medium vic. no, i made a 10-year commitment so i actually went one year beyond what my commitment was. i have an incredible time, but running a building is a monster. as you well know here. >> stephen: what do you think of the theater? >> i think it's fantastic. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: the music. that's the building's theme song they were playing just now. >> it's very nice. anyway, the old vic, was an extraordinary experience and the thing i'm happiest about is it's continuing. it's going to go on not just while there i was but after i'm gone. >> stephen: are you happy, also, that you recently got an honorary knighthood? >> i did. >> stephen: congratulations. ( applause ) >> yes, the queen of england made me an honorary knight. and, apparently, you're not supposed to call yourself a sir if you're not actually born in england. but i'm going to break that rule. ( laughter ). >> stephen: i will do it, too, sir kevin, sir kevin. >> thank you. >> stephen: complete the following phrase for

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> all right, vic, thanks very much. >>> the house ethics committee tonight is expanding its investigation into silicon valley congressman mike honda. they found honda's staff used government computers to research his political opponents and prepare political materials for his campaign on official time. the long-time representative narrowly defeated his opponent last here. honda says he takes full responsibility and now has strict procedures in place to make sure no staff members are working on his campaign. >>> some of silicon valley's biggest tech companies will pay $415 million to settle long-time allegations of employee poaching. apple, google, adobe, intel and other major companies faced a class action lawsuit. the plaintiffs argued company executives agreed not to recruit employees from other tech companies which kept wages lower than they should have been. the judge found evidence the executives conspired together. >>> san mateo native tom brady will play when the nfl season begins next week. today a judge overturned a four-game suspension for the quarterback. leag

vic is live with more information on legal action that they took today. vic. >> reporter: well, dan, the legal action that the steinle family took today was to send a message that things have to change to prevent something like this from happening to other families. now, they say they have received a lot of expressions of sympathy, but that no one has taken responsibility or accountability for kate's murder. late this afternoon, the steinle family walked onto pier 14 to the spot where kate was killed. whatever they said, whatever they thought, this must have been on their minds. >> and i know that she's proud of what we're doing. we just want to make her proud. >> liz sullivan was preferring to the legal action they took this morning. >> as she fell, she said "help me, dad." >> reporter: but jim steinle could do nothing to help his daughter. she lie dying in her father's arms. today, two months later, the steinle family fulfilled kate's last wish. they took legal action against those they believe should be held accountable for their daughter's death. firs

vic lee is live with the latest. vic? >> reporter: abc7 news learned he has a felony warrant out of washington state on drug charges. we have also learned that the female driver of the car, the victim in this case, met with investigators late this afternoon, she told them that she got a good look at the man who was wielding that u-lock. she identified him in a photo spread. he was riding his bicycle saturday night during a billy joel concert. he was arrested without incident. officers recognized him because of his distinct handle bar mustache. the violent you tube video posted by another cyclist has gone viral. during critical mass a group of bicyclists rode on the wrong side of the road. 20 seconds into the video, the cyclisted moved into opposing traffic. one stares down the driver. the vehicle inches closer, appearing to hit a bike. temperatures flare and bicyclists yell at the female driver as the car tries to bypass the group. you can see a cyclist swing his u lock, striking the car several times, smashing the side w

vic lee, abc7 news. >> thank you, vic. fire have been lifted and roads reopened as of 7:00 a.m.y. the final number isgdó 70,000 s burned and 475 homes destroyed. >>> san mateo police credit tips from social media for their arrest of this man who robbed a walgreens two days ago. police arrested a 26-year-old fr florida and only been in california for a few weeks. >>> still ahead here at 6:00, an outbreak that forced one peninsula library to shut down. what they're doing to make sure the bed bugs don't bite. >>> we're rocking out here, if you thought other concerts were loud, look who is next to rock out at at&t park. >>> i'm spencer christian wex had a coastal heat spike. i'll show you how toasty it was along the coast in the accu-weather forecast. >>> and what ibm is doing to vaps artificial intelligence in the only nexium 24hr gives you nexium level protection for frequent heartburn all day and all night. try nexium 24hr, the #1 prescribed acid-blocking brand, and get all day, all night protection. nexium level protection. >>> here is a rare sight. a dead whale near fremont. a

vic lee, abc7 news. >> thank you, vic. fire have been lifted and roads reopened as of 7:00 a.m.y. the final number isgdó 70,000 s burned and 475 homes destroyed. >>> san mateo police credit tips from social media for their arrest of this man who robbed a walgreens two days ago. police arrested a 26-year-old fr florida and only been in california for a few weeks. >>> still ahead here at 6:00, an outbreak that forced one peninsula library to shut down. what they're doing to make sure the bed bugs don't bite. >>> we're rocking out here, if you thought other concerts were loud, look who is next to rock out at at&t park. >>> i'm spencer christian wex had a coastal heat spike. i'll show you how toasty it was along the coast in the accu-weather forecast. >>> and what ibm is doing to vaps artificial intelligen female announcer: sleep train's best rest event ends sunday. don't miss your chance to get sleep train's very best mattresses at the guaranteed lowest price. plus, pay no interest for three years on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort, even tempur-pedic. and rest e

