victims of recent homicides. but... today, and just down the way there was a much different crowd addressing this issue. >> this rally has been hinted to get attention the gang members and some of those delivering the message used to wear their own colors. this pastor was in a gang more than a decade. >> i was looking for love. i was looking to belong. gangs were there for me. >> the congregs investigatio investigation -- congregation is unique, many are former gang member who's know the life style and mind set. >> they're messing with our neighborhood we're going to hurt you. didn't matter what the cost was. going to jail is like a second home for me. >> dominic wants to help stop the vicious cycle of violence. >> it's sad.

kids at 15, 16 are getting shot over a color. >> police say up to 33 homicides so far this year, 13 are gang related. the city activated a response strat zwroi address the surge in crime. police increase patrols, community and fainl-based organizations are hitting streets as well. and this 19-year-old in this photo is now a senior pastor. >> it's easy to go into a gang and drug infested area and feel at home. we're not intimidated by back grounds or life styles out there. many of us came out of that. >> the congregation is a testament to what is possible. two pastors are standing side by side. >> we have the passion to reach out to those young men and hard core gang members to show them do you know what? there is a different way of life. you don't have to end up in prison. you don't have to end up killed.

>> if there is a bit gf news after eight homicides in 11 days it was a homicide-free weekend in san jose. the last deadly incident happened on thursday. >> thank you. >> the man named to take over the san francisco arch diocese apologize for his arrest for driving under the influence. he was name bid pope benedict to head the arch diocese, arrested early saturday morning and failed a sobriety test. one man thinks a christian approach would help understand his behavior. >> we're all human. leaders are human. there is a sense of forge giveness, no one comes to a leadership position with a perfect slate. >> he has apologized for what he calls an error of judgment.

he's scheduled to be in court october 9th and is four days after installed as archbishop. >> a southern california lawmaker was found not guilty in concord today. the democratic assemblyman was stopped in march. and a lab test put his blood alcohol level at.08% but he challenged the accuracy of the tests and how his specimen was handled. after a two week trial, a jury found him not guilty. >> new information released today concerning kef ron's massive fire city officials presented their findings to the public, many were unhappy with the result. nick smith was there. and and you know officials have continuously given updates and community members are becoming frustrated by what they say are the lack of

answers as to why this happened in the first place. >> there is i'm going to have to be somewhat sirk suspect. and. >> this representative from federal, state and county agencies met to update the latest into their investigation. but so-to-some, what they shared wasn't enough. >> the biggest problem is that they don't have the answer. >> they came close to killing 15 workers which is not acceptable. >> those that filled the room wanted to know the root cause of the fire and what legal action might be taken. questions official dmotz answer citing their investigation. >> i can't look you in the eye and tell you i know what that will be. until getting facts we're not going to know. >> don't say that. say i cannot answer. you're giving us a bunch of answers. not answers to the question. >> the smoke that blanketed the skies is down but impact is still being felt.

>> this is my voice after rev chon. >> three weeks ago, the refinery set off sirens and could be heard for miles and residents given an order to shelter in place. >> what were in the part cells? >> experts are waiting for rumts of samples to answer that question. physical then, many wondering if there will be changes made and if anyone will be liable for all that happened. >> i would love to be able to tell you we're going to fine him x amount of money. until having facts i just can't do that. >> investigators are stale stil on the property and they say today to that packed room that there is a full report that could take as long as a year to complete. >> people want answers before then, thank you very much. >> and the first day of the

republican nation kol nal convention ended 10 minutes after it started. concerns over hurricane isaac forced them to cancel the business. and abc 7 mark math use joins us live tonight. >> the speaker of the house is saying it bypassed tampa bay but threatens the big party. >> this is not how republicans pictured the first day of the convention in tampa. there was a quick session, just a fort malt. and this party shortened by a day due to hurricane isaac. paul ryan pushed his arrival

off until tomorrow. and today, his hometown from wisconsin threw him a send off, mitt romney at his home working on his acceptance speech, scheduled for thursday night. >> i like the speech. and there are both big moments for the campaign. this morning the co-chair of the california campaign told me what she hopes to hear. >> and i worked for mitt 10 years. i want people to know mitt i knew. i think he's going to tell his personal story, then his vision for america. >> the former california governor told me if the storm moves in, there may be more postponements. but romney's convention will go on. >> i think the message is going to get out skpismt think he's going to win. >> i don't care if we get bone in by a hurricane or tornado there is going to be an earthquake in washington next january. >> mitt romney cited whitman as the model of a kind of

