matt keller is in fremont with more details. matt? >>> yes, tiffany, we will check with fremont police to find out when they expect the rape suspect to be extradicted. [ inaudible ] >> listen to what three would do to the victims. >> he would give alcoholic drink tainted with a sedative >> fremont police say 20-year-old ginnin' is a serial social media rapist who met victims on tinder, scout, and mocoface and facebook. police caught up with ginnin' -- kwangmin jin in champaign, illinois, where he was attending university of illinois. he was home from college this summer living with his parents in san ramon when the ever veterans occurred. >> it is shocking. san ramon is a small and safe town. >> kwangmin jin used the named kevin park, kevin lee but will not say where the assaults took place or where he met with them but believe there could be more victims who do not realize what happened. 6:33, from the north bay, authorities are investigating a deadly shooting own a hiking trail in fairfax and amy hollyfield has the details. amy? >>

developers in patterson ranch community filed suit against the fremont unified school district. they want the school district to assign a school to that new community. officials say that is just not possible. abc7 news reporter joins us with more. natasha? >> reporter: it's such an emotional issue. there are more than 2000 kids here in fremont who can go to their neighborhood school many parents say they're worried the new relment isn't going to help. take a look. you can see the construction going on for 500 new homes, children will play on the front lawns but will they be promised a spot in a school? the developer is suing the school district. you're looking at two of amanda's three girls, all three attend different schools in fremont with overcrowding, little 6-year-old lillia has been transferred twice since august. >> she's been like the perfect kid. and then, we met with the teachers saying she's crying and melting down. it's the juggling of different teachers and environment. the stress of me trying to shuffle everybody. >> this is my 36th year as an educator. i think sen

developers in patterson ranch community filed suit against the fremont unified school district. they want the school district to assign a school to that new community. officials say that is just not possible. abc7 news reporter joins us with more. natasha? >> reporter: it's such an emotional issue. there are more than 2000 kids here in fremont who can go to their neighborhood school many parents say they're worried the new relment isn't going to help. take a look. you can see the construction going on for 500 new homes, children will play on the front lawns but will they be promised a spot in a school? the developer is suing the school district. you're looking at two of amanda's three girls, all three attend different schools in fremont with overcrowding, little 6-year-old lillia has been transferred twice since august. >> she's been like the perfect kid. and then, we met with the teachers saying she's crying and melting down. it's the juggling of different teachers and environment. the stress of me trying to shuffle everybody. >> this is my 36th year as an educator. i think sen

abc 7 reporter alan wong is live at the fremont police department with more. alan? >> reporter: natasha, the woman's body was found on tuesday and since then detectives here have been quietly tracking down their son but their leads have all dried up and now they're asking the public to help spot the man they say killed his own mother. >> file safe every time i walk out the door and i never fear for my life. >> reporter: but after kendall dawson's mother found out her fremont neighbor was murdered next door and the suspect was on the loose. >> i don't feel good with my child here. we're taking him home. >> reporter: she's moving him back to oakland where she feels it's safer. but kendall's commute to oloni college will be a lot longer. >> i will say that there was severe trauma on the body on the mother. >> reporter: fremont police won't say how the woman in her 60s died, only that she lived in this apartment with her son, 31-year-old omar malik pettigen. he was nowhere to be found after police conducted a welfare check and discovered his mother's body in the apartme

before sexually assaulting them. >> alan live in fremont with the new details. >> fremont police are investigating 4 cases out here but they are afraid there could be more victims out there. he has been a stunt at the university of illinois where arrested. he's now awaiting extradition back to the bay area. fremont police say 20-year-old gin is a serial social media rapist who met up with his victims on tinder scout space and facebook. >> he will give alcoholic drink that was taintd with some kind of sedative drug. >> police say gwynn raped 4 women somewhere in fremont but won't say where the assaults took place or where he met up with them. please caught up with him and arrested him in champagne, illinois where he's a student at the university of illinois. >> lodgely if anybody has access to social immediate contract that could impact the community as well. >> it happened between may and august of this year. presumably while gin was home from college living with his parents at the home here in san are money gin father declined an interview. he's a 2013 graduate of doherty valley hig