vic is live with more information on legal action that they took today.eporter: well, dan, the legal action that the steinle family took today was to send a message that things have to change to prevent something like this from happening to other families. now, they say they have received a lot of expressions of sympathy, but that no one has taken responsibility or accountability for kate's murder. late this afternoon, the steinle family walked onto pier 14 to the spot where kate was killed. whatever they said, whatever they thought, this must have been on their minds. >> and i know that she's proud of what we're doing. we just want to make her proud. >> liz sullivan was preferring to the legal action they took this morning. >> as she fell, she said "help me, dad." >> reporter: but jim steinle could do nothing to help his daughter. she lie dying in her father's arms. today, two months later, the steinle family fulfilled k

vic tells us property crimes are increasing on the peninsula.ort at 5:00. >>> matthew muller, the suspect in the kidnapping of denise huskens is in court today but this time for a home invasion case. the judge could decide if cell phone evidence in the case is ad missable which could effect a federal case later. the lawyer wants all the evidence thrown out because police didn't have a warrant for the cell phone. melanie joins us live with all the details. >> reporter: we could have that decision any moment here. right now a detective with the almeida county sheriff's office is testifying. we heard from two other witnesses so far. people are coming out of the court and the decision could be made at any moment. we did hear from two other witnesses including home invasion victim. he described how he was in bed with his wife and somebody came into their home and said your daughter is okay but told them to turn over and said he would tie them up. there was a struggle that ensued and the victim said he said a couple of times to his wife honey get the

vic lee is live with the latest. vic? >> reporter: abc7 news learned he has a felony warrant out of washington state on drug charges. we have also learned that the female driver of the car, the victim in this case, met with investigators late this afternoon, she told them that she got a good look at the man who was wielding that u-lock. she identified him in a photo spread. he was riding his bicycle saturday night during a billy joel concert. he was arrested without incident. officers recognized him because of his distinct handle bar mustache. the violent you tube video posted by another cyclist has gone viral. during critical mass a group of bicyclists rode on the wrong side of the road. 20 seconds into the video, the cyclisted moved into opposing traffic. one stares down the driver. the vehicle inches closer, appearing to hit a bike. temperatures flare and bicyclists yell at the female driver as the car tries to bypass the group. you can see a cyclist swing his u lock, striking the car several times, smashing the side w

abc7 news reporter vic lee joins with us the story. vic? >> reporter: i believe the mayor vetoed only three pieces of legislation since he's been in office and is threatening to do that again. the mayor says this is not about politics, it's about safety. bicycles versus cars. a contentious issue that came to a head in july when the bart police station captain began cracking down on cyclists. organizers had stop ins where they stop in mass at every stop sign and red light, causing huge traffic back ups. now, a controversy reached city hall. >> i plan to veto that regardless of the vote. >> reporter: mayor ed lee's warning about passing the so called bicycle yield law. a proposal that would make a stop sign similar to a yield sign for cyclists, meaning they can ride through without stopping with they think it's safe. lee believes the law would confuse cyclists and drivers and pedestrians. >> i think that having a roll through in contradiction to what everybody else expects invites confusion and therefore, disaster. >> reporter: the bill's aut

vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: well, dan. there is another vote on tuesday, but that is a formality. it was a nun nan musts vote, so what that means is that san francisco will have one of the most-transparent laws in the country when it comes to law enforcement stops. the legislation was introduced by melia cohen. >> get out of the car! >> reporter: the supervisor points this incidents like this one, where a texas woman took her life days after being stopped and arrested for a minor traffic violation. this one, where a south carolina state trooper shot an unarmed he pulled over for a seat belt violation. there was plenty of support for the bill. police in san francisco are collecting data such as race and gender, on traffic stops. but the original bill would have required officers to get that information from not only the driver, but passengers in the car. police chief objected to that. >> if we don't have reasonable suspicion to detain somebody, we can't ask them any information. and we could not. >> reporter: cohen amended

abc7 news reporter vic lee joins with us the story. vic? >> reporter: i believe the mayor vetoed only three pieces of legislation since he's been in office and is threatening to do that again. the mayor says this is not about politics, it's about safety. bicycles versus cars. a contentious issue that came to a head in july when the bart police station captain began cracking down on cyclists. organizers had stop ins where they stop in mass at every stop sign and red light, causing huge traffic back ups. now, a controversy reached city hall. >> i plan to veto that regardless of the vote. >> reporter: mayor ed lee's warning about passing the so called bicycle yield law. a proposal that would make a stop sign similar to a yield sign for cyclists, meaning they can ride through without stopping with they think it's safe. lee believes the law would confuse cyclists and drivers and pedestrians. >> i think that having a roll through in contradiction to what everybody else expects invites confusion and therefore, disaster. >> reporter: the bill's aut

