vic lee is live at the courthouse with the story? vic? >> carlos navez' mother sobbed quietly as the judge spoke about the cruelty of the shooting. judge jeffrey horner called it cal louse alou callous, and horrifying, in his own words. prosecutor ben belltramo says that carlos' family believes justice has been accomplished. >> they ask the court that the court impose the most maximum penalty allowable under the law so, that any other family -- no other family would face this tragedy again at the hands of these defendants. >> lawrence denard was given 137 years to life. willie torrance will serve 121 years to life. their family and friends came to the hearing. carlos' mohr and grandmother attended. the 3-year-old was shot as his mother pushed him in his red and blue scooter down international boulevard near 64th. two others standing nearby were wounded. the apparent targets were rival gang members. the child was hit by a stray bull let. a massive police hunt ensued with officers working overtime up a departmentwide tactical alert, all loo

vic lee is live in san bruno tonight with a story. vic? >> these are some of the 7,000 pages of e mails and communications the city of san bruno obtained these e mails when settling a lawsuit last week. officials say after reviewing they found 40 violations committed by staffers. the release comes at a time they're trying to determine fines against p combchlt and e for explosion and fire here officials want a monitor to oversee it's dealings >> we're calling for president peavy's immediate removal, the resignation of pg&e executives and a state investigation. >> san bruno mayor reserved his harshest criticism for cpuc president. >> he has knowingly participated in regular communications with pg&e to help the company penalties and fines for fatal september 9, 2010, explosion and fire in our community. >> the mayor says the e mails revealed the agency violated it's own rules by receiving information on its financial conditions, stem aring from the pipeline disaster. in one e mail telling an official, i think you have two ways of going. you m

vic lee is live in san bruno tonight with a story. vic? >> these are some of the 7,000 pages of e mails and communications the city of san bruno obtained these e mails when settling a lawsuit last week. officials say after reviewing they found 40 violations committed by staffers. the release comes at a time they're trying to determine fines against p combchlt and e for explosion and fire here officials want a monitor to oversee it's dealings >> we're calling for president peavy's immediate removal, the resignation of pg&e executives and a state investigation. >> san bruno mayor reserved his harshest criticism for cpuc president. >> he has knowingly participated in regular communications with pg&e to help the company penalties and fines for fatal september 9, 2010, explosion and fire in our community. >> the mayor says the e mails revealed the agency violated it's own rules by receiving information on its financial conditions, stem aring from the pipeline disaster. in one e mail telling an official, i think you have two ways of going. you m

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> one man suffered severe burns to his face and body after a fire broke out outside a kitchen of a san leandro apartment. alameda county officials say it happened early in the morning at 1:00 a.m. at an apartment complex near olive court. a woman was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. two pets were also overwhelmed by smoke and were taken to a nearby veterinarian hospital. we understand they are okay. >>> wildlife experts blame the drought for bears getting close to people in the lake tahoe area coming after officials captured their seventh bear in the last ten days. the drought has reduced the bear's food supply so many of them are trolling urban areas looking for a snack. the latest captured bear will be released in the mountain range. the wildlife officials say the bear was dangerous to humans. >>> and a new campaign to put pressure on the fda to overturn the ban on donating blood from gay men and women. the fda says it is time they changed the policy which they say marginalizes and stigmatizes healthy people across the country. they set up 50 blood drives across

"abc7 news" reporter vic lee joins us live now from city hall with more. vic? >> reporter: the people who came here in city hall today live in districts with some of the highest crime rates in the city. bay voourks ingleside, and many of them take this escalating gun violence personally. shaun richards and others were at the supervisor's board meeting. >> you've got a lot of frustration and anger in the communities. you know, it's just a combination of a lot of things if you put it together. it would be a problem. >> reporter: the grassroots program started at noon today it's time to stop the killing and start the healing. >> yes. >> i want to hear you say it. stop the killing and start the healing. >> reporter: they're asking for help, more police controls, more money to fund projects for kids and more help to find the killers. >> i want the city to put in surveillance cameras, quality surveillance cameras across all of the public housing, all of the recreational facilities and public facilities. >> it started june 27th with the shooting death of a former gang

vic lee is in the news room. >> this is the ruling. it was a huge blow to death penalty advocates, in layman's terms, it said california's system doesn't work, it's broken and now when people are sentenced to death, he says it just means life in prison. >> u.s. district judge carney said in his order that delays of two decades or more in resolving appeals and carrying out only a few executions have created an irrational system and said it violates the eighth amendment which bans cruel and unusual punchment. jones sued the state after he was sentenced to death 19 years ago. the judge wroet, the death sentence has been transformed into one nobody could ever impose, life in prison with a remote possibility of death. the federal judge's ruling is something death penalty opponents have been waiting for and they say the system has been broken for some time. and matt jerry is with a group that has fought executions. >> we have 747 people alive on death row, but there have been no executions for the past eight years, and in fact since the deat

