that breaking news is happening now at san francisco general hospital. sky 7 hd is live over the facility, where part of the hospital has been evacuated after reports of a loud noise, possibly gunshots in or near the hospital. good afternoon. thank you for joining us today. >> building for patient care and visits has been evacuated at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital right now as police report a possible shooting. >> they got a close look of the building as police arrived and other people evacuated and other areas are on lockdown. it was initially for possible

shots fired but ucsf police tweeted there was evidence of illegal fireworks inside. >> officials will not confirm that now. people say it sounded like a bomb went off. and we're waiting on answers and what they saw and heard a short time ago. >> it was a loud boom, explosion or something and we evacuated immedia immediately. >> at fist it almost sounded like a car accident. you could feel it in the bui building and there was a little bit of panic. the next thing we know, police officer s storming the building and someone said there had been a report of shots fired. >> officials are getting ready to hold a news conference to update us on the situation. melanie woodrow is going to update us and join us live once she gets updated information. the president is weighing in this afternoon as outrage grows over the second shooting of a

black man in two days. >> he just addressed the issue in polland on the first leg of his european trip. >> there's a big chunk of our citizenry that feel as if because of the color of their skin they're not being treated the same. and that hurts. and that should trouble all of us. this is not just a black issue. it's not just an hispanic issue. this is an american issue we should all care about, all fair-minded people should be concerned. >> the justice department is investigating tuesday's shooting in baton rouge and has been asked to investigate yesterday's shooting in minnesota. >> "abc news" reporter, elizabeth, is live in new york with the story. elizabeth. >> in minnesota, a black man was shot after he was reportedly

pulled over for a broken taillight. that investigation is continuing but the governor there said he thinks that man would be alive today if he were white. tension boiling over. >> this is black anger, this is black grief. >> the minnesota governor getting an earful from an angry and frustrated community. >> our babies are dying. i am tired. >> enough is enough! >> emotions running high following the fatal police sh t shooting of 32 castile during a traffic stop. his fiance in the car with his young daughter. >> you told him to get his it out, his driver's license. >> live streaming on facebook. >> nothing within his body language said, kill me, i want to be dead. >> reporter: turning to the justice department for an independent review a day after the same request was granted for this police shooting in

louisiana. police in baton rouge responding to a disturbance call about a man brandishing a gun, shooting and killing 37-year-old alton sterling. >> i will not rest, not allow him to be swept in the dirt. >> back in minnesota, the governor apologizing to castile's girlfriend, doing little to calm the crowd. >> i can't tell you how sorry i am for this terrible tragedy that's been forced on you and your family. >> i don't want you guys to be sorry, i want y'all to be more careful. >> we want justice. >> and today we learned that the shooting in minnesota will for now be handle by state investigators and federal prosecutors say they are monitoring and assessing the situation. we are live in new york, i'm elaborate hur for abc7 news. >> what have officers involved been interviewed? what if anything are officials saying about that? >> as far as the shooting, that

investigation in minnesota is concerned, they are releasing few details. we have just been told that the officer was interviewed today, yes, but he is now home on paid leave. what that officer said we don't know. as far as the officers in louisiana is concerned, they were interviewed yesterday. we learned they told investigators they opened fire, fearing for their lives, and they say in their view, their actions were justified. back to you. >> elizabeth, thanks very much. reporting in new york. outrage and calls for action are flooding social media in the wake of the castile and alton sterling killings. >> here with notable reactions today. >> unbelievable. the #s castile and the other have been hashtag prominent

times. beyonce, we all need to have action and i can't keep quiet, i have a son. we are under attack. it's clear as day. and ieshia curry, praying for my children and my children's children and playing for change. serena williams, in london, i have to wake up to this. he was black. shot four times? when will something be done? justin timberlake tweets, this is systematic. we must do better. reece witherspoon, my heart is broken for all those suffering t family, something has to change. hillary clinton, something is profoundly wrong when so many americans don't consider them as precious as others because of the color of their skin. neither donald trump nor republican house speaker paul ryan has sounded off on social

media. the long standoff in the tenderloin district, the man underwent surgery and we're not told why. it shut down part of market street and he was hit by beanbag rounds fired by officers and they also fired flash grenades to help take him into custody. the huge fire on the emoryville border is still smoking today. firefighters are on the scene as investigators wait to get access with a team of elite experts. >> leslie has the latest. >> reporter: most of the dangerous construction crane was dismantled overnight. the rest of this is still fatigued metal that could collapse and it's still very much an active fire scene. it is not fully extinguished yet. no one, none of the inspectors

