in san jose, david louie -- abc7 news. >> so many things to think about. a prominent expert on water issues is here with us in the studio right now -- dr. david sedlak. he's a professor of civil and environmental engineering at uc berkeley and deputy director of the national science foundation's research center for re-inventing the nation's urban water infrastructure, and that's called renuwit? >> renuwit. that's right. yeah. >> that little acronym. so, we're watching, david. so, is it a long timeline to get that happening, to get that water into the aquifers? >> well, that's the way civil engineering projects go. if you think how long it took us to build the bay bridge, it takes a long time to build these massive projects because there's time to design and finance and build and test before they can be opened up to the public. >> but we're in a crisis right now because -- and, actually, this has been going on for awhile. this drought's been going on for so long. >> yeah, it usually takes people awhile before they get serious about taking action. so, right

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david louie explains how this program is already helping people change lives. >> reporter: just four years ago ali king was working at a clothing story. today he's an ebay program manager. it is a program that will be expanded by new federal grants. >> so many people were having a hard time to gain access into higher education but are ready to work but don't have the skills to be successful in an environment like this. you want to set them up for success. >> reporter: the bay area is giving birth to so many start-ups. an advanced search engine for learning is palo alto is one of them. ramona pearson was at the white house talking to president obama about the need for entrepreneurs from all walks of life. >> you have a balance and good diversification of age gender and every aspect, then you get a good mix of people that can come together and build part of a platform. >> reporter: raul gonzalez doesn't think that will happen. >> we need people to maintain this technology and protect this technology and create this technology. the more dependent and highly skilled workforce. in order t

david louie is live in san jose where police shot the second suspect last night. david? >> reporter: ama and larry, that's exactly correct. two of the three suspects wanted in connection with the homicide last week on lundy avenue have been shot and killed by police. the third person still at large. police are asking for him to surrender. relatives of the second suspect shot here last night are very angry. they are cooperating with a community group that's going to hold a vigil here seeking justice. undercover officers caught up with him on this normally quiet cul-de-sac. it was quiet by the time an officer explained why an officer shot the suspect. >> the officer was chasing the suspect and the suspect reaches for the waistband area. the officer fires his weapon, shoots the suspect and he was pronounced dead at the scene. >> reporter: a video still shows the suspect still alive with a wound to the right shoulder and an officer standing over him with his gun deployed on the steps of a relative's home. a cousin told me off camera the police targeted the wrong person. a wi

abc 7 news reporter david louie is live in san jose with an update. david? >> reporter: ama, the potential shift in policy is aim at keeping dangerous people from being released into the community. portions of that community thinks this might rekindle distrust towards law enforcement. a review is under way. they have been asked to review whether the policy should be modified. the shooting death of kate steinle on the san francisco waterfront has raised concerns cities and counties with policies of noncooperation with homeland security are allowing dangerous felons to go free. the mayor has urged them to reconsider the policy first enacted in 2011. >> as long as we are clearly disarcinadis disding wishing this is something we reserve for violent felons, it's very clear to our residents that they can continue to trust the city and the county. >> reporter: sheriff lori smith says she has always believed in i.c.e. holds. >> i think we ought to place i.c.e. holds, serious and violent felonies. >> reporter: the supervisor sits on the working group. >> we want to m

david louie is live at city hall with details. >> reporter: measure b passed in 2012 was a really tough pension benefit cut program. the san jose police force dwindled down to 900. it has been very difficult to recruit and retain officers. peace may be at hand between the city skplt police union. it has been a long time since you have seen the mayor smiling in the presence. they think the tentative settlement they negotiated will restore morale, stop officers from leaving and increase police patrol. >> more officers are likely to stay with our police department and not resign or retire and will help attract with a more competitive package. >> reporter: the deal calls for a 5% pay raise. then an increase next year and a call for all parties to work on a new plan to work on pension costs put to voters in november of 2016. >> we will be going back to voters in november and can move forward with this deal today. that is the critical thing certainty at the same time we know will be checking with voters in november. the 900 members of the police union will vote this weekend. >> this global se

david louie is live with the story tonight. david? >> reporter: dan, san jose is don about 450 officers because of pay cuts and a controversial pension reform bill passed by 70% of voters three years ago. costly litigation followed while the city council approved a tentative peace pact. it's the first time in years police and fire union leaders and city leaders have sat on the same side of the table. >> we were once the premier department. and because of this agreement we're hopeful to get there again. >> reporter: it ends what's been a tough time for the police department as pay cuts, layoffs and voter approved pension pressure caused the force to dwindle to 951 officers. in 2012, then mayor chuck ride warned the city was forcing bankruptcy and unfunded pension liablities and took a tough stance against employee benefit costs. >> my job is to make sure people understand the risks we're facing and we're taking action to avoid those risks. >> reporter: officers will get an 8% raise. police takehome pay was about $105,000. now it will i

