tv ABC7 News 500PM ABC September 6, 2015 5:00pm-5:31pm PDT
5:00 pm
there's no explanation. >> in the clues, no motive. tonight a family's plea to solve a murder mystery in the east bay. i'm katie marzullo. it's been more than a month since a'tierra westbrook was gunned down in front of her home. cornell bernard has new details. >> reporter: police have few leads in this homicide case but the family is not giving up. they know someone can help bring a killer to justice. >> a small memorial remembering a'tierra westbrook is on benecia
5:01 pm
road. her family is still demanding answers. >> our family is in constant fear. we adopt know why this happened. >> this relative did not want to give her name but said it was time to speak out about the brute intentional which happened the morning of august 3rd. she was leaving for her job at a richmond hospital where she worked with her mom, but she never made it. >> she got in the car, she apparently turned the enin on and someone walked up to the driver's side and began shooting into the car. >> solano county sheriff officials have few clues but say she was targeted by someone. witnesses describe a tall man wearing a gray hoodie leaving the scene in a silver sedan. >> she didn't have a boyfriend that was mad at her. >> the family now offering a $20,000 rye ward for information about the killing. they set up a facebook pain to get the word out. a'tierra was a former cheerleader who hoped to go to nursing school. mart to owns the corner market
5:02 pm
where she shopped. >> he was a nice person. we saw her going to work in the morning, come back at night, we didn't see she wasn't any trouble. >> she was a beautiful, peaceful young woman. >> reporter: this grieving family is seeking some type of closure in the form of justice. they hope someone with information will help. in vallejo, abc7 news. >> oakland police are searching for two men after a shooting at the rockridge b.a.r.t. station. a man was shot but is expected to survive. witnesses hear several gunshots last night. the victim was found inside a car on a street nearby. happening now. abc7 chance was at san francisco's transbay termal where hundreds of people have been boarding buses and shuttles to get across the bay. visitors didn't know about the closure but were glad free shuttle service was available. >> we were look, this is going to be very inconvenient, but
5:03 pm
everything has been very organized. workers, it's it's it's shuttlee to the other side of oakland. >> it was free. >> b.a.r.t. official said the bridge shuttles continue to run without issues, with b.a.r.t. ridership down by 40% just like yesterday. construction crews upgrading the transbay tube are on schedule. it's expected to re-open tuesday at 4:00 a.m. expect a cheng beginning this week when you drive across the golden gate bridge during the evening rush hour. starting tuesday the brim will add a northbound lane for a total of four, and reduce southbound lanes to two. a truck will just the lane barrier each day. the lane change is set to be in effect from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and is designed to help congestion. officials will make adjustments in november. a reminder for help navigating around traffic, get waze on your smartphone, join
5:04 pm
the abc7 group for free. to developing news on the reef fujiis seek eight sigh almost in europe as thousands flee. today pope francis put out a call to help. >> reporter: safe at last. reef few -- refugees arriving here. >> see the family here. >> reporter: but many are still stuck in greece. the boat riced just the beginning. >> an immediate crisis. the eye of the storm is in greece and they need water, sanitation, basic transportation. >> the situation improved as they downed north and many are inching closer to germany. >> respect me as a human, and i could bring my family to live for me. that's all i want. >> reporter: today in austria an outpouring of generosity. the foreign minimum city said
5:05 pm
14,000 refugees arrived over the weekend, volunteers at the train station handing out food, water, clothing. this train takes refugees from austria to germany. for his part, pope francis says the vatican will house two rev few gee families -- refugee families and called on other parishes to do the same thing. the gospels to us be closer to these small and abandoned people. for now, those inspiring pictures out of germany today keep hope alive and keep people moving forward. >> take care of people from syria, the future in germany good. >> abc news in vienna. >> a warning after a mountain lion was pottedrooming a knobbed in san mateo county. it was reported around 8:30 last night on coal mine view road. deputies said it left the neighborhood and headed toward a
5:06 pm
more rural area. people in the area are advised to avoid outdoor activities like jogging and hiking between dusk and dawn when they're most active. the friend of a kayaker who was bitten by a hmmerhead short? southern california recouping the moment it happened. he said the were being circled by several sharks. >> reporter: a scary sight on the beach this labor day weekend. a shark attack victim on a stretcher, airlifted from the med-evac chapter. this view of the emergency lights stunned onlookers and first responders along the coast. 29-year-old dylan mashes, a catch and release fisherman was kayaking a mile off the coast of malibu when a ten-foot hammerhead shark took a chunk 0 out of his foot. >> four hammerheads circled us and he had his foot over the side and got bit. >> thankfullifully a good
5:07 pm
samaritan fishing nearby, took them on board his boat, and stopped the bleeding. >> and 300 miles down the coast, kayakers capturing this close inopportunitier with a hammerhead on camera in la jolla, california. across the country, along north carolina's outer banks, eight swimmers bitten by sharks this summer. the latest victim in southern california, alert and giving a hang loose sign to the camera after he landed at the trauma center. experts say a number of factors could be contributing to rash of shark attacks nationwide, including warmer water and drought conditions. tense moments in morgan hill. armed and on the lookout. why police swarmed an apartment complex in the south bay and didn't lead for 12 hours.
