he was the co-owner of the family business wiler's tow... all of the people who carried his casket out of the hill church in vallejo thursday... knew him personally.jason bostian/best friend- "it's extremely difficult, uh, you know, i talked to him six, 10 times a day. uh, he'd come to my kids sporting events -- he was all into sports, and helping everybody out. it's a real tough time." james is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 20- years... and, their 11 and 14-year-old daughters.justin blankinship/childhood friend- "we just can't thank everybody enough -- the community, all the different, uh, tow companies, operators that are here to support, uh, james and his family." james lost his life on tuesday february 26th. he was hit by a driver who lost control on a wet highway 101 in sausalito... while he was parked on the side of the road helping a stranded justin blankinship/childhood friend- "as a owner, you know, he was still out operating, uh, uh, a tow recovery vehicle, and that just states who he is. not a lot of owners wo

reasons a vehicle could be towed. the bay area is known for high costs, including steep towing fees. the average fee to retrieve a car from a tow yard is $500. >> when you add add daily storage, additional fees and fines, the cost to retrieve a car could often skyrocket to $1500. >> which district 17 assembly member david chu says is having a devastating impact on low and middle class residents. today he introduced a bill to eliminate poverty-related tows if the owner has five or more unpaid parking tickets. if the car registration is more than six months out of date, or when a car has been legally parked for more than 72 hours. information law enforcement and meter maids have access to when calling a tow truck company. mary lovelace says she was working as an interior home improvement specialist when things got rough. >> i was unable to continually look for work once they put the boot on my car. >> what's worse, lovelace says some of the parking tickets she received were for being parked in places she wasn't. she is

costs including steep towing fees. the average fee to retrieve a car from a tow dwrayard is $500 >> when you add daily storages, parking tickets, additional fees and fines, the cost to retrieve a car could skyrocket to $1,500. >> reporter: which district 17 assembly member david chu said is having a devastating impact on low and middle class residents. today he introduce add bill to eliminate poverty related tows, if the owner has five or more unpaid parking tickets, if the car registration is more than six months out of date or when a car has been legally parked for more than 72 hours, information u law enforcement and meter maids have access to when calling a tow truck company. diane tober says when she went to register her car she discovered she had more than $1,600 worth of unpaid parking tickets and fines. >> when you're trying to figure out how to, you know, keep the lights on and pay your phone bill and put gas in your car and food on the table, to be hit by such excessively burdensome fines is a real burden. >>

the tow truck hit a semitruck that wendover the guard went over the guardrailing.hey had to cut off the search for the drivers body because the conditions in the river were too dangerous. >>> a heated city council meeting in berkeley, they are trying to decide final approval on a ban of overnight r.v. parking. >> the public comment portion of the meeting has been underway for hours and the council voted to extend the meeting to 12:30. rv dwellers are imploring not to go forward with the want. the council is hearing from members of the public who have complained about the rvs. if approved it will go into effect immediately. >>> california crab season is closing early in an effort to protect whales and sea turtles from getting entangled in fishing line and gear. this comes out of a settlement reached tuesday. >> california crab fisheries will close april 15th, ending 2 1/2 months early. prevents whales and turtles from getting caught in the nets. this will protect the whales and sea turtles. steve jones is with the organization. it sueded the fish and wildlife follow

james was also co-owner of wiler's towing in vallejo. he was working during a storm event tuesday february 26th... when he was hit and killed by a car that lost control on highway 101 in sausalito... while he was helping a distressed driver during.justin blankinship/childhood friend- "as a owner, you know, he was still out operating, uh, uh, a tow recovery vehicle, and that just states who he is. not a lot of owners would still be out working."jason bostian/best friend- "doing his job. he never thought nothing about it. he worked the crazy hours in the rain, uh, bad weather to take care of his family."justin blankinship/childhood friend- "that's who he was -- he worked. not that he had to, just that's what he did." following the funeral services at the church... a long procession of tow truck drivers honored james, with help from the california highway patrol... escorting him through town before finally being laid to rest.jason bostian/best friend- "he'll be deeply missed, be a hole in our hearts forever." the emergency road service coal

