coming up, san leandro's controversial art installation. why so many people are upset. >> and a bay area farm helps to celebrate 350 years of charlie brown's popular halloween cartoon. >>> a revealing sculpture is raising eyebrows in the east bay. sky 7 was above the san leandro campus where the sculpture truth is beauty will be officially unveiled during the campus' grand opening. the 55-foot naked woman can be seen by b.a.r.t. passengers at the san leandro station. some think a giant naked woman is just a bit too much. the city says truth in beauty is an emblem of the transformation of san leandro as a center of technology, innovation and human potential. >>> corn maes mazes are all ar the country this time of year. peanuts is celebrating the 50th anniversary of "it's the great pumpkin, charlie brown" by creating peanuts-themed mazes across the country. sky 7 flew over this one in livermore. see the maze and all the characters. remember "it's the great pumpkin charlie brown" airs tomorrow night followed by "toy story of terror" at 8:30 ri

tech campus, next to the san leandro bart station. last night the switch was thrown on, 2500 led lights inside that statue's steel mesh skin. >> it needed to be in san leandro, an iconic image of the transformation that's happening in san leandro and the following the accident on women and making a place safe for women. >> quite the attraction. it was first displayed at burning man three years ago and now people are flocking to see it. it is huge and you can see it from great distances. >> really striking. >>> 4:56 this morning. when we come back, a big fire overnight in san josi. how quick-thinking neighbors helped make sure everyone made it out alive. >>> i wonder how many rehearsals they have before they do the debate. it seems like reality television to me. >> are you going to watch the final presidential debate tonight? what to expect as donald trump and hillary clinton share the stage one last time. . >>> and still a decent commute now if you're driving on highway 4 westbound coming up, no major problems here. more on that strai

the hit and run happened in san leandro before noon today. kpix 5's christin ayers tells us about the suspect in custody tonight. >> reporter: tonight one man is dead and another man is under arrest after a hit and run today in san leandro. police are saying tonight that this pickup truck was the car that the suspect was driving today when he plowed into man at his place of work. the suspect hands cuffed, he walked into a patrol car. he was involved in a deadly hit and run in san leandro today. >> we located the vehicle. >> reporter: it happened here at true world foods distribution center in san leandro. authorities say an employee at the center interrupted him as he was stealing recyclable wooden pallets. >> he tried to stop a crime and paid the tragic price. >> reporter: an argument followed. he ran over the employee, left him for dead and kept driving. for hours today police staked out recycling centers and spotted the pickup truck. >> he tack off run -- took off running. the officers chased him and found him hiding underneath a parked ve

. >> steve:the victim was hit shortly before noon at a food warehouse in san leandro. then just before six police tracked down a person they believe was behind the wheel. kron-4's ella sogomonian joins us live in san leandro tonight. >> steve:ella how did police find the suspect? >> reporter:although it all started in san leandro this morning a few hours later the man police believe to be responsible for that deadly hit and run was spotted by oakland police in a white ford pick up truck around 5 tonight. >> reporter:take a look at the footage from our partnership with abc 7. it all started before noon at a food supply warehouse in san leandro where police suspect the man in custody now was stealing wood pellets. >> reporter:apparently police say there's a large market for wood. after an altercation with a possible warehouse employee san leandro police say the man allegedly hit and killed him with his truck then drove off. >> reporter:a few hours later a suspect was found in oakland off 47th ave and 12th st. with a matching description and wood pellets in his truck. >>

now all of this started around noon, just before noon today in san leandro. authorities are telling us there was an altercation between a man who works a at facility in san leandro and the person who was in this pick -up truck. authorities believe the man in the pick-up truck was either stealing or didn't know that he wasn't allowed to be grabbing some wood palettes that apparently are worth quite a bit of money when they are recycled. there was a confrontation between him and the man who worked at facility and the man in the truck apparently jumped in his truck, hit the man who worked at the facility and drove off with those wood palettes. in our video you see those wood palettes were still in the back pick-up truck. not confirming tonight whether this is the same man who was driving in san leandro earlier today but again they do have a man detained at the moment and they do have that pick-up truck here just behind me. back to you. >>> our other top story donald trump is continuing his attacks hillary clinton and the mainstream media. our new survey poll sho

