melanie woodrow talked to the driver today. >> reporter: a 26-year-old off duty driver gave an unforgettable ride to some non-paying customers. >> i'm all right. >> reporter: he says a man and woman got in his unlocked parked car, claiming they used the ridesharing app. even though he said he didn't accept any rides. >> i decided to drive down the block, thinking in good faith it was a mistake. >> at their direction devolved, so did their mans. he says the passenger pulled out a gun. >> he pointed it at my head. >> reporter: while the female passenger climbed into the front seat. >> she claimed she had a knife and she even like threatened to stab me in my leg. >> reporter: he drove them to richmond where they wanted to stop here so he could take out money at an atm. >> i bolted to the street. >> when he found the opportunity to escape, he did. it proved to be the right thing for him to do. >> reporter: last night, police interviewed him at the richmond police department. the vehicle which is still missing is a white 2015 toyota camry, with plate 7 hdw 692. >> having the uber logo on my car i

let's get straight to abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow, who's live in richmond. >> reporter: thatr driver is here at richmond police department after what was likely a terrifying two-hour or deal being forced to drive around at gunpoint. we have the video to show you of the uber driver. his face is blurred because he has asked us not to reveal his identity. he tells abc 7 news that he was off duty in san francisco, his doors were unlocked when two people-a i man and a woman, jumped into his vehicle and demanded that he drive around. he says the man the woman had a knife. he drove, as you said, all the way to richmond and at some point was forced to stop at an atm to take out money-x that is when he says he made his escape. he made his way then to the richmond police department. though suspects are still outstanding and so is his vehicle. we want to show you that license plate and also read it off to you. it is a 2015 white camry. the license plate is 7hqw692. right now richmond police are taking a courtesy report until san francisco police arrive. sxik tell you they've just pulled

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live at ocean beach where melanie, a 15-year-old girl was caught in a rip current this morning. >> reporter: exactly. you can see a sign over my shoulder that warns about those rip currents. lifeguards who rescued that 15-year-old girl say she got stuck in natisty rip. hundreds of people are soaking up the sun in san francisco. where ocean beach is packed today. >> we figured that, you know, when the sun is out it's time to go. >> reporter: family friends kicked up some sand while their kids played in the water. >> it's great. >> reporter: the gorgeous weather brings with it some risks. lifeguards say during the spring rip currents are active and defined. they say they rescued a 15-year-old girl who separated from her board and got caught in a nasty rip around 11:50 this morning. the same lifeguards tell us there are two trucks with four lifeguards working the beach today. temperatures are expected to rise especially mid week. >> there is a high chance i'm going to be sick on wednesday i think. >> reporter: the national weather service says there w

. >> abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in emeryville with the latest on this. melanie? >> reporter: you can see the devastation behind me. there are some residents that have power restored, but most of them are still waiting on pg&e crews. we have seen out here today diligently working to restore that power. here is some video to show you, first you can see a large generator that has been set up. one of the buildings across the street, we believe there were elderly residents in that building. those residents now have power because of that generator. otherwise, many others as i mentioned are waiting on pg&e. here is some video of the fire as it burned in the early morning hours on saturday. one of the biggest concerns overnight into today was a precarious crane that looked like it might fall. emeryville's vice mayor shared video with us of workers doing what he called a controlled fall overnight just before 1:00 a.m. you can see the crane carefully being brought down. >> they attached 1 1/2 inch thick cable to the apparatus and they in a very controlled manner pulled it

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live at ocean beach where melanie, a 15-year-old girl was caught in a rip current this morning. >> reporter: exactly. you can see a sign over my shoulder that warns about those rip currents. lifeguards who rescued that 15-year-old girl say she got stuck in a natisty rip. hundreds of people are soaking up the sun in san francisco. where ocean beach is packed today. >> we figured that, you know, when the sun is out it's time to go. >> reporter: family friends kicked up some sand while their kids played in the water. >> it's great. >> reporter: the gorgeous weather brings with it some risks. lifeguards say during the spring rip currents are active and defined. they say they rescued a 15-year-old girl who separated from her board and got caught in a nasty rip around 11:50 this morning. the same lifeguards tell us there are two trucks with four lifeguards working the beach today. temperatures are expected to rise especially mid week. >> there is a high chance i'm going to be sick on wednesday i think. >> reporter: the national weather service says there

live in emeryville, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> all right, thank you, melanie. another fire, this time in san francisco, forced ten people out of their homes. it started late this afternoon on the deck of the home about half a block from balboa high school. drivers on i-280 saw puffs of smoke from the home. fire fighters quickly put it out and nobody was hurt. >> a quiet mother's day morning shattered by the sounds of rapid gun fire at about 9:30 this morning, gun men in one car firing shots at another car on polk street in russian hill. cornell bernard is live in san francisco with the story. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, eric, nobody hurt, but some scary moments for sure in this russian hill neighborhood. bullets flying on polk street. one shattering the windshield of this car. a neighbor caught the chase and the shooting on video. >> i dropped down immediately and it was two cars chasing each other. >> reporter: she took cover with her dog when shots rang out on polk street. it was right at 9:30 and i heard pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: michael kelly's

