wayne freedman finds out what is going on. >> reporter: in novato. >> it would be a lot easier to drop a quarter in there and make a phone call than to deal what i am feeling right now. >> reporter: they say for at least the last ten-days using a mobile device has felt like a game of russian roulette. >> you pick up the phone and there is nobody there or somebody is there and the call drops. >> reporter: only in novato. when brian clark goes to work he enters the millennial return. the company did acknowledge problems with the local transmission power. quote, we are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. however some customers may continue to experience intermittent issues. we apologize for any inconvenience. >> they said you have to reset your phone. i went home, no service. second trip, you need a sim card. >> they are not giving us answers and we need answers of what is going on. to me, this is not acceptable. >> reporter: one of those stories we never would have imaged a few years ago back in the stone age. in novato, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> pets will be allowe

abc7 reporter wayne freedman spoke to people. >> reporter: when a murder happens next door or across the street, or down the road that is too close to home. >> i am shocked. in broad daylight. >> reporter: the victim died in the hospital after they found him shot. he may have been a homeless person who have been living here for roughly two weeks. >> seemed like a person who was homeless but very just tidy, i don't know how to explain it. >> reporter: it is notable as albany's first murder in three years and third in 15. >> i would not imagine there would be a murder here. >> peaceful quiet town. >> reporter: no reassurance in what happens usually. >> the world is changing so much. you hear about people getting shot on the freeway for anything. i don't know. it is weird. >> reporter: police tape gone. bench just a resting place again in a community where on the surface, life has returned to in albany wayne freedman abc7 ge news. >>> gilroy police searching for a suspect that sent a man to the hospital. the victim took himself to st. louis hospital. officers spoke with witnesses and co

wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> knowledge is power. and for one student it earned him a price. >>> a real life super ithe race for governort. has turned into a scam. gavin newsom's trying to elect a republican who was endorsed by trump. and villaraigosa's being bankrolled by a handful of billionaires. it's everything that's wrong with politics. and none of it is helping struggling families. here's my pledge to you. i'll keep our budget balanced. invest in affordable housing. fight for universal healthcare. and stand up to donald trump. as governor, you can trust me to do what's right- because i always have. ( ♪ ) your heart doesn't only belong to you. child: bye, grandpa! and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital compared to a leading heart failure medicine. don't take entresto if

wayne freedman is on the story. >> reporter: if it is possible to take a modn day miracle for granted that would be air travel in the 21st century. >> you got to have trust. >> reporter: and then the unexpected occasionally happens. >> i need everyone to grab their belongings. >> reporter: from chicago to newark after emergency landing in cleveland. a window that cracked with a loud pop. studying material science and failures. aircraft windows are almost an inch thick. they hardly ever break. >> these will weather due to debris hitting the windows. >> reporter: only yesterday, the crew received a hero's welcome at the white house. another problem to explain. >> they will see whether this is something that occurred instantaneously or occurred over a period of time. and you can generally trace back the fracture. >> reporter: southwest has flown since 1998. for many years in a livery representing shamu killer whale. at oakland airport wayne freedman abc7 news. >>> we are getting a first hand perspective of the search for the las vegas shooter. >> we are going to go left. >> reporter: new

abc7 reporter wayne freedman spoke to people. >> reporter: when a murder happens next door or across the street, or down the road that is too close to home. >> i am shocked. in broad daylight. >> reporter: the victim died in the hospital after they found him shot. he may have been a homeless person who have been living here for roughly two weeks. >> seemed like a person who was homeless but very just tidy, i don't know how to explain it. >> reporter: it is notable as albany's first murder in three years and third in 15. >> i would not imagine there would be a murder here. >> peaceful quiet town. >> reporter: no reassurance in what happens usually. >> the world is changing so much. you hear about people getting shot on the freeway for anything. i don't know. it is weird. >> reporter: police tape gone. bench just a resting place again in a community where on the surface, life has returned to normal, but now with a wary edge in albany wayne freedman abc7 news. >>> gilroy police searching for a suspect that sent a man to the hospital. the victim took himself to st. louis hospital. office

