i'm alan wang reporting live, abc7 news. >> alan, thank you. concord police are hunting for the hit and run driver who left a four-year-old girl in the gutter badly injured. sky 7hd was overhead just as the youngster was being airlifted to children's hospital oakland. a witness says she ran into the street and was hit by a newer model pick up with over sized tires that sped away. police say the little girl suffered major, but not life-threatening foot injuries. >>> a tire fire that choked the skies with toxic smoke is out, and an employee of the tire store is under arrest. it all happened at blue star tires in pittsburgh on the pittsburgh antioch highway. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is there live for us tonight. wayne? >> carolyn, first he was under detection and now he is under arrest and in the county jail in martinez. he faces charges of using illegal fireworks, starting a fire and injuring two of his former co-workers. the fire ended at around 6:15 tonight. that's when people got a good look at what happened inside. long after the fla

i'm alan wang reporting live, abc7 news. >> alan, thank you. concord police are hunting for the hit and run driver who left a four-year-old girl in the gutter badly injured. sky 7hd was overhead just as the youngster was being airlifted to children's hospital oakland. a witness says she ran into the street and was hit by a newer model pick up with over sized tires that sped away. police say the little girl suffered major, but not life-threatening foot injuries. >>> a tire fire that choked the skies with toxic smoke is out, and an employee of the tire store is under arrest. it all happened at blue star tires in pittsburgh on the pittsburgh antioch highway. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is there live for us tonight. wayne? >> carolyn, first he was under detection and now he is under arrest and in the county jail in martinez. he faces charges of using illegal fireworks, starting a fire and injuring two of his former co-workers. the fire ended at around 6:15 tonight. that's when people got a good look at what happened inside. long after the fla

it unanimously passed the facebook expansion plan and promised to work with atherton , alan live, alan wangd as a backdrop, facebook's stop -- stock fell to a new low closing at $24.84 a share. in all, facebook stock has dropped about 24% below its initial public g price of $38 a share a week and a markaper mark zuckerberg has lost $1.5 billion on paper and is no longer one of the world's 40 richest people. >>> an ethics commission hearing forced the suspended sheriff to continue to go on. critical decisions could be made. john alston is live from city hall with the latest. >> as you said, the ethics commission is inside and members have been added for more than five hours. at 10:00 members of the public got a chance to public on the case. the suspended sheriff is in the front row with his attorney as the commission tries to come up with procedures to deal with the official misconduct case. ilty to a misdemeanor in a domestic violence incident. the commission decided some witnesses will testify in person and others in writing and subpoenas should go out by june 13th. the mayor's side is fig

alan wang is live from the san ramon police department tonight where detectives are still tracking the suspects. alan? >> three suspects are still at large tonight. it sounds like they were caught off guard and found themselves looking down the barrel of a gun. one thing they might not have known is that a lot of jewelry store owners have guns of their own. there were four suspects and witnesses saw at least three of them running across san ramon valley boulevard. one collapsed in the middle of the crosswalk apparently after being shot by the jewelry store owner. police say the suspect died at the hospital. >> they are strong people. they are not going to let themselves hurt themselves or anyone around them. >> reporter: they were in the shop with the jeweler when it was being robbed. they have owned the golden treasures jewelry store for 20 years. >> the people who came inside was with the gun. the jeweler was on the floor. >> reporter: the friend and fellow jewelry store owner says he spoke shortly after it happened around 4:30 p.m. he says he knew the parvins had a gun and they were

alan wang is live from the san ramon police department tonight where detectives are still tracking the suspects. alan? >> three suspects are still at large tonight. it sounds like they were caught off guard and found themselves looking down the barrel of a gun. one thing they might not have known is that a lot of jewelry store owners have guns of their own. there were four suspects and witnesses saw at least three of them running across san ramon valley boulevard. one collapsed in the middle of the crosswalk apparently after being shot by the jewelry store owner. police say the suspect died at the hospital. >> they are strong people. they are not going to let themselves hurt themselves or anyone around them. >> reporter: they were in the shop with the jeweler when it was being robbed. they have owned the golden treasures jewelry store for 20 years. >> the people who came inside was with the gun. the jeweler was on the floor. >> reporter: the friend and fellow jewelry store owner says he spoke shortly after it happened around 4:30 p.m. he says he knew the parvins had a gun and they were

