. >> reporter: but this was the man on the other end of the phone: comedian john melendez, >> posinghe new jersey senator as a practical joke for his s tuttering john" podcast. as it was a lot easier than i could have ever imagined. >> reporter: after initially being rebuffed by the white ftuse switch board, melendez claims he was eventually patched through to jared kushner, the s soident's son-in-law and advisor, who said the president ad would call him back. melendez said, 20 minutes later, he was connected to president trump. >> i think we can do a real immigration bill. we have to have security at the border. bi have to have it. e it was definitely him. there's no way they're going to deny it. >> reporter: asked for a response, the white house has tt denied the incident, telling nes news, "we are not engaging on this at all." the white house did call the office of senator menendez thursday, warning of an impersonator who called the president, according to a source familiar with the call. john melendez tells us the entire incident, from his first jotempt to actually speaking with

lyanne melendez is live on sloat boulevard to dache for the cityd the state. people drive as if it were one big highway. in fact, it is a highway. hhway. there have been six pedestrian deaths in the past ten years on sloat boulevard, the latest earlier this week, a 69-year-old man crossing at sloat and 36th avenue when a car hit him. the hawk beacon crossing system was in place. it's a safety design made to protect pedestrians, but most agree because it's new it can be confusing. >> people really didn't get it, you know, like what am i

comedian john melendez said attorney michael avenatti will represent him. anat's the same attorney that represents stormyls. this meeting comes after melendez called trump on air pr force onceending to be bob menendez. here's a short bit of the call when e president tipped his hand on the supreme court nominee. >> we have some great choices d it will be done over 12 to 14 days. >> the white house w't confirm that call happened. but the secret service is likely going to look into how the comedian reached the presidt and if he poses a threat. >>> mexico just picked its next president. millions voted in yesterday's historic elections, the largest ever held in the country. mexico's relationship with the united states was a key issue ic this especially when it coes to immigration. the president tweeted last night, congratulating the new mexican leader. o will take power december 1st. >>> you may have tend more money on the fourth of july staples, like ketchup for your hot dog. canada is hitting back, imposing tariffs from the trump administration, with its own t

comedian john melendez said attorney michael avenatti will represent him. that's the same attorney that represents stormy daniels. this meeting comes after melendez called force once, pretending to be boe men this is when the president tipped his hand for a supreme court nominee. > we have some great choices and it will be done over 12 to 14 days. >> the service is likely going to look into how the comedian eached the president and if he poses a threat. >>> mexico just picked its next president. millions voted in yesterday largest elections, the ever held in the country. mexico's relationship with the united states was a key issue this race, especially when it come to legislation. the presidentla tweeted st night, congratulating the new mexican leader. he willa power december 1st. >>> you may have to spend moree moon the fourth of july staples, like catketchup r your hot dog. the tariffs hit u.s. consumer goods and other kraft/heinz products that facefs tar other products face 25% tariffs. >>> now, to an update on an 81-year-old georgetown university gradua

i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> we shall see. we'll get our banners. >>> battling it out at at&t park. >> baseball diamonds, not a rugby environment. >> forget baseball for now, it's time for rugby, people flogging to see the first rugby world cup. >>> some are calling it notes of nuclear, how radioactivity is ending up in california wine. >>> robin williams' personal belongings headed to the auction block. >>> i'm michael finney with free beverages (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ >>> rugby is growing big time in san francisco, play began in the rugby world cup sevens this morning. an international event, and wayne freedman is getting a good sense of what it's all about. >> reporter: they tell us you have not lived until you've consumed a beer while wearing horns on your head, and drinking from one. what did that come out of? >> from an ox. >> reporter: if you seek the

lyanne melendez is live outside the store in berkeley, which has been hit several times, right? >> reporter: this store has been targeted the most, four times this month. but, of course, they're not the only ones, like you said, and i have the complete list. walnut creek, stanford, santana row in san jose, gilroy and the hillside shopping center in san mateo. police suspect they may all be related. three women were caught on surveillance video stealing thousands of dollars worth of leggings at this lululemon store in berkeley, the fourth time the store has been robbed in the past nine days. they're quick, and they have a getaway car. police don't know why they target this store. >> well, there is easy access to the freeway. but in actuality, i don't know what the reason is, truthfully. >> reporter: lululemon has a policy that once a chief has walk -- other stores have been robbed in the same fashion. >> we know many are related. >> reporter: the wall nut creek store robbed twice, the second time police managed to grab the three people allegedly involved. two women and a man a bl

