abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield talked with friends of the family. we'll start with elizabeth hur who is following the investigation from washington. >> reporter: officials in iowa say they'll hold a press conference later today and will share a significant amount of information at that time. for now they're only confirming it is in connection with the mollie tibbetts investigation. a tireless search for a missing college student in iowa potentially coming to a tragic end with the discovery of a body. authorities for now only confirming a body was located and say they're working to make a positive id. mollie tibbetts, the 20-year-old university of iowa student last seen going for a run in brooklyn, iowa on july 17. when she didn't show up for work, her co-workers reported her missing. at the time she was living with her boyfriend. police say he was not a suspect. >> try to put yourself in our shoes. what if somebody has taken someone you love so much and just had the courage to come forward. >> we're all in this together. >>orks p remained o bringlic

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in russian hill. >> reporter: good morning. warnings have gone out, adjustments have been made so everyone's expectations should be set. they should be ready to roll with whatever happens today. yes, the school district here in san francisco did put out warning students and staff members could be delayed because there is a driver shortage at muni. muni tells us they have adjusted and they took 72 operators from part-time status to full time and made that move on friday to get them ready for this week. they say that's going to provide 700 more hours from their workers this week. they are hoping that that will have a huge impact as the students head back to school, but the school district has been put on notice just in case the staff is ready. anything could happen today on this first day of school. we'll be watching, but everyone take note, there could be some issues with muni today. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> happening today the attorney for a man arrested by i.c.e. in san bernardino plans

amy hollyfield is live with the breaking details. amy? >> hi, reggie. look behind me. looks like they are starting to wrap up. police are on the scene and have taken down the police tape, however this is very unnerving, though, for bart riders as they get here and see police here at their bart station. here's what happened, officers got the call at 2:30 this morning there had been a stabbing here at the warm springs bart station in the parking lot. so they did find the victim. he was out on the street in his car. he was alive. he was taken to the hospital. but this just adds to the fears of bart riders given how much safety has been in the conversation lately on bart. the death of 18-year-old nia wilson last month at the bart station in oakland called into question whether bart is doing enough to keep its riders safe. riders tell us they would like to see more safety measures in place. >> my reaction to this, it's nothing new. it's sad we live in a world

amy hollyfield is live at the west portal muni station with more. hi, amy. >> hi, jessica. they're happy and well rested, getting to sleep in a little bit because the detour is no longer in place which took a while to get around. commuters say it was a great inconvenience this summer. here's a look this morning of the tunnel up and running for the first time on a monday morning since the shutdown. it was closed so crews could e theck imp the drainage system and did earthquake retrofitting. commuters say it was a real hassle going around it and they're relieved to have it open again. >> it was hard because we have to have two, three rides for me. i have to take the bart and then -- first the bus and then bart and it is hard. >> reporter: this tunnel connects west side of san francisco to downtown. we talked to one man who said he avoid downtown when he could because the detour took so long for him to get around. officials say they did get this work done on time so very proud of that element of the project. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you.

reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> san jose police are working to track down the person who shot a 15-year-old boy. >> this happened near lucretia avenue and walnut woods drive after 4:00 yesterday. and that is only two blocks from john f. kennedy elementary school. it's not clear what led up to the shooting. and we're told the boy is expected to recover. >>> a sobering experience for out of state tourists in healdsburg after their tour bus driver was arrested for dui. the chp says eight tourists from minnesota and ohio found their driver passed out behind the wheel friday night. still, the driver tried to take them southbound on 101. the tourists eventually forced him off the freeway at old red highway and called rideshares to pick them up. >> he was having trouble maintaining his vehicle within the lane, and at one point, he almost hit a big rig. >> chp has identified the driver as 60-year-old eugene kremin, working for napa valley wine country tours. investigators are looking into his role in the company, and chp says he has a prior du

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> now to the showdown over 3d plastic guns. last night a judge put a temporary stop to the release of downloadable blueprints showing how to build an untraceable plastic firearm. a federal judge in seattle issued the restraining order. a texas group called defense distributed is behind the blueprints. the firm had reached a settlement with the trump administration to legally publish the instructions on-line as early as today. but eight states and the district of columbia pushed a judge to block the blueprints. the judge agreed. >>> marijuana businesses won't be allowed to set up shop in san francisco's chinatown. the board of supervisors voted to amend the city's planning code yesterday to prohibit dispensaries in the neighborhood. there were concerns pot shops would drive up commercial rental prices and displace long-time chinese residents and businesses. >>> san francisco has reached a first of its kind deal in california to tax uber and lyft rides. the supervisor says the ride share companies agreed to

amy hollyfield just got an update from police. >> reporter: police tell me they think they will make arrests in this case. they showed us some video, new video they just gave us and it is very interesting to watch. you will see the robbery from two different angles and see how it happened so fast in 20 seconds. four people rush in, grab $30,000 worth of merchandise and then run out. what is interesting is watch some of the customers. they are oblivious that this is happening. they don't notice, no one is hurt or threatened, no weapons are involved. this happened on saturday afternoon here in broadway plaza. the video is very valuable to police. they have a good description of the car. they think arrests are imminent and that the people could be to blame for other apple robberies in the bay area. >> absolutely. thanks to a very aware citizen who pulled out her camera. we were able to get a license plate. our investigators are following up right now. >> any good leads? >> we have several good leads that we are following up on? >> are you working with oakland police? >> we are working w

