the crime scene stretches to newcomb avenu there are evidence markers and take a look at this video from sky 7 hd. we were over the scene minutes after pleas responded to a shooting. police told us they got here they found a woman in her 80s had been hit by a bullet sitting in her home the bullet came through her window. police were told to respond to third and mckennon. once getting here, they found the victim inside, the providence senior housing building. we've seen investigators taking down information and witnesses at the scene say they believe this may be tied to a car jacking. police have to the confirmed that and have told me they're recovering not only shell

casings but pieces of glass they believe are tied to the scene. you can see crime scene investigators taking measurements now. you can tell the 80-year-old is expected to survive we'll stay here at the scene and provide updates not only news.com. police are looking for the shooter or shooters tied to this crime. >> a warning for bay area water wasters the supplier is voting to hire ten people to enforce drought-related water conservation rules.

david? >> the so called water cops are going to cost the district about $500,000. that is comparing to two and a quarter million dollars on programs that are not doing enough to cut use. this is not uncommon. water runoff bothers people consevering water by letting lawns go brown. >> a lot of times people are making reports and not seeing anything happening so it's frustrating to everybody. i understand that. we wanted to make sure reports get responded to and traveling around to see water waste, they can do education there. >> the district wants to spend $500,000 to hire 5 to 10 temporary employees. think will be able to seek cooperation to save water >> would you report people? >> i would. i would.

this is not enough. of course. >> calls have helped but fall short of the 20% mandate. since setting a target of 0% savings, users have cut back about 12% palo alto and mountain view are the top savers with morgan hill at 16% the least is the city of santa clara, 7%. shauna sees a water waster but is reluctant to blow the whistle. >> are you going to report your neighbor? who waters every day? >> maybe. probably not. >> you don't like this idea. right? >> and this might reyat friction. and this is he thinks he helps to talk about water use. >> if there is something is

excessive, in san jose, abc7 news >> it's not signed yet on the dotted line but indications are the a's reached a deal to keep the team for several years. we're live at the coliseum where a's are taking on astros tonight. this is a big relief. >> it is. and it's been a while while. folks coming here set to begin p an hour this, is a ten year lease, it's important to point out a's are committed to staying two years after that, there are significant penalties in the millions. if this team leaves before then. there is a pledge to at least look for ways to build a new stadium here in oakland. for the first time in a long

time, a's fans can enjoy pre-game tail gate knowing it will be more of the same in years still to come. >> it's a deal. >> after weeks of stops and starts there is a deal that is basically done. >> this deal earns $20 million for taxpayers as well as preserving over a thousand jobs. >> earlier, a's managing partner released this statement, quote, we appreciate cooperation and efforts in this process and are optimistic our negotiations have led to a fair, mutually beneficial relationship. that said, city officials acknowledge they still do not have any signed paper work from a's. but say the deal calls for a 10-year link extension. $0 million in revenue to the city. a 1.6 sdzs million penalty to the team if they break the

lease, and they quote, good faith agreement for wolf to try too-to-build a stadium for a's in oakland. >> i love it. i think it's awesome. >> sooner the better is how i feel. >> the deal must still be approved by joint powers authority in alameda county board of supervisors expected to vote on july 29th. in oakland, abc7 news. >> a san francisco woman arrested for allegedly robbing a girl selling candy made a court appearance today. la dona christian pleaded not guilty to charges. this is surveillance video from a convenience store in western edition last monday. police say they twisted the 8-year-old girl's arm and stole the cash. >> hasn't taken her medicine and she told me she didn't do it.

i know she's under a lot of pressure. >> christian being held on bail. the judge says he cannot go near the girl or store where it happened. >> bay area weather now returning to normal after a rare july thunderstorm. this is about 4:30 this morning. rain drops bouncing off of cars in san rafael. again, strange in mid, almost late july. >> the storm is in the bay area but going to be replaced by drizzle. live doppler seven is tracking clouds in the north bay. this morning, 3:00 a.m moisture developing off the coast. lightning strikes around 4:00

