i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. alan wang is at the jail with this late breaking development. alan? >> technically the jail computer shows that michael montgomery is no longer in custody. we have not seen him walk through the front doors of the jail. there is a good chance he was released through a side door due to special circumstances. michael montgomery from lodi was in jail since yesterday, the day after he stabbed and killed a dodgers fan after a game outside at&t park. jonathon denver died from his wounds after he and some friends got into a rivalry-fueld altercation with friends outside a bar after 11:30. in an interview with the sentinal they claimed their son was outnumbered and they say he was hit in the head with a chair so he fought back in self-defense. that appears to be why he was released. this evening the district attorney george gascone says they do not have enough evidence to prove murder beyond a reasonable doubt. they said it is vital to have independent corroboration of the incident to meet our

. >> i'm dan ashley. they #r* hosting the ohio state football team in town to play cal and alan wang is there. >> shots rang out just as an abc sports anchor was about to go live in front of the marriott hotel in oakland. the camera captured this man run frght scene and police believe he may be a suspect. an ohio state football fan arrived to a crime scene outside their hotel. it is where the buckeye football team is also staying. there were two shooters firing at each other and a stray bullet struck a cabdriver at the taxi stand. >> when i heard the shot i went downright here by the tire. he was screaming call 911 i got shot. >> the cabdriver was standing in this spot when the bullets rang out from broadway. he was shot in the back of the thigh. one of the bullets struck the wall right here. there are at least three other bullet holes on the side of the marriott. the buckeye fans we spoke to seemed unphased. unphased. >> it is like any city, any place. >> it is an unfortunate state, our culture, i guess.

. >> i'm dan ashley. it was tough to watch. a pretty good moment. abc7 sports director larry beil is here with that. almost perfect night in san francisco. it was great. >> i thought pence had it. one pitch away from history and one foot away from the catch that would have secured it. petite was that close. petite, an unknown guy. two down in the 9th and a 2-2 pitch to eric chavez and he said that was a ball. ball three. the former athletic lines to right and you saw it, pence dives, but it was trapped. it is a base hit so it is a one-hitter for petite. so close! yet so far. we will have more highlights and hear from pence and petite coming coming up. >> lincecum threw a no hitter earlier this year too. >> the pain on petite's face when he realized. >> thanks very much. >>> abc7 news reporter is live at the ballpark. >> what a thrill it was and a disappointment too. >> every time that the giants win of course fans come out of at&t park with a big old smile across their face. and tonight they were happy, but then they also had a grimace because they

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. alan wang is at the jail with this late breaking development. alan? >> technically the jail computer shows that michael montgomery is no longer in custody. we have not seen him walk through the front doors of the jail. there is a good chance he was released through a side door due to special circumstances. michael montgomery from lodi was in jail since yesterday, the day after he stabbed and killed a dodgers fan after a game outside at&t park. jonathon denver died from his wounds after he and some friends got into a rivalry-fueld altercation with friends outside a bar after 11:30. in an interview with the sentinal they claimed their son was outnumbered and they say he was hit in the head with a chair so he fought back in self-defense. that appears to be why he was released. this evening the district attorney george gascone says they do not have enough evidence to prove murder beyond a reasonable doubt. they said it is vital to have independent corroboration of the incident to meet our

. >> i'm dan ashley. john alston is live in the newsroom with the president's latest strategy on syria. john? >> dan, tonight the president called on congress to postpone a vote authorizing a military strike against syria. he may not have enough lawmakers on his side yet and he is also pursuing the russian plan for an international team to destroy syria's chemical weapons. >> the purpose of this strike would be to deter assad from using chemical weapons. >> president obama tried to sell a skeptical nation on his plan to attack syria if it comes to that. he says there is proof that the regime of bashar assad unleashed chemical weapons last month which killed more than 1400 men, women and children. a limited strike against syria would send a message that no other country can deliver. >> a targeted strike can make assad or any other dictator think twice before using chemical weapons. >> the president tried to answer concerns that even a limited attack might drag the united states into another mideast qawg mi

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. >> i'm dan ashley. john alston is live in the newsroom with the president's latest strategy on syria. john? >> dan, tonight the president called on congress to postpone a vote authorizing a military strike against syria. he may not have enough lawmakers on his side yet and he is also pursuing the russian plan for an international team to destroy syria's chemical weapons. >> the purpose of this strike would be to deter assad from using chemical weapons. >> president obama tried to sell a skeptical nation on his plan to attack syria if it comes to that. he says there is proof that the regime of bashar assad unleashed chemical weapons last month which killed more than 1400 men, women and children. a limited strike against syria would send a message that no other country can deliver. >> a targeted strike can make assad or any other dictator think twice before using chemical weapons. >> the president tried to answer concerns that even a limited attack might drag the united states into another mideast qawg mi

