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also, cheryl jennings catches up with a man who has a lot to be thankful for tonight. his eyesight has been restored. we'll find out how social media made it happen. >> the must have electronic gadgets for this holiday >>> now from abc 7 news owe. >>> a rally honors the memories of two san francisco leaders murdered 35 years ago tonight. this is the anniversary the assassination that rocked city hall and much of the country. killed were the popular mayor of san francisco, george mosconi and the nation's first openly gay official, supervisor harvey milk. the people who attended the city hall rally tonight marched by candlelight into the castro district where supervisor milk operated a camera shop before he was killed. reporter vic lee has the story. >> both mayor mosconi and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> chris mosconi was only 16 when a police officer told them his dad was killed. >> i said what's going on? and he said son, you don't know. your father has expired. those are the words he said. i never really heard it someone say that. >> november 2

ladies and gentlemen, cheryl jennings. >> i wanted to let you know that i got to see the bully movie yesterday with mr. caranza and 800 kids and melinda who was wearing her stop bullying tee shirt, so cute. it was an amazing experience and that video is in my head and the tears are in my heart for everybody that's lost a child. we're going to see a video right now that will set the tone of this panel. it will affect you. i saw it this morning so it would be appreciate in my head. you are going to meet the father who is featured in this video so i ask you to put down your electronic devices, your i pads and c phones please and pay attention to this and just be in the moment. if we can roll that dvd, please. (inaudible) funny, most of the times bossy. she would be over at their house, guys, let's not watch tv, let's go do something because i only have two hours before i have to go home and i want to do something. >> jill started out her freshman year in high school as a cheerleader. she started cheering in the summertime so that when she got to her first day of freshman year, she was w

so you can. ♪ >> i'm cheryl jennings. today's show is focused on a part of life that every person goes through in their life and that is puberty. we're going to talk about girls and boys going through puberty as well as transgender kids.

cheryl jennings has this report. >> you have to see everything. i can read everything again. actually, it's amazing. >> william is in the shock over the fact he was able to get surgery recently to save his sight thanks to the power of social media. we wanted to see how this father with five children is doing. now he's back home in san jose. >> it opened up life. millions of opportunities. back to driving and being with my kids just goeg going grocery shopping for myself. >> he went to los angeles for the surgery. the treatment is a degenerative eye disease. >> i had the procedure done. >> inserting special lenses under his corneas the surgeries cost $18,000. that is money the family didn't have and insurance doesn't cover it. so, here is how social media came into the picture. his fiancee, nina learned about the work on the internet and started a fund raising campaign but it was slow. so her mother messaged me on facebook we had several conversations i sent out a tweet asking for help. to our surprise someone said they'd help. >> an anonymous donor stepped in and was moved ab

cheryl jennings has this report. >> you have to see everything. i can read everything again. actually, it's amazing. >> william is in the shock over the fact he was able to get surgery recently to save his sight thanks to the power of social media. we wanted to see how this father with five children is doing. now he's back home in san jose. >> it opened up life. millions of opportunities. back to driving and being with my kids just goeg going grocery shopping for myself. >> he went to los angeles for the surgery. the treatment is a degenerative eye disease. >> i had the procedure done. >> inserting special lenses under his corneas the surgeries cost $18,000. that is money the family didn't have and insurance doesn't cover it. so, here is how social media cameo the picture. his fiancee, nina learned about the work on the internet and started a fund raising campaign but it was slow. so her mother messaged me on facebook we had several conversations i sent out a tweet asking for help. to our surprise someone said they'd help. >> an anonymous donor stepped in and was moved about

>> cheryl jennings, abc7 news. >> great outcome, cheryl. >> and we will be there to see william get that much-needed eye surgery in los angeles and bring you a follow-up to his story. >>> ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news, one east bay city is getting a new beach by restoring the old one. how engineers are recreating almeda beach. >>> and here's a live look from our roof cam. fog will chirhart this morning. dry, but after all the driest october on record, november may get some rain. lisa argen will be along with your forecast in just to those who've been denied equal access to health care... welcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. mom swaps one of my snacks for a yoplait. i don't mind, i mean it's orange crème. and when mom said bobby was too edgy... 'sup girl. i just swapped him out for tyler. 'sup girl. mom never questioned bobby again. two can play at this game. [ female announcer ] swap one snack a week for a yoplait. and everybody wins. yoplait. it is so good. we provide the exa

