abc7 news reporter laura anthony has our story. >> reporter: right now it's just 27 acres of dirt and grass next to interstate 580 in dublin. if ikea has its way, it would be the budget furniture chain's first new store in the bay area in 15 years. >> we've spent quite a bit of time getting to know the community. >> reporter: ikea spokeswoman says it would be smaller than its sister store. >> 15,300 square feet would be the store, with about six acres of open space. >> reporter: opponents say it's all too much for their town. especially a franchise that's known to draw customers from far and wide by the tens of thousands. >> goes as far away as stockton. >> reporter: riad is a civil engineer and resident of dublin. >> according to their document, they will attract around 18,000 vehicles on weekends. that overflow is going to clog dublin boulevard and 580 and then it will become a nightmare. >> reporter: ikea claims it will do whatever is needed to minu e mitigate the additional cars. some wonder if an rht fheir town. >> the last thing dublin needs is another strip mall. >> reporter: l

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live along i-5, drivers are forced to find other routes until at least tomorrow. laura? >> look at the size of this, on fire, we cannot stay right here. >> reporter: after huge flames forc forced motorists to run from vehicles, i-5 remains closed north of redding. >> 15,000 acres, that's a lot. >> reporter: with no estimated time of reopening, truckers can only sit and wait. . are you worried about your load? >> a little. i'm talking to the off dispatch office about it now. so we're trying to figure out what's the -- what's going to happen next. >> reporter: still, with scenes like these fresh nah in their minds it seems few here are getting impatient. after all, the way the fires have been behaving the past few months, no one we talked with seem eager to take their chances. >> i don't want my truck to be burned. it's a big responsibility. so i'd rather stay here for another day or so. >> we'll get this ready for you and call you to the register. >> reporter: in themeantime, a hundred miles south of the closure, the normally busy deli had trickling

so i think that's one of the problems -- >> laura: anthony. wait a second. 2017.alked to a therapist in 2017. medical records that were released, doctors notes and she said she's been smeared including apparently by democrats. he said well, the problem is democrats don't believe her. no kidding that goes to the point that some allegations have merit. the allegations against democrats have no merit and the allegations against brett kavanaugh from 36 years ago should end a supreme court nomination. ellison is in congress. >> well, he has a two-year term. this guy is going up for a term that will last -- >> so that's it? >> laura, as a criminal defense attorney, trust me, i believe that just kavanaugh should have the right and i believe that everything should come out and he should be heard. i'm all in favor of that. i hope at one point in time that he realizes or he feels that all of the people, whether they're poor, white, blacks or hispanics that come before him, now he sees how they feel to be accused of something and have a whole system come at you and whether i

laura anthony has their story from albany. after the fbi investigation was announced, the senate adjourned until monday. >>> other news now, tesla and its ceo elon musk settled a fraud suit from the government. the sec sued musk this week when secud funding to take the he company private. he cannot be chairman now for at least three y >>> and a woman from the east bay say her storage unit was burglarized and they took items money can't buy, her mom and dad's ashes and photo albums. >> she says the high cost of rent from her hayward apartment last year, and while she is in between homes, robertson put all she owns into public storage. friday morning she got the call that somebody cut the lock to her storage unit. one glance and she realized the crooks got away with the most valuable items inside. >> my grandmother's ashes and dad's ashes, and the antique stuff she left for me, and i was the only granddaughter, and all that is gone. >> material things she says can all be replaced also were taken. roberts estimates the burglars g

in woodland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. i want to give you the time line. the first attack the norcal rapist is linked to was park. the fourth in 19196 in martinez. then outside sxwhen toe. 1997 attacks in davis at chico. in 2000, another attack in davis. 2006, two women attacked in sacramento. >> uc berkeley officials are shocked. there's no indications any crimes occurred within the campus community. they will review sexual assault cases to determine if any are related. >> we have a push alert announcing the arrest in the case. the maps here and the time line. we sent out the push alert. you can download the abc 7 news app and getent to your home. >>> a controversial bill that says utilities are law in california. >> the apple fan frenzy around the world and appearance by apple ceo, tim cook today. >>> much needed relief ooer across the golden gate bridge. >> this is long distance with the best wifi experience long-distance relationship. plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on th

