in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> the fbi is urging the public to restart their home routers after a large-scale malware attack compromised half a million devices around the world. a router connects your devices to a modem that provides internet service. the router is able to multiply by accesses vulnerable routers. the fbi is recommending youyouyu we have a list of the affected routers at abc7news.com. there's a link there on our home page. also on the site, a look at how to reboot your router and avoid malware. >>> the commercial space race is kicking into high gear following a pledge today by richard branson. he told bbc radio that he's currently in astronaut training and will be catapulted into space within months. the billionaire is attempting to get his space tourism company virgin galactic off the ground following the deadly crash of a rocket in 2014. his competition to put people in space includes jeff bezos and elon musk. >>> online quiz is targeting fans of the royal wedding much. >> also, more and more credit card companies are doing away with a money-savin

melanie woodrow abc 7 news. >>> it is definitely gray and drizzly today. let's check in with abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel for what's happening right now. what's going on? >> dan, we areocked in still along the coast and around the bay. check live doppler 7 right now. you will notice you have to go really far inland to get some sun. yes, it's a deep marine layer that brought us wiper weather this morning, that drizzled. and we're going to switch it over from drizzle to showers. this system is heading in our direction. friday showers are expected, not a wash out. saturday we will see some sun tra transition day. monday for memorial day it is going to be warm to hot. the hour by hour time line coming right up. >>> the city of alameda has not seen new market rates, multifamily housing for more than 40 years. after years of waiting alameda had a groundbreaking today to mark the start of a new development. more than 800 residential units will be built, and already people are wondering how this will impact traffic. abc 7 reporter lyanne melendez takes a

melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: it was no disguise for this determined would be thief as he took a hammer to the glass door of eyes in disguise on san francisco's union street around 2:30 a.m. sundays. >> this is not the first time it's happened. >> reporter: in january, someone shattered the glass at eyes in disguise and pulled a display case into the street getting away with $3,000 worth of designer glasses. >> it's the easiest thing to steal and resell. >> reporter: eyes in disguise enhanced their security putting in tempered glass and sophisticated cameras. >> this time we were able to photograph him. >> reporter: try as he might, the thief got away with nothing. that is until who appears to be the same man made his away along union street where he smashed the glass at shaw shoes grabbing fendi sun glasses worth thousands. >> i feel pretty upset and couldn't sleep all night after the call. >> reporter: san francisco police say both incidents are open investigations and the suspect who is unknown may be the same. >> this is a new crime that's gaining popularity. >> rep

in san francisco melanie woodrow. >>> warriors fans didn't think their team will be on the losing end. checking in on they are feeling as the dubs face a win or go home. >> reporter: today fans shared deep dark thoughts. >> through the tech messages, a lot of people are freaking out. >> everybody getting blamed. warrior fans are confident but not as confident as a week ago. >> reporter: the hottest selling items are shirts and blazen whip the town. >> this is do or die. >> they will do. and they will do back there also. a lot of confidence. i am a bay area guy. they have to do it. >> reporter: even the rivals are pulling for them. >> i am rooting for cleveland. and rooting for a rematch. >> i live in the bay area now. >> we want to see a rematch for sure. >> reporter: local bar and restaurant owners love game seven. > everyone is getting that last beer in before klay or steph take the last shot. >> reporter: in the end nearly everyone are betting for a home court advantage. >> it is so loud. you go in there and it is intimidating. the warriors are going to handle business. >> reporter

melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: dramatic new video of attempted boat salvage in pacific an. sky 7 overhead catching it all. walk watch at works jump off the boat. grabbing each other's hands for safety. >> my guys did exactly what they were told to do in that situation. which was go overboard and swim away. >> kyle watson says the two men had bruises but no broken bones. moments later, the boat sinks. >> sometimes it works. and occasionally doesn't. this is one of the times where it didn't. >> this was the second failed attempt. sky 7 was overhead monday as wll. >> there was a significant storm front that came through which prevented us from safely doing the work. >> this after first responders rescued four people from the boat at linda mar beach. one of the cocaptains says they were sailing for 11 hours when they ran out of fuel on the way to san diego. >> there are positive things about the boast. it's steel hulled which made it not break up in the surf. >> watson says surf conditions with the biggest challenge. >> the main concern is work with the pacifica police departme

