sot mara elizabeth portillo / residente de redwood city y es que ya son varios los residentes en redwoodllazgo de jeringas usadas en las calles; un problema que segn ellos atenta contra la salud de los niÑos y adultos sot pedro jara / padre de familia otros consideran estas jeringas usadas como una fuente de enfermedades sot dora romero / residente de redwood city otros piden que las autoridades de salubridad, los concejales, supervisores y hasta el alcalde de redwood city tomen accin para evitar estos incidentes sot alonso leal / pide accin por parte de las autoridades y es que este es un problema que tambin agobia a varias ciudades del rea de la baha y que pone en peligro la salud de la poblacin debido a las enfermedades que podran contraer aquellos que por error entran en contacto con estas jeringas usadas la policia de redwood city le dijo a telemundo 48 anteriormente que no han visto ningn aumento en el nmero de llamadas para reportar el hallazgo de jeringas usadas en las calles. sin duda una situacion muy preocupante. gracias flavio por el reporte. vaya suerte de un conductor que e

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from a quiet redwood city home.he victims who need help catching the thief. sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomonian// "the victim tells me that never in his 9 years of owning a home in redwood city did he think he would be a a victim of a burglary but that's exactly what happened and in the morning this week and now they're left looking for the thief and their valuables."a redwood city couple came home to this shattered window...and their valuables gone on tuesday morning.the couple who wishes to remain anonymous for their safety... reviewed surveillence video that shows this man pick up a tool from their yard around 10 am before breaking and entering. sot: victim//"he used their shears and had bent to get this screen out first and then got under the window and was able to wedge the window upwards and outwards into the house." the burglary happened in a peaceful residential neighborhood near the red morton community park where long time residents say they've never had a problem before.sot: tyrone jones, redwood city r

from a quiet redwood city home. (pam) kron 4's ella sogomonian met with the victims who need help catching the thief. sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomonian// "the victim tells me that never in his 9 years of owning a home in redwood city did he think he would be a a victim of a burglary but that's exactly what happened and in the morning this week and now they're left looking for the thief and their valuables."a redwood city couple came home to this shattered window...and their valuables gone on tuesday morning.the couple who wishes to remain anonymous for their saty surveillence video that shows this man pick up a tool from their yard around 10 am before breaking and entering. sot: victim//"he used their shears and had bent to get this screen out first and then got under the window and was able to wedge the window upwards and outwards into the house." the burglary happened in a peaceful residential neighborhood near the red morton community park where long time residents say they've never had a problem before.sot:

still have one-way traffic control along 116 near redwood drive. this will be there throughout much of the morning, so anticipate delays and give yourself plenty of extra time. back to you. >>> hawaii dodged a direct hit by hurricane lane, downgraded to a tropical storm over the weekend. but the big island is recovering after more than 4 feet of rain in spots. so far 39 people have been rescued in the state and rain is expected to linger over the next few days. >>> you can see what's left of lane over hawaii this morning. that will continue away from hawaii. let's show you back at home, a live look. you can see the cloudy skies as we start off the day, currently temperatures in the mid- to upper 50s to about 60 in concord . let's talk about the headlines for the morning, clouds and fog, especially for the coast and parts of the bay this morning. afternoon sun but cloudy conditions hanging around along the coast, and then cooler than normal highs, 4 to 8 degrees cooler than the average high this time of year. 59 in pacifica, 64 in san francisco, san

it's not just some person, it's chris chmura, he's in downtown redwood city.ee truck. >> hi, chris. >> reporter: hey there. i have the big dipper right now. we have about 2,000 pieces of ice cream to -- i'm joined here with my colleagues. we are here in downtown redwood city between noun and 8:00 p.m. we're here at courthouse square. police come down, police say hello, and we will let you treat yourself to a bit of free ice cream. we have a whole cooler, full. three different choices. you we want to be cool. cool. also, we answer quirer questions all the time. if you have a concern in spanish, my friend will take your question in spanish as well. we're right here, with the treat yourself truck and have free ice cream. >> that sounds so good, and you're also giving out stickers. i see one on your shirt? >> reporter: yes, i love the new logo. they're great. >> that's nice. thank you so much. >> thank you, chris. >>> nasa is headed to the sunday. we'll tell you about the groundbreaking mission lives earth tonight. >>> nasa is on track to make history. it's launch

redwood city between the 60s and 70s.o mid 60s on the coast, and mid 60s in downtown and south san francisco. and also there in sausalito. 60s still around san rafael and vallejo and sonoma. everybody else in the low to mid 70s. 69 in hercules, oakland at 68, everybody else in the low to mid 70s along the east bay shore. as you move inland, upper 70s. mid to upper 70s for you. mid to upper 50s again tonight. a little drizzle, better chance att the coast. here's my seven-day forecast. temperatures warm a degree or two. that's it, thursday and friday. then we try to get a slight bump up and get back to average, but it really doesn't start happening until tuesday and wednesday of next week. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. feeling just kind of too good to be true this morning. i'm hoping i'm not jinxing things. we have mist and drizzle out there, but very few incidents to talk about. i'll show you a few slow spots. they're typical areas. westbound 205 to 580 getting out of tracy, the usual crawl. about 9 miles per hour

