abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live with the latest. lisa? >> ama, a very large police presence right now on larkin. look over my right shoulder and you can see officers are gathering in the middle of the street. they are really focused on o farrell. that's where two people were shot. it happened after 10:00 p.m. police tell me two people were shooting at each other when they arrived. one officer got involved and fired at the men. we do know that one person is now dead and the other was shot in the leg. medics have already taken that person to the hospital. it is not clear if the officer actually hit anyone at all. detectives, plain clothed officers is and uniform police are out here. the department is not making any statements at this hour. a lot of streets as you mentioned are closed off right now. that's because one person who was shot managed to get about a half a block away on o farrell before collapsing. officers got here quickly because they were already nearby at jones and turf which is a half mile away and about 9:00 shots were fired

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live with the latest. lisa? >> ama, a very large police presence right now on larkin. look over my right shoulder and you can see officers are gathering in the middle of the street. they are really focused on o farrell. that's where two people were shot. it happened after 10:00 p.m. police tell me two people were shooting at each other when they arrived. one officer got involved and fired at the men. we do know that one person is now dead and the other was shot in the leg. medics have already taken that person to the hospital. it is not clear if the officer actually hit anyone at all. detectives, plain clothed officers is and uniform police are out here. the department is not making any statements at this hour. a lot of streets as you mentioned are closed off right now. that's because one person who was shot managed to get about a half a block away on o farrecollapsing. collapsing. officers got here quickly because they were already nearby at jones and turf which is a half mile away and about 9:00 shots were fir

. >> dan: lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> there are still a lot of people being treated here at san francisco general hospital tonight. i spoke with one man who was one of the last people to leave the plane but one of the first to be released from the hospital. benjamin le sr789 was flying home to san francisco after a business trip to korea. his wife was supposed to be back on the flight but came back to san francisco early. they had no idea the plane was about to crash and had no warning or time to react. >> it was on the runway and i thought maybe we go back up and flying again. we went back down again. as i say, i was in my chair. >> people were screaming. >> reporter: that was his wife who was not on plane but exactly what they went through. they let passengers near a hole around the wing. the father was released from the hospital after bees treated for a bruised cartilage. everyone got out of the plane before the fire started and plane did not flip over as some witnesses report. back here live, he says the experience will not stop him from flying again. >> dan: some of the

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live in san jose where people have been sent to the hospital because of this weather. >> dan, that is very true. that is also why a half million people got a call on their cell phone and on their home phones telling them to stay inside, stay hydrated and also stay calm because power outages were widespread here in the south bay. for the first time ever an automated emergency heat alert went out to all of santa clara

abc7 news reporter lisa amin -- lisa amin gulezian was there. >> the woman was in the walkway about 50 feet back when a front leader that was moving dirt backed up and crushed her. a small bouquet placed in the spot where a woman died. earlier campus police surrounded the scene near the fine arts building and the cosmetology school. a front loader that was in reverse backed into a woman while she walked along a pedestrian walkway. >> the grandmother and mother i want to give my deep con condolences. >> the work site shutdown immediately after the crash and the driver of the backhoe spoke to grief counselors on the spot. he works for preston pipelines, a company hired to work on an under ground water valve. >> he has been an operating engineer for years. >> cal-osha is investigating the crash. it released records showing in july of 2011 the mill pea dis dis-based company was fined $560 for improperly securing loads. and in 2009 the pipeline was fined $4,000 for a serious violation involving heat illness standards. many on campus just couldn't believe what happened. >> very scary. usuall

lisa amin gulezian is live to explain what happened. lisa? >> the city council voted to move forward with its bid for the super bowl. >> santa clara is going all out to woo the nfl in the bid for the super bowl. the new stadium will open in 2014 and 2016 the city leaders want the super bowl to be played here. >> it is a great deal for santa clara. >> tonight the council agreed to waive a 9.5% hotel tax on the 350 rooms the staff will occupy. it will also waive a 10% ticket surcharge and a 35 cent ticket fee funding senior and youth programs and a $4.54 parking fee will be waived. >> by having fees waived it makes us more attractive. even though we have all of this to offer it is the first time we are doing this. we want to make sure we are competitive. >> santa clara is going up to host super bowl 50. miami has already hosted 10 super bowls. but sources say they can't afford to waive the hotel tax. hotel managers meantime say temporarily waiving the tax won't affect their bottom line. >> the exposure we will get here during the super bowl eve

lisa amin gulezian joins us with that part of the story. lisa? >> carolyn, santa clara county has always supported same sex marriage and local couples and even marriage commissioners are optimistic. the -- optimistic the justices will rule in their favor. they have the rings and the photo albums, buts they are still not married. i visited them in 2010 when they thought the prop 8 stay would be lifted and they could have their dream wedding. they even had a facebook wedding invite page. >> we are going to keep fighting for it. >> life has gone on for the couple. they are even adopting their first child. but they still want one thing. >> the ceremony i want is probably not going to happen anytime soon necessarily, but i do want it just like anyone else. >> it is important for a child to be able to say my parents are married, and the state recognizes their marriage. >> the issue of adoptions and the voices of children of same sex couples made their way to the supreme court today. according to a constitution allah professor, margaret russell, this ma

