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>> alan: the bomsquad dealt nates the connts of a pickup truckfter a shootout with a convict wearing a bulletproof st. >> carolyn: the freeway was shut down all afternoon. afternoon afternn two -- >> alan: two officers were injury fm flying grass, a the suspect this the hospital '. >> carolyn: that's again after midnig when officers saw the car speeding a weaving on interstate 580. we're overhead. westbound 580remains shut down near grand avenue, all the way to the 980 split.
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>> reporter: 18 hours later, they're finally gettg ready to remove the chp cruisers from the scene. you can see this crime scene. th was an officer-involved shooting. but the fbi is now part of this investation. thehp case, because of what was found inside the suspe's truc he is a two-strike felon on parole. th found a homemade note book that had the word "california" written on it. >> a dramatic scene. >> reporter:egan with a routintraffic stop. th chp officers pulled or the white toyota pickup because it was swerving in and out of lanes. when an officer approach the r, the driver fired. >> he sees the driver reaching for somethin and the next thing he sees and hears is she is being fired upon. >> reporter: the officersired back in a shootout th chp says
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may have lasted nearly eight minutes and involved 60 rounds. the driver was hit and taken to thhospital, where he is listed in stable condition of the two officers had minor injuries from being hit by flowing grass. at the investigators combed the scene. the handgun, rifle and shotgun still sat inside the truck. >> t driver was wearing body armor and was struck multiple times. that perhaps why the driver survived. >> reporter: that driver has long criminal history out of washington state. he was driving a truck registered to his mother who lives in groveland, california. criminal record show byro williams was parolee driving on a spins license. his arrest history chow assault, property destruction, dui, hit-and-n, and theft. >> fire in the home. fire in the hole. fire in the hole. [explosion]
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>> reporr: 15 hours after the shootout, the bomb squad detonated what they thout was an explosive device. it turned out to be items taped together. authorities say other things inside the truck prove the driver w intend on harming someone or something. in addition to the weapons and e ammunition, there was a homemade notebook on california. >> there is no doubt in our mind, based on the body armor, the ount of ammuniti, the type of weapons that was in his possession, th he was on his way to do a very serious crime to either someone or a group of people. >> reporter: now, weid speak to williams' mother by phone. she didn't want to go on camera. she said she couldn't understand her son could be accusedf being involved in this. the he spent his time taking re of his grandfather. the said occasionally he would become very angry while watching telesion news. our phone calls prompted thor
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look outside and reize her truck was missing. she hadn't realized it until then. then she went to look inside the family's gun sa and noticed the guns weren't there, either. >> carolyn: we have just received our firs picture of the shooting suspect. 45-year-old byron c. willia, has a lengthy record ranging from assault and dui to hit and run. he is currently on parole in another state. now, he is at highland hospital in oakland and is expected to survive his wounds. >> alan: we're ithe neighborhood where the gun battle erupted and she joins us with reaction from the people who heard its go down. >> reporter: the peoplare still shaken by what happened this morning. we're on macahur plowstled, and very close to where the action was. one resident posted video of the activity he witnessed just tside his home.
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[shouting] >> that is believed to be the voice of law enforcement telling passsby and residents to move back. some people though the rapid gun fire was firecrackers, but it became quite clear it was the sounds of gunshots. the police swarmed the neighborhood and were trying to in any vantage opinion point they could. >> they knocked on my door, asking if had access to my of, whici did not have. i stayed low. it was nonstop, round after round afr round. no pause. the longest pause from when it started to stopped was maybe like 45 seconds to a minute. >> sounds like it was an all-out gunfire war. you could hear it. it was too rapid for one pson. >> reporter: the chp say it's
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aming innocent bystanders were not injur. cars were driving on 580 as th whole thing was going down. so the chp says it was a very lucky situation. live in oakland, abc-7 news. >> carolyn: thanks, lillian. authities have identified the armed man shot and killed by five oakland and b.a.r.t. police officers yet morning. it happened near the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station. officers tried to you a taser on fred collins of oakland but when he charged tem with knives, they opened fire. the b.a.r.t. and oakland police departments are promising thorough investigations. the b.a.r.t. civilian review panel does not go into effect until january. >> alan: in vallejo two fire stations will be shut down tomorrow morning as the city struggles with budget problems. they safer north a lay -- vallejo and glen cove. st july, another fire station washut down.
