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KOFY ABC7 News 900PM On KOFY September 29, 2017

You cant even see half dome. Peter was on top of el capitan this afternoon when rocks the size of apartment buildings fell to the valley below. We cheated death. Holy crap, did we cheat death. They sure did. Thank you for joining us. Im dan ashley. Ama daetz is on maternity leave. Todays slide is larger than yesterdays slide. Theyre comparing it to the size of two apartment buildings. One person was injured and flown out of the park by helicopter. With more on what happened, heres natalie brunda in yosemite. There was this cracking and a bunch of noise and smoke started coming down like crazy. Reporter a massive cloud of dust filled Yosemite Valley after another rock fall came tumbling down el capitan. Park rangers confirmed it happened where another set of rocks fell on wednesday killing one man and seriously injuring a woman. Jenny boyd said she was driving out of the park when it happened. My wifes pregnant. My first reaction was to get her out of the car and start running or something. Pretty scary stuff. Reporter cars were forced to turn around in the haze. One climber captured this video as the rocks alongside of the granite structure broke off falling hundreds of feet down the mountain. He says the rocks came off at the same spot where granite slabs fell a day earlier killing a climber visiting from great britain. Tom evans said he saw the deadly rock fall on wednesday, counting at least six times when rocks fell. He caught the rescue from behind his lens. Soon after he started to hear more rocks fall. You start to hear, boom, boom, where the big blocks are hitting on the face or the slope. The dust immediately rose. Everybody around froze. Reporter drivers were stuck for hours. Many trying to leave in case more rocks came tumbling down. Abc 7 news. Now, this is an image released by the National Park service this evening showing the spot on el capitan where the rock fall happened. Rock falls are quite common in Yosemite Valley. There are typically 80 per year. However, its been 18 years since the last rock fall related fatality like we had yesterday. All together there have been 16 People Killed by rock slides since 1857. Breaking news now. Oakland police say a man who officers shot with a taser has tide. It happened on foot hill boulevard at 2 30 this afternoon. Police are saying little about the incident. The Police Department and Alameda County District Attorneys Office are now both beginning an investigation. Sky 7 was overhead as a highspeed chase in a stolen car turned into a carjacking in hayward this afternoon. Watch now. We are having to say this did end peacefully. The story aired this morning in the city of alameda. Started, rather, in the city of alameda. Melanie has more with the latest. Reporter employees at harder automotive said the end of this highspeed chase in hayward was nothing like theyve seen before. It was scary. Reporter the suspect behind the wheel of this chevy equinox. Alameda police say this car was stolen around 6 15 a. M. From a union 76 gas station. The suspect ditched the stolen car this afternoon in hayward after colliding with this white bmw convertible. It was only after the vehicle was pulled over and both subjects were taken out of the vehicle that we understood at that time that, okay, this is a victim of a carjacking. Not a friend of the suspect. Reporter an employee from motor team in hayward was running an errand in the white bmw when he said the suspect jumped in and demanded he drive. Back at the dealership, surveying the damage to that car, he said he was still shaken up. Hayward police say there were no weapons involved in the carjacking. By phone, the driver of the stolen chevy equinox told abc 7 news he heard his car had been located and just wanted to get it back. He said he did not know about the highspeed chase or how it ended. Hayward police say the suspect drove through lafayette and danville as well. Melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. And new details now about the man at the center of a standoff on interstate 80 that shut down the freeway almost all day yesterday in emoryville. This is our first look at a prior mugshot of 45yearold demilo hodge. He most recently lived in napa and owned a Limousine Service based there. Back in 1999, he served time on charges of stalking, and making terrorist threats. In cases stemming from san mateo and santa clara counties. Now, hodge was wanted on homicide charges out of fairfield. Fairfield police say their officers tried to pull him over about 8 40 yesterday morning. Hodge eventually came to a stop in the middle of interstate 80 where police say he opened fire on officers after a short fire, a standoff, rather, they fired back with dozens of rounds killing him. Today police found the car who hit a child in richmond yesterday and did not stop. This is a 3yearold boy were talking about who was taken to the hospital in critical condition. His name is geronimo perez. Eric thomas has the latest on the investigation. Reporter El Cerrito Police stopped the car and owner and turned them over to richmond officers this morning. After questioning, police determined that he was totally in the dark. The driver really didnt have a clue as to what occurred. With his vehicle. Because he apparently dropped the vehicle off for some maintenance work. Reporter that led detectives to this auto repair