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i'm katie marzullo. a robbery suspect hit a 42-year-old as she crossed at kearny in san francisco. katy is there live tonight with reaction from friends. >> reporter: they say she made the city her home after settling from the east coast years ago. her roommate tells me she still expects her to walk through the door. >> that's what it feels like. it's going to be a mistake. she's going to come home. but it's not. >> reporter: samuel found out this morning the woman struck and killed during a police pursuit was his roommate and friend. >> it's surreal. i still haven't comprehended it. it seems like it's not real it didn't happen. >> reporter: san francisco police say they attempted to pull over three men suspected of robbing people at gun point friday night and the days prior. but the men sped away. around 10:00 tourists witnessed the pursuit. >> i could hear the emergency vehicles, and looked up the hill. and watched what appeared to be a black four-door sedan literally coming over and hitting every bump, like it was airborne. >> reporter: the suspect's car hit bridget in the crossw

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the story. >> reporter: the bartender was closing tuesday night when a man in a black hooded sweatshirt rushed in. a guy walks in and just something huge and called the police. >> reporter: it is an $8500 cello stolen from an suv in a garage near union square april 11th. but he didn't know that at the time. >> i went back home and i talked to my wife. how weird that is. and my wife said, oh, yeah, i saw it on the news. >> reporter: he called police the next day. this is surveillance video of the crime abc7 news aired on tuesday. you see a woman ransacking the suv. her male accomplice in the get away car. the cello belongs to a 16-year-old girl. her family doesn't want us to reveal her identity. music is really, really important to me. it's an outlet of expression unlike any other. >> reporter: she tells us when her cello was stolen, she lost faith in humanity, but it is now restored. >> when i heard it had been dropped at the bar, i was infinitely grateful for the mysterious man. >> reporter: it sun known if he is the man in the video but at least

i'm katie marzullo. we begin with developing news on the earthquake. nearly 1400 people are confirmed dead. a dozen aftershocks rippled through the region for hours. the u.s. will send a million dollars in aid and disaster teams to the quake zone and a quarter response includes california-based urban search and rescue team from the los angeles area. here's a look at the aftermath. >> reporter: seconds of terror followed by scenes of definition. >> the whole room was shaking. >> a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit nepal on saturday. at the earth shook the capitol city of kathmandu crumbled. >> we had debris falling from roofs and a giant water tank that shattered. >> reporter: homes came down the bricks scattered everywhere. roads buckled and tore apart. religious temples temples and historic monuments left in piece. >> part of the rubble and people are trying to find if there's inunderanything. >> rescue operations began immediately. people digging through the rubble by hand. by afternoon, troops arrived carrying pick axes and shovels, but it is too little

in san jose katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> later today president obama will meet with the president of cuba mark inging the first face-to-face conversation of its kind since the hate of the cold war. mr. obama and president raul castro greeted each other last night during the summit of the americas in panama. both leaders have an opportunity to take another step in normalizing relations between the two countries. there has been some speculation that president obama will announce the u.s. is removing cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. millions are bracing for another round of severe weather across the midwest, this after a tornado killed two people in illinois. take a look he at the damage done in fairdale illinois. two women died after the twister hit their neighborhood. thursday's tornado damaged just about every structure in the small farming community northwest of chicago. some people dodged the tornado including 12 diners who found shelter with seconds to spare in the basement of a local restaurant. traffic is back to normal this morning after drivers faced nearl

katie marzullo has reaction. >> bruce jenner says bruce has lived a lie his life we gathered with members of the transgender community to watch together. she said it's like reliving her own life. >> i transitioned in my mid-40s. but it through mid-60s. the question about why now is why not? the real question is why didn't i have the nerve to do it 20 years earlier? >> carmen stuart who works with transgender youth is inspired by jenner. >> more than anything, i didn't want to tell people if i could skip past this part in life and just live. but that's not helping other people. that's not looking up to the older people that did it before, like bruce jenner wasn't able to come out. you know, it makes me proud to be out. >> they're transgender, married and the parents of a 2-year-old. >> bruce jenner presented a complex, human picture of one way to be transgender. i was glad they didn't present it as the only way to be transgender transgender. i'm glad they addressed that. >> for him it's about what's on the inside and not on the outside. as i think it is with most people. but most people in

