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here is "abc 7 news" leslie brinkley with a story new at 11:00. >> reporter: up to two million visitors a year stroll lu chinatown. locals hit the markets here, too. but lately business is down. >> by 15%. >> reporter: 15% fewer people coming in? >> yes. >> reporter: this travel agency is surviving the central subway delay. the station at washington and stockton street is slated to open in december 2019, a year later than plan. the construction zone is eating up valuable parking spots. >> we're trying the add parking because that was a direct request from the community and the merchants there, was they don't have enough parking. >> reporter: 12 new spots were recently carved out. san francisco supervisor aaron peskin's office says they have a plan in case to give a one-time hardship payment to the most impacted merchants. that could happen this fall. still, locals here say some of the long-time mer chanlts are going out of business. >> business is closing down, so that's why they're going to close, yeah. >> reporter: and you felt like it was a good time to take a risk and open here? >>

live in the newsroom, i'm leslie brinkley, "abc 7 news." >>> all right, leslie, thank you. the "abc 7 news" app sent out a push alert tonight about the arrest moments after it was confirmed by chicago p.d. be first to know when breaking news happens. download the "abc 7 news" app and enable push alerts. >>> the other top story, the monsoon moisture making the bay area feel muggy and causing flooding across the southwest. >> let's get to "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel and live doppler 7. >> dan and ama, let's check out live doppler 7. you will notice things have quieted down considerably. matter of fact, fog back at the coastline which we're used to seeing, and you can pretty much say farewell to the monsoon moisture. it is moving over the sierra nevada to our east and north so we're pretty much seeing this pushing out of the picture, but it did leave behind some rain. record for today in livermore, 700ths of an inch, a couple hundreds in places like petaluma trace amounts. as you check out the dew points, we have a little humidity with low 60s in spots, but i will

leslie brinkley is following breaks details in the newsroom. leslie. >> it is not known, dan, why the men were in the bay area. but we know local law enforcement agencies were told to be on the lookout for the suspects over the last two days. u.s. marshals say 42-year-old wyndham lathem surrendered at the federal courthouse in oakland before 8:00 tonight. 56-year-old andrew warren surrendered at park station in san francisco around the same time. >> he was taken into custody without incident. he did turn himself in and we did confirm he was wanted out of chicago for a murder. >> reporter: chicago police had been searching for the men since last thursday night. that's when 26 year old trenton cornell duran low was found stabbed to death in lathem's luxu luxury apartment. >> this place is safe most of the time. i've been here 14 times. >> police say lathem and cornell duran low lived together. >> i had him give a talk to some students about his research and he just seemed like a perfectly normal guy. >> police say lathem put together a video apol

live in the newsroom, i'm leslie brinkley, "abc 7 news." >>> all right, leslie, thank you. the "abc 7 news" app sent out a push alert tonight about the arrest moments after it was confirmed by chicago p.d. be first to know when breaking news happens. download the "abc 7 news" app and enable push alerts. >>> the other top story, the monsoon moisture making the bay area feel muggy and causing flooding across the southwest. >> let's get to "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel and live doppler 7. >> dan and ama, let's check out live doppler 7. you will notice things have quieted down considerably. matter of fact, fog back at the coastline which we're used to seeing, and you can pretty much say farewell to the monsoon moisture. it is moving over the sierra nevada to our east and north so we're pretty much seeing this pushing out of the picture, but it did leave behind some rain. record for today in livermore, 700ths of an inch, a couple hundreds in places like petaluma trace amounts. as you check out the dew points, we have a little humidity with low 60s in spots, but i will

here is "abc 7 news" leslie brinkley with a story new at 11:00. >> reporter: up to two million tors a ysieavir stroll lu chinatown. locals hit the markets here, too. but lately business is down. >> by 15%. >> reporter: 15% fewer people coming in? >> yes. >> reporter: this travel agency is surviving the central subway delay. the station at washington and stockton street is slated to open in december 2019, a year later than plan. the construction zone is eating up valuable parking spots. >> we're trying the add parking because that was a direct request from the community and the merchants there, was they don't have enough parking. >> reporter: 12 new spots were recently carved out. ern franciscoso aonviup s peskin's office says they have a plan in case to give a one-time hardship payment to the most impacted merchants. that could happen this fall. still, locals here say some of the long-time mer chanlts are going out of business. >> business is closing down, so that's why they're going to close, yeah. >> reporter: and you felt like it was a good time to take a risk and open here? >> we