shop, about ten blocks away from the accident scene. They took a 19yearold receptionist in for questioning, and now allege she borrowed the car without the owners knowledge. Shes under arrest and booked for felony hitandrun. The case has not been filed yet because she was just taken into custody today. Were hopeful that the case will be filed either tomorrow or monday. Reporter the collision took place here near 27th and mcdonald at about 11 30 yesterday morning. The 3yearold slipped out of his moms grasp as she tried to put him in the car and bolted into the street. This man was working nearby and came out to see what the commotion was. The boy was not talking, speaking. I saw the back of the car leaving. Reporter the boy is in critical but stable condition. The fact he was so young makes it tough for even veteran cops to handle. Just a little guy, you know . As you can imagine, in a car like a smart car hitting this little child, will cause pretty traumatic injuries. Reporter employees of the repair shop did not want to talk and the suspects name is not being released. In richmond, abc 7 news. A former Santa Clara County probation counselor is arrested on suspicion of having sex with two boys while they were in jail. They took Patricia Cara in custody at her home this morning. The 36yearold is accused of sexually assaulting a 17yearold and 18yearold inmate. The accusations came to light a year ago when one of the alleged victims came forward. In a statement the countys chief probation officer says the department is appalled, adding, quote, this employee violated the trust placed in the department. This will not be tolerated. To escaped prisoners are no longer on the loose after both women were captured in different parts of mexico. Both Ann Armstrong and mitchell escaped from a federal minimum prison camp in dublin earlier this month. The two had been serving sentences for drug related crimes. Armstrong and mitchell will now face additional charges, of course, for escape. They credit Mexican Police for helping arrest both women this week. A lot more to come here. Sad times for happy Times Preschool. Only abc 7 news got tipped off to the sudden shutdown and the money it still owes parents. Also, San Francisco parking is already at a premium, right . It could soon get worse, though, because of new permit rules in the works. Well explain whats changing. Meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at the forecast. Our weather is changing, thats for sure. Temperatures fell today. The cooling will continue as we head into tomorrow. Ill show you those numbers coming up. Thanks, sandhya. And tomorrow is National Coffee today. Were learning that federal agents detained nearly 500 undocumented immigrants in socalled sanctuary cities including right here in the bay area. I. C. E. Agents arrested 498 people during what they called Operation Safe city this week. The nationwide sweep focused on people convicted of crimes and suspected gang members. In San Francisco, agents arrested a man who had been convicted of having sex with a minor. The 27 people arrested in Santa Clara County include a convicted drug dealer in san jose, agents did not target people in the daca program were told. Now to a story youll see only on abc 7 news. The abcs are getting mixed up with the ious after a preschool suddenly closes. The families are not getting their money back. A parent tipped us off to the shutdown of happy Times Preschool in San Franciscos sunset district. The happy times are not there anymore. Heres Lonnie Rivera with the story youll see only on abc 7. The kids are crying, so sad. They couldnt go back and see all their friends. It was just a mess. Reporter Mitch Mitchell said it was hard breaking the news to his 5yearold that she would not attend preschool at happy times nursery school. I actually went to school at happy times. A long, long time ago. I wont say how long. I had some of these guys with my teachers. Reporter mitchell was disappointed with this letter mailed about the schools closure. The head of the School Explained how the staff signed wage agreements in may. But by late august several Staff Members resigned. It says, quote, at one point the level of staffing was inadequate, therefore, the board of directors had no choice but to close the school. I know that theyre trying to pass, i think pass the buck on to somebody else, and the teachers were just unbelievably caring. Reporter parents learned by fliers about the supply sale, not sure if money made will be refunded back to them. We really felt like, you know, after all these years, we were, you know, stabbed in the back, and robbed. And taking money out of our kids education. Reporter the letter to parents detailed how the assets appear to be 6,500. While the liabilities are in excess of 100,000. Happy times staff advised parents with questions about a tuition refund to contact the schools attorney. In San Francisco, Lonnie Rivera, abc 7 news. Now, keep in mind if theres a story you want ab 7 news to look into it, please let us know. Were on twitter, and facebook and you can always write us an email. We would be delighted to hear from you. Some whole food shoppers might be victims of a breach of credit card information. It only affects people who purchased items at tap rooms and Table Service restaurants inside its stores. Thats because those outlets use a different point of sale system than whole Foods Grocery stores. Whole foods encourages