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but with that money comes criticism over how the organization has handled the relief effort. >> michael finneyjoins us tonight in middleton. he went to race at the top to get answers. michael? >> if you take a look online at my page or my twitter account, you're going to see a lot of complaints about the red cross and the way they're handling everything up here in the valley fire. so i took those complaints and went to the local red cross ceo. red cross has provided relief and is taking an amazing amount of grief. my facebook page and twitter account are filled with concerns about the red cross. today, in middleton i sat down with trevor riggin. >> ryan g says they keep the majority of the money. jim y says he heard reports only 8% of the donations go to services. charity navigator says 90% goes over goods and services. what are the snakts. >> for the red cross as a whole, $0.91 of every dollar is going to our services in the community. it will be the same for this disaster. >> those writing to me are concerned about where the money is being spent. >> we're committed any money designated to be

just search for michael finney. here live a little later. >>> i'm spencer christian. low clouds stacking up at the coast line and pushing out over the bay. i will give you a look at what >>> massachusetts authorities plan to keep cape cod beaches open despite a rash of shark sightings. they have seen as many sharks this year as all of last year. marine biologists track nearly 23 of them in a ten mile stretch on monday alone. a few weeks back the atlantic white shark observancy captured this amazing video. they have never seen that before. >> seals are right along the shore line which would draw the sharks in very close. >> i wouldn't get any closer than i had to. >> want to point out there haven't been shark attacks at the summer at the cape. the sightings are prompting life guards to have a spotter plane to keep an eye out for great white sharks. >>> we are keeping an eye out on the weather. this is a live look from sky 7 hd looking over the east bay hills. that looks really cool. you see cans. it has definitely co

how his life has changed. >>> i'm michael finney. ask finney is just ahead. i'm taking your questions on twitter and facebook. just search for michael finney. i'll answer your questions here live a little later. >>> i'm abc 7 meteorologist sandhya patel. we're seeing a combo sky from our mount tam cam. i'll let you know what's in store for tomorrow. >>> and taking a look live outside at the golden gate bridge. a little overcast. mist and fog there. but traffic is moving just fine. >>> frightening scene in taiwan. that's a child being blown down the street by powerful winds. a supertyphoon is set to hit the island nation today packing winds in excess of 140 miles an hour. thousands are being evacuated. the storm could produce waves up to 42 feet high. it's expected to hit mainland china tomorrow. >>> a picture of an indian boy studying on the street has gone viral in the best way possible. >> it really has. someone posted this to facebook of a 13-year-old teenager sitting oton ground studying outside a train station not far from new delhi. >> well, the picture

but with that money comes criticism over how the organization has handled the relief effort. >> michael finneyjoins us tonight in middleton. he went to race at the top to get answers. michael? >> if you take a look online at my page or my twitter account, you're going to see a lot of complaints about the red cross and the way they're handling everything up here in the valley fire. so i took those complaints and went to the local red cross ceo. red cross has provided relief and is taking an amazing amount of grief. my facebook page and twitter account are filled with concerns about the red cross. today, in middleton i sat down with trevor riggin. >> ryan g says they keep the majority of the money. jim y says he heard reports only 8% of the donations go to services. charity navigator says 90% goes over goods and services. what are the snakts. >> for the red cross as a whole, $0.91 of every dollar is going to our services in the community. it will be the same for this disaster. >> those writing to me are concerned about where the money is being spent. >> we're committed any money designated to be

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> tough, you make it easier for them. good job. >> thank you, michael. >> following up on give where you live fund raising hot line, thanks to you, 7 on your side and michael finney collected almost $60,000 for the red cross. >> the money will provide disaster relief for people affected by the fires across the west. >> there are several ways to contribute. go to abc7news.com or text red cross to 90999 to instantly give $ten. >> that easy. still ahead here tonight, free speech versus hate speech on uc campuses. and one group that has been left out of the equation. >>> a timely new coca-cola marketing campaign. you're going to hear from critic who's say the company is doing little more than pandering. >>> and i talked to a bay area man who will play a prominent role when for over 30 years, in study after study, advil is unsurpassed in pain relief. nothing is proven stronger on aches and pains than advil. not tylenol. not aleve. nothing. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. >>> the uc regent as band onned plans for