>> towing fees can run up to $1500. he says current laws don't serve any safety purpose. >>> today we'll learn about two more events happening at brand-new chase center in san francisco as reveal week continues. te warriors announce the first event ever at the new arena will be september 6th. it will be a reunion for san francisco symphony and metallica. the two musical acts came together for a live album 20 years ago. both say this is a symbolic home coming. >> it's a beautiful opportunity. we're super proud after 38 years there's still cool things like this on the horizon for us and we're able to explore and have some fun with new friends. >> chase access starts at noon, the general public can get tickets on friday. abc 7 is going to be following every event during reveal week. you can get each announcement sent to your phone if you download april ross news app. you can customize places you're in. let's you know about breaking news around the bay area as it happens. >>> here at abc 7 news, we are counting down the day

you got another tow truck.ey have to sweep the eastbound lanes. >> scary to see that car flipped upside down. thank you, matt. >>> you can download the abc 7 news app to track the weather on the go and access >>> tensions high after california's attorney general not to charge the police officers in the death of stephon clark. >> last night, police took out their batons when confronting protesters at a city council meeting. >> please, please put your batons down. you are traumatizing -- >> public comment quickly devolved into chaos at the meeting. the outcry has been ongoing since saturday when the sacramento district attorney cleared two officers who shot and killed stephon clark last march. much of that outrage was over sacramento police arresting them monday night. >> we have to do better than this. >> do it in such a way that removes the officers who still remain on duty in our communities. we don't want to be policed by those officers. >> sacramento's mayor called for an investigation into the police respon

the ship broke down on saturday with over a thousand passengers on board efforts are being made to tow the vessel to land but the ship stranding has already led to harrowing moments for those onboard. passengers rushed to shield themselves from sliding furniture and falling ceiling panels as heaving waves tossed the cruise ship from side to side some said those waves had smashed chip windows and sent cold sea water gushing in. elsewhere on board the mostly british and american travelers could do nothing but sit and wait for their turn to be airlifted to safety. amid winds of nearly ninety kilometers per hour and waves over eight meters high the viking sky sent out a mayday call early on saturday afternoon it had suffered engine failure and was beginning to drift towards the rocky shore fearing the ship would run aground the crew managed to anchor in the bay an area known since viking times has treacherously difficult to navigate. the cult and i think this is clearly a serious situation a cruise ship with one thousand three hundred passengers on board is stuck in one of the north and eu

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employees of a tow truck company say -- their bosses went missing tuesday.hey believe the couple was involved in a crash that sent their tow truck over the bridge's guard rail. <"it's emotional, it's emotional because they're really good people. they have a big heart. they'd help anybody. and you know, they might be in this river."> (robin) rescue crews found the tow truck, roughly 30 feet underwater, by using sonar equipment. no word yet on when they will be able to retrieve the truck. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... lawmakers propose a statewide ban on flavored tobacco. but could they be taking away an important alternative to traditional cigarettes? details ahead. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. < ella: i'm ella sogomonian - we've been telling you a lot about kron-on.. the bay area's only commercial free streaming news service... but the kronn app gives you a lot more than just live local breaking news around the clock. it also gives you on-demand

the last few minutes i've seen two more tow trucks arrive on the scene. that gives me hope we'll have this clear pretty shortly. the left lane is blocked and that is definitely causing delays. flip over to drive times and check out this one in particular. westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze you're in the yellow all way up to 45 minutes. once you make it through the maze to san francisco it will take 12 minutes, southbound 101 san francisco to sfo you're still in the green at 10 minutes. if you're going to use mass transit this morning, 49 b.a.r.t. trains in service and no delays a great start for them. ace our issue with train 1. they have tried to make up time but they haven't been able to, a late start out of stockton due to mechanical issue. they had to swap out trains. only ace 1 is impacted. 3, 5, 7 should be on time. normal service new york city delays for muni. >> "good morning america" coming up at 8:00 on abc 7. >> ginger zee with a live look ahead. hi, ginger. >> hi, good to be with you. we have alarming report on bogey jets. pilots may have had

