melanie woodrow is there now. melanie, what is the latest? >> reporter: we were here outside for most of the day. we had crews on the opposite side of the fbi building here in san francisco on the golden gate side. we did not see dr. ford come in or go out of the building. they said oftentimes agents conduct interviews off sight at somebody's home or business. word spread it was possible she could be here, at least one woman came out to support her. >> it's the reason i came here. the fact that, obviously, she should definitely go to the fbi about death threats. very necessary. at the same time, she's being refused an investigation by the white house from the fbi about her sexual assault by potentially, allegedly, brett kavanaugh. i think that's a reason to protest and to support her. >> reporter: we reached out to dr. ford's attorney regarding the reported meeting with the fbi. we did not hear back. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> her sister-in-law was just here at abc 7 news a couple hours ago. this was her

that's where abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow joins us live. melanie? >> kristen, we're talking about alleged forged documents and permit fraud. the motive was to gain a competitive advantage. these three san francisco property at 147 marietta drive, 457 roosevelt -- they have one thing in common. according to a lawsuit filed by san francisco city attorney dennis herrera. >> you had a web of permit fraud and deception. at the center of that web is one company. >> that company is engineering firm santos and a route i can't associates. the allegation that they obtained permits for bathroom and kitchen remodels and they were excavated to add new floors and spaces below the existing structure. the spokesperson for the city attorney's office roderick owe santos a former president of the -- used his expertise and understanding to gain the system by saving on costs and increase speed. >> the fraud was perpetrated to get a competitive advantage. >> santos says he's being falsely accused and his job was to provide structural drawings for the projects. >> we don'

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in san francisco. melanie? >> reporter: kristen and dan, over my shoulder you can see a uniformed san francisco police officer. apple is one of several san francisco retailers that's now hiring uniformed officers. it's a move that seems to be making a difference. thieves targeting apple stores bay areawide, surveillance video capturing the heists in walnut creek, emeryville and santa rosa. the berkeley aim store also hit. this past sunday, burlingame well. the association president doesn't think it's a coincidence that the apple stores in union square haven't been targeted recently. both have uniformed police officers on site. >> it's an overall deterrent for these -- when they are casing these locations, whether or not they're going to go in and steal the products. >> reporter: hooded thieves hit august 22nd, gapping $19,000 in merchandise. the man who thought to take this cell phone video asked we not identify him. he says he could tell us they were going in and out of the store, something wasn't right. >> i

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is in the newsroom to explain. melanie. >> reporter: alma, this is the letter filled with demands that the attorney homeowners association says she received at noon today. the deadline to act is before the end of the week. >>> san francisco's department of building inspections has three new demands for the millennium tower homeowners association. repair a window washing crane by friday at 3:00 p.m., install an overhead protection system to protect the public from falling glass by thursday at 3:00 p.m., and conduct a field inspection survey of all units by friday at 3:00 p.m. to make sure no others have a fractured window glazing or curtain wall related issue. if the demands aren't met, d.b.i. says it will yellow tag the building. the demands follow reports of this cracked window in unit 36 b. >> this is a window system that is designed to withstand hurricane-force winds so this is obviously of serious concern. >> reporter: in response to the department of building inspection's new demands, the attorney for the mille

melanie woodrow live in the city showing us current traffic conditions from inside our van, melanie. >> reporter: exactly. we're live in the live truck, and we're going to flip a switch here in just a moment and show you what it looks like on main street joined us an hour ago, we're showing you the backup on free month street. it took ten minutes after our earlier live schott. so right now you're taking a look at the situation on main street. some of this, of course, is likely your typical friday commute, which is never a ton of fun, but some of it likely related to the fact that the center has been removed. workers in tie beck suits were clearing the way for temporary supports after workers discovered two cracked beams earlier this week. the shoring system design will be finalized over the next day. it will then be reviewed by a third party. >> you'll see first a shoring system that's on pads, basically right on the asphalt that will be all the way up to the bus deck. >> once the support system is in place, free month street will be reopened, though it's unclear how many lanes could