abc 7 news reporter leanyanne melendez is live with the story. >> reporter: well, you know, this is a man who has lived, he told me, on the streets for years. so, you know, it's very complicated, making that transition. that will take a lot. and the people helping him also know that it's, like i said, much more complicated than just moving him into an apartment. he told me his name is greg, but most everyone here calls him drew. he's become a permanent fixture at lakemer it. people seem to have gotten used to looking at a pile of his belongings stashed in one corner. it was this notorious video that shed light on his situation when a man was caught trashing his stuff. outraged, some in oakland decided they could no longer stay on the sidelines. a gofundme page was sets up raising $14,000. we talked to community leader kenzie smith, to set up housing for a year. >> we're not taking anymore donations at this moment. the reason why we actually sat down with someone and found an apartment for drew. >> while noble, is that practical? >> during our conversation with drew, he does in the hav

comedian john melendez tweeted this out last night. he says attorney michael avenatti is representing him this morning for a meeting with the secret service. avenatti is the same attorney who represents stormy niels. this meeting comes after plen melendez allegedly called president trump on wednesd on air force one pretending to be senator bob melendez. >> we have some great choices and be done over the next 12 to 14 days. >> the white house won't confirm that the call actually happened, but i a looks if the secret service is investigating how the comedian reached the president and if he posed a threat. >>> mexico just picked its next president. leftist candidate andres manuel lope lopez-obrador is declaring victory this morning. millions voted in yesterday's historic election. the largest ever held in that country. mexico's relationship with the ited states was a k issue in the race, especially when it comes to immigration. lopez-obrado pledged to stand up to president trump during his campaign. the president tweeted last tght, congra

lyanne melendez. abc 7 news. >>> lyanne, thanks very much. a new era in the city and certainly mayor breed has her work cut out for her. there's a lot of big issues to deal w one of the biggest is the cost of housing. a recent report by the real estate agency pair gone found that the median price of a home soared by $205,000 in the first half of this year. pair a gone says that's the biggest jump in city history. it means the average home price is $1.5 million. housing is just one of many challenges facing the new mayor, of course. we want to know what you think, too. which issue do you think the mayor should tackle first? crime, traffic, homelessness or housing that we just talked about. we're tabulating votes in real time. you can see them coming in on the bottom of your screen in real-time. what issues should the mayor tackle first? homelessness at 59%. more and more people the last few months have been talking about the homeless crisis in the city. housing in at number 2. we'd love to hear from you. we'll take your votes through the end o

the comedian is john melendez who goes by the name stuttering john.he says he was connected with air force one after pretending to be senator bob melendez who was recently acquitted on fraud charges. here is audio from the comedian's podcast. >> hi, bob. >> hey. how are you? >> how are you? congratulations on everything. we're proud of you. congratulations. great job. you went through a tough, tough situation, and i don't think a very fair situation, but congratulations. >> all right. so they also asked about immigration and the supreme court. nbc has not confirmed that the call actually took place or that the voice was that, in fact, of president trump. the white house did not comment on the call but did not dispute the comedian's account. "access" reports that white house staffers are freaking out how easily melendez made it through two screen calls before jared kushner returned the call from air force one. a person inside the white house tells "politico" it was kushner who routed the call to the president. meanwhile, the comedian says he has hired

comedian john melendez said attorney michael avenatti will represent him. that's the me attorney that represents stormy daniels. this meeting comes after melendez called trump on air force once, pretending to be bob menendez. here's a short bit of the call when the president tipped his hand on the supreme court nominee. >> we have some great choices and it will be done over 12 to 14 days. >> the white house won't confirm that call happened.he but secret service is likely going to look into how the comedian reachethe president and if he poses a threat. >>> mexico just picked its next president. millions voted in yesterday's historic elections, the largest ever held in the country. mexico's relationship wi the united states was a key issue in this race, especially when it comes to immigration. president tweeted las night, congratulating the new mexican leader. he will take power december 1st. >>> you may have to spend more money on the fourth es july stapllike ketchup for your hot dog. canada is hitting back, imposing tariffs from the trump administration, wi

i believe that mcdonald's is planning to do exactly the same and they all targeting eco friendly melendez now in the hope to gain new customers . yes that's pretty much behind it is a p.r. move obviously of course mcdonald's is showing some environmental responsibility here too but generally of course the environmental footprint of donalds is still huge their public health record might be dismal but they want to move a little bit away from that image or at least they're doing something and they want to do more not only banning just plastic straws but by twenty twenty five they want to make all their packaging recyclable. out of there with mcdonald's and starbucks in frankfurt are there thank you very much for bringing us up to date. that's your business update here on t.w. . check our twitter feed all visit us on facebook says in. touch. quote. move. for the crazy tournament the twenty eight team world congressman so far. let's take a look at how the quarter finals mention what's coming up this week. is going to win the title game russia check it out. cohen. how our. current plans. to. mo

