. >> katie marzullo has the story in san jose. >> reporter: it had the atmosphere of a carnival but when it's the police chief in the dunk tank and the sheriff doing the dunking it's national night out in san jose. >> we can't co-it alone we have to work with the community. >> reporter: police mingled with the community in san jose. >> it's important not to be afraid and to help better shape his future if it's a career he chooses to take. >> reporter: jessica is talking about her 5-year-old son, cynthia also brought her boys. >> we're going to be safe because there's a lot of police officers to protect us. >> reporter: in addition to all the fun and games national night out is a chance for people to talk with their local law enforcement officials and ask any questions about crime and safety. in light of correctional officers being convicted of murdering an inmate in the main jail we ask the sheriff about jail reform. >> we have made tremendous strides in jail reform. i put together a reform package and the transformation is going quickly. >> reporter: the san jose police department has 9

. >> katie marzullo has the story in san jose. >> reporter: it had the atmosphere of a carnival but when it's the police chief in the dunk tank and the sheriff doing the dunking it's national night out in san jose. >> we can't co-it alone we have to work with the community. >> reporter: police mingled with the community in san jose. >> it's important not to be afraid and to help better shape his future if it's a career he chooses to take. >> reporter: jessica is talking about her 5-year-old son, cynthia also brought her boys. >> we're going to be safe because there's a lot of police officers to protect us. >> reporter: in addition to all the fun and games national night out is a chance for people to talk with their local law enforcement officials and ask any questions about crime and safety. in light of correctional officers being convicted of murdering an inmate in the main jail we ask the sheriff about jail reform. >> we have made tremendous strides in jail reform. i put together a reform package and the transformation is going quickly. >> reporter: the san jose police department has 9

in san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >>> developing news tonight. napa county where sky 7 shows a 114 acre grass fire threatening homes and forced evacuations of people and at least 50 horses. the canyon fire started around 1:00 this afternoon near highway 128 in sage canyon road on the west side of lake bariessa. one firefighters suffered minor injury. containment is up to 95% thanks to light wind and cooler temperature also. >> what can firefighters expect on the fire lines as they continue to deal with this all weekend? how about the forecast? >> here is meteorologist sandhya patel with the latest. >> dan and ama, let's check out current conditions near the fire line. it is much cooler and the humidity has come up. 74 degrees right now, 25% relative humidity. what is not so great is this is the wind condition right now. winds are gusting to 16 miles an hour, making it a challenge for the fire crews there. the gusty winds will taper overnight tonight, only to pick back up again tomorrow afternoon/evening. hopefully they get a handle on the fire be

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live in palo alto with a story new at 11:00. >> reporter: about an hour ago the city council voted unanimously to move forward with the plan to ban idling cars. so the next step is for city staff to craft the actual ordinance, and then if the city council approves that the vice mayor tells me it could be enforced come fall. >> every day in the u.s. idling ee mitts 40,000 tons of carbon monoxide gas. >> reporter: students with the sierra club youth leadership climate action team were among those that spoke out in favor of an anti-idling ordinance, a proposal the vice mayor says will make it a healthier place. >> you will be safe here, breathe easily. >> reporter: says it can cause breathing problems. >> it aggravates asthma, breathing problems, chronic obstructive lung disease. >> reporter: the ordinance would prohibit drivers for leaving their engine running for more than three minutes if parked or waiting in line. the state requires it of trucks and buses. >> but we're going the next level down to where there's a motor that is idling and p

"abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo has reaction from santa cruz. >> i'm shocked. if i knew he was contributing to hate organizations i would not come eat here. >> reporter: jason sahara planned to eat here for his birthday. he didn't know it was closed until he arrived and read the sign in the window. according to the sign the restaurant is closed because of "slanderous and malicious internet rumors." it is referring to an article written by indy bay which accuses the owner of contributing $500 to david duke's senate campaign. jacqueline griffin is outraged. >> i can't spend my money knowing it is going to a white supremacist group, a racist group. >> reporter: not everyone feels the same way. these men prefer to keep food and politics separate. >> i think it is unfortunate that he gave money to duke, but so what? you know, lots of people do. it is not exactly a crime. i think it is unfortunate and i think it is immoral, but i will still eat here. >> i may not like his politic goes, but to vilify him and to vilify his business i don't think that's right personally

"abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo has reaction from santa cruz. >> i'm shocked. if i knew he was contributing to hate organizations i would not come eat here. >> reporter: jason sahara planned to eat here for his birthday. he didn't know it was closed until he arrived and read the sign in the window. according to the sign the restaurant is closed because of "slanderous and malicious internet rumors." it is referring to an article written by indy bay which accuses the owner of contributing $500 to david duke's senate campaign. jacqueline griffin is outraged. >> i can't spend my money knowing it is going to a white supremacist group, a racist group. >> reporter: not everyone feels the same way. these men prefer to keep food and politics separate. >> i think it is unfortunate that he gave money to duke, but so what? you know, lots of people do. it is not exactly a crime. i think it is unfortunate and i think it is immoral, but i will still eat here. >> i may not like his politic goes, but to vilify him and to vilify his business i don't think that's right personally

in san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >>> stay cool anyway you can. >> absolutely. let's find out about the heat for the net couple of days. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that. >> yeah, dan and ama, will will be backing tomorrow afternoon. i want the show you the sunset worth taking a second look at. 8:16 the sun went down from the east bay hills camera. check out the fog down below and wispy clouds up above. that is mon soon moisture and as you check out live doppler 7 you can see it moving in from the southeast. we are keeping an eye on it because the moisture may result in a shower or a thunderstorm. that's something that we need to watch out for as we head into tomorrow. here is a look at the temperature trend, something to look forward to, yes, in concord it will be another hot one, 96 degrees. but friday, saturday, sunday, temperatures begin to ease and then they wil hold in the 80s, 90s range, at least not excessive heat expected as we head towards the weekend. if you have outdoor plans, it will be nice. from our east bay hills camera seeing a l

"abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo has the story new at 11:00. >> reporter: richard timson is adopting a kitten from the san jose center and he has a special reason why. >> i was adopted and i think adoption is an amazing thing, and i think it is good to pay it forward. you know, if i wasn't adopted i wouldn't have a home so i want to give the cat the same opportunity. >> reporter: it's been a particularly busy kitten season. there are more than 300 cats and kittens at the shelter. >> we love all of our animals here. we want to help them. we are currently totally overwhelm with our cats and kittens so we will take all of the help we can get. >> reporter: help in the form of taking one home to a loving family. >> well, if they're cute little faces don't seal the deal, they're actually on sale. adult cats are free through sunday and kittens just $10. >> reporter: the shelter is also desperate for foster homes. >> these kittens need to get out of the shelter into a place that can give them individual tlc. >> reporter: kristina allender is an animal advocate and points people to the facebo

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live in san jose with the story. katie. >> reporter: dan, kristen, it is damp and muggy down here but not enough moisture to dampen a spark if lightning should strike dry brush, and dry lightning is not the only weather phenomenon here. people feel like fish out of water in this muggy weather. >> you can't get comfortable. it is awful, like florida. >> being a resident here in willow glen, we don't have air conditioning in the house. it was miserable. >> reporter: but that's not the worst of it. >> it is called dry lightning if you don't have a lot of precipitation around with it. >> reporter: certified consulting meteorologist dan noel says the bay area won't take the brunt of the weather but thunderstorms without rain can be a dangerous combination. >> the number of strikes we probably would get from this sort of event would be fairly minimal, but it would only take one in a particularly dry area. >> reporter: that's why cal fire is staffing the lookout tower on the peak on mount hamilton. volunteers will provide a

