Wild chase through multiple bay area counties as a shooting suspect avoids several attempts by police to spike the cars tires. It led to an hours long standoff that shut down interstate 80. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz the whole thing. Finally came to an end just before seven this evening in fairfield. It shut down the freeway at green valley road, creating a massive backup. The chp says the suspect was wanted for shooting at someone this morning along highway 101, in windsor. A bullet went through the back of a car, seemingly chosen at random, and the driver was not hurt. Police located the suspected shooters vehicle three hours later in a parking lot. The driver took off as officers closed in. The pursuit continued across several freeways with multiple failed attempts at spike strip stops where hes really uh avoid the spike strip, so be careful. Spike on the right. Spike on the right. Police eventually successfully stopped the car in fairfield. This started a lengthy backup for miles as 880 was closed in both directions. Eastbound 680 near the Cordelia Junction was also impacted. Drivers saw his left hand on the steering wheel, right hand reaching around center console. A chp officer says the driver was sitting with a gun in his lap as police surrounded his car. The standoff lasted about three hours. Officers deployed what appeared to be a flashbang and rounds of tear gas through his back windshield, and we just got an update from the Highway Patrol investigators. They say they just found out that the suspect is still alive. Emergency crews at a hospital were able to revive him. He is in critical condition. Meanwhile, the two left lanes of 880 have reopened. The three left lanes are still closed, with chp officers continuing to investigate. It appears there is still a significant backup. Now to developing news. Two officers are expected to survive after a shootout in south san jose. It happened at the extended Stay America Hotel on san ignacio avenue and bernal road at 1030 last night. Police say 33 year old Kevin Briones attempted to break into a hotel room where a mother and her three children were. Briones, who had a prior warrant, fired shots at the officers and tried to take off after encountering them. Both officers and briones were injured while exchanging gunfire. He then jumped out of a third floor window to escape, but was quickly arrested. Mayor matt mehan says hes grateful for the officers bravery. We got a reminder of the courage it takes to put on the badge every day, knowing you would give your life to protect the city you love. Sapd is trying to determine why briones tried to get into the room. The woman, however, did tell police he has a Domestic Violence restraining order. Weve done stories on stores getting rid of selfcheckout because of rampant theft. Target changed its policy, limiting customers to ten items or less. Abc seven News ReporterTara Campbell tells us about a proposed state law that could change regulations and result in stores getting rid of selfcheckout altogether. The familiar sights and sounds of selfcheckout. I like selfcheckout because its convenient, but, its fast. Whether a fan or not changes could be coming down the line. The hope is that we can reduce the amount of theft that happens. Thats a much better solution than punishing theft after it occurs. The Prosecutors Alliance of california getting behind senate bill 1446. The bill would regulate self checkouts in hopes of boosting employment and cutting down on thefts. Theres data on this that shows there is theft that happens at self checkouts. If voted into law, grocery and pharmacy retailers would have to meet certain requirements or get rid of self checkouts, including upping the number of employees monitoring the stations. One of the main deterrents is from theft is that there are staff paying attention in the store to your activities. In part, its codified saying, you know, some requirements that that i think from our perspective, are a little heavy handed as far as you know, getting down into the granularity of how a business or store needs to operate. But the California Chamber of commerce, coming out against the proposed legislation saying it could hurt business. For example, the grocery space where they are operating on pretty thin margins, you know, when youre having to make these drastic adjustments or adjust staffing ratios, that can be a big cost impact. The bottom line a concern among shoppers to are we as a consumer, going to have to pay for that, to take it down and redo it or whatever is decided . I understand the concern for theft, id be concerned, though, that if Grocery Stores were required to staff more checkout aisles, that that would be a huge cost increase for them, and theyd pass that cost on to customers. Tara campbell, abc seven news lets turn now to the weather. Sandhya patel we have rain on the way for the first weekend of may. Yeah. Can you believe that . Ama yeah, were going to switch it back to winter. Were just hours away from seeing the first drops hitting the ground. Let me show you live doppler seven. Right now, it is a level one storm. Late in the season. Its a cold storm, and it is going to make its presence known. The rain is already moving in across parts of Crescent City and eureka tonight as we go hour by hour early tomorrow morning, it begins at 6 a. M. In the north bay. It spreads across the entire bay area. By 9 a. M. There will be pockets of heavy rain. You will see those downpours continuing in the eastern and southern part of our viewing area. At 1 p. M, and then switching over to scattered showers. This storm will be accompanied by windy