the pakistanis actually support imran khan that there isn't too much scope for protests and the pm melendez already come out saying that they won't boycott the government so i've got a feeling that things will move ahead and that things won't get too violent here. who more about imran khan is a rather unusual figure in pakistani politics a cricket star known for a jet set lifestyle and now a politician promising change. indeed he has gone through quite a change hasn't he started off as a playboy he is also a national hero his team won the one thousand nine hundred two cricket world cup that definitely made him one of the most well known pakistanis but he shifted his playboy lifestyle work to entered politics about twenty years ago he turned conservative if you also embrace islam missed some stuff has a soft spot for the taliban so quite a change there from playboy to socially conservative corruption politician who's been on the sidelines of pakistani politics for more than twenty years now and now says chance to prove himself and to show what he actually wants to do for pakistan and only wh

lyanne melendez talked to one of the bay area survivors of the shooting. >> everybody around us got shoto people to the left and right of us died. >> kim schubert survived the route 91 harvest festival shooting. she is considering filing a lawsuit against mgm resorts international, which owns the mandalay bay hotel. the shooter used one of their rooms to fire from the 32nd floor. mgm now wants a federal court to rule that it can't be held liable for what happened last october 1 based on the safety act of 2002. after 9/11, congress passed a law stating that private security companies are protected even if they fail to prevent a terrorist attack. >> mgm was not a certified security provider, but i understand that their outsourced security vendor was. >> that security vendor was hired by live nation entertainment and mgm. here is part of mgm's statement. congress provided that the federal courts were the correct place for such litigation relating to incidents of mass violence like the one where security services approved by the department of homeland security were provided. mgm also claims

lyanne melendez is there. how many times has that particular store been hit? >> reporter: four times. the first time it was hit was back on july 11th. recently on july 20th. so last friday. now, police here in berkeley say this has been a real challenge for them. now, of course, there is the highway close by. so that makes for a quick getaway. but other than that police say they have no idea why this particular store is being targeted. here's surveillance video released today by berkeley police helping it will help solve the four robberies that have occurred this month inside the lululemon store on fourth street. the robbers have taking more than $50,000. each of these leggings costs on average $100. >> they will enter the store in a group of two or three and they'll come in with a bag and start filling the bags with items. >> they have a policy that once a thief has walked outside, employees are not allowed to chase after them. >> we know that many of them are related. i cannot say that they're all related, but many of them are. >> walnut creek store has been

lyanne melendez explains. >> reporter: the homeless encampments and drug addicts have become more visiblevershadowing the many landmarks that makes san francisco unique. groups that hold their conventions here continue to take notice. >> if people start talking about san francisco in a negative way like that, we have great concern than, and great concern about the future long-term impact. >> reporter: chicago has the most medical associations in the country. oe of those associations heard from its members about how unsafe they felt in san francisco. so while they are booked for this year and 2023, they will no longer hold future conventions here, conventions held at moscone for about $1.7 billion into the local economy. the fear is that once a group decides to withdraw, other event planners across the country may reconsider. >> i actually had to step over a dead body at one of the bus stops. >> rob is a tech industry analyst. we spoke to him via skype. >> it's a lot easier for them to do it in santa clara or san jose, and a lot of them have defaulted to las vegas. >> the san francisco tra

in san francisco, leann melendez, abc 7 news. >> now an accuweather update. >> i'm meteorologist frances dinglasan. you can see that with live doppler 7 in the satellite image. notice, it spilled in from the coast into parts of the east bay. here's a live shot, and you may need to use your wipers and there was a bit of mist. temperatures right now are in the 50s and 60s. oakland, 60 and san jose milder and half moon bay, and check out this beautiful shot. you see some of those low low lw and temperatures are climbing. santa rosa, napa, novato and fairfield, and livermore, and that's where we'll see the warmest temperatures this afternoon where it's already clear. live shot over san rafael. here's the forecast for today. we have foggy, misty areas this morning, but then we have typical summer weather this weekend which means sunshine this afternoon and also wide range of temperatures. there's something for everyone from the coast, 60s all of the way to the 90s inland and here's how the forecast animation plays out. in the next hour we'll still see the low clouds into parts of the north ba

leann melendez has the details. >> reporter: it was "us weekly" e date oth royal visit, cominga, some time early in 2019. >> we know they want to meet with ceos and especially female entrepreneurs in silicon valley to raise awareness to the foundation and see if they can start working more closely with them. >> it is not clear who will orchestrate the vision, and we know meghan markle is good friends with serena williamsban reddit. >> i would be surprised if they wouldn't get together when they're out here and maybe she will be a conduit for that. >> the royal couple wants to sit down with female tech entrepreneurs to encourage their involvement in the industry. at this point, one can only speculate who that may be. >> she calls herself a feminist. she's done ted talks and she's a philanthropist. i think in that spirit, a lot of people will want to meet with them especially young women. >> karina cabrera mel crow eighted the reach mama network which provides working moms of color with the support they need to take on leadership positions industry. according to forbes magazine, women o

