just consider the good work of jose melendez perez.was melendez, an immigration inspector, who stopped muhammad al kahtani who stopped him while entering an international airport. he was a saudi national because he incorrectly filled out a customs deck lakz. it came up negative. his documents seemed genuine. a check of his possessions, unremarkable, but melendez still didn't let him pass. why? as he told the 9/11 commission, quote, this guy just gave me the creeps. he also said throughout my ins training and military experience mi first impression of the subject was that he was a young male, well groomed with short hair, trimmed mustache, black long-sleeved shirt, black trousers and black shoes, 5'6" in impeccable shape with large shoulders and thin waist. he had a military appearance. he had gestures that appeared arrogant. when i called him into secondary and matched him with papers he had a deep, staring look. the next time the united states encountered katari encountered khatani. he was given walking papers by melendez in orlando a

we now know at the moment he was being given his walking papers by melendez in orlando. peck him up as a new arrival is mohammed at that. which is why they said his conduct may have spared the capitol or white house attacked. he right hand as the 20th hijacker the terrorists should have fended off theatre passenger revolt an continuing on to washington. joining me from the washington investigative police, janna winter. i want to make sleclear i think it's a great report. i have mixed penalties. i want "instinct" to be honored by law enforcement, but i don't want them on a fool's errand. do you think we can do both is this. >> i would like to think so. what we know at this point is obviously there has been a lot of bipartisan outrage, i will note, which is very rare, since our story published last weekend and congress agreed on thursday, tsa officials said, yeah, we followed 5,000 u.s. citizens not under investigation or suspected of any time and not on any terrorist watch list and 5,000 since march. and they have zero threats. they found nothing. they found no one that m

gabriela melendez the american civil liberties uniontake cg @ 0:06-0:11we got word that a mother and had been deported to el salvador from texas.anna wiernicki: gabriela melendez says the mother and daughter were part of a lawsuit by the aclu to stop deportations of asylum seekers like them...gabriela melendez: we had actually asked for a stay on any deportations while we go through the court.anna wiernicki (stand up) @annaewiernickitake cg @ 0:24- 0:35when the federal judge found out about the deportation...he ordered the plane carrying the mother and child to turn back. while the plane didn't actually turn around in mid-air, hours later, the mother and daughter were back in the us...anna wiernicki: melendez says the woman was in the u-s seeking asylum. but us attorney general jeff sessions recently changed the rus...declaring that domestic and criminal gang violence... would no longer be legal grounds for asylum.melendez says thursday's ruling was a small victory for the aclu. she says she hopes it sends a stern warning to attorney general sessions and the trump administration.jeff

lee an made a l lyanne melendez is live with the story. >> reporter: chp is telling me that there is nothing about that particular stretch of highway that is dangerous in any way. yet somehow both drivers became distracted. this was the scene on westbound i-80 in fairfield at 2:30 this afternoon. two lanes of traffic were still closed. the accident caused major delays in both directions. the collision occurred much earlier near manuel campus boulevard in fairfield. sky 7 shows the caltrans van on its side after the driver of the ford truck rammed into a trailer with a port-a-potty before hitting the van. five caltrans employees were picking up trash and performing maintenance work. >> while they were performing their duties, a ford pickup truck was traveling in the slow lane going westbound on i-80, traveled on to the shoulder and collided with the rear of the van. >> reporter: three of the workers were injured. the driver was also taken to the hospital. >> distracted driving is suspected. but no alcohol, no drugs are suspected. >> reporter: today's accident occurred close to where a

lyanne melendez is in the newsroom to explain. >> dan, this is two stories in one. people on maui have been bracing for the hurricane, but they never expected brush fires causing evacuations. now they really need that rain. but that hurricane continues to move, remember, very slowly and has caused damage to the big island. five tourists, for example, from california, had to be rescued from a flooded vacation home in helo. >> reporter: on the big island, people were helping others evacuate as hurricane lane unleashed torrential rain producing major flooding. as predicted, landslides have already threatened to do damage. power outages affected about 4,000 customers on the big island. according to the red class, more than 1,500 people spent the night in 36 shelters on the islands. >> we haven't really faced a hurricane of this magnitude in -- as far as the history as i can remember. >> reporter: then in the morning hours a new threat emerged in maui, brush fires starting, moving up the west side of the island. the winds from the hurricane, and dry conditions, were fuel

in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> very good. lyanne, thank you so much. >>> drew tuma is here with your forecast. >> back to work, drew. and the air is getting a little better. >> yeah, that's right, dan. we're seeing the air quality improve over the next couple of days. by wednesday, it's going to feel refreshing and breathing easier out there. live doppler 7 showing you we have the marine layer that is building back in really quickly this evening. so we'll take you outside the emeryville camera, showing you peeks and pokes of sunshine as overcast skies overtake much of the bay. air quality, that's great news to talk about. by wednesday midweek across the board, no matter where you live in the bay area, air quality is forecast to be good. we can breathe easier as we head towards wednesday afternoon. numbers down 57 in half moon bay. 64 that current temperature. 74 in san jose. inland not too bad for this time of the year. only 76 in brentwood. the call for accuweather over the next 12 hours, the cloud cover will continue to thi