laura anthony, "abc7 news." >> thank you very much. >>> alameda county is moving closer to having rules to keep diners healthy. many established residents open pop-ups on a temporary basis to attract customers. today, a supervisor's committee looked at ways to protect consumers. >> people are concerned with their health and want to make sure that things are done in a way that won't jeopardize their health. >> the food movement has evolved over time, more quickly than state law around food regulation and food safety. >> supervisors hope to enact clearer rules for pop-ups. in alameda county by october 8. >>> we're gearing up for tonight's big raiders' game that you can watch right here on abc 7. >> absolutely. jon gruden's second stint with the raiders begins tonight. and the first ever monday night football game between the rams and raiders. nerves? you bet. hear from the head coach after the break. >>> colin kaepernick's new effort to raise money for a charity after the release of that nike ad. >>> this is long distance with the tbest wifi experience,ng distance relationship. plus the m

live in redding, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you. >>> it's time to check on the conditions in that area now. >> let's get to spencer christian, we mentioned laura was talking about the heat, how hot is it? >> it's 87 degrees in the area of the fire, but noter near the fire. nearest reporting station, 87 degrees. quite warm, and humidity is low, 16%. wind out of the east. gusts are at 16 miles per hour right now. over the next 24 hours we'll see a significant decrease in wind late tonight and overnight. but the wind will increase once again tomorrow. 15-mile-per-hour steady winds and perhaps higher gusts. the temperature trend shows it's going to be hot in that area the next four days, high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s with no significant cooling until early next week. more details as they become available. larry? >> thank you, spencer. >>> the state has issued a legal notice to revoke the license of two north bay senior care homes because investigators found the operators of those homes failed to protect the residents during last year's fires. one of their buildings

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live at the alameda county superior courthouse in oakland. hearing in which both defendants withdrew their no contest pleas and reentered pleas of not to all charges. the judge said this trial date is, quote, set in stone hearing the attorneys from both sides saying they welcome a jury trial. >> they want a trial, they're going to get a trial. >> reporter: the lead for derekal -- one that's now set for april 2nd of next year. >> we'll be going after the landlord, the slum lord, we'll be going after the fire department, we'll be going after child protective service, we'll be going after the sheriff, we'll be going after oakland police. >> almena and harris face 30 counts for the fruitvale warehouse. much of his defense will involve diverting blame to others. >> we want to humiliate and embarrass every public official who didn't do their job. we want to expose and make transparent all of the government malfeasance. we want this to be the most painful trial the city of oakland and the county of alameda have ever endured. >> between now and the t

. >> laura: anthony, i'll go to you. you're a sports agent, you handle a lot of high-profile folks.t court, who is the record holder and tennis grand , she is considered the grande dame of the sport, she was quoted as saying, the rules are the rules, she doesn't like it when players try to pretend they are bigger than the game. your reaction? >> yeah, i think that serena was having a really tough day. i think she was a little more upset with what was going on against osaka as opposed to what the ref was saying to her. however, this has been a tough year with her, her getting random tests, random drug tests that she feels a bit unfair, particularly coming off of her new child. remember, this has hasn't been the sport that has been so welcoming to her and her sister. when they first came out, this was a whole new look for a two black girls from compton, and he took this sport by storm. so she has felt a whole bunch of different things over her 20 year career, 20 plus year career -- >> laura: anthony, she's a global superstar and there have been glowing profiles about -- and john, you

laura anthony, "abc7 news." >> now you can get the latest news any time with the "abc7 news" app.k question. i don't live too far away from the area in terms of the traffic. if they added an ikea, are there traffic concerns? >> absolutey. in the afternoon and evening, yeah, i think that is one of the concerns they're talking about down there. >> get the latest on the "ab news" app on this and other stories. get the news you want with your phone in realtime. and by the way, they will h t it completed by 2021 if approved. >>> thanks for joining us. "abc7 news" at 5:00 starts now. >> i'm not going anywhere. >> accusations of misconduct as a teenager. judge kavanaugh stands his ground. >> and we're hearing from his old college roommate who has a different story to tell. plus -- >> when he looked square ly at us, i glared back. >> a woman comes face to face with the man she said raped her, as the nor cal rapist makes his first court appearance. >> and why criticsay it's tantamount -- >> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of

laura anthony, "abc 7 news." >>> all right.d you still trust f >>> there have been a lot of privacy issues so a lot of people are asking, hey, do you still trust facebook. >> "7 on your side" michael finney is here with a new survey to answer that question. >> you guys reported extensively on top executives from social media platforms on capitol hill, getting grilled once again in the wake of several recent scandals, including one that may have compromised the personal data of most of facebook's two million users. so here is the question. is that changing the way people use social media? consumer reports reveals a new survey result that looks at how these scandals are impacting users' behavior on social media. >> if months of reading about deceitful quiz apps, political meddling by russian bots have you rethinking your relationship with facebook, you're not alone. a recent consumer reports survey finds seven out of ten facebook users changed their behavior after the cambridge analytica scandal. more than one in three became mor

