lilian kim, abc7 news. >>> 4:44 now. the u.s. attorney's office begun gather iing information about the group behind the campaign to draft interim mayor ed lee to run for a full term. the "san francisco chronicle" reports that progress for all, behind the run, ed, run campaign is the suspect of complain from aaron peskin and retired superior court judge. they want investigation in campaign finance issues and that progress for all was coordinating the activities with lee in violation of election law. workers from recology helped draft signatures to help lee run. >> the chairman of the public utilities commission goes on an all-expense paid trip to sweden and travelling with him is executives with pg&e, the very organization that the chairman is involved in regulating. a situation many consider too cozy. abc7's mark matthews has reaction from the state lawmaker. >> the san bruno disaster that killed eight and destroyed 38 homes brought a lot of things to light. including how the public utilities commission failed to enforce regulat

lilian kim was in the thick of it all night, and she is live with the story. lilian? >> dan, this protest began the same way it did last week, same time, same place. but it ended with a lot more people being arrested. commuters rushed to bart stations to get out of san francisco before the planned 5:00 p.m. protest. >> there was word it happened at 5:00. i have a job where i can leave early, so that's what everybody did. >> as promised protesters began their demonstration at 5:00 on the plat rm to. they are mad at bart for cutting off the under ground service to prevent an anti-police demonstration from happening. this time bart took a more aggressive stance. officers warned and arrested anyone who was displaying signs and chanting. bart repeatedly said it is fine, but not beyond the fare gates. protesters were upset. >> i bought my bart ticket, as you can see. and i do intend on taking the bart home which means i have the right to assemble here. >> by 5:thrt, officers ordered everyone to leave the station. protesters continued with their demonstration outside on mark

abc7's lilian kim is live at san francisco general hospital with the latest. lilian? >> alan, one of the three men is said to be recovering from nonlife-threatening injuries, but the two other men attacked last night remain in serious condition. investigators went back to candlestick park to look for more evidence 24 hours after violent day at the stayed um why. -- at the stadium. this fight involved a group of men in the stands while another involved a group of women in the parking lot. the violence only got worse as the night went on. one man was beaten unconscious in a bathroom while two men were shot at different sections in the parking lot. all three were taken to san francisco general. >> you can hear constant yelling from the stands. niners. raiders. >> andrew crowell and john mckenzie attended the pre-season game between the 49ers and the raiders. he said the tension between the fans was palpable that they believe was exsaiser bated by 7 drinking going on -- by 7 drinking going on. >> i felt tense. you felt there would be no doubt there would be a fight or two

lilian kim, abc news. >> thank you, lilian. >>> turn together economy, there is anxious anticipation as investors wait to see the impact america's lower credit rating will have on wall street and the global markets. larry jacobs reports. >> the asian markets opened lower in trading because of concern over the unprecedented down grade in america's credit. the job's machine minister says the trust in the dollar and u.s. treasuries has not wavered. in germany, prices are expected to drop because of uncertainty over both the u.s. and the european debt crisis. the european central bank says it will buy italian and spanish bonds to restore confidence and ward off more market turmoil. president obama said nothing about the historic down grade on returning from camp david, but it is high on his agenda. timothy geithner says standard and pours -- poors shows terrible judgment. but the agencies highlight investment risk and lower the u.s. from a triple-a score to a double a plus. >> the political gridlock in washington leads us to conclude that the policy makers don't have the ability to put t

our lilian kim is live in the newsroom with the latest on the story. lilian? >> dan, family members say the six-year-old boy can't stop talking about the shooting. they say he was in the car when his father was shot only a few feet away. jose esparza had just cashed his check and bought a few items at the grocery store when he was approached. according to witnesses, the two men tried to rob esparza, and he resisted. >> i guess he tried to fight back and they shot him. >> it happened on international boulevard and 103rd avenue in oaknd la. family members say esparza's six-year-old son was in the car and saw the whole thing. >> he was crying. he kept on repeating to his mom, why the my dad got shot right there. the guy came and pointed him, pow-pow." >> esparza died at the hospital a short time later. he just turned 39. he leaves behind a wife and two young sons ages six and 10. >> i feel really bad. he was a great person, a hard-working father. now he left two beautiful children, a wife, and who will look out for them, you feel me? i'm devastated. >> this is oa

