i am lyanne melendez sitting in for my colleague on this very special edition.e are discussing the bay area's vibrant hispanic communities. next we have a story about a man considered a gigante among giants in the entertainment world -- the iconic latin-american host don francisco presented his last show this year after 53 years on the air -- the longest-running television variety show in the history. wow. here's how it all started. >> [speaking spanish] don francisco! >> my real name is mario kreutzberger blumenfeld, and i used to work in a jewish club doing an impression of a huge guy that couldn't speak well the language in spanish. the name of this guy was don francisco. >> and so the name don francisco stuck. for the past 53 years, it has been a household name in just about every community in the united states and in the rest of latin america. he was born in chile. his father was a concentration camp survivor who fled from germany. in 1962, he started a tv show in his native chile so popular that, at times, 80% of the country tuned in. years later, the show

ly anne ma 11 -- lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> the debate was the most tweeted in history. it focused on donald trump and social media firm analyzed the mention of both candidates during the debate. a graph shows a few swings in sentiment from twitter users. around 6:15 they sparred on the economy and mentions turned more negative for both. then clinton alone saw a huge boost and positive reaction when she went after trump for the birther continue verse see. and both saw positive jumps when debating their temperaments. >> dan: a -- when it ended trump was back on twitter complaining about the debate suggests. he said nothing on e-mails and nothing on the corrupt clinton foundation and nothing on benghazi. u.s. senator elizabeth warren tweeted praise for clinton. she said hillary clinton was prepared for the debate and prepared for the presidency. donald trump prepared lies and conspiracy theories. >> dan: we have a recap of the big issues. go to our app to enable push alerts and updates on the race for president. >> ama: hundreds of people have been forced from their homes

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez has that story. >> reporter: he was priced out of the city. >> wehad to move out three years ago because we were unable to afford the rent. >> reporter: both the school district and union says it's made it hard to hire and retain teachers. >> people come here eager to teach in san francisco and then realize they can't stay because they can't afford to stay. >> reporter: there are 99 teaching positions in san francisco's public schools that have yet to be filled but the school district is making sure that parents know this doesn't mean 99 empty classrooms. >> some of those are being covered by long-term substitutes or being covered by people who would otherwise be in other positions. so this doesn't -- >> or retired? >> or retired. >> reporter: the president of the school board understands how disruptive this has been for the entire district. teachers do, too. >> any time a kid goes through the year or starts the year without having a permanent teacher, it kind of sets the year off. >> reporter: the report says vacancies are mainly in special educati

ly anne ma 11 -- lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> the debate was the most tweeted in history. it focused on donald trump and social media firm analyzed the mention of both candidates during the debate. a graph shows a few swings in sentiment from twitter users. around 6:15 they sparred on the economy and mentions turned more negative for both. then clinton alone saw a huge boost and positive reaction when she went after trump for the birther continue verse see. and both saw positive jumps when debating their temperaments. >> dan: a -- when it ended trump was back on twitter complaining about the debate suggests. he said nothing on e-mails and nothing on the corrupt clinton foundation and nothing on benghazi. u.s. senator elizabeth warren tweeted praise for clinton. she said hillary clinton was prepared for the debate and prepared for the presidency. donald trump prepared lies and conspiracy theories. >> dan: we have a recap of the big issues. go to our app to enable push alerts and updates on the race for president. >> ama: hundreds of people have been forced from their homes

i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abcws. >> city manager dee williams ridley accepted and announced the berkeley police chief's resignation this morning and expressed gratitude for service. no details have been released a toss why he resigned. meehan is the fifth in the bay area to step down from the force since may. >>> greg suhr resigned at the question of mayor lee following racist and homophobic texts found among officers. oakland had three chiefs resign within nine days, remember, that back in june, the last being paul figueroa amid a scandal involving racist texts in that department and heyward city manager placed administrator dine stuart on administrative leave pending a personnel investigation. >> a man is recovering after being shot near a high school in oakland. officers looked for clues hey long 28th street. the 18-year-old victim showed up looking for help at the school after being wounded around 1:30 this afternoon. staff members assisted him until police and paramedics arrived. today's shooting did not affect the students because classes had already let out for the da

