yourself walking in here, you don't see much activity on the surface with the exception of the trucks lined up. >> reporter: reporting this story took some leg work, up and down ladders and across cat walks. our escort said, don't look down. >> told us we would need ear plugs down here and they were right. so loud, 100 feet underground. c

in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> that's sweet. also a thrill today for soccer fans here in the bay area. two of the world's top men's team competed at levi stadium. lilian kim is in santa clara where tens of thousands of fans showed up to cheer on madrid and manchester united. hi there, lilian. >> reporter: kate, it's not very often when teams of this caliber are playing in the bay. manchester united versus rio madrid. soccer fans from the bay area and beyond came to levi stadium to watch two of the world's best teams face-off. today's match is part of the international champions cup established four years ago to bring top international teams to north america. as exciting as it was to see the top players in person, there was a little disappointment in the air. some key players chose not to take part in this tournament. fan favorite cristiano of madrid, for instance, was not here. also many fans thought the intensity among the players was a bit lacking. this after all was an exhibition match. >> no, i actually thought he was going

he is the professor of economic policy at cornell university.is the author of "gaining currency." coming up, what we know about a possible shakeup on president trump's legal team. that is coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is "bloomberg markets: the trump economy." i'm david gura. president trump is ready to shake it up as clouds continued to cast a long shadow over his white house. the president treat -- tweeted this morning, defending his eldest son. he tweeted, "most politicians would have taken similar meetings." as the president campaign ties to russia heated up, he is reevaluating who comprises is legal and commune occasions teams. according to a person familiar with trump's thinking, the roles could diminish. let's bring in cheney pettypiece -- shannon pettypiece. the partner at hogan levels while for law firmn washington. who is he and what is he going to be doing for this white house? shannon: his role is kind of described as the lifeguard. he is going to help people within the white house. it is not to be confused with trump's

cornell bernard is live at pier 50 in san francisco. hi, cornell. >> reporter: i just got word this fireworks show is good to go. a live look behind-the-scenes of one of seven barges with a cargo. getting ready to launch. lots of prep work happening on several barges on the bay fireworks shells are being packed into launch tubes. >> about 10,000 effects that will take place in the 25 minutes, a range of altitudes from deck level of the barge all the way up to 1,000 feet in the sky. >> reporter: jeff thomas says the computer's synchronized show will dazzle crowds. that is unless an uninvite d guest shows up like last year. >> everybody asks about the fog and that is certainly -- we're in san francisco so it could be here. we try to get that variety of altitude. >> reporter: fog or no fog the show must go on. >> it is nice to be here on the fourth of july. >> reporter: we found lots of tourists who came to san francisco for the scenery and the fireworks. >> they got fogged out but i'm optimistic that tomorrow night will be a nice, clear n

abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is live in sonoma with the latest. cornell? >> reporter: larry, kristen, here is what we know. we are about 150 yards from this crash scene where that single engine plane crashed just before 1:00 this afternoon killing one person onboard. investigators and the sonoma county sheriff's office as well as the coroner is here on scene. the sonoma county sheriff's department said the plane took off from the sonoma sky park about 12:45 and crashed about 1,000 feet from the runway. take a look at some video that was shot just moments ago. four people were onboard. we understand that one person was killed, three others were injured. we have just learned that two of the victims were children. they were taken to oakland's children's hospital. their condition is unknown. now, sky 7 was over the crash scene and we have learned the aircraft was possibly a sirrus sr-22. that is a high-tech aircraft equipped with an emergency parachute which is appeared to have deployed. that parachute orange and white in color. faa investigators have just arr

. >> and cornell, as they say, the whole world is watching. at least the entire country, everyone engaged on this subject. >> well, i wish the whole world were watching and i wish more voters were engaged. but look, this is a terrible bill. when you look ahead, you know, don't take my word for it, take what senator collins said, this is going to have an adverse impact on the most vulnerable, on rural health care. but this is politics.