recently a mother in san jose used social media to reach out to abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings for help. she said her daughter's fiancee needs surgery to save his sight, and the family can't afford it. so cheryl sent the message out on facebook and twitter, not expecting anything really, but what happened next turned out to be a miracle. >> this is the family who desperately needed help and asked for it through social media. they had an urgent plea to save the eyesight of william fleming. he and his fiancee want him to be able to see their five children grow up. william wants to continue to work to support the family. but he has a rare eye disease that's causing him to slowly lose his vision. it's called caricontonis. it affects one in 500 people. >> it's like look through a dirty window. >> he wears hard large contact lenses so he can see, work and drive. he's a former college football player that's now a caregiver for his fiancee's brother, bo, who has cerebral palsy. >> they talked to a number of doctors about his condition. they recommended corn yeah transplants. >> but those a

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. from all of us here, world news is next. we'll see you again at 6:00. >>> welcome to world news tonight. on the march, a powerful flash flood. water rescues, strong winds. are our holiday plans across the country about to be up ended? >> the hero behind the wheel a brave driver saved her small passengers from a hijacker. >>> and a president remembered. america, 50 years ago. and tonight the first lady who showed strength in grief. >> i said if anything happens we're all going to stay right here with you. >> the secret interview recorded just months after his death.

she sent a message to the abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings facebook page telling bus the operation. her page is as facebook.com/cheryl jennings abc7. >>> the insurance website appears to be up this morning but it will be key parts will be down this weekend or repairs. the president promised it would be option neal functional by the end of today. technical teams, including some from silicone valley, have been working around the clock. but they said healthcare.gov will be down again from 10:00 tonight until 3:00 tomorrow morning. that's hour time. >> there's a surging popularity of the "my little pony" cartoon and it's not just from girls. we are talking about grown men. they are called bronies and they are getting a never before seen look on how fans behave. they met for a regional convention. >> he's a software engineer but he's also a bronies. >> bronies by definition is adult, in the 20s -- >> thousands are hooked on the cartoon that started in the 1980s. newest incarnation of the show debuted three years ago on the internet. they first held their convention in sacramento. hundred

she sent a message to cheryl jennings facebook page telling us about the operation. her page is as facebook.com/cheryl jennings abc7. >>> the insurance website appears to be up this morning but it will be key parts will be down this weekend or repairs. the president promised it would be optionally functional by the end of today. technical teams, including some from silicone valley, have been working around the clock. but they said healthcare.gov will be down again from 10:00 tonight until 3:00 tomorrow morning. that's pacific time. >> there's a surging popularity of the "my little pony" cartoon and it's not just from girls. but it's from grown men. they call themselves bronies, and they are giving researchers a never-before-seen look on how they behave. they met for a regional convention. >> he's a software engineer but he's also a brony. >> a brony, by definition, is an adult who likes ponies. >> thousands are hooked on the cartoon that started in the 1980s. newest incarnation of the show debuted three years ago on the internet. they recently held their first-ever c

i'm cheryl jennings >> thanks for watching. we appreciate your time and will >>> welcome to "world news." tonight chaos at the mall, new details about the gunman who sent thousands of families running for cover. his final message to his friends and what so many shoppers did right. >>> setting a trap. look at the face of this little girl. we'll tell you how she's helping authorities catch hundreds of suspected criminals. >>> and taming the shark. this man says he can turn killers into almost cuddly pets. is he right? >> are you kidding me? what are you doing! >>> and a good evening to you on this tuesday night. as we come on the air we are learning more about what happened at the giant shopping mall in new jersey when another young man with a weapon walked in and sent people runni

in tonight's reporter, cheryl jennings talks it a woman who learned about the research and says it may have saved her life. >>> they took enough tissue around it so they can tell it's not in the lymph nodes, so it hadn't spread. >> reporter: nancy capelli was lucky. she was able to detect her lung cancer early. she explained why that happened when she met me at the lung cancer foundation in san carlos. it's funding new research to find out whether lung cancer can be inherited. nancy was advised to get checked after a couple of things got happened. her mother was battling breast cancer and thought it had come back. but it was actually lung cancer. a rare mutation called t-790 was found in her dna she enrolled in the study at dana farber cancer institute in boston. she learned her family might be at risk. >> then i found out that i tested positive for having that inherited gene mutation. >> reporter: next, nancy got a ct scan. >> there were seven or eight little nodules which was kind of frightening. but theier very small. >> reporter: so she had surgery to remove the largest nodule. >>