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live from the middle school in the city. lyanne, boy, that really could have an imsnookt it will, dan, because now the districts have the pressing of the state to begin creating partnerships, and now they can build affordable housing for teachers with no objections. it's no secret teachers in san francisco struggle to pay for housing in the city. >> it's very competitive for our school district to be able to hire teachers at the salaries that we can pay them and then they have the enormous burden of housing costs. >> reporter: but now state senator mark leno's bill has opened the door for any district to build affordable housing on any surplus land and still have access to federal tax cred sglits we do have some options for developing a housing development on a piece of property that's underutilized now. >> reporter: this empty lot on seventh avenue and lawton street in the sunset district is one of them. there is also the old francis scott key school. it would have to be torn down first. a lot located in mission bay has been

in richmond, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> today apple introduced the long-awaiting next generationncisco for the unveiling of the new iphone 7 and 7-plus. you could order the phones starting september 16th starting at $649. one thing is missing from the phone. and that is the headphone jack. apple wants to you buy the new wireless air pod headphones that work through a bluetooth connection and this is getting mixed reviews. other new features include a home button that gives a physical vibation when you press it. it is water and dust resistant and have stereo speakers and the longest battery life of any iphone so far and major improvements with the main camera and the so-called selfie camera. >> the new face time hd camera for the selfies an the face time calls, this is up from five megapixols. >> stock in nintendo soared after a new game app for the iphone. apple unveiled a new version of the digital smart watch which is waterproof and has fitness features aimed at swimmers and runners and that sent stocks in san francisco based competitor fitbit plummeting. >>> and with breaking

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live from the oakland hills with more on the air qualls there. >> reporter: dan, around here it's not fire causing the problems, it's the ozone and as you mentioned it is another spare the air day, and as temperatures have dropped hopefully continues will continue to improve. you know temperatures remain high when the local movie theater has "some like it hot" as the upcoming attraction. >> probably shouldn't be wearing the jean jacket. a little too hot for that. doesn't seem like it's cooled off much. >> the bay area quality district was monitoring the loma fire and the impact it may have on our air. >> we don't expect that smoke to come down to ground level. it's very high aloft. the main thing we're concerned about is ozone. >> that's why the high temperatures inland, low winds and the exhaust from the cars greet ozone which can irritate your lungs. today is the 25th spare the air day of the season. at uc berkeley a few students preferred the outdoors in the shade. it wasn't a sweltering day at cal but students were still whining. >> classes d

in concord, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> nine people were arrested after a black lives matter matter down the london city airport. nine people chained themselves to the pavement and they wanted to highlight about how air pollution around the airport are hurting neighbors that are minority and poor. >>> a san francisco based chair sit working as a fundraising arm for black lives matter. international development exchange or idex began a partnership a year ago. they manage financial affairs so they could focus on partnership and it is also received tax and donations. >>> medical theft is a rising crime. 2.5 million cases identified in 2014, an increase of 20% over the year before. >> michael finney is here with how to avoid becoming a victim. >> it is easy to become victimized. that is why the bad guys are going there. and it is worth a lot of money. a stolen medical identity could ruin your finances and compromise your medical treatment and cause you legal harm. consumer report shows us who is most at risk. deborah ford had a totally clean record but after a thief stole her purse and

lyanne melendez is now live at the fairfield campus with more on this. and the driver's health was a factor? >> reporter: well, you know, what can i say. sometimes the impossible occurs. how else do you explain this accident. now the suv got off the road and traveled quite a distance, before plowing into that building. antoinette ortiz was inside of this portable classroom at the solano community college when out of nowhere a car came crashing through. >> i see a car and then i see the car on the end of the classroom and then i see no desks and no students. and i'm like, oh, my god, my classmates are dead. i was hyperventilating and i called my mom and i was crying. >> reporter: the sheriff's office found a man in his 40s, inside of the suv. a college employee. >> we believe the driver suffered a medical emergency. we don't believe alcohol or drugs to be a factor. >> reporter: that may explain how he jumped a curb and crashed into the portable classroom. >> surreal and almost in slow motion. huge vehicle coming into the classroom. >> reporter: ray ortiz