lilian kim, abc7 news. >>> another british prince is headed stateside. prince harry will be coming to california and arizona to take part in intense military training, focussing on apache helicopters. they didn't give a date but said it should last up to three months and harry is following in his brother william and sister-in-law kate path to the golden state who were here earlier in summer. they are urging california blondes to be on alert. harry hunters as they call them. >> as you know, the apache helicopter is the army main attack helicopter. >> we talk about different things here. >> mike, how are you doing? >> great. nothing to add to that. let's look outside to show what is going on. we'll attack the weather forecast here in shades of gray as the clouds are back. expect the flight arrival delays at sfo. they will announce them in an hour, hour and 10 minutes. we'll let you know or check out our flight tracker abc7news.com. it's breezy this morning. especially if you are heading from east to west. watch out for that. white knuckler in the altamont

lilian kim tells us more about benson and the grieving hometown of angwin. >> benson was born and raised in angwin, a small town in napa county. he went to pacific union college elementary and pacific union college prep. those who knew him were aware how special the navy seals training was. of those picked by the navy tone roll, only 19 finished and benson was one of them but he was low-key about it all. duane cronk is publisher of the "angwin reporter." >> he was not the kind of person who talked a lot about himself. >> benson was one of the 22 navy seals killed when the chinook helicopter was shot down in afternoon. eight other american service members and eight afghans also died in a crash. the u.s. military finished the painful job of recovering what is left of the downed helicopter. firefight continued as the u.s. forces sought out taliban fighters responsible for shooting down the chinook. >> events like this where their brothers are shot down that build resolve and come back stronger. >> navy seals and other service members were sent to help the army rangers who had come under fir

lilian kim is live in the newsroom with more details on the deal. lilian? >> this deal will be passed in the senate. getting to the house could move more difficult. but despite the uncertainty, there is overy well ming -- there is an over well ping relief a deal will be reached. after a long day of negotiations both sides took to the aisle in solidarity. >> leaders from both parties came together for the sake of our economy to reach a historic, bipartisan compromise against this dangerous standoff. >> the deal will be presented to members of congress tomorrow morning. it includes a debt ceiling increase of up to $2.4 trillion enough to tide the treasury over until after the 2012 elections. the deal includes $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years. and a special con congressional committee to recommend additional deficit reduction of up to $1.5 trillion. for president obama, the compromise represents key failures such as the inability to end tax breaks to the wealthy. under the terms of the deal, they are still a possibility. >> that's why the second pa

lilian kim is live to explain why and the results. >> bart police say they closed the stations because the protest was creating an unsafe environment. obviously this is a major inconvenience for commuters who just wanted to get home. >> cellphone service was working this time but dozens of protestors continued with their planned protest to speak out against bart who shut down the underground cellphone network last thursday as part off of an effort to prevent an a demonstration. >> when they clamp down on people's free speech and people's voice, that is when i get offended and realize i need to show my support for american free speech. >> the group anonymous organized the demonstration when culminated when they tried to block one of the trains. bart police pushed them out of the way and they declared the station closed and ordered everyone out. protestors carried on. they walked down market street in hopes of entering the other station, but they were shut down by the time they got there. commuters caught in the middle. >> we went to the police bart station office and inconveniencing eve

lilian kim is live in pacifica for us tonight. >> reporter: this attack is puzzling to neighbors. they never noticed anything unusual with the couple's dog. >> police arrived at the home after getting a 911 call from the victim's husband. >> when they arrived they found the victim regulate in her own front living room. she was not breathing. she was unresponsive and major trauma to her upper body. the husband stated when he got home he found his wife with the pit bull hovering over her. >> they owned two pit bulls. the unneutered pit is believed to be responsible for killing her. the dog escaped from the backyard but the officers shot it. >> the last thing we didn't want it to get out to be loose in the neighborhood. as soon as the dog got out of the backyard the decision was immediately made to put the dog down. the dog was shot three times by officers on the scene. >> they say she was pregnant but they don't know how far along. they si say the dog appeared nice and normal. >> we're going to find out if there were in anything physically or mentally wrong with the dog that may hav