alan wang is live in berkeley to tell us how they plan to do it. alan?s would not be a typical eviction because the city is attempting to evict the owner of the home. the city says they have done this under extreme circumstances and this one qualifies. the city of berkeley report says 15 people with criminal histories call this place home. arrests have been made for deald guns, drug dealing and fighting. the neighbors say they were petrified. >> because they have guns, and they are -- the house is full of criminals. >> finally 18 neighbors tbot the city to declare the home a nuisance. now the owners must follow strict conditions, or be evicted. this woman is the owner's daughter. she declined an interview. >> i don't care. this is my house. i wasn't doing anything wrong. you can't do that. >> these are scary people. half have been in jail. >> for 37 years tom has lived he tried to get police to do something. >> their response basically is what do you want us to do? have you seen them selling dope? do you have proof? do you have photographs? so they can't

reporting live, alan wang, abc7 news. >> alan, thanks very much. and as a backdrop, facebook's stop -- stock fell to a new low closing at $24.84 a share. in all, facebook stock has dropped about 24% below its initial public offering price of $38 a share a week and a half ago. on paper mark zuckerberg has lost $1.5 billion on paper and is no longer one of the world's 40 richest people. >>> an ethics commission hearing forced the suspended sheriff to continue to go on. critical decisions could be made. john alston is live from city hall with the latest. >> as you said, the ethics commission is inside and members have been added for more than five hours. at 10:00 members of the public got a chance to public on the case. the suspended sheriff is in the front row with his attorney as the commission tries to come up with procedures to deal with the official misconduct case. he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in a domestic violence incident. the commission decided some witnesses will testify in person and others in writing and subpoenas should go out by j

alan wang is live in berkeley to tell us how they plan to do it. alan? >> carolyn, this would not be a typical eviction because the city is attempting to evict the owner of the home. the city says they have done this under extreme circumstances and this one qualifies. the city of berkeley report says 15 people with criminal histories call this place home. arrests have been made for guns, drug dealing and fighting. the neighbors say they were petrified. >> because they have guns, and they are -- the house is full of criminals. >> finally 18 neighbors tbot the city to declare the home a nuisance. now the owners must follow strict conditions, or be evicted. this woman is the owner's daughter. she declined an interview. >> i don't care. this is my house. i wasn't doing anything wrong. you can't do that. >> these are scary people. half have been in jail. >> for 37 years tom has lived next door, and he said he tried to get police to do something. >> their response basically is what do you want us to do? have you seen them selling dope? do you have proof? do yo

i'm alan wang. >> and i'm ama dates. the only safe way to watch the eclipse was to use special glasses. people who visited the science center in oakland had a pair of specs where they could catch the action. that's where lilian kim. hi, lilian. >> about 500 people gathered at the observatory deck andofthf excitement. the last time we saw this type of eclipse was in 1994. this was when the eclipse was just beginning. but even then people were impressed. >> it just like a bit. >> the space and science center invited the public for a viewing party and to no surprise the event was sold out. just about everyone came prepared. people brought their special viewing shades and homemade contraptions. >> the longer it is, the better the result. the larger the image. >> prime viewing time finally came at around 6:30 when the moon and the sun aligned. because of the moon's current distance from earth it could only cover 84% of the sun. instead of a complete blackout, the moon created a crescent shape. >> it looks like a smiley face.

reporting live, alan wang, abc7 news. >> alan, thanks very much. and as a backdrop, facebook's stop -- stock fell to a new low closing at $24.84 a share. in all, facebook stock has dropped about 24% below its initial public offering price of $38 a share a week and a half ago. on paper mark zuckerberg has lost $1.5 billion on paper and is no longer one of the world's 40 richest people. >>> an ethics commission hearing forced the suspended sheriff to continue to go on. critical decisions could be made. john alston is live from city hall with the latest. >> as you said, the ethics commission is inside and members have been added for more than five hours. at 10:00 members of the public got a chance to public on the case. the suspended sheriff is in the front row with his attorney as the commission tries to come up with procedures to deal with the official misconduct case. he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in a domestic violence incident. the commission decided some witnesses will testify in person and others in writing and subpoenas should go out by j