good evening i'm katie marzullo. the storms could change your easter plans. abc7 news meteorologist francis in tonight. >> hi, katie. good evening, everyone. reporting light rain this past hour but nothing measurable so far. 5 doppler 7 radar hd satellite shows increasing rain tonight. we've had trace amounts of rainfall in redding the last few hours. things are going to change tomorrow as this front moves in. if you have easter plans during the morning for services or brunch, have an umbrella handy. showers likely during the morning hours and it's going to be pretty cool out there. upper 50s. in the afternoon showers start to taper off. but we'll be on the cool side once again and in the evening mainly cloudy. now, we actually have a stronger system heading our way monday and tuesday. i'll have rain totals for you as well as snow in the sierra coming up. katie? >> thanks francis. >>> wisconsin versus duke for the national college basketball championship. lit up in both team's colors tonight. west conference surprised everyone in the upset over kentucky. mike

good evening i'm katie marzullo. dan fredinburg was climbing mt. everest when other google employees. his sister said he died from a head injury. and the other three employees are safe. he was an adventurist who worked out of mt. view. the earthquake was followed by after shocks and trees are covered in rubble with search crews looking for survivors. bossy can annie has the details. >> suddenly the shock waves hit nepal. >> the ground shook quite hard for i would say 30 seconds. >> reporter: a massive 7.6 earthquake hitting theive pofrished himalayan country. the capital city of kathmandu crumbling and devastation as houses are in rubble and historical monuments in pieces and everywhere people running for their lives. >> you ran out into the street and you could hear screams. >> reporter: and residents jolted by after shocks and the terror returning again and again. >> after time it would come again and again, the panic would rise. >> reporter: the after shocks forcing hundreds of thousands to sleep outside as a race to pull survivors out and the h

. >>> i'm katie marzullo. we begin with developing news.earch for a hit-and-run driver, the driver slammed into a car driven by wesly burton who died at the escape. he was a husband, father, and worked at kpsa public

police quickly recovered the stolen car, but as abc7 news reporter katie marzullo reports, the crime has neighbors re-evaluating their safety. >> it was shocking watching the video how comfortable they were. it was just like they were walking down the street. >> that is until the two young people move in to steal the car parked on the street in front of his home. they worked quietly and took less than three minutes. >> i woke up and looked and my daughter's car wasn't there. >> that's when he turned to a camera installed on the roof of legs house. he installed it saturday after someone stole packages off the porch. he called police and offense spotted the car later that afternoon. three young people ran from the car leaving behind a life and mariner pipe. but the only damage is to the ignition switch. >> they travel fast in this neighborhood and on social media. ruben saw the video posted on facebook and came by to ask jack about his cameras. he almost had a car stolen a few months ago. >> we want to get surveillance videos in case things happen we have a face or something we can put

abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is live at the hospital where the victim is in critical condition. video because they're hoping someone in the public a member of the community would recognize the attacker. in the end a san francisco police officer who spotted him right back at the scene of the crime. thanks to the clear images in this video captured by surveillance cameras outside the gang way bar on larkin street, police have arrested arthur lee jones of fairfield. they say he's the man in the video seen striking a homeless man in the head with a metal pipe. >> one of our officers around 10:45 spotted the individual, the suspect right on the corner of larkin and gary. >> reporter: the arrest comes just over 24 hours after the crime. a vicious and unprovoked beating that sent the victim to the hospital in critical condition. justin cunningham saw it happen. he is the man you can see smoking a cigarette in the video. >> after i looked up after lighting a smoke, robert was hit on the head by a pipe and now this guy is almost walking on top of me. and i'm not quite sure if i just saw

