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Of the irish cultural center. They are to vote on whether to join the calls for chief joanne hayeswhite to step down. Its not a personal attack. Its a business decision that was arrived at about the direction of the department that we all work for. Reporter last month, the heads of all the employee groups presented a letter to mayor ed lee citing a grave crisis of confidence in hayeswhite. And last week, the battalion chiefs and others in management did the same. Were told that today there was virtually no support for the chief. I go back to the crisis of our ems system, and i believe that we our mission of the Fire Department is to protect the lives and property of the people of San Francisco, and the state of our ems system right now is not allowing us to do our job. Reporter many firefighters say the Response Time broke the camels back. The Fire Department arrived at a building in the sunset district, after Carbon Monoxide alarms went off. A 94yearold man suffered a heart attack. And dispatch records show the ambulance arrived eight minutes after the maximum Response Time. He died. But today chief hayeswhite said an emergency medical technician was already on the scene. The patient received med cal care, because it was witnessed by our members in front of him. Reporter mayor ed lee has been standing by the chief. Today he called the call of crisis in the department a challenge. The Fire Commission and i share responsibility in evaluating the chiefs performance, and we have committed to doing that. And thats where were at. Reporter in San Francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. A major announcement today from the president of the California Public Utilities Commission, michael peavy, saying he will not seek reappointment to the post after his term runs out at the end of the year. Hes faced allegations of corruption, and emails appear he made secret arrangements to favor pg e during the san bruno gas pipeline explosion investigation. Hill accused peavy of fostering a culture of corruption at the cpuc. I have great faith in the governor na he will appoint a president who will look at the institution, and clean house where necessary. To make sure that that culture is changed. The commissioner he said should be removed for illegal communications with pg e. The utility may be fined for the inappropriate communication with regulators. New information today on that San Jose Police officer who 49er ray mcdonald personally called for help after an alleged Domestic Violence incident at his house. Vic lee is in san jose today. Reporter i think a lot of people just presumed that the officer was offduty when he got the call from ray mcdonald to go to his home that night. But we have now learned that he was actually on duty. And that raises serious new questions about a possible conflict of interest. And just how much this will affect the d. A. s decision on whether or not to charge the case. The San Jose Police department declined to comment because of the ongoing investigation. Abc 7 news reported last week that the San Jose Police officer Sergeant Sean prichard worked security at the games. He went to Ray Mcdonalds home after the defensive end called him the night a 911 call was made. This was a dispatch call that sent police units over to the house. Weve now learned that prichard was on duty that night, that he worked after the a security job earlier in the day here at the sprawling santana row complex. Our sources say he then went to his regular job at the police department. Changed into his uniform and was doing paperwork at his desk. Thats when those same sources say he got the call from mcdonald, that he got into his police car, and rushed over to his home. The officers who responded to the scene were reportedly surprised to see another Police Vehicle and prichard. A former San Jose Police lieutenant says this now raises a case to a new level. The question, again, arises, was he acting as a police supervisor, or sergeant on duty, or was he just wearing the uniform and driving the car. But actually, working for the 49ers. Reporter and did prichard interfere, or influence the investigation in any way. Police have now forwarded the case to the district attorney. Prosecutors now have to answer all these questions. But because of prichards involvement, lucas says they can ask police to redo the entire investigation again. The other alternative is for the d. A. Not to rely on san jose p. D. , and he has a staff of investigators that are in fact Sworn Police Officers that will go out and do the entire case from the ground up. Reporter the department has barred prichard from any further work with the team. Until an internal Affairs Investigation is done. Vic lee, abc 7 news. Vic, thank you. The 49ers today confirmed that Santa Clara Police investigated one of their former players spillman on accusations that he tried to rape a bay area massage therapist last december. Police and prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to arrest or charge him. Spillman was released by the niners before the season and signed up with the dallas cowboys. There are reports hes now being investigated for a Sexual Assault in texas. Hundreds of Golden Gate Bridge employees are going on strike. Bus mechanics and Service Employees will hold a oneday strike next friday, october 17th. That means the District Bus Service between San Francisco and marin county will not operate that day. However, the Ferry Service will run as usual. 