wayne freedman has new information from investigators tonight about the crime and those involved. >> reporter: finals week, and yet this morning one major distraction. the information coming from this press conference. >> this is not a random act. it appears that everybody was aku acquaintances. >> reporter: a murder last night. arresting 19-year-old tyler branton. a nonstudent visiting the campus. the victim was also a nonstudent. >> you think they are visiting friends here. >> reporter: police say they found branton with bloody evidence outside the dorm. and is not resisting arrest. >> i was over there when it happened and it was crazy and just absolutely so heart breaking. >> reporter: after the incident most people on campus assumed it was taken place between two students. and when they learned both men were outsiders, they felt more vulnerable. >> that is a scarey part. >> we are sheltered. and some people do come in that aren't supposed to come in. >> it is hard to accept. >> reporter: especially here. at sonoma state, it has been tough to look at books today when also looking

wayne freedman has new information from investigators tonight about the crime and those involved. >> reporter: finals week, and yet this morning one major distraction. the information coming from this press conference. >> this is not a random act. it appears that aku acquaintances. >> reporter: a murder last night. arresting 19-year-old tyler branton. a nonstudent visiting the campus. the victim was also a nonstudent. >> you think they are visiting friends here. >> reporter: police say they found branton with bloody evidence outside the dorm. and is not resisting arrest. >> i was over there when it happened and it was crazy and just absolutely so heart breaking. >> reporter: after the incident most people on campus assumed it was taken place between two students. and when they learned both men were outsiders, they felt more vulnerable. >> that is a scarey part. >> we are sheltered. and some people do come in that aren't supposed to come in. >> it is hard to accept. >> reporter: especially here. at sonoma state, it has been tough to look at books today when also looking over a shoulde

wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: loaders clearing are y ruins again. burned hot, and burned fast. >> when the smoke was coming out of the windows, all of the corners and the vents, you knew everything was going to be lost. >> reporter: craig worked in the hardware department. that job kept his family going from the worst of times three years ago to the rebuild he lives in now. one of 100 employees local, the third generation hardester brothers will not be able to absorb all of them. >> we can't rebuild quickly enough unfortunately. >> reporter: hardester has been a part of middletown since the 1940s. when the fire storms rolled through here three years ago, it played a pivotal role. >> if they didn't have credit or checking account, they were given debit cards to people to come in and get things they wanted. >> reporter: now coming around full circle. >> we have seen lows and seen highs, and they are going to do a little bit of what they did. >> reporter: from middletown, wayne freedman abc7 news. >>> a tesla in crashed into a parked police car. you ca

wayne freedman is on the story. >> reporter: if it is possible to take a modern day miracle for granted that would be air travel in the 21st century. >> you got to have trust. >> reporter: and then the unexpected occasionally happens. >> i need everyone to grab their belongings. >> reporter: from chicago to newark after emergency landing in cleveland. a window that cracked with a loud pop. studying material science and failures. aircraft windows are almost an inch thick. they hardly ever break. >> these will weather due to debris hitting the windows. >> reporter: only yesterday, the crew received a hero's welcome at the white house. now southwest airline has another problem to explain. >> they will see whether this is something that occurred instantaneously or occurred over a period of time. and you can generally trace back the fracture. >> reporter: southwest has flown since 1998. for many years in a livery representing shamu killer whale. at oakland airport wayne freedman abc7 news. >>> we are getting a first hand perspective of the search for the las vegas >> we are going to go left.

wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- >> the guy sounded really nice.ral. >> a pet lover fell victim to a scam. michael finney shows us what's different this time. >>> and it's a big night here on abc 7. not one but two john chiang's father came it'here with little money,on. but big dreams for a better future. now john has a chance to make history. a champion of the underdog, john took on wells fargo when it ripped off working families. and against the odds, he helped saved california from financial disaster during the great recession. ...leaving more to invest in progressive priorities like education, healthcare and affordable housing. john chiang. the proven, progressive leader we need for california's future. ( ♪ ) your heart doesn't only belong to you. child: bye, grandpa! and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and

