abc 7 news starts now with live, breaking news. good afternoon, everyone. i'm larry beil. >> the breaking news out of ukraine, 295 people believed dead and malaysia airlines plane crashed in the eastern region today. >> u.s. intelligence officials believe a surface-to-air missile brought down that plane. abc news reporter marcy gonzalez live in new york with the latest. >> reporter: we're told the pilot did not make a distress call. vice president biden says it appears the plane was blown out of the sky. the fiery moment of impact, a passenger jet with 295 people on board crashing this morning in ukraine near the russian border. malaysia airlines flight 17,

traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur was believed to be flying at about 33,000 feet when airline officials say they lost contact with the going 777 at least one u.s. official says analysis shows that the plane was brought down by a sophisticated missile, although it's unclear where it was fired from and who is responsible. experts say the pilot, likely had no time to react. >> my guess is this came out of nowhere, it was absolutely no warning. >> reporter: the scene, unfolding in the area where tensions between ukraine, pro-russian rebels and kremlin have been escalating. in the past week, ukraine claimed russia shot down two of its military planes. one factor behind president obama's increased sanctions against russia announced yesterday. the president today saying the u.s. will help with the crash investigation. >> as a country, our thoughts and prayers are with all of the families of the passengers wherever they call home. >> reporter: this, another

nightmare involving malaysia airlines, more than four months after flight 370 disappeared. >> shock, you get a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach. >> reporter: families waiting for information as investigators make their way to the scene. state department officials say they are still looking into reports that there may have been americans on board. live in new york, marcy gonzalez, abc news. back to you. >> thank you. here is a breakdown of the nationalities of the passengers and crew members that we know of, according to abc news. 154 dutch, 38 malaysians including 15 crew members, 27 australian, 11 indonesians, 6 brits, 4 people from germany, belgium, and 4 passengers were french. there were filipinos and one canadian on board. nationalities of 43 remain unknown. as marry mentioned this is the second tragedy involving malaysia air this year.

malaysia flight 370 disappeared during a flight from kuala lumpur to beijing march 8th. that aircraft also happened to be a boeing 777. investigators believe flight 370 flew off course, intentionally or by accident, and crashed in the indian ocean, 239 people on board. the 777 is one of the most popular wide body aircraft in the sky used by several major carriers including u.s. airlines like united, american, delta on long haul international routes. two engine jet first entered passenger service in 1995. it's known for having a good safety record. our coverage of the malaysian airlines disaster will continue here on abc 7. an update on the investigation at 4:30, including a recent warning from the faa for u.s. plains to not fly in that area. late, stay with us for a special hour-long edition of abc's "world news" at 5:30. a bizarre shooting today.

it started with two senior citizens who got into it while driving. >> it ended when one driver was shot outside the other's home on paradise drive near robin drive. nick smith joins us live. nick? >> reporter: good evening. we spoke with a woman who answered the door. she didn't want to speak with us now. police are looking into how the events played out and what they're calling a road rage incident involving senior citizens. >> this morning bam, bam, three times. >> reporter: antonio heard the shots that left the driver of the silver mercedes injured are the owner of the house accused of pulling the trigger. >> within ten minutes, a lot of police. >> reporter: police officers and crime scene investigators swarmed this house on paradise road, after receiving multiple 911 reports of shots fired. the first units to arrive quickly determined this was not a break-in as callers suggested

but something more. >> started off like a possible road rage incident. >> reporter: police believe two men became so heated that things took a nasty and violent turn. >> the homeowner attempted to close the garage door and the tiburon driver pulled in behind them and the door closed on the driver's hood. >> reporter: argument ensued, and shots were fired. >> homeowner fired the rounds at the driver, the tiburon resident, we know, shot in the torso, possibly the leg in serious condition at marin general hospital. >> reporter: police have not identified the driver of either car but confirmed the only one to fire shots the 71-year-old homeowner and the only person hit was his 69-year-old victim, and driver of this mercedes. as police techs searched for casings and bullets, investigators worked to piece out the chain of events. >> trying to determine the circumstances of the shooting and the circumstances of the self-defense, and really what happened here. >> reporter: what wasn't immediately clear to