leslie brinkley is live along 880 tonight with more. leslie? >> reporter: dan and kristen, the young man who was shot in the head was taken to a nearby trauma center. he survived. people called 911 reporting shots fired. and also to report road rage. so, from 2:45 a.m. all the way until 8:45 this morning, interstate 880 southbound was completely closed. chp shutting down interstate 880 for six hours, including the rush hour, led to three-hour, even four-hour commutes southbound as investgators created a 3-d laser scan of the shooting scene. >> we did get a call for road rage incident. shortly after that, we got a call for shots fired. that was on 880 southbound. >> reporter: it all happened in an active construction zone. chp says a white sedan pulled alongside this black mitsubishi and someone opened fire. bullets shattered the front passenger window. one of them hitting the driver in the head. there were three other passengers who were not injured. all young males, 18 to 25 years old. the car came to a stop by the center divide, and did not c

in berkeley, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> stay with us. the price war at the grocery store. >> we call it whole tech. >> a big push toward lower prices could translate into more customers at whole foods. >>> raising taxes in your city. today's bombshell ruling from the state supreme court. >>> a new warning as kids head back to school. the state attorney general has a message for parents. >>> and mark zuckerberg adds to his family. the baby girl with a you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap to friends at more banks than ever before. you got next? chase. make more of what's yours. >>> amazon now owns whole foods. some prices are slashed significantly. abc 7 news report shows us what it means to the consumers and other retailers. janine? >> reporter: kristen, competition is heating up between supermarkets. take, for example, at whole foods. this organic avocado. yesterday it was $2.79 a pound. today, it's $1.99 a pound. strolling down the ais

just take the subway. >> in san francisco's chinatown, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> it's 4:37 now. do you have that lottery fever yet? this weekend, two jackpots will total $738 million. it's just because the odds are so low, you're not even -- >> for me, it makes no difference what the lottery number is. i know for a lot of people -- >> you're doing this job for the love of it, not for the money. >> that's right. nobody matched all six numbers in last night's power ball drawing. the numbers were 12, 30, 36, 47, 62. the powerball number was 9, which is printed on the ball. i have always wanted to say that. saturday night's powerball jackpot increased to $356 million, and tomorrow night's mega millions jackpot is worth $382 million. because nobody matched all the numbers tuesday night. it's the first time that both of these jackpots have crested $350 million at the same time. >>> yeah, i'm awfully tired. i stayed up last night partying thinking we were going to win. those 1 in 280 million odds. mistake. good morning, everybody. back to school. dress the kids for jefferson union

we begin with leslie brinkley in berkeley. leslie? >> reporter: activists who marched here in berkeley on saturday called press conferences on monday to criticize the monday for showing videos of skirmishes, and secondly to criticize the berkeley police department. >> when the berkeley police department mobilizes more resources to prevent people from engaining in anti-fascist community self-defense than to defer groups in the name of racial pride, that is white supremacy. >> which is absurd. i mean, you don't fight bullies by being a bully. what we saw yesterday was the antifa being violent. >> reporter: these are the booking photos of 11 of the 13 people arrested sunday. only three are from berkeley. the rest from out of town or out of state. there may be more arrests to come, as police study video. police imposed new rules this time, including searching people for weapons, having physical separation between both sides and arresting people who covered their faces. >> it is unconstitutional. we have never arrested people for wearing a

leslie brinkley looks a t the strategies bay area districts are using to combat a growing teacher shortage. >> how many more teachers do you have yet to hire? >> diane low unified and other school districts are scrambling to fill teacher vacancies. in oakland, with school ten days away, they're still short 20 teachers. a far cry from two years ago when they were short 75 teachers. they're now workiit wnghe th education to recruit bilingual teachers from mexico and spain. >> over the years, we've internt the local talent. >> reporter: special education teach rers demand? fewerpl skingeo p teacher positions? the makes $67,000 in california. >> there are fewer and fewer people graduating with a graduate's degree. >> reporter: st. mary's college has been partnering potential new teachers from among school staff. >> they need that catalyst to get the credential. just signed new legislation that starting in , cors going to open20 the door to ll eti programs credentialing teachers in less than f leslie brinkley,s.ivye "abe c7 r >>> california's atty or suing environmental protection agency. he wa

