>> police say sunday morning there was an ongoing gang problem in the area. and police say officers fired after he pulled what appeared to be a gun. police fired about 30 rounds. >> this is unrealistic if you're going to assess each round that. is not what happens. what happens is that they call for lethal force. >> police say family members dispute that. >> it's just unjust he couldn't come home and home is supposed to be a safe place. they took that away from us in this house. >> and they say they found pills in the car. and family members are asking for the state to take over.

the family is planning a protest march tomorrow. live in vallejo, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and police looking for a person who flashed a laser into the cockpit of a jetliner moments after it took off. the captain says it hatched about three miles after the jet climbed 13,000 feet. the flight continued to boston and police say this is the 20th time someone shined a laser in an aircraft this year. >> people out there, and maybe they think it's just funny. fun to see if they can spot the air plane and hit it. but they don't really realize the danger. >> lasers can blind a pilot for a few moment chz can be critical. >> doct doctors report a fire is now showing signs of

improvement and this firefighter collapsed while battling a fire on santa clara street on thursday. he started to move now but has not yet begun to speak. the co-workers maintained a vij yim yil at the hospital and have raised money to fly brothers and sisters to san jose so they can westbound him. >> democrats gathering in their national convention may want to take note from the g.o.p. convention last week. the latest polls show republican dz not get a bump from a showcase for mitt romney. abc 7 news joins us now with a look. >> there is a convention plugging the media with three, four days of the message. opposition waits on the side lines.

and not this time. >> there is a star shoulded concert. the tickets and president obama stumped in ohio. >> i believed in you. i will make the best any day of the week. >> and vice president biden rallied in detroit. republicans aren't conceding this spotlight this week. and paul ryan asked a simple question used every president since great depression who asked americans to send them into a second term can say you're better off today except for jimmy carter and for president barack obama. >> this is a question put some off message. today the vice president stuck to the script. >> do you know whether we'rer

off? i have a bumper sticker. osama bin laden is dead and general motors alive. >> but this week, will focus on a different question. the campaign gives an answer on the new tv ad out today. >> forward is the theme of the campaign here in charlotte. coming up at 6:00 we'll hear what the leadership are saying in answer to the question are we better on than four years ago. >> thank you very much z it has not been a stellar start for the delegations for the democratic national convention. and they made that comment

when accusing republicans of distorting facts but the apology was full of fighting words he said if mitt romney, paul yin or the republicans are insulted by my describing their campaign tactic as a lie i apologize, republicans called comment out rainlis skpin sulting. he's not the only california democrat apologizing. golden state delegate causing a disturbance in a hotel says she's orry for what happened. and officials say he agreed to leave the hotel and give up his position. police say the man interfered with paramedics. the man supposedly made false claims he was a member of congress. abc 7 news, mark matthews will be live from the democratic national convention, you can get updates from mark all week long and mark is also

tweeting. >> unions held their labor day picnic but something was missing. instead of being on the reelection campaign a spotlight for prop 32. and no politicians at all in this year which is an election year smrks say it's because unions being unfairly blamed. >> and this is an easy target because we're in the community. >> there is 2.4 million union member autos highly paid school administrators cashed in on a pension option intended to keep veteran teachers from leaving for higher paying jobs. there is 180 administrators

ended up using it for a lump sum payment on top of pensions. the superintendent took the largest play out when he retired in 2009. plus a $200,000 per year pension. 77 retired supervisors received pensions of more than $200,000 per year. accord together san francisco chronicle, including marilyn miller at $268,000 a year and san leandro school had kristin lynn, $244,000 and livermore school chief brenda miller taking in $228,000 a year. >> firefighters face a tough job battling a wildfire burning near los angeles. the williams fire started yesterday in the angeles national forest, burning about six square miles so far.

only 5% contained. it did threaten homes and officials kept an order in place and there is about 25 acres in the naggal for yeast president obama is in louisiana right now, getting a look at the damage left behind by hurricane isaac. the president greeted by louisiana governor, then traveled to st. john the baptist parish, bun of the hardest-hit communities. the storm just a category one but left behind damage far out of proportion to its strength. >> my vehicle, my home, my motor bike. i lost everything. what i have with me now is actually what i own. >> and hundreds of thousands had no air conditioning for six days and just north of new

orleans, an area expected to craft today which means hopes are still in danger of flooding tonight tonight. >> coming up sandhya patel her eye on another tropical storm. >> and as we take a look there is tropical storm john may factor into your forecast. >> thank you very much. and the dog called to cutie to stiff out a growing problem in northern california lakes. >> and timing is everything when it comes to filling up a gas tank. michael finney explains how to get in on the lowest price of the pump. the news continues in one minute.

caltrans announced they will reopen the dunbarton bridge. take a look. there is new video provided by

caltrans showing workers installing a new joint in the bridge. caltrans installed a similar joint memorial day weekend. officials will announce at 7:00 tonight when the bridge will reopen. they've promised to reopen by 5:00 in the morning. >> they did a great job. that will make things easier. and if you think it takes a long time, boy, you are right. a survey of the longest after rej commutes puts three bay area cities if the top 25. antioch has the longest commute in the nation, pittsburgh over 31 minutes and novato, a smith over a half hour. the survey did not take into account how far you have to go to work and there is a dog being used to keep invasive species out of the lake in mendocino county. how it pits his sensitive nose

against tough muscles. >> this is a labor day tradition, go to the lake, lower her down the ramp and get ready to ride. this weekend the county through in a step. >> do you have muscles on the boat? >> this one. >> she found out this dog had other muscles on his mind, like these. polluting kind. >> it's very invasive and speeds crick qikly. >> they first came to the united states in the ships in the great lakes in the mid 19 80s and spread almost everywhere. this is one of the last places where they haven't appeared. >> main water vessels are traveling from lake to lake. >> this is a demonstration

