let's get to abc 7 vic lee who has been covering this all morning for us. vic? >> reporter: well, we are waiting, again, for is the san francisco police pio here at mariposa and utah streets to brief us and to confirm some of the information we have heard from reliable sources. as of this point, we know four people, according to those sources, were shot to death. the fifth was the gunman who turned the gun on himself when he was encountered by police who were looking for the shooter. at that point, we are told by police that he turned the gun on himself. he was transported to the hospital but later died, expired there. we don't know the extent of other co-workers at u.p.s. they audible have been transported to emergency rooms, particularly the san francisco general emergency, which has the best emergency room care in this region. we do not know how many people were injured. but the latest body count is four people dead. apparently all co-workers, we're told by another source, they were also drivers and that the shooter himself was a disgruntled driver. again, we

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vic? >> reporter: we are at utah and mariposa, about a block, block and a half from the ups building which is right behind me. police held their last briefing here for the day about an hour and a half ago. assistant chief tony chaplain said the shooting victims were found inside and outside the ups building. and although police won't confirm this, sources tell us, as you said, that the suspect is jimmy lam. our sources also say that he suffered from some kind of mental illness problem and that he was also estranged from his wife and all ofho t caused his . now, we also know that the gunman went into the ups building this morning just as they were holding their routine morning meeting and that he began firing as the drivers were about to go out on their run. san francisco police responded to 911 dispatch calls at 8:55 this morning. people shot at ups building. 17th and san bruno. the gunman parked his bmw at 16th and vermont near the building. he entered the massive complex where hundreds o

vic lee is live with the story tonight. vic? >> reporter: well, dan, police are only releasing a little bit of information at this time, presumably they are still looking for the couple who a be abandoned that child who is in safe hands in child protective services here. it happened last night shortly after 6:00. the couple left a child here at the rest stop at great highway and sloat boulevard. a source with knowledge of the investigation tells us the child is about 5 years old. that same source tells us the couple is from arkansas and that there may be another child still with them. the abandonment was on a lot of people's minds at the beach today. sean a watson came here with her daughter ava. >> they have another child, they saw them dump that baby, that child who think, what if i'm next. that makes my blood boil. >> reporter: john stanley and his son jack were at the beach. he was shocked. >> i cannot imagine how a parent could do that to their kid. crazy. >> reporter: shandra johnson is with a human services agency. she wa

vic lee, abc7 news. >> thank you, vic. an uber driver has been arrested for attacking a passenger in his car. police say 42-year-old leonid beker was driving the victim to oakland. he got into the back seat of the car and assaulted her. he was arrested later at his home in san francisco. >> three people were killed during a gun battle inside a fresno home this morning. a fourth person is expected to survive. fresno's police chief says two men barged into the home at 8:00 and exchanged gun fire with two of the residents. one of the residents was armed with an ar-15 rifle. that gun battle continued outside the house. the surviving victim was a 30-year-old resident of the house. police are investigating whether this incident is gang-related. >>> and we have new details on the case of the australian durit outside a san francisco hotel last friday. today 34-year-old david ma ril owe was assigned or a rained, i should say, for the death of 33-year-old matthew base. ma ril owe pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaug

vic?r: we are at utah and mariposa, about a block, block and a half from the ups building which is right behind me. police held their last briefing here for the day about an hour and a half ago. assistant chief tony chaplain said the shooting victims were found inside and outside the ups building. and although police won't confirm this, sources

vic lee is live tonight with the story. vic? >> reporter: dan, i do drive in the city, so i do know just how crowded the streets are here, with uber and lift cars. but now we have some real data to finally back that up. data that city transportation officials are looking at. that meeting just ended here at city hall. >> there has been an upsurge in really terrible driving. they do not observe the traffic laws in the parking lots. >> reporter: the numbers are staggering. the report commissioned by the san francisco county transportation authority, ridesharing vehicles averaging more than 170,000 trips in the city each weekday. more than 5700 uber and lift cars during peak hours, making up to 26% of all vehicles in downtown and south of market. the report, which was commissioned by the city, is being reviewed by the san francisco municipal transportation agency. they want to develop policies that can help manage the congestion. they've received many complaints. cheryl bringman chairs the mta. >> cyclists worked long and hard to ge

