vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> vic, thank you. an effort to give california the strongest net neutrality protections in the nation hit a major snag in the same assembly. the bill advanced in a committee vote but state lawmakers cut out proiks that is go beyond the net neutrality rules. lawmakers thought the original bill went too far. the measure was supposed to set the gold standard and create the toughest protection that is launches in other states would seek to replicate. >> an effort to extend bar hours in califoria may be on the rocks following opposition in san francisco. mothers against drunk driefgt and other opponents rallied against the measure that would extend the last call to 4:00 a.m. gichg the seven largest cities to extend hours. opponents say it adds new costs creating health issues for people drinking and lead to more dangerous roads. >> you already might have two or three drinks and then you're going to have another one or two if you stay another two hours.

vic lee is live with the latest. vic. >> reporter: well police finally cleared this rail crossing at about 2:30 this afternoon. investigators have been meticulously looking for evidence here and two other locations. but this is where the shooting began, one suspect shot. he is being treated at a hospital. fortunately no officer was hit. >> i thought it was fireworks. but then after that you hear like a semiautomatic, boom, boom, boom, boom. and over like 20, 30 shots. >> reporter: around 11:35 last night here in union city. a shootout. juanita ramirez lives across the tracks. >> i was scared. too close to home. >> reporter: at mid-afternoon today, the rail crossing was still cordened off. evidence markers littering the crime scene. officers tried to stop a car with three juveniles on e street and railroad avenue. >> once the vehicle stopped two suspects got out of the vehicle. and exchanged gunfire with our officers. >> one of them was hit. both ran into the neighborhood where they were captured. the suspect who was s

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thank you, vic. >>> let's continue our coverage now on the mayor's race in san francisco. >> abc 7 news reporter lea melendez is live where mark leno has been watching results. >> reporter: mark leno told me he still expects to win this race. if he doesn't he said this is it for him, it will be his last job in politics. his message throughout this campaign was it's time to shake up city hall. that's why he formed an alliance with jane kim, who is also running for mayor because he insists as progressives they will bring change to the city. as you remember, they asked people to vote for them as number 1 and 2 on the ballot, taking advantage of that ranked choice voting system that we have in san francisco. it was controversial because it was seen as a way to beat london breed, who was in the lead. >> so to extrapolate upon that, that it was some sort of strategy or a gaming or anything, that's really more than it was. but i did give my second vote to jane, and i think she gave her second vote to me because we both agree that it is time for fundamental change for a

. >> vic lee is life at the scene with n information for you tonight. vic. >> reporter: we're at diamond and 28th here is knowy valley behind me as you can see that is the scene, the crime scene, the tow truck. you can see the black car which rolled off the tow truck. and you can see the dump truck. let's go some sky shots from a -- that flat bed truck was loading the barak car on the ramp. a neighbor we are told had requested the tow. but somehow the car broke loose from the ramp and rolled down the hill over a trench. and that's where about three or four city department of public works employees were working. the car hit a female worker who we are told was a member of the water department, the city water department. she was transported to san francisco general hospital. the car then hit that dump truck i referred to during the live shot. and that's where the car stopped. we are told by the hospital that the female worker died at the hospital and that she worked for the city's water department. now, as interesting twist to the story, we have observed a

vic lee abc7 news. >>> thank you. a new twist in the mysterious death of a great white shark. >> why that death is being investigated as a criminal case. >> there is always hope. the program that gives refugees a chance to fulfill the american dream. >> windy gusty. mini heat wave coming up. >>> we first told you about this story yesterday, someone snatching a puppy in the south bay. we >>> today happens to be world refugee group. abc7 news was in san francisco tenderloin to see one businesses. wishing to open or grow businesses. zee zel cafe will open home. >> we are here to support ourselves to be good people, to develop and improve the community. >> it is amazing to see how these companies have used the funding. >> 97% repayment rate on its loans. >>> the necropsy results are in. >> now there are more questions and answers as fish and wildlife have opened up a criminal investigation. >> reporter: seeing great white sharks along the bay is common. he spotted one today. >> i saw the fin of a great white. >> reporter:

vic lee spoke to veterans today and he is live in the precidio with their reaction. >> reporter: they all agree that there is still a lot of work to be done to achieve lasting peace. but at least now, the door has been opened. >> half year ago, it was unthinkable that we would be engaged in thisind of thing. >> reporter: too many lives lost and fierce battles. among the dead, 30,000 americans and many, many more korean, this war memorial is a remembrance of the so-called forgotten war. >> i thought it was a good step forward. >> reporter: marine colonel john stevens. he is disappointed the two leaders did not formally end the war. when the fighting ended both sides signed an armistice and not a peace treaty. >> i was surprised at that. >> i don't trust both of them. and that's my sentiments and that is my feeling. >> reporter: marv joined the marines to get out of the bronx where he grew up. he is disappointed there is no timetable. >> it is easy to keep kicking the can down the road. >> reporter: he is glad the joint statements calls for the return of the pow remains. >> apparently t

