>> the suspect produced a handgun. our officer discharged a weapon. >> the officer began cpr to save the boy. and he died later at the hospital. today his friends built a shrine. his stepmother and other members of the family were here but did not want to talk. >> this sf like he's gone. like for so long, i knew him. and, like, this is hard to believe. >> police say the young teen was known to them. he had been in trouble with the law. the school district says he had been expelled numerous times and was enrolled in an independent studies program working out of home.

>> you know, why shoot him? why kill him? >> this response from police. >> our officers have to defend themselves in terms of their own safety. >> and police say they have recovered the boy's handgun but that is about all they would say. one friend was quoted as saying he carried it for his own protection and he would not elaborate. a lot of questions tonight. police conduct their own investigation. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and police in emeryville looking for a teenager considered armed and dangerous say they killed his girlfriend monday afternoon. detectives believe this man is still in the hear and has a record for violent crime. a memorial has gone up in front of the house where this crime took place, police say he went there looking for the 18-year-old and shot her in the torso. >> he came, saw and collected.

president obama in the bay area today for lightning fast fund raising visit. and landed in los angeles within the hour after a stop at the bay area today for a lunchtime fund-raiser. and there is is where president collected more cash he d just two weeks ago he was picking up $3 millioned. today, two back to back fund-raisers in the financial district and drawing big crowds. >> as the president stepped off air force one it must have felt like heading to the bank. there is a dinner and today went to collect $35,000 a head from ta donors who had an hour long meeting. then, the president headed up to market for a lunch at the merchant exchange building.

big crowds turned out in both buildings including antiwar, antiarctic drilling, and tea party pro testor autos this might be san francisco. but we're not everybody here is going to roll out the red campit. >> some just wanted to get back to the office. the visit created problems. workers had sho-to-show cards and id. >> i work in the building. why. >> what do you think chances are? >> not g i don't have a card with me. i should. >> and most people who stood and waited just wanted a chance to see the president. >> i wanted to see the president. >> just wanted to see him z just wanted to wave. >> i believe in the president. i believe in the future of the country. >> and so the president picks up $2 million in san francisco heading down to los angeles for more campaign cash and money matters we saw it happen

yesterday in wisconsin and colorado with that tax proposition. coming up at 6:00 there is a story on what it means for the presidential election. reporting from embarcadero, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and there republican governor walker defeated milwaukee mayor, a democrat. the white house spokesman said not to reach much into it. according to polls the president and mitt romney remain in close contact in wisconsin. recall efforts launched after walker took away state employees collective bargaining rights. many say the biggest losers were labor unitses. >> legal battle has begun over pension reform measure b after being approved yesterday. and there are two lawsuits received 69% of the vote. the city is suing to get a

judge to validate the measure and get it implemented sooner limiting benefits and forces current employees to pay more or twitch to a -- stwoich a less expensive option. >> and what we're going to ask a judge to do is simple as what your parents told you. and that is that a plomis made must be a promise kept. >> whatever it takes to defend the measure as an appropriate expenditure. >> there is an agreement that it will not be implemented. >> and too close to call is the latest tonight on prop 29, the cigarette tax. and 49% voted yes. just 63,000 votes separating the two. prop 29 would add a $1 tax to a tax for cigarettes

and the ballots will decide this one. the only other measure on the ballot, prop 28 passed with more than 61% of the vote. the measure changes term limits for lawmakers and reduces total number of years they can serve but it allows state legislatures to spend them in either assembly or state senate. >> when people don't want to pay taxes, pechl if the bay area voted interestingly yesterday. showing they're willing to reach into pockets for education. at least 20 of the 24 school parcel taxes won yesterday. and abc 7 news is in the newsroom with result autos some districts have had furlough days meaning kids aren't being taut. what they're realizing is that the money is not coming from anywhere else a cording to the state superintendent they're

willing to invest in schools. >> the school district covers fairfax in marin county. and there are voters asked to extend the tax another eight years and increase by $149 or for a total of $458 a year and you didn't have to convince the parents here. they have seen what cuts and large class sizes look like. chris is the president of the school board. >> they would like to prioritize keeping our class sizes smau. and so. >> it will ensure class sizes remain intact. parents then had to convince the rest of the community.

>> the broader community got that. >> there are about 20 measures in the bay area and only three did not pass. there is an education reform nonprofit. >> i think that this is signaling a shift. >> and they believe no one is coming to the aid of the school districts. >> that is what we're counting on to be our tax base. we can't afford young people not ready to be members of our economy and our process. >> and voters were not that generous with other measures.

take marin county. there is this time it seems not for education. thank you. >> to check on the race that interests you we have latest on our web site. >> and there is a search sketch of a woman whose body was found inside of a trash can last month. this ais a rendition. she's believed between 25, 40, and body found may 24th. police showed the jewelry. here is a look. she does not have tattoos or marks. if you think you might know this woman you're asked to call police. >> more fall out, members of

the uc berkeley police force board said they're quote, disstushed by officers using batons against pro testors. board members believe they'd be violating policy during the protest. that is when police tried to remove tents set up by the movement. the panel suggests police and leaders communicate better with faculty and students before and during demonstrations and urges uc berkeley to set stricter limits. >> and coming up new finding that's blow the lid on what really leads to clogged artery autos details of a brutal beating of brian stow. recounted from friends with him that fateful night. >> i'm sandhya patel. summer around the corner. we're going to get an early taste of it. i'll have details coming up. >> and local students of invention created a device ta could bring electricity to

developing countries and eliminating landfill pollution. abc 7 news continues in one minute.

