live from the from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. >> i'm dan ashley in for larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. a live picture of the old doyle drive. take a look. you can see construction crews at work right now and the roadway won't reopen until monday morning. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman picks up the coverage live. >> what you are looking at is a view from the southbound tunnel. we are on top of the southbound tunnel. people have been traveling through for more than a year looking down at the work going on now. if you could paraphrase cal trans they say this is a built bit of pain for a lot of long term gain. they are saying work is

progressing on schedule. let's begin with spokes woman molly. >> this morning the traffic was light. we don't want people to think that is going to be the norm. we are experiencing heavier delays and over the weekend we expect major delays. >> delays just more than an hour ago with doyle drive closed you are looking at one lane approaches to the golden gate bridge from east and west. this not even a worst case scenario. many commuters stayed home this morning and others took alternate forms of transportation. the district reports 1,000 more people than usual took the ferries which means as many will try to make their way home tonight all from the final phase of a $1.1 billion project to rebuild a crucial artery before

it falls down. take a deep breath and pray for it all to finish on time before the monday morning commute. >> all we can do right now is improvise, adapt and overcome. >> reporter: speaking of improvising, adapting and overcoming you are looking at live traffic trying to make it to the golden gate bridge. maybe you see someone down there who you know maybe not. the gogood news is that this is a one-time closure. the work will continue for more than a year. all of the work will take place around the roadways. as of monday traffic will be going smoothly. no more closures no more weekends like the one we are about to endure. live on top of doyle drive in san francisco, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> thanks for the silver lining. a live picture from the san francisco sky way. while the golden gate bridge is half empty it is a much different story here. there is a crush of cars trying

to get on to the bay bridge to get home for the weekend. you can download the abc 7 news app to get around the detours. you can enable push alerts to get an update as soon as doyle drive reopens. the app is free from your app store or get more details at abc7news.com/apps. abc 7 news was in antioch as bart workers tried to install a new bart crossing. the 145 foot long bridge will go to a future platform. crews are confident it will get done by the end of today. the extension is expected to start running in may 2018. new video just in from sky 7 hd. firefighters responded to put out a 40 acre wildfire near georgia street. the fire is now under control. you can see the crews on the ground putting out hot spots.

a live look outside from our east bay hills camera. there are gray skies in some parts of the bay area right now. it was a different story hours ago. >> it was a drizzly morning commute. you can see windshield wipers going on this drive into san francisco over the bay bridge. >> there is snow in the sierras and it is july. this is video provided by the county tourism commission. >> spencer christian has the day off. sandhya patel is here with the changing accuweather forecast. >> you are not going to see a repeat of the snow in the sierra. let me show you what is happening behind me it is brightening up and live doppler 7 hd will give you a glimpse of the clouds actually starting to move out of the picture. a little bit of moisture in the clouds to our south right around gilroy santa cruz area but most of it is moisture in the clouds.

as far as rainfall since 5:00 p.m. yesterday we pick up .04. trace amounts from moffit field to san jose. we are 2 to 11 degrees warmer. giving you a beautiful view and a look at the forecast if you are stepping out partly cloudy in the 60s. mostly cloudy tomorrow morning and mild. mid 50s to low 60s. warm inland comfortable at the coast. mid 60s to mid 80s. i will be back with the rest of the weekend forecast and a look ahead as some other changes that are coming up next week in a few minutes. >> thank you so much. when you get unusual weather where you live take a photo or video and share it with us using the hashtag abc 7 now. it will help us find your content and use it on the air. a truck crashed through a

sound wall and into a house killing one person and injuring another. sky 7 hd was over the scene of the accident. you can see the white truck is practically oblit rated by the impact. police say they are not sure what caused the truck to leave the road. a teenager has died after an officer shot him early this morning in a rural area north of boulder creek. >> sheriff's deputies say the teenager killed a kitten and was armed at the time. >> david louie has the story live from santa cruz county. >> reporter: investigators from the sheriff's department still don't know what triggered the violence why a 17 year old and a kitten all happening about 10:30 last night. they hoped to bring in a negotiator but suddenly the teenager turned a rifle on the deputies. when deputies arrived at the scene they found the teenager's grandparents standing in the drive way.

