judgment until his investigation is over the chief says he'll be meeting with community leaders later but tonight there will be a separate community meeting here in the city. we're not showing the actual shooting. here they are. >> the videos are graphic. they show the man being shot several times in, a cell phone video, two officers follow him as he walks down the street holding a back back and garden shears the officers are yelling commands the taser malfunctions they draw closer. one officer moves to the side. shots are fired and mejia falls to the sidewalk this, is a security camera with an overhead view. it's a closer shot of mejia and the officer just before shots are fired but the chief says that not so. he plants that foot, you'll see

his heel come up. he turns towards the officer. >> the chief points out mejia wielded shears in a threatening manner and relesioned awed yes tapes this is the call to a female officer reporting an intruder. >> just exposed insults to her, she's advising he's grabbing her dog, trying to choke it. >> finally, this. this is the third officer-involved shooting of a man. demonstrators began throwing bottles and projectiles at officers and paramedics. one man was killed and sums up

the mood in the community. >> i know for latino community the fact all three have been shot, that is a big factor for them, they feel they're being treated differently. they feel that they are all being subject to being shot for being latino. >> he says he will turn the findings over to the fbi and department of justice for review. >> the southern california man accused of abducting a woman when she was just 15 appeared in court today. tonight garcia's attorney says her allegations of abuse are not true. >> bail set at $1 billion. >> he in custody for what he allegedly did to this woman

starting ten years ago when she was just 15 years old she called the past decade a nightmare. >> i was 15. i can't do nothing. what he wants, i did. i don't have a life. >> prosecutors allege the four #-year-old raped the girl while he was living with her mother in 2004. then expected of kidnapping her in a park, changing their identities, and moving her around to avoid detection. >> he never prevented her from leaving. even at 15. >> it's not fair for me, my client to speculate on what is supposed to have happened there. >> prosecutors allege garcia falsified victim's age, forcing her into marriage. they had a chiechld the woman says garcia beat her two times she tried to escape. she was too afraid to ask for

help. >> in my neighborhood and other people never found out because he was a workman. he worked hard for me, and my daughter. and he bought everything i want but i want that. i never had my family. >> he treated her like a queen, did what she wanted she was happy. she had her own car, her own job. >> over many years, maybe her freedom did increase. >> last month, the woman contacted her sister through facebook and this week, went to police. garcia's attorney claims the woman is coming forward now because the couple is separating. >> every up with cell nay say things that aren't true. >> garcia is being held on $1 million bail, expected to be back in court on june 9th.

>> neighbors say they did not suspect anything. experts say victims often form a bond with captors where they seemingly can leave, but don't. they can end up feeling attached to the person who dominates them. that was the case of jaycee dugard. >> these abducted kids are out there and they're not pleading to strangers to rescue them. they're going with the program because they're doing what they need to do to survive. >> i can tell you that threat is stronger than physical change. >> liz beth smart kidnapped when she was 14 saying there is no way to comprehend what victims are going through. >> some frightening moments

during the rescue of three hikers trapped near anderson reservoir just east of morgan hill. it's a popular place for hiking. two boys and a girl on a school field trip but three quarters of way up the hillside they got stuck in an area with loose shael. and you can see the two started swinging on this cliff side. rangers say hikers were not supposed to be in that area. >> that area is out of bounds to the public. where they were, typically, we keep a good eye on. we keep people out of there. >> two boys managed to make it down the hill on their own. >> a woman diagnosed with a brain tumor several months into her first pregnancy, then

suffers a severe seizure that leaves her unable to communicate. even raising eye lids is a struggle. today she gave to a healthy baby boy. a glow surrounds brian today this, shows the source of his joy. five pounds, nine ounces of boy, his boy. >> as happy as i am to meet my son, it's incredibly painful for her not to be aware with me, for this. >> his wife, melissa carlton has a brain tumor, doctors discovered it long after the couple fell in love. long after the wedding, and honeymoon, and excitement surrounding the first baby but it was growing the entire time. >> about 0 weeks ago she came here to ucsf for treatment.

