we'll get to abc 7 news liz kreutz tracking that, but first let's get a collect of radar. >>> woke up this morning, hey, you need to do some work today. we've got showers out there. mid level and upper level. it's evaporating before it reaches the ground. we're seeing stars. the meghan markle is gone. the showers helped lift the lid off it. the cloud cover is mid and upper level clouds. a gorgeous sunrise around 6:18. cloudswill hang on through lunch. increasing sunshine this afternoon through sunset at 8:09. temperatures start mid 50s to around 60. mid 60s to mid 70s at noon. temperatures below average once again. one more chance of wet weather tomorrow and then summer heat comes back on sunday. i'll wrap all that upcoming up next. here is frances. >>> starting with a nice quiet ride at the bay bridge toll plaza. a minor wait for cash paying lanes right now. as we take a look at the san mateo bridge, traffic is flowing well in both directions. that's westbound traffic on the rrchd side heading towards foster city and san mateo. lots of green on the maps except for the westbound 580 s

. >>> i'm liz kreutz in san francisco where animal shelters are asking for help for 96 dogs and horses were found at a northern california puppy mill. >> i'm lisa amin gulezian where prevention is sponsored by house speaker nancy pelosi and congresswoman jackie speier. >> i'm amanda dell castillo in mountain view where a disputes between landlord and tenant take a terrifying turn. it's eviction through staged home invasion. abc7 news starts right now. >> announcer: now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> a terrifying home invasion with a shocking twist. mountain view police say it was an attempt by the landlord to evict a family. >> abc7 news reporter amanda dell castillo is live at police headquarters with new details on this. amanda. >> reporter: dan, ama, police say a rental dispute between a landlord and tenant led to a terrifying staged home invasion, and they say the landlord even reached tout her friends to help in the push. in the end, scare tactics led to the arrest of five people. >> they tried to kick down the door. >> reporter: you could see signs of monday night'

liz kreutz. >>> san bruno police arrested a lyft driver. he took her all the way to his home in tracy before sexually assaulted her. the driver has been identified as 46 yeathe 46 years old. lyft tells abc7 news, it has moved the driver's access and reached out to the rider. we did more than a dozen studies of ride share of drivers and cars and rules. you can read all the story on our website on abc7news.cccccc >>> pedestrians are furious after a taxi hit and killed the 79 years old woman walking in san francisco last night. it happens around 9:00 p.m. near 5th and market street. police did say it did not appear drugs or alcohol were involved. this marks the city's 15 cyclist or pedestrian deaths this year >> we ask our mayor to step in and gather and convene the city's agencies that are committed to vision zero, eliminating all of our pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries by 2024. and get our agencies together to find a solution. >> san francisco's supervisor drew a resolution to call for the board to declare a state of emergency for

abc7 news reporter liz kreutz shows us what's happening at cal. >> reporter: hi, a wall has been createdt uc berkeley for students to put notes of support for the protests but turning into a microcosm of the clashes we're seeing overseas as some students put notes up, others are quickly tearing them down. the images are stunning. the hong kong international airport overcome by thousands of pro democracy demonstrators and riot police which forced flights cancel ford a second straight day. at sfo, flights to hong kong till on schedule but the unrest made its way to the bay area. on the berkeley campus, some students set up a place where people can write notes of solidarity to the hong kong protests are who feel the chinese government is encroaching on their autonomy. >> we can't get back home. >> reporter: many students from mainland china want it taken down. we saw one doing that. others posted alternative messages. >> what message do you want to write? >> the only thing i want to write is i love china. >> reporter: >> we support our homeland. we support china. >> reporter: this berkeley

. >> abc 7 news reporter liz kreutz is live this morning. >> reporter: good morning. the first class started here at this soulcycle. we saw several people going inside. i spoke to three different people, two told me they do plan to reconsider taking classes here. they'll probably go somewhere else. one person told me he will continue taking classes here, but he plans compensate by donating to causes he cares about. likewise, some bay area employees of soulcycle say they plan to donate the money they make this weekend to democratic causes and candidates. this is all happening after reports surfaced that the owner of soulcycle and eke new york city stephen ross is hosting a fund-raiser for president trump's re-election campaign at his home in the hamptons. president trump is planning to attend. this sparked protests and calls for boycotts at soulcycles in san francisco. >> i certainly don't want to support donald trump in any way, even if it's indirectly. >> there's fly wheel, other companies that do just as good a job as soulcycle. i'll give them my money instead. >> r

