did you shoot? kate steinle last wednesday? >> yes. >> an accused killer in san francisco is admitting to the crime and telling us where he got the gun. he talks only to abc7 news. >> hello, i'm katie marzullo. 32-year-old kate type lewas shot and killed wednesday on pier 14 near the ferry building where cornell bernard is live with an interview you'll only see on abc7 news. so cornell you talked to francis sew sanchez face to face he gave you details of the

crime? >> reporter: that's right. sanchez didn't recall every detail because he says he doesn't remember every detail of what happened here at pier 14 but during our 45-minute jailhouse interview he revealed how it happened and why he kept returning to the united states after being deported numerous times. >> did you shoot kate steinle, the lady on pier 14? >> yes. >> you did shoot her. >> hmm. >> reporter: the murder suspect tells abc7 news the shooting that took at the i life of 32-year-old kate steinle has wednesday was an accident. he says he was wandering on pier 14 after taking sleeping pills he found in a dumpster. >> where did you get the gun? >> when the -- over there the benches. with my leg and i see that one teacher, and then i see over there something. >> sanchez claims a gun was

wrapped in that t-shirt, and when he picked it up -- >> boom, boom. three times. >> reporter: he claims he kicked the gun into the bay, lit autopsying let, and walked off not knowing he shot someone until he was arrested by police hours later. sanchez reportedly first told police he was shooting at sea lions. sanchez appeared frail and nervous when he talk about returning to the u.s. after being deported back to mexico five times. >> why did you keep coming back to the u.s.? why did you come back to san francisco? >> um, because i'm looking for a job now. roofing. or construction. >> reporter: sanchez said he new san francisco was a sanctuary city where he would not be pursued by immigration officials. >> sorry for that very much.

>> reporter: feel sorry for everybody? including kate steinle's family. >> yeah. >> reporter: in spanish he said the courts should give him the highest punishment so he can tell her parents in court he no longer wants to live. we reached out to the steinle family tonight for reaction. they had no immediate comment about the interview. right now their goal privacying kate's memory. sanchez says he has no attorney. >> steinle's family set up a fundraising page to raise money for the funeral and collect donations to give to charities that were important to her. investigators are looking for answers after a police officer shot and killed a man in downtown mess tenanton. i started at 2 this morning when police responded to a burglar arm at specialty sales classics,

auto sales, on first street. officers confront manned as he climb prom a broken window help appeared to be agitate it and was acting aggressively. >> there was a full struggle there that shows evidence of a full struggle, and the officer's injuries would indicate the struggle and the need for the firearm. >> the officer was taken to the hospital. the alameda county coroner is working to identify the man who was shot. a woman in san mateo has admitted to police that she killed another woman. officers say 40-year-old brenda martinez went to the police department last night reported the crime. they found a 66-year-old woman dead from head trauma inside a home on north claremont street. they believe she died after being hit in the head with a baseball bat. the two women were neighbors. breaking news right now. firefighters just contained a brush fire near the hayward executive airport. a hiker first called 9-1-1 after seeing smoke rising around 3:30 this afternoon.

fire crews moved in quickly, attacking the flames on the ground with hoses and from above with helicopters dropping water. the flames burned four a and a half acres on land crowd by the flood control district. the fire never threatened any structures. investigators working on what caused the fire but say there were no reports of anyone using fireworks in the area. to developing in news vacaville where firefighters stopped a wife within a few feet of several homes. the fire broke out near keeting park last night. vectors have not ruled out if fireworks sparked it. 40 money an hour winds fanned the flames. the fire grew quickly to 300 acres but crews report major progress today because the winds have died down. at the height of the fire flames threatened nearly 300 homes. >> too close for comfort. and it didn't take long for it to come over the ridge, and then

in the backyard. >> the way the fire moved it was pushing downhill very rapidly, so i'm just grateful we were able to save the homes. >> firefighters from several communities, including yolo and contra costa county helped battle the fire. firefighters across the bay area blame illegal fireworks for sparking a string of fires. this one forced four people from their home. fire crews say a neighbor's fireworks landed in their backyard just before 10:00, sparking a fire that spread to the rear of the house. illegal fireworks in the neighborhood continueses a firefighters put now flames. >> oakland firefighters responded to an illegal fireworks fire on skyline boulevard. it was just before 10:00 when a vegetation fire broke out. it grew to quarter acre and was difficult to get to because of steep terrain and tall vegetation. >> a professional fireworks show may have sparked this fire in antioch. the grass fire came close to an

