accidental death this weekend at lake tahoe where a woman fell from the top of a popular waterfall. stephanie espinosa lived and worked in benicia. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. today abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley spoke with espinosa's mother and her friend who was with her at the scene of the accident. >> it was friday afternoon when stephanie espinosa was enjoying the view 150 feet up above emerald bay at lake tahoe. at the top of eagle falls, she waded in one of the pools when she reached for a branch and lost her footing. she vanished over the falls. rescue and dive teams later found her body. initial reports indicated she might have been taking photos, but her family says that was not the case. >> stephanie didn't even have her phone on her when she fell. she was trying to enjoy the moment. >> she gave so much of herself physically, spiritually,

emotionally to other people that it was not uncommon for stephanie to just take off and go into nature. >> espinosa's business partner and best friend was kayaking with her this weekend at lake tahoe. >> my daughter was the most beautiful, free-spirited person you would ever want to meet. she is simply amazing. she raised her two boys. she has raised marissa. she has raised my own daughter. >> espinosa worked for years as an instructor at blake austin college in vacaville and left to open this spa, the purple door aesthetics in benicia one year ago with santana. >> so this is stephanie. her -- her core of who she is just helping people. she loved crystals. she loved rocks. >> and she is nothing but love. she is so full of love. >> the family has started a gofundme page to help support her sons and family that the 35-year-old has left behind. you'll find a link on abc7news.com. in benicia, i'm leslie brinkley,

abc7 news. the city of san francisco will pay $400,000 to the mother of a man fatally shot by police in 2015. the shooting of mario woods in the bayview was caught on video. police say woods was suspected of stabbing a man and refused to drop his knife. officers used nonlethal force but say woods still wouldn't drop his weapon. an autopsy found he had several drugs in his system. d.a. george gascon said the use of force was unnecessary, but he couldn't criminally charge the officers under current law. the they'll introduce the settlement to the board of supervisors tomorrow. witnesses say cal nut creek police shot and killed a man charging at officers with a crowbar. neighbors say the man was 23 years old and well-known in the area. they say they knew he had mental health issues. his grandmother and mother both called police yesterday afternoon saying he was acting violently. people on arlene lane said they heard a lot of yelling when officers got there.

>> i looked out the window, and he was charging down the road here with a crowbar. and the cops were telling him to stop. >> i thought the guy was going to charge my dad, so i come running out the door. and i see these cops yelling at him. they shoot him, and he didn't fall down. and then they shot him again. and he just dropped. >> police say they first fired beanbag rounds at the man, but they say that failed to stop him. there appears to be some momentum now behind calls to break up facebook and google. the house judiciary committee announced today that it will hold a series of hearings into whether there is enough competition among big tech companies. the committee issued a statement saying, quote, a small number of dominant unregulated platforms have extraordinary power over commerce, communication, and information online. adding there are concerns that these platforms have the incentive and ability to harm the competitive process. now the announcement follows "the wall street journal" report saying that the federal trade commission will lead an

antitrust investigation into facebook with the justice department investigating google. investors reacted swiftly to the report. facebook stock lost 7.5%, while shares of alphabet, google's parent company, dropped 6%. listen to this. an explosion at a chemical plant in santa clara county this weekend has the drivers of hydrogen fuel vehicles going nowhere fast. the facilities owned and operated by air products, a hydrogen supplier. melanie woodrow is live at a hydrogen fueling station in south san francisco on airport boulevard with the huge affects on customers. melanie? >> we're talking about hundreds, maybe even thousands of bay area customers that are impacted by this. the hydrogen supplier tells me because of this explosion, they have pulled all of their vehicles off the roads to be certain they are safe. and that means those drivers are showing up at fueling stations like this one. and seeing a similar message, dispenser unavailable. it's supposed to be the fuel of the future.

