in a statement tonight ucsf outlined the protocols but says it can't compensate on dale's case. family is accusing ucsf of elder abuse and fraud they want the health care organization to change. >> this lawsuit only says if you rp not going to allow it tell people. it's supersimple. and for her it was too late. >> reporter: the family attorney says the dale's children doesn't want this to happen to another family. now that lawsuit does seek unspecified damages. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle nbds bay area. >>> san francisco' troubled millennium tower is sinking and leaning and property taxes might be falling. we've learned about 100 units will be entitled to a property tax cut this year. according to the city assessor. the soifrpgs will be $3 thousander owner. clvg reflecting average loss of $300,000 per you know. many owners tell us this is a joke. they contend the property values have plummeted near zero. professor carmen hew told us the is base on her sales. >> recently in the area. >> they will appeal but that process can take a wreer. >> the bay area amber alert

what we are alleging, ucsf knew this and did not tell the family.he plaintiff has now passed away. every single time someone walked into the room they made sure they knew. on august 18 she was talking to her social worker and she said, didn't anyone tell you? >> that was the fact no one told her that ucsf was not going to give her that option to enter on life. that is the heart of the lawsuit >> of course, the end-of-life option act does allow healthcare providers to opt out. but you need to tell people. in fact, there are other people that also want to avail themselves. ucsf knew this and decided not to tell anyone. >> so if you are a family member who have a patient in a situation where they are going into the hospital and they may not come out of that hospital alive, with a terminal illness such as cancer, can you find out before you go to that particular hospital? how do you determine? do you have to call ahead and ask about the policies? >> to my knowledge, there is nowhere that is written down. when people do have cancer, they have different p

when we asked ucsf for a response, they did send a statement saying "ucsf medical center allows its doctors and other clinical employees to support patients wishing to end their life under the act. they also respect clinicians writes not to participate." >>> in san francisco federal court the leader of an antiabortion group was found in contempt of court. the man, his organization, and two attorneys were ordered to pay at least $137,000. the antiabortion group posted online in 2015, they secretly taped videos of abortion provider meetings. the group accused planned parenthood employees of illegally selling fetal tissue for profit. a judge ruled that the group violated his order by posting additional videos. in a related case, the man appeared in court yesterday but did not enter a plea on criminal charges of violating anti-eavesdropping laws. >>> a san jose man, saul garcia, is remembered as a hero. he died while rescuing his two young children and four others in a swimming hole in morgan hill. that swimming hole is that a former rock quarry, fed by coyote creek. deputy say the children wer

we asked ucsf for a response and they sent us a statement saying "ucsf medical center allows its doctorsther clinical employees to support patients wishing to end their life under the act and also respects clinicians writes not to participate." >>> big oil companies are being sued by two bay area counties and a city near the mexican border about the issue of rising sea levels. 37 oil, gas and coal companies are being sued on behalf of marin and san mateo county and the city of imperial beach and san diego county. companies like chevron and exxon mobil are accused of knowing for years that using fossil fuels increases global warming, the melting of ice caps and higher sea levels. this lawsuit claims these corporations had that information and try to discredit scientific studies. marin county says 12,000 homes valued at $16 billion are at risk because of rising sea levels. so far there has been no comment by several energy companies. >>> later today, san francisco transit officials are due to vote on a plan to create a bus only lanes along geary boulevard. allie rasmus is in san francisco

ucsf never informed her they would deny patients this option and that they didn't want to participate. she said every time she mentioned it to her dr. or anytime it was mentioned in her medical records to nurses or whoever, she expressed her interest in doing so and they agreed and one along with her desire to do so. when it came time for her to enter life, that's when a social worker said that ucsf would not participate. >> what is the lossy -- lawsuit claiming quick >> they are claiming that the staff was negligent and misrepresented the fact they would help judy in her assisting of aided death. they said this is a form of elder abuse because she is not allowed to die in the way she wanted to die. she has two daughters and the attorney tells us those two daughters had to witness their mother die in a painful and horrible way and not the way she wanted. they are hoping that this lawsuit will prevent another family from having to go through the pain they went through.>> all right. christina, thank you. >>> sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery of two bodies inside a sarat

for years ucsf which owns the property says a quarter of the trees have already died. the university claims the forest could be wiped out if nothing is done! only on "5," combination 5's wilson walker shows us the new plan to save it. >> about 24% of the trees are dead. we need to take action now. >> reporter: after nearly two decades of debate, the chainsaws may finally be coming for sutro forest now that ucsf has finalized this! a 1,000-page environmental impact report detailing everything from which trees will go during which hours the work will be done even how many workers will be in the forest. >> the first thing we need to do is remove the dead and dying trees so we can create space to plant new ones and regenerate the forest. >> reporter: this is one of the first spots targeted for forest regeneration. i'm on eastridge trail. you can see what it looks like now. the report gives you a simulation of what this spot would look like once the workers have come and gone. >> the conditions have declined so severely here in the reserve that we need to take action now. >

