continued to follow and it moved to north carolina in 2010 and milton freedman was my focus. he was famous, the one everybody knew about, it was like what is he doing? i am following all these connections and as you know something happened in 2010 after the mid terms here. a radicalized republican party won majorities in both houses of the legislature and suddenly all these things i was reading in buchan buchanan's work, and this is man who wrote abstract, and suddenly it was real, concrete and frightening because i was seeing these ideas play out in what i am sure you all remember and have responded to over the last few years. what i am seeing comes from buchanan. he always argued it was a mistake to focus on the question of who rules. the real question was the rules. and if you didn't like what was going on in a government in a society, which none of his libertarian, and right wing, and ultra free market colleagues didn't. his argument was you need to focus on the rules and change the rules and you needed to break up collective power, the kind of power you would see in labo

they include amanda freedman, who has lived on and off the streets since 17-years-old. is this a better place we ask? >> it's a community. it's homelessness, it's not great. we have heat. >> reporter: now no people. for the first time, in 15 years. from homeless hill in santa ro sarks wayne freedman, abc 7 news ampbts santa rosa man faces gun charges following a traffic stop a. sonoma county sheriffs deputy arrested 27-year-old cory upchurch after finding two rifles in his car. both have flash suppressors and pistol grips, making them illegal to possess t. deputy also cited upchurch's girlfriend after allegedly finding syringes and a small amount of methamphetamine in her backpack. >>> san francisco police arrested a security guard today after he shot a suspected shoplifter during a scuffle yesterday. police say the two got into a struggle at the burlington coat factory store at 5th and howard streets. the fight spilled out into the street. the guard shot the man in the leg. he suffered non-life threatening injuries. >>> the highway patrol hopes witnesses come forward a

wayne freedman is live now with the story. wayne? >> reporter: good evening, dan. for 15 years, the homeless of santa rosa staked a claim on this land, and they lived here. and now, as of yesterday, finally they are gone. yes, the city is calling it a victory. but also perhaps a teaching moment for other cities that have a similar problem. if it looks like a mess now, you should have seen homeless hill before the work crews moved in. >> we managed up there. >> reporter: tonight, 28 residents are in a shelter. they left voluntarily after the city promised to help them and backed that up with $500,000 for beds and services. is there a model for this? >> i think we're creating it. >> reporter: the fire and police departments worked about fire hazards and 15 years of accumulated filth. >> we walked by a bucket of rats and filth. >> reporter: the smell is overwhelming. in terms of describing it, we'll just leave it at that. this is just the lower section. to get a sense of the size of this place, you need to walk it. about 100 yards up the hill, this is the top. imagine

from homeless hill in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> san jose state students go back tolass and a professor previously accusedf sexual harassment. >> you're going to hear why the university is asking him back to the classroom. for for some they'll be sleeping in later this year. >> here with a preview of the forecast. >> we have great sleeping weather tonight. that's for sure. i'll let you know what's in store straight ahead. >>> and time to check your tickets. tickets. theb ins from we demand a lot from our eyes every day. i should know. tickets. theb ins from i have chronic dry eye caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation. so i use restasis multidose. it helps me make more of my own tears, with continued use, twice a day, every day. restasis multidose helps increase your eyes' natural ability to produce tears, which may be reduced by inflammation due to chronic dry eye. restasis multidose did not increase tear production in patients using anti-inflammatory eye drops or tear duct plugs. to help avoid eye injury and contamination, do not touch the bottle tip

wayne freedman is live now with the story. wayne? >> reporter: good evening, dan. 15 years, the homeless of santa rosa staked a claim on this land, and they lived here. and now, as of yesterday, finally they are gone. yes, the city is calling it a victory. but also perhaps a teaching moment for other cities that have a similar problem. if it looks like a mess now, you should have seen homeless hill before the work crews moved in. >> we managed up there. >> reporter: tonight, 28 residents are in a shelter. they left voluntarily after the city promised to help them and backed that up with $500,000 for beds and services. is there a model for this? >> i think we're creating it. >> reporter: the fire and police departments worked about fire hazards and 15 years of accumulated filth. >> we walked by a bucket of rats and filth. >> reporter: the smell is overwhelming. in terms of describing it, we'll just leave it at that. this is just the lower section. to get a sense of the size of this place, you need to walk it. about 100 yards up the hill, this is the top. imagine ten

in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> all right. developing news right now on north korea. you've been hearing a lot about this today. according to cnn a north korean army general says they are seriously examining a plan to launch a missile strike targeting an area by guam by mid-august and say the new plan is in response to president trump's fire and fury warning coming as local peace activityists mark civilians being targeted by nuclear weapons to call to an end to the tensions between the u.s. han north korea. they brought their message to the lawrence livermore national lab. the 72nd anniversary of the u.s. dropping bombs on japan to end world war ii. at least one bay area lawmaker is troubled by president trump's comments of fire and fury aimed at north korea. >> you can't have a spokesperson for united states to not listen to their experts to disregard the intelligence community, the diplomatic community. >> reporter: at the same time, both the defense department and america's top diplomat says they're on the same page with mr