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live in palo alto with a story new at 11:00. >> reporter: about an hour ago the city council voted unanimously to move forward with the plan to ban idling cars. so the next step is for city staff to craft the actual ordinance, and then if the city council approves that the vice mayor tells me it could be enforced come fall. >> every day in the u.s. idling ee mitts 40,000 tons of carbon monoxide gas. >> reporter: students with the sierra club youth leadership climate action team were among those that spoke out in favor of an anti-idling ordinance, a proposal the vice mayor says will make it a healthier place. >> you will be safe here, breathe easily. >> reporter: says it can cause breathing problems. >> it aggravates asthma, breathing problems, chronic obstructive lung disease. >> reporter: the ordinance would prohibit drivers for leaving their engine running for more than three minutes if parked or waiting in line. the state requires it of trucks and buses. >> but we're going the next level down to where there's a motor that is idling and p

. >> katie marzullo is live in mountain view with the new developments. katey. >> reporter: dan, ama, the event was an award ceremony for girls in tech. the ceo of google gave the girls a well- received pep talk. that was after he cancered a company meeting on gender diversity. >> you belong here and we need you. >> reporter: google ceo sunld ar pichai addressed the girls in mountain view. >> i want you to know there is a place for you in this industry. there's a place for you at google. don't let anyone tell you otherwise. >> reporter: his words came hours after he cancelled a companywide meeting on jenner issues. the town hall, scheduled in the aftermath of a controversial memo on gender diversity written by an employee who since has been fired. >> we should recognize thate to these ways. >> reporter: james damore wrote women are not equally represented in tech for biological reasons. >> it is definitely a defining moment for the world and for our culture. >> reporter: maggie johnson is vice president of google for ed cage. she believes in the power of

here is "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo. >> reporter: it was a full house at a town hall meeting in san jose. democratic congressman was asked about health care, the possibility of a government shut down and the iran deal. then a question on historical statues. >> stop tearing down what we've built. is the washington monument going to go because washington had slaves? >> reporter: the congressman said people have to tone down the temperature and talk. >> that finds common ground, that respects what the symbols mean but understands what they mean and the hurt they cause others. >> reporter: the congressman told us the country is having a crisis of common purpose. >> it's been disappointing the see the president draw moral equivalence between those who marched for white supremacy and those who were protesting white supremacy. >> reporter: that being said, the congressman said he didn't want to spend time "bashing the president." he wants to work on moving the country forward. to that end he just passed his first bill with gop majority leader kevin mccarthy that allows veterans to u

in san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news" >>> well, bay area couple had the perfect wedding. >> yes, but more than a year later they're still waiting for their wedding video, and 7 on your side michael finney is on the case. >> ama, dan, we went to work tracking down the videographer. we knocked on doors in oakland and palm springs. we even called his parents in oregon. what we found out, and the big question that remains unanswered. >> also here, watch this now. the severe storm tossing cars around and the damage left behind tonight. >> nothing like that here in the bay area, but we do have our own hazard to talk about for tomorrow morning. i will e >>> you know, it is one of the happiest days of any couples life, of course their wedding today. >> a san francisco couple wanted to make sure it was well documented to relive every moment. >> but when the video never came, 7 on your side michael finney jumped in to help them out. frustrating. >> once in a lifetime. let this story be a warning to every bride to be. waiting until after the wedding, then it might be too late. >> it was per

. >> katie marzullo is live in mountain view with the new developments. katey. >> reporter: dan, ama, the event was an award ceremony for girls in tech. the ceo of google gave the girls a well- received pep talk. that was after he cancered a company meeting on gender diversity. >> you belong here and we need you. >> reporter: google ceo sunld ar pichai addressed the girls in mountain view. >> i want you to know there is a place for you in this industry. there's a place for you at google. don't let anyone tell you otherwise. >> reporter: his words came hours after he cancelled a companywide meeting on jenner issues. the town hall, scheduled in the aftermath of a controversial memo on gender diversity written by an employee who since has been fired. >> we should recognize that some women are different than men in these ways. >> reporter: james damore wrote women are not equally represented in tech for biological reasons. >> it is definitely a defining moment for the world and for our culture. >> reporter: maggie johnson is vice president of google for ed ca