live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> all right, melanie, thank you. a homeless man is suing san francisco to change a state law that allows people's cars to be towed away if they have too many unpaid parking tickets. right now, local governments can impound someone's car if they have five or more overdue marketing tickets. homeless advocates claim that's unconstitutional. thousands of homeless californians live inside their vehicles, and they face other problems beyond losing a former shelter. >>> unfortunately, you know, you can go to jail for not paying the fine. so it's just yet another way the communities tend to criminalize people experiencing homelessness. >> one proposal would allow people to set up a payment plan for fines while getting to keep their cars. >>> if you drive or maybe take muni along san francisco's water front, rethink your plans tomorrow night. there will be detours and delays for a run put on by jp morgan chase. signs have been posted advertising that drivers of tomorrow's closures between 6:45 and 8:30 in the evening be warne

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> we do have a timeline on the vallejo kidnapping case. abc7news.com. >>> new uncertainty in washington, d.c. this evening over the suprem court nomination of judge brett kavanaugh. today, senate judiciary committee chairman, charles grassley said he's canceling the vote on kavanaugh's nomination. that of course, following the sexual assault allegations made against him by college professor christine blasey ford. kavanaugh denies ford's accusations. a hearing is set for monday where they've been invited to testify. acording to grass lee, ford has yet to confirm whether she'll be there. this comes as president trump sparred with democrats over their demand to have the fbi investigate ford's allegations. >> the fbi, john said, that they really don't do that. that's not what they do. >> we all signed on to this letter to demand an fbi investigation. but really, guess who is perpetuating all of these actions? it's the men in this country. i want to say shut up and step off. do the right thing. >> one person not at the hearing is mark judge who

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >> melanie, thank you. >>> interstate 5 in shasta county is back open, thanks to progress in the fight against the delta fire. authorities reopened one lane around 8:30 this morning in each direction. the fire has burned nearly 41,000 acres, and is 5% contained. homes along the i-5 corridor are still evacuated. >>> all evacuation orders are lifted for the snell fire burning in rugged terrain burning 40 miles north of napa. the blaze is 30% contained and it's burned nearly 2500 acres. no structures have been lost. the fire broke out saturday afternoon, threatening nearly 200 homes and prompting evacuations. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> the plans for someone to repel down san francisco's millennium tower to inspect a cracked window have been pushed back at least a month. engineers checked it out from the inside. lawyers working for the millennium tower association ruled out any foreign objects causing that crack. >> here today, one of the mediators assigned to this case suggested that the builders and their experts would like to do a j

melanie woodrow as covered the story since the beginning. >> melanie? >> reporter: the department of social services served oakmont senior notices to revoke the licenses of varena, which still has residents living there. oakmont senior living has 15 days to appeal and request a hearing. the -- it failed to protect senior residents. villa capri burned down during the october 2017 tubbs fire. in a scathing legal page notice dss details a lack of staff training. there were four staff members on duty overnight at villa capri for 62 elderly and disabled residents. the executive director deborah smith failed to ensure staff members were familiar with the emergency procedures. the four had never participated in a fire drill. dss says they left more than 20 elderly residents at villa capri the night of the fire. family member kathy allen helped rescue them. >> all i could think about was helping those people to safety. >> more than 20 residents would have perished. there were two care staff members and two maintenance staff members according to dss on duty over

melanie woodrow is live in the sales force transit center now with the latest. melanie? >> reporter: fremont street where i'm standing and the transit center will be closed until at least the end of next week. and for good reason. that's because the damage is above fremont street. the main crack approximately two feet, six inches. and another smaller crack on an edadjacent beam. this is the cracked steel beam workers discovered at 10:00 a.m. yesterday. >> the beam is basically supports the roof, the bus deck, and spans fremont street. it's holding up the bridge over fremont street. >> reporter: which is why they decided to close fremont street and the transit center. >> we will not open until we're 100% the issue is rectified, is corrected, and the building is safe. >> reporter: during their investigation last night, workers found a second crack. >> the adjacent beam to the beam in question also suffered some cracking. not to the same extent as the beam in question, but still has some cracking. >> reporter: this is what the beams looked like when they were installed in j

