>> the shooting started just after 8:00 tuesday morning and lasted about 45 minutes. the suspected gunman officials say was killed by law enforcement. law enforcement has not identified the shooter but says he has had prior run-ins with the law. there was an incident yesterday and says he has a history of a neighborhood dispute but tuesday's shootings appear to be random. >> right now we have no known motive. >> officials say there are ten shootings survivors. they stay gunman used a semi-automatic sxrifl two handguns during the shootings. >> we are waiting on a news conference with more details. abc7 news reporter he is in tehama county. he spoke to a neighbor and said he called the sheriff before about him. the sheriff said there was nothing they could do until the

suspect acted out further. well, he did. and there was a population of 1485 people, this according to the census. almost 80% white with 587 households. meantime, governor brown said they were saddened to hear of the violence. a statement read in part west offer our condolence to those who lost loved ones. >> a new gun store will not be opening in san carlos last week as expected. they announce ad 45-day moratorium on stores that sell ammunition or firearms. leaders want to study til pact on their community. that means a had chain called turner's outdoorsman won't be able to open. city leaders said they received an unprecedented amount of requestsful there is another gun

store in san carlos. certainly we've seen a lot of sun but the bay area is searching for another storm and this one will be strong. it is a beautiful day. the sun gave way in san francisco. rain and wind is coming. and spencer christian, you were saying, this is a big storm. >> it is. the biggest storm of our season. as you pointed out, it is a beautiful day. lots of clouds there. and in the gulf of alaska, the storm is intensifying. by this time tomorrow, it will be pounding much of the bay area. so we can expect one to two inches and some locations will see two to three inches of rain. we'll see winds gusting 20 to 40 miles an hour. right now, a flash flood watch is in effect from 4:00 tomorrow afternoon to 3:00 a.m. thursday. virtually all the north bay. debris flows, flash flooding is

possible with rainfall rates up to a half inch per hour. so let's look at the burn scar areas. we had the devastating fires. there will be light rain over much of the region. by 1:00, we'll see moderate to heavy rain. all those burn scar areas by 3:00 in the afternoon. this will be drenching rain at times. 5:00 in the afternoon, the sun will be falling. moderate to heavy rage even into the night time hours. there's so much with debris flow. the rest of the cabrebay area w get a pounding. >> a good chance to remind everybody, you can keep track of the weather. you go down led to accuweather app. you can monitoring forecast on the go. a partial victory for pain

companies fighting a lawsuit over lead. san francisco, oakland and santa clara county. in 2013 a judge ruled that paint companies must pay for more than $1 billion in clean-up. today it was limited to homes built before 1951. the san francisco supervisors have decided to continue debate on regulations for selling recreational marijuana. live at city hall, the board just made the decision. >> they can. in fact, the supervisors apparently having a very difficult time establishing a regulatory framework for people wanting to get into the legal recreational marijuana business. what they decided instead to do

was not to rush into it. >> a small but vocal group of vocal chinese immigrants. advocates argue 74% of san franciscans voted to legalize recreational cannabis. the supervisor whose district includes the tender loin and south of market sums up the debate before the board. >> how many dispensaries should we have? and should we include a buffer around childcare centers is that schools? >> it is a difficult issue in a counter culture issue. just what should it be? mark farrell doesn't want a flood of stores. >> what i've suggested is a 600-foot buffer between different dispensary that's would allow one or two to go in per commercial corridor. >> currently i'm supporting a 1,000 foot buffer from adult use

cannabis from schools and daycare centers. the new law allowing recreational use goes into effect january 1st. many say they want something in place by then. the supervisor is one of them. >> i hope we have the votes for it. allowing existing medical cannabis dispensaries to add adult use january 1. >> he says the board can then discuss regulations for new cannabis businesses next year. there are currently 46 medical marijuana dispensaries operating in the city. they asked the board not to rush the decision and table it for two weeks. >> doing this ensthurs final legislation passed is thoughtful, culturally sensitive, and the best legislation for the city of san francisco. >> reporter: again, the board agreed with her. they've decided to continue to

