i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks a lot for joining us. confirmed the identity of a headless torso found in a soma district home last month. >> but friends and relatives believe it's the remains of brian egg, who was reported missing back in june. >> today's his birthday, and his family is holding a candlelight vigil tonight. meantime, neighbors and some city officials are asking new questions over how police are handling the case. >> that's right. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live south of market with new developments tonight. vic? >> well, dan, that vigil will be held in front of ryan egg's house, which is in the middle of this block on clara street. now, his family arrived here from florida yesterday. as you said, there are still a lot of important questions. foremost, the medical examiner has yet to identify that badly mutilated body, and there still are no charges against the two persons of interest. >> i certainly have had a lot of nightmares thinking what happened inside that house. >> scot-free was the neighbor who called police,

she talked with kristen sze, and she says she stands by her sister-in-law. >> what motivated christine to approach the congresswoman this summer? >> as i understand it it was a really hard decision and she decided to confidentially provide the information to her congresswoman because she felt it was her civic obligation that has a member of this society that there was a background check going on. and she knows about information and analysis, and she felt that it was really important to share that information. she never intended for her name to come out. and she wanted it to be part of the investigation. >> what do you think ultimately is christine's wish and hopes for what comes out of this? >> i think she would wish and hope that women that experienced sexual violence and improper behavior will feel strong enough to confront those situations and that as a society we'll listen better and be more compassionate in our responses. >> like it or not, unfortunately, due to all that has happened, she is suddenly thrust to the forefront of the me too movement. how do you think she's carrying t

. >> i'm kristen sze in for ama daetz. president trump weighed in on the accusations facing kavanaugh a while ago. >> i want him to go in at the absolute highest level, and i think to do that you have to go through this. if it takes a little delay, it will take a little delay. >> that delay will be at least until next week. as late as this afternoon the senate judiciary committee announced a public hearing will take place next monday at 10:00 a.m. >> kavanaugh and palo alto professor christine blasey ford are expected to testify. right now it is not clear if they will be in the same room at the same time. >> "abc 7 news" reporter melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with the latest details kavanaughkavanaug kavanaugh -- ford's accusations. >> "washington post" investigative reporter and uc berkley graduate emma rau said she began speaking with her before the nomination. >> she was terrified about going public. she didn't want to speak on the record. >> this is a high school photo in 1983, a approximately a year after she say

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley.half an hour. >>> tonight, president trump fuming. his new demand onboard air force one, telling his attorney general jeff sessions to hunt down the author of that anonymous op-ed in "the new york times," the enemy within the trump administration, and as he was talking, so was a former president. president obama and the rare move breaking precedent and attacking president trump. >>> also this friday night, the potential major hurricane headed for the east coast. tonight, the new track just in as tropical storm florence now grows closer. multiple pathways where this could hit and when. >>> the chilling new video just out tonight. the gunman walking into that office building taking aim. you can then see the officers shooting from outside the building right through the glass, trying to get the gunman.

aaron blake talked with kristen sze with that part of our coverage. >> thanks for joining us. you write this is not a case of he said she said. >> you do have evidence in a way. there are claims that are made. prior statements that are made. in this case it's christine blasey ford talking about a similar incident six years ago. in the case of brett kavanaugh, we have a new denial in which he says that he doesn't remember being at a >> what's the biggest i inconsistency that she would have o overcome? >> in the therapist note from six years ago. the therapist describes dr. ford as having said the room. dr. ford now says there were only two boys in the room, including kavanaugh. >> are you saying that ford's claims do not actually have to be proven before kavanaugh's chances are tanked? >> that's right. this does not need to be a legal standard of proof here. all the democrats need to do and all ms. ford needs to do is convince enough senators that this is likely enough to have occurred, that it gives them pause about giving this man a lifetime appointment. >> realistically, pol

kristen sze, "abc 7 news." >> thanks, kristen. >>> that colin kaepernick jersey we told you about yesterdayld out. it sold out within hours on his personal website. some of the proceeds will go to his foundation, raising awareness on interacting with police. >>> well, next at 6:00, a dangero dangerous category 4 is bearing down on the east coast tonight. spencer christian is back with the storm track as residents in north carolina brace for the worst. plus --. >>> jules, this is brian. listen, i'm on an airplane that's been highjacked. if things don't go well, i want want you to know i absolutely love you. >> on this september 11th, a chilling new glimpse into the moment >>> live where you live, this is "abc 7 news." >>> take a look. live doppler 7 shows the path of what the national hurricane center calls a "life threatening storm." that's hurricane florence. right now it is posing a triple threat to the carolinas as well as virginia. >>> and massive evacuations are underway. you can see that long line of cars on the left there in north carolina, people trying to get out of harm's way. >>