lyanne melendez tells us why it's more popular than paypal or apple pay. >> reporter: chinese touristse never had a love affair with credit cards like americans do. chinese visitors use cash or more recently, ali pay, the world's largest mobile payment platform. owner of fog harbor w. >> the server would open up the app on the device, enter the dollar amount of the check, hit pay. >> reporter: after the guest leaves a tip, he or she opens the app on their phone and brings up a qr code which is scanned. the receipt is immediately printed, taking a lot less time than a credit card transaction. >> a lot of times when there is a language barrier, people feel very comfortable using what they're accustomed to in their home. this was one way we could make them feel comfortable in our establishments. >> reporter: why is he so invested in more money in san francisco than visitors from any other country. $1.4 billion in 2017. that information comes from the san francisco travel association. they also predict that by 2020, one in every four visitor dollars spent in san francisco will come from a

in san francisco, leanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> the generic version made by tiva pharmaceuticals iser parts of the developing world, but not here. with that, thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >>> we just wanted tom justice, some fair justice. and we don't feel that, in our opinion, that was fair justice. >>> the search for justice comes up short for some. the criminal case in the oakland's deadliest fire is all but over. we have live team coverage coming up. >> firefighters keep an eye on the wild fire year lake berryessa, scorching 70,000 acres. the fight in the air and on the ground could take days. >>> neighbors turning to neighbors, and turning in neighbors. the crackdown on illegal fireworks in san jose is in full swi swing. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> 19 months after fire rips through an oakland warehouse killing 36 people, families get a small measure of justice today. the two men accused of creating what some call the death trap agreed to a deal that will send both of them to prison for several years.

. >> lyanne melendez spoke with k volunteers. >> reporter: these two women arrived after spending a week in the catholic charity's respite center. their time was braeief, but the memories last a lifetime. >> the overwhelming emotion of people seeing, we're going to get a shower. >> hundreds of people a day go through the respite center. they sleep in a proper bed. >> these are all people seeking the safe haven for their families. that's all they want. they are not criminals. >> reporter: turk is a member of a group called the mcgowan 12, which recently accompanied congresswoman jackie speier where they donated goods inside a detention center. when they leave there they must wear an ankle bracelet, which acts as a tracking device. >> they're really bulky, dehumanizing, because they are battery run and have to be recharged every 12 hours for the whole time until their court date. >> that could takes months or years. also joining them was a group of students from usf. in fact, they brought with them this banner symbolizing justice and hope and placed it on a border wall. >> five or six or s

lyanne melendez is live on sloat boulevard to dache for the cityd the state.ig highway. in fact, it is a highway. hhway. there have been six pedestrian deaths in the past ten years on sloat boulevard, the latest earlier this week, a 69-year-old man crossing at sloat and 36th avenue when a car hit him. the hawk beacon crossing system was in place. it's a safety design made to protect pedestrians, but most agree because it's new it can be confusing. >> people really didn't get it, you know, like what am i supposed to do, it's flashing yellow, flashing red? >> reporter: here's how it works. the pedestrian presses the crossing button. that activates the yellow lights that tell the driver someone is ready to cross. a few seconds later red lights start flashing, then the signal turns solid red, drivers must stop. chenn this case, crossing tientt without using the hawk system. once the pedestrian is done crossing, the signal goes to flashing red, which means they can proceed with caution. but some drivers didn't know what to do. san francisco supervisor katy tang pos

leann melendez has the details. >> reporter: it was "us weekly" which reported on the upcoming visit america," the day of the royal visit, some time in early 2019. >> we know that they want to meet with ceos and especially female tech entrepreneurs out in silicon valley to raise awareness to the royal foundation and see if they can really start working more closely with them. >> it's not clear who will orchestrate the visit, but we know meghan markle is good friends with tennis star serena williams whose husband is co-founder of reddit and both attended the royal wedding. >> i would be surprised if they didn't get together when they were out here and maybe she will be a conduit for all of that. >> britain's daily mail says the royal couple wants to sit down with tech entrepreneurs to encourage their involvement in the industry. at this point, one can only speculate who that may be. >> she calls herself a she's done ted talks and she's a philanthropist, in that spirit people will want to meet with them especially young women. >> karina cabrera created the reach mom network which conne

lyanne melendez was there. >> dwayne johnson said he was exposed to large amounts of the weed killer called roundup for two years while he worked as a groundskeeper. he told the jury that at one point his entire body was soaked with the chemicals when a hose broke. johnson said he suspected something was wrong when he developed a rash on his body. a dermatologist told the jury that the lesions on his body began to spread very aggressively. johnson was later diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. in court, it was revealed that johnson had previously contacted monsanto, but the company never responded, instead johnson continued to use the product which contains >> his cancer got worse and worse and worse, and during that time he was spraying. >> monsanto says we have empathy for anyone suffering from cancer, but the scientific evidence clearly shows that glyphosate was not the cause. but if 2015, an agency associated with the world health organization classified it as a probable human carcinogen. environmental attorney and advocate robert f. kennedy jr. is attending this trial. the son

