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see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. get down, get down. >> get out, get out. >> stand still. >> terror in texas as a gunman steals a post office vehicle and goes on a mass drive-by shooting spree leaving several people dead. i'm eric thomas, dion is off tonight. at last check five people died in the shooting, including the shooter. 21 people were injured in state's second mass shooting in a month. it all started with a traffic stop. >> reporter: a chaotic scene in neighboring texas cities of odessa and midland after law enforcement says a gunman began

shooting. shot by police outside a movie theater in odessa after a massive response from law enforcement. >> white male in mid-30s. >> reporter: traffic stop, reportedly firing at officer before driving off. midland posted to facebook page, saying believe two shooters in two vehicles. apparently the suspect abandoned his vehicle and stole a mail truck. >> had the original vehicle and mail truck. at one point didn't know it was the same person. >> reporter: authorities now believe it was one person. >> once this individual was taken out of the picture, there are no more victims. >> reporter: urged to stay indoors, schools advised to shelter in place. this man's boss among those shot. >> unreal what these guns are

doing, crazy people. blows my mind. >> reporter: victims being treated at two area hospitals. >> hospital has staged an area for the families. we have counsellors, grief counsellors, social workers with the families trying to provide them support. >> reporter: victims now being treated at two area hospitals. among the injured, three law enforcement officers. on twitter ted cruz and john cornyn offering thoughts and prayers saying they stand with the people in the community. abc news, new york. >> fairmont hotel in san jose is open again after evacuated. hazmat team sent in to clear floor of toxic chemicals in what may have been death by suicide. anser has more. >> you can see the hotel has

opened back up. 19th floor remains closed. air in the hotel and area is not toxic. san jose police are now in charge of the ongoing investigation. total of seven staff members and two motel guests had to be decontame nated after toxic chemicals were found on the 19th floor. >> initial reports were saying that somebody attempted suicide using chemicals. >> reporter: in email to abc7 news, confirmed death by suicide, victim adult female. chemicals were found in her room. >> what they are or how many, i don't know. hazard was contained to one room. >> reporter: in email to abc7 news the hotel says we continue to work closely with local ems and our own safety officials to

ensure the safety and security of guests and employees. captain mattlo says people were investigated, roads closed for hours, more than 100 first responders and local law enforcement officials were called to the scene. guests finally allowed back late this afternoon. >> only issue is a bad odor that is not dangerous and the hotel is working diligently to get rid of it, putting fresh air into the building. >> reporter: came out for party held at hotel. does feel uneasy about partying at hotel where a woman died but wanted to enjoy the function. >> today also in texas there was a shooting. life goes on. >> reporter: fire captain says one of the issues making it difficult to identify the victim is may have checked in using

alyas, don't know when 19th floor will be reopened. >> guests at fairmont say saturday morning changed instantly due to the hazmat situation. cornell barnard has that part of the story. >> reporter: fire alarm blaring. >> told us to evacuate level 20 and 19. >> reporter: from australia, heard it on the p.a. system. >> still in bed actually, dressed up, rushed out of the room. saw a few running. >> no idea what was going on and everything going on nowadays, could be anything, i was a bit scared. >> reporter: mother and daughte investigators say hazardous

>> smelt like kind of gas or something like that, not too sure. >> reporter: by the afternoon two floors were evacuated. >> i just want to get my sunglasses to enjoy the city. >> reporter: some guests couldn't return to rooms even not on the floors affected. >> had been blissfully ignorant until we came out. hotel has done amazing job, such professionals, keeping us comfortable. >> reporter: long waiting game for guests on holiday weekend. cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> if you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, find your hricadorian, monster storm, space station went over it revealing the eye.

about to hit the bahamas, after that up in the air. tells us they're bracing for the worst along the florida coast. >> reporter: good evening from plm beach county, florida, raining on and off this evening, currently under a tropical storm watch. current track is better than the alternative but still takes that monster storm way too close for anyone's comfort. it is summer in florida but everyday seasonal showers took on new meaning today, whetting appetite for what lurks off the coast. >> beautiful day. >> reporter: canceled vacation and spent all of yesterday preparing for dorian. but forecast whiplash, salvaged labor day weekend with trip to the beach. >> you spend time preparing, setting up house, making plans, >> reporter: much of the state has had days top get

out. jam packing highway service stations to escape a storm that may never come here. were unanimous about the devastation. >> still making landfall. >> becoming incredibly powerful. >> two whole days and still in it. >> reporter: but this morning floridians woke to the news that might miss the state altogether. pummelling the bahamas before turning north to the carolinas. with a storm this slow, almost impossible to predict. just as shifted east, could move back west. >> bump in one direction or other could have significant ramifications in terms of impact. >> you never know what the storm can do. i'm not a weather person but you have to prepare. >> reporter: so good news and bad news. good news, had so much time to prepare.