abc 7 news anchor kristen sze breaks it down for us. >> reporter: if you go to a full service, dine-inically give you a plastic straw. a customer has to ask for it. if a restaurant violates the law, it gets two warnings. after that, it's a $25 per day fine topping off at a maximum of $300 per year. the rule only applies to full service restaurants. it doesn't apply to fast food restaurants or take-out orders. critics argue it won't really help the environment and will only hurt people with disabilities. but supporters call it a small first step. many california cities actually already have stricter plastic straw bans. santa cruz has had one since 2017. and recently san francisco passed a ban that takes effect in 2020. it will become the largest city to block all establishments from giving out plastic straws. and many leading chains are already making the move on their own. starbucks has announced it will eliminate plastic straws by 2020. it's already tested out strawless lids in a few cities. kristen sze, abc 7 news. >>> two olympians who went to san jose state will receive the univers

she spoke with news anchor kristen sze and says she stands by her sister in law. >> what motivated kristine to approach congressman eshoo sh summer. >> as i understand it it was a hard decision and she decided to confidentially p information to her congress woman because she felt it was her civic obligation that as a member of this society that there was a background check going on and she knows about information and analysis. and she felt it was really important to share that information. she never intended for her name to come out. and she wanted it to be part of the investigation. >> what do you think ultimately is christine's wish and hope out of this. >> i think she would wish and hope that women that experience sexual violence and improper behavior will feel strong enough to confront the situations and that as a society we'll listen better and be more compassion it in responses. >> reporter: like it or not unfortunately due to all that has happened, she is suddenly thrust to the forefront of the me too movement. how do you think she is carrying that burden and that responsibility? >>

listening to know that it really makes a difference for her to feel that support. >> reporter: kristen sze. >>> so we've been very focused on all of the developments in the kavanaugh controversy all we can. and we are keeping at it. you can get the updates right on your phone. you just need to download the abc 7 news app for all of the latest. >>> so switching gears now, a group opposed to recreational marijuana sales in california raised their concerns in mountain view. the california coalition against recreational marijuana says some mountain view residents and businesses are outraged by the city's proposal to allow up to 5 retail pot stores. city staff say a recently submitted draft plan would set that maximum at just three stores. a vote is expected in october. >> we would like to urge the councilmembers of mountain view to reject this prem. wld like to ask every citizen in mountain view to stand up firmly against it. >> marijuana deliveries from outside vendors were okayed earlier this year but a mother toerm on retail pot sales within the city remains in effect. >>> an east bay polsd

kristen sze, "abc 7 news." >>> by the end of the week a key vote is planned on the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. >> at the very least this hearing should be postponed. >> next, political pressure intensifies after a new voice joins the palo alto professor and yale graduate with accusations against the man who could become a supreme court justice. >>> a woman's kitchen is flooding from a burst pipe. the warranty company said she would have to wait a week for help. i'm michael finney. ahead oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. oh! under seven? (vo) and you may lose weight. in the same one-year study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. oh! up to 12 pounds? (vo) a two-year study showed that ozempic® does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack, stroke, or death. oh! no increased risk? ozempic® should not be the first medicine for t

kristen sze, "abc7 news." >> in the bay area, you can call 211 any time of day or night to be connected with counseling. and we have a lot more mental health resources for you at abc7news.com. >>> in other news, two big names in the music industry performed for a good cause. ♪ you know who that is. that's janet jackson the bill graham civic auditorium. this is dream fest, the ninth annual concert for kids. ♪ metallica also drew big crowds. this is in front of the asian art museum. thousands of fans turned out for both concerts. earlier today, band members took time to visit kids at the children's hospital. proceeds from tonight will help to raise more than $10 million for the children there. >>> even carl couldn't subdue the bright lights at city call. sandhya patel has more with the forecast. >> we have fog right now on live doppler 7. it's pretty thick. visibility dropped to about two miles at half moon bay. take a look at the temperatures. most of you in the 50s and 60s. clearlake at 73 degrees. considering we were in the upper 90s this afternoon inland, a nice cooldown so far. only

she spoke with abc 7 news anchor kristen sze and says she stands by her sister in law. >> what motivatedgresswoman eshoo this summer. >> as i understand it it was a really hard decision. and she decided to confidentially provide the information to her congresswoman because she felt it was her civic obligation, that as a mmber of this society that there was a background check going on, and she knows about information, and analysis, and she felt that it was really important to share that information. she never intended for her name to come out. and she wanted it to be part of the investigation. >> reporter: what do you think ultimately is christine's wish and hopes for what comes out of this. >> i think she would wish and hope that women that experience sexual violence and improper behavior will feel strong enough to confront the situations and that as a society we'll listen better and be more compassion it in responses. >> reporter: light it owner, unfortunately, due to all that has happened, she is suddenly thrust to the forefront of the me too movement. how do you think she is carrying

