and breaking news in oakland. dozens of police on the scene. an officer shot a suspect, police have made three arrests and recovered at least two weapons. good afternoon, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> i'm carolyn johnson. several streets are closed in that area. abc 7 news is there live with the latest. nick? we're just minutes from a press conference, oakland police will let us know exactly how things i played

thought afternoon. we can tell you is that just before 2:00, they were in purse yuft a suspect. we know shots were fired here at the intersection. i'm in the 2400 block of ritchie. police public information officer tells us one person was killed in that gunfire, we understand two weapons may have been recovered. again, we're still working to confirm this information now. i'm going to let you see what we're seeing now. we have a homicide and other investigative teams here on the scene. we have more than two dozen officers here. again, we know police plan to fill us in on how events played out. witnesses told us when we got to the scene they heard six shots fired and they believe the suspect may have been shot in the back. again, we're looking to learn

that information. i can tell you that here is deputy chief outlaw and deputy chief downing and they are here on the scene as well. police have a strong visible presence. we're just minutes from getting that information. i swril a live report at 5:00 and you can get the latest from abc 7 news.com. >> more breaking news two letter as dressed to michael bloomberg tested positive for the poison, ricin. one letter arrived last week, the other delivered to a building in washington that houses a gun control group that bloomberg runs. leters reportedly contain threats to the mayor reverencing his stance supporting gun control there. is no indication anyone has taken ill from the poisons. >> there is a new campaign aimed at stopping blessing

skamz. city leaders introduced this campaign today. conartists pick out single women and tell them a family member is in danger, offer to bless jewelry, and money, then take the stuff. two people have been convicted but city leaders say is it's too hard to police these types of scams. >> let's communicate with others and work together to make sure we zront anymore victims in the community. >> coming up at 6:00 an exclusive interview with one potential victim. police say she helped them arrest four people. >> neighbors are invited to a crime prevention meeting following a violent weekend where three people were killed including two students from independence high school. they were shot to death in the parking lot. city councilman says the spike

is alarming and that is why he's organizing the event. >> homicides are the tip of the iceberg. we're key seeg crime at every level so burglaries, auto break ins. no neighborhood has been safe from the increase in crime. >> today the new state transportation agency ordered an independent review of caltrans operations. >> this comes as a critical meeting was held to talk about the safety of the bay bridge and problem wtz bolts. you're looking live now on the ongoing work. no decision was made but caltrans did come clean about more problems on the bridge. >> abc 7 news is live with morks it's remarkable. seems like every day we find some new problem.

>> yes. today was a massive unloading of those problems. sort of a dirty laundry airing and seemed to be not ti vaited by the intense public scrutiny and calls for more transparency launched by the boat debacle. but the committee began by saying they need more time before committing to an opening date. and they will need three things. first a completed written bolt investigation, a firm schedule for the retro fit, and a decision about what to do about the rest of the bolts. it hopes to have it all by july 10th blg. the oversight committee brought the transportation commission up to speed. prep work has begun there, there is no firm schedule for

that. they did reveal there are proper lem wtz deck alignment. >> i can see some of your face in part of the presentation. you know? i'll try to sumize more i sau. why are you telling me about more problems? aren't the bolts enough? and sometimes you're dammed if you do, dammed if you're don't. one reason is that we wanted to hear about these issues from us, first. not elsewhere. >> except for the deck alignment issue, a lot of the other problems today were sort of old news. they said they wanted to make sure everyone was reminded about all those. the committee spent time reminding commissioner btz

seismic innovations. again, july 10th we seem to have heard this before. there should be a date announced for the opening that is the one they're now sticking with, july 10th. >> and we're learning more about another bolt problem on the bay bridge this, was not caused by faulty bolts just human error. a cabin bolt were welded on the bike path railing. the bolts were not supposed to be tightly weld bid a bit of room needed to accommodate expansion. when the weather changed the bolts sheared off. caltrans says it should not be an issue in the future. >> neighbors are on mountain lion wa. a boy snapped this picture of a big cat this, is the second time in a week it has been spotted in that area. residents told to keep their