13 golden gate transit units have been working without a contract since july. Theyre fighting over pay raises and insurance costs. Andrew nisbet has been sentenced to 27 years in state prison for child sex abuse. The 32yearold sexually abused three boys that he was teaching, and then tried to solicit somebody to murder them. Nisbet was arrested last december. He pleaded guilty to seven felony counts. He taught at the golf course in livermore. Crews are working to control several fires that have destroyed five homes in placer county. Five separate blazes broke out yesterday just east of auburn, and those fires are now 1,000 homes. Some 800 residents in the community of applegate are under mandatory evacuation orders. The fires have burned 420 acres and are just 20 contained. Its not clear what caused the fires but officials are not ruling out arson. B. A. R. T. Is getting into the bus business, at least in the overnight hours. Today b. A. R. T. s board of directors approved a partnership with the alameda contra costa transit. Currently trains dont run between 1 00 and 5 00 a. M. The new bus service is set to begin in december. The San Francisco giants heading to st. Louis, looking for more postseason glory. The team boarded buses this morning outside of at t park. The buses took them to the airport and then they flew to st. Louis. The players appear to be pretty loose. Vog el song and hudson right there. This is a team thats been there before. They thrive in these pressure situations. Look at jakes right hand, hes got his guitar as well. So hes pretty loose. The first game at at t park will be next tuesday. We look forward to that. Were looking forward to nice weather. Yes, spencer christian, a little cloudy outside today. But, of course. Got the horns today. Anyhow, the clouds did linger a long time today. Finally this afternoon, the skies turned blue, which is appropriate, because the blue angels may be flying by in the next few minutes. We still have some clouds at the coastline. And pushing locally through golden gate and over some spots of the bay. Heres a live view from the east bay hills camera showing high clouds as well as some low clouds building at the coast. 71 in San Francisco. 73 san jose. Morgan hill 84. 54 in half moon bay. Clouds down at ocean beach near the golden gate. Lots of blue skit rye now. 73 degrees right now in napa. Mid80s at fairfield, concord and livermore. Heres our first forecast. Well see fog expanding near the coast and bay this evening. There will be areas of fog with some sunny breaks early tomorrow morning. Tomorrow afternoon, generally mild. Cooler at the coast but mild conditions will prevail from the bay to inland. Then we have a weekend warmup coming our way. Ill tell you all about that in just a moment, as the blue angels will likely be flying by. Still ahead on abc 7 news at 4 00, the countdown is on to a big announcement tonight from tesla. The speculation on exactly what its going to be. Well take you on a tour of the navys newest Amphibious Assault ship here for fleet week. A live report is next. New at 4 30, the south bay man accusing comcast of getting him fired because he complained about his cable bill. Checking your walnut creek traffic. This is 680 on the righthand side. A little easier going. 680 south down toward san jose. You can see it is starting to stack up on 680 north. Stay with okay, ill send it. One hundred seventytwo dollars for a chemistry book. Just use citi popmoney. Boom. With citi popmoney its easy to send money to just about anyone, anytime. Visit your local branch or citi. Com easierbanking to learn more. Trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. Well heres the truth 46 will save lives. It will save money too. Im bob pack, and im fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i dont want anyone else to lose theirs. The three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. Save money and save lives. Yes on 46. Whoa yeah i was testing to see if we really can turn any device in your house into a tv and the tablet worked just fine but i wanted to see if the phone will work as well. So i shrunk sharon. Every channels live just like on tv but its my phone. Its genius. Shh im watching tv. Tiny sharon is mean. Im right here. Watch any channel live on any device around your home. The x1 entertainment operating system only from xfinity. A dramatic water rescue that was caught on video. This morning, torrential rains flooded neighborhoods and streets around apache junction, arizona. The muddy water quickly washed into roadways stopping the van you see right there. Firefighters had to rescue the driver. Experts say that more than an inch and a half of rain fell just this morning. It is d day for tesla. The electric carmaker has a big event tonight in l. A. But its still not clear what its for. The ceo tweeted