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us.t breaking story we begin with that we hear again and again. an infant left in the back seat of a sweltering wve an 18 monthd girl has died sadly after she was found at a car in the east bay community of moraga op a day when the high temperature was in the mid-'80s. >> abc7 news anchor eric tom s as is live. >> reporter: we do know the child was found inside a car in a neighborhood here in moraga by a family member. but the child does not live in moraga, the child is from oakland. this we are told by neighbors was a home day care on a street in moraga. police are describing this as a horribly tragic accident. >> unknown medical with a child heard screaming in the background. >> reporter: the call was coming from this moraga home. >> code 3 assist for an 18 month old baby locked in a car. >> reporter: he was trying to revive the toddler who wasn't breathing. >> the first officer on the scene began cpr, was quickly

hello, kristen sze will be in later. the training is called urban shield, and it's been so controversial. the whole program will be overhauled for next year. abc7's amy haollingfield live a the fairgrounds. >> reporter: we've already seen changes. this is not the you have seen in the past. for example, there's a sensitivity monitor wandering around through the crowd looking for anything alarming, anything concerning. that's one of several changes this year and more changes are on the way. you'll see bulletproof vests and helmets at the show but won't see guns. >> like automatic weapons, didn't like them. this year we took out all the displays that had automatic weapons. >> reporter: protesters call urban shield training militaristic and racist. >> a lot of them concerned that we're going to take our training, this technology that's here today, and go into communities and use it negatively against communities. that couldn't be further from the truth. >> reporter: we saw equipment on display like a portable jaws of life, t

here's abc 7 news anchor kristen sze with the story. >> the dogs that we are considering are really theuide dogs for the blind he been in the san francisco bay area for 75 years and we see them once they're fully trained. this documentary follows a litter of five puppies from birth as they learn what it tas to >> the non-profit works with 800 dogs a year. yes, only about 300 make it all of the way to becoming a life-changing companion for blind or visually impaired person. pick of the litter is the work of bay area filmmakers who first had to convince the guide dog ceo that it was a good idea. >> what i am hoping is that people get a true understanding of everything that it takes in order to get to a guide dog. >> the team spent two years documenting the training of both the dogs and the humans who raise them. >> if she's on the left-hand side, patty, we don't say nice right now. we're not going to give him any kibel out of the crate. the producer dina is in awe. >> there are 24/7 volunteer opportunities and a lot of us feel good about ourselves says when we go for an hour or two to the

i'm kristen sze. muni was rerouted during the closure this morning. amy hollyfield is live at fourth and cabrillo. >> reporter: hi, good morning, kristen. the bomb squad has given the all clear. people are now free to move about this neighborhood. everything looks normal again. here is what it looked like, though, just within the past hour. you can see, the blocks were shut down. there were two packages at fifth and cabrillo, in sfan francisco one marked hazardous, and flammable. police blocked off the intersection and took the perimeter out a block in each direction and brought in the bomb squad to investigate. they say they got the call around 9:00 this morning. they were here for a little more than an hour. while residents stopped to watch and wonder what was going on. police gave the all clear. the captain told us about when a they found. >> the metal box contained absolutely nothing. and then there was another package that was nearby that contained some radio equipment, so it's always better to err on the side of caution and do all this and make s

. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. blasey ford's lawyers say there are conditions to the testimony. they want fair terms and ensuring her safety. she's accused kavanaugh of sexual a salting her in high school. he will be at the hearing scheduled for monday. he has denied the allegation and says he remains committed to defending his integrity. >> you may have seen this banner today as it flew over parts of the bay area, including palo alto where a blasey ford lives. it reads, thank you, christine, we have your back.itas econoes l women's advocacy organization. >> the first to learn of the accusations was congresswoman anna eshoo. she sat down with reporter david louie today. >> joining us live from palo alto. >> david? >> larry and kristen, the date was july 20th, a friday. congresswoman recalls when blasea ford arrived with no notes or anything. only recollections which are now leading to a possible hearing next week in the senate. he said/she said hearing. >> there were many things that she recalled very clearly. ther

