abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is in the news room with the latest. >> reporter: this decision comes from the ninth circuit court of appeals. it says san jose police officers in this instance do not have what's called qualified immunity. the civil rights case will proceed. the attorney says the plaintiffs injured in this case range from a teenager to women in their 70s. hernandez says he's a proud president trump supporter, but also says his support of president elect trump cost him greatly in june of 2016. hernandez remembers these images vividly as trump supporters left a rally in san jose, hernandez says they found themselves in the thick of a riot. >> it was really scary because the cops aren't doing anything and they're just watching everything that's happened. they started coming to us, and they attacked us. we weren't inciting anything or saying anything to them. >> hernandez suffered a broken nose, bruising, concussion and scratches. >> someone needs to be held accountable for hit. >> the decision by the ninth circuit court of appeals now makes that possible. the court ruled

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow was there. >> reporter: dozens of grieving family members wearing pictures of nia wilson. >> i'm just so sad for my baby, that's all i know. >> reporter: alysha gracen says nia was her youngest. >> she was smart e energetic. she loved doing her makeup. her makeup, her makeup. her makeup got on my nerves, i'm going to miss that makeup. >> reporter: wilson's got a chance to see him face to face. >> i don't want to hear he was crazy. he ain't crazy. he's playing crazy. >> it's a brutal, horrific murder and aat the present timed murder. >> reporter: the district attorney wouldn't comment on the evidence, but says she believes cowell will be competent to stand trial. according to the charging documents, cowell discarded his backpack with items that had his name and date of birth. she says her office is investigating about whether it was the hate crime. >> there has to be evidence to suggest it was motivated by hate, motivated by gender or race. >> justice, whatever it is, i don't know, but he still get to breathe. >> my daughter was everything to me. she

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: it was an animal control officer who ultimately saw the vehicle that law enforcement was looking for, which worked out because sometime between when this woman stole the vehicle and was caught she picked up a dog. tonight in oakland, police service technician vehicle is back after a woman took it for a joyride. it began this afternoon around 12:30 while oakland police were responding to an assault on the 2100 block of myrtle street. >> the police service technician was approached by the female and aked if she could go through the line. >> reporter: it was then police say she stole the vehicle. police issued a be on the lookout. the vehicle was spotted near marry time and burma. this animal control officer was in the right place at the right time. >> i found this adorable dog, and she was actually actually in the vehicle. >> he says animal control will process the dog into an animal shelter and put her on a disposition hold within ten days. if an owner does step up, she'll be processed for adoption. >> it's a

live in oakland, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> melanie, thank you. bart police also revealed two other deaths that resulted from attacks in the past five days at bart stations. they say early saturday morning at the bayfair station, two men were arguing on the platform when this man captured on surveillance video walked up and punched one of them in the head. >> best way i can describe it is cold cocking him on the side of the head. it's completely unexpected. >> the suspect is described as being about 5'8" to 5'10" medium build with shoulder length dreadlocks and a ponytail and a beard. witnesses say the victim who fell to the ground and later died was a 47-year-old transient. bart also reveal an incident that turned fatal at the pleasant hill station. last wednesday a skirmish broke out between two men. a 51-year-old pittsburg man left the train with a bloody lip and a cut to his knee. he went to the hospital the next day on thursday, not feeling well. he was dismissed but was found dead in his bed on friday. >> the death appears to be as a result

in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> melanie, thank you. uber is ending self-driving car operations in pitsburg. the company announced it's laid off all 100 self-driving car operators in the pennsylvania city. uber says all laid off employees are free to apply for other jobs with the company. this comes as uber still is trying to figure out a way forward for its self-driving program. after this deadly crash in arizona back in march. that crash forced the company to suspend driverless car testing in all cities. >>> a former tesla employee who the company accuses of leaking trade secrets is standing by his claims that tesla misled investors. last month tesla filed a lawsuit against martin tripp. a former technician at the nevada battery factory. he has an attorney and doubling down on his claims that tesla made misstatements to investors about placing punctured batteries into model 3s. tesla says tripp hacked into the company's computer system. he denies it and says he's being singled out for being a whistle blower. >>> it seemed like a no br