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matt keller will have a report from fremont at the bottom of the hour. >> governor brown is taking a big step to close the sal gap between men and women today. he will be in the bay area to sign the new fair pay act, the strongest qualify pay legislation in the country. janet o has details. >> this bill needs women and men are paid the same for similar work. employers have to pay memorial -- men and women equally but the pay can differ for mrit and seniority or productive. employees are protected under the law against retaliation for discussing salaries. in california, women usually make 84 corners for every dollar a man makes and that comes out to a total of 33.6 billion less a year than full time male workers will nationally, women make 78 cent for every dollar the counsel federal parts make. critics would like it to specifically include minorities and lgbt and disabled workers who also face lower pay in the workforce. >> the man charged with the murder his mother is expected to be arraigned this afternoon in fremont. 31-year-old omar malik pettigens with arrested on sunday morning

before sexually assaulting them. >> alan live in fremont with the new details. >> fremont police are investigating 4 cases out here but they are afraid there could be more victims out there. he has been a stunt at the university of illinois where arrested. he's now awaiting extradition back to the bay area. fremont police say 20-year-old gin is a serial social media rapist who met up with his victims on tinder scout space and facebook. >> he will give alcoholic drink that was taintd with some kind of sedative drug. >> police say gwynn raped 4 women somewhere in fremont but won't say where the assaults took place or where he met up with them. please caught up with him and arrested him in champagne, illinois where he's a student at the university of illinois. >> lodgely if anybody has access to social immediate contract that could impact the community as well. >> it happened between may and august of this year. presumably while gin was home from college living with his parents at the home here in san are money gin father declined an interview. he's a 2013 graduate of doherty valley hig

a time when the relatively new city of fremont didn't have many services. like a ymca. >> the children for activities. >> so in 1969, sumi and a group of other women decided to hold a haunted house fund-raiser. >> oh, my goodness. >> they called themselves the candle lighters. >> because they might bring some light or something warmth into the people's lives. >> within just a few years, the ymca was finished. but the candle lighters weren't. they continued hosting the ghost house year after year, and raising money for city cause after city cause. it's now impossible to swing a candy apple around fremont without hitting something they helped create. from the pavilion at central park to the roof on the historic depot, to the children's area at a local water park. it's all more than enough to rest one's laurels upon. >> how's this one? >> but not this 86-year-old dynamo. >> my parents said don't be a victim and give back when you make it. >> still, sumi believes the candle lighters' greatest contribution to the community isn't biluilt out of stone. it's built

again, this is the second homicide of the year here in fremont. reporting live in fremont, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you very much. >>> and winds are blasting across the bay area right now. >> it is so windy, let's take you out live to the san mateo bridge. if you look closely you can actually see it swaying a bit. can you see that? >> i can. you know what i should do, let's take you to something who may know more about this. >> the cameras are moving around quite a bit. you can see the winds right now. we're going to see sand likely moving across the great highway this evening. and look at the winds towards the airport. gusts approach 44 miles an hour, gusts to 46 around oakland, 24 miles per hour wind gusts around the tri-valley. livermore, mount diablo gusts through from the miles an hour. keep in mind with the drought tree damage more likely as some of the gusts could get to more than 50 miles an hour in the hills. of course on the coast, gale warning and sand across the roads and with the dry wind in the north bay hills, th

in fremont. a beloved teacher is murdered. the main suspect is her son. last night friends and family members celebrated her life and we spoke with those that knew her at the vigil and they held it for her in her honor. >> she was the kind of person that drew everyone in with positive energy. >> a wonderful person. >> she challenged students to go further than people expected them to. >>reporter: many of those students are now celebrating her life. >> she would come over and just check on anthony on a personal note just to see how he was doing. >>reporter: loved ones are doing their best to forget about the circumstances of her death and focus on the good she did while they was alive. >> she was very proud to be a teacher and doing a great job. >>reporter: teaching was her passion. >> she would have them make music, write stories. she was awesome. >>reporter: but she was a whole lot more than a retired teacher. her personality drew people to her. many shared memorable moments they had with her. >

i've got wet roads or slick conditions in fremont and san jose on the surface streets. the freeways are damp. we'll look at your speed sensors through the area. no problem for the live camera shot in dublin. just a little willed over here. you can see the green squares around the area. you'll see that from time to time. the metering lights were turned on here yesterday through san martin and morgan hill. we saw a benefit for the drive. wheel watch this morning as folks continue to adjust. but no real slowing. back to you. >>> aerospace grumman won the contract to build the next generation of advanced stealth bombers. >> for more on that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >>> good morning to you both. it's likely another day of cautious trading as the fed winds down its two-day policy meeting where it is expected to hold off on raising interest rates. look for a statement from janet yellen later in the day. amgen, walgreens, paypal and go pro all saet to report today. the dow down 41 points to 1

