Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM 20170710 : compar

Transcripts For KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM 20170710



>> reporter: just around the corner from me, eric, on 23rd here at harrison, every five minutes or so you hear this crackling sound as glass comes off the side of this office building. we're barricade out here. they've got us blocked off. people are wanting to get back to their cars so they can drive home or get away. they can't. we've seen a few other folks appear to be evacuated. from the ninth story up to the 15th story in this office tower at 180 grand avenue, glass panels spontaneously popped all afternoon, raining glass onto the sidewalk and cars below on 23rd street. exposing insulation and wiring. the building is diagonally across from the apartment construction site that roared into an inferno early friday. as many evacuated residents were allowed back into their nearby units last night. today, even more people appear to be forced out because of the shattering glass. >> i don't know who's going to pay for everything. sad thing is -- >> reporter: this man showed us around his destroyed apartment. he's heartbroken to see the damage. a kitchen filled with ashes, clothes out the window on scaffolding so close he can touch it. >> this is scary. i don't know how the city permitted like the scaffolding next to your window. >> reporter: he says he's been told by his landlord it will take at least three months to make his united habitable again. abc7 news. new at 6:00, almost 300,000 gallons of water going to waste after someone vandalized a water tank. the north marin water authority says a trespasser cut through a chain link fence and may have tampered with the water supply. the same thing may have happened last month. water officials have to drain the tank, disinfect it and refill it with water. police in san jose are looking for a woman accused of stabbing a man this morning on south 2 nth street away from the 280 freeway. officers found the victim with one stab wound. he was taken to the hospital where he died. today the city of san francisco nored the lives of three u.p.s. drivers gunned down at work. a memorial ended a short time ago. we're live from city hall with the details. >> reporter: so many people showing up to pay their respects. it was a fitting tribute to three u.p.s. drivers respected by their colleagues and, of course, loved by their families. ♪ >> reporter: the glide memorial church ensemble performed a song to lhonor the lives of three u.p.s. workers, wayne chan, mike lefiti, benson louie. the three were gunned down on june 14th by fellow u.p.s. driver jimmy lam who filed a grievance for working excessive overtime. mayor ed lee offered the victims' families these words. >> we will do everything to help you recover from this tragedy, but we begin with appropriately honoring their memories here today. >> reporter: colleagues say life after the shooting has been tough. >> i walked past where it happens almost every day and where it happened. so, it's difficult coping. >> reporter: congresswoman nancy pelosi says gun violence must end. >> a loss like this so unexpected, gun violence leaves a trauma behind. >> we loved big mike. >> reporter: matt toia says his family is trying to cope with the loss of a man who was bigger than life. >> one day at a time we'll get a grip of it, maybe sooner than later. we just miss him. >> reporter: the teamsters and u.p.s. family standing as one. >> they are our friends. they are our family. and we will never forget that. >> reporter: the teamster's iconic emblem displayed in flowers of a wheel now broken. ♪ >> reporter: in san francisco, cornel bernard, abc7 news. new video shows a small grass fire that caused a traffic backup in the north bay next to highway 101 near golf course drive this afternoon. the chp had the freeway shut down to one lane while firefighters worked to get it under control. happening now, 14 large wildfires are burning across the state in bay area firefighters are on the way to help with the fire fight. crews from southern marin and mill valley left early heading north as part of a strike teechl fighting a fire. crews from san francisco are headed south to san lose ib ip sew. about 5,000 firefighters are battling flames. the largest fire is the alamo fire that's burned more than 23,000 acres and only 10% contained. a nearby santa barbara county, the whittier fire has grown to 7800 acres that started just yesterday afternoon. this is time-lapsed video. that fire is only 5% contained. a driver crash and burned to death near kenwood. the chp responded to 911 calls after 4:00 this morning on a brush fire outside of ken boost wood on highway 12. a volvo had crashed and burst into flames. the driver lost control on a curve. >> it appears the driver lost control, went up an embankment, over a fence and rolled several times into a field where the vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed. >> the identity of the driver has not been released. police in berkeley are warning cal students after two crimes on campus this weekend just before 9:00 friday night police say a man grab aid woman in the parking lot. the woman screamed and man ran away. an hour later a man who had gotten off a b.a.r.t. downtown