have been able to go inside. from this rooftop view of the fire scene, hotspots are still smoldering. that means structural engineers and fire and atf experts rir were confined to only expecting the perimeter. safety fences are going up. >> there's a timeline of what happened before the fire -- >> that includes reports of illegal fireworks and break-in at the apartment building construction site on sunday july 3rd. >> they got violated. someone came in and stole tools and other things. >> bruce ingram supervises the project across the street and pointed out the heat that blew out windows and believes the tangle of metal and debris is a total loss. >> it's an engineering nightmare. >> reporter: meanwhile, the workers are displaced from the fire that destroyed the

construction project and townho townhomes. atf is bringing in a national response unit. >> we have fire engineers and electrical engineers and chem t chemists and bringing k9 accelerant k9s and handlers. >> the team will work with local investigators starting friday once they get the okay, they'll comb through the debris looking for clues to what started this blaze. in emoryville. nbc7 news. a man is in the hospital after falling down a cliff in san francisco. the man was part of a crew working to stabilize the cliff when he got disconnected from his equipment and fell at least 50 feet. it was bad. firefighters brought the man down. he was conscious the whole time. that's encouraging. the rescue took almost two hours because of the rough terrain. time to turn to our weather.

it's been a gray day across much of the bay area today. >> it has. spencer christian is here with an update. >> we have crisp winds. you can see the low clouds hanging around much of the day. here's a look at current wind gust s, up to 30 miles an hour at fairfield. 32 at sfo and san carlos, 23 and breezy in other locations. check out the rooftop camera, you can see the flags and leaves on the trees blowing in the breeze. 59 degrees in san francisco. oakland, 65 degrees. 57, half moon bay. see clouds hovering over the golden gate right now and napa, 70 degrees. upper 70s in concord and livermore. notice with the low clouds and fog we will get drizzle early morning hours and at 5:00 a.m. we have quite a bit of cloud

cover and perhaps wet spots on the roadways. we'll have a further look into the forecast future in a few minutes. >> thank you. america's warm, wild and costly weather broke another record with the hottest june. the month's average temperature in the lower 48 states was 71.8 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. it surpasses the dust bowl record in 1933. so far noaa, the ncaa oceanic administration is clo closing in on a record as well. here in the bay area, heat advisories and warnings stretch from new mexico to the east coast with 55 million americans baking in the hot and humid conditions. excess sit heat warnings from new york city to washington, d.c. where temperatures are in the mid 90s with a heat index around 100. a seven time all-star, mvp

of the league, kevin durant! still ahead on "abc news" app, why kevin durant chose to join the team. don't let them take our property. >> a childcare caseworker strike heats up. making history at the annual cable car bell ring

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all walked in and looked like they were holding hands as family. i can tell they enjoyed being around each other. that was something i couldn't ignore. great vibe. >> nba superstar kevin durant is now officially a member of the golden state warriors. >> abc sports anchor is here to tell you about the six time selection's arrival. this is a huge acquisition. >> it doesn't get any bigger than this. hard to believe kevin durant is a member of the warriors. if they had lost to oklahoma city or beaten the cavaliers, he probably wouldn't be here. they hung a banner outside oracle this morning. before the news conference he got to check out the practice facility and shoot a few hoops. he is a scoring champ. durant knows the move made a lot of people unhappy especially

those at okc. >> i understand the fans at oklahoma city and basketball fans around the world are upset but i made a decision based upon what i wanted to do and how i felt. it's the best decision for me. i really can't control how you feel. i'm sorry you feel that way and i will continue to live my life and my life goes on. i have a short amount of time left to play basketball and i want to enjoy every single day of it. >> i'm excited to watch you play. i'm so honored you're here and so honored you chose us to play for. it's a wonderful feeling. so thank you. >> i haven't made the decision yet but he might start. [ laughter ] >> coach kerr keeping things loose. he will start, don't worry, folks. last season the warriors won an nba record 73 games. now with durant in the lineup, you have to wonder just how good

this team will be. >> amazing. incredible acquisition. durant's addition will certainly add to the warriors already impressive merchandising, three warriors players ranked in the top seven for jersey sales, good for business. stephry and draymond green. and durant was the eighth most popular and you can bet he will rank high as warriors fans grab up those jerseys. a strike will heat up tomorrow in santa clara county. it could affect the low income people looking for help with childcare. matt keller has the story. >> reporter: the protest by striking workers and seiu outside santa clara county was loud and a few times