you're at fremont police headquarters. investigators you say are looking for other victims janine. >> reporter: they are, dave. fremont police say the suspect would meet his dates on social media. and then when he would meet them he would drug them and lose unconsciousness and then the sexual assault would take place. so far police have identified four women as victims but they think there are more out there. here is is a picture of 20-year- old kwangmin jin who is from san ramon. they say he used the aliases kevin park, kevin jin, kevin lee and jeremy lee on social medial sites. sometime between may and august investigators say jin contacted women through tinder, scout, and facebook. used basically social media websites to connect with women and then when he met them in the cases that we're investigating he used an alcoholic beverage and put a sedative in there. the women may not have a clear recollection of what occurred. >> reporter: police say two of the sexual assaults occurred in fremont. the others happened elsewher

fremont mayor bill harrison put to project in perspective. >> fremont has never had a downtown. in 1956, five historic towns came together to create fremont. we have always been lacking a downtown. this is our step to make sure we are building our downtown here. >> the new area features a piece of public art called heartfulness. they have wide sidewalks, bike lanes, trees, landscaping. >>> now to union city where crews are still trying to fix a sink hole. ktvu fox 2 news'st assays the work is expected to take several more days because it involves a lot more than just filling up the hole. >> reporter: it replaces the broken water main line caused by a massive sink hole that is now 50 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 10 feet deep. >> we have made great progress over the night. our crews have been working 24- 7 since the beginning of the incident. >> reporter: the alameda county water district says the reason it grew from when it was first reported wednesday, they had to make it big sore crews could safely get in the hole to make repairs. you can see how unstable the ground conditions

we havant reached that volume of traffic in fremont. slower drive and in the backup a crash earlier over here at richmond parkway. we do have another backup and another crash and the backup past highway 4. that's the upper east shore and the metering lights are on the east shore. smoother flow of traffic through fremont and in towards san jose and look at the live look and northbound 101 has the build, nothing severe, but it is happening. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> anidate now to breaking news we have been following. classes will go on as scheduled at northern arizona university in flagstaff after a deadly shooting on campus overnight. school leaders and police just held a news conference minutes ago. >> this is not going to be a normal day at nau. our hearts are heavy. >> campus police say the suspected gunman is 18-year-old steven, a student at the school. police say jones got into a fight with a group of students at aing lot outside of a dorm. jones allegedly pulled out a gun and shot four students, killing one. jones w

. >>> now to fremont where police have arrested a college student they say is an online sexual predator. janine de la vega reports police think he arranged personal meetings so he could drug and rape his victims. >> reporter: the suspect is actually from san ramon but the case originated here in fremont. they're not saying exactly where these incidents occurred but they say more women could be involved from other bay area cities. police arrested 20-year-old kwangmin jin in champagne, illinois where he was attending college. he contacted women over social media sites. he used several aliases including kevin and jeremy. investigators say when jin would meet his female victims he would give them an alcoholic drink tainted with a sedative drug. the alleged incidents occurred between may and august. police are investigating jin's actions before those dates as well. at this point that is what we are trying to figure out. he has done it several times and it's over a length of time and this is what they have discovered. that is what we are trying to reach out. >> reporter: so far fremont police

brutal treatment they said they and door behind these walls family friends gathered to mourn a fremont teacher murdered last week and the apartment she shared with her son. the outran the straps and ready to take you for a ride with the blue angels full hour of your choice for prime time news/ >> catherine: is behind bars to the accused of using fake profiles on social media from the drug sexually assault bay area women there aren't that lisa for convictions possibly more than that. >> catherine: a joins us from fremont police station with the details use your fund is simply open up an application to make a fake profile, they are worried there could and more women who were hurt. "i wanna be clear problem with this whole thing was the suspect was the victim was and that they did something amiss or any way ashamed. >> reporter: documented as man kevin parke kevin gin jeremy or heavenly police say the center motorman use aliases to meet women drug them then sexually assault them. he was >> reporter: these sites smoko hinder it faced a scout in september via lead detectives traveled shippi