in san mateo, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news" >>> fun stuff. good for them. let's turn to the weather. first atlantic hurricane of the season just made landfall along mexico's gulf coast tonight. >> check out the floodwater today. the national hurricane center in miami upgraded franklin to a hurricane late today. forecasters expected the hurricane to continue to strengthen. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking right now. >> yes, this hurricane just made landfall minutes ago. always you check out hurricane franklin, it was packing maximum sustained winds of 85 miles an hour, and it is currently moving westward at 13 miles an hour. it made landfall in the mexican state of veracruz. that area along with take bass coexpect to get up to 15 inches in isolated spot. tomorrow it weakens to a tropical storm but continues to push across the region. really the rainfall could pause some potentially light threatening mudslides and flash flooding. here is a closer look at hurricane franklin. you can see just how intense and how wide this hurricane is. now, i do want to show you our local weath

in san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >>> oscar-nonated actor and pulitzer priz winning play write sam shep arard has died. he suffered complications from als. he wrote 44 plays including "fool for love" and "buried child" which won pulitzer. many were staged at the magic theater in san francisco. >> he was our hero because this was a guy who wrote for over 50 years. he started in his teens. he was 73 years old. i saw him in april. he was still writing. >> his family says funeral arrangements will remain private. >>> the summer olympic also are coming back to the u.s. and california. los angeles will host the 2028 games. the official announcement was made in carson late this afternoon. the u.s. women's soccer team and other olympic also and para limb peens joined them. the last time they hosted was 1984. mayor eric garcetti said in his first year as mayor that his city wanted to host the games again. >> it was a marathon. in fact, a couple of times we were count out of the race all together. we never hit a wall, we never lost our focus. the training paid off and today we're at the

here is "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo. >> reporter: it was a full house at a town hall meeting in san jose. democratic congressman was asked about health care, the possibility of a government shut down and the iran deal. then a question on historical statues. >> stop tearing down what we've built. is the washington monument going to go because washington had slaves? >> reporter: the congressman said people have to tone down the temperature and talk. >> that finds common ground, that respects what the symbols mean but understands what they mean and the hurt they cause others. >> reporter: the congressman told us the country is having a crisis of common purpose. >> it's been disappointing the see the president draw moral equivalence between those who marched for white supremacy and those who were protesting white supremacy. >> reporter: that being said, the congressman said he didn't want to spend time "bashing the president." he wants to work on moving the country forward. to that end he just passed his first bill with gop majority leader kevin mccarthy that allows veterans to u

in san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news" >>> well, bay area couple had the perfect wedding. >> yes, but more than a year later they're still waiting for their wedding video, and 7 on your side michael finney is on the case. >> ama, dan, we went to work tracking down the videographer. we knocked on doors in oakland and palm springs. we even called his parents in oregon. what we found out, and the big question that remains unanswered. >> also here, watch this now. the severe storm tossing cars around and the damage left behind tonight. >> nothing like that here in the hazardo talk about for our own tomorrow morning. i ♪ [brother] any last words? [boy] karma, danny... ...karma! [vo] progress is seizing the moment. your summer moment awaits you, now that the summer of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models dinthe summer of audi sales event. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase

katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >>> and we're talking weather and staying on top of developing ouws cor i swherethner that monsoon moist really poundinged one community. check this out. flash flooding. this driver was stuck on top of his car. nowhere to go obviously. luckily he was rescued. he's fine. thll a afternoon in acton, in northern los angeles county after a sudden burst of rainfall dumped a lot of rain. reporter joey rand from our sister station kab picks up the story tonight. >> reporter: turning a b to a street reriv again. tonight the cleanup begins after a powerful thunderstorm sent a wall of water flooding acton and moving cars and making its way inside homes. >> it is a mess. >> reporter: hilary mulligan's house was in the middle of the water's path. >> there was nothing you could do. ut couldn't stop it. my whole entire house is flooded, the whole thing. >> i couldn't believe, it was like a monsoon rolled stor ,>> reporter: it wound up trapping several drivers in their vehicles, one captured >> a skateboard? okay. wants the save that. >> reporter: this one of four air re