abc7 news reporter liz kreutz has the story. >> reporter: she has type 1 diabetes. service dog astra is not only her best friend, but her most important guardian. >> she's sassy, and she's saved my life a bunch of times. so i can't like -- we're a good team. >> reporter: despite laws that protect service dogs and their handlers, she said she often faces discrimination. most recently from lyft. three different drivers refused her service because of astra. >> whenever this sort of thing happens, it feels -- it's so painful. >> reporter: the first incident happened earlier this year. she said the lyft driver pulled up, saw astra and drove away. the following two incidents happened on the same day last week. >> the first driver pulled over and i was saying, hi, how are you? and he like can you tell me off. i can't, i can't have a dog. you can't bring your >> reporter: after some arguing, she got him to driver her but felt harassed the whole ride. on the ride back the same incident and the driver canceled. >> what am i supposed to do? it's hard enough having this chronic

liz kreutz, abc7 news. >>> u.s. census workers may soon be knocking on your door. teams of people will be walking certain neighborhoods to make sure your address matches their records. aman d amanda del castillo is live with why that has some residents -- >> any apprehension comes from the current political climate. in person, door to door verification by the u.s. census bureau could prove to be a bit difficult, especially in immigrant communities. >> we're constant lip reminding our immigrant community not to open the doors to people they don't recognize or don't know. and here we have, you know, census canvassers out confirming addresses. it does present a little bit of a unique situation. >> reporter: addresses verified in thint w termine whl ndorkers in 2020 but will fear or concern keep people from answering their doors, an undercount could mean less federal funding. >> this is not a count to be afraid of. it does not put you on a list that leads to deportation. it's not even a permitting issue regarding whether your garage is up to code. >> reporter: the coun

liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> liz, we've heard complaints like this before that ride share companies discrip nate. but in those cases, right, people have sued. >> reporter: yeah, that is right. you know, our 7 on your side team reported both lyft and uber are the targets of class action lawsuits. disability rights advocates are saying the company saying they needed to provide wheelchair access, soying otherwise it's discrimination. >> thank you for the report. we did more than a dozen stories about ride sharing during our ride share realities week. read all the stories on our website at abc7news.com. look for the building a better bay area section. >> jury deliberations resume tomorrow in the ghost ship warehouse fire case, the sixth day the panel will meet and decide the face the of derick almena and max harris. the two the face 36 counts one for each person who died in the fire. if a verdict is reached in the morning, it will be read in the afternoon. should jurors reach a verdict in the afternoon, it will be read the next day. that's to allow family members of the 36 victims time to get t

live here in san francisco, liz kreutz, abc7 news news. >> what an experience, liz. we appreciate it. thanks. >>> the highway patrol is investigating a fatal head of on crash this morning on a two-lane road in eastern contra costa county. it all happened just before nine on balfour road near american avenue outside of brentwood. the driver of a silver nissan sedan slammed into a white van traveling in the opposite direction. another driver in a mini cooper was also struck by the nissan. >> the silver nissan was going eastbound behind me. at a high rate of speed, tried to pass me, hit me. swerved into the other lane and hit the toyota van head-on. >> the chp is investigating whether drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash. the driver of the white van was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >>> fairfield police busted a series of illegal sideshows that took part -- that happened in their city on friday night. they did so with the help of a highway patrol helicopter. it was in the air capturing video of the donuts being spun near huntington drive and stanfor

liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> liz, thanks. in the south bay, firefighters are investigating eight grass fires that broke out this afternoon. right now a suspect has been detained for possibly starting them deliberately. firefighters first got calls about the fires about 2:45 this afternoon. this was near roumelard court. the fires are all out so crews are still keeping an eye on things. no one was hurt. >> police arrest aid young man in arson that destroyed a playground in alameda at the woodstock park july 13th. the replacement cost for the play structure is estimated over $200,000. a gofundme account raised more than $23,000 in donations so far. >> this week, we reported on san mateo high school going phone free. it's the largest public high school in the country to require studentston lock up their devices during the entire school day. >> you know the story has been drawing interest at abc7news.com all week. today reporter lyanne melendez has an origin story that begins in nightclubs. >> yeah, you know we first reported to