david louie was live at the strip mall where it happened with the full story. >> reporter: the owner of a san jose laundromat here says that the bullet actually passed through his legs as police were shooting at their suspect. it was a very close call that police say they had very little choice. san jose police had information that a murder suspect was seen at the strip mall about 10:00 sunday night and they spotted him as soon as they arrived. armed with an arrest warrant officers told them to get on the ground. instead police say he pulled a gun. the officer shot and killed him. >> then i got scared. i close the door, i lock it. the second i locked the door i heard gun shots and it hit me on both legs. >> the owner of the laundromat says he was nearly hit by the gun fire. he says a bullet struck his glass door. the shattered glass cut both legs. he was lobbing up when shots were fired. police have not identify fd the dead suspect or the officers involved. the suspect is tied to a homicide last thursday night at an office building in north san jose. a man named christopher ren was f

david louie joins us with details from a new facility in san jose. >> reporter: cheryl, the new flex tech alliance will be headquartered here in san jose. bringing manufacturing jobs back is a big part of the initiative. the big news is how the defense department is trying to tap into and support a new form of technology. in a way the defense department is using money to be a kind of marriage broker, trying to find high tech solutions to problems and alliance of 96 private companies, 41 universities and others will work on them. and the challenge is to develop and manufacture very thin ships and bagging material for a wide range of applications. this is what we mean by thin and flexible. so it can be wrapped around a tiny catheter. the yellow part contains the chips. >> flexible means it is soft. it means it can be thread through without causing potential damage along the way. >> reporter: the department of defensesis contributing $75 million. 96 million from private tech companies including apple, hp. defense secretary is hoping to usher in a new era of cooperation in which silicon

david louie live in san jose with the latest on the story. >> reporter: nearly two month s later the family is questioning why police used lethal force on their son. they are beginning to believe it may take pressure from the federal government to get answers. details are in dispute over what happened when police responded to a break in alarm at this car dealership. police told reporters that the 19 year old was acting like a mad man and failed to subdue him by using a taser. the shot that killed were fired at close range allegedly as an officer was being beaten. findings from an independent autopsy contradicts what police say happened. >> these shots were not at close range as alleged. there were no taser marks on the body and we want answers to these very simple questions. >> reporter: the suspect's father is a veteran reserve officer. no one has official results to help understand what happened between his son and officers. >> they refused to share any information they have with us. this is the only resort. it's two months later and they haven't reached out to say anything. they k

abc 7 news reporter david louie is live at city hall where step one in the effort has been taken. >> this is not a new idea. a memorial has been proposed twice before in 2008 and 2013 but the recession made it difficult to raise money. this time might be different. san jose has lost 12 officers in the line of duty dating back to 1924. the most recent in march remains deeply etched in the minds of many citizens. officer michael johnson was shot and killed while responding about a call. a former officer thinks its time for a memorial. >> we are involving everybody in the design in what we think will be something that will really honor the sacrifice of those who have served and sacrificed so much for us. >> reporter: at a committee meeting today the city manager was directed to start working on a design. it has been suggested the memorial might be constructed at city hall where it will be accessible to the family and public. the mayor has attributed 75,000 from his own budget and is asking for council members to chip in. a public campaign will be mounted to raise the rest. >> if someone

abc7 news reporter david louie is live with the story there. david? >> reporter: the controversy extends to san jose. these allegations are made that organs were harvested from a late term fetus aborted at the planned parenthood clinic located on the alameda in san jose. it's public affairs representative had no comment about the court's decision because she'd not seen it. an antiabortion group has been posting videos from interviews of planned parenthood things done deceptively to promote falsehoods. reactions from claire mccaskill. >> the tapes are disturbing and obtained by fraud. and is effort to get planned parenthood. >> reporter: a company that provides fetal tissue for research went to court to get the antiabortion group to stop running the videos. court says an appeal may be in the works. a bill to stop funding planned parenthood m reaction to the videos was defeated by democrats in the senate. two committees in the house are now undertaking investigations of their own into the practices of the group. the name of the group in california selli

in san leandro, david louie, abc7 news. >>> it's taken six months to determine what seems obvious.a man whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase in january was murdered. the 58-year-old was killed before he was dismembered. you might remember his torso was found in the suitcase. a leg left in a nearby bin. his head and hands have never been found. a man was arrested for the crime but died in drug-related complications a few weeks later. >>> after two cable car drivers in san francisco ended up in the hospital, they decided to crack down on the drivers. hi, carolyn. >> reporter: you know police chief greg suhr says motorists would never think about stopping a packed school bus so why do they do it with cable cars, risking a fine? >> we have a lot of problems. >> reporter: they're ambassadors of the city. the cable car operators like derek johnson. he says the job is rewarding but there can be hazards. in april, an operator was hit by a car driven by a tourist. he suffered a fractured leg and broken ribs. another is fighting for his life after being struck by a motorcycle in ju

