Matt . Things are calm here after chaos this morning at this house on north 3rd street where officers shot and killed a pit bull. People living at this condo complex in san jose had their mail stolen last summer and police say the residents were targeted again after 1 30 this only by would be thieves but were scared off. The neighbors starting yelling and he heard her and ran around the corner to see what was going on and they called the cops and that is when the cops came. They got descriptions of the vehicle and the suspect and ended on north 3rd street at this intersection much the own we of the vehicle was on probation so fares start add senator of the home and a large pit bull came from the basement area and began to bite an officer. Officers shot and killed the dog. We talked with the pit bull owner shortly after the incident. They shot my dog. Why . I dont know. Because they came on my property and he was protecting my house. The officer was taken to the hospital with a bite wound to the left leg. The pit bull died at the scene. Neighbors say the dog bit people before. The owner says police should not have been on her property. You think what they done was, what . Wrong. A posted sign says beware, dog. Did you see the dog bite your officer . No i was asleep. Awould your dog bite the officer . If he came on the property, yes, that is why he was there. Police arrested a 37yearold man and a 24yearold woman for mail theft. Matt, thank you. The Police Department released number showing a 33 percent surge in homicides in six months of the year, showing 24 people have been killed in san jose between january and june of this year compared to 18 in the same period last year. Other Violent Crimes including robbery, are down, 14 percent. Gangrelated Violent Crime is down nearly 16 percent. The san jose Police Department is crediting a recent gang crackdown for the decrease. The big question is, is the plan, working . This is a kneejerk reaction to declared victory too early but right now we not doing that. We are simply saying, it is a step in the right direction. Five more people have been killed on streets of san jose sin the report was completed last month and most recently, a 7yearold shot on sunday morning. Police have not made any arrests in that case. Wild police chase started in oakland has ended in a Chain Reaction crash that ended at 9 10. Three vehicles were damaged including an oakland patrol car. Another car hit the side of the car and ones with taken to the hospital and two into custody. The death of a worker at the port of oakland prompt add 24 hour union shut down to pay tribute to her memory but it caught Union Workers by vice and is causing a huge backup at the port. Abc7 News ReporterAmy Hollyfield joins us. It wasnt an accident at the port. She had a seizure so the delegate is not being investigated but the union decided to stop work in observance of her death and look who that is impacting, all of these Truck Drivers who showed up for work say they were not told and are questioning that. They are also questioning if this makes senator. Truck drivers were surprised when the port of oakland did not open this morning. Some of them drove all night to be here. They then figured out through word of mouth that it was closed because a worker here died year. They should have enoughed the companies that deliver here or pickup here but then they could tell us but nothing said nothing. Many sat waiting to hear what would happen next. It could be all day, 24 hours, they dont know. We just have to wait. Union Officials Say joy daniels died while driving equipment. The coroner says they are not investigating because it appear she died of natural causes. A spokesman for the port says the long shore workers decided to stop working in observance of her death and so officials could investigate. But the shutdown frustrates Truck Drivers. It is the Union Workers and they are in cahoots. I understand but maybe some of the port but not all of them. You are putting thousands of people out work. An accident on the job we shut down for 24 hours to investigate the accident and will to mourn our losses. The union says her name, joy, is also a description of her personality. The Union Workers will be back on the job at 7 00 tonight and as you can see the Truck Drivers will be here waiting and ready for them. Thank you, a new individual joe surfacing of violent protest s in oak including this posted on youtube an example of what police are looking for, asking people who took video of protests to turn them into police so they can be prosecuted those who vandalized downtown after a florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of the shooting death of trayvon martin. Happening today, in 20 minutes, a vigil will be held in San Francisco for one of the three victims of the asiana flight 214 crash. The group is hold the vigil for the 15yearold and scheduled to me begin at 11 30 at the Buddhist Foundation branch on irving street. Her parents are expected to attend. She died on friday at San Francisco general nearly a week after being rescued from her seat on the boeing 777. The crash also killed her classmates, 16yearold wang linjia and ye mengyuan. Two survivors have filed a first lawsuit against the airline. A pay area woman and her eightyearold son are seeking 5 million in damages alleging the flight crew committed errors and were properly trained. The tone says they were sitting to the front of the plane when it crashes and they suffered back and neck injuries. 