in santa clara, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> all right. it's back. not just spencer. the warmth. >> and going to get even warmer as we approach the 4th of july which is probably good news. a live view from the high definition sutro camera looking towards the north northwest. although the sun has set it has left a nice afterglow in the sky. the western sky is bright. skies mawnly clear around the bay area. this afternoon a few clouds along the coast. they broke up and it got rather sunny in most spots. high temperatures climbed up a bit today over yesterday's levels. 15 degrees warmer in cloiver dale today. 11 degrees warmer in napa. 13 degrees in fairfield. a couple of locations, morgan hill a couple degrees cooler than yesterday. the trend is upward. upward. right now looking at temperatures generally in the 60s inland and mainly 50s near the coast. san rafael is only 59 degrees right now. low fogs and clouds push inland tonight. sunny and warmer tomorrow and much warmer for the fourth of july holiday weekend. with the presence of some low clouds tonight, low temperat

mark matthews, abc 7 news. >>> new giants fan brian stowe who was so bruteally beaten on opening day in los angeles. doctors have upgraded his condition from critical to serious. the touch and phase stage is over and now the hard work of helping him regain as much brain functioning a possible begins. here is jonathan blum. >> brian stowe sustained a traumatic brain injuria that he probably would not have survived then years guy. >> reporter: new three months later there are signs his brain is working again. >> he has been able to intermittently open and close his eyes in response to say can you close your eyes and open your eyes. we have circuits reconnecting and there is some level of function. >> reporter: stowe is breathing without a ventilator and doctors have been able to keep him off some of the seizure medication that kept him sedate. >> he began to open his buy it and had movement of his left arm and intermittently able to follow commands. >> reporter: they say these are all good signs. what they do know is that the recovery process from this point forward will be a slow one

from san an el sell mow, in marin county, "abc 7 news". >> eric: still ahead the sounds of the goldenidge that will be turned into a music for a major milestone. >>> a question for you, what does the golden gate bridge sound like? a new musical composition is going to celebrate the 75th anniversary and they are looking for your input. don sanchez has more. >> we all know what the golden gate bridge looks like but what does it sound like? the symphony orchestra has commissioned a work by what happens here every day. >> the unique feature that we are going into the community and asking people to contribute in their own way. >> sharing their ideas on the facebook page. >> update sounds and even videos that may be inning had. >> inspired by that input and by sounds that are being recorded. >> sounds of seagulls, bicycles. >> he find go what he needs. >> it is an inspiration, finding music in every movement. every cable, every lane and obviously every sound. they have the symphony and improvised the sound. >> we play the fog sound, rolling repetitive chord that sounds kind of mystical and

those stories and more coming up in 1 hour on abc 7 news at 11 oveon chanl 7. story tune in for that. >> but if not pizza but hot do dog. >> ballpark. you remember thi this. former cub ernie used to say that. in chicago beautiful day at the field for double hitter. 18 hits in game 1. pat had 3 of them. seventh home run of the year 2 run shot in the third. gives the giants a 6-3 lead. 3 rbi for pat the bat and of course timy likes it. we good to the 5th inning. left field line with the bases loaded. everybody coming home. all score. 10-3 lead. 3 rbi. ryan struggle but got a sixth one of the year and perhaps the best game offensively as a giant here. 3 for 6. here at second home run of the year made it 13-7. fan who got the ball. throws it back to home plate. rounds the bases. dribble in. back to ross an crosses home plate he has the home run ball right there. throw us it in the back pocket. 13-7 the final. after 3 56 contrary starts barry on the dl first time tl since april 16th. back on the mound today game 2 against the cubs. first patter johnson struck him ou

we are live in northwest courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >>> 4:33. new york congressman anthony wiener is coming clean about to is online activities. the democrat admitted that he sent a lude photo to a seattle woman than that he sent lewd photographs and other images to women using twitter and e-mail. he said that he mistakenly posted it on twitter. >> i took it down after i made the mistake and then said that i had been hacked and then i stop to that story, which is a regrettable mistake. >> the democrats are calling for an ethics investigation. much more at 5:00 on maps. >>> two scandals in the d.c. government. there were tense moment yesterday between d.c. council members and the man at the center of the city hall hiring scandal. >> it is inappropriate for you to be asking me questions as a witness in this case. you are a witness in this case. >> mr. brown, you are a delusional. >> sulaiman brown was refusing to answer questions by a council member. brown claimed that he was promised a job and was paid money to run a smear campaign against adrian

