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KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM September 9, 2016

Have a permit to use the gun. David . After seeing the same video youre about to see, police recommended the guard be charged with brandishing a firearm. The District Attorney declined to do so. Abc7 news learned the guard did not have a valid gun permit. San jose police say this is one of five handguns registered to the 22yearold francis fielding. He was pointing this one at a 27yearold engineer at apple just shopping at westfield valley fair. Buchanans infraction . Riding over a traffic cone as he went around a disabled vehicle. The guard hollered his gun and the mood remains tense. Sir, unlock your door. Im going to kick out your window. Why are you going to kick out my window . Police responded and wrote in their report the young guard did not have on him two stateissued permits and records confirm his firearm permit expired six months earlier. So the guard, his supervisor and westfield are named in a lawsuit by buchanan for assault, false imprisonment, negligence, and inflicks of emotional distress. Off work five months and able to get back to work, now. And this is serious, when someone stares you down with a 45. The security contractor lists headquarters in a private residents in san jose. Attorney alexander says guard fielding was fired but has a new permit and a valid guard card. In san jose, abc7 news. A highspeed chase went down the wrong way this afternoon the chase ended Near Railroad avenue. Two people tried car jacking others before being arrested. The motorcyclist is expected to recover. All lanes of highway 4 reopened but just want to warn you, traffic is a mess. Tomorrow, San Francisco officials should find out whether their plan to maintain diversity will be approved by the federal government. Hud had rejected so called neighborhood preferences. Carolyn . This is subsidized housing. You would not believe how many people have come here to apply but the mayor and supervisors believe those who want to move here should get prefer yil treatment. Reporter she is hoping to get a place in a 98 unit apartment housing complex for seniors. We received over 5,000 applications in three weeks. So overwhelming. Tenants are selected for San Franciscos Affordable Housing through a lottery. This card could be a winner. In december, the board of supervisors passed a law designed to increase odds for people who live in a neighborhood where new subsidized housing is built. By setting aaside 40 of the units for them. Its designed to stop the exodus of African Americans and latinos from rapidly gentrifying communities. But hud says this violates the federal fair housing act. Supervisor london brie and others went to try to convince hud otherwise. Looking at the changes to the community, and the fact many people who grew up here cant access Affordable Housing here. Reid is optimistic hud will announce a creative solution tomorrow, also the last day for applications here. I wont want to bump someone from the neighborhood but just to be able to survive and stay in this city that i love so much. In San Francisco, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. Police are now offering a quarter Million Dollar reward to find the suspects in a quadruple murder, four people were sitting in a car when they were shot and killed. Police arrested and charged one suspect. They believe more are out there and are offering a reward to help find them. In the east bay, detectives are looking for a 3yearold boy and his father accused of ignoring a judges order. A judge awarded temporary guardianship of sahi smith. Now, investigators cant find him, or the boy. More fallout from a sex scandal that rocked several Law Enforcement agencies. We have Team Coverage on thee departments in livermore and oakland, and the Alameda County sheriffs office. Abc7 news is live in oakland where the mayor fired four officers and suspended several others. Laura . Reporter those several chiefs stepped down in the wake of the scandal. There has been concern this investigation is targeting low level officers and the mayor tried to clarify. Were prohibited by state law from exposing the identities. She wont say how high this goes, the mayor did tell us there are ranking officers among the 12 disciplined for involvement with a teenaged prostitute. We reviewed al investigations of misconduct and looked at who the supervisors were and could have known about misconduct and failed to report it. The Oakland Police Officers Association and some in city hall told us the press Conference Wednesday afternoon caught them off guard. We do not get advance notice. We got the email you got and calls saying this is about to happen. We didnt see the report. We werent consulted on the decision. Allegations include attempted sexual assault, lewd conduct, assisting in prostitution, accessing data bases for personal gain, and failing to report violations. All stemming from a 19yearold self described prostitute who now sits in jail. Who is protecting this young woman . Shes not only a victim suffering trauma, shes the main witness in a major, ongoing krem nal investigation. The d. A. s investigation into oaklands officer and a dozen others are if various departments is expected to be completed very soon. In oakland, abc7 news. The impact of the case extends beyond oakland to several other agencies across the east bay. The news app sent out a push alert today. Our Team Coverage continues now with abc7 News Reporter melanie woodrow. Reporter Livermore Police Department Says the investigation into an alleged sex scandal involving a woman concluded. A Livermore Police officer resigned. The Department Says it had placed the officer on leave while the investigation was conducted. In an emailed statement, the police chief wrote now that this matter reached a conclusion, we will move forward and continue to serve with honor and protect with purpose. We brought her in and did an interview with her, she indicated none of our people did anything illegal. The sheriff says the departments internal investigation is ongoing. One deputy is no longer with the department. And two are still being looked at. Richmond Police Department says its internal investigation is ongoing. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. A group of women say theyll hold a Hunger Strike until the california governor signs a bill to increase work place protections. Women janitors tear any recalled being sexual assaulted by their supervisors and it would require Sexual Harassment training for janitorial contractors. Were looking at a marginalized community. Its our duty to make sure victims have a voice. The women will start the Hunger Strike on monday. New at 6 00, the Santa Clara Police union is encouraging officers to work at 49ers home games. The poa praised santa clara mayor Lisa Gillmore and said well encourage and support our officers to continually work at 49ers games and other events, this less than of a week after officers threatened to abandon their posts in response to Collin Kaepernicks opposition to police brutality. The team pledged 1 million to 2 bay area organizations hoping to bridge the gap and address social inequities. In a statement, jed york says were excited to work with these foundations to develop a plan to help the Community Find Unifying Solutions to these pressing issues. York noted this is separate from the 1 million pledged to Collin Kaepernick. A landmark verdict results in the biggest fine issued by the federal agency in charge of po detectiving consumers. Next, millions now owed and thousands lost at wells fargo. A double digit drop in temperatures for the weekend. Next, a live update on the health of this 8yearold boy bitten twice by a rattlesnake. Sfx gulp what are you doing . Sfx burp im having a small snack. Gross. Dont live with ants. Get raid ant roach spray. Raid . . . Raid kills bugs dead. Sc johnson wells fargo says it will pay 185 after a landmark verdict found the San Francisco Banking Institution letting late fees on accounts that customers never knew they had. It was done to satisfy sales goals. Inside of the Los Angeles City attorneys office, it had the City Attorney pointing fingers. I want to send a message to big banks were going to be vigilant in standing up for consumers rights. His Office Discovered thousands of employees had opened unauthorized accounts using Customer Service without their knowledge. Some signed up for services that led to unwanted fees. Its outrageous for any consumer to have to incur fines or consequences because of actions like these. Reporter in toluca lake it caught some off guard. I do look into my account. I know what is there and shouldnt be there. Sometimes, its human error. Wells fargo will shell out 185 million in all, 2. 5 million of it split between affected customers. 50 million in Civil Penalties that will be split by the City Attorney and what la county. A spokeswoman says wells fargo fired a little more than 5,000 employees, about 1 of the work force. The bank has not admitted or denied wrong doing saying weve reached these agreements consistent with our commitment to customers. Customers received a product they did not request. That is jade hernandez reporting. Short term rental website air bnb has a new antidiscrimination policy. Guests who feel theyve been discriminated against can get air bnb to book them a new host. Users will agree to treat everyone equally regardless of race, religion, gender or other factors and will increase the number of instant book locations where guests can book without needing prior approval. Over a medical emergency, authorities got a call about a woman in distress on a cliff, it turns out she was having a medical emergency on the beach and air lifted to a hospital. No word on her condition. An 8yearold boy hasnt left the hospital after being bitten twice by a rattlesnake Alisa Harrington joins us live outside with the story. The boy is expected to be okay. His mother tells me he has swelling but there is a chance he can go home tonight. Firefighters want to remind people of the warm weather and rattlesnakes are active in the heat. He saw the snake. The 8yearold smiles through pain in his hospital bed in walnut creek. The third grader is recovering from a terrifying rattlesnake attack. His mother says it happened in a friends backyard. She says a snake bit brendens ankle, twice. When i saw him, i got to see him, he just was completely still. Very brave. Very calm. Im his mother i can see the fear in his eyes. Firefighters arrived and found it was a baby rattlesnake that attacked. Baby rattlesnakes tend to be more aggressive and so they may or may not give warning. Neighbors say they see snakes and other critters. I had a rattlesnake in the backyard. Its creepy. Phyllis amon refuses to walk the trails. The street borders open space. Brendans foot is swollen and doctors have been giving him antivenom. His mother hopes this will serve as a warning and remind others to be aware of their surroundings. As pitcher paid an important visit today to meet with men and women receiving care. The lefthanded pitcher says it was his way of thanking those who sacrificed so much for the country. 