laura anthony is live in fairfield where police wrapped up a news conference a short time ago. laura? >> reporter: hi, dan. the charges are actually the culmination of a six-week investigation. it all began when one of the children, a 12-year-old boy ran away and police here returned him to the family home. officers were stunned by what they found. >> this is absolutely appalling. >> standin in the doorway of her fairfield home, ina rogers says charges she and her husband abused, even tortured their ten children are untrue. >> i strive and i thrive myself on being a good parent to my children. my husband has a lot of tattoos, he looks like a scary individual and that's why people are so quick to judge him. but absolutely not. my husband is an amazing person. i'm an amazing mother. >> the 30-year-old rogers is out an bail after her arrest in late march charged with the abuse after police returned her 12-year-old son to the family home. after he had been reported missing. rogers showed reporters the inside of her home which she claims was messed up by police during their search. a

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has an update. >> mayday, mayday. we have a plane down at petaluma. >> it happened in a matter of seconds. a plane crash that killed a couple from carmichael a few hundred yards from the airport where they had just taken off. >> we need emergency services. >> the power stalled. we all looked at each other in the eye and it was like, it doesn't sound right. >> the pilot himself shot this video. o'brien said the plane was 800 feet in the air when it backfired and it banked to the right as if to try to return to the airport. instead, it twirld to the ground. the sister of the pilot identified them as richard and sue bristow from carmichael. over the phone, bristow's sister said we're devastated by a sudden loss. richard was an excellent pilot. it was his passion. we believe it must have been something mechanical. the plane he was flying was a van's rv 6. custom manufactured aircraft. bristow's have been in service since 1996. both the faa and ntsb are investigating. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> ceremonies across the ba

. >> reporter laura anthony with the new interview only on abc 7. >>> fell 20 feet, hit a ledge. then my rope caught me five feet later. >> it's a climb he had made 177 times before without incident. until thursday. famed bay area climber hans flore even found himself plunging from the summit of he will capoten to be caught on a ledge. >> i pulled myself up and looked at my leg being bent at the side. >> the climbing partner heard his screams and the sounds of the gear slamming against the rock. >> pilon bone, top of the ankle bone. >> the father of two teenagers knew right away he was badly injured. the bones in both of his lower legs shattered. >> i think from the x-rays i saw and other people's comments that i will be wheelchair bound for at least a few months. >> through it all, as he spent the night on the side of the mountain, he had the presence of mind to snap photos and post them on instagram. >> he has a long lee cover i ahead of him, but he said eld roll himself in his wheelchair t let everyone know he's okay and determined to return to the sport he loves. >> he told u

laura anthony shows you the video that many believe prompted that decision. >> reporter: he's a teacher at heritage high captured on video kneeling as several of the schools raise the campus plague before the start of morning campus now that teacher tyler rust is being transferred from heritage to another school in brentwood and some students have started an online petition in protest. >> mr. rust been willing to act on his beliefs encourages us to acts on our own. >> reporter: so far it's generated more than 9,000 signatures from all over the country. >> i think that it's terrible they're trying to transfer him. he didn't do anything wrong necessarily. >> i want him at heritage, because he fosters this environment of inclusion that i think is so, so important on our campus. >> reporter: rust told us i chose to acknowledge the flag the way colin kaepernick acknowledges the flag. i took a knee. i never interfere with the raising of the flag. he's done the same thing and always the start of his work zay as a his way of protesting police bu taillight and the treatment of african-americans.

laura anthony has the story. >> there is fish right here. >> this man and his dad decided this is a good day to fish at the elbowed estuary. when they arrived they were surprised by what they found. >> me and my father come out to do a little morning fishing. get here see the dead wlal here. it's sad when you think about it backup you it's interesting at the same time. >> the whale, all 30 plus feet of it was wedged underneath a bridge near the jack london kilowatt acquatic center it's a body of water flowing into lake merit. >> while construction workers took pictures others came to the shoreline to to see for themselves. >> we who said on our sailboat and came over and finally saw it. >> the whale had visible bruising and an open wound on the side. it's not clear if it's the same animal spotted on the bow of ship entering frist bay earlier this week. by mid-afternoon a commercial diving boat arrived, contracted with the marine mammal center to begin the process of removing the animal from the estuary. a lone diver went in-on and tied ropes around the creature before it was tow the away

in concord, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> all right did you feel it? a quake hit near concord just before 4:00 p.m. a little more than an hour ago. the usgs says it had a magnitude of 3.1. hit two miles northwest of concord pch more than 170 people reported feeling it stas far as as santa rosa absan francisco and san mateo. not big but got our attention. in san francisco a body has been found on the grounds of san francisco general hospital. abc 7 nuts reporter melanie wad roe is there live with the latest developments on this. melanie. >> reporter: yeah, dan, this is the are that investigators have be spendg most of the afternoon and all of their attention. this is some sort of parking lot that is behind the power plant here on the campus of san francisco general hospital. but we're told not part of the hospital. it was about 1:00 this afternoon that a hospital staff member found this woman's body in an interior stairwell. not accessible to the public or patients, according to the department of public health spokesperson who updated the media at 40 th

