ltsdsed. >> only on abc 7 news right now, a pile of rocks collapsed. six college students died in that tragedy. and we've just learned attorneys from the victims claim the company that's built those apartments knew that the balconies were unsafe. good afternoon, everyone. >> reporter: alma and larry, from the start, all the experts say the balconies suffered from water damage and dry rot. the lawsuit provides new information about the water

damage included this. tenants from october 2008 to summer, 2010 observed large mushrooms growing from multiple locations. the lawsuits called that an unambiguous red flag warning that the wooden joists were rotting and that the balcony was a great risk for collapse. the tenant's complaints are contained in a written document. that memo could be very important to the case. >> if the plaintiffs can demonstrate that there were red flags that they failed to pay attention to, that they ignored, complaints just like the ones we're talking about, that puts those defendants at serious risk. >> the lawsuits allege details of how the balcony became so badly dry rotted. i'll have that and more coming up an abc 7 news at 6:00. we have tried, but no comments so far from the 39 defendants named in the lawsuits and we'll keep trying. larry, al many, snarks. >> dan, thank you.

we'll see you at 6:00. >> turning now to breaking news where police have shot and killed a man. >> it happened in sunnyvale. david louis is on the scene with the very latest. >> larry and alma, you can see that yellow drive is still blocked off because apartment numb per 4 is an active crime scene. it all started at about noon today when a woman said she had been a victim of a battery. that's when police say she arrived and it got worse from there. sky 7 hd live on the scene. a man came to the front door, confronted officers. three officers then fired at him after the man lunged at him with a knife. police are not saying how many shots were fired. the man was wounded and then taken to a local hospital for treatment where he later died. none of the officers was injured. residents in adjoining apartments also said they were not hurt. police so far have not said whether the woman was injured

other than to say that she is now with officers. a department spokes man describes what happened and why officers fired at the suspect. >> officers arrived on scene, made contact with an individual at the residence who was armed with a knife, charged at officers and three officers used their department weapons to fire at the suspect at close range. >> the santa clara sheriff's office responded where its 3 d imaging to help get a reconstruction for the investigation. a command post is set up here indicating that detectives will be here on scene for quite a while documenting the shooting. police are promising to release more details when they are available. we will continue to update you on twitter and, of course, on abc7news at 5:00. >> new details about yesterday's

fatal shooting in san francisco. >> the man had stolen a shotgun in san bruno. but it may have been bent on suicide, not homicide. carolyn joins us live from the scene. carolyn? >> we just obtained security video of the suspect stealing that shotgun from the big five store. it appears he had a death wish. but police in san bruno and here in san francisco still don't know why. >> she believed that yesterday was going to be his last day. >> san francisco police chief says that's what javier lopez garcia told construction workers as he climbed on top of their elevator. >> he told the clerks that he was suicidal and that he didn't want to hurt anyone.

but he didn't want them to resist them, as quell. >> according to authorities, lopez garcia drove dhekt e directly to st. luke's hospital about 12 niles away. >> any idea why he chose st. luke's? >> that's the big question right now. we did talk to family. they don't know if he was seeking an employment opportunity. and was unhappy. >> when we heard gunshots, he told everybody to back away from the building. everybody started running. >> as you can see from sky 7 hd, construction workers tried to hide and the hospital was put on lockdown. this morning, crime scene investigators were back looking for more evidence. the chief says three officers fired on the suspect when he pointed the shotgun at them. a town hall meeting about the fatal shooting will be held tomorrow. in san francisco, carol

carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> breaking news now from the east bay. sky 7 hd live over richmond where a sacramento bound train has struck a pedestrian. a person on the tracks was hit near central avenue. that train has come to a stop. an amtrak spokes personal tells us they're trying to locate the victim right now. >> san jose fire fighters revived two dogs after a house fire in san jose. this is video of the scene from sky 7 hk. crews told us two dogs were pulled from the garage and had to be resuscitated. no one inside the house was injured. it took crews about 30 minutes to get control of the fire. >> a federal appeals court in san francisco today reversed a lower court ruling which it found the california death penalty was unconstitutional because of excessive delays. the unanimous decision by a

three-judge panel of the ninth circuit court of appeals struck down last month. more than 900 people have been sentenced to death in california, but only 13 have been executed since 1978. >> moraga police are hoping surveillance video will help them track down three suspecteds in a home invasion robbery. the men confronted the homeowner at gunpoint around 7:00 this morning. they forced the homeowner back into the house where they stole cash, jewelry and firearms. no one was hurt. the suspects got away in a silver, late-model toyota camyr. >> police want you to take a close look showing two burglarers in the act. in the kitchen, they're laughing, drinking orange juice right out of the carton. police say the men ransacked the house back in august. they've arrested a third man. but the two that you see right here in this video are still on the run. >> get ready for a weekend of

