>> good evening, everyone. abc7 has just learned that san francisco police have shot a suspect on third and oakdale in the bayview district less than a half hour ago. what we know at this time is that multiple shots were fired and one person is down. we have a crew arriving on the scene now and we'll bring you an update as it becomes available. now on to our lead story tonight. four close homes are being auctioned off in record numbers. there was a free auction today, and homes from all over northern california were on the block, but in this down economy some found they were still getting outbid.

lisa? >> alan, castles leading in the number of foreclosures this year. that doesn't mean buying a home is easy. the competition is still as fierce as ever. the talk is fast and the numbers keep climbing. >> $270,000. >> this is a public auction of foreclosed homes. >> going twice. third, final call for $275,000. sold. >> 51 homes went on the auction block from all over northern california, including sonoma, santa cruz an. today the oakland marriott became a place where dreams came true. >> if you're a homeowner today. >> beverly bought her first home today, a three bathroom hous thn

anantioch. the starting bid was $25,000. >> how much did you get it for? >> $115,000. i'm comfortable with that price. >> this couple had their heart set on lot number 27, a three-bedroom home in san leandro. >> a layout was open to watch her, and it had a garage for me. >> so it was perfect? >> yeah. >> the young family was outbid by someone who bought it as an investment property. >> for people like us that both have steady jobs, we're educated. we just don't have a lot saved because we're a new family. investors come in and just buy it, it's kind of -- it's discouraging. >> the audience here is split. there are several investors and about a dozen regular people who just want to own a house, but according to the golden gate university school of business,

professional investors are exactly what the housing market needs. >> for right now the investors are in a better position to move quickly with cash. frankly the sooner they clear market the better. >> turns out, even more foreclosed homes are supposed to be available in the next few months. economists say we won't see a slight housing recovery in california until late next year. alan? >> today's auction was run by auction.com. they organize auctions all over northern california roughly once a month. tomorrow they'll be in sacramento. they'll be back in the bay area in late august. hayward police identified the man found shot to death in his car yesterday. turns out he's the best friend of oscar grant, who was on the platform the night grant was killed by bart police officer johannes mehserle. john, what are you finding out?

>> candles appeared here earlier today. in about an hour, there will be a gathering of some family and friends to pay their respects to the young man. caldwell was shot to death as he was sitting in his cadillac yesterday around 5:30 in the afternoon. police say somebody walked up, opened fire and ran away. authorities do not have a motive, but they say this was not a random attack. caldwell was 25 years old, lived in fremont, the best friend of oscar grant. in fact, caldwell was on the bart platform in ruled on that fateful new year's morning in 2009 when oscar grant was killed by mehserle. now those who knew caldwell are showing up to pay their respects where this young man was killed. >> i don't know. it's shocking. just i don't know. i don't know what to say, because heht had -- it happenen broad daylight, which is crazy, too. i don't know.

it's just dumb, i think it is. >> johntue caldwell was the father of two sons, also the grandfather of grant's 7-year-old daughter. caldwell had a $5 million i feel rights suit against bart, claiming he was mistreated by another officer on that new year's morning. a short time ago we spoke to the attorney for bart who said that caldwell's death effectively ends his lawsuit against bart, and it's unclear whether any surviving relatives might be able to revive that lawsuit. so as we said a vigil set to start at 6:00 here involving family and friends. there is apparently some surveillance video of the scene during the shooting, but police not revealin releasing that, say have no motive or suspects at that point. >> a 12-year-old is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries tonight after he was hit by an suv while riding his bike in san jose on the 1500

block of hicks avenue. police interviewed the 32-year-old driver at the scene. they do not suspect alcohol or drugs were involved, but have not determined the cause of the collision. the 1500 block of hicks avenue will be closed in both directions until 6:30 tonight due to that investigation. contra costa fire officials think it might have been a prank, but say it could have had serious consequences. at least a dozen fire hydrants were opened some time between 11:00 and 1:15 friday night and early this morning. contra costa county fire protection district says opening hydrants can cause serious traffic accidents and it can also damage the fire hydrants. none of the fire hydrants in this case were damaged and there were no traffic accidents. anyone with information about this is asked to call police. in alameda county, neighbors and firefighters are coming together to keep their city safe during wildfire season. today in fremont, they held

their first workshop in a series of three. the intent is to work together, get local insight, and create a community wildfire protection plan. the collaborative effort identifies wildfire hazards and a way to reduce those hazards. >> we're really interested in hearing from the citizens, where they know there's wildfire hazards. we have professional opinion of where there's hazard, but the citizens know a lot about areas they're concerned about. >> the next community wildlife protection plan meeting is next saturday from 9:00 to noon at the oakland trudeau center. another day of searching for missing nursing student michelle lee failed to turn up any new leads. volunteers searched parts of hayward from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. this evening, and even though the hayward police have classified this case as a murder, the lee family is offering a $100,000 reward for any information about lee's disappearance. the polly klass foundation has