pets and themselves indoors. >> not going into the backyard after sundown. it will be running back into the house, shutting windows in the back. it's big. anything bigger than a domestic cat, i consider it big. it's large. you can tell from the photo. >> here is a photo of another mountain lion that is unknown if it's the same cat spotted last night. experts say if you do encounter one, you should stand tall. >> big cats there. sunnyvale authorities believe two men poise poesing as magazine salesman broke into a home and made off with jewelry. security cameras caught the men. the pair used socks to cover their hands. get away vehicles believed to be a newer model red ford taurus that you can see there. police in the south bay looking for another thief.

this happened two weeks ago. a security camera recorded the man pedaling up to the home, then rode away witness. police are asking for hip tip that's might lead to an arrest. >> a group that helps people with disability goes sailing is about to get stolen property back. just yesterday, bay area association of disabled sailors reported someone had damaged qim at their pier 40 facility. today, the group learn that had police found the motors. they were in the back of the truck turns out officers stopped the driver of the truck early in the morning. they later learned motors on board had been stolen. >> severe weather sweeping across much of the nation. more violent weather could be ahead tonight. >> 20 tornadoes touched down yesterday. a prayer twister in pennsylvania. one person was injured there. a late night tornado in

michigan damaged several tomorrows -- homes and businesses near flint. >> colorado getting pounded by wind, rain, and hail this, video shot this morning in denver. the storms have brought heavy hail and damaging winds to texas. 70 miles per hour gusts damaged roofs. thousands are with out power now across colorado and texas. >> heavy flooding hit the mid west hard this, college bore the brunt of the damage. desks and tables were swecht away i by the gush. classes have been cancelled so crews can clean up the damage that is expected to take several days. no one was hurt. >> our weather is much nicer. >> sandhya patel is here with an accuweather update. >> yes. we're looking at things heating up here in the bay area.

mostly sunny skies, just a few low clouds around the coastline. you can see clouds from our camera looking towards the port of oakland here, here are the temperatures. san francisco, 62 degrees. oakland, 67. it's 70 in mountain view. golden gate bridge you can see it's a beautiful afternoon. 78 in fairfield. you look along the embarcadero here, it's breezy out there. mostly clear skies this feng you're stepping out. patchy low clouds into morning. going to be a cool start for afternoon, sunny, warmer. low 60s to mid-80s. i'll be back with the details. >> still ahead a daredevil makes a jump to celebrate a

milestone on mount everest. >> yikes. >> how a man's passion for mixed marshal arts helped him defend his family from a would be car jacker. >> and tech companies helping people get new computer skills for free. >> and michael finney will answer your questions live. you can contact michael on abc 7 and on twitter. >> right now, live check of traffic. it's 4:12. this is downtown san francisco, oncoming traffic going to the east bai. not a lot better on the right side of the screen haegd toordz 101 south.

nasdaq agreed to pay a penalty in the facebook ipo fiasco. government regulaters say the systems and decisions disrupted the initial public offering in may. a computer glitch delayed the start of trading. nasdaq agreed to reimburse firms to the tune of $62 million to cover loss autos more business news, facebook making it easier to find your favorite celebrities and more game changers from apple. >> hi, emily. >> with no new products in

almost a year, tim cook is assuring investors and customers the company has, quote, more game changers in the pipeline. he did admit television and wearable technology are two area that's interest apple. take a listen. >> i think wearables is interesting. and i think it could be a profound area for technology. >> apple ceo on the interests. >> is twitter to become the new destination for must see tv? saying the companies are valuable partners saul calling twitter the social sound track for tv saying the site decided to invest in broadcast tell skprigs adding video content

to bolster add revenue a bid to reach $1 billion in sales by 2014. facebook taking a page out of twitter's play book. the accounts will feature a check mark to help people find the counts of celebrities and other high businesses on facebook. stocks declining today over concern improving economy could cause the fed to taper stimulus. the bloomberg silicon valley index rising and juniper network gains 3%. news week may be up for sale, again. just a year after acquiring the magazine, news week went digital only after merging with with the daily beast web site from. bloomberg studios, larry, carey lynn, thank you. >> this is a story here. a dad fought off a car jacker.