abc 7 news lyanne melendez is live from the a scene. a single-family home on the t of some businesses on the lower level. north natalie no one was hurt. now the owner of the building who happens to live there was at home at the time. he again, was not hurt. his wife arrived later to find 66 firefighters responding to this blaze. now, their two dogs were not injured. now, one of the businesses just opened in march. a dental office. were people inside and they were qui evacuated. >> around 2:40 2:45 this afternoon we received multiple phone calls for a fire around the area of 19th and first arriving crews wereey were fire on the roof at 2210 19th street. this is a two-story residential over commercial. there's a dental building below. >> reporter: now, we found out that the owner had gunpowder in his garage so he quickly let firefightersknow. potential danger. now, the fire occurred across the street in a high school. now, today is wednesday, so it was a short day, so there were very few students inside the school. they were told those in

abc 7 news lyanne melendez is live from the a scene.gle-family home on the t of some businesses on the lower level. north natalie no one was hurt. now the owner of the building who happens to live there was at home at the time. he again, was not hurt. his wife arrived later to find

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live with more. >> reporter: she's definitely missing the veryere on nobb hill. the show must go on without hillary clinton in person. now regard to the health controversy, some say this is the biggest mistake of her campaign. again, showing there is an honesty issue, but her supporters are spinning it differently, tweeting today that hillary attended the 9/11 event despite pneumonia. today's video showing hillary clinton stumbling while getting into a van has many wondering why her campaign waited two days to reveal she had pneumonia. >> if your challenge is transparency, that's a problem. >> reporter: ken goldstein says it hurts her campaign when hillary becomes the story. republicans are once again questioning her honesty. >> it's standard procedure for the clintons to withhold information. i mean, they have been in this business for many years and keep a lot of secrets. >> both of these candidates have really not come forth with information about their health as much as the public deserves. >> reporter: after the episode both candidates have

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live on campus with details. >> reporter: well, this portable classroom behind me is nowhere near the road. so you must be asking yourself, how in the world did that car end up inside of that building? well investigators now believe that the driver may have suffered some kind of medical emergency. that one teacher and students are lucky to be alive. >> i see a car coming through the classroom and i was like, is this real. >> reporter: this was one of nine students inside of this portable classroom at solano community college when the unlikely happened. >> there is a black suv behind me and completely inside of the building. >> reporter: the solano county sheriff found a man in his 40s inside of the suv. a college employee. >> we believe the driver suffered a medical emergency. we don't believe alcohol or drugs to be a factor the this point. >> reporter: that may explain how the man jumped the curb and went through this grassy area before crashing into the portable classroom. >> all of a sudden, there was a huge rumble. and everybody just turned

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> thanks for joining us for "abc 7 news at 4:00."to think a little more seriously about saving money for the future and for the kids and for their college funds. we thought, "well this airbnb is actually a great way to pay those extra bills." - every bit of extra money helps these days. we have a retirement fund of our own and i take a draw on it. i don't want to take too much either because i don't know what life is going to bring to me. i get to keep 97% of my rental price. the extra income i get from airbnb has been a huge help. - airbnb has helped me so much financially especially starting my own business. san francisco is such an expensive place to live. the way people work and travel is changing. the guests are now able to stay longer, stay five days, enjoy another day in san francisco and spend more money in the neighborhood. my guests are able to extend their stay and spend more money on activities and restaurants. - the extra income that i get from airbnb has been a huge impact in my life. >>> heard another pop, more pops. >

. >> abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez has the compelling story behind his decision. >> overlookingafe, as in the trail that takes you to stinson beach and the long-standing foot race with the same name. it was john and his wife cory who started the dip sea 30 years ago and it has never stopped being a favorite to many. >> the biscuits are great. we're from reno and we come down here every time we're down here and we have to make it. >> but nearly a year ago, cory died of breast cancer. they remember the pain she was in and the one thing that helped. >> experiencing what a few drops of cannabis could do for some of that suffering. >> recently he made a decision no one anticipated. he plans on closing the dip sea to make way for a medical marijuana dispensary, the county won't allow him to have both in the same location. >> i was able to find something that will give relief from pain. >> customers are standing by his decision. >> if that is what he needs to do, then i'll be totally supportive but it is just -- it is the dip sea and when it goes away it is a sad day for mill valley. >