as wayne freedman explains, the timing of today's fire draws atteion to the importance of prevention. >> reporter: there's a reason that fire preventing is an active verb. what the fire marshal doesn't hear about, he sees. >> this is a problem site. >> reporter: now they come out and see a lot like this, you get one warning after that. if it's not fixed and cut down, you pay. >> as green grass turns, expect proactive prevention. high risk times and places, made in the wildfire operation center. john coleman says he's displeased with sloppy work. >> if they turned off the power and the trees did fall, when they turn it back on what will happen? everything will be sparking. >> repter: they'll cut it down for free. clearly after the disaster of last fall, this year's anti-fire drill has begun early. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- >> the guy sounded really nice. he had pictures of several. >> a pet lover fell victim to a scam. michael finney shows us what's differt this time. >>> and it's a big night here on abc 7. not one but two finales. >>> it is a

that's what we've got. >> in pacifica, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> sky 7 got really incredible video of the boat salvage attempt yesterday. you can watch over 20 minutes of the footage unedited and uninterrupted on our website, abc7news.com. >>> the ntsb released new footage, this picture gives us a close view of how serious the damage was to that engine. another picture shows the damage inflicted on the front edge of the left wing. according to investigators, the pilot struggled to handle the plane after an engine blew. engine fragments broke a window and a woman was killed after partially being sucked out of plane. other parts of the plane were nicked. >>> if you're one of the more than 330 million people who use twitter, you should probably change your password. the san francisco company says a bug exposed them in an internal log. twitter put out a statement saying there are no signs of a hack or anyone stealing the passwords. it has fixed the problem. it's not clear how long the bug was exposed before it was noticed. users now see this message when they log in explaining what hap

wayne freedman is live with the story. wayne? >> reporter: good evening, dan. this continues to be a unique case. the first known incident of a fire burning so hot that it contaminates plastic pipes beneath. street. water agencies across the country are looking to see how santa rosa will be handling this problem. in fountain grove, those who survived take nothing for granted anymore. not even drinking water. he has it delivered. >> once a week or if we have to special request sometimes. >> water flows through the faucet. but they still can't drink it. among 350 lots where heat from the fires contaminated pipes with benzene when the water agency reported the problem last march, they estimated that five miles of pipe needed replacing at a cost of $40 million. it would delay reconstruction of homes by two years. or maybe not. >> what we found is a solution to allow customers who are going to rebuild, again, see that they will have a water supply at occupancy. >> they would do so by providing every home with a filtration system like he had purchased but not yet ins

>>> reporter wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: into the golden years, 47 of them together. this 30-foot travel trailer hard hardly qualifies for home sweet home. >> this is not the way i expected anything to be. >> have. >> reporter: a burned down senior living community. cleared and suspiciously devoid of construction. they and their lawyers smell a plot hence a class action lawsuit. >> the older citizens feel like they are being pushed out. >> reporter: if you move, what do they get? >> they get an empty lot and they put their own home on it and they make beaucoup bucks. >> reporter: he claims to have no knowledge of the lawsuit when we told them some of the charges, he told us they are untrue. he said no comment until he sees the paperwork. she and others are angry that hometown america plans to pay rent. >> they are leasing rent here. >> we don't like it. we are paying for an empty lot. they won't let us put this unit on that lot. >> reporter: a post fire storm landlord/tenant dispute on steroids. >>> two san francisco homeowners are being sued for illegally turning the

wayne freedman explains who is behind the proposal and how much it would cost. >> why don't you get onmmodation, one man and an 80-pound black lab living in a fifth wheel rental. he is a survivor from the mobile home park. >> being in limbo, not knowing what will happen tomorrow. >> reporter: we documented the limbo as former residents live in motels, cut off from 44 surviving homes. they haven't the funds to move from an unliveable community behind a locked gate which brings us to a second lock and now maybe hope if the burbank housing foundation can pull off a miracle behind the so nona county fair grounds. >> we propose to relocate the homes still standing that can be relocated here to this park. for those that can't be physically moved, to bring in new trailers to be located on this park. >> reporter: now with the foundation, burbank wants a long-term lease from the county for these 3.2 acres. >> it is not going to be the same, but it is still in santa rosa at least. >> reporter: the mobile home project on the site would cost roughly $7 million, mostly government money. the fair gr