so i don't plan to do anything. >> reporter: in palo alto, david louie, abc7 news. >>> well, still ahead tonight as part of our live coverage of the napa earthquake anniversary we're going to take a look at vallejo, almost overlooked after the quake, but now able to make a full recovery. >>> also ahead tonight a controversial plan to take out dozens of trees to make room for a new san francisco muni line. >>> high school band's invitation to play at carnegie hall is jeopardized when a fund-raiser comes to a >>> good evening, once again. dan ashley live in napa on the one-year anniversary of that 6.0 earthquake. napa got most of the attention in the days and weeks that followed, the city of vallejo got a pretty good shaking as well, we must remember. look at what the last 365 days have been like. laura? >> well hi, dan. yes. vallejo had millions of dollars in damage, like this department store behind me. unlike this building behind me, most of it in the past year has been repaired. >> it was just scary. unusual. my dog gave me a warning but i didn't pick up the warning. >> reporter: just

abc7 news reporter david louie is live with the push for an independent investigation into the deaths. david? >> reporter: ama, the independent police auditor, as well as others, are looking into the fact there were two important points about a shooting of a suspect that happened monday evening. one was that he was unarmed and second he was running away from police officers. now, police made split second decisions and did have information that the suspect was planning to kill again. any officer involved shooting, such as sunday ace when a suspect reaches for a gun when officers tried to arrest him triggers an internal investigation. san jose policy spells out rules on the use of force and firearms to apprehend a suspect. monday night's encounter where the 40-year-old was shot in the back, running from police raised concerns. he was unarmed. that bothers judge cordell, an independent police auditor in san jose. >> in my five years i do not recall a case when an officer killed someone running away from them. and where the person was unarmed. >> reporter: she says she will file a complai

so i don't plan to do anything. >> reporter: in palo alto, david louie, abc7 news. >>> well, still ahead tonight as part of our live coverage of the napa earthquake anniversary we're going to take a look at vallejo, almost overlooked after the quake, but now able to make a full recovery. >>> also ahead tonight a controversial plan to take out dozens of trees to make room for a new san francisco muni line. >>> high school band's invitation to play at carnegie hall is jeopardized when a fund-raiser comes to a [extracurricular activitiessands help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team... getting help with math... going to prom. i want to learn to swim. it's hard to feel normal... ...when you can't do the normal things. [announceto help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities that for most kids are a normal part of growing up. not everyone can be a foster parent... ...but anyone can help a foster child. >>> good evening, once again. dan ashley live in napa on the one-year anniversary of that 6.0 earthquake. napa got most of the atten

in san leandro, david louie, abc7 news. >>> it's taken six months to determine what seems obvious.a man whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase in january was murdered. the 58-year-old was killed before he was dismembered. you might remember his torso was found in the suitcase. a leg left in a nearby bin. his head and hands have never been found. a man was arrested for the crime but died in drug-related complications a few weeks later. >>> after two cable car drivers in san francisco ended up in the hospital, they decided to crack down on the hi, carolyn. >> reporter: you know police chief greg suhr says motorists would never think about stopping a packed school bus so why do they do it with cable cars, risking a fine? >> we have a lot of problems. >> reporter: they're ambassadors of the city. the cable car operators like derek johnson. he says the job is rewarding but there can be hazards. in april, an operator was hit by a car driven by a tourist. he suffered a fractured leg and broken ribs. another is fighting for his life after being struck by a motorcycle in june. >> th

abc7 news reporter david louie is live with the push for an independent investigation into the deaths. david? >> reporter: ama, the independent police auditor, as well as others, are looking into the fact there were two important points about a shooting of a suspect that happened monday evening. one was that he was unarmed and second he was running away from police officers. now, police made split second decisions and did have information that the suspect was planning to kill again. any officer involved shooting, such as sunday ace when a suspect reaches for a gun when officers tried to arrest him triggers an internal investigation. san jose policy spells out rules on the use of force and firearms to apprehend a suspect. monday night's encounter where the 40-year-old was shot in the back, running from police raised concerns. he was unarmed. that bothers judge cordell, an independent police auditor in san jose. >> in my five years i do not recall a case when an officer killed someone running away from them. and where the person was unarmed. >> reporter: she says she will file a complai

david louie joins us live with the story. >> reporter: ama, only ten feet separate an apartment buildinghat burned. and residents have provided valuable information to fire investigators that they may help pinpoint how this fire started. what used to be marina supermarket was quickly demolished. firefighters have been standing by putting out spot fires. now comes the laborious task of pinpointing the cause. first responders and neighbors told investigators they smelled gasoline about the time the store erupted in flames. that's raised suspicion this may be a case of arson because of the damage to the market and an adjacent store exceeding $1 million. the bureau of tobacco and firearms will be lending their help. >> the benefit of a partnership with a local bureau of atf is all of those tools that can identify different levels of gases or accelerants that may have been used, either in a container or outdoor area. >> reporter: a video recording is also being reviewed from joe jabbers empire smoke shop. there is no person of interest identified so far. >> hopefully find out if somebody set