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in san francisco, jonathan bloom abc 7 news. >>> important note. s ho hoppers from there can have high level of lead. the bugs lead during cooking and storage. >> there is no place like home. today 3 families in east palo alto have new place to call their own. it's part of habitat for humanity effort to reviolatesize areas hit hard by the foreclosure crisis. it has been acquiring bank owned homes and renovating them. today carmela and her daughter received the keys to their new home. >> single parent with two daughters so it is such a blessing. i didn't think that i would be a homeowner so soon. >>reporter: local working families can buy the home for no down payment and get a zero interest loan after completing home ownership training and working on the house for 500 hours with other volunteers. >> the one utah teenager leaves his house every morning knowing exactly where his father is. on the front povrp waving goodbye in full costume. here's a look at 170 days worth goodbye in full costume. here's a look at 170 days worth in 40 seconds if so why c

reporting live in san francisco, abc-7 news news. an an -- >> alan: a deadly accident at the amberwood garden senior home. we're live where the driver was going to visit a patient. >> leigh: that is very true. the driver tried to park in this very spot in front of me when she suddenly accelerated into the rec center. it's now boarded up. but the damage inside is extensive. >> just heard a really big noise, and when i turned around, the car was already halfway through the wall and just kept moving forward hit and hit quite a lot of the residents. pretty scary. >> leigh: it was 9:45 a.m. and seated examiners hat just started for the elderly suffering from alzheimer's and dim men -- dim men -- dementia. >> a lot of screaming, a lot of yelling-didn't know what was going on. >> leigh: then the realization that self -- several people were hurt some severely an 88-year-old woman from dementia died from her injuries. >> sad for anybody, more so baas -- because i just talked to her yesterday and the staff will be devastated. >> leigh: san jos

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pleasant hill abc 7 news. >> all is well that ends well there. 7 news at 9 continues tonight.gle new feature including voice search for desk top. >> just click the microphone in the search becomes and search out loud. picks of the yellow belly warbler. >> now when screaming at your computer you have an excuse. >> also another day another hack attack. tonight who has been targeted this time. ♪ catchy song yes but perhaps too popular. why you might want to change some of your apple pass codes. >> and designed to keep you safe. so why is sun screen now coming with stricter labels. safe. so why is sun screen now coming with stricter labels. stay with us >> good evening wins again. start this half hour with a look at the headlines that we are keeping tabs on this evening. san jose police officers agreed to continue percent cut in pay and benefit benefits. that saves the jobs of 156 officers but still at least 100 others will probably lose theirs. the city still wants other unions to macon sessions so it can close 115 million dollar budget deficit. >> police need

in oakland, abc 7 news. fichlt 5 dozen people homeless tonight after fire swept through the apartment building in sunnyvale early this morning. investigators are still trying to figure out how the fire started inside a second story unit of the building which is on caliente drive. they took firefighters from 4 different agency nearly 3 hours to put out the flames. >> my boyfriend ran outside and saw the black smoke and said there's a fire grab the baby grab the baby so i just grabbed my purse and the baby and just ran outside and started banging on people's doors to get out. yes it's devastating. we lost i'm thinking we lost everything because we were right underneath the fires. >>reporter: paramedic transported one person to the burn unit in valley medical center. man suffered second degree burns after he ran through the complex warning people to get out. there was a fire. >> main suspect in the brutal beating of giants fan brian stoe ordered back to jail tonight the. ramirez will spend the next 10 months lo

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abc 7 news. >> thank you, don. our thoughts go out to the families as well >> there is a new way to track crime in your neighborhood. a service that launched today in several bay area cities gives you a block by block look of where it is safe to park at night and where to park your car. they look at the creator. >> and every time i walk out of my door, you know, you go help me lord. >> john doesn't have to look at a website to know his neighborhood is filled with crime. if you are moving to san francisco, you don't have. >> it is unlike to ask the neighbors what it is like to live there. >> that's why there is a on line crime map to help show people what it is like to the block where they are thinking of renting and buying a home. black blobs show crime in the fast few weeks and click to find out and comments from neighbors. >> nothing was done like this. it is available in different areas but no one is displaying it the way we do. >> and list of five worst blocks. 16th and mission and block where the police chase a

