kate larson is live at the transit center to explain who made the steel beam and the possible reasons behind the problem. kate? >> reporter: that's right. we're at fremont and howard where it is very busy right now, crews taking down scaffolding, and there are other crews taking down buslines so crews can work on the cracked beam. tis beam is locally made and it helps support the roof, the bus deck, and this big bridge right over fremont street. bus riders waited wednesday night at a crowded bus stop at the old temporary transbay terminal. nearby, confusion as people are met with police tape instead of their bus home. >> it's not on the apps, it's not updated. now i'm like oh, i have to find a new way to get home. >> reporter: the questions are not only from commuters. photos were revealed of the crack discovered in the load bearing steel beam tuesday morning. a second smaller crack was discovered also. the possible cause of the defects are numerous at this point. >> three possibilities. fabrication, installation, and design. >> reporter: the senior construction manager says all the s

kate larson was at the meeting and has the latest on the vote that was cast in just the past hour. >> reporter: in a 6-1 vote, oakland city council passed an ordinance to regulate dockless scooters in the city. but it didn't come easy. >> i've got these scooters speeding up and down. >> reporter: larry reed was the only no vote. he warrants to follow in san francisco's footsteps and ban the scooters. >> let's do it the right way. let's send a cease and desist. >> what is going on now is hurting people, and what is going on now is about not having this law. >> reporter: council member at large rebecca kaplan was the lead author. they will require helmets and not allowing users to ride on sidewalks. she was surprised by the level of discord. >> the level of furor was more than expect for a topic like scooters where we're dealing with homelessness. >> reporter: they're working on a fee an less how much the scooters will cost the three scooter companies. kate larson, "abc7 news." >>> new at 11:00, a shock for customers at an east bay cell phone store when a band of robbers rushed in and c

kate larson was at a vij i.what would have been his 66th birthday prosecutor friends from four decades of life of gathered outside his home. the little what white house k white house on clara street is where police found a body in a fish tank without a head or hands, presumably his mutilated remains. >> this has been an extremely difficult and sad time for our family. >> reporter: his sister read a statement at the vigil. >> we want to express sincere gratitude to the san francisco police department along with the district attorney. they have treated this with the highest concerns since we first reported brian as possibly missing. >> reporter: many of egg's friends were critical of sfpd who were called to the house twice for welfare checks. both times officers left the house when they didn't see anything suspicious. >> my feeling is they don't follow through. i'm concerned that they will follow through with the rest of the case. >> reporter: city hall and the police commission are expecting answers from stpd. >>

and we will see how it plays out. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> the kavanaugh accusations have expanded the conversation around sexual assault and alcohol use. many that grew up hearing the phrase "boys will be boys" no longer accepting that as an excuse. ly ann me llyanne melendez is l boundaries and consent. >> i bet you $10 tonight parents are having a conversation with their children about drinking, about partying and about consent. if not, they should. now, i talked to parents today who told me the reason they don't hold back is because they know bad choices have a lasting impact on people's lives. california is one of two states that requires consent to be part of sexual education in schools. maryland is the other. it starts in the ninth grade. >> we used to talk about no means no a lot. and now we talk about yes means yes and people should be looking for an affirmative consent, especially around sexual activity. >> colleges continue the conversation because of what is often referred to as the red zone. the first months on campus when students are on their own for th

. >>> i'm kate larson. details about a young north bay girl who cakes cannabis based medication for a rare form of epilepsy. a judge has ruled 5-year-old brook adams can continue attending public school and bring her medicine. the decision overrules the school district stance that allowing brook on campus violated sfat are state and federal laws banning that drug on school grounds. interesting stuff. we have lisa in this morning for a look at kind of interesting wekend weather. >> yes all the fog behind you kate. you can see the marine layer from the sutro tower camera. the cooling trend continues. and the numbers in the 50s. up upper 40s morgan him. 50 minute tla i delays at sfo. the fog at the golden gate bridge. 10 degrees cool ners spots and cooler on sunday. >> thanks, ♪ ♪ they're the moderne stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug i

in san francisco, kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> yeah. i'll follow that. that was awful. nobody should have to live like that. we have issues weather-wise. the areas you see in orange, above 1,000 feet. we have a fire fire dangerous the winds will kick up. we'll have low humidity through 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. now, as far as temperatures, look at this. 49 in pleasanton. a lot f low to mid-50s in the season ramon valley, livermore. upper 50s in concord, antioch. 62 in pittsburgh right now. the rest of our neighborhoods, low to mid-50s in the bay, south bay. need to dress a little bit warmer up in the north bay. pacifica, 51 degrees. golden gate, a breeze southwest at 10 miles per hour. a little cloud cover. but towards the end of the morning commute. it won't last very long. cool this morning. warm this afternoon. sunny and calmer at our beaches. yeah, sunny, calmer, a little bit warmer. pretty strong sunshine. make sure you have the sunscreen. north bay, 52. a little bit of fog. 74 and sunshine at noon. low to mid-80s up in the north bay. 68 by 8:00. last look the east