alan wang has the latest. alan? >> carolyn, police are still not ready to call this a homicide.d woman died under suspicious circumstances. police say they went to the home after family members asked them to check on her because she lives alone. that's when they found the woman dead inside around 11:00 this morning. she has not been identified. since then the investigators have been examining the place for any clues. >> we were able to gain entry to the residence. we found what appeared to be a violent type of crime scene that occurred inside the residence. >> reporter: police noticed the victim's white toyota highlander was missing. tonight they are searching for the car with california license plates 5sgc869. again police are still at the scene where 66-year-old woman was found dead in her home underus circumstances. ,'m alan wang reporting live, abc7 news. >> alan, thank you. concord police are hunting for the hit and run driver who left a four-year-old girl in the gutter badly injured. sky 7hd was overhead just as the youngster was being oakland. to children's a witness says

i'm alan wang. >> and i'm ama dates.fe way to watch the eclipse was to use special glasses. people who visited the science center in oakland had a pair of specs where they could catch the action. that's where lilian kim. hi, lilian. >> about 500 people gathered at the observatory deck and there was a lot of excitement. the last time we saw this type of eclipse was in 1994. this was when the eclipse was just beginning. but even then people were impressed. >> it just like a bit. >> the space and science center invited the public for a viewing party and to no surprise the event was sold out. just about everyone came prepared. people brought their special viewing shades and homemade contraptions. >> the longer it is, the better the result. the larger the image. >> prime viewing time finally came at around 6:30 when the moon and the sun aligned. because of the moon's current distance from earth it could only cover 84% of the sun. instead of a complete blackout, the moon created a crescent shape. >> it looks like a smiley face

alan wang is live from the san tment tonight where detectives are still tracking the suspects. cts are still at large tonight. it sounds like they were caught off guard and found themselves looking down the barrel of a gun. one thing they might not have known is that a lot of jewelry store owners have guns of their own. there were four suspects and witnesses saw at least three of them running across san ramon valley boulevard. one collapsed in the middle of the crosswalk apparently after being shot by the jewelry store owner. police say the suspect died at the hospital. >> they are strong people. they are not going to let themselves hurt themselves or anyone around them. >> reporter: they were in the shop with the jeweler when it was being robbed. jewelr jewelry store for 20 years. >> the people who came inside was with the the gun. the jeweler was on the floor. >> reporter: the friend and fellow jewelry store owner says he spoke shortly after it happened around 4:30 p.m. he says he knew the parvins had a gun and they were prepared to use it. >> in this sort of business do you f

alan wang is live in berkeley to tell us how they plan to do it. alan? >> carolyn, this would not be a typical eviction because the city is attempting to evict the owner of the home. the city says they have done this under extreme circumstances and this one qualifies. the city of berkeley report says 15 people with criminal histories call this place home. arrests have been made for guns, drug dealing and fighting. the neighbors say they were petrified. >> because they have guns, and they are -- the house is full of criminals. >> finally 18 neighbors tbot the city to declare the home a nuisance. now the owners must follow strict conditions, or be evicted. this woman is the owner's daughter. she declined an interview. >> i don't care. this is my house. i wasn't doing anything wrong. you can't do that. >> these are scary people. half have been in jail. >> for 37 years tom has lived next door, and he said he tried to get police to do something. >> their response basically is what do you want us to do? have you seen them selling dope? do you have proof? do yo

i'm alan wang. we begin with developing news, two people were stabbed shortly after the fireworks display. two people were stabbed with an ice pick. it happened near fisherman's wharf. both victims were men underground a underground their 30s. they are looking for at least one suspect. so far this has been the only serious problem reported during tonight's festivities. hundreds of thousands of people came out for the 75th anniversary of the golden gate golden gate bridge. first. tomas ramon is live in the marina district with a look at mass exodus taking place right now. >> reporter: there is a mass exodus waoef789 seen hundreds people pass us by and sings the fireworks ended at 10:00. lombard has been looking like light to moderate traffic so it looks like thousands of people took alternate forms of transportation and they are heading home. >> immediately after the fireworks tonight, people were around fisherman's wharf. these are fraction of people that viewed the fireworks tonight. you can see mr

