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shootings in two days. 1 on center road, and the other near a motel 6 in sunnyvale. we have live reports on both inciden incidents. police say this involves a suspect in a high profile murder last week. >> reporter: that is correct, ama. police wanted a man for shooting and killing another man in an office building. police say he was preparing to kill again when pulling out a gun and he aimed it at police officers. officer-involved shootings go through a lengthy process. one sunday night, number seven for the year. >> we have dangerous felons like this one, and he didn't comply with officers' commands, and attempted to go for a gun. using it on the officers. >> reporter: police say the suspect was wanted for a homicide in an office building last week. police are not identifying the suspect or officers involved. however, it appears an innocent bystander came close to getting shot as well. the owner of the laundromat says a bullet passed between his legs. police confirm the suspect didn't fire his gun, the bullet could only have come from an officer's gun. >> the glass shattered on my legs and it was bleeding, so bad. >> . >> reporter: lee says he locked himself inside. >> i called 911 and tell them don't tell police because there are four people, innocent people, inside of the store. >> reporter: no one else was shot or killed but officers will confront when with a gun. we know the name of a man a sunnyvale police officer shot and killed. he is allen matthew baker iii. we're live with the latest on this. melanie? >> reporter: this is the suspect that is still at large. he's from fresno and has an outstanding warrant in connection with a homicide. tonight an 18 year veteran with the department of public safety is on paid administrative leave. it's standard procedure following an officer-involved shooting. >> i think officers were faced with a deadly force situation and responded to it. >> reporter: around 4:00 p.m. saturday, people responded to suspicious behavior in this motel 6. they say two of the three men took off, running. according to captain hunter, one dropped a high-capacity magazine, then pointed a gun at the officer. >> the officer and the suspect were facing each other at the time of the shooting. >> reporter: officers identified the suspect shot and killed as 23-year-old allen matthew baker iii from san diego. they say he had a no boil arrest warrant for robbery. motel 6 guest andrea laura says she was startled. >> i heard gunshots and i saw a lot of people here. >> reporter: captain hunter says it's unclear whether or not baker fired rounds. investigators say they found another loaded gun in his backpack. they believe the second suspect is this man, shawn lamont brown. he has an outstanding warrant for his arrest in connection with a july homicide. officers believe brown is no longer in sunnyvale. a third suspect was arrested on a domestic violence warrant out of san diego county. seismologists say this morning 4.0 earthquake happened just before 7:00 this morning before oakland below a high school in the rock ridge area. surveillance cameras caught pets, and people reacting to it. seismologists say the shaking was strong because it was shallow, about three and a half miles below the surface. >> we never know if an earthquake is a precursor. there is somewhat of a greater chance of a larger quake within a week or so. it's a probability now of maybe 5% in the next week. >> the hayward quality generates a powerful earthquake in the 7.0 range. enough to do a lot of damage. every 140 years or so. >> it's shaking. yeah. that is a pretty good earthquake, there. >> morning news meteorologist felt our shaking. he kept his cool, reported the earthquake and moved onto the weather while the newsroom gathered information. >> abc7 news viewers tweeted us. christine says she watched it hit while mike nico was doing his report. jesse said it sounded like an explosion. and this is the pleasant hill bart station. and ef one who shared with us, thank you. if you have photos, post it on the social media with hashtag abc7 now. we should all be ready for natural disasters and are encouraged to have emergency kits with extra batteries, a three day supply of food and water and a manual can opener. more information is posted on abc7news.com. there was relief from the heat at last today. >> here is why. this is a live picture from our camera on mount sutro. that blanket is cooling things down considerably. and spencer christian is here. >> here it is along the coastline, pushing over the bay now. what a difference it made in our current temperature readings. this is a 24-hour temperature change, 17 degrees cooler in napa now than yesterday. 13 degrees cooler in san francisco, oakland and san carlos. across the bay area, inland areas cooled down a bit. but there were hot spots today. here is a look at high temperatures, numerous locations in triple digits. 