it done end today. >> in san leandro. abc 7 news. >> state agency in charge of maintaining several california today dam give the all clear scientist warn of the next big earthquake. dam near sacramento 300 million dollar worth of major construction to make sure it's safe with the next major quake hits. officials with the borough of reclamation certain the dam they manage could withstand an earthquake and checked once aer why. latest one done a few week ago. >> we put science and focus on how to develop how to design structural so that we could withstand large earthquake. >> today no earthquake is danieled any of the dam manage by the bureau of reclamation however the bureau says it doesn't actually know what magnitude earthquake would cause total dam failure. >> this thursday mark the annual california shake out 1 10:20 am california can participate in a state wide earthquake drill and take a moment to drop cover and hold on. get more information on our web site here. reset our preparedness plan. >> check on the weather b

you but otherwise you're driving through around 55 miles per hour so not too bad so far. 238 to san leandrohe maze on the nimitz freeway, looking pretty slow actually in the commute direction. northbound will take you about 16 to 20 minutes right now and moving over to the san mateo bridge, if you are heading into the peninsula, 880 to 101 just a 15-minute drive but again, drive slowly and carefully. the roads are very wet. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> you might see some [ indiscernible ] if you go trick or treating. it's part of a campaign to help with food allergies. a group is asking people to hand out nonfood treats. if the house is participating it will have a teal pumpkin outside. research says one in 13 children has food allergies in the u.s. which means halloween is hard for trick or treaters. >> your friends can have all these great treats and you're -- you have allergies so you can't eat all that stuff. >> makes me happy that people do it. so i can be included with halloween. >> the teal pumpkin project is in its third year. the group has a map online w

the chief innovation officer for the city of san leandro. deborah acosta reached out to cochrane about permanently bringing the sculpture to the new soon to open san leandro tech campus., developed by westlake urban. sot- "feminie energy is needed to bring balance to our world today." >> reporter:it's the second of three sculptures created by cochrane. one is in las vegas, the other still in cochrane's studio on treasure island. "truth is beauty" depicts a nude woman reaching for the sky, but firmly grounded on earth. sot- "for women to be safe and valued is something very important to every city." a message strengthened on the kick off to domestic violence awareness month. >> :sot- "women deserve equity, they deserve safety. they deserve to be empowered." >> reporter:now the sculpture heads to its new home, where it'll will be pieced together. then lit up during special grand opening of the tech campus later this month. >> :sot- "my intention with this piece was to make the world a better place and i hope that it does." >> reporter:in san l

over the bay area in the past 6 to 8 months or in the past year, we don't know if the suspects in san leandro are tied to any of those prior cases" >> pam:san leandro police continue to look for additional suspects connected to mckevitt's auto thefts.in san leandro haaziq madyun kron4news happening right now in san francisco. police are investigating a deadly shooting in the glen park neighborhood. you can see the huge police response from this video that comes from our helicopter partners at a-b-c 7. few details are available but the victim is described as a man in his 40s. he was found inside a home on addison street. which is just a few blocks away from the glen park bart station. no word on whether police have made any arrests or if they have any suspects. there is an amber alert right for a baby. snatched from his north bay home. the suspect in the kidnapping. the boy's mother. she is suspected of taking him last night. grant lodes is here with some key information that could lead to the baby. and his mom. >> grant:first of all you may be asking why there is an amber alert if the mother

come to 338 aloha drive in san leandro. i will be waiting. >> reporter: police say there is little furniture inside. when police served a search warrant thursday, a man said he was there for a massage. three women were arrested for trying to run. >> one said she had come to the united states from china less than a week earlier and she actually came here to prostitute herself for money. >> reporter: investigators are looking into the possibility the women may be victims of human trafficking. the home is now red tagged. no one allowed in any more. a problem for jiang, who is unable to retrieve her items. >> it is problem for me. now i have no clothes. no money. no everything. no sleeping place. what can i do? i don't know. >> reporter: police are also looking into the possibility that the home is connected to two other homes in the san leandro area where similar activities were busted in the supper. police found $1,500 cash in the home during that search warrant yesterday. >> all right. just one question for you. any word on

