>> abc7 news lyanne melendez takes a look. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor told cadets at the police academy that the crime

lyanne melendez continues the coverage live from sierra high school in the community where one victim was a freshman. lyanne. >> the school close to where we are kristen, this is still very much a developing story. so there are still things that we don't know, for example who was driving that suv and also were they related were the people inside that suv related? we still don't know. but what we do home. didilimas is a incident distant cousin she heard other family members that the driver of the car may have been under the influence of marijuana. >> i don't like drugs period. i don't care if marijuana is legal or whfr. but you know i'm not -- i'm in the into the -- into the drugs. >> the schools will have counselors on campus throughout the week for students and staff. in mantika lyanne melendez. >> this crash comes nearly five months after another deadly crash on interstate 880 where a driver was suspected of being under the influence of marijuana. police say 22-year-old mohammad ali was driving 120-mile-per-hour-mile-per-hour when he rear end the the patrol carve andrew camilleri in

here is abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez. >> looking at the san francisco of today bob dylan's song comes to mind. the times are change gloog people shooting pup unsightly things. it's not acceptable. the only way to address that is adding to the woman power and manpower of the san francisco police department. >> the police commission who spoerks the plan to add 250 officers over the next four years. in his two-year budget proposal more than $34 million will be added for public safety. that includes hiring some, not all of the 250 officers, and funding police cars equipment and reform efforts. supervisor malia coisn't the budget committee chair. >> what concerns me are the growing costs that will be found in years three and four. those numbers are astronomical. >> more boots on the ground. that has been the goal of the city since the 1996 charter was enacted. it clearly states here that the police force shall at all times consist of not fewer than 1971 full duty officers. that number has never been reached. due to budget cuts, retirement and other reasons. the plan would bring the n

why isn't everyone thrilled with this new lyanne melendez explains. >> reporter: a chorus was brought in to mark the momentous occasion. ribbon cutting ceremony makes it official. now a state-of-the-art option that will get them off the congested highway 4. >> happy to have it out here. now we can relax and come on in. >> reporter: these trains are different than the conventional b.a.r.t. trains. >> it is electric motor. >> reporter: they say they are better for the environment. b.a.r.t. tracks are specific to, well b.a.r.t. this means that people traveling from antioch have to switch trains at the next platform station. an 11-minute ride. >> at first i felt like we were getting shortchanged. >> it is the jolly trolley. not the actual b.a.r.t. train. >> reporter: ten-mile cost $525 million. had they gone with a conventional b.a.r.t. line, it would have cost 1 billion. >> twice as much to build, twice as long to get the money. once able to choose the technology and get the plans in place, today we are opening a new system. >> noticeably quiet. it goes at a nice speed and pleasant ride.

lyanne melendez is life with the details. lyanne. >> reporter: well right off the top i'm depending to tell you we have no idea how much more it's going to cost to be dropped off here or be picked up here at curbside. the new price is still being negotiated. there is stilling it, both sides. but i can tell you is that curbside now is considered prime real estate. >> have you been to sfo lately? congestion here is being blamed on the number of uber and lyft cars picking up and drop off passengers. sfo think they've found a solution. they now want to charge premium pricing for curbside access. but a lower fare would be charged to those willing to walk to the central garage. the top level would be converted to a dropoff and pickup area. the sacramento couple doesn't mind paying more. >> we consider things like age now, the convenience of coming door to door. >> britta says she is fine with the two-tier pricing structure. >> walking a little to save the price that's which we get usual i think. >> how much more is the question. dep

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >>> new details about a deadly stabbing at sonoma state. the victim was steven john garcia from santa rosa. he was not a student. the suspect has been arrested and charged with murder. >>> in san mateo county. charged with a murder. charged with the death. the motive is that prasad wanted to date the victim's fiance. >>> this guy had plenty of unfriendly company watching the proceedings. >> reporter: stealing a pride flag and tossing it to the bottom of the russian river. >> this person has been threatening and harassing people in our community for a long time. >> reporter: he faces felony hate crime charges. threatening to blow up gay people, a grocery threat. >> it was a terrorist threat. >> reporter: both alleged crimes resonate disturbingly. >> i am happy that the court recognized it is a hate crime and they are taking it seriously. >> we are letting him know he is no longer welcome. and this behavior is not welcome in our community. >> reporter: beth hs lobbied. a surveillance video from last week shows two men, one of them covers the