live in oakland, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right. melanie, thank you so much. and wilson's death is the third in five days on a bart train or at a bart station. about an hour ago, bart police released these new pictures of a suspect in another recent deadly attack. police say this man punched another man on the bayfair station platform around 1:00 in the morning on saturday, knocking the victim to the ground where he hit his head. the victim later died at the hospital. police hope these pictures of the suspect will help them find him. >>> let's continue our live team coverage tonight with abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley. she spoke with the bart board president one-on-one and asked tough questions about what the agency is doing to keep those riders safe. leslie? >> well, they say that a lot of their cameras are really helping improve safety. cameras on the trains, cameras in the stations, and on this case a body cam shot taken by an officer when he encountered the suspect wanted for the murder of the 18-year-old earlier. previously, in talking about an inval

melanie woodrow posted this video of nia wilson's mom saying she wants justice for her baby.ouie tweets whoever just won mega-million in san jose got another $21 million added to winnings. california lottery says final sale numbers raised the jackpot to $543 million. the lump sum payout is more than $320 million. >>> now, to the extreme weather across the nation, with temperatures soaring with the triple digits in parts of the west, torrential rain is drenching the east. maggie rulli has the story. >> reporter: extreme flooding, fires and heat are putting millions of americans in harm's way. heavy rains are washing away roads in pennsylvania. from above, entire neighborhoods are seen under water. up to 30 people were rescued in hershey alone. but the flash floods turned deadly in monroe county as the body of a missing woman is found. the ground is so saturated, roots are giving way. >> i heard this huge bang. and i thought it was a car that crashed. >> reporter: a man in massachusetts is killed when a large tree fell on his house. in colorado, two inches of rain fell in just

abc 7 news reporter, melanie woodrow spoke about how meditation helped. >> reporter: meditation wasn'tew, the coach trained as dis monk, for decades. >> reporter: the director for the institute of health and healing in san francisco. it is the thoughts, feelings and perceptions of your mind so they don't distract you. >> if you are in a cave, you are only in a cave if you think you are in a cave. >> reporter: relaxation in environments that aren't relaxing. when you are anxious, your breath is shallow and you use muscles in your neck and chest, burning calryes. >> you don't have to be in more danger, but over time, you feel like you are. >> reporter: in a relaxed state, you are conserving energy. >> what they mostly accomplished in a meditative state, is they didn't make it harder for themselves. they didn't become their own problem. >> reporter: we can all benefit from meditation, especially if you have ever had to wait whether for the results of a medical test or outcome of a job interview. >> you are at a level of stress and upset about am i going to be okay and what will happen to

. >>> melanie woodrow with the latest on the help that tesla ceo elon musk is offering to the rescuers>> melanie, you also spoke to a cave diving expert. >> hechoe thai authorities do nt to risk the boys' lives. elon musk joined the conversation of how to safely rescue these boys and that i have coach. thai officials say the boys are strong enough to walk, but can't swim safely yet. divers have been teaching them . bell is a safety officer with the california academy of sciences. he has extensive cave diving experience. >> it's extremely challenging to chain somebody in those conditions to dive, let alone cave dive. >> kay diving presents unique challenges. >> by virtue of the fact that you have an overhead above. you cannot send straight up if you need to exit the cave. you have to go back the way that you entered. >> this map shows the narrow flooded passages the boys and their coach will have to get through. >> it sounds like there are other options at play, as far as coring down, and then the elon musk solution. >> musk tweeted that he was sending employees from his company spacex

melanie woodrow has been talking to their family today. what was their reaction, melanie? >> reporter: they were, of course, relieved, but they were also rather shocked. more on that in a moment. but first i want to show you this growing memorial here at the mcarthur bart station, this is one of two. in this first one you can see people have been leaving candles and flowers as well as balloons, notes for nia's family, and also to the right of this one is another extensive one, lots of candles there, lots of notes for her family. they tell me that they were rather shocked that picked up and arrested while still riding bart. the family had planned to get together today to make funeral arrangements for nia wilson yesterday. her sister also a stabbing victim in this attack, latifah wilson, told me she and her sisters rarely took bart. >> they don't ride bart, she hated bart, she would not sit on bart, she will just stand there. she will not catch bart only if we really have to go somewhere. we just coming from a family function, you know, and going on our way home like we usua

