. >> reporter: the mess that greeted arriving conyers detective chris moon told a terrible story. >> this was a long, drawn-out fight. nikki was fighting for her life for several minutes. this was not a quick attack and over with. she fought here. she was struck in the back of the head. she had a laceration to the back of her head. there was blood on the door, on the door handle. >> reporter: as if somebody tried to get out. >> tried to get out, yep. then along this wall, you can see a bloody imprint of hairbraids which nikki had her hair in braids where she fell, slid down the wall, the most severe blows came when she was face down in this area. this is clearly where the assailant got on top of her from behind and started stabbing her at the base of her neck. >> reporter: a huge amount of blood here. >> yes, this was the largest pool of blood in this area right here. >> reporter: she was dead or near dead when her assailant dragged her to the bathroom, and that's where she was in a tub of water, what her daughters saw before they ran to the street screaming. >> as we get there, you

. >> reporter: perhaps the crime scene would yield more clues than the lieutenant chris moon headed back there. >> they were looking for cell phones, computers, indications typically the victims have called for spoken with their assailant just before the murder or around the time of the murder. >> reporter: the attack did not look random. it was not rape, but it was so violent. >> that suggested rage, and when you look at a rage murder, it's usually somebody very, very close to the deceased. >> reporter: so naturally, the first person they wanted to talk to was the man of the house, robert head, nikki's boyfriend, but robert wasn't around. >> when is the last time you saw robert? >> yesterday. he left. he came in on sunday. he stayed for a day. he left. >> reporter: here's the thing. robert was a long haul truck driver which explains his absence but not where he was, especially when nikki was murdered. >> we had to find robert, and w >> reporter: that takes a while, right? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: meanwhile, detectives spread out through the neighborhood, knocking on doors. had anyone s

meteorologist chris sowers back from his honey moon saying he is expecting drenching storms later today. we will explain at his forecast. >>> big night on on broadway for one local actor, tonight philadelphia's own leslie odom junior takes his final bow in hamilton, a whirlwind month for tone a ward winner. here is rick williams as well with more. >> reporter: leslie odom junior is no stranger to applause. but this week, the applause meant something more. >> it is just wonderful for the chance to look at philadelphia, and say thank new person. >> reporter: odom was honored by philadelphia city council on tuesday and action cam was in the room where it all happened. >> the spectations that philadelphia set for me, the bar of excellence that philadelphia set for me is good enough, anywhere in the world that i go. if it is good enough in philadelphia, it is good enough anywhere. >> reporter: among guests surprise visitor, odom's choir teacher from masterman high school. odom who grew up in east oak lane credits his teachers in philadelphia for igniting his love for the arts. >> it was the

chris sowers is back from his honey moon and we are happy to have you back. >> happy to be back. happy that humidity has finally dropped off. it feels fantastic out there lets get you back outside and show you what it looks like be that is place to be today jersey shore, beautiful day on the sand, temperatures are expect to top out in the mid 80's and there will be a comfortable breeze out of the west. it is a land breeze but you have that breeze. that will add to that refreshing feeling. no humidity out there. later on this afternoon. we do see chop, waves two to 4 e today. low risk for rip currents. it doesn't mean no risk but it means risk is le. still pay attention to those life guard on duty. 71 degrees in philadelphia dew .60. this number was way up in the 70's yesterday. sure sign that the humidity is dropping off. pressure reading holding steady at 29.87 inches. your uv index on a scale of one to 11 is a nine. very high. burn time is less than 20 minutes. you are pool side or on the sand make sure you apply that sun screen often. temperatures are in the mid 60's. dew poin

moon bay at 63. >>> her license is clear and her car runs just fine, but if she leaves the driveway, she gets a ticket. i'm consumer investigator chrisura. sfx: turbines revving up, getting louder and louder you hear that? that's the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as $69 dollars one-way. so get ready to take off... because sale prices as low as these don't happen every day! book your low fare now at southwest.com low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, clap, ding >>> nbc bay area responds to a santa clara woman who bought a car that's illegal to drive. >> chris chmura has more. >> the car can't be registered. she bought a used 2011 acura for 18 grand. the dealer agreed to register it for her but couldn't. a nine-month delay made it illegal to drive. >> the dmv investigator told me i could be pulled over and the car could be towed. >> she shared her story with us. tonight at 11:00 we'll show you what happened when she requested a refund. we'll explain how you can avoid the mess and we'll lay out the case that some are making. if you have a problem, call us 888-996-tips or share you

tied with the other grand slam record held by chris christie at the denny's in paramus, new jersey. [ laughter ] [ applause ] 22. 22 in one sitting. >> steve: moon hammy? >> jimmy: 22 in one sitting. that's the rumor. >> steve: that was the record. >> jimmy: i might be wrong. that's right, serena has won wimbledon seven times. female tennis players said that she's an inspiration. while the male tennis players said, "thank god we don't have to play her." [ laughter ] oh my god. she's fantastic. [ applause ] did you see this? serena williams's wimbeldon prize went down from being worth $3 million to just $2.6 million. [ light laughter ] [ audience aws ] or as serena put it, "just forget it, then." [ laughter ] [ applause ] not even worth cashing the check. this is kind of funny. i heard that mma fighter khalil roundtree -- anyone see this? he actually yelled at his mom mid-fight at the ultimate fighter 23 on saturday, shouting quote, "mom, shut up." [ laughter ] which is probably the first time that someone has been more scared to leave the cage than get in. [ laughter ] [ applause ] "i'm not going to go out there. my mom --" she's like, "come her