melanie woodrow abc7. >>> it was tough to take your eyes off the boat. you can watch over 20 minutes of the footage from sky 7 unedited and uninterrupted on our website go to abc7news.com. >>> let's take a live look at san francisco international airport new details are merging tonight how one plane came in seconds of causing one of iation's biggest disaster. this video gives us a better lack of how close air canada came close to crashing into a plane. lined with other planes waiting to take off and if you look closely, air canada's landing lights illuminated jets. you are about to hear from one of the pilots. >> where is this guy going? he is on the taxi way. >> united one, aircanada flew directly over us. >> the air canada flight aborted its landing. >> the faa revealed that three close calls were due to pilot error. a sky west pilot turned onto the wrong taxi way. and in october of last year, an air canada crew landed despite several orders to abort their approach. and in january of this year, an aero mexico crew. >>> this is certainly not what you wa

melanie woodrow abc7. >>> it was tough to take your eyes off the boat. you can watch over 20 minutes of the footage from sky 7 unedited and uninterrupted on our website go to abc7news.com. >>> let's take a live look at san francisco international airport new details are merging tonight how one plane came in seconds of causing one of aviation's biggest disaster. this video gives us a better lack of how close air canada came close to crashing into a plane. lined with other planes waiting to take off and if you look closely, air canada's landing lights illuminated jets. you are about to hear from one of the pilots. >> where is this guy going? he is on the taxi way. >> united one, aircanada flew directly over us. >> the air canada flight aborted its landing. >> the faa revealed that three close calls were due to pilot error. a sky west pilot turned onto the wrong taxi way. and in october of last year, an air canada crew landed despite several orders to abort their approach. and in january of this year, an aero mexico crew. >>> this is certainly not what you

melanie woodrow has the story. >> serial sunglasses thief benjamin chase violated his paro parole. leaving a residential treatment program and reoffending. you can see him breaking into sun set optometry. just two days after two break ins at stores on union street. >> i saw him smashing through my window and unlocking the door. broke the door frame and the glass fell out and landed on the floor. he came in and started stealing frames. >> the man who wore no disguise was determined to smash the glass at eyes in disguise. when that didn't work, he tried to put his arm through the glass and open the door. he used a hammer to break the glass and take off with fendi sunglasses at this location. after this incident police arrested chase and an accomplice. dr. schmidt says chase used his real name when he cased her business acuity vision boutique that same month. >> as soon as he left, we realized some merchandise was missing. >> that same night she put schmidt's picture in the window about. >> he knew we knew. >> chase was rearrested yesterday and is now in county jail. melanie woodrow,

abc 7 reporter melanie woodrow has details from the victim's friends. >> a dedicated musician. a. >> his love for music was tremendous. >> leon often stepped in for danville community band members, no matter what instrument needed to be played. >> to be able to do that is definitely a testamentment to his talent. >> over the weekend when leong didn't show up for a performance, his friend knew something was wrong. >> i started calling around to different hospitals to see if he happened to be in any of the emergency rooms. i think people started recognize me because i was calling so often. >> investigators say leong's tesla model s went through a fence and ended up on a pond in castro valley. >> the vehicle did travel a significant way from the roadways. so it's believed the vehicle could have gone air born based on some of the damage located in the area. >> the crash happened around 7:50 last night. a homeowner found degree but no car. the sheriff's dive team was called in. investigators say his seat belt was on when the divers found him. off camera, his son used tesla's auto pi

. >> reporter melanie woodrow continues our team coverage. >> reporter: the family decided not to meet with district attorney george gascon after they said the d.a. would not allow an observer from the mexican consulate and a family friend to attend. >> by denying the simple request he, again, slaps the family in the face with disrespect. >> and i refuse to do so because i wanted to have a very private conversation with them. >> reporter: the d.a. invited the family to meet with him ahead of announcing publicly there would be no charges in either of the fatal officer involved shootings. gwen woods also turned down the invitation. >> given the record of pressing charges, bringing forth any charges, i don't want to put myself through that. >> i'm sorry they were unable to meet with me today. my desire was to meet with both of them. >> this is just more of the same from what is supposed to be a hall of justice but what has turned into a hall of injustice. >> reporter: gongora pat's cousin. >> translator: his job is to press charges against murderers. he is a simple coward. >> reporter: wi

