the san francisco examiner looks at how hi tech workers dining in workplace cafeterias may soon face harsh reality — going outside. legislation is expected to ban on—site workplace cafeterias in an effort to promote and support local restaurants. and finally buzzfeed news website. and the beautiful choir that sang at the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle has landed itself a record deal. the kingdom choir wowed the congregation with their rendition of stand by me. with me is iain anderson, founder of the international communications agency, cicero group. good to have you with us. the joint front pages of the figaro and irish times, when you see the images it gives you a real sense of how devastating and how far is x of these fires increase being felt. —— effects. 25 victims huddling together as they were found, victims sitting in their cars as these enormous fire was the hit people. the pictures are really tell the story this morning. already a massive international relief effort going on, having literally seen hell on earth, the weight to say it, it looks to be obliterated by

the san francisco examiner looks at how hi tech workers dining in workplace cafeterias may soon facexpected to ban on—site workplace cafeterias in an effort to promote and support local restaurants. and finally buzzfeed news website. and the beautiful choir that sang at the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle has landed itself a record deal. the kingdom choir wowed the congregation with their rendition of stand by me. with me is iain anderson, founder of the international communications agency, cicero group.

she was hit by a bicyclist on market street in san francisco at an intersection where there's been several collisions according to the san francisco examiner, the psychist hit the woman as she was crossing the street at market and powell after 5:30 yesterday evening. she was thrown to the ground but able to walk to an ambulance. the psychist did stay at the scene and cooperated with police. there's been other collisions between cyclist and pedestrians at that same intersection. >>> a man riding his bike was killed in a hit-and-run in crockett. amber lee talked to the man's family and friends who are devastated by their loss. >> pure golden heart. his beautiful smile and dimples. brother as sweet and loving. sport made him healthy and happy. >> he's been doing it for years. he's done marathons and 100- mile rides on a regular basis. >> on tuesday night around 7:20 he was riding along san pablo avenue west of the dead fish restaurant when the driver of a dark colored compact truck struck the psychist and fled. he died at the scene. >> very angry. it just hurts when people don't instend to stop when things like that happen. friends shar with

according to the san francisco examin examiner, they will look at two proposals for bus service during that time. one would provide less bus service, another create four more into the city. traffic is bad enough. they just want their b.a.r.t. trains. >> traffic is bad enough as it is right now. it's only going to get worse. i'm not sure how much more room we have to expand the roads. so i think it's important to provide service at all hours, if possible. so the expansion of the hours would be great instead of, you know, taking some of the opportunities away to get into the city from places like this as early as we can. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says starting their service an hour later impacts about 2800 riders. and it would save b.a.r.t. $15 million. ct m of the riders say, it would livelihoods. one man would have to open his business in the city an hour later. that would cost him customers. so all of this will be discussed this trickle-down impact at the b.a.r.t. board meeting today. live in pleasant hill. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> since we're talking about b.a.r.t., abc 7 news has

according to the san francisco examiner, today the b.a.r.t.elp those people. people we spoke with said they're worried this will push commuters on to already congested freeways. some say it will impact their livelihood. >> i think it's ridiculous. i think they should put, instead of having it run an hour later, they should not do that. keep the 4:00 a.m. service. >> because how does it impact you? >> because of my business. i open my business at 5:00. >> you have to open later. >> i wouldn't be able to get there until 6:00 and driving is not an option. there's no parking downtown. >> b.a.r.t. today will discuss how to get people like him to the city early in the morning. san francisco examiner reports two proposals for bus service during that time are being considered. one would create four more express bus routes into the city. no vote is expected today. just talk. a final proposal is expected in september. reporting live from the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. two san jose families looking for

george moscone told the san francisco examiner, if he runs he's going to be the shortest commissioner san francisco ever had at a not talking about his height. so he fired him from the commission, and at that point they didn't like each other very much. but once harvey became a a supervisor, he worked very closely with george moscone and it was a very productive relationship. but they had had their difficult moments. >> could you perhaps talk a little bit about harvey's relationship with his father and his brothers and sisters, and how that impacted his life? >> he didn't have sisters. he had one brother, robert. i talk about that pretty extensively in the book. harvey's father was born in lithuania. when harvey's grandfather left, harvey's grandfather came to america i himself, as was often the case. the man of the family got someone to sponsor him. he came along and made enough money to bring the rest of the family with him. so harvey's father was six months old when he left their shtetl in lithuania. he couldn't bring the family to america until harvey's father, whose name was will

