i'm jonathan bloom with the people behind this on "abc7 news." >>> it is 58 degrees in san francisco.ies. 59 with clouds moving into oakland. a stronger on-shore push, "it's halloween time my frightful fiends, and disneyland is ours!" "going down!" "boo!" (screams) halloween time at the disneyland resort means there's wicked fun in both parks... and make sure to see the twilight zone tower of terror before it's final check out. "trick or treat." >>> the new season of "dancing with the stars" premieres monday at 5:00 p.m. right here. the reason it's on early is because of this, the 49ers play their first regular season game here on abc 7 at 7:00. espn's "monday night football" kicks off right here on abc 7. >>> the latest trend in the tech world isn't on your screen, it's on your feet. jonathan bloom has more on the footwe footwear. >> reporter: in the shadow of the transamerica pyramid, there's something equally eye watching on the feet of two guys out for a walk. >> first question, are those as comfortable as they look? yeah, they are. >> reporter: joey might be a little biased. he h

jonathan bloom is in the newsroom to explain your options. >> reporter: dan, samsung had sold a million of the phones before reports surfaced that the battery inside was overheating and in some cases exploding. they asked for the phones back, but at this point more than 800,000 are still in the hands of consumers. they say anyone who still has the phones are entitled to get their money back. >> today, we are announcing the official recall of one million samsung galaxy note 7 smartphones. >> the announcement was almost immediately followed by an impassioned plea from samsung. >> if you have not yet replaced your original note 7, please, please power it down and return it. >> samsung says it has collected 130,000 of the defective phones, blamed with starting fires. >> it is scary. honestly, my daughter has a samsung. if that were to happen to my daughter, like, yeah, it really is scary. >> the note 7 was supposed to be a hit with consumers. >> it is a cool phone. it looks nice and kind of wanted it because no one has it. they said they're not allowed to sell it. in return, they sold me th

jonathan bloom explains a peninsula park district wants your help in preserving nature, and all you needmartphone. >> reporter: california's state flower is yellow. but so is this. >> this is yellow scar thistle, one of our invasive weeds. >> reporter: and it's cody fuentes's job to separate the good from the bad plants. >> 60,000 acres. that's just a lot of land for a small organization such as ours. >> reporter: but he's about to get a lot of help. >> we want pictures of the flowers and the whole plant. >> reporter: the park is letting every visitor with a smartphone lend a hand. documenting what's growing and where. >> this is sticky monkey flower, one of our native species. >> reporter: the app can take the place of field guys and answer questions. >> what the heck is that? >> that happens every time. >> reporter: the app does something books could never do, it provides an instant feedback that can make for a teachable moment. >> i knew that was a butterfly or a moth. i'm trying to get it identified. >> reporter: the app lets you post sightings even if you don't know what they are an

so better now than after the earthquake. >> in castro valley, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> general motors is recalling more than 4 million cars and trucks because of a glitch that could affect your safety in a collision. gm said a software defect in rare instances could prevent airbags from deploying during a crash. the issue has caused one death and three injuries. the recall is for newer cars an trucks and suvs from 2014 to 2017 model years. the company will notify effected customers and update the software for free. >>> japanese automatic neissan s recalling 134,000 cars because brake fluid could leak and cause a fire. customers should park the cars outside until it is fixed. it covers 2015 to 2017 murano and maxima. they will send owners a letter notifying them what to do if their anti-lock brake light comes on. >>> one of the nation's oldest automakers is buying a san francisco based shuttle service. chariot will join the ford smart mobility program. no word on the purchase price. ford is only saying that it was an all cash deal. chairiot aimed to solve the commute through a c

here is jonathan bloom. he looks good.want another plug for jonathan bloom and the twitter account. the early problem shows early problem which now is better highway 160 north of highway 12. there is a southbound side back open. this was the collision involving the car that went under the tractor-trailer as it jackknifed. they got it out. they are working on clearing the semi and the northbound side the re-open in a moment. some delays westbound between antioch and concord and getting reports of a new crash on westbound 80 in the richmond area and this is before the 580 merge. the car pool lane is blocked so i will have more information on that in less than 10 minutes. >> revenge knows no limit and a woman proves it after the break, details on retaliation gone wrong. very wrong. >> a student accuses professor of sexual harassment and somewhere some say the campus did not do enough grocery shoppers of america! take your o organics baby carrots. take your eggs. even your o organics chips. and join the organic movement. organ

jonathan bloom has a look at the first use of the wireless emergency alerts. that is in our next half hour at 6:00. >>> the family of a woman who was seriously injured by a falling tree limb is filing a claim against the city of san francisco. she suffered brain damage and a broken spinal cord when a 100 pound tree branch snapped off and fell on her last month. the claim says the city created the danger by cutting off the top of the tree. the practice is now illegal in san francisco because it creates heavy branchs. her two daughters saw the accident. >> they have lots of nightmares. and sometimes, that yelling at night time. so it gets me, i cannot sleep, myself. >> the city says the tree is healthy and called it a freak accident. the claim asks for long term medical costs and loss of income for her, and her husband. >>> a san jose state university student drowned at sequoia national park. billy nguyen was swimming in eagle lake saturday. he started to struggle, and sank beneath the surface. the others could not find him. park rangers with snorkling gear reco

