i'm eric thomas, dion is off tonight. check five people died in the shooting, including the shooter. 21 people were injured in state's second mass shooting in a month. it all started with a traffic stop. >> reporter: a chaotic scene in neighboring texas cities of odessa and midland after law enforcement says a gunman began shooting. shot by police outside a movie theater in odessa after a massive response from law enforcement. >> white male in mid-30s. >> reporter: traffic stop, reportedly firing at officer before driving off. midland posted to facebook page, saying believe two shooters in two vehicles. apparently the suspect abandoned his vehicle and stole a mail truck. >> had the original vehicle and mail truck. at one point didn't know it was the same person. >> reporter: authorities now believe it was one person. >> once this individual was taken out of the picture, there are no more victims. >> reporter: urged to stay indoors, schools advised to shelter in place. this man's boss among those shot. >> unreal what these

. >> abc7 news anchor eric thomas is live in hayward to explain exactly what is going on. eric?> reporter: this is the second of the two rallies you were just talking about. we're outside hayward city hall. this is an advanced party for a group of students from cal state east bay. that's where the young lady you were talking about got her degree. and today, even with a life-threatening illness, yes, she could be sent to a country where there's no treatment for it. >> there's no words to describe how grateful i am for all the support. >> reporter: this show of support for 24-year-old isabel took place outside oakland's benioff children's hospital. the participants are nurses and some have cared for isabel over the past 16 years. >> when i heard the story, i was horrified for per personally. >> reporter: isabel suffers from a rare genetic disorder, mps-6. her body fails to produce a key enzyme and there's no treatment for it in her home country of gauatemala guatemala. >> it hurs everything, the heart, the bone, the eyes, the teeth. >> reporter: isabel and her mom moved her for a

i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim.ight away let's get to meteorologist drew tuma for the forecast. hey, drew. >> we are anticipating hot weather the next couple of days. and tomorrow night especially the winds in our hills will begin to crank rapidly to 40 miles an hour. it is for that fact a red-flag warning will go into effect tomorrow evening lasting through wednesday morning for the strong wind gusts bringing not only warm but also very dry air causing low humidity. so fires can easily start and easily spread. here are the communities under that red-flag warning. in the north bay you can see from clear lake, down to fairfield. over to san anselmo, clover dale, east bay hills is part of the red-flag warning. orinda, sunol, close to san jose. we'll take a closer look, not only the hot temperatures coming our way, but the wind as well and when this fire danger will lessen in the accuweather seven-day forecast, guys, in a little bit. >> all right, drew, thank you very much. as a result of the high fire danger, tonight

. >> eric thomas shows us how research and bay area wetlands may help us all breathe a little easier. >> reporter: the sacramento san joaquin delta was once one of the lushest marshlands in the state. the soil made it an ideal place for some of the first farms to pop up. today scientists are hacking their way through thick brush to see if restoring these marshes is a way to reduce carbon dioxide in the air. co2 is what scientists believe is responsible for global warming. sensitive instruments monitor the wetland as it breathes and absorbs carbon dioxide. >> we're at unprecedented levels of co2 based on fossil fuel combustion since the industrial revolution. >> dennis baldacke says the delta could hold clues on how to reduce those carbon dioxide levels locally. a post doc fellow is looking for answers. >> we are trying to measure how much builds up in the soil. >> reporter: this plot of marsh was once farmland. it was restored back to marshlands by the california department of water resources in 1997. ariana and her team hike in and set up a ladder to take samples from the earth. hamm

in the newsroom, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much.ch in southern california and texas were arrested today for holding homeless people against their will and forcing them to panhandle. the u.s. attorney says leaders of the imperial valley ministries promised homeless people and people battling addiction a warm bed and meals. but once the victims moved into one of the church's three ranch-style homes, they were coerced into giving up their welfare benefits and forced to panhandle up to 54 hours per week, turning over all the money they received to the church. >> these victims were hold captive, stripped of their humble finance means. stripped of their identification, their freedom, and their dignity. >> well, 12 church leaders are under arrest. the imperial valley ministries is headquartered in el centro, california, but have 30 locations across the southwest. strange, strange story. >> and very disturbing story. >> absolutely. >>> definitely feeling the warmth, and it's only going to be cranked up more. >> big time. sanldy patel is her

