. >> michael finney joins us liver from the moose lodge again in clearlake oaks. michael. >> reporter: we have had a great time meeting everyone around here today. all the moose members have just been absolutely phenomenal. they've volunteered their time, given away money. and money is what i want to continue talking about here. this is hellie werk she is with balance a financial jesse educational organization you know them as consumer credit counseling that was the old name. when you get an evacuation going people's lives are upset. >> reporter: we with want to remind them not to panic and don't pull out the credit cards. if you have home owners insurance or renter insurance they they might cover shelter food clothing transportation. if you have a mortgage lone then call the servicer if you have trouble making the payments. they might be able to give you a forbearance ask about that. remember to ask what happens after the forbearance. if you have credit cards call them up they might be able to offer assistance with wachgt late fees or lowering payments. you can a

i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >>> and a reminder here michael finney and the "7 on your side" team will be in lake county tomorrow to help fire victims. he will be at moose lodge in clear oaks from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. stop by to get questions answered he is happy to be there to help. >>> now the forecast with sandhya patel. >>> hi, everyone looking at live doppler 7 round. low clouds are limited. most areas got a chance to see the sun this afternoon. and as you look at the live picture from the south beach camera you notice we have blue skies over san francisco. not everyone everywhere this but this view 6 the city np elbowed at 66 degree np mts right now our coolest spot is half moon bay at 59 degrees process golden gate camera gichg are gichg you a preview of more to come more in the way of low clouds tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 70s from santa rosa to napa. right now 86 degrees in concord and livermore. you're at 83 degrees. well, believe it ornd tonight is going to be the latest sunset. look at the sunset tracker. 8:36 the sun goes down on august 1st 8:18. and se

we are doing this friday just right for you. >> yes it's time for finney's friday free stuff.el, what are you giving away today? that sounds cool and refreshing. >> just carry on. >> nice. >> thank you. zest tea. check this out. it's very good. some of it is sparkling. this one right here only has 35 calories. you get three of these. actually pretty cool. you're getting bisques. zest tea is a line of award-winning energy products with as much could have even as coffee. it's not like you're drinking that because you don't want -- it's not that kind of tea. there you go. so now that we have you beveragized. why don't we entertain you a little bit by sending you over to treasure fest. the first 2,500 people to head to treasure fest website will get free entry to the june festival. it's worth $5. this used to be called i think treasure island fleet is what they called it. there is wine tasting, great food. really a god time you ought to get in on it use it as a reason to go there. summer fest made for treasure fest celebrate the start of summer. >> what do need to do to get this.

"7 on your side" michael finney.uestions sent via twitter abfacebooken and email. the irs sent me a notice that my social security may have been used to obtain employment. should i put a fraud alert with a credit card bureaus. >> i would that's a good idea. fraud alert lasts 90 days. you can have it go further if you wish. new, that should be the first thing do you. next contact the social security administration. make sure your earning records are straight. generally they are. under these conditions. now tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00 i have a report on credit freezes how they are changing. actually for the better. that would be worth watching as well. >>> okay hope from san francisco asks is it appropriate to pay tip when there is a tax and health care surcharge in a restaurant. >> yeah, you bet it is. employees don't get the tax. they don't get the health care money either. tax goss to the government. the health care money goes to the restaurant owners. all companies in san francisco have to offer health care by la

. "7 on your side" michael finney answering questions sent to him.el, the first comes from isaac who says i received an offer to stay overnight at hotel and casino for-free. i called the number but no answer. is it a scam? >> it could be phoney. not necessarily. here is what i want you to do go online get the casino main telephone number and give them a call ask for reservations if it's legit they will know about it. the only other thing it probably would be a time share deal. they do a lot of those. you want to know who is inviting you. if it's a casino they're just hoping you gamble. >> yes. jeanie from san jose asks i'd like to check my credit score for free you get this a lot. >> this is easy. before you could get the credit report. it's tough to get a credit story. many are offering free scores as you go online. you have to sign up. and you know be part of your bank's system. but you can get a free credit store every day. then you can check out free credit score.com or credit karma.com. i'll post-links at abc7news.com. they're all over the place

post them with the hashtag ask finney. he will answer them live a little later. >>> and on this friday let's check the san francisco traffic on the skyway. slow in both directions process crawling on the left-hand side. that's the bay bridge and over to the east bay a little bet ( ♪ ) your heart doesn't only belong to you. child: bye, grandpa! and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital compared to a leading heart failure medicine. don't take entresto if pregnant. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. and help make more to