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live from the san francisco neighborhood with reaction from the driver today. it's a story you'll see only on abc7 news. melanie. >> reporter: this was so terrifying for the driver who has asked us to not show his face. tonight he is without his car, his wallet, his iphone and ipad and also a camera that he says he's lucky to be alive. in the meantime, richmond police say the vehicle and those suspects are still outstanding. the driver was able to give police just a vague description of the suspects, but surveillance video could help. a 26-year-old off-duty uber driver gave an unforgettable ride to some nonpaying customers. >> i'm glad i made it out alive. >> reporter: he says a man and woman got in his unlocked parked car claiming they used the ride sharing app even though he said he didn't accept any rides. >> i decided to drive them a block thinking that in good faith that it was a mistake. >> reporter: at the couple's direction, so did their demands. he said the male passenger pulled out a gun. >> he pointed it at my head from the back seat. >

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live from the san francisco neighborhood with reaction from the driver today. it's a story you'll see only on abc7 news. melanie. >> reporter: this was so terrifying for the driver who has asked us to not show his face. tonight he is without his car, his wallet, his iphone and ipad and also a camera that he says he's lucky to be alive. in the meantime, richmond police say the vehicle and those suspects are still outstanding. the driver was able to give police just a vague description of the suspects, but surveillance video could help. a 26-year-old off-duty uber driver gave an unforgettable ride to some nonpaying customers. >> i'm glad i made it out alive. >> reporter: he says a man and woman got in his unlocked parked car claiming they used the ride sharing app even though he said he didn't accept any rides. >> i decided to drive them a block thinking that in good faith that it was a mistake. >> reporter: at the couple's direction, so did their demands. he said the male passenger pulled out a gun. >> he pointed it at my head from the back seat. >

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: hundreds of people are soaking up the sun in san francisco, where ocean beach is packed today. >> we figured that, you know, when the sun is out it's time to go. >> reporter: family friends the hoffers and tran golden kicked up some sand while their kids played in the water. >> it's great! >> reporter: the gorgeous weather brings with it some risks. lifeguards say during the spring the rip currents are active and defined. they rescued a 15-year-old girl who separated from her board and got caught in a nasty rip around 11:50 this morning at pacheco and great highway. the same lifeguards tell us there are two trucks with four lifeguards working the beach today. temperatures are expected to rise especially mid-week. >> there's a high chance i'm going to be sick on wednesday i think. >> reporter: the national weather service says there will be a moderate risk for those sensitive to heat near los altos and hayward on wednesday. today in los altos the sun was shining as several people took to the shade. while in oakland a sunday fu

melanie woodrow is outside where the doctor practiced. melanie. >> reporter: this is where the detectives executed a search warrant and arrested the doctor on monday. they say they believe there could be more victims. investigators say a female patient in her 40s reported 36-year-old doctor rajesh to authorities earlier this month. after an investigation lasting several weeks, detectives arrested the family medicine doctor without incident while he was at work monday. >> and the charges are two counts of sexual battery, two counts of indecent exposure and one count of attempted oral copulation. >> reporter: the spokesperson said the woman reported the incidents following two separate visits. in an e-mailed statement john muir health writes, we are shocked and saddened by the arrest of dr. rajesh. the safety of our patients is always our highest priority and we are cooperating fully with the contra costa county sheriff's department on their ongoing investigation. the doctor had been working here the medical center will be sending a letter t

. >> abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in oakland at the scene with more. melanie? >> reporter: well, there's no telling how long this investigation will take. a spokesperson says inspectors were on-site months ago in march based on a complaint that they received. but that they closed that inspection without issuing any citations. the nature of that complaint is confidential. meantime, a construction worker captured the chaos on his cell phone just moments after today's collapse. panic moments after the second floor of this construction project collapsed during a cement pour. >> the people just screaming. >> i was on the third floor walking that way, it caved in. >> reporter: construction workers knee deep in cement, others dangling from the rebar. >> everybody was worried about the coworkers. >> reporter: those coworkers assisting first responders. >> with the help of opd, the on-site construction crews, and our rescue crews, we were able to extricate all 15 to 20 people that were trapped in the wet cement. >> reporter: with 12 people being treated at area hospital

. >> melanie woodrow is out staten island the saint regis in san francisco where the team is staying. melanie? >> reporter: well, the cavs arrived here just after 11:00 this morning to a small group of people looking for ought graphs, some said they are actually warriors fans. you know, you could say it's difficult to be a cavs fan here in the bay area. we spoke with one earlier today who is taking some steps to make sure that others like him feel at home even here. from sky 7 you can see the delta flight landing. the cleveland cavaliers de planing and stopping to take a team picture before boarding their bus. kevin posted the photo to instagram. this will be the third year in a row the cavs and the warriors face each other in the finals. the cavs tweeting, back to the bay. #defend the land. as the buses made their way to the city, people like darrell king, senior, staked out the saint regis hotel. >> just here to get ought graphs. i got lebron james before. >> reporter: as they gathered their bags, only the coach stopped to sign a basketball. >> i have all these guys supporting, good

