i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> the oakland fire department is trying to contain a fuel spill in the oakland estuary after a boat that someone may have been living on started to sink. the department defeated these photos. the rescue team placed 300 feet of boom around that sunken vessel. this is near the jackland aquatic center. fish and wildlife was contacted by the fire department today because of the leaking fuel. >> they are putting down absorbent pads that is soaking up all of the gasoline that is on top of the water, the gasoline is going to float to the surface. >> the game warden says it appears no wildlife has been affected. >> now to the latest in the ghost ship fire trial. a mistrial is now a real possibility. abc7 news reporter lesley brinkley is live in oakland to explain why suddenly. lesley? >> it's quite a mess here. i can tell that you. court is out for the day. 9:30. basically they're starting to run out of time and they're starting to skate on thin ice. as you know, they started out with four alternates down to one. lots of

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abc7's lyanne melendez has his story. ♪ soon they will find the streets are guarded by the united statesarines ♪ >> reporter: it was a tribute to a man who served his country at a time when his country didn't always be him. joseph alexander received the congressional gold medal today, a tribute for his service as a marine when african-americans were segregated. blacks were only allowed to train at camp munford point in north carolina. he was later sent to the pacific to fight against the japanese. his daughter says when he came back from defending his country, he quickly discovered that nothing had changed for him. >> one time when he came back home to new orleans, how you know, he was in his dress blues and he had to sit on the back of the bus. >> years would pass before those african-americans who served in the marines from 1942 to 1949 would be recognized. >> finally, in 2011, president obama signed a law honoring all those who served at monford point with a congressional gold medal. >> it means the country has finally taken a deep breath and they realized that we're all americans and

let's lee gin with lyanne melendez live in san francisco. >> reporter: well, i can tell you after what this nation has seen in the past week and a half, you can't help but feel a little uneasy. a lot uneasy. but the organizers of this event want everybody to know that there will be a lot of security here. so much that you won't have to worry. in fact, have a good time. >> today, i don't know, i've never felt so safe in my whole life. this is unbelievable. >> it was a timely ice breaker needed to dive into the complicated issue of security in light of the recent mat shootings. greg perl lof of another planet entertainment was surrounded by the people who make sure there will be no incidents at the outside lands festival. >> ultimately with the goal of keeping you all safe. >> reporter: here's some of the new security measures that will be in place this year. there will be officers in tactical gear, double fencing will be put up surrounding the event with more eyes in strategic places. there will be more barricades. but police chief william scott highlighted that it will be the added pol

abc's lyanne melendez is in the area to explain where the attack happened. >> you look at the video and have to wonder how is this man not no custody. now, the woman who was attacked in that video was told by the district attorney's office that the man was under the influence of drugs. >> and i started crying. and i could not continue the conversation. >> reporter: panice was notified by the district attorney's office following the release of the man shown in this video as he tries to enter her apartment building over the weekends. she falls to the ground as she struggles with him. he continues to grab her. she finally crawls inside. it ends as she and person at the front desk try to keep him out. the man identified by police as austin james vincent was chargeded with battery, false imprisonment and second degree robbery. he appeared in court for the first time yesterday. here's what the d.a.'s office told us. prosecutors expressed concerns about his release. ultimately, the court released him on assertive case management. vincent walked away even after the judge read the police report

lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> we want to hear your ideas for building a better bay area. join our better bay area group on facebook. >> a state law aimed at leveling the playing field is under fire. the future of women on corporate boardrooms is murk can i. >> president trump weighs in on the next step for colin kaepernick. what he's saying about the quarterback's return to the nfl. >> i'm sandhya patel. we're seeing bright skies right now. there is a possibility of a few drops for your weekend. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming right up. ♪ >> music is loud and people are loving it. loving it. we are loving it. we are ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> president trump is one of the harshest critics of the nfl national anthem protest but today he said he would love to see colin kaepernick back in the league. but there's a caveat. >> if he was good enough, i know bob kraft, i know so many of the owners. if he's good enough, then sign him. so if he's good enough, i know these people. they would sign him in a heart beat. they will do anything they can to win games. so i'd like to see