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officials say response time for firefighters and paramedics will be longer because of the increased travel time vallejo wi rely on a neighboring fire district for backup. >> carolyn: in san jose, new port finds the alarm system at trace elementary didn't sound out about an alert until 45 minutes afr neighbors began calling 9-1-1. the mercury news reports it is unclear why there was a delay but the school district h only the minimum safegrded in the school only three of the schools havefn systems,nd most of the schools, including trace elementary, do not have fire sprinklers in the classrooms. >> alan: tomorrow morning crews will begin -- >> carolyn: pardon me. they will begin constructing a temporary by-pass over a sink
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hole thatward out in april. it wil be built on privatela and includes two traffic lanes and a pedestrian path. the city plans to restore the culvert and rebuild via verde after the rainy season >> alan: tomorrow morning, carpool es will need a fast track account. those with cash will be charged the full $6. commuters still have to drive through an attended lan so the toll-takers caverify the number of people in a vehicle. >> carolyn: it appears a small leak was developed in the well in the gulf of mexico. e government is see something encouring signs. >> alan: researchers sigh that drug used to treat people with h.i.v. are having an unexpect consequence.
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>> carolyn: something most big cities have for years, san fransco getgets today >> leigh: after a very hot weeken inland, a little cooling the forecast. we'll look at that straight ahead.
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>> caryn: a mild day in the gulf of mexico. there's concern there could be a small leak in the b.p. capped
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well. the cap has been holding for three days. but the questio now is what comes next and who will make the decision. b.p. continues to monitor pressure readings and test the cap. >> alan: despite the fact that none has decided what should happen now no news is apparently good news for people along the gulf coast. >> reporter: the "associated press" is reportg oil cleanup officialare concerned the capped will may be leaking methan gas. but there are encouraging signs. the ongoing well integrity test will continue for the potential extensions. b.p. and government officials have extended the test offering the capped well into a fourth day. >> as long as it's holding the pressure that's building inside it, that's a very good sign. >> reporter:he government still might ask b.p. to open the valves on the stacki cap to capture the oil, netting one piece of important information.
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the amount of oil that has been leaking. >> once and foall they can get a go flub on -- number on the flow rate. >> the second well is up to five feets to its target. >> carolyn: medical news now. research is suggesting a double digit benefit for treatin people with h.i.v. they're less likely to infect others. a joint study by the canadian and u.s. governments found new infections plummeted in canada when more people went on aids ugs. new inftions dropped by 3% for every 100 people with h.i.v. who started taking the drug combinations. the results are published in the british medical journal. >> alan: thousands of people raed millions of dollars in the aids walk. >> carolyn: d changes ahead in our weather. igh glase will tell us about
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>> carolyn: a new addition for the city osan francisco, something most other major cities already have, an antiques flea market. the antiques fair took place in the parking lot at candlestick point. they have a contract to run the market the third sunday of every month for a year. the city will rent space to the
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smaller markethich takes pla on sundays. >> alan: some great wther, and leigh will tell us more. >> leigh: we're going to cool down. those of you in antioch, pittsburg, temperatures in the 90s. even 100 degrees. some nice cooling expected this work week. this is a shot from the high definition sutro cam with the fog moving in over golden gate park right now. a good sign that the cooling mechanism is starting to affect at least san francisco. it will affect all of us the first couple of days of the week. here's a look at the hig for the day. antioch, 100 degrees. 93 in concord. 95 in livermore. 86 in san rafael. you pumped up -- warmed up nicely this afternoon. san francisco, 64. 79 in redwood city, and 82 in san jose. low clouds and fog will move in, an temperatures have cooled.