he was also the friend of fellow rocker chris cornell who commited suicide this past may. yesterday of been cornell's birthday. bennington leaves behind six children to two wives. he was 41-years old. right now -- temps are climbing. it's going to feel like 105 degrees out there today. what you need to know to stay safe -- plus, when there will finally be some relief. ♪ it's go time at dunkin' with two egg and cheese wake-up wraps for $2. enjoy two freshly made oven-toasted wraps and keep on running all day long. america runs on dunkin'. you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be. (vo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. alert - remaining oppressively hot and humid through the weekend - tracking storm chances (strong/severe poss. this weekend) - heat wave br

. >> bennington was very close with singer chris cornell who himself committed suicide by hanging justths ago. yesterday would have been cornell's 53rd birthday. >> at the time, bennington responded to the suicide with a note on social media saying i can't imagine a world without you, i pray you find peace in the next life. >> and bennington performed the song "one more light" on kimmel's show. ♪ we saw brilliance ♪ when the world was asleep ♪ there are things that we can have ♪ ♪ but can't keep ♪ if they say ♪ who cares if one more light goes out ♪ ♪ in the sky >> kind of ironic and shocking to see and hear him give that, perform that tribute for his friend chris cornell. little did we know he was going through his own issue at that time. we'll be right back. ♪ all we are ♪ we're quicker, quicker ♪ who cares if ♪ w es if ♪ ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ strummed guitar travel through this natural wonder and gewith a glass of wineng. in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's

earlier today abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard talked to frustrated residents who say the city is keeping them in the dark. >> god bless us. god have mercy on my beloved city, oakland, california. >> reporter: reverend mccray came to the scene to offer her support. crews are ripping down the burned scaffolding of this building, reducing it from seven stories to one in a few hours. the four-alarm fire on friday morning became a raging inferno, destroying this apartment building under construction on valdes street. sky 7 captured the giant crane spinning out of control above the smoke and flames. sarah is one of 700 residents displaced by the fire, just waiting for word they can go back home. >> we're basically being told as soon as that crane back there comes down, we can go back in. >> reporter: oakland fire department says it's got a plan to remove the unstable crane. >> it's an excavator they'll be using with two cables. one attached to rotate the jig in the area that we want to bring down the crane. >> reporter: some neighbors likely won't be able to return home until sunday. h

benning ton was close friends chris cornell who also died by hanging earlier this year. they even toured together. benning ton performed al lay use at his memorial. today would have been chris cornell the search continues tonight for members an african robotics team who have gone missing after competing in d.c. they were seen entering canada earlier today. the team is from beer ron deevment they are all between the ages of 16 and 18 but do not believe they're in any danger. each reportedly has a one year visa which we're told is standard from those present that country. they went to canada to seek asylum because their laws are much more favorable than ours towards refugees and and asylum seekers we do have an agreement that require the assume lum advocate to seek asylum in the first country they landed this. it says it's contacted their government to let them know about the situation. >> new at 11, a person who reported eating at a virginia chip pole lay has test ed positive for the newer virus. that's not yet enough to determine the cause of an outbreak. the restaurant

in moraga, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> if you haven't heard about this yet, it is amazing. a case of pilot confusion at san francisco international airport could have turned into an absolutely catastropc crash. >> where's this guy going? he's on the taxi way. >> on friday night an air canada plane from toronto was given the okay to land. as you heard there, another pilot warned the tower the plane was trying to land o the taxi that's where our media partners it the bay area news report were four planes getting ready to take off. the tower ordered the plane to abort the landing to go around the airport another time to land againo prevent a potenal crash. federal investigators are trying to figure out how close they came to the other flights. the taxi way has dim lights to prevent this kd of confusion. >>> happening now, amazon's biggest sales under way tonight, but does prime day offer the best prices? 7 on your sid looked into this. to qualify for the 30-hour sale costs $99 a year.me member which all times of procts are on sale. retail experts say it is a clever push by ama