the 70-year-old grandfather told deputies his grand son had beaten him with the club. >> he said the grand son was still in the house acting violently and he warned our deputies that there were guns inside the house. >> reporter: the 17 year old's name had not been released. he lived at the house with the grandparents. a dead kitten was lying outside killed by the teenager. and sheriff said the teen stood his ground and at various times held a club and a rifle pointing it at the deputies when the deputies shot the teen four times. >> our deputies immediately administered first aid and called fire and ambulance to the home. five minutes later fire and ambulance arrived and took over life saving efforts. >> the grand son was taken to a regional trauma center where he died during emergency surgery. sheriff said he did not know whether the teen's rifle was

loaded or not and said the call to 911 is not being released. two years ago deputies responded and the grand son was detained for a mental health evaluation. in santa cruz county, david louie, abc 7 news. san francisco sheriff answered questions as he quote, set the record straight following the shooting death of a woman on pier 14. >> he focused on how his office handle the case of francisco sanchez. sanchez admitted to shooting and killing kate steinle. the sheriff's department took sanchez into custody. >> the d.a. decided not to prosecute sanchez so the sheriff released him. >> ice failed to obtain and provide a warrant or judicial order for such deportation proceedings. >> abc 7 news has obtained a letter from the department

requesting the federal officials hand over sanchez. he admits it is unlikely sanchez would face charges in the 20-year-old drug case. >> do stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the pier shooting on air and online. ellen pao resigned as ceo of reddit today. pao was criticized by many after a well-liked employee was suddenly fired without explanation. moderators shut down parts of the website in protest and called for immediate resignation. reddit co-founder steve huffman will replace her. more fallout today from that massive government data breach. the head of the office of personnel management has resigned. katherine archuleta's resignation comes a day after the news hat hackers stole

information of close to 22 million people. the confederate flag flying on the south carolina capitol grounds is gone. first the flag was removed and then a crane came along and took that pole away. mary bruce has new details on the murder weapon used in the hate crime that led to the flag's removal. >> reporter: a stunning heartbreaking admission from the fbi director about last month's massacre in a south carolina church. the accused killer dylan roof should not have been able to buy a gun. the national background check system failed. roof who is charmgged with killing nine people at a bible study previously admitted to drug possession during an arrest, a revelation that should have prevented him from buying a weapon but that information failed to surface during the fbi background check. >> the fbi is continuing to investigate exactly what happened when it came to the

purchase of the firearm by the suspect in the charleston shooting. >> reporter: the fbi admitting the painful lapse hours after the confederate battle flag came down from the grounds of the south carolina state house. an historic moment stet in motion by killings which have been labelled a hate crime. the rampage sparking fierce debate about the symbolism. >> a symbol of hate. >> the flag represents history of the civil war and the people of the south. >> reporter: many of the victims' families were at the state house today and so were thousands of others who came to witness a day many thought would never come. >> for the first time in my life the state has said we are all one and our lives matter. if it offends us we will take it down. >> reporter: the debate continues here in washington where democrats trying to seize the moment are pushing to remove from the u.s. capitol any emblem that has a portion of the flag.

mary bruce, abc news washington. gas prices make a jump overnight. what is leading for the new pain at the pump. why the fda says some of the most common pain medications in your medicine cabinet need new warning labels. the second gunman involved in the shooting death of three members of the same family learns his punishment. let's take you outside on this friday. you know what is happening on the doyle drive side of the golden gate. really slow in both directions. stay with us. abc 7 news at 4:00 conti

the fda has changed warning labels on a popular type of pain reliever advil, motrin and relieve are all affected by this. the health risks associated with the drugs. >> reporter: an porptimportant new warning about a popular pain reliever used for things like back and headaches. these nsaid drugs can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke by up to 50%. >> this is a significant change from the food and drug administration because it is saying that a drug that many people didn't think twice about taking they are saying think twice. >> reporter: the warning labels changing dropping the word may

noting the drug does increase the risk. researchers finding it begins with the very first dose, the more you take and longer you take it the higher the risk will be. doctors say it should not be a serious concern for everyone. >> for people who are occasionally taking one of these drugs for pain or for fever there really isn't a lot to worry about here. but for people who have underlying heart disease taking these drugs every day you need to think about this and look at what your options are. >> reporter: dr. richard besser warns switching to a different kind of pain reliever isn't necessarily the way to go because they all have potential side effects. scores of of south bay families hope to get free back to school supplies this summer. abc 7 news was at sacred heart community service as hundreds lined up to register for backpacks stuffed with supplies. the most in demand items were

backpacks themselves. organizers expect to serve 3,000 needy students this year. >> programs really help parents who want the best for their kids and want them to start the year off on the right foot but maybe just need that extra help to meet their bills and make sure their kids are ready to go. >> sacred heart will take donations until the end of july. the supplies will be handed out in august. you can donate online or drop items off in person. gas prices are rising a little now but maybe by a lot soon. prices spiked after a new report found declining fuel in california. statewide average price up from just $3.43 a gallon yesterday but significantly down from $4.12 a year ago. >> something we have to gut our way through. we don't think it has long-term impact. a lot has to do with the exxon mobil refinery.