wayne freedman is live at civic center plaza in san francisco where people gathered, wayne, to watch. >> reporter: lots of them, dab. how many of millions people watched this across the country, i don't know. there were roughly 600 here. for every single person watching the eclipse, it was a somewhat different experience, and yet it was also a shared experience. let's take a look. after a 38-year wait since the last one, san francisco's eclipse experience had all the makings of a bust this morning. but if you believe a sunny outlook can burn away a sky full of clouds -- >> i'm thinking it will be clear. >> reporter: -- yes, here at civic center plaza, it was clear enough. >> can you believe it started right on time? >> not at all. >> reporter: it did, of course. in a world grown ever more connected and yet more fragmented, here is something to marvel at the human beings -- >> i'm going to start crying. >> reporter: in a troubled time, what could better contextualize our place in the universe than a solar eclipse. did you ever wonder what cosmic accident make the diameter from the moon

wayne freedman is there live with the story. wayne? >> reporter: pre sid yeah terrace in san francisco, an enclave of the rich, famous, and after today the furious. >> sneaky. >> reporter: presidio terrace is one of those rare private drives in san francisco for which residents must pay prorty xes. when after three decades that payment fails to arrive in the city treasury -- >> state law is very strict. if people fail to pay their property taxes for more than five years, we must offer the property for auction. >> reporter: that is what happened in 2015. real estate investor chang and his partner won the auction and the street with a bid of just more than $90,000. james spoke with us today while on vacation in boca raton, florida. >> i like to say there's a price for everything. but obviously at the moment we are really looking to hold on to this. property like this doesn't come along very often. >> reporter: it's not so simple. residents here say they never got a bill from the city. instead, they say the city was sending a bill to an a

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live from fisherman's wharf to explain. wayne?reporter: good afternoon, dan. the bad news is it continues after two years, but they will get some help, they'll be able to go out and fish tomorrow. fishermen received a promise of federal disaster relief today. the question is, will it be too little, and will it be too late. in the middle of commercial salmon season, life has been very quiet around san francisco's fisherman's wharf. if you ask why, you'll get an earful. >> we've been hog tied. >> so far the salmon season has been rather catastrophic. >> reporter: it's been frustrating, because the california department of fish and wildlife opened waters south of here in a season where salmon gathered off the golden gate instead. sports boats have brought in a bounty while commercial boats have just watched, angry at an agency that never adjusted to erroneous predictions. >> if we catch ten fish in a day, there are thousands that passed under the boat going to the migratory stream.s of midnight, the season begins some three and a hal

in napa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> the oakland a's want to hear from fans. the team has put on their listening ears and launched a survey. the a's want to find out what their fans want in a new ballpark. the design, seating options, pricing, you name it. whole ball of wax. the a's say they will announce a location later this year and want feedback on all that is -- that they can get their hands on. >> howard terminal is a gorgeous site. on the water. close to jack london square and all of the great restaurants and things there. the college close to lake merritt, close to the b.a.r.t. station. convenient downtown location. here, all of the conveniences we have enjoyed for years with the parking situation and the access to the freeway. so all of them, like i said, have their pros and cons. >> the survey lasts for six weeks. fans have a lot of time to get involved. we have a link on our site. abc7news.com. >>> consumer reports is no longer recommending four microsoft surface tablets or laptops. in recent reliability surveys some owners reported the devices froz

dan freedman has more. it is quick, it is easy but is it dangerous?d eye when drivers are accused of serious crimes by passengers. in a letter he cites an example of a driver who denies sexual assault, continues to work for uber but then allegedly commits a more serious sexual assault while working. uber did not tell the police. i think anyone travelling by private hire vehicle in london wants to know that that vehicle will be safe and that the driver say that think this raises very serious concerns about the operation of uber and if the police have got those concerns, then clearly transport for london will have to look at that as they review the license going forward. uber says the license going forward. uber says the serious sexual assault was a hub, might not have prevented the second incident. the second is placed a hand on a passenger ‘s leg and added that if there is a serious incident involving a licensed driver, they are prevented from using the app and tefl is probably notified. in may they were given another four months license. really, they