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard is here to discuss it. >> reporter: the senate rejected aublican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. one bay area man worried about his family and what could happen next. >> a setback for republicans. the senate voting 57-43, rejecting a comprehensive proposal to replace the affordable care act. it came hours after the senate voted to start the debate. vice president mike pence, breaking the tie on capitol hill. also lending hills support, senator john mccain. a scar visible bof his left eye after brain surgery, but after casting his vote to move forward to debate -- >> mr. mccain, aye. >> he spoke his mind expressing reservations on what comes next. >> it is a shell of a bill right now, we all know that. i have changes urged by my state's governor that have to be included to earn my support for final passage. any bill. >> reporter: protesters against the repeal making their voices heard around the capitol and senate floor. >> my sister has a genetic condition called systic fibrosis. >> kevin berg worries his sister kathleen's preexisting

this is video of bennington performing at cornell's funeral. today would have been cornell's 53rd birthday. >>> it's official, a familiar face is returning to american idol on abc next year. >> i can confirm with absolute confirmation. >> absolutely, without a doubt. >> that ryan seacrest is returning of the host of american idol. >> you saw it here on abc 7. the big reveal on live with kelly and ryan this morning. kelly ripa had been cheering for her co-host since may when abc announced relaunching american idol. american idol is holding auditions in oakland next month on august 20th. download our abc 7 news app and enable push alerts. you'll be first know when the venue is announced. >>> tens of thousands of people have there are four days of panels, presentations, screenings and celebrity appearances. a whole bunch of people dress up for the occasion. >> downtown san diego transforms into this nerd fest and everyone loves it. the city loves it. the nerds are happy. the super heroes are happy and it's just a lot of love. >> comic-con has an e

. >> cornell bernard joins us live with the new reporter. >> reporter: ya', matt and ama. hump backs were super active on the bay today. we saw it firsthand. until they're done fielding and hanging out, there's an urgent plea to boaters to stay clear. >> fourth of july is a great weekend, a lot of people on the water. >> reporter: tim harwood is in holiday mode. he plans to celebrate the weekend on his buddy's sailboat. on the bay it is every boater for himself. >> you have to stay vigilant out there on fourth of july weekend. a lot of people don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: humpback whales are still hanging out in the bay and entertaining crowds that can't get enough. san francisco police marine patrols are warning the public to stay back after a boater collided with a whale this week near the golden gate bridge. that boater has not been located. >> there's a tug boat just ahead of us. we can raise them on the marine channel, let them know that there's a pod of whales ahead of them, that they can take action. >> we're going to be looking for whales. >> reporter

in sonoma county, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> and we have more details tonight on bill goldmanhe was the grandson of richard goldman, the prominent san francisco philanthropist who founded the goldman environmental prize. he was an assistant professor at the university of san francisco and flew missions for angel flight west, a charity that provides transportation to sick patients and their families. goldman was married to sarah falk goldman, an attorney. as we mention, shelves was on the plane. she survived. stay up to date with the latest on the story with the "abc 7 news" app. download the app for free and enable push alerts to get breaking updates as they happen. >>> hamg right now, heated moments at san francisco city hall. >> former mayor jean quan wants to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. that brought out supporters and opponents, hundreds of them. >> "abc 7 news" reporter lisa amin-gulezian picks up the story live at city hall. lisa. >> reporter: larry, it is because the planning commission taking place at this hour, more than 100 people were here to spe

cornell is live at city hall. >> reporter: sanctuary city protections for undocumented are stronger tonightbut advocates want more transparency in the policy. >> we're not in the business of doing immigration enforcement. >> reporter: that's the message police chief william scott told the san francisco police commission, which voted unanimously to revise its immigration policy to match the sanctuary city law supervisors amended last year which does not allow police to ask about an individual's immigration status. one policy revision reads, "members shall not cooperate are or assist ice and custom border in any investigation, detention or arrest where the purpose is enforcing federal immigration laws." >> these are times of heightened fear. a lot of the community is feeling very panicked. >> reporter: revisions come after the tragic case of kate steinle who died after being struck by a bullet fired by an undocumented mexican citizen who illegally re-entered the u.s. and the case of pedro figaro owe who could be paid by the city after san francisco police notified federal authorities when he