. >> i'm kristen sze. the gone girl kidnapping that police initially called a hoax. >> melanie woodrow has the story. >> denise hoskins will come face to face with mueller again. he's representing himself. two counts of forcible rape, robbery, burglary and false imprisonment. in connection with the 2015 vallejo kidnapping. when huskins and her fiance take the stand during the preliminary hearing, muller will cross-examine them. saah san low county chief district attorney -- >> we're preparing as if the victims will be testifying. >> proposition 115 protects victims liekhus kins and quinn from being revictimized. allowing hearsay testimony by law enforcement officials at preliminary hearings. subpoenas have been issued for law enforcement officials. however -- >> if the district attorney is subpoenaing or asking denise and aaron to be there as well, that's telling me the district attorney isn't so sure that law enforcement is going to show up or do a good job. let's hope this isn't another time when the law

. >> i'm kristen sze. robert, this is a time when a lot of the buses will be picking people up, taking them home. what's going on with the operations? >> you're right. this is our rush hour. as you outlined in your show, the cjta discovered a crack in a beam in a ceiling above the bus deck. as you know, the bus deck is the third level of the transit center. that is where all of our operations exist. ac transit operates 27 transbay bus lines out of the temporary -- in and out of salesforce transit center. to ensure that our rider safety isn effect and we continue our service, we have diverted all 27 of the transbay bus lines to the old temporary terminal. that old terminal is located at howard and bill street. that diversion will remain in place until further notice. we anticipate that this is affecting about 7,000 riders. that's roughly the number that crossed the bridge during the p.m. hours. for riders who are listening to us right now who have yet to head out for their commute home, what we want you to

. >> i'm kristen sze, thanks for joining us. the pilot was killed when the plane went down late this morning. he was on a mission for angel flight west taking a patient and her mom to stanford's lucille packer children's hospital. >> vic lee has the story, now live from palo alto. vic? >> reporter: well, that plane, the wreckage is sitting in heavy mud in a duck pond right behind me over there. palo alto airport is to my left across the marsh here. the runway stretches right behind me that direction. now, the plane is registered to an owner who lives in placerville. presumably the pilot. but that has not been confirmed. as you said angel flight west tells us that the pilot was on a mission to deliver one of his passengers, a female, to stanford's lucille packer children's hospital. the other passenger is the mother. here's what happened. the air traffic control audio indicates the pilot was having trouble landing. the call to the palo alto fire department came in just after 11:00 a.m. a mooney single engine plane with three peop

. >> and i'm kristen sze.ncisco muni bus driver is in critical condition after crashing a bus into a building this morning. >> it happened between scott and pierce streets. one passenger is in fair condition. >> melanie woodrow is live at the scene with incredible dash camera video of the crash. melanie? >> reporter: that video in just a moment. you can see over my shoulder the broken glass at a drycleaner that was here where this bus crash happened. he said he just installed a dash camera in his vehicle a couple of months ago. he told us if he didn't have the video you're about to see, he wouldn't believe what happened. this is the view from the dash camera as he was driving west on lombard street to a 6:00 a.m. yoga class. >> suddenly i saw a big bus coming from the other side, jumping over and coming my way. and i was literally shocked. >> reporter: without skipping a beat, he slowed down and pulled over left. >> i don't know what to say now. >> reporter: the 66-year-old long-time bus operator crossed over

hi there, i'm reggie aqui, kristen sze will be in later today. now, that bus was carrying passengers and it's hard to tell from the video, but it was going against traffic. we now know the driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. abc 7 news reporter amy hole field is live along lombard street. >> reporter: they just pulled the bus off of the building and they have it up right now. we can see a closer look at the damage that it left behind here. there used to be a tree there, that took the brunt of the force. you can see the building's awning is gone. westbound a section of lombard right here is still closed from this huge accident. the accident was captured by a surveillance camera across the street. watch as the muni bus crashes into a tree and a dry cleaning business on lombard street. this was at 5:45 this morning. the bus was headed eastbound but veered across the median into oncoming traffic and crashed. da von day robinson saw the whole thing from across the street. >> it was driving on this side and went over it. it

. >> and i'm kristen sze in for ama daetz. it's been a tumultuous 24 hours for tesla.ly we learned of the promotion of several staff members to positions. >> the head of human resources has announced departure. the changes are all overshadowed by the ceo, elon musk. >> he was smoking marijuana last night while being interviewed on the joe rogan experience, a podcast shown on youtube. >> we can't show you the entire exchange, only a portion. it's important to see the context here. the host is the one who lights up. >> i mean, it's legal, right? >> totally legal. >> okay. >> how does that work? do people get upset at you if you do certain things? >> musk takes a puff before handing it back. some call tesla's found area visionary. others are less favorable. >> let's go live to david louie at a tesla charging station in san jose with a look at what else the company is dealing with tonight. david? >> well, dan and kristen, this big management shake-up announced just a few hours ago. we don't know whether it was timed in order to divert attention away