. >> if you have video send it to us >> that is going to do it for us i'm cheryl jennings >> from all of us, thanks for watching. look at that beautiful sunset. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight monster storm, one of the largest storms in history. winds nearly 200 miles per hour and growing. 10 million people caught in its path trying to outrun the danger. >>> major health alert, the government saying an ingredient that can be found in treats from pizza to popcorn is unsafe. >>> and hashtag big day. twitter soars in its debut on wall street. will this american invention change the american economy? >>> and good evening to all of you. as we come on the air tonight there is a storm so big, so explosive, experts are watching and waiting with concern. look at the map with us.

i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us, thanks for watching we'll see >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, travel nightmare, that monster storm threatening the busiest travel day of the year. snow, rain and wind, our team on the roads and in the air. will those giant balloons in the macy's thanksgiving day parade be grounded. >>> held hostage, the white house weighs in. will our new relationship in iran free this retired fbi agent held captive longer than any american? >> please help me get home. >>> real deal, news tonight about the secrets of those black friday prices. why some of the those big sales may not be such a big bargain after all. >>> and on top of the world -- ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ >> new york's central park center stage for one direction's blowout concert. the formula for creating the biggest pop group on the planet.

. >> thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, we the breaking news this friday night, the deadly shooting at l.a.x., the passengers running for their lives. >> we have an active shooting in terminal 3. >> the tsa officer shot dead. what was the motive? our late reporting from the scene tonight. and my interview with a passenger, the chilling moment face to face with the gunman. what the passenger said convinced it saved his life. >>> then the other breaking news tonight, the terror takedown, alleged master mind behind attempted plot at new york times square killed tonight. >>> the river rescue, the school bus underwater, their driver injured. what the children did to save their own lives. >>> and our persons of the week tonight, our mascots. we go behind the mask tonight, they put me in a harness, what they make me do over at american arena, not the time to

in tonight's reporter, cheryl jennings talks it a woman who learned about the research and says it may have saved her life. >>> they took enough tissue around it so they can tell it's not in the lymph nodes, so it hadn't spread. >> reporter: nancy capelli was lucky. she was able to detect her lung cancer early. she explained why that happened when she met me at the lung cancer foundation in san carlos. it's funding new research to find out whether lung cancer can be inherited. nancy was advised to get checked after a couple of things got happened. her mother was battling breast cancer and thought it had come back. but it was actually lung cancer. a rare mutation called t-790 was found in her dna she enrolled in the study at dana farber cancer institute in boston. she learned her family might be at risk. >> then i found out that i tested positive for having that inherited gene mutation. >> reporter: next, nancy got a ct scan. >> there were seven or eight little nodules which was kind of frightening. but theier very small. >> reporter: so she had surgery to remove the largest nodule. >>

from the san francisco police department from greg sir to denise flair erty and cheryl jennings and the girl friday and kept us moving all day and to the communications that we got the word out through the media and laura who kept us moving today and financial support. if you read about the justice department in the paper you know we can't pay for anything. when people come to my office quite literally i can't give them coffee. people think the government is high flying and i am here to tell you it's not true. there was support for this event and we couldn't be more grateful to the people that made this possible and the rosenberg foundation and they are here, the san francisco foundation and dr. sander herself and a round of applause, the california endowment and others provided tremendous financial support so thank you very much for that. [applause] . we really do appreciate it and the cohost and mary lee and tom torque son and who you met this morning and our next panel is planning for student safety opportunity and success and planning for action around the bay. our moderator is jill