abc7's lilian kim reports. >>> cell phone service at the civic center platform was working this time. but the dozens of protesters continued with their planned protest to speak out against bart. who shut down the cell phone service thursday as part of demonstration. >> when they start to clamp down on people's free speech and people's voice, that's when i get offended and realize i need to come out and show my support for american free speech, which is the most important. >> the international hacker group anonymous organized the demonstration. which culminated with protesters trying to block the door of one of the bart trains. bart police moved in and pushed them out of the way. officers declared the civic center station closed and ordered everyone out. protesters, though, carried on. they walked down market street in hopes to enter the other station. one protesters went so far as to taunt the public. a woman we talked to said any sympathy she had for them is now gone. >> bart did a slippery slope when they cut off cell phones. any people who were maybes, leaning toward that direction

lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> if a debt deal is approved before the deadline, the crisis could still negatively impact the nation's housing market. mortgage rates may rise because it could devalue the dollar. it would rise from half to 3% on mortgages rates. sunday is traditionally open house day and for sale signs were spotted all over the bay area. >>> it will still be more than several more days before a decision on whether the u.c. berkeley hikers jailed in iran will go free. earlier today they had a final hearing on two-year anniversary of their capture. tomas ramon is here with a look down. >> reporter: today's hearing lasted four hours. it was hoped they would be released today but the judge held off until next week. when ramadan starts. some observers think it's a good sign. >> today an iranian court decided on the sentence will be revealed next week. a professor at stanford university believes after two years, the remaining hikers will be freed soon. >> my sense is i'm cautiously optimistic they have decided to let the people go. it is tying to find a face saving mechanism.

. >> lilian kim, abc7 news. >>> 4:37 now. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a grass fire that threatened homes in benicia. smoke and flames rose from behind the homes on kearney street yesterday afternoon. it started near benicia community park. they quickly called for reinforcement in other cities in solano county with departments from napa and contra costa county. >> i heard fire crackling and i opened the door and saw it going over the house. i went outside. the neighbors went outside. the kids were crying. we started praying. >> i thank the guys because they came so fast. if they were not as fast as they were, we'd have nothing now. >> crews brought the wildfire under control an hour-and-a-half later. nobody was hurt. >>> 5:38 -- did i say "5:38"? between here and denver it's 5:38, but in the bay area it's 4:38. glad to have mike back. >> mountain time here and now. >> yeah. >> we have drizzle in a lot of areas. the onshore flow. revolving around us. we have winds around us and drizzle. right now, 1

here is lilian kim. >> reporter: police arrived at this home after getting a 911 call from the victim's husband. >> when they arrived they found the victim laying in her own front living room. she was not unresponsive and major trauma to upper body. his stated when he got home at about noon he found his wife with the pit bull hovering over her. >> they owned two pit bulls. the unneutered pit is believed to be responsible for mauling and killing darla. they shot and killed the dog after it escaped from the backyard as officers were conducting their investigation. >> the last thing we wanted to happen is the dog get out and attack people in the neighborhood. as soon as that dog got out of the backyard the decision was made to put the dog down. the dog was shot three times by officers on the scene. >> they say she was pregnant but don't know how far along. neighbors say the dog appeared nice. >> there may have been something medically wrong that caused the attack. there are follow-up questions we may ask in the future. >> reporter: as a precaution the other dog is being held at marin human

abc7's lilian kim joins us live from the newsroom with the latest. >> president obama spoke 20 minutes ago. he says the deal reached by him and congressional leaders will allow the country to avoid default, allow the country to pay its bills and reduce the deficit. congress members were told to be on standby. they can vote yes or no on the deal. earlier in the day, few details emerged. both sides agreed to raise the debt limit in two stages by over $2 trillion and after the 2012 elections. in

in san francisco, lilian kim, abc7 news. >>> 6:35. >> several groups backed away from the group to challenge the cell phone service in a planned protest last week. the aclu met with the bart chief of police and said the protest was getting underway. after a meeting the attorney for the group said they had no plan to sign the lawsuit. and never use tactics again. the plan, the s.e.c. said it will investigate bart's action. >>> newly released federal documents show pg&e can't find the key papers related to last september's deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. they have been hampered by a lack of information on the substandard pipe, where it occurred at a flawed weld. the "san francisco chronicle" report that pg&e rely on faulty, or non-existent data to vouch for safety of the rest of the pipeline. they found pg&e does not know the thickness of the wall for 25 miles who manufacturered most of the line or how deeply much is buried. >>> 20 people, including nine children had to be rushed to the hospital after a chlorine leak and raging waters in sacramento. that is on the grounds of cal expo.