. >>> new details on a san francisco homicide last year in the ocean view neighborhood. according to documents obtained by the san francisco examiner, two 25-year-old man, kevin keys and jonathan santos, were caught on video celebrating following the triple shooting on plymouth and broad streets. keys fired at least 13 rounds of a semiautomatic at people standing outside a barbershop in march 2017 according to officials. >>> firefighters are finally gaining the upper hand in napa and yolo counties. the county fire is 65% contained this morning after consuming more than 90 acres and destroying 16 structures. >>> in lake county, the pawnee fire burned rough 15,000 acres since it broke out on june 23rd. >>> record rainfall is proving deadly in japan. officials say at least 100 people have died in the southwest part of the country. flooding and landslides tore through the area this weekend, destroying thousands of homes. crews are searching the rubble for survivors. >>> tonight president trump will release the name of his supreme court nominee. >> reporter: president trump traveled back to the white house yesterday. >> say it's the fou

reportedly using someone else's address to get their children into top schools in san francisco according to the san francisco examiner, residency fraud has gone up in the past few years. cases went from 34 in the 2015 and 2016 school year to 53 cases this school year. >>> our time is 5:08. just a couple moments ago vta finished repairs overnight where a deadly crash was captured on camera. the train hit the car yesterday at 12:30 in the afternoon. the surveillance video shows the train dragging the car down the tracks. police say the driver and the passenger were on lincoln avenue when that vta train crossed. police and witnesses say the crossing arms were down and functioning but the driver drove around the crossing arms and was hit by that train. >> i had never seen anything like that. went out to see if the driver was okay and if there was anyway i could help. which there wasn't. the car was completely mangled. >> the police are investigating whether drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash. no one on the train was hurt. the operator did suffer minor injuries and was taken to the hospital as a precaution while

the 55th annual cable car bell ringing contest has been canceled according to the san francisco examiner. muni operators are protesting scaling back the late night service. the agency said they hope to bring the event back next year. >> such a tradition. a lot of people have fun there. it will be missed. >> hopefully it will come back. >>> let's check the roads with jaclyn. >> we are tracking mass transit, running right on time this tuesday morning. we have about 43 bart trains in service. let's take it to the north bay, where we have slowdowns. aside from the fog you may be dealing with on the 101, you're dealing with closures. this is northbound 101 between dry creek road and litton springs road, speeds below 35 miles an hour. even this early morning hour, we have delays through that stretch. 101, no delays through college avenue and heading into petaluma. further south, 101 at 116 there. highway 37, we are definitely seeing the crowds develop this tuesday morning. but we are still in the green, westbound 80 to 101 just under 20 minutes. the richmond-san rafael bridge, looks like caltr

the nurses blame understaffing according to the san francisco examiner. they say nurses have had to leave patients because they regularly have more patience than national guidelines recommend. the nurses filed a complaint with the department of health. officials told the newspapers the claims are untrue and that the hospital is proud of the care it provides. >>> today we should find out the proposed rates for health coverage for covered california next year. the market place will announce proposed rates along with plans this morning. it is expected that rates will go up for third straight year. premiums have increased over 12% the past 2 years. a few months ago, officials warned that rates would more led likely increase thanks to jingoist -- changes from congress. >>> a board is expected to vote on a spending plan that will cut tuition. the board will meet a gay -- today in san francisco. $60 is the amount of a surcharge to pay legal bills. that just expired. even a small decrease is welcomed for students with been lobbying. >> to me it is still great. i

. >> san francisco getting ready to make changes in service. muni tells the san francisco examiner it will increase the number of buses running to china town and mission district as well as four other areas. it will have longer buses running on overcrowded routes. . they will ask for community changes starting next month. all the changes should be in place by february. >>> across the bay, the oakland city council moving forward with a plan to regulate ride share scooters. the regulations require the scooter companies to distribute the scooters equally. the ordinance influences safety and liability investigations going into effect after a final vote in september. >> dramatic body cam video shows the moment a man escapes from a train. a police officer saved the life of a man who was almost hit by a train. the man moved and the train stopped just in time. the officer has only been on the job for seven months. >> are you okay? >> where did you come from? thank you. >> in case you didn't hear that the man asked the officer where he came from and said thank you. it's not clear why that m