"abc 7 news" reporter laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: right now it is just 27 acres of dirtht next to interstate 580 in dublin. but if ikea has its way, it would be the budget furniture chain's first new store in the bay area in 15 years. >> we've had over 800 e-mails come our way with suggestions on how to make the project better. we've spent quite a bit of time really getting to know the community. >> reporter: ikea spokesperson leticia bracy says the dublin store would be smaller than its predecessors in emeryville and east palo alto. >> 317,000 square feet, it would be the ikea store and 97,000 square feet of retail with about six acres of open space. >> reporter: opponents say it is all too much for their town, especially a franchise that's known to draw customers from far and wide by the tens of thousands. >> that's a lot of traffic that right now we're not dealing with. >> reporter: a civil engineer and resident of dublin. >> according to the document, they will attract around 18,000 vehicles on weekends. with that overflow is going to clog dublin boulevard and 580, a

. >> abc7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live. ned it's more than just homes that are being built. laura. >> reporter: well, that's right, alma. they're saying this development will benefit the entire community. this is the old officers club at oak noel behind me. it along with other aspects of this property are getting a total facelift. >> 1, 2, 3. >> reporter: these shovels mark a new beginning for the oakland hills property that was once home to the oak knoll naval hospital. >> we all remember when the hospital was imploded, but that has been years ago. >> reporter: seven years ago, in fact, and not much has happened on the property since then. until now. the new oak knoll, 187 acres in all, will include 918 new homes. 80,000 square feet of retail. walking trails and parks that will be accessible to the entire community. >> this city, this neighborhood has been waiting to see this incredibly valuable land put into good use. and what better use right now than housing? >> reporter: the city of oakland owns five acres adjacent to t

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> we now know what attorneys for dr. judicial committee about during a conference call tonight. they were working to see if dr. blasey ford will testify about her accusations against the supreme court nominee. sources tell abc 7 news they discussed thursday as a possible hearing date, not monday. blasey ford wants kavanaugh to testify first and does not want him in the room when she testifies. her attorneys raised the prospect of a subpoena for mark judge who blasey ford says was in the room at the time of the alleged assault. the committee told abc news it would discuss the requests. it is committed to providing a fair forum to blasey ford as well as is to kavanaugh. >>> next, find out where everyone had to go and why. >>> also ahead -- >> reporter: a home warranty company promises to send a technician in three days. a month later, the customer is still today, life-changing technology from abbott is helping hunt them down at their source. because the faster we can identify new viruses, the faster we can get to stopping

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has their story from albany. >> reporter: among thousands of protesters at the u.s. supreme court on friday, a bay area couple, who had no plans to visit the high court, much less demonstrate in front of it. on their trip to washington, d.c. for a family wedding. >> that feeling of feeling so powerless and needing to do something. >> i told this committee that i wanted a hearing as soon as possible. >> reporter: but once they heard the testimony on capitol hill, bonnie and abraham elterman felt compelled to do something they'd rarely done before. >> i'd actually only protested twice in my life. and the first one was the woman's march and now it's at the supreme court. >> reporter: abraham took this picture of bonnie holding a sign on the steps of the supreme court. >> of course, it affects women the most, but it affects everybody, because it's an issue of respect and decency. >> reporter: barely 24 hours removed from their experiences at the supreme court in d.c., the eltermans wanted to keep their activism rolling by hosting a fund-raiser here at the cof

here is abc 7 news reporter laura anthony. >> if you are a victim of a criminal don't forget about youg calm. >> reporter: with a rash of brazen robberies and thefts at bay area retail stores, business owners in san leandro are working with local police to make sure they know how to keep themselves and employees safe. >> this is a national program. actually international program that we have adopted. to offer to our businesses to attempt to get them to conduct business in a safer manner. >> reporter: so far 13 business owners have undergone the froh training that comes with the cre re pro hours of classroom instructions and on-site visits by officers who offer recommends. >> keep window coverings to a minimum so there is clear visible inside and outside fortunate business to make you are there is no hiding spots with within the business so make sure no with one can hide out. >> we had a lot of window covering and stickers covering the view and the light. >> the village bottle shop used to have signage and stickers on the windows but not anymore. >> when i went to the program i learned