jonathan bloom will tell us what phone owners need to know, coming up at 5:00. david lieuy is live at a san jose target, registering shoppers to vote. >>> in san francisco, police shootings will be investigated by the district attorney's office, instead of the police department. abc 7 vict lee is live. >> reporter: ama, investigators met at city hall where they talked about the new plan. they need to work out a formal arrangement, but under the plan, the district attorney will form a new unit which will lead to investigations, thanks to money from the mayor's office, hoping it will also clear up a huge backlog of these cases, still with no charging decisions. some of them dating back several years. it has been ten months since mario woods was killed in an officer involved shooting, and still, no charging decision by the district attorney. according to this grand jury report released in june, that's not unusual. the grand jury found it takes an average 20 months from a shooting to a charging decision if there is one. the d.a.'s office blames it on a staffing shor

jonathan bloom has a look at the first use of the wireless emergency alerts. that is in our next half hour at 6:00. >>> the family of a woman who was seriously injured by a falling tree limb is filing a claim against the city of san francisco. she suffered brain damage and a broken spinal cord when a 100 pound tree branch snapped off and fell on her last month. the claim says the city created the danger by cutting off the top of the tree. the practice is now illegal in san francisco because it creates heavy branchs. her two daughters saw the accident. >> they have lots of nightmares. and sometimes, that yelling at night time. so it gets me, i cannot sleep, myself. >> the city says the tree is healthy and called it a freak accident. the claim asks for long term medical costs and loss of income for her, and her husband. >>> a san jose state university student drowned at sequoia national park. billy nguyen was swimming in eagle lake saturday. he started to struggle, and sank beneath the surface. the others could not find him. park rangers with snorkling gear reco

bc7 news reporter jonathan bloom spent an afternoon chasin it through san francisco. >> julie has lived in this house pa long time. >> since i was born. 67 years ago. >> but never has she seen something like this. crawling its way up the sidewalk to pay her a visit. >> oh, okay. >> it's all a bit confusing. >> i got a delivery from a little rolling cooler, it looks like. >> but julie has just made history. >> you have just received the first-everra autonomous delivery in the u.s. >> this is a delivery robot. it's the world's first autonomous delivery robot. >> they man to launch here in the next few months and not too soon. >> a whole lot of people, boomers, are going to start retiring. >> it could help folks like julie stay in their homes, even if they have trouble getting around. i tore my achilles tendon. >> but robotic delivery could be a big help to the next generation of autonomous robots. >> first of all, you can't kill a pizza. >> carrying cargo and only at 4 miles an hour. it's a safe way to test it. if they get stuck they stop and call humans for help but the goal is 99 p.ars

they become as good as experts in a lot of cases. >> reporter: in san mateo county, jonathan bloom, abcr abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 is coming right up with ama and eric. >>> brock turner is a free man tonight. the convicted sex offender is out of jail. hear about the sentencing loophole that allowed him to serve only months. >>> plus -- >> you need to turn yourself in -- >> a san francisco inmate accidently released because of a glitch. it is the last thing anyone expected him to do. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, summer is not over yet. i'm showing when the september sizzle is returning. your holiday weekend forecast is coming up. >> it is a deer! >> see an unexpected swimmer in southern california. yes, that is a deer. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> live, where you live. this is abc 7 news. >>> former stanford swimmer brock turner walked out of jail and into a sea of cameras and reporters after serving half of his six month jail term. good evening. >> thank you for joining us. >> abc 7 news was the only local media outlet inside of the jail where turner spe

in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> parking near the golden gate bridge will be a challenge this holiday weekend starting friday. it begins this weekend restri restricting parking and it means visitors can't park outside the bridge or the parking lot on the north end at vista point. taxis and other cars can stop for dropping off only. >> a wide camera and view at the beach, take a look at this. where is everybody? they're watching the 4:00 news. soon the boardwalk will boast a $12 million remodel. work beginning after labor day at the entrance. it will take ten months and create more than 200 jobs. the popular laser maze will also undergo exterior improvements. we should think about doing a newscast from the beach. >> certainly today. it was sunnier there than it is here. september 1st felt like november 1st. temperatures down well below average. a look at live doppler 7 hd. unlike santa cruz, you can see other parts are under low clouds and much cooler conditions than we had yesterday at this time. let's look at september for average rainfall. this is just over .2 of rain.

you don't want to be on that channel. >> nine cameras. >> nine cameras. >> jonathan bloom. abc7 news. >> coming up, a great day to be outdoors. you might want to head to the east bay for a celebration of good food. >> you don't have to be a foodie to appreciate what's happening in oakland this weekend. abc7 news was at jack london square for the eat real festival. iit was just five dollars. the event features only fresh, locally-sourced, sustainable food, and nothing costs more than $8. the festival continues today from 10:30 to 5:00. frances, with that weather app, i know people can find out just how hot it's going to be. >> oh, my gosh. you can get the latest temperatures on our app. are we l. be keeping you updated because right now it's already 80 degrees in concord. san francisco 70. san jose 74. things are only going to get hotter. we will be well above average. 87 in san francisco. oakland 90 degrees. sweltering in livermore at 100 degrees. we will see very warm numbers, mid-90s in santa rosa and napa. head to the beach if you want to cool down but even there it's go