abc7 news reporter liz kreutz is going back in time and breaking down the numbers to show how and whyngs have changed. >> all right. we all know home prices in the bay area are out of control. but obviously, it wasn't always this way. >> you can't just turn back time. >> thanks for the advice, mark ruffalo. but to understand what it was once like, we're going do it. okay. let's start in the '90s. those were the days, right? and not just for campy television. the internet was dial-up. mark zuckerberg was in grade school, and compared to now, in san francisco it was a pretty amazing time to buy a house. ♪ dude looks like a lady ♪ >> look at these numbers. in mid-90s a median home was roughly $300,000. yes, that was more than the national median home price, but if you tried in the city, here is an example of something you might get. yeah. but from the prices only went up, thanks to, drum roll, please, money from tech. around 2000, the first tech bubble, home prices in san francisco did go up to a median price of more than $500,000. but fast forward a little over ten years, and that's whe

live at sfo, liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> really surprising. thank you. >>> new this morning, and this shows the kind of environment we're in. thousands of people at times square in new york city panicked last night because they thought they heard gunfire. it was actually a motorcycle backfiring. police say people thought this was an active shooter. eight people were checked out by paramedics. six were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the nypd later tweeted the times square area is very safe. >>> happening today, east bay congressman eric swalwell will hear your concerns about gun violence. >> so many people calling for gun reform in light of the mass shootings. swalwell is hosting a town hall at hayward city hall. he'll talk about what congress and law enforcement agencies are doing to end gun violence. tonight's event starts at 6:30. >>> the fbi is investigating the gilroy shooting as an act of domestic terrorism. three people were killed and more than a dozen were injured at the festival last month. in a story you'll see only on ab

liz kreutz has more. inside the hilton in downtown san francisco, a chaotic start to the democratic national committee's summer meeting. > we are afraid for our lives. we are afraid of an uninhabitable planet. please, please, please, do something now. >> reporter: dozens of climate change activists pass into a meeting with top dnc members to demand the party deemed a an debate focused solely on climate, a request the committee voted down. muriel mcdonald and jackie are part of the sunrise movement, young people working to address climate change. their khans brought the meeting to a halt. >> seems like the base wants this, the candidates want this, but the dnc leadership saying noen an we're trying to figure out why. >> reporter: it's true nearly every single democratic presidential candidate said would support a climate change debate. several signed up for a climate forum next month but the dnc says sangening an official debate is a slippery slope. >> if you have a climate debate, you need a debate for ev

. >> i'm liz kreutz in mill valley. teaching kids new techniques to play football safely.his as california passes a law restricting how long they can play. abc7 news starts now. >> i know, news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> today marks one week since the gilroy garlic festival opened, and tonight more stories of heroism are emerging from the tragic shooting that happened just days later on sunday. >> three people were killed in the shooting. more than a dozen others were hurt. and in a news conference today, the police chief determined the gunman, 19-year-old santino legan died from a self-inflicted gunshot. a change from earlier accounts that officers fired the fatal shot. >> tonight we spoke with john perales, a gilroy resident who was flagged down by multiple shooting victims. he drove them to the hospital, luz spoke to him and has his story. luz? >> ama, john perales arrived to the garlic festival to pick up his daughter. when he got there, she called to say he was safe and en route the a local hospital. he made a u-turn, and that's when he saved several liv

abc7 news reporter liz kreutz was at santa clara valley medical center in san jose today where they spoke to reporters. >> reporter: gabrielle goss never imagined a day at the garlic festival would lead to this. it's surreal, for sure, but they say they're the lucky ones. >> i'm just so happy to be alive and i want to send my love to those like the irbyes, the salazars, romeros that don't get to say that about their family. >> reporter: both were hit by gunfire. brynn, a bullet straight in her back. >> brynn and i were in a bounce house when we heard the first shot go off. and our friends were holding our purses. we were barefoot, and we ran out of the bounce house. >> reporter: they say they were running in the parking lot when they were shot. >> i remember gabrielle was screaming, i was hit, i was hit. >> yeah. >> and i felt it in my back and i thought maybe i was getting a cramp in my side from running. it took a really long time until i saw like the blood on my hand to know. >> reporter: but they kept running until a good samaritan picked them up and took them to the hospital. gabriel