rain. >> yes, it's el nino before el nino. >> yeah, we're bringing on the rain this upcoming weekend. right now, nothing but sun shine behind me and a beautiful, fall day. let me show you live doppler 7 hd and we'll talk about when that rain is going to be coming in specifically later on in the broadcast. it is clear right now, things will be changing a little bit as we hit the weekend. there is a beach hazard statement going up late friday night through saturday afternoon. the entire coach is covered. there certainly is a possibility of sneaker waves, west, northwest-facing beaches. so watch out. beautiful view showing you the sun. numbers in the low 60s. san jose, 57, half-moon bay. and it's nothing but sun from our cam right now. near 70 degrees in santa rosa, livermore, 62 degrees. tonight, the big night, it's the light the night walk at at&t park. if you're going, the leukemia

lymphoma society will be there. crisp and clear, upper 50s and then dropping down to the mid 50s. so, go out there and watch for a great cause. just don't forget to bundle up. we'll take a closer look at the timing of the rain coming um. >> when you get unusual weather where you live, take a photo or a video and share it with us using the hash tag abc 7 now. that will help us find your content and use it on the air or at abc7news.com. >> superbowl 50 is two months away and it will be in san francisco. the committee planning the festival wants the wires taken down near the ferry building. that could potentially disrupt service on muni streetcars. >> san francisco can throw a great party, but we need to make

sure that the folks who work in san francisco can get to work. it's an incredibly expensive proposition. we need to make sure that this isn't going to cause massive disruption. >> sources told the examine erp that taking down those wireses would cost over a million dollars. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a popular burger chain is taking on a start-up. why in and out doesn't want another company to bring you their food. >> i'm spencer christian at at and to the best of your recollection park where the lymphoma society light the night is kicking off. i'll show you why we're lighting this night new at 4:30. >> a rare honor given to a former soldier. >> and taking a look at some bad traffic. this is the san francisco skyway, on the right-hand, trying to get to 101 south, the peninsula and beyond. it's all backed up staying with the traffic on your left-hand side. those are cars trying to get on to the bay bridge.

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debt, as well as a $15 minimum wage for all campus employees. >> dozens of protesters with lack of affordable housing made their protests known this afternoon. >> what's going on now is rents are increasing so rapidedly tha working people can no longer afford to live here. >> the message is clear outside the building in downtown santa clara is clear. rent is too high pushing into the central valley to find cheaper places to live. that means they're traveling troo at least four hours on the road every day. when they have to get up at 4:30, 3:00 in the morning to come to work, they are already tired. they don't perform as well and they don't produce as well. >> housing advocates say seniors are being pushed out of the county because of a lack of

affording housing. some have housing vouchers that are useless because there's so few landlords who will take them. this morning, local, state and federal leaders held a meeting about the crisis. most if not all are chipping in. but the reality is, the more jobs, the more people and the more homes you need. >> i don't think most people are saying let's have a bad economy and a high unemployment rate. no, what we need to do is make sure that there's housing for the people getting those jobs. >> recently, a new program to house all homeless veterans in san jose. while it's a noble effort, if successful, it will only account for about 10% of the homeless population. >> west coast burger chain in and out is suing silicon valley food delivery service door dash demanding that they stop delivering their food and using their logo. door dash does not have their permission to deliver their food to customers.

food quality may be jeopardized when handed by couriers. some customers agreed with that claim. >> if you're going do have your food delivered, you want it to be in the best quality. >> the suit also claims that door dash used the in and out logo without permission and when they were asked to stop, used an invitational logo on their site. abc 7 news reached out to the company for comment, but, so far, they have not responded. >> walmart is making changes this year to its black friday sale which actually begins on thanksgiving night. the company says it's ditching its hourly door buster deals which have a history of causing scuffles between shoppers. all of its discounts and deals will be available at once. most of them will be available online, as well. hours before the stores open, wall mart stores will open at 6:00 p.m. on thanksgiving. the chain says it plans to hire

40,000 seasonal employees nationwide this year. it's holding a hiring fare until 7:00 this evening at all five bay area loe cases. applications are available online. >> we talk about an unbelievable opening weekend. calm of duty, black ops 3 blew away any film, book or music release. a spokes man for act vision says the manufacturer, the game racked up $550 million in sales after its debut last friday. the santa monica company said fans played the game for more than 75 million hours online in its opening three days. >> in just a couple of hours, thousands of people will give where they live as part of a walk the help save lives. >> the light the night walk gets under way at at at&t park.