reporting live in redwood city, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> we want to confirm according to thorpauthorities in florida, releasing the identity of the shooter, 24-year-old david catts of baltimore. authorities are working now with the baltimore police to see if he had a record there as that he move into the investigation phase of this to see his connection and, perhaps, did he know the victims there in jacksonville. the video game tournaments often draw a big fan base, and sometimes they offer big cash prizes as well. according to ea sports, the madden nfl series has up to 7 million fans flocking to the tournaments. that one in jacksonville today was a qualifier that came with a reported $5,000 cash prize for the winner, and according to ea sports, madden nfl is also popular among actual n florida players who play themselves and use the game to help their abilities on the field. madden nfl is named after a pro football hall of famer and former super bowl winning coach for the raiders, john madden. we tweeted the news of the shooting when confirmed. follow us on nbcbayarea fo

in fact, the finals of the tournament are scheduled to be played here in redwood city early next year. ea put out a statement tonight saying, quote, our most heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of the victims whose lives were taken today and those who were injured. all of us at electronic arts are devastated by this horrific event. in redwood city, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> house minority leader said once again in a statement, another grieving community is heart broken. our hearts go out to the victims but our thoughts and prayers are not enough. congress must stop stalling and act to protect americans from the gun violence epidemic. >>> tonight people around the country are remembering the life of senator john mccain. kpix 5's betty yu tells us preparations are underway to give him a hero's send-off. >> reporter: people in arizona laid flowers and flags outside a phoenix funeral home today as the sun set on a motorcade carrying the body of senator john mccain. republican jeff flake is the junior senator from arizona. >> i have admired him, like i said, my entire life. and it's

reporting live in redwood city, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. cool to ethey opened up on a day they normally wouldn't. still ahead, squeezing in the last bit of summer. i'm doing it. the festival on the peninsula that is drawing big crowds. >> and we're seeing those summer-like temperatures again in the forecast tomorrow. you see pleasanton soaring into the 90s. when we could see a big drop in temperatures and better air quality headed our way we we come right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no problem. life, lived serena's way. chase, make more of what's yours. getting )jazzed up. ) we )re talking about the an one of the peninsula's favorite summer festivals is getting jazzed up, the burlingame avenue art party. the fair is expected to draw more than 25,000 people. today was a special jazz day featuring local bay area bands. they're performing a mix of jazz fusion and traditional jazz. also plenty o

. >> redwood city-based ea sports sponsored the tournament. they issued a statement about the shooting saying this is a horrible situation and our deepest sympathies go out to all involved. we are working with authorities to gather facts at this stage. >> screaming and pushing each other and everything. >> reporter: some describe a chaotic scene during the shooting at the video game tournament in jacksonville. complexity gaming founder jason lake says one of their gamers was injured. >> he was playing when shots started to ring out. he believes that the person next to him was actually shot. he got shot. it grazed his thumb. he is not severely injured, thank god. he ren ran out of the building, down the street. >> it's sad, it's sad. >> reporter: competitive gamer nate christy is reacting with shock about the shooting. >> this is the last thing i would expect to see happening at a gaming tournament. this is like the same thing as a competitive sport. >> reporter: and like any sport, christy says some gamers can get carried away by the intensity

matt keller is live in redwood city for. matt. >> good morning. ea sports is in redwood city. the madden football game is one of its most popular games. they released a statement last night that says, this tragic situation that occurred sunday in jacksonville was the senseless act of violence we strongly condemn. our most heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of the victims whose lives were taken today and those injured. competitve gamers are reacting with shock about the shooting. jason lake says one of their gamers was injured. competitive gamer nate kristi says this is a sport and like any, some can get carried away by the intensity of the game. >> i do see some competitors get a little salty, that's what the term is we use, usually ask them to stand outside, come back when you're ready, but cool off. >> cool off basically. that's basically it. >> reporter: a lot can be at stake at these tournaments. competitors often travel across country. gaming tournaments can offer cash prizes to the winners. matt keller, abc news. >> thank you. >>> 4:31. just joining us get a qui

ampex along 101 in redwood city.onight there's an effort to save the sign while former employees are confused why it has to come down. >> on the spot live telecast. >> reporter: in the early days of silicon valley, ampex was a kick. it pioneered huff audio. some thanks to former executive mark sanders. >> about 50 major companies if you look at genealogy charts of silicon valley. but one for media in technology it all comes from ampex. >> he and many other former employees are puzzled why the sign just off 101 in redwood city that marked the site of the old haet headquarters is being removed this week. >> to take down the last remaining symbol of that is a tragedy. >> reporter: the city says the sign was not determined to be of national hust cal significance. the property is now owned by stanford as part of the its satellite campus. the letters are already off and placed into storage at the university and a spokesman says we also offered the sign to ampex who vacated the proper years ago. to date, no one has offered