apartment complex at dallas ranch road and lone tree way. contra costa county firefighters were prepared, having staff an extra task force of fire engines ready to respond. firefighters across the bay area also responded to reports of pets being spooked by fireworks. take a look. here's one example. firefighters in contra costa county extended a helping hand to bear dog that had enough of the noise. they tweeted this picture. bear was terrified but eventually brought down into the arms of a firefighter. >> up next, what deputies in the north bay uncovered after fining two children alone in a raft. and, back on the water, an update on the massive search for a boy who disappeared at lake sonoma. tsunami. >> the east bay city where neighbors looked out for one another and helped keep a wildfire from becoming a disaster. >> i'm meteorologist drew tuma. a cooler finish to the holiday

weekend with the sea breeze kicking in. at we look ahead to the new work week, we're tracking the cooling trend and also our next chance for showers. the details in accuweather.

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in antioch, residents helped firefighters battle a three ache at the fire. the names came right to the benyards of homes in a subdivision. residents used garden hoses and buckets of water to beat back the fire. >> right here. >> right here. >> right there.

>> 15-miles-an-hour winds helped spread the flames. no word on what started the fire. search teams say they'll keep looking for a missing teenage boy at lake sonoma until it gets dark. the boy disappeared in the water after being thrown from an inner tube pulled by a jet ski. a sheriffs helicopter, a sonar boat and divers from the marin county sheriffs office are taking part in the search efforts. >> sheriff's deputies have discovered a man's body in the russian river in sonoma county. they were called to the area yesterday after two small children were found in a raft near the beach. a man who had been with them was missing. deputies believe the man could not swim and was not wear a life jacket. ahead, a milestone for a baby princess. britain's youngest royal is christened.

and taking you live you'd right now, bit breezy and we could see some rain this week find out when ahead in the accuweather forecast. now here's a look at what is head on abc's world news 5:30. >> good evening. coming up out of control fourth of july celebrations spark home fires and even wildfires, and one families vacation ends in a hospital when a deck collapses at their beach house. america takes on japan in the women's world

prince william and the duchess, kate, appeared for the first time in public as a family of four during today's christening of princess

charlotte. he something christened at the same church where princess diana was baptized. holy water from the river jordan was used. they asked three of thunder oldest friends and a cousin from both sides to be the god parents. this is the second time the princess has been seen in public. the bots are back hunks of metal still dam nate in the ring but this revival of battle bots is more than cold steel. we get down to the nuts and bolts of what makes a good competitor. >> you're breaking boundaries with your bot buildings. it's just not for guys. >> i am glad i wasn't the only female team captain. it's a male dominated support.

i got to thinking it can't hurt to try. so girls out there you can do it. keep taking the classes and work hard. >> her terrifying battle bot chomp took three months to build a hefty $20,000. you-catch the carnage in series premiere tonight at abc7. let's get a check of the forecast. meteorologist drew tuma. are you a battle bots fan. >> no shock i was in robotics club in high school. so a huge fan of the show. very cool to see that. live doppler 7hd will show you we are tracking a dry picture at this hour but we have wind advisory to talk about. this is through the car car keen necessary strait. live look outside, the mt. tam cam showing you mother nature's ac back in full force. cooler today compared to yesterday.

a stronger sea breeze brought some double digit drops in temperatures. take a look at this the 24-hour temperature change. fairfield, 12 degrees cooler now than yesterday. 11 cooler in novato, 10 in concord. livermore, nine degrees cooler. temperaturewise when you get the sea breeze kicking in, it makes thump atmosphere and you get more uniform temperatures. don't sew the wide summer spread. to many locations in the 70s. oakland, 70. 78 antioch, 76, san jose, san francisco, 6 5. 73 santa rosa. the live doppler 7hd along with satellite will show you here's the counterclockwise spin off the coast. this is an upper level low and that's what is happening to strengthen our sea breeze and it will move over the bay area mid-week and bring bat small chance of some wet weather. future weather shows you tomorrow morning it's going to bring back the fog and clouds again for your monday morning.