more of the story from abc 7's reporter vic lee who's live at glen park. vic? >> reporter: car thefts are on the rise in san francisco as well as other bay area cities. now right up here is a small street where mayor ed lee lives. well, we're not going to reveal the name of that street in deference to the mayor's security concerns, but for whatever reason it's become a magnet for car thieves. this year auto thefts in san francisco have jumped 10%. bay view and ingleside police districts have the highest numbers of stolen cars. this quiet street controlled by officers is only a block long. it ends in a cul-de-sac. it's glaring example of how brazen car thieves have become. >> i'm shocked that, you know, there has been so many car thefts, especially on this street. >> this person, mayor ed lee? >> we had three stolen vehicles this year taken on the mayor's block where he lives. >> more specifically, three stolen cars in just three months, all in the middle of the night. one of them so brazen that tleevs stole the car parked in front of this home, even though sens

abc 7 reporter vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: well, released from san mateo county jail today on the charge of public drunkenness but investigators believed he did pat down two female travelers. they left on flights before police could interview them but the investigation continues. now, sources also tell us that they believe that the two were from asia and that they did not understand what the tsa policy is on pat-downs. >> i would ask for a female security guard because i know i can do that. >> reporter: claire knows her rights. the tsa says anytime they search a female traveler in the private room, they require two screeners of the same gender. it happened before 1:00 tuesday, past the tsa security checkpoint. eric checked in early for his trip to hong kong where a police source says he lives. after passing security the 53-year-old financier reportedly spent time at one of the bars. sources tell us he was wearing khaki pants and a dark polo shirt which could have been mistaken for a tsa uniform. same sources say h

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> all right, vic, thank you very much.ncisco general hospital is where police are right now. three people who were shot are being treated there. one of the victims is a child, two victims i'm told now. somebody dropped all of them off at the hospital and then took off. they were apparently shot just a few blocks away and they are expected to be okay. they are being treated as we speak, the two shooting victims. >>> and customs officers arrested a child pornography suspect, nathan forstell, a bay area elementary school teacher was taken in

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> all right, vic, thank you very much. the san francisco general hospital is where police are right now. three people who were shot are being treated there. one of the victims is a child, two victims i'm told now. somebody dropped all of them off at the hospital and then took off. they were apparently shot just a few blocks away and they are expected to be okay. they are being treated as we speak, the two shooting victims. >>> and customs officers arrested a child pornography suspect, nathan forstell, a bay area elementary school teacher was taken into custody last night after he arrived on a plane from vietnam. he was arrested last year on child porn charges for having nearly a thousand images of child pornography. forstell taught for monterey. >>> and santa cruz sheriff's deputies now are looking into unsolved criminal cases possibly involving the man we're about for show you. 46-year-old salvatore rocca, they linked his dna after a violent rape in july of 2004. that is when a 19-year-old woman was pushed down the road a

vic lee joins us live at sfo with a bizarre story. vic? >> reporter: it is indeed, larry. now, sources tell us that investigators believe the two female victims were asian travelers, but they left before police could question them. so the alleged imposter, booked and charged with only being drunk in public, however the investigation by the sheriff's department continues. we are told there is video they're looking at. more serious charges could be filed. >> reporter: it happened before 1:00 in the afternoon on tuesday, just past the tsa security checkpoint. eric had checked in early for his trip to hong kong, where a police source says he lives. after passing security the 53-year-old financier reportedly spent time at one of the bars. sources tell us he was wearing khaki pants and a dark polo shirt which could have been mistaken for a tsa uniform. same sources say he positioned himself behind the row of tsa screeners a he lured a female traveler into a small room where some passengers undergo more thorough checks. sources say they believe he padded her down. after she left

abc 7 news reporter vic lee talked today with a man who stood awfully close to that big cat and he join us live. >> reporter: scary indeed. there have been 14 mountain lion attacks in california in the last three decades. six of them were fatal. the owner of this property came upon a mountain lion not once, but twice. this deck is behind his home. let's take a look down the hillside where he actually saw the big cat. there is a creek bed where deer roam and that's the natural habitat for mountain lions. again, that's where tim webber saw the big cat. neil rosen walks nika around fern street every day. >> she's pretty young, only nine months, so we don't let her get too far afield regardless, but particularly with a situation like this. >> reporter: it was in the early morning hours yesterday when tim webber was awakened by a loud noise. >> a fawn screaming. and it happened several times. >> reporter: it was coming from the bottom of the hill near the creek bed below his home. he got his son cole and they walked with flashlights through the dense underbrush. >> no more than 15, 20 feet a

