steph? >> reporter: that's right. able to upload footage from cameras owned by business owners and residents so officers could know where to go to get evidence as soon as there is a crime. property crimes down 10% the first half of the year. however, violent crimes are slightly up. robberies, for instance, are up 7% in the same period. what does this mean? a u.s. department of justice study found in one area after cameras were installed, thefts of personal property went down 25% after four months. san jose would likely model its camera project after the one in san ramon entitled "the citizen's view." also the city says this would be minimal to no cost to taxpayers here to both launch and maintain this registry. the city council takes up this issue at its meeting at 1:30 this morning. >> it will be interesting to see what they decide. thanks, steph. >> game wardens are checking their traps for the mountain lion that attacked a little boy and tried to drag him into the woods. nanet nanette, while life officials spent th

good morning, steph. >> hey, good morning to you, laura. what's happening right now is fire department is working with the coroner's office, which arrived not too longing a, in recovering the two at least one building still evacuating me. now, adjoinidavid, describe wha happened last night. >> i came home last night, i smelled the rotten egg spell -- smell. >> describe what happened. it must have been pretty chaotic. >> no, it was pretty calm actually. >> you've been waiting overnight. describe to pee what's been going on. >> i come back every hour or so. i try to ask the police what the estimate is when i can go back in. my cat is in my home. i really miss her. >> that's why you've been around but haz-mat crews? >> it's a different world. all the lights opinion it's like a movie set. >> you're saying you hadn't heard anything in any of the apartments, like nothing come hogs-wi -- moving forward, they are hoping to get people -- everyone back into their homes around 6:30 this morning. >> thanks, steph. >> 20-year-old nicholas la larminnee i

good morning, steph. >> reporter: good morning. the folsom street off ramp is said to be closed for half a year to make it more pedestrian friendly and to allow for more housing. joining us is eric young with the transportation authority. tell bus the traffic impact here. >> we are taking the folsom street offramp out of service but we're hoping that the impacts on the bridge aren't too drastic. we've been emphasizing is that the harrison street off ramp is uneffective and open and that can get you to folsom as well and the fremont ramp remains open. >> we've got some events coming up like oracle, open world, 250 buses from the city and treasure island. >> we've done outreach specifically too oracle and to other businesses that we think might be affected. to let people know well in advance that this is happening. >> reporter: so more pedestrian friendly in the area, perhaps for high rises as well. >> we are in a redevelopment area. this is part of the transbay redevelopment plan. where we are right behind me is slated for housing i

>> steph makes great points. and i see what she's talking about. the future to me looks really bright. and this is a company we all know acquisitions are what they do. build and approximabuy. we could certainly see something happen where they are in the cloud space a lott faster. >> but they just -- >> but that is one of just many. >> but why haven't they done this so far. and with ellison still the executive charge they aren't going to do a huge deal. i don't think. >> it's a hold. 100%. they have built out the sales force. i think pete and stephanie are on to exactly what is going to happen. mark hurd now has a bigger voice. he's a serial acquirer. he's going out and buying something in the cloud space. who? i don't know. pete's unusual activity may tell us a month in advance hopefully. but they are buying something within the next year. >> at what price? >> john fort, last word. >> within the next hour guys i'm going to go in and tack to katz who is really a chief deal maker at oracle about that acquisition question. also the main protector of t

a charity golf tournament led by steph. from the golden state warriors is happening today. >> gets underway in just a few hours. >> it's always a great day for golf, right guys? rain or shine. yes i am live at harding park. good morning and this will be the fourth annual thank you us a golf tournament this year we have steph curry leading the pack. he's one of the sponsors of this golf tournament. we have the good general, we have pete proctor here good morning. don't be shy. i won't bite. >> good morning roberta, how are you. >> i'm doing great tell me about this golf tournament. >> this golf tournament is one of the finest to raise funds for the family members of those who have served our nation. >> let's talk about thanks usa for those are not familiar with the organization. >> it's a not for profit organization that provides scholarships for family members of those who have served since 9/11 hot, 2001. as of today there've been almost 3400 people who have received such scholarships. >> today were gonna try to raise mone

that is priced in and one of the stories steph is talking about as far as a catalyst why you would hold this name versus those. that's why. >> josh brown, energy. >> the most interesting and exciting story in energy to me is liquid natural gas and the export of energy. like they were talking about an futures now. if we are going to continue to produce at the rate we are, it is not inconceivable that we become an export power house. the demand for things like natural gas in places like china is expected to triple over the next few years and all over the world they need to buy natural gas from us. i like cheniere. lng is the ticker. six trains out of port. building another facility in corpus christi texas. that could become 9 to 10 billion in the next five years as all these contracts continue to be signed with australia, asia, europe. it's all happening. not a lot of people know the story. i think the stock stays hot, probably gets above hundred. >> stocks are in lows here. nasdaq nearly down 2% at this hour. peat, i'm curious in your view as we look to the remaining 3 1/2 hours of tradi

