how about it, a burst of wet weather in september. a significant amount of rain. it made for a soggy morning commute. >> the bay area needed every drop of rain we got today. take a look at marin county, where everybody's hoping this is just the beginning of this soggy rainy season. >> we need it. there were hundreds of accidents during the morning commute. in oakland, a crasher involving a tanker truck snarled traffic for miles. >> rain drenched the mountains for several hours. it sparked power outages when

several fires knocked out transformers. >> spencer christian has a look at the rain totals around here today. >> i want to let you know we've had up to 1/2 an inch of rain in many locations around the area. over in the sierra, we have rain in the area of the king fire. that's really good news. .77, and it's still falling. heavy rains falling on the fire-scarred earth there, flash flood warning in effect for this area until 6:15 this evening. let's travel back to the bay area, where i was talking about the 24-hour rainfall totals. .43 in mount st. helena. half an inch here in san francisco. .018 over in livermore, where we thought there would be very little, if any rainfall. we still have little pockets of showers scattered through the

north bay. very widely scattered. however, there's active weather offshore moving our direction. that means we may get a little more out of these systems this evening. i'll show you when and where the next showers will fall in just a few minutes. dan and cheryl? >> spencer, thank you. in the south bay, we're seeing a bit more rain than any expected and that caused some problems on the road. this car spun out at the bottom of a tight turn just north of the summit. fortunately the driver was not injured. several fires took out a power pole. including willow glen. it appeared a failed transformer started it. >> the pole was dropping embers, hot embers all over the place. it was actually on fire. >> our alarms went off. my wife just reached over to turn the alarm off and all of a sudden we heard this pop and all the lights went out. >> firefighters told them to stay inside until the fire was out. and the pair lines were repaired. the rain is helping

thousands of firefighters battle the huge fire near pollock pines in el dorado county. it's now 43% contained, up from 38% yesterday. it covers more than 95,000 acres. it has become the second most expensive fire to fight in the state this year. it's cost more than $53 million since it started 12 days ago. it's destroyed 12 homes and still threatens many more. >> the question here is, of course, was that rain enough to ease the fire danger in our bay area community. >> laura anthony is live in hayward tonight with a look at that question. >> reporter: i'm up in the hayward hills here. i hate to rain on the parade as it were, but this little bit of rain we got the last 24 hours really did nothing to ease the drought, or decrease the fire danger up here in the east bay hills. that is why here in hayward, the fire department is still in full force with the free chipping

service for residents. this is done in conjunction with pg&e. that people clear their own defensible space. and crews would come by and chip it and haul it away for free, being funded by pg&e for $5.5 million throughout its series area. >> we'll have a contractor come into the home of the local resident and take their debris and chip that into wood chips. >> chipping my p bushes from the backyard. that i cut down and put in the driveway. i'm glad to get it done. because it would cost a lot of money to have this done if you were to do it on your own. >> now, for the drought, that, too, is still in full force. here in hayward, the officials got up this morning and started tweeting to folks, reminding them that this rain would be a good opportunity to turn off the

sprinklers, at least for perhaps a few days. otherwise, they want folks to continue with those conservation efforts. in hayward, laura anthony, abc 7 news. and we want to see the weather where you live. please send us your weather pictures and video. e-mail them to us at kgo-tv.com. twitter. remember, you can track the stormy weather in your neighborhood with the abc 7 news weather app. download it for free in the app store or on google play. one man is dead after he led police on a high-speed chase through three bay area counties. >> this started in richmond and ended up in the heart of san francisco's financial district with an early-morning shootout. >> the incident shut down several blocks between battery and california streets for most of the day. it is now reopened. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the story.

