he had no signs of being, hostile. in fact we felt confident that it was a protector of our children. >> the mother of a union city boy mauled to death by the family pit bull is speaking out and she says her son and the dog were best friends. good afternoon, everyone i'm

larry beil. >> the family wanted to talk only to abc 7 news reporter vic lee today and vic has the story for us. >> the tragic accident raised questions and placed the boy's extended family in the public eye. they wanted people to know just what really happened and to convey a message to people with pets no matter how much they're part of the family they're still animals and as such, unpredictable. the small altar showed a picture of 6-year-old boy proudly holding his diploma. he just graduated from kindergarten last week. he came from a close-knit religious family with many uncles, aunts and cousins. the boy was her only child. >> if you came in and he'd run, give you a hug. very welcoming and loving, boy his aunt.

>> anywhere we took him, same thing. happy. loved to be around family. >> on monday playing with his cousins the pit bull attacked him. they say nefi had been riding the dog like a horse when it threw him down and bit him on the bed. his mother says he was close to the dog. >> all of us, it's a shock. because, it's almost like two best friends that turned on one best friend turning on another. >> he bought the dog two years ago. >> we brought the dog to protect live and help watch over by no means did we know he's going to fight.

>> the family wanted me to talk to the children who were with him and how the boys tried to pull the animal off of him. police put the dog to sleep yesterday. the boy's funeral will be next week. >> vick, thank you. >> fbi looking for this man. the 38-year-old bruce lee marshal wanted for mail fraud. he may be applying for a job here in san francisco or silicon valley. >> marshal is accused of scamming start ups and goes by the fame francis marshal. >> it's a rough day on wall street. massive selloffs wiped two months of gains. p reacting to the government's large scale bond buying program could slow down at the

end of the year likely meaning interest rates will rise and the market did not like that idea. the biggest sell off of the year and a two and a third percent drop. >> a suspicious package is interrupting f line traveling from fisherman's wharf to the castro. >> police on the scene and we'll have more information as it develops as well as on twitter. >> a sea of red shirts spanned end to end this afternoon. nurses converged on the span to protest the key stone pipeline and urge the obama administration to do more about climate change. governor brown addressed the gathering of national nurses united telling nurses they have power to take on issues beyond health care. >> if american labor movement

wants to grow only way to get there is organizing with not just immediate but largest sense of what we have to do as men and women in this country. >> the nurse's group blames change for a rise in infekus diseases and food borne illnesses world wide. >> no word yet when power will be restored to homes in vallejo. a underground trance former exploded. neighbors say they heard a big bang in front of the house on almond avenue. two homes were evacuated, power knocked out to 800 more, nobody hurt, though. pg&e blames that on a malfunction inside of the wault. >> some thiefs in oakland were not going to let a bulletproof glass get in their way. they wanted the atm and i mean they really wanted it. we're live with more. heather? >> yes this, is not the most sophisticated crime we're at

the park boulevard station at the glenn view neighborhood. the owners company is getting ready to board up the front of the station because there was a front wall until 3:30 this morning. that mean s.when thieves stole the atm by backing a truck into the wall and knocking it down. the gas station owner series cameras captured the capeor just after 3:15 this morning. air pick up rams the front wall three times until finally, successfully, crashing through. the thieves then go inside from the durk and pull it out from the wall two. lifted it into the truck and drive away. the owner says for some reason they never schd his safe or cash box and he says he's

relief that had he finally got those surveillance cameras repaired last week. this came on the same day opd held a press conference. the city has been divided into five districts with five commanders responsible for each one of them. one activist says it's the best plan she's seen in 40 years hoo this is more exciting than anything so far i've seen. and i hope it works. >> i wish i had a magic wand. talking to people to help me make these decisions. >> the owner says they are triple pane but not truck proof. we're waiting to hear from opd but judging by video they should have some pretty good

evidence to work with. that plan is needed here, we want to explain this is where the machine was here about 10 feet into the store. they dragged it out, and made off with that machine. the owner says you know, it's a vendor running that, not his, he's not sure how much was in there. live in oakland abc 7 news in credible images, thank you, heather. bart employees passing out leaflets hoping to win support of riders and labor negotiation was the transit district. unions are far apart on a deal. health and pension costs and raises remain top issue autos i mean it's -- if there is an

earthquake a lot of us put our lives on hold and do whatever we have to do to move the public. there is that level of dedication. we don't want to go on strike. we lose money. >> bart says it's committed to improving safety on the system and wants employees to start paying into pension plans. >> a gathering is drawing big name politicians to san jose this weekend. >> the story from the convention that began today in san jose. >> this is the first time they held a conference in california. 3,000 mostly young, mostly left wing political activists who are using social media to organize and flex power. >> people make campaigns on line. >> three years ago ben and a small group spear headed opposition to a pg&e backed initiative and wound up

beating the utility company. they were outspent 500 to one. >> this is about bottom up, people power. >> this committee raised money to convince elizabeth warren to run for the senate. >> it worked. >> organizers of net roots nation have 80 panels and the attention of some big names. >> john perez, senator boxer. mike honda. >> one candidate was a pioneer. >> so i know the stereo type among older people is that they do their computers all day and in fact, there is a group who make things happen. most heavy hitters will be showing up over the weekends. and are still on their way here from washington, d.c.. >> still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 facebook's new feature

increasing a battle with twitter. >> international super star causing this stampede ended up jrg several people. >> remembering james gandolfini. the tribute and what happened before his sudden death. >> summer officially arrives tonight. the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment as abc 7