as jonathan bloom found out they are being recognized for using a little ingenuity to solve the worldst problems. >> some were star truck. >> meeting the google is coo coolest ever. i aspire to be you. >> the teens are the real stars. >> i created a tool that can pre-dick the probability of any patient developing breast cancer. >> reading mammogram with machine learning she was a finalist at the google science fair one of two in silicon valley. >> this is sample. >> she's using a lace tore find defect in sheet metal to cut cost and waste at car factory. >> after tom stage in production they realize the effect and discard it. >> high school trers all over the world she's only 13. >> people ask me how old i am i go whoa. >> the global proportion deserve more than an ordinary award ceremony. this one turned out to be one great big science experiment. >> simone made a mess and the win remember cleaning one up. this is central america overwhelm to see all the stars. dump on the beach. >> they use the styrofoam waste to make water filter. >> one solution. rocket were most fitting way to bri

abc 7 news reporter, jonathan bloom, checked out a kid that combines the hottest toys of all time. >> can take these motor arms and attach them to your air frame. >> holly is doing exactly what you think she is doing. >> then you take your flight control board and snap it on. >> reporter: building a drone out of legos. >> we'll add our pilot, we'll go with a pie rate. >> reporter: her company meant to build drones for serious stuff. >> while we were in the development process, we used lego bricks to prototype. you can add stabilization piece here zrchl here. >> reporter: for building ridiculous contraptions. >> you can really take it as far as you want to go. >> of course, when you are master at building drones, it doesn't mean you are an expert at flying them. when the drone is made of legos, crashing is half the fun. >> how are your piloting skills. >> that was not an exaggeration. but you see, that's okay. >> it starts the creative learning process, where you start troubleshooting, and learning by trial and error. >> reporter: put it back together and fly it again, oh, it looks lik

so better now than after the earthquake. >> reporter: in castro valley, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >s in for lisa. how is it looking out there? >> like sweater weather. it's gray. >> we see it right there, oh, my goodness. >> a live shot. we've got the low clouds. things will change and warm up today before another cooldown. i'll have all the details. >> looks gloomy. >>> in sports, hunter pence gets a faceful of fence in an extra inc. marathon. >>> welcome back, everyone. time right now is 8:45. check out this incredible view from our east bay hills camera. we'll have a check of the full accuweather forecast with meteorologist frances dinglasan in just a little bit. >>> a u.s. lawmaker says the expansion of yosemite national park announced this week is a violation of federal law. utah republican rob bishop says the addition of 400 acres of meadows and forestland must receive congressional approval first. he says he doesn't want to give back the land but does want some answers. the expansion announced on wednesday is along the western side of the park. a nonprofit group bought the la

part of the new chef-inspired onongs to jonathan bloom. he was here two nights ago. you like young woman who do what you want in exchange for a fix, women who, on one or two occasions, have just... never been seen again. people don't make plans just to break them. people don't; my father does. dad never shows. well, you didn't fall last night, so now i just have to give you a little push. it's good stuff. (grunting) (holmes kicking, grunting) (gasping) watson: it's been three days-- i thought you might be ready to talk. your father called. he found out about what happened. he's gonna be here tomorrow.

jonathan bloom explains how all the digging at the park in castro valley will help us be better preparedne. >> all right. >> reporter: seismic researchers are digging deep. >> we know that the hayward fault will do an awful lot of damage in the bay area. but we don't know the exact degree. and this helps us to narrow that down a bit. >> go ahead. >> they are drilling a hole that's not on the hayward fault but on an adjacent fault, one we know far less about. >> we think it may have the potential to behave like the fault in west napa which was thought to be effective pretty quiet, and we found out its not. >> it's a sobering reminder of why the work is being done, but the study began a year earlier when cal state east bay imploded the seismically unsafe hall. they measured the shockwaves with hundreds of sensors across the bay. >> it gives us an image of the sub surface, kind of like an ultrasound image. >> they will do it again by setting off explosions at the bottom of deep holes like this one. they plan to dig about 30 holes like this one, some as deep as 40 feet in the ground and set

so better now than after the earthquake. >> in castro valley, jonathan bloom, abc7 news meteorologistinglasan is in for lisa argen this weekend. how is the weekend shaping up? >> pretty nicely, chris. we will see a lot of sunshine this afternoon and warm temperatures inland. here's a live look in santa cruz. gray skies and currently 55 degrees. santa cruz will be one of the best beach spots, hitting 60s. i'll have the details coming up. >> also in sports, hunt pence gets a face full of fence in an extra innings marathon for the giants. we will have the highlights we will have the highlights coming alright, how's this for a tv show. sous chef. lawyer by day, prep-cook by night. also, his name is sous. no. sloppy joseph. a middle-aged man who's trying to get his life together, but he can't - he's to sloppy. huhhh - no! here you go. i got this. i get cash back so it's like everything's on sale. with the blue cash everyday card from american express you get cash back on purchases with no annual fee. everything's on sale! a home shopping show takes place on a sailboat. that's the one! bana

jonathan bloom is inside the apple event for all the news on apple and the new iphone follow him on twitter where he was tweeting about the new camera and said fill be a new, bigger camera. can you follow him on twitter with the information. >> thank you. the apple announcement continues on the abc7 news app by download it for free and able push alerts for the updates on your phone or tablet. >> race to the finish line in the race for 2016, the showdown tonight bringing both candidates to the big apple. >> a community is on alert after a family is followed and then attacked in their home. the clue that could help crack the case. a comeback in the bay area where tiger woods is setting sights >> police are increasing their presence in a community when a family was followed and robbed inside the home. the four men watched their family and followed them into their garage on sunday night. two of the men had guns. a man detained the family while the others ransacked the home. neighbors are taking note. >> we should be careful when we enter into the house. look around. in case someone is following

