Backpacks in plain sight creating opportunity. David louie, abc7 news. Amazing to see them in action like that. Stolen cars, drugs, a gun and money were all confiscated during a big bust by an s. W. A. T. An teamsness richmond. Police posted pictures on facebook. Officers yesterday served a search warrant on a house in santa rita road and the drugs they found include black tar heroin, cocaine, ecstacy and crystal meth. They also recovered three stolen and stripped cars. A woman and man were arrested. Another bust yesterday when deputies in windsor got a small arsenal of weapons off the streets. The drug bust at a home on stretch lane also netted body armor and some cash. Look at all the guns theyve got. In addition they found a neglected dog new no custody of animal control. Four were arrested. Someone found what happened to be a hand grande and that forced others to shelter in place Florida State san franciscos tenderloin. Experts rurveed to the scene to check out the object. Officers choiced off the area around 12 30 this afternoon. The area reopened around 2 00. Also discovered in san francisco, an old tombstone found beneath a house in the citys Laurel Heights neighborhood. Its the same area where an old cemetery used to be. Abc7 News ReporterWayne Freedman is there live with more. Reporter this is a project the men working are never going to forget it. Its not because of the work and what they put in, but because of what they found underneath. When history presents itself at the ends of a pick and shovel and power tools, its impossible to ignore. We thought it was concrete at first. Reporter it doesnt break like marble and doesnt have names or dates. Theres another writing going down. Theres a baby in here. Reporter the Coroners Office says its just a tombstone left behind from what authorities believe to be the laurel Hills Cemetery which woep in 1852. If families didnt want to move tombstones, the cities took them as landfill. This apparently would be one of those. Today, work resumed around this remnant from the lives of charles cooper, his wife Catherine Ryan and their baby William Henry who died at 13 days old in 1862. As history pulled at him, Frank Graziano pulled back free the stone beset by a sense of history. Maybe if we get it out, we can give somebody a part of their past. It would it be awesome. Reporter a few moments later. One, two, three. Reporter 155 years later, the past had its day. In san francisco, Wayne Freedman, abc7 news. All right. Developing news right now on north korea. Youve been hearing a lot about this today. According to cnn a north korean army general says they are seriously examining a plan to launch a missile strike targeting an area by guam by midaugust and say the new plan is in response to President Trumps fire and fury warning coming as local peace activityists mark civilians being targeted by Nuclear Weapons to call to an end to the tensions between the u. S. Han north korea. They brought their message to the Lawrence Livermore national lab. The 72nd anniversary of the u. S. Dropping bombs on japan to end world war ii. At least one bay area lawmaker is troubled by President Trumps comments of fire and fury aimed at north korea. You cant have a spokesperson for United States to not listen to their experts to disregard the intelligence community, the diplomatic community. Reporter at the same time, both the Defense Department and americas top diplomat says theyre on the same page with mr. Trump. What the president is doing is sending a strong message to north korea in language that kim jongun would understand. Because he doesnt seem to understand diplomatic language. And in north koreas capital, thousands rallied against the latest round u. N. Sanctions imposed against the rogue communist nation over its nuclear program. Americas National Security establishment may be watching north koreas capabilities with alarm but were getting mixed signals from the people who sell survival supplies and shelters. New anchor eric is live. You can often tell how nervous people are by where they choose to spend their money. Local Survival Stores havent seen much of a difference in the war of words. For businesses with an international viewpoint, well, the storys a bit different. So that you take reporter michael skyler at the Disaster Supply Center is holding potassium iodide pills that protect the thyroid gland from radiation poisoning. You ache take this and the iodine wont have entry. Reporter skirl says hes seen a slight uptick in interest following the latest saber rattling between washington and pyongyang. North korea is developing missiles to carry the bomb to u. S. Shores. His advice is to prepare the same as any other disaster marl or mand made with a survival kit. Food, water, light, Radio Communication so you know whats going on. Instead of 72 hours worth for an earthquake, you may need a months worth of supplies to wait for aid io active fallout to the subside. A company seeing an increase in business is atlas survival shelters. The maker of backyard bomb shelters says threats between the u. S. And north korea are driving business. The japanese want them, the americans. Theres not enough to go around. Reporter he says his shelters feature air purery fires to scrub away radiation. Prices ranging from 10,000 to up to 50,000. Yesterday there was a line out the door buying every shelter we had. We basically have nothing left at this point. Reporter hubbard says hes getting inquiries from all the country and different parts of as long as tensions remain high, he doesnt see that changing anytime soon. In san rafael, eric thomas, abc 67 news. Theyre watching an the rising tensions and war of words with interest and concern at the korea times office in oakland. Employees of the south korea based paper