abc 7 news nick smith joins us live with the story. nick?÷fg >> i don't think bridge close you're is going to be the key to tell someone they're not going receive a package. >> or a paycheck? >> absolutely. >> one of the things mo has to do is deliver payroll to several small businesses. in the east bay. so he wants to make sure he gets those payroll checks there on time. now, the plan will be presented to the full board later this month. for more information about the party and celebration, gouk to our web site abc 7 news.com. nick smith abc 7 news. >> looking good, thank you so much. we're kounlting down the days until the new eastern span opens. 201 days to go. stay with us for the latest up indicates as construction continues. >> well, a new government investigation reaffirms clims that chevron could have prevented a massive fire in it's refinery. the report says inspectors warned chevron about a corroded pipe in twut. a decade ago. but it was never replaced. chevron faces a foin for the incident causing eye problems for hows of people

at the port of oakland nick smith abc 7 news. >> thank you very much.w years ago this type of crime was unheard of. now, the theft of electronic devices is soaring. today, supervisors tried to get facts figures as well as answers on what is being done to stop thieves. >> how much attention do you pay when you're walking down the street texting or talking on your cell phone?(óha >> she kept walking and they didn't look up. >> that inattention could make you a victim of a crime of opportunity. thefts of cell phones and lap tops are soaring. thieves snatch and go. >> you're just standing there like this? and owe could have just run up behind you. >> i would have chased you down. >> you probably could have caught me easy lie some folks not so much though. it's a good point. >> san francisco police say half of the robberies in the city are now cell phones. today the supervisor scott weiner held a hearing to get an update on what is being done to prevent the crime. >> we can't expect people not to carry phones around with them that. is reality of modern life

nick smith abc 7 news. >> nick, thank you. >> 49ers tight end delaney walk jer struggling with personalragedy. his aunt and uncle both died in a car accident near new orleans after watching him play in the super bowl. >> what a horrifying thing to have happened. he tweeted this picture and the message reads they were killed on monday at 5:00 a.m. after the super bowl by a drunk driver. the suspected drunk driver is facing two counts of vehicular homicide. >> investigators are looking for the cause of an intense fire that burned through this three-story home today. flames shot through the roof as firefighters arrived just north of the uc berkeley campus. the fire burned near a devastating 1991 oakland hills blaze that killed 25 people, destroying 3500 homes. >> everybody is nervous. we got a fire up here. at the time of the year, we're not as nervous about thex5 fires. >> at least one home nearby was evacuated. the fire did not spread and residents were not injured. >> reward for the safe return of a stolen puppy has been raised to $1500. the 12 week old pit bull mix taken from a rocket

in oakland nick smith abc 7 news. >> thank you.e house is conceding efforts to avoid automatic cuts are unlikely to succeed before they kick in friday night. the president made the case nor plan about 90 minutes ago in a dinner in washington says the deal is there for the taking. >> business community speaks out. for such a sensible approach then it will get done. >> the president and congressional leaders are scheduled to meet friday. the president's plan calls for targeted increases and spending cuts but republicans say they won't accept more taxes as part of any deal. >> tremendous relief tonight for a family that finally receive aid phone call a loved one they feared was missing in peru. smiles and tears of joy from garrett's family. he and his girlfriend are on a biking trip in south america. family and friends had not heard from them for a month. police located the couple yesterday and a spokesperson talked on behalf of the mother. >> i can't wait to see my son and his girlfriend jamie, walking off a plane in sfo, and grabbin

in oakland nick smith abc 7 news. >> in san francisco the ribbon officially cut on what will become thellion dollar cruise ship terminal located along the waterfront at pier 29 and 27. but the massive project is not without its detracktor. wayne tonight explains who is not happy. >> everybody loves a ribbon can you get. well most people any way. certainly all of those inand outside the building that after the america cup will become san francisco new cruise ship terminal. but not far away up on telegraph hill some residents are expressing concerns. >> parking. and noise. >> kathleen among others worried about a recently expanded series of summer music concerts outside the building. maybe 2 or three times a week. >> it's a problem. when we have the treasure island festival every year which is jaws weekend the sound bounces into all living rooms as if we are sitting in the front row. >> mostly the residents are upset about how this came abou about. day before the announcement made we got an e-mail. since then we have been in touch but this process should have started a year ago for it to

. >> i'm abc 7 news reporter nick smith in oakland.talks about heart murmer and the plans to move forward.s%oay >>> sky 7 hd is live over breaking news. the forest department says they responded on reports of a triple shooting. you're looking live where three people have been killed in the forestville area. we'll update you as soon as we get more information as well as on twitter. so stay with us for that. >> school officials planning a party to celebrate the 6th birthday of a little boy who managed to escape a terrifying ordeal. he was trapped with a killer kidnapper almost a week. the grandmother of the little boy says he's okay. physically. the agents rescued ethan yesterday after slipping a camera into the hideout and watching what was going on inside of there. abc 7 has latest. >> this is a happy end lg the nation had been waiting for. after being rescued an apparently unharmed 5-year-old being wheeled to safety. the boy named ethan who has a mild form of autismv%uhç and add was held for nearly a week. but today, his family says h

more now from abc 7 news reporter nick smith. >> we have the video police say a tool for their investigationin a crash that killed one woman and injured another. >> i heard when the accident took place and i walk out and look i see what you see. >>reporter: take a look at the top right corner of the screen. convenience store surveillance camera caught the exact moment a jeep broadside this honda flips on to the roof and kills the driver inside. when we play it again you can see a lone pedestrians standing on the south east corner of foothill boulevard and 36 avenue completely unaware of what is coming next and barely escapes getting crushed. driver of the honda wasn't as fortunate. >> i was in shock. i thought she was dead because he said somebody died. >>reporter: elizabeth relieved to find out that her sister monique the driver of the honda wasn't seriously injured in the crash. >> she's not in a trauma area they put her in her room and she said her arm hurts. that's it. >>reporter: as easy to see why she may in pain. her sister was driving norton foothill boulevard preparing to make a rig