uncle of oscar grant is just back from ferguson he gave michael brown's family advice. >> yes. he did. the two families live 1800 miles apart, yet the two families share something in common they both lost a loved one at the hands of a police officer. sefus johnson stood as south bay religious leaders prayed for justice. johnson just returned home from the bay area, spending a week in ferguson. he met with the family of michael brown. they share much in common. johnson's nephew, oscar grant was shot and killed five years ago but a bart police officer. johnson counselled michael brown's family. >> he's anger and hurt. i understand, but this is the part where we have to continue to stay on course and utilize in our spiritual eyes and inner

self, believe in that the system is going to work. >> johnson says residents of ferguson tell him they're unsure if the system will work the grand jury investigation could take several months. >> there is total hack of trust. there has been no accountability to police officers on the wrongs committed to the community there. so the community doesn't feel that locally, they can get any real justice. >> religious leaders are praying for justice and standing in solidarity with residents. >> we stand with young people of color and families here, in this valley, saying hands up. >> a rally is being planned to give more people a chance to show their support. . >> it's not a black, and white issue. at the same time, this is

racism. black men, hispanic men, other color face racism in this country, still going on. >> let's take a look at sky 7 at this protest in oakland. 7th and broadway. this is near police headquarters. those people that are supporters of michael brown's family in ferguson, missouri. >> police stopped their progress. at this spot at 7th and auburn. there were a couple hundred people. there have been no clashes of any sort and everything hooks peaceful we'll continue to follow this and bring developments during this hour and follow it on our twitter feed. >> the attorney for the family of a young man killed in a police shooting says he will

file a federal civil rights lawsuit. the 28-year-old was in vernal heights park when police got calls reporting a man with a gun. vick? >> this is the park where he was shot and killed by police. a police investigation cleared the officers and we're told they're now back on the streets the controversy continues to grow now that this case is going to the federal courts. >> the 28-year-old was shot and killed last march in vernal heights park. officers encountered him in the park. police say they fired when he appeared to draw a weapon.

that turned out to be a taser. attorney john burress says he will file the federal lawsuit on friday the same plan orring that were organized. >> this lawsuit begins the machinery of justice. >> this is the actual weapon. >> the police chief says it looked to officers like a real gun. >> every indication is that officers were firing in defense of their lives. >> he says there is a great disconnect between what police say and what witnesses saw. witnessed state alex didn't point a taser at any officers. >> the fact he had a taser is not basis to shoot and kill

someone. >> his family will force the governor to take a look at all of the evidence. >> the police report, medical examiner's report, the witness statements. >> the chief believes any federal investigation will find officers did the right thing. >> it's a very, you know, unbelievable tragedy. i think that you know things as they went in the park, the officers did what they felt they had to do. >> burress filed a civil claim against the city and the police department. >> developing news, the park service called off a search for a bay area teacher saying minutes ago they have found the body. he went for a hike and never returned from the wilderness. tiffany? >> well, dan, the national park

services confirmed they discovered that body at 12,000 feet. so now, staff is in the process of recovering this body. as you said, the search has been halted as they wait for identification. he brought his love of the outdoors into the second grade classroom last year. >> greg seemed to just relate to kids, be able to kind of work with them. >> he was such posed to pick up the key to his new room at a new school on monday but he didn't come home from a hike on king's canyon national road. >> he had a detailed itinerary and he sticks to that. >> with a full beard, long hair he looked at home in the mountains over of phone, his brother-in-law says he was. >> greg is an avid experienced hiker, he has been backpacking for 20 years.

>> it would be typical not to hear from him for seven days? >> yes. he's a map and compass guy. he doesn't use a gps. >> his family set up this facebook page to offer support, especially to his wife and 5-year-old daughter. >> they're doing okay. best as can be expected. >> he was last seen in a area described as rocky, steep, and rough terrain. his former and current principal know there is nothing you can do but wait. >> mary said all we can do is pray. i thought, yes. that is all we can do. >> in fremont, abc 7 news. >> this man, 55-year-old arvin nelson is missing in the venatna wilderness. nelson planned to be gone eight

days, backpacking in an area he had never been before. he told his friends to look for him if he wasn't back after the eight day hike. >> investigators say the death of a man who fell on to interstate 880 and hit by a big rig. first, it appeared to be a suicide but authorities backed away from the conclusion after speaking to a witness. police aren't saying what the witness told them. abc7 news says he was seen walking with a woman when someone in a car pulled a gun on them. the man couldn't because of a disability and possibly thought jumping was the only option. >> cheerleaders from yosemite high school greeted firefighters as they passed along highway 41 this morning. they wanted to thank the crews for saving the town from the flames. the fire burned 600 acres it destroyed three homes and two