. >>> a suspect is behind bars accused in a deadly hit-and-run in san leandro. it's being investigated as a homicide yesterday on williams street near 880. kpix 5's christin ayers reports on how police got a break in the case. >> reporter: the suspect, kadeem edwards wearing fatigue pants his hands cuffed, he is walked into a waiting patrol car. police say edwards was driving a pickup truck used in a deadly hit-and-run in san leandro. >> we have now located the vehicle responsible for today's homicide. >> reporter: it happened here at true world foods distribution center in san leandro. authorities say an employee at the center interrupted edwards as he was stealing recyclable wood pallets from the parking lot. >> tried to stop a crime today and paid the price. >> reporter: police say surveillance video shows an argument followed. edwards ran over the employee, left him for dead and kept driving. for hours, police staked out recycling centers like this one in oakland and around 5 p.m. spot the truck at 47th and east 12th. >> the man took off running. the officer

it is stands 55 feet high, visible to anyone coming or leaving san leandro. >> it needed to be in san leandro. it needed to be an iconic image of the transition happening in san leandro and the focus on women and making it a safe place for women. >> reporter: imagine a world where women feel safe. that's the purpose behind the statue. a horrific childhood memory was ultimately the inspiration for this work of art. >> when i was 7 years old, my friend who was 9 years old was raped by a stranger outside of my house. my mother told me about it. and it really shocked me. >> reporter: he says nothing was ever done and no one was ever held accountable and it created a wound so deep that he could never let it go. >> so i thought if i could show women as people, even though they're nude, it might help. >> reporter: it took 14,000 hours. truth of beauty has come alive and resinating with women like deborah. >> when i was raped at knife point at the bart station in 1995, i was met by misbelief by the police department and my mother. >> reporter: truth is beauty stands as a cultural change in sa

a group of students in san leandro heard about what were happening and they decided to raise money to help out. >> ktvu christina rendon is live at castle months with a story of teens helping other teens. christina. >>reporter: well julie san leandro high school is beyond the oakland city limits four miles away when students there heard about the football team hair at castle months they knew they wanted to help. running through the oakland hills is no easy task these san leandro students know a thing or two about support. combining their passion for charity and cross country into this 8-mile run raidsing money for students they have never met. >> it's an eye opener of how they are so close to us and this is happening right in our community. >>reporter: what started with 7 students grew to about 100. each donating cash to help the football team at castle month high. the head coach says more than half of the castle months team is dealing with financial issues or hunger at one point a few are homeless. >> they eat pretty much all their meals at school. that shouldn't be happening and the

also, roadwork to know about on northbound 880 in san leandro and oakland area. in san leandro we have it between davis and 98th avenue, in oakland between 29th and 23rd. back to you. >> thank you. >>> two oakland raiders fans are in police custody accused of beating a man during a game against the ravens. scott smith and andrew nappi are charged with assault. they are both from new york. the victim 55-year-old joseph bauer is a father of two the baltimore man is on life support and he has just a 30% chance of surviving his injuries. >>> new video shows angry protestors outside the los angeles police department headquarters. they were chanting outside the department last night while the police chief held a meeting inside. the chief was briefing officials on saturday's deadly shooting there. officers shot and killed 18- year-old after he reportedly pointed a loaded handgun at them. the police chief says that the officers involved were not wearing body cameras but they are looking at surveillance video from a nearby business. protestors want to see the video but it

this is a scene in san leandro captured from her helicopter partnership with abc7 news. oakland police officers later change the suspect down 48th avenue and 12th street where he was found hiding under a car at about 5:00 monday night. >> knowing a lot of people who recycle pallets come to the city to do so. >> reporter: edwards is being held in santa rita jail without bail and he is expected to be in court later this week. live in san leandro, ella sogomonian, kron 4 news. >>> another violent weekend in berkeley, police are investigating a string of crimes that happened over the past few days. including reports of two sexual assault at off-campus uc berkeley fraternities. kron 4's alecia reid is live in berkeley tonight. with a look at what's being done to up students stay safe. alicea? >> reporter: good evening, pam. police are investigating two separate unrelated reports of sexual assault. a robbery and a shooting, all within blocks of the uc berkeley campus. just after midnight friday, about two blocks from the uc berkeley campus, a victim was robbed of her purse and