anderson is the president of ucsf children's hospital. he says cuts to research and doctor training will hurt all children, not just the ones on medicaid. >> we are stamping out diseases that were killing children decades ago. every child will be affected by this bill if it goes through in a very bad way. >> reporter: senator feinstein says the affordable care act needs to be fixed and if republicans will stop trying to repeal it the parties could work together to make the current system better but not in a back room. >> we would sit down and collaborate, um -- i would find it very difficult to support any bill that did not have an open hearing. >> reporter: feinstein also had some thoughts on the chances of that senate bill passing and she talked about how she would like to fix the affordable care act and we'll have all that and more in our 6:00 show. melissa caen, kpix 5. >>> another court date for the ghost ship warehouse fire december. what the defendants are asking the court do in the coming week, coming up. >> plus, attendant attack

as long as their child is in treatment at ucsf they have a home at family house.o that's pretty much our mission. >> if you are at more than 100% capacity i imagine you would have to turn some people away. how do people get in and talk to me about the decisions of turning families away. >> we work very closely with ucsf, pediatric social workers. rather than people away we turn living rooms into bedrooms. so we can have 104 or 105% capacity. they may not be sleeping in a bedroom but the whole point of the new building is to never have to turn anybody away. so our census matches the census of the hospital. >> tell me about volunteers? >> we could not exist without volunteers. last year we had 3,000 volunteers and we're going to have many more this year. they cook, clean, play games. they do arts and crafts, they garden. you name it. whatever you need done on your house we need done at our house. >> do the same volunteers come back? because they love what they're doing and they learn more about the family house and the families that come in. >> absolutely. we've had

. >>> the family of a terminally ill cancer patient is suing ucsf, claiming the hospital refused to help her and her life. judy dale was in the final stages of colorectal cancer and wanted to die on her own terms last summer. the lawsuit claims you cfs misled her into believing it would help her. her family said when dale decided she was ready to die, hospital workers denied her request for the drugs she needed. she searched for another doctor to help her but did not survive the 15 day waiting period required i state law. >> two days before she would have been able to avail herself, she died a painful, horrible death that the daughters had no witness. she had to die in a way, exactly that she did not want to. >> you cfs is being accused of elder abuse, misrepresentation and negligence. >>> when we asked you cfs for a response they sent the statement saying "ucsf medical center allows its doctors and other clinical employees to support patients wishing to and their life under the act and also respects clinicians right not to participate." >>> big oil companies are being sued by two bay ar

. >> reporter: ucsf scientist and his team set out to find out how the electrosensation system works. instead of shashlgs th instead of shashlgs thharks the out with smaller creatures called skates. first they created a water maize by sensing a small current the skates went to where the current was under the what is that thing for dinner notion. >> so under the sand or whether it is breathing torres pir ration, they are creating a electrical field. >> reporter: but the molecules in the skate's sensory field can process the electricity field and discover they work together as an amplifier, and when they block it with drugs, the skates missed the target and they could not sense the e lek trile cal fie field. >> it is amazing to manipulate the electrosensory >> reporter: this could help explain a sixth sense that can help them literally listen for their dinner. dan ashley, abc 7 news. >>> very cool. the ucsf team says it could help us understand how we process sounds. >>> still to come on after a shooting, police have made an the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions c

. >> ucsf physiologist david julius and his team set out to learn how the mysterious electrosensation works. they started with ray-like creatur creatures known as skates. >> first researcher duncan leech created a water maze by sensing a fake signal, it swims to where the current is coming from. unearthing its dinner in the ocean. >> there would be small crustaceans or fish buried in the sand. as they're breathing or respiration, the beating of their heart, they're generating an electrical field. >> how does it hear the electricity? >> they can process electricity and discovered they worked together as an amplifier. when they blocked the molecules with drugs, the skates missed the target and could no longer sense the electrical field. >> it's amazing we were able to manipulate their electrosensory behavior without interfering with other senses. >> this could provide important clues to human hearing. and it explains a sixth sense that can help them literally listen for their dinner. dan ashley, abc 7 news. >>> very cool. thanks, dan. >>> the ucsf team says the breakthrough could provid

this morning ucsf is being sued, accused of elder abuse and fraud for not helping this woman, judy dalefe. the 77-year-old woman was diagnosed with cancer and wanted to end her life under the state's end of life option act which was passed last year. during our investigation family says that's not what happened. they say dale's doctors declined to help her end her life as she wished. her attorney says she died a painful death at home before another doctor could give her that life-ending prescription. here is her attorney. >> during the entire time she was there she was having conversations with her health care provider saying i want to take advantage of this and it's all over the records. >> ucsf declined to comment on the case. the hospital's website says participation in the end of life options act is voluntary for doctors. it says if your doctor refuses a social worker will help you find another doctor who might participate. >>> new this morning we are hearing from a man who risked jail time to help a baby after a very bad crash. >> all of this happening on sunday in spokane, washing