we begin with leslie brinkley in berkeley. leslie? >> reporter: activists who marched here in berkeley on saturday called press conferences on monday to criticize the monday for showing videos of skirmishes, and secondly to criticize the berkeley police department. >> when the berkeley police department mobilizes more resources to prevent people from engaining in anti-fascist community self-defense than to defer groups in the name of racial pride, that is white supremacy. >> which is absurd. i mean, you don't fight bullies by being a bully. what we saw yesterday was the antifa being violent. >> reporter: these are the booking photos of 11 of the 13 people arrested sunday. only three are from berkeley. the rest from out of town or out of state. there may be more arrests to come, as police study video. police imposed new rules this time, including searching people for weapons, having physical separation between both sides and arresting people who covered their faces. >> it is unconstitutional. we have never arrested people for wearing a

leslie brinkley is live in oakland on what to expect. hi, leslie. >> reporter: hi. what you can expect coming up, a little bit of inconvenience for drivers, rolling traffic stops will start labor day weekend, roll right on into november. as cal trans carefully packs explosives into 13 marine foundations out here that extend about five stories under the surface of the bay. those foundations are mid-span across the eastern half of the bridge. cal trans said there are implosions to take down the old bridge went so well in 2015 and 2016, that now they're accelerating this final stage. chp will again impose rolling 20-minute traffic blocks on the bridge starting september 2nd when there's an optimum slack tide, that time to be determined. marine biologists will be on hand to stop the work if harbor seals are in the area. the implosions are scheduled every other saturday. >> we're able to save a year and nearly $10 million off of the implosion work planned for these large marine foundations. >> now's the time to not only work smarter, but now is the time to also work fast

. >> leslie brinkley is live now to explain exactly why. leslie? >> reporter: the california supreme court today, dan, overruled a constitutional challenge to prop 66, the death penalty initiative passed by voters last november that was supposed to speed up the death penalty process. california's 750 inmates on death row wait an average of 16 years for a qualified attorney to take their appeals case. it can then take decades for the case to pass through the appeals process. prop 66 was pitched to voters as a fix for that. at the heart of it? a mandatory five-year limit for the supreme court to complete appeals. >> the proponents of the proposition, the defenders of the proposition conceded to everybody's surprise, certainly to my surprise, that the five-year limitation was wildly impractical and probably unenforceable. they recharacterized that five-year limit not as a mandatory deadline, but as an aspiration. >> reporter: speeding up the process was no longer mandatory, the constitutionality of prop 66 was upheld by the california supreme court by

. >> leslie brinkley has been on the scene for hours. what's the latest there? >> reporter: the fire trucks are still rolling in up here. i'm standing by the goats, 700 goats who were successfully herded out of here this afternoon. they were in the path of the fire. it's along grizzly peak boulevard. they're asking the public to stay away from this stretch of road. it was at th scary afternoon hen the berkley hills. five hours into fighting the fire and it's only 10% contained. it sparked to life at 1:15. it roared into a five-alarm blaze that ripped through the tall brushes and grass and eucalyptus trees in the hills sending an ominous plume of smoke. this fire was within half a mile of the territory burned in the 1 1991 firestorm. they believe it started on national laboratory land and quickly cross the grizzly peak into contra costa county. there were no mandatory evacuations, but the east bay park district chose to escort children out of day camps up in the hills. >> that was because there was smoke entering their camp areas, reunified them with the parents,