laura anthony abcws. olcaes national park reopens to the public today. the only thing miss something the lava. the park's website says there is no molten lava or lava glow to see anywhere in or out of the park. most of the park closed when the kilauea started erupting this is the first time in years there is no lava to see. the park service is dividesing visitors to use caution when hiking. >>> still ahead on abc 7 mornings free entrance into bay area museums today, how you can take advantage of the deal. >>> and we have a live look from our roof camera. you can see that it's still dark but lisa has been explaining there is fog out there. you can get a glimpse on the streetlights there. she has the weekend forecast coming up and also this. >> a family finds mysterious payments on their phone bill. but who is doing it? i'm michael finney ahead on your side, a this is customizable str...whatever size.r family. it's saving money with flexible channel packs. live tv and the latest shows to stream. and all your streaming apps in one place - even netflix. this

in oakland, laura anthony, "abc 7 news." >> still got some time. thanks so much. >>> there is much more coming your way on "abc 7 news" at 6:00. right now a frenzy is in full swing at oracle arena in oakland. some of these fans have been in line for days to see a popular band. >> also, a big boom tonight for bay area-based impossible burger. now people across the country can enjoy this meatless patty. >> i'm spencer christian. gusty wind, advancing clouds and falling temperatures. can this still be summer? i will have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> a san jose couple is facing criminal charges, accused of defrauding customers of $800,000. i'm michael finney. watch my exclusive >>> well, the end of summer is approaching, which means the major tech companies are prepared to roll out new smartphones. is it worth waiting for the upgrade? "abc 7 news" reporter david louie was at apple headquarters in cupertino today where they were showing off new tech that they hope you can't live without. >> reporter: the iphone generates over 55% of apple's re

in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. at the last minute, millennium tower management met a deadline to hand over its report about a cracked window on the 36th floor that we've been talking about this week. the san francisco skyscraper next to the new salesforce transit center has been plagued with problems. it's both leaning and sinking, and now the cracked window raising questions. lyanne melendez is live near the tower with new information tonight. lyanne? >> that's right. we just obtained this letter, and it basically says that the millennium tower management wants to do a hands-on exterior examination is of that building. and in this letter it says that they want to rappel down the building some time next week to photograph the curtain wall and glass and tape up that glass from the outside to make it safe. now we're learning a lot more about that glass window. at the close of business today, millennium tower management asked the department of building inspections for more time to determine if the cracked window was a

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> the accused rapist, roy waller lives with his wife in a quiet neighborhood. >> eric, you have been talking with a lot of neighbors. >> reporter: we have, indeed. we tried walking on the door here at waller's home, but received no answer. as you said, neighbors have been talking. they are outright shocked. >> sad. shame. scary. >> reporter: word that the man who lives in the house with the well man cured lawn and white picket fence is a serial rapist threw everyone for a loop. >> this is a nice neighborhood. you don't think of someone accused or arrested of doing such a thing or so many attacks and rapes would be living in your neighborhood. >> we talk around here all the time, the nighttime and daytime. you never feel a threat. you never have that energy of feeling threatened in anyway. >> reporter: waller was the middle ages guy seen mowing the grass or trimming trees. one neighbor remembers him teaching her to use a weed whacker. he was pleasant, but not outgoing. >> i walked up and down this road every day. i have seen him. i have seen

laura: anthony zurcher, thank you so much for joining us. people along the coast of north carona are boarding up homes and stocking up supplies for -- ahead of hurricane florence's rival. here is how the category 4 storm looks from the international space station. it is packing winds of up to 140 miles an hour. it is forecast to gain in strength before it makes landfall, likely on thursday. a brief time ago i discussed the potential impact witheparshall rd, a former nasa scientist who is now a meteorologist at the universityo ofia. marshall shepherd, just how concerned are you about the size and the scale of hurricaneen fl? marshall: it is quite concerning, because we typical'y don'see a hurricane this intensivist -- this inoense this fah at this latitude. we're talking about a category four storm, perhaps even stronger, that will make landfall later this week around north carolina. other concerns that i have about this particular storm is that tnot only will we deal wi landfall and impact such as rainfall and wind, but the size of the storm