vic lee is live where the red dragon cartel is performing tonight. thank goodness, vic?orter: you bet, dan. well, the red dragon cartel is jake e lee's band. the former guitarist for ozzy osbourne in the 80s. lee was not in the limo last night. his band members were. however, and they're lucky to be here. it was a close call for david and four band members from the regular dragon cartel. >> i look and i can see a haze of smoke. >> reporter: the hummer limo caught fire near stevens creek boulevard. here is what is left of the vehicle. the limo picked up the band from the airport in san jose just before 6:00 last night. four minutes later, the driver noticed something wrong. >> the driver noticed some issues with the car. which concerned him enough to pull the shoulder. >> reporter: a band member smelled something burning, then, blinding smoke. >> we tried to get out. only one side door opened. we climbed out. we can see the smoke under the hood. >> reporter: everyone got out, including the driver. >> then, bang a pop. then, we ran like little girls. we ran away. in three

vic lee is live where the red dragon cartel is performing tonight. thank goodness, vic?>> reporter: you bet, dan. well, the red dragon cartel is jake e lee's band. the former guitarist for ozzy osbourne in the 80s. lee was not in the limo last night. his band members were. however, and they're lucky to be here. it was a close call for david and four band members from the regular dragon cartel. >> i look and i can see a haze of smoke. >> reporter: the hummer limo caught fire near stevens creek boulevard. here is what is left of the vehicle. the limo picked up the band from the airport in san jose just before 6:00 last night. four minutes later, the driver noticed something wrong. >> the driver noticed some issues with the car. which concerned him enough to pull the shoulder. >> reporter: a band member smelled something burning, then, blinding smoke. >> we tried to get out. only one side door opened. we climbed out. we can see the smoke under the hood. >> reporter: everyone got out, including the driver. >> then, bang a pop. then, we ran like little girls. we ran away. in

vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: well, dan. there is another vote on tuesday, but that is a formality. it was a nun nan musts vote, so what that means is that san francisco will have one of the most-transparent laws in the country when it comes to law enforcement stops. the legislation was introduced by melia cohen. >> get out of the car! >> reporter: the supervisor points this incidents like this one, where a texas woman took her life days after being stopped and arrested for a minor traffic violation. this one, where a south carolina state trooper shot an unarmed he pulled over for a seat belt violation. there was plenty of support for the bill. police in san francisco are collecting data such as race and gender, on traffic stops. but the original bill would have required officers to get that information from not only the driver, but passengers in the car. police chief objected to that. >> if we don't have reasonable suspicion to detain somebody, we can't ask them any information. and we could not. >> reporter: cohen amended

. >> vic lee live at pier 14 now. vic? >> reporter: larry, it was a sad and very touching moment when the steinle family walked on to pier 14 just a little while ago before this live shot. we noticed from a distance with respect, that steinle's mother liz sullivan quietly neiled down and touched some of the flowers still on the pier. the family says the legal action they filed today was to send a message to prevent something like this from happening to other families. they received a lot of expressions of sympathy but no one so forth has stepped forward to take responsibility or accountability for what happened to their daughter. >> as she fell she said, help me, dad. >> reporter: but jim steinle could do nothing to help her. she lay dying in her father's arms. >> we're here to make sure that a change is made so nobody has to endure the pain that my mom and dad and i. >> reporter: they took legal action against those they believe should be held accountable for their daughter's death. first, sheriff ross mirskarimi who rele

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> state lawmakers are trying to close a loop hole by passing a sweeping ban on the sale of elephant ivory. expanded the ban so nobody can buy or sell anywhere in the state. the ban goes into effect july 1 of next year. >>> the state senate approved legislation to get police agencies across the state to adopt effective controls for officers wearing body cameras. lawmakers say the bill is the first step to achieve uniformity. the bill heads to the assembly. >>> and lawmakers approved a bill making it a felony to use date rape drugs with the intent to commit sexual assault. the crime became a misdemeanor. >>> court documents examined by abc 7 news reveal details the sheriff's office is not releasing about the death of an inmate at the santa clara county jail. the incident has resulted in three suspensions so far. abc 7 news reporter david louie waded through the court files and is live with the latest from the jail. >> reporter: we now know the name of the 31-year-old white inmate who died here last week. his name is michael james tyree, a transient who lived for a

