. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has a story you'll see only on seven do spider-man her captain america. how about hulk? >> hulk? >> five year old jojo loves superheroes. monday, the kindergartner had an adventure of his own after he wandered from del rey elementary school in san lorenzo during recess. after asking to go to the restroom, person on their line told me they were from the school and that jojo was missing . >> i said, what do you mean missing? we can't find him. and she asked me, does he like to hide? i go, did you call the police? she said, no, not yet. >> jojo's dad rushed to the school and he called me and said, yeah, they found him. >> he was on bachmann and a citizen had stopped and called the sheriff's department and waited with him. >> that citizen was angie williams, who was driving with her six year old daughter, faith, when she spotted jojo. >> so i turn this corner and i see him run right here and he's still running. but i'm waiting to see if there's a parent. no one came. so i turned around in the middle of the street attempting to block jojo.

. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has a story you'll see only on seven do spider-man spider-man. show her captain america. how about hulk? >> hulk? >> five year old jojo loves superheroes. monday, the kindergartner had an adventure of his own after he wandered from del rey elementary school in san lorenzo during recess. after asking to go to the restroom, person on their line told me they were from the school and that jojo was missing . >> i said, what do you mean missing? we can't find him. and she asked me, does he like to hide? i go, did you call the police? she said, no, not yet. >> jojo's dad rushed to the school and he called me and said, yeah, they found him. >> he was on bachmann and a citizen had stopped and called the sheriff's department and waited with him. >> that citizen was angie williams, who was driving with her six year old daughter, faith, when she spotted jojo. >> so i turn this corner and i see him run right here and he's still running. but i'm waiting to see if there's a parent. no one came. so i turned around in the middle of the street attempti

abc7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has been covering issues with the department since 2015. >> she's live in the newsroom with the latest. melanie >> kristen and dan, if this sounds somewhat familiar, it's because it is in june of 2020, the doj entered into an agreement with the vallejo police department just days after sean monterrosa was shot and killed. that agreement expired this past june. this new agreement ensures greater accountability and oversight. but california attorney general rob bonta announcing a new agreement with the city of vallejo and the vallejo police department. >> each of us is here because we are committed to serving and protecting the members of this community. the stipulated judgment outlines reform to vpd's policies and practices as it builds off a prior memorandum of understanding that expired in june. to date, the vallejo police department has substantially complied with 20 of the 45 recommendations as program for sure, but also not enough. >> the new five year plan requires the vpd to comply with all 45 recommendations, as well as additional refor

abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has the story. you'll see only on abc7 news. >> do spider-man. spider-man show her captain america. how about hulk? >> hulk? >> five year old jojo loves superheroes monday. the kindergartner had an adventure of his own after he wandered from del rey elementary school in san lorenzo during recess. after asking to go to the restroom, person on the line told me they were from the school and that jojo was missing . >> i said, what do you mean missing? we can't find him. and she asked me, does he like to hide? i go, did you call the police? she said, no, not yet. >> jojo's dad rushed to the school and he called me and said, yeah, they found him. >> he was on bachmann, and a citizen had stopped and called the sheriff's department and waited with him. >> that citizen was angie williams, who was driving with her six year old daughter, faith, when she spotted jojo. >> so i turned this corner and i see him run right here and he's still running, but i'm waiting to see if there was a parent. no one came. so i t

melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> a lot more to come today.his was the last day for the first philz coffee in san francisco. tonight you're going to hear from phil himself. >> also ahead, danny asked the recruiter explicitly do they care about about college degrees? and the answer was no. it's a clear no, not maybe. or if it's just no, only on abc seven news tonight, hear from the father of a high school graduate who got rejected by 16 colleges but got a job offer from google. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures spiking this week. i'll show you when some cities may actually see records coming up, when abc7 news at nine continues. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription. (music) this