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. >> ucsf physiologist david julius and his team set out to learn how the mysterious electrosensationwith ray-like creatures known as skates. >> these are the same size. >> reporter: first, researcher duncan leech created a water maze by sensing a fake electric signal, the skate swims to where the current is coming from. unearthing its dinner in the ocean. >> there would be small crustaceans or fish buried in the sand. as they're breathing or respiration, the beating of their heart, they're generating an electrical field. >> reporter: how does the skate actually hear the electricity? the team isolated molecules in the skate's sensory cells that can process electricity and discovered they worked together as a kind of amplifier. when they blocked the molecules with drugs, the skates missed the target and could no longer sense the electrical field. >> it's amazing we were able to manipulate their electrosensory behavior without interfering with other senses. >> this could provide important clues to human hearing. and for skates, sharks and similar ocean predators, it explains a sixth sen

abc7 reporter janine is at the ucsf. >> reporter: we're told the baby spent the day at children's hospital. the baby checked out to be okay. we were there as the suspect was arrested. we asked her about the kidnapping. did you kidnap a baby? >> no. i don't kidnap babies. >> why were you with a baby? why did you have a baby? is that your daughter? >> reporter: police say this 36-year-old woman saw an opportunity and took it. in this case, the victim was this 6-month-old baby girl. just after 8:30 this morning, her parents called 911 panicked, reporting she had been kidnapped. the baby had been left in her parents' car on columbia street near harrison while her father was preparing a bottle. >> we went to the scene, met with the parents, said the baby was in the can car and now the baby was gone. we had witnesses in the area that say they saw a woman with a small baby that matched the description of the missing baby get on a muni bus. >> reporter: police immediately contacted muni and gave a description of the female. officers saturated the area. witnesses saw the woman get off the bus and g

children 5 and 10 were killed after being ejected from the car and her baby is clinging to life at ucsf hospital oakland. the driver of the car ran from the scene of the crash. the chp announced lemuel sirvonn wilson turned himself in. the chp named wilson as a person of interest but now they are saying he is the suspect in the hit and run and faces felony charges. among the charges homicide, hit and run and driving on a suspended license causing injury. >> there is three children involve. i was close to two of them. for this to happen just crushes your world. >> reporter: lawrence rothenberg is the father of the five-year-old. he helped raise the older child as well. >> i just feel like my world is over. because i work hard in life for him. and it is not for me. if it is me i could care less. everything i work for -- what am i working for? >> go fund me account has been set up to help the family. they have been holding vigilant hoping the baby will pull through. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> the child is in grave condition tonight. the 35-year-old mother is in critical condition with next in

music is created in this recording studio at ucsf benioff children's hospital.fort between the patients and therapist. the song they created starts with a sound of her heartbeat >> we played the recording for her. kiah recognizes that's her heartbeat she's literally tapping on her heart. >> reporter: the song is call powaway, jamaican for small but mighty, a nod to her heritage. the recording is infused with her laughter, baby talk, and the guitar, a collection of precious moments. >> this conversation between the guitar and her. it's a really beautiful moment in the song. >> reporter: it's a way for kaya to tell her own story of battling cancer. >> anything is possible. we've gotten this far with her. >> reporter: kaya is from oakland. she was diagnosed nine months ago with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. her parents say the prognosis was grim. the toddler has undergone chemotherapy and three bone marrow transplants. >> there's no roadmap for the way in which kaya lives with her illness. she's beyond what the literature has to say. >> reporter: one of k

horrific hit and run crash in concord, the youngest surviver has been listed in grave condition the ucsf benyoff children's hospital in oakland. the 5 and 10-year-old boys were ejected and killed when a car took the turn too fast and slammed into the family's suv as it was merging onto the highway. >> to me, i feel like my life is over, and to lose a child that i love, and i'd do everything for, there's no words to bring anything, to change anything about this. >> the boy's mother also remains hospitalized with serious injuries. the driver of the other car ran off on foot, but later turned up at highland hospital, where he's still being treated for his own injuries. lemuel wilson. just hours earlier, jeffreys had performed this praise dance at a memorial for two friends who had drowned in the delta. >>> police still on the hunt tonight for a person who was shot at this east oakland apartment complex, wounding four people. it happened just after 8:00 last night. three men and a woman were hit. two were standing outside. the witnesses told police, when they first heard the gunfire, they th

there is a laboratory in san francisco on the ucsf hospital campus where scientists right now are bringing an end to the disease. it's a staggering goal. they put a doctor in charge of the grant and he's made himself who has made great headway in fighting malaria and asthma. he's co-president at the chan/zuckerberg bio hub. let me start with this concept of stopping, managing or preventing disease. it doesn't seem possible. >> i agree. it's an incredibly bold vision to cure, manage or prevent all diseases in our children's lifetime seems like an audacious goal. but you have to remember that the way lifeç span is going no that's probably about 100 years. if we think about what science was 100 years ago, 1917, what we didn't know and what we know now and the amazing advances that have been made, there's no way that you can predict what 100 years -- >> if someone said we are going to the moon, you would have looked like a lunatic. you would have sound insane. >> absolutely. >> but you're not casting that wide of a net to begin with, right? you've chosen what you are going to focus on and how