vic is live with more information on legal action that they took today. vic. >> reporter: well, dan, the legal action that the steinle family took today was to send a message that things have to change to prevent something like this from happening to other families. now, they say they have received a lot of expressions of sympathy, but that no one has taken responsibility or accountability for kate's murder. late this afternoon, the steinle family walked onto pier 14 to the spot where kate was killed. whatever they said, whatever they thought, this must have been on their minds. >> and i know that she's proud of what we're doing. we just want to make her proud. >> liz sullivan was preferring to the legal action they took this morning. >> as she fell, she said "help me, dad." >> reporter: but jim steinle could do nothing to help his daughter. she lie dying in her father's arms. today, two months later, the steinle family fulfilled kate's last wish. they took legal action against those they believe should be held accountable for their daughter's death. firs

vic lee is live at the hall of justice tonight with the story. vic?is being held in custody in county jail tonight. abc 7 news has learned that he has a felony warrant out of washington state on drug charges. we have also learned tonight that late today the female victim met with investigators. she told them what happened, and she told them that she got a good look at him. she later identified him through a photo spread. officers recognized ian hesfelt because of his handlebar mustache. he was riding his bicycle outside at&t park saturday night during a billy joel concert when the officers identified him. he was arrested without incident. the violent youtube video posted by another cyclist has gone viral. it was during critical mass in late august when a group of bicyclists rode on the wrong side of the boat in the marina district. around 20 second into the video, the cyclist moved into opposing traffic. one of them blocks the zip car. he stares down the driver. the cyclists swarm around the car. the vehicle inches closer and appears to hit a bike. te

i was stressing a vic them-centered approach. we never had a case where a victim was not willing to cooperate in the atlanta victim's office. and if the victim does not want to prosecute, it is the vic them plus right -- it is the victim it is theight -- victim's right to decide. know there are some countries that do not comply with minimum standards. senator: we want to make sure we have the very best information possible in the tip report so that areo not mask any hiding human trafficking elements. we are very proud of you. susan coppedge: thank you. senator: congratulations on your nomination. that thederscore senator from georgia vouching for you is very meaningful. we had a good conversation. i want to follow up. nott of all, i know you are there, but i hope you have an understanding why many members of this committee have a concern about the 201510 report as it cuba ando malaysia and other countries, where the narrative of why a country was upgraded from a tier 328 tier two is -- from a tier 3 to a tier 2 does not fit. you

vic lee is live in san jose with the story. vic, what a shame. >> reporter: yes, it is, dan. it's disturbing. you can't miss these posters in the neighborhood. this is the cambrian district. i'm told there had been a number of missing cats here, most people i think would believe that they were probably attacked and taken by coyotes but now, they're not too sure. >> he was so, so sweet. and i don't understand why anyone can do this. >> reporter: marion petrova is devastated. her 17-year-old cat was kad -- cat napped. at 9:30 he was lounging on the lawn. a car stopped by the house. the cat napper got out. approached go go, who tried to escape. >> looked like someone who knew what to do. because you have to get the cat so it doesn't scratch or bite you. >> go go couldn't run fast enough. the cat napper snatched him. >> he was so sweet. he didn't hurt anyone. >> reporter: it's been a difficult week for go go's home. petrova filed a police report and visited animal shelters. >> they were looking and saying are you serious? what are you talking about? we never heard that. >> report

vic lee is live with what happened. hi, vic. >> happy ending here at this crosswalk. what we're talking about over there. that is the new stop sign. until today, cars were whizzing by here. now, cal train says, caltrans says it will put in a speed trailer and more park rangers patrolling, looking for speeders. last friday, we aired a story about the dangerous crosswalks. today, just one week later, stop signs suddenly appeared. caltrans spokesman, steve williams. >> once getting the call we respond as quickly as possible. >> robert webb asking if we can help get traffic controls on gerard road. it's next to the presidio veteran's academy where a lot of senior citizens live. new on and off ramps made gerard road into a major thoroughfare. with it, more traffic, at faster speeds. but with no stop sign or signal. swords to plow shares spent months asking the presidio trust to do something, but to no avail. >> we knew it would be a stand still. that is why we called you guys. >> reporter: he says it probably got lost in the bureaucratic maze. >> those folks did so much fo

vic lee is live with what happened. hi, vic. >> happy ending here at this crosswalk.is what we're talking about over there. that is the new stop sign. until today, cars were whizzing by here. now, cal train says, caltrans says it will put in a speed trailer and more park rangers patrolling, looking for speeders. last friday, we aired a story about the dangerous crosswalks. today, just one week later, stop signs suddenly appeared. caltrans spokesman, steve williams. >> once getting the call we respond as quickly as possible. >> robert webb asking if we can help get traffic controls on gerard road. it's next to the presidio veteran's academy where a lot of senior citizens live. new on and off ramps made gerard road into a major thoroughfare. with it, more traffic, at faster speeds. but with no stop sign or signal. swords to plow shares spent months asking the presidio trust to do something, but to no avail. >> we knew it would be a stand still. that is why we called you guys. >> reporter: he says it probably got lost in the bureaucratic maze. >> those folks did so much