in san mateo, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news" >>> fun stuff. good for them. let's turn to the weather. first atlantic hurricane of the season just made landfall along mexico's gulf coast tonight. >> check out the floodwater today. the national hurricane center in miami upgraded franklin torric . forecasters expected the >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking right now. >> yes, this hurricane just made landfall minutes ago. always you check out hurricane franklin, it was packing maximum sustained winds of 85 miles an hour, and it is currently moving westward at 13 miles an hour. it made landfall in the mexican state of veracruz. that area along with take bass coexpect to get up to 15 inches in isolated spot. tomorrow it weakens to a tropical storm but continues to push across the region. really the rainfall could pause some potentially light threatening mudslides and flash flooding. here is a closer look at hurricane franklin. you can see just how intense and how wide this hurricane is. now, i do want to show you our local weather. a live look right now, and you look at those temper

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live in san jose with the story. katie. >> reporter: dan, kristen, it is damp and muggy down here but not enough moisture to dampen a spark if lightning should strike dry brush, and dry lightning is not the only weather phenomenon here. people feel like fish out of water in this muggy weather. >> you can't get comfortable. it is awful, like florida. >> being a resident here in willow glen, we don't have air conditioning in the house. it was miserable. >> reporter: but that's not the worst of it. >> it is called dry lightning if you don't have a lot of precipitation around with it. >> reporter: certified consulting meteorologist dan noel says the bay area won't take the brunt of the weather but thunderstorms without rain can be a dangerous combination. >> the number of strikes we probably would get from this sort of event would be fairly minimal, but it would only take one in a particularly dry area. >> reporter: that's why cal fire is staffing the lookout tower on the peak on mount hamilton. volunteers will provide a

in san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >>> developing news tonight. napa county where sky 7 shows a 114 acre grass fire threatening homes and forced evacuations of people and at least 50 horses. the canyon fire started around 1:00 this afternoon near highway 128 in sage canyon road on the west side of lake bariessa. one firefighters suffered minor injury. containment is up to 95% thanks to light wind and cooler temperature also. >> what can firefighters expect on the fire lines as they continue to deal with this all weekend? how about the forecast? >> here is meteorologist sandhya patel with the latest. >> dan and ama, let's check out current conditions near the fire line. it is much cooler and the humidity has come up. 74 degrees right now, 25% relative humidity. what is not so great is this is the wind condition right now. winds are gusting to 16 miles an hour, making it a challenge for the fire crews there. the gusty winds will taper overnight tonight, only to pick back up again tomorrow afternoon/evening. hopefully they get a handle on the fire be

in san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >>> oscar-nominated actor and pulitzer priz winning play write sam shep arard has died. he suffered complications from als. he wrote 44 plays including "fool for love" and "buried child" which won pulitzer. many were staged at the magic theater in san francisco. >> he was our hero because this was a guy who wrote for over 50 years. he started in his teens. he was 73 years old. i saw him in april. he was still writing. >> his family says funeral arrangements will remain private. >>> the summer olympic also are coming back to the u.s. and california. los angeles will host the 2028 games. the official announcement was made in carson late this afternoon. the u.s. women's soccer team and other olympic also and para limb peens joined them. the last time they hosted was 1984. mayor eric garcetti said in his first year as mayor that his city wanted to host the games again. >> it was a marathon. in fact, a couple of times we were count out of the race all together. we never hit a wall, we never lost our focus. the training paid off and today we're at the

