safe in california. pride week starts in ten days. we are live from city hall. >> reporter: 45 merchants went into that meeting and there was concern over security. i can say they emerged with more confidence knowing there will be a heavy police presence and merchants will increase security. city hall reached out to businesses concerned about their security in the wake of the orlando mass shooting. today they met to discuss possible vulnerabilities. >> i feel more relaxed and comfortable. to a point where we feel like we have things under control. >> harvey's restaurant bar is in the heart of the castro district, it's location makes it a soft target. >> it doesn't have to be a

religion nut, it can be any nut with a gun or bomb. >> we're going to be beefing up security and checking bags at the door. you know it's about alleviating concern. >> there will be heightened security. >> we have a bump up in the number of police and we work with law enforcement partners. >> police are reminding everyone the pink party has been cancelled. the police announced there will be a citywide meeting including local hospitals. >> we do this for super bowls and for giants parades. we get everybody involved to make sure we're covering all

aspects of it. >> tomorrow, both president obama and vice president biden will travel to meet with the families of those killed and wounded in sunday's attack. of the 53, 6 people remain in critical condition. 49 people killed inside pulse nightclub when a gunman opened fire. and investigators continue to question the shooter's wife noor mateen. they met on facebook and married in herbing keel ease -- hercules. there is no word on what took place inside of the house. 49 people died in the shooting and we're learning about one victim's final act to keep his partner out of harm's way. eddie sotomyer is on the left

and he would not survive. >> reporter: he was 34 years old and couldn't have known he'd become a face of the nightclub massacre. those who knew him told us about his final moments and what he would want to you remember. he texted this snap chat video from inside pulse nightclub. he's on the left. his partner, louis on the right. 23 minutes later the shootings started. he texted a video to al ferguson the owner of the travel agency he worked for. >> i believe eddie saved his partner's life but not allowing him to come back into the nightclub. >> he says eddie was in the club, but louis had gone outside. the shooting started eddie texted louis to stay away. >> that was the last time his partner heard from him.

>> reporter: contribute united states poured in. lady gaga mentioned him. >> he was attractive, he was bright. he was very smart. very funny. >> you can see a photo of his desk at work. flowers, left behind. the ripples extending to the bay area. >> he was just wanting to be accepted. >> john colasar went on two cruises that eddie helped organize. he was a world traveller as a national brand coordinator. he thinks eddie would have wanted people to continue to fight for acceptance. >> the number one thing eddie would want us all to remember is that we can't allow this to define us. that we won't be afraid. >> he was helping to organize another trip later this year.

>> we can tell you his partner is devastated but alive. eddie's body was return to his family and he will be laid to rest on the 25th. if you'd like to help his family with the expenses we have a link on abc7news.com. in the meantime, the gofundme account set up continues to set a order for most money raised on the site slightly more than $4.5 million have been donated from 100,000 people. >> what a great showing of support. let's turn to the weather now. we do have a chance of showers tomorrow. spencer christian joins us live with details.

>> we've got storms spinning up there in the north pacific, moving into our direction, sweeping clouds and rain that will accompany it. storm impact scale used to rank every storm from 1 to 5, and 1 coming in tomorrow ranks one, a light storm bringing showers starting overnight and here is the animation. by 11:30 we'll see showers approaching by 2:00 3:00 a.m. showers working on shore and once the commute gets underway we'll probably have wet spots. >> there is another huge shake up within the oakland police department. the chief appointed last week as reported at that time has been removed. ben farrow was on loan p the bart police department but the oakland mayor said her decision to appoint him was a mistake based on information she learned on monday. >> so i own the mistake and i'm

fixing it quickly. i'm not trying to hide or not disclose what i'm doing and why i'm doing it. >> he says assistant chief will serve as interim chief until hiring a permanent successor. coming up at 6:30, laura anthony has a report about what led the mayor to dismiss farrow and what it means for the department. a shooting in oakland left a 17-year-old girl dead yesterday afternoon. a vigil for two teenagers last month. this shooting happened and eric thomas. eric? >> you can see that in just a moment. oakland police are looking for the shooters who heaped tragedy upon tragedy by gunning down this young girl as a vigil for two young men last month.