but we'd say from redwood city, uh, even all the way to san jose in the south bay. she went far."it's also unclear what led to her disappearance.clovis kaboga- miller/son- "it could be foul play. um, or maybe she got lost. maybe its a combination. uh, but we really don't know." wamaitha drives a silver 2002 mercedes benz with a california license plate number d-p-2-4-1-l-u.she retired from the tech industry after immigrating from kenya to the united states and raised her family here.some of her family from africa is in town to join the search.in palo alto, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( lydia ) on the peninsula... police in palo alto are looking for two people who robbed a man at gunpoint. it happened on university avenue... near highway 101. the victim says two men came up to him on bicycles... pulled a gun on him and demanded his cash. he complied and they took off. ( lydia ) in the east bay... alameda county prosecutors say they're now seeking the death penalty against the man accused of killing a hayward police officer. prosecutors say mark estrada st and ki

. >>> a bad day for redwood city based electronic arts, the popular video game that caused the company's stock to take a major hit. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, heading into the holiday weekend and we have changes coming. i'll have a closer look in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> and a new survey shows more people are adding more money into their retirement accounts. but if you're struggling to save, >>> let's go back now to the breaking news we told you about at the top of the hour, a big rig crashed this afternoon on adobe road in petaluma starting a fire. wayne freedman is live near the scene with the latest. >> reporter: it looks like a big fire for a quite a while. i'm going to step out of the frame as we show you the scene now on adobe road. this is unincorporated sonoma county, east of petaluma. let's begin with video from sky 7 shot about one hour ago when this happened. it shows the remains of a semi tractor trailer, the melted remains, to be more accurate, for reasons unknown the driver lost control, it plunged down a steep embankment, he hit telephone poles whi

. >>> live in redwood city with our nbc bay area and telemundo.a live report of how you can ask your consumer questions and get sweet treats along the way, next. consumer in >>> well, tonight nbc bay area responds in person. >> yeah. consumer investigator chris kp ra is in downtown redwood city where there is a music festival going on. he's answering questions and handing out delicious ice cream. hi, chris. >> yeah. we have your favorite, the big dipper. please come on down. this is nbc bay area and telemundo. enjoy free ice cream until 8:00 p.m. and we'll answer your consumer questions. i'm not alone. we have telemundo 48 responding. we're working for you, the consumer. we're always trying to help you out. >> she was overcharged by verizon $4,000. >> well done. >> and we did step up for lisa. she have having trouble with a home warranty. she got her money. we stepped up and got her $520. >> that's great. >> the total for the two of us, the two stations together we have recovered more than $2 million for consumers around the bay area. >> for you.

it's developed by electronic arts headquartered here in redwood city. the company issued this updated statement, saying, the tragic situation that occurred sunday is in jacksonville was a senseless act of violence we strongly condemn. our most heartfelt sympathies go out to the lives of the victims who lives we're taken today and all those injured. we are devastated by this horrific event. tonight, many players are demanding that tournaments in the future beef up their security to prevent another mass shooting. reporting live in redwood city, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marnn bring a lot of gamers to the tournaments. according to ea sports, the madden series has 7 million dedicated players. it came with a reported $5,000 cash prize for the winner. madden nfl is popular among actual nfl players. the game is named after pro football hall-of-famer and super bowl-winning coach john madden, who led the raiders. we tweeted the news of the shooting the moment it was confirmed. you can follow us @nbcbayarea for all updates. >>> new at 11:00, san jose

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pero no espere que caliente, disfrute el calor de hoy y venga con nosotros aquÍ en redwood city, y laiencia esta noche por telemundo 48 y este golpe le costÓ caro a un defensor de india nÁpoles colt, le cuento por quÉ, al regreso. otros restaurantes de hamburguesas ofrecen más de lo mismo. pero yo sí tengo los... las agallas para ofrecer algo diferente. o sea, ¡mira estos teriyaki bowls! con tu elección de carne o pollo, bañados en nuestra salsa teriyaki y elige entre arroz blanco o integral. ¿qué tal estos, jack? ¡no! para servir teriyaki en el mundo de las hamburguesas tienes que tenerlos... ...como mis bowls. o los de mauricio. gracias... o marta. ¿por qué la competencia no servirá teriyaki bowls? porque no tienen los bowls. prueba mis teriyaki bowls. sólo en jack in the box. pelearn esta noche por telemundo 48... cmo? buenas tardes quÉ tiene que ver un alacrÁn con un lihindÚ, nada salvo que pelean esta noche, daniel alacrÁn lozano se mide ante ricardo hindÚ espinoza, en combate estelar de de cartelera que serÁ en tampa florida y sera trans mi tied por telemundo a las 7 de la noche