>> i'm here just behind at&t parks. it's rather quite, but there will be thou sands of people streaming through here a little bit later. joining me now is the senior campaign manager for this event. tell us about the light the night walk. >> yeah, thelight the night walk is our annual fund raising event for the leukemia and lymphoma society that helped shine the light on the dark world of cancer. we've got about 3,000 people that are going to be out here today carrying ill lum nated lanterns with them. >> different colors have different meanings, yes? >> yes. white lanterns are for cancer survivors and gold are for those walking in memory of a loved one who lost the battle with cancer. >> it's all calling for the need to fight the battle against cancers. >> yes, absolutely. it will go to ground breaking cancer research. patient services and advocacy on behalf of cancer patients and

their families. >> i like the fact that you called it a noncompetitive family-friendly walk. >> absolutely. family and friends are welcome, furry friends are welcome. so pets can come along as well. >> that's cool. good luck to you. i'm going to be one of the guest emcees of sorts tonight so i'm looking forward to it as well. we'll be telling you more about the event as we go on throughout the evening. >> all right, spencer, we'll see you then. spencer's all bunlded up, you can tell it's pretty chilly out there. >> larry and alma, it should be a good night for the walk. definitely some crispness in the air. spencer is prepared as i look all the way down towards at and t park. it is clear right now. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. and we'll show you what's going to change possibly as we head towards saturday night. and then by sunday, we'll be

seeing rain across the entire north bay area. golden gate bridge camera showing you a chamber of commerce view. chilly in the morning. it did drop down to 33 in santa rosa. 33 in farefield. rain arrives saturday night. more snow is in store for the sierra nevada. so let's take a look at our rain chances as we look at the next seven days. biggest probability, i should say, is saturday and sunday. remember, last night, if you were with us, we were talking about the potential for one computer model bringing in some rab. middle of next week, it's not looking very good. so a drier forecast for the middle of next week. rain starts in the north bay at 11:00 p.m. it starts to fly southward while you're sleeping. most of the bay area will be getting some wet weather. 2:00 a.m. is shifting to the east bay and the south bay. 4:00 a.m. is primarily in the south bay. most of the rain will be over by the time your weekend plans begin. but there will be some lingering showers there the early

afternoon. so the best plan will be to hang on to the umbrellas. make sure you have your shades, as well. as far as the rain totals, most areas a quarter to about half an inch. and in the mountains, this will turn to snow. we're expecting up to a foot at if highest elevations, you'll see some of the resorts here. kirkwood, tahoe, 7 inches of snow. >> still possible along with some patches of fog, it's going to be chilly, no doubt about it. but not as cold as it was the last couple of nights. mid to upper 30s for our coldest inland valleys. and, for your friday afternoon, sunshine, 67 san jose. on the pe anyone else la, 59 in pacifica. 64 downtown san francisco. north bay, upper 670. cloverdale, 70 degrees. in the east bay, mid 60s chlts 67 okayland.

sunny day in the inland east pay. 5:00 ewe weather seven-day forecast, rain araves saturday night. sunday morning is raining for the entire bay area. look at the cool down. temperatures sharply dropping mid 50s to low 60s sunday afternoon. it's definitely going to feel like winter as we head towards sunday. this is a cold storm and then back to dry with 50s, 60s and sunshine for next week. >> thank you so much. still ahead, finding a new career as a cover girl. >> i think it's pretty much riley's world at this point. and a special honor for i have type 2 diabetes. i started with pills. and now i take a long-acting insulin at night. i take mine in the morning. i was trying to eat right, stay active. but i wasn't reaching my a1c goal anymore. man: my doctor says diabetes changes over time. it gets harder to control blood sugar spikes after i eat and get to goal. my doctor added novolog® at mealtime for additional control. now i know. novolog® is a fast-acting, injectable insulin