but along with innovation, there are growing pains. hydrogen fuelin stations across the bay area like this one are down today. service disrupted following a chemical plant explosion this weekend at air products and chemicals incorporated in santa clara county. dr. shane stevens is a founding partner of true zero, which owns seven of the bay area's hydrogen retail fueling stations. >> we do anticipate som and teething pains during the early years. when you have every station in the bay area down, that's a major hiccup. >> that's one that krista hansen hadn't anticipated, whichsy a pain. what can i say? but if more people were using these, it would be more available. and any sort of problem would be less of an issue. >> hansen says she traded in her prius a year and a half ago and loves her hydrogen-fueled vehicle. >> clearly we could have a problem with filling it up, i guess. but this is the first time i've encountered that.

and unlike electric cars, it doesn't take you ten hours. it takes five, ten minutes. >> stephens estimate there are 3,000 to 5,000 fuel cell vehicles in the bay area. he anticipates true zero will be able to get some of its stations back online in the coming days. in the meantime, hansen says she plans to use her husband's gas-fueled vehicle instead. back live now, we reached out to the three car manufacturers of hydrogen fueled vehicles. honda tells us that they are offering free rentals to their customers without their customers dipping into their 21-day allowance that can get that by calling customer service. toyota tells us they're offering something similar on a case-by-case basis to customers, and hyundai tells us they monitoring the situation closely. melanie woodrow, abc7 news news. >> thank you. experts now say a humpback whale lost in the water off

alameda appears to be unhealthy. this isn't the first lost humpback in that area, but humphrey in 1985 and delta and dawn in 2007 were healthy humpbacks, not like this one in alameda. the whale in alameda is hanging around seaplane lagoon, not far from the old navy base. that's where abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live with the story tonight. laura? >> well, hi, dan. if you'd come to me a few seconds earlier, the whale came up just behind me. we've seen this whale all afternoon, circling in this area here in what's known as seaplane lagoon. it occasionally comes to the surface. what we haven't seen is any of the breaching that's been occurring over the last several days. it apparently came here to feed, but scientists aren't certain why it came this far in and whether it's really getting enough to eat. it's not necessarily lost, but apparently in distress.

that's the word from the experts, the marine mammal center on the rare sighting of a humpback whale in the san francisco bay. is it in trouble? >> well, it's lost a lot of weight. we can tell that. so there is some problem with it that we're just not sure what it is at this point. that's why we're monitoring it on a daily basis. so -- but it still has a lot of energy. >> despite its weight loss, as the still photos show, it's been quite active, breaching often. this is the time of year that humpbacks begin migrating from mexico to the northern california coast for feeding. that's a different pattern from the gray whale, who typically pass by san francisco bay on their way to alaska. so far this year, about 70 gray whales have washed up on the west coast, including several here in the bay area. some have been malnourished, injured by ship strikes, or both. >> the gray whales are just at the tail end of their migration, and now the humpback whales are moving into the our area to feed

in the california system. what we think is happening to similar to the gray whales, they're struggling to find food. thinking humpback whale was first seen about a week ago. and it has become quite a draw future those wishing to take in nature's unusual show up close. >> do you see it? >> yeah, it's incredible. i can't believe it's here. i've only seen a whale once, and it's like amazing. >> it's pretty cool. >> i saw it on the news and wow, that's pretty cool. >> i hope it goes to its original home and that it gets nourished back to health. >> and we're back live here. you can see these are just some of the kids, the families that have come out to take in this show. again, this whale is coming up to the surface about every minute, minute 20 seconds. it came up just behind me over there just a few seconds ago. at this point, if you recall

back in 2007, to get the whales out of the delta, they actually used humpback whale sounds to lure the animals back out to sea. they could also use a flotilla of boats to gently encourage them to leave. in this case, though, they don't want to do anything like, that at least not yet, because this whale is already in distress, and they don't want to make anything worse. live in alameda, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> fingers crossed, laura, thank you. >> absolutely. tough talk from california's attorney general. he's taking on a top pharmaceutical company saying it started the fire and then poured gasoline on the opioid crisis. it's the end of an era for apple. the company officially kills off itunes. so what happens now? a bay area man pays a record amount to have lunch with warren buffett, and the likely topic of conversation is something buffet has called rat poison squared. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. get ready for a taste of summer. everyone's got to listen to mom.