investigators is if the shooting victim was inside or out of his car at the time he was hit. >> it's unacceptable. it's scary. unacceptable and it shouldn't happen. >> reporter: both men are cooperating with investigators. morning in stockton, a day after a violent bank robbery and high-speed chase ends in death. strangers are leaving flowers for the hostage killed, misty was making a stop at bank when things went so wrong yesterday. tiffany wilson joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: well, still closed behind me as police continue the investigation. they removed the vehicle that was used in that high-speed chase, but there are still a lot of officers out here investigating. today, the police chief says all of the officers who had to fire their weapon during yesterday's shoot-out are now on paid administrative leave, more than 20 of them are on that leave. flowers mark the ground where

misty last walked. a quick errand to the bank turned into a life-ending street chase and shoot-out, much of which can be seen on cell phone video. co-workers described the mother of two as wonderful, positive, caring. two female bank tellers were taken hostage, both injured but expected to ur survive. they either jumped or were thrown from the vehicle during the chase. >> we heard gunshots, i mean, there were hundreds of gunshots. i never heard anything crazy like that. >> reporter: stockton's police chief says three suspects entered the bank with intent to kill yesterday afternoon. the 27 and 30-year-old deceased suspects are known as gang street members. police believe the surviving suspect, a 19-year-old, ramos used the body as a shield. >> we do not know when she was killed or struck by gunfire, nor do we know by whom. >> reporter: police released new

pictures of the suspects' weapons including ak-47 rifle and handgun. bullet holes tore through 14 patrol vehicles. officers escaped serious injury by inches. >> they were attempting to kill police officers. >> reporter: those who knew and loved her, cannot comprehend the loss. >> boy, just prayers. i feel really bad. >> reporter: bank of the west calls the crime a tragic incident and closed the branch today. customers left wondering why violence ripped apart their neighborhood. >> it is scary for that to happen i wouldn't know what to do if i was in that position. >> reporter: a sign on the door says the branch mr. permanently shut down friday. in stockton, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. prosecutors are getting more time to decide whether to charge a mom accused of attacking a 12-year-old boy she claims bullied her daughter. a judge today granted prosecutors an extension in filing charges against the

30-year-old. she was arrested in may after authorities say she went to her daughter's school during lunch grabbed the boy's throat. she confronted the boy but denies touching him. this is the third time prosecutors requested more time. she was ordered back in court next month. fedex facing federal charges for shipping prescription drugs from illegal online pharmacies apparently for at least a decade or so they're charged. a federal grand jury in san francisco indicted fedex today. the government claims fedex repeatedly ignored warnings from the dea and congress. prosecutors want fedex to forfeit at least $820 million in profits connected to those shipments. fedex will plead not guilty, and issued a strongly worded statement reading, in part, we're a transportation company. we're not law enforcement. we have no interest in violating the privacy of our customers. we continue to stand ready and willing to support and assist law enforcement. microsoft is cutting 18,000

jobs the largest round of lay-offs ever. most cuts come from nokia's manufacturing and professional divisions, as microsoft tries to integrate nokia devices business it bought in april. the workforce surged from 99,000 to 127 employees with the purchase of nokia. many employees will be notified in the next six months. the software giant is based in washington state and has a big campus in mountain view and offices in other bay area cities. civil rights activists are turning up the heat on san francisco based twitter to publicly release gender and ethnic breakdown of its workers. usa today reports jackson's rainbow push coalition plans to ask people to tweet out to twitt twitter at a political convention in detroit tomorrow. also asking 1 million members to sign an online petition to add their vices to the campaign. other tech giants including google are working to bring more

diversity to its ranks after revealing its employees are overwhelmingly white and male. another nice day outside. >> spencer christian has the day off. sandy patele here with the sunshine. >> basking in the sun. it's drier air mass here. it's not feeling as sticky as it was yesterday. behind me, low clouds stacked up. live doppler 7 hd, breezy but feels good. marine layer is back along the coastline. watching active weather in the sierra nevada. so far, almost 1900 lightning strikes, strong thunderstorms moving across the tahoe area, you can see all of the lightning there. if you have plans to travel, there's a flash flood watch until saturday at 9:00 p.m. take a look at live picture from our lake tahoe camera. it's been raining and they've seen thunderstorms there, recently. so they're looking at more active weather. 67 in san francisco.

cooler, oakland 72. 77 in san jose. cloudy view, 71 in santa rosa. nice looking day. golden gate bridge, low cloudiness. this even, low 60s to 70s. mild tomorrow morning, cloudy, patchy drizzle for the commute. we are looking at a mostly sunny, warmer day tomorrow to end the work week. mid-60s to mid-80s. i'll be back with a detailed look on humidity here in the bay area in a few minutes. thanks so much. see you in a few minutes, still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the man accused of getting drunk and padding down female passengers while posing as a security screener. the arson at a school and what some want to do to make sure it never happens again. time to celebrate. opening ceremony today for levi's stadium. the first look around.