he was coming home from a fight car saturday night. a stranger tried to get into the back seat of his suv where his newborn and 2-year-old sons were sleeping. he jumped out and unleashed some of the same moves he'd just watched. >> i had him in a gu the llottine choke. >> his wife called police. he held a man on the ground until officer arrived. despite scrapes, simmons is okay. and his kids slept through the ordeal. nobody in the neighborhood is going to mess with him at this point. >> who is the guy that volunteers for that lock or whatever that is called?. >> he's still there. >> yes. yes.

>> celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first ascend of mount everest. >> the 48-year-old claiming a world base jumping record. he says he leapt from the north face yesterday more than 23,000 feet up. this is spectacular. >> just remarkable. he reached speeds of 125 miles per hour as he sailed to a glacier 3,000 feet below. the jump twroird years of prep work and a four-day trek. >> 60 years ago today sir ed mund hillary and his guide became the first to rise to the 20,000 feet summit. >> really remarkable and looks dangerous you don't have to be crazy to do that, but it help autos yes.

>> we're going see things heating up around here. we want to warn you national weather service is keeping an eye on possibility of excessive heat this weekend. we'll keep an eye on that. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. changes not underway yet. we still have comfortable temperatures. a few patches of low clouds. otherwise it's sunny out there. here is a view from our camera. towards treasure island, blue skies out there. clear, cool morning. we'll see sunny, warmer conditions tomorrow, it's going to heats up friday, saturday. this morning weak cold front came through. had sprinkles around. much warmer pattern segt up. high pressure starts to get closer to the coastline.

tonight 7:00 p.m. still patchy low clouds around. into morning. temperatures start to rise for thursday. but numbers will soar inland fry. the wind starts to switch directions. the wind blowing from the warmer land towards the coast and that will allow temperatures into 90s inland. so those of you who do not want the heat don't worry there. is a place for you here in the bay area. livermore is going to see numbers rising into mid-90s saturday. low 90s sunday. then, starting to cool off around tuesday, wednesday of next week. temperatures upper 40s to mid-50s. you might need an extra layer as you head outside of the door.

tomorrow afternoon, 76 in the south bay. 80 morgan hill. sun will be shining. 73 redwood city. near the coastline still enough of a sea breeze, downtown san francisco, 67. 59 in daily city. and as you look at the north bay communities high clouds petaluma, 75. 75 for you in san rafael. east bay low to mid-70s, mild afternoon. inland communities you're going to get into mid-80s around fairfield. 81 in livermore, here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. it will be much warnler going into your friday, saturday. the saturday is when the heat peaks mid-90s inland. close to 70 degrees on the coast there. cooler near the coast on sunday. much cooler weather arrive was temperatures dropping back down into 80s heading into next week. >> thank you.

>> coming up next, a hidden image image some people say is not so hidden on this controversial bill board. >> adorable kiss cam video from the sharks and kings

a controversial bill board is no longer gracing a roadside in southern

california. jc penny removed this ad promoting a designer tea kettle because of its uncanny resemblance to adolf hitler. the bill board became a target of bloggers some think jc penny knew about it and put it up to get free publicity. >> the image there is, i didn't realize it was a kettle when i first saw it. >> charlie sheen changing his name and a big night still to come for tom hanks. >> tom hank has been named a presenter at the tony awards. he can make two appearances on the stage, hanks is nominated for his role in the play "lucky guy". we caught up with his wife, rita wilson. >> i'm so proud. it's pretty great. you know? it was a wonderful surprise that came on our 25th wedding