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california is suing a drugmaker, claiming it contributed to the nation's opioid overdose crisis. attorney general xavier becerra accuses purdue pharma and its former president of irresponsible practices. purdue pharma is best known for developing the drug oxycontin. becerra accuses the company of unlawful practices in the marketing and sale of opioids. >> our brief alleges that purdue pharma knew as early as the 1990s that one of their drugs, oxycontin, was among the most abused opioids in the country. >> purdue pharma issued a statement saying the company and former directors, quote, vigorously deny the allegations and will continue to defend themselves against misleading attacks. apple today announced a slew of new things that the company

is releasing. the reveals came during day one of apple's annual worldwide developers conference going on in san jose. and abc7 news kris reyes was there and has a rundown of the big announcements tonight. kris? >> good evening, dan. if i did a survey of this group right here, developers attending wwdc and i asked them when was the last time you used itunes, i'm pretty sure many of them will say not for months, and some might actually say never. it used to be that itunes was the superstar at an apple event like this one. now it's being faded into the background. this morning three now apps were unveiled, essentially replacing the iconic music service. do you even remember how much money you spent on itunes when it first came out? >> oh, don't ask about it. i don't want to remember. it was quite a lot. >> i spent basically my whole allowance when i was in high school. so probably like $100 every three or four months i guess, yeah. >> itunes, the ipod, and then

the itunes store unveiled back-to-back by steve jobs in the early 2000s cemented his place in music history. there may have been a dozen different ways to download music before that, but it was itunes that made everything simple, legal, and mainstream, ushering a new digital era. >> especially as an elder millennial, i think that's what i'm called now, it does feel a little heartbreaking, but i think we're ready to move on to something bigger and better. >> announced at the company's annual developer conference that bigger and bher means itunes will be broken up into three new apps. apple music, apple podcast, and apple tv. bottom line, a move away from any kind of ownership of digital media. >> for you, you don't even care about owning? >> today it doesn't make too much sense. also, cds, just do streaming, movies. >> we live in a world where consumers are used to having dedicated apps for what they need to do. and i think itunes was trying to be too many things in one pact

that felt a little bit old, a little bit dated. >> all right. so three things you need to know. if you are hanging on to those itunes gift cards, the itunes store will remain open. you can also still access your itunes library through the apple music app. and if you're a windows user, itunes will work exactly the same. my take, itunes isn't death dead, but its glory days are definitely over. kris reyes for abc7 news. >> thank you. german ship maker infineon has agreed to buy rival chip maker cypress semiconductor for $10 billion. even though the semiconductor industry has seen some tough times lately. cypress has a footprint in key growth areas like autonomous vehicles. a san francisco cryptocurrency leader has paid dearly to have lunch with warren buffett. justin sun is the founder of tron. he paid $4.5 million in a charity auction. he will get to take seven friends.

sun boasted about the win on his website. he says he can't wait to talk to buffet about bitcoin and blockchain. buffett once charactered it as probably rat poison squared. he sees the lunch as an opportunity to seek a shared understanding on the topic. the charity lunch benefits san francisco's glide memorial church. you may have noticed gas prices dropping a little bit. that's not something we usually see during the start of the summer driving season. it usually goes up. the average price of a gallon of regular gas in california is $3.94. that's down 7 cents week over week. it's a little higher in the bay area. it always seems to be. crude oil prices dropped last month, and that makes up the largest portion of the price of gas. more issues at boeing making travel a little more difficult for passengers. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with that story and more tonight. >> that's the 737 that we're talking about today. boeing is telling some airlines flying those to replace a part on the wings. a move that could take more than