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >> melanie, thanks. a uc berkeley professor suspended after accusations of sexual harassment decided to retire. the paper says the decision was announced in an e-mail to the dean of the college. the professor was initially suspended for three years without pay, starting august 13th. he's accused of harassing a graduate student between 2012 and 2014. >>> still to come, local search and rescue. up next, first responders tell us what's different about hurricane florence than other disasters they've seen. >>> a popular ferry operator gets some powerful support. so it's full speed ahead for captain maggie. >>> the president announces new tariffs and one bay area company breathes a high of relief. >>> apple's new plan. if you're clumsy with your iphone, added piece of mind will not come cheap. >>> i'm at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created ac

live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> hi there, everyone. our scene is changing very much so with extra clouds around on live doppler 7 and some fog near the coast. here's a view of both of those from our mt. tam cam looking pretty cool. those temperatures, 58 in san francisco, it is 63 in oakland, 71 in san jose and 57 in half moon bay. our temperatures have begun to come down. is that a dramatic view or what, of the marine layer and the clouds just coming in, rushing in. 70 in santa rosa and 69 in napa. 84 in concord, 82 in livermore. our hot spots this afternoon in the low to mid-90s, along the coast in the low 60s. the cooling has starrted, but you'll feel it inland tomorrow. much cooler tomorrow around the bay and inland. better chance of seeing a few showers early next week. hour-by-hour we go. 7:00 tonight we have the fog and high clouds passing through. tomorrow morning's commute will include foggy areas. a little more widespread than we've seen in days past. then we fast forward to saturday. that's when at midnight clouds will begin

melanie woodrow as covered the story since the beginning. >> melanie?nt senior notices to revoke the licenses of varena, which still has residents living there. oakmont senior living has 15 days to appeal and request a hearing. the -- it failed to protect senior residents. villa capri burned down during the october 2017 tubbs fire. in a scathing legal page notice dss details a lack of staff training. there were four staff members on duty overnight at villa capri for 62 elderly and disabled residents. the executive director deborah smith failed to

melanie woodrow tweeted this photo of one of those cracked beams. you see it there.cted in january of 2016. there was also no crack when fire proofing material was applied a few months later. >>> the senate judiciary committee has received a declaration of another allegation. >>> president trump is back at the united nations general assembly today. this time chairing the u.n. security council meeting. and he's holding nothing back. here's abc news reporter maggie ruly. >> reporter: putting the spotlight on china. >> we found that china has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election. they do not want me or us to win because i am the first president ever to challenge china on trade. >> reporter: and doubling down on his speech yesterday condemning iran. >> the regime is the world's leading sponsor of terror. >> reporter: and praising north korea's dictator. >> i believe that chairman kim jong-un, a man i have gotten to know and like, wants peace and prosperity for north korea. >> reporter: today's strong words, a second take at a speech that provoked la

in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> thank you, melanie.here is new video of the fires obtained by abc news. you can see it on "nightline" just after 12:30 a.m. if you're not planning to be up late, set your dvr now so you don't miss it. >>> trying to find out what went wrong the night the fire sparked. they answered some questions and raised others. wayne. >> reporter: the report tells an interesting story as most people know. the fire caused a drop in water pressure that overwhelmed the system and it blew thrgh area. the report aims to keep it from happening again. there are lesso only for santa rosa but perhaps the rest of the state. there are places in santa rosa, even though the water flows people cannot drink it. blame the pollution from the fires. continuing to drink bottled water provided by the city. >> every two weeks. >> reporter: when pipes and homes melted the cancer causing chemical leaked into the water system, it's been fixed but not taken as long as expected and natalie finally had plans to rebuild. >> we had wide streets,