. >>> nurses at kaiser permanente in san francisco claim that low staffing levels have created a hazard for expectant mothers and babies. the "san francisco examiner" reports that the nurses union has filed a complaint with the state department of public health. they claim that expectant mothers are often left unmonitored creating unsafe conditions in the hospital's maternity ward. in a statement, kaiser called the allegations untrue and said that they are proud of the care that they provide patients. >>> still ahead, we are learning more about the shooting death of a 22-year- old man in an el sobrante driveway. what neighbors are saying about past problems at that property. >> over the last six months or so, it's been -- police have been here about once a month. >> and in weather, another day of hot temperatures inland with temperatures mid-90s but things will change in your friday forecast. we'll have more coming up. >> and it may look like an ordinary business, but investigators say it was anything but. at 6:30, the gambling operation in the south bay that was busted in the south bay including a number of arrests. >>> police announced the arres

. >>> san francisco's muni is getting ready to make changes in service that are designed to help low income riders and communities of color. muni tells the san francisco examiner it will increase the number of buses running to the tenderloin, chinatown, and the mission district as well as four other areas. also buses running on overcrowded roots. it will ask for community feedback on the changes which will be based or eased into effect starting next month with all the changes taking place by next february. >>> san francisco will soon ban plastic straws. yesterday the board of supervisors voted unanimously to ban plastic straws starting next july. it not only includes getting rid of plastic straws but also requires napkins, utensils, and other to-go items be available only upon request. some restaurant owners say they'll be happy not to pay for straws and save money. others depend on plastic straws and those businesses will have to use more expensive alternatives. >> there are unintended consequences because there are beverages for which paper straws are very difficult to be utilized. for those businesses, they'll see their cost rise because they'll have to buy

san francisco. it could put a real wrench into their morning commutes. bart is holding a meeting later on today to talk about what they are calling the transbay tube earthquake safety service plan. the "san francisco examiner" reports that as part of this plan, bart is considering not starting trains until 5 a.m. that's an hour later than usual. in order to give construction crews more time to retrofit the 3.5-mile tube and make sure it can safely withstand a major earthquake. bart tells "the examiner" this would speed up the retrofitting project by about 4 months and save them as much as $15 million. about 3,000 people take advantage of the early-morning trains most of them coming from stations like pittsburg- bay point, pleasant hill, dublin-pleasanton and fremont. so bart is considering adding bus services from those four major stations that wouldn't interfere with their commute and would still get them into san francisco at their early time. from glen park in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> president trump's former campaign manager is being moved to a new detention facility as we learned about his cushy setup in jail. paul manafort is charged with obstruction, fraud and other charges. last week

i would make a motion to make the san francisco examiner the primary newspaper announcements of meetings for official announcements with the chronicle as the secondary, and the impact of that, just to explain a little bit more, would be given that the examiner is only printing three days a week at this time, that on those three days, that will be the primary newspaper. if the examiner in the future goes back to a five-day print cycle, then they would take over five days a week, but in the meantime, the chronicle would be the back up paper. >> president breed: okay. mr. givner, is that okay or do we need the language or is that sufficient? >> mr. givner: that's sufficient. we can amend the resolution. >> president breed: so supervisor ronen has made a motion, seconded by supervisor yee. supervisor kim? >> supervisor kim: can i just understand exactly what that's going to mean? >> that's going to mean working with the clerk of the board's office on days when they of notice -- say, for example, they know that they need to get a notice at the newspaper on a monday. on those days, we work as

. >>> also in san francisco, get ready to see changes on a downtown muni route. "san francisco examinerreports the agency is set to eliminate another left turn. this time, it's at hayes street on van ness. this latest traffic change will help speed up bus travel leaving van ness with only two remaining left turns, one on lombard and one on broadway. >> everyone on the bus will get there sooner. then us in cars -- >> traffic has been getting rough around there, definitely. it's noticeable. and the construction is going to last another year and a half. so it's going to be a real relief when that's finished. >> but then they are doing the project on geary. we'll always have delays along that route. >> it's a shell game. >> yes. >>> but we aren't tracking any major slowdowns on the roads right now with the exception of the bay bridge toll plaza. thursday morning not too bad. easy on 101 to the north bay. this is right near wilfred. if you are heading through rohnert park, we are tracking a road closure. this is on surface streets, though, west of 101 along stony point road. that's shut down

according to the "san francisco examiner," starting in august, riders will see an increase in the k, it. and 8 lines and in february, next year, more m, 12, 29 and 44 lines as well as k, t and 8 lines. >>> let's see how mass transit is looking this morning as well as the roads. for that let's check in with jaclyn. >> mass transit is looking good right now. no delays. we're tracking problems, this is if you are making your way out of the south bay, northbound 101 dealing with the usual slowdowns as you head through morgan hill. but then as you get further north, we are tracking two two crashes at 280 and 680 separate crashes near alum rock. a car flipped off 580 and ended up on castro valley boulevard between the on-ramp to 580 and 238. so that westbound direction blocked as you can see 238 and 580, but the freeway itself is moving at the limit. >>> i'm just going to gaze at this view and hopefully you enjoy it, too. look at this. sutro camera showing that sun rising right over the clouds. it looks pretty. we have clouds out there across the bay area. can't complain about that when we