vic lee is live in san jose with the story. vic, what a shame. >> reporter: yes, it is, dan. it's disturbing. you can't miss these posters in the neighborhood. this is the cambrian district. i'm told there had been a number of missing cats here, most people i think would believe that they were probably attacked and taken by coyotes but now, they're not too sure. >> he was so, so sweet. and i don't understand why anyone can do this. >> reporter: marion petrova is devastated. her 17-year-old cat was kad -- cat napped. at 9:30 he was lounging on the lawn. a car stopped by the house. the cat napper got out. approached go go, who tried to escape. >> looked like someone who knew what to do. because you have to get the cat so it doesn't scratch or bite you. >> go go couldn't run fast enough. the cat napper snatched him. >> he was so sweet. he didn't hurt anyone. >> reporter: it's been a difficult week for go go's home. petrova filed a police report and visited animal shelters. >> they were looking and saying are you serious? what are you talking about? we never heard that. >> report

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> a deadly crash on the set of a new tom cruise film. a third injured after a small plane assigned to the movie "menna" crashed in columbia. tom cruise was not on the plane at the time. american pilot died. the crash was likely due to bad weather. >>> a performer who was kicked out of outside land played a free make-up concert last night. abc 7 news was at the independent in san francisco as he took the stage. the oakland native missed his outside performance last month after police cited him and two colleagues for illegally scalping artist wrist bands. >> had a little misunderstanding at the outside land concert and decided to do a free concert for the people. without the people, what is there? there is no fantastic greek, no outsideland. >> 1,500 people rsvp but the first 500 were allowed inside. >>> fire fighting is a tough but rewarding profession. if you think you've got what it takes, a firefighter expo in livermore can help you get started. it runs 10:00 to 1:00 on commerce way. everyone is welcome. women and transitioning militar

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thanks vick. police in berkeley arrested a man accused in a violent hammer attack. it happened during the black life matter demonstration on schaad avenue last december. during the chaos outside radio shack last december a man named jane wall frer oakland struck another man trying to stop vandalism to the store. >> unprovoked attack where somebody kim through the crowd. it struck the victim in the face while holding a hammer in his hand. >>reporter: he's charged with assault with deadly weapon. serious injuries and he was transported to the hospital. >> uc berkeley police were involved in sexual assault happened early today. police say the victim met 2 men whom she already knew apparently. after the men offered to walk her home police say they assaulted her as they entered the campus. one man described as latino maybe white 23 to 29 years old. 5 foot 9 with a medium build dark eye collar length curly brown hair and wearing a baseball cam. other man in his 30's with medium build all black kiring a

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> police chase whiz through oakland fraught veil district this afternoon. sky 7 hd followed the chase from above. you can see the red mini there just missing other vehicle. the chase started when officers received a call about home burglary in progress at international boulevard and seminary avenue. witness gave that mini cooper license plate number to police. suspect ran from the car after parking it at the bart station officers found him hiding behind other cars and witness brought to the bart station to help identify that suspect. >> body of man was found washed ashore today at stinson beach. marin county sheriff's department got a call around 12:grave from resident who saw a body being washed up in the surf. lifeguards pulled the body up to the beach as sheriff deputy says they are trying to identify that man. >> resident near san francisco lombard street have some help in controlling the huge crowds that frequent the crooked section. street ambassador now patrolling the area. these aren't police officers. their job is to help tourist make sure driveway

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> we have more ahead for you. up next, apple tv, tim cook promising it's going to change the way we watch television. >>> and the heat wave continues. meteorologist drew t introducing the first ever gummy multivitamin from centrum. a complete, and tasty new way to support... your energy... immunity... and metabolism like never before. centrum multigummies. see gummies in a whole new light. >>> apple unvoiled its new products and upgrades today and changed the way you will use your phone and tv. even siri will be a bigger help. here is abc7 news reporter kneel carlinski. >> reporter: rarely has apple unleashed so many new products at once. but it was the new apple tv tim cook seemed most excited about. >> the television experience has been virtually standing still. today we are going to do something about that. >> reporter: the new black box puts games and other apps on your television, and a new way of searching, just your voice. show me arnold schwarzenegger movies. look at that. it works. you can call up a grid