melanie woodrow is live from san francisco with the details on this story. melanie?e big question tonight. what caused this exterior panel of glass to crack on the 36th floor. building officials say they won't know for certain until they replace the window within the next week and open up the side of the building to get a better look. the leaning, sinking millennium tower has a new problem, a cracked window on the 36th floor. >> this is a window system that is designed to withstand hurricane-force winds. so this is obviously of serious concern. >> the city's department of building inspection took these photos. tom miller, the attorney for the homeowners association said the person who lives in 36b heard a loud pop in the middle of the night over the holiday weekend. it's the outside pane of glass that cracked. >> is that glass going to hold or is it going to be a falling object? >> the department of building inspection tells abc news an inspector has been through to the site three times. that inspector determined there is no imminent risk to pedestrians below, specif

in san francisco, melanie in woodrow, abc 7 news. >> there's been so many problems with that. >> i know. >> let's move on. >>> going to be a nice day? you said it's going to be sunny for folks. >> outside of the coast, a lot of sunshine on the way. temperatures starting to peak inland. as you head out tomorrow enjoy 56 in walnut creek, increasing clouds right now. that warmth peaking tomorrow means it gets cooler starting saturday and all the way to temperatures well below average for next week. a fall flavor to that forecast. a look at the cloud cover and you can see it's going to pull back to the coast a little bit faster today. there will be a few lingering clouds but not as many as we had yesterday during the lunch hour over the bay. you can see the white just blanketing the coast as we head into the afternoon hours. all right. as far as temperatures, let's see that southern spread once again in the south bay. 75p in milpitas, 80 cupertino and san jose to 93 in gilroy. 73 in santa cruz. head up to the peninsula upper 70s, 69 in millbrae. temperatures around 60 degrees at the coast t

. >> they're putting in a abc7 news report er melanie woodrow. >> reporter: we're doing this so you get a really good look at the traffic. we're being safe. there's a camera pointed at me that's fixed here inside the live truck and as we flip a switch, you see the other camera pointed out. i'm on fremont street. we're driving toward that road closure up ahead. i'm hoping you can see the flashing lights up ahead where free month street is closed and picat met i the transit center being closed and free month street being closed as well. workers spent the morning removing more ceiling utilities, and light fixtures from underneath the center on free month street, the effort to clear the way for temporary supports after workers discovered two cracked beams earlier this week. the shoring system will be defined over the next day. it will then be reviewed by a thirty party. >> so you'll see first here a shoring system that's on pads, basically right on the asphalt, that will be all the way up to the bus deck. >> reporter: once the support system is in place, free month street will be reopened,

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live at the store on chester street with the story. melanie? >> well, dan, you can see over my shoulder there is a uniformed san francisco police officer. apple is one of several retailers here in san francisco that is now hiring uniformed police officers. it's a move that seems to be working. thieves targeting apple stores in santa rosa. the berkeley apple store also hit. and just this past sunday burlingame as well. san francisco police officers association president tony montoya says it's statewide. >> but these things are happening from pasadena to pittsbu pittsburg. >> he doesn't think it's a coincidence that the apple stores in the marina and union square haven't been targeted recently. both have uniformed police officers on site. >> i think it's an overall deterrent for these -- when they are casing these locations whether or not they're going to go in and steal the products. >> in san francisco, retailers contract with the city, which in turn pays officers overtime for working these assignments outside of their regularly scheduled shift

live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >> all right, melanie.hank you. >>> now to other news, the latest on the controversy surrounding supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh. a vote on his nomination is set to happen by the end of this week. now, two women have publicly accused him of sexual misconduct. christine blasey ford of palo alto and deborah ramirez. the attorney for ramirez said tonight she is now willing to testify under oath to the fbi. on thursday, kavanaugh and blasey ford are set to testify before the senate judiciary committee. the committee fired a former sectisex crimes prosecutor, a woman, to question blasey ford. on friday the committee has scheduled a vote on kavanaugh's nomination. thursday's highly-anticipated hearing could well seal the fate of president trump's pick to fell the open seat on the high court. reporter omar jiminez with the latest. >> reporter: the countdown is on for a senate hearing that will likely decide the fate of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, and now republican leaders -- even kavanaug

