everything here, and they're still looking for the gunman. so that is the very latest here this whole thing happened at 2:00 and this is ending now. it's just a little after 5:00. we'll give you the latest here the captain is giving interviews and you can find out anything different we'll get back to you. >> thank you. >> vic lee reporting live. a bell ringing ceremony in honor of ken onyoungstorm is under way. we can show you a live look at the ceremony giving the patrol a chance to pay respects to fallen brother. dozens of officers at the private ceremony. youngstorm is the 223 officer to be killed in the line of duty since 1929. people are remembering officer youngstorm. he had been with the chp for seven years. there is a officers gathered

at the field office where he reported to lower the flag to half staff. others from the area came to pay respects to officer young storm and local residents stop by with flowers and notes. some people affected by this. governor brown expressed condolences and ordered flags at the state capitol be flown at half staff. >> and the investigation and tributes continue for officer youngstorm, he continues saving lives. and his body remains in walnut creek, being prepared for organ harvest. he was a registered donor and his wish will allow others to live. >> we can help 8 lives from organs and the organs we can transplant are hearts, livers,

youngs and we can split pancreas -- liver autos phone shall recipients of the organs are being identified through a national data base. his family issued this statement, their first statement since the shooting saying that kennon was always giving to others and serving others as a chp officer, and in his life with us. our grief is overwhelming. in his special way, he carries on in helping others. those who knew him would not be surprise he chose to register as an organ donor. when he graduated he was told his job was to save a live. he does so now, saving lives of those who need transplants as well as potentially improving lives of many. this was our ken on. he's our hero. in the grief we're comforted to know he continues to help other autos we've received thousands of condolences for

office from his family, friends and colleagues on our face book page. writing so sad, thoughts and prayers to the family. may his memory live on. rest in peace chp youngstorm. michelle writes this is a tragedy, rest in peace and condolences to your family. and there is. >> perhaps you'd like to help to officer youngstorm's family, you can ask funds be contributed to the account in his name. >> and on to other news of the day athletics reveal within the last hour pitcher mccarthy did need brain surgery after being hit in the head. he never lost consciousness

and he walked off the field. a ct scan revealed bleeding and a skull fracture, he underwent surge troy repair damage and is alert and resting in the hospital. >> family and friends of a missing college student are yugs a campaign to help in the search for the young man. the 20-year-old student vanished sunday on a rafting trip along the river. there is nick smith live tonight. nick? >> good evening, he graduate frtd high school three years aggie. and his former principal calls him a popular student a huge personality saying that is why thousands have created a facebook page called let's bring brett home, praying for his return. flyers are plastered into windows of cars throughout the lot. but it's the sacramento river

and the wooded area surrounding it that has become ground zero for a search focusing on whereabouts of the 20-year-old. a cal polly student missing since sunday. >> today teams using cadaver dogs so-to-sniff for human remains. his paernts are handing out flyers with his picture. >> it's a parent's worst nightmare. >> and he maintains a close relationship with the family. >> brett was a big part of the campus ask still is. >> brett has two younger siblings still students here which is why the news has been difficult. it was very emotional. the campus is emotional about it. the community is emotional about it so this is just, our thoughts are with them. and. >> he was one of hundred who came for an annual gathering.

this video taken on sunday in a spot daul called beer can beach and ka a.dorgd investigateors his parents are combing through to see if they can spot their son. and olympian kerry wall wsh a hash tag find brett olsenen and a page titled let's bring brett home has 48,000 members he has to be found. >> and they're using one more tool to find brett. >> we have power of prayer and power of the support of the people in the community coming together. he will be found. >> he is six one, 160 pounds, hazel iz. the sheriff's department is leading the investigation and asking that anyone with

information contact them directly. you can find that information on our web site. >> thank you very much. and the death toll now stands at three after hanta virus claimed another victim who visited yosemite national park. the latest victim lived in west virginia and visited in june. health officials believe the victims contracted hanta virus after staying in tent cabins in curry village. eight people including six from california developed the virus, rodents carry that vir yisms the park service is taking steps to rodent proof and clean the tent cabins in that area. and 10,000 people may have been exposed to the virus. >> and a semi truck driven by a construction truck employee ripped off a fiber optic line today. it happened on the redwood city border near the marsh road exit this morning. lines hang lower than power