. >>> after more than half a century in san francisco, a historic bakery has been given notice to get out. according to the san francisco examiner, the la victoria bakery on 4th street was given notice last month off the building went up for sale earlier this year. the examiner reports a handful of merchants that also sublease space inside the bakery will be given 30 days notice. the bakery was family run and a staple of the neighbor for nearly 67 years. the owner said the bakery is not officially closing yet and the fate remains unclear. >>> we are get a look at a new proposed redesign of fran's public rest rooms that or streets around the city. the design has been refined since early june. this once more streamlined with the reflective shell, even topped with planter boxes. it was revealed yesterday during an arts commission hearing at city hall. the aging rest rooms on the streets are said to be replaced next year. the final design must be approved by the board of supervisors. >>> union city police are trying to find whoever is responsible for breaking into a shipping container and stealing baby clothes. angel deer clothing b

san francisco. it could put a real wrench into their morning commutes. bart is holding a meeting later on today to talk about what they are calling the transbay tube earthquake safety service plan. the "san francisco examinerof this plan, bart is considering not starting trains until 5 a.m. that's an hour tha usual. in order to give construction crews more time to retrofit the 3.5-mile tube and make sure it can safely withstand a major earthquake. bart tells "the examiner" this would speed up the retrofitting project by about about 3,000 people take advantage of the early-morning trains most of them coming from stations like pittsburg- bay point, pleasant hill, dublin-pleasanton and fremont. so bart is considering adding bus services from those four major stations that wouldn't interfere with their commute and would still get them into san francisco at their early time. from glen park in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:40. a charter plane goes down and everyone on board is rescued. what the pilot is saying to investigators about what caused the accident. >>> plus, uber makes employee cuts in the wake of a deadly self-driving car crash. >> and the new york stock exchange old up about 10 m

san francisco. in 2015 the board of supervisors voted to close h50 bryant and in that campaign some of the numbers that we're seeing around and arrested are black according to the next examiner op ed published today, the san francisco jail is 56% black, and even though they make up 3% of the city. so the connections here between the board of supervisors voting to close the jail and increased criminalization of black and brown youth that -- black and brown youth need to be decriminalized and efforts to close the jail and the gang injunctions need to end. >> i stand here as the interim policy coordinator. and as you may know, the council is a 24-member board and supervisor fewer definitely sits on the board. . and the gang injunction and spearheaded by council member jose who represents one of the seven re-entry members. on our meeting on april 26, we did -- it was a vote called to end gang injunctions. where the majority passed. no one opposed it, but we did have seven abstentions. 11 majority. and basically we thought out to speak -- we sought out to speak to the city attorney's office and they tabled it to the meeting. and submitted to the city attorney herrera from the bod

> now your morning money report, some san francisco state university students will be able to get around by bike for free. >> according to the san francisco examinerfered to provide free access to low-income students. lime and uber announced a partnership recently. >> facebook teem up with amc to let you buy movie tickets. facebook launched a feature to search for movies and buy tickets directly through amc on facebook. for now amc is wafbing on-line fees for users who make the purchases through facebook and facebook has deals with fandango and adam tickets. >> let's see how the stock market is doing. taking a look at the big board we are down about 35 points this morning. disappointing earnings reports are being blamed right now for the sluggish start to the day. >>> are you ready for a royal invasion? there are reports this morning meghan markle anriar could be ho e bay area. excitin >> according to u.s. weekly the couple is planning an official trip to the united states next year. locations are being finalized, but new york, washington, d.c., and the bay area are top choices. harry and meghan want to meet with ceos and female tech entrepreneurs

