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For the week ahead. We will have them all for you coming up. Lisa, thank you. Our breaking news comes from sonoma where one man is dead and another injured after their car crashed into a tree. The accident happened just after midnight on 7th street east just outside of the city limits. Car also overturned, leaving it so badly crushed it took firefighters longer than usual to extricate the victims. One person who didnt want to be interviewed on camera said both men had just left a wedding party. Out of san jose investigators are at the scene of a fatal shooting. Police responded shortly before 11 00 last night to fully road and capital express way. They found a victim with lifethreatening injuries who later died at the scene. Police say the circumstances and motive surrounding the shooting are unknown. The suspect remains at large. Aldon smith is an ex49er and his career could be in jeopardy. He was released friday after being arrested for dui and vandalism. Its his fifth arrest since 2011. The linebacker was with San Francisco for four seasons, although he spent much of that time suspended abc7 News Reporter Katie Marzullo talked with some of his teammates. They said even if hes not a teammate, aldon smith is still their friend. We are just making sure hes as a person burks as a team we have to move forward. I wish the west for him. Players also denying reports there was trouble between smith and quarterback Colin Kaepernick off the field. I have to ask you about the reports that he and Colin Kaepernick were fighting over a woman . I dont know nothing about that. I never heard that until you just said it. Colin kaepernick said himself sag offcamera its not his car that smith hit. Police arrested the 25yearold linebacker thursday night on suspicion of dui hitandrun and vandalism. They say he hit a parked car at his apartment complex in santa clara. Smith said this on his way out of jail. It wasnt a dui. The situation i have could have been handled differently. I apologize for everyone i did let down and i apologize for how it all played out but as far as it being a concern, it will work out how its supposed to work out. Safety eric reid said in light of smiths previous problems it seemed like he was doing better. His attitude, just the way he talked, the way he interacted with people, he was making some real strides. I think this is just an unfortunate situation. Head coach jim tomsula hopes the strides will continue. Although he wont be playing football for the San Francisco 49ers, he will be supported and helped. And he will not have to walk this path alone. Smith is already on probation after two previous dui arrests and he could now face jail time. Hes schedule to be arraigned october 6th. In santa clara abc news. The 49ers were invested in keeping smith out of trouble San Francisco magazine also had a stake. The September Issue was to have smith on the cover with the headline aldon smith is misunderstood. The editorinchief tweeted this picture yesterday. The article has smith saying hes ditched his Party Lifestyle for a one bedroom condo and more time with his twoyearold son. Smith was also asked if he considers himself an alcoholic. The former 49er said no and that he just likes to have a good time. 5 04 is our time. The San Francisco Fire Department is reacting after a crash victim dropped a lawsuit against the city. The person died in the aftermath of the crash two years ago. She was ejected from the plane, covered in Firefighting Foam and run over by a fire truck. Her family isnt talking about the confidential settlement agreement, but yesterday a statement was released saying i am hopeful that todays dismissal will bring closure and heelings to our members and others of the flight 214. New this morning, a gunman shot at three people. And a surveillance camera caught the whole thing. Police say some kind of confrontation occurred between the shooter and the sure wood man. He identified himself as being a member of an asian gang and began shooting. We went after him and shot him. Shot him. Very unfortunate. They ran but if they were closer it could have been much worse. Officers quickly found the injured man and took him to the hospital. Other bullets hit the side of a house and car but no one else was hurt. Only one kidnapper in prison out of three in the hijacking and kidnapping from years ago. A 63yearold was granted parole in yesterday. Schoenfeld is the second of the three kidnappers to be released, his brother richard was paroled three years ago. Frank woods remains in prison. He comes up for parole gap this fall. Governor brown was granted parole to a transgender inmate fighting to have the state pay for sex reassignment surgery. In april the judge ordered them to provide 51yearold rachel with the surgery. Its up clear whether shell still be able to have the surgery before she is released. Theres a lot of concern over the steady rise in crime. A student was recently robbed at gunpoint while walking on campus. Alan wang tells us what police and School Officials are doing to keep the campus safe. The campus of u. C. Berkeley offers a certain sense of security. I generally feel the campus is pretty safe for me to walk around. But just after midnight a 20yearold male student was robbed at gunpoint while walking down speaker plaza. The two men took his wallet and cell phone. U. C. Berkeley police say armed robberies are not that common on campus but people have been getting robbed about once a week in the neighborhoods just south and west of campus. In the outskirts in berkeley it is more common. It is now come on to campus more. With the semester about to begin and more students populating the campus, uc police are afraid the crimes of opportunity are on the rise. Thats why they recommend bare walk. Bare walk is a free door to door safety walk for students. They make you feel maybe i should. Police also recommend walking in groups and put ag way the electronic devices. Open the u. C. Berkeley campus alan wang, abc7 news. For students who want to with a bare walk, we have a link posted on our website abc7news. Com. Oakland police are investigating a crash involving three cars and a building. Despite the major damage to the cars, only one person was hurt. There are some skid marks in the area but so far its not no one if it is related to a sideshow. A burning car held up yesterday evenings commute on the 280 connecting ramp and southbound 87. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. And take a look at this picture. This car exploded yesterday evening. The image was posted on instagram which ray with our media partner the bay area news group. It happened on Seventh Avenue in oakland. No word how the convertible caught fire. Crews were able to put out the fire but the car was destroyed. 5 08 the time. Evacuations have been lifted for most of the 13,000 people forked out of their homes from the massive fire in lake county. People in Wilbur Springs and Morgan Valley can head back to their homes. The rocky fire destroyed 43 homes and 163 other buildings. It is now 350 contained. Crews are hoping for full containment late next week. Fire crews rescued an injured and very dehydrated dog from the tire. He was found suffering from minor burns. They gave him food and water and waited until Animal Rescue arrived and took it to a local animal shelter. It is appear actionpacked weekend in San Francisco. Thousand are going to at t park for the pastor james alttein. Abc7 News Reporter sergio win takenna has more. Fans by the thousands streamed out of the first night of outside land. During eat vent emergency crews had their hands full of several calls of possible overdoses on marijuana, edibles and other drugs. And a new Online Medical Marijuana Delivery Service is looking for new customers. The first day kids, elton, of course. Christian is here for the first time with his mom and sister. Mom has been here before so shes learned the logistics. I just hopped on air b b and looked for a place that was close and we could walk. Booking local homes online is a popular option. We spotted bedrooms on air b b going for more than 400 a night. We had a 3,000 air b b right near the park, but we are like okay we didnt have we only have four people. Its like a tenpeople house. They gave up that place and went for a less expensive option in daly city. Clearly this weekends music fest can be a pricey affair. Daily passes started at 135 and all tickets are sold out. I dont have money for a ticket. So he and a friend are perched on a tree stump that provides a glimpse of the events inside. Abc7 news. And you can head to san jose to enjoy the music this weekend. The san jose summer jazz fest has taken over downtown. 100 shows on 12 stages provides toetapping tunes for music love he is ever all ages. Its the 28th Straight Year for the festival. At 3 15 a sambe parade will snake its way down the street. What is happening with the weather . Still enjoying summer with highs in the low 80s. Everyone has the clouds this morning. In fact, right now as we take a look from our exploratorium camera, 6 is degrees San Francisco, 63 in oakland with low 60s in san jose. We talk about the summertime days ahead and the outlook for a slightly cooler week ahead. Thats coming up. Thanks, lisa. Also next glass raining down on unsuspected drivers. The new investigation into why sun roofs are spontaneously exploding. Plus big changes coming with the popular soda. Why your next pepsi may taste a little different for the looking for one of these . Yoplait. Smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. Convicted colorado Movie Theater gunman james holmes will find the rest their life in prison. We, the jury, do not have a final unanimous verdict. Jurors were dismissed yesterday after failing to agree on a sentence for gunman james holmes. That was after less than seven hours of deliberations. One. Jurors said there was one lone holdout that didnt want the Death Penalty while two others werent sure. There was nothing further to discuss at that point. It only takes one. Several Aurora Police officers burst into tears when the verdicts were read. Victims families were not happy. I think its outrageous. I still think death is justice for what that guy did. Thats not justice. Hes living, hes breathing and our loved ones are gone. Twelve people were killed and 70 others were injured while watching the movie batman in aurora, colorado three years ago. Now to an abc news investigation. A danger right in your own car. Sun roofs shattering without warning with shards of glass raining down on drivers. Hundreds of complaints are coming in and now a federal agency is investigating. Indicate said her sunroof spontaneously exploded while waiting at a stop sign. Sound like a gunshot. He said his sunroof shattered while he was driving on the highway. What is going on . Most sun roofs are made of tempered glass which breaks into smaller rounded pieces instead of sharp dangerous shards. Spontaneous shattering can happen if theres a manufacturing defect. According to glass expert. This glass is completely broken. Abc news finding nearly 400 complains in the National Traffic Highway Safety administrations database across all makes and models. Some auto Safety Experts are calling for new Safety Standards for sun roofs, requiring them to be made of laminated glass, the kind used in windshields, to make sure the driver is protected. Abc News