abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez was the lucky one to get a preview. >> reporter: welcome to the museumco. come on in. if music is good for the soul, ice cream is therapy for the heart. the museum is really about the art of being happy. and each exhibit transports us to a time and place in our childhood. >> adults come in here and feel like kids. we've all done our job right. i think there's not many places out there able to do that. >> reporter: mary is the 25-year-old behind the museum of ice cream which popped up in new york and los angeles before coming to san francisco. there's the cherry on top room, where you think you've died and gone to heaven. and the gummy garden were botanists are working hard to of course you'll find trivia like how many licks does it take to finish a single scoop. about 25. i could do it in 20. which state produces the most ice cream in america? california. what are sprinkles made up? artificial coloring? not here. it's plastic. >> over made of antimicrobial germ block. when you leave the outside world, and come into this space, it's very freeing. >> repor

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> so jealous of lyanne. >>> coming up, a big day oneo. three rainbows are impossible. unless they were made by you. lucky charms. now with 3 new rainbow marshmallows. ♪ they're magically delicious at stanford health care, we can now repair complex aortic aneurysms without invasive surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for varicose veins. and if we can precisely treat eye cancer with minimal damage to the rest of the eye, imagine what we can do for glaucoma, even cataracts. if we can use dna to diagnose the rarest of diseases, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. >>> welcome back, everyone. here are the winning numbers from last night's $86 million mega millions drawing. tuesday night's jackpot goes up to $94 million. good luck. >>> the largest dog festival in the country will take place in san jose at this year's bark in the park festival. these are pictures from the previous festival. there will be a dog costume contest, done trag training, an vendors selling treats.

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez explains that if nothing is done, we'll all end up paying for it. >> spending on retiree health benefits for school district employees in california has nearly doubled over the past 13 years. these are the benefits that employees are entitled to from the time they decide to retire to when they actually reach 65 and are eligible for medicare. according to the legislative analyst office, some california school districts have a sizable unfunded liability when it comes to their retiree health benefits. so what does that mean? well, let's say i have a thousand dollars in future payment obligation, but up to now, i've only saved $800. this means i have a shortfall of $200. across all districts, the unfunded liability is 24 billion. on the top of the list is los angeles unified with an expected shortfall of more than $13 billion. and in the bay area, san francisco unified has an unfunded liability of $604 million. and west contra costa unified, $332 million. >> this kind of looms over us. so we always have to take into account what this is going to mean fo

live at sfo, leeann melendez, abc 7 news. >> leeann, thanks so much. bay area utility workers and firefighters are making their way to florida to help with relief efforts. one group of pg&e workers set off this morning for south florida. they feel a sense of duty to help other communities that could experience widespread devastation. >> i'm excited, nervous, there's a lot of unknowns. and looking forward to facing the unknown hurdles as they come towards us. >> just great for all of them to go. 50 firefighters with the urban search and rescue team flew out today. another two dozen are driving. they were headed home from houston when they got the call to turn around and head to florida. >> a team of bay area heroes returned home tonight after serving in hurricane harvey. they understand what lies ahead for their fellow team members who are being deployed to help with those in hurricane irma. janine de la vega has the story from menlo park. >> reporter: these firefighters are glad to be home. they have turned in their gear. it needs to be decontaminated

live at sfo, leeann melendez, abc 7 news. >> leeann, thanks so much. bay area utility workers and firefighters are making their way to florida to help with relief efforts. one group of pg&e workers set off this morning for south florida. they feel a sense of duty to help other communities that could experience widespread devastation. >> i'm excited, nervous, there's a lot of unknowns. and looking forward to facing the unknown hurdles as they come towards us. >> just great for all of them to go. 50 firefighters with the urban search and rescue team flew out today. another two dozen are driving. they were headed home from houston when they got the call to turn around and head to florida. >> a team of bay area heroes returned home tonight after serving in hurricane harvey. they understand what lies ahead for their fellow team members who are being deployed to help with those in hurricane irma. janine de la vega has the story from menlo park. >> reporter: these firefighters are glad to be home. they have turned in their gear. it needs to be decontaminated

the government was alleging it was because of this corrupt relationship that they had and so melendezsking in exchange for gifts and he is saying it was because he was my friend. >> former federal prosecutor and law school professor talks about the ongoing trial of new jersey senator

