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vote short. macconnell sent a vote to repeal obamacare could happen soon but a replacement bill when it happened for two years. that would allow time for a new plan and for a smooth transition. it did not take long for president donald trump to respond. he tweeted that republicans should repeal filling obamacare and work on a new plan that would start from a clean slate. stay with us for continuing coverage and reaction on tonight's developments. we are learning more about a photographer who was shot and killed while taking pictures at twin peaks in san francisco. he was well known for his work with the city's commission. amber lee is there tonight. they say the two people who shot him were after's camera.>> reporter: that is right. the beautiful views appear attracted a lot of people to this place and police say a that this is also a hotspot for crime and the victim was likely targeted for that high-end camera. and french it was only a mile from his home when he brought his camera to the twin peaks outlook sunday morning. friend say he was likely taking photos for his work as a location manager. he scattered sites for the filming of commercials. >> i'm just looking on how beautiful the sun was in thinking he would really appreciate that beauty. >> reporter: before 8:00 a.m. a jogger heard a gunshot and ran to help. police arrived within minutes and it was late. they say the suspects are described as african-american. a man age 20 to 25 and 5 foot 11 and 170 pounds with shoulder length dreadlocks. the woman is about 18. the getaway vehicle is a late- model dark gray honda accord with were in damage. the couple took his camera attached to a red lanyard similar to this one. >> it comes as a shock that that happen. >> reporter: he said his energy was of a much younger man. >> he got along with everybody. >> reporter: the director of the film commission said he was a mentor to her and that he spent upwards of 40 years helping get commercials made in san francisco. >> i keep thinking about him and thinking he's ever going to do this again. >> reporter: there is a video camera but they are pointed at the tower to protect against property damage. they want cameras to be focused on the parking lot where the shooting took place and they want signage indicating the presence of cameras. he said his kindness will be remembered. >> he is really such a warm, loving person and everyone will really miss him. >> reporter: police officials say they were posted there from 3:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. >> i don't know police had told you but was is just a crime of opportunity or do they think these two people were up there waiting to find a victim? >> reporter: they did not say. they were tightlipped about the details we were asking for. they did say there's been a lot of car break-ins and they point out that there were two other homicides up here making it a total of three in the last 18 months. >> hopefully they will get cameras there soon. bart is dealing with a sharp increase in sexual assaults. there's been already seven rapes for the first half of 2017. that is the same number reported for 2015 and 2016 combined echo there have been 28 sexual assault on the bart system. that is the same number for all of last year to go the police chief said part of the solution is policing. he is working on fast tracking the hiring of more bart officers to fill vacancies. >> we are going to look at ways to be more proactive in more visible within the system and the key is hiring personnel. >> after here right they may bart stopped issuing logs on details on crimes. they said they did not want to offend writers of color on the system. tran33 confirmed they heard the criticism lot and clear and will be releasing the information. firefighters they they have not -- there was a brush fire that started this afternoon. today's fire broke out about 2:45 pm. deborah tells us that any plume of smoke in that area has people fearing the worst. >> reporter: the fire started alongside highway 29 and all the ingredients were there dried grass, dusty wind and a hot day. a swift response on the ground and in the air ted to away from property at risk. how many 911 calls? >> i'm sure there were hundreds. a small column in the sky that is very visible it leads people concerned. >> they're looking for evacuation information. >> reporter: residence can't help would be traumatized after the 2015 fire and destroyed 1300 homes and killed four people. then came another fire last august which overran lower lake and took almost 200 homes plus historic buildings. >> 15 to 16 was devastating for us. so a lot of ptsd going on. >> reporter: which is why when fire broke out, people put out word come in and let's we together it will be okay. >> if they need reassurance or somewhere to go and relax that we can bring them here and they can eat and drink and watch the news. >> reporter: they are grateful but know this will not be the last fire of the summer. >> it is heartbreaking bikinis -- because i see all the anxiety that they go through and the fear in the children.'s heart. >> reporter: the fire is 50% contained and no longer a threat to anyone. italy grew to 40 acres. size is not everything in committees that are scarred and more ways than one. a burning has grown to 11,000 acres center broker about 4:00 sunday afternoon. the fire is burning near the foothills. evacuations have been ordered for some homes in the area. calfire says the flames had destroyed one structure and damaged the second. the fires burning in steep terrain and tallgrass. crews are battling the great fire that broke out yesterday. the fire started when a truck that was hauling a trailer caught fire on highway 101. so far the fire has charred 900 acres. evacuations are in place near redwood valley and there are traffic controls on highway 101 in that area. the santa cruz mountains firefighters plan to work through the night to mop up a brush fire in saratoga. the fire started to run 4:00 this afternoon and for 10 acres. the fire department report this fire is now 75% contained in the also say a fire helicopter