we are the alcohol and beverage control and we are funding through the abc special fund through your plication and renewal fees and our role to ensure that we are not a road block to developing business in that area is something we certainly keep in the forefront of our minds. america's cup races, we have had a couple of meetings with the stake holders in the city and promoters and pretty much everyone else that you can think is involved in that end of things and we hope to move forward and we hope to have abc permitted in place so we are not impeding the incredible time that it's going to be for this entire city and looking forward to spending a day out there and seeing what it's all about. but there are some regulatory and legislative hurdles that we have to get through because of the uniqueness of the event with the temporary location that it's going to be there for well over a hundred days. it's very unique in that aspect but we are working closely with everyone involved and we think it's going to come off well from a regulatory standpoint. that's about all i had today in terms of

they were all verified by the abc. they swore under penalty of perjury. this license means it has to serve 50 percent food and it must be be prepared on the premises. the original owners are people who owned the building and they opened a wonderful cafe. it opened at 6:00 in the morning, closed at 6:00 in the evening. some of the people wanted to have wine with their sandwiches or their lunch so they applied for a liquor license. every time that place changes it just gets worse. now they haven't been serving food in there for so long. why grant them a type 48 which will turn it into a bar. the neighbors don't want that. this is the last quiet corner in our neighborhood. it's tree lined. we've worked for over 20 years to keep this neighborhood clean and safe and we don't need another bar and club in that area. they didn't do outreach, they did promotion. they sent out a card and on the card one side says all ages, on the other side it says all the different e vents they're going to have. one is sex talk. >> thank you. just for those two are looking for a se

legislators to propose that to the public and propose it to the abc. i believe this nightlife summit was create because of problems in the public, there was problems with noise, problems with over drinking, a lot of our laws are based on that. i'm here to propose that we have more responsible training for our bar tenders and servers. the cocktail boom around the country has turned bartenders into a true professional. now that professional bartender's job is in question. >> i'm sure it's around the whole notion of where you can drink alcohol and the idea of one of those courses or presentations or event would whether or not it would constitute a public, somebody opened to the public or whether it was essentially amounting to commercial use of alcohol. and, you know, frankly the law is pretty clear on it and we have not or give a quota to a situation where there is any kind of commercial use of alcohol without the benefit of abc license. there are innovative ways to get ourselves into a scenario, a licensed scenario that could let something like that work

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the cause is under investigation. abc 7 news reporter kyra clapper will have a live report with more in the next half hour. >>> developing news also out of san jose where a tree fell and hit a car. authorities say a branch about 70 feet long fell onto the car just before midnight near winchester boulevard and tish way. the female driver suffered injuries, not considered life threatening. the tree was blocking winchester boulevard but has since been moved out of the way. >>> two houses erupt into flames after a stolen car slammed into a gas meter next to two homes. inside the car, four children, ages 9 to 12, out for a joyride. abc 7 news has the story from south san jose. >> reporter: the night sky exploded with lights, sirens and flames. it was all focused around these two homes on bluefield drive. >> it sounded like someone screeching around some turns and then we heard a loud boom. it sounded like an explosion. >> it was the sound of a stolen car plowing into a gas meter on the side of this home. police say the 12-year

the area. >> this is a bizarre scene that went on for a while. abc 7 news is live with new details, heather? >> the assault happened just down stairs here at the 16th street bart station. bart police are still waiting for a signature, a judge's signature when they get it, charges will include two counts of false imprisonment felonies including four misdemeanor battery charges. deportation proceedings are in the works. 24-year-old was arrested may 10th released two days later for lack of evidence but now, investigators are using this video as primary evidence in this case. @uavd of ice, determining he was here illegally. it's unclear which will come first deportation for the criminal case. bart rider are unphased by what they saw. >> it happens every day. san francisco. you know? unpredictable. >> amazing different stuff people do. makes you not want to touch hand rails around here anymore, either. >> bart says it's new budget means there will be hundreds of new cameras coming soon to stations and on trains. sending realtime pictures to monitoring st

