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Announcer live where you live. This is abc 7 news. Get out of here there are gunshots coming from over there our first look at the Las Vegas Mass Shooting from a Police Officers body camera. And tonight the gunmans girlfriend arrived at l. A. X. Police now call her a person of interest and want to question her. We anticipate some information here from her shortly. Good evening. Im kristen zee. Ama daetz is on maternity leave. And im dan ashley. New tonight at 11 00, mourning the loss, honoring the memory. Friends, relatives, even strangers gathered at a vigil tonight in novato for Stacee Etcheber, one of the 59 People Killed in sundays mass shooting. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard was at the memory p. And certainly a very touching tribute. Reporter yeah, dan and kristen, a very moving vigil tonight here in novato. Vinnie etcheber, husband, brought his kids to the vigil tonight. The family did not speak to the crowd, but the crowd definitely spoke to them. We want you to know that we love you. Reporter heavy hearts and words of comfort for San Francisco Police Officer Vinnie Etcheber and his young son and daughter, who are now without their mom. Hundreds came to San Ramon Elementary School in novato to light candles for Stacee Etcheber, a role model parent with an amazing spirit. If stacee was here tonight we would hear her say hey, toots, ive got you, hold on. Reporter stacee and her husband were in las vegas for a concert which became a shooting massacre. Vinnie ran to help victims and told stacee to run for cover. She was killed. I guarantee you his wife tried to help people out too. Thats just who those two were. Reporter brotherinlaw al etcheber says his family is grieving. His young niece and nephew still trying to understand. They have one question. The question was why . Why did he shoot mommy . You know. And we didnt have an answer. There are no easy answers except there is pure evil in the world. Reporter Vinnie Etcheber was supported by nearly a dozen San Francisco motorcycle officers. The unit he once rode with. Its a really tough time for our department. For the city of San Francisco, here in novato. Everybodys grieving. We choose love and were there for you. Reporter the community vowing their support to the etcheber family, bringing light and love to a dark hour. In novato, Cornell Barnard, abc 7 news. Both Stacee Etcheber and another alum nah from California High School in san ramon died in the shooting. 57yearold denise cohen grew up in san ramon but most recently lived in Santa Barbara county, where she worked as a property manager. A third bay area woman also died. 32yearold michelle vo is a san jose native. She had been living in Southern California and working as an insurance agent. Friends say she was brave and loved to explore. Were learning many more details tonight about the gunmans tactics and the investigation into the mass shooting. The focus right now is on the gunmans girlfriend. Just a few hours ago Marilou Danley landed at l. A. X. , returning from the philippines, where she was at the time of the shooting. Federal investigators greeted her at the airport. Meantime, weve got our first look inside the hotel room where shooter Stephen Paddock assembled an arsenal. Investigators revealed paddock likely converted semiautomatic weapons into automatic weapons. And a Hotel Security guard heroically tried to stop the shooting. As the gunfire began, he approached paddocks room. Paddock fired through the door, wounding the man. Abc News Reporter lana zac has the latest. Reporter good evening, dan. We are learning so many new details including how many guns the shooter possessed. 47. But still there is no word as to his motive. Las vegas is still in shock. It seems surreal. Seems like a bad nightmare. I keep seeing it in my mind still and it haunts me. Reporter the survivors, many still in the hospital, are trying to make sense of it all. It still hasnt like fully hit me. Its kind of starting to. But not fully. Reporter hannah ailers, a mother of three. Charleston hartfield, an offduty Police Officer. And navy veteran christopher roybal. And he went to combat and came back without being injured and goes to a concert and dies. Reporter and for the first time were seeing that night from the perspective of the police. Go, go, go, go, go. Reporter authorities releasing body cam footage from that night and piecing together the timeline. He fired off and on for somewhere between 9 and 11 minutes. Reporter they are also releasing chilling new details about what was happening on that room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. You can see it here. Ammunition and guns still on the floor. And in addition to what was happening inside theres more information about what was taking place just outside that room. There were two cameras located in the hallway. So that the suspect could watch as Law Enforcement or security approached his room. Reporter and with so many Unanswered Questions Authorities Say they are very interested in speaking with the woman who lived with the shooter. She was out of the country at the time, but abc news can confirm that she landed just tonight at l. A. X. Reporting from las vegas, lana zac, abc news. Locals and trurts trying to resume their lives the best they can. Jessica castro of abc 7 mornings is live in las vegas tonight. Jessica . Reporter dan, good