do you have any intel on a white crown vic or gray crown vic. he thought at first maybe this was a fraud suspect. >> it's clear to officer perry that the pair is deliberately trying to avoid him. with his suspicions and his dash cam now engaged, perry hits the lights and siren. >> i wanted to wait for backup, actually, but as it turned out, they ended up driving into a basically closed neighborhood. >> the car pulls over, and the passenger side door immediately opens. >> i was expecting a foot chase. i was expecting to have to jump out of the car. >> but the suspects don't run. instead, one emerges from the car with a pistol in each hand. >> just raised it up to shoulder level and was shooting, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, as fast as he could. both guns going. he emptied both the weapons. probably 10 to 12 shots were fired. the shots that were being fired were incredibly loud. the pistols were deafening. as i was ducking down, i remember hearing the bullets hitting the car. there was a lot of kids out. and on the video you could see a couple of

what does that mean for the people, vic? >> ones i spoke with say they're now thinking of putting a measure on the ballot you may recall last time that is on the ballot, two years ago. reaction was mixed. >> i think if you do something, you need to be punished for it. >> i don't believe in the death penalty. >> taking a lot of taxpayer money just to keep the process going when there is no result in the end, really. >> the u.s. district judge said in the order delays of two decades or more and resolving appeals and carrying out only a few executions created an arbitrary and irrational system and said it violates the constitution's 8th amendment, banning cruel and unusual punishment. jones, convicted of rape and murder sued the state after being sentenced to death 19 years ago the judge's ruling is something death penalty opponents have been waiting for. they say this system has been broken sometime. matt cherry is with death penalty focus. >> we have 747 people alive on death row there have been no executions for the past eig

what does that mean for the people, vic? >> ones i spoke with say they're now thinking of putting a measure on the ballot you may recall last time that is on the ballot, two years ago. reaction was mixed. >> i think if you do something, you need to be punished for it. >> i don't believe in the death penalty. >> taking a lot of taxpayer money just to keep the process going when there is no result in the end, really. >> the u.s. district judge said in the order delays of two decades or more and resolving appeals and carrying out only a few executions created an arbitrary and irrational system and said it violates the constitution's 8th amendment, banning cruel and unusual punishment. jones, convicted of rape murder sued the state after being sentenced to death 19 years ago the judge's ruling is something death penalty opponents have been waiting for. they say this system has been broken sometime. matt cherry is with death penalty focus. >> we have 747 people alive on death row there have been no executions for the past eight y

vic lee has that story. >> reporter: this was held by the san mateo sheriff's department. it was not only to hone their skills in the event of a takeover by a shooter, but this training was the first in memory that brought police, fire and medical services in the county to drill together, a new protocol for active shooters. >> the movie is called "the predator." those in the theater are role players, and suddenly an intruder begins to fire into the crowd. people are wounded, and some are dead. >> one shooter running through -- yes, possibly one officer down. >> reporter: the first cops to respond are called the contact team, the ones chosen to neutralize the shooters, and the second group is those that will guide firefighters and emt's to the scene as the team begins to secure areas of the theater. in another part of the building, the contact team has killed three intruders, and this second group fans out through the theater to see if other shooters are still here. after they determine there are no others, fire and paramedics are allowed in to treat the wounded, and time i

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco police released a total number of arrests made during the prideelebration. 70 people were arrested for public drunkenness and 75 others sent to sobering centers. 15 felon aiss and three guns were seized. >>> state lawmakers approved a bill to honor a 17-year-old girl killed by a drunk driver in san francisco. she died on her birthday in march of last year when she was hit crossing slope boulevard. state lawmakers gave final approval to bill by assembly member tank to place a plaque in memory of this young woman. it will commemorate safety pedestrian improvements made in the area since the tragedy. the driver pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months in jail. >>> mourners gathered in israel for funeral services for three teenagers who were kidnapped and found dead in the west bank. the bodies were recovered after a two-week search. one of the teens can be heard saying i was kidnapped. israel is blaming two hamas operatives if r the deaths. despite angry calls for revenge, israel has not yet decided how to respond to the killings. former french

hi, vic. >> reporter: don't you dare do that.the reason we are on church street, not market street is we can show you the transit only lanes that are colored red. they are behind me. now the lanes, of course, for the express use of public transit as well as taxis. private vehicles, you can use them but only if you are making an immediate right turn to the next street. the color red is a deterrent against violators. beginning tonight, they will color the transit only zones on market street red, hoping for the same results. many cars like this one, simply ignore the transit only lanes. right now, they are spelled out in big, white letters. >> this is every day, all day, very frustrating. >> reporter: she is a muni bus operat operator. >> a lot of times, it's for people to travel down the lane because the other lane is so congested. bicycles don't want to use their lane because of the congestion of the cars. >> reporter: starting tonight, muni hopes to change that. they will color the lanes. the choice of color, bright red, like a r

no michael vic, no desean jackson. does that make a difference? >> it's definitely different. just the different personalities, the limelight a little bit, that a guy michael vic has kind of changed the game, the way he plays the game. it's a lot different. we just play. we support each other. that's really it. we don't have that type of who is the biggest star, who makes the most. i just play. > tonight on sports sunday it's time to go full speed ahead with the eagles. joining us in the studio to show us what we should be looking at this season with the eagles. lots of talk about eagles tonight on sports sunday at 10:35. i found a way for the phillies to make the playoffs in the future. thinks it. they just need to play the arizona diamonds 162 games this season. it wasn't a pretty game this season, but all that counts it was a w. let's go to the ballpark. probably the best moment of the day, this little boy was set up by the fan nationallic. his mom back from southeastation and he gets to see his mom for the first time in months. a really touching moment which is, like i sai