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm michael ashley. again in half an hour. >>> tonight, the labor day slam. dangerous storms firing up right as millions of americans make that holiday escape. a flash flood emergency now in effect. high water rescues reported. commuters stuck on the rails. ginger zee standing by. >>> the explosive takedown. new video showing the moment a bombmaker blows himself up as police move in ending a deadly bombing spree that left a city on edge. >>> the head-on disaster. new details in that deadly cr as the death toll climbs, authorities zeroing in on the cause and the survivor who gave birth to twins after that tragic collision. >>> honoring john mccain. lying in state in the u.s. capitol. the tributes from his

. >> great to be with you, kristen sze china. >> we're going to dig into your book and use your experiencek you about these bombshell revelations. i want to know from you, do they sound like bombshell revelations to the point that aides have been removing paperwork, for instance, to try to prevent the president getting out of a trade deal with south korea? that's just one of them. >> indeed. these are echos of other books and other reporting we have heard about what the trump white house is like, what makes this a bombshell is the author. there is no one more credible than bob woodward in terms of making sure that he's got the right sources, that it's well documented, to the point as reviewers have said of being absently boring in its detail. i think what is very concerning is what you pointed out in your intro is what this says to countries around the world about the president of the united states and quite frankly it's very concerning and puts our national security at risk. >> it's interesting that this book -- he's an american political reporter talking about an american white house. bu

. >> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. for all of us here we appreciate your time. you again in half an hour. >>> tonight, bracing for a monster hurricane. florence now on a collision course with the east coast. you can see the eye of the storm fully formed, winds reaching 140 miles per hour. the category 4 storm expected to slam into the carolinas and virginia. tonight, mandatory evacuations for more than 1.5 million americans. traffic on both sides of the highway going in the same direction now to get out. the governor warning this could be deadly. and the other major factor with this, what the hurricane is expected to do once it hits land. another system will trap it t amid the mass evacuations, with the new track and the timing. >>> president trump tonight declaring the government is, quote, totally prepared for puerto rico response a, quote,

i'm kristen sze in for ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley.ived national attention after police received reports of a gun on campus that. >> gun did go off in a classroom, but the bullet only struck a chair. still, four students were detained and one now faces felony charges. >> abc 7 news reporter katie it utehs is live on campus. >> the 14-year-old freshman is a minor so, we're not naming him. but he is facing eight felony charges, and now police are working with atf to determine where the teen obtained the gun. as classes resume at balboa high school, mixed reactions from students. >> i'm still kind of nervous what happened today. i feel like everyone's still got to talk about it. >> others seemed unfazed after their classmate brought a gun to class and it discharged, sending a shot through a chair on thursday. >> i'm fine. pretty used to it. so it's just like whatever. >> parents, who were panicked during the lockdown, remain nervous. >> it's only the second week. it's how i feel. i feel so bad, because, yeah, i don't want her to come here

. >> and i'm kristen sze in for ama daetz.ting down to the oakland raiders game and we put a countdown clock on the right side of your screen. >> that's right. just about an hour to go now until our pregame coverage. let's bring in abc 7 sports director larry beil. what is at stake tonight? >> you can see the parking lot is full. tonight's game the return of john gruden on the sidelines but a matchup with one of his coaching prodigies, sean mcveigh, who got his start under gruden. mcveigh was named not only the youngest head coach but the coach of the year in the entire league. wayne freedman is live with raider nation. we'll talk about the teams and xs and os coming up. we will start with mindy on the coaching matchup, that is teacher versus pupil. >> reporter: well, dan and kristen, john gruden and sean mcveigh are known for developing quarterbacks and building an offense around the quarterback strength. with cal product jared goff under the center, the rams put up 30 points in the game, the most in the nfl. their expectatio

. >> i'm kristen sze in for ama daetz.ties say these crimes went on for years and involved hundreds of victims. >> the family ran two child care centers and senior care homes. wayne freedman is live in daly city with the latest on a shocking and still developing story. wayne? >> reporter: indeed, larry, and th onorehe building over my shoulder there, quiet neighborhood, all under the guise of caring for children and cog tateap directly across the street from west moore high school in daly city. >> no clue. >> so many policemen yesterday. >> these are some of the weapons police seized at the rainbow bright day care. they include a loaded handgun found under a blanket allegedly within easy reach of children. this, one of six locations in so you have the san francisco, daly city and pacifica, sites where attorney general javier says they engaged in exploitation. >> rainbow bright was cheating, not just their workers of their pay, not just their workers of their dignity, but was cheating you and me as taxpayers. >> $8.5 millio