>> reporter: when people first saw this car accident just after 6:00 this morning, they thought it happened because of the rain-slick roads, and needed help. they rushed to the car. they had no idea the man inside had a gun or that he would shoot at him. >> as the suspect was attempting to get himself out of the car, and good samaritans were going to his aid, he fired on the good samaritans. several rounds, at least one piece of something, we're not sure what it was, struck one of the good samaritans in the chect. nonlife-threatening, he will be fine. >> reporter: police say a man forced a woman out of her escalade at gun point, and then led police on a chase from richmond through the north bay, across the golden gate bridge and into san francisco's financial district. where he crashed at california and battery. >> we heard the cops yelling at the car. they said, get your hands in the air! >> reporter: workers at a nearby coffee shop ran outside to see

what happened. >> we were standing there watching it, doing the whole spectator thing, and heard the shots go off, so we ran back in here and ducked underneath this counter. it was crazy. >> reporter: she says the gunshots were rapid, like firecrackers. that there were maybe 20 of them. what she heard was police shooting the man in the escal e escalade. >> the point when he made a certain turn, turning the gun towards the officers, several officers fired upon the suspect. and the suspect was pronounced dead here at the scene. >> reporter: the chief said it appears to him to be a justified shooting. witnesses agree. >> it was about five minutes after the cops got there, four or five minutes before they shot him. because they ordered him, you know, numerous times to throw down the weapon. and show his hands. they did everything right. >> reporter: people who saw what happened say it was intent. but a lot of people expressing relief that it happened at 6:00 in the morning, and not during the work day, when it is much

more crowded here in the financial district. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. commuters who depend on the ferry to get back and forth between ma rip and san francisco are going to have to find another way to get to work tomorrow. >> the ferry workers announced they will hold a one-day strike tomorrow. it's part of an ongoing contracting dispute between the golden gate bridge district and the unions. >> if you're coming from the marin county area, it will be tough to get to san francisco tomorrow. we have about 9,000 ferry riders on any given week day. they're all going to be inconvenienced by this. they'll have to find alternate routes. >> we're aware the negative impact it will have on tomorrow's commute. that's why we're giving advance notice to the commuters so they can make alternate plans. >> the strike will not just affect commuters, which is significant amount of people, it will affect anybody planning to use the ferry to get to and from tomorrow night's giants game.

we'll be up early tracking how this strike will affect the commute. the abc 7 morning news begins at 4:30. we'll keep you covered there. >> let's talk a little sports. the giants are headed back to the postseason for the first time since they won the world series in 2012. >> and the wild card game was clinched when the cincinnati reds beat the brewers. >> they'll play the pittsburgh pirates or st. louis cardinals. we probably won't know until this weekend where that game will be played. the giants are limping to the finish line. they've lost eight out of their last 11 games. >> the a's could wrap up an american league wild card spot as early as tonight. >> the giants don't know who or where they'll play. it will likely be the kansas city royals. >> the a's had the best record in baseball, but have stalled

mightily since august winning 20 out of their last 50 games. the a's play the rangers tonight in texas in about an hour. >> go a's, go giants. local surfers waste no time celebrating on site their legal victory over a peninsula beach. plus, the newest millionaire? we'll take you live to the peninsula store that sold the winning lottery ticket, a powerball ticket worth $225 million. at 4:30, the vanishing act on san francisco bay. we'll show you how the demolition of the old eastern span of the bay bridge is doing. a live look outside of traffic on the skyway right now. not bad heading out of the city. it's really thickening up going to the bay bridge. and slow ride home tonight. dan and i will be right back.

see if you agree with this. the word of the day for some local surfers. a day after a judge ruled in their favor over access to a half moon bay beach. less than 24 hours after a judge ruled billionaire did not have the necessary permit to put it up in the first place. that was back in 2008. a director for the surf rider foundation who sued him said it's a great day. >> cowabunga. it's a great feeling. sometimes the american judicial system works just the way it's

supposed to. that's the way i feel this morning. >> the private road is now open to the public unless he can get permission from the coastal commission to close it off again. it costs just about 47 cents to charge the battery on a new iphone 6. that's according to a new study by o power, a software provider. that cost might be less for your average user. the study assumes the phone is fully recharged every single day. the cost is low because smartphones are very low power devices. iphone 6 plus users will pay about 52 cents a year. powerball's winning ticket was bought in san mateo. elisa harrington is outwhere

folks have reason to celebrate. >> reporter: the retailer gets to take home a nice chunk of cash as well. the owners of key market will take home $1 million. they say they'll use some of that money to make improvements to the store and take a nice family trip. >> in shock a little bit still. we can't quite believe it. >> reporter: chris, general manager of key market in san mateo, has had several hours to let the news sink in. a powerball ticket with a $225 million jackpot was sold at his store. the owner, his parents, get $1 million. the big winner is still a mystery. but rumors are swirling it's someone who shops here frequently. >> it is somebody that is a regular here, because they play those exact same numbers weekly. >> reporter: the longtime family-run business is now decorated with balloons and banners, to celebrate, giving customers free coffee all day. >> i couldn't believe it.

