8chan, a controversial online message board where people posted hateful material before carrying out violent and deadly attacks like what happened in el paso this weekend. >> and surrounding it two local firms, cloud flare and voxility which abandoned 8chan in the wake of the shooting. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has more on internet service firm. >> reporter: you never paid too much attention to cloud flare on townsend street in san francisco. today it has become ground zero in a debate about internet freedom. >> we don't actually see this very often. >> reporter: that's david green of the electronic frontier foundation discussing how cloud flare pulled the plug on the controversial message board 8chan where the el paso shooter posted a racist manifesto just before going on his rampage. but there is an ethic involved. >> what we want to make sure is that companies when they are making these decisions are doing them really, really carefully and with due consideration for free speech rights. >> reporter: companies like cloud flare serve as

intermediaries between the internet and the website. they allow the safe passage of traffic to and from the website, content in, and content out. if they are malicious cloud flare blocks it from entering and doing damage. when cloud flare fired 8 chan as a client, that site lost connectivity and safety. as to why? c.e.o. matthew prince released this statement which reads, in part, quote, they have proven themselves to be lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic deaths. two years ago after charlottesville, cloud flare removed another site, the daily stormer which returned online almost immediately. dr. nolan higden is an expert on information and how it spreads in the digital age. >> it's problematic on its own if there is a hate website out there that targets a group of people. but what's even more problematic than that is new like that content or susceptible to that content, they can create an echo chamber on the internet that's built just for you. so it will reinforce those

views. >> reporter: in a statement today, cloud flare said it is not in the business of infewering free speech, but they think it was the right thing to do following the discovery of that vicious document posted by the el paso shooting suspect. in the newsroom, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> very interesting. okay, wayne, thank you. >> and counselors in gilroy have been dealing with questions about how to speak to children about mass shootings. and, of course, el paso was one of the three mass shootings in just a seven-day period. shots rang out in dayton, ohio yesterday, and gilroy a week before that. >> the attacks are chilling and everyday setting scene, walmart, a popular downtown area and local food festival, 35 people have been killed and 65 wounded in those three shootings. all three suspects are between the ages of 19 and 24. >> and as we mention, counselors in gilroy are trying to help people talk to their children

about the mass shootings. it is advice parents in el paso and dayton now need. >> absolutely. abc7 news reporter kris reyes is in gilroy with more on that. kris? >> reporter: good evening, dan, good evening, ama. they talked about the importance of giving children what she calls healing information. that is the truth delivered in a therapeutic and compassionate way. i know many parents are struggling with questions on how to speak with their kids. this is her advice. >> i think the primary question is, am i safe? we want to retrauma advertisi retraumatizing our children. >> reporter: that's the advice grief counselor mary has been giving out nonstop since the festival shooting. with two back to back shootings and school around the corner, her advice is more important than ever. >> the parent is the best place to go. they know their kmield the best. they're the expert on their own child. that's where they should be

getting their healing information and a majority of their information. >> reporter: why is it important for people to seek counseling, especially since something like this is so new to many in this community? >> i think we know that trauma affects the delin brain now. and so if we can get them to process that trauma in a healthy way during that developmental stage, we can mitigate anything that's going to happen later. >> reporter: healing trauma is the number one concern for the victim's assistance center that continues to run in gilroy. one week and counting, since three people were killed, dozens injured when a gunman opened fire at the city's most beloved festival. even in reuniting lost items, staff must prepare for intense emotions. >> victims are going to be reunited with their property, and then they'll go into a private room with the victim specialist. the victim specialist will be able to support that person if they feel like they're starting to relive some of that emotional trauma. >> reporter: in downtown gilroy, the healing has begun. but the process made even slower

by the back to back shootings over the weekend. >> two kinds of towns, those who have been shot up and those who haven't yet and it's that fear that we all deal with. >> reporter: that's a tough reality that we are all facing which is why experts say counseling services are so important. here in gilroy, this is the new location for the victims assistance center. it will reopen tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m., all week till 7:00 p.m. we'll put all the information on our website, abc7news.com. in gilroy, i'm kris reyes. now back to the newsroom. >> thank you, kris. >> a tough conversation about mass shootings just ended at the state capital. >> state education and emergency services leaders were there along with police chiefs, sheriffs and the state attorney general xavier becerra. >> california does more than most to try to address these and to prevent them. and there were some good ideas shared how we can continue to be forward leading and at the forefront when it comes to making sure not only do we address violence, but we prevent it from ever occurring.

