and he is accused of attacking a co-worker. the suspect, police say walked down the embarcadero. police caught up with him and when police found the 30-year-old they say he was armed with a box cutter and then lunged at a female officer, she shot him twice. officers say he flashed a co-worker. >> employee raised his arm to block the flash. it cut him good on the arm. there is a blood trail. >> you can see from sky 7 police response to this scene. the officer who fire td this shot has been placed on paid leave while the shooting is being investigated. >> right now wife of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi is preparing to testify before the ethics commission.

and she just arrived after flying in from venezuela to testify. keep in mind what she has to say will be crucial. abc 7 slif in city hall with latest on this story. >> she arrived here just minutes ago hopping out of the car and has in the been in san francisco since march, 25th. what she has to say will be crucial. she went in to city hall, someone asked how she's feeling. and she prepared to testify and said i'm feeling fine. friends and supporters paid air fare for lopez to return to san francisco to el her version of the domestic violence incident that has temporarily cost her husband, ross mirkarimi his job as sheriff. and dan noyes traveled to

venezuela. she explained to him the new year's eve argument and it resulted in a bruise. >> he grabbed my arm. first moment i said stop. and he stopped it. >> lopez did not cooperate in the prosecution of her husband which ended in a guilty plea to a domestic violence misdemeanor. she states ross never hit me, battered me or beat me. abc 7 believes the testimony will be compelling. >> live witness testimony is something that has many intangibles. body language, voice inflexion and how the witness reacts. all of those things go to one thing. that is credibility. >> and johnson says the most powerful piece of evidence is the short video her neighbor

took of lopez bruised and crying. mayor ed lee reiterated there is a factor in his decision to suspend her husband. >> of course as a person with a heart, i understand and -- what she's going through. and she'll testify how she feels but i do believe the ethics commission is determined the facts. >> and what ever the outcome, those who advocate against domestic violence says it raised the profile of the issue. >> in spite of people saying they thought attention to this would scare people off, it has not. it has caused individuals to come forward. >> lopez had no contact with her husband since january under a stay away order. and tonight and there is high

drama. >> there is one more note here, dan noyes is also covering the meeting and will be tweeting live updates using hash tack mirkarimi. look for that. >> san francisco police are wrapping up efforts to capture two sexual predators releasing a sketch of one suspect wanted for assaulting a woman in the mission district last month and he's described as a black male between age to-25 and weighs about 140 pounds. his accomplice is an hispanic male with no further information. we hope p you can check our web site rate later on and recognize the person, call the police department. >> uc students dressed as zombies broke out dance moves to make a point today to protest tuition hikes.

and this looks like they won. the uc board voted to freeze under graduate tuition this fall but officials warn they could receive a steep mid year hike. >> and we're all very, very worried. this university was a $3.4 billion in 2007 and 2008. and there is now down $2.4 billion. it's going down, and down. and this has consequence autos the regents did vote to increase tuition for professional programs like law school, business school and nursing school. >> california mother two of is facing deportation back to mexico. her american born children under foster care. and a bill sits on a governor's december that can could have prevented the family's separation.

>> well in, a repute to the controversial immigration law, california moving ahead allowing law enforcement here to ignore requests to hold undocumented immigrants. >> juana reyes says homemade tamales. security told her to leave. when she came back, the undocumented immigrant was arrested recently. >> arresting officer tell mig kids they're going to send your mom to mexico. you're never going to see her again. >> the singem mother two of spent 13 days in jail. immigration and customs enforcement asked authorities to hold her on a federal detainer, her american-born kids were put in foster care. >> i was in the foster home, i felt sad. i was crying for my mom. >> the bill is one hurdle away

from getting to governor brown's desk. think of it as anti-arizona law allowing law enforcement to ignore detainer requests releasing illegal immigrants if they're not a public safety threat and haven't had sear wrus or violent convictions. >> under the trust act the shameful detention would have been prevented. >> we have no way of knowing. >> california sheriff's association opposes this measure because it puts deputies between the feds and ill hell immigrants. saying ice doesn't explain why a person needs to be detained so somebody dangerous could be let go. >> people that are domestic violence, car thieves and a host of thing as long as it's not serious, violent, you're going to have people being released. >> juana now faces deportation. >> it's not fair what they're doing to me.

>> the association thinks the proposal is unconstitutional because there is no authority over immigration issues but supporters point out governments in ill skpil wisconsin have similar laws in affect. >> and governor brown is celebrating high speed rail today. the governor signed the bill this afternoon at the site of the future transbay transit center that will awill you the state to claim $3 billion in federal funds. >> i know there are some fearful men, i call them declaimists want to put their head in the hole and hope react changes. i don't see it that way. this is a time invest, create thousands of jobs. >> today the governor signed a bill at union station in los angeles. the rail system will be connecting san francisco to l.a..

and this stretch going from madera to bakersfield. >> a judge upheld california's foie gras ban for now. the makers call the law unconstitutionally vague and say it's costing them $11,000 a day in lost revenue. the judge says he will hear the case august 29th. >> residents evacuated from a massive fire are back home tonight. several were surprised by condition of the houses. and fire has burned almost four square miles, now 70% contained. there is full containment expected saturday. none of those injuries,

thankfully, are serious. and mostly heat exhaustion. >> and still to come archaeologists sewing up a missing link in women's fashion. >> you tube's new setting could leave viewers blurry eyed. >> i'm sandhya patel. summer heat is finding it's way back to the bay area, when you'll feel warm up here coming up. >> thank you. and there sta celebrity to join a long list of stars investing in the silicon valley.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. a lot of people use craig's list to find things they want but someone used to it find items stolen from her house. a woman began to monitor craig's list and found her

things for sale. she culled police and they were able to go to the home and recover the merchandise. police commend her actions and warn the public against going too far and confronting suspects. >> anything that someone can do to strengthen this case and look up leads there are surveillance cameras then contact us, we'll take care of that face-to-face contact. >> the 23-year-old briceon bagby sk charged and police think, though, someone else burglarized the home. >> there is an attempted child abduction captured on tape. the video shows a man getting out of a car stalking two children then puts his hand over the mouth of one kid, a 10-year-old girl tries to grab her but he falls down, you can see then runs away. police think the girl's screaming 2-year-old brother scared him off.

