us live now with the very latest on the manhunt is reporter sonia rincon from our sister station wabc there in maine. >> sonia. good evening. >> behind me is one of the two crime scenes where these mass shootings took place. nearly 24 hours ago. behind me is the location known as menchie's bar, the first location where the troubled 40 year old army reserve ist allegedly opened fire was a bowling alley. as of now, the search continues for robert carr and a shelter in place. order continues for the lewiston area and androscoggin county surrounding it. people urged to stay home and keep their doors and cars locked and report anything suspicious. this is a dark day for me. >> i know it's hard for us to think about healing when our hearts are broken, but i want every person in maine to know that we will heal together.

>> other multiple victims, isolated, multiple victims. i need every unit you can find. >> the first call came in at around 7:00 last night from the bowling alley that was hosting a youth night for a children's bowling league. i don't know where he just came in and there was a loud pop and i just booked it down the lane and i slid basically into where the pins are and climbed up in the machine and was on top of the machines for about ten minutes until the cops got there. >> when i turned around, i saw the shooter right behind me had just come in the door. i don't know if that was just a warning shot or if he actually he shot somebody with that one. but we between the lanes, there's some swinging doors like where they keep all the mechanical stuff out back. so we kind of all just ran out that way. >> ten year old zoe's leg was grazed by a bullet just like shocking, like it's something that you think would never happen. the second shooting seen a bar and grill about four miles

from the bowling alley. hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement officers are assisting in this still active investigation. the city of lewiston and surrounding areas were ordered to shelter in ple schools in the area. and as far as 50 miles away are closed. the suspect, 40 year old robert card , has a history of military service and is a firearms instructor. he was treated at a mental health facility over the summer after allegedly saying he was hearing voices and threatened to shoot up a national guard facility about 45 miles away in maine. >> he should be considered armed and dangerous. if you come into any contact with this individual or someone that you think looks like this individual, you were to call 911. >> this city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on his peace of mind, on its sense of security. >> yeah, because this shelter in

place order remains in effect. schools are closed. businesses are closed. it has been looking like a ghost town here in the lewiston, auburn area. and people in this shaken community have been staying home and calling and texting each other to check on each other as they hope for news, hoping that the suspect is apprehend ended soon and bracing themselves to hear more about the 18 victims in their community. uh- kristen and larry sonia, have you learned anything new about the suspects background in the army? >> and of course, that is causing additional concern right as the search drags on, what we have learned is that he spent some time doing some of that weapons training at west point academy in new york, not too far from new york city. >> and that he his behavior did raise some alarms there. that was last year. and that that may have led to that mental health facility treatment that he received over the summer. and that is certainly troubling news . >> yeah, he had the training,

knows how to use it. thank you, sonia. remember these jarring events of gun violence weighs on all of us. and we have a list of vetted resources. if you need help or someone you know needs help to get started, just visit abc7 news.com/take action. all right. >> back here in the bay area now in the south bay in particular, a tragic hit and run crash that killed a pregnant woman still being investigated. and today we've got the news that her baby who was born during emergent tsay surgery, has also died that crash happened near oak ridge mall i san jose athe road and winfield boulevard. family and friends trying to process the tragic update today. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes with more on what they want and how they want their loved one to be remembered. >> the tributes at the corner of this blossom hill road intersection in south san jose continue to grow, all to honor the life of 21 year old april zeigler, pregnant with a son to be named devante. she was killed tuesday night at this intersection.

>> thinking of this family and their loss is really hard. >> thursday, friends and family continue to come by, leaving some of zeigler's favorite things. one of the tributes, her favorite drink, a raspberry iced tea left by gigi fate fate's daughter who now lives out of state, grew up with zeigler. >> i spoke with my daughter this morning who was very upset at and she asked me she was mom, would you go buy her a raspberry iced tea and leave it at the spot? and so i came by this morning and did that today. zeigler was driving eastbound on blossom hill road in san jose tuesday. >> police say a car later found out to be stolen, crashed into her. two men left the scene immediately after the crash. no arrests have been made. initially, the baby was successfully born via emergency surgery, but in critical condition, 24 hours later, though, loved ones received even more tragic news and they had to pull them from life support last night. >> and he passed around 915. but he's with his mother now, in her