. >> welcome back to "beyond headlines" i'm cheryl jennings. they druggel with ways to do it. a recent survey warns that children and teens are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes. the devices turn liquid nicotine into a vapor that smokers inhale. the centers for disease control found that in 201210% of high school students admitted they have tried e cigarette, up from 4% the year before. 2% of middle school students also experimented with these p from devices up from 1%. many say they never smoked a real cigarette. >> it's very concerning because nicotine is incredibly addictive and once you get someone hooked on an e cigarette. will they switch over it it a regular cigarette? we don't know the answer and until you answer that you don't want to get these products into the hands of children. >> the the food and drug administration is expected to announce a plan to start reg r lating e-cigarettes just like other tobacco products. joining us in the studio on suggestions for ways to kick the habit is rosalynn moya and tobacco coordinator at an adolescent treatment center in

i'm cheryl jennings. have a great week. we'll see you next time. bye bye for now. we all have our little tricks. mom swaps one of my snacks for a yoplait. i don't mind, i mean it's orange crème. and when mom said bobby was too edgy... 'sup girl. i just swapped him out for tyler. 'sup girl. mom never questioned bobby again. two can play at this game. [ female announcer ] swap one snack a week for a yoplait. and everybody wins. yoplait. it is so good. just unroll, fill... top, bake... and... wow. this is your best ever. thank you. [ female announcer ] pillsbury pie crust. make the holidays pop. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the nutribullet brought to you by nutribullet, llc. [♪...] >> my muscle aches, my backaches really started to decrease significantly in one week. >> the first night that i actually used the nutribullet, i actually slept really well. that was e

. ♪ >> i'm cheryl jennings. today's show is focused on a part of life that every person goes through in their life and that is puberty. we're going to talk about girls and boys going through puberty as well as transgender kids. what happens to the body as it changes? what about all those emotions? and how do you talk to kids about the subject? but one of the things we have learned in our research is that a are entering puberty a lot earlier these days, some as young as 7 years old. there is a long-term government-funded study under way right now about early puberty in girls and whether there is a connection to breast cancer later in life. it's called the cignet study, it includes girls from the san francisco area to the new york. dr. louise interviewed. >> it's looking at why some girls mature earlier than other girls. that's really what it's about. we're looking at a broad constellation of factors. >> joining me in the studio right now is one of the coinvestigators of the cignet study, dr. louise greenspan a pe

i'm cheryl jennings >> thanks for watching. we appreciate your time and will >>> welcome to "world news." tonight chaos at the mall, new details about the gunman who sent thousands of families running for cover. his final message to his friends and what so many shoppers did right. >>> setting a trap. look at the face of this little girl. we'll tell you how she's helping authorities catch hundreds of suspected criminals. >>> and taming the shark. this man says he can turn killers into almost cuddly pets. is he right? >> are you kidding me? what are you doing! >>> and a good evening to you on this tuesday night. as we come on the air we are learning more about what happened at the giant shopping mall in new jersey when another young man with a weapon walked in and sent people running for their lives. miraculously, no one was hurt. here it is, the garden state plaza mall, last night teeming with shoppers, tonight the long stretch of shops down the dark road empty, closed down by police, a crime scene. once again we are left asking

cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, we the breaking news this friday night, the deadly shooting at l.a.x., the passengers running for their lives. >> we have an active shooting in terminal 3. >> the tsa officer shot dead. what was the motive? our late reporting from the scene tonight. and my interview with a passenger, the chilling moment face to face with the gunman. what the passenger said convinced it saved his life. >>> then the other breaking news tonight, the terror takedown, alleged master mind behind attempted plot at new york times square killed tonight. >>> the river rescue, the school bus underwater, their driver injured. what the children did to save their own lives. >>> and our persons of the week tonight, our mascots. we go behind the mask tonight, they put me in a harness, what they make me do over at american arena, not the time to be afraid of heights. >> one, two, three. >>> good evening on this friday night, diane has the evening off, as we come on the air for the west coast we begin with chaos and panic at l.a.x. in los angeles. a lone gunman pulling a semiau

cheryl jennings made it happen. it's just incredible. >> we want to thank twitter and a anonymous donor >>. it's been a stressful day. so rewarding for william fleming. because of a social media request. he wanted the eye surgeon to perform the surgery because dr. brian invented a machine and procedure just for this disease and has a ten year track record of success. his fiancee watched nearby. she did all of the research, found dr. brian. william is so glad she did. >> it's great. i feel grachlt i can see everything. i looked around and seen the doctor. i didn't see him before. >> they live in san jose with their five children. he was worried about being able to watch his children grow up. his family tried fund raising but didn't have success. then, his fiancee's mother messaged me, asking for help. soy sent out a tweet and didn't expect anything and a miracle happened. >> i came to william because of cheryl because of cheryl in san francisco. and she had put out an alert. and an anonymous donor contacted us and wa