>> jessica, ea sports is based here in redwood city.es is the madden football game. they released a statement last night. it says, the tragic situation that occurred sunday in jacksonville was a senseless act of violence that we strongly condemn. our most heartfelt sympathies go to the families of the victims whose lives were taken today and injured. gamers are reacting with shock about the shooting. complexity gaming founder jason lake says one of theirs was injured, nate kristi says this is a sport and like any sport some gamers can get carried away by the intensity of the game. >> i do see some competitors get a little salty, that's what the term is that we use, usually ask them to stand outside, let it outside and come back when you're road? cool off. >> cool off basically. >> reporter: the stakes can be high at these tournaments. competitors often travel across the country to participate. gaming tournaments can offer cash prizes to the winners. live in redwood city, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> happening today, counse

reporter: thampesi redwood city is old, faded and literally making its last stand. its block letters were placed into storage and the whole steel structure will soon be taken down to make room for a new satellite campus for stanford. >> it should be definitely saved because it's part of history. >> reporter: james gabbert once worked at ampex before he went on to start bay area radio and tv stations. >> it was so much a part of my history in broadcasting and i think basically the world. it changed video for the world. >> my voice has actually been -- >> reporter: ampex was founded in 1944. the company produced the first audiotape recorders enabling musical programs to be recorded in high fidelity and played back later. in the 1950s it pioneered videotape that changed the way people watched tv programming, news and sports. >> when they come up with the videotape recorder, it was a major revolution and then in sports for the first time instant replay. >> reporter: it was the way tv news was recorded for decades. in the 1990s videotape slowly gave way to digital. here

reporting live from redwood city for nbc bay area news. >>> and congrats to the couples. still to come, white house counsel, and what that attorney has been saying to investigators looking into whether president trump obstructed justice. >>> and we are finding homes for bay area pets. all the details from this weekend's clear the shelters. how many animals have found homes so far. >>> and outside right now, hazy sunshine around san jose. expecting temperatures tomorrow climbing into the mid-80s when better air quality and a cool down of temperatures arrive in the forecast when we kcome righ back. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no problem. life, lived serena's way. chase, make more of what's yours. we teamed up with telemundo 48... to help clear the shelters. so many great stories... and so many animals finding their forever homes. >>> today is a special day helping clear the shelters. >> so many great stories and so many animals fi

there's now a free shuttle to take you to the redwood city community college. alto alto online reports it's a pilot program for students and employees, and it was really a hit yesterday. there were said to be so many riders, backup shuttles had to be called in. >> how far would you go to show your love for your city? well, san jose mayor san liccardo says that he is willing to get inked but only if he gets 1 million retweets. now, it's all based off a dare from his staff. >> a local man's tattoo with the city logo caught their attention, so his staff thought they would have fun and challenged their leader to do the same. >> against my better judgment, i said yes. and of course, i still have not yet asked my wife for permission, so i'm hoping that i can talk to her before this airs. >> we'll see if she's a fan. mayor liccardo tagged his wife and said don't worry, my staff tells me it's impossible to get 1 million retweets. so far, the mayor has received more than 1,000 retweets. maybe we can help that cause this morning. >> might get one more right here in a min

the average high in redwood city is also 82.od. 63 in half moon bay, that's as warm as it gets along the coast. barely warmer in downtown san francisco, 64 degrees. same thing in sausalito. average highs in napa and santa rosa in the mid 80s, we'll be around 71 and 75. 74 is the average high in oakland. you'll be around 68. to get to 74, you have to go to union city and fremont. average highs are in the low 90s, but we'll be in the mid to upper 70s. tonight's game, yes, bruce lee night. you get bruce lee swag. a hat if you get the proper ticket. temperatures pretty steady wednesday and thursday. a little warmer but still a little below average through the holiday. it's next tuesday and wednesday it starts to get hot. >> good morning. theto. heot of incidents popping up now, including a new roll-over crash in the north bay. sausalito, southbound 101 before the robin williams tunnel, a vehicle lost control, hit the embankment on the side and sounds like they flipped over frk on its wheels in the slow lane. also, a little better ne

redwood city said the sign didn't qualify as historic but would like to find a good home for it. >>> are you ready for world con? science fiction lovers have landed in the bay area for this four-day convention and bringing with us and them a big economic boost. scott budman joins us at the san jose convention center where worlds are coming together. what world are you? >> reporter: in i >> reporter: they're going to get to meet their favorite sci-fi authors and dress up in costume. [ barking ] >> reporter: they're howling and browsing. dressing up. >> i design these to be for a bit more of a darker, classical kind of fairy. >> reporter: and getting to rub shoulders with their favorite science fiction writers. >> just, you know, i have the same interests. we all do. they're all fantasy and sci-fi. >> reporter: world con has come to san jose this year, bringing town from all over the world. what do you think of silicon valley and all our geekiness here? >> it's great. everybody is so friendly. and i met many interesting people with cool costumes. >> i have been reading science fiction

