gunman inside. >> thank you for joining us. police did not take any chancesed and they responded en force to the building at rhode island and 85th street. > yes, some intense moments incident, dan, that defined our times the way that people worry about gun, this was it. it started simply becoming complex very fast. ultimateic sdha this is an incident with no i a n anpen an anywhere, why not here? for a couple of hours that was a distinct possibility inside of the office building at 350 rhode island including sam sera software. a man called police to report a man outside with a knife or stick. then half an hour later, a report of an active shooter causing the san francisco police to respond en force.

>> you have no idea who he is was? >> no, i don't have the information, but other than the timing or the perhaps misinterpretation of what is going on, i don't believe that i wpr and outside when it happened. i told the cops, and then i tried to connect with my co-workers inside of the office to make sure that everything is okay. >> reporter: the police went door to door and evacuated businesses. they said that the company had planned to commemorate the fourth company birthday today. talk about surprises. so the obvious question now is who was that person with the knife or the stick? san francisco police say they don't know. they did not make any arrest, and no one was injured and there is a surveillance camera over my shoulder, and they will be looking at it. in san francisco, live, wayne

freedman, abc 7 news. >> thank you, wayne. and now, they sent a push alert as the police responded to the scene to let people know that the sutter medical health building was evacuated. you can be among the first to know by downloading the abc 7 news app and pushing the push alerts. and now, after getting reports of a armed man at the hillsdale shopping center, the department released this surveillance photo after the witnesses told police that he had a gun and was an undercover police officer. the police did not find him, but received reports of a similar incident at the nearby shopping center. there they found him, and took him into custody. >> the gun that he had ended up to be a bb gun. and when you take a look at this gun, i will bet you 100% that you will probably tell me that it is looking like a real gun.

>> grabavetzy is firearm lil leg firearm illegally, and he is also previously charged with similar charges. and now, we go to luis pena at the company's head quarters tonight. what are you finding tonight? >> well, dan, it has been seven years since the shooting here at the youtube headquarters and some said that those images are vivid in their minds. we also spoke to people around this area, and they said that the new threats are going to be no shock. >> reporter: a new threat at the san bruno youtube campus and this time a utah resident david swanson. >> i will not pass by this building and somewhere

>> reporter: police in orem, utah said that he stated that he wanted to shoot youtube employees and when the police confronted him at home, this is what he said. >> he said that it was a play on words and when he was referring to shooting, he was referring to more to the cell phone or a video camera. >> reporter: a handgun is registered under his name and he admitted to taking it to california earlier in may. >> he said the bay area, but as far as the exact location, again, we don't know. >> reporter: around the youtube campus the security guards are seen on almost every corn, and the employees say that this type of the security was not the norm a year ago. >> i notice it, because i go, and i walk to the plaza by a youtube building, and i did know it as a security guards, and they didn't have security guards before. >> reporter: in a statement youtube responded that our number one priority is to

protect the safety and the welfare of everyone who works at youtube and our security team is aware of the threat and working closely with the law enforcement to monitor the situation. swanson was released yesterday after posting $100,000 bail. in san bruno, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and now to the weather, live doppler 7 is tracking the next series of showers despite the fact that you can see sunshine right now in the bay area. this is a live look from the th sutro tower camera, and more rain tonight. let's check in with san dee asa patel with the latest. >> it is going to be moving in tonight with storm a level one, but nothing like tomorrow. the winds will be gusting up to 30 miles per hour, and 7:00 p.m.