stephanie chuang joins us live from berkeley, and steph, the coalition says officers already have enough weapons as it is though, police say there are valuable tools. >> absolutely, good morning to you, kris. >> reporter: it is made up of people like the vice president of the berkeley naacp. an attorney, former public defender, and they say that tasers are not an alternative for the use of lethal force. they also site a study that shows 547 taser related deaths from 2001 to february of this year adding that a 2012 study by the american heart association showed taser shocks, especially those to the chest are capable of killing a person, but the city of berkeley is looking for people to take on studying the pros and the cons of taser use. they are due tuesday, that's why there's the timing now. some of the considerations are changes in taser technology. how tasers can help to avoid gyres to citizens and officers and a comparison between berkeley and other cities in terms of lethal force. every law enforcement agency in the inner bay area except for alameda, san francisco, and berkeley allo

steph, the arsonist started eight fires? >> reporter: that's right. police have two money in custody. they say the men set eight fire, including damaging this one completely. a restaurant with a sign out front that says "open in october." the future now certainly unclear. it is one of five businesses damaged. at least four families were forced out of their homes. the owners of angelo's restaurant said he and his family just bought the restaurant in june and after remodelling were getting set to open in october. >> we were supposed to work on menus and trainings starting tomorrow. >> reporter: that was supposed to start today. that on hold indefinitely. police saying the two men arrested were found close to the fires which were set in a seven-block radius. the motive is still unclear and a multi-agency task force is investigating. the folks here were talking about how they were trying to save what they could from inside the building, including a few computers after being in business for decades. you see the wreckage here and you saw the flames. in abou

thanks, steph. >> we'll give you a live picture now outside of at&t park. giants are in pure postseason mode right now. they're going to take on the pirates this wednesday and after a gem of a pitching performance by sonny gray yesterday, they are also moving forward and they have a one-game playoff. we have all sorts of optimism. christina, you're a big a's east bay person. what are you doing to help this cause? >> i have to tell you i'm a giants fan first and foremost. it's the raid that's i like. >> switching allegiance. >> it's okay. i'm a bay area sports fanatic! speaking of the boys of summer, it's going to return to summer as we head throughout the next couple days. i'm talking temperature-wise. get ready for a little bit of a heat wave. we are tracking rain chances. last year at this time we didn't have any rain chances. every week i'd come in optimistic and still no rain chances. the fact that we're tracking anything is a good sign. we're still at about 300% of our average rainfall here in san jose where we accumulated over a half an inch last week

thanks a lot, steph. >> 6:55 right now.ice home they are one step closer to finding the man who kidnapped and robbed a walnut creek woman earlier this week. this is the man police say forced a woman to drive him to a bank of america and drain her bank account on tuesday. they just released this picture yesterday. police hope someone will recognize him, even though he's covered with a central hat, gloves and something over his face. he forced the woman to drive back to her house after going to the bank and he jumped out and ran away. >> officers say mark turner, a football coach and security officers at el camino high committed lewd acts two months ago. the investigation started after the girl went to school officials. turner was arrested tuesday night. the alleged incident did not happen on campus or during school hours. >> a judge involved in the rate case of pg&e has been reassigned after being accused of being a little too cozy with the utility. the judge was removed from the case after e maim surfaced indicating that pg

steph has more. >> reporter: passions run high as in the indonesia parliament.nted to maintain people's right to vote for mayors, and governors, a right given only nine years ago. but a coalition lead by a former general who lost in july's presidential elections wanted regional heards to be elected by legislative assemblies. his coalition won, after the ruling party walked out. despite his party's decision to leave, he insisted he is in favor of direct elections. >> translator: i'm disappointed with the result of the vote. i want to tell the people that i will file an appeal against this decision. >> reporter: but many feel the president has betrayed them. >> sorry to say, sorry to say -- >> translator: the president is only trying to save his image. he had several possibilities to stop this law. he could have rejected the vote, but he didn't do it. >> reporter: many are shocked and angry over what they see as a serious setback from democracy. on the street people were also defiant. >> translator: i don't agree with this law because it's against democracy. this

steph curry, to klay thompson. steph, 11 of his points in the third. usa wins 86-63.mexico and chile. levi stadium. chile with a chance to score. the header knocked away. mexico a shot of their own. 64th minute. de santos shoots over the net. a 0-0 tie. a little bit of everything. and i think the niners and raiders are winners tomorrow. >> thanks for that. >>> thanks, everyone, for joining us. that's going to do it. thanks for watching. news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. have a great night. y journey ac, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you (crowd chanting)t or takeover! wall street!antin) takeover! wall street! takeover! wall street! make sure you get the crowd in the background, mark. another shot of you i'm so over this masses. i'm so over this protest. next time we'll do a piece on brazilian runway models, i promise. gonna hold you to t

steph, that rule makes sense. certainly those of us who bike like the rule, however, you need to allow three feet of space. up see in san francisco around market, there are signs that show people, looking there are bicycles allowed use of the full lane. drivers must wait to pass them now or pay up. the new law gives more protection to bicyclists. there were 152 bicyclists hit. some drivers feel cyclists get enough room on the road. >> there's too many bikes on the road right now for the cars. that's why all the accidents are happening. >> reporter: do you think drivers should get more protection? >> sure. we have to watch out for the bikes all the time. >> it's okay. it's a good law. i think people should pay attention, yeah. >> reporter: if caught violating the new law, violators will get hit with more than $200 in court fees and up to $1,000 more with fees if there's a collision involved. at all times, lane drivers have to wait to pass, unless there's a buildup of five or more cars, they have to pull over. cycli