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is explaining how this could affect visitors. lisa? >> east bay regional parks are usually packed this time of year, especially on the fourth of july. that's exactly why union park district workers are threatening to strike on the holiday and the day after. that's in their demands aren't met. >> we don't to disrupt people's holiday, but we have to take care of ourselves. >> rangers, lifeguards, restroom and garbage uh attendants promise to walk off the job unless they get an annual cost of living increase for the next four years. >> management is dismayed that the park district is looking at a looming strike by its employee union after having negotiated through mediation an 8 and a half percent raise. >> the district is warning park goers of the possible shake up on its website. they are not sure if all services will be running at 100%. the strike possibility is being met with mixed reactions from visitors. >> it would be sad if there are no lifeguards here. i will probably still come whether there is a lifeguard or not. >> a lot of ki

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live where a minor league game was played. lisa, what are baseball fans saying about the lawsuit? >> they definitely had a lot of opinions. tonight was the allstar game. a's and giants fans were under one roof tonight and they had opinions and they really differed. still a lot said they should stay in oakland while others say no, move to the south bay. >> hello, welcome. >> baseball fans filled the stadium. it is home to the giants' minor league team, but the talk tonight was about the a's. >> i don't see why the a's couldn't have a successful home. people in the east bay could come down and enjoy. it gite one major hurdle, major league baseball. the mlb and commissioner bud selig are named in a federal suit filed by the city of san jose. >> it was necessary to file this action to get rid of the restrictions so our future council and mayor could negotiate per team without interference. >> commissioner selig has been promising to study the idea of an a's move out of oakland and into a new $461 million ballpark in san jose. but

lisa amin gulezian is live with the story. lisa, this woman is incredibly lucky. >> very brave too. you know, dan, the 21-year-old was sitting here when the man snuck up behind her. to give an idea how dark and isolated this bus stop is, this is what it was like as she sat here all by herself last night. this is the man santa cruz police are looking for. late tonight detectives are interviewing the victim. she is sure this man attacked her. it happened at 7:30 last night. the uc santa cruz student waited for the number twenty bus to campus. but before it arrived she heard this. and then a man's voice telling her to empty her pockets. he had a gun. >> she complied with that until the suspect came up and initially she thought she was struck with the butt of the rifle. it turns out that was actually her getting shot. >> the 21-year-old ran while the suspect got into his car and drove away. it wasn't until the victim got to the hospital that doctors found the small caliber bullet in her skull. it was successfully removed. meantime they are searching for a suspect still out there. joy it

lisa amin gulezian spoke with outrage. >> sean walsh was 21 when he died in afghanistan two years ago. his mother admits what helped a little bit was the death gratuity. it is $100,000 that the military immediately gives to the family. it is to pay for funeral costs, housing and other bills. the program is now frozen because of the government shutdown. >> it is hard to think they will have to go through this time and then have one more thing to worry about. >> five families of soldiers who died were denied the money. their bodies will arrive at dover air force base tomorrow, but to get there the families will have to pay their own way. >> and that's one of the most dignified ceremonies, to miss that is hurtful and heartbreaking. >> late tonight the fisher house foundation offered some financial help to these families. and in washington today, the president said he would negotiate with republicans if they raised the debt ceiling and ended the shutdown. >> we can't make extortion routine as part of the democracy. >> the president said if there is unconditional surrender by republican he

. >> we begin with lisa amin gulezian with the latest on the investigation. lisa? >> reporter: carolyn, the crime scene tape is still up, and a very large police presence will remain here through the night. the sheriff's department meantime has taken over the investigation. it is trying to piece together what happened. from the street you can see confusion and fear and chaos all along santa cruz. and from up above, sky 7hd zeroed in so one house on this busy street. it belongs to jeremy gulet. they will not say why two police detectives came to his house at 3:30 this afternoon. but as soon as they arrived things turned deadly. >> an altercation ensued between the detectives and mr. gulet. both detectives were killed at that scene. >> reporter: once back up arrived, the area was shutdown and a perimeter went up. then about 10 minutes later deputies and police cornered gulet on doyle street. >> a short chase ensued and gunfire was exchanginged between go let and a team comprised of sheriff deputies deputies and santa cruz police officers. gulet was killed at the scen

in santa cruz, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> that's a much different story in the east bay. the municipal utility district says there will be plenty of water to make it through the summer without extra restrictions. the utility says the water in the reservoirs along with the water from the sierra and nearby rivers should be enough to meet current demand. >>> the fbi is investigating the hacking of an associated press twitter account after a tweet hoax sent wall street into a panic. the tweet reads "breaking, two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured." a group calling themselves the syrian electronic army claims responsibility. a stanford professor says it was an unsophisticated breech. >> if he had the same problem that you or i have which is somebody got hold of the pass word on their twitter account. i wouldn't question ap's news feed. this is a problem in twitter. >> twitter is testing a possible security solution that requires two pieces of uh then tau location to access an account. here is a look at the impact today's hack had on wall street. with fe