or explore art amongst the redwoods at the 2018 kings mountain art fair on saturday at the kings mountainire station. enjoy a full day of lebanese culture and cuisine with music, dance, games, and more at the lebanese festival on saturday in downtown redwood city. in the south bay enjoy a free family day of blues saturday. in the east bay had to the crab co-fist festival on saturday. games and activities and a fish on a bicycle parade. in berkeley celebrate the 2018 resilient day and lavish them festival on sunday with a daylong party and ritual recognizing brazilian independence day . the plastic labor day weekend are culture block party will be held in oldtown oakland . the festival will celebrate the diversity and pride through performances, artisans, studios on the streets, and more. in san francisco grab your dancing shoes and join the fun of the ninth annual salsa festival on the fillmore . the today extravaganza features salsa lessons, live music, and a few and a free huge outdoor dance party under the stars at the fillmore central plaza. taste of sonoma returns to the north bay at

su vÍctima fue rescatada en pleno centro de redwood city.ra reportar una situaciÓn de violencia. la vÍctima nunca llamo. marÍa: quienes obligan a sus vÍctimas a prostituirse, muchas veces no usan tÁcticas abiertamente violentas. >< sospechosotrafican humanos, a veces usan violencia fÍsica. muy pocas veces necesitan utilizar violencia fÍsica. lo que utilizan es violencia psicolÓgica. >>de acuerdo a la vista de vincenzo, dÓnde la obligó a de prostituirse por un mes. le habrÍa quitado su dinero, su celular, su identificaciÓn... ademÁs de que no le daba de comer, la obligada a dormir en su auto. >>la vÍctima no se siente que tenga el poder de salir. muchas veces tienen miedo por su estatus migratorio. maria: residentes de redwood city, no encontraron las palabras adecuadas para expresarle su solidaridad a la vÍctima. >>no sabrÍa cÓmo expresarlo, es algo muy triste porque nadie se merece pasar por eso. maria: la policÍa por su parte incitÓ a la comunidad a no quedarse callada y soportar este tipo de crÍmenes. >> si una persona es vÍctima de trÁfi

live in redwood city, abc7 news. >> amanda, thanks. sure is a lot of eights. >> if you're into the 24-hour clock, it's 18:08 right now. in ten minutes, it would be 18:18. >> leave it up to eric to come up with this. >> it was my pleasure. >> much more ahead. hackers strike again, this time targeting two democratic congressional candidates. >> how the campaigns were infiltrated months before the critical midterm election. >> and tweets and politics. the ceo of twitter defends his company after claims of political discrimination. >> an expectant mother is heart broken after her husband is the fbi is investigating cyber attacks on the congressional campaign of two democratic candidates in orange county. according to reuters the hackers infiltrated the campaign computers can of david min and hans keer stead, both democrats, both competing for seats in the republican leaning orange county. the hackers managed to install software in campaign computers that recorded keystrokes. investigators don't know what information was obtained. both dist

across the peninsula we get sunshine for the afternoon. 74 in redwood city. san francisco, jacket weather from the marina down to the ingleside. check this out, just 68 in mill valley. that's your high. novato, a warmer 77. going up anywhere near ukiah we have a hotter 92. my extended forecast in san francisco, subtle changes every day. morning fog, afternoon sunshine. 60s turnover next seven days. inland valleys staying with low to mid-80s through friday and the way it looks right now even into this next coming weekend, possibly even cooler weather as we hit next monday's forecast and down to a mild 82 degrees. i'm being conservative with that number next monday. i could possibly even bring that down into the 70s. we'll wait and see on that. nice week coming our way. >> if i'm walking my kid on elementary school on wednesday morning, are we okay? >> you're going to get that low cloud cover, low 60s. >> school is back. thank you, jeff. >>> up next, it's up and running, but it but will it actually work. the dmv's latest solution to shorten up those long, long

crews removed one of the six redwoods that was deemed unsafe. businesses and homes remain evacuated tonight. city officials say work will start up again first thing at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> after being closed for two months from construction, subway service begins tomorrow at the tunnel. the tunnel provided service from west castro and west portal station. the product has been without fault. -- the project has not been without fault. the mayor cited the accident in a scathing letter earlier this week. >> a lot more to come. sad news out of arizona. senator john mccain is stopping treatment for brain cancer. how lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are responding. >> and encouraging random acts of kindness in honor of mollie tibbets. why did i want a crest 3d white smile? dinner date. meeting his parents, dinner date. so i used crest. crest 3d white removes 95% of surface stains in just 3 days, for a whiter smile that will win them over. look for a one dollar coupon in this sunday's paper. your digestive system has billions of bacteria b

the 60-year-old eventually brought his van to a stop off old redwood highway and was arrested and chargedh dui. his blood alcohol level was six times the legal limit of a driver for hire under california law. the owner of the company says he's worked there for 2 or 3 years and has never had problems before. the company will investigate and if the allegations are true quote he will not have a job here anymore. >> and the chp said they did not find any alcoholic containers on board because he was storing his spirits in a thermos. >>> tonight parents at an east bay middle school are rallying to get a student kicked out after he allegedly threatened classmates at his previous school. we're at the pleasant hill campus where parents are demanding the district take action. >> tonight parents packed the school board meeting to make a stand dmading the student at the middle school be expelled for threatening -- demanding the student at the middle school be expelled for threatening to kill several students. >> i should not be scared to send my kid to school. >> but tonight a number of parents said

