live in millbrae, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> melanie, thank you for that update.d a national organization known to have antimuslim views will be hosting a march against sharia law in the south bay. it is more than one of two dozen similar events happening nationwide. local inter faith leaders say it has no place in their community. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has more on the controversy and how they plan to respond. >> reporter: on one of the busiest roads in santa clara, two protests, two very different views. both will meet face to face on saturday. >> we don't anticipate any problems, but we certainly want to keep the peace and protect everyone's first amendment right. >> reporter: act for america, a nonprofit organization which bills itself as the nra for national security, is behind the coordination of nearly 30 antisharia marches planned nationwide this weekend. sharia law is the law of islam. the group claims to be marching for human rights, but local inter faith leaders don't believe it for a second. >> we want the voice of inclusion, of diversity, of

melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> a herd of goats narrowly escaped a fire in milpitas and a week later we have new video showing the recovery of one of the most badly burned animals. >> i'm spiencer christian. we have sunny skies as the warm up continues. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment. >> is there enough staff to clean the cages, to walk the dogs as much as they need to be walked? >> tonight on abc7 news at 11:00, an abc7 eye team exclusive, critics say the contra costa county animal shelter is under staffed, mismanaged and overwhelmed. the women in charge answer our questions. >> and we continue to await a verdict in san jose on the trial of three jail guards accused of beating an inmate to dea wow means you save 50% or more. there are three stages of wow. denial... is this price right? acceptance... and boooyah! wait for it! boooyah has three "o's". ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ it's buy one, get one free on snickers and twix miniatures. it's buy one, get one free ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> go warriors, you can see it on the display of a-c transit buses across the east bay. gam

melanie woodrow is live at the san francisco hall of justice with more. melanie? >> reporter: well, eric, since those human remains were discovered this weekend, the case has been turned over from the special victims unit to the homicide division. today people who knew both the missing man and person of interest are being asked to stop by here to speak with investigators. u.s. trading company's owner said he contacted law enforcement saturday. something didn't smell right. san francisco police say they discovered bags of human remains inside the hayward warehouse. >> i just hope and pray that body parts doesn't belong to my husband. but if it is, he had something to do with it. >> reporter: he's been missing since mother's day. they named family friend tang a person of interest. they wanted to talk to him, but he took off, leaving his car at san francisco international airport. >> we believe that he is in cambodia. >> reporter: u.s. trading company's owner said tang worked at the warehouse where the remains were found, for 20 years. neighbors on burrows street say

from interstate 880 to >> abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is there live with what's happening now. melanie? >> reporter: well, this investigation and clean up is taking longer than usual because of the hazardous material spill and chp says it could be several more hours. this was one of two major back ups in the bay area today. negotiators spent at least two hours talking with the man who climbed the bay bridge today. chp says it was a bridge tow truck driver who noticed the man's truck initially broken down on the bridge. >> 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: bay bridge traffic was backed up frustrating drivers. 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 anywhere fro

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in oakland with more. melanie? >> reporter: well, there was a meeting here on-site today between attorneys for the owners of this building and the victims' attorneys as well as investigators the victims' families have hired. the owner of this building wants to repair the roof so that businesses can operate here. while the victims' families and their attorneys want to make sure that any evidence that is still inside the ghost ship warehouse is preserved. six months after the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire, a tribute remains for the 36 people who lost their lives here. >> that's a tragedy that will never leave me. >> reporter: the council man recalls standing outside the ghost ship warehouse surrounded by young people realizing they had lost their friends. the fire opened up an endless stream of questions for the city from accountability to the need for affordable housing. >> i said within the next year, the city will see tremendous growth in housing. >> reporter: the mayor says the city will hire more fire inspect

reporter melanie woodrow is live in one of the coolest places to spend a hot -- >> reporter: yeah. eric, an absolutely gorgeous day here in san francisco. i think i just heard drew tuma say 88 degrees. well, 88 and feeling great. take a look. you can see there are still some people here on the beach. a lot of them have been packing up their stuff in the last couple of minutes. they say they're headed out to dinner of course on this father's day. but really enjoying the gorgeous temperatures out here. much more impressive i can say earlier today here in the marina, having been outside here in the marina earlier myself. but really cooling off tonight. almost need a light jacket out here right now, actually. but we saw people really enjoying the heat just an hour or two ago. people that were working out. they were enjoying some time on the beach. they were going into the water. and as you said, a lot of people came here to san francisco today to cool off. in fact, just about everybody we stopped to talk to say they were here to beat the heat elsewhere. >> it was 102 degrees when we le

