>> good morning, i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm kristen sze. >> they floor trying to shed light on why a pit bull mauled its owner to death. terry mcsweeney is live in pacifica with the latest. >> reporter: there is an autopsy on the victim today. this investigation is in full tilt. up in the neighborhood people are remembering things that didn't seem important at the time but could be important to this investigation. >> there are candles and flowers in front of the house where

32-year-old woman was killed by a potential. an autopsy will be performed on her. >> she had major trauma to upper body and arms but up to this point we don't know the cause of debt. it could have been a heart attack or losses of blood. >> a test will be made on dog to see if it rabies. the husband fond her about noon yesterday. police arrived and shot and killed the dog when it escaped the backyard. it's the first dog mauling death they remember in the past 25 years but it could require a law requiring pit bulls to be nuirt nerd san francisco. >> it's something that san francisco has done. people are talking about different kinds of things. it will be a matter of looking what approach has been taken and

if any of those work. >> some of the neighbors knew of dog and some new of nepora. >> i saw her the other day cleaning up the yard. it's a big shock. >> i was walking past the house, i believe it was the pit bull. i just hurried and walked by. >> did it make noise? >> it growled. >> they say at the animal behavior program there are other reasons this dog may have attacked its owner. perhaps the woman got between non-neutered pit bull and spayed pit bull and couldn't stop fighting. but maybe the couple was in double about the aggressive nature of this particular animal. again it's something we may never know. terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." the suspect in the shooting death of an oakland boy is due

in court today. family gathered outside the courthouse to defend him. nick smith joins us with more. >> reporter: oakland police say they have on got their man but the family profess his innocent. 26-year-old lawrence denard will face the judge today and stand up against charges that he pulled the trigger that killed 3-year-old carlos nava. >> they had an arrest warned for lawrence denard. he was taken into custody outside this home in pittsburgh. police say sheet man who shot and killed little carlos nava during monday's shooting on international avenue and 6 4th. >> lawrence denard fired a gun and murdered a young child. that is enough of lawrence of

denard on the city of oakland. >> he will never walk the streets of oakland, you done the know what is going on. you hear me. you don't have strong evidence and if you did the case would have been closed. >> the accused has a criminal history, arrest for grand theft and gun possession. during the police investigation the first tips came in just minutes after the afternoon drive-by that injured two men and killed carlos. police say one of those men provided the name of the getaway driver and that info led them to denard. >> it was a kid. >> lawrence denard has yet to hire an attorney. his family tells us they will take care of that over the weekend. he will stand before a judge in alameda county court in less

than an hour. >> we have breaking news. a portion of terminal one at oakland international airport has been evacuated because of suspicious package at security checkpoint. sky 7 is overhead and we're told for a moment no flights have been delayed. officials are not saying much more what was found but we do have a little bit of information the specific item was found in the screening machine to terminal two's checkpoint. there are no flight delays. the bomb squad is responding to this. we'll follow the story and bring are more also at abc7news.com. >> they are looked for an armed robber that hit an armored car service police were called to the armored car company. they found two security guards locked behind steel doors in the

business. the employees weren't hurt. investigators say the robbers were gone by the time officers got there. they left with an undisclosed amount of money. a $2500 reward is being offered for information leading to arrest of the suspects. >> the northern california harbor that was heavily damaged by the tsunami in march, is now getting $6 million to rebuild. crest and city hospital was damaged that came from the tsunami that hit japan. one man was killed while watching the waves. federal money will help prepare the embankment in time for the fall crab season. the announcement came from feinstein, thompson and boxer. a federal appeals court has struck down a key portion of president obama's healthcare reform package. they blocked the provision requiring all americans to pay health insurance or face penalties. its victory for 26 states that

have sued to drop the law as unconstitutional. the justice department had argued that congress has a constitutional right to outline healthcare coverage. experts say the battle will ultimately be decided by the u.s. supreme court. turning to wall street now, the rollercoaster, it continues on wall street this morning after a volatile week that saw huge swings each trading day. the dow is up again today. investors may be sharing the same confidence that u.s. consumers showed in july. retail sales increased by one-half of 1 percent, they spent more money on cars, furniture and gasoline. live look at the big board shows the upswing on the news. dow is up 176 points. the white house has denounced a position each

republican candidate put out. they said they would refuse to support a budget deal with any tax increases even if spending cuts outweighed those increases. all the candidates but the exchange between michele bachmann and pawlenty attacked each other. >> you said the era of small government is over. that sound like barack obama. >> she has a record of making false statements, that is not example of that. >> it appears the gop field will get crowded more tomorrow when rick perry joins the race. nearly every bay area transit agency is seen a steady increase in riders on. caltrain ridership is up 12%. bart has seen an increase of 8%. ridership on the valley

transportation authority bus and light rate service in the south bay has increased more than 7%. experts say high gas prices are the largest reason for the transit increase but higher bridge tolls are also playing a roll. only a.c. transit reported a decline. both blame resident cuts in service. just ahead, no more alerts. new study that mayave you reading the last page of your book first. plus.... >> the exciting back to school welcome some bay area