melanie woodrow is live where fans are gathered even though the game is in houston. >> reporter: exactly. doors will open up here tomorrow night for a viewing party. and it is not just locals who will be rooting for the warriors. 15-year-old marcus calderas visited for the first time today. he is from southern california. don't call him a lakers fan. >> warriors, of course. >> you can get him to root for them but no, no, it's the edwards. >> the family planned their trip for the birthday celebration not knowing his favorite team would make it. >> oh, my god. game seven of the series. >> they were hoping to go to oracle arena but it was sewed out. l> i said let's to go a baseb a amoutside. >> it's been awesome. i like the warriors a lot. >> it is exciting to see him be this happy of the. >> earlier today they boarded a plane for houston. the official warriors watch party will be held here with doors opening at 5:00 p.m. monday of the will. >> it will go down for real. >> if the warriors win the championship, dick's sporting goods in the bay area will extend hours after the game and reopen

. >> melanie woodrow shows what it looks like. >> reporter: from san francisco to kensington palace, birdies are making the royal spanish. >> we believe we are create agnew category if foot wear. >> the cofounders marissa gates and bianca sharky start add company to solve a problem. >> our business idea happened over a text message. why can't i find something fashionable and comfortable for the entertaining space of my house? soon after launching the dwoo gifted the pair to meghan markle who shared pictures on the instagram account. >> she was speculation i was dating prince harry. >> won it be great if she become as princess. cybermonday last year they announced the engagement you can only imagine the combination of the engagement and cybermonday did for our business. >> the cofounders decided to create one of a kund bridal slippers for a favorite fan. >> we use add pretty dushess ivory satin, a pom which is ornamental but not supercrazy or blongy. and giving it a a twist and making it feel more bridal we added pearls. >> the markle slippers have been shipped. only one other pair ex

woodrow. >>> and we have a preview of game 7 come up in sports. also ahead columbians choose a president for the first time in a half century today tens of millions voted including some in the bay area. >>> and health advocates hope a bay area trend could pass weaving your own shoes...rgy by out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. only marshall tuck will change that. year after year, policians fail to improve public schools. tuck turned around failing schools, raising graduation rates 60%. marshall tuck for state superintendent. marshall tuck. california residents came to san francisco to vote a landmark election for the homeland of columbia. voters cast the woolt op market streets. this was the first time in more than 50 years columnway selects a new president in a time of piece. >> i agree with proposals of -- about peace and social inclusion. >> people are happy. we have seen many people voting. so we are hoping that this election will be for the best. >> columbia has 36 million citizens, mo

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow life with the latest developments. >> reporter: dan and ama moments ago we saw the medical examiner van pulling out presumably with the woman's body. this is what we know. the body was discovered on the ground of zuckerberg general hospital but not exactly within the hospital, rather in the stairway of the power plant building you are looking at. discovered at about 1:00 this afternoon. according to the department of public health by a hospital staff member. however a source with knowledge of the investigation is telling abc 7 news that it was an engineer who discovered the woman's body. the case is being investigated by the department of public health, the san francisco sheriff, the san francisco police department and the san francisco fire department. obviously part of the investigation here will be to determine the cause of death which is unknown at this time. that being said, there is a lot of talk here by hospital employees as they are walking in and out of the hospital this afternoon about this having happened once before. and that was i

live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> melanie thank you. >>> a southwest airlines jet made an emergency landing in san jose late this afternoon. this flight was on its way from san francisco to los angeles when smoke was reported in a cockpit. the origin of the smek smoke was actually the cabin opinion the san jose fire department says the crew told them a passenger was smoking a cigarette in the bathroom. >>> one of the most closely watched ballot issues will be the recall of judge aaron persky his controversial sentencing of former stanford swimmer brock turner for raich will in effect ask vote tors decide between the independence of judges and political sentiment. abc 7 news reporter david louie covered rallies on both sides of the recall. >> reporter: with mail in ballots already being cast both sides cht judge aaron persky recall organized final week rally, the yes on recall rally was noise. >> women united can never be divided. >> no the on recall was quieter with the judge surrounded by flo judges. >>ment thoets who want him removed from the bench for the contro