lines. and all of the lanes were open shortly after 11:00. >> there is former alameda county supervisor nada lockyear back in rehab. police say they found her under the under the influence of meth at a relative's house, she faces child endangerment charges for leaving drug pair kneel dwra in a room she was sharing with her 9-year-old son. her lawyer says she recognizes the error and reentered a drug program. and she is the estranged wife of bill lockyer. >> to politics. president barack obama is taking center stage in the final end of the democratic national convention to accept the party nomination for a second term. mark matthews is live from charlotte north carolina with more on mark, the culmination of the event in a very big night.

>> this will be a big night for the president. a lot riding on it. we expect him to say that in november, jortz will face not just a choice between two candidates but two different paths for america. the goal? convince vote qlorz have not been happy the direction of the country. four years ago the president offered america hope and change. tonight needs to convince increasingly skeptical voters he can till deliver. and the task will be outlining what he'll do in a second term. >> i think folks swril a clear sense of where he thinks the country needs to go economically. path we need to take. >> this is a tough sell. 31% of the country say the country is on the right track. >> the voters are unhappy with

the jobs the president has done but aren't ready to subtle. >> -- settle. >> tonight's scene will be a scaled down version. and the campaign said the risk of bad weather forced them to move it inside. republicans saying democrats are just scared they won't be able to fill the stadium. this left many upset. >> this is a conference call for thousand that's got shut out. >> and those who did score seats inside will hear vice president joe biden and gabrielle giffords will deliver the pledge of allegiance. and she did, just minutes ago. and you're looking at a live picture of the ceiling here in the arena. because... there

aren't any balloons. no traditional drop because of the last minute change from the stadium. back toot rena, but organizers of the convention say they'll have something to end the speech that will make the evening festive. >> and there are supporters trying to drum up excitement. they held a phone bank and will be hosting a community watch party there. and they hope those people will be note vaited to join the campaign. and mark will be live with a fact check of a speech from last night. you can see the reports on our facebook page and follow the tweets. be sthour stwuts stwus for live coverage on abc news on the speech coming up tonight at 7:00. >> and coming up here on abc 7 news, by area county laumpbling

a smart phone app allowing folks to respond to emergency medical cals. >> and there is a u.s. doctor quick thinking saved a young girl from a disease that devastated europe. >> and temperatures up today we're seeing blue skies outside. i'll let you know if the trend will continue as we hit the weekend. >> and there are credit card teaser asks rates that could back to haunt you. stay with us.

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area. >> and a 7-year-old girl is recovering from that state's first case of bubonic plague in six years. and the first appearance and doctors thoughts she had the flu but when she suffered a seizure and temperatures hit 107 degrees they knew it's something far worse. >> the high fever to 107, the bug bites, exposure to the dead squirrel and the swollen limp nodes i started to do research and found a case report of a teenager whose symptoms fit exactly. that was my aha moment to just see you're sitting on bubonic plague. >> doctors treated her and that did the trick. she is getting better. the plague wiped out nearly half of europe in the 14th century spread through insect bites. officials say there have been two confirmed cases in the

united states this year in oregon and new mexico. >> and flu season still several month as way but vaccine season is already here. and san francisco is gearing up for a public vaccination on september 15th and this is about 200,000 people hospitalized every year. officials say seniors should get vaccines soon and then get a booster. >> there is the death of a little girl as led to the recall of nearly half a million window blinds. >> michael finney has a warning tonight. >> this happened in 2009. tonight a warning to stop using these blinds. the consumer products safety commission announced recall of 450,000 blinds from blind express out of michigan custom made sold from 1995 until last year. the agency says a 2-year-old