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> so president trump will now have his second opportunity to nominate a justice. gopped leaders say the senate will vote to confirm a successor this fall. but senator dianne feinstein says this tonight. we are now four months away from an election to determine the party that will control the senate. there should be no consideration of a supreme court nominee until the american people have a chance to weigh in. >> the supreme court struck a blow to union'ses today freeing public workers from paying due nas cover contract negotiations. it was a 5-4 votes. the high court ruling could cost unions millions in revenue while still having to represent those who don't pay dues. abc 7 news reporter david you louie looks at impact in the bay area. >> be aware. >> california has 2.5 million union members about half of them impacted by the supreme court ruling. those who work in the public sector. private seccer union members like the hotel workers are not. >> what this decision does is it creates a free rider problem. and undermines the ability of unions to represent all the

. >> vic lee joins us live with the look at the front runners. >> reporter: on that supervisor london breeds headquarters, as you can see this room is empty for now. but we are expecting a large crowd of course of breed supporters. breed is considered by many to be the front runner. theoretically, anyone can win. here is what mark farrell said about the race. >> whether it is someone you supported or not, it is the best interest of san francisco. >> reporter: lee's term ends in 2020. but he died last year. the new mayor will take office as soon as the election is certified. the winner serving fourrs three dominant candidates in this race. london breed. supervisor jane kim and former state senator mark leno. if breed is elected she will be the first black woman in the city. and if leno gets the spot, he will be the first openly gay mayor. all three are progressive.progr. sport sanctuary city status. breed is considered the most moderate. kim and leno are cast as part of the city coalition. there is a fourth candidate who may come in strong. in fact she could win. she could be a spoiler

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> thank you. a supreme court ruling today dealt a major blow to public sector unions. we will have a look at that impact coming up at 6:30. >>> good news about the pawnee fire. evacuees are going home. road closures have also been lifted. >> 25% contained. burned 25,000 acres. >> it is encouraging. let's go to wayne freedman in lake county. >> reporter: very encouraging. the last two days we stood and behind us large billowing clouds of smoke. today we didn't see any dangerous smoke at all today. residents went home and they are ready. it still felt like a full house in moose lodge 2284. even though half of the 300 evacuations remain. time here has taken a toll. >> well, it is not on the list. >> reporter: too many nights with sleeping as worry as a bedfellow. after this morning, denise ogle will disagree. >> i was told yes, no, yes, no while we are staying here. i am fine. i really thought i was fine until i got here. >> reporter: denise learned that her house and three others did not survive the

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> a modesto man pleaded guilty today. charges to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization namely isis. he told under cover agents of plans to use pipe-bombs and guns to kill tourists. jamison appears to have a mental steal health conditions. >>> seven to two vote, the high court sided with a colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. this case is about what it represents and far from over. >> reporter: the two gay men who sued says today it means our fight will continue. the supreme court did not tackle any of those issues, leaving open the possibility that other cases coming up could be decided differently. the word narrow was used to deci describe the decision. >> it was such a narrow ruling. >> it is a narrow victory. >> reporter: it did not rule on the bigger issue of whether a business can refuse to serve gay lesbian couple. the couple asked colorado baker jack phillips to design a cake for their wedding. phillips refused. the colorado commission decided that

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> all right, thank you so much, vic. >>> the dancing fbi agent involved in an accidental shooting, turned himself in today. the denver sheriffs department just released this booking photo of agent chase bishop. he has been charged with second degree assault. bishop was dancing at a denver club earlier this month when he did a back flip as you are about to see and his gun fell out. he picked it up but accidentally shot a man in the leg. the victim as you see here is expected to recover. bishop is due in court tomorrow. >>> all right, sparkling but hot day for everyone attending the oakland warriors parade. >> nice though, spencer. >> i don't think people were complaining especially if sprayed with victory champagne. >>> a look at live doppler 7 as you know warm to hot conditions across the bay area except just mild on the coast. check out this view from the roof top camera showing blue sky over the bay. current temperatures readings 66 here in san francisco. 72 the oakland. san jose 87. 95 at gillry. 59 at half moon bay. this is a view from the east ba mount dia