in san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news" >>> well, bay area couple had the perfect wedding. >> yes, but more than a year later they're still waiting for their wedding video, and 7 on your side michael finney is on the case. >> ama, dan, we went to work tracking down the videographer. we knocked on doors in oakland and palm springs. we even called his parents in oregon. what we found out, and the big question that remains unanswered. >> also here, watch this now. the severe storm tossing cars around and the damage left behind tonight. >> nothing like that here in the bay area, but we do have our own hazard to talk about for tomorrow morning. i will explain ♪ we're all in this together. ♪ when you recognize something isn't right, make the call to the veterans crisis line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. ♪ seed to the oat to the o, to the bowl to the spo♪n ♪ bowl to the spoon, to the mouth of the boy in the room ♪ room for that goodness... inside him to bloom ♪ ♪ good goes around... and around... and around ♪ ♪ seed to the oat to the o, on the first day of school ♪

in san mateo, katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >> maybe our kind of gray weather helped with that. none of the sun in your eyes to distract you as you're pitching or hitting, right? >> the kids like that. i think it goes either way. hopefully they're having a good time. i'm sure we're being very hospitable. let's look at what's going on right now outside. we'll open the weather window on the east bay commute. walnut creek, 680, a little drizzle possible through those areas and pockets of sunshine today. more inland, less at the coast. cloudy and cool, drizzle tonight. and our summer warmth returns late next week. let's look at the cloud cover. had a few people in the morning meeting, i don't know if they were complaining, but wondering if they were going to see sunshine today after hardly seeing any yesterday. you can see by noon, the bay is still pretty full of clouds and definitely at the coast. the bay will be partly cloudy today. so the clouds never completely leave you. and mostly cloudy at the coast. the greatest amount of sunshine will be inland, where we'll find some of our

in san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >>> stay cool anyway you can. >> absolutely. let's find out about the heat for the net couple of days. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that. >> yeah, dan and ama, will will be backing tomorrow afternoon. i want the show you the sunset worth taking a second look at. 8:16 the sun went down from the east bay hills camera. check out the fog down below and wispy clouds up above. that is mon soon moisture and as you check out live doppler 7 you can see it moving in from the southeast. we are keeping an eye on it because the moisture may result in a shower or a thunderstorm. that's something that we need to watch out for as we head into tomorrow. here is a look at the temperature trend, something to look forward to, yes, in concord it will be another hot one, 96 degrees. but friday, saturday, sunday, temperatures begin to ease and then they wil hold in the 80s, 90s range, at least not excessive heat expected as we head towards the weekend. if you have outdoor plans, it will be nice. from our east bay hills camera seeing a l

"abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo has the story new at 11:00. >> reporter: richard timson is adopting a kitten from the san jose center and he has a special reason why. >> i was adopted and i think adoption is an amazing thing, and i think it is good to pay it forward. you know, if i wasn't adopted i wouldn't have a home so i want to give the cat the same opportunity. >> reporter: it's been a particularly busy kitten season. there are more than 300 cats and kittens at the shelter. >> we love all of our animals here. we want to help them. we are currently totally overwhelm with our cats and kittens so we will take all of the help we can get. >> reporter: help in the form of taking one home to a loving family. >> well, if they're cute little faces don't seal the deal, they're actually on sale. adult cats are free through sunday and kittens just $10. >> reporter: the shelter is also desperate for foster homes. >> these kittens need to get out of the shelter into a place that can give them individual tlc. >> reporter: kristina allender is an animal advocate and points people to the facebo

in san mateo, katie marzullo. abc7 news. >>> coming up, your last chance to enjoy one of the biggest music festivals in the south bay. we'll tell you the >>> well, check out the winning numbers from last night's $356 million powerball drawing. 20, 24, 26, 35, 49, the powerball number, 19. no one got all six. but tickets with five winning numbers were sold in california, texas, illinois and new york. wednesday night's jackpot goes up to $430 million. the winning numbers from last night's $63 million superlotto plus. 10, 27, 28, 34, 41. the mega number, 7. no one picked all six in that drawing either. wednesday night's prize increases to $64 million. >>> one of the biggest music festivals in the south bay wraps up today. the san jose jazz festival features jazz, blues and funk. this year's lineup features more than 120 acts. some of today's headliners, the whispers. mace yo parker and jazz by 5. performances begin at 11:00. the festival is at cesar chavez park. tickets are available and cost $25. >>> up next on abc7