still isn't up. >> the bay area average right now it is $3.55 a gallon. experts say prices could soar over the next week. next time you go to a state beach you won't be able to wash off sand or salt water. starting wednesday all california state parks will shut off outdoor rinse stations. beaches include montera, half moon bay. park officials suggest beach goers use a towel to brush off sand or bring water from home. a beach closed by the massive oil spill will soon reopen. the beach will be back open to the public on july 17 nearly two full months after a pipeline ruptured in may spilling more than 100,000 gallons of oil. preliminary information suggests

corrosion played a role in that break. what an interesting day weatherwise around the bay area. >> will anyone be heading to the beach this weekend? sandhya patel is in for spencer and has our forecast for the weekend ahead. >> if anyone is heading to the beach tomorrow it's going to be beautiful. sunday a little change but not much. right now i am seeing just leftover clouds from the showers that came through earlier today. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. the clouds are showing up most concentrated towards the south bay and around the monterey bay. we are not seeing more moisture out of the clouds and in the sierra nevada it has quieted down quite a bit. isolated showers maybe thunder still possible. we are not going to take it out just yet. the camera showing a few high clouds. 68 in san francisco. low 70s oakland to mountain view. 64 in half moon bay. here is a beautiful view looking at san francisco and the numbers in the low to mid 70s from santa

rosa to napa. 78 degrees in livermore. explore torium camera gives a hint of what is ahead. blue skies looking at cloudy start tomorrow morning. mild to warm this weekend with 90s returning next week. so it will be back up to where we should be for this time of year in terms of our temperatures. for now we are watching that low lift out of here. as it moves out the drier air has been filtering in behind it we are getting back to normal for july. it was nice while it lasted but now tonight we are looking at cloud cover when you step out this evening if you are going out for the night and then tomorrow morning if you are an early riser expect heavy cloud cover especially in the east bay. for the north bay partly cloudy. by afternoon sunshine everywhere and temperatures will come up tomorrow afternoon. in the morning mid 50s to the low 60s. when you get going it will be quite comfortable so you don't have to worry about a jacket or

sweater if your kids have games tomorrow afternoon. 66 in half moon bay. 77 san rafael. oakland 73 degrees. vallejo 75. warming up to mid 80s around antioch. 76 in san mateo 79 in san jose. just beautiful weather. look at the accuweather seven day forecast temperatures will remain a little bit below normal for this time of year for the weekend. partly cloudy on sunday. as we head towards wednesday through friday we notice the 90s showing up again inland. 60s along the coast line. a wide range of conditions for the bay area and will be back into the typical pattern by the middle of next week. >> thank you so much. >> a reminder you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7 hd with the abc 7 weather app free on apple's app store or google play. we have more information at abc7news.com/apps. the historic parade of

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a chorus of cheers followed the world cup championship team today. >> they were honored with a ticker tape parade. >> marcy gonzalez explains. >> reporter: today thousands of people in new york city. this part of broadway renamed the canyon of heroins a ticker tape parade for the first time ever honoring a women's team those 23 ladies who are now world cup champions. >> thank you for coming out. we love new york.

you guys are the best. go usa! >> reporter: since 1886 new york has hosted more than 200 of these parades honoring athletes, heroes and politicians. today it is all about the u.s. women's soccer team and their historic jaw dropping victory over japan sunday. >> u.s. wins the 2015 world cup. >> you never know when you are going to see it again. >> reporter: cruising in 12 star spangled floats covered in cub fete ycub -- confetti. celebrating and still inspiring so many. >> breath taking. >> role models. awesome. >> reporter: the parade ending at new york city hall with a ceremony honoring team usa and the celebration will continue eventually at the white house. the details of their visit with

the president still being worked out. marcy gonzalez, abc news new york. u.s. women's soccer team is up for best team next week's espy awards. >> they are up against the golden state warriors. actor comedian joel mchale will host the espy's. >> he says he is thrilled to be asked to host the show. >> i look forward to six rows of athletes looking at me and not laughing wearing sunglasses. that's something i'm looking forward to. >> the warriors are nominated in six categories for the 2015 espny awards including klay thompson and steve kerr for best coach. >> fan voting is underway. go to our website abc7news.com for a link to cast your ballot. >> abc 7 will be covering the espy's. they air right here on abc 7 at