at ucsf, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> summertime usually draws large crowds to the banks of the russian river but don't go in the water. high levels of the coliform bacteria were found at monte rio beach just west of guerneville. warning signs advise people and pets to stay out of the water. >>> it's the first of the running of the bulls at the annual san fermin festival in spain. it kicked off this morning. we are told three men were gored in the running. two of them are americans. many other runners were hurt when two of the bulls separated from their pack on the way to pamplona's bull ring. the festival runs for nine days. >>> in a few hours, we should see tesla's new model 3. the first batch of the cars is expected to roll off the factory floor today. the company says the latest electric car is designed for the mass market. the price tag, about $35,000. by the end of the year, tesla hopes to produce 20,000 model 3s per month. >>> time now 5:08. still ahead, which popular south bay hiking trails are closed because of a mountain lion? >> right here in the kpix 5 weather center, i just got t

abc7 reporter janine is at the ucsf. >> reporter: we're told the baby spent the day at children's hospital. the baby checked out to be okay. we were there as the suspect was arrested. we asked her about the kidnapping. did you kidnap a baby? >> no. i don't kidnap babies. >> why were you with a baby? why did you have a baby? is that your daughter? >> reporter: police say this 36-year-old woman saw an opportunity and took it. in this case, the victim was this 6-month-old baby girl. just after 8:30 this morning, her parents called 911 panicked, reporting she had been kidnapped. the baby had been left in her parents' car on columbia street near harrison while her father was preparing a bottle. >> we went to the scene, met with the parents, said the baby was in the can car and now the baby was gone. we had witnesses in the area that say they saw a woman with a small baby that matched the description of the missing baby get on a muni bus. >> reporter: police immediately contacted muni and gave a description of the female. officers saturated the area. witnesses saw the woman get off the bus and g

. >> a family is suing the ucsf medical center, and it surrounds the controversial right to die act. >> and an incredible story about one girl trying to change bullying policies at schools. >> crews discover a skull more than 25,000 years old. but what is it? >> we want you to have a better day, so look at the glittering bay bridge this morning in the darkness. 5:10. thanks for >>> this mom's house is getting a makeover. >> wow, man. that's a huge gift. >> see who's behind it next "right this minute." >>> we're back at 5:13. we're hearing from republican senator rand paul about his colleagues' attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. he's calling the move a success despite barely making it out of the house. it's now dead on arrival after a group of republicans pulled their support. paul said those colleagues who made that about face will have to answer to their constituents. one question constituents have is why they can't have access to the same plan lawmakers do. >> we're on obamacare. it's a misconception we're not on obamacare. we have obamacare. it's terrible. my wife and i spen

laura of ucsf helped invent the mam oprint, she and the director of ucf cancer center say the test can help 1 in 4 women with early stage cancer avoid chemotherapy. >> now we have a tool that allows us to say, you know what? you have an extremely low risk for recurrence at all, so thisz cancer isn't-- this cancer isn't going to kill you. >> reporter: nicky remains cancer free. >> i am grateful others will have the same opportunity. >> reporter: the doctor and her team published a new study on the mamoprint, found women with ultralow risk breast cancer may skip treatments pru teenly prescribed-- ruteenly prescribed after surgery--. >>> amazon about to kick off summer deal fest, amazon prime day, starts in little less than an hour. >> other retailers are responding with sales of their own. julie watts and the deals and warnings. >> reporter: it has become as black friday in july, a mid-year shopping event on amazon become nation wide. >> other retailers are jumping in and competing offering their own sales at the same time. >> reporter: courtney says prime day is historically a great tim

. >>> the family of a terminally ill cancer patient is suing ucsf, claiming the hospital refused to helple was in the final stages of colorectal cancer and wanted to die on her own terms last summer. the lawsuit claims you cfs misled her into believing it would help her. her family said when dale decided she was ready to die,

ucsf's director of oncology, says srurgery is not an option. >> they infiltrate into the normal tissue. >> reporter: political enemies and allies wishing mccain well tonight. calling the one-time candidate for president a hero, patriot and fighter. >> god knows how this ends, not me. but i do know this. this disease has never had a more worthy o poen. >> reporter: dr. change says the health works in his favor. but he's 80 years old. unknown is how chemo-sensitive the tumor is. >> we know the tumors are aggressive, that we're looking at months of survival, with treatment, where we can extend that. the average is about a year or 15 months. >> reporter: senator mccain's family is asking for your prayers. president trump sent his best wishes shortly after the diagnosis was announced. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> president trump answered with a tweet, melania and i send our thoughts and prayers to senator mccain. barack obama tweeted john mccain is an american hero and one of the bravest fighters i've ever known. >>> a tragic scene in the middle of an east b