because of the similarities to the bridge fire. abc 7 news. >> happening now in southern california a vigil just began moments ago to honor five peopleft a gunman went on a ramp yain on n.santa monica, friday. the violent series of events ended unside after police shot and killed the gunman. the victim includes his father and brother, dying after being shot in their home. the gunman shot randomly at strangers and carrack jacked a woman before heading to santa monica college campus. >>> a man accused in a mass shooting last year will have to under are go a evaluation before he can be tried. trying to determine whether go is mentally kpet toi toif -- competent to stand trial. g go scheduled to return to court in december. >> a man near body found under the historic ferry boats. sky 7 was overhead. the medical examiner still has to figure out who the man is and why he died. >> bomb experts and a police dog are now searching a jet that made an unscheduled landing in phoenix. phoenix police say law enforcement in los angeles asked them to c

at the same time, the prime minister was holding his own rally. abc's alex marquardt is in istanbul. alex? >> reporter: good evening, david. it's been a day of brutal crackdowns here. the anti-government protesters have been violently uprooted from the park they've been occupying. the police tonight won't let us get anywhere near it. as the government launches an all-out effort to quash this two-week protest. it's the worst violence turkey has seen in decades. today, running battles between police and the anti-government protesters. suffocating amid vast clouds of tear gas. protesters refused to leave this park for over two weeks, despite repeated angry warnings from turkey's prime minister that he would clear the park. last night, he made good on that promise. the protesters blame the prime minister for the police's brutality, for acting like a dictator. he's one of america's best friends. a key regional ally for the war in syria and against iran's nuclear program. tonight, as a massive rally, a defiant prime minister made no apologies, telling support

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because of the similarities to the bridge fire. abc 7 news. >> happening now in southern california a vigil just began moments ago to honor five people who died after a gunman went on a ramp yain on n.santa monica, friday. the violent series of events ended unside after police shot and killed the gunman. the victim includes his father and brother, dying after being shot in their home. the gunman shot randomly at strangers and carrack jacked a woman before heading to santa a man accused in a mass shooting last year will have to under are go a evaluation before he can be tried. trying to determine whether go is mentally kpet toi toif -- competent to stand trial. g go scheduled to return to court in december. >> a man near body found under the historic ferry boats. sky 7 was overhead. the medical examiner still has to figure out who the man is and why he died. >> bomb experts and a police dog are now searching a jet that made an unscheduled landing in phoenix. phoenix police say law enforcement in los angeles asked them to check a possibl

vic lee is live with the story only on abc 7 news. vic? it was a mechanical failure that caused the fire. an air spring somehow cracked and ruptured. now, mechanics call this a balloon because it sort of looks like a balloon. and it deflates like a balloon when there is a hole in it that. is apparently what happened that may evening. five women died when they were engulfed in flames inside of the limo. this video shows the fire started in the rear of the stretch limo. investigators have been examining the charred wreck in redwood city. abc 7 news learned that the air springs somehow ruptured, setting off a domino affect that led to the fire. the owner of royal auto repair services limousines explains the sequence of events. >> these are air springs so when one has a rupture on it, the car drops down to almost

woman. >> the -- >> it was an abc woman. >> and then you gave -- >> she didn't call, she text. >> and then you agreed to have a separate recorded interview. >> yes. >> and do you know the person that interviewed you? >> no. >> did you tell them the name diamond eugene? >> i just told them -- he had asked me how -- to call me -- >> he had asked me -- >> he had asked me how he want me to say in the media. i say dede. that's when dede started popping up. >> so you used the nickname dee dee to identify yourself? >> yes. >> did you tell that person how old you were? >> no, he didn't ask me that. >> did you ask -- did he ask you your real name? >> no. >> so that was some time after march 19th but before april 2nd, correct? >> yes. >> and did you have any other interviews with anybody between march -- between the abc interview and april 2nd? >> no. >> on april 2nd, you were interviewed by mr. de la rionda, correct? >> yes, sir. >> and there were other agents there with the florida department of law enforcement? >> yes, sir. >> so this was your first interview with law enforcement? >> yes