. >> in oakland, abc 7 news. >> and there is a vote and dives closed hatches so it's not leaking diesel fuel anymore. you can see the stern of the boat sticking up out of the water there on the lower part of the screen, flipping about 1:00 this morning off the coast of the cliff house restaurant. fishermen say the nearly three million crab pots are to blame. >> this is coming back. it happened quickly. >> yes. three men rescued by the coast guard. it was contained by booms. >> the mishap, tourists on a duck boat got an extra adventure today, passengers say the engine lost power in mccovey cove while cruising near at and t park. the fire department towed back to shore. you can see here from sky 7 hd, passengers say hey, they enjoyed this detour. >> a lot of smoke. and a lot of stinky smell. >> and did great. >> good time. >> managers say the boats are unsinkable. and passengers hopped on to another boat to finish they're tour today. >> theal mow teen who was bury add life when a sand tunnel collapsed on him is breathing by himself today, he's still getting medicine for minor seizures. he

at establish ford, abc 7 news. >>> pl take you to the east bay where breaking news just coming in.you live picture from sky 7 hd tonight. of kinkele elementary school where a fire has been burning. you can see a lot of fire truck activity there. it's not a big fire as best we can gather. fire department still investigating the cause. no reports of any injuries. exact damage is unknown at this time. but the fire broke out at richmond in richmond at kinkele elementary school at about 8:40 tonight. again no significant damage that we know of and certainly no injuries that we have heard of but you can see pretty significant firefighters response. update as we get more information as warranted. >> seems the airline found a pot of gold namely all of those extra charges for bags flight changes that we are paying these days. passengers forked over 5.7 billion dollars last year alone in fees for baggage and reservation changes. 24 percent increase in just one year. and the airlines are making it very clear tonight these fees are here to stay. steve him if reports. >>reporter: for the airlin

life in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." >>> this is affecting transit and bart is asking riders to help honor the fallen firefighters by reserving the last car of each train for visiting firefighters attending today's service. >> and today's funeral is expected to have a major expected on bay area traffic and muni riders. several roads around the cathedral are shut down. >> that area will be closed until 5:30 tonight. after the funeral a procession of 50 fire trucks will headed to the cemetery in colma where they will be laid to rest. >> during that time, parts of market street and all of interstate 280 south from 101 split to san francisco to the serramonte exit will be closed from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. drivers are being sold to avoid that area. >> all muni routes in the affected area are being rerouted or cancelled. a reminder we will carry the funeral service live in the entirety. the begins at noon. the service will be streamed live at abc7news.com. also on our website we'll have the exact procession route, specific road closures and changes to the muni schedule. >> turni

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in san jose david - david louie abc 7 news. >> enough is enough. >> and all of the attack on me. >> it is not your fault. i know you don't want to hear this. we have more wet days in the 7-day forecast than dry. we are heading in the first week of june and it is unusually wet. we do get rain in june, but not this wet. here is a live picture from the high definition south beach camera. you can see the clouds around as we look toward the bay. we have areas of spotty showers right now . we'll show you a live picture from the henly camera. it snowed over the weekend and looking out over the lake tahoe area and getting more no up there as we head in to tomorrow. first day of june. we'll have a few showers here. right around the bay, light showers . napa area . also down to the san ramon valley and livermore getting light returns right now . east of san jose hamilton getting showers. rainfall has varied. trace in san jose . san francisco, over two-10ths in santa rosa . same thing for fairfield. 24-hour rainfall totals. number in the 50s and 60s. showers overnight and more showers for wednesd

here on abc 7 news. launch of the largest solar plant in the california desert and changing economics of drawing energy from the sun. >> i am spencer christian. cooling is back and will it affect the father's day. >> and stay with us for a three hour tour on board of america, namesake of the america's cup yacht race . the world's oldest light bulb about to reach a milestone. about to reach a milestone. at the rate it is going, itttttt ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> a taxpayer group threatening to file suit if state lawmakers are allowed to collect pay checks as scheduled. they sent the letter to the controller calling on him to enforce the measure requiring legislators to forfet their pay. chung is reviewing the major but doesn't say what happened if the governor vetos what happened. they were get