michael finney is live from the moose lodge in clearlake oaks. hi, michael. >> hey, you guys, the moose lodge was phenomenal here today. maybe a voluntary effort from the beginning and threw now. the -- look at we're packing up now as wayne was just saying everybody is heading home. these are the last of the cots packed up. the food over here is what little is left. they're asking people to come by, pick up the rest of the food and vince is one of the people who did. you are here because of your refrigerator >> yeah refrigerator and freezer spoiled. >> home is okay. >> home made it fourth in a row we've been through veterans i guess a veteran. >> you're back home now. >> we're getting ready to head back. >> right now. the moose lodge here is run by den us -- thank you very much vincent i appreciate it. dennis has been operating along with his buddies good job gla. >> thank you for showing up today i appreciate it. >> happy to be here and answering questions. looks quick looks like closed count in a couple of hours. >> hopefully. everybody here ha

it's time for finney's friday free stuff. >> it's always time for finney's free stuff. but today you really bring on the summer fun. >> really it feels like summer doesn't it. >> it does. >> it's great. san mateo county fair begins november? november? june 9th. not november 9th. we have free tickets for you. and not only that, we're going big time. this is the magic show, the give away worth $45. goss imer magic show plays on monday june 11th. and tuesday the 12th. he show starts at 7:30. you have time to hang around the fair much of the day or get there after work and check out the show. this -- you know this is on delaware street in san mateo. if you've never been it's classic. >> the piggy races are so much fun. >> those are a crack up. now and then we move to san francisco where we have the scottish rite putting on a play called the trader. a massenic play about the revolutionary war george washington, benedict arnold, it has the whole thing put on by local members. >> fun. >> a $20ville. you get it-free. sunday, june 10th. we take care of the next weekend. >> great

7 on your side's michael finney has the details ahead. >>> and here's a live look from the roof cam.xtensive cloud cover this morning. also breezy today. a below average temperature throughout the bay area. but a huge massive warming trend is on the way. ziefrjtsd ocean beach turned into a dog lover's dream. hundreds of corgis showed up for the bi-annual nor cal corgi-con. those short in stature showed off their best costumes and compete in a ninja warrior course and derby race. from all over the world, they come to compete. >>> recreational salmon fishing season opens up in the ft. bragg areas. they predict a lot of 12 to 18-pound salmon this season. recreational anglers are allowed to catch two salmon at least two feet long per day. the season will remain open until october 31st. that could be something frances for father's day that someone could do. >> go fishing. it's making me hungry. today, we're dealing with patchy fog. lots of low clouds and even drizzle in parts of the santa cruz mountains. as you look live from walnut creek, you see the gray skies out there. temperatures ar

. >> i hope it don't break before that happens. "7 on your side" michael finney has idea was that.chances. getting superhot. >> let's start with the good news. >> okay. >> which is the best window air-conditioners are not always the most expensive. so here is a look at some of those that won't break your budget. if you don't have central air or even if you do and just need some extra cooling in a room in your home, consumer reports says the right window air-conditioner can get the job done. >> when we tested air-conditioners we want to know how well, they cool your space. >> consumer reports groups air-conditioners into three main sizes, wasted on btus and the size of the room you need to call. which you'll also find listed on most air-conditioners. small a/c are best for 100 to three hundred foot. medium for 250 to 400 square foot rooms and large should cool 350 to 650 square foot rooms. none of that matters if the air-conditioner doesn't perform well. that's why in consumer reports special lab window air-conditioners must lower the temperatures inside this chamber to a set point

. >> michael finney is here with that and more. michael? >>> tied to that death.horrific fatal accident on a flight back in april that's taking a toll on the airline sales. you may remember the passenger was killed when a fan blade broke off of an engine and shrapnel shattered the window where she was sitting. she died after being partially sucked out of the plane. the company says it pulled advertising after the incident as is standard practice and customers started buying fewer tickets. they knew the accident was affecting sales but says it's worse than originally thought. they expect revenue per mile to drop roughly 3%. >>> hundreds of thousands of us placed preorders with tesla. now many of those who placed them are saying i want my money back. a third party look at the preorder showed 23% have been refunded. the company told the website recode.net that number is incorrect but it didn't say by how much. tesla has experienced many delays rolling out the still has more than 400,000 preorders at $1,000 each to put out about 8,000 of the model 3s last quarter. >>>

coming up in half an hour in news at 6:00. >> finally michael finney is not here today.ou down. he still has friday's free stuff to give away. the first tickets to the bay area wedding fairs show in palo alto. the first 200 people using the exclusive promo code abc freon the wedding fair website get the tickets. this give away is a $60 vape. there is a limit of four tickets. >> that's great. next we have free tubes of hand cream from avon beauty center. my hands are not up for modelling this. but the first 400 people get the krem. the give away is worth $5. >> you can get both by going to the website. abc7news.com. >> good stuff. >> definitely. >> split it with you. >> okay sounds good. >> our hands will look great by 11:00 tonight. >> right. >> wormed news tonight with david muir and next i'm ama daetz for kristen and he. >> for michael >>> tonight -- several developing stories as we come on the air. >>> president trump under growing pressure, now trying to shift the focus. today bringing american families before the cameras, saying they are the ones permanently separat

