anonymous we are calling melanie. ., _ melanie. by being greped — melanie. i was sexually assaulted by being greped by _ melanie. i was sexually assaulted by being gr0ped by al— melanie. i was sexually assaulted by being groped by al fayed _ melanie. i was sexually assaulted by being groped by al fayed at - melanie. i was sexually assaulted by being groped by al fayed at his - melanie. i was sexually assaulted by being groped by al fayed at his parkj being groped by al fayed at his park lane apartment. it was late in 2007. at the time, melanie was in her 20s and in herfirstjob. last year she told the police. the and in her first 'ob. last year she told the police.— told the police. the police then told the police. the police then told me that — told the police. the police then told me that they _ told the police. the police then told me that they had - told the police. the police then told me that they had intended j told the police. the police then i told me that they had intended to arrest him. they had enough evidence. but they

we forget in late july that it's melanie. it was killed in or in a bomb. it was placed in the closet of his guest bedroom and an iron g. c controlled safe house. so both liberties has beloved and the sonic republic of rod or liking bushing very strongly right now at internal security changes. because their weaknesses when it comes to domestic security has been exposed by these that covered attacks. now what exactly do these attacks mean for as well as ability to communicate with our operatives and operate more broadly? are obviously it's gonna introduce significant transaction costs for them to communicate with their operatives to get messages out, to get orders out, to be able to have a more linear kind of come in and control. all of those things are going to have short to medium term battlefield challenges. the one area where i actually do have concerns is in the long term though. if you remember between the end of the may 2021 more with a mouse in israel, and the start of the october 7 terrorist attacks, there was no indication at least non popularly re

melanie. >> dan and ama. these documents have since been filed after the judge ordered the defense to do so. an attorney i spoke to said this is a first amendment rights violation for journalists and for the public. prosecutors and defense attorneys met wednesday at san francisco superior court for a hearing to make arguments about what evidence they say should be allowed or excluded in the bob lee murder trial. he is accused of stabbing and killing the tech executive in april of last year. several of those motions were heard in private. the judge cleared the courtroom after both sides agreed the discussion could taint a potential jury pool. prosecutors had filed their motions with the clerk's office, but defense attorneys did not. instead saying they had emailed them to the judge and prosecutors. yeah, we emailed everything to the parties and the judge in a timely fashion. david schneider is executive director of the first amendment coalition. it's a violation of the first amendment to exclude the public and

melanie flax well.or joining us this morning to bring us up to speed on springfield, ohio. we appreciate it. now this, the oregon adopt of transportation renning sterling heightsed 300 noncitizens to vote. how, lauren? lauren: oregon's dmv said a data entry issue and allows noncitizens to get driver's licenses since 2019 and automatically registered people to vote when they apply for a driver's license. seems there was double dipping resulting in 306 noncitizens in oregon being registered to vote. out of that number, two actually voted. and it is illegal at both the federal and state level for illegals to vote but clearly it's happening and not just in oregon and noncitizens on the voting roles in states from texas to ohio to georgia. we hear you. thank you, thank you. melanie trump has a new memoir coming out and contains a warning to the herman people about the case of the fbi and bring you the full details on that. but first, christmas is 100 days away and some retailers already rolling out their hol

melanie contacted the bbc following an investigation.to more than 20 women who said they were sexually assaulted by the billionaire. five said they were raped. >> he tried to rape me more than once. and he pushed me and and onto the bed so that i couldn't move. >> he was 79, nearly 80, and i was 15. correspondent: the metropolitan police says it is aware of rious allegations of sexual offenses made over a number of years in relation to mohamed al fayed. they said each allegation was investigated and advice was sought from the crown prosecution services. those investigations did not lead to any charges. al fayed owned harrods between 1985 and 2010. in 2008, he was questioned by police over allegations made by a girl he first met when she was 14. prosecutors decided not to.take action police received advice from the crown prosecution service again in 2018, 20 21, and 2020 it is not clear how many women those cases related to. other women only felt they could come forward after his death. the current owners of harrods say they are utterly a

it's melanie melanie of the titles to read power our isn't. this is one of my projects that i'm doing. this is the red nation podcast podcast tour. what we're doing is we're just gathering content for our podcast from various parts of the move that going on here in new mexico. okay, cuz what we mean, you got a record like asap is they still got a record, the introduction. we see the usa as a settler colonial project and our campaign to take back what is rightfully ours, this land. our land contains billions of barrels of oil and billions of cubic meters of natural gas and us energy companies have been extracting it for decades. this has been extremely harmful to the environment and devastating to tribal nations. i just want to shed light on that because these are our ancestral lands that they're contaminating. and if we look stuff up as the real relatives of this land like that, who is and how can we let it continue the in this podcast or we're going to meet in dizziness while i'm defenders who are re cleaning stewardship for the land from us