a time when fremont didn't have many services. like a ymca. >> for the children for activ y activities. >> reporter: in 1969 they decided to hold a haunted house fun raiser. they called themselves the candle lighters. >> because they might bring some light or something warm to the people's lives. >> reporter: within a few years, the ymca was finished. but the candle lighters weren't. they continued hosting the ghost house year after year and raising money for city cause after city cause. it's now impossible to swing a candy apple around fremont without hitting something they helped create. from the pavilion in central park to the roof on the historic depot to the children's area at a local water park. it's all more than enough to rest one's laurels upon. >> my parents said don't be a victim and give back when you make it. >> reporter: she believes the greatest contribution to the community isn't built out of stone. it's built out of the years the memories their ghost house has helped create over the years. >> just seeing their exp

we crossed over fremont street. we had a full closure of september 26-27 and get as much done we could both day and night, and we're on track for a final completion of over night work on october 11 which is this saturday night. the light collum is erected and the welding will be complete shortly and while we're doing that over by fremont street the concrete contractor is making good problem by beale there and the walls. the status update on the concrete level walls and the ground level concrete by zone so this is an update. we had a slide for the last year or more of below grade concrete and not completed and now we're focusing on the ground level concrete and the walls that bring the walls up to the street level and the ground level decks take the decks across the entire project site at ground level. you can see the progress made 100% in the central zone for wall and 85% in the western zone and 17% currently in the eastern zone, and the ground level decks -- again the central zone is in good shape with 90% completi

san francisco is the third greenest, oakland was number nine, followed by fremont. san jose comes in 22nd out of the top spot and what is the green of the city in the country? are you surprised? i am surprised. new york city! and it got this way because of the green energy and recycling the green energy and recycling program. >> in the east bay, the large sinkhole blocks a busy road and how students are going to be impacted as they head to school. >> leyla and mike are back with traffic and weather together and the bay bridge toll plaza is kauai busy with live doppler hd up for yous as we encounter sprinkles this morning with sprinkles this morning with weather and traffic during >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news >> quite a sight in monterey. lightning lighting up the sky. we caught several flashes on the santa cruz camera. it is calmer now with a picture from the santa cruz camera. live doppler hd showing showers in other areas of the bay so we will get to that. >> little activity is out there. thanks for joining us on thursday. >> i an he

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for castro valley and fremont along with alameda. he will fill in more and the inland valley locations. >> diane: down in the south bay with a lot of sunshine to. what the low 80s. and scattered clouds and san rafael. >> diane: how long will the warming trend last? will talk more about it coming up! >> catherine: and next. the death toll is rising as devastating floods rip through the south. >> gary: also, game 1 with the playoffs and tom brady such a good gun! legal have sports later on in this broadcast! >> catherine: tonight a 15th body has been found in the floodwaters of south carolina. last weekend's record rains have devastated much of the state. and we're just of the disaster. >>"on any other day i'd go to i help you. and i can't cause i need help too." >> catherine: in south carolina, the sun catastrophe almost too >>"people lost their businesses, they've lost homes, and it affected everybody across the board. it did not discriminate." >> catherine: from the air, you can see bridges. billions of dollars in shattered infrastr

. >>> a construction project in fremont uncovered ice age fossils dating back almost 2 million years, it includes surprises. abc7 news got a look at the new find. these fossils are what is left of the bay area's earlier residents, now, extinct species of horses and giant bison. >> bison we've never seen before. >> soon, you will be able to see them at the childrens natural history museum of fremont. >> they're important find that will not be in some backyard collection gathering dust. >> the fossils are a gift from the san francisco public utilities commission, discovered at this site in the warm springs district of fremont. >> we uncovered what turned out to be an ice age fossil, then, we found 50 specimens. >> reporter: the work is part of a $4.8 billion seismic upgrade of the hetch hetchy watt yefr system. the system provides water to two and a half million people in the bay area. >> we do have staff scientists on project around, just in case. >> this isn't the first time fossils have been found in fremont. in the 1940s, three boys found ancient fossils in a local quarry. phil gord

and fremont with 59 in antioch, vallejo and napa. without much in the way of fog, temperatures will warm a little quicker today. we will have a few clouds early on but they should burn back. we should see plenty of 70s and 80s today. it begins our warmup the first part of the work work. i'll tell when you it ends and if there's a cool down coming up in the next seven days. chris. >> the blue angels return to the skies over san francisco today at 3:00. one million fines were looking to the sky for saturday's show but after the show they headed home into gridlock. cornell bernard was along san francisco's embark dare owe. >> the familiar war over san francisco's waterfront can mean only one thing, absolute angels were back, taking flight above the bay.

