right now, the investigators are inside the pool trying to determine exactly how this all happened. alan wong reporting live in antioch, abc 7 news. >> alan, thank you. breaking news in union city right now. live over an apartment fire in the back of a four-unit complex. flames first broke out about 4:15 at a carport next to the apartment building. >> and you can see all the smoke coming off of that area. you can also see on the left-hand side in the smaller box, you can see the water being doused onto the area from firefighters. and the map shows you where it is. our breaking news continues on twitter at abc7news.com. we continue to follow this breaking news of this fire. the shootout this afternoon between two cars in an emoryville parking lot. witnesses say about ten shots were fired in the lot of the pack 'n save on san pablo avenue.

bullets struck a few cars. thankfully no one was hurt. both cars took off left the parking lot. police are looking for those involved tonight. today an oakland man convicted of killing his estranged girlfriend was sentenced to a minimum of 100 years to life in prison. he was convicted of strangling sondra coke. he drove her car and used her atm card. the drug called him a liar manipulative and a black hole that sucks up other people. >> we needed a conviction. we believe that he would harm another person again if he were out in the community. >> coke was a federal defense investigator. she and alana had an on again, off again relationship for years. the two had a daughter together. police want to find a man who tried to sexually assault a

woman in a parking lot. a woman was taking packages out of her car near bert street and park creek drive. police say a man grabbed her from behind put a knife to her throat and tried to take off her pants. she pushed the panic button on her car alarm and the man ran away. she had a small injury to her neck. san francisco police are stepping up traffic around portsmouth square in chinatown. more officers are patrolling the area after an elderly woman was killed crossing kearny street. the woman was pinned underneath a car turning left from clay street. the city is also trying to make safety improvements at the intersection. >> we'll be banning right turns. we'll be creating a new signal phase that will give pedestrians a dedicated time to cross the road when traffic is not turning. >> the intersection is the most dangerous along the kearny corridor. so far this year there have been 20 accidents near portsmouth square. new documents from the city of berkeley indicate that the

balcony collapse there was avoidable. >> autopsies are revealing that multiple blunt injuries caused the deaths of six students in this really ter ebl tragedy. >> laura anthony is live at the building with more on the story tonight. laura? >> reporter: hi, dan. well, we are learning more about what contributed to this disaster, through records released today by the city. what we've learned is that the factors that contributed to this failure date back to when this building was constructed. >> a construction issue. >> reporter: documents from the city of berkeley confirm what private inspector matt said is plain to see. the balcony failure was not related to the design but rather the construction of this building. >> very likely has to do with the way in which slashings and membranes were installed, the things that would protect the wood, and divert water away and off of that deck. >> reporter: he suggests that since the balcony failed, other parts of the structure may also

be compromised. >> they're probably going to be wanting to do investigation into other parts of this building to make sure there aren't leaks in other places. again, it matters a lot less than have a balcony fail. >> reporter: as workers on a cherry-picker appear to be photographing and removing the last remnants of the balcony. below friends of the young people killed and injured came to pay their respects. in this case a group of young men who placed pictures at the memorial. and then stood arm in arm as they prayed. many who stopped didn't know the students, but wanted to honor them in some small way. >> i, of course i identify with them because i had a daughter who went on a work study abroad twice. i just wanted to come and pay my respects. >> reporter: seven students who survived the tragedy remain in area hospitals. one posted this picture on his facebook page that says berkeley six, rest in paradise. and a message, thanks everyone,

for the support in such a dark time. in berkeley, laura anthony, abc 7 news. state officials released reports of the six accidents involving google's self-driving cars. according to the dmv most of the cars were in self-driving mode when these accidents happened and other drivers caused the accidents. officials say no one was hurt in any of the accidents. they will begin testing the latest version of the self-driving car in mountainview. an ongoing dispute over how to make changes in the teaching staff at a sunnyvale school took a turn today. they have agreed all 25 teachers will be reassigned to other schools. abc 7 news reporter david lui joins us now with today's developments. david? >> reporter: ama, it was just last week when the 25 teachers here were told they had to reapply for their jobs. some thought it was unfair. as of today, they're all going to be replaced, leaving some