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covering navato, oakland, sunnyvale, bay area, this is abc 7 news. tsa screeners caught a man posing as part of the security team at san francisco international airport but not before he padded down two female travel who thought he was the real thing. vic lee joins us live at sfo with a bizarre story. vic? >> reporter: it is indeed, larry. now, sources tell us that investigators believe the two female victims were asian travelers, but they left before

police could question them. so the alleged imposter, booked and charged with only being drunk in public, however the investigation by the sheriff's department continues. we are told there is video they're looking at. more serious charges could be filed. >> reporter: it happened before 1:00 in the afternoon on tuesday, just past the tsa security checkpoint. eric had checked in early for his trip to hong kong, where a police source says he lives. after passing security the 53-year-old financier reportedly spent time at one of the bars. sources tell us he was wearing khaki pants and a dark polo shirt which could have been mistaken for a tsa uniform. same sources say he positioned himself behind the row of tsa screeners a he lured a female traveler into a small room where some passengers undergo more thorough checks. sources say they believe he padded her down.

after she left he reportedly brought another woman into the room, this time he caught the eye of a real tsa agent who confronted him and detained him until police arrived. most of the women travelers we spoke with believe they, too, would probably fall for the ruse. >> yeah, you're dealing with security, right? you don't want to, you know, contradict command or an order. >> i would ask for a female security guard because i know i can do that. >> reporter: claire knows her rights. the tsa says anytime they search a female traveler in the private room they require two screeners of the same gender. others say the real concern was the lack of vigilance by the real tsa screeners. >> how did it happen he could get into a private screening room? that to me was more worrisome, that they didn't know their own employees or what was going on. >> reporter: an international financier, who works for atkis

singapore. resume, barclays capital hong kong, deutsche bank, merrill lynch. he'll be arraigned next month. vic lee, abc 7 news. san jose police looking for a missing 81-year-old man. silva last seen in north san jose at stratton place yesterday. silva has alzheimer's, and police are calling him at risk. seen wearing agray shirt, white slacks, gray full brim hat. if you see him, call san jose police department. we got our first look at abandoned east bay school where five fires were set this week. this is some of the damage caused by the fire at adams middle school, which was closed five years ago because of budget cuts. investigators are looking for those who lit the fires either late tuesday or early wednesday morning. the fire marshall says vandals appeared to break in through a window and purposely set fires in five different locations. >> it was piles of debris that

were ignited somehow. it's not possible where the fires were, it's not possible the fires started in one place and spread to the others. at least one in a completely separate room. fire officials say sprinklers in the building kept it from becoming a total loss but damage estimated at $25,000. one west contra costa school district official says this and other closed schools should be razed so they're not a magnate for vandals. spencer christian is off. sandhya patel is in. >> good news about the humidity. >> finally. the humidity has come down. you can feel the difference in the air today. but, things are going to be changinging as we hit the weekend. the sticky feeling will be back here in the bay area. i'll explain in a moment. live doppler 7 hd, exactly what's going on now. normal pattern of low clouds, back snug up against the coastline. seeing summer monsoon creating thunderstorms in the sierra again and that's going to

continue into the weekend. the sea breeze is going now. 26 at sfo, out of the southwest, 31 fair field. we're feeling a nice breeze blowing through the bay area. sfo cameras showing you the low clouds now and here is a look at the forecast. cloudy, mild morning, patchy drizzle. far inland valleys start out partly cloudy. warmer the next few days and it's going to get humid this weekend. here's a look at the water vapor imagery. we got a temporary break from the mugginess. another plume of moisture, though, pulling up into the bay area, as we hit the weekend. take a look at the computer animation starting this evening. not too bad. tomorrow's a dry air mass. we go with more cloudiness and mugginess for your saturday night or evening into sunday. you can see that cloud cover. sierra nevada will see thunderstorms with northern california. we can't rule out sprinkles here but i wouldn't change your outdoor plans if you have them. speaking of sprinkles, drizzly