according to the san francisco examiner, today the board will discuss what to do.wo plans on the table. one offers more bus service than the other. as they discuss, what that looks like, the riders are wishing they could keep the early morning trains running. >> it will let me wake up later, i have to stay at work later. i do believe traffic will increase, too. we'll have to adjust to it. >> reporter: so b.a.r.t. has done the math on this. they say starting later impacts about 2800 riders. starting later and letting the crews work longer on the tube will save b.a.r.t. about $15 million. they are not set to vote today. they're going to discuss how much bus service to provide. a final plan for early morning bus replacement westbound presented in september. live from the pleasant hill station, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. >>> two san jose families are looking for a place to live following a fire that ripped through their homes. we were in san jose as they assess the damage yesterday. the fire appears to have started between the two homes. a neighbor

according to the san francisco examiner the expansion could cause a neighborhood conflict over the placement of the new bike stations. the supervisor voiced his opposition to the glen park neighborhood and says it will only bring more congestion. lyft acquired motivate this week and motivate operates the ford go bike program in the bay area. >>> be careful when firing up the grill today. the accident that forced one woman to get multiple surgeries. >> and also hot dog eating champion joey chestnut bringing his appetite, the record he hopes to break this morning. yep. i will never understand this contest, but you know what, i don't want to yuck someone else's yum. leave it alone. leave it alone. as we head to break we salads should look like this. crisp leaves of lettuce. freshly made dressing. clean food that looks this good. delivered to your desk. now delivering to home or office. panera. food as it suld be. panera. advil liqui-gels minis. breakthrough in pain relf. a mighty small pill with concentrated power that works at liquid speed. you'll ask... advil liqui-gels minis. i love you, bas

. >> the warriors will get a street name for them by the new arena in san francisco. the examinerays the board of supervisors has voted to rename south street between third and terry francois boulevard to warriors way. they will start playing in the 2019-2020 season. happening today, around the corner from there, at&t park will transform into a field of dreams for hundreds of young giants fans. >> slumber party will follow the cubs/giants games. they will pitch tents and be treated to games, snacks and breakfast on the field tomorrow morning. movie screenings of a league of their own and star wars, the last jedi will be also shown. tickets for the game and the slumber party are still available. go to the giants website. >>> mike, have you ever done that? it looks like fun. >> sadly, when i moved here, i threw away our tent. we've been lugging it around the country and didn't use it anymore. i heard from people that have them. i think kristen sze has done it and loves it. you get a ticket to the game also which starts at 12 kplon 45. a little breezy and 66 by the end of the game. h

share companies like uber and lyft one step closer to appearing on the november ballot in san francisco. the examiner reports the board of supervisor and budget committee voted to advance the measure to the full board for a vote on july 31st. a new estimate on how much revenue it would generate is expected next week. the city controller's original analysis estimated it would bring in $20 million annually but the proposal has been amended to increase rates and include out-of-town companies as well. that do business in the city. >>> russian president vladimir putin could be the first russian leader to visit the white house in nearly a decade. overnight russia's ambassador to the u.s. said putin is, quote, open to president trump's invitation. this comes just days after their first meeting in helsinki and as the white house issues another russian walk back. this week president trump called putin's offer for shared u.s./russian investigations incredible and now mr. trump disagrees. the white house meeting could happen some time in the fall. it is up to the kremlin to formally respond to president trump's

.) >> in san francisco the medical examiner performs the function of investigating medical and legal that occurs with the city and county of san francisco from a variety of circumstances in san francisco there is approximately 5 thousand deaths annually i'm christopher director for the chief mr. chairman the chief my best testimony a at the hall of justice on 870 drooint street that is dramatically updated and not sufficient for the medical chairman facility i've charles program manager public works should a earthquake of a major are proportion occurs we'll not continue to perform the services or otherwise inhabit the building before the earthquake. >> we're in a facility that was designs for a department that functions and in the mid 60s and friends scientific has significantly changed we've had significant problems with storage capacity for evidence items of property and also personal protective if you're doing a job on a daily basis current little storage for prirjs are frirnlsz we're in an aging facility the total project cost forever ever commercial is $65 million the funding was

