Reporter a Southern California woman with stage iv cancer who claims vincent gamble duped her into spending 2,000 on bogus treatments including mixing of a concoction at his office that included a baggy of dirt. I stupidly mixed it up and put it in my mouth and then i said its burning a little bit. He said that means its working. Reporter he is out on bail charged with practicing medicine and furnishing drugs without a license. He had a large stash of prescription drugs at his home and in an office some of it powerful like morphine much of it out of date. We located well over 25,000 doses of prescription medication. Reporter he appears on this website for his Natural Oncology Institute where he claims to treat Cancer Patients with a wide variety of affordable options. The patients must have somewhere to go where they can get straight unbiassed answers without someone sizing them up for money. He is expected back in court in Ventura County next month. In Berkeley Laura anthony abc 7 news. Members of the San Francisco Sheriffs Department to receive special training. Deputies, dispatchers and investigators attended a seminar to teach them the proper way to respond to a missing child case. Leaders from National Center for missing children provided training. What we need to do is get to the scene bring in outside resources because we dont have time to waste. Reporter attendees heard from mark class whose daughter was kidnapped and murdered in 1993. Two men are on the run in san jose after police raided a marijuana grow at Alum Rock Park. Sky 7 hd was over the scene as helicopters ferried evidence out of there. Wayne freedman is there live with the story. Reporter what a chain of events. First a pot bust and then a chase and then we have kids in harms way and then an evacuation. All of those adding up to what we saw today. This is what santa clara sheriffs deputies came for a big haul, 7500 illegal Marijuana Plants growing in the county hills with a street value of 16 million. There was a surprise when deputies arrived. When they entered into the grow there was three suspects. All three ran. We were able to catch one suspect immediately and we began to pursue the other two. Reporter the other two suspects escaped in the direction of Alum Rock Park. It was not crowded but it does host a science summer camp for 33 kids and three supervisors. San jose Police Ordered a bus to take them away quickly. They were concerned about having children in harms way of a police operation. The bus took the kids to the park where parents would pick them up later. They know little of what happened. For the Sheriffs Department frustration in not getting all suspects but a victory in finding the grow. The marijuana growers do carry fire arms and have in the past. The dangers of being close to a park is possible civilians walking and enjoying the park and hiking with kids coming across marijuana growers. Reporter as a precaution Alum Rock Park remains closed until tomorrow. From san jose Wayne Freedman abc 7 news. Two suspected gang members were sentenced today for the beating death of a union city mother. Hector garcia and salvador got 15 years to life in the kidnapping and murder. She died from Blunt Force Head Trauma before her body was dumped and set on fire. The two men pleaded no contest in may to Second Degree murder. Police are looking for two men who robbed a couple at gun point. It happened wednesday night as the couple was walking with their grand child. Police say one man pointed a gun at the couple and demanded gold and one ripped a necklace from the womans neck. The men escaped in a silver bmw. A Hedge Fund Group is taking over three hospitals. Agreed to purchase daughters of Charity Health system which operates Oconnor Hospital in san jose and st. Louis hospital. The hospitals threatened to close if they could not find a new investor. The previous buyer backed out. Blue mountain will invest 250 million in these nonprofit hospitals. I cannot in good faith let this hospital just close. So this is the solution we are presented with. And this is the solution that i support. The hospitals will be managed by Integrity Health care which is owned by blue mountain. The hedgefund group has the option to buy the hospitals in three years. More than half of all drivers licenses issued to people who are in the country illegally. Long lines at the dmv as the new law took effect giving immigrants the chance to apply for a legal drivers license. Today the department of Motor Vehicles said about 390,000 licenses issued because of that law. An effort launched in the east bay to protect nesting cliff swallows, about two dozen small birds. These birds just travelled 3,000 miles to find a secure home. Abc 7 News Reporter joins us live now with the story. Reporter check this out. These are the swallow nests underneath the roof of this bathroom. There are about 20 of them but sadly someone destroyed a few of the nests. You can see some of them on the ground. The city and the Golden Gate Audubon Society are trying