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow was in court today and is in the newsroom with the latest on this. melanie? >> reporter: dan, the attorney says the alameda district attorney is strategically going after the people he says are least likely to have the financial means to defend themselves. we learned today that two attorneys from two separate law firms have taken harris's case pro bono and at least for now they have no plans to make a motion to separate him from co-defendant derrick almena. his family and friends want them to see these pictures of him. >> there is not a greedy bone in his body. >> when i visited with alex, among the first things he said, i'm sorry if you have to miss work for this. >> reporter: harris along with co-defendant face 36 kounlts of involuntary manslaughter for the 36 lives lost in the ghost ship warehouse fire. >> somebody who loved people as much as max harris clearly loves people, as much as somebody who loved creating art, as much as max harris loved creating art, would never put people in art in a position where they could be destroyed or harmed. >> r

reporter melanie woodrow is live in one of the coolest places to spend a hot -- >> reporter: yeah. eric, an absolutely gorgeous day here in san francisco. i think i just heard drew tuma say 88 degrees. well, 88 and feeling great. take a look. you can see there are still some people here on the beach. a lot of them have been packing up their stuff in the last couple of minutes. they say they're headed out to dinner of course on this father's day. but really enjoying the gorgeous temperatures out here. much more impressive i can say earlier today here in the marina, having been outside here in the marina earlier myself. but really cooling off tonight. almost need a light jacket out here right now, actually. but we saw people really enjoying the heat just an hour or two ago. people that were working out. they were enjoying some time on the beach. they were going into the water. and as you said, a lot of people came here to san francisco today to cool off. in fact, just about everybody we stopped to talk to say they were here to beat the heat elsewhere. >> it was 102 degrees when we le

. >> melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with that part of the story. melanie? >> dan and ama. we caught up with a friend who we met the weekend of the fire. he says he's glad to hear about the charges and he believes more people should be held account anl. >> he lost four close friends in ghost ship warehouse fire. >> they're all love and inspiration. >> six months later, his memories of them are still fresh. >> it still hurts. still hurts a lot. >> while nothing can replace the 36 brilliant lives lost, he's glad that the d.a.'s office is charging derrick almena with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> he deserves it. he knew the risks of what would happen. >> max harris is also facing charges. >> the number one rule of throwing an underground is just safety first. that's always safety first. >> it's a rule he says was not followed at the ghost ship warehouse. >> that was the worst example of, like, warehouse living for artists. really bad example. >> he believes the building's owner should also face charges. >> to have, what, 20 trailers parked in the basement. to have

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> up next, the unexpected site in downtown santa rosa. why a hot air balloon ended up making a surprise landing next to the mall. >>> this is a huge day for us. >> we've been waiting for is it it for a long time. >> passengers test out the new train service in the north. >>> we're in a typical summertime pattern. i'll let you know if it it's going to stick around through the fourth coming um. >>> and the dogging who stole a >>> a woman is now in custody for what police say is the city's first murder in two years. she's charge would suspicion of murder and felony hit and run. she's being held without bail. they say she ran over a 23-year-old woman after an alteration around 7:15 tuesday morning. the women had known each uther for years. >> we believe the suspect and victim were involved in some type of fight and at some point the suspect got back into the vehicle and appears that she intentionally hit the victim. >> police arrested de la rosa yerds after spotting her in the car believed was used in the incident. >>> an unusual sight this m

. >> melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with that part of the story. melanie? >> dan and ama. we caught up with a friend who we met the weekend of the fire. he says he's glad to hear about the charges and he believes more people should be held account anl. >> he lost four close friends in ghost ship warehouse fire. >> they're all love and inspiration. >> six months later, his memories of them are still fresh. >> it still hurts. still hurts a lot. >> while nothing can replace the 36 brilliant lives lost, he's glad that the d.a.'s office is charging derrick almena with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> he deserves it. he knew the risks of what would happen. >> max harris is also facing charges. >> the number one rule of throwing an underground is just safety first. that's always safety first. >> it's a rule he says was not followed at the ghost ship warehouse. >> that was the worst example of, like, warehouse living for artists. really bad example. >> he believes the building's owner should also face charges. >> to have, what, 20 trailers parked in the basement. to have

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> a judge in southern california has set a trial date in a lawsuit accusing bill cosby of assaulting a 15-year-old girl at the playboy mansion. a hearing is tentatively scheduled to start july 30th next year in los angeles. the judge is waiting to see if prosecutors in pennsylvania will retry cosby thi after the last jury deadlocked. also today, the comedian said he will not be holding a series of town halls to talk about the dangers of sexual assault allegations. >>> president trump is trying to rally republicans to get enough support for the health care reform bill. he met with republican senators today after a vote was delayed because of a lack of gop support. if just three republicans oppose the bill, it cannot pass. at least five indicate they're against it. >> the average family's premiums have increased over $5,000 a year under obamacare. the current draft doesn't do nearly enough to fix that problem. >> after today's meeting, president trump tweeted saying -- the senators really want to get it right. >> we're getting really close