arms, in heavens, tammy lara set up this gofundme page. >> she was aguilar's family friend, roommate and runs the play and learn preschool where they both worked. >> every child in the school knows april loves april. the parents love her. all the staff loves her. she's the person that if you're having a bad day, this is she's the one you send into the classroom to go help out as friends and family from different walks of april. >> flowers life continue to come to this growing memorial. one hope shared by many is that those responsible for this tragedy are brought to justice. >> i hope that these people understand they took a very special life, somebody who meant a lot to a whole lot of people in san jose. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news, a pedestrian was killed in east oakland after he was pinned between two parked cars in the aftermath of a high impact crash involving a stolen kia. >> now, that crash happened last night at 11 p.m. on international boulevard near high street. police say the driver of the stolen kia sorento

first hit another driver who then drove themselves to highland hospital. then the kia slammed into two parked cars crushing a man in his 40s. he just happened to be walking along on the sidewalk and died at the scene. police say the driver ran away after the crash. officers are searching for that person today, looking to crack down on car break-ins. >> there's a proposal to stiffen california laws by making it easier to charge the crime as a felony. lawmakers have tried this at least two other times and failed. the proposal would change the definition of a car burglary right now, you must prove that the car was locked in order for a felony charge to be filed. >> and because of this requirement that there are clear cases where someone has broken into a car and committed the crime, but either it was a tourist with a rental car and that tourist is now 3000 miles away and they're not going to come back to san francisco to testify that they locked the car or you might have a resident who

simply doesn't remember the well , is this the answer to one of san francisco's biggest problems ? >> by the way, we'll take a closer look on abc7 news at five coming up here at four. >> a cold case murder solved some 43 years later. we'll tell you what led to a break in the case and how you can help investigators with other unsolved crimes. also a winter virus warning the message the state health officer issued today to every single californian. and a golden anniversary at alcatraz. what makes the rock one of the country's top tourist destinations? >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. a fire weather watch is going up this weekend. i'll let you know why. there's a concern and what areas will be underhe watch when abc7 news at

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and county investigators and sunnyvale police credit the break in the case to new technology. abc7 news reporter ryan curry in the south bay with more on the victim and how authorities identified her killer. >> for more than 40 years, no one knew who killed estella mina. it's been a mystery since 1979, but now, because of dna and genealogy, police say they finally know her killer. >> we don't forget the victims and we don't forget the families and friends of those victims who still want justice. >> all this time, samuel silva was the murderer. mina died here on the 400 block of doheny avenue in sunnyvale. she was stabbed multiple times while silva was trying to sexually assault her. after her death, there were no leads pointing to silva. >> no matter how many years it's been. ten, 20, 50 years, we want to get justice for those people. >> authorities believe the two met while working at great america. silva died in prison in 2008 while serving a federal gun charge. they say he had a

lengthy criminal history, including attempted murder, rape and manslaughter. it wasn't until this year when the county and sunnyvale police tested new evidence matching silva to mina's death. >> the advent of forensic genealogy allows us to be proactive, to try to find out the name and the person behind that profile without having to wait around. >> now, santa clara county is going a step further. they launched a new hotline where people can submit anonymous tips. cold case experts think this will help solve more murders. it could be the most seemingly insignificant piece of information that allows those investigators to connect the dots and finally get the answers that solve a case. since 2018, deputy da baker and santa clara county have solved 16 cold case murders. advancements in dna testing and genealogy will help them solve more. da, especially for jane and john doe's every day. >> an unknown murder victim is given a face and a name through

the use of genealogy tsay a necessary step in giving victims families closure. >> they shouldn't give up. >> it's more validation for them to continue fighting for answers in the south bay. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> now, ryan mentioned that hotline that santa clara county launched to help solve these cold cases. and the number you can see on your screen right now, 408 7922466. just call that hotline if you think you have a tip the police need to know about. >> local government in san mateo county needs to do more to help struggling low income families. that's according to an annual report released this morning. the indicators report says homelessness unaffordability poor access to childcare and food insecurity have pervasive issues impacting residents on the peninsula. the report recommends building more affordable housing, improving childcare opportunities and expanding a guaranteed income program. that program was started by former congresswoman jackie speier, who is now running for county supervisor