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live outside police headquarters with the very latest. melanie? >> reporter: eric, several updates today. investigators have now served additional search warrants, both here in san francisco as well as hayward. and that person of interest vehicle that was found at san francisco international airport is now being processed by csi. wife and mother kim was on her way to pickup her children when we spoke today. >> i'm dying inside really bad. i i don't want them to see that. i have to be strong for them. >> reporter: he has been missing since mother's day. the full-time uber driver's car was found stripped in the bay view. they are called 48-year-old bob tang a person of interest in his disappearance. kim says the two families have been friends more than five years. >> we cook together. we eat together like a family members. >> reporter: tuesday tang didn't show up for an interview with police. his family reported him missing yesterday. now police say they found tang's car at sfo. csi is processing it. >> that was the last person supposed to b

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow was live in burlingame at the peninsula humane society tonight with the story. melanie? >> reporter: this afternoon, animal control officers received a call from menlo park. and that's where we were. there was a woman who had left two cats in her vehicle. her vehicle was in the shade and then she went into an office building to go to work for the day. animal control officers say that's not illegal as long as certain conditions are met. these animal control officers in menlo park are checking the intoor yor temperature of the vehicle after someone called to report two cats inside. the same caller reached out to dr. monica, the founder of nine lives foundation, a cat rescue group. >> i can't do this for everyone, my goodness. something compelled me to come down here today and we're going to help her out. >> reporter: the owner agreed to let the doctor take the pets to her facility at no charge. she later shared this video of them happy and cool. animal control says they have a history with the cats' owner. >> we have been out there before. we haven't fo

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in daily city where investigators executed one of several search warrants as part of a six-month investigation right, melanie? >> reporter: exactly. sources with knowledge of this investigation tell abc7 news it started out a routine operation between the joint drug task force, arresting street-level drug dealers, but turned into something much bigger. those drug dealers had ties to the colombian cartel. we have video to show you one of the target locations investigators searched on santa barbara avenue in daily city just across the street from woodrow wilson elementary school. according to the criminal complaint that was unsealed today, the dea has been investigating the brothers since november of 2016 who go by the street name fanta and zorro. the complaint alleges they were involved in a drug trafficking organization distributing large quantities of cocaine, me methamphetamines in california and other states. in addition to the daily city address, investigators also served search warrants at target locations on kirk wood avenue, and chestn

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow joins us live. mel sni? >> reporter: john jackson's aunt says he went by the nickname kuter. also he lit up any room he was in. san francisco police searched for the gunman. his former classmates are mourning his loss. additional wellness counselors and staff are spending this tuesday talking to grieving students at jefferson high school in daily city. after 15-year-old ray john jackson known as kuter was shot and killed jed in the sunset district. his family shared this picture with us. >> it doesn't make sense. there are no answers for it. >> reporter: jackson was drive thing white pontiac. at least five bullet holes. jackson died at a nearby hospital where his family gathered outside the e.r. his 16-year-old passenger was not hurt. school administrators zajac son left jefferson high school in the fall. they also say he has a family member still connected to the high school, but could not confirm if his 16-year-old passenger was his brother. >> it's a tragic event for young people trying to understand why

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow live with the details on the investigation. melanie? >> reporter: larry and alma, the suspect entered this costco armed with a hammer and a gun as their get away driver waited outside. danville police outside this costco after the second smash-and-grab in two weeks. >> another one, crazy. >> veryor nareay.ma it's frightening you could go into a costco and something like this could happen. >> reporter: a danville spokesperson costco employee tried to intervene, the suspect fired a gun. no one was hurt. you can see an ambulance escorting a customer who was treated for shock. early last week three men wearing hoodies and one in a ski mask entered the store at closing time. one acted as a look out while the other two smashed the jewelry with a hammer. this time everyone got away. th hopped in a silver camry with paper plates. >> a hammer and firearm and two roll exwatches. ep r>>r:teor released the description over scanners. >> a light mask, pblre inbl] f a ski mask. >> reporter: as investigators process the crime scene, employees directed

in danville, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. ampl >>> a fire burned a san jose home this afternoon. flames started at the rear of the house on summer street and came dangerously close to some neighbors houses. firefighters contained the flames to just this home. two families who share the home were able to escape. no one was hurt. >> i saw smoke and that's why i started calling everybody that there's fire. >> i got out and all i heard was fire. so my aunt and my cousin woke up and they just told us to evacuate. >> that wasn't all firefighters and residents had to deal with, soon after the fire was knocked down, a nearby water main burst. san jose water officials say it's likely pressure buildup in the main, burst the pipe and that buildup was probably caused when the fire crews activated a fire hydrant in order to battle the flame. >>> today a 20-year-old discovery bay man was given the toughest sentence possible for the 2015 murder of a child at a sleepover. >> reporter: throughout this or deal, the family has told us they have tried to keep the focus on their young son jordy, toda