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has more on the man who died and what went wrong. >> we wish to express our sincerest sympathies to the friends, co-workers, relatives and family of donald white. >> the meeting started with a moment of silence in honor of 63-year-old donald white. the elevator installer died this morning while working on the new 49er stadium. cal-osha says white was standing on a ladder beneath the elevator counterweight when the counter weight struck him. >> accidents just don't occur like this. >> but today it did. white worked for schindler elevator and was on the floor of the elevator shaft on the eastside of the stadium. after the accident all 1,000 workers were told to go home and grieve. some gathered for a briefing. >> we have been on a high the last few months talking about the super bowl and the finishing of the financing of the stadium. to have this hit was awful. >> construction of the new stadium began in april of last year. as a 49er fan, donald white was excited to be a part of the project. after all, he had worked on elevators for 43 years. >> my

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live where people were peaceful, but angry. >> very true, dan. hundreds of people packed the steps behind me at city hall. they demanded change, justice and an end to what many here called a racist american society. >> in memory of trayvon martin. >> a 17-year-old boy is the reason so many san francisco residents gathered. they are angry trayvon martin is dead and george zimmerman is a free man. >> as long as we live in a society that justifies george zimmerman, we've got work to do. >> the injustice in florida is a threat to all of us. >> san francisco's naacp organized tonight's peaceful rally. the message was clear. many african-americans in san francisco feel mistreated and abandoned by a system they called broken. >> san francisco is no different from florida. it is no different from jackson, mississippi. racism is alive here in san francisco. >> san francisco's naacp is leading the charge for a civil suit to be filed against george zimmerman. in san francisco, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> the trayvon martin case happened to intersect

lisa amin gulezian with the story. >> there is already a line to get into the newest gentleman's club. they are all hoping to work at the gold club once it opens. they applied in person tonight. >> i think this place is a good place to start up as a bar back. >> no one else wanted to talk about the newest business in downtown san jose. >%e gold club is housed in the former home and it is right across the street from picasso's tapas restaurant. >> the neighbors are angry and even outraged over how a club that features the stripper poles on the sign can open here. >> to have it be part of the main drag when you are trying to bring retail makes no sense. >> they have a longstanding ban on the businesses. but the gold club is considered an entertainment venue. >> they will be covering the appropriate body parts they have a police permit. >> the police permit lays out all of the policies they must follow involving security, alcohol service and nudity. some don't see what the fuss is about. >> if you are spending it outside the city, you may as well spend it here. >> they will have a chance

in clayton, lisa amin gulezian , abc7 news. >>> more questions about safety at san francisco general hospital. a woman says she was stuck in a stirwell while visiting in june. she went out a wrong door that locked behind her and an alarm sounded, but no one came to help her. and a nurse eventually opened the door after hearing her pound on the windows. the woman e-mailed the hospital after hearing about a patient found dead in the stirwell earlier this month. it was 17 days after vanishing from her room. >>> tonight sonoma county sheriff deputies are investigating a fatal officer involved shooting in santa rosa. deputies spotted a man who was carrying a rifle. they fired when he refused to drop the weapon. deputies later discovered the gun was a replica of an assault rifle. this is the third officer involved shooting in the bay area in two days. the others were in union city and san bruno. >>> new at 11:00, students at city college of san francisco are being offered a lifeline in case their school loses its accreditation. 21 people have decided to accept in case ccsf is forced to clo

lisa amin gulezian is is live in dub lib with the story. -- dublin with the story. >> firefighters are on the hillside behind me making sure they do not start up again. the county rushed in to help and even though firefighters from those two agencies have already been deployed to fight fires elsewhere in the state. the flames whipped across the dry, grassy hillside inside the army reserve training area in dublin. it sparked the fire that burned 170 acres. >> i ran outside and i could smell it. the next thing i knew the whole street you couldn't see there was so much smoke. >> the parks fire department needed help. cal fire and alameda county heard the call. >> it is an active juggling resource. >> just today alameda fire september two engines and eight firefighters to help cal fire fight the rim fire. right now there are 10 major fires burning in the state. just about every fire department has been asked to deploy crews to the fire lines. >> with the predicted red flag rn whattings we held -- red flag warnings we held people over in the unit for incidents like this. >> alameda county f

lisa amin gulezian has more from san jose. jay they quietly -- >> they quietly stood with candles, signs and their memory. >> he is loyal to his friend. >> he was shot and killed by san jose police on saturday. >> you can hear the barrage of gunshots as they fired at the 27-year-old in this cell phone video. they first noticed him in west san jose jie. he was in the area doing routine patrols and he was looking suspicious. but the officer decided not to follow him or stop him. he circled back toward the officer. >> then police say he took off on highway 85. by then several officers were chasing him. >> he pointed a hand gun at several pursuing officers multiple times. >> and so when his car finally stopped here in front of his friend's house, police say they ordered him to stop, but instead he ran and they fired. >> i saw the cop shoot him po nie t blank. >> they say he already had two strikes against him. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> a 19-year-old passenger in a car was unintentionally shot to death by an of