melanie woodrow is live at the international terminal at sfo with reaction from passengers. melanie? >> reporter: no real changes here at the international airport here at san francisco international airport. for people are leaving, it's once they leave that they're coming back to san francisco, that's when they'll notice the enhanced security measures and people we spoke with today at the airport are not thrilled about the changes. homeland security secretary john kelly announcing new security measures today for all commercial flights coming into the united states. >> they will include screening of electronic devices and new measures designed to mitigate the potential threat of insider attacks. >> i don't know. it's hard to know what's motivating it. >> reporter: secretary kelly says it's time we raised the global baseline of aviation security. >> we cannot play international whack-a-mole with each new threat. we must put new measures in place to keep the public safe and make it harder for terrorists to succeed. >> reporter: we met margaret and jose, as they waited to treat

in santa rosa, melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> the children's mother wrote a lengthy statement this morning, you can read her message to the community on the abc7news.com app. >>> a vehicle hit a fire hydrant in belmont sending water shooting high into the air. police tweeted this video. the accident caused the closure of ralston avenue near 6th avenue. the water cleared out of the street after it was shut off. >> sky 7 was over the 85 degree bakery and cafe near university. this accident shattered the store's front window and left a customer with a cut on his hand. a woman was behind the wheel. she and two kids in the car stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. >>> san francisco's transportation officials are reviewing a recently released ridesharing report showing what many city drivers know, the streets are filled with uber and lift cars. vic lee is live tonight with the story. vic? >> reporter: dan, i do drive in the city, so i do know just how crowded the streets are here, with uber and lift cars. but now we have some real data to finally back that up. data that

in santa rosa, melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> the children's mother wrote a lengthy statement this morning, you can read her message to the community on abc7news.com app. >>> a vehicle hit a fire hydrant in belmont sending water shooting high into the air. police tweeted this video. the accident caused the closure of ralston avenue near 6th avenue. the water cleared out of the street after it was shut off. >> sky 7 was over the 85 degree bakery and cafe near university. this accident shattered the store's front window and left a customer with a cut on his hand. a woman was behind the wheel. she and two kids in the car stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. >>> san francisco's transportation officials are reviewing a recently released ridesharing report showing what many city drivers know, the streets are filled with uber and lift cars. vic lee is live tonight with the story. vic? >> reporter: dan, i do drive in the city, so i do know just how crowded the streets are here, with uber and lift cars. but now we have some real data to finally back that up. data that city

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> a judge in southern california has set a trial date in a lawsuit accusing bill cosby of assaulting a 15-year-old girl at the playboy mansion. a hearing is tentatively scheduled to start july 30th next year in los angeles. the judge is waiting to see if prosecutors in pennsylvania will retry cosby this fall after the last jury deadlocked. also today, the comedian said he will not be holding a series of town halls to talk about the dangers of sexual assault allegations. >>> president trump is trying to rally republicans to get enough support for the health care reform bill. he met with republican senators today after a vote was delayed because of a lack of gop support. if just three republicans oppose the bill, it cannot pass. at least five indicate they're against it. >> the average family's premiums have increased over $5,000 a year under obamacare. the current draft doesn't do nearly enough to fix that problem. >> after today's meeting, president trump tweeted saying -- the senators really want to get it right. >> we're getting really

melanie woodrow is live with the disturbing encounters captured on camera. melanie?absolutely disturbing. and in some cases dangerous. these windy conditions are perfect for wind surfers and kite borders. it's tempting for them to get close to these whales, awe-inspiring in some cases. but officials want them to keep a safe distance. noah said this is one of two incidents. it has seen in the last ten days of small boats making contact with hump-backed whales. a practice noah said is dangerous for everyone involved. >> if they hit a whale and the whale accidently strikes their boat back, just out of a reflexive reaction, who's going to have to come in and rescue them? >> reporter: in some cases the whales which have been feeding near the golden gate bridge are endangered or threatened. the incidents do not appear to be accidents. >> we feel these are a result of carelessness, and lack of self-control. >> reporter: tracy said she's enjoyed seeing the whales from a safe distance while walking her dogs. >> super exciting. thrilling in fact. >> reporter: it's those on the

melanie woodrow is live with the disturbing encounters captured on camera. melanie? >> reporter: absolutely disturbing. and in some cases dangerous. these windy conditions are perfect for wind surfers and kite borders. it's tempting for them to get close to these whales, awe-inspiring in some cases. but officials want them to keep a safe distance. noah said this is one of two incidents. it has seen in the last ten days of small boats making contact with hump-backed whales. a practice noah said is dangerous for everyone involved. >> if they hit a whale and the whale accidently strikes their boat back, just out of a reflexive reaction, who's going to have to come in and rescue them? >> reporter: in some cases the whales which have been feeding near the golden gate bridge are endangered or threatened. the incidents do not appear to be accidents. >> we feel these are a result of carelessness, and lack of self-control. >> reporter: tracy said she's enjoyed seeing the whales from a safe distance while walking her dogs. >> super exciting. thrilling in fact. >> reporter: it'