104 in livermore, 102 in concord. and one record high, a tie, moffett field died for a record high at this date. i'll show you the accu-weather forecast in just a few minutes. >> we seem to get hottest weather as kids are going back to school. that is the case in the east bay. and triple digits. we're live in antioch high school where a team has been trying to stay cool. jonathan? >> reporter: absolutely. they're nearing the end of sweltering practice and will be resting for another tomorrow. the best players, the most-important player on the field is this guy, right here. known as the water horse. on days like this, this best feature of antioch high's football field is the plumbing for these water stations. it helps an athlete perform like a star. the biggest star is this big, shady tree. >> did that tree make new friends? >> it did and has old friends that tend to go there. >> reporter: under the tree it was 96 degrees. >> are you ready? >> all of the cool kids are doing this. there are record lines at the water fountain in what is proving to be a teachable moment. >> the message is that we want to them to play safely. we do teach them about heat stroke. >> reporter: and sometimes, to play indoors. the class is normally on the playground but in this heat, it's all about air conditioning. and the district has a back up plan for that, too. >> these are just plugged into the wall. >> reporter: the funny thing about air conditioning is that it tends to fail when you need it. >> when you're drawing outside air, it's 110 degrees from the roof. we pull from the roof. >> you know back when we're kids we didn't have air conditioning. >> reporter: in antioch, abc7 news. and despite our hot weather, crews expect to contain the jerusalem fire by later this evening. it's 90% contained. evacuations have been lifted for the area near clear lake. the nearby rocky fire is now fully contained. firefighters lost major tools when grounding 15 planes like this one. a fleet wide safety check comes after a pro peller failed while a plane was on the ground in southern california. tonight the i-team investigates how a long-time driver for the u.s. postal service can't work because a police officer got a number wrong on a ticket he gave. >> there is good information in this story for all drivers and dan noyes is here with the report. dan? >> reporter: that mistake started a chain reaction and the driver had a difficult time getting police, and court to help fix the problem. >> reporter: gail is looking for another driving job, but last month, when she tried to get new car insurance, she received shocking news. >> i was just like, i couldn't believe it. you know? i said i'd been driving for a year. they told me my license is suspended. >> reporter: gail recalled in january, 2014 she got a fix it ticket because her jeep had a head light out. she had it repaired and mailed in a $21 check. that was gail's mistake. she misread the amount. it should have been $25. but the officer written her home address on the ticket incorrectly. that five should have been an eight. so gail never received any notice from traffic court about the extra $4 she oweked or failing to appear for her court date. >> when you write down what date i failed to appear and wrote march 28th. well, i never heard that date before. >> reporter: that is because the officer made another mistake, writing january 22nd as the date to appear. the same day he gave her the ticket. an sfpd spokesman e mailed the i-team, this is unfortunate and we have reminded officers to pass along information about ensuring citations are properly filled out. thank you for bringing it to our attention. that doesn't help gail. her $25 fine turned into $497 with penalties. money she doesn't have. raising two daughters as a single mom. >> i'm struggling as of now. i don't have rent this month. i'm expecting an eviction notice. >> reporter: gail turned to the lawyers committee for civil rights for help. >> when there is a mistake made by the officer or the court system, who has the obligation to fix and address the problem? in miss catrell's case, the burden was on her. >> reporter: there was a report about traffic courts further inequality for people of low income. total uncollected court ordered debt now exceeds $10 billion in this state. the report concludes california should end the use of license suspensions as a collection tool for citation-realited debt arcs louing more people to work and pay debts. >> the fines are just continuing to mount against mis-catrell. she can't do her job. she can't work. it would be impossible for her to pay the fees and fines in this part of the process. >> it just trickled down. it's just a shame. you know? it's actually, you know, i need to be making money to support my daughter. >> reporter: the traffic court e mailed the i-team saying we'll have an answer this week. i'll let you know what happens. this story began with a tip, and you can reach me at through the i-team page on abc7news.com. >> i feel for her. >> definitely. it is no ordinary school. the campus about to open in the east bay, students go to class, and the dentist in the same place. is caltrans ready to back away from a controversial plan to use an herbicide on a wetlands project? with the help of comfort keepers, i'm keeping my mom healthy! i'm keeping dad on schedule. i'm keeping my mom happy! comfort keepers in-home professional caregivers can provide meal planning and preparation, health and wellness services and personal care services through custom care plans that can change as needs change, so your aging loved ones can stay happy and healthy in their own home. ♪ as school gets started next week in richmond, students at one school will be reading, writing and visiting the dentist on campus. this is no ordinary school, one of two in west contra costa offering free dental work for low income students. leanne melendez is at coronado elementary. >> reporter: a few new parents registering their children today didn't know about the free service s. >> doing free dental care eliminates the needs for the parents to take off work to take their children to the dentist. >> sometimes, we don't have time to go. >> we can see them right away. >> reporter: the school will offer a free clinic, officials say it will keep students from missing classes. >> one way to keep them from missing classes is to have it on site. >> reporter: the city of richmond was able to save it. >> school district was able to partner with the city council to find the extra funds to keep the school open. >> reporter: voters passed a $380 million bond measure to rebuild their schools, corn in aedo -- coronado was one of them. >> it's an amazing school. >> reporter: parents will see the new coronado as the heart of this neighborhood. caltrans is backing off a controversial plan to use herbicide on a wetlands project in mendocino county. the agency is building a freeway bypass and will will be required to do major environmental improvements. caltrans was planning to poison invasive black berries to speed up the work. county supervisors opposed the work. caltrans plans to remove the berries by hand or machine. earthquake safety technology is being tried out for the first time in the united states at a new hospital going up in san francisco. 