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investigators are trying to figure ou today where a man was heading saturday witheveral guns and body armor when he got into a shootout with chp officers in oakland. byron williams shot and highy patrol officers who returned fire wounding him. they ar looking into his backgrou and the contents of his controversial diary that was seized aer the shooting. live with the latest. >> williams, when he was arrested had in his possession a shotgun and high powered rifle and handgun but iwas the noteok. away don't know what is in it. f.b.i. hasn't retued calls yet
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but we do from his mother, he had a serious problewith the libels in the country and what they were doing in the united states. >> a notebook, whatever is inside of it has the californ highway patrol in the investation. >> the f.b.i. is involved because there are certain things surrounding his charges and behavior they are going to looking into, as well. he may be facing federal charges. >> this hom video provides a glimpse in the 15 minute long gun battle where more than hundred rounds of ammunition were fired. >> it sounded like an all out gunfire war. >> he was behind the meal midnight o sunday when they stoppingim for weaving and speeding. when the officer apprched to tell to him pull off the freeway he grabbed his handgun and started firing. >> it's somethi you see out of
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a movie, shell casings everybody patrol car windows blown out and we were fortunate that no officersere hurt or killed. >> williams was shot numerous times but he was wearing body armor. williams' mother who lives in grove land said he was upt with the direction the country was going. >> if convict, it' a third strike and he'll be put away for a long time. this is definitely someone that belonged in society because he a dangerous dividual. >> there is no doubt that this man was a deadly mission but exactly who he as after, where he was going might be information in that notebook but investigators aren't saying much about that. terry mcsweeney, "abc news." also in oakland, police are
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investigating a snip attack, trying to find a person that fired from a high-rise building. they arresd three people on drug charges when someon begin firing from a nearby high-rise building. police called for back-up and s.w.a.t. teams went into the building but they didn' search any individual apartments. officers were looking they would find images of the suspected shooter by visiting the building's surveillance camera om. >> in an effort to see if there was video footage that captured the shooting, that is where w went to first. apparently their video system room of what it contained was vandalized. >> police don't yet know if the sniper vandalized security surveillance room or if it had been damaged before. no one was injured in the shooting. >> oakland poce are also investigating a murder they say a had a-year-old virginia man was found shot to death at the
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intersecon of 18th and webster streets just bere midnight. the victim was in the barrier for a job interview with googl there have been 40 homicides in oakland compared to 26 last year. >> the oakland police department was forced to lay off 80 officers to balance the budget. guardian angels plan to work in the city. the mayor requested their presence. members of the volunteer group are not armed but they do carry handcus and trained in self-defense and they understand the legal procedures to make citizen arrests. >> walnut creek police are warning dryers to take an alternate route. the first demonstration backing johannes mehserle is planned for that area and hundreds of
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demonstrators and counter demonstrators may show up. mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter ten days ago in the fatal shooting of oscar grant. laura anthony has a preview for us. >> this rallys not scheded to begin for at least three hours but preparation here are well under way. now across the street from me, you go see that there is a yellow tape around the contra costa super cou in walnut creek. they have put up metal barricades and few police officers milli around in the parkg garage. it appears they have enlisted the help of the parking lot patrol officers in walnut creek. in the meantime, the court has cancelled all scheduled business after 2:00 which is scheduled when the rally is to begin. some businesses will close as early as 1:00. others will stay open but with
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extra security. >> i have two friend that are skilled in the fighting arts that will come and help with me just to keep order. the deterrent of someone might be worthwhile. i d't know. i am praying that there is no damage to people or to property, but i'm not sure. i can't predict. >> now the rally in support of johannes mehserle was organized on facebook. at least 140 people have indicated they do plan to attend. that prompted members of the coalition for justice for oscar grant to say they, too, plan to come her this afternoon. they are urging a peaceful demonstration and respect on both sides. the fear, course, is both intent tmaking the kind of troue we saw in oakland after the vdict in mehserle case may show up this afternoon. here is a live picture of butter cup grl and bar, restaurant
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next to the courthouse. the owner says he is not certain what is it going to happen this afternoo he, too, plans to close his business. he is going to send folks home after the lunch hour. as for the street, the road is very busy road as folks that live out in this in this area. they're not sure whether they will close it but they are urging folks to find an alternate route. they will close the road if it becomes necessary. laura anthy, th, "abc 7 news." >> in vallejo residents may be waiting lnger for help to arrive. they shut two fire stations to save money. daily staffingevels and other stations are bei reduced from 18 firefighters to 15. fire dartment is warning that response times for fire and paramedic calls will increase because of the longer distance
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that cws will have to travel. vallejo will rely more heavily on neighboring districts for back-up. >> a pord of supervisors committee is considering to expand the pors of the enteainment commission. the issue stems from the deadly gang shooting in february and last weekend a man was shot and killed outside jelly's restaurant. legislatioproposed by a supervisor would allow the commission to revoke permits with clubs with history of failing to curb violent behavior. former present bill clinton's budget list. most important things he wants to do in his list. but first, president obama pushes to restore jobless benefits of auto workers. his messag to lawmakers. his messag to lawmakers. >> bp is testing mysterious
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president obama says republican lawmakers are playing politics and holding amerans hostage by blocking unemployment benefits. he took aim at senators this morning. he gave the speech while standing with three of the 2.5 million americans that lost unemployment benefits since may. republicans are playing politics