table the discussion. >> all right. thanks. the parents of a 10-year-old boy who flew off a water slide in dublin have filed a lawsuit. they said the suit also targets the contractor who built the slide and the state of california. this is new video that we just obtained that was taken by jamie's family. >> he came to me and said mama, ma marks come watch me. we saw jamie come down. i'll never forget the split second where we saw it happening. >> the mother of the 10-year-old who hydroplaned off the slide last may at the city owned and operated the wave water park, said her son still has nightmares and is recovering from his injuries. they've now filed a lawsuit against dublin, the contractors in the state of california, asking for $2.5 million in punitive damages so this doesn't happen again. dublin said back in may, the cal

osha inspectors gave them a green light on the slide the day before the accident. >> we've learned there is no location. >> i think there are some major problems with the slide. it is, i think there are some major problems and that's why it is closed. >> the emerald plunge and an adjacent slide have been closed since the accident. they say they've attempted to reach an amicable agreement. >> it is a false statement. >> white water west manufactured and installed slide. >> white water has attempted repeatedly to engage in the process to try to resolve the case. we've been rebuffed on all of our attempts. >> they told me by phone, they hope this all gets resolved because it is a great facility.

the family disagrees. >> we will not be attending or going to any water park ever again. >> in dublin, abc7 news. just ahead, attorney general jeff sessions defends himself to lawmakers. >> i will not accept and reject accusations that i have ever lied. that's a lie. >> the tough questions he faced on capitol hill. >> it's been nearly five years since the sandy hook elementary school massacre. now families of the children who lost their life have filed a lawsuit. and what

parents who lost children in the sandy hook elementary school massacre have filed a lawsuit. here's the story. >> we the plaintiff families. victims of the sandy hook school massacre have infinite patience to see justice done. >> parents who lost their children during massacre have brought their fight to the supreme court of connecticut. appealing a lower court's decision to throw out their lawsuit. >> we have not lost one ounce of confidence in the justness of our case. >> nine families who lost loved ones and one even thor who was wounded are taking on the company that made the gun that was used to kill 26 people day,

including 20 children. >> the early morning of december 14th, 2012, there was a young man in newtown and he was preparing for a mission. >> the lawyers argue that they purposely margaret their ar 15 bush master rifle to men like the killer, posting ads in product placement in violent video games. >> think of the market as the best evidence of what remmington knew about the weapon. about where it was ending up and they knew who they were receiving out to. >> but the defense counters that their ads are protected by the constitution. >> advertisementes are commercial speech. they have first amendment protection. >> and federal law stops them from being held liable when crimes committed with their products. for the families, they say this goes beyond federal law and bits what is right. >> reporter: if this case goes to trial, could it seat major

precedent for other victims in other cases. uber has been hit with a new federal lawsuit. two women want the ride hailing giant to take action to prevent its drivers from sexually harassing riders. >> this is the lawsuit filed by the new york city. bits 58 pages long and sikh class action status on behalf of all women who have been harassed or sexually assaulted by uber drivers. twitter is full of have posted, typing in me too. others have posted videos of alleged harassment inside cars. in june, this man was arrested, accused of driving a drunk passenger to a hotel truman sexually assault her. and recently, a bay area teen sued uber alleging that back in

february, her driver pulled over on highway 101 and asked her about her virginity. today, they said uber has done everything possible to continue using low cost, woefully inadequate back ground checks is that has failed to monitor drivers for any inappropriate conduct after they are hired. nothing meaningful has been done to make passengers safer. especially for we will. in addition to screening procedures, the plaintiffs also want uber to install cameras inside the cars and be completely won't regard to rates, sexual assaults and drivers. uber said we are in the process of reviewing it. these allegations are important to us and we take it very seriously. now the flip side of that story. a dallas texas woman is apologizing for her drunken tie again uber driver that cost her her job as a deputy district