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> tough, you make it easier for them. good job. >> thank you, michael. >> following up on give where you live fund raising hot line, thanks to you, 7 on your side and michael finney collected almost $60,000 for the red cross. >> the money will provide disaster relief for people affected by the fires across the west. >> there are several ways to contribute. go to abc7news.com or text red cross to 90999 to instantly give $ten. >> that easy. still ahead here tonight, free speech versus hate speech on uc campuses. and one group that has been left out of the equation. >>> a timely new coca-cola marketing campaign. you're going to hear from critic who's say the company is doing little more than pandering. >>> and i talked to a bay area man who will play a prominent role whe female announcer: want your best rest ever? then don't miss sleep train's best rest event. you'll find sleep train's very best mattresses at the guaranteed lowest price. plus, pay no interest for three years on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfo

for sandhya patel, michael finney, all of us here >>> tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight" from hungary. the exodus -- moment of crisis. the worst refugee crisis in europe since the second world war. tonight, the breaking development. the white house now says it is preparing to accept thousands of syrian refugees in the u.s. >>> here in europe, the wall being built to halt the exodus. but can they really stop the refugees risking their lives to escape war? the raging debate. our team along the entire route tonight, as we also go back to find the little syrian girl who moved so many of you at home to act, one year ago this week. >>> also tonight, the possible highway sniper taking aim at new targets. new incidents under investigation. >>> the narrow escape. new images of that british airways plane on fire. passengers scrambling down the chutes. >>> and, the police apology. former tennis star james blake,

the warning for every parent. >> then new at 6:00 from michael finney, an important warning about driving your car on company time. you may not be insured if my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. >>> is there life on mars? that is the question many across the world are asking tonight following one giant announcement from nasa. scientists today for first time confirmed signs of liquid water flowing on the surface of the red planet. and they found that by analyzing

up next, 7 on your side's michael finney reveals how well they really cut your grass. >>> and 5:30 on world news with david muir. >> the showdown, the clerk and gay marriage. the clerk hauled into jail. >>> donald trump and what he's now declared today. >>> and new video tonight, you'll see it, what some agents are accused of doing as you pass through airport security. we're next. >>> and new at 6:00, getting the picture. 7 on your side's michael finney explains what can happen when you bring your analog set into it means another neighbor is wgoing to sleep better tonight. because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. through labor day, save up to $500 on select tempur-pedic sets. plus, get up to four years interest-free financing. sleep risk-free with sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee. and of course, free same-day delivery! are you next? but don't wait! sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic is ending soon! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> we have an update on breaking news. a fatal shooting on or near the sacramento city college campus. police

coming up, the first review from 7 on your side's michael finney and our partners at consumer reports>> dinner and diplomacy. it is the first lady's fashion getting all of the buzz. >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. still feeling the heat and the temperatures will pea trending lower for the weekend. details coming up. >> thanks, sandhya. >> here is what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live." >> thanks. this is what we have in store for you tonight. >> ♪ having fun >>> loss -- los altos, antioch and petaluma, this is abc7 news. >>> developing fuse near los angeles where a high speed train collided. a driver crashed into self- cars at a stopped light and several people were injured. a woman grabbed her child with her on the backseat and got out. police arrested the driver. >>> thousands of people who pre-ordered the new iphone 6s and 6s plus are playing with their gadgets. here is michael finney with the good and the bad. >> consumer reports started its testing of the iphone 6s and the larger 6s plus today. the 12 mega-pixel camera and compared it to previous models. >> the u

coming up, the first review from 7 on your side's michael finney and our partners at consumer reportsner and diplomacy. it is the first lady's fashion getting all of the buzz. >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. still feeling the heat and the temperatures will pea trending lower for the weekend. details coming up. >> thanks, sandhya. >> here is what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live." >> thanks. this is what we have in store for you tonight. >> ♪ having fun what do a nasca comedian... and a professional golfer have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto® has also been proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. not this time. not with xarelto®. i'll have anoth