had to be grounded because someone was flying a drone in the area. lawmakers vowed to expand california's cap and trade program until the year 2030. it was passed in both the senate and assembly with democratic and some republican support. cap and trade requires companies to buy permits in order to release greenhouse gas emissions and put stricter regulations on pollution in underserved communities. after the vote jerry brown praised republican family men for crossing party lines. >> that is a goal that -- this a good bill here. >> lawmakers have been reluctant to lend support because of concerns that it increases cost to the middle class. new at 11 two counties and one city are still a big oil for the sea level. the lawsuit -- the complaint say the companies have known for decades that the use of fossil fuels contribute to global warming and the sea levels. they conceal the information and push your products. the lawsuit seeks compensation for current and future damages along with penalties. they say that 12,000 homes and $16 billion are at risk. the family of a terminally ill patient is suing the medical center for refusing to help her and her life. judy had terminal stage iv cancer. she wanted to die on her own terms last summer. the lawsuit claims that they misled her into believing that they would help her. when she decided it was her time, the lawsuit says they denied her request for end-of- life drugs. she search for another physician but died during the waiting period. >> two days before she would've been able to end her life she died a horrible left that the daughters had a witness. she had to die in a way exactly that she did not want to. >> there been accused of elder abuse, misrepresentation and negligence. reach out to them for response and they sent us a statement saying the medical center allows the doctors and other clinical employees to support patients wishing to end their life under the act. also restricts clinicians right not to participate. 13,000 views -- use needles found in just one month. the struggle to keep san francisco streets's -- street safe. new information about flash flooding that killed nine people including five children. we've got the forecast to talk about and it does include some milder daytime highs. we will see you back your. authorities in central arizona said nine people killed in a flash flood over the weekend had little or no warning. all nine victims belonged to the same family. a 27-year-old is still missing. the national weather service says over an inch and a half of rain fell in less than an hour. that sent a huge wall of water and debris crashing through a swimming hole where the group had gathered for a birthday party. five children were among the dead. the youngest was just two years old. we're learning more about the san jose father who died after saving six children from drowning yesterday. authorities identified the man today as 35-year-old saul garcia. they say he jumped in to a pond near morgan hill to save his two young children and four others from drowning. with all the commotion that was followed, he was sucked under. divers used sonar to locate his body in about 15 feet of water. >> also he was fully clothed. he jumped in to save his son with shoes on, with jeans on. so that makes it that much more difficult to not only rescue someone but rescue yourself. >> the swimming hole was at a former rock quarry. authorities say with all the rain last summer there's a lot of rain flowing through the area. relatives say garcia was a union technician who would do anything for his family and they've set up a gofundme page to help the wife and children he leaves behind. officials in san francisco are struggling with a growing problem. dirty needles littering sidewalks, city streets and public parks where children play. rob roth shows us how bad the situation has gotten and what's being done to fix it. >> reporter: this homeless man collected used syringes by the shoe-full in city hall and disposed of them in a city operated needle disposal. it seems to many people san francisco is becoming buried in dirty needles. >> you can literally see people injecting themselves on a daily basis. >> reporter: but it's not just anecdotal. in march, city workers found 13,333 used syringes on the street. the previous march the number was less than 3,000. >> but as the city is developing, we're seeing a lot more of these problems coming in to the heart of the city. we're out there cleaning them up. >> reporter: it could be worse. about 11,000 needles a month end up in these disposal boxes scattered around the city. needles that might otherwise end up on the street like these. this heroin user we found in front of the main library says he's been shooting up since last year in what's become a national opioid epidemic. >> i break the point off right away and stick it in the dirt or something. i stomp it down, put it in the can, put it in the trash, flush the toilet. >> reporter: another heroin user says he never leaves his used needles on the ground. >> i think the wrong people are disposing of drugs in the wrong way and they're disposing of their drug equipment in the wrong way. i find crack laying on the street. i find needles on the street. i don't like it. >> the city has established a commission to look in to the possibility of opening an indoor safe injection site. a recommendation could come as soon as august. that could reduce some of the used needles on the street, and with counselors present, perhaps some addicts would consider treatment. >> it's a good idea because it's not in public view. a lot of people don't want to see injection drug users. >> reporter: for now it appears it's getting harder to find a haystack amid the needles. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. police in the north bay have arrested a woman suspected of using counterfeit money at a fundraising bake sale put on by high school music students. as we first reported last week, police obtained surveillance video of the suspect whom they've now identified as michelle cruz. they say she used a fake $100 bill to buy $20 worth of baked goods from the students. investigators say they made a traffic stop yesterday and found information linked to cruz. authorities later found her at her home where they said they discovered heroin and methamphetamine. cruz faces charged including drug possession and suspicion of using fake currency. federal investigators say an air canada jet that almost landed on a taxiway at san francisco international airport earlier this month had descended to less than 100 feet above the ground. the national transportation safety board said it interviewed the plane's captain and will talk to the co-pilot tomorrow. they plan to finish talking to air traffic controllers by wednesday. the air canada jet had mistakenly lined up to land on the taxiway instead of the runway with four planes full of passengers in its direct path on the ground. the ntsb said it was less than 100 feet above the ground before it was told to go around. we got the weather forecast lined up for you. we've got a little fog trying to reform offshore right now but not much of it. it will be back in the morning and temperatures will be on the mild side. comparatively mild side compared to what we saw over the weekend with how hot it was. temperatures right now, the green would represent the marine layer in the onshore flow, the cooler milder temperatures. that's how much onshore flow we have. pretty brisk. 10 degrees cooler in santa rosa right now. 11 degrees in concord. lights are on. beautiful night. tomorrow is tuesday. summertime. a little fog. i think you'll see clearing at the coast tomorrow too. it was clear the last three days at the coast. patchy fog today and tomorrow. clearing at bodega, bodega bay, over at pacifica. as you look out there now, no fog. the model does bring it back in the morning hours and it burns off and there are your reds. most of the hotspots are going to be mid 80s, upper 80s, and low 90s, which is nothing compared to what we saw over the weekend. in most of the bay, around the bay, most of the big cities, san francisco, san jose, oakland, upper 70s, mid 70s and low 80s. trend is for cooler. cooling began today. it's going to continue to tomorrow. and we'll ride out a milder pattern for this week which is exactly what we needed after a hot spell. the temperature forecast, 92 in brentwood. 90 in antioch. those are the hotspots. around the bay, 75 in fremont. 79 in sunnyvale and the 5-day forecast, there it is. you can see it's going to be 92 on saturday. not scorching. does get toastier on sunday. but fire danger always high this time of year. it's not as bad as it was friday, saturday, and sunday. >> nice looking forecast. coming up, the giants' sell-out attendance streak is snapped. sports with joe fonzi is next. >> you're watching the 11:00 news on ktvu fox 2. ♪ mom. ♪ ♪ where all the walls echo with laughter ♪ ♪ and every room has its own chapter ♪ you've carried on your family's tradition. let us help you prepare for your family's future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. this july visit your local volvo dealer to receive sommar savings of up to $4,500. boy, it's been a long time since the giants didn't sell out at at&t park. >> they still had 39,000. it's not like a disaster. but it was significant to say the season has not gone as the giants planned would be a huge understatement. tonight that was reflected in a way besides the final score. the cleveland indians opened up across the bay where fans had a tribute to the movie major league but more importantly, a streak dated back to the fist world championship series team in 2010. demonstrated why this team is where it is in the standings. moore should be out of the inning on that dribbler by bradley zimmer. the indians got one more to tie. in the 6th, the giants were generous again. just two of the runs moore gives up are earned but that was enough to give cleveland a 5-3 win and hand the giants their third straight loss. the as were hot over the weekend, sweeping those same cleveland indians in three games. tampa bay rays in town and an unusual time the giants and rays are at home. steven souza got the rays on the board. sousa puts it over the wall in left. his 19th homer of the year. 1-0 rays. they took the lead to the 4th before the as cut it in half. chris davis rides one the opposite way. that makes it out for his 26th homer of the year. the as right in it at 2-1. the rays got that run back a half inning later. this time it's evan longoria getting in to a pitch. just stays fair. makes it out down the left field line. a pair of relievers combine to limit the as to just two hits and hang on for a 3-2 win. for those of you who care about who wins the nba's las vegas summer league, we have a winner tonight. before the game was even played, the laker rookie lonzo ball was named the mvp. ball sat out the championship game against portland with a calf strain. final seconds of the 3rd quarter. lonzo loves it. kouzma finished with 30 points. lakers win the summer league title. that one not as significant as what the warriors won last month. and for a while now, it's been reported the 49er head coach kyle shanahan wants to renew his relationship with quarterback kirk cousins who plays in washington. today the deadline passed for washington to sign cousins to a long-term contract. cousins will play his second consecutive season as washington's franchise player. the fact he did not sign a long term deal fuels the thoughts cousins could eventually end up in san francisco and the current brass has stated the one thing they lack is a franchise quarterback. >> going back to the giants for a second, we were talking in the break, and you were saying that that was the highest attendance anywhere in the league today. >> on this monday night and monday day, that giant attendance tonight that broke their string of sellouts was still the highest attendance for any team in major league baseball. >> and they have the second worst record in all of baseball. that's remarkable. >> it's an event. it's a happening. >> hopefully we can get something similar on the east bay. >> have a good night. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no 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