attorney. >> you are a legitimate -- you're so stupid. i want the comes to come so they can [ bleep ] you up. >> that's the voice of jody warner. berating an uber driver after getting picked up. he says she repeatedly threatened him and even hit him. it got so bad that he pulled over and called police. he declined to press charges but her bosses were not so forgiving. they fired her last night. >> i embarrassed my family, myself, that is not who i am. >> warner denies ever hitting platt. he told abc news, he deals with a lot of drunk sxaengs he foregives her but she is out of a job. all season we've been at a one level but all of a sudden we're at a three. >> it is a pretty powerful

storm. things are calm. the storm approaches the north bay. right now these are our forecast features. a strong storm arrives. expect gusty winds and heavy down pours. with the possibility of the burn scar areas from the fire f f f f last night. most other locations have temperatures in the low to mid 60s. right now i have a look at the overnight lowers. up around santa rosa,

other locations will be around 50. we expect widespread had 6:00 tomorrow morning, this will be the picture. most of the south bay and east bay will be dry. had it means wet pavement, wet roadways. it will lift a little bit for a brief zpim then drop back down and most of the north bay will be getting pounded with moderate to heavy rainfall between noon and 3:00 p.m. so the afternoon commute will get to a very wet start. now in the next few hours, between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m., we will see the heavier rain moving south. parts of the peninsula to the east bay. as far east as fairfield. then between 6:00 and many 9:30, you will see the heaviest rain

through central part. see the areas of orange and red? they represent the steadiest and heaviest rain. then finally, down to the south bay. the heaviest rain will be falling about 11:00 tomorrow night. that will continue into thursday morning. so not only will the evening commute be a challenging one. it will get off to a rough start as well. and then widely scattered showers by midday on thursday. and by midday on thursday, we expect rainfall totals to be generally one to two inches. a lot more than that in the wetter locations. and we have a wind advisory from 1:00 the 3:00 a.m. to the bay area hills. we'll see gusts to 50 miles an hour in the higher elevations. strong enough on knock down trees and power lines. and things to watch for. a high concern for flooding and downed trees. moderate concerns, mud slides, urban and creek flooding. here's a look at the highs

tomorrow. they'll be mainly in the low to mid 60s. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. after morning showers, we get dry conditions friday and saturday. and yet another storm comes in saturday and sunday. drive carefully snowstorm carry an umbrella. >> tomorrow morning's commute. the evening commute will be more adversely affected had other parts of the bay area. by the way, when you see stormy weather where you live, take a photo or some video and share it with us with the #abc 7 now. please make sure you're in a safe place when you take the picture. let's go back to tehama county to get update. this is live. >> i do want to say that thishis individual shooter was bent on engaging and killing people at

random. i have to say that this incident, as tragic and bad as it is, could have been so much worse if wasn't for the quick thinking and staff at our elementary school. because there was a series of gunshots, about a quarter mile away, that alerted he that staff, and they went on an immediate lockdown without having to be told to do so by law enforcement. after that series of gunshots, the shooter literally took his vehicle and rammed the fence and gate. entered the grounds on foot with a semi-automatic rifle that had multiround clip. he was wearing a load bearing vest he that you sometimes see

soldiers wear, that have the clips embed in the chest. and he literally, because it appears, because he couldn't make access to any of the rooms, that they were locked. that he gave it you will and reentered the vehicle and then went on his killing spree and took it to the streets of rancho tehama. i want to say that the quick action of those school officials, there is no doubt in my mind based on the video that i saw, saved countless lives and children. so i want to say this. we have positively identified the shooter. i can't tell you his name because we have rules that require us to notify his next of kin. i can tell you that this started up on bobcat road.

it's been an ongoing dispute between he and another lady in january of there year. he was arrested and charged with an assault with a deadly weapon on that person. that person is a deceased victim today and i can't release that person's name yet either. we are currently seeking search he warrants in different locations regarding this case. our investigation is ongoing. i can tell that you no children, let me repeat this because there's their seems to be some confusion. we are not aware of any child that has died as a result of this incident. we do have confirmed five deaths including the suspect. that has not changed. however, i wouldn't be surprised

if something else doesn't happen. we're still investigating. just to let you know, this is a very rural area. this guy was bent on driving by residences and arrest by trarly shooting at they will. this could expand farther than what it is right now. i don't really have any more information to give you. i wish that i could answer your questions. i know that you have a ton of questions. i'll be glad to entertain some of them but i really don't have a lot. hold. on stop. here's what i'll do. if you raise your hand, i will recognize you and then we'll talk. he was the first one. where are you from? okay, sir.