coming up, the first review from 7 on your side's michael finney and our partners at consumer reports>> dinner and diplomacy. it is the first lady's fashion getting all of the buzz. >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. still feeling the heat and the temperatures will pea trending lower for the weekend. details coming up. >> thanks, sandhya. >> here is what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live." >> thanks. this is what we have in store for you tonight. >> ♪ having fun ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. and petaluma, this is abc7 news. >>> developing fuse near los angeles where a high speed train collided. a driver crashed into self- cars at a stopped light and several people were injured. a woman grabbed her child with her on the backseat and got out. police arrested the driver. >>> thousands of people who pre-ordered the new iphone 6s and 6s plus are

michael finney, coming up, 7 on your side confronts the scam -- scammers. >> and the temperatures areging from the upper 40s at the coast to the low 70s inland right now. we'll talk about a big rebound tomorrow as the temperatures are running 10 to 20 degrees above average all week long. i'll scare tactics to get access to your computer and to your money. michael finney has a look at how this type of scam works. >> andrea was just browsing facebook when a voice shouted out from her laptop. >> a woman telling me my computer has been infected and it was at risk. >> the voice kept repeating the warning. >> and it was quite loud. i don't know how they controlled the volume with it. i actually had to turn the volume down. >> a pop up box like this one came on the screen giving a phone number to call. >> i was nervous. i thought, oh no. what happened? my computer got a virus. >> it was a new laptop so andrea figured this was a new security system. she called the number. a man on the other end said he was from microsoft. >> they took control of the computer. >> the man directed her to a webs

michael finney on why you need to be extra i'm a gas service rep for pg&e in san jose.. as a gas service rep we are basically the ambassador of the company. we make the most contact with the customers on a daily basis. i work hand-in-hand with crews to make sure our gas pipes are safe. my wife and i are both from san jose. my kids and their friends live in this community. every time i go to a customer's house, their children could be friends with my children so it's important to me. one of the most rewarding parts of this job is after you help a customer, seeing a smile on their face. together, we're building a better california. >>> two innovators from the bay area. 44-year-old yang is a chemist at uc berkley who spent a decade creating art official leaves that synthesizing. he created a better way to analyze data better than a person can. each recipient will receive $625,000 over five years to spend anyway they like. >> a cartoonist, gold medallist and superhero actor are among the latest inductees to the california hall of fame. agt new members were announced today. a

. >>> michael finney is taking questions on twitter and facebook. just search michael finne today we're gonna talk about trucks. works for me. which truck brand do you think offers best in class hd towing? ford. i would say the ram. ok, lets move to the second door. best v8 horsepower. the ram. i say ford on the v8. chevy. what about this year's motortrend truck of the year? chevy. what do you think? the ford. there's no reason why they shouldn't be. let's see how you did. oohh! that's the chevy silverado hd, the chevy silverado, and the chevy colorado. no way?! chevy, chevy, chevy. wow. that's a clean sweep. >>> authorities are investigating two more reports of vehicles being shot at along interstate 10 in phoenix. these happened three hours apart. one motorest reported his driver's side window was shot. this would be the 11th and 12th shootings there. >> there should be no benevolence for this person. this is a cold blooded crime. this person is a coward. >> no injuries were reported in either of today's incidents. so far only one person has been h

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. >> michael finney is here with more on that. but first, michael, something else to talk about. >> people think of the final american dream event of the year, held in sacramento right now. you remember these things. you see thousands of people lining up to meet with the advisers from the neighborhood citizens corporation of america. then at the same location, with their banks, looking to lower their interest rates, monthly payments, and even the principal owed on their homes. >> by no means is the housing crisis over in this country. there's still nearly 1 million homes in this country in the foreclosure pipeline in some state of foreclosure, there's another 7 million in danger of going to foreclosure. so there's still a huge crisis going on. that's why we're still doing these events. >> interest rates can be dropped to as low as 2%. they help anyone regardless of income, you could even have a seven-figure home and get help if you need help. the last event of the year runs tonight through tomorrow at the sacramento convention cent