. >> laura anthony has the story from the east bay. >> reporter: as bay area home prices go up, those who can't afford them leave. and those who can take their place. >> housing prices and housing rents are getting too high. >> noel perry is the founder of next 10 a non-partisan think tank kuging a study on demographic shifts in california over the past decade. >> san francisco bay area was the only metropolitan area had a net inflow of people the reason for that was the increase being number of high-wage jobs. >> the study found disparate wage growth over the, up 17% for low income workers 29fers for middle income and 43% for those at the high end. >> people moving here from san francisco, silicon valley. >> dedra joiners with oakland's red oak reality. she acknowledges many sellers are moving away. but those determined to stay are finding ways to finance including loans from plm members. >> if you get creative, i have been been able to get people into houses. and i also think part of it is not selling your family house. >> richard mark antonio is with public advocate ipg a san franc

in petaluma laura anthony. >>> a suspected dui driver collided with another car in santa rosa. the gold toyota was driving through the intersection at hern avenue when the driver of the honda broadsided them. the driver was arrested for dui. >> serving its last meal july 6. the letter on the website the owner says she will offer free meal on july 5th and sixth for donations for the employees. >>> starbucks created the training after apologizing for an incident in philadelphia when two black men were arrested while waiting for a friend. starbucks closing all 8,000 of its company run stores for training. licensed stores are expected to stay open. >>> the bidding for a private lunch for warren buffett is underway. the bidding is well over $1 million. those of the glide foundation which helps the homeless in san francisco. >>> would you like to live atop a library? >> coming up, see who thinks who could help solve the bay area housing crisis. >>> i am michael finney, "7 on your side" is straight ahead. i support the affordable care act, and voted against all trump's attempts to rep

but as abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live in dublin. there's been a tla. >> reporter: that's right, kristen. prosecutors here need more time to decide the charges that should be filed in this case. now it appears that he defendant's first day in court will be tomorrow. though his mother and several others showed up at the courthouse. the man accused of causing the crash while under the influence of marijuana will wait another day before making his first court appearance. 21-year-old dang tran is expected to be arraigned on three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter among other possible charges. according to the chp, tran was driving recklessly at a high rate of speed on interstate 880 near stephenson tuesday night when his car caused a chain reaction accident. three people were killed including 39-year-old knowle johnson and two youngsters be 14-year-old kristy and her 9-year-old sister brooke. they were part of a larger blended family. johnson her boyfriend chris and their six daughters were riding in the cadillc when it was struck.

in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> well there is a new regulation in effect today for all new cars sold in the united states. >> that's right. "7 on your side" michael finney will tell us more. >> we fought hard por for this. consumer advocates went for it every new car sold in the united states starting today is required to have a back up camera. the department of transportation says more than 200 people are killed and 12,000 injured every year when drivers back up vehicles and don't see their new victims. back up cameras have been found to reduce those types of accidents by 17%. consumer advocate worked hard for the karm systems then in 2014 the department of transportations announced the regulation and gave manufacturers until now to add that equipment. >>> ford is expanding a safety recall of the transit vans. it affects model years from 2015 through '17. you are look at pictures of a 2018 year model here. ford says water leaking into the trailer tow mod yuell could damage the wiring causing the turn signals to flash rapidly. the heater and air-conditions to be damaged and

live in danville, laura anthony abc 7 news. >> we'll follow up laura thank you very much. >> now to the other top story a controversial judge breaks silence after two years. judge aaron persky decided to speak out about the effort to recall him from the bench. >> he is under fire for sentencing brock turner to six months in prison for sexual assault. >> abc 7 news reporter david louie has a look at what the judge said today. >> in fewer weeks voters decide will judge aaron persky stays on the pench tp. it police a fire stormy of criticism for his sentence of brock turner for sexual assaults. this is turner released from jail after serving three months in september of 2016. persky remained silent the past two years. he can't talk specifics about the turner case because it's on appeal. but believes judicial independence is at stake. >> when public opinion influences a juror's decision or a judge's decision it corrupts the rule of law. this recall if successful will make it harder for judges to keep that promise. >> judge%cy says he understands why sad advocates for victims of sexual assau

laura anthony showing you the video. >> reporter: a man hopping under the fence and a minute later, the suspect reemerges, the bag is gone but flashes of light coming behind him as he quickly jumps over the fence and runs away. >> i started knocking on doors. >> reporter: among 250 residents of the neighboring renaissance square apartments evacuated in the middle of the night as flames ripped through the construction site next door. >> i have grandkids with me. and it is scarey, knowing that people are out there doing something like this. >> reporter: the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms is offering an award that could lead to the suspect seen in the video. his business was closed for a week. >> i just hope for everything to get rebuild as soon as possible and try to get everything back to normal. >> reporter: so $25,000 reward. >> well, i am going to start looking at my cameras and see what i can find. >> reporter: this three alarm fire caused an estimated $55 million in damage. in concord, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> san francisco mayor wants to hire and train 90 more dispatch

i will have challenges to work on for sure. >> reporter: laura anthony, abc7 news. >> glad he is okay. >>> central figure of the iran-contra is about to be president of the nra. calling north quote hands down the best choice to lead our nra board. north will assume the largest ceremonial position within a few weeks. >>> today melania trump launched her initiative called be best. >> let us teach our children the difference between right and wrong. and encourage them to be best in their individual paths in life. >> president trump declared today be best day. >> few of us would ever say buying a home is easy, but somehow californians are getting that done. >> young california home buyers, it is amazing. a new report find the biggest group of home buyers in the state are also ang the youngest. with california's high housing prices we wondered what people had to do to achieve this nearly impossible american dream. typical home buyers in california. members of generation x. those between the ages of 38 and 52 and the largest group of home buyers in the state. >> you have to make adjustment