. >> if it sounds like a contradiction, abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman can shed light on that for you. >> time for our question of the day outicide the city owned peer street garage in san francisco's marina district. >> do you know your license plate? >> by memory, no, i don't. >> i have to stop and think. i know the first few digits but not all. >> reporter: so she trudged back up the stairs and took a picture with with her license plate and with help from an attendant entered those numbers in new machines. and they now sell space based on tra transactions. minimum purchase time is one hour. license plates guarantee no one can use a space, even if time remains when empty. >> double dipping, isn't it? >> i'm doing one 10-minute errand myself and i have to pay for an hour's parking. >> reporter: according to the city this is all part of a master plan to get people parking long term in the garage, short term on the street. if you're renting to three or four different people, you're making more money. >> it's about providing a public service. >> i'm confused. >> reporter: repeat tha

as wayne freedman found out with one family. >> reporter: high on a hill above the valley a race with the sun and the moon. just one problem the chariot they ordered to carry them is missing in action. and that's only part of it. as we reached a down hill acceleration point, similar scenes played themselves out across the nation. >> have you been waiting to see this your whole life? >> yeah. >> reporter: the plan had been to leave at about 10:00 this morning with other couples in a caravan and begin the eclipse experience. but rv's appear be to in demand these days. three hours late, the rv arrived in all of its glory complete with a flat tire needing a repair, a cracked window and a dented fender. here's where the real work began. >> it had an electric thing. >> oh, when you back up, yeah, yeah. >> and then you turn the tapper on. >> reporter: i have no idea what he just told me. >> you just pull that out -- >> reporter: did you ever explain this and have people go -- >> yes. yes. >> reporter: but when making this memory, it's not about the vehicle anyway, rits about this, the first

wayne freedman joins us live with the story. >> reporter: well, there are very few really good dealssan francisco real estate. but here's one. the only issue was, the people involved never knew that it hand, that it went down. was ate an oversight, an embarrassment of san francisco's richest? in real estate, they like to say it's all about location. so take a gander here in san francisco. an enclave of the rich, the famous, and after today, the furious. >> i was under the impression that this is our >> reporter: residents o s owe city $14 in taxes every year. >> state law is very strict. if people fail to pay their property taxes for five years, we must offer it for auction. >> that's what happened in 2015. michael and his partier won the street in a public auction with a bid of just more than $90,000. he spoke with us today while on vacation to florida. >> we are really looking to hold on to this. >> reporter: it's not so simple. residents say they never got a bill from the city. instead, they say the city was sending a bill to an accountant who stopped representing them in the 1980

wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >>> for the ninth day in a row, e dow jones closed at a new record hi.oday, it gained 5 points, ending the day at 22,118. the nasdaq saw a 32 point boost d was the only index that didn't set a record tonight. the s&p closed at 2480, a new >>> $1.5 billion leads tonight's bay area biness watch. that's how much tesla is raising its new model three cars.re of th first ones were unvled at the end ofuly. we showed that to you as it happened. the ceo elon musk says tesla will make 10,000 model threes each week next year. it costs about hal as much as other models. >>> netflix has bought miller world. the publisher owns the rights to sevel graphic novels, which have been turn swod ed into mov. >>> women and minorities in california are leading the nation when it comes to ownin a business. according to the u.s. census bureau,early 13% of american businesses owned by women are here in the golden state. 23% of minority owned businesses in america are also in california. it could be part of a growing trend in culture and women of mi minorities. >>it's easy to pass

wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >>> we've got the coolest afternoon of the week out of the way today.a live look at the view in emeryville. >> that just looks cool. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. >>> san francisco's first female fire chieffi d aiforerl na her career. >> earl gauge was the first black firefighter in the city. c caroline tyler explains his legacy. >> reporter: the firefighters who came here today looked nothing hike the department earl ga gauge joined in 1955. that's when he became the city's first african-american firefighter at the age of 28. for more than a decade, he was the only bralack, enduring deat threats and racism. >> you not only have to fight the fire but the people that you're with. i can only imagine going to as many fires as they went to back then, feeling that way all the time. >> reporter: firefighte

in san francisco, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >>> astronomers are heading north for the big blackoutbc7 news" was at the science center today where eclipse fever is running awfully high. jerald mckeegan is taking two rigs to oregon where his telescopes and cameras will capture images along the path of totality. >> this telescope will track it. so all you need to do is set up the the camera to just start taking pictures every minute or so until the eclipse is over and then you peck out the best ones and show them to all your friends. glasses that safely watch the eclipse are being sold at the space and science center and they'll be holding a viewing party on the 21st. for information about the eclipse, go to abc7news.com. we have a page dedicated to it. >>> flea medication could be the reason why a woman's two cats ended up hospitalized. >> she used the same medication she has for years and has an idea why this time her pets go so sick. >> our sister station in los angeles has this story. >> reporter: erin loves her cats. >> yeah, i have three of them. i've grown up with them. >> repo