. >>> michael finney has some answers. >>> santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all the bay area. in is abc 7 news. >>> the fires continue to grow in other parts of california including one in the sierra foothill. vacation homes, for example, and the palo alto fire department tweeted out this picture of the butte fire. you can see them in action with other firefighters from the county. firefighters are not immune from the destructive force of california's wildfires. the cal fire said eight firefighters recently lost their homes while trying to save those of strangers. >>> this image taken by nasa shows the size of california's biggest wildfire. the rough fire as seen from space. it is burning more than 138,000 acres since a lightning strike sparked it on july 31st. this car was damaged just by being parked miles from the front lines. a small engine part in a tanker plane landed on it from the fresno yosemite airport. the tanker landed safely. the rough fire continues to grow. it is at this point 40% contained. >>> cal fire says the valley fire will not be contained for a while. th

county fairgrounds last week when seven or your side's michael finney held a pop-up event. the young couple and their baby eric jr. escaped the firestorm, but their apartment building was destroyed. >> that's when i started getting worried and kind of upset because i knew i had her ring in the house. she didn't know. >> reporter: not just any ring, a diamond engagement ring eric bought to propose with left behind. >> pretty much all week it was in my mind, the ring, the ring, hopefully it's good. >> i asked him like, what's wrong? are you okay? and that's when he told me that he had bought an engagement ring. and it was in the house. >> reporter: when eric finally saw the ashes of their home, he remembered he'd hid the ring in the back of their tv. >> the tv was still standing and i see a little box on top of it. so i go, that's the ring. >> he opened it, the ring was still there. y >> reporter: protected by a tiny metal case, the ring was still glittering. did you like the ring when you saw it? >> oh, yeah. so beautiful. even the way it looks, so beautiful. >> reporter: ca

we will have the first review from "7 on your side" michael finney ♪ ♪ ♪ >>mine hurt more..opped hurting faster! neosporin plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and kills more types of infectious bacteria neosporin plus pain relief kills the germs. fights the pain. use with band-aid brand. los altos, antioch, petaluma, and all the bay area. this is abc7 news >> in southern california a man is in custody after a high-speed chastened with a violent crash near los angeles. it happened around 10:00 last night in sherman oaks. police say the car crashed into several cars stopped at a red light. after the crash a woman and young boy was seen getting out of the back of the suspect's car. she was taken into custody. one person is listed in serious condition. no other major injuries are reported. now to the latest on the valley fire in lake county. the sheriff's department said all traffic restrictions will be i lifted today at 5:00 p.m. in cobb and the surrounding neighborhoods. cobb is the last area covered under the mandatory evacuation order. although the road blocks will

shears michael finney with the good and the bad. >> "consumer reports" started its testing of the newe larger 6s plus today. first up, photo experts tested the upgraded 12 megapixel camera and compared it to previous cameras. >> in our preliminary camera tests we found the upgraded camera and only slightly improved over the i-phone 6. you probably won't notice the addition of 4 meg pixels. >> but you notice the new file size on the new live feature. the files take up three times more space than still photos but the sized may vary, depending on your subject. testers found that the updated 35 megapixel selfie camera has a wider angle lens and works better in low light. that's because the new retina flash use the phone screen to light up your face. the screen is made of what apple says is the strongest cover glass used on any smartphone in the world. to check if that makes it more scratch resistent, consumer reports put it through an abrasion test. they found it was no better than resisting scratches than the i-phone 6. if you have an i-phone 4 or 5, you might consider upgrading. you wil