a.m between county san francisco area by 5:00 a.m thunderstorms are rumbling across marin county and heading northward. you'll see it at 7:00 a.m . there are thunderstorms there. and those storms shifted north. rainfall totals look like this. 4/100ths in san francisco. did not make record for today. 200 half moon bay. oakland airport 1/100ths. right now, live doppler 7 tracking thunderstorms in northern california a red flag warning is in effect i'll be back with a look at the drizzle and the heat. cheryl? >> thank you so much. that thunder and lightning jolted people out of bed, even did damage in the bay area. abc7 news is in marin county. the lightning split open trees. alisa? >> reporter: here is a piece of debris. people tell me lightning was so loud, it sounded like a bomb

went off. >> you thought wow, strange. this doesn't happen here, but it did. >> residents were surprised by the storm. >> there was a hunl crack. i thought the deck was falling off. sounded like wood, splitting. >> lightning struck a redwood tree. and branchs cracked windows and knocked out power. >> my ears are ringing and it sounded like a bomb. >> i've never had damage like this. i was amazed. >> in the east bay, the lost power the rain is welcome relief for firefighters but lightning is a huge concern. firefighters say when the storm comes over, it's like throwing

matches into a hillside. in the bay area, 25 strikes hit overnight and did cause two small vegetation fires. in marin county abc 7 news. >> well, still ahead here tonight at 6:00, proposal to slap a tax on san francisco soda drinkers. a change of heart means you'll get to vote on this. >> why a garbage truck driver is being hailed as a hero. what he did to probably save a man's life. >> amazon is about to release a smart phone. is it worth making the switch? a preview, coming up. >> and a sea creature that lights up like a disco ball. can you see it? it's flashy contribution to underwater science. those stories and

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breaking news in marin county. sky 7 is overhead of a terrible fire happening mill valley. broke out about 5:50, so 25 minutes ago. a scanner traffic says wires are down and firefighters are spraying the house. you can see it's just gutted the roof of the building. it's going to be from all indications a total loss we'll continue to follow this house fire in mill valley. and at laughern and mel rose avenue in mill valley. we'll follow it for you and of course on our twitter feed will keep you updated

>> san francisco will vote on a tax on sugary drinks the board voted today to put it on the ballot the tax two pennies per ounce leanne? >> reporter: well, as you know, san francisco is known for making bold chances this will be a major showdown between san francisco and the voters having the final say. if passing it, this is what it would like like. this 20 ounce drink is $two if san francisco were to add a special tax, it would cost you $0.40 >> two pennies per ous to reduce

the amount of harmful beverages >> he's referring to office of the san francisco economist. they believe it would discourage people from buying soft drinks especially younger people that don't have a steady stream of money. if passes, the city could collect up to $60 million to support under funded programs. supporters say it would improve city health and reduce the number of cases of diabetes. >> that is what we saw happen with tobacco. and that is a way to cut it out. decreasing one drink at a time. >> we know these drinks are making our community unhealthy

the industry association says when putting it to voters, the tax will go down, into feet. kurt michael says americans are obsessed with sugar. >> should be better education towards people about what is good for them. >> san francisco supervisors aren't the only ones pushing for this tax. berkeley residents will vote in november. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> residents in one neighborhood awoke to shattered glass around the sidewalk this morning. 20 car windows were smashed by vandals last night. that is just disgusting and senseless crime. no arrests have been made police reminding everyone not to leave anything in the car. thieves will steal anything. >> this is a scary situation.

nobody hurt when a geico banner fell from a plane plummeting into a fremont nabtd. this is a 45 by 90 foot banner a gazebo was damaged the owner says a rope he was using failed. he wasn't cited. hopefully, nobody was hurt there. >> you can imagine how stunned a san francisco garbage truck driver was when he found something unusual. a man had been sleeping in a dumpster full of card board. today was pick up day the driver had no idea until you heard knocking and drove to the fire station and got help. >> did a great job. you know? he could have been, if he hadn't heard, he would have been in there all day long and could have died

he saved his life. >> the man trapped inside was slightly injured. there is a hydraulic push wall inside of the truck. it compresses card board. the driver turned it off when realizing there was a man inside. we could have ended up with a tragedy. >> he was a hero in that case. >> sandhya patel is here to talk about the rain in late july. >> it's just crazy weather. this morning, thunderstorms, rain, july typically is one of our driest months here. but in the summer, around this time of the year we get these subtropical moisture traps there is a disturbance that fired up thunderstorms. right now watching clouds that are just gathering. a lot of moisture around. i do want to show you this disturbance pulling up some of the moisture into the northern california area in nevada and thunderstorms have been