and today, abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow was in court following the latest developments inside u.s. district court in the northern district of california. >> judge james donato said he read a proposed class action antitrust lawsuit against luxury retailer hermes with interest, but that he was really struggling with why it was an antitrust injury. the lawsuit alleges hermes was tying the purchase of its popular birkin bags to the purchase of other ancillary products, like belts or scarves, saying that only once a consumer has a sufficient purchase history will they be offered the opportunity to purchase a birkin. judge donato saying these are luxury goods. there are people who want birkins. this is a highly consumer choice driven market, and telling the plaintiff's attorneys, you're going to have to spell out how competition is being affected adversely. he went on to say, no client says, i had an hermes belt shoved down my throat, but i really wanted a prada belt. judge donato saying hermes can run its business any way it wants, including producing five birkins a year and chargi

melanie baker is senior economist at royal london asset management. good morning to you, melanie.think it will look ok. expectations for this one are about 0.2% increase on the month in output, which i think is a reasonable forecast, we will probably get a bit of a bounce, this is a july number injune, it was had to bit by the wet weather and strike action, so we should see a bit of improvement, i think. 0bviously month on month we get a little snapshot of what is going on, but what picture are we're getting overall, do you think? now that the election is out of the way, now we are hearing what the new government has got in store, of course we are all waiting for the budget, the will be critical, your thoughts?— the will be critical, your thoughts? the will be critical, your thou~hts? . , ., thoughts? yeah, the uk is doing relatively well _ thoughts? yeah, the uk is doing relatively well if _ thoughts? yeah, the uk is doing relatively well if you _ thoughts? yeah, the uk is doing relatively well if you look - thoughts? yeah, the uk is doing relatively well if you look at i relativ

one who we're calling melanie has asked to remain anonymous.as sexually assaulted by being groped by al fayed at his park lane apartment. it was late in 2007. at the time she was in her 20s and in herfirstjob. she reported what happened to the met last year. the police then told me that they had intended to arrest him. they had enough evidence. but they couldn't because he was unwell. al fayed died in august 2023 aged 94. melanie contacted the bbc following an investigation which spoke to more than 20 women who said they were sexually assaulted by the billionaire. five said they were raped. he tried to rape me more than once. and he pushed me in and onto the bed so that i couldn't move. you know, he was 79, nearly 80, and i was 15. the metropolitan police says it's aware of various allegations of sexual offences made over a number of years in relation to mohamed al fayed. it says each allegation was investigated and, where appropriate, advice was sought from the crown prosecution service. but those investigations did not lead to any charges. al

this woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, we are calling �*melanie�*.ment. it was late in 2007. at the time, melanie was in her 20s and in herfirstjob. last year, she told the police. the police then told me that they had intended to arrest him. they had enough evidence. but they couldn't because he was unwell. tonight, the metropolitan police said they were aware of various allegations of sexual offences made over a number of years. each one was investigated and no charges resulted. there were several attempts to expose al—fayed before his death, but it is only now that many of the survivors feel able to speak publicly about the abuse they experienced. helena wilkinson, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you with bbc news. —— you are live with bbc news. a team of scientists say it is "beyond reasonable doubt" the covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak. they were analysing hundreds of samples collected from wuhan, china injanuary 2020. the results identify a shortlist ani

this woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, we are calling �*melanie'. park lane apartment. it was late in 2007. at the time, melanie was in her 20s and in herfirstjob. last year, she told the police. the police then told me that they had intended to arrest him. they had enough evidence. but they couldn't because he was unwell. tonight, the metropolitan police said they were aware of various allegations of sexual offences made over a number of years. each one was investigated and no charges resulted. there were several attempts to expose al—fayed before his death, but it is only now that many of the survivors feel able to speak publicly about the abuse they experienced. helena wilkinson, bbc news. we are expecting a press conference later this morning at 10am london time from mr al fayed's legal team — and we will bring you live coverage of that here on bbc news. and you can get more on this story by listening to the new season of �*world of secrets', from the bbc world service, from wherever you get your bbc podcasts. you can also catch the full documen

for melanie and the i-team, all you have to do is go to abc7 news.com slash i-team.re out in new york city to put an end to extreme poverty. the cause that brought out some pretty big names to call for change. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma, was a pleasant start to the weekend, albeit a little bit cooler than we were yesterday. a live look from san jose with those clouds up above. one more comfortable day before the heat businesses took part in conservation efforts for tahoe forest stewardship day. about 70 volunteers planted nearly 500 trees and made bundles of willo, called fascines, to reinforce 100ft of a creek channel to prevent erosion. every year, they rally volunteers to restore delicate ecosystems. a glimpse inside the global citizen festival. tonight, entertainers and thousands of attendees gather for this annual event, calling for an end to extreme poverty around the world. abc news reporter kimberly richardson is there in new york with all the details. >> this little light of mine bringing together award winning performers. >> i love my friends. i thin

. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow questioned attorneys and court staff about the issue. in the next day, there was an unscheduled hearing and she is here with the latest now, dan and ama. >> these documents have since been filed after the judge ordered the defense to do so. an attorney i spoke to said this is a first amendment rights violation for journalists and the public. prosecutors and defense attorneys met wednesday at san francisco superior court for a hearing to make arguments about what evidence they say should be allowed or excluded in the bob lee murder trial. he is accused of stabbing and killing the tech executive in april of last year. several of those motions were heard in private. the judge cleared the courtroom after both sides agreed the discussion could taint a potential jury pool. prosecutors had filed their motions with the clerk's office, but defense attorneys did not, instead saying they had emailed them to the judge and prosecutors. yeah, we emailed everything to the parties and the judge in a timely fashion. david snyder is executive director of

abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has this seven on your side story. >> 83 year old lois, who asked that we not use her last name, was home on a friday night when a man said, i have your grandson. >> he was so distraught and crying. >> through sobs, she said he explained, i've had too many beers. >> i drove the wrong way up a one way street. i hit a car and i got arrested. don't tell anyone, promise me. not even family. >> lois promised and also agreed to help with the $9,500 bail. >> and he said, well, the court has devised an easy way for people to pay for bail because a check takes too long to get there. so they have an account with coinstar coinstar. >> you may have seen these machines in local markets like safeway. that's exactly where the caller sent lois after she stopped off at the bank. one by one, she fed $100 bill after $100 bill into the machine, taking crypto account instructions from someone on the other end of the phone. the next day, another call, this time saying the prosecutor had added more charges and raised her grandson's bail by another $15,000. >> t

melanie called me. she started crying saying, "mommy, i was shot." and that's kind of when i just lost it. >> reporter: she says her daughter heard the shoot erielling in the hallway that he was going to kill everybody. tonight, demanding justice. >> his father also now charged, both in court today. any thoughts or questions or anything you would say to them? >> his dad should be ashamed. he knew. he gave his son the key to this. his dad deserves to be there right by his son's side. because that's where they belong. and i hope and pray that they never are able to see freedom again. >> reporter: david, this case is testing the responsibility of parents in ways we've only seen one other time in this country. when it comes to deadly scoot shootings. authorities say in this case, the suspect's father knowingly allowed his underage son to pose a gun. david? >> david: faith abubey on this again tonight, thank you, faith. >>> the fbi says it has foiled an alleged plot to kill jewish people in new york. let's get to our senior investigative correspondent aar

would say, changed their attitude, but we vividly remember the story when matteo salvini, giorgi melani's current partner in the coalition, and silva berlusconi, who until his death... the party he led is now led by the minister of foreign affairs of italy , alberto tajani, that they were constantly in moscow, they met with putin, with other russian politicians, berlusconi did not hide his good relations with putin even after the beginning of the great of the russian-ukrainian war, this is such a coalition, i would say that we are lucky for george melena that she plays the main violin in this coalition, because she won the elections with a much more obvious result than her coalition partners, and therefore her.. position supporting ukraine is absolutely accepted for them, they cannot oppose anything, not even to this position, but to the weight of the party of italian brothers in the italian political system, but again, this is italy, where everything can change, where the right can be replaced by the left, and there will be a completely different situation, because as you understand, if

abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has this seven on your side story. >> 83 year old loiso asked that we not use her last name, was home on a friday night when a man said, i have your grandson. >> he was so distraught and crying. >> through sobs, she said he explained, i've had too many beers. >> i drove the wrong way up a one way street. i hit a car and i got arrested. don't tell anyone, promise me. not even family. >> lois promised and also agreed to help with the $9,500 bail. >> and he said, well, the court has devised an easy way for people to pay for bail because a check takes too long to get there. so they have an account with coinstar coinstar. >> you may have seen these machines in local markets like safeway. that's exactly where the caller sent lois after she stopped off at the bank. one by one, she fed $100 bill after $100 bill into the machine, taking crypto account instructions from someone on the other end of the phone. the next day, another call, this time saying the prosecutor had added more charges and raised her grandson's bail by another $15,000. >> the e

this woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, we are calling melanie. 2007. at the time, melanie was in her 20s and in herfirstjob. last year, she told the police. the police then told me that they had intended to arrest him. they had enough evidence. but they couldn't because he was unwell. tonight, the metropolitan police said they were aware of various allegations of sexual offences made over a number of years. each one was investigated and no charges resulted. there were several attempts to expose al fayed before his death, but it is only now that many of the survivors feel able to speak publicly about the abuse they experienced. helena wilkinson, bbc news. if you have been affected by anything you have heard in our coverage of this story, you can find direction on where to get support by searching for bbc action line. the prime minister has insisted he is completely in control as rows continue within government about his chief of staff, sue gray. during a series of bbc interviews ahead of the labour party conference, sir keir starmer was pressed on

first seven on your side investigates melanie woodrow abc seven news. >> isn't that infuriating? just devastating? what's happened to those folks? don't let it happen to you. if you have an issue you'd like seven on your side. to investigate, go to abc seven news.com/7 on your side. that's also where you'll find this story. if you'd like to watch it again, and really make sure you absorb all the helpful information. i just feel so bad. >> i know it's just awful. all right, let's get to the weather. when i woke up, i thought, did i get things wrong? but no, it's still heated up. it did heat up. it seemed a little cooler this morning. >> sandhya patel is here. sandy. >> yeah, it was wishful thinking. all right, but i tell you what. >> after tomorrow, temperatures are going to drop, so hang in there. if you don't like the heat. let me show you a live picture. maybe this will cool you off from our santa cruz camera, where some people are enjoying the beach. it was definitely a good day to be at the coast. here's a look at the temperatures 63 degrees in half moon bay, but heading out

promised the same kind of hard retaliation or revenge that they have promised after the killing of it's melanie and have run again in late july by what may assume to be again, israel's foreign intelligence services. and you need what can even look at the comments of the foreign minister, missouri rock. she recently, where he condemned the attack and claimed to stand with the lebanese even mentioned that he runs in bass or to be rude. someone who we believe is tied to these lumnick revolutionary guard corps, i even mentioned that he was injured, but did not promise the same kind of crushing revenge, even in the instances that these are comical public did promise that same crushing revenge i. they haven't taken it yet, and i think one reason why beyond the conventional insurance issue, beyond the reason that these veronica public knows this outcome is as we get closer to the one year anniversary of october 7. i think the public master for many of these proxies, is pushing back surveying the chessboard and trying to consolidate games. and unfortunately, i think the trend lines are no matter the mi

those are the really important things that we want to stay focused on. >> melanie, thank you so mucht, getting to the truth and making sure our viewers understand what is happening across this country is crucially important to us. >> it's crowded. there are too many people. nobody is eating cats. >>> when we come back, our next guest has experience running against the gop's fear mongering. when the 11th hour continues. when the 11th hour continues. (man) this whale is unaware it's being exploited for financial advertising. look at this silly little sailboat... these men of means with their silver spoons, eating up the financial favors of the 1%. what would become of them when they discover robinhood gold allows others to earn their very liberal rates on idle cash and unlimited deposit bonuses? ♪ they would descend into chaos. merciless chaos. most people call leaffilter when their gutters are clogged and they notice one of the many issues that can bring. sometimes it's the smell of mildew when water has seeped into the interior walls. or maybe they've spotted mold in the attic. but m

it's melanie and to run by these rallies in late july, yet no official over its kinetic operation has commenced from the earnings at least like we saw in april 13, in april, 14. and i think the reason is the closer that we get to the one year anniversary of the october 7 terrace attack these monica public is unfortunately it's sitting pretty, it's motion back at the regional chessboard. things are going its way regional normalization between these rallies and the saudis is delayed or at least pushed back. there is greater tension between the arab street and the arab states. and indeed there is greater political tension between arab states and israel over at lee and arab states and even the united states of america. so while the ron's proxy network is more dependent on, if anyone is getting more great power patronage, israel is indeed being politically isolated from some of its western counterparts as well as losing some of the bridges that it had built or tried to build earlier. so that may explain why the iranians are not responding and therefore, i fear it's more of a sense of succe