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> today is may first. and this year's protests expands beyond worker's right to include immigrant rights and human rights. >> mayday rallies in the bay area have been peaceful. the biggest one and impactful one was in oakland. they say they brought cargo to a stand still to cause attention to worker's rights and police brutality. >> we have to think more about people instead of profit in this country. and so no, i don't feel bad at all about taking this day off and marching with brothers and sisters. >> several mayday demonstrations in san francisco. at city hall, a small group protested privatizization. a housing rights tweeted they demand affordable housing for workers saying it is a basic right. and in southern california, thousands took over downtown los angeles. a peaceful protest on trump administration policies. >>> more to come. dropped calls, unset texts and spotty service. >> today trying to get them some answers. >> on some level, we want to have a little protection that are culture isn't wiped

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez explains how. >> reporter: who would have thought that selling tacos could help feed the mind of hundreds of students. sarah des rein and her husband are the owners of tack or lishs restaurants. in san francisco san jose within palo alto. the parents of public school kids, they came up with the formula for giving. >> so from september to may we give 15% of the month's worth of monday proceeds to that school. >> for example, the taco lishs strunt in the mission district of san francisco supports 9 schools in that specific community. every month one of the nine schools gets the funds. this month, they will cut a check to mission high school. >> if we can raise 15% of monday proceeds for a whole month's time that check gets a check 3 to $5,000. if you luck out and it's cinco de mayo you get a lot. >> they have restaurants in the north beach districts. that's 18 more schools getting funded. one of the schools that benefitted from one of the taco restaurants is garfield elementary. now let's go inside to see what they have received. garfield's used its mone

in an ramon, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> congratulations.lthough mapping the universe may take a while. >>> bay area is all about the microclimate. >> spencer has your seven-day forecast coming up next. >>> abc7 is the only playplace to watch the finals. between the cavs a. >>> i'm going to be >>> "solo star wars wars wars w disney owns the series as well as abc7. >>> a migrant from mali living in france is being called a hero after scaling an apartment building saving a child. sprang into action saturday after seeing the child was in danger. and he climbe from balcony where he got to the fifth floor and grabbed the child. >> translator: i saw the child who was about to fall from the balcony. i ran and thought of ways to save him and thank god i scald the front of th that balcony. >> french president granted him papers to legalize his stay. citizenship and a job as firefighters. the father has been charged with failure to meet parental obligation which carries a sentence of maximum two years. >>> showing us the traditions and what is new thi

lyanne melendez, abc7 ne. >>> new twist on phone scams. >> and find out what it has to do with china. and the warn san francisco district attorney just put out today. >>> some parents in the east bay say they were wronged by the system. >> i am spencer christian, we have quite a cool down coming out way. and followed quickly by a big warm up. i will have the accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. >>> i am larry beil. we are watching steph curry warm up right now. i will tell you about his knee and one of the special guests who is here to check out a you wouldn't believe what's in this kiester. a farmer's market. a fire truck. even a marching band. and if i can get comfortable talking about this kiester, then you can get comfortable using preparation h. for any sort of discomfort in yours. preparation h. get comfortable with it. >>> former california governor george dukemejan dies. historians credit him for economic policies that led california 2.8 million jobs during his time as governor. >>> san francisco's district attorney issuing a warning that you should know about. kristen

lyanne melendez has more from ucsf medical center. >> reporter: first it was ucsf registered nurses to support the ho already on strike. then a third union joined them. >> an injury to one is an injury to all and we can't tolerate that. >> we all work together. and if they are not high quality, i am not going to be able to deliver high quality. >> reporter: hospital employees with the american federation of state county and municipal employees will be back thursday morning after the three-day strike. they are the thousands of employees who deal with the patient's care. ucsf told reporters not every nurse went out today. >> we were able to move nurses around and give additional ratio coverage. >> reporter: the system says it can't afford the salary increases that the union is demanding. the union wants less outsourcing of jobs >> the service workers who devote their lives to this hospital average $40,000 a year. >> reporter: a recent report by hud found that a family of four earning $105,000 or less a year is considered low income. meanwhile, there is no indication that both sides are r

abc news reporter lyanne melendez has the story. >> on the record, >> reporter: undergoing testing andemoval of toxic materials left behind by the navy. recent allegations of improper clean up has an entire community demanding an investigation. >> we have been saying that the data that was collected has been fraudulent. that the navy has been lying to us. >> two whistle blowers have admitted and convicted of faking soil samples. to demonstrate that the radioactive waste from ships was being properly handled. burt bowers is a third former worker. he was terminated in 2011. >> we caught them. but at the time we caught them, we were kicked off the project. >> reporter: received hundreds of millions of dollars to perform the work. the company is now offering to pay for and hiring an independent contractor to do the retesting. >> standing behind the work that it has done and performed the services it was contracted to do to the standards that were set by the navy under the contract of the navy. >> reporter: the area has the largest redevelopment project in the city. >> we were told no, you