abc 7 news reporter liz kreutz joins us with the new changes this year. good morning, liz. >> reporter: good morning. in past year, p to gates like where we're at this year and tried to jump these fences. this year they're adding double fencing to crack down on that. it's one of the many things the festival is doing to tighten the security here. as always, you'll have to go through a metal detector to get in. an increased police presence, some even in tactical gear. there will be private security and they are adding restrictions on what you can bring into the festival. >> pretty much we don't allow no big bags. don't bring your own bags. if you get a bag, it's got to be a bag from in here. you're going to be searched real good too. >> reporter: check outside lands website if you have any questions on what you can bring in. it should be a safe event, a fun event. there's also the new grasslands area that people are excited about where people for the first time legally bewe. z eutz, abc 7 news. >>> in m is in custody following a gun scare at san jose state.

live at sfo, liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >>> thousands in times square panicked last night. a motorcycle backfired and it caused a lot of people to think there was a shooter. the nypd tweeted the times square area is very safe. >> how indicative of the time we live. >>> east bay congressman eric swalwell will hear your concerns about gun violence. >> so many people calling for gun reform. that's why swalwell is hosting a town hall meeting at hayward city hall. he says he will talk about what congress and law enforcement agencies are doing to end gun violence. tonight's event starts at 6:30. >>> the fbi is now investigating the gilroy shooting as an act of domestic terrorism. three people were killed, more than a dozen hurt at that festival last month. one of those survivors who is 12 years old is sharing her story. leslie andres was with her family. leslie noticed something. >> i was like, what was that. i touched myself and there was blood on my hand. so then i told my cousin, i got shot. >> he was at the festival with at least 20 of her family members. she was the only one

in the newsroom liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >>> outside lands has come to an end. crowds streamed out of san francisco golden gate park tonight after the final performer wrapped up. the three-day music festival was expected to draw about 200,000 people. today's headliers include kacey did hav upped , and paul simon. securi this year. no significant incidents were reported. >> announcer: now your a accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> in acuwaerkt earlier today our warmest spots in the 80s and 90s but even warmer waerktsd is going to move in overt next couple of days. and by mid-week it's going to be very warm no matter where you live in the bay area. live doppler 7 along with satellite tonight showing you a really calm picture. limited if any fog from this vantage point. in fact, we'll take you to the picture pape good-looking one outside tonight. the exploratorium camera showing you the lights of the bay bridge dancing on the calm bay waters. not a cloud to be seen from this vantage point. no fog. the accuweather highlights we'll show you fog is going to be ver

in the studio, liz kreutz, "abc 7 news." >>> now to a customs computer outage that impacted airports nationwide including here in the bay area. thousands of travelers had to wait in long lines to be processed. "abc 7 news" reporter luz pena has the details. >> the international arrivals hall is at capacity. >> this was a complaint at major airports across the nation. >> longer than i have ever seen it anywhere. >> ridiculous. >> yes, ridiculously long. >> reporter: international travelers landing at jfk, l.a.x., here in chicago, sfo and others were welcomed with the news with a system wide outage. the gordon family landed after an 11-hour flight. >> maybe an hour and a bunch of flights were getting off at the same time. so it was down the hall. >> reporter: faced with this, the u.s. customs and border protection agency reported to alternative procedures. in other words theyel haders ma. according to sfo's on duty manager, the outage lasted more than four hours, approximately 20 different airlines were affected, and around 30 flights landed during the system back up. travelers were co

liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >>> now to the mass shootings that devastated dayton, ohio and el paso, texas. an ohio school board will decide whether to release the dayton 're learng mother of the el paso shooter previously called police. abc 7 is a abdi. >> reporter: his polarizing visit to console two grieving communities. trump and first lady melania first touching down in dayton, ohio. greeting staff, thanking first responders and consoling victims. >> all over the world they're talking about the job you've done as police, law enforcement, first responders. >> reporter: but outside the hospital doors, hundreds lining the streets. later a similar scene as air force one touched down in el paso. grieving residents there blaming his words for sparking violence. >> a lot of this -- all this anger across the nation, it needs to stop. >> reporter: authorities say the suspected shooter, 21-year-old patrick crusius targeted mexicans in particular inside the walmart. stating this attack is a response to the hispanic invasion of texa >> i don think my rhetoric brin people together. >> reporter: we