. >>> ucsf benioff children's hospital in san francisco is using a unique therapy program involving musicelp cancer patients and their families. the program is called, the heartbeat project. the music is created in a recording studio at the hospital. we met the parents of a 23- month-old cancer patient from oakland. they say they music therapy is making a difference in their daughter's survival. >> it is a routine in the room now. to play the recording for her. that is her heartbeat. she is literally tapping on hard. >> it's been proven that it can lower blood pressure in kids. it's can lower their heart rate and stretchable -- stressful situations. >> the song is called, callaway. that is jamaican for a small but mighty. the recording is infused with her laughter, her baby pat -- baby talk and the sound of a guitar. >>> still ahead, bringing the olympics back to the usa. if on a push from los angeles to win over the international olympic team in hopes of winning the 2024 summer games. knock out your sinus symptoms with vicks sinex. the ultra-fine mist starts working instantly to deliver

chp tells us the baby boy is in critical condition at ucsf benny children's hospital in oakland. the driver of the infiniti sedan fled the scene on foot. 35-year-old lemuel wilson jr. later showed up at highland hospital. wilson was arrested for two counts of vehicular homicide, hit and run causing great bodily injury, and driving on a suspended or revoked license. chp will not be releasing the name of the 35-year-old mother at this time even though she was able to speak with investigators. she is still listed in critical condition in the hospital. now we did speak to the father of her 5-year-old son who said he spoke to her on saturday morning and that she assured him the children were secure inside the vehicle. now chp say they are still investigating whether the child was properly secured inside the vehicle with safety restraints. in concord leigh martinez ktvu fox 2 news. >>> police agencies around the country are increasing security for the fourth of july holiday. in new york city mayor bill de blasio is warning people they will see a strong police presence along with blocke

nbc bay area cheryl hurd joins us at ucsf what do we know about the children and the woman? >> reporter: we know that they are recovering tonight. and we also know that bill goldman's office is right here behind me. he was a professor of international studies and a valued member of this community. and we also know that he died in that plane crash. three other people survived. tonight pilot william goldman's two children are being treated here at the hospital in oakland. they were air lifted here in two separate helicopters. medium following the crash in a nearby field near the sonoma sky park airport. >> the plane came into. >> robert castle o helped pry the children out of the plane. >> whoa i got there there was a little handout of the back window i thought my gosh somebody alive in there. >> castle o was one of self-female running to the crash site when they heard a plane in distress. >> it sputtered louder cut out. started cut out and was off. >> reporter: he watched it lose altitude. >> maybe about 75 feet in the air and descending that's when i heard the bang and saw t

chang is director of the division of neural oncology at ucsf. >> average survival with no treatment is usually months. with treatment, we can often go beyond a year and a half. the average is about 15 to 18 months. and that's just an average. >> reporter: mccain's family says they are considering treatment, radiation and chemotherapy. senator mccain has been in the public eye for 50 years. he was shot down over north vietnam, spent five years in a p.o.w. camp, later returned to his family and became arizona senator. in2008 he loves lost the presidency to president obama. mccain's former running mate sarah palin tweeted, john mccain is one tough fighter. we know he will face this diagnosis with courage and strength. his daughter megan said in a statement, cancer may have flecked him in many ways but it will not make him surrender. nothing ever has. >> senator mccain is 80. his family said in a statement they will have further consultations with the mayo clinic team to decide when he will return to the senate. >>> a new report shows how many americans would lose healthcare under the repu

the youngest child was air lifted to ucsf children's hospital in oakland as a precaution because of the baby's age. >>> and now to oakland where a 45-year-old man is in grave condition tonight after being severely beaten. the attack happened just after midnight on grand avenue across from the veterans memorial building. police say a person driving by saw the victim being viciously attacked. when they honked the horn the attacker ran away. the victim was taken to the hospital and since placed on life support. police say they don't have a motive for the attack and they're trying to figure fat the suspect and the victim knew each other. >>> the coast guard rescued three people last night including a child who was stranded in the bay. two adults and a child were pulled from the waters after their boat capsized near east palo alto. the helicopter crew swam out for the rescue. all three boaters were wearing life jackets. they were taken to stanford hospital for evaluation. >>> we are getting our firsthand look at a plane that crashed in sonoma county. sheriff deputies were called to the crash

. >> reporter: plus, one of the biggest names in bay area politics is coming to ucsf mission bay's campus because senator dianne feinstein is concerned about the gop's new healthcare plan. in germany... as world leaders gathered for the g-20 summit. it's friday, july 7th. i'm michelle griego. and i'm anne makovec. >>> protests in europe at the g20 summit. it is friday, july 7. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. right now, we want to give you a live look in germany. protestors clashed with police last night and were sprayed with water cannons on the same day president trump is expected to meet with russian president vladimir putin. jane ferguson has the latest. >> reporter: president trump gave a cordial handshake to german chancellor

. >> reporter: a couple who drove 400 miles to get to ucsf this morning. >> seven hours one way.ley needs a kidney stone removed. >> there is no understanding of those that chronically struggle to stand up. >> reporter: for this couple and their two children, the affordable care act has been a lifelong. >> for people that are ill and ve very ill and need coverage. >> agrees completely the president. >> what obamacare right now is a broken system. >> reporter: to change the system from one that rewards more health care to one that rewards better outcomes. mark matthews nbc bay area news. >>> just a few minutes ago, mr. trump responded via twitter. here is the new information, they met that night at dinner accompanied by putin's translators. just a few minutes ago, we mentioned the tweet and here is the tweet. all g 20 leaders and spouses were invited by the chancellor of germany and press knew. >> white house confirming that it did happen but not offering any information about what was said. our political analyst joins us. >> diplomacy 101 also carry the interpreter. and the other