>> classroom doors were to be shut and therefore he couldn't gain entrance? >> what happens when a school goes on lockdown, the kids are secured and all the doors are locked. the only place that i'm aware that was not locked was the bathroom area. which he did enter. he did shoot at a number of classrooms which resulted in the injury of at least one or two students that i'm aware of. we have ten victims at different area hospitals. we're still piecing together what all their roles were in this incident. we know at least one of those children was in a classroom when struck by gunfire. what was the other side of your question? >> okay. you have been listening to a live press conference coming out of tehama. there is assistant sheriff phil

johnson thanking the staff members at the elementary school for their quick thinking, putting the school on lockdown to save lives. of course, this is incident, the massacre where four people were killed including the suspected shooter. >> and the assistant sheriff there said it would have been much worse if they had not thought so quickly to put the school on lockdown. we have a total of five deaths including the suspect who went on a random shooting spree. they had an ongoing dispute that goes back several months. apparently no, children have died although one child has been

this sunday the american music awards shaped up to be quite the family affair. blackish star tracy ellis ross will host the show for the first time. appearing on that show will be her mother. singing legend diana ross will be honored with a lifetime

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headlines. we just had a live update from the tehama county sheriff. all after a gunman shot and killed four people south of redding. he died in a shoot out with deputies. there are at least seven shooting scenes. neighbors say the violence all started with a domestic dispute with the gunman randomly picking targets. one being a middle school. one student was wounded. they said the school saved lives by going on lockdown. >> jeff sessions defended himself on capitol hill. lawmakers on both sides demanded answers about whether trump about contacts with the russians. >> is his authorization looking

into possibly investigating the clinton foundation politically motivated? the nation's top law enforcement official facing tough questions. forced to defend himself. democrats demanding answers as to whether attorney general jeff sessions lied when he testified before senators that he was not aware of trump campaign contacts with russians. >> he had communication with the russians. through mr. papadopoulos and others and two, seemed to be aware of it at the time. >> a guilty plea from the trump adviser george papadopoulos revealed at this 2016 meetings, sessions was aware of offering the arrange a meeting between donald trump and putin. >> i will not accept and reject accusations that i have ever lied. >> i believe i wanted to make clear that he was not authorized to represent the campaign. >> and questions swirling around new revelations sessions authorized federal prosecutors,

that it influenced a decision by the obama administration to allow a russian agency to guy nuclear one company is that deny whether there's any nirt appoint a special counsel. a move that has some asking whether the independent justice department is caving to pressure from the president. >> is it common for the leader of the country toer to criminal justice system to retaliate against his political point? >> the department of justice can never be used to retaliate politically against opponents, and that would be wrong. >> and democrats weren't the only ones with tough questions. one republican congressman wanted to know why a special counsel hasn't been appointed to investigate hillary clinton and former fbi director jim comey. the attorney general saying that would require a factule basis.s. abc7 news. president trump plans to make a major statement.

either today or thursday once he returns at the white house from asia. the president leftd the philippines for washington, d.c. after a summit of asian nations in manila. he talked about a coming announcement. he said his trip puts the world on notice that the rules have changed for xris want to trade with the u.s. >> three ucla basketball players accused of shop lifting during the team's recent trim to china are now on the way back home. the freshmen boarded a plane in shanghai today. hours earlier, trump told reporters of his conversations with china's president xi jinping about the players and expressed hope and a positive outcome. no word of any possible punishment they might face from the university or the pac-12 conference. a gunshot may be related to three similar murders.

