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logon to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. there are links to resources on all sorts of topics, workplace harassment, human rights, school safety. we have links to your local lawmakers. >>> i want to get people off the streets who are shooting up. i want to get the needles off the streets. ichaloemerge, and i kno >> it's been 75 days since london was sworn in as mayor of san francisco. she joins us today to talk about her accomplishments, challenges and priorities moving forward. thank you for stopping by. >> thank you for having me. >> i know you're super busy. for any administration, they say the first 100 days is critical. you're at 75. what do you think is your proudest accomplishment? >> i feel like it's been longer than 75 days. but one of the things i'm most proudest about is fulfilling a promise, that is pushing for $50 million for a possible bond for modular housing. we've been able to discover $100 million that we can use to build modular housing, which will be affordable housing for the so i'm excited about making s

to find your ally, go to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. there are links to resources on sexual assault and harassment. >>> a man accused of being the norcal rapist came face to face with two women. carlos spoke with some of waller's accusers at court today. >> reporter: roy charles waller shook his head as a judge read him the 12 counting he's been charged with. >> he needs to be locked up until he learns what it is to be a human. roseland anderson escaped from the rapist in 1997. >> i was the only one who saw his face for a really long time, and that's another reason i wanted to come. i had seen his face when i was in fear. this time i get to see his face when he's in fear. >> reporter: she along with nicole pate, were able to come face to face with their alleged attacker after more than 20 years. >> i don't know if i glared, but i felt like i was glaring at him. >> reporter: the suspect allegedly started his crime spree in 1991. >> it was important to be here to stand up for those that couldn't be here, and to see him. >> reporter: inves

go to abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> dublin police are investigating an anonymous threat to hurt students at dublin school. this is video from the campus last year when a woman called in a bomb threat. yesterday the dublin unified school district alerted parents there was a bomb at the school with the intention of carrying it out next monday. additional resources have been made available out of caution. if it is deemed credible, more information will be given. they are working closely with police. >>> inton to create a conservatorship program for homeless people suffering from mental illness and addiction. thet allows a judge to order someone to undergo treatment, includingleg implement this law. critics say the law raises questions about the balance between medical care and personal liberties. >>> a north bay city is taking extra precautions to fireproof neighborhoods. novato will clear overgrown brush near open fields near homes. the chief told city council the work needs to be done as soon as possible but they need the funding to do it. novato will consider implementing partial taxes a

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go to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> pepper spray was used inside a walgreens in vallejo and ambulances were called. we'll have that story next. >>> also a big burn zone in the north bay after a helicopter hit a power line. we're live on the scene. >>> plus shoring up a cracked beam at the salesforce transit center. work is now under way as plans are made to reopen a key street. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. >>> right now sky 7 is over a walgreens in vallejo where 18 people are being treated after pepper spray was discharged in the store. it happened just after 4:00 at the store on springs road. firefighters say all the patients have symptoms consistent with exposure to pepper spray. it's unclear why and how that pepper spray was released. we've reached out to police for more information. we will bring you that as soon as we get it. environmental health crews are also there for any decontaminating that needs to be done. >>> two small brush fires broke out in the north bay after a helicopter clipped power lines. this happened in calistoga while that helicopte

you can find your ally and connect with lawmakers by going to abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> you might be noticing fewer b.a.r.t. officers on board b.a.r.t. trains. the agency has suspended mandatory overtime that's been in place for the last three weeks after the stabbing death of nia wilson in late july. abc7's leslie brinkley looks at safety on trains going forward. >> reporter: for three weeks, b.a.r.t. forced employees to work ten-hour shifts six days a week in response to the public outcry over safety after nia wilson was stabbed to death at the mcarthur station. starting this week, all that overtime is now voluntary. >> it's difficult to sustain that skult, working -- that schedule, working six days straight. >> reporter: there were ten to 20 officers riding trains on an average day with the mandatory overtime. now there will be four to ten officers. b.a.r.t. secured a fema safety and security grant for $6.8 million recently. they'll start spending that money in september. it's earmarked for anti-terrorism, not crime. still, it will provide for some upgrades in security cameras.

. >>> if you need someone to talk to, go to abc7news.com/takeaction. we have organized a list of resources on topics like sexual abuse, domestic violence and mental health. you'll find websites with information and you could generate yourat home.rgy, or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >>> i want you to look me in the eye. are dr. ford's allegations true? >> they are not accurate. >> that was one of the final questions answered today, concluding almost nine hours of the senate judiciary committee hearing. tomorrow, that committee plans to vote on brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. >> less than 24 hours after hearing from kavanaugh and the palo alto woman accusing him of sexual assault, christine blasey ford. emily is summing up today's testimony from washington, d.c. >> reporter: nine hours of testimony today. there were tears, there was yelling, and both brett kavanaugh and his accuser, christine blasey ford, absolutely certain of what

go to abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> going to move to a big story happening in downtown san francisco.s in the works, but you have to deal with another day of traffic issues around the salesforce transit center. >>> the brand-new bus station crack indeed a couple of places. abc news reporter amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. amy. >> reporter: hi. were good morning, jessica. yeah, for everyone out there who has been inconvenienced and wondering what is going on, here's a live look at what's going on. crews are on the scene working right now on the solution. now they aren't shoring up the cracked beams yet. they are still waiting on a design plan and materials to come in for that. but they still have to move everything out of the way. that's what they are doing now, clearing the way for that solution. so they're removing ceiling panels and light fixtures and utilities. they are relocating some of the overhead electric bus systems so they can install the system to shore up the beams cracked. those who live and work in the area are watching closely. >> i want to ensure that we are b