. >> leslie brinkley has been on the scene for hours. what's the latest there? >> reporter: the fire trucks are still rolling in up here. i'm standing by the goats, 700 goats who were successfully herded out of here this afternoon. they were in the path of the fire. it's along grizzly peak boulevard. they're asking the public to stay away from this stretch of road. it was at th scary afternoon hen the berkley hills. five hours into fighting the fire and it's only 10% contained. it sparked to life at 1:15. it roared into a five-alarm blaze that ripped through the tall brushes and grass and eucalyptus trees in the hills sending an ominous plume of smoke. this fire was within half a mile of the territory burned in the 1 1991 firestorm. they believe it started on national laboratory land and quickly cross the grizzly peak into contra costa county. there were no mandatory evacuations, but the east bay park district chose to escort children out of day camps up in the hills. >> that was because there was smoke entering their camp areas, reunified them with the parents,

leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> if you would like to remember the victims you go to the spanish consulate. officials say they will open at 9:00 monday morning for the public to come by and sign a condolence book. you can also honor those by sharing this animation. >>> the san francisco mayor's office continues to push back against a planned right wing rally at crissy field that's scheduled for next saturday. they fear it will attract violent elements to the city. kate larsen spoke to the mayor and police chief about guns at the rally. >> reporter: crissy field is federal property and a federal law allows people to carry loaded guns in national parks. that has a lot of people concerned that demonstrators will show up here to this very family friendly park armed with guns much like what we saw in charlottesville. i asked the mayor and the police chief how they are handling this sensitive situation. >> people are coming in here to threaten violence. >> reporter: mayor ed lee said he is concerned about weapons. >> the latest group that's indicated online and in other places that they are goin

leslie brinkley has the story. >> reporter: when the berkeley police department mobilizes more resources to prevent people from engaging in anti-fascist community self-defense than it does to deter groups known to incite fatal acts of violence in the name of racial pride, that is white supremacy. >> which is absurd. i mean, you don't fight bullies by being a bully. what we saw yesterday was the black block were the ones, an antifa were the ones being violent. >> reporter: these are the booking photos of 11 of the 13 people arrested at sunday's protest. only three are from berkeley, the rest from out of town or out of state. there may be more arrests to come as police study video. police imposed new rules this time including searching people for weapons before they could enter the park, having physical separation between both sides and arresting people who covered their faces. it is unconstitutional. we have never arrested people for wearing a mask and not committing other crimes. >> reporter: but berkeley's mayor credits the new tactics as helping police keep things relatively safe. two

leslie brinkley looks a t the hiring strategies bay area districts are using to combat a growing teacher shortage. >> how many more teachers do you have yet to hire? >> three. >> reporter: mt. diane low unified and other school districts are scrambling to fill teacher vacancies. in oakland, with school ten days away, they're still short 20 teachers. a far cry from two years ago when they were short 75 teachers. they're now working with the california department of education to recruit bilingual teachers from mexico and spain. >> over the years, we've had to go internationally to supplement the local talent. >> reporter: special education teach rers ers are in the highe demand? why are fewer people seeking teacher positions? the average teacher makes $67,000 in california. >> there are fewer and fewer people graduating with a graduate's degree. >> reporter: st. mary's college has been partnering to recruit potential new teachers from among school staff. >> they need that catalyst to get the credential. >> reporter: and the governor just signed new legislation that starting in 2018, califo

leslie brinkley explains what to expect. >> reporter: starting next weekend, and on into november, caltrans will be packing explosives and imploding 13 marine foundations still standing five stories tall under the bay. those are mid span along the eastern half of the bay bridge. the implosions went so well in 2015, and in 2016, they're now accelerating the final stage. so plan ahead. chp will impose rolling 20-minute traffic blocks on the triple dig bridge. the implosions are scheduled every other saturday. >> yes, we want to do this. we're not cutting any corners that comes down to protection. >> reporter: marine biologists will be on hand if harbor seals are spotted in the area. and air bubbles will be bumped into the watt tore cushion the explosions. >> we're able to save a year and nearly $10 million off of the implosion work planned instead of 13 times we have a blast event, we're talking about only six times we have a blast event. >> reporter: the implosions will affect pedestrians and bicyclists the most. the span will close the entire week before each set of blasts, starting sunday,

leslie brinkley looks at the hiring strategies. h my mo teaeu >> have yet to hire? >> three. >> that's a good number. >> it's a great number. >> mt. diablo unified another districts are scrambling last minute to fill teacher vacancies. in o, ndla sthwi away, they're still short 20 teachers. a far cry from when they were short 75 teachers. they're working with the california department of education to recruit buy lingual teachers from mexico and spain. >> our preference is local, pyear, we've had to go r the interthashlly. >> special education teacher rs in the highest demand? why are fewer people seeking teaching credentials? it partially has to do with prestige and pay. the average teacher makes $64,000 a year making it hard to afford living near schools in the pricey bay area. >> the pipeline is diminishing. e itertha febae archelor's degree and going on into a kre den shling program. >> st. mary's department has going in local districts to recruit teachers from among school staff. >> they just need the catalyst to get the credential. >> and the governor just sign