david louie is there live with the disturbing details and reaction from pilots. >> it's not just theof close calls that has people concerned but also the altitude in which the drone encounters are happening above a so-called no fly zone of over 400 feet. two sundays in a row pilots reported close calls with drones in the vicinity. on august 9th the pilot saw one at 2,600 feet about eight miles southeast of the airport. on august 16th the pilot of a c-172 reported a drone passing 500 feet beneath the plane at 3,800 feet about seven miles southwest. pilots say a mid air collision with a drone could be catastrophic. >> if you hit it in the elevator you would lose the pitch of the airplane. if you hit it on the edge of the wing break a piece of the wing off you could control the airplane. >> reporter: the altitude is a big concern. 2,600 feet in one case and 3,800 the other. the drones have software codes to prevent flying above 400 feet. >> they could be custom building it and you could override the software cht. >> reporter: aviation pilots are used to scanning for other small aircraft

abc 7 news reporter david louie explains that the site is the new flex tech alliance in san jose. >> the defense department and silicon valley have had a rocky relationship in part because of documents released by edward snowden, about spying by the national security agency or nsa. the defense secretary came to the wind tunnel to forge a new relationship addressing disagreements through partnership is better than not speaking at all. whether we're developing a new product or a new policy, the lesson to me is always the same. it's vigorous debate and exchange that creates breakthrough ideas. >> the defense department is putting up $75 million towards a quarter billion dollar initiative to develop new chips embedded in very thin flexible material. the rest of the money comes from private tech companies and other partners. >> this is a new day. it relates to manufacturing. it relates to using technology in a way that's smart. >> the new valley alliance will also build a floont manufacture the new flexible electronics. the creation of hundreds of new jobs even convinced san jose to chip

abc 7 news reporter david louie live in san jose with the story. >> reporter: the san jose police departmentes when it comes to the use of force and the use of fire arms in apprehending suspects. an officer-involved shooting triggers an investigation. now another agency may be stepping in because of concerns over excessive force. we know only that a security camera shows the three armed suspects terrorizing before killing him. when police found them one was reaching for a gun when shot by police and the other was unarmed. family and friends gather for a vigil when the 40-year-old man was shot and killed by police. the issue of excessive force was raised. >> you are seeing the public confidence being questioned because of high profile cases where videos have shown officers have used excessive force. >> reporter: the san jose police officer tried to explain the point of view. >> our officers are getting attacked. we are really concerned about that. our officers have a right to defend themselves. >> reporter: the two officer-involved shootings are on the radar screen of san jose's interim polic

david louie, abc 7 news. >>> and that will do it for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 beginsn and cheryl. >> officer pulled out a gun and shot. >> dramatic testimony in the trial of a dogfighting for his life. we have the judge's decision. >>> plus as the rocky fire grow, kr residents foin and he wi s fina their home survived. >> and the threat that has cal fire calling in all of its available troops. >> the possibility of dry lightning prompting red flag warnings. i'll have details coming up. >>> a popular hiking area is closed for the next 24 hours to protect the peninsula watershed as the risk of wildfires is peaking tonight. thanks for joining us. >> national weather service has declared a red flag fire alert in the san francisco bay area. >> let's go straight to sandy patel to it see what is happening right now. >> yeah, right now on live doppler 7 hd, i'm watching this sun tropical moisture. take a look for yourself. i'm seeing an increase in the cloud cover and also watching for moisture not too far away from the bay area just southwest of us. so obviously not moving i

in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> the red cross is helping a man who was displaced by a fast moving fire in oakland this morning. flames raced through three homes around 4:30 this morning on 72nd avenue near hamilton street. sky 7 hd shows us the damage, flames engulfed one house under construction. look at that. homes on each side were also burned. the situation became even more dangerous after power lines came down during the fire and an open gas line prevented crews from pouring water on the fire. fortunately no one was injured. >> to ferguson, missouri, where a state of emergency is in place after protests turned violent. >> police clashed with demonstrators marking the first anniversary of the shooting death of michael brown. you can see protesters gathered outside the st. louis federal courthouse today carrying signs chanting and praying. >> some who crossed police lines have been arrested and the city is bracing for more unrest following a chaotic night last night that includes police shooting a man. marcy gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: today more protests plan