have family and friends on the korean peninsula. Crisis is making front page news and the journalist tell us theyve heard fiery rhetoric from north korean dictators for years but surprised to hear it now from a u. S. President. Im really concerned because you dont know where north korea is going to go because they theyre very volatile in their way of doing things. So yeah, i was shocked. Yeah, lets put it that way, i was shocked. They tell us while tensions are at their highest since the korean war, the Korean People both north and south have learned to live with such threats. Get updates with the abc7 news ap. Download it for free. Well send developments as they happen. Breaking news in con trap costa county. Highway 4 is blocked in both directions near discovery bay. Sky 7 is showing traffic backed up in the area. The situation started with a Police Pursuit out of the sacramento area. We understand the driver of the car jumped into that waterway there you see and has just been fished out. Just a couple minutes ago, sky 7 got video of the chp taking a shirtless man into custody. We will continue to follow this breaking story and send you updates on the traffic situation on highway 4 with the abc 67 news ap. 37 days and 1300 properties the rush is on to meet a construction dead line. Local officials worry abo a enf. Why getting a job is getting harder. And the happy ending for some neglected dogs in the bay area. Live doppler 7 a major deadline is looming for apartment buildings in san francisco. There are five weeks left to file permits for soft story retrofits to ensure buildings are earthquake safe. Abc7 News Reporter kate larson spoke with a contractor and the city about the challenges and consequences if you dont file on time. Were going to fill all of this with rebar and concrete. Reporter general contractor malcolm dee bruce is busy with soft story retrofits all over san francisco. With five to six seven projects going any given day. Reporter the deadline to file permits for tier 3 properties, those with three or more stories and 5 to 15 units is just five weeks away. Were helping the building move sideways. Reporter to avoid this, devastating damage to multiunit buildings in the 199 loma preetta quake. Protect your family, protect your most valuable asset. Reporter William Strawn says theyre concerned because more than 1300 buildings, almost 40 of the tier 3 group, have yet to file a permit. You dont do any retrofitting at all, the chances of a collapse are like one in four. If you do minimal retrofitting, that statistic changes to about one in 35. Reporter there are consequences if you dont file on time including eventual liens on the building. God forbid we have another earthquake and you havent done anything. Theres a huge liability to yourself and your tenants. Reporter she works for a nonprofit that advocates for rental housing owners. She says financial concerns are part of the permitting delay. They usually cost 100,000 to 400,000. Once an engineer files the permit you still have two years to complete account actual construction. Kate larson, nbc 7 news. An update on apply the of 34 dogs found neglected back in june. The Animal Shelter says its found homes for most of the dogs. Most of them boston tear xwrerpz heres one of them. Cute face. Officers rescue the animals after an anonymous tipster provided video of the deplorable conditions they were living in. Many stacked in airline crates in a smarl darkroom with no ventilation. Three needed to be euthanized. Charges are penning against the owner. New Research ShowsSilicon Valley companies stalled foreign hiring fearing President Trump could restrict immigration and make it more difficult for them to employ people outside the u. S. According to hired it, employers requests to interview foreign candidates fell 46 year to year in the First Quarter and 37 in the second quarter. Hire std says it collected the data from more than 1,000 companies. Its taking longer to get hired for a job. According to glass door, the average hiring time from start to finish is now 23. 8 days. Almost 24 days. That number is up almost a full day over 2014s average of 22. 9 days. Experts say one reason for a slower Selection Process is the additional screening methods Companies Use to end foo talent including background checks, skills test as well as Group Interviews and presentations. And then theres this. A new study finds restaurant jobs are growing faster than Health Care Construction or manufacturing. The boom is particularly evident in the bay area. The numbers have been on the upswing for years. Researchers say if the trend continues more people will work at restaurants than in manufacturing in 2020. We are a foodie culture. Absolutely. Drivers of nissans with defective takata air bags may have some money coming. Michael finney is here with this story. This thing keeps going and going. Amazing. More than 4 Million People who bought nissan with defective air bags could get up do 500 in compensation all part of a 98 million Class Action Lawsuit with the automaker over claims the air bag scandal caused owners to suffer economic losses. Owners would also be eligible for Financial Aid to help them fix their vehicles. Free rentals would be offered for use while repairs are being made. Similar agreements have been reached with toyota, bmw, maza and subaru. Only three out of tennis san drivers received air bag repairs since june. The settlement includes money to be used on marking to encourage owners to get their cars fixed. Fierce tonight a farm labor shortage could lead to a spike in food prices. Farmers are having trouble hiring enough workers to pick the crops. Farm crops have been critical of President Trump and say his immigration crackdown and reforms are not helping them. Conservatives