i'm kate larson, abc 7. back to you. >> all right, kate.hanks so much. >>> i want to give you a little background now on the sales force transit center that opened to great fan fare really weeks ago. august 12th was the first day of service, but there was a full three days of events, each day huge crowds showed up and stayed for hours. remember, this cost $2.2 billion and its need was necessitated by the eth in 1989. so it took all of this time to build it and there it is, and now the steel beam issue. now, most of the people we talked with said after eight years of construction they were certainly excited for it to be done. most said they were impressed by the design. very modern. they were looking forward to improved transit options as well. >>> while we were able to fly drone view salesforce trans bay terminal around the time it opened, you can see these are the steel beams right here. it is one of these that is having that issue, that fissure right now that's necessitated the inspections and evacuations. these are not the exact beams, b

kate larson was in santa clara where the community is raising money for the teacher's wife and children. ♪ >> he brought us together with the common interest of the flute and loving music. >> reporter: he died when swept out to sea on a fishing trip in monterey in may. the 34-year-old teacher taught young musicians all over the bay area, the chinese bamboo flute. may was his student for six years. she and dozens of families spent the summer organizing this benefit at santa clara university. >> he taught us a lot and brought us all together and we're a huge, big family and we're going to support his wife and children even though he won't be here. physically he's still with us, spiritually and mentally. >> reporter: his widow and two young sons showed up during the concert to accept a book that students filled with letters and photos. >> he is only for his family. >> reporter: this is his father. before he died he wanted to hold a recital for all his students. the california youth chinese symphony, pluck schools and private lessons. the concert was held to honor his work and raise money t

kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> time 5:08 on this friday. taking a look at temperatures in the south bay. upper 50s from santa clara to san jose. morgan hill, much cooler than that, good morning, 47. mountain view, 59. across the region, mainly in the 50s. we have cloud cover overhead. temperatures on the cool side. and the warming process today will be much slower compared to yesterday. we take you inland. look at this. this is going to feel dramatic compared to yesterday. yesterday in the 80s to 90s. today inland only in the 70s to near 80s. it will be a cooler feeling day out there compared to yesterday. highs today across the region, cloudy coast. the cloud cover going to stick to the coastline for much of the day. san francisco, up to 64. oakland, afternoon sunshine, 69 the high. 76 and sunnier in san jose. about 77 in santa rosa. inland, upper 70s to low 80s. saturday, even cooler air. 60s and 70s are widespread. so we will start for a cooler than average weekend. it comes with a chance of showers. live doppler 7 will be tracking that.

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen this morning. we are starting with a quick look at weather with meteorologist lisa argen who is here to explain what the last few hours of summer look like. >> that's right, kate. we have a cooling trend under way, got started yesterday. you can see live doppler 7, the fog well into the east bay fog from hayward and napa. and a system to the north of us is keeping us cooler than average through tomorrow. there is the visibility in miles. half mile for you in napa. five miles in hayward. better view in the inland valleys. but we are looking at the cool temperatures to start. 52 santa rosa. 57 in hayward. then throughout the afternoon the fog clings to the covert. sixth and 70s. and the clouds keep the numbers in the lower sixth downtown. mid-80s inland. cooler for everyone but a fire danger son the way as we usher in the end of the weekend. i'll talk about it in detail coming up. kate. >> thanks, lisa. >>> new overnight at least 24 people are dead after an attack on a manual military parade in iran,

in the newsroom identity kate larson. >> abc 7 news anchor dion lim will be in washington, d.c. at testimony before the senate judiciary committee on thursday. >>> much of the east bay is under a red flag warning tonight, and that means fire departments are on high alert. live in san ramon where, lillian, two fires have broken out in the past two days. >> reporter: kristen, today's fire was put out quickly thanks in part to a special strike team that was organized in response to the red flag warning. fire to break out in san ramon over the last 24 hours. this one was west of interstate 680. crews from all over the bay area helped put out the fire. therapy called beforehand to a staging area. >> i believe the departments are lot more reactive as far as having people in place out in the field rather than having them in firehouses waiting for call. >> reporter: one of the city's? gen units was part of that special strike team. other oakland crews, however, have been patrolling the oakland hills. fire crews have been paying special attention to the skyline corridor, the area above 1