and the one man who said pick me until they learned more about him. abc's matt gutman on this case from the start. >> reporter: tonight, mounting concern of jurors harboring hidden agendas. stealing their way on to the george zimmerman trial. >> a stealth juror is unbelievably dangerous, not only to the case but it's really devastating to the system. >> reporter: known as e7, one juror presented himself as the ideal juror, telling the court that he barely even heard of trayvon martin. >> so, certainly you have never been on one of those websites? >> no, no. >> or posted a comment or participated in one of those discussions? >> correct. >> reporter: a note to the judge. >> i don't need an explanation of what's posted. i just need to know, if that in fact is your posting? >> yeah. >> reporter: he was apparently an activist posting online rants against zimmerman. but the haggling over the jurors is set to continue this week. and there may be something else driving stealth jurors, excitement. >> this is a very high-profile trial, who wouldn't want to sit on it?

there is one and it is taking really the world by storm. tonight abcss and technology reporter david louie checks out the growing interest in this amazing gadget. >> tinkerers and do it yoursomers from around the world flooded themakers fair in san mateo. the do dads got plenty of people gawking. a tiny little computer had everybody talking. >> it is in everything. >> it is a single board microcontroller designed to it easier to incorporate electronics into, well,. >> brain controlled helicopter. >> anything. >> so much cool stuff you can enable. we have like three computers. >> farrah day electric bicycles built them into their bikes. >> so much going on. an ambient light sensor that turns on the lights automatically. we will have bluetooth to talk to your phone and track where the bike is and how far you have riden adjust the pedal with this. >> it can be scaled down to a small quarter. it is a simple straightforward computer circuit word that contains just the basics needed for programming. a decade ago people would have to make one of these from sc

the licensee that is depicted on the abc form 257. >> and number five. and shall be removed from the premises and all parking lot under the control of licensee within 72 hours of application. if the graffiti occurs on a friday, weekend day or on a holiday, the licensee shall remove it within 72 hours following the beginning of the next weekday. >> (inaudible) shall be equipped with lighting to illuminate and make easily decertainable the conduct of all persons on the premises. and additionally, the petitioner shall not disturb the normal (inaudible) of the residents. >> no noise shall be audible under the area of the control of the licensee as depicted on form 257 and in the hours of operation, the petitioners shall utilize the security system to record all entrances and exits and outside of the premises and the petitioner shall obtain all security recordings for at least 30 days and recordings for the san francisco police department when interested as evidence in a criminal investigation. >> the applicant agrees to the recommended can't. >> and number ei

we have team coverage this evening wait for example word from the white house, but we'll begin with abc's investigative correspondent brian ross in our washington bureau. good evening. >> good evening. the person responsible for one of the greatest security leaks in recent american history faces almost certain criminal prosecution, but he insisted that his identity be made public after fleeing to hong kong three month ago. >> my name is ed snowden. i am 29 years old. >> he is a former cia technician who currently is a civilian contractor with the nsa in hawaii. >> when you see everything you see them on a more frequent basis and you recognize that some of these things are actually abuses. >> snowden revealed himself ands his motivation sunday afternoon in this interview posted online by the guardian newspaper conducted by columnist glen greenwald in hong kong. >> this is the truth. this is what's happening. you should decide whether we should be doing this. >> snowden saw firsthand and became increasingly concerned about the nsa's reach of electronic surveilness of innocent americans. >>

