. >> here's vick lee with a story you will only see here on 7. >> reporter: halloween night, benjamin was shot in the head and it has been a miraculous recovery, and doctors gave him a 25% chance of living. he was in a medically induced coma for a month. >> i still have memory issues, you know, like short-term memory. >> today he still has problems with cognitive functions but otherwise he's doing well. the shooter, a father of a 4-year-old, and he and other friends encountered his girlfriend, and one of the rounds hit pesa. say lee's attorney says trying to protect himself. >> he was acting in self defense. >> last april the trial ended with a jury acquitting him of most of attempted murder charges and they hung on the firearm charges. da spokesman -- >> there was brain matter on the pavement as a result of the gunshot wound and we were completely opposed to this release. >> even though he is on a gps monitoring device, the release shocked him and his tpepbdz. >> he spent 4 1/2 years locked away, while i spent four years trying to improve myself because of the unfortunate circumstanc

. >> let's go to vick lee at san francisco international airport.ke with passengers from england. they still gave more details, even as they landed. >> reporter: that's right. in particular passengers aboard a flight from manchester, england, they were hungry, hungry for information. in fact, many of them told me that they were texting their family and friends as soon as their flight landed here at sfo. i'll tell you one thing, these people from manchester england, one thing stands out when you talk to them, they are a resilient group of people who have seen this kind of terrorist attack in their city once before decades ago. >> when it happens on your own doorstep it, really does resonate. it's sad. >>. >> reporter: live in manchester, england. >> it's not a massive city really. undoubtedly we'll be toughed by it some way. >> reporter: they and other manchester residents we spoke with say the carnage reminds them of an i.r.a. bombing some 20 years ago. >> we rebuilt the city. i think that's what will happen. >> emma was not at the concert but she k

abc 7 news reporter, vick lee is live at the county jail with the story only on abc 7 news tonight. , a long difficult recovery for benjamin pesa, but he hoped for some degree of justice. well, the last thing he thought would happen is that the man accused of shooting him would walk out of that jail behind me. where an attempted murder charge hanging over his head. halloween night, 2012, benjamin pesa was shot in the head. a miraculous recovery. his brain wound so severe, doctors gave him a 25% chance of living. he was in a medically induced coma for a month. >> i still have like memory issues, you know, like short term memory. >> today he still has problems with cognitive functions but otherwise he is doing well. the shooter, hun saelee, father of a 6-year-old. pesa and three friends left a halloween party where they encountered him. say they, tha

tonight at 11:00, abc7 news reporter vick lee investigates if the city is doing enough to replace aging -- abc7 news reporter kate larsen found out its a complete myth. >> reporter: there's a popular misconception among moms that when your belly expands, your mind shrinks. >> you forget things, like dementia, pregnancy dementia. >> even st. luke's obg/yn. >> we whenever they have lapses in their memories, they immediately attribute it to the fact that they're pregnant. >> reporter: but there's no scientific evidence that women lose any mental acuity before or during pregnancy. >> they have such a high surge of estrogen that it enhances their ability to think clearly. >> reporter: the scans actually revealed physical changes in the brain resulting in sharper mental capacities especially for parts of the brain linked to maternal bonding and memory. >> i think there's definitely a change, i think your attention shifts more on to you and your baby. >> reporter: but there is at parenting fact of life that can contribute to forgetfulness. >> i think it has to do with sleep more than anything

. >>> vick lee received the excellence in journalism award from the asia pacific islander legislative the state capitol. >> lee is a legend, he's an excellent reporter and grinning and laughing, and the opportunity to tell a good story. he just loves what he does, and a supernice guy. >>> we do want to get an update on our weather. >> spencer christian is another terrific guy. >> let me add my voice to this, vick is one of the finest people you'll ever meet. we have clouds and cool weather across the area. overnight lows will range from mid 40s inland to low 50s near the bay and the coast, then tomorrow, once the morning dressal goes away, we'll have sunny skies, breezy conditions at the coast. we'll see low to mid 70s on the coast, mid to upper 60s along the bay. it will start to warm up by friday, we'll see high temperatures up to about 90 in our inland areas. and low to mid 90s inland. mid to upper 80s around the bay, and at least 70s around the coast. a warm weekend is coming our way. >> thank you, spencer. >> so far the warriors game is like a mirror image of sunday. >> the warri

