order on the jack app today. >> my wife still strongly feels she is still out there. that she's still alive. r.d i'm going to have to >> to evidence isinvestigation. we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dionne lynn. >> the family of the missing woman received copies of handwritten notes details how their daughter's body was allegedly disposed of. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra has the new developments in this case. >> crumbled up notes detailing

an eerie message. >> we were devastated of course. there was something we couldn't accept. it was tough. >> alexa gabe's father says investigators sent the family copies of these pictures of notes recovered from the sister of alexis' exboyfriend. according to the in have investigator jones wrote these 60 miles east of sacramento and used them to dispose of alex's body. he turned off his phone for several hours during the time he drove to pioneer but we were able to pinpoint his location. >> we were thinking it was something to throw the police off. >> jones was killed last month during an arrest attempt near seattle after allegededly charging at officers with a knife inside a washington apartment complex. after his delt a friend came forward claiming jones called him two weeks before gabe disappeared and told him he was

thinking of killing alexis and wanting to know where is the best place to hide a body would be. the cryptic decisions are specific detailing turns with specific time estimates that ends on a rural road. as soon as the police saw that they left and went straight to pioneer. >> gabe says investigators and hundreds of volunteers searched 200 acres of land in pioneer over the past four months for any sign of alexis' body including draining 8 million gallons of water in a nearby pond. >> unfortunately, they found nothing. and they are only focussing on pioneer. they feel strongly that she's around there. >> do you believe that, too? >> not 100%. my wife -- when my wife and i was there, my wife would say i am not feeling anything. i don't think alexis is here. >> trying to stay hopeful but anxious for closure. >> until we find a body we are going to believe she is still alive. >> as the gabe's continue to

wait they are turning their attention to another piece of evidence recovered. alexis' phone screen. according to begin marshall's dna was found on the screen and they are working to organize a search party to find the remaining piece of her cell phone. stephanie see era, abc7 news. >> so difficult to be her parents at this point. >> we have developing news with elon musk and his bid to buy twitter. this afternoon musk moved to terminate that deal that had him paying $44 billion for the social media company in a filing with the security and exchange commission he said twitter did not give him enough information about the company. walking away could be costly. there is a billion dollar fee for ending the deal. there could be a legal fight. so adds a few more million to that. twitter's chairman put out this statement saying the twitter board is committed to slowing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with mr. musk

and mrabs to ensue legal action with the merger agreement. >> stunning news overnight. former japanese prime minister abe was assassinated as he gave a campaign speech for a candidate. the alengthed gunman was arrested at the scene. abe was the longest serving japanese prime minister and gun violence is rare in japan. in 2018 the entire country reported only nine deaths. president joe biden was among the world leaders expressing his condolences. he signed a condolence book in washington d.c. >> to the south bay where they had a special connection to abe. abe visited stanford and voted on connecting the economy to silicon valley entrepreneurship. organizers of the first obon festival hope people will honor

his memory. it is a commemoration of those that have passed and head minister of the buddhist church is stunned by the violent way abe's life was taken. >> if we continue to resolve our differences as we have in the past, all violence is going to continue to be a part of our lives. we need to find a better way. >> he believes this weekend's festival will give the community a way to unite in peace. >> brook jenkins was sworn in as san francisco new district attorney earlier today. jenkins selected by the mayor. tim johns was at that event joining us live in the news room. >> many people will remember jenkins as being one of the most prominent voices in the recall campaign. she worked at the da's office for seven years but junkens wants to leave all that behind her and focus on some of the city's most pressing issues.

>> the time for finger pointing and blaming other people is over. >> with thunderous applause and a hand raised high, brook jenkins was sworn in as san francisco new district attorney. in a speech at city hall jenkins vowed to crack down on san francisco most pressing problems. she highlighted property crimes, smash and grab robberies and petty thefts. >> san francisco is being impacted by these types of crimes. we can no longer look at them as insignificant. >> she plans on enforcing the city's drug laws and ending the open air markets on the streets. she cited her professional experiences to hold repeat offenders accountable. >> we have to deal with repeat offenders is a top priority of how we deal with those consistently committing the most

crime in san francisco and enforcing our drug crime laws. >> the mayor says jenkins will help bring balance to the city ensuring public safety and continuing responsible criminal justice reforms. >> it is not a one size fits all. we are not trying to imply that jail is the only solution because there are people with complex problems in this city. >> jenkins said she spoke with her predecessor on thursday and that he promised to help with a smooth transition and released his own statement that read i'm proud of the work we did to serve victims and bring much-needed reforms and accountability to our justice system. this is work i will continue in the months and year ahead. it is worth noting that jenkins' swearing in is historic and the first lati in ark a to hold the office. >> tim, thank you. >> latina. >> mandatory evacuations in