was followed and attacked and robbed by a group of teens. he got away. the search continues for a man missing in san mateo family. richard mott's family led a search party asking neighbors if they've seen the 23 -year-old man. his father says the hardest part of the organizing the search was not knowing what to do. >> imagine your kid's missing and you don't even know what to do. i don't think a lot of people, not for any particular reason, were helpful. i know what to do now, but i need some -- i need something to get this to the next level. >> moss disappeared on may 25th. fire disrupts lunch plans at a popular restaurant. next why the stubborn blaze could keep the doors closed for days. a new honor for a fallen b.a.r.t. police officer. temperatures today running some 5 to 10 degrees cooler compared to yesterday. that trend continues tomorrow. the numbers ahead in the forecast. a texas road house restaurant is closed indefinitely following a grease fire. firefighters worked to put it out. alameda county firefighters posted these pictures showing the thick black smoke that could be seen from a smile away. the fire happened before the restaurant opened. all the employees got out safely. an east bay city is getting new crosswalk signals to stop the loss of life in a new thruway. tha they're called hawks. when triggered the lower light flashes yellow, then solid yellow followed by two red lights on top that flash alerting mothered iss to stop. a stretch of 680 in san ramone may be renamed in honor of tom smith, 23-year veteran who was mistook for an armed suspect and was shot. tomorrow is the final day for public comments on president trump's review of 27 national monuments that could be downsized or eliminated. six protected areas in california are on the list, including snow mountain in the north bay. the monuments can serve hundreds of thousands of acres and were created by the last three presidents. president trump ordered the interior department to re-examine if those areas are designated appropriately. you can comment on mail or online. we have a link at abcnews.com. they've been writing to each other from opposite sides of the pacific ocean for nearly four decades. today these pen pals met face-to-face for the very first time. cooler weather to start the week. how long will that last? up next is the accuweather forecast. the marlins held a frish fry at at&t park the last three days, grilling the giants for three more hits, two from a sentimental meeting from necessary notice between two people who were close friends but never saw each other for nearly 40 years. she welcomed her friend from new zealand to the u.s. they began writing 36 years ago after steve looked through tammy's friend's yearbook and saw her picture. >> i lost contact for nearly ten years. i imagined to track her down. yeah, i think more people should be pen friends. the world would be a happier place. >> he became a paraplegic after a failed back surgery. she plans to take him to meet the woman who introduced them. it's not easy to win the lottery one time, how about two times? rosa dominguez did that in less than a week. she bought a scratch ticket and won $500,000. a few days later she bought another scratch-off ticket in monterey county and that one was $100,000. two in a week? that's fantastic. in accuweather we're talking about a cooler finish to the week depend that cooling trend will continue into tomorrow as well. live doppler 7 showing you a few clouds bumped up along the coast tonight. in fact, a majority of the region is seeing clear skies. go outside, showing you a gorgeous evening on the bay right now. see all the sailboats approaching sausalito at this hour, san francisco and oakland in the background and limited cloud cover from this vantage point. temperaturewise, we're about 4 to 8 degrees cooler now than this time yesterday. it's 62 in san francisco. 68 in oakland. yeah, it is still warm inland. you're in the 90s. yesterday we were we will above 100 degrees. we're stepping in the cooler direction at this hour. san jose, comfortably warm at 80 degrees under clear skies. 73, mountain view. napa at 75 degrees. overnight away from the coast, plenty of stars. it's going to be shaping up to be a nice night tonight. mild inland, cooler along the coast. more in the way of patchy fog from san francisco, half moon bay. dropping to 60 in san jose. 56 the overnight low in oakland. we'll get you into monday, hour by hour. a few coastal clouds early on in the morning and then sunshine for most of the sky. very similar tomorrow afternoon to what we have today. its still warm 're going into t even around the bay. we're in the mid-70s. highses across the region on your monday. take a look. we're backing off from that heat ever so slightly. inland you could chop 5 degrees off from where we are right now. that will be your high tomorrow. 89 in concord. 84 is where we should be this time of year in san jose. 84, santa rosa. richmond up to 72 degrees. it you're lucky enough to have the day off going to the coast, the beach forecast, we'll have some fog early on throughout the day. afternoon sunshine will be on the docket. 