. >> new information on an accident that killed an elderly woman in fremont. police say a # 3-year-old man stopped at a red light at about 7:15 last night. the woman was crossing fremont boulevard when the light turned green and the driver accelerated and hit her. police say the driver is cooperating. >>> many people ran when the ficus tree fell here in san francisco in north beach. believe it or not, nobody was hurt. julie christianson's office tweeted the area. the tree was scheduled to be removed by city crews. >>> and people lined up hoping to see president obama earlier today. the president's fundraiser at the wharf attracted thousands of vips who got to meet the president. he shared the spotlight with kanye west and the president offered friendly advice to the rapper who may also have political aspirations. >> in case kanye is serious about this whole thing -- i do have something for him. first of all you have to spend a lot of time dealing with some strange characters who behave like they're on a reality tv show. you have to be cool with that. >> seeing

for their girls. >> i wouldn't move to fremont. not until city council can figure this out. >> a shakeup at the top of the a casino may treks is is leaving one of the owners fuming. one of the owners is sling his wife, but not to his business partners. his share of the casino is worth $11 million. >> coming up, are you thinking of going solo at home. michael cane has a check list of things you need to know before you spend the money. >> pluz, port message on the anniversary of the >> sky 7 hd, where crews just funnished patching a massive sinkhole. that was last wednesday. eventually measures 35 by 40 feet. teams worked around the clock for several days to repair underground utilities and fill the hole. they hope to reopen the street tomorrow. >> another clean-up in southern california. where crews are using heavy equipment to move mud. that must buried about a hundred vehicles. workers removed the last of those buried cars today. storm damage forced interstate 5 to be closed for several hours last week. >>> a portion of newport be

start somewhere fresh >>> fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> good morning, at 4:43. hope you had a great weekend. if you are driving on the eastern span of the bay bridge it is looking good. with a little bit of fog. we will talk to mike and leyla in a few minutes. >> news conference will discuss recent and repeated gas line breaks and sinkholes in height around bury neighborhood, the board of supervisors president said the issues are associated with work done by a company that was hired to help install water mains and replace sewers, but they blame pg&e for providing inaccurate maps. pg&e said that the contractors' equipment is too heavy. the board get to the bottom of the issue and hold those responsible accountable. >> governor brown will be in the area for an, expansion of a hospital for children. benioff children's oakland will hold a ground baking ceremony for outpatient center the first step in a ten year expansion that includes modernizing the facilities for children and their families. mark benioff will join local dignitaries at the si

it's cool by fremont. we will talk about a slightly warmer forecast today and then things are really going to heat up again. i'll tell you when, time it out for you coming up. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. a wind advisory issued by the chp last night remains in effect in morning. it's for the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge. and the gusts have also caused plenty of damage in san francisco. abc7 news reporter lilian kim takes a look. >> the scaffolding on bay shore boulevard was no wind that swept through san francisco. all of it came crashing done down on two parked cars in this parking lot. the owner of this s.u.v. was walking into the store when it happened. >> i'm so blessed. if i stay inside the car i get hurt in the head. it got my car and the mirror on top. >> on 7th and market street, more damage. this time a wall separating it from the construction site toppled over. a 51-year-old man walking by was taken to the hospital for cuts to his head of the meanwhile, in the mission district the palm tre

fremont police say they found the woman's body in an apartment near fremont boulevard and mowri avenue. it happened tuesday morning during a welfare check. police believe this man, omar pettigan is responsible. they say he lived with his mother in the apartment. they believe he is on the run in san francisco or oakland. neighbors say they are distraught after hearing about this grisly crime. >> we are very sorry for the lady because she was really nice. >> it's very surprising hearing about a murder next door. >> the murder has even prompted one of the neighbors to move out. officers say the suspect may be armed and dangerous. >>> now to a developing story in afghanistan. taliban fighters in kunduz were still holding out against afghan troops this morning despite government claims they have taken control of the area. kunduz has been the scene of fierce fighting since it was captured by the taliban almost a week ago. afghan security forces fought their way into the city four days ago, but battles continue in many places. an american airstrike aimed at taliban militants early saturday mo

