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KGO ABC7 News 600PM September 2, 2015

They took legal action against those they believe should be held accountable for their daughters death. First, the sheriff who released Francisco Lopez sanchez, an illegal imkbrant charged with shooting steinle. Who in their right mind would let a sevenyear felon, undocumented violent felon, loose on the streets where you people are now standing . Reporter the sheriff had ordered his deputies not to notify i. C. E. On possible deportation detainees except rare situations. An order that made himself the king, judge and jury and somebody who directly violated federal law. Reporter the second claim against i. C. E. , the agency that enforces immigration laws. The family claims the agency knew about the policies and yet did nothing to retrieve sanchez. The third target in the federal action, the federal bureau of land management. The gun sanchez used, similar to this one, was stolen from a parked car of a blm agent. If that weapon wasnt there, if it was secured properly, this wouldnt have happened. Reporter the sheriff, i. C. E. And the blm said they could not respond to the legal action but extended their sympathies to the steinle family. Vic lee, abc 7 news. San Francisco Mayor ed lee is talking about what led up to the deadly shooting. Mayor lee seemed to back up the steinle familys claim that Law Enforcement agencies are to blame for releasing Francisco Lopez sanchez from custody. He said the problem was a lack of communication. You cannot have good communication if an agency singlehandedly decides not to communicate. That is wrong and we need to correct that. The mayor still supports San Franciscos sanctuary law. So does congresswoman nancy pelosi. She opposes kates law, a proposal in congress inspired by the shooting that would punish sanctuary cities. This horrific crime and terrible as it is, is not a reflection of what the sanctuary cities were established to do, what they have accomplished. Pelosi says congress should instead approve Immigration Reform to normalize the status of those here illegally. Let me give you a quick heads up on the video were about to show you. The man you see in it survived without serious injury. Watch. From the force of the blast, you can see hes lucky. This is the explosion of a steam pipe at a san Jose Construction site. It happened a year ago, but its the latest chapter in the dispute between Santa Clara County and the company that is rebuilding valley medical center. Abc 7 News Reporter david louie is live with the rest of the story. David. Reporter well, dan, youre about to see even more of that dramatic video showing that worker surviving that underground blast. Now, Santa Clara County executives say its an example why theyre trying to get rid of the contractor for causing many delays in the project. But the contractor says the county is to blame. This cell phone video is the latest twist in a very public finger Point Campaign at charter construction, which is in charge of a multimillion dollar expansion at valley medical center. It shows a vault where a new steam pipe is being extended to heat a new patient building. But that banging sound is a precursor of something very serious about to happen. Yeah, joel, maybe you should step out for a minute. Reporter the worker starts to climb out of the underground vault. Popping noises continue as the hot steam was building up pressure, and then the worker was saved from being scalded as coworkers pulled him out. The county says Turner Construction was the designer and builder of the steam pipe project. Although turner say they have a good Safety Program and they may have a reasonable Safety Record overall, but in this case, in this project, there are details that need to be paid attention to and their Safety Program isnt taking care of it. Reporter cal osha has no record of the incident. The worker still has an active Workers Compensation claim for neck, digestive and nerve distress. This is the very same vault one year later. The county says turner had to redesign the system and is creating delays, one of several which has put this building two years behind of the the two sides had two meetings yesterday to iron out their differences. A spokesman for turner told abc 7 news, quote, turner continues its work and offers Proactive Solutions while some county officials are attempting to divert attention from their mismanagement of this project. The county has threatened to fire turner by the end of the week. In san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. The Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office is investigating tonight what, if any, role three corrections deputies played in a maximum security inmates death. Abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow has more information on the moments leading up to that inmates death and she joins us live from san jose tonight. Melan melanie. Reporter well, right now the coroners report on this inmates death is not yet out and theres a media hold on it. That means that office has been told not to talk about it with the press. The Coroners Office falls underneath the Sheriffs Office, and so do corrections deputies that work here at the jail. Still, despite the connecticut there, a spokesperson for the Sheriffs Office says that their investigation into this inmates death is not a conflict of interest. According to the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office, a corrections