. >> san francisco supervisor aaron peskin wants to make a change to a tax measure that has already qualified for the november ballot according to the san francisco examinerght now it would impose a tax on ridesharing commerce sites like goober and lift based on how much money they take in. supervisor peskin wants to also include e-commerce sites and companies that make self driving cars. currently they do not tax the e- commerce companies that do not have a physical presence in the company. peskin needs for more supervisors to support his amendment before august 3 to get that change on the november ballot. >>> san francisco could also be the next big city to ban plastic straws. environmentalists, city leaders, and children held a rally in support of the ban. one report says 1 million plastic straws are used in the city each and every day. environmentalists say that contributes to the tons of plastic that ends up as litter on the ground and in the ocean. but, advocates for the disabled say that there needs to be some exceptions made.>> we are about protecting the environment, but there are a lot of people with disabilities that reply -- rely on those. >>

companies like uber and lyft is one step closer to appearing on the november ballot in san francisco. the examinereports the board of supervisor's budget and finance committee voted to advance the measure for a vote on july 31st. an estimate on how much revenue it would generate is expected some time next week. the city controller's original analysis estimated it would bring in $20 million annually but the proposal has been amended to increase rates and include out-of-town companies as well that do business in the city. >>> scammers now targeting children who play a popular video game, the warning for parents. >> and sky high rents are leaving more struggling financially. california senator kamala harris has a proposal to give you a big break. >> young professional women are invited to an inspiring afternoon designed for personal and career growth. learn from the confidence coach shantell anderson and showcase your personal brand and invest in the power of you with abc 7. >>> your' never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> time approaching 5:42. your morning planner, mu

able to comment on an unusual plan to house students and their families who attend one san francisco school. the examinerst the gymnasium will be open for families. they say about 10% of the students are homeless. supervisors approved 700,0$700,. tonight's meeting takes place at the school. >>> new extension to antioch such a huge hit it is having an impact they weren't expecting. the new lane is serving about a thousand more riders per day than expected averaging close to 4,000 people per day. obviously those parking spots are full before 6:00 in the morning. bart plans to open near by. >>> dealing with a tragic loss. for the first time olympic gold medal skier and his wife are talk about the drowning death of their 19 month old daughter. they talked exclusively from their home from southern california. listen as she describes the heartbreaking moment she found her little girl had died. >> i turned around and the door that leads to the backyard was closed. it had a tiny sliver of light. my heart sank and i opened the door and she was floating in the pool. >> just tragic. >> you can see the full intervie

is 443 and the cost of a major project that connects mission bay and downtown san francisco is getting more expensive. examiner reports the third straight light rail project will cost an additional one point for -- one $.4 million. the project is intended to help fans get to at&t park and the chase center. the extra cost is to install electric cable company -- coverings. >>> top story, tony sparano oa coaches died at the age of 56. he been the offense of line coach for the minnesota vikings. on thursday he went to the hospital complaining of chest pains. he was sent home after several medical tests. he also served on the coaching staff of the 49ers and previously coached in miami. cleveland and in washington and dallas as well as jacksonville. so far no funeral arrangements have been announced. again tony sparano is dead at the age of 56. >>> the 49ers have reached an agreement with a first-round pick. offensive lineman mike mclane she will sign a four-year $18 million contract today. they selected the lineman from notre dame is the ninth overall pick in the draft. he looks like he will start for the niners th

talking about the old macy's now at stone galleria in san francisco may be turned into a whole foods and a movie theater. according to the examinersan francisco plannng commissioners are moving forward with plans to breathe new life into the building. it is granting zoning amendments to accommodate renovations that will include a third story movie theater. macy's closed down in march as part of an effort to shut down dozens of stores across the country. >>> samsung reportedly planning to release a two in one charger. >> this is cool. recent images show the wireless charger duo set to be unveiled at samsung's unpacked event in brooklyn. it could power up two phones or a phone and the galaxy watch at the same time. unclear how much the charger will cost. >>> snapchat ending its snap cash payment service at the end of next month. >> it launched this four years ago and snap cash provided snapchat users with an easy way to send money to each other. snapchat has not revealed why it's ending snap cash but likely that it struggled to fight off the competition. like ven. mo and paypal. >>> coming up new at 6:00, a feature involving a popu

san francisco. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live at sfpd headquarters. >> i.c.e. is raising the questions saying this man is here illegally and this is an examinesan francisco's sanctuary policy -- sanctuary city policy protects criminals. san francisco police arrested 36-year-old orlando lazo and said they have dna evidence linking him to the crimes. they accuse him of posing as a ride share driver and then taking his victims to other locations and raping them. they say he raped four women in five years and that there could be more victims. lyft released a statement saying, quote, we have confirmed that this person did drive for lyft but as soon as we were made aware of this horrific and deeply disturbing allegations, we immediately deactivated him. uber says he never drove for them. lazo is expected in court today. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> a deadly wildfire burning neario simny national park doubled in size. >> it now covers 9300 acres and is still only 2% contained. the main entry to yosemite at highway 140 remains closed. so far, no structures have been destroyed but more than 100 a