abc 7 news reporter liz kreutz joins us at golden gate park with the new changes this year. good morning. >> reporter: outside lands is not messing around when it comes to security. i want to show you behind me, you can see the bag policy listed here. no standard size backpacks or large bags will be allowed unless they're clear and see-through. you can bring small bags in. you should check the dimensions before coming in. they're listed on the outside lands website. we're in one of the locations where in past years people have tried to jump the fence to get in illegally. this year they're putting up a double fence to try to prevent this. we spoke to a security guard this morning. >> everything is going to be on lockdown. if you're trying to get through, you're not going to be able to get through unless you go through the front. this is 30th and fulton, this is going to be locked down for sure. >> reporter: aside from security, earlier i mentioned something else people are excited about here. that's for the first time you'll be able to consume marijuana legally. it is the fir

the judge ruled the suspect has to wear an ankle liz kreutz caught up with mayor london breed who says it is not enough. >> regardless of who made the mistake, a mistake was made, allowing someone who is clearly a danger to the public to be released. >> reporter: this is mayor london breed reacting to a bombshell revelation, that the judge that ordered a man released hadn't seen the video of the attack. >> when i saw the video, which i'm disclosing to you today, i was frankly alarmed. >> reporter: in the video you see james austin vincent attacking paneez kosarian in her complex sunday. cou kosarian says the judge saw the video, but the judge says it is not true. the first time she saw the video was after the arraignment while she was out to dinner. >> i do have public safety concerns now. >> reporter: the judge ordered him to wear an ankle monitor, but to remain free in housing. >> it doesn't make it better he went without anything for a day and a half. this decision should have been the decision she made, and as a judge you don't get a second chance. this was her second chance to mak

liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> we want to hear your ideas, too. you can share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. >> let's talk about temperatures. we have 57 in pleasanton, 59d in livermore. look at lafayette. 54 the cool spot. 59 in walnut creek. everybody else in the low to mid 60s. 62 in san francisco, mou haywar. 59 right now in novato. in santa cruz, about to get out there and get it all groomed and cleaned and looking tidy and nice for you to head out that way. if you're going to the beaches, sunny spots, cool weather except santa cruz where you're in the mid 70s. if you're going to a lake or pool, remember, strong sunshine even this time of year. north bay 56 this morning, a little fog around petaluma. 77 at 7:00. east bay in the cloud cover through about 9:00 at 65. break into 70 at 11:00, mid to upper 70s this afternoon. a nice 69 at 7:00. san francisco is going to be comfortable today. we start at 61. ramp into the upper 60s by 11:00 and hang out near 70 for the afternoon hours and a delightful 67 at 7:00. take a look

. >> liz kreutz is in the san jose today where the city council heard from people on both sides of this liz? >> reporter: yeah, you know, this has been an issue for years, right? should the reid-hill airport stay open or close so that the land can be used for other things. well, after a big decision by the county last year, it seems closer to potentially closing. this city council meeting here today was the next step in that process. 20 years ago, walt geiger move his flight training business from mineta san jose international to the read hill airport. >>> but he had to move his business once again. >> i can't re-establish my business someplace else without starting from scratch. >> reporter: he showed up to the city council meeting to speak out against a plan that could close the airport all together. >> i believe the closure of the airport would be a bad mistake. >> reporter: santa clara owns the airport which offers training and emergency relief. a report shown to the city council says rising cost, declining revenue and maintenance problems contribute to the need to shut it down. the

here's abc7 news reporter liz kreutz. >> reporter: like so many twins, hannah thompson and metta seaw up everything together. >> we were more or less attached at the hip. >> reporter: in 2008 when hannah won silver medal for fencing at the beijing olympics, she was the loudest person cheering her sister on. >> there were thousands of people there. >> reporter: now at 35, hannah lives in san francisco and metta in kansas city. they are more connected than ever. >> we are identical twins which is pretty much as close as you can get to being a clone without being a clone. >> she's right-handed, i'm left-handed. she has the mass on her left side, i have it on my right side. >> reporter: they were recently diagnosed with breast cancer. their dual diagnoses came within two weeks of each other. >> to say it's a one-two punch is an understatement. >> reporter: they have the gene mutation which gives them 70% chance of getting breast cancer in their lifetime. dr. pamela muenster is a leading oncologist at ucsf that specializes in breast cancer. she says it's not uncommon for twins to get canc