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen today.we are starting with a look at weather with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa, there are 11 hours left of summer, in case you are counting like i am. but it's not the warmest last day. >> you're right. but you know we are seeing warmer weather as soon as monday with the offshore flow with the high fire danger. here is look at doppler 7 looking at low clouds and fog making their way across the by. visibility down to a mile in half moon bay. petaluma and santa rosa. hayward got worse at two miles. be careful if you are headed out. it's in the mid-50s in hayward and fremont. 50 in half moon bay. 58 in clover dale. another vantage point a hazy looking walnut creek. we call it partly cloudy to get started andrea slower warming with fog at the coast. partial can go cleergts in the north bay beaches and temperatures in the mid-to upper 80s for the warmest inland valleys. down at least 6 to 7 degrees inland. the cooling trend continues into the second half of the weekend but then we do a 1807 i'l

abc 7 news reporter kate larson talked with a man who encouraged kaepernick to take a knee in the first place setting off the controversy. >> reporter: drone view 7 above union square where colin kaepernick's ad is perched on the nike store. the controversy over him started in 2016 when as a 49er he kneeled during the national anthem to protest social injustice. east bay native nate boyer was part of that decision reaching a compromise with kaepernick when they agreed to meet before a game. >> i wanted him to stand, he wanted to sit, we agreed on kneeling. >> reporter: boyer, who spoke to us over the phone from los angeles, is a former nfl player and army special forces veteran. he says kneeling still felt respectful. >> we take a knee to pray and propose to our wives and when people get knighted they take a knee. >> reporter: for the message on the new ad, believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything, boyer says it's controversial for those who may have sacrificed more than a football career. >> the ultimate sacrifice we talk about often people that have lost their live

. >> reporter: kate larson, "abc7 news." >>> firefighters in san ramone put out a brush fire this afternoon. police helped in the response with a helicopter conducting water drops. this was the second fire to break out in roughly the same area in the last 24 hours. homes were briefly evacuated. nobody was hurt. a grass fire that burned nearly 40 acres, was caused by a down pg&e power line. the fire started at around 4:00 yesterday afternoon near quinnby road. two cal fire firefighters suffered minor injuries. >>> it should come as no surprise that fire danger is once again high in parts of the bay area. >> that's right. i'll show you where and how long the red flag warnings will remain in effect. >>> the medical tests are in. the 49ers confirm what many feared about jimmy garafalo. >>> it's been more than a decade since pandora changed the way we listen >>> the football season has come to an early end for jimmy garoppolo. team officials announced that the quarterback will need season-ending surgery on his injured left knee. an mri confirmed that he tore his acl during yesterday's game in ka

in san francisco, kate larson, abc news. >> health care workers held a vigil tonight to keep aspital f. the owner verity help filed for bankruptcy last august and looking to sell the hospital ending contracts with current employees. workers say verity has an obligation to the community to keep the hospital open and maintain existing services. >> florence's winds have died down but flooding left in the its wake is causing tremendous damage. entire communities are still underwater. florence dumped 8 trillion gallons of water in its path across the east coast, a staggering figure. rescue efforts are ongoing. more than 4,000 people pulled to safety in north carolina alone. the death toll remains unchanged from last night at 32. >> local heroes are offering services in the wake of florence. the california air national guard's 129th rescue wing is helping with search and rescue operation bnz they is entthis video showing the devastating flooding in henderson, north carolina. the american red cross is organizing a relief effort for people affected by the storm. you can make a $10 donation.

kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> of course the other brand people are talking about nike and their just do it campaign staring colin kaepernick. the company released a two minute long commercial narrated by the former 49er quarterback. >> so don't ask if your dreams are crazy, ask if they're crazy enough. ♪ >> no matter how you feel about colin kaepernick i think you should check it out. watch the full add at abc7news.com and that way you can talk about it. everyone is talking about it. >> chime in on that conversation. >>> a new law in california will help renters facing eviction. >> south and north korean officials met for a summit. they left with a message for president trump. >> and a north bay police officer's life-changing it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. it's the final days where all beds are on sale. save 40% on the new

in oakland, i'm kate larson, "abc 7 news." >>> a wildlife museum is looking to spread its wings and may move out of walnut kreef. the lindsay wildlife experience and animal hospital has been at the current location more than 60 years. the museum's lease is about to expire. executives say they're negotiating the renew the lease with the city of walnut creek but are looking from a bigger space to expand. >>> you may not believe this one. a teacher in new hampshire is facing charges after this video appeared on social media. look here. police say he told a child climb inside this game and sal some prizes. you see the man pulls prizes out and helps the girl out of the machine. helsinki is facing charges including theft and engangering the welfare of a child. the middle school where he works has placed him on leave. maybe not the role model they're looking for there. >> yeah. that's just awful. poor kid. >>> all right. let's turn to our weather because we have a lot to talk about. >> here is sandhya. >> we have a beautiful sunset to talk about and then some heat. sundown, 7:11 tonight from t