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> the pain of the tragedy has been eased by the outpouring we have seen in support of the police department and the city. >> reporter: the city of santa cruz is still in mourning four months after the murders of sergeant lauren butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. the officers were gunned down while investigating a sexual assault. >> it has been horrific. i don't have words to describe how awful it has been for us. >> reporter: it is a daily struggle to move on without these veteran officers. about 80 organizations, businesses and people have helped ease the pain. tonight the city showed its gratitude. >> i want to say thank you. i appreciate it. >> reporter: few words have described what many have done these past weeks. from tending to the enormous memorial outside the police department after the shootings to allowing law enforcement to take over a family restaurant and use it as a command center the day of the murders. joe's pizza and subs shutdown to customers and still fed officers and catered to their needs. >> in a sit

lisa amin gulezian is there and everyone is so glad he is back. >> that is true. aaron is a third generation 4* from martinez. and they str truly rallied -- they have truly rallied around the family. to say the city of martinez was happy to have the hern family home tonight would be an understatement. they arrived from boston just today. >> they are tired. it is absolutely gracious for all of the support they have gotten, but they need to rest. they want to keep it low key. >> it has been a whirlwind. aaron was in a crowd of people cheering on his mom who was running the marathon when the bombs went off. the 11-year-old was hit in the leg. he underwent two surming res in boston -- surgeries in boston. >> it is great to see he is back and helped in his way. >> the road to recovery is a long one. he has nearly 100 staples in his leg. his baseball coach knows he will bounce back. >> him being an athlete knows that there is nothing like being in your own bed. and being with family and friends again i'm sure that is great for him. >> it is not clear when he will return

new at 11:00, abc7 news south bay reporter lisa amin gulezian is live with the details on this plan. lisa, take us through it. >> the city definitely wants its money back. councilmembers say other cities like oakland and los angeles charge recruits who jump ship after graduation why so shouldn't san jose? of the 40 officers who recently graduated from san jose's police academy, five have already left to join the departments in hayward where they will make a little less and morgan hill where they will make a little more. the vice mayor wants the city's money back. >> why are we going to train somebody to pay that much money and then they decide to leave after they receive the training and the education. >> they want a five-year prorated retention plan. it costs $170,000 to train a recruit. if the graduate stays with the department less than a year, the city wants 100% of the investment back. less than two years, 75%. less than three years, 50%. and leaving in less than four years requires a 25% return. >> creating indentured service for police officers is a smoke screen for a council

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 married. candice feels for her cousins. >> it is horrible. i want even imagine what they are feeling. i want to take them in my arms and hold them. >> they plan to travel to the east coast for a memorial service in the coming days. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> tonight investigators a

abc7 news south bay reporter lisa amin gulezian is live with a look at the immediate and long-term impact of the shutdown in the south bay. lisa? >> dan, people started leaving the federal building behind me at about noon. that's when they got their furlough notices. activity will continue tomorrow and all week in that far building over there. that's where the courts are. the majority of people who were furloughed work right over there. the furloughs are in full affect . at san jose's federal building, the courts are still open, but it doesn't mean things are running smoothly. >> i feel bad for the staff. i am an administrative law judge so i am holding hearings, but don't have staff to support me. >> those working in nonessential apartments telling them to go home. the signs went up and the websites were changed. in menlo park at the u.s. geological survey parking lots are empty. only a handful of people researching volcanic activity are still on site. >> we were told to come back from the field. >> usgs research geologist has been furloughed and he is in shock. >> it is sad to see every

lisa amin gulezian is live in san jose with the latest on this very sad developing news. lisa? >> very true. both of the boys' parents underwent surgery here today. the little boy's mother is in serious condition, and his father is in fair condition. tonight fremont police interviewed the boy's father for hours. the four-door honda was split in two. it littered paseo parkway in fremont. >> the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control and hit a curb and a tree. >> abc7 news has learned the one behind the wheel was gilbert gill. he wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the car. his wife, joey, was in the passenger seat with her seatbelt on. and their son, angelo, was in the backseat buckled into his carseat. the boy in the entire back half of the -- and the entire back half of the car landed in a backyard. witnesses immediately tried to help the family. >> i went inside the car and saw the wife. she was bleeding heavily. i kept seeing keep bleeding. after 30, 40 seconds the father said where is my son? >> i said i don't know where your kid is at beca

abc news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the impact of the decision. lisa? >> carolyn, this stadium will open in 2014 and now that we know super bowl 50 will be played right here, that means a huge economic boost for the region. to the tune of, get this, $150 to 400 million. the facebook pages are up and the likes are coming in and santa clara is celebrating its big win as super bowl 50's host city in 2016. in city council chambers, the celebration continued and the planning begins. the super bowl host committee will start organizing this massive event. >> this super bowl is going to see advice torse -- visitors beyond the four-day average and we will plan before the super bowl and after the super bowl. >> part of the bid was the approach to make it a regional event. there will be celebrations all over the bay area. >> every hotel space will be filled. the the shops and the restaurants will be filled and the small businesses will have their cash registers over flowing as people flow in here. >> the idea is to follow in the steps of indianapolis' super bowl c