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >>> in middletown, in lake county, residents recovering from yet another fire. these flames injured a injured a firefighter. hardester's market is a community fixture and more than a store. wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: loaders clearing are y ruins again. burned hot, and burned fast. >> when the smoke was coming out of the windows, all of the corners and the vents, you knew everything was going to be lost. >> reporter: craig worked in the hardware department. that job kept his family going from the worst of times three years ago to the rebuild he lives in now. one of 100 employees local, the third generation hardester brothers will not be able to absorb all of them. >> we can't rebuild quickly enough unfortunately. >> reporter: hardester has been a part of middletown since the 1940s. when the fire storms rolled through here three years ago, it played a pivotal role. >> if they didn't have credit or checking account, they were given debit cards to people to come in and get things they wanted. >> reporter: now coming around full

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >>> new details about a deadly stabbing at sonoma state. the victim was steven john garcia from santa rosa. he was not a student. the suspect has been arrested and charged with murder. >>> in san mateo county. charge charged with the death. the motive is that prasad wanted to date the victim's >>> this guy had plenty olenty o unfriendly company watching the proceedings. >> reporter: stealing a pride flag and tossing it to the bottom of the russian river. >> this person has been threatening and harassing people in our community for a long time. >> reporter: he faces felony hate crime charges. threatening to blow up gay people, a grocery threat. >> it was a terrorist threat. >> reporter: both alleged crimes resonate disturbingly. >> i am happy that the court recognized it is a hate crime and they are taking it seriously. >> we are letting him know he is no longer welcome. and this behavior is not welcome in our community. >> reporter: beth hs lobbied. a surveillance video from last week shows two men, one of them covers the camera's lens and

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >>> a judge has agreed to the diocese of oakla request. wants more inspections and testing to see what it will cost to make repairs and who is responsible for paying for those alleged defects. include damaged dry walls. the work will be done this month and expected to take four weeks to complete. the cathedral was widely hailed for architectural design when it was opened. >>> an ohio house was reduced to rubble today. the reason, that is still unknown. also ahead. >> it was named one of the top trends of 2017. we will take if you feel like you spend too much time in the bathroom with recurring constipation and belly pain talk to your doctor and say yesss! to linzess. ♪ yesss! linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. linzess can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. linzess is not a laxative. it works differently to help you get ahead of your recurring constipation and belly pain. do not give linzess to children less than 6, and it should not be given to

in mantica, lyanne melendez. >>> shawn michael down faces two counts of murder. he's been the only suspect since march of last year. he's accused of killing a 22-year-old and her 26-year-old faien faience in their sleeping bags. their break came when he was arrested for killing his younger brother and agreed to talk about the murders. >>> a teenager who became violently ill from a take out salad is talking only with abc 7 news about what they experienced. they filed a lawsuit against the papa murphy's pizza chain. they claim they were sickened by eati eating tainted romaine lettuce from that restaurant. >> i never heard of e. coli before i got it. >> reporter: now she and her family will never forget it. >> i was crawling around the floor. it was painful. i felt like i was about to die. it was horrible. >> reporter: it started when this family came to this papa murphy's to pick up pizza and salad to take home from lunch. the pictures provided by attorneys from the hunter family. by thursday wake up with cramps and diarrhea. on friday so did her older sister. and

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> one last time, we want to update the weather forecast. it's going to get warmer. >> we're tracking the weather as we come through the weekend. to finish out the week, we're tracking showers. live dope letter 7 got that gray overhead right now, the marine layer is thickening out. start out with cloud cover, some drizzle, it's limited sunshine throughout the day, and it's a cool afternoon with most spots holding in the 60s. on friday, you bring in the storm impact scale. scattered showers, it's really just more of a nuisance event. friday we have a lot of graduations happening, a lot of outdoor events. you play have to dodge a couple drops, it's not a washout by any means. first day on friday, a chance of showers, a lot of cloud cover mid-60s and as we go throughout the weekend, you gain sunshine, you gain warmth, and by sunday, temperatures topping out in the mid-80s, it's going to be a warm sunday across the region. >> tomorrow and friday we're cool with the spotty showers to finish out the weekend. we warm up throughout the week 37 and b

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez. >> reporter: have you been to sfo lately?here being blamed on the number of uber and lyft cars that pick up and drop off customers. sfo thinks they now found a solution. a lower fare would be charged to those who want to walk to the central garage. the top level would be converted to a pick up and drop off area. the sacramento couple doesn't mind paying more. >> for one thing we consider things like our age now, the convenience of coming door-to-door. >> reporter: rita says she's fine with the two tier pricing structure. >> walking a little saves the price. that's why we get uber i think. >> reporter: the difference in price is still being negotiated between the ride sharing companies and the airport. regardless of what they decide the airport commission says the new fees will be in place by july 1st. here's how uber responded today. the proposed fee increase goes sense sfo's consumer friendly approach and will not help to reduce congestion at the airport. meanwhile the taxi companies say the new structure is fair since they