developing there. that will be lifting northward out of the picture. we'll go with a stable air mass heading into wednesday. right now, winds are gusting on shore, 37 miles per hour in fairfield. so we're going to continue to see the drier, cooler air mass. exploratorium camera showing you clouds over the bay bridge there. 68 san francisco low 70s san carlos. 66 half moon bay. highs today into low 70s at the coast into mid-80s inland. here is our view. we're just low clouds lingering. seeing blue skies there. 70s now in santa rosa. fairfield, 76. i love this view. i'm going to step aside to get the full affect. from our camera, this is downtown san francisco. clouds, morning low clouds tomorrow. sunny afternoon. not as humid so you'll feel the

difference. it's going to heat up. good thing is that humidity will not be high. that is going to be a change for us. moisture lifting toward settling down here in the bay area. stable air mass for wednesday. but you're going to see the marine layer developing. so towards morning hours, 4:00 a.m spotty drizzle starts to show up. expect wet roadways again. but this time, not from showers and thunderstorms. it's from the marine layer. we're expecting a drier, northwestern wind flow. so will be a clear afternoon expecting sunshine and with a switch in wind, highs will not be as high as today. hot air mass shifting west. the low pushes out. that means heat will be spreading west thursday throughout the weekend tomorrow morning drizzly in spots if have you to walk outside to the car. you know what i'm talking about. it's not going to be exactly dry in some parts of the bay area. upper 50s to low 60s if taking

the ferry it's going to be on the murky side and mild. we lose humidity for afternoon. temperatures upper 60s along the coast to 79 degrees in santa rosa. livermore, 82. accu-weather forecast, heat starts to build thursday. mid-90s inland low 70s along the coast. temperatures climbing near 100 degrees friday, saturday, inland but comfortable. >> yes. >> pleasant. >> yes. >> thank you. >> coming up next, great anticipation for apple's new iphone. what is it going to look like? a bay area restaurant where you have to buy a ticket just to get

governor brown nominated a stanford law professor to fill a vacancy on the high court. he is a prominent legal scholar but has no experience as a judge. he is a native of mexico. as a boy he walked across the border every day to attend school in brownsville, texas and has degrees from harvard, yale, and stanford and a statement said he was honored by the nomination. >> apple issued a mostly positive earnings report, selling 35 million phones last quarter. a 13% increase with many holding

out for iphone 6 due out in the fall. iphone offered ordered 60 million screens for the new phone. ipad seems to be losing appeal. apple shipped 9% fewer, but was granted a patent today for long-rumored smart watch referred to in official documents as the i time. >> a restaurant in north beach will tryout a reservation system that you pay for your meal up front. diners will buy a ticket for the fixed-price enmu. a meal ranges between $145 and $195 per person the idea to cut down no shows. a similar system being used in other high-end restaurants in chicago and los angeles. it's listed among the best restaurant in the world. >> more still to come at 6:00. just ahead palestinian airport

attack. >> and why president obama decided to tone down a california fund raising trip. a homeland security breech that sent three of new york's

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new information about the internaths international banker that posed as a tsa screener. turns out he's the son-in-law of one of the most-prominent families in hong kong and his mug shot was made public today. >> we don't care whether some is the wealthiest man in the world or a transient with no home living here in redwood city. everybody gets treated the same. >> this was the district attorney's response when learning that he was married to

hong kong aristocacy. it's on the front pages billed as an embarrassment, turned out the man posing as a tsa screener is married to the daughter of dung chiwa. the 53-year-old investment banker was arrested he checked in early for a flight to hong kong after passing security, he reportedly spent time at a bar drinking. sources tell us he he lured a female traveller into a small room the tsa takes passengers who need to be checked more thoroughly the sources believe he patted the woman down in the privacy of the room, then reportedly brought another woman in and caught the eye of a real tsa agent who confronted him and

detained him. he was charged with being drunk in public, not serious charges related to the pat downs because the sheriff's office, which is investigating can't find the two women. they had left on their flights. we've learned investigators have now reviewed security videos from cameras in the tsa check point. >> we believe the women were probably in about their 40s as far as age and asian. >> but they don't know who they are. and prosecutors say they need the victims to make the stronger case. in singapore where he is a director says he decided to take a temporary leave of absence he will be arraigned in redwood city next month. >> travellers heading to israel are scrambling after the faa today banned u.s. carriers flying to, and from tel aviv the faa issued the ban after a