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> a woman is forced out of the bay area housing market, and now she says it was the best thing that ever happened to her. her solution to high prices could tempt you to move as well. >> imagine bay area homes selling for 10% of what they do now. we have a flash back that puts our housing crisis into perspective. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. hot spots today in the low to mid 90s. but changes are coming. here's a hint. i'll be back at the forecast coming up. >> and what ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> abc7 news is exploring the bay area's housing crisis as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. >> today a bay area native shares her story of being priced out. she moved clear across the country from san francisco to new hampshire and still runs her business that's here in the city. >> abc7 news reporter luz pena has her story. >> reporter: dancing is all about movement and flexibility. annie henry is the founder of the company dance theater san francisco. she's had to master those two kills not only for dancing, but also for living.

lyanne melendez has a story that shows it's not just the city that can help, each of us individuallydifference. >> reporter: a year ago a group of volunteers working with an organization called mir rick eed ran into ron coronet. >> hello, ma, i've been locked up for about two got out for a little while and they locked me back up for another year. >> reporter: using the last name coronet, volunteers located a possible match. jasmine coronet, his niece who was notified through social media. >> an hour later, i was at the bart station. we looked around for about an hour. we found him. i walked up and the first thing he said was jazzy, i'm sorry. >> we found him. >> reporter: coronet immediately face timed with her family. that was last august. her uncle is now 68 years old. >> august to now, he is off the streets. he's in mercy house and in a very nice apartment. >> reporter: miracle messages is the creation of kevin adler with the help of his team mainly volunteers who call themselves digital detectives, they have been able to reunite 235 families. >> it's really important as a believe

i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, leithe struggles housing were on display as dozens of cents were evicted. they were camped out in union point park near alameda. the city said the dwelling got too big and presented hazardous conditions around it. luz pena spoke to people that called that park home. >> reporter: this morning nicole burns and her neighbors woke up to this sound and a hard reality. >> they are getting closer. you know, getting closer. we got to go. >> reporter: a week ago dozens of people living in this parking lot at union point in oakland were handed eviction notices by the city at least six of the people who lived here are children. >> we're on the streets before. >> yeah, unfortunately i've been homeless for probably about two years now. >> reporter: what happened. >> quite honestly, a bad divorce and a loss of job because it was non-profit. >> reporter: in april a group of these residents who the city of oakland for violation of what they say are the city's evictions procedures. according to the city of oakland before deciding

lyanne melendez checked in with districts and students because a good education is part of building a better bay area. >> reporter: with only days before the start of the school year, it's a numbers game for many districts. >> we're foreign on principles but we are still looking for teachers. >> reporter: the spokesperson says oakland has 24 spots open even though closes begin on monday. currently san francisco unified has 95% of its classroom staffed. they begin on august 19th. >> we also have a strong pool of substitute teachers that can be supporting as we continue to hire to fill the final openings. >> reporter: that's what san jose plans to do. classes start on wednesday. the high cost of living often stand in the way of being able to recruit more teachers. special education teachers are most in demand faced with a serious shortage last year san jose unified created rise, a two-year credential program. >> we cover the tuition at san jose state who has been a fantastic partner. we cover the testing fees. we provide testing support. all of the books that costs are covered and we al

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez has the newest details. >> i started crying and i could not continue the conversation. >> reporter: she was notified by the district attorney's office following the release of the man shown in this surveillance video as he tries to enter her apartment building over the weakened. she falls to the ground as she struggles with him. he continues to grab her. she finally crawls inside. it ends as she and the person at the front desk try to keep him out. the man identified by police as austin james vincent was arrested and charged with battery, false imprisonment and second degree robbery. he appeared in court for the first time yesterday. the d.a. said prosecutors expressed concerns about his release. ultimately, the court released him on assertive case management. vincent walked away even after the judge read the police report the public safety assessment and yes, watched the video. >> the judge has seen the video. she still thinks that this man is okay to be on the streets. >> reporter: instead, the judge ordered vincent enrolled in a program with asserti