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with the latest details kavanaughkavanaug kavanaugh -- ford's accusations. >> "washington post" investigative reporter and uc berkley graduate emma rau said she began speaking with her before the nomination. >> she was terrified about going public. she didn't want to speak on the record. >> this is a high school photo in 1983, a approximately a year after she says kavanaugh physically and sexually assaulted her at a party when both were teenagers. after kavanaugh's nomination she sent a letter through eshoo's office to senator fine tine stein. as reports about the letter surfaced last week, brown says she had a change of heart about her anonymity. >> she felt like people knew her name and somebody would likely out her. >> she also says ford disclosed the alleged attack to therapists in 2012 and 2013. >> in a time of me too, this is imperative, every single woman should be behind her 100%. >> reporter: karen fleshman is an activist who was arrested three times during kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. fleshman says she paid a

in vallejo, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >>> the venetia man suspected of being the nor cal rapistt court appearance today. roy waller was arraigned in sacramento on 12 kuntz of aggravated sexual assault in relation to an attack on two women in 2006. he was arrested last week after investigators say dna evidence tied him to the crime. police say the nor cal rapist is expect of at least ten assaults starting in 1991. in victim in that case and another assault in chico were in court today. >> it was incredibly important for me to be here to stand up for those who couldn't be here. >> i was the only one who saw his face for a really long time, and that's another reason why i wanted to come. i had seen his face when i was in fear. this time i get to see his face when he's in fear. >> waller is due back in court at the end of october and is expected to enter a plea. >>> new at 6:00, the search for this san francisco man who reportedly stabbed his girlfriend while she slept this morning. the victim is okay and was able to tell police what happened. the search is on though for 27-year-old

. >> melanie woodrow is live outside the hall of justice with the story. melanie? dan, the d.a.han 170,000 ride most of those are completed safely. it's the ones that aren't that may havefr prompanciscdi or gascon announcing the ride share with care campaign. the san francisco police department and ride share company uber joining the announcement. >> the safety features that are built into the uber app don't work unless you're in the right car. >> to that end, the campaign outlines three points. the first, verify the license plate number, color, make, and model of the car to the ride share app. second, confirm the driver's name before you provide your name, and make sure the driver matches the picture on your ride share app. and finally, share your location and destination with a friend, family member or someone you trust. >> this is a very safe service, right? it's just when things go wrong, they can go terribly wrong. >> the district attorney said there wasn't any one incident that prompted the campaign. he declined to comment today about the alleged ride share rapist case. in

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> thank you, melanie. >>> new at 6:00, governor brownired middle and high schools to start classes after 8:30 a.m. brown agreed with the bill's opponents who say class schedules should be left to local control, and that starting cool later could make it difficult for working parents to drop off their kids. supporters say a later start time is better for student health. governor brown signed the plastic straw ban into law this afternoon. what does that mean and when will it affect you? abc 7 news anchor kristen sze breaks it down for us. >> reporter: if you go to a full service, dine-in restaurant, they can no longer automatically give you a plastic straw. a customer has to ask for it. if a restaurant violates the law, it gets two warnings. after that, it's a $25 per day fine topping off at a maximum of $300 per year. the rule only applies to full service restaurants. it doesn't apply to fast food restaurants or take-out orders. critics argue it won't really help the environment and will only hurt people with disabilities. but supporters

melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >> new at 6:00, rodney halbower has been convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in san mateo county. the jury reached the verdict after deliberating an hour and 20 minutes. authorities believe he killed six young women in 1976. prosecutors charged him with the murders with the strongest evidence. two bay area lawmakers are hoping to make the work of police departments more transparent to the public. "abc 7 news" was in san francisco when the senators called on governor brown to sign two new bills. one would require departments the release body camera footage in officer-involved shootings within 45 days unless there's an impact on an investigation. skinner's legislation would give the public access to internal police records in similar cases. >> california is the only state that has denied any and all public access to investigative records related to police shootings, related to any number of incidents that really the public has the right to know about. >> both bills were supported by the american civil liberties union and are now on governor bro