if in livermore david louie abc 7 news. >> time to get one last check of the weather. drew is lacking ahead to the weekend drew. >> hot i hope lapped heat build and peaking saturday in sunday. quiet rather comfortable tonight. tomorrow lower 48 hot across the board. pop up showers in the south 80 atlanta. 90 in dc. 83 in new york. lots of sunshine in the mid section and then we track few showers moving through the 4 corner. monsoon moisture phoenix nice and toasty at 110 by tomorrow afternoon. close at home california lots of sunshine from northern california to southern california l.a. going to get hot 90, 92 sacramento. monterey $1 million at 72 agrees. we zoom in to the bay area. heat begins to build even around the coast. you notice temperatures in the load 70's around the bay mid upper 70's inland upper dwroys lower 90's and heat peak on saturday. 7 day forecast. warmer afternoon tomorrow. it's hot inland. 102 inland. naacp at the bay. 78 along the coast. another sizzler on sunday then gradually ease the heat early fix week. >> thanks drew. >> millions of american

abc7 news reporter david louie is live with the story there. david?> reporter: the controversy extends to san jose. these allegations are made that organs were harvested from a late term fetus aborted at the planned parenthood clinic located on the alameda in san jose. it's public affairs representative had no comment about the court's decision because she'd not seen it. an antiabortion group has been posting videos from interviews of planned parenthood things done deceptively to promote falsehoods. reactions from claire mccaskill. >> the tapes are disturbing and obtained by fraud. and is an effort to get planned parenthood. >> reporter: a company that provides fetal tissue for research went to court to get the antiabortion group to stop running the videos.

abc 7 news reporter david louie joins us from san jose with a roller coaster day on the market. david? >> reporter: a good way to describe it. the stock market on a roller coaster has left many an investor gasping for air. now hold on because the shanghai stock market trading day begins in just ten minutes and it was an 8.5% previous day drop in the shanghai market that led to all the turmoil on the u.s. market today. apple ceo tim cook took an unusual step today and sent an e-mail to a financial reporter disclosing that sales in china have been strong in july and august. the e-mail helped apple stock recover for a while but eventually ended down 2.5% at the close and the dow fell 4%, that's over 1,000 points in two days. >> i know it took a hit friday because i did take a look at that. today i haven't looked. >> reporter: are you afraid to look? >> yes. >> reporter: sarah ward at 69 years old gives her little time to recover losses, but she's already given up on retiring anytime soon. she thinks she may have to work until she's 90. she's one of several seniors we interviewed. th

reporter david louie filed this report earlier this year why her family and others are supporting thehange. >> current state law gave prosecutors no choice but to try audrie potts' three classmates in juvenile court where their identities and pub issuement were kept secret. a new bill to be known as audrie's law will specify sexual assault of a defenseless victim must go to open adult court. defenseless is defined as in20678 indicateded unconscious or mentally disabled. >> we believe if the identity sexual offenders and their sentence is exposed it would deal tier future incidents and put the community on alert to monitor the assailants behavior and keep other students safe. >> conviction could lead to years of prison time instead of the 30 to 45 days in juvenile hall the teens received in the case. the use of social media to disseminate sexual pleksity photos also would be tried in adult court. >> the time has come to pull these predatory predators out of the shadows and make the juvenile justice system live up to its promise to protect their victims. >> district attorney rosen says

david louie, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead a man fights off a bear at yosemite and lives to tell about it. >> that is when it jumps up and he came again. >> the surprising location this happened and why experts say we might see more attacks just like it. plus -- >> scooped up and hauled away. the rescue of thousands of fish before dying in this drought. >> she is wonderful. she is superhappy. >> it's been a long road for this little girl. you will hear how local doctors are getting her a s >>> california fish and wild life officials are warning residents to look after kids and pets. that's after a bear attacked a 67-year-old man at his home in mid pines near highway 140. abc 7 news reporter gene haagenson has the story. >> reporter: got up this morning and walked into a fight for his life. hot on his front porch he confronted a 200 pound black bear. >> i yelled and then i picked up a plastic tub and started swinging. i hit the bear with it the first time but he wouldn't back off. and then the tub broke and dirt was all over. that is when he attacked me. he came at me. he jumped on me a

. >>> well, abc 7 news reporter david louie tweeted out this picture of a landmark of sorts. this is a sun dog. so what does that mean? that's when it creates colors. >> pretty cool. >> like a mini rainbow. that's really cool. meteorologist drew tuma is here. >> that's neat. clouds can act like a spectrum, a prism, and you can see great colors as the sun hits it just right. so you may see a few more tomorrow, very similar patterns. a really nice tuesday on the way across the bay area. we will show you it's a nice, quiet picture. the only exception right along the coast. we have the clouds, a very summerlike pattern setting up. a really busy breeze out of the west at 28-mile-per-hour gusts at sfo. fair field gusting to 32 miles an hour. 22 in hayward. livermore a gust to 22 miles an hour as well. a live look outside our mt. tamm. cameras bouncing. the west wind keeping us below normal for august. 65 in san francisco. 69 oakland. 76 in mount view. 81 morgan hill and half moon bay at 64 degrees. another look from the emeryville camera showing you a little bit of a layer of cloud