. >> >> and i'm kristen sze.own clock and we'll have live coverage coming up in 15 minutes. >> >> dozens of east bay gang members charged with burglary and computer hacking, caught on camera hitting on businesses to hit on credit card terminals. >> the gang members are accused of hitting stores in 11 counties in northern california. >> we're live from the marin county civics center. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: well, this was a pretty big investigation, dan. members of two groups, two gangs were arrested in three east bay cities,

sister-in-law, a bay area architect, gave her first local television interview to "abc 7 news" anchor kristen sze. sandra ford mendler wants her to understand who kavanaugh's accuser is. she says christine or krissy as the family calls her was not motivated by politics to come forward. >> i understand it was a really hard decision and she decided to confidentially provide the information to her congresswoman because she felt it was her civic obligation, that as a member of this society that there was a background check going on and she knows about information and analysis and she felt that it was really important to share that information. she never intended for her name to come out and she wanted it to be part of the investigation. >> you can watch the full interview with christine blasey ford's sister-in-law on abc7news.com. >>> in the south bay they're preparing for a vigil tomorrow night for -- the vigil that cornell mentioned. volunteers gathered in campbell at the snake and butterfly chocolate factory to make posters for the event. it is supposed to start at 8:00 p.m. and will take place at

kristen sze has the details. >> reporter: the protests and the closures were the main e traffic jam extended from the south of market area on to the 280 extension the bay bridge and the embarcadero. >> avoid all those surface streets around moscone center. that's where we're seeing the worst gridlock. >> 2 is particularly bad. it normally takes me about an hour to get in i. took me about an hour and a half. >> i know people have been ubering everywhere, taking b.a.r.t., trying to stay off the road in general. >> folsom was also closed due to an electrical vault fire. howard street will be closed between third and fourth through september 29th for this summit. construction work and the sales force dream force conference. 18 straight days of closure around an artery to the bay bridge, 101 and 280. san francisco municipal transportation agency said howard is closed about 35 days each year. that's about 10% of the year. >> these events can be disruptive, but at the same time these types of events bring in a lot of tourist dollars and a lot of tourists into the city which is also needed. >> now a

. >> and i'm kristen sze. a lot more on that story coming up. but first, this story.th-old on life support has been given more time before doctors end life support measures. >> we first brought you the story saturday night. as kingston's parents were making one last plea to keep their son alive at oakland's children hospital. >> our reporter is at the hospital where family and friends rallied in support. carlos? >> reporter: the breathing machines were supposed to be turned off at 1:00 this am afternoon, but the hospital gave the family more time to explore options. >> we love our baby! let him live. >> reporter: dozens of family and frenlt friends rallied out hospital to keep the 6-month-old on life support. >> this is one of the most devastating things that i've ever been through. >> reporter: the parents have been praying for a miracle. their baby

. >> i'm kristen sze. comedian bill cosby has begun serving a prison sentence today after being convicted of sexual assault. it involved one woman. temple university administrator, andrea constan. dozens of others accused him, including a north bay woman. >> carolyn tyler spoke with her and joins us with reaction. >> janice baker kenny is a former abc 7 employee. she is on vacation today decompressing. our phone call today, she was emotional, describing the overwhelming joy and sense of e over. >> mr. cosby, any comment, sir? >> it's a dramatic fall from grace for a man once known cosb be legally blind, led away in handcuffs. sentenced to spend at least three years in prison. >> it's just -- it's over. all the ridicule and the horrible things said about us, it's all worth it. >> that's janice baker kinney the north bay woman who testified during the trial. she says she was a 24-year-old bartender at harrah's in reno when cosby invited her to a party. >> i was sexually assaulted by him in may of 1982. >> he

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. new developments in the supreme court showdown. >> in about one hour, a rally against brett kavanaugh is due to get under way at uc berkeley. this comes as the rhetoric for and against him ratcheting up in washington, d.c. >> hey hey, ho ho, kavanaugh has got to go. >> dozens staged vocal protests outside the supreme court and on capitol hill. a number of arrests were made. the demonstrations come a day after a new allegation emerged against the nominee, deborah ramirez claims that kavanaugh exposed himself when they were freshman at yale. republicans are blasting democrats and defending kavanaugh. >> judge kavanaugh is an outstanding person, and i am with him all the way. >> this is what the so-called resistance has become. a smear campaign, pure and simple. >> democrats, led my senator die than feinstein, are calling for an immediate postponement on any further action on kavanaugh's nomination. they still want the fbi to investigate the claims by christine blasy ford who accusing ka