8:00 p.m. followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. coming up next meet today's star scholar and how his love of magic, music and medicine are setting him up. a firefighters road to recovery. we are hearing from the fresno fire captain who fell through a roof. and the second gunman involved in the notorious shooting death of

live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. good afternoon once again here are the headlines where you live today at 4:30. doyle drive just south of the golden gate bridge is closed and so far there have been no major delays. construction will be going on around the clock through the weekend. the goal was to have the new road with three tunnels open by monday morning in time for the commute. there are detours set up and more ferries running between san francisco and marin through midnight sunday. vic lee with a large crowd at the san francisco sheriff's office as sheriff set the record straight with what happened with francisco sanchez. at 5:00 what the sheriff said that upset the district attorney. sandhya patel tweeted out

this picture of clear skies. she will show you a change in weekend weather. sentencing today from seven years ago involving a father and two sons gunned down. lyanne melendez is in the news room with more on the story. >> her words resonated with a lot of people inside that courtroom. she and her remaining two children are still in the witness protection program. sentenced today was not the actual shooter but he was in that car seven years ago. >> reyes was sentenced to ten years in prison for his involvement in the 2008 shooting death of thaenanthony and his son. as part of the deal reyes

pleaded guilty to avoid a lengthy trial. >> having second trial which would have been emotionally devastating hanging over their head for all this time. there is relief that the legal process is over. >> reporter: following the first trial the shooter received three consecutive life sentences. they were seeking revenge of the shooting of a fellow gang member and a third brother was not injured identified ramos as the shooter. the reason it took so long to get reyes sentenced is because he was a fugitive. he was arrested in north carolina. today in court the wife and mother of the victims became very emotional after reading a statement before the judge. >> i think what she said summed it up whether ten years 100 years, 1,000 years justice won't be served in this lifetime for the loss of tony, michael and

matthew. >> reporter: while the man sentenced today is a u.s. citizen, the shooter is an illegal immigrant but under the city's sanctuary policy he was never turned in for deportation even though he had a long history of run ins with the law. i'll tell you what the family had to say about that. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. an immigrant rights group says it plans to protest donald trump's visit to los angeles today. trump is speaking to a group of conservatives tonight. one protester says the road to the white house is paved with latino votes and trump should do the math. >> we will have a pinata to show how much of a characterture mr. trump has become. millions of us vote. >> trump has been under fire for making disparaging remarks about

immigrants. wild life experts are warning people to be more vigilant and keep an eye on children and pets after recent coyote attacks. they are worried about the coyotes recent aggressiveness. there have been four attacks involving young children since may including one in irvine last sunday. >> a small child approximately 2 years old was in the garage. the coyote came in and got the child on the neck area and part of the cheek. >> wild life officials say trappers have euthanized five so far. we are hearing from a firefighter who survived a terrifying fall. he fell right there into the flames below. he was in critical condition and has been hospital sizedicized since

then. he was able to walk to the news conference. >> a long road and i still have pretty good amount of road to walk down still. >> he has had 19 surgeries and still has more ahead. he is also world news tonight's person of the week. you can see more here on abc 7. three sisters lost for days in the wyoming wilderness have come forward to thank the search and rescue team who found them. as brandi hitt tells us -- >> reporter: all sisters glad to be safe after disappearing on a hiking and camping trip near jackson hole wyoming. >> wanted to say how thankful we are for the whole search and rescue team and all the volunteers. >> reporter: rescued by helicopter this photo taken thursday shows the reunion with

their father. >> losing all your kids at once is not easy cht. >> reporter: their dad says they got lost while hiking and ran low on food after ten days in the wilderness. all three chose not to elaborate when asked what went wrong and how they survived. >> it was really you just got to get through each day. >> reporter: they are being praised for helping save them while clearing trails in a remote area they noticed someone out of place in the distance. >> tall figure skinny. had i looked up 30 seconds later she would have been gone. >> reporter: the sisters were located in minutes overwhelmed by the abundance of volunteers dedicated to finding them. >> the helicopter, i realize there was no way people were going to give up. >> reporter: search and rescue teams say the sisters were prepared with the right equipment and clothing and a water filter and stayed put

until emergency crews found them. abc news los angeles. this afternoon hollywood is mourning the death of legendary actor omar sharif. sharif gained world wide fame with his role in "lawrence of arabia." he is probably best known for his performance in "dr. schivago." he was 83 years old. the municipal water actor tom celek was accused of stealing was apparently bought legally. the district had accused the star of illegally taking water from public fire hydrants and having it trucked to his ranch. the director of public works says that construction company paid to use the water.