for this county is the richest county in california, the fourth richest in the country. >> and we have 30,000 kids living in poverty. that's not repugnant to me. and i think to most people, one big recommendation in the creation of a new county department to oversee all of this, san mateo county does not currently have one. >> many believe that has hindered progress on fighting many of these challenges. a big step today toward making san francisco's main library more earthquake safe. today, the city announced the library was awarded a $6.3 million grant to fund critical repairs and upgrades. these include work to bring the roof and what's known as the building seismic mode up to modern standards. the seismic mode allows the building to move side to side and protect it, protects it from the full force and jolt of an earthquake like interesting technology. >> we don't need a moat right now, although a lot of the winter forecast predictions suggest that it's going to be really raining quite a bit. just

like last year, although pretty mild right now. >> all right. let's just look at the present. yes. yes >> one day at a time. >> one day at a time. >> yeah, yeah. >> let's definitely look at the present because we all know that winter could actually turn out different than what the predictions are. so we're going to look at the short term forecast. all right, larry. and kristin, let's take a look at live doppler seven. we are watching some higher clouds that are right off the coast starting to stream into the bay area. we'll be seeing more of those live view from our sutro tower camera. and it's a bright view over san francisco. it is 59 in the city, 64 in oakland, 60 from mountain view to san jose. you're currently 59 degrees in half moon bay and you're just looking at sunshine from our south beach camera right now. temperatures are running behind where they should be, 66 in santa rosa and napa, 70 in fairfield, 68 in concord. and here's a live view from our golden gate bridge camera. a little breezy out there, but not terribly strong. increasing high clouds overnight cold the next few mornings with below average

high temperatures. and we are looking at elevated fire danger this upcoming weekend. so a fire weather watch going up saturday morning until sunday night. the concern is for the hills, lake mendocino and solano counties. gusty winds are going to develop out of the north northeast. that's going to lower the humidity. and that means any fires that do develop will grow quickly. so something to keep in mind as you notice, the winds coming out of the north at noon on saturday. but watch them picking up as we head toward saturday evening, 43 miles an hour in fairfield. and those gusty winds continue sunday morning. calistoga, 40 miles an hour. and with those gusty winds comes heightened fire danger. so we're looking at high to very high fire danger for parts of the north and east bay saturday afternoon going into saturday night, even going into the extreme category late saturday night into early sunday. so just keep that in mind. sunday afternoon, the fire danger will still be elevated as we head

towards tomorrow morning. those increasing high clouds and then those clouds will thin away, thin out for the afternoon and the evening hours. here are your morning temperatures. even though we're going to have those clouds around, it's still going to get chilly. so we're talking about mid to upper 30s in the north bay valleys. most of the rest of you in the 40s and the 50 is definitely one of those mornings where you need to bundle up tomorrow afternoon. upper 50s to the upper 60s and breezy conditions and a mainly sunny friday. the accuweather seven day forecast temperatures are going to come up for the afternoon moons this weekend, but the fire danger will also increase as you will notice for saturday night into sunday and then bright skies to start a new workweek. it's a halloween treat on tuesday for those trick or treaters. mild conditions will continue through the mid and latter part of the workweek. kristen and larry, that's just about perfect. >> it's not so hot that the kids wearing the furry costumes will get super heated. >> that's very true, right? absolutely. >> kristen yeah, it's not too