here's vic lee. >> pvl so sweet. i don't understand why anybody can do that. >> miriam is devastated. 17-year-old cat go go is missing. he was cat napped. here's the security video that is going viral. it was about 9:30 monday night last week. had he just eaten dinner and lounging on the front lawn when car stopped abruptly by the house. cat napper got out. approached go go. who tried to escape. >> look like somebody who knew what to do because you have to if. >>reporter: go go slowed down by age couldn't run fast enough. the cat napper snatched him. >> he was so sweet. he didn't hurt anybody. >>reporter: it has been a difficult week forego go mom. she put up posters all over the neighborhood. she filed a police report and visited animal shelters. >> looking like are you seriou serious? what are you talking about. never heard something like that. >> missing cat have become common. so have coyotes sigh sightings but stolen cat? >> hard to figure out what the motivation is for steling another person came. go go long ha

abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in san bruno. >> reporter: the mayor and the residents say theredone in this neighborhood that was almost oblit rated by the explosion and fire. five years later what about pg&e? they are fighting state regulators and in the courts over their role in what happened right here. >>> the home sits across the street from the epicenter. his home is about 150 feet from where the 30 inch gas line burst. the explosion awakened him from his nap. >> my roof falling down. i almost died that day. >> reporter: all that was left was the garage. he rebuilt his home. this home on the other side was saved. lucky for bob mcnickel firefighters took a stand in front of his house. >> it was amazing. they managed to stop it here. >> reporter: it has been five years. time passes. he wants to get on with his life. >> i think i would rather focus on positive. >> reporter: you can see the scars here in the neighborhood. the empty lots, construction equipment and time leads to frustration. >> to have new lighting, new sidewalk. >> reporter: for the most part the families who

vic lee tweeted this photo of the charred limo. members of a rock band on board were not hurt.join us with a live report at 5:00. >>> more changes are ahead for the santa clara county jail after the murder of an inmate two weeks ago. three correctional deputies have been charged with homicide. david louie with the latest from the jail in san jose. >> reporter: larry, a call has gone out for retired judges, mental health experts as well as inmate advocates to see what changes can be made. we were invited inside the jail today to take a look. the jail itself built in the late '80s, the doors are made of wood with a small window to allow some privacy. it's the procedures and training of staff that will undergo scrutiny by an appointed blue ribbon commission. >> we will be asking the commission to advise us and evaluating how to safely manage mentally ill inmate populations and value reporting at our jails and to ensure safety of inmates, staff and visitors. >> reporter: nearly half of the inmates have been diagnosed with mental illness. sheriff smith -- >> we are adding to that ac

here's vic lee. >> at&t park saturday night during a billy joel concert when the officers identified him. he was arrested without incident. officers recognized him because of his his distinct handlebar must tavrnlt violent you tube video posted by another cyclist has gone viral. it was during critical mass in late august when group of bicycleest rode on the wrong side of the road in the marina district. 20 second into the video. pooh cyclist move into opposing traffic. one of them block the zip car. he stares down the driver. cyclist swarm around the car. vehicle inchs closer and appears to hit a bike. temper flare and bicyclist yell at the female driver as car tries to slowly bypass the grew. you see a cyclist swing the log striking the car several times. finally smashing the side window. 39-year-old suspect work at macy said to be active in the union. his roommate who did not want to be identified told abc 7 news she was shocked to hear about his arrest. >> i have always known him to have a lot of integrity and r.i can't imagine that would he good as far as to be violent. >> he liv

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> the parent company of safeway has filed to go public.purchase of the chain in january. now the company expects to raise as much as $1.8 billion in the ipo. they plan to use the money to reduce its debt. safeway is the second largest grocer in the nation, second only to kroegers. >> campaign finance reports shows >> airbnb is spending $3.5 million to fight proposition f. it turns homes into impromptu hotels. it would require to give reports on how many nights the property is rented.umber of rental nights. according to "the chronicle," a union representing hotel owners and the san francisco association are two of the biggest supporters in support of proposition f. >>> the san francisco municipal transportation agency is rolling out new muni buses, more service and new connections today. it's all a part of the agency's fleet replacement project. 60-foot hybrid electric motor coaches and 60-foot trolley coaches will begin today. also starting tody, new service times. most of the buses are arriving earlier than before. in one case ten minutes

vic lee, abc7 news. >> 5:16 now. a performer who was kicked out of outside lands played a free makeup concert last night. ♪ abc7 news was at the independence in san francisco at fantastic negrito took the stage. the oakland native missed his outside lands performance last month after police cited him and two colleagues are illegally schoolping artist wrist bans. >> we had a misunderstanding at the outside lands concert and we decide we would throw a free concert for the people because without the people, what is there? there's no fantastic negrito, there's no outside lands. >> 15,000 people rsvped but only the first 500 were allowed inside. >>> firefighting is a rewarding profession and if you think you have what it takes, the expo today can help you get started. it's at the testing center on commerce way at 10:00 today. anyone is welcome, but women and military personnel in particular are urged to apply. >>> they chose yesterday, september 11th, to honor the three men who stopped a terroristic attack in france last