plus "7 on your side" michael finney shows which suvs ranked in the bottom of crash tests. in abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thanks ama see you then. >>> finally back to the day to remember for dubs fans in oakland. >> it was great. let's check in with abc 7 news anchor. dion lim. dion >> what a difference a few hours makes. you know what was so nice about the parade was getting to meet young and people and people from all backgrounds coming together to celebrate dub nation. >> dub nation, baby. make them cry again! >> fans ditched classes called out sick from work and did whatever it took to make it. >> i came in from new york just to be with everybody here. all the warriors fans, the warrior family. woo! >> some arrived as early as 4:00 in the morning. some parade veterans new the secret to the perfect spot. >> i lived here over 23 years. so we have always been in this spot. waiting for the warriors to take a sweet sweep. >> some decked out in blue and gold finest. >> number one, oakland. >> the littlest fans looked forward to seeing the favorite players and enjoying the sunshine

from "7 on your side" miebl finney has important tops for booking hotels and line to save you money. a lot ama. >>> finally tonight a special and meaningful tune for our team at abc 7. >> volunteers stuff care kits destined for kids affected by disasters like the recent hurricane in puerto rico. they'll be delivered by partners at save the children. >> there is a chief engineer the volunteer effort is part of a campaign by the parent company called disney's global week of service. there is cherylgenics. more than 1,200 employees across the country participating. >> across the entire disney company we are a small army -- part of a larger army as part of the entire disney company putting together the wonderful kits for save the children. >> our general manager. and our morning team reggie aquestion and natasha zufz. >> bravo you guys. >> world news with david muir coming up next. >> i'm dan ashley, for all of us here we appreciate your time and see you again at 6:00. >>> tonight, as we come on the air here in the west, we have breaking news. the atf agents ambushed during an undercover

now it's time for finney's wednesday free stuff. have, let's see, about 45 minutes to get a free taco from taco bell, just for the asking. the give away is a result of the steal a regime steal a taco promotion. that said if an nba team in the finals won an away game everyone is offered a free taco. we know what happened at game three with. wars 110 cavs 102 free taco for earn until 6:00. >> about time let's go. >> one more reason to root for the warriors. >> that's right. >> thanks michael. >> on to weather frmts now the forecasts with sandhya patel. >>> free taco free forecast what more can you ask for dan, kristen. good evening to everyone. look at live doppler 7. we do have some fog around point reyes also on the san mateo coast. that's the biggest change we are noticing. high he so far in the low to mid-90s inland. along the coast temperatures in the 60s. the 63 in half moon bay was comfortable spots. 73 in oakland. 94 in downtown santa rosa. keep in mind that some of the temperatures like santa rosa -- san jose, excuse me, conc

information about your likes, dislikes and other data, would you sell it. 7 on your side michael finneys a new company hoping you'll say yes. >> britt morgan follows the news with interest. how the data of millions of americans has been sold really bothered her. >> it's my data and my information, right? why wouldn't it bother me? >> that's why she turned to a company that acts as a broker to other companies and allows to you opt in or opt out of what data you're willing to sell. >> i love the vision and being able to be in control of my own data. >> joe johnson works for them out of san francisco. he says major companies like facebook and google make about $2,000 from the data it acquires for free from each user. >> we're trying to take that data that other companies are making this much money off of and make that so that you're earning that directly. >> joe right out of san francisco-based consumer action calls the goal laudable but he's skeptical. >> the real question is whether this app will achieve that in a meaningful way. it's uncertain at this point. >> he says it doesn't solve

we could see the trickle down here in the bay area. >> 7 on your side's michael finney explains why. >> we've got toys 'r' us, so much to talk about today. bay area startups are being dragged into the trade fight between the us and china. the treasury department is working on new rules for chinese companies investing in tech firms. the rules would stop companies that are at least a quarter owned by chinese firms from buying u.s. tech companies. if implemented, that could put a real dent in our local economy. >>> the end's in sight for toys 'r' us, as dan told you. the chain says all of the u.s. toys 'r' us and babies 'r' us stores will be closed by this friday. toys 'r' us has been in closeout sales mode for weeks now. what little is left can be found marked down as much as 90%. worth checking out, no doubt. you better hurry. our abc7 news digital team is putting together a store-by-store list of bay area closings. you can find the information on abc7news.com. >>> if you have a pre-existing condition, be very worried. the affordable care act is back in play. we told you a while back