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in the newsroom with the latest. melanie? >> ama, according to i.c.e., orlando vilchez lazo is here illegally. he's being held without bail and faces life in prison for the charges. today his arraignment was put over until thursday, and tonight lyft is responding to new questions regarding how lazo passed the ride share's background check. san francisco police are calling 37-year-old orlando vilchez lazo the ride share rapist. >> it's completely premature to be talking about the facts as alleged. >> those allegations according to sfpd that lazo raped four women between 2013 and 2018 by posing as the ride share driver as his victims left night clubs and bars in san francisco. >> these assaults were violent rapes committed by a serial rapist. >> police say dna evidence linked lazo to the assaults. lyft says it deactivated lazo from the platform as soon as the ride share company became aware of the allegations. police arrested lazo this past thursday. the following day, i.c.e. says it launched a detainer with the san francisco c

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is back from court and is in the newsroom with more. melanie? >> ama, this was an emotional day for the victim's family who was in court. it's not clear whether or not this was the first time that they were seeing 35-year-old dante williams. investigators have said he was known to both victims. williams' arraignment was moved to next friday. it was the last thursday that somebody shot and killed 55-year-old velinda scott and her 28-year-old daughter. the shooting happened at 4:30 in the morning. arduan's colleague posted on facebook that she worked closely with third street clinic in san francisco's bayview neighborhood. she leaves behind a 4-year-old son. a spokesperson with the contra costa district attorney's office says investigators are looking into exactly how williams knew the victims. >> that's something we're still looking into with antioch police. there is nothing i can give publicly yet, but it's one of the items we certainly pursue in a homicide like this. we want to understand more about the motivations, how the victim knew the defe

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with today's update to that story. melanie? >> dan, the decision comes from the ninth court of appeals. it basically says san jose police officers in this instance do not have what's called qualified immunity, meaning the civil rights case will proceed. attorney dillon says the plaintiffs injured in this case range from a teenager to women in their 70s. juan hernandez says he is a proud president trump supporter, but also says his support of then candidate trump cost him greatly in june of 2016. hernandez remembers these images vividly as trump supporters left a rally in san jose, hernandez says they found themselves in the thick of a riot. >> it was really scary, because the cops aren't doing anything, and they're just watching everything that's happened. they started coming to us, and they attacked us. we weren't inciting anything. we weren't saying anything to them. >> hernandez says he suffered a broken nose, bruising, concussion and scratches. >> someone needs to be held accountable. >> attorney dillon says the decision by

. >> melanie woodrow is live in san francisco with the latest. save us, melanie, we need to be rescued from the traffic. >> reporter: well, we all have a chance to save one another because really anybody can submit an idea for this campaign, and there is no price tag limit on this one. even if your idea would cost a billion dollars or more, mtc wants to hear from you. the bay area is booming. >> gotta love the bay. people come here and don't leave. >> reporter: and they all have to get around somehow. >> what about theeporter: that' reasons they would think twice about living here though. why the metropolitan transportation commission wants your ideas, a campaign under way, the ask, for ideas to improve mobility across the bay area. campaign organizers will consider ideas from individuals, companies, public agencies and non-governmental organizations. >> be big, be bold, be brilliant. >> reporter: metropolitan transportation commission spokesperson john goodwin says no idea is too expensive. >> let's worry about getting our arms around the project

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with the story. >> orlando ramiro's sister says her brother worked as a security guard so he could support his family in the philippines. she says she can't imagine who would want to hurt him. stars and stripes protective services confirms 61-year-old rolando ramiro was a security guard. police received reports of shots fired. one neighborhood who did not want to be identified said she heard them. >> it's horrible. we have to live here. some people are terrified. >> by phone, ramiro's sister says she was shot twice. she says he was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather, who found work in the united states so he could provide for his family in the philippines. >> he stay because he wants to support the family. and at the same time, he doesn't care whatever hardship. >> romero's coworker says the shooting happened during the last hour of his shift as he was going around the construction project. >> it's so unfair. it's so unfair. >> san francisco police say they are looking for surveillance video. there are multiple cameras att