as a traditional is being baked at the market in fremont neighborhood, but was come in as they always do a but store owner says he and his customers have spent plenty of time today talking about the quake. >> and customers that come in are worried about loved ones in worried about family and they do not know if they are good or not. so a lot of people are concerned. >> he just returned from pakistan last week and says he had the worst fears when he heard about the quake. >> my first reaction was i remember i it -- almost tenures back, the same disaster, same area. it's coming again. >> reporter: he runs of foundation focusing on education outreach and disaster preparedness in pakistan. the quake was in afghanistan, he says the ktk province of pakistan is where most casualties have been reported so far. the also immediately called his brother and sister in pakistan. spread by -- >> i called my elder brother and apparently he was not picking the phone and i called karachi asking if my brother was okay and she says yes, i spoke with him in the afternoon and they are fine. >> reporter: th

. >>> a construction project in fremont uncovered ice age fossils dating back almost 2 million years, it includes surprises. abc7 news got a look at the new find. these fossils are what is left of the bay area's earlier residents, now, extinct species of horses and giant bison. >> bison we've never seen before. >> soon, you will be able to see them at the childrens natural history museum of fremont. >> they're important find that will not be in some backyard collection gathering dust. >> the fossils are a gift from the san francisco public utilities commission, discovered at this site in the warm springs district of fremont. >> we uncovered what turned out to be an ice age fossil, then, we found 50 specimens. >> reporter: the work is part of a $4.8 billion seismic upgrade of the hetch hetchy watt yefr system. the system provides water to two and a half million people in the bay area. >> we do have staff scientists on project around, just in case. >> this isn't the first time fossils have been found in fremont. in the 1940s, three boys found ancient fossils in a local quarry. phil gord

at sausalito and end up at 80 in napa and santa rosa and along the east bay shore 72 in richmond to fremont in union city at 76 and another stop, 79 in pleasanton, and everyone else is 80-81. here is what will happen, another night of 40s inland vietnam and low-to-upper 50s elsewhere. as we move through saturday, nothing frittedful for halloween but you can see a couple of chances of rain rolling through the forecast. my seven-day outlook shows get used to 80s inland they are around for quite a while until sunday when we drop into the 70s and most of us are in the 50 and 60s by monday. november is going to family like fall. >> we have 237 bart trains but we do have a 20-minute delay at daly city and this is in the pittsburg bay point and dublin/pleasanton direction. if you are heading in either of those directions, make sure you understand there is going to be a lay until further notice. there was a track problem but it is fixed so hopefully that will catch up. ace train, muni, and everything else is running on time, and moving into san jose, this is the drive along 280 near 880, the drive

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. >> the place we're talking about is fremont. you may know it's the fourth largest bay area city, but did you also know it's one of the newest born in just 1956? so new in fact it's still possible to meet some of the people who shaped the history of that city, sometimes in the most unlikely of places. when it comes to staging the ghost house in fremont each october, there are no small jobs. there is however one job perfect for small person. >> last year i put in 1,806 of the apples. >> reporter: someone about sumi's size. there is nothing however small about her and her peers contribution to the city of fremont over the years. >> since our inception we've contributed something like a million and a half into the community. >> reporter: it all began close to 50 years ago, a time when the relatively new city of fremont didn't have many services, like a ymca. >> for the children for activities. >> reporter: so in 1969 sumi and a group of other women decided to hold a haunted house fundrais fundraiser. they called themselves the candl

between now and then it's going to be sunny and filed, fremont 74 degrees -- mild, fremont 74 degrees, san jose 79, san francisco tomorrow 74 degrees. sunshine at the coast through the weekend. somewhat cooler, cloudier conditions by next monday, but if you're looking for rainfall, you'll have to go somewhere else. we will be dry for the next seven days. >> how about just a little taste of fall? >> we get chilly mornings. >> we get hurricanes, but we can't get rain. >>> a massive air bag recall gets even bigger and that means getting your car fixed could take even longer, how you can get the dealer to budge and maybe even jump the line. >> and declare your drone, big rule changes coming up, what the feds are doing to keep the skies safe. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, federal regulators today indicated that their investigation into faulty ag inflators is gro >>> the already massive recall of takata air bags could get even bigger. federal regulators today indicated that their investigation into faulty air bag inflators is growing to include more automakers beyond the 11 that have already announced rec