authorities found the body of ronald felt object in the seminole house neighborhood. they said he was in that neighborhood when he was shot from behind in the back of the head. the shooting happened within blocks of the murders leading the authorities on believe the same person is responsible. >> i believe this person lives in this neighborhood. and we need everyone's cooperation. we need everyone to pay attention to what's going on in their neighborhood. investigators have released this surveillance video showing a person of interest in the area the night of the first shooting, described as black maehl, slim build, between 6 feet and 6'2". wearing a black baseball a national poll. crowds cheered while watching big screen tv's. 61% of australians favored allowing same sex marriage in a national survey. this poll had a high turnout.

more than 79% of those eligible to vote did he participate. if lawmakers actually echo the will of australia citizens, it will be the 25th nation to let same sex couples marry. just ahead, senator jackie speier was among those speaking out in congress. >> they want the system fixed and the perpetrators held accountable. >> the legislation she's pushing to bring changes to washington. >> and a former astronaut takes his mission to the east bay. >> we see bright skies in the western horizon. dark and dreary is that rainy and windy. >> let's take a live look at the afternoon commute. we take a look at the san mateo bridge. oncoming traffic is usually the heavier commute. even on the right-hand side, westbound is looking pretty slow going this afternoon.

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exposure. >> reporter: his auns was made up of seniors. seniors who might need advice on financial aid or support on how to find academic advisers. most of these kids will be first generation college students. >> something i want to achieve, specially being one of the first to go to college in my family. i feel it would bring joy and honor to my family. >> reporter: they're holding the event at the college because they want to emphasize that you don't have to go straight from high school. there is a viable path from community college. they brought this jose hernandez to prove the point that just because you get rejected doesn't mean you give up. >> nasa rejected me not once or twice. it was 11 times. wasn't until 12th time nasa selected me as an astronaut. >> reporter: he is pushing the importance of science and technology, of course. he went to space in 2009, making him a hero to some of these kids. >> i wabl to go into aerospace

engineering so i feel like i'll get a lot from him. >> reporter: hernandez is a first generation college graduate and a uc graduate. he is living proof, if you shoot for the stars, you just might land among them. abc7 news. >> it goes to show, you think you're having a bad day. you think you can't do something, you can. >> a great story. you will not, however, be a toibl avoid the rain tomorrow. >> no one is immune. >> no. we have a strong storm coming our way. the strongest one of the season so far. a level three. it will bring widespread rainfall totals of one to two inches or more in some locations. they have concerns about flash flooding. we have a flash flood watch in effect for virtually all the north bay because of the heavy rain. we could see rainfall rates of one half inch per hour. that's enough to produce

problems. across the hills and mountains, there will be an advisory. southerly winds, 15 to 30 miles an hour with the gusts up to 50 miles an hour. the higher elevations. over in the sierra, it will snow heavily in some spots. we expect two feet or more of higher elevations. this warning in effect from 10:00 a.m. tomorrow to 4:00 a.m. and strong gusty winds and the heavy snow that is expected to fall. so it will start winding down on thursday. we have a couple of dry days saturday before the next lighter storm comes in sunday and monday. just ahead, a chicago man's 3,200 mile journey ended in the bay area today. the reason he quit his job and walked across america.

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something to counter tact violence in his city. he just wrapped up his journey. his walk america effort took him from delaware to the bay area over the course of 198 days. first, congratulations. nice to meet you. >> so much to get to. you're obviously inspired. now that you completed it, was it worth it? >> absolutely. i set out on this journey to try to help some of the kids and the inner city of chicago. and we're going to get people some jobs. and i was also hopefully able to inspire some other people along the way to get involvd in the community. >> how much money did you raise? and what lorgss the money go to? >> sure.