to get the word out that tampering with the habitat is against federal law. Cliff swallows have been living in the east bay hills for thousands of years. They come here every year during spring and summer to mate and feed their baby birds. The swallow birds need access to water and mud to build homes pellet by pellet. The Audubon Society explains why the birds chose to build homes at this public bathroom. They would be on a rocky cliff side but because we have done a lot of development they are using the next best thing which is a concrete structure with wonderful hanging eave. They are able to take advantage of that. Reporter they are not considered endangered by the Audubon Society says they are concerned the Climate Change is effecting the guys. The city normally has a sign that tells people not to disturb the nests but it has been removed for cleaning. Thank you. Coming up next a worker is freed from a meat grinder. The man firefighters say saved his life. Tearful testimony in San Francisco. What was so emotional in the battle over frozen embryos. Raking it in, why the google guys are nearly 20 billion richer. Tried and tested. 7 on your side looks at the years best lawn mowers. And new pictures of pluto what new horizons discovered. We are keeping an eye on that wildfire burning in Southern California. Right now this is the pass area. We will have an update check this out. With xfinity home we get 24 7 professional monitoring and video monitoring we can watch on our own tv. Thats way better than our old security system. [metal clanking] [chip crunching] [baby crying] dont be old fashioned. Xfinity customers, add xfinity home for 29. 95 a month for 12 months. Plus get a Free Security camera. Call 1800 xfinity or go online today. N back to breaking news. We want to bring you the latest information on the north fire as it has been called burning on the cajon pass. Airplanes dropping retardant on the fire that increased in size from 2,000 acres. Look at that video. The fire burned cars on interstate 15 just north of San Bernardino. A live look. Drivers abandoned vehicles and highway is shut down. Zero containment now. Homes are also evacuated in the area. There are no reports of injuries. Thats the good news. Not sure where the fire is burning. This is the major artery between los angeles and las vegas. Follow us on twitter for continual updates. There was tearful testimony in the legal battle over frozen embryos involving a former cancer patient. The Attorney Says he is eager for closing arguments in the case that has the potential to set major legal precedence over who has right to embryos. Reporter dr. Lee says she signed paperwork in order to do fertility treatment before cancer treatment. The question is that paperwork, is it legally binding and the final word in the fate of the embryoes created. In 2010 dr. Lee and her thenhusband signed paperwork to create embryos at ucsf. Her attorney i think the documents were rushed because they are consent forms. People dont spend a lot of time when they review. People spend a lot of time when they sign contracts. Reporter fresh from cancer diagnosis she testified she signed the documents without much thought but the stipulation in the agreement says the five embryos they created are to be destroyed in the case of divorce. Something attorneys say they want honored. Neither would comment outside of court today but lees Attorney Says the case boils down to the definition of the document. So your position is its not a contract . Thats exactly right. Its a medical consent form and contains directives of how things should be done. They can be revoked or changed. Reporter closing arguments are set for august 4. It is likely to be contested. We are prepared to take this up as far as the appeal goes. A Ground Breaking ruling the equal Opportunity Employment Commission said work place discrimination is illegal. The eeoc says the 1964 Civil Rights Act explicitly prohibits employment discrimination. The eeoc has concluded that the 1964 act covers sexual orientation, as well since it is inherently tied to sex. You may have seen billboards around the bay area. Islamic circle says it wants the public to learn about the prophet mohammed including a phone number and website for people who want more information on the subject. The group has received more than 1,000 calls. Nearly 2 Million Pounds of chicken are being recalled because of concerns that may be contaminated with salmonella. The chicken is made by aspen food. Its sold at safeway stores. Abc7news. Com for a complete list. The recalled products are stamped with best if used by dates. The man recovering after his shirt sleeve caught after operating a meat grinder reaching in to try to dislodge a piece of meat that appeared to be stuck. The machine pulled him in. A colleague heard him screen and hit a kill switch as the mans arm was reaching the grinding section on that machine. The Fire Department says the coworker saved his life. Firefighters had to dismantle the machine in order to pull