as katie marzullo explains, tonight's vigil brought out friends, family and colleagues. >> reporter: police closed the street to make room for the more than 200 people who came to support officer robbie chong. >> just a really good hearted person, always smiling. >> reporter: she met the officer through the citizens academy. >> they're family, and they made us feel like family. >> reporter: the officer was responding to a man causing a disturbance around 2:30 thanksgiving day. the man hit the officer on the head with a skateboard and knocked him unconscious. 28-year-old luis ramos was arrested. officer chon is a husband and father. his sister spoke at the vigil. >> as i look into my 2-year-old nephew's eyes, i want to assure them that everything will be okay. >> reporter: he has a long and difficult recovery ahead, but his family and officers are hopeful, after learning he gave his doctors a thumbs up. >> i think we should all give a thumbs up to officer chon. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spear was among those who thanked the community for coming. >> we have that hometown feelin

as katie marzullo explains, tonight's vigil brought out friends, family and colleagues. >> reporter: police closed the street to make room for the more than 200 people who came to support officer robbie chong. >> just a really good hearted person, always smiling. >> reporter: she met the officer through the citizens academy. >> they're family, and they made us feel like family. >> reporter: the officer was responding to a man causing a disturbance around 2:30 thanksgiving day. the man hit the officer on the head with a skateboard and knocked him unconscious. 28-year-old luis ramos was arrested. officer chon is a husband and father. his sister spoke at the vigil. >> as i look into my 2-year-old nephew's eyes, i want to assure them that everything will be okay. >> reporter: he has a long and difficult recovery ahead, but his family and officers are hopeful, after learning he gave his doctors a thumbs up. >> i think we should all give a thumbs up to officer chon. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spear was among those who thanked the community for coming. >> we have that hometown feelin

and katie marzullo extend att d attended a vigil. >> reporter: police closed the street to make room for the more than 200 people who came to support officer robby chon. >> just a really good hearted person. always smiling. >> reporter: cards were brought for everyone to be signed. she met officer chon through the citizens academy. >> they're family. and they made us feel like family. >> reporter: officer cho this. was responding to a man causing a disturbance on grand avenue afternoon 2:30 thanksgiving day. the man hit officer chon on the head with a skateboard and knocked him unconscious. the 28-year-old was arrested. officer chon is a husband and father, his sister spoke at the vigil. >> i want to assure my nephews that everything will be okay. >> reporter: chon has a long and difficult recovery ahead, but police family and fellow officers are hopeful after learning he gave his doctors a thumbs up. >> i think we should all give a thumbs up to officer chon. >> reporter: jackie speer was among those who thanked the community for coming together. >> seems like such a big city when yo

. >> katie marzullo is live at mike honda's headquarters tonight. katie? >> ama, dan, the party here very much over, as is the 16-year-long career of congressman mike honda. he has not yet called his opponent ro khanna to concede the race. he only left the party a short time ago. he told us at that time he would be making that phone call in the morning. now, he arrived at his party around 9:00. he immediately addressed supporters here with a hopeful message saying even though the numbers were low, he was still waiting. and he said it's not over until it's over. but the writing really was on the wall. and around 10:00, he told us this. >> the very thoughtful about the outcome. i guess i'll just try to figure out what some of the steps i may have missed or. but then when i look at the presidential races right now, i think that there seems to be a mood out there that is permeating the entire country. >> trying to keep things positive, he said there is still plenty of work to do in district 17, a district he describes as unique and very diverse. also, he says

katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> 8:08 is the time. you're tracking fog. >> especially at the coast. no wind at all. that's aiding in the cool down. in fact, we're talking 40s and 50s right now. warmer in san francisco, at 5. 44 in livermore. so we're a degree to 11 degrees cooler. we've got fog, cooler temperatures, maybe some rain in the offing the i'll have your forecast next. >> lisa, thank you. >>> also ahead, you'll see more local crab in stores. how some people are already getting a head start. >>> plus, the local school that's getting national attention. see what they do differently at a marin county elementary school that makes students smarter and teachers happier. flaky layers are on the inside. rm, but let's just say it's more than ever. share the warmth of grands biscuits, now with even more flaky layers it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. at progresso, we are now using 100% antibiotic and hormone-free white breast meat chicken in all our chicken soups! behold our greatest opus! a former ucf surgeon is charged with illegal narcotic prescriptions. police arrested