bad news, still so much more time for this storm to change course again. dell ray beach, florida, abc7 news. meteorologist drew tuma has been keeping track of this, behooves people to prepare for dorian. >> several states up to north carolina need to keep watch of the storm. latest from the national hurricane center still has category 4 hurricane, winds 150 peppers, moving west, getting close to the western bahamas. latest track, sits over parts of the bahamas for 24 plus hours before turns potentially north. but parallel the coastline, so florida to north carolina needs to keep tabs on the

tropical storm you watch. keep track of hurricane dorian with the abc7 news app, download and enable push alerts for breaking news updates as they happen. still ahead, melee breaks bs out in san jose outside of several bars. several police officers have been hurt. how it happened. going extra mile for 300. ultra swimmer made it to san fran

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than 50 people attacked san jose police officers early this morning before bars were closing in downtown san jose. some of the chaos was caught on camera, luz pena was at the scene, has the latest from the police association and witnesses. >> reporter: the san jose police officers association described the scene as chaotic, multiple officers called for backup to control the scene. four injured. >> seriously fighting with the cops. >> reporter: crowd of more than 50 people caught on the video exchanging words. according to the san jose police officer association, many challenged officers to fight. >> punched in the head. many struggles with officers, four being arrested. chaos. >> reporter: police confirmed that multiple officers were issuing citations for drinking alcohol in public for people on market and santa clara streets

when unrelated crowd approached the officers. saw the altercation from business across the street. >> for the most part, drunk people acting irrationally. >> reporter: said commotion started when man pulled out gun and san jose police officers tried to arrest him. >> restraint and composure that the officers had to get on scene not to get into shooting and take him into custody without that individual being shot or is incredible. >> reporter: witness said the crowd was bigger than the officers who built a perimeter to control the area. >> saw them pushing. saw them take out batons, couple people did get hit with batons. >> reporter: four people, including the individual with the gun were arrested. pushing for passage of senate bill s-1480, protecting officers

by making assault towards them a federal crime. abc7 news. pitbull puppy stolen in break-in to shelter this weekend has been found. woman found the dog abandoned in east oakland. family dog rescue shared these pictures, shelter immediately said the dog sounded like the one taken. two others found in hayward thursday and two suspects arrested. world-renowned ultra swimmer made way under bay bridge from hawaii. more than 300 nautical miles. 79 days in the pacific to highlight the perils of plastic itter in the ocean. ptse ocean,

along the california coast. >> lots of household products and microplastics. on the surface or in the water column. >> ambassador for ice breaker, ethical clothing line, many of the plastics in the ocean are from synthetic plastic. warm start to the holiday weekend. 80s and 90s in warmest spots and tomorrow will continue. live doppler 7 with satellite showing you any cloud cover is far from the coastline. it's a really clear night, take you to the exploratorium camera, plenty of stars up above, mild night ak wa accuweather highlights. lot of cities will stay in the

60s next 12 hours, another hot afternoon on the way for lot of us, even along the coastline, feel the warm weather with the absence of the marine layer. cooler pattern next we're but still warm weather will stick for the entire holiday weekend. right now nice but little bit warm. 70 in san jose, 64 in santa rosa. san mateo, 66 degrees. overnight, minimal, patchy fog around half moon bay. otherwise plenty of stars for majority of the region and mild in a lot of cities, low to mid-60s, oakland, san jose, antioch, concord overnight. creates launching pad for warm, hot day tomorrow. live doppler 7 along with satellite, big area of high pressure over the four corners building over the weekend.