before you do, you're wanting to hear suggestions from "7 on your side" michael finney. >>> later the trechgt close call in a florida parking lot. all caught on camera. >> first if the best player in the nba comes calling, would you listen? the cold wariers star getting recruit the for a new >>> check this out behind me. you are look at the newly renovated basketball court at west lake middle school in oakland. ado foil, the ambassador for the warriors was on hand where she showed off the new gym and hosted a basketball clinic. >> one of the most amazing things you come in and think you are just building a basketball court or resurfacing what you are you are really do something creating a safe place for kids to play and creating smiles for kids. >> the courts never gets old. you think after almost 80 of them it would. but every day like this is special because of what it means to the kids. >> they are doing such goodwork. the refurbishedourtas made hrhe counity fund and the good tidings foundation and pg&e. >> all right warriors fans what do you think about this? lebron james and kevi

it's tim for finney's friday free stuff. and.nd mienl is here with exciting stuff. >> "7 on your side" is all about fairness. >> that's right. >> here is the proof. we have free entry to two fairs. >> fair. >> thank you so much. okay alameda county fair. one of the best fairs in the bay area. it's absolutely fabulous. we are giving 200 free tickets. $15 each. so jump on that very quickly. and by the way, next friday "7 on your side" is going to be there. come join us and say hello. then the other fair is the solano county mini marker fair. maker fair. i'm sorry i said marker. you are looking at it here. it's wolf for kids. get in on that. you are asking how to i get in on that. >> how? >> i have this made up right there. just go to the finney friday free stuff on abc7news.com. >> you thought of everything >>> all right. let's update the breaking news now. happening in concord. alongis ignacio valley road and cowl road. the grass fire burned 150 acres so far. the concern now keeping it away from the crystal ranch enabled. >> yeah,

"7 on your side" michael finney." .the credit card theft and cancelled the chart one of the merchants i didn't buy from is asking for payment. what do i do. >> you did what you were supposed to. you contacted the credit card company. the most you are responsible for is $50 as long as you reported the cast o card lost orr stolen right away. do not deal with the merchant. and consider actually reporting them to the card processer, visa, master card they're not allowed to call up and harass you because of some thief. by the way, some credit cards should nod not even you the $50 those are very bad. >> brian asks what do you think is the reason some retailers are closing down? is about a us of online shopping. >> it's called the retail apocalypse. we reported out of here. last year 8,000 stores closed. this year it's about 3,000 so far. online sales and high rents get the blame. this could be the beginning because right now 86% of all sales are still made through brick mortar stores. 14% of sales moves to online and this is

. >>> i am michael finney "7 on your side," top five summer concerts in the bay area and what it is going to cost you. >>> final weekend before the election and at abc7news.com/election you will find a local voting guide, meet fiwe all know guys like gavin.t boasting. overselling his achievements. making false claims. as lieutenant governor, he skipped many of his duties, saying the job was "so dull," he only shows up to work at the state capitol "like one day a week, tops." the same gavin who, as mayor, "split town" during a massive oil spill and "jetted off...to hawaii." gavin's... not gonna work... as governor. not gonna work... only marshall tuck will change that. year after year, policians fail to improve public schools. tuck turned around failing schools, raising graduation rates 60%. marshall tuck for state superintendent. marshall tuck. i'm jeff bleich. preventing violence has long been my cause. in the face of senseless violence, we need hope. after columbine, i led president clinton's youth violence commission. i joined joe biden to reduce domestic violence, helping boys become

. >> michael finney is at the moose lodge. >> reporter: we have a "7 on your side" pop up. our staff is here. anybody who has questions and concerns, mainly for fire issues drop by. we would love to help you and indeed help you. if we can't get it solved this evening, we will work on it and get it solved within the next couple of days. this is the evacuation center. this will probably be the last dinner served and it has been joann who has been putting together these dinners. what is for dinner tonight. >> you want to grab a plate. we have pasta, tritip. >> so how did you guys afford all of this? >> you make phone calls, stuff comes in. >> reporter: you have been doing that all day too. >> i have been doing some, yes. food will come in and we decide what we are going to make with it. or they call and say what do you need. this is what we need. restaurants have donated food made. this was from a restaurant. >> reporter: thank you very much. what a great job you have done here. some with you. thank you so much for all your work. we would love to hear from you. drop by, and sa