. >> news reporter katie marzullo is live at the santa clara jail with the breaking details. >> reporter: ama, dan, escaped inmate laron campbell is back in custody tonight. a source tells me he was taken into custody, captured in antioch without incident tonight. the county sheriff's office confirming he will be brought back here to the santa clara county main jail. today, search everts focused on rogelio chavez. there was a large scale operation in east san jose. >> i think about two days ago. >> reporter: this trailer after a s.w.a.t. operation is parked in front of tien vu's home on inmanway. >> i saw two gentlemen. they say it belong to their friends, but i was, that's why we didn't ask further. we were concerned. >> reporter: he was worried they were parked illegally. he never imagined the s.w.a.t. team would be looking for's caped inmate. >> targeting various high value targets associates of chavez. so the search continues. >> reporter: it turned out there was no one inside the trailer but the thought of an escape the inmate in their midst put neighbors like elizabeth cerna on edg

. >> news reporter katie marzullo is live at the santa clara jail with the breaking details. >> reporter: ama, dan, escaped inmate laron campbell is back in custody tonight. a source tells me he was taken into custody, captured in antioch without incident tonight. the county sheriff's office confirming he will be brought back here to the santa clara county main jail. today, search everts focused on rogelio chavez. there was a large scale operation in east san jose. >> i think about two days ago. >> reporter: this trailer after a s.w.a.t. operation is parked in front of tien vu's home on inmanway. >> i saw two gentlemen. th say it belong to their friends, but i was, that's why we didn't ask further. we were concerned. >> reporter: he was worried they were parked illegally. he never imagined the s.w.a.t. team would be looking for's caped inmate. >> targeting various high value targets associates of chavez. so the search continues. >> reporter: it turned out there was no one inside the trailer but the thought of an escape the inmate in their midst put neighbors like elizabeth cerna on edge.

katie marzullo has the details. >> i have been walking and i felt lick i was falling off my shoes and it was because the floors were not level. >> cell phone video from the rite-aid shows several places where the floor has buckled or cracked. >> very noticeable it is not flat. >> next door the floor is more dramatic. san mateo received complaints and sent inspectors. the official went to see. >> i can confirm both stores have a bad situation. >> rite-aid was structurally unstable and the city issued correction orders. >> we asked them to correct the dangerous situation. so it is safe. >> the owner of rite-aid has filed a lawsuit against the developer of an office complex across the street. the suit alleges dewatering at the construction site caused the damage. >> the issues were present or occurring prior to the construction of the new development, i would say it is something that is pole related. >> rite-aid is seeking at least $2.5 million in damages. >> happening today san francisco city attorney is expected to announce a lawsuit against a developer of the sinking millennium tower.

katie marzullo has the video. >> cell phone captures the moment the female student attacks a sophmore. >> the girl comes up and said, do you hate mexican and i was, like, no, and slow said you support trump so you hate mexican. she hit her, pulled her to the ground and pulled out her earrings. she posted on instagram that she hoped trump would win. >> i don't think any one person on any of my accounts social media accounts who do not state their parents. their parents are mortified. >> the kids do this and it is their life and we tell them, don't do it, but even in she does, show should never, ever, be hit. all the principal issued a statement that reads in start "the recorded incident was investigated in conjunction with law enforcement and present discipline has been taken." she said she is the target of social media hate mail. >> in high school if you care about what every person think us will be ton apart. >> her parents keep her out of school until they know she is safe. >> there is a lawsuit to block prop 66 speeding up the process in the death penalty. the proposition passed by

katie marzullo talks with the business owners would caught the suspect on camera. >> around 4:00 a.m. on saturday, a surveillance camera capture as break-in as rita's of san jose, the man grabs a tip jar and runs. >> very frightening. who could do this? a community that is safe. >> a bistro cross the street was burglarized the same morning. the family owned taco store was hit smashing a window and took an ipod. >> we have been here a year and nothing happened. we never in the it would happen to you. all the business owners compared surveillance video and believe it is the same man. community members thing they know who it is. >> people got the word out and people are throw out names of the opinion they thought it was, the suspect. we were grateful. >> the owners of rita's are anxious for an arrest. until that tomb they are keeping it positive. >> to replace a door and put a price on that is one thing but we were so thankful no one was hurt. >> san jose police say the suspect is still at large. >>> a 61-year-old san jose woman who is charged with three counts of murder will enter a ple

katie marzullo has the reaction from both companies. >> when passengers use an african-american sounding name, they were canceled twice as frequent limit >> those the findings for uber in best. researchers sent assistants to the field in boston and seattle to request rides from uber and lyft saying they found discrimination in cancellations and wait times. the president of the san jose silicon valley naacp said the finings do not surprise him but they are hurtful. >> that is not how technology should work. it should bring us together as a people. that is the part that i look forward to. >> a statement from uber reads "we believe uber is reducing transportation infree qualities across the board." lyft said we are proud of the positive impact we have had on community of color. it is worth noting that uber drivers have to accept a fare before they see the name of the passenger. lyft see the name immediately. >> our concern is transportation systems were eliminate discrimination but they could be hiding it. >> this man drives for both and said he by up everyone. [ inaudible ] >> a suggested