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> bay area natives know getting around the bay can be challenging and sometimes seem impossible. >> you have 580 which is a disaster and 680 corridor going through san ramon and thatsucks. >> the project has been approved including a bart extension to downtown san jose and the electrification of cal trans. residents have a chance to suggest their next great solution. the metropolitan transportation commission and the association of bay area governments wants your ideas. they're looking for a way to improve mobility across the bay area. campaign organizers will consider ideas from individuals, companies, public agencies and non-governmental organization. >> be big. be bold. be brilliant. spokesperson john goodwin says no idea is too expensive. >> let's worry about getting our ar ae oject an c the ney. >> more public transit. >> more commuting with carpooling. >> the bridge toll. i think if they dropped the prices a little bit it might be better, too. >> the deadline fo applications is september 6th. the winner will receive a $500 gift

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow joins us live to explain. melanie? >> well, this is a solution that is really needed, and the sky is the limit on this campaign. even if your idea would cost a billion dollars or more, mtc wants to hear from you. bay area innovates know getting around the bay can be challenging, and sometimes seem impossible. >> you got 580 which is a disaster, 101 which is horrible, the 680 going to san ramon, that completely sucks. >> projects already approved including a bart extension to downtown san jose and the extension of caltrain. now residents have a chance to suggest their next great solution. the metropolitan transportation commission and the association of bay area governments wants your ideas. they're looking for a way to improve mobility across the bay area. campaign organizers will consider ideas from individuals, companies, public agencies, and nongovernmental organization. >> be big. be bold. be brilliant. >> metropolitan transportation commission spokesperson john goodwin says no idea is too expensive. >> let's worry

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow spo woodrow has more. >> reporter: the coach had been a buddhists. the medical director for the institute of health and healing in san francisco says a medicine tave state helps you identify the thoughts, feelings, and perceptions of your mind so they don't distract you. >> so if you're in a cave, you're only in a cave if you think you're in a cave. >> reporter: he says in a meditative state, you can achieve states that you otherwise couldn't, because you use muscles in your chest and neck, burning calories. >> over time you feel like you're in more danger. >> reporter: where is in a relaxed state, you're conserving energy. >> they didn't make it harder for themselves, when they become their own problem. >> reporter: he says we can all benefit from meditation, whether waiting for the results of a medical test or the outcome of a job interview. >> you're at a level of stress and upset about am i going to be okay and what will happen with me, that i'm not saying it's at the intensity of what the boys experienced, but it's a good surrogate to understa

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> you can soon be facing more metering lights. cal trans is getting ready to turn more of those on to regulate bay area traffic. the meters at the andrade road onramp in fremont will be activated by august. southbound traffic is metered during the morning commute. drivers will have time to get used to it. cal trans plans to begin it on tuesday. >>> time now is 5:14. abc 7 news was at chrissy field avenue in san francisco as the road closed down permanently to vehicles. crews are converting the street into a trail for pedestrians and bicyclists. this will link crissy field to the bridge while changes are being made. >>> residents and tourists are reopening a portion of the scenic highway. [ cheers and applause ] yesterday's ribbon cutting ceremony comes more than a year after a mudslide overtook highway 1 at big sur. last may about 6 million cubeec yards of debris came on to the roadway in mud creek. it created new shoreline and 15 acres of new land. workers who did the repairs are happy the project is finally finished. >> it's a o

in oakland, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> now we want to hear your kesha about safety on bart so we can follow up with bart officials. we're reviving the #dearbart which we launched five years ago during the bart strike. you can voice your concerns on twitter or facebook. and as long as you use that we'll be able to find your comments. >>> today marks one week since a college student mysteriously >>> large parts of yosemite national park are now closed to visitors because of the ferguson fire. those areas will remain closed until at least sunday. flames have not entered yosemite, but firefighters plan on attacking the fire from highway 41. that's a major artery for visitors entering and leaving yosemite, as you probably know. it has burn in order than 60 square miles so far and is 25% contained. so the battle is still raging. the closure of yosemite is a big disappointment, obviously, to a lot of tourists in the bay area who were looking forward to visiting that popular and beautiful national park. abc 7 news reporter vic lee with the impact it's having on our tourism industry. >> t