melanie woodrow is live at city hall in san francisco. >> reporter: members of the task force that are studying these potential safe injection sites say the ultimate goal is to save lives. but others say that needs to be balanced against overall public safety. in 90 days, this task force plans to issue a report analyzing the potential for what's known as safe consumption services in san francisco, place where is people could use drugs without being stigmatized. >> i don't want to make it easy for people to use drugs, but i also would have liked for my sister for example to have a place that could have saved her live. . >> reporter: today advocates and supporters of safe injection sites held signs that said facts are greater than fear. >> the reason we're here is because our friends are dead, our family members are passed on the streets, in bathrooms, in allies. >> reporter: there are similar sites in country, including canada, here locally park city law enforcement service has concerned. >> if it saves live, we're all for that, but again we're concerned what happens after these individ

melanie woodrow is live at city hall in san francisco. >> reporter: members of the task force that are studying these potential safe injection sites say the ultimate goal is to save lives. but others say that needs to be balanced against overall public safety. in 90 days, this task force plans to issue a report analyzing the potential for what's known as safe consumption services in san francisco, place where is people could use drugs without being stigmatized. >> i don't want to make it easy for people to use drugs, but i also would have liked for my sister for example to have a place that could have saved her live. . >> reporter: today advocates and supporters of safe injection sites held signs that said facts are greater than fear. >> the reason we're here is because our friends are dead, our family members are passed on the streets, in bathrooms, in allies. >> reporter: there are similar sites in country, including canada, here locally park city law enforcement service has concerned. >> if it saves live, we're all for that, but again we're concerned what happens after these individ

abc 7 news reporter, melanie woodrow, live outside the saint regis in san francisco where the cavs are staying. hey, melanie. >> lot of anticipation for this one. cavaliers arrived here just after 11:00 this morning to a small group of people. looking for autographs. some of them said they're actually, warriors' fans. you could say, it's difficult to be a cavs' fan here in the bay area. we spoke with aun earothers who them to feel at home even here. the cleveland cavaliers tweeting back to the bay. as the cavs deplane they'd stpd to take a picture. and kevin love, posted to instagram. this will be the third year in the row, the cavs and warriors face each other in the finals. as the buses made their way off to city. people like daryl king sr., staked out the saint regis hotel. >> here trying to get autographs. >> as the buses arrived, the cavs gathered their bags. only the coach stopped to sign a basketball. >> i've don't know. i got all these guys. four day weekend. >> most of these guys say they're actually warriors fans. same for the bus driver. >> very nice. not ready at all. skpau

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live with our story tonight. melanie? >> eric, a pg&e spokesperson says the remaining customers, about 220 of them had their power restored just after 9:00 tonight. meantime, workers prevented another possible tragedy from occurring overnight. watch as this crane is brought down in a, quote, controlled fall. this after an early saturday morning blaze destroyed the holiday development project for the second time. >> i think common sense is that it's a pretty suspicious event, given that we had one ten months ago in the exact same nature. >> here is the fire last july. saturday, traveling embers caught the roof of another home on fire. the cause of saturday's fire remains under investigation. with atf on the scene alongside alameda county firefighters. a large generator meant lights on for at least one building today. pg&e is working to restore power to other surrounding residents and businesses. even with electricity on, nearby showers experienced a drought of customers this mother's day. >> being with all that happened, t

in san leandro, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> and this is a look at our drive time traffic map. you can see the area in red is the area that is still affected by the closure. you can see a couple of those red spots there. we will keep you updated throughout the evening and let you know just as soon as that road reopens. >> the oakland city council approved a million dollar settlement after a police sex scandal that involved several of their former officers and a young woman who identified herself as an under age prostitute. >> this afternoon we heard from the young woman at the center of the case. abc7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live from oakland city hall. laura? >> reporter: alma, the settlement reached with the city of oakland is much lower than what jasmine or her original attorney originally asked for, but she told us today she is satisfied with it nonetheless. the morning after the oakland city council approved the nearly $1 million settlement in her favor, the young woman at the center of an east bay sex scandal appeared before reporters. >> i feel happy that i

as abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow shows us, gallon made an impression on neighbors in guernevillere he once lived. >> reporter: people are talking about shaun gallon in downtown guerneville though many would rather not talk on camera after al ghagsz gallon is responsible for the 2004 murders? of 26-year-old jason allen and 22-year-old linsey cut shawl. the couple died from gunshots to their heads as they slept on beach in the county. >> he had information about the killings that no other person could have known and we have located evidence that corroborates his statement. >> reporter: one man inside this restaurant and bar described gallon as being off. a caretaker where gal once stayed said he was known to shoot animals with arrows. in 2009, he shot james mcneal in his convertible with an arrow, as well. >> knocked the baseball cap off of my head. he hit me with quite a bit of force. and really lucky not to be injured at aller? says he thought it was an accident still he saw someone running away. gal be time for the crime. till now, mcneal never quite understood why law enforceme

melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >>> squaw valley ski resort announced it will remain off past the 4thf july for first time in history. the resort announced plans to keep the slopes open for the july 4th weekend which happened only four times. squau says it plans to open the resort as long as the snow shows out. these images were provided by squaw valley. >> crews reached the white wolf campground on tioga road. the park says the snow here is six to eight feet deep. plowing crews are averaging a half mile most days while avalanche control continues. there is no estimated time for reopening the pass, but what's a rainy season we had. >> geez, yeah. suddenly now -- we wanted to warm up but this was quite the warm up. >> maybe a little too much. dial it back, drew tuma. >> we want it fine tuned. >> one day of spring, fantastic and went right to summer. today it was the peak of the heat. so from here on out on the 7 day forecast the numbers only go downhill. first you will feel it on the coast tomorrow, and then everywhere by friday. live doppler 7, what we are seeing along the coast is pa