effect for the ohms by fire west of morgan hil. crews able to stop the forward progress of the flames more than an hour ago but people are being kept out of their homes. that fire had burned five acre, no word on a cause. >> a section of yosemite national park remains closed due to a wildfire that broke out near hundreds of giant is he coy yeah trees. the washburn fire is burning close to the area that features 500 of the giant trees. theire has burned about 250 acres and is zero percent contained. the cause is not yet known. the rest of the park remains open. and farther north, cal fire is making progress on the electric fire. containment is 5% and 4400 acres have burned while firefighters are starting to get the upper hand that fire is putting up a lot of smoke that adds an additional challenge to the rugged terrain. they are asking for help in

finding a cause. it all started on july 4th. >> the white house is responding to a call for more vaccines against monkey pox after cities like san francisco continue to sound the alarm. the violence is hitting gay and bisexual men disproportionately. not enough of the correct information is getting out to the public. an update on vaccines and testing. >> the vaccines are coming. san francisco health department reports san francisco received 580 doses and 2300 additional ones this week. the first cases of monkey pox in the u.s. were confirmed in may. critics now say the federal distribution should have arrived in mid june before the san francisco pride celebrations. >> in fact san francisco didn't receive its first allotment of 60 doses of vaccine until june 30th so after the pride weekend.

>> in the past week the cases of monkey pox in san francisco increased from 16 to 40. almost ises many as los angeles. the health department says 600 people in san francisco have been vaccinated. but state senator scott weiner today bashed the federal government for playing catch up. >> we need the federal government to move faster and aggressively to get more vaccine doses. >> in the meantime keeping it from spreading is what the health department and organizations like the aids foundation are struggling with. right now only a person who has been in close contact with someone with monkey pox is eligible for the vaccine. there are currently more people exposed than anticipated. >> i do know if you were to call any one of the clinics right now you are either going to get a voice mail saying that they have very limited supply and to continue to call back. >> the aids foundation today

told us they have a waiting list of 500 people that are eligible because they have been exposed. vaccines will be given out at 10 community and healthcare sites throughout the city. today a new access point opened hospital general hospital monkey pox clinic on the second floor. they are open from monday to friday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. while supplies last. on a positive note, researchers know a lot about this virus. >> we have vaccines, we have drugs. so it's nothing like the position we were in with covid. >> the medical profession wants everyone to know that testing is not available to most people. you have to have an active rash or lesion to get tested. >> if your plans involve a trip to marine county. the big highway closure that

will start in a matter of hours. >> as we were talking of driving the pain at pump might be easing. wh

>> two northbound lanes will be closed for repairs. the project could create delays up to an hour getting up to san francisco across the golden gate bridge. live with more on this story. what a headache cornell? >> yea, you said it. the countdown is definitely on. 10:00 p.m. tonight is when cal trans will close two lanes of this northbound stretch of highway 101 for a major repair project which could leave many drivers going nowhere fast. >> still feeling the effects of the gas prices for sure.

>> it will be closed for 57 hours starting friday night threw monday morning. the closure is needed to repair a damaged drain system and repave the left lane before the rainy season begins. >> we are having wonderful weather in the bay area here and so it's important to be able to address the concerns that affect commuters on a day to day basis. >> it means your weekend drive over the golden gate bridge could be hitting the brakes. >> they are saying about an hour delay to get northbound.

it will jam up san francisco city streets as well. >> lumbar street could see big traffic. >> maybe the ferry there and back but i think it will ruin probably a lot of people's plans and a little tough to commute. >> but be patient because you have lots of kids around, dogs, bicycles, so just be attentive to it. >> neighbors in sausalito think neighbors will use downtown streets around the lane closures. >> be cautious because streets are narrow. some are one way. just be patient and look around. beautiful weekend ahead. >> yea, be patient for sure. the headaches, right? cal trans and chp say it is best to avoid this part of marin this weekend. but if you are headed this way bay bridge to the richmond bridge or even highway 37 may be your best bet. don't get stuck in this traffic.

abc7 news. >> thank you, traffic and weather on the 7. there is good news for drivers. gas prices continue to edge downward nationwide. >> yea, apparently california average is 6:14 a gallon. that is 13 cents lower than last friday and down a quarter from a month ago. prices in the bay area are following this trend. this morning 87 was going for 603 a gallon. that is lower than the average price for most of the bay area. >> aaa puts the average for san francisco at 6:21 a gallon. that's down a nickel from yesterday. a few penny's cheaper. least expensive gas in the south bay. drivers can expect to pay 6:13 in the gallon at san jose. biggest decline in the bay area. >> just ahead ever wonder what the popular game jenga might look like on television? you are about to get the answer. new it's time for our lowest prices of the season on the sleep number 360 smart bed.