walter melÉndez se reuniÓ con su hijo jeremy, que cumpleaÑos estÁ semana.dijo que su hijo de tres aÑos no la reconociÓ. tambiÉn, en esa misma ciudad esa mujer de 35 millones la misma experiencia con su hija. >> la Única manera fue que me dije que me iba a suicidar para que me comunicaran con mi hijo. pedro: ahora todos los padres reunificar se dirigen al interior de los estados unidos, donde vivirÁn junto a sus familiares. allÍ tendrÁn su primera cita con funcionarios de ice. ilia: un juez federal de chicago ordenÓ que dos niÑos se reuniera con sus respectivos padres brasileÑos, de los que fueron separados hace mÁs de dos meses. las familias cruzaron la frontera con mÉxico huyendo a las amenazas de narcotraficantes en brasil. los niÑos fueron enviados a chicago en un refugio. sus padres, a un centro de detenciÓn en o mÉxico. enrique: abogados den una familia solicitante de asilo fueron a visitar a dos pequeÑas enviadas a nueva york, luego de ser separadas en la frontera con mÉxico. ricardo de anda llegÓ a un albergue de niÑos, donde viven ahora las menores.

lyanne melendez with more on why it's popular. >> chinese tourists spend more money in san franciscositors from any other country. $1 $1.4 billion in 2017. that information comes from the san francisco travel association. they also predict that by one in every four dollars spent in san francisco will be from a chinese visitor. chinese don't have a love affair with credit cards. they use cash or more recently ali pay, the world's largest mobile payment >> once the guest is ready to check out. the server opens up the app on the device, enter the dollar amount of the check, and then hit pay. >> reporter: after the guest leaves a tip, he or she opens the app on their phone and brings up a qr code, which i scanned. the receipt is immediately printed, taking a lot less time than a credit card transaction. >> when they're finishing their meal and they're paying and leaving they get to leave on a high note because they're using something they're very comfortable using. >> reporter: they trust? >> they trust, yes. >> reporter: that's exactly what this tourist from china had to say. >> of cour

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez spoke with local volunteers at one of those centers. >> leah turk and lillian pena's destination was the respite center in mcallen, texas. it was journey they will never forget. >> they were just so grateful for even getting a shower. many hadn't showered in days or weeks. >> hundreds of people a day go through the respite center there they are fed, and besides having that shower, they sleep in a proper bed. >> their wish for a better life for their kids especially, it was all about the kids in most cases. any parent wants that. >> turk is a member of a san mateo group called the mcallen 12, which recently accompanied congresswoman jackie speier to mcallen where they donated goods to people inside a detention center. she explained when thaw leave there, they must wear an ankle bracelet which acts as a track device. >> they're really dehumanize because they are battery run, and they have to be recharged every 12 hours for the whole time until their court date. >> that could take months or years. also joining them was group of students from usf, led b

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> and we want you to join the conversation. just get out your phone and go to abc7news.com/vote to answer this question. >> yeah, what issue should san francisco's new mayor tackle first? crime? homelessness? housing? traffic? and transit. >> the poll is open at abc7news.com/vote. we're going to keep going and voting throughout this newscast. you can see the results with 69% right now saying homelessness. >> housing is second, but homelessness very much on people's minds. we want to hear from now you've for surgery tomorrow. she'll recover here at home which means she'll miss two weeks of votes in congress. her team tells us she is undergoing an ankle surgery and tendon graft. >>> the body of a san francisco woman killed by a bullet in mexico during a celebration of her wedding anniversary has been flown to chicago ahead of her funeral this weekend. meanwhile, her heartbroken husband shared exclusive details about his wife through an e-mail with abc 7 news. an abc 7 news anchor kristen sze is more with us on this. so tough, kri

. >> yeah, abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live near the bart station at sfo where police are trying to address this issue. >> reporter: well, this has been happening for years now. and that's because bart is the way to get here. now, let's put this in reverse for a second now. because the problem really starts in san francisco, oakland and other bay area cities. this is what people south of market see and encounter every day, a city of destitutes within a city. today san francisco's mayor london breed showed up unannounced to see firsthand the realities on sixth and mission streets. >> okay, all right. so like how -- >> so my goal is to make sure that people are on alert that they know that one day i may pop up in a certain area. and i want to know who's responsible for cleaning up that area, who is out on patrol from the homeless outreach team. >> reporter: as the problem has grown, so has the number of homeless people who end up at bart stations and trains, finding shelter in a warm place. for the past two weeks bart commuter lisa sepp has taken photos of homeless people sl