live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> and more reaction to the president's decision, jackie speier tweeted the end of daca will go down in history as wofr one of the most cowardly and cruel acts. and tim cook tweeted dreerms oig contribute to our companies and communities just as ever as you and i. apple will fight for them to be treated as equals. republican senator thom tillis says he's working on the conservative version of the d.r.e.a.m. act and tweeted my legislation will provide a fair and rigorous path for undocumented children to earn legal status. >>> south korea's navy conducting drills as the pressure mounts over north korea's nuclear program and the white house said all options are on the tabled. maggie rulli with the latest. >> reporter: north korea's taunting the u.s.ling their recent nuclear test a gift package. but the urs and .s. and allies fighting back promising to protect american citizens at all costs. president trump is allowing japan and south korea to buy more powerful weapons from the u.s. as south korea continues to carry out live fire exerc

this is a picture of melendez's childhood home completely flattened.ily only survived by hiding in a neighbor's concrete house. he is boarding up homes for free. >> it's traumatizing, you know? serious. this ain't no game. i feel for a lot of people that i can't help, that i can't get to because i'm only one guy, and my brother and i, you know. hopefully i made some type of change or i saved a life or two. that's all that matters at the end of the day. >> reporter: across southern florida, an ever widening mandatory evacuation order. people packing up, crowding roads and airports to escape the hurricane. but options in homestead 30 miles south of miami are dwindling, right with the gas supply. one by one, gas stations closing and boarding up. stay at your own risk, says florida's governor. >> we cannot save you when the storm starts. if you're in an evacuation zone and you need help, you need to tell us now. >> i got the big cans, the little cans. everything. >> reporter: kelsin bertrand is not heeding that order. bird trand wasn't alive when hurricane

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez was the lucky one to get a preview. >> welcom to the museum of icemusic is good for the soul, ice cream is therapy for the heart. the museum is really about the art of being happy. and each exhibit transports us to a time and place in our childhood. >> adults come in here and feel like kids. we've all done our job right. i think there's not many places out there able to do that. >> reporter: she's the 25-year-old behind the museum of ice cream, which popped up in new york and los angeles before coming to san francisco. there's the cherry on top room where you think you've died and gone to heaven. and the gummy garden, where botanists are working hard to keep it sweet. of course you'll find trivia here. how many licks does it take to finish a single scoop? about 50. i could do it in 25. which state produces the most ice cream in america? california. what are sprinkles made of? artificial coloring? not here. it's plastic. >> over 100 million sprinkles are in this pool. >> and germ free. >> made of antimicrobial germ block. >> reporter: the exhibit open

lyanne melendez with the story. >> reporter: so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers invited by nancy pelosi supposed to address the crowd but before they could, demonstrators turned into loud and disruptive rally. >> do you want answers? >> reporter: wouldn't allow discussion without the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the country. several attempts to have civil discussion but failed. >> you have the audacity to tell us you've been fighting deportation? >> yes, yes, yes i am. >> you are a liar. >> reporter: pelosi's security then escorted her out of the building. fellow congress woman barbara lee explains that democrats are address the issue piece by piece. >> it's extremely important. we recognize that injustice against one is injustice against all and doing everything we can. >> reporter: immigrant youths demanded that democrats include them in any discussions about immigration reform. >> back door deals. >> separates our family. it's important to be clear in the message. >> include them? >> our parents, exactly. >> reporter: last week president trump agreed in principle to

with american action for president -- then center for puerto rican studies edwin melendez talks about the current federal aid needed for puerto rico. and paul ryan on travel rules for public officials. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at seven eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> coming up tonight on c-span2, look at the first year of the trump presidency. then senate debate on the renomination of sec chair of -- and an election security task force on russian interference into the 2016 elections. later, a conversation with former virginia governor, douglas wilder on race relations. and a debate over removing confederate statues. >> next, a look at