liz kreutz, "abc 7 news." >>> san francisco and santa clara county are declaring a legal victory. yesterday a san francisco federal court ruled president trump cannot withhold federal funding because of sanctuary laws that protect undocumented immigrants from i.c.e. aids. president trump issued the order after taking office in january 2017. santa clara county stood to lose $1.7 billion in federal funding. the court issued an injunction and it never took place. yesterday the court issued its final ruling creating permanent protection for the sanctuary counties. >>> the mother and stepfather of a 15-year-old girl are in jail for allegedly assaulting and kidnapping a 17-year-old boy they found in their daughter's bedroom. the police said he was abused for 30 minutes before the suspects let him go. luz pena spoke to the daughter of one of the suspects who was in the house and said it was self-defense. >> reporter: inside her 15-year-old sister's bedroom as bekys gomez says her mom, rachel nis nis and her stepdad luisandor sanchez found a seen age boy finding around 2:30 a.m. >> they w

"abc 7 news" reporter liz kreutz spoke with some of the presidential hofuls. friday night with presidential candidates. >> can i show everybody? >> yes, you can. >> reporter: kamala harris, cory booker, sttom steyer, andrew ya, some of the hopefuls seen maneuvering from caucus to caucus, making their pitch to democratic national members. >> what do you need to win over voters? >> work, work, work. >> we can afford to make public colleges and universities tuition free. >> reporter: in this warehouse, bernie sanders addressed supporters on college affordability. >> has anyone made up their mind and is still shopping? >> you. >> what are you looking for today? >> i guess to be inspired. >> reporter: that feeling shared by many. >> i got to see senator harris speak. the one good thing that's ou osn litf have bee here is everybody is super excited. senator harris was able to rally the crowd. >> the biggest surprise was andrew yang. we have so many. >> reporter: another common theme of the dnc meeting, climate change. young activists want the party to allow for deba

. >> reporter: liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> we've set up a link to the gofundme account for the dogs at abc7news.com. >>> one of the major issues we haveed oncross california, yesterday san jose city leaders unveiled a series of new measures aimed at making it easier for homeowners to build a so-called granny flat in the background. they're officially called adus, accessory dwelling units. mayor rick card dough's initiative includes an express review service to help qualified homeowners get a building permit in less than 90 minute forgivab loan program. >> we have a housing crisis and we need to look at every tool in the tool box. back yard homes can be one of the solutions. >> as many as 120,000 single family homes in san jose have room for a small adu. >>> an upscale napa restaurant agreed to stop selling selling g they were sued for violating the state ban on the dish. the animal advocacy group is dropping its suit as a result. a series of abc 7 news i-team reports exposed how ducks are force fed to produce foie >>> measure b imposes a tax for the bolinas-stinson union school distric

liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >>> harvey weinstein scheduled to return to court to face a new environment.osecutors say it in soprano's across anabela she arr arrow. an appeals court is expected to rule on a defense motion for a change of venue that prosecutors oppose. his attorney is requesting the trial be moved out of new york city, arguing the intense media scrutiny would make it impossible for jurors to give him a fair trial. >>> president trump remains in france to wrap up this year's g7 summit. he's already announced next year's summit will likely take place in miami, possibly at his golf resoft. global stock markets are falling as the trade war with china escalates. president trump says negotiations are back on after china reached out last night about resuming talks. he's hopeful a deal will be made. >> i think they want to do something, they've been hurlt very badly but understand this is the right thing to do. i have great respect for it. this is a very positive development for the world. >> also at the summit, and japanese prime minister shinzo abe announced both countries agreed on trad

it is the future of tackle football. >> reporter: liz kreutz, "abc 7 news." >>> the bay area is homeo thousands of homeless people, many of whom are families with young children. "abc 7 news" is committed to spending more time and resources looking for ways to help build a better bay area. all week we have been bringing you stories specifically about the housing crisis. "abc 7 news" reporter kate larson shows us a brand-new property in san francisco that includes permanent, supportive housing for homeless women and children. >> reporter: 4-year-old zaki and his baby brother have been living at catholic charities star community home in san francisco for nine months. this 2-year old has been there for a year, and the ohanas brothers have been living at the richmond district homeless shelter more than two years. now ten kids and their six moms are moving out of the women and children's shelter and into this, nearly-finished hayes valley apartment complex. ♪ >> reporter: for the first time moms ashley austin and dina rekalkian are getting a look at their new supportive housing. >> here i