a witness shot this video moments after a shooting claimed a young girl's life. she was taking part in a vigil near downtown oakland. >> they were having fun then, all of a sudden gunshots. >> she was hit in the upper torso. >> i saw her down. >> bullets blew out glass in a restaurant across the street. she and other young people had come from a funeral for two teens. a 15-year-old jamari wilson and 15-year-old that drowned in a reservoir over memorial day. pastor kevin hope presided over the service. >> young people have been de

desensit sized. >> reporter: police say after a fight, a car broke up and one, possibly two, shooters opened fire. >> this is tragic for the city. >> reporter: police are asking anyone with information to give them a call, in oakland eric thomas abc7 news. >> today the san jose police department is mourning the loss of an officer in the line of duty. the 34-year-old was on his motorcycle yesterday afternoon when a minivan turned in front of him. he crashed into it and died at the hospital. the officer was a married father of two working for the san jose police department for 11 years. vic lee joins us live with more, vic? >> reporter: this is a fitting tribute. his colleagues say he loved his job. he was the 13th officer in the department history to die in the

line of duty. the officer, badge 3900. the second officer independent history to die on duty. >> the family man. loving father who cared for his wife and two boys. >> friends and colleagues came to the police building to mourn their fallen comrade. their children drew pictures, expressing sorrow. >> as a wife you think about it. it's a possibility. >> the 11 year veteran's motorcycle collided with a minivan in north san jose. he died later at regional medical center. he went to valley christian high

school in san jose and loved being a motorcycle cop. he also loved riding dirt bikes with his wife and two young sons. this year he wrote in the police unity tour to honor fallen officers and raise money for families. >> this is to be you know a family, together. >> age 34 end of watch june 14th, 2016. vic lee abc7 news. >> people nationwide are sharing condolences by sharing this photo on social media. you can find it on twitter or

instagram. >> moving on a suspect committed multiple rapes and murders is still on the loose 40 years after the spree started. next, a push to catch the man known as the golden state killer. >> why activists rallied to make sure people don't eat pets. the supreme attention given to steph curry today in

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he was a serial killer and sex offender 40 years ago and he was never caught. >> there is new effort to find

him. jonathan? >> reporter: before he showed up in the bay area he was known as east area rapist. down near l.a. they called him golden state killer n three days it will be the 40th anniversary of this unsolved case and that comes a push to solve it. >> the victims and families deserve justice. >> the fbi joined a hunt for one of california's most notorious criminals. he struck in rancho cordova. >> came in with a ski mask. jump in the bed with a knife. >> police called him east area rapist. hads a burglar. >> after it was over and done with, he went through stuff in the room took money out of my purse. >> in months that followed a slew of swaurlts in the east area of sacramento count yeef and later, contra costa county. >> then, i was blind folded gagged hands tied, then, holds

me up like this. and put me in bad and said if you move, i'm going to kill you. >> that was in the late 1970s. dna evidence confirmed a link between a bay area crime and a series of murders in the 1980s. he had become the golden state killer. >> probably one of the most prolific in california, possibly within the united states. >> the fbi created a website and offing a $50,000 reward. the killer could be in his 60s or 70s now and may be keeping mementos stolen during crimes. >> he'd remove jewelry identification and tended to remove older coins and possibly still has the items. >> his dna evidence is in a data base. >> we need a name. when we match that name to that

profile, that journey for justice will come to an end. >> here in the bay area, the killer is linked to sexual assaults in contra costa county so you may see bill boards going up with that composite sketch from when survivors say he was in his 20s. a new ranking among the most-valuable closely held companies leads tonight's business watch. the chinese ride company passed air bnb for the third place slot. the private companies are controlled by a small group. uber holds the number one spot with a value close to $70 billion. bank of america closed a quarter bafrnls and says it's adapting to increase in auto mated transaction and has 40% fewer

employees than seven years ago. the federal reserve announced it will not raise interest rates. the dow dropped 34 points and nasdaq lost eight. s and p dropped nearly four points. >> an evacuation center justed open as a wildfire in calavaras county gains ground. these are pictures provided by cal fire, it's 10% contained. >> san francisco first responders rescued a man trapped on a cliff. >> it was windy out there but cooler, too. >> yes. spencer christian is here with what is coming our way.

>> it's been windy and we now have showers on the way. skies are partly cloudy and we'll see clouds increasing quickly. here is the view from our camera a rather dramatic view. 60 degrees now in san francisco. 64 across oakland. and from mount tam, 60 degrees now. that is a wide range of temperatures. here is the view looking north as these are the forecast features, dry milder friday and saturday

and heating up. approaching system is light and will bring showers and a slight chance of afternoon thunder. this is the animation starting at 9:00 tonight. later tonight into early morning hours we'll see showers into north bay by 3:00 a.m. sor - - or so. they'll be concentrated in the north bay. some weather pushes into san francisco and south of golden gate. 10:00 tomorrow morning waves of energy with a batch of showers moving down to the santa cruz mountains. we'll see showers breaking up and tapering off. by tomorrow evening, rainfall totals will be expected below a

quarter inch. highs from 60s at the coast to upper 60s and low 70s at the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. notice the big change in weather as we get drier, temperatures rising by sunday, highs into mid-90s. and with summer high temperatures above 100 monday, tuesday wednesday and up to 90s around the bay and upper 60s on the coast. >> it is. >> yes. >> thank you.