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. >> it is the talk of the town in san leandro. a 55-foot statue of a nude woman lit up tonight for the first time. the work is called truth is beauty. the artist first unveiled it at burning man in 2013. now it's a can't miss addition to the tech campus. this is a new business park in the city. and including the art in that area was part of the deal for the developer. the artist says his life's mission is to create art that challenges people to see past the physical form of the female body to the human being. some people however do not care for the nude nature of the sculpture. now some of our other top stories tonight. >> officials here at the san leandro police department have identified a 54-year-old as the victim in mondays homicide here at true world foods. >> to know that that man walked out or was in that back parking lot yesterday when mr. edwards was in the process of stealing the palettes even though it was wooden palettes he did what he thought was right and in doing so tragically lost his life yesterday. >> a 27-year-o

the nimitz absolutely crawling now coming out of san leandro.i'll zoom in on the nimitz so you can see a drive time here, 54 minutes. this is where it starts at 238, and it's just jammed all the way through fremont. that crash did :çdivÑnot help. it made things much much worse, but for those of you who have to get over to the san mateo bridge, you have to work your way through the slow traffic on the nimitz just to get over to this slow down here. and it should pick up, i'd say right around mid span or before you reach the high-rise, so jammed on the nimitz, jammed on 92, and a lot of people will be late making it to the san mateo bridge because of the backup on the nimitz freeway. 880 to highway 101. checking in on the rest of the bay area, we had a minor accident here at the bay bridge toll plaza. it quickly cleared off to the shoulder. look at drive times, 23 minutes, a little bit heavier than normal to get into san francisco. that's your drive from the foot of the maze out to fremont street. know that the heavier traffic is on the oakland s

>>will tran: they spotted a white pickup truck the san leandro police department released the picturelittle bit later today but we do know order to them that his 27 years old and which ran him over to call from the same with five of our management surveillance cameras were in the area and that's how they're able to same go ahead and look for a white ford pickup truck the oakland police department is right next door to san leandro couple of police officers patrol the recycling area. >>will tran: he will be at the century jill and dublin as far as a criminal background according to the assembly and the police department that would give for the detail. >>darya: gun malfunction which may have saved the officers' lives they were able to chasten down and shot him three times he was wearing body armor and they believe the shooting was premeditated there will also try to figure out what led up to the shooting involving the two year- old son to their home and so soon city they think the shooting was accidental and in was a home during the incident but left before the cops got there. >>darya: h

take a look in san leandro -- or excuse me, here's the south bay drive times right now, getting slow in san jose, 101 northbound, 286/80 split to highway 237 should take you a slow 14 minutes and then looking good through downtown san jose and also the guadalupe parkway. now to the east bay, starting off here in vallejo, we've got slow conditions throughout the area right now, westbound 37 after mare island bridge there was a crash there, it has been cleared since but still slow conditions there all the way down to about 30 miles per hour and then moving over to the right here, here's a look at westbound 80 if you're headed down towards the maze, 14 miles per hour, traffic is moving very slowly in that area in vallejo on westbound 80. now moving over to san leandro, southbound 880 before marina boulevard, two car crash out there being cleared and traffic is down to just 10 miles per hour. so very slow conditions in that area as well. here's a live look at the nimitz freeway, 238 in san leandro to the maze northbound, should take you about 16, 20 minutes and of course a different story

still ahead on abc7 mornings, a 55-foot statue is on display in san leandro. why it's so controversial. and here is a live look from our santa cruz camera. maybe not such a great beach day unless you, like me, enjoy cooler temperatures. maybe 65 degrees or so today. drew has the exact numbers be there and where you live. he will be along with his forecast in just a few. ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. >>> a couple of surprise visitors wandered onto a sonoma valley winery. two mountain lions ended up in a vineyard near jack london state park in glen ellen last week. they were caught on a camera. you see the big cats rolling around playing. they are having a good scary time. >> yes. we have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> thank you, drew. also next, holy moly, the cubs will play in the world series for the first time in 71 ye

still ahead on abc7 mornings, a 55-foot statue is on display in san leandro. why it's so controversial. and here is a live look from our east bay hills camera showing you the skyline there. oakland actually 59 degrees right now, the high spot. is there rain coming your way? drew tuma will have the >> welcome back. 5:39 on this sunday morning. this is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. not much traffic going on right now. what about the weather? well, cooler temperatures are on the way. drew will be along shortly with the full accuweather forecast. a couple of surprise visitors wandered on to a sonoma valley winery. two mountain lions ended up in a vinland. they were caught on a camera. you see the big cats rolling around playing. looks like they are just having a good time there, drew. >> if i saw that, i would not be happy. [laughter] >> i think a lot of folks are glad it finally feels like fall out there. this weekend the temperatures dropping again today and then we will track some wet weather on the way. details in the forecast. >> thank you.