laura: anthony zurcher, thankg you for join.also in washington today, the confirmation hearing for president trump's supreme court how many turned very -- nominee turned contentious. judge brett kavanaugh listened as democrats cled for his hearing to be suspended so they had time to review documents. multiple protesters tried to shout down the proceedings. 'heres how the first few minutes outed sen. grassley: i welcome everyone to the nomination hearing -- sen. harris: mr. chairman. sen. grassley: you are out of order. n. harris: we cannot possibly move forward to mr. chairman -- he has not been given an opportunity -- >> mr. chairman, we received 42,000 documents we have not been able to review until last night. we believe this hearing should be postponed - i sen. grasslenow this is an exciting day for all of you here and you are rightly proud -- l: sen. blumentha mr. chairman, if we cannot be recognized i move to adjourn. mr. chairman, i move to adjourn. [cheers] when things finally did settle down, the president's pick to joi

laura: anthony zurcher, inank you for g us.in other news, the head of china's energy administration is being investigated for alleged one of the country's highest ranking uighur officials is accused of breaking the law and violating party discipline. hefo is er governor of the region that has the large muslim uighur population. the kremlin has accused the u.s. of trying to squeeze outco etition in the global arms trade by imposing sanctions on bu the trump administration imposed sanctions on the chinese military for buying fighter jets and missile systems from russia. moscow called the motile and unpredictable, while the chinese said it was a mistake. four weeks we have been hearing about a looming battle over syria, but now it seems to have been arted thanks to a deal between russia and turkey which the syrian regime has agreed to. the key to the deal holding is the reaction of the 10,000 or so fightersho are still taking on the assad government. they have been set a deadline of october 15 to leave the demilitarized zone. the

in oakland, laura anthony abc 7 news. >>> breaking news in northern california, the delta fire forced the closure of i-5 in both directions. this is happening near mt. shasta near redding. the delta fire broke out more than a week ago and closed i-5 for more than six days. it's happening again. the fire brnd 90 square miles, practically twice the size of san francisco. it's 17% contained. >>> san francisco police are investigating a serious crash that sent a bicyclist to the hospital this afternoon. you can see this bmw's windshield got smashed in from the collision. this is video from the scene near howard street and van ness avenue. we're told the person on the bike suffered life threatening injuries. >>> the 3:00 safety deadline for the mel len yum tower in san francisco has come and gone. it looks like the sinking tower is about to get tagged. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live from fremont and mission with the latest. >> reporter: the 3:00 deadline has come and gone but the work continues. take a look behind us. this is scaffolding going up outside the millennium tower, o

in oakland, laura anthony, "abc7 news." >> laura, thank you. >>> tesla's auto pilot feature is coming under fire again. a north carolina man told "the washington post" his wife was backing out of the garage when the car suddenly veered into a wall. the family has relied on several of the cars' autonomous features and never had a problem until now. the crash is the latest in one of several incidents that have brought the auto pilot teacher into question. tesla has not commented on this latest mishap. >>> a warning from the chp about driving in the car pool lane without any other real passengers. take a look at this photo tweeted today by authority, with the text, dummy passengers can't fool us. it happened this morning on highway 4. this person apparently tried to tell the officer there wasn't room in the trunk for his mannequin. car pool violation tickets start at at least $400. >>> in santa clara county, the launch of a new public safety campaign aimed at operators of unmanned ampircraft, like drone the main goal is to prevent people from interfering with emergency response efforts.

"abc 7 news" reporter laura anthonie is live with a look at both sides of the argument. laura. >> reporter: hi, dan. this meeting at the library is still going on behind me. pg&e claims the trees are a hazard to their gas lines but some folks are saying the trees aren't the problem. >> trees and their roots aren't even a blip on the national scale of gas pipeline safety. >> reporter: lafayette residents packed into a community meeting, looking for answers from pg&e as to why the utility believes so many trees need to come down in their community. >> this tree, i would say, is at least 50 years old. >> reporter: if pg&e had its way, they would be gone by now, hundred of trees, some of them along a public trail, others on private property, that the utility deemed unsafe 18 months ago. >> it has been really gratifying that the community members have stepped up and said that we don't want these trees removed without a valid reason. >> reporter: in early 2017 pg&e made an agreement with the city of lafayette to cut down nearly 300 trees, most of them oaks, as part of its gas p