vic lee is live tonight with the story. vic? >> reporter: dan, i do drive in the city, so i do know just how crowded the streets are here, with uber and lift cars. but now we have some real data to finally back that up. data that city transportation officials are looking at. that meeting just ended here at city hall. >> there has been an upsurge in really terrible driving. they do not observe the traffic laws in the parking lots. >> reporter: the numbers are staggering. the report commissioned by the san francisco county transportation authority, ridesharing vehicles averaging more than 170,000 trips in the city each weekday. more than 5700 uber and lift cars during peak hours, making up to 26% of all vehicles in downtown and south of market. the report, which was commissioned by the city, is being reviewed by the san francisco municipal transportation agency. they want to develop policies that can help manage the congestion. they've received many complaints. cheryl bringman chairs the mta. >> cyclists worked long and hard to ge

har vic takes the checkered flag for the first time in sonoma. been say different winner for the last eight years. clint bowyer came in second. >> you know we've had weekends where i felt like our car was good and in position to have a chance to win. one thing or another just didn't go right. today everything went right. i felt like we were in control of the race and had to see what happened with the yellow flag and green flags and where the race went from there. it ran green, we were able to manage our car and stay out front. >> former a's catcher steven has been claimed off wavers by milwaukee. he had been struggling this season and last thursdays was designated for assignment. they were being looing for a three-game sweep. it gets away from josh begly. gray is there in time and tags him in the face for the out. with the game tied in the eighth inning, oakland takes the lead. a fly ball to left field. he can't run it down. ryan healey will score to make it 3-2 athletics. a londzo wound up with the single. matt joyce hit back to back home runs.

l vic lee isiv vic. th>> reporter: well, alma, that racist kill list, if you will, was directed at black students school here. now, we have learned from a source withwlno kd.a.geed, the district attorney, is now reviewing that incident. here is the sampling oft cha wf. >> you're talking about killing people in school, killing people. do you understand? >> step up and talk to your children about this because this is wrong. we up with this any longer. >> reporter: african-american community leaders charged the monte vista high school in cupertino, the fremont union high school district and the sheriff failed to act hioptprap listriel scandal. a hit list, posted on social media last fall, targetickla b . on that list were the names of 6 to 7 african-american stusnt sc. >> reporter: attorney richard richardson filed suit on behalf of one of the students who has since left the school. gave a se wi>>at, they would riddle her epulor bthter: a ilet was not ty act of racism. two months ago this was also lynch and

abc7 news reporter vic lee is live in san francisco at the hall of justice with the story. vic? >> reporter: well, alma, it was indeed a gruesome murder. the trial is being monitored closely by advocates of victims of domestic violence. now, the trial started several weeks ago here at the hall of justice. final day of testimony today, closing arguments monday. the wrist band reads, in loving memory of pearla. asia lewis has worn it every day of the trial. >> i'm always here to show my support for her and who she was. >> reporter: asia is the daughter of pshlearla lewis murdered seven years ago. her body dumbed into the bay and washing ashore near the embarcadero bay bridge. the man accused of this horrific crime 55-year-old lee bell who is finally standing trial 7 years later. >> it has been a very long time so it's just been very draining. >> reporter: the suitcase carrying louis's body was discovered may 18, 2010, a day after her family reported her missing. >> very challenging time for us. >> reporter: a young asia and her siblings fanned out along the embarcadero handing out

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> today the u.s.general denied any involvement in the conspiracy between russia and the trump administration. >> it suggests that i participated in any collusion, it's an appalling and detestable lie. >> jeff sessions testified on capitol hill. however, he didn't say much. sessions claimed he couldn't discuss his conversations with the president because of long-standing policy. >> the american people have had it with stonewalling. americans don't want to hear the answers to relevant questions are privileged and off limits. we're talking about an attack on our democratic institutions. >> sessions did backtrack on a claim he made during his confirmation hearing when he said he had never met with russians. he admitted he did meet two russians during the 2016 election campaign but didn't have any inappropriate interaction. >>> for the second week in a row, senator harris had a fiery exchange with a witness and was interrupted by a male senator. >> i need to be as correct the best i can. i'm not able to be