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow live with the details on the investigation. melanie?arry and alma, the suspect entered this costco armed with a hammer and a gun as their get away driver waited outside. danville police outside this

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow joining us live with a look at what is happening right now. porter: larry, alma, information just in is that the big rig is now up right, but they are still assessing damage and there is no time estimate f reopened. as you said, this was one of two major back ups in the bay area today. westbound bay bridge traffic was backed up from morning until early afternoon. it began with a truck breakdown noticed by a bridge tow truck driver. >> when he pulled in behind to render aid is when he noticed the driver of the tow truck climbed out and essentially jumped over the railing and then climbed up to center anchorage. >> reporter: the man initially refused to talk to negotiators. a team of s.f.p.d. negotiators with expertise were called in to assist. around 1:00 p.m., the man climbed down. chp tweeted this picture of him hugging his girlfriend. chp says he'll receive a mental psych evaluation and could face charges. >> he could face from resisting arrest to delaying, blocking traffic. >> reporter: meantime drivers in san leandro were still caught in tr

. >> abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in emeryville with the latest on this. melanie?e the devastation behind me. there are some residents that have power restored, but most of them are still waiting on pg&e crews. we have seen out here today diligently working to restore that power. here is some video to show you, first you can see a large generator that has been set up. one of the buildings across the street, we believe there were elderly residents in that building. those residents now have power because of that generator. otherwise, many others as i mentioned are waiting on pg&e. here is some video of the fire as it burned in the early morning hours on saturday. one of the biggest concerns overnight into today was a precarious crane that looked like it might fall. emeryville's vice mayor shared video with us of workers doing what he

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is getting an update from danville police right now. she'll have the latest on abc7 news at 6:00. >> thick black smoke choked a san jose neighborhood today and it sent terrified residents running. sky 7 was there just moments before the fire department arrived on the scene and abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has more on the response and what neighbors are now having to deal with. >> take a look at this incredible scene captured by sky 7. heavy black smoke filling the air above. this resident grateful to have made it out of her home alive. >> i got out and all i heard was, fire. so, my aunt and my cousin woke up and they just told us to evacuate. >> reporter: fire crews responded just after 11:00 this morning to a one alarm house fire on summer street just east of interstate 680. two families who shared this home were able to escape without injury. >> i heard some popping outside the house. so, when i checked, i saw smoke and that's why i started telling everybody there's fire. >> reporter: as the red cross helps those families affected

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: a los gatos high school senior. it began with this snapchated eoji app. when his prospective date went impressed he had a better idea. he painted his hair black, with a blue face and a goat tee. >> lyle who's half african-american, said even with a bitmoji context is offended. >> then to make it black, which the student was not. you're saying something about black skin tone about it being funny. >> i did not mean this in a racist way whatsoever. i'm very sorry if you feel offended. >> reporter: the online version of the paper also featured a controversial junior prom ask. there was something like do the you want to be my n-word and hang at prom. and then it featured a drawing of a black person hanging from a tree. she wants to better education people about racism, and what she calls modern day nuance racism. >>> cal osha investigators met with manufacturers and contractors trying to find out why a 10-year-old by hide drove planed off a water slide. yesterday was fixed and reopened. and we talked with some parents wh

melanie woodrow shows us that he made an impression on neighbors. >> many say they would rather not talk with reporters after attentions that gallon is responsible for the foururders of jason allen and lindsey kutchel. >> he add information about the killings that no other person could have known and we have evidence that corroborates his statement. people have described him as being off, and he was known to shoot animals with arrows. he shot james thought it was an accident until he saw someone running away. he never quite under why law enforcement reacted the way they did. >> they were coming in town with tanks. >> detech times never ruled him out as a possible suspect. >> he was in jail since march. friday they searched his home looking for possible evidence for the jenner case. abc 7 news. >> a san francisco resident led a group of athletes in a swim from the united states to mexico. they set beach. they were cleared for the swim by organizational officials. they wanted to call attention to the antiimmigration position of the current administration. >> it's not a protest, it's not a