New York an increasing popular way to get cash if you are in debt is coming under intense scrutiny. Heres Michael Finney with why some are calling it a trap. He recalls the excitement captured in this commercial we found on youtube. I won a car she was one of the lucky winners of the casinos car a day giveaway. The sonoma resident who has since become bedridden could barely walk up to claim her prize last year. Here shes coming. Shes right here the car was free but tony was responsible for paying 4,000 in taxes and for the extended warranty she bought. Its money she didnt have. So tony got auto title lone. All you have to do is go in there with the title to your car and your i. D. A new state report released found the number of Auto Title Loans released in california between 2011 and 2014 went up 179 . Consumers borrowed nearly 382 million during that time. Consumer action said such loans are a bad idea. Auto title lenders have little resemblance to mainstream lenders and are more like a ring of car thieves operating with the blessing of the state. Some had Interest Rates of 70 or higher. Half charge the Interest Rate of 100 or more. Like all predatory lenders car title leppedders claim that they are giving you a life preserver at the time you are in financial difficulty. What they dont tell you is that life preserver is made out of concrete. Loan mart, who lent her the money, said they try capital for those who may find it difficult to obtain it. All fees and costs are closed to the appear plans. Tony admits she should have read the agreement before signing it. When she realized she would be charged more than 85 interest, she decided to sell her car to pay off the off the loan. I could have gone to a loan shark and got a better deal. The financial protection burro he is drafting new federal regulations of auto title and payday lenders. The proposal is expected to be released by the end of the year. Im Michael Finney, 7 on your side your next diet pepsi may taste a little different. The popular soda has started using a new sweetner thats a form of splenda rather than aspertame. Consumers have been turned off by it because it is linked to cancer. We will see if its good for all the people who masterd that request. Remember what cocacola changed their formula . Oh, yeah anyway, what can we expect heading into the weekend . Well, it will be kind of on the mild side. Still august and still summertime so it will feel good by the average, but everyone is really in the clouds this morning with the marine layer up to 2500 feet. And we are looking at some very breezy winds where you would expect it by the delta. And we will look for the cloud cover to pull back and not everyone is going to see the sun. So the typical summer sun weather in San Francisco. You know what that means. It will be cloudy at the coast and even for you at outside lands you will number the clouds, golden gate park. Heres a look from the roof camera. Numbers range on the mild side from 59 in morgan hill, 65 in Mountain View. Look at all the low 60s from San Francisco to oakland and even 06 at half moon bay. It was in the mid70s yesterday. Pretty mild at the coast. Emeryville, cloudy start and more 70s for you this afternoon. 6 is in novato right now and 64 in livermore. So we will wait until the Early Morning hours until we see the sunshine in the east bay valleys and then it pulls back and we see partly cloudy skies in San Francisco. About 70 degrees today. That will bring us on the mild side. Warm numbers inland. And it looks just a couple degrees warmer tomorrow, maybe two or three, them we look for the cool trend to start the work week. Its not going to last the entire week. So we dealt with the cloud cover and that lightning from the area of low pressure that has pulled out of town. So now we have weak High Pressure building over the area and an area of low pressure to the north. So that means that steady onshore flow, low clouds and fog, and the summertime days with us for the next several days. Its going to be rather quiet cloudy to start, and to finish. But in between it should be pretty nice. For example, today in san jose, we are looking at the high of 82. Forecasting a high of 81. We perhaps will get their tomorrow and then theres the dip monday, tuesday and then by wednesday a slight bump up and you will notice the temperatures come down again on thursday. Next weekend, though, looks to be on the warmer side as High Pressure builds back in. Today how about 81 in san jose . 80 santa clara. 79 in sunnyvale. Peninsula numbers in the afternoon, sunshine, upper 70s for redwood city and palo alto. 80 in Mountain View. Look at 70 for San Francisco and financial district some sunshine. It will be cloudy mid60s for outside lands. Not too hot. We will have the sunscreen. 83 in calistoga. Certainly getting a break with the firefighting efforts. And newark 77. Looking at a pretty nice afternoon for you in pleasanton. 84 degrees. The accuweather sevenday forecast, highs in the inland east bay and out toward the delta about 90. 80 around the bay. Mid60s with the clouds at the coast into San Francisco. Slightly warmer tomorrow. You see the cooldown and slightly warmer come wednesday and thursday and the end of next week. You can see what is showing up at anytime. We have more information at abc7news. Com apps. No rain. Great weekend for those people heading to outside lands. Yes. Up next Close Encounter with the harry kind. The creature is being credited for scaring off a potential big fo looking for one of these . Yoplait. Smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. Welcome back. Yahoos iconic billboard is back. The yeah that billboard is greeting drivers heading east on interstate 80. The new advertiseme