conditions as well, so do expect those wind gusts to come up between 25 and 30 miles an hour. And as i mentioned, its going to be back to winter with up to two feet or more of snow for parts of the sierra, its a level one rain heavy at times for tomorrow, scattered showers in the late afternoon, evening and gusty conditions with isolated thunder. Chance tonight. The biggest story is the fog that is rolled back in ahead of this storm. You can see it from our towercameras live doppler seven, also showing you an increase in the cloud cover and a decrease in the visibility down to a quarter mile and a half moon bay. So if you have early plans tomorrow morning besides the rain, watch out for poor visibility. Ill let you know how the second half of your weekend is looking. Coming right up, umma. All right, well check back. Thank you. Sandhya, with graduation season getting underway, theres growing concern about the ongoing propalestinian protests on College Campuses across the country. Encampments remain in place at San Francisco state, uc berkeley, stanford and sonoma state. Theyve been mostly peaceful compared to other locations. Earlier in the week, representatives from the American Civil Liberties union visited the protest area at berkeley to inform the students what rights they have while protesting and what would be illegal. The First Amendment and california constitutional protections for free speech are incredibly powerful, but they are not absolute. Both sonoma state and uc berkeley say they plan on having graduation ceremonies as normal, even though they tell us they are prepared for all scenarios. In San Francisco, a protest encampment has also gone up at usf, have tents and signs were set up on the lawn near ignatius church. This comes a day after a number of student demonstrators walked out of classes to protest against the israelhamas war. University Officials Say they are committed to keeping students, faculty and staff safe on campus. This after tense protests this week, Cal Poly Humboldt tonight extended its full campus closure until next sunday, the 12th. No one is allowed on the premises without prior authorization. The university will now hold three Commencement Ceremonies at three off campus locations on saturday the 11th at a casino, theater and high school auditorium. Student housing and dining will remain the same, along with move outs. All on campus events have been canceled as the semester comes to an end. This is a story weve been following at 11 p. M. All this week. The effort to revitalize downtown San Francisco. Today, we learned about a plan to create an entertainment zone. The area would be located in the financial district on front street between california and sacramento streets, and would enable local restaurants and bars to sell alcohol during outdoor events. As abc seven News Reporter luz pena explains, it would be funded by a new Grant Program reporter. Thousands of people in downtown San Francisco having fun. This was the scene during the citys downtown first thursday event, a scene they want to repeat more often in the financial district, with designated areas called entertainment zones. Were changing everything to yes, not only are we saying yes to opportunities to have nightlife and entertainment and to close down streets, we are actually proposing legislation to waive those fees that people get charged to close down streets. The mayor is proposing to designate front street between california street and sacramento street as the citys First Entertainment zone. San francisco is authorized to create these zones under sb 76, a bill authored by senator scott wiener. Until this year, it was completely illegal in california for bars and restaurants to ever sell onto the street in a street festival. So we have now given San Francisco the ability to create these entertainment zones by turning this block of front street into an entertainment zone is still not a done deal. The board of supervisors will have to hopefully pass it. The new coowner of harringtons bar and grill is hoping for the mayors proposal to pass. He says its pivotal to reenergize the area. Its not just about capturing the people, getting people to come back to work. Its also about bringing people to downtown from all over the bay area to make it easier for entertainment zones to happen here. Mayor breed is also offering 500,000 to provide grants for events and activities. With that half 1 million, we can fund between 10 to 20 events and activations. Robbie silver, executive director of the downtown San Francisco partnership, says this proposal will bring the boost they need to turn downtown into a destination for the entire bay area. Weve seen 22 uh, new bars and restaurants open in the downtown, and this is significant to the financial district in San Francisco, luz pena abc seven news. A special night area kids who might not be able to get the full prom experience piloted by i. How the emerging technology recently helped an air force jet soared to new heights. Check out these rides we hit a custom car show in the south bay. First, a look at whats coming up tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live right after abc seven news at 11. Jimmy watch tonight or zendaya will be angry. You have, as you know, very enthusiastic fans. In fact, i met a couple of them in the coming into work this morning and they wer with cascade Platinum Plus, i have upped my dish game auntie, in that dishwasher . Watch me Platinum Plus gives you the highest standard of clean, even in your machine. Clean enough for you . Yeah scrape. Load. Done. Cascade Platinum Plus. Thanks to the hard work and generosity of staff and volunteers