the next day, suffering a seizure that nearly killed her. since then, she's been in a coma. >> this morning she was able to open her ooiz and hold my hand. >> brian gave her a kiss before going into the delivery room. moments later doctors gave melissa her baby. >> he went on to her chest. was able to lay on her chest. she was obviously still under anesthesia. he got to smell her first. >> she will be the best mother she can be. >> despite the relief of wes's healthy birth, brian faces an uncertain, challenging future. >> it will be a balancing act to make sure that melissa and wes both get what they need. we'll be spread thin. >> it's harvey milk day here in california honoring the former

san francisco supervisor. in washington, d.c., a ceremony took place to unveil a new stamp honoring the gay and civil rights icon. carolyn? >> reporter: san francisco plans to celebrate the release of this stamp next week. but it's already a bestseller here in the castro district. across the street, down below, take a look. you'll see a crowd including san francisco supervisor scott weiner. they're commemorating the late icon's birthday. he would have been # four years old today, they're posing next to a giant stamp. much like one revealed at the white house today, nancy pelosi and harvey milk's nephew were on stage at the white house today, applauding the move. this forever stamp of the late

san francisco supervisor is the first to honor an openly-gay politician. at the castro neighborhood post office where milk used to buy his stamps, more than 10,000 with hoiz smiling face were purr kased before noon. >> it's day one. it's harvey's birthday. >> the postal service calls milk a visionary leader. >> this means an enormous amount to have his legacy recognized by the federal government of the united states i'm very, very proud. >> milk would have turned 84 years old today when he was a supervisor in 1978 he was assassinated along with mayor george mosconi by a former colleague. iet was obvious dan white was the asassin. he turned himself in. >> the at the glbt museum, tires

were offered today. and students rehearsed for a harvey milk day performance. >> he stood up for a lot of people. thank you very much harvey milk. he wish you were still alive. >> his legacy will live on for a forever stamp. >> it's very great he is an inspiring person. >> he is stamp worthy. >> still ahead here tonight, we're just hours from the start of a caltrans repair project that could have a big impact on the bay area commute. >> and we're live along the coast for an unusual whale watching expedition. so with a will happen to the carcass attracted such a crowd? >> batteries can start house fires. an update to our earlier report, coming up on 7 on your side. >> memorial day weekend is

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an important reminder. a portion of section 280 shuts down at 9:00 meaning southbound onramps will be closed along the southbound 280 almost to the is 01 split. abc7 news joins us now to explain what is being done.

leanne? >> this is a pretty big project that again, we have to stress affects only southbound 280. now, this is what they will be doing. they will be removing a major hinge. that will take place on 280 in san francisco they have to demolish enough to get to that hinge, then, they'll replace it with 14 times the size of the old one. caltrans says that is perhaps for too much stress. that section built in the now, close to at and t park.

there will be a ball game this weekend. >> i will be staying in for the night or walking anywhere i need to go. >> i'm hoping if that sounds good, it's probably worth a hassle. >> and there will be two similar ones februaryinging northbound # 280 over the 4th of july and labor day weekends. caltrans says it's better to do the projects over long holiday weekend instead of trying to do them during the week because everybody is trying to get to work. >> leanne, thank you. here is a good alternative route. take third street to harrison. that turns into highway 101. >> 280 won't close almost three hours we want to take a look at drive

time traffic map of the area now. >> we'll keep you up to date. >> a young hump back whale is attracting a lot of attention tonight. this small whale didn't make it, sadly. they're fascinating animals and having people trying to take a look. a lot of looky loos there. >> it's created a spectacle. you can see quite a traffic jam. a few of the people have a mission. that is to figure out what happened. experts taking whatever plans they can to find out why she died. >> they're endangered so it's

important to know why. >> the concern is that human interference. they want to see if that what happens >> it's not safe. we don't want to put human beings in jeopardy. >> kids are learning things. >> it's interesting. so close. that you can see it, like eyes and fins. >> it looked cool. i never touched a dead whale so i want to. >> you'll see what it means to be alive and dead. >> with death comes grief, an emotion some say they've observed in whales. >> i mean there is a bad mommy

whale. they could find out other things unlocking the mystery of why she died so young if only the time would leave her on dry land for a while. >> we may not see her again. we need to get what we can while she's close to land. >> it's sad to see. >> we can see it's overcast by the coast today. we're going to have a bright, sunny holiday weekend coming our way. you're going to be pleased. we've got sunny skies over inland areas now, low clouds you can see skies along the coastline. down in southern california active weather this afternoon and into evening hours, now, thunderstorms between san luis obispo and santa barbara.

eastern los angeles county, as a result we have a flash flood warning as down pours are heavy. here is a camera looking westward there. temperatures 57 in san francisco. 63 in oakland. 55 in half moon bay. it's 71 degrees in santa rosa. 80s in fairfield. mid to upper 70s in livermore. low clouds and fog around the coast and bay tonight. temperatures low 90s inland and cooler monday, memorial day. nice, warm and pleasant day.

that triggered warnings and watches this afternoon. we're looking at high pressure bringing us a nice, mainly sunny, warm holiday weekend. into southern pacific, a tropical depression of the season. now it's well southwest of the coast of mexico moving away from land areas but expected to strengthen by tomorrow. it moves away for populated areas. overnight, inland spots, mild with low temperatures into low to mid-50s, then, tomorrow another warm day. and especially inland locations. upper 70s to 80 around the bay.