businesses. most were relieved to find their homes intact. >> we stood here and watched it over that mountain. we knew we had to get out of here. >> how does it look? >> like it did when we left, thankfully. >> crews are cutting down burned trees and dousing hot spots the junction fire is now 40% contained. >> an israely ship unloaded cargo in oakland. with the cargo on the to being, they are still claiming victory. that ship was supposed to dock at the port on saturday and because of the demonstrations it left and returned and some cargo was off loaded last night. right now, it's anchored just off the port in san francisco

bay and not yet clear if the car is to be delivered here. as the ship was pushed away this morning, demonstrators trying to prevent any cargo from being off loaded claim victory. they're trying to call attention to the conflict >> every day the ship is idling and unable to unload the good with $1 million in costs to the company. >> the counsel general says the only people being connected are american workers and consumers. >> in israel democracy wins. it's okay to process the question is how many innocent people have you hurt in the process? >> a spokesperson says his union has suffered job losses over two

years as the port has been paralyzed by successive protests. doug bloch says target moved one of their warehousing operations out of oakland to southern california costing 100 jobs and said truckers that can't haul out cargo don't get paid. this morning one member of the dock workers union says he wasn't going to cross picket lines for the event because of health and safety concerns. >> there is no union instruction. >> officially an ilw youth spokesman says members off loaded shefrl shipping containers and union doesn't support, or oppose this demonstration. >> an ebola scare in a hospital. is there a risk of an outbreak in california? >> the fewer tour of california's on demand ride

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a will would expand a tax credit program to $400 million. supporters say crews pump a lot of money into the economy near the sites. >> the people, upms, drivers and location managers and many more remains fly by are being unglued. >> production is drained completely. >> the analyst's office says there is no proof this bill would keep companies from filming in other states anyway. >> in san francisco, the project homeless connect was held today at bill graham civic

the offices include checkups and project homeless connect began in 2004, and has been replicated in 260 cities. >> the drought is bringing tarantulas out in force in san francisco. they're not actually dangerous and the bite feels more like a bee sting. >> you should stand, observe the animal because they're cool when out and about. let it do its business and go find the mate it needs and enjoy it. >> experts say the holes they dig help turn over the soil.

i can guarantee ama and spencer, if they see one, will leave it alone. >> yes. >> speaking of heat we haven't had much lately. we haven't had a lot of cloud cover around the bay area. we'll all get sunnier. here is live doppler 7 hd. up in the north bay, it's probably a cloudiest region in the bay area all day. we have cloud cover off shore. and of course we have had spotty drizzle beginning this morning in most locations. from santa rosa to mount tam, anywhere from 2/100ths to 4/100ths. now, cloudy skies in the west looking from our camera. low clouds are off in the distance. current readings, 65 degrees in san francisco. 75 in san jose.

here is a lively view downtown san francisco looking eastward. blue skies there in this view. 66 degrees now in santa rosa. 73 fairfield. 74 livermore, one more view of the golden gate bridge. we'll see low clouds and fog overnight. here is a cloud pattern we've had. pushing into the north bay, santa rosa is clear skies all day. it's unusual this time of the year. and here is what we expect to develop

and that will be a pattern carrying us into the weekend. overnight, low clouds, fog covering the bay area and spotty drizzle, mild, low temperatures low to mid-60s. 80 degrees expected high tomorrow in redwood city. mid to upper 60s on the coast. 68 degrees downtown. highs 79 in santa rosa. newark, 79 in fremont. 86 fairfield here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll have this same pattern of highs that we'll have inland.

upper 60s to near 70s on the coast. >> thank you. >> we did it. right? coming up,

san francisco is expanding

efforts to help birds, looking for volunteers to check outside of their homes for dead or injured birds, determining how often birds are crashing into windows and if there are parts of the city where it's a particular issue. the city is focusing on parks and open green spaces. >> there are things you can do like putting up blinds, and insect screens, dangling things in front of the window like strings or pieces of of bam boochlt there are more extensive options or film you can put on the window. >> if you do have windows that are a hazard, the city has a limited amount of grant funding. >> the ice bucket challenge is not slowing down. so far, social media phenomenon raised $31 million for als. the latest the police chief and