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. our other top story, the new bay bridge. it is proving very popular tonight. right now traffic getting out of san francisco and on to the bridge has finally cleared up. this is a live look at the san francisco sky way where the headlights that you can see are heading toward the lower deck, and it is easy to get on now. >> that was not the case an hour ago when traffic was just jammed. look at this. you can see a line of headlights stretching for more than a mile trying to get on to the bay bridge heading east. >> let's look now at our camera on yerba buena island. once they make it to the span, the tail lights there, steady stream of traffic making its way to oakland. >> once you get across the bridge the traffic picks up a little bit. the california highway patrol says people slowing down to get a good look at the bridge is contributing to the back up. >> alan wang has been gathering the experiences of drivers including a family who was among the first to cross the new span. alan joins us now live from y re ba buena. alan?

. >> i'm dan ashley. they #r* hosting the ohio state football team in town to play cal and alan wang is there. >> shots rang out just as an abc sports anchor was about to go live in front of the marriott hotel in oakland. the camera captured this man run frght scene and police believe he may be a suspect. an ohio state football fan arrived to a crime scene outside their hotel. it is where the buckeye football team is also staying. there were two shooters firing at each other and a stray bullet struck a cabdriver at the taxi stand. >> when i heard the shot i went downright here by the tire. he was screaming call 911 i got shot. >> the cabdriver was standing in this spot when the bullets rang out from broadway. he was shot in the back of the thigh. one of the bullets struck the wall right here. there are at least three other bullet holes on the side of the marriott. the buckeye fans we spoke to seemed unphased. unphased. >> it is like any city, any place. >> it is an unfortunate state, our culture, i guess.

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. let's get to sandhya patel who is following this on live doppler 7hd. >> let's check out live doppler 7hd. it is tracking a shower that brought a hundredth of an inch in vacaville. it is not a big deal. here is what is the big deal. red flag warning at 11:00 p.m. and it just started and going until friday at 3:00 p.m. for the higher hilltops, gusts 35,45 miles an hour and the humidity is expeed to drop below 30%. here are the current winds. lower elevations are not too terribly windy, but check out the higher elevations. hilltop winds right now 39 mount de diablo and when the northerly wind kicks in it dries out the atmosphere. we had the rain on saturday, but we add few days to dry out. you combine that with a dry winter and that means fuel moisture is running low. when you have low humidity and gusty winds what you are look at from our camera here is fire danger which is elevated. i'll be back with a detailed look with how long we will see the fire danger remaining high and when you

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. good night.

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. alan wang is at the jail with this late breaking development. alan? >> technically the jail computer shows that michael montgomery is no longer in custody. we have not seen him walk through the front doors of the jail. there is a good chance he was released through a side door due to special circumstances. michael montgomery from lodi was in jail since yesterday, the day after he stabbed and killed a dodgers fan after a game outside at&t park. jonathon denver died from his wounds after he and some friends got into a rivalry-fueld altercation with friends outside a bar after 11:30. in an interview with the sentinal they claimed their son was outnumbered and they say he was hit in the head with a chair so he fought back in self-defense. that appears to be why he was released. this evening the district attorney george gascone says they do not have enough evidence to prove murder beyond a reasonable doubt. they said it is vital to have independent corroboration of the incident to meet our

. >> i'm dan ashley. it was tough to watch. a pretty good moment. abc7 sports director larry beil is here with that. almost perfect night in san francisco. it was great. >> i thought pence had it. one pitch away from history and one foot away from the catch that would have secured it. petite was that close. petite, an unknown guy. two down in the 9th and a 2-2 pitch to eric chavez and he said that was a ball. ball three. the former athletic lines to right and you saw it, pence dives, but it was trapped. it is a base hit so it is a one-hitter for petite. so close! yet so far. we will have more highlights and hear from pence and petite coming coming up. >> lincecum threw a no hitter earlier this year too. >> the pain on petite's face when he realized. >> thanks very much. >>> abc7 news reporter is live at the ballpark. >> what a thrill it was and a disappointment too. >> every time that the giants win of course fans come out of at&t park with a big old smile across their face. and tonight they were happy, but then they also had a grimace because they

. >> i'm dan ashley. it was tough to watch. a pretty good moment. abc7 sports director larry beil is here with that. almost perfect night in san francisco. great. it was great. >> i thought pence had it. one pitch away from history and one foot away from the catch that would have secured it. petite was that close. petite, an unknown guy. two down in the 9th and a 2-2 pitch to eric chavez and he said that was a ball. ball three. the former athletic lines to right and you saw it, pence dives, but it was trapped. it is a base hit so it is a one-hitter for petite. so close! yet so far. we will have more highlights and hear from pence and petite coming coming up. >> lincecum threw a no hitter earlier this year too. >> the pain on petite's face when he realized. >> thanks very much. >>> abc7 news reporter is live at the ballpark. >> what a thrill it was and a disappointment too. >> every time that the giants win of course fans come out of at&t park with a big old smile across their face. and tonight they were happy, but then they also had a grimace becaus