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are telling for -- it was a possible fight over wood pallets that led to a deadly hit and run in san leandro. a suspect is in custody on suspicion of murder. this happened just before noon at true world foods distribution warehouse. police believe the victim may have been trying to stop the suspect from stealing several wooden pallets that were stacked in the rear parking lot. these images, courtesy of our partnership with abc7. that's when the suspect ran down the victim. with a white ford eft 20 killing him. several hours later on east 12th street near 47th avenue -- >> they found the vehicle abandoned near the middle of the roadway and saw a person walking away from it. as the officers tried to detain the man he took off running. the officers chased him and eventually found him hiding underneath a parked vehicle on 48th just about a block away. that person was detained without incident. and san leandro police department was contacted. >> the suspect is identified as 27-year-old kadeem edwards of richmond. he's being held at santa rita jail and expected to make his first court appearance l

watanabe was trying to stop kadeem edwards from stealing wooden pallets here at trueworld foods in san leandro and it cost him his life >>"it is very tragic, it's gut wrenching" >> reporter:san leandro police lt. robert mcmanus says the victim, mr. watanabe was a long time employee at trueworld foods >>"and has gone to work every day for 23-years and to know that man walked out or was in that back parking lot yesterday when mr edwards was stealing the pallets, he stood up for what was right, and he stood up to protect it was wooded pallets, he did what he thought was right and in doing so tragically lost his life yesterday" >> reporter: 11 intentionally drove his white pick up truck over escape. hours later oakland police spotted the white pick-up truck a near wooded pallet recycling center on >>"these officers that are assigned to that specific district in oakland told me, they knew that the truck lou international blvd and san leandro street. lou roe when lou >> reporter: whenhere is video of edwards being taken into custody on monday. >>"we're treating this as a murder investigation because

in fact, if you drive down the street or i drove to all of the closes here in san leandro and drivingthe houses, you would think this is quiet little san leandro, going on right under our nose. >> september 25, gunshots led police to another home convert interested an illegal grow house. >> a question for you, are you ready for some football? tonight the 49ers are play the arizona cardinals and it is their only thursday night game. trying to rebound from the loss to the cowboys. you may want to get there early to avoid traffic. parking lots open at 1:55 and stadium gates open at 3:30 and kick off at 5:30. >> we had a gorgeous day yesterday. more on top today? >> good football weather. to santa clara it will be nice. 76 by kick off. a lot of sunshine. before that if you are tailgating plenty of sunshine. 67 degree by 9:00 and plenty of stars. in the lie today, in the south bay at 77 in san jose. 77 for corps attend. 75 for sunnyvale. language the peninsula, breezy and a lot sunshine at 75 in palo alto and 72 in san mateo and half moon bay is 65. downtown san francisco is nice at 70. a

it's now opening at the san leandro technical pus. it sits near the san leandro b.a.r.t. station. it contains nudity. tonight's lighting ceremony is scheduled for 6:30. >>> bold work of art may create a bit of a spectacle at a small san francisco park if it gets the green light. later this week san francisco's parks commission will review plans to place a large art installation in hayes valley. the sculptures, if approved, would be in place for a full year starting november 8th. >> three or four days of straight rain, now we've got the warmup coming to the bay area. angt any slaughter in this morning bringing not just the warmth of his personality. >> oh, you guys are so sweet. we're looking at warmer temperatures in the afternoon hours. clear skies from the golden gate bridge. we'll talk about your forecast as we get you into the weekend coming up after this. >>> san mateo bridge westbound with the taillights, eastbound we have a crash reported just off to the shoulder. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> plus jumping to his defense. what melania trump is saying about the leaked

and san leandro police department was contacted. >> the suspect is identified as 27-year-old kadeem edwards of richmond. he's being held at santa rita jail and expected to make his first court appearance later this week. >>> another violent weekend, police investigating a string of crimes that happened over the past few days. among those crimes two reported sexual assaults at off-campus uc berkeley fraternities. kron 4's alecia reid is on top of the story. she explains the steps now being taken to try and keep students safe. >> reporter: just after midnight friday, about two blocks from the uc berkeley campus, a victim was robbed of her purse and cell phone. >> i would walk home at like 1:00 a.m. with as much confidence as i used to before. >> i'm going to be extra cautious when i go out at night. >> reporter: police are looking for three suspects, two men and a woman all in their 20s that took off in a sedan. >> really scary for us because we're athletes. we have early morning practice so we're walking to practice in the morning before the sun is up. >> reporter: police say a cal student w