120 of these steel plates are being installed throughout the future sutter health hospital on van ness. they're called wall dampeners. they have a gel-like substance inside that acts like a shock absorber. >> this is an example of how much the building sways. the new hospital opens in 2019. some heat to talk about, it cooled off a little bit, though. >> which is nice. when you're ready. >> yes. we are indeed. cooling off on the coast but inland was still hot. mainly sunny skies now, but the fog which was earlier confined to the coast is beginning to push out over the bay and patches will push inland later in the evening. here is the view from sutro camera. you can see fog bringing with it cooling affects. it's 66 degrees in san francisco. 70 in oakland. 84 in san jose. 62 at half moon bay. check out this view of the western sky and satellite off the bay waters. it's 82 degrees now in santa rosa. napa, 75. fairfield, 96. concor99. heat is slow to retreat. there is the golden gate. the fog hovering over it. forecast features we'll see a foggy night along the coast. back to average temperatures by wednesday for the bay area, and air quality is already improving. here is the view from our east bay hills camera. improvement is coming in along with the fog. today was a spare the air day. tomorrow will not be. good air quality across the bay area thursday and friday which is good news. here is the satellite image we had a large ridge of high pressure so that is helping out with a retreat of the heat. we'll see temperatures moderating over the next couple days. overnight, look for fog at the coast low temperatures upper 50s to low 60s. tomorrow, another sunny and warm but not hot day. look for highs in mid-80s. low 90s farther south in gilroy. upper 70s to mid-80s. 84 in redwood city. mid to upper 60s on the coast. a touch of fog. up in the north bay, mid-60s on the coast and inland valleys warming up to 86 in santa rosa. in the east bay, still, quite warm with highs in the 90s. here is the accu-weather forecast. wednesday, cooling occurring by thursday, we'll see highs in the mid eig80s. >> right. >> a seasonal warm up. >> thank you spencer. >> okay. >> just ahead what is supposed to create thousands of clean energy jobs in california. energy jobs in california. >> but a report a new sea chance to tryew look. something different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. ♪ the 2015 cadillac srx. lease this from around $339 per month, or purchase with 0% apr financing. sfx: music throughout ♪ sfx: crowd cheering sfx: crowd booing ♪ sfx: crowd chanting sfx: crowd cheering music stops sc johnson, a family company. amazon's ceo defended it's company after a skanling report. he asked his employees to read the article and connect him with any issues saying amazon is not the soulless place described in the article. proposition 39 raised taxes on corporations to fund energy efficient construction projects. supporters say it would create 11,000 jobs a year, and lead to $550 million in new clean energy spending. last year it was responsible for just 1700 jobs and less than $280 million in new clean energy spending. governor brown's plans for massive water tunnels have yet to win approval but a report says they're planning to take 300 farms to acquire land for the project. the governor says the two tunnels are essential to move water from northern to central california. northern california farmers say the tunnels would destroy a vital water system. some state lawmakers want to raise taxes to provide more health care coverage to millions of californians. supporters say 9 million low income californians are covered, however, they cannot receive care. doctors are reportedly turning them away because reimbursement rates are too low. they want more funding. critics say another tax is not the answer but something that should be covered in the $115 billion budget. just ahead on abc7 news at 6:00 a case for a new stadium for the raiders. a former official thinks it's the best plan. wildfires burning in four western states. the number of homes lost keeps going up. in stockton, 600 shots technology. it has the power to completely blow our minds. and when at&t and directv get together your mind will stay completely in tact, because their internet isn't getting any faster. this. changes. nothing. welcome to the moment no one's been waiting for. the fastest internet and the best tv experience is already here with x1. only from xfinity. california's nfl turf battle took a turn as a former 49ers exec sif showed off the latest concept for a stadium concept the raiders and chargers hope to share in carson, in southern california. >> you ready forfootball? >> reporter: people behind this project say yes. >> we're not only ready, but we're anxious to get started. >> reporter: today, he presented a plan for the facility to house both teams. this is what policy showed nfl owners last week. the project includes a 65,000 seat stadium as well as outdoor arena for music. >> we're committed for a sports and