. >> leslie brinkley is live now to explain exactly why. leslie? >> reporter: the california supreme court today, dan, overruled a constitutional challenge to prop 66, the death penalty initiative passed by voters last november that was supposed to speed up the death penalty process. california's 750 inmates on death row wait an average of 16 years for a qualified attorney to take their appeals case. it can then take decades for the case to pass through the appeals process. prop 66 was pitched to voters as a fix for that. at the heart of it? a mandatory five-year limit for the supreme court to complete appeals. >> the proponents of the proposition, the defenders of the proposition conceded to everybody's surprise, certainly to my surprise, that the five-year limitation was wildly impractical and probably unenforceable. they recharacterized that five-year limit not as a mandatory deadline, but as an aspiration. >> reporter: speeding up the process was no longer mandatory, the constitutionality of prop 66 was upheld by the california supreme court by

leslie brinkley explains what to expect. >> reporter: starting next weekend, and on into november, caltra will be packing explosives and imploding 1 marine foundations still standing five stories tall under the bay. those are mid span along the the implosions went so well in 2015, and in 2016, they're now accelerating the final stage. so plan ahead. chp will impose rolling 20-minute traffic blocks on the triple dig bridge. the implosions are scheduled every other saturday. >> yes, we want to do this. we're not cutting any corners that comes down to protection. >> reporter: marine biologists wi be on hand if harbor seals are spotted in the area. and air bubbles will be bumped into the watt tore cushion the explosions. >> we're able to save a year and nearly $10 million off of the implosion wk planned instead of 13 times we have a blast event, we're talking about only six times we have a blast event. >> reporter: the impsions will affectedestrians and bicyclists the most. the span will close the entire week before each set of blasts, starting sunday, august 27. so one week open, one week cl

abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley explains what you should expect. >> reporter: starting next weekend and on into november, caltrans will be packing explosives and imploding 13 marine foundations still standing, five stories tall under the water in the y. those foundations are mid span along the eastern half of the bay bridge. caltrans says their implosions went so well in 2015 and 2016, they're now accelerating the final stage. so plan ahead, chp will again impose rolling 20-minute traffic blocks on the bridge starting september 2nd at the time of optimum slack tide. they're scheduled every other saturday. >> yes, we want to do this smarter, faster but we're not cutting any hendricks as it comes down to environmental protection. >> reporter: marine biologists will again be on hand to stop the work if harbor seals are spotted in the area and air bubbles will be pumped into the water to cushion the explosions. >> we're able to save a year and nearly $10 million off of the implosion work planned instead of 13 times, we have a blast event, we're talking about only six times we have a bla

leslie brinkley looks at the hiring strategies. >> how many more teachers do you have yet to hire? >> three. >> that's a good number. >> it's a great number. >> mt. diablo unified and other districts are scrambling last minute to fill teacher vacancies. in oakland, with school ten days away, they're still short 20 teachers. a far cry from when they were short 75 teachers. they're working with the california department of ac rs from mexico and spain. >> our preference is local, diverse talent, but over the year, we've had to go nationally and internationally to supplement the local talent. >> special education teacher rs in the highest demand? why are fewer people seeking teaching credentials? prestige and pay. pres teenl and pay. the average teacher makes $64,000 a year making it hard to afford schools. >> the pipeline is diminishing. there are fewer and fewer people graduating with a bachelor's degree. >> st. mary's department has going in local districts to recruit potential new teachers from among school staff. recrete teachers. >> they neat the catalyst to get the credential. >