supplying warm weather across much of california, pattern is not changing next couple of days. will also compress our marine layer. cloud forecast next couple of hours, any patchy fog around half moon bay, that's about it. so sunny start from the get-go and sun efficient at warming us up quickly tomorrow afternoon. highs in the microclimate. 89 san jose, sunnyvale up to 77. 83 redwood city, 80 in san mateo. downtown san francisco, lot of sunshine, warm, 72 the high in daly city. in santa rosa, 92 in sonoma and san rafael. east bay, sunshine, 86 newark

and 87. 100 in fairfield, 96 in concord. 98 the high in brentwood. accuweather seven-day forecast, by wednesday morning fog, drizzle, temperatures near if not below average by friday in to saturday. we've lost a valued member of the abc7 news family and close personal friend. veteran video journalist died at 71. lawrence spent years at abc7 news on first name basis with mayors, police chiefs and community leaders in san francisco, treated everyone with equal grace regardless of status. one of the smartest, most socially conference men i ever

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30 seconds left, wildcats down two, forces the fumble, fox recovers and stanford wins 17-7. >> typical first game, expect your defense keeps you in the game as you find the rhythm on the offensive side. so many fourth and fifth-year seniors, so much leadership, knew would take them to keep us in the game. >> knew it was our job to not let the offense score. want to be most physical and relentless defense as we can be. >> take pride in, felt we didn't do good enough job at. first game, coming away with that many turnovers was really good for us. cal students soaking up sun, bright berkeley day. opening kickoff, ashton davis fumbles. aggies recover and score first

ten points. 10-0 on own turf. battle back. chris brown, big day on the ground, moved the chains, then drive from five yards out. 197 on the ground. cal wins. 16 of 28, 238. wobbly but going your way it's going your way, crawford there for the second score. cal wins. big test at washington, duck, oregon and auburn, 11-16 in dallas. justin herbert scrambling, webb grabs it easy. duckies. but auburn comes back, finds williams, 26-yard score. auburn scored 21 unanswered to take the lead. here. pac-12's playoff chances take a big hit, lose to auburn,

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tonight's headlines, at least five dead and 21 others injured following a random mass drive-by shooting in odessa, texas. gunman killed by police. started with traffic stop, took off, ditching car and stealing a mail truck in the chase. all floors of the fairmont hotel in downtown san jose are open after dangerous chemical forced evacuaton, used by woman who died of suicide on the 19th floor. hurricane dorian is closing in on the bahamas, category 4 storm, forecasts have shifted the path, curving northwest and could brush by florida and hit thearolinas. snell and rosenbaum avenue where the crash happened, a jeep

smashed into a tree, killing two people inside. jeep was racing with gray bmw before it crashed. three men inside the bmw took off after viewing the crash scene. neighbors heard the screeching, went out to help, it was too late. >> saw the car was on fire, ran back to the house, told daughter to call 911, came back out, saw several civilians had been around the car and were trying to put out the fire. >> reporter: she said her neighbors in san jose ended up putting the fire using their extinguishers. protesters gathered outside of i.c.e. headquarters in san francisco demanding the closure of detention centers along the border. then held a party to celebrate a month full of activism. abc7 news was there for the final event for month of momentum, 30 days of action to

close the camps. i.c.e. detaining more than 30,000 immigrants and asylum seekers. say they're allowed to be here. >> relatives traveling north are indigenous to the land, have every right to be here, right to be on territory that's always been ancestral land. >> those who toured say denied soap and showers. trump administration largely denies the allegations. straight pride parade in boston got plenty of pushback today. scene down one of the streets. organized by group called super happy fun america. says there's nothing wrong with celebrating sexual orientation. demonstrators gathered several hours before. one said organizers have ties to white supremacy and anti-immigration movements.

united airlines has canceled flights by planes more than a month. was november 3rd, pushed back to december 19th. more than 90 flights affected. grounded since march when automatic safety feature was linked to fatal crashes. hopes to get faa approval by october. ruth bader ginsburg addressed crowd at library of congress national book festival in washington, d.c.. >> this audience can see that i am alive. and i'm on my way to being veryy well. >> know, there's a reason she's known as the notorious rbg. just received radiation treatments for pancreatic

cancer. assured everyone she's on the mend and will be ready for next supreme court session in october. new details on enhanced b.a.r.t. station signs set to be unveiled today. they've been delayed. software has not been released yet. will let riders know if train is canceled and two or three-door cars. not sure when will go live. b.a.r.t. trains are not running between orinda and walnut creek stations. performing maker upgrades. also closed two lanes of highway 94, so far not impacted traffic. lasting to 7:00 tuesday morning. labor day trains are on a modified schedule. 8:00, longer trains. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, there's a burro serial