. >> lyanne melendez is live. lyanne? >> reporter: right now we're having a little bit of a dinner break, if you will. but ucsf did have an update about 30 minutes ago. they had a good day, they say. remember, they had to cancel thousands of procedures and appointments so they say they hired a lot more people than what they actually needed and sent some people home. tomorrow will be a little bit more challenging because the nurses union will join the strike. more than 12,000 procedures and appointments at ucsf medical center alone had to be canceled and rescheduled because of this three-day strike by the american federation of local 3299, they are the kus towedians, security guards and cooks and anyone for patient who is not a doctor or a nurse. >> this is about a powerful message that workers stand against inequality and against outsourcing, period. >> he knows about outsourcing. before landing a staff position with ucsf, he was an independent contractor at the medical center. >> the pay wage is a lot -- it's a lot diffe

lyanne melendez has the details. >> reporter: have you been to sfo lately?one guess is being blamed on the number of uber amend lyft cars. sfo now wants to charge premium appliesing for on curbside access, but a lower fare would be charged to those willing to walk to the central garage. the top level would be converted to a dropoff and pickup area. the sacramento couple doesn't mind paying more. >> we consider things like our age now. the convenience of coming door to door. >> reporter: and this woman is fine with the two tier pricing structure. >> walking a little to save the price, that is why we get uber. >> depending how much. >> reporter: the difference in price is still being negotiated between the ride sharing companies and the airport. regardless of what they decide, the airport commission says the new fees will be in place by july 1. here is how uber responded, the proposed fee increase goes against sfo's consumer friendly approach and will not help to reduce congestion at the airport. meanwhile the taxi companies say that the new structure is favor

lyanne melendez is live from city hall with more on the investigation. ne. >> reporter: the contracting company said today before the board of supervisors that it welcomes this retesting to brof that it did nothing wrong and everything right. but this community says it will prove otherwise. >> i want to say a on the record that i want the united states knave toy commit to testing parcel a. >> san francisco supervisor malia cohen represents the hunters point neighborhood which, for decades, has been undergoing testing and removal of toxic materials left behind by the navy. but recent allegations of improper cleanup by outside firm tetra tech has an entire community demanding on investigation. >> we've been saying that the data collected was fraudulent. we've been saying that the navy has been lying to us. that their contractors are lying to us. >> two whistle blowers have been convicted of faking soil samples and falsifying records to demonstrate that the radioactive waste from ships involved in nuclear testing was being properly handled. burt bowers is a

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live with more from ucsf medical center. lyanne. >> reporter: that's right. temporary nurses were brought in from all over the country, acording to ucsf, between 30,400 replacements helped with patient care. anne even though they had enough nurses ucsf says the zprupgs has been major. >> what do you want. >> university of california registered nurses walked alongside hospital workers who went on strike on monday. >> we work with them. nurses can't do our job without them. we all work together. so, you know, we're best in the west process. you have to treat it that way. >> hospital employees with the american federation of state be, county and municipal employees will be back to work after the three-day strike. they are the custodians drivers cooks and to uses of employees who deal with the patient's care. ucsf told reporters not every registered nurse went out today. in addition they hired enough replacement nurses to fill in the gap. >> we were able to move nurses around and give additional -- a ratio of coverage because we

the question is will that work in abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez explains. >> reporter: i almost had to do a double take when i saw the new campaign poverties supporting both jane kim and mark leno for mayor. unless you've been hiding under a rock you know they are both opponents. >> this is the politics of today. and that's why i'm running for mayor. and that's why i'm endorsing state senator mark leno as my number two endorsement. >> because san francisco has ranked choice voting people can pick the top three candidates. now leno and kim are asking their supporters to vote for them as their first and second choices which could jeopardize london bred's cans of winning the june 5th mayoral race. >> who ever is at the bottom of every round falls out and their votes are redistributed. >> for us visual learners this may explain it better. let's say i vote for leno as my number one candidate kim number two and breed number three. but let's say that leno comes in third. he is now out of the race but my vote now goes to kim. david letterman is a political strategist who thinks it may n

lyanne melendez live in the newsroom with more. >>> this medication is give 199pill form or strips. experts call it the best thing out there to treat heroin addiction. unlike methadone, don't have to go to a clinic every day. and there are almost no side effects. >> my life has change dramatically. >> a powerful statement from a man who spent years trying to fight his heroin addiction. until he was given a drug called buprenorprin zbleechlt my favorite patient is somebody who is using heroin who i'm able to say i have effective reemt. >> the san francisco health department has been using the medication on some homeless people addicted to heroin. now the mayor wants to fund a team who will go out and distribute the medication to at least 250 more street addicts during a two-year period. each person would be given a one-week pack of daily doses. how can anyone be sure they will take it? the doctor says it works almost immediately and no one wants to stay an addict forever. >> there is no high involved. you're just normal. you're normal. it takes away all the cravings and desires. >> h