rz thank you very much, steph. we'll get back to you. >> a lottery ticket bought in the peninsula worth more than $2 million. it just happened. we'll tell you where. >> the company launching drones as soon as next year. >>> welcome back. a very good thursday morning to you. look at the storm systems this morning. we see christina tracking the rain. she'll have your full forecast in a few minutes. u.s.-led air strikes in syria reportedly hit refineries and killed women and children. france says algerian forces are hunting for isis militants who beheaded a french mountain climb they are week in retaliation for air strikes in iraq. herb goodell was captured while hiking in the mountains on sunday and beheaded. his algerian companions were let go. >> the situation in syria is affecting the markets abroad and right here at home as well. mary thompson is live with the details this morning. >> good morning. futures are pointing to a higher open on wall street as stocks look to build on the strong rally. the nasdaq having

. >> hey, thank you, steph. making that rain gear look good this morning. we'll be tracking the showers for you as they develop minute by minute. as you can imagine, with rain on the radar, probably going to be a slower-than-average commute. let's get all the details on that. good morning, mike. >> if it's not slower, maybe it should be slower. slick roadways often half after a long rain, a lot of that oil buildup. a little breeze kicking in there. the roads are dry but we did have a crash just north of the fremont scale. i did pass the 880 area a while ago and didn't see any problems. the rest of the area looking calm as far as the chp reports go. you do see some glowing lights and drizzling right around treasure island but not a big deal for drivers right now. >> developing news now. hundreds more people have been told to grab what they can and get out as the king fire near lake tahoe continues to grow driven by high winds and humidity. that fire grew by nearly 10,000 acres yesterday. in addition to containing t blaze, firefighters have to worry about eva

good morning, steph. >> reporter: good morning to you, kris. it's multiple groups we're talking about, not just one, but i did speak with the local firefighters union, which said the group will be delivering the letter of no confidence to the mayor at city hall by the end of the day. we did catch up with the mayor this morning and it sounds like he is still confident in the fire chief but adds there must be much more dialogue before he takes any action. >> i'm confident the chief is doing well. she's responded to all of the things that we asked her to pay attention to and are working together on projects like making sure our ambulances show up at a quicker time, so we just want to make sure that there's a respectful feeling about the management there and we're going to take the letters here and have a lot of conversation with people about that. >> reporter: this follows a meeting this week involving a couple dozen union members representing rank and file in the department. they all agree the department has been suffering a downward spiral in qu

adrian. >> steph many thanks.more toment come on the al jazeera news hour, including a month after the gaza strip conflict. we meet the people struggling to rebuild their lives. and it took 30 penalties to separate two teams in the english cup. that's all later in the sport. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again, good to have you with us. adrian finighan here in doha. in syria fighters from the opposition front are evacuating headquarters in the west of the country, one of the areas that have seen air strikes from the us-lead opposition. another group says it too is leaving its bases. kurdish forces known as the ypg are attacking fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >>> live pictures from the u.n. general assembly, which has just got underway in new york. a number of items will dominate the conversation. >>> from confronting the isil to combatting the spread of the ebola virus in west africa, heads of state will get a chance to debate all of the issues. as dominic kaine is reporting it is turning out to be a part

steph, what is the latest situation there? >> i want to tell you what is happening here. riot police pushed everyone back from the border into cobban a. you are seeing the people walking back now. they are held and clear they are allowed back in. these are people going into cabbany. what we are hearing is men going back in to fight. they believe that no one is helping them push i.s.i.l. back from positions around the kurdish areas, and we have heard an explosion quite far away - shelling it sounded like, and we spoke to a source earlier who told us that the situation is not under control around this region, that i.s.i.l. controls 75% of the surrounding areas, and that they don't have enough weapons. the kurdish fighters have been able to hold their own somewhat against i.s.i.l. are saying that they are having a problem coming up against the heavy weapons capability that i.s.i.l. has. >> those heading off to fight now, how will they arm themselves? >> these are not part of the ypg, the syrian kurdish armed group. they have light weaponry at home, perhaps the kalashnikov. i

steph, how did you hear that mike was hurt? >> he called me from the operating room when he was in recovery, and he wanted to tell me himself. he didn't want me to find out from the army so we had one of his troops get a cell phone for him and he called me very morphined up. >> my sergeant was holding my hand and he said how are you doing, sergeant. i said fine, get a phone because i wanted to tell my wife. >> what were the words that came across? >> i can't say on the air. actually when i came out of the spa i had 19 missed calls from a restricted number. >> 19? >> yeah. they kept calling me over and over. so i knew when i looked at the phone that something happened. i just sat in my car and waited. it was probably about a minute and the phone rang again and i answered it and i heard his sergeant in the background say, master sergeant, she answered. and then it took him a while to speak because of the medication he was on and then he finally came up and told me. >> were you comfortable that he thought he was going to live or d