83 other passengers have begun the process to see manufacturer boeing claiming the crash might have been caused by mechanical malfunction. Asiana flight 214 has not responded to our request. New this morning, the pilots of asiana flight 214 have been hospitalized for psychological trauma and injuries caused by the crash. South korean Officials Say the four pilots were hospitalized after getting medical exams when they returned home. They were questioned by an american and south korean joint investigation deem and could face more questioning by friday. A vigil is held today for an oakland toddler now missing for a week. Her father reported the 21monthold Daphne Viola Webb missing last wednesday but family members have not seen her since june 27, almost two weeks earlier. The father left her in the car he said in a Neighborhood Store for five minutes and he came back and she was gone. He was arrested initially the charges have been explained. However, no one has seen the child the day she disappeared or in the weeks leading up to it. We are not taking any questions. We will have to get to that later. We just want to make the statement and give the information out. Her family set up a website and is getting help from a foundation with a victim ill vigil is at 79th and international boulevard. If bart workers strike they are prepared to stay out for a longterm and by august 4, bart is looking for ways to keep the trains running. Bart only has ten qualified train operators who are not in the union and if they want to have more they have to put them through special training that could take months which could only begin when the strike starts. Bart is calling to refired operators in the hope of lining them up if there is another strike. The u. C. Board of regents is meeting in San Francisco including remarks by Board Chairman and by outgoing u. C. President and could include a vote on the new student regents and Janet Napolitano is scheduled to be at a special session of the regents meeting tomorrow to be confirmed as the next president of the system. She announced her resignation as Homeland Security secretary last week the. 450 jobs are up for hiring with an event including a dozen employers including verizon wireless, and the National Guard and more at the Hilton Garden Inn on powell street in emeryville. Rolling stone magazine is being called in poor taste after a new report says that local Police Department are tracking millions of americans by where they drive. The report found that there are tens of thousands of license plate scanners in the country and some local cities including peed moment use cameras to take pictures of license plates and Law EnforcementOfficials Say the practice is legal but the aclu is calling for stricter rules by deleting reports not tied to an investigation. Now the latest on the death of Cory Monteith justreleased movie clip shows the 31yearold playing a drug addicted street hustler in a final role soontobe released film called mechanic. It was one of two films Cory Monteith was working on when he died. The canadian was found dead in a Vancouver Hotel room on saturday after he overdosed on heroin and alcohol. Cory monteith was recently through rehab. The producers are trying to figure out how to handle the debt on show. The new issue of Rolling Stone magazine is creating major backlash online and in social media because of the person on the cover. Look, the august issue will feature surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect hurricane isaac often reserveed for stars shows a photo he took of himself. They are drewing Harsh Criticism on its own Facebook Page that glorifies the alleged bomber. The magazine is promising new revelations about him. Leyla gulen is here with the weather. It is upon us, the warm weather. A breathtaking view from Mount Tamalpais camera and you can see the low clouds are retreating and that is an early burn off for the bay area, all because of a weakening onshore blow and a ridge of High Pressure coming in from the midwest bringing with it hot temperatures for the weekend. I will fill you in on the full sevenday outlook coming up. Leyla gulen, thank you, a firsterman risks his life not ultimate cash and what he pulled on the shores of new england. And we are a proud sponsor of the aids walk San Francisco, that will be held in four difficulties on sunday july 21 in golden gate park. Covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. If you smoke, you are going to want to hear this a study fines even if xrays and other health