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> some clouds, some sun. there is even something for everyone in the forecast >>> free online test preparation classes are being offered for the s.a.t. and a.c.t. through october after many students said they received unfair test scores. >> michael finney is here with that story tonight. >> a brow what half. seriously, this is really big news. students who took the s.a.t. in june kicked up a firestorm on social media after getting lower scores than expected for the number of answers they got correct. well, now one test prep company is offering to help. kayla barksdale studied for the s.a.t. for six months. she took the test in june and left feeling pretty confident. >> this is easy. i'm not good at math, but even the math section, this is not as bad as i thought it was. >> perhaps the test was too easy. in an attempt to balance the scoring, the college board scored this test more harshly than previous tests. she was stunned when she received her score of 1,020 when online calculators suggested her score shoul

in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> a judge has refused to extend a deadline that forcesmp administration to reunite young children with their families. however, some specific cases may be extended giving the administration more time to match dna. the order says 101 children under the age of 5 must be reunited with their parents by tuesday, and about 2,000 older children must be reunited by july 26th. specifics cases that could be extended beyond tuesday include 16 children who have not been matched to their parents, 19 children whose parents are no longer in custody and cannot be reached and the children have non-biological parents. two families tuesday and one from guatemala and one from mexico. the two sides will troy to determine which of the children can be excused from the deadline. >> new this earn mooing, pleasanton police engaged in lewd conduct. home security cameras caught the man tuesday night. the same man is connected to similar crimes in the city. they say he may be associated with a white, four-door crossover vehicle. if you are undered to to call plea ant

in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news.ee rc chicago we first told you about at the top of the show.us dan ryan expressway. this is a live look. officials closed some of the lanes earlier to make sure there is a barrier between the marchers and the traffic. now if you're familiar with this part of chicago, you can see there the l train tracks are parallel to this part of the expressway as people make their way through that overpass there. many protesters are holding signs demanding common-sense gun laws and community resource, community schools, jobs and economic development. >>> time now is 8:34. a judge has refused to extend a deadline that forces the trump administration to reunite young some specific cases may be extended giving the administration more time to match dna. the order says 101 children under the age of 5 must be reunited with their parents by tuesday. about 2,000 older children must be reunited by july 26th, specific cases that could be extended beyond tuesday include 16 children who have not been matched t

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> you can soon be facing more metering lights.ting ready to turn more of those on to regulate bay area traffic and the meters at the andrade onramp to northbound 680 in fremont will be regulated by august and the morning is metered during the morning commute. drivers will have some time to get used to it. cal trans plans to turn the green light on on tuesday and it will begin metering on the 31st. abc 7 news is at crissy field avenue in san francisco as it closed down permanently to vehicles. crews are turning it into a trail for pedestrians and bicyclists. cyclists will only be able to go uphill for a few months while changes are being made. >> residents and tourists are celebrating a reopening of the portion of a scenic highway. >>> yesterday's ceremony comes more than a year after a mudslide overtook highway 1 at big sur. last may about 6 million cubic yards of debris. it created 2400 feet of new shoreline and 15 acres of new land. workers who did the repairs are happy the program is finally finished. >> this was a once in a li

melanie woodrow spoke with her sister. >> she says her brother came to the united states from the philippines to support his family back home. she says she can't imagine who would want to hurt him. police received shots fired this morning. a neighbor who did not want to be identified said she heard them. >> i didn't see anyone. on the side of my building, that's where the action was. >> we have to live here and some people are terrified. >> reporter: the coroner's office identified the victim as romero, a security guard staying in this trailer going around this shift going around this construction project. his sister said he was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather in the philippines. >> he stayed because he wants to support the family. at the same time, he doesn't care whatever hardship he encounters. >> reporter: the san francisco police say they are looking for surveillance video and multiple cameras across the street from the construction site. >> we will hopefully get new information for this suspect. >> i'm sure they're going to help you with whatever information they bring. find

