now from abc 7, live breaking news. right here is in san francisco right now where a stranger tried to kidnap a child in the middle of a crowded tourist attraction. thanks for joining us. >> the mom and her 3-year-old son both visiting from missouri were inside the ferry building when this happened. abc 7 news reporter is live there now. >> reporter: well, you know, reggie, this is a bizarre story which appears to continue unfolding at this moment. we heard very little from the police issue but it appears, according to a witness, that a homeless woman, a homeless person was standing in line at the bread shop here at the ferry building. now, according to that witness, this woman, this homeless woman,

approached a mom from behind, grabbed her, and began fighting. they both started fighting on the ground, on the floor, i'm told, and they were fighting, apparently, over the baby. now, this bystander told me that another man held the homeless person down, pinned her down until police were able to apprehend her. the mother, obviously, was very upset, and when we tried to approach her, she held on to her baby. i'm told that police have taken the mother away to try to help her with this trauma, and the woman who, the homeless woman, i'm told, was arrested and taken away by police. now, it appears so far we know very little information, but appears this case is one of a homeless woman who is mentally disturbed, trying to abduct a child. that's all we know right now. we'll keep you informed later on. i'm live from the ferry building. abc 7 news. >> what a scary situation, thank

you. the mother of torres is trying to save her son from the death penalty, convicted two weeks ago of murdering sierr sierra lamar. we are live in san jose with the latest on the punishment phase of the trial. >> reporter: first day of the defense to bring up witnesses for torres, trying to convince the jury he should get life in prison and not the death penalty. he's video from this morning of his defense team walking into the courthouse. they had a busy day. the first witness for the defense was laura torres, his mother. the defense attorney, brian matthews, asked questions about the move from mexico with her family, living conditions and also the abuse she took at the hands of her husband, and at one point, laura started crying on the stand. her husband is currently in prison for child molestation. this comes after the prosecution witnesses took the stand last week with impact statements from family and friends of sierra.

the defense is expected to call the mother of torres' two kids. abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. developing news in san francisco this morning where police look for suspects in a home invasion that escalated into an officer involved shooting. police arrived at a home at 11:00 last night as officers prepared to search the residence, several sus pickpect out the back. one fired at officer and one officer returned fire. >> at this time, there are no known injuries, result of the exchange of gunfire. from what i hear, though, it was harrowing, very, very close call for the officers that were in the backyard. >> the suspects jumped over fences and raced through adjacent backyard. one detained. the search is on for the rest. police say the victims were targeted, but they were not seriously hurt. happening now, deputies search for a missing woman in santa rosa.

this sure picture, katherine, she was last seen at home by her caretaker friday night. she's described as a high functioning schizophrenic who recently stopped taking medication. a neighbor camera captures the 54-year-old walking up a dead end driveway on mark west springs road wearing a black dress with a white shawl when she vanished. she uses a broom to help her walk. the coast guard suspended a search for a boater who went missing over the weekend after jumping into the water near the pittsburgh marina. that man saved his son from drowning on sat, but he has not been seen sense. officials say no one on board was wear iing a life jacket. new to morning, a first look at the aftermath of a fire near 880 in oakland this morning. it broke out near a training facility for the oakland fire department and train tracks. crews had to drag fire hoses across the tracks forcing all trains to stop. no word yet on what started it. officials say there's been several other recent fires in

nearby homeless encampments. the d.a. filed charges against a man they say tried to light people on fire at a deny's restaurant. 43-year-old victor rubio of union city is charged were seven counts of assault and one count of child endangerment, pouring gas on customers in a denies wednesday. witnesses say moments later, he tried to start a fire. several people held him down util the police got there. no word on a motive. a san jose state football player in critical condition after being stabbed in a bar fight early yesterday morning on post street in downtown san jose. chad miller was with friends when they got in a fight with another group. miller was stabbed and taken to santa clara medical center. his father said he was not initially involved in the fight. >> right now, we are just concerned about him being alive. football is secondary. we just want him to be alive right now. >> police have not made any

arrests. friends and family urge anyone with information on that fight to contact the police. oakland police are asking for your help fining the vandals who damaged an urban oasis. the popular gardens at lake merit. we are live to see what happened, amy? >> reporter: kristin, this part of the garden is gated. the area where this happened it tucked away back there off the main path. the vandals found their way back there over the weekend, and this morning, crews are recoffvering. a worker repaired a pipe damaged in the garden, a facebook post says the water and electrical systems were damaged in the attack, and we also noticed a broken utility vehicle. one worker estimated this cost about $50,000. they also knocked over a utility box. they damaged a bench. the facebook post also mentions eagle scout projects and hours of volunteer work all demolished. employees called this heart breaking. fans of the park agree.

