vic lee is live with more, vic? >> her rap sheet is two pages long of a couple fell knees but mostly minor offenses driving wout a license, drug paraphernalia in the car, things like that this, shows that she was fighting addiction for a very, very long time. she was supposed to be arraigned here today but the judge saying she she was in the medical ward. her family says she was complaining of chest pain autos just like i did it myself. it's my flesh and blood. the losses we have. >> her brother wants to give condolences to the family of the couple run over in the tragic accident on thursday night. >> i have more grief for them. they lost someone, she's still here. >> the driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter under the influence of alcohol and felony drunk driving. the district attorney says she was intoxicated, almost twice the legal limit. >> we have a preliminary blood alcohol level that is well over.15. >> police say the car plowed into the sings, then jumped the center divide, clipping another car

vic lee has the story of terrifying moments as well as rescues. >> reporter: the massive fire started at about 5:15 in a unit on the top floor of the terrace apartments on 900 block of woodside road. >> heavy fire found on upper floor. >> blaze moved to six alarms, video shows how intense flames were. firefighters did battle. >> people coming out of the building and going to rescue operations. >> firefighters struggled to get their hoses to top floor. there are no sprinklers to help. the building constructed before sprinklers were required. on the top floor first chaotic. >> people are helping other people climb over balconies to get out of apartments. >> reporter: tenants scrambled out of bed trying to get out as heavy black smoke stopped them from using front doors. >> i open the door, and just, no way i can do down stairs. >> reporter: firefighters had to take paul jenkinson down a ladder. >> a guy crawled out from apartments up there on his hands and knees and in his under wear. he had burns. >> reporter: four residents were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. vic lee abc 7

vic lee is there live with the latest for us. vic? >> as you can see, police have cleared the cars from this intersection and traffic is moving again. but for about three hours, a little more than 3 hours, gehry boulevard in san francisco was closed to traffic. thank god it was not commute traffic. now this, big collision happened at about 12:20. police got the call, multiple cars and victims. >> this is what 10th and gehry looked like. something you might see on a highway. a lexus flipped over. a honda accord, police say was stolen. jerome mendoza says the hondas was coming towards it. >> i noticed a lexus suv going through a red liert. then, contact. it ended up in the air and rolled. >> reporter: gorge works net to the intersection and helped rescue the victims trapped in their cars >> we heard a big noise. and then, my boss told us to come. we ran to the cars, the flipped-over car. >> we have five people injured total in this collision and we have a two that have serious injuries. >> reporter: police tell us those injuries nonlife

vic lee is live with the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. vic? >> reporter: because of the staffing shortage here at the san jose police department, burglaries are the lowest priority among the department's core crimes. the residents of the evergreen district believe burglars know that. >> they're coming here, they came like that. >> reporter: kristin showed us how burglars broke into her home. a home security camera shows two young men at the front door. they knocked and no one was home. so, they went to the back and broke in through an unlocked bedroom window. the burglars ransacked the house. pham estimates loss as about $100,000. she had lots of expensive items. >> they took my rolex watch, my husband's rolex watch. all of my jewelry from my wedding gifts. and all of the valuable hand bags. >> reporter: the burglars took her expensive liquor leaving only boxes behind and rolexes removed from display cases. once they got their loot the thieves left through a side door. fam and her husband passed around these leaflets to schools and neighbors h

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> one other note about the vote in the house. a stenographer was hauled out of the chamber after charging the podium and screaming during the vote. she continued yelling as she was taken away saying you cannot serve two masters and he will not be mocked. this is video from the house camera. this incident stunned members and staffers who said they had never seen anything quite like it. >> two parents are thankful tonight a day after their children were found safe when a car thief sped away in the family suv with the kids in the back. stephanie thomas stepped out of her volkswagen for a moment to snap a picture of her husband and cousin. the kids were sleeping in car seats and seconds later a woman jumped into it and sped away. >> we were screaming our kids, our kids. i think a lot of the people on the street kind of -- when they heard me screaming our kids. people were immediately like coming up. giving me hugs. >> there was a moment when my eyes locked eyes with the woman driving the car. she just had this look of death. >> a nei