in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> thank you, lyanne. >>> it was busy day to be a dancing lion in san francisco's chinatown. the dance troupe began the day in a historic alley. that's where community leaders celebrated a pedestrian makeover complete with seating, planter boxes and new lighting. they say the improvements will benefit residents and tourists alike because of the alley's storied past. >> because this alley contains significant chinese american history right over here, and this building is 170 years this year in september. and this building is the last only building that's left on the 1906 earthquake. >> a short time later, the lion dancers made their way over the broadway and powell street for a ribbon cutting ceremony marking new treatment improvements at this busy intersection. >>> the bay area has lost a political icon. former east bay congressman and oakland mayor ron dellums has died after a battle with cancer. quote, ron had a storied career and changed the politics of the east bay forever. and house minority leader nance nance nancy pelosi released a st

also yesterday, walter jimenez melendez reunited with his 4-year-old boy, jeremy.hey had been separated for 48 days. >> heartwarming, but heartbreaking at the same time. >>> all right, well, the trump administration again slashing obamacare funding for the coming year. the centers for medicare and medicaid services will provide only $10 million for the so-called navigator program for open enrollment in november. that's down from $36 million last year and $63 million in 2016. navigator programs help consumers, small businesses, and employees find coverage on the obamacare marketplace. the trump administration claims that navigators are not effective. consumer groups disagree. they're concerned that obamacare shoppers could become easily confused. >>> all right, turning now to the world cup. for the first time in 20 years, france is going back to the world cup final. samuel umtiti's header gave the french the 1-0 lead they never surrendered. france last won the world cup in 1988. they will face the winner of today's match between england and croatia. >> a good day fo

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> all right.greed to look into other possible restrictions that will help ease traffic on that street. >> all right. >>> tomorrow will likely be the warmest day of the week. >> yes. spencer >>> scrambled eggs? the wrong video. we're talking about scrambled eggs. if they make you hungry, we'll let you in o a secret. they don't come from a chicken. they were created from a san francisco food research startup. the company isolated the protein from myung beans and found it resembled egg. >> after trial and error they created something that resensationalables and tastes like real eggs. >> we don't manipulate the bean. we don't practice any genetic modification of it. we grow it. we mill it. we take the protein out and combine it with simple ingredients, we throw it in the pan and have breakfast. >> there you go. just egg cooks up easily into pillowy kurds. veggie grill will begin using it to make burritos. just egg will be available in select supermarkets as well. it looks kind of like the real thing.

gabriela melÉndez, estÁ con nosotros para hacer acerca de los esfuerzos y la peticiÓn en particular.ha de alcanzarÁ el tiempo para reunificar a los niÑos con sus familias? gabriela: hemos visto como se quieren salir con la suya, estÁn clasificando de forma unilateral cuÁles familia son elegibles para hacerle unificadas y nosotros creemos que eso estÁ mal. ellos tiene que cumplir con las Órdenes de la corte, y vamos a seguir luchando para reunir a las familias. sasha: gabriela, pedir una fecha de 1 de agosto ¿quÉ es lo que estÁn tratando de ejercer en esta administraciÓn? se tuvo mucho tiempo para lograr este reencuentro... que todavÍa no llega a ese punto gabriela: la verdad estamos luchando para que hagan lo correcto y seguimos buscando maneras de presionarlo. esperamos que sÍ pue con la reunificaciÓn. nosotros vamos a seguir luchando en la corte para que asÍ sea. borja: bueno, gabriela gracias por haberte conectado con nosotros aquÍ en la ediciÓn digital y seguiremos de cerca lo mÁs importante que son esos 700 niÑos que siguen separados de sus padres y veremos a ver cuÁndo podemos

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez explains. >> >> reporter: as a preventative drug, it's known as aanger. gilead in foster city which makes the drug says it reduces the risk of hiv by 99%. >> we're absolutely on the edge of, like, getting to zero new infections. >> reporter: supervisor jeff sheehy has been an aids activist for years. he is critical of gilead for increasing the price of the drug by 45% since it came out six years ago as a preventative drug. the drug is covered by most insurance companies, but there is still an out-of-pocket expense. the budget presented by the mayor of san francisco included extra money for preventative hiv measures, including prep for those who can't afford health insurance. >> anybody who comes in, despite their insurance status, despite what their financial circumstance is, that we work with them to get financial support. >> i know it's easy to get in california relatively speaking. but when you look at other states who haven't expanded medicaid, who really haven't embraced obamacare fully, people cannot afford to pay out of pocket for this produc