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. our other top story, the new bay bridge. it is proving very popular tonight. right now traffic getting out of san francisco and on to the bridge has finally cleared up. this is a live look at the san francisco sky way where the headlights that you can see are heading toward the lower deck, and it is easy to get on now. >> that was not the case an hour ago when traffic was just jammed. look at this. you can see a line of headlights stretching for more than a mile trying to get on to the bay bridge heading east. >> let's look now at our camera on yerba buena island. once they make it to the span, the tail lights there, steady stream of traffic making its way to oakland. >> once you get across the bridge the traffic picks up a little bit. the california highway patrol says people slowing down to get a good look at the bridge is contributing to the back up. >> alan wang has been gathering the experiences of drivers including a family who was among the first to cross the new span. alan joi

. >> i'm dan ashley. they #r* hosting the ohio state football team in town to play cal and alan wang is there. >> shots rang out just as an abc sports anchor was about to go live in front of the marriott hotel in oakland. the camera captured this man run frght scene and police believe he may be a suspect. an ohio state football fan arrived to a crime scene outside their hotel. it is where the buckeye football team is also staying. there were two shooters firing at each other and a stray bullet struck a cabdriver at the taxi stand. >> when i heard the shot i went downright here by the tire. he was screaming call 911 i got shot. >> the cabdriver was standing in this spot when the bullets rang out from broadway. he was shot in the back of the thigh. one of the bullets struck the wall right here. there are at least three other bullet holes on the side of the marriott. the buckeye fans we spoke to seemed unphased. unphased. >> it is like any city, any place. >> it is an unfortunate state, our culture, i guess.

. >> i'm dan ashley. john alston is live in the newsroom with the president's latest strategy on syria. john? >> dan, tonight the president called on congress to postpone a vote authorizing a military strike against syria. he may not have enough lawmakers on his side yet and he is also pursuing the russian plan for an international team to destroy syria's chemical weapons. >> the purpose of this strike would be to deter assad from using chemical weapons. >> president obama tried to sell a skeptical nation on his plan to attack syria if it comes to that. he says there is proof that the regime of bashar assad unleashed chemical weapons last month which killed more than 1400 men, women and children. a limited strike against syria would send a message that no other country can deliver. >> a targeted strike can make assad or any other dictator think twice before using chemical weapons. >> the president tried to answer concerns that even a limited attack might drag the united states into another mideast qawg mi

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i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. our other top story, the new bay bridge. it is proving very popular tonight. right of sc getting out of san francisco and on to the bridge has finally cleared up. this is a live look at the san francisco sky way where the headlights that you can see are heading toward the lower deck, and it is easy to get on now. >> that was not the case an hour ago when traffic was just jammed. look at this. you can see a line of headlights stretching for more than a mile trying to get on to the bay bridge heading east. >> let's look now at our camera on yerba buena island. once they make it to the span, the tail lights there, steady stream of traffic making its way to oakland. >> once you get across the bridge the traffic picks up a little bit. the california highway patrol says people slowing down to get a good look at the bridge is contributing to the back up. >> alan wang has been gathering the experiences of drivers including a family who was among the first to cross the new span. alan joins us now live from y re ba buena. alan? >> hi,

good evening, i'm cheryl jenning autos i'm dan ashley. smith practiced with the team today and coach harbaugh expects him to play on sunday. police arrested smith after he crashed into a tree this morning. heather? >> head coach did not relish talking about number 99 this afternoon, he much would have prefered to talk about a great practice, preparing to beat the colts this weekend. i did say he's disappointed in smith. and encouraged him to come face his teammates and soldier through it. 23-year-old alden smith was at practice this afternoon, despite being arrested at 7:00 this morning on suspected dui. a neighbor says he crashed a pickup truck. >> we knocked on the door so hard. and he wake up and turn off the engine. >> he was released from jail before noon on bail. head coach says he has talked with smith but whether he played against colts this weekend and has other discipline will be up to the league. >> there will be consequences there always is, good or bad. >> this is a january, 2012 mug shot from south florida. he's being sued b