abc 7 news laura anthony has their story from albany. >> reporter: among the thousands of protesterst the u.s. supreme court friday a bay area couple who had no plans to visit the high court can and much less demonstrate in front of it on their trip to washington, d.c., for a family wedding. >> that feeling of feeling so powerless and needing to do something. >> i told this committee that i wanted a hearing as soon as possible. -- >> reporter: but once they heard the testimony on capitol hill, they felt compelled to do something they had rarely done before. >> i have actually protested twice in my life, and the first one was the woman's march, and now it is with the supreme court. >> reporter: abraham took this picture of bonnie holding the sign on the steps of the supreme court. >> of course it affects women the most, but it affects everybody, because it is an issue of respect and decency. >> reporter: barely 24 hours removed from the experiences at the supreme court in dc, they wanted to keep the activism rolling by hosting a fund-raiser here at the coffee shop they own here in alb

in dublin, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. >>> developing news from lake county residents are being warned to evacuate kelseyville area because of a wildfire. about 20 acres burned so far between sellsvy creek road and conklin lane. the evacuation has stopped and it was just lifted 15 minutes ago. residents should be ready to go if the conditions worsened. it started before 2:00 today. kelseyville. >> it is labor day and people are out enjoying the day but the weather isn't great. >> we have haze in the air. air quality has not been great but beginning to improve. mostly cloudy skies. let's look at our air quality right now. moderate right now in most of the north bay and good in the valley, good news. we will see a similar picture tomorrow, not spare the air day and moderate to good quality. the pollen and uv index, tree pollen is high right now and you may have noticed if you're an allergy sufferer and uv index very high you may want to consider. and the fog will push out over the bay and locally inland overnight. thke. will be fog present after ilook at the forecast ahe

. >> laura anthony has the story now. >> there's the right way to do things, and the b.a.r.t.>> reporter: local leaders gathered at the dublin b.a.r.t. station to send a message to the governor. >> so please veto this bill. >> reporter: bill 2923 would give b.a.r.t. greater control of its open land. 250 acres system wide. potentially expediting the system's goal of building 20,000 new housing units by 2040. >> we're facing a region wide affordability crisis. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. director is a strong supporter of the bill. he says 35% of the housing, some 7,000 units, would be offered below market rate. >> what we're trying to do here is build more housing that is going to be i fordable for working families in the best region to do that, which is right up next to a b.a.r.t. station. >> this is a bill that will take away from our local communities, whose leaders are here from all across the east bay area, the ability to plan and develop housing with local input and collaboration. >> reporter: in walnut creek, a missed use transit bit is already under construction. governor brow

laura anthony joins us live from dublin with the latest on the investigation. laura? >> hi, ama. we did receive some new information from pleasanton police this afternoon. they say that this woman was part of an incident in their city overnight they say she was combative and had to be tased by officer there's at about 2:00 this morning. she was on a psychiatric detainer as they call it. five hours later, according to the chp, she jumped out of an ambulance on the freeway. it was a transport call, an ambulance ride for patient from valley caramel center many pleasanton to a psychiatric facility in san leandro. but it all changed when the patient became agitated and ended up on foot on the connector ramp between interstate 680 and 580. >> while a patient was being transported from one hospital to another, that patient got out of the ambulance and was walking in the traffic lanes. >> barry sutherland, a co-owner of nor cal ambulance told us the patient was secured with several restraints, seat belts, basically, when she became agitated and unhooked the belts. >> as the driver was pu

. >> reporter: in albany, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> police have recovered a body at the berkeley marina. someone called police after spotting it floating near a pier. this was around 8:00 yesterday morning. it's not clear yet if that body has been identified. >>> all lanes of i-280 are beak open in san jose after this van caught fire. it happened just before 8:30 last night at the interchange with highway 101. several lanes were blocked while crews moved the van off the road. no word on whether anyone anniv of the north bay wildfires approaches, remembrance events will be held throughout sonoma county. today is a celebration of heros in santa rosa. this is video of the vigil shortly after the fires broke out. there will be live music today, food trucks, and other activities to honor the unsung heros. the free event starts at noon at courthouse square. we have a list of other events on our website, abc7news.com. >>> in the east bay, a special gathering to remember mollie tibbetts, the iowa college student was murdered over the summer, as you know. tibbetts started kindergarten in

. >> laura: anthony, this is what the nfl said today. they were pressed for a quote, given the outrage and the stock falling. the national football league believes in dialogue, understanding and unity. we embrace the role of everyone involved with this game to promote meaningful, positive change in our communities. the social issues that they raise deserve our attention and action. so what action is the nfl going to be taking, do you think? i mean, are they going to be lobbying congress for some more oversight of police departments? are they going to be setting up nfl training entrepreneurships in the inner city? >> it's my understanding that they have been in serious conversations with the players to invest money where owners have basically went in and plucked out talent and made billions of dollars off of and given these guys millions, which is really smart considering that the league is leaving the community behind and considering a lot of the people in that community are underprivileged. >> laura: i have to understand this before i m

