>> tilting a better bay area, being forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. >> he was everything i could have asked for. >> he would never hurt anybody. he did so much for me. >> tonight family and friends are remembering the man shot and killed in front of his own home during a theft. that evening. >> thank you for joining us. the deadly shooting marks oakland's 101 homicide this year around 4:00 this morning and the glenview neighborhood. >> we have reaction from family and neighbors. >> he already had the catalytic converter, why did you show my dad? >> she did not want to show her face but wanted to show her story about her farther who --

her father who was shot and killed in front of the house. >> he was everything i could have asked for in a dad. he did his best to be the best dad. >> police say they were initially responding to reports of a catalytic converter theft just after 4:00 a.m. and at the glenview neighborhood. >> i heard yelling and saw the gun point out the window, shoot three times and the car took off. >> victor lives nearby and describes him as a good family man. he says the neighborhood was recently hit with two arms robberies and another catalytic converter theft. this is the 101 homicide in oakland this year. >> just affect this is happening, it's just a sign of desperation right now around us and i am said he lost his life. >> her father worked construction and just turned 60 years old in may.

>> he would never hurt anybody. he helped the neighbors, he would help ram a people, he would do whatever -- he would help random people, he would do whatever. >> michael was also woken up by the noise. he is struggling with a neighbor who died in front of his own house just trying to protect his property. >> i think it was probably more instinct and did not realize the gravity of what they could potentially do to him and neither what i because you want to protect your property. ask police are offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect. >> every bullet has the power to leave the victim, that message today from the state attorney general who talked about the latest measures to stop and violence. rob alonso was in oakland discussing the problem -- rob

bonta. he is helping guide children to make the right decisions. >> teach them how to become passionate, teach them how to be honest, live with integrity. often times these kids need a sense of direction. >> he says california is becoming a national leader in preventing crime and talked about the newly established state office of gun violence prevention, the first in the nation. he says there are no easy short-term answers to preventing then violence crimes. >> some leaders and oaklands chinatown are calling for a city council president to resign. they voiced frustration and concerns over the uptick and violence in oakland. he is among those expressing disappointment with the leadership and efforts to relocate police funding. >> i want all parties to understand this.

we hire you. we are the ones, we can also fire you. the crime in oakland is out of control. when can we stop all this islands? we have to work together and make changes. -- when can we stop all this violence? >> nothing is more important to hurt than the health and safety of her family and those whom her office serves. she is currently running for oakland mayor. >> a man accused of targeting work team and you women -- targeting 14 women. he has been charged with hate crimes. there is some concern now he may have even more victims. >> she got attacks. >> this is not a new crime. this video was from a story in 2020 where a woman is pushed to the ground for her gold necklace. they told me the victim was

south asian. but what is new? hate crime charges for this man, 37-year-old. we caught a glimpse of him in court tuesday morning. the santa clara county da says he targeted at least 14 hindu women. their ages between 50 and 73. >> rips off their jewelry, tracks him down the street, beats up there has been, terrorizes them. it is much worse than an economic criminal or property thief. >> gold jewelry is ceremonial. with a number of indian holidays coming soon, spreading awareness is crucial. >> i am feeling vulnerable and fearful. >> they want more counties to charge crimes as hate crimes. >> seeing that we are making progress on this one issue by prosecuting this to the fullest

sense a very strong message. >> the da says there may be more victims which is why we are sharing is mug shot. anyone with information they are asking to come forward. >> he remains in jail with no bail. his next court appearance is november 4. >> details in the search for a family kidnapped from a business and merced. the sheriff's office has someone to call a person of interest in custody. they-month-old baby, her parents and uncle are still missing. -- the eight-month-old baby. investigators say he looks like someone seen and a surveillance photo from the kidnapping scene. he is hospitalized in critical condition. he tried to take his own life. earlier today the sheriff's office revealed this investigation began with a truck fire and winton yesterday morning. they soon discovered the registered owner, his brother,

sister-in-law and infant niece were missing and had been kidnapped. the office says the motive is unknown. >> to some concern about a new state law that protects californians from being cited for jaywalking. as abc seven news reporter explains, some are worried this new law could put people in danger. >> we have all been taught at a young age to be safe on the road but there is one rule seemingly everyone has broken, crossing the street outside a crosswalk. jaywalking. a findable offense for a century but an assembly bill now protects people from tickets. >> we want to make sure everybody has a right to cross the street without being fearful of getting excited. >> he says the main goal was to address the issue of race and social justice in regard to

citations. >> what we saw over and over again is people were crossing the street in certain neighborhoods or certain kinds of people getting cited, african-americans were more likely to be cited. >> that often lead to confrontation with police. now people can only be cited for jaywalking if there is an immediate danger of a crash like crossing a busy street. opponents of the law say it will only make the rising pedestrian traffic fatality numbers worse. san jose has suffered 26 fatalities this year and many occur outside of marked crosswalks. assembly member is nothing ab 2147 will lead to more deaths. >> what pedestrian crosses the street thinking it would be a good idea to get in front of a car? nobody. >> speeding and drivers not being able to react causes deaths he says. he says it is the goal to create solutions to make roads safer for pedestrians. >> it is our job as the city

government to make it easier were convenient, more enticing to use marked pedestrian crossings, make more where we can and make the ones we have function better. if people are not given a good option they will cross in the middle of the road. >> the law will go into effect in january. >> emergency crews have pulled -- plugged a water main rake in san francisco's richmond district. it sent gallons of water pouring down 20 9th avenue this morning. it damaged six homes in the area and caused a sinkhole. it forced emergency workers to close off about five blocks around fulton while repairs were completed. >> shares of twitter when up to date on news that elon musk may be closer to buying twitter for his original offers. he made the proposal in a letter to twitter and says he will bite

at the original offer price of $54.20 a share. he claimed to twitter misled him about the size of its user base. >> over an hour ago stockton police shared details and video filleted to their investigation into a possible serial killer. >> at this time we don't know if it is a person or persons. >> what we are learning about the first victim killed in oakland.

