♪ >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. dan: re-examined. a little girl named amanda disappearing more than three decades ago. an answer. good evening and thank you for joining us. ama: it has stretched as far as pennsylvania and georgia. dan: 30 years later, it centers around a former church pastor

who is facing charges in the murder case of another young girl. ama: the community is eager for closure. reporter: it's a case that's been unsolved for over 30 years. in december of 1991, amanda vanished while riding her bike in fairfield. it's a case we've been following ever since. a nearby homeless search 2001. >> they are going to investigate under a house that was a couple doors from where i lived. they didn't give me names or addresses or anything else. there's always going to be hope. reporter: the disappearance lives on in the memories of many on the community. >> it's a very big deal. if you went to any neighborhood in fairfield, you would talk to people who remember it. reporter: a possible new lead. the police department saying they are following up on campbell's case once again. the reason police say they are re-examining the case isn't

because of anything that happened in the bay area. it's because of developments that happened thousands of miles away in pennsylvania and georgia. that includes the arrest of this man, david sandstrom. he currently lives outside of atlanta. he recently admitted to killing an eight-year-old pennsylvania girl in 1975. >> this man is evil. he killed this poor eight-year-old girl he knew and who trusted him. reporter: he then moved here to california. from 1990 to 2005, he was the pastor of the fairfield christian reformed church, a short drive from where campbell went missing. >> everybody was scared. everybody was perfect -- protective of their children. everybody held them tighter. reporter: police will be looking to see if he could have been involved in the case. in the meantime, neighbors just want the mystery to be over. >> this family needs closure. it's been 32 years.

reporter: tim johns, abc7news. dan: i man is dead after being killed by san francisco police. ama: san francisco police say the incident started when officers tried to arrest a man. police haven't said what it was for but that's when sfpd says another unrelated man approached the scene and two officers arrived in patrol car to address that man who appeared to be armed. it was then when at least one officer opened fire, delivering fatal shots. >> we are not specifying that item that was seized from the scene. as i stated, the second appeared to be armed with a firearm. how it was displayed or how it was seen, we are not specifying at this time. dan: police will hold a community town hall within 10 days to share more on the case. there were shots fired on an

east bay freeway for the second day in a rail. today it happened at highway 24. the seeds shut down the freeway for half an hour while officers look for evidence. both cars involved in the shooting fled the scene. the chaos caused a third vehicle to cross. -- crash. it's not clear if the cars exchanged gunfire or if one shot at the other. ama: a naked woman got out of a car near a bay bridge toll plaza and fired a gun. no one was hurt. the chp says there were 30 freeway shootings in the first four months of the year. dan: our neighborhood safety tracker is available to give you the full picture of public safety where you live. the interactive tool shows you a wide range of data for san francisco, oakland, and san jose. ama: to how up weather-wise for thursday. dan: sandhya patel is here with

what to expect in your 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandhya: more nice weather. the temperatures trended lower today. we will keep that going for inland areas tomorrow. you can s here in san francisco. let's look at your 24 hour planner. 7:00, there will be fog and patchy drizzle. temperatures in the 50's primarily. fog will hang around well into the afternoon. by evening, cooler weather with mid-50's to mid 70's. i will show you what's changing this weekend, coming right up. ama: happening tomorrow, the mayors of phoenix and san antonio will speak with president biden. both cities experience extreme and historic heat. both mayors will discuss the impact on their communities. president biden will hear from fema leadership about heat

conditions across the u.s.. the press secretary says the president will also announce new funding for weather forecasting and clean drinking water. the town of paro wiped out by flooding earlier this year is moving on from emergency response to a long-term recovery plan. the state budget allots $20 million for these efforts. the monterey county board of supervisors held a meeting to establish a recovery committee focused on how to spend the funds. dan: we are seeing quite a shakeup when it comes to the look of san francisco. some flagship businesses have closed or rebranded. others have taken down their signs and cleaned down their spaces. j.r. stone caught up with the mayor who says there is still demand to be in the city. reporter: this is a site that no one likes to see, moving crews taking items out of what was just weeks ago the old navy store on market street in san francisco.

the westfield shopping mall signage taken down in recent days after the mall operator bailed. twitter took down their sign for a branding revamp. a changing look noticed by terrorists. >> as i walk the streets in san francisco, very sad. reporter: leslie once spent time in the presidio as an army nurse. she is visiting from north carolina. >> it's a catastrophic feeling. when i walk the streets, icy only two buildings are still alive. reporter: i was inside this johnston and murphy just three weeks ago shopping, and now the sign says, we are close. the mayor says there are companies looking to come to san francisco. >> we have 10 ai companies looking for 800,000 square feet of space in san francisco. so we have a lot of things happening.