>> i've never bought one here, but i do buy lottery tickets around. so it's a bummer that i didn't buy one here. >> do you think you will now? >> yes, definitely. >> reporter: the winner has not come forward yet. but the employees say it was sold just after 6:30 last night. jonah behind the counter sold it. >> this is really cool. >> reporter: today her line was busy. a rush of people buying lottery tickets, hoping lightning might strike in the same spot twice. >> i think there's a mentality that we're a lucky spot now. >> reporter: the winner gets the whole $225 million jackpot. if he or she takes the cash option, that grand total is $136.1 million before federal taxes. in san mateo, elisa harrington, abc 7 news. >> great day to be a winner, isn't it? >> it is. with the weather, we're all winners today. rain, and now some sunshine. >> you might call this a little

weather jackpot. >> yeah. >> now the sun is breaking through to give us a beautiful early fall afternoon. here's live doppler 7 hd. mainly dry conditions over the bay area right now. but there are still little pockets of scattered shower activity, isolated showers up in the north bay. thunderstorms offshore, not moving directly toward the bay area, but we still may get some more showers over the next 24 hours. here's a live view of little puffs of cumulus crowds looking from our east bay hills camera. 71 in oakland. san jose and morgan hill at 66. how about this view looking to the north and northwest. you can still see some precipitation way up north there. currently 69 in santa rosa. temperatures in the low to mid-70s in napa. and over lake tahoe, we see

storm clouds, rain in that area. much-needed rainfall, i might add. we'll see isolated showers tonight and friday. mostly sunny weekend lies ahead. we'll have a dry pattern next week. the satellite radar composite shows the passage of the frontal system that brought the overnight and early morning rainfall. a wave of energy coming our way will bring some more showers. more showers are moving in our direction, just a few, widely scattered, isolated. but more wet weather nonetheless. overnight we'll see spotty showers. that's about as wet as it's going to be. it will taper off late tomorrow afternoon. as we look to 5:00 tomorrow afternoon, totals not greater than about quarter of an inch in the wettest locations. no measurable rainfall between now and tomorrow at all. overnight, though, we could get

some fairly decent drops of rain from the scattered showers. it will be relatively cool overnight with low temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow, highs under partly cloudy to mainly sunny skies, ranging from 60s at the coast to mid to upper 70s inland. nice mild and dry weekend. warming up next week to almost summer-like levels again. high temperatures inland in the mid-80s, up to about 80 around the bay and upper 60s to near 70 on the coast. we do have a few more showers coming in our way over the next 24 hours, so if you plan to be outside, it might be a good idea to keep an umbrella handy. coming up next, thank goodness it's thursday. sup superstar producer shonda rimes takes over. startling video from the south. an unarmed man shot by police. you'll be surprised to learn why. outside we go once again. you're looking at the commute in

the east bay along 680. the commute gets under way in earnest. not bad moving in both directions at this point.

a 12-year-old girl was nearly stabbed to death living out a fantasy. the parents of that young victim has spoken out for the first time about that experience exclusively to david muir. the victim's assailants both 12-year-olds had plotted last may's attack for months. they wanted to prove themselves worthy of the slender man, a vi fictitious internet character. they left her for dead in the wisconsin woods. >> she was terrified. she was crying. she couldn't breathe. i hugged her and said, you're going to be okay. it's going to be fine.

but i could see that she was covered, her arms and her legs and her abdomen were covered in stab wounds. >> why on earth do you think she got the strength to crawl out of those woods? >> when we asked her, she said i wanted to live. >> you'll meet the little girl and hear her incredible story of survival with abc news anchor david muir tomorrow night on "20/20" here on abc 7. tgit, thank goodness it's thursday. producer shonda rhymes takes over the lineup here. >> it is capped with the premiere of a new legal drama. >> george from our sister station in los angeles has a preview. >> she's taking over tv land. i love it. >> shonda rhymes' creative was first noticed in 2005 when we checked in with the doctors on "grey's anatomy." scandal came into the mix in 2012. and premiering tonight, how to get away with murder.