i'm katie marzullo. we gibb with -- begin with details on a deadly hit and run. [sirens] >> this picture shows the chase last night. the suspect's car hit and killed bridget checker. cornell bernard spoke with her father and has the latest. >> reporter: such a sad story. bridge jet klecker's family are def calculated by her loss. her -- devastated by her loss. her father says she was simply crossing the street when she was hit by a speeding car. the police need to find the suspects responsible. the wild police chase through the streets of san francisco. three minute suspected in a string of recent armed robberies running from cops in a stolen car. this witness hatt had never seen anything like it. >> could hear the emergency vehicles and watched a four-door sedan hitting every bump. >> when the chase crossed the street bridget klecker was struck and later died. her father, john, spoke with us by phone from his home in north carolina. >> she had a great sense of humor, was always fun to be around likes to party. just enjoyed living and enjoyed working for the food

. >>> i'm katie marzullo. we begin with developing news on the fishing boat crash. four people left bodega bay yesterday to go fishing. when they didn't return home the search began. sky 7hd was over the search site. 12 hours later rescue cries found a wrecked boat and two bodies. cornell bernard is there live where the recovery effort continues. cornell? >> reporter: the coast guard tells me the search has been slowed considerably tonight due to all this heavy fog moving onshore at point reyes. and hope is fading the two missing boaters will be found alive. a sheriffs helicopter is assisting the u.s. coast guard in the search for survivors of 0 boat accident off point reyes. >> right now we're actually continuing to search for two other people. >> reporter: but two others on the 21-foot pleasure craft did not survive. sky 7hd was over the wreckage of the boat near the rocks off tomales point. a debris field nearby and on shore. search crews riding jet skis searched the water for two missing passengers onboard. >> the coast guard says the group left bodega bay frida

. >>> i'm katie marzullo. we begin with developing news. the search for a hit-and-run driver, the driver slammed into a car driven by wesly burton who died at the escape. he was a husband father, and worked at kpsa public radio. cornell bernard is live in berkeley. >> reporter: a very, very tough weekend for those here at kpf radio. they say that wesley burton wasn't just a coworker, he was a friend. they hope a hit-and-run suspect will be caught. >> what can you say when somebody deer to you -- dear to you is taken away. >> reporter: radio host kevin vans is on the air, talking about his friend and coworker, wesley burton. >> worked with great grace under pressure. >> reporter: burton was a radio engineer and co-hosted side show radio. his last broadcast was friday where he predicted the warriors would win the nba championship. >> i know i sound like a fan and really optimistic. >> reporter: he was driving home when he was struck by a speeding dodge charger only martin luther king boulevard. the impact flipped burton's car. he died at the

i'm katie marzullo. a security researcher scheduled to speak at a conference in san francisco this week was denied travel on united airlines following a twitter post and statements about hacking into a plane's system. the fbi seized chris roberts of one world lab's equipment last week. but after flying with another airline, roberts made it to san francisco last night. we talk with him. we're live in the newsroom. >> he says it's his job to find weaknesses with airplanes and other vehicles that use electronic systems. but united airlines says assertions about equipment tampering go too far. >> i'm looking at the entertainment system and going i know this -- breached. why isn't it fixed several years after the conversations. >> sitting on the flight last yankee, security researcher chris roberts had the thought and tweeted his fluff frustrations and gave interviews regarding his research into airplane verge. when he landed in syracuse last week, fbi agents seized it laptop and equipment. and when he tried

police quickly recovered the stolen car but as abc7 news reporter katie marzullo reports, the crime has neighbors re-evaluating their safety. >> it was shocking watching the video how comfortable them. it was just like they were walking down the street. >> that is until the two young people move in to steal the car parked on the street in front of his home. they worked quietly and took less than three minutes. >> i woke up and locoed and my daughter's car wasn't there. >> that's when he turned to a camera installed on the roof of his head. he reported a car theft. officers spotted the honda later that afternoon. they tell jack three young people ran from the car, leaving behind a knife and marijuana pipe. but the only damage is to the ignition switch. >> they travel fast in this neighborhood and on social media. ruben saw the video posted on facebook and came by to ask carjack about his cameras. he almost had a car stolen a few months ago. >> we want to get surveillance videos in case things happen we have something to go to for the police report. >> that's the part jack is happy with,