person he'd like to have in his cabinet. >> i'm very flattered but no. i'm going to stay at hp. when i signed up for that job i knew it was a multi year turn around, so i'll be at hp. >> and she's going to be here tomorrow night and so will mitt romney. he plans to come to tampa tomorrow to see his wife. she takes the stage here at the republican national convention. >> and mark will be in tampa this week reporting on the democratic convention next week in charlotte, north carolina. you can follow on our facebook page and on twitter. and we'll have live coverage online start agent 7:00. >> it's a hectic time at the state capitol. the session nendz four days and there are hundreds of bills still waiting for action. one issue is pension reform. abc 7 news reports waiting

this late to address this issue doesn't sit well with those who want reform. there are lawmakers voting and one proposal remains unwritten. long-promised overhaul of public pensions. key points have been leaked instead of a hybrid plan including a 401(k) type option there will be a yet to be determined benefit cap. something like $100,000 a year limit. and there are current employees will have to contribute more. >> there are going to be people that are not going to be thrilled with it. >> having been shut out of negotiations in recent days. >> year upset they feel

obligated to take out this on working men and women in california. it's going to damage the ability to working men and women to retire in dignity. >> another thing adding pressure is a november election. a feeling among democrats is that it must show the public they're reigning in costs. >> this general public feels retirement benefits are too generous, average pension is roughly $3,000 per month. >> we'll be sold a sizzle. there won't be any steak there. >> critics question whether a fix can be done in the 11th hour. >> absolutely not. you're doing something this late, it's designed to get away from scrutiny. we can't ford to mess up something as important as public pension reform. >> opponents point out without changes costs will continue to eat away other parts of the

bathit. >> and still ahead, low-flying helicopter you may have seen overhead looking for low-level radiation. >> and there is a big celebration in petta luma. welcome they've received returning from the world series. >> tropical storm isaac approaches hurricane strength. it moves towards new orleans. i'll track the storm for new just a moment. >> the top universities in the country may just be right here in california. i'm michael finney. which ones give you theor

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breaking news, park officials confirmed two more cases of hanta virus in yosemite, one fatal. officials say both visited in june. so now, four people who stayed in yosemite contracted the hanta virus two, have died. hanta virus is a rare, but serious, given what happened, disease. beginning with fever and aches. the virus spread through contact with urine droppings or saliva of infected rodents. primarily, deer mice. >> a low-flying helicopter in search of radiation. homeland security is flying this helicopter over three cities to map naturally-occurring radiation. abc 7 is live where that helicopter has been overhead today. heather?

>> we posted a vantage point hoping we might get a chance below us. the government wants a base line snap shot of safe levels so it can compare that snap shot with whatever is going on at the time. >> like a flying giger counter, it senses and measures radiation. and would be able to differentiate between what is supposed to be there and what is not. night line take a look inside of a helicopter in response to the story. the equipment so sensitive it found a a small amount in a vast stretch of nevada desert. >> radiation comes from the ground. all we can do is detect it.

just like an eye ball looking at something. >> and the national nuclear security administration teamed up for this project. the survey covering about 69 square miles over oakland, san francisco and pacifica. the helicopter will be based out of hayward and spend two hours flying a grid pattern. this is a.tracting atension from people on the ground. >> most of the time they're waving at us to see how they're flying that low. it's -- it's noisy helicopter. it gets noticed. >> the helicopter will be flying out of the air field for the week. exactly where, and when, is to be determined by weather. in oakland abc 7 news. >> and thank you, heather. >> the petaluma little leaguers return home after

capturing third place in the world series. >> fans cheering "petaluma". and they hit the road in style, with a stretch limo and police escort leading the way. sky 7 caught up with the team's motorcade as it arrived. >> this is fun. >> i was ready to come home. because we've been ar.been away so long. >> take that way for a month. reality setting back in tomorrow morning. petaluma plans to hold a parade on sunday. >> that is reality. >> there you go oo. let's update the weather forecast. >> and tropical storm isaac.