starring oscar nominee viola davis. >> i will teach you how to practice it, in courtrooms, like a real lawyer. >> it is a roller coaster ride. every episode we sit down and go, oh, my god. oh, my god. then we go and say, okay, they can't top this. >> rhymes has been topping herself for the past decade. and the people who work with her are in awe of what she's been able to bring to television. >> i just think shonda is creative and compassionate. just brilliant. her brain, it's like, i would say i'd love to live in her brain, but i kind of feel like i live in her brain every day that i go to work. >> i think she reflects back on a more realistic view of the world. people see themselves more than they ever have before. >> yes, it's the way the world

looks. it's the way the world functions. in this case, in most every case with these three shows, the strong women are piloting the show. >> i remember when greg first came on, i was devoted, i was such a fan. it looked like my life. and it was weird that that should feel like a new thing. it just felt so comfortable. it's so important. i'm proud to be part of that. i'm proud to be a part of shonda-land. >> shonda has a way with a character and story that is unique. she writes shows that people watch. and that's all that matters. >> abc 7 news. >> we're calling this shonda-land takeover. 8:00. new episodes of "grey's anatomy" followed by the season premiere of "scandal" at 9:00. at 10:00, how to get away with murder followed by abc 7

news at 11:00. i'll see you here for that. fans who tweet during the show will be entered to win a special tgit survival kit. >> watch abc to use that app to catch all of these shows live on the go with your smartphone, tablet or computer. download the free app by searching watch abc. say it like viola says it. how to get away with murder. she's so good with that. coming up at 5:00, more from actress kerry washington and the new "scandal" inspired clothing line that she helped launch. you'll hear from her at 5:00. good stuff on tv. >> now we have to get back to the news. much more ahead in the next half hour. including the vanishing act above san francisco bay. just how is the demolition going on the old eastern span of the bay bridge. and mea culpa from the police cheap in ferguson, missouri. you'll hear his apology message to the family of michael brown.

michael finney teams up with consumers reports to track down the best

good afternoon again. today's headlines, a welcome sight across the bay area this morning, the first measurable

rain of the fall season. certainly nice to see it. today's showers will not be enough to relieve california's historic drought obviously, but it is helping crews fighting several wildfires. it also knocked out power to about 6,000 people in san jose when dust that accumulated on power lines and transformers this summer turned into mud. golden gate ferry workers announced a one-day strike tomorrow. that means no ferry service between marin county and san francisco for commuters or giants fans headed to tomorrow night's game. and a live look at the new span of the bay bridge. today we got an update on the teardown of the old span. abc 7 news reporter wayne freeman said we should expect it all to be gone in about a year's time. he tweeted this picture from the deck of the old span looking across the water. here's wayne now with a unique perspective of the bridge's history. >> reporter: piece by piece, a little more disappears every day. we watch from a distance, the vanishing act in the old eastern span.

it's almost peripheral now, until you see it up close. >> probably 110 feet. >> reporter: above the water. bill howe is running the deconstruction for cal trans. consider the irony, that when this finishes next july, it's quite methodical actually. cal trans got ahold of the original plans and follows them to the letter in reverse. the crews have been taking off the piece the in the exact opposite order they put them on. and carefully. have you dropped anything? >> no. >> reporter: then there's the small but not insignificant issue of the birds. they've been living on this structure for decades. but cal trans doesn't want them here anymore, they want them over there. >> the challenge is not just the birds' presence, but the fact that the birds will nest.

>> reporter: hence the name and other deterrents, including habitats created beneath the span. it's state and federal guidelines for birds that we frankly never saw or heard. >> you don't tell a bird to nest. particularly in a natural feeding environment. >> reporter: how do you make it uncomfortable for them? >> it's not about their discomfort, it's about attracting them to the new bridge. >> reporter: the cost of this bird program? unknown as of now. but who can put a price tag on nesting? or not nesting? on the eastern span of the old bay bridge, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. a south carolina highway patrol trooper fired for shooting an unarmed motorist three weeks ago has been charged with aggravated assault and battery. here's the incident that got him fired.