the man out. His arm is broken in several places. Horrifying. An offduty federal officer shot and injured duringaltercation with police in the town of sea side. Police escorting a drunk woman home when escorted by their husband who had a gun. He was shot by one of the officers. No details about what led up to the shooting has been released. A warning for cbs customers saying the Online Service had a data breach and credit card information may have been compromised. The company says customer information at cbs. Com and cbs stores was not affected. A record day on the nasdaq for google. Stocks soared nearly 15 going over the 700 mark at one point. It is the largest one day rally in the history. The search came after the internet giant reported strong Second Quarter financial results. It is great news for cofounders who reap big bucks. Each added about 4 billion to their fortunes today. Mowing your lawn can be a real chore especially if you try to use water. A good mower can make a big difference. 7 on your side is partnering with Consumer Reports. This five acre plot of land in florida is Consumer Reports lawn mower testing headquarters. Dozens of models from names including honda and troy built are put through serious performance tests to find out which ones make the cut. Testers rate on how well they can cut in different modes. Consumer reports says any basic push mower will cut grass and finds you can get a machine to make the job easier. If you are looking to buy a push mower consider a selfpropelled. They are a lot easier to use and are not a lot more money about 40 to 50. Reporter this recommended snapper is very good at mulching and costs just 280. If you want more control and more even cutting Consumer Reports says opt for selfpropelled mower. With variable speed you can vary the speed of the mower to meet conditions of the grass or you can go faster. Reporter one of the best the 700 honda that offers excellent cut performance whether bagging, mulching or in side discharge mode which is helpful. And this less expensive honda is a Consumer Reports best buy for 400. Its not as good in side discharge mode is the 700 honda. It is slightly easier to handle and control. For less money Consumer Reports recommends self propelled touro recycler model. Im Michael Finney 7 on your side. Well, made it to the weekend. Another week has passed. Meteorologist sandhya patel here with our accuweather forecast. We are seeing typical conditions and some not so typical. We have a nice breeze coming through here. We had temperatures from mid 60s at the coast to mid 90s inland. Summer microclimates continue into the weekend. We will add humidity to the mix. Take a look at live doppler 7 hd. You will see where the fog is sitting. We have high clouds and a few from our camof both of those. Pretty much captures what your weekend is going to look like. Temperature 66 in San Francisco. 69 oakland. Half moon bay a mild 63. From our san jose camera high clouds will be on the increase as we head towards sunday and thats when it will get a little bit sticky. 78 in santa rosa. Temperatures in the hottest spots 94 in livermore. 92 in fairfield. Livermore at 90 degrees. Concord 89. Emeryville showing clouds across the bay. Warm conditions inland through the weekend. Turning sticky on sunday and isolated showers are possible but ill show you where the best possibility will be. Satellite radar giving you a quick glance at what is going on. We are watching Tropical Storm delore s. It was a hurricane yesterday. Now here is the deal. Stream of moisture beginning to develop from that Tropical Storm. It is going to weaken more and then will see some of the cloudiness from it coming in our direction. Sunday at 5 00 a. M. Expect some clouds. Humidity rises at 11 00 a. M. It will feel a bit on the sticky side. Isolated shower cant be ruled out. Best possibility down towards the south bay. Well keep in another possibility of a few drops on monday. So just two days. Really the biggest thing you will notice is that it feels humid. If you are taking part in the aids walk San Francisco this sunday it will be quite comfortable except for the humidity. We are looking at temperatures in the low to mid 60s and then coming up into the upper 60s with sunny breaks. If you are going to aids walk just dress in layers and go say hello to colleagues out there. Take a look at temperatures tomorrow morning starting out mild mid 50s to low 60s. Fog around in the usual spots and a little bit on the slick side due to drizzle. Be aware of that for early saturday plans. For the afternoon gilroy 88 degrees in the south bay. 82 in san jose. 81 santa clara. On the peninsula Red Wood City palo alto 80 degrees. We hang on to a little bit of the fog. Downtown San Francisco 69 degrees. 65 south San Francisco. 71 degrees. As you look at the north bay 60s coast side. 81 napa. A lovely day in the east bay. 74 oakland. 81 free mont. Inland spots hot side. Low to mid 90s. Concord 89. 