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another insurance company, hey would say "oh we can't beat usaa" we're the webber family. we're the tenney's we're the hayles, and we're usaa members for life. ♪ get your usaa auto insurance quote today. families on both sides of the u.s./mexico border are mourning victims of mass shooting in texas. >> come on. go, go. >> heard ak. >> gunman opened fire inside walmart at el paso mall. packed with parents and kids doing back to school shopping. >> need to find my mom. >> what can i do to help? >> shooting may have been fueled

by hate. >> right now we have a that indicates to some degree there's axis to a potential hate crime. >> i'm eric thomas, 20 people were killed, three mexican nationals, 26 others hurt. 2 years old to 82. happened before 11:00 this morning texas time. police have one suspect in custody. abc reporter t.j. parker is on the ground. >> reporter: a community coming together after horrific tragedy. >> gunshots, one heard. >> horror at el paso walmart. first call of active shooter coming at cielo mall. >> going trigger finger, going, going.

>> reporter: alleged shooter identified as patrick crusius of allen, texas. taken to hospital, including two children, one as young as two years old. motives unclear but el paso police chief says they're examining a manifesto they believe written by shooter. nexus to a hate crime. targeted victims one by one, seemingly at random. >> trying to get out, go to closest doors they could, push people out the way or get them to go with them. >> reporter: texas governor greg abbott praising the community of el paso. we as a state unite in support of these victims and their family members. >> reporter: el paso children's hospital says two children hurt are stable and expected to be okay. in el paso, texas, t.j.arker,

abc7 news. stories of heroism beginning to emerge. glen oakley, licensed to carry, thought of rushing towards gunfire, then saw a group of children nearby, protected them instead. >> not worried about myself. so many kids running around. if i had a child and wasn't around, how i would want another man to help my child running around. thought fast and got as many kids as possible, made it out. >> in response to praise, said his actions are quote, what he's supposed to do. rapid response from politicians. betteto o'rourke cut short a trip and headed back to texas, visited victims in hospital.

>> so many families, extraordinary people, so much hope in that waiting room right now. so much strength in the individual icu rooms we got to be in. again it makes me incredibly proud of el paso. and of these people, survivo but they'r also asking us to do something about this. yes it's dpun laws and universal background checks and yes should stop selling weapons of war into our communities. also confront the hatred. >> diane feinstein and nancy pelosi also put out statements calling for gun control legislation. president trump tweeted saying the shooting was not only tragic but act of cowardice, i stand with everyone in this country to condemn today's hateful act. there are no reasons or excuses that will ever justify killing innocent people, melania and i

send prayers to the great people of texas. back at home san francisco police released a statement saying we stand by everyone affected by incident and commend bravery of the el paso residents, police department and allied agencies. officers will conduct passing calls through high traffic areas. official fund established for victims of the el paso shooting. link on abc7news.com. this morning's massacre in el paso comes less than a week after mass shooting in gilroy. people still arriving at christmas hill park, scene of the tragedy at gilroy garlic festival to retrieve belongings, still a crime scene in parts. still processing the area for evidence. residents are ready to clean up reminders of the violence. >> takes a lot of effort and lot of people have arranged whole

schedules to tear the festival down and get it ready to be a park again. >> three people died, at least a dozen wounded. kroe coroner said the gunman died of self-inflicted gunshot wound. fremont festival for the arts, installation of security cameras, watch tower, obstacles against speeding cars and officers patrolling. say turnout has not been affected. details from family of the bay area teen accused of killing italian police officer. just returned from visiting his son in italy. louis louise pena with theith tt latest. >> able to see son two days last

week, spoke for hour each day. family didn't speak to media but had a statement the lawyer read to everyone. ethan elder, wife and oldest daughter stood behind family lawyer while he read a statement. >> we saw our son our son our sn was okay but scared. >> say his friend went to the night life district to buy cocaine and middle man directed them to dealer. say elder stabbed officer 11 times. >> officer rega, who we understand at time of his death was acting as an undercover plains clothes paramilitary officer is gone too soon. this is a tragedy. >> reporter: through the statement the family confirmed

they have obtained more information about the matter and returned home with plan in place to get to what they described as the truth. >> public has incomplete account of the versions of the events but it is tsaid the truth will set you free. we look forward to the truth coming out and our son coming home. >> italian police allege that elder a a a a elder family is convinced his of innocence. >> thank you very much. dan noyes has been in italy all week reporting for abc7 news and tweeting updates. follow him @dannoyes for the latest developments. still ahead, more tributes pouring into the victims of the el paso shooting. how texas sports teams paid