. >> i'm dan ashley. police arrested members of a street gang who they say ran a dog fighting ring in san francisco. police confiscated the video. vic lee hasn't and he's in the newsroom with the story on abc 7 news. it's rough stuff? >> it s police arrested one suspect on an unrelated charge, then, they hit the jackpot when searching this cell fob. they found video files showing the dog fight. and the faces police say of those involved. >> the video is too violent and disturbing. two pit bulls are fighting as owners provoke them to fight harder. >> just slachd and punched and they fight about five minutes until the video cuts off. >> and this happened in march at hunter's view housing development. they arrested three men police say are documented members of a gang. >> robberies, rapes burglaries, drug dealing. >> police say ed perkins owns one of the jobs say -- dogs. jermaine jackson was apparently a bystander at the fight but being a spectator is also a crime. when police searched jackson's home, they

as dan ashley shows us in this morning's assignment 7 report, it's making the research available to us here in the bay area. >> this university of washington video shows a research ship heading for one of the world's deepest construction sites. >> they're putting in a cabled ocean observatory on the bottom of the ocean right on an active volcano. >> 60% of the earth's volcanic eruptions happen underwater, deep in the open ocean. this robotic vehicle is being lowered into one of those hot spots 300 miles off the oregon coast. it's part of the ocean observatory's initiative. the coalition of researchers launching a new era of ocean exploration. they provided this underwater video. mary miller with the exploratorium was on that expedition blogging and doing live updates to tell the public what was going on. >> you're seeing octopuses and shrimp and fish, and these amazing underwater features where you get this hot fluid from under the ocean floor and it's feeding microbes and these whole communities of life that we didn't even know existed 30 years ago. >> this is the top of an active vol

. >> good evening i'm dan ashley. east bay commuters mean time waiting in line at popular car pooling spot where victim outrageous armed robbery this morning. happened at the trendy rock ridge neighborhood. below highway 24 near clairemont avenue. first time that we have heard of this kind of robbery has happened targe targeting car poolers. vick lee has the story. >> now day no matter where you are at you can tl not know what's going to happen now days. really doesn't matter. car pool line or not. >> no one we spoke to ever heard of some one being robbed at a car pool line. but it did happen. in oakland. at about 8:45 this morning. >> when you have somebody stand tling with a gun, pulling a gun and threatening to what are you going to do. >> give them all the valuable. that's exactly what the she and the other 7 casual car pl ders this morning. after pick up stop here at hudson and clairemont at rock ridge. about we were told that 3 young men walked toward those standing in line. one of them pulled out a gun. >> in f

. >> i'm dan ashley. from all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll see you again at 6:00 world news is coming up next. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight last stand, the explosive end to the siege at the mall in kenya. new pictures and new questions tonight. are some of the terrorists americans, are some of them women? >>> prime time fireworks, the actress who used a hit show to take on the church of scientology and what the church says in response. >> the church is looking for me to fail, waiting for me to fail. >>> real money. we help a family get back nearly $7,000 and show you simple ways to change those outrageous hospital bills. >>> good evening to you. as we come on the air tonight, the siege at the shopping mall in kenya is over and the final search for any hidden terrorists under way there.

dan ashley will play at alamo music and wine festival but the temperatures are getting hot at noon at 90 and hot at 3:00, but 7:00 it will be 85 and when it ends at 10:00, it will be 73. mountain view, the art and wine festival is tomorrow. the temperatures are not quite so war, 78 to 91 both days. if you are headed to the coast and you fine the beaches crowded though santa cruz and the folk festival and enjoy the food there. temperatures running in the 80's. when you head up into the hills around santa cruz it will rapidly warm into the 90's. here are the temperatures tonight: this is why we are not under any type of watch or warning for heat because we will cool into the 60's. not the 50's from this morning but we will be back in the 60's the here is the seven-day forecast: temperatures peak tomorrow, sunday, and monday. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we are still warmer-than-average but it will not be oppressive or dangerous. >> hot in the city! thanks, mike. facebook is delaying a change to a privacy policy after getting valued by groups that went to the federal trade commission. f

. >> and i'm dan ashley. john alston is live in san francisco with what this means for fans and the city. john it means thrills for money for sure. that final and deciding race is scheduled. the winds could change that. the fans are soaking up the stunning victory by team usa. it didn't seem they would get this far on the brink of the biggest come back of america's cup history. >> this is one of the most incredible days in sailing. it is an unbelievable come back. amazing. >> a bump and penalty in the first contest gave the americans an edge against team new sze land -- team new zealand after a dominating seven-race lead. suddenly the america's cup is lasting longer than expected. >> i have been trying to couple for the last month to watch and i haven't been able to get off of work. i couldn't stand it anymore so i took off from work. >> they had to extend their liquor license and they were at this favored watering hole. they are complaining hotels jacked up the prices. the die hards are not giving up. >> i k