"abc7 news" reporter vic lee joining us with the details. officials obtained them after they settler their lawsuit against pg and e last week. it shoes a cozy and illegal e-mail relationship at the same time when they determined what kind of penalties to impose after what happenedñiç here fou yearsing a. >> we're calling for president peavy's immediate removal and a state investigation into this matter. >> reporter: sam bruno mayor reserved his harshest criticism for president michael peavy. >> he has knowingly and illegally participated in illegal communications as they received fees for the 2010 gas line explosion and fire in our community. >> reporter: it reveals they violated their own rules by receiving privileged information from the utility on its internal deliberations and financial conditions stemming from the pipeline di

abc 7 news reporter vic lee on the story. >> release of the e-mails comes at time when the p uc tryingo determine the penalty and fines against pg&e. for the he can motion and fire here almost 4 years ago. city officials one independent monitor now to oversee the state agency in the dealings with pg&e. also calling for more sanctions. >> we are calling for the immediate why the removal. resignation of pg&e executives and state investigation into this matter. >> is sam bruno mayor jim rae served the harshest criticism for cpuc president michael. >> the president michael hats knowingly and illegally participated in regular communications with pg&e. to help the company as he and the cpuc commission determine penalty and fines against pg&e for the fatal september 9, 2010 gas line explosion and fire in our community. >> the mayor said e-mail reveal that the agency violated its own rules by receiving privileged information from the utility on its internal deliberation and financial conditions. stemming from the pipeline disaster. in one e-mail after a hearing the chief of staff tells the pg&

vic lee has more on what's a really peculiar story. >> reporter: we are learning more tonight.of all, his father is a top official at the the u.s. treasury department. and he married a chinese family whose name is known to about every person in hong kong. we're also learning it's going to be awfully difficult prosecuting him or charging him with anything more than public drunkenness. newspapers in hong kong just can't get enough of the scandal. it's on the front pages billed as an embarrassment to one of the most powerful chinese families. it turns out the man who posed as the tsa screener is married to the daughter of the former head of hong kong. his daughter audrey is the woman on the the far right of the picture. the 53-year-old international investment banker was arrested last week at the tsa terminal. after passing security, he reportedly spent time at one of the bars drinking. sources tell us he stood behind the roll of tsa screeners as he lured a female traveler into a small room, where the the tsa takes passengers who need to be checked more thoroughly. the same source

vic lee explains.>> reporter: on average, muni makes 63,000 trips on market street every week. the transit-only lanes on market and on several other streets in the city are supposed to make it easier for buses and taxis to move through crowded downtown traffic. other drivers can use them, but only to make an immediate turn to the next street. but many cars like this one ignore the transit-only lanes which are spelled out in big white letters. >> this is every day, all day. very frustrating. >> mary ann mueller is a bus operator. >> a lot of times it's for people to travel down the lane because the other lane is open. bicyclist, they don't want to ows their own lane because maybe of the congestion of the cars. >> muni hopes to change that. they will color the transit-only lapse on market between fifth and twelfth. their choice of color, bright red, like a warning that it's a place you shouldn't be in. and just to be sure cameras on buses capture the violators, and parking in red zone. parking control of

vic lee, abc7 news. >> nearly 400 san tran workers will get a pay raise.eement approved thursday is retroactive to july 13th. it grants a 3% raise per year over three years. the contract with cost the transit agency an extra $1.5 million in the first year. applies to bus workers, maintenance workers and customer service representatives. >>> a lake tahoe wildlife center is packed with orphan bear cubs right now, the most they have ever had this early in the summer. the cubs are getting great care but no one noise why there are so many or fans. here's news anchor cheryl jennings. >> there are nine orphan bear cubs at lake tahoe wildlife center. this is the only place in louisiana c licensed to care for wildlife cubs and they keep coming. >> it's been nonstop the last month. >> this is the newest arrival. he's about to get a sedative so he can get a medical exam. she was found near her mother's body. he was left with a note. the state, fish and wildlife department gave the okay to transport him to the wildlife center. >> a little thin, a little lethargic. >>