in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, nbc 7 news. thank you very much. >>> just ahead at 5:00 parks shake-up at the u.s. geological survey. it's good-bye to its bay area home for the last six years. >> and. national anthem protest takes another >>> you know, for 67 years the u.s. geological survey has conduktsd all earthquake and flood monitoring from its menlo park campus until now. perabc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley reports that rising rents have prompted them to move in with nasa. >> reporter: for everyone rent costs on the peninsula are out of this world and it's no different for the u.s. geological survey. they are now paying the federal government $7 million to $9 million a year in fair market rent in menlo park, costs that are projected to double. >> we can stay in our existing facility and more of our funds go to paying rent here, the opportunity cost goes up, or we can co-locate with nasa, carnegie-mellon and other partners down at moffatt field and the money we would have paid for rent goes to science. >> reporter: movi

lyanne melendez, nbc 7 news. >> here's a look at live radar. notice a lack of fog in the bay area. temperatures did rise from the santa cruz cameras, seeing lots of sunshine and some people are really enjoying the beach. just might want to go there especially because it will get hot inland. it's 77 in san jose and a nice warm 80 degrees right now in gilroy and a live flock our sfo camera. it's actually nice and bright. temperatures in the mid-70s. santa rosa and napa. concord and livermore and enjoy the mild weather because we're cranking up the heat. a bit hazy and fog returns to the coast and bay by morning and warming trend continues tomorrow and hot days are expected inland in weekend and continuing into early next week, so tomorrow morning, the biggest difference you're going to notice is the fog is really going to fill in, so when you get going the fog will be around near the coast, around the bay, and it's going to be another cool one just like this morning. the coolest spots in the upper 40s so when you send your kids off to school or you're heading off to work you'll want

i'm live in alameda county, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> we sent out a push alert and you can download the app for free and continue to get the updates as they happen. >> an incident on highway 101 north near the willow road exit. let's get right to the scene live to tell us what happened. such a strange and tragic accident. >> reporter: we just got an update from the chp and they think they know what the projectile was that hit and killed this elderly man. the chp spokesperson describing it as a large brass bolt. he held his hands up, almost the size of a softball, but let's go back and explain to you exactly what happened on northbound 101. this was around 1:00 just north of university. the driver, a man in his early 80s, behind the wheel of a white van so he hit the center divide and actually basically sideswiped the center divide for about 100 feet after a projectile came through his windshield and hit him in the neck. the chp says other drivers stopped and tried to help and give him aid and when first responders arrived on the scene they did have to pronounce him dead. the chp is

lyanne melendez is live with the frustration people are feeling. >> reporter: this neighbor got the guy on camera, only to find out police weren't that interested. he got a lot of traction online. peter caught a man trying to steal tools from his garageful he caught it on his surveillance camera. it showed a thief walking up the driveway, then leaving with goods. he then stops to look inside the car. >> i have from beginning until the end. and i chased him off. >> he thought police would have him arrested in no time. he up loaded the pictures onto the neighborhood community group next door, dozens of people responded. for many, it was an outlet, they, too, had been, or knew of someone victimized by a criminal. >> my father-in-law was on his way to work one morning about 5:30 in the morning at 30th and church. he got held up at gun point. >> jeremy anders found out, he wrote an e-mail to the ingleside police station. this is the response, no place in this world is completely safe. law enforcement can only do so much to enforce rules and patrol areas. please exercise caution and be aware

lyanne melendez is live with the frustration people are feeling. >> reporter: this neighbor got the guy on camera, only to find out police weren't that interested. he got a lot of traction online. peter caught a man trying to steal tools from his garageful he caught it on his surveillance camera. it showed a thief walking up the driveway, then leaving with goods. he then stops to look inside the car. >> i have from beginning until the end. and i chased him off. >> he thought police would have him arrested in no time. he up loaded the pictures onto the neighborhood community group next door, dozens of people responded. for many, it was an outlet, they, too, had been, or knew of someone victimized by a criminal. >> my father-in-law was on his way to work one morning about 5:30 in the morning at 30th and church. he got held up at gun point. >> jeremy anders found out, he wrote an e-mail to the ingleside police station. this is the response, no place in this world is completely safe. law enforcement can only do so much to enforce rules and patrol areas. please exercise caution and be aware

in concord, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> so what happens now to students who suddenly find themselveswithout a school? >> seven on your side michael finney continues with our team covera coverage. you feel so bad for the kids that are enrolled and one young man took out a loan and now he is stuck with that. >> a majority of them took out loans. that is how they paid for this. and so there are a lot of people on the hook for thousands and thousands of dollars. there are two major issues. what happens to the credit they earned at itt and will they be responsible for all of the money for the student loans? the department of education announced students would be eligible to have federal loans forgiven if they start all over at another school. the education department is encouraging community colleges to be flexible in accepting credits from itt. and the educational services said they will assist students in obtaining records and pursuing education elsewhere. however, itt warns it might be difficult to transfer credits to another school. some say the most likely prospect might be other for