wayne freedman spoke with the professor today and joins us live from cal's campus. wayne? >> reporter: on friday, the presidential council to the arts resigned en masse with a letter to president trump. in a letter a hidden message said resist. today much the same from a nobel prize winning uc berkeley professor. here you go. it is a resignation letter read around the country, if not the western world. >> stepping away from a position that i value didn't come easily. >> reporter: dr. dan kammen is an environment alkali matt physicist. he resigned as a science envoy with the state department. his letter contained a message, take the letter of every paragraph and put them together and it spells impeach. >> i like to think i write with meaning. >> reporter: it cites presidential statements about charlottesville. essentially, the letter cites all that the president has done or not done. >> i can't speak for what his motivations are, but whether it's not getting it or whether it's having an agenda that is anti-science, anti-environment, anti-inclusivity, his actions speak loudl

mississippi as mississippi is trying to go through those years of trying to deal with the former freedman and dealing with whites not happy about the situation and where mississippi was going. ames was evenly forced out of office and moved out. another governor is the last governor to serve inabling. he was the first governor to serve in the current state capitol. we call the new capitol even though built in 1903 so it's 111 years old. but it is the new capitol. lonenou had to relocate government to a new structure. we are now standing in the most historic room in the state of mississippi. this is the house of represent he was chamber which was a witness to many of the most important events in our state's history. for instance, on jan 9th of 1861 delegates voted 84-15 to pull mississippi out of the union. the reasonsy clear they didn't leave much doubt in the documentation and journals passed and the statements made. they were doing it to defend the institution of the slavery. there was a tremendous concern on what would happen with a new republican government in national office if the in

. >> if it sounds like a contradiction, wayne freedman can shed some light.his is a story you'll see only on "abc7 news." wayne? >> reporter: it's actually an experiment. you may never park in that garage here on pierce street in the marina district. but they are doing an experiment in there, and if it succeeds, the city could take it to every garage in san francisco. time for our question of the day outside the city owned pierce street garage in san francisco's marina district. do you know your license plate? >> by memory, no, i don't. >> i have to think. i know the first few digits but not all of them. >> reporter: so barbara went back up the stairs and took a picture of her plate and with help from an attendant, entered those numbers into new machines. in the pierce street garage, the transportation agency, the minimum purchase time is one hour. license plates guarantee no one else can use a space, even when empty. >> i have to pay for an hour's parking, and i only have a ten-minute errand. >> reporter: this is all part of a master plan, to get more people

. >> but wayne freedman talked to a couple of people about how that day changed their lives. >> reporter the sign says is, napa. what it did not add was happy anniversary. >> a little bit like a divorce. you sort of move on. >> reporter: those would be the emotional after shocks of the 6.0 earthquake. freeze frames of a community trauma three years to the day. >> the emergency work is 1/10th of the work you're going to do. so a city and how you evaluate how you come through a disaster. one is how you get through the first days and the other is how you get through the next weeks and years. >> reporter: and yet earthquake stars still abound in napa, as do fences like stitches, healing wounds. parts of downtown still feel like a construction zone. renovating the old court house alone could cost $12 million. it left no home or business untouched and changed attitudes. >> practice gratitude every day and stuff is stuff. >> reporter: we checked in with patricia trimble yesterday who sold iconic post cards to finance a new plate glass window after the plate broke it. she still has those cards t

abc 7 news reporter, wayne freedman. >> reporter: when history presents itself at the ends of a pick and shovel and power tools, it's impossible to ignore. >> we thought it was concret. >> reporter: but it does not have names or dates or break like marble. >> there's another writing going down. there's a baby in here. >> reporter: actually it's just a tombstone left behind from what authorities believe to be the laurel hills cemetery which opened in 1852 and closed in 1937. the bodies moved and the cities took them as land fill and this apparently would be one of those. today work resumed around this remnant. their baby who died at 13 days old in 1862. as history pulled at him, frank pulled back to free the stone. he was beset by a sense of history. >> maybe if we get it out, we can give somebody part of their past. would be prey awesome. >> a few moments later. 155 years later the past had its day. in san francisco wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> tonight in the south bay, it's still not clear what caused a crane to tip over on top of a home. crews righted the crane last night. it cr

mississippi is trying to go through the years of trying to deal with the former freedman and dealing with whites who were not happy about the situation and where mississippi was going. ames was forced to get out of the office and move out. another governor. the last governor to serve in this building. was the first to serve in the current state capitol. we call it the new capitol even though it was built in 1903. it is the new capitol to us. he had to deal with the issues of trying to maneuver himself out and relocate government to a different structure. we are now standing in the most historic room in the state of mississippi. this is the house of representatives chamber where which was a witness to many of the most important events in our states history. for instance our january 9th of 1861. delegates voted 84 to 15 to pull mississippi out of the union. and the reasons were clear. they didn't leave much doubt in regards to their documentation. the journals that were passed in the statements that were made. they were doing it to defend the institution of slavery. there was a tremend

wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: the disappointment of a locked gate. >> i haven't been here since i was 12. >> reporter: in a free country full of wide open spaces, there's nothing more infuriating. so happy birthday to joan butterfield who had hoped to spend time at martins beach where by order the first district court of appeal, billionaire landoper should have opened the gate to a private road along highway 101 today. >> you know what i think is wrong about it is the entire california coast is supposed to provide public access. >> as it has been since the case began t forced visitors half a mile down the road that becomes with every passing year. you'll see very quickly that the lure of this place has very little to do with the quality of the accommodations. in places the structures along martins beach look like a ghost town in the making. insert rustic. tenants seem to be as protective as their privacy as their reclusive landlord. it's not easy to get answers when they won't wait for questions. would it be easier -- they may be able to get a stay to the order if he appea

wayne freedman spoke with the professor today and joins us live from cal's campus. wayne? >> reporter: on friday, the presidential council to the arts resigned en masse with a letter to president trump. in a letter a hidden message said resist. today much the same from a nobel prize winning uc berkeley professor. here you go. it is a resignation letter read around the country, if not the western world. >> stepping away from a position that i value didn't come easily. >> reporter: dr. dan kammen is an environment alkali maal clim physicist. he resigned as a science envoy with the state department. his letter contained a message, take the letter of every paragraph and put them together and it spells impeach. >> i like to think i write with meaning. >> reporter: it cites presidential statements about charlottesville. essentially, the letter cites all that the president has done or not done. >> i can't speak for what his motivations are, but whether it's not getting it or whether it's having an agenda that is anti-science, anti-environment, anti-inclusivity, his actions speak

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman watched what happened.the sounds of hard wheeze rolling across bricks doesn't give it away, the bins will. >> none of us slept well last night. >> we're empty nesters after today. >> i'm going to cry later. >> that's carl a single father as he dropped off his first born son for a freshman year at uc berkeley. >> a little emotion. >> last few days, what are you thinking? >> i'd like him 0 pack baby. >> carl and reese one story among 6,500 new freshman at uc berkeley. for the kids, it's the first day of the rest of their lives. for the parents, a mixture of emotions. >> when he got in, his head popped off. >> 53% of this year's freshmen are female, 60% are california residents. others come from all 50 states and territories plus 54 countries. reese and his dad come from scott's valley. he's a computer science maj. his roommates were not there yet. father and son meantime, about to say farewell. >> i remember the first time he got a bloody lip from falling over when he was walking. i don't know how 18 years we

wayne freedman has the story and some perspective from san francisco's civic center plaza. >> at san francisco city hall, it was a perfect day for a wedding? oh, what a day and what a couple of hours. can you believe that it started right on time? >> not at all. >> reporter: in a world ever more connected and yet also more fragmented, here is something to marvel at that humans did not make. >> i'm about to start crying. >> reporter: in a troubled time, what can getter contextualize our place in the universe than a solar eclipse. is it a gift? >> it's really cool thinking it's only happening in the states right now. i don't know, that makes it extra special. >> reporter: for her. for you. for tens of millions of us who donned glasses and stared at the sun at the same moment across this land. for a couple of blessed hours, all of our problems, our worries, burned away in a shared experience. >> we're going through a lot of stuff right now, and this is the atmosphere is so calm. everybody is nice and friendly right now. >> reporter: was there a takeaway? let's ask the groom. it's a once

. >> if it sounds like a contradiction, wayne freedman can shed some light.his is a story you'll see only on "abc7 news." wayne? >> reporter: it's actually an experiment. you may never park in that garage here on pierce street in the marina district. but they are doing an experiment in there, and if it succeeds, the city could take it to every garage in san francisco. time for our question of the day outside the city owned pierce street garage in san francisco's marina district. do you know your license plate? >> by memory, no, i don't. >> i have to think. i know the first few digits but not all of them. >> reporter: so barbara went back up the stairs and took a picture of her plate and with help from an attendant, entered those numbers into new machines. in the pierce street garage, the transportation agency, the minimmuchase time is one hour. license plates guarantee no one else can use a space, even when empty. >> i have to pay for an hour's parking, and i only have a ten-minute of aaster plan, to get more people parking short term on the street and long-t

in san francisco, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >>> astronomers are heading north for the big blackout. "abc7 news" was at the science center today where eclipse fever is running awfully high. jerald mckeegan is taking two rigs to oregon where his telescopes and cameras will capture images along the path of totality. >> this telescope will track it. so all you need to do is set up the camera. you program the camera to just start taking pictures every minute or so until the eclipse is over and then you peck out the best ones and show them to all your friends. >> glasses that you can use to safely watch the eclipse are being sold at the space and science center and they'll be holding a viewing party on the 21st. for information about the eclipse, go to abc7news.com. we have a page dedicated to it. >>> flea medication could be the reason why a woman's two cats ended up hospitalized. >> she used the same medication she has for years and has an idea why this time her pets go so sick. >> our sister station in los angeles has this story. >> reporter: erin loves her cats. >> yeah, i have three