really german officials are really just trying to determine the source of the outbreak. >>> when abc 7 news continues the 2012 campaign trail heat up. and one republican candidate jones to the front of the pack, at least according to a new poll. dancing with the delegate, who is behind a push to allow a dancing demonstration on the national mall? laser, welcome back to the family. more about katie couric's new role at abc. all that an atom is back with more on th >> turning to the race for the white house. republican candidates vying for president obama's job are on the road today. according to a new poll, one in particular could pose the toughest challenge. >> last week, mitt romney launched his presidential campaign with a simple rested -- message. >> barack obama has failed america. >> those five words may be resonating. a new abc news/washington post poll shows him in a dead heat with president obama among all americans. looking at just registered voters, mitt romney has a slight lead. but the biggest challenge for mr. obama may not be a republican but rather the e economy. 89% of ameri

abc 7 news. >> karina, thank you. >>> and let's talk to spencer more about the dry day. i have rained on today in san francisco. >> this is not your day to buy a lottery ticket. this was a dry day. >> san francisco, they have had no measurable rainfall today but there were pockets of sprinkles. >> only because she was not measuring. >> i think i tell you, it might have been measurable. >> it is essentially a dry day. >> really? >> there is a live view in the curnly dry weather from the high definition camera and looking down in richardson bay and beyond . current temperature readings under mainly dry conditions are in the 60s all over the bay area in the moment ranging from the low to upper 60s and mostly cloudy and breezy at times . rain arrives and we'll see periods of rain this weekend. it is a different weather picture from what we are looking at now. satellite radar shows a combination of systems morphing in one in the gulf of alaska. this is a weekend storm in the development stages and moving in the bay area. we'll start at 10:00 tomorrow morning and as we move in

he was charged with larceny from a person rather than a bank. >> and thanks for joining us for abc 7 newsi'm larry beil. >> and the news at 5:00 starts right now with dan ashley and cheryl jennings. >> no budget no, pay. honoring wishes of voters by stopping lawmaker pay until they hash out a budget. >> botox face off. turns out not all brands bring the same result autos and there is contomorrow nants found in water parks. >> and as predicted it's the hottest day of the year so far. >> triple digits can be found inland today. folks tried to find shade any place they could. and did this get hot enough to set off records? >> and this hot hot. we saw temperatures fall z you can see here the fog is closing in on the coast. yesterday, san francisco and 79 degrees in san francisco. 67 in half moon bay but the heat is around inland. and there is 101 in concord, hot around nappa. 97 degrees. and there is 95 in san jose. triple digits are going to be histry. a little bit of a break from the heat inland. but the bigger cool down going to be felt along the bayside and coastal communities. i'll be ba

courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >>> now to capitol hill and the condition that could spark an ethics investigation new york congressman anthony wiener now admits that he sent a lewd photos and messages to women over twitter and facebook. jummy olabanji has been following the story. she has the fallout that all this is causing. good morning. >> good morning. house minority leader nancy pelosi says that she is deeply disappointed in congressman anthony wiener's behavior. she is launching an ethics investigation on capitol hill to see if any house rules were broken. >> i have not told the truth and i have done and things i deeply regret. >> it was a tearfully and visible embarrassed anthony wiener who answered questions 30 minutes from reporters. the 46-year-old new york congressman admitted to lying to his family staff, and consistent about on-line relationships he had with six women over the three years. one of those women, a 26-year- old single mother from texas spoke exclusively to abc 7. >> he was eager to hear if i wanted him or thought he was attractive. >> what brought this to light was a pic

in los angeles, abc 7 news. >> and on this day that mehserle walked true free the city of oakland and county of alameda were hit with a lawsuit over how police handled the protestors the day mehserle was convicted. >> it is a lawsuit that lawyers filed on this day intentional. this is a place where it all began and where grant and mehserle's names were linked forever. it is almost normal on this historic day . in oakland, they hope it would remain peaceful. there is undercurrent of worry hence the picture of oscar grant on the windows. >>> and in oakland thus far there are no signs of the unrest that followed every other phase of the case. but the remote possibility had an affect on 17th street. memories of prevous damage were keeping people away. >> customers are scared. >> most of the oakland seemed plain worn out with protest and this story. >> i think the community has moved on and there is other topics to cover. >> but not the national lawyer's guild that chose to file suit against oakland and alameda county. they claimed that oakland police wrongly arrested people without charge

don sanchez, "abc 7 news." >> and air temperature at alcatraz. >> probably colder