night. And tonight there are signs of slow but steady progress here. Las vegas boulevard, the iconic strip, is finally back open in both directions. Theres also this growing memorial as the city is just trying to put one foot in front of the other for now. Slowly things are beginning to move forward in las vegas. These people just trying to get their cars so they can eventually get back to work and errands. I thought i was going to be able to just come and pick up my car with my i. D. , have it ready. But theres a line. I dont even think im going to be able to go home today. I cant really do nothing without my car. Ive just got to sit and wait like everyone else. Reporter hundreds of cars were left at the concert venue when people ran for their lives. Were also just starting to learn about the hundreds of people it took to respond in the hours after the mass shooting. Folks like psychiatrist john werjo. We had our own specific roles. Mine was to address patients already in the hospital trying to figure out what beds we could free up to open them up for the victims that came in from this horrific event. Reporter hes a uc berkeley alum who now lives in las vegas. So as a psychiatrist my work really starts from here on out. And its going to be more of a marathon. Im just thinking of all the time running and hiding. Reporter survivors often replay the events. Just sitting at the casino last night eating at one of the restaurants and somebodys slot machine went off and just hear that ttt it was like reporter sharing a tight hug today. They returned to the scene hoping to heal some of their emotional wounds. Im still trying to process it all. Reporter and a quick update on one of those victims. Joanna. Her boyfriend had to go back to the e. R. Today. He was shot in the arm. He is doing just fine, but they missed their flights. So they are going back to california tomorrow. She will be back in the bay area tomorrow. And frankly, that is the mood out here. Everyone just playing things by ear. And taking things one step at a time. Live from the las vegas strip, im Jessica Castro, abc 7 news. A slow recovery process. Jessica, thank you. Its a terrifying situation and the loss, grief, and cause td by the shooting is not limited to those who attended the concert. How to cope with the stress of what happened. Reporter Valerie Loera is having trouble sleeping. The gilroy mother was one of thousands of people who ran from a hail of bullets sunday night. I know wham going to do. Im going to call my doctor. Because i cant take it. When i close my eyes all i can hear is pap, pap, pap, pap. And people are screaming and falling. Reporter mental heal prochlgss say it will cause stress and anxiety for the survivors. It will also be a trigger for those who experienced a past trauma. Psychologists say watching video of the shooting over and over again on tv or online can be unhealthy. If you want the latest information about it some suggest instead of watching it read about it. So that youre not watching those petrified faces and people on gurneys or madeup gurneys. Its very traumatizing. Its very upsetting. Its changed me. I will not go to a theme park. I will not go to a movie theater. I will never go to a baseball game. Reporter Santa Clara University psychology professor tom plant says making rash decisions will not be productive. He says sometimes doing something positive much like those who donated blood can be healing. Its more important for folks to kind of rally around the resources that they have and be thoughtful about okay, what can i do to help myself and other people . Reporter plant encourages those who are affected by the shooting to reach out to loved ones and seek professional help if needed. In san jose jeanine de la vega, abc 7 news. The Clark County Commission chair start aid go fund me page to support the victims and their families. Its raised more than 8. 3 million since yesterday morning. Amid the panic and the confusion of that horrible night were hearing stories of courage and heroism. Coming up, meet a couple from the north bay who struggled and improvised to help save lives. Also people in the bay area speaking out for puerto rico. Youre going to hear from one man here preparing for the worst as he plans to return to his home in puerto rico. Big disappointment for our patients in the sunset. Also a city hall clash over a former mayors efforts to open a pot club. And im meteorologist drew tuma. We are in store for a cool night overnight. But i am tracking a return of some summerlike warmth in the days ahead. Ill have the numbers in the accuweather forecast. Thanks, drew. But first a look at whats coming up tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live right after abc 7 news at 11 00. Jimmy . Thanks, dan and kristen. Here is definitive proof we made a show tonight. How did you all meet . Well, i was riding a bicycle. I had boxing gloves. And cleto thought there was something wrong with me. Why when i have an asthma attack. I feel like a fish with no water. Learn how to prevent your childs next asthma attack. Because even one attack is one too many. The Apartment Building where the fire was. When things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. Hi. Red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. Were strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] hotels are now rethinking their security in hopes of preventing future mass shootings. Hotel