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live at san francisco's ferry building to show us how fans areearing up for the game. melanie? >> eric, are they ever! the city is lit up tonight in orange and blue. the giants won earlier today, and warriors fans say it's their turn tomorrow. you guys doing all right? >> great. >> awesome. >> inside sports basement, above the warrior shirt, hat, and socks, employees have added their own flare. >> a crying lebron. the best picture of him we got. >> you put up that? >> yes, i did. >> they say get ready for the warriors championship shirts. >> our buyer for sports apparel is going to be picking them up in daly city first thing in the morning if they win. >> finding a place for them shouldn't be a problem. >> right here for purchase. we've got all the lebron james socks. and just in case you want the throw them away, there you go. >> yep, that's a cut-out garbage can. >> just had to represent. >> jokeses aside -- >> i'm an undercover fan, yeah there. >> are cavs fans here in the bay area. they've made a not so secret home for themselves at r-bar on

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: these volleyball players pay tributetheir beloved coach with a signed t-shirt and volleyball. >> the biggest thing was the size of his heart. >> reporter: the long time u.p.s. employee was one of three victims in a workplace shooting here. >> it was cool to see him here, his story, working through u.p.s. from 15 years ago to now and seeing how the city has changed and how people have changed. >> reporter: most of these players affectionately refer to him as uncle benson, though they say he felt more like a dad. >> we were like his 18 other sons he loved to see us every other weekend. >> reporter: along haight street, u.p.s. drivers are filling in on the route once covered by mike lefiti and wayne chan. >> i think everybody at this point, affected by this, makes no sense. they're the nicest guys. >> reporter: the owner of ftc skateboarding set up this memorial. a fill in driver gave him wayne's name tag off the u.p.s. truck, he would have been driving today. he also knew mike from his routes here and diamond heights. >> b

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> meantime, the san francisco zoo is trying to help ups workers overcome some of the sorrow and stress caused by the shoog shooting offering free admission to u.p.s. workers and their families. >> we all know animals do have a healing nature about them, as well. this is a safe space. we just want them to come out and enjoy. >> the free admission offer to ups workers and families is good till the end of the month. >>> stay here. a lot more to come. san jose marching one by one from outside city hall to inside the message they have for city leaders. >>> also, they're looking through tree branchs in oakland. a colony of protected birds is at risk. we'll have the story. >>> and as we said, more hot weather is ahead. here's one way 0 keep cool and we are going to need it. so how hot is it going to get? drew tuma is next with the forecast as we watch the fading glow of the sun on this very glow of the sun on this very have to travel from its source to the bottle? a hundred miles? a thousand miles? how about less than a mile and a half? crystal g

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: these volleyball players pay tributebeloved coach with a signed t-shirt and volleyball. >> the biggest thing was the size of his heart. >> reporter: the long time u.p.s. employee was one of three victims in a workplace shooting here. >> it was cool to see him here, his story, working through u.p.s. from 15 years ago to now and seeing how the city has changed and how people have changed. >> reporter: most of these players affectionately refer to him as uncle benson, though they say he felt more like a dad. >> we were like his 18 other sons he loved to see us every other weekend. >> reporter: along haight street, u.p.s. drivers are filling in on the route once covered by mike lefiti and wayne chan. >> i think everybody at this point, affected by this, makes no sense. they're the nicest guys. >> reporter: the owner of ftc skateboarding set up this memorial. a fill in driver gave him wayne's name tag off the u.p.s. truck, he would have been driving today. he also knew mike from his routes here and diamond heights. >> biggest

in oakland melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> you're looking at a former san jose state basketball playerho's accused of taking part in a gang robbery. today san jose state kicked 19-year-old terrell brown off the team following his arrest. the freshman from hayward was one of the team's top players this last season. union city police say brown and four other people robbed a man of his wallet and cell phone near mariner park early saturday morning. officers captured the suspects at a fast food restaurant after seeing the victim's credit card had been used there. >> oakland police are looking for a hit and run suspect who ran down and killed a 68-year-old man out walking his dog near lake merit today. officers shut down harrison street for nearly two hours after the incident. near 23rd street. this was about 9:00 this morning. police say the driver of a van hit the man at a crosswalk, got out of his vehicle, looked at the victim lying there, then got back in the van and drove off. the man died this afternoon at the hospital. the dog wasn't injured. police say the suspect was driving a dark

in emeryville, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> ghost ship founder derek almena was back in court today for arraignment, but delayed making a plea in connection to charges of the warehouse fire. they postponed the entry of the plea till next week. this is his first appearance after being arrested last week in lake county. he and an associated with charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. the delay was ordered to link up with maximum harris who is being transported from l.a. to today. >>> we are learning new details this afternoon about a deadly shooting at a normally quiet sunnyvale strip mall. it happened kneer the fair oaks plaza off east duane avenue. it left one man dead, sent another to the hospital. police are still trying to track down the shooter. abc7 news reporter jeannine de la vega joins us live from the scene. jeannine? >> reporter: this scared the people who live around here because the shooter is still out here. this happened here at the fair oaks shopping plaza off 101 and lawrence express way. the businesses are back open because a lot of them were closed hal