in santa clara, kate larson, abc 7 news. >> he was so loved. >>> in other news tonight, chp rescued a woman who fell 40 feet into a creek. video shows her being air lifted out. crews couldn't reach her quickly on the ground, so they called in a chopper. the woman was taken to the hospital where she is being treated for moderate injuries. >> the nfl season begins in four days. raiders fans may be a little melancholy this weekend after the team traded away its player. jon gruden explained that decision today. are we going to buy it? >> i will simply say you can believe him or not. the decision came down to money. mack wanted more than the raiders were willing to pay and the bears offered a trade deal that the team could not refuse. six year $141 million extension with chicago. he appeared in front of the chicago media today and will wear his customary number 52 following behind mike single tear and dick butkis. the raiders did not have to trade mack now, but mack held out all preseason seeking that bigger deal and oakland felt it was time to cut the cord. >> we waited. our feeling was h

abc7 news reporter kate larson went inside sonoma's emergency operation center where crews tested that system for the first time. >> reporter: sonoma county emergency management that started 300,000 calls that started like this -- >> there will be a test of the emergency alert systems on september 12th. >> we're testing our warning system. >> reporter: christopher godly is the sonoma county emergency service. monday's soco alert called all land lines and subscribers to the free service. >> not just in case of wildfires but any natural hazard or threat to the public. it might be a hazardous material spill on highway 101 or a flood or a tsunami threat along the pacific coast. >> we want to talk to those who are directly impacted. >> reporter: zachary hamel says it's not meant to call hundreds of thousands at once but to target specific areas in danger, like, for example, if there was a hazmat spill on highways 101 and 1, hamel could send an alert to the 400,000 homes in the area. >> got an alert at 3:30 in the morning that being evacuate. >> reporter: she signed up for the alert and got

. >> that was kate larson reporting. >>> rod rosenstein will meet with president trump thursday to discuss his future at the white house. rosenstein's job was in question after allegations he wanted to secretly record the president. rurmsz circulated about rosenstein's possible resignation or firing but no decisions will be made about his employment until he and the president speak face to face. if rosenstein leaves his post, the current solicitor general noel francisco will take his place. they say he's an experienced lawyer, staunch conservative and has successfully defended trump's policies, including the travel ban, before the supreme court. he got his start as a clerk for scalia and part of george w. bush's legal team. >>> power lines started a grass fire in the south bay. pg&e says they're working to see what happened, according to the mercury news. the 40-acre fire started sunday afternoon. we told you about it yesterday on our morning show. multiple homes were threatened at one point but none were damaged. two cal firefighters have minor injuries. >>> you're never more than seven m

. >>> good morning, thanks for joining us on this sunday, september 23rd, i'm kate larson. lisa is here. we are looking at another cool morning. >> good morning to you. hi, everyone. live doppler 7 shows the fog broken up behind me. that's going to aid in seeing sunshine sooner this morning. yes, the temperatures are not going to budge too much. we will see the sun when it comes up at 6:58. the temperatures are cool in the north bay, low 50s in freemont, 60 in brentwood. the forecast looks like this, with plenty of sunshine, mid-60s at the coast side by noontime. pleasant at the coast. it will be breezy, upper 70s to low 80s inland and 70s around the bay. we are going talk about a warm upcoming up in the seven day outlook. kate? >> thanks, lisa. >>> oakland police shared these photos on twitter of a car at 42nd avenue and interstate 880. they dealt with with a large side show activity throughout east oakland. this happened around 1:30. police say rocks and bottles were thrown at the officers and the crowd fired multiple gunshots. it is unclear a irrts weref made. >>> a scar

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen this morning. we are starting with a quick look at weather with meteorologist lisa argen who is here to explain what the last few hours of summer look like. >> that's right, kate. we have a cooling trend under way, got started yesterday. you can see live doppler 7, the fog well into the east bay fog from hayward and napa. and a system to the north of us is keeping us cooler than average through tomorrow. there is the visibility in miles. half mile for you in napa. five miles in hayward. better view in the inland valleys. but we are looking at the cool temperatures to start. 52 santa rosa. 57 in hayward. then throughout the afternoon the fog clings to the covert. sixth and 70s. and the clouds keep the numbers in the lower sixth downtown. mid-80s inland.