deputy found the inmate unresponsive last thursday during a wellness check. Paramedics pronounced the 31yearold white inmate dead inside the cell. Sergeant scott jensen said while one deputy initially found the inmate, three are now on administrative leave. Its a nontypical its uncommon for deputies to be placed on administrative leave after an in custody death. Reporter detectives are speaking to other inmates. A source familiar with the investigation tells abc 7 news during a cell search prior to the inmates death, another inmate reported hearing the inmate who later died screaming and saying im sorry followed by silence. Now Community Advocates are calling for an independent review of the inmates death. Being transparent about what happened doesnt harm anybody, it just keeps everybody safe. Reporter corrections deputies that work at the jail are part of the Sheriffs Office. I believe our detectives have the integrity, so it does not become a conflict of interest. Reporter Sergeant Jansen said they have requested the name not be released yet. The d. A. s office did not comment on the investigation but a spokesperson said in general the d. A. s Office Reviews inmate deaths once an investigation is complete. At that time the office makes a determination about criminal culpability. In san jose, Melanie Woodrow, abc 7 news. Palo alto police hope someone will recognize a sketch showing a man suspected of flashing a woman. The victim says a man who looks like this followed her to her car inside a public garage on friday evening. She then drove a few blocks and stopped. Thats when the man knocked on her window and exposed himself. Hes described as standing about 58 with a medium build. Hot meals are once again being dished up at san quentin as the prison deals with that highly contagious illness weve been reporting. Prison officials today said 85 inmates are now under observation after showing symptoms of legionnaires disease. Six inmates have the illness. Inmate services have been limited to control its spread. They can now visit the law office and get dental work but still have to shower in portable units. The illness spreads through mist or spray. A groundbreaking legal victory for inmates held in solitary confinement in california prisons. The state today settled a lawsuit filed by pelican baystate Prison Inmates in 2009. The prison system will edged unlimited isolation of gang leaders, a practice that kept some inmates in segregation units for decades. Activists celebrated the settlement at a rally in San Francisco today. One womans son has been in solitary for 14 years. To be left alone in a cell anywhere from 22 to 24 hours a day with nothing but your tv is definitely a form of cruelty, because we are all creatures of habit. We need we need interaction. Under the settlement, the state will limit how long inmates can spending in isolation and segregate only inmates who commit new crimes while in prison. Blame it on china. Stock prices took another big plunge today. The dow fell another 469 points or almost 3 of its value. Down almost 1500 points in the past two weeks. Bay Area Companies taking the biggest hits today include google, down 20 a share, decembtesla, down 10 a share and netflix, down 8 . Ly ann Lyanne Melendez is log whether this will spill over to the economy. Reporter so far september is living up to its reputation, every year considered the worst month for the dow jones. This time around we have a few negative factors that could make for a very difficult year. Zach richard is a truck driver. He knows whatever happens in china will have an impact on his livelihood. We havent get it in here, then thats no work for the drivers that are going into the port. Bottom line is, the end customer wont be getting their products on time. Reporter Asian Countries are the port of oaklands Major Trading partners at 76 . China is at the top of that list. If im not making money, im not paying my mortgage, im not paying my car payment, i cant afford my health insurance, so thats big. Reporter the same applies to commodities sold to china, such as californias agricultural products. Weak reports in china are just one piece driving down stocks. I think were going to have a difficult earnings season. We are going to obviously have news from the fed. Theres a lot of things that can just continue to have the volatility be very high. Reporter some Tech Companies have seen their stock tumble, which then affects employees and their purchases. If you have those shares rapidly correct, it gives you a moment of pause before youre going to rush out and buy a multimillion dollar house in San Francisco. Reporter already some people we spoke to are in caution mode. That definitely discourages me from purchasing a car or really anything big. Reporter economists predict if this correction gets any worse, investors will not see a quick rebound. In San Francisco, lee yanne melend melendez, abc 7 news. A Northern California family is forced to run for their lives, victims of a terrorist hate crime. Youre going to hear their shocking story in a moment. First, it was the monster in the mission. Now its the beast on bryant. Critics claiming victory after stopping another Big Development plan. The future of refunds are common. Im michael finney. The California Fitness franchise changing its refunds policy. Im spencer christian. We have a cooling trends the next few days but then a nice warmup for the Labor Day Weekend. Im have all the details in my accuweather forecast in just