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. domestic violence plagued the family for years. tonight the eldest child of martha casias is warning other women to report abuse. casias was stabbed to death over the weekend and her estranged husband in jail. ama dates is at police headquarters in san jose. ama? >> carolyn, she is 22 years old and she is quite strong. we spoke to her tonight and she didn't want us to show her face on tv, but she wanted to talk about the kind of woman her mother was and she wants to keep what happened to her from happening to anyone else. >> my mom was everything to me. she was a hero to us. she was the best mom ever. >> chavez hopes to gain custody of her two younger brothers after her mom was stabbed on saturday night. it happened on dakota drive. the killer was mario chavez, casia's husband of 20 years. >> i feel disappointed and i hate him so much. >> chavez is in jail and they say he murdered her while out on bailment they threatened the couple's 6-year-old son with a knife. the deputy district attorney says casias did everything she could to

. >> and i'm dan ashley. john alston is live in san francisco with what this means for fans and the city. john it means thrills for money for sure. that final and deciding race is scheduled. the winds could change that. the fans are soaking up the stunning victory by team usa. it didn't seem they would get this far on the brink of the biggest come back of america's cup history. >> this is one of the most incredible days in sailing. it is an unbelievable come back. amazing. >> a bump and penalty in the first contest gave the americans an edge against team new sze land -- team new zealand after a dominating seven-race lead. suddenly the america's cup is lasting longer than expected. >> i have been trying to couple for the last month to watch and i haven't been able to get off of work. i couldn't stand it anymore so i took off from work. >> they had to extend their liquor license and they were at this favored watering hole. they are complaining hotels jacked up the prices. the die hards are not giving up. >> i k

. >> i'm dan ashley. and we are learning more about the victims including this woman, mary knight who worked as an information technology contractor at the navy yard and her brother lives in livermore. they shared their grief with south bay reporter lisa amin gulezian tonight. >> we were totally unprepared for and it came as quite a shock to us. >> her family in live more can't believe what has happened so par away. the 51-year-old was working in building 197 on the fourth floor when aaron alexis started shooting. mary was one of the last five victims to be identified. >> it is a great loss to my whole family. i think sthee was the core of -- i think she was the core of our family and we lost her. >> the reason mary was at the navy yard was her company, navy c systems was headquartered there. she was an it specialist for five years and recently got a promotion. >> i was so proud of her. she always went for her goals. >> another major milestone was reached just last month when mary's oldest daughter got ma

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. let's get to sandhya patel who is following this on live doppler 7hd. >> let's check out live doppler 7hd. it is tracking a shower that brought a hundredth of an inch in vacaville. it is not a big deal. here is what is the big deal. red flag warning at 11:00 p.m. and it just started and going until friday at 3:00 p.m. for the higher hilltops, gusts 35,45 miles an hour and the humidity is expected to drop below 30%. here are the current winds. lower elevations are not too terribly windy, but check out the higher elevations. hilltop winds right now 39 mount de diablo and when the northerly wind kicks in it dries out the atmosphere. we had the rain on saturday, but we add few days to dry out. you combine that with a dry winter and that means fuel moisture is running low. when you have low humidity and gusty winds what you are look at from our camera here is fire danger which is elevated. i'll be back with a detailed look with how long we will see the fire danger remaining high and when y

dan ashley is off tonight. the back up on city streets in san francisco approaching the on-ramp to the bay bridge has been frustrating who expected a return to normalcy after the bridge reopened on monday. transportation reporter heather ishimaru is at first and harrison for us. heather? >> the congestion did clear up markedly around 9:00. up until then it was the usual grind and then some that had many asking why could it be that sparkling new bridge. the embarcadero is always backed up heading to the bay bridge during the evening commute. tonight and last night were as bad as it gets. from the embarcadero at broadway to the bay bridge on-ramp is about 1.3 miles and it takes about 10 minutes on an average evening commute. tonight that took us an hour from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> worst ever. >> the worst ever? >> it took 15 minutes from here to the entrance of the tunnel. >> last night the back up trying to go east on the bridge lasted until 10:30. the chp and transportation experts can't explain it except to say

dan ashley is off tonight. the back up on city streets in san francisco approaching the on-ramp to the bay bridge has been frustrating who expected a return to normalcy after the bridge reopened on monday. transportation reporter heather ishimaru is at first and harrison for us. heather? >> the congestion did clear up markedly around 9:00. up until then it was the usual grind and then some that had many asking why could it be that sparkling new bridge. the embarcadero is always backed up heading to the bay bridge during the evening commute. tonight and last night were as bad as it gets. from the embarcadero at broadway to the bay bridge on-ramp is about 1.3 miles and it takes about 10 minutes on an average evening commute. tonight that took us an hour from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> worst ever. >> the worst ever? >> it took 15 minutes from here to the entrance of the tunnel. >> last night the back up trying to go east on the bridge lasted until 10:30. the chp and transportation experts can't explain it except to say

i'm dan ashley. carolyn johnson has the night off. the weather is changing with the season. here is a live look outside from the camera on the roof of the building looking at the city skyline. the clouds are rolling in. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is watching it on live doppler 7hd. >> it is a fall-like system on doppler hd. let's show you the radar and you can see some green on the screen. we are picking up measurable rain in the north bay. santa rosa .001 of an inch and ukiah, .002. the clear lake area is picking up very light returns. drizzly just off the san mateo coastline with the green there and that's an indication that the atmosphere is moistening up. much is low-level moisture so you will run into drizzle and light shower. one thing for sure, you will need the windshield wipers. how long will you need to carry those for the weekend plans? i'll let you know all about it and tell you what fall will bring. >>> a different kind of storm is blowing through 49errs. a star player busted for dui. here is alden smith's booking photo. the line backer arrested by sa