melanie woodrow is live in san francisco's financial district with more. >> reporter: well, ama, that person of interest is family friend bob tang, san francisco police say they believe he has fled to cambodia and now missing man piseth's cousin is addressing mo addressing rumors. why? his family wants answers. he has been missing since mother's day. his close family friend is a person of interest in his disappearance. tang is also missing. san francisco police say they believe he fled to cambodia. then weekend, a gruesome discovery at this hayward warehouse where tang worked to 20 years. bags of human remains. dna testing is underway. >> people are starting to rumor about the relationship of bob's wife with my cousin might have been romantic, which that's not true. that's not confirmed by the police. >> reporter: the two families have been friends for years. >> bob's wife is pretty much literally besties with, you know, my cousin's wife. >> reporter: but chie's wife says she hasn't spoken with tang's wife since the week her husband disappeared. once tang disappeared as well, the line

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in oakland with more on the story. melanie? >> reporter: dan and alma, there was a meeting on-site that included attorneys for the owner of this building as well as the victims' attorneys, some of them, and investigators that they've hired. the owner of the building tour, inc., wants to repair the roof for businesses to operate here, but those victims' attorneys want to make sure that any evidence that is still inside the ghost ship warehouse six months after this fire is preserved. outside the boarded up ghost ship warehouse there is an artist tribute to the 36 people who lost their lives in a fire here. many of them were artists, too. >> that's the tragedy that will never leave me. >> reporter: the council man recalls standing outside the ghost ship warehouse with young people realizing they lost their friends. it opened up an endless stream of questions for the city for the need to housing and accountability. we we have a cost of living crisis in oakland and we have to think about how our laws are forcing people to live unde

melanie woodrow has the story. >> all right, guys! everybody got a rower? beautiful.is. ease into this. >> reporter: there's something about an epiphany that makes it unfathomable not to share. >> i went from thinking nothing was possible, to thinking there is no limit to what can be done. it's just the amount of time willing to invest. >> reporter: at 8 years old, a truck hit max while he was riding his by cycle. >> i ended up being drug on the side of my body and lost the side of my leg. >> reporter: after relying on what he used to call his good leg, was no longer good enough. he redefined his life. getting into peak physical shape, while working alongside medical professionals to create a brace he could comfortably really move in. >> it is a garage project. >> reporter: then giving it all away. >> how selfish would i be if i did not give my learning to everybody else. like i could not think of a more selfish act. >> reporter: here in an adaptive crossfit class he created. >> i might not be able to tell them exactly what's ahead, but i can show them the path exists

. >>> abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow tweeted the mug shot of a cancer patient who police say wantedo kill three doctors. coming up at 5:00, how police were able to prevent what could have been a deadly attack. >>> abc7 news tweeted a hammer wielding man shouted, this is syria. as he attacked an officer near a notre dame cathedral in paris, another officer shot the man. that attacker under arrest at the hospital. the officer should recover from his injuries. >>> in london police have released the names of all three attackers in saturday's terror rampage. police had previously investigated one of them, but the investigation was closed and now british authorities are facing a backlash. abc7 news reporter ariel reschch live in london with more. >> reporter: the massacre was well known as an extremist. now questions about how a vocal isis sympathizer was able to operate under the radar. this 27-year-old said to be the leader of the trio of terrorists behind saturday's ruthless rampage, featured in a documentary on britain's channel 4 called the jihad is next door. >> all of us, we just t

he's even more inspired by them now to continue making music and taking pictures in their honor, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> abc7 news was in the lake county courthouse today and captured this exclusive video of derrick almena as he faced manslaughter charges. we will have exclusive details of the arrest at 6:00. >>> if you have our news app you were the first to learn of today's arrests in the ghost ship fire investigation. we sent out this push alert as soon as we found out. delayed our app to get the latest breaking news where you live. >>> in another news, a san jose jury spared the life of a man convicted of killing a they decide torres spend life without parole and not the death penalty. >> i would be lying if i said i wasn't disappointed in the verdict. his family doesn't grieve. we'll grieve for the rest of our lives. >> i feel at peace he will not be on the streets and harm another child. the angst will be in our lives forever. nothing will ever take that away. >> garcia-torres' lawyers argued he deserved leniency because he was abused as a child and exposed to pesticides. sierra's r

melanie woodrow, abc7 news >> a senior citizen no longer faces a fine for eating pizza at a bus stop in san francisco. abc7 news was at the hall of justice when daniel mcque thoris a afternoon. mcque was homeless when he received the citation in march. a judge a $234 fine when the officer cited him missed the hearing. eating is banned on most public transit in san francisco but is rarely enforced. >>> a man is now in custody accu accuse of stealing a ferrari. a 2016 ferrari 488 gtb, they located it sunday when they spotted a man of pouring gasoline on it. officers sayman, 36-year-old, claimed the vehicle was his. it turns out, according to detectives, thear cad been recently stolen from a local ferrari dealership. >> a bad chemical mix stow d vi diamond mines in contra costa county. crews were laying cement. at some .2 separate chemicals mixed creating a soneytr cg gck situation was under control by this afternoon. all right. that's highwaysemite. 1 it is blocked right now by a rock slide that happened about noon yesterday. crews are hoping to have it cleared shortly, but in the mean