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please join the texas rangers as we observe a moment of silence in honor of those that lost their lives, family members and fellow texans that lost loved ones and those who suffered injuries in the tragic event day in el paso, texas. >> the game between the rangers and detroit tigers began on the

somber note. honored the victims in home game in arlington. san jose earthquakes did their part for the victims of the gilroy garlic festival shooting. selling off player worn jerseys, season tickets and other purchases, matched by the quakes with all going to relief fund. >> hopefully helps some family who need something right now. some people couldn't get stuff back from the food festival for a while, maybe they're short for a little while. >> also held a moment of silence to honor the victims. wore a black arm band, flags at avaya also lowered to half staff. east bay, firefighters keeping eye on conditions after several brush fires started overnight into this morning. lisa amin gulezian explains

families were forced to evacuate. >> reporter: 12 fires off marsh creek and morgan territory roads left firefighters scrambling to get ahead of the flames. cal fire brought in air support to help the firefighters on the ground. moved fast and rolled into larger fire, marsh complex fire. >> 665 acres, 75% crews doing a lot of good work. >> reporter: cause under investigation but some have reported hearing explosions in predawn hours. didn't cross marsh creek road, natural fire break. but near this community, forced to evacuate. >> opened door and could see the flames. as soon as i saw that, grabbed the kids, put them in the car

seat. >> reporter: first responders going door to door at 4:00 in the morning. >> hear somebody say, fire, you need to evacuate. >> reporter: hours later got the all clear sign to return home. only thing on their minds was gratitude. >> none of us were prepared for this, so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. you saved us. >> reporter: mop-up and full containment will take several more days. near clayton, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> unfortunately ideal conditions were hot, wasn't that humid. forecast.% hot in inland areas. concord hit 98 today. remaining hot but cooling next week. live doppler 7, satellite image, low clouds and fog moved in and spreading across the coast now into the east bay. live camera shot from the

exploratorium. san francisco is 59, oakland is 63. san jose 65. half moon bay cool all day with low clouds. back up at bay bridge toll plaza. low clouds. fairfield and concord hanging on to upper 60s. 67 right now. forecast animation. by midnight see a lot of cloud cover along the coast into the east bay and 6:00, wake up to gray skies along the coast but inland and south bay will be clear, pull back to the coast before it moves in again tomorrow night and monday. lows mild overnight for tomorrow morning. mid-50s and even low 60s out there. near 59 degrees for fremont, redwood city and san jose.

tomorrow pleasant and warm as well. morgan hill and gilroy in the low 90s. beautiful and sunny in menlo park, perfect 80 degrees there. at coast with the sea breeze temperatures will stay on the cool side. remains socked in through daly city throughout the day. downtown san francisco with more sunshine, 68 degrees. lots of mid-80s in north bay. novato 85, napa 86, mid-90s inmn ukiah and cloverdale. nice for the fremont festival of the arts. near 80 degrees and plenty of sunshine. sea breeze influence through berkeley and oakland. oakland 74 degrees. inland still hot once again. although we saw some upper 90s today, we'll still see mid-90s tomorrow. brentwood, pleasanton and

livermore in 90s. still beach weather and cool weather. accuweather seven-day forecast, still hot inland. around the bay, 80 degrees. at coast with clouds, sea breeze and marine layer, only mid-60s. change for monday, then a cooling trend. slightly below average, dropping as much as eight degrees inland. around the bay about six degrees. at coast, little bit cooler. then things start to warm up a little bit for next weekend. warmer day in store after the cooling trend through the week. >> francis, thank you very much. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, just about that time, students getting ready to head

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taking hill for first time in long time without having to worry about it being his last start for the giants. orange and black in colorado. mad bum making more friends with the umpires. first inning, scooter gennett, first home run as giant, 4-0 san francisco, giants cruising. only hit of the night, first start as giant. this is colorado, back come the rockies. trevor story mashes this one, come back to take the lead. bumgarner not pleased. could have been worse. ian desmond. steven duggar takes it away, keeps it 5-4. hello, i'd like to report a robbery. top eight, giants down one, buster posey pinch-hitting, go-ahead two-run double, win 6-5, 2 1/2 games out of a wild