he didn't know if vic at this was dead or alive. that's next. plus, we're going to take you to the murder scene. horrific shootings took place only "on the record." kid: hey dad, who was that man? dad: he's our broker. he helps looks after all our money. kid: do you pay him? dad: of course. kid: how much? dad: i don't know exactly. kid: what if you're not happy? does he have to pay you back? dad: nope. kid: why not? dad: it doesn't work that way. kid: why not? vo: are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management at charles schwab >>> we're back with more from our interview with vicki gardner. vicki's road to recovery already on its way. her husband tim has been by her side ever step of the way. >> tim, where were you at 6:45 a.m. as your wife was going live on an interview? >> sitting on the couch watching tv. >> and you saw, what? >> i saw the whole thing. i saw that -- you know, i saw them pan across -- of course, obviously on the news of the morning show. and they panned across the marina and then they c

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> thank you for joining us for the news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins saw a man laying on the ground, saw smoke coming out of the sidewalk. >> a transformer just exploded. we talked with a man who survived that blast. what he's telling abc 7 news. >>> two people are found dead in the quiet town of castro valley. what police were surprised to find inside the home. >>> back to school for the first time in middletown since the fires. a big welcome for students in the fire zone. >>> plus, why spider-man is fighting grime instead of crime. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. it feels like fall out here. >> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >>> a man who was in the wrong place at the wrong time knocked unconscious by a transformer explosion. tonight he is released from the hospital and just happy to be alive. good evening. i'm dash ashley. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. it happened in vernal heights in san francisco. one man was quickly treated. the second walked out of general hospital today. sergio quintana was there to get

. >> heavily rains bring flash floods claiming more than a dozen vic sims. one four years old. fire storm. >> we had spotfires over the place. quickly overwhelmed. >> californian fire-fighters spread thin as they take an

here's vic lee. >> we are police officers so we are public figures.e expected to maintain a decorum. >> the police chief greg suhr does not see decorum in the cell phone video someone secretly took and posted on instagram. two of his officers are chatting in a coffee shop about body cams, talking graphically about what they want the cameras to show and not to show during an officer-involved shooting. >> what it looked like [bleep]. the video of the guy opening the gun still while [bleep]. and still pointing at you. >> in the second clip the two talk about the body cam recording, what might happen when the gunman is shot. "and then platter on the wall. that's great. " >> the chief has order an investigation. this is not the kind of graphic conversations officers should be having, let alone in a public place. >> in my opinion it is much to do about nothing. >> martin is president of the police officers union. >> two officers having a conversation at a cafe they thought was private, i don't see it as an issue. >> and halleran doesn't see it as a violatio

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> the parent company of safe way has filed to go public.its purchase of the chain in january. now the company expects to raise as much as $1.8 billion in the ipo. they plan to use the money to reduce its debt. safe way is the second largest grocer in the nation, second only to kroegers. >> air b&b is spending $3.5 million to fight proposition f. it turns homes into impromptu hotels. it would require to give reports on how many nights the property is rented. and has some restrictions. >>> the san francisco municipal transportation agency is rolling out new muni buses, more service and new connections today. it's all a part of the agency's fleet replacement project. 60-foot hybrid electric motor coaches and 60-foot trolley coaches will begin today. also also started to new service times. most of the buses are arriving earlier than before. in one case ten minutes earlier. muni is making both all-day and and come buses more frequent. still ahead, india's prime minister comes to silicon valley this weekend after a decade's long absence. but knot

. >> heavily rains bring flash floods claiming more than a dozen vic sims. one four years old. fire storm. >> we had spotfires over the place. quickly overwhelmed. >> californian fire-fighters spread thin as they take an massive blazes. block entry. refugees scramble for another way into the european union. and new challenger. >> it will be so powerful that i don't think we are ever going to have to use it. no one is going to mess with us. >> donald trump talking military policy. now facing closer competition in the polls from another novice. >> we begin in utah and torrential rains that kills three people. officials say four are gamed and three are missing there and in the remote town. another 12 are lost. they are still under way. >> now they are getting everyone out. >> they are the survivors, pulled to safety by rescue workers in utah. 16 others in a nearby park were kept away by a wall of water on monday. >> i have lived here all by life. the mayor said the group was on a day trip as the group was trapped. as floodwaters washed around them. it came around behind the vehicl

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vic lee has more. >> well, dan, the chief was visibly upset by what he believes was improper conduct in a public place by two of his officers. now, he told reporters he expects his officers to conduct themselves in his words as ladies and gentlemen with class. >> we're police officers, so we're public figures. we're expected to maintain the decorum. >> but the police chief does not see decorum in this cell phone video which somebody secretly reported and posted on instagram. two officers were talking about body cams, talking graphically what they wanted the cameras to show and not show during an officer-involved shooting. >> what you want on video is the guy holding the gun -- [ bleep ]. >> in the second clip, the two talk about the body cam recordings, what might happen when the gunman is shot. >> the chief has ordered an investigation. >> this is not the kind of graphic conversation officers should be having. let alone in a public place. >> in my opinion, this is much ado about nothing. >> martin hallerman is the president. >> two officers having a conversation which they think is