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. bernard has a look on how they released him today. >> he's a good guy, mised? by a lot of people. he's a good guy, great player. >> reporter: raiders head coach gruden says no hard feelings but star wide receiver antonio brown has been released. >> i wish antonio nothing but the best. i'm sorry we never got a chance to see him in silver and black. >> reporter: the raiders decided to cut brown after he requested the release on social media, upset over his latest team fine over an outburst at practice with general manager mike mayock. the fine allowed the raiders to void more than $29 million in guarantees in brown's three-year contract. brown tweeted the child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. it was a summer full of drama for brown. from everything a helmet grievance to missing practice after frostbite in a cryotherapy chamber. friday brown posted this video of an apparent private phone call he had with coach gruden. >> you want to be a raider? >

in oakland, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> all right, and hot and dry next few days. >> yeah, look at the weekend forecast now with abc 7 meteorologist sandhya patell. >> yeah, let's take a look at live doppler 7. it signals what you can expect. there is no fog right now. as a result, the temperatures came up today. it is a beautiful day from our emeryville camera, looking at sunshine right now. 77 in oakland, san jose, gilroy, upper 70s. here's a live look from the golden gate bridge camera. we have a gentle breeze, low 80s from napa to santa rosa. live more, you're currently at 81 degrees. tomorrow, as we see the downsloping winds developing, the temperatures are going to come up pretty fast. let me show you the temperatures at 10:00 a.m. 70s. already warm. as we head towards noon, 70s and 80s and going into the afternoon, we will see some of those numbers rising up into the 90s. get ready for a last weekend of summer that will feel like it. here's a live picture as we look toward sutro tower basking the sun. autumn arrives monday. the winds begin to increase. first thing in the morning

eric thomas, live with the latest. eric? >> reporter: and larry t is awful quiet here and awful deserted for a night where there's supposed to and home football game here at san leandro high. we know football is a violent sport, but it was violence off the field that officials were worried about. >> there will not be a game tonight. >> reporter: kickoff was scheduled for 4:00. but there's no clash of bodies, grunts of effort or cheers of support tonight. >> we originally worked with oakland to cancel the game. and now we're looking for a way to be able to play it, because we know how important it is for the kids to play. >> reporter: while the varsity sits this one out, the jv continues with preparations for their game tonight at clayton valley. but even the jv is disappointed. >> yeah, because i wanted to see them play. that game's mostly fun to watch. >> the kids are hurt, you know, you're taking away from the kids, the kids who have been working all week, all week to work, prepare for a game that we're looking forward to

eric thomas joins us with the latest. eric? >> reporter: i'm at san lndro high school. today was marked by what you didn't see here. you didn't see varsity players with their gameday jerseys on. and the actual game that's behind the school building here should be under way right about now. that's not -- while the varsity sits out the friday night game, the junior varsity has walk-throughing prior to their contest tonight at clayton valley. even the jv is disappointed. >> i wanted to see them play. it's mostly fun to watch. >> the kids are hurt. they've been working hard all week to work, you know, prepare for a game that, you know, we were looking forward to. >> reporter: san leandro administrators say the non-conference game was called off following a unspecified threat, but there are reports the threats were gang violence, possibly a shooting at the field. >> our school resource officers were contacted, and said there is a threat originating from outside both of the school communities. >> we heard what was happening, yeah, we're concerned that not only the team safety