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> coming up, a day dedicated to dogs.ational dog day. how one bay area sports team is celebrating he lnew cheese cup you can snack wherever, however, whyever. introducing cheese cups by the laughing cow. snack like you. >>> yes, we have the winning numbers from last night's $70 million power ball drawing. we don't have them but we can show them to you. 20, 25, 54, 57, 63, the power ball number 8. no one had them. no one picked all six numbers. wednesday night's jackpot rose to $80 million. >>> give your doggie some extra love today. it is national dog day. animal advocate colleen page founded the holiday in 2004. the san francisco giants are celebrating with the 2018 dog days of summer. fans who bought special advanced tickets can bring their pooches to the game with them today. the sold-out event includes a pregame parade and a costume contest. and lisa, you might want to have a little sweater for your doggie. >> yes, that would be a good idea. today it's going to be another cool one in spots. but it's going to be warm t

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> well, the cool weather continues. here's a live look at the clouds from our east bay hills tower camera. >> stay with us. sa >>> this is a universal problem. how do you get your kids to do their chores? >> you withhold dinner? oh, wait, that's not okay. >> it does work. >> 7 on your side's michael finney shows a new app that promises to make that easier. >> that was our child. not nowadays. wouldn't this be nice, to not have to nag your kids to do their chores. for some parents, that day may have gotten a little bit closer. 11-year-old mia han takes out the trash. she's fairly honest about how she feels about it. > it's not the funnest thing in the world, but i'll do it if i have to. >> big brother nicholas pretty much felt the same way. then his parents told him about busy kid. the app lists a variety of chores, including cleaning up after the pet rabbit. money is transferred into the child's account after a parent confirms the task is completed. >> i could either use it and get money with it or not use it and don't

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> what a burger is moving forward for the sequel toazy rich asians." the film is base the on the first book of a twillology and other two books are "china research girlfriend" and "rich girl problems" and "crazy rich asians" tops the box office with a five-day opening total of $35 million. already earning back the $30 million production budget. >>> it caught fire. wat would you do if your new air-conditioner broke right before summer? >> the frustration for one east bay man >>> here is a good rule of thumb. when you need it most, that is when it is most likely to break. >> murphy's law. "7 on your side's" michael finney had to sweat through a sticky situation. >> this week as cooldown came too late for this family. the new air-conditioner broke before the peak of the summer heat. >> it is sweat time. >> reporter: that is what went through george's mind when his air-conditioner failed to work. service experts install the unit back in february. the first time the dublin man turned on the unit in june, it blew out nothing but hot air. >>

in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> if you have a trip planned to hawaii in the next few days, the "7 on your side" team says you can rebook for free. but the new flight usually has to be within a couple of weeks. now, if the airline cancels your flight, then you can get your money back. we have information for all the major carriers, just go to abc7news.com and then go to the "7 on your side" page. >>> the preliminary autopsy is in for mollie tibbetts, showing the iowa college student who used to live in oakland, died from multiple sharp force injuries. the state medical examiner is not revealing what weapon may have been used or the extent of tibbetts' wounds, but the injuries include cuts and stab wounds. tibbetts' body was found in a corn field. cristhian rivera has been charged with first degree murder, he abducted tibbetts while she was out for a run. >>> the suspect in the golden state killer case was back in court on new charges. abc 7 news was in sacramento as 72-year-old joseph deangelo heard the charges against him, the judge read the 26 new counts, 13 for murd

lyanne melendez visited the animal rescue foundation arf in walnut creek. >> since last friday, 90 cats and dogs have been brought to the animal rescue foundation arf in walnut creek and to three other nearby shelters. >> when we partnered with haven humane, we were pulling their existing shelter population to make way for the animals that would be evacuated. >> these were the cats and dogs that had already been up for adoption up north, long before the fires. now they hope to have better luck finding a home in the bay area. >> good girl. >> when they arrived, they are test and given an assessment to check their behavior. >> we do an overall checkup. we look at their teeth. we check their ears. we look to see if they need any dental cleaning. well check to see if they're spayed or neutered, and then we'll schedule them if they need that. >> the dogs brought in yesterday have been named after a's and giants players. this is manaea, named after sean manaea. >> they're getting individual attention. they're out of the smell of smoke, which obviously if we can smell it, their sense of smell

abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez joins us live to break it all down. lyanne? >> well, if you live or work in san francisco, you have dealt with all of these issues. now mayor breed said something today that really stuck. she says this is what i want for san francisco, quote, when you walk the streets, you will feel the differences. $11 billion is what it will take to run the city of san francisco for the next two years and address our most pressing problems, among them, public safety. >> over the next two years, you will see more foot patrols throughout the city and additional officers will be added to help address violent crime and property crime. >> when it comes to homelessness, the city will spend an additional $60 million on new services, including $4.4 million on a navigation center for homeless youth. $12 million will go to rapid rehousing programs for those who have just become homeless. and $6 million to fund street medical teams. >> a first in the nation program to bring treatment directly to people suffering with addiction on our streets. >> the pro

lean lyanne melendez joins us live to break it all down. >> reporter: if you live or work here in sanm you know. housing, how many teachers, for example, do you know that can't afford to live here? street cleaning? well, look around you. and third or fourth of public safety, most of us have been victim of smash and grab. now, this is an $11 billion budget, $5.5 billion each year. she signed a budget negotiated by all city supervisors, 11 billion needed to run the city over the next two years and address our most pressing problems. on the top of that list is homelessness. an additional $60 million will be spent on a number of new services, including $4.4 million on a navigation center for homeless youth, 12 million will go to rapid re-housing programs for those who have just become homeless. and 6 million to fund street medical teams. a first in the nation program to bring treatment directly to people suffering with addiction on our streets. >> reporter: the problems on the streets here have become so overwhelming that it's only natural that some people are skeptical. >> you want to ha

. >> abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live with more. >> reporter: we're talking about how it was years ago. the standards will go into effect after 2021 will be frozen. this sets the stage for a legal clash between the federal government and at least 13 other states, including california. if president trump has his way automakers would no longer have to increase fuel economy to 54 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks by the year 2025. the trump administration has now set the standard at 37 miles per gallon. this is expected to reduce the sale of hybrid and electric cars. governor jerry brown reacted saying under his reckless scheme motorists will pay more at the pump, get worse gas mileage and breathe dirtier air. california will fight the stupidity in every conceivable way possible. >> california will join a lawsuit led by the state of washington that seeks to block this reckless new trump administration policy. >> reporter: republicans have argued that under the obama plan consumers have less of a choice and pay significantly higher prices for more fuel efficient cars. in

reporter lyanne melendez shared these pictures on facebook today. family and friends in puerto rico and has felt a yearning to return since the hurricane hit to help people she loves. if you would like to follow lyanne's journey, she is chronicling it on her facebook page. >>> a bizarre contraption assembled in the bay area is going to try to clean up the pacific garbage patch. it was cooked up by a 23-year-old dutch college drop-out. being dubbed the ocean cleanup project, it consists of about 2,000 feet of pipes that float on the water and act like a sieve. there is netting below that is supposed to help corral all of the trash. those behind the project refer to it as a moon shot. it is scheduled to sail next month. >>> parents who struggle to get their kids to bed can turn to mickey and the gang from disin. they're just one phone call away. >> it's time for pluto's nighttime walk so, i better go. good night, pal. i hope you have sweet dreams. >> and it's not just mickey on the other line helping out with bedtime. there is mini, donald, pluto and

abc 7 news reporter, lyanne melendez is outside the station with a possible solution in mind. >> reporterute hour. b.a.r.t. acknowledges that fair evasion is a major problem during this time and other times. b.a.r.t. saying it has to fix this problem soon. our cameras did nothing to deter fare evaders at the station. b.a.r.t. says this is costing them millions in lost revenue. >> $25 million at least. it's sending the wrong message to riders when one person hops over and the other one doesn't. we need to fast track the replacement of the gates even though they still work. >> during that interview, ten people passed through without paying. b.a.r.t. is not allowed to modify the existing orange fare gates because the contractor owns the software. the only solution would be to replace the entire system and that could cost between 150 and $200 million. b.a.r.t. will conduct a study to determine what it would take to replace these gates. >> what can they

i'm live in san francisco,ly an melendez, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, lyanne. >> we want to know what you're seeing and add the hash tag when you tweet facebook or instagram. >>> new at 6:00, a car chief had a change of heart after realizing he took precious cargo. santa rosa police say the chief took this mercedes-benz this afternoon and an 18-month-old child was in the back seat. minutes after the theft, the suspect drove back to the scene and surrendered. that child was not hurt. police booked stephan salazar on theft and kidnapping charges. >> they're going to start closing early soon because of budget cuts. the six clerks' office os in superior court will shut at 2:00 p.m. two hours earlier than before. the changes take effect in late october. offices continue to open at 8:30 in the morning. >> police spotted a mountain lion in hillsborough today. it happened before 1:00 this afternoon on stone pine road. it tracked it a half mile to eucalyptus avenue. the animal looked skinny and in poor health. it was wearing a tracking collar. >> upcoming decision by the state water board igni