here's beckham, remaining a super star though he's retired from soccer, check out the mob scene in china he went to members of a university soccer team. it did get ugly, though. 10 people were injured when stampeding fans stormed a stadium gate. a thousand people were on hand for the event that had to be cancelled. he's in china on a seven day promotional tour. >> we're learning more today about the sudden death of james gandolfini the man best known as mob boss tony

soprano. >> he died in rome after suffering a heart attack. he says he spent a marvelous day traveling with his group incollide cloouding his wife and 9-month-old dinner he had dinner at the hotel, appearing to be in good spirits. hbo plans to pay tribute to gandolfini. >> are you in the mafia. >> in real life his 13-year-old son, michael called for help after finding his father apparently having a heart attack in rome. >> our prayer goes out to mr. gandolfini family and frinldz. we ask you to please respect the family privacy at this time. >> people who knew him had nothing but respect for him. co-star lorraine bracco says

we lost a giant today, i am heart broken. >> that kind of loss, you don't replace him, he's one of a kind and will be remembered as one of a kind. >> in new jersey his home state a booth seats empty at the diner where the last scene was filmed. >> it was a real down to earth man. >> when cameras were rolling he was a star, he played the director of the cia in "zero dark thirty" and last year a hit man opposite brad pitt saying he didn't want to play a mob guy again. >> i don't know y i have done it for 10 years. >> brad pitt saying i admire jimmy as a ferocious actor, a gentle soul and a funny man. >> every day is a gift. >> he leaves behind his son, michael, his wife and their 8-month-old daughter. >> anticipation is building

this afternoon where a special ceremony will take place in about 30 minutes that is when george lucas will unveil bronze statues of yoda and indiana jones. they're both covered in sheets but you can guess which is which. >> the unveiling is named imagination park. we have a live picture there they are in the breeze right now. coming up at 5:00 what these statues look like, and the special guest who will be at the ceremony. >> facebook is adding a video function to its popular intagram service. this will enable users to record 15 second video clips, 13 new filters designed for

videos can be applied to these short clips. one eliminates shakiness from video and if you've tried you know what is going on that. works nicely. >> good example. there are others in competing services like vine. >> yes. >> right. >> spencer christian is here now. >> temperatures higher spirits soaring. >> yes. and elevated. here is a lk at live doppler 7 hd. we've got clear skies, coast to inland just a beautiful last day of spring, summer arrives late tonight. here is a live view from mount tam looking west, and we've got clear skies for about as far as we can see. temperatures now 65 degrees in san francisco. 68 oakland and mountain view. 77 in santa cruz. another live view here at abc 7 looking across embark dare yes, blue skies there. temperatures in the 80s now.

and one more live view from our camera, looking towards bay bridge and these are the forecast features summer solistice occurs at 10:04 tonight. sunny, warmer, friday and saturday will feel like summer. but cooler weather by far arrives on sunday, there is a chance of showers on monday. and here is what's happening in the atmosphere. a trauf in the jet stream brought us cooler windy weather shifting eastward now making room from this ridge to bring us warmer and calmer days friday and saturday but behind that we have some systems riding that active storm track. and it's because of these approaching system that's we have a chance of rain early next week. tonight we expect clear skies, perhaps a patch or two of coastal fog, not just at the coast but near the coast. low temperatures on the mild side into mid-50s.

then, tomorrow, south bay, sunny skies, high temperatures from mid 7 ows to mid-80s. 78 in san jose. low 60s on the coast. downtown san francisco, 67 degrees tomorrow, mid-80s in the north bay valleys from santa rosa to napa. mid-70s from oakland to fremont. here is the accu-weather forecast. warmest day in the forecast period will be saturday, inland highs into upper 80s to near 90s in spots. temperatures dropping off sunday. and chance of showers. >> we need showers. >> yes. absolutely. >> thank you. >> up next third hand smoke how it can be more dangerous than secondhand.

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checking healthy living news researchers are issuing a first of its kind warn about dangers of third hand smoke, the knoxus residue that clings

to surfaces long after secondhand smoke cleared out. and researchers say it causes genetic damage in human cells. >> this next story is really remarkable. a 3-year-old boy born deaf hearing now for the first time thanks to a special device. >> yes. he was born without nerve that's carry sound from inner ear to the brain. he was fitted with a cochlear implant without nerves it was ineffective. >> he received a auditory implant. it hadn't been approved for use in children. here is the moment he heard his dad's voice for the very first time. >> hi, grace on. >> daddy loves you. daddy loves you! can you hear daddy?

>> doctors are confident he'll be able to hear and speak like any other child. >> his parents say he's made great progress and they'll never forget what that moment was like, remarkable. >> what a wonderful moment for that family. that is neat. coming up california ordered to release prison inmates. and should athletes get paid if ncaa uses

sky 7 over breaking news in santa cruz frkts put out a brush fire that burned clois to homes near highway 17. >> this broke out around 3:00. you can see how close it came to this. the fire charred about five acres firefighters stopped the spread and knocked it down.

you can get latest breaking news on twitter. this is "world news." tonight, free fall, the breaking news from the stock market, the dow plummets, why the sudden jitters and why this could affect your car payments and mortgage. the breaking news in the trayvon martin case, the major headline about the jury, all women and why both sides wanted it this way. james gandolfini, the shocking loss of an american great, what we've learned about why he was in italy with the young son who made the call for help and what doctors at the italian hospital told our team tonight. good evening. diane is off this thursday evening. we do begin tonight with that roller coaster ride, the one