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >>> a los angeles man is demanding answers after hisught fire spontaneously. it happened on monday. he had just gotten home from work. he park his 2017 x3 on the street in front of his home. >> my neighbor like 14 minutes later comes banging on our door, telling me our car was on fire. 20, 30-foot tall flames. it was pretty scary. >> the car was a loss. as you can see, the scorched asphalt that remains. last year abc news investigated similar bmw fires. none of the vehicles had open vehicles for fire-related issues, but then months later bmw issued two recalls involving one million vehicles over concern about the risk of fire for certain parts. >>> as you get your free snow cone today? a special celebration took place in downtown san francisco. the sf public utilities commission marked 100 years of clean power by giving away free snow cones. they came in flavors like bioblueberry and renewable raspberry and they were poured over ice cream mayed from edgy water. they have a history of practicing responsible, sustainable energy. >> we are

at oakland international airport, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> more aviation news.st jetblue, now united. checked baggage fees are going up by $5. the first checked bag will cost $30. united announced the increase today. jetblue announced its higher prices earlier this week. >>> package thefts have unfortunately become all too common in parts of the bay area. but the way the crimes are being committed, well, that's changing. abc 7 news anchor dion lim shows us the new way you may not have thought of. >> obviously, there is a pattern, and maybe even a network of people doing this. >> at first glance, what you see in these surveillance images isn't anything we haven't seen before. suspected thieves in san francisco appear to take packages that aren't theirs. >> it happens more often than say in suburbs. >> what's difference this time, how the suspected crooks entered the building. >> the man was nice enough to deliver the food before he came back and took the packages. >> at least two residents say they have ordered food through delivery app caviar. surveillance image

. >> melanie woodrow is joining us live with the latest in san francisco. >> reporter: we're not any closer today to knowing what caused these cracks, but we are closer to a solution. workers preparing a salesforce transit center for the installation of a shoring system that will alleviate the load on two cracked steel beams above fremont street. the transbay joint powers authority releasing a new photo today of the second smaller crack. to prepare for the shoring, crews removing ceiling panels, moving light fixtures and reloc of muni's overhead electric bus contact system. >> the current plan is to put the shoring system near the middle of fremont street so we can allow traffic on both sides of fremont street. >> reporter: the executive director says the shoring system will be different sized steel beams and columns from the bridge all the way down to street level. with fremont street currently closed, traffic testing commuters' patience. >> when i got off 80 on 7th street, it took me 45 minutes just to get like, what, half a mile from there to here. >> reporter: crews also testing

here is abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow. >> nike choosing colin kaepernick of its just do it 30thlose-up of kaepernick's face with the words "believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything." >> that's beautiful. it's exactly what it stands for. sacrificing his own job for something he believes in. >> he was the first to kneel for the national anthem. the move may have cost him his career. kaepernick filed a grievance, accusing the league's owners of snubbing him because of his decision to kneel during the national anthem. >> see being punished for taking a chance, speaking out about something that needs to be spoken about. >> it's important enough for you to believe. >> in not everyone believes. in september of 2017, president trump tweeted the issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. it is about respect for our country flag and national anthem. nfl must respect this. rick gerber questions why nike is celebrating kaepernick. >> what is he sacrificing? >> gerber says he doesn't believe the nfl included to keep him off the field. >> i don't think the nfl has a s

. >> melanie woodrow is live at the scene with incredible dash camera video of the crash. melanie?er: that video in just a moment. you can see over my shoulder the broken glass at a drycleaner that was here where this bus crash happened. he said he just installed a dash camera in his vehicle a couple of months ago. he told us if he didn't have the video you're about to see, he wouldn't believe what happened. this is the view from the dash camera as he was driving west on lombard street to a 6:00 a.m. yoga class. >> suddenly i saw a big bus coming from the other side, jumping over and coming my way. and i was literally shocked. >> reporter: without skipping a beat, he slowed down and pulled over left. >> i don't know what to say now. >> reporter: the 66-year-old long-time bus operator crossed over the median and crashed into a tree and building under construction. the driver was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. three passengers were also transported. another surveillance camera on lombard street captured this angle of the crash. they say they heard a big bang.