confrontati confrontational. >> you have to go back to the streets. >> reporter: the message may have been lost on the people frustrated by the tactic office the protesters. they blocked cars trying to get in the parking lot from river oaks parkway from san jose asking drivers who they were and who they worked for and the property manager was frustrated people couldn't get in and out and started picking up their co cones. >> you are touching my property. >> why are you -- >> eventually police came out and told protesters to stop blocking the driveway. but the issues dividing workers and community childcare council persi persists. the website says it has a staff of 150 and $45 million budget with most of that subsidizing childcare for thousands of low income families in islamic councoun santa clara county. many unionized last year and said they're overwhelmed by the

clie clients. >> this is your tax money we're working with and if we can't deliver the services, they won't get childcare. that's a big problem for us. >> i went to see if someone w t wanted to respond to the prot t protesters but they said no one is available to comment. this protest is scheduled to last through tomorrow. matt keller, san francisco news. the cooschools are offeringg bonuses to fill 150 jobs before the school year starts. bonuses for special education and others for current teachers who work to get special education credentials, many openings stem from retirement and openings and new positions. san francisco's cable car competition had a special ring to it this year. [ bell ringing ] >> one of the seven finalists i

viivi i -- vying as top bell ringer and this time the first woman made it and she did it in heels. >> i wanted to use that flavor to show the world women can do it, too. >> in the end, though, leonard oates won the competition. he's been operating cable cars for 16 years and has won several tim times? >> he has. he's good, kind of an all-star. >> they are all good. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. a little strange out there. >> spencer christian is here. >> it's been summer-like and cooler than average. on this day it doesn't feel very summer-like but we have patch office blue sky along with lots of low clouds. this is the view from the mt. tam camera. you can see fog and spotty drizzle once again in the

overnight early morning hours. it will be cloudy and cooler and still breezier and calmer sunday. look for areas of drizzle, wet spots in the roadways and low temperatures in the mid 50s. we start at 5:00 a.m. at which point morning commuters will probably be challenged by visibility and wet spots on highways and will continue to the late morning hours and won't taper off until midday as it pulls back from the coastline and spots inland. rising to the upper 70s and mid-80s for upper temperatures. 84 at morgan hills. on the peninsula, mainly 70s. 74, redwood city, 77, palo alto. the coast will remain foggy and

cool with temperatures in the upper 60s and downtown san francisco, 64. and remains cloudy along the coast. 58, bodega bay and inland, 78 at napa and 83, santa rosa. east bay, mainly sunny. 72, hayward, 75 at fremont and the inland eastbou lanland east concord and livermore and 86 at antioch. temperatures will drop off even more saturday. that will be very unsummer-like with highs in upper 70s to mid 80 inland. 70 on the bay and 50s on the coast. a warm-up begins sunday and tuesday, inland highs in upper 80s and wednesday and thursday, highs top out at 90 degrees. a much more summer-like pattern next week. >> thank you. coming up next, practice is

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we have new developments on the breaking news of this newscast, an investigation into possible shooting at the san francisco hospital. >> melanie joins us live with what she has just learned from police. >> reporter: we just learned from police there was not a shooting here despite initial reports, rather, officers found and expended m-80 device when they went inside this building, illegal firework. things are really ramping down from what we saw a couple hours ago. there is still a bomb squad vehicle here and handful of san francisco police officers as well as vehicles. things are ramping down. the building is now secure. people are allowed to go in and out of that building. they had been sheltering in

place. we know this happened on the fifth floor of the hospital at sf general. hospital officials say it is a building people go for routine appointments and have shots on that floor and other routine appointme appointments. officers will look at surveillance video to try to figure out who may have set off this illegal firework. they have no known suspect at this time and the great news is there were no injuries. we know coming off the fourth of july holiday how dangerous these illegal fireworks can be. not believed anybody was nearby this m-80 when it went off and no injuries. fsp had been the tactical lead on this situation, things ra ramping down and returning to normal and the streets should be open fairly soon. an expended m-80 device caused all this commotion this afternoon and police officers will be looking for who may have

set off that device. >> donald trump goes to capitol hill but not all republicans were thrilled. >> it was not a persuasive for me. >> reporter: are you concerned about incendiary comments? >> the campaign still dividing the gop. two incidents both caught on tape how social media are cha e changing interaction with the police. >> when secrets are no longer