>> this is the thanks usa golf tournament, the fourth annual steph curry leads the pack on this right? >> yes and we are proud of him for what he does. >> many people at home who are not familiar fact i had to do some homework. describe your thanks usa program. >> thanks usa's a 501c organization that provides scholarships to family members of anyone who has served since 9/11, 2001. it began in 2006 by two young ladies by the name of kelsey and rachel oken at the time eight years old and ten years old. >> eight years old and ten yearsold and the start of this nonprofit organization, doing what. >> they were trying to provide the scholarships totaling over $10 million and 3400 people who've received the scholarships. with the help of steph curry it has been a tremendous success. >> it has been so successful that we have the fourth annual golf tournament taking place today at harding park. >> we have 120 golfers i'm told will be here today. >> 120 golfers including some of our finest golden gate warriors, right? >> yes there will be a few here, plus he will bring his mom and dad and i h

steph, it's a matter of be patient or you may have to pay up. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you, kris. especially if you're in san francisco, where people are having to share the road all the time. here along 18th street in the mission, it's a popular route for cyclists, but for drivers it's only one lane each way, so they cannot pass unless they have three feet of space between them, and i want to show you our live truck door here is about three feet and people are saying this kind of space is going to be too difficult. count them, one, two, three. bicyclists sometimes outnumbering drivers on the road behind the wheels of cars, suvs, and buses on market street. starting today, drivers may not pass cyclists unless there's at least a three-foot safety space between them. the options are wait or risk getting caught and pay a fine. $200 for a ticket with fees, if there's a collision, it's up to $1,000 with fees. bicyclists we spoke with had a split reaction. some worried this might result in even more road rage. >> it's difficult, because there's a danger that d

steph curry had ten. team u.s.a. led by as many as 40, win by 37, 129-29 the final in madrid. >> billy sorrell looking to clinch the fedex cup and $11.4 million. rory mcilroy came in tied for the lead. he shot a 1-over 71, finished three back. horschel in control. next hole, the long putt to save par. shoots a 2-under 68. he can taste it. jim furyk, a 69, but back-to-back birdie. sorrell taps in for his first fedex culp championship. one two out of the last three turneds and gets booed during the florida gator chop. >> those niner highlights at 9:00 and >>> join me torch at 9:00 on kofy tv 20 cable 13. pope francis presides over the marriages of 20 couples at the vatican. these are no ordinary newlyweds. then at 11:00, after the crown, meet the any miss america and we'll take you behind the scenes to show you how it comes together. that's at 9:00 and 11:00. >>> that does it for abc7 news at 6:00. thank you for joining us. abc7 news continues now online, twitter, facebook, and mobile devices with our new abc7 news app

steph curry had ten. team u.s.a.y as many as 40, win by 37, 129-29 the final in madrid. >> billy sorrell looking to clinch the fedex cup and $11.4 million. rory mcilroy came in tied for the lead. he shot a 1-over 71, finished three back. horschel in control. next hole, the long putt to save par. shoots a 2-under 68. he can taste it. jim furyk, a 69, but back-to-back birdie. sorrell taps in for his first fedex culp championship. one two out of the last three turneds and gets booed during the florida gator chop. >> those niner highlights at 9:00 and 11:00. >> thank you, shu. nds] the wait is over for even faster internet. xfinity is now doubling the internet speed... ...on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet...period. xfinity internet from comcast, now double the speed. >>> join me torch at 9:00 on kofy tv 20 cable 13. pope francis presides over the marriages of 20 couples at the vatican. these are no ordinary newlyweds. then at 11:00, after the

previously appeared kneeling and dressed in an orange jumpsuit in one of those videos, the one that showed stephe stevn sotloff. his captors warned then that haindz would be the next to die. haines was kidnapped by gunmen in march of 2013 when he was working for a french aid organization. he and an italian colleague were abducted from their vehicle in northern syria. the italian was later released. oned from, the haines family broke their silence and made a public plea to his captors to get in touch with them directly. almost immediately, britain's prime minister david cameron tweeted that haines' murder was an act of pure evil. jim. >> axelrod: elizabeth palmer in our london newsroom. liz, thank you. and we will have more on the isis internet offensive and the battle to shut it down a little later in the broadcast. tomorrow is the second sunday of the 2014 national football league season, and so far for the league, it has been a rough roll out. after a week of headlines about the domestic violence case involving ray rice, minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson was released from a jail in