vic lee tonight with the latest information. >> lynn spaulding's body found october 8th in a stairwell. at the time spaulding being treated for an infection, now, a source tells us that one week before spaulding's body was discovered a hospital worker saw a woman appeared to be unconscious, lying at the same stairwell. that he stepped over her twice. spaulding's family is outraged about the revelation. >> i think tells us what didn't happen what. should have happened is care for someone laying on a stairwell. >> according to the source the employee told a nurse what he'd seen and that the nurse then contacted the sheriff's department, which provides security at the hospital. it's unclear whether a deputy responded to that call and checked the stairwell. it's unknown whether spaulding was still alive when the orderly found her a family spokesman responded this way inexcuseable. >> the sure's office says the investigation is still ongoing. >> a new figures out show price of auto insurance is going up but there is a nice twist for california driver autos yes. >> michael finney is here to

abc7 news reporter vic lee has the story. >> it can be right here and that door. >> reporter: kristen showed us how the burglars broke into her home three weeks ago. as a home security camera shows, two young men showed up at the front door. they knocked but no one was home so theyen to the back and broke in through an unlocked bedroom window. they ransacked the house, going through drawers and closets room by room. she estimates her loss at about $100,000. these a popular vietnamese singer. >> they took all my wraps and all my jewelry from wedding gifts and all the valuable handbags. the burglars even took her expensive liquor, leaving only their boxes behind. and the rolexs were removed from their display cases. once they got their loot, the thieves left through a side door. other neighbors in this neighborhood had also recently been burglarized. christian's mother lives on the same street. she said her mother actually interrupted a burglary in progress. she happened to look out her bedroom window one morning at the house across the street. >> she saw two men across the street in th

vic lee has the story. >> it can be right here. they can let it thaw. >> kristen pham showed us how the burglars broke in weeks ago. two young men showed up at the front door. they knocked, but no one was home. they went to the back and broke in through an unlocked bedroom window. the burglars ransacked the house going through drawers and closets room by room. pham estimates her loss at about $100,000. she is a popular vietnamese singer who had lots of expensive designer luxury items. >> they took my rolex watch, my husband rolex watch and all of my jewelry from my wedding gifts and all of the available handbags. >> the burglars even took her expensive liquor, leaving only their boxes behind. the rolexs were removed from their display cases. once they got their loot they left through a side door. other neighbors in this neighborhood have also recently been burglarized. tricia's mother lived on this street and her mother interrupted a burglary in progress. she looked out her bedroom window one morning at the house across the street.

vic lee, abc7 news >> happening now in san francisco board of supervisors voting whether to decide whether to add a tax on sugary drinks. meaning soda would go up $0.24, raising $31 million for health, nutrition programs but small business owners say it could hurt their sales if approved by supervisors, it would go on the november ballot in 2014. >> there is nothing to worry about if you heard a roar on the peninsula. the fighter jets helping to unveil a new video game. they just performed in redwood city. the guests are at a large party for battlefield four. the game debuting just in time for the holidays. >> that is a big launch for a video game. fighter jets? >> yes. >> still ahead a warning for pet owners veterinarians talk about what to avoid giving dogs and cats. >> a massive accident in arizona a major roadway closed right now. >> also, fixing your flat tire. some tips from consumer reports. >> bay area start up poised to become a popular new >>> three people are dead after this huge pile up on interstate ten halfway between phoenix and tucson. authorities say a dust storm and high

vic lee reports. >> news of the brazen robberies spread quickly. kali opened her cafe in the diamond district just four months ago. she said there's been a surge in crime here. >> i know a bunch of my customers who actually left the neighborhood because of the crime. >> the first robbery took place about 8:45 year at this mexican restaurant on the 1400 block of fruitvale avenue. the manager told us they fired at least six rounds into the wall and then he demanded money. the only worker there said there was none in the cash register so the robber took too bottles of tequila instead. >> he did not fire right away. he asked for money. i couldn't give him the money. >> he then hit stephanie horn's beauty salon in the diamond district, a neighborhood of shops and restaurants. many of them small mom and pop businesses. just like the restaurant, horn had just opened her shop so she, too, only had a small amount of money in the cash register. >> he requested more. i said we just opened the shop at 9:00 and this is all we had. >> that was not the answer the