"abc 7 news" reporter liz kreutz met with him to show us the changing face of football. >> reporter: to an untrained eye these young athletes on a field in mill valley seem to be learning the basics of how to play football. but that's not exactly the case. >> paying attention to what they've been doing out there and it is similar to what, you know, but it is all new. >> reporter: what's new about it comes from this guy, scott peters, a former nfl player who grew up in the bay area. he's traveling the country, teaching youth football players how to play safely. >> there's a lot of concerns around concussions, et cetera, so we have techniques that eliminate that idea. >> reporter: instead of hitting with your head, peters tells players to hit with their shoulders and hands. >> we don't move furniture in our house with our head. we shouldn't. we move big objects with our hand and shoulders and there's a specific method to do that. >> reporter: these new techniques are part of a growing trend to make football safer as a study showed that the sport could lead to a brain disease known as c

in the studio, liz kreutz, "abc 7 news." >>> now to a customs computer outage that impacted airports nationwide including here in the bay area. thousands of travelers had to wait in long lines to be processed. "abc 7 news" reporter luz pena has the details. >> the international arrivals hall is at capacity. >> reporter: this was a complaint at major airports across the nation. >> it is the biggest line i have ever seen. >> longer than i have ever seen it anywhere. >> yes, ridiculous. >> ridiculously long. >> reporter: international travelers landing at jfk, l.a.x. or here in chicago or sfo and others were welcomed with the news, a system wide outage. the gordon family landed after an 11 hour flight. >> there were a bunch of flights getting off at the same time so it was down the hall. >> reporter: faced with this, the u.s. customs and border protection agency resorted to alternative procedures. in other words they had no other option but to process these travelers manually. according to sfo's on duty manager, the outage lasted more than four hours, approximately 20 different airlines

. >> news reporter liz kreutz caught up with san francisco mayor breed who says that's not enough. >> reporter: this video has been widely shared but dayslarity the story is getting messier. today we learned the judge hadn't even seen the video. we asked the mayor about this. she was critical about the judge and says mistakes have been made. >> regardless of who made the mistake, a mistake was made that allowed someone who unfortunately is clearly a danger to the public to be released. >> reporter: this is mayor london breed reacting to a bombshell revelation that the judge who ordered a homeless man released hadn't seen this dramatic surveillance video of the attack. >> when i saw the video today, i was frankly alarmed. >> in the video you see same austin vincent attacking paneez cosaran. judge christine van aken says the first time she saw the video was on tv while she was out at dinner because of what i saw on the video, i do have additional concerns now. >> the judge has since ordered him to wear an ankle monitor but because of mental illness remain free at temporary housing for t

abc7 news reporter liz kreutz has an update on them and a message from a las vegas shooting survivor from gilroy now offering to help those in her community who need the help. >> reporter: donations continue to pour in for the victims and survivors of the gilroy festival shooting. more than $270,000 combined has been raised for families of 6-year-old stephen romero, 13-year-old caila salazar and trevor irby. seven victims remain in local hospitals, one in serious condition, two in fair condition, two in stable condition and two asked no information be released. in addition to those who died and wounded, there's also the thousands of survivors who were able to escape physically unharmed but now have to deal with the psychological aftermath of being there during a mass shooting. we're here in a neighborhood in gilroy to speak with a survivor of the las vegas shooting. she is now offering to help those survivors of the shooting in gilroy. >> have i gotten a couple messages from people saying my sister was in the shooting. should we have her seek counseling, what should we do. my advice