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> very good.back and update the weather forecast. >> spencer is here with the latest. >> we're going to have high clouds across the entire region tonight with low clouds and fog at the coast and near the bay. overnight lows mid to upper 50s and spotty drizzle near the coast. tomorrow, after a foggy cloudy morning, brighter afternoon and low clouds will linger and highs from low 60s to the costa near 90 and cooling continues through the middle of the week wednesday through friday and saturday we'll have temperatures below average for this time of the year but start to heat up in our inland areas and sunday will get warmer on monday with highs reaching into the mid to upper 90s inland and low 80s around the bay. >> all right. thanks, spencer. >> okay. >>> on to sports, a lot to talk about. >> larry beil is here. >> steve kerr is in vegas. we'll hear from the coach on dre monday's deal and what happens when you put 290-pound j.j. watt on a kid's bike? sorry it's my special friend, antonio. his luxuri

lyanne melendez tells us what led to the shortage. >> reporter: these are exciting times for rebeccats, a teacher at prescott elementary in oakland. this is her second year on the job. >> i'm an optimistic person and coming in very excited with lots of new ideas, very fresh i feel like. >> reporter: teachers in oakland began a week of settling in while the district is still short of teachers. >> we have about 27 openings currently. our talent staff, our recruiting staff is working feverishly trying to find new folks. >> reporter: san francisco unified has only met 93% of its demand. >> because of pay and needing to ontinue this work n san ancisc and stay in the city. >> reporter: the teacher shortage is not exclusively a problem in oakland or san francisco or any other city in the bay area. it is a national problem which is expected to get even worse. let me show you what i mean. the dotted line represents the projected demand for new teachers in the country. which is expected to surpass the 300,000 mark. in contrast, the solid line represents the projected supply of new teachers whi

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez has the story. >> the official congressional gold medal to mr.er. >> joseph alexander received the congressional gold medal today, a tribute for his service as a marine when african americans were segregated. blacks were only allowed to train at camp munford point in north carolina. he was sent to the pacific to fight against the japanese. his daughter said when he came back from depefending his count, he realized not much changed for him. >> you come back from overseas fighting in the war in world war ii and going back to the back of the bus. so you know, his whole thing is he's ticie fighting for freedom equality. >> years would pass before the after condition americans that served from 1942 to 1949 would be recognized . finally in 2011 president obama signed a law for all of those who served with a congressional gold medal. >> it means the country has finally took a deep breath and they realized that we all are americans and we all deserve to be treated equally. >> reporter: at 95, alexander was too fragile to speak. his wife did, instead. >>

it's a hard job but worth it. >> reporter: in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> we spent a weeke issues that teachers face all over the bay area. we looked what it takes to find housing and some are living with their parents. all of our stories are on abc7news.com/better bay area. >>> this week our focus is on the housing crisis. it affects us all and veterans can be hit especially hard even though there are services designed to help them. eric thomas has one man's story. >> no one expects to be in the situation but it happens. >> reporter: this motel will be home for eric taylor thanks to a voucher from a veteran support group, after that home could well be his rental car. >> i can see why some people could easily give up to have to go through this. >> reporter: spread out are letters, applications and responses from agencies he's contacted for housing help. the army veteran is disabled from a training injury that broke his lower back in the 80s. he lived in emeryville for 14 years until his landlord died and he was forced out. he then moved to hayward and lived there for nine

we're going to keep the poll going while abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez joins us live from golden gate bridge where the music lands festival opens tomorrow. >> lyanne, something has been added this year, right? >> reporter: that's right. and i'll tell you about it, but i want to add to that poll because i went out to talk to people about that same subject and, you know, i remember what one young man told me and i want to share that with you. he said, the logical conclusion is to stay at home. then what? then fear has defeated you. that's what he said. now, the organizers of this event say there will be so much security here that you won't have to worry. >>> the presence of the mayor and the police department's top brass was meant to reassure people that safety is of great concern at the outside lands festival. >> ultimately with the goal of keeping you all safe. >> reporter: here's some of the new security measures that will be in place this year. there will be officers intact cal gear, double fencing will be put up surrounding the event with more eyes in strategic places. there w