according to the examiner, the san francisco planning commissioners are moving forward with plans toew life into the space. it is granting zoning amendments to accommodate renovations that will include a third-story movie theater. >>> snapchat is ending its snap cash payment service at the end of next month. it launched four years ago. the service provided users with an easy way to send money to each other. the photo sharing app has not revealed why but experts think it's likely due to the struggling fight and the competition with venmo and paypal. >>> a live look at the new york stock exchange and we are down about 18 points as trading get under way this morning. >> okay. if you bought any ritz cracker products recently, check those packages. snack company mondella international recalling more than a dozen products after fears of salmonella. 16 varieties of ritz crackers sandwiches and ritz bits items have been recalled that contain whey powder a supplier has recalled due to the potential presence of salmonella. no illnesses have been reported yet. we have a full list of the recalle

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san francisco. according to the examiner nearly 100 busses are sitting idle because of an operator shortage.ith fewer busses on the streets riders are left waiting more than 45 minutes on some of the busiest routes. sfmta say it's a perfect storm of construction, training delays and union requirements. you can expect to see relief next month when muni resumes through the twin peaks tunnel. >>> a target retirement age in mind, may want to add a couple years. a study from an organization called the index annuity leadership council found three in five americans are very likely to be working longer than planned. they should expect to push their retirement back by about two fi during rirthe counci sayst'sevoa nt planning for >>> nex at se owing you can to cut some of your risk for alzheimer's. >> the death of a south bay supermarket worker is a murderp >> the scare outside of u.s. this is long distance with the best wifi experience, long-distance relationship. plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things.

san francisco. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live at sfpd headquarters. >> good morning, reggie. i.c.e. says he's here illegally and this is an examinean francisco's sanctuary city policy shields criminals. police arrested 36-year-old orlando lazo and say he was posing as a ride share driver and would drive his victims to another location and rape them. they say he raped four women over five years. and that they have dna evidence to prove it. >> these assaults were violent rapes committed by a serial rapist. a sexual deviant predator who was not going to stop until he was caught. >> lyft released a statement saying we have confirmed that this person did drive for lyft. but as soon as we were made aware of these horrific and deeply disturbing allegations, we immediately deactivated him. uber says he never worked for them. lazo is due in court today. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >> we have an update on the east bay fire official who was bit in the face, got attacked by a pit bull. the owner of the dog could now be facing a citation. john whiting was responding to a house fire in uninco

. >>> the cost of a major project that connects mission bay to downtown san francisco is getting more expensive. the examinerreports that the third street light rail project -- 1.$4 million. -- 1.4 million dollars. the extra cost is to install electric cable covering. >>> an early look at how the city of oakland may start to regulate those rideshare scooters. city council is due to vote on an ordinance tomorrow night and they are considering a flexible usage based cap. the war that the scooters are used the more they will be allowed in the city. >> the question is, how do we make sure that the stew transportation option is made available to those in an equitable way. while having responsible regulations that prevent them from becoming blight or tripping hazards. otherwise being a disruption. >> the city of pocatello with several scooting companies like wine, bird and spam, sal will be taking an in-depth look at oaklands scooter plan. they also will be taking a ride on one of them. >>> was last time you on a scooter? >> look, if i can write them, anyone can. >> but how old? >> i tried it before. so we will no

. >>> san francisco is thinking about it, a new study is examining the impact of a toll lane for driversling to pay more to get in and out of the city faster. it would take a couple of years of discussions before anything would actually be put in place. >>> okay, up next, a dramatic ending at at&t park. we'll show you what happened i am extremely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. >>> okay. the all-star game is coming up, and the giants tonight announcing that buster posey will not play in next tuesday's all-star game which is in washington, d.c. instead, bustler rest his sore hip. now, he was in the lineu

the examiner is reporting that san francisco police are increasing patrols in the area looking for reckless drivers. their traffic division including motorcycle units will watch this area, watching for reckless drivers and writing tickets. police saying that this move is in response to the inflow of tourists that come in to the area over the summer months. san francisco police are still looking for information about that incident. they were able to pull some stills of the suspect vehicle from a camera from the area. they are hoping there is more video out there or witnesses who know about the car or it's driver. we are hoping to catch up with san francisco police a little t see more police units out here and we are hoping to talk some people who frequent this area and in particular bikists. you will see there are bike lanes here and we have heard some people, bicyclists in particular who are hoping for a dedicated or protected bike lane. a lot of things to keep track of. . >>> police say a 92-year-old in arizona shot and killed her 72- year-old son because she believed he was planning to se