tomorrow morning. be aware. partly to mostly cloudy skies, temperatures in upper 50s to low 60s. a mild start. then for the afternoon, in the south bay, warm day, 83 morgan hill, 84 loes 64 pacifica. we'll hang on to some low cloudiness in the afternoon for daly city. sunset district mid-60s. 67 san francisco. north bay, sun, 60s coast side to low 90s clear lake. 75 santa rosa. east bay, 71 oakland. 74 fremont. inland east bay, warm sunny. warmer than today, 82 in livermore. 84 in antioch. 85 brentwood. warmer tomorrow, a little warmer saturday, mid-60s to upper 80s. biggest difference on saturday

humidity starts to increase. and the humidity sticks around sunday, muggy, cooler, and then back to our lower humidity. what we're used to for the work week next week. mid-60s to mid to upper 80s most of the work week. low 90s thursday in inland valleys. temperatures where you should be this time of year. but humidity factor will be back as we hit the weekend. >> thank you. next, amazing transformation, a rice field becomes a vibrant natural piece of art. hard day's night. she'll be sleeping like a log. he's good. he's the world's youngest beatles fan. see how his love for the fab four is inspiring his family. 4:22, live look at afternoon commute. this is gruesome. downtown san francisco, sky way way, bumper to bumper in both

directions. back with more at 4:00 in a moment.

. . japanese artists have turned a rice field into vibrant art to commemorate mt. fuji's registration as a world cultural heritage site. a maiden wearing a feathery robe floating over mt. fuji. the artist planted different colored rice to make the 160,000 square foot art. the piece will remain on display through august. >> amazing. no shortage of things to do if you want to keep busy this weekend. what's hot. >> reporter: chaka khan and the best jazz and r&b artists are coming to hayward for the oakland jazz festival. cozy up for a full day of musical performances at cal state east bay. sounds of cannon fire and rifles

echo through duncans mills in sonoma when it becomes the statement for one of the largest civil war re-enactments west of the mississippi. history to life with the drama of battle. east and west collide when the edgier side of japan is celebrated. join thousands for the j-pop summit festival, the best japanese pop culture has to offer from fashion, film, food and sake. join abc 7 and thousands of others this sunday at san francisco's golden gate park for the annual aids walk. show your support to help raise money for local hiv and aids programs and services. for information on how to register for the aids walk and all of the events, visit our website abc7news.com. still to come, new information on the malaysia airlines disaster in ukraine, including recent warning given to airlines about flying over

that region. also, new violence in the middle east. a ground offensive begins as cease-fire comes to an end. the ribbon cutting ceremony for levi's stadium, dressed up and ready to go.

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american authorities are working to confirm a righters report that 23 americans were among 295 people killed in a malaysia airlines plane crash earlier today. here's video of an explosion after a section of the plane hit the ground. parts of the boeing 777 found ten miles away from where the bulk of the plane crashed. headed from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when officials lost contact. there was no distress call. a surface-to-air missile brought the plane down. russian separatists and ukrainian military both deny responsibility. ukraine security intercepted two phone conversations that proved the russians did this and will present the information at an emergency united nations meeting tomorrow. >> there is a full and transparent international investigation. for the moment, i hope for my

deep condolences to families and loved ones. >> aviation authorities from several countries including faa warned against air travel over part of ukraine. malaysia's prime minister said the international civil aviation organization cleared the plane to fly that route. the last civilian airplane confirmed to be brought down by a missile also in ukraine. a siberia airlines flight brought down in october 2001 over the black sea by a surface-to-air missile fired by ukrainian forces during a military exercise. 78 passengers and crew members were killed one of the most tragic incidents involving the shooting down of a passenger jet took place in 1983 in the sea of japan. korean airlines flight knocked out of the sky during a flight from new york city to seoul. moscow initially denied involvement but later admitted one of its fighters planes shot it down, claiming it was on a spying mission. 269 people died, including a u.s. congressman.