cornell is live at city hall. >> reporter: sanctuary city protections for undocumented are stronger tonightbut advocates want more transparency in the policy. >> we're not in the business of doing immigration enforcement. >> reporter: that's the message police chief william scott told the san francisco police commission, which voted unanimously to revise its immigration policy to match the sanctuary city law supervisors amended last year which does not allow police to ask about an individual's immigration status. one policy revision reads, "members shall not cooperate are or assist ice and custom border in any investigation, detention or arrest where the purpose is enforcing federal immigration laws." >> these are times of heightened fear. a lot of the community is feeling very panicked. >> reporter: revisions come after the tragic case of kate steinle who died after being struck by a bullet fired by an undocumented mexican citizen who illegally re-entered the u.s. and the case of pedro figaro owe who could be paid by the city after san francisco police notified federal authorities when he

in oakland, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> the i-team has been digging into suspicions of arson in the fire. >> as dan noi explains it seems to fit into a string of arson investigations in that area in recent years. >> reporter: the marketing photo for the project shows its promise, 196 units of badly needed housing in oakland, 31,000 square feet of retail, but the project was in a crucial stage before the fire retardant and stucco was applied. it was just timbers, a skeleton ready to burn. oakland mary libby shaf spoke what was on many people's minds this morning, could it be arson? >> we know two recent fires on the emeryville/oakland border were confirm as arson and that's incredibly disconcerting to us. >> reporter: they suspect the motive was use of non-union labor. some neighbors believe anarchists set the blaze. he posted on his facebook page, burning house under construction doesn't make oakland housing more affordable, only speeds up displacement of residents. we were told the company recognized the dangers and took steps to protect the project. >> partners added security

in morgan hill, cornell barnard, abc7 news. ♪ >> little james brown cover there. of red, white, and blue helping people get into the independence day mood this afternoon. abc7 news was at the meek mansion in hayward for today's july 4th celebration. the event featured something for everybody. >> good music, good food. i like all the vendors talking about the public services for the hayward community and getting knowledge out there about that. >> the only tough part was keeping track of her triplets. each wanted to explore something different at the celebration. aren't they adorable? >>> okay. millennials can finally buy homes and get their avocado toast too. if you'll remember, back in may, an australian millionaire gained note ryety for saying millennials aren't buying homes because they're eating too much avocado toast. tonight, a san francisco based online lender has a new deal. anyone who takes out a mortgage this month will get a month's worth of avocado toast. it will send them in three shipments to keep them fresh. and, yes, sofi says gluten free is an opti

in moraga, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> if you haven't heard about this yet, it is amazing.of pilot confusion at san francisco international airport could have turned into an absolutely catastrophic crash. >> where's this guy going? he's on the taxi way. >> on friday night an air canada plane from toronto was given the okay to land. as you heard there, another pilot warned the tower the plane was trying to land on the taxi way, not the runway. that's where our media partners it the bay area news report were four planes getting ready to take off. the tower ordered the plane to abort the landing to go around the airport another time to land again to prevent a potential crash. federal investigators are trying to figure out how close they came to the other flights. the taxi way has dim lights to prevent this kind of confusion. >>> happening now, amazon's biggest sale is under way tonight, but does prime day offer the best prices? 7 on your side looked into this. to qualify for the 30-hour sale you must be a prime member which costs $99 a year. all times of products are on sale.

. >> cornell bernard joins us live with the new reporter. >> reporter: ya', matt and ama. hump backs were super active on the bay today. we saw it firsthand. until they're done fielding and hanging out, there's an urgent plea to boaters to stay clear. >> fourth of july is a great weekend, a lot of people on the water. >> reporter: tim harwood is in holiday mode. he plans to celebrate the weekend on his buddy's sailboat. on the bay it is every boater for himself. >> you have to stay vigilant out there on fourth of july weekend. a lot of people don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: humpback whales are still hanging out in the bay and entertaining crowds that can't get enough. san francisco police marine patrols are warning the public to stay back after a boater collided with a whale this week near the golden gate bridge. that boater has not been located. >> there's a tug boat just ahead of us. we can raise them on the marine channel, let them know that there's a pod of whales ahead of them, that they can take action. >> we're going to be looking for whales. >> reporter