michael finney here to answer questions sent in via facebook, twitter, and e-mail.m vicky who writes in and asks, my husband bought me a gift card from a spa that has closed their california locations. i was unable to redeem it before they closed. only their washington state locations remain open. what can i do? >> take a trip to seattle? make -- you have just run in to the absolute biggest problem with gift cards. what if the company goes out of business or just leaves your area like in your case? now, here's what i would do. first i would call and ask for a refund. they probaby won't go for that. they don't have to, by law. so check out a gift card exchange site. i want gryou to go to cardpool.com, see if they will buy it. if so, you could get about 80% of what the card is worth, up to that, and the last option is to sell it on kregds licraigslist . >> cassie asks, i'm renting an apartment in san francisco. how much notice should my landlord give me when they raise rent? they're raising it by a few hundred dollars. >> well, in non-rent controlled buildings, the st

seven on your side michael finney said there's a new company hoping you'll say yes. >> reporter: shews the news with interest. >> it's my data. it's my information. why wouldn't it bother me. >> reporter: she turned to data. you can opt in or opt out. >> i love being able to be in control of my own data. >> reporter: joe johnson works for data. he says major companies like glcebook and goo m$2,000 from the data it acquis for free from each user. >> we're trying to make that so you earning that directly. >> reporter: a san francisco based consumer action calls that goal audible but skeptical. >> will the app achieve that. i think that's uncertain at this point. >> reporter: it doesn't solve what he sees as a bigger issue. >> the problem is you're not taking back any data google, facebook have all kinds of data on you. >> reporter: opportunities to make money using data is quite limited because it's still in the beta stage. it currently has about 95,000 users like brit who can opt in to receive marketing e-mails and sell their location data. users make about $15 a month. as the program

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> coming up, escape from alcatr alcatrez.g athletes all ♪ ♪ ♪ down where the summer and the late nights last forever ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i feel most times we're high and low ♪ ♪ high and low ♪ if i had my way, never let you go ♪ ♪ never let you go enhance your moments. san pellegrino. tastefully italian. >>> thousands of athletes are biking through san francisco getting ready for a final might mile run to marina green. in the 28th annual escape from alcatred triathlon. this morning the bay cooperated. athletes jumped off a boot near alcatrez and swam one and a half miles to shore. the bike portion is 18 miles and then it's a sprints to the finish. this race is considered one of the oldest and most difficult triathlons. >>> let's get a check on your forecast. >> wind is coming in later today. right now it's pretty quiet. we have prate warm morning. later on today a comfortable 72 in san francisco. 67 half-moon bay. 90s will be with us again in our inland valleys. we cool off dramatically tomorrow and then temperatures will allow for our n

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. >>> "7 on your side" michael finney was in clearlake oaks to help fire victims. for information on how you can help head to abc7news.com. there you will find resources and financial tips and links to sites where you can donate. >>> a bruising confirmation battle gearing up after a surprise announcement from anthony kennedy. >> reporter: sweeping changes could be coming to the supreme court. justice anthony kennedy announcing his retirement after three decades on the highest court >> he felt confident in me to carry on his great legacy. >> reporter: serving as a key vote on monumental decisions. upheld affirmative action for minorities and college admission and in a remarkable series of cases over the course of almost two decades, he championed the civil rights of gay and lesbian american. they ask for deequal dignity in the eyes of the law. hoping to confirm a nominee before midterms. >> it is imperative that the president's nominee be considered fairly and not subjected to personal attacks. >> reporter: it was mcconnell who blocked a vote on president obama's no

i'm michael finney, 7 your side. >>> take a look. a guy taking his commute into his own hands. this is what ferry commuters in new york spotted on the hudson river. man dressed in his suit paddle boarding. he said he decided to paddle to work to save money and he made it to his job on time. he was a little on the soggy side. >>> still to come here on abc 7 mornings. the count down is onto this year's pride cold brew coffee packs. dunkin' donuts premium craft coffee, as easy as 1-2-3. available where you buy groceries. >>> welcome back. we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. it's something to look at from our east bay hills camera. you can see the fog that's allowing for the cooling across the bay area. it's 62 in san francisco. 67 in mountain 6959 t 69 at the coast. you can see the flag blowing there from our roof kocamera. we're starting out cooler. some of the temperatures are approaching 80 degrees. as we're vigilant of that, we see the temperatures this afternoon. 70s and 80s with the fog at the coast. looks like a nice e

on your side's michael finney to save something that holds a lot of good memories. >> this multidiamondning to debbie white, who spells her first name with two is. she bought it with her husband rick to celebrate the tax firm they opened together in 2007. >> oh, my gosh. it means a lot. it was the first ring my husband got me when we went out on our own. >> as the fire approached, authorities put their hometown of windsor under an evacuation advisory. that mea ty d ed to leave at any time. >> so we rounded up all the kitties into the motor home and all of our personal belongings and paintings and everything, as much as we could cram into the motor home. >> among those items was the lifetime protection plan they bought for the ring. >> if any of the diamonds fell out, we'd be responsible for the cost of replacing them. or if there's any damage to the ring. with the warranty, it was part of the zales guarantee. >> they're the lucky ones, their home escaped the flames and never a need to evacuate. unfortunately, they lost that warranty ain all the chaos surrounding the fire. >> we have no