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here are the headlines now as we approach 4:30. this vid wroe just released. it shows a man now identified as javier lopez robbing a sporting

goods store just hours before san francisco police shot and killed him. he climbed to the sixth floor of a construction site and fired one of those guns. he told police today will be the day i die just before officers shot and killed him. abc 7 news iteam reporter just quoted the story of a pile of lawsuits that were filed in the balcony collapse in berkley. large mushrooms were growing years before they collapsed and the companies that built the balconies knew there was dangerously rotted wood there. coming up, we'll talk with oakland mayor who's just trying to convince to keep the team in oakland. new air strikes in iraq. megan hughes show us us the new effort and how americans will help us reclaim a major isis

supply group between iraq and syria. >> the offensive began near sunrise. convoys carrying several thousand curds exchanging heavy gun front on the ground. coalition forces, including the united states, are backing them up by air. >> this fighter said the situation so far is good. they have movements there, but there are continuous air strikes on them. curdish officials have said they've already captured a 22 mile stretch of a strategic highway. >>. >> determined to recapture the town. it's going to be hard going and bimt-up terrain. very adaptive leaving behind boobie traps and all kind of explosives. >> the stakes are high. the area is considered a major route for fighters, fuel and supplies between isis strongholds in syria.

when the islamic state took over last year, they murdered, raped and inflated thousands of members of an ethnic religious minority group. thousands fled in response to u.s.-launched air strike. they are joining the kurds in trying to take back their home. >> u.s. advisors are located well back from the fighting. they expect a tough fight that may last 2-4 days. >> a retired army capty is now the owner of the highest medal of honor. he's credited for saving many lives by tackling a suicide bomber in afghanistan in 2012. he suffered a leg injury so severe, it took 33 surgeries to save it. today, he dead kated the award to the 44 people kill canned in that blast.

>> i'm honored, overwhelmed. but i hope to become a better person for the rest of my life. >> he's the tenth living service member from the wars in iraq and afghanistan to be awarded the medal of honor. >> more arrests on college campuses today in protest of alleged racial injustice. students say they were inspired to speak out after tim wolf was forced to design. elizabeth hurr has the details. >> the university of missouri wasting no time meeting their new intern president, michael middleton, a long time law school professor. >> we recognize that we must move forward as a community. >> it was just on monday that now former president tim wolf and the university chancellor announced their resignations,

vowing from mounting pressure protesting what they call racial injustice on campus. >> the turn of events in missouri on campuses across the country now marching and rallying for change. >> really, it's a racial climate on campus. >> raising concerns and some are already getting results. >> i committed to them. that we will work to make this the best deal it can be. >> yale, devoting $50 million to increase faculty diversity and ithica creating a new provision. but, back in missouri, the situation still tense with the region tweeting this photo of a vandalized sign outside the black culture center. and social media pictures showing nearly empty lecture halls after two missouri college students posted threats online against black students.

>> both students were arrested. today, 19-year-old hunter park was in court and denied bail. prosecutors say he told investigators he had a deep interest. >> federal prosecutors want to put former subway pitchman in prison for a long time. today, documents seeking a 12 1/2 year prison sentence who agreed to plead guilty to child pornography. prosecutors are also asking to sentence fogul to a lifetime of superviolation following his release. >> holland america cruiseline plans to appeal a $21 million award that was given to a passenger injured by a sliding door on one of its ships. i'll show you the incident. watch as the door slams into the temple of 61-year-old james houseman. houseman's attorney says the springfield illinois man suffered a concussion and a brain injury that to produgs the

judgment. the company at the center of a lawsuit for alleged mispackaged birth control pills say it's found only one defective pack that was given to a patient. the pills from endo farm soout kals resulted in unwanted pregnancies. it claims the pills were packed in the wrong order. claiming that placebo pills were taken at the wrong time of the month. >> a tycoon shelled out big bucks for this flawless diamond. wait until you hear who he bought it for. >> a beautiful view from emoryville camera. you'll be able to enjoy some more sun before the weekend rain arrives. i'll have more coming um. >> a live look at the afternoon commute. we swung the camera arnold. this is a different vantage point at 101 in san joses the cars slow lif aproechl the 880 interchange there. this is southbound.

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the tycoon who bought it said it's a gift for his daughter named blue moon of josephine after her. >> you wouldn't want that at all. >> no, not at all. >> that's just too much. >> the daughter of steph curry, riley is now a model. >> riley, who first melted hearts cheering for her dad from the sidelines during the playoffs last year, is promoting shoes in a new campaign by freshly picked. the shoes are designed to help kids transition fashionably to big-kid shoes. you may remember it was featured on shark tank. go to our web site for a link to freshly-picked's web site. i think that will be clicked on in large numbers. big, big numbers.