here's lyanne melendez with more. >> when wells fargo first acknowledged it's is fake accounts scandal they reached out to the financial giant. questions went unanswered. >> how many san franciscans were affected? have they been notified? how much restitution will they receive? this is simply unacceptable. >> the city dropped wells fargo as a partner in their bank with san francisco programs, meant to serve the low income consumers afraid to put their money in a bank. wells fargo reacted saying they will, quote, continue to address the needs. for years wells fargo has pushed existing customers to open more accounts, calling it cross selling. but thousands of wells fargo employees went too far, opening secret accounts without customers' permission in order to boost sales. during a recent senate hearing the ceo was accused of promoting that culture of agreed when he suggested all their customers should have 8 accounts. >> that's not because you went in on the numbers and found the average customer needed 89 banking accounts, it's because you thought 8 lines would be great and with no rat

. >> reporter: in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> and abc 7 was at a program to fight islamaphobia and racism. the goal is to breakdown barriers and stop bullying. >> one out of two to four out of five kids, muslim kids, throughout the country experience harassment and bullying. >> and it takes courage to mentor middle school students so they can feel empowered to be activists at school. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee and george gascon say october 21st has been made know your classmates day. >>> an app called sasie allows sexual partners to sign a virtual consent agreement ahead of time. information is stored in a database that only police or a disciplinary board at a school can access. people we spoke to about this new app, kind of skeptical. >> when you're in the heat of the moment, i mean, i'm not going to lie, a lot of folks, they will forget all about the app. >> it defeats the purpose of somebody having the right to say no at any given point in time. >> legal experts say the consent forms would probably be admissible as evidence in a rape trial. >>> a ho

hears abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez. >> when wells wells fargo first acknowledged their fake accounts scandal, they reached out to the financial giants. questions went unanswered. >> how many san franciscans were affected? have they been notified? how much restitution will they receive? this is simply unacceptable. >> the city dropped wells fargo as a partner in their bank on san francisco program, meant to serve the low income calmers, afraid of putting their money in a bank. wells fargo reacted by saying they will continue to address the needs of the so-called under backed and said it is disappointing they have stayed to take action that will only deter the efforts. for years wells fargo has pushed customers to open more accounts, calling it cross selling. but thousands of employees went too far opening secret accounts without customers' permission in order to boost sales. during a recent senate hearing the ceo was accused of promoting the culture of agreed when he suggested that all of their customers should have 8 acts. >> and that's not because you looked at the numbers and found

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live with more on a hefty lawsuit just filed. >> reporter: wellys have indeed filed a $66 million civil claim against the city of oakland. in their words for failing to protect children. now, her attorneys also said or expect to file similar suits against other jurisdictions involved in this scandal. meanwhile, a complaint was filed, as you mentioned, against two officers this afternoon. the first complaint was filed against daniel black formerly from the livermore department. he's charged with two counts of engaging in lewd conduct, two counts of engaging in prostitution and one count of furnishing alcohol to a minor, all five misdemeanor charges, the second officers is leroy johnson, an oakland police officer who has retired and he faces one count of failing to report child abuse.

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> regarding that cross-selling strategy, it's been noted wells fargo wanted customers toss have eight bank accounts. that seems a little excessive for most people. >> absolutely possible, larry. take, for example, if you have two to three kids. open a savings account for each minor, that's one, two, three, and then you have your own checking account and own savings account and may have a markets maybe two mortgages, an i.r.a. and that's eight so far and perhaps a credit card so it's nine. it's quite possible. now it was the ceo who came up with that number, eight, because, get this. the number eight rhymes with great and he truly believes that wells fargo is a great institution. >> not sure a lot of people would agree with that characterization at this point, but thank you. >>> coming up on "abc 7 news at 4:00," twitter stocks soar on word that the company could soon be sold. >> a look at the possible bidders. >> can't overreact in the moment. she can't talk down to the audience. >> advice for the presidential candidates as they get set for monday's big debat