i'm katie marzullo. relations between the united states and cuba have been officially reset tonight. it happened during a historic meeting of the summit of the americas in panama where for the first time in two generations, the leaders of the two countries met. abc news reporter tai hernandez has the details. >> reporter: it was the handshake that shook history. after the cold war, leaders of the united states and cuba breaking the ice. >> if you keep on doing something for 50 years and it doesn't work, you should try something new. >> reporter: president obama sat down face to face with president raul castro of communist cuba. >> it is possible for us to turn the page and develop a new relationship between our two countries. >> reporter: two countries at dagger points since 1959 when fidel castro and brother, raul overthrew the u.s.-backed government in cuba, a history that includes the cuban missile crisis that brought the world to the brink of puke leernuclear war in 1962. it's to mean to remove cuba

good evening everyone i'm katie marzullo. broadcast hall of famer lon simmons was part of the original san francisco giants' announcing team. he went on to call games for the a's and the 49ers. simmons career in the giants' broadcast booth spanned five decades. he started with russ hodges in 1958 when the giants moved to san francisco. today, the booth is named in their honor. simmons also called games for the oakland a's for 15 years and spent 26 seasons announcings for the 49ers. tonight all three teams have responded. the 49ers organization says it is honored lon simmons played such role in our history. the a's said his humility and humor made him loved which makes today a sad day for fans around the world. and the giants said the team's family and sports community lost a through gentleman this morning when hall of fame broadcaster lon simness peacefully passed away. fans are also sharing their sentiments sentiments. >> you don't hear voices like that no more. sad to say. the gigs who commentate on the games today they don

her campaign says it will be different this time hello i'm katie marzullo. we begin with this developing news. hillary clinton has made her presidential ambitions official. that official word first came in an e-mail to donors and campaign alumni. clinton's cam pan adviser wrote quote, wanted to make sure you heard it first from miami it's official hillary is running for president. minutes later clinton launched her online campaign. >> everyday americans need a champion and i want to bee that champion. >> reporter: making official. >> i'm running for president. >> reporter: launched her second bid for the white house with little fanfare this simple tweet and video. her presidential run seems inevitable, even as she dodged questions. >> i'm thinking about it but i'm going continue to think about it. >> reporter: as she played coy in public, former secretary of state, senator and first lady has been building up a campaign apparatus for months. leasing office space in brooklyn hiring staffers and lake the groundwork to hit the road in early voting states. team c

i'm katie marzullo. hillary clinton made the announcement in a two minute video. she doesn't appear until well into the second half, part of her strategy to make the campaign less about her, and more about the people she wants to represent. >> everyday americans need a champion. and i want to that champion. >> this announcement by video was the same way she announced her candidacy in 2007. many democrats are excited about another hillary clinton run. as you may remember she beat barack obama this the primary. back then $23 million, or 18% of contributions to her campaign came from californians. expect more visits from the former secretary as her bay area supporters will likely be holding funds raisers on her behalf. >> i love hillary. i believe in here. i trust in here. we know her. she's going to be an amazing leader for this country and stop the gridlock that's happening in washington. >>> bay area republicans meanwhile are criticizing hillary clinton. the vice chairman of the california republican party is even questioning her decision to announce her candidacy