let's get to melanie woodrow live from millennial tower with how the homeowners association has met theinspections demand. melanie. >> reporter: larry and ama, a yellow-tagged building would have meant restricted access, and that restricted access would have been set by the department of building inspection, but that's not what is happening here tonight, in part because of what you see over my shoulder, scaffolding. the other reason is 36 floors up. with a 3:00 p.m. friday deadline looming, millennial tower homeowners association made good on its promise to the city. >> crisis averted, so we're able to give db i what they wanted in terms of their demand. >> reporter: including taping up and securing the cracked millennial tower window as well as ee racketing scaffolding around the building in case of falling glass. the attorney, tom miller, says there's one demand the hoa could not meet. >> there's no way we can expect 416 units, the city has basically giv

. >> let's get right to melanie woodrow with a story you'll only see here. melanie?the idea for this story came from social media when a friend of mine posted a picture of a vehicle covered in writing, appealing to potential criminals to give their family a break. turns out not once, not twice, not even three times. felix and his wife had their vehicle broken into four times over a year and a half. so they took pen to glass, writing on the windshield, thank you for let thing glass remain unbroken. we are a poor family with two kids. no value is inside, except diapers. >> maybe they feel pity. >> reporter: on the driver side window, no valuables inside, except baby's milk. and the rear passenger window, nothing to take in this war, thank you. they learned what would take the hardway. the first break-in, they lost $1,500 in sporting goods. >> i think it's my fault. >> reporter: the second break-in, just bag. but that third break-in -- >> my passport and social security, working

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >> melanie, thank you. >>> developing news near redding. the delta fire has forced the closure of interstate 5 in both directions. the fire broke out more than a week ago and closed i-5 for almost six days as you may recall. the fire has burned 90 square miles. it is 17% contained. >>> new at 6:00, catholic leaders in san jose are working to be more transparent about sexual abuse by priests. bishop mcgraph released a statement saying, a diocese plans to release names of priests believed to have abused minors. we stand with the victims and survivors and families. we can't defend priests perpetrators and those who enable or protect them. >> we don't change the path that we're on today, the future of humanity is at stake. >> star power, the governor, and demonstrat demonstrators. it's been a busy day two of the global climate summit here in san francisco. lyanne melendez is live with more. >> reporter: well, today, two protesters were arrested, cited, and later released. just another day in san francisco. meanwhile, inside, the governor made i

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >> melanie, thank you. >>> now check out this accident in dublin today. it happened just before 7:00 this morning. officers tweeted out this photo saying the driver will be okay, and no one else was injured. >>> a former police officer is being held on $250,000 bail after allegedly trying to run down police officers during a confrontation at gilroy high school. the suspect is 42-year-old chad browning. he worked with the hollister police department in 2007. his crime spree began when he stole a car in fresno. officers confronted him at the high school not far from where children were playing tackle football. some parents got involved, throwing tired at the suspect to stop him. browning drove directly toward an officer who opened fire. browning lost control and crashed and surrendered. >>> a house fire could have been a lot worse. it broke out in the garage of a house. the two cars inside, a prius and tesla, were heavily damaged. because of the potential hazards from the batteries in the cars, the fire department will work with the homeowners to make sure

. >> melanie woodrow live from millennium tower with the latest on what's going on. >> reporter: it would a case of a restriction, one the building inspector would have define, but crisis averted. that is not the case and that's because of what you see over my shoulder, that scaffolding. the other reason this building is not being tagged is 36 floors up. our abc news camera was pointed as the window was cracked, one of the city's three demands issued by the department's building inspection. another to erect scaffolding around the building to escape falling glass. >> crisis averted. we were able to give dbi what they wanted. >>> tom miller said there's one demand the hoh could not >> they have given us more time. >> reporter: more time after the department of building inspection threatened to close the building if the demands weren't meant. they said it would not take any immediate enforcement action unless the situation changes. the hoa says it cost $150,000 to install the scaffolding. on top of that there's a $1,200 monthly cost to keep it here not to mention the esthetics of it all. >>