security managers shared ideas when they met in San Francisco today. One change you may notice, front desk employees might ask more questions when you check in. Other Hotel Workers like housekeepers may receive extra training when it comes to being aware of guests and whats inside their rooms. And theyll be encouraged to Alert Management if they feel anything suspicious about items. Two north bay couples helped save lives in las vegas. Justin and Jennifer Mcgrath can be seen here using fences as makeshift stretchers to get people out of there. The sebastopol couple were with their friends kim schubert and joel wall. Wall is a trained emt and he and mcgrandmother gave people cpr. Jennifer says its hard to describe the chaos. I cant formulate or tell you or show emotion or anything thats going to explain how that night felt. Reporter she says they look forward to the route 91 festival every year but they dont know if theyll ever go back. Abc 7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield and Jessica Castro are both in las vegas. You heard jessicas live report a few minutes ago. Well have continuing coverage on air, on line, and on our abc 7 news app as this story continues to develop. New at 11 00, San Francisco supervisors ruled former oakland mayor jean quan cannot open a highend medical Marijuana Dispensary in the sunset district. Board chambers in an overflow room were filled with people both for and against the apothecarium cannabis club. The City Planning Commission approved it in july saying it promotes a more equitable distribution of dispensaries citywide but the Pacific Justice institute appealed saying it would be harmful to the neighborhood. The kram right would crime r increasing. And the problems to health. Its a big disappointment for our patients in the sunset. The apoth caryum has two more in San Francisco and one in las vegas. Its been almost two weeks since Hurricane Maria hit puerto rico. President trump made his first visit there as residents continue to struggle. Abc 7 News Reporter Lisa Amin Gulezian has more from a rally in San Francisco. Its hard to be in puerto rico with all the devastation. But its hard to be here. Reporter geraldo calderons son, a pilot, flew him out of the danger in san juan. Today hes part of this rally in the mission, trying to bring health and awareness to puerto rico. Theres no power. All the trees are, you know, fell down. The food only you have in some places canned food. Reporter also today the president met with hurricane victims, passed out supplies, and spoke with government officials insisting help will continue. I hate to tell you, puerto rico, but youve thrown our budget a little out of whack. Reporter but those here are sure Puerto Ricans are not a priority. If floridians and texans were being told they would have that they would be without power for six months, i mean, there would be a massive outcry. Reporter meantime, this grandfather is leaving the security of the city and vows to return to puerto rico this week. Lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. All right. Lets shift focus now and talk about the midweek weather and look ahead toward the weekend. I took a peek outside. What a gorgeous moon out there, drew. A beautiful weather pattern were under. The days feature tons of sunshine and at night we get a nice cool breeze for comfortable sleeping weather. Live doppler 7 along with satellite, we enjoyed clear skies earlier today and that is the story tonight. Live doppler 7 giving ut active scan. No issues with precipitation. Outside we go through tuesday night. Live look. Exploratorium camera, beautiful as could be. And kristen was mentioning that moon earlier. Matthew sent me that picture from San Francisco earlier this evening. That moon rising under clear skies. The full moon will occur on thursday. Nicknamed the hunters moon. But if you ever capture anything beautiful across our region the hsh abc7 now. Warmer afternoons thursday and friday. Tons of sunshine and by the weekend its going to be an encore of summer with temperatures going well above normal for this time of year. Right now were in the 40s and 50s for the most part. 46 right now in half moon bay. 55 in oakland. 53 in danville. And novato coming in with a temperature of 50 degrees. Tonight well have plenty of stars. Next 12 hours our coolest spots will drop into the 40s in the north bay. Low 50s. And mild locations like oakland and San Francisco the next 12 hours. The bus stop forecast, youre going to want that jacket out the door tomorrow morning. It is a chilly start for some clear skies at the coast starting out in the mid 40s. Around the bay starting temperatures in the low 50s. And inland with those clear skies drop your temperatures in the mid 40s. Going to rebound nicely into the afternoon. A lot of sunshine. 74 oakland, 78 san jose, comfortable for this time of the year. 69 in oakland. Or 69 in San Francisco, rather. 