stay with abc 7 news for the latest developments on the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17. expanded coverage of the disaster on a special hour-long edition of "world news" at 5:30. find details as they develop during the newscast on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. the israeli military launched a ground offensive in gaza. israel's prime minister instructed the army to go ahead, after hamas rejected an egyptian cease-fire plan and after a five-hour humanitarian cease-fire ended today as both sides resumed their attacks. many victims have been civilians, including four boys killed while playing on a gaza beach yesterday, and three children killed on a rooftop today. >> the children are terror fied. >> i hear a huge explosion and the doors of the shelter getting open and i hear a sound of

broken glasses, and i go outside of the shelter and i see almost everything is ruined and it's like here in my house. >> the obama administration says israel must do more to prevent civilian casualties. more than 220 palestinians and 1 israeli have been killed over the past 9 days. today members of congress grilled general motors executives how a known defect in its vehicles was kept hidden for 11 years. the hearing focused on the legal team what they knew about faulty ignition switches and how they responded. the switches are blame for 13 deaths. an internal report found attorneys for the automaker agreed to settlements with families of victims but never told engineers and execs about the problem the lawyers enabled coverup, concealment, deceit, and even fraud. >> we had lawyers at general motors who did not do their

jobs, didn't do what was expected of them and those lawyers are no longer with the company. >> gm ceo told the committee she's changing the couple door to be more accountable and internally transparent. over two years ago when the 49ers broke ground for their new show place billion dollar stadium in santa clara. today it's officially completed with a ribbon cutting sar moace. sharing some of the hoopla with us earlier in the day. david? >> reporter: sorry for the noise. that's the touchdown horn, they're practicing now. you know, nfl pointed out it's been nearly 50 years since a pro football stadium built in california. so this bright, shiny, new high-tech wonder is something special for niner fans to cheer about. this is the scene that produced the stadium. they got a standing ovation as

officials gathered for the ribbon cutting. tony is a lifelong 49 fan. >> we were here when this was a dirt lot and then to see how it grew so fast, it was very impressive. very impressive for us to see and be a part of. it's a great day. >> reporter: 26 months later, niners have a stadium no one can match, luxury vip, lower seating bowl ten feet from the field, grass that uses half of the water of a conventional field and 19,200 square foot score bores, equivalent of eight three-bedroom houses, green roof, solar, wi-fi. even the commissioner is impressed. >> sustainability, the technology, things that are so much a part of this community and the 49ers. and i think that's something that why this is going to be a very successful adventure. >> reporter: all it took was a countdown to the ribbon cutting to usher in a new era for the levi's stadium and niners.

>> three, two, one! 1.2 billion show place expected to become a major tourist attraction, a team of 30 tour guides hired with tour starting august 8th. the adult price $25. >> groups of 20 or more we have discounted options which means that the more ready for us show behind the scenes access of the tours. >> reporter: just about ready for the first game august 17th and the ceo is hoping for lots of noise. >> a compressed noise and it's going to make it a very formidable place to play. you know how it's up to the 49ers to give our fans something to cheer about. >> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. >> what a show. they thought of everything at the new levi's stadium. abc 7 news reporter tweeted out this photo, kicking back and relaxing. if you look closely, see the

seats have hooks on the back for handbags or jacket. no more spilled beer on your purse. >> genius! >> they thought of everything. follow amy on twitter. >> right now, a's management mulling over a lease offer to keep the team at o.co coliseum for the next dex cade. they made a few changes to the agreed upon lease. a's can allowed to leave but management will have to give the city a heads up first. another change would allow the city to force out a's if raiders are build a new stadium. council members say changes will prevent future disputes. a's front office is disappointed with the changes. county and team will need to approve the lease. oakland city council named a new concessionaire to name the stables on skyline.

rehabilitate the facility, operate its stables and provide equestrian services for the public, stall rentals and programs that would start next spring. the city acquired stables from private ownership in 1994. a local nonprofit managed them until 2004 when oakland terminated that agreement because the company with a group couldn't maintain and safely operate the stables. >> just ahead, the state of emergency in washington state where wildfires forced hundreds of people from their homes. sandhya patel, the marine lair is back in business from the high definition south beach camera, keeping us in our summer pattern. humidity will be back this weekend. details coming up.