sources tell abc 7 news reporter vic lee has ulbright said his net worth is vastly exaggerated. he is also charged with using the website to hire someone to kill a former employee. >>> new developments this morning in the bikers versus suv confrontation in new york caught on video that stunned the nation. matt keller joins us with word of a high-profile attorney getting involved? >> reporter: yeah, gloria allred is holding a news conference with the family of the biker hit by the suv. she says certain press reports about jamie mieses are inaccurate. >> reporter: police believe this man seen smashing the window of the range rover in new york also pulls lien out of the range rover and began beating him. police tracked down the motorcyclist who shot this helmet cam video at his home many bell port, new york. questioning him and taking the video as evidence. the confrontation and attack came after this. lien drove straight through the swarm of bikers minutes earlier leaving jamie mieses paralyzed in a statement lien's wife expresses sympathy but said her husband was faced with a lif

vic lee reports. >> news of the brazen robberies spread quickly. she opened her cafe in the diamond district just four months ago. she says there has been a surge in crime here. >> i know a bunch of my customers who actually left the neighborhood because of the increase in crime. >> the first robbery took place at about 8:45 here at this mexican restaurant on the tour teen00 block of fruit veil avenue. the manager told us that the robber fired at least six rounds into the wall and then he demanded money. the only worker there said there was none in the cash register so the robber took two bottles of tequilla instead. >> he did not fire right away. he asked for money. i said give him the money. >> the robber then hit the beauty salon in the diamond district. a neighborhood of shops and restaurants. many small mom and pop businesses. just like the restaurant horn just ep oned her shop so -- just opened her shop and she too only had a small amount in the cash register. >> they requested more. i said we just opened and this is all we have. >> that was

. >> vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> well, we do know that police secured a video they have not released yet but you're right. it's a scary moment this morning for employees of three different businesses. no one was hurt. the first robbery took place at 8:45 this morning. the manager told us the robber fired six rounds into the wall then demanded money. the only worker said there was none in the cash register. so the robber took two bottles of tequila instead. >> he did not fire right waichl he asked for money. i just gave him the money. >> and then hit this salon. like the restaurant horn just opened her shop so she, too, had only a small amount of money in the cash register. >> requested more. i said we just thopd saul we have. >> that was not the answer the gunman wanted. >> i was standing here fired there. >> the man ran out and entered the subway sandwich shop. >> i heard three shots. bam, bam, bam. >> this pedestrian who did not want to be identified told me he saw the robber running out of the door. >> this guy

vic lee is live in redwood city tonight with more on this story. vic? >> reporter: the suspect was supposed to be arraigned today but the judge saying she was in the jail medical ward. her family tells us she was complaining of chest pains this is her rap sheet about two pages long. felonies but mostly minor infractions like driving with out a license, a drug paraphernalia and her car. a lot of drug possession. this shows that there are a lot of red flags. unfortunately no wake up calls. >> must have had a melt down. my mother pass wade last year, she's been on a downward spiral. >> her brother, ronald wants to give condole wrenss to the family of the couple run over in the tragic accident on thursday night. >> i have more grief for them my own sister. the simple fact they lost someone. she's still here. >> reporter: the driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter under the influence of alcohol, and felony drunk driving. the district attorney says she was intoxicated, almost twice the legal limit. >> we have a preliminary blood alcohol level we

vic lee has been working on this story. it's like something out of a movie it s a bad movie this, is part of the latest effort by the federal government to crack down on the marketplaces which have grown because of the virtual occurrenceys and software helping users browse without detection. now in months there have been other arrests but none as significant as this one. >> there is bmrf you want cocaine there is sheet marketplace. but the biggest and most successful of all online black markets was closed by the feds. they arrested a young man they say ran it. the 29-year-old entrepreneur looked clean cut and innocent. the fbi says he was living the live of a digital drug lord operating a black market called the silk road on the so called deep webb where fictitious names are used. his name was dread pirate roberts like the movie "princess bride". >> court records show silk road sold $1.2 billion worth of illegal drugs generating commissions by being the middle man for those transactions. these documents say the silt was use