>> that is right. we're going take a look here by way of live doppler 7 hd. you can see the storm moving into central part of the gulf of pechl mechl pull waig from the west coast of florida headed towards the gulf coast areas and particularly new orleans. and residents preparing for the worst there. maximum winds at 70 miles per hour. there is possibly making land fall along the central gulf coast. we'll keep tracking that. there is clouds near the coast. lots of sunshine from coast to inland locations and still warm inland. there is 87 in fairfield. 81 in san carlos. 66 in san francisco. and these are the highlights. and we'll see patchy coastal fog developing mainly after midnight. sunny skies tomorrow, mild to warm. and cooler pattern settling in

for the end of the week. starting at 11:00 tonight, at which point we'll have clear skies but will see patchy coastal clouds apreching the coast. and we get thoot overnight hours. overnight hours we'll see low temperatures into low to mid-50s and upper 40s. santa rosa and napa. it's cool. and animation there is by mid morning to mid day, sunny skies, high temperatures from 60s at the coast, mainly 80s inland. 80s in san jose. there is 75 in palo alto. 76, mountain view. low to mid-60s on the coast. 67 downtown san francisco. there is mid to upper 80s in the north bay. there is inland east bay we'll

see highs into mid to upper 80s and looking for 70s near the bay. mid-80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. we have three mild to warm days coming our way through thursday. temperatures dropping off friday, saturday. pleasant sh sunny skies and cooler. then warming up again sunday and monday. >> very good. thank you. >> and just ahead, earthquakes that continue to rattle southern california. >> hundreds of them so far. it could go on like this

apple submit aid list of eight samsung products they want pulled from shelves. and including galaxy prevail and droid charge. last week, apple won $1 kbrinl against samsung when a jury ruled samsung copied the design and several technologies used in the iphone and ipad. a judge will decide whether the copy cat products should be taken off the market. apple stock shot up $12 today. and google, making operating system used in this samsung

phone fell more than $9 a share. >> nearly 400 earthquakes have been reported since sunday in imperial county. and they cracked buildings and spilled items from store aisles. >> this is like every time they, two, three minutes you know? it was hard. >> it just started shaking and it was scary. it was really scary. just a big powerful strong, it wasn't shaking just strong and powerful. >> there is a majority measuring under magnitude three. sizeologists have no idea why they're occurring. it lies between imperial and san andreas fault. >> coming back tonight storm isaac and havoc he's playing and new orleans is once again

battening down. >> what thil this mean for gas prices? in california they're sky high, about to get higher. >> and it's back to work at a slaughter house. the industry setting standards for the treatment of animals. stay with us. abc 7 news at 6:00 continuñ!ñcús

have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out!

president barack obama declared a state of emergency in louisiana ahead of tropical storm and isaac veer wade from florida and now in the warm gulf waters. the powerful storm is expected to pick up strength and make land fall between louisiana and mississippi. it could slam new orleans as cat borey two or perhaps three storms wednesday. exactly seven years to the day hurricane katrina hit there. the damage is expected to be wide spread. >> we can see tropical force winds 24-46 hours in some communities thachl can lead to not only downed tree limbs and

power outages. there is expected heavy rain. >> and red cross agencies from the bay area have sent 56 volunteers to prepare for possible disaster. >> there is a tropical storm centered off shore at this point. ease forcing rins to make changes to convention schedule autos let's turn to mark matthews. how tough has been it today? >> this hasn't been hard in terms of weather. we've seen high winds and there is gusts up to 40 miles per hour n terms of around town, real problem has been street closures and security measures inside of the convention center. they just opened convention, then closed it just an effort

owe get things underway and there is very little happening now. we've seen this business including a vote that will make mitt romney the nominee. >> and if they had to shorten schedule does that back things up? give us a sense. >> this sure does. there is chris christie and ann romney taking the stage to give the speech. we understand mitt romney wants to be here on the floor to see his wife speak, tomorrow, they'll be roll called to nominate mitt romney. on thursday giving his speech and in the background there are deck clocks running. there is a big theme of the campaign. growing debt and it's spending

and this is expected to be a target here in the convention. >> and thank you, mark. >> you can follow him on our facebook page and on twitter at matthews abc 7 for updates. abc news is providing live updates. and as the g.o.p. convention kicks off mitt romney and the president are deadlocked in l pos. according to the abc news washington post survey out today there is 47% favoring romney. and also 85% of those polled say the economy is in bad shape. 70% believe the u.s. is on the wrong track. those are the number that's can be dangerous for an incumbent. >> in preparation for tropical storm isaac, work stopped on gulf rates that account for an

estimated quarter of daily oil production this, shows all rigs that dot the coast. losing output from those rigs is expected to make gas prices go higher than they are. here in the bay area drivers reeling following a fire at the chevron facility. abc 7 news is in millbrae live tonight with more on the anticipated pain we'll feel at the pump. >> this fire happened three weeks ago this evening. the next day at this station in millbrae. a price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas costs p.$85. this evening, that same gallon of gas costs 38 cents more, not just here, but everywhere. so now, with the new plani planic -- panic, prices have nowhere to go but up. >> i think it's terrible. >> gas prices have been climbing steadily since the fire three weeks ago, tonight.