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas joins us live in hayward with more on this story, eric? >> reporter: and these are students from cal state east bay who worked three miles from campus, to hayward city hall to protest deportations in general and specifically the threatens deportation of isabelle. > students walked in support of isabelle who suffers from a rare disease. >> isabelle cannot live outside the united states. she needs the united states for her care and she's got a lot of lied on ere in the east bay with her behalf. isabelle suffers from a rare genetic disorder mps 6. her body fails to produce a key enzyme and there is no treatment for it in her home country. it is often fatal. >> it affects everything, the heart, the bones, the spine. the eyes, the teeth. >> reporter: isabelle and her mom moved here for a clinical trial of a new treatment in 2003 when she was 7. she receive as life-saving drug and a six-hour treatment every week. the family got regular extensions every two years under the deferred action program until last month when this letter from immigration

eric thomas joining us with the details. eric. >> reporter: larry, they had to make that choice because, of the 5% of the people who go through those gates don't pay to ride the trains. the concord station where we are is considered to be one of the biggest problem areas. the solution, as you mentioned, may be to get rid of the old and bring in the new. >> it makes me really mad. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. riders get frustrated about lots of things, late train, crowded cars, broken facilities. but one thing gets them hot, fare evaders. >> i have to pay so everybody else should pay. >> when i see people skip the fares, it makes me annoyed because i'm the one that pays pa o the after someone who pays. by one estimate, costing bart up to $25 million a year. >> even if you're not a b.a.r.t. rider and you're a tax payer, you're payproblem. >> reporter: debra allen says her own research says the actual losses mmuay bch. today the board voted unanimously to select these new swinging style gates to replace the originals. >> similar to uni

eric thomas is live at concord bart with more. eric? >> and ama, the good news is 95% of the people who go through the gates pay their fair share. but the othe 5% arer a problem. the old gates have got to go. >> the voters and the riders both care about this. >> the voters get their say at the polls every few years. but at concord bart, they see it daily. remind them that 5% of riders don't pay their fare, and this is what you hear. >> it makes me really mad. >> i have to pay so everybody else should pay also. >> when i see people skip the fares, it makes me annoyed because i'm the one that pays for it. >> these old gates get a lot of the blame. they're more than 40 years old and are too easy for evaders to go over or squeeze through. >> even if you're not a bart rider and you'retaer a you're paying for this problem. >> bart board member deborah allen of contra costa county says her own research suggests the actual losses may be twice that much. that's why today the board voted unanimously to select these new swing style gates to replac

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas explains the proposed changes that drivers will notice. >> reporter: theple who have been paying cash for years to cross local bridges don't seem eager to switch. this currier says cash tolls are a business ex penls fpense for >> i pay cash every time and i get a receipt. >> on a personal level, i would rather deal with, you know, someone, i mean, human. >> reporter: they are betting a smoother traffic flow will help ease people out of their cash habit if it's inmplemented slowly. >> we have cash toll payers getting in everybody's way, but if we take away cash payment right away, we'll have a big traffic problem. >> reporter: the mtc approved a $4 million contract to replace existing cash toll booths with fast-track booths, something the golden gate bridge did years ago. >> the toll takers are caltrans employees and will all get jobs. >> reporter: this driver says it's about time the other bridges followed suit. >> it's been fantastic. i can cruise right through. >> reporter: license plate readers will track tourists and send them a bill. in the meantime,

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in vallejo, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> coming up, 7 things to know as you start your day. >>> and a new they took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. juul marketed mango, mint, and menthol flavors, addicting kids to nicotine. five million kids now using e-cigarettes. the fda said juul ignored the law with misleading health claims. now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn san francisco's e-cigarette protections. say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c. so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, you mentioned that that money we set aside. yeah. the kids and i want to build our own crab shack. ♪ ♪ ahhh, you're finally building that outdoor kitchen. yup - with room for the whole gang. . >>> it's 5:15, 7 things to know. a bus crash killed at least one person and injured several others after going down an embankment around 1:00 a.m. a >>> number two, the epa is expected to revoke california's ability to set its own auto emissions rules. >>> relief is coming to travelers at s

eric thomas joins us with the latest. eric? >> reporter: i'm at san leandro high school.arked by what you didn't see here. you didn't see varsity players with their gameday jerseys on. and the actual game that's behind the school building here should be under way right about now. that's not -- while the varsity sits out the friday night