live in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> david, thank you. >>> an oakland civil rights turn says police body camera video shows police appeared to follow proper procedure when chasing a speck that died between two buildings. the family accused police of beating him then covering up the death. >> and then, they did find him in a location and there was nothing improper about what was seen there. >> results are still pending. police believe the man died as a result of as >>> officers say a seven year veteran of the force, a six year veteran all opened fire on a 28-year-old nate wilkes. >>> in fremont an armed man shot by police now died. 54-year-old troy francis accused of threatening two roommates with a knife. officers say he refused orders to put the weapon down. an autopsy will determine the cause of death. >>> a man thought to be carrying a handgun forced schools to go on lock down today. here, you can see police detaining him near 5th and a streets. authorities say the man got upset with a clergyman and called police on him. he wasn't armed but will be getting a mental health

david louie introduces us to a recent graduate and a company in need of such workers. >> reporter: paloara is started three years ago, with four people, now, there are 65. that growth is happening at similar companies around the bay. 26-year-old ali king is an example of the new breed of tech workers filling those jobs. four years ago he never expected to be working at ebay but a training program gave him a big break. >> a lot of people in under served communities don't get asked what they're thinking what is their impression on a new technology right? often times they're bypassed and not given an opportunity to speak their voice. >> reporter: that is one reason the labor department designated san jose for tech hire status. millions would help fund tech training. >> there is a need for engineers and thinking outside of the box. about knowing that something is not right, then fix it. then, break it then fix it again. >> reporter: the advanced learning platform helps with the learning curve. >> you can pick job seeking. you can pick technology. then based on this, you'll get personalized.

david louie is live at the flex tech alliance in san jose. >> reporter: as you probably know, the defenseartment and silicon valley don't always see eye to eye on privacy and spying. but when the pentagon shows up and offers a $75 million deal, and silicon valley sees an opportunity to bring back manufacturing jobs, well, that is a recipe for cooperation. the defense department and silicon valley had a rocky relationship lately, in part because of documents released by edward snowden about spying by the nsa. but the defense secretary came to the wind tunnel at nasa to form a new relationship. >> addressing disagreements through partnership is better than not speaking at all. whether developing a new product or policy, the lesson, to me is always the same. it's debate and exchange that creates break through ideas. >> the defense department is putting up $75 million towards a quarter billion dollar initiative to develop new chips and thin material. the rest of the condition -- money coming from private partners. >> this is a new day to encryption. if we wait to using technology in a way tha

in livermore, david louie, abc7 news. >>> police continue to search for a woman who jumped, or fell, 70 feet off the bay bridge yesterday and swam away. the chp sent out this picture of eralin sanchez richards. she was on a bike path when officers approached then slipped off the side. later a truck driver reported picking up a soaking wet woman near the toll plaza, then, dropped her off in the east bay. >>> dieing palm trees along the bay bridge are being released tonight. replacements were underway. they say there is no reason to worry about it. but the cost of maintaining each tree is very expensive, abc7 is live at the bay bridge with the story tonight. melanie? >>> you can see how windy it is out here tonight. and all of this wind is supposed to help these palm trees thrive. however, several are far from flourishing. >> 15, 17, 22. today, three date palm trees known by their numbers are finding their place along the bay bridge is up. eye sore no longer. >> i think it's human nature, you're bound to pick out a tree that is brown when one next to it is green. what is going on here?

that is where we find david louie with more. >> reporter: a man was standing in president front yard with a shotgun, and preparing to shoot. and police brass say they wrote everything by the book. >> reporter: neighbors say they heard an argument. officers responded and found a man holding a shotgun. >> the suspect was outside with a shot gun. once he racked the shotgun, officers shot at the suspect. he dropped the shotgun, retreated back into his house, and after a few hours, our unit discovered the suspect, dead. >> reporter: police say the man died from a self inflicked wound. his name is the being released, however, relatives and friends who gathered nearby described the man and family as kind hearted and loving. >> he cared for his whole family. we loved him. and like i said, there is going to be hundreds of thousands of people on this street, sooner or later. because he was very well loved. >> reporter: six hours before this incident, two other san jose officers were involved in another shooting. a suspect wanted in a stabbing incident pulled out a knife and threatened the offi

tonight, david louie explains why any change in policy is already facing opposition. >> reporter: after the shooting death of kate steinle on the san francisco water front concern is raised public safety could be at risk when a dangerous person is not turned over to homeland security and ice for possible deportation. a member of the working group evaluating the policy is cindy chavez. >> we don't want people to be afraid of people in our community and so i think what that means is that it's time for a good thoughtful discussion. >> reporter: the working group meets later this month and recommendation to go to the board of supervisors in september. the santa chaira county policy was adopted four years ago. sheriff smith believes dangerous criminals should be turned over to ice. >> reporter: the director of policy thinks any any change will reskinnedel distrust towards police. >> folks told us they'll think twice about contacting the police. that is the chilling affect in terms of people reporting crimes they experience or witness. >> reporter: the mayor thinks public safety is a key issu