. >> i'm dan ashley. and we are learning more about the victims including this woman, mary knight who worked as an information technology contractor at the navy yard and her brother lives in livermore. they shared their grief with south bay reporter lisa amin gulezian tonight. >> we were totally unprepared for and it came as quite a shock to us. >> her family in live more can't believe what has happened so par away. the 51-year-old was working in building 197 on the fourth floor when aaron alexis started shooting. mary was one of the last five victims to be identified. >> it is a great loss to my whole family. i think sthee was the core of -- i think she was the core of our family and we lost her. >> the reason mary was at the navy yard was her company, navy c systems was headquartered there. she was an it specialist for five years and recently got a promotion. >> i was so proud of her. she always went for her goals. >> another major milestone was reached just last month when mary's oldest daughter got ma

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. domestic violence plagued the family for years. tonight the eldest child of martha casias is warning other women to report abuse. casias was stabbed to death over the weekend and her estranged husband in jail. ama dates is at police headquarters in san jose. ama? >> carolyn, she is 22 years old and she is quite strong. we spoke to her tonight and she didn't want us to show her face on tv, but she wanted to talk about the kind of woman her mother was and she wants to keep what happened to her from happening to anyone else. >> my mom was everything to me. she was a hero to us. she was the best mom ever. >> chavez hopes to gain custody of her two younger brothers after her mom was stabbed on saturday night. it happened on dakota drive. the killer was mario chavez, casia's husband of 20 years. >> i feel disappointed and i hate him so much. >> chavez is in jail and they say he murdered her while out on bailment they threatened the couple's 6-year-old son with a knife. the deputy district attorney says casias did everything she could to

i'm dan ashley. carolyn johnson has the night off. the weather is changing with the season. here is a live look outside from the camera on the roof of the building looking at the city skyline. the clouds are rolling in. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is watching it on live doppler 7hd. >> it is a fall-like system on doppler hd. let's show you the radar and you can see some green on the screen. we are picking up measurable rain in the north bay. santa rosa .001 of an inch and ukiah, .002. the clear lake area is picking up very light returns. drizzly just off the san mateo coastline with the green there and that's an indication that the atmosphere is moistening up. much is low-level moisture so you will run into drizzle and light shower. one thing for sure, you will need the windshield wipers. how long will you need to carry those for the weekend plans? i'll let you know all about it and tell you what fall will bring. >>> a different kind of storm is blowing through 49er headquarters. a star player busted for dui. here is alden smith's booking photo. the line backer arr

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. domestic violence plagued the family for years. tonight the eldest child of martha casias is warning other women to report abuse. casias was stabbed to death over the weekend and her estranged husband in jail. ama dates is at police headquarters in san jose. ama? >> carolyn, she is 22 years old and she is quite strong. we spoke to her tonight and she didn't want us to show her face on tv, but she wanted to talk about the kind of woman her mother was and she wants to keep what happened to her from happening to anyone else. >> my mom was everything to me. she was a hero to us. she was the best mom ever. >> chavez hopes to gain custody of her two younger brothers after her mom was stabbed on saturday night. it happened on dakota drive. the killer was mario chavez, casia's husband of 20 years. >> i feel disappointed and i hate him so much. >> chavez is in jail and they say he murdered her while out on bailment they threatened the couple's 6-year-old son with a knife. the deputy district attorney says casias did everything she could to

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. let's get to sandhya patel who is following this on live doppler 7hd. >> let's check out live doppler 7hd. it is tracking a shower that brought a hundredth of an inch in vacaville. it is not a big deal. here is what is the big deal. red flag warning at 11:00 it and it just started and going until friday at 3:00 p.m. for the higher hilltops, gusts 35,45 miles an hour and the humidity is expected to drop below 30%. here are the current winds. lower elevations are not too terribly windy, but check out the higher elevations. hilltop winds right now 39 mount de diablo and when the northerly wind kicks in it dries out the atmosphere. we had the rain on saturday, but we add few days to dry out. you combine that with a dry winter and that means fuel moisture is running low. when you have low humidity and gusty winds what you are look at from our camera here is fire danger which is elevated. i'll be back with a detailed look with how long we will see the fire danger remaining high and when you