fire chief were alcohol yefrnged by the fire. each chief prepared an icy bucket, then got soaked. you can tell the chief thought it was cool. that is fire chief, they each donated $200 to charity. >> this is just a small thing today, if we can inspire people, that is what we're doing. >> he got revenge, there he goes. he dumped icy water on the chief moments later. >> there is more still to come tonight at 6:00. just ahead, pentagon's secret mission to rescue a journalist held hostage in syria. >> here, the attorney weighs in to the crisis in ferguson tonight. >> who is using youring your

smart phone to follow you around? 7 on your

pent gone conducted a secret rescue for american journalists and others the mission failed because hostages were not where the military thought they would be. on vacation in massachusetts the president accused isis of committing genocide in the middle east. >> united states of america will be vigilant and relentless. >> the president met with foley's family today, his parents implored isis to spare lives of other hostages it's holding. >> it's an inspiration for us

and so many others. so, we encourage his love. his determination, his laugh, his smile. >> he brought so much joy into this family. >> as for the video of the excuse, you tube removed it and twitter suspending accounts of those sharing the images. abc news reports isis suffered a number of casualties. u.s. special operations forces suffered a minor injury before retreat the pentagon saying the united states will work to secure the safety of our citizens and hold captors accountable. >> demonstrators remain locked in a standoff of police protesting the shooting of michael brown. take a look at what's happening it's police blocked the group at

broadway and 7th. the chp closed a couple downtown oakland on and off ramps from 880 because of this demonstration. we're staying on it for you. attorney general eric holder spent the day in ferguson today, holder pledged experienced federal officers will investigate whether brown's civil rights were violated. brown was black, and the officer that shot him two weeks ago is white. >> the hope is that through the trip i'm making here today and stressing the way the investigation is going, hopefully will have a calming influence on the area. >> a grand jury weighs possible charges against the officer. a source told abc news before the shooting the officer struggled with brown, suffering injuries to his face. >> if you're a customer of the

ups store, your credit or debit card information may have been exposed by a computer virus. a spokeswoman says it posed names, card numbers and addresses from 100,000 transactions since january. nobody reported any fraud so far. >> bank of america reached a record settlement over its role of the financial crisis. insiders say it will cost $17 billion. it's the largest ever made between the government and a company and roughly equivalent of three years' profit. >> when you let someone follow you around, letting them keep track of every movement you make during the day. >> a new survey shows 50% don't want to be tracked at reeft not in the store. 13% say they get too many

messages. >> 12% said it bothers them to get offers for things they're not interested in. >> biggest objections are over privacy issues. >> this ad keeps track of where you and your friends are so you can meet up. facebook has a feature called nearby friend. >> will tell you where friends are if they're traveling. where they are and how long. >> this intern is showing me the app on her iphone. >> does this seem creepy to you? >> i never use it or check my friends to see where they are. it's creepy and i don't care. iet isn't stalking. everyone knows what is going on and agreed to it. there are apps following you around that you may have never

thought about. >> there are apps of the location. there is a book about online security. she's a senior officer and a cyber branch chief. >> people need to read terms of service. they need to just quickly look at the permission settings of the april politics they use. >> with that, she warns there is no absolute privacy online. >> these are not anonymous. someone is going to know something. there is aums going to be a digital bread crumb left behind. you can really start to control image that you want for people to see. >> so, check your phone to see

which apps are following you around. ask do they need to do that? if not, turn them off. one last spot, turning it off gives you more talk and text time. >> and to reach michael or see his reports look for the sections tab. you'll find a link to contact us with complaints. >> good information there. >> coming up next, the future of ride sharing services in california. behind the scenes battle could drive them away.

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>> those car services uber and lift are battling the government tonight, trying to defeat legislation at the state capitol. still, as abc 7 news reporter explains those companies keep expanding in a remarkable space pace >> a crowd of uber drivers and passengers march toward assembly woman's off thes. it's a scene she's dealt with

before. >> back in may, drivers picketed in front of her office, insisting her bill would be a straight punch to the wallet >> i'm concerned it would be passed on to drivers or passengers or both. and that could hurt the community >> the bill cleared the assembly. >> i wish they understood better. >> bonea says there would be a new type of car insurance. >> they're doing personal driving it would cover them for that. >> combined with a second bill, it's added bureaucracy uber doesn't want to deal w >> trying to make ride sharing look like taxis. >> it hasn't stopped them from

growing. uber announced partnerships. among partners united airlines, trip advisor and open table. uber is gathering steam, many signed petitions. >> they might have been swayed by a radio ad. >> and maybe, they just like cheap rides. >> i don't want to see that happen. >> a bay area man has been appointed to the kennedy center in washington, d.c. they were named to the post today by president obama. he has been on the committee three years, a former insurance executive and past president of