the infant, who at first looks ok, but something was discovered later and he was care flighted to ucsfbenioff chldren's hopsital in oakland for further attention. as for how ma khye ended up alone, polcie say the surveillance video reveals his father 18 year old daniel mitchell dumping his son on and driving away. mitchell later crashed his car and police arrested him. he is now in jail facing multiple crimes, including child abandonement and child endangerment, committing a felony while on bail and misdeamoanor possesion of suspected cocaine. he is scheduled to be in court on wednesday. as far as ma khye - prayers are still coming in for the little boy as he is being treated for that unknown emergency. in oakland, terisa estacio kron four news (pam) we are working to get more details on the family... there are reports mitchell's mother had committed suicide recently, and that he had another run-in with the law this summer. those who saw what happened.. could not believe what they witnessed. <"and somebody god-forbid would have hit the child, anything would have happened out there. it

tracy woodruff, who studies chemicals at ucsf finds reason for optimism. a study in 2015 of cans tested for main stream grocery stores found 67% tested positive for bpa compared with 40% this year. asian imports were not tested back then. >> it's really amazing that the levels went down. >> for those concerned, tracy says there are alternatives. >> fresh fruits and vegetables. frozen instead of canned. >> reporter: you can get your food cans tested for a suggested donation of $25. now, i have links from both sides of this issue on our website. check it out at abc7news.com and 7 on your side. >> thank you, michael. >> >> we're taking a live look outside at the view from our santa cruz camera. spencer will be back to update the forecast. >>> coming up, how san jose shoppers can experience the >>> a new study by scientists says unmitigated climate change will make the united states poorer and more unequal. the poorest third of u.s. counties would cost as much as 20% of their income if warming proceeds unabated. this map il slustrates the economic impact. cold

tracy woodruff, who studies chemicals at ucsf finds reason for optimism.tudy in 2015 of cans tested for main stream grocery stores found 67% tested positive for bpa compared with 40% this year. asian imports were not tested back then. >> it's really amazing that the levels went down. >> for those concerned, tracy says there are alternatives. >> fresh fruits and vegetables. frozen instead of canned. >> reporter: you can get your food cans tested for a suggested donation of $25. now, i have links from both sides of this issue on our website. check it out at abc7news.com and 7 on your side. >> thank you, michael. >> >> we're taking a live look outside at the view from our santa cruz camera. spencer will be back to update the forecast. >>> coming up, how san jose shoppers can experience the one laugh, and hello sensitive bladder. ring a bell? then you have to try always discreet. i didn't think protection this thin could work. but the super absorbent core turns liquid to gel. for incredible protection... snap! so it's out of sight... ...and out of mind. always

. >> reporter: ucsf children says they would stay open but likely with major adjustments.alifornia children are on medicaid. >> a child born today with the same issues has a chance at a normal life span. >> reporter: maggie died when she was 19 after a lifetime of medical care that would not have been possible without med cal. >> i'm doing everything i can to give people choice. >> reporter: but republicans say they are working on a plan to replace obamacare. >> the private insurance care is imploding. so we have to solve the current crisis and i think repealing and then delaying the replacement doesn't work. >> reporter: feinstein does not think the gop will have the necessary votes to pass the bill on to the house. kate larsson, abc 7 news. >>> now to a midair brawl in first class. a passenger on a delta flight is accused of punching a flight attendant. other passengers jumped to the rescue. >> reporter: tonight the cabin and federal charges after the violence that broke out 45 min nts to the delta flight to beijing. in court today 23-year-old joseph of tampa who alleged

his two-week-old son in the hospital at ucsf children's hospital in oakland. henry lee is in our newsroom with the latest.>> this newborn at last word was in critical but stable condition at the hospital for an unspecified medical issue. as far as the baby's father, he is facing serious charges.>> reporter: daniel mitchell allegedly drove up and left his 16-day-old son in a parking space at a shopping center in sassoon city. several employees of days barbershop rescued the baby after seeing him in the carrier. they brought him inside and called 911. a motive is not known. if he didn't want the baby, police say he could've dropped him off at a hospital without facing charges. >> he did acknowledge he plays a baby at that location. he did not provide much of an explanation. >> these are photos showing paramedics who checked the baby . workers are from the baby said they were stunned that anybody could abandon a newborn in the hot sun where he could've been run over or taken. >> i was shocked. i was checking the baby and seeing if he was okay. he wasn't crying or

the little girl's tumor has now been donated to ucsf children's hospital for research in the effort toa cure for this rare form of brain cancer. >>> new information about the identity of a man who was stabbed to death in haze valley. he is identified as jason little of san francisco. officers were called to a report of a stabbing around 7:00 p.m. thursday at octavia boulevard and lily. they found little on the sidewalk suffering from stab wound. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> in the south bay, nearly 100 casino workers are on strike after learning they're going to be laid off. [ chanting ] >> about 90 food and beverage service workers in san jose went on strike. this comes africa seen officials -- after the casino officials said they will be laid off in september. the union leaders say the owners have decided to outsource food services when they move from the current location to a larger site on first street. >>> the ua labor department ordered wells fargo to rehire a whistleblower. they fired the bank manager in 2011, after he raised concerns bank employees were opening acco

they help a study by ucsf. reseachers analyze dozens of youth focus movies and found that scenes with smoking have increased substantially in films rated pg 13 even in in in in ini transformers and ringo. >> selling cigarettes to kids. what we think is when parents buy a ticket to a pg-13 movie for their kids, they should be able to send them in the secure and the fact the movie isn't selling them cigarettes too. >> there were some more encouraging findings. researchers say the incidents of smoking were down in films with a g or straight pg rating. >>> the home of the 49ers is turning into a golf course. levi stadium will be hosting a three-day event starting tomorrow. it started laths year this san diego. as you can see in the video, golfers tee off from the upper deck and nine greens spread out on the field. if you like to make tee time we have a link on our website. >>> all right president trump is back in europe, but it wasn't a warm welcome in germany. >>> tear gas and water cannons met protesters demonstr