in danville, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. ampl >>> a fire burned a san jose home this afternoon. flames started at the rear of the house on summer street and came dangerously close to some neighbors houses. firefighters contained the flames to just this home. two families who share the home were able to escape. no one was hurt. >> i saw smoke and that's why i started calling everybody that there's fire. >> i got out and all i heard was fire. so my aunt and my cousin woke up and they just told us to evacuate. >> that wasn't all firefighters and residents had to deal with, soon after the fire was knocked down, a nearby water main burst. san jose water officials say it's likely pressure buildup in the main, burst the pipe and that buildup was probably caused when the fire crews activated a fire hydrant in order to battle the flame. >>> today a 20-year-old discovery bay man was given the toughest sentence possible for the 2015 murder of a child at a sleepover. >> reporter: throughout this or deal, the family has told us they have tried to keep the focus on their young son jordy, toda

melanie woodrow is live with the story tonight. >> reporter: firefighters have been putting out hot spots today and crews made quite a bit of progress removing debris. investigators say they are treating this as a crime scene, until they can confirm otherwise. as crews clean up, develop eric holiday calls this dÉjÀ vu. >> i never had an insurance claim until 10 months ago, and now two in one year of this magnitude is kind of hard to describe. >> reporter: two fires in the same year at the same project. >> it is unusual for a fire to happen in the same place twirs. >> reporter: unusual, but not necessarily arson according to investigators. the july 2016 fire is still under investigation, though it was ruled suspicious. >> investigators are starting with a clean slate. >> reporter: cameras will help investigators pinpoint who is responsible. atf is currently analyzing the video in d.c. in addition to two cameras, there were two security guards in the buildal at the time. >> anyone who was in the area around the time of the fire is being spoken to. >> reporter: holiday says he's focused on r

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: even though this car in menlo park was parked in the shade, animal control officers measured the temperature at 90 degrees. inside two cats. animal control says it can only seize animals from a car at 100 degrees. >> i think it has a lot to do with personal opinion versus what the law actually says. and, you know, when you get into these issues with animals and property, you have to be very careful. >> reporter: the same person who called to report the cats in the hot car, also reached out to dr. monica runnager, founder of nine lives, a cat rescue group. >> there's something that compelled me to come down here today and we're going to help her out. >> doctor runnager this video of them happy and cool. >> we have been out there before, we haven't found any violations. >> reporter: yet san rafael pd showed this picture of a dog rescued from a 106-degree car, animal control says it wants concerned citizens to call, but also to understand that some people don't have homes to leave their pets. in this case, they say the owner had coo

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: a los gatos high school senior. it began with this snapchated eoji app. when his prospective date went impressed he had a better idea. he painted his hair black, with a blue face and a goat tee. >> lyle who's half african-american, said even with a bitmoji context is offended. >> then to make it black, which the student was not. you're saying something about black skin tone about it being funny. >> i did not mean this in a racist way whatsoever. i'm very sorry if you feel offended. >> reporter: the online version of the paper also featured a controversial junior prom ask. there was something like do the you want to be my n-word and hang at prom. and then it featured a drawing of a black person hanging from a tree. she wants to better education people about racism, and what she calls modern day nuance racism. >>> cal osha investigators met with manufacturers and contractors trying to find out why a 10-year-old by hide drove planed off a water slide. yesterday was fixed and reopened. and we talked with some parents wh

melanie woodrow is live with the story tonight. >> reporter: firefighters have been putting out hot spots today and crews made quite a bit of progress removing debris. investigators say they are treating this as a crime scene, until they can confirm otherwise. as crews clean up, develop eric holiday calls this dÉjÀ vu. >> i never had an insurance claim until 10 months ago, and now two in one year of this magnitude is kind of hard to describe. >> reporter: two fires in the same year at the same project. >> it is unusual for a fire to happen in the same place twirs. >> reporter: unusual, but not necessarily arson according to investigators. the july 2016 fire is still under investigation, though it was ruled suspicious. >> investigators are starting with a clean slate. >> reporter: cameras will help investigators pinpoint who is responsible. atf is currently analyzing the video in d.c. in addition to two cameras, there were two security guards in the buildal at the time. >> anyone who was in the area around the time of the fire is being spoken to. >> reporter: holiday says he's focused on r

. >> melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: a family member shared this picture of reajohn jacksone 15-year-old was shot and killed yesterday in the sunset district. additional wellness counselor and staff are on site at jackson high school. >> it's a tragic event for young people trying to understand why this happened, why it happened to somebody they know, and why it continues to be happening in our communities. why young people are taking each other's lives. >> reporter: jackson was driving this white pochblt yack, jackson died at a nearby hospital, where his family gathered outside the er, his 16-year-old passenger was not hurt. >> it just doesn't make sense, there's no answers for that. any time that a minor is killed or harmed from gun violence, it's terrible. >> reporter: san francisco police are following up on a lead. >> there was talk of a mention of a vehicle in the area at that time, so at this time we're going to be trying to see if there was anything related that we can find. >> why jefferson city high school mourns a fellow classmate. >>> new at 6:00, a san francisco