taken a role in the search effort. >> we're following up on efforts we've worked out with law enforcement. there's a couple that we've searched in the past that we're wanting to go back in and get a much better look at. >> lee was last seen 7 weeks ago. her car was found parked and locked nearby. an illegal dumping hotspot in san francisco gets a makeover. that's ahead. also, casey anthony is about to be a free woman. why her attorney says anthony is not particularly looking forward to her freedom. and lake later, the chain of events that led up to this big mess in minneapolis. >> checking out the emery cam in high definition, still a few clouds for your evening.

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>> casey anthony is spending her last night in jail preparing for an uncertain future. jail officials in orange county, florida, plan to release anthony some time tomorrow. her attorney says anthony is scared to leave jail because of numerous threats on her life from people who believe she was involved in the depth of her daughter caylee. earlier this month a jury acquitted anthony of murder but convicted her on four counts of police. with time served and good behavior, she does not have to serve out her four-year sentence for that. talks are going on behind the scenes this weekend over raising the national debt limit. after weeks of bipartisan negotiations, republicans are split within their ranks, and the democratic-controlled senate is making its own plans without the white house. today both parties appealed to public opinion. >> you can't solve our deficit without cutting spending, but

you also can't solve it without asking the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share, or without taking on loopholes that give special interests and big corporations tax breaks. >> the solution to a spending crisis is not tax increases. that is why the only long-term solution is a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. >> leaders in both parties are scrambling to figure out what items can get through both houses of congress. right now there are not enough votes for any one plan to pass. well, the streets of san francisco may look a little cleaner tonight thanks to the help of hundreds of volunteers. more than 400 people along with the department of public works and mayor ed lee volunteered in the bayview during today's clean team event. the monthly cleanups rotate through the city's 11 districts. today volunteers landscaped, painted over graffiti, and picked up trash and debris. >> when you see a lot of really good dumping in neighborhoods, then dyla, you know, that contrs

to the appearance of a neighborhood and translates into whether a neighborhood is safe or not. >> the department of public works says a lot of contractors illegally dump leftover construction material because it costs money to take it to the county dump. mourning the finale of the potter saga. >> the official end of my youth! i'm so sad! >> the movie has cast, however, the biggest spell yet at the box office. and you're looking at a picture of our bay bridge, unseasonably cool out there today, but get ready for a

>> a train derailment is being blamed for causing a bridge collapse near minneapolis. you can see the tipped-over freight cars spilled corn and diesel fuel. railroad officials say rains likely caused a washout of the

embankment supporting the railroad tracks near the bridge and the derailment of 17 freight cars caused the bridge to buckle. the train engineer and conductor were hurt, but they're expected to be okay. in los angeles, it looks like people heeded the warnings to stay away from the 405 freeway and they avoided the feared carmageddon of epic traffic jams. this is a bridge that crosses the freeway. it's being partially demolished as part of a project to widen interstate 405, one of the most traveled roads in the nation. there have not been any serious backups, but road crews say they've stopped people from trying to get on to the closed section of the road. one man was also arrested for jogging on that roadway. a 10-mile stretch of the 405 will be closed for 53 hours, and it's expected to reopen in time for the monday morning commute. well, harry potter's final showdown against lorshowdown ist

the box office. the finale in the series set a box office record earning more than $92 during its u.s. open yesterday. young fans of the series say they like the movie, but they are sad that it's the end of potter's tale. [no audio] >> okay. well, they say it's all over, but with all the money they're making, i don't think it's all over. jeff martinez is in here for leigh glaser. >> we'll finally warm things up as we head into next week. a beautiful shot looking out there. clearing out. you know, we start out with clouds this morning. then things cleared out. san jose, i believe, and looks pretty good for your saturday evening if you have any plans outdoors, going out tonight. things are looking pretty good.