warming continue was highs into low 90s sunday, low 90s around the bay. cooling on monday but will be warm with upper 80s inland. looks good. thank you >> coming up next, a major league investigation into the oakland a's. >> why the government is looking into their books.

land a's accused of possible wage violations. investigating how much a's are playing workers and interns. some cases they may have received less than minimum wage and not paid overtime. we learned about the story from fair warning a nonprofit investigative news organization. four clubs have now come under scrutiny including the giants. a south bay chiropractor facing charges of cheating insurance companies out of $7 million. prosecutors say their business builds insurance companies thousands of dollars each for procedures while giving their clients manicures and pedicures

instead. >> in the south bay tonight crews will start fogging for motorcycles hoping to stop the spread of west nile virus. you can see the area we've highlighted on the map for you in the bed box. tests were confirmed after he fishls tested dead birds found p neighborhoods. >> they can fly from two miles up to 20 miles so they get out and spread around readily. we just need to keep numbers down and need to find that virus so we can break the cycle with the birds. >> there is more still to come just ahead an update on an abc7

news investigation. another case of stolen valor. this man may be ready to fess up. >> later a report card on california

a major development in the case of a fake navy s.e.a.l., a man arrested on a weapons charge after an abc7 news i team investigation. >> dan noyes is here with that and recent case of stolen valor to come across the desk. >> when investigators in carson city, nevada saw our report about aj, think knew they had a case i rrted he bilked thousands of dollars out of people and never served a day in the military. it was this video we showed of him firing weapon that's got him arrested he is not allowed to possess

firearms a prosecutor told me today he had waved rights to a preliminary. he faces 1 to 6 years in prison the other case a navy s.e.a.l. is hoping expose another fake s.e.a.l. p the east bay. >> that is chris bet, somersaulting out of a plane he served 20 years, including a stint with counter terrorism unit s.e.a.l. team six. he grew the beard for under cover work. first one through the door on hundreds of raids and became a team leader and chief. it's up to you to take care of that. >> he paid the price receiving a purple heart. and a bronze star with a v for valor. he started living as kristin

beck. >> i have had a number of death threats, hate mail and have been attacked on the street just minding my own business i have been attacked because of how i look. >> beck made a decision to be very public about the life. speaking in conferences like this one in march. >> i'm going to keep working hard until the military accepts us. it's my thing. >> she's the subject of a documentary, lady valor, now on the festival circuit. >> after the release of the book, warrior princess, beck took heat from a woman in martinez on a blog about transgender issues. >> why is he doing it? be happy and do your own thing. achieve your own achievements do your thing.

>> a viewer in martinez spotted her if a collage of fake s.e.a.l.s three months ago. i began researching robin mitchell. founder and ceo of something called transpurple people party. sometimes she wears her medals to public appearances 30 are fake, including the navy distinguished service medal. >> we put our lives down for that. it's not right. >> records show michelle did serve as a communications electrician on several shifts seven years beginning after vietnam war. she was not a navy s.e.a.l. in calls and a long face book

exchange considering an interview, then refused saying it's the first amendment right. anyone can act or wear anything they want. not a crime. >> i want to make sure i understand your mess to me. you believe it's your right. >> do you believe i'm robin? >> i believe you are >> okay? >> are you not? >> this is a kind of person we're targeting. it has to do with hero identity. and stealing that persona. >> vietnam veteran helped the rant. with intent to obtain money, property or other benefits.

sterner hopes she can be prosecuted for wearing medals never earned. >> it's a slam at every man and woman that received a purple heart. it's the kind of thing that our community should be outraged about. >> she pushes for greater acceptance. >> it's tough enough. that someone bringing out more negative attention upon myself, upon transgender all of us. >> officials tell me the name tag is a fake. the film is playing in san francisco next month. >> all right. thank you. >> well, just ahead a seven on

your side follow up report. >> not everyone appreciated our story on how used batteries can cause a fire. one man did. next.

in a recent report michael

finney warned us about potential of used batteries >> a safety concern is rarely pointed out. >> i was stopped on the street. we received e mails and social media posts. everyone agreed it's a potential problem. >> he is going through his photo album remembering a life changing event. >> channel 7 is my channel. the one i watched the news on. >> i saw your story the other day about you shouldn't throw batteries into a drawer. it's possible it could be over eaten. >> exactly.

i pointed out leaving batteries in the drawer can be dangerous. >> all batteries have a positive and negative terminal. a bridge across the terminal you'll flow electricity. >> a battery plus bolt store first pointed out this danger to me. >> you put these together that will be put together. >> it's getting hotter now. >> yes. >> so that is where the danger comes into play. >> like a hand warmer now. >> it is. >> fire department manager says batteries burst into flames. not often, she says. it happens. >> it does unusual for batteries to cause fires but it is a possibility. we want people to know storing

them properly is easy. it's easy to prevent the fire. >> there is my beautiful library. his home burned to the ground. here are pictures of the fire. >> no one can believe me. they say how can discarded batteries together? you put two together that aren't working in the flashlight any longer they still can overheat.ó and to cause4c this likely to o your home? no. can it happen? ask looil. how do you protect yourself? put batteries back in original packaging f not protect your depleted batteries using common house old tape.