rob russell visiting from maryland noticed a different in prices on the wift coast. >> back east prices are much lower than here. i was surprised to see how they they were. >> we have not seen the worst of it. tropical storm isaac forcing a pause at major refinery as long the gust kofl coast. companies evacuated 346 oil and gas production platforms and 41 drilling rigs. that panic of reduced supply sent gas prices up nearly 2.5% today. >> there is neither sneezing at opec or lighting fires out at refineries. you know? the day after the fire, a gallon of gas went for $3.85. today, a more than 30 cent rise per grade. it's excruciating at the pump. but what about those behind the wheel for a live something. >> this is mosha saying has to

charge passengers more with the rising cost of gas. >> and that depresses business. they think wait a minute. why are you raising prices on me? >> what can you do? >> pray to god we get prices down. >> some are praying and others are escaping. early. beating this labor day weekend rush, no matter the coast. >> my sister is paying and she's working. >> triple a estimates three million people will be driving. >> and thank you,. >> we have learned a convicted serial killer was temporarily released to help search for his victim's remains. wesley shermantin is on death

row for speed freak killings that took place in 80s and 90s. he was giving map taz led to the repains. new searches could open as many as 72 mittsing person cases. >> five people under custody tonight after an incident involving a cell phone theft that escalated into a shooting. police say two men robbed a woman of her smart phone at gun point around 6:30 this morning and an officer opened fire on them. >> i was doing work in the spare room. and i heard someone shouting "stop right there". and then, it escalated to "stop or i'll shoot", something like that. i heard a shot. >> no one was hit but the officer injured her ankle. the school ordered locked down. police swarmed the area

arresting one man. and two more people arrested later in a house. >> in the central valley a slaughter house closed last week was allowed to resume operations. and the investigation is ongoing but the company did agree to take corrective action it said it would set new standards for the handling of abl animals. the flan plan closed because of animal rights video indicating possibility meat from sick or lame cattle may have been used to enter the thed -- the food supply we've learned about some of the new technology featuring in the next iphone. >> coming up, leaks rumors and insight into apple's

>> the buyout of best buy. the founder reached an agreement that allows him to get 60 days to make a takeover bid. best buy stock rose 5% after today's announcement. hertz struck a deal for $2.3 billion to take over the rival dollar and thrifty car rental chains, it's a deal hertz has been pursuing two years. this is much higher than any

previous offers. stock prices ended mixed today. dow fell 33 points and nasdaq went up slightly and s and p down by a fraction. and even wealthy are pinching pennies these days. tiffany and company reported only 2% more income last quarter and lowered expectations for the rest of the year. >> there is a apple announcing the next iphone, the 5. >> photos started appearing like this one from the blog 9 to-to-5 mac showing bits and pieces of what could be the next iphone. these are usually leaked from oversea autos we get a lot from suppliers in asia. >> this photo seems to show it will have a bigger screen like newer an droid phone autos if apple wants to compete they should increase the screen size. >> the extra reach ends up

causing me pain. it's work for me to move thumbs further. >> this c net photo shows the dot connector on the bottom. >> there is a corrector in the ipad, ipod and iphone. supposed to go to a smaller connector meaning cables now won't work he says one reason to shrink is squeezing in extra hardware. possibly a near field communication chip working with the new pass book app. >> this is when you touch your phone to a reader, it deductses from the account. >> if you think your old one is fine, you can get new features in the form of a software update. apple say gg buy to google maps. >> this is a huge change. this is a first time for the search. >> the ceo of map company waze gave us a sneak preview of

apple maps. aaze provided map data for the app which he says will have big shoes to fill. >> there is an expectation in terms of quality and search. we're not used to searching for something on google maps and not finding it. >> apple maps will predict traffic jams. something waze has been doing as part of its own free app. >> that is nifty. >> waze is the traffic app we use here on abc 7 news. >> go to abc 7 news.com or apple app store or google play to help us, help you get through traffic. >> despite cuts and hikes nine colleges in california rank among the best in the nation. >> michael finney has the list. when abc 7 news at 6:00 continues.