in palo alto, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> right now we take you to breaking news from san leandro. take a look. a fatal accident blocking lanes right now on northbound interstate 880. sky 7 is live over the scene just south of davis street. >> now, we are told the crash involves the motorcycle rider and an suv. it is believed the motorcycle rider is the one who died. as you can see, three lanes of the nimitz are closed right now. >> and some cars are being diverted off the freeway onto davis street and that's causing total gridlock on san leandro streets. you can probably see it as we show you, trucks are now allowed to use interstate 580 to get around the traffic on 880. now this. >> and as sky 7 was checking out that crash on 880, our pilot saw this, a grass fire that started just before 5:00 p.m. look at these pictures. this is right across from the accident scene as you can see there. at do little drive and williams street. >> there is a person standing right there very close to the fence. you see fire fighters that could be this case on the scene there. we will keep you update

melanie woodrow has the emotional statement from the children's mother. >> reporter: hitds neighbors kill can't believe he killed his two young children. >> he was such a good dad and a good person. >> reporter: in an emailed statement the children 's mother writes they are my precious, innocent children that were beyond loved. i'm not the only person who is or has gone through this unimaginable situation. neighbors created this small memorial. they say he and his wife were having custody issues. they have records of calls dating back to april. they say they encourage the cup tool obtain a custody order, which they did this past wednesday. the children's mother says she called law enforcement again this weekend. concerned for her children's safety. she writes i sought help on numerous occasions and said many, many, many times my children were in danger in their father's care. >> we have not been able to corroborate any information that he was a threat to himself including the children. >> reporter: they're still digging through messages sent between the couple. >> there's a significa

. >> melanie woodrow is live outside the hall of justice with the latest for us. melanie?> reporter: since those remains were discovered this weekend, this case has been transferred from the special victims unit to the homicide division. people who know both the missing man and person of interest are being asked to stop by and speak with investigators. it was inside this 100,000 square foot hayward warehouse that the owner said he smelled something wasn't right saturday. san francisco police say they discovered bags of human remains. a spokesperson with the alameda county sheriff's office said the bags were not in plain view. >> i just hope and pray that the body parts don't belong to my husband. but if it is, he has something to do with it. >> reporter: chai has been missing since mother's day. san francisco police named family friend bob tang a person of interest. they wanted to talk to him, but he took off. leaving his car at san francisco international airport. >> we believe he is in cambodia. >> reporter: u.s. trading company's owner said tang worked at the warehouse

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> now as the story developed, you learn the latest as it happens by downloading the abc 7 news app and enabling push alerts. >>> a san jose jury today decided that life of the man convicted of murdering morgan hill teenager morgan lamar should be spared. he received life in prison without the possibility of parole, not the death penalty. >> i would be lie figure i didn't say i was disappointed in the verdict. this family will greave for the rest of our lives. >> i feel at peace he will not be on the streets and harm another child but the angest will be in our lives forever. >> garcia torres's lawyers argued he was abused as a child and exposed to pesticides. a judge will decide whether to adopt today's recommendation. >>> we want it give you a heads up for rain this week. >> drew. >> it sounds kind ofitu odd to e rain in june. very light amounts of rain are expected through the month of june. while we see the most rain and that's the reason that likely has the best chance of seeing those drops. live doppler 7 along with satelli satellite. a cold front driving rig

abc news reporter melanie woodrow has details. >> reporter: the alameda county district attorney is prosecuting the people least likely to have the financial means to defend themselves. >> somebody who loved people as much as max harris clearly loves people. as much as somebody loved creating art, as much as max harris loved creating art, would never put people in art in a position where they could be destroyed or harmed. >> reporter: harris along with co-deft derek almeda face 36 counts of manslaughter for their involvement in the ghost ship fire. >> over the course of two years, where he actually had some kind of role. and this event was not one of them. >> there's not a malicious or greedy bone in max's body. >> harris wrote this statement. >> i am heart broken to be one who witnessed the horrific events and lost loved ones, but i never thought i would be in this position. >> reporter: their plea hearing was moved to july. >> we don't really in this trial foresee the emphasis on defending our client. it's going to be reversal of role we're going to be prosecuting, we're going to be prosecuti