anniversary. john's former two and a half men co-star charlie sheen is dropping his stage name for his birthday name. the film is out in september. remember 90 s hanson song mmba? the group are launching a new beer called mm. hop. and for more sleblt news follow us on twilter and check out otrc.com. >> still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 a first in france. plus... a 12-year-old enters a plea to charges he murdered his sister. i'll have a live report coming up. >> also an arizona mother remains in a mexican jail on

drug smuggling charges. what the family says is really happening. >> how gf a speller are you? how two contestants are doing after the first rounds of the

a 12-year-old boy charged

with stabbing his little sister to death appeared in a courtroom today to enter a plea. >> the victim, 8-year-old laila fowler was found dead in her home april 27th. laura anthony joins us live from the court hou.s laura? >> the hearing lasted about three minutes but for today, the attorneys indicated they might ask for his release to his family that. did not happen. but we did hear a plea. >> we believe our client sin sent that. is what we believe. >> in a brief hearing, the attorneys for 12-year-old boy accused of murdering his sister denied two felony charges. the juvenile equivalent of a not guilty plea. the parents were in court sitting behind their son. >> the family is still doing remarkably well under very difficult circumstances. and they appreciate the support they've gotten. they hope to continue to

receive piece paes, to be left alone. >> laila's older brother arrested two weeks after the murder. the two subblings were in their home, alone. the 7th grader told his parents and police he found an intruder in the house. the boy's attorney were going to ask he be released to his parents but decided not to at this point. >> there isn't a plan in place because family living environment has been unstable since the incident happened. they've had to leave the house due to the destruction of the house. and the memory that's make being in that house impossible. >> a trial did it will be set. his attorneys seem to question whether a boy his age should

even stand trial for murder. we'll have more on that at 6:00. a military investigation determined human error was to claim fr a deadly training accident in a military base. a mortar round exploded in march. officials say the marine dz not use proper procedures or proper training. sempb marchens were killed. three relieved of their duties. the state zeptz it's mondayering the status of a woman in mechl maechl rested on drug charges. she was arrested in a military check point after they claim to have found 12 pounds of marijuana in a box under her seat in this bus. she and her husband returning home from a funeral. other passengers say she only had a purse with her when she got on board. family members say they is a devout mormon and say she's

been set up. >> i know she would never do anything like this. i want my mom home. please. i just want her home. >> he they say the guards tried to extort thousands of dollars from them, they wanted $5,000. a judge will decide if the case goes troo-to-trial. >> a historic day in france. the first same-sex marriage took place today two, men said oui. their wedding follows months of protest by optz. the count story aloud civil partnerships for year buzz last week, french president signed controversial legislation giving gay couples the right to marry. france becomes the ninth european country to allow same-sex marriage. >> a 8-year-old went from boston marathon bombing survivor to prom queen.

she wasn't able to dance because her foot remains damage bid shrapnel from the april 15th attack. >> i didn't think it's going to be possible. i go to rehab. i just was up and doing stuff. get like i can do it. i keep feeling like i'm going to cry. you know, i'm going to start crying. it's just good to see everyone. >> her classmates were so proud of her recovery they voted her prom queen. next week, she graduate autos another season ends with disappointment for the sharks. justin williams had been die kauait in the series scored twice last night. the sharks came back on a goal by dan boil. however, team teal not score again. he had a great chance there and the sharks will be back

home and clean up lockers tomorrow. starting out last night, david and victoria beckham there with their kids but the aww moment came when kids cam focused on the famous soccer dad and his daughter harper. beckham points to the screen and gives her a little kiss. she is adorable. look how happy she is. >> so cute. yes. she likes seeing herself in that screen. >> a newly discovered sars-like virus takes more lives. now, it's spreading. >> plus bizarre twist from a news crew. >> today i'm taking your questions right now on twitter and base fook -- facebook.