bennington taking his life on what would have been cornell's 53rd birthday.bennington writing on social media when cornell died i can't imagine a world without you in it. just a day after cornell's death, bennington paid tribute to his friend on "jimmy kimmel live." >> in light of our dear friend chris cornell passing away we decided to play "one more light." >> reporter: on the news of his life cornell's wife vicky tweeting just when i thought my heart couldn't break anymore and rock band imagine dragons writing no word, so heartbroken and one republic, oh, dear god, massive rip to chester bennington we should menges bennington and linkin park have done so much beyond their music and started a nonprofit called music for relief raising $8 million for people in natural disasters. he loved doing things for people. two months ago he was on "gma" performing at the subway station right there. grand central station for all those new york city commuters. and that's one of our favorite pop-up concerts. >> so beautiful. i mean, i had chills listening him to do that an

cornell bernard is there tonight and you talked with a victim there. >> reporter: yeah, eric, victim gene ham says he'll be brewing coffee at home for new, at least. he's just too scared to come back here. that's where a robbery happened last night at the starbucks store. police don't believe starbucks is being targeted, but it is one of the few coffee houses in town open late. >> i've never been that scared in my life. >> reporter: cartoon animator was working on his laptop computer saturday night creating a new educational dvd for kids. >> alphabet around the globe. >> reporter: he was about to become the victim of a brazen robbery. >> if he had a weapon i wouldn't be talking to you. >> reporter: he says four young men wearing hoodies stormed inside the starbucks. one headed right for him. >> suddenly he grabs my laptop right out of my hand, knocks the drink over and is out the door with it. >> reporter: another customer had her laptop stolen during the strong armed robbery and tried chasing down the suspects but they got away in the parking lot. on july 18 two customers had their

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell bernard is here to discuss it. >> reporter: the senate rejected aublican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. one bay area man worried about his family and what could happen next. >> a setback for republicans. the senate voting 57-43, rejecting a comprehensive proposal to replace the affordable care act. it came hours after the senate voted to start the debate. vice president mike pence, breaking the tie on capitol hill. also lending hills support, senator john mccain. a scar visible bof his left eye after brain surgery, but after casting his vote to move forward to debate -- >> mr. mccain, aye. >> he spoke his mind expressing reservations on what comes next. >> it is a shell of a bill right now, we all know that. i have changes urged by my state's governor that have to be included to earn my support for final passage. any bill. >> reporter: protesters against the repeal making their voices heard around the capitol and senate floor. >> my sister has a genetic condition called systic fibrosis. >> kevin berg worries his sister kathleen's preexisting

in sonoma county, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> and we have more details tonight on bill goldmanhe was the grandson of richard goldman, the prominent san francisco philanthropist who founded the goldman environmental prize. he was an assistant professor at the university of san francisco and flew missions for angel flight west, a charity that provides transportation to sick patients and their families. goldman was married to sarah falk goldman, an attorney. as we mention, shelves was on the plane. she survived. stay up to date with the latest on the story with the "abc 7 news" app. download the app for free and enable push alerts to get breaking updates as they happen. >>> hamg right now, heated moments at san francisco city hall. >> former mayor jean quan wants to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. that brought out supporters and opponents, hundreds of them. >> "abc 7 news" reporter lisa amin-gulezian picks up the story live at city hall. lisa. >> reporter: larry, it is because the planning commission taking place at this hour, more than 100 people were here to spe

light of our dear friend chris cornell passing away we decided to play "one more life cornell's wifet my heart couldn't break anymore and rock band imagine dragons writing no word, so heartbroken and one republic, oh, dear god, massive rip to chester bennington we should menges bennington and linkin park have done so much beyond their music and started a nonprofit called music for relief raising $8 million for people in natural disasters. he loved doing things for people. two months ago he was on "gma" performing at the subway station right there. grand central station for all those new york city commuters. and that's one of our favorite pop-up concerts. >> so beautiful. i mean, i had chills listening him to do that and we are so heartbroken and so looking for them joining us on august 4th but understandably linkin park will take time off to be with loved ones and want them to know and every chest chester they are in our thought answer prayers. >> even in our interviews he was so honest about that struggle. we're thinking about him and everyone and the fans out there too who are also