. >> he shares his story only with abc7 news reporter laura anthony. >> my first rescue out of 177essmber hans florrine found himself plunging from the face of el capitan only to be caught by a ledge. >> i pulled myself back up the ledge and sat there and looked at my leg being bent and i pulled out my phone and called 911. >> reporter: his partners heard his screams and the sound of slamming against the rock. the father of two teenagers knew right away he was badly injured. bones in both legs shattered. >> i think i will be wheelchair bound for at least a few months. i am already joking that my biceps will get bigger than my legs. might be the year of one armed pull up. >> reporter: he had the presence of mine to snap photos and post them on instagram. he told us one day soon he will roll himself and his wheelchair here into his diablo rock gym to let everyone know he is okay and determined to return to the sport he loves. he will focus on the words he likes to tell others. >> do hard things. that is what makes it easier on you, if you choose to do the hard things. i will have challe

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> up next the viral video. drug addicts shooting up as commuters walk through a san francisco bart corridor. >>> and we talk a lot about how people are leaving the bay area. but the numbers show california's population is actually booming. which cities are seeing the most growth? >>> meteorologist drew tooma with the forecast. we'll take a look how long that fog sticks around tomorrow. >>> and a look at where drought-like restricts are making a comeback. stay with us. >>> this video went viral. drug addicts shooting up as commuters walk through a downtown san francisco bart corridor. the video shocked not only viewers but bart directors. abc 7 reporter vick lee followed windup the transit agency today to see what's been done since that video went public last week. >> you're still on drugs? >> yes. >> do you shoot? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: he came here four years ago. he says the bart corridor is a residence for elements. >> anybody that sits down and looks like they're loitering they make leave. >> reporter: dr

abc 7 reporter laura anthony has the story. >> this is my first time ever seeing s seeing something like that. >> reporter: they decided this would be a good day to go fishing. when they arrived they were surprised what they found. >> me and my father we get here and see this dead whale right here. it's kind of sad when you think about it but it's interesting at the same time. >> reporter: the whale, all 30 plus feet of it was wedged underneath a bridge near the jack london aquatic center. it's a body of water that flows into lake merit. while construction workers took pictures from above others came to the shoreline to see for themselves. >> we couldn't see it, so we hopped on our sailboat and came over and finally saw it. >> reporter: the whale had visible bruising and an open wounden its side. it's not clear if it's the same animal spotted on the bow of a ship entering san francisco bay earlier this week. by midafternoon a commercial diving boat arrived contracted with the marine mammal center to begin the praocess of removing the animal from the estuary. a lone diver went in and tied

. >> laura anthony has the story. >> with truck 35 for an emergency. it's san ramon valley high school. >> reporter: the 911 call came in just before 2:00 p.m., just after lunch at san ramon high school. a male student was found at the bottom of the pool unresponsive while police investigated a defibilator apparently used to revive the young man was still sitting near the deep end. abc 7 news has learned the student was discovered near the start of it fifth period freshman pe class. as the students were lining up they spotted a body at the bottom. >> this happened right after class. they quickly jumped in, she quickly jumped in and gave cpr until the medics came. >> they so far have not released anymore details about the victim and/or his condition. adan believed it was a student who dresses next him in the locker room. >> i know the kid, and it's just hard knowing that he's there one second and now he's not. i don't know he's going to be here tomorrow, and i hope to god he is. >> reporter: to update our story we've learned from the danville police tha

isle have some imagines to work on for sure. >> in lafayette, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> up next, the dramatic scene playing out in monterey bay. >> more than 50 orcas have gathered there for a feeding frenzy. their main course might make some people feel squeech ir. we'll have that story plus? >> also it's rattle snake season. keep your eyes and ears open to stay safe in the bay area. area. >> and drew tuma will have the full forecasast in just a momen. cholula hot sauce is teaming up with jack in the box for the cholula buttery jack. a little hot sauce there... woah. what's happening? jack i'm trying to film this commercial! oh my gosh, sorry. with delicious cholula hot sauce and crispy jalapenos on a signature bun. the new cholula buttery jack. part of the buttery jack family. made with delicious cholula hot sauce,ack. crispy jalapenos and pepper jack cheese on a signature bun. yep, this is my third one today. the new cholula buttery jack. part of the buttery jack family. only at jack in the box. >> as temperatures warm up, latleal snakes are coming out of hibernation. already