>> so i grew up why oakland. i've been coming here for years, particularly like the bonzai garden, i don't know if you saw that, it's beautiful. senseless for someone to come in here and do damage to such a beautiful and serene place. >> reporter: friends of the gardens of the lake asked for donations to make repairs and asked for someone with carpeter skills to rebuild the tool box broken by the vandals. the gardens are open, still beautiful, but people here are anxious to clean up what's left behind from the ugly behavior. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. good morning, we have our second summer spare the air alert for today. here's one of those areas that could potentially have poor air quality. it's san jose. here's 280 at 17. let's see what's going on right now. everybody's doing good, good air quality, but later today, it's the south bay and east bay valleys that have poor air

quality. looking hazy, but it's a one-day event. tomorrow, moderate to good, and wednesday, we're good with the cooling trend on the way. heading out, exercising? watch for the air quality and heat inland, breezes at the golden gate, and hot inland when out and about. when do the 90s leave? that's coming up. kristin? >> thank you so much. heads up if you drive through or live in hayward, part of a road is closed right now for police training exercises. you want to avoid the area of 4th and b streets closed until 1:30 this afternoon. officials say neighbors will see extra officers and police activity. until then, do not be alarmed. it's all part of a regular training exercise. surprisie ining omission fr uber leaving drivers asking questions this morning. president trump's first foreign trip in office. what he hopes to accomplish today in israel. a health warning about juice that you give y

new this morning, the president's national security adviser will not cooperate with russian interfeerngs in the 2016 election. flip informed the senate intelligence panel this morning he's evoking 5th amendment right against self-incrimination and not complying. the washington post reports while he's allowed to not testify, if he refuses to turn over documents, he could face

jail teem. president trump's first trip overseas has commander in chief is on to the sec stop, israel. the nine-day tour started in saudi arabia over the weekend, and the president dramatically shifted from the tough talk heard on the trail to a message of unity before the world's muslim leaders. abc reports now from washington. >> reporter: today, president trump is in israel, hoping to broker what he calls the ultimate deal. middle east peace. the president and first lady touring one of christianity's holyist sites and the western wall, judaism's prayer site, and meeting with the israeli president. he kicked off the trip in saudi arab arabia, the birth police of islam, and donald trump shared a message of unity to leaders from more than 50 different muslim nations. >> i stand before you as a representative of the american people to deliver a message of friendship and hope and love.

>> reporter: a different tone from president trump compared to candidate trump last year when he proposed banning all muslims from entering the u.s. and portrayed islam as the enemy. >> i think islam tremendous hatred there. >> reporter: president trump challenged leaders to step up and defeat terrorists in their nation. >> a better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and drive out the extremists. >> reporter: here in washington? the probe into russia's meddling in the u.s. presidential election last year continues. trump's former national security adviser michael flynn is expected to plead the 5th amendment later today and not hand over documents to the senate panel leading the investigation. general flynn's lawyer offered to have him testify in congress for exchange of guaranteed immunity, but the committees did not accept his offer.

abc news, washington. new this morning, a shakeup at ford motors. the auto giant replaced its ceo in effort to turn around slumping sales. ford introduced the new ceo, jim hackett in detroit this morning. he's been on the board since 2013, replacing fields, who's been with the ford company for 28 years and spent three years as ceo. in the time, ford stock price fell almost 40%. new this morning, uber denied reports that it charges customers more for traveling to and from upscale neighborhoods. the response comes after uber's head told bloomberg they apply machine loading techniques to estimate how much customers are willing to shell out for a ride. the report says someone coming from a a wealthy neighborhood may be asked to pay more than another person headed to a poorer part of town, even if demand, traffic, and distance are the same. in a a statement to abc 7 news, uber said fare is passed on specific routes at certain times of day, entirely based on route,

not location, wealth, neighborhood, et cetera. a special tribute to honor the gay rights icon. warning about juice and why you want to think twice before pouring a cup for your kids. this is a live look outside at the mount