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news at 4:00 and abc's coverage begins on abc 7 in cleveland. and if you're not heading to ohio abc7 is the only place to see game six. join us for after the game with expert analysis from warriors ambassador. >> steph curry got a mention today if merrick garlland. he spoke to a 5th grade ceremony today at the school where he volunteered for

years. >> that is a result of hours and hours of practice and discipline. >> he encouraged children to work hard to accomplish his dreams. >> see what local scientists designed to help scientists. a hong lasting impact on stanford's sexual assault letter. >> i take responsibility for this decision. >> next, a story of the third oakland police chief in just one week if a

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>> laura anthony broke the news and explains what is going on in the third largest city. >> so i'm owning up to the mistake i made. >> information raised concerns for me about whether he can lead this department. >> farrow was on loan from the bart police force. >> i'm shocked. my members are seeking some sort of stability and this is the furtherest you can come from stability. >> former chief resigned amid a growing sex scandal involving

inappropriate relationships with a teenager. the mayor won't say what information led her to dismiss farrow farrow. >> everything that has been going on has been embarrassing. the question is how much more embarrassing can it get? >> he named paul figueroa as acting chief but says she plans to look outside for a permanent replacement. >> change is what we do every day. >> this raises real questions about the hiring practices. >> john burress and jim shannon announced they want increased oversite of recruitment practices given the officers were hired since 2013. so far, they were confined to the east bay. and we're learning san francisco police are conducting a restrew

see if any of their officers were involved. >> eminent domain may be used to keep palo alto's mobile home park from closing. palo alto and the housing authority are preparing to buy the buena vista park from its owners. the three committed to spending $14.5 million to purchase the park. >> we need a work force to make this city and county go. there is a practical imperative. >> the owners announced they're closing it and selling the land to developers. they're suing the city after demanding they pay a relocation package.

a community. >> this case through national attention after the letter was made public. >> there is action taken with that letter tonight. >> there are a few stages bigger than the floor of the u.s. house of representatives. that is where lawmakers shined a spotlight. 19 19 lawmakers, republicans and democrats recited the entire receiptor to the court writen by the sexual assault survivor. jackie speier spearheaded this act. >> you don't know me but you have been inside me and that is why we're here today i had dried blood on the backs of my hands

and i thought i'd fallen. i was not ready to tell my boyfriend or parent that i may have been raped behind a dumpster. >> i want to show people that one night of drinking can ruin two lives. you and me. >> these words touched a national nerve when the woman read them as a sentencing of her convicted attacker, former swimmer brock turner. the woman's statement is in the congressional record and issue elevated to needing federal attention. the congresswoman says it's time lawmakers provide leadership to end sexual assault in college campuses and military. >> the two candidates who hope to be in the white house next year continue a war of words over the orlando nightclub attack. today, hillary clinton criticizing the usefulness of donald trump's ideas.

>> a ban ominous limbs would not have stopped this attack. >> the presumptive republican nominee says he may not need g.o.p. support. >> the republicans leaders have to stuffuffer. >> trump tweeted he would meet to talk about not allowing pep on the terror watch list to buy guns. the nra says it will accept his invitation for a meeting. >> at 6:00 tonight a rally at the state capital. why these activists feel they had to come out to protect our pets. >> i believe they're relieved. >> the heart breaking end to the

story of a toddler snatched by an alligator on vacation with

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once again the world must join in one common goal. to protect our greatest resource. our pancakes. denny's red, white and blue slam is here and so is independence day: resurgence. denny's. welcome to america's diner. in theaters, june 24th. today, crews recovered the body of a toddler snatched by an

alligator last night. >> this evening we received this photo of little lane graves. the 2-year-old and his family were visiting orlando from nebraska. >> reporter: tragedy at walt disneyworld. a family from nebraska on the third day of vacation, involved in a horrific accident. >> there is likely no question in my mind that the child was drowned by the alligator. >> the orange county sheriff says the attack happened along the sandy shores of the sandy seas lagoon around 9:15 last night. the 2-year-old was playing along the water's edge when an alligator locked it's jaws around him and pulled the toddler underwater. >> disney operated here 45 years and never had this thing happen

before. remember, this is florida and alligators are indigenous to this region of the country. >> the question was asked about possibly installing fences around the lakes. >> it couldn't be effective. alligators can move underwater. >> now, an effort to make sure the alligator that attacked the child is tracked down. the florida fish and wildlife commission says five alligators have been found and euthanized. >> we're going to verify we've captured that alligator through forensic work or continue to look for him until we find the right one. >> questions are being asked whether enough is being done to protect guests. yes, there are signs telling people not to go swimming but there is no mention of the threat of alligators.