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some breaking news out of dayton, ohio, reports of shooting, possibly with several victims in neighborhood there. reporter with affiliated station posted this video of the police presence. we'll bring you updates as we get them. it is about 2:34 in the morning there. may be a while before we get any true accurate numbers, but a lot of police out there as you can see. 20 people killed, 26 hurt, dozens reeling from mass shooting in busy el paso, texas, shopping area. continuing coverage now, one of the witnesses, vanessa sands had just pulled into the walmart parking lot when unthinkable

happened. >> saw the shooter walking towards the door. at one point he stopped, turned to right and just pointed his rifle down and started shooting at people that were there. he shot a couple times, maybe two or three times, and after that he just raised his gun and he just walked into walmart. very confidently and it looked like he was on a mission. he was wearing some camo colored cargo pants with a black t-shirt, carrying a rifle, dark black rifle. he was very calm, just shooting randomly at people nearby. i looked to the right of me, there was a lady walking i believe to her car, had her groceries in her car, all of a sudden she just fell back. end of it all, about five people in front of the store just

laying there. first thing i was thinking, my mom's safety, my son, myself, but couldn't stop thinking about those people laying in the parking lot. when i saw the rifle and i saw him wearing the earmuffs or i don't know what you call them, one thing i'll never forget is way he walked into walmart, very confident, he was on a mission. that's when it hit me. >> authorities are taking steps to make sure a cliff on a popular beach an hour north of san diego is safe after a -- let's go back a little bit. el paso police have arrested the suspected gunman, official fund established for victims of the shooting. link on website at abc7news.com. apologizes there. other news, authorities are taking steps to make sure a cliff on popular beach north of

san diego is safe after portion collapsed on people below, killing three people and injuring others. >> reporter: authorities in encinitas, california, still worried about the vulnerability of the cliff and surroundings. >> learned from geotech that area is still active, concerned about the areas to the side. >> reporter: authorities reinforcing the beach surrounding ocean front bluff after collapsed friday without warning. >> three immediate patients. could use man power, still have one trapped. >> reporter: trying to clear it by hand before first responders arrive. critically injured were airlifted to hospitals. one woman died on the beach, two later from injuries. area of the bluff that collapsed, 25 by 30 feet.

debris as high as 10 feet. heavy equipment brought in to dig through it. >> horrifying that people were there at wrong moment. >> reporter: homes on top not affected. not uncommon. >> beautiful coastline, great beaches, just naturally eroding. this is unfortunate incident. >> reporter: extra life guards on duty as the beach reopens to the public. abc news. sacramento community celebrating one of the oldest living veterans in the country who served in three wars. wars.. nathan allen jr. joined the military more than 75 years ago. served in world war ii, correa and vietnam. >> i was a firefighter in the army for 27 years. if there was a fire you go and do your job. >> allen now spends his days

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fumes. chinese water park slowed down tsunami pool after malfunction created wave that hurt swimmers. pool full of people, many on floats when giant wave crashed into them. 44 people suffered nonthreatening injuries. several agencies launched investigations into the accident, debunked rumors it was caused by drunken man. no word when the pool will reopen. abc7 news is focused on building better bay area. today, mural called "spirit of fillmore" made debut on rosa parks senior center. honors musicians who called the area home and housing activist mary helen rogers.

still ahead, close quarters, length one woman went to to find housing in san francisco. she moved into a her story. tomorrow lots of fog

as part of our building a better bay area effort, we're focusing on the the housing crisis, including the skyrocketing rent. wayne freedman introduces us to a woman living in scenic alameda square, there is a catch. >> reporter: idyllic san francisco, overlooking the famous victorian painted ladies. ask any tourist? >> i'd love to live here. >> reporter: incredibly

fortunate residents who live in corner apartment 102. alex is sinng the praises. >> love the design, amazing view. >> reporter: now the surprise, pays just $1,200 a month in rent for a room that doesn't hold a lot of stuff. that's the twist. >> what's that? >> the bed actually. >> reporter: directly above, not easy access. talk about high rents in san francisco, alex lives in 10 by 4 1/2 foot closet. >> my bedroom for many years. >> reporter: roommate who grew up here. his father founded burning man. enlarged the closet living area by adding plywood, he's hiv positive. >> i build it up to expand the space. this room could stando lose a little bit and i needed the money. >> envision yourself at 33 living in a closet? >> i don't like to call it that. >> reporter: what do you call it?