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> today the u.s.ey general denied any involvement in the conspiracy between russia and the trump administration. >> it suggests that i participated in any collusion, it's an appalling and detestable lie. >> jeff sessions testified on capitol hill. however, he didn't say much. sessions claimed he couldn't discuss his conversations with the president because of long-standing policy. >> the american people have had it with stonewalling. americans don't want to hear the answers to relevant questions are privileged and off limits. we're talking about an attack on our democratic institutions. >> sessions did backtrack on a claim he made during his confirmation hearing when he said he had never met with russians. he admitted he did meet two russians during the 2016 election campaign but didn't have any inappropriate interaction. >>> for the second week in a row, senator harris had a fiery exchange with a witness and was interrupted by a male senator. >> i need to be as correct the best i can. i'm not able to

vic lee, "abc7 news." >>> california's rural roads rank among the worst in the nation. we're in third place behind rhode island and connecticut, with 38% of roads in poor condition. california ranks second when it comes to the fatality rate on rural roads, according to a transportation research group. caltrans blames years of backlogs of paymemaintenance wi estimated $59 billion. in november, we'll start paying 12 cents a gallon for gas. governor brown signed the gas tax into law for road maintenance. >>> now a live look at the golden gate bridge. crossing it is about to cost more for the fourth year in a row. starting monday, the toll rises by 25 cents. fast track drivers will have to pay $6.75. drivers without fast track will be charged $7.75. the bridge is not state owned, so it relies on fares and grants to pay for maintenance, and for projects like the new suicide barrier. drivers have mixed opinions on the increased toll. >> i still wonder where all that money goes. >> i just city it's excess iv. >> 25 cents is very easy. i think it's the next raises that people a

thanks, vic. >>> you'll soon be able to tip your uber driver through the app. it's one of several changes confirmed and announced by the company today to deal with complaints by drivers. uber says it's testing the tipping feature in three markets. seattle, min yneapolis and housn starting today with all u.s. cities to be included by next month. other changes include payment for time spent, waiting for customers and driver injury protection insurance. uber will roll it out within the next six months. >>> you don't have to go for to visit the best small town in the country. according to rankings it's sonoma. they say it's the best calling it napa's rustic less refined and more relaxed sister. it is beautiful up there. >> absolutely. >> and hot. >>> it's going to be pretty hot inland. here is a look. we have sunny skies across the bay area. just to our north some thunderstorms have been rumbling this afternoon up around lake county and points even partser north. right now these are our forecast features. summer begins tonight. 9:24. temperatures will be rising tom

vic lee has more >> reporter: eric, here's the report that was released. it is a blistering attack on the county's bail system and a call for reforms, reforms by the way which the public defender and the sheriff support. to get out of jail before trial, those arrested can pay the entire bail. they'll get it back if they make the court hearing. if they can't make the full amount, you can pay a percentage, normally 10%, to a bail agent, which is nonrefundable. bail, the get out of jail card, is everyone's constitutional right, but is it fair to everyone? her brother was bailed out by his girlfriend's family. >> they ended up putting up their house and car just to get my brother out. >> reporter: a report released by the state treasurer says people of san francisco are paying an average of $10 million to $15 million a year in nonrefundable bail fees. >> this is just wrong. money should not be a determining factor how big your bank account is in whether or not you get out of jail. >> reporter: jerry is a long-time bail sergeanagent. >> proposition 47 dropped m

vic le "abc7 news." will focus on helping tenants. 50,000 will go towards emergency rental assistance and fighting evictions. $400,000 will kickstart plans to create a shelter and find permanent homes for the homeless. a record $140,000 will go towards e arts. the council voted to expand the city's rainy day fund to about 14%. >>> departmen of homeland security secretary john kelly announced new aviation security meures today that will affect every commerciallight coming into the united states. melanie woodro is live at the international terminal at sfo with reaction from passengers. melanie? >> repter: no real changes here at the international airport here at san francisco international airport. for people are leaving, it's once they leave that they're coming back san francisco, that's when they'll notice t enhanced security measures and peop we spoke with today at the airport are not tilled about the changes. homeland security secretary john kelly announcing new security measures today for all commerci

vic lee, "abc7 news." >>> california's rural roads rank among the worst in the nation. we're in third place behind rhode island and connecticut, with 38% of roads in poor condition. california ranks second when it comes to the fatality rate on rural roads, according to a transportation research group. caltrans blames years of backlogs of paymemaintenance wi estimated $59 billion. in november, we'll start paying 12 cents a gallon for gas. governor brown signed the gas tax into law for road maintenance. >>> now a live look at the golden gate bridge. crossing it is about to cost more for the fourth year in a row. starting monday, the toll rises by 25 cents. fast track drivers will have to pay $6.75. drivers without fast track will be charged $7.75. the bridge is not state owned, so it relies on fares and grants to pay for maintenance, and for projects like the new suicide barrier. drivers have mixed opinions on the increased toll. >> i still wonder where all that money goes. >> i just city it's excess iv. >> 25 cents is very easy. i think it's the next raises that people a