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> certainly would. thank you so much. >>> the big business for people. >> abc 7 news was in campbell where the phones are ringing off the hook at an air conditioning repair company. 150 calls a day. the technician can only respond to 50 calls a day. >> actually come out to their house right that minute. >> some appointments have to be scheduled as far as two weeks out. >> the heat is once again effecting caltrain. the agency is under level one heat restriction. that means trains are not allowed to go faster than 60 miles per hour in case the heat causes problems with the tracks. minor delays are likely. let's bring in abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures in the triple digits in some spots. >> it's 108 degrees. take a look at the numbers. we have triple digits inland. 106 in antioch. 105 concord. napa 103. record in gilroy. 104 degrees and that is a degree higher than the previous record of 103 setback in 1976. 88 in oakland. 84 san francisco. you are feeling some cooling there. 95 san jo

vic scores on a short run. cal won the game 73-14. goff over 300 yards 3 touchdowns in one half. second most points since 1937. >>> hey, it's a good day for freshmen quarterbacks. here's ucla's josh rosen picking apart my alma mater, virginia cavaliers in pasadena. nice grab by thomas duarte. up 1-6. bears ranked 13th for a reason. look at the big fella. that's lineman kenny clark for the score. through three touchdowns. ucla in a cakewalk. 34-16. back to the chalkboard for mike leash. his washington state cougars shocked by portland state. steven long ground and pound! broke a 17-17 tie late in the game. the vikings hung on for the upset. 24-17 the final. first win over a pac-12 team in program history. >>> these cougars had a better day. byu down one in nebraska came down to this play, "hail mary," touchdown ] touchdown! mitch matthews 42 yards and brigham young won it on the road 33-28. >>> nfl final roster cuts in. 49ers empire, get out your jarryd hayne jerseys. the former australian rugby star has made the 53-man roster. he was the feel good story and star of the preseason

steph, we say it's personal because many of those vic stims were from the bay area. >> reporter: they were. san francisco e oakland, san ramone, san ra alley and san jose is where pilot jason dah was born and raised. just minutes ago 17 navy recruiters from the bay area left this circle of remembrance here at the flight 93 memorial, 40 granite stones with the names, ages and home towns of the victims, you can see flowers atop them. the path ends at a circle of hope with the american flag flying at the end. around 5:45 this morning the officers bowed their heads for a moment of silence and each read a story of a 9/11 vic stim. for some this year is more personal. one chief petty officer said he just learned two months ago one of his former ship mates was killed in the first tower. >> it's horrifying that that happened and it really hit me really deep. so something -- knowing that now that i'm here, this year again because i was here last year, it's going to be even more powerful for me for this year. i'm actually kind of shaking a little bit right now just thinking about it. >> reporte

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> top republican presidential candidate hits the bay area and promises to be a maverick. >> i'm not going to do things like traditional politicians do. >> ben carson explains why he's different and why he feels welcome in a very liberal area. >>> also ahead, the security flaw that's putting hundreds of millions of internet users at risk. >>> and what may be the first legitimate reason to take a selfie. a bay area company makes a bit of history. >>> and we are keeping an eye on the tuolomne county. we continue to follow this >>> republican presidential candidate ben carson is in san francisco. polls put him and donald trump as the top two candidates in the early states of iowa and new hampshire and according to monmouth university, it's only trump who beats carson in a matchup. carolyn tyler is live with more. >> reporter: well, ama, dan asked ben carson today if he would be willing to run on the same ticket with donald trump. and he said anything is possible. and he joked that at the very least trump might help a president carson negotiate a new deal with iran.

a grand jury in western new york will hear from a friend of the alleged vic and possibly even the victimgal experts say prosecutors must be confident in the case since they're taking it to a grand jury. >>> police in texas are now investigating two high school football players who ran down a referee during a game friday. the players have already been suspended from school and from the team. even the nfl referees union has weighed in calling the incident inexcusable. >>> big, big moment in sports. first full week of college football. >> yes, after last night's game, the defending national champions are, well, they're off and running again. highlights from the fellows at espn. >> good morning. america. >> he's stan, i'm neil. this is "sportscenter" set. ohio state playing football again and running over people like they did against -- >> against oregon. >> ohio state taking own virginia tech. the hokies beat them last year. this is a different year. they got cardell jones, conve converted quarterback braxton miller playing receiver and running back and wherever else they need him. 54-yard