. >> reporter: liz kreutz, abc news. >> just this past hour, we learned some new details about shooting at the garlic festival. >> chris reyes is live outside the gilroy police department with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon. a police briefing was held here about an hour ago. the chief and the fbi really echoing what they've been saying all week. still no motive, still coving n through evidence and still asking the public for help with photos and videos. what is new is the chief named the three police officers that took down the suspect. >> all three of these officers are incredibly humble. i think they're heroes. i don't think they view themselves that way. i think they view themselves they were just doing their job. and i don't think they're particularly excited about being in the limelight. but i certainly think that they deserve recognition for what they did. >> reporter: the three police officers eric cryyer, a 23 year veteran, hugo de morale, 17 years in the force, robert basweno all responded within a minute of reports that a shooter was firing shots into the crowd at th

abc7 news reporter liz kreutz is going back in time and breaking down the numbers to show how and whyve changed. >> reporter: we all know home prices in the bay area are out of control. obviously, it wasn't always this way. >> you can't just turn back time. >> thanks for the advice mark ruffalo, but to understand what it was once like, we are going to do it. okay. let's start in the '90s. those were the days, right? and not just for campy television. the internet was dial up. mark zuckerberg was in grade school. compared to now, in san francisco it was a pretty amazing time to buy a house. ♪ look at these numbers. in the mid '90s the median price of a home in san francisco was roughly $300,000. yes, that was more than the national median home price but if you tried to get a home for that price now in the city here's an example of something you might get. yeah. only went up. on, housing prices thank to, drum roll please, money from tech. around 2000, the first tech bubble home prices in san francisco did go up to a median price of more than $500,000. fast forward a little over ten year

. >> i'm liz kreutz here in oakland talking to this man about the barber academy he's working on openingwho live here, stay here. it's an amazing initiative. we'll have more coming up at 11:00. >> thieves make off with three cio animal r the survey lan video of the crime. >> all right, all that ask more coming up later. that is this is edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news any time on the abc7 news app. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. for spencer christian, larry beil, thanks for joining us. six captains... ♪ twelve teammates, eighteen of the most celebrated "jeopardy!" players have been invited back to play again. but this time, as members of a team. ♪ and now, the $1 million... here is your host-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. and welcome again to the "jeopardy!" all-star games. match number one is now in the books. today we begin match number two. but you know, last week was such a busy one, that i didn't get a chance to talk to you about one very important aspect regarding this tournament,

in the news room, liz kreutz, abc news. >>> we are learning details about amazon's plan to open a liquor store in san francisco. a brick and mortar store would open at amazon's warehouse facility on tennessee near 20th street. according to business insider, the store would sell wine, beer and spirits between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. amazon has applied for an alcohol license and the chronicle reports that license would also give amazon permission to deliver alcohol purchased online in san francisco. >>> apparently wrangler jeans are making a comeback. >> you don't have a pair? >> i really don't. >> the ceo says this is all thanks to the song "old town road." ♪ >> one line. you heard it there. he mentions wrangler jeans. the song has topped the billboard chart for the last 18 weeks. wrangler is owned by contour brands. the ceo says old time road's shout-out has introduced wrangler to a lot more people. he say shoppers can't get enough of this limited edition collection they put out. it has t-shirts, jean jackets and jeans of course. >> i was reading an article online that said they asked bi

>> abc news reporter liz kreutz is going back in time and breaking down numbers to show how and why things have changed. >> we all know home prices in the bay area are out of control. but obviously, it wasn't always this way. >> we can't just turn back time. >> thanks for the advice, mark ruffalo. but to understand what it was once like, we're going to do it. let's start in the '90s. those were the days, right? and not just for campy television. the internet was dialup. mark zuckerberg was in grade school and compared to now, in san francisco, it was a pretty amazing time to buy a house. >> look at these numbers. in the mid '90s, the median price of a home here was roughly $300,000. yes, that was more than the national median home price but if you tried to get a home for ha price now, here's an example of something you might get. yeah. but from then on, housing prices only went up. thanks to drum roll please, money from tech. around 2000, the first tech bub, home prices in san francisco did go up to a median price of more than $500,000. but fast forward a little over ten years and that's w

. >> abc7 news reporter liz kreutz was at santa clara medical center where they spoke with reporters?us and brynn ota-matthews went to the festival, they would have called themselvesri from work butw aft gunfire, gabrielle va in her shoulder, bryn to the shoulder they're bound for life. >> we were in a bounce house when we heard the first shot go off. and our friends were holding our purses. we were barefoot and we ran out of the bounce house. >> it was the most terrifying place for us to be. boxed inn