a mysterious message last week saying it was about time to unveil the d and something else. The question now is, what does the d stand for. Theres speculation theyll produce a fourwheel drive version of their car. Others speculate it could be a driverless version of the s. Well find out tonight at 7 00. Whatever it is, its probably going to be pretty cool. Im thinking it will be. The nations newest Amphibious Assault ship the uss america will be commissioned saturday here in San Francisco, meaning it will officially be part of the navys fleet. Today hundreds of people lined up to get onboard. But abc 7 News Reporter leann was there. She joins us live with the first inside look at the newest design. Hi, lyanne. Reporter that line to get onboard was very long. You have to remember, this is a new ship, one that few people have seen directly. The fog had barely lifted as reporters got onboard. The u. S. S. America is a ship designed to maximize the navys capability to fly just about anywhere. It will hold more than 30 aircraft, including the mv22 osprey helicopter and a fighter. Those capable of vertical lifts and landings. Mike bowden explained the advantages of the osprey. We can do a lot of things that other helicopters cant do. We go about twice as fast abc the other helicopters. Reporter its also big enough to store equipment and transportable vehicles. Like other Amphibious Assault ships, it doesnt have a well deck used to transport equipment and marines from ship to shore. The america will rely on its planes and helicopters to do that. This gives it more room to house the aircraft and to store twice as much jet fuel. We bring great offensive capability, can strike mightily if required. The peacetime role and then disaster response. Reporter the navy and u. S. Marine corps will Work Together on the ship. It will hold about 3,000 of them. Its great to be onboard. I love working hand in hand with the navy. And its just great to be in this wonderful city and be part of this commissioning. Reporter the america will be commissioned on saturday. Its already traveled around cape horn in the most southern part of south america, before arriving in San Francisco on monday. Nicole brooke of livermore calls the ship her home. Its wonderful. Ive never been out of the country before, so it was an amazing experience. I got to see new things, meet new people. Reporter the navy is already building another one like it called the tripoli. Abc 7 news. Well take a live picture right now and roll the dice. The blue angels are out practicing. Weve seen them going by in single file. And you know the way Live Television works. We take the live shot and see nothing but beautiful skies and no planes. Is it possible we may see one go by . They were going to fly earlier to do this practice, but it was too foggy. So they are flying right now. It is called a survey flight. A full rehearsal is set for friday, tomorrow. Of course, the big show this weekend. So were so sorry. Were so sorry. Okay. Most of the time theyve been flying right to left. Oh, listen to that. Its all about the roar. It is, the thunder. Theyve been flying single file. Right to left. Now back the other way. A return trip now, larry. Making some passes. The blue angels have been around since 1946 flying. You see the banking. Yeah. We didnt get to see them last year because of the budget cuts, so it really is a grand fleet week return this year with the blue angels. We havent seen any formations where theyre close to one another yet. We have two. Maybe theyre getting closer. I was looking up some frequently asked questions about the blue angels. The closest they fly is a maneuver called the diamond. And imagine this. Theyre flying top speed about 700 miles an hour, which is just under mach 1, and they get as close as 18 inches apart. No way. Can you imagine that . The precision. An interesting fact that i didnt know, you dont think about it, why are they called the blue angels, larry . Im glad you asked, ama. They picked the name back in 1946. And, you know, its not really this elaborate thoughtout process. Apparently one of the pilots came across the name of this famous club in new york called the blue angel nightclub. And it was in the new yorker magazine. They said, you know what, blue angels sounds kind of cool. And there you have it. 1946. There they are, doing the survey flight, getting ready for the big fleet week weekend. If you cant make it to San Francisco to see the blue angels, heres video of them doing their thing. You can watch it where you live by visiting abc 7 news. Com. Well be streaming the air show Live Saturday at 3 00. So you dont have to miss a thing. Spencer christian has the best view of all right now. Hes upstairs. I caught their first flyby during lyannes report. Im glad they came by a second time so you guys could see them. So you could all see them as well. How is the roar up there for you . It wasnt so bad. Not nearly as bad as some of the motorcycles that go by. True. It was tolerable. The weather is certainly more than tolerable right now. The blue sky above, breezy and cooler. A live view at the Golden Gate Bridge. There it is. I can see it. And now you can. A few clouds above the golden gate. Traffic is flowing rather nicely there. Cool near the coast and bay tomorrow, warming up this weekend. Chance of rain next week, midweek or so. Let me show you whats going on in the atmosphere. Weve got the onshore cool floor right now with the coastal clouds hanging around all day. This area of High Pressure will be building in to heat us up this weekend. And bring us some very warm and summerlike weather for the weekend. Check out this system dropping down from the gulf of alaska. Thats our next best chance for rain. That chance is increasing as next week approaches. 