david louie, abc7 news. >>> san francisco police are looking for this man responsible for a large cash grab in the fillmore neighborhood. security shows the robber grabbing the money at 7:00 at night on august 13th. san francisco police ask you to call if you recognize this man on your screen. >>> police in san ramone announced arrest of three people in what they described as a larm-scale human trafficking operation. it's a case they've been investigating for 14 years. with the help of the fbi and d.a. they've taken james joseph junior and his common law wife in custody and charged them with trafficking victims, not only in the danville, san ramone area, but cleveland, miami and new york as well. >>> tonight a part time soft ball coach has been charged with abusing a 12-year-old boy. a crime allegedly occurred more than a decade ago. the suspect, ortiz remains in custody. seven weeks later on $500,000 bail. he has pleaded not guilty to two dozen felony charges involving a victim now 28 years old. he is also accused of molesting an under aged girl a few years ago. >>> debate over the im

. >> in san jose david louie abc7 news. >>> still ahead at 6:00, does this woman look like a high tech engineer to you? why her hash tag has gone viral. >> and we may see showers and thundershowers in the bay area, i'll have the forecast coming up. >> interests rates of more than 75% are charged to needy residents. the proposed crack down on the loans ahead. >>> and the realtime data that is now accessible for the looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >>> democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is in the bay area now raising money. clinton is having a private, $2700 per person fund raising reception in atherton. these are aerials of the venue she will be in san francisco tomorrow for another fund-raiser fund-raiser. >>> a san francisco tech company ad campaign sparked a hashtag and movement. the 22-year-old that came up with the hashtag i look like an engineer never imagined it would be so huge. >> reporter: it's a concept that resonated with female engineers around the world and, out of this world. as abc7 news reporter carolyn ty

that is where we find david louie with more. >> reporter: a man was standing in president front yard with a shotgun, and preparing to shoot. and police brass say they wrote everything by the book. >> reporter: neighbors say they heard an argument. officers responded and found a man holding a shotgun. >> the suspect was outside with a shot gun. once he racked the shotgun, officers shot at the suspect. he dropped the shotgun, retreated back into his house, and after a few hours, our unit discovered the suspect, dead. >> reporter: police say the man died from a self inflicked wound. his name is the being released, however, relatives and friends who gathered nearby described the man and family as kind hearted and loving. >> he cared for his whole family. we loved him. and like i said, there is going to be hundreds of thousands of people on this street, sooner or later. because he was very well loved. >> reporter: six hours before this incident, two other san jose officers were involved in another shooting. a suspect wanted in a stabbing incident pulled out a knife and threatened the offi

here is abc7 news reporter david louie. >> reporter: this is the dramatic scene residents saw as thend of a large explosion prompted them to peer out of their window but the initial blast was followed 30 seconds later by a powerful one. seconds later, sound waves smashed out windows and knocked out smart phones and walls collapsed. chinese state media said the explosions occurred in a dangerous goods warehouse operated about by a major logistics company. the port 80 miles of beijing is china's personal port in the north. this professor says the impact will depend on its proximity to nearby facilities. >> we know it's in a warehouse district. hopefully it's a little bit away from the port itself and the good thing is that because it's a warehouse district it does not mean residential areas. otherwise, fatalities would be much more significant. >> it is a city of 15 million people, the explosions turned neighborhoods into a metal scrap yard. vehicles were charred by the flames from our huge fireball. residents are roaming the streets in what they're wearing when rocked out of bed. the

in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> new court documents show the man accused of killing a avirgin avirginia tv journalist had a glock, a license plate, and a wig in his car, possibly determining a get away plan that failed. the oakland native, whose real name is vester flanagan was fired from the station two years ago. in a rambling suicide note he claims he was mistreated at work. something the general manager of the station denies. this morning there was a moment of silence at the moment they lost their colleagues. messages of sympathy and support are pouring into the station. >> i have 819 e-mails. i have all of my voice mailboxes are full. and it's with people reaching out. >> the lone survivor has been upgraded to good condition. >>> happening now in san francisco, sky 7 is over the embarcadero. 1 of the street cars on the f line hit a truck, as you can see. muni has not returned our calls. you can see street car service and traffic on the embarcadero. our live reporting continues on twitter. >>> a disgraced real estate tycoon is giving an interview from jail to the abc7 news

