declining in areas they hope customers will shift to their website. >> now, with ecommerce stronger than ever, it's possible for them to serve their customer in those markets without a physical store. >> reporter: she is the kind of shopper who shifted online to buy items for an upcoming trip. >> i did a lot of my shoppi pin through amazon, it's convenient and during work and you don't have time, during lunch break, you shop. probably at the stores it's a little bit less traffic than before. >> reporter: macy's says it will be investing its digital website. she says it's not as easy to use. >> the process is more difficult. >> reporter: it's not friendly? >> shopper friendly, no. >> reporter: clothing assets that can be sold, like the men's store on stockton street will be

sold for redevelopment and should generate millions of dollars and menswear will move back to the flagship store. macy's began trimming staffing while not impacting regular shoppers. >> i like the makeup and perfume and we go there quite often. >> reporter: abc7 news. >> macy's decisions is the latest in a series of retail closures this year amid the success of online shopping options. walmart plans to shutter 269 stores and sports authority closing all 250 after filing for bankruptcy. get this, analysts say there have been 244,000 retail layoffs announced so far this year only. only the energy and computer sectors have cut more jobs. >> all those store closures is welcome news to investors. macy's stock jumped 17% while kohls jumped 16%. those gains helped all three

major indices set new highs. dow jones 18,613. indeed edged up 24 points fin h finishing at 5258 and s&p 500 closed at 2185 after gaining more than 10 points. breaking news in castro valley near hollis canyon road. sheriffs are investigating reports of shots fired but there are no victims at this time. deputies are on the hillside searching for someone but not clear who or what they may be looking for. >> we will get this for you as soon as we have more information, running it down now. follow us on twitter for breaking updates. the oakland police s.w.a.t. team took a main custody after shots were fired inside a home not far from lake maris. a gunman was shown being deta

detained. police responded to the home enforce, as you can see. heavily armed officers went into the home to search for weapons believed to have been used by the man. they recovered two guns, no one was injured. a 5-year-old girl in san francisco has recovered after being hit by a stray bullet. 5-year-old kid. police are looking for three men in their 20s they believe are responsible. friends, family and colleagues of san francisco chef frank galicia are trying to cope with his stunning homicide, his body discovered at the westfield mall yesterday as we reported. outside that acclaimed restaurant where frank worked. >> reporter: dan, as you can imagine, frank's family is devastated. his older brother tells me he had been a line cook in boston but was intrigued by the fusion in san francisco and moved home briefly while interviewing for

the job and his brother says when he got it he was ecstatic. frank gaily sha had two passi passions, music and cooking. >> he was a kind spirit with a big heart. his way of connecting with the family was always making us dinner. >> reporter: six months ago he landed his dream job, line cook at sons and daughters restaurant in san francisco. frank's older brother, louis said he initially stayed in hostels and last spoke saturday. >> things were going well for him, found an apartment, dating a girl. >> reporter: san francisco police say someone discovered a body in this privatestair well at the san francisco center. >> they have it as a homicide at this point. >> reporter: louis said he can't think of any who would want to hurt his brother. >> he never wanted to be in an altercation and the brother that ales went with the flow. we need to find who did this and

report this. please please report it to san francisco p.d. >> reporter: now the family's middle brother is gone. >> reporter: he was robbed of his life over something i'm sure was petty. >> reporter: his plans of opening a restaurant with his older brother one day gone as well. >> he was trying to make it in a city that's rough for someone young but with ambition, it can be possible. >> reporter: louis says frank was the free spirit of the family, taken too soon. in san francisco, melanie, "abc news." the case of a baby boy missing one month. 10 medal boy has been found and is safe, however his mother remains at large. authorities say pernell took off with him on july 9th after being told child services was taking custody of the boy. the d.a.'s office won't say why she lost custody but records