in fairfield, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> new at 6:00, san jose police say a kindergarten teacher arrested and accused of touching a 9-year-old female student. eduard frerking was arrested. he asked the victim to help him get his classroom ready for the day. at that time he's accused of touching her. police are asking anyone with information about this or other incidents to come forward. >>> also new at 6:00, two people are under arrest for separate stabbings at what has been a trouble spot in santa rosa. both crimes happened at the homeless camps. police and the parks department gave people a deadline to clear out. both victims are expected to recover. >>> more than half a dozen fires started overnight in san jose and investigators confirm they are looking for an arsonist. all the fires started near san jose state university and one was at a fraternity house. abc 7 news report er carlos aceo shows us. >> reporter: flames shot out from several dumpsters and trash bins in the area. fire crews were busy responding to at least nine trash fires in the neighborhood. >> an isolated one

. >> laura anthony live in castro valley with the latest. >> reporter: tesla today released a statement today saying their auto pilot was not involved in this accident. the chp says tesla is cooperating with the investigation, but that statement from the company is separate from the investigation here. while the california highway patrol continues its investigation, tesla has released its own statement about the fatal tesla model s crash that killed a danville man last weekend. a tesla spokesperson now says, quote, we have been able to recover enough data from the vehicle to confirm that the auto pilot was not engaged at the time of this accident. >> we did see the statement that they put out, and really the bottom line for the highway patrol is we still have a long and thorough investigation to do. >> reporter: danville musician and chemical engineer 34-year-old keith was killed in the crash. his body found by an alameda county sheriff's dive team inside the blue tesla some 65 feet offshore. the car was discovered sunday night off crow canyon road. he hadn't been seen since saturday. t

in oakland, laura anthony. >>> and abc 7 is the only place to watch the nba finals presented by youtubev. coverage starts in a few minutes with the dubs on 7 pregame. nba countdown takes over at 5:30. tip off at 6:00. stay with us for toyota after the game. if you're running out the door right now. we will stream the pregame and post game shows on abc7news.com. jimmy kimmel live aires at 10:00 tonight. and then a special one hour edition of abc 7 news begins at 10:30. thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at four i'm ama daetz for the entire tm here thank you. the entire tm here thank you. the d i call it like i see it. the entire tm here thank you. the d the race for governor has turned into a scam. gavin newsom's trying to elect a republican who was endorsed by trump. and villaraigosa's being bankrolled by a handful of billionaires. it's everything that's wrong with politics. and none of it is helping struggling families. here's my pledge to you. i'll keep our budget balanced. invest in affordable housing. fight for universal healthcare. and stand up to donald trump. as governor, yo

in dublin, laura anthony abc 7 news. >> laura. thank you. we hear today from a close family friend who reveals the heart breaking reason the mother and two daughters were in the car when this that deadly crash happened. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more. >> the family in the car was come home from a full day of celebrating a birthday. friends say the family started the day at the zoo. that it's a blened family, a couple with six daughters. >> from the zoo they wanted to do cupcakes and presents on the beach. they drove to santa cruz. and it was on their way home when they got hit. >> amy sates she was best friends with knowle johnson pictured on the right who was killed. two of the six girls died. 14-year-old kristy limas and a 9-year-old. amy says knowle adored being a mother. >> birthday parties were extravagant and put her life into being a mom to the babies and she was a great friend too. i have a lot of years of friendship with her. and it's hard. it's a hard loss. >> classmates and kristy and brooks struggle with the loss. pa

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony tweeted this video.'ll have a full live report at 5:00. >>> president trump visited first lady melania trump after she had kidney surgery at walter reed medical center this morning. the president says she's in good spirits >>> hearings under way for retesting after allegations that fake soil samples were collected. the km in charge of the cleanup offered to pay for and hire an independent contractor to prove its work was valid. lyanne melendez is live from city hall with more on the investigation. lyanne. >> reporter: the contracting company said today before the board of supervisors that it welcomes this retesting to brof that it did nothing wrong and everything right. but this community says it will prove otherwise. >> i want to say a on the record that i want the united states knave toy commit to testing parcel a. >> san francisco supervisor malia cohen represents the hunters point neighborhood which, for decades, has been undergoing testing and removal of toxic materials left behind by the navy. but

laura: anthony zurer, thank you for joining us. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, after president maduro claimed victory in venuela, the u. quickit to cricize the election, but will new s sanctive any impact? the authorities in the democratic republic of congobe s n a vaccination drive against the deadly ebola virus. health workers were the first of 500 people to receive vn experimentcine in the northwest of the country. this is what authorities in the democratic republic of congo arng to prevent. so far, more than 25 people have died in this outbr dk of the deadease. beend 50 known to have infe hed. reaction been swift. more than 5000 doses of experimental vaccine have been shipped to tai country from med at targeting medical professionals and people known to have been in contact with thtaken deal. 4000 to the northwest city where the first cases inar an urba were detected last week. congolese authorities warned that the nfeber of people cted with ebola is likely to 'rise, but say that do't mean the situation is out of control.