wayne freedman is on the story. >> reporter: the disappointment of a locked gate. >> i haven't been here since i was 123. >> reporter: in a free country, there can be nothing more symbolic or infuriates. >> breaks my heart, ticks me off. >> reporter: so happy birthday to joanne butterfield, who hoped to spend time with her sister at martins beach, where the billionaire land lord should have opened the gate to a private road along highway 1 today. it never happened. yet another challenge to the california coastal act. >> what i think is wrong about it is the entire california coast is supposed to provide public access. >> reporter: as it has been since before this case began, it forced visitors to walk half a mile to this private beach that becomes more of a contrast between natural delight and slowed disintegration with every passing year. if you spend time walking around here, you'll see that the lure of this place has little to do with the quality of the accommodations. in places, the structures along martins beach look like a ghostown in the making. tenants who remain seem to be as pr

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wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: mid-summer and football, another take on the annual themeings eternal, even for oakland raiders fans, knowing full well with the team moving to las vegas, there's an elephant in the room. >> they're not deserting me as a fan. they're deserting oakland. >> reporter: is it possible to find a psychological separation between city and team like church and state. it would be here, in napa, with raiders fans. let's talk about feeling conflicted. >> it hurts. don't get me wrong. but they're the raiders. >> explain the love for them. >> it's unconditional. >> reporter: this is the 22nd summer they have spent together. a long relationship, with some history. the question is, with the raiders moving to vegas, how much longer will it continue. the team would not say what its future plans for napa might be. the city has made no formal study of the team's economic influence. so we followed trickle-down theory to the executive room barbershop. have the team's summer practices made sean richer? >> i'm actually broke. i'm still a fan. >> reporter: will die-

wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: mid-summer and football, another take on the annual themehow hope springs eternal, even for oakland raiders fans, knowing full well with the team moving to las vegas, there's an elephant in the room. >> they're not deserting me as a fan. they're deserting oakland. >> reporter: is it possible to find a psychological separation between city and team like church and state. it would be here, in napa, with raiders fans. let's talk about feeling conflicted. >> it hurts. don't get me wrong. but they're the raiders. >> explain the love for them. >> it's uncoitional. >> reporter: this is the 22nd summer they have spent together. a long relationship, with some history. the question is, with the raiders moving to vegas, how much longer will it continue. the team would not say what its future plans for napa might be. the city has made no formal study of the team's economic influence. so we followed trickle-down theory to the executive room barbershop. have the team's summer practices made sean richer? >> i'm actually broke. i'm still a fan. >> reporter:

in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> a lot of the californians made the trip to oregon toxperience totality firsthand. you might know someone who went. if you wanted to be among the first on the continent to see the eclipse, lincoln city, oregon was the place to be. reporter alina lee was there. >> reporter: we started our morning in the path of totality but had quite a bit of fog to deal with. however, mother nature put on a show and she did not disappoint. >> can't see it. >> where is it. >> reporter: it was a quiet monday morning with low visibility off the ogon coast. but many businesses and coastal communities were already prepared for the large crowds to come. >> we ordered enough product to fill our kitchens so we would not have to call a vendor out till at least tuesday. >> reporter: as his staff in lincoln staff were fully prepared for the big day, the weather was the only factor that could separate anyone from having a good experience from a great one. >> the clouds are clearing and we're excited about a great eclipse. >> reporter: people travelled from all over

wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> well, we have a travel alert for anyone heading to florida. >> new videog in from hawaii tonight where a river of lava is spilling into the ocean. but the >>> the coast guard in hawaii has enforced a temporary safety zone around a lava flow where it goes into the ocean off the big island. lava from the kilauea volcano has begun to flow underneath the surface of a black sand beach. they're concerned it could collapse. this is a view of the massive amounts of molten lava currently pouring into the pacific. >> this is really something what you're about to see. engineers at berkeley are bringing voices back to life with an extraordinary technology. it lous them to not only hear sound but to actually see it. abc7 news anchor eric thomas explains. ♪ snur listening to a voice and a language that could have vanished from the face of the earth. it belongs to a native american known as eshi. he wandered out of the wilderness in the early 1900s and believed to be the last survive of a northern california people known as the yahi. he was famously sfided by researchers

at uc berkeley, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> that is a long walk back for the parents. >>> freshmen newbies this week at uc berkeley. they're welcoming 82% transfer students, most from community colleges. >>> history made today at west point. 20-year-old simone ascii the serve as the first black one to lead west point's corps of cadets. she assumes duties this week. brigadier general steve gillen said askew exemplifies the values of duty, honor and country. >>> get the latest news anytime with the abc 7 news app and push alerts, to be the first to know about breaking news where you live. >>> thank you for joining us at abc 7 news at 4:00. >>> breaking news in lake county, where there's been an all-day-long search for the man suspected of shooting at chp officers. we'll have the latest. >>> i don't quite understand why someone of that persuasion would be working in berkeley. >> threats against a popular hot dog restaurant. a former employee has potential ties to the white supremacist rally in virginia. >>> new details on an early-morning shooting that kept a freeway closed for hours.