lilian kim has the latest live in san francisco. was cellphone service disrupted tonight? >> it was not, dan. unlike last week, under ground cell service was working the whole time so they were able to use their mobile devices. it began at civic center station when people spoke out to cut cell service last week. the international hackers organized the gathering that took place on the platform. things got heated when protestors tried to block one of the trains. bart police pushed them out of away and that is when they ordered everyone out of the station. they moved on to market street and tried to enter the other bart stations but found they were closed, as well. commuters trying to get home were upset especially at protestors who they say caused them a great deal of inconvenience. >> it's a great inconvenience. to the police bart station office. we have children. we have families we're trying on get home to. >> it's very unreasonable. we're still stuck. >> things finally came to a head at embarcadero station. protestors tried to get past the gate when officers made their m

here is abc7's lilian kim. >> anna isn't giving us her last name because she is in the u.s. illegally but a graduate of high school and is working housekeeping to get money to go to school in the fall. under the new policy, homeland of department of security will suspend deportation proceedings to those who pose no threat to safety or national security. it will not give illegal immigrants a path to legal permanent residency but will let them apply for a work permit. homeland security secretary janet napolitano said the president said numerous occasions it makes no sense to expend the enforcement resources on the low priority cases. rick altman is with the tea party coalition and predicts the policy will bring in a flood of new illegal immigrants in the country. >> this sends a green light to even on this planet, if they can get the united states and not be convicted of a crime, they get to stay. >> bay area immigration advocates aren't happy about the new policy either but for different reasons. many are deeply suspicious of the immigration officials under the obama administ

lilian kim? >> anna isn't giving us her last name because she is in the country illegally but says she is a recent graduate of mission high and is cleaning houses to make money before starting college in the fall. >> we work here and contribute to the country. >> under the policy of homeland security, they will suspend deportation proceeding on young undock meanted immigrants pose nothing threat to public safety or national security. it will not give illegal immigrants path to residency but will let them apply for a work permit. homeland security secretary janet napolitano said the president said on numerous occasions it makes no sense to expend resources on low-priority cases. rick is with the tea party immigration coalition and predicts the new policy will bring in a new flood of illegal immigrants in the country. >> this sends a green light to everybody on this planet if they can get the united states and not be convicted of a crime, they get to stay. >> bay area immigration advocates aren't h

lilian kim is here with the story. >>> there are currently 300,000 deportation cases making their way to the federal immigration court. under the new policy immigrants classified as low priority cases could be granted a stay and a chance to apply for a work permit. >> anna isn't giving her last name because she here illegally but she is recent graduate of mission high and now cleaning houses to make money. >> we work here and contribute to the community. >> the obama administration wants to provide relief for people like anna. under the new policy announced today, the department of homeland security will suspend deportation proceedings on young undocumented immigrants that pose no threat to national security. they will not give a stay to path to permanent residency but will let them apply for a work permit. janet napolitano has said it doesn't make any sense to expend resources on low priority cases. >> this is probably the most anti-american policy the obama administration has set to date. >> he is with a tea party coalition and pre-digits that there will be a flood of new immigrants

. >> lilian kim abc7 news. >>> investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a grass fire that threatened homes in benicia. smoke and flames rose from behind the homes on kearney street yesterday afternoon. it started near benicia community park. the firefighters called for the reinforcements from the other cities in solano county. along with departments from napa and contra costa counties. some homeowners sprayed room to protect them. they brought it under control in an hour-and-a-half and no one was hurt. >>> 5:38 now. time for a check on the weather forecast. saw a tiny pocket of fog out there but quickly went away and smooth sailing all the way in. >> really? i had a drizzle experience. see what you are facing out there. mike? >> a little drizzle also. really feel the breeze also moving through the bay area and heading in the central valley. that is when you know you have a strong sea breeze you are trying to drive westbound into it. you can see the trough hanging out along the west coast, all up and down the west coast. that's why we have a strong sea breeze. look at