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> we are counting on them. amy, thank you. >>> ged ready for loud cheers coming from at&t park this afternoon. it's houston against the astros. what's traffic going to be like? >> one way you can always tell the giants have a game is by looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. if you are just a late commuter from the east bay you are getting in this game day traffic. but once you make it past the meter lights the rest isn't too bad. and a little bit of heavy traffic around the surface streets around the ballpark, too. quick check on mass transit if you do take the san francisco ferry back to vallejo they do have a lot of traffic. >>> thousands of homeless people on the streets of san francisco. how officials are reaching out to help them. >>> also the father of a missing college student says he has a theory on how she disappeared. >>> and really different kind of ride >>> the father of a missing iowa woman who grew up in oakland has a possible theory about his daughter's disappearance. investigators are baffled an

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abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more. amy? >> jessica, i just heard from someone on twitter who was here at the store when it happened and he saw a security guard outside the store when he walked in, but during the robbery didn't see any security officers, didn't see them doing anything. this is a brand new store here in walnut creek. it's been open just for a month. already, though, targeted by thieves. here are some still pictures from the store surveillance camera released by police. saturday afternoon at 5:40. the man on twitter told me it was crowded, very busy, but no one got hurt. no weapons were involved. police say they got away with about $30,000 worth of merchandise they ripped from the security tethers. police have a license plate they want you to be on the lookout for a black mercedes with a license plate 5xrs835. license plate 5xrs835. investigators say there were four people involved. this is the second hit in the bay area in a week. check out this video from last wednesday when thieves targeted the apple store

reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> i guess that's the only upside, amy. thank you. >>> we know north beach, soma and the mission in san francisco, but where and what is east cut? well, that is the new name for an area covering rincon hill, part of south beach and 30 blocks surrounding the transbay terminal. they've been announcing this about a year now, but it's kind of now getting settled into the language. banners proclaim the east cut pays homage to history mentioning the gold rush and old coffee manufacturers in the neighborhood. a community benefit district made up of 4500 property owners, businesses and residents came up with the name. >> a historic reference to the second street cut, which was a leveling of the highest point to allow goods and services to move easier to and from the water. >> on its website the east cut is described as one of san francisco's most forward thinking and hospitable neighborhoods. >>> if you live or work in san francisco, you have a new on-line tool to help find out if construction and other projects will affect your co

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at sfo. amy? >> hi, jessica. the passengers are still here. some are trying to get some sleep at the gate. we heard from one tired passenger inside who said she really wishes united airlines had gotten them hotel rooms so they could get some sleep. here is a picture of the nose of the plane. no broken windows but the pilot told the passengers that they hit about 25 birds and says some got into the engine. he told them they were turning eparing for the possibility of a crash landing. >> an hour and a half out we heard an announcement the pilot said we had to come back. he said had he welt anything -- and no one beside me did and neither did i but a flock of birds hit the nose of the plane. they had mentioned the engines could be involved, one or both. everyone was calm. we turned around and dumped about 100,000 pounds of fuel into the pacific ocean and headed back to san francisco. >> reporter: got rid of the fuel in case they crashed. it was a safe landing. everyone is fine. united brought out some snacks for eve

the water main break, amy hollyfield has been talking to people affected by this problem. amy. >> hi, reggie. look at the impact out here on the street. look behind me where they're doing their work on tice valley that has the section down to one lane, people having to pause and let the other lane go. a little bit of a backup here. it's slow and go through here. the big issue happened inside homes as people woke up to no matter. >> my husband was having a nice shower and he left and i got up and turned on the tap and went, oh. >> reporter: that's how the morning started inside 94 households. the residents all assumed it must be something wrong at their house. >> i immediately went out to check our lines and see if we had something broken because that's happened before too. walked down the street and saw water gushing down the street. >> reporter: it was a water main break. here is the view from sky 7 of the wet, muddy mess left behind from the break. water officials say a four-foot section of pipe broke and theysl this morning as people woke up wanting showers and coffee a