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas shows us how research in bay area wetlands may help us breathe a littleporter: the sacramento san joaquin delta once one of the lushest marshlands in the state. the pete rich soil made it the ideal for some of the first farms to pop up. today scientists are hacking through thick brush to see if restoring the marshes is a way to reduce carbon die kwox ids in the air. co2 what scientists believe is responsible for global warming. sensitive instruments monitor this wetland as it breathes and absorbs carbon dioxide. >> at the stage of unprecedent the levels of co2 based on fossil fuel combustions. >> reporter: meteorologist dennis says the delta could hold clues on how we can reduce the carbon dioxide levels locally. ariana ortiz a post doc fellow from barcelona lookingase mu in e of marsharoke fand and arla b the lifoiaeparen 1997. ariana and her team hike in. and set up a ladder to take samples from the earth. hammering through decades of sentiment to remove valuable evidence. >> the goal is to measure carbon sequestration rates in the soil. >> reporter: th

here's abc 7 news anchor eric thomas. >> reporter: to work like a firefighter, you have to dress like one. in the protective outer wear they call turnout. first the p tn the jacket and, of course, the boots and top it off with a surprisingly heavy helmet. after a few adjustments, of course. >> oh. >> reporter: then outside to practice a scenario. >> this is a lot of stuff to wear to do this job. >> we're about to do a search and rescue evolution. >> reporter: this rock pile simulates a collapsed building with people possibly trapped underneath. my job is to send rescue job vitae to look for victims. >> ready to find someone. search. it takes less than a minute of searching to locate a firefighter pretending to be trapped. >> is there somebody in there. >> reporter: it takes me about the same amount of time to find out how miserably hot and uncomfortable this gear is.>> md ros, some of which are loose, and moving under your feet, in this outfit, it's tough. >> reporter: this event is put on by the international association of firefighters union local 798. what may be fun and gamesimant

eric thomas has the story. >> civil rights attorney john burress brought the three plaintiffs into his office to explain why their arrests left them feeling degraded and marginalized. first, adrian burrell. >> i'm not resisting. >> you may remember the former marine was on his own porch, using his cell phone in january to take video of an officer who had made a traffic stop on his cousin at gunpoint, something he had the legal right to do. >> it's my understanding that what happened to us was a crime. it was illegal what he did. >> burrell said he suffered a concussion. that officer is back patrolling vallejo's streets. delon thurston says in october of last year, she was pulled out of her car during a traffic stop, thrown to the ground and arrested. >> like really uncivilized, uncouth gang type of behavior that has to stop. >> in april, 20-year-old deana jenkins says she was pulled over at gunpoint while in a car with three girlfriends, tased and then arrested for not having her driver's license with her. it was even more frightening because in february vallejo police shot and killed

here's abc 7 news anchor eric thomas. >> reporter: to work like a firefighter, you have to dress like one. in the protective outer wear they call turnout. first the pants and then the jacket and, of course, the boots and top it off with a surprisingly heavy helmet. after a few adjustments, of course. >> oh. >> reporter: then outside to practice a scenario. >> this is a lot of stuff to wear to do this job. >> we're about to do a search and rescue evolution. >> reporter: this rock pile simulates a collapsed building with people possibly trapped underneath. my job is to send rescue job vitae to look for victims. >> ready to find someone. search. >> reporter: it takes less than a minute of vita searching for a firefighter to locate a firefighter pretending to be trapped. >> is there somebody in there. >> reporter: it takes me about the same amount of time to find out how miserably hot and uncomfortable this gear is. >> maneuvering around on these rocks, some of which are loose, and moving under your feet, in this outfit, it's tough. >> reporter: this event is put on by the sociation of fi