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> san jose-based ebay is celebrating a big milestone.20 years ago this week, the first item sold on what was original originally called auction web was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. auction web became ebay in 1997. today ebay says it has 157 million active users and at least 800 million eye it thames for sale at any given time. that's a lot of stuff. >> it really is. well, abc 7 news at 4:00 does continue. why this empty lot in oakland may become very valuable to the school district. >>> and cheryl jennings is in the newsroom with what's ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00. cheryl? >> thank you so much. up next another smoky electrical fire hits a business area. several shops and restaurants are now shut down, but it has nothing to do with the fire. plus, the chicken who crossed the bay bridge. it seems the custody battle may be over. those stories and more when dan and i join you for a >>> coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it is "shark tank" followed by "bachelor in paradise." then stay tuned because it's "bachelor in paradise after para

i'm michael finney. coming up, the victory it brings for you. >> i am most grateful for the invitation to address this joint session of congress in the land of the free, and the home of the brave. >> pope francis making history in washington with a message containing something for everyone. >> he issued a plea for compassion for immigrants and a call to action on global warming. >> also launching a vigorous >> reporter: good evening from the nation's capital. it's quieter here this evening than earlier today, pope francis wrapped up his visit by first meeting the most powerful people in the nation, then visiting the homeless. in a sermon, the pope turned his attention to modern homelessness, saying the world cannot find soulful or moral justification for lack of housing. they were served with pope francis's favorite food, asian chicken pasta salad, lemonade, and brownies. he became the first pope ever to address congress. here, you can see him touring where bronze figures of many historical figures stand

michael finney is here now with a solution. >> they say stuff happens in life. yes. when the stuff is happening to you, that is when it hurts. >> carol looks through her paper work. she booked the flight for a friend whose father just died. she somehow got double billed for the flight. >> i hit okay. you know, purchase. this screen went to the next page but never shows the next page. >> carol waited and confirmation doesn't go through. her friend took off for detroit. she noticed the double billing. southwest told her the refund would be processed in 30 days but, 30 days passed, no refund. >> i picked a different return flight. when i went to book it the second time. >> south west told her because it is different, it cannot be considered a double booking. he disputed the charge with visa. visa credited the money back. 30 days later, southwest charged her again. that is when she reached out to me. southwest told us it's customer service reps have ability to see when something is done in error. in this case, representatives on the ground were overruled. she received a

michael finney is here now with a solution. >> they say stuff happens in life. yes.appening to you, that is when it hurts. >> carol looks through her paper work. she booked the flight for a friend whose father just died. she somehow got double billed for the flight. >> i hit okay. you know, purchase. this screen went to the next page but never shows the next page. >> carol waited and confirmation doesn't go through. her friend took off for detroit. she noticed the double billing. southwest told her the refund would be processed in 30 days but, 30 days passed, no refund. >> i picked a different return flight. when i went to book it the second time. >> south west told her because it is different, it cannot be considered a double booking. he disputed the charge with visa. visa credited the money back. 30 days later, southwest charged her again. that is when she reached out to me. southwest told us it's customer service reps have ability to see when something is done in error. in this case, representatives on the ground were overruled. she received a full refund for the

. >>> i'm michael finney.ll taking your questions on twitter and >>> frightening moment for this woman who came home to find a four-foot rattlesnake on her window sill. she screamed for her husband and called 911. >> shaking, sweating. i was scared. he took up the width of this window sill and his little head was -- he was all the way down here. he raised his head and his tongue came out. >> yikes. firefighters safely removed the rattler. crews said the drought has made this snake season a busy one. they had a hundred calls for snakes so far. >> goodness. frightening. >>> our weather not frightening. it's fabulous. >> it's going to be warm. >> it's going to be warm and warmer. we have a beach hazard statement in effect. i'm going to go to statewide weather conditions tomorrow. sun pny and mild to warm with highs near 70 along the coast and mid to upper 80s in our interior section. 101 down in the desert of palm springs. it will be sunny all day from start to finish. temperature about 65. thank you. >>> still a

i'm michael finney. the california fitness franchise changing its refunds policy. >>> i'm spencer christian. we have a cooling trends the next few days but then a nice warmup for the labor day weekend. i'm have all the details in my accuweather forecast in just a mome now that there's foster farms simply raised, it's tougher than ever to be a foster farms chicken. but foster farms simply raised chicken is 100 percent natural with no antibiotics. well you're an herbalist. help us to be natural. will those herbs do it? those? one grows hair, the other increases energy. gasp! do i look natural herb man? can i call you herb man? i'm trying to look natural. call me natural. you look like a steve. can i call you steve? hi steve. i'm natural. say something. why aren't you guys saying anything? introducing new simply raised chicken with no antibiotics. from foster farms. simply better. >>> for the second time in two weeks, the controversial housing project in san francisco's mission neighborhood is on hold. the