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at balboa high school. hi, amy. >> hi, good morning, alexis. the school district will have counselors on campus for students who need to talk after what happened yesterday if they need to debrief how they're feeling after what they went through. here's a look at what it looked like here at balboa high school yesterday. police detained three kids on campus and police sources say the kid with the gun handed the gun to these kids before running away and leaving campus and these kids gave police the gun. the school was on lockdown a couple hours yesterday while nervous parents waited for word. >> horrible yeah, we're amongst the parents who have stood outside of police tape outside my child's school not knowing what happened to these kids and whether they're safe. it's pretty crappy. >> reporter: by 1:00 police gave the all clear to campus and the gun went off around 11:00 in the morning at the school. but for more than an hour for those couple hours, it was tense for parents. sources say the mother of the boy

amy hollyfield is live for us in alamo. >> good morning, reggie. it looks better out here this morning. it's gray. it's cool. we have seen people out here on the eastern horse trail getting in their exercise. looks can be deceiving. the kippers were relieved when they headed out on their walk in alamo this morning. >> we looked out and we weren't sure if it was fog or smoke. it wasn't too bad. the sooner the better, you get it over with. >> they didn't want to wait in case the afternoon looks like it did yesterday, orange and hazy. julie arrived home last night from a trip and instantly noticed it. >> i flew into it. you could literally see this big layer of dark, icky looking stuff. that was last night at about 7:30, 8:00. it looked pretty ugly. >> i skipped a bike ride. it blew in around noon. it actually reminded me of my trip to china. it was that bad. that's my scale of measuring air. it was pretty rough. >> this morning's air may look better, but take another look from the vantage point of drone view 7. air experts say you are looking at fog

amy hollyfield is live for us in martinez. amy. >> hi, good morning. the district attorney here in contry costa county is scheduled to appear in that press conference in orange county. diana beckten is set to be there even though the accused golden state killer isn't charged with any crimes that happened in contra costa. this signals that some new sexual assault charges could be announced today. investigators in the east bay have been looking into whether old sexual assault cases could be tied to the suspect. joseph deangelo faces 13 murder charges for deaths that happened across the state in the '70s and '80s. investigators also believe he is responsible for more than 50 rapes. he is in jail right now in sacramento. prosecutors from around the state will be at the press conference in santa ana. they're expected to announce where they plan to hold the trial and also if any additional charges are going to be filed. the office here in martinez did not comment on why the district attorney will be attending the announcement. that press conference is schedu

amy hollyfield is live for us in pleasanton. >> hi, reggie. b.a.r.t. is looking at spending $28 million on improving safety and is even looking at turning to technology to try to help them solve this issue. one b.a.r.t. director says he wants to look at the idea of using facial recognition technology. the idea is to try and add the technology to b.a.r.t.'s 4,000 cameras and to use the technology to keep riders who are known to pose a threat to the system, get them out of the system. but riders we talked to are skeptical. >> i think a lot of people are going to have a lot of suspicions. a lot of paranoia about it and it may be more trouble than it's actually worth. >> i think that is a bad idea. i just think that it impedes more on our own privacy and because it's technology, there may be some errors. >> officials behind this idea promise it would target people who have warrants out for their arrest, but yes, there are questions about the accuracy of the technology. the idea will be proposed at b.a.r.t.'s board meeting on thursday. reporting live from t

. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is there in pleasant hill. what a bad way to start the morning. >> hi, reggie. take a look at the scope of this. it is a huge piece of an oak tree that fell and took out six and a half cars according to the homeowner. the main part of the tree is standing. it is a huge oak. it's named emma. she is 350 years old according to the city. they even put a plaque on her to give her a name and talk about her history. it was a section of that tree that snapped off. it was around 12:30 this morning. the homeowner was awake and heard it happen. >> we heard a sound that sounded like someone hit a baseball with a wooden bat. it was a really loud crack. then a big thump. and so my husband and i both jump up and i'm like it's the tree, it's the tree. then it was so surreal when we opened the door and there it was, it covered all the cars and the neighbor's car and the neighbor has a car parked in there and hit that one too. >> this happened on hardy circle in pleasant hill. no one was hurt. it fell toward the street, not on t

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joining us now from the newsroom with a look ahead. >> good morning, jessica. u.s. congresswoman barbara lee is set to speak today at the funeral. 18-year-old nia wilson's death made national headlines. police called her murder random and unprovoked. she was stabbed to death on the macarthur bart platform. her sister was also stabbed but survived. look at that memorial that has been created outside the bart station to honor nia. her family now plans to sue bart saying her death could have been prevented. the man accused of killing her had been stopped for fare evasion a few days earlier and her family says he should not have been allowed back into the system. abc's legal analyst says the case will hinge on the following. >> is there something they should have done they didn't do. some duty of care that they failed to exercise, that they were required to exercise. >> bart spokesperson issued a statement saying bart has cracked down on fare evaders saying arrested surged by nearly 40% due to the fact that our officers were in the right place at the righ

reporter amy hollyfield is live in theit's expected to be an eml couple days in court. the judge carved out two days because they wanted everyone to get a chance to speak. 36 people were killed about a year and a half ago in a wir hou -- warehouse fire. they were attending a concert, some lived in the building and many of the relatives are upset. they believe the two men being held responsible are getting off easily. loved ones will get to make victim impact statements today and tomorrow. a cause of the fire was never determined, but officials found there weren't proper exits and people were trapped on the second floor of a too crowded, improperly wired building. they pleaded no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. almena could get out in three and a half years, harris in 23 months. some say this isn't enough. one lawyer for the families pointing out if you do tmath, that is about three months for each death. they have a civil lawsuit playing out in court. that's against the master tenant almena and the lan lordlord pg&e. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> an