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas shows us how research in bay area wetlands may help us breathe a littlesan joaquin delta once one of the lushest marshlands in the state. the pete rich soil made it the ideal place for some of the state's first farms to pop up. today scientists are hacking through thick brush to see if restoring the marshes is a way to reduce carbon dioxide in the air. co2 what scientists believe is responsible for global warming. sensitive instruments monitor this wetland as it breathes and absorbs carbon dioxide. >> we are at the stage now with unprecedented levels of carbon dioxide or co2 based on fossil fuel combustions since the revolution. >> reporter: meteorologist dennis says the delta could hold clues on how we can reduce the carbon dioxide levels locally. ariana ortiz a post doc fellow from barcelona looking for the answers. >> we are trying to measure how much organic carbon built up in the soil. >> reporter: this part of marsh near antioch was once farm land and restored back to marshlands by the california department of water resources in 1997. ariana and her

in vallejo, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> hopefully all squared away there. we have a lot of math right here. >> yeah, it's beyond me but meteorologist sandhya patel knows the math like this. >> i was good at math when i wa. i don't know about now.no we have some clouds but we're beginning to see more blue sky and the day is going on and that's going to be trend going into the overnight hours. here is a look at what's happening around redding, just south of mt. shasta, numerous thunderstorms pushing through. take a look at the tahoe area. they're seeing some showers, a little bit of snow activity at the highest elevations. we're talking 9,000 feet. that snow level will be coming down as we head to tomorrow and snow as low as 7,500 to 8,000 feet. now tonight if you are stepping out, you want to take your dog out for a walk, wondering about the weather, we do have cloud cover around still. you can put away the umbrellas. it will be cool out there, 60 a live look from our east bay hills camera looking at a mix of sun and clouds looking to mt. diablo now and a lo

eric thomas is live with the latest for us. >> this wouldn't apply to all vaping products.d apply to flavored tobacco products with sweet or fruity flavors. the kind kids are attracted to. word of the ban came straight out of the oval office today during a meeting between president trump and top federal health officials. >> vaping has become a very big business, but we can't allow people to get sick, and we can't have our youth be so affected. >> the data just shows the kids are fo attractive flavored products from the marketplace. >> health and human services says they are several weeks away from announcing a new policy, one that would leave tobacco flavors products on the shelves but force manufacturers to stop shipping flavors like mint, bubble com, and others that appeal to young people, like college stu ended up in the icu. >> it's horrible for you and i came close to death and i'm lucky. >> san francisco already banned flavored e-cigarette products. gary knight agrees with it if it keeps kids from vaping, but he worries about a slippery slope. >> started one thing to

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. >>> a runway clocher at sfo causing another round of delays and cancelations. >> it has frustrated travellers and this is just the first weekend of the work. >> abc 7 news reporter kate larsen joins us before from sfo with the latest on the impact the closure has on today's air travel, kate? >> reporter: dion, eric, this is just day two of the 28-day runway construction and closure. sfo and construction workers chose this 20-daytime period because it's after the summer rush and before the holidays and it doesn't usually rain. but this doesn't take the sting out of the hundreds of delays and cancelations that travelers have been dealing with this weekend. take a look, here are the numbers. sfo officials tell me today 298 flight delays, 129 cancelations. that's for both international and domestic arrivals and departures. those numbers are already about 20% higher than yesterday's delays and cancelations. take a look, because that all translates to this. people sleeping in lounge chairs and waiting in lines to beg gate agents for decent flights to much-needed des

eric thomas is live at concord bart with more. eric?nd ama, the good news is 95% of the people who go through the gates pay their fair share. but the othe 5% arer a problem. the old gates have got to go. >> the voters and the riders both care about this. >> the voters get their say at the polls every few years. but at concord bart, they see it daily. remind them that 5% of riders don't pay their fare, and this is what you hear. >> it makes me really mad. >> i have to pay so everybody else should pay also. >> when i see people skip the fares, it makes me annoyed because i'm the one that pays for it. >> these old gates get a lot of the blame. they're more than 40 years old and are too easy for evaders to go over or squeeze through. >> even if you'r

eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> the powell street b.a.r.t. station in san francisco has reopened. this after a train hit and killed somebody who was on the tracks this afternoon. the station opened at around 4:15 p.m. there are still major delays for transbay commuters as a result of the incident which happened around 2:00 p.m. the station was closed about two hours while police, firefighters and the medical examiner secured the area. >>> remnants of tropical storm imelda has brought serious flooding to texas. a highway that looks like a river there. first responders have performed hundreds of rescues as the floodwaters have continued to rise with some parts soaked with 30 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. abc's "world news tonight with david muir" next. some rescues by tractor. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. part of that includes focus on housing. today in san francisco mayor london breed and city leaders broke ground at a new housing development in the excelsior district, a neighborhood that hasn't seen a proje

eric thomas is the first well—known british sport started to come out about this, but not the first of united states we had magicjohnson, a basketball star, who came out as a heavy positive black, heterosexual male —— earlier in the epidemic here in the united states was the breaking the spell that people thought that this only affected all of the homosexuals or haemophiliacs back then. it so that everyone is potentially someone who could get hiv and his ability to deal with it with grace was really tremendously important. going back to gareth thomas. a highly emotional admission from him, how does it affect someone's mental health to be told you have the hiv virus, even though we know obviously it is very treatable? right. so i think it makes parents even today, people who are diagnosed, it is still a traumatic reaction, a punch in the stomach. we know that there is a lot of trauma that goes with that, and i think this has to do a lot with the echoes of the societal messaging about hiv and stigma that we have all been internalising for 30 years. so even though our rational minds as it

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. >>> a runway clocher at sfo causing another round of delays and cancelationsrated travellers and this is just the first weekend of the work. >> abc 7 news reporter kate larsen joins us before from sfo with the latest on the impact the closure has on today's air travel, kate? >> reporter: dion, eric, this is just day two of the 28-day runway construction and closure. sfo and construction workers chose this 20-daytime period because it's after the summer rush and before the holidays and it doesn't usually rain. but this doesn't take the sting out of the hundreds of delays and cancelations that travelers have been dealing with this weekend. take a look, here are the

i'm eric thomas. >> and a father husband is dead after a shooting in east bay oakland.out 1:00 a.m. perez was trying to help the owner of the bar break up the fight. the person has been arrested but not identified. >>> and a child was found dead insad sa inside a santa rosa dead. the baby boy died. there were no signs of physical violence but there were signs of recent drug use. >>> and a protester is under arrest after throwing what appears to be blood at senators in the final session of of the legislature yesterday at the capitol. 43-year-old rebecca was arrested on charges including assault and vandalism. >>> and the democratic candidates on the campaign trail in force. >> they're looking to capitalize on the any momentum may have captured at the latest debate. >> reporter: the hopefuls are back on the campaign trail addressing some of the issues in the debates. >> hell yes, we're going to take your ak-47, and your ar-15. >> if we decided we were no longer going to allow the sale of of the weapons of war in our community. >> reporter: senator cory booker hosting a gu

i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim.d scene of an arson for hours. a body was found inside the adult superstore. an anonymous source tells abc 7 news the owner is a suspect. >>> a 15-year-old boy killed and two others hurt. a white four-door car slammed intaa retaining wall just after noon today. the nuvotto school district will have counselors on staff. >>> and a man hit by a bart train. they say the man was on the platform with a walker when he accidentally fell on the tracks in the path of an oncoming train. they rescued the man but he suffered major injuries. thrjs company that manufactures oxycontin has filed for bankruptcy. this comes days after pharma suing it over the opioid epidemic. the filing was anticipated by state attorney generals involved. many states plan to object to the settlement in bankruptcy court. >>> more than 39,000 members of the united auto workers have walked off the job after contract talks broke down. 22 distribution warehouses in nine states. no gm facilities are located in california. the

. >>> good evening, i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lynn.lines a rope resembles a noose was found in oakland. it is similar to one found less than three weeks ago in campus but the district is calling that one an accident. parents in the neighborhood are understandably concerned and the district is taking the incident seriously. >> investigators served search warrants at the santa barbara company that owns the dive boat that caught fire killing 34 people in southern california. fbi agents and other agencies searched the compa two rema thants aret of e derneheca and were exit hadded. >> this was day two of a 20-day runway closure at san francisco international airport. there were 98 flight delays and 129 cancellations. that's about 20% more than yesterday. >> well, thousands of bahamians are now evacuating after hurricane dorian devastated several islands. >> our abc news reporter has the latest. >> reporter: the devastating damage on the abaco islands has many looking to evacuate. senior lieutenant william stirrup helping to lead the efforts