the ruling on those tapes could come soon. matt gutman, abc news, sanford, florida. >>> and next on "world news," we want to bring you up to date on the fugitive, edward snowden, who exposed so many top secrets. he remains a man without a country tonight. hiding out in a moscow airport. and russian president vladimir putin is defying u.s. demands to hand him over. putin saying snowden is free to go wherever he wants. and as putin put it, the sooner he chooses a final destination, the better. >>> on one of the hottest days of the year, president obama is tackling the issue of climate change, speaking at georgetown university today. the president said the country needs to do more to prevent global warming. for the first time, the president is calling for regulations on carbon dioxide from power plants. he also called for more renewable energy. >>> this, as the stories of extreme weather continue tonight with lightning. nearly two dozen boy scouts recovering. hurt by a lightning strike while camping in new hampshire. alex perez takes us through w

and this is far from the end of tornado season. david kerley, abcngton. >>> moving onto your tuesday forecast now. stormy from montana to the western great lakes. showers in the pacific northwest. record heat in the southwest. thunderstorms across south texas, louisiana and florida. morning thunderstorms in the northeast. >>> 78 in new york, 80s from baltimore down to miami and for much of the midwest. 90s from albuquerque to new orleans. triple digits in phoenix and colorado springs. >>> big argument going on right now in west lafayette, indiana. at issue is a big banana painted on the side of a building. >> here's background on that banana. a banana is part of the logo of a property called. the building that that giant banana is painted on is owned by that company. >> they say it's meant to be a piece of art. the argument is whether it's protected as a form of speech or should be considered commercial speech and, therefore, regulated. it doesn't look bad -- >> it doesn't look bad? >> i guess it does. and you don't want that as your next door neigh

the low. >> never done that at abc. >> i did walk the catwalk.idn't win any championships. >> wasn't quite the same. >> give all the credit in the world to san antonio. amazing season for the team. >> no doubt. >> i want to ask about lebron inc. this guy is big before. what does this mean for the business of lebron james? >> listen, it can't get bigger. you are talking about a guy, a mega superstar. a guy now has two titles. this silences the rest of the critics. if you don't like lebron. you don't like him based on style. you don't like him based on the decision. you can't deny what he has done as a basketball player, 37 points. 12 rebounds in this game tonight. he couldn't have been better when it mattered the most. if you don't like lebron. it is more of a you problem than a him problem. >> poor tim duncan, so many titles. misses the key shot. one of the greatest of all time. just going to tarnish his legacy? do you think he will get a chance to come back? >> listen, oklahoma city will come back with russell westbrook healthy next year. clippe

that by the way is priceless. abc'sthe inspiring details. >> look at this -- >> half my size. >> reporter: the man with the penny-pinching, gut-busting plan. >> haven't touched soda in three years. joe aviance, papa joe as he is called is sparking big buzz after dropping hundreds of ponds pounds on his 99-cent store diet. >> chips bad. salad good. >> reporter: papa joe's strategy starts with walking five miles a day, that combined with healthy purchases from the 99 cent store. he went from a whopping 450 pounds to 200 pounds in 18 months. what sparked the dramatic weight loss? >> the weight goes down the drain. >> reporter: joe, a performing artist says it was seeing himself in this 2009 video. i said you know what you, have to end this right now. almost had a nervous breakdown. i went in the fridge. and i just threw everything in the trash can. rah! getting rid of everything. cookies, candy, cakes everything sugary items everything. >> reporter: abc news caught up with papa joe at his favorite 99 cent store in los ange

how do we capture the history? abc 7 news met a man today who already has. >> a modern fits into the ordinary. case in point here. new bay bridge. >> how people position their feet, hands how they adjust tools. >> he's captured them a frame at a time. >> other people may see it as beautiful. i wanted to see the work as beautiful. >> capturing the essence of every night, and bolt and phrase. it's art and history. >> it's a time cap tul. >> some of the pictures have now gone on display. imagine selecting 85. >> more difficult than gaining such unlimited ablg ses axe side from taking pictures joseph is a union guy who earned trust of his subjects because he's one of them. >> they're tough as nail autos what do you mean? >> mentally tough. physically tough. extraordinary stamina. >> by then it will be more of a back drop if anyone wonders what went into it, they'll have joe's pictures and people in them. 21 century iron workers. immortalized. >> have you thought of this work as a legacy? >> no. >> you're humble about this?