. >> abc 7 reporter amy hollyfield is live at the warm springs station in fremont. amy? >> hi, jessica. this police activity is taking place pretty far away from the trains. this is out here in the intersection on the street outside the station. this is at transit and warm springs boulevard. this is where the police are doing their work. the trains here at the warm springs station are running. commuters should not be impacted by what's going on here. what happened is they got a call about 2:30 this morning someone had been stabbed. they found a car out here on the road, outside the station and they did find the victim, a man, who told them he had been stabbed in the bart parking lot. they took him to the hospital. they don't know how he's doing at this point and no arrests have been made. officers tell us they don't know the motive. they're still gathering their evidence here at the scene. their investigation is just getting started. just all of you commuters out there who use this station, be warned you will see this activity when you arrive but you will be able to get

live in oakland amy hollyfield,. > t sourea trader joe's are bang on the job this morning less than two weeks after their manager was shot and killed. the suspect gene atkins was wanted for shooting his grandmother. he's been charged with murder and 30 other counts. >> you see the sign right over here, opening our doors, thursday 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., we missed you and further to the left a makeshift memorial remembering the victim who was killed in this tragedy. this trader joe's reopening following the deadly leo stallworth, abc news. >>> happening today cbs will report second quarter earnings as turmoil continues to swirl around the network. les moonves will keep his job while the board hires an outside firm to investigate. he's expected to face questions from analysts during today's earnings conference call. >>> and cupertino based apple is now the world's first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion. that's 12 zeros in case you're wondering. now, this peak seemed unimaginable two decades ago. after apple brought back its once exiled co-founder steve jobs the company slow

in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc news. >> how cool is jaden? new year, new me. >> great attitude. >>> kids got encouragement on their way to school today. see it written there on the sidewalk. we were in alameda where the inspiring surprise was discovered just in time for the first day of classes at the alameda schools. the chalk message comes from an anonymous author. it says, you are so loved, all you need to remember today. >> nice for adults to read as well. >>> some young innovators got a major boost in their work today. to aliviate everything from school bullying to clothing homeless teens and a st. albany teen turned hate into a strong program. >> we realized there was a strong need for education in our upper elementary program. >> past incidents of bullying or hate received towards them and have them really learn how to accept themselves better and also accept and celebrate their diverse peers better. >> i love that. that's so advanced. each winner received a $36,000 prize to help launch their project and continue their work. >>> planni

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more. hi, amy. >> hi, alexis. i'm happy to show you one of the firsts trains to be going through on this monday morning. it just dipped -- got in there. see it just slipped in. this is at the new twin peaks tunnel. it's now open. it's quiet right now. the station agent tells me the rush hour is between 6:00 and 9:00 this morning. that's when we will see happy riders today. the tunnel did open on saturday but this is the first time commuters are getting to use it. the twin peaks tunnel was closed in june for construction. riders spent the whole summer riding shuttle busses around the closed area. muni used the time to replace all the rails and other key systems in this very old tunnel. it's about 100 years old. they say riders should notice a difference this morning. >> they'll see a little quicker trip through the tunnel. the speed is up. it will be a -- should be a smoother ride with the new track and particularly with the newer trains should be a quieter ride. we're very pleased to have done it. >> reporter: com

amy hollyfield live at the church with our coverage. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, kristen. yeah, it was scheduled to start at 11:00, but if you look behind me you'll see there are a lot of people outside. they haven't made their way in yet. so it looks like we are going to be off to a late start here, but a large crowd to mourn nia wilson. and we are expecting congresswoman barbara lee to be speaking at today's service. let me show you some video of people as they arrived. some mourners told us that nia wilson's mother had put a request on facebook that people wear white and gold. we also saw her picture on t-shirts and on signs and lanyards. nia wilson was 18 years old and stabbed to death at the mcarthur bart station last month, and her family plans to sue bart. they believe her death could have been prevented. the man accused o had been pulled aside four ago for not paying his fare. we also heard a lot of love for nia. >> everywhere she went she made some kind of effect. if you'd meet her, you'd never forget her. from the day i met her, we clicked. >> the deepest sympath

amy hollyfield is live with tips on how to stay safe. >> hi, jessica. if you have one of these today is the day to put it on. make sure you cover both your nose and your mouth or better yet, just stay inside. here's a look at why. the air quality is just not great right now in the bay area. it's especially affecting the east bay and north bay. experts are blaming smoke from the fires but also smog from all of our cars. it is a spare the air day. carpooling or public transportation is encouraged as we try to improve our air quality. you need to take steps to protect yourself, especially the elderly, the very young and those with lung conditions. >> try to stay indoors as much as possible. people with air conditioning should put their air conditioning on to recycle. keep the windows and doors closed. if you have to be out and be active, you want to do activities early in the morning. >> reporter: it is the particulates in the air that can have an affect on people and it could get worse this week. even if you feel good today, it could build up and hit you