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check out some of the video from sky 7 earlier this morning as, look at that, sales force tower punching through the fog. that's all we could see this

morning. at least manmade, and then look to the north and see all the beautiful hot air balloons taking off around napa with mount tam in the background. gorgeous. absolutely. all right, let's see what's going on right now. temperatures up to 10 degrees cooler than this time yesterday because of the early cloudiness. for the most part, rolled back to near the coast in the east bay hills camera. a summer spread today, nearly 30 degrees between bodega bay to brentwood. spare the air. talked about that, east bay valleys and south bay, probably one and done event. nights remain cool to comfortable. that's good news, although we hit 90 in the next couple days inland. seasonal, though, thursday, through the weekend. already 81 in san ramone, 84 in brentwood, 80 in fairfield, and low 70s in free month, san jose, and everyone else in the 60s. wind are light and mainly

blowing from the ocean or water on to land. fairfield only 8 miles per hour. we don't have a very strong sea breeze today. it's strong enough that san francisco is going to be back to average. average is 66. top off downtown at 67. mission 69. look at the sunset in daly city, 61 and limited sun. temperatures significantly more comfortable on the east bay. 75 in oakland, warmer down to the south, about 87 in union city and freemont. at the coast, though, look at that, 59 in pacifica. redwood city at 86. toasty there. looking at santa rosa, temperatures hanging around 87 degrees, same in sonoma. napa at 9 2. inland, south bay, 90. we've been close to 90 the last couple days. a lim here's where the heat is the next day or two, low to mid-90s. find relief if you can. we had delays at sfo, they have

gone by the wayside. this is the p.m. planner. amp, evening hours, look at the 50s, 60s along the coast, 7:00, 8:00, 64 at the bay, down to 78, and 70 at 8:00. inland at noon, 93, still right at 90 at 6:00. 79, though, if you want to have dinner out on the back porch. tonight, look at theilnow, advi allow juice after six months. pediatricians say there's evidence linking to toot decay and weight gain. happening today, bay area observes harvey milk day with activities. the late gay icon would have celebrated 87 today. milk was the first openly gay politician elected to officer in the state. he served on the san francisco board of supervisors in 1977 before being assassinated a year later. san francisco's history museum offers free admission today in his honor. the oscar winning documentary

"the times of harvey milk" is showing at the castro theater. warriors have a date with destiny tonight looking to punch the ticket to the nba finals for the third straight yearment the doves hope to sweep the spurs in san antonio coming off a win saturday night in game three, a win tonight for the warriors means a perfect playoff record heading into the finals. you can catch the game on our sister network, espn. tipoff at 6:00 p.m. dove nation is out in force. we see you showing pride. these are just some of the photos we've been receiving. remember, always send in your photos or videos. just use the #abc7now and may be featured on air or online at abc7news.com. >> we need the photos. all right. this is the ultimate flee market find. >> up next, what a woman bought for less than $15 worth nearly half a million. >> why doesn't that happen to us? >> i know.

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5:00. how do you decide which bottle of wine to buy? use ratings found on the cards next to the wine bottles? should you? >> on current vintage wine in big box stores, i'd say it's wrong, easily a third of the time. >> 7 on your side checking out the claim tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. okay. some people have all the luck. a woman bought a sparkly ring at a flee market in london thinking it was costume jewelry. >> in fact, she wore it about every day for 30 years. she was clueless. is this something you wear every day? that's the first question, but she cannot realize her $13 ring was not a cubix, but the real deal. >> oh, my gosh. the 26k antique white diamond,d, taking it to jewelers thinking it was valuable. >> it is.

the diamond hits the block next mech and expected to fetch $450,000. >> honest jeweler there. >> right? >> yeah. >> all that time she was wearing it, could have lost it, you know. just going to the gym with my half a million dollar ring. >> good for her. thinking it was fake and still wore it every day. she was proud of that thing. you know what i'm saying? >> owned it. >> yes. >> going to a flee market after this. thanks for joining us today. >> have a good one.

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