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >> all right, melanie. thank you. >>> cal fire report out today highlights the dangers of fighting forest fires. we have learned the plane that dropped fire retardant on a firefighter killed on the ground was flying way too low. "abc 7 news" reporter wayne freedman has seen that report and wayne joins us live from sonoma county. wayne. >> reporter: when crews are on the fire lines you might compare it to a battlefield. you might compare what happened here to the fog of war, a combination of circumstances, a crew in the wrong place at the wrong time with the disastrous result. >> we all remember the somber send-off of ba talan chief from draper, utah last month. a motorcade, an honor guard, a salute as his body returned home, and there were questions about what happened. we already knew that burchett died and three others were injured during a drop in the mendocino complex fire on august 13th. this plane may have been involved but not this pass. a report reveals the plane in too low due to an unseen rising h

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> bill cosby was back in court today for his sentencing hearing. he faces up to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman more than 14 years ago. the hearing began today with a debate over whether the court could designate him a sexually violent predator. that designation would make cosby subject to mandaryfetime whereabouts. >> the evaluation that was offered by the boardhrough the witness was that he should be classified as a sexually violent predator. >> the now 81-year-old former comedian was convicted in april of three felony counts for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2004. he will not make a statement when the hearing wraps up tomorrow. >>> the future for deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is murky after sources say he headed to the white house today expecting to be fired. >> that didn't happen, and rosenstein is still on the job, at least for now. here's the latest. >> i spoke with rod today, and we're going to have a meeting on thursday when i get back to the white house. we want to have tra

. >> melanie woodrow has the story. >> denise hoskins will come face to face with mueller again.f forcible rape, robbery, burglary and false imprisonment. in connection with the 2015 vallejo kidnapping. when huskins and her fiance take the stand during the preliminary hearing, muller will cross-examine them. saah san low county chief district attorney -- >> we're preparing as if the victims will be testifying. >> proposition 115 protects victims liekhus kins and quinn from being

a council member said damages could reach a half million > n francisco's millennium tower, melanie woodrow>> at the white house, president trump is saying bob woodward's book is a book of fiction. on capitol hill right now brett kavanaugh's nomination hearing is reaching its tenth hour. janai norman is live in washington, d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: well, ama, we haven't seen fireworks today like we did yesterday during brett kavanaugh'sfiat y less contentious. protesters chanted, yelled and interrupted day two of judge brett kavanaugh's supreme court confirmation, but that didn't stop senators from getting down to business. >> you are a republican, is that true? >> i register -- >> okay, you work for a lot of republicans, like the president. >> yes. >> for hours senators grilled the e mor issue he was facing, abortion. >> i understand the importance people atatach today roe v. wad decision. i don't live in a bubble. i live in the real world. >> reporter: a top concern for democrats is where he stands on presidential powers in the event the supreme court hears cases related to the p

live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >> thank you, melan. dreiew 7 wasveru odn see ith sht outside the transit center. traffic wasn't too bad when we were overhead, but that's probably because more people knew about the closure today. now, b.a.r.t reported ridership almost 5% higher than usual today, but it was expecting an increase anyway because of the dream force convention underway in the city. >>> san francisco mayor london breed visited the center herself today to see the site and to talk to people about what is being done. in a series of tweets the mayor said, quote, someone needs to be held accountable once the cause is determined. >>> let's take another live look at the transit center from sky 7. you can see the roof top park there. and it is -- so far we know what happened but not the why or how. now, there could be three reasons behind the problem with the beams. experts say it could be the fabrication, installation or design. the beams were fabricated by eric steel in stockton and will go undergo testing. wade friedman spent the