100 jets out of service. boeing says it's working with regulators and airlines and the replacement parts once they arrive should take just a few days to install. boeing 737 max could also have the parts in question. those jets have been grounded worldwide following two crashes. more brick and mortar stores are closing. this time it's jcpenney making the announcement. they will shutter 27 locations this summer. according to business insider, one of the stores being closed was at newark's new park mall. jcpenney just celebrated its 117th anniversary. this as sales continue to slump, off more than 5% from a year ago. jcpenney operates more than 800 stores nationwide. most students heading off to college fill out the fafsa form, or free application for federal student aid, and then they hope for the best.

later, a letter arrives from a college saying what financial support will be provided. now most people believe it is a take it or leave it moment. but "forbes" magazine says that's just the beginning of the second phase. you can negotiate. if there has been a death in your family, the big medical bills or recent loss in income, ask for a reconsideration. colleges can and will do that. make a good enough case and a university could sweeten the deal. >> okay. that's good advice. thanks, michael. all right. it is time to check out your accuweather forecast, which is warming up. >> it is warming up. big time. you can really feel it. meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> wait until tomorrow. you're going the really feel the heat inland, dan and kristen. let me show you doppler 7 right now. right now we still have some fog from point reyes southward towards the monterey bay, and in the sierra we are tracking active weather. showers, thunderstorms. the good thing is these thunderstorms do contain rain.

look at the fingers of fog reaching out. here is a look at san francisco's temperature. it is cool, 58 degrees. 69 in oakland. 77, san jose. 83 in morgan hill. sfo camera showing you the shallow fog layer right now. and the temperatures in the low to mid 70s from napa to santa rosa. livermore at 84 degrees. you want heat? you got it. let's check out the temperature trend as we head towards tomorrow. so first thing in the morning, as you take a look at the two city, oakland 62 degrees. livermore 66 degrees. we head into about the lunch hour, and it's going to be nice and mild. low 70s to the mid-80s for these two cities. later on in the day, 90s for inland areas like livermore, oakland you'll be in the comfort zone, still in the mid-70s. enough of a breeze to prevent you from getting too hot. from our san jose camera, you're looking at the shark tank. we do have sunshine right now. and you will be seeing plenty of this. sun for tomorrow. a little bit of fog, though.

so you can see that from our emeryville camera. summer-like heat the next two days. cooler and windier on thursday and warming up again over the weekend. here is a look at the hour-by-hour forecast. 6:00 p.m. tonight, that fog is in. by the morning commute, it's going to be locally inland. and at 8:00 a.m., it's still near the coast as we head into the evening hours. some after that fog will start to peel away. but it's still going to be around in patches. tomorrow morning, watch out for the fog. temperatures will be in the 50s. it will be primarily coast and bay, and pretty thick as it's going to be down on the deck because it is so shallow. south bay temperatures 90 in gilroy. 88, san jose. warm one in cupertino. santa clara 87 degrees. 86 in sunnyvale on the peninsula. 83 redwood city. along the coastline, 67 in pacifica. downtown san francisco, 72 degrees. 68 in the sunset district. still enough of a breeze that it's not going to get too warm near the coast. so that's where you want to go if you want to avoid the heat. north bay, 90 in calistoga.

mid 90s around ukiah. 81 in san rafael. heading into the southeast bay, 78 in oakland. 84 fremont. need the sunscreen and plenty of water if you're going to be inland. it's going to feel like summer. 93 in livermore, hot. 94 in concord. 90 in pleasanton. 94 in antioch. wednesday we're going to be watching for the warriors taking on the raptors. game 3 of the finals. if you are heading over there, prior to the game it's going to be nice and mild, 73 degrees. a little bit of fog later on in the evening as you come out, 64 degrees. accuweather seven-day forecast, heating up inland, the next two days mid-90s inland. low to mid-60s coast side. windy and cooler. notice a sharp drop in the temperatures on thursday. only in the low 80s inland. mid-50s coast. and then we go into the weekend, and we start to notice the temperatures trending higher again. heat is back sunday, mid-90s inland. upper 60s coast. and by monday, we'll be talking about warm to hot weather. download the accuweather app, and you can track those temperatures. >> logistic at that.