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the atf has now joined the investigation into that massive fire in emoryville yesterday. it destroyed an apartment bui building under construction. atf investigators will arrive on the scene tomorrow. looking into statements neigh r neighbors posted on facebook y saying they heard fireworks before the blaze started. the five story building is a total loss and nearby apartment complex is damaged. arecoyotes coming down from the hills into san jose? four sightings reported and a katsu suspected victim. new report blasting federal

oversight of guardrail safety. activists are meeting to protest the shooting of philandro castile. the aftermath was shown live on facebook and live facebook accountability. >> please don't tell me he's dead. >> reporter: it's not what people are used to seeing on facebook. a man bloody behind a steering wheel and officer screaming and pointing a gun. the man's fiance pleading with police as she steps out of the car with her hands up. >> please don't tell me he's gone. >> the video itself is devastating. >> ed wasserman, dean of uc berkeley school of journalism says video like this is valuable and influential and also trou e troubling. >> although this video is pla

plainly authentic and conveys the raw experience of that sh t shooting in a way very difficult for a reporter to duplicate. you can imagine circumstances a video like that would go viral and get 3 or 4 million views without it being authenticated. >> he said this runs the risk of spreading misinformation. the difference is it was taken from inside the car giving a close-up point of view. of times it is grainy and far away. activists are encouraging people to use cell phones during police encounters what they call cop watch for accountability. abc7 news. >> you can get updates with this developing news with the abc7 able. and enable push alert. two people were convicted today for leaking confidential documents exposing waste, corruption and mismanagement at the vatican. a monsignor and two others

leaked it exposing problems. releasing confidential information is a crime in vatican city. but they were not convicted because neither works for the vatican. a judge denied cosby's challenge that he should have been allowed to criminal ed ted woman accusing him of a sexual assault during a preliminary hearing in may. andrea claims she was molested and drugged by cosby in 2004 and cosby maintains it was consensual. donald trump met with congressional republicans today but not everyone is happy with the presumptive nominee. >> reporter: it was mr. trump goes to washington part two. the presumptive republican nominee on capitol hill to reassure members of his own party, some concerned about recent controversies. house speaker paul ryan said it was great meeting. >> i thought he did a great job engaging people.

>> there was nothing there in that was new. it was not a per sasuasive meet for me. >> reporter: trump threatening to campaign against senator jeff flake unless flake stops criticizing him but flake isn't up for election in november. >> i want to support our nominee but given some statements made i'm finding it difficult. >> reporter: some say they were still troubled by trump's praise of former iraqi leader saddam hussein. >> you know what he did well? killed terrorists. >> reporter: others were worried about defending the controversial tweet of hillary clinton next to what many say was a star of david on a pile of campaign cash. >> i would have rather defended it, leave it up, no, that's not a star of david, that's just a star. >> reporter: still, republicans are looking at bright spots. >> you look at the trajectory of his unforced errors, he's

getting better. >> and ted cruz once a rival of donald trump's said he asked him to speak at the convention and he accepted. according to a new field poll, clinton leads 58% to trump's number as matchup but 33% of republicans are excited about trump as the nominee. volkswagen will pay 86 million dollars to california as part of cheating on emission standards. they found its diesel vehicles emitted up to 40 times the al w allowable amount of nitrogen oxide. anti-detection software covered it up. the company already agreed to pay 14.7 billion dollars to settle federal and consumer claims. today, state attorney general harris said new conditions she claims will deter any future

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around. >> we're so young we shouldn't have as much pressure as we do but then again we do but that's what makes us so special that we can always handle that pressure and go out there and do it. >> reporter: gabriel douglas, the defending all around champion hopes to be the first 2001 do it since 1968 and to do so she has to do it well in san jose. >> to do it, you have to say, thanks for the spot, i don't have to do anything, i have to go out and fight for it. >> reporter: just a few miles away. >> these are our celebrities, what we all wanted to be and strive for when we come to practice. >> reporter: gymnasts at the california sports center can't wait for the competition to start. saying many of her gymnasts will be there. >> you will miss that bar and land on your face a couple times and you get back up and try it again. >> reporter: only the first place winner is guaranteed a spot on the women's team and the

other four chosen by a selection committee and announced for the competition. abc7 news. a frozen food part of a chain has a massive recall. >> it is a big name and big recall. conagra is recalling spicy chicken and mongolian style beef. metal fragments have been found and the company is recalling a few tons as a precaution and use by date of june 8th or june 17th. the wendy's hamburger chain said a recent data breach is far worse than originally thought. hackers stole data at more than 1,000 locations, three times more than previously reported. the targeted restaurants included seven in the bay area. let me show you a list.

antio antioch, fairfield, livermore, fairfield, pittsburgh, san bruno and san jose. data was stolen from bankcards used between december 2nd and june 8th. customers are now being offered a year of fraud protection services. i posted a link to the restaurants, who qualifies and how to get those free services. you'll find it at abc7 news.com. check under 7 on your side. police are warning residents about a scam hitting the area, residents receiving untraceable calls from those claiming to hold family members hostage and urged to send money through western union or the family members will be harmed. if you receive a call like this, you need to call police immedia immediately. if you have a question or problem, the hotline is open monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. let me give you that number.