. >> steph is right. growth. because of that -- >> maybe so. i think the bull's-eye is there. >> yeah. i'd say bull's-eye -- that move? 32%? >> spoke at the goldman conference yesterday. i like what coors is doing. i know joe sold it high, which was great trade early in the year. i think you buy down here. >> i want to buy it. don't think it's -- get it to 100 first before we talk about 130. >> i totally agree. >> full of bull is what the people think the street is on this one. 76% to 24%. okay, gm. street sees an upside potential of 26%. bull's-eye? or full of bull? >> let me move over. >> full of bull. >> full of bull. >> i love going thens these guys. >> a bull's-eye? >> i don't know if it's going there. i think it's going higher. i do. and i think it's going higher because the company is doing all the right things from a product cycle point of view and yesterday the auto sales, yeah, headlines did appointing. look at the mix, selling the right vehicles to get their margins where they need to be. which was the beef on the second quarter conf

steph chuang says muni gets through, cars do not. live looks up into the 101 corridor here bast the university avenue. smooth easy drive towards san mateo. san mateo bridge moves nicely as well. traffic coming across 92. live shot westbound. no delays for the flat section or the high-rise coming to or from the peninsula. over on the bay bridge, traveling east, west. we're just seeing first sign was a fie cars waiting in the cash lanes. it'll be a little bit lighter overall. remember the bay bridge on a friday sees more traffic building around 11:00 heading in toward midday. and typically happens on that. back to you. >> thanks. >>> rare chance to see behind the scenes at nasa right here in the bay area. >> the nasa aimed research center opening its doors next month for the first time in 17 years. the open house will be held october 18th to celebrate the 75th anniversary. visitors can see the wind tunnels and the simulated martian landscape along with other projects. while tickets are free, visitors will need general admission tickets

. >> and steph, you could get something from the xaep, but the lead-in to the segment was "tears of a clown" and ronald mcdonald is crying now, and he is going to be continuing to cry, because 3.4% was not enough to support the stock, and 3.5 will be enough to support it, but if a they go to 4%, you have slowing growth and you can't hide from the fact that fewer people are going to mcdonald's, and competition is catching up with them. the only hope for mcdonald's at this point is to go out the buy growth. if they don't, i think that you will continue to see sales decreasing especially here in the united states where the focus is more on the healthier eating, and i think that mcdonald cease is -- >> this is a company that from 2004 to 2009 had an average of 5.9% comp, and they can fix the top line if they put their minds it to, and they have not had the right leadership in place, and the north american head is doing to be making a big difference. >> and the -- >> well, the stop it right now, and josh brown, the vote was very, very tough, and can you break any ground here? >> well, ther

this pasta, steph, i think is just about ready to go. i am going to add a little bit of parsley. move that around a little bit. a little bit of my red pepper flakes. and i think -- oregano maybe? >> a little bit of oregano. >> and i think we seasoned it up, right? >> i think so. thank you. >> now watch this. this is going to be delicious. like i said, it's easy to make. loaded with flavor and, of course, good for you. wheat pasta, tomatoes, so good. caio. >> a little parmesan and you are ready to go. >>> for a college student to enter one of the biggest companies in the silicon valley is impressive on its own. why it meant even more for one student who is rising above. >> reporter: martell moore so much more confident starting his second year here at uc berkeley and the learning is not just in the classroom. >> that's really what i wanted. i always said like i really want to go to college. i just want to meet so many new people. >> martell had another first this year. a summer internship through students rising above at cisco. you are learning about the corporate world? >> yeah,

"today in the bay's" stephanie chuang is live in the neighborhood and steph, you're now hearing an arrest was made in this crash. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, sam. we do know from danville police that the driver was arrested. but the good news this morning is that people who live in this neighborhood here were allowed back in their homes within the hour after pg&e crews were successful in capping this leak. you can see that, so the crews are still here. what they're doing now is trying to work to get the connection back on for this one home. but, it took about three hours for them to work on this. we're told this happened at 12:40 in the morning, when a car, and audi crashed into the left side of this house. rupturing a one inch gas main that caused this free flowing gas. this leak to happen. we did speak with the homeowner just minutes ago, he described hearing a lot bang and getting woken up in the middle of the night. >> he was awake, he seemed to be pretty calm. and surprisingly, but, he was very apologetic, but apparently he missed the turn and, you know, my house dead en

thompson at 15 for the game. 3rd quarter steph curry just got off.d 6 threes scored 20 and u.s. wins 86-63 to advance to the quarterfinals to play vina. >>> let's go to colorado third round of the pga play-offs the bed. mw championship. rory mcilroy something you never see. that's one miss. oh, he has to get this one, huh? no! come on. you got to sit on that. nine shots off the lead. billy horschel the tee shot on the par three 15th didn't blow that. he is 13 under par with a three- shot lead into the final round. >>> prep football for you! battle of the wildcats, st. ignatius in white at marin catholic. darius peterson to paul kunst is 14-0 in the second. it was all marin catholic in the opener for both but that was a wake-up call for si as they picked a shutout the rest of the way to 21 unanswered points. rob meager barrels in. 21-14, si on the road. they lead the overall series 10- 9 and 1. so a battle royale of the two catholic schools. >> high school football, college football. the pros on sunday! [overlapping speakers >> very well done. >> i'm

thank you so much, steph. >>> well, now to an investigative exclusive, turning taxpayer-funded conferencesinto reward points. our investigative unit uncovered a public official in sklar county, racking up perks. records show jonathan vartnian, the director of child support services, put tens of thousands of dollars of employee travel on his personal credit card, by adding his own personal rewards number, it allows him to rack up points for everybody's stay. and then the county pays him back while he banks those rewards. multiple sources within the department of child support services believes he's using a portion -- a position of power, rather, for personal gain. >> do you believe what's happening is wrong? >> i do. i do believe it's wrong. >> why? >> i don't believe people should be personally benefiting from travel. they are public employees. i think the frustration level is just so high at this point and the morale at the office is just so low. it's just not right. >> now, the county says it's opened an investigation into his travel spending. we wanted to talk to him, but he refused to