perhaps some areas of drizzle spotty in nature, and sun breaks out and then a little fog along the coast. fast forward to thursday. 7:00 morning as the low pressure moves overing the chances for light shower that may enhance to stayedier -- steadier rain and it's out of here by thursday evening. so overfight -- overnight lows tonight, upper 50s to lower 60s. some drizzle along the coast. otherwise a mixture of stars and clouds. highs for your monday. it's a cooler day on the way. that sea breeze dropping temperatures. 78 cupertino. 76 redwood city. 62 the high for pacifica. downtown san francisco, 66 tomorrow afternoon. 69. and south san francisco, 78

calistoga. 75, vallejo. 71, san rafael. east bay, high of 69 tomorrow for oakland. 70 in richmond. 73 in fremont. 74 union city, and inland, 84 pittsburg. 79. san ramon, and here's the seven-day forecast. spotty a.m. drizzle monday morning. tuesday, breezy afternoon sunshine. cooler win as the area of low pressure moves over us. thursday chance of rain showers in the north bay and light in nature, out of here by friday, and by saturday and sunday, temperatures rebound. sunshine and back to average. >> very good. thank you, drew. we have colin resch in for shu and sports. >> the a's have such a good chance, came gam for the ten game home stand trying to get some momentum. the a's meet their nemesis. south paw pitching, and issue caw would, thanks for the roy

hobbs moment.

the a's struggle against left-handed pitching. seattle's mike montgomery is a lefty, and he had thrown shutouts in this last two starts. big leaguer, like trying to merge on the bay bridge, look out. chris getting the start for oakland. seth smith, deep to left. but the catch is made in the third, a's get to the rookie. sam fuld's forward home run of the season. sixth inning here comes

seattle. smith up the middle. m's take the 2-1 lead when cano and cruz score. an unorthodox slide by cruz. a's with a chance in the ninth. they split the four-game set. 2-1 the final. a's finish the 10-game home stan 4-6. >> on the whole it's frustrating, we expect to play a little bit better at home. we lost a lot of close games and those are even more frustrating. especially given the net seems to be our kryptonite is close games. hopefully we can play better at home. >> let's talk american league all-star starters. josh donaldson the royals lead the way with four starters two in the outfield. national league, buster posey earns a start for the second time in his career. in the jostled, bryce harper the

national league's leading vote getter. the business of baseball. a day after the giants designated him for assignment, travis ishikawa has been claimed by the pirates. he had the game-winning home run in game five last year. travis hitless in five at-bats for san francisco. what do you do when your putter break? you use your wedge and you make everything with it. cal and stanford well-repped the greenbrier classic. patrick rogerses and mcneillie combined with 7-over today. they finished 4-under, tied for six. tiger woods, first bogey-free round. then through his putter toward

caddie. he would make spite a four-man playoff with kevin knizner, this playoff loss. that's danny lee, hitting the birdie putt. hearn hitting the birdie putt. second playoff hole lee, taps in for par for his first career win in the pga tour. stage tour of -- stage two of the few defrance. riding across the delta. the feat of hydraulic engineering. defending champion holding off saggan cancellara has the leader's yellow jerriesy. women's world cup team u.s.a. four goals in the first 13 manipulateses. they lead 5-2 with 25 minutes left. >> you invented a new technology. thanks colin. how a police officer became a guardian angel for a family in

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coming up at 6:00, more from our exclusive jailhouse interview with a woman's accused killer who had been deported five times. we'll hear from a lawmaker who blames san francisco leaders. a health warning about seafood from a long stretch of northern california coastline. join us at 6:00. happy reunion in new mexico between a family and a police officer who says he was just doing his job. that's all good and well if officer martin smith's job description includes saving an infant's life. a body camera captured smith helping helping the seven-month-old carli. he gave her cpr in may when she stopped breathing. that's a good reunion. thank you for watching. that does it for us here at 5:00. and remember, you can watch abc7 news and your favorite abc shows live or on demand with watch abc

app. welcome to "world news tonight." burning up, fireworks misfire leads to blazes like this even wildfires in california. out-of-control celebrations fanning the flames in the drought-ravaged state. holiday horror. a family's fourth of july vacation ends in the hospital when a deck collapses at their beach house in the middle of a group photo. nearly two dozen injured. tonight, what investigators are saying about that floor now in pieces. crash landing. the plane that made a sudden nosedive onto a san diego beach. >> look out! >> tonight, the new crash video. an update on the boy injured and those terrifying final moments from an eyewitness nearly hit in the crash. running on empty. with banks closed and the country nearly out of money, the greek vote that could