our story is part of an abc news nationwide investigation and abc seven news reporter melanie woodrowestigation. >> warren dang was dancing his way through retirement until he got duped out of his life savings. i was angry. >> i'm angry for the last few years. >> warren was previously a 30 year scientist in big pharma. college educated? yes. master's degree? yes. in spite of his education, he says he trusted people who contacted him on linkedin with enticing investments. >> hey, i got this great investment. here's some numbers. look at the statistics on these. and so you dive in a little bit, maybe 5000 or 10,000 at a time. and you return with like 20%. then they entice you to get more and more money until they pulled out my 401. and that's the downfall. each of those platforms disintegrated. one was my account got dissolved the second the scammer just took off and the third i couldn't even get my money out. the fbi tells abc news that losses from investment scams rose from $3 billion in 2022 to 4, and a half billion dollars in 2023. >> fraudsters are going to fatten up the victims by

in san francisco for the i-team, melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> the iconic bart map could soon belaced as the bay area changes to a streamlined look across all transit agencies. it's a big project that's taking years, but you can get the first look at the maps in person next week. bart posted these images of the new signs on x today. the metropolitan transportation commission is hosting a public meeting on monday where you can see the signs in person. the new maps will soon be installed at bart's el cerrito del norte station as well as santa rosa transit mall as part of a pilot program. as they test this out, this is the first time there's been an effort to coordinate the maps and the signs for all bay area transit agencies. >> emotional testimony. today, during a coast guard hearing into a deadly submersible dive. officials had to take a ten minute break so the witness could compose herself. renata rojas was a mission specialist during the oceangate tragedy last year. five people died when the titan submersible imploded. the group was going to explore the wreck of the titanic. to

. >> and joining us now melanie, reporter for punch bowl.econd assassination attempt against donald trump. >> yeah the congressional reaction is pouring in. we already heard from chuck schumer the democratic leader of the senate. he has said he has already been briefed by the acting secret service director. he also condemned all forms of political violence. the secret service has already been in the microscope on capitol hill. because as you recall after that first assassination attempt, they actually created in house a bipartisan task force to investigate the incident. to investigate the security failures. there was a congressional hearing which led to the resignation of the former head of the secret service. now this task force is making clear that they're going to add this to their plate. they said they requested a briefing from the secret service as well. they said they're going to request this incident. i suspect the security protocol or lack there of are going to be a key area of focus for them. look the officials said today at that pr

in the newsroom for seven, on your side investigates melanie woodrow, abc seven news.ke seven on your side to investigate. we want to help you. you can head to our website, abc seven news.com/7 on your side. and that's also where you'll find this story. still to come this morning, a safe return home. spacex completing its first ever commercial space walk. how the crew's journey is officially making stay ahead of your moderate-to-severe eczema. and show off clearer skin and less itch with dupixent, the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, that helps heal your skin from within. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. ask your eczema specialist about dupixent. a cooler day today. here's a live look from our mount emeryville camera. actually, this weekend marks the start of a cooldown that we'll be seeing thr

for seven on your side investigates melanie woodrow, abc seven news.n issue you'd like seven on your side. to investigate, go to abc seven news.com/7 on your side. we want to help you. and that's also where you'll find this story over 1.2 million ram vehicles are being recalled due to brake system problems. >> the national highway traffic safety administration reported that the ram 1500s have a software malfunction in the anti-lock brake system. affected vehicles range from models made in 2019 to 2023. thankfully, there are no reported injuries or accidents to date, but drivers can take their vehicle to a dealer to fix the issue free of charge. still to come, this morning, we're just two days away from the first presidential debate with kamala harris as the democratic nominee, and we're learning more about the rules going in. plus, diplo is in town. and it's not just to perform on stage. we'll tell you where you can stay ahead of your child's moderate-to-severe eczema. and they can show off clearer skin and less itch with dupixent, the #1 prescribed bi

frustrated by the bank's response, she called seven on your side i-team reporter melanie woodrow with this story. >> marsha rhodes shantelle brown, tawanna rogers, sean jones they're not friends or family. taylor elliott, derrick marble, 35, names angela crawford, brandon hemphill jody hayes has never heard before alicia fuller, kevin amunga with the power to charge up to $19,000 on her marriott bonvoy chase card or get $950 cash back, leaving hayes on the hook. i know i have good credit, but i've never seen anything like this ever. >> hayes and her husband were on a cruise in august when she got an informed delivery email from the u.s. postal service with what appeared to be dozens of credit cards headed her way. >> this fiasco ruined the end of our vacation. >> she says she got in touch with chase from the cruise ship. >> they were just very, you know, basic. okay. yeah. maybe it's some computer glitch. we'll stop it. >> hayes says chase also put her in touch with the fraud department, which she says called her back when she returned home with no explanation. >> just. we'll take car

abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has covered this case from the beginning and has the very latest. >> the defense attorney revealing his defense strategy ahead of the bob lee murder trial. >> when everything is put together, it's going to be a clear sign for the jury to understand unequivocally that this case was a case of self-defense. >> some, zanganeh says it's likely momenti will testify. >> i think that it would be a good bet to consider that mr. mulvaney will kind of educate the jury as to exactly what transpired. >> momeni is accused of stabbing lee in san francisco's soma neighborhood during the early morning hours of april 4th. writers have suggested his sister was at the center of a confrontation between momeni and lee, who were seen together leaving his apartment building prior to the stabbing. charging documents included a text to momeni sent lee stating in part, i know nima came way down hard on you and thanking lee for handling it with class. as for whether she will take the stand. >> i think that she's an important witness to educate people on certain aspects

abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has this seven on your side story. 83 year old lois, whoed that we not use her last name, was home on a friday night when a man said, i have your grandson. >> he was so distraught and crying. >> through sobs, she said, he explained, i've had too many beers. >> i drove the wrong way up a one way street. i hit a car and i got arrested. don't tell anyone, promise me. not even family. >> lois promised and also agreed to help with the $9,500 bail. >> and he said, well, the court has devised an easy way for people to pay for bail because a check takes too long to get there. so they have an account with coinstar coinstar. >> you may have seen these machines in local markets like safeway. that's exactly where the caller sent lois after she stopped off at the bank. one by one, she fed $100 bill after $100 bill into the machine, taking crypto account instructions from someone on the other end of the phone. the next day, another call, this time saying the prosecutor had added more charges and raised her grandson's bail by another $15,000. >> the extra

abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has covered this case from the beginning and has the very latest. >> nima moments defense attorney revealing his defense strategy ahead of the bob li murder trial. >> when everything is put together, it's going to be a clear sign for the jury to understand unequivocally that this case was a case of self-defense. >> some, zanganeh says it's likely momeni will testify. >> i think that it would be a good bet to consider that mr. mulvaney will kind of educate the jury as to exactly what transpired. >> momeni is accused of stabbing li in san francisco's soma neighborhood during the early morning hours of april 4th. prosecutors have suggested momeni sister was at the center of a confrontation between momeni and li, who were seen together leaving armani's apartment building prior to the stabbing. charging documents included a text momeni sent li stating in part, i know nima came way down hard on you and thanking li for handling it with class. as for whether she will take the stand. >> i think that she's an important witness to educate people on cer

on your side investigates melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> if you have a story for seven, on your side investigates, you can head to our website, abc seven news.com/7 on your side to report a tip so we can help. you can never be too careful, francis. >> oh, i know. it just sounds so dangerous and so sneaky. i know, it's awful, here's a look right now. santa cruz. you see the lighthouse? there are some gray skies over santa cruz. temperatures are still on the mild, mild side today, but it's going to be a beach day starting on monday, when things will really heat up. and we could even see some 90s at some of our beaches. all those details coming up. >> francis. thank you. also next who's in and who's out. j.r stone breaks down the niners long list of injuries ahead of well, it's a historic day in oakland sports history. today, the a's play their last game as the oakland athletics. they will then move to sacramento next year and then possibly las vegas after that. the team looks to avoid a sweep against the mariners. first pitch is at 1210. meanwhile, the giants play the cardinals he

melanie's son matthew, in circumstances that are still unclear, died in essex psychiatric hospital 12days before his death, he called the police. two days ago i was sent for compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital, since then i rape doctors refuse to listen to me. the police visited the clinic, the case was not pursued, the young man died, what happened to him in the last days and hours, why did he die at 20, a mystery, it, like thousands of other such puzzles, will try to solve during a public inquiry, already in... the second. the first failed due to difficulties in collecting evidence. now the stories of unfortunate parents will become this very evidence. there is no shortage of stories. such families, ready to tell about their tragedy, it's already reached 2.0. and there will be more. i'm shocked by the fact that we may never be able to say exactly how many people have died. but i'm sure the number of deaths is significantly higher than the 2,000 figure we started this work with. we 're talking about 35 psychiatric hospitals in essex, children and adults, they'll be raising

abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow has this seven on your side investigation. >> warren deng was dancing his way through retirement until he got duped out of his life savings. i was angry. >> i'm angry for the last few years. >> warren was previously a 30 year scientist in big pharma. college educated? yes. master's degree? yes. in spite of his education, he says he trusted people who contacted him on linkedin with enticing investments. >> hey, i got this great investment. here's some numbers. look at the statistics on these. and so you dive in a little bit. maybe 5000 or 10,000 at a time. and you return with like 20%. then they entice you to get more and more money until they pulled out my 401. and that's the downfall. each of those platforms disintegrated. one was my account got dissolved the second the scammer just took of, and the third i couldn't even get my money out. the fbi tells abc news that losses from investment scams rose from $3 billion in 2022 to 4 and a half dollars billion in 2023. >> fraudsters are going to fatten up the victims by putting more enticing the vict

abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow is following the story. >> his defense attorney revealing his defense strategy ahead of the bob lee murder trial. >> when everything is put together, it's going to be a clear sign for the jury to understand unequivocally that this case was a case of self-defense. >> some, zanganeh says it's likely momenti will testify. >> i think that it would be a good bet to consider that mr. mulvaney will kind of educate the jury as to exactly what transpired. >> momeni is accused of stabbing lee in san francisco's soma neighborhood during the early morning hours of april 4th. prosecutors have suggested his sister was at the center of a confrontation between momeni and lee, who were seen together leaving armani's apartment building prior to the stabbing. charging documents included a text to momeni sent lee stating in part, i know nima came way down hard on you and thanking lee for handling it with class. as for whether she will take the stand. >> i think that she's an important witness to educate people on certain aspects, but it's a game time decision. >> p

in san francisco, for the iteam melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> new developments in a case we'veeen following since april, when racist material was left at a black man's home in san francisco. police are searching for this woman, 67 year old april martin chartrand. they say she's a suspect in the case in which a racist doll with a noose and other messages were left outside the alamo square. dog walker's home. chartrand was reported missing by her family two weeks ago. if you see her police ask that you call 9-1-1. dublin police have arrested two people they say were involved in an assault on a teen at dublin high school last month. an 18 year old former student and a 17 year old, related to a mother and daughter, also involved in the incident. police say the mother and daughter confronted the victim regarding some recent conflicts, but they were not involved in the actual attack. police are still searching for more suspects. >> the judge and former president donald trump's criminal hush money case has delayed mr. trump's sentencing until november 26th. the justice says he made th

abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> hi. is it chester? yes. hi chester. it's officer matthews with concord police department. >> yes. on march 27th, concord police showed up at chester frelix home. >> they say you've been scammed. >> fralich says it all began earlier that month with someone claiming to be from xfinity. according to a police report, he later filed, freilich told investigators xfinity told him someone used his personal information to upload videos to a website, and that they were generating a report to the federal trade commission. >> and about an hour later, i get a call from this man called jason brown from the ftc, and he informs me that i'm under investigation for wire fraud, and he lists all the credit cards i've had in 40 years. >> freilich says agent brown also told him someone rented an apartment in texas in his name, and that the ftc didn't believe he had made those transactions to help him. they would move all his money to a secure account, and the scam continues. >> after a couple of days, they have me withdraw more money and thi

on your side investigates melanie woodrow, abc seven news. investigate. we want to help you. you can head to our website, abc seven news.com/7 on your side to reach us. and that's also where you'll find this story. still to come this morning, a safe return home spacex completing its first ever commercial space walk. how the crew's journey is officially making but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. now at 630, you are waking up to a cooler day today. here's a live look from our mount tam camera. this weekend marks the start of this cooldown we'll be seeing throughout the week across the bay area. and for more on that, frances dinglasan joins us to explain what to expect and the rain possibly tomorrow. >> yeah, light rain tomorrow. but today, really blustery conditions, especially t

abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has covered this case from the beginning and has the very latest. the defense attorney revealing his defense strategy ahead of the bob lee murder trial. >> when everything is put together, it's going to be a clear sign for the jury to understand unequivocally that this case was a case of self-defense. >> some, zanganeh says it's likely momenti will testify. >> i think that it would be a good bet to consider that mr. mulvaney will kind of educate the jury as to exactly what transpired. >> momeni is accused of stabbing lee in san francisco's soma neighborhood during the early morning hours of april 4th. prosecutors have suggested mohini's sister was at the center of a confrontation between momeni and lee, who were seen together, leaving hussam balwani's apartment building prior to the stabbing. charging documents included a text momani sent lee stating in part, i know nima came way down hard on you and thanking lee for handling it with class. as for whether she will take the stand. >> i think that she's an important witness to educate people o

appreciate it, and many ukrainian women actually... do charity work, keep their profiles open, like melanieexample, and she, like other escorts, and how will one and other escorts react when they have to pay taxes for a kind soul and clean underwear. i'm sure that most of the girls will simply change their geolocation, won't talk about the fact that they are polish, that they are german, that they are from somewhere south america, and accordingly, in this way zelensky will scare away. from himself the audience that on the one hand supported the actions of the armed forces of ukraine, at the same time, this same audience in the person of frivolous girls can harm zelensky even more in terms of the fact that their clients will turn away from him in the same way, that is, soon such advertising only fans in ukraine will actually be a state program, a stable income. a successful business model that will allow you to buy several apartments in kiev, but please pay zelensky, nothing human, anastasia ivanova and naked taxes, well, here's what else awaits you in our program: foreign agents promise mon