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argue enable bad behavior. abc seven news reporter leanne melendez joins us now with both sides of that argument leanne. >> well, you know, when it comes to the unhoused and drug users, the issues are always very complex. so here in san francisco, one group is focused on one thing, which is keeping people alive, period full stop. it ends there. there are others who believe that recover pre abstinence is the only way to help a drug user get out of that situation. they disagree on many things, especially when it comes to harm reduction and the supplies that come with it, which, by the way, are allowed by california law. >> this is aluminum foil. this is a lot of it. >> what is it used for? >> this is used so they can put their fitting all on here and then they burn it and they smoke it through a straw. that's longtime tenderloin resident jj smith, who showed us what's inside inside this harm reduction kit accessible to any drug user in the neighborhood,

which includes straws and other drug paraphernalia. now hypodermic needles in the syringes. i can understand you don't want to pass borne diseases with those items, but there's a lot of items in there that doesn't have anything to do with passing diseases. this tin can they give you to cook up drugs which shouldn't have nothing to do with harm reduction because you cannot get catch any disease from about this can. so this isn't an abling device right here. >> but others argue that giving out straws and pipes keep drug users from sharing with one another and therefore preventing the spread of hepatitis c and other infections. >> we're worried about people having cracked lips or blood at the source of the site of smoking an and by offering these supplies, we reduce the risk of folks transmitting between sharing supply. it's part of san francisco's public health strategy called harm reduction, taking steps to reduce the

negative consequences of using drugs. >> we want to make it clear the san francisco aids foundation does not offer pipes as part of their harm reduction strategy. but some other organizers do. a few medical studies have found that hepatitis c can be passed among drug users by sharing their pipes. but only under certain circum stances that other person has to have open sores for blood to enter their their bloodstream from this pipe. >> so in general, yes, i mean clean and your own material is a good thing. >> advocates say harm reduction kits keep people healthy. yet as we have witnessed many times, some of those suffering from addiction are not always so particular about how and with whom they share their drugs. los angeles council member tracy park came to san francisco to meet with people affected by the drug crisis. >> we see the same type of

approaches being used in los angeles. it isn't working. it's making things worse. we have got to shift the focus to actual rehab and recovery so that we can treat the whole person and get them stabilized and on a path to recovery. >> but as far as we can tell, there's no mention of getting people off drugs, not even brochures when handing out harm reduction supplies. >> you got one of those things. you can put the needles in. >> yeah, we do. yeah we got these fancy boys here, too. you got the last one. >> what about the little black ones? they. do you prefer the little black ones to the pencil boxes? >> i call them. >> yeah, those are nice, right? >> do you need anything else? >> no, that'll be okay. oh, yeah. one more thing. what about you? y'all got any pamphlets on detox or treatment? >> i don't have any pamphlets on that. >> the thing they put the needles in. gotcha but you got pamphlets. if somebody won't rehab or something, we don't have any paperwork. okay. all right. thank you. >> right on. take care. hey. hi >> how can we help you? yes, i

was trying to see. do you have any type of information, like literature or anything of like where programs are at and what the programs are about? you mean like rehab? yes. okay i don't have anything that i can give you. >> the san francisco aids foundation told us they offer a brochure on how to prevent overdoses when handing out narcan. >> we're not really a better era than we used to be for actual treatments, for substance use. so i completely agree with the sentiment that anything that you give out to encourage safe use should also be giving material to reduce use and to seek treatment. >> so just recently, governor newsom signed into law ab 663, a bill proposed by assemblyman matt haney, which would allow for mobile pharmacies to travel to neighborhoods like the tenderloin and south of market that have been especially hit hard by the fentanyl epidemic. the mobile pharmacy would then dispense medication that treat opioid addiction, and this could be a game changer, right, for

many people, but not having those pamphlets, is that a one off or is that actually policy for them? it's not. i mean, they say that they focus specific on, you know, keeping people healthy and alive. and other people say, well, you know, they should also talk about treatment. yeah, but they don't. >> yeah, it's a complicated situation and somewhat confusing to know what direction to go in because it's kind of one or the other. right, right. >> well, like everything in the city. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> welcome to san francisco. so true, leanne. thank you. >> sure. >> well, as you just heard, there are a lot of opinions about how help should be offered to those who need it most and what help looks like. one of the solutions to getting people that help is the newly created care court, a program that encourages people to get treatment. abc7 news reporter tara campbell has more on how the new system is working. it's a story you'll see only on abc7. >> the goal is to get people suffering from severe mental illness off the streets and into treatment. san francisco is one of the first seven counties to