i watched them slowly start to tow that away with a big rig tow truck. i don't think they've made it to treasure island yet. i'm hoping they can take it off there until getting it into san francisco. as soon as we have an update from chp, i'll let you know. i'll show you what that's doing to traffic. in the meantime, a look at the traffic mans. quite heavy past the maze to get to the point where we had a lane down. 9 miles per hour for you. before you get to that point, we've got heavy traffic northbound 880, as far as i know, we have a disabled semi there blocking lane number 3. that is definitely causing a backup through the oakland stretch, too. >>> thanks, alexis. this could be the most silicon valley yet. the retreat for tech workers. the elderly we mean anyone over 30. >>> as part of starbucks rewards program, what you have to know. >>> as we head to break at 6:11. ♪ she's doing it ag. (vo) no cover up spray her.. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, burying them in a flowery fo switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even th toughest odo

it was towed out of his driveway in walnut by this dark-colored four-door truck with a reapo style towo have her come home. she was called big red. >> reporter: it appears big red the bubble top wasn't the only r collector. >> 1963 chevy impala. >> reporter: david gutierrez lost his car. >> that's pretty much it. >> reporter: cameras caught a strikingly similar truck backing into his driveway in the dark and towing it away. he says the primer gray impala was stolen just one week before and three miles away from the bel air. >> about 20 seconds. >> reporter: even all the similarities. >> it has to be. >> reporter: the l.a. county sheriff's department is looking into a possible link. >> they're shipping them out or chopping them up and selling the parts. >> reporter: and they are worried about what's become of their beloved cars. both families loved those cars. they invested a lot of time and energy into them and they just want them back in one piece. in walnut, nicole comstock, kpix 5. >>> we made it through 15 days of rain in march. i think we can make it throughan i weekend. 55 in san

they were towing away.he big ring that i've been talking about since 4 o'clock this morning, you're looking at 2.38 north right after the west 5.80 split, but as you can see we still have chp on cnn the 2 right lanes are still blocked off. it spilled diesel fuel and they're set fuel right there here chp and they've just the clear the big rig over to the right hand side traffic still squeezing by in the left lane only once again you're looking at north to 38 right after the 5.80 split. so that's coming out of castro valley merging on to to 38 here it is on traffic tracker and here's your backup which us through castro valley and now on to the dublin great so it's really a stretch to avoid if you can if not just leave extra early because it's a tight squeeze john. >>well robin, the biggest thing we're talking about this morning as far any weather concerns go is some dense fog out there we traded in the rainfall that we saw a lot this past week. and this morning it may be dry, but it is quite foggy you can see

i am not seeing a tow truck yet. i'm also not seeing a street sweeper. there is not much left of that truck that caught fire and basically is totally burned. it's just reduced to ash at this point. it's still smoldering, crews blocking two right lanes, left lanes are open. look at that back-up. i checked in with our partners at waze. they are saying it's now about a three-hour delay for folks out of tracy. ace rail or head into work or school later today. i do want to flip to our traffic maps and give an update on sig alert in san francisco as well. westbound 880, connector 101, shut down due to a crash where sand barrels were hit. they are waiting for a street sweeper there. that cleanup under way, back up 880 off the bridge has gotten quite a bit better. >> thanks for the update, alexis. how healthy is your county? a new report reveals how health is influenced where we live, work, play. >> check out the map. it shows three of the healthiest counties are right here in the bay area. marin number one followed by san mateo and santa clara, san francisco co

you can see there are in the process of getting a tow truck to move out of the way. sunil grade, that accident has been cleared but had has left a lingering backup. highway 24 in lafayette, it is slow going on this stretch from walnut creek. once you get to orinda and closer to the tunnel it does open up. this is a new problem we just spotted, westbound 80, west of powell. this area around the berkeley curve has had a couple problems this morning. you can see a tow truck in the process of clearing a two vehicle crash. blocking the far left lane. they are checking to see if anyone is injured. if you don't have the latest information on that we will continue to follow up on it. this is going to extend your drive time throughout the east shore freeway, westbound 80 all the way back into richmond. we will continue to keep an eye on this but you give yourself some extra time if you're approaching the bay bridge told plaza we are coming west on interstate 80 this morning. >>> back to you pam. >> thank you allie. people who live near the russian river will get some extra he

