That did not keep the crowd away from the chabot space and Science Center. Thats where abc7 News Reporter anser hassan was tonight. The Aurora Borealis is headlining for a second night over the bay area, and the crowds continue to show up. I think its like magical. And you think about it from when youre a kid. You see pictures of it and you just want to see it for real. Ive never seen it for real. And so i thought the opportunity was too awesome to skip. Scott zimmerman and his family drove up from Mountain View for a view from the chabot space and Science Center up in the hills of oakland, hoping to see the Northern Lights. Its pretty exciting, and it kind of reminds us that, you know, were part of a much bigger universe and sometimes times the universe kind of talks back to us. Gerald mckeon is an astronomer at chabot. As he explains, the sun releases ionized gas, those clouds, sometimes bigger than the actual sun, travel out into space. Its interaction with the earths atmosphere pro
A new leader. This is a law you from doha also coming up protestors in israel the Prime Ministers resignation of corruption allegations which he denies. Will tell you why the trumpet ministration as a lot of scientists to stop talking about science and motorbikes are the best way to get around vietnams capital but now theres a plan to bomb the. South africas president has called for unity in the governing African National congress as it prepares to select a new leader jacob zuma whos facing corruption allegations is stepping down as head of the party before a successor is elected on sunday well the contest has been marked by deep divisions tanya page reports from johannesburg. I the conference started with two warnings dont to sing divisive songs and keep the chairs on the ground everybody at speeds that will be flying around this conference or we can say that you will not in this conference. A. N. C. Members from competing factions have her cheers at one another in the build up to thi
I thought he was going to be gone for that moment. Facing flames to save a brother in trouble. Tonight an act of bravery that has the Alameda County Fire Department wanting to hire this young man. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Thanks for joining us. Without hesitation, patelo fenal put himself in danger to reach his younger brother who was trapped inside a burning home in hayward. Abc 7 News Reporter Lonnie Rivera is live in the newsroom with new details. You talked to him about his quick thinking that saved his brothers life. I sure did. He says his instincts kicked in when the familys house caught fire. He says quick thinking and determination helped rescue his younger brother. He was crying, and it was filled with smoke so i couldnt see inside at all. Reporter patelo fanel. His younger brother whos on the autism spectrum, was trapped in a bedroom and his uncle was calling the boys name. I tried entering the kitchen but the heat was too strong and it caught my hair on fire and my bea
Were looking around the area for some more footage to see if we can help try to identify. We are working with the fbi who handles all bank robberies. Abc 7 News Reporter matt keller is tracking the search in the Santa Cruz Mountains and he is live at Lexington Elementary School which is closed while the investigation is ongoing. Matt . Reporter natasha, such a frightening day for Lexington Elementary School. Yesterday they were put on lockdown after the suspect was seen running in the area and today they hve canceled all of the classes, they are concerned about the safety for the students and staff here. Because this bank robber is still on the loose and he is considered to be armed and dangerous. Now here is new video from this morning from the area he was last seen at around 2 00 this morning. This is alder kraft heights and Old Santa Cruz highway and a few hours later they believe the suspect this h broken into a home on weaver road and took a womans van at knife point. We spoke wit
A challenge, but its a challenge that we hope to meet and bring him into custody. Reporter the suspect is considered armed and dangerous. Hes accused of robbing that bank of America Branch yesterday. Enough time has elapsed after stealing the Law Enforcement vehicle that he could be virtually anywhere, so the hope is that someone in the public will spot that silver malibu and possibly it could be even captured on video somewhere or possibly even a license plate reader. Were also told that this particular unmarked Law Enforcement vehicle did not have a police radio in it. It also did not have gps. That is why theyre saying theyll have to cast a much wider net because the distance from the bay area, the travel time could be quite great now. We are live at the Sheriffs Office in downtown san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. Things obviously just got a lot more complicated for police, but this all began with a bank robbery around 10 00 yesterday morning at bank of america. Around 2 30 police