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> let's take another look at the poll right now.t's fairly decisive the majority over 87% feels that it is history. but you have the 12%, you could see both arguments quite clearly have legitimate claims. >> people are passionate on both sides. >> for sure. you can continue to vote at abc7news.com. >> san francisco mayor london agreed signed the city's $12.3 billion budget today, the largest one in municipal history. mayor breed did the signing in the richmond district this morning. the budget calls for millions for new affordable housing construction and preserving housing for existing low income residents. $53 million will be spent on mental health geared toward getting homeless people the help they need. >> take a look at miraculous video. this is from a washington state patrol trooper's car. this is a single engine plane that's coming down to make an emergency landing. this is in span away washington about an hour outside of seattle. the trooper made a u-turn. he his hit lights and siren to try to clear the road for the pilot an

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> now, reaction to this has been really quite strong.k at the results from our live poll running at abc7news.com. >> you can see 91% of people responding are saying it's a piece of history. only 9% saying it's time for change. >> we'll stay on this and continue. we'd love to hear from you on this. i know the bay area is an expensive place to live. as we continue, but exactly how much does it cost? >> we have those numbers next as part of our commitment toe building a better bay area. >> the bay area is in a housing crunch, but how does that affect you? i'm michael finney >>> san francisco mayor london breed signed the city's $12.3 billion budget to thday. that's the largest in history. it calls for housing construction and housing for existing low income residents. $53 million will be spent on mental health geared toward getting homeless people the help they need. >> housing is an issue that affects all of us no matter where you live and it's why we have made it the focus for the next several days in our efforts to build a better bay are

"abc 7 news" reporter lyanne melendez. >> the official good medal to mr.xander. >> reporter: joseph alexander received the medal, a tribute for his service to the marines when african-americans were segregated. they were only allowed to train in north carolina. he was later sent to the pacific to fight against the japanese. his daughter says when he came back from defending his country, he quickly discovered that nothing had changed for him. >> here you are coming from -- back from overseas, fighting in the war, world war ii, and then you are going back to the back of the bus. so, you know, his whole thing is he's fighting for freedom and equality. >> reporter: years would pass before those african-americans who served in the marines from 1942 to 1949 would be recognized. finally, in 2011 president obama signed a law honoring all those who served at montford point with a congressional gold medal. >> it means the country has finally taken a deep breath and they realized that we are all-americans and we all deserve to be treated equally. >> reporter: at 95,

lyanne melendez says danny glover could be teaming up with krifl rights leader amos brown to support keeping the mural. >>> outside lands has come to a successful end. crow the three-day music festival was expected to draw close to 200,000 people. the festival did up security because of the recent mass shootings. we have not heard of any incidents. >>> turning grief into action, a gilroy restaurant holds a major fund-raiser for the victims of the garlic festival shooting. >>> a tesla engulfed in flames in the middle of the road. >>> two months before the warriors open play at the chase center. the unique dance team that will be entertaining fans. >>> it's 4:36. i want to see your moves if you want to try out pour the warriors men's dance team. >> i do not. unless they play day games, i couldn't make it anyway. not really in my schedule. has nothing to do with my dance ability whatsoever. 57 in castro valley, san leandro 59. the rest of us in the low to mid 60s in alameda. 60 in san francisco, mountain view 61. 64 right now in san jose. look at the 67 in antioch. napa 55 and 57. a loo

lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> all over the bay area, there are conversations about this. >> walk in closet, good size master. >> we know buying a home is tough. coming up, we'll tackle the question is it better to buy or rent. i have the story. >> 7 on your side is taking your questions about renting. it's part of our efforts to build a better bay area and work on the housing crisis. the number to call is 415-954-67621. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. fog will be a bigger player in our forecast. that means a >> this week we're focusing on ways to make that happen. i went house hunting the other day with a real estate agent and a youk couple finally ready to buy that first house. >> welcome. >> thank you. >> you have a four bedroom, three bath. >> this is a big day for eric and liz banaman and even though she doesn't know it, -month-old isabella, too. after years of renting, they're ready to buy their first home. >> why did you decide now was the time to try to step up and buy a home. >> we've been looking on and off for about a year and a half. and i don't know. it just seems th

abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live in milpitas in the effort to find the burglars. lyanne. >> reporter: well, let's talk about time. now, the modesto burglary happened at about 5:00 p.m. now, milpitas is about 72 miles from modesto. it will take you about roughly an hour and 17 minutes. again, remember, 5:00 p.m., the milpitas burglary occurred at 7:30 p.m. police here say plenty of time to have committed both burglaries. >>> there were no signs of broken glass today at the jewelers inside the great mall in milpitas. we only saw a covered display case. but last night police say as three men smashed these cases, the sound of shattering glass confused many customers, some falsely believing there was an active shooter. people quickly ran out, then posted on social media. >> what happened recently in gilroy and in el paso and what's happening nationally, worldwide, people are hypersensitive. and we understand that. >> reporter: a nearly identical heist occurred just a few hours before at the same jewelry store, valliani, this time in modesto. four men were caught on surv

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> let's look at the results. 94% say it's a piece of history. >> very interestinge'd love to hear from you. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area, and the oafocus now is the housing crisis. >> we talked about a family that lost their home and had to live in their car. housing scams like this one are not limited to long-term rentals. >> melanie woodrow found the same thing can happen when it comes to shorter term vacation rentals. >> exactly. this story came about as i was reporting on another story in bodega bay. while i was there, i noticed a home with signs warning people if they were on vacation and had paid to rent that home they had been scammed. we did some digging. not every rental you see online is real. bodega bay, home to blue skies, beaches and breezes, a visitor's paradise. unless you're someone who paid to rent a home here that wasn't actually for rent. leaving you out of cash and with no place to stay. >> terrible. they've been duped. nobody wants to feel that they've been duped. >> reporter: they own this bodega home property. it'

. >> lyanne melendez tells us something unexpected happened during today's announcement. >> reporter:reed out of town, she was left in the role of acting mayor and in charge of the official car but someone sideswiped the vehicle in the middle of the press conference. damaging the side mirror. >> whoa. all right. i think that was -- oh. it's the mayor's car. ut oh. >> reporter: we recorded the molt the driver of that white truck zoomed past us and never stopped, a hit and run. supervisor brown joked about what mayor breed might say. >> she's not going to let me use it anymore, is she? back to bicycles for me. >> reporter: brown went on to introduce city hall's approach to cleaning up neighborhoods by showing the smart trash receptacles. each is solar powered and using sensors, it can compact trash automatically as it begins to fill up. this way it holds up to three times the amount of garbage, hence the name big belly. >> when it gets totally full, it notifies everybody with the app and they come out here and pull it out and dump it. it's real quick. >> reporter: one thing those bill b

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez says also this week san francisco native and actor danny glover couldith civil rights leader amos brown to announce their support for keeping the mural. you can sear more of her reporting on the story including the interview with cook on our website at abc7news.com. >>> an american gold medalist is explaining his decision to kneel during national anthem at the pan-american games in lima. fencer race embodin took a knee during the team's medal ceremony when the u.s. national anthem played. the 26-year-old floridian says it was the recent mass shootings across america that led him to pull off a very public and controversial protest. >> catalyst was certainly the shootings this past week and being overseas and o'not being home and being an athlete who's on the road a lot and seeing the terrible things that are happening and wanting to evoke change. >>> another athlete also protested. hammer throw gold medalist gwen berry raised her fist during the u.s. national anthem on saturday. both barry and embowden could be sanctioned by. usoc for their displays. >>>