. >> abc7 news reporter vic lee with reaction from city hall. >> it's time to shake hands, part friends, get back to work. >> reporter: supervisor peskins supported mark leno, not breed. no hard feelings. >> always election happening. >> reporter: says it's time to move forward. >> we're all adults and need to act like adults. >> reporter: in january the board of supervisors rejected her nomination for interim mayor, appointing supervisor mark farrell, so-called progressive bloc lined up solidly against her. tempers flared against supporters who filled the chambers, argued there was undercurrent of racism, denied the position as black woman. supervisor cohen was vocal in support of breed. >> we'll stilleeations january. yet to be seen. >> reporter: hisupervisor ronin voted against breed. time to heal the wounds of that night. >> we're mature enough to realize divided mayor and board of supervisors is not helpful to anyone. >> reporter: will be five new supervisors on the 11 member board, perhaps good nuts for the mayor. >> london breed makes history in san francisco and nationally. when

abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live at city hall with the story. er: well, there are more than 800 officers on this force who have been trained in crisis intervention. and that makes them eligible to use tears once they're trained with knows devices. and that's taking time. but now they may have to wait longer to get one. tasers, a never ending controversy in san francisco. it's been villified, embraced. four police chiefs sported tasers. activist groups oppose them finally in novemrft adecade of ca year. frell included getrosa end of story? no. yesterday, the supervisors budget and finance committee voted 3 opinion 2 to cut the taser purchases out of the budget request. the reason the committee wants a more comprehensive picture of what the total costs might be. supervisor norman nee was in the majority. >> it's not clearway the real choice is because the police department talking about discounts and so forth. but they can't tell us the discounts. >> against cutting the tasers catherine stephanie a long time gun control advocate. >> we had the poli

reporter vic lee is on the story. >> reporter: it happened just after 6:00 p.m. here. the woman had just left a friend's home near here. she had her 6-month-old infant in a body carrier. this is where she fell. she doesn't remember much of what happened. public information officer joseph tomlinson. >> and she was bleeding heavily. the woman stated she was bumped and fell to the ground and hit her head. >> reporter: police tell abc 7 news the baby was not hurt and that it does not appear to be a robbery. >> the woman didn't remember seeing anyone or someone coming and hitting her. >> reporter: police combed the neighborhood looking for witnesses and security camera video. all of this shocked residents here in this quiet part of town. pam got the news from next door. >> it's scary, real scary who would do that? >> reporter: others reacted the same way. >> it's a friendly, calm neighborhood. >> reporter: police say the woman is recovering from her head wound. >> she fell and has severe injury from the fall. she was in surgery. >> reporter: police are asking for the public

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> in developing runway after seattle sea-tac was closed. the faa is reporting delays for incoming flights. a spokesman is posting these updates on twitter. officers are searching for the gun person. >>> local politics. supervisor london breed will become san francisco's new mayor. >> the latest vote count has breed with over 2200 votes more than leno. >> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is in front of city hall with the story. >> reporter: yesterday london breed was ahead by moren 1800 votes. today as you mentioned, she is ahead by more than 2200 votes with only 7,000 votes left to count. mark leno said today this race is over. >> i am london breed, and president of the san francisco board of supervisors and soon to be mayor of the city and county of san francisco. >> reporter: that assurance came after mark leno called london breed to congratulate her. >> she is a remarkable woman and she is going to do a fine job. her success is san francisco's success. >> reporter: while he initially led the race a week ago, eventually his numbers erod

. >> vic lee joins us live with the look at the front runners. >> reporter: on that supervisor londons headquarters, as you can see this room is empty for now. but we are expecting a large crowd of course of breed supporters. breed is considered by many to be the fro

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> and whoever wins that mayors race will take over immediately as soon as the votes are certified. >> candidates actually teamed up in the mayoral race. they're hoping to take advantage of san francisco's rank vote system. >> at the block party where mark leno was watching the election results this evening. >>reporter: mark lenoal when he decided to run for mayor of san francisco he came up with the following slowlien, "it's time to shake-up city hall." and tonight win or lose leno and his followers, volunteers will be here celebrating at hardy mill plaza in the heart of the castro district. and this is very symbolic location for him, for leno who has been a champion for gay rights in san francisco. if elected he will be the first openly gay mayor in san francisco. but he has set that aside to focus on the most pressing issues in the city like homelessness, which he says under his administration will end by 2020. now, building more affordable housing in the city is big issue for leno. both issues are very important to all of the candidates. now, leno was also known a