customers to monitor their credit card accounts and to contact their bank if they notice any suspicious charges. In a deal that sounds like a pretty good match, ikea is buying task rabbit, the San Francisco based startup is an ondemand platform for hiring people to do everything, such as standing in line for you, or building furniture. The perfect link for ikea. Youre looking at one of the companys online ads. It is expected to be finalized next month. Well, in honor of National Coffee today, several coffee retailers are offering discounts and even free cups tomorrow. Lyft is offering a free can of high brew Cold Brew Coffee when you take a ride in San Francisco. The deals are only offered at participating locations. So be sure to check first if you want a free or discounted cup of joe. All right. Meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the weather as we get closer to the weekend. Hi, dan. Tomorrow morning, a cup of coffee might come in handy, especially a hot one. Take a look at the mount tam cam. Looking at the fog rolling in over ocean beach this afternoon. Now, the fog has expanded. It has started pushing in over parts of the bay. And that trend will continue as we head towards tomorrow mornings commute. Youll be seeing a lot more fog than you saw today, thats for sure. When you look at the temperatures, theyre already being impacted by not just the fog, but also the sea breeze. 58 degrees in San Francisco right now. It is cooler. Oakland 61. Mountain view in the 60s along with san jose. It is 55 in Half Moon Bay already. In the 60s from novato and livermore in the low 70s. A live look from the emoryville camera. If you look very carefully, you will see the marine layer there in the distance. Not only are we tracking fog, but these are high clouds over the top of that fog. Its a system that is approaching. Thats the system that took our temperatures down around the coast, in the bay, inland areas, you still managed to get up in the low 0s. Inland areas tomorrow will fall into the 80s. A beautiful view across the bay. Foggy coast and bay for the morning commute. Cooler in our area tomorrow. Sunny and mild conditions for the upcoming weekend. Hour by hour we go. 5 00 a. M. Commute time. Fog into the northeast bay. Al the coast. Down the peninsula. As we go into the latter part of the day, we will notice that the fog is still hanging around. So 1 00, high clouds, fog, as we go into 4 00 p. M. , youll notice its still a combination sky. That will help to take those temperatures down some more. Tomorrow morning, starting out cool, to where youll need that extra layer. Mid40s to the upper 50s. There will be fog around. For the afternoon, in the south bay, 81 in san jose. 77 in santa cruz. Peninsula looking at temperatures ranging from the low to mid70s from menlo park to san mateo. 65 pacifica. Downtown San Francisco 67 degrees. Youll feel that breeze in daly city. In the north bay, temperatures anywhere from the 60s to the 80s right around santa rosa, 76 degrees in vallejo. Oakland, berkeley, low 70s. 76 fremont. Mix of sun and high clouds, really mild weather inland. About where you should be this time of year. 82 in livermore and concord. Now, i do want to show you what the forecast looks like for bridgetobridge run. It benefits the Special Olympics of northern california. The sun comes up at 6 00 sunday morning. 56 degrees. It is going to be really nice looking weather. The sun comes up at 7 06. 8 00 a. M. , sunshine, mostly sunny. Into the 10 00 a. M. To noon time period. You couldnt have asked for Better Weather if youre taking part in the race. 7 00 friday night, winds will be gusting around 25 miles an hour tomorrow evening. Going to about 30. And then we go into the saturday afternoon time period, and those winds will still be howling. 30, 34 miles an hour. That will prevent us from getting hot. The sevenday forecast, mid60s to mid80s tomorrow. Close to that for the weekend. Nice, mild weather. Download the accuweather app. Check out those temperatures. Cooler weather early to middle part of next week. You definitely will have a late fall feel, especially by wednesday, when our warmest spots, only 78 degrees, dan. I like the late fall feel. Isnt it nice. Its crisp. There is a growing crisis in puerto rico tonight. The white house is now sending a threestar army general into the situation. And abc 7 is celebrating hispanic heritage month. On our instagram feed highlighting the hispanic community. We salute a woman who provides legal help and so much more to refugee children in the bay area. Check that out when you have time. But stay here with us. I experience it every day. I was once undocumented. I didnt know what to do. I didnt speak the language. Today President Trump waived the jones act to ease shipping rules and get supplies to prt are puerto rico. It prevents any vessel not built, owned and partly crewed by u. S. Citizens to transport cargo between points in the united states. Hundreds of people went to a free Water Distribution Center today filling up as many empty containers as they possibly could. More than 2,000 people lined up to try and board a Royal Caribbean ship just to get off the island. Extremely surreal. I dont think reading about it would really illustrate how bizarre the situation is. Coming from a fairly normal stable background. Ive never imagined that there could be so little security in america. 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