the government was alleging it was because of this corrupt they had and hat o melendez was asking in exchange for gifts and he is saying it was because he was my friend. federal prosecutor and law school professor talks about ongoing trial of new jersey melendez on q & a. >> for the next hour, an history tv exclusive, our cities tour visited spokane, washington, to learn more about its unique history and literary life. or six years now, we have traveled to u.s. cities bringing the literary scene and historic sites to our viewers. can watch more of our visits on c-span.org slash citiestour. thing about bing crosby, is legacy and memory was that he was well balanced. he was not needing for fame. even seek it. it totally surprised him. in s often mentioned today general 20th century histories influenceshe calming on american history. he was the voice that people istened to in the 1930's on hard. when things were so that was bing's role in american be sort of ind of he next-door neighbor, commonsensical approach to, you know, life and so forth. he modelled that. goes back to his life nei

abc 7 news reporter leah melendez got a sneak peek this morning and posted this video on facebook. tickets will go on sale to the general public tomorrow. the trendy popup museum opens on grant street near union square on sunday after soldout runs in new york and los angeles. we put a link for tickets on our website, go to abc7news.com. i think a dive into the sprinkles pool would be really fun. >> i want to be the first one. >> right? not to mention the instagram likes you'll get. >> and the jealousy. >> yes, the jealousy. >>> folks outside of the bay area jealous for our weather for the coming weekend? >> probably should be. much drier out there. if you step outside now, the humidity gone. temperature is going it drop. going to feel like fall this weekend. warm sunshine that could reach the coast. bigger touch of fall next week. see the morning marine layer that brought drizzle to a few of us. you could see the highencroach. that's what's left over as you look from emeryville. looks hazy out there. may be a little hazy. not because of the humidity. di dupe dew points down thanks

. >> reporter: representative enrique melendez agrees even though he supported president trump during the election. >> where is the navy? where is the army? we need them right now. not next week. >> reporter: governor ricardo rossello is still in charge of the recovery efforts but is now getting more support from the military. >> we've been getting more assets, and we're showing it. >> reporter: fema says the island's geography is complicating the relief effort. but today president trump again praised the federal response. >> it's been incredible the results that we've had with respect to loss of life. people can't believe how successful that has been relatively speaking. >> i respectfully disagree with president trump. and i am sure that he is not getting the data that we are seeing in the streets. >> reporter: today acting homeland security secretary elaine duke visited the island. >> clearly, the situation here in puerto rico, after the devastating hurricane, is not satisfactory, but together we are getting there. >> reporter: but just outside san juan elizabeth reyes stood in the

after a three-hour wait, bertha melendez is empty-handed. >> i'm very mad because this is an emergency>> reporter: facing months without power, maria is now being called the biggest catastrophe the island has ever seen. authorities watching to see how much water pushes into this collapsed spillway. tonight, that evacuation is still in place. tom? >> eva, thank you. >>> hurricane maria tonight closing in on the east coast. but will it hit? rob marciano just back from puerto rico. rob, we got to keep >> it will get close to the u.s., but not a direct hit. right now, it's a category 2 storm, 400 miles southeast of cape hatteras. winds that extend 150 miles west. tropical storm watches posted. and heat across the eastern half of the country. the fifth day of 92-plus in chicago. they've never had heat that long, this late in the season. that cold front will cool us off, and push maria out to the sea, we hope. >> thank you. >>> and angela merkel voted in for a fourth term. but a strong showing for far right candidates. the alternative for germany party vowing to get our country >>> still ahe

after a three-hour wait, bertha melendez is empty-handed. >> i'm very mad because this is an emergency>> reporter: facing months without power, maria is now being called the biggest catastrophe the island has ever seen. authorities watching to see how much water pushes into this collapsed spillway. tonight, that evacuation is still in place. tom? >> eva, thank you. >>> and hurricane maria tonight closing in on the east coast. but will it hit the mainland? rob marciano just back from puerto rico. rob, we got to keep a close eye on maria. >> right now, it's a category 2 storm. 400 miles southeast of cape hatteras. a category storm by north carolina wednesday. and tropical storm watches posted for eastern parts of north carolina. cold front will kick it out. 92 degrees for five days in a row in chicago. that will kick maria to sea. >>> and the republican health care bill in critical condition. two gop senators already saying they will vote no on the bill to repeal and replace obama care. ted cruz and susan collins saying they won't vote for it either. mitch mcconnell says he still wants a

host: we are joined from new york by edwin melendez, with the hunter college center for puerto rico studiesthe director of that organization. thank you for joining us on "washington journal." guest: my pleasure. host: we sit here this morning from eight days or nine days after the impact of hurricane maria and puerto rico. you are in touch with people on the island, what are your biggest concerns this morning? guest:

$100 for brunch and drinks, again this sunday from 11:00 to 4:00, live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> seismic safety certains. concrete tower that rises out of the water. wayne freedman explains what it does and what experts are worried it might do in the event of a quake. >> reporter: lafayette reservoir, hills of contra costa county, place for running, standing and contemplating the local navy or admiring the architecture in the iconic tower. >> been there longer than me. >> reporter: 1927 as pictures show. as earthquake science evolved, what is good enough then is not now. tower is drainage device, directing flows of water out of the reservoir, a big bathtub plug. state is concerned in heavy earthquake worries tower might topple or break. downgrading from satisfy to fair. >> same as they were when they were built. >> reporter: chief engineer says the water district has known of potential design problems in ten years. could cause a leak sending water through highly populated and prosperous lafayette where initial reactions probably exceeded potential realities. >> the

leeann melendez is at sfo where some flight to florida will likely be canceled. >> but first, let's get with where the storm is now. >> reporter: here's a look at this powerful and dangerous hurricane,

leann melendez, abc 7 news. >>> developer is taking traffic action on a $20 million housing project inhe east bay. >> dan is here with a preview of his report tonight on abc news at 11. >> when tip came in i was began researching and able to confirm crews under -- they dug up the first one more than two years ago. several people who bought homes in freemont tell me the builder did not disclose what they found and how they're going to dispose of the remains. the company had a duty. >> if there are defects or problems with the property that could not be found through that reasonable diligence, the seller has the obligation to make that disclosure to the buyer because the seller has a greater position of knowledge. >> tonight i'll explain what builder is now offering to people who bought homes there, and i'll tell you what will happen to those remains. some 650 years ago. that's tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> coming up next, a first for fremont. plans to turn a old motel into affordable housing. >>> temperatures and fire danger on the rise. a closer look in the forecast coming up. >>

at sfo malia melendez. abc 7 news. >>> there was a heart aches here in the bay area. abc 7 news reporter janene del vega joins us live at a church. >> reporter: in the next hour, our lady of guadalupe church here in east san jose is expecting a crowd between 3 to 500 people, they're having a prayer group for the victims of the mexico in earthquake. inside our lady of guadalupe in east san jose the priest has put up a sign in spanish that reads ay forhe victims in the earthquake. max said his uncle was trapped in the building where he works. >> i think he's still in there. that's what my aunt told us. >> sf yo he survived? >> no nothing like that. >> reporter: the rising death toll and amount of destruction are prompting police in the south bay to help. >> they need to get money in there for the water, for the food, they need to stabilize thing, the infrastructure is falling apart. >> reporter: the office of the mexican consul late are -- the deputy consul is encouraging people to donate to the mexican red cross. >> this is an emergency situation, a crisis so we need t

$100 for brunch and drinks, again this sunday from 11:00 to 4:00, live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> seismic safety certains. concrete tower that rises out of the water. wayne freedman explains what it does and what experts are worried it might do in the event of a quake. >> reporter: lafayette reservoir, hills of contra costa county, place for running, standing and contemplating the local navy or admiring the architecture in the iconic tower. >> been there longer than me. >> reporter: 1927 as pictures show. as earthquake science evolved, what is good enough then is not now. tower is drainage device, directing flows of water out of the reservoir, a big bathtub plug. state is concerned in heavy earthquake worries tower might topple or break. downgrading from satisfy to fair. >> same as they were when they were built. >> reporter: chief engineer says the water district has known of potential design problems in ten years. could cause a leak sending water through highly populated and prosperous lafayette where initial reactions probably exceeded potential realities. >> the