live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> we are indeed. lillian thank you. >> this house fire was especially difficult for firefighters to really reach and get to appropriately. it was on a hillside in san francisco diamond heights neighborhood again on berkeley way as we explain the response turned deadly in a flash. >> from 68 7 much d one of the 3 firefighters being treated for burn injuries outside an ambulance. and photo taken by a neighbor shows another firefighters seriously injured being taken away on a stretche stretcher. the residents escaped without injury. lived in a 4 story house in diamond heights. spokesperson says it was a difficult fire to tackle because part of the house is below grade. >> if you can't visualize it, you have to get inside to see what is going on. so really you don't know where it is originating until you are in there. so anything can happen. >> when firefighters went inside they experienced a flas flash. also known as a flash over. >> just a point where everything ignites around you. >>reporter: at that p

and and the new rate goes into affect july 1. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00 and our news continue nouz with dan and cheryl and the news at 5:00. >> california budget battle will save you money at the checkout. >> and how beauty salon visits helped nab -- helped the fbi nab their most-wanted in california. >> and a pilot's rant could ground the state from doing business with southwest. >> in sacramento, the battle sofr extending skpin crease in the sales tax and who would it help? who would it hurt? >> with the week to go until the year begins, lawmakers are blaming each forth a lack of a budget. businesses around the state are in limbo, wondering whether they'll be charging you correct tax. >> temporary sales tax increase is scheduled to expire at the end of the month. and told businesses to adjust their cash registers to reflect a decrease starting july 1. >> in many instances retailers will have to have a programmer make changes to the register that. takes time and efforts. >> because negotiations are at a stand still, it appears likely there won't be a deal in tim

live in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and at san francisco international airport tonight, shuttle cars, and now, they're fighting back. abc 7 is live at sfo with the story for us. vick? >> well, carolyn, these small shuttle operators are angry. they say that this prefr ren shall treatment has been going on decades. now, they say it's starting to affect their livelihood. >> it's constant. like a dictatorship happening to us at the airport. do you have anything against my company? against little companies, here? >> eric's anger is directed at john martin and the airport commission. he owns an airport shuttle service, one of several shuttle operateors attending this commission meeting wanting to know why super shuttle gets special treatment at sfo. >> why are you so concerned about super shuttle and not about my company? is it about the size? really? >> the consultant to the independent operators say all they want is a level playing field with super shuttle. >> they came in in early 80s with a lot of money, a lot of investme

don sanchez, "abc 7 news." >> and air temperature at alcatraz. >> probably colder. >> have a grererererererererereq

in vallejo, abc 7 news. >>> to the weather now. it was gray and rainy throughout the bay area today. but in the sierra snow. cal-trans had chain control in effect. weather service issued a winter weather advisory. both since lifted but it sure looks a lot more like winter than summer in the mountain tonight. spencer here now with promising changes for us. right. >> we see some sunshine. 7 rain free daisy. the that's how it lack so far. live view right now from about sutro. okay. from sutro. kind of hard to identify whavl we are looking at. looking out over san francisco and we have lots of cloud around right now. we had lots of cloud around earlier today. here's satellite view. cloud cover except for this little area right down here. parts of the south bay. east bay an peninsula. had a little clearing and that of course was where we had the warmest weather. high of 69 degrees at livermore. 71 san jose. 74 morgan hill. 68 in redwood city. and other locations just a bit cooler. right now temperature readings pretty much uniform mid u

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reporting in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> cigarette pack are about to get new labels with grim image images. detailing the health risk of tobacco. fda expected to roll out 9 new labels tomorrow. image include people dying of cancer again quite graphic. all are designed to shock smokers or would be smokers from quitting and others from starting. they have until the fall of 2012 to comply. >> drop in the number of flights at the airport means sex gates will close and probably 2 businesses as well. our media partner the mercury news reports the san jose city council will vote tomorrow to amend a contract to close the deli and nearby news stand called sunset news. airport officials hope that the closure will be temporary. >> our no. 1 objectivity airport right now is to get more flights. and to get more airlines. so once we are successful at that and we have the need to open one or 6 of those gates, we can do so at a moment's notice. >> closed gates are terminal a plus and located fartherest from the security checkpoint. closure will not impact traffic. we may weren't to smroois slice them cool

carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> and internal memo contradicts claims by alameda firefighters that they made no attempt to save a man who committed suicide in san francisco bay. firefighters watched as raymond zack died in the ice water on crown beach memorial day. officials say they were no longer authorized