i'm katie marzullo. happening now. friends and family are gathered in the east bay to remember the first reported american victim killed in the violence in yemen jamal al-labani died in a mortar shelling while walking back from a mosque. lisa amin gulezian is live in hayward. >> reporter: the memorial started about an hour ago and everyone in this room really loved jamal. everyone is breaking four lunch right now but he was a friend cousin, an uncle and even a second father to the men in this room. the mood is heavy as they remember the father of three. jamal left for yemen in february hoping to finally bring his wife and two-year-old daughter, who lived there back to the u.s. with him. but he was stuck. the airport shut down and escaping became impossible and tuesday, as jamal was leaving a mosque wives his nephew, he was hit by moat tar shelling. he and his nephew died immediately. >> people are sad because he is -- they know him the person that always has a smile on his face. >> he bought other lot next to me to bui

i'm katie marzullo. a google executive is among nearly 1500 people killed in the earthquake. dan fredinburg was climbing mt. everest with three other google employees when the quake hit. his sister said he died from a major head injury. a google spokesman says the other three employ years are safe. fredinburg was an adventurer who worked out of mountain view. the quake was followed by aftershocks. streets and town squares are covered in rubble with rescue crews searching for survivors. here's more. >> reporter: the 7.8 magnitude quake struck less than 50 miles from kathmandu knocking down historic structures and killing more than 1400. tremors caused avalanches on mt. everest, rescue workers dug through rubble where buildings once stood. the cnn india bureau chief says rescuers face difficult conditions. >> this part of the world infrastructure tends to be very weak. roads aren't as wide. there isn't a robust emergency response system. the police system, the ambulance system, the healthcare system none of these systems are what you would imagine them to be in the west. >> rep

. >> good evening i'm katie marzullo. we are now halfway through the weekend closure of van ness avenue. one on san francisco's busiest streets. crews are digging a pedestrian tunnel. >>> the general contractor is always on schedule so that's good news. you can see the intersection here at geary and van ness and it's a little bit tricky for cars to navigate the turn on to van ness, however traffic appears to be flowing as good as can be expected and that's because of the 70 or so people who are directing drivers around the closure. buses, ped yaps and first responders are allowed through the blockade but a drivers have go toe go around the closure from post street to geary. in order to bore a thumb the crews closed vans me. the first of the schedule closures to construct a pedestrian access and connecting the medical center with medical offices. the goal is installing treasure structural walls. >> those walls will be part of the temporary structure that will allow to us continue work all summer long underneath van ness an

i'm katie marzullo. more on that story in a moment. first, the latest on the violent attack at a university in ken na. we're hearing for the first time from a surviving hostage. >> he turned me around, they kicked me. >> gunmen from the group al-shabaab reportedly targeted christian students at the school. here's the story. >> i hear the gunshot. we heard someone screaming. >> reporter: a horror that lasted 13 hours and left at least 148 people dead. gunshots shattering the quiet on thursday morning, jolting students at the garissa university college out of their bed, as four gunmen from al-shabaab stormed the campus now. survivors are relegalling what it took to walk out of the school alive. >> me on the plant. >> this young man emerging from one building, saying he covered himself in his classmates' blood and played dead. >> only man who survived the whole place. >> this young woman hid in a wardrobe and covered herself in clothes. >> i was scared. >> she said she heard the gunman ask her fellow students about islam. if they couldn't

katie marzullo said the impact stretches beyond the banks of the creek. >> it entered the drain to the top of our property on 16th box. asteve is the general manager of the country club in oakland. it is directly downstream from where the cement was pumped into the creek. we found a layer of the cement material and that now is included in the area we will clean up. >> unfortunately, i am concerned and all parties are out in full force and taking the steps to take care of it. >> golfers are free to play but certain holes could be off limits. >> cleanup is expected to continue for several days. >> adam got the news from a notice taped open his front door, he lives in the town homes where it was first detects. a project to replace a pipeline involved filling the old pipe with cement. a valve was left open allowing the material to flow freely and the creek. >> do not take for granted the natural environment in our backyard. having it disrupted is disappointing but worrisome. >> one bird was killed in the spill and a second had to be euthanizeed. fish and wildlife is investigating. >> this