abc7 news reporter lisa amin -- lisa amin gulezian was there. >> the woman was in the walkway about 50 feet back when a front leader that was moving dirt backed up and crushed her. a small bouquet placed in the spot where a woman died. earlier campus police surrounded the scene near the fine arts building and the cosmetology school. a front loader that was in reverse backed into a woman while she walked along a pedestrian walkway. >> the grandmother and mother i want to give my deep con condolences. >> the work site shutdown immediately after the crash and the driver of the backhoe spoke to grief counselors on the spot. he works for preston pipelines, a company hired to work on an under ground water valve. >> he has been an operating engineer for years. >> cal-osha is investigating the crash. it released records showing in july of 2011 the mill pea dis dis-based company was fined $560 for improperly securing loads. and in 2009 the pipeline was fined $4,000 for a serious violation involving heat illness standards. many on campus just couldn't believe what happened. >> very scary. usuall

lisa amin gulezian joins us on treasure island with that story. i will just be happy for one that stays up. i have low expectations. i am hoping for that. >> you know, that is very true. a lot of people have been coming by tonight. they are coming with their families. they are taking photos and they are sharing stories of the bridge as well as the eastern side which they used for so many years. >> i will capture as much as i could and have that historical piece. >> the bay bridge is attracting residents from all over tonight. they have their cameras in hand and they are feeling nostalgic. >> i will miss it. i experienced my first job crossing that bridge. >> i was a kid when the 1989 earthquake happened. i do have a lot of memories on the bridge. >> the earthquake in 1989 is the reason the section failed and the need for a new eastern span arose. experts say the new section will be safer, earthquake resistant and have a shoulder for drivers to pull on to in case of an emergency. >> i just wanted to go right across the bay bridge for the last time.

lisa amin gulezian has more on how this happened and the community response to it. >> they probably came up with a crowbar and popped the door open. >> and just like that the thieves were inside fire station 7 in walnut creek. the station was empty on sunday and monday because all of the firefighters had rushed out to fight the mor dan fire -- the morgan fire on mount diablo. the burglars broke into lockers, desks and gym bags and stole the most personal of items like a wedding band and watch that his wife gave him. >> we are out there saving other citizens' life and property and helping them and then you come back to see your house has been violated. >> it is really just a slap in the face. who thinks to do that kind of thing? >> but this wasn't a one-time thing. those at station seven think they went to station 3 the very next day and tried to break in through this window. a sleeping firefighter who was just inches from the window heard the choation and -- the commotion and scared the thief away. those who live in this quiet community can't believe what happened. >> oh my gosh, that's

in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>- q. i and up next on ab -- >> and up next, tonight's vigil for arizona's fallen firefighters. and the one who survive. survived. how he got out while desperately trying to save his 19 closest friends. and fire works bust. where police found this dangerous stash of explosives. >> and the giants get to watch a remarkable achievement in baseball at their own expense. >>> a major announcement on the affordable care act. the obama administration announced it is delaying the requirement for businesses to provide health insurance to their, woulders or pay a penalty. this with more than 50 employees . they had until the end of 2014 to comply. well that has been extended until 2015. the announcement comes after a number of complaints from businesses that the requirements were too complicated and difficult to implement in time. other key parts of the law including the health exchanges where individuals can buy insurance are still on schedule. >>> tonight the community of prescott, arizona gathered

lisa amin gulezian is live to explain what happened. lisa? >> the city council voted to move forward with its bid for the super bowl. >> santa clara is going all out to woo the nfl in the bid for the super bowl. the new stadium will open in 2014 and 2014 and 2016 the city leaders want the super bowl to be played here. >> it is a great deal for santa clara. >> tonight the council agreed to waive a 9.5% hotel tax on the 350 rooms the staff will occupy. it will also waive a 10% ticket surcharge and a 35 centfd youth programs and a $4.54 parking fee will be waived. >> by having fees waived it makes us more attractive. even though we have all of this to offer it is the first time we are doing this. we want to make sure we are competitive. >> santa clara is going up to host super bowl 50. miami has already hosted 10 super bowls. but sources say they can't afford to waive the hotel tax. hotel managers meantime say temporarily waiving the tax won't affect their bottom line. >> the exposure we will get here during the super bowl event will more than m

lisa amin gulezian has more on how police rescued a 16-year-old from life on the streets. >> san jose's monterey road corridor is notorious for one thing. >> first street monterey is where all of the prostitutes hang out. >> that's why san jose police organized a human trafficking task force last week and went undercover twice. this is where one of the undercover operations took place in a high traffic area known for prostitutes. it is around the corner from an elementary school and right in front of a library. one busted johns and the other targeted prostitutes as well. >> we did locate a 16-year-old female who is prostituting and in the interview with her afterwards he ended up telling the officers she was doing that since she was 11. >> it breaks her heart because she shouldn't be living like that and nobody should be living like that. >> omar torres wants the prostitution to stop. he organized the no more prostitution march in september because of what many call an up tick in activity involving young girls. police admit staffing and budget cuts are affecting enforcement. this girl w