. >> melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: a family member shared this picture of reajohn jacksons shot and killed yesterday in the sunset district. additional wellness counselor and staff are on site at jackson high school. >> it's a tragic event for young people trying to understand why this happened, why it happened to somebody they know, and why it continues to be happening in our communities. why young people are taking each other's lives. >> reporter: jackson was driving this white pochblt yack, jackson died at a nearby hospital, where his family gathered outside the er, his 16-year-old passenger was not hurt. >> it just doesn't make sense, there's no answers for that. any time that a minor is killed or harmed from gun violence, it's terrible. >> reporter: san francisco police are following up on a lead. >> there was talk of a mention of a vehicle in the area at that time, so at this time we're going to be trying to see if there was anything related that we can find. >> why jefferson city high school mourns a fellow classmate. >>> new at 6:00, a san francisco man pleaded not

. >> the doctor posted $130,000 bail this morning n walnut creek, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> people out bird watching at san francisco's golden gate park. >>> plus the fight on board of a southwest plane that was headed to oakland lands one man? jail, you'll see the fists flying. >>> ithose cool winds will be blowing short. >>> the university of san francisco names it's oldest residence hall over one of it's most pioneering athletes. i'm here - everything we stock at grocery outlet has crazy low prices. do you know how we do it? - how? - bargainomics! say, if california has a bumper crop and produces too many oranges. or a winemaker in sonoma suddenly has 1000 bottles too many. we've got name-brand, top-quality groceries priced 40-70% off every day. bargainomics. that's our business model. and our business model is... delicious. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ >>> the body of a missing colle college student has been found. on sunday, a fisherman spotted her body in the same area, investigators have no obvious leads. >>> thieves are targeting golden gate state park. people have bee

in antioch, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> new video at 11:00 shows flames destroying a vacation homesonoma. the fire happened around 1:30 this morning in the diamond a ranch estates neighborhood. you see the home burned down to the frame. eight people got out safely, and the rookies is helping them get back to their hometown. ed hasler shared this video with us. >>> only on 7, is a san francisco man says he was asked to move out of an airplane exit row because of his prosthetic leg. he says it happened today on a flight from beijing to seoul. >> ci cannot prove your leg is functional. >> tim steward took this cell phone video of an asiana employee who said he asked him to move from his exit row seat to another seat because of his prosthetic leg. he said he paid more for the seat, has sat in exit rows many times before and is fully capable of performing exit row duty. >> they threatened me they were going to kick me off the plane. if i didn't -- if i didn't move. personally, i feel like it's not -- it wasn't right to have someone determine for me my physical ability. and i think that,

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: even though this car in menlo park was parked in the shade, animal control officers measured the temperature at 90 degrees. inside two cats. animal control says it can only seize animals from a car at 100 degrees. >> i think it has a lot to do with personal opinion versus what the law actually says. and, you know, when you get into these issues with animals and property, you have to be very careful. >> reporter: the same person who called to report the cats in the hot car, also reached out to dr. monica runnager, founder of nine lives, a cat rescue group. >> there's something that compelled me to come down here today and we're going to help her out. >> doctor runnager later showed this video of them happy and cool. >> we have been out there before, we haven't found any violations. >> reporter: yet san rafael pd showed this picture of a dog rescued from a 106-degree car, animal control says it wants concerned citizens to call, but also to understand that some people don't have homes to leave their pets. in this case, they say the

. >> the doctor posted $130,000 bail this morning n walnut creek, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> people out bird watching at san francisco's golden gate park. >>> plus the fight on board of a southwest plane that was headed to oakland lands one man? jail, you'll see the fists flying. >>> ithose cool winds will be blowing short. >>> the university of san francisco names it's oldest residence hall over one of it's most pioneering athletes. i'm here at the dedication ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. >>> the body of a missing colle college student has been found. on sunday, a fisherman spotted her body in the s

melanie woodrow has the latest. >> she believes her husband, pisaf is still alive. >> in my heart, i know he is still here with us. he is still here with us. we just need to bring him home. and missing since mother's day. found the uber driver's star stripped in the bay view. san francisco police are calling 48-year-old, bob tang a person of interest in his disappearance. kim says the two families have been friends more than five years. >> we cook together. we eat together like family members. >> didn't show up for an interview. and now police say they found tang's car at sfo. csi processing it. and investigators say they received information tang fled the country possibly to cambodia. missing person posters for chia hang on borough street where tang was living. and things like that. now, at this moment, very quiet. >> it's not clear if tang's family is a round. despite their friendship, his wife says she has not spoken to tang's wife. >> maybe she is crying like i do. she depressed like i do. sunny want her husband to come back like i do. >> today investigators, served search warran

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live outside of police hekds with the latest. >> reporter: the vehicle found at san francisco international airport is being processed by csi and investigators have served search warrants in san francisco as well as hayward. this woman believes her husband is still alive. >> in my heart, i know he is still here with us. he's still here with us. we just need to bring him home. >> reporter: chi has been missing since mother's day. investigators found the uber driver's car striped in the bay view. san francisco police are calling bob tang, a 48-year-old, a person of interest in the disappearance. the two families were friends more than five years. >> we cook together. we eat together. like a family member. >> reporter: tuesday tang didn't show up for an interview with police. his family reported him missing yesterday. now police say they found tang's car at sfo. csi is processing it. >> that was the last person that -- to my husband so where could he go. >> investigators have received information that tang fled the country, possibly to cambodia. mis

