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Popular Entertainment District just after 1 am, killing 9 people, including his own sister. 27 were left injured. Authorities say the shooter wore a bulletproof vest, mass, Hearing Protection and was carrying at least 100 rounds. Police were able to shoot the gunman less than a minute after the shooting started. He was identified as 24year old connor betts. At least one of the weapons, investigators say, was purchased online from a texas seller. In el paso, texas, the death toll remains 20 with 26 others wounded after a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart Store at a Shopping Mall yesterday morning. The u. S. Attorney for the Western District of texas says it will be classified as a case of domestic terrorism and state prosecutors say they will seek paso issued a local Emergency Declaration and the fbi said today they are confident they were there were not any a compost with. They are also interviewing people that the suspected shooter now to find out if he was part of a group or if anything else was planned. Investigators also say they are looking at the possibility that the shooter drove nearly 10 hours from his home in the dallas area to el paso in order to target the immigrant population. Two communities, thousands of miles apart, are struggling to come to grips with this unspeakable violence. Fox news, ray bogan begins coverage from el paso. Reporter there have been two Mass Shootings in 24 hours. Now, one shooter is dead, another will face the Death Penalty and dozens of families are planning funerals. Overnight, tragedy struck america again, as a gunman wearing black body armor killed 9 and injured dozens more in a dayton, ohio bar. It is like a popping noise but i thought it was a car or something. When i found that everybody was running i was a, why is everybody running . Reporter Law Enforcement arrived in sections and killed the shooters. The mayor said hundreds couldve died if it was not for quick police response. To be awakened in the middle of the night to a mass shooting in the 250th shooting in our country this year, happening in dayton. Reporter in el paso, police are removing the bodies from the walmart where 20 people were murdered saturday morning. The attacks from what we know on the a Public Record appears to be intended to email terrorize the population. We will do what we do to terrorists in this Company Country which is deliver swift justice. Reporter the Justice Department will pursue hate crime and firearms charges. The d. A. Says he will seek the Death Penalty. We are safe and we pride ourselves on the fact that we are safe. This community is rocked and socked and saddened by what has happened here. Reporter President Trump ordered five to be flown at half staff until thursday at sunset. In el paso, texas, ray bogan, fox news. Here is a look now at the numbers. In less than a week, at least 32 people have been gunned down in Mass Shootings across the country including the 3 people who were killed at the gilroy garlic festival a week ago today. According to the nonprofit, gun violence archive which defines a mass shooting as 3 or more people shot, they say there have been 251 Mass Shootings so far this year. 100 people have been shot in Mass Shootings in just the last 8 days alone. Former el paso congressman and president ial candidate, beto orourke has very strong words for President Trump, saying the president is a White Nationalist whose resurrect rhetoric on minorities insights acts of violence. We had a rise in violence, every single one of the last 3 years. During administration where you have a president who has called mexicansand criminals, though mexican immigrants commit crimes at a far lower rate than those born here in the country. He has tried to make us afraid of them, to some real effect and consequence. Orourke has canceled Campaign Events for the future including the one that was scheduled for tomorrow in the bay area. President trump spoke publicly on his way back to washington. Hate has no place in our country. And we are going to take care of it. The president says he will speak further about the shootings tomorrow morning. Bay area lawmakers are reacting to the back to back shootings, calling for congress to return to washington to vote on and control legislation right now for more people become victims of gun violence. Alyssa harrington is in the newsroom with more on what they are saying. Reporter frank, eliana, bay area lawmakers say we dont have to live this way. They spark change at the ballot box while they work to pass gun control in legislation. Gilroy, el paso, dayton. A festival, a shopping center, a bar. 3 Mass Shootings in a time span of just 1 week has stunned the nation with many urging lawmakers to take action now. This cant go on. It just camp. Reporter congressman, Mark Desaulnier who represents the majority of Contra Costa County says congress cannot sit back and do nothing again when there is potential to make change. It is the second amendment. The courts defend that. We should respect it but there are things we can do constitutionally like an assault weapons ban. Why does anybody need an assault weapon . Congressman, Eric Swalwell spoke by phone. He agreed it is time to ban and buy back every socalled assault weapon in america. Two things intersect, the rise of White Nationalism in america which the fbi director told Congress