live in martinez, amy hollyfield. abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. we'll send out a push alert when the news conference starts. you can get that plus new developments on the golden state killer by downloading the abc 7 news app and enabling push alerts. >> turning to the east bay. the alameda county sheriff's office secretly recorded at least one conversation between a juvenile crime suspikt and his attorney. >> a video of a conversation between two sheriff's officials suggest the practice happened multiple times. a sergeant hints he's been doing it since january in the eden township substation in san leand leandro. the public defender's office laid out the allegations in court yesterday. the sheriff's office tells abc 7, we're very aware of the snenltd and doing an internal review of all incidents who met with assistant public defenders at our eden township substation. >> an apartment complex is getting redeveloped, forcing dozens of families from their homes. plans include demolishing an apartment complex on rock street. the three acre 59-unit rent

for more, we'll go live to amy hollyfield at hillcrest elementary school. amy? >> reporter: hi, there was a lot of talk this morning about things like innovative learning and goals, but that was the adult talk. it was the children and their eagerness that really stole the show. listen to this earnest answer we got from a cutie pie when we asked him how he was feeling on this first day of school. >> well, i'm kind of feeling nervous and also excited because new year, new me. >> reporter: that's how jaden trotter started his fifth grade year this morning at hillcrest elementary school. it's that kind of enthusiastic attitude the superintendent enjoys seeing for himself. so he toured a few schools like hillcrest on this first day. >> do it throughout the year, but definitely on the first day. i want to be amongst the students. >> reporter: dr. vincent mathews first watched a third-grade class approach math with an innovative problem-solving method. next, he stopped by the wellness center where students' mental health is the priority. jaden was happy to lead the tou

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live for us at the pleasant hill bart station. >> reporter: part of bart's response to the lawsuit points out he was arrested here and their 4,000 surveillance cameras should get some of the credit for the arrest. bart points out it has stepped up patrols in the past years of police officers on its trains and arrests are up. the family of 18-year-old nia wilson is suing bart saying bart had a legal duty to protect its passengers from assault. john cowell was arrested and accused of her murder which police are calling a random attack with no motive. the family argues he should have been banned from bart because he was stopped for fare evasion a few weeks earlier. nothing is more important than the safety of our riders and employees. we are thankful the suspect is in custody due in large part to our surveillance system. the hearts break for the wilson family. her funeral is tomorrow morning. live at the pleasant hill bart station, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> this morning thousands of firefighters are continuing to battle 19 wildfires across the stat

amy hollyfield is live and has been talking to passengers about that decision. hi, amy. >> reporter: we keep hearing the word "hope." we hope it will be okay. we hope it will change course. and then they head off to the gate. some airlines we are hearing are offering to waive the change fee. but that is -- there's a catch. so that's making a decision even tougher. cole knew when he heard the words "category 5 hurricane" he was not going to hawaii today. but making that decision was up easier than rescheduling the flight. >> we're on the phone with customer service for about an hour now, trying to change our tickets. i don't know what they're going to do with us or not. they're not letting us cancel the tickets. >> reporter: he said hawaiian airlines offered to waive the change free but he would have to take the trip by september 9th. he said he does not want to go see a possibly flooded, damaged hawaii. >> we want to move our dates to springtime. and they said you have to take it up with consumer affairs, which is a fax number. >> reporter: and it's not just fli

amy hollyfield has been watching the meeting in oakland. >> reporter: the general manager told the board that the b.a.r.t. system needs to be safer, that she knows that and she says she has a plan. she is presenting it to the board right now. this meeting starting at 9:00 this morning. it is full. it appears there is a lot of interest on thisds t will cost million. she has added police to trains. she's having them working on their day offs and overtime. she wants to improve the train's surveillance cameras, wants to update them, wants to add video screens showing realtime images at the stations. she wants to show call boxes. she does want to calm any concerns out there about privacy. she says privacy is critically important to her, so she emphasized what they will not be doing. >> we will not be introducing any surveillance systems that will collect any personal identifiable information. this is about systems and crowds. second we are not introducing a facial recognition technology today as the technology is unproven in a transit environment. >> show me how spending this much money on fu

amy hollyfield live for us in pleasanton. amy. >> hi, reggie. b.a.r.t. riders agree there needs to be more security, but riders do have a limit. we're noticing when we ask people about one idea, they get a bit uncomfortable. that's the idea of facial recognition technology. one b.a.r.t. director likes the idea of adding the technology to the system's cameras. it would read people's faces and look for people who have warrants out for their arrest. the idea is to keep people who pose a threat to riders out of the system. but every rider we have asked about this morning has felt hesitant. >> i don't know about that. i wonder if that's going to work. i don't know. >> why? why do you hesitate? >> i don't know. i don't know if it's going to target people or something. i'm not sure. i'm really not sure. >> there are privacy questions. there are also questions about the accuracy of the technology. those issues will all be hashed out at the board meeting on thursday when this is proposed. this is just one of many ideas in the plan that will be talked about. a pla