i'm michael finney. the california fitness franchise changing its refunds policy. >>> i'm spencer christian. we have a cooling trends the next few days but then a nice warmup for the labor day weekend. i'm have all the details in my accuweather forecast in just a >>> for the second time in two weeks, the controversial housing project in san francisco's mission neighborhood is on hold. the so-called beast on bryant street at bryant and 18th street was up for city approval next week, but with so many community opposition, the developer is taking a step back. carolyn tyler has the story. >> reporter: it's back to the drawing board for a project opponents had dubbed the beast on bryant street. this warehouse, slated to become a housing development, is the target of protests as a symbol of the affordability prices in san francisco. especially in the rapidly gentrifying mission district. the developer was scheduled to go before the planning commission next week, hoping for approval. but has instead decided to

. >> i'm michael finney. ask finney is just ahead.r questions on twitter and facebook. >> i'm abc 7 meteorologist. live, a camera showing you high clouds over san francisco ahead of a cold front. the numbers ahead. >> it is 4:36. another live look at traffic that's new this afternoon. this is 101. oncoming traffic is #. urnly the heavier commute. actually moving really nicely this afternoon. a little bit slow on the right-hand side. maybe some folks heading into san francisco for the acdc concert tonight. >>> workers said learning can't be fun? it flies. abc 7 news was there as third graders had hand on experience. they were making weather balloons. >>> over the past few weeks, the kids have gotten advice from nasa scientists. everybody had a chance to check out their design. perhaps more importantly, teamwork. >> which one we liked the most and we chose that. >> many of the students' parents came out to see their successful launches. >> you know what, they worked together. that's nice. >>> a site that has been seen more than 30 years

. >>> stubhub is changing the way they are doing business. "7 on your side" michael finney has viewerho was not thrilled by the change. >> stubhub is a used ticket hub for tickets of all kinds. a couple years back they launched all-in prices say no surprise add-on fee and the price at check out you see is the price you pay. now that policy has been scrapped. >> what you advertise is what i should pay. you shouldn't sneak something in at the last minute. >> linney was surprised by the new add-on fees when she was part of stubhub's a-b testing. >> seriously? you are better than this, guys. i thought you were better than this. you need to be honest with your customers. tell us up front what we are paying. don't sneak something in at the last minute. >> here is what she's talking about. you find a $2500 ticket to the 49ers-green bay packers game, but before you pay, the price jumps to $2,927.25. that's how most of the competitors have been doing it all along. like most online retailers adding shipping, tax and fees toward the end of the purchase process. stubhub says it still has a way fo

. >> stubhub is changing the way they are doing business. "7 on your side" michael finney has vieweras not thrilled by the change. >> stubhub is a used ticket hub for tickets of all kinds. a couple years back they launched all-in prices say no surprise add-on fee and the price at check out you see is the price you pay. now that policy has been scrapped. >> what you advertise is what i should pay. you shouldn't sneak something in at the last minute. >> linney was surprised by the new add-on fees when she was part of stubhub's ab testing. >> seriously? you are better than this, guys. i thought you were better than this. you need to be honest with your customers. tell us up front what we are paying. don't sneak something in at the last minute. >> here is what she's talking about. here you find a $2500 picket to the 49ers-green bay packers game but before you pay the bryce jumps. that's how most of the competitors have been doing it all along. like most retailers adding shipping, tax and fees toward the end of the purchase process. stubhub says it still has a way for buyers to avoid a su

michael finney with a warning about price gouging as victims of the fire look for help. >>> and a new app. kentucky clerk kim davis returns to work today. what happened with marriage licenses today? and were they valid? >>> you're looking at highway 101 in san jose. it's moving a bit slowly in that direction. and it will move more slowly still. the 49ers play a monday night football kickoff about 7:00 tonight. >>> all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >> this is such a tough time for so many people displaced from their homes by the fire and now may be looking to book a hotel. >> michael finney has a warning tonight about price gouging, which is just awful. >> we've been getting some complaints about this. we've had a hard time tracking it down. if you think you've been the victim of price gouging, i want to know about it. it's against the law here in the state of california to increase a hotel or motel to regularly advertised room rates by more than 10%. now, the law kicks in once a state of emergency during a natural disaster is declared by the governor or the president. price increa