11 00 tonight, the fog will surge out over the bay and some inland areas. Foggy around the bay in the earlymorning hours. By midafternoon, well see mainly sunny skies over the bay and inland tomorrow. The fog will persist at the coast. And overnight, well see low temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 50s. Upper valleys, lows down to about 49 and 50 at napa and santa rosa. Highs tomorrow in the mid to upper 70s in the south bay. About 76 at san jose. Now you can hear the blue angels flying over. Low to mid70s at the peninsula. Low 60s at the coast. Downtown San Francisco a high of 64 tomorrow. Up in the north bay, 81 in santa rosa. 86 in sonoma. 79 at napa. East bay highs, 68. Inland east bay, highs in the low 80s tomorrow. 82 in fairfield. Antioch and livermore. Heres the sevenday blue angel forecast. Warming trend begins on saturday. Three warm days, actually. The warmest one being sunday. Mid80s around the bay. Low 70s at the coast. Temperatures will gradually taper off on monday, and more on tuesday, with a chance of showers on wednesday. Lets hope it turns out to be more than just showers. If were lucky, well get some big ole splashdown droplets. We will hope for that. Thank you, spencer. We can hear the blue angels. We should tell them, do not fly during the weather forecast. Right. I dont know whats wrong with those guys. Thank you, spencer. Up next, a big honor today for the bay areas own green day. New after 4 30, what officers said about the unusual visitor they got this week. And youre eligible for san medicare, area you live in Anthem Blue Cross can help you get a great plan at a great rate our new Medicare Advantage plans pay for many of the costsare do original medicare doesnt. So you can focus on other important decisions. Anthem plans help protect youh. Doctors and hospitals, and, weve built stronger partnerships with trusted local to bring you special benefits like. Dental and vision, Prescription Drug coverage, plus free memberships at participating gyms. Nows the time to switch if you live in San Francisco county, there are new plans with zerodollar monthly premiums available this year. Plans also include zerodollar preventive care. The medicare enrollment deadline for San Francisco is december 7th. So call anthem today at 18443317996 to learn more or to schedule an inperson meeting. A big day for green day. The 15 nominees for the rock n roll hall of fame. The first year the eligibility for the band. Five other acts were nominated for the first time including sting. Results of the voting will be announced in december with the induction planned for next april in cleveland. Look at the entire list of nominees on abc7news. Com. Did you want to hear them play while the blue angels were flying . Green day would be awesome. So much to explore this coming weekend, like the blue angels. Absolutely. Heres a look at whats happening where you live. Reporter anchors away, fleet week is back in the bay area through monday. Thousands of spectators will line the San Francisco waterfront, watch a parade of navy ships float by, and enjoy tours, and the jawdropping aerobatics of the blue angels. The fall film season is getting under way. Kill the messenger opens tomorrow. I sat down with the director. Comedian joe coy is back in the bay area making audiences laugh at cobbs comedy club. We talked to his rise to fame over tacos. You can see both of our interviews on our website. Susan boyle is touring american stages. Shes coming to the Orpheum Theater this saturday. Boyle will wow audiences with iconic tracks of neverbeforeheard classics. For more information on these events of where you live, visit our website at abc7news. Com. Abc 7 news. Just ahead at 4 00, you complain about your cable bill and lose your job . The serious allegations being made against comcast by one south bay man. Also, why Adrian Peterson allegedly told police that could get him back in jail. Later, enjoying the fruits of their labor in the wine country despite a year filled with challenges. In todays headlines at 4 30, a vote of no confidence for San Francisco fire chief joanne hayeswhite. Carolyn tyler broke the news with this tweet. Breaking rank and file firefighters joined their leadership in unprecedented vote asking chief hayeswhite to resign. A big announcement from Public Utilities Commission President michael beepeavy who d he will not stay on the job at the end of this year. The majority of people tweeting about the ebola virus have negative things to say, especially those who feel the u. S. Government was too slow to respond to this