tonight at 11:00, abc7 news reporter vick lee investigates if the city is doing enough to replace agingd cars. >>> there's a -- abc7 news reporter kate larsen found out its a complete myth. >> reporter: there's a popular misconception among moms that when your belly expands, your mind shrinks. >> you forget things, like dementia, pregnancy dementia. >> even st. luke's obg/yn. >> we whenever they have lapses in their memories, they immediately attribute it to the fact that they're pregnant. >> reporter: but there's no scientific evidence that women lose any mental acuity before or during pregnancy. >> they have such a high surge of estrogen that it enhances their ability to think clearly. >> reporter: the scans actually revealed physical changes in the brain resulting in sharper mental capacities especially for parts of the brain linked to maternal bonding and memory. >> i think there's definitely a change, i think your attention shifts more on to you and your baby. >> reporter: but there is at parenting fact of life that can contribute to forgetfulness. >> i think it has to do with slee

. >>> vick lee received the excellence in journalism award from the asia pacific islander legislativeat the state capitol. >> lee is a legend, he's an excellent reporter and grinning and laughing, and the opportunity to tell a good story. he just loves what he does, and a supernice guy. >>> we do want to get an update on our weather. >> spencer christian is another terrific guy. >> let me add my voice to this, vick is one of the finest people you'll ever meet. we have clouds and cool weather across the area. overnight lows will range from mid 40s inland to low 50s near the bay and the coast, then tomorrow, once the morning dressal goes away, we'll have sunny skies, breezy conditions at the coast. we'll see low to mid 70s on the coast, mid to upper 60s along the bay. it will start to warm up by friday, we'll see high temperatures up to about 90 in our inland areas. and low to mid 90s inland. mid to upper 80s around the bay, and at least 70s around the coast. a warm weekend is coming our way. >> thank you, spencer. >> so far the warriors game is like a mirror image of sunday. >> the war

vick lee, abc 7 news. >> new at 6:00, a shooting in oakland. hours ago turned deadly. it happened before 4:00 p.m. at 512st and in the national boulevard. sky seven shows you a white car, with the shattered back windshield. we note victim is a male. and no other information has been provided. we will bring you updates throughout the newscast as we learn more. we are working the story. >> well this just in, more than two dozen people arrested in an undercover prostitution operation in san jose. police spent three days last week, around oak street and south 1st street. the operation ended up netting 27 arrests. none of the suspects was a victim huf man travof human tra >> two teenagers the victims of a car accident yesterday. this surveillance video only on abc 7, shows the pickup truck rolling several times. the crash at 8:00 a.m. yesterday, kept the area around park street and webb closed for ten hours. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live with details about the people who died. laura? >> a very difficult knew month for high school students here in the union

tonight at 11:00, vick lee investigates if the city is doing enough to replace aging squad cars. >>>ucks over its unicorn frappuccino. it was a limited time run. it got a lot of love and a lot of ridicule online. a brooklyn cafe says as a result customers became confused because they have been serving their own unicorn latte since december and many people assumed it was the same drink starbucks had and so now the cafe wants $10 million and a public apology. i say we need an apology that i had to taste that thing. >>> a tiny coyote pup being nursed back to health. >> he was found at the bottom of a hill cold and crying. workers in the bay area are helping that coyote get back on his feet. >>> developing news in the south bay. a school targeted by vandals. now nowhere for some of the san jose's youngest residents to learn. the mess left behind. >>> in west virginia a plane >>> in west virginia a plane cr >>> welcome to friday. you made it to cinco may 5th. >> this is the red team and the purple team. mike nicco is leading the weather coverage with the purple tie. >> you changed your ti