cheryl jennings made it happen. it's just incredible. >> we want to thank twitter and a anonymous donor >>. it's been a stressful day. so rewarding for william fleming. because of a social media request. he wanted the eye surgeon to perform the surgery because dr. brian invented a machine and procedure just for this disease and has a ten year track record of success. his fiancee watched nearby. she did all of the research, found dr. brian. william is so glad she did. >> it's great. i feel grachlt i can see ever looked around and seen the doctor. i didn't see him before. >> they live in san jose with their five children. he was worried about being able to watch his children grow up. his family tried fund raising but didn't have success. then, his fiancee's mother messaged me, asking for help. soy sent out a tweet and didn't expect anything and a miracle happened. >> i came to william because of cheryl because of cheryl in san francisco. and she had put out an alert. and an anonymous donor contacted us and was move by

. >>> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> protestors rallied today demanding a murder indictment for the deputy who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy. >> that demonstration over the death of andy lopez two weeks ago today followed a meeting this morning. andy carrying a toy gun looking like a very real ak 47 assault weapon. >> abc7 news is live with the story. >> it wasn't needed because the rally was peaceful. it is our understanding a small delegation of friends met with the district attorney of sonoma county this afternoon to discuss the inquiry the district attorney told us it's their protocol once the investigation is over, they'll turn it over to a grand jury. so today's rally was to put a little more pressure, you might say that the district attorney will comply. close to 100 mostly young protestors marched almost two miles to the hall of justice. >> reporter: they want the district attorney to convene a grand jury to look into the death of andy lopez. >> the community peers can judge whether there was a wanton murder or illegal murder, whether this is a racially motivated mur

. >> it's something cheryl jennings witnessed. >> well, a mother in san jose reached out to me on social media for help. her daughter needs surgery to save his sight. the family can't afford it. so i sent a message out on facebook and twitter not expecting anything but what happened next turned out to be a miracle. >> reporter: this family needed help and asked for it through social media. an urgent plea to save the eye sight of william fleming. william wants to continue to work to support the family but has a rare eye disease causing him to lose his vision. it's a condition in which the central portion of the cornea becomes thinner and bulges forward, affecting one in 500 people. >> like looking through a dirty window. >> he wears large, hard contact lenses so he can see, work and drive. he's a former college football player now a care giver for his fiancee's brother, bo. >> needs help with shoes and has leg braces. and help getting into a wheelchair. >> william and nina talked to a number of doctors they recommended cornea transplants >> but those are so invasive, painful. the recovery

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. coming up new developments in the abuse of a children at san jose state we'll have reaction and tell you how a major group is stepping in. and in contra costa county thousands are still without power. we'll have the stories to those who'v to those who've waited... worried... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 1-800-752-6631. >>> at 8:00 season premiers of last man standing, then, the neighbors ", shark tank, then 2020 at okay. >> take a look at this, an earthquake preparedness suit for the dog. this is designed for those working in post disaster conditions. >> how about for humans? supposed to withstand everything from flames to freezing temperatures and sparks. costs about $200 the web site is only in

. >> it's something cheryl jennings witnessed. >> well, a mother in san jose reached out to me on social media for help. her daughter needs surgery to save his sight. the family can't afford it. so i sent a message out on facebook and twitter not expecting anything but what happened next turned out to be a >> reporter: this family needed help and asked for it through social media. an urgent plea to save the eye sight of william fleming. william wants to continue to work to support the family but has a rare eye disease causing him to lose his vision. it's a condition in which the central portion of the cornea becomes thinner and bulges forward, affecting one in 500 people. >> like looking through a dirty window. >> he wears large, hard contact lenses so he can see, work and drive. he's a former college football player now a care giver for his fiancee's brother, bo. >> needs help with shoes and has leg braces. and help getting into a wheelchair. >> william and nina talked to a number of doctors they recommended cornea transplants >> but those are so invasive, painful. the recovery time is