>> we recommend that. >> if you have a consumer warning let me know about it by going to our web site. if you have a warning i'll take the heat and pass it along. >> coming up paul mccartney confirms he's been in the hospital with a virus >> tonight we're giving him through months to ge

right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state. tillamook marionberry pie ice cream right nows i'll explode into creamy happiness. wha? oh.

tillamook ice cream, tastes better because it's made better. a quick note from washington a bill putting limits on the nsa spying operations passed the house now headed to the senate ending the national security agency's bulk collection of american phone records allowing nsa to obtain calling records of people within two links of a terrorism suspect. saying it allows nsa to copy the

data. >> more cut backs at hewlett-packard saying it will cut 11,000 to 16,000 jobs around the world above and beyond 34,000 cut in the past four years. gap said the profit fell 22%. and sears also said tonight it may have to close more stores this year, 80 have been shut down the company reported a loss of $400 million. dow jones rose ten points today, nasdaq up 22. san francisco based williams sonoma gained more than 8% after sales at it's pottery barns kids stores. >> environmental group heal the bay issued a report card for california beaches and six of the ten most-populated ones are here, in the bay area.

worst is cal beach, pillar point harbor and marina loog yoon are also on the list. heal the bay says they contain toxins. >> an environmental action group advised to clean up. there are people that would volunteer their time i know i would. >> one of the beaches is one at chrissy field. >> well, we're learning more about illness forcing paul mccartney to cancel several shows in asia. confirming mccartney was hospitalized for a viral infection. the virus forced them to cancel

shows in south korea and japan. >> get well soon. >> yes. absolutely. >> spencer christian is rested up, ready to go. >> yes. weather is firing up in spots as well. in southern california, watches and warnings and right now thunderstorms in san luis obispo. and heavy down pours accompanied storms that are still rumbling throughout the area. so bear that in mind. tomorrow, warm to hot conditions with highs 95 in chico and sacramento. and here in the bay area tomorrow, mainly sunny day.

highs inland locations into mid to upper 80s, tomorrow night, if you look in northern sky, between midnight and 1:30 a.m saturday, we'll see a display there. the meteor shower will take place at that time. here is accu-weather forecast. we're going to warm up over the weekend dropping into upper eight #s monday, memorial day. it's going to be a nice warm to hot three-day weekend. >> thank you. >> okay. >> checking in on the giants. >> yes. >> larry beil is here. >> a lot of baseball. giants finishing up a visit to colorado but rain and hail make for a long day at the -- oh, my go

good evening, eight strong innings but a's winning streak ends at 5:00. in extras against rays. looking for a sixth win of the year z check out this play in the third inning. will meyers drive deep to right.

eight innings no direction a sack fly. two batters later, luke gregorson hang it and bang it. giants and rockies they are on pause. you want to talk about a wet, sto stormy afternoon. top of the second skies clear pablo sandoval trying to find his swing.

hunter pence, his fifth of the year. the gap in right center. scored on double, good to see him starting to swing the bat. now giants expected to be out a month after trying to beat out the inning last night manager told them do not swing but often jokes about his prowess as a hitter. it's like they've got to touch the stove to find out it's hot. okay? the catcher bit off a chunk of

guerroro's ear. shocker from u.s. national soccer team. landon donovan did not make the team. he's been banged up but this is surprising. the door was opened up for san jose earthquakes star. the teammate did not make the roster. to that other football now, darren nelson selected college football hall of fame clash finishing sixth in the

voting. and golf now first run of the crown plaza invitational. dustin johnson magical with the blade here. johnson, the leader because hunter mayhahn double bogeyed 18. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> that is really -- you can see was in pain. >> yes. looked like he might be out for the season. >> yes. it did. >> let's hope for a few weeks >> thank you. >> join me tonight on kabl channel 13. that is at 9:00 >> then at 11:00 costing

hundreds of millions to build. how much will you have to pay to ride the new airport bart connector? >> that is our report. thanks for joining us. our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, have a great evening. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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