vic? >> reporter: well, chinatown san francisco has always been one of the most popular, if not the most popular marketplace for illegal fireworks during the fourth. there are still plenty of buyers here on the streets. you can see them all around. the problem is, many of these buyers are having a hard time finding the sellers. in the past chinatown streets were filled with sellers but not now. these last two july 4th holidays it's been hard finding them. this man told us he spent all morning trying to find one. we left him still looking this. person who did not want his name used said he too was having trouble. >> couldn't find anything. everybody seems to be really nervous right now. i was out here four months ago you walk into the store and say firecracker they pull stuff off the shelf. now you walk in and everybody is like no no no. >> reporter: but he finally succeeded. he bought a box of small bottle rockets for $40. the runners, the street sellers, normally set off small fireworks o

i just got it from vic robertson. >> vic robertson from city hall hall reports that jack ruby, the theis a bar in dallas, did the shooting. >> my statement will be very brief. oswald expired at 1:07 p.m. >> he died? >> he died at 1:07 p.m. we have arrested the man. the man will be charged with murder. >> who is he? >> the man -- the suspect's name is jack rubenstein, i believe. he goes by the name of jack ruby. >> and here at associated press, a still picture of the moment, the splint second as the shot was fired. this is the man dallas police have identified as jack rubenstein and this of course is lee harvey oswald. you see the gun in the hand of ruby and just about to be fired. >> i know my own feelings were and i think they were widely shared by many, if not most americans. this can't be coincidental. the assassin is assassinated in the police station. what in the hell is going on? >> just learned from city hall from a very authoritative source that police are working on the assumption that there is indeed a connection between jack ruby and lee oswald. and that in some manner of sp

abc 7 reporter vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: well, released from san mateo county jail today on the charge of public drunkenness but investigators believed he did pat down two female travelers. they left on flights before police could interview them but the investigation continues. now, sources also tell us that they believe that the two were from asia and that they did not understand what the tsa policy is on pat-downs. >> i would ask for a female security guard because i know i can do that. >> reporter: claire knows her rights. the tsa says anytime they search a female traveler in the private room, they require two screeners of the same gender. it happened before 1:00 tuesday, past the tsa security checkpoint. eric checked in early for his trip to hong kong where a police source says he lives. after passing security the 53-year-old financier reportedly spent time at one of the bars. sources tell us he was wearing khaki pants and a dark polo shirt which could have been mistaken for a tsa uniform. same sources say h

. >> vic has more. >> reporter: that group held a rally here on the steps of city hall. they're at the border hoping to get support to end all of this senseless violence and for many of them it is truly a matter of life or death. >> it's time to stop the killing and start the healing. >> yes, yes. >> i want to hear you say it. >> reporter: community activists from the bay view gathered at city hall to ask for help. more police patrols, more monies to fund projects for kids and more help to find the killers. >> i want the city to put in surveillance cameras, quality surveillance cameras across all the public housing, all the recreational facilities and public facilities. >> reporter: it started june 27th with the shooting death of a former gang member who was trying to turn his life around. the murder happened in front of dozens of children including his 10-year-old son. then over five dares during the july 4th holiday weekend, nearly a dozen people were shot. five died. >> fourth of july weekend. what kind of independence is that? you tell me. the fourth of july. what ki

vic lee, abc7 news. >> nearly 400 san tran workers will get a pay raise.greement approved thursday is retroactive to july 13th. it grants a 3% raise per year over three years. the contract will cost the transit agency an extra $1.5 million in the first year. it applies to bus workers, maintenance workers and customer service representatives. >>> a lake tahoe wildlife center is packed with orphan bear cubs right now, the most they have ever had this early in the summer. the cubs are getting great care but no one knows why there are so many. here's news anchor cheryl jennings. >> there are nine orphan bear cubs at lake tahoe wildlife center. this is the only place in calafornia licensed to care for wild cubs, and they keep coming. >> it's been nonstop the last month. >> this is the newest arrival. he's named brockway. he's about to get a sedative so he can get a medical exam. brockway was found near her mother's body near lake tahoe. he was left with a note. the state, fish and wildlife department gave the okay to transport him to the wildlife center. >> a l

vic? >> reporter: well, chinatown san francisco has always been one of the most popular, if not the most popular marketplace for illegal fireworks during the fourth. there are still plenty of buyers here on the streets. you can see them all around. the problem is, many of these buyers are having a hard time finding the sellers. in the past chinatown streets were filled with sellers but not now. these last two july 4th holidays it's been hard finding them. this man told us he spent all morning trying to find one. we left him still looking this. person who did not want his name used said he too was having trouble. >> couldn't find anything. everybody seems to be really nervous right now. i was out here four months ago you walk into the store and say firecracker they pull stuff off the shelf. now you walk in and everybody is like no no no. >> reporter: but he finally succeeded. he bought a box of small bottle rockets for $40. the runners, the street sellers, normally set off small fireworks o