>> a south american country is warning people not to travel to the u.s. in the aftermath of the mass shootings. >> uruguay issued the travel alert today. it cites, quote, the indiscriminate possession of firearms by people and advises travelers to avoid areas with large crowds such as theme parks, shopping centers and festivals. >> the flag at the white house is at half staff in honor of the shootings today. and meanwhile, president trump today laid out a five-point plan to help prevent these tragedies, including identifying early warning signs of potential suspects and reducing the gloria if i indication of violence. >> there is a petition on move on.org collecting signatures for what it calls common sense gun control. the petition will be delivered to president trump and congress at last check nearly 750,000 people have signed it so far, including people from grass valley, san jose, and san francisco. >> violent incidents take an emotional toll on everyone, even if you're not directly impacted. we also have a list of mental

health resources on our website, abc7news.com. look for the take action thumbnail to find your ally, and get link to professionals and groups that can help. a store owner says two adults used a distraction and a child to steal a valuable lego set. take a look at the surveillance from pot of gold collectibles in concord. the owner said a man came up to the counter leaving a man and boy in the aisle. the child was seen taking the box and walking out the front door with the woman right behind him. concord police are investigating. >> well, one challenge to building a better bay area is to employ everyone who wants a job. today san francisco did something that it's never done before to make that actually work. here's abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez. >> reporter: for those franciscans who said, stop me if you've heard this before. >> i was laid off in april. it's kind of been difficult because i guess sometimes your

resume is longer than you'd like for it to be. >> reporter: the average duration of unemployment for older people is about a year. discouraging when you think that seniors are the fastest-growing population group in san fran there are too many communities left behind. >> reporter: that's why mayor london breed hosted the first fair for older adults and people with disabilities like nikita stewart who is legally blind. >> don't throw us away. we're not -- we are abled. we're not disabled. we can do things. >> reporter: today's event was close to the mayor's heart. >> my aunt had a disability and had real challenges. and so we all -- the community looked out for my aunt and took care of her. so this is from personal experience, too, and wanting to make sure that this community is not forgotten. >> reporter: from banks to federal jobs, all of them were accepting their resumes. >> i'm retired. i need more money.

>> reporter: she is with the city's department of aging and adult services. >> it's really expensive and we think when people retire that they actually have money to live on that will support them and that's largely not true. >> i'm a very gentle person, a kind person, born and raised in arkansas, have a good nature about myself, give me a chance. >> reporter: reliable and productive is how many here like to think of themselves. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> a woman is forced out of the bay area housing market, and now she says it was the best thing that ever happened to her. her solution to high prices could tempt you to move as well. >> imagine bay area homes selling for 10% of what they do now. we have a flash back that puts our housing crisis into perspective. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. hot spots today in the low to mid 90s. but changes are coming. here's a hint. i'll be back at the forecast coming up. >> and what

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abc7 news is exploring the bay area's housing crisis as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. >> today a bay area native shares her story of being priced out. she moved clear across the country from san francisco to new hampshire and still runs her business that's here in the city. >> abc7 news reporter luz pena has her story. >> reporter: dancing is all about movement and flexibility. annie henry is the founder of the company dance theater san francisco. she's had to master those two kills not only for dancing, but also for living. >> i was living in the bay area and i was paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: she was flexibility and left her tenderloin studio for a bigger place in santa rosa. but when it came to buying a house, that was still not an option. >> it felt like there was really no hope. and i decided that i just was

going to get out of there. and it is, it's sad. it's very sad because i love the bay area. >> home values here in san francisco, so we're talking about oakland and san mateo county and marin as well. it's about $950,000 for the median home. >> reporter: so she looked east and we're not talking about the east bay. try a little farther. >> to start so see where i could afford in new hampshire, in new england. >> reporter: so five months ago this bay area native and single mom made her dreams come true. this two unit victorian home is her new paradise. the prying tag you may ask, $215 k, plus 40 k in repairs. she is planning to rent the downstairs unit of her home for $1,800. let's keep in mind her mortgage is 1405, so for the first time she will be making money. and according to this, senior economist at zillow, other bay area natives are doing the same. char those trends you are noticing? >> so we're actually seeing that

californians, especially those in the bay area are trying to move away to more affordable places. reno is an example of that. las vegas is another. >> reporter: now, going back to her business, annie is still running it and commuting to the bay area several times a year for performances. in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >> we want to thank annie for reaching out to us for our week long link and the lengths people go to to have a roof over their heads. we want to hear your ideas for a better bay area by joining our building a better bay area facebook group. >> back in the early 1980s, high interest rates compounded the problem. >> the average mortgage rate was around 17% to help fight double digit inflation. we take a look now at the kgo news archive to a report on the situation nearly 40 years ago. >> reporter: tonight suzanne sanders is in the studio with us for the first part of a series