at ucsf benioff Childrens Hospitals, abc7 News Reporter suzanne fawn has a look at the magical evening. Im very excited, actually. The decorations, the desserts, the dancing. Oh, and dont forget all the pictures. Its all part of prom. Something that so many teens look forward to. Tsay ucsf benioff Childrens Hospitals in San Francisco and oakland have been transformed into a special place for some special teens, many of them dealing with serious medical conditions. I was a patient here. I was here for just over five months and was going through a lot of care and learning how to manage all the chronic conditions that i have on this friday night, patients and former patients have put those Health Concerns aside. Some of them get a little extra attention thanks to Community Donations and volunteers. They get to pick out a dress. They get to have their makeup done, their hair done before they come down and enjoy prom. They get to take it all in. You remember how nervous you were about prom . Remember how much time you spent getting ready . This is just a chance for teens to be teens. These teens get to be teens having the blast that is prom dancing away. The night 16 year old claudia is wearing his cool kicks. Alicia gonzalez is wearing that special dress in her favorite color. Yes its purple. Its a night to be with someone they care about to have fun. Im very excited to be here in this opportunity that ucsf provided for us. This is my first prom that ive ever been to. This years prom theme. Its a yule ball inspired by the harry potter movies. So its going to be dark and mysterious and magical. Staff and volunteers say every prom at ucsf benioff Childrens Hospital is special. And this year were so happy to be back in person after covid. And its just feels really magical this year because weve been able to increase the number of teens that are coming to prom as well. The hope this special prom is memorable for those who go and inspirational for those who can help. In San Francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. They deserve a great night and this pup deserves a good home. San francisco spca is looking for a home for this little puppy. Hope is a two month old siberian husky that was rescued by the Fresno Humane Society after falling into a 100 foot well. Oh, look at that face. Rescuers successfully pulled the dog from a narrow shaft after several hours. After undergoing a crucial blood transfusion and amputation surgery, hope recovered at the spca and is now waiting to be adopted. The 7 pound fur baby can be found on San Franciscos spca website. An ai controlled fighter jet joined the air force, marking a big advancement in aviation. The experimental f16 took a historic ride, leading with intelligence, software and air force secretary Frank Kendall in the front seat. We tend to use ai, and we think of it like its a thing. Its really software that works. It does very complicated tasks and using new technologies that involve very powerful computing and advanced mathematics to solve problems that you couldnt solve previously with computers. So on the back there, you can see a component thats a little bit different than what you see on most f16s. It has there a whole series of computers that are designed to provide it, an autonomy sandbox. Although the tech isnt fully developed, the service is planning for an entire ai enabled fleet made up of more than a thousand warplanes to be operating by 2028. 19 people were honored today at the white house with the president ial medal of freedom, and the bay area was well represented. Swimming star katie ledecky, who went to stanford, was one of those honored. Ellen ochoa was the first latina in space. She earned her masters and doctoral degrees at stanford before her nasa career got started. Speaker emerita nancy pelosi also was among those honored by President Biden. Heres what he had to say about all three. I cant wait to welcome you back to the white house with more medals from team usa. Ellen is the first hispanic woman to go to space, ushering in a whole new age of Space Exploration and proving what it means for every generation to dream, to reach for the stars and to get there. And i tell you what. Youre getting there, kid. Thank you so much. History will remember you, nancy, as the greatest speaker of the house of representatives. Other medal of freedom recipients include former Vice President al gore, opal lee, who helped make juneteenth a federal holiday, and actress michelle yeoh. Car enthusiasts from across Silicon Valley celebrated the 18th annual Bob Mctaggart custom and classic car show today. People showcased dozens of custom lowriders and decked out vehicles to more than a thousand spectators. The cars were judged and voted on across nine different categories. Some included best car, best motorcycle, best car under construction, even ugliest car. Todays event was hosted by Silicon Valley career Technical Education center. All right, we want to get back to the weather because saturday and sunday are going to be quite different. Sandhya. Thats right. Ama, i think youre sleeping in tomorrow. I am, if its possible, hibernating is what you said. Yeah, its going to start off stormy. Okay, let me just show this to you. Accuweather alert a wet, windy saturday for you to start the weekend. Standing water on the roadways is what youll need to watch out for. Slippery roads, reduced visibility, wipers on, headlights on and it starts off rainy and turns more showery. Theres a possibility of an isolated thunderstorm and hail, so keep that in mind as this storm unseasonal cold for this time of year and pretty potent moves in, its already starting to make its