jonathan bloom reports, it's not uncommon for tour toisz actually stop by. >> what are you doing on this corner here? visiting mrs. doubt fire's house. [ laughter ] >> it was on the list of things to see. >> reporter: it's on just about every map and the house where robin williams starred in "mrs. doubt fire." the movie used the real street address, even real san francisco food prices. it also used something else. >> he encouraged the producers to hire all his local friends, actors, musicians, comedians. >> reporter: dick bright played a waiter. >> okay everybody are we ready to order. >> reporter: a bit part where you don't often improvise. >> reporter: it was the playful spirit for which he was so well loved that the trees and pavement outside that house have become a memorial. the owner explained a couple years ago when he's left it there. >> i'm not about to change anything. >> reporter: some speculated one reason the house became a memorial is that's no official memorial to robin williams in san francisco. some of his oldest friends are trying to change that. >> we want to rename sh

. >> coming up at 6:00, abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom looks at who has control over amber alerts and how it might used in the bay area. continued updates on the terror investments be sure to download our free abc 7 news app and get the push alerts for breaking news at any time. >> an absolute traffic mess along 280 it in los altos hills where southbound traffic is backing up for miles. caltrans crews are cleaning up tons of rocks that spilled on to the freeway when a big rig overturned earlier this afternoon. right,000 four of the five southbound lanes are closed near magdalena avenue and the fire department says it will take another hour or so to clean things up. now, you can see what the mess looked like right after it happened, and in this picture tweeted by santa clara county fire. the rocks spilled just before 2:00 this afternoon and today's mishap sent one person to the hospital. >> more officers has been charged in a sex scandal that's rocked bay area law enforcement. today the alameda county danchlgts charged three officers. former opd officer brian buntin faces fellnone

>>reporter: in albany, jonathan bloom abc 7 news. >>> burning man is over.ry dir dirty cars on by area roadways. san francisco power car wash and grimey car show up for deep cleaning. you can spot the burning man car dust from nevada desert that appears just baked on. washes usually charge a premium to clean burning man vehicle because of the effort it takes to get the dust off. >>> on this labor day a new study finding that americans just can't stop working. 40 percent 0:00 of:00 of u.s. workers at any time take a single vacation day last year. 40 percent of employers had staff working today. despite the figure the u.s. is not the most over-worked that distinction goes tostinct y turkey. >>> hurricane newton soaked western coast with heavy rain today in baja california getting prepared for possible direct hit. officials open to 18 shelters and 38 more in parts of about a happen. warn people against panic buying. police were stationed at shopping mall to guard against the kind of loot that go happened after hurricane that struck two yourself ago. >>> one las

abc 7 newspaper reporter jonathan bloom has the story. >> reporter: divers in the water, a crowd on the shore, all waiting for this. the man at the wheel is a trained diver from the sheriff's department, but the driver of this truck wasn't after it landed in the russian river a month ago. she tried and failed to get her two kids out of the back seat. a week later this mom lost her two daughters when her car landed in the petaluma river. >> parents are worried if that happened to them how would they get how the? >> reporter: police and firefighters staged a demonstration. here two adults are in the front seat with two kid-sized dummies in the back. the adults take their seat belts off and roll out the windows and the driver jumps out and unbuckles the children and hands them to safety. >> if you don't have your windows down you're not going to get out. >> break the glass with a sharp object in the corner. there's one thing you should absolutely not reach for is your phone. >> calling 911 is delaying your ability to get out. >> reporter: each second is precious with one adult and two kids

. >> jonathan bloom has more on the local innovator whose left hand is an innovation in its own right with a scheme to make money. >> evan kimbrel was born with an entrepreneurial spirit and also without a left hand now, he's become an innovator, living life without a prosthetic hand. he said they weren't that useful. >> i had one until i was 6 or 5. and went 22 years without one. >> there are a number of electrodes. >> it's turning a light on in a dark room. >> adams says a thousand tasks just got easier. >> i just spray a bottle on now, it's easy. i didn't just put it in and twist it off. >> materials are getting more detailed every day but for evan the look seems to be working. >> i like technology. and just own the darth vader look. >> kids love it. >> evan loves the little things. >> i can hold a plate with food and eat at the same time. >> he can carry groceries, 50 pounds worth and fold laundry. >> there, i can do that. >> he's working on new innovations. >> it would be easy to cut a hole. i can pull out an iphone cord. >> to charge his phone, and conductive finger tips to type