of reports in what is being called the crisis in housing. now, there is so much information about this very complicated but very important subject that it's going to run over ten parts. ♪ ♪ ♪ little boxes on the hillside, little box etz made of ticky tacky little boxes ♪ ♪ little boxes, little boxes, little boxes all the same ♪ ♪ >> reporter: back in the early '60s, we made fun of the tracks littering the skyline. these little boxes carry price tags of $100,000 and up. and the fact is middle class folks earning supposedly good money can't even buy them. for that reason we have a crisis. though the prime rate is coming down, most home loans are still at 17%. imagine trying to live off of $800 a month taking care of five

kids and a disabled husband in a two-bedroom home. she does it and her rent was just raised to 250 a month. what happens the next time your rent increases, are you going to be able to make the payments? >> that's debatable. i don't know. if the food goes up like it does and everything else goes up, i'll have to decide between feeding them and housing them. i know it sounds ridiculous, but it's true. you cannot afford both sides sometimes. >> reporter: nelly lives in silicon valley in sunnyvale where there are 100,000 jobs and only 40 or 50,000 homes. the housing shortage here got so bad the city ordered a moratorium on all new industrial development. yet every day the demand for housing increases. children of the baby boom are grown up now and looking for homes. every time there's a divorce, someone else needs a home. and people still move to california by the thousands. so what happens to all those searching for their first home? >> quite frankly, they are priced out.

they cannot compete in today's market. >> sounds familiar. >> yes, same as it ever was. economy of scale is different, but the same problem we faced in the early '80s that we face now. >> absolutely. 7 on your side is taking renters questions. we have a hot line set up from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on wednesday 7 on your side will have a hot line for the homeowners. >> in the meantime michael finney is here with a drill to you need to know about. >> federal dmun indications commission is conducting a nationwide test of the emergency alert system. and it's happening this week. the message will be sent to radio and television stations this wednesday, 11:30 a.m. our time. the alert will ask for one minute. it will not include the wireless emergency system which sends messages to cell phones. the test will evaluate how well the alert system would work in

the event internet access is cut. we all make our share of money-related mistakes in life. you might be surprised what millennials consider to be their biggest financial blunders. a new td ameritrade survey finds millennials regret not having an emergency fund or at least not enough of one. without money set aside, even a small unplanned expense can turn into a big deal. that can force the consumer to run up expensive credit card debt, which sometimes creates a lifetime of financial issues. google is trying to reduce its carbon footprint. the search giant is pledging to include recycled materials in all of its consumer devices by 2020. it says sustainability efforts will apply to its made by google consumer line of hardware which includes pixel phones, nest thermostats. the company already uses

recycled plastic and some of its nest products, but it will commit to using more types of materials going forward. >> interesting. thanks, michael. >> sure. >> all right. it's time to check on our forecast. it's monday, we're forging ahead to the week. >> making the best of it, right, sandhya? >> right, dana ama. live doppler 7 showing you the heavy cloud cover, the fog down below, where is it coming from? take a look at the wider palomino perspective. it's actually tropical moisture coming in from what was once a tropical storm. it's feeding into the bay area, that's adding to the humidity here. you can see it in the form of mid and high-level clouds from the south beach camera now. temperatures 68 in the city, 70 in oakland. you're in the low 80s from san jose to morgan hill. half moon bay a cool spot at 57 degrees. san jose cameras showing you lovely view of those clouds adding a little more texture to the sky. it is in the 70s from santa rosa to napa, but we do have our hot spots. fairfield, concord in the 90s. now today, the warm est

locations in the low to mid 90s, tomorrow those temperatures are going down. so livermore's average high is 88 degrees. you're going to be cooler than average for several days before the heat returns on sunday going into monday. so you will get a break from the hot weather. as you take a look at a live picture now from our tam cam, we have clouds on multiple levels. we also have the fog down below. and here is a really pretty view from our east bay hills camera. that looks like a painting. combination of fog and clouds tonight, cooler the next few afternoons and heat returns this weekend. so the hour by hour forecast will show you not only the fog advancing over the bay, but you'll see those high clouds as well for the morning commute between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m., it will feel muggy tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon the clouds thin out but the the fog lingers along the coast line. temperatures will range from the mid 50s to low 60s. a mild morning with all the cloud cover around. watch out for spotty drizzle