79 that high in napa. 81 in fairfield and half moon bay. Nothing but sunshine and a temperature of 66 degrees. Tropical satellite, just an update. Were watching something in the caribbean sea. In the next five days a 70 chance of xwking a storm. If it does it would get the name nate. Well keep you updated on that. Back here at home, fleet week beautiful. The weather is totally cooperating. Nothing but sunshine and mild temperatures each and every day in the 70s. Enjoy. Accuweather sevenday forecast. The winds relax on your wednesday. Warm begins on thursday. October warmth on friday. By saturday and sunday. Temperature in the 80s. Our warmest spots in the low 90s. And that warmth will ease monday into tuesday. But nothing but sunshine each and every day. Cant go wrong there. Thanks, drew. So nice. All right. Is the latest health craze those little chewy candy bears . I hope so. The story [female narrator] foods rich in folic acid like white bread and leafy greens can help prevent some birth defects before you even know youre pregnant. Throughout history, the one meal when we come together, break bread, share our day and connect as a family. [ bloop, clicking ] and connect, as a family. Just, uh one second voice guy. [ bloop ] huh . Hey . I paused it. Bam, family time. So how is everyone . 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It started out as an april fools joke, but the gummy bear cleanse is now a real thing. Sort of. Boutique candy brand sugarfina created this. One little bottle of the candy does contain 20 of your daily value of items a and c. But the cofounder of sugarfina wants to remind customers that the sweet bears are just candy and theyre not actually meant to replace a gummy vitamin. Shoot. I thought they were. If it were only true, right . That would be nice. On to sports. A lot going on. Yeah, whats going on, larry . Thats right. Tonights final report with the warriors on deck. We have our American League wild card representative. Yankees separate the twins from the if youre a man over 50, youre in a group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma. Thats why your best shot is to check for a spot. Follow through and check your skin. Go to spotskincancer. Org to find out how. Hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman hey [bicycle bell rings] turn here. There. Excuse me. Uh. Uh. [indistinct announcement on p. A. System] so, same time next week . Well, of course. Announcer put away a few bucks. Feel like a million bucks. For free tips to help you save, go to feed the pig and i take my job seriously. While im busy watching the game, i need your help keeping an eye on the stands. If you see something that doesnt look quite right, tell a Law Enforcement official. We all play an Important Role in protecting our communities, and you can help. If you see something suspicious, Say Something to local authorities. [ crowd cheering ] Say Something to local authorities. snaps, clatters that sounds awful. music stops but a lot better than last week. rock music playing we werent born to follow. 24 hours from now the warriors will be playing their first preseason game against the twolves in china while minnesotas taking it seriously, steve kerrs letting his guys play tours. Our tour guide is abc 7 sports director larry beil. On their first full day in china some of the warriors made the trip to hong kong for a little sightseeing. This is golden states third visit to china. The team came over in 2013. But this is their first trip over as defending nba champions. I think everybody here appreciates what has transpired between those two trips and really to be here today as nba champions is just a sign of how the warriors and how the nba is growing globally. Reporter when yao ming played for houston, naturally this entire country rooted for the rockets. But now the warriors have become chinas team with steph curry, klay thompson, kevin durant and Draymond Green all frequent visitors to china in the offseason. Damian jones is seeing china for the first time and excited to be here. Were one of the closest teams to china. We probably have a good fan base here, guys who follow the warriors. Just as sure we come out here, give the fans a show. Its pretty cool. Reporter in china with the warriors, larry beil, abc 7 sports. Well, the giants have plenty of issues for the offseason. Number one right now, the managers health. Bruce bochy has been dealing with afib, a heart condition that knocks it out of rhythm. Hll have another procedure done next week in san diego. American League Wild Card game tonight. Yankees hosting the twins. First batter of the game minnesotas brian dozier. See you. First time the postseasons begun with a home run. Twins put up three top of the first. But in the bottom yankees get one back. Didi grigorius threerun shot. That ties it up 33. Bottom four, aaron judge the rookie from fresno state, his first ever postseason homer and his first ever postseason game. Tworun shot makes it 74. The yankees will face the indians in the division series. Back to china where andre iguodala, klay thompson, and steph curry went golfing with former formula one driver lewis hamilton. Steph tried to tee off wearing hamiltons racing helmet. I dont know fudge see the ball. You saw the big old shank. Did not go well. But they are having some fun. This abc 7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. They play golf safely. Exactly. I was going to say, if youre going to shank it you can wear that. We have somebody who speaks chinese here but we havent been taking advantage of it. How would you say, say, basketball in chinese . Lan cho. Lan is basket. Cho is ball. All of us here at the same time. Lan cho. There you go. By the end of the week well have an entire sentence. Dont ask me about pick and roll, things like that. Posterize. Brush up on your chinese. Thank you. All right. Abc 7 news continues now. Online. On twitter, facebook and