girl was strangled when getting caught in the loop. the recall affects blinds on cords that do not attach to the floor. and owners of the blinds should order a free repair kit. i've posted information you feed on abc 7 news.com. >> looking for a job or career? one of the fastest growing industries is home health care. the state projects the number of aids will increase by 32,000 in california by year 2020. tee mand for workers is soaring as 78 million baby boomers get older and a spokesperson explains here. >> this is a growing need to have care giving to help them with activities of daily living at home. so they don't have to move to an assistive live chg is expensive. >> this bill would require a

home health care aids and other care workers to receive overtime, 30 minute lunch breaks during a 10 hour shift and 10-minute breaks every two hours. >> and do you remember credit card offer was zero percent rates? they've been coming back, and now... they're way back. and there is a study finding 80% come with an old familiar incentive, rates of zero perent interest. the survey found the offers have doubled since 2009. some banks offering other insent sentives, too, like gifts of football tickets skb golf balls. an lifts say banks are more confident because debt has fallen way down, be warned these rates do expire, however, there are many offers giving up to 18 months before rates

kick in. it's a great way to get out of debt. if... you can control yourself. >> that is the secret. >> yes. >> thank you. >> and let's talk about the weather forecast. >> do i let you down? >> there you go. >> and our weather going to be not too hot or cold. there is just hit hitting the weekend. here is a view looking at sutro tower. there is fog out there. there is temperatures up fromwin one to six degrees. looking at a beautiful view of san jess yeah there is many degrees ask a few cumulus clouds out there into the south bay. and let's check out our live doppler 7 hd. there is what it looks like from that perspective.

you'll see clear skies across the bay area with exception of fog near the coast. you can see gray there. that is an indication we're going to see fog closing in on the entire coastline later on today. and as we look at southern california there, you can see moisture and this is moving in this morning there are lightning strikes and early morning showers but that moisture is long gone. it's to the south of us so we don't have to worry bit. we're in for a dry forecast for the weekend. so there are 60s in san francisco. 66 in oakland. inland areas low to mid-80s the high so far have reached up into low 60s along the coast. clouds tonight, mild pattern friday through sunday. we're expecting warmer days hitting next week. tomorrow morning cooler

morning. we don't have clouds to insulate us like last night. and there is upper whos in nappa. fog mainly limb heited to the coast. other areas into 50s. and so first thing in the morning you might want to bundle up. there is a return of dry air into upper levels -- layers of the atmosphere and fog pull as way with 80s inland, 60 as long the coastline f you're tempted to hit beaches i do want to send a message to you. pass this along there is a beach statement up for the monterey bay. there are northwestern swell generated and expected to reach northwest facing beaches. there is friday night, sunday afternoon, watch out for possibility of rip currents. be careful out there if you do

go to check out waves. 78 in san jose. there is 80 degrees in sarah to goa. high clouds, 73 palo alto. downtown san francisco there is up to 63. north bay communities mid-70s sonoma and napa. 77 in novato. east bay, 68 oakland. 76 in fremont. inland there is a warm day. 87 brentwood. monterey bay, 63 degrees and here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. there is upper 50s to mid-80s throughout the weekend. and 90s inland sh low 60s coastside. i won't call that too shabby. >> and that is pretty perfect. >> still to come the smart phone app could come to the rescue in someone suffering a heart attack. >> and amazon unveils a new kindel z at 6:00 we want to know if goitsing to set th

we'll get this picture, there is a cloud in distance that is a massive dust storm moving through phoenix, arizona started about a half hour ago. and there. >> that is just a mess. and there is alameda county announced it's deploying a app that could help save your live to alert volunteers when someone has a heart attack. information is simultaneously sent to police and fire departments. pulse points and this is a

great idea. >> ta time of the year, again. >> coming up next listening in on the cable car bell ringing championship. we'll take a look at the technique.

at 6:00 back live to charlotte, north carolina for a democratic fact check. mark matthews looks into how well the rousing speech mesh was the truth. also beating problem perspiration. a new treatment we'll have more on those stories coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. back to dan and cheryl. >> see you then. >> san francisco cable car ringing contest found a champion today. >> that is the winner showing off his championship bell ringing. >> he's been on duty