crisis. A south bay man claims he lost his job after complaining to his cable company. He says the comcast called his boss, and got him fired. Abc 7 News Reporter Tiffany Wilson joins us live in the newsroom. This is a pretty outrageous claim to start with. Yeah, it certainly does sound outrageous. I got off the phone with an attorney who said this case is highly unusual. But he said oroerk has a legitimate claim because comcast has no right to call an employer when a customer simply calls to complain about a bill. It started with a 26 overcharge on a bill. Connor said it cost him his job as an accountant. Im very upset about that, obviously, that my livelihood was taken away from me. Reporter oroerk said he went to the store but no one could fix his faulty service. He decided to call the Accounting Office to complain. Thats where everything went awry. And i think that some of the terminology that was used, specific accounti ining termino, was obviously enough to set them off that we have we do have a serious problem with our accounting. Reporter according to oroerks attorney, an hour later he got a call from his employer which consults for comcast. I think he received a call from a partner in the Philadelphia Office of Price Waterhouse cooper, telling him to back off, to stop calling comcast. That he had received a call from the controllers office, that the client was very angry, and the client was very important. Reporter the letter from the comcast attorney confirms the call was made between comcast and Price Waterhouse coopers. Two days later, oroerk was out of a job. The Statement Reads in part, the firm terminated his employment after an internal investigation concluded that mr. Oroerk violated pwcs standards and practices applicable to all of our people. Comcast issued a public apology, saying what happened with mr. Ororks service is unacceptable. Nobody at comcast asked for him to be fired. Oroerk isnt satisfied. Its a little bit disappointing and a little bit short. I think if they were sincere they would have reached out. His Attorney Says if oroerks demands for 100,000 and job reinstated are not met by tuesday, theyll file a lawsuit. In San Francisco, Tiffany Wilson, abc 7 news. Thank you, tiffany. Health officials now say the dallas deputy who went to the home of an ebola patient has tested negative for the disease. That comes one day after the death of thomas duncan, the first person diagnosed with the virus in the u. S. To die. Marcy gonzalez has the latest from texas. Reporter Dallas Health Officials Say sheriffs deputy has tested negative for ebola. He was rushed here yesterday after coming down with a stomachache. Concerned because he was part of the team that delivered a quarantine order to the home where Thomas Eric Duncan had been staying. Though he never came into direct contact with the man who died of ebola yesterday. I still think that they should have provided him with some sort of protective gear. Reporter here in dallas, and around the globe, growing concerns about ebola. Some employees at Laguardia Airport walking off the job in protest, concerned about potentially being exposed to the virus. While at the same airport take your thumb, pull it down reporter other workers spent the day learning about ebola and how to guard against infectious diseases. Dozens of medical workers finished their training today, preparing to go to west africa where the disease has killed more than 3,800 people. Im over there to help, and to give them the best shot possible. Reporter 500 american soldiers are also heading to liberia to build an ebola command center. In the 30 years ive been working in public health, the only thing like this has been aids. We have to work now that this is not the worlds next aids. Reporter we just got an update that still none of the 48 people believed to have had contact with ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan while he was contagious are showing any symptoms. Still, they are being monitored. There are daily developments on the ebola crisis. You can get the breaking news with our abc 7 news app. We also have more information at abc7news. Com apps. A Detroit Lions fan has been banned from games indefinitely after allegedly using a laser pointer at a game last sunday. Police today cited 17yearold after he bragged on twitter about shining the pointer at Buffalo Bills players during the game. They confiscated the laser pen that he used. He now faces a Court Appearance and probably a fine. The Ticket Holder had his tickets revoked for the rest of the season. The Minnesota Vikings running back allegedly admitted to smoking marijuana while awaiting trial on a felony child abuse charge. Not taking Illegal Drugs is a common term to follow when youre out on bond. The vikings have suspended peterson. Hes admitted to using a wooden stick or switch to discipline his 4yearold son earlier this year. Coming up at 4 00, English Police rein in an unwanted visitor at headquarters. A homeless street singer finds fame overseas. How a man was down on his luck, really hit it big. Looking westward from emoryville. The reflection of the sunlight on the bay area. The high clouds above and the low clouds