ends up convicted of beating father lindner. lynch described on the witness stand today that he wanted lindner to sign a document admitted he sexually abused lynch and his brother during a camping trip that led to lynch hitting lindner several times during a visit to sacred heart jesuit center. >> you can look alt mr. lynch and see true emotion and you can see he's talking from the heart. >> witnesses testified about being attacked by limpbl. he denied molesting lynch and his brother, prosecutors admitted as much. he refused to deliver more testimony. a 10-year-old boy expected to survive a shooting in richmond, hit in the back when a teen shot at the driver of a passing car near the intersection of south 15th street yet afternoon. the boy was with his mother.

>> as soon as everything was over i came out of the house and i asked where they okay? and they were saying they were okay. the lady was yelling my baby has been shot. >> police raced him to the hospital and the victim's mother tells abc 7 news her son is doing better and says doctors are considering surgery because of the internal injuries caused by the bullet. >> a search will be held this weekend to find a missing baseball fan who disappeared monday night. he was last seen in a parking lot on pier 32 about 11:00 monday night. friends and family went back to pass out flyers hoping they can help in this effort. the coast guard gave up looking for him on tuesday. participating is his best friend wrk the kreks officer night he disappeared.

he fears morillo fell into the bay and can't swim. >> it's four days now. the family deserves the searchers -- searchers here looking for the body. we've got to recover him. >> there is a still haven't given up hope. >> police departments are combining force tones sure a save 4th of july for the city. there is a major problem. sparks cannot only cause injuries but they can set homes and ef fields on fire. fire works the are the least deadly problem people have to deal with. >> in addition we receive reports of gunfire each 4th of july as well. and this poses a significant and dangerous problem. because what goes up must come down. >> and this morning police

made a under cover buy of fire works and officers promised to keep the pressure up all weekend long. >> san francisco mayor ed lee took a hot seat in another day of testimony in the ross mirkarimi ethics hearing but the mayor's testimony was interrupted. the mayor rushed out after 30 minutes of answering questions. the police later said because of a bomb threat the searcher turned up nothing. the mayor testified it is his duty to decide when an elected official is involved. earlier mirkarimi finished his second day in testimony. under oath. >> at any time did you disswayed anyone from law enforcement investigation? >> never. >> at any time did you ask anyone to destroy evidence. >> and the next public hearing mid july the investigation

will be whether mirkarimi should be removed from office. >> and an agreement in brusselses over the european debt crisis fueled a sweet rally in wall street today. finishing at 12,880. and s and p with 33. all three closed the first half up over 5%. >> if you'd had problems logging on to dmv web site you're not alone. servers have been overwhelmed. late today the agency said the prob lenl is 95% fixed so there are still issues. the dmv sup date prog gres and says it will work on a case by case basis. >> and there is some encouraging news from congress for students worried about interest rates going up on

student loans. mark? >> condition gresmanman pushed it to the limit, this sunday raids on the student loans said to jump rates from 3.4% to 6.8%. 94% of the graduates are walking away with student loans they've got to repay. uc berkeley, jose is entering his senior year 20,000s ndz debt. >> i do have a stafford loan. yes. i had to take an emergency loan just to day here over the summer to take courses. >> jennifer is also entering her senior year, volunteering and testing information for the clinic. >> i have a federal loan totalling to about $14,000. >> the university administrator in charge of financial aid says without today's congressional action, the rate increase would have averaged $3,000 per student. >> that might not sound like much.

but there is a sometimes it's the only form the aid they have. >> many are graduating with debt. >> i have over $100,000 worth of student loans to repay. >> about $120,000. >> for political economy major it's going to mean putting off the purse yuft a dream job. >> i'm going to take the job i get first. and probably just cover the loan. >> for womens studies major... >> i probably have to move back home and be a burden on my family. >> that is the reality for seniors this summer. today's action made it just a little easier. as legislation passed today will hold down rates for a year. it's a prospect raising debt on 7.5 million student who can vote in an election year? that is no doubt on the lawmakers' minds. reporting from the newsroom

abc 7 news. >> good point, thank you. >> and coming up, new word tonight on what caused tom cruise and katie holmes to floor hat. >> and floor mats coming back to take sure food you buy is safe. >> and summer camps with a lot of room left. the reason behind low attendance. >> i'm sandhya patel. when and where wr you might need wipers this weekend. we'll take a look at the weekend forecast coming up.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. four middle school students kugt verbally abusing a school bus monitor received a punishment today. this video went viral sparking

outrage. the students responsible have been suspended from sool and the bus system for a year. they must perform community service and complete a antibullying program. a vacation fund has grown to $667,000. >> 65 people remain homeless tonight in san francisco after a fire drove them from their homes. and a gas line is keeping them from returning. the fire started about sock this morning. firefighters believe it began in a light well on one of the lower floors and then spread towards the roof. the building filled with smoke, residents tried to he vook wait and paramedics took a woman in her 80s to the hospital to be treat forward smoke inhalation. >> san jess yeah firefighters want the public help in identifying an arsonist, offering 500s frdz their pockets as a reward that has grown to nearly a thousand dollars now after being matched by officials.