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the tow truck finally made it. getting hooked up now and should be clearing at least one lane shortly. i'll have that in a minute. >>> you're down to six miles per hour, 8 miles per hour approaching the scene. b.a.r.t. trains in service. 5 and 7 are on time. normal service no delays for muni. >>> thanks, alexis. we have brand new video from moments ago of "empire" actor jussie smollett arriving at a chicago courthouse. a judge is expected to be assigned to that case today. that judge will likely ask smollett to enter a plea. he's facing 16 felony counts. he's accused of lying to police abt e of a racist and homophobic attack in january. prosecutors believe he staged it because he was unhappy with his pay and want today help his career. >>> a preview of the dropout. it's a 2020 special airing tomorrow night featuring the rise and fall of elizabeth holmes >> she's a stanford dropout compared to steve jobs. she developed theranos. the promise turned out to be false and holmes was charged with fraud. her story with the

tow trucks lined springs road in vallejo today paying tribute to 38-year-old james robert morris. he died on highway 101 in sausalito. a truck spun out during last month's heavy rain hitting him while he loaded another vehicle onto his tow truck. >>> fremont has come up with a temporary plan to house some of the city's homeless. it plans to renovate a motel on bowery avenue providing shelter to at least 20 families described as the most fragile in need. the islander hotel has empty rooms readily available, one to be turned into an office for service providers. the motel will be turned into permanent affordable housing next year. >>> contract talks have broken off at least for now between the san ramon valley school district and the teachers union. the two sides have come to an agreement on 11 different items including pay, but a sticking point is class sizes. teachers disagree with a contingency clause that would allow the district to withdraw any improvements after three years. am the 1,700 teachers have voted to authorize a strike, but a district spokesperson says she's confiden

. >>> an effort is under way right now to reform the way towing companies do business in california. assemblyman david chu announceds group, including the aclu. chu's bill seeks to change laws on three types of tows that he says disproportion naturally impact the poorest californians. those are when a car receives five or more parking tickets, when car registration is more than six months out of date, or when a car has been illegally parked more than a public street. >> taking someone's car away for the sole reason of collecting a debt is not going the help that person pay that debt. towing should be used for traffic flow and public safety reasons, not to push poor people further into poverty. >> chu says tow yards also lose under today's laws since storage costs typically exceed the sale price of a vehicle in a lien sale. >>> just ahead, homeless living in their cars with nowhere to go. >> you would think in this country, that wouldn't be happening. and it's a shame that it is. >> now new help on the horizon. the church leaders putting their faith in the homeless. >>> plus, the wors

this tow truck and the other car, and sees they cones?hose are actually junior plastic sticks, helps them get off the road way can you still see the lanes filled in, we have more traffic coming through, passing slowly at the scene here with the earlier car fire. that sort of merge coming off the northbound 880. lighter traffic and that crash moved to the side of the road. people were walking around -- >> that's dangerous. we always hear the stories of that happening. >>> stay in your car. be careful. it's dark out there. >>> all right. for us this weekend it's looking very nice. >> it is. possibly setting us up for nice weather. loot at thattic bay 66 and inland, 70 degrees! we haven't seen 70s for a while. this will be a nice change for us as the high pressure continues to dominate. it's already beginning to creep on in and will linger through the weekend. we will notice a combination of sun and clouds as early as saturday, but mostly clear for saturday. we'll get an increase on sunday, but it also will warm up even more. inland temperat

. >>> a local business owner mits toaying nearly $50,000 in bribes in exchange for towing contracts. ahead the questions surrounding this case despite a recent guilty plea. >> reporter:'m adam tuss, major pedestrian chang coming from one of the busiest corridors in our region. i'll tell you what's about to be diwherent. >>> police are now saying >>> and if you're just joining us at 5:30, we are following breaking news, one of america's most wanted fugitives captured in prince george's county. >> lamont stephenson is suspected of killing a woman in the distroik last night. investigators say he murdered natina kiah at her apartment in southeast d.c. >> he was added to the most wanted list last fall accused of killing another woman, his fiancee in new jersey. police officials are holding a press conference right now. and erika gonzalez will bring us an update in a couple minutes. >>> racing on foot to get from one side of the street to the other. >> and in one area in particular trdates e coming t alleviate that. sportation reporter adam tuss takes a look at it along route 1.r: >> repor