moments in bay area history passed away today at the age of 916789 good evening, everyone i'm katie marzullo. broadcast hall of famer lon simmons was part of the original san francisco giants announcing team. he went on to call games for the a's and the 49 erls. tiffany wilson begins our team cover live from at & t park with reaction to his death. >> reporter: fans remember lon simmons as the sound track to summer nights. even when they weren't at the ballpark they say he made them feel part of the game. simmons career in the giants broadcast booth spanned five decades. he started with russ ej hodge he is in 1958 when the giants moved to san francisco. today the booth is named in their honor. simmons is remembered for his enthusiasm, his incredible sports knowledge and his booming baritone voice. he shared shows skills across the bay calling games for oakland a's for 15 years and spent 26 seasons announcing for the 49ers. today the giants released this statement. the giants family and bay area sports community lost a true gentleman this morning when hall of fame broadcaster lon simmons peace

good evening, i'm katie marzullo. lilian kim is live in the newsroom with reaction to clinton's announcement. >> hillary clinton made the announce independent a two-minute video. she doesn't appear until well into the second half. part of their strategy to make the campaign less about her and more about the people she wants to represent. >> everyday americans need a champion, and i want to be that champion. >> this announcement by video was the say became she announced in 2007 when the first ran sponsor president. california democrats are excited about a hillary clinton run. she bed bronco in the 2008 primary. back then $23 million, or 18% of contributions to her campaign, came from california. so expect more visits from the former secretary as her bay area supporters will like by be hold can fundraisers. >> i trust in her. we know sher. she is going to be an amazing leader for the country. >> bay republicans are criticizing hillary clinton. the vice-chairman of the republican party is questioning her decision to anno

i'm katie marzullo. broadcast hall of famer lon simmons was part of the original san francisco giants announcing team. he went on to call games for the a's and the 49 erls. tiffany wilson begins our team cover live from at & t park with reaction to his death. >> reporter: fans remember lon simmons as the sound track to summer nights. even when they weren't at the ballpark they say he made them feel part of the game. simmons career in the giants broadcast booth spanned five decades. he started with russ ej hodge he is in 1958 when the giants moved to san francisco. today the booth is named in their honor. simmons is remembered for his enthusiasm, his incredible sports knowledge and his booming baritone voice. he shared shows skills across the bay calling games for oakland a's for 15 years and spent 26 seasons announcing for the 49ers. today the giants released this statement. the giants family and bay area sports community lost a true gentleman this morning when hall of fame broadcaster lon simmons peacef

her campaign says it will be different this time hello, i'm katie marzullo. we begin with this developing news. hillary clinton has made her presidential ambitions official. that official word first came in an e-mail to donors and campaign alumni. clinton's cam pan adviser wrote, quote, wanted to make sure you heard it first from miami it's official, hillary is running

moments in bay area history passed away today at the age of 916789 good evening, everyone i'm katie marzullofamer lon simmons was part of the original san francisco giants announcing team. he went on to call games for the a's and the 49 erls. tiffany wilson begins our team cover live from at & t park with reaction to his death. >> reporter: fans remember lon simmons as the sound track to summer nights. even when they weren't at the ballpark they say he made them feel part of the game. simmons career in the giants broadcast booth spanned five decades. he started with russ ej hodge he is in 1958 when the giants moved to san francisco. today the booth is named in their honor. simmons is remembered for his enthusiasm, his incredible sports knowledge and his booming baritone voice. he shared shows skills across the bay calling games for oakland a's for 15 years and spent 26 seasons announcing for the 49ers. today the giants released this statement. the giants family and bay area

i'm katie marzullo.uled to speak at a conference in san francisco this week was denied travel on united airlines following a twitter post and statements about hacking into a plane's system. the fbi seized chris roberts of equipment last week. but after flying with another airline, roberts made it to san francisco last night. we talk with him. we're live in the newsroom. >> he says it's his job to find weaknesses with airplanes and other vehicles that use electronic systems. but united airlines says assertions about equipment tampering go too far. >> i'm looking at the entertainment system and going i know this -- breached. why isn't it fixed several years after the conversations. >> sitting on the flight last yankee, security researcher chris roberts had the thought and tweeted his fluff frustrations and gave interviews regarding his research into airplane verge. when he landed in syracuse last week, fbi agents seized it laptop and equipment. and when he tried to fly on united airlines he was denied. >>