. >>> there is a unique therapy program at ucsf benioff children's hospital in san francisco.involves music to help young cancer patients and their families. it's called, the heartbeat project. they create music in the recording studio at the hospital. we met the parents of a 23- month-old cancer patient from oakland who says that music therapy is helping their daughter stay alive. >> it's a routine in the room now, especially putting the recording for her. she has recognized that that is her heartbeat. she is literally tapping on her heart. >> it's been proven that it can lower the blood pressure in kids. it can lower their heart rate in stressful situations. >> i think i love her. that is kaia. her song is called callaway. that is jamaican for, small but mighty. that recording includes her laughter, her baby talk and the sound of a guitar. >>> 5:50 am. bringing the olympics back to the u.s. a final push from los angeles to win over the international olympic committee in the hopes of securing the 2024 summer games. [ indistinct chatter ] [ intense music playing ] it's here, b

>> reporter: according to a study by ucsf, sacramento and the grater bay area are the only two regionst have primary care physicians above minimum. san joaquin county is one region that falls below the required minimum. >> 40 to 50% of our physicians are actually foreign trained, and come here because we don't have enough doctors. >> reporter: dr. gonzalez flores says cutting down on school time and payments is a way. >> we're not cutting corners. it's a very innovative program that really focuses on competency, so our students are evaluated very rigorously. >> reporter: she's hopeful programs like this one will help make a differential. >> who knows how much of a didn't it's going to make -- dent it's going to make, but at least we're not just sitting back. >> uc davis is one of about dozen programs across the country to help meet demands. >>> if you're not careful, the cold water can catch you by surprise. lake levels are especially high with all the winter snow melt, and that means a lot of extra eyes watching the water. local officials are urging anyone out on the lake to wear a li

laura, director of ucsf care center heading a research project called the wisdom study. >> we know breaste disease, we shouldn't screen them the same. >> reporter: the 5-year study will test a new model, instead of one-size-fits-all mammograms, a personalized approach that may involve family history, breast density, dna testing, different imaging techniques, or even fewer screenings. >> women often get caught in the middle of one group of people setting a recommend agdz to come-- recommendation to come in every year, another saying every other year. we can figure how to personalize screening. >> reporter: everybody pulled out tablets and signed up online. >> easy, took 30 seconds. >> reporter: participants can choose annual screening, more pirsinalized approach-- personalized approach, or let the study pick. congresswomanen jackie spear is motivated to advance the science. >> i want to know for my daughter, my granddaughter, all the women in the country. >> reporter: a lot of kitchen table wisdom that will hopefully bare fruit in years to come. 5,000 women have signed up but they need 100

and today, at ucsf benioff children's hospital, senator feinstein said she didn't think it will pass. and if obamacare does remain the law, she told us the first time she has an idea for how to make it better. there is no democrat in the united states senate that will vote for this bill. >> it will be 51 republicans or nothing. >> reporter: senator feinstein said it will probably be nothing. >> i think we're very close to defeating it. mitch mcconnell, the leader, hasn't brought it to the floor. my sense is he won't until he has the votes and my sense is that he is not going to have the votes. we'll see if it comes to the floor on monday. if it does not, you know that it does not have the votes yet. >> reporter: if the republican proposal does fail, the senator says democrats are willing to work with the republicans on a new bill. >> we would collaborate, um, charles schumer has said that. he is the leader on our side. >> reporter: feinstein admits that the current system is broken. for example, subsidies. people who make less than $48,000 can get government money to help pay for insu

at ucsf benioff children's hospital in san francisco, dr. michael anderson, hospital president, told kpix 5 his patients and their parents are worried about deep cuts to medicaid. this reconciliation bill could bring it. >> many children's hospitals in the country see about 50 to 70% of their kids are on medicaid. you take a trillion dollars out of that system, those children's hospitals are really going to suffer. >> nine republicans voted against repealing and replacing the aca falling short of the necessary threshold of 60 votes. the two republican senators who sided with democrats are susan collins from maine and alaska's lisa murkowski. the senate is going to vote on a repeal only proposal today but it's criticized by both parties. >> thank you. >>> supporters of "calexit" are gathering signatures for the ballot measure. they are looking to get california to secede. it needs more than 585,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot in 2018. an earlier effort for a more aggressive ballot measure was pulled by its backers less than three mon