james was also co-owner of wiler's towing in vallejo. he was working during a storm event tuesday february 26th... when he was hit and killed by a car that lost control on highway 101 in sausalito... while he was helping a distressed driver during.justin blankinship/childhood friend- "as a owner, you know, he was still out operating, uh, uh, a tow recovery vehicle, and that just states who he is. not a lot of owners would still be out working."jason bostian/best friend- "doing his job. he never thought nothing about it. he worked the crazy hours in the rain, uh, bad weather to take care of his family."justin blankinship/childhood friend- "that's who he was -- he worked. not that he had to, just that's what he did." following the funeral services at the church... a long procession of tow truck drivers honored james, with help from highway patrol... escorting him through town before finally being jason bostian/best friend- "he'll be deeply missed, and uh, there'll be a hole in our coalition of america is accepting donations on the morris f

his tow partner scoops up ross and takes him to safety. bet you missed this. >> oh, snap.. >> same wave. watch closely, few things here. he flips, they're fine, but in definite jeopardy. both of these teams attempted the same wave at the same time. depending on who you talk to, nobody knows who had the right of way. >> it looks like by the time the jet ski flipped, the wave may

sounds like the big rig tow truck is on the scene. they've got to get it towed away. this is causing a backup. we'll look at drive times here that are being impacted by this issue. westbound 80 highway 4 to maze. 24 minutes in the yellow. 17 across the bay bridge now. that's once you're past the metering lights were on about 5:22 this morning. southbound 10 s

president donald trump signed the order yesterday with uc berkeley's students in tow. a conserve activist was punched last month. neither men are cal students. in another incident protesters blocked him from speaking at uc berkeley in 2017. >> the university system needs to make it safe for everyone to speak. i am not saying that across the board for the conservatives on campus. we are seeing attacks. >> this was president donald trump trying to grab an issue for himself and say he's a person who cares about free speech and not those universities. >> uc berkeley says it spent millions of dollars in security in recent years to host conservative speakers on campus. they sent out a statement saying the executive order is unnecessary. >>> it is 4:39 am. a crime scene out of the movies. coming up a mission impossible caliber robbery. the $60,000 heist caught on camera. >>> let's look outside. this is in san jose. the ncaa tournament kicking off their at the sap center. >>> police are trying to find out who pulled off an elaborate jewelry heist in orange county. the thieves

it took hours for a tow company to pull it to the parking lot.was cited for driving on the beach. that's not romantic either. he told officers he, quote, messed up in his drive to impress his girlfriend. do you think? >> i wonder if they are still together. >>> lisa is going to relieve us of this conversation. talking about the weather. >> i like that beach. you may want to be spending time at the beach. believe it or not. several severdays next week. today, rain is winding down. as we look at the hills from the summer in livermore, they are green now. it does represent a warming trend with the sunshine coming your way. tomorrow, 64 degrees. a weak system will drop your temperatures into the 60s on tuesday. mid 60s will prevail for much of the week. by this time next weekend, above average, well into the 70s in the valleys of the east bay. today, it's been thunder and lightning and hail that's been accumulating at the surface. the reason why, as you can see, the circulation offshore. it's a low that's beginning to fill and sink to the south. as a

employees of a tow truck company say -- their bosses went missing tuesday.at sent their tow truck over the bridge's guard rail. <"it's emotional, it's emotional because they're really good people. they have a big heart. they'd help anybody. and you know, they might be in this river.">( james ) rescue crews found the tow truck, roughly 30 feet underwater, by using sonar equipment. no word yet on when they will be able to retrieve the truck. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news...stiff competition is creating a shortage of school bus drivers in san jose. now school district officials scrambling to find new hires. ( darya ) and after the break ... a pet store robbery caught on camera. details on the animal the man stuffed in his pants before we walked out of the store. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. (ááá2shotááá) a bizzare robbery at pet store in michigan. where a man walked out of the store ... with a python the store ... with a python in his pants.( james ) take a look. the man came in asking about snakes. and when the employee left h

we can expect to see hopefully some clearing now that the tow trucks are there. we'll get an update in a bit and the metering lights are on at the bay bridge, ten minutes from westbound 80 toward the bay bridge. back to you. >> thanks, vianey. >>> happening now, the u.s. is offering a $1 million reward for the capture of osama bin laden's son. bin laden was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks and was killed in 2011. his son, hama bin laden has emerged as the leader of his father's terrorist group al qaeda. >>> next and new this hour, puppies aban donned just feet from an open humane society in california. we'll show you where workers found them and the charges their former owner could face. >>> plus -- >> skin-to-skin contact decreases the risk of infectious disease. >> the new technology which may soon make it easier for parents of babies in the nicu to hold their little bundles of joy with peace of mind. the bay )s bob reg on twitter. he says his dogs put it together for 7-year-old emma who is asking all dogs everywhere to send her >>> these are bob redell's