redwood city. much cooler on the coast, pacifica, only 57. downtown san francisco, hard pressed to find sun. 63. 57 and cloudy in daly city. petaluma, 81. in the east bay, 60s and 70s. 75 in fremont, and inland, we're sitting comfortably in the 80s. 87 for brentwood. seven-day forecast will show you you're cool for august. today, we stay below average tomorrow as well. a warming trend gets under way and on saturday, it will feel warm to hot with triple digits inland. >> good morning, drew. overall, we're looking okay this morning. we're looking at some pretty typical volumes in the south bay. 101 at 880, slowly starting to increase, but no significant blocking issues all across the san jose area right now. mass transit also looking good. 28 b.a.r.t. trains in service. no delays. ace 1 is out on time. we had gps issues with ace 3 yesterday. could see it again today. likely, there should not be delays, and capital corridor, no delays for you. >> thank you. >>> the fbi is warning banks about an anticipated attack on atms in the coming days. >> f

we had a car fire near the redwood exit in castro valley. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. traffic there is all right. likewise for the bay bridge. let's go back to the desk. >>> today the ghost ship warehouse fire defendants they are coming up, and max harris, are expected to speak in their sentencing hearing. this fall is an emotional day one of the hearing when the victims families testified. they also criticized the plea deal given to the suspects. henry lee was in the courtroom during those statements. >> reporter: the ghost ship master defendant -- blasted them for the roles and their deadly -- in the deadly fire. cameras were not allowed in court as relatives back to the courtroom for what the judge described as a heart-wrenching hearing. many of the victims family members were pens or brought poster boards with their loved ones pictures. back in july almena and harris both entered no contest please. one count for each victim who died. addressing the many relatives of the victims said they felt betrayed by the plea deal an

. >> a police standoff in redwood >> a police standoff in redwood city finally ends aft >>> good morning bay area. let's get up and geternn: this mornings." >>> we have good news, air quality is starting to improve after dealing with a week of the mendocino complex fire, the smoke coming into our area, that is good for the folks here for the festivals happening throughout the weekend. it's 5:30 on this august 10th. >> jessica castro is reporting in the field for us today. you are never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. >>> good morning. we are starting off with good air quality right now around the bay area. i'll show you live doppler 7 we have the coastal clouds and the moo reap layer6:21, temperaturen the 50s and 60s and the breeze picks up this afternoon, 10 to 20 miles per hour, gusting up to 30 miles per hour. we'll see warm temperatures inland but cooling a bit, 96 your high there. around the bay, the warmest up to 80. the sea breeze keeps the coast cool in the 60s. sunset at 8:08 and we see continuing air improvement throughout the weekend. >>> i want to head

. >> reporter: drivers saw the box along redwood road in castro valley and called chp. i'll show you a picture and you can decide for yourself if it looks like a bomb. alameda county sheriff's department michael norton approached this white sigh foam box monday night in his bomb zwaud gear. >> the string ran off into the trees. >> reporter: commuters reported the box near redwood road and grove way. >> it looked suspicious to us, because we normally don't encounter unattended boxes. it was making a mechanical noise. >> reporter: after scanning it from a safe distance, sergeant norton decided to destroy the suspicious devise. only then did he learn what it was. >> once i pulled it out of the tree, i saw that it was a weather balloon and then i realized all my buddies were going to give me a hard time. >> reporter: the balloon came from san jose state university researchers. they launched the equipment in order to measure the ozone layer. when the balloon pops, the equipment lands, hopefully protected by the styrofoam box. >> the ozone project has been going on for months

redwood city, 74, mountain view. 73 for menlo park. downtown san francisco, below average for this time of year. high of 65. 60 the high for daly city. santa rosa 80. 78 in napa. we'll have the haze in our atmosphere with moderate air quality. east bay 69 for berkeley, 68 for oakland. 77 fremont. inland, not too hot for this time of year. 80s. 84 brentwood. 84 the high in livermore. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow we start out with cloud cover. we get afternoon sunshine. temperatures dip as we head into monday afternoon. cool for august. cooler on tuesday. we'll struggle to get out of the 70s. more in the way of cloud cover. we'll stay below average wednesday and thursday with little change and even friday into the upcoming holiday weekend. no signs of intense heat. a nice finish to august and nice start to september. >> our team is complete for the first time. all of us here, yeah. >> nice reunion. >> thanks, drew. >> sports time, right? >> it is time for sports. >> some of us will be real disappointed the rest of