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half moon bay, 57. 62 right now in san francisco. we have 90 in concord and 96 in antioch. low clouds and fog will move in. the coast and the bay overnight tonight. it will be patchy, not at widespread as this morning. cooler inland tomrow, and then the cooling will continue through tuesday, wednesda possly even into thursday. we woke up this morning with fogger in the coast, and you can see how quickly this cleared. we had the northerly winds moving in. nice clearing. still hot inland with the 100 degrees in livermore. low clouds and fog with the westerly winds picking up. we move become towards the coast and the bay. temperatures much like last night. mid-to-low 60s, ant -- we cool off to 55 for san francisco. 54 for half moon bay. this weekd, it has be high pressure cenred to the east of us that has been bringing this bubble of hot air, pushin it
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towards the bay area. the central valley, modesto, temperatures will over 100 degrees. tomorrow, a little heat relief. all of this will push east, and that will allow a stronr onshore winds to develop. slight i cooler tomorrow, much cooler on tuesdaand wednesday. here a look at the highs for tomorrow. 81 santa claire. a at the coast, 61, pacifica. redwood city, 78. san francisco, 62. in the rth bay, santa rosa, 83. 82 for napa. east bay, oakland, 71. fremont, 78 degrees. and then intior valley areas, temperatures starting to ce down. brentwood, 94. 91 for concord and 70. a little overcast there for you in santa cruz. the seven-day forecast, cooling trend with us tuesday, wednesday, and thursday.
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inland temperatures cooling into the mid-80s or so. 70s around the expwai -- 60s at the coast. we want to thank you all who joaned us for the aids walk in san francisco. tens of thousands of pele in golden gate park this morning, the 4th annual a.i.d.s. walk. estimated 25,000 people were ther raising more than $3 million, and of course our very own kgo-tv dan ashleyas there got to everybody walking. thank you so much. a great day for a great event. >> carolyn: terrific turnout. perfect weather. let'sget a check with colin. a brith open and a new charm. >> i think one of the favorite things is his parents, sheep rmers. now the guy's a british open champion. neon mandels 92nd 92nd birthday, louis oosthuizen reigned supreme in
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otland. the man whose name nobody can pronounce wins a tournamt body thought he could. beautil conditions today, tiger woods, pair of double-bogeys on the front nine. 13 sho back of the guy sporting a red dot on his glove. he says it reminds him to keep his cool stay in the moment. he did it wi an eagle on 9 to move t 16-under. there wod be no doubt after playing partner paul casey pull his tee shot into the gorse bushes he would take a triple bogey. the lead insurmountable. the core nation wh he walked up 18 with the seven streak lead. >> at the home of golf herc has becomea househd name, louis oosthuizen. the 2010 champion at st. andrews. >> hugs his caddie, and hug and kiss for wife and baby daughter, and a kiss of the claret jug, his love affair with st. andrews
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is now complete. oosthuizen, the fourth lowest totalcore in open history. led the final 48 hol, 200 to 1 odds coming in. get to know his name, golf fans. >> i said before the week, to win the open championship is special, but to died here -- do here is something you dream about. >> let's go to tahoe. the american sister -- america century championship. charles barkley. lady, wake up. jerry rice needed more of these. a long birdie putt. for a guy who wants to play the nationwide tour, he finished in 24th place. billy joe tolliver is an abovaverage goer, his third championship. almost one of those wins you look back on and say, that was the catalyst. instead, series sweep o the metstolen by a bad call at home pte for the giants. huff's home boys hanging out in
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the consecutivey -- covey cove. ishikawa, the pinch-hit single to center. two runs score, game tied two batters later, ishikawa at third. sanchez to david wright. looks like ishikawa slides under the tag and is safe. replay proves he was safe. called out. extra innings. ike davis almost hits this thing out. off the top of the wall. bay scores. giants head to l.a. to take on the doers. ben sheets, very good mood. turned 32. as and royals. kr in the throwba unis. oakland has the 2-1 lead. the a's tied for last in the american league in home run. they had two towd. kouznoff, his ninth of the year.
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ben improves to 5-2. 9-6 the final. a's sweep the three-game set. >> nhra nationals in infineon. ron capps. first wi of the year. 317.12 miles-per-hour for larry disk. -- dixon. >> tour de france in the pyrenees. 11mile stage. schleck finishes fourth. contador i second. and lance armstrong, now in 38th place. his manager said he has deliberately lost time to the leaders to conservativ energy the hopes he can win a stage and salve a tour de france tha has been really bad for him. wrec, everything.
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