half moon bay and pacifica and even daly city only warming up to the upper 50s. as chrisentioned, the salsa festival today will be on the cool side with the sea breeze as well and temperatures in the low 60s, especially this evening. unless you are dance ago lot, you might want to have a jacket handy. temperatures will be coming down in the north bay. upper 70s through sonoma and napa. look for mid-60s in richmond and also berkeley to upper 70s to castro valley and 75 fremont. inland areas coming down. livermore at 94 yesterday. today 86 expected. concord 85 disease. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we have the cooling continuing today. below normal on monday and still mild inland on tuesday. but notice on wednesday and thursday, the summer spread returns and we will see some 90s inland wednesday, thursday. and still cool at the coast in the low 60s. this year's a.i.d.s. walk in san francisco, it's one day away, tomorrow in golden gate park. to register you can call or visit the website. chris. >> francis, thank you. 6:21 is our time. there's a major shake-up in

moon bay to 67 in antioch. a very warm to hot day. temperatures from 68 in san francisco to 97 in concord. san jose 87 and 94 in santa rosa. chrisews continues right now >>> all right, welcome back to "gma" on a saturday morning. happening right now hillary clinton's big decision overnight announcing via text message that virginia senator tim kaine will be her running mate. the battleground state politician has working class roots. he's also fluent in spanish, all of which could help clinton possibly broaden her appeal. she will formally introduce her running mate to the nation at an event later today in the key state of florida. >>> also right now, parole denied. the youngest member of the charles manson family cult is staying behind bars. california governor jerry brown says leslie van houghton poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from jail. >>> and team usa is revealed. the united states olympic committee is set to announce the names of more than 550 american athletes that will compete in the rio olympics. some former and current athletes are expected to help make the announcement, and the olympics start in two

chris. you could see some patchy drizzle. and there's some fog. we have clear areas, as well. half-mile visibility half moon bay. and a live look outside. you can see the deck of low clouds. a weak funnel band to the north of us, way north, allowing for the marine layer once again. san francisco 57. and another vantage point. we have the temperatures up a little bit this morning so you may notice that from santa rosa to napa, upper 50s. 671 livermore and finally the golden gate bridge pretty gray out. there. upper 50s coast to the low 80s inland. chris. >> lisa, thank you. happening today, act rivers plan to meet in san francisco to demand justice for black men killed by officers this week. they are expected to be on bryant street near interstate 80. last night demonstrators hit the streets for hours. sergio quintana tells us about the new precautions police are staying. >> hundreds arrived at city hall to protest police violence against black people. it was loud but peaceful. san francisco sheriff's deputies prepared for their arrival by cordoning off the entrance to city hall. it was after two shootings this w

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chris. we're cloudy on top of the roof but from our east bay camera it's clear. 66 in san jose, half moon bayrine layer already getting quite diffuse, low 60s pretty much everybody except for concord, 66. low 80s inland and a look at a warming trend which is coming up as soon as tomorrow. 90s return inland in a few minutes. >> lisa, thanks. >>> ahead, hundreds of protesters hit the streets in san francisco to demonstrate against police brutality. where they're planning another demonstration today. demonstration today. >>> plus serena williams makes thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast >> announcer: live from the kgo-tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >>> it's saturday, july 9th. thanks for joining us. i'm chris nguyen. here's meteorologist lisa argen, t

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chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here is meteorologist lisa argen tracking live doper 7 hd. >> low clouds and fog with visibility. petaluma and parts of san francisco, the coastline, half moonclear from mountain view to san jose. the source of the cooling has been an area of low pressure pushing into the pacific northwest allowing for the marine layer to fill into parts of the bay from mount tam. nice looking view with part of the low cloud deck pushing across the bay but not all of it. some of you waking up to a clear sky but temperatures are on the cool side pretty much everywhere from local 50s, morgan hill, half moon bay, san francisco, 56 in san jose. good morning to you and from the east bay hills camera, you can see all of the fog reaching parts of oakland this morning but not inland. 59 in fair field with the southwest wind. allowing for some cooler air to be transported your way

chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here is meteorologist lisa argen tracking live doper 7 hd. >> low clouds and fog with visibility. petaluma and parts of san francisco, the coastline, half moon bay. it is clear from mountain view to san jose. the source of the cooling has been an area of low pressure pushing into the pacific northwest allowing for the marine layer to fill into parts of the bay from mount tam. nice looking view with part of the low cloud deck pushing across the bay but not all of it. some of you waking up to a clear sky but temperatures are on the cool side pretty much everywhere from local 50s, morgan hill, half moon bay, san francisco, 56 in san jose. good morning to you and from the east bay hills camera, you can see all of the fog reaching parts of oakland this morning but not inland. 59 in fair field with the southwest wind. allowing for some cooler air to be transported your way today. 51 in santa rosa. emoryville should be in the upper 60s with sunshine and we'll be looking at more mid to upper 80s inland. should be a pleasant afternoon but cool and cloudy at the coast. we'll let you know how this deviated from the rest of the forecast including the ho

chris nguyen. the first look at the forecast here's francis dinglasan. >> and good morning, everyone. you don't need a jacket this morning in san francisco. temperatures right now range from fist at the coast in half moon bay, our cool spot this morning. san francisco is currently 55. going to warm up. the warmest spot is antioch. fairfield at 267 degrees. check out this live shot. the avon walkers are moving along the embarcadero right now. it is a beautiful gorgeous day. by noon, extreme sunshine and extreme uv index and hot this evening and afternoon. in fact, by 4:00, it will be warm to hot with temperatures near triple digits inland and this evening at around 7:00, it will still be mild. hot numbers stay with us and i'll let you know the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. >>> the democratic ticket is set. hillary clinton has selected virginia senator tim kaine to be her running mate. she made the announcement yesterday afternoon with both a text and tweet to her supporters. abc7 news reporter elissa harrington has reaction from bay area democrats and republicans. >> reporter: a tweet and fist bump confirmed hillary clinton's pick for vice presidential running mate. over in tim kaine fro