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that information can be found on our web site abc 7 news.com under see it on tv. in fremon fremont, abc 7 news>>> warning signs like this one went up in concord after 2 dogs died mysteriously and now police have arrested the man that they believe poisoned the them. thomas is live in concord with details on this. thomas. >> tl dan this is the note that the family distributed through all the neighbors throughout the neighborhood. it wrns of dog being poisoned. now they sent this out just after the 2 dog had been poisoned and killed. now apparently the family told concord police that someone, a neighbor had been sending them threatening letters about their dog for the past year. earlier this week police arrested the nain neighbor they suspect of sending the threatening letters and ultimately poisoning their 2 dogs. the family that lives on martin court lost the 2 dog to poison meat ball early this month. the family gave the notice to all the neighbors two days ago. the note warns dog are being poisoned in the neighborhood. concord police would not comment on camera but wednesday they arrested 72-

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new york. and members of congress can sum it up that way. they're calling the plan disappointing. mark matthews abc 7. >> here is news you don't want to hear, it said to expect slowler growth for the rest of the year and possibly next year. the bank expects the u.s. economy to grow this year. that is a drop from the prediction in april. the chairman said today that some problems that vo slowed the economy could persist into next year. >> this is maybe head winds that have been concerning us. like weakness in a financial secretario, balance sheets. some may be stronger than we thought. >> the fed expects high unemployment to last until 2013. >> and stock prices began falling as soon as the fed offered an outlook today. the dow jones fell 80 points, nasdaq dropped 18. fed yechl reported 33% higher income indicating an improving business climate. and car max profits rose 25%. the postal service suspending contributions to the federal retirement fund, post office $8 billion in the red next year and may run out of cash by fall. spirit airline as announced it will fly five times per day between oakland and

reporting in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> all right. remember dissect ago frog in biology class when young. coming up. animal rates group now offering schools and alternatives. >> and leaping lizard. why the 5 inch reptile is leaving a trail of fear in the oil 5 inch reptile is leaving a trail of fear in the oil industry. news at 9:00 >> pay area elementary school has agreed to join a growing push by animal rights activist to get students to stop dissecting frog in science class. woodside school one of 4 california schools to sign contracts with the animal welfare institute and save the frogs. based in santa cruz. those groups are donating computer software to the first 25 schools that sign soup kids instead. school must agree to stop dissecting real frogs for 5 years. >> a lot of frogs that are being used in the schools are taken out of the wild or they are invasive species that are farm raised. escape the farm. eat native a wild life and spread diseases. >>reporter: safety frog hope to get all u.s. public school to stop frog

. -- you are watching abc 7 news at 6:30, on your side. >>> we begin with significant new developments in the murder of a well-known football recruiter. he was gunned down outside mckinley high school in northeast on friday night and tonight, a witness and his family shed new light on the minutes before the gunfire. let's go live for more details you only see here. >> a horrific scene that happened right here in this parking lot. at least nine shots fired according to one witness. we're also told the victim tried to elude the gunman by hiding behind some cars. it did not work, and tonight his family is speaking out. >> i can't understand it. why? >> she and her family are consumed with grief trying to understand why someone would shoot and kill a person a mentor, teacher and coach. >> teacher, a substitute teacher, coach, all the others -- he loved sports. >> police say the 36-year-old was a recruiter for the falcons a semipro team was gunned down in this parking lot during an altercation. >> one thing led to another. the coach throwing the guy off of him. >> this witness does not want

kidd, oakland native. >> mike: chance for them to build up wins. >> alan: that does it here for abc-7 news. thanks for joining us. the nba countdown is next, followed by the game. our next newscast is tonight at 11:00. don't forget the next 24/7 at abc7news.com. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

finals between miami and dallas begins immediately after "abc 7 news" at 5:30.at will be followed by after the game. and one man's priceless ball cap. it happened at toronto blue jays in kansas city, a foul ball and he uses his popcorn bucket to catch it. didn't even need a baseball gloves. the fan is thrilled with the catch and didn't mind at all he may have had to get another bucket of popcorn. >> you need to watch out for that. >> and warming up? >> temperatures will be back to average and should be hacking around all through the weekend. >> giants game right here at at&t park. >> enjoy. have a great day. bye-bye. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me. i walk with my sister. our relationship has gone to a whole new level because of training together. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. (man) register today for th

finals between miami and dallas begins immediately after "abc 7 news" at 5:30.will be followed by after the game. and one man's priceless ball cap. it happened at toronto blue jays in kansas city, a foul ball and uses his popcorn bucket to catch it. didn't even need a baseball gloves. the fan is thrilled with the catch and didn't mind at all he may have had to get another bucket of popcorn. >> you need to watch out for that. >> and warming up? >> temperatures will be back to average and should be hacking around all through the weekend. >> giants game right here at at&t park. >> enjoy. have a great day. bye-bye. (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature in the world. (applause) freshening breath? that's easy. keeping teeth strong? that's tough. so our dentist recommended act. [ male announcer ] act mouthwash restores enamel and makes teeth up to 2 times stronger. act. stronger teeth and fresher breath in every bottle.