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> the heavy snowfall this winter may put a hold on summer mountain sports. mountain ski resort said it got so much snow it will be open until august. that makes this ski season one of the longest in history. the good news for skiers has a downside for mountain bikers. the bike path will have limited operation in summer because of all the snow. >> i'm planning by august ski vacation. let's talk about the forecast warming up here. >> drew tuma has the latest. >> incredible these resorts that will stay open rather laid into then season. on the what we are seeing once again, the fog making its push back in. live doppler seven and satellite showing you the cloud cover moving back into region. moving in tighter, there the agree on your convenient from san francisco south into san mateo, happen hopping over into hayward that's the cloud cover. the wind is active. that's going the repeat on thursday as well. not as breezy tomorrow as it was today. today we had winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. over the next 24 hours, not too bad, but still rather active. a south

vic lee, abc7 news. >> abc7 news viewer kevin wood sent us this picture. he says it shows u.p.s. employees being rescued by police with guns drawn. you can see them through the window on the roof with their hands up. >>> it was an emotional scene. sky 7 was overhead as employees were hugging and crying outside the facility. in a statement, u.p.s. said the company is saddened and deeply concerned about affected employees, family members and the community we share. our thoughts and prayers were with all those touched by this incident. >> the injured were taken to s.f. general. abc7 news reporter kate larson was there for most of the day. >> here she is with more and what we are learning about the victims. >> i heard gunshots. >> reporter: matt said he heard shots around 9:00 this morning at the u.p.s. facility on potrero hill. he was there to pickup his cousin mike lefiti from work. >> i walked up towards the gate and i looked over and i saw my cousin sprawled out in the concrete. >> reporter: toya satz ys he rao his cousin who he believes was shot in the stomach and said, i love y

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> low wage workers in the bay area are about to get a hefty pay raise. abc7 news was on san francisco's market streets as community activists handed out flyers to inform workers about a minimum wage increase. starting this saturday, july 1, the minimum wage in san francisco will go up by $1 from $13 to $14 an hour. activists who fought for the raise say it's just a start towards a livable wage. >> $14 is actually still not enough for many working class communities, and that many people still can't afford to live at $14 an hour in san francisco. >> san francisco workers are in for another increase next year when the minimum wage will jump by another $1 to is a dollars an hour. now here's a look at the minimum wage increases around the bay area. in san francisco, the pay will go up to $14 on saturday. emeryville will go up to the same amount. for companies with more than 56 employees in emeryville, minimum wage will go up to $15.20 an hour. in san jose, it will go up to $12 from $10.50. san leandro will also increase minimum wages to $12 an hour and milpit

>> vic. >> vic, nice to meet you. >> i'm lizzie. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, too. pleasure. let me 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

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> thousands of people will watch fireworks at silverado resort and spa on july 3rd. this is look at the show from a previous year. this year children and teens will not be allowed to attend without adult supervision. under age drinking and fights during the show have been a problem in the past. coolers, alcohol and glass bottles will not be allowed at the resort. >>> there's a new fireworks patrol in contra costa county. the fire protection district showed off new mobile command center. it makes its debut this holiday weekend. the vehicle gives commanders a constant stream of images and data from the ground and the air even telling them which way the wind is blowing. >>> war over water front. the battle over building along the bay reignites. it boils down to state law versus local law. >>> cell phone towers going up near you. local leaders call it a give way to the phone companies. >>> authorities are learning the difference about being under the influence. >>> of mice and maps. using whiskers to >>> they decide the height of build gts along the san francisco wa

. >>> former eagles quarterback michael vic oefg retired.ik was drafted first over all by the fal cons in 2001 and signed with the eagles after being incarcerated for 18 months. jared eickhoff the first phillies picture to go winless in his first dozen starts. he goes for win number one tonight and there are some lineup changes. nava will hit second. first major league hit with a grand slam. tonight he faces his old team. phillies have lost five straight. >>> flyers fans you might want to cover your eyes and ears. the penguins are cup championships for the second straight season. sidney crosby hoisting the stanley cup for the third time in his career. former flier gets and hoist it above his head. he's the stanley cup champ. >> tonight, icing chugging contest. look at the kid on the right. crushing that icee. he wins the contest. we all know what happens tonight. pains the price with the brain freeze. ouch. that's got to hurt. i'm danny pomles from csn. we'll be right back. >>> i'm jim rosenfield live at the courthouse in norristown where we