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tomorrow. preview. >> reporter: 154th scottish highland games happening at alameda county fairgrounds. >> scottish games held annually at alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton, oldest west of the mississippi, highlights are pipes and heavy events. >> long log cut from tree, about 75 to 85 pounds. they vary, 18 feet to 120, 130 pounds. scots made anything they could think of out of the game. >> this is heavy, no way i can hold this. cool. whoa. >> so monumental, it's very unique. where else? don't see any other sport where you do that. there's a caber, a weight over

the bar, two stones, two hammers, there's two weights. we have a sheep. >> reporter: highland dance is a lot more athletic, used to be old military dances. country dance is social dancing, more in groups. highland dances done in kilts were originally military dances to show off how strong the military was. >> he pleasanton is biggest games on this west coast, we have a traditional sport, reenactment, clan tents, food vendors, vendors for anything you could think of. lot of people coming to have fun. caberte something to see. looks hard. one last check of the weather.

certainly does, eric. what's going on now, temperatures on the warm side for this time of the night, five degrees warmer than this time last night. 67 in oakland, 70 in san jose, 77 in concord. it's a mild night for a lot of us. plenty of stars and lack of fog out there. 58 overnight in the city, 60 in oakland, 63 in san jose, hold up 64 in concord. launching pad for us to get hot tomorrow afternoon. 96 the forecasted high for concord. lot of sunshine for everybody, yoin in san jose, 83 in east bay, 76 in san francisco, 93 in santa rosa. coastline upper 60s t mid-80s like santa cruz at 83 degrees. accuweather seven-day forecast, it's nice for labor day, holiday on monday, then cooler air, wednesday, fog returns, morning

drizzle. will keep the temperatures in check for this time of year. lot going on in sports today. >> i was busy in the sports office. we all were. it's cut day in the nfl. on the diamond, scary moment

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new york yankees have the best record in the american league but the oakland a's have their number this year. four games, four wins so far for oakland. a's fans stay hydrated in the bronx. looks like out of las vegas. up year, two off career high last year. 2-1. bottom eight, yankees down, all rise for the judge, aaron judge, tied 3-3. extra innings, top ten, matt

chapman to right field and judge, 6'7", 280 and can do that, grabs ball at wall, robs a home run. so tall just glides over. d.j. lemahieu, no one is catching that, walk-off to right, yankees win. giants and padres, happy couple, congratulations. second straight game, giants, first inning home run, austin slater to center field, fifth of the career. 1-0 giants. tied into the sixth inning, reyes moronta throws a pitch and goes down. grabbing shoulder, remind you of pitchers who broke arms throwing a pitch. bruce bochy said it was acute right shoulder strain. giants lose to padres, 4-1. cut day in the nfl. mckinnon will miss a second stra

strait year. 9er cuts, joshua garnett. jordan matthews, jeff wilson jr., antone exum and keelan dos put on waivers this afternoon. undrafted wide-out a fan favorite on "hard knocks." raiders hope r open here on abc7. bulldogs made the tv. first half, j.t. daniels goes down, carted off the field. both teams could be playing backup quarterbacks.joese of th. usc wins 31-23. close. usc hosts stanford next week. washington hosting eastern s

washington. look ma, one hand, one foot. 47-14. secondary getting tested next week. florida state hosting boise state. 58 yards to helton, made it 31-13. broncos battle back. robert mahon from a yard back. boise state the lead. got to have first down here but broncos hit the quarterback hard. ouch. boise state wins. peyton manning of tennessee opener agains georgia state. 25-point favors. tennessee up two but trey barnett goes in gegistate. watch out, fumble. georgia state recovers and continues for them. puts it away here. ellington makes guys miss.

35-23 at this point, georgia state, upset of the day, 38-30. san jose earthquakes taking on orlando city makes it 1-0. then 2-0 san jose. second goal of the game, quakes win 3-0. u.s. open tennis coco gauff. nice match and nice moment after as osaka talked to upset she's 15, going to be here. good sportsmanship right there. abc7 sports report is sponsored by river rock casino.

15 and whole world knows and made seen at wimbledon and new york. bright future in women's tennis. >> not sure i could tie my shoes then. >> trying to learn to drive and she's winning major tournament tz. coco gauff. >> thanks, that's it for tonight. eric thomas, abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00, drew, chris and dion, tha sleep number 360 smart bed.st sale of the year on a can it help keep us asleep? yes, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable.

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