5:08 pm
>> later. >> having a fantastic time. >> check them out. look at the cast of characters at comic-con this weekend in san jose. >> you notice the temperatures warm up today, but it is just the beginning of a big warmup on the way for the bay area. fire danger increases and offshow flow coming our way and no fog to speak of. your forecast is next.
5:09 pm
5:11 pm
after graphic pictures surfaced of a man beaten by a store security guard. protest organizers want to meet with whole foods management about what happened thursday night. yesterday whole food announced it fired the entire security company that employed the guard. >> we have a right to tell poem that they have a right to shop in a safe environment, without armed guards, because until today, the guards here were carrying glocks. >> these pictures show an unconscious man on he ground. witnesses say the guard moved in because the man was fighting with a cashier. police are investigating. a 13 hour standoff between morgan hill police and an armed robbery suspect ended around noon tonight. a s.w.a.t. team got the man out after he had been holed up in this apartment complex since 7:30 last night. officers evacuated 20 residents there while looking for one of two men accused of robbing a game stop store on cochrane road
5:12 pm
yesterday. the suspects ordered employees and customers into a storage room at gunpoint, then stole their belongings, cash from register and game consoles. witnesses got the license plate hoff the getaway vehicle which led police to the apartment complex. no word on the second suspect. check that apple watch. an exciting time for apple fans. what are you reading? why today is the perfect day to get lost in a book. taking a live look outside the view here from our east bay hills camera. our temperatures will continue to climb. we'll find out when our warm weather will peak when abc7 new 59 continues now a look at what is head on abc's world news at 5:30 jurassic coming up tonight, trouble on the trail. a new poll showing hillary clinton falling behind. trump even more popular. also, the kayaker out shark fishing when one of them bites him. and tom brady cleared to play,
5:15 pm
it's the last day for wizard world comic-con at the san jose convention center. comic book fans dressed up at their favorite characters. the annual event allows for visitors to meet with celebrity panelists and check memorabilia like vintage comic books, and accessories for next year. what are you reading on this national read a book day? it's observe actually on september 6th and is likely the idea of a librarian.
5:16 pm
kind 'tises say reading books is among brain stimulating activities showed to slow down cognitive decline and reducing stress. it is that time of year again as tech fans gear up for apples' big reveal on wednesday here in san francisco. apple is expected to announce an upgrade of the iphones and reports are the iphone 6s will feature sensitive force touch technology, giving phones the ability to differentiate between hard touches and taps. the eye company introduce the new apple tv and lawn a large ipad pro. let's get a check of the forecast. lisa argen is in for drew tuma with the big heat wave. >> well, certainly got underway today in the north bay. live doppler 7hd, no fog at all, and temperatures climb as much as about ten or 11 degrees today
5:17 pm
in the north bay. everyone else -- this is just the beginning. look at the winds on the embarcadero. the winds are going to back off. we'll have no wind at all unless is a offshore and no fog except for a few patches cheer there overnight at the coast. 85 in mountain view. san jose, 90. morgan hill, 66 half moon bay. that the last day of that for a while. 75 in san francisco, and 82 in oakland. look from our east bay hills camera. a nice night tonight. 89, santa rosa. 90 novato, fairfield concord, 91, livermore. we had the 60s at the coast so really not too hard to take with 60s to 90s, but we'll be up to the 80s tomorrow at our beaches. the reason being, this is going to back off. the wind flow, some out of the west, has been comfortable at the beaches, 15 to maybe 20-miles-an-hour in upper elevations. going to change direction and back off and we're looking at temperatures warmer everywhere
5:18 pm