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live for us in russian hill. hi, amy. >> hi, good morning, reggie. at the academy of science and technology. there are several bus stops around the school here at polk and francisco. the kids who take the bus here, could be a little late today on this first day of school. muni has an operator shortage. san francisco school officials went ahead and put out a warning to its campuses that children and staff might be late arriving to school because of this shortage. muni responded saying officials moved 72 employees from part time to full time to provide more coverage. they did that on friday and that should bring them about 700 more service hours a day. they think that will have a huge impact this week. everyone is on notice just in case this first day of school might have some delays. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> what a pain. a three-car side show on the bay bridge shut down all five westbound lanes yesterday at 10:45 in the morning. one driver crashed or broke an axle doing doug

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> happening now, the late senator john mccain's casket is now lying in state in the u.s. capitol rotunda in washington, d.c. >> this follows an emotional memorial service in his adopted home state of arizona. abc news reporter janay norman joins us with more. >> good morning. thousands showed up in phoenix to pay their respects and now it's washington's turn to say good-bye to the six-term arizona senator who lived and worked senator who lived and worked here over four decades. >> reporter: senator john mccain welcomed with a solemn ceremony by a military honor guard. before landing in washington thousands lined the streets and highways of phoenix waving the american flag, others clutching american flag, others clutching campaign signs. before being elected to the senate in 1986 where he served more than 30 years. at the church he worshipped. >> i always thought of john as a brother. we had a lot of family fights. >> reporter: political opponent former vice president joe biden saying he thought of mccain as family. pr

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at oakland international airport for us. amy? >> hi, jessica. flights are still leaving oakland for hawaii and passengers are still going. take a look at the hawaiian airlines ticket counter here this morning. very busy. but we did talk to people as they're headed out of here with at least one passenger telling us she did have a sleepless night worrying about this storm. alaska airlines says on the website it will waive change fees for travelers who decide to stay home. you do have to go on the trip by next thursday. hopefully the storm will be long gone by then. some are still going today. they point out to us that even if they get a break on changing a flight, they still have other activities they have to pay for and they're worried about losing that money. >> i already made two tours and both of them no cancellation yet. so we're supposed to go to a luai and snorkling trip. but as of last night, they said no cancellation yet. >> here's a look at the satellite image of hurricane lane. it is a category-5 hurricane. the big islan

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more now on how almost $7 million will be spent. >> reporter: bart has a team of officers that have been dedicated to patrolling the trains since 2011. that team can continue its work now. thanks to a federal grant awarded to bart from fema. >> this money ways for what's called our critical asset patrol team. all they do is patrol our most busiest stations. because of this money that team can continue. >> reporter: you may have also seen more officers patrolling the trains in the last three weeks, in response to recent stabbings on bart. that was mandatory overtime. and it's coming to an end to give those officers a break. >> now it's basically voluntary overtime. but there's still officers that want the hours that want the overtime money so we do have increased patrols, just through the volunteer overtime. >> reporter: back to the federal grant, it will also cover the cost of updating some cameras and radios. bart's board is considering a $25 million safety plan proposed by the general manager. this $6.8 million will help in that effort. >> so

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. look at the temperatures in the 90s, low to mid 90s yesterday. now they're back into the mid . alleysba50s through o e v al mid 60s. ong wan jose at 62 7seel, santa. foggy and misty. hard to see across the golden gate bridge. the clouds will be stubborn at the beaches as the brooesz today. seasonal conditions, nothing too extreme and breezes across the entire bay, whether coming out of the west, south of the bay bridge or coming out of the southwest, north of the bay bridge through the delta. this will start at about 11:00 north of the bay bridge and 2:00 this afternoon south of the bay bridge. the winds out of the northwest gusting 30 along the coasts through at least 9:00 tomorrow evening. a look at san francisco, mostly cloudy and drizzle from 8:00, then we'll start to see the drizzle dry a little bit, especially on the bayside by 10:00. it will hang on the coast side through about noon and then we'll see 60 degree temperatures during the afternoo

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> this morning several flights to maui and honolulu from three bay area airports are canceled or delayed because of hurricane lane. >> going to show you a live picture from honolulu. it is only 2:00 a.m. still dark. the hurricane has weaked on to a category 3 storm with sustained winds of 120 miles an hour. however, the hurricane is moving northwest very slowly over the pacific, south of the hawaiian islands. a hurricane watch is in effect for maui and oahu. because it is a slow-moving hurricane it's expected to bring rain for an extended period of time. we're talking about the rain lingering, saturating the land and causing landslides. shelters have opened up on kauai where my sister lives and we talked to her yesterday. here she is. >> it's been clearly made known to the public that there are not enough shelters and so people are encouraged to, you know, stay in their own homes if they can make it safe enough to do so. >> that is what she's doing. she tells me they've been ready for a couple days now and if you try to get water on the isl