melanie woodrow spoke with an expert about how meditation helped. >> reporter: trapped for more than two weeks, the boys' coach guided the team through meditation sessions to help them conserve their energy. >> in some ways it's the ability to control the spin of what's happening. >> reporter: jeff drasin is the medical director for the institute of health and healing in san francisco. a meditative state helps you identify the thoughts, feelings and perceptions of your mind so that they don't distract you. >> so if you're in a cave, you're only in a cave if you think you're in a cave. >> reporter: in a meditative state, he says you can achieve relaxation in environments that aren't inherently relaxing. when you're anxious, your breath is shallow and you use muscles in your chest burning calories. >> you don't have to be in danger but over time you feel like you're in more danger. >> reporter: in a relaxed state, you're conserving energy. >> in sports there's the expression of he's locked in. locked in is the definition of a meditative state. >> reporter: the soccer coach learned medi

in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right, melanie, thanks. now looking back, this all began in december of 2013 at ucsf oakland. jahi went into cardiac arrest after complications from nose and throat surgery. that same month doctors declared her brain dead. her family battled the hospital's findings, and mcmath was released in january of 2014. her family then flew her to a hospital in new jersey, the only state where brain death can be rejected on religious grounds. now nearly five years after california declared her deceased, the state of new jersey last month issued jahi a second death certificate following her death from liver failure. >>> more to come here. there is a place in san francisco that the rules don't apply. that's because it's technically not in san francisco. >> tonight 7 on your side's michael finney helps out a couple who found that out the hard way. >>> and next, we're live in san jose with preparations for jose with preparations for tomorrow's fourth of july i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. j

man l melanie woodrow is live there. >> reporter: there are always people out here. taking pictures. as you said, this is an iconic destination. we did see san francisco police patrolling for pretty much all of this afternoon. but the captain of the northern station says that there was not a patrol unit out here sunday morning when this armed robbery happened. san francisco police say around 7:45 sunday morning women and children visiting the palace of fine arts were robbed at gunpoint. >> i'm surprised something like that would happen here because it's a pretty upscale residential area. >> it's a beautiful park. >> i think it's alarming, and i don't think it should happen anywhere. >> reporter: supervisor ca katherine stefani says made great strides in break-ins. by phone, northern station's captain says there wasn't a patrol unit assigned that early sunday morning. the president for the san francisco police officers association says more officers are needed in general. >> i think every district is kind of faced with wanting more foot patrols. >> i'm with the poa on

she spoke with abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow who's in our newsroom with the latest. melanie? >>> 61-year-old rolando romero would have celebrated his wedding anniversary tomorrow. he was face timing with his wife in the philippines when he was shot. >> she still can't believe her baby brother is gone. >> i'm sad, it's murder. >> around 5:20 monday morning the security guard was face timing his wife from his job at fitzgerald avenue when his sister says he realized something was very wrong. >> my brother said, oh, i'm going to hang up. i think i've been shot. i'm going to call 911. >> san francisco police say romero passed away at the hospital, less than 24 hours later. officers took 24-year-old cardell coleman into custody on the same street where someone shot romero. police booked coleman on homicide. >> i am so grateful to these people, to all the police of san francisco, this is what i want, justice. >> her brother was working in the united states so he could support his family in the philippines. >> this man, i hope he do have a conscience, you know, to think that he -- t

. >>> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: police are calling him the ride share rapist. >> it's completely premature to be talking about the facts as alleged. >> reporter: there's allegations according to to sfpd that he raped four women between 2013 and 2018 by posing as their ride share driver. as his victims left nightclubs and bars downtown. >> these assaults were violent raps, committed by a serial rapist, a sexual deviant predator not stopping until he was caught. >> reporter: lyft says we confirmed this person drove for lyft. we immediately deactivated him as soon as we learned. the dna evidence linked him to the assaults, and he was arrested this past thursday. the following day i.c.e. launched a detainer with the san francisco county jail for him who was a citizen of peru, here illegally. i.c.e. writing, the san francisco county jail does not honor detainers. the jail not only provides a refuge, but also shields on criminal aliens who prey on people in the community. the san francisco sheriff's department says, quote, there's no response required t

