wayne freedman reports there is new details from his doctor. >> this is a woman through more anguish in one week than most of us snee a lifetime. nicole young wife of todd young, shot in the well pel advice last week. >> he won't let them put him to sleep until he called his wife. he called me and said he was in highland hospital. and that he was okay just got hit in the leg. >> as we know, it was much worse than that. >> it's fair to say injuries were extremely severe. >> today in highland hospital most of the main players came forward to tell their ji stris. surgeon, wife, red cross police chief this as miles away, the suspect prepared to appear in court. he can think miracles for not having to face a murder charge. >> they saved my husband's life. >> you may have heard by now officer young was bleeding badly when brought in hire we found out how badly. he received 60 units of red blood cells he bled out six times his normal blood supply. >> basically in that situation when you're doing this operation, when you look, you don't necessarily even see blood vessels because there is so

wayne freedman has the story. >> in this sports medicine building they do plenty of training, testing and analyzing. the state of the art advanced to a point where they can quantify human movement and efficiency. now, he is taking it's further analyzing the forces of nfl hits. >> what surprised you?. >> the forts, two bodies moving quickly. and there is is a tremendous amount of force he took note of a hit and sims lost his spleen and almost his life. in the hope of avoiding such mistakes, dr. garza has begun to develop a vest with pressure sensors. and there research remains in early stages. telling us which 49ers is wired up, he can't quantify true intensity of the hits. so fast, so hard, that the sensors can't quite measure them yet. sth goal is to keep players healthy and in games. and dr. grarz hopes in five to 10 years this technology will bring us to that point. and in the process may add yet one more astatistic, pounds of force delivered or absorbed. wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> and new film set partly in san francisco. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the good

wayne freedman reports there were people there, just not the most important ones. in san francisco today the annual cable car bell ringing got more interesting but for wrong reasons. figured out the problem with this picture yet? >> this is not fun. >> this year's contest looked like a bunch of amateurs because they were. in equivalent of a bell ringing stake out, muni drivers boycotted. >> where are the real boycotters. we found out last night the contestants we expected to participate decided not to. >> and meantime, etc. worth noting on p.o.w.el stree street -- powell street, cars weren't running. broken cables and maybe a broken heart for leonard oats. >> are you a villain or hero today? >> depends on which way you look at this. i'm just trying to do what i can. to help fellow worker autos last year he wanted to play today. >> how hard is this decision? >> very hard. >> because... >> because... it's a lot of politics. and i don't want to get into the politics. >> neither did the transit workers union claiming it had nothing to do with this. >> we have issues. w

wayne freedman talked to residents and joins us now. >> some residents are still considering that offer. the city says it could start soon but does need that permit and waiver to get going. for the rest of the people in this neighborhood it's a bit and a piece at a time. in this blistered remnants, shock has worn off there. is a sense of purpose moving forward from trauma of last week. >> flames i thought goitsing to come up the street from one house to the next and next. >> clarence laps into a stream of consciousness with a small prompt, then snaps back. >> this just happens. and this is gone. >> a man who fled barefoot, only his two dogs. when he left, clarence never expected to find a wall of family history still hear. >> you can see the difference of the styles. >> and there is -- would those have been replaceable? >> no. they won't. they'd be gone. all gone. >> for one neighborhood gone through so much, you might expect more anger. >> robert sherlock, another guy with a sense of playing out his hand. >> it's been disruptive. but everybody in the community is pulling together. >> a

wayne freedman is live tonight. waib, -- wayne, there are heavy hearts and heavy equipment in the neighborhood. >> reporter: work has been careful. they've worked on three homes in the neighborhood. the area behind me here, you can see where it was going on this, will trance form the neighborhood from a disaster zone to an open field and to something new. >> in san bruno fire zone, heavy equipment rolled in and through barricades, start of a month-long $2 million project to clear away remnants of 35 burned home autos when you see the site it will be a dirt lot. >> reporter: dean peterson runs department of environmental health saying so far, 25 homeowners signed waivers to begin work. more will probably follow. >> there is one less thing to worry about. >> dave lost his home, today, he was back to work running a family business. a quick stop. and he a supplier donating four cents to the relief fund. >> people need help. more help than i need. >> reporter: tonight marks the two-week anniversary of the fatal gas line e

he told wayne freedman unity matters more. >> how hard is this decision? >> very hard. because...-- a lot of politics. and... i don't want to get into politics. >> and later on tonight at 6:00 the union and muni management address that had boycott. >> one of the strongest smoking bans anywhere in the bay area passed today by the contra costa county board of supervisors prohibiting smoking in common areas of apartment complexes like patios and balconies and bans smoking inside of apartment units built after the first of the year. and the new law, keep in mind applies to medical marijuana. the new ordinance includes langage to protect land lords as long as they meet requirements in the ban. >> cuts just got deeper at uc berkeley. five sports will be cut at the end of the year. that announcement made today by the chancellor of the university. baseball, men's and womens gymnastics and rugby will be dropped. rugby will transition to a varsity club sport and attempts to become sustainable without university funding. >> the costs of delivering our program have been rising. requiring grow