at the coast. Whats coming our way tomorrow. We see some of the low clouds as we check our traffic at 4 37. Traffic is moving in both directions, going over to the north bay and marin. Were back after a quick break. Its amanda. Hey sweetie. What . [phones rings] okay, ill send it. One hundred seventytwo dollars for a chemistry book, what is it, made of gold . Just use citi popmoney. Boom. Ah, shes feeling lucky. Hey sweetie. Cancun, yeah no, youll be spending spring break with your new chemistry book. With citi popmoney its easy to send money to just about anyone, anytime. Visit your local branch or citi. Com easierbanking to learn more. Country Music Artists are not usually imported from sweden. But this is a really unusual story. Hes gone from living on the streets to having his first album released here in the u. S. That voice belongs to doug segers. Hes no youngster. Hes 62. He was actually discovered in nashville several months back by a swedish tv crew doing a segment on downandout musicians. He was singing on street corners for spare change. Before he knew it he was in a studio recording this song going down to the river which went to number one on the swedish itunes. His debut album was released yesterday. That is incredible. A group of Police Officers in britain got an unexpected visitor when a horse wandered into their Police Station from a nearby field. Cheshire police said the local resident showed up in the reception area of the police headquarters, and obviously the entire thing got caught on camera. The horse was later escorted home. Police issued a cheeky response to the incident saying they were saddled with an unexpected guest, which eventually became the mane event of the night. The blue angels live, getting ready for their big saturday show. Theyre doing a survey flight, just practicing out there today. And spencers been doing the weather and was being drowned out by the thunderous roar from the blue angels. This is Perfect Timing as they dip behind the fog in the clouds there. We can go back up to spencer, and get a check from his Vantage Point on the accuweather update. Its gorgeous. Ive been watching them myself. What a day. The clouds moved out of view in just the right time. Heres a look at the live doppler hd. Mainly sunny skies over the bay and inland. The clouds getting thicker and expanding tomorrow. Mainly sunny skies tomorrow. Highs in the low 90s at sacramento, fresno, down in palm springs. In the bay area, highs will range from cool foggy 62 at half moon bay, to 70s around the bay, to low 80s inland. A pleasant day but relatively cool one compared with the recent weather conditions. And heres our dateliner, looking at weather for the second week. Tomorrow, foggy and cloudy over the bay in the morning hours. In the afternoon, mainly sunny. Temperatures in the mid60s. Good viewing for whatever maneuvers the blue angels are planning for tomorrow. Well see cool to cloudy conditions in the evening hours. Afternoon looking pretty good. And saturday looks even sunnier. And warmer. A terrific day for enjoying fleet week. Larry and ama . Thank you, spencer. Theyre roaring by in the background. Thats great. Police mistake a teenager for a burglar. What happened when officers went inside that house and what the boy is saying. Plus, unlocking the key to how babies communicate. What researchers are doing, and how it will help new parents. A warning from newspapers in an online store. Is it really going brick and and for many, its a struggle to keep your a1c down. Lli. So imagine, what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar . Imagine, loving your numbers. Introducing oncedaily invokana®. Its the first of a new kind of prescription medicine thats used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. That works around a oncedailyl that works around the clock to help lower a1c. Heres how the kidneys allow sugar to be absorbed back into the body. Invokana® reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in, and sends some sugar out through the process of urination. And while its not for weight loss, it may help you lose some weight. Invokana® can cause important side effects, including dehydration, which may cause some people to have loss of body water and salt. This may also cause you to feel dizzy, faint, lightheaded, or weak especially whed up. Other side effects may include kidney problems, genital yeast infections, urinary tract infections, changes in urination, high potassium in the blood, or increases in cholesterol. Do not take invokana® if you have severe kidney problems or are on dialysis or if allergic to invokana® or its ingredients. Symptoms of allergic reaction may include rash, swelling, difficulty breathing or swallowing. If you experience any of these symptoms, stop taking invokana® and call your doctor right away or go to the nearest hospital. Tell your doctor about any medical conditions, medications you are taking, and if you have kidney or liver problems. Using invokana® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may increase risk of low blood sugar. Its time. Lower your blood sugar with invokana®. Imagine loving your numbers. Ask your doctor about invokana®. A