. >> jonathan bloom has more on the local innovator whose left hand is an innovation in its own right i was a lemonade stand kid. trying to come up with a scheme to make money. >> evan kimbrel was born with an entrepreneurial spirit and also without a left hand now, he's become an innovator, living life without a prosthetic hand. he said they weren't that useful. >> i had one until i was 6 or 5. and went 22 years without one. >> there are a number of electrodes. >> it's turning a light on in a dark room. >> adams says a thousand tasks just got easier. >> i just spray a bottle on, now, it's easy. i didn't just put it in and twist it off. >> materials are getting more detailed every day but for evan, the look seems to be working. >> i like technology. and just own the darth vader look. >> kids love it. >> evan loves the little things. >> i can hold a plate with food and eat at the same time. >> he can carry groceries, 50 pounds worth and fold laundry. >> there, i can do that. >> he's working on new innovations. >> it would be easy to cut a hole. i can pull out an iphone cord. >> to char

for features apple might add, jonathan bloom found out the buzz is what they appear to be removing. shows a new iphone that looks like the old one. >> one of the biggest changes we can see is something that could make people angry. >> look at this photo. >> they took away the head phone jack. >> it's speculation some have heard. whether or not consumers like it, if true, it could provide a business opportunity for companies looking to sell you a pair of these. >> this is a lightning corrector. >> the plug you use to charge your phone will be where you connect your ear buds. the lightning connector provides power to microphones inside. >> you have to have power and in ear buds, it is to build in a battery pack. >> they sell for $179. >> chatter suggests they may sell cheaper. c net's shara tipkin has theorys. >> they love to remove parts from everything. >> here is one. >> people talk about it being water proof. that is another reason. >> a water proof phone that could have a cool new camera. >> it's kind of the same thing when they switched to the new charging connector. you get ove

. >> reporter: if oakland, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> coming up on abc7 news at 6:00 creating somethingpositive after a tragedy. >> last year's deadly collapse could help save lives in the future. >>> i'm spebser christian. vile a look at our labor day forecast and two hurricanes one threatening florida and another threatening hawaii coming up. >>> next meet the artist behind the infamous naked statues of donald trump. >>> what is perhaps donald trump's anticipated feet last night as he laid out his 10 point plan. >> we will build a great wall along the southern border. and mexico will pay for the wall. >>> trump's other points included slapping executive orders on immigration and a firm stance on amnesty and expressed 0 tolerance for those arrested for other crimes in the u.s. abc7 news was able to reach steinle's family to get their reaction. >> my first hour in office, those people are gone. >> reporter: during donald trump's much-anticipated speech in immigration a reference to kate steinle, shot and killed last year while walking on the embarcadero. >> i am going to ask congress to

jonathan bloom spent the afternoon chasing through san francisco. >> julie o'keeffe lived in this house a long time. >> 67 years. >> never has she seen this. crawling up the sidewalk to pay her a visit. >> i got a delivery from a little running cooler, looks like. >> but julie just may have had history. >> you have received the first ever autonomus deliver u.s. it's the world first. >> already operating in europe, starship technologies plans to launch here. at $1 to $three it would help folks stay in their homes. >> i tore by achilles tendon. >> beyond helping, the delivery could be a big help to the next generation. >> you can't kill a pizza. >> carrying cargo, not people, it's a safe way to test technologies and if they get stuck, they can call humans for help. >> that would be one human operator after 100 robots. >> robots will deliver when called from your smart phone. they're friendly. don't try picking them up. >> we're thinking about having a nice you tube channel. so you don't want to be on that channel. nine cameras. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> it was up to 18 degrees co

jonathan bloom checked out a kit combining that hobby with one of the hottest toys of all time. >> you can take these arms and attach them to your air frame. >> building a drone out of legos. >> we'll go with a pirate. >> her company meant to build small drones for serious stuff. >> we ended up using lego bricks to prototype. for building the contraptions. >> we encourage kids to try things. >> and learn engineering along the way. >> you can take it as far as you want to go. >> when you're a master at building drones it doesn't mean you're expert at flying them. but made of legos, crashing is half of the fun. >> it starts the creative learning process. you start trouble shooting and learning by trial and error. >> looks like we're making progress. practice makes interest. >> wow. we've had a good landing. >> most drones can't survive a bad crash, let alone being stepped on. each time you rebuild, it is a chance to make it better. >> quick connect motors. >> you can add your favorite parts. >> this guy needs a windshield. >> the more outlandish, the better. >> i hope they use imaginatio

for features apple might add, jonathan bloom found out the buzz is what they appear to be removing. iphone that looks like the old one. >> one of the biggest changes we can see is something that could make people angry. >> look at this photo. >> they took away the head phone jack. >> it's speculation some have heard. whether or not consumers like it, if true, it could provide a business opportunity for companies looking to sell you a pair of these. >> this is a lightning corrector. >> the plug you use to charge your phone will be where you connect your ear buds. the lightning connector provides power to microphones inside. >> you have to have power and in ear buds, it is to build in a battery pack. >> they sell for $179. >> chatter suggests they may sell cheaper. c net's shara tipkin has theorys. >> they love to remove parts from everything. >> here is one. >> people talk about it being water proof. that is another reason. >> a water proof phone that could have a cool new camera. >> it's kind of the same thing when they switched to the new charging connector. you get over it. >> tod