parents upset and others with a wait-and-see attitude. the sign says it all, our hearts are broken. it was put up a short time ago by teachers who won't be returning here in the fall. the about-face surprised them this e-mail saying reapplying for their jobs in west valley are not an option. >> they have over 300 years of experience at this school. because we love the families, we love their children. we want to make sure children get the most education. >> reporter: the district superintendent won't say what's behind the wholesale change. it's a personnel issue, she told us. it has the approval of the school board. >> this is really not right for our teachers. these are wonderful, loving people, and they care about our kids as much as i care about this whole school. >> reporter: the superintendent took advantage of language in the existing teachers contract. however, the union president remains hopeful community pressure will get the plan overturned. >> i would hope that if we had enough community pressure and

people were more involved that they can make a decision to have a new administrator there and keep the staff. try to resolve the issues they have within that. >> i want to make sure, whatever decision is made it is being an apparent of the decision making process. we need to understand what's going on. >> there is a little bit of rocking of the boat. i still have faith in the district that the teachers will be excellent for my child. >> reporter: in sunnyvale, david louie, abc 7 news. let's move on. the big dub nation celebration is only 17 hours away. and work on floats for the parade well under way. as you can imagine there is a lot of work to be done. clay thompson tweeted still in shock. we appreciate all the love, bay area. can't wait to celebrate with everybody tomorrow. the victory parade begins at broadway and 11th street near

the warriors practice facility and ends at the kaiser convention center. jonathan bloom is live with the excitement on both sides of the bay. >> reporter: that's right. as you can see behind me, the stage where they'll have the warriors celebration is already taking shape. some of these fans have already staked out their spots here on the grass to watch that celebration at the end of the parade route. on their way here the players and dignitaries will be snaking through downtown oakland. that's where all the local businesses are bracing themselves for a crush of other adoring fans. all of downtown can feel it. >> all along the street in oakland, everybody is excited. >> reporter: counting down the hours until these sidewalks are awash in gold and blue. >> people don't have to take their time inside and they can enjoy the parade outside. >> reporter: the bar next door. >> we're opening up early in the morning. tough for our bartenders because they're night owls.

>> reporter: the official warriors viewing party from one nail biting game to the next. they got to know the fans. >> about 75% of the people were the same people getting here early. they all got to know each other. you start to connect with people when you're celebrating together. so, yeah, we'll see all those people tomorrow, i'm sure. >> reporter: but they won't see the bartender. he'll be in the parade on one of the floats. >> really building six floats in two days. >> reporter: these same float builders are also preparing for san francisco's pride parade. some of those floats are getting a quick makeover for the warriors and taking a surprise trip across the bay. >> we don't normally travel outside the city. we do occasionally for a small town parade here and there. but we don't usually take an entire parade across the bridge. that's exciting. >> reporter: in part that's because all the recent victory parades have been in san francisco. now oakland is getting its chance. >> living in oakland, oeng a business in oakland, we feel like the warriors, like it's our team.

so, yeah oakland's team and we're proud of that team for sure. >> reporter: in oakland jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> b.a.r.t. is expecting record numbers for tomorrow's parade. there are two stations along the parade route and two nearby. they will plan ten trains throughout the day. to avoid congestion afterwards, people using the fremont or dublin lines must use the merritt station to return home. count on abc 7 to bring you the best parade coverage. it starts at 10:00. we'll have cameras and reporters stationed all along the parade route and at that big rally. we'll stream it live at abc7news.com. so you can watch at work, right here on your home for the finals. it's going to be great. >> tune in. it will be fun. a veteran is reunited with prized possessions. up next a man moves to the bay area, and sees firsthand the

worst and the best it has to offer. plus -- >> becoming increasingly major safety issue. >> an old problem. how san jose plans to go after illegal fireworks. the in you development that could change the way we communicate on our cell phones. live pictures now of our breaking news. this is from sky 7 hd. you see the apartment building that is on fire in union city. you can still see some smoke coming off there all that charred mess and the firefighters. we'll have the latest on abc female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. find the tempur-pedic that's right for you and see why they're the most highly recommended bed in america. plus, get three years interest-free financing. sleep risk-free with sleep train's 100 day money back guarantee. and of course, free same-day delivery. are you next? announcer: make sleep train your