it's developed by electronic arts head quartered here in redwood city. company said we're aware of an incident at a sanction mad den championship series in jacksonville. we're working with authorities to gather facts at this stage. this is a horrible situation and our deepest sympathies go out to all involved. today's tournament in jacksonville, florida offered $5,000 in prizes and tonight many are asking security be beefed up in future tournaments to prevent another mass reporting live, mary ann favro. >> thank you very much. >>> these video game tournaments often draw a big fan base and sometimes big cash prizes. the series has up to 7 million dedicated fans who flock to these cash tournaments called madden cash tournaments. the tournament in jacksonville was a qualifier that came with a reported $5,000 cash prize for the winner. according to e.a. sports, madden nfl is popular among nfl players that help their abilities on the field. the game is named on john madden winning coach with the oakland raiders. we tweeted the news of the smoothi shooting the

lakeport at 50. 59 castro valley. 59 redwood city. temperatures running 2 - 9 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. the low clouds will peel back sooner and a high pressure will kick in allowing inland temperatures to jump up. today starts the process. upper 80s to near 90 for some. today 60s and 70s and 80s with a few upper 80s. you said you were going to explain something? >> let's go out and leisurely drive on interstate you said you were going to explain something? use was, basically, leisurely there are certain roads that will be really clouded -- really crowded. one is 580 eastbound anytime after 2:00 heading this way. 580 this way is going to be crowded. this is one of the biggest travel weekends of the year as people get away for labor day. a lot of people view it as one last chance for summer. it is going to be tough on eastbound 580. westbound 580 looks good. just the calm before the storm. another freeway is 80 eastbound . any time after noon today. don't get on the road less you have to go this is not the time to take a leisur

. >>> a major donation from redwood city based electronic arts. the company is giving a million dollars to the victims of the video game tournament shooting in florida. ea says it will set up a fund to allow others to donate more money. this comes in the wake of last sunday's deadly shooting in jacksonville. a gunman killed two people and injured nearly a dozen others before turning the gun on himself. >>> electric scooters are getting ready for a comeback in san francisco. the city is giving the green light for two scooter companies to operate on city streets. >> here's the things. the names are not lyft, uber or bird. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard shows us what's different this time. >> reporter: the whirling sound of electric scooters will soon be heard again on san francisco city streets. skip is one of two scooter startups awarded permits to operate. >> we're excited to learn how this is not going to just serve the riders of san francisco but a system that doesn't see the same kind of backlash we saw earlier whrp. >> reporter: what a ba

redwood 4, redwood 4, an 1179 at bay shore and harvard boulevard. >> an 1179 is the police code for collisions involving fatalities. as accidents piled up, bayshore got a new name, bloody bayshore, they called it. two lanes for that peak rush hour traffic. 50,000 drivers all trying to get out of san francisco at the same time. and after the nerve-racking delay when you get past the real jams, what's a man to do but open up. make up for lost time, beat the speed limit, just a little. >> palo alto 3, palo alto 3, an 1179 on bayshore and embarcadero. palo alto 3. palo alto 3. >> 1179, somebody's number, some people besides the police kept a record of those 1179s, like the managing editor of the palo alto times, gene paulson. >> we've been trying to do the job a newspaper should do to keep the community alert. we've written editorials and headlined the accidents, we've published photographs. here, take a look at some of these. these were run over about a 60-day period. here's an editorial by eleanor cogswell. she's been writing them every couple of weeks. read these bayshore statistics and shutter

redwood city reaching 81 degrees. and expect a high of 67 degrees on the embarcadero.apa reaching 90 degrees. as we look forward to clearing the shelters tomorrow, we head to the human society and 75 degrees in the early morning hours but then heating up. if you'll adopt an animal then think about heading to the park. take care of them. make sure they have lots of water and it's best do go out in the early hours of the day and as we head makes for the weekend might be heading to the festival of india in fremont. on sunday the parade with the event both days and well' see the temperatures in the upper 60s on sunday. 78 degrees at noon and some lower 80s for the middle of the day. if your plans include napa valley, it is warm there. still maybe some drifts of smoke and our temperatures reaching into the upper 80s but not bad at all. and then much cooler as we look at santa cruz and the forecast there reaching 75 today but temperatures coming down a few more degrees for saturday and sun. inland areas are going to be hot. all going to be looking for somewhere to cool. goin

not as much tomorrow night, a little bit of a change for saturday, redwood city 59 degrees.ocean breeze that normally clearing oosting breeze -- ocean breeze, some of that smoke emanating from canadian wildfires, tomorrow mine foggy and low clouds, then low clouds into hazy sunshine. kind of a yucky day if you are looking up tomorrow. air quality will improve. for the weekend. what we don't see in this picture is a large ridge of high pressure anywhere close to san francisco or the bay area. three separate but distinct areas of lower pressure to our east and north, west and southwest, all three of these will allow the marine layer to be pretty thick which means the cooler influence of the ocean has a better opportunity of making it inland, you have felt it in livermore and antioch and santa rosa. i see no reason why that's going to stop anytime soon. looking at futurecast now, low clouds pushing all the way into the central valley, tri-valley and down to morgan hill and gilroy, cloudy start with hazy sunshine in the afternoon. notice a change on saturday, not as much low clo