a crime spree has a quiet east bay neighborhood on edge tonight, five burglaries in 12 hours in san leandro. christin ayers says a distinctive clue could help crack the case. >> reporter: surveillance video shows the suspects pull up in a honda civic on brad hoff way in san leandro. two young men climb out, walk up the drive and open a gate on the side of the house. >> they broke into the house and stole a couple small items before they got into their vehicle and left the area. >> reporter: police say this was just the beginning of a 12 hour burglary spree last friday. at nightfall burglars struck again. this time the 911 call came from a woman here in the upscale vail vista neighborhood. >> she had been asleep and was awakened to the sound of smashing glass. >> reporter: while police investigated that crime on benedict drive, another burglary was called in and then another, windows smashed at both houses. before the weekend was over neighbors reported a fifth burglary. >> it is unusual to have so many burglaries in a residential area in a short time frame. >> reporter: police say it's uncl

be in san leandro.t needed to be an iconic image of what is happening in san leandro and the focus on women and making a safe place for women. >> reporter: imagine a world where women feel safe. that is the idea behind truth is beauty. her creator says a horrific childhood memory was the inspiration of the work of art. >> when i was 7 years old, my friend who was 9 years old was raped by a stranger outside of my house. my mother told me about it. and it really shocked me. >> reporter: he says nothing was ever done and no one was ever held accountable and it created a wound so deep that he could never let it go. >> i thought if i could show women as people, even though they're nude, it might help. >> reporter: it took 14,000 hours. truth is beauty came alive and has been resinating with women like deborah aosta. >> i remember when i was raped at knife point at the bart station, i was met with disbelief by the police department and my mother. >> reporter: truth as beauties stands as a monument for cultura

. >>> new at 10:00, san leandro has a new police chief. the city manager announced that 45-year-old police captain jeff tutter is now the permanent chief. he took on the role of acting chief after sandra left. >>> as police say he was trying to stop a thief. henry lee has more on the victim remembered by family, friends, and colleagues. >> reporter: flowers mark the spot where takeshi watanabe was killed. watanabe known as terry to his friends had worked at true world foods for 23 years. now the suspect 27-year-old kadeem edwards could face a murder charge. >> truly a senseless act. >> reporter: i spoke to watanabe's wife of 27 years off camera. she broke into tears and said he was a good man. co-workers at the san leandro company also asked for privacy. but her friend told me watanabe who worked with the boy scouts was a very kind and thoughtful person and always followed the boy scout oath and law. >> and police say he was doing just that on monday morning when he tried to stop a suspect from stealing from his business. >> he stood up fo

statue's steel mesh skin. >> it will be an iconic message of the transformation that's happening in san leandro and making a place safe for women. >> it was first displayed at the burning manifest value three years ago. >>> this month all san josi firefighters are wearing pink shirts for breast cancer awareness month. we caught up with a few wearing those shirts, something they have been doing for more than ten years. this year for the first time, they are selling special edition sjfd t-shirts for men and women to raise money to support the needs of breast cancer patients. >> it really shows that, you know, we're taking a stand, standing with our san josi pd brothers and everyone else to show that this is an issue that affects us both on a personal level and on a professional level. >> the t-shirts are $20 and you can get them at classic car wash in san josi and at classic car wash in campbell. >>> a push to name a subway station after san francisco's community activists. coming up, how it could open the door for other stations in the city. . . >>> plus some students in marin county could soon

>> that sits at the entrance of the new san leandro tech campus, next to the san leandro bart stationhe switch was thrown on and 2500 led lights planted inside the statue's steel mesh skin lit up. >> it needed to be in san leandro, to be an iconic image of the transformation that's happening in san leandro and the focus on women and making a place safe for women. >> that was seen at the burning manifest value three years ago. >>> a fire erupts at a san josi home overnight. >> opened my window and you could hear people screaming. >> up next, how neighbors helped the people trapped inside. >>> and we still have traffic that is getting busier by the moment. the bay bridge toll plaza, it is slow here. >>> and we are a little cool this morning, but we have sunshine and warm temps later today. we'll be right back. . >>> quick thinking neighbors to the aid of neighbors in a house fire overnight. >> and what analysts are saying about each candidate's focus before tonight's debate. . we have lots of sunshine and high pressure today, not going to be too hot. for us, 60s for a few, 70s for ma