the water district board is scheduled to vote on the settlement at its meeting wednesday. the bay area city telling visitors there will be cameras when they come into town. the high tech jet taking flight today and what it could mean for the future of aviation. i'm abc 7 meteorologist sandhya patel. great day for sailing on the bay. i will let you know if the sun will shine for outdoor plans. we take a live look at traffic in san jose. that is the right-hand side all backed up as usual but your northbound traffic looking good. not a lot of cars. 880 is going up over the top. weep are bac

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air buses going electric. the airline flew its electric plane over the english channel for the first time today hours after a similar trip, a symbolic first step towards making electric planes a viable alternative. the two seater on the market by 2017. several other companies in different countries are trying to develop electric planes. let's talk about the weekend weather forecast. things are changing. >> sandhya patel is in for spencer and has the latest. >> take a look at live doppler 7 hd. things are definitely changing. radar is not lit up like the last couple of days with the showers that came through. as we take a look at the national picture here heading to

miami showers and thunder. 91 degrees. same thing in d.c. 82 through. minneapolis unsettled. 79 degrees. we are looking at showers across the pacific northwest. low to mid 70s there. phoenix 104 degrees. around the state, isolated possibility of thunder around yosemite. 82 degrees. 70 in tahoe. you are looking at unseasonably mild in los angeles, 75 degrees. here in the bay area we go with mid 60s to mid 80s. warming trend started today and will carry to your saturday with sunshine for everyone. if you are taking part in the avon walk for breast cancer saturday from san francisco just absolutely beautiful weather. fog in the morning leading to mild conditions in the afternoon. low 70s and then it goes the other way on sunday to san francisco and it's equally nice a little bit cooler upper 50s with fog in the morning. mid to upper 60s in the afternoon and live doppler 7 hd will not be tracking any showers

for the upcoming weekend although it was great while it lasted. i'll be back with a full look at the accuweather seven day forecast at 5 p.m. >> thank you so much. pope francis wrapped up his trip to bolivia today. the pope went to one of latin america's most violent prisons. he met with inmates and children who live at the prison. still ahead here on abc 7 at 4:00 could borrowing money soon get more expensive? the new hint just dropped by fed chief janet yellen. coming up next big brother or smart safety? the bay area city set to track ever

well smile you're on candid camera. free mont is the latest city to approve new surveillance cameras that read license plates. >> it is stirring up controversy.

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: one of ten locations the police department wants to install video surveillance cameras. the police chief says the locations chosen are key entry and exit points to the city. he says fixed cameras will not be continuously monitored. >> it's an investigative tool. when we have a crime we go back to it as a source of information to try to identify the offender. >> reporter: the project was approved thursday night at city hall. not everybody likes the idea of police knowing, recording and storing where they go. >> there is already a lot of stuff on the internet about tracking locations through phones. just another way to track you. >> reporter: abc 7 asked the police chief about privacy concerns. >> very cognizant of privacy issues you have raised. that priority is reflected in where we have chosen to place the cameras and in the retention life of the information and who will have access to it and how

we will regulate the investigative use of it. >> reporter: freemont pd says the information will be on a private server. the license plate reader data will be stored and shared with other law enforcement agencies for one year longer if the images are evidence in a crime. >> holding on to my license plate for a year seems excessive. 30 days or 60 days is one thing. a year seems too long. >> reporter: now that cameras have been approved the city will vote on a vendor. other cities have license plate readers. cities differ on how long they store the license plate data. reporting in fremont abc 7 news. a software glitch stopped traders for users using td ameritrade caused by overnight software update two days after the new york stock exchange shut

down because of its own software update glitch. the federal reserve is on track to start raising interest rates. fed chair janet yellen says the economic outlook remains murky. she expects the fed will raise rates later this year. yellen is expected to deliver the report to congress next week. just one day after adding millions of vehicles to global recall for faulty air bags takata says there is no need for compensation fund. officials say the fund isn't needed at this time because there aren't enough claims filed against the company. well, it is all fun and games until your happy meal toy starts swearing. >> [ bleep ]. >> parents have been calling out mcdonald's telling them to stop