in san ramon, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> nice. >>> 54 students competed for the top prize.te in u.s. territories. the prize money will go towards his college savings. think you have what it takes to be a joe ography bee champion? take our quiz at abc7news.com. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> perfect weather for a memorial day barbecue. it's the warmest day so far this year for most of the bay area. we'll find out how long the heat will stick around. >> reporter: we're at the toyota center in houston getting ready for game 7. it's win or go home. they're in a good state of mind for that. >>> what we're learning about the couple killed in a small plane crash in petaluma and a witness account about what happened in the moments before the crash. >>> honoring those who served our country. the bay area tributes to our fallen heroes this memorial day. >>> this is abc 7 news. >>> go warriors. >> whoo! >> big excitement from the smallest fans. >> dub nation is gathering for a watch party as the warriors get ready for an all or noth

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> fearing a further drop in its membership, the girl scouts association has an aggressive campaign to recruit girls my by offering more outdoor activities. >> you can see the live results of the poll on the bottom of the screen. you can see a lot of nos. 80% right now. you can vote through the 6:00 hour. go to abc. news.com. >> you were a girl scout. >> i had a lot of fun as a girl scout. i did lots of great stuff like that. >> you did the outdoor activities. >> i loved. >> now they don't offer. >> i guess not. >> we'll keep the society voting up until the 6:00 news concludes at 7:00. >>> below average rainfall in recent months forced residents in santa cruz to cut back and water use. >> city officials issued the warning out of caution that we can be in for another dry season. >> abc 7 news reporter chris wynn has the story from santa cruz. >> reporter: after a dry winter and spring across the state residents in santa cruz are concerned about potential for draut. they are doing their part to conserve. >> the small parts add up. >> this

at uc berkeley, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> that's fantastic. >> ready for two lyannes. >> wellining us for abc 7 news at 4:00 i'm ama daetz. >> abc 7 news starts right now rnlt callers complied and gave him the men and he fled the bank. >> a bay area chef is charged with robbing a bank at gunpoint. and now he tells abc 7 news his side of the story. >> happening in hawaii, fountens of lava and fault lines shaking. people nearby trying to get out. >> butting heads over b.a.r.t. the sharks flex legal muscle. it may delay the project ichlgts a woman accused of spying for likely in the south bay got her job back. now she is fighting for her good name. >> live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze thank you for joining us. >> a 54-year-old celeb chef is in the jail. >> he is accused of robbing a back earlier this week. today he talked with our reporter leslie brinkley. >> reporter: vallone tin o luken admitted to robbing this bank at 11:00 a.m. wednesday. he said, i went inside and said good morning. nobody moves. this is a robbery.

in san francisco lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> and you can get shark tank friday at 9:00 p.m.7. thanks for joining us for news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. news at 5:00 starts now. >>> wildfires break out in contra costa county. hundreds of acres burned and the wind is blowing. >>> and surveillance video shows a man at the scene of a massive fire in the east bay. the fire called arson. a new reward to catch the guy that caused the damage. >>> law enforcement fans out after a woman's body was found on the grounds of san francisco general hospital. we are there live with new details. >>> plus cheer and jeers in an embattled judge is in the political fight of his life. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> developing news in the east bay. several fires near byron turned destructive murng multiple buildings. here a live picture from from sky7 flying over the area. you can notice the scorched earth of course but also the smoke blowing hard. gusty winds in that area have fanned the flames and pushed them to grow rapidly this afternoon. good evening thank you for joi

. >> abc news reporter lyanne melendez has more on the controversy brewing. >> only in this valley willou at the entrance of a clothing store. the san francisco neighborhood is known for being child and dog friendly. it's also one of place nas embraces small businesses. ariel says she will only by at the animal company on castro street >> this is all local business. and everyone in the neighborhood supports this local pet shop. oh, no. dog action. >> dog fight. >> dog fight. >> so when it was known that a southern california pet food and grooming chain store wanted to move into the oiled radio shack loeks other store owners protested. >> they have deep pockets in terms of investors. they don't have to make the profits that we have to every month just to survive. >> pet grooming stores are against healthy spot moving in because it too offers grooming services. healthy spot is requesting a conditional use permit from the san francisco planning commission. in order to obtain a conditional use permit, healthy pot would need to prove two things. one there was a need and number two a desire f