she talked with abc 7 anchor kristen sze and says she stands by her sister-in-law. >> yeah, larry and ama, that is true. she came here and we talked about half an hour, sandra ford mendler saying she is talking about it now because she wants her to know the true reason she came forward. she just wants the facts weighed. she talks about the intense attention chrissy is receiving and she respond to the president's attack. >> the first i learned was when i got a call from a family member who said, oh, my goodness, chrissy's trending in the news. what is going on? >> do you believe her? absolutely 100%? >> i 100% believe her. the reason i do is because, you know, she's a serious person. she is a very analytical person, and she adores her family and she's -- she's a little bit of a nervous person. i mean she would never, ever take this on for any reason. so i think that she -- this is taking tremendous courage and i believe her completely. >> what motivated christine to approach congresswoman eshoo this summer? >> as i understand it, it was a really hard decision and she decided to confide

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. we are getting a lot more information about brett kavanaugh and his accusers. two women publicly accused kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, christine blasey ford and palo alto and deborah ramirez. >> the supreme court nominee denied blasey ford accusation he assaulted her. he also denied an accusation by a second one, deborah ramirez, who says he exposed himself to her in college. tonight we are hearing from kavanaugh and his wife in an interview in the story with martha mccollum on "fox news." >> we are talking about an allegation of sexual assault. i did not have sexual intercourse or anything close to sexual intercourse in high school or for many years thereafter, and the girls from the schools i went to and i were friends. >> you're saying through all of these years that are in question you were a virgin? >> that's correct. >> also coming out strongly, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. listen to what he said on the senate floor today. >> this is what the so-called resistance ha

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. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us.where employees left behind senior centers during last year's wildfires. >> releasing the story about what happened at oakmont senior living facilities. melanie woodrow as covered the story since the beginning. >> melanie? >> reporter: the department of social services served oakmont senior notices to revoke the licenses of varena, which still has residents living there. oakmont senior living has 15 days to appeal and request a hearing. the -- it failed to protect senior residents. villa capri burned down during the october 2017 tubbs fire. in a scathing legal page notice dss details a lack of staff training. there were four staff members on duty overnight at villa capri for 62 elderly and disabled residents. the executive director deborah smith failed to

. >> and that was kristen sze reporting. "pick of the litter" is showing in san francisco, berkeley and san rafael. time now 5:27. former president barack obama breaking from tradition, his public criticism of president trump. plus the power of protest. the new exhibit at san jose state university let's get up and get going. this is abc 7 mornings. >>> it's great to have you with us. i'm chris nguyen. we're starting this half hour with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist frances dinglasan tracking conditions where you live. >> we have a gorgeous day ahead. it is showing much less cloud cover this morning. patchy fog along the the coast and inland areas and here's how your day plays out with the 12-hour day planner. sunrise is at 6:45 and in the next few hours temperatures will mainly be in the 50s and even in the 40s in the north bay areas and bright sunshine by this afternoon and highs today will be in the low 90s inland so we'll still be hot there today. around the bay near 80. at the coast, still cool with t

. >> kristen sze is here with more on the ad and the reaction. >> nike is doubling down on its investment in colin kaepernick, the player who started the anthem kneeling controversy, today it released this commercial that will air on national tv tomorrow night during the nfl's regular season opener. >> so don't ask if your dreams are crazy. ask if you're crazy enough. >> the ad shows the attainment of impossible dreams, alfonso davies, a refugee from ghana who becomes the hero of the canadian world cup team, lebron james, the child of a teenage mom who becomes a basketball legend and philanthropist, and his own not being employed in the nfl. >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> colin kaepernick getting an endorsement deal from nike, curious if you have any reaction to that? >> i don't have a reaction to anything that's happened on this planet the last four days. >> kyle shane shane didn't say much. president trump today attacked the nike deal again, he tweeted nike is getting absolutely killed with anger and boycotts. i wonder if they had any idea that it w

. >> "abc 7 news" anchor kristen sze is here with the big announcement. >> you need to listen to btsile chowing down on an impossible burger. they don't get more mainstream than white castle. today the burger chain announced in a tweet its impossible slider is available at all u.s. locations. the nationwide launch comes after a successful test offering at select locations. this marks a major milestone for impossible foods, headquartered in redwood city with manufacturing in oakland. two years ago it introduced its plant-based burger that smelled like burger, tastes like beef and bleeds like beef. the company's chief operating officer tells abc 7 the white castle roll out means its product is ready for prime time. >> people love our burger as a great wisecastle impossible slider in the middle of the country, in the inner city as much as they love the way our product is sold as it originally was in fine dining. >> impossible foods recently started a second shift at its oakland factory to meet growing demand fuelled in part by environmental concerns. study show beef production releases