. >> melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: belmont police arrested this 64-year-old nanny for childerment after she drove into a fence outside an elementary school on monday. the damaged fence had a yellow sign that says, drive safely and slowly. it's a reminder to parents of the incident that could have been even worse. >> she could have hit anybody that was on the sidewalk. i walk past here. it could have been me, it could have been any one of the kids. >> reporter: police say the nanny had an infant in her car and was on her way to pick up another child when she drove into the fence. the infant was not hurt. but an 11-year-old student outside was hurt. his parent said their son who was in the boy's class saw the accident. >> he was coming up the stairs. he heard the crash. and he looked and saw the car going down into the grass area. he was frightened. >> reporter: cipriani's principal said the 11-year-old has minor injuries, and is recoveng at home. the nanny is now out of jail. san mateo county district attorney -- >> she's somebody we've dealt with on a prior occasion for the

. >> melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: belmont police arrested this 64-year-old nanny for childent after she drove into a fence outside an elementary school on monday. the damaged fence had a yellow sign that says, drive safely and slowly. it's a reminder to parents of the incident that could have been even worse. >> she could have hit anybody that was on the sidewalk. i walk past here. it could have been me, it could have been any one of the kids. >> reporter: police say the nanny had an infant in her car and was on her way to pick up another child when she drove into the fence. the infant was not hurt. but an 11-year-old student outside was hurt. his parent said their son who was in the boy's class saw the accident. >> he was coming up the stairs. he heard the crash. and he looked and saw the car going down into the grass area. he was frightened. >> reporter: cipriani's principal said the 11-year-old has minor injuries, and is recovering at home. the nanny is now out of jail. san mateo county district attorney -- >> she's somebody we've dealt with on a prior occasion for the s

melanie woodrow has new details about their relationship with a man named bob tang. >> she doesn't know why family friend bob tang would want to hurt her cousin. >> people are starting to rumor about the relationship of bob's wife with my cousin might have been romanticing which that's not true, it's not confirmed by police. >> chi has been missing since mother's day. he is also missing. san francisco police say they believe he fled to cambodia. this weekend investigators found bags of human remains at this warehouse. dna testing is underway. the two families have been friends for years. >> bob's wife is pretty much literally besties with my cousin's wife. >> but his wife says she hasn't spoke within tang's wife since the week her husband disappeared. once tang disappeared as well the lines of communication stopped. >> do you think she might have information that might be helpful to your family? >> i would assume so but i don't know. >> but she's holding otd the body parts found are not her cousins. >> if you know where bop is, let us know so we can talk to him. >> investigators want to

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> in washington the house is set to vote tomorrow on two b l bills meant to toughen immigration enforcement and crack down on sanctuary cities. the first bill is named after kate steinle, the bay area woman killed two years ago by an undocumented immigrant who had been deported five times. it enhances penalties for deported and convicted criminals who reenter illegally. >> tomorrow they'll vote on the no sanctuary for criminals act which will cut grant money to cities shielding illegal aliens from being turned over to federal law enforcement. >> it would make sanctuary cities like san francisco ineligible for certain funds. >>> police in san jose are trying to figure out what led to amurder/suicide. the woman is expected to be okay. police say the man is the only suspect and there were no other victims. >> was another female was seen running away and we determined that was a female that was just running away from the scene itself. but there are no other victims that we're aware of. >> an unarmed nonprofit group says they struggle with many other gang relat

abc news reporter melanie woodrow has details. >> reporter: the alameda county district attorney is prosecuting the people least likely to have the financial means to defend themselves. >> somebody who loved people as much as max harris clearly loves people. as much as somebody loved creating art, as much as max harris loved creating art, would never put people in art in a position where they could be destroyed or harmed. >> reporter: harris along with co-deft derek almeda face 36 counts of manslaughter for their involvement in the ghost ship fire. >> over the course of two years, where he actually had some kind of role. and this event was not one of them. >> there's not a malicious or greedy bone in max's body. >> harris wrote this statement. >> i am heart broken to be one who witnessed the horrific events and lost loved ones, but i never thought i would be in this position. >> reporter: their plea hearing was moved to july. >> we don't really in this trial foresee the emphasis on defending our client. it's going to be reversal of role we're going to be prosecuting, we're going to be prosecuti

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow was in court with the suspects and has the details. >> reporter: max harris' attorney says the district attorney is prosecuting the people least likely to have the financial means to defend themselves. >> somebody who loved people as much as max harris truly loves people, as much as somebody loved creating art, as much as he loved creating art would never put people and art in a position to be destroyed and armed. >> reporter: he and his co-defendant face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 36 lives lost in the ghostship warehouse pyre fire. >> max was involved in two events over two years, where he actually had a role and risk event whereas not one of them. >> there is not a malicious or greedy bone in max's body. >> he wrote this statement. >> i am heart broken for someone that witnessed the whole event and lost loved ones for now is on trial for something i never imagine possible. >> reporter: their plea hearing was moved to july. >> we don't really view there trial, foresee that emphasis on defending our client is going to be reversal