. >> abc7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow dug into the reason why we're talking about two differentar problem. fast track mistaken charges. the good news is both have been able to successfully dispute the charges. the bad news, it's been going on for years and there might not be a long term solution on on any given day. there are dozens of cars on the max lot in san diego. the socal business buys and sells cars regularly. co-founder sean poore says some of the cars aren't even drivable yet. still, every month, he says his business receives mistaken bay area fast track bridge toll invoices. >> it's been going on for years. i mean, we've gotten at least 40, 50, maybe 60 tickets. tickets like this one, which identified a cell. >> max ford, based on the license plate read by fast tracks, optical character recognition software, but in actuality photographed a honda going over the san mateo hayward bridge. >> we just kept thinking, how the heck is this happening? >> and this one for a vehicle headed over the benicia martinez bridge with a license plate that was so difficult to read. it we

abc7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has been covering issues with the department since 2015. >>in the newsroom with the latest. melanie >> kristen and dan, if this sounds somewhat familiar, it's because it is in june of 2020, the doj entered into an agreement with the vallejo police department just days after sean monterrosa was shot and killed. that agreement expired this past june. this new agreement ensures greater accountability and oversight. but california attorney general rob bonta announcing a new agreement with the city of vallejo and the vallejo police department. >> each of us is here because we are committed to serving and protecting the members of this community. the stipulated judgment outlines reform to vpd's policies and practices as it builds off a prior memorandum of understanding that expired in june. to date, the vallejo police department has substantially complied with 20 of the 45 recommendations as program for sure, but also not enough. >> the new five

. >> if you were with us last week, i-team reporter melanie woodrow broke the story of a five year old boy lost by that school. a driver saw the boy in traffic and pulled over to help. >> tonight, melanie is here with the latest developments. melanie >> ama and dan, this little girl that was lost was lost inside del rey elementary school this past spring. according to her mom, she's now in a new school in the district. but there are still concerns, including from her own teacher, who has told parents she's not getting enough support from the district for students with special needs. >> i'm making a happy pumpkin when jenny robinson heard a little boy was lost by del ray elementary school on october 16th and found by a driver, a third of a mile away from the school, she immediately thought of her daughter, murphy i was really shocked and scared, shocked and scared that it had happened again. >> she says. last spring, eight year old murphy also went missing. >> they had to lock down the school because they couldn't find her and they had no answers if she was still on campus or not. so th

melanie woodrow joins me with how this happened and what's next for the school and family.oin us for those stories and more at 530 on abc7 bay area streaming tv. dan? all right, thanks karina. >> and you can download the abc7 app or head to abc7 news.com and join karina in two minutes. >> and if you're watching us here on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. for all of us, we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley and i'm omar daetz. >> we'll see you again at 6:00. for 89 years... believes in continuous improvement... like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients... and sizes to relieve your pain. salonpas. it's good medicine. my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose i

. >> abc7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow dug in on this for us and she's here with the latest. wow. >> seriously, dan and alma, we're talking about two different people here, but one similar problem and that is mistake in fast track charges is the good news is both have been able to successfully dispute the charges. the bad news it's been going on for years and there might not be a long term solution on any given day. there are dozens of cars on the cellmax lot in san diego. the socal business buys and sells cars regularly. co-founder sean poore says some of the cars aren't even drivable yet. still, every month, he says his business receives mistake in bay area fast track bridge toll invoices. it's been going on for years. >> i mean, we've gotten at least 40, 50, maybe 60 tickets. >> tickets like this one, which identified a cell max ford, based on the license plate read by fast tracks, optical character recognition software. but in actuality photographed a honda going over the san mateo-hayward bridge. >> we just kept thinking, how the heck is this happening? and this one for

the i-team's melanie woodrow joins me after she looked into why it's happening and what the metropolitan transportation commission has to say about it. plus, from walk on short stop to head coach, we're hearing from stanford university's first latino head baseball coach and his journey to get there. you don't want to miss it. join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. dan? >> okay, karina, thanks so much. >> and you can download the abc seven app or just head to abc7 news.com and join karina in two minutes. yeah, be sure to check that out if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for spencer christian. >> all of us we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. we'll see you >> i'm ama daetz. we'll see you again at. but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it

special needs was also lost by delray elementary school last week, i-team reporter melanie woodrow brokethe story of a five year old boy lost by that school. >> a driver saw the kid in traffic and pulled over to help. >> tonight, melanie is here with the latest developments. melanie ama and dan. this little girl was lost inside of delray elementary school last spring. she's now in a new school and ad in the same district. but there are still concerns, including from her own teacher, who has told parents that she's not getting enough support from the district for students with special needs. i'm making a happy pumpkin. when jenny robinson heard a little boy was lost by delray elementary school on october 16th and found by a driver, a third of a mile away from the school, she immediately thought of her daughter, murphy. >> i was really shocked and scared. >> shocked and scared that it had happened again. she says. last spring, eight year old murphy also went missing. >> they had to lock down the school because they couldn't find her and they had no answers if she was still on campus or not