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memorabilia were stolen. but thanks to san leandro police, he's been made whole again. vic lee has the story you'll see only on 7. >> 40-year-old david wallach was with the 101st airborne two tours to iraq. he served in kosovo bosnia haiti and other war zones. he moved several weeks ago from virginia to oakland to begin the next window in his life. a new beginning you might say. then everything went wrong until san leandro police made everything right. now here's the story. >> most of those belongings were military uniforms, and military artifacts. >> all this came from the oakland home of michael welch. san leandro police found the stolen property when they arrested him monday. >> we knew it probably belonged to somebody in the military. we just didn't know who it came from. >> reporter: a closer look at the stolen items revealed the

answer. >> the detectives found a luggage tag on one of the military surplus bags with the staff sergeant's name on it. >> reporter: it belonged to this man, sergeant david wallack who retired after 20 years in the army. had ehad just moved to oakland. >> i just went out for coffee that morning. >> reporter: he couldn't believe it when he got that call from police. his most prized possessions are his military coins, medals and artifacts. especially this one. >> this is the flag that was given to me by colonel steel. >> reporter: a flag that flew over his brigade's headquarters in iraq for 9 minutes and 11 seconds to honor those who died september 11th 2001. >> and this one was presented to me by the commanding general of the 82nd airborne division back in 2011. you have to earn those. they don't just give them away. >> reporter: the police say they were honored to return these

belongings to a vet of the country. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: vic lee, abc 7 news. >> great end to that story. nervous moments in solano county this morning. >> fire in the hole! fire in the hole! fire in the hole! >> you're watching authorities detonate illegal explosives confiscated from a home. police say 42-year-old anthony stewart remains in critical condition after accidently setting off homemade fireworks inside his house. police had to briefly evacuate his neighbors' homes. san jose is taking a tough stance on illegal fireworks. abc 7 news was at firehouse number 8 where officials introduced a new ordinance on who can use violations. >> it's worse every year. there are explosions. last night it was going on after

11:00 at night. we're like can we please go to sleep now? >> during june and july of last year the city received more than 2,000 fireworks complaints. if you're caught setting off fireworks, you could be fined up to $1,000. the one who lost the high-profile gender discrimination case must pay the firm she sued more than a quarter of a million dollars. they wanted her to pay it nearly $1 million in legal fees from the case. a judge ruled today she's responsible for $276,000 of that. she accused her bosses of passing her over for a promotion and then firing her because of her gender. home prices in three bay area counties hit record levels in may. the median sale price for slaent clara county was $800,000. which is a new record. $650,000 in alameda county also is a record high. in san francisco medium prices remained at $1.1 million.

the same record levels from april and february. stunning really. there's nothing more frustrating than trying to have a conversation on your cell phone when you cannot understand the other person. >> michael finney is here with what may be an easy fix. >> can you hear me now? there is a reason can you hear me now was so successful. for many people trying to hear a cell phone conversation can be challenging. "consumer reports" says listen up. help may be on the way. sound quality on cell phones isn't great. "consumer reports" tests voice quality using this device. it reflects cell phone conversations in noisy and quiet environments. none of the 949 cell phones in the ratings got an excellent or even a very good rating for voice quality. but there's a promising new development in voice quality already available to many smartphone users. high-definition, or hd, voice.

"consumer reports" says it may be worth trying. >> it's very early in the rollout right now. and the technology has some limitations. but it's promising. >> our preliminary tests found a noticeable difference. speech not only sounded fuller, it was easier to understand. >> reporter: all the major carriers are starting to roll it out. if high definition is available make sure it's activated on your phone. look for options like hd voice. other phones call it voiceover lte. advanced calling. or you'll see simply, voice and data on some others. if you don't have hd voice, there are several things you can do which may improve your audio right now. you can also play around with other personal call sounds like soft sound and clear sound. the good news is none of it, including hd voice, costs extra. here's the bad news. there are some limitations to hd voice. here's the big one.

it works only between compatible phones within networks. for example, sprint customers can't have hd voice quality conversations with verizon friends. >> at least not yet. >> not yet anyway. >> thank you michael. we have good news. it will not rain on our parade tomorrow. >> meteorologist drew tuma is joining us with our ak tu weather forecast. >> it will not rain. it will be gorgeous. lots of golden sunshine for the warriors tomorrow. it's really a picture perfect end to the week. let's talk about live doppler 7 hd right now. nothing but blue skies up above. live doppler 7 hd has the night off. no fog moving into san francisco right yet. not a cloud to be seen. comfortable temperatures. san francisco right now 60 degrees. oakland 65. mountainview at 72. san jose right now at 74. morgan hill at 84. half moon bay along the coast at 59 degrees. we'll take you across the bay. a live look from the east bay