program. the county spent 3,000ses today bring this chocolate lab trained to sniff out the mussels on the holes of boats. this would take me 15 minutes that, dog takes about 30 seconds. >> debbie are regards it as a big game he sits down and gets a toy. >> this weekend that did not happen. must have been frustrating for pop eye. >> it's the end of the daichl he loves to swim so. he gets to go for a swim. >> there is no mussels in the lake this weekend. just one, tired, happy, chocolate lab. >> and there are supporters of wiki leaks founder called the

system of the armed forces and swedish institute on twitter an unidentified group saying hands off assange. he's been holed up in the british embassy. >> and koit be armageddon versus apple? bruce willis could fight for the right to leave his extended i tunes library to his children when he ki dies. the star is concerned rights to his music collection will be passed back to apple leaving his daughter qz nothing. his lawyers looking at the possibility of setting up family trusts to act as legal holders of the music. the company has not made a comment on this yet. that could change things. >> that is news of a program to help low income workers

plan for the future. >> there is that and other consumer news. >> low wage workers could be soon given a retirement program if they work in california. california lawmakers have sent governor brown a bill creating the nation's first state run retirement program for private sector workers establishing a california secure choice retirement savings program for low income workers whose private employers do not offer plans. 3% of the worker pay would be withheld unless the employee opts out. and gas prices have been expected to drop but that could take a while so here is a tip for finding gasoline, fill up wednesday morning. prices tend to go uch on thursdays and fridays. that is so weekend travelers pay a tad more, prices rise in

late morning and early afternoon as gas stations bring prices up to match competitors. and the affects of the drought could be soon felt here at abc 7 news, good movie reviews here could become harder to come by. >> charlotte's web gets a full bucket and we'll see you on the aisle. >> why reviews harder to come by? price of popcorn going up and mid west drought is hitting all crops. prices have jumped from $20 per pound to more than $30 and the price of popcorn will go up soon. price of pop kosh at theaters may not go up much. bad news? that is because prices are already so high there.

and thank you, michael very much. >> sure. >> turns out child obesity could affect performance on tests. obese adolescent as apparently did worse on tests and show brain changes on mries than healthy weight kids. and the study suggests it leads to poor performance of tests. >> and there is now our attention turned to the weather forecast. >> is it going to hold? >> that is a question. it will hold but changing slowly. temperatures starting to drop then koit get interesting. >> there is sunny skies this afternoon. temperatures 87 degrees. >> i for today. let's show you a different perspective. there is fog just swallowing

towers there. marine layer ramping up. top of the golden gate bridge towers around $7.46 feet. high temperatures almost a 40 degree spread between livermore and pacifica. 67 degrees so very summer like here in the bay area. and there is live doppler 7. you'll see what it looks like. you can see here cloud layer, and inland areas enjoying plenty of sunshine this afternoon. the fog is not budging from san francisco to monrera. this morning it was dense and you can count on the possibility of dense fog tomorrow morning as you head back to work or take kids back to school. there are temperatures 54 in half moon bay. there is coastal fog tonight.

and partly cloudy skies expected the middle of the week. and temperatures first thing in the morning mainly 50s. there is santa rosa, 48 degrees so give yourself a little more time. looking ahead at water imageries. there is some remnants once a hurricane. and interest there is tomorrow morning we'll start out with usual fog. watch this moisture here. this is a slight chance of showers looking here on wednesday. and if that moisture gets up far enough north there is some

wet weather here in the bay area so stay tuned there is highs for south bay, 83 degrees in san jose. 87 in los gatos, on the peninsula, 78 degrees in redwood city. there is fog near the coast in pacifica keeping you cool. there is mid-50s in san rafael. oakland 74. inland areas, still a warm one. 92 in livermore. 64 degrees in nont ray. fog playing tag with santa cruz. accu-weather forecast slow cooling trend. temperatures low 80s thursday and friday. upper 50s coast side. there is a possibility of moisture here in the middle of the week. >> thank you.

>> and just ahead a warning to dog owners using golden gate park. there could be danger out there. >> and later at 6:00 new labor day tradition that is starting to rival black friday.

in highland an heir to the red bull energy fortune has been charged in the death of a cop. police traced oil streaks to the family compound where they arrested a 27-year-old grandson of the red bull founder. he admitted hitting the officer but claims the foik

swerved in front of him. >> the hanta virus warning hit yosemite national park hard. operators say there was a 20% cancellation rate for lodging in the park. yosemite is typically sold out. most cancellations were incurry village. 10,000 campers may have been exposed this summer, six cases of hanta virus with two deaths have been linked to the camp ground. >> there is another coyote sighting in golden gate park. coyotes may roam that area and chain of lakes drive. they're being asked not to let their dogs go off leash. and visitors have been told they can be fined if they bother them. they're active and protective. >> up next it's getting close

to last call. >> right. for a thrill ride of the santa cruz beach board walk. have you ever ridden on this?

coming up, countdown to the new bay bridge why, we may be anxious a year from now. >> possible replacement for the pill. a company pioneering a new form of birth control. >> a warning about conartists posing as phone book representatives. join us in half an hour. >> and countdown is on for rollercoaster fans in santa cruz. >> there is two and a half hours left to catch a final ride on the hurricane. >> yes. here you can see the hurricane had afternoon at the santa cruz beach board walk. >> this plans to dismantle to make room for a new coaster called under tow. you can ride until 8:00 tonight. >> then that, is it. it's thrilled riders since opening 20 year