tonight, and the showers are still off of the coastline and moving and then we should dry out. dan? >> that is nice. for the second time in four months teachers have gone on strike, and this time in new haven covering union city and hayward, and here is leeann melendez with the report. >> hey, hey, ho, ho, where did all of the money go? >> reporter: for teachers in the new haven school district an increase in pay would help to offset the price of their health care insurance which comes out of the pockets. >> it goes up every year and the family of four pays $23,000 or $24,000 a year and this is out of our salaries. >> and teachers have never been on strike here. >> and i hoped that it would not come to this and it is sad to

know it has come to this morning. >> the district has offered a 3% bonus for the first year, and a 1% raise for the second. last night, the district felt moved slightly. >> we added contingency language that said that if the revenue comes in higher that we will give the additional half a percent or the 1% ongoing raise. >> any revenue is unlikely, because the district has said it will experience declining enrollment, and the funding is based on the enrolled students. >> not too many kids showed up here, and what are they doing inside? >> they are watching movies. crowd control, and there is not a lot of learning going on. >> and this parent kept her kids home to show support for teachers. >> we are catching up on a lot of work at home, and today, we decided to take a bike ride to come down here to support the teachers. >> valerie says that she wants to get feedback from her daughter before sending her back to school. >> i want to see how they play

it out and get my daughter's ct her all of the time of what they are going to do. >> reporter: back here live at union city, we have new numbers from the district, and they told us that 20%, only 20% of the students attended classes today, and now, what can we expect tomorrow? more of the same. and the teachers are going to be back on the picket line and i spoke to one of the negotiators from the teachers side and they have no plans to meet with district. again live in union city, leann melendez for abc 7 news. the last strike in the bay area happened in oakland and they walked out february 21st, and the strike lasted seven days and the teachers returned to the classrooms march 4th after agreeing to a proposl including 11% salary increase over four years and plus a one-time 3% bonus. the district also agreed to hire more staff including counselors, psychologists and special

education teachers. >> new at 5:00, the witness in the ghost ship warship trial tested about visits to the warehouse from city crews. witnesses cried as they described the final texts of the loved ones who died in fire. laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: they were the last words of the partner and recalling them brought alexis abrams to tears as she testified in the ghostship trial. she attended a music event at the fruit veil warehouse, and at 11:04 he said he would head home soon, and then two more texts. i love you. fire. he was among the 36 people who died that night. alexa burrell also testified about a text she received from her friend nicole seacrest, and it said simply on the texts, fire here.

burrell arrived five minutes later to see it in flames. and seacrest also died that night. and then ghostship survivor and resident told the jury that various officials have been inside of the warehouse in the months before the fire, including the child protective services and oakland police officers. canon also said that he saw two off-duty firefighters attend a party there. >> for us, that means that, hey, if those people went out and 28-year-old max harris an art student nearly homeless living there creating the art wouldn't have known that there was danger. >> nice to be there to give max some support. >> the defendant attending the trial for the first time after visiting with the nephew over the weekend. >> and so he is an inspiring young man. and he's got a lot of strength, and just a very positive energy. >> in oakland laura anthony abc 7 news.

>> and an effort is under way to make the sale of tobacco products more restrictive in san rafael. and tonight, the city council is going to consider an ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products if they allow anyone under the age of 21 on the premises, and also bans it through pharmacies and vending machines. if approved, the ordinance could go into effect in six months' time. sidewalks are being improved for bicycle safety. and now, the launch of a new bike lane, and cupertino's plan to make the bike lanes larger without taking up more of the road. and now, michael finney. >> i'm up in portland at the moda center where the warriors will be without andre iguodola tonight as they look to defeat >> thank you, mindi. and what some people with student

happening today, the warriors are going for the sweep tonight when they take on the trail blazers in oakland. game four of the western conference finals starts in less than one hour, and abc 7 spo anchor mindi bach is live there. and mindi, no team has come back from the 3-0 deficit and hopefully that is going to bode well for us? >> yes, it seems so. the warriors are in control of the series, and they found out that they have lost a key player tonight, and andre iguodola is out as he has suffered a calf strain in the game three win. the warriors are going to rely more on alfonzo kinney who going to get the start tonight, and maybe from jonas jerebko, and also five years' playoff experience. >> i feel a much different vibe now with the team than i did five years ago when this was all