a little breezy, though. check out our winds. fairfield, hello to you. winds gusting at 35 miles an hour. calm down toward mountain view. look for the clouds to increase once again this evening into sunday morning. we check out our temperatures again. right now not too bad. 55 in oakland. 58 in redwood city. los gatos 57 degrees for you. temperatures today were 5 to close 10 degrees below average for this time of year. so tomorrow morning, we'll have some morning fog, maybe some patchy drizzle mainly along the coast. afternoon sunshine just today, and a few degrees warmer temperature-wise. here's a reason why we've been so cool and cleveland. an area of low pressure hanging off the coast for the past few days, not going anywhere. finally we'll start to move i think by monday into tuesday, but in the meantime one more day of cooler temperatures and fog, especially along the coast. you can see the satellite and radar in motion. there's that low right there. we'll take a closer look here,

kind of see the clouds that did dissipate throughout this afternoon. sunshine warmed things up a little bit. lows tonight will be in the 50s most areas. cloudy conditions return as that onshore flow moves back in overnight. for your sunday, it's looking pretty good. youñ2?ú know, a few clouds alone coast, but sunshine by the afternoon. mid 70s in san jose. cupertino, 77 degrees for you. as we head up the peninsula, 58 in pacifica. cloudy and foggy conditions throughout the morning hours. some sunshine by the afternoon expected toward half moon bay. how about the downtown area? 62 degrees for the high. temperatures in the 50s along the coast here through the sunset district. and as we head further up to the north, 73 degrees in santa rosa. 67 in hayward. again, cool conditions for this time of year. usually we're in the lower to perhaps mid 80s as we head further out toward the valleys

and east here. 75 in hollister. salinas, 67 degrees. monterey, a cool 63.qm your accuweather seven-day forecast, again, tomorrow kind of cool. monday and tuesday we start to warm things up, especially by wednesday. thursday, some 90s inland. 80s in the bay. 60s along the coast. let's talk about tomorrow's aids walk in san francisco in golden gate park. registration at 9:00 in the morning. the walk begins at 10:30 in the morning. so you still can sign up. check out the website there. and it's a great event. should be pretty good weather. temperatures will be in the mid-50s for the start of that. so definitely need to dress in layers, but it's a great event. >> all right. thanks a lot, jeff. we want to update you on the breaking news we told you about earlier where san francisco police shot a suspect about a half hour ago. this is a live picture of the scene on third and oakdale in the bayview district. one person believed to be the

suspect was rushed to san francisco general hospital. it happened around 4:40 this afternoon. we'll have the latest for you tonight on abc7 news at 6:00. for now, let's go on to sports. >> the as playing two today. just got back from the all-star break. the second half of the season begins for them way rare double-header. i'll tell but that. and a northern irishman is leading at the british open. it's just not the northern irishmananananananananananananan

>> welcome back. darren clarke has been described as a few pounds overweight and languages a guinness. the every man is leading the 140th open championship. conditions to start round three in a word miserable. 25 to 30-mile-an-hour winds and raining. welcome to summer in southeast england. shot of the day. the dane the approach shot on the par 4 ninth. a few hops, checks, spins in for the eagle. hansen is even par tied for seventh. phil mickelson has long struggled in the british open. he's in the hunt this year. his third shot on nine looked like it would drop for birdie. minor lipout just misses. only three guys were under par today. one was ricky fowler, burying the birdie putt on 16. with a 68, he's two under. dustin johnson will be playing in the final group for the third time in the last six majors. johnson sticks his approach from 150 out on 15. he birdied to go to 5 you should

and finish at minus 4 with a 68. johnson is one back of clarke. he should consider that lucky. clarke the only player today to birdie the first hole. while he shot a one under 69, it would have been four or five strokes better. short putts his nemesis all day. missed a lot of them. despite the missed opportunities, clarke way one-shot lead on johnson. fowler joins bjorn. the every man, clearly the favorite, and he knows why. >> i'm not the typical athlete. i'm not the guy that goes to the gym all the time. i'm a little bit on the heavy side. i like to drink, socialize. i like to relax. i think most of the people that come watch identify with that. >> i love that guy. more golf. this is the carlton, or as we call it the alan wang. remember that the "fresh prince of bel air?" jerry rice in a tie for 28th.

aaron rodgers has some skill. the par putt. he has 17 points. the leader is actor jack wagner, "general hospital" fame, people. he would birdie. he has a six-point lead over tony romo. the as playing a scheduled double-header for the first time since 2003. angels in town. it's '80s weekend. i'm struggling to understand this pregame handshake between gonzalez and jesus. wiping the nose? what that's about? trevor cahill having problems again. halos get to him early. bobby abreu singles home aybar. as make it interesting. jered weaver knocked out of the game. it's 3-2, but the as get no closer. ninth inning, abreu another rbi single. angels take game one of the double-header 4-2. trevor cahill, 18-8 last year.

8-8 this year. i say that he struggled, he struggled early, but he actually pitched really well.

>> coming up in a half hour on abc7 news at 6:00, a vigil for a man gunned down in hayward gets underway in just 30 minutes. we'll have a live report. plus, the excellent deals you can get on a south bay home. why the prices are so low and how you can get in on the savings. join us for abc7 news at 6:00. and that's all for abc7 news. take you back, and read this story. not just the sailing crew preparing for america's