show she has been in trouble with the law at least twice in the last decade. police are reaching out for the second time hoping someone scan help find a missing 15-year-old girl. deanna benedetto disappeared saturday night. her mother took away her cell phone and computer supposedly because she was posing as an adult on social media and dating apps. they don't have leads and believe she may be in danger. >> we have no leads and why we're asking for the public's help here and need to get deanna back to her family. >> she does not have her cell phone and not active on social media accounts right now. her mother believes she left voluntarily with a friend or acquaintance. san francisco police are trying too find a teenage boy who robbed a man in a wheelchair at south beach harbor, between pier 40 and at&t park. the teen put the man in a

headlock and knocked him off the wheelchair, if you can believe that and stole his digital camera. the suspect wappeared to be 20 5 201515 and 18 years of age. a man rammed his ex-girlfriend's car while she had the child inside. the car was seriously damaged. it happened this afternoon. both the ex-girlfriend and child were treated at the hospital. 23-year-old joshua dillard was arrested for attempted murder. prosecutors in the murder case against lopez sanchez say it won't start until next year. he is charged with the murder of kate stelast summer and he says found the gun on the pier. he had been deported five times. candidate donald trump has used

this case as one of the justifications for building a wall along the u.s.-mexican border. classes at berkeley was disrupted today when a deer somehow got into the pool. eric has the unusual story. eric. >> reporter: that deer is long gone and back in the wild right now. earlier today, it made quite a splash in the pool here and left some preschoolers with quite a story to tell. this picture may really be worth a thousand words. it shows staff at the pool struggling to keep an uninvited guest's head above water. >> our staff were trained with lots of emergencies, never deer in a pool. sprang into action to keep the deer from getting to the children. >> reporter: children were in the pool about 10:30 this morning when the wayward deer crashed their swim lesson. >> no one was in danger but we needed time to get the children out of the pool. >> reporter: people stayed out

of the pool a half hour while staff checked chemicals to make sure any contamination was taken care of. meantime, staffers put a life preserver on bambi and tried to get the deer back on track. >> the staff gently led the deer to the pool steps and the little deer sprung out of the pool and ran into the bushes. >> reporter: it's hard to find any statistics how often deer or wildlife end up in public or private pools but not uncommon. this video is from a similar incident in encino two years ago, this deer also made it back into the wild, the happiest e ending of all. eric thomas, abc7 news. abolishing daylight saving time in california gets a preliminary green light. that's next. plus -- >> it will -- >> b.a.r.t. is looking at a change 14 years in the making. how these small foxes living on a california island that broke a record today. whether it is the smell or

the way it feels, some people hate sunscreen. michael phinney has a way to get around that and still protect yourself. the best bakery in the country, i'm sure you're happy to here, is in the california's clean air laws are working. we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪

it's been so long, b.a.r.t. riders don't remember having a bathroom at the underground stati stations. they closed them after 9/11 for safety reasons. now, b.a.r.t. may reopen two of them. leanne melendez is live tonight. >> reporter: it's been so long many people say we don't miss the underground b.a.r.t.

restro restrooms. given a chance they would love to have an area they call comfort zone. you've seen the large metal doors. >> i can't remember they've been closed so long. >> reporter: they have a warning saying the bathrooms are closed for security reasons since 9/11. >> they're restroom's at the underground stations and been locked ever since. >> reporter: at today's meeting they seemed more receptive to redesigning and remodeling the old bathrooms at two station, 19th street at oakland and powell station in san francisco. unlike the old ones, these would not be single bathrooms, instead, they would have separate stalls and the sink would be on the outside. >> we want to prevent people from doing crimes in our restrooms and overall misuse and abuse. we find people wash their clothes in a toilet or wash needles in a toilet. >> reporter: if approved the new facilities would be within the line of sight of a station agent booth. >> if it's not a problem of

security, i would like to see it o open. >> i could use one now. >> reporter: if approved, they would likely be up and running in late 2017 or spring of 2018. the estimated calls for powell restroom would be 200,0$200,000 9th street, about 175,0$175,000. if the pilot program is successful, b.a.r.t. may move to expand the project to include all underground stations. abc7 news. >> this month's planned opening of b.a.r.t.'s new station is delayed until november because of technology issues. this is the second time the station's opening has been de y delayed. it was initially scheduled to be opened late last year. you may be spared from springing forward and falling back every year, a bill to let