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the latest developments from abc 7 news reporter alan wang on the scene. >> reporter: the armed suspects outnumbered the victims but they got a a huge surprise when a gun was turned on them. it happened around 4:30 this afternoon at the golden treasures jewelry store on san ramon valley boulevard. four suspects walk inside a shop. there was a struggle and one of the owners fired several shots. at least three suspects were seen running across san ramon valley boulevard and one collapsed in the middle of the cross walk apparently from his wounds. inside the jewelry store was the owner 61-year-old everett parvin and his wife and the jeweler. a friend who also owns a jewelry shop tells us they kept a gun in the store and they were prepared it to use it. >> in this sort of business do you feel leak you need a gun? >> it is almost impossible to protect yourself if you don't have a gun. every day suspicious people come in and make threats to us. >> reporter: the family friend says just six months ago the owner of golden treasures used his weapon to preventer in robbery. he says everett pulled o

i am ama dates. >> and i'm alan wang.bc news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30 and we are always on at abc7news.com.

i'm alan wang. >> and i'm ama dates. the fire tore through an apartment building in mission district at valencia street. lilian kim is there with the latest. >> the damage to the building is quite extensive. the fire is believed to have started behind this liquor store that sits on the ground floor. it is night boarded up. the apartment units are burned out or have smoke and water damage. and because of is that, about three dozen people are without a home. big smoke started pouring down out of this apartment building around 10:00 a.m. the heat was so intense, but passersby were told to back away.f a sudden the flames came out, and we could feel it in our face. >> the fire reached four alarms. they first attacked the flames from the street, and then they quickly worked into the building to fight the fire from inside. many people were in their units when the flames broke out including tabitha russell who moved in eight months ago. >> flames were pouring through our kitchen window. i just ran out and grabbed what i could. >

i'm alan wang. >> ama: i'm ama daetz. uc berkeley gave demonstrators who are occupying a piece of land a deadline to leave. >> alan: the deadline came and went and some occupiers are still out there. >> lisa: "occupy" the farm organizers call this community meeting, which is about to start any minute. their goal is to talk about the farm's future. uc berkeley officials were invited, but at this point, at least, none of them have shown up. >> as the 10:00 a.m. deadline came and went, demonstrators respond by building something. this ladder and slide will make it easier to hop the fence around gill track. a uc berkeley-owned parcel of land used by the college of natural resources. >> we're not here to get raided and have it be a spectacle. we're here because we want this land preserved as ag land. >> reporter: cal insists that's what is it used for and the demonstrators are getting in the way of research. police and security are standing by, and yesterday occupiers got an ultimatum. leave the farm and secure two seats at a u

alan wang is live with developing news. alan? >> dan, we are about half a mile away from the theater where the president was to appear. el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove on to the road they tried to stop it, but the driver took off heading southbound in the northbound lane of el camino real. a collision course with the president's motorcade. witnesses say he struck a poll and then veered into the southbound lane and almost striking the amateur photographer who shot this video. police say the driver was arrested for dui. the secret service is trained to recognize the diversionary tactics that could lead to an attack on the president. but that did not happen and the motorcade drive by -- drove by with no problems. >> abc7 news. >> thank you, alan. an unusual scene there. john baner also came to the bay area to pick up some campaign cash. the ohio republican went to a fundraisesser. they went from $1,000 to $35,000. congressman dan lund grin co-hosted the event. >>> mov

i'm alan wang. i'm ama daetz. we're live at the golden gate bridge in san francisco. >> reporter: the uss iowa it one of the longest-serving ships in the u.s. navy fleet. so the massive battleship was literally history in motion. it's had an interesting history for the bay area. the last cruise through her was bittersweet for some residents. [applause] >> with a few cheers, the last rope was released, untethering the battleship from the port of richmond. he saw it in 1945. >> ed made the davison look like a canoe. >> he was serving on a destroyer. >> in the harbor they announced that church services will members on the iowa. knock off all card playing and the smoking lamp is out. >> the iowa is one of the last dread naughts build for the u.s. navy fleet. watching it cruise through san francisco barrack it's clear why iowa was a show-stopper of military might in world war ii. >> iowa carried roosevelt and all of his top military to casa blanca to meet with stalin and churchill. >> during service in the 1980s, an di