leslie brinkley has more. >> u.s. marshals say 42-year-old wyndham latham considered at the federal courthouse before 8:00 tonight. 56-year-old andrew warren surrendered at park station in san francisco around the same time. >> he was without incident. he did turn himself in and we confirmed he was wanted out of chicago for a murder. >> chicago police had been searching for the men since last thursday night. that's when 26-year-old trenton corn l was found stabbed to death in latham's luxury apartment. police say it was a gruesome scene. >> this place is very safe. most of the time. i've been here 14 years. >> police say the men appeared to have live nd the apartment together. lathen was an associate professor of micro biology at northwestern university. >> i had him give a talk and he seemed like a normal guy. >> police say latham put together a video apology he sent to family and friends, which they shared with u.s. marshals. they're not releasing the video because it's part of the investigation. i'm leslie brinkley

leslie brinkley has more. >> u.s. marshals say 42-year-old wyndham lathem surroundered before 8:00 andrew warren survey runded around the same time. >> he was taken without incident and turned himself in and we confirmed he was wanted. >> chicago police had been searching for th men since last thursday night. that's when the 26-year-old man was found stabbed to death in lathem's luxury apartment. >> this place is very safe. i've been here 14 years. >> police say the men appeared to have live nd the apartment together. lathem was an associate professor at northwestern university. >> i had him give a talk and he seemed like a normal guy. >> police say he put together a video he sent to family and friends which hey then shared with with u.s. marshals. they're not releasing the video because it's part of the investigation. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> and the abc 7 new app sent out a push alert moments after it was confirmed. you can be the first to know when breaking news happens. download the app and enable push

leslie brinkley is live where tucker grew up. >> reporter: dan, i've been talking with jared tucker's family. his dad here in walnut creek told me his son was celebrating his first year anniversary on this amazing trip he was taking to europe for the first time. they started in paris, went to venice and barcelona where he was a victim of a terrorist attack. >> jared has the most magnetic personality of anybody you'll meet. >> reporter: they just finished enjoying drinks and started to take a stroll. >> no more than a minute after he left there was screaming and yelling and sierns and crying and everybody was running. >> reporter: she duck into the kiosk as police forced her out farther away from the site of the attack as she tried to find jared. she ended up at an emergency center where his name never showed up on a list of survivors. >> heidi got notified by the consulate to come in. >> reporter: jared tucker's father says the family is in shock. he said jared grew up in walnut cre creek. he has three teenage daughters and a stepson. >> jared left in really happy frame of mind. we ha

. >> that was leslie brinkley reporting in the hills. >> uc berkeley warned of a pending campus wide power outage due to this fire but are saying that won't happen. >> reporter: within the last five minutes we learned the inspections of those lines are not necessary. later power outage is not anticipated either. that didn't stop people from putting up upcoming power outage warning signs around campus p many people chose to leave on their own all in an abundance of caution. let me show you sky 7 video. you can see the people choosing to evacuate the hill above the stadium and it caused quite a traffic backup. the botanical gardens closed for the afternoon. there are no mandatory evacuations, just a few recommended ones. some buildings closed in anticipation of the power outage. you can see the sign letting people know that the disabled students program is closed for the afternoon. others left classes and study halls out of caution. >> it's always good to stay safe especially if there's a fire on top and the goal is to stay safe. that's number one priority especially when you're in cam

"abc 7 news" reporter leslie brinkley took these photos. the man told her he panicked when he saw the gun and sped down grizzly peak towards fish ranch road. he lost control and hit another car close to a cliff. look at that shot. east bay regional parks flis were at the scene but haven't released information. >>> developing news from richmond tonight, in the last 30 minutes "abc 7 news" obtainedll seconds leading up to a deadly police shooting today when vallejo police officers opened fire, shooting and killing a man. we're going to show you the video but we want the warn you this is difficult to watch and we are not, of course, going to show you the actual shooting. >> oh, [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. oh, my god. he's going to kill him. they're going to kill him. oh, my god. they're going to [ bleep ] kill him. don't, don't do it! oh [ bleep ], oh [ bleep ]. no, no. oh, my god! oh, my god! >> you heard all of that gunfire. "abc 7 news" reporter katie utehs picks up the story live in richmond. katie. >> reporter: ama, the witness