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in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> nice to see those smiles.r joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> this is the exact thing that everyone fears could happen here in this city. >> police say this guy posed as a ride share driver only to rape the women he picked up and there may be more victims out there. >>> the city of santa clara cuts ties with its own chamber of commerce. now jobs are on the line and accusations are flying. >>> should emergency rooms test routinely for hiv? you'll see the one hospital that does. >>> and getting inked. why today is the black friday of the tattoo industry. >>> these assaults were violent rapes committed by a serial rapist. a sexual deviant predator who was not going to stop until he was caught. >> an emotional announcement by a san francisco police official today, a man dubbed the ride share rapist is finally in custody. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. let's take a better look at the suspect. he's been identified as orl

also yesterday, walter jimenez melendez reunited there with his 4-year-old boy, jeremy.8 days. >>> the trump administration once again slashing obamacare funding. the centers for medicare and medicaid services will provide only $10 million for the navigator program for open enrollment in november, down from $36 million last year and $63 million in 2016. the navigator program helps consumers, small businesses, and employees find health care coverage. the administration claims navigators are not effective. consumer groups disagree. >>> and former fbi lawyer lisa page plans to defy a congressional subpoena and will not appear before the house judiciary committee that was due to take place today. page's texts with fbi agent peter strzok have been fodder for republican claims of anti-trump bias at the fbi. page's lawyer says that the committee issued a subpoena on saturday without providing information about the scope of the interview or enough time for her to prepare. house judiciary chairman bob goldblatt saying "it appears that lisa page has something to hide. we will use

. >>> john melendez, stuttering john from the howard stern show, says he was connected to president trumpnew jersey senator bob menendez's assistant. >> i go to the guys that i'm bob menendez's assistant. they didn't ask me one question. >> in an audio recording between two men the person who menendez says is trump discusses his views on immigration. the white house has not commented on that call. >>> in over 700 cities from coast to coast, people were taking to the streets to protest the separation of migrant children from their parents at the southern border. thousands of people participated in families belong together rallies and marched with a message aimed -- directed at president trump and his administration's zero tolerance immigration policy. >> we are sick and of seeing those children, seeing the babies taken from their mothers! >> despite president trump putting an end to family separations over 2,000 children still remain separated from their families today. although public criticism of the strict immigration policy has been sharp, officials report border patrol arrests made at

in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> authorities are releasing new information today on a deadly crash between a car and a light rail train earlier this month. investigators now believe the car drove through the crossing arms, not around them as previously reported. two men were killed in the accident. that took place on lincoln avenue near ozuray avenue on july 8th. >>> new information on the man san francisco police arrested last week nicknamed the ride share rapist. he drove for lyft. tonight you may be wondering how he passed the background checks. abc 7 news reporter vic lee has answers for us. >> reporter: san francisco police arrested 37-year-old orlando vilchez lazo. he posed as a ridesharing driver who picked up women outside bars and clubs, then raping them. ride share says he's a former driver and it's investigating how he passed security checks. there's a driving record check. the background check looks for criminal record including sexual offenses. you have to have a valid driver's license and insurance on a car that's registered. lyft says its drivers must

i'm live in antioch, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. there were issues with illegal fireworks all over the bay area. in san jose, officials are continuing the crackdown through the weekend. they're keeping up their illegal fireworks reporting website through july 8th. they're encouraging people to use the online tool. the reason for the extension. because the holiday was on a wednesday. >> we as a city do anticipate, because the fourth of july fell in the middle of the week, that fireworks related behaviors will continue through this upcoming weekend and that's why the tool is being kept turned on. >> this is the third year the online tool has been available. but the first time people have been able to upload video and photos to the website. >>> a bay area golf coach has been arrested, accused of molesting his students. he is facing eight counts of sexual assault, all the victims are girls. kim was based out of a former county drive golf center. but also taught at various other golf facilities in the bay area. the alameda county sheriff

i believe that mcdonald's is planning to do exactly the same and they all targeting eco friendly melendez now in the hope to gain new customers . yes that's pretty much behind it is a p.r. move obviously of course mcdonald's is showing some environmental responsibility here too but generally of course the environmental footprint of mcdonald's is still huge their public health record might be dismal but they want to move a little bit away from that image or at least they're doing something and they want to do more not only banning just plastic straws but by twenty twenty five they want to make all their packaging recyclable. are there with mcdonald's and starbucks in frankfurt are there thank you very much for bring us up to date paris has its problems growing flow of visiting millionaires who haven't been able to find suitable accommodation in the city of love to the rich should be breathing a sigh of relief now as nearly two hundred luxury rooms and suites become available . paris can be stressful there's so much to see in the french capital but after the bustle and noise of paris street

joins me now from parliamentary studios their chief political correspondent and a crane melendez good to see you this seems like an open and shut case why has it turned out to be so controversial. you might think at first appearance that it is an open and shut case sami had been considered by the intelligence authorities to be a potential threat and therefore he had also been detained for some weeks and in fact german authorities both local and federal had been seeking his deportation for years now but the case got caught up in the courts because there was no finding by federal authorities or by the local administrative court that would not be subject to torture if he were in fact deported to tunisia and the court underlined the fact that absolutely everyone is entitled to the protection of rule of law in germany even if they are considered a potential terrorist threat and that such a finding would have to be made because the protecting people from the risk of torture is a very very high value a high principle under the german legal system so in fact he has now been deported not least