abc 7 reporter lyanne melendez takes a look. >> reporter: the entire air base was officially closed in 1987. the economic impact of that closure was felt almost immediately. it took years to recover and just as long to come up with a plan to develop the site. tonight the wait is over as alameda broke ground. >> 800 residential units and roughly 100,000 square feet of retail space. >> reporter: this will be mixed housing including affordable housing for very low income households. it will be called alameda point. the mayor trish arara touched upon one of the biggest concerns here, congestion. >> the posy is not sufficient. we have to solve that problem. >> reporter: there are only two options to get to and from alameda. the sit developers say the only way to make this work is to create a less car dependent lifestyle. >> the sitcity has a pretty rob strategy including $30 million for a new ferry terminal and putting into place bus service. >> reporter: those shuttles will run every 30 minutes during peak time. the ferry will be located at alameda point. the project will give alameda a mu

lyanne melendez went to man ticka high school today. >> reporter: told by teachers this morning of her death. >> the school have really sad right now. a couple of my friends are crying over it. >> reporter: lima's was mattie brown's childhood friend. >> she has been by my side. >> i heard that she was funny and she had like cute outfits and so nice. >> lima was a member of the future farmers of 9-year-old brook attended brock elliott elementary. flowers were left outside their home. dee dee limas is a distant cousin. >> i don't like drugs period. i don't care if marijuana is legal or whatever. i am not into the drugs. >> reporter: the schools will have counsellors on campus throughout the week for students and staff. in >>> halo ran had been the head of the association since 2013. after they failed to come to an agreement, they went to arbitration and a new deal reached two weeks ago. >>> new developments if a case of a fairfield family accused of abusing their ten children. the children's mother is now in jail along with her husband. leslie brinkley on the new abuse charges that mothe

lyanne melendez explains the controversy. >> reporter: one of those places that embraces small businesses so when it was known that a southern california pet grooming and chain store wanted to move in other pet store owners protested. >> are they going to poach the groomers? come in and offer crazy coupons just because they can until it hurts the small local grooming shops. >> reporter: healthy spot is requesting a conditional use permit. healthy spot would need to prove two things. one that there was a need and a desire for another pet store. those like sage cotton say the need is not there. there are enough pet stores and groomers in the community. but this noe valley resident disagrees. >> maybe they can work together to come up with services for the whole community. >> reporter: the company in culver city gave us this statement. we have done extensive outreach throughout noe valley. and have found broad support. >> it makes me sad seeing all of these chains pop up all over the place. >> reporter: only a few chain stores have abeen allowed here because the community wanted them. the pl

lyanne melendez explains the controversy. >> reporter: one of those places that embraces small businessesen it was known that a southern california pet grooming and chain store wanted to move in other pet store owners protested. >> are they going to poach the groomers? come in and offer crazy coupons just because they can until it hurts the small local grooming shops. >> reporter: healthy spot is requesting a conditional use permit. healthy spot would need to prove two things. one that there was a need and a desire for another pet store. those like sage cotton say the need is not there. there are enough pet stores and groomers in the community. but this noe valley resident disagrees. >> maybe they can work together to come up with services for the whole community. >> reporter: the company in culver city gave us this statement. we have done extensive outreach throughout noe valley. and have found broad support. >> it makes me sad seeing all of these chains pop up all over the place. >> reporter: only a few chain stores have abeen allowed here because the community wanted them. the planning

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> and nasa releases an amazing video of >>> drones flying without a pilot in sight. today the federal government announced the first ten plays where they will allow it to happen on astruct strictly experimental basis for the time being. jonathan bloom explains what it means for the future of drones. >> reporter: never in trngz has something so little been so big. >> the most significant new development in aviation since the beginning of the jet age. >> reporter: announcing the next ten applications. google's parent alphabet will ma work towards builders, and amazon even with videos like this did not make the list. >> kansas as you know is the air capital of the world. >> reny, where a start-up will delivery ne delivery program will truly save lives. >> it will open up a whole slew of new opportunities for industry. >> david berman works at airmail. they needed special kmechlitations for instance to fly at night. >> things like water intrusion which can only be detected at night. >> he spent six years working on the faa. >> we're not used to

. >> lyanne melendez is live with the story. >> reporter: ucsf had several days, weeks to prepare fortrike, calling in temporary workers. tomorrow is a different challenge as the powerful nurses union joins this strike. more than 12,000 procedures and appointments alone had to be canceled and rescheduled because of the three-day strike. >> we actually had an overabundance of staff. some staff worked in other areas. and some staff went home. and so we are now preparing for tomorrow. >> reporter: tomorrow, the nurses will join those on the picket lines. those on strike are custodians, cooks, security guards and anyone who is responsible for patient care who is not a doctor or nurse. >> workers stand together