16 degrees cooler this afternoon in concord compared to yesterday. And taking a look at the change, youll see its down 16 in san jose. Santa rosa has fallen a good 22 degrees. Clouds are pushing in across San Francisco. San francisco, 60 now. 73 in san jose. And highs today in the low 60s in beaches to low 90s inland. From our camera, this has been a big player, the marine layer along with the sea breeze. 68 in santa rosa. And in the mid70s for concord and livermore. You can see blue skies over the bay. Cooling continues inland tomorrow with below normal temperatures. First thing in the morning temperatures in the 50s. Youll notice where fog and low clouds are covering the coast and bay. Youll see at 5 00 a. M. , its around San Francisco, its socked in near the coastline. Into afternoon, well hang on to overcast skies near beaches inland and bay side communities will enjoy the sun. It will be nice and warm but not too hot. Upper 80s in livermore, 80s in san jose. Here is a look at the temperature trend for oakland. High, 74 degrees. Youre going to run below normal throughout the next seven days, monday, temperatures 66 degrees. Cooler inland. Accuweather will be tracking the cool down sunday, monday, we bottom out. Upper 70s inland, upper 50s near the beaches. Its going to feel like late fall. Late october, early november, the kind of weather we expect to see. You can down load our abc7 news app and take us with you. Wont you want to do that . Dont answer that. Definitely. Thank you, sandhya. Next at 6 00 a surprise local discovery over what scientists thought was a nearly extinct wildflower. Our coverage of monday night football begins at 7 00 p. M. On monday. The new season of dancing with the stars premiers on monday with a special time. This purple wildfire is on the brink of extinction but just discovered in the bay area and is thriving there. The moubt mount diablo buck wheat was thought to be extinct. Botanists worked hard but didnt see results. The historic st. Elizabeth Catholic Church or school is closing because of declining enrollment. Its seen the student population drop because some families are having a hard time affording a private school tuition. It will set up a program like work and study. Theyll go to attend classes four days per week. And so it allows them to then earn some tuition through this position. Chalk on the campus of cal today used not on a black board, but a building. The story of the professor whose name was scrawled on the sidewalk. Police caught a man accused of shooting at random drivers. Why not everyone is on board with the Training Exercise manned in the new details in a sex scandal that rocked bay area Police Departments. The da will announce charges connected to Police Officer misconduct in a case involving a teen prostitute. The oakland mayor says four officers have been fired and others disciplined as part of the investigation. Today, Livermore Police confirmed a cop resigned due to this. Just down load the news app and enable push alerts. New details about how Police Nabbed a man they say is responsible for shooting at cars. This news has neighbors breathing a bit easier tonight. Abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen has the story. After months of tension, a sense of relief. Cant go outside without being scared. Police Michael James lee lewis, accused at shooting at multiple vehicle as long blossom hill road. There are tough times, people are desperate. Police placed lewis under arrest. Sergeant garcia told abc7 news on patrol an officer noticed his car, and selt something didnt seem right. He sees the car and comes back and approaches on foot. The chase followed. The detectives later obtained a search warrant for the residence this, he discovered a handgun and shell casings they say connect him to four of 10 shootings. It could have been me and one of my kids and someone from the family. You have no idea what it does to parents. Were here, in the ambulance out there. No one was seriously injured over a threemonth period. Some say they wont rest until justice is served. Its just relief. Some in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. A lot of emergency vehicles and police from across the bay area this weekend. Crews will take part in this urban shield. The sheriff organized as a way to sharpen the skills of first responders. Protestors demonstrated against what is called an exyegsive Training Exercise. I find it difficult to object people object with fire and paramedics in the event we have a terrorist attack or natural disaster. Ace rail is warning passengers the gate will be locked because of potential protests. The former dean of Berkeley School is defending himself in a Sexual Harassment case. In an o owe ped, neither consider the conduct to be sexual, that fact has fallen by the wayside. Studen students skibled messages on chalk. Last year he lost his job as dean of the law school but remains a professor and allowed on campus. The students banded together and was out spoken. The university is docking his pay by 10 for a year and he wont be in the classroom. Surrell is suing the university. A little known president ial candidate is Getting National attention. What would you do if youre elected . About aleppo. About . Aleppo. What is aleppo. Youre kidding . No. That exchange took place on the Morning Joe Program on msnbc. He tried to explain what happened on the view. No excuse. I was thinking in terms of acronym. But the dynamics in play in syria are. He says it could impact his campaign. Today, republican Vice President ial candidate mike pence visited california, laying a wreath i

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