with more on the story let's go to laura anthony. she has this report from the east bay. >> reporter: as bay area home prices go up, those who cannot afford them leave. and those who can take their place. >> one million people net left california between 2006 and 2016. >> noel perry is the founding of next 10, a non-partisan think tank conducting a study on demographic shifts in california over the past decade. >> san francisco bay area was the only metropolitan area that had a net inflow of people. and the reign for that was because of the increasing number of high-wage jobs. the study found disparate rates of wage growth over the past decade up just 17% for low income workers 29% for middle income and 43% for those at the high end. >> this is listed at 599. it's 1216 square feet. >> dedra joiners with oklahoma's red oak reality. she acknowledges many sellers are moving away. but those determined to stay are finding ways to finance, including getting loans from family members. >> if you get creative, i have been able to get people i

it's the fourth dead whale found in the bay this year np abc 7 news reporter laura anthony at at jack london acquatic center with more. >> reporter: this whale was wedged under the bridge behind me. it floated in sometime overnight. it stayed here until a commercial diving operation came in this afternoon and towed it away. >> this is my first time ever seeing something like that. >> sil visitor civilian and his dad decided this was a good day for fishing. when they arrived they were surprised by what they found. >> we came out to do a little fishing get here, see the dead whale. it's kind of sad when you think about it. but it's interesting at the same time. >> the whale, all 30 plus feet was wedged under a bridge near the jack london acquatic center. it's a body of water that flows into lake merit. while construction workers took pictures from above others came to the shoreline to see for themselves. >> we couldn't see it so we who said on our sailboat and came over and finally saw it. >> reporter: the whale has visible bruising and an open wound on the side it's not clear if it's t

. >> he's expected to be sentenced to life in prison this friday and today he spoke with laura anthony. >> i'm not a monster. >> reporter: prosecutors say he's perhaps the worst human sex trafficker in contra costa history. but 34-year-old deandre lewis tells a different story. >> i never forced anyone to do anything they didn't want to do. i never put a gun to someone's head and threatened them, you're going to sell your body or anything like that, nature. >> reporter: last month a jury convicted him of 37 felonies. he met one of the women in college when they were students. deputy district attorney chad hollis prosecuted him. >> he was violent, abusive, used physical manipulation, psychological control and extreme violence, including raping and defiling multiple women. >> reporter: the jury heard a phone call he made from jail to a coconspirator ordering her to torture her for money he owed her. >> i want to hear screaming and all that. >> i hit her with a frying pan. >> i met him when i was 16 -- >> reporter: this woman does not want her face shown. she is lewis' ex-wife. while he n

laura: anthony zurcher, thank you so much for joinin facebook says that in the first three removed nearly 30 million posts containing violent images or hate speech. the company revealed this in a report today aer scandals over data privacy led to calls for greater openness. here's our media editor. reporter: perhaps no com been in the headlines this year as much as facebook. a privacy scandal prompted by the leak of millions of users' personal data has led to unprecedented scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators across the globe. facebook has long championed lienness, and today for the first time, it ped a report on how it enforces acceptable behavior on its platform. in the first quarter of this year, facebook removed or flagged 3.5 million instances of tholent content. is a 183% increase on the similar number of posts they took action on in the last quarteof last year. and through automation, facebook removed 21 mlion instances of adult nudity or sexual content and 1.9 million instances of terror content. that is before anyone actually saw them. the issue for facebook is msat its algorir

laura anthony is live with more from the highway patrol office in castro valley. >> reporter: hi, dan. this was sort of unusual because this new information actually came from tesla, not from the chp here. we did talk with them. they said while tesla is cooperating in the investigation, this information about the auto pilot is simply separate from the chp investigation. while the california highway patrol continues its investigation, tesla has released its own statement about the fatal tesla model s crash tat killed a dan vil man last weekend. a tesla spokesperson now says, quote, we've been able to recover enough data from the vehicle to confirm that the autopilot was not engaged at the time of this accident. >> we did see the statement that they put out, and really the bottom line for the highway patrol is we still have a long and thorough investigation to do. >> reporter: danville musician and chemical engineer keith leon was killed in the crash. his body found by an alameda dive team inside it tesla some 65 feet offshore. it was discovered sunday night off crow canyon road. leon h

live in tanville, laura anthony. >> thank you. >>> happening now if you are headed to the a's game at the coliseum or the warriors game at oracle arena you might want to run into some delays you don't want to but you might run into the delays maybe you'll take another route and we'll sew you why. sky7 went poefr a water mane break at 66th avenue by the b.a.r.t. tracks. fans are warned to avoid the intersection and find another way to oracle and the coliseum. the east bay municipal utility district tells abc 7 a contractor hit the pipe. no word when the intersection will reopen. >>> we have new details about the tragic crash we told you about in san lorenzo killing an ambulance patient as taken to the hospital. >> the accident shut down the intersection of lieuling and here for nearly 7 hours yesterday as the chp launch the investigation into the case. >> abc 7 news reporter chris wynn spoke with the victim's plm and has more from the east bay. >> allen sunday woke up this morning with a broken heart. >> my wife loved everybody. she would talk to anybody at the drop of a hat. >> the sa