vic lee with more. >> this year auto theft in san francisco have jumped 10%. bay view ingleside police district have the highest number of stolen and recovered cars. there have been some high profile police operation in those neighborhoods. this one ended with a stolen car crashing in a building on street where police found more parked stolen cars plus a motorcycle this quiet street in glen park which is patrolled by ingleside officers is only a block lochblingt it ends in a cul-de-sac. it's a glaring example of just how brazen car thieves have become. >> i'm shocked that there has been so many car thefts especially on this street. >>reporter: especially on this street because. >> the mayor lives on this street. >>reporter: the mayor ed lee. >> we have 3 stolen vehicle this year taken on the mayor's block where he lives. >>reporter: more specifically 3 stolen cars in just three months. all in the middle of the night. one of them so brazen that thieves stole the car parked in front of this home. even though sensor lights turned on while the security camera caug

. >> translator: this is a vic for all indo we should forget who came first or who came second. let's unite once again. >> reporter: even if the constitutional court acknowledge fraud, the finding would not overturn the election result. among the challenges when joko takes office in october will be how to resolve the political rift that has only grown wider following the election. fransiska renatta, nhk world, jakarta. >>> officials with japan's environment ministry a to save some tiny creatu they are worried about insects indigenous to islands that have been named a natural world heritage sight. lizards are driving the th the au to try to protect them. >> reporter: there are s species that are unique to these islands that it has been called the ga lap gous of they evolved into an ecosystem through the ages. there are almost 600 species of animals and plants here that can't be found anywhere else in the world. snails are a striking example. a few varieties that arrived in the islands adapted to the local conditions and hav over 100 species the original ecosystem has been preserv

vic lee has more from san francisco china town. >>reporter: in the past china town streets were filled with seller but not now. these last 2 july 4th holiday has been hard finding them. this man told us he spent all morning trying to find one. we left him still looking. this person who did not want his name used said he too was having trouble. >> couldn't find nichlingt everybody is negotiate us rate now. i was out here 4 months ago and you walk into the store and say fire cracker and they pull stuff off the shelf. now everybody its no. no. no. >>reporter: but he finally succeeded. about the a b of small bottle rocket for 40 dollars. runners. street sellers. normally setoff small fireworks on the street to let people know they are selling the big stuff. the runner are usually neighborhood teens trying to make extra money on is holiday week. the runners are nervous because of the police enforcement. on wednesday they arrested these 3 people who sold 22 m 1,000 fireworks to undercover officer. m 1,000 are powerful explosives. >> the

abc7 news reporter vic lee has more. >> the movie, fittingly is called "the predator."er are role-players. suddenly an intruder begins firing into the crowd. people are wounded, some are dead. >> one here, running to the college. possible one officer down. >> the first cops to respond to are called the contact team. the second group is the rescue team, the ones to guide firefighters and emts to the scene and begin securing the areas of the theater. in another part of the building, the contact team has killed three intruders. the second group fans out through the theater to see if other shooters are still here. after they determine there are no others, fire and paramedics are allowed in to treat the wounded. time is of the essence. that's what this training is all about. >> we waited until everything cooled down and we bring in, too long. people are bleeding now. >> police learned a lot from columbine. medics and firefighters waited until police gave them an okay to go in. today, they practice something called force protection. battalion chief david pucci says they no lo

. >> jimmy: a crown vic or something? >> a crown vic.the side. you know, that's obviously an out of service lapd car. this one looked real. and when i was 20 i looked 40. i looked 40 my whole life. [ laughter ] so we would literally pull people over. and by the way, i get it now as a full-grown adult how dangerous that is. but i didn't when i was younger. so one day we -- i talk about this in the book. we pulled somebody over. i go up to the car, and it's my -- i swear to you, this is a true story. it's my principal. [ laughter ] it's my principal. which by the way, when you tell stories from a long time ago sometimes you're worried the crowd's doing math. wait a second. why is he 20 if he's in high school? well, that's another -- that's in the book, too. [ laughter ] but he goes, it was mr. yoakum, if you're out there. he goes, turns to his friend, i don't know who he was driving to school-w i doe with, i don't kn his situation was -- [ laughter ] but he goes, "that's one of mine." i'm like, oh -- i tried to -- i remember with detail wh

vic?> reporter: larry, cheryl, fire chief john hayes white suspended assistant chief david franklin for misconduct during the investigation which took place immediately after that collision south of market last june. now, we had hoped to learn today at this hearing details of franklin's punishment because chief hayes white never revealed her reasons publicly. what's more, franklin, who helped investigate the case, has always maintained he did everything by the book. assistant fire chief david franklin and his attorney arrived at fire headquarters this morning, hoping to get his eight-day suspension overturned. franklin was one of the top commanders who arrived on the scene to investigate the accident. >> he did the best he could. the best relying on his training, education and experience and was subsequently brought up on charges. >> reporter: also at the hearing today were fellow firefighters who came to support franklin and to learn why he's being suspended. brian reubenstein heads the s