. >> eric thomas reports from fort hill high in pleasanton. ♪ oh say can you see >> coach jorge has undoubtedly banner performed many ways in many places but none meaningful than this. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> jorge, you're a citizen of the united states. >> reporter: with those words, jorge fulfilled a dream since he and his u.s. born wife moved here from mexico 15 years ago. >> my kids with by cultural. >> reporter: he coached track for almost 11 years. his reputation hard-nosed and supportive. many of those athletes piled into the school's multi purpose room for the ceremony. >> i wouldn't be the athlete i am today without him. that doesn't come close to it. i wouldn't be the person i am today without him. >> i don't have words enough to say thanks and i'm going to have this moment forever. >> reporter: there are two things these athletes can learn from jorge's coaching style and path to citizen ship, there are no substitutes for time and effort. >> it pushes us to limit and we get the most out of everything that we put in. >> reporter: possible next move for the new american

in vacaville, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> many people making the most of their labor day weekend with those end of summer sales. so some of the best deals you can score actually involve travel. the lowest prices for thanksgiving and christmas flights can usually be found the first week of september. next week could save you as much as 12% on those thanksgiving tickets and almost 20% on christmas flights. other deals to look for include summer gear like grills, patio, summer equipment and clothing. make sure you're able to compare prices on the go. >> when you're out shopping for labor day sales, you want took make sure you're downloading apps that wll help you price out th searching for. there are some sales you might want to avoid, cold weather gear. the prices for winter clothes drop after halloween. i don't want to start thinking about winter clothes. lisa, it's s nice. we're right in the middle of summer. >> that's exactly right, kumasi. today it's going to be hot. look at live doppler 7 and see fog is barely pushing into the san mateo coast. that is making for a clear start. wind

eric thomas is live in oakland where he just spoke with the attorney for the plaintiffs. >> reporter:d, in fact, has 14 active lawsuits going against them right now alleging racial profiling, unlawful arrest or, in this case and in many others, racial profiling. with those words attorney burris announced he's filing suit on behalf of three people who say they were racially profiled, then roughed up during their arrest. first adrian burrell. you may remember the former pa reason was on his own porch using his cell phone to take video of an officer who made a traffic stop of his cousin at gunpoint, something he had the legal right to do. >> it's my understanding what happened to us was a crime. it was illegal what he did. >> reporter: he says he suffered a concussion. that officer is back patrolling vallejo's streets. thurston says

. >> reporter: eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> when he go through heat waves, it's even harder for our first responders. thankfully there is some relief. >> yes, and luckily we don't have to wear all that gear. here is a live shot from santa cruz where we're seeing some blue skies early on. it's going to be a cooler day for everyone because of the stronger sea breeze and onshore flow. i'll have your numbers and when you can expect some rain in the forecast. >> that's some good news. >>> also next, escalating tensions between the u.s. and iran. >>> and an emergency response drill. let's get down to business. the business of atlanta on monday... ... cincinnati on tuesday. ...philly on wednesday. ...and thursday back to cincinnati . modernized comfort inns and suites have been refreshed because when your business keeps going, our business is you. get the lowest price guaranteed on all choice hotels when you book direct at choicehotels.com. family is all togetherect... and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfis

in vacaville, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> many people making the most of their labor day weekend with end of summer sales. some of the best deals you can score actually involve travel. the lowest prices for thanksgiving and christmas flights can usually be found the first week of september. looking this week could save you as much as 12% on those thanksgiving tickets and almost 20% on christmas flights. other deals to look for include summer gear like grills, patio, summer equipment and clothing. either way, being able to compare prices on the go is a must. >> when you're out shopping for labor day sales, you want took make sure you're downloading apps that will help you price out the items you're searching for. some sales you might want to avoid, cold weather gear. the prices for winter clothes drop after halloween. who is thinking about cold weather when we have a beautiful day ahead, a beautiful weekend ahead. lisa is here with our forecast. >> that's right. good morning, kumasi. we have a little bit of everything, a clear start, 50s, 60s, also some fog pushing through the golden g