. >> laura anthony has more details. >> reporter: hi. program, it was a simple request by the police department here to help make this business safer. it was to simply take the signs off the windows to brighten up the place. >> if you are a victim of a crime, don't forget about staying calm. >> with a rash of brazen robberies and thefts at bay area retail stores, business owners in san leandro are working with local police to make they stay safe. >> this is a national program, it's actually international that we've adopted to offer to our businesses to attempt to get them to conduct business in a safer manner. >> so far, 13 business owners have undergone the free training that comes with the crime-free business program. it includes two hours of classroom instruction and on site visits by officers who offer safety recommendations. >> keep window coverings to a minimum. so that there's clear visible and inside and outside of the business. make sure there's no hiding spots so no one can hide out. >> had a lot of window coverings and sticker

you've got to use your common sense here and back off when the times were getting bad. >> laura: and anthonyi'll go to you. you are a sports agent, you handle high-profile players. margaret court, record holder in tennis grand slams, grand dame of the sport, quoted saying, the rules are the rules and she doesn't like it when players try to pretend they are bigger than the game. your reaction? >> yeah, i think that serena was having a really tough day, she was more upset with the -- a little more upset what was going on against osaka, as opposed to what the refs were saying to her. however, this has been a tough year, getting random tests, random drug tests she felt were unfair coming off of her new child. remember, this hasn't been the sport that hasn't been so welcoming to her and her sister. when it came out, two black girls from compton, whole new look, they took the sport by storm. she felt this over the 20-year plus career. >> laura: she's a global super star. a global super star and there have been glowing profiles and john, you can chime in. lauded by everyone everywhere, the star sti

laura: why that drop in the polls now? anthony: i think it is accumulative effect. obviou week with the anonymous op-ed plus the book, but before that, you had manaford,being convicussia, family separations. i think it is just adding up. laura: antny zurcher, thank you so much for joining us. along the coast of nort carolina are boarding up homes and stocking up supplies for -- ahead of hurricane florence's arrival. here is how the category 4 storm looks from the international space station. it is packing winds of up to 1le an hour. it is forecast to gain inng stth before it makes landfall, likely on thursday. a brief time ago i discussed the potential impact with marshall shepherd, a former nasa scientist who is n a meteorologist at the university of georgia. marshall shepherd, just howyo concerned arabout the size and the scale of hurricane florence? marshall: it is quit concerning, because we typically don't see a hurricane this intensivist -- this intense this far north at this latitude. we'realking about a category four storm, perhaps even stronger, that will ma

laura: wt do we learn about the anxiety and the white house -- the anxiety in the white house over the russia probe? anthony what we saw w according to woodward, donald trump was having a sitdown session where they were talking about these are the types of questions robert mueller might ask you, and donald trump spent 30 minutes on a rant on how awful it was an how it was a hoax. they are concerned that anytime he sits down with mueller it will be bad news and tuldp rather km away from all this. it is a preoccupation not just in these instances with his lawyers, but even in conversations with foreign leaders. laura:nthony zurcher, thank you for joining us. also in washington today, the confirmation hearing for president trump's supreme court how many turned very -- nominee turned conntious. judge brett kavanaugh listened as democrats called for his hearing to be suspd ded so they me to review documents. multiple protesters tried to shout down the proceedings. here's how the first few minutes played out. sen. grassley: i welcome everyone to the nomination hearing -- sen. harris: mr. chairman. sen. grassley:

laura: doesn't this undermine the deputy attorney general in the eyes of the president? anthony that is the big issue here. donald trump has not been a big fan of rosenstein, jeff sessions, the attorney general, beuse he recused from the rush investigation, rod rosenstein it is who is overseeing robert mueller running the rush investigation. he has been the focus of some criticism by the president and this will put him on more thin ice. laur anthony zurcher, thank you for joining us. in other news, the head of china's energy administration is being instigated for alleged corruption. one of the country's highest ranking uighur officials is accused of breaking the law and violating party discipline. he is a former governor of the region that has the large muslim uighur population. the kremlin has accused the u.so of tryinqueeze out competition in the global arms trade by imposing sanctions on buyers of russian weapons. the trump administration imposec sanctions on tnese military for buying fighter jetm and missile syfrom russia. moscow called the move hostile and unpredictable, wh