>>reporter: a stunning site, two years after its creation truth is beauty is now in san leandro. marco cochran was the creator and debuted it at burning man in 2014. message behind the 55 foot tall sculpture weighing 13,000 pounds, what would the world be like if women were saints?>> i had an experience when i was young, a friend of mine was sexually assaulted. i was seven years old and my response was to try to humanize women. >> the world did not end in the adults never talked to about it. i'm a survivor of a rape at a knife point. i felt the beauty of her story. >>reporter: the chief innovation officer for the city of san leandro, debra of costa reached out about bringing the sculpture to the new san leandro tech campus.>> we need good energy>>reporter: it's the second of three sculptures, one is in las vegas and the other is still in his studio on treasure island. truth is beauty depicts a new women reaching for the sky. >> for women to be safe and valued is very important. >>reporter: a message strengthened on the kickoff to the mystic violence awareness month.>> women deser

.>>> the students at san leandro high school giving a helping hand to the students at the castlemont high school in oakland. the students do not know each other but when cross-country runners at san leandro heard that some of the athletes at castle mott don't have enough to eat at home they stepped in. it started with seven runners that decided to raise money with an 8 mile fundraiser run, and that raised more than $4000 for the castle mott football team members. >> it was difficult, but compared to what they go through it is nothing. >> for someone to show me that much love and they don't know me, that says a lot about their character and i appreciate that.>> the san leandro fundraisers say they will continue to make donations to the neighbors for the rest of the school year. >>> today is the 28th anniversary of the national coming out day, the day that coming out as a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender or as a straight supporter of equality is celebrated. here are a few people that used to this day last year to come out. >> i am a girl who likes girls. >> i just came out of the

she joins us live from san leandro with the story. alecia. how did the community come together to stop this illegal activity? >>alecia: they all got together and call police this was an affair with the first time authorities cannot to its residents to give them one last chance but with half ago to shut the operation down they did not do that now they're out of business. the woman arrested thursday this house warrantable home for living. no food furniture each room had a mattress on the floor of plastic table. it came to a head after detectives visited web site frequented by johns and easily easily set up a date. let >> reporter: brit surveillance system of people inside read out the back of a police knocked out on the door and cut away. >>alecia: at the handful of women in the custody lieutenant says the four new says they visited a week and a half ago the females are constantly rotated in and out of the home of the workers arrive from try not just over a week ago specifically for this and just as easily police say she could end up being a vi

still ahead on abc7 mornings, a 55-foot statue is on display in san leandro.why it's so controversial. and here is a live look from our emeryville camera. it is chilly this morning, and rain is back in the forecast. drew tuma will have your forecast in just a >> a couple of surprise visitors wandered onto a sonoma valley winery. two mountain lions ended up in a vineyard near jack london done state park in glen ellen last week. they were caught on a camera. you see the big cats rolling around playing. they were having a good time. you said, no, you don't want to run into that? >> not a good time. i would run away. the accuweather today, it will be really fall-like out there. then we will have a chance of showers this parts of the bay area. when and where in the forecast straight ahead. >> thank you, drew. also next, holy cow, the cubs will play in the world series for the first time in 71 years after beating the dodgers! mike shumann shows us how they did it coming up in sports. because she doesn't know that it kills 40,000 californians... every year. because s

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a eso de las 11 45 la policÍa de san leandro reportÓ u incidente.amos vÍdeos de caballos de seguridad, para investigar minuciosamente y saber cÓmo se desarrollaron los hechos. habÍan sospechoso robando plataformas de madera en el patio del estacionamiento. e sospechoso es descrito como nombre de piel oscura que conducÍa una camioneta de color claro. seis horas mÁs tarde, las autoridades lograron arrestar al sospechoso. segÚn las autoridades del empleado del supermercado posiblemente tratÓ de detener al sospechoso y el individuo lo atropellÓ y de paso el vehÍculo encima. cualquier persona que tenga informaciÓn del homicidio puede reportarlo a la policÍa de san leandro. leticia: una mujer nicaragüense fue atropellada por un conductor que se dio a la fuga. segÚn los informes estaba cruzando la calle en medio de la tormenta cuando el arroyo un auto blanco, la vÍctima falleciÓ y la policÍa busca al responsable. >> muchos paramÉdicos estaban viÉndolo y estaban tratando de ayudarlo. leticia: si tiene informaciÓn relevante, contacte al departamento del algu