julio melÉndez mÓvil home se lo vamos a agradecer muchÍsimo. ya estÁn en la mitad de la meta.en por más de 100 combinaciones de pastas, salsas e toppings. como el favorito de todos, chicken alfredo... más ensaldada y pan ilimitados. solo por tiempo limitado, en olive garden. ¡p¡dulce lavanda!r! ¡p¡dulce lavanda!r! ♪ dulce lavanda. poder limpiador. ♪ ¡limpieza poderosa! ¡aroma delicioso! por fin juntos. satcha:gracias por estar con nosotros. hoy es martes 26 de septiembre de 2017. les cuenta que puerto rico no se rinde ante la adversidad. falta de agua potable, alimentos y sin luz en gran parte de la isla. autoridades locales aseguran que a pesar de todo el cansancio, oficiales de policÍa continÚan trabajando intensamente desde el paso de irma, de igual manera casi 10.000 efectivos de fema estÁn desplegados en territorio boricua. la intensa lucha que libra el pueblo mexicano por levantarse tras el terremoto en el centro del paÍs, se hace mÁs diversa al cumplirse una semana del sismo. continÚan labores de rescate y han aparecido sitios web aplicaciones y hasta puestos de terapia

in san francisco, lee an melendez, abc 7 news. >> it was much warmer today. >> yeah it was. >> we'reng to take a look at the high temperature trend over the next seven days in oakland. the temperatures will be well above average, oakland which has an average high of 74 this year. much of the bay area are l see a shore drop in temperatures on friday. the temperatures bounce back up throughout the average range. live doppler 7 you can see we have mainly sunny skies across the bay area right now. this is a live view from amory vil. these are our forecast futures, autumn warmth, our post-summer warmth continues tomorrow. a high fire danger alert. we'll see muc cooler weath beginning on friday, and that's the good news. a live view from east bay hills camera looking through the golden gate. the poorest air quality tomorrow will be in the east bay and air quality will be moderate at best in other regions of the bay area. over night lows clear by middle, low temperatures in the upper 50s. cooler in the valleys where lows will drop into the low in mid-50st. tomorrow expect another day much l

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leann melendez, abc 7 news. >>> developer is taking traffic action on a $20 million housing project inhe east bay. >> dan is here with a preview of his report tonight on abc news at 11. >> when tip came in i was began researching and able to confirm crews under -- they dug up the first one more than two years ago. several people who bought homes in freemont tell me the builder did not disclose what they found and how they're going to dispose of the remains. the company had a duty. >> if there are defects or problems with the property that could not be found through that reasonable diligence, the seller has the obligation to make that disclosure to the buyer because the seller has a greater position of knowledge. >> tonight i'll explain what builder is now offering to people who bought homes there, and i'll tell you what will happen to those remains. some 650 years ago. that's tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> coming up next, a first for fremont. plans to turn a old motel into affordable housing. >>> temperatures and fire danger on the rise. a closer look in the forecast coming up. >>

i'm live at sf o, melendez, abc 7 news. >>> some vac wees return home today for destruction, no running water or electricity. crews are restoring power across the state but 9.5 million people remain without electricity. >> what can i tell you, you come home and see this, it's devastating. >>> police suspect a miami man died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator. 13 people died and the people affected by the storms is 56. more than 100 people were rescued from flood water in jacksonville florida five hours north of miami. >> happening tonight, dozens celebrities will be part of a special telethon to benefit those affected by hurricanes irma and harvey. george clooney, jaime fox, bejonz, oprah, reese whitherspoon and many will take part. it will raise money for texans and florida and those who have lost their homes. you can watch the hand and hand benefit at 8:00 tonight right here on abc 7. >> new at 6:00 that mister yoes smoke from san jose was in citation. potential fine will be worked out with the consul lat. the smoke was visual a day after the trump administration ordered th

. >> reporter: in san francisco, lee an melendez, abc 7 news. >>> central mexico has seen 19 earthquakes of 6 points or stronger in the last industcent. there are two folds that one boo each other causing large plates to break apart. central mexico as well as the bay area, keep in mind have many of these areas. >> mexico city is a large valley that has saw sentiment in it and so when the size mic waves from the earthquake come in they tnd to be amplified. >> the usg s says today's quake appearance to be unrelated to an 8.1 quake hit in september 7. you'll find guidelines for stocking and earthquake surviving kit and developing an emergency plan for your family. two things to do is use this opportunity to get this done at abc7 news.com under prepare norican. >>> hurricane maria is approaching puerto rico and it's already left a trail of destruction across other islands that were barely beginning to recover from hurricane irma. >> that's right stacey cohen has that story. >> reporter: for many in the caribbean it is the worst kind of deja vu. a massive category 5 storm that punishment ld t