laura: george w. bush should give a speech as should anthony kennedy and frankly the chief justice. i think john roberts should come out and say this is an attack on the judiciary. no one is going to be want to be nominated to a federal court in the future. who would? who wants to be nominated? >> who wants to run as a republican? this is why you and i voted for mccain, this is why liberals never trumpers, voted for trump for the judicial nominees, the republicans can hold this off. >> laura: reaction to democrats pulling up all the stops to boost their turn out how to midterms. michelle obama happy to step into the void. >> i'm sick of all the chaos anl the nastiness of the politics. it's exhausting and frankly it's depressing. so i understand wanting to shut it all out. and just go on and just try to live your life. >> i think the screaming protesters and the lying slanderous charges against kavanaugh really is michelle obama, they go low will we go high -- >> laura: they attacked ted cruz at a restaurant. they drove him out of a restaurant. that just broke. raymond mentioned it t

laura leÓn. tendremos todo sobre el concierto de marc anthony en la repÚblica dominicana.s detalles de dos conciertos. el primero de marc anthony con manuel turizo y el otro fue de el alfa que el celebrÓ 10 aÑos en la mÚsica con invitados como tito el bambino, farruco entre otros. veamos esto que les preparÉ. una vez mÁs marc anthony volviÓ a demostrar por quÉ es uno de los artistas mÁs queridos de los dominicanos. el popular salsero logrÓ congregar a mÁs de 17 mil fanáticos en una noche sin desperdicios. la encargada de abrir por dominicana mariel y luego daniel turizo y su hermano quien deleitaron a todos con su estilo urbano romÁntico. a eso de las 10:30 p.m. el mÁs esperado marc anthony quien llegÓ al imponente escenario montado para la ocasiÓn y dio inicio a un verdadero recorrido por su legado musical emocionado de reencontrarse con el pÚblico dominicano. como solo ''el puede hacerlo, llegÓ desde lo romÁntico a la pura alegrÍa y gozadera uniendo corazones al ritmo de la salsa. como de costumbre logrÓ echarse al pÚblico en el bolsillo al golpe del baile de los inconta

. >> anthony: i'm having lunch today with historian and radio dj herman fusiler, creole cowboy, dave lemelle, and musically inclined business owner, sid williams. the spot is laura's. rice and gravy, fried fish, ribs and smothered stuffed turkey wings, which i am all over like a heat-seeking missile. damn. that looks serious. >> sid: mhmm. >> dave lemelle: when you say louisiana, they think of cajun. cajun is a big part of louisiana, but creole is a big part of louisiana too, you know. >> anthony: it used to be native to louisiana. >> herman fusiler: yeah. >> anthony: that was the original meaning as i understand it. >> herman fusiler: it still has hundreds of definitions, but for us, it's descendants of slaves and free people of color, and it deals with the food and the music. and the catholic church is a big part of it too. >> dave lemelle: trail rides and horseback riding is just a way of louisiana now. you know it's been going on for so long.m1> herman fusiler: the music was always part of it, but the music got to be more of it, and then slowly but surely became a party, where, you know, kind of this social scene. >> anthony: there's a lot of pieces comin

anthony cortÉs de dallas, texas cumple seis aÑitos. carlos: dylan de new york si cumple dos aÑos. ana: de repÚblica dominicana lauraenen la ciudad de los vientos en todo su esplendor. muy buenos dÍas, chicago, quÉ rico que estén con nosotros en "despierta amÉrica" y lo mismo para quienes estÁn de costa a costa sintonizÁndonos en esta maÑana. hoy miÉrcoles 26 de septiembre de 2018. la mayorÍa de los votantes latinos creen que deberÍan retirar la nominaciÓn del juez brett kavanaugh a la corte suprema de justicia por las acusaciones de dos mujeres sobre abusos sexuales hace varias dÉcadas. asÍ los refleja un sondeado de la organizaciÓn naleo. el cual sugiere que la imagen del magistrado ha pasado de un 49% de opiniones favorables hace tres semanas a 11 puntos menos en la actualidad. cuelgan letreros en la casa de la segunda mujer que denunciÓ al juez kavaal inapropiada. una de ella coloca los papeles a su pedido con frases que exhortan al fbi a que investigue las acusaciones en contra del nominado a la mÁxima corte. familiares y colegas de ramirez aseguran que es una mujer reservada y que rara vez habla de sus dÍas en