a friend who witnessed the attack on brian stow took the stand today and says he used his body to protect stow's head while he was being attacked by two men saying fans encount yired a hostile atmosphere with people throwing food at them during this season opener in los angeles. cameras were not allowed to show him testify. >> and that is focused on brian. and very concerned. >> a judge will determine if there is enough evidence to face trial. >> still continues to recover from a traumatic brain injury. and cholesterol and fat long

has been thought to be the leading culprit for clogged arteries that lead to heart attacks and strokes but research says it's instead a previously-unknown type of stem cell that pit be responsible. they found it using genetic tracing. and one in three americans dies of heart attack and stroke every year. >> "wall street journal" reporting major wireless acarriers could force summers into unlimited voice plan. >> and why that is happening. >> this is interesting. this seems more and more of us are on the phone. by the end of year the phone call was less than two lynns long and only three minutes in 2006. so now, the carriers are contemplating doing away with minute plans and shifting to

unlimited calling plans. and skeptics say it's just a way for companies to hang on to that revenue. nothing occurred yes. get ready for a huge fight. the real estate bust of changing our neighborhoods, perhaps forever, foreclosed homes being bought as not homes but investments. the percentage of homes in the united states available for rent is up 17 plt 5%. and in san jose, 20%. and neighbors are now becoming havens for renters. >> there may be other options besides renting. those trying to sketch a dollar may want to consider a move to las vegas. southern highlands has lots of parks and just about 10 minutes from the strip.

>> every home in vegas is in high demand because property values are low. >> this home you're looking at has four bedrooms two and a half baths, a two-car garage and a swimming pool. previous owner paid 375 thu. current buyer bought it just over 150. home values are dropping 50% in las vegas. and that might buy you here a one-car garage. >> deals to be had. >> yes. >> small garage. >> yes. >> a local group of college engineering students brought home a big prize, honored for a convention that could help bring electricity into developing countries. and they're dedicating their work to one person that inspired them. these students landed in nicaragua, they learned how much they've taken for

granted. some communities have no power grid. many homes have a solar panel or a wind turbine and a bucket of car battery. >> when there is intimatent power they need an energy source. >> but those communities have no trash pick up. >> that is a smell, them burning trash. >> meaning dead batteries pollute the environment. >> this is a technology we hope will be better. >> this charges by using solar and wind energy to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen, then let's gases out to form water again in a reaction that makes electricity. there is a membrane that soaks up water like a sponge. one that this is in a national

competition. >> this is a milestone fulfilling the cream for a young professor. he died in september. >> anything want out of a teacher. >> this professor hand picked the seniors to work on this project. he died on a car crash. >> and he picked ones he thinks think like him. >>w3 and his colleague took over the project. the prize they won come was a $90,000 grant. >> i deal he would be proud of us. >> that is terrific. >> let's talk about the forecast. >> there is sandhya patel here, breezy. >> and it is windy along the coastline.

there is a warmer day for the bay area. and there is a live picture now. we're looking towards marin headlands. clear skies and we're going to introduce clouds tonight in the form of low clouds. from our mount tamalpais camera we're starting to see patches of clouds looking towards ocean beach. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. we don't have rain out there yet. and are not expecting any rain. clear skies. so temperatures now into 50s and 60s for coastal communities inland areas. you're up into the 70s range. and windy near the coast. and sfo, western winds and there is a northernly gusting to 29. we're going to hang on to the

breeze. and coastal clouds returning overnight. cool to mild tomorrow afternoon. there is a warm up just in time for weekend plans. here is the satellite. we're not seeing a big warm up soon. this is a small ridge but things goring to change a little bit. this is a cold front we'll notice changes. thursday coastal low clouds could see a little bit of drizzle into afternoon, evening hours, friday, clearing out and breezy as cooler, drier air mixes in behind the front. numbers in the morning into mid to upper 40s. there is patchy fog and low clouds coming back near the

coast. low to mid-50s around the bay. you might want to add an extra layer on. there is san francisco, 64 degrees, fog hangs around its going to be on the cool side. there is 62 in monterey. there is 74 degrees in santa cruz. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is upper 50s to low 70s tomorrow there is temperatures coming up hitting the weekend. 90s inland. near 70 degrees along the coast. warm weather around monday and tuesday. and there is june toth there is an early taste of it. >> donald trump fires back from a beauty contestant

claiming the pageant is rigged. >> then at 6:00 there is a couple who built a replica of a golden gate bridge get a personal tour of the real thing. we'll be right back here.

a vehicular homicide case is making news. a massachusetts teenager found guilty for texting while driving. the 18-year-old caused a head on collision that killed another driver. and devoe took the stand to deny he was texting but records show his last text went out one minute before the accident. he is losing his driver's > and miss pennsylvania is

calling it quits. and she gave up her state crown after not making top 15 in last sunday's miss usa pageant. she lashed out and said she can no longer be affiliated with an organization she considers fraudulent and trashy and says a fellow contestant saw a list of the winners days before the show. the donald says she's a sore loser. >> and frankly in my opinion i saw her barely a second. she didn't deserve to be in the top is a. >> ask -- 15. >> trump is suing for making a false charge. pageant officials say the issue is with the decision to aadmit transgender contestants. >> which major u.s. city tops the list. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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phone. and booking early can save you big money but michael finney has a warning on a big risk you can face if you use a third party. and efforts to save the wheels especially those on the golden gate, coming up at 6:00. >> and hope you'll join us then, now, let's talk about where to people in the bay area rank in terms of intelligence? >> fifth according to the san francisco based online training company that just released a list of the top 25 smartest cities in the country. >> one is charles yotsville, virginia. and lafayette, virginia. >> these rankings based on how well users scored playing memory problems, problem solving and other games. >> i would not score well. >>