cornell took his own months ago.nington was 41. >> social media in an uproar after learning about hbo's latest product called confederate. it will imagine slavery as a modern day institution in america. confederate explores what would have happened if the south succeeded from the union. the premise is similar to amazon's man in a high castle. backlash h do they even know what's going on in this country. >> parents you might want to is that right saving for the next hottest christmas gift say hello to a toy car for kids straight out of "star wars." it looks like the one from the movies and goes up to 5 miles an hour. the price $500. >> i got to tell you looks pretty cool. >> got to tell you i won't be buying it. >> well, look f-we pool or resources, we can rotate like timeshare with the kids. >> how about you pool don't want to participate. >> wisdom martin everybody. happy friday. coming up on fox5 news morning o-the head of prince george's county public schools grilled by state lawmakers about problems within the sc

in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> it's 4:44 now. u.s.ked forces in iraq are declaring victory over isis. the country's prime minister says the government has reclaimed the city of mosul for civilians there, it's been a desperate struggle to stay alive. homes, neighborhoods, and lives destroyed. the operation to retake mosul started back in october and now the focus turns to syria, the capital for isis. u.s.-backed forces are already making headway there against the militants. >>> in london, dozens of firefighters put out a big fire at camden lock market. officials say flames burned three floors and the roof of a building within the complex around 3:00 a.m. local time. the popular destination offers shopping and night life activities. witnesses say the fire moved fast and they thought the building could explode at one point. fortunately, no one was hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. quarter to 5:00 on a monday morning. looks pretty qui

that bennington was struggling with the death of his close friend and sound garden front man chris cornellho died by suicide, in may. he had a strong bond with cornell and died on what would have been the sound garden singer's 53rd birthday. my goodness. lincoln park was scheduled to go out on tour. >> yeah, next week. >> ban tweeted out this image of the bennington, you see him out in the crowd and other lights up. >> my goodness. >> one of the ban members wrote this shocked, heart broken but it is true, official statement will come out as soon as we have one. >> so many people were shocked to hear about this yesterday. >> especially when you have children, he had six kid with two different woman. chris's 53rd birthday. >>> 6:52. we have to take a break. this summer the road to adventure leads to where hearts race, mountains soar, laughter floats, and the good guys win. if you're looking for summer fun, look no further than the adirondacks. new york state. it's all here. it's only here. plan your adirondacks adventure at iloveny.com joe torsella. our state treasury is proud to launch the

in oakland, cornell bernard, "abc 7 news." >>> the i-team has been digging into suspicions of arson inhe fire. >> as dan noi explains it seems to fit into a string of arson investigations in that area in recent years. >> reporter: the marketing photo for the project shows its promise, 196 units of badly needed housing in oakland, 31,000 square feet of retail, but the project was in a crucial stage before the fire retardant and stucco was applied. it was just timbers, a skeleton ready to burn. oakland mary libby shaf spoke what was on many people's minds this morning, could it be arson? >> we know two recent fires on the emeryville/oakland border were confirm as arson and that's incredibly disconcerting to us. >> reporter: they suspect the motive was use of non-union labor. some neighbors believe anarchists set the blaze. he posted on his facebook page, burning house under construction doesn't make oakland housing more affordable, only speeds up displacement of residents. we were told the company recognized the dangers and took steps to protect the project. >> partners added security on

today would have been cornell's 53rd birthday. >> i think artists are sensitive people. a lot of times they have a darker side that we the public and their fans don't get to see. >> of course i'll stand by them and see what they do. but there's nobody that's going to replace chester's voice. his voice is just amazing. >> linkin park is scheduled to perform here at the s.a.p. center october 18th. i reached out to them regarding the status of the tour. they've not heard from the promoter. bennington leaves behind a wife and six children. in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> four inmates who overdosed in san jose's main jail yesterday tested positive for fentanyl. the toxicology results came back today. sheriff's deputies say the inmates got sick shortly after noon while inside their cells at the jail on heading street. they were taken to santa clara valley medical center for treatment. all of them are expected to make a full recovery. authorities will now try to figure how the drugs were smuggled in to the jail. >>> a youth soccer league in daly city is scrambl