90 degrees in livermore. A look at the seven day forecast we bump up temperatures a little bit for the second half of your weekend. Humidity will also be coming up. Hang in there. I know not a lot of people are fans of the sticky conditions. Temperatures will start to go down by the middle of next week. We are dropping down to the 80s. It will be nice it we get a few drops around here on sunday. Thank you. Rare video of the liberty bell in San Francisco. 100 years to the day after it came to the city. Thats next. And at 5 30. The lone wolf gunman the videos Severe Weather coming. Stunning images and the Security Breach on that California Run way you will see what the pilot recorded the moment on the run way right after abc 7 news. The gap in security that could effect your safety. A story only on abc 7 news. A look at the wildfire out of control. 2,000 acres have burned. Highway 15 shut down in this history came alive today in San Francisco. The granddaughter of former mayor shared rarely seen pictures of the liberty bell when it was paraded around the city 100 years ago today. It was exhibited in the 1915 panama pacific exposition. The California Historical society is asking everyone to share momentoes from the worlds fair. Send, post, pin and a map, ticket stub. If you want to share pictures of the 1915 worlds fair go to abc7news. Com for a link to upload pictures to the online history project. Scientists studying pluto say the new images they are seeing are like eye candy. They say the plains are icy and frozen and say volcanos may be shaping areas. The spacecraft is about 2 million miles away from pluto. On tuesday the spacecraft flew within 8,000 miles of the 4. 5 billionyearold pluto after traveling nearly ten years to get there. Drone delivery, United States first ever faa approved test flight for drone delivery was made today. The delivery went to a secluded clinic in virginia made by australiabased. The faa approved rules to allow for use of small commercial drones. Cant wait to get a pizza. Extra hot. Still ahead if you happen to see a robot on the side of the road this summer dont be afraid to give it a lift. The social experiment headed to the bay area. So what im saying is, people like options. When you take geico, you can call them anytime you feel like saving money. It dont matter, day or night. Use your computer, your smartphone, your tablet, whatever. The point is you have options. Oh, how convenient. Hey. Crab cakes, what are you looking at . Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. It took Serena Williams years to master the two handed backhand. But only one shot to master the chase mobile app. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. Female announcer get three years interestfree financing on brand name mattress sets. Plus, get free delivery, and sleep trains 100day low price guarantee. Sleep trains interest free for 3 event is ending soon. Your ticket to a better nights sleep you are looking at live pictures of the brush fire in Southern California. What we are learning about this wildfire that is sweeping across the San Bernardino county freeway burning cars. Also coming up more problems for San Francisco sheriff mirkarimis mirkarimis. And an audience with the pope. What Governor Brown and mayor plan to say about the environment during a meeting this weekend all coming up in half an hour at 6 00. So there is a word we dread hearing. Are we there yet. Kids on average begin to ask this question two hours and 23 minutes into the drive. Researchers recommend a break around two hours into the drive. 45 minutes and they are asking. Here is one way to beat boredom, pick up a hitchhiking robot. The robot headed out on a Cross Country tour of the u. S. It left massachusetts and plans to wrap up in San Francisco. The catch, the robot needs a lift from drivers to get from stop to stop. It was created by canadian researchers as a social experiment to see how people interact with it. Its journey last year took 26 days. There you go. Give it a ride. Thank you for joining us. World news tonight is next. Im ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. And im dan ashley. For sandhya patel we appreciate your time. Living you with a live look at the socal fire. The latest at 6 00. Breaking news as we come on the ire in the west. Cars going up in flames on the highway. Our reporter with late information. Also, the lone wolf gunman killing four marines. We have new reporting. The fbi pouring through the suspects computer. Videos of the gunman growing up in america. Swimming with friends, mixed martial arts, the graduation. Authorities asked late today, was he inspired by isis . And the faces of the victims tonight. The veteran awarded the purple heart. Also breaking at this hour, the new and urgent warning from boeing about a threat that can destroy a passenger jet in midair. Our Aviation Team standing by. Were also watching Severe Weather at this hour. Nine tornadoes already. Stunning images of the twisters touching down. And the home explosion in
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