Earlier this year is on the rise, and unrestricted weaponry. Reporter both men condemned president Donald Trumps rhetoric on minorities and immigrants, many of them targeted in these attacks. He has blood on his hands. He knows what he is saying is hateful. He knows it is divisive. He is the first president i can remember that has been elaborately divisive in trying to drive people apart. Reporter congress is in recess right now but a growing number of Democratic Senators want to call back congress to washington for an emergency session to vote on gun control in legislation, specifically a background check bill that already passed in the house. Speaker of the house, nancy pelosi said in a statement, the Republican Senate must stop their outrageous obstruction and join the house to put an end to the horror and gun shed that gun violence inflicts every day in america. Enough is enough. Reporter Speaker Pelosi also thanked First Responders and offered prayers for those impacted. Alyssa harrington, ktvu, fox 2 news. In his sunday message, pope francis talk about the Mass Shootings including last sundays attack in gilroy. To our brothers and sisters. I am spiritually close to the victims of the violence in these days. That has led to both bloodshed in texas, california, and ohio in the united states. Reporter the pope delivered his message in front of thousands at st. Peters square. He also led the proud in reciting a hail mary for all of the shooting victims. Happening now, a celebration for Keyla Salazar what would have been her 14th birthday. Family and friends said they had already planned the Birthday Party in san jose before the shooting last sunday. Today, the celebration was meant to honor and remember her young life and to help the family grieve. The two Mass Shootings this weekend have only added to their pain. Reporter w it is really difficult to think there are other families going through this same thing and it is so repetitive, so devastating. We are wondering why. Is there a way to prevent this tragedy from happening . San jose mayor, sam locarno was among those in attendance, calling for tougher gun control laws on the federal level.  k2 views ashton smith will have more on the 10 00 and 11 00 news. A series of wildfires burned hundreds of acres of rural Contra Costa County. The look at the containment numbers. I was here during the Oakland Hills fire so i remember what an emergency is like endo would like to be better prepared next time. People in berkeley practice a wild Fire Evacuation drill, and still ahead, the newark women fire crews are using to get more people out of danger quickly or. Temperatures a little 90s. Today, highs in the 80s temperatures will be in the mild side this week. Details when we come back. So that early retirement we planned. Its going ok . Great. Now im spending more time with the kids. Im introducing them to crab. Crab . They love it. So, you mentioned that that money we set aside. Yeah. The kids and i want to build our own crab shack. Ahhh, youre finally building that outdoor kitchen. Yup with room for the whole gang. See how investing with a j. P. Morgan advisor can help you. Visit your local chase branch. The next american chinese original is here. Icn. For a heart breaking limited time only at panda express. Firefighters are making progress in Contra Costa County. They hope to have full containment on marsh complex fire by tomorrow. As of late this afternoon, crews had the fire 85 contained, up from last night which was 75 contained. The marsh complexes a series of fires that started Early Saturday Morning along marsh creek road between clayton and brentwood. So far, 655 acres have burned. Now structures have been damaged. One firefighter was taken to the hospital for a heat related injury. In the berkeley hills, people took part in an evacuation drill today in case of a wildfire. K2 views Alyssa Harrington tells us firefighters are using Lessons Learned from the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm during todays drill. Fire Officials Say about 45 people took part in todays drill. It is a great opportunity for both residents and First Responders to check out their evaluation plans. Firefighters, paramedics, police and cars full of berkeley residents made their way down for sundays emergency drill. Reporter this was the first of 3 happening this month, mimicking a wild Fire Evacuation. I think its a great idea. Reporter this elmwood resident signed up to take part. At 9 00 a. M. , she got a text message on her phone, alerting her to a wildfire burning in the area, giving directions where to go. We are all kind of prime for what is and knowing what to do if we have an emergency is going to be so helpful to us. I was here during the Oakland Hills fire so i remember what an emergency like and i would like to be better prepared next time. First responders drove into the narrow winding hills during the drill to alert residents, knocked on doors and even use the mobile loudspeaker, a new device for the police department. They are called longrange acoustic devices and designed to maintain clarity and people can receive notifications even when it is challenging in a circumstance like this. Reporter fire chief, David Branigan said the biggest Lesson Learned is to have a clear direction of how to get out. The public needs to understand what it is going to take. They cant just be in cars began have to know how to get out