. >> i'm ama daetz laura anthony is live with the latest on the investigation. a, unfortunately we don't have the update on the condition of the student. the pool is behind me as you can see. as you can imagine it's closed this afternoon. in fact the practices for the high school teams have been moved to another area high school. let's show you it wloolkd a few minutes ago from sky7 when the danville police department had several investigators out here as you said at the deep end of this pool looking over an area over by the diving board. at that end of the pool it's 13 feet deep. i was able to talk with a parent whose son was actually in the class, the p.e. class when the young man's body was found at the bottom of the pool. he was unresponsive. let's look at with what it looks like from the ground here now. earlier today, again there were a number of investigators around this pool. what i learned from the parent whose student was in the class was that they were coming out for their fifth period freshman p.e. class after lunch. the kids were decide whag lanes to

laura anthony has the story about the fight to preserve that pond. >> reporter: what is left of a long time local landmark in livermore neighborhood. a duck pond that is now turned to muck. >> we want to save the pond. there is a whole ecosystem that is here and it needs to be preserved. >> we need to stop and get them some water. get them fresh water. >> reporter: once home to a variety of ducks, geese, and several species of birds fish, frogs and turtles. and now it has been fenced it. and much of the wildlife like these geese relocated. >> they disappeared. the city said we voted there. and i don't think we did. >> we have had over a year of community outreach. >> reporter: it is part of a larger master plan to turn the old golf course into open spa without a pond. >> the pond is in poor condition. the resident geese and water foul get into traffic and cause traffic issues. and we haven't had a viable water source for a couple of years now. >> reporter: the issues began with the pond three years ago when spring town golf course closed. and basically, the irrigation system went away.

reporter laura anthony is live with the latest. >> reporter: this afternoon here in a fairfield courtroom a judge raised the bail for the father to more than $5 million. the mother strongly disputes the serious allegations that her husband intentionally hurt the children. ina rogers says charges that she and her husband abused and even torture their ten children are untrue. >> these are ludicrous, unfounded and ridiculous. >> reporter: she is out on bail after her arrest in late march. rogers invited reporters into her home which she claims was left messy by police. the bathroom is covered by what appears to be cat feces. fairfield police arrested her husband. charged with nine felony counts of child cruelty and counts of torture. >> intelligenceal abuse resulting in puncture wounds, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot with an air soft gun or pellet gun. >> we believe that nine of the children were abused. >> i got pregnant at the age of 16. >> reporter: rogers told us she has 11 biological children. three before meeting allen. and eight in the past ten years. she told

laura anthony is live in danville. >> reporter: we just learned officially that this young man has passed away. danville police just wrapped up their investigation here. the 911 call came in as a possible drowning just before 2:00 this afternoon just as a freshman pe class was about to begin here at the pool. >> requests medic 31 with truck 35edical emergency. >> reporter: the 911 call came in just before 2:00 p.m. just after lunch at san ramon valley high school. a male student was found at the bottom of the school unresponsive. a defibrillator was still sitting near the deep end. the student was discovered at the start of the fifth period freshman pe class. they spotted a body at the bottom. >> the pe teacher quickly jumped in. and was doing cpr until the medics came. >> reporter: a team of investigators around the pool but have not released any details about the victim or his condition. >> i have known the kid and it is hard knowing that he is there one second and now he is not. i don't know if he is going to be here tomorrow and i hope to god he is. but i am just praying that he is he

laura anthony explains what oakland is going to do about it. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaafnnounces she is beefing up to combat the litter problem. immediate funding to hire three litter enforcement officers. >> they are going to help trace who caused that dumping to begin with. >> they are going to be garbage sleuths. >> reporter: the problem is especially acute around the city's homeless encampment like this one in west oakland. >> the dumping is ridiculous. people will come down here and give the homeless their used mattresses. >>eporter: under construction at 27 street. once the tough sheds are completed and the residents move in, the city will come through and clean up all the debris that is left behind. >> look at this trash. >> reporter: an activist, a mayoral candidate who has done his own digging into the oblem. >> we have to cash someone and we have to prosecute because this is a crime between our community. >> reporter: how do you catch them? >> they dump during a time frame. >> reporter: residents can call 311 to report the activity. >>> $1 million settlement has

reporter laura anthony is live with the latest. >> reporter: this afternoon here in a fairfield courtroom a judge raisedhe bail for the father to more than $5 million. the mother strongly disputes the serious allegations that her husband intentionally hurt the children. ina rers says charges that she and her husband abused and even torture their ten children are untrue. >> these are ludicrous, unfounded and ridiculous. >> reporter: she is out on bail after her arrest in late march. rogers invited reporters into her hom which she claims was left messy by police. the bathroom is covered by what appears to be cat feces. fairfield police arrested her husband. charged with nine felony counts of child cruelty and counts of torture. >> intelligenceal abuse resulting in puncture wounds, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot with an air soft gun or pellet gun. >> we believe that nine of the children were abused. >> i got pregnant at the age of 16. >> reporter: rogers told us she has 11 biological children. three before meeting allen. and eight in the past ten years. she told us s