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. that was the police chief. if i were the chief i would be nervous about my job. that is because miles, the 5-year-old captured a kidnapper, stopping a robbery, helping catch the riddler and the penguin. >> here is the indictment to prove it. department of justice sengd out this news release saying if not for actions of one miles aka bat kid they surely would have been successful >> and adventure of miles scott are front page news. take a look at this, thousands of people were on the front lines to watch san francisco turn into gotham city. >> yes this, was the scene today just one of four areas featuring bat kid's exciting adventures. >> going now to ama daetz live at city hall. >> to see crowds of people that gathered for miles today, also known as bat kid, it was just emotional. it was overwhelming and spectacular to seechlt and -- sxee bat kid, people were worried but he performed like a real super hero today. >> bat kid to the rescue. san francisco became gotham city to make a wish come true for 5-year-old

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. >> i'm cheryl jennings coming up a teenager burned on a bus is now back home. what his parents are saying tonight, and... >> parachute pops out like a flower. >> some students on a mission for nasa. to thosuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 800-675-2607. >>> here is tonight's prime time line up. we started with the middle followed by last man standing join us for abc7 news at loeshg. one woman is sharing her air travel nightmare. jewelry designer megan mccord was on a trip to new york when her check bagged with designer clothing and jewelry disappeared. >> delta says they found the bag and returned it the suitcase was hers but nothing inside was, it was full of dirty laundry and says clothes inside had been tried on. >> thanksgiving dinner just about 24 hours away. the mad rush is on to pic

i'm cheryl jennings. >> let's get to sandhya patel with a look at conditions right now. sandhya? >> yes. we're looking at wiper weather now across a good part of the bay area. taking a look at live doppler seven hd. we'll talk about where it's raining and where it's heading. you can see we have our own radar on mount st. helena. it's watching pockets of rain between ukiah and z.hopland. you can see yellow showing up. we're watching that, that is the latest batch that developed in the east bay. light returns towards hayward and oakland. san francisco, it's wide spread light rain. towards south bay we're seeing some very light returns. have you been the last to get that. story road in the south bay and san jose, willow glenn getting light showers, far from over, hang on to umbrellas. morning commute will include slick roadways. >> thank you very much. abc7 news learned a mystery witness has come forward in the bizarre case of a patient missing in san francisco general hospital for two weeks. before being found found dead in a stairwell the witness saw her lying there, reported it,

cheryl jennings shows us how it all came together. >> reporter: it has been a stressful, emotional today but so rewarding for william fleming who underwent surgery to save his sight thanks to someone who donated $18,000 because of a social media request. >> can you see me now? >> reporter: william wanted los angeles eye surgeon brian to perform the surgery for a degenerative eye disease. because dr. brian invented a machine and a procedure just for this disease. he has a ten-year track record of successful william's fiance watched nervously nearby during procedures. she did all the research and found dr. brian and william is so glad she did. >> it feels great. i can see everything. i looked around. i saw the doctor that did my surgery. >> reporter: they live in san jose with their five children. william was worried about not being able to watch his kids grow up and provide for them. he is a caregiver for his fiance's disabled brother who has cerebral palsy. he tried fundraising but did not have much successful then his fiance's mother message immediate on facebook asking for help. i sing

i'm cheryl jennings. >> the story beyond baffling. tonight we have new information about what happened. abc7 news reporter wayne freed sman live with the story tonight. wayne? >> we knew the hospital staff never completely searched the hospital or the stairwells we knew. that now, we know a little bit more with it. a preliminary investigation discussed today. >> i'll be reading to you from a script. of a chronology that will be handed out to you. >> after expressing concern, saying such a case should never happen again, today, ross mirkarimi gave details from what appears to have been a major disconnect between the hospital staff, and a sheriff's department tasked with keeping that hospital secure. today, we learned how the hospital botched the description of miss spalding. >> when asked by a description the caller said, quote, she's african american lady, 57 years old. female. she's wearing a hospital gown. >> in fact, miss spalding was caulkation a subsequent report describes her as asian. among those listening today the spalding fa

. >> reporter: cheryl jennings, abc 7 news. >> just remarkable. now, we will be there to see william get that much-needed eye surgery in los angeles and bring you that follow-up story just as soon as it happened. powerful stuff. powerful stuff. >>> well, coming up next to thsuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. >>> watch for overnight lane closures that may impact you from highway 101, get your latest realtime traffic and transit alerts starting at 4:30. >>> if you go north far enough you will eventually see the northern lights. the photographer did exactly that putting together 1500 photos together of the aurora bor borealis near banff. he p