70 the high in santa cruz. your ocean water temperature currently 57 degrees. want to take you a bit to the south. in the pacific we are tracking a major hurricane. hurricane eugene. a category 3 storm. winds right now, 115 miles per hour. it is moving to the northwest at 12 miles per hour. it is forecasted to weaken as it enters cooler water. hurricanes do not like cools. it weakens them. by monday night its a category 1 storm. the good news is looks to stay away from the lower 48 so it's just a fish storm at this time. the accuweather seven-day forecast. cooling continues tomorrow. it's near average on tuesday. a mix of sun and clouds on wednesday and then we'll warm up ever so slightly as we head into next weekend. this year's aids walk san francisco, just seven days away. july 16 nth golden gate park. the 10k fund-raising benefits local hiv/aids programs. still time to register. call 415-615-walk or visit sf.aidswalk.net. . the marlins just destroyed the giants' pitching staff the past three games equal wig three-game sweep. they say always keep your eye on the ball. not necessarily with this ball. no-look catch. gets through that crowd and ends up in his glove for a free souvenir. no score in the second. crawford tattoos this ball to right field. it's a homer. crawford's eighth of the year, 2-0, giants. in the third, ozuna that a laser off quetta. check out jean carlos stanton, crushes it. we'll see him in the home run derby monday. 3-2, marlins. miguel gomez called up friday. his first big league hit ties the game 7-7. in the 11th, the fishhook george kontos, two-run homer. marlins win 10-8. g-men 22 games under .500. hunter pence talked about the first half afterwards. >> well, the good news is it's behind us. we got all-star break to refresh, get stronger. an opportunity to come out and get better for the second half. >> meanwhile, the a's in seattle for a battle between the cellar dwellers in the west. let's see if they can steal back-to-back games against the march measures. a hair-raising event at safeco in seattle. no scored in second. cruz shot down the third baseline. look at matt chapman, fields it, shows off the arm. fourth inning, 1-0, mariners. no one's going to stop this cruz ball. crushed dead center, two-run homer and mariners go up 3-0. in the seventh, ruiz lines the rbi single to left field. danny valencia will score. mariners win 4-0. a's finish 11 under .500. final ground of the greenbriar classic. munoz tied for the lead at 13 under. missed the short par. shockley came up clutch on 18th. tee shot on the 18th. three players were separated by one point on the back. he had to watch and wait. streb on 18 from the fringe. got to make that to force a playoff. going to come up short. and the rookie, is your winner, 14 under par, his first pga tour victory. near monterey, these guys are in insane. jonathan rey setting the new lap record with 1:23.57 lap. he won this event easily. in first with standings with 345 points through 16 of the 26 races. tour de france, stage 9. richie port nearly rides off the mountain and slides across the street into the embankment. la port was taken off via ambulance. beating french rider by millimeters through france. fromme retains the yellow jersey. beach volleyball in town. i'll have highlights at 9:00 and 11:00. i won't even bring up you two and beach volleyball. >> i think i'm great at it. >> that's a great idea. a super hero returns to the box office. find out how many moviegoers tonight on abc7, video capturing the terrifying moments of the driver who hit a bicyclist. why he did it and why he could face federal charges. president trump tried it again. yesterday mr. trump stopped to grab a hat that had blown off the marine's head. the president put it back on, gave him a pat on the arm but moments later the hat blew off again. this time the president gave the hat to somebody else and let them take care of giving it back to the marine. a highly anticipated sequel spun movie goers into a frenzy "spider-m "spider-man: homecoming" beat expectations bringing in $117 million. "despicable me 3," followed by "baby driver," "wonder woman" end up the week. you'll know this is the third >> we were just telling him this is when he's in his teenage years. >> michael keaton, who played batman, i saw him on jimmy kimmel the other night -- cross-promotion cross-promotion -- and he's playing the villain. and you knew the name of the vulture. >> robert downey jr. is in this one, too. he brings the iron man character in. >> now you know. >> there you go. >> that's it for abc7 at 6:00. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. have a good one. announcer: today -- a special edition of "matter of fact." soledad o'brien profiles american heroes battling ptsd, resisting treatment because of the stigma. wrecks was committed to fighting through it without help. announcer: frustrated by a lack of answers. >> i need something besides 'you have anxiety and you're depressed.' well, you know, so does half of america. announcer: waiting for a breakthrough. >> she's cutting very, very thin ribbon of sections of this portion of the brain. announcer: an eye-opening exploration of efforts combating the wounds of war. ♪ soledad: i'm soledad o'brien and this is a special edition of "matter of fact." today, we profile several veterans and an active duty service member who struggled to

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