alan wang is live with developing news. alan? >> dan, we are about half a mile away from the theater where the president was to appear. el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove on to the road they tried to stop it, but the driver took off heading southbound in thehe northbobound lane of el camino real. a collision course with the president's motorcade. witnesses say he struck a poll and then veered into the southbound lane and almost striking the amateur photographer who shot this video. police say the driver was arrested for dui. the secret service is trained to recognize the diversionary tactics that could lead to an attack on the president. but that did not happen and the motorcade drive by -- drove by with no problelelelems. >> abc7 news. t>>ou, alan. an unusual scene there. john baner ao me to the bay area to pick up s some campaign cash. the ohio republican went t to a fundraisesser. they went from $1,000 to $35,000. congressman dan lund grin co-h-h-hosted the event.

alan wang is live with developing news. alan?out half a mile away from the theater where the president was to appear. el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove on to the road they tried to stop it, but the driver took off heading southbound in the northbound lane of el camino real. a collision course with the president's motorcade. lluck a poll and then veered into the southbound lane and almost striking the amateur photographer who shot this video. police say the driver was arrested for dui. the secret service is trained to recognize the diversionary tactics that could lead to an attack on the president. orcade drive b motorcade drive - drove by with no problems. >> abc7 news. >> thank you, alan. an unusual scene there. john baner also came to the bay area to pick up some campaign cash. the ohio republican went to a fundraisesser. they went from $1,000 to $35,000. congressman dan lund grin co-hosted the event. >>> moving on, new information into the missing teenager sierra

i'm alan wang. >> ama: let's get the latest on how to he city is repairing the damage. >> reporter: right here on church and 24th street. and church is closed between 24th and 23rd and has been for four hours. up the street you can see pg&e crews are working on the power pole in danger of falling into church street after a large tree branch fell off the tree and on to powerlines. homes were knock out of power and are back online, and they're saying their working as fast as they can to fix the pole. church street has been closed citizens 12:30 after the huge tree branch apparently just fell off this large tree on elizabeth and church. the branch hit the powerlines, causing the power poll to lean precariously into church street. the pole fractured at the base. pg&e braced the pole, and the city workers are trimming tree branches. 12 homes were without power for four hours according to the crews. the j church muni line has been stalled since 1:00. ant which you is not blewed. >> we waited 50 minute nems bark dare roar statement because it wasn't announced in public there was tree felled. and

tonight alan wang is tve with t. alan?lyn, occupy the farm protesters are still here defying legal action defined by uc berkeley today. and also held and rally starting in berkeley and then continued farming the research property in albany. they are asking for a court order to remove 14 defendants and 150 other named john and jane doe. they are asking for monetary damages and they say if the occupiers don't leave soon, the researchers will miss a crucial growing season. >> we need to begin our research activities by the middle of may. we will honor o commitment to faculty and students. we will regainproperty. property. >> i think it is a vi very, very visible sign that the uc administration is incredibly scared about the amount of community support that is behind this. >> they are trying to prevent the land from being developed. they laid down barricades preventing water trucks from coming in. they warned them not to interfere or they would use chemical agents against them. it has allowed them to farm the land if they remo

tonight alan wang is there live with the latest for us. alan? >> carolyn, occupy the farm protesters are still here defying legal action defined by uc berkeley today. they also held a march and rally starting in berkeley and then continued farming the research property in albany. they are asking for a court order to remove 14 defendants and 150 other named john and jane doe. they are asking for monetary damages and they say if the occupiers don't leave soon, the researchers will miss a crucial growing season. >> we need to begin our research activities by the middle of may. we will honor our commitment to faculty and students. we will regain control of that property. >> i think it is a very, very visible sign that the uc administration is incredibly scared about the amount of community support that is behind this. >> they are trying to prevent the land from being developed. they laid down barricades preventing water trucks from coming in. they warned them not to interfere or they would use chemical agents against them. it has allowed them to far

i'm lap -- i'm alan wang. >> ama: i'm ama daetz.efore president obama goes to chicago for the g8 summit. their defense attorneys say they came to chicago to process authorities say the men were caught making molotov cocktails in an apartment while planning to take president obama's chicago campaign headquarterses. >> this plot, very clearly, does not represent protest behavior. this is criminal behavior. >> it's part of a fear campaign to deter people from getting out to protest.