. >> reporter: if oakland, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> coming up on abc7 news at 6:00 creating somethingpositive after a tragedy. >> last year's deadly collapse could help save lives in the future. >>> i'm spebser christian. vile a look at our labor day forecast and two hurricanes one threatening florida and another, threatening hawaii, coming up. >>> next, meet the artist behind the infamous naked statues of donald trump. >>> what is perhaps donald trump's anticipated feet last night as he laid out his 10 point plan. >> we will build a great wall along the southern border. and mexico will pay for the wall. >>> trump's other points included slapping executive orders on immigration and a firm stance on amnesty and expressed 0 tolerance for those arrested for other crimes in the u.s. abc7 news was able to reach steinle's family to get their reaction. >> my first hour in office, those people are gone. >> reporter: during donald trump's much-anticipated speech in immigration, a reference to kate steinle, shot and killed last year while walking on the embarcadero. >> i am going to ask congres

jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> thank you. tomorrow the new iphone 7 goes on sale officially. some models are already sold out. all options of the larger iphone 7 plus is sold out globally. the smaller phone is sold out in the black. >> presidential candidate hillary clinton was back out campaigning for the first time since she took a few days off to recover from pneumonia. at a rally in north carolina, she addressed her illness saying lots of people tried to power through a sickness. that's what she thought she should do. >> i certainly feel lucky. when i'm under the weather, i can afford to take a few days off. millions of americans can't. >> today donald trump released a one-page letter from his doctor saying he is in, quote, excellent physical health. he revealed his economic plan today, promising to cut taxes and create 25 million new jobs without adding to the deficit. trump's son caused controversy when he criticized the media -- >> the media built her up, let her slide on every indiscrepancy, on every lie, on every dnc game trying to get bernie sanders out of the thing

jonathan bloom spent the afternoon chasing through san francisco. >> julie o'keeffe lived in this house a long time. >> 67 years. >> never has she seen this. crawling up the sidewalk to pay her a visit. >> i got a delivery from a little running cooler, looks like. >> but julie just may have had history. >> you have received the first ever autonomus deliver in the u.s. it's the world first. >> already operating in europe, starship technologies plans to launch here. at $1 to $three it would help folks stay in their homes. >> i tore by achilles tendon. >> beyond helping, the delivery could be a big help to the next generation. >> you can't kill a pizza. >> carrying cargo, not people, it's a safe way to test technologies and if they get stuck, they can call humans for help. >> that would be one human operator after 100 robots. >> robots will deliver when called from your smart phone. they're friendly. don't try picking them up. >> we're thinking about having a nice you tube channel. so you don't want to be on that channel. nine cameras. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> it was up to 18 deg

jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> thank you. tomorrow the new iphone 7 goes on sale officially.e models are already sold out. all options of the larger iphone 7 plus is sold out globally. the smaller phone is sold out in the black. >> presidential candidate hillary clinton was back out campaigning for the first time since she took a few days off to recover from pneumonia. at a rally in north carolina, she addressed her illness saying lots of people tried to power through a sickness. that's what she thought she should do. >> i certainly feel lucky. when i'm under the weather, i can afford to take a few days off. millions of americans can't. >> today donald trump released a one-page letter from his doctor saying he is in, quote, excellent physical health. he revealed his economic plan today, promising to cut taxes and create 25 million new jobs without adding to the deficit. trump's son caused controversy when he criticized the media -- >> the media built her up, let her slide on every indiscrepancy, on every lie, on every dnc game trying to get bernie sanders out of the thing. >>

in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> that is pretty amazing. let's check the weather now, here is drew. >> a hot afternoon on the way for our sunday, not only inland but even around the bay, a lot of 80s around the board. 80 in richmond, 83 in oakland, 91 the high in san jose, so we are sizzling in the south bay, 100, you can see there in livermore, 90, san raphael. take a look at the forecast, if you want to hit the coast to the beach. 70, warm and sunny, we do have the risk of strong rip currents. so swim near lifeguards if you can. tuesday, temperatures tank around here, 60s and 70s name of the game in most spots. inland, 80s, cooling down mid-week on wednesday, so the heat will peak tomorrow. accuweather showing a hot day on sunday to round out the weekend. monday, hotter out there, temperatures down hill tuesday, just in time for fall's arrival on thursday, friday, into saturday, like you said, summer,al fall. summer. >> just when you get used to the cooler temperatures, jacket off again and get ready. >>> a little baseball for you, giants

jonathan bloom checked out a kit combining that hobby with one of the hottest toys of all time. >> you can take these arms and attach them to your air frame. >> building a drone out of legos. >> we'll go with a pirate. >> her company meant to build small drones for serious stuff. >> we ended up using lego bricks to prototype. for building the contraptions. >> we encourage kids to try things. >> and learn engineering along the way. >> you can take it as far as you want to go. >> when you're a master at building drones it doesn't mean you're expert at flying them. but made of legos, half of the fun. >> it starts the creative learning process. you start trouble shooting and learning by trial and error. >> looks like we're making progress. practice makes interest. >> wow. we've had a good landing. >> most drones can't survive a bad crash, let alone being stepped on. each time you rebuild, it is a chance to make it better. >> quick connect motors. >> you can add your favorite parts. >> this guy needs a windshield. >> the more outlandish, the better. >> i hope they use imaginations and build

. >> jonathan bloom was there and joins us live with the changes apple users will notice first. >>> applewed off devices that are faster, brighter and in one case, water proof. these are the most popular head phones in the world that is the new game. as for the first. >> pokemon go is coming to the watch. >> the skwaz continues. >> apple watch series two is swim proof. >> it is aimed at swimmers and runners like the first one. >> the gold version is $17,000. >> this time it actually a smart watch. >> it comes in a special nike edition and a cecamic model. >> the plus has two cameras. >> tap it. and jumped to two x. >> the biggest question going into the announce many was this. the bottom has no head phone jack. >> a in product from apple called apple ear pods. >> they look like the ear pods that you have with your old phone minus the cord. so if you're going for a run, these are going to go into your ear. >> head phone jack, apple says there is a lot of fun in that phone. >> maintaining a big bektor doesn't make sense. >> the phone won't ship with the ear pods. they'll ship for $159. for