. >>> san francisco muni tells the examiner it will increase the number of buses running to chinatownnd the mission district as well as four other areas. it will also have longer buses running on some overcrowded routes. muni says it will ask for community feedback on the changes which will be eased into effect starting next month with all the changes in place by february. >>> the 49ers reported to training camp today. the 9ers went undefeated after jimmy garoppolo arrived. the team made a splash in free agency. now the 49ers is a pick to make the playoffs. the team will hold practices starting tomorrow. the 49ers first preseason game is on august 9th when they host the dallas cowboys. >>> the popular broadway show "hamilton" may be coming to movie theaters. the movie would be a recording of the musical "hamilton" made in 2016 with the original cast. bidding for the movie could exceed $50 million. >>> today at 9:00, in just a few minutes, the man suspected of stabbing and killing a young woman on a b.a.r.t. platform appears in court. >> a life-changing mega millions ticket is purchase

examiner is reporting a ban was introduced by supervisor aaron peskin. last week tion committee unanimously approved the ban and forwarded it to the full board for a vote. >>> the san francisco tradition canceled, at least for now. according to the examiner, muni operators are boycotting this year's cable car bell ringing contest. they are protesting scaling back late night service. the agency hopes to bring back the event next year. >> a lot of people are going to miss it. >> they get creative with that. >> they are. hopefully they'll be back. >>> we have a couple problems this morning, slowdowns getting through antioch. this is coming off the bridge and transitioning onto westbound 4. there's a metering light that's stuck on red. really slowing you down there. after that, slow stop and go on westbound 4 towards i-80. starting to see delays with reports of a ladder in the road. don't want to hit that. so that's causing drivers to swerve. thankfully no crashes yet. we have reports of a crash at the bay bridge toll plaza, and that's reportedly blocking one of the lanes. you can see the backup at the maze, not looking good. 580 approach, starting to see the crowding in the lef

the examiner reports the pedicab operator is still suffering from critical injuries. the san franciscoong the embarcadero for the summer. christien kafton is on the embarcadero and we will bring him for a live report coming up.>>> the san francisco mta is taking away another left turn option on a busy street. the agency is getting rid of the left turn onto hayes street to speed up bus travel. it is part of a $360 million improvement project, this leaves the street with just two left turns, one northbound and one southbound. >> that street is a pain to get off. >>> coming up next, an antioch mechanic needs several hand surgeries. we will show you what happened after he found a discarded firework. >>> two bay area cities are being named the most expensive places to rent in the world. find out which cities are topping the list. >>> if you are driving this morning, you will find the commute is doing very well. this is coming out to the macarthur maze and driving toward the bay bridge.>>> a warm tropical feel in the air for today. i will explain why and i will bring you your temperatures fo

. >>> in a proposed tax on marijuana businesses in san francisco, it's moving forward. according to "the examiner it is expected to advance next week when the board of supervisors votes. if passed it will be added to the november ballot and it would add a 1% tax on total business revenues starting in 2020. officials say it will encourage black market sellers to enter the legal market although critics argue that the tax will do the opposite. >>> many riders will get a transfer extension. the sfmta board of directors is adding another 30 minutes to transfer for single ride cash fares and bumping up the current policy of 90 minutes transfers to two hours. they hope it will encourage more ridership. the extended transfer times goes into effect in september. >>> 6:16. we have an sue in the ninsula.a big rig and pickup truck. the truck is under skyline boulevard. emergency crews are on the scene. they are allowing one-way traffic control through the stretch. it will be slow but you can get through. you won't have to go up and go down into pacifica. you can still use 92 if you have time. over to our map

now the examiner is reporting that san francisco police are increasing patrols looking for reckless driverse traffic division including regular patrol units and motorcycle units will watch this eye, watching for reckless drivers and writing tickets. we were able to flag down a list who said what he sees drivers do. >> they use the shoulder to run red lights. >> reporter: police say the increased patrols in response so the tourists that come in over the summer. police still looking for any information about that cab incident. they were able to pull some stills of that suspect vehicle from the camera in the area. they are hoping there is more video or that witnesses will step forward. police taking enforcement very seriously. in san francisco. ktvu fox 2news. >>> we have been reporting on skyrocketing rents. now a new study says san francisco rents are actually the highest in the world. the study by wallet wise ranked the average rent in 540 cities around the world using data from a website that tracks the cost of living. san francisco came out on the top with the average rent of $3,500 a mon