laura anthony is live in danville. >> reporter: we just learned officially that this young man has passedpolice just wrapped up their investigation here. the 911 call came in as a possible drowning just before 2:00 this afternoon just as a freshman pe class was about to begin here at the pool. >> requests medic 31 with truck 35 medical emergency. >> reporter: the 911 call came in just before 2:00 p.m. just after lunch at san ramon valley high school. a male student was found at the bottom of the school unresponsive. a defibrillator was still sitting near the deep end. the student was discovered at the start of the fifth period freshman pe class. they spotted a body at the bottom. >> the pe

laura anthony has the story about the fight to preserve that pond. >> reporter: what is left of a long time local landmark in livermore neighborhood. a duck pond that is now turned to muck. >> we want to save the pond. there is a whole ecosystem that is here and it needs to be preserved. >> we need to stop and get them some water. get them fresh water. >> reporter: once home to a variety of ducks, geese, and several species of birds fish, frogs and turtles. and now it has been fenced it. and much of the wildlife like these geese relocated. >> they disappeared. the city said we voted there. and i don't think we did. >> we have had over a year of community outreach. >> reporter: it is part of a larger master plan to turn the old golf course into open space without a pond. >> the pond is in poor condition. the resident geese and water foul get into traffic and cause traffic issues. and we haven't had a viable water source for a couple of years now. >> reporter: the issues began with the pond three years ago when spring town golf course closed. and basically, the irrigation system went awa

laura anthony is live in dublin outside the alameda county superior court. >> the district attorney hereore time to decide exactly what charges will be filed in this case. though his mother and several others showed up at the courthouse here this afternoon. the man accused of causing a deadly crash while under the influence of marijuana will wait another day before making the court appearance. 21-year-old dang tran is expected to be arraigned

. >> reporter: in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> and according to the study a housing shortage is a huge contributor to the exodus from california between 2011 and 2016 california added just 171 homes for every 1,000 people. so which factor would make you leave the bay area? housing prices, crime, traffic? again, you're looking at it right here. you can see 57% are deciding housing cost right now. just go to abc7news.com/vote to weigh in and seeour responses in realtime. >> we'd love to hear from you. public schools have long relied on the generosity of their community. but one restaurant owner has gone beyond her civic duty helping to raise $1 million and they've done it one taco at a time. >> reporter: who would have thought that selling tacos could help feed the minds of hundreds of students? sarah and her husband are the owners of tacolicious restaurants in san francisco, san jose, and palo alto. the parents of school kids they came up with a formula for giving. >> so from september to may we give 15% of the proceeds to that school. >> reporter: so for example the tacolicio

laura anthony explains what oakland is going to do about it. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaafng up to combat the litter problem. immediate funding to hire threee litter enforcement officers. >> they are going to help trace who caused that dumping to begin with. >> they are going to be garbage sleuths. >> reporter: the problem is especially acute around the city's homeless encampment like this one in west oakland. >> the dumping is ridiculous. people will come down here and give the homeless their used mattresses. >> reporter: under construction at 27 street. once the tough sheds are completed and the residents move in, the city will come through and clean up all the debris that is left behind. >> look at this trash. >> reporter: an activist, a mayoral candidate who has done his own digging into the problem. >> we have to cash someone and we have to prosecute because this is a crime between our community. >> reporter: how do you catch them? >> they dump during a time frame. >> reporter: residents can call 311 to report the activity. >>> $1 million settlement has been reached be

. >> today in a jailhouse interview only seen on abc 7 news lewis talks with our own laura anthony. >> i'm not a monster. >> reporter: prosecutors say he's perhaps the worst human sex trafficker in contra costa county history. he tells a different story. >> i've never put a gun to someone's head and said, hey, you're going to do this. i've never told anyone i'm going to hurt you if you don't do this. >> reporter: he cmet at least oe of them at diablo valley college when they were both students. >> he's one of the most violent human traffickers. >> he was incredibly violent and abusive. he used psychological control and extreme violence including rape i raping and defiling multiple women. >> reporter: he ordered her to tore fewer another woman who owed her money. >> where is the rest of my money? ain't got the money in her account beat that [ bleep ]. >> i hit her with a frying pan. >> they want to expose him. >> reporter: this woman is lewis' ex-wife. while he never forced her to have sex with others prosecutors say she is very much his victim. >> he beat me on several occasions, held

abc 7 reporter laura anthony has more from brentwood. >> reporter: he's a teacher from heritage high captured on video kneeling as several of the students rotc raised the campus flag. now that teacher is being transferred from heritage to another school in brentwood. and some students have started an online petition in protest. >> obviously he was off school times so what he did then wasn't a big deal. >> it's completely necessary and vital for our school to be open to conversation that has to do with race and the military, because there are things that need to be said. >> reporter: russ told us the real stories that the kids are motivated and want to be heard. this is great example of how citizens can engage in their democracy. the teachers said he's done the same thing five to ten times and always before the start of his workday as always in protesting police brutality and the treatment of african-americans. the student who shot the video told us while he regrets the expletives he directed toward the teacher he and his friends found russ kneeling disrespectful to the flag and the m