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." >> thank you very much, steph. >>> new this morning, memorial service will be held for american journalist steven sotloff. it'll take place this afternoon in pine crest, florida. sotloff is a native of south florida. until now, the family has been mourning in private. he was beheaded earlier this week. he was captured last year in syria while working as a freelance journalist. >>> the third american to contract the ebola virus in west africa is back on u.s. soil. his plane landed at a nebraska airport space within the last 30 minutes or so. this is the ambulance on its way to the hospital along with a police escort within the last few minutes. 51-year-old rick sacra missionary doctor. he's been in isolation in liberia since falling ill. he will be treated in a specialized isolation unit at the nebraska medical center in omaha which regularly runs drills like this one to prepare for such a case. >> this is especially designed unit. it's locked, it's secured, it's separated physically. it has negativepressure, it's not recirculated air, there's an autoclaif on the unit, all medical waste mat

steph curry at 14. nobody liked this. going down hard on his hips said on twitter he is okay usa wins, they move on to face mexico in round 16 saturday. fed-ex cup playoffs continue with the wmw championship. birdie putt on 17. wait for it he's got it. get out of the way. it went in. in. that is scary, though. jordan and rory mcel roy. and heading to the quarter finals, gail monteith has not lost in a single open. willy robertson is on the right there. feeling at home in new york. who is watching that? i don't understand. leading in the second you don't hit a drop shot. too quick. now, monteith is up. two sets, 2, 2. in the third. winning in the third, the challenge says that is bounced twice. that is close. i don't know. that is a good call. good call. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> yes. >> everybody gets it. >> yes. >> thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00, volcano warning in hawaii. lava flow heading for homes why residents are not evacuating yet at 9:00. >> you may be a water waster and not

live, steph knee chong. let's look at san rafael southbound.e do have a problem because we had a crash clearing at san pedro road. we do see traffic flowing flooter again. the rest of that, the volume looking pretty standard. i want to give folks the reminder that the ferries are closed but the parking lots are still open, if you want to meet colleagues there and con saturday down to fit in the ap and as we look at the towers, efrm those folks as well, it will had your. >> oh, yes. e. a light volume for the trival that starts early in the afternoon, 2:00, 3:00 i hear. if you're heading to the sierra, a false surprise that we're already getting this morning, mike. we have a mix of rain and snow in tahoe as we speak. i want to start with your current conditions. i have to start by sag happy friday, bay area. today a much calmer situation but that could change as we head throughout your morning hours. want to show you this live picture of san francisco. this is typical. it's a good looking, mid-level cloud. that's what we typically see here in the

steph curry from way downtown. 30-27 usa. their first lead 2-zip. curry dialing long distance.he finishes with 14 points and the u.s. lead grows to five. to the fourth. the red, white and blue start to handle business. demarcus cousins on the steal. pulling down the one-handed windmill jam. usa wins big, 95-71. that's 59 straight victories under mike krzyzewski and a perfect 5-0 for the americans in group play. more news after the break. ♪ ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans! >>> we have big news in the dinosaur tonight, this giant dino has been dead more than 70 million years. but its bones are making news. they're the first of their kind ever found and the biggest. the plant-eating dinosaur was equal to a dozen elephants squished into one body. the researchers who found it in the argentina's patagonia region said it was so big it had no enemies. that's why he named it drednautis, which means fears nothing in latin. 17 million years ago, he had no

steph curry at 14. nobodyliked this.g down hard on his hips said on twitter he is okay usa ns, they move on to face mexico in round 16 saturday. fed-ex cup playoffs continue with t wmw ampionship. birdie putt on 17. wait for it he's got it. get out of the way. it went in. in. that is scary, though. jordan and rory mcel roy. and heading to the quarter finals, gail monteith has not lost in a single open. willy robertson is on the right there. feeling at home in new york. o is watching that? i don't understand. leading in the second you don't hit a drop shot. too quick. now, monteith is up. two sets,2, 2. in the third. winning in the third, the chalnge says that is bounced twice. that is close. i don't know. that is a good call. good call. c7 sportsrought to you by chard supply hardware. >> yes. >> eerybody gets it. >> yes. >> thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00, volcano warning in hawaii. lava flow heading for homes why residents are not evacuating yet at 9:00. >> you maye a water waster and not know it. >> that is this

steph curry with the lane at the other end. he finished with eight points.the united states win, 106-71. >>> team usa finishes up group play against ukraine on thursday. then enters tourney bracket action on saturday. more news after the break. no rush, andy. come on. with the chase mobile app you can get a lot done in a little amount of time from transferring funds wait a minute. you've got to be kidding. did you guys see that? that ball was out. to paying your coach for adding five miles per hour to your serve. that ball wasn't in. get your eyes checked. help me out here. download the best mobile app today. so you can always have the advantage. chase. so you can it's a place you've been before, but it's not on any map. so go out there, lose yourself, and find the truth. ♪ we're all born wild. ♪ let's keep it that way. the 2014 4runner. toyota. let's go places. >>> the popular for a reason. a new study shows speed and ease are just some of the reasons why customers pick ride sharing services like uber or lift. researchers surveyed san francisco riders a few