reporter: speaking at a party wednesday night, london breed referenced the challenges the city dealt with after the double deck embarcadero freeway was damaged in the 1989 quake. >> look at how we took a tragedy and a challenging situation and created an opportunity to bring people together. that's what we do and san francisco. reporter: it's not all doom and gloom in the city by the bay. world-class attractions like cable cars, quick tower, and alcatraz can only be found here. well-known stores like macy's and apple have stayed. some say that no matter what businesses do, they love san francisco. >> i'm weary about coming but we haven't experienced anything negative or bad or concerning. it's been a great experience. reporter: the mayor says, we are changing as a city. now hope that that change will be accepted and welcomed by the

crowds of people who walk the city. j.r. stone, abc7news. ama: now to the taylor swift errors tour. the friday and saturday performances will be her first shows in the bay area in five years. the first signs of the tour are already here. the official merchandise truck pulled up today. it will open up for fans in lot one tomorrow morning. if you do have a ticket to the concert, get out your phone. scan the qr code that's on your screen and it will take you right to our website where we've put together an entire page of everything you need to know before the show. we will show it again in the next couple minutes. if you don't have a concert ticket, police don't want you to come. it's to prevent traffic messes toisten from outside.ans trying dan: here's ar look at those street cl and traffic effects.

concert late saturday night ends.theng ls will opening today at 2:00. gates will open at 4:30. for everything you need to know, scan this qr code and it will take you right to our webte where we've put tetr an entire page on everything you need to know before the show. information on public transit, public -- and what you can and can't bring into the stadium. ama: dianne feinstein is looking for answers about what's next for golden gate field. she sent a letter to the racetrack owners who announced earlier this month that it will close by the end of the year. she says she wants the rationale for the closing including clarification on transition plans. the racetrack has more than 500 workers including 300 who live

on-site to care for horses. the owner sold the chronicle they look forward to communicating their plans. dan: a multi-decade mystery potentially uncovered on ufos. the testimony made under oath today on what the u.s. government really knows. ama: uphill for postpartum depression. the positive new results tonight. dan: from the beta the fifa world cup. the master plan to launch a pro-women's soccer team front of the team usa crowd. ama: here's that qr code one mo time. scan the box.our phone camera to it will get you a full guide of what to know for taylor swift shows at levi's stadium. you can visit our website or the abc 7 bay area news app.

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dan: a dramatic turn of events. a plea deal involving hunter biden fell apart today. he was expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges for failing to pay taxes in 2017 and 18 and enter a pretrial diversion program to avoid jail time for a separate gun charge. instead, he pleaded not guilty to the charges after the judge asked if the deal was constitutional in granted him immunity. >> he thought he was walking away clean with this deal but the judge asked him questions where there wasn't an agreement on what he's actually giving up. he thought he was walking away with less liability. the prosecutors were holding over him. dan: both parties have expressed a desire to move forward with the deal. the judge has requested additional briefings from them in the next 30 days before

deciding next steps. ama: mitch mcconnell says he's fine tonight after a health scare at the capital. the kentucky republican suddenly froze up for about 20 seconds. john barrasso checked on him and led him back to his office. his office declined to answer any other health questions. he was treated for a concussion in march after a fall and went to an inpatient recovery program. dan: certainly alarming. a push for the federal government to take ufo sightings more seriously. ama: three former workers testified today about their encounters with what we now call an identified aerial phenomenon. >> where they human or nonhuman biologics? >> nonhuman. that was the assessment of people with direct knowledge on the program. dan: all three witnesses were

sworn in at a house oversight committee hearing. they urged the government to be more transparent about their operations. the pentagon says they are investigating more than 650 cases but have found no evidence of extraterrestrial life. ama: a retired naval pilot said that he encountered a uap off the coast of san diego in 2004. he described it of -- as an existential threat to the survival of the u.s.. >> the technology that we faced was superior than anything that we had. you could put that anywhere. ama: more uap's could be reported if pilots weren't concerned about losing their jobs. dan: interest rates went up today to try to slowdown historic inflation. american borrowers are still feeling the effects. today's increase makes the federal reserve benchmark lending rate the highest it's been in more than two decades. rates have been increasing since march of last year, causing margaret -- mortgage rates to

double. higher interest rates to benefit those who save. interest rates could rise again as early as september so we could be a while before americans see borrowing costs come down. ama: the fda is ramping up efforts to evaluate a pill for treating postpartum depression. the pill has been granted a priority review designation. the fda will quickly devote resources to studying the drug because of the potential significant benefit for postpartum depression patients. results show the drug greatly improved symptoms. >> what we saw was that as early as day three, we significantly decrease in depressive symptoms and the women who took it versus those taking placebo. ama: experts say roughly one in seven women can develop postpartum depression. the fda could decide as soon as

august 5. dan: the actor and wider strike -- writer strike seems to have no end in sight. a major political name has decided to step in. we saw supporters of the union hold a rally outside city hall. the chronicle reports governor newsom has contacted all sides of the actors and writers strikes to try to negotiate a deal. his office is no party has taken up his offer so far. actors and writers are fighting for residual payments for streaming service content as well as the effects of artificial intelligence on the industry. ama: let's get a check on the weather. we are getting closer to the weekend. dan: sandhya patel is here with the full forecast. sandhya: temperatures came down. as you can the natural ac helped drive temperatures down anywhere from five to 10 degrees. low 60's to low 90's today.