vic lee is live in redwood city tonight with more on this story. vic? >> reporter: the suspect was supposed to be arraigned today but the judge saying she was in the jail medical ward. her family tells us she was complaining of chest pains this is her rap sheet about two pages long. felonies but mostly minor infractions like driving with out a license, a drug paraphernalia and her car. a lot of drug possession. this shows that there are a lot of red flags. unfortunately no wake up calls. >> must have had a melt down. my mother pass wade last year, she's been on a downward spiral. >> her brother, ronald wants to give condole wrenss to the family of the couple run over in the tragic accident on thursday night. >> i have more grief for them my own sister. the simple fact they lost someone. she's still here. >> reporter: the driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter under the influence of alcohol, and felony drunk driving. the district attorney says she was intoxicated, almost twice the legal limit. >> we have a preliminary blood alcohol level we

. >> the ribbon cutting held today and vic lee joins us live are wth story from the hotel. vic? >> this is a good story in light of the shut down. this hotel physically is all finished but l is still a lot of work to be done like the landscaping for instance. so they won't start accepting guests until january but when they do, this will be the biggest free hotel for veterans undergoing treatment at va hospital s around the country. it took seven years for today. billed of nothing short of a five-star hotel. 53 suites has state of the art accommodations. each suite has two queen beds one for the patient, another for a care giver. not far away the va hospital which serves veterans from around the western united states and pacific rim. a hospital survey found that 11,000 patients had to find temporary housing and many had to drive 50 miles while waiting for treatment. others simply gave up. >> the hotels in this area are expensive. some might have chosen not to come or perhaps would have been sleeping in the koor cindy being treated forp cancer at va hospital. >> any time i tried t

vic lee, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> a san jose man arrested after police say he left his children aflown a car overnight. julio reyes taken into custody last night. milpitas police say his two children were left sievend a car for more than 14 hours. police tracked him down to to report his car, and children were missing. >> police have arrested an after school child care worker accused of inappropriately touching an elementary school girl. he's accused of trying to kiss and touch a young girl during an after school program two weeks ago. he was taken into custody in his home last week, now out on $100,000 bail. and do due to appear in court in december, police are trying to determine if there are additional victims. >> in central texas officials say a driver was swept out of a vehicle south of austin. crews made dozens of rescues and intrn using boats and rafts and helicopters. some schools had to cancel classes and towns in ohio, kentucky and indiana moved halloween to friday because of the threat of bad weather there. >> extreme weather there, just gorgeous here. >> yes gochlth to be a

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> end of the shut down will be good news for tourists prevented from visiting national parks, coming up, how soon those places might be able to reopen. >> two parents thankful after their children were sound after when a car theeft sped away with the family suv. her children were sleeping in car seats and seconds later a woman jumped in and sped away in the mission district. >> we're screaming our kids! i think a lot of the people on the street kind of when they heard me screaming people were like coming up, giving me hugs. >> one moment my eyes locked eyes with the woman driving the car. she just had this look of death. >>> a neighbor found the stolen suv a short time later on sweeney street in the bay view. police have not made arrests. >>> imagine how scary that is. >> no kidding. >> frightening house nir a home and why made people feel like they're trapped. >> new hahn in charge of america's largest community college sis anymore the task he faces to save it. >> mild weather continues for now but there is a gradual cool down coming our way. >> high tech spoo

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> end of the shut down will be good news for tourists prevented from visiting national parks, coming up, how soon those places might be able to reopen. >> two parents thankful after their children were sound after when a car theeft sped away with the family suv. her children were sleeping in car seats and seconds later a woman jumped in and sped away in the mission district. >> we're screaming our kids! i think a lot of the people on the street kind of when they heard me screaming people were like coming up, giving me hugs. >> one moment my eyes locked eyes with the woman driving the car. she just had this look of death. >>> a neighbor found the stolen suv a short time later on sweeney street in the bay view. police have not made arrests. >>> imagine how scary that is. >> no kidding. >> frightening house nir a home and why made people feel like they're trapped. >> new hahn in charge of america's largest community college sis anymore the task he faces to save it. >> mild weather continues for now but there is a gradual cool down coming our way. >> high tech spoo