. >> lyanne melendez is live with the story. >> reporter: ucsf had several days, weeks to prepare for the strike, calling in temporary workers. tomorrow is a different challenge as the powerful nurses union joins this strike. more than 12,000 procedures and appointments alone had to be canceled and rescheduled because of the three-day strike. >> we actually had an overabundance of staff. some staff worked in other areas. and some staff went home. and so we are now preparing for tomorrow. >> reporter: tomorrow, the nurses will join those on the picket lines. those on strike are custodians, cooks, security guards and anyone who is responsible for patient care who is not a doctor or nurse. >> workers stand together against inequality and against outsourcing period. >> reporter: before landing a staff position with ucsf, he was an independent contractor at the medical center. >> the pay wage is a lot different. so it is like, you know, you can go from making minimum wage and no go from making 20 something an hour. >> tired of seeing my job exploit workers. especially immigrants and people

in san francisco, lyanne melendez. >>> a deadly crash an ambulance on its side at the intersection of hess sperian and lieu wennen boulevard. >> reporter: the traffic is back to normal at this intersection in san lorenzo. it was a tough scene for people to process. let's take a look at video from earlier today. you can see for yourself the severity of this accident. a fatal accident here. the driver of a white audi sedan was traveling east when it collided with an ambulance that was heading south on hesssperian. a 74-year-old female patient did not survive. two paramedics and a firefighter was taken to the hospital with injuries. >> self-extricated and was able to provide emergency medical care and assisted with coordinating resources. >> reporter: this view from sky 7 showing the extensive scene that is typically one of the busiest intersections. it was closed for the entire afternoon but it opened up about ten minutes. back here live, the coroner's office will release the name of the victim once next of kin has been notified. i am chris nguyen, abc7 news. >>> investigating the fifth

. >> and we're going to keep the voting open as abc 7 reporter lyanne melendez describes the name change. >> reporter: she was the first girl in her den. jordan admits that first she felt like she was in a black hole. >> it's like there's a bunch of stars around you and you're like a planet who doesn't know where to go. >> reporter: but now she says she's one of the boys. her brother hayden a boy scout now enjoys their time together. >> now because my sister is a boy scout we can now both go together and do camping. >> i think the boy scouts are, you know, letting them do certain things that fit my daughter. >> reporter: the main complaint coming from girl scout parents is that the organization has never had the amount of rugged outdoor activities that the boy scouts have. as of february the boy scouts will be called scouts bsa. it will be up to each troop to decide whether or not to allow girls, and if they do initially girls and boys wil be in separate units while still participating together in outdoor activities. >> we could serve the entire family because you have boys and girls in

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lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> now she, plained how rank choice is behind kim's and leno's strategy here. it's a complicated issue. >> this is what san francisco voter also see when they vote for mayor. the ballot asks you to pick a first choice, second choice and third choice. but once you pick them, then what? how does the rank choice voting algorithm come up with the winner? let's go to the abc 7 cafe. i'm going to explain using sticky notes. we'll keep it simple. let's say purple is my top choice. but if can't take purple, i'll take blue, and if blue doesn't win i'll go with orange. now let's add up everybody's votes. 20 sticky notes for every candidate. purple has 7. if it has over 50% as in11 votes, it wins the election. if it doesn't have the majority things get interesting. the bottom votegetter is eliminated. that would be orange. orange voters. now we go to your second choice. two more for yellow, one more for purple. purple still doesn't have majority. so now, a new round. the new bottom, blue, gets yoe limb mated. and blue voters' second choice votes are distributed. and

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> now she, plained how rank choice is behind kim's and leno's strategys a complicated issue. >> this is what san francisco voter also see when they vote for mayor. the ballot asks you to pick a first choice, second choice and third choice. but once you pick them, then what? how does the rank choice voting algorithm come up with the winner? let's go to the abc 7 cafe. i'm going to explain using sticky notes. we'll keep it simple. let's say purple is my top choice. but if i can't take purple, i'll take blue, and if blue doesn't win i'll go with orange. now let's add up everybody's votes. 20 sticky notes for every candidate. purple has 7. if it has over 50% as in 11 votes, it wins the election. if it doesn't have the majority things get interesting. the bottom votegetter is eliminated. that would be orange. orange voters. now we go to your second choice. two more for yellow, one more for purple. purple still doesn't have majority. so now, a new round. the new bottom, blue, gets yoe limb mated. and blue voters' second choice votes are distributed. and thousa