>> get on the ground! >> are you hit? >> i think so. i can't feel my legs. why did you do that? >> you didn't get back in your car. >> wow. well, that was a trooper, he pleaded not guilty yesterday. his attorney said the shooting was justified, because jones reached for the license aggressively. and the trooper thought jones was reaching for a gun. he faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. the police chief of ferguson, missouri, has released a video. >> let's talk about what happened in ferguson, missouri, where the police chief issued an apology to the family of 18-year-old michael brown who was shot and killed by one of his officers last month. watch. >> i want to say this to the brown family. no one who has not experienced the loss of a child can understand what you're feeling.

i'm truly sorry for the loss of your son. i'm also sorry that it took so long to remove michael from the street. >> brown's body remained on the street for more than four hours while officers collected evidence. jackson also said he's aware of the pain and mistrust in the african-american community toward his department, and says he wants to help repair that. jackson's department is now part of investigations opened by the fbi, and civil rights attorneys from the justice department. one of president obama's closest personal friends and political allies is leaving the administration. attorney general eric holder announced today he is stepping down as soon as a successor has been confirmed. he's been one of the most active attorneys general in history and one of the most controversial. >> reporter: president obama said for eric holder, justice is not an abstract theory. >> he's shown a deep and abiding fidelity to one of the most

cherished ideals of our people, and that is equal justice under the law. >> reporter: the first african-american attorney general, eric holder made criminal justice reform his signature issue. >> we can make real the visions that you and i have always shared. i often think of those early talks between us, about our belief that we might help to craft a more perfect union. >> reporter: right from the start, holder was a lightning rod for controversy. >> in things racial, we have always been, and i believe continue to be in too many ways essentially a nation of cowards. >> reporter: republican lawmakers held him in contempt of congress for refusing to turn over documents related to the fast and furious gun running scandal. where atf lost an estimated 14,000 weapons in mexico, including two that surfaced later at the murder scenes of a u.s. border patrol agent. >> i've described it as a flawed investigation, flawed in concept, flawed in execution. >> you made the record very

clear. >> reporter: an investigation later cleared holder of any wrongdoing. holder refused to defend the defense of marriage act which prohibited the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. ultimately the supreme court struck it down in 2013. eric holder's not leaving right away. he says he'll stay on until his successor is confirmed by the senate which might not happen until early next year. abc news, washington. there is a break today in the hunt for one of the most wanted men in the world. fbi director james comby said they believe they have identified this masked man with the british accent seen in the beheadings of two american journalists and a british aid worker. he would not reveal the man's name or nationalality and would not say whether the man actually carried out the killings himself. the pentagon said coalition forces attacked oil installations that generate $2

million a day for the isis terrorist group. a bakersfield man begins a six-year sentence of hard labor today in south korea. matthew miller will serve his sentence, or what labor he'll be required to do. miller was convicted this month of committing acts hostile to north korea after he arrived in april. the government accused him of ripping up his tourist visa so he could go to prison and expose human rights violations there. kenneth bay and jeffrey fowl are also detained in north korea. coming up here, meet the boy being called the world's best brother. ♪ >> the inspiration behind this touching rap video that's earning praise from around the world. we see lots of blue sky now, but there may be a few more showers on the way. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment.

iwith something terrible to admit. i treated thousands of patients, risked their lives, while high on prescription drugs. i was an addict. i'm recovered now, but an estimated 500,000 medical professionals are still out there, abusing drugs or alcohol. police, airline pilots, bus drivers... they're randomly tested for drugs and alcohol... but not us doctors. you can change that: vote yes on proposition 46. your lives are in our hands. >> southwest airlines announced all of its flights departing from bay area airports will soon use biofuels. all southwest flights leaving san francisco, oakland and san jose will use a blended biofuel that burns more cleanly and is better for the environment. colorado based red rock biofuels will supply 3 million gallons of this renewable fuel every year. many airline carriers are looking to alternatives to

improve their carbon footprints and because of the rising cost of oil. great story, 11-year-old rapper is winning praise and scoring millions of youtube hits with his new video defending his young sister who has down syndrome. ♪ the young rapper and his family came up with the idea to empower the 8-year-old. the video derived from the cyndi lauper hit shows where sarah is spurned by her peers, but eventually wins them over. >> people at school pick on her for her needs. but i don't think anybody should be bullied because of what they have. >> she loves acting, she loves to be in front of the camera. she was very excited about it. >> with almost 4 million hits on youtube -- >> yeah, 4 million views on