lisa amin gulezian joins us with that part of the story. lisa? >> carolyn, santa clara county has always supported same sex marriage and local couples and even marriage commissioners are optimistic. the -- optimistic the justices will rule in their favor. they have the rings and the photo albums, buts they are still not married. i visited them inthey when they thought the prop 8 stay would be lifted and they could have their dream wedding. they even had a facebook wedding invite page. >> we are going to keep fighting for it. >> life has gone on for the couple. they are even adopting their first child. but they still want one thing. >> the ceremony i want is probably not going to happen anytime soon necessarily, but i do want it just like anyone else. >> it is important for a child to be able to say my parents are married, and the state recognizes their marriage. >> the issue of adoptions and the voices of children of same sex couples made their way to the supreme court today. according to a constitution allah professor, margaret russell, this may

lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> lisa, thanks very much. temperatures are expected to push into the 80s tomorrow in some spots, believe it or not. not.abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with live doppler hd. >> beautiful, dan. when you look at live doppler 7hd, you will go, hmm, 80s? let's check it out and i will show you what it looks like. we have fog around and not just near the coast, but around the bay as well. and that is dropping visibility across parts of the bay area. look at the visibility in half moon bay, and it is down to half a mile. dense fog, give yourself extra time for that morning commute. and you can see it here from our golden gate bridge camera. it is foggy out there. the temperatures in san francisco 50 degrees, 54 san carlos and san jose, 53 in half moon bay, 48 degrees. 80s coming to parts of the bay area tomorrow and i will be back to show you where and when rain might be showing up. dan? >> thanks very much. we will see you in a few minutes. there are a lot of angry parents at a preschool in the east ba

lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> next, scandal for a senator. what john mccain was caught doing during the hearing and why he took to twitter to explain. >> and a controversial accident sparks a lawsuit. why a grieving mother says police are not doing their jobs. that's coming up on abc7 news. >> and check out your refrigerator. why a popular yogurt maker is pulling things from the shelves. >> we have patchy fog outside right now. we will look at your wake up weather and a check of when those temperatures are going to we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. this labor day, don't invest in a mattress until you visit a sleep number store. once you experience it, there's no going back. oh, yeah! during the final days of our biggest sale of the year, every bed is on sale. queen mattresses now start at just $599. plus, 24-month financing on all beds. sale ends sunday. only at a sleep number store. sleep number. comfort individualized. source of conflict between bicycle advocates and san francisco police is now the subject of a la

. >> we begin with lisa amin gulezian with the latest on the investigation. lisa? >> reporter: carolyn, the crime scene tape is still up, and a very large police presence will remain here through the night. the sheriff's department meantime has taken over the investigation. it is trying to piece together what happened. from the street you can see confusion and fear and chaos all along santa cruz. and from up above, sky 7hd zeroed in so one house on this busy street. it belongs to jeremy gulet. they will not say why two police detectives came to his house at 3:30 this af but as soon as they arrived things turned deadly. >> an altercation ensued between the detectives and mr. gulet. both detectives were killed at that scene. >> reporter: once back up arrived, the area was shutdown and a perimeter went up. then about 10 minutes later deputies and police cornered gulet on doyle street. >> a short chase ensued and gunfire was exchanginged between go let and a team comprised of sheriff deputies deputies and santa cruz police officers. gulet was killed at the scene. >> re

lisa amin gulezian is is live in dub lib with the story. -- dublin with the story. >> firefighters are on the hillside behind me making sure they do not start up again. the county rushed in to help and even though firefighters from those two agencies have already been deployed to fight fires elsewhere in the state. the flames whipped across the dry, grassy hillside inside the army reserve training area in dublin. it sparked the fire that burned 170 acres. >> i ran outside and i could smell it. the next thing i knew the whole street you couldn't see there was so much smoke. >> the parks fire department needed help. cal fire and alameda county heard the call. >> it is an active jugglingt to. >> just today alameda fire september two engines and eight firefighters to help cal fire fight the rim fire. right now there are 10 major fires burning in the state. just about every fire department has been asked to deploy crews to the fire lines. >> with the predicted red flag rn whattings we held -- red flag warnings we held people over in the unit for incidents like this. >> alameda county fire i

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live where people were peaceful, but angry. >> very true, dan. hundreds of people packed the steps behind me at city hall. they demanded change, justice and an end to what many here called a racist american society. >> in memory of trayvon martin. >> a 17-year-old boy is the reason so many san francisco residents gathered. they are angry trayvon martin is dead and george zimmerman is a free man. >> as long as we live in a society that justifies george zimmerman, we've got work to do. >> the injustice in florida is a threat to all of us. >> san francisco's naacp organized tonight's peaceful rally. the message was clear. many african-americans in san francisco feel mistreated and abandoned by a system they called broken. >> san francisco is no different from florida. it is no different from jackson, mississippi. racism is alive here in san francisco. >> san francisco's naacp is leading the charge for a civil suit to be filed against george zimmerman. in san francisco, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> the trayvon martin case happened to intersect