. >> alan: i'm alan wang. we start with developing news in palo alto.t had to make an emergency landing on approach to palo alto airport. he was unable to extend the nose gear and luckily he was flying an amphibious plane andland in the bay. he got out without a scratch to him or his plane. an investigation is underway. >>> breaking news in the east bay. firefighters in alamo are on the scene right now of a fully involved house fire. you can see black smoke from the fire from our tower cam. the fire was report ten minutes ago near the intersection of stone valley road and smith

i'm alan wang. we begin with developing news, two people were stabbed shortly after the fireworks display. two people were stabbed with an ice pick. it happened near fisherman's wharf. both victims were men underground a underground their 30s. they are looking for at least one suspect. so far this has been the only serious problem reported during tonight's festivities. hundreds of thousands of people came out for the 75th anniversary of the golden gate golden gate bridge. first. tomas ramon is live in the marina district with a look at massing exodus taking place rigt now. >> reporter: there is a mass exodus waoef789 seen hundreds people pass us by and sings the fireworks ended at 10:00. lombard has been looking like light to moderate traffic so it looks like thousands of people took alternate forms of transportation and they are heading home. >> immediately after the fireworks tonight, people were around fisherman's wharf. these are fraction of people that viewed the fireworks tonight. you can see

i'm alan wang. >> ama: i'm amy hollyfield. z. >> ama: downtown san jose has been the area of violence. >> alan: sobriety checkpoints have been held around the bay area. >> ama: a federal report says a tragic breakdown in communications as well as difficult architecture led to the deaths of two san francisco firefighters in june. when the firefighters entered the house they didn't realize they were standing over the fire. >> this is time lapse video tonight of the super moon. it's the fullest and brightest moon of the year. it's passing the earth about 15,000 miles closer than average. >> ama: the obama re-election campaign kicked off today. hitting the road, trying to re- capture the million and enthusiasm of 2008. the first stop, ohio. a huge good good good good batt. here's the story. >> bounding off air force one the president was so fired up and ready to go he forgot something. doubling back for one of his strongest weapons, the first lady. with a knowing smile. >> president barack obama. the first official campaign rally,

i'm alan wang. >> ama: i'm ama daetz. everything is ready for the 75th anniversary celebration of the golden gate bridge. but a word of caution. there's extremely limited parking. in fact some cars are already being towed. the bring will be closed at 9:00 p.m. for the fireworks show. festivities begin in the morning but you're urged to get there without a car. >> this woman has to wait dollar before her car is pulled out of the oakland estuary. she lost control and went into the water. she managed to get out hourss' some good samaritans helped her ashore. >> the uss iowa is in southern california tonight. she passed under the golden gate bridge for the last time. the last battleship to ever leave san francisco bay. on its way south the warship will become a museum in san speed day. >> a man wanted for shooting at san bruno police is on the run. police answered a call about a group of people. officers arrived to see a car full of people leaving the scene. they stopped the car but three people took off running. one of them

alan wang is live in atherton tonight. >> just three minutes ago the president's motorcade drove by here and e is on his way to redwood city. he rolled into atherton just after 7:00 tonight. neighbors came out to see the president but they only came within about 50-yards of his limo as it turned down toward the home of lisa and doug goldman. there ithey are the levi strauss heirs. the guests a mix of industry and tech giants. along with pandora founder and several top google execs. if you lived within a half mile from here and you weren't invited it was harder to get around the neighborhood. >> so far i found a number of blocked roads and it is kind of like a matrix work back to one road to get to another road to hope i get home. >> reporter: in this economy silicon valley is one of the few places where politicians are likely to fill up campaign coffers. it is likely we will see more of these visits from the president and other politicians before november. the president was expected to pick up a quick $3 million tonight. now, he is on to redwood city. >>> thanks very much. and the presid