on foot, wiltshire, bicycle, whatever it means because the streets could be clogged and fires could be burning. Reporter in berkeley, ey, elissa harringn. An unidentified taken to San Francisco General Hospital where she later died after an accident on the highway. In palo alto, the chp says a truck driver was killed after rendering a fire engine that was stopped in the celine. The crash happened around 4 30 in the southbound lanes of highway 101 just south of embarcadero. No one was in the fire engine at the time of the crash but roughly 100 gallons of diesel spilled on the highway. The southbound lanes were closed for much of the morning as hazmat crews work to clean it up. The project to modernize caltrans is falling further and further behind schedule according to a new federal report. Al tran was supposed be running on electricity by august of next year but now the San Francisco examiner is reporting a federal monitor system project is running 17 months behind schedule. That means there will not be any electric trains at Salesforce Transit Center until 2022. This week, leaders in the ridesharing Industry Report Quarterly Earnings and analysts do not expect good news from uber or lyft. Who were has seen their uber and lift are both expected to report losses. Lyft is expected to announce earnings after the closing bell on wednesday. Uber will release their numbers on thursday. A group of you see and cal state students are suing each School System for damaging their reputations through the charges of sexual harassment. The Los Angeles Times reports a you see graduate is among those filing a class action lawsuit. The you see graduate says he went on a few dates with another student. He was shocked when she accused him of stalking and sexual harassment. The school investigated and suspended him for two years in june, 2017 but he appealed and the punishment was reduced the 3 months. His Attorney Says you see and cal state students, most of the men have been wrongfully punished by deeply flawed disciplinary system. The school says the procedures are fair and respectful to all parties. Lets talk about the weather now. We will bring in chief meteorologist, bill martin. If there is any good news tonight, it is the weather is nice. A little bit of good news in terms of the temperatures. A little cooler today and some places but generally, a beautiful summer day and perhaps you are enjoying some barbecue weather in the inland bay where temperatures are hovering in the 70s and 80s. A little cooler at the coast. Just to check in on Tropical Storm flossie. It is impacting the Hawaiian Island chain or it will just as hurricane erick did in the last few hours. It will brushed by the island pretty close. It could still be up Tropical Storm so Pay Attention to the weather reports if you are going or flying over there a lot of people are vacationing right now and the weather will be less than desirable. That will be for the next 4 or 5 days. 91 in fairfield, 91 in antioch, 85 in santa rosa, these temperatures running a little behind where they were yesterday. Pretty nice day overall and we will see high clouds coming up in the tropics. Interesting moisture top right here. You see this coming so we may see some tropical moisture, we already saw a few clouds today, especially around like a tahoe. That muggy tropical stuff that you know will you see it. It makes for great sunsets but unusual clouds for this time of year. The cause along the coast is the fog. It comes back. Current temperatures are running behind where they were, most of them, behind where they were last night at this time. Fairly significant sea breeze. The fog is at the coast but not in San Francisco or berkeley. Air quality looks good to me in this shot. This is sunday. Monday will be similar. Tomorrow will be a day like today with fog footprint like this like this morning and the temperature footprint like that. That is what we basically sought today. 95, that is on the high end, eastern antioch. For most of us, we will be in the 70s and low to mid 80s. Especially along the coast where will be 60s. The forecast highs, 88, livermore, 88, pleasanton, 89, gilroy and along the coast, 64 in half moon bay, 72 in santa cruz. A nice looking pattern this week. The fire danger is going to be always high but we will get a little break from the fire danger this week. With the heat up toward the week, when i say break, we are not looking at record warms or we shouldnt be. By the time we hit the weekend, youre looking at temperatures into the mid90s and that is when the fire danger comes up. It is sort of like, this pattern, the low comes in, cools off, heats up and he goes back and forth all summer. It has worked to our advantage, i think in terms of fire safety which is really good. In also in terms of air quality. We are mild the next few days and relatively mild with warm spots being warmer are hot for the bay area on the weekend. Still to come, the giants struggled to carry over there july magic into the month of august. The oakland athletics, the newest pitcher had his debut with the team as the days try to stay hot in the playoffs. Joe fonzi is up next in sports. The next american chinese original is here. New sichuan hot chicken. For a heart breaking limited time only at panda express. I mean, if you havent thought abfrankly, youre missing out. Uh. The mobile app makes

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