a man suspected of killing his mother in fremont has been arrested. he was arrested early this morning in kensington. his mother was found dead in her apartment on monroe avenue on tuesday of investigators say the level of violence used in the killing was severe. he will be arraigned on tuesday. authorities believe a man last seen on his boat in an east bay lake has died. they will look at the lake for 31-year-old's body. they say the sales force i.t. contractor was shuttling them across the lake on friday. it was over capacity for his aluminum boat. several people swam to shore, but thoab was wearing a life jacket. >> they require a life vest and it is important to take the recommendations of the craft and the staff. >> they were at the lake today and did not speak on camera. the company e-mailed a statement that said our thoughts are with the family and friends during this time. we are receiving updates from local authorities and have no further information to share. >>> residents flocked to church in the wake of last week's deadly shooting. student

kwangmin jin raped four women in fremont. police caught up with ginnin' and arrested him in champaign, illinois, where he is a student at university of illinois. with the assaults happening between may and august while he was him from college living with his parents at his home in san ramon. >> i did not know the guy but my friends knew his brother and it is shocking because san ramon is a small and safe town. >> police say kwangmin jin used kevin park, and germany lee but police will not say where the assaults took place, but they believe this could be month victims who may not even realize

a fremont man has been arrested and charged with viciously killing his mother. kron four's alecia reid brings us the latest. >> alecia :brutally murdered inside the apartment she shared with her son. >> : i can't believe her own son would do this >> alecia :identified by former students as nailah pettigenthe victim is said to have been a math teacher at american high. >> : when i heard the news my heart just dropped >> alecia :alex reyes says pettigen was his special ed math teacher all four years he went to school here. like many others now reminiscing of the school's alumni facebook page, reyes says she was known for her great personality. >> : she was one of those down to earth people that would have a smile on her face first thing in the morning. if you had a problem and wanted to talk to her about it she would be very understanding >> alecia :reyes remembers meeting her son, 31 year old omar malikwho is now wanted for her murder. >> : overall he was a really really great guy. he really was >> phillipe :omar malik pettigen was arrested in kensington sunday.

we got a little taste of it last night including this spot in fremont. the main storm front is expected to arrive in our region at about 7 a.m. today. the rain will start up in the north bay and public works crews throughout the bay area are getting ready. in novato they were busy clearing portions of novato creek. fire and police departments are also manage out strategies, as well. so bay area it on. >> i really wish i could advise to you wear your galoshes. but instead i'm wearing open toed shoes. it's just not going to happen. >>> we were hoping we would get some subtropical moisture. it's not happening. it's just not. if we see up to .2" of rain it will be in the far reaches of the north bay. nevertheless we have the most highly sophisticated live hi- def doppler so we can pick up precipitation. we see the green right there. that's very light rain in sacramento and surrounding areas. when you see that yellow, it's mild rain. guerneville hope you're hearing the raindrops on the rooftops this morning. light rain showers at the clearlake area around lak

cooler temperatures to today 73 and yet 76 livermore 77 pleasanton oakland 7475 fremont tomorrow daytime highs richmond 68 stethoscope and its locations coastal fog morning hours and on that show clear up in time around noon the size differences could daytime highs next three days tuesday 75 a chance to rein them thursday things cool down in hulling forecast in just a few minutes. as >> catherine: will murfreesboro happening only a few days after another has will where injured and died of the weekend 17 year-old andre. he has had on the final play the game later collapsed the seventh high school football player to die this year nationwide one classmate talked about what happened. >> catherine: fall under the microscope in recent years organizations the all levels including high school. taking steps to reduce injury >> pam: disabled passenger forced to crawl off of a flight from the bay area washington d.c. >> pam: americans traveling at more than ever before is good for the economy and hide way administration total miles driven increased 2.9 to 3.1 april 2014 parse the economy a boost al

a woman has been hit and killed by a vehicle in fremont. it happened shortly after 7- tonight along fremont boulevard and sundale drive. that's where we find kron-4's philippe djegal. he joins us live philippe what do we know about the victim? >> reporter: witnesses it was an elderly lady crossing the street. the have closed the street and will be for a while. they are trying to figure out what happen. we can confirm one person is dead. a hit and run. we will keep you updated. >> pam: president barack obama is visting san francisco this weekend for various fundraisers. kron four's jeff bush is live tonight in the south of market district, with the latest on the president's trip jeff. >> reporter: 15 min ago the street were shut doen.wn. here is some video. that was a car back fireing. he is attending a fun raiser. he is now going to his hotel. he will be joinging kanye west for the fun raiser. >> pam: earlier today the president was in roseburg, oregon... he met privately with the grieving families of the nine school shooting victims for ab