415-954-8151. you can reach me on my facebook page 24/7. >> thanks a lot. turning to the wellness report, the fda says crier yo therapy is a sham. >> and consumers often use a sunscreen that falls short. >> looks like cryotherapy is a cold waste of time. the fda says the method hasn't shown to do anything for any conditi conditions. including calorie burning, bo t boosting immunity or smoothing wrinkles. it involves putting your entire body into a nitrogen tank for three minutes at subzero temperatures. people considering the whole body cryotherapy should talk to their doctors first. >> you should have heard about the study that said eating pasta doesn't make you fat, but it was partially paid for by barilla pasta. tacked onto the bottom of the

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left in a cab even after the passenger skipped out on the fare. the man who left the cash behind was gi was -- given him 1$100 even though he had to be prompted by police. >> he gave me 1$100 bill. they were all looking at him, two cops and medics and all looking there and said nothing. i said, thank you, and walked out the door. when i got to the cab, the police officer said, wait a minute, he wants a ride back to the motel. >> the money he found in his cab last saturday had been left there by a homeless man who inherited it. >> abc7 news at 4:00 continues. a bird's-eye view of the bay area. >> the volunteer looking out for your protection and kristen here with a look at what's coming up at 5:00. coming up, are coyotes coming down from the hillside? live with sightings in the

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coastal fog. it won't last forever. the fire service remains on the lookout especially in marin county. wayne joins us with more. >> reporter: we are way up above the fog in san francisco, just below what amounts to a local monument. it is one of only 89 manned fire lookout station that remain in california. it's the one on top of mt. tam. getting there requires a bit of a trick. on mt. tam, a hiker in distress on the trail and in need of help. >> reporter: they brought her down just short of their goal, 2500 feet below. >> i know some people are aware there's a person here and many are not. >> reporter: steve post in his 44th year of volunteering at the mt. tam lookout station, last line of defense as we enter a dangerous fire station. in an era of satellites and airplanes and gps and google p

maps, you might think a guy in a tower on a mountain with two e eyes might be irrelevant. quite the opposite. >> you get that institutional knowledge, knowledge of the area, experience of knowing where the canyons are, what the weather patterns are. >> the mountain itself is a sublime example of perfect pl e placement. >> reporter: that is mt. diablo to the east. on a clear day, steve can see all the way to mt. shasta and sierra. at night, he can see light years literally. >> it's a wonderful experience to be alone with the mountain. >> reporter: this is video shot by another volunteer, gary yost. the mt. tam station tower is that exciting. so in one with the city and immersed in nature and perfect combination for public service and idealic escape. abc7 news. >> incredible images. thank you for joining us for

abc7 news at 4:00. abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now with dan and kristen. calls regarding the sound of explosion or possible shots fired. >> that prompted a huge police presence to one of san francisco's biggest hospitals as the evacuation ends, police are looking for one thing. and calls as to what may have caused a fire in emoryville. standing ovation for the newest warrior. the visit with steph curry and andre clearly influenced his decision to join. >> i could see how they enjoyed being around each other and something i couldn't ignore. police officers surrounding one of the busiest hospitals in san francisco because of a loud blast inside the building. a live look right now at san francisco general where the

search is onto find out who set up an illegal fireworks inside. good evening. >> abc7 reporter melanie woodrow is there with breaking details. >> and they just lifted a shelter in place order, right? >> reporter: yes. you can see the building is open and road secure. people are going in and out. they had been sheltering in place. good news is there was not a shooting what police said they initially received calls for and nobody was in injured, really good news and they found evidence of an expended m-80, illegal firework set off by somebody within the hospital. police are hoping surveillance video from the fifth floor where this happened will help them locate whoever is responsible. here's what sfpd had to say a short time ago. >> what we did not have today was any specific information

about a suspect, we did not have any specific information rega regarding the general or specific threat to any person inside the building or facility. >> it was a loud boom! >> like an explosion or something. that's when we found out -- we evacuated immediately. >> reporter: people were definitely on guard after they had to evacuate this hospital. that woman you just heard from, she had a baby with her and said she left the clothing and food for the baby inside the hospital. people are now back in the bu d building that it's been secured. they had help from the sheriff's office and fire department and we did see individuals from the fbi and said san francisco police was the tactical lead. melanie woodrow, "abc news." pail loel a-- paollo alto police need your help. this man was