brand-new. back then, it seemed like we had plenty of games where everybody looked scattered and nervous, and we had to figure it out, and it seems that these days, we are more composed and more confident because we have been doing it for a long time, and we have seen pretty much situations that we had to respond accordingly. >> and trail blazers head coach terry stotts says that he has seen the experience of the warriors to be a difference-maker in the playoffs, and the trail blazers were up by double digit leads in each of the last two game, and tw games they lost. so the warriors are already without kevin durant and demarcus cousins and now andre iguodola, but they want it, because if they win tonight, they have nine days off before the start of the nba finals on may 30th. so the highlights tonight starting at 9:00, and until then, mindi bach from the moda

center. >> that would be good healing time mindi. and win or go home for the san jose sharks. st. louis is leading the series 3-2, following the 5-0 win in san jose. the sharks lost four key players to injuries in the game. it was pretty brutal as you can see from that hit. the series moving to st. louis for game six tomorrow night. >> a new campaign is under way to ban president trump from twitter. abc 7 news was on market street as members of the women's march san francisco dropped off a petition with 300,000 signatures at the twitter headquarters. he is accused of spreading hate and violence in terms of the twitter service. they asked the social media platform the suspend the president's account. >> he consistently bullies people, and attacks people of color, and there is no platform for white supremacy to exist. >> twitter has said that banning

a world leader would hide important information for peopl bike transportation is one of the hallmarks of building a better bay area. a and a commitment to an issue that affects all of us, and today, we are calling attention to cupertino who are making bike lanes more safe especially for the kids. they are going to move back the sidewalks and create dividers to keep the cars out. the city says it is necessary considering the number of kids who use it to get to nearby schools. >> i feel the traffic nearby, and i would feel better if it will be a separated. so, we could travel school safer. so, it is nice idea. >> today's expansion begins on the same day that san jose celebrates a first year of the new bike program which is gaining national recognition by the way. in fact, groups from more than

40 cities are in town today to learn how san jose could build the bike lanes so quickly and reduce the accidents in the process. a group of u.s. students thinks they have come up with a way to solve ride hailing companies. a group of students found that expanding muni and making it free would help to make it more competitive with the ride share companies like uber or lyft. right now muni is free for senior citizens and along with some young people, and the fares will increase in july. and now, the federal government is trying to protect your right to write a critical review. >> and relief for those facing a mountain of student debt to pay off. >> michael finney has those stories. >> let's start with the first one. hopeful news for those saddled with huge student loan. there is a senate plan for those to build a retirement fund while paying off the loans.

currently the employees can match the employee's 401 contribution, but not to those who don't contribute, and many of them paying off student debt can't afford the contribute, and the retirement parody for student loans act will allow companies to match the student loan payment, and more than 40 million americans are carrying student loan debt. amazon is building a new type of warehouse, but it is not what you think. the online retail giant is building warehouses around the country to store hazardous materials. this is coming after an incident that we reported on last year where a can of bear repellent exploded hospitalizing 24 workers. the federal trade commission has proved that it is serious about your right to post reviews of the products and the services. the ftc has announced three separate enforcements of the consumer review fairness acts and it prohibits the business from having contracts that bar

consumers from writing or posting negative reviews. this is the first actions since the law is enact and none of the companies have been caught up in the ftc crackdown are in california, but this is good news. because somebody can write a bad review and get sued, but no more. >> good to know, michael. and a nice break from the rain and boy, it really came down yesterday. >> sure. and little is the operative word. when will we get sa sandhia? >> well, look at this. the clouds will soak it up and the temperatures right now, well, they are not what we expect this time of the year, and 58 in san francisco, and mid-60s around san jose and mountainview and half moon bay. a lovely view looking at san jose and the shark tank and sun and clouds is the combination here. and low 60s from santa rosa to napa and near 70 to vacaville

and livermore. one more live picture from the mount tam cameras, as you can see the clouds are gathering as the storm is coming. breezy tomorrow, and scattered showers and drier and milder weather expected mid-week. doppler 7 is showing you the cloud cover, but we are waiting for the storm until later on. it is going to be nothing like the weekend storm. and look at that, one of the wettest spots and 3 1/2 inches over 72 hours and there in concord and livermore. this is a level one system for tonight and tofrm. and scattered showers with half an inch, and wind gusts up to 20 miles per hour. it is not a significant wind event. the clouds around the bay area, and 10:00 p.m., we will see them in the north bay, and 11:30, start to spread and going into the commute tomorrow scattered