i'm katie marzullo. a google executive is among nearly 1500 people killed in the fredinburg was climbing mt. everest with three other google employees when the quake hit. his sister said he died from a major head injury. a google spokesman says the other three employ years are safe. fredinburg was an adventurer who worked out of mountain view. the quake was followed by aftershocks. streets and town squares are covered in rubble with rescue crews searching for survivors. here's more. >> reporter: the 7.8 magnitude quake struck less than 50 miles from kathmandu knocking down historic structures and killing more than 1400. tremors caused avalanches on mt. everest, rescue workers dug through rubble where buildings once stood. the cnn india bureau chief says rescuers face difficult conditions. >> this part of the world infrastructure tends to be very weak. roads aren't as wide. there isn't a robust emergency response system. the police system, the ambulance system, the healthcare system none of these systems

in san francisco katie marzullo abc 7 news. >>> eight san francisco police officers are now suspended for their role in a racist text messaging scandal. chief greg announced the suspensions today at police headquarters. a total of 14 officers were under investigation, but not all of them sent or received the text. the eight he suspended have been referred to the police commission with the following recommendations. >> only termination, as it should be. as their conduct is incompatible with that of a police officer and i believe that causes them to fall below the minimum qualifications required. >> openly gay officer robenson was one of the officers recommended for termination, he has already resigned. >>> the texts became public during a bail hearing for former san francisco police officer. he was sentenced to 41 month in prison on public corruption charges. he told abc 7 news he is not a racist and the texts were misinterpreted. he was set tabegin serving his sentence today. >>> a former santa clara county supervisor who admitted to playing dirty politics will not serve any jailtime.

i'm katie marzullo. happening now.t reported american victim killed in the violence in yemen jamal al-labani died in a mortar shelling while walking back from a mosque. lisa amin gulezian is live in hayward. >> reporter: the memorial started about an hour ago and everyone in this room really loved jamal. everyone is breaking four lunch right now but he was a friend cousin, an uncle and even a second father to the men in this room. the mood is heavy as they remember the father of three. jamal left for yemen in february hoping to finally bring his wife and two-year-old daughter, who lived there back to the u.s. with him. but he was stuck. the airport shut down and escaping became impossible and tuesday, as jamal was leaving a mosque wives his nephew, he was hit by moat tar shelling. he and his nephew died immediately. >> people are sad because he is -- they know him the person that always has a smile on his face. >> he bought other lot next to me to build.

. >> good evening i'm katie marzullo. are now halfway through the weekend closure of van ness avenue. one on san francisco's busiest streets. crews are digging a pedestrian tunnel . >>> the general contractor is always on schedule so that's good news. you can see the intersection here at geary and van ness and it's a little bit tricky for cars to navigate the turn on to van ness, however traffic appears to be flowing as good as can be expected and that's because of the 70 or so people who are directing drivers around the closure. buses, ped yaps and first responders are allowed through the blockade but a drivers have go toe go around the closure from post street to geary. in order to bore a thumb the crews closed vans me. the first of the schedule closures to construct a pedestrian access and connecting the medical center with medical offices. the goal is installing treasure structural walls. >> those walls will be part

katie marzullo and. >> yes, he will be missed at at&t park with the giants but he called some the most famous flies like this one with 49ers steve young. 35. back to the 30. the 20. the 15. the 10. >> at the age of 91, lon simmons died year. he battled cancer on several occasions and passed peacefully according to his family. >> if i talk to long you know how old i am but he was a great. you don't hear voices like that no more. >> giants fan say simmons made you feel like you were on the field. take another listen. >> deep to left. play back. play back. play back. number 600 for willie mays. >> simmons would say that call was one of the favorites from the contrary, he also worked with bay area broadcaster bill king. simmons did not want a memorial with opening day his memorial. we are at at&t park for abc7 news. >>> we will be at the coliseum for the a's home opener against the rangers. you can share your fan photos with his with #whereyoulive. >> there will be stepped up security at the games with all 30 stadiums requiring pans to walk through metal detectors are be screened before go

