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

vic lee, abc7 news. >> thank you, vic. as you can imagine, the shooting has caused panic among ups workers getting ready to go out to deliver their packages this morning. >> pop, pop, pop, pop, about 7 shots. >> marvin calderon was inside the ups building. he was getting ready for the morning meeting when he heard the shots. then people started to run and shout, go, go, go. calderon barely made it out. >> he was right behind me. he was like 6, 7 shots inside. at least five to six outside. i was just running. i didn't wait to look the guy. >> workers huddled together in the street and gathered in a church near the ups building to be interviewed by police. family members waited closenthe runited and feel safe again. it was just terrifying for them. >> families of the victims have been showing up at san francisco general. some telling us about their devastation in discovering their loved one's fate. >> abc7 news reporter kate larson is live a at s.f. general with a very personal story, kate. >> reporter: well, dan, kristen, m

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, 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

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

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 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. >> 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

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, 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 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

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

abc 7 news reporter vic lee is on the story and sent this tweet from today's supervisor's meeting. he says there's been lots of testimony about inequities in the city favoring the wealthy over the poor. his full report at 5:00. >>> china has freed three activists that probe the factory that make ivanka trump shoes. they still face a trial. abc 7 news reporter has the latest reaction from president trump. >> reporter: the senate health care bill may be on ice for the moment but here in washington the health care debate is heating up. chanting kill the bill, don't kill me, protesters stormed senate offices. as republicans retool the senate health care bill. >> held care is working along very well. we could have a big surprise with a great health care package. >> reporter: the president maintains republicans will get their plan passed. >> we'll see what happens. we're working very hard. we have given ourselves a little more time to make it perfect. >> reporter: the republican leadership hadn't insisted they would pass the bill this week but reversed course. now senate majority leader

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> a new bandage size patch could transform the way we get vaccinations.esearchers at georgia tech administered with a patch of dissolving microneedles. it eliminates the sting of injection and the hassle of visiting a flu clinic. you could put it on yourself. it also holds promise for delivering other vaccines as well. >>> as the trump administration moves to dismantle air quality reg yl regulations, it continues to cut american's lives short. the study of more than 60 million senior citizens, found a relation to smog to an increased risk of death and -- the harvard university analysis found no level of a safe level of pollution. this is the new england journal of medicine. >>> rolling out the bike share meant rolling o i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no

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 franciscore paying an average of $10 million to $15 million a year in nonrefundable bail fees. >> this is just wron money should not be a determining factor how big your bank account is in whether or not y get out of jail. long-time bail sergeanagt. >> proposion 47 dropped many felonies y s ties to misdemeano

vic lee. >> what kind of changes can the agency make to lessen the congestion on the streets? >> reporter: dan, that's the $64,000 question. the only agency that can actually regulate these ride sharing company s the state public utilities commission. you might say that the san francisco mta is sort of ham strung with these restrictions. we are told that the board of supervisors and the city attorney's office is looking into that law to see exactly what the san francisco mta can and cannot do under those restrictions. there's some hope that they can do something. >> interesting. 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. >>

as our vic lee reported last month, the department requested 142 new cars and only got 48. >> the berkeleys set to hold a special meeting tomorrow to determine if the city's police force should continue participating in urban shield. that's the annual training program seen here that brings together police forces from the bay area and beyond. according to the daily californians, several city council members are concerned berkeley police will become militarized if they participate. others want the munopy spent on mental health training. >> the san mateo city council expected to vote on a contract to equip police with body cameras. laes year, a grand jury recommended police departments that don't have cameras implement them by fall. the san mateo city council tested body cams and chose the company axon. the rollout expected to cost $674,000 over five years. >> late last year, san mateo police said the department could begin fully using the cameras by this september. >> a coast guard cutter will sail home after seizing millions of dollars of illegal drugs headed to u.s. streets. take a look at

. >> abc7 news reporter vic lee has been there all day since the beginning.our live team coverage tonight. 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

as vic lee reported last month, the department last requested 142 new cars but they only got 48. >>>ley city council is set to hold a special meeting tomorrow to determine if the city's police force should continue participating in urban shield. that's the annual training program seen here that brings together police forces from the bay area and beyond. according to the daily californiaen, several city council members think berkeley police will become more militarized if they participate and others want it spent on mental health training for officers. >> happening today, the san mateo city council expected to vote on a contract to equip police with body cameras. a grand jury recommended police departments that don't have cameras implement them by this fall. the san mateo city council tested body cameras and chose axon. that rollout expected to cost $674,000 over five years. late last year, san mateo police said the department could begin fully using the cameras by september. >> a coast guard cutter will sail home to alameda after seizing millions of dollars of illegal drugs headed to

. >> first we want to begin our team coverage with abc news reporter vick lee with what the police know. vic? >> reporter: we're here at the scene of the shooting at 17th. the shooter, u.p.s. driver jimmy lam went with co-workers to a morning meeting. san francisco police responded to 911 dispatch calls at 8:55 this morning, people were shot at the building at 17th and an bruno. the gunman parked his vehicle at the parking lot to the building. he went on a shooting spree, behind him a trail of victims. >> as you guys have probably seen from the aerial footage, there were a couple outside, and some were inside. >> reporter: people fanned out and were looking for him as they evacuated workers. >> the police located the suspect who was still armed with an assault pistol. the suspect put the gun to his head and shot the weapon. >> reporter: but not before he shot five victims. >> two officers are deceased as well as three witnesses. the building has been secured at this point, we believe the incident involves only one suspect. >> reporter: this afternoon, mayor ed lee visited the crime scene, sa

. >> first we want to begin our team coverage with abc news reporter vick lee with what the police know. vic? >> reporter: we're here at the scene of the shooting at 17th. the shooter, u.p.s. driver jimmy lam went with co-workers to a morning meeting. san francisco police responded to 911 dispatch calls at 8:55 this morning, people were shot at the building at 17th and an bruno. the gunman parked his vehicle at the parking lot to the building. he went on a shooting spree, behind him a trail of victims. >> as you guys have probably seen from the aerial footage, there were a couple outside, and some were inside. >> reporter: people fanned out and were looking for him as they evacuated workers. >> the police located the suspect who was still armed with an assault pistol. the suspect put the gun to his head and shot the weapon. >> reporter: but not before he shot five victims. >> two officers are deceased as well as three witnesses. the building has been secured at this point, we believe the incident involves only one suspect. >> reporter: this afternoon, mayor ed lee visited the crime scene, sa