entertainment corridor, accommodating restaurants, bars, hotels, giving nextibility to the nfl for 50 years. >> reporter: the stadium would be built next to the 405 and 110 freeways. >> we'll feel confident this will be build and open in 2019, if approved. there is another proposal to the st. louis rams to move to a stadium in inglewood. >> chargers couldn't sit back and let 25% of our season ticket holders jeopardize that business by having two other teams in los angeles. >> we want to send a strong message that we do have a fan base in los angeles we can make it work. >> reporter: by january, we'll know if any team is coming to southern california. former nfl players who object to terms of the phone shall billion dollar concussion settlement filed appeals today. it challenged exclusion of future cases of cte, the brain decay some link to football concussions. negotiators say the science is still evolving. the national labor relations board ruled that northwestern university football players cannot form a union. the ruling overturns last year's decision the northwestern athlete could unionize. the decision would have paved the way for the nation's first union of college athletes. the board nixed the players athletes saying it would be unfair for them to be a union while players elsewhere are not. wildfires in the northwest require evacuations as flames consume homes and businesses. massive fires are raging out of control now. 50 structures have been turned to cash in central washington. in idaho, wildfires destroyed 42 homes. a good sign in eastern oregon, higher humidity and lighter winds allowing crews to slow the spread of the winds and the so called warm fire that started yesterday is burning 300 acres and 50% contained. >> we were hr drawn down on resources with other fires. >> officials say 7 million acres burned so far this year, more than the two previous years combined. a newly proposed state law would mean big fines for drone users. drones interfered with responses 13 times in california this year. lawmakers behind the legislation say it's getting out of hand. if approved would face $5,000 fines and authorities would have the right to shoot down those drones. we've learned who the two kids were who were killed tragically by a falling tree branch at yosemite last week. two high school friends out of orange county. justin lee and dragon kim. we don't know whose family they were with. a large branch fell on their tent. their high school in southern california is offering grief counselors to friends. a new report released on the deadly end to last year's bank robbery and hostage standoff claims 600 shots fired by police were excessive. the nonprofit police foundation found some officers only fired because other officers were shooting. the incident resulted in the death of a bystander. >> there have been no claims of responsibility for a bombing that killed 18 people in what is called times square of thailand. surveillance cameras captured the blast in a hindu shrine in the area. back to school shopping can be very expensive. >> just look at this. this year, families are expected to spend hundreds of dollars on back to school to shopping. >> that is a lot of money. >> okay. so how do you save money? the secret to saving real money, is to come up with a plan, then, execute. i'm out shopping with shelly hunter, she bills herself as the gift card girlfriend at gift cards.com. she's searching for a deal, but the process started before she left the house. >> i want people to know that gift cards are not just for gifting. they can be used to save money on things you're planning to buy. >> she went online, and bought a discounted macy's card. >> now, i know i've saved already 13%. on top of that, very macy's coupons and looking for sale items, so i was able to stack the discount card with sale items and using coupons as well. >> she goes in, she goes shopping. now look at the receipt. >> $69.50. then, $41.70. $15 discount. >> she also bought gap gift cards because there is a special deal. >> at this mall, they have a promotion right now if you buy $150 in gap gift cards, you will get a 20% savings in a visa gift card, back. >> and while standing in line at the cash register you can buy a discounted gift card. so do that, then use that card to buy your back to school items. now, to see my reports online go to abc7news.com and click on the sections tab. then, select 7 on your side. >> just ahead, it was his last day on the job. >> this was not an easy decision to dispute. >> san jose's state's presidents to head back to his native to head back to his native aa chance to try somethinglook. different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. take advantage of our summer offers. get this low mileage lease on select ats models, in stock the longest, for around 269 per month. president of san jose state university is saying goodbye to his job and beginning a role as chief advisor to the president of afghanistan. his last day is today. he leaves for afghanistan later this week. cheryl jennings spent time with him, learning about his new opportunity. >> that was a major decision, not an easy decision. you know? to put myself. >> reporter: we met with the san jose state president as he was cleaning out his office while he was preparing to commute between the bay area and afghanistan. >> i'll be leaving the commission for infrastructure and technology. >> reporter: he has been at san jose state for years. >> the financial situation of the campus is the best it's been for a decade and a half. enrollment is strong. >> reporter: he is doused with controversy. a hate crime in 2013. >> put a task force together to look at what could be done to make the environment better. the task force came up with 32 