Everywhere, and here in San Francisco, harvey milk plaza where is the Lgbt Community traditionally comes together to take a stand. Among those scheduled to be here are Community Activists this stars of perpetual indulgence, who organized the event, and mayor ed lee, and mark leno. This was organized hours after the Community Learned the details of the orlando mass shooting there are similar events scheduled. This is a place that the city of San Francisco and in large parts of our country looks to as the place of spiritual safety and of strength. Reporter earlier this afternoon a special prayer event was organized at grace cathedral. It has a long history of solidarity with the Lgbt Community and the bishop said it was important to have that house of worship open for people to go to if they needed spiritual support. Tonight the event is scheduled for 8 00. Looks like it should be a program of half hour to 45 minutes or so. Reporting live in San Francisco in the Castro District, abc7 new
Abc7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. That breaking news is out of pleasanton where researchers are looking for two missing boaters and hopes are growing dim that theyll be found alive. Good evening. Im eric thomas. The boaters went missing about 7 00 in pleasanton. Abc7 News Reporter sergio keen keen quintana arrived. What are you learning . We are learning that this is no longer a rescue effort. With crews out here more than four hours at this point they are simply trying to recover the bodies of the two men that went into the water and never came out. According to the Police Incident commander, the accident on the water happened about 7 00 tonight. There were several people aboard an inflatable raft. Four fell into the water. Two got back aboarding but the other two didnt of emergency crews arrived and launched an aggressive rescue effort. But at this point it is no longer a rescue. The last they were seen was submerging under the water. At this point we are using son
So 50s in the north bay, upper 50s in the inland east bay, and the fog does clear throughout the midmorning hours. So by about 8 00 its still gray across the bay. But 10 00 we have sunshine. The fog sits at the shoreline. It will be cool, just in the upper 50s to near 60 at our beaches and some low 80s inland. Cornell. Thank you. Seeds. Newly released video shows theres a disturbing scene of Chicago Police officers shooting and killing an unarmed black man. Seeds james comey, director of the fbi addressed that barrage of bullets last night at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Leslie brinkley has the story. [sirens] [gunshots] a dashcam and body cam captured a Dramatic Police encounter in south chicago, showing two officers firing at a 18yearold car theft suspect in a stolen vehicle. And the third officer firing at him as he ran. Officers can be heard saying, they shot at us too, right . As they curse at the 18yearold suspect as he lay on the ground dying. That graphic encounter and
Police officers across the country are beefing up their security after the ambush in baton rouge. Good evening. Im eric thomas. The gunman was shot and killed by police, but not before taking his deadly toll. 35yearold Montrell Jackson, Brad Garafola and matthew gerald. Our Team Coverage tonight from baton rouge. Good evening, eric. As you can see here, it is still very much an active crime scene in baton rouge as investigators are trying to piece together the details and understand how the shooter gavin long, an exmarine traveled from kansas city, missouri here to baton rouge on his 29th birthday and opened fire. [ siren ] [ gunshots ] target blue again. One subject, all black carrying an ar. Officers in baton rouge responding to reports of a gunman dressed in black, found themselves suddenly in his sights. Officers down, shots fired, officers down. Got a city officer down. Shots fired. Unknown where the subject is shooting from. Walking into the line of fire. Im hit. Back here. Deput
This is abc7 news. A rock star welcome for Bernie Sanders at the dnc. Hillary clinton must become the next president of the united states. And Sara Silverman calls out angry sanders supporters. Can i just say to the bernie or bust people, you are being ridiculous. And First Lady Michelle Obama tells the nation the country is already great. I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Ama daetz is off tonight. Bernie sanders received a twominute 53 second standing ovation in philadelphia. Laura anthony is live at the Democratic National convention to begin our coverage. Laura . Dan, the energy in this arena was absolutely electric and much of the negativity from earlier in the day sliped away when Bernie Sanders took the stage. It was a welcome to a man who never gave in, but then finally accepted it was time to step aside. Together, my friend, we have begun a Political Revolution to transform america and that revolution, our revolution conti