we are joined with more from katie marzullo. >>> good morning matt. fans say that lon simmons made you feel like you were on the field a voice they will not forget. >> to the left. play back. play back. play back. number 400 for willie mays. >> at 91 legendary giants broadcaster:victim mops died yesterday battling cancer on several occasions and passed peacefully according to the family. he is up there watching down on all the games. >> simmons worked with the 49ers calling the steve young 49-yard run as you >> you do fell like you are there. simmons worked with bay area broadcaster bilking, -- bill king calling for the mid-80s and mid-90's and called the wound following the loma prieta and did not want a memorial perhaps opening day will be his tribute. >> that could be the case. >> we will be at the coliseum for the as home opener tonight and we want to see how you celebrate the green and gold you can share your fan photos with us with #whereyoulive. >> this morning sonoma c sheriff deputy are hunting for a suspect believed arm and mentally unstale.

katie marzullo? >> mvp! >> a big win for the warriors. >> fans are loud.ud. >> this team is amazing. it is probably one of the best teams i have seen in my lifetime. >> same goes for riley granded her lifetime togetherred five months. [ inaudible ] >> how about this for a first experience? >> i never seen figure like that. >> that is relay, the row pot making delivery. come here. come here. >> oracle is testing the technology sending gifts to fans in the sweep and the program knows how for avoid walls and fine doors and maneuvers around moving objects. >> the robot create as great fan experience and a more ever efficient way of getting food or product to the fan then we have thrilled. >> i am the loud of the at -- loudest at the game. >> warriors claim the title of second highest attendance in franchise history 803 packed the arena. >> four of the warriors starter only play the the first hatch. klay thompson scored 25 minutes in 15 minutes and closed out with 133-126 victory only the 10th team to win 67 in the season and only seven to go at 39-2 at home. t

i'm katie marzullo in ar ama daetz. >> we will continue to fol leigh that on air and online and for now we'll move on to other news and police are asking people who used a particular restroom at a walnut street starbucks, laura anthony is live in walnut creek with the story. >> reporter: it was around this time on tuesday that a store employee here at the starbucks found a video camera hidden in a unisex bathroom. let's just say the discovery isn't sitting well with those who might have used that restroom. >> a bathroom is kind of a sanctuary, sort of a sacred place. >> to a person, customers outside this walnut creek starbucks reacted with disappointment and disgust to the fact of a venetia man who planted a camera not once but twice in the past two months. >> any thoughts about whether you might be on that? >> it's not impossible. >> its not impossible. >> walnut creek police arrested 35-year-old jacob turner at his venetia home. thursday a store employee found a camera like this one attached underneath the sink in the unisex bathroom. it had been recording for about 90 minutes betwee

. >> katie marzullo abc7 news. >> jenner struggled for decades before making his transition. others make it at a much younger age. >> and he was really sad because all he got was legos and he said mom, what i really want is a dress. >> coming up in our next half-hour, the often silent struggle that transgender children endure and how an east bay mother and father are supporting their child's choice. turning to breaking news from nepal where a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck the country overnight. quake's epicenter was less than 350 miles from the capital city. at least 8 aftershocks of 4.5 or greater have been felt following the initial tumbler. government officials say at least 688 people have been killed and hundreds more injured. a man traveling in the country describes the moment the quake hits. >> so i was upstairs in a coffee shop. i was about to put my order in. and it kind of felt like some big trucks were rumbling buy and i wasn't sure about how the building was built so i wasn't too alarmed. maybe it was trucks. then is kept going and got stronger and stronger. >> he