. >> and michael finney poses some tough questions to the red cross. those stories and a lot more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> well, we saw the pope in bah wa d.c., but he surprised a lot of people because of the car in which he drove. >> this is the pope mobile many popes use to get around. but pope francis took a more modern veeg. >> it passed as the regular pope mobile and a limo for a fiat. in now, in the past, they included a rik shaw, convertible and even an electric car. >> and when pope francis rode off in the fiat, it was a wonderful thing. >> he even responded with hash tag less, simply put. >> i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, we appreciate your time. see you again in half an hour. >>> tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight," pope francis arrives in america. our team right there, his historic first trip to the u.s. one of the largest security operations ever here. from washington to new york to philadelphia. after the pope told us his message for the american people. >>> also tonight, one-on-one with ben carson. the outra

i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> 5:17 right now.munity members are helping to raise money for a san francisco teacher whose daughter has a rare form of brain cancer. she has a series of tumors of that been fatal in every child case. we were at the elementary school yesterday for a fundraiser in her honer. her mom said the community has been supportive of her effort to any her to england for a medical trial. >> the survival rate is zero%. and my daughter has it. many children are afflicted by it with no survival rate and there's been no progress on any of the research on this. >> mayor ed lee was there to support the family. a gofundme page has already raised more than $130,000 of their $150,000 goal. >> a children's program in the north bay is celebrating 25 years strong this weekend. donations keep performing stars of marin running. and last night there was a special benefit performance and auction at the mill valley community center with items donated by world famous musicians. the congressman recognized one for her work. she help

i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> certainly a lot of patience.ugh, and now finally the forecast is starting to look closer to normal. >> that's right. west wind at 12 right now. at sfo57 degrees. feels pretty good in the city. east bay still some low 60s. that's an improvement. we will talk about the marine layer, the cooler air and still some 90s but they are just low 90s. i'll explain coming up. >> lisa, thank you. another outfielder goes down but the san francisco giants refuse to quit. what a catch! sports is coming just by switching to progressive. so you'll be bringing home the bacon in no time. sorry. get a free quote at progressive.com. my name is phil zietlow, and i've been an engineer on the cheerios team for 51 years. about five years ago, i found out that if my daughter-in-law, joyce, eats anything with gluten in it she feels pretty darn terrible. so my team and i came up with a way to remove the grains that contain gluten, from the naturally gluten free oats that cheerios are made of. so now joyce and i can have cheerios together any

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some camping out in calistoga are sleeping a little bit easier because of "7 on your side" and michael finney dealing with back pain sleeping on the hard cots. he found two air mattresses left at a local hardware store and delivers them rebuild their lives and, remember, can you give where you live to help out people affected by the valley fire and other wildfires across california. there are so many ways to contribute so go to abc7.com or text red cross to 9099 to instantly get $10. more evacuees from the butte fire are running to their homes and firefighters say the worse is over. the 70,000 acre fire is now 60 percent contained. pg&e is working to repair broken and burned poles and power lines. we had a heat break, rain, and now heating up again. >> up, up and down, that is how it is, we started down this morning and really cool. everyone is warmer but half moon bay is two degrees cooler. that puts our temperatures in the 60s to 70s already. los gatos is 76 a warm spot and 76 in vallejo and half moon bay. i wanted to show you the flags they are still pointing to the ocean. we are seeing th