. >> today in a jailhouse interview only seen on abc 7 news lewis talks with our own laura anthony. >reporter: prosecutors say he's perhaps the worst human sex trafficker in contra costa county history. he tells a different story. >> i've never put a gun to someone's head and said, hey, you're going to do this. i've never told anyone i'm going to hurt you if you don't do this. >> reporter: he cmet at least oe of them at diablo valley college when they were both students. >> he's one of the most violent human traffickers. >> he was incredibly violent and abusive. he used psychological control and extreme violence including rape i raping and defiling multiple women. >> reporter: he ordered her to tore fewer another woman who owed her money. >> where is the rest of my money? ain't got the money in her account beat that [ bleep ]. >> i hit her with a frying pan. >> they want to expose him. >> reporter: this woman is lewis' ex-wife. while he never forced her to have sex with others prosecutors say she is very much his victim. >> he beat me on several occasions, held a gun to my head. >> re

today, lewis talked with our own laura anthony. >> i'm not a monster, that's a kt fa. . >> prosecutors say he's perhaps the worst human sex trafficker in contra costa county history. but deandre lewis tells a different story. >> i never told anyoi'm going t hurt you if you don't do this. >> last month, 37 felonies involving at least zen women over a decade. he met at least one of them at diablo valley college when they were both students. >> he's one of the most violent human traffickers we've had in this county. >> the deputy attorney harassed him. >> he was incredibly violent and abusive. he used physical manipulation, psychological control and extreme violence, including raping and defiling multiple women. >> t >> the jury even heard a phone call lewis made from jail to a co-conspirator, ordering her to torture another woman who owed him money. >> where is the rest of my money? and if that [ bleep ] don't have the money in her count, beat that [ bleep ]. i want to hear her screaming and all that [ bleep ]. >> they want to expose him. >> reporter: this woman does not want h her face

. >> he's expected to be sentenced to life in prison this friday and today he spoke with laura anthony a monster. >> reporter: prosecutors say he's perhaps the worst human sex trafficker in contra costa history. but 34-year-old deandre lewis tells a different story. >> i never forced anyone to do anything they didn't want to do. i never put a gun to someone's head and threatened them, you're going to sell your body or anything like that, nature. >> reporter: last month a jury convicted him of 37 felonies. he met one of the women

he described the fall to abc news reporter to laura anthony on abc news at 5:00.dsides pointing to the new u.s. embassy up to the city next week after president trump recognized jerusalem as israel's capital. now to the lava. dozens of homes have been destroyed by hawaii's erupting kilauea volcano. active fissures have slowed down. scientists warned a pause in activity. abc news reporter marci gonzalez has the latest from hawaii. >> flames shooting from thatives it swallows that mustang. unstoppable destruction on street after street here in this neighborhood on hawaii's big island as the volcanic eruption shows no sign of stopping. >> it's heartbreaking. >> spewing lava and molten rock more than 300 feet in the air. >> it's powerful and thunderous. it's like -- it's erupting like a jet engine and sounded like bombs. >> more than 30 homes destroyed. >> my son asks, mommy, can we go home? >> many of the 1800 people forced to evacuate questioning whether their homes could be next. some evacuees allowed back home to pick up pets. >> hi honey. >> joyful, gratitude of

. >> laura: that was president trump delivering the keynote address tonight at the susan b. anthonyl campaign for life gala. a part of the president's strategy is to rally the base as we head into the midterm elections and his focus on pro-life initiatives there. here to discuss that and so much more, one of the president's top advisors, kellyanne conway who herself tonight received a big award from the susan b. anthony list. it's great to have you on. by the way, the president praised you. we were watching in the back and this was a fun moment. let's watch. >> she is some fighter. she will do the shows that nobody else dares go near. i will say to this one or that one. no problem, sir. >> laura: i said to women, wait a minute, kelly is coming on our show. >> that's not what he means. >> laura: we were watching, he's the most i think pro-life president we've ever had and defending life, the most innocent among us who have no lobbyists and no fat cats behind them and it's not his crowd, it's a manhattan crowd. i'm sorry, but i was so moved by that. >> there's no question, tonight in

laura, there is also an e-mail. this e-mail was sent from the mooch, anthony scaramucci.e 15th, rob. i wanted to drop you a line to say if you ever need to pick my brains, my door is always open. obviously there is still pressure on all sides, but if we remain consistent and united, i don't envisage any issues we can't ride out. >>> so, scaramucci has told other outlets this had nothing to do with russia. what is your read on this, hoe? >> this kind of reminds me of what happens when you have a pool of boys and everyone sees a broken window and everyone says, if we all stick to the same story and no one sees the baseball in our hands, no one can be blamed for breaking the window. the whole thematic thing all's well that ends well, if nothing came of the meeting, if we can say nothing came of the meeting if our narrative can be consistent, then nobody can point in our direction or give us any or assign any blame. but that doesn't work when there are crimes that are contemplated in our u.s. code about crimes that involve endeavoring to commit a crime. endeavoring to obstruc