and on twitter m finny. i'll answer questions here live a little bit later. >> i'm sandhya patel from our camera, breezy conditions, blue skies, lighter winds, much warmer weather ahead. i'll have details coming up. >> a look at the mcarthur maze and it's a mess at the maze right now. this sf taken from the camera looking at traffic trying to make it's way. some heading back towards san francisco. back with more on

a tv news crew reporting a story of a missing man got a surprise. >> the 73-year-old went missing monday night. they followed search crews, combed through woods, they were looking for mcdonea. he has dementia. >> hours went by, and then, take a look at who walked into the shot. it's bob mcdonis, safe and sound. the crew called authorities. >> been looking for you for a whi. are you hurt or anything? >> he was kind of what is the concern about? didn't recognize the fact that we have been searching for him. so real fortunate for us he was able to come out. >> he was fine aside from blood on the hand and shirt.

just walking from his home, got disoriented and spent the night out side. authorities say this is not unusual when patients have dementia. >> yes. >> spebser christian is off. it's wrming up. mild temperatures here, severe weather breaking out. >> across plains states. you can see severe thunderstorms moving through. so far a dozen temperatures have been reported no reports of injuries or deaths yet. they do have tornado watch boxes up tonight. so tomorrow, 82 in chick. new york it's going to get warm. 90 degrees there. 85 in atlanta. seattle portland into low 60s.

morning fog, sunshine in los angeles, 82 yosemite. and 60 in eureka. here is the bay area, temperatures going to start to come up tomorrow, we'll see numbers rising into low to upper 60s here along the coast. 81 livermore, 79 in santa rosa. you really start to feel the sizzle heading into the weekend. we'll see mid-90s inland. temperatures into 60s and increasing fire danger with some winds and dry conditions from that. >> coming up, dogs in training. skills these animals are undergoing to make sure vegetables and fruits are safe.

>> and how two contestants feared in the first round of the national spelling bee. >> let's say you lose your ipad. you're not gegt a response from the airline. what can you

checking healthy living news there is growing concern about the spraefd a deadly new respiratoriy virus. most cases have had a direct or indirect connection to the middle east. the latest deaths in france and saudi arabia. the virus is a corona virus. this is not being defined as sars but middle east symptom corona virus. the symptoms include fever and cough which could lead to pneumonia. >> gusty ocean winds kept boats at the docks this week but there was a lull this morning that allowed them to heat out to sea. they came back with 30,000 pounds of fresh-caught wild salmon.

>> it's a good thing for consumers more fish on the market tends to keep the price under control. so it means that fish should be more affordable than if it's scarce. >> some fish went on sail just hours after arriving back at shorks salmon season runs through september. >> california using dogs to crack down on unwanted or tainted agriculture coming into the state. today a dozen dogs trained to help pick out produce and plants that are improperly mailed to the state. some are invasive species. some are very difficult to detect. >> they sniff out agriculture yaul ral products it's not been cleared by any kind of inspector because we have no idea what is inside. these dogs can tell whaus

there are agricultural products in them. >> last year the dogs helped so far stop 124 pests from reaching our state. >> the scrips national spelling bee just wrapped up in maryland. one bay area girl moving on to the next round she correctly spelled the words umami. she is one of 41 spellers out of 281 who made it to the semi finals. >> a 13-year-old from cupertino got words right today but didn't have a high enough score to move on. >> that doesn't seem fair. >> there are new rules now. final cut based on points that. includes a written test. i guess the score for her was not high enough uchl think if you get words right, you should advance. >> that is a tough competition. >> michael finney is here now answering questions and here

is the one. driving to work a rock hit my windshield. the crack grew. is there a time period to have this replaced and sit cover bid insurance? >> good news is that it is covered. further good news is no, there is no time limit. if you just switched you might skbekt grief but if you have had the same company for a while don't worry bit. one thick i want you to check. many insurance companies have an add on glass fee. so if you pay a couple bucks a year, they pay the whole cost. it can save money. >> i've had happen tow h it's amazing what they can do if it doesn't spread far. >> you can patch it. most will not charge a deductible. >> they patch it and take care of that. >> yes. yes. >> could just say it happened yesterday.