recommendations. we completed each and everyone of those. >> reporter: he has been consulting with afghanistan president for years. >> we met in afghanistan while worked at the college of engineering. both of us went to american university of beirut and were college roommates there. we've been friends for 47 years now. >> he's exceptional. an exceptional prince. >> reporter: he helped arrange an interview between the president there and me and we talked about programs funded by u.s. aid for national development. these images are from roots of peace. agricultural development is one of the key programs. also efforts on education, energy and information technology. he says afghanistan is strategically located and could connect countries with fiber optics, railroads and dry ports. >> we're able to have the 21 century version of electronic super highways to moving our goods to moving energy. >> he says president ghani wants to transform afghanistan to a market-based economy. now, he leaves for afghanistan on thursday and we wish him the best of luck in his new challenge, good luck. >> we do. it's time for a last check on the weather. we've got sunny skies over our inland areas and over the bay but cooling fog is back at the coast. and it's begun to calm temperatures down. it's 66 degrees in san francisco. we've got 70s right around the bay now. except fremont, it's 90 degrees. inland east bay is still warm, with temperatures in mid to upper 90s. across the state, look for interi interior sections to be hot. 112 in palm springs. her in the bay area, cooling trend continues inland, today, we did have numerous triple digits. tomorrow, low to mid-90s inland. 70s and 80s around the bay. mid to upper 60s on the coast. here is the accu-weather forecast. there will be further cooling later into the week and over the weekend, temperatures falling into a seasonal range. and mid to upper 60s on the coast. that is your typical late summer weather. >> perfect. thank you. >> okay. a lot to talk about in sports. >> baseball, geents taking on the best team in the national league, that would be the cardinals. cardinals. sports i cardinals. sports i the buttery jack was a huge success. people went crazy for a burger with melted garlic herb butter. now, here's the sequel... ...with portobello mushrooms. boom. hang on, i don't want anyone to trip... ok. oh yeah. that's jack's new portobello mushroom buttery jack, the sequel to the classic and bacon & swiss, topped with the same melted garlic herb butter, plus portobello mushrooms and grilled onions. spoiler alert: it's awesome. good evening, suddenly hot giants opened a 7 game road trip in st. louis. their first meeting since beating them last year. cards coming in with the best record in baseball this season, 75 and 42. 81 degrees in st. louis. traffic and weather together on the 7. michael watkins is 14 and 4, moeing down the giants, brandon crawford. chris heston on the hill for the giants, laboring a bit. 4th inning, yanni molina. right now, 1-0, cardinals in the sixth. a's and o's ending a four-game seven. sparky providing the breeze there. this is the way it's going for the a's lately. the 11th o's homer by cleminger. now, chris davis dropped the ball. he ran inside on the grass there, impeding the throw. bob melvin issing to tossed. please. after seven years in the top ten, not as high for stanford football. usc, oregon and ucla perceived to be better than the cardinals heading into this season. the defense was in the strongest part of the game for years now. last season they gave up the second points and fifth fewest in the country. david shaw says there are going to be growing pains for these young guys but offers no excuses. >> our dwiez are going to be in a great position. all of our guys are playing well together. they're communicating well, they're pushing each other. it's nice to see with the biggest question mark on the team feeling good about the guys in the room now. >> now, to cal they do miss tackles. it's a look like his team war. cal won four there. finished 1 and 6. >> we're just different and practiced better you know? just a different team. from an investment standpoint. and so, you know you do these things right, you've got talent and an opportunity to win. >> some nfl news, one thing is certain, phillip rivers is going be the quarterback. chargers and river as agreed to a four year, $83 million contract. $65 million is guaranteed. that. >> i felt like the commitment that they have shown me and trust in me as quarterback over 11 years in turn, it's time here that that outweighed any other uncertainty. >> best part of the game might have been oscar hernandez. turns out, oh, the split. oh he's not a football player but a professional dancer. and oh, big man can shake it. and the rattlers are going to play sabre cats on saturday. i cannot get enough of him doing the splits. they play in stockson. the winner advances to arena bowl 28. they should fly in oscar hernandez for that game. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> not a football player. >> i was going to do the splits but was told we're out of time. >> we'll make time. >> thank you. >> we'll make time. >> join us tonight at 9:00, the new hidden fee when you pay at san francisco parking meters at 9:00. >> then, at 11:00, changes are coming to levis stadium to improve experience for fans, including some price cuts. >> join us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> and at 11:35, it's jimmy kimmel live. abc7 news app is now available for apple watch. it's a free down load. search for abc7 news bay area. >> that will do it. do look for breaking news on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time and will

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