steph, the law makes sense but not always easy to do. >> reporter: that's right. there is a sign for cyclists but it's not a dedicated lane. drivers must not pass cyclists if there isn't three feet between them, unless there is a buildup of five or more cars and then the cyclist must pull over and let them through. cyclists say they welcome anything to help protect them on the road. >> the scariest thing that happens is when i'm going in a bike lane and they're to the left of me and they go to make a right-hand turn. >> a study found that up to 40% of fatal crashes between bicycles and vehicles are caused by unsafe passing, usually when drivers hit cyclists from behind. drivers caught violating the new law will have to pay up to $35 but that climbs with court fees to $220. if there's an actual collision involved, the base cost is $220. but really with fees, almost a thousand dollars. how the timing may. >> thank you. >> the team is promising more changes to get out of the parking lot. other drivers took matters into their own hands, jumping curbs and driving over

steph, how big of an impact are we talking here? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura.e're not talking about a large amount, less than 50 gallons bus you where the coast card put no -- the s.s. jeremiah o'brien" is docked here. the other side is the popular aquatic park. the oil spill is closed enough to post a health risk and no swimming. no word on when swimming will be allowed again there. the california department fish and wildlife works to make sure there's minimal impact to the marine life here while the coast guard is try to. >>. >> it will be men mall impact to their operations. >> and the coast guard immediately had tried to recover the fuel, putting about 6,000 feet of boom around the harbor where the oil sheen was. they're still trying to determine exactly what caused. no exact -- i'll be done but the leanoff. >> live now, expect the roads to get a little busier today. back in session, stanford university. >> more local firefighters have been called up to help battle the king fire, burning still in el dorado county. that fire has burned through 37,000 acres o

thanks, steph. >> this morning expect the roads in the south bay to be a little more crowded than maybe normal. students at de anza and santa clara return to class today. this effort comes after stanford student cam forward and claimed she was raped by another student. she said that student was not punished enough. >> guzman contacted his victims through churches in central and east contra costa churches. >> the union city police hope the public can help them find an elderly man who has been missing for five days. lee land prior left his home around 11:00 thursday morning and has not been seen since. the department issue a so-called silver alert. he did not have a wallet or sell cell phone on him. zit >> it's 5:37 right now. we want to get a check on the forecast. >> today is the last official day of summer. should we go to the beach? >> considering we have a drought we haven't had to deal with, i can tell you right now we are happy about the new season. it brings to the an opportunist look at the rain. let me get you out that front door on that good note. live action for you. picture o

. >>> to the hardwood, red white and blue up five, steph curry finding james hardin for the third ballnited states up 8. but demarcus cousins gets the put back. the lead stays in tact. this one breaks. >> al: in the third. usa on the run, leading to a curry freebie at the end. usa wins 106-71. >>> finally, if you think time usa isn't taking the ball to the rack enough, maybe they should put chuck the elephant on the roster. he was in ontario canada. when he's not eating roots, grass or fruit, he is finishing strong at the rim as you see right here. not sure if he has mastered the art of blocking shots just yet. >> i think that body can block anything. think he could block anybody. >> we need chuck on our nbc bay area basketball team, gerard. >> i agree. he can do a lot in the middle, raj. >> did we just see that for real? >> we'll see you tonight at 11:00, bye-bye. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. >>> kim kardashian's new shock show totally naked in gq. now on "extra." kim k stripped down in nothing but heels. her eye-popping new photo shoot as

. >> during his speech he only mentioned stephing down as -- stepping down as chief. attendees of the conference didn't notice a change. >> i don't know -- i didn't expect them to say anything about it. >> i wasn't surprised. i guess i didn't expect that. >> this year about 60,000 attendees are expected. the event continues through thursday night. that means the drivers will have to divert around the center. they are hosted at three nearby hotels and union square. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> another traffic note for you right now. 10 miles of highway 37 remain closed between vallejo and sears point, but only for two more hours. it is part of a cal trans repaving project. it is expected to reopen at 1:00 a.m. some help for the struggling doctor's medical center in san pablo. governor brown signed a bill giving the facility $3 million. the money will help while the hospital seeks long-term funding. the hospital faced a series of cutbacks including diverting ambulances to other facilities. the governor is l signed a bill that backers call america's first yes means ye