a recurring lung infection forced mandela back into the hospital over the weekend. abc'srandi hitt reports from pretoria. >> reporter: nelson mandela has spent the last two days battling a recurring lung infection. >> we are requesting the world to be with us. >> reporter: news headlines describe mandela's fight for his life. ♪ and the nation joined in prayer. with families throughout south africa attending church services this sunday, putting his fate in god's hands. >> i don't know. but god knows. because even the doctors don't know. >> reporter: mandela has been hospitalized four times in the last six months. and has always battled back. but this video captured in april shows a frail civil rights icon unresponsive. leaving many to acknowledge the inevitable for the first time publicly. even mandela's long-time friends are speaking openly, saying it's time to let him go. we're told mandela's wife continues to remain by his side. while family members are optimistic about his recovery, they're also asking for their privacy. brandi hitt, abc news, pretoria, south africa. >

this was the scene in the city of alexandria. abc news has learned 21-year-old andrew pochter of chevy chase, maryland, was killed in the violence there. and abc's susan saulny monitoring developments. she joins us now. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. tragic news overnight for a maryland family grieving over the loss of a son. andrew pochter was a 20-year-old college student working a summer internship with a nonprofit group that does work in north africa and the middle east. he was teaching english and working on his own arabic language skills when chaos erupted. the state department has confirmed that andrew was killed in the port city of alexandria, where deadly clashes erupted between opponents and supporters of the egyptian president mohamed morsi. he was among three killed and hundreds injured in the dueling rallies. as calls for mr. morsi to step down has intensified, the state department cautions against traveling to egypt. andrew was from chevy chase, maryland, and in the class of 2015 at kenyon college. rebecca? >> susa

the fire burned 22 squares miles. here's abc'sn colorado, lightning and heavy rains. a blessing and a curse for these long lines of cars, trying to return home. inside the fire zone near colorado springs. many not sure what is waiting for them. >> i want to be able to go back to our house. >> reporter: this was the scene last week as the massive blames quickly reduced million-dollar homes to their foundations. the black forest fire, now colorado's most destructive wildfire, ever, has destroyed at least 480 homes, killing two people. authorities say this wildfire is so tricky, because of record temperatures, and strong winds shifting the direction of the flames. >> pleased to report that because of the activity, both of the day crews so far today and night crews are going to bump containment percentage up to 65. >> reporter: mother nature wreaked havoc across the country. in san antonio, texas officers searched through waist-high water for victims of flooding. further south, 17 inches of rain fell overflowing the rio grande. this t

and the street here returns to normal. alex perez, abcoma city. >>> among those who died in the killer twisters three storm chasers, tim samaras, his son paul, and carl young. being remembered this morning as dedicated researchers who risked their lives doing what they loved. tim said he was fascinated by tornadoes from a very early age. >> the passion has always been there. it stuck with him. he devoted literally his life to saving other's lives and to be able to capture tornados and to be able to save lives through the technology he developed. >> jim said his brother had a reputation for safety. but somehow became trapped on the highway when the twister hit. >>> the northeast finally getting a break from days of sweltering, sticky heat humidity and rising temperatures took a big toll on runners in a half marathon in connecticut. seven people collapsed yesterday along the 13.1-mile route. runners say they struggled to make it to the finish line in the sun, no shade, no breeze. >> saw quite a few people on the side of the road laying down

the web site abc 7 news.com/app. >> it's fantastic. the picture is stunning. >> yes. looks good. >> yes. >> and still head a young boy who has become a you tube star. hear his speech praising the doctor. the reaction it got. >> a silicon valley billionaire. why he caved in to demands at 6:00. we'll be right back here. >>> baseball commissioner has been served with a lawsuit but finding him was not easy. a server hired by the law firm caught up with him in milwaukee. the law firm says workers bars head quarters from opening in new york. it claims major league baseball is violating antitrust laws. league called the lawsuit baseless and considers the south bay giants territory. >> last night, game seven of the nba finals. it turns out millions of others tuned in, too. the fen naly was the second most watched game since network began broadcasting the series in 2003. last night's 95-88 victory was watched by more than 26 million people nationwide. >> you're about to hear are one of the bravest sports fans in the bay area and he is only 10 years old. casey john stoern asked