the fire damaged two homes and another on koi drive and investigators say both started in bins set against the homes and near gas and electric meters. so far firefighters have not identified a suspect. >> and there is toyota adding two lexus suvs to its list. the national transportation safety board asked the auto maker to recall vehicles after toyota and federal safety officials received complaints. toyota is there for recalling 154,0002010 lexus rx 450 h and rx 350 suvs. gas pedals can get trapped by floor mats. owners should remove the driver's side floor mat and have the vehicle inspected. >> and alameda county is ramping up food safety. starting july 1 inspectors

will post red, yellow and green signs where food is where customers can see them. and berkeley is the only city with its own regulations and it's not participating. >> and there freedom school is a program that started in mississippi back in 1964 towards african american kids during civil rights movement but this year the program is having a hard time signing kids up. there is leanne melendez explains why. >> welcome to freedom school. they learn to not be afraid to express them seeflz some kids are shy. they see other kids doing it, it allows them to come out of

their shell. >> this is is that success did not elude them. >> this reverend direct the program. for six weeks african american students start by learning more about culture and therefore, themselves. there is a 70-year-old. >> a little sister and i'm an artist. i'm a leader. >> her mother says since she joined her reading improved. >> reading now, i noticed she's a confident reader. >> parents are encouraged to participate. >> they like to see mom involved and i'm involved in the school. >> and this school has seen fewer kids this year, this reverend blames it on the

economy. >> there are people moving. foreclosures affected us. >> many families moved to many affordable cities. reverend allen is encouraging kids to join the program ask take advantage of what it has to offer. >> when i go to the fifth grade, i might be go. i might know everything. i might get a's. >> that kind of confidence the reverend says will serve them in life. >> and for more information on the school and the summer camp visit our web site. >> and this is such a great program. you're going to learn more about the school this sunday you're going to hear from drr amos brown about ways the school can help kids and parents and about other free or low cost programs for kids to keep them active like the police activities league programs around the bay.

so i hope you'll join me for beyond headlines this sunday at 10:00 a.m. and right after beyond the headlines join us for prof yilz of excellence, talking with leaders working hard in our community. >> it's been three months and still, a $227,000 lottery ticket brought in san francisco has yet to be redeemed. it was bought here at fox liquors in the tender loin during that frenzy in march. and so if you think it's you, check your ticket for the numbers. and if this is not redeemed by end of september, the money goes to state school autos abc 7 news launched the only local clock app where you can link on the iphone. >> our alarm close is now

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and this weekend there are mild conditions inland this weekend. there is a lovely view. you can see there is a beautiful view there. saturday, 75 degrees. there is sunday, 72 degrees and sunshine. partly cloudy skies. nice looking weather. and here in the bay area from our mount tamalpais camera you can see it's breezy out there. there is delta breeze picking up. and it's going to mean drizzle in the morning. here is live doppler 7 hd. you can see low clouds and this hasn't cleared near the coast from daily city towards moss beach still lingering gray. temperatures now are 59 in

half moon bay to about 79 in antioch. highs ranging from upper 50s to low 80s. if i you like weather chances are you're going to like the weather this is no major warming trend coming up for the weekend. here is the system we're watching. it's kicking up the onshore wind flow. there is a deepening of the marine layer. so that goes into valleys so we'll start out across the bay area, you'll see it here there is fog and low clouds towards concord, we'll see drizzle developing near the coast for saturday morning so your saturday morning at 5:00 a.m. if there are plans we'll start out on the damp side. there is clearing inland later in the day. morning looking for 50s across the bay area.

and once again, overcast conditions first thing in the morning. fog, low clouds pull away and we'll see a lot of sunshine except near the coast. 60s coast side, and 80s inland. temperatures up to 66 in san francisco. there is 79 in napa. mild richmond oakland low 70s. 76 degrees on peninsula and 77 degrees for san jose. there is 76 in santa cruz. 82 degrees inland and accu-weather forecast there is drizzle near the coast. this is a summer time pattern. low 80s inland. what is not usual is that it's warming back up and there is

4th of july looking fab tuesday and there is patchy fog. >> thank you. >> katie holmes dropped a bomb shell today that lit up the internet. she's divorced tom cruise. tmz reports holmes is demanding sole custody of 6-year-old suri and mentions holmes wants to keep suri from being led deeper into scientology this, marks the end of his third marriage. >> still head a finney's friday free stuff leaving you cool and refreshed, two summer time drink freebies coming up. >> and oakland business fulfilling bay area chef dreams two weeks at a time. how you can open up a restaurant. that story on abc 7 news at 6:00.

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coming up we're going to put politicians to the test to

see if chents about health care ruling from the supreme court holds up to the test. we're just a day from the ban on foie gras. some say the fight is not over yet. and get rid of your wallet? a plan to use your phone for more than just an occasional purchase. >> and now, there is a surprising study finding men who do household chores, dan? are happier. come on, get with it. >> the study found that men who did a more equal share had higher well being and lower amounts of work and family conflict. >> no kidding. then looking at the men spent cooking, shopping and maintenance. >> emperts found men are uncomfortable when not taking equal responsibility. >> i haven't really found that to be true. we need to work on this a little bit. >> and thanks for joining us