vic lee has the story. it took seven years to this ribbon cutting today, billed as nothing short of a five-star hotel. the 34,000 facility with 53 suites had accommodations. each suite two queen beds one for a patient, other, the care giver. the va and it's polly trauma center serving veterans from all over western united states. >> cindy serves in the naif skbreek treated for cancer at the va hospital. >> any time i tried to book a hotel there, it's booked up. and never room. so we can stay. very chemo, too. you know? so i'm happy this is opening up. >>> a stur vai found 11,000 patients had to find temporary housing and many had to drive 50 miles to wait for treatment in palo alto. others gave up hotels in the area are so expensive so some might have chosen not to come or perhaps would have been sleeping in cars. >> for guests, it's tree. the project is a partnership between department of veterans affairs and chairitable donors. >> we don't want to you have to worry about costs that may otherwise to your t

. >> vic lee, abc 7 news. >> all right. it's a wonderful day to spend outside. >> beautiful. >> some folks looking for the sun. >> i know. >> it did take a while for it to burn away from the coast. sunshine on the bay. now it's not on the return it's advancing. it's along the coastline mainly beginning to push over the bay. going to become evident in north bay valleys tonight. first, high temperatures range we had today was chilly at the coast. a high of only 54. mild inland and unusual this time of the year. a 32 degree spread between coastal highs and inland highs. and talking about the fog from 11:00 tonight and 11:00 in the morning visibility will be below a quarter mile. hazardous driving conditions are likely. so bear that in mind. mount tam giving us a live view now. those fingers of fog along the coastline moving over the bay. temperatures now 51 degrees in san francisco. mid 60s in oakland. and los gatos 69 degrees now. another live view from our camera. looking out over parts of san francisco. some visible, some n

vic lee has the story. it took seven years to this ribbon cutting today, billed as nothing short of a five-star hotel. the 34,000 facility with 53 suites had accommodations. each suite two queen beds one for a patient, other, the care giver. the va and it's polly trauma center serving veterans from all over western united states. >> cindy serves in the naif skbreek treated for cancer at the va hospital. >> any time i tried to book a hotel there, it's booked up. and never room. so we can stay. very chemo, too. you know? so i'm happy this is opening up. >>> a stur vai found 11,000 patients had to find temporary housing and many had to drive 50 miles to wait for treatment in palo alto. others gave up hotels in the area are so expensive so some might have chosen not to come or perhaps would have been sleeping in cars. >> for guests, it's tree. the project is a partnership between department of veterans affairs and chairitable donors. >> we don't want to you have to worry about costs that may otherwise to your t

. >> vic lee, abc 7 news. >> all right. it's a wonderful day to spend outside. >> beautiful. >> some folks looking for the sun. >> i know. >> it did take a while for it to burn away from the coast. sunshine on the bay. now it's not on the return it's advancing. it's along the coastline mainly beginning to push over the bay. going to become evident in north bay valleys tonight. first, high temperatures range we had today was chilly at the coast. a high of only 54. mild inland and unusual this time of the year. a 32 degree spread between coastal highs and inland highs. and talking about the fog from 11:00 tonight and 11:00 in the morning visibility will be below a quarter mile. hazardous driving conditions are likely. so bear that in mind. mount tam giving us a live view now. those fingers of fog along the coastline moving over the bay. temperatures now 51 degrees in san francisco. mid 60s in oakland. and los gatos 69 degrees now. another live view from our camera. looking out over parts of san francisco. some visible, some n

the feds accuse him of running a black market that sold illegal drug autos abc 7 news reporter vic lee is on the story with details on where arrests went down. vic? >> arrest made when the suspect, ross albright was in the library. the affidavit did say it had a lap top with him. he may have been busy running what authorities say was a massive money laundering operation. it's part of a so called deep west. a site where fictitious names and hard to track e mail are used to buy and sell elicit drugs. the fbi says albright was a mastermind between the online drug black market. he was once quoted referring to his site as anonymous amazon.com this, is a story court interview on you tube. he was featured last year. court documents say he generated tens of millions in commissions by being the middle man for the sale of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs. yesterday the 29-year-old man was arrested at the glenn park branch of the san francisco public library. albright arraigned today in court on charges related to money laundering, drugs and computer hacking. the fbi says he lived