camera. the golden gate in the background. other temperatures, we're not seeing any 90s. the heat has backed off. fairfield, concord and livermore are topping out right now in the mid to lower 80s. a live look from the emoryville camera showing you not a cloud really to be seen. we'll talk about the fog returning to the coast tonight, not a lot of fog prepare to be sun-soaked in all areas tomorrow. a little bit of an up-and-downtrend over the weekend. winds are westerly gusting to 27 miles per hour in sfo. 38 in fairfield. and as they're coming off the ocean waters that's why we've cooled off today compared to yesterday. along with the satellite showing you very summertime pattern, an alignment has set up high pressure to the west. low pressure to our east. brings us that onshore breeze. as you take a look at future weather starting tomorrow morning at 6:00 a little bit of fog early on. watch how it really dissipates. by the later morning and early

afternoon hours, nothing but sunshine. and yes, the 90s will be returning. a little warmer tomorrow. take a look at this. all about oakland for friday. the parade and rally celebrating the golden state warriors. 8:00, a great start. by 10:00, the parade begins 60 degrees, sunshine by noon. mild by 2:00. temperature of 67 degrees. of course, if you're not in oakland, you can watch the coverage right here on abc 7 starting at 10:00 in the morning. upper 40s to mid-50s tonight. highs for friday sunshine 80 san jose. 80 cupertino. 70 millbrae. 77 mountainview. into the north bay 82 sonoma. 84 napa. will 686 calistoga. 71 in oakland. 70 in richmond. 92 antioch.

the forecast the weekend holding steady. a cooling trend hits us just in time for sunday for father's day. early next week dan and ama, a pretty summer-like pattern. lots of sunshine. dry and temperatures pretty comfortable. >> it's lovely. >> thank you, drew. coming up why the cost of your health care may go up soon. new at 6:00 technology normally used to help bring babies into the world, can now help bring out your baby face. coming up

update on the apartment fire happening in union city. one person has died. the flames first broke out about 4:15 at a carport next to the apartment building. they then spread to the building. no word right now if anyone else was inside. again, one person has died, sadly. you can see flames completely destroyed part of the roof. breaking news continues on

twitter at abc 7 news bay area and abc7news.com. health care costs will soon be going up for more than 1 million californians. they'll raise its hmo and ppo rates by 7% and 10% respectively next year. the organization cites higher drug costs. the increase might be further evidence of an acceleration spending after a slowdown in the past few years. a dna study shows an ancient skeleton found in washington is related to native americans. the 8,500-year-old skeleton was found by two college students in the columbia river 20 years ago. it will resolve a long-running legal dispute between the native americans and scientists. two of the biggest names in swimming are in the south bay right now for a race this

weekend. they won a total of 22 olympic medals and they've got their sights set on more. abc 7 news was in santa clara today to get a look at michael phelps who has 18 of the medals. they worked out at the george haines center. >> i'm excited. this is my first big meet in a while. i'm excited to get out right now. >> working out for trials next year. of course, it would be nice to swim against the best in the world to compare yourself. i can also do that for nationals with times and stuff. >> some of the elite competitors took time to sign autographs for bay area swimmers. >> that's cool. something really neat to show you and talk about. >> the incredible s

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coming up at 6:00 we have new information about what may have caused that deadly balcony collapse in berkeley.

looking into some of the building's records. you'll find out what he found out. the pope calls for people of all states to stop climate change. what one bay area church is already doing. really big day for san francisco based fitbit. michael finney looks at the pioneering technology and some of its problems. coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. finally here, two very relieved daredevil pilots are basking in glory tonight after an incredible stunt. >> the two british pilots recently became the first people in the world to fly their planes in formation through a hangar. >> at 185 miles an hour. and they did it three feet off the ground. >> they've been flying together for the past 17 years. our part of red bull's aerobatic team. >> they say they got the idea from brainstorming pilots.

on "world news tonight," from charleston, we take you inside the church during the moment of horror, the grandmother and her granddaughter who played dead to survive here, the gunman in that bible study class for an hour before opening fire. who he asked for and what he said when the shooting was over. tonight here the major arrests. we're in the town where they found him. we have team coverage. also developing, the flooding that's turning life threatening, the child swept away in the current. 50 million americans bracing for extreme weather tonight, and the two giant fires exploding overnight. the hunt for the escaped killers tonight and the new twist. the gift for the prison worker, the woman who worked in the tailor shop, what she took home with her. and what are the number one complaints for consumers in america? those robocalls, telemarketers and now text messaging you too. tonight the sweeping crackdown and the simple tool to get them to stop.