we had some light rain in hayward and fremont. it is falling under the radar so low-level moisture is hard to pick up from the radar. we have a few drops here from sfo and airport delays are stack up. 63 in oakland. mountain view 61 half moon bay. very misty and drizzly along the coast. mild with the cloud cover. north bay is clear of the the temperatures are cooler in the 50s. you'll notice mid60s with the cloud cover. concord livermore. 59 in novato. we will look for the isolated shower chance. not only this evening, but through the overnight hours. a little warmer tomorrow and by say 10:00, 11:00 we will break into more sunshine and the offshore winds are getting underway monday night. tuesday and wednesday the temperatures shore and the winds can be gusty in the north bay mountains. we could see the offshore wind expanded into the east bay mountains. over night tonight and here is where we will see the cloorer, cooler -- cooler temperatures, upper 50s and perhaps a shower. 57 in san jose. when you wake up early tomorrow you wi

hayward and fremont and san jose and concord 54. san ramon, 51 and same in mill valley. sfo has no clouds and 56 degrees minutes that tops out at 81. inland east bay and north bay 85 san francisco is above average 76. the lack of fog is dry. looking south in san rafael on 101 the three day forecast could drop a degree or two tomorrow and it comes back on friday and could drop a degree or two on saturday i have hints of rain on sunday. leyla? working on something in the east bay? >> in the far east bay to the central valley, and if you are taking the altamont pass to come to work it will be light because of this. reported by our wazers we have an accident that just cleared. there is one lane closed southbound i-5 at the 205 connection. all the bubbles are popping up and more and more wazers are reporting the slowing is get were. you can see nine miles per hour is the top speed. those surface streets you can take opposed to i-5 are busy. no word wren lanes will re-open but the car overturned with possible injuries involved. you can see what it has done to the altamont pass

to start out it's calm and cool. 78 concord, 75 in fremont. high fire danger in the upper elevation was low relative humidity many gusty winds throughout the evening and overnight hours. we will look for temperatures to come down today. we will go back up a the tomorrow and looks pretty nice. very fall-like for the week ahead. >> lisa, thank you. and thanks for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. the news continues now online, on twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. "good morning america" is up next. as we say good-bye, let's take a look outside from the exploratorium camera pointed at the bay bridge this morning. a beautiful view to wake up to. we will see you again at 8:00 a.m. ñÑ ♪ ♪ >>> good morning, america. happening right now, historic flooding. the southeast soaked with record rain. neighborhoods underwater. homes flooded. plus, whipped by joaquin, the bahamas battered. >> survivor halfway up. >> the high seas rescue and the urgent search for a missing cargo ship. dozens of americans on

some around newark and fremont. with the rain that was in los altos it looks like highway 35, highway 9 west of saratoga. 50s and 60s on your temps. we'll have morning showers. this low will get bumped out of the picture pretty soon. the heavier activity is toward las vegas and central and southern sierra but you can see the circulation right there. the leading edge of our next system is kicking out. give us a little more rain on saturday. but a much cooler pattern as we go into the weekend. a mix of sun and clouds. early morning rain here. 60s and 70s and 80s on some of the these temps. they are continuing their slide down. they will go way down as they go into the weekend. temperatures dropping off the table. >>> donald trump and ben carson threatening to boycott the next gop debate. up next the demands they are making. >>> all right dave clark a little funky music there. i didn't -- i actually found out who went to the facebook page and got the request. thank you rossy lee for requesting one -- every friday. send

to say form fremont. this is our step to make sure we are building our downtown. >>> the new downtown area has the sculpture of they heart that they debuted as burning man. >>> nearly 300 patients at a bay area care center are recovering this morning. coming up in 20 minutes, what force them out of their beds on friday and where they are now. >>> and good news for lamar odom. the progress he is making days after he was found unresponsive at a nevada brothel when news on to continues. sure, tv has evolved over the years. >>> welcome back. there are reports that lamar odom is conscious and communicating. the county sheriff said he had and using cocaine, all call and herbal sex stimulants. he apparently said hello to his estranged wife, but harvey levin says he isn't out of the woods just yet. >> is being will wean off of life support. they were able to take them off of the ventilator for a short period of time this afternoon and they put a breathing mask on him, then put him back on the ventilator. they are