from wayne freedman, the story of a different kind of gift.e and hope. >> reporter: it is a big garden for a small back yard. but when penny phillips goes to work here, the green thumb takes over and for good reason. >> the fact that most of these plants came from coffey park, they are my mom's. >> reporter: memories and photos left behind after the firestorm and in penny's bedroom, another project for the future, 40 lemon saplings. >> they just want to be wet. learned it on the internet. >> reporter: penny's fascination with lemons has taken her to a police well beyond lemonade. it began when they tried to grow trees from seeds. >> and so people are like you where doing good with your lemons. and then we caught on fire. >> reporter: turns out there were a lot of lemon trees in coffey park and people have begun to miss them. and then they found out about penny. >> when life gives you lemons, you know, you make trees. >> reporter: tonya williams just after she picked up her sapling this morning. back in coffey park, her husband mike showed us t

that's what we've got. >> in pacifica, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> sky 7 got really incredible video of the boat salvage attempt yesterday. you can watch over 20 minutes of the footage unedited and uninterrupted on our website, abc7news.com. >>> the ntsb released new footage, this picture gives us a close view of how serious the damage was to that engine. another picture shows the damage inflicted on the front edge of the left wing. according to investigators, the pilot struggled to handle the ane after an engine blew. engine fragments broke a window and a woman was killed after partially being sucked out of plane. other parts of the plane were nicked. >>> if you're one of the more than 330 million people who use twitter, you should probably change your password. the san francisco company says a bug exposed them in an internal log. twitter put out a statement saying there are no signs of a hack or anyone stealing the passwords. it has fixed the problem. it's not clear how long the bug was exposed before it was noticed. users now see this message when they log in explaining what happe

. >> here's wayne freedman. >> it's the one day every year when we stop at the marble, read the names and surround them with red, white and blue. >> how could we forget those who paid the ultimate price. >> we don't forget on the last day of may. we remember since 1865. marin county gathered with a large crowd at the auditorium. >> victims with the american flag. >> the symbol of memorial day. >> most everyone did wear one outside in the lobby. her husband, son and daughter-in-law have served. the poppies, handmade. >> it has been a symbol of those who sacrificed for us since world war i. >> in marin county, roughly 85% served in vietnam. frankie reno took part. >> what i feel bad about, the younger people today, since there's no draft, it's getting to be an old man's kind of game. >> maybe he's right. maybe memorial day means more to generations that have loved and lost firsthand. they're the same who appreciate relics not for their value as museum pieces but as vessels of experiences. talking about being torpedoed. >> you had to more or less take everything in stride at 19. >> how o

from abc 7's wayne freedman, the story of a different kind of gift, not money, but life and hope. >>rden for a small backyard and the green thumb takes over. >> the fact that most of these plants came from coffey park, they are my mom's. >> reporter: memories and photos left behind after the firestorm and in penny's bedroom, another project for the future, 40 lemon saplings. >> they just want to be wet. learned it on the internet. >> reporter: penny's fascination with lemons has taken her to a police well beyond lemonade. it began when they tried to grow trees from seeds. >> and so people are like you where doing good with your lemons. and then we caught on fire. >> reporter: turns out there were a lot of lemon trees in coffey park and people have begun to miss them. and then they found out about penny. >> when life gives you lemons, you know, you make trees. >> reporter: tonya williams just after she picked up her sapling this morning. back in coffey park, her husband mike showed us the remains of what used to be tonya's favorite lemon tree. >> that is all that is left. >> i think i