. >> reporter: abc 7 news anchor eric thomas remembers 25 years ago when he started at abc 7 and loren tomentor. >> he was on a first-name basis but treated everyone with equal grace and respect regardless of status. loren was one of the most smartest men i ever knew. >> when word got out loren was ill, the san francisco police chief came to visit. >> loren was one of the best photographers i ever worked with and he always managed to get the best out of me and make the most of the stories we were on together and had many conversations over the years. many of those conversations were deep in personal. >> he was always focussing his lens and often his reporters on what connects us. not what separates us. that empathetic outlook was in full force in 1990 when former abc 7 news entertainment reporter paul nguyen was diagnosed with aids. at that time, death sentence but lorne pushed paul to talk to the audience what it was like to have aids. lorne shot the video and paul told his story. >> if you think you don't know anybody with aids, you do now. >> years later, i asked lorne about that pr

in the newsroom, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> we have breaking news to tell you about now. the supreme court is allowing nation' wide enforcement of a new trump administration rule that puts strong limitations on immigrants seeking asylum in the united states. the rule denies asylum to anyone who passes through another country on the way to the u.s. impacting most central americans, asian and africans who travel through the southern border. the order overturned a lower court ruling that blocked the policy change. >>> new developments now in that deadly boat fire in santa barbara county. leading to new safety recommend akzs. salvage efforts to recover the dive boat resumed today, while the coast guard is urging operators of vessel to immediately reduce fire hazards and limited unsupervised charging of lithium ion batte batteri batteries. it's launched a top level marine board investigation. the conception caught fire and sank on labor day killing 34 people. >> now to the murder that was killed one of the most sensational crimes on the peninsula. the murder case is finally g

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eric? after everything that thomas did to my daughter?ook, i don't-- i don't want to get riled up 'cause ridge could come home any minute and i don't want to be in fight mode. but i don't understand this. i mean, where would he go? i understand leaving after an argument and needing to get some fresh air and letting off some steam, but not to come home at all?

one can trusto this prime minister, not on iran, thomas cook, climate change, or on brexit. country,ood of this mr. speaker -- eric: order -- leader of thehe opposition is entitled to be heard. and, he will be heard. takes,t mind how long it these exchanges will take place in an orderly manner. be in no doubt about that. jeremy corbyn. ofquite simply, for the good this country he should go. [cheering] mr. speaker, he says that he wants a general election. i want a general election. [cheering] simple.ry if you want an election, if he ants an election, get extension and let us have an election. speaker, -- prime minister johnson: the right honorable gentleman asked a couple of speeches. the attorney general made it clear that this is a judgment that he disagreed, although he respects the judgment. --the second point about the i am sure he understands, we will of course obey the law, and we will come out of the e.u. on october the 31st. about preparations for no deal brexit, might write honorable fred -- right honorable friend the chancellor who spent two hours on this matter, our preparations are advanced and this c

friend al dente the alligator try sophisticated fare with pretty famous friends including thomas' boss, the co-owner, erichappy to be the number two. >> it's almost like she's opening up a whole new audience for people like you. >> so you mean she's working on my next client -- clientele? i like that. it's going to create a generation of young people who will have appreciation for the planet, for the basis point of what we can -- bounty of what we can find, and for good food and for interacting with people. the book looks like it's a children's book, and it is, but it's much more powerful than that. it's creating the future really in many, many ways. >> for ripert, kalamata carries on a tradition he had with his son adrian. >> i wanted him to be exposed to a lot of different cultures and to be excited about eating different ingredients, not -- i see so many kids they eat only pasta and french fries -- >> and hot dogs, hamburgers. >> some of them. i didn't want that for my son. i would say to him we are going to open a restaurant tonight. and you are going to be the maitre d' and are you going to be my sou