investigators released the tape online, hoping someone could help them identify the man. just ahead on world news you're going to see how social media is helping police solve crimes, next at 5:30. >> you tube rolled out a feature to allow users to blur faces of people in videos meant to help protect identities of pro testors children and others around the world. human rights organizations have praised that move and there is you tube warning users to consider taking other precautions to keep them selfs and subjects safe. >> there is silicon valley ventures big business for hollywood celebrities. this week, j lo. joined ranks of other stars, joining and investing in start ups. >> with her designer tee shirt site she's late tt party. the past few months have seen

performers investing in silicon valley. ashton kutcher led the way with his invest maniment in skype and twitter followed by four square, lodging lister air b & b, and travel booker hip monk. celebrities suffer set backs, kutcher's like a little folded it's tent. justin timberlake buying most of my space then deco. lady gaga the back plain but she joined kanye west in a funding round for music customizer turn table. kanye followed russell simmon who's followed mobile grind and there is a round for travel service mobley. and kim kardashian has been successful with her shoe dazzle.

jessica alba founded the honest company and zoey de deschannel backed hello, giggles and selena gomez uses her company's product post card on the run and justin beiber made the cover of "forbes" for his investments. and there is the only one developing his own app. >> there are a million and a half people following me on twitter. and when that started i was trying to think of the next app that will change the world. >> since he can act he produced a prose proe motional video spoof. >> not just turning in tons of dough. >> andy sandberg was envious

and i started one for his company. jennifer hasn't done her video yet but knows a thing or two about music videos. >> thank you, bay area, you helped raise thousands for foster kids just by liking abc 7 news, just to name a few fans susan m, donna m, and deb c from son gnomea. you can still make a difference and maybe get your name mentioned on abc 7 news. just like abc 7 news and $1 gets donated. >> thank you to everybody. >> good news is that regular weather will be resuming shortly. >> and there is today some areas warmed up. it's going to be a warmer forecast for everyone heading into next couple days. and you're going to feel the heat by the time we hit the

weekend. there is a live picture, we're going to see more tomorrow, there is a few from our heavenly camera. they're seeing sunny skies and some clouds moving in. traveling to tahoe or ease sem ti you're going to want to pay a tension to the forecast. thunderstorms are a possibility. there is what it looks like, it's beautiful, sunny across the bay area, there are high clouds moving in towards tahoe area and there are a few of them. along the northern california coast there is still a few more showers with the same low pressure system. that low is drying up moisture and so southern california actually dealing with rain and if you're heading into that

direction there is rain, possibly thunderstorms, temperatures 60s to low 80s. it's been the range most of the bay area running warmer today, areas of fog, sunny skies and armer tomorrow, and warmer weather coming this weekend. that is where we're going to see starts rising into mid the 0s range. here is the area of low pressure bringing northwestern portion of california showers there are warmer weather, a mix of sun, high clouds coming from the south. it's moisture from former tropical depression fabio. it's pulling in the rain fr southern california we're tied in wheer high clouds. there is fog along the coast. we're going to see sunshine and high clouds, warmer weather for thursday afternoon. into the sierra nevada this is

go dwoing to translate into isolated showers and a chance of thunderstorms. so just keep that in mind if you're traveling. we're concerned about fire danger as well, temperatures tomorrow morning cooler and upper 40s and there is fog limited to coast and bai. there are highs 77 in san jose. mid-70s in palo alto and mountain view. there is low to mid-60s coastside. and 66 and breezy in the north bay. 80 degrees in santa rosa. east bay, 70 in oakland. 74 fremont. low to mid 80s and closer to average. for the mobt monterey bay. there is a warmer pattern, by

weekend flat out warm. there are mid 60s coast sichld but beautiful weather, nice recovery heading into weekend. just in time for all plans. >> thank you. >> still to come another mystery surrounding who posed for the mona lisa uncovered in it tannin convert. >> trail blazing marine receives an honor decades overdue.

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breaking news in martinez, sky 7 over norwalk court and banbury loop. police chased two suspects along highway 4. >> they got off the highway tlchl officers took both into custody. don't know yet what they were wanted for but they're felony suspects. no reports of anyone injured. and we'll follow it for you on the news at 6:00. >> san francisco popular outside land music festival sold so many tickets it's ready to start selling single day passes now. >> tickets go on sale friday at sock a.m. for next month's festival. and here are the scenes from last year's concert. the event held august 10th to the 12th.

>> stevie wonder, neil young and foo fighters are just some of the talent scheduled to appear. and there is quite a line up. tonight on "world news," bold strike. an international mystery with real consequences. a bomb wipes out many of the syrian ruler's closest henchmen. is this the beginning of the end? severe storms. lightning, hail, tornadoes hitting the northeast tonight. knocking out power, bringing travel to a standstill. manhunt. heart-stopping video. a little girl nearly snatched by this stranger in broad daylight. how police are enlisting every one of us to identify the predator. made in america. the firestorm over those olympic uniforms, made in china. well, what about the clothes on your back? tonight, david muir with american workers who are already