. >> i'm cheryl jennings today the parents of andy lopez filed a federal lawsuit claiming the deputy exceeded police authority. >> we are in the newsroom with the developments on this. >> here is that report. the autopsy performed by j chappen, working under contract as snoenla county's pathologist 15 years the family wants the fbi to do its own autopsy. >> i'm going to shoot first, ask questions later. >> the lawyer representing the family of the 13-year-old from santa rosa says the case is racial profiling. >> he assumed a mexican american kid is a gang member dressed like a gang member. >> this attorney told reporters in san francisco, the boy was on his way to a friend's house to return his soft air rifle, which he borrowed the county of sonoma saying statements in the claims alleging that the sheriff encourages deputies to prematurely shoot suspects are absurd and false. lopez was shot and killed october 22nd in broad daylight. two deputies spotted the teenager walking. one of them, eric gelhaus told investigators he mistook the plastic rifle for a real ak 47. gelhaus says he fe

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good evening, i'm dan ashley >> i'm cheryl jennings commute could be >> we're getting a storm. let's check out live doppler seven right now. you'll notice cloud cover at this hour. some light rainfall. this system has quite a wide moisture tap we're watching it for you. this is all heading into our direction. not all of it will reach us right away. let me show you computer animation tonight. we see rain approaching. north bay is getting wet. you'll notice south ward after that 9:00 a.m looking at rain in the north bachlt by afternoon. we can see moisture just approaching central part of the bay area. i'll let you know how much rain and how much snow, and how long you'll need umbrellas. >> you can track storms right now from your smart fwoen a powerful weather radar. you can down load it for free right now. >> and now toshths severe storms of ravaged parts of the mid west. tonight officials declared seven counties disaster areas. officials say 53 million people were in the direct path of the storms. some barely escaping. >> this hard rain and winds i guess my heart stopped.

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thanks for joining us, i'm cheryl jennings. >> this storm is one of the strong wrest to make land fall on the planet. probably the strongest to hit philippines. san francisco bay area is home to nearly half a million philippinos. many are worried frantically about loved ones overseas. take a look. a house engulfed by flames. flights cancelled and electricity is off in areas. workers try to restore power. we know that at least four people are dead, and three quarters of a million people evacuated. that is almost the population of san francisco. now, the country may have dodged a bullet appears to have avoided a major disaster, remarkable when considering size and strength of the storm. abc7 news is in the newsroom and begins our coverage. >> what i've heard from philippino americans is that they believe this time, the government was really preparing for this typhoon. still, it's too early to know extent of the damage. >> reporter: the filipino channel reported back to manila on how the bay area was reacted. information how to help was posted on their channel. their foundation presented

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> we have learned there is a glitch in the bart board agreement. the bart board is ready to vote it down. >>> abc news learned it's a mistake in the clause. bart two largest union as proved a contract after workers went out on strike twice. now, sources tell abc7 news this page somehow made it into final draft, and was signed as you can see by all of the negotiators. everybody signed off on it but bart officials claim they rejected the provision and the union verbally agreed to take it out. at issue, family medical leave stating bart will give full pay for six weeks. old language says employees need to use sick time and vacation time first. when bart management discovering this mistake the union said the clause could not be withdrawn. they're expected to vote tomorrow to kedeal with this crisis. if they can't agree bart workers could go on strike again, possibly over the holidays we'll be live with the latest on this on abc7 news at 6:00. >> from that big story to other other top story tonight, watch this. that scene happening a bay area high schoo

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cheryl jennings used social media to make it happen. here's what happened. >> it has been a stressful emotional day but so rewarding for william fleming who underwent surgery to save his sight thanks to someone who donated 18,000 dollars because of social media qut. >> can you see me now. yes. >>reporter: he wanted surgeon to perform the surgery for an eye disease because dr. brian invent add machine and procedure just for this disease. he has a 10 year track record of success. his fiance watched nervously nearby during the procedures. she did all the research and found dr. dr. brian. and william is so glad she did. >> i feel great. i can see everything. i looked around i seen the doctor give my surger surgery. didn't see him befor before. >> they live in san jose with 5 children. he was worried about not being able to watch his kids grow up and provide for them. he's a care give for his fiance disable brother who has c p. they tried fundraising but not much success. then his fiance mother message me on facebook asking for help. so i se