say the labor short and predates President Trump and he is not to blame. A recent government report shows in most morn household money is going out faster than its coming in. In the last few years, spending outpaced savings by more than 1 . Economists point out the obvious. Those relying on savings to fuel their spending at some point will run out of money. Others remain optimistic saying that a labor short and will force searles up. Well, a moment to celebrate tonight for a single mom and u. S. Army reserve veteran who has been through a tough few year years. Jami dur han received a newly refurbished honda civic today as part of the resykes Rides Program after an abusive marriage, shes getting her life back together with her son. Duran was nominated by the soldiers angels and currently enrolled in College Classes and working temporary jobs. That car obviously is going to be a big help to her. Now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. Lets check out live doppler 7. The typical marine layer along the coast and parts of the bay. Also tracking some isolated thunderstorms. They have just collapsed north of clear lake area. Doesnt look like theyre going to make them. There was a slight chance. As you look around the state, weve seen over 1200 lightning luckily these thunderstorms have rain. So the fair danger obviously not as high because of the rain accompanying those thunderstorms. Well keep an eye on it for you just in case. Heres a look at the forecast for outside lands. A live look from our bridge camera. If youre going on friday, temperatures will be in the low 60s. Same thing for saturday. A little bit on the cool side. Good idea to have the jacket or sweater handy. On sunday, a little bit more sun. Temperatures in the mid 60s. Mornings in the 50s. As you check out a live picture from one of our other tower cameras you can see theres peeks of blue showing up there. Not everyones seeing the sunshine this afternoon. But we have seen those temperatures make it up into the low 60s to low 90s for most you. San francisco 62, oakland 65. San jose, Mountain View in the 70s. Gilroy right now 80. Sfo, you can see why there are delays on arriving flights. Right now, almost two hours because of the weather conditions. Oh if you are expecting somebody at sfo keep this in the mind. 70s novato. 73 in livermore. Santa cruz still a popular place des pite cloud cover lingering there. Cloudy again overnight tonight and driz with cool to warm days through saturday. And well below normal sunday through tuesday. Tomorrow morning when you get going, watch out for the slippery roadways. Temperatures begin in the 50s, 60s, but its the drizzle that could cause to you slow down as youre commuting. Your 12hour planner, 7 00 a. M. , uninland. At 4 00 p. M. , low 60s to 90s. 81 in the south bay tomorrow afternoon. 90 gilroy. Mid70s redwood city, palo alto. Low 60s coast side. Lingering crowds around daly city. 61, youre used to that in the summer. North bay, youll ceelo to mid 80s from santa rosa to napa. Nice day in the east bay. 72 oakland, 76 fremont. The sun shining inland. This is where you find the warmth. No hot weather here. 6 fairfield. 88 in livermore. 9 90 in antioch. The tropics heating up. This is Hurricane Franklin in the atlantic. This is now a category 1 hurricane. It is stronger packing winds of 85 miles an hour moving to the west expected to make a second landfall early tomorrow morning as a category 1. The biggest threat with this hurricane is going to be the flooding potential, mudslide potential as up to 15 inches of rain is expected in isolated spots. 4 to 8 inches for most of the region. If you have family or friends there, obviously this is going to be a dangerous situation. Download the accuweather ap. Keep track of the hurricane and the temperature swings in the sevenday. Not much of a swing the next few days. Low 60s to low 90s through friday. Dropping the temperature is especially inland saturday, sunday monday going from the upper 80s to the mid 80s and then really staying well below normal till wednesday of next week. Well below normal. Especially when fire danger runs high around this time, this is good. I a big discovery by a local professor, how its shedding light on our ancestors next. New at 6 00, two cats get really sick after their regular flea treatment. Their owner blames it on a medical mixup. Its a story with a warning for anyone with a a baby ape disco in kenya cveouldd abexample of the earliest human ancestor. The little creature whose skull is roughly the size of a lemon lynned about 13 million years ago and came from a family which may have eventually evolved into man. Finding a fully preserved skull this old is almost unheard of. Paleoanthropologist in cupertino made this discovery in 2014. His research which will be published in the journal of nature says this finding helps piece together where the human lineage emerged before it split with gorilla, orangutans and chimps. Scientists at ucsf says a hormone holds big promise against aging in the brain. We are born with a lot of it but it ebbs as we age. People who have a lot of energy as they get energy have more of it. Those suffering from parkinsons or alzheimers have less. Researchers figured out how to distill the hormone and inject it into mice. They saw better brain and more mobility. A new study finds pregnant women who suffer from deep disorders like apnea or insomnia may be at greater risk of delivering before full term. Its surprising how few women are dged. They say treating sleep disorders during pregnancy could be a reduce the preterm rate. Its about 10 in the u. S. More than most highly developed countries. The study points to need for better diagnosis and treatment of the conditons. Stay with us. Let the dreams begin. Im going to trea