but in the end, they turned to 7 on your side's michael finney to save something that holds a lot of good memories. >> this multidiamond ring has a special meaning to debbie white, who spells her first name with two is. she bought it with her husband rick to celebrate the tax firm they opened together in 2007. >> oh, my gosh. it means a lot. it was the first ring my husband got me when we went out on our own. >> as the fire o proechd, authorities put their hometown of windsor under an evacuation advisory. that meant they could be ordered to leave at any time. >> so we rounded up all the kitties into the motor home and all of our personal belongings and paintings and everything, as much as we could cram into the motor home. >> among those items was the lifetime protection plan they bought for the ring. >> if any of the diamonds fell out, we'd be responsible for replacing them. with the warranty, it was part of the guarantee. >> their home escaped the flames. part of the lucky ones. never a need to evacuate. unfortunately, they lost that warranty and all the chaos surrounding the fire.

i'm michael finney, "7 on your si side". >>> elong musk promised flame throwers. yesterday he delivered. buyers formed huge lines outside musk's boring company in los angeles to pick up the flame throwers they preordered. musk made sure to add conditions of what not to do with the flame throwers, including setting things on fire and burning things to the ground. the flame throwers are legal in california. >>> an old-fashioned cattle drive kicked off the 100th annual livermore rodeo yesterday. 100 head of cattle cattle cattll around livermore stadium. the cattle drive was f a parade and followed by a rodeo. the livermore rodeo billed as the world's fastest rodeo starts this morning at 10:00. >>> still to come here on abc 7 mornings -- jimmy kimmel decided to put warriors fans to the test. see what happens when their loyalty is questioned. >>> and the latest on the death of anthony bourdain. what we've learned about his final days in france. if you're looking for anon for incredible selection of the brands you love, this season's newest trends for a fraction of what

. >>> i'm "7 on your side" michael finney.pledge t >>> the fda is expected to decide soon whether to give the first approval to a prescription drug made from cannabis. the drug is called epidolex used to treated epilepsy. used to made from a pure component of cannabis. it doesn't get users high. some advocates say tre is bk up personal experiences. >>> one day after a big counterfeit prescription drug bus in chinatown. the office is remining ways to protect themself. first a buyer should ask to be a prescription. the licensed prom necessary can only be zpri it. and the label shouldn't be altered are o or removed. pills should be consistent in size shape and color. abc 7 news sfoek with the district attorney saying if you have any doubts, don't take it. >> the contents in that particular medication may actually be harmful to your health. there are times we have seen cases where actually poison is used as a filler in some of the capsles. >> if you have questions about a examination you receive you should talk with your doctor fi

. >> reporter: i'm 7 on your side's michael finney.o if you want i support the affordable care act, and voted against all trump's attempts to repeal it. but we need to do more. i believe in universal health care. in a public health option to compete with private insurance companies. and expanding medicare to everyone over 55. and i believe medicare must be empowered to negotiate the price of drugs. california values senator dianne feinstein boasting. overselling his achievements. making false claims. as lieutenant governor, he skipped many of his duties, saying the job was "so dull," he only shows up to work at the state capitol "like one day a week, tops." the same gavin who, as mayor, "split town" during a massive oil spill and "jetted off.. to hawaii." gavin's not gonna work... as governor >>> tomorrow's election day, always a lot of measures on your ballot. one seeks to ease bay area traffic congestion. measure three would raise the bridge tolls except on the golden gate to ease congestion and theoretically fix mass transit, and yo

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michael finney helped him out. >> you can see the rust coming through. >> reporter: calvin chow showse of his company. >> home depot gave me an estimate. >> reporter: he signed a contract with home depot to replace the gutters for $4,000. >> he said, we should get it done within three weeks. i was impressed. >> reporter: however, three weeks later no one came to do the work. calvin called home depot. >> i said, you told me to be installing this within three weeks, not order it. >> reporter: five weeks passed and still no one claim to replace gutters. >> then rainy season kind of starts. >> reporter: work was delayed due to rain. the gutters leaking in the storms. >> fast forward two months. >> reporter: finally after all the waiting, home depot told calvin they could not replace his gutters after all. >> i don't think you can do your job. huh? i said, we have a signed contract. >> reporter: and he had paid in full. >> well, we are sorry about that, mr. chow, we'll send you the money within three to four days. >> however, two weeks later, chow didn't have gutters or a refund and he cal