>> second living area. uh-huh. >> reporter: beyond the semantics of it, this is case of outside appearances sometimes being deceiving. old news for sam moss, critic of san francisco's housing status quo. >> saying it is a crisis is not a cliche, it's beyond crisis. >> reporter: self-imposed crisis due to the city's zoning restrictions against housing. rents to alex because he needs the money, his father died last april and never transferred the lease. see where it's going? had been $1,600 a month for 40 years with rent control became $3,600 and tristan found out the day of his dad's memorial. >> i believe it's the landowners, most of them, who

charge as much as they can and squeeze every penny out of everything that can be squeezed. >> he had legal right to do it, was it morally right to do it? probably not. >> reporter: tristan has appealed to the city, matter of principle he says. >> struggling to keep my head above water and lot of san francisco can share that sentiment. there are more than you might imagine that hold steady jobs and live in cars because can't afford to live any other way. >> reporter: compared with that, maybe a closet with elevated bed in a loft looks pretty good. >> really cozy. >> reporter: and million dollar view outside tiny window. do we dare call this new normal? what is the solution? >> more housing. >> reporter: how? >> just building it. >> reporter: if alex dared to dream, what would it be? >> make enough money to have a dog and backyard for kids to play in.

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it's tough to run when you have trouble just walking because of blisters. that's the problem keeping raiders star receiver antonio brown from practicing in

training camp. this is the picture a.b. posted on the instagram. not believed to be long-t began on the nonfootball injured list due to sore feet. not seen on the field later. quarterback derek carr is anxious to get brown on the practice field to start building chemistry for the regular season. >> we wish the healing process, whatever is going on will be fast right? we want it to be fast. at the same time you can't rush things for training camp when you have a season, hopefully a playoff run to think about. trainers know way more than any of the players now. we just know when he does show up, we welcome him with open arms, hopefully healthy and ready to hit it running. >> i want the guy out here as soon as possible. like him to never leave, stay in huddle every play. we're all disappointed, he's

disappointed. we'd like to get the party started, get him out here. he's a big part of this team. time being we're going to continue to work hard, seen development of other receivers we're excited about. >> former cal bear tony gonzalez inducted in hall of fame. 111 career receiving touchdowns, second in tight ends. leads all players in nfl history with 14 pro bowls. two-sports star at berkeley, also basketball. second cal bear inducted into hall of fame, credits time at cal for helping change his perspective. >> i started to take it serious, going to class all the time, showing up for workouts, really focusing, taking everything more serious, stopped partying, got my act together. and coach came in like i said before, first team all-american

next year, gone to the kansas city chiefs, went to sweet 16, had great tournament, all because of focus, fearless and focused. >> gave a great speech. warriors not waiting to lock up draymond green, four-year contract extension worth $100 million. locks up three championship core players for at least three years. klay thompson will miss part of the upcoming season while he recovers from torn acl in the nba finals. after losing kevin durant in free agency, injury to klay, many are writing off the warriors. other splash brother says not so fast. >> premature to say no more dynasty, still steph curry, two-time mvp, draymond green, d'angelo russell, incredible get

for us. going to blossom into a superstar. gave me and my teammates breath of fresh life to see him come on boards. aaron sanchez, worst record in the majors for blue jays. new team astros, no hit party. 14th team in major league history to throw a combined no-hitter. second time it's happened to them this season. 9-0 the final. quakes honoring gilroy, taking on columbus. magnus erickson on the penalty kick, buries fifth of the year. 1-0 san jose at half. great chance to retake the lead, dan danny ha danny jesusin, just wide. >> 11 games left. nice to be second but tomorrow

we can be third and tie with minnesota as well. just momentum. >> we don't focus too much on the other team, style is working well for us. we focus on our game week to week, putting in effort we're putting in. results will come. >> this sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. >> klay wasn't subtle either. not a dynasty? premature. >> confident. makes him one of the best shooters in the world. >> that's it for tonight. eric thomas, see you tomorrow for great evening and better morning. bye-bye. it's my special friend, antonio.

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