>> and in a statement, disney's ceo said as a parent and grandparent my heart goes out to the family during this time of devastating loss. i know everyone at disney joins me in offering our deepest sympathies. disney is the parent company of the grand floridian resort and spa where the incident happened and abc7 news. bay area researchers are designing tests that could protect astronauts in space. >> see how they take the term to a new

animal rights advocates are advocating change in china. they want california lawmakers to push for an end to the dog and cat meat trade. governor brown signed an agreement making it part of california's international sister states. activists are calling on the governor to urge a ban on dog and cat meat sales.

he they don't have to eat dogs and cats. >> the activists want the letter dhifed before the start of the dog meat festival next week. technology invented here in the bay area could keep astronauts safe from hidden threats on far away missions like the journey, perhaps, to mars and teams if lawrence livermore lab and nasa ames are getting ready to test it out. some are more concerned about what might be lurking on the inside. >> we don't know what might be there. >> crystal and her team helped develop a device that can identify more than 12,000 types of bacteria

and other microbes. raising potential it could be something more dangerous. >> if becoming more virulent, the health may be affected. >> to track information they're planning to see where they are. >> we're curious to see where they change over time. >> they've trained astronauts to take samples and developed an air sampling system. samples will be sent back for analysis. the long term goal? >> to have counter measures available.

>> he says nasa will chase more ambitious perfect jekts. >> it's a more hostile environment. >> it could be made much safer with technology developed right here in the bay area. >> the goal is developing a system that could be taken on a mission to mars. a new exhibit will inspire your appetite as much as love for art. the collection spans a thousand years and meft never shown before in the u.s. the show stopper is a sculpture of a braced pork belly. it leaves visitors

salivating. you can watch now in on our website. >> rain is in the forecast tomorrow today we enjoyed a lot of blue skies. >> yes. this view of san francisco today, you might see them on tv. >> yes. spencer christian is back. spencer not too often we're talking rain into june. >> you're right about that. showers are just hours away. looking at live doppler 7 mostly sunny skies right now. we're expecting 1 to 2 inches of snow to accumulate there. statewide look for showers and wet day over the northern half of the state. showers developing overnight and

continuing in the scattered fashion through afternoon. here is the accu-weather forecast. turning warmer and sunnier over the weekend. and we're going to have hot weather sunday. >> time to turn our attention to towards. >> all eyes on the warriors tomorrow. >> that is right. coming up in sports looking to game six of the finals. last year they clenched the championship without andrew bog

>> no one is looking more forward to game six than the nba finals than draymond green. he had to sit out and that incident gave him four flagrant fouls. today he apologized for his actions. >> i have strong belief if i played game five we'd win. but i didn't because i put myself in a situation where i wasn't able to play. the way i view it it's being a

bad teammate. i take pride in being a good teammate. so being a great team got us this far. to be a piece of that team that is what i owe to this team and looking forward to doing. >> he does everything for us. and we have to go out there and win the game. >> andrew bogut will miss the rest of the finals with a knee injury. the warriors do like to go with their small line up. >> we're not going to play small so that will be handy. mo can get out there. >> during the day, whoever is out there has to execute better than we did in game

five. stay tuned for the watch party. giants made it look easy today against the brewers. let's go to at&t park. angel pagan had three hits today with an early 8-0 lead. he approved 10 and 1. and the giants sweep the series. tomorrow not just the start of the u.s. open but phil

mickelson's 46th birthday. he'd love to celebrate this weekend. the courses are known for being difficult. >> i would love to see it cross the line the way u.s. opens do and become over the edge. it's a busy time for sports in the pittsburgh area. more than 400,000 fans came out to cheer them on and this sports

report has been brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> coming up space x coming down, fast what happened when it tried to stick its landing. >> candles and flowers in the castro to mourn victims of the orlando terrorist attack. tonight, you can add kisses to that list. we'll have the story on abc7 news at 11:00. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter and thanks for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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