When you recognize something isnt right, make the call to the Veterans Crisis line at 18002738255 and press 1. Now from abc 7, live breaking news. That news is from the east bay where a Police Station including inmates was evacuated following a bomb threat. Im eric thomas. Im kristen sze. Dan and ama have the night off. Lets get the Tiffany Wilson live in richmond with breaking details. Tiffany. Reporter kristin and eric, it was certainly a very stressful evening here in richmond. The Police Station where im standing has just been cleared of that bomb threat. We want to show you the evacuated areas because of course it extended beyond just this Police Station. The Communications Center and homes nearby along nevin and mcdonald avenue were evacuated. The Police Station where im standing, and then also people in homes along jetty drive. Make a right up there. Reporter the bomb threat started with two phone calls. Both times the caller used a profanity and said a bomb inside the building
Both times the caller used a profanity and said a bomb inside the building was going to blow up. Those phone calls were made backtoback within a couple of minutes. Reporter the five employees within the Richmond Communications center, ten staff member also in the pligs station and several police prisoners evacuated. Police went door to door asking nearby residents to clear the area. I couldnt go down the street. I lost my drone and i guess theyre saying a bomb threat. Reporter bart police loaned richmond a bomb sniffing dog. It took about 45 minutes to clear the Communications Center. During that time all 911 calls went to the mobile command center and Contra Costa County sheriffs department. The Communications Center is the life line for the community, for any other safety concerns. So thats why it was a priority for us to ensure that the Communications Center is cleared and safe, and that way we can continue with our normal operation of dispatching. Reporter the Communications Center
Back to you guys. Jackie, do we know anything else about the 17yearold boy . We heard hes a u. S. Citizen. Reporter yeah, liz, thats all we know. Were waiting for border and protection to hear more. Find out who he was traveling with, if anybody. We learned new information on what happened at the as giants game last night when a Security Guard apparently started attacking a fan in the stands. Tonight the teams meet again. We have the latest with sue sierra. Reporter we just learned from police what susie. Reporter we just learned what may have started this. They say a fan stole a backpack from a Security Guard and this whole fight has had repercussions today. A Security Guard has lost his job. That Security Companys relationship with the as is in question. And police have launched an investigation. It was quite a mess. Reporter Will Martinez thought he had a decent view of the battle of the bay last night. Instead, he had front row seats to the side show. Security reporter snapchatted
Gathering to watch the Solar Eclipse. We are in san carlos where the plane took off. Reporter an employee at one of the Flight Service Companies Says that the plane is usually housed here at the San Carlos Airport in one of the hangars on site. The pilot aboard died in that crash. Witnesses who got close to the crash scene say the plane seemed to melt into the side of a cliff. The first calls about the crash came into local Emergency Services this afternoon just before 2 00 p. M. Toward the tressel. Were getting reports of an airplane crash. The plane was a single engine model like this one called a wheeler express. It is an experimental plane which means it may not be fully assembled by a manufacturer. We dont have information about the pilot who died in the crash. Madris, oregon is a prime spot to watch mondays Solar Eclipse. I have flown out of this airport for 25 years. Its a very safe airport and the way they have security and air Traffic Control for the eclipse event, i am a bit
Mudslides force the chp to close the highway several times. Theyre starting to remove some of the barriers to see in they can make it more passable. Highway 17 a trouble spot thats being watched very closely. The storms are filling up, california reservoirs the lexington reservoir. The storms are bringing a lot of snow this year as well. The department of Water Resources will release the result of a second snow pack survey. Along with watching jeffs forecast, you can stay on top of the weather. Download it today, get push alerts on when the rain is 30 minutes away from your home or work. A polarizing political figure will be on the cal campus within the hour. There are plenty of people to greet him, supporters and protesters, can you see down below our nbc chopper is overhead. Controversial writer for Breitbart News will sneak at cal this evening. The same man who was banned from using twitter last year for harassment. Aleash kirschner joins us from cal with the latest. The last 30 min