especially near the coast line. tomorrow afternoon in the south bay, temperatures coming down. san jose 79 degrees. 85 in gilroy. 77 cupertino. sunnyvale on the peninsula, mid 70s from palo alto to redwood city. low 60s near the coast. tampa bay raysy with the lingering low cloud. downtown san francisco 66 degrees. you're up to 70 today. so temperatures coming down over the next few days. in the north bay, 79 in napa, 85 in santa rosa. 77 degrees in san rafael. heading into the east bay it's going to be a mild afternoon. 74 hayward, 71 oakland, inland areas filtered sunshine with the high clouds. 86 in livermore, 88 in concord. getting up to 90 in antioch and 84 in pleasanton. you can always download the accuweather app. featuring cooler weather, morning drizzle on wednesday, thursday, look at the temperatures below average. mid-'80s inland, low 60s coast side. and then a minor warm up begins as we head into saturday. then the heat returns.

sunday, monday, we're back to our summer microclimates with mid 90s inland. mid 60s right near the coast line. for the time being, i think, if you're not used to that little humidity we're feeling out there, it does feel a little sticky outside, ama and dan. >> we're not quite used to it. thanks, 157bd i can't. >> the rideshare business that's

california's new tax return requirement for presidential candidates is already facing a legal challenge. judicial watch filed suit last week claiming the law violates the first and 14th amendments to the u.s. constitution. the conservative group says it filed the suit on behalf of four california voters. the law requires presidential candidates to file five years of income tax returns in order to appear on the primary ballot. critics say the law is directly aimed at president trump who refused to release his taxes ahead of the 2016 election. >> pg&e gave the media a tour today of its recently upgraded

wildfire safety operations center. the utility opened the center last year. the new features include a full-time staff of 15, employed 24 hours a day seven days a week. another new feature is the 16-screen video wall which provides a bird's eye view of high-fire threat areas and enhanced real-time data for experts tracking wildfire conditions. pg&e filed for bankruptcy protection in january because it is facing billions of dollars in liabilities for wildfires, including the camp fire that killed 85 people and destroyed the town of paradise. >> spacex is launching a rideshare rocket service. the new option will bundle groups of small sat lights from several businesses. they'll share space on the falcon 9 rocket for rideshare launch. it is charging a minimum of $2.2 million permission. smaller satellites have to hitch a ride carrying much larger cargo into orbit. >> one city's heart and soul has

a rooster on top. that story is next. >> first we want to thank dan for this picture of seagulls at stenson beach. share your picture with the #abc7 news. you might see it online at abc7 news did you tell come.

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officer. someone isn't telling the truth about it. dan noyes reports from rome. also. >> we can't have communities just, you know, deciding to opt out. we are all in this together. >> at 6:00, the groups taking a different approach to solve our housing crisis and build a better bay area. >> and switching from paper to plastic, bart is changing its ways and it's going to impact a lot of riders. that's all coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. >> hope you can join us for that. finally tonight, the civic anchor in novato. >> yes, sits in the city's downtown area and has a lot of history behind it. >> when people come into town, they identify with it. and visitors come in and say, oh, my gosh. i'm jean mclamy, former mayor and city council member, city of novato, also a registered architect in the state of california. city hall is the icon of the city of novato. you'll see it on all the logos and brochures. really, it's the heart and soul

of downtown novato. the city bought this building from the presbyterian church. presbyterians had it since 1896 when it was constructed. we might note it has a rooster on the top. it used to have a christian cross, of course, and there were a few city community members that thought a rooster would be appropriate on the top. so we had the plaza with bricks installed, but as people wanted to commemorate a family member, a birth in the family, a loved one, they would buy the brick and have it installed. restoring this building was leaving a lasting legacy for our future generations. that's what i'm proud of also, that we did leave that lasting legacy. >> they did and it has so much charm. >> absolutely. >> world news tonight with david muir is next. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. for sandhya patel, michael finney, all of us here, thank

you for inviting us to into your homes tonight. >> we'll see you again in half an hour. tonight, mass murder in america. and what authorities have just revealed right here in el paso. what happened in the moments before this massacre. tonight, the death toll in el paso now rising. and what we have just learned. law enforcement officials now telling abc news what the gunman allegedly did before he entered that walmart. what he quietly and methodically did, they say, to prepare. the police chief telling me there is a reason he came to el paso. and tonight, the families ripped apart. the young mother killed shielding her 2-month-old son from the gunfire. and tonight, what we've now learned about the young father, too. we take you inside the hospital tonight, the lead trauma surgeon. and this young uncle who watched as his nephew was shot and killed right in front of him. also tonight, president

trump before the american people today, his speech