. >> jonathan bloom was there and joins us live with the changes apple users will notice first. >>> apple showed off devices that are faster, brighter and in one case, water proof. these are the most popular head phones in the world that is the new game. as for the first. >> pokemon go is coming to the watch. >> the skwaz continues. >> apple watch series two is swim proof. >> it is aimed at swimmers and runners like the first one. >> the gold version is $17,000. >> this time it actually a smart watch. >> it comes in a special nike edition and a >> the plus has two cameras. >> tap it. and jumped to two x. >> the biggest question going into the announce many was this. the bottom has no head phone jack. >> a in product from apple called apple ear pods. >> they look like the ear pods that you have with your old phone minus the cord. so if you're going for a run, these are going to go into your ear. >> head phone jack, apple says there is a lot of fun in that phone. >> maintaining a big bektor doesn't make sense. >> the phone won't ship with the ear pods. they'll ship for $159. for now, there

coming up tonight, jonathan bloom talks to bay area companies that are designing the headphones thatr high-level apple engineer responsible for changing the way in a apple computers work was rejected from a job at the apple store, believe it or not a. cording to "the new york times," shineberg applied to work at the genius bar in retirement and he worked at apple for 21 years and convinced steve jobs to switch to intel processors and it highlighted his story as an example of age discrimination in the workplace. >>> gretchen carlson has settled her harassment lawsuit against roger ailes and the settlement is valued at $20 million part of which will be paid by ailes and the company issued an apology and she is gratified that fox took action after they filed her complaint about workplace harassment. >>> and in today's wellness report, a new study could lead to treatments for sleep problems. >> and a national foodie has a dairy alternative. >> here is jane king. >> well, we seem to have lost jane king's report. we'll try to get it back for you. in the meantime, dubai is adding another am

jonathan bloom will have more on abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> motorists have been happy about low gasbut now opec oil produces have agreed to cut production. >> will that raise the price at the pump for us in michael finney has more. >> that doesn't sound good, does it? >> it's not that bad. you may be surprised and happy to hear this. industry experts say you probably won't see a price increase for at least a year. now, here's why. analysts say the market is saturated with supplies and inventory. the glut is expected to last through next year. also, demand for gasoline is going down due to electric cars and fuel efficiency. currently, the average price is $2.90 in san francisco. $2.70 statewide. we've seen many for-profit colleges shut down after claims of deceptive practices. students at that same school were also more likely to default on their loans. they take out 27% of those loans. students struggle because 40% never graduate or they don't get degrees that actually lead to real jobs. schools like heald and i.t.t. technical left many in the lurch. >>> you may still be dreaming ab

a bc7 news reportert jonathan bloom spent an afternoon chasing it through san francisco. >> julie has in this house pa long time. >> since i was born. 67 years ago. >> but never has she seen something like this. crawling its way up the sidewalk to pay her a visit. >> oh, okay. >> it's all a bit confusing. >> i got a delivery from a little rolling cooler, it looks like. >> but julie has just made history. >> you have just received the first-ever autonomous delivery in the u.s. >> henry is the marketing guy. as for the rolling cooler? >> this is a delivery robot. it's the world's first autonomous delivery robot. >> already operating in europe, it plans too launch here in the next few months and not a moment too soon. >> a whole lot of people, boomers, are going to start retiring. >> it could help folks like julie stay in their homes, even if they have trouble getting around. >> i tore my achilles tendon. >> but robotic delivery could be a big help to the next generation of autonomous robots. >> first of all, you can't kill a pizza. >> carrying cargo, not people, and at only 4 miles an h

in san francisco, jonathan bloom abc 7 news. >> interesting stuff going on there. >>> one last time updateeather. >> let's go to sandhya how do things look tonight. >> looking nice. pretty clear on radar. few cloud linger right now. let me show you what to expect as we head into tomorrow. basically if traveling to the south east you will want to keep this in mine. we have the new tropical storm julia packing wind 40 miles an hour not very strong northeast coast of florida. biggest problem is it will cruel across the south east so it dump some heavy rain there keep it in mind. will eventually weaken. expecting three to 6 inches of rain. isolated areas up to continue inches. east about i tomorrow afternoo afternoon. nice mild. lots of sunshine. 69 in oakland. notice san leandro 71 degrees. rest of the high for tomorrow. looking at 80's for our warmest inland valley. 60's at our beaches. and the low clouds will start to close back in along the marin, sonoma county coast tomorrow afternoon. so you will get some comfortable weather thre if you don't like the heat. it is come though. as you look