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is explaining how this could affect visitors. lisa? >> eaegional p regional parks ae usually packed this time of year, especially on the fourth of july. that's exactly why union park district workers are threatening to strike on the holiday and the day after. that's in their demands aren't met. >> we don't to disrupt people's holiday, but we have to take care of ourselves. >> rangers, lifeguards, restroom and garbage uh attendants promise to walk off the job unless they get an annual cost of living increase for the next four years. >> management is dismayed that the park district is looking at a looming strike by its employee union after having negotiated through mediation an 8 and a half percent raise. >> the district is warning park goers of the possible shake up on its website. they are not sure if all services will be running at 100%. the strike possibility is being met with mixed reactions from visitors. >> it would be sad if there are no lifeguards here. i will probably still come whether there is a lifeguard or not. >> a lot of

lisa amin gulezian is live with the story. lisa, this woman is incredibly lucky. >> very brave too. you know, dan, the 21-year-old was sitting here when the man snuck up behind her. to give andea how dark and isolated this bus stop is, this is what it was like as she sat here all by herself last night. lice are looking for. cruz late tonight detectives are interviewing the victim. she is sure this man attacked her. it happened at 7:30 last night. the uc santa cruz student waited for the number twenty bus to campus. but before it arrived she heard this. and then a man's voice telling her to empty her pockets. he had a gun. >> she complied with that until the suspect came up and initially she thought she was struck with the butt of the rifle. it turns out that was actually her getting shot. >> the 21-year-old ran while away.arect got into car it wasn't until the victim got to the hospital that doctors found the small caliber bullet in her skull. it was successfully removed. meantime they are searching for a suspect still out there. joy it is incredibly dangerous behavior. it tells you

lisa amin gulezian joins us on treasure island with that story. i will just be that s one that stays up. i have low expectations. i am hoping for that. >> you know, that is very true. a lot of people have been coming by tonight. they are coming with their families. they are taking photos and they are sharing stories of the bridge as well as the eastern side which they used for so many years. >> i will capture as much as i could and have that historical piece. >> the bay bridge is attracting residents from all over tonight. they have their cameras in hand and they are feeling nostalgic. >> i will miss it. i experienced my first job crossing that bridge. >> i was a kid when the 1989 earthquake happened. i do have a lot of memories on the bridge. >> the earthquake in 1989 is the reason the section failed and the need for a new eastern span arose. experts say the new section will be safer, earthquake resistant and have a shoulder for drivers to pull on to in case of an emergency. >> i just wanted to go right across the bay bridge for the last time. >>

in santa cruz, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> that's a much different story bay. the municipal utility district says there will be plenty of water to make it through the summer without extra restrictions. the utility says the water in the reservoirs along with the water from the sierra and nearby rivers should be enough to meet current demand. >>> the fbi is investigating the hacking of an associated press twitter account after a tweet hoax sent wall street into a panic. the tweet reads "breaking, two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured." a group calling themselves the syrian electronic army claims responsibility. a stanford professor says it was an unsophisticated breech. >> if he had the same problem that you or i have which is somebody got hold of the pass word on their twitter account. i wouldn't question ap's news feed. this is a problem in twitter. >> twitter is testing a possible security solution that requires two pieces of uh then tau location to access an account. here is a look at the impact today's hack had on wall street. with fe

lisa amin gulezian with the story. >> there is already a line to get into the newest gentleman's club. they are all hoping to work at the gold club once it opens. they applied in person tonight. >> i think this place is a good place to start up as a bar back. >> no one else wanted to talk about the newest business in downtown san jose. >%e gold club is housed in the former home and it is right across the street from picasso's tapas restaurant. >> the neighbors are angry and even outraged over how a club that features the stripper poles on the sign can open here. >> to have it be part of the main drag when you are trying to bring retail makes no sense. >> they have a longstanding ban on the businesses. but the gold club is considered an entertainment venue. >> they will be covering the appropriate body parts they have a police permit. >> the police permit lays out all of the policies they must follow involving security, alcohol service and nudity. some don't see what the fuss is about >> if you are spending it outside the city, you may as well spend it he >> they will have a chance to

lisa amin gulezian is live in san jose with the latest on this very sad developing news. lisa? >> very true. both of the boys' parents underwent surgery here today. the little boy's mother is in serious condition, and his father is in fair condition. tonight fremont police interviewed the boy's father for hours. the four-door honda was split in two. it littered paseo parkway in fremont. >> the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control and hit a curb and a tree. >> abc7 news has learned the one behind the wheel was gilbert gill. he wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the car. his wife, joey, was in the passenger seat with her seatbelt on. and their son, angelo, was in the backseat buckled into his carseat. the boy in the entire back half of the -- and the entire back half of the car landed in a backyard. witnesses immediately tried to help the family. >> i went inside the car and saw the wife. she was bleeding heavily. i kept seeing keep bleeding. after 30, 40 seconds the father said where is my son? >> i said i don't know where your kid is at beca