>> can i drive a u.s. rental car to vancouver? >> canada doesn't care, united states doesn't care. it comes down to the company. a majority of fine with them with you but have you to they will them you're going there. make sure ate is will youed in the paper work. >> all right this, comes via twitter, any suggestions for getting an ipad back from dealt yaes rostand found gps shows it's at the airport. i made four calls no, response. >> it's tough. that isn't the airline as much as worthers aren't getting a grip on you're a human, they're human. maybe they'd like to help you out. i suggest you do is go down to the luggage lost and found. for delta. and they're used to dealing with ticked off people. that is this person.

skm they're used to lost and found. go it's right there. you can try calling airport security. and if that doesn't work just show up, walk around, i guess. >> if you make a nuisance of your sefshlgs not that you're advocating that? maybe snur. >> well, it's show up and go come on. we know it's here. will you help me find it? you've got a job. right? >> you boil it down. >> yes. >> thank you. >> up next rebooting your education. a school gives you new schools guaranteeing you a job after graduation. >> coming up at 5:00 a series of gun control bills clear a major hurdle in california. one requirement, sparking the biggest battle. >> and health experts explain why some silicon valley cities

are home to the highest tuberculosis tuberculosis states in the state. blp those story pz more comi

here is tonight's prime time line up on abc 7. wait for it. well, let me just tell you. well, there you go. you can watch the season premier of abc's "the lookout" at 10:00 then join us at 11:00. >> education didn't come with a money back guarantee unless you're attending san francisco's app academy. the school staking it's reputation as well as bank accounts on finding a job for every single graduate. >> if you skrks something has

gone wrong. >> if it's nil it will returning false. >> that is where sleep is optional. >> no lacquers here? >> no. >> i just graduated two years ago from uc berkeley. >> will realized his degree wasn't getting him a job. >> a lot of the students are embarking on new subjects. >> you study one subject for nine weeks. >> i know what i'm doing this for. so this effort feels worth it. i'm able to put in longer hours without feeling exhausted. >> of the things that are

different perhaps most different is the cost. none have paid tuition and they won't. >> if we thought we can train someone, wuk wek put our money where our mouth is saying they have to pay 15%. other 7% pay nothing. >> i'm saying okay, let's make sure we can get these people jobs because that is when we make a profit. >> and it's an attractive alternative. >> it's great. if this didn't exist i probably won't have been able to do it. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 remains right now. >> thank you very much.

coming up a second close encounter were a mountain lion. >> police shoot and kill a man in oakland. why they say they started chasing him. >> temperatures soaring this week. how much, coming up. >> this dog walker came face-to-face with a mountain lion close enough to snap a picture. >> this is the second time it was spotted since the weekend. we are live tonight. no wonder they're worried. >> neighbors are nervous after two mountain lion silgtings in less than a week. happening in the same backyard.

>> katie won't forget what happened next. a large mountain lie yn was in her backyard. her nephew snapped this photo of the big cat its pretty big. it's quite large. >> more troubling, last saturday, a mountain lion spotted sitting in a tree in the backyard. >> i am in the going in the backyard anymore during night time for sure. we ran back into the house and shut window autos fish and wildlife showed up to gate two -- investigate two sightings. >> do you think it's the same cat? >> i believe it is. it's very in the -- it's in the same location. the second sighting same location. >> they talked to tina and say the cat is likely hunting deer, not humans and not considered a threat but tell that to

heather and her 3-year-old son. >> we're hoping they'd move it. and that they're done there is a friendly warning don't feed wild animals and keep small pets in the hem at night. >> my two dogs are locked up in the house right now. we usually have the doggy door open during the day but it's closed down. and they're in the front yard right now. >> let's hope it doesn't make an appearance right? >> for sure. >> there is another encounter, experts say stand tall and back way and don't wait around to take a picture of it.