the teen explained to us why he tried the risky stunt. abc'shas the story. >> reporter: to chris kreis it loomed like a titanic boogie board, an endangered whale shark, the world's biggest fish, as long as a school bus and as heavy as a sherman tank. >> we drove right back up to it and noticed that he was feeding. >> reporter: swallowing volkswagen-sized gulps of water and tiny fish off florida. >> i decided that, you know what, maybe i should go try and swim with him. i might not be able to do it ever again. >> reporter: and so he did. there's the 19-year-old latching on. >> it was almost like an adrenaline rush. >> reporter: whale sharks are considered the gentle giants of the sea. but after nine seconds he knew it was time to let go. >> he began to descend and if something doesn't want you on it you might as well just let it go. >> reporter: human encounters with sea creatures are often inspiring, as i discovered with a pod of atlantic dolphins. but touching or harassing the wrong animal in florida can get you arrested. this guy posted pictu

and the fire is only 5% contained. abc'sies launched a criminal investigation after two bodies were found inside the black forest wildfire near colorado springs. >> i know the heart of this community goes out to the family and friends they leave behind. >> reporter: investigators say they were discovered in a heavily wooded area and last heard from a witness who spoke to them on the phone. >> the person they were speaking with said he could hear popping and cracking in the background. and they advised they are leaving right now. >> reporter: officials say the fast-moving blaze destroyed at least 360 homes. many of them million dollar mansions nestled inside the black forest. janet coyne thought she was one of the lucky ones until she saw her house burning on tv. >> it was awful. to watch it just -- burn down. and our cats are there. it was horrible. >> reporter: desperate to save her house, lena mesa is soak ing it with a garden hose. >> this is all wet. that may help us have a little better chance. >> reporter: the flames h

investigators say empty beer cans were found inside the vehicle. abc 7 news reporter matt keller will have a live update from the scene in the next half hour. >>> developing news, walnut creek police are canvassing a quiet residential neighborhood, looking for clues after a stunning attack inside a home overnight. someone was viciously beaten. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. amy? >> reporter: kristen, i just spoke with the sergeant here at the walnut creek police department and he tells me the investigation is very active right now. in fact, it's at a sensitive point so he's pretty guarded with the information he wants to release right now. but look at the video. it's apparent that a man was beaten overnight. and police tell me that he was taken to the hospital, but they do believe that this victim is expected to survive. they tell me this all happened at a condominium complex near the b.a.r.t. station oak road. i asked police if this was a home invasion or if this were two people who knew each other. they would not specify

we are always open to discuss conditions with alu and the abc and i'm sure we'll be going through that process. we're quite familiar with the standard conditions alu has proposed and we've gone over those with the owners and we're prepared to cover those in our abc license. they volunteer to end their entertainment at 11:00 pm out of respect for the residents that reside in the same business and will continue to do that as part of their ongoing business. >> public comment is closed. >> one of the last speakers asked for continuance on this. i generally might consider a continuance, however, i have think we could -- because of all the support that came out and i could see there was community outreach and just looking at cafe royal's we believe site i could see the building's very full and [inaudible] and that you do have a menu there. so for me, if we were to continue this, to put conditions on here, that would necessitate probably another session where we have all these people come out again. and i don't feel like i need to hear it again and waste everybody's time on this. so i'd like