>> new survey lists nine

universities as among the best in the nation. >> ranking comes despite severe cuts here and tuition increases in many state university autos michael fin gee here to show which in california came out on top. >> and this makes you feel good. >> yes. >> washington monthly ranked california schools high in two categories, best bang for the buck and best universities oversaul. -- over all. this has become a common scene in california. students protesting tuition hikes and cuts at uc regent meetings. and have been taking their displeasure to sacramento. a survey contains good news for california universities. the magazine singled out nine schools for overall excellence for providing great value to students. >> this is astonishing though uc system has taken a hit

financially and had to raise tu yigs, still, and all they're a goodbye. >> the publication prides itself in taking a look at institutions to make them better. this ranked uc san diego as number one in the country. stanford, number three. uc berkeley, five, followed by ucla, six, and uc riverside, number nine. uc santa barbara, ranked 14th, uc davis, 17th. washington monthly uses criteria different from the u.s. news and world report college rankings. >> there is most of the top u.s. news schools like yale and princeton and dartmouth don't do well on our rankings but uc schools do well. >> washington monthly criteria emphasizes schools it felt about d.ate better job

promoting public good, social mobility, graduating students from underprivileged families, university emphasizing research promoting economic growth received to higher grades. and campuses where students gave back to the community ranked higher. >> this shows school that's are good for the country rather than good for the lucky few that get into them. >> two state universities received recognition. cal state fresno and san diego state university recognized in the best bang for the buck cat gorey. both singled out for high graduation rates among ethnic minorities. and there is a link to the washington monthly rangings on our web site go to ab cl. 7 -- abc 7 news.com and click on 7 on your side thchl is a great way to start argument autos yes. really.

it's nice to see california well representatived. >> and be prepared for delays on interstate 880. and we'll be demolishing near high street and there is a stud you'll and the lane closures beginning in just minutes. southbound at 7:00, northbound at 8:00 and there are no detour autos one of the four entrances to the powell street station stations will be closed as part of a central subway project. muni calls it a temporary closure for six years. >> there is a red flag warning for high fire danger to the east and northeast. this is where gusty winds, low humidity and very warm conditions to hot conditions,

far from here, keeping in mind increased fire risks. and there is 108 in palm springs. sunny skies from coast to inland and there are highs into mid-60s and upper 80s to near 90s inland spots. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a nice mild to warm weather lasting through thursday. there is a sharp cool down friday and saturday. and sunny skies and we'll warm up again next week. >> wonderful. >> and you can wake up to the sound of the abc 7 news iphone alarm clock app putting news, weather and traffic at your bed side every morning. it's free under abc 7 news san francisco alarm. >> and and a's refuse to go away. >> and see the

hope you can join me tonight and coming up then that, weekend quake swarm in southern california we talked about here, one family gets it on tape. >> and then, at 11:00 here on abc 7 keeping convention goers

in tampa, safe. abc 7 news is there, and will show us how police are employing artificial intelligence to spot threats at rnc. and we'll see you then, and larry beil is off, quick kwan is here. >> a's do not have the day off. and there is a's trying to keep the good times rolling tonight in cleveland before the contest brit anderson in a giving mood but was selfish come game time. and a's leading 1-0 in the second. josh redic turning on a slider deep to right for his team high 26th of the year. there is third inning now, hernandez out, chris carter rips a single and there is redic doing it with his bat and glove, fourth inning robbing josh donald of a sure base hit. anderson allowing just two hits and he gets one of the

five strike outs this, game just ended and a's win it 3-0 and the 49ers cut 12 players today to get down to the roster limit. moatable is georgio tavekio. and san francisco beat denver yesterday, but did allow brompkers to jump down a early lead. peyton mondaying proved for two touchdowns. 11 starters returned from last year's squad. >> i mean results particularly when first group was in there, we're playing stuff that we play all year around. you know? there is just nothing special and maybe we didn't have our guys alerted to phones as much as you would in a regular season. and no. you're still disappointed in results. defenses played yesterday will

carry never game. >> only cut made by raiders today was a full back tonga, who played in 11 games, three as a starter, oakland coming off the first preseason win, a 31-20 victory over detroit. and there is the big story emergence of terrell pryor. last month, both the mentor and father passed away. >> this every day, you know, for the standpoint i'm having a bad day, you know, he knows about my two parents and you know he knows to come up to me in practice. he knows i'm down. just put a hand on me saying it will be good. i can't say enough bit. he helps me a lot. just to remember him. >> the u.s. open got underway today in flushing meadows new york. among those seeing action was

women's defending champ. do you know who that is? the australian won the first 19 points against pitcher struggled in the slams this year, and advances. maria sharapova overpowered the hungarian. and on men's side, olympic gold medalist facing a practice partner and this is the ball going into the met. >> and thank you,. closed captioning services, inc.

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