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live on russian hill. good morning. >> a windy russian hill, reggie. we're at the galileo academy of science and technology. you can see at this school here at francisco and polk there is a bus stop here, they're just surrounding this school here and these students who take the busses here to the school may be a little late on this first students and staff might be delayed because of the shortage. muni says it has made adjustments to get ready for this week and moved 72 part-time employees to full-time. they think that will add 700 service hours a day. they're hoping that will have a huge impact this week as more and more people climb aboard the bus because they have to get to school. warnings have gone out just in case so been set. this first day of school may have some new challenges for students here in the city so beware anything goes today. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> a three-car side show on the bay bridge shut down all five westbound lanes yesterday morning. one

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in pleasant hill, amy? >> hi, reggie. they made a lot of progress out here on the cleanup effort and cleared the street. city crews were out here trying to clear the pathway because the tree was lying across the street here that took out seven cars lining both sides of this street. they left chunks of the tree for a private company to come finish up and get the rest of this cleaned up. at least cars can now get through here for now. this isn't the whole tree, this is a section that snapped off around 12:30 this morning. the homeowner heard it and it sounded like a crack of the wood bat hitting a baseball the crack sound and then heard a thud and immediately knew it was the tree but still couldn't believe what she saw when she opened the door. >> i was scared. i was scared it was going to fall the rest of the way and take out my house and it was just really a lot of stress. >> reporter: no one was hurt and the house is okay. it fell away from the house and toward the street. this is hardy circle in pleasant hill. this is a

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in walnut creek for us with more on the situation, hey, amy. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. this store is brand new, open only for a month, and it's already been targeted by thieves. here are some pictures from the store's surveillance camera released by walnut creek police. this happened saturday afternoon at 5:40. police say the thieves got away with about $30,000 worth of merchandise that they ripped from the security testers. we do have a license plate for you, police say they left in a black mercedes suv with license plate 5 xrs 835. investigators say there were four people involved. no one was hurt. it was very quick. they say this is the second hit in the bay area in a week. check out this video from last wednesday when thieves targeted the apple store. this one happened at noon in the middle of the day. five grabbed electronics from the display tables and got away and drove away in a black honda, the license plate covered with black tape and got away with $19,000 worth of merchandise. no arrests have been made. police haven't said

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is joining us from the newsroom with a look ahead. >> hi, jessica. the murder of nia wilson captured national attention. u.s. congresswoman barbara lee is scheduled to speak at the funeral this morning. several celebrities spoke out on social media about the death of 18-year-old nia wilson. a gofundme account has brought in $91,000 for her family. she was stabbed to death on the macarthur bart platform. her sister was also stabbed, but survived. police call the attack random and unprovoked. her family now plans to sue bart saying her death could have been prevented. the man accused of killing her had been stopped for fare evasion a few days earlier and her family says he should not have been allowed back into the system. abc 7's legal analyst says the case will hinge on the following. >> is there something they should have done that they didn't do. is there some duty of care that they failed to exercise, that they were required to exercise. >> bart's spokesperson issued a statement saying bart has cracked down on fare evaders and added pa patrols to

. >>> and amy hollyfield spoke to those that knew mollie as a youngster. >> we're really heartbroken. and so heartbroken for the family. >> reporter: linda had to tell her now college anyoned daughter libby this morning that her childhood friend was presumed dead. linda had just found a picture of the girls over the weekend in their first communion dresses. that is mollie second from the left. linda was hoping the discovery of the picture was a sign that mollie was okay. >> every parent's nightmare and just so sad. it is so wrong. she had so much to give. >> reporter: mollie tibbetts started kindergarten in oakland and met some life long friends at corpus christi catholic church. the family moved to iowa when she was midway through elementary school, but the friendships lasted. ann has been in frequent contact with mollie's mom since the disappearance. >> having it sink this is so unbelievable. >> reporter: ann says the last time she for with her mom, she was still very optimistic, even though mollie had been missing since july 18. >> she was still really positive and upbeat about it