. >> i'm michael finney for "7 on your side."your credit card in full every month or >>> heads up if you're in san jose. the chp is cracking down on drivers as well as pedestrians who break the tragedies on the road. matt keler has the details. >> reporter: today is not the day to be impatient on the road. hey, get back in your lane! the chp is conducting a pedestrian safety enforcement operation in san jose. this one is on scott street. officers had no problem finding people breaking the law. >> the reason you're stopped is you ran a red light. i wrote you a citation, okay? >> reporter: the reason, an alarming amount of fatal collisions involving pedestrians. if you combine the chp and san jose police statistics, 31 pedestrians have been killed on the roads since the beginning of 2017. >> the biggest risk to safety is definitely distraction. >> i'm going to write two tickets, okay? so go hit the crosswalk, okay? that's why we're here. people get ran over. >> reporter: police look for drivers on their phones, eating, putting on m

. >> michael finney here to talk about this along the way to buy yourself peace of mind the next time this is interesting. now you can buy an insurance policy with the phone to cover accident insurance for the next time you ride with either uber or litt. a start upcalled sure is starting with cub to let passengers buy insurance that covers injury ors death caused by accidents. the ride share program connects the uber or lyft account with the sure app every time they become a ride. ride hailing drivers, now they typically have insurance but sure fills any gaps in coverage. microsoft is working on technology that could help existing retailers compete against amazon's new cashierless stories, no cashier. one of microsoft's partners confirmed today that it's developing automated check out technology for brick and mortar stores. this follows amazon opening the first cashierless story in seattle. another planned for san francisco. overhead technologies and other technology track skpers and what they buy. >>> consumer confidence rises. and americans may reach near record levels on father's d

me you can record a 10 to 15-second long question, share it on social media, use the hashtag ask finney you can reach me on facebook and through abc7news.com. >> good advice thank you. >>> gatorade is going sugar else for the first time in 53 year history. gatorade zero hits stores around the states this woke. cane nothing sugar cautious ohs orange, lemon lime, glacier cleary. it's the leader in the sports drink industry grabbing 75% of the market. >>> a new twist and stamps. scratch and of this if i may. the postal service released the scratch and sniff stamps cented with flavors like watermelon and lemonade. they have 10 different water color illustrations and sold in sheets of 20. >> fun idea. >> interesting. >>> forget the museum of ice cream there is a twist in crowned. >> called 29 rooms. art spaces created by artists and celebrities, a glimpse behind closed. >>reporter: and kristen with what's ahead on 5:00. >>> new at 5:00 is the san francisco company to blame for part of the opioid crisis? why san mateo county says yes. and the legal steps now being taken. >>> california lawmak

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i'm michael finney. "7 on your side." >>> all right if you think your boss gives you a hard time checkpan. officials with a public utility in cobay went on tv to apologize for one employees actions. the utility docked a 64-year-old man half a day's pay for leaving his desk for lunch three minutes early on 26 occasions over a 7-month period. shocking, right? the move sparked a heated debate on social media over the severity of the punishment despite the criticism companies officials felt it was right to aapologize saying they take abuse of public resources by a public servant very seriously. >>> well can you grab something new for your lunch at chipotle pb. the chain unfailed qesa dilla and a mexican chocolate milk shake at the test kitchen in new york city. some locations already serve the qesadilla and nachos. there is no word when the items roll out at all locations. >> i'm ready for dinner. >> disney california adventure is unveiling a makeover this week coming with a pixar twist. >> jessica castro from abc 7 morning traveled to hawn anaheim to get a neek peek. >> i like mom's new j

. >>> and michael finney and the "7 on your side" team will be in lake county to help fire victims he will be at moose lodge at 4:00 p.m. stop by to get questions answered. >>> weather conditions a fee factor. let's check with spencer christian for a closer look at weather conditions on the fire line spencer. >>> hot, dry and breezy once again in the area of the fire. lites 92 degrees right now. relative humidity dangerously low at only 26%. although the stead were wind is only at about 4-mile-per-hour there have been gusts around 12 to 15-mile-per-hour. and the days ahead will perhaps present an even greater challenge for firefighters. the heat spike at the end of the week pushes high temperatures up above 100 degrees on saturday in clearlake, 99 on sunday. the heat will be pretty intense. as the fire weather watch is in effect for lake county and solano 8:00 p.m. sunday with the increase in heat strong gusting winds over 35-mile-per-hour at times. low humidity fires can spread under those conditions. i'll give you a closer look in a few minutes. ama. >> thank you spencer. >>> reside

we go to karen finney who is also the national spokesperson for the 2016 clinton campaign, and also withs on msnbc for quite some time. great to see you. >> richard, it is great to see you. >> and how is this going to resonate nfor the the democrats as they are trying to push the energy forward in 2018 and i say like it is miles away, but it is that we are in the year. looking at november based on the very remember november chant coming out on the streets across the country today. >> you know, that is right. i will tell you that i was actually down at the march here in washington, d.c., earlier today, and the overresounding chants was vote them out. and i think that if you are -- it is a couple of things, frankly, richard. and democrats have to continue to work very hard between now and november, because as you know, anything can happen, and i mean, think about how much has happened this week that you would not have predicted. you to continue to reach out to the grass roots and make sure that we are talking to the voters and helping to get the voters to the poll, and making sure that the