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live outside of police hekds with the latest. >> reporter: the vehicle found at san francisco international airport is being processed by csi and investigators have served search warrants in san francisco as well as hayward. this woman believes her husband is still alive. >> in my heart, i know he is still here with us. he's still here with us. we just need to bring him home. >> reporter: chi has been missing since mother's day. investigators found the uber driver's car striped in the bay view. san francisco police are calling bob tang, a 48-year-old, a person of interest in the disappearance. the two families were friends more than five years. >> we cook together. we eat together. like a family member. >> reporter: tuesday tang didn't show up for an interview with police. his family reported him missing yesterday. now police say they found tang's car at sfo. csi is processing it. >> that was the last person that -- to my husband so where could he go. >> investigators have received information that tang fled the country, possibly to cambodia. mis

. >> reporter: melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> a san francisco resident led a group of international athletes in a swim from the united states to mexico all in support of immigrant rights. the 12 swimmers set off from the imperial beach in san diego county and swam across the border towards a beach. tijuana escorted by the mexican navy and cleared for the swim by immigration officials. the organizer of the swim lives in san francisco and wanted to call attention to what she believes is the anti-immigration position of the current administration. >> this is not a protest. this is not a political statement. this is purely a swim for human rights and to cast a global spotlight and human suffering >> swimmers from the u.s., mexico, israel, new zealand and south africa all took part in the more than six mile swim. >>> happening today, friends and family of a man who died during a performance with the san francisco gay mens chorus will hold a memorial service. 39-year-old ryan nunez collapsed at the theater in late march. doctors were unable to revive him. the chorus's artistic director sa

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news was in san francisco moments after a car hit a motorcycle near fisherman's wharf. it happened at bay and powell streets just before 7:00 this evening. several plainclothes sfpd officers happened to be nearby. they immediately provided first aid to the woman who had been riding the motorcycle. paramedics rush herd to a trauma center with serious injuries. another young woman who was driving that blue bmw remained at the scene and cooperated with police. >>> much more ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, princess diana's legacy having an impact tonight right near the bay area. hear from the mother committed to carrying on her work. >>> plus -- >> celebration in france tonight and across the world. french expats here in the bay area shared their thoughts after a pivotal election. >>> and this -- >> i just can't wait. i will be so happy when he is better. >> and he is more than just his boss. bob myers talks what his dear friend steve kerr is going through tonight. >>> i'm meteorologist drew tuma. in the week ahead we'll have a brief t

in oakland, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> we sent an alert through the abc7 news app about the exclusive video of construction workers dangling from that collapsed building. let's take a closer look at that video. you can see a worker on the right-hand side of your screen lying down on the cement. one of the man's coworkers carlos bell tran, took these shots moments after the accident. you can also see workers hanging from the scaffolding. now, we have frozen the video here so you can get a better look since the video is a little shaky. here's one more for you, one more freeze frame. you can see a worker covered in cement being escorted away. >> the site of that collapse may be familiar to bay area car buyers. and the current project developer has ties to former president bill clinton. >> abc7 news anchor kristen sze is here with more on the site's history, current project and the big name politico involved. >> alma and larry let's start with the site. from 2011 to 2014, this corner at broadway and hawthorne was home to bay city chevrolet. now i'm going to bring you closer so you can tak

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has reaction from school officials coming up at 5:00. >> closing arguments started today in the capital murder trial of antonin garcia torres. theye 2 kidnapping and killing sierra lamar five years ago. >> she was 15-year-old at the time. abc7 news reporter david louie has been in court all day. he's live at the hall of justice in san jose. david. >> reporter: alma and larry, all the evidence has been presented. all of the testimony has been heard. on friday, the jury is expected to start deliberating whether or not antolin garcia torres is guilty of killing sierra lamar or not. but today and tomorrow his closing arguments, a process that is sometimes painfully tearful as they review all the details of the case. this is the opportunity for the two sides in this ce to sort through the testimony and evidence presented over the past three months to clarify what they think is most important for the seven women and five men of the jury. today was prosecutor's attorney. he said accused killer torres silenced sierra so she could never say what he did to her. and he

>> reporter: in oakland, melanie wo woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> we sent word about the exclusive video of construction workers dangling from the building. you can see a worker on the right-hand side of your screen lying down on the cement. one of the man's co-workers, carlos beltran, took this video right after the accident. you can see workers hanging from the scaffolding and the rebar. we've frozen the video here so you can get a better look, because it is a bit shaky. you can see a worker covered in cement being led away. >>> the sight of the collapse may be familiar to bay area car buyers. the developer has ties to former president bill clinton. kristin zee has more. >> reporter: let's start with the site. from 2011 to 2014, this corner was home to bay city chevrolet. i'll take you closer so you can get a better look. even today on google map it shows the dealership and all the cars on the lot even though it's all been demolished. let's talk about the project. the city approved it in late 2014. a $150 million mixed-use building, seven stories, 423 apartment units and 21,000 square fee