so we racised about $22,000. i've committed about $10,000 to an organization called kids off the block. we'll put that money toward a jobs training program. >> talk about the logistics. how many miles did you walk? where did you sleep and eat? >> sure. sleeping and eating were a toss-up. >> challenging? or not part of the program? >> getting from point a to point b was challenging enough. and honestly, without the people opened their homes to me that comped a meal for me, i wouldn't be here. so thanks to them. >> most people can't do this sort of thing. just quit their jobs and start walking. what would you recommend to them aside from donating? how can they get involved? >> i tell everyone everywhere i go. it is not how much you do. it is how you do it. if you find something that's

personal to you, i think that's the best way to make an impact. and there's plenty of ways to do that. >> what is your overall message to people who want to help? stopping gun violence in chicago or whatever their particular cause is? you pretty much went all in on this. >> sure, sure. there's plenty of problems in our country. just in the bay area. i mean, i know that there's quite a big homeless problem here. just to get a few of the homeless victims some beds, i think that would be an easy way to get involved. >> people can still donate to frank's campaign. we have a link at abc7 news.com. get some rest. >> thank you. >> it's been a long walk. >> absolutely. >> nice to see him getting some rest there. >> dozen of talented people from the bay area have made this

year's forbes 40 under 30. ranging from the arts to technology. here are two of the standouts. aisha is one of the 30 people honored in the food and drink category. she just opened a restaurant.ra. and susan fowler is featured on the technology list. detailing changes in tech company culture. all right. one of the stories including higher education. >> i took a lot of my law school classes online. i'm a big believer -- >> are you a lawyer? i didn't -- >> community colleges are considering proposals for a fully online college. it would indicator to people who have been struggling since the depression. the goal,

career relevant to the economy. >> those working age adults who are stuck in jobs, what we call, stranded workes, who can't just drop what they're doing and come to our colleges. >> education officials say about 2.5 million californians don't have a college degree. >> teaming up with online giants trying to boost sales as the busy holiday season kicks off. shoppers at kohl's can test amazon devices at some stores and return items bought on amazon. sears selling ken more appliances on the side. the store teamed one amazon for voice shopping. walmart is working the build a coalition of its own. they purchased several jonl line brands and is the highest profile partner for voice

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house speaker paul ryan called on moore to drop out of the special election race. >> for one, these allegations are credible. number two, if he cares about the values and the people he claims to care about, she step aside. >> yesterday, another woman accused moore of making sexual advances toward her when she was just 16 years old. >> bay area congresswoman jackie

speier is calling for changes saying some members of congress are guilty of sexual harassment. >> it was the first hearing of its kind to look at sexual misconduct in the house of representatives, and congressman jackie speier is accusing lawmakers currently serving in congress of contributing to a loss time work environment. >> in fact, there are two members of counsel, republican and democrat, right now. she did not name names but bay area congresswoman jackie speier painted a picture of what she called egregious and sometimes illegal behavior happening on capitol hill. >> these are such as, are you going to be a good girl? to perpetrators exposing their genitals, to victims having their private parts grabbed on the house floor. >> last month, she shared her

own experience when she was a young legislative aide. she started the #me too congress and now stories are pouring in like the one that a current lawmaker. told to virginia republican congresswoman barbara comstaff. >> this member asked a member to bring materials to their residence. and the young staffer is a young woman. went there and was greeted with a member in a towel. it was a male. who then invited her in. at that point, he decided to expose himself. >> speier is now calling on lawmakers to require yearly mandatory sexual harassment training for congressional members and staff. to institute a climate survey every two years, to gauge the scope of the problem. and reform the complaint and dispute resolution process which she feels protects the abusers, not the accusers. >> they want the system fixed and the perpetrators held

accountable. >> after the hearing, house speaker paul ryan announced he will adopt mandatory harassment training saying it has no place in congress. in the newsroom. abc7 news. of. another mass shooting. pg&e is sued over the fires. a packed house over what some say is a bad way to go. and it's dry outside now. but tomorrow, it's going to change. big time.

>> gunshots for a good 25 minutes. >> people died here today, folks. this is a very tragic event for all of us. >> the assistant sheriff understandably getting a little emotional about today's shooting. >> the sheriff said the gunman appeared to select as targets randomly. you can see on the ma'am where horror erupted. a gunman killed four and wounded ten others. minutes ago the same official you just heard from the staff. he said what they did helped avert an even bigger tragedy. >> because there was a series of gunshots. about a quarter mile away that alerted that staff and they went on an immediate lockdown without having to be told to do so by law enforcement. >> investigators have identified today's