youtube. mattie hopes it will teach other kids they can do anything. good for him. >> brilliant and smart compassionate young man. speaking of brilliant, smart and compassionate. >> i notice you didn't say young. >> three out of four ain't bad. >> spencer, come on. >> here's the time lapse view from the east bay hills camera this afternoon, showing scattered cumulus clouds traveling across the bay area. notice how the sky gets a little bit bluer later in the day. most of the shower activity that we recorded fell overnight and in the early morning hours. afternoon has been quite sunny. let's move along, showing widely scattered spotty shower activity in the north bay and active weather offshore. thunderstorms included. this is moving generally towards the north coast, but not towards the immediate bay area. we still may get a few isolated

showers during the overnight hours. meanwhile, we've got pre-play-off baseball end of the season baseball at at&t park this evening. giants taking on the san diego padres. first game of the season-ending series. gametime 7:15. about 64 degrees, partly cloudy, slight chance of a shower. giants made it into the play-offs as a wild card team, by the way. the national weather picture, mainly dry across the 48 contiguous states. showers along the atlantic coast and gulf coast. and here in the state of california tomorrow, mainly dry day. warm conditions in the interior parts of the state. in the bay area, we'll see maybe a couple of isolated showers tomorrow. certainly mostly dry conditions for much of the bay area. high temperatures will range from 60s at the coast to 70s inland. we'll get a little bit of a warm-up over the weekend. >> sounds good, spencer. thanks so much. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the link between breast cancer and our waist.

why women may want to pay closer attention to our waistlines. choosing the best blu-ray player for your television. we find out which ones give you the best value. stay right here.

covering cupertino, concord, wine country, and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. a new study finds a woman's risk of developing breast cancer after menopause may be changes in her waist size. researchers in london said women who gain a larger pant size went up have a 33% higher risk of breast cancer than those whose waist stays the same. the obvious, they said watching your clothing size is a simple way to check your weight gain. memory lapses could be a precursor to something more worrisome. a new study suggests occasional forgetfulness can be an indicator of alzheimer's disease or mental impairment.

scientists found the transition time to clinical impairment is 12 and 9 years respectively. it suggests there may be a window for intervention before a diagnosable problem actually shows up. in the age of watching tv over the internet, many of us use set top boxes. >> "consumer reports" has just tested the latest blu-ray players and said there's another option. >> here's michael finney with the results. >> in these days of streaming video, you might think a blu-ray player is out of date. "consumer reports" says think again. after testing 19 players, the cost between $250 and $65. >> most of the newest blu-ray players offer lots of the same streaming services that you'll find on a dedicated streaming device. >> those include voodoo, netflix, hulu plus, youtube, and

a host of others. many players have interfaces that are easy to use, and built-in wi-fi, so you don't have to run a wire to connect with your home network. but the real appeal in addition to streaming, you can play disks, including dvds, cds and blue ray disks. >> our tests show that blue ray disks provide the best possible hd picture quality you can get without any of the buffering that you might get from internet streaming services. >> "consumer reports" says one blu-ray player to consider is this $150 samsung, that has a built-in web browser and supports a usb keyboard and mouse, handy when you search for titles. another plus, it can upscale standard movies to high resolution. for far less, "consumer reports" recommends this lg player that offers very good performance, but no web browser or 4-k

upscaling. at $85, it's a "consumer reports" best buy. another tip from consumers reports, different blu-ray players report different streaming services. consider the content you want to stream and make sure you choose a blu-ray player that can access that provider. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. coming up next, innovations from abroad. we're going to show you the cool new apps in technology that could revolutionize daily life. also coming up new at 5:00, shell-shocked. a new computer virus could allow hackers to take control of hundreds of millions of machines all over the world. and president obama hangs a no-fishing sign in the ooh shun and makes history in a big way.