voters suspend daylight savings time and passed the appropriations committee. if it passes and the legislature and governor brown signs it, the choice would be left up to voters on the 2018 ballot. we shall see. a bill banning the use of bull hooks to control elephants passed the state today. the long metal devices are used by some circuses to train, control and punish elephants. advocates they they hurt the elephants. the zoo was one of the bill's key sponsors. island foxes have recovered from the brink of extension. today, wildlife officials removed three fox species from that endangered list. they were nearly wiped out by golden eagles 16 years ago. in 2000 there were around 80 x foxes on the channel island. today, there are around 2800 living on the island. scientists say this is the fastest recovery of any mammal

on the endangered species list. firefighters rescued a baby horse that wandered into a neighborhood yesterday evening. the animal was scared, dehydrated and weak. firefighters called for help from animal control. when they weren't available, a local equine rescue agency sh showed up to help. the baby horse went missing or got lost on crow creek road in castro valley, not too far from the fire station that responded to the incident. the rescued horse was taken to a hayward ranch. we know sunscreen is important obviously but a lot of people don't like using it. >> partnering up with "consumer reports" for other reasons. >> do you use it everyday? >> not so much. >> a recent survey, my consumer report found half of americans don't use sunscreen at all. 1 out of 5 says it's because of

how sunscreen feels. "consumer reports" tested to find better options. "consumer reports" sensory experts have been given the task of smelling and rubbing different sunscreens on their skin to find the ones more pleasing to the senses. >> there's a slight beachy aroma. >> reporter: people complain sunscreens can be greasy or shiny or leave a whited residue. >> it's creamy oily and takes too long and gets cakey, i don't like that. >> reporter: these panelists rub a quarter teaspoon on their arm and note the absorbendcy, aroma and look on the skin. >> it rubbed in very quickly. >> reporter: the smell is important to some. in a consumer report survey, 31% said they look for a tropical coconut scent, while nearly half prefer an unscented sunscreen. >> i think that for instance tends to irritate your skin. >> they smell bad and they're gross. >> reporter: there is hope for those who can't stand the smell

or the feel. >> we did find sunscreens you might like a lot better and our test shows offer protection. >> reporter: the aveenos pf30 and from walmart, the equate sport continuous spray s pf30 won't leave you shiny or greasy. if you want protection with a barely noticeable scent consider pure sun defense spf 50 lotion. ba nathaniel na bo-- banana boa spray offers a slight pina colada fragrance. >> if you prefer not to wear sunscreen, you can wear tightly woven clothing, hat with a broad brim and big sunglasses to protect your eyes and eyelids. you will still need some sunscreen to cover your exposed skin. >> thank you. the best bakery in the country is in san francisco. >> how lucky are we? "abc news" was at the bakery

arguello st. bakery. >> it was named the best bakery in the u.s. it's huge since armando only baked for friends until he gave up his job as a mutual fund manager. >> i don't have the most efficient techniques. all i care about biting into a croissant and this is good. >> i'm not an expert but that thing was really flaky and really moist. it was worth coming out here and worth waiting in line for it. >> too many people heard the news unfortunately. they sold out of their croiss t croissants and other baked goods before noon. despite all the attention, he says he's not changing his standards. >> each croissant will continue to take three days to make. three days to make and for me, three to four seconds to eat. >> not even. the quote of the day, that flaky thing is good. onto the forecast.