that's where katie marzullo is live with this developing story. katie? >> reporter: this is what remains out here tonight. you can see behind us just total devastation. investigators left the scene just a short time ago. they have not yet determined or revealed to us the cause of the fire. but i'm told that answer could come tomorrow. meanwhile, neighbors here are devastated. it happened so fast. arlene was home when she heard screaming. she rant outside and saw the fire. >> everybody was trying to get water hose and everything as far as they could get it. the flame so fast. it just went high fast. >> reporter: denise lives behind the home that caught fire. >> i ran back there and saw my neighbors trying to break in the door and yelling. other neighbors yelling is anyone in here? >> reporter: the fire department received several 911 calls. the first engine arrived on the scene seven minutes later. >> the front half had already burnt and collapsed. >> reporter: the firefighters initially found a man and child. a second child was reported missing and they

that's where katie marzullo is live with this developing story. katie? >> reporter: this is what remains out here tonight. you can see behind us just total devastation. investigators left the scene just a short time ago. they have not yet determined or revealed to us the cause of the fire. but i'm told that answer could come tomorrow. meanwhile, neighbors here are devastated. it happened so fast. arlene was home when she heard screaming. she rant outside and saw the fire. >> everybody was trying to get water hose and everything as far as they could get it. the flame so fast. it just went high fast. >> reporter: denise lives behind the home that caught fire. >> i ran back there and saw my theors trying to breakne in door and yelling. other neighbors yelling is anyone inep ter: the fire depart received several 911 calls. the first engine arrived on the scene seven minutes later. >> the front half had already burnt and collapsed. >> reporter: the firefighters initially found a man and child. a second child was reported thed vumt hours later. >> i broke down

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katie marzullo is live with the latest on the mystery. >> reporter: ann wu was well known and liked and respected here in san jose and tonight this plea from her family is posted outside of her beloved performing arts center. i talked with her husband. he was able to shed some light on what possibly led up to her death but there are so many questions. >> devoted everything to this. >> reporter: standing inside chinese performing arts of america, john chu remembered his wife's passion for the place she created. >> for example, you can come in and see her sweeping the floor. >> reporter: 75-year-old ann wu was there meeting with a group ofenom wupcoming performance. one of the woman stormed out of the officer. wu followed her outside and ended up on the ground bleeding from the head. she died at the hospital two weeks later. >> first of all, we want to know the truth. >> reporter: wu came to the united states when she was 14 years old and went to uc berkeley to study engineering and computer science. >> she was the only girl student in the whole department. >> reporter: she got a master's

katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> breaking news tonight, violence outside president trump's phoenix rally. >> coming up we'll take you live to arizona where police in riot gear were forced to use pepper spray and tear gas. >> do you know your license plate number? you'll need to know it to park in this parking lot. >> and lotto fever across the country. >>> enjoy temperatures slightly below normal today but turning up the heat in the coming days. >>> first here's a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> the sample of the tonight show is gluten free. we cannot afford to have an unstable, unpredictable ego maniac dictator in charge of nuclear weapons >>> breaking news from arizona tonight where a protest outside a rally hosted by president trump turned violent. police were forced to use pepper spray and tear gas. we are in phoenix live tonight and you were right in the middle of what was clearly an intense situation. >> reporter: that's right, dan, police remain behind us tonight and say that four people were arrested tonight. it's not clear what sparked the chaos but we were on