>> wow! this is reception incoming freshmen got at big rally at san francisco's lincoln high school. their program uses upperclassmen to get past the anxiety filled first days of high school. >> you feel i'm not going to fit in here but when we hang around them, each of them, bee break the anxiety and teach them this is a safe place. >> that is so nice. >> the mentoring program continues all year long. the school year is all san francisco schools begins on august 15th. >> the sound of music will fill the streets today after one of

the most important music festival in the country. outside lands has a lot of big name aurtsd. the stages are set, don? >> reporter: they are going to begin at 11:00 and guess what they opened the gates. we are expecting 180,000 people, 60,000 a day. they told me at box office they are still selling a few tickets but 2,000 left so it's going to be a sellout. great national artists and gourmet food. people lined up early. they are here early facing ten to 12 hours ahead. that has not dimmed their enthusiasm. >> what do you have there. >>? >> it's a you don't know what

you are having here. >> we came 2008 when it first order and he was too young and we came from jersey. >> so you from out of town so you contributing money to the hotels and san francisco? >> i love san francisco. i wish i could move away and live here. >> a lot of bands and music. it's quite of diverse, is that why you wanted the family -- >> reporter: okay. there is one of the stages. i don't know what happened there. that family from new jersey, they are putting money into the economy. 52% of the people that come to outside lands are from out of town. they are spending money on cabs, spending money in hotels and that sort of thing. by the way, cabs, muni, shuttle bus from bill graham audit get . it will be a traffic nightmare, the park is closed down.

if you wanted to try to get from downtown you can probably do that. it should go on through sunday but make sure you have tickets. i would suggest you avoid this area until midnight or so on sunday. looks like a lot of fun. >> they will buying a lot of sweatshirts here. >> low 50s, highs in the upper 50s. big swing there. probably mainly cloudy all three days, too. make sure you wear the sunscreen. we'll show you what is going on outside. we'll talk about how we're going to get a warming trend before cooler weather is on the way. >> plus, an accident in the air has a top american skier in big trouble. how it [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork

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check out this amazing image from nasa. scientist say two galaxies in the first stages of colliding. the photograph came from an x-ray observatory in the hubble space telescope. two galaxies will become one but it takes millions of years. >> i would love to see that.

good news out of sfo, flight arrival delays are gone. few mid-level clouds, warm air with a little moisture overrides the dome of colder air, you get mid-level clouds. these will push through and lots of sunshine as we head into the afternoon hours. you can see from the satellite, low clouds moving out and high clouds coming in from the southwest. temperatures are running cool alog the coast where the low clouds are. those are keeping us in the 50s in half moon bay in san francisco. everybody else in the 60s until los gatos, 70-degree weather. still a lot of clouds around monterey bay and inland. upper 50s to low 60s, 63 in gilroy. we'll see sunshine a little quicker and slightly warmer weather this afternoon. also lm the same pattern for tomorrow but back half of the forecast into early next week, cooling trend starts to move. in for today, we're about the

same in san jose,concord, san jose and fremont all about one degree of yesterday. three degrees warmer in san francisco 87 in brentwood. we have much cooler weather along east bayshore, lot of mid to upper 60s. mid-70s upper 70s to south bay with 78 in san jose. low to mid-70s on the peninsula with a lot of sunshine. millbrae a little cooler at 69. upper 50s for most of the coast today. downtown san francisco and sausalito, mid to upper 60s. upper 70s sonoma and novato and 81 in santa rosa to 91 in ukiah. monterey, sunshine eventually and 62. mid to upper 60s for the rest of the bay and salinas. got a game, first pitch, 63 dropping down to 58, rangers are in town taking on the a's.

clouds around the bay and coast. drizzle around half moon bay and temperatures in the 50s. same setup, high pressure off to west and low pressure off to the east. high to low pressure and we have steady onshore flow and reason why we are still dealing with cooler average weather. temperatures by monday through wednesday, about 4-6 degrees cooler than today. >> thanks, mike. kaiser permanente celebrated the ceremonial granddaughter breaking of a new hospital. a new hospital on veterans boulevard in redwood city. construction begin next to the existing facility a few months ago. new hospital will feature private rooms for all patients and include the latest technology. >> one of the country's top skiers hoping to represent the u.s. in the 2014 winter olympics has been dismissed from the team

after an incident on jet blue flight. police detained 18-year-old man early wednesday morning. he is accused of getting drunk and then urinateding on a 12-year-old girl during the flight to portland, oregon. he faces indecent exposure and admitted to having eight drinks before boarding that flight. he violated a code of conduct. he made no comment or even an apology for the incident. >> a new study finds that knowing how a story ends doesn't spoil the experience. a researcher says giving away surprises to readers make stories better. it may allow read teors anticipate developments in the story. enjoy clues what is to become. so-called spoiler enhancement may be another form of entertainment it applies for is

also movies. friday's perfect pet. >> mike nicco is going

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be able to pick up your smart phone. we'll have those stories later today. >> time for friday's perfect pet. >> and adorable new friend. >> he is trying to talk to us. hi, how are you? from marin humane society and tell us about all a lost cats you. >> have we are full to the brim right now. actually because of that, we reduced our adoption fees including for little phoenix here. he went up for adoption this morning. he is a dream pet. he is little firecracker so it takes him minute comfortable and he'll be playing with toys. what is great about him he is a good kitty. but he is wonderful and he is

one of actually a few dozen that we have up for adoption right now. yeah. and not only a few dozen adult cats, as well. if you are thinking about adding a cat to your family it's the perfect time. >> call them at marin humane society. nice to see you. nice to see you, too. >> i think that kitty is going home with someone soon. >> good way to end the week. >> for you will all of us here, thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is coming up next. >> have a great day. [ male announcer ] can't get to sleep? can't stay asleep?

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