melanie situation in lebanon described as worse. the representative of jordan in the un security council said that the international community should act as soon as possible and the regime. condemn the zionist because of these crimes. the minister of foreign affairs of turkey also said: if we do not stop netanyahu's acts of war-mongering and killing, he will complete his mass killing and commit human crimes. hakanfidan asked the international community to prevent the crimes of the occupying regime. now, to find out about the current situation in lebanon, we will go with mr. hosseini, my colleague in beirut. mr. hosseini , i am greeting you. how is osa in zahiya now? greetings to you and dear viewers, the situation in dahiya is now calm after an extremely inflammatory night . there was a lot of shelling until the morning , many people's houses were destroyed , people's shops were destroyed, a university was destroyed, and the amount of damage is very large. and children. residents of zahiya were wounded or injured. debris removal ope

for seven on your side investigates melanie woodrow abc seven news. >> now, if you have an issue you'd like seven on your side to investigate. go to our website, abc seven news.com/7 on your side. we want to help you and that's also where you'll find this story. we have another consumer alert for you this morning. hammond's candies of denver is recalling some of its products due to undeclared milk. hammond's four ounce bags of dark chocolate filled mini waffle cones were the mislabeled product. here, you can see on your screen, the fda said that people who have an allergy could be at risk of a reaction if they consume this product. one report of an allergic reaction has been found in connection with this, recalled candy. over 1.2 million ram vehicles are being recalled due to brake system problems. the national highway traffic safety administration reported that ram 1500s have a software malfunction in the anti-lock brake system. affected vehicles range from models made in 2019 to 2023. there are no reported injuries or accidents to date, but drivers can take their vehicle to a dealer

on your side investigates melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> now, if you have a story for seven, onour side investigates, you can head to our website, abc seven news.com/7 on your side to send us a tip so we can help you. more news after the break. >> with chevy trucks, be ready for adventure with power. you can count on capability that doesn't compromise a hard working ev with more range than any competitor, and the potential to take you anywhere. it's chevy truck season, get 0% financing, plus no monthly payments for 90 days, and all 2024 silverado 1500 pickups. when you finance with gm financial or get $7,350 total value on this silverado when you trade in an eligible vehicle. >> there are 17 million renters in california and corporate landlords bully them all. the california apartment association uses the huge bankroll they collect from sky high rents to intimidate anybody standing in their way. and now they're looking to deliver a beatdown to aids healthcare foundation on the november ballot. nobody likes a bully. this november. vote yes on prop 33 and no on prop 34 to teach th

melanie called me. she started crying saying, mommy, i was shot. and that's kind of when i just lost it. >> reporter: she says her daughter heard the shooter yelling in the hallway he was going to kill everybody. tonight, demanding justice. >> his father now charged both in court. thoughts or questions, anything you would say to them? >> just he should be ashamed. he knew. he gave his son the key to this. his dad deserves to be there, right by his son's side, because that's where they belong, and i hope and pray that they never are able to see freedom again. >> reporter: when it comes to deadly scoot shootings in this case the suspect it's father knowingly allowed his underaged son to possess a gun. >> thank you, faith abubey. >>> and a case in new york city the fbi foil add plot to kill jewish people in new york. right >> reporter: one october 7th. person identified at khan fell under the spell of isis posting images of isis propaganda. court records said he began talking about an assault with assault-style weapons to target jewish. perfect for ta

melanie barbato, lecturer on christianity at the pacific theological college, explains why pope francis really that he despite his age making this trip it shows the importance travel has for the papacy. if the pope wants to get a message out that is close to his heart he goes to these places. i think the pope was asia and it's really important for him and his legacy to make that trip and to be there and bring his message to the people. indonesia is his first stop, it has seen boycotts over the war in gaza in the terms of civilian deaths there. how is the pope likely to address these sorts of issues? the pope alwa s these sorts of issues? the pope always tries _ these sorts of issues? the pope always tries not _ these sorts of issues? the pope always tries not to _ these sorts of issues? the pope always tries not to divide - these sorts of issues? the pope always tries not to divide for - always tries not to divide for the it's always his stance on palestine— israel conflict. he's been trying to maintain diplomatic connections with both sides and to mediate. i think he tries to bring str