rocket landed a mile from benbuirn airport. some airlines cancelled flights until further notice. summer travel at the peak, getting on a different flight will be tough. >> this becomes a woeld over situation. then, maybe you don't get out until next week. >> the counsel general says fear of terrorism will hurt tourism. >> if this becomes a continuous threat we'll know how to act and neutralize it we have to defend ourselves >> so far, 600 palestinians and 29 israelis have died >> senior u.s. intelligence

officials say there is evidence russian-packed separatists fired a missile that brought down malaysian airlines flight but there is no evidence the russian government was directly involved. they say it came from separatist-held territory the rebels probably thought they're shooting in a military plane. there is no evidence that missle came from russia. >> president obama scheduled to arrive in the bay area, flying in from seattle from a pair of democratic fund-raisers and going to attend an event tomorrow at the home of george marcus tickets are $10,000 per person, going up to $32,000 a couple the president was originally scheduled to appear on jimmy kimmel live but it has been cancelled because of tensions in ukraine and gaza. >> new york police are trying to

figure out who replaced two american flags with white ones on top of the brooklyn bridge. it happened about 5:30 in the morning. police officers removed them a few hours later, nobody has taken responsibility and police speculate it might have been an art project. they're concerned how someone could access the bridge, one of the most heavily-secured landmarks. >> that is the bigger question. >> amazon's first cell phone is about to be released >> consumer reports partnered with michael finney to give us a glimpse. >> this has been a much-anticipated launch. taking amazon way beyond book-selling roots amazon will release a smart phone, the fire. consumer reports received an

early version. >> in this commercial, amazon boasts the phone comes with free amazon prime for a year, including some free two-day shipping and unlimited streaming of music, and video. but as consumer reports checks out the fire, tech geeks are excited about other features. >> this is a cool phone. beginning with dynamic perspective, giving it a 3 d look and firefly helping you identify objects by scanning them. >> how well do the features work? . >> i found hands free feature clunky. it didn't always work. and firefly sometimes had trouble identifying movies, songs and objects in front of it. >> another feature is called may day. free video tech support.

they can fix problems or change settings while you watch. is all of this new technology worth switching over? >> bottom line, this is a really fun phone with a lot of unique features. some people won't like the fact it can't run popular google apps like you tube or g mail. >> when retail version becomes available, consumer reports will begin testing for sound and battery life. i will report that. >> thank you. >> oh, and to see my reports go to abc7 news.com and click on sections tab, look for 7 on your side. there is a link on abc7 news home page. call contact 7 on your side you'll find everything you need to reach me with your complaints. >> and you'll get to work as always. >> coming up next a sea creature that lights up like a disco

ball. >> it's making a flashy contribution to underw

a bay area researcher unlocking the secret of an

unusual, and colorful creature. >> yes. the disco clown could have a lot to give to science. >> sure can. >> i'm sure we can give them this. >> lindsay wasn't born when john travolta was burning up the dance floor but she's documenting a kind of salt water disco fever. >> we have our favorites. and some perform better than others. >> she studied at the university of california saying she set on eyes on them in indonesia. >> i never heard of it or seen it. i was enamored i took video. and i now can't revoke this. my sister and i did disco dancing underwater. >> she set their flashing lights to music on a video on you tube.

this is serious clam research. and doherty made a break through, documenting how it produces it's flash not through electricity or chemical reaction but reflecting ambient light with a mirror like coating attached to its lip. >> coupled with a movement, it makes them flash two times per second four times when there is a predator. >> why the clams flash is a mystery. to answer that, doherty and research assistant placed them in control groups, adjusting for factors like smell, light sources >> we're hoping to see a difference where they can see each other. >> they're trying to bring in prey for dinner or trying to scare away predators. >> as bee gees might say, just staying alive.

but saying it could help shed light on complicated eco systems where they thrive. >> they have habitats in which they live. >> the team continues to document the show. cataloging behaviors, capturing images and just keeping the beat with these unique, if somewhat retro creatures >> i told fellow students ways going to wear bell bottoms when i defend my dissertation. they'll probably hold me to it. >> and coming up next, a service giving new meaning to fast food