melanie woodrow abc7 news. >>> one u.s. group has crossed the border to try to salvage the meeting. the meeting was set for june 12th in singapore, and president trump says that hasn't changed despite calling it off. >>> what is being called a vigilante deportation attempt of a man from china. charging them with conspiracy and kidnapping. they say they planned to force a man to san francisco and put them on a plane back to china. police rescued him before his accused abductors could put him on the first plane. >>> wondering if people should live on top of libraries. wants to build affordable housing above library branches. some branches are in the process of renovating, but right now no plans for existing libraries to make affordable housing an option. >>> hearing about a project. here are some renderings of what it could turn into. the goal is to keep the marina functioning and add shops and retail spaces. the marina sea wall is crumbling. just last wednesday the city broke ground on development at the former alameda station. >>> in marin county, the memorial day ceremony has becom

in gustine, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> israeli officials say -- response to the u.s. withdrawal from the iran nuclear deal. military officials say its rocket defenses intercepted some of the incoming projectiles. this is the first time iranian forces have ever fir directly on israeli troops. jerusalem has retaliated with rocket attacks near damascus. >>> three americans headed back to the u.s. tonight. secretary of state mike pompeo met with kim jong-un to prepare for president trump's eventual meeting. president trump says the date and place has been set for the meeting but did not reveal the plans. >>> president trump's nominee to lead the cia faced a grueling round of questions. the agencies acting director appeared before the senate intelligence committee. some of the toughest questions came from kamala harris. >> i am not asking if you believe they were legal. do you believe they were immoral. >> senator, i believe that cia do extraordinary tools. >> the answer is yes or no. >> we follow the law today. >> haspel pledged to follow revised guidelines. >>> investiga

. >> melanie woodrow has details from the victim's friends. >> reporter: friends are remembering him as a dedicated musician. >> his love for music was tremendous. >> reporter: he often stepped in for community band members no matter what instrument needed to be played. >> to be able to do that is definitely a testament to his talent. >> reporter: over the weekend when he didn't show up for a performance his friends knew something was wrong. >> i started calling around to different hospitals to see if he happened to be in any of the emergency rooms.

melanie woodrow walks us through what happened. >> reporter: suddenly taking a turn for the worst. sky 7 overhead capturing it all. two of the workers grabbing each other's hands for safety. >> what i thought was my guys did exactly what they were told to do in that situation which was go overboard and swim away from the wreck. >> reporter: the two men had bruises but no broken bones. moments later, the boat sinks. >> sometimes it works and occasionally it doesn't. and this was one of those times it didn't. >> reporter: this is the second failed attempt. >> a significant storm front that came through which prevented us from safely being able to do the work. >> reporter: first responders rescued four people from the boat this weekend. they were sailing when they ran out of diesel on

. >> melanie woodrow has details from the victim's friends. reporter: friends are remembering him as a dedicated musician. >> his love for music was tremendous. >> reporter: he often stepped in for community band members no matter what instrument needed to be played. >> to be able to do that is definitely a testament to his talent. >> reporter: over the weekend when he didn't show up for a performance his friends knew something was wrong. >> i started calling around to different hospitals to see if he happened to be in any of the emergencyrooms. i think the people started to recognize me because i was calling so often. >> reporter: investigators say his tesla model s went through a fence and ended up in a pond just off crow canyon road in castro valley near the border of san ramon. >> the vehicle traveled a significant amount after the roadway. it could have gone airborne based on some of the damage to a sign located in the area. >> reporter: chp says a homeowner notified them of a potential crash around 7:50 last night. the homeowner found de

in san francisco melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> tonight hawaii's governor sas the biggest risks have been mitigated at this point as lava from the kilauea volcano creeps ever closer to the plant. if lava interacts with the wells at the plant it could trigger dangerous hydrogen sulfide. this is new video shot from the national guard black hawk helicopter you're watching now. it shows the lava flow and fissure eruptions. abc 7 reporter matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: tonight multiple fissures reactivating, pumping cascades of lava 150 feet high. the national guard flying above that hel scape. the only way to capture the scope of it is from the air. right by that fountain of lava the area's geothermal plant supplying 30% of the island's electricity. officials say they've removed 50,000 gallons of flammable gas and are right now racing to cap a final well. in the helicopter we followed those rushing rivers of lava to the ocean. it's incredible when you fly right above you can actually feel the heat generated 2,000 feet above them. the air in the southern part of the island incre