. >> thank you very much, steph. >> we'll be keeping a close eye on the status of the victims of thate game planning alternates. what do you suggest? >> the southbound sides have reopened. so southbound 880 coming out of oakland you're going to deal with this. the clean-up on the northbound side is not the issue for the southbound side. as we look at southbound, this is the jam from the 66 -- from high street now jammed solid past the coliseum, all the way past as far as the eye can see to marina boulevard where they just opened four out of the five lanes. folks will slow down to see all the clean-up activity going on on the northbound side. over here southbound i would say stick it out if you can. there is a good amount of mileage you have to take through those city streets. you might want to stick it out for 880. but this is the beginning and the brunt of the morning commute. northbound we the have full closure win continues northbound to 238. westbound 580 unusually heavy out of castro valley and coming out of this scene. nonetheless i would encourage you if you're choosing between

steph curry can't get the this one to drive. anthony davis with the block.ll end with james harden feeding curry. the u.s. rolls 106-71. one more game to go in group play, which the u.s. has already clinched with a 4-0 record. >>> top seed serena williams was a winner today in straight sets to move into the finals of the u.s. open championship. the u.s. 3rd seed was upset. >> that team u.s.a. basketball team, they're destroying anyone. is there anybody who can play with them? >> usually, as they get more advanced in this thing, they'll get better competition. but don't forget, we invented basketball in the united states. >> be sad if we weren't good. >> our next broadcast is tomorrow morning at 4:30. >> if you missed this broadcast, catch the rebroadcast in a few minutes at tv36. and our coverage is on anytime at ktvu.com. >> good night. kid: hey dad, who was that man? dad: he's our broker. he helps looks after all our money. kid: do you pay him? dad: of course. kid: how much? dad: i don't know exactly. kid: what if you're not happy? does he have to pay you

steph curry holding a pro camp for kids in the morning and child and adults in the afternoon. they love giving back to the community. >> used to come to youth camps like this, just enjoy being in the gym. and learning from people that obviously know the game of basketball, so this -- being in that kind of environment, a great opportunity around the bay area for that to happen. >> cal facing arizona in the pac-12 opener. we'll have a preview later. and stick around, florida and state clemson store off right here on abc7. >>> tense uncertainty in a rural pennsylvania town as manhunt continues for a gunman accused of killing a state trooper. why the search is so complicated and dangerous. >> another security scare at the white house. for the second day in a row a man is arrested for unlawful entry. what led up to his arrest. >>> a passer packing heat goes after a thief. the story behind the stakeout and the it makes me happy to i like feeling smart. internet essentials from comcast has brought low-cost internet access to over 1.4 million low-income people at home. internet essent

plans to train medical steph and build field hospitals. >> right now the world still has an opportunityve countless lives, right now the world has a responsibility to act, to step up and do more. the united states of america intends to do more. >> reporter: at a hearing in washington experts are appealing for more cash to pay formedical staff. there is a real sense of emergency to tackle an outbreak that experts say could set africa back a generation. this has been widely welcomed by the international community, but the u.n. and others say the global commitment may need to be even greater if this outbreak is to be truly brought under control. >>> katherine is the communication manager for the international federation of red cross societies. she says the u.s. personnel being sent in could make a dent in stopping the spread of the outbreak. >> it's very intense here. it's very busy. i just watched one of our dead body management teams leave to go in and collect the bodies and prepare the burials for the day. there is a constant stream of patients going in, and unfortunately bodies that ne

steph, is the police presence still active out there? >> reporter: it is. they have two persons of interest in custody. you have the mobile command unit and the homicide investigators and crime scene techs. they're focused on that side of the street where the woman was found here on the stretch of north 15th street. officers responded to the scene of the 26th homicide of the year around 2:30 this morning where they found a woman in her 40s lying face down. she had died from blunt force trauma, apparently the victim of a brutal physical attack. >> there's trauma, there's blood. we can't get a good look at the wounds, don't know if she has any stab wounds. we just know she has trauma. >> reporter: we won't know until the medical examiner can examine the body. that could take at least a couple more hours. to be clear, police are not actively searching for a specific suspect right now, they say. traffic meantime is not really impacted. oakland road is wide open, as is commercial street. just this stretch impacted. one employee of the gas station down there told

this one all usa. 14 for steph this was the largest moment of the game. down awkwardly on his foot. has to be carried out. >> i almost feel story for those opposing teams. the us is just killing them. >> that's what we do. >> thank you scott. >> thank you for joining us. >> you can catch the rebroadcast right now over on tv 36. thank you for joining us. have a good night everyone. >> good night. sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering and i found myself in the middle of this parade honoring america's troops. which is actually quite fitting because geico has been serving the military for over 75 years. aawh no, look, i know this is about the troops and not about me. right, but i don't look like that. who can i write a letter to about this? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. how come we don't have the same nu

. >> how about you, steph? >> it is very difficult. freedom is very precious and when you are on this side of it you understand it more and more. >> it's a little troubling. a little -- makes me a little bit angry but, you know, in the back of my mind, i guess, you know, you just kind of know it could happen. you know what i mean? like i said, it's a little bit frustrating to me. i just deal with it. >> you know, we did so much to help them and they didn't want us to stay. they wanted us out. now, when it's all fall apart, they want us back. and, you know, it be sort of breaks your heart, you know, because once bitable, do you want to be bit twice? you know, how much is enough? >> president obama plans to end the combat mission in afghanistan this december. but a recent insider attack murdered an american two star general worrying many that the u.s. is leaving afghanistan vulnerable to extremists. militants waiting to cause the kind of chaos and violence now seen in iraq. >> islamist fanatics are there. as you know the statistics are a