tests are normal smokers may have early cell damage that could lead to cancer. Researchers at Cornell University found smokeless lungs had cells associated with cancer even when there is no evidence that anything is wrong. This does not mean all smokers will get lung canner but smoking causes damage in seemingly Healthy People and a study was published in the journal of stem cell. Workers are treating trees in san jose to try to camp out try to stamp out the gava fruit fly if this 19 square mile area. The flies were discovered early in the month. Workers are applying the chemicals. The fly is native to Southeast Asia and has the potential to be a major problem if citrus and tomatoes which equal a 1 billion industry in california. We are looking for sun here. Mike nicco is arm but leyla n but leyla gulen is here. It is warm. That is good for the crops so if we get the fruitfully situation in check you will be still be met with a gray start to the day. From our emeryville camera toward alcatraz and Golden Gate Bridge i saw a couple of catamarans they are ready for mechanics cup but there will an bray start to the day but it will warm up starting today. You may even see a change. Our live doppler 7 hd shows radar satellite and how the clouds are coming in but they are retreating in certain areas. An early burn off than what we had the last couple of days and we have a thinner cloud cover so that is helping but the cloud deck is causing a delay at sfo an hours delay right now. A look at our Pacific Seattle light and what is happening, some areas of low pressure are being moved out replacing with the High Pressure from the midwest bring with it warmer temperatures, warmer conditions, and higher temperatures for the inland areas you will experience anywhere between the 90s and even in the 100s so make sure you keep the pets inside and go out and boy a fan so you beat the rush. Toward mount diabolo and inland the clouds have dissipated and we have sunny conditions. Our current temperatures, San Francisco is at 59 in oakland and 62 as we head into the south bay and san jose is 62 and the coast is Half Moon Bay and santa cruz is at 65 degrees. Now, as we focus on our temperatures today they will be in the upper 70s and midtoupper 80s and in morgan hill it will be 86 and sun and 76 in santa clara and 77 in cupertino and long the peninsula, 72 in san mateo and 62 in pacifica. As we head into San Francisco, 66 degrees in the north bay, 78 in santa rosa and in the east bay, 76 in Castro Valley and inland temperatures, 88 degrees in pitts purring and 90 degrees in antioch and our lowest tonight will be in the 50s but our highs today across the state we will be in the 100s already and 1309 in palm springs of the tonight, we average about lower 50s and mid50s and my sevenday forecast shows the temperatures rising and coming right back down sunday, monday, and tuesday. Thank you, leyla gulen. You have her the watch abc live is the first broadcast network to bring you a live stream of local news and your favorite abc tv shows and now you never is to miss a minute of the shows you love and allows you to bring abc along with you. It is a special new benefit brought to you by abe, comcast and charter communications. There is no additional cost to you. Go to abc7news. Com to figure out how to access it. You can watch things like the story i will tell you about in a moment, a catch caught on video, a fisherman hooked a 200pound shark and spent 45 minutes trying to reel it in over the weekend and finally he handed it off, jumped in the water and wrestled the shark on beach. He let it go. No harm came to that shark. The fisherman has caught more than 100 sharks in the past eight months mostly in florida. This phrase applies to the next story, as well, easy come, easy go. The shock a man dot when he checked his pay coming up, a warning for men who have advanced Prostate Cancer and a new treatment. Walmart has two new Bay Area Stores focusing on one type of product. Pennsylvania man was briefly the richest person on the we planet. Chris reynolds opened his statement from pay pal and it said he had 92 quad dlillion dollars and he logged back in and the ball was zero, the correct amount. Asked what he would do if he had it . He would offer to pay down the national debt. Really in really . That is great. Confirmation prize, he should [dramatic music] [cheers and applause] welcome back. [cheers and applause] hello, everybody, and welcome to millionaire. All week long weve been giving contestants a special fourth lifeline the crystal ball. It allows them to look into the future and see how much a question is worth before having to answer it. Todays returning contestant still has that crystal ball and is ready to take on the game. From philadelphia, please welcome laura bauers. Welcome to you, laura. Shaking your head yes like you are raring to go. Yes. You are an architect, and your husband brian whos sitting right behind you hey, briis also an architect, right . Yeah, we met in architecture school. You did