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posts to our instagram feeds. today is national comic book day. we want to tell you about the latino comics expo coming up ost 11th and 12th in san jose. watch this video out of atlanta, georgia. a truck flips onto its side on top of a minivan. you can see trash covering the car and the road around it. the drivers of both vehicles suffered non-life-threatening injuries, we're glad to say. innovation is not exclusive to silicon valley. for two days, entrepreneurs have been showing off technology they're developing. >> the big focus is internet of things. >> david louie joins us to explain. david? >> reporter: cheryl and dan, internet of things is just another way of saying internet controlled and connected. sort of like the smartphone being able to arm or disarm your security system over the

internet. there is more of that ahead. as google innovates with internet connected devices such as google glass, others are working to make them better and more reliable. gesture recognition is what a korean-based company is showing off at the technology company. the focus is on the internet of things, or iot for short. >> people will want to use their many different functions of their home smart devices, just by turning on one gadget. >> reporter: we already see startups working on connected clothing, and wearable technology. what if they could talk to each other over the internet. venture capitalists envision that's where we're heading. >> thermostats, refrigerators, watches, even shoes, shirts, all of those opportunities are potentially being connected. i believe in a matter of the next few years, we'll look back and we can't even imagine why

these things that we consider day-to-day aren't connected to the internet. >> reporter: the conference is a reflection of the big push in korea to go beyond the domestic market and think globally. it also reflects a generational change in embracing risk. in asia, failure can be a cultural embarrassment. however, in silicon value, it's just part of the high risk/high gamble of being an entrepreneur. >> the younger generation is getting more aggressive. in two or three years. right now, i can say security is a big issue. >> reporter: in santa clara, david louie, abc 7 news. cruz and strahan both host shows here on abc 7. >> we found out there's one more thing that they have in common. >> passion for dance.

okay? >> you make it sound like we really dance the works. [ cheers and applause ] >> pretty good. knowing how much both cruz and strahan like to dance. they set up a danceoff this morning. >> chris was there to promote the new season of "who wants to be a millionaire." both men certainly had a lot of fun. they were good out there. >> strahan doing kind of a little james brown move there. thanks for joining us. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. she saw six or seven police officers with their guns drawn. >> a wild chase and a deadly shootout. a woman at the heart of it is talking with abc 7 news. plus -- >> there will be no ferry service. >> thousands of ferry riders will have to find another way to get to work tomorrow.

even giants fans will feel this strike. we are live at another meeting about the future of san francisco's embattled fire chief. i'm meteorologist sandy fa tell. the first storm of the season, soaked just this morning. we have more showers on the way. i'll have details on your weekend coming up. the woman was taken on by a carjacking suspect. >> smoke's coming out of it. the police were rushing. tons of sirens. we heard a bunch of, put your hands in the air! >> downtown drama, a witness describing a police chase and shooting that ended in san francisco's financial district. the entire frightening episode covered three counties. thank you for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. the woman who had her car taken and nearly kidnapped is talking with abc 7 news. this chase started in richmond.

the driver led them over the golden gate bridge and into san francisco. police say they were forced to shoot and kill the man at battery and california. abc 7 news reporter nick smith is live in downtown san francisco tonight where this whole thing ended this morning. nick? >> reporter: absolutely, dan and cheryl. that dramatic ending was here at california and battery. you might understand why the witness asked me not to show her face. she's still afraid. bullets went through this window. crews are working now to repair part of the damage. >> i came out. i looked around. >> reporter: today olga did not. >> because it was raining. i was covering my glasses. so i didn't see anything. >> reporter: she said she will never again leave her house without first looking over her shoulder. her white suv was parked in this driveway, when a life-or-death situation forced her to think and act quickly. >> suddenly the passenger seat door opened. and i saw the guy. he pointed the gun at me.

and he said, you're going to drive away. i immediately started saying, no, no. >> reporter: with no time to waste, olga made her move. >> he was reaching over to me. that's when i decided i'm going to jump out of the car. i'm not going to go anywhere with him. >> reporter: the man with the gun took off, and took olga's white cadillac escalade with him. she called her husband, who in turn called police. the deadly chain of events would include a high-speed chase through multiple cities and across the golden gate bridge. his car hit at least two other vehicles and crashed here at the corner of battery and california just in time for the morning commute. >> i heard the cops yelling at the car. they were saying, get your hands in the air! >> as the suspect was attempting to get himmous of the car, and good samaritans were going to his aid, he fired on the good samaritans. at least one piece of something, we're not sure what it was, struck one of the good