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> fantastic. >>> a season. oakland taken from this yuck. >>> their plea for return of their wedding photos. also ahead -- >>> i'm michael finne >>> weddings are supposed to be happy obviously. this one was, but what followed was heartbreak for the couple and the photographer. >> abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom explains why they're making a plea for someone to bring back priceless memories. >> she want today bring back a traditional memory. >> traditional vietnamese garb. >> they came from new york and so did the photographer who was excited to visit california. >> how beautiful it is. >> but that excitement turned to horror at the entrance to redwood regional park. they looked for a good spot for portraits. >> i couldn't believe it happened so quickly. >> everything was taken. >> it was surreal. what do you mean? like, everything was taken? >> the police report shows $20,000 in camera gear, a purse and two laptops. >> it doesn't happen like that in new york. >> the equipment wasn't the biggest problem. insid

force at the hospital, so not all union workers are on the picket line. 234 san francisco, lyann lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> three people suffered minor injuries when they were hit by a suv as they blocked the street near westwood plaza. one person holding on to the vehicle. she will not be the commencement speaker at this saturday ear graduation ceremony at uc berkel berkeley. harris's office say she is has canceled the engagement saying she won't attend because of the speaker boycott called by the striking unions. harris' office released this statement. she wishes the graduates and their families a joy us commencement weekend and success for the future. they are bright young leaders and our country is counting on them. >> turning to our weather no uh, we're about to see a roller coaster week of temperatures. >> let's join drew tuma. >> starting off the new week on a warm note. look at the temperatures, 10 to 15 degrees warmer today than we were yesterday. a high of 78 in napa. 70 in oak. a comfortable 77 in san jose, warmer than that inland. 85 concord and 81 the high in liver more. curre

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> nasa is preparing for a historic inter-planetary flight.he space agency announced its 2020 mission to mars will include a helicopter, the chopper will attempt to fly and see if they can left at a time in t levitate. >>> now to the running robot terrorizing the internet. new video from boston dynamics shows atlas the robot sprinting. it can also recognize obstacles and jump over them. boston dynamics also posted this video of spot navigating through its facility, avoiding obstacles with ease. yesterday the lab announced anyone can buy the robots starting next year. >>> happening today, college students across the bay area are getting ready to graduate. today marks the start of commencement ceremonies at uc berkeley chancellor carol crist will take the place of kamala harris as commencement speaker. senator harris withdrew from the event earlier this week in assumption of striking uc workers. the uc system offered a 3% annual raise. the commencement starts at 10:00 this morning. >>> other commencements today include mills college in oakland,

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> fantastic. >>> a season.aken from this yuck. >>> their plea for return of their wedding photos. also ahead -- also ahead -- >>> i'm michael finney with hello, i'm vincent, this is livingston, that's tangella, this is our haunted house and every saturday night on kofy tv-20 we present our show creature features, where we show wonderfully horrible films and horribly wonderful guests. do join us, please? >>> weddings are supposed to be happy obviously. this one was, but what followed was heartbreak for the couple and the photograph. >> abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom explains why they're making a plea for someone to bring back priceless memories. >> she want today bring back a traditional memory. >> traditional vietnamese garb. >> they came from new york and so did the photographer who was excited to visit california. >> how beautiful it is. >> but that excitement turned to horror at the entrance to redwood regional park. they looked for a good spot for portraits. >> i couldn't believe it happened so quickly.

in berkeley, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> all right. as many you get ready to watch the wave years appear laugh years on abc 7, the warrior issuing a warning. >> the team wants to remind you to be ware of ticket fraud. >> "7 on your side" reports on this. >> fourth year to report on this. it's terrible it's still going on. it's still bad. let me tell you what's going on. we're worried about fraud from unverified third party sellers. the warriors say last year fraudulent 60 sales increased by 70% during the finals and this year's regular season more than 800 fans were dpud access. the warriors encouraged fans to buy directly from the team at warriors.com. >>> more series and kmart stores will be closing none of the stores in the bay area. the two companies you may remember merged in 2005 and have closed almost 400 stores this past year. eligible employees receive severance pay and can reply for open positions at other stores. sears lost get this more than $ref billion since 2010. that was at last profitable year. coals to trying to bring

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> now to the running robot terrorizing the internet. video from boston dynamic shows atlas the robot sprinting. it can also recognize obstacles and jump over them. boston dynamics also post this had video of spot navigating through its facility with ease. yesterday the lab announced anyone can buy the robots starting next year. >>> happening today, college students across the bay area are getting ready to graduate. at uc berkeley, chancellor carol crist will take the place came kamala harris in support of uc workers. the commencement starts at 10:00 this morning. >>> other commencements today include mills college in oakland rktsz that ceremony starts at 9:45. and in san rafael, dominican university will hold its graduation. actor john lithgow and his wife will be keynote speakers. that is at 10:00. >>> and happening today, taylor swift will bring the house down once again in santa clara. last night about 50,000 people came out to see the multiplatinum singer's reputation stadium tour. and katie mar stzullo was there. ♪ >> reporter: tay