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abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow was in court with the new details. >> reporter: max harris's attorneyays they are prosec e prosecuting the people least likely to have the financial means to defend themselves. >> somebody who loved people as mump as max harris clearly loves people, as much as somebody loved creating art, as much as max harris loved creating art, would never put people in a position to be destroyed or harmed. >> reporter: harris along with co-defendant derek al mena face 36 counts of manslaughter for the lives lost. >> max harris was involved in two events out of 15 or 20 over the course of two years where he had some kind of roam and this event was not -- he had some kind of role and this event was not one. >> there is no malicious bone in his body. >> i am heart broken, to be somebody who witnessed the horrible events and lost loved ones who now is on trial for something i never would have imagined possible. >> reporter: earlier today they were in court, their plea hearing was moved to july. >> we don't really do this trial foresee that emphasis on defending our clien

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> investigators are not sure if jimmy lam targeted his victims or were shooting at random. he lived in the richmond district on 4th avenue near geary, and neighborhoods did not know him by name but said he stood out because of his uniform and they had seen him smoking cigarettes, or hanging out by his car. >> didn't seem like he was irritated or agitated or anything. >> and lam filed a grievance in march claiming he was working excessive over time and the officials said he was not angry. sources tell abc7 news he had a history of mental problems and was estranged from his wife, and ups employees told us he has children. >>> and the san francisco giants held a moment of silence at yesterday's game. they said they wanted to honor both victims of the ups shooting here and the shooting at the congressional baseball practice in virginia. >>> good morning. the time is 5:09 a.m. having great weather for the warriors parade. really comfortable at 66. at 2:00 in the afternoon, warming up into the mid-70s so enjoy if you are headed there. good morn

. >> reporter: those who seem to deliver so much more than packages, in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> a four-hour standoff with police in union city ended with everyone safe today. abc7 news was there as police tried to figure out how to diffuse a tense situation and coax an angry man out of his home. officers had arrived after shouting was heard and a 911 call came in. they say it was a domestic disturbance and other family members got out of the home safely. the man at the center of the incident refused to do so. the s.w.a.t. team was called in and nearby neighbors were evacuated. >> some time his dog, maybe it's normal. but then we saw police activity. >> eventually he did come out. nanz s neighbors say this is not the first time this happened. he will likely be charged. >> a woman's body was found inside a suitcase. lee bell was found gld of first degree murder. he was the boyfriend of 54-year-old pearla louis which is. she was found badly beaten and curled inside a large suitcase that washed up near the embarcadero. the case proved to be a rallying point for better

. >> reporter: in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> it's an emotional day for a san francisco family dealing with the loss of a man who died saving his young daughter's life. today officials identified the man as ronny al va rado. he and his 5-year-old daughter were kayaking off brannan island state park when their kayak overturned. his other daughter saw it all. she said her father and sister got into trouble when waves caused by nearby boats overturned their kayak. >> he really tried to get her. he was like that. and his head was in the water. he couldn't breathe. he made sure she was safe. he always took care of us. he always played with us. >> a good samaritan on a jet ski was able to grab the girl alvarado. neither he nor his daughter were wearing life jackets. >>> an update on the investigation into a teenager's death at san francisco's land's end. 17-year-old torii died thursday after falling from a cliff near mile rock beach. investigators say she and two other teenagers disregarded a danger sign warning the area was closed. u.s. park police asked the hikers to adhere

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> there's outrage tonight off a former ceo and the sentence he got for domestic violence. up next. >>> also the incredible view of drone view 7 of a hole in san francisco it's also creating a hole in the economy. >>> and some of us are heading for a heat >>> today a san francisco jury found a man guilty of killing his girl friend and trying to dispose of her body i side a suited case. the case drew allot of attention several years ago when her body was found floating in a suitcase in the san francisco bye bay. police arrested her boyfriend lee bell. today he was found guilty of first degree murder. victim's daughter hopes the case gives people the courage to get out of abusive relationships. >> someone will say, you know, enough is enough, it's time for me to get out this situation. let me get resources, speak to people let them know what i'm going through and not suffer in silence. >> belle will be scienced at a later date. >>> public outcry tonight over a plea deal for a silicon valley ceo in a controversial domestic violence case. a plea de

in san francisco, melanie woodr woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> the san francisco zoo wants to help some u.p.s. overcome the workers caused by the shooting, offering free admission. >> animals have a healing nature, so we want them to come out and enjoy. >> free admission offer to u.p.s. workers is good to the end of the month. >>> frightening moments for residents as their homes were threatened which a brush fire. sky 7 captured the flames from above. for a time, names threatened up to 30 homes, until crews got the upper hand an hour ago. pevacuate.e did voluntarily firefighters say their biggest challenge was the heat. and an abundance of dry here's a live look from outside. bright blue skies and sunshine. temperatures are a little cooler today than yesterday. but we're still feeling the heat in many areas. we have live team coverage across the bay area. let's begin with spencer christian. no more records today, right? >> no records today, but it was hot nonetheless. highs for today, you can see numerous locations in the triple digits. 104 at livermore, antioch and 106 at ukiah. right now, t