"abc 7 news" anchor kristen sze is here with her advice. >> anita hill is pushing the committee to push the pause button on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. she supports blasey ford's decision not to testify until the fbi conducts an investigation. >> absolutely it is the right move. the hearing questions need to have a frame, and the investigation is the best frame for that. the neutral investigation. >> in 1991 hill testified that then-nominee and now supreme court justice clarence thomas had sexually harassed her when they worked together at the education department in the '80s. thomas denied those claims. there was a three-day fbi investigation. hill says a thorough investigation is needed now. >> we need to be able to believe in the integrity of our courts, and that means believing in the integrity of the individuals who are on it. >> let's take a quick look at the makeup of the senate judiciary committee. in 1991 there were 14 senators on the committee, all of whom were men. democrats though held the majority, 8-6. today the committee is bigger, 21 members, four of whom are

. >> i'm kristen sze. there is indeed a crack in a beam at the new $2.2 billion transit center.ll bus service has been rerouted to the only temporarily trans bay terminal a few blocks away. >> let's start our team coverage with "abc 7 news" reporter chris wynn now at the live shut down center. >> reporter: right now passengers are directed away from the transit center and you can see it is pretty much a ghost town tonight, at least in this part of the city, in this part of the transit center which is right next to the sales force tower. i want to show you video from earlier as crews began putting up caution tape around parts of the sales force transit center. right now fremont street between howard and mission remains blocked off, as inspectors look at every single steel beam at the transit center. they want to make sure it is safe for people to be inside the building. they're doing it out of an abundance of caution and this comes as a discovery was made earlier today around 2:00 this morning, a crack was found in one of the steel beams in the ceiling of the third floor bus deck

. >> i'm kristen sze, for spencer christian, larry beil and the entire news team, good night.(music throughout) >>> i never wanted to leave the raiders. i never thought i'd be back, but here i am and ready to work. >> chucky's back. i don't know that that man sleeps. >> with him comes that familiar silver and black swagger. >> plays hard, tough football players. >> tonight is the first chance to see how john gruden handles the keys to the car and how he plans to unleash the beast. >> raiders! >> without mack, they have to find a way to reign in the rams. >> i can't wait to see how they do it. >> it's monday night football here on abc 7. >>> this was the scene moments ago in oakland, fans ready for the start of the 2018 season, all smiles right there. john gruden back where he belongs, thrilled to kick it off right here on abc 7. raider nation a few minutes away from kickoff on monday night football, rams versus raiders on abc 7. i'm larry biel, and this familiar face, eric allen, wore the silver and black from 2008 to 2001. >> good year. >> still lean and mean. >> i'm waiting

kristen sze is here with that part of the story. >> ama, shortly after the anthem controversy began, kaepernick made the million dollar pledge. he was going to give away one million of his own money. >> i'll be donating 10 k a day for the next ten days. >> friends like steph curry and celtics jaylen brown joined the campaign. together, they donated $30,000 to united playaz for menning for at risk youth. this is from gun buyback event. they're thrilled to see nike embrace kaepernick's message >> and we're excited that this new support will bring extra light and attention to those individuals who work every day to keep our country safe and make our country a better place. it takes a hood to save the hood. >> kaepernick's first donation was to san jose-based silicon valley d bug. the organization provides legal and moral support for families of people killed by police officers. the associated press is reporting as part of this deal, nike will make a contribution to the charity known as your rights -- know your rights. it is funded entirely by the kaepernick foundation. its stated missio

. >> i'm kristen sze. more breaking news on the east bay.materials posed by smoke raising from a fire in san leandro. >> you're looking at a metal processing plant. the fire department tweeted these pictures after the fire broke out 3:35 this afternoon. >> sky 7 flew above the scene while

. >> i'm kristen sze, thanks for joining us.sion for angel flight west taking a patient and her mom to stanford's lucille packer children's hospital. >> vic lee has the story, now live from palo alto. vic? >> reporter: well, that plane, the wreckage is sitting in heavy mud in a duck pond right behind me over there. palo alto airport is to my left across the marsh here. the runway stretches right behind me that direction. now, the plane is registered to an owner who lives in placerville. presumably the pilot. but that has not been confirmed. as you said angel flight west tells us that the pilot was on a mission to deliver one of his passengers, a female, to stanford's lucille packer children's hospital. the other passenger is the