to take action and find your ally, log on to abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> new developments in an infamous cold case that played out for nearly three decades. investigators in the bay area and northern california arrested the norcal rapist, 58-year-old roy charles waller. >> he's accused of a series of tacks from sonoma over 27 years. laura anthony is live with the details on the arrest and the dna that led them to waller. >> reporter: we are in woodland. this is where one of waller's alleged victims was attacked. this investigation mirrors the technique used to catch the suspect in the golden state killer case. five months ago, they used in the rapist case. after three decades and ten cases, investigators say they findly got their man, the man they believe is the norcal rapist. roy charles waller was arrested thursday when he arrived for work at uc berkeley. >> i have often said, in my career, that dna is the silent witness to the truth. >> reporter: investigators matched waller's dna with samples at >> i want to tell the world i'm a rape victim. >> reporter: in 2006, a rape victim went p

to take action and find your ally, go to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. there are links to resources on sexual assault and harassment. >>> today's other top story what arrest of a uc berkley staff member for multiple rapes dating back decades. >> we are at her workplace and east bay neighborhood finding out if anyone had a clue about what he suspected of d you could generate yourat home.rgy, or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> new developments in several bay area cold cases. venetia resident roy waller is in a sacramento jail accused of being the so-called nor cal rapist. >> investigators tied the nor cal rapist to at least ten attacks, first in 1991. there were three other attacks between that year and 1996 in the bay area, and between 1996 and 2006 there were attacks in chico and the sacramento area, including one where two roommates were attacked in their home. >> authorities from sack sacramento and bay area counties held a news conference to arrest his arrest. they used genetic genealogy to

go to abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> a fix is in the works, but you're going to have to deal with anotherc issues around the salesforce transit center. >> the brand-new $2 billion bus station crack indeed a couple of places. amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. amy >> reporter: hi. good morning, jessica. they're working hard on a solution. they aren't shoring up the cracked beams right now. they're still working on the design, how to secure the beams. and they're waiting on the supplies. so while they wait, crews are working to clear the way for the new shoring system. so they are pulling out ceiling panels on this bridge. they are also pulling out. light fixtures and muni wires. engineers are keeping traffic in mind as they come up with their plan. >> the idea is to minimize impact on fremont street. we want to allow traffic on both sides of fremont street. venue conceptual, very tent m cnge. released a picture of a crack in the second beam. they have looked but they haven't found any more. commuters say having fremont street closeed causing a huge backup, costing them more time. off

go to abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> up next, a candid look at the streets of san francisco.hat one man has seen outside his window and what he is doing to change it. >> plus, the sec, the ceo and the stock. it is a wild ride for tesla investors. i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel. a stunning view from our sutro tower camera. i will let you know if you >>> i'm pat kerrigan in the ksro newsroom and the north bay is on fire. >> that broadcast from last year is part of why a santa rosa radio station is celebrating a big win. ksro am was named the media market station of the year for 2018 by the national association of broadcasters. some say the awards are like the pulitzer prize for radio. >>> a san francisco man is taking to twitter. he is trying to get his neighborhood cleaned up. >> yes, a suspected drug deals, arrests and overdoses, just some of the sites he posts about his south of mission home. they show a small size of what is happening across the city. >> we reached out to the man after seeing some of his tweets. wayne freedman live with more now. wayne. >> rep

abc7news.com/takeaction. >> that's our report. appreciate your time. dan ashley. >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- rami malek -- jennifer love hewitt -- and music from the lemon twigs. and now finally, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, there, welcome. relax. very nice. hi, there. hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host. thanks for watching. thanks for coming. we are back to work. thank you for joining us on the day after labor day. also known as back to my horrible life day. i hope you had a good and long holiday weekend. you know it's kind of funny, we go back to work, and inevitably you ask your co-workers, how was your weekend, how was your vacation? eastern though you've already seen every detail of every trip, every meal, every cocktail, and every sunset on instagram, you know it all already. we should come into work and say, "you had a good weekend, i know." they estimate that more than 16 million americans traveled by air over the holiday weekend. and here's a fun statistic. they did a study. the germie

look for the allies in action part of our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. >> aretha franklin's familyays the eulogy at her funeral last week was offensive and distasteful. >> a black woman cannot raise a black boy to be a man. >> reverend jasper williams was called disrespectful for that comment, as franklin was a single mother of four boys. williams was also criticized for decrying the black lives matter movement. the family says it chose williams to give that eulogy because he had spoken at other family memorials in the past. williams says he respects the family's opinion and he's, quote, sorry they feel that way. >> on the peninsula, this home in palo alto has been under construction for 11 years. these images from google street view show the slow progress on a mariposa street between 2008 and 2017. according to the palo alto daily post, the city just made a deal with the homeowner. he's promised to finish construction by the end of next july to avoid more than a $79,000 fine. he's also agreed to renew his building permit and hide the construction behind a fence. >> if you're think

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