except right at the coast. 11 degrees warmer in novato. six to seven degrees warmer from livermore to san jose, and the relative humidity close to the single digits, and this certainly will be going down tomorrow as we add on another five to ten degrees of heat in even more than that as we get into wednesday. going to stay that way inland through the end of the week. we'll get some relief at the coast. so this was a place to be. look how crowded. beautiful, up are eightness in santa cruz and a clear and warm evening on tap. hot conditions tomorrow for labor day and the dangerous surf continues a this southwesterly swell is with us. toasty temperatures 0 through next week. here's a look at the beach advisory, the possibility of strong rip currents, they'll continue through tomorrow. so be very, very careful out there. we have got some pretty mild temperatures overnight tonight. enjoy it. in the days ahead, we'll have
5:19 pm
60s, even 70s, and the atmosphere won't cool off that much after tonight. 58 san mateo, 59 in oakland and here's why big dome of high pressure building interest the west coast, and just going to sit here for the next 48 hours. by next weekend, though, we definitely get some relief. tomorrow, labor day, south bay, 93 in san jose, 94, santa claire. a 91, santa cruz. 90, palo alto. 86 san mateo, 75 pacifica. 80 half moon bay. 83 downtown. 80 in daly city. look at the beaches. 80 bodega bay. east bay, 90 in hayward, 91 in fremont. you head inland, upper 90s, pittsburg and brentwood. the accuweather seven-day forecast, ouch. look at the triple digit heat inland. 80s and nine nine nine -- 90s around the bay. >> look at all the triple
5:20 pm
5:21 pm
5:22 pm
5:23 pm
this fan flexing his muscles. daring the giants to bring and it they did. buster postie has not hit a home run for a month. his 100th career homer ties the game at 2. giants rally in the fifth. duffy, rbi triple. brandon crawford completes the inning with a bases-loaded double. vanderbilt playing besides being sick. bell tries to score from first but tagged out. mad bum gets his 17th win. a's and mariners, oakland raised $75,000 for breast cancer awareness today. ball gets away, sean o'malley scores. 3-0. now buster braking his home run slump, and billy butler, his first home run since july 19 until. 3-1. in the eighth, moment no man
5:24 pm
wants to encounter, steven vogt takes a hit in the sweet spot. leaves in agony. a's swept by the mariners, 3-2 the final. now 21 games .500. >> we come down and come back and fall just short. but in a day when it looked like we probably going down pretty easy, the at-bats got tougher as the game win along, and the position we're in, that's what you want to see. >> first sunday of the u.s. open was a family affair with the william sisters, venus and serena boat on the court, and with both victoryies you, they'll face each other. venus wins the first set. sew would breeze to you the second, winning two and one.
5:25 pm
venus did he part to reach the quarterfinal, playing as well as i've seen her in years. sir reena facing another american for a set. tied at 3. serena serving, attacks the net. a gift from key -- keyes. serena won the first. and keyes double faults. reena will face her sister in the quarters and was hoping she would lose a few games today. >> i barely had time to get ready for my match because she played so fast. i was like, oh, my gosh. was hoping she would lose a few games for the first time. so i have to really be ready and play like i did or better today. but at least one of us will be a williams -- a william in. >> deutsche bank championship. charlie hoffman, rickie fowler,
5:26 pm
5:29 pm
coming up at 6:00, new details of an independent probe into 43 missing students in mexico, including one from the bay area. what it says the mexican government's report got wrong. californians are cutting back on water use. it could change how the state adapts the drought. now you can carry around a palo alto police officer in your pocket. the department has equipped officers with their own trading cards for the first time since 2004. kids are encouraged to ask officers for their card, and in case you were wonder, no, there are no arrests or tickets stats
5:30 pm
on the back. what if an adult asks welcome to "world news tonight." trouble on the trail. hillary clinton's summer-long slide. the new poll showing she's falling behind, as election season heats up. and donald trump growing in popularity. risking it all. tonight, thousands of refugees reaching safety. but so many more on their way. our reporter traveling with them on the train, and there for this emotional reunion. narrow escape. a kayaker a mile out to sea. shark fishing, surrounded by hammerheads. suddenly, one of the sharks bites him. the dramatic rescue on the popular beach. and, tom brady breaks his silence. the patriots star, just cleared to play. speaking out for the first time. his one goal for the season ahead.
151 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
KGO (ABC) Television Archive Television Archive News Search ServiceUploaded by TV Archive on