now, there's concerns about whether they may be working for the oer of able towing paid describes to the department of public worksnd t department for higher vehicles. one of the employees has been prosecuted. the other have not been identified, even though prosecutors do know who they mary chase says the d.c.s counl ver notified about this federal investigation. >> be disappointed on many levels. orrruption in government is the mostsive thing that can happen. >> over the past 20 years, there's been dozens of people connecting with describing these two agencies. we asked the u.s. attorney's office, why prosecutors have not told officials who took the bribes. >>> a princey george's cou police officer is off the job this morning. he is accused of punching a man he had just arrested for breaking ander eg a store in temple hills. last year, steven downey handcuffed the man and buckled him into the police cruiser. they saw dney punch the man several times in the face. in hisha or, the county leaders say they refuse to tolerate. >> this behavior is unacceptable we will seek justice on beha

and well we were towed when the call a tow days fagged it went to the cabs. and the message on the beat cops. truck. parked. car doing the news just there something on the board already here all are. sort of forty six nothing and his friends told him that it was clear over reno and park are and if you could create a trouble with. this officer of them when you told them to get up off the ground the officer. began to pet him down. i heard them press on that sounded kind of fighting into me grown man like wrestling essentially the officer apparently back up again through his baton and your individual twisted away from the officer pulling the petard out of his crib. the obvious or did they kind of lunge for the weapon once missed and then what happened on three swung at the hands didn't hit him i never saw any contact with. any kind of back to where they were so the answers back here they're high again fifteen feet apart at this point and that's when the officer pulled out his gun and he did it on three. i knew it was not happen so i turned away. after i counted.

his tow partner scoops up ross and takes him to safety. bet you missed this. >> oh, snap. yes. >> same wave. watch closely, few things here. he flips, they're fine, but in definite jeopardy. both of these teams attempted the same wave at the same time. depending on who you talk to, nobody knows who had the right of way. >> it looks like by the time the jet ski flipped, the wave may have been out from under him. he could have had a pretty solid fall below him. >> it's hard to see what happens on the other side of that. look. here comes the next swell. there's the surfer's little head barely getting out of the waey f that swell before it crashes down. the action still going on before the next swell approaches. ramon, the tow driver, is there and they're racing to get out of the way of the next swell. just barely do it. >> dang. >> that was crazy. >> hard to believe the story behind this sweet little bat video started here. this is in russia. because of the encroachment of humans, the bats habitat is being taken over, so they have overrun the city. so many that people have st

all the sudden the birding tow truck started to roll backward.ped out of the way and yelling to colleagues to move the fire truck but it was too late, no injuries reported and there's no word on how the tow truck initially caught fire. >>> the wildlife service wants to lift their federal protections for gray wolves, saying they are no longer in danger. in 1975, there are only about 1000 gray wolves left in the u.s., now there are about 5000 wolves across the country and officials say they no longer need protection under the endangered species act, the move would allow states to hold wolf hunting and trapping season. wildlife advocates are against the move. >>> a homeless man and a new jersey woman who skimmed more than 14,000 people with a fake story underfunding are now facing time in federal prison. her ex-boyfriend still faces charges, prosecutors say they invented a story about bobbitt, a homeless veteran, giving mcclure his last $20 when she ran out of gas, then $400,000 was donated on gofundme, they could face a sentence of up to 33 months.

the burning tow truck rolled backwards. and yelled to colleagues to move that firetruck but it was too late. no injuries reported and still no word on how the tow truck caught fire. >>> the famous santa anita race has suspended thoroughbred racing indefinitely after a horse broke its leg and had to be euthanized. p.e.t.a. wants a criminal investigation. >>> alcatraz was built over a military fort from the civil war era. researchers found fully buried buildings and tunnels beneath the prison yard along with maps and even some ammunition. historians believe that workers built over the structures when the current prison was wilt in the early 20th century. >>> an all electric car made its debut as part of the fremont police department fleet of police cars. the customized 2014 tesla model s cost $20,000 more than a typical police car. police say that they will save money on fuel by going electric and there are other benefit, too. >> we are really looking at the cost of the vehicle, the safety of the vehicle and also the operatio