than 1 million members of dub nation will pack the streets of okayhand tomorrow for the big warriors vic -- oakland tomorrow for the big warriors victory parade. christin ayers already met a few. >> reporter: you can see the alameda county courthouse lit up in blue and gold. we are just steps from where the parade will end and the rally begin. there are people camped out tonight because tomorrow morning this area will be filled with 1.5 million people. tyrone jones is a die hard warriors fan, once a towel boy for the we believe warriors, he told us he had to be first in line for tomorrow's championship rally. >> there's going to be a lot of people out here, so i wanted to get us a good spot. >> reporter: so he and his friends brought their lawn chairs, technologies and extra layers. >> i have to see steph curry and kd. >> reporter: until tomorrow at noon this patch of grass near lake merritt is home. >> i might get a few mosquito bites or maybe other few rodents, but i'm a little scared, but i got these guys here to help me and encourage me to be here for the nba champions. >> reporter:

at the hospital the vic tm was pronounce the deceased from his injuries. >> reporter: after a search,or questioning. >> when we got around the hotel we could see that the police was in one of the rooms and they were like standing eight or ten guys in this one room in the hotel. >> reporter: droneview7 was over the hotel which occupies almost one city block. hotel management had no comment on the crime. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> sky 7 flew over richmond after an amtrak train struck and killed a man. it happened about 11:45 this morning along the

other nfl stars like michael vic will take the in tonight's exhibition game. tickets are $10 and all proceeds will benefit the positive coaching alliance. kickoff is at 6:30 tonight. >> third time's a charm after finishing second the last two years warriors all-star draymond green was named nba player of the year. this year he set a team record by having 150 steels and 100 blocks in a single season. he also became the first warrior to be named the first team all defense times. >> it's not just one guy who goes out there and do this, you know, our defense ask as good as it is, no matter what i do out there it wouldn't matter. and that takes 14 other guys who are dedicated and committed to the process. >> for the second time in three years, golden state general manager bob meyers was named executive of the year. >> draymond green stop kicking people in the groin and moved on to something much worse, his own podcast. it's a tough listen. it's a tough listen. lebron james recently went bald and social media had an absolute -- oh, sorry, this is a joke from 2007, w

. >> reporter: and so you have team vic, team michael vick and team terrell owens.hey are both here. they have their roster set up and the action starts at 6:30 tonight. i'm told that if you come to the gate, the game time is at 6:30, and if you say michael vick at the gate, they will let new for free. how's that? ken? >> wow. pretty good, len ramirez reporting live from san jose, thanks, lenny. >> great tip. >>> a san jose landmark is staying in business after all. wings chinese is the oldest restaurant in san jose. it closed a couple of weeks ago because of tremendously high rent. now the own verse reached an agreement with their landlord and -- the owners have reached an agreement with their landlord and will re-open on thursday. they have been in business since 1925. >>> world's largest air- conditioner cranking up that onshore flow today. but it has an expiration date. coming up, when the 90s return. and if san francisco will be part of the next round of heat. that's next. >> and coming up all new at 6:00 tonight, bay area airport screeners busted for smuggling

ve. —— victory. vic ve. -- victory. unfortunate thing is we probably shot ourselves in the foot haven't we with some turnovers and some penalties towards the end of the game and have allowed them the opportunity to sneak it from us. cricket and england are set to drop joyson roy for tomorrow's game against pakistan in cardiff. roy just made 51 runs. he did not bat in tuesday's net session with jonny ba i rstow. tuesday's net session with jonny bairstow. there is a chance there will be a change. we can't announce the team until tomorrow. we're looking to put out our strongest team. for the last two years we've built towards this tournament and we wa nt to built towards this tournament and we want to win this tournament or get to the final. and part and parcel of thatis to the final. and part and parcel of that is picking guys who we feel are in our best 11. everton have agreed to pay £30 million for sunderland's jordan pickford. pickford was one of few bright spots in sunderland's season as they finished bottom and they

. >> reporter: neighbors say the vic him had lived there for 26 years. while her name has not yet been released, neighbors report the victim was 67 years old. the fire caused minor damage to other neighboring mobile homes. in the newsroom i'm arizona arizona fox 2 news. >>> a driver was shot and killed on the bay bridge apparently trying to get around an accident scene. we asked the witness to not be identified. he says he watched as the driver of the red cadillac tried to go around the scene on the shoulder. then came to a stop as a female officer approached the car. >> i spoke to another gentleman who was a part of the crowd. we were all standing there for a while. he mentioned he had a very good view of the window and he says the driver rolled down the window just a few inches to shine the light on him. she tried to use the flashlight into the car, but they drove away from her. >> the highway patrol says the cadillac driver sped away on the shoulder and the witness told us it seemed obvious the driver was trying to get away from the female officer. a

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