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has more on what's being done to prepare santa rosa. >> reporter: lest you firefighter as a life of constant excitement, here is the other side of that. boots on the ground in santa rosa identifying trouble spots before they happen. this is day one of inspecting fire prone areas and getting owners to cut down the weeds. santa rosa has become particularly cut on weed abatement. now if they come out and see a lot like this you get one warning. after that if it's not fixed or cut down, you pay. >> if we don't have a property in compliance we don't want another two or three weeks of free time because then the property is not abated. >> as green grass turns gold fire season has begun. with every day expect proactive prevention. gas and electric can turn decisions made in this san francisco fire operations center. the new policy does not please every customer. john coleman is already pleased with what he calls sloppy pg&e tree work around power lines. >> how do you get garage door up to get out of your house. how does a senior citizen with a walker go. tu

as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman explains, the answer, while unknown, is likely to be familiar. >> reporter: in santa rosa, like many california cities -- >> hello, park ranger, anyone in the tent? >> reporter: they have done this before, they'll do it again. >> you do have to vacate immediately. >> reporter: we're along the joe. redata jail, a homeless damp where residents received too much attention or too little, depending on their frame of mind. >> do you want to go back in? >> yeah, i want to go back in. >> reporter: it couldn't happen soon enough for residents like bill petty. last week, riding his bike, eight people block theath and one of them attacked him. >> it's a no-win situation. this can't happen. >> reporter: this camp formed about a month ago when another camp closed. it is roughly one mile long. but hardly the last mile, based on previous experience. can you anticipate where they'll go next? >> i can't. >> reporter: we know only where they've been. scenes we've shown you before. from the remnants of homeless hill last august, to roseland in april, with others in

>>> reporter wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: into the golden years, 47 of them together. this 30-foot hard hardly qualifies for home sweet home. >> this is not the way expected anything to be. >> have. >> reporter: a burned down senior living community. cleared and suspiciously devoid of construction. they and their lawyers smell a plot hence a class action lawsuit. >> the older citizens feel like they are being pushed out. >> reporter: if you move, what do they get? >> they get an empty lot and they put their own home on it and they make beaucoup bucks. >> reporter: he claims to have no knowledge of the lawsuit when we told them some of the charges, he told us they are untrue. he said no comment until he sees the paperwork. she and others are angry that hometown america plans to pay rent. >> they are leasing rent here. >> we don't like it. we are paying for an empty lot. they won't let us put this unit on that lot. >> reporter: a post fire storm landlord/tenant dispute on steroids. >>> two san francisco homeowners are being sued for illegally turning their home into a ci

. >> reporter: in santa rosa wayne freedman abc7 news. >>> political aspirations dashed today for a santa clara supervisor. resigned his seat today. and suspended. he faces several -- >> i told him to stop. but he didn't pay attention to that. and he continued. and it got worse over time. >> and in a statement, casserta said the allegations against me are false in every sense of the world, yet i have been tried and convicted in the court of public opinion without due process. his seat will be filled via appointment in the coming weeks. >>> one month the court used dna evidence of the golden gate killer. advocates have more than 13,000 kits of untested rape kits in the building. a second bill would require a complete inventory of a untested rape evidence across the state. >> we're talking about being able to solve the next golden state killer cases. too many tragedies that have been avoidable. >> $6 million to help counties process evidence. federal money is also available to help clear up that backlog. >>> 13,000 planes land a month. but the pilots board an international flight had a lase

in novato wayne freedman. >> what you need to do in you lose your cell service. >> reporter: some of the customers have told us, or i should say some who have experienced problems have told us that they have received rebate from verizon. one customer said they received a $30 rebate. keep track of any problems you are experiencing. that way you have that information on hand to prove you have suffered a loss. verizon has told abc7 news that it will be happy to investigate each inquiry on aase by case basis. now, i wouldn't think of this as some big payday. but you do have the right to be made whole. >>> well a bank robbery suspect arrested in salinas after being spotted counting a lot of cash. police say a wells fargo bank was robbed. a few hours later, an off duty officer who went to get a sandwich, spotted a man matching the description and counting money at a table. >>> time to take a look at our weather. >> fabulous as we hit midweek. >> breezy out there but still quite pleasant. here is the view. you can see just how bright and clear it is. there are high clouds up to the north th

in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> how much does it really cost to own a car in the bay >>> owning a car used to be a symbol of freedom. but for many in the bay area it is more like a ball and chain. >> looking at a true cost of owning a car and what it takes to leave it behind. >> reporter: the average car cost $9,000 a year. that is a lot of money. a bigger part of your budget. i want you to take a moment and consider your options. >> chelsea moury is showing us her car. >> reporter: do you know how many miles you put on that car? how much does it cost you a month? >> $231. >> a lot of people say their cost what their car payment is. and for most people that is not 100% accurate. >> reporter: matt is an auto mobile expert. he is using the online calculator to run the numbers. figuring out gas, insurance, depreciation and maintenance. that is $3,600 a year. so your car really cost you about 530 bucks per month. >> that is a big difference. >> reporter: more than double what she thought. still, chelsea has no plans to go carless even though there are other options. director