here's "7 on your side" michael finney with more. >> he likes having the tv on in the kitchen. >> for years she's used to same analog style tv with an antenna on top and cable hookups in the back. it worked fine until she tried something new. >> at&t kept calling me ask telling me what a deal they had, what a good deal they had. >> she found out she could save money by bundling or at&t phone service with directv. but as soon as the company installed the dish on her house, everything changed. >> they were slow about coming over, and i wasn't pleased with the picture. >> she says images on the screen turned fuzzy. the remote didn't work, and the technician told her she needed a modern tv. >> they said the tv, it was too old. it was no good. >> esther doesn't want an updated tv. >> i'm 89 years old and live on social security. i can't just go out and buy a new television. >> instead she cancelled her directv contact and reconnected the cable, and it works, but the downside is they said she had to pay a $490 early disconnection fee. >> they told me i would have to pay. >> she told us what

reporting live, michael finney, seven on your side. >> we ant to thank you abc 7 viewer who is donated nearly $60,000 to our give where you live hotline. 7 on your side man the phone lines all day yesterday. it's terrifically successful. you can still doe fat $10 by texting red cross to 90999. for more information on how you can give where you live. >> that was quite a spekt kal on the bay today. there will be six winners, each getting trophies and special watches. >> that's spectacular. will the weather cooperate for them? they need some wind, of course. >> well, dand and cheryl, there will be a little bit of wind. right now, no chop on the bay, but it should be great weather for the event the next several days. it is lovely out here right now. a little bill warmer. we're going to turn up the heat as we head into the weekend. a few clouds right near the coastline. otherwise, it is clear. and in the last 48 hours, here's how much rain we received. >> all right. there may be a lot more rain in our future. maybe is the underlying part here. the climate prediction center just issued an up

>> michael finney is here with his exclusive partnership with consumer reports. >> if you want a small car with a small price tag, several automakers rolled out an affordable breed they are marketing to millennials. compact suvs starting around $20,000. consumer reports checked out four of them. the jeep renegade, chevrolet track, honda hrv and mazda cxv. the jeep renegade sits itself apart with boxy stiling and is the only subcompact suv that consumer reports found is competent off road. unfortunately, the ride proved chop choppy and its acceleration slow. the chevrolet trax has decent fuel economy but it's also slow and noisy with a bouncy ride. >> the compact suvs are built on the same frame as compacts. >> then you start adding all-wheel drive and rear backup camera, prices jump to around $26,000. >> that kind of money, probably better off getting a top rated subaru forester or toyota rav 4. they cost around $27,000 similarly equipped. >> how about the honda hrv. you can get a low equipped version for around $22,000. and it fared better in consumer reports test though it still lack

come law and donated 630 that are dollars to our hotline for red cross. "7 on your side" and michael finney and the red cross volunteers stafferred the phone lines for nine hours yesterday. the money raised will help provide disaster relief for people affected by the valley fire, the butte fire and others across the west. >> it is fought too late to donate, you can visit abc7news.com for more information on how you can give where you live or if you would like do donate $10 right now, text red cross to 90999. >> san francisco firefighters are joining in to help the smallest victims of the fire. firefighter volunteers are loading up brand new toys today were donated. volunteers will take the toys and drive them to the fire zone to distribute to the children. the firefighters program collect new years all around for the disadvantaged kids and those affect bid disasters. go to the valley fire section on abc7news.com to look for ways to donate. >> a welcome we leaf yesterday: rain. meteorologist mike nicco has how much rain and what is ahead. >> it was variable and it is over. it is still pretty

michael finney has been reporting on the big change coming to credit cards. >> retailer shoes have theext chip reider e readers just seve days from now. >> change will take effect a week from tomorrow. you may have received new credit cards embedded with a computer chip, designed to prevent hacking. instead of swiping a magnetic strip, you insert them into a reader. that generates a random code used just for that single purchase. that way a thief can't use to hack your bank account. >> he or she may be able to actually use it once, but they will not be able to copy that special electronic chip. >> stores are supposed to have chip reiders by october 1. it is not required, however. retailers who don't switch could be on the hook for any fraud from swiping the old cards. >>> if you receive social security benefit, you probably won't see any increase in your pavements next year. any increase of benefits is based on the rise in cost of living, but so far we've had almost zero inflation. last year payments went up on. >> average of $22 -- i should say to 2 -- economists predict the payments