launch care court this month. >> it'll be in a context like this. i won't be sitting up elevated above the participants. i'll be sitting at a table. i'm going to avoid wearing a robe. >> superior court judge michael benkhert is overseeing the court and says building a relationship is key. i'm not trying to address the big policy questions. >> i'm trying to work with the person who's before me and see if i can make a difference in their life under california's care act, everyone from first responders to family members can petition for people with severe mental illness like schizophrenia, to get the help they need in san francisco, health officials estimate between 1 and 2000 people in the city could qualify how many petitions have you seen so far today, say? we have seen five. and is that what you were expecting? i didn't. i tried not to have any expectations as i mean, i didn't find any of the

predictions to be very reliable. most of them related to how many people out there might qualify, which is much different than even the number of people who are actually going to have a petition filed. and beyond getting people into the court, he says getting people care is another challenge. i also run three different treatment courts and so i have been dealing with the available or the lack of available 8-80 of treatment programs. >> san francisco county has about 2500 mental health and substance use disorder treatment beds and are adding more. but the judge says it's not just about the number. >> this is a voluntary program. so if i want somebody to go and be successful in a program, you know, in a mental health treatment facility, it should be a place that they want to stay. it should be a place where they're getting better care. >> and he says people on the streets deserve the help they

need. given how closely you work with this community of people who perhaps struggle the most, when you hear from this algorithm, what do you think. >> give me a moment. absolutely. sorry >> and despite the emotional toll this judge is committed to continuing the work. this is the this is the most rewarding kind of work that you can do. >> i mean, the opportunity to feel like you made a difference in another person's life is. don't think there's a higher reward. tara campbell, abc7 news . >> you can really feel the emotion there. all right. coming up, a new strategy to boost the population. one city paying people actually have kids and

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is plummeting, hitting a record low of 0.9 births per woman. so hong kong's government is offering to pay $2,500. that's in us dollars for having a baby. locals say that number is just a pittance. barely enough to cover a month's rent in a notoriously expensive city. so hong kong's government is adding other incentives, like having home buyer taxes for new parents and annual tax deductions. kristin, what do you think? this is a problem not only there, but also in many european countries? >> that's exactly what i was going to point out, larry. right. we've seen that in south korea. they mentioned that japan, a lot of these places, population declining so fast that they're giving people free homes and, you know, all sorts of incentives. but i think when you look at it, larry, i think there are a lot of reasons is keeping people, young people today who don't feel that secure from wanting to have children. you know what i mean, when people don't feel secure. yeah >> financially, i mean, the cost of living has gone up. and i think, kristen, people are just thinking, okay, how am i going to bring somebody into this

world if i can't support them financially? so that's probably playing a big role. >> yeah. and michael, you look at the environment all kinds of issues there and people wondering, do i really want to bring a kid into this? >> well, you know, we look at how expensive a housing is. i mean, we're talking in a lot of states in the middle of this country. they're trying to figure out how to get more housing. well, when you're in that kind of situation, people just don't feel secure enough. i agree with the other two that you just don't feel secure enough to have children. >> yeah, unfortunate. >> i know. all right. let's talk about something happier today. alcatraz is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a tourist destination on the infamous island known as the rock open to the public on this day in 1973, a year after being acquired by the national park service. since then, it has welcomed millions of visitors and was recently rated as the country's top landmark by tripadvisor. for we've all been right. i am a fan . i love that place from the ferry ride. that's all windy to

like you know, standing in the like pretend cells looking around, like imagining what life must have been like there and looking at the menus they had back then. michael it's exciting. >> totally. it is when i was there. okay this is i'm admitting something here. you know, i grew up here. i'd never been there till like six months ago. i was going to say that a lot of residents, you know, you're from the bay area if you've never been there. yeah, it was remarkable. it was totally cool. you're walking around going, i could have broken out of here right? >> how many are known to have made it? michael, do the big swim? >> well, there's a couple of guys in brazil that apparently pulled it off, but i think that's real, actually. you know, i agree. you know, there's some documentaries about this. >> it's fascinating. it's absolutely riveting. but kristin, did you go at night? >> no, no nights. >> a little different nights. a little different. night is a little you start to hear some noises and you're like, okay, next time family is in town, time to go. all right. inspired by all the bizarre headlines out