he's been towing a piano with a bicycle for performances.e gave way and he lost control. his bike, piano and bench got damaged. he was determined to play at san francisco's pier 35 last night. david turned to a piano store in berkeley to get help. >> all i can see is passion. >> a free piano. >> i love all the piano in the world. >> the only thing left that needs fixing is david's electric bicycle. for now, he'll be using his minivan and trailer to transport his piano. >>> san francisco is tricky that way. >> yeah. i'm glad -- yeah. that's unfortunate. >> i hope someone helps him with his bike, too. guys, let's talk about -- you think bikes, you think of little kids. little league starts tomorrow. a lot of leagues have ceremonies. unfortunate unfortunately, the earlier the ceremony, it's going to be wet. if you can push it off until the afternoon hours, that's when the steady rain is spotty showers. that will be your best bet. if you play on turf, more than likely you get to play. if you play on grass and dirt, probably too wet and you have

for well we were towed when the call a tow days fads it went to the bank casts. and enough the message on the bank kept self to our. truck. park trail oh. just there are some pain on the board already here are. just starting out of order to make this first time that it was clear over a real park are and if you could create a trouble with objectively. you need this officer and then when you told him to get up off the ground and the officer began to test him down. i heard them press on that sounded kind of fighting into me grown man like wrestling essentially the officer apparently backed up and threw his baton and your individual twisted away from the officer pulling the petard out of his crib. the obvious or did they kind of lunge for the weapon once missed and then what happened on tree swung at the officers hands didn't hit him i never saw any contact with. any kind went back to where they were so the officers back here in their fight again fifteen feet apart at this point and that's when the officer pulled out his gun and he did it on three . i knew it was not

first, the officer who you see here called them a tow truck. took the couple to oakland international so they could catch their flight to hawaii. congratulations to all of them. and drew, probably a good idea they're in hawaii as opposed to what we have for our weather this coming week. >> yeah. you know what, we have rain in store for much of the week ahead, but i think the payoff will be the upcoming weekend next weekend. we'll finally see some warmer weather. but to get there, you've got to bring the rain gear out once again. live doppler 7 right now. you can see our next storm already off our coastline with those returns of green right now still several hours away from this rain arriving on shore, but you can see changes in our sky right now. live look from sutro tower looking out towards the pacific ocean. a lot of cloud cover. you can see the farallon islands. if you look closely on the horizon right now. so, the winds are light right now. they're going to pick up tomorrow with our next storm. on the storm impact scale, it is a level one,

they're waiting for a tow truck on the scene. everything is on the shoulder. a lot of folks slowing down to look at that. we'll look at the drive time at 5:00. >>> thanks, abc 7 news will have the first-ever live broadcast from inside the chase center. our after the game crew will take you into the warriors home immediately following -- >>> another first for san francisco beer maker anchor stein, it's the first craft brewery to unionize. the 123-year-old brewer have voted to form a unit of the international long shore and warehouse union. workers are asking for better hours and benefits. according to the chronicle, they're dealing with shorter lunch breaks, reduced sick days and more expensive health benefits. anker was bought out in 2017. anchor steinis considered the birthplace of american craft beer. >>> nearly complete on what has been at&t park. they're installing the oracle sign at the entrance to the ballpark. they're adorning the exterior of the stadium. work is still on the way on the scoreboard sign. this is the fourth name. it was original pack tell

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as for the tow truck driver, after his lucky miss he went out and bought a few lottery tickets. kevin tibbles, nbc news. >>> up next, from homeless to hopeful. a college-bound teen's inspiring story. and how did he pay him millions. we )ve dig into the man at the center of the college admissions scandal. >> so who is he and how did he get parents to pay him million dollars of dollars. we digo aission scandal. >> and the east bay to san francisco is no quick trip. the new service that could take you across the bay faster, next. >>> in a week dominated by a college cheating headline, a story tonight about an inspiring teen doing it the right way to achieve his academic dreams. our kathy park has his story. >> reporter: dylan chiddick has a tough decision to make. the high school senior is choosing between not one but 17 colleges. were you excited each time you received one? >> yes. it was really exciting for me. >> reporter: it's the kind of opportunity this new jersey teenager never expected. dylan moved from trinidad to new jersey when he was 7, raised by a single mom. there wer