carolyn tyler, "abc 7 news." >> a major construction project is under way on the peninsula that will ensure millions of bay area residents will have water after the next big quake. david louie reports. first wates cal springs reservoir from the sierra 77 years ago but the age and fact that vital facilities sit above or near the san andreus fault is always a worry the. >> the goal within 24 hours within a major earthquake we will have water fliog. >> a new pipeline going up to san francisco will replace one built in the 1930s. there will be improvements to a water treatment plant and to the transmission system. >> without these projects a major earthquake could put large portions of the area out of the water for 30 to 60 days. our communities won't survive for 30 to 60 days. >> the crystal from springs dam is safe according to engineer but it, too, will have work done to the spillway. >> we need hydraulic improvements to allow safely contain a spill in the spillway. >> two-thirds of customers live outside san francisco so they will pay two-thirds of construction costs. a typical penin

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and abc 7 news went along. >> dive... after dive, hike after hike.demy scientists and their colleagues joined forces more than a mochl the mission? to find and document life of all sizes and shapes, on the larnlest of the philippines 7,000 islands. >> there isn't a dive i've made where i haven't seen something unexpected is new. >> this was led by terry gosslinger, that is terry in this video shot by an academy photographer. the money for the project was a gift from margaret and will hearst. scientists estimate 90% of all life on earth still have not been discovered. >> it's not riches and tropical forests and high mountains down to the coral reefs, richest in the world. >> discoveries were underwater like colorful sea shrugs and a swell shark, with camouflage. sigh yip activities found them more than 1500 feet deep. >> this is believed to be a new species of sea pen. it's not a planlt. but an animal because it feeds on other anlz. it's related to corals. >> some members are long-time professionals, top in their field. and some giddy grad students. >

join us for abc-7 news at 6:00. every year you hear bat -- about a new fried food at county fairs. this one may have gone too far. fried kool-aid is now available at the san diego county fair. how is it done? kool-aid is mixed with sweet batter and fried and topped with cherry flavored powdered sugar. oh, yeah. don't eat the cool -- kool-aid. >> leigh: i don't know about that. >> alan: hope to see you tonight captioned by closed captioning services inc.

in oakland, jonathan blum, "abc 7 news". >> threatened by that software, i think. >> the food pyramid. >> the new way they want you to think about eating healthy. >> rare and deadly twisters sweep across the nation. >> and new disclosure that is expected to fuel questions about whether lance armstrong doped up. >> and the san francisco giants go to bat >>> welcome back. take a look at the high temperatures across the country. seem any in the south, dallas at 97, atlanta, 95. we do have breaks around chicago 71. seattle and portland flirting with about 50 degrees. after 18 reports of tornadoes yesterday severe weather moves to the high plains and southeast. flight delays are coming out of baltimore. check your specific flight at abc7news.com. at the bottom of the page is our flight tracker. >>> listen up, healthy eating diet is changing this morning, triangle or circle. they are tossing out the food pyramid and replacing it with a plain. grapes, proteins, fruits and vegetables with dairy on the side and no room for fats and sweets. it puts grains at the base and small are amounts of da

jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >>> 5:02. former international monetary fund director dominique strauss- kahn will be arraigned in new york city this morning. he is expected to plead not guilty to charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid last month. he is under house arrest. if convicted, he could face up to 25 years in jail. >>> the d.c. police officer accused of murdering a young mother is scheduled to appear in court today. that's for bond hearing. richmond phillips is charged with killing a 20-year-old when that right. her body was found near temple hills community center last week's. her in the datajaylin -- her infanct daughter jaylin was also found dead. >>> a local football recorder was shot and killed friday night outside mckinley tech high school in northeast. he was general manager of the d.c. falcons, a semipro football team. oma crawford was arrested. a witneshe had unsuccessfully tried out for the team. >>> prince tortoise county police say alcohol was just one factor in the fatal crash dust of indian head hig