. >> and i'm dan ashley. john alston is live in san francisco with what this means for fans and the city. john it means thrills for money for sure. that final and deciding race is scheduled. the winds could change that. the fans are soaking up the stunning victory by team usa. it didn't seem they would get this far on the brink of the biggest come back of america's cup history. >> this is one of the most incredible days in sailing. it is an unbelievable come back. amazing. >> a bump and penalty in the first contest gave the americans an edge against team new sze land -- team new zealand after a dominating seven-race lead. suddenly the america's cup is lasting longer than expected. >> i have been trying to couple for the last month to watch and i haven't been able to get off of work. i couldn't stand it anymore so i took off from work. >> they had to liqu liquor license and they were at this favored watering hole. they are complaining hotels jacked up the prices. the die hards are. up. >> i know we can do it.

. >> i'm dan ashley. and we are learning more about the victims including this woman, mary knight who worked as an information technology contractor at the navy yard and her brother lives in livermore. they shared their grief with south bay reporter lisa amin gulezian tonight. >> we were totally unprepared for and it came as quite a shock to us. >> her family in live more can't believe what has happened so par away. the 51-year-old was working in building 197 on the fourth floor when aaron alexis started shooting. mary was one of the last five victims to be identified. >> it is a great loss to my whole family. i think sthee was the core of -- i think she was the core of our family and we lost her. >> the reason mary was at the navy yard was her company, navy c systems was headquartered there. she was an it specialist for five years and recently got a promotion. >> i was so proud of her. she always went for her goals. >> another major milestone was reached just last month when mary's oldest daughter got ma

good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> we're less than a minute from a live update on the shootings and here is what we know. the gunman has been identified as a 34-year-old from fort fort texas working for the navy. he'd had brush was the law and discharged for misconduct. the shootings took place where ships are bought, built and maintained. it's near the stadium where washington nationals play. the game is cancelled and about a mile and a half from capitol hill, the senate posts on two votes and recessed for the day. the white house cancelled a latin music program scheduled for tonight. today's crime ranks among worst of mass shootings in five years. here is a live update now from washington. >> right now we're waiting to hear more about what happened on the navy yard today in this mass shooting rampage that will be in about an hour. we're learning more about the alleged shooter and being told by law enforcement

dan ashley is off tonight. the back up on city streets in san francisco approaching approe on-ramp to the bay bridge has been frustrating who expected a return to normalcy after the bridge reopened on monday. transportation reporter heather ishimaru is at first and harrison for us. heather? >> the congestion did clear up markedly around 9:00. up until then it was the usual grind and then some that had many asking why could it be that sparkling new bridge.the thero is always backed up heading to the bay bridge during the evening commute. tonight and last night were as bad as it gets. from the embar broadw broadway to the bay bridge on-ramp is about 1.3 miles and it takes about 10 minutes on an average evening commute. tonight that took us an hour from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> worst ever. >> the worst ever? >> it took 15 minutes from here to the entrance of the tunnel. >> last night the back up trying to go east on the bridge lasted until 10:30.hp chn experts can't explain it except to say school is back in session,

. >> i'm dan ashley. police arrested members of a street gang who they say ran a dog fighting ring in san francisco. police confiscated the video. vic lee hasn't and he's in the newsroom with the story on abc 7 news. it's rough stuff? >> it s police arrested one suspect on an unrelated charge, then, they hit the jackpot when searching this cell fob. they found video files showing the dog fight. and the faces police say of those involved. >> the video is too violent and disturbing. two pit bulls are fighting as owners provoke them to fight harder. >> just slachd and punched and they fight about five minutes until the video cuts off. >> and this happened in march at hunter's view housing development. they arrested three men police say are documented members of a gang. >> robberies, rapes burglaries, drug dealing. >> police say ed perkins owns one of the jobs say -- dogs. jermaine jackson was apparently a bystander at the fight but being a spectator is also a crime. when police searched jackson's home, they

good afternoon, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm care lin johnson. jonathan denver was stabbed during a fight after last night's game at 3rd and perry streets near harrison a few blocks from at&t park. >> live team coverage on the story. we begin with news reporter caroline tyler with the latest into the stabbing. >> reporter: one suspect has been arrested and at any moment is expected to be charged with murder. police chief greg surr saying he made incriminating remarks to detectives. another man is in custody and police are searching for two others in what they call a senseless tragedy. kristof left a blue candle at the scene where a fellow dodgers fan was killed last night in an argument over the team's rivalry with the giants. the victim 24-year-old jonathan denver from the mendocino county town of ft. bragg was decked out in dodgers gear. he left the game at at&t park in the eighth inning with his brother, his father and two others and headed to a local bar. his dad is a dodgers security guard. according to police, after the group left the bar a