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> oyster lovers rejoice, at least for now.ter company will get to harvest the delicacies for at least another 30 days. the retail operation set to close next thursday. but the national park service has agreed to let harvesting continue at least another month. it's in response to a last-ditch injunction request by restaurants, bars and other businesses that rely on drake's bay oysters. the business provides more than a third of california's oysters. the hearing is set for september 9th. >>> there's a bona fide american hero in town this weekend, 45 years ago everyone in the world watched every step he took. yesterday those very same legs brought him to abc7 news for a few minutes with reporter wayne friedman. >> this is the object and here's the man. as long as we record and remember history, they will always be linked. what is it like knowing that your name will be remembered forever? >> well it's a question of for what. >> it's one small step for man -- >> 45 years ago this week, edwin, buzz aldrin followed neil armstrong on

vic lee explains.horn honking] >> reporter: on average, muni makes 63,000 trips on market street every week. the transit-only lanes on market and on several other streets in the city are supposed to make it easier for buses and taxis to move through crowded downtown traffic. other drivers can use them, but only to make an immediate turn to the next street. but many cars like this one ignore the transit-only lanes which are spelled out in big white letters. >> this is every day, all day. very frustrating. >> mary ann mueller is a bus operator. >> a lot of times it's for people to travel down the lane because the other lane is open. -- or so congested. bicyclists, they don't want to use their own lane because maybe of the congestion of the cars. >> muni hopes to change that. they will color the transit-only lapse on market between fifth and twelfth streets. their choice of color, bright red, like a warning that it's a place you shouldn't be in. and just to be sure cameras on buses capture the violators,

vic. >> reporter: scary indeed. the owner of this property saw the mountain lion not once, but twice in two days. now, the sightings were made at the bottom of this hill, ted, if we could zoom over and show our viewers a better look. at the bottom of this hill is a creek bed with some water. it's also where a herd of about 40 deer roam, so it's a natural habitat for mountain lions. state fish and wildlife believe the cat is young, about one to one and a half years old. it was in the early morning hours yesterday when tim weber was awakened by a loud noise. >> a fawn screaming. it happened several times. >> reporter: it was coming from the bottom of the hill near the creek bed. he got his son cole and they walked with flashlights through the dense underbrush. >> no more than 15, 20 feet away from us, this cat just steps up off a dead little fawn and darts up the hill. >> reporter: the mountain lion had been feasting on the young deer it had just killed. >> we were both like, whoa, that's a mountain lion. like let's g

vic? >> these are 40 e-mails between the cpuc and pg&e which san bruno city officials reveals in their words "a shocking and illegal relationship" in the wake of the pipeline disaster. the e-mails were obtained after the city settled their lawsuits with cpuc on friday and they sued to get this correspondence. city officials held a news conference on the steps of the state building this morning. the mayor says they have filed legal motions with the cpuc to have the president recused from voting during the upcoming cpuc hearings on penalties and fines against pg&e. the fire happened in september of 2010 killing eight people and destroying 38 homes. the cpuc is still graph peopling with what kind of penalty should be imposed against the utility were the mayor is demanding that he be removed from position as president and asking the same thing of peg's top executive and they all resign. in addition the mayor is asking the state to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the agency in the fut

>> vic. >> vic, nice to meet you. >> i'm lizzie. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, too.explain a little bit about what we do here. >> sure. >> we'll take a look at the car. i'll scan the vin number. i'll assess a value to the car. i hope i can meet your expectation levels. what were you guys trying to get for it? it--it's not what a book says a car is worth, it's what someone offers you for the car. so, let's start in the front of the car. i happened to notice when you guys were pulling in, there was a little--there's some damage on the bottom. >> yeah. >> some scrapes. i notice the wheels are a little scuffed also. that's, like, the only rim that didn't get damaged. on most cars, it's not the end of the world, but unfortunately on a bmw, you know, four rims could cost well over $1,000. based on what i just pointed out--the rims, the bumpers--i'd like to pay 14,000 for it. >> yeah. >> okay. >> jon did a great job on the appraisal. he held firm with the customer, and now he's doubling his profit on that purchase. i'm introducing jon to an auto dealer in new jersey. i have

vic lee, "abc7 news." >>> some developing news within the past hour or so. people have been arrested for what appears to be a series of burglaries in san leandro. one of the suspects was put on a stretcher. it started when a homeowner called police over a break-in. one appears to have an injury to his right leg. it's unclear how that happened. during the investigation policedy covered several homes robbed. >> n the area near clarkÑi and harlanç streets and a short ti ago the bomb squad gave the all clear after someone spotted a possible disease on timothy drive nearÑi highway 101. a work was compacting some materials and reported a suspicious looking Ñipackage. after closer inspection by the bomb squad they moved the device to the van, detonated it, and cleared the scene. no word at this point on what that device was. >>>çó the contra costa county i investigating a shooting in antio antioch. police say i started when a neighbor found a rifle in the street. one officer tried toç detain a suspect and man took off in an open garage where the officer pulled ou