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ask your pharmacist or doctor which sanofi flu vaccine is right for you. >> a woman who survived a shooting by a suspected serial killer in oakland is helping police hunt him down. they revealed new clues today. a woman who was shot and injured in west oakland in april of last year spoke with police. >> she was in her tent when she heard someone walking around her campsite, when she came out of the tent she encountered someone holding a gun at her. there was multiple shots at her. >> police released this video of a man they want to talk to about the murders. they said he is a person of interest. detectives want people to notice his uneven stride and extremely upright posture. police say evidence connects a total of seven cases, one man

shot and killed in east oakland among all others in stockton. all victims killed were men and most were hispanic. >> six debts, one person injured and is serial killer still on the loose. -- six deaths, motive still not known. one shooting survivor gave police a description of the suspect. >> stockton police released this image of a person of interest connected to the death of now six people. one death occurred in oakland in april of 2021. 39-year-old one died of a gunshot wound. stockton police say his death is connected to the others. >> there are elements of the crime that we can link indicating the same person committing both crimes. i would consider that the beginning of a serial murder

case. >> investigators try to piece together trends and similarities to figure out the same person coming each homicide. the oakland incident must have had similarities to be able to connect it with the others spite being in a different city. >> they are going to look at evidence to the scene and make determinations even if they are just thinking i am not used to seeing this or that. >> he says this news was unfortunate to hear, especially as oakland deals with ongoing gun violence. >> put in on top of,, incident on top of tragedy. >> oakland has seen a large amount of homicides this year. that could present an issue when it comes to finding similarities and these homicides. he also said having other agencies like stockton police and the fbi could help when it comes to dealing with a potential serial killer. >> if you have a homicide squad

and they are all communicating with each other and sharing with each other what they are seeing in their cases, it is very likely they will be the ones to determine the serial killer. >> taylor says the focus needs to be on catching this person. >> they have communication with other agencies and might have information we do not have and vice versa. that is how we keep everyone safer. >> still ahead, the death toll continues to climb and search and rescue efforts continue as well. the latest on the situation in florida as president biden gets

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a mask in crowded areas. >> the devastation around much of florida following hurricane ian. drone footage shows how widespread all of the damage is. a search and rescue operation is still ongoing and crews are going door to door looking for survivors. 101 people have been killed in florida,. it is unclear how many people are still unaccounted for the. >> we have done over 842 rescues and unfortunately, we have had 55 total deaths in lee county. >> thousands pulled from their destroyed homes have been taken to shelters, thousands of others are still without power and for some it may be up to a month before lights are back on. by then will visit southwest florida tomorrow. >> so much destruction there. >> widespread also. >> let's turn to our weather now. >> we are going to see some

changes in the coming days but today did you notice carl the fog did not want to leave us? that marine layer is hanging tough right near the coastline. i want to show you live doppler 7 because not everyone is dealing with the fog. it is just part of the coast still dealing with 1400 foot marine layer. the changes are coming in the form of high-pressure, building and over the next couple days as this ridge gets closer. we will start to notice those temperatures rising. if it was too cool for you today just ways. we have an iced -- we have a nice sea breeze which is helping holte temperatures down. some areas were actually cooler today. -- hold temperatures down. downtown san francisco right now. 64 in oakland, low 70's san jose and santa clara.

looking at downtown oakland from our emeryville camera right now, 76 in santa rosa, low to mid 80's for our warmest locations like concorde and fairfield. a lovely view from santa cruz, a couple people out there enjoying the sunshine. areas of fog near the coast and bay overnights. warming trend starts tomorrow. it'll be fine weather for festivities this coming week and as you know, blue angels will take to the sky saturday -- friday saturday and sunday. the fog will pull back to the coast and hang around into the afternoon hours. morning temperatures will be in the 50's. conceit a few isolated pockets in the 40's. -- could see a few isolated pockets in the 40's. the south bay, 80 cupertino. really a nice day, warmer tomorrow in san francisco, easy coast side mid 60's.

north bay numbers, 86 in napa, and the east bay no extremes, just a warmer study day. 80 seven walnut creek, 90 in brentwood, 90 and fairfield. the accuweather 7 day forecast warming begins tomorrow and gets put on hold on thursday a little bit. then we start to see temperatures come up again on friday as we see less cloud cover, certainly nice for the blue angels. looking at mid 60's to low 90's and slowly cooling off for the second half of the weekend. more clouds and breezy conditions. i think we really could not have picked a better weather for the blue angels as we can. >> perfect, lovely. thank you. >> at we have been reporting gas prices continue to increase. the average price for a gallon of regular in california is now $6.41. compared to the all-time high of

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. former president trump filing an emergency appeal. trump now asking the supreme court to intervene in the mar-a-lago case. jon karl standing by with late reporting. also tonight, the former football star, the republican senate candidate in georgia, herschel walker, tonight responding to the explosive new claim. a report claiming he paid for a girlfriend to get an abortion. tonight, the woman with what she says is the receipt and she says records of a check from herschel walker to allegedly pay for it. tonight, what walker is now saying about that check and this evening, herschel walker's own son deeply critical of his father. rachel scott in georgia. in the east tonight, bracing for the potential of heavy rains and winds. flood alerts up in north