. >> vic lee joins us live from win chester ranch mobile home park with the story. vic? >> reporter: the story line is about the sale of a piece of property. the real story is about human impact of that sale, and precedent it may start for other parks in san jose. the fact it might become open season for them, too. win chester mobile home park sits on prime real estate. across the street santana row with high end businesses and restaurants. the park is beautifully landscaped with 100 attractive homes. the strets have quaint names like dry yard drive, prune way, for the seniors here, it's you an ideal retirement community its been a place in heaven for us, affordable for senior autos most residents are over 706789 eight more than the 90. all own their home homes. dave bought his 37 years ago. he pays about $1,000 for the space and utilities. much cheaper than a senior apartment building. >> you get a tiny space for almost $3,000 a month? one meal per day? i can't afford that. >> the family that owns the park is planning to sell to it a builder who likely will convert this

vic lee abc 7 news. >> we're waiting to near a deal tonight to reopen the government would save workers at lawrence livermore lab from being furloughed. we told you yesterday they had begun the step of shutting down with 2000 workers then being furloughed monday. another thousand employees at nearby sandia national lab with were scheduled for furlough next week. >>> will be another six hours before we know if bart trains will be running tomorrow, tonight at 10:00 bart will announce whether yun yinz will go on strike. we'll bring you news first on twitter. talks between bart and unions resumed this morning at 10:00 a.m. after yet another negotiating session that ended last night this, morning, i guess. a mediator is working inside of the caltrans building in oakland. passengers are sick and tired of waiting in limbo, night after night. bart tells abc 7 thus ridership decreased this week because people are working from home, or just finding other ways to get where tlair going to avoid uncertain tie that is the problem this, i, i think riders expecting something but just this waiting is ma

vic lee abc 7 news. >> we want to update you on another fire in a nearby apartment building. one man died and a100 people left homeless in the blaze in this house apartment on woodside road. investigators have determined that fire was accidental and began in the apartment of the man who died in the fire. more than 100 firefighters responded to that disaster. >> there is more still head here on abc 7 news at 6:00 including details of another recall for a store because of possible salmonela contamination. >>> a big relief for bay area tourist economy. the rush to visit some famous sites today. >> i'm spencer christian. a warm week, there are signs of a warm weekend. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> later legal battle over these tee shirts at a high school. the question now where a -- before a >>> just wanted to keep you updated on breaking news. watching for late developments on the bart strike. unions saying trains will not run tomorrow unless there is a last minute deal which seems unlikely at this point with midnight deadline looming. two sides not talking

vic lee abc 7 news. >> we want to update you on another fire in a nearby apartment building. one man died and a100 people left homeless in the blaze in this house apartment on woodside road. investigators have determined that fire was accidental and began in the apartment of the man who died in the fire. more than 100 firefighters responded to that disaster. >> there is more still head here on abc 7 news at 6:00 including details of another recall for a store because of possible salmonela contamination. >>> a big relief for bay area tourist economy. the rush to visit some famous sites today. >> i'm spencer christian. a warm week, there are signs of a warm weekend. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> later legal battle over these tee shirts at a high school. the question now where a -- before a court. can the american flag b b >>> just wanted to keep you updated on breaking news. watching for late developments on the bart strike. unions saying trains will not run tomorrow unless there is a last minute deal which seems unlikely at this point with midnight deadlin

my colleagues from the board of supervisors to genuine me up front in presenting this implication to vic for mary excess and i'll read two of the things from the implication. whereas the mexican museum is the repetition to exhibit the mexican chicano and mexican-american people and whereas edwin m lee and the members of the board of supervisors honored mexican day on 3407bd by celebrating the new home of the mexican museum at the jessie polarizing mrooz in downtown san francisco about it resolved that today is hereby declared mexican-american day in san francisco (clapping) >> and let me give this to also to victor marquis. i want to say that we have mayor ed lee in hanging this banner on the wall behind us. (clapping) >> the future home of the mexican museum. (clapping) i want to take a moment to thank all the volunteers and all the people that came to all the hearings. there was 2 hundred and 64 people altogether that attended numerous hearings to let's please give them a hand and committee members please stand up and put our hands up and thank you very much for coming to all the heari