in nature at 5:00 a.m., and light stuff, and 8:00 a.m., enough so to slow down the commute, so plan accordingly. as you headno will need the raio the bay area, and hang on that rain gear, because we will have a few showers 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and now the rainfall totals are not to be heavy. most areas from a few hundredths to a half inch. and most areas will be picking this up overnight going into tomorrow. winter wind advisory midnight to 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. and 6 to 12 inches of snow and up to 15 inches for the peaks. the storms keep on coming, and the snow pack obviously is hefty right now. it is great for the water supply, and tomorrow morning the temperatures in the mid-40s to low 50ed as and don't leave hom without the umbrellas. the scattered showers continue through the afternoon and then to the upper 40s and lower 50s

near the coastline. you can download the weather app and get weather all day. and you will see that the average is closer to average middle of the week. and then for the long holiday weekend, it is looking like a little bit of the cooldown saturday and the temperatures will be back up sunday and monday, memorial day, is not what you expect to see, and the unofficial kickoff to summer. so it is going to be dry right now. >> thank you. a cafeteria worker is fired for giving free food to students gets a new job offer from a famous chef. that story is next. and then at 6:00, the staggering number of illegally rents, and the terrifying consequences for the

a tornado touched down south of fresno as storms came through the area this weekend. an ef tornado was near huron yesterday, and the surveyors found no damage and nobody was injured, but the tornado touched down with 70-mile-an-hour winds and it is the first tornado after several funnel clouds were spotted. the clouds brought wind and hail, and two more cells are to move through the central valley, but they predict not to be as intense. and rain and hail flooded part of stockton as some residents had to get in kayaks to leave their homes. they were forced to close multiple roads for hours, and stockton on average gets 1.5 inches of rain for entire month of may, but some parts of the city saw 2 inches of rainfall yesterday alone. a new hampshire school lunch lady lost her job over the act

of kindness and now a celebrity chef is stepping in. von kim ball was fired in march of giving free lunch to a student who could not pay. and after the news reports went viral, the cafe services offered to rehire her, but she declined. >> the man who fired me stood with me, and watch med do ted m transaction and he said okay, and walked off. >> reporter: and award winning chef jose andreas saw the report and called her a hero and offered her a job. no word if kimball has taken him up on the offer, but really kind gesture. >> so well deserved to have the opportunity. all right. the students held a special art showcase today in san francisco. >> comin

i'm alma dietz and coming up at 6:00, the san francisco

international airport is like a city unto itself including crime and homelessness. the problems it is causing and how they are trying to keep passengers safe. and now some people are trying to pass to get more healing drugs legal. >> and thank you. we will see you then. and before, meet some performers who let their ability shine today. >> a group of education students let their arts be spectacular in selm selma. the young performers said it sent an important message. >> it showed the community that even if we have disabilities that we can do whatever we want to do. >> we did a fantastic job. we learned how to do the dance, the acting and the vocals and the lip-syncing, and it was fantastic. >> just terrific. the students displayed paintings and tapestries and good work. >> plenty of ability there. >> more news tonight with david

muir. >> thank you. good night. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. new images tonight. the urgent alert as we come on the air. the high risk tornado threat right now. authorities warning aulpartica ahead. they warn of tornadic super cells that could likely bring long-track tornadoes on the ground for miles. it could be life threatening. ginger zee and rob marciano are both there live tonight, they're standing by. also tonight, the horrific scene. the police officer shot and killed near a major american university. officers responding to a call. you can hear one of them say, "i've been hit. i've lost my weapon." president trump taking aim at joe biden tonight, headed to where biden is from, pennsylvania, and what biden said that got a reaction. and tonight, the fox news town hall with yo