>> thanks, sandhyasandhya. san jose cracks down on illegal fireworks. that story next. new at 6:00, one thing that made retirement much more stressful than working for a university of california employee. that story and a lot more at

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in the north bay, 10 people were detained in a protest outside a duck farm in the petaluma area. hundreds of people gathered outside the reichardt duck farm, some of them chaining themselves together or to a fence. the group direct action everywhere say about a million ducks are slaughtered there every year, and the farm has been investigated for animal cruelty. our i-team looked into abuse allegations in 2014, but the farm declined to comment. in the south bay, san jose is already cracking down on illegal fireworks. the city has activated its online system that allows people to file reports of people using illegal fireworks. san jose in recent years has seen a spike in illegal

fireworks around the fourth of july. last year people filed 1100 reports through the online system. it resulted in four citations and 88 warnings. violators face hefty fines. taxes are seeing a boost in their -- taxis, rather, at sfo under a new plan. that's according to the san francisco examiner. cabs who pay $250,000 for medallions are getting permission now to move to the front of the line to pick up passengers. it's an effort to draw more drivers, especially for riders who may be disabled. but the report adds taxis with older permits tend to stay away and focus on driving around san francisco. and get ready for big change this week if you use uber or lyft from san francisco international airport. starting on wednesday, sfo is moving all pickups at the domestic terminals to domestic howry garage. that's on the fifth floor of the airport. that means cars will no longer be able to pick passengers up at the curb.

the airport says that move should help with traffic congestion. all right. the nba finals return to oakland this week. >> as the warriors get ready for game three, two of their biggest fans got the surprise of a lifetime on gma. that's next. first, we want to thank dave for this picture of mount tam. share your pictures with us using the #abcnow. so dreamy. >> it is dreamy. you may see it on air or online at

i'm ama daetz. coming up on abc7 news at 6:00 -- >> she has bullet fragments and stuff inside her skull, and they can't remove it. >> an emotional time for a bay area man and his family. his daughter is in the hospital after taking a bullet for her sister. the plea her father is now making. also, from the i-team, a local sheriff's captain is escorted from her job in tears and stripped of her badge over a barbecue grill. and a decision is in.

will your morning cup of coffee come with a cancer warning label? all coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. dan, kristen? >> thanks very much, ama. now the nba finals. the series moves back to oakland on wednesday. >> some pretty incredible warriors fans will be there, all thanks to "good morning america." >> we got you tickets, man. >> coaches max langer surprised with tickets. when max was 8, he met matthew at a camp for kids. >> as an 8-year-old, i didn't think about it too much. i was trying to figure out how to survive. and he brought that sense of stability and safeness to me. and when that happened, then i knew, but just going into the school year, i had no idea, but i'm so happy that i made this connection and made this bond. >> and they'll both be at oracle for game three on wednesday. good for them. >> super special. "world news tonight" with david muir is next.

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. for sandhya, michael, all of us, we appreciat tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. president trump in the uk, his state visit. the royal reception with the queen. tea with prince charles. would they see eye to eye on climate change? prince harry was there today, but not duchess meghan. and the president and those headlines about what he said involving meghan, the audio tonight from that interview. and this evening, bracing for protests. the president not shying away from the political turmoil rocking the uk. back here at home tonight, the workplace massacre in virginia beach. what we've now learned about the alleged gunman who killed so many of his coworkers. what he did just hours beforehand. the major development in the search for that missing mother last seen dropping off her children at school. tonight, her estranged husband and his girlfriend arrested and in court.