. >> that's melanie woodrow reporting. >>> police found the suspect's car ditched after a separate hit and run, but say the plates didn't go with the car. not a huge surprise. they are still looking for the driver. >>> now, we have a list of things you can do to try to stay safe while you're riding bart. find it on our app at abc7news.com. >>> mountain view police captured a woman suspected of trying to kidnap a toddler, you're looking at the suspect, 31-year-old schauntel gomez. she wore a mask when she tried to grab the child from her mother yesterday. gomez, it is believed, hit the child's grandmother as well. police arrested her around 2:00 this morning. investigators don't believe gomez actually knew the victims. >>> firefighters are still roving the hills of rural clayton, putting out hot spots from a st 250-acre fire. we were covered live at this time last night. it destroyed one home, and forced others out of theirs. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live in clayton where evacuations are still in effect tonight, eric. >> reporter: and, dan, they're hoping to lift those evacuatio

melanie woodrow is with the family, but we'll vin with vic lee who has more on the suspect. >> reporter what cowell's juvenile record is, but it's clear from his adult record that he's been in and out of trouble since he was 18. john lee cowell, just 27 years old, already with a long rap sheet. when he was 18, his criminal record included misdemeanor drug offenses, obstruction of a peace officer, and assault. on the assault charge he was quicked and released on probation. when he was 22, he was convicted of battery. two years later in 2015, another conviction for using drugs. then in 2016, more misdemeanor charges. this time at the target store in contra costa county. cowell was caught shoplifting and carrying drug paraphernalia. scott alonzo says police also found him with this. >> a tear gas canister, i believe he was found with. >> in may 2016, his most serious crime back then, second degree robbery at lucky in el >> the loss prevention officer attempted to confront and detain, and that's when the defendant reached out with a handgun. >> reporter: it turned out to be

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow followed up with the victim's family to get their reaction to the

coverage on this story tonight, the sister who was attacked and survives with abc 7 reporter melanie woodrowst, let's hear from amanda with the latest on the investigation. >> yeah, there is -- excuse me, there is an added challenge in this investigation into the they say the man was a transient, meaning he doesn't have a permanent address. also, they say he is a violent felon. 18-year-old nia wilson and her sister boarded a bart train in concord sunday night. bart police say

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melanie woodrow is live. >> police arrested a suspect after an animal control officer spotted that stolen vehicle. that worked out for the other occupant of the vehicle as well, a dog. >> reporter: one woman's joyride in a stolen police vek went from oakland to san francisco back to oakland before she was caught. it began about 12:30 where they were responding to an assault on the 2100 block of myrtle street. >> reporter: the police technician was approached by the female to go through the line. >> reporter: she stoll the car and spotted on maritime and burma. she happens to be an animal control officer in oakland was in the right place at the right time. > found this adorable dog. she was actually inside the vehicle and might not have been part of the incident itself. >> reporter: unusual but not unheard of. >> not uncommon as to the scene in oakland in general. we do come across some things. >> they do come across some things, a dog. it will be put on hold 10 days and if an owner doesn't step up it will go up for adoption. >>> federal versus state. coming up at 6:00, a split decision on

melanie woodrow tweeted a photo form to be distributed.explain why this push is happening on the abc7 news at 5. >>> we are hearing from the couple who found a missing portland woman stranded for 7 days off big sur. she drove of highway 1 crashing her car. the story she has to tell after the days that followed, nothing short of miraculous. >> this is an incredible story. authorities trying to find angela hernandez tracking her cell phone and searching by air but had no luck. thankfully, two campers who decided to go for a hike stumbled across the woman who had been missing seven days. >> reporter: it was a change of plans that led two campers to 23-year-old angela hernandez. >> that car was in a spot no one should be at. >> reporter: after stumbling on her mangled beach in big sur, california, chad and chelsea moore thought there was no way someone could have survived until -- >> we took the long way and heard a cry for help. we ran up to her. she said she wrecked her car. we're like, the white jeep? she's, like, yeah. my gosh, you're aliv

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melanie woodrow live in the newsroom with more information. melanie. >> of this is really devastation for two families. victims' family and suspects' family. cardell coleman saying he didn't coooe his son thisy.ccy,d imis >> t mor heou as he lost his life doing his job. >> the security guard face timing with his wife in the philippines monday before 5:30 a.m. at fitzgerald avenue when san francisco police say cardell mason coleman shot and killed him. in court today, coleman pleaded not guilty. >> devastating to me as a you know what i am saying, a single father. i raised him right. >> cardell coleman sr. says his son was visiting in the neighborhood where the crime occurred. police arrested coleman less than 24 hours later before 1:00 a.m. last tuesday. >> came running back into the building. dad, dad, dad. four, five police was behind hi stuff. >> sergeant mccray says surveillance video instrumental in making the arrest. >> technology, god for it. >> police have not said what the surveillance video shows. >> my condolence to the family. >> th