. >> melanie woodrow has details from the victim's friends. >> reporter: friends are remembering him as a dedicated musician. >> his love for music was tremendous. >> reporter: he often stepped in for community band members no matter what instrument needed to be played. >> to be able to do that is definitely a testament to his talent. >> reporter: over the weekend when he didn't show up for a performance his friends knew something was wrong. >> i started calling around to different hospitals to see if he happened to be in any of the emergency rooms. o recognize me because i was calling so often. >> reporter: investigators say his tesla model s went through a fence and ended up in a pond just off crow canyon road in castro valley near the border of san ramon. >> the vehicle traveled a significant amount after the roadway. it could have gone airborne based on some of the damage to a sign located in the area. >> reporter: chp says a homeowner notified them of a potential crash around 7:50 last night. the homeowner found debris but no car. a sheriff's dive team was called in. they say hi

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in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> now to oaklan where fire crews responded to a deck collapse. sky 7 checked out the damaging from the air. fire officials say two people were taken to the hospital with injuries. the incident happened near morcome place. >>> hawaii's governor is asking president trump to declare the state a major disaster as volcanic activity continues to threaten people. residents were advised to locate vacation shelters and be ready to leave shad gnat volcano erupt. >>> scary stuff. well, starbu k k you thion. if you made the rules what would the bathroom policy be? >> right, only open to customers and open to all. eric thompson explains what could prove problematic with this policy at stores you visit in the bay area. >> reporter: this is the video that went viral immediately last month. two black men arrested at a philadelphia starbucks in april. they were told they couldn't use the bathroom and declined to buy a drink while waiting for an acquaintance to arrive. critics accused the workers of racism. yesterday starbucks' ceo held a forum and said

. >> one local company created a royal slipper fit for a princess, and melanie woodrow shows us what it looks like. >> reporter: from san francisco to kensington palace. birdies are making quite the royal splash. >> we believe we are creating quite a new category in footwear. >> reporter: thiey started the company to solve a personal problem. >> it happened over a text message. why can't i find something fashionable and comfortable for the entertaining space of my house. >> reporter: soon they gifted birdies to meghan markle who shared pictures on her instagram account. >> there was speculation that she was dating prince harry, and i thought, wow, wouldn't it be great if she became a princess. then on cyber monday they announced their engagement. you can only imagine what the announcement and cyber monday did for our business. it was unbelievable. >> reporter: these co-founders decided to create one of a kind bridal slippers for one of their favorite pan favorite fans. >> we used ivory satin. it's not super blingy, and then to give it a twist and make it feel more royal and bridal, w

. >> one local company created a royal slipper fit for a princess, and melanie woodrow shows us what it looks like. >> reporter: from san francisco to kensington palace. birdies are making quite the royal splash. >> we believe we are creating quite a new category in footwear. >> reporter: thiey started the company to solve a personal problem. >> it happened over a text message. why can't i find something fashionable and comfortable for the entertaining space of my house. >> reporter: soon they gifted birdies to meghan markle who shared pictures on her instagram account. >> there was speculation that she was dating prince harry, and i thought, wow, wouldn't it be great if she became a princess. then on cyber monday they announced their engagement. you can only imagine what the announcement and cyber monday did for our business. it was unbelievable. >> reporter: these co-founders decided to create one of a kind bridal slippers for one of their favorite pan favorite fans. >> we used ivory satin. it's not super blingy, and then to give it a twist and make it feel more royal and bridal, w

melanie. >> reporter: changes that we'll tell but in a moment, ama. but first ruby anderson had been a resident at a care facility just beyond where the power plant is. with he know on the morning of the 19th she signed herself out. something she was able to do. but she didn't return as she was supposed to then the engineer found her body in the stairwell at the power plant yesterday. what we don't know yet is how long she was in this stairwell here. 75-year-old ruby lee anderson was a resident at the behavioral health center, residential care facility for the elderly on the campus of zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. >> ms. anderson was not a patient of san francisco general hospital. >> an important distinction that the san francisco sheriff precluded deputies from looking for anderson inside the nearby power plant building we facilities staff notified them on may 20th. >> for a code green, a patient disappearance, we do have that protocol in every building would be searched including the sheriffs department would have search the power plan