. >>> well, ucsf children's hospital in san francisco is using a unique music program.d the heartbeat project. the music is created in the recording studio in the hospital. we met the parents of a cancer patient from oakland and they say the music therapy is making a difference in their daughter's survival. >> it is a routine in the room now to actually play the recording for her. >> she has recognized that is her heartbeat. she is literally tapping on her heart. >> it has been proven to lower blood pressure in kids and the heart rate in stressful situations. >> that recording is made up of her laughter, her baby talk and the sound of a guitar. >>> a california native put on quite a show in last night's home run derby. >> really? >> yeah. >> wow. >> oh. >> yeah. they're still saying ouch. that is aaron judge of the new york yankees. a big guy crushed the ball last night, including a 513-foot monster, one of four that went more than 500 feet that he hit. he had 47 homers and he claimed the home run derby crown. he is from lyndon in san joaquin county, by the way. our cov

just yesterday the mother of the children made a statement outside ucsf in oak land where her third child a baby boy remains in critical condition. i have been through such an ordeal today, and it is everyday like that. >> shoyus came from the funeral home right now. >> they made a point of getting out of theater early to skip the lines getting out. they were driving home and that's when the chp says a drunk driver with a isn'ted license hit the dodge durango on a ramp up highway 4 killing her sons ages 5 and 10. we saw her wearing a neck brace. she has been treated for minor injury. >> the driver of the other vehicle, lemuem wilson has been arrested. we have been following this story. yesterday we learned more about what wilson is being charged with and what led up to be him being released on bail one day before the crash. you always hate to hear these stories when someone is released from jail and a crime occurs within 24 to 48 hours involving that individual. what was he in jail for there. >> he was in jail for allegedly making criminal threats, police say that he and his brother were

the survivors included two children who went by helicopter to ucsf children's hospital in oakland. >>orter chris nguyen tweeted that neighbors are in shock after a man is accused of shooting his female roommate to death in a quiet saratoga neighborhood. a stretch of bucknall road where it happened remains closed. >>> coming up at 5:00, laura anthony takes us to the funeral service for beloved high school football player darryl aikens. he lost his ballots with leukemia last week. >>> a row of businesses that burned down may soon collapse. investigators are investigating this drone view 7 video because that's about as close as they can get to going inside right now to seeing exactly what's happening in there. nine businesses along lafayette circle were destroyed. damage estimated at just over $1 million. >>> there are new developments in a case out of a philadelphia suburb where four young men disappeared. a man in jail in bucks county has committed to killing all four missing men and told authorities the location of their bodies. cause me dinardo's lawyer said his client agreed to plea

chp tells us the baby boy is in critical condition at ucsf children's hospital in oakland. the driver of the infiniti sedan fled the scene on foot. 35-year-old lemuel wilson later showed up at highland hospital. willson was arrested for two counts of vehicular homicide, hit and run causing great bodily injury, and driving on a suspended or revoked license. chp says they will not be releasing the name of the 35- year-old mother at this time even though she was able to speak with investigators. she is still listed in critical condition at the hospital. we did speak to the father of her 5-year-old son who says he spoke to her on saturday morning and that she assured him the children were secure inside the vehicle. now chp says they are still investigating whether the children were properly secure inside the vehicle with proper safety restraints. in concord leigh martinez ktvu fox 2 news. >>> napa police have located the suspect vehicle in a hit- and-run accident that severely injured a man last thursday. police say they found the 2005 cadillac escalade parked at an unoccupied

the mayo clinic hospital in phoenix, we asked ucsf, dr. susan challenge about this kind of fast-moving cancer. >> if no therapy is performed, they are so aggressive, we're looking at months of survival. with treatment, we can extend that. the average is probably about a year to 15 months. >> so all of the players of lawmakers right now are with mr. mccain. as we know his good health works in his favor. his age, he's 80 years old, does not. >>> developing news now, detwiler fire burning near yosemite continues to grow. strike teams are making their way to battle the fire. as the last update says this, it's burned 70,000 acres. the fire nearly doubled what it was yesterday. it is though 10% contained. 1500 structures are threatened, 45 structures are destroyed outright and six are damaged. evacuation orders remain in effect for the surrounding area. >>> and people who live in mary poe is a are still away from home. they are hoping for the best. one of the towns that's been evacuated. >> reporter: almost everyone left under the sheriff's evac

music is created in this recording studio at ucsf antioch children's hospital in san francisco.ffort between the patient's parents and the music therapist. the song they created starts with a sound of baby kaia's heartbeat. >> it is a routine in the room to actually play the recording for her. >> yeah. >> eah. >> >> that's right. it is your heartbeat. >> kaia has recognized that is her heartbeat. she is literally tapping on her heart. >> reporter: it is jamaican for small but mighty, a nod to hermela aregawi taj. the recording is infused with her law enforcement enter, baby talk and the sound of guitar, a collection of precious moments. >> the conversation between the guitar and tia is a really beautiful moment in the song. >> it is a way for kaia to tell her own story of battling cancer. >> anything is possible. >> kaia is from oakland. she was diagnosed nine months with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. her parents say the prognosis was grim. the toddler has undergone chemotherapy and three bone marrow transplants. >> there's no road map in which kaia lives with her illn