. >>> abc 7 news reporter vic lee joins us with the latest details on the investigation. vic. >> reporter: police opened this rail crossing about 2 and a half years ago. this is about all that's left of the crime scene tape. dozens of investigators were here all night and all day, looking at all the physical evidence. one suspect was hit in that shooting. he is being treated at a hospital. fortunately no officer was shot. around 11:35 last night here in union city, a shoot out. >> i thought it was fireworks. after that you semiautomatic. and it was over like 20, 30 shots. >> juanita lives across the tracks. >> i was scared. too close to home. >> >> reporter: at mid-afternoon the rail crossing cordened off. evidence markers littering the crime scene. officers tried to stop a car with three juveniles. >> two suspects got out of the vehicle once it stopped. and exchanged gunfire with our officers. >> one of them was hit. both ran into the neighborhood where they were captured. the suspect shot was arrested here on a front lawn stained with blood. part of the evidence an offic

reporter vic lee says police are asking for help with the case.he first meeting of the upcoming u.s./north korea summit scheduled at 6:00 p.m. our time. you can get the latest on "world news tonight" here at 5:30. renewed attack against special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. the president called mueller's appointment unconstitutional. stephanie ramos has the story. >> reporter: president trump is still on the attack against robert mueller's investigation calling the appointment unconstitutional. despite that we play the game because i, unlike the democrats, have done nothing wrong. even asserting he could pardon himself. >> he has no intention but doesn't say he can't. >> reporter: it would probably lead to trump's immediate impeachment. back in january the president's legal team wrote a 20-page memo to robert mueller first obtained by "the new york times" and confirmed by abc news. that argues presidential powers are so broad, by virtue of his position as the chief law enforcement officer, that would amount to him obstructing hims

. >>> vic lee tweets about a lawsuit filed by san mateo county against mccommitteesen corporation. ed mccommitteesen of lax oversight in monitoring and recording suspicious drug orders. vic will have more at:0 >>> first liquids now powders under extra strut are scrutiny at arnts. tsa is expanding the security policy. matt keller has a close are look. >> reporter: traveling as challenges especially with food. >> i travel with a lot of powders for smoothies and stuff like that. i get hit up come back into the u.s. trying to leave. >> he says he has taken his matcha green tea powder in the past. the security administration says shaun's protein powder or baby powder or cosmetics powder be ar but if in a container are than 12 ounce as size of a soda can. it couinpassengers to there it put it in checked baggage. >> just say to checking the powders. >> they say the powder policy has been implemented over the past year domestically. but starting june 30th it will go to foreign airports. >> they say explosives are still the greatest threat. but they are powders like fentanyl or pepper powder

. >> vic lee is life at the scene with n information for you tonight.h here is knowy valley behind me as you can see that is the scene, the crime scene, the tow truck. you can see the black car which rolled off the tow truck. and you can see the dump truck. let's go some sky shots from a -- that flat bed truck was loading the barak car on the ramp. a neighbor we are told had requested the tow. but somehow the car broke loose from the ramp and rolled down the hill over a trench. and that's where about three or four city department of public works employees were working. the car hit a female worker who we are told was a member of the water department, the city water department. she was transported to san francisc

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> and residents of san jose will vote on the new mayor today. >> abc 7 news reporter live in san jose with details on that race. lisa. >> reporter: ama and larry we are outside this restaurant in downtown san jose where sam liccardo plans to have his victory celebration ton. you can see the signs are already up and the latest polls show that liccardo is expected to win backup. though there are four candidates in the running for the mayor's position, democrat sam liccardo and less known candidates are steven brown, tyrone wade and quan minimum pmom both wade and pmhom are pushing for affordable housing. the other served on the city dow jones for years. and incumbent usually win in san jose. liccardo has had the largest campaign war chess of all the candidates of more than half a million dollars. now the event starts at 8:00 tonight here in downtown san jose. reporting live i'm lisa amen gleejen, abc 7 news. >>> thoung now to the statewide races and the race for governor. >> the top two vote getters move to the general election in november. kristen s