. >>> september 29 is national coffee day which seemed like the perfect time to send jonathan bloom behind the scenes of bay area fastest growing coffee phenomenon. >> did you know it's a holiday today. >> did i not. >>reporter: for the record it's national coffee day but the line looks like this every day. >> you would have been here if it weren't a holiday. >> yes no. >> phil's coffee was started here. >> i was born to make coffee. >> he and his son grew the business one cup at a time and one store at a time. >> we are building culture not just coffee shops. >> coffee has its own language. >> what is your favorite wlend. >> new manhattan. >>reporter: all starts right now. >> the size of the new roasting facility should tell you something. >> they hold up to 15,000 pound of green coffee each. >>reporter: they just announced a third round of venture capitol 45 million dollars. >> we are in los angeles now. we open in washington top dc and boston will be our next market. >>reporter: that men getting more beans from all over the world and roasting them just right. >> you have to make coffee

jonathan bloom has the story. >> divers in the water. crowd on the shore. all waiting for this. the man at the wheel is a trained diver from the sheriff's department. the driver of this truck wasn't. after he landed in the russian river a month ago she tried and failed to get the two kids out of the out of the back seat. this monomom lost her two daughter when her car landed in the petaluma river. >> parents were worried about how to get out. >> police firefighters stage a demonstration. 2 adults in the front seat with two kids size dumpy in the bac back. adults at that time seat belt off and rolled down the window and driver jumps out while the passenger unbuckle the children and hands them to safety. >> important thing is getting out of the vehicle. if you don't have the window down you won't get out. >> window stop working, break the glass with a sharp object in the corner and use a prong from head rest. of all the things could you reach for in the terrifying nds firefigh say there is one thing you should absolutely not reach for. your phone. >> calling 911 is delaying your a

the jonathan bloom spend the afternoon chasing one of these things through san francisco. julie lived in this house a long time. >> since i was born. 67 years. >>reporter: but never has she seen something like this. crawling its way up the sidewalk to pay her a visit. tell it's all a bit confusing. >> i got a delivery from my little rolling cooler it looks like. >>reporter: but julieie just made history e.you have just received the first ever autonomous delivery in the u.s. >>reporter: henry is the is the marketing guy. at for the rolling cooler. >> this is a delivery robot. world first commercially available autonomous delivery robot. >>reporter: operating in europe star ship technology plan to launch here in the next few months and not a moment too soon. >> whole bit of people who are boomer who will start retiring. >>reporter: 1 to three dollars per delivery it could help them stay in the home even if having trouble getting around. >> i tore my heel tendon. >>reporter: beyond helping a generation getting older robot delivery could be a big help to the next generation of

abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom has more on the foot wear that marched its way into start up all overy. in the shadow of the transamerica pyramid there is something equally eye catching on the feet of two guys out for a walk. >> first question tend to be are those as comfortable as they look. the answer is yes yes. >>reporter: he might be a little biased. he helped invent the shoe with co-founder tim brown from new zealand. >> shine are all over the plac place. >>reporter: you will see the sheep hard at work. shoe are made almost entirely of wool. >> the wool wick moisture and does amazing things for frechlt hopefully we help to educate america about this. >> i found about it on faceboo facebook. >>reporter: greg was repeat customer. >> i bought my momma pair. mother-in-law a pair. all my family. about to pick up my third pair today. >>reporter: co-workers ask what are those that's how a shoe goes viral. >> type of shoe to wear in stark environment. they are casual. as well as kind of not super casual to the point where you are nervous wearing them to work. >>reporter: after overnight

jonathan bloom has the story. >> divers in the water. crowd on the shore. all waiting for this. the man at the wheel is a trained diver from the sheriff's department. the driver of this truck wasn't. after he landed in the russian river a month ago she tried and failed to get the two kids out of the out of the back seat. this monomom lost her two daughter when her car landed in the petaluma river. >> parents were worried about how to get out. >> police firefighters stage a demonstration. 2 adults in the front seat with two kids size dumpy in the bac back. adults at that time seat belt off and rolled down the window and driver jumps out while the passenger unbuckle the children and hands them to safety. >> important thing is getting out of the vehicle. if you don't have the window down you won't get out. >> window stop working, break the glass with a sharp object in the corner and use a prong from head rest. of all the things could you reach for in the terrifying seconds firefighters say there is one thing you should absolutely not reach for. your phone. >> calling 911 is delayin

at 6:00 abc 7 reporter jonathan bloom with a look at the first emergency wireless alerts and in the race hillary clinton and donald trump are talking about the bombings in new jersey and new york on the campaign trail. abc news reporter stephanie ramos has the story. >> reporter: after the bombings in new york and new jersey hillary clinton and donald trump are both on the trail and talking terror. >> this is a fast moving situation and a sobering reminder that we need steady leadership in a dangerous world. >> reporter: clinton in philadelphia slamming donald trump while trying to reach out to millenials. >> we're facing a candidate with a long history of racial discrimination in his businesses, who re-tweets white supreme sifts, who led the birther movement to delegitimize our first black president and is still lying about it today. >> reporter: clinton reiterated her plan to combat isis in the wake of the latest attacks. >> we're going after the bad guys and we're going to get them, but we're not going to go after an entire religion. >> reporter: trump taking to twitter praising law e

abc 7 news jonathan bloom was at today's event. i see you are without your ear buds. >> if you are like me, you have about eight pairs of these lying around and at least a few of them work just fine except on the new louder and brighter and shinier water-resistant iphone 7, there is no place to plug them in. the apple ceo tim cook wasn't the only person on stage. >> the father of mario -- >> reporter: a legend in the game world, he introduced super mario run. >> and pokemon go is coming to the watch. >> reporter: the craze continues: even under water. >> the series two is swim-proof. >> the faster and brighter apple watch is aimed at swimmers and runners, not like the first one. >> they had the gold version, that was like $17,000. they are really pushing it as a fashion accessory. and this time around it feels like they are releasing a fitness band that is a smart watch. >> and to use it you need an iphone, maybe this one. >> it is the best iphone that we have ever created. this is iphone 7. >> it is available in a shiny black fini