two more chances to win free gas in the abc 7 big gas giveaway. up next, leyla gulen will reveal today's winner. >>> trading under way on wall street. we're starting off with the dow in negative territory below 15,000. ahead we'll go live to bloomberg's jane king at the new york stock exchange. >>> rescue on the bay. efforts to save some stranded water goers to safety after >>> 6:45 now. the accuweather forecast calls for another windy day here in the bay area. >> leyla gulen has been talking about that. that's putting authorities on alert following two rescue efforts at coyote point in san mateo county. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller joins us live to explain. matt? >> reporter: these trees are a good gauge of the winds out here. perfectly still. no breeze out here this morning. as i take my photographer up here, he can get a good shot of the bay. beautiful morning here in san mateo. the waters are calm. that's expected to change. the winds are expected to pick up to 25 knots later today. that's close to 30 miles per hour. now this is what it l

the smoke was seen by many of you tonight. abc seven has live coverage. -- happened inl just the last 30 minutes. abc seven has the coho in her -- the co-owner. he raced into the flames to save the store and his employees. >> i am devastated. we have been in business since 1920. i owned the store since 1975. >> he thought he had seen it all until this afternoon, which -- when someone screamed fire. >> he an employee ran to an outdoor lumberyard. extinguisher.e when i tried to get out there, on 11th street, it was flames up the side of the building. lights were out. it was pitch black and smoke. we think it has been going on for the last three hours. >> everyone was wondering, could this be arson? >> i have no idea. i cannot believe. .his is woods nothing to start burning right away. >> there is more. the 4.5 hours choked these guys over capitol hill with thick black smoke. that smoke has residents worried that it contains toxins from burning hardware chemicals. officials aren't biting presidents of capitol hill, lincoln park to re

in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> we have breaking news. in colorado it is feared dozens of additional homes will be destroyed by one of the wildfires turning out of control. this is burning near colorado springs. the fire broke out yesterday. this is about 60 miles south of denver. 90 homes have been destroyed from just this one fire. totals now top 100. evacuation notices have gone out to 7300 residents and troops have been defloyd help police prevent looting in the area. >> some frightening moments for local kids when a muni bus was rear ended by a street car. this happened on the f line at 6th and market. the kids were on the way to you a field trip. carolyn? >> larry it's a field trip the children here will probably never forget. for those injured it's mostly bumps and bruises. when he picked up his children from vision academy summer camp this afternoon he knew they'd have a story to tell. >> this is scary. >> his boys were among 31 students head together cable car museum. two other modes of transportation collided around 11:00 this mo

reveals the charges of espionage. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross, right here, plus, our reporters in hong kong and moscow. >>> also tonight, the breaking news from south africa. what we've just learned about former president nelson mandela, now in critical condition. authorities say doctors are doing everything they can. >>> in this country, the extreme weather tonight. the storms barrelling across much of the heartland. triggering floods, the cones suddenly washing away. and the threatening tornado caught on tape. >>> and a shot in the arm. is there something we all already have that will help our bodies bounce back? tonight, remedy or risk? >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a sunday night. and we're going to get right to that international chase tonight. u.s. authorities trying to track the movements of edward snowden, the man who revealed the sweeping surveillance program right here in the u.s. tonight, he is on the run. it was just 48 hours ago, snowden learned the u.s. char

the questions this morning, who is he and what set him off. abc's john schriffen. >> we're learning new clues taking inside the mind of the killer. he would have turned 24 years old yesterday. according to the los angeles times, he suffered from mental problems and was angry about his parents' divorce. this time, a glimpse at the figure. the shooter you can't see on this video reeks havoc outside. the suspect entering the santa monica college library. officers showing off this duffle bag they said held his ammunition. for at least two guns. she was in the library and somehow made it unharmed. >> three girls ran into the library yelling that there is a shooter he has a gun, help, oh no. there were three consecutive shots, bing, bing, i'm just happy to be alive. >> reporter: police say the killer's ram page when a nearby house was engulfed in flames. as the gunman ran from the home, he carjacked a woman. >> he forced her to drive at gun point. >> reporter: he shot a bus and this suv killing the driver. 68-year-old carlos franco and leaving the passeng