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the governor of washington to declare state of emergency for 20 counties. the largest fire burned 1200 acres since yesterday. 900 homes in the area received notices to evacuate today. authorities closed a large stretch of highway to the main road to leaven worth. sandhya patel joining us with a look at forecast. humidity is leaving but it's coming back. >> this is us, larry and ama. another subtropical tap and that's going to increase humidity this weekend. saturday night to sunday.

so it will get sticky but briefly. now i'm going to show you the newest tropical storm that is headed towards the hawaiian islands, not going to hit the hawaiian islands now but it was a tropical depression, upgraded to tropical storm wally, 1,055 miles east-southeast of hilo parking winds of 45 miles an hour sustained, gusts to 60, moving northwest at nine. it's expected to strengthen and then weaken to a tropical depression but still quite a distance away from the hawaiian island chains. notice by sunday morning, hawaiian time, 8:00 a.m., looking at a tropical depression with 30-mile-an-hour-winds. heavy rain is expected, if it does make its way across the region. hot around the state, 94 yosemite, 82 tahoe. looking at thunderstorms there, 104 las vegas, not everyone will see the heat. 76 los angeles. morning fog to sun. for us, low clouds linger just in patches along the coast, most

of the bay area will enjoy the sun. mid-60s to mid-80s for most of you. warmer friday, continue the warming trend for the first half of your weekend, but remember, it is going to get sticky between saturday late afternoon, evening, going into sunday. just a heads up. >> good to know. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4, pizza delivery prank police didn't think was funny. they charged a man with multiple felonies. >> the woman who receive a life saving medical treatment thanks to a huge donation from a complete stranger. >> i'll have details on a new device called the black phone, keeps your identity and location secret.

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wine country, the bay area, this is abc 7 news. kentucky police officers got an unexpected pizza delivery to the station and found out the prankster was an inmate arrested for shoplifting. tracing the call back to this guy, 29-year-old michael harp, in a jail cell at the time in trouble for shoplifting and

public intoxication. now facing more charges. theft by deception, theft of identity, and impersonating a police officer. >> i'm wrongfully accused, they charged me with two felonies over this pizza deal, i had my phone inside the holding cell. it's a joke, pizzas, come on. >> five pizzas delivered to the department, under the officer's name who arrested harp on tuesday afternoon. harp continues to claim his innocence, saying could have been any of the ten other inmates that he allowed to use his cell phone. >> incredible. incredible in a guy way. a canadian woman will receive a life saving treatment to a generous stranger. suffering from a rare autoimmune disease, it makes her skin turn hard as stone and eventually will cause her organs to fail. the mother of four found a treatment but the $125,000 stem cell therapy isn't covered by

insurance. headley tried to raise money online but raised $13,000. out of the blue a man showed up at her home wearing a disguise and dropped off an envelope with $128,000 check inside. he left without saying a word. >> i fell to the ground. i cried, i screamed, i yelled. thank this man, whoever you are out there, from the bottom of our hearts for saving my life, sparing my children the pain of losing their mother. >> headley scheduled to begin treatments in september. she hopes to one day meet that anonymous donor. >> fantastic. >> wonderful. consumer news. millions in refunds will be available following a settlement announced involving a popular desk toy. >> 7 on your side michael finney. the fight going on for two years. >> a long timing. two years ago, the consumer product safety commission released the first warning about

bucky balls, the desk toy, stress reliever but safety advocates say children were putting them in their mouths and swallowing them. filing a lawsuit in 2012 to force the maker to stop selling the balls. shutting down, the regulators sued the owner directly. refunds could total $57 million. a link to the refund application on the website, abc7news.com. if you don't like anyone tracking you on a smartphone there's a way to stop the snooping. the black phone keeps identity and location secret. the phone uses a customized android system, you can call, text, browse the web and use apps without leaving a trace. usa today tested it out. >> if you're in the silent text app, you can send a text to another person who has a black

phone or the silent text app on their phone, and among other things, you can make that text self-destruct. >> privacy does not come cheap. the phone is a bit pricey, costs $629 and has a lock looked in with the carrier. adding a teen driver to the account, the average premium increases 79% when adding a teen driver. that's according to a new insurance quote.com report that's higher for males than female in california. premiums go up in even high, 89%, larry. that's the 15th highest in the nation. you got a new driver. >> welcome to my life. thank you, michael. next, the 5-year-old beatles fan who has become the star of his family. coming up -- new at 5:00, why hewlett-packard belongs to meg whitman now.