it took hours for that towing company to pull it back into the parking lot and police cited the driver for driving on to the beach. told ce heque, messed up trying to impress his girlfriend. >> oops. >> the thought that counts? >> i wonder if they're still together. >> yikes. >>> j-rod are engaged. >> is that what we're doing now? j-rod. >> okay imt jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez took to instagram to share this photo of her massive diamond engagement ring over the weekend. j-lo captioned it with eight heart emojis and a-rod wrote, she said yes. they've been dating since early 2017. now we provide receipts of their various histories. j-lo has been married three other times. this will be her fourth. a-rod only once before. each has two children from previous marriages. >> they look happy together. >> they're a handsome couple. >> don't be fooled by the rocks she's got. she's still jenny from the block, nbloc block, mike. >> i'm happy for them. a-rod continuing to rehabilitate his image and good for him. here's a look at 4:00 in the morning. tomorrow, tuesday and pretty much nothing ou

a couple were towed away buts there ne behind the tractor-trailer there. this could have been a muche woituation with the closure point south of the american legion bridge it's going to cause a lot of headaches to drivers in this area, but it could have been a lot brworse. >> , you mentioned the river. there's no way any of this fue leaked into the river from what you're seeing? it's pretty much confined to the beltway, right? >> reporter: it's quite a distance down the embankment, maybe 75 feet to 100 feet it would have had to go. itas really just the fuel in the front of those -- the cab tanks that drive the tractor, you can see those center screen. those were the ones punctured and leaking fuel. and they had the absorbent pads in case it did leak. the concern right now is the fuel in the tanker that's why they're bringing a secondary tanker to offload that fuel into, and that's aoing to take long time. the closure isng goi to be in place for a long time. but i don't see any officials on the sne that woul lead me to believe there's any pollution that mad

looks like a tow truck is en route. i'll have all the details coming up. ♪ ♪ the things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time. . >>> it is just about 4:45 right now. we're looking live at the transamerica building. we can see it because the storm rolled out but there's another one, and another one, and another one on the horizon. we'll talk with kari in a little bit. >>> as urban life encroaches on nature, it is nice to know everyone still follows the rules of the road, like these guys. these deer in colorado springs taking after the locals using the crosswalk and crossing on the green light. you hear that, that's a little kid giggling about that crossing. but good lesson, child, see how they cross on the green? >> that's pretty unique to see. >> it's cute. >> not running in the middle of everything. >> i've seen people walking on horseback alum rock roarea, use that in the crosswalk and hills as well. that's cute. >> cute. you want to go out on your horse today. >> take advantage because we are enjo

when they told him they were on their way to the airport, he called a tow truck for the car and gaveride to the airport in his patrol car. saving the day, he sent them on their way. the 11:00 news continues right after the break. >>> states across the country are looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly. to cut down on the use of plastics, new jersey is leading the charge. the state is proposing a ban on plastic bags, straws and plastic food containers. >> reporter: at the south street creamery in new jersey, co-owner laura dena is grappling with the idea of serving milkshakes without straws. >> the quality of the products on the market, as far as paper straws, are not great. >> reporter: new jersey lawmakers are considering a statewide ban on not just straws but plastic and even styrofoam cups and food containers and all retailers and restaurants. >> if they end up out there in the ocean or on the land, they are not going to degrade, and they present great problems. >> reporter: newly proposed legislation, making its way through hawaii's senate goes further commanding no

. >> reporter: here you see hillery's honda sedan being towed away, the front end heavily damaged. police say it's unknown whether hillery died from the crash or gunshot wounds. police also not saying if the shooting was random or if hillery was argued the. >> i'd never seen anything out of the ordinary, you know. it's not like that family that you're going oh, of course it would happen to them. >> reporter: freeway shootings have been a big problem in the east bay in recent years, and looney says it needs to stop. >> i'm kind of a supporter of the second amendment, but this is getting out of hand. i mean, you hear about it all the time. and whoever did this, do the right thing and turn yourself in. and for the rest of our youth, stop this. >> reporter: police say more will be revealed after an autopsy is completed. right now this is being labeled a suspicious death. reporting live from contra costa, laura sambol, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, laura. >>> we are told a pittsburg principal is barely alive tonight after he was found shot in his home. the shooting happened