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>> actress and comedian janelle james to be on his team for a new xet tifk game show. >> super intriguing. >> janelle james is hosting the game show "the final straw "stl stlt. it sound ridiculous look at concept. >> the concept is contestants face off in a battle against gravity and physics as they attempt to remove items from giant stacks, jenga style. >> team latin twins you are up. ready? set, pull. >> let's go. >> just a minutes was cautious while onset. >> part of the fun of the show will be seeing me running away screaming every time.

every time it starts to fall over. even though i knew intellectually safety was a factor these things are huge and you really do feel like you are going to get smashed by them. >> hosting the final straw adds to this high point of janelle's career being part of the critically acclaimed ensemble abbott elementary. >> having people tell me how much it means to them that it's something they watch with their family. it means a lot to me and it's been bright light in the hard times for a lot of people. and that's what i hope this show will be as well. >> so what is it all worth for players of the final straw? how about a grand prize of a quarter of a million dollars? or as janelle says that's life changing money. it sure is. in los angeles, abc7 news. >> you guys play jenga at all? >> i loved it growing up. still do. it's fun. >> are you slow and careful or

-- >> careless and reckless is my style. >> careless and reckless -- here's the forecast. >> i thought you were referring to yourself, larry. >> or me. >> exactly. we are going to have to play jenga one of these days. let's look at a live picture. it is a beautiful view -- you can see the marine layer advancing. it is shallow about 1,000 feet but that's going to change overnight. we are going to see rapid deepening. temperatures up a few degrees for most of the bay area. tomorrow we will see a reversal as an area of pressure approaches. this is going to deepen the marine layer. bring a brief cool down, even a drizzle tomorrow morning and we will see temperatures rising for the second half of your weekend. live doppler 7 showing low cloud and fog hanging around parts of the coastline. there is an airport weather warning until 10:00 p.m. tonight. 37 miles per hour in san francisco. on shore wind gusting to 32 at

sfo and it is a socked in view from the golden gate bridge camera. drive carefully if you are out and about. mid to upper 70s from san owe s. and from san jose camera seeing mainly sunny skies. 83 in santa rosa. it is in the upper 80s in places like fairfield. we did get up to the low 90s in inland. tomorrow temperatures are coming down.gusty winds in the local airports. upper 60s to the upper 70s. if you are traveling honolulu scattered showers, a chance of showers 78. sunshine 74 chicago and los angeles the typical fog followed by sun 81 degrees. some sun look at san francisco. morning fog, patchy drizzle. gusty and cooler afternoon. much cooler conditions inland especially on sunday and king tides are coming up so low lying flooding will be a possibility. but the king tides will be 7

feet or higher late at night. tomorrow morning we start out with widespread low clouds and fog, some drizzle and some. low cloudiness will hang around the beaches keeping your temperatures down. morning numbers will be in the 50s for most of you except out toward antioch. watch out for slippery roadways due to the drizzle. afternoon highs, 79 in san jose. on the peninsula looking nice. low 60s coast side. breezy downtown san francisco 66. windy along the coast. north bay temperatures. 79. 86 santa rosa. these numbers lower than today. 71 in oakland. 71 fremont, inland areas. 82 in liver moore. accuweather seven-day forecast morning fog followed by a cooler afternoon. much warmer, sunday, monday. we have the heat returning. heat relief inland by tuesday and a minor bump up in the numbers late in the workweek.

>> thank you. >> you are welcome. >> you could tell we had thought. >> just ahead oakland roots cash in. a new community center t

>> finally tonight community leaders in oakland celebrating the grand opening of a new community center in east oakland. >> it is the community roots center. it will help combat within the city. it came with a 2 50$,000 grant to continue the work of roots in east oakland. >> roots does healing and health in a way that must guide the future work of all health practitioners and communities. >> the roots health center will provide an approach to wellness including medical and behavioral healthcare and community outreach. nice to see. >> well, world news tonight with david muir is next. >> all of us here at abc7 news,

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. elon musk's blockbuster decision ending his $44 billion deal to buy twitter. and shockwaves around the world over the assassination of the former prime minister of japan. shinzo abe, the country's longest-serving leader, shot e i mpgn spehi candidate. the alleged suspect tackled at the scene, armed with a handmade gun. abe not breathing. his heart stopped. emergency teams air-lifting him to the hospital. news about the gunman's alleged motive and what authorities say they found in his apartment. the former prime minister respected by leaders around the world. president biden calling him his friend, signing a condolence book, ordering flags at the white house to half staff. new details coming in at this hour. and that breaking news --