tonight, david louie explains why any change in policy is already facing opposition. >> reporter: afterath of kate steinle on the san francisco water front concern is raised public safety could be at risk when a dangerous person is not turned over to homeland security and ice for possible deportation. a member of the working group evaluating the policy is cindy chavez. >> we don't want people to be afraid of people in our community and so i think what that means is that it's time for a good thoughtful discussion. >> reporter: the working group meets later this month and recommendation to go to the board of supervisors in september. the santa chaira county policy was adopted four years ago. sheriff smith believes dangerous criminals should be turned over to ice. >> reporter: the director of policy thinks any any change will reskinnedel distrust towards police. >> folks told us they'll think twice about contacting the police. that is the chilling affect in terms of people reporting crimes they experience or witness. >> reporter: the mayor thinks public safety is a key issue. >> we're talk

david louie is live at the flex tech alliance in san jose. >> reporter: as you probably know, the defense department and silicon valley don't always see eye to eye on privacy and spying. but when the pentagon shows up and offers a $75 million deal, and silicon valley sees an opportunity to bring back manufacturing jobs, well, that is a recipe for cooperation. the defense department and silicon valley had a rocky relationship lately, in part because of documents released by edward snowden about spying by the nsa. but the defense secretary came to the wind tunnel at nasa to form a new relationship. >> addressing disagreements through partnership is better than not speaking at all. whether developing a new product or policy, the lesson, to me is always the same. it's debate and exchange that creates break through ideas. >> the defense department is putting up $75 million towards a quarter billion dollar initiative to develop new chips and thin material. the rest of the condition -- money coming from private partners. >> this is a new day to encryption. if we wait to using technology in a way

in livermore, david louie, abc7 news. >>> police continue to search for a woman who jumped, or fell, 70 feet off the bay bridge yesterday and swam away. the chp sent out this picture of eralin sanchez richards. she was on a bike path when officers approached then slipped off the side. later a truck driver reported picking up a soaking wet woman near the toll plaza, then, dropped her off in the east bay. >>> dieing palm trees along the bay bridge are being released tonight. replacements were underway. they say there is no reason to worry about it. but the cost of maintaining each tree is very expensive, abc7 is live at the bay bridge with the story tonight. melanie? >>> you can see how windy it is out here tonight. and all of this wind is supposed to help these palm trees thrive. however, several are far from flourishing. >> 15, 17, 22. today, three date palm trees known by their numbers are finding their place along the bay bridge is up. eye sore no longer. >> i think it's human nature, you're bound to pick out a tree that is brown when one next to it is green. what is going on here?

david louie, abc7 news. >>> san francisco police are looking for this man responsible for a large cash grab in the fillmore neighborhood. security shows the robber grabbing the money at 7:00 at night on august 13th. san francisco police ask you to call if you recognize this man on your screen. >>> police in san ramone announced arrest of three people in what they described as a larm-scale human trafficking operation. it's a case they've been investigating for 14 years. with the help of the fbi and d.a. they've taken james joseph junior and his common law wife in custody and charged them with trafficking victims, not only in the danville, san ramone area, but cleveland, miami and new york as well. >>> tonight a part time soft ball coach has been charged with abusing a 12-year-old boy. a crime allegedly occurred more than a decade ago. the suspect, ortiz remains in custody. seven weeks later on $500,000 bail. he has pleaded not guilty to two dozen felony charges involving a victim now 28 years old. he is also accused of molesting an under aged girl a few years ago. >>> debate over the im

david louie introduces us to a recent graduate and a company in need of such workers. >> reporter: paloeclara is started three years ago, with four people, now, there are 65. that growth is happening at similar companies around the bay. 26-year-old ali king is an example of the new breed of tech workers filling those jobs. four years ago he never expected to be working at ebay but a training program gave him a big break. >> a lot of people in under served communities don't get asked what they're thinking what is their impression on a new technology right? often times they're bypassed and not given an opportunity to speak their voice. >> reporter: that is one reason the labor department designated san jose for tech hire status. millions would help fund tech training. >> there is a need for engineers and thinking outside of the box. about knowing that something is not right, then fix it. then, break it then fix it again. >> reporter: the advanced learning platform helps with the learning curve. >> you can pick job seeking. you can pick technology. then based on this, you'll get personaliz

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in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> new court documents show the man accused of killing a avirgin avirginia tv journalist had a glock, a license plate, and a wig in his car, possibly determining a get away plan that failed. the oakland native, whose real name is vester flanagan was fired from the station two years ago. in a rambling suicide note he claims he was mistreated at work. something the general manager of the station denies. this morning there was a moment of silence at the moment they lost their colleagues. messages of sympathy and support are pouring into the station. >> i have 819 e-mails. i have all of my voice mailboxes are full. and it's with people reaching out. >> the lone survivor has been upgraded to good condition. >>> happening now in san francisco, sky 7 is over the embarcadero. 1 of the street cars on the f line hit a truck, as you can see. muni has not returned our calls. you can see street car service and traffic on the embarcadero. our live reporting continues on twitter. >>> a disgraced real estate tycoon is giving an interview from jail to the abc7 news