bittersweet moment for a young couple who welcomed their first child into the world, then had to say goodbye. Jenna and dan haley got worldwide support while completing a bucket list for their unborn baby after learning he was terminally ill. He died a few hours after being born. Baby shane died peacefully in his mothers arms after meeting his family and being baptized. He was still in his mothers womb when he was diagnosed with a brain defect. They made the most of their time together and started shanes bucket list, visiting the beach and zoo and other places. They hope the journey will inspire others. A North Carolina family is expressing outrage over the treatment of their 18yearold foster son by police. A suspicious person is Walking Around in my neighbors yard. A black kid with it looks like dreadlocks. He walked down beside the house. Looks like he may have walked in the house. Well get someone to check it out. Thats a 911 call from a neighbor, reporting a possible burglar at a home near raleigh, North Carolina. The kid with the dreadlocks turns out was not a burglar. Hes 18yearold deshawn curry, the foster son of the homeowner. He was pepper sprayed by officers who refused to believe he actually lived there. Even though he pointed to pictures of his family on the wall. Im feeling comfortable, and im feeling like im loved. When they come in, and then just profile me and say that im not who i am, and that i do not stay here because there was white kids on the wall, that really made me mad. Police say that race was not a factor, claiming curry was pepper sprayed only after he became threatening, profane and belligerent. They say his drivers license did not match the address. The familys lived in the house for only three months after moving there from california. Researchers in kansas are now trying to find the key to understanding childhood Language Development. Experts are looking at how babies Pay Attention in social settings, and how that can impact their Language Development later in life. Researcher brenda sally has babies watch movie clips to test their attention span, tracking their eye movements, and heart rates. Heart rate slows down when were in very focused attention, so we can know if babies are really paying attention, learning something while were showing them on the screen. Researchers think children who are more attuned to paying attention be may develop language earlier than other children. The results of the fiveyear study could eventually reveal Early Warning signs of autism. Voters will be asked in november whether the state should regulate Health Insurance rates. The campaigns on both sides are heating up. Michael finney has the latest. The prop 45, or the fight over prop 45, the proposition that would require the state insurance commissioner to regulate Health Insurance rates in california took an old school spin today. Consumer watchdog is back in the measure, took to hanging posters around San Francisco this morning. The posters are created by wellknown graffiti artist out of l. A. Robby connell, and they ask, are Health Insurance rates killing you, then say vote yes on prop 45. Consumer watchdog said theyre in traditional media, and those opposed to the measure. Theyll always have more money than the public does. But we have is the truth. Thats what the posters are about, exposing the Health Insurance companies that are behind the no ads. Californians against Higher Health care costs as prop 45 would increase rates and harm the quality of health care. If you receive a renewal notice for a newspaper or magazine, watch out. Theres a good chance its bogus. Publications across the country are warning about phony renewal notices like this one. The invoices ask for the credit card number or check, or check to order or renew a subscription. They were sent to readers of many publications including the sacramento bee, denver post, and wall street journal. If you receive one, contact the publication directly to make sure its real. Amazon is reportedly opening its first brickandmortar store. The wall street journal reports the physical store in new york will open in time for the holiday season. Amazon is refusing to confirm the report. Online retailers are blaming the sales at shopping malls and stores. If it does well, it will open the door for opening in other cities. Why would they bother . They have it nailed down. That seems to be the case. Up next, the state of napas wine. What visitors say about the harvest despite the big earthquake and drought. Coming up new at 5 00, the cause is in. We now know what started the yosemite fire that claimed the life of a san jose pilot. And what microsoft said about women that now has them in hot water, next at 5 00. Is it the biting . We need to break up. Cuz i can stop . No i love you and your show. Its cable. Customers are more satisfied with uverse. Switch and we can Stay Together forever. Forever . Ow. Im not gonna lie to you. Its also the biting. Break up with cable. Choose uverse tv from 19 a month for 2 years. Its new episodes of greys anatomy, followed by scandal, followed by how to get away with murder. Abc 7 news at 11 00. Its been a quarter of century since the loma prieta earthquake struck the south bay area. Well look back at the 15 seconds of october of 1989 when a 6. 