of florida comes this is perfect. the florida man game. yeah, lock out february 24th, 2024, if you're interested in this sunshine state spectacle. so they'll have an obstacle course where you can try to evade arrest by a real police officer. okay. there's something called a catalytic converter or two bikes and a handful of copper pipes. a race against time. i don't even understand it, but it's fascinating. and they've also got beer belly, sumo wrestling and what they describe as a category five cash grab. sandy, i can only imagine they blow the wind around and you try to get money. i don't know the refs are a couple of former american gladiator fighters. this competition has been billed as a place where the bizarre meets brawn and sanity is optional. they should have my picture on there almost what it seems like. >> go for it, larry. right. >> all right. i should be in the mullet competition for the man games. michael, you actually didn't you spend part of your

upbringing in florida. >> i did. i did. when i was a little kid. look, let me tell you one thing. first of all, florida is weird. second of all, the reason we know how weird florida is that they have much better disclosure laws. so everything the police do, the reporters find out about, and that's how you have all the weird florida man stuff, because i don't believe they're that much weirder than california. >> oh, they are. they are. there's no question about that. but it's nice that they're open about their weirdness, right? they're like, hey, you know. yeah we know we're weird and come watch us be weird. yeah, yeah. >> all right, larry, you decide which one. >> like the four at four. yeah >> all right. our favorite four of four segment. it is tasty. thursday and today we're featuring something that strives to make the world a little sweeter. sugar and sunshine, libations is serving up lemonade. it's a proud family and women owned business. and everything they make uses, produce grown right here in the golden state.

>> joining us live now to tell us more about it, the co founders, aaron rundell and melanie kearney. thanks for joining us. we have some delicious lemonade products and i'm so thankful you gave me one that said classy and others. you're a classy guy. others in the studio said that cannot possibly be for you. well what's not the dream one? >> what's what's what's in classy and what's in dreamy. >> okay, no problem. we'll dive right into it. so we base all of our flavors with a little fun, little y name as you guys all can see, all of our products are made with spring water, pure cane sugar and fresh squeezed fruits and vegetables. classy is our classic lemonade. it's a recipe that we've been making in our family for years. it's just a pure cane, sugar, water and lemons. that's all you taste in there. our dreamy is actually kind of our showstopper. it's a shaken lemonade that's sweetened with sweetened condensed milk

and lemons. that's all that's in there. and a little bit of water. but that's all like that one. >> it's i can taste the lemon. it's such a really great flavor. yeah, i like it. sweet and creamy. okay. what about this one? what about harry? what's the harry? >> wife of a brazilian lemonade, if you've ever heard of that, where they blend up the whole fruit with sweetened condensed lemonade. that was kind of our play on that with the lemon juice and water in that instead. yeah, i first, i thought you misspelled larry, but it's really just very didn't know what was going on. >> yeah, that's our harry that you have there harry. it's actually named after our watermelon sugar high. so we decided to have a fun little play with that name. there and name it harry, because it's our watermelon lemonade. it's just water melon. water, lemon and pure cane sugar. >> we've established. it's delicious. >> yes, right. great. >> good. >> tell us about using locally grown produce and how you get that and. right. and why that's important to you. yeah >> yeah, absolutely. so when we

first started the company, we had a huge well, we still have it's a huge lemon tree in melanie's backyard that was overproducing with meyer lemons and we were making lemonade for parties and get togethers at our own house. and we just kind of got to talking with melanie, chef experience. and my own kitchen experience. we thought, why not put this out there? and sell our product? and it's been really good this summer. one of the things that we really wanted to strive for was sourcing local ingredients and giving back to our own community. so we if we're not sourcing from melanie's tree, we're purchasing from local growers, we use cane sugar that's refined at a factory right here in the bay area. and then spring water that's from weed, california, which is where i used to live also. >> so how can how can people order? how do they online, right. >> yeah, absolutely. >> so currently we're open for catering. >> melanie yeah, right now we do catering events so you can basically set up a lemonade stand at one of your parties that you're having for your

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