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use the hashtag ask finney so i can find it.s, michael >>> the bay area is home to a dance group like no other. >> up next, you're going to meet a young man trying to live out what some may think is an impossible dream. >> on abc 7 news at 5:00. deal talk. to make sure my new $5.99 spicy chicken club combo is a great deal. i asked a sales expert. it's amazing, jack! you get a spicy crispy chicken breast, hickory-smoked bacon, and melted cheese on toasted sourdough, plus fries and a drink. all for just $5.99! you said it, stanley. ow. wait, what's happening? stanley, stanley! you're deflating! i'm so cold. we need a doctor! jack, tell my wife i love her. nooooooo!!!!!! try my new $5.99 spicy chicken club combo. another great deal from jack in the box. >>> look at your screen. dancers with and without disabilities performing side by side. this is the largest company of its kind in the country and it's right here in oakland. >> access dance company was founded by a woman disabled at 17. more than three decades later we honor her as

. >> michael finney and the on your side team were in clear lake oaks to help fire victims yesterday. he answered consumer questions and handed out wildlife resources at the moose lodge. for information on how you can help head to abc7news.com. you can find resources, financial tips and links to sites where you can donate. >>> it is now 4:30. if you're just waking up to us, good morning. a quick update on your weather and traffic. we start with mike nicco. >> we'll talk about the fire, the fire danger that will increase in orange which does include solano and lake county starting at 11:00 tomorrow morning through 8:00 sunday evening. fire weather watch. conditions are conducive for fires to start and to spread rather rapidly. let's take a look at what's going on up around the pawnee fire. as we talked about yesterday the winds would crank up during the evening and hang on during the overnight hours. we're gusting to about 20 out of the west/northwest. surface gusts around 10 to 20 through about 9:00 this evening. the heat is coming. so actually conditions getting worse. alexis? >> hat

you look on finney. on. any scale crime.you can stop thinking like me and you don't know if you can go. in the middle of. the basic thing. and thinking like a. normal. yeah i know. there's a little bit of a difficulty on sunday. so this is a site of a due date and most gave me today yes sixty eight me did i did today yes. down a bit i'd wanted of this a didn't begin good months in the clouds close to set face . so that he can monitor echoed my going to see. they're studying atoms and aerosols photographing raindrops and penetrating clouds with doppler radar. their aim is to formulate a mathematical model that will predict the behavior of monsoon cloggs through time and space. this is where clouds meet chaos theory. the new super computers are capable of five hundred twenty four billion calculations per second. all in an effort to unravel the secrets of the monsoon. director is not to be and. at most nearly even. exist. in the tropics we have is the instability associated clones can convict instabilities instabilities at any

. >>> michael finney and the 7 on your side team will be in lake county at moose lodge in clear lake from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. you can stop by and get your questions answered. >>> let's get a quick update on weather and traffic starting with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. let's take a look at what's going on up north. we'll talk more about the fire conditions in clear lake. temperatures dropping overnight. relative humidity, while it's up, it's not really conducive. it's only 45%. winds, that's where you see a real difference. calm to around three miles per hour this morning. hopefully the firefighters get a nice start to the day where things will deteriorate as we head into the afternoon showers especially around 3:00 into the evening up until around midnight where the wends get in 10 to 20 miles per hour. some smoke could be heading farther south in the central valley. also we're still staring down really warm temperatures friday, saturday, sunday. 100s. then cooler-than-average weather takes over as we head toward the holiday. we've got a fire weather watch for t

. >> michael finney is here to tell us more about that. >> we hear about malware all the time, but this one is amazing. the cybersecurity experts over at eset have found a new malware attack and as didn't said this one has been going on for quite some sometime. named the invis irmole, researchers believe it has been out there for five years spying on computers and their oernwner. it turns on the camera and microphone on a computer and sits there and watches and listens. it has only been found in a dozen computers so far, but of course the worry is it could spread or already has. some lawmakers have decided that alcohol & cannabis don't mix. literally. this bill being considered by lawmakers in sacramento in the state senate committee today are saying that companies that are selling alcoholic beverages, they are not allowed to also sell marijuana and are they're not allowed to sell alcoholic beverages that is infused with marijuana. it would make all of that illegal. the measure even goes one step further by taking what is a state regulation and actually making it a state law. amazon is