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> okay. >>> i want to jump in with breaking news. want to go back live to sky 7, we have movement on the lower deck of the bay bridge. if you've been with us all morning, we've had a deadly shooting investigation, eastbound 80 west of treasure island since about 2:30 this morning and we have had absolute gridlock. no one getting by for hours. just saw this a few moments ago they did release traffic, does look like we have at least one or two lanes on the right-hand side blocked and also saw what looked like a vehicle with perhaps overheating issue and engine issue blocking one of the middle lanes further back. obviously, we've had vehicles sitting here idling for hours. that could be an issue this morning. the big news, jessica and reggie, looks like we have movement again, few lanes open. an update in a moment. >> hallelujah. >> what we've been waiting for since 2:30 this morning. grateful for all those people stuck waiting there for hours. thank you so much. >>> fingers crossed it stays open. we had it open and then shut down again

live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> those backpacks will look great on them. >>> a new nfl season breathes new life into a controversy of kneeling. >>> plus the shooting in >>> four people died during a shooting in eastern canada this morning. among the victims two police officers. the suspected gunman is now in custody. he's being treated for serious gunshot wounds. neighbors told reporters they heard dozens of gunshots earlier this morning. officials say there's no longer any threat to anyone near that apartment complex where that shooting took place. the royal county police are working to find a motive to this shooting. >>> already controversy is swirling. several players took a knee or raised a fist during the national anthem. more on the protest president trump is responding to this morning. >> reporter: two dozen teams kicking off nfl preseason play thursday night and reigniting controversy before the game even started. in miami kenny stills and albert wilson took a knee during the national anthem while defensive safety robert quin raised his fist in the air. philadel

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> sandhya's here now talking air quality. it was cold this morning. it was 62 degrees. >> 62 is cold, come on larry. >> in the morning, it is. >> but the air quality, truly is not very good still. >> no, it's not. we still have poor air quality for parts of the bay area, here is proof from our east bay hills camera, walnut creek camera, excuse me. you can see the haze, it's really bad across parts of the area, poor for most of the region. spare the air alert is up for now. north bay, moderate air quality, blame it on the wildfires that are burning to our north and as you take a look at the air quality for the weekend, there will be some improvement, air quality advisory, though, remains up through sunday. saturday you will notice moderate air quality. as we head into sunday, some parts will begin to see some improvement. live doppler 7 right now showing you low clouds, stuck to the coast. for the rest of you, there's hazy sunshine. as we take a look at the temperatures, 65 in san francisco, 68 in oakland, 70s in mountain view to san jose. mrgan hill,

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live for us in the newsroom. >> we're expecting sadness, frustration and even maybe some anger in court today and tomorrow. the relatives of the 36 people who died in the ghost ship fire will have the opportunity to make victim impact statements in court. some family members are upset with the outcome of the case saying the two men being held responsible are getting off easily. the victims were attending a concert at the warehouse in east oakland when it caught fire. prosecutors called it a death trap. victims on the second floor could not escape the flames. a cause for the fire was never found. derick almena and max harris plead nod contest. almena is expected to get out of jail in three and a half years, harris in 23 months. because of time served and good behavior. the deal spares everyone of a trial but some relatives say the sentences are too short. the hearing is expected to take two days. the judge wants everyone to have a chance to speak. harris and almena are also expected to make statements. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >

amy hollyfield live in pleasant hill. i'm glad this happened when a lot of people were in the homes. >> cars did not do so well, however. six of them this tree damaged, anymore but it fell across the street and damaged cars on both sides that were parked along this street. they have cleared the way so now cars can get through here. then they left the chunks of the tree for private company. it was the city out here clearing the street. the private company will have to get rid of the rest of this. this isn't the whole tree. this is just a section that snapped off. it happened around 12:30 this morning. the homeowner said she heard it and said it sounded like the crack of a wood bat hitting a baseball then she heard a thud and knew it was the tree but couldn't believe what she saw when she opened the door. >> it was scary. it was scary because i didn't know if it was falling in our house or had just split, where it was going to happen, and i was just like i was waiting for the kids to finish waking up and come out. i just wa

reporter amy hollyfield is live in the newsroom. >> we are expecting an emotional couple days in court. relatives of the 36 victims will have the chance to make victim impact statements. some family members are upset with the sentences in this case, calling them too lenient. the 36 people died in the ghost ship fire about a year and half ago in east oakland attending a concert. meou collective.ribed as an artist prosecutors called it a death trap that victims could not escape. derick almena and max harris agreed to a plea deal, no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. almena is expected to get out of jail in about three and a half years. harris helped collect rent and manage events and could get out in 23 months because of good behavior and time served. the two men are also planning to speak in court. the hearing is scheduled to last for the next two days. that's so everyone has a chance to make a statement. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> a state appeals court has rejected a move by former stanford swimmer brock turner to overturn his sexual assault c

reporting live in danville, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> developing news from san rafael this morning where police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man with life-threatening injuries. authorities say a san rafael officer shot and critically hurt the man they say was threatening police with two knives. the shooting happened just after 9:00 last night on verde and belvedere streets. police tried negotiating with the suspect and using less than lethal rounds of shots on that man with no effect. the man was rushed to a local hospital after the shooting. police have not released his identity yet. >> we are continuing to follow the breaking news in the bay bridge. a deadly shooting has shut down all traffic on the lower deck. >> alexis following the impact it's having on our early commute. >> yeah. as of about five minutes ago they told us that one lane is now open. i'm not seeing anybody moving yet though. definitely waiting to see these vehicles put it into gear here and start to move. that has not happened. we're seeing all brake lights for f