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with the story. melanie?> reporter: ama, proposition n was a close vote, 54% to 46% back in 2016. and that was following two failed previous attempts. supporters say this is an exciting day while opponents question where it could lead. this november will be the first election noncitizens can vote in san francisco. >> third time was a charm. >> school board member matt heaney was the co-author of the resolution endorsing the measure. he says the school board was in full support of it. >> i think it's critical that all of our families have an opportunity to have a voice in the governance after their schools. >> the move is precedent-setting. san francisco is the first city in the state to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. >> many of our public school families have come to the u.s. for opportunities like a free public education, and it is only right that they would have a say in who will be governing the education of their children. >> the measure passed in 2016. >> we want to give immigrant the righ

exct to hear.st of t live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc news." >>> harvey wine seen pleadsot guilty. the movie mogul was back in court facing a third sex crime charged. he was in handcuffs this morning. the arraignment follows new allegations he committed a sex crime against a third woman. he was previously indicted on charges involving two other women. >> any suggestion mr. weinstein raped anyone based on the overwhelming evidence i have in my possession already is a ludicrous suggestion. >> a judge released weinstein on jail. more than 70 women have accused the 66-year-old of sexual misconduct. weinstein's attorney says he's expecting more charges. >>> update on a bear we first told you about. so unhealthy, she lost all her hair. look at that. more ahead. >>> no more straws at starbucks. we will show you what you will get instead. >>> no more fog on the coast. sunshine and warm weather, coming up. >>> let's take a look at how your commute is going, heading to the bay bridge toll my dai need my blood sugar to stay in control. i need to shave my a1c. weekends are my time. i

in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> a judge has refused to extend a deadline that forcesrump administration to reunite young children with their families. however, some specific cases may be extended giving the administration more time to match dna. the order says 101 children under the age of 5 must be reunited with their parents by tuesday. and about 2,000 older children must be reunited by july 26th. specific cases that could be extended beyond tuesday include 16 children that have not been matched to their parents and 19 children whose parents are no longer in custody and cannot be reached and several cases in which the children have non-biological parents. some families have been reunited including one from guatemala and one from mexico. this weekend the two sides will try to determine which of the children can be excused from the deadline. >>> new this morning pleasanton police need your help to catch this man who engaged in lewd conduct. fremont police say it's possible the same man is connected to similar crimes in their city. they say he may be associated with a

. >>> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: police are calling him the ridehare rapist. >> it's completely premature to be talking about the facts as alleged. >> reporter: there's allegations according to to sfpd that he raped four women between 2013 and 2018 by posing as their ride share driver. as his victims left nightclubs and bars downtown. >> these assaults were violent raps, committed by a serial rapist, a sexual deviant predator not stopping until he was caught. >> reporter: lyft says we confirmed this person drove for lyft. we immediately deactivated him as soon as we learned. the dna evidence linked him to the assaults, and he was arrested this past thursday. the following day i.c.e. launched a d

melanie woodrow talked to a third person who was able to get away from the suspect. she'll have that and bart's response on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> new developments in the intensifying search for the missing iowa college student with bay area ties. investigators are hoping mollie tibbetts' fit bit will give clues as to what happened when he disappeared a week ago in iowa. after a week of desperately searching in this small town in iowa, the fbi is now on the scene, they're zeroing in on mollie tibbetts' digital footprint. >> she's very well connected to social media. we're using that to our advantage to gain any information we can. >> reporter: included information from her fit bit, which can capture gps data. the 20-year-old spent part of her childhood in oakland's glen view neighborhood before moving to iowa. she was last spotted going for an evening run in brooklyn, iowa where she lives with her boyfriend dalton jack. >> she probably has on her fit bit. she never takes it off. >> reporter: jack says the night she disappeared she was dog sitting at home, while he w

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