9 earthquake ripped through the bay area leaving behind chaos, destruction, death and incredible moments of heroism. Laura marquez remembers seeing the destruction in the marina district. And we first got to number two sarantes. And we saw it pancaked. Thats when i was like this is the real deal. New saturday on abc 7. We look forward to see how the loma prieta earthquake taught us to be more prepared for whats next in the bay area. It happened 25 years ago next friday. Were taking a look back saturday evening at 9 30 with the premiere of the abc 7 news special, 15 seconds, 25 years later. The loma prieta earthquake. Napa valley Grape Growers are toasting today. As the harvest draws to a close, they say expect a highquality vintage despite many challenges this year brought on by mother nature. Amy hollyfield has more from napa. Reporter theyve dealt with drought and earthquake and hail. Yet napa valley Grape Growers say they survived it all. This years harvest looks perfect. Their yields are probably going to end up somewhere between 2012 and 2013 yields. Which were both fairly high for us. You know, if this becomes the new normal, were very excited about that. Reporter the earthquake and the hail damaged homes and personal gardens, but the grapes handled it all just fine. The fruit held up really well during that hailstorm. As part of the napa valley, i dont think 6. 0 earthquake is quite enough to shake them all the way off the vines. So harvest continues shortly after, and napa valley is back open for business ever since. Reporter as for the drought, they were looking pretty good, because of the rain they got in february. The napa farmers have been trying to cut water usage and change their management techniques to save water in the vineyards. Then, the earthquake hit. The violent shaking shook loose some groundwater, and creeks are starting to flow again. Theres a lot of water. Napa is extremely fortunate to have a wonderful system of aquifers here that really help us in a time of a drought. Reporter for wine drinkers out there, all this has come together to bring you a tasty bottle of wine. This year, what were seeing is tremendous quality. Reporter tourism is up, too. Over the winter when tahoe didnt have snow, they say it seems like people decided to come here instead. That is creating some traffic issues that the valley needs to deal with. But the Grape Growers say first theyll finish this harvest and go on vacation. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. Thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4 00. Abc 7 news at 5 00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. I think theres corrupt and criminal behavior. A controversial leadership coming to an end. Why the head of the state Public Utilities commission is stepping down. Plus all around the house. Shoddy work and no Legal Recourse to get it fixed. The sting operation that ended with contractors in cuffs. Get ready for another strike by golden gate transit bus drivers. Im abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. This is abc 7 news. After many protests, the embattled head of the state Public Utilities commission is leaving the job. The mayor of san bruno calls it a tremendous victory, coming in the middle of accusations about secret dealings with pg e. Thanks for joining us. This deadly explosion in san bruno set the wheels in motion for todays resignation. But the Tipping Point was what critics call a far too cozy relationship with the utilities he is in charge of regulating. Laura anthony is live with the resignation. And reaction to it. Reporter thats right, dan. Peavys last day will be september 31st. Among those gratified by the announcement, those most affected by the san bruno explosion here at ground zero, one of those survivors told us today, he wanted peavy gone long before there were revelations about the emails. San bruno blast survivor joe gomez said hes been waiting for this day for four years. Michael peavys departure. Gomez lost his girlfriend and was badly burned in the explosion of the pipeline in september of 2010. Its a victory for all the victims, for san bruno and california really. It should make the streets safer. The infrastructure safer. Im really pleased and excited about it. Reporter state senator jerry hill also expressed his satisfaction that the embattled president of the California Public Utilities Commission will step down. I believe the most important part is the California Public Utilities Commission can now become the institution that it was originally designed, and created for, and that it was historically before. Reporter the news came in a statement from peavy, who said he originally planned to make his announcement next week. Quote, i am moving the announcement to today. I will not seek reappointment to the cpuc. 12 years is enough. Peavy made no mention of. Trove around allegations the cpuc was having back Door Communications with pg e executives. Revealed in emails like these. Hopefully the state of california and the governor got the message we want, independent people