katie marzullo talked with congressman honda who finds the idea particularly upsetting. >> trump said he wants to make america great and if he wants to do that he cannot go back. >> outgoing congressman mike hondaization racist and hysteria of the 1940s do not represent american values with the internment camps disruptive to the job nose american community. >> especially the first general, what did we do wrong? they encouraged the children to study hard, be an men. all the notion of a muslim registry comes from kansas secretary of state reportedly helping trump for immigration policy. he is credited with developing the national security entry exit registration system after 9/11. >> it took people from high risk countries and required they check in after 30 days. >> it ended in 2011. a spokesperson for care said the return of a registry would be deeply concerning. >> burdensome, ineffective and basically a massive profiling of people who are muslim or perceived muslim. all the exclusion director for the transition team issued a statement "president-elect donald trump has never advocate

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the story. >> the mayor steve rice got some unexpected mail ahead of the primary election in june. >> i received a ballot for my moth who are passed away about a year a before and also for my son who moved away a year before as well. >> the voter's office told him to write deceased on the ballot and return it. he did. but he got them again. >> if i was so inclined, i probably could have voted three times this year. >> impossible has the spokesperson for the registrar of voters. >> 100% of the ballots of checked by hand. not cuter checked but checked by hand. we are verifying the signature on the registration form. there is no registration form on the vote-by-mail envelope. if it doesn't match, it doesn't count. >> they are reviewed by three employees and run is forensically trained. >> 5:09 is the time. it's getting cooler out there. >> it is. here's a live look outside. 10 degrees coolering in the north bay with dense fog. 46 livermore. already looking forward to that extra hour of sleep and the earlier sunrise. we will talk about the chance of rai

katie marzullo has the story. >> reporter: crews in protective gear tackled it with a defoaming agent. santa clara workers helped with the storm drains. >> started dropping sandbags in the lines. >> reporter: the fire suppression system inside the ha hangar went off. it oozed from the vents the size ever a city block. >> if there were a fire, we would be congratulating them on a well design system. >> i don't advise you go play in it like bubbles in a bathtub. >> this cyclist couldn't resist. this is a carcinogen, but san francisco bay keeper is worried about wild leave. >> it is reasonable to expect that some of it will make its way into the creeks and the bay. >> a serious situation, and popular attraction. >> i'm from wisconsin, i know it is snow, i miss it. >> it is a party gone baert. >> the owner of the hangar says there were no people or planes inside at the time and they believe it was a mechanical issue. >>> here's one more look of the bike rider taking a ride through all of the foam. he posted this video on instagram. thanks, brian. when news happens where you live, let us k

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the story. >> reporter: mayor steve rice got some unexpected mail ahead of the primary election in june. >> i received a ballot for my moth who are passed away about a year a before and also for my son who moved away a year before as well. >> reporter: rice said the voter's office told him to write deceased on the ballot and return it. he did. but he got them again. he wondered about voter fraud. >> if i was so inclined, i probably could have voted three times this year. >> reporter: impossible has the spokesperson for the registrar of voters. >> 100% of the ballots of checked by hand. not computer checked but checked by hand. we are verifying the signature on the registration form. there is no registration form on the vote-by-mail envelope. if it doesn't match, it doesn't count. >> reporter: he said questionable forms are reviewed by three employees, and one is forensically trained. abc7 news. >> all right. any clouds out there? >> yeah, along the north coast. a live look here. you notice the bay looks grassy and looks brett goode at 55 degrees. in

in santa clara, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> shears one more look of the bicycle rider who couldn't resist. >>> a small plane slammed into a home yesterday. sky 7 shows the scene on park avenue in the moss beach area near the half moon bay airport. one person in the plane died. the other was airlifted to a hospital. known on the ground was injured. >>> passengers on an american airlines night booed a military family who just lost their son in afghanistan. on a monday the family of sergeant john perry was headed from sacramento to philadelphia to receive his remains. the stockton record reports the pilot allowed the family to get off the plane first to meet a connecting flight in folks so they wouldn't be late. he told the paper several first-class passengers booed and complained. >> a packed meeting in a san ramon high school centered around what can be done about racially targeted graffiti found at the school. one student has been disciplined so far. police were investigating the incidents as crimes of vandalism. katie has the story. >> in my personal opinion this is an emergency.