along the peninsula, 79 later on in palo alto and 80 for redwood city. in the 60s from half moon bay to pacifica. there's some drizzle in spots downtown. a little bit of afternoon sunshine. 63 downtown and 63 in daley city. 85 in sonoma later on today. 88 in cloverdale. we're 80 for fremont. and berkeley about 72. 78, castro valley. inland we're in the 90s with the haze. about 96 in brentwood. if you're headed to the a's game later on today, a mix of sun and clouds. first pitch temperature on the cool side at 68. but by 4:00 it warns to 73 degrees so enjoy. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we have that spare the air day in effect because of that poor air quality in spots. we'll see refreshing cooler air move in on monday. we're knocked down into the 80s. we have some coastal drizzle on tuesday, but really the big takeaway, we stay below if not near average for the extended forecast. so today it is hot out there in spots but much cooler tomorrow. so it will feel nice. >> all right. sounds good. >> cool. >> thank you. drew. >>> just ahead it migh

we received this statement from sheila gibson at kaiser redwood city. were made aware of the loss on saturday, we began an extensive search to locate his ring, including interviewing all staff members involved in mr. halvorsen's care, carefully searching his room and locations where he received treatment, sifting through trash and working with our linen supplier. we will continue our efforts and will cooperate with any police investigation. it's a statement pete and his family do not agree with, saying the hospital didn't get involved until sunday night. the halvorsens know they may never get the answers they're looking for, emfor penny. >> and that was the one thing she was really looking forward to putting on her necklace and keeping him with her. >> penny and the rest of their family doing their best to stay upbeat and positive for bill's final days. in redwood city, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> well, hopefully they find that ring. >> absolutely. >> goodness knows they've been through enough already. >>> all right. let's turn to our weather. kind of an i

[music] a proposed coffee shop opening up in redwood city... would have their baristas serving in bikinis. this has some members of the community concerned. the provocative attire may not meet the zoning codes. kron 4's gabe slate spoke with city officials to learn more. just south of redwood city, on the corner of el camino real and dumbarton avenue in an unincorporated area of san mateo county there sits a small drive thru coffee shop called caffino that recently closed. a new owner, pink pantherz expresso is trying open a similar business, a drive thru coffee shop, but with a twist. the baristas at the pink pantherz expresso coffee shops are known for wearing very revealing bikinis. they are bikini baristas. sound from david j. canepa - san mateo county supervisor - fith district "i can understand neighbors being concerned" san mateo county supervisor david canepa says the city has taken quite a few concerns from community members. there are schools nearby and kids will be walking by the business. sound from david j. canepa - san mateo count

he was driving to school when his car went off skyline boulevard in redwood city. student wills gather for a prayer service. many will wear white collared shirts. >>> we're learning new details about a disturbing discovery in a san francisco home. the case of a missing man is now a murder investigation. abc 7 news reporter vic lee has more. >> he would water the plants here on the street and he would clean up, which is very badly needed in this area. >> reporter: scot free has been friends with brian egg for almost three decades. in june he thought something was wrong. 65-year-old egg had disappeared and he feared the worst. >> unfortunately, he had a few not so nice friends from the streets that would come in and i guess stay with him. >> reporter: in late july, early august, free called police for a welfare check at the home. egg's sister filed a missing persons report. >> on both occasions officers responded to the residence and received no response to the door and saw no suspicious circumstances. >> reporter: the voicemail said -- >> brian is away and he will b

abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in redwood city. matt?reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. ea sports is in redwood city. the madden football game is one of its most popular games. the company released a statement last night and said the tragic situation that occurred sunday in jacksonville was a senseless act of violence that we strongly condemn. our most heartfelt stympathies o out to the victims. shock about the shooting, complexity gaming founder jason lake sa lakes says one of the gamers was injured. >> he was playing when shots started to ring out and he believes that person next to him was actually shot. he got shot and grazed his thumb. he is not severely injured, thank god. he ran out of the building, down the street. >> reporter: now a lot could be at stake at these tournaments. competitors travel across country to participate. competitive gamer nate kristi says this is a sport and some gamers can get carried away by the intensity of the game and when that happens some are asked to step outside to cool off. reporting live

we'll be at 71 in millbrae. 82 redwood city. low 60s at the coast. as we head down into the south bay we're starting off clear and 59 and we'll have sunshine and temperatures mainly in the 80s until los gatos and southward towards gilroy. low to mid 90s. north bay a little fog around napa, visibility a mile, mid to upper 80s this afternoon and haze from the mendocino complex fires. inland we'll have haze today and look at the temperatures here. all of us in the 90s if not the upper 90s around brentwood and discovery bay. tomorrow more of the same, few degrees cooler sunday but look at the 100s come back by wednesday inland. mid 60s around the bay but comfortable mid 60s at the coast. >> good morning. we don't have any major issues. we are looking good right now. we do have one crash blocking the left lane, westbound 92 just before 101 in the foster city area. that is starting to cause a backup. it didn't sound very serious initially but the fire department is on the scene and both vehicles involved are on the left shoulder. i am keeping an eye on tha