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time, black box, rookie blue and new york med. abc 7 news at 11:00. few 5-year-olds ever heard of the beatles but yet alone sing their songs. >> one boy loves the fab four, proving inspirational for his mom. >> liz harrison has the story. ♪ a hard day's night and she'll be sleeping like a log♪ >> reporter: this 5-year-old knows his beatles music, listening to the fab four since he could barely walk. >> ♪ when i'm home i seem to be right♪ >> reporter: his mother believed

it was at the age of 2 king heard his first beatles tune on a cd. >> that's all he listens to, all he sings, all he plays. night and day. >> reporter: not only does king listen to the beatles, every nook and cranny of his room covered in beatles memorabilia. the fact that king can sing or listen to beatles music at all is a miracle. he is the only survivor of a set of triplets. and his mother says doctors had little hope he would make it. king not only survived, these thrived and not only sings beatles tunes but four months ago started to learning to play beatles songs on the guitar. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: king's guitar instructor chapman has never seen anything like it. >> he sees what i do and then does it. i don't have to -- i help him out as much as i possibly can, but when it comes to writing it

out, it doesn't matter. he just sees and does it. >> reporter: the two play just beatles music, why? >> they always have good music, music that's loving people and don't want to hurt people, just love people. >> reporter: king wants to make music, too. and cali wants to help king fulfill that dream but there's an urgency now. >> i've been fighting cancer for 13 years. and it keeps coming back, no matter what i do, it keeps coming back. >> reporter: cali had four reoccurrences of breast cancer is and fighting ovarian cancer, knowing how precious her time is, she called to get special tickets to see ringo starr this past weekend. one call led to another and king and cali ended up with ringo backstage. >> when he gave me a hug, hey, billy, give me a hug. he told me, i'm his brother now. i didn't have zero brothers now i have four brothers.

>> he sat and played ringo starr's drum. they're like how long? i'm like this is his first time. >> reporter: tickets to see paul mccartney at candlestick august 14th, the very last concert at the ballpark. hopefully, king will be able to meet one of his other idols that day or, as ringo told king his other brother. ♪ note take these broken wings learn to fly ♪ >> remarkable. >> talented little boy. >> hopefully his mom pulls through. great to have ringo starr in a flash. >> thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc news at 5:00 begins now.

a malaysian plane was shot down by a missile. the question, by whom. tonight, ukraine is pointing fingers. road rage in one of the bay area's most exclusive neighborhoods. two men involved. 71-year-old male and the second driver is a 69-year-old. >> also tonight, the violent bank robbery in stockton, why the men had every intention to kill. live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> the skies above gaza light up tonight after ten days of air assaults between israel and hamas militants israel has begun a ground offensive targeting tunnels. a hamas spokesman says the latest move will have dreadful consequen

consequences. 200 palestinians have died egypt has been trying to get both sides to the table to discuss a potential truce. a malaysia airlines jet shot down over ukraine. the white house is working with the tsa to determine if any americans were on board. closely monitoring the situation. the secretary is of course aware of these reports. we're seeking additional information. good evening. i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. >> i'm larry beil. a missile fired from the ground brought down flight 17. 298 people on board, 3 infants have just been added to the death toll. we do not have confirmation of how many, if any, americans were on board though the guess is somewhere around 25. most of the passengers were europeans, on a flight from amsterdam to kuala lumpur. witnesses reported seeing a rocket blast hit the plane when it was above eastern ukraine.

parts of the plane and bodies are scattered up to ten miles from the main crash site. ukraine security blames russian separatists for the attack and they plan to submit phone calls reported as evidence of a plot and emergency united nations meeting tomorrow. russian president vladimir putin said today, ukraine is to blame because of the unrest in that area. president obama talked to putin as well as ukraine's president right after the crash. mr. obama has directed top u.s. officials to keep in close contact with ukraine over the next few days. >> the united states will offer any assistance we can to help determine what happened and why. and as a country, our thoughts and prayers are with all of the families of the passengers, wherever they call home. >> the russian rebels are expected to call for a three-day truce with ukraine forces to let in humanitarian groups. this comes one day after the white house imposed economic sanctions against russia because of the