she sits on the san leandro technical pus. that statue has generated a lot of conversation because it's sit eighted right now to a kbart station. some riders say it should come down because of the nude difficult. the statue will be lit up on a nightly basis. >>> 5:26. a south bay family almost doesn't make it out of their home alive after dpasing a wall of flames. >>> pete suratos in san francisco, as students return to school at june jordan high in san francisco following a shooting in the parking lot yesterday afternoon. i'll have the details coming up. you're watching "today in the bay." good morning and thank y fjoini. =sam/4shot= and i'm sam ock. =4ot= >>> good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. chilly to start your wednesday. by the afternoon, you'll be chillin, anthony. >> 70s and 80s across the bay area. that will begin a warming trend. as we get to the weekend, looking at cooler temperatures. let's switch gears and talk to mike. he's tracking important issues th

if you have to come to downtown oakland, it's slow from 9:80, if you have to back up from san leandro. switching over to the bridge, we're westbound 92, it's creeping along from the nimitz to the high wise, 23 minutes from hayward to san mateo. checking on the east shore freeway, hercules to oakland, 33 minutes to make that trip. we had several minor problems like stay with us and fender benders, it's gone, it's 34 minute drive from antioch into concord. >>> at the bay bridge, we'll notice more reps from treasure island -- >> we have details from treasure island. >> reporter: good morning, drivers who are traveling westbound on to treasure island will need to adjust because of those new ramps. i'll show you video of the construction project that was just completed to add these new ramps. right now westbound drivers are getting off the bridge from the treasure island exit west on the eastern span. they'll exit on the new off- ramp. there are signs on the bridge to remind drivers of the change. you should be aware if you're going to be using those exits. the new ramp will be safer and o

but that traffic is backing up all the way past 238 into san leandro. t on the brighter side the san mateo bridge is looking good once you get to it. and here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that traffic is backed up into the maze now. the maze to downtown, a slow 26 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >> this is a magical encounter between human and horse. here's a really great show. above the big top we have clear skies in san jose. the bright lights there. sunrise is in another hour. 47 in santa rosa. we have a shoulder of clouds off the coast. these clouds are all associated with a deepening marine layer. it's moving closer to the coast. lower temperatures tomorrow. today is the warmest day of the week and probably the last time we realize high temperatures in the 80s for quite some time. this is futurecast and we are seeing clouds gathering an moving closer towards the sunset district. by this time tomorrow we'll have a deck of low clouds and fog from ocean beach to pacifica backing all the way into santa cruz. you can see the clouds on the a

we already had a slow drive out of san leandro. the drive time is a whopping one hour and 20 minutes to get across the bridge. it is absolutely awful. avoid it if you can. leave early or consider taking the san mateo bridge westbound 92 instead. there's no estimated time for clearing. >>> marijuana grow houses have been seized -- raided, and thousands of pounds of pot seized. for project police seized $40,000 in cash and more than 2000 plants which are estimated to gross about $1.6 million per year. >> this is a very elaborate operation going on. the potomac lieutenant robert mcmanus says the layout -- >> reporter: lieutenant robert mcmanus said the layout was extremely of the cicada -- extremely sophisticated. >> they had automatic watering going on to keep these plants in that three-month cycle to well -- to where they would mature and be harvested. they also had an extensive system to take care of the air. >> reporter: these children play here every day. >> it is definitely scary, something like that going on around here. >> repo

a you few employees along san leandro's williams street witnessed the horrifying crime.told police a man in a pickup truck purposefully ran over their co-worker killing him. it happened around 11:45 this morning. lieutenant robert mcmanus says that employee might have confronted the suspect committing a crime on the property. >> we have some palettes in the parking lot. they have been moved, and we think that there may have been a palette theft in progress that very well c

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this maps show the homes targeted and san leandro. they all occurred between friday and monday. abc7 news reporter katie is live in san leandro. >> reporter: dan, and those are only the cases police are aware of. we heard several stories of people seeing would be burglars in that their windows. want you to look at this surveillance video. >> it is a red, honda four-door civic with oxidized paint on the car. >> home security video catches burglars as they approach a house last friday morning. they then go through the side gate seen by another camera and break in through a backdoor. >> what ups the antes on this is it occurred when nobody was at home. >> nobody was home during the first burglaries. but then latery that night a woman was home alone. >> she was surprised by the sound of smashing glass. she was able to flee out to a neighbors and called 9-1-1. jay five break in attempts within four days. >> i am concerned that they are turning our neighborhood into a neighborhood of fear. i don't want it to be in fear because then you do things you don't wnt to do. i don't want them