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. >> abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live with more. >> reporter: we're talking about how it waser 2021 will be frozen. this sets the stage for a legal clash between the federal government and at least 13 other states, including california. if president trump has his way automakers would no longer have to increase fuel economy to 54 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks by the year 2025. the trump administration has now set the standard at 37 miles per

. >>> lyanne melendez tweeted bizarre video of hurricane force winds fueling a brush fire on maui.lane's impact. it's now a category 2 storm, expected to bring catastrophic flooding to hawaii. >>> leslie brinkley sent a photo of mt. diablo in the distance, but it's shrouded with fire, smoke and smog, an unhealthy combo that triggered a spare the air alert today. >>> longtime arizona senator, well wishers, he announced today he's stopping his treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer. zachary kiesch joins us with the story. >> reporter: he had a reputation for never giving up, first as a pow, and then of course for more than 30 years in washington, d.c. where he had a reputation of working across party lines to get things done. as you just mentioned off the top, his family announcing today it's time to end treatment for this aggressive form of cancer. the family of john mccain says this senator will stop treatment for his brain cancer. it's been a year since he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of gleoblastoma. >> i am not running for president to be somebody, but to do s

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> what a disappointment. >> so my friend's son was inied if they cancel it he wouldn't have time to take another one before it's needed for college applications. >> let's hope that doesn't happen. >>> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> california today ended cash bail with a stroke of the governor's pen, we're looking at the new system that's about to replace money bail. >>> a neighbor's curiosity led to a horrifying discovery and uncovered a murder mystery inside the san francisco house. >> they get pretty loud, especially at night, it sounds like a whole pack of them. >> coyote close encounters, experts say we can expect more this summer. >>> without warning, a man suffers burns after his e-cigarette explodes in his pocket. hear from someone who saw it happen. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> california became more fair and more just and more safe today. >> cash bail opponents say california made a move today to fix the system. >>> we're now the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail. thanks for

in fire field, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> that chp officer that she mentioned ways kirk greiss. he and manuel died august 10th hit by a pickup truck during a strop stop. i've greiss was a 19 year veteran, a gofundme for manuel's family has exceeded its goal of $15,000. >>> the suspect in the golden state killer case is now facing 13 new accounts, most stem from the east area rapist attacks. prosecutors from sixalifornia countiesle announced that they are teaming up to try the case in sacramento, an effort they say unprecedented. >> this human predator, de'angelo, took a path through all of these counties in our state. and wherever he went, he left awake of terror in his path. >> single prosecution in a single jurisdiction serves the best interests of the case, its victims and the cause of justice. >> very fitting that this journey for justice that has been sought for over 40 years ends in sacramento. >> the 72-year-old former police officer is believed to be behind more than 50 rapes in called cal. one of the golden state killer's victims still lives in the east bay. >> and she

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> cool, thanks for joining us.lish the brave men and women of i.c.e. >> the murder of mollie tibbetts reigniting the immigration debate, reaction from the house minority leader as the suspect makes his first court appearance. >>> tracking the storm, taking t live doppler 7, drew tuma has the latest on hurricane lane. >>> health ahert, the two places officials say you may have been exposed to the measles. and -- >> no, not yet. we're hoping, we have our fingers crossed. >>> one thing many tourists say is missing from their san francisco vacation right now. >> announcer: live where you live. this is abc 7 news. >>> right now at 5:00, the man accused of murdering 20-year-old mollie tibbetts makes his first court appearance, a case now fueling the flames of the immigration debate. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. take a look at video from the iowa courtroom today where we got our first look at 24-year-old cristhian rivera. a judge increased his bond from $1 million to $5 million

melendez/homeland security investigations"what they did was they smuggled the trademark logo and theyhere in new york. not only in the new york aor but also throughout the united states, specifically california and illinois." (catherine) 22 people have been arrested in the scheme this week...andface a string of criminal charges. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a bright and sunny day for most of the bay area. highs soared inland with mid 90s but cool 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will be a beautiful evening with a light breeze and mild to warm temperatures. it much quieter on the doppler radar with only a few showers over the sierra. on the satellite you can see how high pressure is building over the west coast. it will be another hot weekend inland with highs soaring near 100 degrees inland. it will be warm around the bay in the 70s and the 80s and 60s with patchy fog and sun at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool on sunday and be