in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> how much does it really cost to own a car in the bay becauseot it done.healthcare he defended women's healthcare, banned military-style assault weapons, banned workplace discrimination, and more. antonio for governor. >>> owning a car used to be a symbol of freedom. but for many in the bay area it is more like a ball and chain. >> looking at a true cost of owning a car and what it takes to leave it behind. >> reporter: the average car cost $9,000 a year. that is a lot of money. a bigger part of your budget. i want you to take a moment and consider your options. >> chelsea moury is showing us her car. >> reporter: do you know how many miles you put on that car? how much does it cost you a month? >> $231. >> a lot of people say their cost what their car payment is. and for most people that is not 100% accurate. >> reporter: matt is an auto mobile expert. he is using the online calculator to run the numbers. figuring out gas, insurance, depreciation and maintenance. that is $3,600 a year. so your car really cost you about 530 bucks per month. >> t

. >> wayne freedman is live from oracle arena with a look at the preparation and the final 24 hours. >> reporter: this is the first time two franchises have met four years straight for a championship in probably sports. basketball fans are calling this epic. and yes, oracle arena a busy place today. if you assume for one second that the oracle arena this morning -- as the national and world sports press descends on home court. >> this scene comes with circus and hoopla. >> reporter: media day has become an invent in itself. serious questions and safe answers. >> every mistake can cause you a game. >> reporter: here is iguodala when asked how long he will return from his knee injury. >> i am not that far away. >> reporter: getting information on media day is like part of a crowd on poker day trying to peak around the corner. >> i hope you answer my question. is a hot-dog a sandwich. >> reporter: enter guillermo from jimmy kimmel live. >> i like ketchup, relish and that is it. >> reporter: and that may have been the most direct answer of the day on this, the day before. oracle arena. >

. >>> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has the story from fountain grove. >> reporter: few homeowners who survived the fire storm take nothing for granted anymore. not even drinking water. he has it delivered. >> once a week. sometimes special request. >> reporter: he and his wife can't drink it. this is what 13 surviving homes heat from the fires contaminated pipes with benzene. they estimated it would cost $40 million to replace five miles of under ground pipe. the work would set back construction and people moving into their newly finished homes by two years. now they think they may have a way around it. >> we found a solution that allows customers that are going to rebuild. >> reporter: providing every home with an activated filtration system. >> do i trust it? i'm not going to use that word at all. i will always have my doubt. >> reporter: testing showed that benzene levels have dropped somehow. they have to replace some pipes. he just wants it installed sooner than later. he is trying to safe this prize winning yard. >> if i have to wait four or five months to have water, my law

. >> from abc7 wayne freedman a story of a different kind of gift, not money but life and hope. >> reporterg garden for a small backyard. the green thumb takes over and for good reason. >> the that's correfact that mo plants came from my mom. >> reporter: left behind after the north bay fire storm and another project for the future. 40 lemon saplings. >> theyen don't want to swim, they want to be wet. >> where did you learn that. >> on the internet. >> taken her beyond lemonade or pie. in the gas station she works part-time, she talks about it. >> people are like, you are doing good with your lemons and then we caught on fire. >> turns out there were a lot of lemon trees throughout the burn zone and people had begun to mess them. they found out about penny. it is symbolic. >> when life gives you lemons, you make trees. >> she picked up her sapling this morning. her husband make showed us remains of her favorite lemon tree. >> it is right there. >> that's all that is left. >> that is one of the sweetest things she could do to give back. >> she is trying to keep up. >> i'm just a person, i'm