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a local organization provides a free summer camp for children with life threatening illnesses relies on the help of other groups. >> tonight abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings hooks at volunteers that help make this a memorable experience. >> this is python ron. this program brings him to livermore every summer to give the heads a hands on learning experience and wrapped up in the adventure. they get to sit on a motor bike and take pictures thanks to marte who leads what he calls the autism army he presents 100 pictures >> does she make you happy? >> yes. >> kids with down's syndrome or

autism can have fun at camp with kids like them thu a variety of experiences. they love the therapy dogs in the valley humane society. >> what do you like about therapy dogs? >> they're so cute. >> yes. >> 19-year-old brianna loves the humane society so much, she became a volunteer i first met her when she was just nine. she made tremendous progress and says camp helps a lot. >> some of the students have different abilities, disabilities to work with. counselors make sure we have the best care here. >> we need to do is high, and

push. >> ian mowser we've seen his teams helping climbers. >> when we see fellow campers climb they realize wow, there are things i think are not possible that i'm capable of. >> we couldn't be successful without the programs for the kids. and they customize everything they do and get out of the box. every time they come to camp. we don't pay for the services. it's part of a partnership we have with the organizations. >> did you steer this by yourself? >> yes. >> i caught up with a 16-year-old for a quick horse back ride we talked about why he loves camp so much. his family is deeply involved with the rodeo foundation. his sisters teach campers and some adults how to rope a steer.

>> he enjoys coming up to camp and eating tacos. >> the horses are provided by reigns in motion. reigns in motion instructors have seen changes in the kids who stay with the program. >> when kids are on the horse this helps breakdown barriers >> we've got kids that were nonverbal. that are now speaking is just awesome to see. >> yes. >> the fund-raiser is this

sunday we a link on abc7 news.com. >> it's just a wonderful program. >> it is. >> we're hoping for good weather this week. >> hi, spencer. >> things are looking up. here is a time lapse view. wasn't looking very up from this point of view off shore and clouds lingering up in the north bay. here in downtown san francisco, check out high temperatures compared with average highs for this date. 67 degrees in santa rosa. 17 degrees below average high for the date. mountain view was one degree warmer than it's average for this date. tomorrow, we'll see high temperatures from mid to upper 60s on the coast to mid to upper 80s inland.

here is the accu-weather forecast, we'll see in that close to seasonal average range through monday, then, by tuesday, wednesday, highs into low 90s and 80s around the bay. some warmer weather is coming our way. >> a stunning ruling from major league baseball after last night's tarp nato mess. and the ruling is in. sports is coming up next.

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wasn't properly put away allowing for a game to be suspended. the game will be resumed tomorrow with cubs leading the giants in the fifth. giants ask the cubs be forced to forfeit the game. giants and cubs back at it tonight. nice weather. travis ishikowa padding the lead. a score on the double. this is his first major league home run a two-run back. well, maybe this is going to work out. right now, epic gamble by billy bean looks like it's a really bad idea. a's fell to 7, and 11 since that trade the sharks looking for a win

against mets he got rocked. third inning eric campbell, deep to left center. he's had problems with home runs. two pitches later leaving a splinter up in the zone. hang it and bang it. a's get help from the mets in the fourth. and a two-run score making it 7-4. a ground out that ends the inning and a's lose and have dropped eight of the last ten. how about the kids, moan yeah davis in a world series pitching against las vegas. these guys can hit like ringers. a strike out, then brad stone,

swing and a miss, striking out six. gave up three runs. a homer to left center. now, moan yeah davis looks like she's going to take the loss. indy car racing is back in the wine country with go pro grand prix. qualifying is on saturday the race is sunday. will power is a good name. he's a three-time winner in sonoma. james henchcliff talking about the power on the track. >> this is a place that will traditionally be strong. so he's going to be hoping to have a great weekend and really trying to add points heading into monday tana. it's the guy i'd be watching just to see how he deals with the weekend with a good lead. >> they are used to big

decisions in cleveland today browns decided johnny mansel will start as their back up z brian hoier will be the qb heading into regular season. both guys really struggled in the preseason. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> join me tonight at 9:00, on cable channel 13. why some parents say a new scooby doo cartoon has a message for children. >> and a big problem at levis stadium today that cut short practice >> tonight here on abc 7 it's the middle and the goldbergs and we'll see you with abc7 news at

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