a for the second time in two weeks, the controversial Housing Project in San Franciscos Mission Neighborhood is on hold. The socalled beast on bryant street at bryant and 18th street was up for city approval next week, but with so Many Community opposition, the developer is taking a step back. Carolyn tyler has the story. Reporter its back to the drawing board for a project opponents had dubbed the beast on bryant street. This warehouse, slated to become a housing development, is the target of protests as a symbol of the affordability prices in San Francisco. Especially in the rapidly gentrifying mission district. The developer was scheduled to go before the Planning Commission next week, hoping for approval. But has instead decided to put things on hold until the temperature cools down. For us, the larger issue is how do you get to a project that people can be comfortable with, and thats a process that needs to be done out of the eye of, you know, political heat. It needs to be done in a collaborative way and you need time to do it and we ran out of time. Reporter the project calls for 274 apartments, 47 of them below market rate. Critics say thats not enough affordable housing. And there are small manufacturing businesses currently on site that would have to leave. If we continue to go down the road of continually building these luxury condose, which is what the beast on bryant was wanting, those exacerbate the problem. Reporter the San Francisco building and construction trades let it be known they did not like the project and voted against it earlier this year. A lot of our members live in the mission. Latinos are the largest part of our workforce. Reporter they are in discussion about changes to the project. We have every intention of coming back at some point. Reporter in november, voters will weigh in on a measure that could temporarily stop this project and others in their tracks. In San Francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. Police may have averted a School Shooting in fresno after a sophomore posted threats on a social media site. These are some of the Weapons Police found at the students home. They include a replica ak47, a rifle and a. 357 magnum revolver. They also found a bulletproof vest. In the instagram post, the 15yearold boy quoted a song about a School Shooting. San Joaquin Memorial High School was closed as a precaution. The student is being evaluated by Mental Health experts. An email warning went out today on the uc Berkeley Campus where a student has come down with a case of the measles. Without knowing it, the patient may have exposed other people along the way by taking ac transit bus route 25a one afternoon to and from 99 ranch market in richmond. Those who may have been around the patient are encouraged to check their immunization status. Youre contagious for several days before you know youre sick and measles stays in the air for several hours. San franciscos College Savings plan has surpassed a significant milestone. Abc 7 news was at monroe elementary as congresswoman nancy pelosi heard an update on the citys kinder to college program. It began four years ago. Since then San Francisco has automatically created savings accounts for kindergarteners. It begins with a 50 donation from the city. Parents who contribute their own money can get matching funds. And well even match a habit of steady savings. If they do every month for at least six months in a row, another bonus goes into the account. The incentive is working. So far San Francisco parents have contributed 1. 3 million of their own money into the kids college funds. Great. Can you believe its september already . I cant fathom it already. Its just flown by. Fall will be here not too long. In the meantime, spencer, really nice weather. Theres an official weather word to describe todays weather. Nice. Draw it out for a few seconds. Its going to get even nicer. Heres a look at live doppler 7 hd. We have mainly sunny skies across the bay area right now. A few thin high clouds around and little patches of some light to low cloudiness forming at the coastline. Lets talk about those warm august nights we had this past month. It was so warm, as a matter of fact, that 15 days there were 15 days of record high minimums or record high overnight lows. Six of them were actual actually new records, nine of them tied existing records. And the average overnight low for the month of august in San Francisco was the highest of all time for the month of august. Okay. On we go. Speaking of warmth, how about the warmth of our pacific waters, okay. Weve got this warm blob on the sea surface waters from hawaii to california and then northward, northwestward up to the gulf of mexico gulf of alaska, i beg your pardon, gulf of alaska. And thats not even taking into consideration the el nino thats developing on the equatorial waters which is an expansive area of temperatures well above the average level. In fact up in the blob there we have sea surface temperature 6 to 7 degrees above average for this time of the year. A view from our south beach camera, well see fog and high clouds overnight. Cooling trend through friday and well warm up through the weekend, Labor Day Weekend with the warmest day likely to be labor day itself. Heres the satellite image showing a trough developing in the jetstream. Some cooler air is headed our way which is why well have a cooling trend over the next three days. Follow the forec

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