handing out the new minion toy with happy meals. mcdonald's denies the toy uses foul language and insists it is gibberish. target is hoping to tap into a new technology trend here in san francisco. we were first to show you a preview of target's new open house designed as sort of a lab for new smart home gadgets. it just opened today. target is hoping the new show room might give it an edge over amazon which sells most of the products online. facebook is looking to take over the world, the music world. the company is in discussions with major record labels to get licensing deals to place music videos on user's feeds. the talks appear to be in the early stage but videos could begin rolling out in a test phase. the goal is to challenge youtube's dominance in online

videos. comic book and scifi fans are in heaven as comic-con takes over. thousands of people attend to see previews of movies like star wars. >> comic-con is sort of like the super bowl but for people who like tv shows movies, video games, comics. >> you can have fun with like minded people. >> it's chaos. it's a lot of lines but if you play it right it's extremely worth it. >> comic-con runs through sunday. everybody is having a lot of fun. abc 7 news at 4:00 does continue. magic, music and medicine. meet the abc 7 star scholar combining his passion to give back to others. and coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, an east bay city's water give away.

thousands of gallons being handed out for free. and 7 on your side makes

in primetime tonight it is shark tank followed by what would you do and 20/20. stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. once in a lifetime experience for a san francisco girl at the white house. >> aria pelez. california rainbow taco. >> one of 59 chefs to have lunch with the first lady at the white house. she was the california winner of healthy lunch time challenge. highlight the quick hello from president obama who told the kids he loves broccoli. this is the tenth year abc 7 has celebrated student achievement with the star scholars program.

>> every year seven high school seniors are recognized and awards each a $1,000 scholarship towards his or her college education. >> cheryl jennings spent time with one star scholar using magic as medicine to help others. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: magic and music. ♪ two of daniel rosenthal's top passions. >> i love magic and music because they are both so amazing. i love seeing how people say how did you do that? music the same thing. when people listen to it i can see that they open up and it's something that everyone can appreciate. >> reporter: the third passion for this abc 7 scholar? >> giving back. that's my passion. >> reporter: this recent graduate plans to study molecule molecular cell.

>> i started volunteering in the ward of a bay area hospital and after my show a patient told me this is the first time we have heard laughter in here. that's when magic of medicine was born. i match professional magicians with assisted living centers and school for developmentally disabled. >> what i love about daniel which is so rare is his love to help others. >> little red sponge ball. >> one of my passions is giving back to the community. i hope to inspire my peers to do the same. that is what it is all about. >> cheryl jennings, abc 7 news. >> i'll keep cheering all day. >> and watch our abc 7 star scholars special this sunday at 6:30 p.m. so many great kids.

to learn more about daniel and other star scholars this year. that is our report. we appreciate your time here on abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins now. assigning blame for the release of the pier shooting suspect. also, the doyle drive closure. there are roads and highways you will want to avoid right now. and the efforts underway to get rid of dangerous pests in the south bay. i'm sandhya patel. wet this morning but the weather is changing as we head into the weekend. i will have more coming up. live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. i really do think that the mayor is playing politics with public safety. >> san francisco sheriff blasts local and federal officials while defending his release of a mexican immigrant accused of randomly killing a woman on pier

14. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. sheriff tried to set the record straight. he did some finger pointing while defending his office. abc 7 news reporter vic lee joins us live at pier 14. quite a spectacle. >> reporter: the defense for his actions is that he is simply following city policy but reiterated his opposition to ice detainers. he said that they were illegal and that he cited two federal court decisions saying that they violated the fourth amendment. embattled sheriff spoke to reporters about his refusal to honor ice's request to hand over illegal immigrant francisco sanchez who is accused of murdering kate steinle.

>> had ice sought the requested legal order or warrants the san francisco sheriff's department naturally and will always comply and would have complied. >> reporter: that's not what he said during a debate in march. listen. >> what i have the honor of saying, i'm the first sheriff in this city and one of the first in the united states to say no ice transfers. >> reporter: he now says he is following the city's refugee due process ordinance passed two years ago. mayor lee says the sheriff could have simply called ice. perhaps just as controversial it was the sheriff's decision to bring sanchez back to san francisco to face a 20-year-old bench warrant. the d.a. dismissed the drug charge. the sheriff