good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> pg&e is facing more possible fines and penalties for yet another error in its records and for the way it let the state public utilities commission know about that mistake. this comes just days before the three-year anniversary of the deadly san bruno explosion. abc 7 news is live in san bruno with the story. heather? >> carolyn, one of the lawyers today told the commission, urged the commission to take strong action against pg&e, saying that as things are now, the you tilt sees commission as a sand box and problem isn't as much ethics as arrogance. lead counsel testified this is much ado about nothing and he was ut of the country, didn't realize it's july 4th and was a unique kind of situation. >> september 9th high pressure pipeline exploded into flames, eight people were killed and homes destroyed in this glenn view neighborhood. after that, p good e reduced pressure on the gas system when asking for permission to bring pressure back up, it's required to show it was safe to do so. now, it turns out regulator grant that had based on faulty information.

i'm dan ashley. carolyn johnson has the night off. the weather is changing with the season. here is a live look outside from the camera on the roof of the building looking at the city skyline. the clouds are rolling in. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is watching it on live doppler 7hd. >> it is a fall-like system on doppler hd. let's show you the radar and you can see some green on the screen. we are picking up measurable rain in the north bay. santa rosa .001 of an inch and ukiah, .002. the clear lake area is picking up very light returns. drizzly just off the san mateo coastline with the green there and that's an indication that the atmosphere is moistening up. much is low-level moisture so you will run into drizzle and light shower. one thing for sure, you will need the wipers.ld wipers. how long will you need to carry those for the weekend plans? i'll let you know all about it and tell you what fall will bring. >>> a different kind of storm is blowing through 49er headquarters. a star player busted for dui. here is alden smith's booking photo. the line backer arre

good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> we're learning more tonight about that homeowner and what ma may have led him to open fire as he was being evicted. the man is a former investment advisor who has apparently fallen on hard times. we have proper more on the story. leanne? >> they filed for bankruptcy and we're just finding out from the sheriff's department he used a shotgun to fire at the five people standing behind that door that. is why he's being charged with five counts of attempted murder. >> he surrendered after a long standoff. the 42-year-old is in jail. abc 7 news found out he was the owner of an investment advisory company. it closed and he filed for bankruptcy. so did his wife, who owned a card shop in danville. yesterday work to sheriff deputies, a real estate agent, the property manager and a lork smith went to the home he vikt gonine. the negotiations team got involved. >> we

. >> i'm dan ashley. a man is fuming over the fines he had to pay to clear a traffic violation he didn't know he committed until a notice arrived in the mail. and derrick neil is not alone. as our media partner discovered fees for traffic infractions jumped for california drivers as state and local governments scramble for revenue. laura anthony slif tonight with the story. laura? >> hi, dan, well this is one of several interseks here where they have a full battery of traffic cameras. they record every driver's move for one man this, is where a simple moving violation led to a fine that gave him a serious case of sticker shock. >> this fee was outrageous. >> he didn't know he'd run a red light months earlier until a notice came with a link to a short video it showed my car braking with the taillight on, i came to the stop. i was doing about a mile or two an hour but there was not a car around. i romed through it. >> neil conceded he did the crime but the fine blew him away. >> $549 i haven't had a ticket

. >>> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> we'll take you live to president's address to the nation in about one minute first, local headline autos he vac orders have been lifted as crews made great progress in the bat yet against that big fire on mount diablo. there are no visible flames. >> conservation groups are begin dog worry about the rim fire near yosemite. it's listed as 80% contained the cost of fighting it topped $180 million. >>> a lawsuit accusing uc berkeley police of brutality against occupy protestors stems from this demonstration. police from cal ask other departments caught on video hitting student protestors as they cleared out an occupy encampment. 29 pro testers are suing. >> apple unveiled two iphones today. one comes in a range of colors, upgraded camera, faster processor and a fingerprint sensor. both model goesing on sale a week from friday. >> here is a look at the white house tonight. the president is preparing to address the nation in just a moment we'll join abc news >> announcer: this is an abc news special report. a presidential address to the nation. the crise

>>> good afternoon, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. we're counting down to the opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. sky 7 hd is over the new and old bridges right here at the toll plaza. it's a day of celebration. caltrans says construction is now done and at this point they're just cleaning up here is another live look from our camera. remarkable period in time today, everything going smoothly there. is a good chance of an opening before the scheduled 5:00 a.m. time tomorrow but officials say interest there is zero chance it won't open until 5:00 a.m. >> you can see a number of classic cars will line up and will be the foirs cross the new span for the opening. we have live team coverage of the bridge dedication for you leading up to the chain cutting. let's begin with vic lee. >> well this is the big party this, starts off at long last as one speaker put it it has been a long journey since loama preyet y -- loama preyetta. it started after 3:00 here at this bridge yard building, otherwise known as saw tooth building beca