wayne freedman introduces us to a local woman that turns pixels into planets. >> they are explorers justs much of the crews of the nina and pinta and santa maria. they are looking for new world worlds. this is more subtle than that. >> it's like watching a mosquito flying across headlight of a car. >> so now to the hard work part. finding the launch of the kepler space telescope. kepler looks at fixed point in the sky and measures the brightness of stars. when one of them dims it's often because a planet has gotten in the way, a measurement measured by quickly lines and then intense scrutiny by ni by this woman. >> most person people, the lay person looks like a little plot and a graph and all these going up and down and why should they care about little squigglys. >> lynette cook has turned those discoveries into an art form of distant planet scapes. >> if mind's eye you are there already. forget the cost or the years it would take to get there. be an armchair traveler. >> until 1995, she was just another typical artist, but that is the year they discovered first planet orbiting the sun

but he told our wayne freedman that unity matters more. the transit workers union said it had nothing to do with the poor attendance. >>> the ban of texting while driving may have a different affect than anticipated. they looked at four state with texting while driving bans, including california, and found no fewer crashes. in fact, three of the state had more crashes after the bans went into affect. one explanation is it may make texting drivers more sneaky and therefore less careful. the u.s. transportation secretary says it is misleading and it shows a cause and affect that just isn't there. >> not a good idea. >>> lair lair -- larry is up next. >> you don't want to be -- you know, slowly they turn, step by step, inch by inch. the giants are closing in on a playoff birth. it is courtesey of ron uribe, and the lead grows in the on a d well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i wo

will there be enough in rivers and dams to go around to our houses and to our farmers abc 7's wayne freedman reports. >> in a field filled with old hand planted grap in napa, there is an expement underway. it could chae agriculture as we know it. >> the theory is we have to make water from air without using engy and plt our plants with that. >> reporter: petersed to grew tulips in holland, but sees this as a greater calling. since 1994, he's been developing these wate boxes, as he calls them. they cooat night, pull moisture from the air, and use it to irrigate young plants and treeof all kinds. it's t same process you see here when cold liquid in the glass condses water from the outside air. >> actuay what people forget is that all the water that's withs traveled through the air. >> reporter:here is a scientific name for this. biomimicry. it imitate nature. in this case, the surfa of a lotus leaf. were you skeptical of this? >> at first i was. but once i thought about it for five minutes, i was intrigued. >> reporter: matt manages the vineyards. each deviccollects about 200 cc's of water a d

some sign all kinds of things but as wayne freedman found out a man had a better idea. >> we're aboutshow you the difference between filing and piling. >> there is a pool table under this. >> and there is bob, definitely a piler. and that means multiple layers of piles. >> there was a party here. and this would not believe the difference. >> looks like you never cleaned up. >> that is a thought. >> if you look, you'll find the theme. concept baseball season never ends. >> there is 6400 autographed baseballs. ted williams, babe ruth. >> he bought that ball. >> but the rest is personal reqeefts post office love td me. >> he thod throe in a poety kind kindly asking they'd add them selfs to his collection. >> did you send these because? >> they're different but now, there is a twist. after three decades and 6400 signatures bob decided to put the collection up for sale. >> how can you watch this go? >> i'd tlik see it maybe in vegas or somewhere where i can visit it. >> bob estimates they might be worth millions if kept intact. it's so complete and quirky. he took a shot at john wayne, and

wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> and let's get another check of the weather now. >> yes.pencer christian is is back with that. >> start with a look at live doppler 7 not much happening now. sprinkles are gone. you can see in this area there is storm activity head down towards davis now. it was a welcome not fall pargt. and lootsly constructed than it was earlier. there are portions where they had head hae 80 or five, you'll encounter this stormy weather there. is a time lapse view from east bay camera this afternoon. there is fun to watch, though there. is a look at the accu-weather forecast. there is where we're going start to warm up tomorrow with highs by friday in the bay and mid-70s on the coast that. will be range of temperatures for about the next five, six days after that. lovely late summer weather. >> thank you very much. >> a big gamble pays off for san francisco 49ers. >> find out about thet't'f!f!f!% >>> have you checked your pants size lately? join me to find out why men may be bigger than we think. >> then at 11:00 it's been three months since david louis w

from oak leaned, wayne freedman, abc-7 news. >> alan: i think the cal bears needed a double shot of espressoe jackpot in reno. they took it on the chin. the coach talked with me about the loss, and take a tour of other at will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-in theater? how about a cowhide rug? yee-haw! and the snacks? get their own place. let the marathon begin! like mike -- >> mike: the cal bears got pistol whipped in reno. last night, the wolfpack gained 498 yards. this nevada offense is the first in the nation. 56 aorses a game. the wolfpack are averaging more than 50 points a con tax. the nevada quarterback threw for 81 yards and two scores and rushed for 148 yards and three scores. this guy is a beast. >> he has been doing that for a long time. he understands the offense so well. and does it with precision and he reads and it makes things happen. he is like a 4-5 guy. so a big-tall guy who can really run in the open field. >>