>> which looks good as well. enjoying it on the roof. >> you guys are making me hungry with that story. absolutely beautiful out here now. it is different. not as bright as it was. we'll talk about how this is going to play into your viewing of the perseid meteor shower tonight. you notice the radar all the way to the bay. if you're going to wake up early, look northeast up to 200 an hour expected, double what we normally see, typically 100 an hour. best viewing is between midnight and dawn. where exactly will you have good viewing conditions, go inland. after midnight, looking at still clear skies while inland but around the coast and bay we will have quite a bit of cloudiness. i did catch one shooting star despite the cloud cover last

night as i was driving home after work. you may have the same work. share your pictures with us. walnut creek cam showing you hazy skies right now and there will be poor quality again inland. spare the air alert has been issued for friday. it's the smoke in monterrey county that will continue to impact our area. you can see the gray skies entering. 62 in san francisco. 68 in oakland. low 60s to mid 90s, close to yesterday. san jose camera showing you sunshine. 87, concord, 85 in livermore. here's a live look from our mt. tam cam and it will advance tomorrow. spare the air tomorrow looking at hot days inland through next wednesday. temperatures are coming up tomorrow. speaking of tomorrow morning, we start off with the gray skies

fog around most of the coast and bay. temperatures in the 50s, cool enough where you need a jacket or sweater. here's the hour-by-hour forecast. starts off gray and misty for the morning commute. bay and inland seeing the sun. everyone sees the sun for the afternoon competent near the coast where the fog will linger. our summer microclimate is with us, a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. a warmer day, low 60s to mid-90s. sorry about that. it blew over the temperatures for tomorrow. range 50s, mid-90s inland. hotter for your saturday. we're looking at near 100 inland, low 60s for the coast, slight dip in the numbers on saturday, coming back again, near 100. tuesday, wednesday, low to mid 60s inland and i don't think we get that six panels of high temperature. you have to trust me on that one. >> we always trust you. >> thank you very much. up next, a new way to wow

with his shots. >> it's surprising but deer contribute to the death of more americans than any other animal. new at 6:00, a look at the highway experiment designed to

niners fans on game days this year, the coach is trying get you to the stadium on time. tickets went on sale for the new 49ers express train. it will depart the great mall, santa teresa and will stop much less frequently than normal vta trains. you can watch the rams take on the 49ers monday at 7:00 p.m. announcing the entire next season schedule.

they will open against the spurs on the 25th. that game will be a league high 28 national tv games next season. kevin durant will return to okc for the first time since february 11th. and a christmas day match against the cavaliers should be great. it seems steph curry can do his job even while sitting down. his first shot miss while sitting on the court at a basketball camp at the sports facility at walnut creek, but then success. how much fun is that? the fans went crazy. you can see the video by golden state photographer, that the two time mvp loved the shot and was showered with tears of kids attending the camp. he knew it was good before it went in. it could be the longest seated shot ever. >> we can do our jobs sitting

down as well, somehow it's not as tough. still ahead and president obama plays a lot of summer golf, he has found time to release a new summer jam. one bay area group is on the list when we continue at 5:00.

california's clean air laws we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪ i'm am a daetz, coming up a 6:00, search for the killer of

the pokemon go player could be difficult. and a normal housing price top s a million dollars. that never happened in any u.s. city. i was just telling you how much i love interacting with hum humans. >> he's the salt of the earth. how a robot is making people feel welcome at a futuristic bay area store. all that and much more coming up in a half an hour. >> looks great. see you at 6:00. president obama released his summer playlist. there is one bay area group on it. ♪ >> tower power is from oakland. >> the electric mix was hand-selected from the president includes classics from aretha franklin and common, jay z and

whale. >> tonight, as we come on the air, the deadly explosion. and right now, the search for the missing. a massive fireball rocking that apartment building, and this evening, search teams remain on the scene. the investigation now into what caused this. also breaking tonight, the new roller coaster accident, this time, a 3-year-old airlifted to the hospital. now three accidents at parks in just the last week. the moment of misfire. the wife and retired librarian shot and killed in a safety exercise. and new tonight here, the moments before it happened. the officer raising a gun, not realizing it was loaded. tonight, authorities want your help after two cases of road rage. the woman, waving her gun, and the other case, a driver firing at a car with a child inside.