that is where abc7 reporter vic lee joins us live with the latest. >> this is river town place the apartmentommunity. the 11-year-old gregory kent was shot this morning. he lives in oakland with his parents, but he has been staying here with his aunt during the summer. police say gregory kent was shot in the chest the shooting surpriseed and shocked neighbors. >> no one heard the bullet or anything. >> he was calm. he was. >> he wasn't yelling or anything. he wanted to make sure everything was going to be okay. >> he was air lifted to a hospital where he is listed in stable condition. his jury is not life threatening. his aunt says he was playing outside and ran into the house and said he'd just been shot by a friend who run off. neighbors here believe it may have been an accident. >> kids can get a hold of funs and one thing can lead to another to where they're showing off or anything can happen. and the gun misfires and someone is shot. >> they're not saying if they know who he is. neighbors tell us they don't know the identity of the shooter. >> two people were shot this afternoon just bl

that is where abc7 reporter vic lee joins us live with the latest. >> this is river town place the apartmentommunity. the 11-year-old gregory kent was shot this morning. he lives in oakland with his parents, but he has been staying here with his aunt during the summer. police say gregory kent was shot in the chest the shooting surpriseed and shocked neighbors. >> no one heard the bullet or anything. >> he was calm. he was. >> he wasn't yelling or anything. he wanted to make sure everything was going to be okay. >> he was air lifted to a hospital where he is listed in stable condition. his jury is not life threatening. his aunt says he was playing outside and ran into the house and said he'd just been shot by a friend who run off. neighbors here believe it may have been an accident. >> kids can get a hold of funs and one thing can lead to another to where they're showing off or anything can happen. and the gun misfires and someone is shot. >> they're not saying if they know who he is. neighbors tell us they don't know the identity of the shooter. >> two people were shot this afternoon just bl

vic lee, abc7 news >> thank you very much. an emotional day in stockton. seeing the man who was responsible for the death. he faces 35 charges including three for murder, 22 for attempted murder of police officers. and misty singh was held hostage. authorities say ramos used her as a human shield the family is just devastated. >> you're not living one day at a time. we're living one minute at a time. >> ramos may not have directly killed singh. california law allows murder charges in which someone is killed. prosecutors asking a gang enhancement charge, making him eligible for life in prison without parole. >> a vallejo girl spoke with abc 7 about the moment she was shot during a birthday party in a park. the girl took a bullet in the arm saturday evening in west oakland. abc7 news is live with more from vallejo where the girl is now, home and recovering. >> reporter: her family says she's brave and happy to be out of the hospital and home. she was celebrated her cousin's birthday when she was shot. >> i was scared and it was stinging a lot. >> the 10-year

. >> vic lee, abc7 news. >> a maejer storm in phoenix forced arriving flights into holding patterns causingdelays they call storms like this a habu. monsoon winds create a wall of just thousands of feet high. right now we head outside and sandhya patel looks nice. >> strong wind gusts will create more unfavorable conditions. favorable here in the bay area. if you like clear skies here is the view. just a nice, sunny view. here are the temperatures. 73 in san francisco. beautiful view. kgo roof camera, breezes going. close to 100 degrees in fairfield and concord. so you're cooking out there. and air quality is suffering. spare the air alert is up. and in effect now cooler at the coast and around the bay. we're going to see clouds sunday. that will bring in a little bit of stickiness going into monday hot air mass, it's not going anywhere. this weekend heat hangs on inland you'll notice some subtle changes around the bay and more noticeable along the coastline. fog pulls away to a breezier day temperatures falling along the coastline up to a 10-degree drop. around the bay, cooler. mild tomorr

vic lee, abc7 news >> thank you very much. an emotional day in stockton. seeing the man who was responsible for the death. he faces 35 charges including three for murder, 22 for attempted murder of police officers. and misty singh was held hostage. authorities say ramos used her as a human shield the family is just devastated. >> you're not living one day at a time. we're living one minute at a time. >> ramos may not have directly killed singh. california law allows murder charges in which someone is killed. prosecutors asking a gang enhancement charge, making him eligible for life in prison without parole. >> a vallejo girl spoke with abc 7 about the moment she was shot during a birthday party in a park. the girl took a bullet in the arm saturday evening in west oakland. abc7 news is live with more from vallejo where the girl is now, home and recovering. >> reporter: her family says she's brave and happy to be out of the hospital and home. she was celebrated her cousin's birthday when she was shot. >> i was scared and it was stinging a lot. >> the 10-year