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>> you know eating dinner in san francisco is expensive sh but not tonight. a local start up trying to set a world record meaning you still have hours left to get a hot meal delivered for a price you cannot believe. you might have seen them around

town. cars marked moon rockets. >> we should probably be in the kitchen now cooking the meal. >> it's getting ready for something big we showed you a start up called sprig, delivering dinner on demand. it was sprig for dinner but spoon rocket launched for lunch on demand now, battle is on. after sprig began in april, spoon rocket taking wraps off its dinner menu. >> this is our southwest tuna salad. >> spoon rocket launched a few months ago but they have seen customer numbers jump 100 fold. it may have something to do with the price >> first order is $1. >> they're not joking. until 9:00 p.m what is normally $eight is just a buck. >> we had 300 orders >> they've called guiness.

>> we're trying to set the record for the largest virtual dinner party. >> they put dozens of drivers on the street. >> these are the cold bags this is our hot bag we store our hot meals in that one. >> you heard right. meals are already in the car and the car is already in your neighborhood. you haven't ordered yet. >> algorithm behind it is incredible. we're trying to get delivery times lower every day. >> there is one that could use tweaking. tech block veteran beat reported when dollar dinners went on sale, the crush of orders brought down spoon rocket's web site. >> abc7 is helping bring a vibrant, fun space to an under served bay area community. today, demolition began in oakland's millsmont neighborhood. they're turning down a

dilapidated play space to make way for a community garden. alongside will be oakland city leaders and people from the community that want to make that park a better place for families. >> this gives us an opportunity for the community to come together to feel good about something positive. and to let our children know they're loved and supported. >> the playground and building project will take place august 8th. >> we are excited about this. hammers and saws, we've got it all. >> watch my thumbs let's update the forecast. >> sandhya patel is back with an update. >> as we take a look at a time lapse from afternoon from our south beach camera, take a look at how cool this was. looks like something is brewing had heating from the sun. low-level moisture. there is sutro tower and clouds. this cloud cover is going to stick around heading towards

morning we may see spotty drizzle right now, just watching clouds around tomorrow afternoon. sun breaks through. humidity leaves us. tomorrow morning you'll be muggy by afternoon winds mean drier air mass. 60s 73 oakland. palo alto, 76, 69 in san francisco. accu-weather forecast going to start to heat up. thursday, mid to upper 90s into the weekend. upper 60s to low 70s along the coastline. >> time for sports. >> yes. larry is here. >> giants continuing their series in philadelphia minus matt cane. hunter

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yesterday, former nfl coach tony dungee says he will not draft michael sam because the media fire storm would be too much of a distraction for any time. surprising comment for someone who once advocated for michael vick. saying sam deserves a chance to be in the nfl. reaction now from the rookie. >> thank god he was a st. louis rams coach. i have a great respect for dungee like everyone in america, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. >> tour de france returned for stage 16 today. michael rogers won his first stage.

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thousands of apple workers taking the company to court. what they're accusing the tech giant of doing. then, at 11:00 middle east crisis devastating families here at home. a man who lost dozens of loved ones in just an instant. >> thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings >> from all of us here we appreciate your time we'll see you later tonight. and weoplait greek taste-off and we're asking this sports town which blueberry greek yogurt is their champion. it's the bottom of the 9th, who's it going to be? get your greek yogurt here! can i ask you a question? which one tastes the best?

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this is the "jeopardy!" teen tournament. introducing today's contestants -- a junior from edison, new jersey... a junior from arlington heights, illinois... and a sophomore from lexington, kentucky... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard. these three -- jeff, selena, and erin -- are playing for a significant amount of money. one of them perhaps could wind up winning $75,000 as the teen tournament champion at the end of next week. there's a guarantee of $25,000 for second place, and $15,000 for whoever finishes in third place. but to get to the finals, you have to do well in this quarter-final match.

so good luck to you. here comes the jeopardy! round. and here are the categories. those two letters, i-d, will either end of begin each correct response. and, erin, you get to go first. katy perry for $200. erin. what is "roar"? "roar." yes. katy perry for $400. selena. who is john mayer? right. katy perry, $600. selena. what is "wide awake"?