i believe that mcdonald's is planning to do exactly the same and they all targeting eco friendly melendez now in the hope to gain new customers . yes that's pretty much behind it it is a p.r. move obviously of course mcdonald's is showing some environmental responsibility here too but generally of course the environmental footprint of mcdonald's is still huge their public health record might be dismal but they want to move a little bit away from that image at least they're doing something and they want to do more not only banning just plastic straws but by twenty twenty five they want to make all their packaging a recyclable. out of there with mcdonald's and starbucks in frankfurt to there thank you very much for bring us up to date. well as we have before tonight is the first game in the world cup semifinals and you can be sure that the fans on the french and belgian teams will be out in force waving flags and supporting their colors found the merchandise is a big money spinner and it's flying off the shelves in russia much to the delight of the retail industry. just before ten am a crow

former howard stern sidekick john melendez claiming to be behind it. he played the audio on his "stuttering john" podcast. here, they discuss zero tolerance on the border. >> well, bob, let me just tell you, i want to be able to take care of this situation every bit as much as everyone else. >> it really does raise questions about, well, what kind of security filter do we have on air force one? it's a very chilling thing to contemplate. >> reporter: the comedian at one point attempting to influence the president on his supreme court shortlist. >> i promise you, you will have my vote. will help you -- if you don't go too, too conservative. you know what i'm saying? >> yeah. well, we will talk to you about it. we're going to probably make a decision, bob, over the next two weeks. >> reporter: but the president not taking the bait giving a similar answer later to reporters. >> we have great people you know we have 25 great, outstanding people. look, i like them all. but i've got it down to about five. >> reporter: president trump said that two of the fina

. >> lyanne melendez reports from city hall. >> it was san francisco mayor number 42, gavin newsom whon the 45th mayor of the city, london breed. she's described by many as a healer and leader who can unite residents on issues that matter most in the city. beginning with homelessness and drugs. >> on this day we are committed to rolling up our sleeves and working together. >> newsom who himself found the problem of homelessness especially challenging had this advice for the new mayor. >> you got to be tough on it. you got to be compassionate. no city does more. you got to demand more. it's a two-way conversation. >> on the issue of immigration, breed took a stab at president trump's old policy of separating kids from their parents. snie we don't put children in cages. we put them in the classrooms. >> i am confident behind her that we're going to protect your immigrant children, that we're going to fight for jobs, for mental health. for all the people in the street. there's so much hope today. >> during her campaign, breed spoke of keeping people in san francisco from being displaced.

live at fso, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> thanks. meantime bart police are looking for a suspect who robbed two people at gunpoint on the second floor of the fruitville parking garage. you might be surprised what thee bart police deputy chief is asking commuters to do. >> reporter: at 9:00, two people in separate cars were robbed at gunpoint in the fruitville parking structure. i heard a pop and bloodcurdling scream. >> reporter: she says she narrowly escaped being a victim herself. a man in a burgundy car was angling toward her and trying too box her in. >> i looked at him in the face and he started opening his car door and immediately i knew she would rob me or do something. my instincts kicked in. i looked him in the eye, said, don't you dare. i kicked his car door to close and ran way. >> reporter: she said as she ran she heard another woman scream. the man robbed the other woman at gunpoint after shattering her passenger window, then robbed another man who had driven up behind her. amy ran to the station agent. >> she said, oh,

live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> "7 on your side" is here and every complaint you read and dealt with. >> rachel from santa rosa has a problem canceling her account with at&t. she said she had already moved out of her home and closed her account. rachel was still getting charged $143.83 every month. we called at&t and they closed her account right away and reimbursed her the money. i want to thank at&t. >>> a couple of problems with their refrigerator from sears and the water dripping from the ice maker and not working properly. the couple called sears and a tech called out and the tech did not arrive in time with the parts for the next scheduled appointment. with no parts, she "7 on your side." the tech fixed the problem and sears even renewed the protection plan at no cost, saving them about $340. >>> joey needed help with his twitter account. he said his account was deemed to be a bot by twitter and was suspended. he followed the steps to prove he was not a robot and his account was reinstated, sort of. he could not see the twitter feed of his followers. he cont

you always have but one is john melendez, stuttering john, who was able to get a call returned by them air force one over the last several days. what's the status of stuttering john? has the secret service reached out to talk to him yet? >> well, first of all, john contacted me on friday, asked me to take on the representation, i told him i would think about it and to let me know if anything transpired. the secret service evidently showed up at his door seeking to interview him. he contacted me on sunday and i agreed to take on the representation which i don't think is going to take a lot of time, truth be told. the secret service wants to interview him. i'm in the process of getting to the bottom of exactly what happened and how the president could allow such a security breach. this is a president talks about tough security and protecting america, he can't even protect his own phone line. it's a joke. so we're determining whether john will sit down with the secret service and what the next steps are. my hope, john, is that this goes away and the president doesn't allow his ego to go