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> the pain of the tragedy has been eased by the outpouring we have seen in support of the police department and the city. >> reporter: the city of santa cruz is still in mourning four months after the murders of sergeant lauren butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. the officers were gunned down while investigating a sexual assault. >> it has >> it has been horrific. i don't have words to describe how awful it has been for us. >> reporter: it is a daily struggle to move on without these veteran officers. about 80 organizations, businesses and people have helped ease the pain. tonight the city showed itsgrat. gratitude. >> i want to say thank you. i appreciate it. >> reporter: few words have described what many have done these past weeks. from tending to the enormous memorial outside the police department after the shootings to allowing law enforcement to take over a family restaurant and use it as a command center the day of the murders. joe's pizza and subs shutdown to customers and still fed officers and catered to their nee

lisa amin gulezian spoke with outrage. >> sean walsh was 21 when he died in afghanistan two years ago. his mother admits what helped a little bit was the death gratuity. it is $100,000 that the military immediately gives to the family. it is to pay for funeral costs, housing and other bills. the program is now frozen because of the think theyard to think they will have to go through this time and then have one more thing to worry about. >> five families of soldiers who died were denied the money. their bodies will arrive at dover air force base tomorrow, but to get there the families will have to pay their own way. >> and that's one of the most dignified ceremonies, to miss that is hurtful and heartbreaking. >> late tonight the fisher house foundation offered some financial help to these families. and in washington today, the president said he would negotiate with republicans if they raised the debt ceiling and ended the shutdown. >> we can't make extortion routine as part of the democracy. >> the president said if there is unconditional surrender by republican he's will sit down and

lisa amin gulezian has more from san jose. jay they quietly -- >> they quietly stood with candles, signs and their memory. >> he is loyal to his friend. >> he was shot and killed by san jose police on saturday. >> you can hear the barrage of gunshots as they fired at the 27-year-old in this cell phone video. they first noticed him in west san jose jie. he was in the area doing routine patrols and he was looking suspicious. but the officer decided not to follow him or stop him. he circled back toward the officer. >> then police say he took off on highway 85. by then several officers were chasing him. >> he pointed a hand gun at several pursuing officers multiple times. >> and so when his car finally stopped here in front of his friend's house, police say they ordered him to stop, but instead he ran and they fired. >> i saw the cop shoot him po nie t blank. >> they say he already had two strikes against him. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> a 19-year-old passenger in a car was unintentionally shot to death by an of

lisa amin gulezian has more on how police rescued a 16-year-old from life on the streets. >> san jose's monterey road corridor is notorious for one thing. >> first street monterey is where all of the prostitutes hang out. >> that's why san jose police organized a human trafficking task force last week and went undercover twice. this is where one of the undercover operations took place in a high traffic area known for pros it is around the corner from an elementary school and right in front of a library. one busted johns and the other targeted prostitutes as well. >> we did locate a 16-year-old female who is prostituting and in the interview with her afterwards he ended up telling the officers she was doing that since she was 11. >> it breaks her heart because she shouldn't be living like that and nobody should be living like that. >> omar torres wants the prostitution to stop. he organized the no more prostitution march in september because of what many call an up tick in activity involving young girls. police admit staffing and budget cuts are affecting enforcement. this girl who doesn

lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> ama: lillian kim is on the san mateo county side of the bridge. you just spoke with the chop -- chp. what can you tell us? >> i need to make one major clarification. a chp officer told us the people inside were teenagers, either going to or coming back from the prom. that is wrong. the people inside, all of them, all ten, are women, and they're believed to be in their 30s. we're on the san mateo county side of the san mateo bridge, and the limousine fire happened on the westbound lanes on, on the decline service. the chp says smoke started coming out of the rear of the limousine. the driver then pulled over and then the vehicle was quickly engulfed in flames. five passengers were able to escape. five others did not survive. of the five, four were taken to the hospital. >> four were transported, three with minor to moderate injuries, smoke inhalation, one with severe burns, and we have no idea where they were going or coming from, and that's is going on. >> two -- of the five people who did not survive, we have been told that people are working on

new at 11:00, abc7 news south bay reporter lisa amin gulezian is live with the details on this plan. lisa, take us through it. >> the city definitely wants its money back. councilmembers say other cities like oakland and los angeles charge recruits who jump ship after graduation why so shouldn't san jose? of the 40 officers who recently graduated from san jose's police academy, five have already left to join the departments in hayward where they will make a little less and morgan hill where they will make a little more. the vice mayor wants the city's money back. are we >> why are we going to train somebody to pay that much money and then they decide to leave after they receive the training and the education. >> they want a five-year prorated retention plan. it costs $170,000 to train a recruit. if the graduate stays with the department less than a year, the city wants 100% of the investment back. less than two years, 75%. less than three years, 50%. and leaving in less than four years requires a 25% return. >> creating indentured service for police officers is a smoke screen for a c