if you liked this pattern, tomorrow, we will keep the numbers going down in our inland communities. most of you are running between five and 10 degrees cooler. 50's to 70's. you have to get well inland in places like brentwood or ukiah to get a 70 degree reading. quite the opposite though. see surface temperatures, nowhere near where they should be. below average off northern and central california coast compared to back east. let's talk about the atlantic. right around manatee bay monday, the sea surface temperature was 100 degrees. i mean it's just a hot tub a sickly. we are talking about double the amount of where our sea surface temperatures are. this could be a global record. stay tuned. 90 plus degree sea surface temperatures. very warm waters. climate change contributing to

that. you can see the marine layer has deepened to 1600 feet. that is why we are expecting a cool to continue tomorrow away from the coast. low pressure bringing the onshore breezes. it's breezy for parts of the bay area. live doppler 7 doesn't really pick it up. places like santa rosa seeing gray skies right now. seven miles in santa rosa. you can see the overcast from our emeryville camera. watch out. breezy overnight. morning fog and patchy drizzle. minor rebound in the temperatures heading into the weekend. let's talk about the santa clara county fair. tomorrow, mild and sunny. 78 degrees. bright and breezy. 7:00, still very comfortable. 10:00, mainly clear and breezy conditions. those breezes will be picking up , getting gusty tomorrow

afternoon and evening. 25 to 35 mile per hour. the fog and drizzle will be around as you start your commute later on in the afternoon. the fog will creep back in across the bay and into the valleys. morning temperatures in the 50's and 60's. grab a jacket tomorrow afternoon. upper 50's to upper 80's. you will see the sun away from the coast. it's a cooler thursday for inland areas. the wind will subside a bit. minor rebound in those temperatures as we hit the weekend. low 60's coast. seasonal pattern continuing next week with below average temperatures tuesday and wednesday, especially inland.

ama: an effort to move women's soccer forward. dan: local leaders celebrating the region's newest pro sports team. ama: a lot front of this sea of red white and blue. lauren martinez was at paypal park and the story. >> so happy to see everyone. go quakes. reporter: soccer legends and san jose natives are proud to bring professional women's soccer to

the bay. >> from this day forward, you will see little boys and girls never know her world where professional women's sports doesn't exist. reporter: afc will call paypal park home. a partnership a few years in the making. >> the women's game continues to explode. world-class universities produce amazing teams. stain -- time to do the same thing on the professional level. reporter: hundreds of families attended a watch party wednesday night to see the u.s. women's national team take on the netherlands and the world cup. chastain and slane connected with fans. >> we can't deny young girls this pathway to whatever it is they want to be. doctors, lawyers, moms, librarians, players of a team. we can't deny them that. reporter: 35% of the women's national team have bay area ties. founders want to continue that trend and make it even bigger. >> women's sports is integral to

the success of women outside the lines of the game. reporter: chastain and slane had to prove their place on a team. now the former women's national team players rx -- inspiring others to deal big. >> there is access to the people who brought women's soccer to the bay and who made the sport popular in the first place. >> i've never been to a better stadium especially for football. i'm very excited. reporter: the season will kick off here at pape bal park in march of next year. lauren martinez, abc 7 news. dan: that's great. it's a question we asked this year. who will be the quarterback for the 49ers? ama: larry beil is here with sports. larry: 49ers opened training can but we have to wait until tomorrow to see brock purdy. the giants call off their 21-year-old top offensive prospect. we show you his debut,

larry: the giants called you luciano. 21 years old.

first time the giants have started to players under 22 since 1982. luciano taking it all in for his first time is a big leaguer. first at-bat came in the site -- second. might be, could be. caught. luciano, zero for two. casey schmidt. this is another youngster who is producing. mike yastrzemski scores. giants take the lead. he will come back in the fourth. jace peterson singled to center. jj ledet around to score. bad throw. ramon lori on her to come in as well. the a's would tie it up. it's about to get untied. austin's later. to run blast. giants sweep the two-game series. >> i thought he put a good swing on the ball. both were quality at-bat no problems with the little

dribbler as well. it happens. looks great in the box. larry: team usa versus the netherlands. scramble in front. joe ward threading the needle. 1-0 netherlands. 62nd minute. usa corner cake. the header. 1-1. to the 82nd minute. late transfer team usa. trinity rodman. dennis's daughter. just wide. team usa and the netherlands tied. 49ers began training camp today. brock purdy did not throw. trey lance with a new release. sam donald splitting wraps. hasn't played since last year. what does kyle shanahan expect to see? >> i don't expect a lot. they haven't gotten worse while

they were gone. they'll get pretty good in ota's. what we to today is what they did at ota one. >> we have a plethora of quarterbacks. can't wait. >> i've had controversy my whole career. i'm great at it. i will talk about him as much as you want me to. i will say nice things about anybody. larry: we will b

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