"abc 7 news" reporter leslie brinkley took these photos. the man told her he panicked when he saw the gun and sped down grizzly peak towards fish ranch road. he lost control and hit another car close to a cliff. look at that shot. east bay regional parks flis were at the scene but haven't released information. >>> developing news from richmond tonight, in the last 30 minutes "abc 7 news" obtained cellphone video showing the seconds leading up to a deadly police shooting today when vallejo police officers opened fire, shooting and killing a man. we're going to show you the video but we want the warn you this is difficult to watch and we are not, of course, going to show you the actual shooting. >> oh, [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. oh, my god. he's going to kill him. they're going to kill him. oh, my god. they're going to [ bleep ] kill him. don't, don't do it! oh [ bleep ], oh [ bleep ]. no, no. oh, my god! oh, my god! >> you heard all of that gunfire. "abc 7 news" reporter katie utehs picks up the story live in richmond. katie. >>

. >> leslie brinkley is live now to explain exactly why. leslie? >> reporter: the california supreme court today, dan, overruled a constitutional challenge to prop 66, the death penalty initiative passed by voters last november that was supposed to speed up the death penalty process. california's 750 inmates on death row wait an average of 16 years for a qualified attorney to take their appeals case. it can then take decades for the case to pass through the appeals process. prop 66 was pitched to voters as a fix for that. at the heart of it? a mandatory five-year limit for the supreme court to complete appeals.

. >> leslie brinkley has been on the scene for hours. what's the latest there? >> reporter: the fire trucks are still rolling in up here. i'm standing by the goats, 700 goats who were successfully herded out of here this afternoon. they were in the path of the fire. it's along grizzly peak boulevard. they're asking the public to stay away from this stretch of road. it was at th scary afternoon hen the berkley hills. five hours into fighting the fire and it's only 10% contained. it sparked to life at

. >>> leslie brinkley has more on the story right now. where it happened at 2:30 this morning on this freeway ramp of 880 that's just behind me. right at the lu ellen boulevard exit. people called 911 to report road rage and shots fired, for commuters in the end there's no other way to put it except it turned into a traffic nightmare. >> three hours. >> reporter: chp shutting down interstate 880 for six hours, including the rush hour, led to three-hour, even four-hour commutes southbound as investigators created a 3-d laser scan of the shooting scene. it all happened in an active construction zone. chp said a white sedan pulled alongside this black mitsubishi and someone opened fire. bullets shattered the front passenger window. one of them hitting the driver in the head. the were three other passengers who were not injured. all young males, 18 to 25 years old. the car came to a stop by the center divide, and did not crash. the suspect vehicle ca eschpd.pe said there do not app be surveillance cameras along this stretch of freeway, but th

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley is live from walnut creek with that family's story. leslie. >> well, that's right, dan. it's every family's worst fear that a family member who is traveling might be caught up in a terrorist attack and it happened to a walnut creek family. the dad talked to me today about his son who lives in lafayette. he and his wife of only one year were taking their very first trip to europe. they went to paris and venice and they ended up in barcelona. jared tucker's wife heidi nunnes tucker told abc 7 news they had just finished enjoying drinks with a close friend and started to take a stroll. she says she stopped at a souvenir kiosk as her husband left to find a restroom. >> no more after a minute after he left there was screaming and yelling and sirens and crying and everybody was running. >> reporter: she ducked into the kiosk as police, she says, forced her out farther away from the site of the attack as she tried to find jared. she ended up at an emergency center where his name had never showed up on a list of survivors. >> heidi got notifie

leslie brinkley looks at the hiring strategies. >> how many more teachers do you have yet to hire? >> three. >> that's a good number. >> it's a great number. >> mt. diablo unified and other districts are scrambling last minute to fill teacher v vacancies. in oakland, with school ten days away, they're still short 20 teachers. a far cry from when they were short 75 teachers. they're working with the attoecru buy lingualt of ed teachers from mexico and spain. >> our preference is local, diverse talent, but over the year, we've had to go interthashlly. >> special education teacher rs in the highest demand? why are fewer people seeking teaching credentials? pres teenl and pay. the average teacher makes $64,000 a year making it hard to afford schools. >> the pipeline is diminishing. there are fewer and fewer people graduating with a bachelor's degree. >> st. mary's department has going in local districts to recrete teachers. >> they neat the catalyst to get the credential. >> and the governor just signed new legislation so that starting in 2018, california is going to open the door to c