. >> reporter: in santa rosa wayne freedman abc7 news. >>> political aspirations dashed today for a santa clara supervisor. resigned his seat today. and suspended. he faces >> i told him to stop. but he didn't pay attention to that. and he continued. and it got worse over time. >> and in a statement, said the allegations against me are false in every sense of the world, yet i have been tried and convicted in the court of public opinion without due process. his seat will be filled via appointment in the coming weeks. >>> one month the court used evidence of the golden gate killer. advocates have more than 13,000 kits of untested rape kits the building. a second bill would require a complete inventory of all untested rape evidence across the state. >> we're talking about being able to solve the next golden state killer cases. too many tragedies that have been avoidable. >> $6 million to help counties process evidence. federal money is also available to help clear up that backlog. >>> 13,000 planes land a month. but the pilots board an international flight had a laser pointed at them. the pl

. >>> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has the story from fountain grove. >> reporter: few homeowners who survived the fire storm take nothing for granted anymore. not even drinking water. he has it delivered. >> once a week. sometimes special request. >> reporter: he and his wife can't drink it. this is what 13 surviving homes heat from the fires contaminated pipes with benzene. they estimated it would cost $40 million to replace five miles of under ground pipe. the work would set back construction and people moving into their newly finished homes by two years. now they think they may have a way around it. >> we found a solution that allows customers that are going to rebuild. >> reporter: providing every home with an activated filtration system. >> do i trust it? i'm not going to use that word at all. i will always have my doubt. >> reporter: testing showed that benzene levels have dropped somehow. they have to replace some pipes. he just wants it installed sooner than later. he is trying to safe this prize winning yard. >> if i have to wait four or five months to have water, my law

wane freedman was at today's opening ceremony and he's live with the story. wayne? >> reporter: the sales force tower isit 61 stdories tall. if you want to see it all, you need to do backup and it is now we got a close-up look at it today both outside and inside when you spend a billion dollars on a building, yes, you're allowed to have a part of it. how is it? ♪ >> reporter: today's opening of the sales force tower had elements olis ri. he spent $560 million to lease chomu put his company's name on it. >> this tower there up on that 61st floor looking out allows us to see that community, we are one san francisco and we ve obligations to each other and especially to the less fortunate than are among us today. >> reporter: speaking of the 61str,maoofl t is different up there which explains the rain drops. the tower tops at70xp mechanical secrets of smaller structures but not to see into the field of at&t park of the it's roughly 200 feet taller than the transamerica pyramid but who's counting. >> it's almost like you're in a plane. >> as a work space it still looks l

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abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has the details. >> they used to say the sun never sets on the britishgy day in san francisco. but that's not exactly accurate any more. >> you have the commonwealth. >> we are eight floors up in the british consulate general's office, getting inside scoops on the biggest royal since the last royal ed wedding. prince harry marries a california commoner meghan markle. and do not send gifts, we learned. they have a list of charities. >> send no coffee pots. >> no. i think they're okay on a coffee pot. >> china? >> i think there are a few bits of china around. >> we found plenty of tea at the home of a singularly british experience in japan town. >> are you doing this because of the royal wedding? >> no. >> so for expert analysis, we turn to annie who owns the place. she makes the wedding and accoutrements sound like a fairytale. >> and the uniforms and the outfits and the teirras are pretty and sparkly. who doesn't love a little glitter, diamond variety? >> we found no shortage of them in this place where the royal nump tu als barely blipped. you're not th

as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman explains, the answer, while unknown, is likely to be familiar. >> reporter: in santa rosa, like many california cities -- >> hello, park ranger, anyone in the tent? >> reporter: they have done this before, they'll do it again. >> you do have to vacate immediately. >> reporter: we're along the joe. redata jail, a homeless damp where residents received too much attention or too little, depending on their frame of mind. >> do you want to go back in? >> yeah, i want to go back in. >> reporter: it couldn't happen soon enough for residents like bill petty. last week, riding his bike, eight people block the path and one of them attacked him. >> it's a no-win situation. this can't happen. >> reporter: this camp formed about a month ago when another camp closed. it is roughly one mile long. but hardly the last mile, based on previous experience. can you anticipate where they'll go next? >> i can't. >> reporter: we know only where they've been. scenes we've shown you before. from the remnants of homeless hill last august, to roseland in april, with others

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