the oakland police and the fbi. our first michelle kingston has more for us tonight from lake merritt. while the ropes and now this fake body are being investigated some people here in oakland have taken it upon themselves to patrol the lake to get more eyes on what s going on just my stomach turned and i couldn t believe what i was seen a fake body hanging from a noose on a tree near lake merritt police say the person who reported the hate crime took it down and when officers arrived they found this material stuffed in the shape of the human body with a rope tied around the torso and neck laying on the ground next to a tree with an american flag flying next to it. any symbol of hate any symbol of violence does not have a place in oakland oakland police say they notified the fbi and both agencies are working to identify who was responsible for this and the nooses found hanging in the trees around the lake on tuesday both incidents are being classified as hate crimes in vig
the tsa screening nearly 2.5 million people on friday. and today expected to be the busiest of this record weekend. what s being done to keep the airlines flying. the wildfire danger in the west. red flag warnings in several states. authorities restricting or banning fireworks in some areas. and tracking severe storms across the midwest through july 4th. rob marciano timing it out. news tonight about a lifeguard bitten by a shark off long island, new york. the incident happening during a training exercise. the beach temporarily closed. more lifeguards now patrolling the water. breaking news overseas tonight a deadly shopping mall shooting in denmark. authorities say at least two people killed, others wounded. what police are now learning about the alleged gunman. president zelenskyy confirming his troops have all retreated from a key city in eastern ukraine. russian forces reportedly seizing control. an american fighting with ukrainians says the city is done, descri
out across the city. marin head lands there. once completed here, tallest building in san francisco. 1,070 feet. quite the sight in city by the bay. welcome to the nine. sal and gasia have the day off. i will ask allie and pam right here, are you fans of the tower? we have seen it going up over the last couple of years. it is rare to see that view you re looking down at the b of a building. it looks very small when you re up there. i m kind of a traditionalist. it is weird to see the skyline change so much. i get you re not a fan. it is hard. it is hard to get used to. it is different. i like all of the pop culture jokes about the two cranes on either side looking like it was a tower with two arms and shrugging its shoulders. i think it will be unusual to not see the cranes there. it has been part of a permanent fixture from the beginning. i love the skyline of the city growing up in the bay area. you know, things change. you know, it s he has done so much i
the past. now, any and all fines will be paid by stakeholders and not pg&e customers. we ll have more at 6:00. i m live from the federal building in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. thanks very much. and more information on the story. the explosion happened six years ago on september 9th, 2010. two years later in 2012, they agreed to pay the city $70 million in restitution. in 2014 the criminal case began when the utility was indicted for the charges related to today s ruling that we ve been discussing. that same year the state puc proposed a $1.4 billion penalty for that blast. that penalty eventually became $1.6 billion. that is a record fine for a utility. the abc 7 i team has learn of arrested connected to highway shootings in the east bay. sources tell the team the fbi safe streets task force arrested more than 20 suspected gang members in an operation last week and some of them may be responsible for the highway shootings along with other crim crimes, i
limited sunshine first thing early in the morning between the mid-50s and mid-60s. typical temperatures this time of the year. by noon, we have a slow clearing from the coast. you have the clouds and sunshine , and upper 50s to mid-90 s. that is weather. alexis? we are light. looking at our traffic maps, zooming in to the only red we are see on the traffic flows, it is inbound from the central valley, and 205 cut over to 580 through the altamont pass, using the speed indication tool, it is seven miles of heavy stop and go traffic but not blocking. remember the major pothole yesterday? i got new information on that. all coming up. the fiercest fire in the western united states is keeping people in southern 8:00 on their toes growing noun to 25,000 acre s and chased thousands from their home. jessica has more. yes, matt, it is going to be no easy tack. the fire is burning out of control and another tough day ahead for firefighters in san bernadino county. right now, more