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley is live from walnut creek with that family's story. leslie. >> well, that's right, dan. it's every family's worst fear that a family member who is traveling might be caught up in a terrorist attack and it happened to a walnut creek family. the dad talked to me today about his son who lives in lafayette. he and his wife of only one year were taking their very first trip to europe. they went to paris and venice and they ended up in barcelona. jared tucker's wife heidi nunnes tucker told abc 7 news they had just finished enjoying drinks with a close friend and started to take a stroll. she says she stopped at a souvenir kiosk as her husband left to find a restroom. >> no more after a minute after he left there was screaming and yelling and sirens and crying and everybody was running. >> reporter: she ducked into the kiosk as police, she says, forced her out farther away from the site of the attack as she tried to find jared. she ended up at an emergency center where his name had never showed up on a list of survivors. >> heidi got notifie

in san francisco, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> the central valley teen who crashed her car while live streaming on instagram is def d defending herself. >> we have the jailhouse interview. a lot of people want to hear this. >> reporter: that's right. 18-year-old abdulla sanchez remains in jail after she instagram live a deadly crash. he was driving with her sister and a friend in the backseat. the passengers were not wearing seat belts. we want to warn you the video is extremely disturbing. >> hey, everybody. if i go to jail for life. you already know why. >> i didn't know i look like a monster. i look like a freaking, horrible monster. that was not my intention at all. >> reporter: in this first ever jailhouse interview sanchez defends herself against criticism that she continued to live stream after the crash. she insists she tended to her sister who had been thrown from the car and her instagram use did not cause the accident. >> i knew she was dead. i took her pulse and he has no pulse. everybody does it. everybody does it. why not? people take videos of them in the car all t

in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> fog passes through the bay area almost every day, right? but people in santa cruz were stunned by what they saw yesterday. >> this is wild. julia elman sent abc 7 news this time lapse of fog rolling past the beach. the giant mass came and went in less than two minutes. high winds tossed stuff into the air as well. >> that's not from a movie, right? >> no. >> the winds blew a kiddie pool right into the street. >> some described it as a fognado. >> let's talk about it with spencer christian. >> interesting formation. elongated mass of cloud blown forcefully by a strong flow of winds from the south the last couple of days, blowing that massive cloud over the water. gave it that sort of shape of a funnel cloud tossed over on its side. though it was not a funnel cloud. we have high clouds passing through the bay area. still moving up from the south. there's lots of moisture out there. we might see a shower or two develop during the overnight hours. right now from the rooftop camera at abc 7, we're looking southward at a bright sky, the b

i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> and the abc 7 new app sent out a push alert moments after it was confirmed. you can be the first to know when breaking news happens. download the app and enable push alerts. >>> our unusual rain and humidity has been causing problems on the streets. construction crews in san francisco said their newly paved concrete drys slower in muggy sa.nsn,at t a whole different issue. >> people are like, what is going on, my hair is going crazy. >> storm also brought lightning thursday night and just to be safe, fire lookout towers on mt. tam and marin county are staffed. >>> now to the desert southwest after one person is missing being swept away on the las vegas strip. video shows how deep the water was. fire crew rescued seven people. heavier rain from the same pm sent a wall of mud ab debris streaming through the arizona desert. a chopper crew from a fienic tv station alerted the campers to the coming flood by flowing low and circling the camp. they got out in time and no one was hurt. >>> clean up is underway in los angeles kuhn after flash flooding. you

in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> fog passes through the bay area almost every day, right? but people in santa cruz were stunned by what they saw yesterday. >> this is wild. julia elman sent abc 7 news this time lapse of fog rolling past the beach. the giant mass came and went in less than two minutes. high winds tossed stuff into the air as well. >> that's not from a movie, right? >> no. >> the winds blew a kiddie pool right into the street. >> some described it as a fognado. >> let's talk about it with spencer christian. >> interesting formation. elongated mass of cloud blown forcefully by a strong flow of winds from the south the last couple of days, blowing that massive cloud over the water. gave it that sort of shape of a funnel cloud tossed over on its side. though it was not a funnel cloud. we have high clouds passing through the bay area. still moving up from the south. there's lots of moisture out there. we might see a shower or two develop during the overnight hours. right now from the rooftop camera at abc 7, we're looking southward at a bright sky, the b