with featured authors including pulitzer prize-winning author, david mccullough thomas freedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and best-selling author michael lewis and janey vance heard the national book festival live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. >> book tv recently visited capital to vast members of congress what they are reading the summer. >> tell us about the book you're reading the summer. >> i'm delighted to tell you that. i tried to undertake something, i think, a great volume. the three books about eleanor roosevelt written by blanche wise and cook, the early years, the middle years and the prewar in the postwar years. that will be my project. i'm going to try to read all three of these volumes. i think eleanor roosevelt was an extraordinary influence on public policy and what she espoused and the differences between herself and franklin roosevelt. there's also another one that i would get to it but it's about the firebrand in the first lady. as i said, it's a big undertaking and i'm excited to be able to do it and to learn from a g

ernest ntion and working hard which is the foundation of what we these were immigrants from italy and freedman v from the united states who did this work to create probably the most iconic memorial in washington d.c. >> i saw it from florida avenue across -- going across the bypass. it's a good view from there. >> 50,000 people aday can see this mural by riding up and down the red line between rhode island avenue and noma and also our visitors who are on amtrak or mark or can see it from the train stations. >> with all the couldn't verse yeah we're taking down the confederate statues i think this is just amazing statement. >> this is hx omage to what it takes to be part of the history of this country and what it takes to build. these things don't magically appear on the mall i of hard work and crafts m manship and department of general services wanted to honor that. >> it makes me tier up it's amazing i love. it. >> some pretty cool stuff there. >> beautiful. i can't wait to see nat person. >> definitely. >> after the break we get a check of wake-up forecast. >> stay with us. it's time for a g

dan freedman reports. it's quick, it's easy, but is it dangerous? when drivers are accused of serious crimes by passengers. in a letter to tfl he cites the example of a driver who denies a sexual assault, continues to work for uber, but then allegedly commits a more serious sexual assault while working. uber did not tell the police. i think anyone travelling by private hire vehicle in london wants to know that vehicle is going to be safe and their driver is safe. and i think this raises very, very serious concerns about the operation of uber. and if the police have got those serious concerns, then clearly transport for london will need to look at that as they review the license going forward. but uber say the serious sexual assault was a hug which, while inappropriate, might not have prevented the second incident if reported. in the second incident, the driver placed their hand on a passenger's leg. they add that if there is a serious incident involving a licensed driver, they are prevented from using the app and tfl is promptly notified. they were

london and for the second day running, respects were paid to the victims of grenfell tower, as dan freedmanard one of the loudest floats in the parade. well, the carnival is now in full swing. we're on board smoky joe's roadshow float. the noise is deafening, the bass is shaking my chest. but the view is something else! hello, i'mjohn hello, i'm john watson welcome to sports day. an upset at the us open. anaconda is not going the first round. kyle edmund is true. england fightback in the second test. and, news tonight that alex 0xlade—chamberlain is on the verge of moving from arsenal to london rivals chelsea. the us open has produced an upset on day one. the british number one and world number seven is out. the final grand slam of the year has produced an upset on day one — johanna konta, the british number one and world number seven is out, beaten in the first round by aleksandra krunic of serbia. konta could have moved to the top of the woman's rankings if results were to go her way at flushing meadows. instead she's left to rue a shock defeat on day one of the championships. nick parrot

. >>> i'm wayne freedman in santa rosa. this is a shot of an encampment known as homeless hill.years, the city tried to get people to leave this area. now they have and they have done so willingly. we'll tell you how, coming up. >>> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> the park service is working directly with the feds and police to make sure that we have an awesome game plan. >> the organizer of a right wing rally set for san francisco in ten days talks to the "abc7 news" i-team about concerns of violence. city leaders are calling on the federal government to rescind his permit. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. the i-team has obtained ocuments that provide insight into the plans. >> dan noyes is here. >> reporter: in the documents we obtained, an e-mail chain shows the park service has serious concerns about security at the event and possible violent clashes. i spoke with the man organizing the rally this afternoon. joey gibson started his group patriot prayer after donald trump supporters were attacked last year. >> that shouldn't happen

dan freedman has this report. it's quick, it's easy, but is a dangerous?re turning a blind eye when drivers are accused of serious crimes by passengers. in a record to tfl he cites the example ofa a record to tfl he cites the example of a driver who denies a sexual assault, continues to work uber, and then allegedly commits a more serious sexual assault while working. uber did not tell the police. god fees and think anyone travelling by private hire the call in london wants to know the vehicle will be safe and a driver is safe. and i think this raises very serious concerns about the operation of uber. idid concerns about the operation of uber. i did the police got the serious concerns, then clearly tfl had to look at that as they review the license going forward. but uber say the serious assaults was a hug that might not have prevented the second incident going forward. in the second incident, the driver placed a hand on the passenger's leg. they say that in certain circumstances they are prevented from using the app and tfl are notified. they might have a