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez says san francisco native and actor danny glover could team up withn to support keeping the mural. you can see reports on the mural on our website, abc7news.com. >>> outside lands has come to another successful end. crowds streamed out of golden gate park last night. the three-day music festival was expected to draw close to 200,000 people and the festival upped security because of the recent mass shootings. we have not hearted of any incidents. >>> coming up, turning grief into action. a gilroy restaurant holds a major fund-raiser today for the victims of the garlic fest silicon valley shooting. >>> history making twists. the crazy records that gymnast simone miles just broke in two events. >>> taking a live look outside. it looks great this morning. a warmup is on the way. right, mike? >> that is correct kumasi. let's start with temperatures in the north bay. our coolest, rohnert park 51. warmest is valet hoe at 65 a. cool start. we have 58 in el sobrante. daly city 56. look at the east bay shore into the south bay. low to mid 60s there. 58 in san r

lyanne melendez has been top of the story and she tweeted that she told that actor danny glover is in favor of keeping the mural at the high school. and he the civil right leader amos brown are expected the give their opinions son. we will keep youd in 1966. now they are saying good. the owners of one of the last remaining mom and pop stationery stores says they just can't compete with online competitors. >> reporter: the signs at the front of the store tell the whole story. for 53 years, three generations of the family ran the store. >> it is a landmark in loss al those. >> reporter: it is one of the last mom and pop stationery shops left in the bay area. for shoppers, et cetera more than that. >> it is a >> reporter: this man's grandparents opened the store in 1966. >> i still have the dime from my first sale. >> reporter: he took over the business in 1991. when they looked at their finances with the high cost of rent, the $15 minimum wage, the drop in foot trough, plus the onslaught of online retailers the numbers just didn't add up. >> the secret to our success was people coming i

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> okay. i hope you're ready for this. in-n-out is officially out.urvey finds they're no longer america's favorite fast food restaurant. more than 7,600 peemd filled out a survey looking at food quality, dollar value and staff friendliness among other things. while in-n-out scored an overall rating of 73, chick-fil-a scored 79. people are very defensive about their in-n-out. i've learned that firsthand. i'm going the keep my mouth shut and i'll let you all discuss. >> you want to tell us what your favorite is? >> i don't really go to fast food. >> you're so healthy, reggie. >> i have an issue because i don't eat meat. i eat veggie burgers. it's hard to find them at fast food places. burger king has them. i'll try that. >> there's a place i was trying to get, because burger king got it, they didn't get it. >> shake shack used to have -- >> i can't go anymore. >> they have some now in the bay area. >> oh, okay. >> book end by carnivores. nothing like a good white castle, morning, afternoon, late at night. any time for me. let's talk about the weather o

reporter lyanne melendez is following the case and will have new developments tonight at 5:00. >> dr. thomas keller pleaded not guilty to the charges of second degree murder of four patients. the 72-year-old is accused of overprescribing dangerously high levels of addictive opioids and narcotics to those patients. he also pleaded not guilty to elder abuse of a fifth patient who also died. his attorney said the chargeses are an effort to second-guess a doctor. bail set today at $12 million. >>> today was the first day back in court after three jurors were replaced for misconduct in the ghost ship trial. new injury has to start all over again. >> lesley brinkley has been following the story from the beginning live with the instructions that the judge gave to the jury. lesley? >> reporter: well, we expected a verdict this week. instead the ghost ship trial is quickly bookkeeping a hornet's nest of problems that gets worse by the day. a long laundry list from the day. the judge this morning in open court addressed the jury and lawyers implying she will be looking at cell phone records of

and today abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez has an origin story that actually begins in the club. >> reporter: yeah, you know, we first reported to yonder's cell phone lockup earlier this week. the special cases seemed be a solution for a problem a lot of schools face. so we went to yonder's founder today to find out what inspired this product and learned that it was born far from are the classroom in nightclubs. concert venues and theaters where the people on stage deserve your undivide attention. >> what's the password? >> you actually don't need a password to attend a performance at the speakeasy. an immersive theater in san francisco's north beach district. but you will need to put your cell phone on lockdown inside this yonder case. >> we needed to be able to take away that accidental compulsion that accidental risk and just remove it completely. >> the founder of the theater has 250 cases. once the phone is inside, it will automatically lock. you're always in possession of your phone. once outside, you tap the unlocking base and you can retrieve your phone. graham founded yonde