>> well, sandy is checking our weather this afternoon on a nice, fall day. >>. >> it is a beautiful fall day. it's so adorable. how could you not see that. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. to the north, seeing some hides clouds, those clouds will keep you insulated just a little bit. tonight, low temperatures not expected to be as low as they were basically last night. apparently, we're having problems with the computer. let me see if i can advance the graphics without the clicker. tomorrow morning, a bit of fog in the valleys, definitely a chilly one. tomorrow, temperatures will range from the low 60s to the low 670s chlts if you're heading up to that hoe, very cold mornings.

sunday, snow levels will be dropping, 4500, 5500 feet. that means carrier chains will be prepared for driving conditions as they're running really low. alma and larry? >> see you at 5:00. >> carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the nation. come chris up, how you can save lives. >> eye doctors c

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. here's a look at what's ahead tonight. at 8:00, "grey's anatomy" followed by "scandal." >> well, the bay bridge is celebrating quite a milestone today, as much as a bridge can celebrate. 79 years ago, the monumental span opened traffic. the bridge's upper deck carried cars in both directions. the lower deck was reserved for trucks, buss and key system trains. on opening day, the toll to cross was 65 cents. when adjusted for inflation, it would be $8 today. so maybe it's a bargain today. >> well, your plans to drive over the bay bridge this wooek end may be affected by an implosion. >> the bridge is going to be shut down as the largest pier on the old bay bridge is demolished. we're told why even if you're nearby, you will not be able to

see anything. >> the $20 million operation is taking place underwater and it's going to happen fast. >> we'll be in the bay 6 sekts and we look forward to that happening. >> a series of charges will break apart the 20,000 pounds of con kreet, also known as pier e-3. >> it is the largest of all the marine foundations. >> cal trans says the implosion is a week behind schedule because the packages for the explosions wasn't right. cal trans says it was years to get to this point in order to protect the wildlife. 1700 of the endangered fish are expected to perish from the shock waves. still, cal trans says saturday's implosion will have the least amount of impact environmentally and on taxpayer's pocket books. >> if we would have use utilized the mechanical it would have kept us in the bay for months if not years. >> the bridge plans to shut down

15 minutes before the implosion. bike paths will be closed the night before. the new bay bridge will be unaffected. logistics of size, some are calling this the end of an era. it was 78 years ago today the bay bridge first opened. >> i grew up in the bay area. and i have a deep love for the bay area. and the bridge is part of that love. >> cal trans expects the entire old bay bridge to come down by 2018. in oakland, i'm janet o, abc 7 news. >>. >> this weekend is the last full closure for construction of a pedestrian tunnel. the closure starts at midnight between post and gear ri. it reopens sunday night. >> the tunnel will connect california pacific medical center's future hospital with its medical office building across the street. >> we want to thank you so much for joining us.

>> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with dan and cheryl. >> it's ripped off the ground and slams her face at first. >> a young girl says she gets roughed up. was it justified? she talks only with abc 7 news. >> yellow evidence markers are clearly visible on south bay's apartment balcony. we are live with another officer-involved shooting at sunnyvale. >> speeding at more than a hundred miles an hour and he lives. >> moments ago, lib by shaft talks for the first time about her perm fit for the nfl to keep the raiders. >> meteorologist sandy fatel. we're going to trade the sun for rain. i'll let you know when coming up. >> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> an evening that should have been a celebration turns into a night mary as a north bay teenager gets into a serious scuffle with a sheriff's deputy. >> all of the sudden, i felt an

arm on my neck and that's when he lifted me up off the ground and threw me face first into the ground. >> thanks so much for joining us. that 18-year-old woman is now suing the sheriff's department tonight claiming a deputy used excessive force. she says she was arrested for no good reason after her high school graduation party. >> well, that teenager who's suing stands about 5 foot tall and weighs about 115 pounds. now, her attorney says the deputies she's charged with excessive force is bigger and stronger. and that there was no reason, he says, for that deputy to use the amount of force that he did. >> this is how the night ended for the 18-year-old. her face cut, bruised and

swollen. gabby, her two sisters and their mom, told us that at about 11:00 that night, hours after the party ended, a sheriff's deputy showed up. gabby's sister, shante was sitting with her boyfriend in his car in front of the house. they say the deputy questioned both and then acted aggressively towards shante, trying to get her out of the car. >> he was just angry from the get go. from the second he got out of the car. >> gabby protested her sister's treatment. >> she says the deputy turned his agrex toward her and gabby walked quickly toward the house. >> all of the sudden, i felt an arm on my neck. that's when he lifted me up off the ground and threw me face first into the ground. >> she was arrested, taken to the hospital, jailed and booked for battery on an officer and resisting arrest. >> did you resist? >> no, there was no way i could have.