. >> laurie i freedman lives downstairs and may be out of her home tonight. but she is grateful for the bravery of people like edwin. >> that's type of person. you know, some people, you look at them, they care about certain things, even when he's doing a job here in fairfax, he goes above and beyond. >> somebody's in the house, try to get them out. i'm pretty would do the same thing. >> you can see, edwin there, that's the plumber, credited for making this rescue today. he is here picking up his car. did he speak to us for short while off camera, telling us, basically, brought to tears when speaking about this rescue. no word yet on the condition of the elderly couple taken to the hospital. but they were alert and talking when they left. four other families were displace in the this fire. the cause is still unknown. live in alex andre, a anglelee hemp hill, fox5 local news. >> you can see there, alexandria fine as far as the weather goes, but further out to the west having some problems. >> tornado warnings, some real important information that we want to ge

. >> host: you quote freedman in your book, one of the great mistakes is to judge government policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results. >> guest: athlete absolutely right. such a good quote. absolutely the way every government program should be judged. look at the war on poverty. the intention was to reduce poverty. it hasn't reduced poverty. knee -- if we were losing a real war, war in another country, we would change our tactics to win the war. we are still going -- not only going with the same tacticked that failed but we put more money into them. this is not a good plan. we have a president that its willing to change that. if we can get political commitment, some political energy going, particularly in the senate issue think we can solve a lot of these problems and make a lot of improvemented. that's i would we need the senate to get onboard. >> host: what would have been your first action as labor secretary? >> guest: i wanted to -- number one i wanted to implement policies that would help create job inside the inner cities elm i think the policies imple

. >> in santa rosa, wayne freedman found someone who is world famous, and humble about it, too. >> reporter a world that feels more connected and smaller every day, the fickle finger of artistic fame can land almost anywhere. >> the way i look at it is everyone is my canvas. that's d serving as a canvas for j.t. the barber. the buzz is what he buzzes. jose is 23 with 82,000 followers on instagram. >> it's cool and humbling knowing my work is known worldwide. >> reporter: j.t. first came here as acustomer. little did the owner know then that the same kid would become a superstar employee, changing the business a few years later. >> it's a culture. a lot of people, they are looking to be different these days. >> reporter: this isn't just a barbershop. it's a bit of a competitive arena. you see those trophies? most long to j.t., and a few others. ever hear of a barber battle? these are main events among barbers, with sometimes thousands jamming halls to watch them cutting in free flowing frenzies. >> it's nerve-racking. you don't know what you're going up against. >> reporter: so said the up a

. >> here's wayne freedman. >> reporter: here on fisherman's wharf, they're famous for the king salmont after today, instead of coming from hundreds of miles away, that dish will come from a couple of hundred feet. >> a boat left this morning. i said remember me. he said he'll be back in with salmon. >> reporter: many boats left this morning in advance of a fishing season that begins three months late due to restrictions but california's department of fish and wildlife. >> sustainable fishery needs sustainable fishermen. >> reporter: models predicted salmon would show up to the south. but they showed up south of the golden gate and the state never adjusted. >> if we catch ten fish in a day, there are thousands that passed under the boat going to their migratory streams. >> reporter: today, some help. an appearance by congressman jared huffman and others promising relief funds for this season and the crab disaster of two years ago. but it's only $20 million nationally, a small portion of what california fishermen need. huffman blames washington politics. >> this congress is not performi

and then you have thomas freedman, i respect, covering foreign policy forever. an interesting argument. he says that we should offer up a peace treaty, start engaging in economic trade and give the north koreans aid. no precedent is offered around that, around president clinton, what he did, came to an agreement with the north koreans, gave them $5 billion if they ended their nuclear ambitions. >> no two countries with a mcdonald's ever go to war with each other, a year after he promulgated that, serbia bombed bosnia much this is the latest variation on that. and the danger, after north korea it will be iran, then sudan, after sudan it will be a couple of rinky-dink tribes up on the border. on the afghanistan border. >> where does it end once you go down that road? >> it doesn't end. the problem when we focus on rhetoric so much we miss the store aryes that people want to know about -- stories people want to know about. i had to go 25 paragraphs into the story that the north korean missiles have soviet guidance on them. that's pre-1990. they say they aren't goin