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noting the same senators voted to extend them under president bush. >> these leaders who are advancing a misguide notion that emergency relief somehow discourages people from looking for a job shou talk to these folks. that attitude reflected the lack of faith in the american people. >> republicans say they blocked the extensi because they were it off set spending. move will give democrats the 60 votes they need to block a republican filibuster. >> federal government says bp can ke the cap on its broken oil well in the gulf of mexico despite indications that something is seeping near the sea floor. officials are afraid it's part of a small leak that could turn into an uncontrollable gusher. bp is now spent $4 billion
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dealing with the spill. >> on day 91, we've gone from a catastrophic gusher to bother some bbles. they think it could be a methane gas leak, president obama, you are required and i directed you letter orderin them to form the government within four hours. >> this is not about who is getting along or who likes who. this is about doing the job for the people of the gulf. if that means we send tough letters to bp, we're going to send those letters. >> i direct you to direct a procedure for opening the choke valve as quickly as possible without damaging the level should seepage be confirmed. opening the choke valve would relieve pressure on the well and lou it to siphon oil to the surface. >> this integry was not to
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surely shut in the well. it was a containment system. >> as they plan to capture and test those mysterious bubbles, around the gulf, millions watch and wait. >> as far as business is concerne, we're all looking forward to what bp does and hopefully get things cleaned up. >> if the government demands that bp reopen the cap the company warns that it would mean three da of oil flowing freely into the gulf of mexico until they c put the system in place to siphon it off. >> lisa argen is in for mike nicco. >> we' got sunine in the city but coastal clouds drifting across the bay. pretty good win, 21 downtown, 57 degrees, cooling tre coming up. >> new questions whether san jose schos are doing enough in case of fire. and foul play, a call that go a
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old enough to follow the premise of movie and makes a list of thingse want to do before he dies. he want to live to see his own grandchildn. daught chelsea is getting married in a couple of weeks. on the president's to-do list he want to climb kilimanjaro before the snow melts. >> still very hot in the sierra, nevada. they have gusty winds and low relative hidity, and back home we're enjoying the cool air. emeryville cameryou can see the moisture in the air from the low clouds but all in all, sunny nice afternoon, back home, san francisco, looking cool, in the 50s with pretty good gusty northwesterly winds. temperatures are hot in the east bay, take a look, 83 in antioch. 76 in livermore. still more warmth here today and
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finally we're going to get a stronger onshore push tomorrow. three to six degrees cooler and cooler inland tomorrow and minor ups and downs with the first couple days trending cooler. here is the visible picture, still the fog around salinas but it's going to stay confined to the beach. bring a sweatshirif you are had he today the beaches. you may see clearing at stinson but 70s and 80s around the bay. not too hot wi a couple of 90s but it has been very warm in the west. finally big ridge of high pressure is sliding to the east, another upper level trough is going to sink to the south in the next 48 hours. that will bring more dramatic cooling for the next couple of days. it has been warm, sacramento, 99 and 84 in los angeles. back home, not a lot of change.
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look for 74 in san mateo with 60s here with a lot of cloud cover. san francisco mid-60s and upr 60s so running cool. 79 in petaluma, bit of a break from the heat but you get north, still quite warm in ukiah, pleasant day in oakland, 71 for you. east bay communities o the wm side but that is what you expect. 80s in dublin and 90s in pleasanton and fog should be clearing monterey in the next couple of hours, 64. accu-weather seven-day forecast, temperatures are coming down, tuesday and wednesday and then you'll notice some minor ups and downs the rest of the week bu overall, it will be cooler than average. that is the trend for june and july. >> thanks a lot. >> more news -- the babe ruth state baseball tournament but without the home team.
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vallejo squad of 15-year-old's after the coach punched the first base umpire over a dispute call. parents say the umpire was unconscious for about 20 minutes. >> vallejo coach argue th the umpire and didn't like what heard and pulled his arm back and got him. >> i'm very disappointed from the fact it happened. now, we're getting disqualified. >> the man with a voice of reason there. the umpire was taken to the hospital and vallejo' coach turned himself into police. no word on whether charges will be filed. >> a new report gives the san jose unified school district an "f" when it comes to fire prevention. somebo deliberately set fire to trace elementary school, the investigation was done by a media partner mercury news. they found the alarm system didn't send out an alert about the fire until 45 minutes after
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neighbors called 911. 20 of the district's 43 schools have fire alarms that ring at the school but don't alert anyone on campus. only three of the schools have 3 automated fire systems and most don't have fire sprinklers in the classrooms. >> san jose school officials continue to receive a steady stream of donations fro community groups to support teachers and students at trace. one donor offered to match any donation up to $50,000. they suffered about $10 million in damage but promised to reopen by the first day of school in mid-august. >> meantime, google is saying goodbye to its smart phone, nexus 1. they say the next shipment of the phones will be the last. google made the announcement friday on its website. sales have been sluggish since the januar release. they originally mark it as the company's answer to apple's
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it wl be built on private la and include two traffic lanes as well as a pedestrian path. city plans to restore the culvert and rebuild it next spring >> today at 3:00, save time and money th quick and easy beauty tips. join us at 3:00. and today on oprah at 4:00, dr. oz dispels the myth that diabetes is just a sugar problem. then san jose cracks down on specks accused of crimes on children. we'll be live outside the mehserle rally will both sides get across their message peacefully? that will be at 5:00. >> new technology, means you never have to replace the batterys in your tv remote again. japanese company has developed batter sized generators that is powered by vibrations, all you have to do is shake the device.
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generators can replace double a and aaa batteries. and lisa argen is here with a final look at the weath. >> definitely cooler day at the coast but we'll look for the cool go trend tomorrow. just 90s and 90s in antioch. >> thank you for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" "who wants to be a millionaire"
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