katie marzullo is live with the latest on the mystery. >> reporter: ann wu was well known and liked and respected here in san jose and tonight this plea from her family is posted outside of her beloved performing arts center. i talked with her husband. he was able to shed some light on what possibly led up to her death but there are so many questions. >> devoted everything to this. >> reporter: standing inside chinese performing arts of america, john chu remembered his wife's passion for the place she created. >> for example, you can come in and see her sweeping the floor. >> reporter: 75-year-old ann wu was there meeting with a group of women about an upcoming performance. one of the woman stormed out of the officer. wu followed her outside and ended up on the ground bleeding from the head. she died at the hospital two weeks later. >> first of all, we want to know the truth. >> reporter: wu came to the united states when she was 14 years old and went to uc berkeley to study engineering and computer science. >> she was the only girl student in the whole department. >> reporter: she got

katie marzullo is live with the late oens the story. >> reporter: we have been watching the cleanup process for hours. it was around 9:00 that crews were able to upright the base of the crane and in the last few minutes we sawhae s a t succes retract the arm of the crane, the part that was on top of the roof of the house. that portion of the cleanup is complete. when you see the damage that hee to realize that no one was hurt. it was after dark by the time the crews uprighted the crane that came down. the fell on a home just before noon. >> it is shocking. >> reporter: joseph ford wasn't home at the time but this is what he came home too, the crane narrowly missed his house. >> it was surreal. like i left this morning and it was completely fine. >> reporter: the crane clipped two backyard sheds before crashing on the roof of a house. >> it wasn't much of a crash. it was just a loud boom and a thump. and i was mowing the lawn and felt it. >> reporter: a southbound contractor was working to remove a power we.ol the crane fell. >> they believe the boom was extended to 190 feet when it was doin

katie marzullo is live with the late oens the story. >> reporter: we have been watching the cleanup process for hours. it was around 9:00 that crews were able to upright the base of the crane and in the last few minutes we saw that the crews were able to successfully retract the arm of the crane, the part that was on top of the roof of the house. that portion of the cleanup is complete. when you see the damage that was done here today it is incredible to realize that no one was hurt. it was after dark by the time the crews uprighted the crane that came down. the fell on a home just before noon. >> it is shocking. >> reporter: joseph ford wasn't home at the time but this is what he came home too, the crane narrowly missed his house. >> it was surreal. like i left this morning and it was completely fine. >> reporter: the crane clipped two backyard sheds before crashing on the roof of a house. >> it wasn't much of a crash. it was just a loud boom and a thump. and i was mowing the lawn and felt it. >> reporter: a southbound contractor was working to remove a power pole. it's unclear why the cra

in san jose katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> this morning the white house is dealing with another high profile departure. counterterrorism adviser sebastian gorka has left his post. he says he resigned, but a white house official would only say he no longer works there. the this comes a week after chief strategist steve bannon also resigned. >>> in alameda county the fate of a controversial law enforcement training exercise remaining up in the air. a task force charged with recommending whether the urban shield training exercise should go forward failed to vote on the issue yesterday. it's been put off until late next month. the sheriff's office says it is critical but critics say tths harmful to people of color. >> you see the harm and danger that it has on our communities. it is based on racist stereotyping. >> there is no doubt in my mind that we are better prepared to respond to any type of major mass casualty incident here in the bay area and elsewhere as a result of the collaboration that takes place during urban shield exercises. >> urban shield is funded by a $5 million grant b

abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo has reaction from the south bay. >> reporter: the chair of la raza round table in san jose said he was saddened that president trump pardoned former arizona sheriff joe arpaio. joe arpaio was disobeying a judge's order by continuing immigration patrols that involved racial profiling. >> trump is very racist and joe arpaio and a lot of the congressmen that are in congress and senate they are as much a racist as he is. >> president trump tweeted, i'm pleased to inform you that i have just granted a full pardon to 85-year-old american patriot sheriff joe arpaio. he kept arizona safe. arpaio thanked the president on twitter and in a radio interview with abc news. >> well, i appreciate the president's pardon. very humbled that he did that. he loves law enforcement. i was with him from day one two years ago in phoenix at the first rally and i've always said pardon or no pardon i will stick with him as long as he's the president. >> the pardon did not come as a surprise, president trump hinted at his decision in a speech in phoenix earlier in the week. >> i

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